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other towns an' places in the borough of Greenwich. - The requisitie dn was signed by about 120 of the most re spectable (. 1 i the parishioners. Mr. WHITE was called to the chair, at which time the large room was crowded to excess, while there were numbers outside who could not obtai•. l admission. PAWLE moved, and Mr. BASS seconded, the first revolution, declaring it to be the opinion of the meeting that the unceremonious dismissal of the late Government is an ihdication of an intention to resort to a Government of misrule and extravagance.—Agreed to. Mr. DANIEL PAINE moved, and Mr. PRESTON seconded resolution for an address to the King, expressing regret at the dismissal of the late Ministry, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Rose, Mr. Street, and Mr. John Wade, subsequently addressed the meeting. A committee was formed to watch passing events, and to co-operate with the other committees of the borough of Greenwich. A vote of thanks was given to the liberal portion of the Press, and the meeting sepa rated. The utmost unanimity prevailed throughout the proceedings, and the speeches, for the insertion of which we regret we cannot find space, were full of point, and were delivered with much spirit. TO DYER HAMLETS. Last night a preliminary meeting of the elector!, of the Tower Hamlets was held at the Kent and Fjssex Tavern, Whitechapel, for the purpose of making rirrangements for a general meeting of the inhabitants of that borough. Jesse Cullam, Esq., took the chair at eight o'clock. A number of resolutions were proposed and agreed to, to the effect that it was necessary that. all Reformers should unite for the purpose of preventing the accession to power of the enemies of all reform, and for the furtherance of that ob ject, that a committee of the electors of the Tower Ham lets should at once be formed, to make arrangements for calling a general meeting of the inhabitants of the district, to consider what steps it was advisable to take at the pre sent crisis of affairs. In conformity with these resolutions a committee was named, and a subscription was enterel into for the purpose. of promoting the object of the meet ing. The resolutions were severally proposed by Mr. Owen, of Bethnal-green ; Mr. Morris, of Wellclose-square ; the Rev. Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Sutton, the Secretary of the meeting. BOROUGH - OF LAMBETH. Yesterday evening, in consequence of a circular issued by Mr. Tennyson, a very numerous body of electors as sembled at the Elephant and Castle, for the purpose of consulting with that gentleman as to the best course to be pursued by them in the present critical state of affairs. • S. PA L.IIEII, Esq., having been called to the chair said, the Duke of Wellington was again to be defeated ; and thi mould be effected only by erecting a bulwark nainst in the House of Commons—(Hcar, hear.) That the borough of Lambeth would not fail in its duty was quite evident from the manner in which they had at once again rallied round Mr. Tennyson—(Cheers.) And well had he deserved their conficence, by his ability and his consistency. Not a vote had he given in the House but had for its object the promotion of civil and reli gious liberty—(Cheers.) Not a sentiment had he uttered which exhibited the slightest departure from the princi ples which be had avowed to them at his election. And if anything more was wanting to attach that gentleman to his constituents, it was afforded in the noble refusal he had given but a few days ago to desert them for the bo rough of Stamford—a deputation from which had offered him their support.—(Cheers.) The duty of the electors on the Present occasion was clear—it was to carry out the great principles of reform to tke extent which the people had a right to expect ; and this was to be done only by return- . ing such Members as their Honourable Representative.— (Cheers.) They were told that the Tories at this eleventh hour and three-quarters, saw the error of their ways, and would amend—but let the people beware of trusting them. If they die they richly deserved to feel the disastrous conse quences. The Honourable Chairman then called upon, Mr. TEN NYSON, who was received with loud applauses, and ad dressed the meeting in .a long and eloquent speech, of which we can give but sketch. He had on a former occa sion called them together, when the liberties of the country were under the protection of a Liberal Administration— he now addressed them on an occasion when those liberties, deprived of such protection, were in danger of being de stroyed.—(Cheers.) Never had lie been more astonished —to use no stronger term—than when he learnt that his Majesty bad dismissed a Ministry whom he had called to gether but four months before—a Ministry which had just become more respondent to public feeling from having.," 'rid itself of those members who had been to it as a sort cfrag chain or night-mare —no sooner had the Cabinet rendered itself worthy of public confidence than it wa; dismissed.— (Hear.) No sooner (lid it seem likely o '..at the Ministry would effect beneficial changes, than one result of a long brewing and base intrigue burst forth , and it was diss o lv e d,— (" The Qu een I") Th e w h o l e of our history did not pre- - sent another so extraordinary, so abrupt, so absolute an ex ercise of the royal pr erog ateat..._(Hear, hear.) -Th e Ki ng had, in all probability, been - grossly deluded by those around hint. It was, therefor.:,'for the nation to show him the ex tent of the deceptin ; and that they were prepared to - de fend their so lafo recovered rights, and to assert their right to those fue.ner beneficial reforms in Church and State which the late Ministry were about to bestow on them. It was absurd to suppose that the Tories would give the natiou reform. Let them have their way, and they would reduce this country to the level of Russia and Austria. If the people did allow the Duke to have his way, let them not blame the King : his Majesty but named the Minister; it was for the nation to sanction the appointment : if they refused to do so, it was cancelled.(Cheers.) Mr. c&NDY proposed the first resolution, which expressed the high satisfaction felt by the meeting with Mr. Tenny son's parliamentary conduct. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. GaITTON, in a speech of much force, proposed the second resolution, which expresied the resolution of the meeting to support Mr. Tennyson as a candidate for the borough in the event of a dissolution of Parliament. The resolution was passed unanimously, and Mr. Tennyson re turned thanks. Arrangements were theli organized for dividing the borough into districts, and not divisions, as at the last elec tion, and local committees were appointed, and the electors then separated. STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION IN THE COUNTRY. G.REAT MEETING AT ROCHESTER. A public meeting of the Reformers of Rochester, Chat ham, and Stroud, was held yesterday evening at the City Repository, in Rochester, for the purpose of addressing the King, and adopting any other measures which might appear necessary in the present important crisis of public affairs. The meeting was appointed for half-past six o'clock, but long before that time arrived, it was found that the place appointed was a great deal too small for the number who attended. Great numbers were obliged to stand in the street, and there were bud cries for an adjournment. At length it was determined that all should adjourn to the court-yard of the Bull Hotel, which was accordingly done, and the speakers addressed the multitude from the windows of the Assembly -room in that Hotel. It is difficult, from the darkness, and the peculiarity of the situation in which the meeting took place, to give even a guess at the number present. We should say that there were certainly from 4,000 to 5,000. Among them we remarked Mr. Bernal, M.P. for Rochester, Mr. Hodges and Mr. Rider, the two Members for the western division of the county of Kent, Mr. Erskine Perry, who, at the last election, contested the borough of Chatham on the liberal interest, and a great number of the most influential Reformers in those boroughs and the neighbourhood. THOMAS BENTLEY, Esq., was unanimously called to the Chair, and his appearance was hailed with loud cheers. Three cheers were then given successively for Mr. Ber nal, Mr. Hodges, and Mr. Rider. The CrtatamaN, in opening the business of the meeting, said that upon three former occasions he had had the honour of addressing the Reformers of those towns up on the subject of Parliamentary reform, and though much excitement then prevailed, he could truly assert that at no period was greater interest evinced than at present. The struggle was then to obtain reform ; now it is to retain it, and great indeed would be the dismay of Reformers should the struggle prove unavailing.