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~:.. w_ I THE SUN, LONDON, THURSWAIY EVENING, JANUARY 9, lILEGANT LITERARY PRESENT. READY. LIVES OF NOW THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. By AGNES STRICKLAND. NEW and REVISED EDITION, in Seven Volumes, price 10s. GI each, elegantly bound, any of which may be had separately. " A valuable contribution to historical knowledge —to young per sons especially. It contains a mass of every kind of historical matter of interest, which industry and research could collect. We have de rived muck entertainment and instruction from the work."— Atheneum. Henry Conant, Publisher, 13, Great 3farlhorough-street Orders received by all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. — THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Soria, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini • Andrea Cornaro, Mr. Borrani ; Moncenigo, Mr. Weiss; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Voole T o conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequinsde, PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. Robinson Crusoe. Mr. W. H. Payne; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland; Clown , Mr. T. Matthews; Pant a loon, M r . H owe l l ; Columbine, Miss Carson. Abe Box:ottice is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six a the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be performcd a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, called OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEA RTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. Strickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe" s ; Tom Coke Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; The Countess of h.,t , plon, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthont Illadame Vestris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia ilennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINF.T. King Uxorious. hfr. J. Bland ; Princess Gra:iosa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; or, FIC f ORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Box-office, tY mi Ten till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Underithe Direction of Madame CF.I.F-STE. IVENIN Will be repeated (by rrpec THS ial per Emission o f Charles Dickens, E 5.4.) a New Drama, entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, Mr. 0. Smith ; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright ; Tugby, Mr. Wilk in. son ; Sir Joseph Bowley, B ar t , M r. P au l Bedford ;• Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. S e lby ; Meggy Veck, Miss Fortescue; Mrs. Chickenstalker, Mrs. Frank :Matthews. After which, NORMA, in which Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul Bed ford, Mr. Wright, and Miss Reynolds will perform. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Chi istmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin and the Ki g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lou.. dale; Clown. Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Sanders. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter Mr. Pitt ; Leader of th e Band, Mr. Mellon.—Box-ottice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated the New Drama, called DON CIESA R DE MAZAN Dea Caesar, Mr. Wallack ; Charles the Secont , Mr. Walton ; Maritsna, Mrs. Stirling; Countess di Rotondo, Mrs. FO4 broke. To be followed by a new Divertissement, called 'LE SALON DE BAL. Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Mi , s Marshall, Mdlle. feresine, M. J. Rou'set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert. To be succeeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW. BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirl ng. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather Operatic Burlesque Extravaganza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Gtindoff, Mr. Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry; )(dinar, Mr riranby; Riber, Mr. Corri Golotz, Mr. Walton ; Cl au di ne, Miss E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. Fosbroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallo le. Halt.pricc at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle,2s. ed. ; Boxes, ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, ed. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce nium Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Half Doors to be opened at Haft. past Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. The Box-office, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingh.rn. Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Tleatre. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. [leder the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turn er. an d Keeley; Miss Walcott, Miss Ardeo, Miss Grove, and Nlrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker Miss Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Historical, Romantic Pantornimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley , Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF' A OMlsslo N.—Balcony Boxes. 4a.; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2e. ; o Jpper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, is. Private Boxes on the li:Alc , iny Tier ;holding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second flier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private B »res on the Pit tier (holding six persons), One Guinea. T.ie Box.ollicei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc. lien of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Nightly Overflows to the Grand Christmas Holiday Nove!tie,, and treble Rotation of Entertainments at ASTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Brilliant Success of the New Pantomime THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race-Horse and Life's Course of Man and Steed ; introducing unequalled National Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage end in the Circle by living Fox and real Pack of Hounds, purchaed by Mr. Batty of Mr. Tattersall, to realise this novel production. k.'peom RAMS and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse manship. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, c, Iled HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J: W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury. Acting and stage-manager t Mr. W. D. Broadtoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. R. Smith daily. DA VIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. As usual, the best Pantomime of the Season ! A more brilliant triumph than ever before achieved ! I Laughter, Wonder, and Delight !! ! The First Pantemiinic Performers of the Age, and Everything New !!!! THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corn (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H. Hughes, Neville, R Hostler, Lewis. Heston, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Misa Martin. Atter which, Herr Joseph Gouldsmith and Marie Gouldsmith, from the Teatre Berlin, will perform most wonderful Gymnastique Feats on the horizontal corde and miraculous evolutions, suspended by a double rope. To conclude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, M r. T . Ri dgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corti; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. Gifice, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE . Extraordinary Success of " Marianne: or, The Child of Crime," and the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Su-- ported b• Mr. Osbaldiston, Henry Howard, J. T Johnson, T. 11. Higgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terrey, and Miss Treble. After which, the laughable Drama, entitled WILFUL MURDER. