The Sun. — London, England, 1834-12-24 00:00:00

lenged the world to produce a more brilliant assemblage of commercial importance and commercial integrity than the merchants of the City of London. This very day the gen tleman to whom he had alluded had exerted himself In support of the great cause of constitutional freedom. He proposed the health of " Mr. William Ward, and thanks for his exertions this day."—(Drunk with cheers.) Mr. WARD said lie really felt obliged to a greater degree than he could express, for the compliment paid him, and particularly as it was in connection with the most interest ing events of the day. It would be the last wish of his mind ever to see the British merchant turned to the poli tical agitator, but there really were times and circumstances when it was hardly possible for a good Englishmen to avoid expressing his opinions. It was his belief that it was im possible for any government or body of men to promote the commercial prosperity of the country, unless there were that species of repose and tranquillity, without which the com mercial capitalist could not direct his resources ; and no ef fort of his life should be wanting by which he could, by any possibility, stem the eternal torrent of violence and restless ness which he was sorry to say had in his estimation, dis graced the neighbourhood of that very spot for the last four years.—(Cheers.) He did not arrogate any impor tance beyond his humble sphere and station, nor did he de sire to imitate those who, with greater noise and vulgar self-sufficiency, thought proper at other places to put them selves forward as representing the commercial interests of the metropolis. He did not seek to create a feeling, but he had a right to embody the feeling which existed in such a fashion as would be creditable to the citizens of London as subjects, and he hoped not disgraceful to them as merchants, and might be the means of securing stability to the Go vernment, without which there was no security for commer cial pursuits. Whatever were his unwillingness to obtrude his opinions unnecessarily, he was provoked to give expres tion to his feelings, because it had come to his knowledge that in a neighbouring precinct the Royal family had been assailed—the awful dispensation with which it had pleased Providence to visit a former ruler of this country had been made the ground of attack, and his successor was described as a selfish voluptuary, by the very advocate of his repudiated wife. This was enough to call upon a man to express his opinion ; and whenever he heard any disre spectful assailing of the Royal Family near the metropolis, he would come forward to show that his Majesty had other subjects with other feelings, and would give expression to them in a fashion compatible with their constitutional rights. He would only add, that within the short space of two hours, a simple address to his Majesty, drawn up by men who did not profess authorship, who professed nothing but the common sense of common men, but good subjects, had, without the exercise of any influence, received the names and addresses of nearly 3,000 persons.—(Cheers.) As he was confident that the number would, ere long, be doubled, he felt gratification and pride in having been the humble in strument in preparing it. He again returned thanks for the honour done him. The Loan MAYOR then proposed the health of the " Right Hon. Alexander Baring, President of the Board of Trade." Mr. BARING returned thanks, and said that he should be always ready to protect and uphold the interests of that commerce to which, in the city of London, he owed every thing, and should be ready to adopt any advice or any practical reform from those who should be kind enough to suggest them ; but, at the same time, he must observe that a system of constant and general agitation was as much to be deprecated in commerce and trade as in the higher de partments of the State. The LORD MAYOR then proposed, as the last toast, " Alderman Ansley and the rest of the Aldermen of the City of London," for which Alderman ANSLEY returned thanks. The company broke up about 11 o'clock. FRENCH PAPERS OF MONDAY. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S ADDRESS. The Constitutionnel perceives nothing very encouraging in the manifesto of Sir Robert Peel, for whatever promises he may make, it is easy to conceive that with the men by whom he is surrounded all efficacious reform will be impos sible. It would be carrying optimism too far to expect from an ultra-Tory Ministry the realization of the hopes that a Liberal Administration had given rise to. If the in tentions of the Cabinet were even sincere, the force of things could not be counteracted. Men who have com bated a principle cannot put it into practice ; and, what ever may be asserted to the contrary, we shall ever believe that the new Cabinet is condemned to take that retrogade course which Sir Robert Peel has not dared to avow. The Temps says—" The Tory Ministry does ample ho mage to the popular work of reform. Lord John Russell's bill is henceforth an inviolable conquest. It is accepted and confirmed by the Conservative party in the person of Sir R. Peel, and in the manifesto which that Minister had just pub lished under the form of an address to his constituents ; but if that manifesto, so impatiently looked for, consecrates the past, it is far from insuring the future. The declarations which it contains are vague and incomplete, and, in fact, it bears the stamp of bad faith. What is most clear in the factum of Sir R. Peel is, that he has endeavoured to say nothing, to pledge himself to nothing, and in that he has perfectly succeeded. The profession of faith of the new Prime Minister may be summed up by the celebrated motto of the Polignac Ministry—' No re-action, but no more con cessions.' This is a declaration of war upon the House of Commons, and announces the dissolution as inevitable." The Tribune considers the manifesto of Sir Robert Peel to be a monument of jesuitical dexterity, and that few states men could have exemplified in a greater degree the art of employing words for the disguise of thought ; and adds— " We are sure that Sir Robert will render Prince Talley rand jealous." The Quotidienne says that the publication of the qua druple treaty and its additional articles, under existing Circumstances, has this advantage, that it points out dis tinctly the position of the Palais Royal with regard to the n,,w English Ministry, which is thus held bound to the secok:'d of the additional articles, which declares that her Catholic Majesty is at liberty to claim, to-morrow, fresh supplies or arms and ammunition, and to demand that the English c7uisers be maintained, and if necessary i ncrease d. Thi s publication, on the morrow of the day on which the declaration of the new English Ministry was received at Paris, is a species of provocation more becom ing adventurers