—(Hear, hear.) Believe me, gentlemen, said the Chairman, the contest is now for the preservation of reform. The Tories are attempting to delude you by the specious cry of " Measures not men"— (Hear, hear)—and also with the assurance that, as no Go vernment can exist a month which is not based upon re form, the Duke of Wellington must, as a sensible man, be prepared to give the country a large measure of it. But if you suffer yourselves to be duped by these sophisms, and thereby induced to return a Tory Parliament, what sedu rity have you that in the next six years the Reform Bill will not be mutilated or repealed—(Hear, and cheers) — Old Sarum and Gatton restored to life, and the borough mongering system of corruption again revived ?—(Loud cheers.) The promises of the Duke of Wellington can afford you no security ; for the utmost that his friends can say in his favour is, that he is willing to forego all his poli tical pledges. The expediency of triennial Parliaments, ballot, and household suffrage, is not now the question ; these are doubtless, subjects of great moment, and well worthy the most serious attention of Reformers upon suit able occasions, but still more important subjects now de mand your attention. Y ou are to determine whether you will consent to give up all reform, and be ruled by orders issued from the Horse Guards, and, if necessary, perhaps enforced by the bayonet ; or whether you desire to be go- verned by the enactments of a Legislature in the choke of which the people have a voice. --(The &rims which fol lowed this speech continued for several minutes.) Mr. ROBERT DADD had a resolution as follows: " Resolved, That we have learned with feelings of mingled regret, disgust, and indignation, the abrupt dismissal of the late liberal Administration, Atilt the restoration of the Duke of Wellington to the Ace cf Prime Minister, from which he has been twice driven by the united voice of the British people." It was indeed with deep regret, disgust, and indignation, that they saw such men as the Duke of Wellington, and those in league with him, called to take the, office of Prime Minister ! Nay, not only that ) but to be Secretary of State for the Foreign, the Horne, and the Colonial, de partments.—(Hear, hear.) The Duke of Wellington was in fact a perfect Caleb Quotem.—(Hear, hear.) He was every thing.—(Hear.) Th e D u k e o f W e lli ng t on could not stand . against the wishes of England for reform ; and therofore he (Mr. Dadd) would point out in what man ner the Duke would endeavour to delude them into the idea of his being a Raformer.—(" He can't do that !" and laughter.) T 6 5, he would do it thus. He would increase the nun her of voters in the counties by lowering the qua lificon for tenants at will, so that landlords might be able to bring more slaves to the poll, while he would lessen the number of voters in the boroughs by increasing the qualifi cation ; well knowing as he did, that the lower the fran chise in the boroughs, the freer they would be.—(Cheers, and "He won't dare it !") Earl Grey had given the peo ple of England their liberties, for he had given them the Re form Bill.—( Hear, hear, hear.)—and because Lord Mel bourne was determined to follow out the principles of that Reform Bill by giving reforms which would not only give contentment to this country, but would satisfy even Ire land, he was therefore . turned out by the influence and in trigues of the Tories.—(Cheers.) r He was sure the peo ple of England would never submit to such principles as those held by the Tories.---(" No, never ! ") Mr. ERSKINE PERRY then rose to address the meeting, and was received with loud cheers. They all knew him to be a Radical—(Hear, hear' but Radical as he was, the late unprecedentedly abrupt and unceremonious dismissal of the Reform Ministry had made him a Whig again.— (Cheers.) He would beg of those who heard him to recol lect, that at no period of the history of our country was it so flourishing as at the moment when this sudden change in his Majesty's councils took place. So much were the re sources of the country increasing, that in the next session of Parliament he believed it to have been the intention of the Whigs, if they bad remained in power, to have repealed the Malt Tax.—(Cheers.) With regard to the charge brought against the Whigs, that they were too slow in their reforms, every recent occurrence spewed that they had at last been roused from the lethargy in which they for a time had been plunged. The Whigs and Radicals were both for the people. 'Their differences were mere family quarrels— ( Hear, hear)—and the Tories would now find, as was always the case with those that mixed in family disputes, that both parties would unite and turn upon them.--( A laugh.) He hoped they would not be deluded by the ex pectation of reforms from the Duke. The Duke could not grant reform, without sacrificing the principles of his whole life, and he (Mr. Perry) would certainly oppose him, because he could not support that conduct in a public man, which would be that of a scoundrel if practised in private lire:—(Cheers.) Mr. thanceEs, M.P., then came forward, and said that he and his colleague (Mr. Rider) had attended the meet ing in consequence o f an i nv i tat i on vary respectably signed, which was sent them, requiring their attendance--and that as they believed it to be their duty, as it was certainly their pleasure, to meet their constituents when called on, they had done so.—(Cheers.) He had no hesitation in agreeing with the Chairman, that this was a moment of greater in terest than was the passing of the Reform Bill. The eyes of all Europe were now upon England, anxiously looking to the success of that great experiment in reform which had been tried here, and which they hoped would extend to themselves.—(Cheers.) But if the people of England at stage showed the white feather, and did not folio"- out the advantages already gai ne d, those hopes wout', probably be frustrated.—(Hear.) He (Mr. Hodge-es) had not, on every' occasion, been a supporter of tbe:iate Government ; but 1 1. secrets, he cert a i n ly b e li eve d without being in the Cabine as stated by M r . P erry , t h at t h e it to be perfectly true. , / had measur es i n v i ew w hi c h wou ld g i ve Whig Government satisfaction to `.. l ae three kingdoms, and he could not there fore 'but ragret that his Majesty had thought fit to dismiss ti:( 2 mn—(Great cheering.) elr. RIDER, M. P., shortly addressed the meeting. Ile said that at the last election he had given sundry pledges ; not because they were political opinions, but because they were his heartfelt senthnents.—(Cheers,) He had pledged himself to short Parliaments and to vote by ballot. He had redeemed those pledges, and was ready to support the the same measures again.—(Cheers.) One only pledge lie would not give. He would not pledge himself to support the Duke of Wellington—(Loud cheering)--but even him he would give his vote to, to carry any measure for the good of the people.