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ment, the other from her two revolutions. Such is the singular phenomenon exhibited by the country at present. She is monarchical, as it has been truly remarked by the Minister of Commerce and the Mi nister of Public Instruction—monarchical in her ha bits, her recollections, and her interests, and, above all, monarchical when considered in her relations to the other States of Europe. But, on the other hand, France is practically a republic.—(Cries from the centre.) Yes, gentlemen, France is a republic in her principles, which have been triumphing for the last 40 years, by the still-increasing division of the property of the country, by the complete aboli tion of all privileges and all social distinctions, and by that individualism which is every day penetrating deeper into and corrupting social life; by the greater number of the institutions that she possesses; and, finally, gentlemen, she is republican by that innu merable National Guard in arms over the whole ex tent of the kingdom.—(Murmurs from the centre.) These two principles, gentlemen, are co-existent, and are in full and simultaneous action. The republican principle is ever tending upwards towards the summit of society. Its partisans declare that when a country like ours has attained a high degree of emancipation and equality whatever concerns monarchy is but factitious, and little better than a kind of pageant. We, on the contrary, gentlemen, look forward towards the complete realization of the republican system as one of the most fatal events that could befal the country in its present state. But how put an end to this struggle—how reduce to order those jarring elements, or govern the coun try prosperously ? The Ministers tell you, by the means at the disposition of those in power—by the action of the laws which support that power— power, and always power. But, gentlemen, have we not seen crumble to pieces the two greatest in stances of power it was possible to establish —one, the power of genius, sustained by continued victory and far-spreading glory, and supported by the wishes and the rights of the people ; and the other resting upon a pedestal of fourteen centuries of glorious descent, the origin of which is lost in the night of antiquity ? And it is in the presence of these two awful examples, and in the midst of these formidable principles, consecrated by the experience of ages and the ordeal of two revolutions, that you pretend to remain stationary and resist their impulse. The Hon. Deputy concluded by saying, that he would never consent to admit that there existed a Carlo-Re publican alliance ; such an alliance would necessarily be a hollow and hypocritical one. But though there be no alliance, there is a simultaneous struggle, and that struggle owes its rise and continuance to the system adopted by the Government ; to the refusal of those political rights, not exclusive to one party or the other, but to both—to all. This may be what is termed the juste milieu, but assuredly it is neither sound government, nor strict justice, nor loyalty of conduct."—(Applause from the right.) M. Guizot, !n replying, energetically reprehended the very unbecoming attack which M. Berryer had made against the principles upon which the Govern ment was founded. " These attacks," M. Guizot added, " appeared to him scandalous, and he re gretted that M. Berryer seemed to entertain so erroneous an idea of liberty as to suppose that it authorized him to make them." NI. Guizot con tinued—" The day, Gentlemen, when such scan dalous attacks shall become dangerous for social order—the day when they shall be able to put the Government in jeopardy, and compromise the safety of the established institutions, and the hopes of the future—that day, if ever it should arrive,—l cannot pretend to say how this Chamber may be composed, but of one thing I am certain, that, be its composition what it may, it will not permit such scandalous at tacks as those I have alluded to. I repeat that expres sion, as it is the only one which expresses what I mean. It has been said that in 1830 we established the sovereignty of the people. I shall not enter into a metaphysical discussion of words and systems, but, guided alone by common sense, I shall state what we did in 1830. We drove away a dynasty become incapable of governing the country. We reformed most materially our institutions.—(Marks of dissent from the extremities.) We did not abolish the charter, but changed its principle and improved some of its regulations. We overthrew absolutism and privileges, not for the purpose of introducing abso lute liberty and equality, but to give to the country much more liberty and equality than it had.— (Laughter from the extremities.) Our duty now, placed as we are between two hostile camps, is to pursue a wise and prudent policy, equally distant from excesses of all kinds—a policy which under this point of view, has been truly called the juste milieu. Such is and ought to be the proper and inevitable posi tion of the Government. Here the general discussion on the address closed, and the Chamber proceeded to discuss the different paragraphs separately. Up to the fourth paragraph was agreed to, and at six the debate was adjourned. SITTING OF JAN. 7. At one o'clock the President took the chair, but for a considerable time after, the Deputies, a great number of whom were grouped about the Duke de Broglie and M. de Rigny, continued engaged in private conversation. The reporter of the 7th bureau proposed the admission of M. Prunelle, re-elected for the department of the Isere, and of M. Ovieux, re turned for that of Ile at Vilaine. At two o'clock the debate upon the address was resumed. The first four paragraphs having been agreed to in the previous sitting, the discussion commenced pn the fifth, in which mention is made of