The Sun. — London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

PRICES OF' STOCKS THIS DAY AT ..)NE O'CLOCK. ' 'Bank 5t0ck........./ --1 India Stock-- .. .— — 1 3 per Cc,it - Red q l 1 4 !..i 1 Ditto Bonds 3 5 pm. 5 per Cent. Cons 90% 1 1 South Sea Stock 354 per Cent — Old Annnities - Ditto Red l OO O4 100 New Ditto ---. New 334 per Cent. 993454%1 3 per Cent. Annuities , 1751... --- New 3 per Cent Exch. Bills, .Cl,OOO .... ..... I/ "20 pm. Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500 ...... 20 17 ; 2 0 Pm. Jan 5, 10010 11' 45-1(1 Ditto Small ..—.—. ......:=b 17 '2O pre. Oct 10, IMO — Ditto Commercial ... ....... pm. Jan 5, 1S(70 lO Ditto Advertised ........... MU. Jan. 5, 1841 --I Bank Stock for Account April 5, 11000 - -1 India. Stock for Account Jan. 5. 1870 —l C on sols for Account 9llOl, Omnium pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds lol3i THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account — Portugueseßonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds 844 Ditto Account B4 Ditto Account . Brazilian Bonds ........ Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds 36 Ditto Account ............•.•.•• -- Chillian Bonds .............. 4%; .0 Ditto Account 50% 1 Columbian Bonds .................. Ditto, 3 per cent 5414 Prussian Bonds Russian Bonds, 182:2 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds Ditto Account — Columbian Bonds, 33% Ditto Account .3 3 % 3i Danish Bonds ............... : ..... Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds. lti::!5 1 ) 'Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1534... 50%10/6 50% Ditto Account 50 %%% French, 5 per cent —f. —c , 4 per cent. —f. —c. I 3 per cent —l. —c. !-- Exchange —f. —e Dutch, 24 per cent. 55 474 Ditto Account 55 Ditto, 5 per cent 103i.6 'a Ditto Account — Ditto Account _ Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent ni t Ditto Account — Ditto, 6 per cent — Ditto Account — Neapolitan — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share British Iron Company 5O 38 4; General Mining Association l5 10% Great Western Railway Company 5 2034 I% 204; Brighton Railway Company 5 14% 15% 15 16 Brighton (Gibbs') Railway 1 1%N% London and Blackwall Railway 3 5% 6 London and Gravesend Railway Company.... I 174 2% 2 % London and Birmingham Railway Company..„ 45 108 London and Greenwich Railway 'Company 2O 1 ,•4 8% London and Southampton Railway Company l5 14 15 London and Croydon Railway Company 2 414% North Midland Railway Company 5 10 14 %36 1 4 Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 4444 NY, Van Dieman's Land Agricultural Company 1614 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, JANUARY 15. 3 per Cent. Consols 9l 74 Grand Canal Deb:,. 6 per cent. EISt4 Ditto Reduced Ditto , 4 p er cent 5 q 1,4, 3V, per Cent. Stoci - DSc Hibernian Bank Ditto New, IS3O 9 9 ,A ICity of Dublin Steam Co. ...... 113 3 1 4 per Cent. Debentures 9144 National Insurance Co - Bank Stock 2ll ' City Debentures, 4 per cent... 79 Royal Canal Stock 37 Ballast Office Debentures, 4 Grand Canal Stock MY.",, per cent - _ MAILS. Arrived Du Arrived. Due. Amvcd. Due, 0 America. ..... —.. 0 3 France 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 Brazil 0 1 Guern.k.Jerscy 0 0 Malta 0 0 BuenosAyres... 0 0 Hamburg........ 0 1 Mexico 0 o cartliAgena.—... 0 0 Holland 0 0 Ostend 0 2 Dublin.... ...... .. 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden 0 1 Flanders 0 1 Leeward Islands 0 -2 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. M0rning..,...... 6minutce after 3. 1 Eraning..— minutes after 3 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will be performed the New Grand Opera of THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE. Count de Itosemberg, Mr. Seguin; Marquis de Valmour, Mr. Templeton Montalban, Mr. Giubelei ; Michel, Mr. H. Phillips. Clara, Miss Shirred"; Marcella, Miss F. Healy. After which, the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime called WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT. - - Harlequin, Mr. Ellar ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Tumour; Haramscaram, Mr. W. H. Payne. Columbine, Miss a Reekie. To conclude with the new Grand Operatic Drama entitled THE JEWESS. Cardinal de Drogny, Mr. Warde; Prince Leopold, Jr Cooper; The Grand Provost of Constance. Mr. Giubelei; The Bishop of Constance, Mr. Seguin ; Eleazar, Mr. Vandenhofl'. Rachel, Miss E. Tree ; the Princess Eudocia, Miss Fordo. Stage Manager, Mr. Cooper—Acting Manager, Mr. Yates. The Box-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Parsons, of whom Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be obtained. Boxes, is. ; Second Price, 3s. 6u.—Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Second Price, 2s. Gallery, 2,5. ; Second Price, ls.—Upper Gallery, Is. ; Second Price, cid. NORTH WEST PASSAGE. AT a PTIIILICIIIEftING, held at the Lite rary Institution, Aldersgate-street, on Frtinav last, the 15th instant, to take into consideration a PLAN from Mr. Richard King, relative to a further SURVEY of the NORTHERN COAST of AMERICA, in order to decide the question of a NORTH WEST PASSAGE, it was unanimously Resolved—To carry the above Project into immediate effect, by entering into Subscriptions for that purpose. By Order of the Committee, RICHARD KING, Hon. Secretary. York Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, January 16, 1836. TMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE, Sun-court, Corn hill, January 6, 1836. Notice is hereby given, that a Half-yearly GENERAL COURT of PROPRIETORS will he held at this House, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th instant, at One o'clock in the :Afternoon precisely, to declare a DIVIDEND for the last. }lair-year. By Order of the Pearl P. MILNER, Accountant. 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The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 5 minntes past Three o' Clock. 7 41* 74 - 4- . ' l l 4 - • 411,771,_ trET 3t , LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1836. Premiers, and, "of course," therefore—as our Con-' temporary John Bull would say—one must naturally feel a quick and lively sympathy for the other. Viewed in this light, we can conceive nothing so melancholy as such a visit ; for not one solitary topic can either the Duke or the Baronet have to fall back on by way of consolation. For a series of years past they have been going on from blunder to blunder—each 'worse than its predecessor—until at length they have fairly blun dered themselves out of office, with no more chance of A recall, than the Carlton Club have of regaining that unlucky " million" which was squandered at the last election. These things cannot be forgotten at the " visit." Sir R. PEEL cannot fail to read them in his Grace's forlorn countenance, where they are most legibly stereotyped ; and in the restless, though would be placid, look of the Baronet, his guest may peruse a record of similar vexation. But there is balm in Gilead—there is comfort even in the depths of suf- fering. Let these illustrious Tories but consent to play a more enlarged, statesmanlike part than they have yet permitted themselves to do, and they may regain their forfeited character for, moderation and liberality with the people ; and their future visits to each other be those of c ongratulation, rather than condolence. The Irish Church Appropriation Measure is one that particularly demands their dispassionate consideration ; for a more important, and, at the same time, a more rational and equitable one, never occupied the attention of Parliament. 