than soulia politicians, and it is asserted that the Doctrinaires had been e ased to the step by Lord Brougham and Lord Granville ; a fact which, if true, shows that these two Whi g s are not much wiser than the break-neck politicians of France, for, by provoking the Tories to a rupture with the revolution, the distinguished Whigs at Paris are not certainly promoting the interests of their party. The Journal des Debats consider the tone of Sir Robert N e e s ' manifesto as indicative of his conciliatory disposition and his useal urbanity of language. The whole document is written with t..71"t and ability. The public interest which has been manifested in some jour it has excited in Engl imid ' nals by unbounded contia'," in the future c on d uc t o f a principles T .' Ministry based upon such wise of government ; ou . acc l, ount of the by others it is received with distrust, , contradiction between known opinions and measures L., • promised ; others have gone still further, and fine the pledges below expectation. To raise our voice in the midst of these contradictions, to Imravel the truth from these preju diced opinions of party spirit, if a task we shall not under take ; but there are general truths w i i:ch are of every time and of all countries. These we do not fear !.9 promulgate. Well, then, we find in it none of those concession: which can essentially alter the distribution of the forces in tot present Parliament. The reform of the church both in Ire land and England upon the bases fixed by Sir Robert Peel in his circular was deemed inadequate by more than 400 votes in the House of Commons. The Tory party, even !vith the accession of Lord Stanley, could never muster more than 160 votes out of 658. The system of Govern ment as announced by Sir Robert Peel, leaves these mat ters in their former state, and we are no longer astonished , to learn that the dissolution of Parliament is considered at London as a measure definitively settled. Nothing but a re-action in the public mind can render the Government possible even on the conditions so frankly laid down by the new Cal.inet. This is the trial to be made, and it is a se rious one, for it is a decisive one. PARES, DEC. 21.—The Indicateur of Bordeaux has the following article on the late news from Spain : " The letters from the frontiers are to-day very interest ing. The return of Mina to Pampeluna, and his apparent tranquillity, seem to have been only a stratagem to throw the rebels off their guard. By his orders, all the detached corps were to march against Zumalacarreguy, while a convoy, escorted by Lorenzo, obliging Eraso to attack it, the latter would be surrounded by all the united force of Mina, Lorenzo, and Iriarte. This two-fold object has been completely attained ; for, on the same day (the 12th), at Sorlado, the battalions of Zumalacarreguy were beaten by Cordova, Lopez, and Oraa, and those of Eraso by Mina and Lorenzo. These two brilliant actions will have an important influence on the remainder of the campaign, for it will be very difficult to re-assemble corps which have been overpowered, and which the generals are pursuing without intermission." PARIS, DEC. 22.—The Bayonne and Bordeaux journals bring but little in addition to what we have already stated oa the two actions of Sorlado and Carascal. The Sena mile, says Arrieros, who passed over the field of battle soon after the action, say they counted within a circumference of fifty paces sixty-two dead, belonging to the rebels ; the number of Carlists, killed and wounded, may be stated as between four and five hundred ; the number of prisoners is not known. Lorenzo returned into Pampeluna towards the evening ; he brought with him a great number of mus kets, taken frog the enemy. The corps which cants so THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1834. opportunely to the support of Lorenzo, divided into several detachments, and continued to pursue the insurgents. The Election has the following :--Bayonne, Dec. 17.—Several letters from Madrid announce that Llauder will not long remain Minister ; they all agree that he is more of a Paste lero than his predecessors. It is well known he opposed the attempts made by Mina in 1830. In the affair of Carascal the Carliits are said to have lost 250 killed, 400 wounded, and 56 prisoners, and at Sorlado 300 killed and 500 wounded. We have no farther accounts of these two ac tions.—lllessager, Dec. 22. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, ['sc. 22. Five per Cents., 106 f. 50c. 35c. 30c. Four per Cents., 92f. 80c. 70c. Three per Cents., 76f. 80c. 60c. 65c. National Loan, 106 f. 20c. Bank Actions, I,Boof. 1,795 f. Rente de Naples, 93f. 55c. 25c. 30e. Roman Five per Cents., 94% 95 94%. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 41 41 41. itente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 27}( 27. Royal Spanish Loan, 43t % 44. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne. Five per Cents , 4214% Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 98 97%. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cent., 8i 88%. Portuguese Loan, Six per Cents., 96. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f ; money, —f. —c. Three months, paper, 25E 17,4 c. ; money, —f. —c. —Cours Authentique. BOURSE, MONDAY, HALF-PAST 3 O'CLOCK.--5 per Cents. 106 f. 40c. ; 3 per Cents., 76f. 65c. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish 42 ; 3 per Cent. ditto, 27 ; Cortes, 41 ; Differis, 14/ ; Gueb. hard, 44} ; Ducats, 93 35 ; Romans, 941 ; Belgian, 974 ; Pe• dros, 861 ; Miguel, 27 ; Dutch, 54. 75. BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, DEC. 21.—Their Majesties will come to Brussels for the winter on the 28th of this month. Imme diately after their arrival there will be several fetes and balls, as there were last year. According to a statement spoken of by M. de Foere in the sitting of Wednesday, our imports and exports for 3 years are as follows : Imports. Exports. 1831 francs 103,217,682. 1832 236,633,308. 