The Sun. — London, England, 1831-12-27 00:00:00

ores, I ntil 110 iurval b vas yet , then :he 1 )(11 awing u F meisari of the very ob i He ' 1 )erpetusl loption. ,on to C C4 l' Or 3ourbo o, doption e mind c his pgt, 3, and date 0 ' 'd also en, ng up te all the • the P lesi virl rich 114 ider etti 1529 , hich 3 1 the Pe hat in gi fj 4 aw thetior4 ; and letter; ` e , !Ss is sb o ' ' l is it CO thing O t , Wha t r .ho Priu re , would ' 6 'd ad to el co ime time ?d, it hi', , nous libe l :, oman e 4 I Went to him at the moment it was finished, and in my Presence he put it under an envelop, and superscribed it." " Was the Prince alone when he transmitted the will t° It Robin, the notary ?"—" The Prince transmitted the VIII to M. Robin in my presence alone." Here, continued the advocate, was the examination the will was deposited, 14 d whe n did t h at ta k e p l ace ?"—" Th e 30 t h o f A ugus t, 1829 , the Prince sent for me to his study, and gave the tarcel which, on being opened after his death, by the t r e 3 ident of the Tribunal of the First Instance, was found otuntain his will. In giving to me the parcel the Prince tol d ,l rile that he confided to me a very important deposit, a 4," ' Put many questions to me, for the purpose of as "tainiug if it would be safe in my hands, and kept Zeret from the inspection of all other persons. I repre thnted to him that it would be proper for him to write on e Parcel t h at i t came f rom hi m . H e ac cordingly wrote 11 1 • , °4 it th e f o ll ow i ng wor d s Important deposit made lme with Robin, the notary, the 30th of August, Ss° •, M. " " bid the Prince afterwards manifest or express to you e Y intention to change or modify the dispositions of that p74 ? "--" No such intimation was made to me from the .; nce, and nothing came to my knowledge which could r e me reason to suppose that he entertained any such in- U 0 know of your kgat Madame de e u eaer es You solicited his Royal High nowle ne d ss e to th give her, whilst I h e lived, the property which he proposed to bequeath to I p „" by will? Did she not even with this view, before the , 41 'Pletion of the will, persuade the Prince to consent to titl e to her the domain of St. Leu, and were not the I t ' t i , deeds of that estate deposited with you for that pur rtl4?".----" They were. In 1828, I believe, the Prince's I " 7 ard placed the title deeds of St. Len in my hands to pre pare a conveyance in favour of Madame de Feucheres. 1 dr eW up the deed, but on the day on which the Prince 1 "Ls to sign it that act was postponed. The cause of the P ZPortement was the heavy tax on registration with leh the transfer of the property would hare been 44ended." ° Lavaux here read the will, a copy of which 1 1 We have before published. hen having made this will, the Duke of Bour , h e n hastened to acquaint the Duke of Orleans that r had carried his project into execution. He did 1 thi ° in the following letter : I diStUrbV 1 , I Will C° Van ce! TIP° 1 t latitude itmost silk defence " Sept. 3, 1829. t I feel truly gratified at the kind things you have said ' lll, e on account of the bequest. I have made in favour of fo ta r y . children. M heart, and the friendship which I en tain for all your 'family, have induced me to make them ; 11 44 d I sh a ll b e h appy i n recap i tu l at i ng t h em to you w h en I :ye the pleasure to see you. Madame de Feucheres begs i h e to express to you how sensible she is of your kind feel chlttovvards her. It is certain that she entered into this t st 'ne‘s with a warmth which has caused me to overcome thud ifficulties that presented themselves, and to finish it your Promptly. I can assure you that she is worthy of ue regard, on account of tl,e noble and distinguished 1 4 tOtilnents which characterize her. With the utmost sin %t'itY I repeat my assurances of the tender attachment and t'oeee friendship which I feel for you." vi N O's' gentlemen, thstt you are aware of the pre . th 4 s circumstances in this transaction, as well as u ! situation o f Madame de Feucheres, you can 'Re whether it was possible to exhibit greater dis 4terestedness than she did. Now that you know the i ntentions of the Prince in her favour, you can ti, te rrnine whether the noble and distinguished sen 'ents which characterise her ought to be imputed .0 h er as a crime. Lavaux concluded for to-day, by reading :etal l e t ters a dd resse d t o M a d ame d e F euc h eres by t u bers o f t h e O r l eans ' family, in whi c h t h e grati ticle Which th e y f e lt was expressed with equal urba tY and propriety. k l he Court then adjourned to Friday next, when "''Lavaux will continue his statement. it otis the __oniteur of Saturday, Dec. 24.) A (From m lc _ , Dzc. 23.—The Journal de Paris of this morn. . ttizi , v ;t e lkil l a i l av t e he a fol l owing article • letter from Gren'o — ble of the 19th of De you hav e? ) ,!'er, of the fal lowing substance • billewere found .— a Poste_ up on the walls idernnallO°l ti rib the 18 pr be ef pi va 7 . . city and suburbs, inviting the inhabitants a cha rd misled' I:fi will bill. 6 d rilese, bills for .11 . Chauvet, Comptroller of the Taxes. and of tP : v but a a rms the thi f s ol e lo t following expressions :—' The drums arm ;e . ning—the good citizens are in dare it s' of tte d not to the clutiel,ej 1, " In fat:, take up :, at night-fall, . an assemblage proceeded to the I inforaillo k:ti" of tmaake t°Unt.h A'l• Chauvet, force( the do< r .4 .. , 00k, togistr,lo ttli T he d etachment out of the windows ) 1- , threw all who hei r ) freattli out beingtchment of the Natio n al ,and burnt them. the Guaid that had been the irogl4 iiticie force., insufficient, it wa , ho, defell'llo ~ r 4 'rms. T wo battalions of troops of to call in a l ri . oters have been the line were put teps he P fe 4 , 4 T r° the hand, arrested and del i of justice . are he,d, , 4 tio n 1,5 mornin g which (t he . l9th) order is quite restored. The presented 1, , 44 04 now under iich the day before did ;ti tute 0111,94 itill4srsg Piquets of arms , troo to the number of aboutline not stationed 800 men. e it relOir t, e tro„an.d patrols traverse Psof the streets. Th in the . 1 le ti '414, - r i Is excellent , e attitude of :_uitta Ai A e Will _as and every thing announces that this 1 1 it poi d i 4, 'te e the P s . over without farther cl . fend hiol .e 4 acted on publication of this ne isturbances." ws the - Sr the 23d notice that ~ Government and unk o° ed . tie completely mation, s' i ,, 4, P (Fro m the M et. c oneet 1 I:thiitisi DEC. essaper des Chambres D ec. letter from 25.) cks,--stlP,l titlllthe!rand head - q uarters !3.