'We trust, then, that it is now in pro cess of private discussion by the Right Hon. Baronet and his guest at Tamworth, with a view to consider rather how it may be supported, , than how it may be opposed to the last extremity. The conduct of the Tories since their late fatal disaster strongly reminds us of that ascribed by MIL TON to the evil spirits who were hurled for their wic kedness to the only place fit for them. There is first the stun of the faculties occasioned by the headlong fall—reason overpowered--sense benumbed—motion suspended—utterance clean gone. Then, slowly re covering from their stupefaction, they gather them selves up from the " burning marle " into an atti tude of impotent defiance, and bellow forth fran tic execrations against the power which had over whelmed them, pretending to make light of their irre parable calamity, and attempting still further to deceive themselves with false hopes. So it is with the factious crew who have so long disturbed the peace and poi soned the happiness of their country. They know and feel that the issue of the great political contest which has just ended has inevitably sealed their doom—that not a ray of hope remains to gladden their future existence as a party ; yet they pretend to conceal the gloom of despondency under an air of indifference, and even of levity ! But does this prove that they are at ease? Does the hysterical laugh which bursts from the tortured criminal prove that he suffers no pain ? Does it not rather betray the intensity of his inward agony ? All the engines of the discomfited faction have been set at work to extenuate the triumph of Reformers, • and if possible to delude the vulgar herd into a belief that no loss has been sustained—that the cause of Toryism is as flourishing, and its prospects as bright as ever ! The grand delusion which is attempted to be played off upon their miserable dupes by the public organs of the faction is, that the mu nicipal elections had not the least connexion with politics ; which is equivalent to maintaining the following proposition,—that the inhabitants of almost • all the corporate towns in England and Wales, con fessedly the most enlightened part of the community, as well as the most zealous in giving effect to their political sentiments, have been actuated by no political motives in excluding from office nearly every indivi dual opposed to the policy of the MELBOURNE Ad - - ministration ! This is what the victims of Tory de ception are called upon to believe ; as if they were not thought worthy .of a place in the rational crea tion—as if they were fit - for nothing but to chew thistles by the hedge-side. Where, may we ask, will the Tories find a clearer demonstration of the political sentiments of the people, or a stronger evidence of the popular will ? Let them, if they can, point out, in the history of the world, an instance of so absolute a prostration of a party by public opinion—of so com plete and simultaneous a proscription of a political class, by the intelligence of a nation—as that which signalized the memorable twenty-sixth of December. This they cannot do, and therefore it is that they are labouring to draw off the. attention of the public from the political to the civil bearing of the Municipal Reform triumph. " That a great victory has been obtained," say they, " we do not mean to deny ; but it has been gained over corruption not over Toryism." They plume themselves upon this, as it appears to them, very happy distinction. Is it very complimentary to a party to say that every person pro fessing its principles, who held any corporate office, rias been kicked out of that office for corruption ? Is this a flattering testimony to the influence of Tory principles on the moral character ? Is it a strong re commendation to the people of England to be in love with Toryism ? But arc the actual corruptionists really the only por tion of the party against whom the popular denun ciation has been directed ? Look to the fact that the new Tory candidates for office were as unsuccessful as those who had already been tried, and found guilty of corruption. It is, therefore, not against the indi viduals, but against their political principles, that the public verdict has been given. " If this be the case," say the leaders of Tory opi nion, " and you have gained so much by the munici pal elections, why do you not dissolve the Par liament, and try your strength at a general election ? " No," we answer, "we will do no such thing. We will beat you with your own weapon. We know that a general election would add greatly to the number of the real representatives of the people, and therefore to the support of the MELBOURNE Administration ; but it is much more humiliating to you, that you should be extinguished by aParliament of your own, or at least by one in which you contrived to pack as many of your creatures as you could by bribery, intimidation, and every other base and unconstitutional means." This is the fate that awaits the Tories. It is all that is wanting to crown the triumph of the Liberals. The John Bull of yesterday contains the following paragraph :—" His Grace the Duke of WELLING TON leaves town to-morrow, on a visit to Sir ROBERT PEEL, at Drayton Manor, to meet a party of friends. Of course this re-union is merely for the purpose of taking leave of the Right Honourable Baronet's pre serves, previous to the meeting of Parliament." We should have thought little or nothing of this notice, if it had not been for the very signifi cant explana tion attached to it. But the phrase " of course" dropped in, so unconsciously, so accidentally as it were, shows clearly enough what our Contemporary's opinion of this ducal visit is—that he is convinced it has a far more important object than that which he is pleased to assign to it. He is in ho p es, with the rest of th e party whose interests he espouses, that his Grace and the Right Honourable Baronet are now at length about to combine in