The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-16 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. (From Galignani's Messenger of Tuesday.) The Indicateur of Bordeaux of the 11 th inst. gives the following from Bayonne of the 9th :—" According to reports from persons just arrived from Navarre, the wounded and prisoners in the action at Nazar entered Logrono on the Ist, and the lamentable condition in which they were excited the commiseration of the inhabitants. Other persons from Bilboa inform us that Zabala was in the environs of Durango, having enrolled 400 young men at Oroso. A trincadore, which left Bilboa for Porto Galleto, bad to sustain a constant fire from the Carlists all the way, though escorted by 300 men. This proves the critical state of Biscay. These travellers state that they fell in with Carlists at every point. El Pastor was on the sth at Bergara, after marching and counter-marching in every direction, without being able to reap the least ad vantage from his continual exertions. In the Valley of Bastan parties are forming in favour of the Queen, and if this could be made general, it would he the most effectual method of annihilating the rebellion. The con dition of the insurgents is most deplorable, and yet they daily increase. Senora Theresita Veltaren arrived at Bayonne on the 6th instant. She was born in France, of obscure parentage, but her history is most curious and singular. Having become a simple Camariste to the Queen of Spain, she obtained so great an in fluence over the affections of King Ferdinand that he did nothing without consulting her, and for some years she may be said to have ruled the destiny of Spain. Her address was at the same time so consummate, that she managed to win an equal confidence from the Queen. It is believed that Theresita was no stranger to the resolution which led to the change in the order of succession. After the death of the King, Christina, in gratitude for the ser vices of Theresita in this great object, made her her most intimate confidant, and indeed her Prime Minister. If certain reports are to be believed, she was present when M. Mignet had his first audience of the Queen, and that it was owing to her that be was admitted to fulfil his mission. The highest grandees of the Court did not dis dain to attend the drawing- rooms of the favourite. A paver ao great and so exalted might have satisfied the moat towering ambition, but whether from the natural fickleness of woman, or from the intrigues of M. Zea, who feared that her influence might effect hie downfall, Theresita was accused of carrying on a correspondence with Don Carlos, with the view of restoring him to that throne in depriving him of which she was the principal instrument. Though the proofs against her were very vague, she was exiled from Madrid. Her husband, or rather her paramour, formerly a Body Guard, some say stimulated her to conspire against her benefactor, and has fled to Pot tugal, but others assert that he remains at Madrid, and that Theresita, who has done too much to be sacrificed, will ere long be recalled. The Memorial Bordelais of the 11th says—" We have few details from Spain. Marches and counter marches of troops, and the appearance of fresh bands of insurgents, constitute nearly the whole of the accounts we receive from that country." " A letter from Valencia states, that the famous Carlist Chief Magraner and his band have been attacked and defeated by the Queen's troops; Magraner was taken, and immediately shot." The Augsburg Gunette of the 10th inst. has the fol. lowing from Vienna, dated the 4th —" The recall of the French and English squadrons has had a favourable effect upon our funds ; the motive for this recall was a clear explanation given by Russia relative to her intentions with regard to Turkey, which are as firmly directed towards maintaining the Ottoman empire as that of our own Go vernment. The internal affairs of Turkey, however, na turally lead to the belief that the Ottoman empire cannot be of long duration. Much is still said of a violent con spiracy in the capital ; incendiaries are said to be again at work, and discontent, misery, and sedition are abroad. The Government is neither loved nor feared—it is despised, and we see Bosnia, Albania, Moldavia, and Wallachia, endeavouring, with hasty steps, to reach the same point Greece and Servia have already a•tained. We see a Paella, eager for conquest, can make himself master of hal the Turkish dominions, and need only wait a favourable moment to extend his triumph, or at least , to throw off the supremacy which he affects still to attri bute to the Porte." The Gazette has also the following Irons the frontiers of Servia, dated the sth ult. :—" The 22d of November will ever be a memorable day in the annals of Servia. A courier from Constantinople brought the Hatti-Scheriff, signed by the hand of Mahmoud, and bearing the seal of the empire, by which all the national prerogatives obtained by the Serviette, from 1820 to No. vembcr 1830 (the date of the Hatti-Scheriff), published at Belgrade; are fully and irrevocably confirmed. The Act contains also 18 promised articles, the execution of which could not take place before ; the most remarkable of these are—l. The demarcation of the line of frontier, which incorporates in that province all the districts which the Servians took possession of last summer, and which doubles their territory. 2. The giving up to the Servian Administration the levy of all taxes and duties hitherto collected by the Turks, in consideration of an annual tribute of 52,000 imperial ducats. 3. That all Turks are to quit the towns and strongholds of Servia within the space of five years, with the exception cf Belgrade. which they are allowed to occupy in conjunc•ion with the Servians. 4. All the fortresses which the Turks have lately built are to be demo lished. As soon as this news was spread abroad, the inhabitants repaired in throngs to the churches, to return thanks for their deliverance from slavery, and to celebrate their independence as a nation. Songs of joy, military music, and the firing of the artillery, were heard on all sides. Servia bas thus acquired an increase of 200 square leagues in territory, and 220,000 souls in p ipulation, the total of which may now be said to be a million moult. With a suitable organ'z ition, this country, favoured as it is by nature, may soon enjoy great prosperity. Prince Milosch has caused several draughts of laws to be pre pared, which are to be submitted to the next National Assembly. A book, under the title of the Service Pan theon, is to be published, relating all the memorable deeds which the Servians have achieved since their emancipation. The Berlin State Gazette of the Bth instant quotes Prussian 4 per Cents , 97 961 ; ditto 5 per Cents. (1822) English Loan, 103} 103. The Frankfort Gazette of the 11th instant states that the rejoicings at Darmstadt, in honour of the nuptials of the Hereditary Prince, were to begin on the 10th, and to end on the 29th instant. They consist of illuminations, banquets, balls, operas, concerts, and masquerades. The Prince and Princess had been received with much enthu siasm at Offtnbach. The same paper announces that the King of Prussia had conferred the Order of tLe Black Eagle on Prince William of the Netherlands. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES-SITTING OF JAN. 13. The Duke de Broglie, on taking his seat on the Mi nisters bench, was congratulated by several Deputies on his recovery from indisposition. M. Benjamin Delessert read to the Chamber a proposi tion relative to the establishment of savings banks. The following is the substance :-1. There shall be established successively in each chief town of every department a savings bank.-2. The Prefect shall nominate a Com mission in each locality, to inspect and control the deposits and repayments.-3. This Commission, the members of which shall give their services gratuitously, shall have for President the Prefect or Sub-Prefect. -4. The Receiver of the Department, or of the Arrondissement, shall un ilertake the charge of Treasurer.-5. Deposits may be made once a week. No smaller sum than lir., and no greater than 300 fr., to be received at one time, and from one person ; and the deposits belonging to any one individual are never to be allowed to exceed 3,000 fr. M. Devaux (du Cher) read to the Chamber a proposi tion, the object of which was to replace the civil death now consequent upon criminal conviction, into what in French law language is termed a legal interdiction, equi valent to a sequestration of property and cessation of all civil rights. These two propositions are to be developed on Saturday. The Minister of Finance pres ented a project of law, having for its object the execution of the treaty with the United States of America. The President of the Council read, amidst a noise which prevented his being heard, several projects of laws, pne Qf which related to the staff of the army; another re lative to an increase of the expense of the gend'armerie; and a third by which pensions are settled on the widows of Marshal Jourdan, and Generals Dumesnil, Gerard, and de Caen. The pension of the widow of Marshal Jourdan is fixed at 12,000 fr., and those of the three Genets's widows at B,ooofr. each. The following are the principal articles of the projected law relative to the general Staff of the Army :—Art. 1. The number of the French Marshals remains fixed at 12. --Art. 2. The number of General Officers, in time of peace, is fixed at 100 Lieutenant Generals, and 200 Bri gadier Generals.—Art. 3. The Royal Corps of the Stiff will consist of 30 Colonels, 30 Lieutenant-Colonels, 100 Chefs d'Escadron, 300 Captains, and 100 Lieutenants. —Art. 4. The Military Intendance, in time of peace, will consist of 20 Intendants, 180 Sub-Intendants, and 25 Adjuncts to the latter. After which the Chamber proceeded to discuss the Bill on the Municipal Organisation of Paris. The Chamber of Deputies resumed, on Tuesday, the d's. CosliOn of the Bill fur the municipal organisation of Par's L OATD ON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1834. The Paris papers of Tuesday, and private letters of the same date, have been received. Extracts from the former will be found in another column. One from the Augsburg Gazette states that the recall of the French and English squa drons to their winter stations was produced by the clear explanation given by Russia relative to her intentions with regard to Turkey. The private letters from Paris, however, say that the suspension of warlike demonstrations is confined only to the withdrawal of the fleets for the winter, and that at Toulon, and other French ports, very extensive preparations are going forward with a view to a formidable display in the spring. The accounts from Spain in the Paris papers add no new fact of importance. Every thing appears tranquil in France, and the funds are recovering from the slight depression occasioned by the deficiency of the budget. According to a private letter, M. de BROGLIE, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who had given in his resignation on account of the dissatisfac tion excited by his blunder in the Chamber of Deputies, has been requested by his colleagues to remain in the Ministry, and has acceded to the request. FRENCH FUNDS.—PAgts, JAN. 14. Five per Cents., 104 f. 75c. 90c. 75c. Four per Cents., 92f. Three per Cents., 75f. 15c. 40c. 15c. Bank Actions, 1,705 f 1,702 f. 50c. 1,7C0f. Rente de Naples, 91f. 15c. 10c. Roman Five per Cents., 92 913/4. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., IS. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 37 38% 17%. Royal Spanish Loan, 78% 79 78%. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 60►%ie5v Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cent., 96N, 87. Haytian Loan, 273 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 30c. ; money, 25f. 25c. Three months, paper, 25f. 15c.; money, 25f. 15c. —Cours Authentique. Our City Correspondent has furnished us with an account of a proposal said to have been made to the French Government in the reign of CHARLES the Tenth for an alliance with Russia. We know nothing of the authenticity of this paper, or how it has transpired. It bears probability upon the face of it. Among the German papers which arrived this morning, and from which we have given extracts in another column, there is an article from St. Petersburgh, dated the 21st ult., in which men tion is made of the polite conduct of England towards Russia. This is a curious expression as applied to matters of high moment, and almost justifies a suspicion that our country has gone beyond the bounds of prudence. Nobody used to speak of the polite conduct of Great Britain in those days when she was the mistress of the world. Her justice, her equity, were then spoken of, but the English history makes no mention of her politeness. The change of terms does not say much for our dignity. The John Bullism of Eng land was occasionally rude and offensive, but it was honest. It was susceptible of polish certainly, but we do not like to see it degenerate into a politeness which is lauded by semi -barbarians, who in the same breath say that if we had not adopted the cringing