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MORNING SUN NEW NOVEL by the AUTHORESS of TEMPTATION. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo. , THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES By the Authoress of " TEMPTATION ; or, A WIFE'S PERILS." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo., ANNE BOLE y N. AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. By MRS. A. T. THOMSON. Author of " Memoirs of Henry VIII.," " Constance , " &C• Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MISS COSTELLO'S NEW WORK. Now ready, in 2 vol s . B vo ., with numerous Illustrations , APILGRIMAGE TO AUVERGNE, FROM PICARDY TO LE VELA Y. By MISS LOUISA STUART COSTELLO, A uthor of " A Summer amongst the Bocages and the Vines,"&c. " Two more delightful volumes have not proceeded from the pen of a tourist. Legendary lore, anecdotes of the day, de scription, poetry, light, varied, and appropriate remark, are so pleasingly mingled that attention never flags. John Bull. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES) offer many possibilities of obtain :ng LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH and at LUBECK, _ Aire now SELLING ORIGINAL BONDS for the said DIS TRIBUTIONS. Persons desirous to purchase for the Next Distributions say revive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PRO SPECTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing a line to HEINE BROTHERS. The NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains DIVIDENDS of 4;25,000 £6OO £llO £7O 5,000 400 100 60 1,500 200 90 50 1,000 150 80 Sterling. 800 120 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JAN. 6, Her Majesty's Servants will perform the Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, from the Text of Shakspeare. Duke, Mr. G. Bennett; Antonio, Mr. Phelps; Bassanio, Mr. Anderson; Lorenzo, Mr. Elton; Shylock, Mr. Macready ; Portia. Mrs. Warner ; Nerisia, Mrs. Keeley ; Jessica, Miss E. Phillips. After v. hich will be repeated the New Christmas Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN AND DUKE HUMPHREY'S DIN NER : OR, JACK CADE, THE LORD OF LONDON STONE. Doors to be opened at Half past Six, and the Performance to begin at Seven o'clock. Boxes 55., Second Price, 2e. 6d. Pit 35., Second Price 2.3. Lower Gallery Is. 6d., Second Pr ce Is. Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, JAN. 6, Will be repeated Bellini's Opera of NORMA.—Pollio, Mr. W. Harrison ; Flavius, Mr. Clement White Oroveso, Mr. Leffler ; Adalgisa, Miss Rainforth ; Clotilda, Miss Grant ; and Norma by Miss Adelaide Kemble. After which will be repeated the New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled GUY EARL OF WARWICK ; OR, HARLEQUIN AND THE DUN COW. Doors to to opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price. 25.; Gallery, Is. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167. New Bond-street. _ _ _ To-morrow, Wives as they were, and Maids as they arc with Guy Earl of Warwick, or Harlequin and the Dun Cow. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS JONES. Astounding hit—The acknowledged best Pantomime in Lon don—Hundreds nightly unable to gain admittance—The Sons of Syria and Felix Carlo surprise every one. THIS EVENING, JAN. 6. Will be acted a New Domestic Drama, entitled MADAME LAFFARGE, from Memoirs written by Herself. After which, a Nautical Burletta, entitled JACK JUNK ; or, a SEAMAN'S FIRESIDE.—Jack Junk, with Fire Sea Songs, Mr. Walton. To conclude with a Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE ICE QUEEN; OR, JACK FROST AND KING SHAM.—With gorgeous and charac teristic Scenery, splendid Properties, ludicrous and Quaint Dresses, ingenious Tricks, magnificent Panorama by Brun ning, &c. Harlequin, M. Huline ; Patch, M. Rochet ; Pan taloon, M. Lehman ; Flip, Signor Feliz Carlo ; Clown, Mr. Buckingham ; Columbine, Miss Sharpe. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. Grand Juvenile Week ! The Pantomime played as Second Piece ! Novelties unequalled ! Attraction undoubted ! In terest unprecedented ! and Success enormous ! THIS EVENING, JAN. 6. Will be. acted, SUSAN HOPLEY • or, THE TRIALS AND VICISSITUDES OF A SERVANT GlRL.—Wil liam Deart, - Mr. E. F. Saville; Dicky Dean, Mr. Paul, Susan Hopley, Miss Vincent (the acknowledged Heroine of Domestic Tragedy). , After which, a New Grand Romantic Aerial Comic Tan tomime, entitled HARLEQUIN PETER WILKINS ; OR, THE KING OF THE AIR AND THE FLYING IN DIANS.—With new and extensive Scenery, Dresses, Decora tions, Tricks, Transformations, and Effects—A new Nautical Panorama, to be entitled " Our Native - Sea-girt Isle !" con sisting of Maritime Views along the Coast of England. Alto, a new Grand Dissolving Diorama, by Childe, the Great Illu sionist ' • and the Opening of the Pantomime supported by the Comic Talent of this—the Popular Theatre of London. To conclude with THE HAUNTED INN. Boxes, 2s.—hit., 6d."--Half-price to theßoxes only, at. Half-past Eight. To-morrow, Sagan llopley, Harlequin Peter Wilkins, and The Haunted Inn. THE RAILWAY SUN IS NOW RE-PUBLISHING, PRICE SIXPENCE. THE CHINA SUN, AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SUN, ARE STILL ON SALE, PRICE SIXPENCE EACH. Sun Office, Jan. 5, 1842. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot insert the two communications from Sunder land. Is the writer aware that he uses old stamps, and thereby renders himself liable to a severe punish ment ? THE WEATHER.—Nomv, JANUARY 5. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer... 34 1 Highest 34 1 Lowest . - 27 Barometer 29.83.—Wind N.—Freezing . Point 22 Deg. [UGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 43 minutes after 8 I Evening 14 minutes after 9. Ay.4 f N:kw- tit 3 4 7+ k , e3 v ti .g LONDON: THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1842. The Revenue Returns for the quarter and the year will be found in another part of The Sun, and we cannot say that they answer the anticipa tions which. the Tories have encouraged of a great increase in the revenue. The whole actual increase On the year, as compared to 1840, is 506,0951., which includes the increase in the rate of taxation levied in 1840. The Custo.ms' increase on the year is only 145,2431., which, as the in creased rate of Customs duties was only levied for a part of the year 1840, must be regarded on the whole as a falling off in the Customs re venue. The same remark extends to the Ex cise; the whole increase of which in the year is only 6,356/. The increase of the Taxes sur passes the actual increase in the year, there having been a decrease in the Stamps, and in the extraordinary revenue ; and as the in creased rate of 10 per cent. levied by the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, operated through only half the year 1840, the increase in the year 1841 is mainly due to the increased rate from which people could not well escape. The Post-office, we are happy to see,, has gone on steadily increasing, and we trust that the Tories will not, by reverting to the old charges, disturb an experiment which, when it is carried fully out, promises to he one of the greatest boons which a fiscal regulation ever conferred on the country. On the whole, the revenue of the year offers nothing on which we can congratulate the country. On the revenue of the present quarter, compared to the corresponding quarter of last year, there i s an apparent increase, but, we hope the Tories will not deceive themselves, nor attempt to de ceive the public, by representing this as a great improvemen t. The whole increase in the quar ter, without deducting the decrease, is 622,0041., and composed chiefly of an increase of 414,368/. in the Customs; of 21,8711. in the Stamps; of 123,2391. in the Taxes ; and of 29,0001. in the Post-office. But we know, by various reclama tions in the public journals, that the collector's screw has, of late, been unsparingly applied to drag in the Taxes. more speedily than usual. That may account for some of the increase in Taxes. The great increase of the Customs is partly accounted for by the 'temporary derangement caused to commerce iu 'the quarter ending in October, owing to the party disputes in that period, which made people keep back their com modities, and which has probably increased the quantity of goods taken out of bond this quarter. In fact, of the increase, no less a sum than 270,3941. arises from the Sugar duties, which explains at once the effect of the agitation con cerning the Sugar duties in swelling the revenue this quarter. In the Customs department, also, the