—(Hear.) Mr. BERNAL, M.P., then said, that having received a requisition, he had deemed it his duty, as it was his plea sure, to come among his constituents. He would ask them boldly and without reserve, to state their opinion of his con duct, for he was conscious of deserving their good opinion. —(Cheers.) H e was not ashamed of a single vote he had given.—(A voice from the crowd, " Nor is the Duke.") Then he (Mr. Bernal) should say to the Duke, that those politics which lie had followed were not those which he (Mr. B.) would either follow or approve of.—(Cheers.) Mr. Bernal continued for some time to defend his conduct in Parliament, and to call on the electors to vindicate their own consistency by doing him justice, but we regret that press of time will not allow us to give his remarks. He was throughout most enthusiastically received. The resolution was then put and carried amidst loud cheering. Mr. ELY then moved the following resolution : " That, believing the existence of any Tory Administration to be utterly incompatible with the progress of liberal and en lightened principles, we do hereby declare our solemn and unalterable determination to oppose the continuance of that party in office by every means which the laws and constitution of our country have placed at our command." Mr. WILMETT seconded the resolution. The resolution was carried amidst loud applause. Mr. COOPER moved that the following Address be pre sented to his Majesty : " TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " We, the undersigned, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, inhabitants of Rochester, Chatham, Stroud, and their vicinity, in the county of Kent, have learned with feelings of regret and astonishment, the late change which your Majesty has thought fit to make in your Councils, by dismissing Lord Melbourne and his Colleagues, and entrusting the Duke of Wellington with the formation of a Cabinet. " We beg to assure your Majesty that we, cannot contem plate this change without feelings of the deepest anxiety, grounded on the conviction that the Duke of Wellington is utterly deprived of the confidence of the country, through his notorious hostility to the great principles of civil and religious liberty ; and that, consequently, he can maintain himself in office only by setting public opinion at complete defiance. " We do, therefore, respectfully entreat your M a j esty forth with to dismiss the Duke of Wellington from your Majesty's presence and Councils, and to entrust the formation of a new Cabinet to men in whom we can confide as being prepared to carry into full operation those enlightened principles of Go vernment, of which your Majesty, since your accession to the throne of your ancestors, has more than once been pleased to evince your gracious approbation. " And your Majesty's humble petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c." He further moved that Ralph Bernal, Esq., M.P. for Rochester, and Captain Byng, M.P. for Chatham, be re quested to present the same. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. STEVENS, a member of the Society of Friends, then addressed the meeting. As soon may they expect to see the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots, as to behold a Tory Ministry, in undisputed possession of ()Mee, acting upon liberal principles —(Loud cries of " Hear.") But some would perhaps say, should the Tories have recourse to arbitrary measures, we will oppose them by every legal and constitutional means ; or, failing such, we can take up arms in defence of our freedom. As to legal and constitutional means, how long did they think any such would he suffered to remain to them ? Possessing the entire control of every branch of the Legislature, would not their enemies . seize the first opportunity of wresting them from their possession ? And then, with the Reform Bill mutilated or repealed, their rights of petition and discussion crippled or destroyed by arbitrary enactments, and the great bulwarks of their freedom invaded one after another, where would b e th e means of effective constitutional resist ance.?—(Loud cheers.) Mr. SCOTT then moved, " That an Association be formed for the purpose of opposing the Duke, the friends of the Duke, and all who are concerned with the Duke ; and that the Chairman of this meeting be appointed Chairman of the Association."—(Loud cheers, which lasted some minutes.) The resolution, having been seconded by Mr. WEEDON, was at once passed. Mr. CHESSION then moved, and Mr. BARDON seconded, a motion that the proceedings of the meeting be advertised in the Morning Chronicle and Kent Herald. —Agreed to. Thanks being voted to the Chairman, on the motion of Mr. HODGES, seconded by Mr. RIDER, the meeting dispersed. After the meeting had dispersed, about sixty of the prin cipal gentlemen who composed it adjourned to a convivial entertainment at the City Coffee-house, whither they were soon followed by Mr. Bernal and Messrs. Hodges and Rider ; Samuel Newson, Esq., in the chair. The health of Mr. Bernal was most enthusiastically drunk, and, in re turning thanks, he entered into an elaborate defence of the conduct of the late Covernment, who, he contended, were honest and sincere friends of the liberties bf the Pesec ; and the only fault to be found with them that in at tempting to do too much thq had done too little. The Chairman nett 'OMPOsed the health of Messrs. Hodges and Rider, and in doing so, observed, that although the meet ing that night was composed of all the wealthy aristocrats of the place, it was a proof of the bad odour in which the Duke of Wellington was with the people he said the peg- plc—for they could properly be so called who had moral courage sufficient• to avow themselves through evil and through good report. The individuals he then saw before him were not to be put down with wet - blankets, and did not wait to see which way the wind blew before they came, forward, as certain gentry in that neighbourhood did. the toast was well received, and the Hon. Members briefly re turned thanks, both complimenting the Radicals for their disinterested promises of support at the next General Election. It was one o'clock when our express lea Rochester. BANFF PUBLIC MEETING. (From the Aberdeen Herald.) In consequence of a requisition from a number of the electors, a public Meeting of the inhabitants was called by the Provost, on the 24th curt. by handbills, for the purpose of addressing his Majesty on the late change in the Admi nistration, and was accordingly held on Wednesday (26th ult.), at two o'clock in the a"ternoon, in the Court-house. Mr. JAMES FRAZER, jun. having moved that the Provost should take the Chair, he opened the business by reading the requisition, and stating that he firmly relied on the good sense of the numerous meeting, that they would discuss the important business which had brought them together with that calmness and moderation that had hitherto been ob served by the inhabitants on similar emergencies ; and that nothing would be said by any one to exasperate those who might have observations to make, but that every one would receive a full and patient hearing. Whatever differ ences might exist on political mattera, he hoped that socia lity and friendly intercourse would be preserved inviolate. (Cheers.) Baillie ALLAN then rose and read the Address, and hoped that it would meet with the approval of the meeting. (Cheers.) Mr: J. A. CAMERON, in rising to second the Address; spoke nearly as follows :—Mr. Chairman-4 had every reason to hope that what I looked forward to with delight would have this day happened. I was informed and ex pected that our opponents would have shown front to-day, and come forward to move an amendment on the address. —(Cheers.) It seems, however, they have seen cause to stay away. This is much to be regretted, as we are thus precluded from a full discussion, which we were quite ready and anxious to afford them.