The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

T HE POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY FOR 1849 Being the Fiftieth Annual Publication, is now publishing, in 2,000 Royal Ocl^ve Pages, price 36s Th. follewing are some of Gm principal contents :—Official Direc tOry—St cot Directory—Commercial Directery—Trades' Directory —Law Directory—Court Directory—Parliamentary Directory—Pos tal Directory—City Directory—Conveyance Directory—Banking Directory, &c., Sec., Sc. This Edition of the Work has been mo .t favourably noticed in the metropolitan Journals. For Reviews, ..ee Times, Nov. 30th, 1348 ; Morning Herald, Nov. 30th ; Morning Post, Nov. 30th ; Morning Chronicle, Dec. Ist ; dun, Nov. 30th ; Morning Advertiser, Dec. 2d ; Spectator, Dec. 2d; Atlas, Dec. 2d ; Weekly Dispatch, Dec. 3d; Globe, Dec. sth ; John Ball, Dec. 9th ; Britannia, Dec. 9th ; Hera path's Railway Journal, Dec. 9th ; Literary Gazette, Dee. 9th. Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar; and all Booksellers In Town and Country. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. Madße. CAROLINE, Madlle. PALMYRE ANATO, LES VOLTIGEURS, and Mons. AURIOL, EVERY EVENING. The Proprietors of the CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS beg leave respectfully to announce that SEVEN REPRESENTATIONS will take place during the present week, viz., FIVE EVENING and TWO MORNING. The performances will be varied from those of lest week, and embrace several entirely new Entrees and Acts. The celebrated Madlle. Caroline will perform every night, and rids a different horse on each evening, all highly trained.—Madlle. Pal myre Anato will perform a new Rapid Course on two Horses.—The extraordinary Lutte des Voltigeurs, by twenty-three persons.—The wonderful Feats of the renowned Messieurs Aurlol, and La Dense des Quatre Globes, by MM. Henri and Leroy, will be exhibited at every performance during the week. The Elegant Quadrille Du Moyen Age (a cheval) will be given for the 2d 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 representation. _ Paw's OF ADMISSION. Dress Circle, 4s. Dress Boxes, 3s. Upper Boxes, 2s. Pit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. 6d. Lower Gallery, Is. Upper Do. 6d SECOND PRICE. 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, 213, Regent-street. __ . Evening Performances.—Doors open at Halt past Seven, commence at Eight. TWO GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES, WIDNISDAY, and FRIDAY.—First Price as usual. No Second Price.—Commence at Two o'clock. ROBERT HOUDIN. - ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. `N. ROBERT HOUDIN will hare the honour to repeat his extra ordinary SOIREES FANTASTIQUES, at this Theatre THIS EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening for a short pariod. The Programme will be ♦aried, and will include Robert Iloudin's Grand Juvenile Distribution. Doors open each Evening at Eight. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. R. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptol. The pub'', is respec tinny informed that this Theatre leas, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole re-decorated. THIS EVENING. Will be performed TIEiiE7ICLIANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. Charles Kean ; Portia, Mrs. Charles Kean. After wkich, an Arabian Night's Entertainment, entitled CAMARALZAMAN AND BADOURA ; or, The Peri who Loved the Prince. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Horton, and Miss Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, tke original designs by Digby Wyatt, East, executed by Mr. Sang. A sew Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, anStalls rendered more comfortable. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, founded on Mr. Dickens's Christ mas Book, entitled THR HAUNTED MAN. Mr. Redlaw, Mr. Hughes : the Phantom, Mr. 0. Smith ; A. Tetterbj and Co., Mr. Wright ; the Boy, Miss E. Chaplin ; dilly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet terby, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste. To conclude with a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright ; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford. SOTAL LYChUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madam! Vestris. kiole Lessee, Mr. Charles Ma he 'FITTS EVENING. Will be performed A PECULIAR POSITION After which, a new Fairy Extravaal,za, entitled THE KING OF THZ PEACOCKS. Characters by Messrs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, H. Hall, Marshall, and U. Marshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwil- Itsm, Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Marshall, Miss Coleman, and Madame Vestris, To conclude with AN APPEALS I ( 1 , ril E PUBLIC. Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, ; Pit, 2 ; Gallery, ls. No half-price to any part 01 the house. The sew Box-office, No. 2, Wellin,,lton• ate t, is open to the public every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATC.E. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee anti Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished in a superb and costly manner by Mr Hurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best airart., ,, men ts hate been reads for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the couuort and cenTeitience of the audience. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new liallad Opera, entitled ROSIN GOOD FELLOW. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled ELYFF KING HAL ; or, Harlequin and the Charmed Arrow. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Ratty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince &lbert, Novelties fbr Christmas Holidays most astounding in the Metropolis. —A gorgeous Spectacle.—Rrilliant Scenes of the Arena.—The Arabs in their wondrous Performances.—A new comic Pantomime. Herr Hengler, the most extraordry Rope-dancer in Europe. TIIIS EVENING, Ills certain will rise at Seven o'clock precisely to the magnificent Spectacle of the WARS OF THE JEWS ; or, The Fall of Jerusalem. To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES 1 11 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 Hers* and Eachasted Prin cess of Sherwood Forest. The Celebrated ARABS will appear. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless autheati , cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. rTaE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 2. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 21; Highest, 31; Noon, 25, BAROYETION, 30.12. WIND E.S.E.; fine clew frosty weather. HIGH wATzu AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning •• 58 rate. after 6 1 Beanies .. 24 sin. after 7 n i 4 1111‘ .. , e „ 1 1 ( LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1849, Many a more brilliant orator and more distin guished statesman than the E2rl of AUCKLAND could have been better spared by the country; for the First Lord of the Admiralty, just deceased, was in a particular manner eminent for his useful services. 'Without being gifted with eloquence of tongue, or capacity of genius, he had, nevertheless, risen, before his demise, to an elevation in public opinion not fre quently granted to one devoid of those noblest gifts of the intellect. The secret of this was unquestionably the probity of the departed nobleman—his profound reverence for the principles of justice; his political consistency, a consistency as much removed from frivolity as from partizanship ; his sound and un ostentatious patriotism; his scrupulous and even conscientious regularity in the performance of the different duties devolving upon him in his mini. sterial capacity. It was from the combination of these admirable qualities that Lord AUCKLAND was enabled to secure the respectful good-will of his countrymen during his lifetime, and to cause his name to be remembered honourably and regretfully after bis departure. Like his friend and fellow labourer in liberality, Viscount MELBOURNE, the Earl of AucKLAND bas breathed hii laqt without leaving behind him one solitary enemy. For this alone, if for nothing else, he would be deserving of our re membrance. The second son of WILLIAM EDEN, who was in 1789 created baron AUCKLAND in the Irish peerage, GEORGE, VfterWardS EA of AUCKLAND, W 99 bor n on the 20th of August 1 784, in Kent, at a farm-house, near Beckenham. On the 7th of May, 1806, he en tered Lincoln's Jan as a student of law, and after the lapse of the prescribed interval, namely, on the 13th of May, 1809, was celled to the bar. 