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT CODLINS ; or, The Little Old Wonsan and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapiyo ; Clown, Mr. 131anckard ; Pantaloon, Mr, Coney; Columbine kWh:. I.e Vita. , nimous feeling prevailed among that class in favour of a total repeal of the tax; and at a sTecial meeting of the Warwickshire Association for the Protection of Agriculture held at Warwick, on Saturday, the following resolutions, amidst considerable opposition, were ultimately adopted:— _ . " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the malt tax is detrimental to the moral and physical comfort and happiness of the industrious classes, and oppressive to the agricultural interest generally. That the total re peal of the malt-tax would enable farmers to use the in ferior barley for feeding purposes in lieu of foreigii oil cake and linseed, and thereby facilitating the means of feeding cattle for the consumption of the increasing popu lation of this country. " That, in order to carry out the foregoing resolutions, this meeting firmly, but respectfully, calls upon the county Members generally to support and advocate the total repeal of the malt.tax, as being beneficial to nil classes of society." It is probable that other agricultural associations will follow the example, and Sir ROBERT PEEL and Lord STANLEY will be compelled to throw these gentlemen overboard, or yield to their wishes—that is, curtail the revenue of about one-tenth of its amount, repeal the Canada Corn Bill, and make the landed interest, as in the days of Pirr, the supreme arbiter of national policy. Thanks, however, to the Reform Bill, and the progress of free trade principles, these days are gone by. A new race and a new sra have arisen. The aristocracy can no longer boast of their pocket boroughs, and Birmingham, and Manchester, and Leeds, and fifty other influential towns, have now something to say in the great council of the nation. We have laboured very earnestly to produce a conviction on the minds of others which has long possessed our own—namely, that the most alarming symptom in our social condition is the absence of an efficient principle of distribution in relation to our unrivalled and perpetually augmenting power of production. By means of the enormous masses of capital accumulated in a few hands, we can set on foot the most gigantic: enterprises, in which, the money basis being provided, the utmost ascertained capacities of machinery and industrialLlabour can he developed to their full extent, and worked to the utmost realisable profit. Thus it is we see in England the most delicate and costly articles of luxury, and fabrics of the cheapest and most inferior kinds, produced with equal facility. The cotton printing works, the silk factories, the power-looms, the mills, continue almost uninterruptedly the process of incalculably multiplying their various products, and especially those commodities in the class of cheap clothing and raiment which are most univer sally in demand. A comparatively small per centage on the enormous capital sunk and weekly wages dis bursed by the millowner or the manufacturer, is found a sufficient ratio of profit to maintain all these great works and extensive machineries in motion. But the result is not to " distribute" them among the great bulk of the population. Least of all do those classes which compose the industrial community benefit by the low prices of the articles, of which their own labour or supervision has keen the main element in the production. Their wages are so deplorably re duced that low prices do not extend to them that power of purchase or consumption which high prices, with whatever evils they may be in the opinion of many authorities clogged, would certainly give to them. The condition, then, of the industrial corn munity is an anomaly no less positive than this extreme destitution, with low prices of all com modities and necessaries of life, in place of compara tive competency and comfort, under high prices, of these articles. The explanation of the anomaly consists in this fact—that the wages of their labour are reduced in a far greater ratio than the prices of such commodities. The numbers of hats, caps, coats, gown stuffs, shirts, blankets, stockings, cotton goods, may be all infinitely increased, and vastly reduced in price, but the reduction of price only carries them readily to the foreign consumer. Our own industrial classes acquire but a very minute proportion of the increase. A longer daily term of work, and di- minished pay for the product, have paralysed their powers of home consumption among the moat meri torious, the most overtaxed, and the most underpaid body of our native population. An individual, who signs himself "Mines EMERITUS," has addressed a letter to the Morning Post on the subject of " Currency and Labour," which is a sensible and well-reasoned paper, so far as it goes, but which its able writer will pardon us for saying does not go far enough. It enunciates several pro positions as to the baneful effects of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S legislation on the market of labour, in almost all of which we fully concur; but, strange to say, except that it contains one or two incidental allusions to our " monetary system," it is utterly silent as to the " currency." This is the more to be lamented (in our judgment, at least), because we hold the scheme of currency, established through the immediate instrumentality of Sir ROBERT PEEL, to be primarily responsible for that depression of labour or prices of which "MILES" complains. His premises are that the nation is composed of two classes—those whose pro perty lies in their labour, and those whose property consists in money or land ; i.e., the producing and the unproducing classes. That to the welfare of the former, as the more important, but the least at leisure to watch their own interests, an enlightened statesman will undoubtedly look, in the first place, as a duty towards those who are themselves the founda tion and origin of all wealth and prosperity in the State. That the latter class, in respect of their more fortunate condition and superior education, he may properly leave to take care of their own inte rests. But, contrary to the exigencies of these pre mises, the legislative consideration and attention of the Premier, are, according to "MILES," exclusively devoted to the interests of a section of the latter class ; namely, the moneyed capitalists —only. " MILES" next assumes that the fixed, certain liabilities of the State, amounting, annually, to about 50,000,000/., their pressure on the producing classes must be inversely as the value of labour compared to money—that is, that with wages of 2s. a day a man can with more facility pay a fixed or given amount of taxation than if he has only ls. a day for wages. This, too, is very certain; and " limas" justly infers, that to increase the value of money is to increase the difficulty of meeting the additional engagements. No doubt of it. But he might have as well added that herein, also, is to be noted an ingredient of enormous iniquity in Sir R. PEEI:B monetary legislation. With this fired taxation all other commodities but gold have a fluctuating value, whether as to the relations between Government and the people, or the people and the market of the world ; and consequently they are all directly or in directly affected by taxation. Gold alone is, as be tween Government and people, estimated at a fixed value, and the standard of prices as to all other articles is thus regulated by the fixed Government value of gold. Now, if instead of this fixed Mint or Government value of gold, which makes all other prices cheap because itself is low, gold (already a free commodity in the open market) were left to fluctuate in price according to the laws of demand and supply, like all other commodities, in trans actions of all kinds, it would be, like them, affected, mediately or immediately, by taxation; and the wages of labour would not be arbitrarily reduced to the minimum scale, at which the Mint price of gold has been so unwarrantably as well as absurdly fixed by Sir H. PEEL. But what would in that case be the result ? That capital would be taxed. The capitalist would complain that the nominal amount of his securities in the hands of the Government or the Bank of England could not be realised in gold except at a certain per tentage of depreciation. This is, in fact, what ought to have been the case, and just what Sir R. PEEL meant to avoid. The industrial community, as we have often shown, pay at least 30 ,000,000/, of taxes out of their diminished wages —diminished by the natural or gold prices established by the standard Mint price of gold. The capitalist gets for his gold, or paper convertible on demand, by law, into g o ld, so much a greater proportion of com modities as is represented by the two elements— first, of the proportion of the taxes, the bulk of which, instead of the minimum, has fallen on the producing classes, whereas it should have fallen on himself and his own class ; and, secondly, of their cheaper cost to him, the consumer, by reason of the reduced wages of production which the master or manufacturer can afford to pay to the producing operative, from the depreciation of prices caused by the institution of a gold currency. The Act of 1819, I and its complement of 1844, are at the:root of the whole evil. Repeal these; you will have high prices, high wages, equalised, or rather adjusted taxation ; and capital will be made to bear its fair share—and no more—of the public burdens. It is a mere ques tion of a tax or no tax, indirectly, upon money ; when it is no question about taxing all other property whatsoever. Why should gold money escape from that slight contribution which the fluctuations of its market price would occasionally levy upon it, as we see in the case of all other commodities ? 