screw has been em ployed. An examination has lately been made of all the goods in bond, and wherever any deficiency has been found, the duty on that de ficiency has been called for. We believe that by this means the Customs revenue has been unduly swelled, and that we have no right to assume its increase in the present quarter as an index to its permanent improvement. We have stated above the whole increase of the Quarter's revenue, but from this we must de duct the decrease. The Excise, usually considered the best test of the people's prosperity, has fallen off in the quarter almost as much as the Customs have increased. The apparent de crease of the Excise is no less than 277,0961. which does not show the whole decrease. About the beginning of the quarter now ended, an im proved system of collecting the Excise duties was adopted, the principal feature of which is to make all the collectors and all the hankers pay in Excise dues- at a much earlier period than formerly. Whereas the bankers and collectors were then allowed to keep the money in their hands three weeks or a month, they are now obliged to remit it to the Bank of England in a week or ten days. The consequence of the alte ration is, that the Ethise revenue for this quar ter consists really of two weeks more revenue than the corresponding quarter of last year, Now, we cannot estimate that at much less than one-sixth of the Excise revenue for the quarter, or 600,000/. ; and to ascertain the total decrease of the Excise for the quarter, we must add this sum to 277,0961., which makes a total actual de ficiency in the Excise on the quarter of some where about 877,000/. The effects of the poverty of the people, and of their resolution to avoid the use of intoxicating liquors, begin to tell forcibly against the revenue. Deducting the decrease in the quarter, as shown by the returns, from the increase, the ap parent increase is 338,5491.; but when we take from that the two weeks' more Excise revenue which has been crowded into this quarter, we shall conclude that there is a real decrease of about a quarter of a million sterling. With such an evidence of the state of the country, we are not surprised at the rest of the Ministers visiting the Duke of BUCKINGHAM at Stowe, in order to coax or to frighten him into an abandonment, or a great modification, of the Corn-laws. We shall not, however, obtain an accurate view of the actual decline of the revenue, and of the actual deprivations of the people, unless we take into consideration the probable increase of their numbers. During the last ten years the increase of the population has been at the rate of 14 per cent., and the revenue ought to augment in the same proportion if no deterioration took place in their condition. Now, as the increased rate of taxation, levied in 1840, only came into operation for a part of the financial year ending with January, 1841, while it has been in opera tion for the entire year now ended, it follows that, man for man, the people have yielded less to the revenue, though it shows a larger sum in 1841 than in 1840. Either the population has not increased during the last year, or their comforts have been materially diminished. Both effects, as they generally go together, may have taken place ; and for the sufferings and misery of the people, as well as the decline of the national greatness, of which the Revenue Tables are the proof, the monopolists are answerable. The Morning Chronicle does the Americans an injustice by representing their obstinacy, in re sisting our claim to examine their vessels, as incompatible with their professed' asite to put an end to the Slave-trade. The truth is, that England has frequently asserted her maritime superiority in such a rude manner, that most na tions, and particularly the Americans, suppose it is a duty to check her. Unfortunately for us, our naval officers are brought up in such an arbitrary school as respects the rights of our own seamen and mercantile marine, that they have been extremely apt to forget all the cour tesies clue to the mercantile marine of other nations. In them arbitrary habits are engen dered and maintained by the mode employed to procure men for the fleet, and those habits make them treat foreign merchant vessels in an arbitrary manner. During the war, when Ame rican merchant vessels were partly manned by British seamen, they subjected every American vessel they met with to a most rigid scrutiny ; and their conduct at that period excited against them in the American sea-ports a feeling of in dignation, which it will require more than one generation to efface. It is the recollection of that conduct which now makes the Americans perti naciously, and justly, refuse to concede to us the right of visiting ships bearing their flag. We see by the American papers, and by the recently published correspondence, that the American shipmasters and shipowners still coin plain of the rude and unjust proceedings of our officers. Whether the complaints in the present instances be well founded or not, they are so con firmed by former practices that they will be uni versally believed in the United States, and will make it impossible for their popular Government to concede to us the privilege of visiting American vessels duringpeace, The Americans may very pro perly object to our right of search, and may still have a great inclination to suppress the Slave trade; but of the two evils we have no doubt the Americans would prefer the eternal existence of the Slave-trade to allowing their ships to be overhauled by our men-of-war. If they sanction the examination for the mere purpose of ascertaining that a vessel bearing the American flag is a bona fide American vessel, they sanction a rigid examination of the vessel herself. The papers may be simulated; how is that to be proved ? By examining the crew ;by ascertaining that the cargo of the vessel corre sponds to the manifest ; by tracing her route in her log-book; in short by subjecting her to a complete search. If that be not done, papers will be at once produced to correspond to the flag, and merely to prove that they do correspond will be of no use whatever. The Americans are well aware of the insults and injuries they would subject themselves to by admitting our claim to visit their ships; and the Morning Chronicle does them a grievous injustice when it represents their resistance to that claim as grounded on an eagerness " for the gains of unrighteousness." It may be true that their resistance to our de mands may screen every pirate on the seas who chooses to hoist an American flag, and if so it will be the consequence of our own for mer proceedings, which have made it impossible for the Americans to admit our claims,. By committing injustice on our own people we have bred up officers in arbitrary habits, which have made them arbitrary to other nations, and, in their consequences, now debar England from following out her humane wishes to suppress the Slave•trade for ever. Another portion of the account rendered by the Deputation from the Short Time Committee has been published. In this Mr. GLADSTONE is described as saying, on October 29th, It was impossible - to direct the attention of Govern. ment to subjects of gravei4portance than those which the Deputation had brout. Wore Lord Wharncliffe and himself. " You may," said he, " rest assured that I will devote my best attention to them, in conjunction with the Cabinet, and with an earnest desire to discover and adopt those measures which may be best calculated to put a stop to the evils you have described." Two long and dreary months have'passed since that interview, and nothing whatever has the fair speiking Mr. GLADSTONE done to remedy the evils described by the Deputation, than which " the Government could not have its at tention directed to a subject of graver import ance." Mr. GLADSTONE pronounces a severe con demnation on himself; he promised two months go, in conjunction with the Cabinet, modest youth ! to devote his best attention to the evils which the Deputation brought before him, but which neither he nor the Cabinet has done any thing whatever, during these two months, to lessen or relieve. The reports of this Deputation appear first of all in a Tory paper, they are drawn up altoge ther in a Tory spirit, and are obviously written, published, and commented on by the Tories, with a view to exalt the present Ministers, and decry the Anti-Corn-law party. The Manchester Guardian entertains a similar opinion : Looking at the general spirit of the report (says that