'Within twelve months after that occurrence, h° wever,his professional career was abruptly closed by a cat , strophe which rendered him the heir to a baronial coronet. W iLL/A34 , his elder brother, having in 1810 been accidentally drowned in the Thames, GEORGE EDEN abandon e d his position as a barrister, and was almost imme diately afterwards elected to succeed his unfortunate relative in the representation :of the borough of Woodstock. On the general election of 1812, Mr. EDEN was the unsuccessful candidate for the suffrages of that constituency, but upon the resignation of General THORNTON, in the November of 1813, he wes at once elected to his former seat in Parliament —a seat which he continued to occupy until the 28th of May, 1814, when the death of his father elevated him to the Upper Chamber of the Legisla ture. To enumerate briefly the subsequent epochs in the life of the thceased nobleman will not be in any respect difficult, seeing that they were neither very numerous nor very extraordinary. In the November of 1830, Lord AUCKLAND was appointed President of the Board of Trade, and admitted to a place in the Cabinet under Earl GREY'S adminis tration. On the resignation of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in the Jul y of 1834, the Noble Lord was raised from his previous post to the distinguished office of First Lord of the Admiralty, which office, never theless, he was compelled to vacate on the expiration of four months, Sir ROBERT PEEL having by that time ret irned to England from the Italian peninsula. On the restoration of the Whigs to the powers of Government, Lord AUCKLAND was, to the astonish ment of almost every man in the United Kingdom, removed from the comparatively subordinate offices of administration in this country, and installed, in the winter of 1835, in the vice-regal palace at Cal cutta, as Governor-General of British India. After presiding over the destinies of that vast empire throughout the perils of the insurrection at Caubul and the vicissitudes of the Affghan war, the Earl of AUCKLAND was at the commencement of 1842 suc ceeded by Lord ELLENBOROUGB. After his return homewards the former nobleman discharged with the most punctilious exactitude the responsibilities devolv ing upon him as a Member of the Upper House of Parliament ; and ultimately on the accession of Lord J. RUSSELL and his colleagues to power, in 1846 Lord AUCKLAND, with a discriminating judgment creditable to the Prime Minister, was again placed at the head of the Board of Admiralty. The duties of this elevated and most important office, have ever since that time been fulfilled by the Noble Earl, with a tact, and an assiduity, and a self devotion, which have elicited the eulogiums of the most competent members of the naval profession. A sudden attack of paralysis, occurring on Saturday, the 30th day of December, 1848 (at a moment when Lord AUCKLAND was out shooting on Lord ASH.. BURTON'S estate, the Grange), and terminating fatally at seven o'clock on the morning of Monday, the Ist of January, 1849, has brought to an abrupt close this useful, if not illustrious, career. Among his im mediate circle of friends the amenity of the Earl of AUCKLAND'S disposition will be borne in affectionate recollection ; at the Board of Admi ralty, where his intelligence has been now so long and so admirably manifested, his equitable and con ciliatory conduct will not very speedily be forgotten ; and in the New Palace at Westminster, among the ranks of the Lords temporal of the realm, we shall long miss the majestic deportment and lugubrious countenance which formed the distinguishing traits in the appearance of th islaborious and conscientious Englishman. Some of our correspondents have expressed surprise and incredulity at a statement which we put forward on Saturday last, to the effect "that the maintenance of the Grafton Peerage had alone cost the country more than twelve hundred and sixty millions of pounds sterling, or about one-half more than the entire national debt." Their astonishment will, however, speedily cease if they enter upon the calculation. They will then find that in place of exaggerating we have underrated the amount by no less than 30,683,955/. It is well known that a single pound per annum accumulating at compound interest, after the rate of five per cent. per annum, will amount in fourteen years to 201. sterling, and that the same will double plus 10/. in every successive term of fourteen years. If then we make our calculation on this basis we shall find that 1/. per annum so accumulated will amount in— 14 years to ... ... ... 201. 28 years ... ... • .• 601. 42 years ... ... ... 1401. 56 years ... ... ... 300/. 70 years ... ... ... 6201. $4 years .. ... ... 1,2601. 98 years ... ... ... 2,5401. 112 years ... ... ... 5,100/. 126 years ... ... ... 10,220/. 140 years ... ... ... 20,460/. 154 years ... ... ... 40,9401. and at 168 years ... ... ... 81,900/. After which period the annual increase wi amount to more than 4,0001., thus at 169 years it will amount to 81,900+4,095+1=85,9961.; at 170 years to 85,9961.+4,2991. 65.+1=90,2961. 6s. at 171 years to the last-mentioned sum + 4,514/. 165.+11. =94,8121. 25.; at IY2 years there will be a further addition of 4,7411. 125.: - - - 99,563/. 145.; at 171 years, an addition of 4,9781. 135.=104,5321. is. ; at 174 years, an addition of 5,2271. 125.=109,7591. 195.; and at 175 years a further addition of 5,4881. 19s.= 115,2481. 18s.; but as the pensions amount to 7,1911. 12s. from the Excise, and 5,407/. 10s. from the Post-office, equal to 11,1991. 2s. per annum, the total amount will be found by multiplying these sums together, which will amount to no less than 1,290,683,9551.99 decimals. From the above calcula tion it will appear how very dear the family of the FITZROYS have been to their countrymen. If similar accounts were taken of the sums paid to the heirs of the Dukes of SCROMBERO and MARL.I3O.• ROUGH, the Earls COWPER, AMHERST, and ATHLONE, and the fortunate assignees of the late CHARLES BooNE, it would doubtless afford mueh gratification to the oppressed and impoverished tax-payers, who are humbly imploring a remission of some of the many imposts under which they suffer ; it would indeed be a satisfaction to know how very comfortable these gentlemen have been made at the expense of our countrymen. Exempli gratia :—The pension to the heirs of the Duke of Scaosonao has been paid out of the Post-office for no less than 160 years. 2,9001. per annum would now amount to nearly one hundred and sixty millions sterling. The Dukes of MARLBOROUGH have also received from the Post-office 4,0001. per annum for 140 years, or in other words, 81,840,000/. The Earl COWPER has received 1,595/. 