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_,~ SECOND PRICE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARTET. Mr. B. Webster, Selo Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THEATRIL ROYAL, A.DELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. SECRET HISTORY of the FRENCH REVOLUTIONS of 1848. Now ready, in 2 vols. post Byo., MEMOIRS of CITIZEN CAUSSIDIERE, Whilst acting as Minister of Police to the French Republic. Including a Narrative of the Revolution in February, 1848, to the Present Time. Written by Citizen CAUSSIDIERE. " This work will be seized upon with avidity."—Atlaenteum. "A political desideratum; a curious, interesting, and important Work." —Morning Herald. " These two volumes are very curious."—Examiner. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). T HE EDINBU it GH REVIEW, No. CLXXIX., is published THIS DAY. CONTENTS :- 1 Mahlllon. The Frendh Benedictines. 2. The Patent Journal. The Progress of Mechanical Invention. 3. Charles Vernon. A Transatlantic Tale. 4. Mignet and Grimblet. Diplomacy of Louis XIV. and Wil liam 111. 5. The Bishop of Exeter and Mr. Shore. The Indelibility of Holy Orders. 6. Kemble's Saxons in England. 7. The Punjaub. 3. Relief of Irish Distress. 9. Lord Melbourne. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. Madlle. C iROLINE, Madlle. PALMYRE ANATO, LES VOLTIGEURS, and Mons. AURIOL, EVERY EVENING. The Proprietors of the CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS beg leave respectfully to announce that FIVE REPRESENTATIONS will take place during the present week, viz., FOUR EVENING and ONE MORNING. the performances will be varied from those of last week, and embrace several entirely new Entrees and Acts. The celebrated Madlle. Caroline will perform every night, and ride a different horse on each evening, all highly trained.—Madlle. Pal myra Amite will perform a new Rapid Course on two llorsos.—The extraordinary Lntte des Voltigears, by twenty-three persons.—The wonderful Feats of the renowned Messieurs Auriol, and La Danse des Quatre Globes, by MM. Henri and Leroy, will be exhibited at every performance during the week. The Elegant Quadrille Du Mayen Age (a cheval) will be given for the third Time, this Evening. In fact, the whole attractions of this immense troupe, alike unrivalled for the number of artistes employed, as well as for their great talent, will be brought into action at each reeresentation. ' , Riess or ADMISSION. Dress Circle, 4s. Dress Boxes, 3s. Upper Boxes, 2s. Pit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. ~6 d. Lower Gallery, Is. Upper Do. 6d Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. Dress Boxes, 2s. Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. Pit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. Lower Gallery, 6d. Second Price at Half-past Nine o'clock. Tickets to be had at the Box-office, from Ten till Five ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. Evenhig Performances.—Doors open at Half• past Seven, commence at Eight. A GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE on FRIDAY. First Price as usual. No Second Price. Commence at Two o'clock. S T. JAMES'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS. This popular Troupe will give their final performances at the St, James's Theatre, on the following Evenings : TO-NIGHT (Wed nesday), Jan. 3 ; aad Friday, Jan. 5, being most positively their Last Appearances, in consequence of the theatre being required for the usual season of French Plays. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-eflice. The nubile is respectfully informed that this Theatre kis, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole re-decorated. TNIS EVENING. Will be performed the Comedy of MONET. Evelyn, Mr. Charles Kean; Clara Douglas, Mrs. Charles Kean. After wkich, as Arabian Night's Entertainment, entitled CAMARALZAMAN AND 11.kDOURA ; or, The Peri who Loved the Prince. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Horton, and Miss Reynolds. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Dlgby Wyatt, Esq., executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. In approved sys tem of Ventilation, kc., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, founded on Mr. Dickens's Christ mas Reek, entitled THB HAUNTED MAN. Mr. Redlaw, Mr. Plitighes : the Phantom, Mr. 0. Smith ; A. Tetterby and Co., Mr. Wright ; the Roy, Miss E. Chaplin ; Milly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet terby, Mrs. F. Matthews. Ti be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith; Ariel, Madame Celeste. Ti conclude with a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright ; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford. ZOTAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Ma . he Ns. THIS EVEN I NG. Will be performed A PECULIAR POSITION. After which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TIIE KING OF THE PEACOCKS. Characters by Messrs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, H. Hall, Marshall, and H. Marshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwll liam, Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Marshall, Miss Coleman, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with AN APPEAL. TO THE PUBLIC. Dress Boxes, 55. ; Upper Boxes, 4s ; Pit, 2 . ; Gallery, ls. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington , &iced, is open to the publie every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S TII EAT fZE . Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-•decorated and embel lished In a superb and costly manner ty Mr llurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best Arran: , men is have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the eouliort and cenveitience of the audience. TRIM EVENING, Will bo performed a new Ballad Opera, entitled BONIN' GOOD FELLOW. Characters by Messrs. Charles Braham, Weiss, Honey, C. Fisher ; Miss Poole, Miss G. Smithson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs. Weiss, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLFFF KING HAL; or, Harlequin and the Charmed Arrow. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, Mr. Fleamore ; Sprite, Mr. De Barr ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, 1/fr. W. natty. Under the Pstroiage of her Majesty the Qaten, his Royal Highiess Prince Albert, Sce. Enormous success of the Holiday Novelties, the most astounding in the Metropolis.--A gorgeous Spectacle.—Herr Hengler, the most extraordinary Rope-dancer in Europe.—Brilliant Scenes of the Arena.—The ♦rabs in their wondrous Perfornaanees.—A. new comics Pante THIS EVENING, The curtain will rise at Seven o'clock precisely to the magniticen Spectacle of the WARS OF THE JEWS ; or, The Fall of Jerusalem. After which, llerr Hengler on the Tight-rope. To be followed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with a new Equestrian Pantomime, entitled BOLD ROBIN HOOD ; or, The Pretty White Horse and Bachanted Prin cess of Sherwood Forest. Tile Celebrated ARABS will appear. Boa-otilce open from Eleven till Five. Stage )tanager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to uuleas authenti• cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. r THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 3. TIER3IOIKETER, Lowest, 21; Highest, 25; Noon, 25 BA.RONETEP, 29.74. WIND :S.E.; fin• clear frosty weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGR THIS DAY. Morning .. 53 Wm. after 7 I Evening .> 25 atin. after 8 ~,:: s M 4 .' . . sir .' k .. 44 y . •%, t ; ;••;• .4t, 1 10 1 0 . ~ • -,.. 4, ,• , , Z6,A,...- t lt; flif .. . 41111044. -,-,----2,- ) . • . ~,,; , ..:,A, 4.-4 , - , -,,,,, -i-- ~....,..