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To which will also be appended a copious Index of Fersons and Events. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. (Publisher in Ordinary toiler Majesty.) THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Immense Holiday Attraction. THIS EVENING will be performed Belle's grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. After which will be repeated the Grand Christmas Harlequinade, called PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, Harlequin and Robinson Crusoe. The principal characters by the unrivalled pantomime artistes, Messrs. W. H. Payne, Wieland, T. Matthews, Howell, and Miss Carson. SCENE 1. An " Attic" Story. Author (in distress for many things, but principally for a pantomime subject), Mr. Hance ; Pack (Envoy from the Court of King Oberon, with powers to pro vide the usual Christmas fun for " Children all, both great and small,' Miss A. Payne. How Puck gives new life to the author by giving life to his attic, which occasions an extraordinary stir on the pre tutees, and introduces an extensive circle of old acquaintances; how Messrs. Puck and Author form themselves into a Committee of Taste, and decide in favour of Robinson Crusoe. SCENE 2. Coast of the island on which Crusoe was wrecked, with the ship high and dry, the ocean slumbering in the back ground. the crabs, &c, wide awake in the fore ground. Robinson Crusoe, Mr. W. H. Payne. How Crusoe pays a morning visit to the wreck; his private opinion of the useful and the useless ; how he is astonished by an unceremonious visit from the Caribee Indians, and how he de termines in hie turn to astonish them. SCENE 3. Interior of the island. King Paribo (Autocrat of all the Caribees, having a passion for l'rincess Tooraloora, and being in a passion with everybody else), Mr. T. Matthews; Ilankipanki (his club-bearer, an office equivalent to mace-bearer to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London), Mr. Howell ; Prince I - arramatta, after wards " Friday" (King Paribco's young brother, and old rival, con lettined to the sage during her Majesty's pleasure), Mr. Wieland ; erincose T.oraloora (intended by Pariboo for himself, but intending serself for his brother), Mr. Johnson. How, preparations being made for a Caribee l'ic-nic, Crusoe, fired with indignation, tires a volley— how Pariboo and Hankipanki jump out of the frying-pan into the fire, i.e., the water. _ . SCENE 4.—Exterior of Cavern on Sea Shore. San Domingo Billy (the celebrated Pacific Shark, netted expressly for the occasion, in hopes of his turning out " a great catch"), Mr. Longswallow. How Paribtx) and Hankipanki bolt from San Domingo Billy, and how Billy bolts - them—how Crusoe and Friday go out fishing—how they hare a " glorious n;bble"—and how, the fish being landed, lands its two insides—awl how the exterior of the cavern naturally changes to SCENE s.—lnterior of Cavern, with ?lint's-eye View of Robinson Crusoe's Farm. tlow Crusoe and Co. give the Caribees the go-by— how Pariboo and his warriors, to the tune of " Follow, follow over mountain," set off In pursuit—and how it is supposed they were lost in fog, which will account for their not arriving earlier at SCENE 6.—The House that Crusoe built. N.B. The premises may be viewed nightly with tickets, apply to Mr. Parsons, Box office, from ten till six. How Crusoe does the honours of his hut to the great Princess and her little brothers—how he gives Friday his first lesson in " Mrs. Glass's Domestic Cookery"—how the jollifica tion within is suddenly interrupted by the Indians from without ; in short, how the appearance of Puck leads to the disappearance of the hut, and then to the change of the Old Wreck to the Jolly Young Waterman and Crusoe's Departure for London-bridge. SCENE 7. Exterior of Music Shop and Artificial Arms and Leis Manufactory ; Duet, in two flats, tune, " Here we go up, up, up, here we go down, down, down ;" Roman Gladiator versus British Gladia tor; a clear stage awl no favour; patent violoncello, warranted to play on itself grand discord. §CENES 8 and 9. Curriers and Fancy Loather-dressers, and Throne room in the Palace at Morocco ; how to leather Morocco and how to dress its leather ; how to hide yourself to avoid hiding by another— a whole skin is better than a skin in holes. ErCkINE• 10. Exterior of Insolvent Debtors' Prison ; Remember the poor. Debtors; Knockers and bells versus thieves; Somebody's coming; .?oor debtors and heardbearNd creditors; the tables sud denly turned by an Act of Parliament ; Change of the Premises to SCENE 11. Baths and Washhouses for the Labouring Classes; " Ladles of the Round Tub :" Soap at a prenfum ; Mangling done here ; Arrival of " the trades of London, with their respective young ones ;" The bell invites us ; Wives go to dinner; husbands go to bath; Boiling water versus cold water cure ; The washing-tub in a storm, and general conflislon. SCENE 12. Lamp and Chandelier Shop and Lodging-house ; "Catch him who can," or Harlequin here, Harlequin there, Harle quin everywhere ; lia.mrl at lest " Off with his head, an much for Harlequin ;" Eight heads hotter than one; Patent self•lighting Chandelier. " The happy family we all know so well, " The still happier family we all love so well." SCENE 13. A Stone Quarry; A monster meeting, with a tail and without one ; how to convert a blockhead into a great mail ; Art and Commerce lend their assistance to p: . oduce SCENE 14. A most extraerdinary 'Change, leading to a still more extraordinary one, viz., SCENE 13. Grand emblematical and national tableau of her Majesty christening the Royal Exchange. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be sierform , d a Nesr and original Comedy, in Fir. Acts, coed OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. S; rickland ' • Littleton Coke, Mr. Charl es M a the- Tom Coke Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr Ruckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; The Counb•ss of i Mrs. W. Clifford; Lady Alice Hawthori. Madame Vestris; Miss Rocket. Miss Julia ennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINF T. Ring Uxorious Mr. J. Bland ; Princess Gra icsa, Miss Jul a Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. stmlev. To conchoe wi h a Grami MOVING DIORAMA; or, PIC TORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas a, On, Guinea and a-Half each, f•ckits and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Box-oftice, (rim fen till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will he repeated ;by special permission of Charles Dickens, Esi.) a New Drama, entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Tobv Veck, O. Smi.h ; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tughy, Mr. Wilkin son ; S r Joseph Rowley. Rart . Mr. Paul ReJford ; Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. Selby; Meggy Veck, Miss Fortcscue ; Mrs. Clfickenstalk-ff, Mrs. Frank Matthews. To be followed by a New Comic Operetta, called the FOX AND THE GOOSE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Paul Bedford, and Mrs Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Chtistmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE ; or, H ar l equ i n and the Ki g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Colum , ine, Misa Lons. dale;. Clown. Mr C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. San tern. Prompter, Mr Gallot ; Principal Painter, dr Pitt; Leader of the Bsnd, Air. Mellon.—B ox - o al ce open from Ileum till Four. Private Blies 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 C.ESAR DE RAZAN I)on Csesar, Mr. Wallack ; Charles the S econs, Mr. Walton ; Maritsna, Mrs. Stirling; Counte ss d i Rotondo, Mrs. Fotbroke. Te be followed by a New Grand Oriental Ballet, called THE ENCHANTED BELL. A zolin (an Hinder, Peasant), M. Rousse - ; Palmira (the Sultan's Daughter), Mille. Caroline Rousset ; Naive, (her Friend), Mdlle. Teresine; Ding Doug (the Genii of the Bell), Mist Marshall 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; Kelma-, Mr Granby Riber, Mr. Corri , Golotz, Mr. W a lt on; Cl au di ne, Miss E. Stan ley; Ravina, Mrs. Fosbroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Galls Is. Half_ p r i ce a t Nine o'clock—Dress Ci rc l e , 2 s . 