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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING WII be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITA Char' es the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Horner ; ;..azarillo, Miss Poole. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Praressor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercis, , s, being their First Appearance on this Stage. After which, a new grand Christmas comic rantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. The New and extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the Overture and Music by Mr. It. Hughes ; the Tricks, Transformations, and Decorations by Mr. Blamire ; the Machinery by Mr. B. Sloman ; the Dresses by Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. Scene I. INTERIOR OF GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day, 14 4 . 4—between the Dinner and the Ban. Magog and Gog (the City Giants—once at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and Mr. H. Horncastle • Ge eral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, but causing a great panic in the Giant market), Miss Dale. " Who'll kill the Giants? I, says Tom Thumb, As soon as I come, I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale. The Genius of I'antomine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny Club"), Miss A. Payne.—How Tons Thumb takes the Giants down a pegtor two—" From words they'd almost come to blows "—Umpire and Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in a manner (it is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes, pit, and gallery. Scene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LlLLlPUT.—Discovered A.D. 1599. "Afer a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (having a passion for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. 11. Payne ; Mrs. Gut- Ever (having a passion for her husband, In the same predicament), Mr. Hance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places. Timely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of "Here we go up, up. up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having ceased to tiow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto nish the Lilliputians 1 Peasants (the real " small natives"), Messrs. and Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small, Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ; Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian Police, Mr. Stumpy; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the way, l'ush-a-long, Walk-on, &c.; Engineer, Mr. Esser; Stoker, Mr. Hot-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountain, is BOUND over to keep the peace ; and how, "by a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," he is carried away to the count of the Emperor 1.11- Ni:int. " And wasn't he a dainty dish To set before the King ?" Old MSS. in the British Museum. Scene 3. HALL OF SCIENCE IN THE PALACE OF THE KING OF LA rrTA.-11ii Majesty the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome try—vide, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High Chancellor Parallelogram and Lard High Chamberlain 'Equilateral (fund of " Figures," especially Humber " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr. Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages, &c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;" and how, having lost her G—, the Flying Island is placed at her disposal to recover the same. Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT.—His " High" Mightiness Golbas to Momaren Sully Ully Gue, Emperor of L!lliput, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high est" families In the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least 2 ft. 6 in. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions, &e. &c.--Ilow Gulliver, having been lot out of " durance vile," not only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he kisses the Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert, by the news of the arrival of the Blefascadian fleet. Gulliver re gains his freedom, by towing in the enemy's fleet. The Palace on fire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by taking a hop, step, and a jump into Scene 5. CORN-FIELD IN BROEDIGNAG.--LOTIgOMITIChO (a sub stantial Brobdignag farmer, and member of the Brobdignag Agri cultural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the - stride (his wife), Mrs. Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of , a go-cart), Miss H. Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a v e r y fine family), Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal fl - om the Brobdignag Cattle Show), Mr. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and gets the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to the " great-uns," he pitches into the " little-un" in the go-cart. Scene fi. BRODDIGNAG • BED-ROOM •ND NlTR3RRY.—Brobdignag " Gemini" (MTlice twins), Masters James and Elliott; Ilrobdignag Kitten, Mr. Pussey. For further particulars of this scene apply personally to the principal performers, who can be seen in it every evening till further notice. Scene 7. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LILLTPUT (AS Scene 2), and re-appearance of the Flying Island ; from which Mrs. Gulliver takes a fl ying leap into Gulliver's arms —" We may be happy yet." Our old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance, the Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters. Harlequin .•• • • • Mr. Wieland. Clown • ..... Mr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon ••• • • • Mr. Howell. Columbines • . Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. Scene 8. END or COVENTRY-STREET, PICCADILLY.—Writing in Eight Lessons. The Experimental Squadron, with lornpipe accom paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. Bs's, fruit and vegetables. Scene 9. CLOWN'S LODGINGS.—Bed and Window change aides, and Clown "goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongati , m "Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down " heads." Scene 10. EXTERIOR OF GROCERS, FISHMONGERS, AND WINE MER CHANTS' SHOPS.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask of West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum, Putting up the shutters—the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re peated. Great change on the premises, and " business removing." Scene 11. lltonoaTz-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off they go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and eliding in a "dis solution of partnership." Scene 12. FLEET-STREET DIMING THE REPAIRS. with Glass Shop, Tinman's, and Railway Printing-office. Railway Prospectus and Provisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any *amnia punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1845. Great battue of stags ; "they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among the crockery. Scene 13- EXTERIOR OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, and Probable Ge neral Railway Terminus. Scene 14. WATCHMAKERS' AND BOOKSELLERS' Cum.—Teaching the yming Idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch of curry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to Germany, and all eyes directed to Scent 15. Tux Car OF COLOGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's arrival. Owing to this great attraction, immediate application should be made to JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cush man (her First Appearance at th s Theatre); Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman (her First Appearance in England). To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark', Miss P. Morton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. IEI KOYAI., ADELYIII THIS EVENING Will be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE NORTH, or, The Prisoner of Shluaselbourg _Alexis Romanouski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus /Croat, Mr. Wright; Eliza beth, Madame Celeste. After which, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. To conclude With an entirely New and oiighalliti;inTas—ialt tarnitue, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOPTINGKEEWANG PLIRREDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fl mina ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitcheason. TIT KA TEE ROYAL, LYCEUM. bnxnens3 Success of " The Cricket on the Tleartk"—Tremendous Bit of " The Enchanted Horse." THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CI iCKET ON THE HEArafi: A FAIRY TALE 01 , lIOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley,Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley (her Sixth Appearance on any Stage), Mrs. Wooßidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, anti Miss Turner: After which will be produced a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled TOE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Fireuz Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. t'RINCESS'S T REATRE, OXFORD-STILE.ET. THIS EVENING Will he repeated a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-SQUARE. Jeames Plush, Dlr. Compton. After which, DON CAME DE BAZIN. Don Caesar de Bazan, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HAR EQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin. Mr. W. H Harvey; Columbine, Miss ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. - ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be presented a Domestic Drama of powerful interest, entitled TILE LADY OF ST. TROPEZ. G. orge Maurice, Mr. J. Browne; Count D'Aubrieve, Mr. Brookes ; Hortense (the Lady of St. Tropez), Adis L. Melville. To be foliow,d by THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Col. Freelove, Mr. Walter Lacy; Lady Freelove, Miss L. Melville. And coneludidg with the nvw Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Yortunatus, Miss Hamilton; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini ; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. ASTLFY'S RGYAI, AMPHITIII'ATRE OF ARTS. Extraordinary Treat to the Holiday Visitors. THIS EVENING Will be performed the novel Drama of TILE PYRENEES. In which M. Welien's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whose per formances at the Cirque Olympique, Paris, has drawn crowded houses for the last nine months. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the Frenck and English Artistes. After which will be repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN DON QUIXOTTE DE LA MANCHA ; or, Sancho Panza, and Dulcinea of Teboso, with new Scenery, Dresses, Mechanical Changes, &c. OAVT DOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, The Greatest Hit ever made at the Surrey Theatre—The New Drama and Pantomime triumphant—Hurrah! THIS EVENING _... . Will be performed THE MENDICANT SON ; or, The Jew of Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell. Maynard, Lewis. Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, and Daly. After which, a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON ; or, The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Columbine. Miss Smithyss ; Clown, Mr. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, 111 r. A nderson; Sprite, Mr. Stilt. ROYAL. VICTORIA THEATRE, Another Triumph for the Victoria in the immensely successful Pan tomime of " Tippitywitcher—With the Extraordinary Feats of Professor Hemmings and his Two Surprising Infant Sons. THIS EVENING. RICHARD PLANTAGENET, in Three Acts, supported by Messrs. Osbaldlston, E. F. Saville, T. Fredericks, Higgie, Dale, Herbert, Searle, and Misses Vincent, Richardson, Eliza Terrey, Mrs. G. Lee. After which, Professor HEMMINGS and his SONS will give more unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risley himself. To conclude with a new gorgefius Pantomime, called TIPPITY WITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BOBBIN and the COMICAL WI fellF.S of LANCASHIRE. Harlequin. Mr. Chapino ; Colum bine, Miss Le Vite ; the Two Clowns, Messrs. E. Blanchard and 141.1) °nald the Two Pantaloons, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom th 'ery King of Pantomime and Prince of Pantaloons. GORGED LEV:CHES.—Considerable excitement has of late prevailed amongst the professional and unpro fessional public, by the discovery of the fact, that for the last seven or eight years, the immense majority of leeches employed in France have been previously gorged with the blood of animals in order to increase their weight and ihrir p r i ce. M. ' Chevalier. Professor of the School of Pharmacy, and member of the Academy of Medicine, has published on this subject an interesting pimphlet, from which we ext ract the following passages: — 4 . The ponds which formerly furnished, in France, an abundant supply of leeches, have now been for 'some time completely exhausted by th e av i dity of the persons engaged in the traffic, who sold the youngest leeches and thus left nc chance of reproduction. France has been, for the last eighteen years, obliged to obtain from foreign countries what h er own fens might have given her ; aid it is from Egypt, Turkey, Wall ac hi a, and more particularly Hungary and Russia, that she imports leeches. The extent of the trade may be judged of by t' e stay-.ment of the fact, thst from the year 1827 to 1844, no les's than 500,000,000 leeches have been imported into France ; and, at the same time the price of leeches has increased from 15c. to 40e. a-piece. Wholesale dealers purchase them by the weight, and in order to increase their own profits, gorge the leeches with the blood of manimiferous animals—the sheep, the calf, the ox—for increase, so that a thousand middle sized leeches, weight two pounds and a half, value 75f., are changed, by the addition of two pounds of blood, into large leeches, weighing four pounds and a half, and sold at 180 f. or 200 f." M. Magendie, Professor Royer Collard, Dr. Louis Barth and many other distinguished members of the French faculty, have also investigated the subject, and fully concur with M. Chevalier in de w( eating the fraud, in stating that the , origin of the blood contained in the bodies of gorged leeches being unknown, may becom e the source of contagious diseases transmitted from animals to man, and in warning the public against imposition alike injurious to commerce sad to health.—Medical FNLARGENIENT OF THE ATHENEUM. On and from January 3, THE ATHENZU3i will be PER MANENTLY ENLARGED to Twenty-Four Large Quarto Pages. Price Fourpence. 13, Great Marlborough-street. MARX HOWITT'S NEW NOVEL THE CITIZEN OF PRIGUE. A NOVEL, EDITED BY MARY HOWITT. Is now ready at all the Libraries. in 3 ♦ols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., pOMFRET. A NOVEL. By H. F. CHORLEY, Esq. 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Edward Mozon, 44, Dover street. THE WEATHER.--Sax OFFICE, DEc. 28. THFEMOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest, 44; Noon, 47. WIND W.S.W. to W.N.W., fresh and rainy. BAROMETER, 29.60. The Barometer has fallen more than half an inch since Saturday. MOD WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAT. 3forning .. 39 minutes after 1 Evening 3 minutes after 2. 4,,*4• 4)4,20 , • • • infirninA LONDON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1845. The greatest hustle and activity, it is said, prevail n our docks and naval yards ; measures for having at command a large fleet whenever it may be wanted are adopted in every quarter ; ships are repaired, en gines for steam-vessels are ordered to be made within a limited period, and every symptom in these respects leads to the belief that the present Administration are resolved to " assert British rights, and prepared to maintain them." All the inanimate materiel of large and powerful fleets, in fact, is in the most for ward state of preparation, but how vain and decep tive the best built ships are, without they are pro perly manned, and plans are formed for supplying deficiencies, the events of the last war, and, indeed, of every war with France, for more than a hundred years, have sufficiently convinced our enterprising and gallant neighbours. A victory to them brought little or no advantage, because lives were sacrificed which could not be replaced, and any disaster which might have befallen England was speedily repaired almost entirely from the vast resources furnished by her mercantile navy. Latterly, however, a power differing in every respect from France has sprung up, ready to compete at sea with any European state; her merchant-vessels, and the number of her seamen, exceed those of every kingdom or empire in the world, except those of Great Britain, and they have, besides, all the qualities and superior advantages which long distinguished the brave defenders of these islands. It is utterly incotnpeehensible, therefore, how the British Admiralty can overlook these circumstances, and spend large sums voted by Parliament for the naval service, without taking into account the most important and, indeed, vital consideration in this great national question. At the present moment, though so few ships are in commission, the greatest difficulty in procuring able-bodied seamen exists, the Retribu tion steamer, and several