—A Valenciennes says of the le indivitiP;; tOe yesterday Army of the North ' morning for Valenciennes , left .c itself ill' ~Ta.ti`i are fixed at Caubrai." and to-day, ►eel 4 3'' the T • . A dreg, heard M avaux to f 1 ~ a ame de Produced a lively and Feucheres. His 111 . La case vis s° li'" • eloquent ad 44 adj,,, profound . th• rned to Frida y , impression. - I. 11 argument. when M. Lavaux The dp k et t will con ix conel it r t 't . e " from Ber li n to the o,Bht r'11,11,4„h55 been exc it ed and Vienna say the that general satis he roade if 1,.ae,,- at Lyons. excited there by happy issue of the lotion Of ' ' .:tiltl,6e.cr9i7FtiNns, DEC 2 ,; iriif.f.. 94,,fi, 5,: 97f. 9 , 6 i i: — . Z e i . ve per Cents. 97f nde to OP° ItiNt, esd'e• m r c ee . 8 per Cents. 69,;f7.LfVff.: eOe. 97f. .5-77' 1.2 - 20c. !one who l' lt, i 1,4 k ho,Naples, 78f. inc.9Qc;!je. ,13,23,Pk,, Actisons7ci 75c.. , 65cu.re,poecr. , pi s, Ril e ~, Spanish Loan, ~..,',`; 78L 10c. ;14 '—'" 830 f !right; fpm qtt KA...4, 1 2 , 4 % 14 i ,iyi, .3i %.3R—ente d•Es;)alt • ; especially (4 "I,2sf.—gxeliange 0 1058 5€N) 58 544 Rents ~Perta n ndon, Cours Authentique.pe month, 25f: 5 3. ; .sc. ; a7tian meats 10 1 P , . three NE , ce direct!). i ' O . CON 0 ' , a EOl I lON o insert -Pi , ea expres:ej 1 0 . s . SUN OFFICE, ' s e . bequeath ,00 Ors .Se ven o'clock. ' ye the P I . &I'd LONDO N . die' GAZETTE THIS EVENING. not 3 3 . - o r t, OFPICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 27. ) rince , 13° , VI / Royal } Regiment of Artillery. !,:li l o t t lei nan Cadet 1i alone dr" di H i t e rr . isi . to be Second Lieutenant, vice fa i r c ol 0 ~ I ZIRT4 ? - 1 nromote,, 0 or, i 1,i1t e 141,6 :. Cadet C. Cheetham to be ditto, vice Hill, promoted, Ils ?"-"" 450 01 elltt're4o..,l' Cadet G. J. L. Buchanan to be ditto, vice Bevan, is, but ' r. r, o l let na " a, Dec. 16. ;s no t an r: s Cadet W. S. Payne to be ditto, vice Mallock, _..., d e 4, 0 1 . s nari "ee. 16. ... pro. nun:3ooe 'eh t led Dte Cadet W. R. Gilbert to be ditto, vice Burnaby, pro f from g i for e t , l l 4 4' 4l an c . 6 ' ed Dec. Cadet A. F. W. Papillon to be ditto , ' notr_„4 ~ ...ti p its. vice Dyer, parepro dieir I'l an Cadet H. its . Dm. 16. Aylmer to be ditto, vice Williams, pro ,i,gri VZ4Z 44 adet G. C. R. Levinge to be ditto, vice Patten, iv that T '' ta ff D tlel De c . " In. 61i _, Ocir a man' adet AG. N ' e teat& e ... " i , , , , ,, otedD A. W. Hamilton to be ditto, vice Walker, Lel a , ec. 16. dame de r , t o . it ,. 113. a Cadet W. Fulford to be ditto, vice Geary, promoted, nalne , 0/ in .at ' e rn ~ ,, or e an Cadet A pro or MO, c o , !I t ot aei d , Dee. 16. • Newcomen to be ditto, vice Pigot, f i : 00 , , 11 4 t. t el . 6. n Cadet A. Irving to be ditto, vice Caddy, promoted, ee, or Wi t r i b l e prian • ~ , f b e 15. Cadet D. Airey to be ditto, vice Morris, promoted, r?"---" . 1 of the particuoi ince, MA 16 ,, after the l " ninated." ,I rotes? 3 ,:1 in part, " ° l,t ry the dolt? ready, 1 "„,0 a subject hi Madareetoi raught of of e requil t I on's Which , q i WHIT, HALL, Nov. 25. etol ) -- Yd Chancellor has appointed Thomas Fowle, of North. 4 ty i t,:n the county of York, G enl . t o b e a M aster Extraor ' the High Court of Chancery. T IiQ DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. ,AS SCHOFIELD, Wakefield, innkeeper. 10 4 BANKRUPTS. 44 t 4 RICHARDS TILSTONE, :Cheapside, comm e r c ia l - J I;,tlaS PRISEMAN, Putney, wheelwright. 4 114,A 8 WALLER, Hightown, Yoksnire, leather-dealer. ",(CRI TREGENT, Postlip, 61oucestershire, paper-ma -I,t,,lliCp,lier ,AM HILL, York, miller. Nailsworth, Gloucester, FREDERICk DAVIS, 4) 4 1414}4 BR 4DLEY, Manchester, dealer. Av; ~INS BLAKE, Plymouth„ ironmonger. 't:S and JOHN WALTON, Toxteth-park, WLiverpool, -s ' (3 4 A 4 0 1` LI BISHOP HARDING, Gloucester, baker. AO GASKELL WYLIE, Watton.place, Bi ac kf flan.- , I ',hi", 4ernon;er. wx,ilAM TALBOT, Birmingham, grocer. BARGHDronfield, Derbyshire, victuaper. b' 'hi . ` A MMOND PARKER, Wells next the Sc; Nor_ 24 - 1, 4 , 4 jk1er. DODGIN, Burlington-Gardens, Bond-street, gold ! h i. $ l,- at e e `M PHILLIPS BROMWICII, Tottenham-Court . .40.- rt , Iqpnt, A MFORD, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, wine EMANS, Birmingham, bookseller, i„ tec l to ' f ; corn ri, ti 0 ic .o , l och cotowthe et knot/ I' or W Prince, / Leo n to V, 1 to hsv e ' t o swine 01 ritICES OF 1/OAZION FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONZ O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds ;Neapolitan Brazilian bonds 44 i Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Portuguese Bonds — Cl.ilian Bonds 17% 18 ;Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — j Ditto, New -I, Ditto, 1824 l2k, IRussian — Danish Greek Bonds — I- 7 1813 _ Ditto, 1.825 Guatimala. — Exchange rY.exican Bonds 1825 — 3 per cent, —f. —c. Exchange —t A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN, IN. TIER CORONATION ROBES, ENGRAVED on Steel by E. FINDEN, from an Original Drawing by F. R. SAY. will be delivered GRATIS with THE COURT JOURNAL, On SATURDAY, Jan. 7, 1832. To prevent disappointment, orders should be forwarded immediately to the Booksellers and Newsmen, where Spe cimens of the Portrait may be seen. A limited number of PROOFS, printed in an extra size, on India Paper, price 45., are now ready for delivery. Office, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. 11111, r •0 lid • "W. _ allo 14, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1831. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT, COUNCIL OFFICE.-(THIS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES, SUNDERLAND, DEC. 25, 1831. Remained at last report 8 New cases 3 Total ll Died 1 Recovered 1 Remaining at this date, 8 o'clock, A. M 9 From the Commencement of the Diser.se, on Oct. 26, 1831. Cases, 525.—Died, 195. NEWCASTLE, DEC.2S. _ . _ . Remained at last report New cases Total . Died Recovered Remaining at this date, 8 o'clock, 4O From the Commencement of the Disease, on Dec. 7, 1831, Cases, 210.—Died, 77. NORTH SHIELDS AND TYNEMOUTH, Dec. 25. Remained at last report 3 New cases 0 Died 0 Recovered 0 _ Remaining at this date 3 From the Commencement of the Disease. Cases, I3.—Died, 9. No other Returns received. (Signed) WM. "ifii_,"ls:AN, Secretary. Guildhall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. :', 1831. SIR,—I am directed by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of this town to convey to you their unanimous vote of thanks for the valuable assistance you afforded the town in ar. ranging those sanatory measures which they have reason to hope will materially contribute to limit the ravages of the disease which has now reached us. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Dr. Barry.. JOHN CLAYTON, Town Clerk. The French Papers of Sunday, and some of yesterday's date, contain satisfactory accounts from Lyons and Grenoble. All for the time, was tranquil at those places. The inhuman exe cution of the gallant TORRIJOS and hi s patriotic associates had produced, as was to have been expected, a great sensation at Paris. The revolt at Neufchatel was said to be completely at an end, but a conflict was on the eve of taking place between the inhabitants of the Upper and Lower Valais. The Duke of RoviGo, on his passage through Marseilles, announced that the French Government intended to colo nize Algiers. In the Chamber of Deputies the resolution for abolishing the celebration of the anniversary of Louis XVI. had been carried by a majority of one hundred and eighty-six. The important trial respecting the will of the Duke of BOURBON had been continued, but was not yet brought to a termination. It will be resumed on Friday next. A portion of the Press, reasoning as if it advocated the interests of clients, rather than the public utility, has again taken up the alleged grievances of the shipowners, in a strain which would have produced greater effect, if it did not consist in a reiteration of statements which have been so often refuted, that it is only upon those who have never considered the subject that the arguments in question can have any possible weight. It is really rather too bad that at Christmas, 1831, we have it again gravely asserted " that the shipowners have been ignorantly and cruelly sacrificed by shallow and conceited theorists to their own vain speculations, aided and abetted by Ministers of the Crown, who, if they knew any thing, ought to have known that the navigation laws were the foundation of the maritime greatness of England ; and that, in breaking down those laws, they betrayed the gates of our commercial power, which it was their duty to guard, to the foreign rivals of our trade, who had long viewed with a jealous eye the advantages which a wise system of policy obtained and secured for England, until that evil hour when the work of masculine statesmen was levelled by the mischievous folly of babbling pre tenders to new lights in political science." After various comments in support of this proposi tion, our contemporary (the Morning Herald) concludes with the following sarcasm Well may that portion of the Press which flattered the speculative and mischievous follies of RICARDO and HusKissow, in currency and commerce, and now offers the incense of flattery to such burn ing and shining lights' of political science as MACCULLOCH, and his pupil, POULETT THOMSON—weII may that portion of the Press, we say, fling all manner of scorn and contumely on the shipowners for daring to know better than the theorists when they are ruined." Now, if the fact were true that the ship owners had been ruined by theories, there might be some ground for pausing before entirely ap proving the working of Mr. HustussoN's system ; but inasmuch as both that Minister and his successors, up to the present year, have, in answer to such charges, uniformly shown that neithei our foreign trade in general,uor the amount of British shipping employed in such trade, has decreased, hut, on the contrary, it has augmented, it is plain that the argument has been raised upon false premises. Conceding, however, that the shipowners are suffering from depression of IS DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. PRICES Or THE STOCKS T 1 Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 923 3 3r Cent-Cons 3Si pe per Cent. 9 0 34 Ditto Red. 901 ;4 Kew 3%per Cent shut 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 4 per Cent. 1826 gg%% Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan 5, 1860... 16 9-16 11-16 Oct. 10, ...... 16 9-16 Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 1 dis. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto .......... shut 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bins, £l,OOO 7 8 pm . Ditto .500 7 8 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm Ditto Advertised Bank for Opening India for Account Cons. for Jan. 19 'M Y'S 5i prices, and that their:profits have been greatly diminished, though the general tonnage of the kingdom has not fallen off, it remains for their ad vocates to show, what they cannot shew, viz. first, that the depression of the profits of the shipping interest has been caused by the relaxation of the navigation laws, and the treaties of reciprocity with foreign States ; and, secondly, that the present situation of the shipowners in any manner confutes or falsifies the doctrines in re spect to freedom of commerce, propounded by ADAM SMITH, RICARDO, MAccuLLocii, and other eminent writers, who are sneered at as " cold-blooded theorists," or as " babbling pre tenders to new lights." If the shipowners were better advised than they appear to be, they would concentrate their whole efforts towards obtaining a reduction of taxes on raw materials, which place them under some disadvantages as compared with foreign shipping, and especially of the duties on Baltic timber. But this latter relief the alleged friends of the shipping interests have resolutely re fused to give them, as witness the debates on the proposed equalization of the timber duties, memorable in the annals of faction. if the Go vernment were only allowed to follow up the principles of free trade, which it has professed, and as the champion of which Mr. POULETT TIIOMSON is now the especial object of ignorant abuse,—the shipowners would be the first to be nefit by those principles being brought into full play. But whilst the Government is obstructed by the claims of monopoly meeting it at every step of its progress--whilst such claims are abetted by the factious alliance of the Anti-Re formers—and whilst so much ignorance upon commercial subjects prevails as to have it sup posed by many that the country has been weakened and impoverished by the modification of the Navigation Act, passed by the Long Par liament under circumstances wholly different from the present, there seems small hope of tl.e Government, even if it were all-wise, being able to do for the shipping, as well as other interests, what it assuredly desires to do, if the means of relief were within its sole power. The grand fallacy of the shipowners is, in