'Why should not paper money, the convenience and facilities of which, on a well-matured and responsible system of operation, no man disputes, be left to adjust its own value, according to the de2ree in which it may secure the confidence of the public ? A system, the expan sibility of which must provide the most certain guarantees against those sudden and convulsive con tractions of the general circulation of the country, which, since Sir ROBERT PEEL'S first experiment, have been of such frequent and such fatal recurrence; has, in that single quality, an irresistible claim on our respect and consideration. But it has the evi dence of hundreds of years in its favour. It appeals especially, for its testimonials of usefulness, and its powers of multiplying wealth and expanding com merce—of consolidating the public strength, and se curing the power and permanency of political insti tutions, to the stormy trials and brilliant termination of our last war with the combined Powers of Europe; to the unprecedented attitude which, in virtue of its inexhaustible energies, we were enabled to assume and to maintain, at home and abroad, a rallying point and beacon for the encouragement of all who came forward to participate in our victorious struggle against the colossal force of NAPOLEON. On what recollections does Sir ROBERT PEEL'S monetary legis lation repose for its proud history ? On the neglected warnings of his father, the founder of his fortune ? On the bankruptcy catastrophe of 1825 ? On the desolating ruin which fell upon our mercantile interest in 1838 ? On the past crises (as the disorganising shocks produced by his charlatanism are gently termed); or on those which are yet to come, like the intermittent fits of a fever, as inevitable as they are consuming ? Or does he rely on the praises which posterity will accord to the generous Legislator who propitiated all the possessors of ready capital to the support, in 1819, of his own party—in 1844, of his own Government—by the monstrous injus tice of mulcting the whole debtor and industrial interest of the empire, for the benefit of those who were mortgage and bond creditors, or interested in shifting from themselves to others that burden of taxes which the Legislature imposed, in contemplation of its being borne by them ? Accounts from Madrid of the Ist instant announce that the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies had been again postponed from the 2d to the 6th, at the instance of the Finance Minister. This is not at la' surprising. To make a budget with empty coffers is no trifling task, and may well require time. The news in the Spanish papers, both of the capital and the provinces, is generally without interest, but all accounts agree in stating that perfect tranquillity prevails. Despotism, therefore, it appears, suits the taste of the Spaniards. They are quiet as lambs under an absolute monarchy; and commit every extra vagance, issue pronunciamentos, form conspiracies, and set law and constituted authority at defiance, when they enjoy the rights and privileges of freeman. New Year's-day was observed as a holiday, and the Bourse was closed. We find nothing new in the Paris journals, and most of them are chiefly occupied with disquisitions on the prospects of the Session. On :Monday, the Committee on the Address met, when. M. GuezoT, Marshal Soma', and, indeed, all the other Ministers fit for duty attended and gave the necessary explana tions on questions of policy to which the KING'S Speech refers. It was reported that M.. GUIZOT had announced to the Committee that Englama had agreed to modify the treaties respecting the rig h.t of search. The debate on the Address is looked forty and to with much interest, as explanations are expectesd both from Count AloLs and M. THIERS, which . will show whether the GUIZOT Ministry is end tngered by a coalition with men professing differe n t political opinions, or is threatened from a higher quarter. A very general belief certainity prevails that the " Chateau" is not by any means an indif ferent or idle spectator in the combinations against the " Man of Ghent." The Opposition journals, however, seem to take little interest in the affair, justly foreseeing that if the KING wishes a change of Ministry it is for some personal object, am i that the present policy at home and abroad will be as effec tually maintained by MOLE and TILIER.S as by GUIZOT and SOULT. The National, far instance, says there is not a whit of difference h etween the parties. Adverting to an article in the , Tournal des Debals on the subject, it thus takes a •view of the policy professed by the coalition, and put s some per tinent questions, which it expects to be :answered in the course of the debate :—" But has not the Journal des Debuts justice on its side when it demands that the pretenders should explain what j27stern they themselves intend to pursue ? This, in fact, is the only matter in which the oountry is interested. Will Count MOLE, fOlt example, engage to take advantage of the text of the treaties of 1831 and 1833, to denounce t.ihem at the moment when it will become necessary to renew the licenses furnished to the cruisers ? We can under stand that he should refuse to explain h.;imself with respect to facts ill-understood, and up: n points of policy not clearly explained ; but this sub. ject is sur rounded with light. Every one knows Iv hat France wishes. Public opinion, in common with •the Cham bers, has declared that the police to be ea trried into effect with regard to French ships should be placed under the French flag. This must be d tone. Will the pretenders to office undertake to do sot ? And if they do not explicitly undertake to do so, but confine themselves to declare their intention to negotiate, vvhat do they promise more than M. GUIZOT ? And where is the guarantee that they will suc ceed better than the present Ministers? Upon this point, if the journal of Coui it MOLE does not explain itself, it will be necessary - that Count MOLE or his friends should explain it - before the Chambers. As to the affair of Otaheite, nt , t ► doubt w e cannot go back to the question of taking possession of the island; but if they blame the indv aunity pro mised to Mr. PRITCHARD, they may undertake not to pay it. It would be necessary to state thi explicitly. .['here is more. They are of opinion th s t the disa vowal of Admiral DUPETIT Tumults -is u njust, and they find the blame inflicted on Lieuten. Int D'AU BIGNY unworthy ; the consequence ought to be that those officers should receive compensation i For the in jury they have sustained. This requires to be clearly explained. These are not, however, the orily matters to be considered. We should know wheth is.r the suc cessors of M. GUIZOT would proclaim pu b licly their sympathy for that infamous reaction in S pain which is proceeding to establish a pure counter -revolution. Will they consent that the French nation shall pass in the eyes of the Spaniards and of Europe as the accomplice of MARIA CHRISTINA and of It TARVAEZ ? The presumptive heirs of M. GUIZOT has 'e already had the direction of public affairs. They • have per mitted the British Consul at Algiers to els ercise his funtions, by virtue of an exeguatur derived from the dethroned Bey. Will they longer suffer th i. s insolent infraction of the rights of nations ? Engle nd protests publicly, in the face of Europe, against our• le,-;itimate possession. That she should do so in he r own Par liament is something; but that she should maintain in Algeria a functionary, whose existence then is a per manent protest (against our sovereignty), is intole rable. We do not wish to speak of the nut, or of Greece, or of the attempts made by G reat Bri tain to confiscate for her own advantage the high road through Egypt. Upon all these points the policy of M. GUIZOT has been feeble, inju rious, and timid. Having alluded to foreign affairs, we must refer to certain legislative reforms for a lung time demanded and discussed in the Chamber, and which have been the subject of several note's. Are those to be neglected ? Are the laves of Sep tember to remain immutable ? Shall the electoral laws remain as they are ? Shall the composition of the Chamber of Deputies not be modified ? Shall the reduction of the interest on the Five per Cents. be accomplished ? It should be remarked that we do not refer to the condition of the operative classes, which at present occupies the attention: of every person possessed of a spark of justice, for esight, or humanity. We do not proclaim our cyst em. We merely take that of the Parliamentary okposition. But the aspirants to office should explain themselves ; and if they shrink from doing so, we shall be forced to confess that they in fact merit the severe epithet of intriguers, applied to them by the Ministerial journal." It was understood that Count MOLE was greatly annoyed by the imputation entertained in nearly all quarters that he was at the head of the coalition—in other words, that he had formed an intrigue to turn out the Ministry, and would repel the attack on the very first opportunity. Probably, therefore, he will be one of the first speakers on the Address. M. VILLEMAIN'S health has rather improved, but from the following remarks in the Journal des Debats there is little hope that he will ever be again fit for public business : " It is with the liveliest sentiment of interest that the public inquires after the health of M. Villemain, and in dulges in the hope of soon seeing this eminent