course, Russia would have met our demonstrations " in a manner worthy of the history of her former deeds." There is a curious article from Vienna on the situation of Turkey, from which it would appear that the partition of that country has been resolved upon. The Lion's share will of course be Constanti nople, but, as in the case of Poland, Austria and Prussia will partake of the spoil. The spring will, probably, show us more of what is intended by the triumvirate, if triumvirate that can be called in which one power, Russia, dictates to and governs her confederates. Brussels papers arrived this morning. Their contents are not important. We perceive, by a statement of the Dutch Budgets from 1829 to 1834, that there is a deficiency for the five years of nearly fourteen millions sterling—an enormous sum for any State, but particularly a State like Holland. Of this deficiency, nearly three-fourths are for the years 1831, 1832, and 1833, during which it has increased progressively. In 1831 the de ficiency was 36,500,000 florins, in 1832, 41,356,673 florins, and in 1833, 44,628,111 florins. The deficiency for 1834 will, it i s expected, be in the: same proportion. Some of this deficiency must of course be attributed to the mere fact of the separation of Belgium from Holland, but the bulk of it has been occasioned by the obstinacy of the King of HOLLAND, who, by refusing to recognize the independence of Belgium, and to enter into a treaty with her, is compelled to keep up an enormous war ex penditure, and denies himself those toll duties, and other advantages, which the Belgians are very willing to concede to Holland as the con dition of their independence being acknowledged by that country. The King of HOLLAND resembles those silly men in private life who prefer the expense of long litigation to a small concession in the first instance, and who are almost invariably sufferers from their obstinacy. We are not surprised at his conduct, knowing the character of the man, but it is surprising that a people like the Dutch, who, in other cases, make no hesitation of putting their feelings into their pockets, should consent to pay so dearly for their King's obstinacy. Notwithstanding the prevalence of the rumour, we cannot believe that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has prevailed upon the Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt to sell out any part of the stock held on account of the Savings Banks. It is against principle, and, if not in violation of, certainly without any authority from, the Acts passed in that behalf. Indeed that part of these Acts is against principle, which enables the contributors to Savings Banks to receive a higher rate of interest than the rate receivable at the time by other persons. It was unquestionably proper to encourage Savings Banks, but not at the ex pense of other classes of the community, who must pay for the higher rate of interest. It is, moreover, partial, and does not extend to Scot land, the Savings Banks in which country flourish without it. It is possible, however, that the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt may have been pre vailed upon to sell out stock belonging to the Savings Banks, in order to prevent an increase of debt, by borrowing in order to pay what Government has undertaken to pay to the Bank, or to raise money in order to provide the means of compensation to the West India interest. But this is a mere expe dient. The practice of expedients is ruinous. It is only putting off the evil day, to make its evils fall upon us with multiplying severity, of which this very expedient affords an instance in the effects which may follow from it. It is not very probable that the Trustees for Savings Banks will require payment of any of the deben tures issued to them upon the money they have paid to the Bank of England for the purpose of being invested in the public funds. It is even pos sible that more money may continue to be so paid for the purpose of such investment, so long as the interest payable upon the debentures thereupon issued may be more than the interest which can be otherwise got upon the principal sums in vested in them. But it is plain that such trustees not only will, but it becomes their duty, to require payment of the debentures they may hold, whenever by so doing they can obtain a higher rate of interest by investing the proceeds in the public funds. By so doing, they may not only gain interest, but add to their principal, if the funds of their institution be in such a situation as to render it probable that the money so invested in the public funds may remain there, until these funds shall again rise so as to enable them to sell to advantage; and, by following the directions necessary to enable them to receive new debentures, they may again put their insti tutions in the situation of receiving a higher rate of interest than may then be receivable by others. We, therefore, still doubt that the Corn-', missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt can have been prevailed upon to sell out stock held on account of the Savings Banks, or that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has contemplated, much less put in practice, any such scheme for raising money. He ought to meet the pressures he has to sustain, fairly, firmly, and manfully. He ought to apply him self, as every Member of the Government ought, to the causes of those pressures, intelligently and sedulously, and after carefully examining, he and they ought to bring forward the measures necessary to remove those causes. If he and they do so, they may rely upon the support and right feeling of a noble people, who, though galled by distress, will yet submit to suffer more, if they once see that a right course is taken to relieve them. But the right course is not to continue a practice of expedients, and noble minds will not sanction acts of timidity and weakness, which are their characteristic. The monopolists have evidently taken the alarm at the movement threatened to be made by the middle classes of London, on the subject of a free supply of bread being allowed to the people of this country, in return for their la bour. In the first place a periodical is announced which is to uphold the right of the landlords to practice upon the stomachs of the people, in order that they may make the vain attempt to obtain an unnaturally high price for their wheat. This is a step gained, and if the establishment of the Anti Corn Law Societies throughout the coun try had clone nothing beyond frightening the enemy from the haughty security behind which he imagined himself safely intrenched, the