Journal) made by these Yorkshire deputies, their praise of Sir Robert's heart, their flattery of his " do-nothing" policy, and their tame echo of the measures urged by Oastler and Stephens, we cannot help suspecting that the pompous display of the important conference, in the Tory journals, has been done mainly for the purpose of persuading the aristocracy, that, after all the agitation of the working classes, they have no objections to starve a little longer, if Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues should determine that their doing so will be for the bene fit of the nation. But we showed yesterday, and have now shown, that the length of time which has elapsed since these representations were made to the Ministers, together with their admission of the importance of the subject, and the great ness of the evils, convicts them of the grossest negligence or the grossest duplicity. If they meant to assist the Short Time Committee, why have they not done it ? if they did not, why use such delusive phrases? They may choose be tween negligence or duplicity, but of one or other they must stand convicted . Poison, like bread, when cast on the waters, is found after many days; and that which the Tories cast out now returns to their own hands. The " engineer is hoist with his own petard," and we are delighted to see him sprawling in the air. Lord Asu- LEY'S protegees have blown up Lord ASHLEY'S patrons. We invite the attention of the public generally, and of her MAJESTY'S Government in particular, to a communication headed " War with China," which will be found in another part of The Sun. The plan of operations suggested by Mr. WISE'S Correspondent in China, may at first excite alarm by their extensiveness; but some acquaintance with the history of the Celestial Em pire, since it became known to Europeans, im presses us with the conviction that it is by no means impracticable. The only thing which we could not readily accomplish is the preventing other nations from profiting by our military achievements, and perhaps the interests of humanity would be best con sulted by our being content with a fair share of the Chinese trade. With regard to the goodun derstanding likely to spring up between the English and the native Chinese, intimated by Mr. WISE'S Correspondent, a remark able instance of it was supplied by the intelligence brought by the last overland mail from the island of Hong- Kong. This island, though only a few weeks in the possession of Captain ELLIOT, was crowded with Chinese peasantry, some hun dreds of whom were quietly employed as day labourers in marking out the site of a new town. Nor were these labourers confined to one or two trades ; masons, car penters, joiners, and workers in brass, iron, and other metals, all tendered their services to masters so willing to treat them well, and to pay them fair wages—objects the most highly prized by a Chinaman. We repeat, the suggestions of Mr. WISE'S Correspondent de serve the attention of Ministers and the country. We have Madrid Journals of the 27th ult. On that day the Chambers were occupied with the election of their Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and Secretaries. In the Senate the four follow ing Members were appointed Secretaries : Senors TORRES SALANOT, ONIS, MUGNIZO, and CLIACON. In the Chamber of Deputies the fol lowing elections took place :—Senor AcuNA, President, elected by #39 votes ; Vice-Presidents —Senor ALCON, by 53 votes; Senor LrLLo, by 4S votes; Senor SAGASTI, by 46 ; and Senor VIA DERA, by 44 ; Secretaries—Senors CABALLERO, FERNANDEZ CANO, GALVEZ CANERO, and MA REDERO. A Jury has authorised the prosecution of the Correo Nacional and the Huracan, for libels upon the Government. One of the articles to be proscuted, recommends the abolition of the Con stitution and the Regency, so that it is both libellous and treasonable. But the press is yet in its infancy in Spain, and very imperfectly comprehends its high mission. On the Madrid Exchange, on the 27th ult., four bargains for 1,450,000 reals took place in the Threes at 211 for sixty days, 14} for fifty seven days, and 231 for cash. In the Fives eleven bargains for 6,100,000 reals at -321 for cash, 35i i for sixty days. Exchange upon London, 90 days, 37i ; Paris, ditto, 161ibs. 3s. We are indebted to Galignani's Messenger of Monday for the following news from Turkey : A letter from Constantinople, of the Bth ult., in the Augsburgh Gazette, states that the Sultan intends nomi nating Hussein Pacha to the post of Seraskier, or Com mander-in-Chief of the army, and llafiz Pacha to be Minister of Finance. Zekeria Pacha is to be recalled from the Pachalic of Diarbskir, and is to receive the command of the army in Roumelia. The corps is to be carried up to 50,000 men (regulars), with 15,000 Alba nians, 2,000 Spahis, and 3,000 Baschi Bosuk. It is to be divided into an army of observation, and an army of operation. The former, 30,000 strong, is to be concen trated on Adrianople, Philippopoli, Sophia, Varna, Silis tria, and Sehumla, and is to watch over Bulgaria and Servia. The latter is to be stationed at Salonica, and on the frontiers of Greece. It is also stated that an arm y of 50,000 men will be concentrated on the capital. The two naval divisions now in the Bosphorus are to be com pleted to six sail of the line each, with smaller vessels, and are to sail, one for the Gulph of Volo, the other for Candia. The Capitan Pacha is to command one, and Walker Pacha (Admiral Walker) the other. It was said at Constantinople that one of these divisions was in reality destined for Tunis. The new Armenian Patriarch had been recognised by both parties of his countrymen, and all difficulties among them were in fu ture to be arranged by 24 notable persons, selected from the Armenians in general. The Speech of the Spanish REGENT on opening the Cortes is ,d.isent3 *10: - in Sall, the .Paris papers of Monday. The Court .organs praise its mode ration ; but even their praise is not without a leaven of jealousy, excited by the contrast which it offers to the King of the FRENCH'S fulminations against the domestic enemies of his dynasty. " There reigns in the speech," says the Journal des Debats, "a certain degree of optitnism, to which we do not, however, allude ill-naturedly, for we . cannot but sin cerely desire that the prospective of better days for Spain, which the REGENT promises, may be realised. The long and complicated amount of reforms which the REGENT proposes to intro duce, shows, however, but . too clearly the inex tricable confusion in which every department of the State is plunged. The Government which may be able to introduce light and order into this Chaos, whatever that Government may be, must be the best that Spain can desire." There can be no doubt of this. The difficulties which the REGENT has to encounter are more than Alpine in their magnitude, more insurmountable than the highest pinnacle of the Jura ; and if he surmount them, great indeed will be his glory, and most legal his Government. We will not trouble the Journal des Debats to remember what share the French Government has had in confusing and disordering Spain ; nor will we ask our Contemporary what thanks are due to the REGENT for his delicacy in not raising the veil which shrouds the discreditable conduct of the Court of the Thileries. But if a degree of " optimism" reigns in the REGENT'S Speech, " pessimism" is the characteristic of that of the King of the FRENCH. The Constitutionnel is cordial in its approba tion of the Speech. The following are the re marks of M. Tit mils' organ : " The Regent's Speech appears to us to contain excel lent passages. It is moderate; it announces the reso lution to maintain the Constitution and Royalty against the manoeuvres of the factious ofevery party, Republimns, Christinos, or Carlists. It gives to the measure by which the fueros were modified its true sense. It shows that the Spanish Government is endeavouring to close all the wounds of the country, and to organise society on new and solid bases. Everything that can render .Spain pros perous and powerful becomes for France an augmenta tion of strength and credit, in the world. Shall we then THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1842. violently snap asunder the bonds of union which were to become so firm for a question of etiquette?" Notwithstanding the REGENT'S denunciation of the abuses of the Spanish press, the Republican National praises very highly the Speech of the REGENT. The following is an extract from a clever, laudatory article