man, as elevated by the qualities of his heart as by the faculties of his restored to health, to the blessings of re pose, to the consolations which he found in his children, and to the literary works which have rendered him illustrious. The misfortune which strikes a great citizen is a public grief, and on this ground no person could meet with more sympathy in all ranks of society than the eloquent professor whose language and knowledge have so long charmed and instructed youth, whose writings have so much contributed to disseminate and maintain a noble style of writing, and who, after having served with glory the cause of e d uca ti on an d li terature , devoted himself with so much sincerity to the defence of oar institutions and our liberties. We are convinced that so fine an organisation, fatigued for a moment by so man y struggles and so much occupation, will eventually triumph over the accidents which we all lament so deeply; and we learn with the greatest satisfaction that already the calm and intelligent cares with which ho is surrounded have notably ameliorated the state of the illustrious patient." The Augsburgh Gazette quotes a letter from Athens, of the 21st ult., stating that a bad feeling exists in the mind of the English Ambassador, not only towards the Greek Ministers but also the Royal Family, and mentions, as a proof of it, his refusal to be present at a grand entertainment which had been given in honour of the QUEEN'S birth-day, under pretext that the recent death of her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER would not permit him to appear in public. THE BOURSE—TuEsDAY, JAN. 7. Tint Highest Lowest Last Price. Pries. Price. Price. FrenchFivelerCente•• •• 121:10 .. 121 25 .. 121 10 .. 121 25 Fowi Three per Cents..." 85 23 •• 85 35 .. 85 20 .. 85 30 New Loan ........ 86 40 .. 86 60 .. 86 40 .. 86 60 Bask of Fralce • Gouin Bank. ,000 f. Shares 1095 —1093 .. 10 .35 . • 1095 Belgian Fly; 1840 1044 • • 1041 • • 104 4 • • 1044 1842 lO6 .. 106 •• 106 .. 106 Four - Lnd-a-Half 103 183 .. 103 .. 103 Two•said-a-lialf.• •• 62 '• 62 .. 62 .. 62 Spanish Threis 374 . • 37 . • 374 .. 37 4 Actite • 37 • • 37 • • 37 .. 374 Paul i° .. .. 6% .. €4 4 _ 96 50 .. 96 50 96 50 .. 96 50 Roman ... • 1044 .. 1044 .. 104 4 .• 1043 RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles,R.l... 385 .. 383 375 378 75 Rouen.. • ..1042 50 . 1042 50 ..1042 50 ..1042 50 Rouen to 826 25 826 25 . 826 25 .• 826 25 Orleans ••1135 ..1131 25 ..11A1 25 Strasburg to 8ee.......... 302 50 .. 302 50 .. 301 25 . 301 2, Avignon to Ma:setlles...... 942 50 942 50 • 937 50 .. 938 75 RAL.WAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, JAN IQ. St. 50 ..1017 50 ••1017 50 ..1017 50 Versallles,ll.ll..... ..... 486 25 .. 487 50 .. 482 50 .. 482 382 50 .. 352 50 .. 377 50 .. 375 Rouen ••••••••• ..........1040 ..1050 —1042 50 ..1045 Rouen to Havre. .. 827 50 .• 827 50 .. 825 .. 895 Orleans ........ • .,,. •• ,,..1136 25 ..1136 35 ..1132 50 ..1135 Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 302 50 .. 302 50 .. 301 25 .. 302 50 Avignon to Marseilles.-- 940 .. 942 50 .. 935 .. 933 THIS DAY'S NEWS A Cabinet Council is appointed to be held at three o'clock this afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing street, at which all the Ministers are expected to attend. Sir James Graham arrived in town this morning to attend the Council, from his seat, Netherby. Lord Wharncliffe arrived from Witley Court. Mr. Gladstone arrived from Wales. Others of the Ministers also came to town on purpose to at tend the meeting. Lords Aberdeen, Stanley, and Granville Somerset, and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, had previously arrived in town. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY . OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice PATTEsorr and Mr. Justice ERLE.) FORGERY.—WiIIiam Wicks pleaded guilty to an in dictment charging him with forging an order for 101., with intent to defraud the Union Bank, and was sen tenced to two years' imprisonment. SINGULAR CHARGE UNDER THE NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT.—Thomas Kenrick, who was described in the calen dar as a horse-dealer, and who is a most respectable man in appearance, was indicted under the 32d section of the sth and 6th Victoria, chap. 142, with wilfully, know ingly, and unlawfully neglecting and refusing to attend the Court of Bankruptcy on the last day specified in the fiat. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Doane appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Ballantine for the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN in opening the case for the prosecution said, that this was the first one that had come before the Criminal Court since the passing of the Act; that by that Act the offence committed by the prisoner was a most grave one, and subjected him t o severe penalties; the Act declaring that if a bankrupt did not appear on the last day appointed for his examination he committed a felony. The principal point for the consi deration of the Court would be, w h et h er the prisoner had such notice of the different adjournments that had taken place as was required by the Act. The Learned Coun sel, after going shortly through the facts of the case, which have already been published at some length, proceeded to contend th a t th e pr i soner had had proper notices of the different ad journments, and that therefore he must be considered as guilty of the offence contemplated by the Act. He should be able to show clearly that the prisoner knew of all the adjournments, and that he went to the Continent to endeavour to evade them, and that under the new treaties he had been brought to this country. Mr. BALLANTIN'E, on behalf of the prisoner, contended that his case did not come within the operation of the Act, inasmuch as the non-surrendering to an adjourned meeting was not contemplated by the statute, added to which, the indictment was bad, because, although it stated that the prisoner had had personal, it did not assert that he had had a written notice of the adjournment, which the Act required. He (Mr. Ballan tine) considered the New Bankrupt Act to be one of the mcst penal and severe on the statute book. After some further conversation between the bar and the bench, both Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Justice Erle stated it to be the impression on their minds that the indictment was defective, inasmuch as it did not state that the notices were in writing. Mr. B onK/N , fter such an intimation from the Learned Judges, felt bound, on the part of the creditors, not to proceed with the case further against the priso ner ; and The jury, pander Mr. Justice Patteson's directions, gave a verdict of Acquittal. The prisoner, who wept repeatedly during the pro. ceedings, bowed respectfully to the Court, and withd rew from the dock. . He has been in prison since the last session, when his trial was postponed by Mr. Justice Maule. The Court then proceeded to hear the Mint case. I is expected the sessions will terminate this evening. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) Hardinge Ackland, .a well-known sporting character, was brought up on EC judge's warrant, issued on the finding of an indictment against him and ten other per sons, for keeFiGg gambling-booths at Gorhambury Races in May last. Having been indllcted he was, as a matter of course, sent before a Judge at Chambers. EXTRAORDINAR Y ARRIVAL OF SHIPPING AT LIVERPOOL.--Froa n Friday morning last up to last night upwards of 200 vessels have reached this port, the majo rity of which have been detained outside by the late easterly winds. TI ie departures have also been rather more numerous th an usual, considering the westerly winds, 31 vessels h 1 tying sailed on Friday, and 23 on Saturday. The dot ks and dock quays have assumed a very different appeal ance to that which they exhibited at the middle of last we ek, and for some time:previously.— Liverpool Paper of Tuesday. GREAT INFLUX: O F SHIPPING IN THE RIVER.— During the last two or three days, between 200 and 300 sail have arrived in the river, which had been kept back in the channel by th e late strong easterly winds. There has also been a la.r ge increase of colliers in the Pool. The arrival of fore igners in the West India, London, and St. Katharine J Oocks have been considerable, and the greatest activity is manifested in the several dock de partments of the Cm ,tom-house. DEATH FROM JE tUßNlNG.—Yesterday, Mr. Wak ley, M.P., coroner, held an inquest at the Plough public house, at a place caller I Ellend, between Cribb's Farm and the river Colne, on the borders of Hertfordshire, on the body of Joseph Tucker, a child, four years of age, who was burned to death at a fire of twigs, which his brother had lighted in the fields to warm themselves. The elder brother left the child at the fire whilst he went to the canal to look at swine boats, and in the mean time the deceased was b urnt to death. Verdict, "Acci dentally burned." _DISTRESSING ACCI tDENT AT WOOLWlCH.