„-,,,,,,,,,,,„,.....,,„: -.. IC ' LONDON, WEDNESDAY - , JANUARY 3, 1849. In a biographical paper commemorative of Vis count MELBOURNE, one of the most eminent of the Edinburgh Reviewers has indistinctly traced the out line of a grand Political Amalgamation. Not many days back the commercial world was- startled by the announcement of the speedy incorporation of several of the principal railway companies into one colossal establishment. An announcement still more wonder ful is now indirectly whispered forth in the current number of the Edinburgh Review. We are warned by a very significant " aside" that the parties whose bickerings have hitherto constituted the inspiration of Hansard and the vitality of Parliament—the parties long distinguished from each o th er as Whi gs an d Tories, but subsequently modified into Liberals and Conservatives —are about to blend themselves into one compact, indissoluble, and concrete body of politicians. The formation of a grand " National Party " is Do longer the dream exclusively of an expat r i a t e d Pro gressista. It is adopted by the quarterly organ of the British Government. And in repudiating the bloody flags of the insurgent Chartists, and of th e rebel Repealera, we are expected to accept a para. coloured banner as remarkable in every respect as the one eulogized on the esp l anade o f t h e H o t e l d e Vill e by M. DE LAMARTINE. To close our understandings to the only deductions that common sense can derive from the language of the Edinburgh Review, would be sacrificing prudence for the sake of punctilio At such epochs as the present to hold our peace upon . any question of public importance would be the high est criminality in a journalist. Candour compels us to be explicit in the expression of our thoughts, and to cast aside all those circumlocutions of diction which have long been regarded as the essential concomitants of diplomacy. Our allusions to the indistinctness of the perspec tive opened to our scrutiny by the reviewer, have al ready intimated that the writer restricts himself to hints rather than to positive declarations. It is pre cisely this. The future only glimmers upon us through the haze of the past that past being recalled to our remembrance as the readiest means of corroborating the eu logiums pronounced on a d eceased statesman. It is merely the shadow on the face of the dial—un tangible, impalpable, but neverthel ess v i s ibl e. It not only enables us to trace its outline, but it tells us the hour, and that too without the articulation of a syllable. Nothing could be more sabtle than the manner in *fah this is effected, and yet nothing can less admit of misapprehension. If any one paragraph in the article indicates more clearly than another the drift of the argument, it is unquestion ably the seventh, il l Which the exquisite modulation 1 of the policy of Lord MELBOURNE, at the period re ferred to, simply Mr. LAMB, a Member of the House of Commons, and of the policy adopted in like manner by Lord DUDLEY, then merely Mr. WARD, another of the popular representatives. These embryo nobles are described by the reviewer as standing on the very verge of the two contending factions. " The latter," says he, " sat with the Tories, but frequently spoke for the Whigs ; the former sat with the Whigs, but spoke frequently for the Tories. Both, then young, were listened to with great :attention, and held a high position in the House of Commons, where they were frequently complimented for their great respectability, talents, and independence. Their prin ciples were the same—an inclination rather to support the prerogatives of Government than to give any great extension to popular power; but a strong conviction that the Government as constituted should be con ducted with justice and intelligence; that all mono polies, whether in trade or religion, ought to be modified or abolished, and that the general policy of our civil administration at home, and of our affairs abroad, should be in accordance with the character of a great Empire, eminently commercial, and under the sway of free, but not of democratic institutions. These opinions, though not precisely Whig nor Tory, were in reality becoming about this time, the opinions of the day ; and already in men's minds was shadowed out the idea of a new party, as the centre at which the Liberal Conservative and Conservative Liberal were at last to meet?' Than this no phrase could be more plainspoken ; and the meaning of the whole becomes more and more apparent when we find Sir JAMES GRAHAM commended for his " well considered and impressive eloquence," and Sir ROBERT PEEL designated as " the most skilful and accomplished debater of modern times ;" while we find the memorable measures which led to the dissolution of the late Government described as having been carried through by its members "at the expense of their consistency as politicians, but to their honour and glory as true patriots." It is im possible not to perceive that there is more here than generous praise flowing from the lips of an antagonist —there is something beneath this tinselled superficies of compliments more durable and creditable than the mere coquetry of parties. There is a com mon understanding, a mutual sympathy, a general appreciation of the times and its necessities. It is the indication of that moment when at one centre are to meet the Conservative Liberal and the Liberal Conservative ; when the bickerings of two centuries are to be forgotten ; when the nebulous fluid of faction is to agglomerate into an orb rotating on its axis, isolated and inde pendent. Such at least is the shadowy prediction breathed forth by the reviewer. Now, although it would be well indeed for the nation at large to see its destinies confided to the united and sympathising Party which is expected to number in its ranks all the eloquence, all the statesmanship, all the diplomatic skill, all the minis terial aptitude, all the energy, and all the experience of the Whigs and Tories, Liberals and Conservatives, with one or two brilliant exceptions—it were better if the proportions of Liberalism and of Conservatism in its policy were more accurately defined. Conservatism for what is good in the Constitution— Liberality in everything—those are the arch dogmas of the Radical Reformers. Such Conservative Li berality or Liberal Conservatism would gain the confidence of the multitude, and when developed into a system of government by the combined genius of the greatest statesmen, diplomatists, and orators of the age would inevitably tend to the amelioration of the condition of the country. For having torn in twain the veil which had hitherto concealed this vista of attainable prosperity from that popular gaze, the Edin. burgh Review has entitled itself to our felicitations, while, for having with such infinite delicacy prophecied the Amalgamation of Parties without committing himself to one solitary assertion, the Edinburgh Reviewer has risen almost to the elevation of the Delphic Oracle. The plans for financial reform put forward by Messrs. COBDEN and MACGREGOR, are now fully and fairly before the country, and every person has had full opportunity of forming his own judgment upon the respective merits thereof. It is of the most vital importance that no minor differences should exist to occasion disunion among sincere reformers, or to prevent that full and cordial co-operation of all, by means whereof ultimate success can alone be attained. A severe and arduous contest must be anticipated. The parties who have so long fattened upon the pub lic resources, who have secured large incomes for themselves and their dependents from the national Exchequer, will not relinquish their hopes of further plunder without a determined struggle. A. great and comprehensive measure of reform has never yet been attained per .ealtum. Many interests must necessarily be infringed upon, and a resolute resistance will be offered at every stage of the proceedings. The bo roughmongers stood valiantly upon the defensive when a full and fair representation of the people was demanded. And even still many imporant altera tions must be effected before a just and equitable system will be in operation. The monopolists con tested every inch of ground, and exhibited an earnest ness and determination worthy of a better cause. Every inch of ground was vigourously contested, and they at length only yielded to the pressure from without, to the temperate but firm demand of a nation resolved to obtain its rights, and no longer to be victimised for the supposed advantage of a privi leged class; and notwithstanding our glorious success, notwithstanding the exulting paeans ,with which our triumph was celebrattd, how many vexatious restrictions still remain in force, which must be abolished before it can with truth be asserted that our commerce is indeed unfettered, before our trade is really free in the most extensive signification of the phrase. We have repeatedly endeavoured to impress upon our readers that " union is strength ;" and whenever that union is really obtained, whenever dissension is banished from our ranks, whenever (to use the language of the Honourable Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire) " these po liticians of all shades who now join in the vain cry for economy and retrenchment,' shall be committed to some practical measure worth contending for," then, indeed, we may hope for speedy success, we may be well assured that the hour of victory is rapidly approaching. The great question now should be, whether that practical mea sure which shall unite the suffrages of all financial re formers has as yet been put forward by either of the Hon. Gentlemen ? and if so, which of