a vigorous, uncompromising opposition to all the Government measures, being restored to something like confidence by the late energetic calls made upon the Tories by many of the Tory journals ; and that his Grace's present visit to Tamworth is for the purpose of settling the preliminaries of such oppo sition. This may, or may not be the case ; but be it which way it will, it is a matter of little moment. All the mischief they had it in their power to do, to Re form, the Duke and his host have long since done ;' and if, with all their arts, all their zeal, and all their tried cunning, they could make no head against Minis ters last Session, sure are we that they will not be a whit more successful in the approaching one. But perhaps, after all, his Grace's visit to Sir R. PEEL may be simply one •of condolence. Both are Tory Ex- The whole of the Paris papers of Friday and Sa turday have been received. Their contents are inte resting. On Wednesday evening the Chamber of Deputies carried the Address by a majority of one hundred and seventy-nine votes,two hundred and forty-six votes being given in favour of, and sixty-seven against it. At half-past two o'clock on Thursday the Depu tation appointed by the Chamber to submit the Address to his MAJESTY proceeded to the Tuilleries, where they were introduced to the KING by M. HUMANN, the only Minister in attendance. The Address being read, his MAJESTY answered it in the following terms " Gentlemen, " I am rejoiced to learn from you that the progress of public opinion follows that of our national prosperity. This happy combination will give to the results which the concurrence of all the powers of the State has obtained for France the strength and the stability which will increase their value: " The sentiments you express for my family have penetrated my heart. It is gratifying to me to see you extend to it those sentiments of which you have given me so many proofs. It is, as you say, both as father and as King, that I thank you for having participated in the uneasiness which has caused me by the absence of my eldest son, as well as in the satisfaction I THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1836 felt at seeing him return safe, after having shared in the fatigues and dangers of our brave soldiers. I hope, Gentlemen, that your labours during the Session now begun will be no less advantageous to France than those to which you before devoted yourselves with so much zeal and patriotism. I shall zealously second them, and my most pleas ing recompense will be to see the happiness and the prosperity of the country daily increase by our joint efforts." division had arrived at Barcelona, and that another would shortly be at Vittoria. Colonel Mendez Vigo is gone to Sos, to oppose the passage of the Carlist division destined for Aragon. It seems that M. Bris le Comte is not to execute his mis sion. We hear that a secret agent of the Doctrinaire diplomacy embarked in the same ship as the American Charge d'Affaires, and that he has dispatches which are to counteract the effect of M. Barton's departure.—lllessager, Jan. 16. A few of the Deputies had expected that the KING would have taken some notice of the amendment respecting Poland, and in consequence of the omission, privately expressed themselves dissatisfied with the ' answer. The great majority, however, thought dif ferently : and, for our own part, we think the answer sufficiently explicit. Count PAHLEN, the Russian ambassador, attended a Concert given at the Palace on Wednesday evening. He entered into a long and familiar conversation with the Duke de BROGLIE, and, though narrowly watched, betrayed not the slightest indication of surprise or vexation in consequence of the Deputies' Amendment upon the Address. It was rumoured that his Excel lency depends upon the influence which his Imperial Master possesses in the French Cabinet, by which he hopes to succeed in reducing the resolution of the Chamber of Deputies to mere words, unproductive of any political result. The Austrian, Russian, and Prus sian Ambassadors sent off' couriers to their respec tive Courts as soon as the amendment respecting Po land was carried by the Chamber. The couriers for St. Petersburg and Berlin started first, the Austrian ambassador delaying for some hours later, for the pur pose, as was believed, of receiving answers to certain diplomatic queries respecting the consequences of the amendment just adopted by the Deputies. The truth is that Austria knows not in what light to view the ' question of Polish nationality. She dreads Russia ; but she fears that the Governments of France and England will set aside the infamous partition Treaty, and so deprive her of Gallicia. Now Austria is just as unwilling to part with Gallicia as Prussia would be to give up the Grand Duchy of Posen ; and these Powers must be stripped, if it be the intention, as it unquestionably is the interest and duty of the Govern ments of England-and France, to raise up Poland, so as to place her upon a footing of perfect equality with the other European States. The expatriated Poles exiled in France have not shown themselves wanting in gratitude to the Cham ber of Deputies for the amendment just alluded to. As soon as the fact was made known to them an Ad dress was prepared, to which the most respectable Re fugees at present in Paris affixed their names, and co pies of it presented to both Chambers, thanking the Members for their sympathy with the fate of Poland. The Poles, in the name of their country, pledged themselves that France, after the restoration of Polish independence, would never want a faithful ally in the cause of human liberty. A rather singular instance of Ministerial insubordi- FRENCII FUNDS.-PARIS, JANUARY 15. Five per Cents., 108 f. 70c. 60c. 50c. Four per Cents., 102 f. Threc per Cents., 50f. 90c. 81f. 80f. 95c. 85c. Bank Actions, 2,150 f. Rente de Naples, USE 75c. 70c. 60c. Roman Five per Cents., lOWA. Spanish Actives, 48% Spanish Differes, 24;4. Spanish Passives, 15 15'6 %. Royal Spanish Loan, 35%. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 85. Portuguese Three per Cents. 51. Haytian Loan, 420 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 2.5 c. 55c. ; money, 95f. 52e. Three months, paper, -f. -c. ; money, 25f. 37;4 c. -Coors Autlzentigue. FRENCH FUNDS.-Pants, JANUARY 16. Five per Cents. 108 f. SOc. 75c. 9 0 c. 80 c. Four and a Half Der Cents. 10 If. 80c. Three per Cents. 81E sc. 10c. sc. 81f. Bank Actions, 2,150 E Rente de Naples, 98f. 90c. 99f. 98f. 95c. 90c. 85c. Roman Five per Cents., 103 1 4 Spanish Actives, 48% Passives, 155,47‘, 16 , 5'4. Royal Spanish Loan, 18N 38. Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 33. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 103 103%. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 85 Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 5.i. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 56f, Haytian Loan, 4171. 50c..,415f. EXCHANGE ON I.ONAON. One month, paper, 95f. 55c. ; money, 251. 55c. Three months, paper, -f. -c.; money, 25f. 37 -Coors Authentique. Bounsr., THREE O'CLOCK.- A report circulated this morning at Tortoni's, that a reconciliation had taken place between the Ministers, has given a strong impulse to the Three per Cents. French ; they rose to 81f. 20c. at the open ing of the Bourse, they were done at. 81f. 15c., but improved to 81f. 25c. ; it is, however, obeerved, that there is more eagerness to sell than to purchase at these prices. The Spanish stock remained stationary during the greater part of the day, but in consequence of a report that a courier from Spain had arrived with favourable intelligence, the Actives rose from 4Si to 48-k buyers. QUARTER TO FOUL-Five per Cents., 109 f. sc. ; Three per Cents., 81f. loc. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, -; Three per Cents. Spanish, -; Cortes, -; Coupons, - ; Gucb hards, -; Differes, I ; New Loan, -; Actives, 49Q ; Passives, 16i ; Ducats, 98 90 ; Romans, 1031 ; Pedros, 85 ; Belgians, 108 k ; Dutch, --f. -c. ; Haytians, 415 f. ; Miguels, 204,; Brabant Bank, -; Belgian Bank, 13 ; Con tinuation, -c. ; New Differes, ; Five per Cent. Pei pc tuelles, Letters and Papers from Lisbon have been received, from which extracts will be found in another column. They represent the present Cabinet as wanting in pub lic confidence and stability. The QUEEN is by no means so popular as she was some eight months since. The people are quite indifferent as to her marriage. Nor does this surprise us. We refer our readers to another column for extracts from the latest papers received from South America. nation occurred on Thursday in the Chamber of De puties. It is pretty well known that M. HUMANN, Minister of Finance, has long meditated the reduction of the five per cents to three, or three-and-a-half at the utmost ; as he considers, from the present value of money in France, that the nation is a loser in her dealings with her creditors. When introducing his budget for the financial year just ended, M. HUMANN stated that he intended introducing a Bill on the sub subject of the Five per cent. Rentes ; and it was with some difficulty that his colleagues prevailed upon bins to postpone the measure. As Ministers feared that in his speech on the budget of 1837, the Finance Minister might again introduce the question of the five per cents, they requested that his speech previously to the discussion in the Chamber, should be submitted to the perusal of the budget Committee. What M. Ht.f- MANN'S motives were for not complying with this request is not known. Very probably he was hurt at the insinuated doubt of his prudence and capacity ; but the upshot of the affair was, that in his speech on the budget he attacked the rentes with as much se verity as if he were the first leader of the Opposition. His Colleagues listened to him with perfect astonish ment—horror on their countenances, and fear in their hearts. No sooner had he sat down than MM. THIERS and DE BROGLIE ran, with the celerity. of couriers, to the KING, and revealed to him all that had taken place. The KING was as much confounded as his Ministers—the other Members of the Cabinet were sent for—a scene of indescribable confusion en sued. For a while it was thought that M. HUMANN would be disrhissed ; but on reflection the KING opposed so precipitate a step, as the measure for the reduction of the Rentes was extremely popular with several of the departmental Electoral Colleges. It was resolved, how ever, that the debt should not be touched—that M. HumANN should receive the Royal commands for ab etainin from bringing in his Bill ; and, as a wind-up, it was hinted, ill terms not to be misunderstood, that another opportunity would be found for getting rid of the troubleseme financier. Speaking abstractedly, M. FIurIANN is certainly right in proposing the reduction of the Five per Cents., provided he has it in his power to make it optional with the public creditor to rest contented with the pro posed reduction, or to receive his capital. Every sous paid to the holders of stock, over and above what they could get for their money in the mar ket, is a robbery to that amount committed upon the nation. But in this particular case there is much to be taken into consideration. The holders of the Rentes are for the most part small shopkeepers, who, realizing trifling sums by retail trade, hastened to place them at the disposal of the Government. These shop keepers are the principal tax payers ; and thus the pro fits arising from their vested capital arc, in point of fact, paid by themselves. This places the whole ques tion in a very different point of view. But there is a still snore important one behind. The Government of France, under the Orleans dynasty, is still in its in fancy. It is of the utmost moment to the KING, and, in fact, the industrious part of the community, that the public tranquillity should become permanent. Now no better means for effecting that object could be devised than to make the National Guards, the shop-keepers, and the small capitalists throughout France public cre ditors. The hearts of men follow their wealth ;:wherever theirtreasures are disposed there is to be fouud the centre of their sympathies and affections. A public debt, when the weight is not over-oppressive, as in England, adds greatly to the strength of a Government, by disposing the wealthier portion of the community to adopt every measure for the preservation of the general peace. Now although we agree in the broad principle laid down by M. HUMANN, we are not such Utopians as to main tain that the introduction of good measures ought not to be regulated by a variety of circumstances arisin g out of the state of public opinion in any country`:. Every measure which is not well timed, is in reality evil, however good it may appear, . abstractedly con sidered. p ARIs , JAN. 16.