other vessels required for service cannot make up their complements, and should a war suddenly break out, no remedy for this alarming evil can be found but one, which the nation generally, and more especially the mercantile class, would resist with the most determined energy to the last, Under the present system it is well known men can not be had in sufficient numbers; one-half, nay one fourth that might be required, could not be obtained by legal and constitutional means. The system of impressment has now been dormant for more than thirty years, but without that or a radical change, both in the mode of paying our sailors and in their treatment on board, we could not raise a body of sailors fit to contend with the American navy. In 1816, notwithstanding the fame attached to the name of PELLEW, and the prepossessions of the sailors in favour of Lord EXMOUTH, the fleet destined for the attack on Algiers was long detained at Spithead for want of men, and it was with the utmost difficulty that numbers, considerably below the usual comple ment, were at last collected for working the ships. Are affairs in a better position now ? The Americans, as, at the end of the last war, are making every exer tion to obtain our best sailors, by means of large pre miums, large wages, and good treatment. The mer cantile navy is fully employed, trade never was in a more thriving condition; the demand for seamen, consequently, is good, and the pay better than in the royal navy. *ln the one service the engagement is made for a voyage, or a very limited period ; in the other the seaman is little better than a slave ; his period of service has no limit but that of his life or his ability to serve, or the wants and caprices of the Admiralty; he is subject to the most degrading of all punishments. Neither he nor the soldier is tried, like the rest of his countrymen, by his peers, but by a body with despotic power, de sirous to repress, by the utmost severity, every act, nay, every word and look, that they consider offensive; he is ill-paid, and the only prospect of consolation he has is some trifle per day when his strength is worn out, or per haps a retreat in Greenwich Hospital, when he has lost a leg or an arm in the defence of his country. These are the men that saved England from many attempted invasions, and from the most recent and dangerous of all, that formed with so much care, and but for them with certainty of success, by BONAPARTE at Boulogne. Never did such reproach attach to a nation. England treats her best friends worse than enemies; she admits that her wooden walls are her only protection, that without her sailors she could not exist as a nation, while the gal lant men who mount these walls are subjected to hardships and cruelties, compared with which the sufferings of the African race in the colonies, for whose freedom she paid twenty millions, were absolutely no thing. Another session of Parliament cannot pass over without some remedy, some radical change in the whole system of manning our navy. We felt its effects during the last war with the United States ; the best of our sailors, who conquered at Trafalgar, indignant at such treatment, and bribed by higher pay, fought against their country, and lamented their success. Are the same disgraces and calamities to be repeated, because the Government will not spend half a million re in raying our seamen, nor take the trouble of framing mo an Act of Parliament which may rescue them from indignities and suff erings which gallant men will not patiently endure . Lord JouN RussELL's inability to form a f ree . trade Government, and the obstacles which have still to be overcome before the free-trade question can reach a successful issue, not unnaturally suggest attention to the present state of the representation. If the Reform Act had indeed made the House or Commons the people's House, how long ago should we have got rid of the corn-laws? If Lord JOHN RUSSELL, not having a majority in the present House of Commons, had been able to rely on the result of another general election, as the true index of the people's voice, would he have hesitated for one moment as to accepting the trust tendered by her MAJESTY, or would he ultimately have yielded to the difficulties by which he was overcome ? It is undeniable that the system of nomination, which the Reform Act was to abolish, still prevails to a very great extent in the House of Commons. Some notion of its extent may be gathered from the following facts, which we have derived from two Parliamentary papers of the year 1844 (Nos. 11 and 435). There are as many as 174 constituencies in tha United Kingdom having less than 1,000 electors each ; and these 174 constituencies return no less than 241 Members of the House of Commons. These 174 constituencies are made up as follows :-116 English bornighs ; 12 boroughs in Wales ; 13 Scotch counties, and 8 Scotch boroughs ; 2 Irish counties, and 23 Irish boroughs. Of the above 174 constituencies, there are as many as 82 which have less than 500 electors each—viz. , 60 English boroughs, 3 boroughs in Wales, 2 Scotch counties (Bute and Sutherland), and 1 Scotch borough, and 16 Irish boroughs. These 82 consti tuencies, of less than 500 electors, return in all 110 Members of Parliament ; 28 English boroughs among them returning each two Members. The following boroughs return two Members each, and have each less than 300 electors :---Andover, Chippenham, Harwich, Knaresborough, Lyming ton, Marlborough, Richmond, Tavistock, Thetford. Tavistock is a single exception in this list to the general rule, that corruption and proprietary in fluence govern the returns of these miserably small constituencies. Thetford, the last on the list, is the smallest in point of numbers, having only 192 electors. It returns Sir JAMES FLOWER, the wisest of the wise, and Mr. BINGHAM BARING, the heir of Lord ASHBURTON, and a member of the Government. Among the constituencies of less than 500, which return only one Member of Parliament, Calne, Reigate, and the county of Sutherland have less than 200 electors (the constituency of the county of Sutherland being actually no more than 167 !) ; and Arundel, Ashburton, Dartmouth, Flint, Lyme, Mid hurst, Northallerton, Wilton, and the Irish boroughs of Cashel, Ennis, Portarlington, and Tralee, have less than 300 electors. We have named 24 constituencies which have less than 300 electors. Of these twelve are, to all intents and purposes, proprietary boroughs. Here they are in a row, with the names of the virtual proprietors and their politics : Chippenham...Mr.NEßLD Tory. Marlborough... Marquis of AYLESBURY Tory. Richmond..... Earl of ZETLAND • Liberal. Caine Marquis of LANSDOWNE ...Liberal. Reigate ..Earl SOMERS ...Tory. _ _ _ Sutherland ..Duke of SUTHERLAND Liberal. Arundel' Duke of NORTOLK Protectionist. Flint Sir R. W. BULRELEY Liberal. Midhurst Earl of EGMONT Tory. Wilton Earl of PEMBROKE Tory. Thetford Lord ASHBURTON Tory. Portarlington..Earl Of PORTIRLINGTON ...Tory. Andover, Harwich, Knaresborough, Lymington, and Lyme are known to be sinks of corruption. So much for seven out of the 24 constituencies of less than 300 electors. Large constituencies, with the ballot, furnish the only possible effectual security against nomination and corruption. Ballot by itself could do no good in such hole. and. corner constituencies as Thetford and Harwich, Reigate and Lymington. It might even increase corruption in constituencies so small that they may be taken in with one haul of a briber's net. We should much rejoice to see a revival of the efforts, which have been so long dormant, for further Parliamentary Reform ; and tha statesman who should persevere till he triumphed, in endeavouring to reform the representation by introducing ♦ote by ballot, and getting rid of all constituencies under 1,000, or even under 500 electors, would render an immense service to the cause of public morality and enlightenment, and need fear no imputation of revo lutionary designs. The Paris papers of Thursday have not arrived. During the whole of last night a violent storm raged, which probably has prevented any vessel from cross ing the Channel. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Dxc. 26. Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia—. Barba does Boulogne and Amiens.. 10% Namur and Liege 3 l /2 Bordeaux &Medtterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon 17 Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 11% Do. (Mackenzie's) .. O ver Y ese l Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris & Lyons ( Laflitte) 2% cific Coast Central of Spain .. — Ditto (Caloa's).... Ceylon . — Ditto (Sud Est) 2 I,E Demerara Dendre Valley ...... %IParis and Rouen . Dutch Rhenisk Dieppe & Paris Junct — (Ganneron'a) Dijon and Mulhouse I IDo. (Compe de L'Est) East Indian ........ 