industry, commerce, and agriculture. M. Caumartin proposed an amendment to the effect that the protection to agriculture should be more particularly insisted upon, and that the words " There still remains much to be done for its en uouragement" be inserted in the paragraph. M. Caumartin urged the adoption of his amendment amidst considerable noise. M. de Tracy proposed to modify a passage of the same paragraph by letting it run as follows, and as it now stands :—" Everything that tends to increase the means of existence of the working classes, by augmenting the demand for their labour and its full Femunerat ion." This amendment was opposed by M. Charles Dupin, who contended that the Government could not occupy itself with increasing the demand for work. The Hon. Deputy, after taking a view of the actual situation of the workmen, contended that their position was anything but deplorable, as cer tain agitators would wish to represent it. " The workmen are very well off, and their comfortable position has been frequently acknowledged by this Chamber, by the principal members of a former Opposition, the Foys, the Benjamin Co ns t an t s , an d the Manue ls. To those, " continued the Hon. Deputy, " who are so eager to call for universal §pffrase, and a sudden change in the position of the working classes, I shall recall the fact, that Bailly and Lafayette, after having been fired on by these deluded men, were obliged to disperse them by force in the Champ de Mars." M. C. Dupin then proceeded to animadvert on some obser yations made by M. Gamier Pages in the commence ment of the discussion. He said, " Into what would such a policy hurry us ? Into a regime of blood and pillage. Yes, gentlemen, into a regime of blood; and when every man of probity and talent should have fallen under the axe, what would re main ? The Carlists ; and then would come back the system overthrown in July."—(Approbation from the centre.) Mr. Gamier Pages next addressed the Chamber. He began by complaining, that although it was sup posed that an entice liberty of speech was permitted in that tribune, yet when a member, who proclaimed . . himself a Republican, wished to explain why he was 17...,..1 so hi %vas met by outcries and reproaches. You 4.pra !Wits, ) to explain ourselves. Ministers of the ~ : ris p ii, g, iiovikiii, ,, This discussion is fraught with , ;..,;,.,:latigei.-04ritwhter and cries of" No, no," from the ( e'er ~1 etiv.)-- . y * .x 4 e o eat, it is frau ght with danger. ~ ;I FAftfriet,ted:crieraf" Not at all. ") It has been un t.quteil to us that :We wish for a regime of blood. ---,-- - ' 3 ':9 We have never, by the remotest implication, called for such a regime. What we wish for is the wel fare of the people, and that is not to be found in a regime of blood. We have been accused of attack ing the rights of property : that is also a false im putation. Friends of industry, we never could think of contesting his right to his property who has gained it by his industry ; all that we wish for is, that by means of industry every man may be enabled to gain property both more speedily and more easily. The Moniteur contains a royal ordinance by which the college of the third electoral arrondissement of the Landes is convoked for the 31st instant at St. Sever, to elect a deputy in the room of M. Brethons Peyron, resigned. The official journal has also a long list of promotions in the navy. FRENCH FUNDS.—PaeIs, JAN. 7. Five per Cents., 105 f. 105 f. 40c. 35c. Four and a Half per Cents, 101 f. Three per Cents., 75E 75f. Kc. 76E National Loan, 105 f. Bank Actions, 1,710 f. 1,715 f. Rente de Naples, 91f. 50c. 70c. BCc. Roman Five per Cents., 92. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 18%. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 41►% 41 41%. Royal Spanish Loan, 8234 Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 6614 66 66 1 4. Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cent., 97 97% EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 20c. ; money, 25E 25c. Three months, paper, 25f. 15c.; money, 0 5f. 15c. —Comm Authentiaue. DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, JAN. 7.—Accounts from Batavia to the sth October last year have been received at Helvoetsluys. They were brought by the Johanna brig, Captain E. Bergmann. According to accounts brought by him, affairs had assumed a better appearance. Tranquillity was restored at Palambang, and the Commissioner• Gen eral had arrived at Padang. In Java perfect tran quillity prevailed. The Staats Courant, and other papers of the 6th, 7th, and Bth, publish very lung details of the da mage done by the late storms, not only in Holland, but all along the banks of the Rhine as far as Co logne. The chief damage was occasioned by the storm in the night of December 31, the dikes in many places partly washed away and partly broken through. At Nimeguen the houses on the banks of the Waal had suffered great injury. DUTC? FUNDS—AMSTERDAM, Js N. 7. Actual Debt, 234 per Cent. 49% to 50 1 4 Amort Syndic, 4% per cent ..... - ..... 88.% to 8914 Ditto, ditto, 354 per cent. Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 per cent 103% to 1033 Ditto, 1832, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1833, 5 per Cent. Exchange on London Ditto, two months —Dutch Papers, Jan 8. PRUSSIAN FUNDS—BERLIN, JAN. 2. St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent 9 7 14 96% Prussian English Loan, 1818, 5 per cent 10354 103 Ditto 1822, 5 per cent.... 103% 1(3 Ditto, Bonds lB3O, 4 per cent.... 91% 91% Exchhange on London 6. 34% —Prussian State Gazette, Jan. 3. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. T. Bank Stock 21 3 34 ,St. Patrick Insur.(poiShare Consols, 3 Der cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 96% National Ditto 25 Ditto, New • 96% Patriotic Ditto ....