—Yester day .'afternoon, while a bricklayer's labourer, of the name of Ma i :'oney, was en/ :ag(.d in carrying slates on his head to the t oi l of the Mari n el3arracks, now building at Wool wich, th e r ii dd er on v ,i d e m the poor man was ascending broke, precipitating him from a height of about forty feet, with fricbtful vel , ocity, to the earth. H . e was imme diately ren iove cl to th( Royal Marine Hospital, where he is receiving ever Y attention that the skill and humanity of the medical ificei .3 can suggest. His back is sup posed to be broken .p Us mother and sister were by hi s bed-sid e , an d a Ca lholit priest administered to him the last offices of his C hnrch. The Marquis o f Ch olmondeley last week gave his annual munifi cent d on , ation to the indigent on the Noble Lord' s Ch ( , s hi re esta t es, causing to be distributed to three hundrec I and fifty ramifies fifteen pounds of good beef each, half a bushel of wheat, and 2s. 6d. in money. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) EAT MARMOTS. SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4/ 15s , Useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 5s to 51 108 ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 16s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 16s; Useful ditto, 41 17s to 51 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5a to 51 12s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 5/16s ; Oat Straw, 11 16s to 11 18s; Wheat Straw, 1/18s to 2/ per load. Supply but moderate, and trade tolerably firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 108 to 41155; Useful ditto, 41 17s to Si 53 ; fine Upland ditto, 516 s to 51 lOs ; Clover Hay, 4/ 10s to 6/2s; Oat Straw, 11 15s to 1/17s ; Wheat Straw, I/18s to 11 19s per load. Trade on the whole dull, at the above quotations. MEAT MAR./LETS. SOUTHALL, JAN. B.—We had rather a steady demand for the primest Beasts and Sheep, but all other kinds of stock, which were in fair average supply, were a dull sale, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 44 ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3a 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. Supply: —Beasts, 40; Sheep, 1,450 ; Calves, 41 ; Pigs, 52. ROMFORD, JAN. B.—Generally speaking, we had a very inactive demand here this morning, and the rates were with difficulty supported. Beef, from 25 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4(1; Veal, 35 6d to 4s ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 19/ each. HAILSH.I3I, JAN. B.—We had a very dull inquiry for stock, the quotations of which had a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per Blbs. ARUNDEL, JAN. 7.—Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 33 10d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per albs. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. CHICHESTER, JAN. B.—There was a scants• show of prime stock, which in conseqm-nce supported previous figures. The value of other kinds was lower. Beet; from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Mitch Cows, 161 to 181 10s each. COAX. MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Buddle's West Hartley, 20s ; Carr's Hartley, 20s ; Charlotte Main, 21s ; Hasting's tiartley , 20s ; Holywell Main, 21s ; Hedley's Hartley, 17s ; Old Pontop, 19s 6d; Ord's Redheugh, 19s ; Taylor's West Hartley, 20s ; fownley, 19s 6d ; Wylam, 208 9d ; W. E., Bell and Brown, 22s ; W. E., Clark and Co., 20s ; W. E., Clenn..ll, 20s 6d ; W. E., Gosforth, 22s ; W. E, Heaton, 21s 9 ; W. E., Hilda, 21s 6d; 'W. E.. Hotspur, 2ls 6d ; W. E., Killing worth, 21s 6d ; W. E., Wharncliffe, 21s 9d; Eden Main, 22s ; W. E., Belmont, 228 6d ; W. E , Braddyll's Hetton, 24s ; W. E., Hetton, 22s ; W. E., HaswQll, 24s ; W. E., Hetton, 24s ; Hylton, 22s ; Lambton, 24s ; Morrison, 21s 6d; Shotton, 248; Stewart's, 24s ; Whitwell, 22s 6d; Caradoc, 23s 6d ; Cassop, 23s 6d ; Hartlepool, 23s 9d ; Heselden, 21s 6d ; Heugh Hall, 22s 6d ; Kelloe, 23s 9d ; South Hartlepool, 20s ; South Kelloe,23s 6d ; Adelaide, 23s 6d ; Bitchburn, 22s ; Gordon, 20s 9d ; Seymour Tees, 23s ; Tees, 23s 6d ; West Hetton, 21s ; Cowpen Hartley, 20s 6d ; Garnaut Stone, 26s ; Lewiss Merthyr, 21s 6d ; Moreton's Milford Stone, 26s ; Townhill Elgin, 19s 6d ; We'ch Channel, 35s ; West Hartley, Netherton, 20s ; West Hartley, 19s. 6d, —Ships arrived, 52. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Jan. 4, ISO, made up from the Returns of the In pector• in the different Cities and Town, in England anu Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 4ss Sd 1 I Oats Barley AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending . WHEAT. BARLEY.I OATH. I EYE. i BEANS. I ?RABE --,—.—........ , —.1_____ Nov. 30. .... ... 45 4 35 1 21 8 1 , 32 9( 38 0 35 11 Dec. 7 ... ..... 45 2 34 9 21 10 31 t 37 5 36 4 14 ..... .... 45 1 34 5 21 11 32 2 36 9 36 1 21 ...... ... 45 3 34 2 21 10 32 0 35 11 35 4 ........ 45 6 34 3 20 10 31 9 35 7 35 3 Jan. 4 . ...... .. 45 8 34 2 21 10 33 9 36 3 36 1 IMPZRIAL •OCIAZINATZ AVZRAGIS OF THIC XIX warKB Wheat......... 45i. 4d. Oats ........ 21s. Bd.l 8ean5.........36, Si Barley...-. 34a. Si. I 1 Rye ..... .... 325. 2d.1 Pea5e........355. 10.1. MITI'S ON IoRAION COAX. Wheat ... ..... 20s. Od. Oats ....... 61. Od.! 8ean5......, 6,, 6d IBarley .......... 4s. Od. Rye ..,.... 10i. 61.1 Pea5e......... 7. fid LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 9.—Wind easterly, light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, JAN. B.—Wind E.S.E. to S.E., light, and very thick weather.—Arrd. Hartley, Ichaboe, for Leith ; Pan dora, Demerara ; Adelaide, Stahre, New York for Ham" burgh ; Montreal, Montreal ; Nelson, Cooper, New foundland. Sld. the outward bound. BRISTOL, JAN. B.—Wind S.S.E., light.—Arrd. Ness, Noble, Demerara. BRISTOL CHANNELL, JAN. B.—Arrd. Octavus, New Orleans. SWANSEA, JAN. 7.—Arrd. Sarah Nicholson, Cuba. MARGATE, JAN. B.—Wind S.S.E.—The Brisk, Doane, from Jamaica to London, got ashore on the Long Nose Rock to-day, during thick weather, and remains. DOVER, JAN. B.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Mars, Halifax. OFF HASTINGS, JAN. B.—Catherine, Drescher, Bahia. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. B.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Ori ental steamer, Soy, Alexandri a , l e ft 23d u l t ., M a l ta 28th, and Gibraltar 2d inst. Sld. Cestus, Buenos Ayres. OFF YARMOUTH. JAN. B.—Henriette, of Hamburgh, Manilla, and sailed for Cowes. PooLE, JAN. B.—Wind E.—Arrd. Superb, Brown, Newfoundland. TORBAY, JAN. B.—Wind S.E.—Sld. William Stoveld, Port Phillip. DOTER, JAN. B.—The Toronto, in the Downs, from New York, experienced a heavy gale from N.E., 11 th ult., sprung her mainmast, lost bulwarks, &c.; on 15th ult., lat. 39, lon. 62, spoke the brig Hogsden, of Boston, dismasted. LIVERPOOI, JAN. B.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd. Corsair, Pines, Ichaboe; Warwick, Kemp, Cameroons; Thetis, Norval, Honduras; St. Patrick, Seymour, New York; Sovereign, Brookland, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Don, Muir, Mirarnichi; Atalanta, Wheeler, Mon treal, decks swept, loss of sails, &c., having been struck by a sea, 10th ult., lat. 41, lon. 38; Devereux, Barton, Quebec ; Wave, ditto, after being on Burbo Bank. The Conservative, from Galveston to this port, was wrecked on Long Key Shoal, Nov. 25, crew saved, cargo saved in a damaged state. A ship, of about 800 tons, coppered, was passed, bottom up, and with stern-boat and spars floating near here, 24th ult., lat. 41, lon. 59, by the St. Patrick, arrived here, which had experienced very severe weather on the day of passing the wreck, and lost maintop gallant-masts, sprung foremost, &c., and was - obliged to slip from a anchor. BELFAST, JAN. 7.—The Agnes, Boyce, from Ichaboe to the Clyde, ashore outside the South Rock light-house, has disappeared, and there is every probability of neither hull or materials being ever seen again. CoRK, JAN. 6.—A long line of muddy water, stretch ing as far as the eye could reach, and supposed to rise from a sunken guano ship, was passed Oct. 27, lat. 23 lon. 7, by the Clydeside, arrived here. DUBLIN, JAN. 7.—Arrd. Argyle, Kenney, Calcutta ; Civility, Gowan, Quebec. KING - STON, JAN. 7.—Arrd. Hibernia, Lyons, St. John's, New Brunswick. OFF SA.LCO3IBE, JAN. 7.—Gentoo, Cubitt, Calcutta. PLYMOUTH.—Arrd. Her Majesty's ship Harlequin, Cape of Good Hope. FALMOUTH, JAN. B. Wind E.S.E., moderate.— Arrd. Crane packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed Nov. 26th; on freight about 36,0001. in gold and diamonds. The John Dalton, from Sydney, New South Wales to London, drove ashore in a gale, on November 16th, on Cape Negro ; one lady drowned. Her Majesty's ships Frolic, Viper, and Spider, were ordered to her assistance, and she was expected off. Cons, JAN. 6.—Wind S.W., light.—Arrd. Clydes dale, Ichaboe. Off, Samuel, APLean, St. John's, New Brunswick. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador is about to take his departure from this country. The successor to his Excellency is daily expected to arrive in England. Lady Champneys, who has been seriously indis posed at her seat at Gloddaeth, South Wales, is fast recovering. ARREARS OF BUSINESS IN THE LAW COURTS.