—The Normandie packet, which arrived at Havre yesterday morning, left New York on the 24th Dec. days later than the preceding packet). m whoCTa n r i t Y on three sailed on the 2d on board the Albany packet, had not jon ryneatlsarthriavd at N t e we hav e Y ow received, i t s.ed, Bu th t a i appears that it itwask f n ro o m the wnatlatestNew s o t a 0 on o York, by way of England , that M. Barton had exp resse d his ot a kf c o t t hr intention t o ask for his passpor ts i f he did not receiv e a satis fo have received a rei n f orce - ST. SEBA STIAN , JAN. r ee y f u si n e x adl l t a o n n a ipt t ay i y o . n thefrofimr s t billsthe M o i n e of xo r h f n or a o Foreign drawn Affairsn account ment of 2,000 men ; and more so that we should now be able to alarm the enemy's posts, if the troops and their officers were a little more resolute. There are now in the city above 5,000 men in arms ; those who besiege are not 1,500. The Journals of the South announce that a Portuguese We have received private advices from Bilboa and Barcelona—from the former to the Ist, and the latter to the 9th instant. We have likewise received intel ligence from Madrid to the 6th inst., through the medium of the Paris Journals of Saturday. In Barcelona some disturbances occurred on the sth, in consequence of an attempt having been made to proclaim the constitution of Cadiz. The insurgents would have succeeded but for the prompt interference of Captain HYDE PARKER, of the British man-of-war Rodney, who offered the Governor 700 men to extinguish the insurrectionary movement. The firmness of the British tar saved the town. The accounts from Madrid are very favourable. The intensity of the cold in the North has had the effect of preventing the operations of the army in the North. ~ :. 411 . )%, THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There were very moderate arrivals of all descriptions of Grain last week, and a fair return of Flour. During the.week the trade inclined to higher prices. This morning :the fresh supply of Wheat was large, good of Beans, and mode rate of other Grain. The Wheat trade commenced heavily, but several speculators bought some large runs of superfine, for which they gave full ls. per quarter more than last Monday. Barley of fine quality meets a fair demand at our last rates. Beans in good request, and firm in value. Pease of both kinds continue unvaried. For Oats there is a very fair trade, and this article has rather advanced in price. The Flour trade is unaltered, although the top price was expected to be raised. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) 365. 40s. Beans, Small (new) -s .-s. - White (old; 4os. 453. -Red 1£335 3 .25. 34s - Tick (new) 31s 32.. -- Fine 355. 38s. -- Superfine-, 3Ss. 42i, - Harrow (new) `13,.348 -- %Ville (1835) 3ss. 365. - (old) 35.5.403 --- Fine 395. 425. Brant: Superfine 411 s. 48s. Oats, Feed 0 0• "23; Foreign free Rye 'Ai. 355. - Poland 226.253 Barley .ls 2.15. ----New 0 98.24.. - Grinding .44. 265. - Potatee. °43. 263. - Malting 'Ss. 225. .--. New 9 2, 24i, Malt 445. 50s. Scotch 26s. 2As. - Fine New 50g. 623. Irish 16s Pease,.:ewe Grey, .0 , "05 325. Flour Town per sack) - Maple New 32s. 345, ---- Seconds 34.3.355. -- White 30a. 323 • --- North Country 28s 304. - Boilers 3ls. 38s Bran 3 , 9.. ARRIVALS 1..' GRAIN IN LONI)ON DURING LAST"WEEK. -- ,..7. -4 <1 : .-•• =• ~ 2 P o z From Whence. , ',s* :--". r . P 1 1, 1 -1 Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Saks Algborough 2BO 1517 15 46 214 140 13oston Iridr;lctliester — 500 100: 10 31 :;.' 4 rlarwich :1' Leigh - 1143 53 4 80 14:,1d0n Ipswich Kent 1). 2: 2 1 , 4 4 1 t ,6 6 8 15 Lowestoft 3 _ Lynn 23 ___ _ _ _ 10 Poole _ _ Shoreham 1 567 412 1259 Southampton - 7 Wells Woodbridge Yarmouth :: :: :: :: : :: :: :: Aber,lecri — 70 Iro 11;verness — 80 41 -- --- 5158 3992. 2916 848 I 1418 1104 5506 HUSH. Baltimore Limerick ... Youghal1.... FOREIGN. Dantzic. — 4 2267: —l —l -- Total 5159 4200 2916 5115 1— 1119 1104 6115 AGGREGATE Tare:4, 12—I,inseet 515 S I QUA: , 453- Rape. '2916 I .s OF ed . 0— I 5115 I OTHEII .Brank, I : KIN 5-Mi i OF tard, 1104 PULL: Is, 453 SNIITHFIEL The supply to this day's market dull, at the following PRICES I'ER STONE OF BLI3. TO SINK THE OFFALS. S. d. to s. d. s. ti to s Inferior Beasts. '2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheep '2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 2 Second quality ditto Prime large Oxen XIO 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto..... 3 4 310 Prime Scots, &c. Large coarse Calves 3 8 5 0 Large Hogs 2lO 310 Prime small ditto 5 2 5 6 , Small Porkers ..„ 4 0 4' 4 w Skling Calves each ...12 u 28 01 Quarter old Pigs each, 10 0 14 0 SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. I . Pigs 1 1 1 2.840 24,550 280 370 About 600 of the Beasts came up the St. Alban's road; about 400 up the other northern roads; about 2.50 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts : about '7OO from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire ; about 90 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c. in the neighbourhood of London. MARKET. t was not great, and the trade wa: ' — __r.:::—:---- --- lc ENVGATE AND LEADENH ALL MARKETS. At per stone, lay the Carcass. s. el. to s. d s d. to s d Beef, inferior . 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior 2 4 2 6 middling . ..... ~.... 2 6 2 8 middling 2 8 3 0 -- prune large 3 0" 3 2 prime 3 4 3 8 -- prime axial 1 4 3 6 Pork, large 2lO 3 8 Veal ........................... 3 6 410 —small 4 2 4 4 NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET —Jan. 16. We had a good supply of Wheat from the farmers to-day and also a fair arrival coastwise. The whole sold readily at an advance of Is. and 2s. per qr. There was a very large supply of Oats from the country, and there being a spe culative demand, the whole were taken off readily at an ad vance of full Is. per qr. A good deal of Barley has been sold this week, and the best samples may be noted Is. and 2s. per qr. dearer. Fine Malt steady. Rye in moderate de mand. White Peas much inquired after. Beans and Grey Peas without change. Flour brisk sale at an advance of Is. per sack. New. Old. Wheat, Northumberland 32s. 418 14s. 40?.1 Norfolk and Suffolk 36s, 40s. 36s. 40-. ----- Berwick and Scotch 353• - s -s• 38s. - Foreign Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk -- Foreign Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 2Bs. 348....... -5..-8. _--- Grinding and Feeding 245. 2cs Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk s2s. 575 -s. --s, Beans, Small 94s 355. -s. -s. -- - Tick 33s 359 -s. -s, Pease, White 38s. 405. . ... ...s. --a. -. G ra y 305. 