in that Journal : " We have read with great interest the speech of the Regent, which forms another contrast to the sorry docu ment which M. Guizot recently sent forth to the world. The Peninsula is rising by degrees from the abasement into which it was plunged by civil war. The Govern ment encourages industry—devotes itself with solicitude to public instruction—and is about to consecrate by law, after having already practised them, the doctrines of good government. The judicial hierarchy is to be orga nised on new bases ; the registrars and escribanos, who are one of the curses of the country, are to have fixed at tributes, and deeply-rooted abuses are to be attacked by severe regulations. Espartero speaks briefly and without pomp of his last victory over the rebel Christinos. Cle mency has been mingled with his policy, and if in his dif ficult position the Regent has not done all that we might have expected from him, it cannot be said that he merits the reproach of having prolonged the system of chas tisement, and brought curses upon himself by his cruelty. Spain, governed by the men who were chosen by the nation, Spain happily preserved from all Court in fluence, for her Royalty is but nominal, has for eighteen months tasted all the blessings of a free and strong Go vernment. The calm which the nation enjoyed has been disturbed by intrigues which had their birth in France, but the result of the odious insurrec- tion which was got up has been defeat and shame. In less than a month the insurrection was fully put down, and the Regent was able to resume the direction of the great interests which are entrusted to him. The Spaniards have again proved that they tut ready armed for the defence of their revolution, and, although even at this moment the partisans of Christina are endeavouring to renew their unworthy agitation, they will doubtlessly remember the severe lesson which has been inflicted upon them. What is incontestable to all honest men is that the Regency of Espartero is the sin cere expression of the national will. The sovereignty of the people created his rights, and these are the rights in - the name of which the Government is acting. There is no domestic news of any interest in the Paris Journals of Monday. Conjectures are afloat as to what the Opposition may do or not do, but we apprehend that nothing is yet really known upon the subject. The following extracts from them contain all the miscellaneous news of any interest : CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. The Chamber of Deputies met in its Standing Com mittees on Monday to appoint the Committee which was to draw up the reply to the King's Speech. All the Com missioners appointed were favourable to the Ministry. They were the following.:- Ist Standing Committee—M. Hypolite Passy, the Mi nisterial candidate, obtained 24 votes; M. Berville, the Opposition candidate, had only 9. 2d—M. Delessert was returned by 19 votes ; M. Bil lault by 16. 3d—M. Lacave Laplagne, 19; M. de Came, 16. 4th—M. Muret (de Boni), 21; M. Vivien, 16. sth—M..Dupin, 26; M. Duvergier de Hauranne, 10. 6th—M. Dumont (de Lot et Garonne), 22, out of 37 votes. 7th—M. Jacques Lefevre, 25 ; M. Moreau (de la Seine), 10. Bth—M. Fould, 17;M. Xfalleville, 10. 9th—M. Bignon, 21; Messrs. Rivet and Odilon Bar rot, 19. The Russian Government has established savings' banks at St. Petersburgh and Moscow, in connection with the banks of those cities. The minimum of a single deposit is to be half a silver rouble (21r.), and the maximum 10 roubles (41fr.) The Moniteur Belge publishes royal decrees which order General Paine to be put on the non-active service list, and M, Feigneaux, member of the Medical Commis sion of Brabant, to be revoked from his functions. These measures are caused by the supposed implication of these persons in the late conspiracy. A letter of General Daine's was said to contain the phrase—" Comptez sur moi, je serai pret avec tout ma meute." The letter from the Queen of England to the King of Prussia, inviting his Majesty to the christening of the Prince of Wales, is stated by the Hamburgh Correspon dent to have been couched in the kindest terms. Among other expressions occur the following :—" I shall regard it as a favourable augury for the happiness of my child if your Majesty and my very dear cousin will hold him in person over the baptismal font." The St. Petersburgh papers remark that the winter has hardly ever been known to be so mild in Russia. At Wassili Ostrow, some daisies and primroses just blown were gathered in the open air on the 13th ult. At a recent sitting of the Grand Council of Argau, in Switzerland, the sale of the possessions of the convents was ratified by a formal vote. This measure was adopted, as the lVarrateur of St. Gall states, in conse quence of the vacillation shown on this subject by the Helvetic Diet. A correspondent at Borne writes to the Augsburg Ga zette on the 21st ult., that official notice had been com municated to the Auditor-General, :lire. Acton, and the Governor of Rome, lire. Casoni, that they were to be immediately created Cardinals. Mrs. Trollope had been presented to his Holiness. A Vienna letter, 25th ult., in the Gazette of Upper Germany, says that Sir Robert Gordon had presented an invitation on the part of the Queen of Great Britain to the Duke Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg to come to London and stand as ono of the sponsors for the Prince of Wales. His Serene Highness, it adds, is to be represented by the Saxon Minister at the Court of St. James's on this occasion, and the Duchess Dowager of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha by the Duchess of Kent. sittings It has just been decided in the Constituent Assembly of be public, but that no bodytteen yrs o s f il age all shall be admitted. On a de that women s h ou ld b e a ll owe d t o motion Geneva tui onnde beingr that e i eighteen h made a be present at the sittings, there were fifty-two votes for, and fifty-two against the measure, but the President gave his casting vote in favour of the ladies. The festival of Ste. Genevieve commences this day, and lasts till the 11th inst. inclusively. During this period, several grand masses will be pertbrmed in the church of Saint Etienne-du-Mont, where the shrine of the Saint is, and a solemn procession will take place in the edifice on the last day. A young woman, fashionably dressed, was detected, three days ago, in the act of stealing a rich inkstand from the show-rooms of Messrs. Susse, on the Place de la Bourse. She had entered with the apparent purpose of making purchases, and had seized the opportunity of secreting the object in question under her cloak, without being perceived as she imagined. She was immediately taken into custody, and on her lodgings being searched numerous articles of the same kind, obtained by similar means from other shops, were found. The Commissary of Police for the quarter has committed her for trial. RAISING TILE WIND.—A gay youth of Paris, having by his extravagance worn out the liberality of his pa rents, and exhausted his credit even with the usurers, was on the point of " yielding to his fate," when the following bright idea struck him. He went to a cunning little Isaac, and proposed to give him a bill for 2,000 f., upon which the Jew, without advancing a single sous, was to arrest him and confine him in the debtor's prison, young Hopeful being convinced that his father would im mediately pay the money and release him. Upon this Isaac was to retain all Ins costs with a handsome pre mium for his agency, and hand over the rest to his prin cipal. The first part of the plan was executed quickly but the second failed ; for the young man's friends, de termining to punish him for his follies, resolved to leave him in his new lodgings, and Isaac was obliged to let him out, or continuo to pay the monthly allowance of 30f., ordered by . law to be paid by every creditor for the sup poft of his incarcerated debtor. BOURSE-I'Am, MONDAY, JAN. 3. 1. Ira& Highest Lowest Ls it Price Price. Pric& Price. P . reneh 5 Per li 6 65 ... 116 63...116 05 ... 116 63 4 per Cents lOl 50 ... 1 0 1 50 ... 101 50 ... 101 50 3 per Cents. ex Mr 7B tO 78 20 :8 15 78 15 Sank of ['lance LaMtte flank - ,1,000f. Shares 10( 750 ...1007 50 ..1007 50 ...1007 SO .eloian Rani Belgian 5 per Cents. 5 per Cents., 1840 lo2ii 10'% ... 102 N ... 192% ipanish Active r536 2 8 «. 25% PASSIVID.•••••••••••••••• •• 514 "". -.• blearolitan ............. 106 25 ... 1 36 35 ... 106 25 ir6 35 10'3 ... 103 ... 103 „,.. 103 RAILWAY SHARES. ... 