1833 214,765,979. A letter from Hasselt of the 18th of December says : " For some time past the distillers have been endeavour ing to find out the cause of the fall in the price of gin. This problem has just now been solved by a piece of intelligence from Maestri c ht, w hi c h p er f ec tl y exp l a i ns t h e f act . Gen. Dibbits has been authorized by the Dutch Governmcat to return, by way of drawback, the duties on gin and salt exported from the fortress of Maestricht. These duties are not small. The salt which is had from Dordrecht with out duties, because it enters Maestricht by the Meuse, ac cording to the convention of Mayence, is offered in Belgium by the Dutch smugglers at 18 francs per 100 kilogrammes, delivered at the house of the purchaser. The Belgian dealers cannot compete with them, because salt costs them 26 francs per 100 kilogrammes, including the duty, which is 17 francs, 66 centimes. The case is the same with gin. This state of things is most injurious to the inhabitants of Limburg, who cannot contend with the smugglers—hence the great stagnatiol of trade." The Budget just voted by the Chamber of Representa tives for 1835 increases, among others by 10 per cent. the stamp on newspapers. This augmentation, which is the more onerous, as it applies both to the principal duty and the additional duty of 26 per cent., to which it is now subject, is to be laid not only on our own papers, but on all English, French, and German journals which we receive. This ex traordinary duty is already 14 centimes for every French newspaper, and 26 centimes on every English newspaper. This state of things will oblige us to increase the price of our newspapers from the Ist of January, when the law im posing the further addition of 10 per cent. on the duty will come into operation. The Chamber of Representatives has proceeded as far as Art. 125 of the Communal Law.—Brussels Papers, December 22. VIENNA, DEC. 13.-5 per Cent. Metalliques, 99g; 4 per Cent. ditto, 91/3- ; Bank Shares, I,277.—.Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 18. GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, DEC. 10.—The mail from Constantinople has ar rived, but brings little that is interesting. Great fermenta tion still prevailed in Syria, but Ibrahim is said to have taken such measures that he has not much to apprehend from par tial insurrection. His situation, however, is not the most de sirable, for he has to deal with an irreconcilable enemy—the distress of the country—which is increased by the financial system which he has adopted. This distress has risen to such a pitch that there is little hope of remedy even were sincere en deavours to be made to give relief. The evil is too general to be removed : almost all classes feel a pressing uneasiness, and all expectation of improvement is vanished, so long as the administration of the country is directed by Ibrahim. The violence of his temper on all occasions has alienated people's minds. At the time that the post left Constantinople, the first momentary change in the French Cabinet was known there, and had excited a great sensation, as it was feared that it might lead to new difficulties. Here we are very impatient to know whether the Doc trinaires will have the majority in the Chamber. It is thought that they will, because of all parties contending for power in France, they have hitherto shewn themselves the most skilful and consistent. Our funds, which have fluctuated much in consequence of the precarious situation of the French Ministry, will then become more firm. Intelligence was yesterday received from Transylvania of the death of Count Numer, President of the Estates. He is universally regretted, for he had acquired in an equal degree the respect of the country and the confidence of the Govern ment. This event may perhaps cause some delay in the pro ceedings of the Assembly of the Estates, as it is not indeed contrary to the constitution, but unusual for a Governor or a Commissioner to preside in the Diet, when it has been once regularly opened ; but all the subjects of discussion are proposed, and the proceedings directed, by the President, who is therefore in constant correspondence with the government of the Province. ROME, DEC. 6.—Though travellers of all nations continu ally reside here, who entirely differ in their political opinions and interests, they are very seldom expressed, even when they are seen in the first houses in the city. But since the news of the Wellington appointment, it is observed that the English appear more opposed to each other. A few years ago, when the news of the passing of the Reform Bill arrived here, the Whigs distributed money among the poor, or rather threw it out of the windows. Now, on the contrary, the Tories cele brate by entertainment and balls the return of their party to power. Large wagers are laid on the question whether the new Ministry will remain in power as long as that which has just retired. Several Englishmen have left Rome to seek for em ployment under the new Administration. Others hope they shall be sent for to resume the offices which they formerly held. Don Miguel has paid a visit to the Pope to-day. He is treated here with great respect, and is seen in the highest circles. The new code is published. It does not, however, contain much that is really new, but is rather a collection of the laws already promulgated and in force. I saw the extra post sent with copies of the code to the provinces. May it be strictly enforced, and an end put to the arbitrary mode of proceeding, which has given occasion to so many complaints. The ex penses of the law proceedings, and the fees of the lawyers, are to be considerably reduced, on which subject au ordinance is expected next week. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. On FRIDAY NEXT will be presented JANE SHORE. Hastings, Mr. Vandenhoff; Dumont, Mr. Warde; Gloster, Mr. G. Bennett. Jane Shore, Miss E. Tree; Alicia, Miss Clifton. After which (first time), a New Grand Chivalric Entertainment, called KING ARTHUR and the KNIGHTS of the ROUND TABLE. In which Mr. Ducrow's magnificent Stud of Horses will be introduced. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. On FRIDAY NEXT wili be presented GEORGE BARNWELL. George Barnwell, Mr. Cooper. Millwood, Mrs. Faueit. After which will be produced a New Grand Comic Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN AND QUEEN MAB ; OR, THE THREE GLASS DISTAFFS. Harlequin, Mr. Ellar ; Pantaloon, Mr. F. Sutton; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews; Whirligig, Mr. W. H. Payne. Columbine, Miss C. Reekie. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle.) Yesterday evi:Ting Major-General Sir James Douglas de livered a lecture on military tactics, at the Limerick Institu tion, in which he introduced the battle of Austerlitz. The lecture was most respectably attended. The 94th Regiment, quartered in the Mediterranean since 1824, arrived at the Cove of Cork on Sunday in his Majesty's ship yornney, from Malta. They have since marched to Middleton I.::_ racks : froing to be entered into by the General An arrangement Hon. Board of Ordnance, for Commanding-in- Chierwitn `l'ci% a better regulation of Officers' arter. : throughout touching the king dom,eg according to respective rank, and dim. which will shortly be issued to Commanding Officers tint; Dar rackmasters. The late General Murray, C. 8., who died at Killenure on the sth instant, fell a victim to a cold caught on the morning on which the two Officers of the Royals were drowned, re turning to Athlone from his house. He entered the 44th Regiment as Ensign in 1796, was wounded desperately at the Douro in 1804, and on the 22d July, 1833, was appointed a Major-General. Accounts from Ceylon have been received of an insurrec tion having broken out there, and that several lives had been lost. The military at Ceylon are the 58th, 61st, 78th, and 97th regiments. A large pension reverts to the Crown by the death of Lieut.