—(Cheers.) In the address which I have the honour to support, every individual allu sion is omitted, and it is so properly and constitutionally expressed, that I am satisfied it will obtain your unanimous support—we merely ask that his Majesty will select such statesmen to office as are prepared to carry through those further improvements in the institutions of the State, which the people have a right to expect as the necessary results of the Reform Act. And it is evident that no set of men can form an Administration of any permanency in this country on other grounds. As an individual, I candidly own that I enter tain deep regret that there has been a change of men at pre sent. I attribute the result, in some degree at least, to the unfortunate differences between Lord Brougham and the Earl of Durham. But lam equally ready to admit that there was much —too much—timidity and vacillation in the policy of the late Administration, to satisfy the just expec tations of the people ; and I trust that their errors will be viewed as a rock s to 1 . - ,e avoided by th ose w h o may succeed them.—(Chec)n.) It is said, and lam one of those who believe the saving, that the Duke of Wellington is now so oens'. l .;ie of this, that he will forget his former " No Re ,Orni„ declaration, and act upon a specious reforming po licy. But how will such conduct suit the opinions of the majority of the Peers? How will the old Church and State " No Popery" cry party stomach thiS procedure ? They are now raising statues to their illustrious idol ; but scarcely will they have time to vent their fresh breathings of incense, and again to replace his statues in their halls, when lie will again leave them in the lurch, and declare that expediency is the only principle of honour which is known in the biography of Statesmen.—(Cheers.) But supposing. that the illustrious Duke should profess to build his house of Reform materials, what confidence could we place on cue whose public conduct has been so illusory ? If he leave the Tory party now from expediency, will he not, on the same ground, at the first fitting opportunity, fall back again into their ranks ? I confess that I view such conduct as unworthy of all public confidence and support.—(Cheers.) Let them hold their opinions —we adhere to ours—and if Reformers only keep resolute and united, as we have, done to-day, I have a firm belief that liberal principles will soon be again triumpbant.—(Cheers.) The address was then put from the Chair, and carried by a unanimous show of hands. Mr. RICHARDSON—I have, on some previous occasions, had the honour to address meetings of this-kind, but never did I do so at a more mementous crisis than the present, or fraught with more peculiar consequences not only to this country, but to the whole of Europe. The time is now come to prove if all our former professions were real, or only mere words, full of sound and fury signifying no thing. We cannot' but recollect the oppressive, thraldom in which we were so long held by Tory denomination, and we must likewise recollect how, by one bold united effort, we formerly burs' those fetters and regained part of our Icing-withheld rights.—( Hear.) Shall we, then, so soon, tamely and silently submit to have all our fond anticipa tions of what was to be expected as the fruits of the great measure of Reform cramped and rendered useless, and wholly counteracted, by being put under the management and con trol of its open and avowed enemies—those who used every means in their power to prevent us having a voice in public matters, and who openly protested against it ? Are these, I would ask, fit persons to satisfy the people, and to whom they can look with confidence for those ameliorations they have a right to expect ? I say not ; and call on every one, who has the least spark of liberty in his breast to unite firmly and boldly, and by every constitutional means. I now move that the address be signed by the Provost in the name of the meeting, and transmitted to Col. Leith Hay, M.P. to be laid before his Majesty ; which having been se conded by Capt. Duff Mackay, was carried by a unanimous show of hands. Thanks having been then passed to the Provost for his conduct in the Chair, the meeting separated, after giving three cheers for the king. MEETING OF INCORPORATED TRADES. On Monday evening a meeting of the Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen was held in Trinity Hall, for the purpose of considering what steps ought to be adopted with regard to the p resen t s t a t e o f pu b l i c affairs. Convener COOPER, on taking the chair, had called the present meeting in consequence of a requisition which he had received. The requisition was then read. Mr. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE (late Convener), then proposed that an Address should be presented to his Majesty. Jr.S - P. TAYLOR said that it was now betwixt three and four years since they had been called together for the particular purpose of addressing both Houses of Parliament upon the subject of Parliamentary Reform. About that time the late Ministry had been entrusted with the reins of government, and was happy to say that measures of the utmost importance, and which were eminently calculated to benefit the subjects of the realm, had since been brought forward and carried by that Ministry. The country had also the prospect of seeing other measures carried which were generally calculated for the benefit of the nation ; but to all these measures there has been a party opposed— a party which has found it to be for its interest to offer them the most strenous opposition. That party was well known to be a party that had all along, while in power, en couraged and protected the ancient system, and was firmly opposed to all these improvements. Seeing then that the appointment of such a Ministry was apprehended, he took the liberty of seconding the address, which he hoped would meet with a cordial reception from the meeting. After some further discussion, the address was carried by a great majority. The Convener and Master of Hospital, Convener Mackenzie, Deacon Anderson, Painter, Mr. Clyne, Convener Robb, Mr. Duffus, Mr. Barron, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Mellis, were then appointed a Committee to manage the transmission of the address. The meeting then separated. 3111. BULWER'S NEW ROMANCE.—" Much as we admire the former productions of this writer, neither of them has afforded us such entire satisfaction as The Last Days of Pompeii.' There is in this work a vigour and a freshness of genius, an exuberance of imagination, and a skill of handling, all sobered down into harmony with, and con verging to, one beautiful design, which constitutes the most oerfect romance,' or prose epi c , we ever remem b er to have read. In describing . _ the life of remote ages, where no per sonal impressions can exist, we have the fl ow of g en i us pure and free ; in this undertaking none but a mind of the highest order could prove successful. This is, indeed, one of the most admirable works of fiction in the English language."._ Court Magazine. NATIONAL UNION OF THE WORKING CLASSES. --On Saturday evening several members of the above union held a meeting at their rooms in Thcobald's-road, -Red Lion square, upon the subject of the return of the Tories to power, when, after deliberating about two hours, it was unanimously resolved to summon the whole of the members of the com mittee on Wednesday next, for the purpose of holding a grand public meeting of the working classes, to take into considera tion the most advisable steps to be taken on the prey ent alarm ing state of affairs of the country, in consequence or the great military dictator and his myrmidons' return to power. sll 'LS OF 81'OCKS Tit Is DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK. Uank SloCk Ipt r Cent. 110 90 1 4 tYt % India 5t0ck....... 26-I 263 3 pet Cent:. Cons.