the plans is most worthy of support. In entering upon these considera tions, we do so in no invidious spirit. We are convinced that no petty jealousies could exist between the distinguished men whose projects we are examining, that the sole anxiety of each would be, that the;suggestions which should be best calcu lated to promote the interests of their country and which should receive the most general support, should be adopted. _ _ Mr:CI:AMEX does not profess to put forward "a perfect financial scheme," or one that may be adopted " as an ulterior object." His propositions are those ' which may proceed from the opposition, but could not be submitted from the Ministerial benches. It is at all times easier to demo lish than to reconstruct, t o o bj ect aga i nst an existing system than to offer some tan g ibl e an d prac ticable substitute therefor. Mr. C0131)2N complains, and very properly, of the present exorbitant expendi ture. He says that within thirteen year s th a t ex penditure has been increased by more than ten mil lions of pounds sterling, and he calls upon the people to inscribe upon their banners, " The Expendi ture of 1835," as the object to be attained. He leaves the Chancellor of the Exchequer a certain sum with which he must provide for the interest of the National Debt,maintain the various establishments, and carry on the public business of the country. He adopts the principle of Sir HENRY PARNELL, by fixing upon a small sum, and "telling the Ministry they must make it answer." He does not in any degree indi cate how or in what manner the reductions are to be made, what items are to be struck off, or what re duced in amount. Nay, he appears to forget that new demands are now made upon the Exchequer, some of which he would himself be the last to repu diate or discountenance. In allowing for the same amount of expenditure as sufficed in 1835, he would not make allowance for the same establishments as then were maintained, defective and inadequate as hey we Admitted to have been. In the Widget to which he took exceptions there were included sums for past expenditure, which could not be repudiated or denied without a breach of the national faith—for instance, the expenses of the Kafir war, and a portion of the navy expenditure of the preceding year, for which the estimates had been deficient. There were also considerable sums which, in 1835, had been charged on the county-rates, but which were to be provided for out of the general expenditure, in 1848. There were also the expenses of steam navigation to India—by which the time of correspondence to our Eastern possessions has been materially shortened— of our estlblishments at Hong Kong ; of education grants for England and Ireland ; of relief for England and Ireland ; aid to emigration ; &c., &c., and others, which could not be struck off. The reduction of ten millions sterling could, there fore, be effected only by cutting down the national establishments far below the level of 1835. Is this practicable? We fear not; and that in seeking for Mr. COBDEN'S budget, the people would be pursuing an ignis fatuus, which they could never hope to overtake. On the contrary, Mr. MACGREGOR'S plan is eminently practical (we now only speak of the reductions proposed) ; he shows what can be struck off of each department without any deteriora tion of its efficiency, and these reductions, which amount to 5,804,6141., are, we fear, all, that can rea sonably be hoped for. In these respects, therefore, Mr. MACGREGOR'S budget is greatly to be preferred ; for if Mr. COBDEN fails in the economical portion of his plan the remainder necessarily falls to the ground, as he himself would not advise the Reformers " to com plicate their plan by proposing any new intposts, to rouse the antagonism of interested parties, or any modifications or substitutions of existing taxes, to destroy that simplicity of action which, above all things, is necessary to the success of a public agitation." THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The presentations to the PRESIDENT at the Palace of the Elysia National on New Year's-day were so numerous that the rooms were insufficient to hold the concourse of visitors, and in many instances the cere mony of presentation took place in the garden. At two o'clock the garden presented a remarkably splendid appearance. As those citizens who were officers or sub-officers in the National Guard had been invited to present themselves in uniform, and'as almost all persons in a position to visit the PRE SIDENT held that rank, the assemblage, with the ex ception of a few dozen persons, was in uniform. The officers of the line being invited at the same time, the aspect of the place was as brilliant as could be imagined. Before three o'clock there could not have been less than 1,500 persons in the garden. Instead of passing, as usual, before the PEEtanawr, they were drawn up in two ranks with an interven ing space between, along which the PRESIDENT, at tended by the Minister of the Interior, his aides-de camp, and suite passed. There was no individual presentation, nor any interchange of words between the PRESIDENT and his visitors. The late Ministerial crisis continues to occupy the almost exclusive attention of political circles. Ac cording to the Reforme— " The emotion produced by the changes which have taken place in the Cabinet has not at all subsided. The retirement of M. de Montville and M. Bixio is still the topic which engages the speculations of the idlers who lounge in the lobbies of the National Assembly. The strangest commentaries, the most singular conjectures, are made and formed on the war which has broken out between the President and the Minister of the Interior. " There is rough talk of very humble letters written by Louis Napoleon to Louis Philippe during his deten tion at Ham, and of which be was very desirous to ob tain possession. It is needless to say that M. de Malle. villa refused compliance with this demand. This refusal is not, hoe ever, it is said, the only cause which deter mined the successor of M. Dufaure to abandon the port folio of the Interior. M. de Malleville had presented for the signature of the President a long list of function aries, whose nomination had been approved of in a Council of Ministers, and to which the President in his turn refused to affix his signature. " In presence of these facts, M. de Malleville observed to the President that the Ministry engaged its responsi bility in the nominations proposed, and it was necessary that the high functionaries of the State should proceed in accord with him. These discussions, however, would have had no result if a fresh demand of M. Louis Napo leon had not arisen to embitter the question. "The delivery to him of the documents relative to his affair at Boulogne was warmly demanded. It was then that M. de Malleville gave proof of an indepen dent and honest policy by maintaining the initiative of the Ministry in the nomination of the principal agents of the Government of the Republic, and in refusing the documents demanded of him. The resignation of the Minister was then sent in, arid in spite of all the efforts of his colleagues, he firmly maintained his resolution." M. LEON FAUCHER at first refused to accept the portfolio of the Interior, and it was only with great reluctance that he consented to become the success o r of M. LEON DE MALLEVILLE. His appointment is definite, and not a mere interim arrangement, as was at first stated. The Estafette says— " All the Ministers tendered their resignations on learning what had taken place between the President and M. Leon de Malleville, and it was only by di nt o f great persuasion that M. . Barrot and M. Leon Faucher were induced to retain their portfolios. The letter writ ten by the President to M. de Malleville is attributed to the advice of those by whom he is surrounded." M. DUBOIS DE SALIGNY is, it is said, to be ap pointed Ambassador to Brussels, M. DE LAGRENEE to Madrid, and M. MATTHIEU (de la Redorte), to London. The following observations, on the subject of the removal of the Post-office steam-packets from Bou logne, appear in the National : " The Amiens and Boulogne Railway being opened, was a shorter mode of communication than that by Calais. Taking advantage of this new facility, it was agreed be tween the two Governments:-1. That the post should leave twice a day on the French side, alternately from Boulogne and Calais, and on the English side from Dover. 