16s. for an equal time, or in other words 32,736,0001. This annuity was originally granted to one Smarm. OTERKERKER, a Dutch General, and was made payable to his heirs, for ever out of the Excise revenue ; his granddaughter married the ancestor of the present Earl COWPER— hence the claims of that Noble Lord. The Earl of ATHLONE is the descendant of DE GINKELL, another Dutchman, who received, besides large grants of land and an earldom, a pension of 2,000/. per annum, that has been paid fur 160 years, and would now (if ac cumulated) amount to 109,702,0001. sterling. It is at least satisfactory to know that some of these amounts have been expended in Eng land. The Dukes of GRAFTON and MARLBO ROUGH have always resided in the country ; the pension to the heirs of SAMUEL OTERILERKER has also remained in England since the marriage of the granddaughter of the original grantee. But the heirs of SCISOMBERG have continued to reside in Holland, and drawn, as we hare shown, from English tax payers what would now amount to 210,000,000/. sterling. We might increase the list if we desired. We might allude to the Dukes of ST. ALBANS, who for more than 170 years have held the sinecure office of hereditary Grand Fulconer, and during that period have drawn (nominally for salary, but for which no ser v i ces were ren d ere d , ) sums that would now amount to more than 150,000,0001. sterling. Sufficient, however, has been stated for our purpose. It will appear that the sums paid to the Dukes of GRAFTON would now be sufficient to pay off the national debt, and to pro vide for the entire support of our naval, military, and ordnance establishments, at even the present rate of expenditure ; or, that it would purchase the fee simple of England, at twenty-five years' purchase. The heirs of the Dukes of ScHoss- BERG might have provided for the entire of the railway expenditure that has already taken place ; while the payments to the Dukes of ST. ALBANS would suffice to complete all the undertakings, ac according to the original estimates. The Earls of ATHLONE have received sufficient to purchase the fee simple of, and to reclaim 4,600,000 acres of waste lands in Ireland—to have comfortably located 150,000 families on farms of thirty acres each, with d we lli ng houses and out off i ces erec t e d th ereon ; and also to g i ve to each head of a family 3001., in order to enable. him to stock and cultivate his farm in the most ap proved manner. The Dukes of MARLBOROUGH could pay off the whole of the incumbrances affect ing Irish estates, and afford the country the bless. ings of a solvent and unembarrassed proprietary, able to afford employment to the labouring population and to develope the natural capabilities of the natiun to the fullest extent ; while the descendants of SAMUEL OVERILERKER, now represented by Earl COWPER, might construct a net-work of l railways throughout the island, opening the line to Valentia harbour, and thus bringing N ew York within eight days journey of London, and making Ireland the high road for all passengers to the western hemisphere. The above calculations may appear puerile, but in these days, when the entire nation is calling for financial reform, and a reduction of the enormous burdens that oppress and weigh down thn peopk. they will afford fitting of the system that has prevailed for so long a period. None of the grants to which we have alluded have been subjected to the control of Parliament. They have been deducted from the gross receipts be fore their payment into the national Exchequer, and their legality is, to say the least of it, more than doubtful. What right, what scintilla jaris, had CHARLES the Second to tax the correspondence of Englishmen of the nineteenth century, or the beer they drink, for the support of his illegitimate off spring ? It is the proud boast of Britons that they can only be taxed by their own consent, or the consent of their chosen representatives, and yet they patiently submit to a charge placed upon their industry 175 years since, by a worthless sensualist, to remain for ever a monument of kingly debauchery. Why should WILLIAM 111. enrich his Dutch subjects with the spoils of generations yet unborn ? It cannot, and it must not be. We may be unable to obtain restitution of the sums that have been so absurdly lavished, but we may at least forbid a continuance of the system and remove the disgrace and ignominy that must attach to the name of Englishmen so long as they continue to yield the servile tribute. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. They contain scarcely any news. The Parisians were engaged the whole day in paying the customary New Year's-day visits, and the PRESIDENT of the Republic had been receiving deputations at the Palace of the Elysee National, from eight o'clock in the morning, and would continue to receive them until eight at night, which hour had been fixed for the congratulatory visits of the members of the corps diplomatipte. The most remarkable of these deputa tions was one consisting of the soldiers of the Old Guard, who, dressed in the uniform of the empire, presented a bouquet monstre to the nephew of the EMPEROR. The Prince D Mcsx.owa, 'the son of Marshal NET, has been appointed Ambassador to Berlin, and Count WALiewsin (a natural son of the EMPEROR) has been appointed Ambassador to the Court of Turin. The Count D'AREZE, the newly-appointed Sardi nian Minister, was received on Sunday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. D'URIVE and Da rEn, who are to represent the Court of Turin at the Brussels Congress, are shortly expected in Paris. M. JEROME BONAPARTE was installed as Governor of the Invalides yesterday. The National says that the steamers which hereto fore carried the mails between Dover and Boulogne have been withdrawn, not by the French Govern ment, but by that of England. The situation of the Ministry is regarded as very precarious. The Siecle, which was formerly the organ of M. ODILON BARROT, has the following very remarkable paragraph on the prospects of the Ministry " We repeat with a profound conviction that in the midst of the difficulties and snares of every kind which menace the new Government, the only means of safety for it is an honourable fusion with the last Ministry. We entertain a hope that this fusion will soon be accomplished, with the assent or rather under the inspiration of the generous man who so nobly delivered to his successor the Government, after hav ing honoured it at home and abroad by his wisdom and his courage." The prisoners of Vincennes are to be brought to trial in about a fortnight. The Presse says that the Porz will visit Toulon but will not remain in France. His Holiness, ac cording to the Presse, is about to take up his resi dence at Majorca. M. THIROUTOT has been appointed by the PaEst DENT Governor of his Palace. Count MOLE has written to the public journal, to say that indisposition prevented his being present at the National Assembly when the division on the salt duty took place; but that, had he been there, he should certainly have voted in the minority. Yesterday being the Jour de l'An (New Year's Day),:the Bourse and public offices were closed. At the Passage de l'Opera some speculators assembled, but only one transaction took place (i❑ Five per Cents.), at 75f. 20c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, J. I. Boulogne and Amiens, VA—Luxembourg (100, VA — Northern of France, B—Orleans and Bordeaux, 2 5 A—Paris and Rouen, IVA—Paris and Strasbourg, 3—Rouen and Havre, 10. ‘ ... • , ct i, . .--- , , , -,,,,, ... , 0 ,,, t0,,,d --, , ki —, • 1'....,;, :0 ~ , ,,r.--Aft..-•._, ......" i j ,„,,,, ,- ' ~., 411111111 L 4 •.:-.t.1 .:, ) _,::,:...-- „,... () ial ',- Tww.l,lo, ' „rte ..'= xnm, , • ~...y r. y 40 7. ~ ~, —itirm. . ~ , 10.1.,,,: . t..„,..57 e• 0- • --,.._ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1849," SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 26th hare arrived. There was to be a grand ball at the Palace on the 28th. In the absence of news, the Heraldo devotes a long article to the statistics of the silver mines of Hienden laecina. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. The Wiener Zeitung, of the 26th ult., publishes an important document, purporting to be an official de claration of the Government of Austria respecting its relations with theiCourt of the ex-Pore of Rome. This manifesto, after a brief recapitulation of the his tory of the Papal dominions since the accession of Pius IX. (in the course of which the worst motives are imputed to the Liberal party, the POPE himself being formally exculpated from all responsibility for the recent acts of his subjects), proceeds to announce the intention to resume diplomatic intercourse with his ex- HOLlNESS—seeing that he now once more enjoys the freedom requisite for the execution of his "apostolic" office. An ambassador will aecordingly be dispatched to Gaeta without delay. The name of the party to be charged with this important mission had not trans pired. It is certain that M. VON DIETRICIIiTEIN is not the man. The Austrian note does not even hint at hostile intervention in the affairs of Rome. It states that at the accession of his present 'Tom. ness, the necessity for comprehensive reforms in the government of the states of the Church was gene rally felt; that the POPE entered upon those reforms amidst the approbation of ell Europe; that amongst his most enthusiastic admirers were the adherents of a party who had chosen the Italian Peninsula as the theatre of their nefarious activity; that, in spite of their endeavours, a Republic was impossible in Italy so long as Austria's might on the Po and the Ticino opposed their measures; and that, upon that ground, the party alluded to endeavoured to bring about a • war between the Holy See and Austria. It is further set forth that the affair at Ferrara was 'passed over by Austria, which did not forget that the head of the Roman states was also the head of the (Roman Catholic) Church. Encouraged by that indulgence on the part of Austria, the Roman agitators offered —to the deep regret of the Tors—great indignity to the imperial flag suspended over the Austrian em bassy. About the same time the papal troops con trary to his wishes, crossed the Po, and fought against Austria. Under these circumstances—and seeing that the Holy Father had been deprived of all power in his own states—the Austrian Government had recalled their Ambassador. Matters had no w gone so far that the Holy Father had taken to flight, and had declared all the acts arising from the cri minal proceeding of the 16th of November null and void. The proclamation concludes by stating that diplomatic relations with the Porn, at Gaeta, will be resumed. The Wiener Zeitung of the 26th also publishes a manifesto of the EMPEROR to the inh a bit an t s o f Transylvania. It pr a i se s them f . or their devotion to the Crown, and tends to persuade them to throw off all connexion with Hungary, and to return members to the Austrian Diet. The Lemberg Gazette publishes the official report of Field• Marshal Count SCHLICK of the engagement at Kaschau " Head-quarters, Kaschau, Dee. 12, 1848. " Yesterday I had an engagement with tho en em y before Kaschau, in which I was victorious, and entered that town at five in the afternoon. Shortly after my arrival at Eperies, having received some information that the insurgents were concentrating in considerable numbers at Kaschau, I determined to thwart their plans at once, and with this intent broke up my qu ar t ers at Eperics on the night of the 10th, w ith the intention, by a forced march, of having my troops in fine of battle the following morning at Budomir. The evening be fore, however, the insurgents burnt down the bridge at Somos, which delayed me two hours on the road, as some time elapsed before the pioneers, though assisted by the villagers, could throw a temporary bridge over the Furth. I had ordered Fiedler's brigade, which left at midnight, to take the direction of Kisfalo, advancing along the banks of the Hernath, so as to surround Budomir, and to make sure of the passage over the Hermit for my division. At 11 o'cicck, my advance guard, consisting of Pergen's and lleym's brigades, came in sight of the enemy, who opened a well-directed fire from their batteries. Major Zimburg bad his horse shot under him, and two privates and two horses were killed. I ordered up the six-pound battery, and kept up so well directed a fire, that the enemy's guns were soon silenced ; the battalions of Parma and Mazzuchelli ware ordered to take possession of the high ground on the right, near the wood. The cavalry was drawn up on the left in an excellent position. The L. 4 717 neorpicci Cr:if rtd .. • ws iii" rcsu!t, tlith rcrfe. 1 r , .w enemy from two or three excellent positions by the su perior force of my six and twelve-pound batteries doing effective service. At one o'clock I was in possession of the heights of Budomir, and two or three rounds put the enemy to flight. The ground was so intersected that the cavalry could not act. It was impossible to take the bridge over the Hernath, owing to the peculiarities of the ground. To make sure of the bridge, I ordered Captain Scudier, with two squadrons of Cuirassiers and one squadron of Chasseurs to ford the stream. A battalion of Maz zuchelli's regiment volunteered to join. At the village of BACZ4, Major Concoreggio of the Chasseurs, Captain Scudier of the Staff, and Lieutenant Begg of the Chas seurs, in the hope of capturing some of the enemy 's guns, pushed forward, but were received by a round of musketry. The major fell mortally wounded ; Lieute nant Begg was wounded severely, and Captain Scudier has not since been heard of, and is presumed to be a prisoner. The necessary steps have been taken to as certain his fate. After this loss the Chasseurs fell back with their wounded officers. Our loss was otherwise small, though the enemy numbered 25,000 strong. We have taken a great number of prisoners, and found in Kaschau stores of ammunition, powder, &c. I purpose pointing out to your Excellency those of my officers who distinguished themselves." PRUSSIA. The Prussians are concentrating their forces at Coblentz. This fact confirms the rumour of the in tention of Prussia to assemble an army in the Rhenish provinces for the support of the reactionary cause. A secret treaty to this effect has, it is said, been entered into by A ustria,Russia, and Prussia. , The KING and Court have removed to Charlotten berg from Potsdam. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The King of DENMARK has issued a proclamation from Fredricksborg, in which he protests against the abuse of his name on the part of the collective Government of the Duchies, seeing that the latter does not fulfil the conditions upon which it was established, and that notwithstanding the protest of the Danish Commissioners and of the German Central Power, it continues t 3 violate the essential disposi tions of the armistice of Malmo. "At this moment," says his MAJESTY, " we cannot decide, especially for the interests of the said Duchies, to have recourse to any other mode than that of negotiation, to hinder this abuse of power, and re-establish the legal state of things." The KING concludes by saying, that until these negotiations shall be terminated he assures his faithful Schleswig subjects, that he does not con sider it obligatory on their part to recognise the present forced authority as the legal power, and that he will not regard their refusal Ito submit to that power as a violation either of their duty or their oath. General Box's; is everywhere received with marks of high respect and devotion. He was present at a recent ball given at Altona. It is stated that the General in command has been charged, on this visit, by the Queen of Paussza, to present a gold medal to Madame ORNEMANN, in acknowledg ment of her MAJESTY'S approval of the solicitude evinced by that benevolent lady in taking care of the sick and wounded Prussians who fought in Schleswig-Holstein. The General is likewise commissioned to present a number of silver medals from the Queen of PRUSSIA to the other ladies who so generously devoted themselves to relieving the sick. The General made a similar dis. tribution at Rendsburg. Those of our officers who were on furlough till the end of January have received orders to join their respective regiments at the beginning of the month. This is, of course, connected with the reinforcement of the Danish troops on Alsen, where an army of 12,000 men are already concentrated.—Hamburgh Papers, Dec. 29. BELGIUM. The Brussels Afoniteur of the 31st contains the sum of the budget of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for 1849, adopted by the Chambers and sanctioned by the KING. It is fixed for 2,159,742 f. 34c. ; subdi vided as follows :—Central administration, 194,050 f. ; salaries of political agents, 364,000 f.; consular agents, 49,000 f. ; travelling expenses of couriers, expresses, &c., 70,5001.; dragoman, carasses, and other employes in the consular department of the East, 80,0001. ; extraordinary missions, &c, 44,000 f.; commerce, navigation, &c., 285,900 f. ; pilotage, maritime police, packet boats for the transport of letters, vessels be longing to the state, arms, provisions, incidental ex • penditure, &c., 1,072,3341., making a sum total of 2,159,7421. 