1% Do. (Aymard's) — Fampeux & Hazebvouk Paris and St. Quentin — Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre..„ Censtit uted 15% Royal North of Spain. Do. Pepin le Halleur — Sambre and Meuse .... 5 Great Paris and Lyons 2% Strasburg and Bale .... 10 Great Western Bengal 1 ,4 Teurnay,Jurbise, Lan- Great Western Canada den, and Hasselt Jamaica S Mid.Junctien Tours and Nantes Do. North Midland — (Mackenzie's) Do. Extension Jersey — Do. (O'Neill's) Louvain and Jemappe.. 2 Trinidad Lyons and Avignon.... Verona and Ancona — LUxembourg We hear that Mr. Cardwell, at present Secretary to the Treasury, is to succeed Mr. Hope, as Under- Secretary to the Colonies. It is said that Mr. Charles Wood, who seceded with Lord Grey from Lord Melbourne's Government in 1839, distinctly refused to join in Lord Grey's re cent objection to Lord Palmerston as Foreign Se cretary. DRIIRT-LANE THEATRE.—The new pantomime of Harlequin Gulliver has made one of the completest hits ever known, the receipts thus far having nearly doubled those of any preceding year. The houses are literally crammed. It is said that the Midland Railway Company in tend keeping London time after the Ist of January. The rails on the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway are about being laid at Collingham, and at various other portions of the line. REPRESENTATION OF SFLKIRKSHIRE.—Mr.PringIe, of Tair, having been appointed Keeper of the Register of Seisins, a vacancy has occurred in the representation of the above county. Mr. Pringle it will be remembered, re signed office as a Lord of the Treasury last session, in con sequence of his opposition to the Government grant to May nooth. For his conduct on that occasion we have the best reason for stating he received the most cordial approbation of his constituents ; and it is not perhaps too much to say, that one who could act thus honourably under such circum stances, felt himself not at ease in a Parliament where ter giversation seems to have taken the place of truth. In consequence of Mr. Pringle's resignation, Mr. Ellott Lock hart, of Borthwickbrae, has announced himself a candidate for the vacant county. The following extract will ruffi ciently show the uncertainty in which this gentlemen lives as to his own opinions :—" I am fully sensible of the ardu ow nature of the duties of a Member of the House of Com mons. My principles are Conservative; and if you do me the honour of electing me as your representative, my first duty will be to preserve the Constitution under which we have the happiness to live; while I shall study to support and promote every measure that appears to be conducive to the mutual benefit of the agricultural and commercial in terests of the empire. The ties of birth, of local interest, and of personal friendships, will, I trust, be deemed a suffi cient guarantee of my attachment to the interests and honour of the county of Selkirk." THE MEIKLE FERRY.--We understand that a pro ject is now in embryo for throwing a bridge over the Meikle Ferry. Although on first thought the scheme may appear somewhat utopian, we are assured, on the very best authority, that it may be accomplished with ease and cheapness. Should this turn out to be the case, and we have no reason to doubt it, the northern counties will be incalculably benefited. We believe that the subject will be laid before the public in an authorita tive form, the spot having been already surveyed by a gentleman of experience and skill, and well known in the north of Scotland.—John o' Grsat JournaL WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, DEC. 26.—We have moderate supplies of all grain this week. There is a little more business passing in wheat, and in some instances an advance of Is. per quarter is obtained. Fine barley sells freely at former prices, common sorts in slow request. Beane of all descriptions fully as dear. Oats and shelling each maintain the prices of Friday last. Malt in fair re quest, without alteration in value. Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia, who continues to labour under deprivation of sight, is passing the holidays at Kensington. The Princess, who continues to en joy good health, visied her Royal sister, the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, on Christmas-day. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady. Sales 4,000 bales, without change in prices. There are accounts of a fair commercial character from Rio Janeiro this morning. The packet has a valuable freight of diamonds, principally the produce of the newly-discovered mines in Bahia. The " water "of these precious stones is of a very variable quality, and not, as we aim informed, likely to meet a ready sale among the more wealthy people r f this country. It isnot by any means likely that the present large supply, and which, if kept up to the fullest extent anticipated, will materially diminish the present value of the finest samples of the articles that can be of fered for sale. The general trade of the Brazils is represented as being in a satisfactory condition. The bank returns for the current week give the following results upon a comparison with its predecessor:— An increase in the circulation of 193,0401., or to 26,819,390/. An increase in the amount of the Rest of 6,0401., or to 3,221,6361. An increase in the public deposits of 723,6701., or to 9,408,044/. A decrease in the other deposits of 374,0381., or to 8,715,667/. A slight increase in the Seven Day Bills, or to 960,0941. In the Banking department there is an increase of 261,9951., or to 6,768,3401. The Bullion, by the last return, amounted to 13,268,7711.; and by the present it stands at 13,378,343/, exhibiting an in crease of 109.572/. _ _ _ Not a great deal of business has been done in the Funds this morning. Consols for the Account have remained at 94% 7 s ex the dividend ; Reduced Three per Cents., for transfer, have realised 95'/ 1 % with the interest; and the New Three-znd-a-Quarter per Cents. have fluct uated from 97 to 97N. Exchequer- bills have been sold at the prices of yesterday'. Scarcely half-a-dozen bargains have been made in the Foreign Stocks this morning. Spanish Threes have realised 404 ; Peruvian, 41%; Portuguese Converted, 59%; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 611 A 14 . In the Railway Scrips, on which comparatively small de posits have been paid, there is an inclination sho wn thi s morning to do business, and prices are more firm. High valued shares have been bought with caution. oNL CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. riticEs. 3 For Cent. Reduced New 34 per Cents. 9 7 14% 97 97N1A 3 9714 i.ongAnnuitiestoexpireJan.lB6o 10 1 A 9-16 10 9-16 India Bonds, 1,0001 . , Ditto under 1,0001. .. ..... -- 37 pm 37 pm Consols for Opening...... 94%3% 95 xcheqt.er Bills, 1,000/, lihd 25 23 pm. 23 Ditto 5001. . . 25 23 pm. 23 Ditto ,Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 • Ditto, Account — Peruvian Bobds, 6 per Cents 4 l l /e Ditto, Converted 5 9 1 /2 Ditto, Account 6l Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent 4014 Ditto. Account ••..•• 40% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 par Cent. Certificates 93 3 4 93% PRICES OP PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING lI4ILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES, Aberdeen Aberdeen,Banff, & Elgin 2% — _. . Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush ..... 1% — Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% — Bideford andTavistock... IA — Birmin. and Gleucester. 100 127 Ditto New 1 7 1, /4 — ..... ••..• Birmingham and Ox ford Junction dirmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. - ... Boston, Stand& & Birm. 225. Bridgewater & Minehead 425. ... Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... Bristol and Liver. June Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension ... Cambrian & Grand June 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1%. 00. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 11' — ... ..... .., Canterbury and Dover.. 1% — Central Kent 2 14 — Chelmsford and Bury ... 1%" — Chvster and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Chelteaham and Oxford 2 ClvdesdaleJunction - 5 Cork ,Blackrock, and Passages ..... 225. Cork and Killarney ... 21 ,4 Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 ,E — Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... IN — Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford 2%...... 