210 ... St. Germain ..•.«.«.«.«.. 815 ••• 820 ..• 815 ..• 5 24 versaslles. L. 8............ ...... 210 R. EL.... .... .... . 340 ..• 242 50 ... 310 ... 342 50 . 485 ... 465 Rouen •••••••••• ....... MOM.. S.:. 465 ••• 465 " Orleans ..........„......... 515 ... 515 ... 513 75 ... 513 75 „g to 8a1e ... ..... 235 ...•5 ... 233 73 ... 233 75 Itrasbu) An advertisement appears in The Sun this day on the subject of the Corn-laws, to which we call the attention of our readers. The time is now come to make a great struggle for the abo lition of this oppressive tax, and we confidently trust that the Association will find their unwea ried exertions duly appreciated by the public. COLONEL THOMPSON AND THE OTOS- Nom"'Es.—We do not know - t h a t we should have noticed the O'Connorites, or their doings, but for their recent e would'Thompson has, safe from the a tt ac k s o f a it seems, been h onoure d w ith the conduct towards a m a n w h o , we should have thought, of all the public char ac t ers o f the age, party professing to advocat e t h ar as t the cause of the no n - e l ector s. c Why, if there be one man who, more moraebtuhsae of than another, S made sacrifices of every kind in his consistent devo tion at the altar of popular freedom—that man is Colonel Thompson. Yet he i s denounced as a traitor and renegade by this tool of the Aristocracy, for having lectured against the Corn-laws --a question with which his name was gloriously identified fifteen years before the Charter was framed or thought of. We are half inclined to regret that the author of the Catechism of the Corn laws should have condescended to notice and ex pose the falsehoods of the Northern Star. We think he might safely have left his well-earned reputation for ho nesty to have shielded him from the assaults of such de- , tractors. We are right glad, however, that they hare over-shot their mark, in aiming their poisoned darts at such a man, believing that it will do more than anything to open the eyes of the working-class to the true cha racter and designs of thefellows who are doing the bid ding of O'Connor and, his brother landlords.—Sheffield Iris. - --.. 77,4 ~.- . SUMMARY OF NEWS' AND Public eaptlttost. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. Citizens are no longer admissible to the august pre sence of the Citizen-King, without disfiguring them selves with the mummer costumes of old monarchies. Thus, on New Year's day a deputation of citizens was denied access to the King because they did not wear court dresses ! There were no Court dresses in fashion during the Three Glorious Days ! The absence of all the Members of the Russian Lega tion from the King of the French's Levee on New Year's day, has greatly irritated and annoyed not only the French Court, but the French Ministerial Press. The following remarks of the Courrier Fran cais embody the sentiments •of the Court : " The Emperor of Russia has adopted a singular method for showing his political antipathy for the French Go vernment. The Russian Minister excused himself from attending the King's levee with the other members of the diplomatic body.under the plea of indisposition, but was that a reason why no other member of the Russian Embassy could be present ? Was it on account of indis position that the Russian residents in Pads, so numerous last year at the Tuileries, refrained from showing them selves this year ? Or was it not in consequence of orders received from their Sovereign ?" The Ministerial Presse has the following upon the same subject :—" M. de Kisseleff was not among the members of the corps diplornatique who went to the Tuileries on Saturday. This absence has given rise to interpretations which,if they had any foundation, would be too puerile France and Russia cannot forget that they are in the first rank of the Great Powers, and that the whole world has its eyes constantly fixed on them both." The Constitutionnel, M. Thiers' organ, thus notices the slight offered to the King :—" The absence of the Russian Minister from the presentation of the address of the corps diplomatique occasioned much surprise. The Minister had excused himself on the ground of indispo .sition ; bu what is no less surprising is, that no member of the Embassy was sent to supply his place, nor did any Russian subject require to be presented to the King. These facts have given rise to numerous comments. The most accredited version is that the Minister's in disposition and the conduct of the Russian subjects were both prescribed by instructions from St. Peters burgh." M. Gaugain, the editor and proprietor of the Pilote de Calvados, has been sentenced by the Police Court of Caen to pay a fine of 500 f., and to imprisonment for one month, for having published in his journal an account of the deliberations of the Court of Peers The National states that the receptions at the Tuile ries on New Year's Day were - cold beyond example. It was remarked, according to that journal, that the visi tors were less numerous than on any preceding year, and that there was less enthusiasm than usual even amongst the official attendants. " The King himself appeared affected at this change, and at the absence of the Members of the Chamber of Deputies, of whom not more than forty were present besides those who attended officially." PUI3LIC OPINION. The Times contains a leading article on the subject of African slavery, the object of which is to show that by not taking a decided part, America renders herself liable to the charge of being friendly to the disgraceful traffic, notwithstanding the bouncing disclaimers of her Ministers in Congress. " Should America," adds the Times, " unhappily determine neither to exert her own powers, nor to co-operate with other countries in sup. pressing the abominations •of the stave trade, she may rely on it that the common object of the European States will not brook to be thwarted by any ordinary restive ness. A s 4 ngle war with Great Britain she has already tried; a war on her part with all Europe will be a novelty." The Post labours hard to prove, in an article suggested by some comments that recently appeared in a French print respecting Puseyisin, that Mr. Newman, and the Puseyites generally, so far from being favourably dis posed towards the Church of Rome, are,in fact, strongly opposed to its tenets, and have earnestly protested in their " Tracts for the Times " against the Romish errors. The Herald, referring to a strange article that ap peared in its columns on the 21st ult., respecting the' Exchequer bill fraud, and in which it spoke of rumours implicating certain distinguished and noble individuals in that fraud, now makes its retractation in the following terms :—" The result of inquiries which we subsequently instituted on the subject, now leads us to the conviction that we have been imposed upon, and that such rumours had gained no such circulation as our informant confi dently stated." The Chronicle, in an article on the subject of Lord Ashburton's proposed mission to the United States, ob serves that the objections in the City to his Lordship's appointment, so far from abating, are urged with more force than ever. Alluding to the, Government Commission on the Ex chequer bill affair, the Advertiser states :—" We find everything being done by the Government to render the promised investigation as fruitless as possible." MONEY-TRADE-corainzacz. Two million dollars, a portion of the Canton ransom, arrived on Monday at Portsmouth, from China, by the ship Conway. From the annual report of the City of Westminster Savings' Bank, it appears that the last year has brought 644 new depositors, and the total increase of the year is 5,0391. At a meeting of the. Directors of the Colonial Bank on Tuesday, the surplus profits for the half-year were stated at 3,067/. 