-General Quin John Freeman. It is not generally known, that while the celebrated Porson was employed in decyphering the inscription of the famed Rosetta-stone, in the British Museum, which is black, that he obtained the humorous designation of " Judge Blackstone." FATAL ACCIDENT. —Mr. Wm. Bates, only son of Joshua Bates, Esq., of Portland -place, had left home on Thursday, the 18th, to pass the Christmas holidays at Tansor, near Oundle, in the family of the Rev. Mr. Wheelwright, who had for two years superintended his education. He ar rived at Tansor on Friday, and joined the happy circle of friends who were anxiously expecting him. On Saturday he went out with his young companions to meet one of the family who was to join the party from Cambridge. They had gone out with guns. In getting over a gate, a rifle, which had been slung over the back of one of the party, went off, and the ball took so fatal a direction that Mr. Bates, who was behind his companion, fell, and instantly expired. The w ound in the neck was of such a nature that life must have been immediately extinguished. The body was removed to the Rev. Mr. Sim monds's, at Elton, where an Inquest was held o Sunday morning, at which the circumstances detailed proved the purely accidental nature of the fatal calamity, and that no blame could attach to any one. The deceased would have attained his his 20th year in June, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24. IU4. Our readers would yesterday have been pleased to observe that the exertions of The Sun were so very successful in aid of the great cause of Reform, which all true friends of liberty have so much at heart. Not withstanding the difficulties encountered, and the late ness of the hour, we were enabled to give, exclusively, in our First Edition, a full, fair, and impartial account of the proceedings at the memorable Meet ings in the City of London—meetings which in their result must prove decisive of the fate of the Ultra-Tory Administration professing mock Re form principles. The Sun of last night will create a sensation throughout the country that cannot fail to cement the bond of union more firmly between all Reformers, while it must strike their enemies with fear and trembling. Nothing is now wanted to ensure suc cess but unity of purpose and cordiality of zeal. We have great pleasure in publishing the following spontaneous testimony to our exertions yesterday, by Gentlemen to whom we are personally unknown, but for whose public character and approbation we enter tain the highest respect. We sincerely thank them for their good opinion : TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. London Tavern, Tuesday Evening, Half-past Five o'clock, Dec. 23, 1834. DEAR SIR,—We have just received here The Sun, containing a Report of the important proceedings of the Meetings of this day. We cannot but feel surprised at the fullness and 'accuracy of the Report, and we beg to convey to you, and to the gentlemen engaged, the expression of our thanks, as well as of our admiration, at what has been accomplished for the country at large, in so short a time as two hours and a half. We are, dear Sir, Your's obediently, RICHARD TAYLOR. JOHN DILLON. W. H. ASHURST. EFFINGHAM WILSON. W. PRITCHARD. THOMAS PEWTRESS. H. B. FEARON. MICHAEL SARSON. W. J. FOX. ROBERT FRANKS. The Citizens of London, ever true to their princi ples, and always foremost in the cause of freedom and of their country, have earned for themselve s a proud and conspicuous place in the future annals of Eng land, by . their patriotic proceedings at the London Tavern yesterday. They have taught the Aristocracy of the United Kingdom a lesson which should be en graved on their hearts, and to which the mind's eye should be for ever turned, when the subject of medita tion is the forraation of a Government. They have withdrawn the veil in which Toryism enveloped itself, and the worshippers of the idol, with feet of iron, and toes of clay, now stand aghast, affrighted at the paucity of their numbers, and the emptiness of their boasts. The exposure of the Tory silliness yesterday was a glorious achievement, and worthy the citizens of London. We speak of it not so much on account of it 4 4evelopement of the principles of the most respect able, and by fifty times the most numerous, class of the citizens of London, as from the OW which it will have throughout the country. It gave the death-blow to the Tory Government. The smitten paramour of the Queen of the Black Isles, for whom enchantment could only work a breathing existence, was not in worse plight than is the Tory Government, after the defeat which it suffered yesterday. It may reel and stagger on for a few weeks, but it has lost the use of speech—it is shorn of its strength—it is " wounded even unto death "—and neither the prostituted balm of the apostate Press, nor the advice of its other hireling supporters, can revivify it. But it would be unjust towards the great cause of Reform, were we to pass over the scandalous means to which the Tories resorted for the purpose of getting up the mock public meeting of yesterday, which ended in the glorious triumph of liberal principles. We are creditably informed by a gentleman of respectability in the City, that most of the persons who attended to cheer on the orators, belonged to a class of individuals known in the city by the name of " Long Shorernen," or porters on the Thames, who let their services on all such occasions for five shillings, when called upon to act conformably with their conscience, and seven and-sixpence when contrary to it I The leader of this class of patriots called upon the gentleman above alluded to, and proffered his services at the meeting, stating that if not employed by the Reformers, himself and his gang had been applied to by a Tory Alder man, who was in the habit of engaging them on similar occasions. Of course he was dismissed with orders to betake himself, and his confreres in corruption, to the service of his old employers, which he accord ingly did, and yesterday, was among the most con spicuous in applauding the Tory Administration. The Tories now see that as a body they are vir tually extinct. They cannot in the city of London, including as it does most of the moveable wealth, rank, and talent in the British empire, gather together as many individuals, by their repeated invitations, as will carry a single resolution expressive of confidence in the representatives of their principles. They arc beaten on their own ground, though backed by the presence of the Duke Of WELLINGTON and Sir ROBERT PEEL, who both dined in the city. But it was the calm, peaceable, orderly, and constitutional conduct of the Reformers of the City of London which terrified the Tory chiefs. There was no demonstra tion of bad or destructive feeling among them. No yelling.