2. That the transport should be effected as follows: That from Calais to Dover going and returning by the French boats; that of Boulogne and Dover to an d f ro b y the English boats. This arrangement was to be in force for one year; and at the expiration of that year might be continued or modified for another year. Unfortunately, no mention was made of the time at which notice of the discontinuance of the arrangement was to be given on either aide. A few days before the expiration of the year, the English Government gave notice that from the Ist of January, or at latest the 15th, the Boulogne line of boats would be discontinued, so that we could make no arrangements, for want of timely notice, and hence forward it will be impossible to continue the correspond ence by way of Boulogne. Let it not be supposed that we defend this line; wo know very well that if it is 104 kilometres shorter than that of Calais, the sea passage is longer. We are not unaware that the port of Boulogne has less secure shelter and a less easy entrance than that of Calais. But we could have wished that a clause had been inserted requiring a greater length of notice ; we could then have weighed , the advantages and dis advantages of a line which will now doubtless b e aban doned. To resume, the Marquis of Clanricarde did not come to France to demand the revision of the treaty of 1843. Ho came to confer on the immediate cessation of the Boulogne boats. In this the English Government is justified, it is true, but it should not have had this right if the abuse of it could have been foreseen." M. JULES BASTIDE, the late Minister of Foreign Affairs, has commenced prosecutions for defamation against the Opinion Publique, the Fara, and the Gazette de France, those journals having stated that there had been a seizure made by the police at his residence of important papers. The report which ap peared in those journals was an entire fabrication, and may be taken as a specimen of the unscrupulous tactics pursued by the agents of the reaction to restore the regime of corruption which, under the late dynasty, they exploited with so much profit to themselves. According to the Journal de Chartres, M. TIIIEOLT LOT, the newly-appointed Governor of the Palace of the President, is a soldier of the empire. He fought in the last wars, and it was on the field of Waterloo he obtained the Cross of the Legion of Honour, which he was authorised to wear after the revolution of July. He was lieutenant of Gendarmerie in 1836, when he was sent to conduct Prince Louis NAPOLEON to the seaport where he embarked for America. The Prince on parting handed him the only token of gratitude he could bestow—a letter of thanks, acknowledging in the warmest terms the manner in which he had accomplished his mission, and enclosing a lock of his hair. Letters from Mulhouse state that, in consequence of the recent rise in the price of cotton goods, there has been increased employment for the labouring classes in the district. The Archbishop of PARIS has issued a circular to his clergy, directing a collection to be made at the churches for the Pore. The Marquis DE BOISSY, who during the last years of the reign of Louis PHILIPPE, was the buffoon of the Chamber of Peers, has been appointed by the President BONAPARTE Minister of the Re public to one of the Italian States. M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN has presented a petition ' to the Assembly praying them to reduce the salaries of Members to 300 f. a month. The National Assembly met yesterday at a quarter after two. Considerable agitation was perceptible in the Chamber, and it was some time before the business of the day could be commenced. Not a single Minister was present. The President—The order of the day is the dismal= THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN UARY 3, 1840. on several prepositions relative to the regulations of the Assembly. M. Boussi—l ascend the tribune to oppose the discus sion taking place at present. A committee was ap pointed to examine several propositions tending to modify our rules and regulations. Since the period when the committee was nominated several other propositions were presented; and last week a report was presented by M. Hubert Delisle from the committee, but on one or two propositions only, and not on all. The rest were, in fact, neglected ; and I, in consequence, have to protest against such a mode of proceeding. It does not, I conceive, belong to the committee to make a choice amongst the several propositions—(Noise, which went on inereasing)—and amongst others to present a proposition.—(Renewed noise, which rendered the Hon. Gentleman's voice quite inaudible; private conversations were going on all through the Chamber.) The Hon. Representative then folded his arms, waiting, appa rently, for silence. At this moment M. Lon de Melte vine entered, and was immediately surrounded by a number of Members, who appeared to felicitate hire. He then ascended to the President's chair, and conversed with that gentleman. M. Boussi still remained in the tribune, waiting for silence. At last— The President said, if order be not restored, I must suspend the sitting.—(Hear, hear.) M. Boussi then went on to complain that his proposi tion had not been reported on, and concluded by de manding to have the discussion postponed. M. Herbert Delisle, the reporter, observed that the committee had thought that, looking at the advanced period of the labour of the Assembly, it was not neces sary to take into consideration all the propositions pre sented to alter the regulations.—(Movement). All that the committee looked to was, to recommend such modi fications as would enable the Assembly to go on for the present, leaving to the Legislative Chamber to fix de finitively its own regulations. Some of the propositions alluded to were exceedingly important, and would re quire a lengthened consideration. The committee considered that its task ought to be restricted to what was most urgent--- what was indispensable for the present time. M. St. Gandens supported the demand for an adjourn ment, and expressed his disapprobation of the tenor of the remarks just laid before the Assembly by the ho nourable reporter. He (M. St. Gandens) was aware that there was a party which desired to see the Assembly dissolved—(Agitation)— but he had to observe that it has been clearly intimated that the organic laws ought to be voted by the same body as had drawn up the con stitution.—(Movement.) He could not see that what the Assembly had already decided on this point could now be changed or gone back on. Hence it was highly important that the regulations should be made as perfect as possible, without delay; and, in consequence, he bad to support the adjournment. M. Dupin said that he could very easily conceive that, at the present advanced period of the labours of the Assembly, regret should be felt at appropriating so great a quantity of time as would certainly be required to the organisation of new committees. He therefore came forward to propose that the priority be given to Art. 54 of the regulations which appeared unjust, as having a tendency to allow Art. 41 of the con stitution to be applied. That was the more necessary, as Art. 41 was the condition on which a single Chamber could exist.—(lnterruption.) He was perfectly well aware that the Assembly was a constituent one, but he did not see that that had any effect on the question.— (Renewed agitation.) The Constitution was now voted, and could not be changed in any respect. The Assembly could now, therefore, not pass any but ordinary laws; and was, in fact, nothing more than a Legislative As sembly, in the true sense of the word. "I do not see," continued the Hon. Gentleman, " that any other can exist, in the face of an executive power which no longer acts by delegation, and which, in taking the oath to the constitution, must have been under the impression that you would have been:bound by it as well as he."—(Great agitation.) The Hon. Gentleman then went on to insist on settling the question at issue without further delay. After what had lately taken place, the Assembly ought to profit by the lesson, and place the regulations in such a position as to prevent a similar misadventure taking place.—(Noise.) " You desire," said M. Dupin, in conclusion, "to make all the organic laws; that is decided certainly; but you will not pass any but what you will be permitted.(Great agitation and cries of " Order, order," on the left.) If you are destined to make all the organic laws, it is an additional reason for me to insist on having the regulations settlei at once. At all events, whatever you do, you ought to do well, and, consequently, I again demand the priority for Art. 54.—(Agitation ) The AbLii Fayet, Bishop of Orleans, alluded to the cause which had called forth the present demand for a change in the regulations, namely, the vote of the As sembly on the salt duty. The wish was now to cause the Chamber to change its decision.