•• 1 per Cent. - -I Hibernian Bank 23 Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... 88% 'Provincial Ditto ...... Royal Canal Stock — !Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent — Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4D. C. -- ! Commercial Buildings — GERMAN PAPERS. (BY EXPRESS.) VIENNA, DEC. 30.—The Oriental question bad lately assumed a direction which tended to embarrass still more the affairs of Europe, and endanger the peace which had been so carefully maintained. The treaty of the Porte with Russia had already excited the apprehensions of England, whose policy is constantly guided by its com mercial interests, and France, which, since the revolution of July, has taken so much pains to recover a part at least of the influence it formerly exercised in foreign policy, was by this treaty (which gave to Russia alone the protection of the Porte against domestic and foreign enemies) deprived of that influence at Constantinople which it had gained by the energetic conduct of Admiral Roussin. Hence the coldness which has latterly taken place between Russia on one side and France and England on the other. Hence the press in Paris, and still more in London, ex pressed itself with bitterness against Russia in the journals which are known to be the organs of the Ministry. Tend ing to the same object, armaments took place in the sea ports of France and England, to reinforce their fleets, as a counterpoise to the extraordinary activity that was observed at Odessa, Sebastopol, &e. Like an avalanche which increases in its fall, the first armaments led to greater ones, and when the powers fully prepared for combat are opposed to each other, the course of negotiation becomes more difficult. In order to avert such a conflict, which is, indeed, remote, the Austrian Cabinet, whose powerful voice bas been so effectually raised in the late times of agi tation to preserve the existing relations and general peace, has applied to the• Russian Court, with which, since the negotiations at Munchengraiz, it has been on terms of con• fidential friendship, which call to mind the period of the deliverance from the domination of Napoleon, and has received from that Court the most satisfactory assurances on this bead. In consequence of this discussion a treaty is said to have been concluded between the two Courts, by which " the two Governments have guaranteed the continued existence of the Turkish empire, even in case of the extinction of the reigning dynasty, and to the exclu sion of Mehemet Ali." We learn that Prince Metternich two days ago announced this event to the British Ambas sador, Sir Frederick Lamb, who gave his cordial appro• batiod to a negotiation which cannot fail to produce the salutary points of peace, and by which the great Statesman who directs the affairs of Europe with equal moderation and dignified energy, and who in our agitated times has preserved Europe from the equally to be deprecated mis fortunes of anarchy and war, has acquired fresh claims to the gratitude of all the friends of order and peace. VIENNA, DEC. 29.—M. Ancillon, the Prussian Mi nister, is expected here on the 4th of January, and Baron Giese, the Bavarian Minister, still sooner. Prince Wrede will, it is said, be at Vienna at the same time, and remain during the conferences. Count Lucchesi Palli has returned to Gratz to the Countess. Letters from Belgrade say that Prince Milosch bas been reinvested, by a batti scheriff of the Sultan, to the dignity of Sovereign Prince of Servia for five years longer. Per fect tranquillity prevails in Servia. Further accounts have been received from Greece, which are very satisfactory. On New Year's Day Prince Metternich will give a diplomatic dinner, to which all the Foreign Ambassadors, and all the Ministers, who have arrived for the intended Congress, are invited. To-day, to-morrow, and the next day the Mistress of his Majesty's Household will receive the usual complimentary visits on the new year, in the name of her Majesty the Empress. An English courier bas set out for London. VIENNA, DEC. 30 —Five per Cent. Metalliques, 94 9 16 ; Four per Cent,, 84i ; Bank Stock, 1,2241. Allgerneine Zeilung, Jan. 4. SIR JONAH 13ARRINGTON AND THE UNlON. —Readers in general, we believe, are not aware that Sir Jonah Barrington, whose very important and elaborate " History of the Irish Union" is now at tracting so much attention, is also the author of three volumes of the most lively and humorous description, en titled, "Personal Sketches of his Own Times," being his individual recollections of distinguished personages, re markable events, and Irish high life for the last 50 years Similar cases of literary versatility are not, however, un common ; as a parallel case may be mentioned, that of Dr. Nares, whose great historical work, the Life of Lord Burleigh stands in remarkable contrast with that light and playful work of fiction put forth anonymously some years ago under the quaint title of " Thinks I to myself." ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—AII obstruc tions having been removed to the building of the New English Opera House, it will be commenced forthwith on the site of the former Theatre. It appears from th e model to be on an improved plan, as the company in the lower circle of boxes particularly will be no longer incom moded by an indiscriminate mixture with " females of a certain class," and the other boxes will be in a great measure relieved from the nuisance. The Theatre will be about the size of that destroyed by fire, and will have a handsome front in the new street which is to lead from the Strand to Charles-street, Covent-garden, and will have entrances besides from Exeter_street and Burleigb.street ; and it is expected that it will be erected and finished ea►ly in the ensuing autumn. The Armoricain, of Brest, states that a few days ago lightning struck the beautiful tower of the church of St. Michael, at Quimperle, and forced out an enormous stone, which fe:l upon the roof of an adjoining house, and made its way through all the intermediate ceilings till it reached the ground floor, and stopped within two feet of a bed in which was a man, his wife, and a young child, not one of whom was injured. In the interior of the church the confessionals were broken to pieces, the wood work of the choir scattered in all directions, the paintings injured, and all the windows broken. The lightning also fell on the house of the Sub Prefect, but did no further damage than breaking the windows. The church at Scaer was so completely destroyed, that they are obliged to per form divine service in a private room. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1834. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived thin morning. They contain no news except from Spain, which we have noticed elsewhere. It was generally believed in Paris that there would be no war with Russia, as Austria and Prussia are both interested in preserving the peace of the Continent. Under this impression the French Funds keep up firmly, as will be perceived by the annexed quotations:— FRENCH FUNDS.—PARI9, JAN. 8. Five per Cents., 105 f. 30c. 20c. Three per Cents., 76f. 75t. 95c. Bank Actions, 1,720 f Rente de Naples, 91f. €oc. Roman Five per Cents., • 92. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 18%. • Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 403 x. Royal Spanish Loan, 82%. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 65%. Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cent., 97%. Haytian Loan, 280 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 31k. ; money, '2sf. 25c. Three months, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money, 25f. 15c. —('ours Authentique. The accounts from Spain are rather interest ing. ZEA BERMUDEZ, whose influence had begun to diminish under the control of the Council of Regency, has contrived to render that body friendly to him by declaring it the highest in the realm, and bestowing upon its members a large annual stipend. Some changes have taken place in the inferior departments of the Ministry. M. MARTINEZ has been re placed, pro tempore, at the head of the Finance department by M. BoßGos. The Director of the Treasury has also been changed, and a Junta appointed to consider what means could be resorted to for placing the Trea sury in an improved condition. It was stated at Madrid that Don CARLOS was at Lamego, in Portugal, and that Don MIGUEL had been so irritated at the violation of the Portuguese territory by the Spaniards as to have threatened to enter Estremadura, the inhabitants of which were, however, prepared to give him a hostile reception. An officer of the Queen's Household, and the Queen's dress maker, a ' French intrigante, named THERESA, have been banished under the influence of M. ZEA, for having presumed to oppose his policy. Another proof of the influence of M. ZEA has been furnished in the suppression of a Madrid Paper called the Aurora, for an attack on M. AGUADO, the contractor, with whom M. ZEA wishes, for various reasons, to be on friendly terms. A letter from Bayonne states that an engagement had taken place at Los Arcos, in Navarre, be tween the rebels of that province, amounting to nearly 3,000 men, and the troops under Gen. LORENZO, in which the rebels were completely defeated. The Carlists are, however, stated to have had some success in other districts, and it was believed that Don CARLOS, sensible of the improbability of success, without personal ex ertion, had at length resolved to enter Spain at the head of the refugee Carlists who had been organized in Portugal. He will, of course, need all the aid that MIGUEL can afford him. We inserted a paragraph yesterday from a Paris paper, Le Courrier Francais, in which it is stated that the French Government have adopted a new system for the conveyance of letters, by which one-fourth of the present " enormous rate of postage" will be reduced. Although all things are to be judged compara tively, we were rather surprised at the expression, " enormous rate of postage," as applied to France, where the present charge, even upon a single letter, is on the average not more than half what it is in this country, notwithstanding our superior facilities of conveyance, whilst in the case of enclosures the charge in France is frequently, unless where the bulk is considerably increased, not one-third of what it is here. A merchant in Paris, for instance, may remit in a letter two bills of exchange to his correspondent in Calais, a distance of 170 English miles, at an expense of about sevenpence, whereas, the charge of a treble letter in this country for the same distance would be three shillings. This is the case as to the rates of postage for single letters or enclosures of light weight, the postage being charged by weight in France, and according to the number of en closures in England, except when the weight exceeds an ounce, when the French system of charging is adopted. In this latter case, how ever, the rate of postage in England is at all times three times, and in many instances twenty times higher than in France. We have seen abox of let ters from Algiers, to the French Ambassador here, charged as high as twenty-eight pounds, whereas in France the charge would hardly have exceeded four pounds ; and we have known the Mexican Minister charged sixty-two pounds for a package of letters and papers from Mexico, which in France would not have cost him more than seven or eight pounds. There is also in France a facility of communication by post, as regards literature as well as trade, which is denied in this country. A printed book, which, if sent by post here a distance of 100 miles, would be charged fifteen or sixteen