32s -s. _,, q' O a t s , Northumberland, Potatoe l 9s 21 s 22s. 253 ------- ------ F ee d --- F reign —S. — s --S. ....s, Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart., the banker in St. James's-street , who died the other day, after a short but severe indisposition, was the eldest son of Si r W a lt er Farquhar, an eminent physician in his day, Sir Walter wa s created a Baronet by Pitt, in 1796, who in his will left him a legacy of 1,000 guineas a " professional fee." We understand that the interesting work of " Sigis mund Augustus," has been dramatized by Mrs. Alexander Kerr. KING'S BEN Z, 7 Ii:(THIS DAY.) THE -KING V. O'GORMAN MAHON. , The defendant in this case, - who was convicted at the sittings after last Trinity Term of an assault upon Henry Rodolph Wigley, an attorney, appeared this morning for the purpose of receiving the judgment of the Court. Our readers will recollect that a few terms ago an indictment for perjury was preferred by Mr. O'Gorman Mahon against Mr. Wigley, when the defendant was acquitted, and that, after the trial had terminated, an altercation took'place in one of the passages leading from the Court between Mr. Mahon, Mr. Wigley, and some of his friends, the result of which was the assault in question. Mr. Mahon was on the instant sentenced to three days' imprisonment for his con tempt of Court, and subsequently at the trial offered no defence, and was found guilty. A very long affidavit of the defendant was now put in and read, and also one made by Samuel Grierson, of Surrey square, Old Kent-road. Both these affidavits detailed a variety of circumstances connected with the indictment for perjury preferred by the defendant. The defendant, in his affidavit also alleged that, at the trial for the assault, he had several witnesses, who would have proved that he (Mr. Mahon) had been assaulted, in the first instance, but the trial having come on at a very early hour, contrary to his expectation, these witnesses were not in attendance, and he was taken by surprise. Lord DENMAN interrupted the reading of the affidavits, by observing that the defendant, in his affidavit, had sworn to facts which amounted to a justification of the assault. Had the Court been fulls aware of all these statements at the time the new trial was moved for, it could not have avoided calling upon the other side to answer them. The defendant swears that he was insulted by disreputable names, and assaulted from behind ; and it is very question able whether that does not make out a justification. Mr. PLATT, for the prosecutor, observed, that if a rule Nisi for a new trial were now granted, they should be com pelled to take out office copies of all these affidavits, the expense of which would be very great, and would ultimately fall upon the prosecutor, who had not yet received the costs of the former trial. _ _ O'Gorman Mahon begged to set the Learned Counsel right. Mr. Platt had stated that the costs of the former trial had not been paid, but he held the receipt now in his hand for their amount, 671. odd, and had showed it on a former occasion to Mr. Justice. Coleridge. Lord DxisimAN—We have nothing to do with that matter. O'Gorman Mahon—But my Lord, when such statements are made, I feel it my duty to contradict them. If the prosecutor wishes, I shall myself with great pleasure furnish him with copies of the affidavits as soon as they can be written out. After giving some instructions to the defendant as to the remodelling of his affidavit, the Cou. t fixed Monday next for hearing the arguments for a new trial. The defendant then withdrew. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) LEVI. V. WALTERS. This case was before the public last week, Mr. Ser jeant Andrews having then moved for a rule to set aside a warrant of Attorney, given as a collateral security for a play debt. The defendant had taken his passage to India, and his luggage put on board, but was arrested on Saturday last on the judgment signed upon the warrant of attorney. The Learned Serjeant now moved for a rule Nisi to set aside the warrant of attorney and the money returned. —Rule granted. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY The Court sat in Banco, but were engaged the whole of the morning with the special paper, no case in which possessed the slightest interest to the public. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are three French, two Ostend, and one Dutch mail ; a mail from Rio Janeiro, by the Lapwing, sailed on the 12th Nov. ; also a Leeward island mail, by, the Melville, sailed on the 21st Dec., from St. Thomas • ship letters from Bermuda, Demerara, Bahia,! Jamaica, and Ha vannah ; from Mauritius 17th Oct., and Cape of Goed Hope 11th November. Jamaica Papers are received at the North and South Ame rican Coffee House to the 16th Dec. The following are extracts : " The Vestry Bill, which passed the House of Assembly on Friday last, has given great offence to two gentlemen—namely, Messrs. Jordan and Osborn, Editors of the revolutionary paper called the Watchman. The Editor of the Dispatch is called to the bar, for thrill. , to publish a certain document, pur porting to be a dispatch from Lord Sligo to Lord Aberdeen, dated March 31, 1835, which the House cannot believe to be genuine. "Of Colonial news we have very little to impart. Matters are quiescent ; but in the Island of Antigua a sad mortality prevails from a fever, the nature of which was previously un known in the Island. " In Barbadoes discontent prevails, from the conduct of some of the special magistrates. " In Demerara, the conduct of Sir James C. Smith, the Governor of that colony, would drive the Yankees to have recourse to Lynch law. " In Jamaica the Marquis of Sligo and some of his special Magistrates assert that the new system is working beautifully. We deny it, and our means of information equal, if it does not exceed, that of our Governor, and the exports of the next crop will show who are wrong. "We are happy to announce the safe arrival of Mr. Lemonins with 540 German emigrants in the ship Olbers, at Rio, on the 10th inst. "The business of the House of Assembly basproceeded this Session with unusual rapidity and good feeling, and it is said the Members will be able to retire to their homes by the end of the week; but we do not think this possible." VENEZUELA. —We have received Carracas Papers to the 17th of October, when everything was going- on smoothly. The late revolution has been com p letel y subdued, and its au thors will have to fly the country. Extract of a letter received from the Grand Caymanas, Nov. 21 : " I was much surprised on my return from Jamaica to find so great a change in the negroes here. I have more ap plications for hired servants, and these at lower rates, than I can find employment for, and it would be scarcely credited when I say the free negroes have nearly completed the frame of a good vessel, which they have named the William the Fourth, and intend launching her the Ist of August." The Demerara Papers to the sth December say :—" His Excellency has thought proper, in a Government notice, to censure, in the most unwarrantable terms, the conduct of the Assistant Commissioners of Compensation of the Colony, for having published the official notice from the Central Office London, received by the last mail." THE FUNDS. Consols, which closed on Saturday, at 90, 1 , 91 for Money, and 91 for the Account, opened this morning at 918. There is little business doing as y et, althou g h the French prices come higher. Exchequer Bills, 18 20 ; India Bonds, 46 ; Bank Stock, 2131214 - ; India Stock, 252 253. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, which left off on Saturday, at 50h. 1, are at present 501 ; Portuguese, 831 84 ; Three per Cents., 531- 54; Colombian, 331 ; Mexican, 381 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 54i 58 ; Five per Cents., 104 1038. Although we have an arrival this morning of three French mails, with the express from Paris, and dates from Madrid to the 7th inst., the only information they contain of any conse quence is, that the French Five per Cents. will not be reduced. This has caused the Funds to improve—Five per Cents , 109 10 ; Three per Cents., 81 15 ; Differes, 19 ; Spanish Ac tivc, 414. HALF-PAST ONE The private letters received this morning by the Brazil mail of the 11th Nov., state that all was tranquil there, and the next news from Rio Grande was expected to be of a favourable description, Exchange on London, 391 i ; Stocks, sai. It is not expected that any operations on the funds, of any magnitude, will take place until after the meeting of Par liament. Accordingly the speculators have turned their atten tion entirely to the Rail-road system of gambling, which is, the favourite speculation of the day. This has caused a con siderable rise in the various Shares. Consols, 91i- 4 for the Account, and soi 91 for Money—scarce a bargain doing. Exchequer Bills lower, 17 19 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank Stock, 2131 2141 ; Spanish Active Bonds, 501 ; Portuguese, 83k 84 ; Three per Cents., 531 54 ; Columbian, 33, 1 2 ; Mexican, 38} ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54i 55 1 -. ; Chilian, 49 51. THREE 0' CL 0 GK. Consols for the Account, 91i I. The celebrated Vidocq being, a few days ago, called to Boulogne-sur-Mer, as a witness on a trial, went under the name of St. Jules, but being recognized at the hotel at which he alighted, he was arrested, and carried before the Procureur du Roi, who, however, immediately released him. Two hundred tons of flax were brought to market in Londonderry last week from the country, and sold for ex portation to England and Scotland at 3/. per cwt., thus re alizing nearly 13,0001.—Edinburgh Advertiser. Dr. William Turton died at Bideford, Devon, on the 28th ultimo, aged 73. He was of Oriel College, Ox ford, and practised as a Physician, first at Swansea, and then at Dublin. Dr. Turton was the author of several valuable works. He published a Medical Glossary in 1797, and, between 1801 and 1806, his General System of Nature, translated from Gmelin's edition of Linnaeus, in seven octavo volumes. His latest productions were, Compendium of British Zoology, Treatise on Consumption, &c.—Literary Gazette. ALTERATION OF THE COURT COSTUME.—The remarks on this subject, which appeared in the Court Jour nal of Saturday, we understand, have attracted the parti cular attention of an illustrious personage, and many in quiries are makin g in consequence among the intended visi ters at the next Levee and Drawing-room, as to whether the important clang es recommended are likely to take place during the coming season. LITERATURE. THE POLISH STRUGGLE. BY M. G. KENNEDY. Longman and Co., 1836. If we mistake not, this poem is by the author of " Fitful Fancies," a collection of verses published a few years since, and which attracted no little attention at the time. The theme is an admirairle one for the purposes of poetry, and Mr. Kennedy has' shown him self fully capable of sustaining its dignity. His allu sions to the great hero of the late " Polish svuggle," Skrejnetski, are replete with animation ; as is af..30 his description of the " Czar of Cruelty," the Emperor Nicholas. We prefer, however, the details of the las t attack and capture of Warsaw by the Russians, under Paskewitch, a portion of which we extract : The fight is lost and won ; the bastions now Are forc'd and gain'd,—and crowds are ruohing in Impetuous, like the tides that roaring flow Upon the Goodwin shoals with ceaseless din, When Cynthia hides her light, or doth begin, In full urb'd radiance o'er the wide expanse To shed effulgence ; and his magazine Stern Boreas bursteth ope in dissonance, At which the seaman starts, and quails at fortune's chance. " The fight is lost, and won !"—the Victor cries ; His shout triumphant rings along the line ; While the poor vanquished hero prostrate lies, Cold as the clay on which his limbs recline. '1 The last dread desperate act is done ! the mine )- Is fir'd, and hurtle high in collied air The mountain fragments, as from earth's confine 1 1-4 The flaming crater bursts with ruddy glare, And heaven and earth alike destruction's livery wear. Impetuous to the charge they rush—'tis done— Tis o'er !—the lengthen'd line no more is seen From north to south extending, or in one Indomitable mass, like birds unclean • "" ' "'. Swooping above their prey—as o'er the scene Rings wide their clamorous joy ;—that hour is past, And savage horror reigneth now, I ween ; See in each street a fray,—while stand aghast The mingling hosts ;—for now, is Poland's day o'ercast. SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) , DEAL, JAN. 16.—Wind N. N. W. Jan. 17.—Wind N. W. —Arrived the Regent, Allen, from Surinam ; Latona, Wat son, from Bermuda ; Castlereagh, Mould, mid Dart, —, from St. Michael's - Victory, Peter, from Limerick ; Plym, Davis, from Alexandretta ; Malvina, Buckle, from Leghorn ; and Mary, Constance, from Mogadore. Arrived from the river , the Lady Middleton, Barber, for Terceira ; Osbert, Dalrymple, for Dominica ; Sarah harry, Bissett, for Jamaica; Circassian, —, for Malta • Janet, Scott, for. Bordeaux ; and Claudine, Kemp, for Madras. Sailed in the course of the day the whole of the outward-bound, as well as the home ward-bound. MARGATE, JAN. 16.—Arrived the Mountaineer, James, from Demerara; and Bruce, Symonds, from Charente. RAMSGATE, JAN. 17.—Arrived off port the Unity, Steven son, from Messina ; Killingrew, Maye, from Seville. COWES, JAN. 17.—Arrived the Palid, Lindberg, from Rio Janeiro. JERSEY, JAN. 15.—Arrived the Brutus, Sorrell, Wilmington. BRISTOL, JAN. 17.—Arrived the New Volunteer, Stewart, from Demerara. _ _ BEitummus, AN. 15.—Arrived the Isabella, M'Caskell, 'rom St. Andrew's. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 16.—Arrived the Golden Fleece, Baker, from Bahia ; Stirlingshire, Brown, and Paidman, Hughes, from Jamaica; Superb, --, from New Orleans ; Savanilla, Ridley, from Savanilla; Emerald, Campbell, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Beiram, Carter, from Smyrna ; and Ad. venture, Evans, from Messina. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Wind N. E. Jan. 7.—Wind N. W., light. FALMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind N. N. W. to N. E. ' strong. Jan. 16.—Wind N. E., moderate.