—(Movement.) But this was always the case. When anything was done to help the cause of the working classes, at once dissatis faction was expressed, and every attempt was made to render the advantage accorded them of no avail. The budget was, in fact, to all appearance, in the opinion of many, not made for the nation, but the nation for the budget.—(Hear, hear.) That discussion had shown how little the people were thought of, when, on the occasion of a reduction of the taxes, the Government and a great part of the Assembly would desire to nullify the vote that had been come to. M. Dupin had in the discussion on the salt duty made an allusion to the history of the Lacedemonians.—(Movement.) But for his (the Abbd's) part, he considered that it was the budget that was al ways drunk, and the people always sober.—(Agitation.) M. Dupin said that the question of the salt duty had nothing to do with the matter under discussion ; the whole point to be decided was, whether Art. 41 of the Constitution ought to be allowed to be put in force or not at present. If it were not, there could be no means of avoiding the result of an imprudent vote. litre was a budget with a deficiency of upwards of 500 millions. A Voice on the Left—lt is not true.—(Agitation.) Voices on the Right—Such language is most unbe- Coming. Other Voices—lt is brutal! M. Dupin observed that he had employed the lan guage of the Minister of Finance, who had declared that the deficiency would be, for 1849, at leat 560 millions. Well, with that deficiency, the Assembly had, in bis opinion, voted a reduction of resources of 46 millions. The Assembly had now no means of reconsidering such a vote, and it was to enable it for the future to re examine its votes that the present change in the regula tions was demanded. M. H.lPassy, Minister of Finance expressed his sur prise at the language of the Abb4 Fayet. In the mouth of a grave man like the reverend ecclesiastic, it was like calling on the rate-payers not to pay their taxes. — (Hear, hear.) The language of the reverend gentleman was a l so hi g hly objectionable, inasmuch as it attributed to the Government a culpable carelessness relative to the poorer classes. All such language was doubly dangerous from not being exact, and he cons id ere d i t hi s d u ty t o protest against it.—(Hear, hear.) The AU.' Fayet explained that he had no wish that his language should be taken in th e sense a tt r ib u t e d t o it by the Hon. Minister ; he merely meant to declare that the cause of the poor was not sufficiently at tended to. M. Senard, the Chairman of the Committee, declared that he had been commissioned by th a t b o dy t o affirm that it was highly important to have the discussion pro ceeded with at once. The general discussion was then declared to be closed. The question of an adjournment being put from the chair, was decided in the negative. The articles of the regulation, as amended, were then brought forward. They commence with Article 49, and go down to Article 42. The great object of the modifi cations is to place a check on the Assembly, and prevent precipitate decisions. All bills, when not declared to d'urgence, are to be voted only after three readings, at five days' distance from each other. On Article 54, M. Deslongrais proposed that the three readings should be reduced to two, with the same distance be-. tween them as stated in the article of the committee. This was negatived. Onid proposed that there should be no necessity to send bills of local interest to the bureaux, and to subject them to the rest of the routine specified. Adopted. (Left Sittisg.) BOURSE.—Pattis, TUESDAY, JAN. 2. THREE O'CL( CH.—The French Rentes were exceed. ingly steady all day, and closed at upwards of a franc above the closing prices of Saturday. The position of the Ministry is considered as firmer than it was on Sa turday, and the news that M. Thiers and M. Mole con tinued to give their support to the Cabinet inspires con fidence in its endurance. The news of the visit of Prince Barbarini to Gaeta would, it was hoped, produce a re conciliation between the Pope and the Roman Govern. ment. The Roman Funds consequently rose 2i- per cent. Bons du Tresor were not quoted. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 22i to 25 ; ditto (90 days), 25 15. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JAN. 2. Boulogne and Amiens, S% —Central of France (Orleans and Tierzon), 734—L uxem bourg (10/.), 2 1 4—Northern of France , 81 4—Orleans and Bordeaux, 2%—Paris and Rouen, 19%—Rouen and Havre, 1014. SPAIN. The intelligence received from Madrid is to the 27th ult. of M D . ep F u E t u ie ra o D n xa tha D t l3 L d A ay nO t E he rea s d iud to 6s the ifi C t iT ly be to r the speech of the QUEEN, of which it is a mere echo. Among the members who inscribed their names to :speak against the address were Messrs. GONZALES, MORON, CORTINA, and 13ENKVInlia. Some Progressista Deputies asked that the official correspondence, which had passed between the Go , vernnients of Great Britain and Spain, relative to the expulsion of Mr. BULwiR, be communicated to the Assembly. The Minister for Foreign Affairs replied, that he had no objection to lay that correspondence before the Chamber. From the Femenio, of Barcelona, we ektract the following official account of the distribution of the army of General CONCHA, intended to act spinet the Carlists in Catalonia : "It consists of six divisions. The 'vanguard divi sion," under General Concha's personal command, is composed of the 3d battalion of Queen's Grenadiers, four battalions of Cacadores, various corps of local police and volunteers, the men who belong to Pouts' band, a squadron of the Montesa and Saguntum ca valry regiments, and four mountain guns. It is divided into two brigades. General Mata y Alos is chief of the staff. " The Ist division, which is to operate in the pro vince of Barcelona, is under the command of General La Rocha, and consists of thirteen battalions of the line, two of Cacadores, a column of Carabineers and Civil Guard, detachments of three cavalry regiments, and the Ist regiment of Artillery. It is divided into two brigades and APO oluaino, wino poll* operoica Ignalada, Molina del Rey, Tarrassa, Amns del Mar, and Gracia. " The 2d division belongs to the province of Tarra gena, and is commanded by General Enna. It consists of nine battalions of the line, and three of Cacadores, besides Carabineers, Mozos de la Escuadra. &c., a por tion of the Espana cavalry regiment, and four mounted guns. It is divided into three brigades and five columns. the points of operation being Santa Coloma, Villafrenca, Montblanch, Falcet, and Tarragona. " The 3d - division is entitled that of the mountain district,' and is under General Lersundi, whose force consists of ten battalions of the line, three of Cagadores, a portion of the Saguntum cavalry regiment, and eight mounted guns, in two brigades and five columns, whose points of operation are Manresa, Vich, Solsona, Berga, and Prats de Llusona. " The 4th is the Gerona division,' commanded by General Nouvillas, and consists of eleven battalions of the line, two of Cacadores, a detachment of Carabineers, another of the Santiago cavalry regiment, and four mounted guns. It is divided into two brigades and four columns, whose points of operation are Hostatrich, Ge rona, Figueras, and Olot. The sth division is that of the province of Lerida, now commanded by General Paredes. It consists of ten battalions of the line, one of Cacadoris, besides local corps, some of the Montesa cavalry regiment, and four mounted guns, in two brigades and four columns, who are to act at Tarrega, Los Garrigas, Biosca, and Tremp. Besides these, there are three companies of Cecadores at Lerida, and there are other forces in garrison at different points." Vich is still closely blockaded by the Carlists. A Carlist and Progressista outbreak was expected to take place in Navarre on the 31st ult. under the com mand of General ELIo. SALAMANCA is at Toulouse, but would be at Bayonne on the 31st. MADRID BOLSA, DEC. 27.—The Three per Cents. were done at 211 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 101 for paper ; the Debt without Interest at 4 ; and the Coupons at 6. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. We read in the Cologne Gazette, under date of Frankfort, 29th Dec.:— It is said in Parliamentary circles, that as far back as one month since, the Government of Wurtemberg notified to the Central Power at Frankfort its readiness to acknowledge the supremacy of a head of the Empire in the person of the King of Prussia. Herr von Schmer ling is said to have kept back this dispatch till the very eve of his departure (?) Brandenburgh has openly taken the above step, and the Government of one of the southern states of Germany is reported ready to do the same." The Suabian Mercury says, under the head Hohen zollern• Sigmaringen, Dec. 21—" It is at length posi tively certain that a proclamation will be immediately issued, stating our Government will be transferred to the Crown of Prussia. The Prince quitted us for Berlin, for the purpose of resigning the Government into the hands of the KING. Whether this transfer will include the principality of Heckingen is un certain." General WRANGEL gave a dinner to his officers on the 28th; when he gave the last toast, upon lifting up his glass, he said " Gentlemen, to our re-union on the shores of the Rhine." M. VENUNE, President of the Superior Tribunal of Munster, was arrested on the 28th, by a warrant issued from the Criminal Chamber, charged with having attempted to put into execution the decree of the — National Assembly refusing the payment of taxes. M. VENUICE, having been examined, protested against his arrest, on the ground that the tribunal was not an impartial one, in consequence of having impeached the KING : and because that the crime alleged against him had been committed at Berlin. Fe also added that he should complain to the Minister of Justice of the steps taken against him by the tribunal. AUSTRIA. THE CAPTURE OF RAAB. VIENNA, DEC 29.—Raab is taken! Early on Wednesday morning the Commander-in-Chief directed two columns to cross the Danube at two points, above the town and below it. The latter crossing ,was effected at the juncture of the river Raab with the Danube, and the whole of the manoeuvre was intended to cut off the retreat of the Hungarian army. The Commander in-Chief advanced meanwhile with the reserve corps to the banks of the Rabnitz, over which he threw a bridge, the construction of which was scarcely completed when he was informed of the retreat of. the Hungarians, who had abandoned their fortifications and fallen back in two columns, one taking the road to the fortress of Comorn, and the other proceeding in the direction of Ofen. On his way to the town of Raab, Prince WINDISEIII - was met by a deputation of citizens, who pre sented him with the kayo of Raab, cheered him, and illuminated the city in the course of the evening. Prince WINDISCHGRATZ found it impossible to inter cept the retreat of the Hungarians; his light horse succeeded, indeed, in closing with the rear of the enemy, and one officer and nine privates of the hus sars were captured. The Independence Beige of the 31st ult. states that the Emperor of AUSTRIA intends to make a tour throughout his states, first surprising his capital by a visit. The marriage of the EMPEROR is also spoken of. The intended bride is believed to be a German Princess, a near relation of the heir to the Imperial throne of Russia. The Silesian Gazette says, under the head Lem berg, Dec. 24, in the last sitting of the Ruthenian Assembly, the deputation which had been appointed to go to 011inuta reported that they had laid the fol lowing points before the EMPEROR :.•••••• "1. The division of Galicia into two Governments, according to nations. " 2. The introduction of the Ruthenian language into the schools and courts of justice. "3. The equalization of the rights of the Ruthenian and Polish clergy. " 4. The introduction of a Ruthenian National Guard. " 5. The withdrawal of all officers of state who are not conversant with Ruthenian nationality." All these demands were very graciously received by the EMPEROR, and both his MAJESTY and the Ministers promised the deputation that their requests should be speedily carried into effect. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE of Russia arrived at 011tnutz on the 26th of December. An army of 10,000 Russians is encamped on the frontiers of Transylvania. The Gazette of Spener announces the immediate entry of Austrian troops into the Roman States, to restore the authority of the POPE. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The Diet of Schleswig-Holstein met on the 27th ultimo for the dispatch of business, namely, to vote the amount of taxes for 1840. A letter from Hamburgh, of the 27th, says that great fears are entertained of a renewal of hostilities between Denmark and Germany, and that it had an effect upon the Bourse. BAVARIA. The Allgeineine Zeitung, of the 29th ult., contains the following from Munich, dated Dec. 28:— " The following Ministerial combination, which is generally reported to-day, seems the most probable to be carried out of any that we have yet heard of:— Beisler, Interior, and Edel, Religion„ The department of Public Instruction is again to be aparated from the Interior, and to constitute a distinct Ministry. This post was first intended for Von Schrenk, but before his arrival the public were so prejudiced against him that, although he had received a summons from the Monarch, it has been found impossible to assign him a post in the Cabinet. Kirchgessener is also spoken of. " The troops of the body guard, amounting to thee hundred men, who were sent from here to Rosenheim on the 11th, have again returned. It appears that the dis turbances in that and the other districts were not so seri ous as was at first apprehended; that the troops being sent for was rather a precautionary measure of the authorities to quiet the great alarm which prevailed among the people, than that there was any positive ne cessity for this aid. A good deal ot displeasure has been created by a supposed order from the Minister of War, that the beards of the officers should be cut according to some peculiar fashion. The truth of the matter, how ever, is, that Prince Charles observed to the Field- Marshal, in conversation, that he wished the officers would not wear such immense beards, which completely hid their faces, and, in fact, quite disfigured them; an every-LY occurrence among the . officers who return from their cantonments. .7.%T.'..) Alitn.scerial order has, how ever, been issued. BELGIUM. BRUSSEIS, &TAN. I.—The of this day promulgates the law adopted by the Chamber, and sanctioned by the K ING , by which the budget of the expenditure for 1849 is fixed at 11,620,000 francs lo the Department of Finance. By another law, pro visional etedits tire opened in the budget for 1849 as follows :—ln the Departirient of Justiee ; 1,000,000 francs; Department of the Interior, 990,000 francs j Public Works, 2,175,060 Niles; War, 5,000,000 francs ; Finance, 2,200,000 franc& To the - Same department, for divers services comprised in the budget, 160,000 francs. 13y another law the Government permits the entry of corn-grain, whether by Belgian or foreign ships, at 50 centimes per 100 kilogrammes. Considerable reductions are also made in the entrance dues on potatoes and other vegetables, on horned cattle, dried meats, &c. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, 10 30, A.M., TDIS DAY. Arrived—Daniel, Copenhagen ; Rosalind, Princ• Edward's Island. A good business is doing in cotton. ITALY. NAPL ES. The following is the answer returned by Prince CABIATI, the Neapolitan Prime Minister, to the note presented by the French and English Governments on the affairs of Sicily : " PRINCE CARIATI TO MR. TEMPLE. " In the absence of his Majesty, from whom I am yot unable to receive direct orders, but of whose formal in tentions I am perfectly well advised, I hasten to reply to the communication with which your Excellency has favoured me. The desire for peace which it expresses, and the assistance it offers in the name of your Govern ment, appears difficult to me to be reconciled with the opinion it presents. The icing, who comprehends all the grave duties which Providence has imposed on him, can never lend himself to any combination which does not, in the most absolute manner, secure the national rights, seriously endangered. "Its Majesty is perfectly convinced that this et- iect cannot be attained but by the amalgamation of the Neapolitan and Sicilian forces, who must form but one army, and be composed promiscuously, as it ever has been, of Neapolitans and Sicilians. Our language otherwise would be in contradiction with the necessities of the country, nod I believe I am his faithful interpreter in testifying to you his regrets at the nature of the proposition. This first point being acknowledged, I will suppose for an instant that you, being better informed on the subject of those rights which you assure me you have so much at heart to de fend, will become a partaker of the opinions which I have thought it my duty to 14y before you, and that this Government has nothing more to do than to profit by the kind assistance you offer, for