1% Direct Manchester ~... 127 (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) 5 14...... 4 1 .. Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%..... - Dublin and BelfastJunc. 5 - Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% - Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 21 1 4 21 ... 2l Ditto New 6/. 16s. . 7%14 p 7 l /4 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.......61.135. 4d.... - - Ditto ditto, Ni. 2... 41. 13s. 4d... - - EastDereh'in andNoech 1 - - Eastern Union 25 .. . . - Ditto, Extension o,QurterShares 3 3 / 4 '.. .... - - D l7 is - ......... ..... - - ... East East pDp 000 s ~ ..LE ll C l P n x v : C w me o e s I l i b t n ic'.h s n o f h ata i n° E r nd e N n d : EB i r . a lw l hY. . 224 1 1 % 1/ I ...•...... ..... :...:.:.:: =l - 2 1 4 Edulburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto Half Shares ... 5 ...... - Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ..... - Ditto, New ... 7 %...... - Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 A...... - Edinburgh and Perth... 1% ..... . 5 - Ely and Huntingdon ... --...- Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 / ...... - Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1%..•... - Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth - ..... Exeter, Yeovil,& Dorset 2 3 / 4 - Glouc.,Abeiystith,and Central of Wales 'IN...-. -- Goole and Doncaster GrandJunetion ...100 - ...... .... Ditto Hal fShares 5O - ...... ..., Ditto Quarters 25 - Grand Union... l%, 1%%...., Great Eastern & Western 2% - GreatGrirnsby and Shef field - .... Gr at South. and West. (Ireland) - •• ••. ..... Ditto Extension - .••„.......... Great Munster 2%.•.••• - ............... Great North of Scotland 2 1 / 2 .-- - ............... - Great North of England-100 - ............... 215 Ditto New 5 - ............... Do. New .... «........ 2 - .............. . 29 6reat Western BO 162 160 ............ 160 Ditto % Shares Ditto 1 4 Shares 2% lB 17% 18% .. 18 % Ditto Fifths 2O - ............... 37 Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 5 ... 22- .. . • . • . • . • . • .. . . .. . 2 _ 2 Harwich 2 - ............... - Hull and Selby 5O - ••..•••• ...... ••••• Ditto IA Shares - ..... ......... _ Do. Half Sh ares 2 Invernessand E1gin...... 1 - ••.. ........... ..... Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 - ••. •• ....... ... - Irish North Midland l% - ........ Isle ofAxholme 25. - ............... Killarney Junctions ll %°. — ............ .. Kendal and Windermere 11,4 - Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 - - Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena - Leeds and Carlisle - - Leeds and West Riding Junction - ... ......... .. Leicester & Birmingham 225. - ••• •• •-•••• Leicester and Bedfard... 225.....•• 5 A P Leicester and Tamworth 425. - ••••••••• .. .. Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... - Do. 1 ,4 Shares - Do. Quarters 25 - Liverpool& Leeds Dire c t 2% .. ... 21 8 .. Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and liirrningnmloo 224 222 224-.... • 224 Do. Thirds Do. 14 Shares ......... 2 Ditto Fifths ..... ..... 2 ...... - ... Ditto Extension ...... IV, - London and Blackwall. 16/. las. 4d. 9%. Do. New - - Ditto Extension .- 3 ...... - • - Londoi and Brighton... 50 • 65% 65 . 65 1 / 4 Do. consolidated Bths... 40 ...... - - Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 22% 21 % Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Ch el., 0x.,G10., a n d Hereford ... 1%...... London and Greenwich 121153 4d... : ••• •• •• ••••.. .. Do. Preference ...1 8 / 1 73 2d London Hounslow, and Lon• Do. , oo r I e 5 . .. N & N t e ee S r ww n . W c :0 .. .......... 2 s n t 8 e o r n i . 8 1- t l h. / .8. 65 260 10d 77 76 —. « Loncl o O N n& ew Sol:t . ....... 2 7 3/ % 18% 4,..... 35 Do. London and York 2%. 4%% London and Windsor ... 1 ••• London, Warwiek, and Kidderminster ... ...... 2% 24 1 3 / 4 . ••• London, Salisbury, and Lynn l- Londonderry DD ln o: o° Qat ivl ,n id ii l ifdat rtsers.e. - h e . and .a ° . rn i E . e .. . ...n . r. ...i ... .:: :0 f 15 5214 . :.. . . 1 ..• kitten ...... ... ....... .... 5 Lynn and Ely ..... - ..... 5 - - Manchester and Leeds .. 76 133 Ditto % Shares ....... 34 ..... 62 ..• .... •••• 62 Do. Sixteenths .... .. 514 l -14 13%% ...... Manchester and Birmi . . n. 40 Do. Quarters ......... 4 - Do. New Quarte rs ... 2 ...... Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction ~_~~ ~~~; 7 - ' I A P 2% 9 % 76 35 18 13% 31 ......... ..... 125 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... ..... ...... ... Do. New Brandlinip 2O Newest] , and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 2%...... New Ross and Car10w... 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% Newark, Sheffield, and. Boston ..... ......... 2%..... 2 3 / 4 % . ... _ . Norfolk Extension 24 North British Do. Half Shares Do. Exten. to Carlisle 1 1 4 2 3% 3 1 4 3 14 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon... North of Norfolk 2 34 — ... . ........ Northern and Eastern... 45 ••• — Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,1 Do. New N. Kent. & Direct Dover 2% North Staaordshire 42s. ...... 3% 4% p 4lg p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting .. . Norwich and Brandon... 16' - 2 2 1 /2 Ditto X(CW 3 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% l4 Nottingm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester.. 1.% — . Notiingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptn 425. - Oxford, W'rcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness .. 2 1 / Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 Portsmouth Direct ...... 3 3 A — Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares ..... ... 2% — ... ...... .... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond ......... ...... Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington,and Warwick Rugby, Warwick. and — Worcester.... scottish Central . 7% .. 14% x n Scottish Midland Do. Extension l% Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2% 4% Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropskire Union hrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp , &S. Staffordsh. Junc. 2 1 / 2 Sligo and Shannon Somersetshire Midland 2 South Devon — South Midland 42s. South & Midlands Junc. 42s — South StaffordshireJunc. 2% — •outh Eastern & Dover 33! 2s 4d... 38 . Do., No. 1... l2 Do., No 2. Do., No. 3 1)o.. Ns. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 425....... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and . Hertford Junction .. Staines and Richmond . .. 1 Stafrordsh. & Shropshire 23 4 — - , ut; Wales 2% 314A% Taw Vale Extension ... Teen and Dove Valley 1% ...... ...... .. Trent Valley 2 .... . 18 17% Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2%...... Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. — W aterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin - Iv at erford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ..... -.. 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire West London. Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties ' l l / 2.- - - eirexford and Carlow ... 2 1 4 Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth .. Worcester,Hereford,Ros , , and Gloucester 425.......425.......— Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow .... Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ..... 1%..... Worcester and S. \Vales 425. Worcester,Warwick,and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle 2 34 York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 Ditto 1,4 Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby 2O Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS Anglo- Belgian 4 Barbudoes 1 Bou►ogne and A aliens... 10 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 • Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cettc (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 .... . Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders Callao, Liras, and Pacific Coast Central of Spain ... . Ceylon s s. Demerara 2 l /2 ... Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 /2 .64 Fampoux Ss Hazebroak 2 Great North. of France Constituted 5 ...... 15 1 / 2 ._ Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 34 Jamaica S.Mid. J unction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension .. 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 2 1 % Lyons and Avignon 2 Laxembourg.. Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... ~,. . li dis. 2% Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 114 3 4 .. 