— 101!6 VOyi, 1%% Ditto Ronda 114 pt.r Cent 9 ,4% South Sea Stock — Oitto lied oBli %% Old Annuities New 314 p,: Cent .. ipercent lAssented %Oa I'o New Ditto I ti , per Cent. Annuities, 1151 — t Dissented ...... I titteh: Wile, 4;l49pus - 0 ?..5 ppt. Rank Limit Aimultiesto etpltS . .- , DR - tii •- ' " 50ii" -' 34 :37i ptii Jan. t, !SM. 16 15-161 Ditto Small '3l 86 pm. Oct 10, Ism — Ditto Commercial — pm. .I,m. 5, 18dc 17 :3-16 1 ,,,i Ditto Advertised '3'3 :35 pm Jan. 5, Mtn - --- Bank Stock for Account — April 5, lii,io —l India Stock for Account '2E6s'4 Jan • 5 1870 —l Consols far Account 91W41-:2'3i, RU7ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AtWriaq hoods itc'aian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds .... Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Dirt.) Account Chillian Brands Ditto Account-- Columbian Bonds—.. f it fl AT ONE O'CLOCK, Peruvian Lauda . Dtt o Account PortllgllCFCßonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bowls 32' 3 2ii Ditto Account Prussian Bonds Ditto PDtle.., Russian Bonds, Itl2 , lO5 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish 119!lf,13 5 1 ,14 4 5 1 4 41.; 3 4 Ditto Acesaint lli 4 : &Vs 46 Ditto Mods., Ditto Account French, 5 per cent. -c. 4 per cent. f — c. -77 S Ys .. Ditto Account Columbian Items, 1821 — Ditto .lecoiiiit Duthli liontit .., , •, ••• 7iN Ditto Account Greek Item' • Ditto Bowie, 1142", D.ito Accc,int — 61,ex I( Erl ll'oili.:s, 5 per cent — Di..to Account — Dit r., 1; per cent. 4l Pitt, Account Senpoiltao —, 3 per cent. —f. — c. Exchange —f. —c. Dutch, 2 1 4 per cent. Ditto Account 53 sj g 3 E% Ditto, r, per cell' !Ali Ditto A, vrmint 9QN 9 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Brazilian Imperial :tinning Co. (Issued at 5/. rn.) General Ftealn Navigation Company l3 Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 Per Share 35 17 41!4 MAILS. Art ived. Due. Arrired. DIP\ Arnved. Due. u Atnerica 0 1 France II () 1 A i!)cm 1 Brazil 8 Buenos Ayres—. 0 11 lizmlntr; 1 0 Mexico. ...... .... I 0 Cartlingelia 0 0 Holland I )üblin - 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden 1 0 nanders }?IOU x‘ATD:t AT LONDON BRIDUS TO-MONA:Ow. 310 r.,111;.t. ...... .51 minutes itfter S. I kivening ...I0 minute* after 4. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARD/ 1 :N. THIS EVENING will be presented the Grand Dramatic Poem •f MANFRED. Count Manfred, Mr. Denvil ; Chamois Hunter, Mr. Diddear ; Abbot of St, N'lsturi,e, Mr. Wardr; Manuel and Herman (Dependants on Count Manfred), Mr. Younge and Mr. Duruset ; Arimanes, Mr. Howell. Spi rits and Destinies tributary to his will—Vesper (Spirit of the Air). Miss Poole ; Orals (Spirit of the Mountains), Mr. W. H. Payne; Thammue (Spirit of the Waters), Miss Kenneth ; Eta'im (Spirit of the Storm), Mr. F. Cooke; Nox (Spirit of the Shadow of Nizht), Mr. Wieland; Omorasdes (Spirit of the Elements), Mr. G. Bennett ; Astaroth (Spirit of the Earth), Mr. F. Sutton ; Nemesis (Goddess of Vcageance), Mrs. Vining ; Clothe, Lachesis, arid Atropos. (the three Destinies, Miss Lee, Miss Murray, arid Mrs. Chester ; the Phantom of Astarte, Miss Chrton ; the Witch of the Alps, Miss E. Tree. After which, the Historical Opera of GUSTAVUS THE THIRD; OR, THE MASKED BALL Gustavus the Third, Mr. Warde ; Colonel Lidienhorn, Mr Tempt. tqn ; Captain Ankarstrom, Mr. Seguin; Oscar, Miss Shirreff; Chris. tian Engicheart, Mr. Bedford. Madame Ankarstrom, Miss Betts ; Arvedson, Mrs. Chester. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will be performed the Comedy e.allod THE WEDDING GOWN. Matthew Lubeski, Mr. Cover ; Beeswing, Mr.- W. Darren ; Claren. don, Mr. King; Eiringham, Mr. Brindal ; Creamly, Mr. Webster Junket, Mr. Nkadows; Valise, Mr. Wood. AfTer which, the New Farce, cafled TAM O'SIIANTER. _ . Tarn o' Shanter, Mr. W. Farren ; &niter Johnny, Mr. Bartley ; David, Mr. Webster; Roderick Allan, Mr. Brindal. Dame o' Shanter, Mrs. C. Jones; Maggie, Mrs. Fitawil:iam; Jeanni.e, Maas Murray; Mrs. Macklewhee, Mrs. Broad. To concluee with CHARLES THE TWELFTH. Charles the Twelfth, Mr. W. Farren; Major Yanberg, l‘fr. Cooper Triptolomus Muddlewerk, Mr. Harley; Adam Brock, Mr: Bartley Gustavus de Merveir, Mr. 'Modal. Ulrich, Mrs. 11. Cramer; Eudiga, Mrs. Crouch, . s A "ri ; ( er l - 7.lfial V N I 4": LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2. 1 SU. It seems the peculiar fate of some men to accelerate the advent of certain changes by the very means they employ most strenuously to retard it. The great Duke, in one memorable instance, has proved himself to belong to this class of unfortunates but for his notable denun ciation of Reform, the Reform Bill would not at this day have been the law of our land. It is by no means improbable, nay, it is very likely, w?. will not say inevit able, that his Grace's present course (taken with that promptitude and decision for which he is remarkab!e, and which in a wise man is so excellent a quality, in a rash one so dangerous,) may bring about a parallel re sult, to the Tories equally disastrous. In their terrified haste to arrest the career of liberalism, he and his patriot party—if we maybe so bold as to adventure a surmise— have allowed their vehemence to outstrip their sagacity; and it were not at all surprising if some dull December morning, they were to stumble over this astounding discovery. Like the man in the story-book, who knocked down the totterer whom he too violently rushed forward to save from tumbling, so, with the best intentions, no doubt—(for they are all conscien tious men ; Lord ELLENBOROUGII received some seven or eight thousand pounds a year out of the public purse for being conscientious)—so, likewise, they may find that their zealotism has been something too measurelessly energetic. In one of JOHN BUNYAN'S allegories we are told, of a poor blockhead who with the clearest intentions, but a little too vehement, sought by a vigorous use of the house-brush to re move from his chamber the dirt and dusty garniture which polluted it; but that, being unblest with the fore cast of prudence, and so forgetting to sprinkle the floor with a little water, he raised such a cloud about his head as not only made the dirt more intolerable than before, but also well-nigh blinded and suffocated him into the bargain. Now, without this sprinkling, may not a similar mischance befal the Duke and his—parasites, did BROUGHAM call them ? Appearances would seem to justify the rumour that has gained ground during the last few days, intimating that a new election is on the point of taking place. We find the agents and understrappers of the Tory Government busily occupied in those preparations, which havealways been considered symptomatic of a dissolution. This is perhaps the surest sign that can be given of the feeling that predominates at headquarters. Another rea son that weighs strongly with us, and leads us to believe that a dissolution is at hand, is that the John Bull and other hirelings, have been instructed to say that no such s t e p is in contemplation, and that it would be the best policy to postpone an appeal to the coun try until the new Ministers have tried the temper of the old Parliament. This is, in all proba bility, one of those fraudulent practices to which the enemies of the people never scruple to resort when th e y wish to throw them off • their guard, in order to ga i n an advantage over them. Let the Reformers then be on the watch. Let not the warder quit the battlements for a single instant. The enemy is vigi lant as well as bold. He is as expert at a midnight surprise as at a noonday assault ; and will not, we may rest assured, let slip the first favourable moment that may arrive, for giving the long meditated death-blow to English liberty by the only hands by which it can be inflicted, —the hands o f t h e e l ectors o f England. We have been much gratified by the perusal of Mr. E. L. 13uLwErt's pamphlet, lately published in the shape ud a Letter to a late Cabinet Minister. The author avails himself, with his usual felicity, of the stores of a highly-gifted and richly-furnished mind, to expose tire petty artifice, the hollow pretensions, and the selfish views of the Tories, and to guard his coun trymen aga inst their malignant and treacherous designs. Wit, irony, sound reasonin g , an d e l oquen t declaim ,.., tion, are all at his Ciaitiand, and ate . pawed out in copious abundance, and with powerful effect. Our readers are aware that one of the many delu sions employed by the slavish part of the press to lull . the suspicions of the people, and make them submit to Tory domination, is to hold out the hop„ that there will be a liberal sprinkling of Whigs in the new Ca binet. Mr. Bur, WEB thus forcibly expresses his senti- tents on this point I-- " The King has dissolved Lord Meibourite Admlniatfa tion, and the Duke of Wellington is at the head of affaltl, Who will be his colleagues is a question that admits of no speculation. 