13d. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce nium Boxes, Two ffulneas and a.Half. Doors to be opened at Half. oast Six, and the Perfo rmances to commence a t S even o ' c l ock. The Box-otfice. under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham. Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Theatre. IHEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Under the Management ot Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHI3IES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddcar, E. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turner. and Keeley ; Miss Walcott, Miss Arden, /Most Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Fare; 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, Historie.d, Romantic Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, turner, Kinlach, Yarnold, and Keeley, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Mi , s Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF ADMISSION. —Balcony vores. 4i.; Upper Boxes, Ss. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, ; kirTer Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, is. Private Boxes on the !Wenn) , Tier tl+olding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second rier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a.lialf. Private B , ICOI on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guiren, Tne Boi.oßice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc— tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Great Hit of the Equ,strian Comic Pantomime at AsTLKY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE 01' ARTS. Proprietor and Manager. Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will he repeated a NewSpc:Ude' entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race-Hone and Life's Course of Man and Steed ; introducing unequalled • I Feteq. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and In the Circle by living Foy real Pack of Hounds, purcha..9d bi Mr. Batty of Mr Tatter to realise this novel production. bloom Races and other Spotting, i Features. New Scenes of the Ureic, and entire change in the Feats of Horse manship. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, o lied HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY (PEPIN'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of E.lnionton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. C o l yer ; Clown, %Ir. I'. Barry; p a ntaloon, Mr. Bradbury. Acting arm s t agt ., inage r, )Ir. W 0 lif Box-otßce open f rom Eleven till Five. Lessons intLci t. Art of Riding by Mr. R. Smith daily. Mr. BATTY begs to a'quaint the Nobility, Gentry, and h;s Patrons, that, in compliance with numerous ; desire, h e from' the country, and by so , e —a • esire, he has formed arraneemenfs to Pre sent, during the Christmas Ito ys a S ties of EQUESTRIA N WIN' NG FE FES and F ASHIONABLE DAY PERFORM ANCEi, to commence at H alf-past One, and terminate at Half - pant 'Three : consisting of Batty's s,,lendid Scenes of Equitation in the Circle. DAVIUUi :a ROYAL SURREY ; iLEATEE As usual, the bee. Pantomime of the Sea.on ! A more brilliant triumph than ever before achic.red ! ! Laughter, Woofer, and Delight!!. "ft:c First Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and Every thing New I! !! THIS EVENIN,I Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characte rs b y Mr Hem, Cordom th Iheatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Nevill e , ItM Ilonliere , I eels, Heidi);\ and Seaman, Mrs. R. H omier, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. NV. Daly, and Miss Martin. To conclude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDI, • HILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri ; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Places Lied Private boxes to he had of Mr. Kerrchner, at the Pox. odice, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRK Extraordinary Success of the Ncw Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be produced MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Su'_ ported br Mr. o..baldistors, Henry Howard, J. T Johnson, T H. Higgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Mica E lerrey, and Miss Treble. A ter which, the laughable Drama, entitled WILFUL MURDER. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT COD I.INS • ' or, The Little Old Wonsan and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapin° ; Clown, Mr. Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney; Columbine, Mdllc. Le Vite. DUNISkIL-011 Wednesday, fifty-five ploughs started on the farm of Brunt, lately let to Mr. Davidson, of Manchester, to give him a day's ploughing, as a friendly welcome into the county. The frost having g i ve n way a day or two before, both men and horses started in the finest order, and turned over from sixty to seventy acres in grand style. A party of farmers and others connected is ith the orrations of the day after wards dined in Mrs. Sanderson 's inn, Broxhurn, when the evening. was spent with thl cordiality and harmony by which these meetings ate ever characterised. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 1. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 33 ; Highest, 41 ; Noon, 40. BAROMETER, 30.25.—Wnw, N.E. Nom—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the 'Thermometer 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 geßerally 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. Her: lag 27 minutes after 6 I Evening ... 49 minutes after 6. • c ~ Vet sul•w4 i . A ; a s k ,* . !ta i erott."-:;i7, (7 / 2 o7 i r • DiEv .„, • "1. SECOND EDITION. Attnin 1141 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1845 The opening of a new year—a solemn event to all endowed with faculties of reflection and who exercise those faculties in a right spirit—gives us the oppor tunity of saying a few words respecting the year which has just passed away, and that w hich but a few hours since broke upon us in the silence and solitude of midnight. In casting a retrospective glance over the political proceedings that took place in 1844, if there be no very great reason for congratulation, neither is there for discouragement nor despondency. The important public questions of education, of the condition of the labouring poor in the manufacturing as well as in the agricultural districts, of free trade, of legal and ecclesiastical reforms, of the adoption of amore liberal and conci liatory system of policy towards Ireland—if these important questions have made no very marked pro gress during the somewhat drowsy twelve months that have just expired, yet it is consoling to reflect that they have in no respect retrograded, but, on the contrary, may be said to have advanced slowly but surely towards the successful issue that ere long awaits them. In fact, though the year 1844 has on the whole done its work but languidly, yet it has done a certain amount of work whose bene ficial character has yet to be fully appreciated. It has been a year of preparation for future good rather than of actual performance of good. It has been breaking the ground for its successor—fitting the soil and sowing the seeds which are destined to bear fruit in due season. The destitute and demo ralized condition of the labouring classes of the popu lation have been brought before the attention of the community in an infinite variety of ways ; public sympathy has been actively awakened in their behalf; an opinion has been generally expressed in no une quivocal terms that their case can na longer be neglected with impunity; and we confi dently trust that in the session which is now fast approaching some decided measures will be adopted for their relief, and 1845 complete the good work which 1844 has commenced. Again, as regards the question of free trade. Here, too, progress