11 3 4 Over Yssel 413 s 4d 1 % 14 dis I IA dis Paris &Ly - ons(Lailltte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 2 1 4 2 14 Paris &Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) . _ 2 Dr - ..... Jo. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris anciSt•Quentin Rouen and Havre .. ••• • Sambre and M e - .. .... ..use 6 ...... Strasbourg and Bat St. Laurence & Atal, ... 14 lantie Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt...—. 4 fours and Nanti 'SIP ts(l, 'lac- kenaie's) ... ... : ... 4 Do. do. (Lefebvre', 2 Ditto (O'Neill' s ) . ••• ..... 2 Trinidad ................... 2% Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders .. 4 ••• MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. Lord Brougham, it is now understood, will not arrive at Grafton-street from his chateau, near Cannes, until the second week in January. MELTON Alownaay.—The Earl of Wilton has ar rived at Egerton-lodge, his hunting-box here, from the Duke of Beaufort's seat, in Gloucestershire. Viscount and Viscountess Newport, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, and the lion. Captain Cecil Forester, had arrived previously at the lodge, the Noble Earl having given up his residence to them while the Countess and family are i!, Italy. The Quorn hounds have had excellent sport since the commencement of the hunting season. A host of distinguished Nimrods are located here for the advantages of the chase afforded in this neighbourho: , d, as the Duke of Rutlaud's foxhounds are such close neighbours that there is now to be a meet within a few miles of this spot. Lord Forester, Lord Charles Man ners, the M arqu i s o f G ran b y, and Lord John Manners, have had some fine exciting runs with the 'Duke's famed pack. We have residing at Melton, Lord A. St. Mau., Col. and Mrs. Wyndham, Lord Glamis, Co ant Batthvany, Captain Oliver, Mr. W. G. Melville, Mr. W. S. Crawford, Mr. C. P. Leslie, Mr. T. W. Coke, Ms. J. Leslie, &c. Sir James Mus. grave is daily expected to join th c hunt, —Midland Counties Advertiser. A painful rumou respecting the Exeter manager,prevails to-day M e. Harvey, and his company of come dians. They left J ersev in a packet last Friday, and have not since been he The theatre was to open to-night ; but at h a lf-, inquiry, that this a ft ernoon, we find, on no t " hail reached the theatre. Great excitement pre the g ale of Stuhltv•— gs they have perished in is feare d F "da Western Times of rl ). Manchester.Buxton,and Matlock 425....... 24%14 p..... 211 p Manchester, Birni., and Monti Junction ..... — — Manchester and Rugby Direct - Manehest. &Southampt. 2 Midland... 100 .....157 158 155 156 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...loo 125 Midld. & East. Counties 2 -) 1 1 3 — Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2 3 4 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday morning the Qiieen, attended by the Countess of Des....rt, waked to Adelaide Cottage, and aft( rwards promenaded in the pleasure: grounds around the t:astle for some time. In the after noon her Majesty and her Royal Consort rode out for au airing in a pony landau and four. The Countess of Desart was in attendance, and Major General'Wemyss attended on horseback. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Cam. bridge, and also by Sir Robert Gordon, took the diversion of shooting in the neighbourhood of Bagshot yesterday forenoon. Major-General Sir Edward Bovvater and Colonel Bowles were in attendance on his Royal High ness. The Duke of Cambridge took leave of the Prince, when the royal party left off shooting.. The Royal Family were taken their usual morning airings yesterday. In the afternoon the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken in a carriage to Frogmore Gardens, where their Royal Highnesses walked fur some time. There was no addition to the royal dinner circle yesterday evening. The rainy state of the weather this morning has pre vented the Queen, the Prince, and the Royal-Family from leaving the Castle. Divine service was performed in the private chapel of the Castle this morning by the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, The Queen and Prince Albert attended the afternoon service with the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court and the Domestic Household. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked out for a short, time this afternoon. The Duke of Cambridge returned to town on Satur day from a visit to h,•r Majesty at Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness attended Divine Service yesterday morning at Grosvenor Chapel, South' Audley-street. The Earl of Dalhousie is staying at 'Strathtieldsaye. Lord Adolphus Fitzcl4rence has left town on a visit to the Marquis of Anglesea at Beaudesert. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office, from the Governor of St. Helena. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning, , the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Dakins, the les sons by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, and the Communion service by the Sub Dean. The sermon was preached by the Rev. John Vane. 'I he anthem was "Sing, 0 Heavens" (Kent) Sir George Sneart prrsided at the organ. Lords Ingestre, Norreys, and Rivers, were among the nobility present. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPENING OF THE STATE APARTMENTS IN WINDSOR CASTLE GRATUITOUSLY TO THE PUBLIC. The days of admission will be Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, NOT Saturdays. Her Majesty the Queen having been graciously pleased to command that for the future no fee shall be taken from any person visiting the State apartments at Windsor Castle, we are authorised to give notice that from the Ist of January next, in accordance with regulations issued by the Lord Chamberlain, tickets for the ad mission of visitors to the State apartments may be ob tained gratis at : _ _ _ Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co., prii sellers, No. 14, Pall mall East. Mr. Moon, printseiler, No. 20, Threadneedle-street. Mr. Mitchell, librarian, No. 33, Old Bond-street. Messrs, Ackermann and Co., printsellers, No. 96 Strand. N.B. The days of admission are Tuesdays, Thursdays , and Fridays. Hours.—From April to October, eleven to four. " From October to April, eleven to three. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. - 178 9 1 A, 12 1 4 3 14 - 374 1 174 1 1 % The Earl and Countess of DEA° are entertaining Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Melgund, and a large party, at Minto House, Hawick, North Britain. The Dowager Countess of Pembroke has assembled ut Wilton House, near Salisbury, the Earl and Countess of Clanwilliam, Earl and Countess Bruce, the Countess of Dunmore, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, &c. The Earl and Countess of Yowls have a party of friends ut Powis Castle, Wel,hpool, enjoying the gaieties of the season. In entertaining the rich, the poorer classes of that neighbourhood have not been forgotten. Lord and Lacy Delamere intend to enliven Vale Royal, their charming seat in Cheshire, by a series of masques the semnd week in the ensuing mouth. Sir Clifford and Lady Constahle will entertain a dis tinguished circle at Burton Constable, Yorkshire, early next month. Private theatricals and balls are to be t , ',e chief attraction. The Earl and Countess Cowper have a fashionable party at Pan anger, Hurts. Viscount AleiboUrne had a select circle visiting at Brockett. Hall, Herts. Lord and Lady Beauvale are there ; and the Hon. Mrs. George Lamb has joined th e party from town. _ The Earl and Countess of Stair are entertaining the Earl and Countess oF Carnperdown and Lady Etiz tbetli Duncan and a large circle, at Oxenford Castle, North Britain. The Earl of Shaftesbury has a select party at St Gil• s's, his Lordship's seat in Dorsetshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey are enter• dining the Earl and Countess; of Sandwich, Viscount tool Viscountess Sydney, and a numtrous family circle, at .11-andcscrt, the Noble and Gallant Marquis's seat, near Lichfield. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne are enter taining Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston and a small party at Bowood Park, Wilts. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne are also there. The Marquis of Northampton, at Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, has a select circle met to participate in thr festivities of this period of the year. Viscount and Lady Marianne Alford, Lord and Lady William Compton, Mr. C. S. and Lady Elizabeth Dickens, Lord A. Compton, &c., are there. The Earl and Countess of Zetland are receiving a numerous and distinguished circle at Aske Hall, near Richmond, Yorkshire. Lord Glenelg was to have joined the party on Friday. The Earl and Countess of llarewood, who have a large circle of friends at Harewood House, Yorkshire, purpose to receive company there until the third week in next month. The Earl of Derby has Lord and Lady Stanley, the Hon. Colon. 