fancying that they are entitled to set up their in dividual interest against the common benefit of the nation. What the political economists main tain is, not that the freedom of trade, any more than restriction, is good in itself, but that, if the interests of the public arc better advanced, and their wants better supplied by the one system, than the other, that which is the most generally advantageous ought to be followed, without refer ence to the views of particular classes. Even if the shipowners had been injured (as in truth they have not) by Mr. Husictssort's measures, it would not have been a valid reason for con demning those measures, if the general interests of the country required—as such interests cer tainly did require—their adoption. Upon this subject, the following extract from the " Trea tise on Commerce," lately published by the Useful Knowledge Society, is exactly in point : "In every discussion as to any point of public economy, it is essential to bear in mind that the Legislature abandons its duty, or rather acts in direct opposition to it, the 'moment it begins to legislate in the view of promoting the inte rest of particular classes. The question never ought to be whether any proposed measure or regulation has a tendency to benefit agriculturists, manufacturers, or merchants ; but whether its tendency be to benefit the public. Certain in dividuals or classes may be benefited by what is prejudicial to others, but it would be a contra diction to contend, that a system which enriches A by impoverishing B can be publicly advan tagious. * * * * Freedom and security are all that is necessary to stimulate industry, and to ensure the most rapid advancement in the career of improvement." " We cannot, however, feel any surprise that those principles should have been so widely de parted from. They originated in a compara tively unenlightened age, before the genuine sources of public wealth, and the limits of proper interference on the part of Governments, had been explored and defined. The fallacies on which most of them are founded, however ob vious they may now seem, were not speedily nor easily detected ; and after their hollowness has been exposed, the return to a better system is a work of extreme difficulty. The moment any change is proposed, interested persons lay before the Government the most exaggerated representa tions of the injury that would result from the abolition or modification of old regulations ; and not satisfied with this, they most commonly enlist a portion of the Press into their service, and availing themselves of all the aid that sophistry and ingenuity can supply, labour to make the public believe that it is a national benefit, and that they are interested in its support ! This device has been very often attended with the most com plete success; and it is to this circumstance, more than any thing else, that the tenacity with which erroneous theories in common are sup ported, is to be ascribed ; and that sophisms that have been again and again exposed, are put forward anew with as much seeming con fidence as if they had never been questioned." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) PROM LLOYDS. DEAL, DEC. 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Passed by the Hive, Passmore, for Jamaica. PORTSHOUTII , DEC. 26. —Wind W. 8. W.—Arrived the Samson, Chadwick, from New , York, with loss of rudder, bulwarks, Ex., and must discharge. HASTINGS, DEC. 26.—Arrived off port, the Minerva, Robertson, from Bengal, sailed the 3d of August. JERSEY, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Commerce, Tocque, from Gaspe. PAOSTO W , Dzc. 26.—Arrived the Economy, Cum ming, and Caledonia, Belcher, from Miranaichi. GREENOCK, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Jane, Currie, from Demerara. DUBLIN, DEc. 25.—Arrived the Salue, Anderson, from St. Petereburgh. IVEzroan, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Daniel O'Connell, Mather, from 111iramichi. POOLE, DEC. 26.—One pipe and six large hhds. were picked up the 20th inst. off Fairlee, apparently not been long in the water ; the pipe marked H. P. H., No. —, hhds. C. C. 10, 11, 21. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 25.—The Heighington, from hence to the Brazils, has put hack, having been foul of a vessel, and drove her anchor through her bows. THE PANTOMIMES. DRURY-LANE. The theatres last night were all crowded to suffocation, and the several pantomimes went off with the usual eclat, The nursery tale of " Hop o' my Thumb" serves for the intreduc. tion o, this pantomime. The feats Of the poor WOodmati l s youngest son, who is left by his father to starve in the wood, with his six brothers,—the achievements of the Ogre, who with his seven league boots walks over Mount Etna, without so much as singeing his small clothes, and cuts the throats of his seven children by mistake,—are all described in a deeply moving manner. The Giant, who, like all other great men, has his moments of weakness, gets tipsy, and Little Thumb, with the assistance of the genius of the boots, takes advantage of the monster's nap to effect the customary transformations of Har lequin and Columbine cum suis. Then the usual series of scenes commences, and Harlequin and Columbine dance, and the Clown and Pantaloon are beaten, and kicked, and knocked down, and shot at by each other, until after twenty scenes made up of such materials, they find themselves at " the feast of the fairies," and dance the curtain down. The pantomime is neither better nor worse than many of its predecessors. There is as much good scenery, the tricks are of similar character, the parts ate as well acted as those of which the former pantomimes have been composed. Among the hits at prevailing follies the proces sion of a select vestry to a parish dinner, and the wonderful effects of Signor Paganini's performances, were the best. The latter was a kind of acted caricature, and was particularly relished. The great attraction of the exhibition, however, and that which distinguishes it far above every production of the kind, is the Diorama by Mr. Stanfield. He has introduced a set of views of Venice, which are painted with a truth and finish which were never bestowed upon scene-painting, in our times at lenst, until he applied his talents to the work. They consist of the Grand Canal, the Church of S. Maria della Salute, the Custorn-house, the Church of St. George the Greater, the Lido, and the La gunes, the Bridge of Sighs by moonlight, the Placeof St. Mark, and the Ducal Palace. All of them are