shillings, is conveyed the same distance in France for three or four pence. These are facts worthy the attention of our post office authorities ; and we may be permitted to hope that whilst the " monstrous rate of postage," as it is called in France, is being reduced one-fourth, the English Postmaster-General will inquire whether a re duction to a still greater extent might not be effected here without injury to the revenue. We also hope that the present vexatious system of insisting upon the full rate, or nearly the full rate, of postage on packages of newspapers and commercial samples brought from abroad, will not be persevered in. Four or five years ago a much greater degree of liberality was shown at the Post Office on this point ; and as the object for which greater vigilance and severity have been resorted to, viz., the increase of the Post Office revenue, has not been effected, there can be no reason why the present system should be maintained. Rent being the surplus produce which remains after defraying the cost of production, it is manifest that if from any cause or causes the cost of production be increased, and if from any other cause or causes the surplus produce be diminished, the candle of the landlords must be burning at both ends. This is their situation at the present time, though they shut their eyes to it. A few details may be useful on these points. Before any of the gross produce can reach the owner of the soil, a portion must be set apart for seed and horse corn, which are the same whether the crop be scanty or abundant ; but they are very different in their effects according to the amount of the produce. They may be three fourths of a scanty crop, while they may be under one-third of an abundant one. 2. Another portion of the gross produce must be set apart to replace wages and other expenses of cultivation, of reaping, stacking, thrashing, winnowing and carry ing to market. Wages have not increased since 1815, but they operate in the way of increase by not having fallen in proportion to the rise in the value of money. Not only so, but we know that a few years ago agricultural labourers com pelled the farmers of England to pay them at the rate of 2s. a-day, which is more than they can afford. Farmers suffer, moreover, not only by paying too high wages, but by getting too little labour for the wages they pay. Here we address ourselves to the tithe receivers as well as to the rent receivers, who, in their capacity of magistrates, have mainly been instrumental to the payment of wages out of the poor rate, and giving relief to able bodied labourers, and in the distinction which has been created between mar ried and unmarried labourers. By reason of this, as is stated by the Rev. Mr. BECHER, in his evidence before the last Committee of the House of Lords on the Poor Laws, the quantity of work done by a labouring man is only one-fourth of what it ought to be. his own parishTohs h fi so e o po t h r w y e e l s i the , in the instance of county of Nottingham, where the poor have been reclaimed by a system of correction introduced by him, the result of which has been, that the work done by a day labourer in his parish is four times the quantity done in the parishes of that county where the abuses of the poor law continue to operate. The expense of reaping in England is much increased, with great injury to the crop, by the operation of the same abuse which con fines the harvest work to the inhabitants of a parish, and much loss of time and grain is thereby sustained ; whereas in Scotland, the reaping is performed by strangers from the Highlands?, who crowd the fields in reaping the corn. Thrashing and winnowing are also greatly increased ;n England both in expense and time, and are, moreover, imperfectly performed by being done by hand ; whereas, in the grain growing counties of Scotland there is not a homestead which has not a steam-engine for thrashing and% winnowing, and even, in some instances, mealing the grain. 3. Another portion of the gross produce must be set apart to answer for tithes and defray rates. Tithes have not come down with the rise that has taken place, and continues to take place, in the value of money. Rates have increased notwithstanding the rise in the value of money ; and here we beg leave to refer our readers to a system of correction of the abuses of the poor laws introduced by the Rev. Mr. WHATELEY in the parish of Cook ham, in Berkshire, the money effect of which, as stated by him before the same Lords' Com mittee on the Poor Laws, has been to reduce the poor-rates, which were about 4,0001. in the year 1812-13, to 1,1001., their amount ill 1829-30. But important as the reduction of the rates is, as effected by him and Mr. BECHER, we consider this as nothing com pared to bettering the condition and morals of the poor, and restoring industry to a wholesome state, which have also been effected by them. 4. Another portion of the gross produce mint be set apart to make a return for capital employed, commensurate with the return on capital empl o y e d i n ot h er b ranc h es o f i n d ustry . It is only what may remain, if any shall remain, of the gross produce, after making provision for these things, that can accrue to the landlords. We beg leave to refer to the evidence given before the Agricultural Committee of last Session for the proof that farmers have lost their capital under the operation of the corn laws, which have prevailed since 1815, and continue to hold their farms only by scourging and exhausting th e land, which thus, ere long, must return upon its owners, incapable of yielding rent if this operation be not removed; and thus, if corn is to continue to be raised in Great Britain, it must be raised by the landowners themselves. Provi dence teaches by consequences. Infliction has hitherto chiefly fallen upon the other classes of the