34c. By another law, adopted by the Chambers and sanctioned by the KING, the public debt for 1849 is estimated at 29,782,776 f. 85c. Count L. F. RATIBUS, of Boorstuk, is engaged in getting up an address of condolence to the POPE. HAMBURGH. HAMBIIIIGII, DEC. 29.—The Elbe is frozen over from the Upper Elbe to the bridge of landing. At Grasbrook it is crossed by foot passengers. At Altona and on the Kohlbrand there is a great quan tity of floating ice, the steam navigation between this place and Harbourg is consequently stopped. The steamer Primas was icebound there, and the Phamix here. In several parts the Elbe is already passed in hand sledges, and should this severe tem perature continue (5 deg. cold), it will soon be pass able in sledges. Yesterday there was a slight thaw, but it was of slight duration, and a great deal of floating ice is now forming. DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHARIST, DEC. 7.—The Russian military au thorities continue to make numerous arrests. The day before yesterday an English subject was seized in his own house and thrown into prison. On receiving this intelligence Mr. COLQUHOUN, the British Consul, immediately made a protest to the Stadtholder of the Principalities against this viola tion of domestic privilege, and at the same time demanded the immediate release of the person arrested, without payment of the usual fine, as well as ample satisfaction for the injustice committed against a British subject. The Kaimakan replied, that it was impossible he should be considered respon sible—he was ignorant of the whole affair; that he would willingly give the required satisfaction if it depended upon him. As Mr. CoraaunouN could not gain anything from the Kaimakan, he applied to the Turkish commissioner, who could do nothing except make a protest against the conduct of the Russian military authorities. The case has, there fore, been referred to the British Ambassador, Sir STRATFORD CANNING, who has taken it up ener getically. Winter is now at hand, and it is pretty certain the Russians intend to keep their quarters here. It is true that Count NESSELROD; in his circular of the "More th an once, i n f ormer ti mes , 31st of July, said, we have occupied either wholly or in part, the Danubian provinces, but, faithful to our word previously pledged, we have each time quitted them, BO 50011 as the conditions were fulfilled, which were dependent upon our evacuation. This will again be the case now ; as soon as legal order shall be established in Wallachia, and the Porte considers that it has re ceived a sufficient guarantee for the future tranquillity of the two provinces, our troops will be withdrawn from them, and immediately resume their strong de fensive position on the frontiers. This tranquillity has, surely been re-established, for the Turkish commissioners themselves assert that this is the case, and further that the'presence of the Ottoman troops is a sufficient check to any further breach of the peace. But the truth of the matter is, that Turkey is fully aware of the advantages she derives from her present occupation, and is glad to avail herself of any pre text, however untenable, which may permit her to retain paramount authority here.—German Papers, Dec. 29. ITALY. The Contemporaneo of Rome, of the 23d Decem ber, gives the following list of the new Ministry, appointed by the new Junta of Government : M. C. C. Muzzazelli—Presieent of the Council, Minister of Public Instruction and of Foreign Af fairs. M. Armellini—lnterior. M. Galetti—Justice. M. Mariani—Finances. M. G. Sterbini—Commerce and Public Works. M. de CanapeHo—War. The Contemporaneo adds : " It is announced to us that the Supreme Junta of the State is preparing a note for the Ministry, in which it solicits the prompt convocation of the Constituent As sembly, and that the Ministry will immediately present to the Chambers a project of law on this subject. To morrow the new Ministry is to meet, under the Presi dency of the Supreme Junta of the State, to deliberate on the great questions of the day. The delay of some days in the composition of the new Ministry and! the promulgation of the law on the convocation of the Con stituent Assembly of the Roman States, is compensated bw the good news from Piedmont, where the new Minis try is getting every day stronger." The celebrated preacher, VENTURA, has addressed a letter to the Contemporaneo, in which he states that Pius IX. had never entertained. the least idea of quitting Rome until by the intrigues of the Absolu tists he WAS falsely persuaded that there was no safety in Rome for either his person or his dignity as chief of the Church. According to Father VENT URA, the POFE was taken to Gaeta by a ruse ; he himself intended to go to Civita Vecchia, and he remonstrated loudly with those who accompanied him when he dis covered the trick. So warm was the dispute that it was overheard by the postilion who was driving. Those who wished him to:go to CivitaVecchia, SayBVENTURA, still demand his presence there, and threaten to use force, but the Austro-Absolutist party will not release ~- ~: . ~ i ~,~^t than wazi tile'', of but he ii ►,either more free nor in greater safety than was his prede cessor. Father VENTURA complains that the foreign journals who declaim against the pretended coercion of Pius IX. by the Romans are entirely ignorant of the affairs of Rome, and are misled by their corres pondents, who are all either Legitimatists, Phillipists, or Obscurautists. The ea pt f Pecs ~' The views of VENTURA, as far as regards the Au-tro-Absolutist intrigue appear to be somewhat corrobori.ted by the proclamation of the Austrian Government with regard to the POPE, which appears in the Wiener Zeitetng of the 2lth. The Epoca mentions that the Unare French steamer-01-war had arrive-d at Civita Vecchia, from Gaeta, on the 20th, and that her arrival had given rise to several rumours. Among others, it is said that Pius IX. was on board the ship. No one was allowed to approach the ship, and she had had no communication with the shore. Along with the Tinare was an English war-steamer, of which the name is not given. Cardinal FERRETTI, accompa nied by his almoner, had arrived, incognito, Lit Civita Vecchia. • Il Contemporaneo says :—" We can contradict the report that Lieneral GARIBALDI has been sent from Rome. He left yesterday to rejoin his legion, who are, it is said, in the pay of our Government. It is equally untrue that Father Glvezzi has been ordered to quit Rome." Il Nazionale of the 24th ult. states that letters from Naples announce that the army of FERDINAND will, within a few days, amount to 120,000 men. The naval armaments continue. Forced requisitions, enrolments, and new levies, are made incessantly. Cardinal BERNETTI and Cardinal OaaoLl have ar rived at Naples, the former from Rome, and the latter from Gaeta. Cardinal Gum left the town on that day. The English steamer Odin bad arrived, with Admiral PARKER and Mr. TEMPLE on board. Marquis BEVI` LACQUA has had an audience of the Pore. The official journal of Naples contains a decree, dated the 18th, for the requisition of 2,000 horses in the provinces beyond the Faro. Letters from Palermo, of the 18th, state that the Chamber of Deputies of Sicily has approved of the decree presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for the adhesion of Sicily to the Italian Constituent Assembly. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Beira Mr. Commissioner ROLROYD.) IN RE F. B. STACEY. This bankrupt, described as of Lincoln's Inn •fields, ?aw•stationer, and had been a director of the Ramoneur Company for Kent and Surrey, came up to pass his last examination. Mr. LAWRENCE appeared for the bankrupt, and opened the case by proposing an adjournment• Mr. REED, on behalf of a creditor, said he objected, on general grounds, to the bankrupt passing, until he gave an account as to a society called the " Ramoneur Com pany for Kent and Surrey," the bankrupt having de posited a great number of receipts for scrip as security for money advanced on bills, which were accommodation bills, as between the acceptors and the bankrupt. Some explanation was required as to these scrip receipts, which did not appear on the balance-sheet. Mr. LA3VRENCE said, although the scrip was not cor rectly set out, the amount, was r, presented in another form. Mr. DUNCAN also appeared to object to the accounts. The bankrupt, in examination, admitted that he bad only commenced business in January, 1846. He had previously been a railway clerk connected with the Lon don and North-Western Railway, and a short-hand miter. He had carried his account bank to 1844. He was bankrupt at that time, and his certificate was suspended for two years ; he did not obtain his certifi cate till Nov., 1846, after he had been in business for some months. He was the projector of the Ramoneur patent. The operations of the company,whichhal failed, commenced in the summer of 1846, and he received the scrip on which 51. each had been paid in part payment of 2,0001„ money advanced by him in carrying out the patent, of which he held three-eighths, estimated at 1,125/. His HoNouß considered a much fuller account was necessary, and the examination was adjourned for that purpose. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR7. (Before the RECORDER.) CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Patrick Sheehan, a son of the Emerald Isle, was indicted for feloniously wound ing William Finge on the 21st of December last, at St. John's, Napping , with intent to do him som e gr i evous bodily harm. The prisoner had no counsel. From the evidence, it appeared that the prosecutor and prisoner were both labourers in the London Docks, and that on the day in question the prisoner was paid 4s. 6d. for wages for both of them. The prisoner went into a public-house to get change, in order that he might give the prosecutor 2s. 3d., as his share of the money, and upon comine , out of :the public-house, the prisoner said that he had got a bad shillint, and could not give the prosecutor his share until he went into the docks to see if he could ge t the bad shilling changed. The prisoner gave the pro secutor 25., but refused to give bim his 3d. Words then took place between the prosecutor and the prisoner, and the latter then pulled out a knife, struck at the prose cutor's face with it, and made three or four gashes on his chin, exclaiming, " You take that." The pro secutor then gave the prisoner into custody. The po liceman who took the prisoner into custody had the greatest difficulty in getting the knife from him ; and on taking him to the station the prisoner declared, with an oath, that it would have served the prosecutor right if he had cut his head off. The prisoner threatened to run the knife through the policeman's heart if he attempted to come near him, and it was with the greatest difficulty he was secured. The house surgeon at the London Hospital proved that on the 21st of De cember the prosecutor was brought into the hospital with a wound on the chin, nearly two and a half inch es long, which penetrated to the bone of the jaw. The RECORDER having summed up, The jury, after soma considerable consultation, found the prisoner Guilty.—Sentence deferred. THE ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —The trial of William Watkins, one of the stokees, and Samuel Heeley, one of the engine -drivers, of tbe South-Western Railway, for feloniously killing and slaying Richard Perry, was postponed to the next ses sion, on the application of Mr. Ballantine. CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Hugh Stack, a brutish looking fellow, was indicted fur cutting and wounding, on the 261 of December last, William Bewley, a policeman, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Clarkson conducted the case for the prosecution; and Mr. Payne defended the prisoner. William Bea - lay, the prosecutor, stated that on the 26th of December he was on duty in Orchard street, Portman-square, when he saw the prisoner, with others, creating a disturbance, and upon his desiring him to go away, he came up to him fiourisitin.l. a knife and plunged it into his thigh, and also struck at him in the side with it. The witness had given the prisoner no provocation. Junes Topp, another policeman, corroborated -the evidence of the last witness. George Jeeps, another policeman, gave similar testi mony. During the examination of the witnesses in this case, one of the jury men, a gentleman of the name of Pagleson, was suddenly taken ill, and was obliged to be removed from the jury-box to the Recorder's private room, whore he was attended by three medical gentlemen. After the lapse of nearly half an hour, Mr. Giles, the surgeon to the police-force, and one of the medical gentlemen who attended him, stated in answer to questions from the Recorder, that 31r. Pagleson was totally unfit to attend again as a juror, and he was surpris4ed that in his state of health he had ventured to attempt to perform the duty of a juror. After the examination of another medical gentleman who gave similar evidence, The RECORDER discharged the jury as to the par ticular ca,e, another juryman was then directed to take his seat in the box, and the jury were then r,e sworn, together with the new juror, and the trial pm ceeded. All the witnesses were examined over again. Mr. PAYNE then addressed the jury for the prisoner. The RECORDER summed up at some length, and The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence deferred. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in trying Mint cases, which were, as usual, utterly dev oiid of public interest. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT JUDGE.) The January General Sessions took place this day Ist the Court House, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar is remarkably light, there being !vat sixty prisoners. John Hornbuckle, a young man, was convicted of stealing a piece of mutton weighing eighteen poun crs, from the shop of Mr. George Lampert, butcher, ,t. Alban's-place, Haymarket. A man of respectable appearance, who gave his na a re as John Plow, and described himself as a French sh ) e maker, carrying on business at Hoxton, gave the prisor t er a most excellent character, whereupon The JUDGE said the prisoner had been before c. vistcd, with four other young men, of stealing a lard ;e quantity of lead, and that upon that occa-don the vri t ness Plow came forward with the same story as to ••tl tie prisoner's good character. The JuOge severely re/ man& d the witness, and ordered him out of Ccurt. lie sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonm e nt with hard labour. Anna Kenny was convicted under tho Vagrant , ct as a rogue ands vagabond, and was sentenced to si x months' imprisonment with hard labour. Frain the evidence of the officers it was proved Cht she had bees already- convicted and imprisoned for va riuus offences forty-nine times in fourteen years—t hi s conviction makes the fiftieth. The Erin steamer, which arrived on Saturd .ay, brought 92,0001. specie (chiefly gold) from Consla ati Lople, in addition to 11,000/. from other places. Ai *- ther considerable sum is expected by the next vessel. MARKET NEI7 ,~- '; c:X..:.._~ , """ _. s: , +. Hay, 2/ 105 to 3 12s, U:uver ditto, 31 105 to 41 153 ; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s per load. A limited supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 105 to 31 155 ; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 41 13s; and Straw, 11 3s to 1/ 103 per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 8s to 31 135; Clover ditto, 3/ 105 to 5/; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 85 per load. Trade steady, at full prices. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT rERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The betting yt sterday a as almost entirely confined to the Chester Cup, for which Great Western, Mrs. Taft, and Atheist:lnc. were most prominently in demand. The nominations for this and the other Spring Handicaps are expected to be unusually numerous. CHESTER CUP. 35 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Tartar—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Lillie's: Great Western—taken t o or three times 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Greville's Geraldine—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Green's Athelstane—taken 2.000 to 40 agst Colonel Anson's Blaze—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. J. Peck's Melody—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft.—taken 1,000 to 18 egst Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Disney's Kelesbea—taken 2.000 to 30 agst Mr. Merry 's Chanticleer—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. C. Marson's Pius the Ninth—tkn 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Parr's Fernhill—taken DERBY 35 to 1 agst Lord Stanley s Strongbow—taken 40 to I agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron—take 50 to 1 CHESTER CUP. Nominations up to the close, last night in London, and to live o'clock in the afternoon at Chester:— Cawroush Lady Wildair Ribaldry Distaflina Clermont 4: by Don John, out of Meal Loupgarou Slashing Alice Great Western Ellerdale Egret The Admiral Vesta Sesostris Eagle's Plume lodine Reality Halo Lugar hi iss Nipper Fireaway Gwalior Henry of Exeter Fievaragh Peep o'Day Boy Kele,hea Cossack Woodcraft Foreclosure Cymba The Tartar Rhesus The Hero Honeycomb King of Kildare The Widow Dulcet Sauter la Coupe b by Jereed, 5 yrs Cotton Lord Inheritress Premier Pillage Whizgig Baby Clifford f by Sir Hercules, out of Montague Peeress Escape Solon Lavender Impostor (late Lanesbo- Feryhill rough) Gavendon Rotbersthorpe Lola Montez Auricula Taffrail Primrose .1.)o, t e-Boys Sunnyside Baienafad Rodney Sponge Burghley Gratis B. dlam Attraction Sir Peter Laurie Do- it ° again Epidarius Deerstalker Windermere Tiresome The Singer L;:nga icy Rudolph o 5 Resolution Mogldur Surplice lumi Glendower Exc tutor Much , r Good Boy Ellerslie tisckbiter Lamb's-wool Corsican Pavilion Crazy 1,211 Jovial Giselle Ellerdale Limestone Tom-tit Prince Charley Dacia Fuglernan Vampyre The Swallow Chat Bon-mot Hagley Emily Fernhill Ellen Loraine Cheapside New Forest Deer Farewell Avenger Troica cby Harkaway, out Diana Projk stile Rowland Planet Joc-o -Sot Amazement Bacchanalian Wanota c by Sir Hercules, out of Thornhill Empress Snowdrop Sister to Satirist Dough Idle Boy Melford c by Verulam, 4 yrs The Swift Cockermouth Rath mines Pantomime John Cosser (the Hetman Chanticleer Platoff colt) Geraldine Gaffer Green Mrs. Taft CHESTER, MONDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL ENTRIES. Tuscan Portrait Chevreiul Conquest Maid of Lyme YORK, MONDAY NIGHT, HALF-PAST TEN. ENTRIES. Flatcatcher The Conjuror Shy lock Westow Lammermoor The Arab Abbot of Meaux Cigarette Sylvan Malton _._. Garrick Velox Maid of my Soul Bingham Pelham Sheraton Swiss Boy Imperatrix HUNTING APPOINTILENTS. The Cheltenham stag hds., Sat., sixth milestone on the Gloucester-road-12. Sir John Cope's hds., Wed., Dogmer's Field; Fri., Lodden Bridge Farm. Craven hds., Wed., Chisbury; Fri., Whitehill; Sat., Asheridge-101. Eggestord hds., Wed., Cidley Arms; Sat., Chumleigh Beacon. Ilambledon hds., Wed., Berry Lodge; Fri., Swan mores-1 Mr. Lushington's hds., Wed., the Squirrels; Fri., Dor dington• street—l I. Llanclly hds., Wed., Pemby; Fri., Llangcnnieh. N. F. H. hds., Wed., Bartley Green; Thurs., Earl doms; Sat., Hill Top Gate. Mr. Powell's hds., Wed., Panthowell; Fri., Velin Court North Staffordshire hds., Wed., Alsager; Fri., Ad derley. Lo - rd Southampton's hclF., Wed., Salcey Lawn; Fri., Astwell Mill; Sat., %%lawn Park-1 t. Surry Union hds., Thurs., Wood Hill; Sat., Cht ssing ton Church. Tredegar lids., Wed., Tredegar House; Fri., Castle town. Vine lids., Wed., Oakley Hall; Sat., the Vine-11. Mr. Deacon's hds., Wed., Dounsland Barn, Sat. Lamerton Green. Berwiekbhire hds., Thurs., Retreat Gate, Sat., L:mg tortnacus—li+ Durham County hds., Wed., Fiihburn, Fri., Great Raby hds., Wed., Witten, Fri., Nrwsham-10f. Hurworth hds., Sat., Ilur worth Village—lci. Mr. Hildyard's harrs., Fri., at Potts-10i. Sir Tatton Sykes's hds., Wed., Castle Howard, Fri., Birdsall House-10f. Ho'derness hds., Thurs., Lowthorpe Lodge, Fri., Be• verley Grand Stand-101. Sherwood harrs„ Fri., Lyndhurst-11i. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Thurs., Radbourn, Sat., Swark stone-101. Donington lids., Wed., Kegworth Station, Fri., Smisby-101. Sir R. Sutton's hds., Thurs., Houghton-on-the-Hill, Sat., Bunny Park-11. Mr. Salkeld's hds., Fri., Limekilns, Broadfield-11. The F. B. hds., Fri., Autron Gate-10i. Somerset Subscription hds., Sat., RaMgh's Cross-101. Marham harm, Wed., Marham House, Sat., Dereham Grnrg4 (a deer) -11. Sutfork hds.,:Thurs., Shadwell Park-101. Mr. Napper's lids., Thurs., Ingram's Furze, Sat., Sla deland-10i. Southdown lids., Fri., Asheomb-11: MANSION-ROUSE ENTERTAINMENTS. -We have reason to believe that the Lord Mayor is much an noyed at the interruption thrown in his way by the present alterations going on at the Mansion-house. However necessary those improvements may be for facilitating the more ready disposal of public busi ness, by enlarging the Justice-room, still the change has been commenced by the Corpora tion authorities charged with such matters at a rather awkward period, for the Lord Mayor is thereby prevented from displaying his well known hospitality at this festive season. The din ing rooms, &c., are also under repair. His Lord ship need not, however, be much alarmed—there is ample time in store yet ; and the jolly citizens will take the will for the deed, resting well assured that there is a " good day coming," and many of them ! THE LATE MURDER AT TAPHOUSE.—The adjourned inquest on Mrs. Holman was held on Tuesday last, at Marchant's Red Lion Inn, before Mr. F. Leigh. No more evidence was produced, except that a sum of money much larger thaw it was believed by her triends Mrs. Holman ever kept in her houso was discovered some days after the murder in the cushion seat of one of the chairs. The cushion happened to be taken up, when two sovereigns fell from it, and on further investigation 14 sovereigns and a 51. note were found in it. Whethsr the thieves found any money in her box is still a mystery. The jury found a verdict of " Wiltul Murder against some person or persons unknown." Mr. Baldwin Ful ford stated, in the course of the inquiry, as a matter of justice to George Badcock and George Holman, whose names have been connected with some idle tales about the murder, that those parties have had nothing to do with it, as they were not near the place at the time, the one being in Plymouth, the other in London. On Friday two men were taken in custody by Hele, the Al; hington constable, on suspicion of having been concerned in this transaction; but, after two e , xarnintti, na before Mr. Charles Gordon, at the Castle (both of which acre strictly private), they were discharged, there being uu evidence to warrant their detention.