beautiful; and in some of them, particularly the Bridge of Sighs, the effect is enchant ing. Among the novelties, we had forgotten to mention what the play-bills call " Four celebrated Alpine Minstrels," who tried to sing some German airs ; but made the galleries laugh so loud, that we could only hear enough of them to ascertain that they performed in the style of the common street singers. Harlequin found his tongue at the conclusion, and announced the repetition of the pantomime, which was generally applauded, and has as fair a chance of being attractive as any of its prede cessors. CO VENT- GARDEN. After the performance of Tobin's best comedy, the " Honey moon," which was the tirst play, we believe, that developed the sterling comic abilities of Elliston, whose Duke Aranza was a finished performance not easily to be forgotten, a new grand pantomime, entitled " Hop-o-my-Thumb and his brothers, or Harlequin and the Ogre," was produced at this theatre. The following is the outline of the plot, which we have " from au_ thority," to use a sounding official phrase :—" At a very early period of Welsh history lived Llewelyn Bala, whose palace stood on Llyn Tegid, or the Fair Lake, in the neighbourhood of Cader Idris. Llewelyn is about to be united to the dark_ eyed maid of Snowdon, called the pride of Snowdon, the Lady Evelina. Preparations were made in the halls of Llys Bala, the Palace of Bala ; minstrels, bards, vassals, were assembled to welcome their future lady ; a messenger arrives, pale and breathless, and announces the seizure of the lady, and the dispersion of her attendants, by the famous freebooter, Madoc Mawr, of the Tower of Brass, an ogre who preyed on young human flesh. Llewelyn sets out to the rescue of the betrothed, but by the agents of the Ogre he is withdrawn from his followers in the midst of a fearful storm, and led in the most remote part of the Enchanted Forest, and eventually made prisoner also to the Ogre. Old Thumb (a poor faggot-maker), by poverty compelled, resolves, when next he goes to the forest, to lead his seven boys by an un frequented path, and leave them to their fate. But Jack, the youngest, called Hop o 'my Thumb, overheard his father's plan, and being endowed with unusualquickness of thought,endeavours to frustrate his parent's project, but, by ill-luck, he is prevented; they are also enticed into the Ogre's power, and are exposed to imminent peril. The protecting guardian of Little Jack, the Genius of the Harp, after various difficulties, empowers him to overcome all opposition—and, finally, not only to save him self and his brothers, but also to release Llewelyn and Evelina. Jack returns good for the evil doings of his father, who by his means becomes wealthy ; I.lewelyn and Evelina arc metamor phosed by the Genius of the Harp, into Harlequin and Colum bine, the Cook and Porter to Pantaloon and Clown ; and Hugo, Llewelyn's Squire, to Lacqueypatch, Harlequin's servant, and then commences the business of the Harlequinade." The scenery of this performance is uniformly good ; some por. tions of it are capital, particularly Mr. Grieve's local cosmo rama, which displayed the opening of the new London Bridge, and the launch of the Thunderer at Woolwich, in a very effec tive manner. The tricks also deserve praise; they are nume rous, and for the most part ingenious, though we cannot go the extreme length of complimenting them on the score of novelty. There were two or three smart hits at the prevalent follies of the day; one especially at that absurd humbug, "the Unknown Tongues," took most happily with the audience. Ellar, as Harlequin, Barnes, as Pantaloon, Paulo, as Clown, and Miss Davis, as Columbine, went through their usual parts with great address and agility. The pantomime was highly successful, and announced for repetition till further notice. !!DELPHI. A new pantomime was produced at this theatre last night, under the title of " Harlequin and Little 80-peep ; or, the Old Woman who lived in a Shoe." With this story there is mixed up another in which Little 80-peep is the principal actor. He undertakes, with the assistance of the old woman, to deliver a young lady from the power of a mighty enchanter, and after surmounting many difficulties, he at length succeeds in accom plishing his object. At this point the usual transformations take place, Bo.peep being changed into Harlequin, and the damsel whom he has delivered into Columbine. Clown and Pantaloon are supplied from other sources. The scenes in which the old woman appeared with her large family were very amusing, and excited the most boisterous mirth amongst the young folks who formed the majority of the audience. Nor was the latter part of the pantomime deficient in merit. The tumbling of the Clown and Pantaloon was excellent, and many of the tricks dis. ployed considerable ingenuity. Amongst the best of the changes were those of a policemen into a hogshead of blue ruin, and a telescope into a watch-house, in which the star-gazers were in. cl o sed. The pantomime would be improved by curtailment, particularly in the latter scenes, in which the interest somewhat fl agg ed. It was received with approbation, and will doubtless be popular. SURREY. The amusements at this theatre, last night, commenced with a new piece, called " The Sorcerers ; or, the Brothers of Ca tania :" but, owing to the uproar which prevailed during the greater part of the performance, it was impossible to judge of its merits. Cinderella, which has lately had great success at this theatre, was much better received. Indeed the choice of such a piece showed that the noise which so often prevails in theatres, at Christmas time, is to be attributed rather to the fault of the Manager than to the audience, for, from beginning to end, with one or two slight exceptions, the opera was lis tened to with much attention, and frequently received great applause. The singing, on the whole, was very respectable, and the manner in which Miss Vincent and Miss Somerville, particularly, performed their parts, was deservedly applauded. The pantomime is entitled " Old King Cole ; •r, Harlequin and the Fiddlers Three." It has not much connection with the history of this Monarch, but, as any story is good enough as a peg to hang a pantomime on, the author wisely concluded that there was no necessity for puzzling himself about the ground-work of the plot. And, to do him justice, we are hound to say that we never saw a plot more simple, or less likely to give annoyance in unravelling it. Two of King Cole's subjects, Hanibal Down-a-Pit (Mr. Honnor), and Snowdrop (Madlle. Rosier), are in love with one another; the father is adverse to the marriage, and prefers for his son-in law, another, but by the aid of the demon Fire Damp, he is convinced of his error, gives his consent to their union, and the happy couple are transformed in a twinkiing into Harlequin and Columbine ; they are, as usual, immediately joined by Pantaloon (Mr. Asbury) and Clown (Mr. Hartland) ; and then commenced the most amusing part of the pantomime.