the purpose of settling with your official concurrence all the other questions now pending, and I therefore ask you what you will do if the insurgents of Palermo should refuse to submit to your ultimatum, of the propriety of which you are so tully convinced. The attitude assumed by the forces of France and England on the 11th of September cannot be entirely forgotten, as Admirals Parker and Baudin then menaced to arrest by force the victorious expedition in Sicily. I therefore feel I have a right to ask if, in case of need, you will take an attitude copable of solving this difficulty. " Permit me now to clear up an error which appears to have escaped your attention. You seem to believe that for a moment the King had consented to the propo sitions you made to us. I hasten to protest against a supposition of that nature, which nothing authorises, and which is absolutely contradicted by the reality of the facts. It is sufficient without doubt to recall these circumstances in order that you may avoid in future falling into a similar error. " I have, before terminating this note, another obser vation to make to your Excellency. You are aware that the Duke of Rivas, Minister of Spain, has notified to the Government of his Majesty the King, on behalf of the eventual rights attached to the dynasty of the family reigning in Spain to the throne of the Two Sicilies, his claim to intervene in any conference that may be held. The orders of his Court are formal, and we cannot re fuse our consent to a desire so perfectly legitimate. The question being neither Spanish nor English, but exclu sively Neapolitan, Sicilian, and dynastic, no objection arising from the actual situation of existing diplomatic relations between Spain and Great Britain can be urged. His Sicilian Majesty could not of himself, and at once, resolve this pending question, if he were willing to do so, therefore it ought to be placed on such a footing that he may either respect these rights, as legitimate and just claims, or have the power to cut them short by a complete disclaimer. " CARIATI. " Naples, Dec. 20th, 1848." In a subsequent note the Neapolitan Government asks that ,the representatives of all the Powers who were parties to the treaties of 1815 should take part in the conferences on the affairs of Sicily. On the night of the 20th several vessels laden with ammunition sailed from Naples for Sicily, but a stop has been put to the further transport of troops to that Island for the present, in consequence of the excitement produced in Naples by the intelligence of the election of Louis NaroLEorr BONAPARTE as President of the French Republic, of the formation of a GIOBERTI Ministry at Turin, and of the ap • preaching convocation of an Italian Constituent As sembly. There has been a rising in the Celabrian Provinces of so serious a nature that Marshal STA TELLA, at the head of a large force, has been dis patched to endeavour to suppress it. The finances of the Neapolitan kingdom are in a most desperate con dition. The object of the visit of Mr. TEMPLE to Gaeta was to offer the POPE an asylum in Malta. Pius IX., in acknowledging the attention, declared that he in tended to remain at Gaeta for the present. An ordonnance prescribes a quarantine of twenty one days for persons and merchandise from London, Hull, Edinburgh and Leith, and fourteen days from any other port in England. On the 24th the Fives closed at 821. ROME. Advices from Rome of the 2-th state that the utmost tranquillity prevails in that city, and that the Junta and the Parliament carry on the- Government satisfactorily. MAMMIANI is suffering from illness, brought on by the fatigues he has undergone. All parties in Rome demand war with Austria. There is not the slightest symptom of reaction in public feeling, and although virtually deprived of his tem poral power the POPE exercises his Spiritual Power in Rome in its full plenitude, indeed no one ever dreamt of infringing it. VENICE. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 27:11 ult., states that the garri.on, of Venice at present amounts to 15,000 men, not including the naval force, amounting to 4,500 men, nor the new corps that are actually organising. The Austrians, it is said, are concen trating forces to attack all the forts at the same time. LATEST FROM IRELAND. TRIAL OF MR GAVAN DUFFY. DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING. - The Commission Court sat at twelve o'clock today, and their Lord ships intimated that they had not yet prepared them selves to give judgment on the demurrer. Adjourned to one o'clock on Friday. The court was much crowded. Mr. Duffy's friends are in high spirits, and anticipate a favourable result. THE UNITED STATES ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.—The newly built steam-ship Canada, Captain Judkins, one of the vessels belonging to the British and North American Royal Mail Company, arrived in our river at mid night, bringing twenty passengers, and one week's later advices than those heretofore come to hand. The Canada left New York on the 20th ult., and brings us news of the arrival out of the Niagara on the 16th ult., after a passage of thirteen days and a half. The excitement respecting California was increasing. A fire had broken out of a serious nature at the Park Theatre, New York, on the 16th ult. The money market at New York, since the depar ture of previous advices, had been very easy. Money was plentiful, and could be obtained at very moderate rates. The general trade of the country is in a most satisfactory condition. Treasury Notes,loB rising; Pennsylvania Fives, 79. Exchange on London, 1081, 109, steady, demand fair ; Paris, 5 27, firm market ; llamburgh, 35i, 35f ; Bremen, 781, 79. 13readstuffs little doing; prices slightly receding. Western Canal flour, 5 dolls. 25c, to 5 dolls. 27ic., barely supported ; Genesse prime wheat, 1 doll. 24c. to 1 doll. 26c. per 601bs, ; Indian corn, round yellow, 68c. to 700. per bushel, steady ; flat yellow, 6`2c. ; Southern white, 58c. to 60c.; Indian meal, 2 dolls. 87fc. to 3 dolls. per barrel. Cotton—A fair business doing at New York ; former quotations supported. Upland mid. fair to fair 6- to 6f cents. New Orleans and Mobile fair to fair, 6i- to 7. Freight—Flour to Liverpool is 9d to 2s. per barrel; grain 6kd. to 7d. per bushel. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The performances of the Cirque National de Paris, at Drury lane Theatre, during th e pas t i;,?f4lte have been honoured by the presence of • the following nob and distinguishtfi persons:—His Royal Highness Prince ae.:,'reti, the Duke of Devon shire, the Earl of Munster, the Countess of Harri.:,7ton, Lord Suffield, Sir E. Codrington, Sir Win. Anstruther, Sit George Armitage, Sir H. Webb, Sir W. Fraser, Sr John Bayley, Sir Richard King, Miss Burdett Coutts, &c. THE ABERDEEO RAILWAY.-- - This great public undertaking is not yet out of danger. The directors are divided on the subject of ruching the first instal ments of funds under the agreement with the southern companies, and that, by a single vote, the money was re fused: it is evident that there is a great deal of per sonal and party feeling mixed tip with this matter; but as the special general meeting of Wednesday will settle the question in one shape or other, we forbear entering on the merits. One thing we would urge—viz., that the shareholders attend punctually, or send their i.roxies with clear instructions as how they are to be used. The great thing for the shareholders to drive at is the com pletion of the line; and, considering the largo capital already expended on the works, and the loss which every day's delay implies, we do trust that all party con siderations will be laid aside, and that a generous and earnest effort will be made to complete this great under taking.—Nerth of Scotland Gazette. The Belgian Minister and Madame Van do Weyer left town for W indsor_Castle. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very buoyant. Sales, 8,000 to 9,000 bales, at prices about id pfr lb. higher than on Friday last. Itai:way Shares were also very buoyant. The Foreign accounts received to-day ar3 again satis factory. In Belgium, parts of Germany, France, &c., trade appears to be steadily improving, and is even active, as far as the manufacturers of several places are concerned. The Funds at Amsterdam were rather quiet on Monday. It is Et;te;d that in the produce markets, again today, business is doing to a fair extent at fuller prices. At present the dealings are not so extensive as we hope soon to sce them. Messrs. Wilkinson and Jewesbury report that— ... _ _ The importations of Foreign and Colonial produce during the past year have been very great, and notwith standing considerably increased deliveries for home con sumption, stocks are larger now than at the commence ment of last year. Importers have supplied the markets very freely, which caused prices in some instances to rule lower than they otherwise would have done; the quantity brought forward in the last few weeks has been so large, which has tended to im prove the market, and dealers have been more inclined to purchase for Stock, which, during the past year, with but little exception, they have abstained from doing, in consequence of the almost constant downward tendency of prices; we Lope nothing untoward will happen to prevent the improvement in commercial affairs now an ticipated, both here, and also to a considerable extent on the continent. " The mask, t for Incl'go is firm, and October rates are maintained, but no sales of any importance have taken place in the past month. In reviewing the posi tion of this article during the year just ended, we find that at the four quarterly sales which took place, the total quantity brought forward was 36,632 chests, of which about 22,200 were sold, against 55,876 chests brought forward during the previous year, of which about 28,030 were sold. In the Fe bruary sale, 1848, prices ruled 4d. to 10d. per lb. higher for Bengal, and 2d. to 4d. per lb. higher for Madras and Kurpah; a large proportion of the entire sale was sold, viz., 8,700 chests, out of 10,136 brought forward. In the May sale prices fell 3d. to Bd. per lb. for Bengal, and 2d. to 4d. per lb. for Madras and Kur pah; only about 1,650 chests found buyers, out of 7,377 offered. In the July sale prices were par to 3d. per lb. lower for Bengal, but for Madras and Kurpah, of which few were offered, 2d. to 4d. per lb. advance was obtained ; about 5,000 chests were sold, out of 9,209 brought forward. In the October sale, which opened with better prospects, 2d. to 4d. per lb. was given for Bengal, and 4d. to 6d. per lb. for Madras and Kurpah, which continued scarce ; 9,910 chests were brought forward, of which about 6,800 were sold. The total quantity taken for home use and exportation may be estimated at about 20,000 chests, against 23,000 in 1847. The importa tions into this port for the year 1848 have been 24,643 chests, being less by 4,509 chests than in 1847. The deliveries have been 27,583 chests, against 30,428 chests in 1847 ; the stock is now 28,962 chests, against 31,992 chests at the• commence ment of last year. Viewing all the circumstances, in connexion with this article, wo think its position is favourable, and that an advance upon present prices may be fairly calculated upon." It is stated, in reference to the tobacco trade, by Messrs. Grant and Hodgson that:— " In taking a retrospective view of the market for the last twelve months, it may be observed that American tobacco of most descriptions has been almost stationary in price, while produce of most kinds has been ruinously , depreciated. The amount of duty paid shows an in crease over that of 1847 of 12,0001., which may be deemed satisfactory, when we consider the general state of the country for many mouths, and we presume not having the returns, a considerable decrease of consump tion in Ireland. " The number of pounds upon which duty was paid in 1846, was 26,557,143; in 1847, 26,701,911; and in 1848, 26,777,599, but there are some inconsiderable additions to be made to the ;atter, which we have not yet received." There are large arrivals of Foreign Grain, and prices in Mark-lane are dull to-day. The English Stock Market has been rather lower to-day, but there is no particular reason to be assigned for this. Parties who have made handsome profits upon the material advance that has recently occurred, naturally realise them as occasion serves, and wait to come in at lower rates. The Hebrew party are stated to have adopted this course. Consols opened at 89* 4, declined to 89 and 888, and are now 89 to 89*. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 89k to 89*. Bank Stock is worth 191- to 1901. Exchequer bills are 43!!. to 445. premium. The Foreign Securities are much quieter than yester day. Spanis Active Bonds realise 14. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been about 26 to 27. 'Mexican Stock is 251 to 4. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 48k- to 49. Railway Si7ares have been fluctuating a little, and are perhaps rather in favour of buyers; but the market is uncommonly good. • ONE CLOSING , ; • 5.11, IT i 6" E li'L'ND5., O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Sto&L 19 1 1,E 190% 190 t• Cent. Reduced Arms 894; 89 _`4 ,ix 3 1 4 per Cent. Aren 5........ 89% __on;.: Anus. to expire J an. 1860 ..• 8•M 11-16 8 11-16 Ditto, Oct. 10. 1859 ..... -16 • r,:ii., Botb , , 1,000/. ..... • Ditto under 1,000/. .. ...... .—.... 44 p 44 p Consols Cor Account 8 9 ,04, 88% 804 89 ~.L eciu e r Bills. 2j 2 d. & 2d. ..L . L .. 1,01. , 0i • liLarch ... 44 p 1,0001. June 43 p 500/. Mai cli.. 500/. June Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ciNE O'CL ')CK. 44 p 43 p 41 p 40p 44p CLOSING PRIC ES. 2razilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Equacior Bonds 2% Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 2% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 25 % 14 25 q Ditto, Account Russian Bonds .. ..... Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account - 14% Ditto, 3 per Cent ...... Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 / 4 per Cent... Dividends on the above payable in London. 14 1 ,4 28 1 ,4 18 Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 49 48% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 78 77 77% 48% 77 iitti PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING PA PLWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen mber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern:Junction Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7'4 — Belfast & County Down 20 1 / 2 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, cr with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 . Binning, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 15 1 / 2 Do. without guarantee 10 Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June 10 00000000 es •• ••• Boston, Stamfd & Birm 5 Bristol and Exeter 9O ... 1514 Ditto, Thirds Euekingham2hirc... 14/. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. fiz!,4 2 Do. New 10/. Pref..— 7 %•-• Ditto,Clydesdale Juno 50 ••• Chester and lloly head... 50 Ditto, Preference ls Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. .••••• ............... Direct London & Ports mouth Dublia and Belfast June. 35 ...... 4 1 ,4 5% D u ndalk & Enniskillen 20 ...... East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D. .. ••• 25 ...... 4% Do., 18/., E. & H.— 18 Do., 31. 1os. Eastern Counties........ 20 ..... . 12 11% 8 12%.„, Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ..... ..... 10 ...... 11%% ll% Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 6/. 135. 4d.... N P % p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. ...... 50 ... .............. Do. Quarters ...... 12 1 / 2 Do. New .............. . 34 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 3tA Ditto,. Class B (L & and B.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 - - 22V 174 B , A 21% les , Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 20 Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent.— ...... 2% ... East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 614..... 174 De., 6 per Cent. Pre- ference Quarters ... 6 1 A East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. .•• Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, Newport Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2 ,N...... 1% Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ~..', l asgov,, , liilmar.,& Ayr 50 ...... ..... .•• D o. rreference Consul. - ...... • ... -- Great d 0,.. .. 19 ..... 9 %3,4 9l Do., it A I ;,ferred ... 12% ...,.. 5 i /2 A, s' Do., % B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ... ..... 6% ...,.. -- Do. Extension 9l , /2 . - ••• ..., , ;teat South. and West. (I re land) Great North of England 100 ...-- ............... -- Ditto, New, 40/ 4O ...... ... . .......... •-• Ditto, ditto Ditto, New, 301......... 30 - -.. Gr D et ,i tt " W ' .I'..r es e t w er , n l . s . .. .........10 ......... 4 .. " 91% 914 Ditto, 'A Shares ...... 50 - Ditto, 11, Sh a res ...... 21 .. ... 18 Ditto, Fifths ...... ...... 20 - Ditto, New 171— ..... 13 .....11 11% Huddersfield and Tench. 30 1 0 Ditto, Thirds - i inll and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, IA Shares - Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... 54 Ditto, Thirds - i}i