resort to that plan of obtaining redress would be com pletely justified. He has hitherto remained almost silent, or been content simply to say— " I have got the power of starving you, and will keep it." All the argument has been upon one side, and the difficulty of the advocates of a free trade in food has been to find a reason advanced against them which they had not overthrown as often as it was brought forward. "Oh ! that mine enemy would write a book," has been their continued aspiration ; but the enemy has been either too wise or too confident in the strength of his monopoly to do any thing of the kind. The promised publication, therefore, we hail both as the first acknowledgment of conscious weakness on the part of our adversaries, and the harbinger of victory to ourselves. Discussion is all that is wanted, and discuss ion the question cannot fail to have. We observe that a Tory contemporary, in reference to the meeting at the Crown and Anchor, on Tuesday, is pleased, in a strain of gentlemanly courtesy, peculiarly his own, to style its leaders " crack-brained theorists," and disingenuously to reflect upon the small num bers present. With respect to the latter point, the meeting was evidently a preliminary one, and it was, we are informed, stated that several Members of Parliament were ready to be on the Managing Committee of the Central Society, whenever it should be appointed. This is, in fact, the society which has for some time been in progress of formation, but which, probably, would not have been brought to completion had that started by Mr. HAWES, limited to thirty Members, appeared at all likely to accomplish the object the advocates of the free admission of bread have in view. With respect to Colonel THOMPSON, Mr. LOUDON, Mr. RossoN, &c., being " crack-brained theorists," we would ob serve that it is easier to call names than refute their arguments. A consideration of the quali fications possessed by our contemporary to esti mate the value of Colonel THOMPSON'S writings, reminds us of a remark made, if we rightly recollect, by the learned SELDEN in the intro duction to one of his great works, that whilst it was able to bear the strictest scrutiny of the most profound learning, it would require for its un derstanding a reader somewhat raised above a sordid ignorance. We hear that an Express has been received from Constantinople by one of the principal Turkey merchants in the city, stating that our fleet is not to leave its stat ion near Smyrna, as stated in the Foreign Papers. The number of Belgian troops now leaving our ports for Lisbon, exceeds 1,000. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received by the French snail, this morning, the following interesting document, which we do not believe has yet been published : " PROJECT of an ALLIANCE PROPOSED to CHARLES X., KING of FRANCE, by RUSSIA. " Question—Will France unite with Russia, or with Eng land ? M. Martignac, who had but little sympathy for Wel lington, was of an opinion that an alliance with Russia would be more favourable to France, and begged of the King of France to examine the report he made on that question. Charles the Tenth answered quickly,—lt is unnecessary to deli berate upon it, as Wellington and myself have arranged every thing." riticEs OP sv , rics TFU! flank Streic ~..........2111 ; 12% 3 per Cent. Ree 8 E3 34 3 per Cent Cons. ... 88 7 % 8 N. per Cent ..... Ditto Red 963 4% 2 4 Kevr:3% per Cent. 9 5% 3 ver Cent. Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1826 Rank Long Ann. to expire - "Jan. 5,186 P l7 1-16 Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, - Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 -- Jan. 5, 1870 PRICES or SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Alien Mining Company £7 8 Anglo Mex. Min. &o. (iss. at 51. pm ) .£lOO 9 Bolanos Mining Company ......... —......£150 140 Brazilian Mining Company £s 15 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (as. at 51. prn.) £2O . fil% Ditto National ........ ...„ 22% 24% Ditto St. John Del Rey Cata Branca Mining Company 3% 6% British Iron Minim, (7onitianv £so 30 29K Columbian Mininfi Co. !its at 5/. pm.) 51% 12% English Mining Company .......... General Mining Association l2 Hibernian Mining Co Mexican Mining Co Real del Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) I, nited Mex. Min. Co. L iss. at 2/. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Instirance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Coinpany ........ ... ....... ...... l7 General Steam Navigation Co l3 National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 XI 5 6 21% 48 PRICKS or IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. 13. Bank Stock 213% !St. Patrick Insur.(perShare Consols, 3 Der cent Gov. Stock, 3g, per cent. 95% National Ditto Ditto, New S6 Patriotic Ditto — I per Cent — Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3!.6 per cent.... 88% 'Provincial Ditto ..... Royal Canal Stock .... ..... 'Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal 5t0ck......... Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. — Mining Co. of Ireland , Ballast Office Deb. 4 D . c. -- 'Commercial Buildinzs Due. 'Arrived. Arrived, Due. O America 0 1 Hamburg ✓ 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena 0 8 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 1 France... ......... ...... 0 0 Sweden 0 O Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOR.ROW. MOMIDR —.36 minutes after 6. J Evening... 0 minutes after 7. IRELAND. REPEAL OR NO REPEAL. Second Edition, price One Shilling, REPEAL of the UNION with IRE LAND considered in its practical bearings. Nec Teucris halos parere jubebo; Nec nova regna peto: parilins se legibus ambae Invictm gentes ceterna in fcelera mittant." James Ridgway and Sons, Piccadilly; Milliken, Dub lin ; and all Booksellers. • re 4 b * - 4 . 41 114 S DAY AT °NV O'CLOCK. New 5 per India Stock Ditto Bonds... 23 25 23 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 87 %Ni New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, 48 47 pm. Ditto 4B 47 pm. I Ditto Small Ditto Commercial t Ditto Advertised ......" — nut. Bank for Account India for Account ' Cons. for Account 'HIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 98%"8 Belgian Bonds Ditto Account... ...... —O% Brazilian Bonds 6B Ditto Account 681 Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 21% Chilian Bonds Ditto Account Colombian Bends 19% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 Ditto Accmint 22 Danish Bon 3 ""3S Ditto Acerunt 73% Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1 8.5 , ..... Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 2934 Ditto Account — vtu o, 6 per cent 371 Ditto Account 371 Neapolitan B9 Peruvian Bonds ~%; Portuguese Bonds 5 7 1,Z Ditto Account 571 i Ditto New Bonds 5711 Ditto Acconnt...s7% 8 7% 3 4 Prussian Bonds 102% Ditto Bonds, 1922 ll l l2 Iluslan Bonds, 1822...... IC3II Ditto Account lO4 Ditto DI 10 3 34 Spanish Bonds, 1521 0 3q4 Ditto Acc. 2354 141 I Ditto Bonds, :823 0 G& Fi s Ditto Account 'D% French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. Exchange —f —c. '.l per cent 76r. 50.1 Exchange 25150c. Dutch, 21 p. c 49% f Ditto Account 49 , 4% Ditto, 5 p. c. 95 , 4 ; 5 Ditto Account 95 Frt , ..nch Scrip 4y4 pm. " PROPOSALS MADE BY RUSSIA " Russia proposes to France to resume possession of Belgium to the frontiers of Breda, the latter town to be the Dutch fron tiers. " The English to be expelled the Continent, and Hanover ceded to the King of Holland, in exchange for Belgium. " Prussia is to receive as an indemnity San Louis, and a part of the territory of the Rhine. " The important possession of Candia is to be ceded to France. " In return, Russia demands—lst. To pursue the war in the East, and to take possession of Constantinople if events will permit, and to destroy the Turkish power in Asia. " 2d. That France shall remain neutral, until the moment when England declares against Russia. " When this takes place, Russia will make a treaty of alli ance, offensive and defensive, to be concluded between the Ca binets of St. Petersburgh, Paris, Vienna, and the Hague. " Article 3. The Government of Greece must be immediately settled and subsidies given to it, and the limit of Greece to be extended to above the Gulph of Arta and Volo, and that Count Capod'lstria shall remain at the head of the new State." The above was the spirit of the treaty proposed by Russia in the time of the late Charles X., King of France, which caused M. Martignac to be dismissed. THE FUNDS. We hear this morning that England will not interfere in the affairs of Portugal. We again stated yesterday, in our city article, that we were led to believe that no war would take place on the continent, in respect to the Turkish affairs. The information from Spain is still vague and unfavourable, and we believe that the Queen of Spain is in a critical situation at present. Consols continue stagnant, and opened at the price they left off yesterday, 89 % % for the Account. The Foreign market is in the same situation, nothing doing. HALF-PAST ONE. The arrival of an express from Constantinople, bringing in formation that our fleet is not going to leave its station near Smyrna, has had an effect on the funds. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 89 % % for account, have receded to 89% %, with a heavy market. It is still the prevailing opinion in the City that our Govern ment are going to interfere in the affairs of Portugal. In the Foreign Market, Spanish %% ; Portuguese, 57 %, Brazil, 67 68 1 / 4 ; Dutch, 49 IA lA. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account 899 CLOSING PRICES.- Bank Stock 2121 3 per Cent. Red BSI 3 pet Cent. Cons B7l 3a per Cent. 31 per Cent. Red 961 New 31 per Cent 931 4 per Cent 1(1.31 Long. Ann. to expire Jan.lBso Oct. 1859. l7 15-16 Jan. 1860 l6 FOUR O'CLOCK. India Stock 241 Ditto 80nd5.... ........ 25 pm South Sca Stock 29 Ditto Old Ann B7k Ditto New Ann. Ex. Bills, 1000/ 4B pm Ditto 500/ 4B pm Ditto Small 4B pm Bank S. for Ace. 21214 Consols for Opg B l4 India St. for Opg. FUNDS. FORIIG? Austrian, 5 per cent 9B Belgian, 5 per cent 96 Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 2l Chilian, 6 per cent 2ll Columbian, 6 per cent lBl Ditto, 1824 22 Danish 731 Greek, 5 per cent 234 Mexican 5 per Cents, 1825 29i Ditto 6 per Cent., 1825 :3B Peruvian G per Cent. Portuguese, 5 per cent 59 Ditto, Reg. Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per cent lO3l Ditto, Metallic lOOl Spanish, 5 per cent 23 Ditto, 1323 • 21 French 5 per Cent.... 761. —c . : Exchange —l. —c. French 3 per Cent —t. —c. Dutch, 21 per cent 491 Ditto, 5 per cent .. 941 Our City Correspond, heard from good author-it have already embarked f lent says, that he has just ty, that the British troops for Portugal. THE INCLEDON FAMILY.—We understand that Mr. C. Incledon, son of the late celebrated vocalist of that name, will give a Concert at the City of London Ta vern on Wednesday evening next, on which occasion the lovers of harmony will experience a rich treat. Sir George Smart is to he the conductor, and among the professionals engaged we perceive the names of Mrs. G. Wood, Miss Wiioelyatt, Miss Shirreff, Bellamy, Broadhurst, Fitzwilliatn, Terriil, Hawkins, E. Taylor, and Hawes, exclusive of Mr. Incledon himself and his son Charles, a boy of ex. ceeding promise, of whom report speaks highly, and who ivill then make his first appearance in public. MR. SHELL, M.P.—We regret to learn that the distinguished Member for Tipperary is suffering Irons indisposition. He is at present staying at his s_at, Long Orchard. —Dublin Morning Register. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE lIUMPIIRCI A, A LUNATIC. Mr. KOE appeared with Sir EDSVARTI SUGREN (who was heard before the Court rose yesterday) in support of the peti tion, which prayed that Mr. John Evans, the committee of the lunatic, mightbe removed from his office on the grounds alleged in the petition. These grounds were, that without the order or permission of the Court he had mortgaged the lunatic's estate for 1,0001., had exchanged part of the lunatic's lands, had pulled down the lunatic's house and built a new one, had pro posed to make an allowance to some of the next of kin and been dilatory in bringing his accounts into the Master's Office. The application was made by one of the next of kin and residuary legatee. The lunatic had resided, with every comfort, for upwards of 15 years in the house, as it was before it had been pulled down, and no principle could have justified the committee in doing what he did with regard to it, without the order of the Court. With regard to the mortgage, the committee repre sented at the time at which he raised the 1,0001., that the mortgage was of the lunatic's property; and although it had turned out subsequently to be merely of the committee's own interest, which he had purchased on the rever sionary interest of one of the next of kin, he could not be considered a fit person to be continued the committee. The whole had been done with a view to accom modate himself (the committee) and his family, and not for the protection or comfort of the lunatic. With regard to the allegation that a person had been employed to murder the lu natic, that was