--The piece did not abound in tricks ; and some of those it contained were not quite successful, owing to derangement of the ma. chinery; but a little practice will remedy that defect, as well as render some of the actors more familiar with their parts. Mr. Honner makes an excellent Harlequin, and Mademoiselle Rosier was ♦ery successful as Columbine. Some of the scenery (by Mr. Marshall) is ♦ery good, particularly the Cathedral of Strasburg and the village and bridge of the Chiltern Hundreds. The house has been lately repaired ; it is much improved, and has an agreee.V.u.appearance from the mixture of green and gold which generally prevail in the ornaments. It was well attended from the beginning, and the audience, on the whole, conducted lhemselves with greater propriety than they generally do at theatres on such an occasion. THE ()L YMPIC. The performances last night were " Misapprehension," " Gervaise Skinner," and a new piece with the attractive title of " Olympic Devils." The grand source of laughter and mer riment was to be found in the new piece, which wound up the performances of the evening. It is a comico-musical extrava ganza, founded on the well-known tale of" Orpheus and Eury dice." In the first scene Pluto, with his judicial assistants, are discovered busily enjoying themselves over sundry bowls of " blue ruin," while Madame Proserpine and her amiable at tendants, the Fates and Furies, are engaged in sipping cups of coffee in a style that might do honour to more exalted regions. The descent of Orpheus (who was charmingly per.onated by Madame Vestris), his musical contest, in the presence of the infernal deities, with Old Scratch (an excellent performer, a la Paganini)—his subsequent ascent, misfortunes, and final tri. umph, were very laughably represented, combined as they were with many extravagant incidents and amusing absurdities. The scenery was very admirably managed, the performers exerted themselves with much effect, and the piece was an nounced for repetition amidst great applause.: Q UEEN S. The present dish of the season is entitled " The World turned upside down, or, Harlequin Reformer." The gods assembled in solemn conclave are joined by Mercury, who heralds the approach of Sir Omnibus Mundungus, a London Knight, Plenipotentiary from Earth to the High Court of Olympus. The Knight complains to Jove of the necessity of Reform" on the sublunary planet, and charges Atlas with being addicted to the bottle. Atlas is summoned to answer for biralf, and in indignation to the c,harge, turns" the world upside down." Sir Niundungue revisits earth, and finds diat, in the inverted state of terrestrial affairs, the softer sex has as_ stinted the ascendancy, and that he must henceforth bend to the supremacy of his spouse. Their son, Captain Leander, is carried off to Gretna-green by Miss Hera; en the road they are overtaken by the swain's parents, when the Genius of Reform interferes, and sends the lovers forth, as Harlequin and Columbine, to reform the world and themselves. — There was not much novelty in the tricks displayed, nor were any of the " hits' at current impositions and abuses very " pal. pable " There Wm A succession of scenes entitled the " Cale donian Diorama," which was rather prettily executed. The piece wound up according to the use and wont that have pre vailed since the time of Rich. COBURG. Judging by the entertaitiments of last evening, there has been no *ant of exertion on the part of the spirited manage- Meld of this theatre to provide for the arntlterrient of that por tion of " my &bile which prefers seeing and hztriltg a play in a comparatively sMall house, at a moderate price, toff tele scopic view of a stage and its Contents, at a large house, and at a large price. An " entirely new rotlalitic melo-drama," en titled the " Wizard Skiff," and a new comic pantomime, called " HarleVn and the Witch of Edmonton," were produced, and so far as we Mild form an opinion from the very small por tions of the dialogue which their high mightinesses of the gal lery permitted to reach our ears, seemed entitled to the applause which was so lavishingly bestowed upon them. The pantomime was, as usual, full of fun and bustle. Its most attrac , ive fea ture, however, was Mr, Phillips's " Dioramic Annual," comtcris. ing a picturesque tour from! 11e iv York to Hudson River, in a series of scenes, many of which Welt *evy beautiful. SADLER'S WELLS. A new Christitat pantomime was produced at this theatre last night entitled, "The Ocean Queen, or Harlequin and the Enckant h• Aloe." It would pertiVe b'e difficult in the present times t. odaceang tricks into this specie 3 3f Pntertainment whit ve the appearance of novelty. Theft' rtic a cer. ta . ractical jokes, which are annually re-produced -nt of the holiday company, and which seldom fa executed, to have the desired effect. The panto mime at this theatre could not bout of much novelty, but it was not deficient in a sufficient number of tricks, which were in general well managed, and the pantomime seas announced for repetition amidst general approbation. ROYAL PAVILION. Two new pieces were produced at this theatre last night. The first was entitled " The Benevolent Jew of St. Mary-axe," and was applauded most vociferously from the commencement to the close. A "favourite ballad," by Miss Tunstall, and some pugi lism ad libitum on thepart of the audience, followed, by way of in terlude, and the whole was concluded by the performance of a pan tomime called " The Witch of the Volcano ; or, Harlequin and the King of the Coral Isle." There was nothing in the latter to call for particular remark ; but it amused the spectators, and that of course, is the best testimony to the merits of the enter_ tainment. NE TV CITY TNEATRE. The subscription theatre, called the New City Theatre, in Milton-street, re-opened last night to a merry, though not a very fashionable audience. A ballet, a drama founded on the well-known story of the " London Apprentices," and a grand spectacle called the " French Spy," the scene of which is the French camp before Algiers, formed