has been made, though not perhaps to such an extent as could have been desired. The great Anti-Corn-law League—the embodied expression of a people's wants and wishes on one of the most momentous subjects that can interest them—has kept alive the desire—we might add, the determination--for an unshackled commercial system ; and despite the innumerable obstacles that have been thrown in its way by the selfishness, the cupidity, and the un deniable influence of the 'monopolists, this popular Confederacy has never once lost ground, but throughout the past year maintained its proud position unshaken. It has still many difficulties to surmount. The prejudices of some, and the keen sense of self-interest in others, are not to be beaten down in a day ; but events are working in favour of the League—which the Herald of this morning, by the bye, after having' pronounced it to be in articulo mortis, has just discovered to be as much alive as ever it was—and nothing but strenuous perseverance is wanting to enable it to achieve a full and perfect triumph. Slow, indeed, but sure, has been the pro gress which the question of free trade has made in the year 1844, but henceforth its advance will be considerably accelerated, and in the coming session we doubt much whether our expediency Minister will use the same decided language respecting it that circumstances gave him a pretext for using in the past session. As regards the system of policy to be pursued towards Ireland, we cannot longer permit ourselves to doubt that this, too, from necessity, will be wholly different to what it has hitherto been. The declarations of Sir R. PEEL in Parliament, made towards the close of the last session, are, so far as they go, exceedingly encouraging on this point, and the evident dis r may and perplexity of the Irish Orange party are an omen of still more cheering import. On the whole, therefore, when we look back on the past year and forward to the present, we feel that we have much more cause for hype than for despondency. Events are fast hurrying to a crisis. The compara tive languor and apathy that have prevailed in the public mind for the last twelve months cannot be of much longer duration, but must inevitably be suc ceeded by a vigilance —an activity—and a determina tion that will compel the Premier to put an end to that miserable vacillating system of policy that has so long characterised his Administration. We cannot refer to the police and assize intelli gence in the last week's file of our journal, without mingled feelings of gratification and of shame. Gra- . tified in the highest degree we have indeed been at the concurrent testimony of all the Metropolitan Police jurisdictions to the important moral improve ment in the habits of the poorer classes, which must be inferred from the almost total absence of night charges arising out of that inebriety and riotous bearing that have long been considered the certain accompaniments of the Christmas festival. Nor has our satisfaction been less in its intensity or its purity at the noble responses which in so many parts of the kingdom have been made by the wealthy and en nobled to those urgent appeals to their Christian charity and benevolence which the Press has, at this period of privation, suffering, and distress, been strenuously preferring on behalf of the scores of thousands among our more destitute and friendless fellow-creatures, whose title to the consideration and pity of their more fortunate brethren is founded on the triple ground of community of country, religion, and institutions. In the midst of their domestic misery, in their social degradation, under the grind ing pressure of their wants, they have respected these sacred tics with a patience, a constancy, a good faith, a forbearance such as we solemnly believe have never been rivalled in the case of the poorer and humbler communities of any other European King dom. The possessors of that property which, gene rally speaking, has been so sacredly respected under grievous temptations and desperate distress, demon strate by such timely donations and such extensive hospitalities as we have had to record within the last three or four days, at once their good feeling and their good sense. There is a kindliness, a charity to be exercised, beyond the compulsory demands of the law for the sustentation of the parochial poor. On all hands we hope to see the dictates of these genial influences, during this inclement season, as exten sively acted upon by our competent gentry and more opulent aristocracy, as the benevolent beginnings we recur to would seem to warrant us in anticipating. So much for the causes of our recent gratification. With pain we now address ourselves to one of the multitudes of instances in which what is called "Assize justice," but which would be more fairly and truly termed " Squire-made statute-law," seems to go out of its way to invent cases of a sufficiently puerile and trumpery character to invest its decisions with the strongest title to the contempt and derision of the public. At a Petty Sessions in the country last week, a wretched woman, in a condition of mise rable poverty, was charged b y a small farmer with the offence of having picked up, in a nei g hb our i ng wood, one whole faggot of loppings, such as at this season of the year are commonly cut and collected into bundles for consumption or sale. The husband of the woman, and another party, confirmed the ac. count she gave, in the teeth of the assertion of the farmer, namely, that at the hour in which the offence' alleged against her was laid as having been corn witted in the wood, she was not out of their little hut at all. That she had been in the wood that day and collected a few little broken twigs, wherewith " to make a little fire" (in the bitter weather of the Christ mas week) "to warm her little child," she freely admitted, protesting, however, that the twigs so picked up by her were mere windfalls or waste litter in her . path. The magistrates, at once , perceiving the vexatious nature of the charge, but bound by the enactments of the statute to proceed with the case, submitted to the prosecutor whether he would proceed with the business. He surlily replied in the affirmative—he had already lost two or three faggots. The Bench, still unwilling to be pushed to a sentence, asked him what value he set on th; faggots ? His answer was, that he could sell them at the rate of 1,000 for six shillings; that is to say, three farthings, and slmething short of the fraction of a half. The Bench, not concealing their regret at the positive language of the statute, sentenced the poor woman to some days' imprisonment. It is high time that the more modern of these laws touching petty offences against property should be carefully revised and amended. They have nothing, in the shape of legislation, to keep them in countenance, ex cept our Game-laws. They are as disproportionate in their penalties, as arbitrary in their construction of the acts of individuals, as capricious in their tyranny, is regardless of the feelings, as hostile to the personal rights and liberties of the poor. But disgraceful as it is to the two Houses of Parliament even to have sanctioned such laws, it is still more disgraceful that any branches of the landowning aristocracy can -be found to administer them, biassed partisans in such administration as they obviously are. But the most disgraceful part of all, if possible, which is taken under them, is that of tenant-farmers who invoke them. Does the tenant-farmer, who detains, arrests, and prosecutes the wretched cottier for unknowingly I committing a trespass to the value of three-farthings on unhoused property of his, lying on, or next to, a public pathway through an open wood—does he ima gine that he is more likely to secure, or to put in jeo pardy, the inviolability of that which he is so anxious to protect, and all aggressions upon which (however trivial or involuntary they may be) he is ready so vindictively to punish? If men cannot be trusted to the dictates