— West B r iton. ; ft ::P..CIAL NEWS 1,1 cLie TO TI - 11?E.E. Yesterday was observed as a holiday at Liverpool, and cons, (ineptly there is nothing to report of Cotton or Shares. The Mincing-lane Colonial and G ene ral P ro d uce Markets have been re-opened for public sales this day, hut a very- small quantity of goods has been jut up. Indee d the holders evince no disposition to presss sales. Sugar is going of will, and refined is in good re quest; fair grocery at 48s 6,1 to 50s. Ceylon Coffee has been in demand at 30s to 32s for good ordinary. In Tea there is not a grcit deal eh , ing. The chief purchases were before t i e - s. Tallow also is lower—P.Y.C. net realising tore than 42 ,, per cwt. on th spot. The Money Market is easy, and next Beek may be expected to be more so as the dividends will be then in course of plyment. The first day of paymeo:i to the will be the 9111 inst. The bankers have a large surplus at command. The prospect that past experience will induce better management of the English railway, and other companies is cheerful, and perhaps we may note that the same com plaints as have been made here are current in the United States. One party states— " The management of the financial affairs of incorpo rated companies in this country (America) has ever been a cause for loud complaint from those who have been induced to put their money in them; and, instead of learning by experience to conduct them upon more correct principles, the evil appears to be steadily increasing, and immense amounts of capital are squandered in the most reckless, heedless manner, utterly regardless of all results, or of the ruin brought upon those who have entrusted their property to such as are incapable of jtVieiously expend ing it. Money enough has been subscribed in New York to construct and equip every railroad diverg ing from it. Millions ot dollars have been raised within the last ten years for the completion of roads connecting this city with the north and west, all of which have been expended, and the lines but partially completed." John Bull is prone enough to grumble, and to fancy that these things are managed better in " France," con sequently a little information in the above sense may tend to reconcile him. At the London Dock Meeting to day, a dividend for the half-) ear, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared, payable on the 9th inst. The Funds are higher again to -day, and with a good business doing. Consols have been 89i to and are now 89i 4. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 89i to 90. Exchequer-hills, 40s. to 435. prem. for those ot June. Bank Stuck has been 190 h to 191 h, The Foreign Market is buoyant. Spanish Five _per Cents. realise 14i to ; 4 1 , and the Three per C en t s . 2e i to ' a The Portuguese Four per Cents. are 26. Mexi can 4 Bonds have been 251 to -a; Grenada are 13k. Railway shares are undecided again. Caledonian, North Stafford, Great Northern, the York, South- Eastern, and must others, are dearer. BRITISH. FUNDS This DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock I9 I IA 19014 3 per Celt. Reduced Annuities 8 9 ,41 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Aims 89% 90 89 3 4 Long annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 18C0 8 11-18 3 4 Do.oo Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 8 9-16 India Bonds under 1,0001 43 44 p otesols toe Account tt 891/11AL42 d. xeectier bills. 21,0. March. June. I.,(Jtio/. 5(0/ Small FOREIGN 1. UNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ecuador Bonds 3 27& Grenada, 1 per Cent. Ditto Deterred Ditto for the Account . Ditto for the Account ...... 254 5 / 8 34 9 % Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 4 9 1 /2 50 Cot .ugue6e Bond*, i pe.. Cent 7O Ditto 4 per Ce.it. Ditto for the Account .. Spaiiisti Bout's, 5 hey'Cent,lB4o Ditto Passive Bonds 3, Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 2N3/a Ditto for the Account 29 28% Venezuela Boods 1.25 RAILWAY StIAREzi AT ONE O'CLOCK PAID. PER SHARP. 50 to ‘‘ RA ILW •‘• , , l kr., Notting., Bos,:on, &c. 44...... 1 4 ----- to % r, hire and tiallsway ~..ia,t and ccunty Down .. 19 .. .. iriningtiani & UxturdJ unct., call 3 duly pd, or wi; h guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee... 20 „.. ..... to —• ,iii mingham,Nv 01., & Dudley - , calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . ...... to Do., without a guarantee... 10 Binning., ‘Vol., & Stour Val. 131.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cbeshir4 Junction lO Boston, Stamt., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter - Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire l4l. 4s — ...... to ••--. C 2 lcdonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, New 10/. Preference 7 1 / 2 B% %... to Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead 5O ..... 22 1 ,E to Ditto, Preference Clarence. . 7 8 14 ..... - Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 — to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 East Anglia, 25/. L. & E., sad L. & 1). ... Ditto, 18/. E. & H • 18 to -- . . Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 3 1 ,4 3 ...... to 33 E astern Counties ..... 2O ...,.. 11 121 1 4 to 12 Do. Now Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 Do. Perpot.,s per ct.N o. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... . to Do., do N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d... Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do., Quarter 12%..... Do., New Eastern Union, Chum A (late E. U. Shares) .... .... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3% — to Ditto, do, llass B (I. & B) 2U Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 20 Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 . l 7l Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2 1 / a — - East Lancashire Ditto, New ... Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 64 ...... 7 East Lincolnshire 25 , *(linl,urgh and Glasgow SO D•tto, Halt Shares Edinburgh ?Tic' Northern ... 25 Ditto, Ziew port.. ... ..... .. 15 xeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% -- ..• . to ..xlasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..B/. 66.8 d — ..... to : no,gow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - Uo.Preltrence Conswidated ..... .. Great 2 , ,rll hero I`u. 1,,,:, A Deferred .- .... ... 12 1 / 2 5 ~ -2 ii,... to Do. 1 / 2 13 6 per Cent. Guar. 6 1 A, 5 ...... to Do. Extension ... ..... ..... 2 1 / 2 .. - ,t. 6011111. ai. 1t eit. (Ireland) 42iii 2 6 1, 42 : n.at .North of England 100 Ditto.:. w 40/ 4O Ditto, ditto Litto, ;,..., .301 Diat , ,,New 1,',/......... ..... 14 ...... . ... to reat i'‘c..tiyili Ditto, I.E.d liarea Ditto, (.!uarter Share.; Ditto, Fifths 2O Do. New 17/ l3 ..... 11 iluddr.rstield and Manchester 30 .. ... Ditto, 'inn cis.. to , till and Selby 5O DiLo, Halt shares ..... to -... ..... to to Ditto, Quarter Shares „ 12 1 Ai — ancaittr and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., 'I nirds I,r,ncoshire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... liitto, ditto Ditto half Shares -- Ditto Quarters Diaz } itths Ditto S , xteenths ... ... 6IA ...... ... Ditto Thirds (Keg.) 1)o., New Guar. 6 per cent. 7 Do. Lives pool and Bury... 43 Do. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 43 Do., NV al; etteld, Pontefract, ---- and Cure Do., West Riding Union... 7 .... . 2A Y 4 to Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 _, Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 1 Leeds ono i:radioro Leeds,Dew.3bury,& Manches. 50 Do., Halt Scares D . A.°, Blue (scrip) ..... .... 2% — ...... to ..., Leeds and Thirsk - ••.. . to -- Ditto, New Do. , do.,Preter., 6 per Cent. 314..... ...... to ..., Liverpool. Oros uy, and Sout h oort. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% ..... .to London 8e Blackwall ......131.6x. 8d 5 ...... to Do. Extension - ...... to LAW., Bright., &South Coast 50 Do. Guaranteeds per Cent. 9 . ..... Do. Prat. Conv. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... .. Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 ...... 1 .ondon and (ireenwich... 12/.155. 4d... ... Ditto Preference London & North Western 100 12 5 1 ,2 to 127 Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 Do. New Do. Ficais Do. 40,. Sharer-, ..1.4. & M 25 ...... Do. 10/.... 51. end B. (A.) 10 .... . 123; i to Do. 10/. ~ M. and B. ( B.) 10 1)o. 10/. ... M. end B. (C.) 1 Lellilon and S. Western...—. 50 .. to DiUo, New 50 0 Ditto, Now 40! Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirel., .. .. Dc., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls Lendou., S.:dish:Hy, & Yeovil 11 4 — ...... to Londonderry nod Coleraine... 28% • ...... to Loodoi,Licrry and Enniskillen 27 1 / 2 — ..... to I, o,vestoit (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...~ `irneta l'4:Atm, & Ai atloeli 4 3 / 4 5a .-- to 1 arichr, Sheffield, and Line. 100 - Ditto % Shares( No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, ,-* Shares (1;4o. 3 )... 11 „i. ..... 1)o., ...c , :evs 10.. Preference.. 10 ..... .... to -- Pitt° Grimsi,v - Ditto. ditto. ~ itu. ;.litto ... .. Ditto Sheffield end Line. 15 ...... ... bitto, Griwsby Dock ...... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 4i. 25.... - .`iiivlaud,.,..,.. lOO ...... 87 4 to