the amusements 01 the evening. This piece is adapted from the French, and Mademoiselle Celeste, the original French spy, appeared to reap new applause in this part. She is very clever, and makes the piece an interesting one. The theatre is small, being here tofore a chapel or meeting-house. THE CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, DEc. 25. The report of cholera for this day, I regret to state, i• very unfavourable. It informs us there are twenty-on, new cases and nine deaths. Five of the new cases, it i. admitted, however, are in the township of Byker, that is, at Dent's Hole and St. Peter's. In addition to the street• of Newcastle I have enumerated already, the cholera has appeared and produced three or four deaths in the close co street which, as the name seems to imply, is narrow an , confined, but was, nevertheless, considered rather healthy than otherwise. There is a good deal of dirt and filth in it undoubtedly, and it is the most smosky of any street here, in consequence of the great soap-manufactory of Doubleday and Easterhy, and several of the glass-houses tieing situated in it. A strong robust woman, who lives somewhere about tit, North shore, and who was best known by the name of " Bonny Jean," died yesterday of cholera, after a few hours' illness. She was a washerwoman, and I am informed her death is attributed by her neighbours to having taket, in to wash some of the clothes that belonged to a Mrs. Dennison, who had just before died of the same complaint. This is the report. I shall endeavour to ascertain it, truth, because, if it Can be certainly known that the disease is communicable by the clothes of an infected person, we acid an important fact to what we have already learnt re specting its phenomena, which may assist us in lessening its ravages. lam quite aware, that precautions are fre quently taken to prevent the clothes of cholera patients trom being used till fumigated or otherwise purified, but there are few, if any cases, where it is distinctly prove. able that contagion has taken place in this manner. I have heard, indeed, that the disease has been intro duced into North Shields from Sunderland i■ this way, but I have not yet been able to obtain satisfactory evidence of the fact. I am sorry to say, that I have just heard there hay. four cases of cholera appeared in Gateshead : two in gate, one in Oakwellgate, and one in Bottle Bank. I have seen no official announcement of this, but I have no clout., of its truth, from the person from whom I derive my in formation. Gateshead is just separated from Newcastle by the river Tyne. One end of the bridge is in the jurisdic tion of Newcastle, the other is in Gateshead, and in the county of Durham. lam surprised rather that the dis ease did not appear there before, than that it should hr there now, for many of the streets are particularly dirty, narrow, and close. This is especially the case with Hill gate and Pipewellgate, which are as bad as our Sandgate. There is likely very soon to be a " stick" among the colliers of the North again. The pitmen at Waldridee Colliery, near Chester-!e-street, have, for a dispute %lid, their employers, left the colliery. Lead.miners are now working in their place under the protection of a troop of the 2d Dragoon Guards, who have been stationed at Ches ter-le-street to protect them. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O' CL 0 CK. By accounts from Brussels by the French mail, thiii morning, it appears that extraordinary activity pre• veils in the Government there. Within a few days not less than seven couriers and three estafettes had arrived at Brussels from the different Courts of the North ; and nine couriers were sent off—four by M. Adair, three from Ge neral Belliard, and two from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Accounts from Vienna of the 12th December state that M. (1:. Mollerus, the new Dutch Envoy, was expected there or► that day; but no doubt was entertained that he would not be able to change the intentions of Prince Met ternich in acknowledging King Leopold. Calcutta Papers to the sth of August have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house. Extract of a private letter from Bombay ;—"I have jat.t returned from the Red Sea, and I regret to say we have suffered greatly from sickness; the violent rains have pro. duced great damage in Arabia, hall of Sues is washed away ; the locusts cover the water for miles." THE /TxDs. We have no arrivals of cons, quence, and Consols, which left off yesterday at 84k, opened at the same price, and at present may be quoted 84i• -I-, with little or nothing doing. HALF-PAST ONE. We perceive that the Gazette de France states, that courier has arrived at Paris to the Russian Ambassador from St. Petersburgb, authorizing the Russian Ambas sador to join with the Conference in making a declaration of the good understanding which exists between the Great Powers, and from which a general disarmament must be expected. In addition to the above paragraph, we can state from good authority that it is correct. This avowed intention of the Emperor of Russia is entirely contradictory of what ha• been stated in other Journals, that he would not ratify the treaty with Holland, as well as his instructions to his Ambassador in London ; therefore the moment the Five Powers begin to disarm, Holland must do the same. Consols have continued during the whole of the morning at 844• altrrnately buyers and sellers, without the least animation in the market. Several journals have announced that the nest 'Belgian Scrip was coming out to-morrow, which we do not be lieve to be correct, and we bear it will not come out for some days. Consols for Account, THREE 0 CLOCK. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Danish Greek, 1825 23 Mexican, 1825 — Peruvian Consols — Ditto for Account 84; Brazilian Bonds 44 Buenos Ayres — Chilian Ditto Columbian, 1824 12 Russian ... Spanish ..., lti SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, A correspondent, signing himself " A Sbip owner," writes us a letter, to which there is no reason for refusing insertion. As the write/ tries to advocate a system of which it is obvious that he himself kuows not the tendencies, and belongs to a body of Teen, many of them like him individually respectable, but most of them, we are afraid, in the same condition with our correspondent, viz., that of totally mistaking the nature of their own doctrines, and, moreover, the measures conducive to their own best interests, we partly suffer him to speak for himself, and partly we venture to speak for him, where hie own expressions are blindly, or perhaps shrewdly vagu e. We have asked the shipowners, when they reproach the Government with persisting in Mr. Huskisaon's measures, what it is they want, if not a monopoly," as against foreign shipping ? We ask them "is it fresh taxes on foreign shipping" that they require ? And what is the answer of the shipowner? " distinctly, unequivocally, we do not want mono poly." But with regard to " additional taxes," he is by no means so unequivocal, distinct, or plain. "We ask no protections, except ;"-- ~ We seek no exclusive privileges, except." In a subsequent sentence the shipowner states that " a large portion of their capital has been anni hilated, and that the remainder has become un saleable, except (again) at a ruinous loss."