13s. and a similar rate of dividend to the last was declared. AGILICU*.TUI!,AL. The olive-crop in France is so abundant this year that double wages are given to the persons employed in ga thering the fruit. The proprietors assert so productive a crop has Rot been seen since 1788. ECCLESIASTICAL. _ The church of the " Christian Chartists" at Birming- ham is under the charge of twelve pastors, and the re• ceipts during the year in its support have amounted to between 3001. and 4001. NAVAL AND MIX4TAItY. By order of the Admiralty, several master-shipwrights from our leading dockyards, assembled at Woolwich, on Monday, to decide upon fixed principles for building her Majesty's vessels, so as to prevent the possibility of the work of one master being altered by another on removal to another dockyard. LAW AND POLICE. At Bow-street on Tuesday, James Low, charged with stealing from the person of Mr. Robert Reeve, of Has tings, three 51. notes, a silver watch value 101., a gold ring, and various other articles, his property, was fully committed to take his trial. It appeared that the pro secutor on the 27th ult. had wandered into the Lowther Rooms in a state of liquor, where he met the prisoner, and drank with him, but recollected nothing more that happened till he found himself in the George Inn, Bo r.:mßo- rough, without the property specified; suspicions fell on the prisoner, and on his apartments being searched part of it was found in his possession. Evans, the lunatic, who made a desperate assault on Dr. Mullins about a month ago, was committed from Queen-square to take his trial, in order that the Judge, on conviction, might have the power of providing for the safe custody of the unfortunate man, by sending him to a lunatic asylum. Goodeve and Williams, the late cashiers of the Chi chester Old Bank, were tried on Monday for alleged em bezzlement, at the Chichester Sessions, and both acquitted. At Clerkenwell, William Mills was fully committed for attempting to murder the child of a woman with whom he cohabited. The circumstances of the case bore a strong resemblance to those of the unfortunate man Ward, the last executed at the Old Bailey. The child in this instance survives, and the prisoner was ordered to be again brought before the Magistrates to hear the evidence of the surgeon. At the Thames Police Court, Robert Garbutt, the chief mate of the ship Edward, now lying in the Com mercial Dock, was charged with assaulting, on the home ward voyage, two seamen, one of whom had since died, and the other fell or went overboard. It appeared from the evidence of several of the men, that both the deceased had been repeatedly beaten (or " stirred up," in the mate's words), by a rope. The men were not accus tomed to the work ; " and if," said he in his defence, "I had not been taut with the men all would have been lost." She was, it appeared, an old worn-out ship, and the men were thus treated by the mate, and the Captain also; in order to keep her afloat. The Magistrate said the case might at once be taken before the Grand Jury. TICEATIMICAIL. The nerformances of the French plays will begin on the 26th inst., under the management of Mr. Mitchell, of Bond-street. Perlet will be the first star, and will be succeeded by Plessy, Bouffe, Dejazet, Cartigny, and Fougeot. The season will consist of 40 nights. Boxes have already been taken by his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Duke of Beaufort, Lady Chesterfield,&c, SPORTING. At a late county meeting held in Renfrewshire, Mr. Wallace, M.P., showed a letter from the Marquis of Breadalbane, in which he stated that the breed of Capper Kailzie, which he lately introduced on his estates, is doing uncommonly well, and that he considered this kind of game completely restored to the Highlands. COURT--FASHIONABLE. We learn with regret that a change for the worse has taken place within the past week, in the health of the Duke of Cleveland. The Duke and Duchess of B eau f or t are gone to spend a week with the Earl and C oun t ess o f Ch esterf i e ld . His Excellency Prince E s th er h azy h as wr i tten to an nounce his return for the 16th of this month. The Marquis of Salisbury arrived in Arlington-street on Tuesday from Hatfield House. Preparations are in progress at Wynyard Park for celebrating Lady Londonderry's birth-day on the 17th inst. Earl Jermyn, M.P., has arrived at Belvoir Castle. The Right Hon. J. W. Croker arrived in town on Tuesday, from Drayton Manor. Lord and Lady Dinorben have relinquished their in tention of passing the early part of the year at Brighton. The reported marriage to be betwixt the son of a Noble Whig Marquis and the beautiful and accomplished daughter of a Foreign Ambassador, appears to have lost all probability. The Dill and Countess of Shrewsbury, after a length ened residence of nearly two years in Italy, return to this country at the close of the ensuing month or early in March. ItTISCEIMAIVEOUS. The land intended for the Royal gardens at Frogmore, has begun to be laid out for the conservatories, cottages, and terrace-walk, as designed. Wood-paving is about to be adopted at Montrose. No less than six dreadful murders have been perpe trated within the last month, viz. :—Emma Evans, at Chirk, near Oswestry ; Mr. Richard Kenton, at Severn- Stoke ; the boy at Dublin, supposed to be murdered by Delaliunt • Mary Hallam, at Mansfield, by her lover, Samuel. M::)ore ; the idiot mur4presi Philipstowp ; and William Dugcles at 13araloy. * " QUEEN CHRISTINA AND HER PEACH. A TALE FOR TWELFTH-NIGHT. " One day, while riding out, and the Royal invalid asleep, Queen Christina axsusesi herself by eating peaches, but at tracted by a handsome soldier of her escort, her distracted at tention caused her to cut her finger with the stone of that fruit. Her handkerchief staunched the wound, but perceiving it stained with blood she threw it from the carriage window. The soldier dismounted, and seised the handkerchief. Chris tina seemed not displeased : his name was Munos." Timbrel of silver. attune thee and tell, What whilom and once on a summer•eve fell, 'Twixt a rosy-cheeked Peach and a crowned Damoselle. 'Twas Spain's pretty sparkle-eyed Queen I trow— And the Peach one of those that rosily glow, In the sunny-walled gardens of Ildefonso. This damask-bright Peach in her fingers fair— Christina rode out thro' the flower-sweet air— Soldiery guarding her carriage and pair. The King slept sound in his carriage's niche— Christina sat peeling her nectarine peach— Unconscious, unmindful, unloving was each. But a certain bright vision before her eye danced, Outside the carriage it glittered and glanced, Finely it gleam'd, and effulgent it pranced 'Twas Munoz—bold Munoz—the " lady-lov'd Whose form and whose handsomeness filled with delight, Who 'midst the bright cavalry figured most bright. No Saragoss warrior, no brave Biscayen, Of all that had come to the loving Queen's ken, Seemed bright as was Munoz—the glory of men. So brilliant his air, so bewitching he shone— Broke not the trance of her fancy's sweet tone, Till her finger was pierced by the Peach's sharp stone. Ah me was it sign of a love-stricken heart ? Or a wound from the point of love's purple-winged dart That made the red blood froM its artery start. Her sweet-essenced handkerchief bound up the wound, — Smarting but little, the smitten Queen found— Pain in love's sweetness was utterly drowned. But ho ! noble Munoz—what ho ! chevalier ! Her crimson-tinged hankerchief—love-guerdon dear— Forth flingeth the Queen, and it floats in the air ! Unmounting, he down to the river-side sprung, Then round his gay helmet the gage-d'amour flung, And gallantly back on his steed again swung. Ah ! out of that carriage two blue-beaming eyes, Pour a starry-sweet shower of love and surprise, On the swordsman so puissant who seized on the prize. That day, and henceforward, two hearts Were entwined ; The Queen for the Captain enamouredly pined ; Interwreathed with her own was her paramour's mind. Their eyes spoke soft' tales, though their voices said nought ; 'Twas intercommunion made of sweet thought, While Love, all in silence, his silver-links wrought. Short the time that went by—ancient Ferdinand died, When fast locked in marriage, by each other's side, Christina and Munoz made bridegroom and bride. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The market for the English funds was again rather depressed to-day;but it cannot be said that any anxiety prevailed to effect sales. When the dividends are paid, we may anticipate a rally in the quotations. The value of Consols was 894 to 89i ex-dividend, the last bargain being at 894 sellers. Exchequer Bills receded slightly from the extreme advance of yesterday, viz., 225. and 18s. premium. India Bonds were supported at 6s. to Bs. premium. The Three per Cents. were at 89} to I. Bank Stock fluctuated from 168 to 167, and East India Stock for the opening was fit 246. Although the price of Spanish Bonds came 1 per cent. higher from Paris, the market here was in a listleis con dition, and the quotations realized were not quite so good. The Active Bonds were done at 25 to 25+; Portuguese Old Five per Cents. at 54 ; Mexican Bonds at 281 to t, a fall of i t to I per cent.; and Colombian at 21 to 211. Brazil- Bonds were at 63+, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Center at 51 to I. There was no rally in value of the Railway Shares. Great Western were at 22i, New ditto at 11, London and Birmingham at 79 to 4, York and 'North Midland at 42. and South Western at 198 prem. Brighton were 111, and South Eastern 20. i discount. British North Ame rican Bank Shares were 44discount. (From The Sun. of Last Night.