'We are as certain of the list as if it were already in the Gazette. It is amusing to see the now ministerial journals giving out, that we are not on any account to suppose, that it must necessarily be a high Conservative Cabinet. God forbid so rash a conjecture ! Who knows,' say they-, but what many Whigs —many Liberals, will be a pa r t o f it I W e are only waiting for Sir Robert Peel, in order to show you, perhaps, that the Government will be Tory I' So then, after all the Tory abuse of the Whigs—after all the 'assertions of their unpopularity, it is nevertheless convenient to insinuate that some of these most abominable men may yet chequer and relieve the too expectant and idolatrous adoration with which the: people would be embued for •a Cabinet purely Conser vative ! The several ambrosias •of Wellington and London derry, of Herries and Peel, would be too strong for mortal tastes, if blended into one divine combination—so they might as well pop a Whig or two into the composition, just to make it fit for mankind I The hypothesis may be convenient—but, unhappily, no one accepts it. Every man in the political world who sees an inch before his nose, is aware, that though his Grace may have an option with respect to measures, he has none with respect to men. He may filch away the Whig po licy, but he cannot steal the Whigs themselves without their consent. And the fact is notorious, that there is not a single man of liberal politics—a single man, who either belonged to the late Government, or has supported popular measures, who will take office under the Duke of Wellington, charm he never so wisely. It is said, my Lord, by those who ought best to know, that even Lord Stanley, of whom, by the vulgar, a mo mentary doubt was entertained, scorns.the very notion of a coalition with the Conservatives—a report I credit at once, because it is congenial to the unblemished integrity and haughty honour of the man. The Duke of Wellington, then, has no option as to the party he must-co-invest with office— unless, indeed, he stripped himself of all power—abdicated the post of chef, and sent up to his Majesty the vary same bill of fare which has just been found so unpalatable to the royal tastes. This is not exactly probable. And we know, there fore, even before Sir Robert Peel arrives, and whether Sir Robert Peel take office or whether he do not,—we know that his Grace's colleagues, or his Grace's nominees, can only be the dittos of himself—it is the Farce of Anti-Reform once more, by Mr. Sarum and his family—it is the old company again, and with the old motto, ' Vivant Rex et Regina!' Now-a-days, even in farces, the loyalty of the play bills does not suflce to carry the public. Thank God I for the honour of political virtue, it is, and canbe ' no compromise of opi n i o n s ! —no intermixture of Whigs and Tories !—not a single name to which the heart of the people ever for a moment responded will be found to relieve the well-known list of downright, thorough, uncompromising enemies to all which concedes abuse to the demands of opinion." The scrambling selfishness of the Tories—that insatiable greediness which prompts them to hazard the safety, of an empire, rather than forego the gratifi cation of their voracious appetites, is thus graphically delineated : " Well may the Times and the Tories say they will be an 'united Cabinet :'—united they always were in their own good days of the Liverpool ascendancy,united to take office at every risk—to seize all they can get—to give nothing that they can refuse I—My God ! what delight among the subordi nate scramblers to see before them once more the prospect of a quarter's salary I —They have been out of service a long time —their pride is down—they are willing to be hired by the job ; —a job too of the nature of their old services ; for, without being a prophet, one may venture to predict that they will have little enough to do for their money When working day com mences with the next session of Parliament, they will receive their wages tend their discharge. They have gone into sinecures again 1 honest fellows 1 they are making quick use of the Poo: Law bill—in which it is ordained that able-bodied paupers out of employ should be taken in doors for relief! A►.d yet I confess there is something, melancholy as well as ludicrous in the avidity of these desperadoes.—The great Florentine histo rian speaks with solemn indignation as of something till then unheard of in the corruption of human nature, that in the time of the plague there were certain men who rejoiced, for it was an excellent time for pillage !—the people perished, but the brigands throve I —And nothing, we might i.nagine at first, could exceed the baseness of those who sought to enrich them selves amid the general affliction. But on consideration, we must deem those. men still baser who do not find—but who create the disorder ;—and who not only profit by the danger of the public—but in order to obtain the profit, produce the dan ger I—For, my Lord, there are two propositions which I hold to be incontestable :—first, that the late resolution of the King, if sudden in effect, was the result of a previous and secret un derstanding that the Tories would accept office ; and that his Majesty never came to the determination of dismissing my Lord Melbourne until he had ascertained, mediately or imme diatcly—(it matters not which, nor how long ago)—that the Duke of Wellington was not only prepared to advise the King as to its successor, but could actually pledge himself to form a Ministry." After showing that the grand aim of the Court— the grand object towards which all its exertions are di- rected—is to bring the House of Commons down to a level with the House of Lords, instead of reversing the process, and bringing the Lords up to the standard of the Commons, the author arrives at the scene of Lord MEL BOURNE'S dismissal. The shallow and hypo critical pretences brought forward to justify that ever memorable transaction, afford Mr. BuLwEn a happy opportunity for exercising his powers of ridicule : ,‘ Supposing then the King, from such evident reasons, to have resolved to get rid of his Ministers, at the first opportu pity—suddenly Lord Spencer dies, and the opportunity is af forded. There might have been a better one. Throughout the whole history of England, since the principles of a constitu tional Government, and of a responsible Administration were established, in 1688, there is no parallel to the combination of circumstances attendant upon the present change. A parallel to a part of the case there may be, to the whole case there is none. The Cabinet assure the King of their power and wil lingness to carry on the Government,. the House of Commons, but recently elected, supports that Cabinet by the most de cided majorities ; the Premier, not forced on the King by a party, but SOLICITED BY HIMSELF to accept office ; a time of profound repose; no resignation tendered, no defeat incurred— the revenue