1 and Mrs. Stanley, and a select party, at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. The Earl of Lonsdale, on Tuesday last, cAused a nurnbcr of fat beeves to be slaughtered, and distributed amongst the families of the poor in the parishes of Low ther, Askharn, Hackrhorpe, &c. His Lordship also caused blankets, stockings, petticoats, jackets, and other articles of wearing apparel, to be distributed amongst the poor families. Sir George Musgrave, of Eden Hall, Bart., and his esteemed lady, sister to Sir James Graham, have given to upwards of 250 poor families in the villages of Eden hall, Langwathby, Carleton, stud of the town of Penrith, blankets and various articles of wearing -apparel, suit able for the season, coals, pieces of beef, and money. The samP worthy Baronet also treated the inmates of the Penrith union workhouse with an excellent dinner on Wednesday last, consisting of roast beef and plum pudding, and the male inmates with a sufficient supply of good home-brewed ale each, while amongst the females, suitable quantities of tea, sugar, and cakes, were distributed. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are entertaining a distinguished circle at Badminton. The Noble Duke, on Wednesday last, dispensed his customary bounty to the more necessitous among the labOurers and poor fa milies residing on his extensive estates in Gloucester. shire a:.d Monmouth. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk are entertaining a numerous party at Arund,-1 Castle. The Noble Duke has caused his annual bounties to be distributed among the necesiitous poor on his estates in Sussex. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are sur rounded by a select circle at Aln s ick Castle: As usual, at this season of the year, the Noble Duke has relieved the poorer classes in the district by a bountiful supply of beef, bread, &e., in proportion to the number of each family. The Duchess also has ( xtensively distributed blankets and clothing, suitable for the season, to those p , or persons whose limited means render such gifts most acceptable. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond have a family circle assembled at Goodwood Park, where great hospi tality will prevail until the third week in next month. The poor on the Noble Duke's estates were liberally regaled on Wednesday last, and gifts of money and clothes were presented to the mostnecessitousinhabitants of the district. The Duke of Devonshire and a distinguirhed circle are enjoying the princely hospitality of Lord and Lady Francis Egerton, at Worsley hall, Lancashire. The Duke of Rutland is at Belvoir Castle, where the Marquis of Granby, Lord Charles Manners, Lord Forrester, and a family circle have met for the Christmas holidays. The noble Duke's birthday will be celebrated on the 4th of next month, with the customery rejoicings at the castle. His Grace the Arcbishop of York is receiving a large family party at Bishopsthorpe, the Archiepiscopal palace, near York. The venerable Archbishop caused his annual bounties of beef and bread to be distributed amongst the poorer families at York on St. Thomas's- POST•OFFICE NOTICE.-FOREIGN MAILS On Friday the following notice, relative to the depar ture of the next foreign mails. was posted at the Chief cffice. St. Martin's- le- Grand : " PENINSULAR MAILS.—The Queen, for the mails of morning of the 27th (this day), tor Vigo, Oporto, Us bon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, and Madeira. "The next mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, India, &c., via Southampton, will be dispatched on the morning of the 3d of January. " The next mails for the Nleiliterran , an, Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, viii Marscilh.s, will be dispatched on the evening of the 7th of January. " WEST INDIES.—The Thames, for the mails of the morning of the t of January, for ±he British and Foreign Colonies in the West Indies (, xcept Bermuda), Mexico, liondurai, and Ilavannah. `• MADEIRA, BRAZIL, AND BUENOS A YRES.—The next !nails will be di-p tb.1161 on the v vetting of the 6th of January. "AMERICA.—The Ildwnia, for the mails of the even ing of the 3d January. " SYDNEY AND NEW SOUTH WALES.—The Henrietta, for the malls of the pve,ing of the 31st instant." The Eirl and Countess of Chesterfield's party, at Bretby Park, during the holidays. is limited to a family circle. The Noble Earl, who, it is understood, has relin quished his intention of visiting the Continent this winter, will occasionally entertain parties of sporting noldeme❑ and gentlemen at Gedliug Lodge, Nottinghamshire, during the shooting season. The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie are at Strath fieldsaye, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington. The Earl of Ellenborough has left town for Southam House, the Noble Earl's seat in Gloucestershire. 314 41% 59 1 / 2 61 40 1 4 40 1 4 r 1% 2 4 1 4 :2 1 / 4 P 22 1 ,4 14 1 / 2 _ 41/2 11% 15 1 ,4 2X 3% HAMBURiIH MAIL. STUTTG kRb, DEC. 16. His 1;:o: I.lighne. , s the Crolim Prince has set out to-day for Vie'ona, there to roc' ive the Emperor of Russia. BERLIN. I)Ec. 17.—According to the latest amounts that have been received here from Pilerrno, his MakstY the Emperor of Russia, by the advice cf 113 physician, will remain in that city o ly till the month of February, and there take up his residence in a more northen city ill Italy. IlANovEn, Due. 16.—1 f the reports respecting the health of the Crown Prince are exaggerated, or are in correct, it is only to be attributed to the mystery which is observed respecting his illness. It is, however, no longer affirmed, half officially, that the Prince has got a slight cold; but authentic accounts are still withheld. As ae hear, the operation has not given any hope of success, but also that the phy sicians unit rtook it without any hope, the mist that could be expec'ed in their opinion, was a g limmer of light. The operation is said to have very serioudy affected the prince, and it was feared that the brain might suffer, which, however, has happily been pre' vented by the constant applic?:tion of ice. The prince is now getting better ; but who knows whether the operation could be attempted a third time without danger to his life Mtmticii, DEC. 14.—We are able to announce, on un questionable authority, that a royal decree exempts on persons, not Roman Catholics, belonging to the arms', from kneeling. Henceforward there shall be no kneel ing, except in the procession of Corpus Christi, at which, as well as Divine service in the church, only The Roman Catholic soldiers are called on to attend. BERLIN ! DEC. 20.—The subject which diverts public attention from all internal affairs, and forms almost the exclusive theme of conversation, is the announced change in the English Ministry. In the diplomatic circles the hope is not given up that Sir Robert Peel and the whole of the Conservative Ministry will, in the eat iriumph over all its opponents. Here, as well a; on the . spot, great reliance is placed on the support and in fluence of the veteran hero of Waterloo. In the com mercial world very different wishes are entertainedll they fear that neither the abolition nor the modification of the corn-laws will ever take place so long as a Toll Administration exists ; and the moment is there longed for when the Whigs, the Liberal or popular party, shall come forward with their liberal views of the intercourse with foreign countries in re Bard to their national productions. Under these circumstances, every unprejudiced person considers tiles* changes as extremely important, on account of the con• cord, and we may say the firiendly relations, which hare hitherto prevailed b , t seen the late Ministry and foreign countries. The news of the present state of things have made an extramlinary impression in the hotels of tb. English and French Ambassadors. Several Cabinet messengers have latt If arrived at the hotel of the Es?' of Westmoreland, atto ig them is Colonel Townley, oil ° has come back, and whose arrival is snpposed to ha" some connexion with these important changes.—itan t. burgh Papers, Dec. 23. DUTCH MAUL. THE HAGUE, DEC. 21.