community, whose eyes have thus been opened to the selfishness of the landowners, through whose influence the laws of 1815, of 1822, and of 1828 were passed, each of them surpassing the other in the mischief they have done, but, by a just retribution, the infliction is now about to fall most heavily upon the authors of the mischief. The other classes of the community, however, are not without their share of blame, for they might have seen, by examining the accounts of the exports and imports of corn, given in the Ap pendix to the Agricultural Report of 1821, and accounts subsequently laid before Parlia ment, that the home growth of corn, appearing from the exports and imports, continued to increase from 1772 to 1815, when the trade in corn was free—that the import upon the ave rage of the five years ending in 1815 was less than at the rate of a million of quarters per annum—that under the first five years of the restraining law of 1815, that is, upon the ave rage of the five years ending in 1820, the annual import was increased to two and a half millions of quarters, and upon the average of the five years ending in 1830 it swelled to four and a half millions of quarters. Now the increase of the population in the fifteen years ending in 1815 appears from the Population Returns to have been just as great as its increase in the fifteen years ending in 1830, consequently it follows that upon the average of the five years ending in 1830, Great Britain had ceased to grow at the rate, or nearly at the rate, of three and a half millions of quarters per annum, which she raised upon the average of the five years ending in 1815, whence it also follows, that a number of labourers equal to the number re quired to raise annually about three and a half millions of quarters have been thrown out of employment. The deficiency of growth appears from the imports to have increased since 1830, and thus the great increase of the poor-rates since 1815 is accounted for. The amount of the poor-rates last year is nearly 1,500,0001. above that of 1815, but having regard to the rise in the value of money it approaches 3,000,000/. ! The distress of the country is thus also in a great measure accounted for, inas much as those engaged in agriculture, amount ing to one-third of the population are the main customers of the other two-thirds employed in manufacture, but in proportion as the agricul turists are distressed they are rendered unable to purchase the products of the manufacturers. It is quite true, as stated by a Morning Con temporary, that the intention of sending Mr. STRATFORD CANNING to St. Petersburgh has been abandoned. The circumstances connected with this change do not say much for the energy and decision of our Government. A correspondent complains of the extraor dinary number of beggars in the neighbourhood of the Strand, Regent -street, and other public thoroughfares, and inquires whether it is possible that there can be among them cases of real want. As it is much more safe to bestow alms upon twenty impostors than to allow one really destitute being to die of starvation, we should be sorry to discourage the public from bestowing alms on the poor creatures who apply for them in the public streets ; but we contend that in a metropolis like London there should be no beg gars. It is the duty of the magistracy to remove idle and dissolute paupers from the street, and to make such an example of them as would prevent the recurrence of imposture ; it is equally their duty to see that no poor creatures be driven to implore the charity of the casual passenger. The poor rates are high enough in every parish to prevent the necessity of such appeals, and the police regulations of the metropolis against street pauperism ought therefore to be enforced. In doing this, however, the greatest humanity should be observed towards the really destitute poor. The Election for Huddersfield may be con sidered as decided. On Wednesday evening the numbers were for Mr. BLACKBURNE 230; for Mr. SADLER 124; and for Mr. WOOD 93. As the total number of electors is only 600, of whom a great number would not or could not vote, it was impossible for Mr. SADLER to head the poll, even though he were to have had a majority of four to one on the poll of yesterday. We are only surprised, after reading the expose of Mr. FOSTER, that so many persons should have been found to vote for Mr. SADLER. The Tories, however, are not particular as to their men so that their turn be served. The Lord Chief Justice, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, will receive the Judges and King's Counsel at Lincoln's-Inn-Hall to morrow, being the first day of Hilary Term. The Lord Chancellor is expected in town to morrow evening, and will sit i n his Court on Monday morning, a t 10. Earl Bath urst , a f ter a l ong official career, having determined on retiring from public life, is about to part with his spacious residence in Arlington-street, over looking the Green Park, and the Earl of Surrey is said to be in treaty for it, his Lordship being at present with out any town residence. The Duke of Buckingham is also about to give up his establishment at Pall Mall, to reside at Avington House. Mr. Costello, the lithotritist, has arrived at his residence, 38, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, foam Paris, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. Beet, inferior 222 4 I Mutton, inferior .... - middling 2 4 2 6 - middling.. - prime large 3 2 3 6 - prime - prime small 3 4 3 8 Pork, large Veal. 3 4 4 8 -smell 2. d.tos. d. 2 6 21C 30 3 4 3 8 4 0 30 3 2 38 4 4 THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWEL VE O'CLOCK. We have no foreign arrivals this morning, with the exception of the express from Paris, which, in one point of view, is important, respecting the affairs of the East, and which confirms our previous information that no war will take place on tha continent. It appears that Austria has used great exertions to prevent a war between Eng land and Russia ; with that view she has proposed and has entered into a treaty with the Court of Russia for the preservation of the Ottoman empire. Prince Metternich, it is added, has intimated to the British Ambassador, Sir F. Lamb, that such a treaty has been signed. The letters from Madrid bring accounts of a partial change in the Ministry there. The Minister of Finance has resigned, and Borgos had resumed the temporary direction of the Finance Department. —The French Funds 751. 