increasing—quiet at home—peace abroad; the po litical hemisphere perfectly serene : —when lo ! there dies a very old man, whose death every one has been long foreseeing—not a Minister, but the father of a Minister, which removes, not the Premier, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from the House of Commons to the House of Lords ! An event so long anticipated, does not confound the Cabinet. The Premier is not aghast, be cannot be taken by surprise by an event so natu ral, and so anticipated (for very old men WILL die !) ; he is pro vided with names to fill up the vacant posts of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons. He both feels and declares himself equally strong as ever ; he submits his new appointments to his Majesty. Let me imagine the reply. The King, we are informed, by the now Ministerial organs, expresses the utmost satisfaction at Lord Melbourne and his Government ; he considers him the most honourable of men, and among the wisest of Statesmen. Addressing him, then, after this fashion— He does not affect to dissemble his love, And therefore he kielis him down stairs.' " ' My Lord—You are an excellent man, very—but old Lord Spencer—he was a man seventy-six years old ;no one could suppose that at that age, an Earl would die You are an admirable Minister. I am pleased with your measures ; but old Lord Spencer is no more. It is a sudden, an unforeseen event. Who could imagine he would only live to seventy six ? The revenue is prospering, the Cabinet is strong, our allies are faithful, you have the House of Commons at your back ; • but alas Lord Spencer is dead You cannot doubt my attachment to Reform, but of course it depended on the life of Lord Spencer. You have lost a Chancellor of the Ex chequer; you say you can supply his place; but who can supply the place of the late Lord Spencer ? You have lost a leader of the House of Commons ' • you have found another on whom you can depend; but, my Lord, where shall we find another Earl Spencer, so aged, and so important as the Earl who is gene The life of Government, you are perfectly aware, was an annuity on the life of this unfortunate Nobleman—he was only seventy-six I My love of liberal men, and liberal measures, is exceeding, and it was bound by the strongest tie —the life of the late Lord Spencer. How can my people want reform, now Lord Spencer is dead ? flow can I sup port reforming Ministers, when Lord Spencer has ceased to be? The Duke of Wellington, you must be perfectly aware, is the only man to govern the country, which has just lost the owner of so fine a library, and so large an estate. It is true that his Grace could not govern it before, but then Lord Spencer was in the way 1 The untimely decease of that Noble-- man has altered the whole face of affairs. The people were not quite contented with the Whigs, because they did not go far enough ; but then—Lord Spencer was alive The people now will be satisfied with the Tories, because they do not go so far, for—Lord Spencer is dead I A Tory Ministry is ne cessary, it cannot get on without a Tory Parliament ; and a Tory Parliament cannot be chosen without a Tory people. But Ministry, Parliament, and people, what can they be but Tory, after so awful a dispensation of Providence as the death of the Earl of Spencer? My Lord, excuse my tears, and do me the favour to take this letter to the Duke of Wellington.' " - The Paris papers announce that the arrival of Lord BRouGIIAM in that capital has created a great stir in the political world. He visited M. DUPIN, and dined with the Duke de BROGLIE immediately after his arrival. He spent the evening of the 28th .at the English Ambassador's, where he is re- expressed himself rery freely t o tale ported to haves: dothifall of the WELLiz.P orT meeting of Parliament. TON Ministry b3f, the The accounts from Bayonne are very favourable to the Queen o f S P AI N ' S cause. General 1V10.44. is every day obtaining new triumphs in Navarre. ••••••••• . COURT OF KING'S BENCH--(THIS DAY). BROWN V. AYNARD. This was an action for an assault M . The parties resided at 13 . 8 .1; stead, near Kingston, in Surrey, and the defendant , a resP,ectap,lo gentleman, having been informed that the plaintiff had spo.eans. very disrespectful terms of his sister, called urn him, and him if he had made use of the offensive language a‘tributed to nisia v, The plaintiff denied this, and the defendant, who is a ver}ruse erful man, collared the plaintiff, and dragged him ofit of the roach against the paling, And his forehead, leg, and hand, Iccre bruised and hurt. a Jr.A The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appeared for the plaintiff, an Sergeirit ANDREWS for the defendant. stat e " Two witneake who raw the transaction corroborated the ment f the ontnsel. Mr. Sergeant ' DI ANEW!! addressed the jury for the defe nd t n a t t The case was one which might have been just as well disr . s . r o , before the Magistrates at the Sessions, or at the Kingston ',jaat but it was evidently the object of the plaintiff to put the defendeielLiot to considerable cost ; and when it was recollected that the e was smarting under the abusive language applied to his s` . " - 0 1 his jury, he trusted, would make allowances for the excitement feelings, and visit him with the lightest punishment possible. There were no witnesses called for the defendant. c learly Lord DENSIAN told the Jury that the assault had b een . w ags proved, and it was for them to say what amount of damage' t oed appear to them a reasonable compensation for the injury 5 g 5 by the plaintiff. 10/. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages , PRUDHOMME V. FRASER. OM { The ATTORNEY-GENERAL with whom was 111 r. -- -- ) 5 ,0 0 the case. It was an action for libel, brought by a foreigner s = $ in humble circumstances, against the proprietor and publ ish doo periodical which circulated very extensively throughout the king bey, The plaintiff was French cook to Earl Grey, and in Delete 1833, an article appeared in the periodical called Frc:ser's zinc (which was printed and published by the defendant) , e P i cas " Household Servants," in which it was observed that there 0 0 not an honest household servant in all England, and a states, c, was made relative to the conduct of a French cook in the 01 ° t o ment of a great political Earl, which imputed gross dishonestifor him, and charged him with the commission of an offen e Lf which, if proved against him, he would be liable to tran s r, i t;,s tion for fourteen years. The Learned Counsel here re a ,“ the article, which stated that the individual alluded to was IP t' tl habit of overcharging his master in the price and clu a ", p ell of the charcoal used by him : that this was done in the fne= t i i re' manner, and that the charcoal man would prove the fac t, 00 14 quired. The article concluded by observing that " the fer e f anecdote was founded on fact, and could be established bevel' , a t V troversy, should it meet the eye cf the illustrious individu a l „vs. head of his affairs." This article went the round of all th e " - pea papers, and a friend waited upon Mr. Fraser, who acknowle',,, the publication to be his, and he was then requested to cveter tradict the article which had seriously injured the ehartawil of the plaintiff. Mr. Fraser was informed that the had been addressed to the newspapers into whi ch al Ot article had locn copied, contradicting the charge brought:e n - dot the plaintiff, which ilfer had promised to insert, and the det was requested to publisti a ;.