of their good feeling, their good sense, or their good policy, it will be well that the Legis lature step in, without less of time, to think and make laws for them. It is a scandal in a Christian country to see the petty vengeance lurking in a little Midas like-law Act of Parliament, debated by a dozing Committee of our House of Parliament, at • two o'clock in the morning, and passed in bulk with an arrear accumulation of fifty more by the other House on the last day of the session—dart out of its dirty concealment, and, spider-like, fasten on the first most helpless and friendless, most desolate and feeble victim, that unconsciously strays within its treache rous meshes ! Accounts from Constantinople, dated 7th ult., state that the Governor of Trobizond had forwarded to the Divan a justification of his conduct, in which he alleged that the injured Greek was an Ottoman sub ject, and was not, consequently, entitled to the protec tion of the British Consul. An indemnity had been awarded to Admiral Sir BALDWIN WALKER for his services in the Turkish navy. The Dardanelles - were being fortified, and had been placed within the-go; vernment of MEHEMET ALI, Pacha of Topkbane. Accounts have been received from Madrid to the . 24th ult. The Senate on that day was engaged in the discus sion of an amendment moved by the Duke DE GOB, on the Reform Bill, the object of which was to esta blish a hereditary peerage. The discussion was ad journed until after the holidays, but during the course of it the Minister of the Interior said, that the ,Go vernment had not considered it fit to demand the creation of hereditary legislators. The Cortes have adjourned their sittings to the 28th January, in order, it is said, to give the Govern ment time to negotiate with the Marquis DE VILLUMA and seventeen Deputies who have resigned, for the purpose of inducing them to withdraw their resigna tions. We have received the Paris papers of Monday, from which it would appear that the Ministry of M. GuizoT was in a very tottering condition. It is said that M. GuizoT was driving about Paris all day on Sunday, to recruit votes for the election of Monday ;_ but, notwithstanding all his efforts, the Ministerial candidate only obtained a majority of four over his opponent, the numbers being—for M. DE BELLEYME, 172, and for M. BILLAULT, 168. The Court, according to some of the journals, affected the greatest indif ference as to the result of the ballot. The KING had a long interview with Count MOLE on the evening of Saturday, and on the following morning the Count DE MONTALIVET was closeted with his MAJESTY for some time. A courier had been dispatched to Marshal BUGEAUD, to hasten his return to Paris, and the Mar shal has of late frequently transacted business with the Duke DE NEsiouns. In relation to the Minis terial crisis, the Presse s which is generally considered to be the organ of Count MOLE, has the following:— " The fact of M. Dufaure having been elected one,of the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies; and M. Billault having on the second ballot received an in creased number of votes, while those of his competitor, M. de Belleyme, declined in number, are matters whose political signification is not disputed by any journal, not even by those most strictly attached to the existence of the Ministry. Already the formation of a Ministry is loudly announced which would represent the coalition of the two Centres, and which would embrace, under the Presidency of Count MO* Messrs. de Salvandy B!gnon, Dufaure, and Billault. But will M. Billault, to whose rare talent we have-ever rendered j,ustice, be elected on Monday ? We do not believe it. We shall explain the foundation of our conviction. The Ministry has existed four years. It is composed of men valuable on more than one account ; one of whom need only ascend the tribune to prove that he has no equal. If the Mi nistry ought to fall, the Chamber ought not to overthrow it in silence on a question of persons. It ought to wait the debate on the address ; it ought to wait until_ the Ministerial question is freely discussed and fairly put to the vote. The present Ministry must not have the same conclusion as that of the 12th of May. To conquer it will be glorious, to smother it would be disgraceful." It is stated that M. GulzoT has made overtures to MM. PASSY and DUFAURE to join the Ministry, but they have declined. Neither, would it appear, are the Ministry united among themselves. M. GUIZOT'S col leagues consider themselves compromised by his unpopu larity,whichM.CuNlN GRIDAINE calls unefataliM. LOUIS too, is much annoyed at the coldness of his reception at the opening of the Chambers, and complains that the unpopularity of the Minister should have been visited upon the KING. According to the Courier Francais, the KING is quite prepared to sacrifice M. GUIZOT. His MAJESTY, says the Courier Francais, is reported to have said, " Not withstanding the services rendered me by poor GuizoT, I must have a Ministry under whom Vies le Roi ! shall be cried, and I may review the National Guard." The majority of four, by which M. DE BELLETME succeeded, was composed of four of the Ministers, who have seats in the Chamber, and who usually ab stain from voting. The friends of M. GUIZOT complain that all those who are dependent on the Court not only voted, but canvassed for the Opposition candidate. Baron ATIIELIN who is everything at the Tuileri es , h as , s i nce th e commencement of the crisis, voted in the Chamber of Peers for everything proposed by Count MOLE, and against the Ministry. A most melancholy event has likewise occurred, which will add considerably to the Ministerial ern- , barrassments. M. VILLEMAIN, the accomplished Minister of Public Instruction, has been seized with an alarming illness, and is at the present moment completely deprived of reason. It is said that the Ministry have endeavoured to fill up the office here tofore held by:111. VILLEMAIN, but without success. It has been offered successively to M. DE SALVANDY, to M. ST. MARC GIRARDIN, and to M. ROSSI, and been declined by each. ' The Monileur publishes a very long royal ordon nance, dated the 28th, founded upon a report of the Minister of Marine, recommending an intermediate state of things in the navy, between what is called disponibilit( de rade and the commission de port. The new position is to be called commission de rade ; and, according to it, vessels for sea are to be placed in the roadstead, or in front of the ports, according to the localities. They are to be completely ready for sea, and to have on board everything requisite. The object of this new arrangement is to facilitate the fitting out of ships, and to expedite naval mat ters generally. The ordonnance fixes the nature of the new service s the personnel, and the duties of each department. The Constitutionnel says :—" We can announce as certain, from our pri'vate information, that after the vote of the Spanish Senate on the Constitution Re form Bill, already adopted by the Chamber of De puties, M. MARTINEZ ; DE LA RosA will return to resume his post of ambassador at Paris. Marshal NARVAEz will again fake, ad interim, the portfolio of foreign affairs. The Reine Blanche, the arrival of which ship at Brest we announced yesterday, having files of the Ocianie Francais to the 14th of July. The last number of that journal thus announces the arrival of the British sloop-of-war Carysfort at Otaheite : " At the moment of going to press, her Britannic Ma jesty's sloop of war Carysfort, Captain Lord Paulet, ap peared off the ridge which closes in the roadstead of Papeiti, and, without entering, saluted the flag of our commander, which was returned by the Uranie. At the same time the Governor received a visit from Lord Paulet. The Carysfort brings private letters from France, which come via Panama, with dates up to Fe bruary 26th, but no dispatches for the Governor, nor a single journal. The Governor has only received a letter from an officer, who commands one of King Louis Phi -lippe's ships in the South