90c. (By the French mail tbis morning.) The Meino - rial of Bourdeaux states, by accounts from Madrid, that it was decided upon that a Spanish army should enter Portugal, but the troops of Morillo and Rodil must fist be organiztd before they can proceed in.o Portugal. etitt•Es 01' STOCKS Till! Rank Stc ex - I 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Con. 88%%14 h 356 per Cent. 97; DI tto Red (yfl IA gew 3h per Cent. 96!i h / 4% 3 per Cent. Ann. 1728. - 1 per Cent. 18:26 lO3 4 2% Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1869 "17 1-16 Oct. 10, 1859 l6 15-16 17 lan, 5, 1860 16% 13-16 Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 -- PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 98 1 „ 8 Belgian Bonds 96 1 ,1 Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds fi 6 7lt Ditto Account 67 % Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account 21% Chilian Bonds — Ditto Account " 1 3% Columbian Bonds ... ...... —.19% Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1824 224 Ditto Account 22 Danish Bon :a '3 I ,C Ditto Account 73% Greek Bonds — Ditto Bonds '825 , Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 29 4 Ditto Account Div o, 6 per cent 2B Ditto Account 38% Neapolitan B9 Arrived, Due. i Arrived. O America — l5 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O Carthagena 0 1 Dublin 0 1 Flanders 0 O France 0 O Guernsey &Jersev 0 Due. O Hamburg 0 1 Holland O Jamaica.... 0 O Leeward islands O Lisbon 0 O Malta 0 O Sweden I Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...14 minutes after 3.1 Evening... 29 minutes after 3, rt I' *I4II. JAY A'r ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent India Stock Ditto 80nd5......... 24 25 23 pm. South Sea Stock ......... Old Annuities.., 86% New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, 47 48 pm. Ditto 500 47 48 pin. Ditto Small 47 48 pm. IDitto Commercial ....48 50? m Ditto Advertised ...... pm. Bank for Account ...... India for Account ........ Cons. for Account ......... 89N% THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bondi ............567 , „ Ditto Account 56% Ditto New Bonds ')6% Ditto Account 56% I Prussian Bonds lO2 Ditto Bonds, 1829. Russian Bonds, 1822 ...... 104 Ditto Acc0unt............ 1004 Ditto 111 10 4 14 Spanish Bonds, 1821 23 I ,i Ditto Acc. 2 3 1,i IA Ditto Bonds, 1823 ......... 21 I Ditto Account ............2 0 'French Rentes, 5 p. c. -- Exchange ...... —f —c. 3 per cent....... --f. --c. Exchange — f. Dutch, 21 p. c. 49% Ditto Account 49% j 8 Ditto 5 953 / l ift , p. c Ditto Account ............... 9 5 1 ,4 French Scrip ..............4 y j pm. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-erillS DAY.) A ruffianly looking-fellow named Shea was charged before Mr. DYER with assaulting his wife. It appeared that the defendant and his wife bad been married five years, and that during nearly all that period he had been in the habit of beating her in the most brutal manner. He was an Irish' labourer, but would very seldom work, and whenever he got any money Would spend it in gin, and then go home and beat his wife. Some time ago be fractured her skull with a poker, and she was laid up in the hospital in consequence for some months. On her recovery, and return home, he recommenced his brutality, and now appeared at the bar to answer for a violent assault. Mr. DYER asked him how he could be so brutal as to fracture his wife's skull ? The fellow replied it was only in a drunken spree, and she was not hurt. lie was locked up in default of bail. As soon as he was placed in the cell, a woman named Harrington, with whom he at times cohabited, made a moat furious attack upon the poor wife, and would have done her a serious injury, but was taken into custody by the officerg, and on being placed at the bar she was or4s. dered to find bail for the assault. She was also locked lip. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind S.S.E., moderate. PLYMOUTH, JAN. B.—Wind S.E.—Arrived off port the Sally, Forbes, from New York. FALMOUTH,JAN. B.—Wind S. toN.N.E., fresh breezes. RAMSGATE, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Amphion, Borland, Gefle, very leaky, bound to Barcelona. MARGATE, JAN. 9.—Arrived off port the Edina, Read, from Bahia. DARTMOUTH, JAN. S.—Arrived the Speedy, Quick, from St. Michael's. BELFAST, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Warringsford, Dighy, from Demerara; and Aheona, Gibb, from Rip. DUBLIN, JAN. S.—Arrived the Faith, Langler, from London. WEXFORD, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Hannah, Davis, from Leghorn. FORK, J. 7.—Arrived the Williams, William•, from London. LIMERICK, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Gargone, Pounds, front London. Off port the Britannia, from Newfoundland. DUNDEE, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Energy, Fleming, Unity, Betts, James, Lindsare, and Eliza, Cooper, from Riga; and Ceres, Miller, from Gottenburg. SournAmrroN, JAN. 7.