— Hilary Term begins on Saturday, and by the lists of the Court of Queen's Bench and the Exchequer, it appears that the rules for new trials which remained undeter mined at the end of the sittings after Michaelmas term ' last number in the first-mentioned Court 120. The first rule was moved so long ago as Michaelmas, 1842. In Michaelmas term following there were three which still remain undecided. In Hilary term last four ; in Easter term last forty, and four which were t r i e d during the same term ; in Trinity term last three, and a similar number tried in that term ; in Michaelmas term fifty one, and two others tried in the term. There are nine rules standing for the judgment of the Court, the first of which, as stated, was moved in Michaelmas term, 1842, and the last in Hilary term, 1844. In the Court of Ex chequer there are two rules for judgment, one moved in Easter term, and the other in Trinity term last, and in addition one rule for argument, moved in Hilary term last. There are sixty rules moved in the last term, and two granted after the fourth day of the same term. The special paper exhibits one for judgment and eleven for argument. The demurrer for judgment was heard in November last in the case of " Buron v. Denman, Esq.," in which an important question was raised re ' specting the capture of a slave vessel by Capt. Denman, and on which two other rules are pending. In the peremptory paper there are twelve rules ; the earliest day of the first rule nisi was in June, and the latest in November last. The peremptory paper is to be called en the first day of the term atter the motions, and to be' proceeded with the next day if necessary, before the motions. THE YARMOUTH MURDER.—A rumour was very prevalent in this town on Saturday evening, that the hammer with which the fatal blows had been inflicted was discovered behind a stone in Mr. Catchpole's house, where Yarham lived when the murder was eornmitted ; another rumour was that a coat with blood upon it had been found. These accounts, on inquiry, we found to originate in the following very extraordinary circum. stance, which must tend to criminate Yarham to no inconsiderable extent. On searching Mr. Catchpole's house more closely since the late examination, and in consequence of something which transpired there, the police found behind a door a wainscot panel, with a number of pegs on it, used for the purpose of hanging clothes upon. Here it was that Yarham invariably hung his coat, and at the bottom of the panel was a quantity of blood, with just the appearance of having been wiped off the flaps of a coat, when suspended against it, Thi s panel was taken down and properly examined ; awl the result leaves no doubt but that the colouring matter is blood. On the kitchen•door, leading towards the yard, were also marks of blood similar to what would have been made by a man with a bloody coat on coaxing past it. There was also a spot evidently made by the knee of a pair of trousers ha✓ing, at the time of raaking it, blood upon them.—Suffolk Herald. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 9. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 31 ; Highest, 33 ; Noon, 3 BAROMETER, 30.15.—W1ND, E. NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Termometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and " Rain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. hi ing 15 minutes after Evening... 4:2minutes after SECOND EDITION 7. . 4 . 4,v, ~, m. , ~ _....... 4. ... 7 „., ..-. .., , . my, ,t...,. ~...a.0h0 i.. ,__,..._—....,. -:•:, _..,7,,,,,,„... L ,,,,, , F7. ..--...- ;. '`w• :?, ..7.,:.'''' ' , ',40,1ii:::, th LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1845. Never was there a more hopeless or more absurd agitation than that got up by certain landed pro prietors and farmers throughout England for the re peal of the malt-tax. As if land was not sufficiently protected already by the sliding-scale and many im munities from burdens to which personal property are liable, these gentlemen, born to consume the fruits of the earth, cry out for more exemptions, under pre tence of benefiting the poor, while in reality their only object is t o add to the grievances of the corn -laws. The benefit to the poor or the community at large is mere moonshine; and with what face can the country gentlemen come forward and advocate cheap beer, when one of their great themes at quarter sessions and in Parliament is the mischief caused by beer- Shops ? According to them beer is the great source of poaching, smuggling, stealing, and Sabbath-breaking. There is Inrdly.an evil under the sun that is not at tributed to drinking malt liquors; yet these Solons would reduce the price of this article of consumption, all for the good of the people. But putting this mockery aside, we ask how is a deficiency of between four and five millions sterling be made up ? Is the income-tax to be made perpetual? Is there to he no reduction in the import duties on the necessa ries of life, and especially on sugar, tea, and corn Are all the rest of the community to suffer that prodigal lords and squires may be able to keep up their vast establishments, spend large revenues in foreign countries, and make suitable marriage settle ff ments for their sons and daughters ? The manufacturing towns—great and small—the shop ,owners, the merchants, and, above all, the opponents of the corn-laws, would cry out against zilch an act of injustice, and an impulse would be given to the operations of the latter body, which in a very short period would put an end to the sliding scale and the tax OA bread together. This is not the object of the agitators, but they know not what they ask ; and, were their prayer granted, they would be the very first to exclaim against its consequences. The inure rational portion of the landowners eeetn aware of these truths, and are not at all disposed to concur in the agitation; but the repealers have a great majority. At a meeting of the Central Committee, held on Monday, for the purpose of oh- tuning the sense of the country—that is, the agricul turists—letters were read from many local Committees, .from which it would appear that a strong and una- 845. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 34% 3 ,( 4 Ditto Deferred Stock 1.,/, Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted 604 61 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 2 7 1 r8 Ditto for the Acco un t. Ditto Passive Bonds 6 /2 Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cents 9637tt18% Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificat es PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 lO2 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet Valley 2 4% to 4 Direct Northern 2l ...... 2%...... to Eastern Counties Ely and Bedford Great Western BO Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Fifths Hull and Selby 5O 70 Lancaster and Carlisle lO ...... 14%%... to London and Birmingham lOO ...... __ —' Ditto New Thirds 2 to 39 Ditto Quarters London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 51 5 ... to Ditto Loan Notes lO ...... 12% to London and Greenwich ..—.. 12 3 / 4 ...... 10%14% to London and South Western.. 41N,...... __ Ditto, New — •..... 5 1 / 2 3 4... to London and Croydon Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 2 London and York... ..... ...... 2%..... 4%4 to Manchester and Leeds 7O 123 Midland Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 Newcastle &Darlington dune. 24 ...... 634 :to 62 Newcastle and Berwick North British South Devon lO - South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 ,E 4l 4 to Ditto New 2 4 Trent Valley ) 4 2 ;37 FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens Great Northern of France ... 4 - Paris and Rouen. - Rouen and Havre - .. to HAMBURGH (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) STOCKHOLM, DEC. 24.—Our journals mention an act of injustice done to a foreigner, 200 years since, whose claims on the State have been officially re cognised more than once. This is the claim of a Po meranian captain, which was acknowledged in 1682, at the sum of 33,000 dollars in silver, which, with the interest, would now amount to a million. His Majesty has now referred the heirs to the competent tribunal to decide on the matter. PETERSDURGH, DEC. 21.—Prince Alexander Ga litziu, who but lately was restored to his sight by a successful operation, died soon afterwards, on the 4th instant, of water on the chest, at his estate in the Crimea, in the 71st year of his age. 'gurney', DEC. 22.