Seas, announcing that a French journal which had reached Valparaiso, gave in telligence that the whaler Elizabeth, which left Otaheite within the first fortnight in November in last year, car rying dispatches, informing the Gov e rnm e nt of the mo tives which forced Admiral Dupetit Thouars to convert the protectorate of Otaheite into an absolute posies . sion of the island, had made her passage to Havre in 95 days. The same journal, of the date of Feb. 29, says, that, after the reception of the dispatches we have mentioned, his Majesty declared that he could cot accept the full pos session, but must adlieie to the protectorate. We that the Governor has not received any official dis patches, but, nevertheless, on reading the letter sent to him from Valparaiso, he hastened to send the chief of his staff on board the Basilisk, with a letter to Queen Pomare, acquainting her with the state of affairs, and inviting her to come on shore. This letter was inter preted to Queen Pomare in the presence of the bearer, and the Captains of the Carysfort and Basilisk. Pomare replied, that she determined not to land, but would go to Borabora, and there wait the conclusion of the affair." The Oaanie of July 7 contains a long summary • of the recent expeditions against the insurgents,' and then gives textually the report of Captain BONARD, of the Uranie, stating minutely the whole of his pro ceedings in the affair of Ponnavia. The same journal adds:— " Mr. Makinn, the" English missionary, who was killed at Hapape, was at the moment when the ball struck him in the forehead, in the balcony of his house, occupied With looking at the movements outside. The column was defiling before him, and the insurgents, who had just taken position in the huts which our troops had evacuated in order to go forward, were at a very short distance from the column, and so masked as not to be seen. There was no expectation of being attacked at the moment. The sharp-shooters had come in, and the column was advancing tranquilly, when at the instant it was passing the house where Mr. Makinn was standing, a sharp fire of musketry, proceeding from the huts occu pied by the natives, was directed against the rear-guard. The balls passed over our soldiers' heads, and one struck Mr. Makinn right in the forehead, and killed him on the instant. The Governor had saluted him the moment before in passing." •It would appear , from a letter dated Papeiti, July 8, and published in the Journal des Debats, that the situation of the French in Otaheite is anything but pleasant. The writer . says : " The insurgents haven become remarkably bold ; to say the truth ; the entire population of the island, with the exception of two or' three districts, have risen against us, encouracred by , foreign instigation, and furnished with .arms and ammunition of every kind. You will say, perhaps; why do yoilsuffer this ? I answer.that, although Otaheite is only twenty-five leagues in circumference, we have not small vessels , enough to keep outside a watch which would render almost impracticable the facilities of communication with the neighbouring islands ; and how can we, in the interior, keep up a good police in a country of which we 'occupy "so small a portion ? Be this as it may, the mischief has been done, and has propagated itself insensibly, without;l imagine, its importance being well understood, for, even if peace were made, would there be any security for the colony, when the whole population could risein arms at the first signal ? _Cowards the conclusion of his letter he adds : "We must not,:however, despair. The presence in our roads of the English steamer Salamander will, without doubt, change the current of events, the captain observing an opposite line of conduct to that of his predecessors. Far from seconding the insurgents, he has written to them to state the true position of England as regards France, and has threatened to join with us if they should attack Papeiti. This step is probably only the prelude of an entirely new policy on the part of the representa tives of England at Otaheite." The Natives had attacked and burned down the re sidence of the French missionaries. The Oceania gives the following account of its destruction : "A. the moment when the steamer was entering the harbour, a very thick "smoke arose behind the cocoa-nut trees, beyond the camp of the tiranie. It was the house of the French Missionaries which the natives had setfire - to.-- The next morning the *chapel also was . burned to the ground. The missionaries have lost everything: The holy vessels and . all the objects used in Divine worship were pillaged by the natives or destroyed by the flames. It is fortunate that the missionaries had left their house in time." Since the above was written, the Paris papers of Tuesday have arrived. The willT Debuts rheem par a ie d nv m ai nii li t son office h co e ep iu g nni r ot a in - 1 tyin paorfi the Paris iis, tthat Ministerial i.G u crisis. s. the debate on the Address, that during the course - of that debate he will avow and defend the course which _. • he has pursued, and that after that the Ministry would resign, and that Count MOLE would 'be en trustel with the fonnr.ion of a new Cabinet. The Moniteur announces that the KING has signified . to M. VILLEMAIN his deep regret at seeing hiiii7retire, from office, his • • publishes r resignation, s g a n r a la n l o a r d n o d n c n h a a n r c g e i , n "dated t m e d : Tuesday,accepting DuasoN, the Minister. of Public Works, with the.de partment of Public Instruction ad interim •• . THE BOURSE—MONDAY, DEC." 30. First Highest Lowest Last Trice. Trim • Price. Price.' French Five per Cents 120 50 .. 120 75 .. 120 50 120 60 Fours ..•• Three per Cents.••.• 65 25 .. 85 30 .. 85 25 .. 65 30 New Loan •••••••• 86 55 .. 86 55 . 86 50 86 55 Bank of France 3190 -.3195 ..11190 •..3195 Lent. Bank, I,ooof. Shareslo92 50 .4092 50 .•1092 50 —lO2 50 5,000 f. Sharesso9o "5100 ..14090 Belgian 8ank...... ... 625 .. 630 .. 625 .. 630 Belgian Fives, 1840 .• •• 1044 .• 1041 .. 104} .. 1044 Spanish Threes •• •• •• •• •••• 38 1 •• 38 : 38} 381 Active •••• • 37 • • 37 .. 3 7. Passive • 6* .. 64 Gi Portuguese Five per Quits 614 .. 614 61 .. .61, .. Neapolitan•••••-•••••• •- • • 96 • • 96 .. 96 56 Roman •• • •••• •• RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain... ..........1030 -.1030 ..1030 ..1030 Versailles, R.B. • • L.B.•••••• •••• •• 380 •• 380 •• 375 .. 380 Rouen .......... .. Rouen to •• •• •• 822 50 .. 830 .. 822 50 .. 830 (means ~••..,•••..•••...1136 25 ..1148 75 ..1136 25 ..1143 75 Strasburg to Bale.• •••••••• 307 50 .. 307 50 • 306 25 .. 301 . 50 Avignon to marsemes.• .•.. 930 • • 935 .. 930 .. 035 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, JAN 3. Versailles, R. 8.. • ••••• • • • • • 495 .. 495 • • 488 73 .• 495 L.8.............330 .. 380 .. 375 -- Rouen .... •••••• • • • • • •1060 .-1062 50 .0860 ~ 1 062'50'- Rouen to Havre. ••• •. 825 .. 830 .. 825 •• 830 Orleans .......... • ••1136 25 ..1150 ..1136 25 —1145 Strasburg to Bale•••••• •• 306 24 .. 307 50 .. 306 25 •: 306 25 Avignon to Marseilles...". 930 .. 940 . 930 ....2.937 50 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen and Prince Albert at the Castle this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed exercise this forenoon in the grounds adjoining the Castle. His Excellency the French Ambassador and the Countess St. Aulaire arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Alajesty. The Countess of Gainsborough also arrived at the Castle. Sir Henry Wheatley left the Castle to-day. The Earl of IVarwick has arrived, and has suc ceeded Viscount Hawarden as the Lord in Waiting on the Queen; and Major-General Sir Frederic Stovin has succeeded Admiral Sir Robert Otway as the Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Caste this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of. Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, la Mar guise d'Harcourt, to Comte and la Comtesse George d'Harcourt, Mr-and Mrs. W. Harcourt, and Captain Francis Seymour. The band of the Royal Horse Guards were in at tendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and performed during the re mainder of the evening. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday at Glou cester house.• The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday, on a visit to Earl de Grey, at Wren Park, Silsoe, Bed fordshire. Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P. for Marlborough, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade, respecting a memorial from the inhabitants of Marlborough in favour of the line projected by the South-Western Railway Company to llungerford and Marlborough. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left Cambridge yesterday for Audley End, Satre on Walien, Essex, Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of New South W ales. The Earl of Ripon arrived in town on Monday. RISE IN THE PRICE OF Timmaß.—We are informed that the advance in the prio:, of American timber, within the last twelve months, has been :nearly 50 per cent. This extraordinary rise is attributed to the steady demand and the diminished stocks, caused by the great amount of shipping employed in the guano trade.— Glasgow Courier, THIS DAY'S NEWS OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA AND CHINA. By the arrival of the Bentinck at Suez, on the 14th of December, we have received advices from Calcutta of the 18th of November, Madras the 22d, Galle the 26th, Aden the Gth of December, and Alexandria the 19th. From Alexandria we learn "that Lord Elphinstone had left on the 18th for Cairo, as also young Hardinge, who had arrived by the Hecla. The Post•office treaty had been signed and would go on by the Oriental." PRECIS OF INTELLIGENCE FROM THE DE PARTURE OF THE LAST MAIL. (From the Englishman of Nov. 16.) OCT. 18.—We have the pleasure to announce the safe arrival of a detachment of her Majesty's 31st Foot, con sisting of five officers, two hundred and one rank and file, seven women, and four children, on board the Bolton, which vessel anchored at the Sand Heads close to the pilot brig, on the 12th inst., where she was detained for want of a pilot—another proof of either paucity or mis management in that branch of the service. The detach ment embarked at Gravesend on the 28th of June, so that the Bolton (an apposite name fora thirty-first transport) has made a capital passage of it. The names of the officers with the above detachment are Major Spence, Lieutenant Elmslie, and Ensign Paul, of the 31st, and Ensign Bray, Assistant-Surgeon Bacot, of her Ma jesty's 39th. Rumour says that Colonel Outram has been deputed special Commissioner to inquire into the state of political affairs connected with the Kolapore Raja, as also the disaffection of the Arabs in the fortresses of that State. We have no doubt that on his arrival affairs will be speedily adjusted. Singapore papers inform us of the appointment of Mr. Behn, of the firm of Messrs Behn, Meyer, and Co., for the Harnburgh Consulship at Singapore. -- It is reported that the forts in the Mahrata country still continue to excite great interest. Lieutenant- Colonel Loyd, of the Artillery, has received orders to proceed by ditk from Ahrnednuggur to the scene of action. Various articles of ammunition have been shipped, in order to be sent there. 19th.—Sir Henry Hirdinge has expressed his inten tion of patronising the Lyceum. We have received a copy of the proposed rules. The lectures will com mence as soon as the hall of the Metcalfe Building is ceiled. We have to report the loss of the ship Brilliant, Captain King, bound from hence to Bombay, in the Gaspar Channel, near the edge of Saugor Sand. A steamer was sent to her assistance, and happily succeeded in saving the crew, before she finally disappeared. Details of European troops, under the command of Captain A. Little and Lieut. C. H. Donovan, 9 th Lancers, have arrived per Judith Allan. The steamers Pluto and Nemesis, we understand, will proceed from Bombay to China, sine die, if the monsoon proves favourable. 21st.—The appointment of private secretary to the Most Noble the Governor of Madras has been conferred upon T. B. A. Conway, EN. The notorious Aloo Paroo, together with Lewjee Amal, and Hajee Bhogaboy, were duly convicted at Bombay, after a trial which lasted three days. The sen tence of the Court was, that Aloo Paroo be transported for life, Lewjee Amal for ten years, and Hajee eighteen months' imprisonment and hard labour. The September express, with the Southampton mails, arrived late last night, bringing news to the 7th of Sep tember inclusive. News from Simla states that the Commander-in Chief proceeded on a visit to Kotghar, on the 15th ultimo, and that Brevet-Major Evans, one of his Excellency's Aides de-camp, is to have the Bareilly Brigade Majorship, vacant by Brevet-Major Hay. The former officer is, we believe, a nephew of Sir Hugh Gough's, and obtained his Brevet-Majority at Maharajpoor. Rumour says that a large body of troops are about to take up their quarters at Ferozepore. We are informed that Captain Shortreed was placed in charge of the 64th regiment, on the removal, by General Hunter, of Colonel Caley from the command. By letters from Sinde, we hear Sir Charles Napier, with his staff, arrived from Kurrachee, on the 28th ult.: there are also distressing acconnts of the state of health, in which the troops are, especially at Shikarpore. The greater part of one Bengal Native corps, the artillery, and 7th cavalry, were unfit for duty, being in hospital. 22d.—Intelligence has been received of the death cf Sawun Mull, Governor of Mooltan, which will tend greatly to strengthen the interests of Golab Sing. - We hear that an intention exists io the southern Mahratta country of undermining the forts, and blowing them and their misguided defender into the air together; it is to be hoped measures will be adopted for punishing the Raja's Ministers, who are the causes of the revolt. Letters from Kalteewar state an attempt was made to shoot the Adjutant, Lieut. Spottiswood, by. a Sepoy of the Ist Lannert.. Boml?ay news informs us, that there will be speedily an army of from 4,000 to 5,000 strong at Belgaum. Intelligence fl om Buntilekund states that the ex- Baja of jeitpore is in safe keeping, though be has not actually given himself up to Colonel Sleeman. 23d.—We have to announce the arrival of the ship Agincourt, with details of her Majesty's 9th regiment, .29th and 62d regiments, commanded by Lieut. Myers Creagh. News from Lahore inform us, that the Maharaja has jioiginated Dew Dial to be the Dewan of Mooltan. The Maharaja has alio settled an estate upon the late Sawun Mull's family, said to yield an annual revenue of 60,000 rs. 24th.—Mauritius papers informs us that recent mea sures adopted with regard to the financial administration of his Excellency the Governor, has called forth senti ments of the highest praise by the truly exceptional wisdom of his reply to a letter frOin several influential merchants of that colony, who are endeavouring to pre vail on our Local Government to make their drafts henceforth at par, for the payment of the Is. duty on sugars, and not at the existing rate of discount. Five ,days afterwards the petitioners were informed, in the name of Sir William Gomm, that his Excellency fully acceded to their wishes, and that he would render them an assistance compatible with the present state of the treasury, requesting them at the same time to consent to receive iu payment for freight of coollies from India to the Mauritius, bills at the Government rate of ex change, at a premium of 7Eper cent., or bills on the Pre sidency, at the rate of 2s. per Company's rupee. The Delhi Gazette announces a meeting held at Simla, on the 12th ult., when it was resolved to establish an other bank, with a capital of five lacs of rupees in 1,000 shares, 500 each ; it is chiefly to be after the model of "the Agra bank. There are now, therefore, no fewer than four banks in the N.W. provinces within 200 miles of each other. 25th.