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 4.—We have had a fair demand for Cotton to-day, the sales comprising 4,000 bales, at firm rates. Nothing to report in export . or speculation. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JAN. 4.—A very limited business has been transacted at the Stock Exchange this day. The quotations are :—Grand Junction, 1951 ;- Birmingham and Gloucester, 631; London and Birming ham, 170; L;)ndon and Brighton, 381 ; North Midland Half Shares, 36k. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 4.—We have had only a limited businesi to-day, owing chiefly to a want of stock, through the confidence of sellers in the prospect of farther - improvement. Our sales are .—London and South Western, 59 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 284 and 28+ ; Manchester and Leeds, 71f and 71+; Ditto Quarters, 31. 17s. 6d. ; North Midland Thirds, 163; Ardwick Cemetery, 23. No intelligence of the Overland Mail up to the present time. Two ships have arrived at Penzance from China, viz. the Bitssorah Merchant, and the Thomas Lowry; but the papers brought by them are not of so late a date as those previously received. Both the English and Foreign Securities opened flat and heavy this morning, with the exception of Ex chequer Bills, which remain firm at 21 23 prem. Con sols are 89i sellers for the opening. Spanish Active Stock 253 4 ; Passive 51 6 ; Deferred 123 133 ; Mexican Bonds, 28i 3. ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 32+ 33 ex. div. ; Ditto Three per Cents., 194 I._ There has been but little business doing in the Stock Exchange, and both markets arc flat and heavy. Consols are now 891 ; Three per Cents. Rednced, 89f 1 ; Ditto, Three-and-a- Half per Cents. 991 ; Bank Stock, 167 168 1671 ; Exchequer Bills have receded to 21s. 225. 18s. prem. ; India Stock is quoted at 246. Spanish Active is now quoted at 251 1 ; Passive, 5 3 ; Deferred, 124 ; Colombian Bonds, 211 ; Brazilian Bonds, 631 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 511 ; Ditto, Fives, 100 f ex.-div. _ The Share Market remains flat, with little doing : Great Western are at 871 ; Do. New, 61; Do. Fifths, 9i 10k ; London and Brighton, 3SI ; London and.Birming hate, 169 k ; Ditto, Thirds, .57. Consols, 891 ; Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 20s. ; Co lombian, 21 22 ; Mexican, 281 29 ; Spanish, 251 -a- E very one is looking forward to the news by the Overland Mail with considerable interest. Some calcu late on Thursday as the day of its arrival. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. illnk Stock .. 167% India Stock .... ... 3 per Cent Red 89% Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Cons Ditto Old Annuities ... 31 per Cent Red 99a Ditto New Annuities... New 31 per Cent Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 18 pm New 5 per Cent Long Annuities toexpire \ Ditto Small. 20 pm Jan! 1860 .. 12_1-16 Bank Stock for Acct... 168 Oct 1859 — India Stock for Acct.... 246 Jan. 1860. FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent — Portuguese, 5 per cent. 54% Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto 324 Brazilian 80nd5.......... Prussian, 5 per cent _ Buenos Ayres, 6 per cea 'Russian, 5 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent..... Ditto, Metallic — Colombian, 6 per cent.. 'Spanish, 5 per cent 2sk Ditto, 1824. — Ditto Deferred ... Danish, 3 per cent — IFrenc _ . i, 5 per cent. —f. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —i Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent.... 28i- French, 3 per cent —f. —c Ditto, 6 per cent, 1637 \Dutch, 2i per cent 614 Peruvian, 18216, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent. SHARES. London and South Western London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l2/ South Eastern and Dover (43 paid)... York and North Midland Railway (50 paid) 92 Great Western Railway( 65 paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifth (4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) 3B/ London and Birmingham (90) ......... ... .. 169/ Ditto Thirds (32 paid) 57/ Paris and Rouen (12 paid) lO POST-OFFICE. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF LETTERS, JAN. 5. [The numbers given are in some degree the result of estimate, more especially those previous to the reduction in the rates.] LETTERS SENT THROUGH THE LONDON GENERAL POST. Year immediately preceding reduction, viz., that ending Dec. 4, 1839 (chargeable let ters only) 1840 1841 21,088,000 49,309,000 68,671,000 Increase in the last year's letters since 1840 19,362,000 Ditto since reduction 47,583,000 LETTERS SENT THROUGH THE LONDON DISTRICT POST. Year imtnediately preceding reduction, viz., •_ that ending Dec. 4, 1839 1840 1841 Increase in the last year's letters since 1840 2,514,000 Ditto since reduction 9,542,000 LETTERS DELIVERED IN TIIE UNITED KINGDOM. [The letters sent out of the United Kingdom are of course excluded from this account.] Year immediately preceding reduction, viz., that ending Dec. 4, 1839 (exclusive of franks, which are estimated at 7,000,000) 75,469.00 0 1840 1841 Increase in the last year's letters since 1840 27,732,000 Ditto since reduction 121,031,000 A white. woodcock, _was_ shot, a few days ago, at Moldy, in LW Basses-Pyrenees. MORNING SU'ST SUNDAY TRAVELLING. TO THE EDITOR OF, THE SUN. " Est modus in rebus ; sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultras citraque nequit consistere rectum.'? Sin,—Differing as I do, in many points, from your able Journal, I have all along admired its unremitting hostility and successful exposure of N cant, humbug, and hypocrisy. I have therefo,.„o o taken the liberty of inclosing to you -a documeniall z signed by the Chief Magistrate of this cii.y,_and':;,z extensively and gratuitously distributed through out this and the neighbouring towns. Of the., .1 good taste, Christian feeling,. and htimility dis play ed in this production, as well as the consi,-,; deration evinced for the labouring manufacturingii;, classes, you will be no incompetent—no inditre‘v t rent judge. The proposed means for attaining the desired end, are likewise not unworthy observation. „~ ~~ The object of this precious document, ema nating, as it does, from a f'action in the Kirk of Scotland, who arc endeavouring, per fas ant n(las, to obtain a domination for their priest- - craft over our civil as well as religious liberty, lg. to prevent any railway communication betwixt Edinburgh and Glasgow, or the intermediate places, on the Sabbath day. The means, yolks-': will observe, by which this end is to be accom plished, are not by showing to the people of this =' country, or to the directory or proprietors of the railway, the heinous nature of the sin they are about to sanction. No; these proprietors, vie..lo are told, are chiefly English, and what can be expected from them . ? The mode which these good Christians adopt for teaching religion to the shareholders, for inculcating the observance of the word of God unto them, is by an appeal to their pockets. The proposal of these latter day saints, is that persons holding their doctrines , should become members of a Sunday club, and enter into a bond altogether to abstain from tra velling by the railroad, to avenge upon the share holders the difference of opinion which they may dare to entertain from these bigoted and self elected judges of Christianity. That is the mode by which Sunday travelling is to be prevented by these conscientious and re--4. ligious men; but what are the means by which_ 01 that mode is to be obtained. " Let it, (says . thii Manifesto of those who profess to belieVe that God can work out his own good end), let it, hoW . : I ever, be particularly attended to, that, under- , God, success depends on the amount of sign tures." The word " amount" - of signatures is; you will perceive, in italics. Gracious Provi' deuce I Rave these persons come to this, that ) the observance of what they consider, or affect to consider, God's laws, is to depend on the amount of signatures, to a matter of pounds, shil°,l', _hugs, and pence, to a Railway Company? If any one fancies that this precious Address, coming, though it does, with the awful