—According to a report, the accuracy of which we cannot warrant, the Congress of the Deputies of the States of the Zollvereiß next summer is to be held in Munich. The numerous complaints of the constantly-increasing number of commercial travellers are to be again taken into con sideration at this congress. Anne Louis Chretien, Duke of Montmo rency , Grandee of Spain o f th e First Class, Knight of the French Legion of Honour, died here last night, at the age of 75 years. He was a faithful adherent of the exile Royal Family of France, and had resided for more than ten years at Munich, where he made many friends, though he lived in a very retired man ner. He was father of Prince Montmorency Robecq, who was condemned a few weeks ago by the Correc tional Tribunal of Paris for having sold busts of the Duke of Bordeaux. ALTOIIA, DEC. 31.—The complaints that have been so loudly expressed of late of the choking of the chan nel of the Elbe by sand, have induced a patriot to make a model of a machine, by the use of which the shoals in the Elbe may be entirely removed at no great expense. He is now engaged in preparing for the execution of his plan, and thinks to be ready by the middle of February next year. COLOGNE, DEC. 25.—1 t is said that in the next assembly of the Provincial Diet of the enlightened Rhenish provinces a proposal will be made to confine all religious ceremonies to the churches. MUNICH, DEC. 15.-0 generally esteemed Roman Catholic clergyman, named Skolt, of this city, has embraced the Protestant religion. Hasmußou, JAN. 3.—The cold has now greatly abated. In the last twenty-four hours the mercury fell only 1 deg. below freezing point. According to the official account of the number of ships that arrived in the port of Hambargh during the last four years. there were-1841, 3,194; 1842, 3,300; 1843,3,538; 1844, 3,2G0. Those under English colours were -1841, 973 ; 1842, 804; 1843, 907; 1844, 850.- Hamburgh papers,.._ Jan. 3. SS PRuIAls FUNDS.—BERLIN, J.N. 2. . Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ...... 9 9BilLs 5-6 99% Pruss. English Bonds, 1830,4 per Ct Exchange on London 6 23% Universal Prussian Gazette, Jan. 3. HAMBURGH BORSENHALEE, JAN. 3. Austrian 5 per Cents 113 Bank Shares —'l6BB Angio-Russian L o a n Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate 105% 10510 Ditto Ist serie s I nscr i pt i on — 105 2 Ditto ; Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series 991, Ditto, in Certifi cate 991 -- New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co 91% Ditto Stieglitz Spanish New 5 per C ent 223 22912 Dutch Actu a l D e b t, 2% per Cent 633 63% Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 p er C en t B7, 88% National Bank Shares 124 Exchange on London. One month — Two months BELGIAN FUNDS.—BitussELs, JAN. 4. Actual Debt, 24 per Cent — Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent — Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98% Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto 7B Ditto, ditto 1840 Ditto, ditto 1844 Ditto of the City, 1843 lOB7 —Brussels Papers, Jan. 5. 8 1 % Lord Willoughby De Eresby has, with his usual liberality, given 100/. to be distributed in clothing among the poor of Spilsby and the surrounding nfighbourhood. COAL MINERS' TURN-OUT.—T 4 strike of the coal miners at Oldh4tu ha 3 temanated, the dispute having bees arranged. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS CITY; QUARTER TO THREE. A moderate business was done in Cotton .it Liverpool yesterday. Sales 4,000 bales, all to the trade, and at previous rates, including 300 Pernam at 51d. to 54d. ; 200 Maranham, at 4d. to 50. ; 200 Bahia, at 54d. to 5/d. ; a few bales Egyptian at I Id. ; and the rest American, at 3:41. to 44d. per lb.—Shares - were some what better. Birmingham and Gloucesv , r, 102 ; Brist , d and Gloucest: r, 394 40 . i ; Calaloui,n, 44 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 37 ; Ch, ster and 11011 head, 54 ; Eastern Counties, 15i ; Churtiet Valley, 44 4 , Edinburgh and Glasgow, 62 ; Glasgow and Dumtries, 21s. 6d. ; Grand Junction, 227 ; Ditto, Halves, 1131; Great North of Eng land, New, 6 a ; Great Western, 167 ; Great Western, Fifths, 38i- ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 14 ; London and Brighton, 52 ; London and South Western, New, 5i ; Manchester and Leeds, 124 ; Midland Counties, 116 ; South Eastern, 41-1 ; South Eastern, New, 13i- ; Paris and Lyons, 735. 6d. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 98s. 6d. ; Northern of France, 754 ; Central of France, I Accounts from various parts, in many instances how ever of old date, have been received to-day. From the Cape there are dates to Nov. 12, but the latest we have seen from the frontier are Oct. 31. There was some restlessness still on the part of the Kafers, but a small yeomanry corps had been formed a', Graham's Town, which, together with other precautions, would no doubt prove a bit of a curb to thieving. The weather had been rather severe. At Natal the farmers still evinced a dislike to British rule. Papers, &c., to Nov. 23, from Rio de Janeiro, advise the commencement of the new era in our commercial re lations with Brazil, by the imposition of higher duties, but the effect, of course, has not yet been discovered, as shippers had all got their goods in previously. The fu ture will, perhaps, " a tale unfold ' that may not be without its effect on high duty advocates, whether in England or Brazil. Advices of Oct. 16, from Buenos Ayres, and Oct. 18, from Monte Video, state that Rosas was in hopes of ob taining reparation for the insult offered to the Argentine flag by the United States Commodore, and that the Brazilian Admiral had threatened the Government of the besieged town with the seizure of Rat Island, unless an apology were offered for certain indignities to sub jects of the empire. The Funds are firm again to.day, and with a moderate business doing. The Government broker took New Three and-a-Quarter and Three per Cent. Reduced. Consols are 100 i ex-dividend for Money and the 17th inst. Ex chequer Bills have been firm at 635. to 655. premium. Bank Stock is worth 211 to 212; and India Stock 2891. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 104- to -1. There is a very dull market for the Foreign Bonds. Spanish Five per Cents. have gone back to 27i e, and the Three per Cents. nominally are about 36k. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 634 Mexican Bonds realise 344 Portuguese Converted are sof to 61. The Railway Share market is not brisk, but prices are steady generally. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank 5t0ck...... 212 211 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 100 % 3/ J8 3 per Cent. Consols Arms 10 0 14% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 3-16% Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct.lo, 1859 l2 Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 1860 India Stock 28 9 1 /4 Consols for Opening India Stock 289 Exchequer Bills. I%d, 1 1 d. 1,000/. 5001. ••••• • Ditto Small Ditto Advertised pm SU M ril Afa OF ?4Z' EVI t1.1:1 ft r figlanton. aiz • .. rj recift• 1.83 C CURT —rAsszoicaanin. e The Marquis an d M archioness of Ely are e%P d in town from Brighton in the course of the ensuing The Marquis and Marchioness of Ormonde and tbe Page, who had been for some weeks on a visit °ff Earl of Shannon's, and latterly at Lord Lismore'S• returned to Kilkenny Castle. The Earl of Erne has left Crom Castle for Brig. h o t e ° , ° where the N o bl e E ar l i ntends sojourning for some tl His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ir e land el l if tained a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday' the Viceregal. Lodge. cir The Austrian A m b assa d or and the Countess Die`'tfi,ol' stein returned to Chandos House yesterday afters from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Sir George Talbot, Bart., and family, have arrift"' Grosvenor-square, from the Isle of Wight. Mr. Angerstein, Sir Arthur Ashton, Sir Francis Si r e : Bart., Colonel Br a df or d, H on. M r. and Mrs. B. F' f r/ Mr. Yorke, M.P., have been among the fashionable tants at Folkestone during the preceding week. ot , ' Lord and L a dy D e l amere, Mr. Wilbraham Bie r O!' Lady Egerton and Miss Egerton, Colonel and ir ell Th mkinson, and Captain C otton, h ave joined the c.„o' assembled at th e M arqu i s an d Marchioness of Vire& ster's, at Eaton Hall, Cheshire. 0n1it0ni14.41..031013111. Her Majesty, with her accustomed generositl'itil given, we are i n f orme d, out of her privy purse, the of 1,000/. a y ear to Si r A ugustus D ' Este, which Di 1 to the sum Sir Augustus lost by the death of the des the Duke of Sussex. Ajbe ri ' The fine Am er i can li ne o f packet ship, Prince ..-* ai r entered the St. K a th ar i ne D ocks yesterday with an usually large number of cabin and steerage passe l V and a full mis ce ll aneous cargo, comprising a large , 13 .01 r tity of Ameri can b ee f, por k , cheese, and other o ,e - to ti* tions of articles o f f oo d, t h e produce of the United for home consumption in this country. it) 1 His Royal High ness P r i nce Albert, in his capec.