—no " down" with this person, or " away" with that—was to be heard throughout the mighty multitude. Every man looked and acted as if dis charging a solemn duty to himself and his country. The conduct of the police was infamous ; but the people were not to be goaded into a breach of the public peace ; and having carried all before them, they retired quietly to their homes, so that by four o'clock not an individual of those who defeated the Tories was to be found in the streets. The effect of the Reform triumph at the London Tavern, was visible in the countenances and speeches of the Conservative leaders who figured yesterday evening in the Mansion -House. Sir R. PEEL evi dently appeared to feel that he had lost his balance, and was on the eve of being precipitated from the eminence to which Court intrigue had blindly raised him. The Tory dinner had been planned as a kind of Mansion-House celebration of the Tory address, and the dismay of the Conservative champions, as they toasted their defeat and virtual extinction, was visible in every countenance. To be convinced that Sir ROBERT regards his Ministry at an end, we need only refer to his speeeh, in which he declares it as his conviction that no Government can stand which has not the confidence of the country. "I am convinced," said the Right Hon. Premier in the course of his speech, " notwithstanding the prerogative of the Crown —notwithstanding that it may be, as I believe it is, the duty of public men, when impeded by no principle, to enter into the service of the Crown, when required to do so, that no Government—and no man is more eonvineed of this than I am—that no Government can stand unless it is supported by public opinion, and unless it possesses the pub lie confidence—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I do not agree with those who are disposed to support the pre sent Government on the grounds that they look to mea sures, and not to men.—(Cheers.) I do not believe that any Government can be stable in this country, which has not the confidence of the country itself, without reference to the abstract measures it may propose. I do not believe that the country will be satisfied by the introduction of particular enactments, without looking to their authors—without reference to the heads from which they emanate, and the hands that direct their course. The principle is the same in public as in private life ; the principle which is ap plied in the latter case, is equally applicable to every department of the State." This is at once taking a proper, and an honest view of the difficulties in the way of an Administration. And, admitting the sound ness of this axiom of the Premier, what is to become of the Tory Government, which wai: proved yesterday for the hundredth time not to possess the confidence of the country ? Sir ROBERT virtu ally proclaims the dissolution of the Conservative Ca binet. He boasts that it "possesses the entire confi dence of the Crown," and assures us that it will endea vour " to conciliate the confidence of the people." Now how can it do this, if the past conduct of its Members be the criterion by which the country judges of its integrity ? Are they not all known, from Lord KEEPER COPLEY down to the lowest Secretary at the Council Board, to be either political apostates, or men whose whole political lives have been spent in coercing the public opinion of the British people ? If Sir ROBERT PEEL and his Colleagues are now willing to reform recognised abuses, how happened it that they could discover no abuse to reform when the Whigs were in office ? Are they patriots for pay, after the fashion of the " Long Shore-men" of the Thames, who will act conscientiously for one-third less wages than they will the contrary, but who without wages will do nothing ? SIR ROBERT PEEL complains that he has not had time enough al lowed him to express his opinions on every subject since his return from Rome. This may be true ; but Sir ROBERT was not so long abroad as to have for gotten that there were such subjects as Church Reform, and Corporation Reform, and Law Reform, and several other Reforms all discussed in the last Session of Parliament, and as he himself thinks that the country acts rightly in judging of the future from examples of the past, we have pleasure in reminding him that the country is already in possession of his opinions, and the opinions of his colleagues besides. As we said before, the proceedings of the Re formers at the London Tavern have virtually extin guished the Tory Government. To the gentlemen who opposed the humbug address to the KING f9T tticic too much praise caPt!9t be FIIICIIS OF STOCKS THII Bank Stock Sper Cent. NW. 3 per Cent. Cons.-- ...... 34' ? per Cent B 9 874 Ditto Heti .-. Assented 99Mi 9 New 13X. 1' per Cent. 4 per ent. Dissented sank LongAnnuitieste expire Jan. 3, 1880...... ......... 17 1-19 17 Oet. 111, 15511 IBT. Jan. 5, MP — Jan. 5, MO — April. 5, 1880 — Jan. 5, 1870 — PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds —l Ditto Account razilian Ronda Ditto Aecount Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 'hillian ;ends ?4I Ditto Account S4 Columbian Bonds Ditto Aceount Columbian Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1945 Dat• Account Mextcan Bonds, I per cent — Ditto Account Dit'a, 6 per cent Ditts Account Neripoliben 1 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New b per Cent. India Stock ®hut 17 19 pm, Ditto Bonds ~ South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto R per Cent. Annuitios, 1161— Exch. Bills, .£1,0(X) 6 35 S 7 pm, Ditto 500 36 3S pm Ditto Small 945 38 pm. Ditto Commercial - pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. lank Stock for Account India Stock for Account 817!4 Consols for Opening 92 J !(3 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian ponds Dit , o Account ........... Portuguese 80nd5......... — Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds B6 Ditto Account Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, IStr , Rucßian Bonds, 1322 1075 7 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds bt%4 l /% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1933 Ditto Account French, per cent. —f. —S. 4 per cent. 3 per cent. —f. c. Exchange —f. —v. Dutch, 4 per cent. M%45i Ditto Account 5 43 4% Ditto, b per cent (Vg. Ditto Account: 99'S '4 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Canada Company...." lB 45 45¢_ COURSE OF EXCH/ Amsterdam C.F. 12 534 NGE, YESTERDAY Leghorn Genoa Milan Venice , Japles • Palermo Li , bon Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days• eight Cork 25 80 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 iS Antwerp l2 4 Hamburg M B 13 11 . . Altena - 13 11 40% per oz. 122 5'3 Paris, 3 slays' sight 25 45 Ditto _ 2 Us. 25 69 Bordeaux .. 