entirely unsupported. It was also highly im proper in the committee to have exchanged the lands of the lunatic without the permission of the Court. Mr. TEMPLE appeared for three of the next of kin, who had not joined in the present application. He would not trouble the Court with any observations in support of the case made by the plaintiff's Counsel. They had stated it fully, and it must be a question with the Court whether Mr. Evans was a fit person to be continued the Committee. All he (Mr. Temple) had to contend for was that the costs of this proceeding, or of any proceeding to be adopted upon the petition, might not fall upon the estate, but be directed to be paid by the committee, or by the individual who had promoted the present proceedings. Mr. PEPTS and Mr. RICHARDS were for the Committee, and submitted that a more improper case had seldom, if ever, been brought before his Lordship. There was not one word of truth in what Mr. Rogers, the petitioner, had stated. Every statement was false, and there was a gross attempt, on his part, to deceive the Court. With regard to the exchange of the lands, the exchange had been made in 1825, by the friends of the lunatic, of a small piece of land, long before a commission had even been thought of, and all the Committee had done in that transaction was to have received the rent that had been taken in exchange since he had been appointed to his office, and to account for it. All the delay that had taken place in bringing in his account to the Master's office had been from November in one year till April in the following, and of which no complaint was made until after active proceedings were instituted. The mortgage the corn. mittee had made had been of his own property, and the transaction had nothing to do with the Lunatic's estate. The Lunatic formerly occupied two rooms in his farm-house, and was in the habit of wandering out from them at night to an adjacent common where he was in the habit of perambulating the greater part of the right. It was sworn that a person of the name of John Jones had informed the Committee that he had been hired by the petitioner to murder the lunatic. That information having been believed, application was made to a Magistrate, who held Mr. Rogers to bail, and the criminal prosecution had only been delayed in consequence of the said John Jones having been induced to leave the king dom. Under those . circumstances, the Committee con sidered it right not to pull down, as had been alleged, the Lunatic's House, but to erect an addition to it, at the expense of 4001., which afforded him more accommodation, and pre vented his rambling out at nights, by which he might more easily be exposed to any threatened danger. This erection was commenced considerably before the reference to the Master to appoint a committee, the subject was before' the Master, the building was completed before the Master's report was con firmed, and still Mr. Evans had been appointed to be the com mittee. If the money in the erection of this addition to the Lunatic's house had been properly laid out no doubt it would be allowed at the proper time by the Court, if not the estate would be benefitted at the expense of Evans. The secret of this application was that Mr. Rogers, the peti tioner, had for a long time been in possession of part of the lunatic's estate without having paid any rent for the same. Upon the application of the Committee, a reference had been made to the Master, upon which he approved of proceedings to be adopted against Mr. Rogers, and the Committee was in pos session of a judgment upon an ejectment against Mr. Rogers for mesne profits. Had it not been for these proceedings, this petition never would have been heard of, and there could be no doubt the court would dismiss it with costs. Sir E. SUGDEN in reply contended that nothing had been said by the gentlemen on the other side in support of the serious charge that had been trumped up against his client, that he had employed a person of infamous character to destroy the Lunatic. His client had sworn that he was altogether guiltless of the charge, and it was in the power of the other side, at all events at one time, to have prosecuted both Mr. Rogers and Jones. With respect to the other parts of the case, he (Sir E. Sugden) submitted that the statements in the petition, and the affidavits on the part of the petitioner, had not been shaken by any thing that had come from the other side, and that therefore Mr. Evans ought to be removed. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) PRACTICE OF TILE COURT. Mr. KENYON PARKER, on Tuesday last, made an application before the Lord Chancellor, for the purpose of having the con struction of the Court on one of the new orders lately issued, relative to motions for amending bills, stating that their Ho nours the Vice-Chancellor and the Master of the Rolls, dif. fered in opinion as to the effect of the order in question, the former holding that the jurisdiction of the Court was entirely gone, and the latter continuing in practice to grant such appli cations, upon petition, as a matter of course. His HONOUR this morning observed that, having seen a statement to the above effect in the newspapers, he begged leave to state that no application had been made to him on the subject. LONGMAN V. TRAIL. The Court was occupied nearly the whole morning in hear. ing counsel in this case, in which the questions, being merely of technical construction, are altogether destitute of public in terest. VICE CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morning with motions totally devoid of any interest, except to the parties concerned. The Court will proceed with petitions tomorrow. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-( THIS DAY.) SIIAW, BART., P. POYNTER. Mr. PLATT, for the defendant, showed cause against a rule Nisi which had issued for a procedendo to remand the case to the Mayor Court of London. The question in issue arose upon the return to a certiorari directed to the Mayor and Com monaltyof the city of London, in which return a certain cus tom and bye law were set out, and then, that in pursuance of such custom and bye law, the defendant had incurred a pe nalty for employing a foreigner in his service. The bye law prohibited any freeman being engaged in any handicraft, manual occupation, or retail business ; and from em ploying• in any such handicraft, manual occupation, or retail business, any person being a foreigner. The action was brought in the Mayor's Court against the de. fendant, who was a butcher, for employing in the manual occupation of a butcher one William Cook, he being a stranger in the City, and the penalty for such infringement of the bye law of the City was 51. Three questions would be raised, first, that the bye-law was bad; secondly, that the case did not come within the bye-law ; and thirdly, that if it did, it came within the excepted cases in the bye-law. First he submitted that the bye-law was bad, as being not only a restraint but a prohibi tion of labour ; for the term "manual occupation" meant any description of labour, and did not refer to any particular trade. The bye law was, therefore, too extensive, and being a great restraint on labour, according to many authorities it was void able. A variety of authorities were collected in Comyn's Digest, under the head " Bye law," c. 3., in which it was held that where a bye law had a tendency to depress industry, it was against the public weal, and therefore unreasonable. Among the exceptions in the bye law it was stated that it did not prohibit a freeman from employing a fo. reigner a certain time on trial previous to apprentice ship ; other descriptions of persons were also excepted. The charging part of the declaration stated that the defendant had employed William Cook after having notice that he was a foreigner ; so that in fact an apprentice was a foreigner. The declaration should have gone further, and have stated more distinctly that the person so employed did not come within the exception of the bye law. It was unreasonable to suppose that a person should be prohibited from employing a foreigner, when for all that appeared no freeman presented himself, and there was no power to compel a freeman's ser vices. Besides, a freeman was not supposed to know whether any one he employed was capacitated by having his freedom or not. Mr. Justice ParrEsoN said it was found by the jury in this case that the defendant had notice of the party not being a freeman. Mr. PLATT submitted that the bye law should app l y to per for there was no power which related case to of sons who should be proved to have had the tender of the "Faza k o f toly compelling vN Wiltshire," the h i te s , e „ r v i es c tr of a services of a freeman, and that he refused t hem, so that his trade might not be restricted or delayed , the employment of free porters by a merchant, it was held that for employing the merchant was not liable to a p enalty a non free porter ; so in the case of " Com y n v. Eastfield," (1 Salkild, 442,) in which it was held tha t the merchant was no t liable. Mr. Justice PATTEsox—No more than I may be liable for employing a tailor, not a freeman ; this is a differ ent case, for now a party employs h im in his own trade . Mr. PLATT said, still the custom and bye l aws were t o o ex tensive, for the words manual occupation" might apply to a Sia, freeman. 4 62,) man sweeping a shop, carrying a joint of meat from one part of the shop to the other, or any occupation in which the hands were used; indeed, if a person chose to employ a man to make his beds, that would come Within the term " manual occupa tion." The learned Counsel submitted that, for the reason he had stated, the procedendo should not issue. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE observed, that in the case of party, not a freeman, employed to make beds, that was a do mestic occupation, and was exempted by the statute of Elizabeth. Mr. FOLLETT, on behalf of the Corporation of London, said, that by that statute, and by cases in the Sth vol. of Lord Coke, 129 A, it was clearly laid down that persons employing non freemen to brew or bake for their private use, and not in the way of trade, were exempted from the operation of restrictive bye laws. As to the bye laws being a restraint on labour, no doubt all such bye laws were, to a certain extent so, but the present one did not bear heavier on a person's labour than on a person who was prohibited from setting up business in the city until he had purchased or otherwise obtained his freedom. It was true that all bye laws were bad that were not supported by custom, but in the case of the Corporation of London all the customs on which the bye laws were founded were confirmed by Act of Parliament, and therefore not voidable. As to the fact of a merchant not being liable for employing a non-free porter, that was not a case in point, because it did not appear whether the merchant was himself a freeman, and it was only a freeman who was liable to the penalty in question. After citing a variety of authorities bearing on the questions, the learned Counsel submitted that the proceedings should issue. Mr. GURNEY followed on the same side. Their LORDSHIPS delivered the judgment of the Court seria tim. As to whether the preSent case came within the excep tions in the bye-law, that should have been properly (if it were an exception) matter of defence in the Court below at the trial, and could not now be raised. With regard to the point, that probably no other persons being freemen had tendered their services, that would apply to all restrictive clauses, and did not properly become a question to be now considered. Upon the other point, whether the custom and bye law were too extensive in terms, their Lordships thought it would be more satisfactory to take time to consider of it before they deli vered their opinion. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) RYAN V.STEPIIENS AND BURCRELL. This was an action for trespass, for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of the plaintiff, and shooting at and wounding the plaintiff's dog, and injuring the floor of the plaintiff's dwell ing-house. After evidence had been adduced, a verdict was found for the plaintiff—damages, 5/, COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius before M r Justice GASELEE and a Mid. dlesex Jury. BEAUMONT V. MOUNTAIN. This was an action brought by Mr. Barber Beaumont, the Managing Director of the County Fire Office, to recover froul the defendants, Mrs. Sarah Ann Mountain and others, the pro prietors of the Boston mail, the value of a parcel containing Bank notes and cash, to the amount of 351. Mr. Sergeant COLERIDGE and Mr. HIPTCHINSON conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant TADDY, with whom was Mr. FITZROY KELLY, appeared for the defendants. It appeared from the evidence that the parcel in question was forwarded by the Agent of the County Fire Office resident at Spalding, so long ago as the 6th May, 1829, and was directed to the plaintiff. The booking was paid as usual, but the parcel never arrived at its destination. For the defence it was contended that the defendants were released from the liability which was sought to be attached to them, inasmuch as the parcel had not been insured pursuant to the printed regulations circulated generally both at Spalding and London. Verdict for the plaintiff. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 15.—Wind W.STNV.,moderate.—Arrived the Cherub, Woodcock, from Seville; and Isabella, Withycomb, from Oporto. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind N.N.W. to S.S. W., squally. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 15.—1 t blew a heavy gale last night front S.S. W. to S.W.; to-day it is E.S.E.—Arrived the William and Henry, Betts, from Cardiff; leaky, bound to Constantinople. FALMOUTH JAN. 14.—Wind S. W. to S., moderate MILFORD, JAN. 14.—Arrived the Lotus, Wilson, from New port, with damage, and cargo shifted, after being in long. 14., bound to Philadelphia; and William, Jones, from Sligo, cargo shifted and must discharge, bound to London. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 14.—Arrived the St. Paul, Woodbury, from New Orleans. GREENOCK, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Minerva, Brown, from Demerara. NEWRY, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Sophia,Twaddle, from London. CORK, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Young Dixon, Davison, from Lisbon. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 14.—Arrived off port the Valencia, Da vison, from St. Petersburgh. STANGATE CREEK, JAN. 15.—Arrived the Maria, Scott, from Smyrna. SHIELDS, JAN. 14.—Arrived the Laurel, Mill, from Riga; and Orient, Gallilee, from Memel. HULL, J&N. 14.--Arrived the Adelaide, Keesty, from St• Petersburgh ; Don, Ledle, from Wyburg ; Amulet, Taylor► from Riga. YARMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Arrived off port the Cato, Barnet, and Heckman, Rosewell, from St. Petersburgh, the latter having been assisted off Hasbro Sand. The Koningsberg, Zimmerman, from Memel to Lisbon , was driven on shore near Plymouth on the 13th inst., and filled with water—crew saved. The Six Sisters, from Liverpool to Naples, put into NeWrY with damage, having been run foul of. The Leedwig, Soloman, from Memel to Oporto, put into Easter Rise leaky, and must discharge. The Johanne Charlotte, Hertz, from Gottenburg to Lon don, put into Arundel leaky, and must discharge. The Oscar, Sandlow, ant Elizabeth, Busch, from Gotten burg to England, put into Hitteroe, both with damage. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY M A RKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Supply rather limited, trade dun, and prices as last quoted. ~ Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Bay £3 5 to 0 10 New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 4 Useful Old Ditto . . .... ................. .......... Fine Upland Meadow and dye grass Hay 4 0 4 4 Clover Hay 4 5 5 0 Oat Straw .t:1 Bto£l 10 I Wheat Straw... 110 113 - --- - -- - SMITHFIELD. Supply limited, trade very dull, and prices stationary. Cc arse neavy L ow ian d M ea d ow H ay ..t3 0 to .£3 j New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 4 Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 1 5 Fine Upland Meadow and ilye-grass Hay ..... Clover Hay (extra tine)....£s 0 -Generally Uat Straw... £1 4 toll 61 Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 SHEFFIELD ANTI-CORN-LAW SOCIETY.- On Wednesday last, the members of this society, which we have before announced as being in the course of for mation, held their first meeting. Mr. Wm. Ibbotsort was appointed treasurer, and a committee and secretarie s were chosen. The following are among the fundamental rules of the society :—" We the undersigned, being of opinion that a society ought to be formed forthwith in Sheffield, having for its principal object the extension of knowledge on the subject of the present Corn Laws, with a view to their ultimate repeal, by the easiest and safest means, have resolved as follows:—That we now consti tute ourselves a society, to be called the Sheffield Anti- Corn-Law Society :—That every member of the society, subscribing his name, shall pay to the treasurer one pound, or more if be thinks proper :—That donations shall be accepted from persons not willing to become members of the society." Among the gentlemen who have already testified their approval of the object of the society, by becoming members, are Messrs. S. Bailey, John Sorby, Wm. Butcher, James Sanderssu, Samuel Jackson, Wert. Vickers, N. Gterves, G. P. Naylor, H. S. Walker, Conereve and others.—Sheffield Independent. TREVELYAN.—ThiS is perhaps the best no vel that has for a considerable time issued from the pros. It is from the pen of the author of "Marriage in High Life," and in every respect displays the power of a superior mind and practised pen. There is no aim or straining after novelty, either in its plot, which is simple, person ages, who are few, or in its sentiment; but it is tvritten with the easy spontaneity and the natural vigour of one whose mind was full of a most intere s ti ng t h eme. Tre velyan' is a tale of the passions, and its object is to displaY, the working o f a il-powerful love in one small circle of h ear t s , There is a vigour in the conduct of this narrative which bespeaks a. inasculin e pen, while, in its details, it displays a delicate anatomy of love and domestic feeling , which seems to come from a female's nice perception of suc h, 'natters. Imbed, the book may remind one stronglY o fAottte of Miss Edgeworth's. novels—pet baps of bee Vivian" above others. --Mooring Herald. The Franl, fort Gazette of the 9th instants states, that fires broke out in Bretten during the stormY nights of the Ist and 2d inst., which did considerable datn , .ge. The Grand Duke happily arrived in town on the following d ,y, and (lid much to .alleviate the distress occasioned thereby. Mentz continues to suffer from the continued storms. Conitnunications with the opposite bank of the 'thine are interrupted, owing to the damage done to the bridge. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JAN. 14. Sales to-day only 1,000 bales, at our prices of yesterday packet we h ave a d v i ses t° By the Virginian N,w York the 23,1 ult. Trie demand for shipment, as noticed in otif accounts per last p icket, continued active, but at privo' rather lower. Latterly there had been some inquiry for home manufacture, but, the most desirable lots having been bought up, they found some difficulty in stocking themselves, and holders eons( quently gained some advaw rage. Since the ativices fiora this port, however, to Nov' 10, business had completely ceased, and a further decline seemed inevitable. Sales about 1,800 bales the last wevl‘ or so in New York.