*:9lilar contradiction, but his rep l y this " No; we never do those things in Magazines." It wa s i P e r d osf injury to his character, which the defervlant had refused t o r ho ' t° that the present action was brought, and he left it to the " - d e l $ say what damages they would award for so gross and unf oun libel. he A witness was called who proved having waited on the defe rthe at plaintiff's request, and that defendant had acknowie d g,!' .tion' publication, and had refused to publish any apology or contraol o j c The article, which was extremely long, was then read. l t general review of the characters of the various household .I,rieged, —explained the manner in which they continued, as it was n to plunder their masters and mistresses, and was illustrated J. rions anecdotes, of which the passage complained of formed , 00e firi Hooker, the man by whom the charcoal was supplied 'Z O O Grey's establishment, deposed that he read the article in t, in the Times and Sun newspapers; he believed the pas"'' ferred to the p SCARLlaintiff. , e, a a ` Sir JAMES ETT (with whom was Mr. Stn.usiv) t the jury for the defendant. He contended that the article eeP , be supposed to allude to the plaintiff. It might as well lia` t 4 plied to the French cook (Condolet) who preceded the pl ain' Earl Grey's service. LONDON SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY . ) ,10 13 ' Sophia Late, aged 30, was indicted, for that she being Pr.eil th e on the 17th of October last delivered herself of a mal e clu '5,01 body of which she cast into a certain privy, in order to disP ° the M same and conceal the birth thereof. We t ' r. John Beacal!, a surgeon residing in Gloucester-5,0,0 Northampton-square, on the 18th of October last was eull e , the, the house of Mr. Windus, of skinner-street, Snow-hill , weerf":", prisoner was servant and confined te, her bed. Witness elAaeoico her, and his impression was that she wd., pregnant, but s h ed the it. He did not know that she was then delLYered. He c is 'q bree, house again, when a child was produced to hint, which ha: found in the privy. Witness then went to the prisoneraglricistiti accused her of having been pregnant, when she again delare.t t be the thing was quite impossible. Witness then told her tl' erg eht child had been found, and he proceeded to examine her I' v e when the most unequivocal symptoms appeared of a recent de t bet The prisoner then said that the child fell from her with knowledge, There was no mark of violence about the child. The e. Jury acquitted the prisoner. 'a fed as V The RECORDER admonished her as to her future ce ried had found how on e ac t o f indi s cretion. had placed h er la perilous situation. i) Y.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(THIS (FRO;?S LLOYD'S.) Coo' DEAL, DEC. I.—Wind S. W. moderate.—Arrived t h 01 .1 ,1 rier, f:om Constantinople ; Pole, tender, Vivins, Messina ;1111100t Gitfer, Seville ; Lyra, Henderson, Charente ; Jane, " ) 13,r Galway. The Prince George, from London, for Ilavali na , , , 5 baLk from the westward, 10 A. 31., and remains. His 31ajest,: lb e Vernon, has put back, and remains, with the outward bououortb'il Highbury " All well" at noon. Last night and greaterr rt :. day wind blowing strong from W. S. W., with rain. b' A --Ar noun it has moderated. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind W. N. W., blows bar' rived the Ebenezer, Brycr, from Lisbon. PLYMOUTH', Nov. 30. —Wind S. W. Arrived. the Earl nesg, ;Murray, Messina; and Phwnix, Windsor, Figueiras., ph; FALtio:ni, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W. to S. SW J breezes.—Ari;ved the Camden packet from Rio Janeirol 10; Sept. 21; from alhia, Oct. 6, and from Pernambuco, 19c° and Hope, Hicks, frOi.: Labrador. , Fre .' MARGATE, DEC. I.—Arrived off port the Bolton , pc from Calcutta; Aberdeen, IV;:trtin, from Halifax ; 111 P PY om from Seville. t, PENZANCE, Nov. 30.—Arrived Lady Jane, S tescar BRISTOL, DEC. I.—Arrived the Concotzl, Smirden, fr 4 o' foundiand. Sta l k er ' GLOUCESTER, Nov. 30.—Arrived the Creknus , „ Quebec. LtvEaroot Nov. 30.—Arrived the Marth • Gre ale 'is N tholls, " Charleston ; and Irene, Mirnim, Fayal; the Martha, Gre Charleston; and Irene, Mirnim, Fayal; Amit Übe's. Off port the Pantaloon, Smith, from Amity, TIIE FUNDS--(THIS DAY.) ~ r. 0 CO 6 CITY, TWELVE O'C-, a d Our arrivals this morning are one French, one Janeiro mails--sailed on the 21st Sept. by the Camden' t oes th at The information from the theatre of War in Spain ~,5 , 5 t ult' o l General Manso surprised the Carlist battalions on the ,''' Gen Orduna, in Biscay, and routed them with slaughter. P ei "' Mina was at Pampcluna on the 23d ult. a te, ~,--- The information, in one of our morning jaarl ia gue c a Brussels is of some importance. It states that the ' a teb, to the very ' first place to which the Duke of Wellington dilicatiooo Holland, 00 messenger after he was sworn into office, with a connort ' a d the King of Holland that it was not his intention to dept ;„,.. the course of foreign policy adopted by the late Govern l i d, Y despatches to the same effect were sent off to Paris, 3 1$ lin, Frankfort, Vienna, and Constantinople. O f THE FUNDS. 91 i for Consols opened at the price they left off yesterday, 1 to Account. Spanish also opened at the leaving off price of yesterday' I V 55 ; Portuguese 821 83 ex. div. data i We have an arrival from Bombay, but of an old - .or Dutch mail does not bring any news of consequence. 01 0 Spanish has reached 55A, and is now 55 sellers, with s , fluctuation. I r k' ' The favourite speculation during li th A e L m F Or P ni A ng Sh-T" ,j °l;'c li eiri , b i i Spanish Stock, with a continual fluctuation ; it has bel to cl‘ ' 55i, fell to 54, 1 , and is at present 541 i ; Portugues e til e to Conto i n 3 sols have improved to 94 i for the Account,. ° W ,b e ge" ner opinion that the Duke of Wellington will maintaw ' , o , peace of Europe. „, rl l en HALF-PASS been tive We this moment learn th a t th e Sp an i s h Loan ha l a iu t by M. Ardouin, &c., at 60, and should it reach un' f 66• months, one half of it is t o b e pa id at t h e a bove price o r ,X, - - - - - THREE O'a°ll Consols for the Account, !14 5/ - /8. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. o o a , Bank Stook BRITISH FUNDS. ......... idl 2'2' N India Stock ........................ / .3 per Cent. Red OO4 Ditto 80nd5............. "'. ' 3 per Cent Cons 3: 3 , i x.,l., l l! ) : : : Ce r , C c ni e e t,e n . n r t t A . cs ß ese e ni , t, l t ~d...... . , 914 South Sea Stock ... .......... ' P 0098;ili Ditto flito NOledwAAliiiitlitiiteics, ........................ 11:,:ii., 100 Ex. Bills, 1(v , a......... ' i. 9 1 itto 541/................... 9 ~ __. • .......... ...... ,i 4 • • °.-1S Dissented Long Annuities to expire J 1860 l6 15-16 Oct IR!► Ditto 50,/ ....... Bank Stock for Act- ........... ••`O . India Stock ior (Viz. .'" ..... •• Consols for Org. ............ Jan. 16E30 17 g I F l ' FOREIGN FUNDS. . soi . rct 4 ' 0 Austrian, 5 per cent — 'Portuguese Bonds , 5 r" .. ......** Belgian, 5 per cent ON I Ditto, NOW Ditto .................. .:.06 Brazilian Bonds 77% I Prussian . 5 per cent. . ~ n, .... ..., Buenos Ayres. 6 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent Columbian, 6 per cent IC . . ‘.5..1.'f. ................ ...•:: !%, ' ' ' s per cent .......... ... ,-.... Ditto, 18:4 — 1 .p.auso, -,, ........ ..,t ~. .c. 1 Ditto, 1823.•...... Danish VIA ' French, 5 per c t. •.... . ~ Greek Bonds, 1A25, 5 per cent. i Exchange ............. .• .• .•••• 51) 0 Mexican, 5 per cent , 18'25 — French, 3 pier -cent ........ ........., vo Ditto, 1825 6 per rent. Peruvian, d per cent ...-- DDitto , titcl,,,p. eircecnetn..........: .. ........ - ••• 11•00.10••••• • ••= .0... Earl SPENCER gives up the seals of °Pic - v-' and, in conformity with the precedents, Lord two' MAN, the Chief Justice of England, Will b!, cellor of the Exchequer. In 1721 - Sir Jogs -1 1%0' in 1754 Sir WILLIAM LEE, in 1757 Lord Nchier FIELD, and in 1767 again Lord AlAssFlOmilor °I Justices of England, held the office of Cliancciipilo the Exchequer for a time, under circumstancestssi to the present. On the last occas ion Lorti l jor ° FIELD continued to hold the office of C11 3 ' .1 the Exhcequer for nearly three months. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY nricEmntit 1881 `..,..._... GRE