— Why, there are 50 other classes of capitalists who can allege, with equal justice, that their pro perty has suffered a great comparative loss of value,—" ruinous" is as, exaggerated term, more akin to rhetoric than to calm representation,— since the period of high prices, large profits, and rapid fortunes,—that is, since the war. W e will go further, and say, that before Mr. Hus kisson introduced his enlightened measures of reciprocity, indeed ever since the circumstances of the Wir had ceased to give the British ship owner the carrying trade of the whole world, a large proportion of the capital vested in that important but fluctuating species of property had been sensibly verging towards " annihila tion," and the fear that if nothing were done to relieve the growing pressure upon the ship owners, our merchantmen would be gradually ex cluded from the ports of many extensive king doms of Europe, was the precise feeling which governed Mr. Huskisson, and through him both Houses of the Legislature, in the change then wrought by Parliament upon our system of ma ritime law. The nations of the Baltic, it watt notorious, had some of them commenced, and were all preparing a course of retaliation against the mercantile flag of England, because of the exclusive spirit in which her navigation laws had been framed, and of the rigour with which they were executed. The character and progress of this policy on the part of foreign Powers would have been in time to shut out British shipping absolutely from the ports of all nations, whose ships were suffering an absolute exclusion from our harbours, and to restrain aisd embarrass our navigation with other States, in the same degree in which theirs with Great Britain happenad to be vexed and restricted. The final result of such a mutual want of neighbourly indulgence must have been the confinement of our mercan tile navy to the coasting trade of the United Kingdom, and to the intercourse of the mother country with her own colonies. Is that a pros spect with which the shipowners would have been contented ? Would it have retarded the march of " annihilation" as to one part of their capital, or obtained for the rest of it a more ad vantageous price ? It would seem to most rea soning men quite manifest that if the mer chant shipping of every country were to be limited io its employment to the horns carrying or coasting trade, the greatest of all sufferers would be that nation which had been used to employ its shipping most extensively in foreign commerce, and which had invested the largest amount of capital and engaged the most nume rous body of its citizens in the general business of navigation. Influenced by this sound and natural reflection, Mr. Huskisson, instead of continuing to expose the shipping interest of England to the risks arising from a reciprocity of restraint, resolved to tempt other Governments into a reciprocity of freedom. Instead of esta blishing a local monopoly in every State of Europe against merchantmen, he tendered a community of navigation to all foreigners, pro vided they would admit the vessels of this coun try to a share of it. The subsequent condition of the Baltic trade has proved the wisdom of Mr. Huskisson's policy. Look at the shipping lists in all the ports in the north of Europe— at the respective numbers, more particularly, of (he vessels which" have passed the Sound" for the last four or five years, and then tell us whe ther those of England have diminished in num ber as compared with foreigners which come by treaty within the scope of our modern system of reciprocity. Certainly the last returns to which we have had access establish a consider able increase in the amount of native shipping as compared with that ofotherstates,and on an average ofseveral years. But when was the time at which complaints were not made by some one class of English traders, when any thing short of abso lute prohibition existed against the use of foreign articles of the same nature as those in which the complainants were interested ? The " Shipowner" denominates it " a righteous de mand" to call for additional protections: let us hear his own explanation of this code of righte ousness. He lays it down first, that " the British shipping interest is at this moment in a state of the deepest depression and difficulty so are many other interests,—the farming in terest,—and some branches of the manufactur ing interest,—not in this country alone, but all the world over. Small profits and heavy pres sure are nearly universal. '2. He says, that " by the recent changes in our navigation laws, the British shipowners have been driven into a ruin ouship p higo f competition foreign with countries, t he in cheaplythe import s articles for British consumption." plank for pl a nk, and man for man, foreign ships Now if, of are built and manned at less cost than British, let it be fairly understood and argued on that the British ship and British seaman do not re quire the one to be so often renewed, the other to be so multiplied, as the foreign. A merchant man, British built, and of the materials em ployed in our yards, may cost a deal more at first than a Swede, a Dane, or a Russian; and a little more, though of that we are not sure, than an American ; and what then ? On the average the English vessel will stand the wear and tear of two Baltic ships and of three Ameri cans : she will be seaworthy 20 years after the others are rotten. Again, where 15 of the Baltic sailors are necessary to navigate one of their ships, eight or ten Englishmen will suffice for a vessel of equal burden ; and if it be said that British merchant vessels are generally short manned because of the expense, we ask, are they more frequently shipwrecked than the I' - I. , 1 i I