25 80 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M 151 14 Petersburgh, ruble 3 Us. 101 8 Vienna, effective A 2M. 9 59 Trieste - ditto lO 0 Madrid *ll4 Cadiz 8,7.6 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 0 New Doubloons Bilboa V.% Barcelona Seville Gibraltar 4B New Dollars ~ Silvers bars, standard Q 0 0 HIGH Vv ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 9 minutiae after 9. f Evening 4i minutes after 9 HAMBURG, Nov. 26, 1834. "'EINE, BROTHERS, Contractors, for the. Great Lottery, published and drawn by authority and under guarantee of the Hamburg Government, beg t. inform the public, that the 65th Lottery of 10,000 Tickets will be drawn on the 'Sat of March next ; and Tickets are now selling at 108 marks baneo, er 81. The prizes are lof 100,000, lof 50,000, lof 80,000, 1 of 20,000, 1 of 10,000, 2 of 5,000, 4 of 3,000, 7 ef 2,000, 20 of 1,000, 40 of 600, and 1,500 of 108 marks, which 1,578 money prizes are altogether stated ;n marks baneo, and payable without any deduction whatever; 4,000 tickets being delivered gratis to the holders of the 2,000 first-drawn tickets, as per scheme; those purchasing one ticket, at the trifling cost .f 81., may obtain three prizes : and thus, if fortane prove favourable, gain 180,000 marks bane., at the present exekange, equal to 13,0001. sterling. Owing t. tli. gratis tickets, the number of tickets en sal. is a very limited one, so that, of course, they will be cleared off very ra pidly, and a rise in price occur very soon. These desirous to pur chase at the present first pries of N., are requested to direct, by one of the first mails, but only for whole tickets, to the above named contractors, Heine, Brothers, in Hamburg. Those remitting a 101. not. will receive an order for the balance of ff./., together with the ticket, by return of mail ; en the other hand, those preferring to pay Heine Brothers' draft for the cast, are recommended to pay such draft immediately when presented. A full scheme, and every desirable information, being always sent with the tickets, those giving orders will only have to writs a line, ordering the ticket Sr tickets, adding the money, or as order for the earn., or stating the mode .f payment that may be mere convenient to the orderer, and giving their full and plain directions, to secure the safe receipt of the communications. Those honouring Heine, Brothers, by purchasing, nay depend ou the strietest secrecy, es to their taking a chance or getting a prize ; such being the undeviating rile of the old-established and most lucky Office. TO CORRESPONDENTS AN OLD REFORMER, who writes to us from Bath respecting Mr. Follett's address to the electors of Exeter, is informed that the publication of his letter would subject us to an action for libel. His address to the electors is declined for a similar reason. 40011111,4-,:t,' ' (--ch t tude, zeal, and energy on so glorious an occa• The dinner at the Mansion House was too insignificant an affair to be further noticed. It was, in fact, a congregating of the Tory chiefi, in tended to celebrate a triumph, which turned out to be a gathering of mourners to witness the last struggles of departing despotism. The country has now all that it wanted to make it firm to a man against the New Go vernment—the glorious example of the City of London. SlOll. The people cannot fail to have discovered that the great ground of support taken up by the friends of the new Administration, is that of its constructive excel lence. Everything that is good and proper to be done, and nothing that is otherwise, must be the consequence of their proceedings, necessarily. The country is to be tranquillised, its commerce improved, its laws well administered, religious asperities soothed, abuses (when discovered) gently corrected or modified ; in short, all the blessings of the most perfect system of government are to be inevitable, because the Tories have jockied the 'Whigs from their seats, and sit therein themselves. Even their old enemies seem under a strange fascination of faculties. Instead of the fierce denouncements which might have been expected, had they dared to stretch forth their little finger towards place, we now hear placid ejaculations, and cool pre cautions—wait, pause, don't rashly condemn—see what they do before you blame—and so on. What new light could have broken out upon the Tories, or around _ their approvers —has their nature undergone a change ? No political party was ever more sensitively alarmed at any thing in the shape of theory or hypothesis than. the Tories. The very moment any departure from the old track was proposed, who so loud in their impreca tions against innovation ? " Wild schemes" were ever their aversion—is it likely, then, that the Reform Bill scheme will be the delight of their hearts, because they have it under their thumbs ? Sir ROBERT says, very pompously, that no friend to the peace and welfare of this country would attempt to disturb, either by direct or by insidious means, the settlement of the great constitutional question which it effected ; and he is very much :to be thanked for such a piece of observa tion. But will not cae Tories frustrate, by every means they possess, the attempts of the country to effectuate those salutary reforms which the Bill, as be ing a means to an end, was to enable them to accom plish. Like a timid mother with her child, they will give it the gilt scabbard, and put away the sword it self, lest it should cut its dear little fingers. Much as the renegade portion of the Press has done, to prejudice the public mind in favour of the fair-trial askers, there has been an antidote from time to time ad ministered that more than neutralised the attempt : a dose of wholesome truth. Facts, not theories, have been held up to general view, and reasoned upon in lan guage there could be no mistaking. We gave in our Monday's edition extracts from Mr. GIsBoRNE's address to the electors of North Derbyshire, and it is gratifying to find, that such views as he ent er t a i ns are manifested in intelligible words, that admit of no mis understanding by even the dullest. Thus should courage always attend upon truth. To think cor rectly, and to dare to give utterance to our thoughts, is the best prerogative after all. Even the Tories cannot stand against it. In another part of The Sun our readers will find an abridged report of a speech delivered by Mr. O'CON NELL, at the Dublin Anti-Tory Association Meeting, on Saturday last. The subject is Sir ROBERT PEEL'S late Manifesto, and the new Ministry, to both of which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman vows the most uncompromising hostility. His remarks on the appointment of Mr. GOULBURN to the Home Office —who it may be remembered gave the people to un derstand that he should consider his son contaminated by meeting with dissenters at the University—are made in a just, manly, and indignant spirit, and will be responded to by every