—News from Lahore states that the Maharaja has issued orders to his generals at Jumboo to lose no time in giving battle to Golab Sing, in consequence of the lawless depredations committed by his soldiers. Report says, that another force of 20,000 soldiers, with 300 guns, is on its way to Herat, in order to join the sons of the late Kamran. Capt. Souter, who saved the colours of her Majesty's 44th regiment, during the disastrous retreat from Cau bul, has, we hear, exchanged into her Majesty's 22d re giment, which regiment has been ordered in the Mah ratta country ; it is also reported that another squadron of her Majesty's 14th Light Dragoons is to march in company with the 22d. The musicians of the band hare been ordered to give their instruments into store, and to join their ranks, as a preparatory step for the campaign. 26th.—Letters from Benares state, that her Majesty's 29th regiment arrived there on the 19th ult., en route to Meerut ; we are also informed, that sickness was prevailing to a great extent in that corps ; not less than fifty are said to have been taken ill between Ghazeepoor and Benares. Intelligence from Bombay announces the total loss of the ship Ceylon, Captain Fergusson, en the 9th ult., laden with coals, copper, and beer for the East India Company. We are happy to hear no lives were lost. 27th.—Letters from :Sinde still speak of the fearful sickness raging there. The 7th cavalry are stated to have but 15 men fit for duty, the troop of Horse Artillery but eight or nine, and the 69th regiment about 200; however, as the bad season is now over, it is to be hoped the Europeans, as well as natives, will rapidly improve in health. It is rumoured the Court-martial will take place upon Colonel Moseley as soon as the officers can be assembled; by the same report, we hear that Lieutenant-Colonel - Ilawkes is about to assume the command of the 7th Light Cavalry in the room of Major Phillips. 28th.—It is rumoured that the force in the southern Mahratta country amounts to nearly 7,000 men. Gene ral I)elamotte, we hear, takes the command. An extensive robbery has been com•nitted in the. Born• bay Custom-house, but no intelligence of the offenders has as yet transpired. 29th.—By letters receiv.d from Sinde. da`ef, the 12th of October ultimo, we hear lila'. the mutiutia, who were proceeding to their imprisournent,under guard d ier Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, hare effected their escape. It is rumoured that the steamers Cleopatra and Pluto have received orders to proceed to Surat, in order to convey down the 7th Regiment of N. 1., and immediately proceed to the southward. News from Lahore says, that the Maharaja has ordered the dependencies of Golub Sing to refuse further pay ment of revenues to the Governor, under penalty of for feiting 500 rs. fur every 1,000. 30th.—We understand that Captain Frederic C. Min chin, private secretary and A. D. C. to the Lieutenant- Governor N. W. provinces, is appointed postmaster to his Honour's camp. The lion. Company's steamer Tenass.rira arrived yesterday from Suez. An official report has, we learn from an Englishman leader on the subject, been drawn up and published at Bombay by Major Mackson, regarding the commerce of the Sutlej and the Indus. The report states that, in 1833 four boats only, carrying 2,700 Inds. of merchandise passed up and down both rivers ; in 1839, a great in crease took place—viz., 350 boats conveying 197,525 maunds of goods. In 1843, the number was 1,125, car rying 244,416. It is rumoured that the fort of Samunghur was taken by storm on the morning of the lath Oct. ult., but full particulars have not yet transpired. Our yesterday's Sinde letters come down to the 13th instant, and state that General Hunter threatens Capt. Burt with a court-martial, on a charge most exceedingly trifling—according to the version of it furnished by our correspondent. Major Phillips is stated to have handed up Sir Charles Napier to the Commander-in-Chief. It was absolutely necessary that the Major should do something. Letters from Dinapore of the 26th ult. mention the arrival there of, and the assumption of the divisional command by, Major-General Simpson—Major-General Cartwright having proceeded, some days previously, to take the command of the Presidency division. Nov. 4.—By several letters received from Sinde of re cent date, we regret to hear sickness is still making great ravages at Shirkapore. The 69th N. 1., are still in hospital, between three and four hundred men; the 7th, Cavalry had not twenty fit for duty, and the troop of Horse Artillery not even so many. Captain Salter, of the 4th N. 1., has been ordered to take the frontier command at Khaeghur, and Captain Smith has been ordered to Shirkarpore. Sickness is also reported as being very severe at Khau ghur; out of a force of seven hundred, nearly one-third are ill of fever. Intelligence froni Gwalior to the 14th Oct. informs us that disturbances have broken out in the purgannah of Kutchar Ghur ; a force of about 400 horsemen has been ordered to hold themselves in readiness. The Minister Ram Rao was thinking of applying for the aid of the contingent troops at Mahowna, in order to quell the in surrection of the refractory zemindars. sth.—We understand that Mr. Charles Harland is ap pointed surgeon to his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor who is proceeding on a tour. Letters of the 25th ult., received from Loodianah, say that the Commander-in-Chief is expected there on the 18th of this month. Herah Sing is reported to be advancing towards Golub Sing, with a force of thirteen thousand men. Our letters from Sukkur to the 19th ult. contain no thing very much worth mentioning, except that Sir Charles has " written up" to say, that unless Major Phillips is brought to a court-martial, and the 78th Highlanders are allowed to remain in Sinde, he begs leave to be relieved from his command ! Our readers will perceive the full particulars of the shocking murder of the unfortunate Captai❑ Alcock, late Deputy Quarter-Master General, on his way back to Agra. He took an early dinner at Mrs. Clarkson's house, at Alynporee, on Saturday, and left in high health and spirits towards evening. At Bhooreah Tadao he was attacked by a Dacoitee gang ; he got out of his palkee and defended himself with his sword, until they cut h.m across his wrists, when he ran towards the - village calling for assistance, and one of the Dacoits then shot him dead. He was, it is evident, mistaken for the magistrate, Mr. Unwin, who had been hunting after this gang, and he (Mr. Unwin) also left Mynpooree, and alone that evening ar rived at the village two hours after, and found Captain Alcock sacrificed to the vengeance of these wretches fur him. He returned with the body to Mynpooree which was buried with all due honours on Sunday. The same leader of this Dacoitee attempted Captain Tudor's life last year 6th.—Captain Beachcroft, Brigade-Major, has, we hear, been appointed a lay trustee of the church at Can nanore. 7th.