—The Bulletin of the La'' publishes a royal decree of the 16th of this month, of t,,b e following tenor :—Aft e r d raw i ng by l ot a cap i ta l o f 300.0 w florins of bonds, at three-and-a half per cent., °tale late Syndicate, bearing in teres t, s h a ll be repaid on til l 31st of December, 1845, issued by v i r t ue of the law ° f 27th May, 1830, and conformably by the royal deereet of the Ist of June followin g . I n consequen ce a bum ° f 300,000 florins must be inserted i n t h e 13th article °f chapter IX. of the budget for 1845. We have received by Java journals of the 10th of Ser tember, the following article, dated Batavia, SePt "On the 20th of July, betwe en h a lf-p as t one and t ad o' in the afternoon, some very smart shocks of earthquake were felt at Atuboina. In the even il l of the same day th ere were severa l shocks, and in the evening of the 21st of Jut' between half - peat six a nd seven o ' c l oc k, two serc'" shocks. On the 22d of this month there was a sueeei . sion of slight shocks. The Government.house at Bel Gadja has suffered much that it must be abandon. ed , and the military hospital h as sus t a i n ed some injury , pt . not so much as to make it necessary to e‘racuste, but little. dwellings, on the whole, have su ff ered ' little. The shocks w e r e f e lt t o co m e from the W ei " and were mostly vertical. One of the Hague journals pub'ishas a letter from Rotterdam, which states that fifty ships, laden with pr.duce of our colonial possessions, are expected in fi at the KS city towards the month of F e b ru ary next. If the i 4 does not impede the arrival o f th e se vessels, the Pr Rotterdam will be more a n, mated than it perhaps ever was before. Most of the laws lately passed by "7, States-General are now promulgated by the Governra. De in the Bulletin of the Laws. DUTCH FUNDS.—AxsTranAPI. Dg c • 23• BUIL • Ddoney 60 % Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.. • • • • • • ' • • 73,4 lsitto, 3 per Cent ••• • • • ..... •••• • • • 94 94% Ditto, 4 per CenL ..............• 99 99 1 4 Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent ••• • • • •• Ditto, 3% per Cent.... ••• • • • • 161 162% Commercial Company, 434 pe r Cent • • 93% 9414 East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • ..... 12 17 5 Exchange on London, at sight • ri ...... 12 07 Two months. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 56 2 7 On Hamburgh, at sight •• • . 35 IS & Two months. ...... On Paris Two months.-- " " • • —Dutch Papers, Dec. 24. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Biesw4, DSC. 22. Bills. moue/. St. Schuld Sch., 334 per Cent Yruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent ••• • • • Foreign Exchanges.. •-• Exchange on London, LI Sterling, 2 Months. 6 24% 6 2435 Hamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149% 79 7 ,‘ Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months -Universal Prussian Gazette, Dec. 23. .11.6.318URG11 BORSENISALLE, Dac. 23. Bills. Monsl. • kustrian 5 per Cents • • • • " • 1620 Bank Shares ••••'•' ' • • • • • 108% 138- Anglo-Russian Loan ••••••• • • • • • • 10334 Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certifies e• 10434 Ditto Ist series Inscription •••••• " • • • • 99 Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th serieS.• Ditto, in Certificate.. ••••••• • " '• • • !? • New 4 per Cent., Hops and Co. •• •• • • " 69 Ditto Stleglitz . ..... .• . ••• • • 21 g 20% Spanish New 5 per Cent.. • • • • •• • • • • • • Z 2 14 Ditto 3 per Cent ..... •• • • •,•• Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent •• Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• • • 60 Ditto 3 per Cent. ..... •• • • , Polish New 4 per Cent. Joan, 1844.... 8134 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .. •... 86 National Bank Shares IRELAND. HURRICANE AND LOSS OF LIFE• WATERFORD, DEC. 24.—0 n Monday night and yers terday morning this city w as v i s it e d with one of S Ag severest gales we have expe r i ence d f or many years. • eleven o'clock (Monday night) it commenced blowinf ee st ff gale from the n o rth- wes t, an d a t t wo o ' c lock it bl .„ 0 a perfect hurricane. Th e river was i n aw f u l connan t %. and the schooner Kate, of Bri s t o l, w hi c h was lying bik e site the Custom-hous e , a ft er di sc h arg i ng h er c argo, " — t he from her moorings, and ran with wind and tide t h e re opposize side o f th e river , near C romwe ll' s R o ck, " 4 7, e t. she struck. The wind at the moment got under larboard quarter and up-.et her. Fortunately, the 04 1 , 1 41 : and an apprentice belonging to the vesse l rush e- h ° o, Beek, and leaped ov e rb oar d. Th e a pp re ntice (4°. 1 ,% Richbald) succeeded in climbing up on the keel 0 1 1 " 4.3 - vessel, and the master swam towards the quay, and vr the picke up by a boat bAiniging to a vessel lying in " 0 river. But, most melancholy to relate, the captain'n together with three sailors, were drowned, they being, asleep at the time the accident occurred. The captai n name is Collins, but we were unable to learn the maim" of the three unfortunate men. The Thistle was also dragged from her moorings OP; posite the Tower, and was carr,ol as far as the Sen te d quay, where her anchors again took the ground, an kept her fast. AGRARIAN OUTRAGES. LIMERICK, DEC. 24.—As Mr. Connor Cog hllt steward to Sir Aubrey De Vere, Bart., was returning from Askeaton on Friday to his residence at Ba 11 , 1° :i inGna, within a few m il es o f P a ll as k enry , h e was h! . at from behind a ditch. Providentially the assassin aim did not take effect; the ball passed through the sleeve of his riding-coat, slightly grazing his left argil; This man was attacked on two former occasions, ° which he miraculously escaped being killed. Oti Saturday evening, about five o'clock, as a farmer of the nsme of James Jones, from near Kilteely, was turning from this city, he was attacked nearly opPos'''' the county gaol by three men, and knocked down by blow of a stone, and cut in two places. They robb ed him of a gun he was taking home after repairs by Mr' S. Whitaker, of this city. lie reported the outrage to the Pallysimon police, who made diligent search fur the offender:, but without effect. A threatening notice was left on the barn gate of Ur; Arthur Morris, of Pallaskenry, menacing any landlor e ,_ wh'i should demand rent fur ground in which Wiwi' potatoes grew, or any person who should pay rent with such ground, or if the did they would be dealt with according us the board of conscience may think proper. On Sunday last the Rev. P. Quaid, P.P. of Clonleat county Clare, addressed his flock, first at the chapel of Oatfield,- afterwards at Ktlkisken, in consequence 01 recent outrages committed borderieg his parish. oll e pointel out the fo,llv and wickedness of the course par' suing by those midnight legislators, and described in such feeling terms the heartrending scer• , which he himself had witnessed, resulting from similar proceed ings, that the greater portion of the congregation were in to ars. A more forcible appeal to the feelings of all audience, we are assured, was never delivered. This is not the first time we were led to record the Rev. Gentle men's exertions to check outrage. On Tuesday last, a threatening letter, bearing the Ca• tleeonnel postmark, and a death's head and coffin+ was received by Cornelius Connors, a tenant to David J. Wilson, Esq., on the lands of Coolassey, ordering him to quit his farm within three days, or to mark the conse quence, if he disobeyed " Tipperary men's orders." On the sante evening, Neagle's house, on Ballycullen, wa s attacked. The same party visited the houses of Martin M'Nainara arid M•Mahon, tenants to John Gabbett, of Castitlake, Esq., from each of whom a gun vms taken. Saturday night an arm, d party forced open the pound at Bridgetown, County Clare. and turned out all the cattle under seizure for ' , mt.—Limerick Chronicle. 'I he Irish Lord Chancellor gave his usual entertain ments after Mit:ha liras Term to the judges of the Irish bar, without party distinction. On Saturday I?is L . Lordship entertained Sir Thomas Fremantle, Oiler Jii , tce Doherty, tie Chief Baron, Baron Lefroy, Judge Keatinge, and others of the judges, tog..ther with severa l Queen's counsel, including Mr. Hatchell, Mr. G. Bennett , Mr. Mon9.fhan, Mr. H. Moore, Mr. Holmes, &e. Sub sequently his Lordship entertained another large party. including Master Henn. Sergeant Stock, Dr. littee!iff. Q.C.. ; Dr. Gayer, Q.C.; Mr. J. J. Murphy, Q.C.; gr . ii. 137..dwin, Q.C.; Mr. Butt, Q.C.; Mr. Napier, Q and several others An (,rdin;:nc t,f . the Bing of the French ()perm for the Minister t,f Public Works a credit of 2,000,000 franc , ' for loans and grants to the Paris and &men, and Roueu and Havre Railways.