—Arrived the Lapwing Packet, from Rio Janeiro—sailed the 12th November, and Pernambuco the 12th ult. ; Lord Melville, —, from the West Indies—sailed from St. Thomas's the 21st ult. Off port the Victor, Green, from Mauritius. The Persian, 'of Sunderland, was on shore at Bay Chaleur, and filling with the tide. The Medway, Robinson, from Newcastle to Liverpool, was totally wrecked near the entrance of the New Channel the 15th instant, and only one man saved. The Spermaceti, from Liverpool, was on the ,bar at the en trance of the Mississippi the Bth ult. Rear-Admiral Sir B. Capel was at Trincomalee 9th Sept. ; Ruttlesnake and Victor arrived from England 10th, and 6th August—former sailed 31st for Bombay, latter despatched. to Penang, via Madras and Calcutta, to assist Commodore Barrow, of the Rolfe, in the suppression of piracy. Wolf to sail on the 10th Sept. for Mauritius, with directions to Capt. Chad of the Andromache, regarding a large merchant vessel on shore at Guajardo Camios. FALMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Arrived, the Lapwing, from Rio Janeiro—sailed 12th November; left there, Dublin and Hornet. STRANGE OCCURRENCE.-011 Wednesday, while the Belfast and Londonderry day coach was passing over. Glenshane mountain, on its way to Belfast, it came repeat edly in contact with extensive and dark clouds of small flies or midges. This very singular occurrence continued for nearly a mile. The illness of the Duke of St. Alban's, which was at first considered merely a bilious attack, appears to have assumed the more serious form of fever ; and it being pro nounced to be of an infectious description, the Duchess of St. Alban's, with Miss Burdett, have removed from Stratton street to Holly-lodge, Highgate, from whence her Grace drives every day for intelligence of the Duke, who, we are happy to say, is considerably better. At half-past 10 o'clock, on the night of the 3d inst., the sky being without a cloud, a brilliant meteor appeared from the east of Noirmoutiers, in La Vendee, and after being visible for half a minute, disappemeed in thewest. It was of a conical form, six inches long, and four inches in diameter at the base. Half-a-minute after its extinction, a loud explosion was heard in the west, and continued rolling back towards the east for about two minutes. At the Court-martiallliely held at Sheerness on Captain Hope, the following dialogue took place between one of the witnesses and the Court :—" Are you a Ca tholic ?"—" No, Sir." " Are you a Pretestant Sir." " What are you, then ?"—" Captain of the foretop.' It is plain that our seamen are much better instructed in their duty of defending their country than in religion. A few days ago, a lady of apparently extreme cor pulence alighted from the diligence, at Blanc Misseron, ut the Nord, and entered the custom-house to be examined. The officers observing that she took extraordinary care to avoid being pressed upon by the crowd, suspected all was not natural, and handed her over to the female inspectors, who soon extracted about enough to furnish a milliner's shop. No fewer than eighty-seven lace caps, ready made up, were found in her sleeves, her bustle, and other parts of her ample clothing. The mother of :family living at Toettleben, in Saxe Weimar, went to the fair at Erfurt, to purchase new year's gifts for her four children, whom she left shut up in a room. The three eldest, aged eight, six, and four years, finding empty a chest large enough to hold them, got into it by way of amusement, when the lid, which shuts with a springt ock, fell down upon them, and being unable to raise it agaiu, they were all suffocated.—Gollignani's Messenger. Mr. Trower, one of the Masters in Chancery, a gentloman of very advanced age," has been suddenly seized with paralysis, which renders his situation a subject of much anxiety to his friends. Solicitors, resident and possessing local knowledge and experience in the several counties of Ireland, have ,been appointed to conduct public prosecutions at Quarter Sessions. Such a provision for the effectual attainment of justice was particularly advisable in consequence of the enlarged jurisdic tion of the Quarter Session Courts. Their power extends over that numerous class of offences, short of homicide and other felonious outrages, which proceed from the internal dis sensions of the people, and stamp their name with the violent and disorderly character which has long disgraced it. Com binations, way-laying, riots at fairs and funerals, faction-fights, and every species of common assault, together with the various forms of larceny and petty plunder, of which the humbler classes are the most frequent victims, are cognizable at Quar ter Sessions. A strict and searching system of investigating those charges is essential to the preservation of good order, and the general security of society. And it must obviously conduce to the success and moral effect of such inquiries, that they be conducted by persons responsible for their just per formance, and qualified to prosecute them with skill and fidelity. Heretofore the Magistrates, or officers of police de puted by them, have taken the office of public prosecutors upon themselves. But besides that the greater, number of those persons are supposed to have hostile feelings towards the com mon people—and consequently, convictions obtained through their endeavours, have failed to produce that respect for the administration of justice, without which the mere punishment of offenders is of little value to the community—there was a manifest impropriety in the Magistrates, who are judges of the Court, identifying themselve s in any shape with a prosecution. This appointment, therefore, of local attorneys to direct the proofs and arrange the evidenCe in cases which the Magistrates may send for trial before the Quarter Sessions, is a wise and excellent provision. The character of that tribunal will be much raised, and its utility proportionally increased, when the people see its practice and proceedings assimilated to those of the Courts of Assize ; and the Magistrates, confining their exertions to th e per f ormance of t h e i r j u di c i a l f unct i ons, w ill , doubtless, fi n d t h at the ends of justice may be quite as satisfac torily attained without their intermeddling in its preparations. There are a great number of Englishmen at presen. in Paris, and foreigners arc daily arriving there, to be pre sent at the trial of Fieschi and his accomplices, which-at tracts much attention as the preparations for its commence ment are complete. The proceedings will occupy a great portion of the ensuing month. -. .-~ ~, th e th e Sir oc 1)04 1 their Yest vo r , Of t and abo, .A.p. a s I 'NI,. tiet o Pla c and Pra, Witi tlp p to Ma bee Lion still th e i r ouE and for of ring to l be txi fr e be