—Arrived off port the Perseve rance, Pain, from Hamburg. The Three Brothers, Fleming, from St. Petersburgh to Topsham, was driven on shore on the Texel on 4th inst. The Charlotte, Hughes, from Newcastle to Waterford, is on shore at Terochelling—crew saved. The Geutronda Smit, Eobis, from Bergen to Trieste, put into the Texcl, with damage. The Flora, Becket, from Riga to Antwerp, is lost off Walcheren. The Fanny, Ve(mon, from St. Petersburgh, is on shore near Noordwyk. The Hull packet, Beli, from Wick, was on shore near Dublin on the 7th instant—crew saved. The Holland of Sunderland is on shore near that port, in a leaky state. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are this week considerable arrivals of most kinds of Grain, and a large return of Flour. The weather continues mild; and the buyers of most articles in the Corn trade pur . chase sparingly. Wheat remains as reported en Monday. Fine Barley is rather firmer than of late. In other Grain no alteration from Monday's terms. Flour meets a slack demand at last quotations. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English 7,150 qrs. 10,920 qrs. 10,430:qr5. 9,slo.saeks Irish 260 600 6,830 - Foreign SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts was moderately good, of Sheep, Calves, and Porkers, limited. In the early part of the day a few prime small Calves sold readily at somewhat advanced prices, but the trade otherwise was very dull, Beef at a depression of full 2d., Mutton 2d. to 4d. per stoue, and other kinds of meat at Monday's quotations. Mitch Cows, though in limited supply, sold tardily at last week's prices, a useful Short-horns, with her small Calf, producing from ltd. to k/. PRICES PER STONE OF BLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 2 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Prime large Oxen 3 S 3 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 10 1 Second quality ditto 3 6 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 SouthdownWethers 4 8 4 10 s. d. s.d. Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Prime small ditto 5 2 5 8 Large Hogs '3 0 3 8 Small Porkers 3lO 4 4 Suckling Calves 10i. to2B each Quarter old Pigs l2s. to 18e.each SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. Pigs. I 460 2,500 105 130 THE FUNDS. vaiAledil our , t o e fi nd od e a o v u o t u ; it s e t t h r i u s e m e e o u r e n e in u g f h t h a e v e salesn t, t b as y y G e o t e p r r n e went of some of the stock of the Savings Banks, and which, we understand, is as yet a profound secret even to the first speculators. The feeding of the Stock Market daily, even with small sums, will certainly prevent an improvement, but as yet this financial measure has not had any great effect on the Market, as a reaction has taken place, a proof that there is no alarm on the part of the moneyed interest. Consols left off yesterday 89i and opened this morn ing at the same price. HALF-PAST ONE. paythe We are still in the da r k respecting the financial opera tt he pre vailing t s s o o f : pk G i nooin i s ht v he Govern tnn v of er t n he m t e s n a t a , it o n e r a regard e km: t s o : e t be t even is gong s e I t l h i n o g s o t f 0 e some x o - f change speculators are p uzz l e d on th e 5 llbi eC i t • T g to he Bank the 3,500,000/. owing, and also the 1,000,0001. to the Irish clergy; and as a security for the above amount to the Savings Banks, Government will deposit the amount in Exchequer Bills. It is stated that the Governme nt brokers are both selling and buying for the Savings Banks. As a proof that no fear is entertained of th e s e operations on the at 891 /, for Accou n t, h ave improved ; part part of o f the Government, morning 4 s 0 l a s which w ere i n t h e ear ly to 991 90 ; and for next tim e 90 i. In the Foreign Market little doin g ; Spanish, 2 3k I ; Portuguese, 561. THREE O'CLOCK Dutch,con. Consols Account S9i 90. CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Stock - India 5t0ck........ .......... --- 3 per Cent. Red BB.l Ditto Bonds 23 pin • 3 per Cent. Cons ......... psi South Sea Stock - 31 per cent. ............... 97t Ditto Old Ann ....... ... 86s ' 31 per Cent. Red 971 Ditto New Ann....... - New 3i per Cent •961 Ex. Bills. 1000/ 4B pm. 1 4 per Cent 1021 Ditto 500/ 4B pm. Long. Ann, to expire Ditto Small 4B pm . Jan 1860 Oct. 1859. l7 Consols for Opg 9O Jan. 1860 ....... ....... 16 13-16 India St. for opg. ...... --- FOREIGN Austrian, 5 per cent 9B Belgian, 5 per cent 96 Brazilian Bonds 671 Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 2l Chilian, 6 per cent Columbian, 6 per cent Ditto, 1824 Danish Greek, 5 per cent 23* Mexican 5 per Cents, 1825 So Ditto 6 per Cent., 1825 3Bl Peruvian 6 per Cent. FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent 56k Ditto, Reg. Bonds s6k Prussian, 5 per cent lOl Russian Bonds, 5 per cent 104} Ditto, Metallic look Spanish, 5 per cent 23k Ditto, 1823 2l French 5 per Cent.... 105 f. —c. Exchange 2sf. 50c. French 3 per Cent —t. —C. Dutch, 24 per cent 49/ Ditto, 5 per cent ... 95, We regret to hear that Miss A4hSord, authoress of " Our Village," h exceedingly indisposed. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Alien Mining Company £7 8 Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss . at 5/. p m ) £lOO • 9 Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 140 Brazilian Mining Company £s 15 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 6 2 %14 7 Ditto National 223 24 Ditto St. John Del Rey Cata Branca Mining Company 336 6% Pritish Iron Mininv Company £so 30 Columbian Mining, Co. (iss at 5/. pm.) 513 12% English Mining Company 12% 25 General Mining Association l2 8 14 Hibernian Mining Co. £lo •I Mexican Mining Co. £4B 103( Real del Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) 54 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) 40 12 Ditto New Scrip 5 1434 Alliance lire Insurance Comp lO 11% Protector Insurance Comp. ~...... Australian Co. Canada Company l7 48 General Steam Navigation Co. National Provincial Bank of England 5 336 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 39