author,;; rity of the Provost of Edinburgh at its back, the true opinion or feelings of Scotchmen gene' rally, they are wofully in error. It is the pro duction of a few bigots among the laity, and ty, - rannical ministers, too common in the Scotc h Kirk, intended to procure for them the . meaes.' of imposing cruel and unjust fetters on the rest',' of the people, especially the manufacturing' classes. C. D • Edinburgh, Jan. 1. [The writer discusses this precious scheme with much impartiality, but his letter'extends to such a length, that we can find room for only $ portion of it.] WAR WITH CHINA. TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN. Sin—As the war with China occupies a considerab le , share of pablic attention at the present moment, a nd P you have ever been an advocate of the justice of such s war on the part of Great Britain, since the death of tb° Gallant Lord Napier, I beg you may give publicity your widely circulated paper, to the following e xtrae; taken from a letter received by me from the writer on than, spot, and who is qualified to give a sound opinion on' subject. I am, your obedient servant, „ ; ;lii ROBERT WISE . . Allonby, near Carlisle, Jan. 1, 1842. ,(From a Correspondent in the China Sea.) My belief is, that so soon as the Chinese find that that ei Tartar rulers have not thepower to interfere in any isla n o ' or places occupied by the British, but, on the contra i l that , the British protect the Chinese from Tartar °F . pression, that they, the Chinese, will find our G; vernment so mild, so preferable, and so profita b ' s , withal, that they will at once throw off the 'fart 3 . yoke; but we have yet much to learn in China ; tim e t o required, and I look upon past events as favourable , e our obtaining possession of _valuable points on the Chin e io, coast and Chinese rivers, which, if well Selected, enable Great Britain to hold a very considerable V rio trol in the councils of the Chinese Court at Pekin. I t it not pretend to be a good judge of war operations, . 10 " o must be evident, to every thinking Englishman no least, that the Chinese forces, however numerous, have , chance with the British. The point ar rived at, therefl,, 4 r is this—not how far can the British go—but, how bo will they go ? I presume to state that it would for the ultimate advantage of both China i ll/ 0 Great Britain, that the whole of the islands the coast of China, together with the command of mouths of all the great rivers in China, and the princiro, harbours, should be placed under our control and P r ig tection by subsidy, certain points being ceded to 113 facto. This would enable us to protect the Chinese C° - i; from foreign, European, and American aggression ; would give employment to a large number of Engli'of forces and civilians, who would, of course, be paid out re Chinese subsidiary revenue ; but, what is still of 0;4 value to. England, it would open a trade with one -01 . of the family of man, whom we can clothe ~at on third less cost price to the wearer than the Chinese C ni c do themselves. The amount of this trade is al u nl i - d beyond one's grasp to comprehend; it is capable of b e lle, made to infuse such life and vigour, by its magini"„o into our commerce, shipping, and manufactures, as produce almost a new era in Great Britain. All ti' 3- o t wanted is the above, and to compel the Tartar En l P e ; s e to comply, and to give us a free, fair fi e ld, f or interco u ' t o and trade. His Chinese subjects are but too w illing D e trade with us; but, while the Tarta r M an d a rins hold , t i o iron rule and forbid their Chin ese subjects to trade % l a us, but little progress can be m a de. Mind, the Ter , will never give u s an y thi ng till forced. We must th e it , fore take what we want by force, and by force koVde and when we are satisfied, force the Emperor tor,c'eAt and substantiate it. I think possession of the u r a ji Canal, at its head, at Hang Choo Foo, and its l',, e er e where it crosses the Yang and Yellow River, and "' h r; ; it enters the Pekin river, would alarm the Tart u o ro these are the most vulnerable points, but you want a l troops to occupy the points taken. ANIMAL MAGT .00 We cannot adduce stron N E ger evidence ISM of our dispos i to treat fairly the pretensions of those who professo, have the power of producint , magnetic sleep, than bf l op tending on U.'uet-day, at ithe ' llanover-square Rooms , d ot Duncan's second lecture. We witnessed his debut in L Oll ,OO an account of which we published a few days back. t oe. lecture yesterday was similar to the one delivered at tle' twas commission q uit e e d u t o n n p e r c o e p s o s u a r n y d f i s o r c eLt r a . City of London Tavern. Th e t h eory w hi c h t his ge ll o ,4' D n IY u n mostea n ' fre o r ti 't ; diate all kno w l e d ge o f anatomy an d p h ys i o l ogy , formteraonuissoBo his expo s iti on no one conversant w i t h me di ca l 0 3 , 11 0) would for a moment believe that he was acquainte d 0P with the elements of these sciences ; but for a o °lo l for a man who is represented to be " one of the,... t oe anatomists and physiologists in this country," havi l , slightest claim to a knowledge of anatomy and lig. logy, to bring before the public such a rationale of or netts sleep, is, indeed, incomprehensible. Wh' i •iio deuce have we that congestion of the brain, lung:ll'o' heart takes place in any state of somnolency? A ;46o' mere gratuitous assumption, unsupported by o tit'iiirt blance of a fact. Admitting that the brain, Sa- , e 4O state of congestion, is it not ridiculous to suie this unnatural condition of all the vital orgAo Caulr instantaneously removed by a puff of wind? Yet we are told, is the result. In a twinkling of an 0,,,. 6 0 merely blowing upon the face, the patient i s ro used 'Jul deep sleep. This, if true, is indeed a most wonP e i ,f discovery in physiology. After subjecting the sanl i cite W who was operated upon at th e L on d on T avern • magnetic experiments, Mr. Duncan volunteered to.tnot, netise any one present. Two persons mounted the p9+ form, and had pieces of cork strapped to their forthgter at which they were told unflinchingly to gaze. rol ich the lapse of fifteen minutes one person manifested , . to the joy of the operator, appearances of" s leep-,. ; ., , r arms and legs were extended, and they were fount.toe, fectly rigid. Upon one arm a chair was placed, wlwryot magnetized person sustained with ease. The ninic' t the those present appeared satisfied with the result (:) the experiment. Indeed, it was wonderful to vvitnes',,.too unanimity which prevailed throughout the whole T b y, A proceedings. The lecture was scarcely interrupte c :oo single interrogatory. Most of the persons presenoP either his friends or zealous advocates of morn ot But what does the experiment prove ? We do . 0 41 cuse the lecturer of having acted in collusion wi L t ioll person whom he appeared to magnetize, b u t eer r to- 0 ,.4 circumstances warranted such a supposition. He lit sented himself to be a " warehouseman." and WI 'lot' friends advanced in front of the platform to vo x ll . s i ted his respectability. As for the tetanic spasm 0 fo in the patient, it was proved to amount to nothi a " ie a medical gentleman present showed that he was s bear easily the weight of the same chair upon ,i tended arm without being mesmerized. Until f a , proof that the person upon whom Mr. Duncan p erl o hid' his experiment.yesterday was perfectly unknown ii,eoo°. we must still be sceptic on the point. The other .ichtosk who submitted to the operation had not the nest produced upon him.— Times. ltd PusEYlsm.—lt would seem that the Arebbl' o rds of Canterbury has not always viewed ruseyisni tbr.t;ilg the same spectacles, and that threats are held o i tAv er eec letters of his Grace, carefully preserved, wil l 0 0 out, should he be so ill advised as to take ,gi n ft'etiV against his former friends. We suppose ourl-I,„a' I tel" porary, the Standard, had his Grace of ‘irettee bury in his eye in his yesterday's gallant 1 -'! e of inconsistency. Mutatis mutandis—it will the Archbishop as well as the Home SecretarY••• ‘ ,4y enemies will say, and the vulgar will beto9,,r,Piaroe believe, that he is always a deserter who found in the same ranks." The occupant of 1 . 41 10 _,.,„b' doe! far differs from the occupant of the Vatican,rtha i pe not claim to be always infallible, though he cam be the wrong.—Chronicle. is not .411 60 ---~. ~. No. /... Sugar Flu, Sugar; Excise St amps ' . 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