„ill a Knight of St. P a t r i c k , has given 100 L, in addi?'", the gift of 200/. by her Majesty, towards the repai rs restoration of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. On Thursday night, one of the gamekeepers lot; employ of Joh n K err i c h, E sq., of Geldeston $ 9 folk, was most desperately wounded by p oac hers , 0 (1 now lies in a dangerous state. During the l as t two or three days between zu ,,f) 300 sail have arrived in the river, which have W i ll back in th e c h anne l b y the.late strong easterly win?, which f or t unate c i rcumstance has been the means °: ting into em pl oyment a vast number of labourers $,,.2,14? several docks, who, Of late, have endured much po', # ),P owing to th e cont i nued non -arrival of the laden f e , ;. s l ' There has also been a very large increase of 0111e- joe' f the pool, w hi c h , i n many instances, have gone iutt),`, gY so as to di sc h arge their cargoes more speedily. 'l ' ' ) 0 0 , rival o f" f ore i gners " in the West India, Londol i j tfr St. Kath er i ne D oc k s have been considerable, 1 4 1 i i, (1" greatest activity i s man if ested in the several f/0t.,)01' m p.:rtents of the Cust om -h ouse. Numerous arr i v* daily exprett d from China and th, East Indies. . 1 P 11 ; Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the RoY s v r os,,, tiago Mining Company took place at the office, l3.- 01P:i street Buildings, John Robertson, Esq., in. the i di . l when a report was read by the•secretary, from *t o appeared that the quantity of ore raised i % l ive. ; months was 3,948 tons, of which 1,644 tone h sd 13 ' or; producing nett 15,689/. 68. 3d. Bills of lading fo r 0 1.0 " cargoes more have been received. The totthl reeel e es the six month s were 40,1471. Bs. ld.,%hich, after t s oic penditure, l e ft a b a l ance o f 16,8721. ss. Id., from ;Or the Directors recommended a dividend of 21. per r ed' After some further proceedings, the meeting soi°ll DEATH OF A CHILD FROM SUFFOCATIOO terday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Lond°"dae pital, on the body of Adam Sullivan, aged fourteen 01$ Jane Sullivan, mothe r o f deceased, said that, eith ,.e ° oe r seemingly a healthy c hild , he was continuallY.6 c. ing. On Sunday night last, in order to quiet ii)11 she gave him some castor oil, and place ) h teb" by her side in bed. When she awoke on v t- :. tb ° loving morning she found him quite dead. Coroner—Did not send for a medical maa. said she had h a d seven other children, but they weije r vo" dead ; they had all died in th e i r infancy from s ittil- g .' eh is" menzles, or h opp i ng cough. Mr. John Liddell, s urc f ;ttti l said that he had seen the body of deceased. Il o se" buted death t o gutrocation, by being pressed too '''l weh its 'mallet's side. The d ecease d a pp eare d to have, on' pkoperly attended t o. Th e C oroner sa id t h a t the B e b iD tion of the m ot h er to h er ch i ld when living Wasrl3.ttter her fav our . U n d er t h e c i rcumstancas, i t would h*„„ord. to return a verdict of " Found dead," which woes recorded. SHREWSBURY, WOL VERHAMPTON , DUDLE. AS° BinmINGRAI,4I lilthwAy.—On Tuesday a meeting 7;4 , inh , bilants of West Bromwich was h( ld at th e ma y. mouth Arms, for the purpose of supporting this r , el _ pc jecit 'The meeting was numerously and respectably anti resolutions supportini , the proposed line welt IP' mously passed.— IV olverh'ampton Chronicle. Several of the Paris journals state that the hin., tends, in a fe w d ays , to g i ve a grand I , ete at Verson: The President of the Council and the Ministe r : Foreign Aff airs , M ar i ne, an d Commerce on Mend.,ati, 0 , ,. tended the C omm i ttee o f t h e Deputies on the Anil at which M. S auzet pres id ed, and successively gnr„ planations on the different points of the Spet ,, u,_ ef : the throne. Th e y a l so l a id several documents u the Committee. The printed bills on the budget and supplemO t t credits were distrib u t e d to t h e mem b ers of the Claso of Deputies. $ 1 M. Sauzet, P res id ent o f t h e Chamber of Deputies, tv, M. Hebert, Procure ur -G enera l , h ave been liftmen ' menders of the Legion of Honour. ~ . rt , i " Letters fro m S yr i a ," says the Monzt pa eur to " inform us t h at f res h di ssensions have arisen be the Druses and the Maronites." A deputation from the subscribers to a fund fel:: chasing a swor d f or Ad m i ral Dupetit Thouar9_,,e waited upon him on th e su bj ect. The Admiral thov them for their intentions, but declined the present, We perceive by the Swiss journals of the 3d, th ° tero question of th e J esu i ts cont i nues to excite great in oir throughout Switz er l an d. P opu l ar meetings to pri„. against their introduction into Lucerne have been ,;: at several place s . Th e G overnment of Lucerne Oa fixed in its determination to protect them, and int 9;, back a deputation from Zurich, which had g° ° ,, n . Lucerne to requ es t th e revocat i on of the decree ii ll ~sl , ' of the Jesuits, t o t a lly w i t h out h ope of any change tf',,; place in the intention s o f th e G overnment of the 0 canton. The following is an extract of a letter fr,n Niee ,dl ;, : Dec. 31:—" A gran d b ai l was given last wee k 111 Hotel de France, by Mr. Roberts, the London L to all the principal residents at Nice. Unfortune terrible .fracas took place after supper, b e tween ) ; gentlemen, in consequence of a remark made by °n them respectin g a young lady who was present 5t 1,0 W ball. Fr om hi g h words they proceeded to OO; -' the parties, a c a pt a i n i n t h e French service, gave in the face to another officer, a capt a i n i n the Bus Imperial Guard, and the Russian immediately re tti o , the compliment, n o t upon t h e F rench officer, but (); an officer in th e S ar di n i an serv i ce, an aid-de-camp r' Governor of Nice. Th ey t h en procured pistols, on u i , : proceeding to fi g ht a d ue l i n one of the rooms °, Hotel de France, across a table, when the Guli e e,, ' himself, who had been sent for, fortunately arrive prevented the m f rom comm i tting a deliberate WI b e 'They were all immediately put under arrest, and off to prison." The following are th e pr i nc i pal English farrae3k 0 , Nice :—Marquis and Marchioness of QueensberPo Lady Flora Douglas, Lord Drumlanrig, Earl d i pi; bigh and family, Lord M onson and family, Mr. sn°,,v Caroline Baillie and family, M r. and Lady Isabe'irso John, Mr. and Lady Il arr i ett Baring, Lady Mus g p Hon. Mr. Gore a n d f am il y, H on. Mrs. Berkeley ,9 lion. Mrs. Grant, Admiral Dundas and family, tir e° Collett, Colonels Radler, Blake, Smith, Aubrey, S re ' /LAW ILND POZZO3I. , 7 In the Bankruptcy Court, the further hearing O fr i case of J. Q. Harris, the hat manufacturer of Soutb and late M.P. f or Newcastle-under-Lyme, was ad.l ° to the 11th of M arc h. ..,,;rt On the arrive', of the Judges at the Central Crw,',' Court the enlarged calendar was circulated, by vi li , l ;,„ appears that, since the commencement of the s e ',,'' 38 prisoners have been committed for trial, which ,l ii s ,, ' the aggregate of 129, down to the evening of Tuesu r % Thomas Bartholomew Robert, aged 38, for Inkt, r ';io Abigail Istal, his wife Sarah being then and now ''lll was sentenced by the Common Se . rgeant to six 0 ' imprisonment with hard labour. 4 At the Middle s e x S ess i ons Mary Ann Darlott, 23, was charged with stealing three night.gow°Vl other articles, described as the property of Wm' pi The articles were entrusted to a little girl, for the , j ; pose of taking th em h ome to the owner, who rest' Goswell-street. On her way she was met by the prt who enticed her into Claremont-square on prete sending her on an erran d , for which she promise d sixpence when she returned. The child, a fter ' hesitation, accept e d the offer, the prisoner pronoi 9ll3 ,V mind the cloth es unt il h er return, but when sh e lt . back neither clothes nor woman were to be found- 0 # , jury found he r gu il ty. T he Judge, in passing sell'tei said such cases h a d o f l ate become very cony, '. and he was d e t erm i ne d to make an example 0f . ,, offenders whenev er th ey came before him. The outfit I of the Cou r t th ere f ore was, that she be imprison 7 - ' the term of si x mon th s; s i x weeks of which to be sod' James Tuskett, a shoemaker, residing at No, in. fr, court, Gray's Inn-lane, well known as a. Corniol l i ii Devonshire wr es tl er, was convicted at Clerkenveeo; violently assaulting Thomas Cannon, potbay t° oi Adams, a licensed victualler, of Gray's Inn•lane' v or fined 40s. The prosecution was conducted by Mr' t•• combe, on the part of the Licensed Victuallers' Sol," 1 At hiarylebone, yesterday, Thomas Macnaen - 0 00 schoolmaster, residing at 34, Richmond -street, P ,, a tll grove, was placed at the bar for re-examination , ',glo' charge of having wounded police-constable Fil l ti - f° : 41 S, by striking him with an axe, and committed trial. a e li l The case of Lord H un ti ngtower and Mr. Duckett "tle on at the South war k P o li ce-conrt, and the latter ge-tio man was ordered t o enter i nto his own recognisanutsf4 to use threatening language to Lord Huntingtstoc It appeared th a t M r . D uc k ett had given Lord gnubi:i. tower a written indemnification on his giving up tb i e i l l" which his Lord s hip, on a f ormer occasion, state , ' been extorted from him by threats.