honest dissenter through out the kingdom. Equally energetic are Mr. O'CONNELL'S observations on the tithe system, and the policy which the new Cabinet intend to pursue with regard to that complicated question. " Here," says he, " is Sir ROBERT PEEL'S declaration in sup port of tithes ; and here"—alluding to a communica tion respecting the late sanguinary affray at Rathcor mac, which the speaker held in his hand—" here is the postscript to the letter, written in the blood of this ill-fated country." Alluding to this tithe affray, Mr. O'CONNELL says—" If the statement contained in the letter I have just read be true, I have no hesitation in saying, as a lawyer, that a more unmitigated murder has never been committed. The parties that went there had no right to break into the field to distrain—their doing so was a direct trespass. Here were eleven fathers of families slain for a demand of 5/. in tithes"—that is to say, human life assessed at a rate of little more than eight shillings the individual I And this is the equi table and Christian system that Sir ROBERT PEEL announces his intention to bolster up I Well may Mr. O'CONNELL observe, " by the blood of those eleven victims, I conjure every honest man in Ireland to rally with me against this Administration." The Committee of the Stock Exchange have this day come to a resolution to permit the Cortes Loan to be quoted in the official list ; thereby recognising the transaction, which will have a favourable effect on Spanish credit. We have received the Paris papers of Monday, to gether with intelligence from Bayonne, of the 18th inst. The Parisian journals contain no domestic in telligence of any importance. In the Chamber of Deputies the only proceedings going forward were reports on private bills, and discussions on questions purely local. The Bayonne papers contain several accounts of the defeat of the Spanish insurgents in Navarre. The Carlists are said to be reduced to the last extremities. For the particulars we refer to our extracts from the French papers. By the arrival of the New York Papers, to the 2d Dec., we have a letter from Washington, anticipating the PRESIDENT'S Message, which was to be deli vered on the 2d of Dec., which states as follows " The question is often asked, What will the PRESI DENT'S Message contain ? The French treaty will occupy a prominent part of it, and measures hostile but not warlike, will, I think, be re commen d e d . Th e Bank of the United States will receive a new blow of some kind ; probably a recommendation to sell the Government Stock, and the Senate will have to bear the blame of all curtailment in mail facilities, because they would not make appropriations to pay tiv aebts of the Department." The celLiorated Lord Burleigh is recorded to have v i ta, "never trust any man not of sound religion, for he that 1 4 false to God can never be true to man." ROLL'S COURT-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the Master of the Rolls took petitions B . l l c l causes Ly consent t o -d a y, none of w!- ich possessed any polo of public interest. His Honour, on rising, will adjourn the Court to the first Seal. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR proceeded upon chiefly unopposed cause petitions to- day. Nothing was arranged is the case of the Tabernacle, previous to our reporter leaving. In the early part of the morning, however, Sir W. Horne mentioned the case to his Honour, stating that the Relators were to have made some arrangement previous to the sitting of the Court to-day ; not seeing any of his learned friends who opposed him, he had no doubt that it was the intention of the Relators to take advantage of his Honour's suggestion, and arrange matters with Mr. Campbell. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, DEC 23.—Wind N. W., frosty.—Arrived from the river and sailed the Scakby Castle, Sand y s, for India ; Jackson, for Montserrat ; F ranc i s Smith, Innes, for Jamaica: Flora, for the westward ; and Excellent, Jackson, for Hon duras. Arrived and sailed for the river the Eldon, Alpine , from New South Wales--left Sidney the 31st July. Arrived and remain the Cheviot, of Newcastle, from Richebucto for Hull ; and Grace, of Hull, Smith, from Oporto for London- PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind N. to N.N.W. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Wind variable.—Arrived the An' gelique, Rider, from Seville. FALMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Wind N. E. to N., light breezes.--- Arrived the Tartarus steam-packet, from the Mediterranean -- left Malta the sth instant, and Gibraltar and Cadiz the 14th. BRISTOL, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Europe, Hare, from S t ' John's, New Brunswick ; and Sarah, Webber, from Oporto. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 22.—Arrived the Orpheus, Bursley, New York ; Sultana, Rogers, from Smyrna ; George an James, Hothard, from Marseilles ; Express, Wells, from Gibraltar ; St. Peter, from Alicant ; and Lord Stormont, M'Dougal, from St. Petersburgh. The sloop Jane, of Swan" ; sea, from the river Dee, was r u n d own y ester d a y o ff Point Synas by No. 5, pilot boat—the master and a boy killed. SHIELDS, DEC. 22.—The Widrington, Reed, from Liver pool to this port, got on the Herd Sand yesterday morning; but was assisted off in a damaged state, after throwing part 0 ' the cargo overboard, brought into the harbour and laid upon the shore. An English schooner, from Gibraltar, had her decks swept of every thing, and was obliged to throw overboard part of .1 1 r cargo, consisting of quicksilver, during a tremendous gale la the Gulf of Mexico, the 16th October, when about six league!, N. of Vera Cruz. Two sch ooners were i n compan y, bollnci to Vera Cruz, but had not arrived on the 25th. The Elio" beth, Clark, from Mobil e t o T am pi co , was caps i ze d, a nd on l y one of the crew saved. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUS TOM-HOUSE, DEC. 23. Highflyer, Newton, from Lisbon ; Columbine, Corbin? Hamburg ; Swanoin, Shean, Bergin ; Waterford, Athert:),?, Terceira ; Hibernian, Beswick, Guernsey ; Charlotte, Daniel, Calais ; Royal William, Chaplain, Leith ; Flora, Pace' Hamburg ; Heiress, Light, Seville ; Duke of Clarence, Black,' Konigsberg ; Gratitude, Lidgett, St. Petersburgh. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. Eliza, Saunders, for Madras and Calcutta; Perseverance! Murray, Genoa and Palermo ; Forester, M'Happie, Tobag o ' Anna, Danberg, Havanna; Sovereign, Griswald, New Y° l l,': Rosalind, Towsmere, Barbadoes, G rena d a , an d Trirscl . B ". Tourist, Bridge, Hamburg ; Broth ers , G arre tt, Madega: Hampton, Elder, Jamaica ; Arethusa, Simms, Gibraltar. Harriett and Jane, Howe, Antwerp. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. William, Nazeby, for Medemblick ; Earl Liverpool, L00r%4 Rotterdam ; Naples Packet, Cottrell, Naples ; Tourls4 Bridge, Hamburg ; Reliance, Sheader, Antwerp. CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST. Trois Sceurs, Merlin, for Gravelines ; Louise, Jacobson, Kiel ; Lord Nelson, Bird, St. Michael's. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week there are moderate arrivals of most descriptioo of grain. The Wheat trade is firm; at Monday's Pr ic i el ; Barley, Beans, and Oats meet a s l ac k dematid, and the ss'e remain unaltered. In the Flour trade there is no variation. ARRIVALS. ... ..., .T Wheat Barley. Oats. vino. 0, I.:nglish Irish - 550 4,850 ---- Foreign - THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCfair Montreal Papers have b een rece i ve d at t h e N orth an d American Coffee-house to the 28th November. Their l o f tents are of little interest. They state that the Par Hamel" Upper Car.ada stands further prorogued to the 22d Dece ll . 3 , o , The remaining voyageur, of the Hudson Bay Compalif petted from the interior, had arrived at Lachine on the and 26th November. During the severe cold weather 0 - :;: 10 rienced, the waters of th e Rid eau C ana l were f rozen from two to three inches thi c k, an d t h e nav i gat i on consequen tly 8030' (From the Mobile Commercial List.) c he Covron.—The receipt s o f t h e week aro 1,040 bdsir*,;, exports 1,897, and the st oc k on h and, including ail on SLrj board, not cleared, 6,564 bales. The present wpA has ell e , with the same spirited demand f or Cotton ` termination of the last week. .'nat existed a t t THE FUNDS, Our arrivals this morning are few—a French and I" mail; the latter sailed on the sth Dec. , from Gibraltar the 14th Dec. Consols opened this morning at the price they left a y.; terday-94 to for the Account, w i t h li tt l e doing. Sillsrs not so good as they left off-55f 1, owing to the specu lae e r waiting the result of th e St oc k E xc h ange Committee, WheAtb ia they will suffer the price of th e Sp an i s h L oan LP b e quote' their list. Portuguese Stock, 864. HALF-PAST o. o ' t c, A report prevails that the Bank must have again recours e the circulation of small notes, to favour the agriculturists . froo The private letters thi s morn i ng, o f t h e f i rst authority, es, the United States are o f a f avoura bl e nature. Bus i n ess, going on well, and the Stocks maintain their P rlc i o The President's message is expected to be of a w e rt r 9B l nature in regard to the French claims. The d nu retains the Government dividends on the Bank Stock, a n p hopes are entertained o f th e renewa l of the Bank 01 'Z k. Money easy at 5 p er cent . ; exc h ange 6 per cent Stock 8-i. Consols are not so goo d as i n t h e early part the i• and may be be quoted at 92 to .4 ; Spanish heavy at 641 Portuguese maintains its price of 861 I ( ' TWO O'CL O — C d The Stock Exchang e C omm i ttee h ave broke uP, a solved to rescind thei r f ormer reso l ut i on on the Spanis h L oam so , and in future the abo ve L oan w ill b e negotiable in the °°: THREE 0 Cins-Ci" Consols for Account 92 to i. The Chancellor o Edward Drummo fte Exchequer has apP b % bis and Thomas Ven a bl es , Esers, ke of private sec r et ar i es. Mr. Drummond was one of the utirf• Wellir ton's secretaries while First Lord of the Tr e ( a yfice, -.lr. Venabl es i s one o f t h e sen i or clerks in the Home eight and officiated as secretary to Sir Robert Peel when the ember Hon. Baron e t p res id e d over t h at department. The I r esk continues to perform his official functions at his priva te " ) to' dente, and it is at present uncertain whether he will real e Earl Spencer's late residence. A it , E gir . (3 - FARINGDON.—THE NE W P OOR L A W ••-- ^ bcr MENT BILL—Our town for the present week has hter.learit noured with the p resence o f Mr. Gulston, one of the M sL c i - the Commissioners appointed under this Act. We uneersta i ' w n is whole of our district is to be incorporated, and tb•at our ° art :of to be the dep o t o f upwar d s o f 12 parishes. iquitum ft 1 . 3 / 3 € ti t will, consequently, in future be the motto or our city.y' shire Chronicle. ,co be The peculiar turn of our Spitalnelds weavers t i; bet come bird-catchers and fanciers has long been proverhia,lobl, in this they are completely outdone by the inhabitants el w ho a large manufacturing village in Germany, mostly of have such a passion for the common chaffinch, that ne et . them are said to have gone 90 miles from home to 'take cl e for these birds, and have given one of their cows in exchaeg a fine songster. ton lit ' The best coals are now selling at Southampton 28s. a chaldron, equal to about 225. a ton. • -Car ° The sharp frost of Monday set the Ice night cud s ome. to work with more than usual activity. p 9 . 1 1 1 LIVERP OOL COTTON-MARKET, DEC. „ demand in the beginning of the day appeared morC: active, 111 a more general desire to buy appeared, but no i...npre, ve i ,":, salef prices can be noticed, though it is looked, for. l id. amount to 2,500 bales, of which 200 Baas at 111 -(1 . loa -70 Maranhams, I3d. ; and remainder American' 9 d . a ge per lb. F or auct i on on t h e 2d of 'January, 2,500 Surats,lived St. Domin gos . Th e N ew Yo, packet O r pheus has ar to-day. one HORRIBLE I VIIIRDER.—Thursday morning; vvei , Miller, an inmate i n t h e P oor ' s H ouse, A yr , w ho is n with intellect, m ur d ere d another i nmate, name d R a lph Wilso _4,31 a hatchet, with w hi c h h e i n fli cte d severa l wou nds on l i h .; ,, e • la r r gh. and face. Th e mur d erer i s comm i tte d to gaol.--Ea tn Evening Courant. c Thursday th e G reen I s l e steame r arrived at thattle e l3roomielaw f ro m Drogheda, loaded exclusively wi th ever and pigs. Thi s i s t h e fi rst cattle-carrying stea;lier that w as 1 to arrived in the Cl y d e . an d we learn that this ;lass of ste°vier will now arrive weekly, w hi c h w ill hav e a tendency 1 ,. the price of butcher meat.--Edinbur g h Evening C o ura o r d The fish-curers of St. la s are busily erne preparing the pilchards in e r th e e Italian markets. I` • ted that about 1,200 hog s " w h o le' 13 expe . e until the fish will be tr'' ready for shipment every week, are on 4 a - icen during the late sease- , , etw i s , . 4' l -oar . ni-court-rtao Mr. H. Denton, of Percy-street, Tottenba are c ar Yesterday morning, between eight and nine 0 v f builder, was inspecting some alterations which h are ried on by his workmen, at the house of Munroe . I "="n iwg th f th e Is "' ect scaffolding erected to the second story, he a nd Ne ely of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, when,. asceuu Wert at a height of about 23 feet, on a hear of bricks, such severe injuries that ho uet expected to sure w NV Ore Warn I Pape SI Brea taker day, ep ,; * Lail Thor Cr ac i Kip tha [ t or th Si lowil cont the crati " blew , upon and 1 D( Rail ei g h 'be ri 1 4 ci Lori Irel z Sun, rev uub Pres th e Mr. that th e ad v , ne sa twee 4%d Iner `fir We Apt g Jeri Pric sa