—The gallant Bundlekund Legion passed through Agra on the 29th ult., in progress to Sukkur, and in the highest glee Floreani I and emulate at last the famous " Tenth Legion," should war favour them with an opening. By letters received from Hong-Kong to the 3d Sept., we hear a severe typhoon was reported as having oc curred at Chusan, in which the barque Cornwall was to tally lost, and the Mary Ann Webb dismasted. The Singapore Free Press contains a Government noti fication, reciting certain sections of Act 43, George 111. chap. 139, for the prevention of counterfeiting foreign copper money, large quantities of which is said to be selling in the British settlements, for the purpose of being introduced into the Netherlands India. The inquiry by the Coroner, touching the death of the late Raja of BerhampOre, was concluded yesterday even ing ; when, after some consultation on the part of the jury, a verdict of Felo de se was returned. The two soldiers of the artillery regiment stationed at Dum-Dum were arraigned at the bar, for the assault committed some time, ago upon Major Wood, A.D.C. to the Governor-General. Both prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to be kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for a term of twelve calendar months. From the Hong-Kong General Price Current we peril ceivo that freights have suddenly advanced from 3/. to 4/, per ton, supposed to have been occasioned by the eager ness of purchasers of the new congous. It is stated that the gallant Outram and Wallace are determined to do their utmost in endeavouring to crush the rebell,on in the south Maharatta country ; and it is found that nothing short of the most severe measures will answer. The three soldiers of the 10th, who were committed to stand their trial for art assault upon Miss Foley, have been discharged by proclamation, on account of the non appearance of the prosecutrix. It is reported that prior to the storming of the fort of Samungnur, several deluded women put themselves and their children to death. Letters from Dinapore of the 2d inst. inform us that the 3d Riffs must: red there on the Ist, and left the same day on their way E:.gland ; and also that ttie sth N I. arrived there on that same i.fternoon, not havin g had more than a dozen desertions, though a youn g regiment, and ordered to a station which has no very good name in the north-west, and at which (Dacca) the relieved corps has experienced much sickness. By the way, we believe that most of the officers (transfers) who are with this regiment, have been in half-batta enjoyment within the last few years ; but the trans fers themselves; in the re-officering of those Caubul corps, was so inherently faulty, that any consequent or inci dental hardship seems light in the comparison. We think so few desertions, under the circumstrnces of the case, speak well for the efficiency and discipline of this young regiment. We have known great defalcation, under a similar disagreeableness, in older corps. The Maria Soames, from Sydney, with European troops on board, under the command of Lieut. Waldo grave, anchored off our lighthouse yesterday. We understand that Captain Pepper, of the Indian Navy, is appointed Superintendent of the Indian Navy during the absence of Capt. Sir Robert Oliver, R.N. The meeting between the . Raja of Kolapore and the Political agent, Colonel Outram, has taken place ; the Raja was received with all the honours due to kis rank: 11th.—We regret to announce a melanchoty event which lately happened at Arcot. Mr. Leslie, senior cornet of the 6th Light Cavalry, was found dead in his batch-room, having shot himself ; but whether by de sign, or accidentally, remains a mystery. Details of her Majesty's 80th Regiment have arrived from Sydney, per the Royal Saxon, Charlesworth, un der the command of Lieut.-Colonel, W. Baker, Capta. Louis and Shebcras, Licuts. Keley, Armsby, Wellman, and Bythessa. We have to report the arrival of the Asia from Lon don, with a detachment of her Majesty's 62d Regiment, commanded by Lieut. Wolfe ; her Majesty's 39th Regi ment, Lieut. Forster ; her Majesty's 62d Regiment, Dent De Montmorency ; her Majesty's 50th Foot, and Dr. Thorborne; in medical charge of the troops. 12th.—We notice from the Bombay Times, that Capt. Sanders of the Indian Navy has been transferred from the command of the Semiramis to the Palinurus steamer, in order to take charge of the Survey on the Arabian and African coasts. 1)r. Carter, who we believe pro ceeds as surgeon to the Survey, will act as naturalist. We also hear a iionation of 5,000 rs. has been granted by authority from the Court of Directors to Capt. if. B. Turner, as a tolt , ni of the %able of his service* during the period he was engaged a, Superintending Engineer in the e rection of the steam factory in the dockyard. in iu a ldi..;o:i Jtiv ut;,r< duties. _ We have to announce arrival of the Owen Glen dower, with details of her Majesty's 10th and 80th Regl ments, under the command of Captain Staunton. The 3d, 4th, and sth conranies of the Ist battalion of Artillery, left Dum Dum yesterday afternoon, on their way to Cawnpoor ; and the 4th and sth compalies of the -3d battalion are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to march to the same place. From Bombay papers we regret to hear that the ill. health of Major-General 13aumgardt, the commandant of the fort, obliges him to proceed to sea for a short time. Colonel Brough and the 2d Queen's have joined Colonel Wallace's light field force near Kolapore, Colonel Outram, the P. A., is endeavouring to amicab l y arrange matters. We are sorry to hear the cholera is still raging 91 Kunnossee, near Kolapore ; two men of the Horse A r* tillery died there on the night of the 26th. - where Captain Donelly, the acting Adjutant-General, WI we understand, been appointed post-master to the force assembled at Kolapore, but the head-quarters are not Y 9l finally derided upon. The 80th Foot are, we understand, by a recent alters' tion in their motivsil destiny, to march to Agra instead of to Allahabad, the duties of which will be taken (a 9 also those of Ghazeepore) by her Majesty's 53d. We much regret to state, that Major Wood, met with a severe accident on Tuesday evening, the lath ult., which might have been attended with a far 0 0e serious effect than even that which actually ensue We believe the particulars are, that a horse he 019 trying fell with him, but almost instantly recovering Il i° legs, started off before the Major could gather up the reins to check him, or regain his stirrups ; in whic h situation the horse succeeded in throwing him wir much violence against some rails, whereby one of bill ribs was fractured. He is doing as well as can be ea' pected, but we fear the injury he has sustained will keel' him an invalid for the next two or three weeks. News from the Mofussil informs tr's that a detachme”' of irregular cavalry has been ordered from Bareillyt t ° assist the magistrates'Of Futtehgur and Myupoorie the apprehension of Gunsya alias Kunsees, the murde r of Captain Alcoolt: in adlition to the reward of 5• 6; : j rupees by the Government, 500 rupees have been off ere d by Mr. Robinson, the commissioner. The Prime Minister of Lahore and Goolab Singh 9rd reported to hare amicably arranged matters. • ~ We understand that rice was recently sold at Olt mere tt 2 maunds and 16 sears (pukka weight) for Cashmere rupees—a rate nnknuwn fur many years: 15th.—Private letters from Agra, dated the 4th ip,. l ; mention the appointment of Captain T. B. Todd, of t u Invalids, to the Postmastership of Mirzapore, and S ri , Assistant Secretary A. Shakespear to set as accourO c , to the north western provinces, in 'the room of lb% Grant, on leave of absence. ' Our Sinde news down to the 26th ultimo, inforree!: that Colonel Moseley's court-martial was e xpected_ 4 commence about the beginning of this month, and l'ie; . told that Captain Flyter. is placed in arrest and is to, er tried also ; and it is also reported that Sir Charles lief intends bringing both the Conimandants of her Majedti 13th and 78th Regimentts to trial on account of the esclr of 9 of the condemned men from the custody of the fOO corps, and one, the last tried, from that of the latter. COMMERCIAL IiFIDORT.:--IMPORTs FRO: BUROi'h:.. _ BRITISH COTTON PIECE GOODS.—A provement has been generally . manifested in the dets, h , tor goods under this head since the conclusion of wi Doogah Poojab holidays, and we may lottk forwari continuance of it, as farm numerous other nolidays h B/ taken up the attention of the natives during a great ,‘, r ne tion of the past month, and consequently restricted ( Ltd rations, it is probable that up-country orders which la n over will now be executed. The improvement in the deniand for Longcloths std _ _ Shillings, as noticed in our last, has continued, e% eel / for light makes, which are quite neglected, whilst teio dling and heavy goods, as also 'good White Shott have been sold at an advance of two to three annss! f f piece. The finer descriptions of White Jaconets 11 ? realised rather better prices, but other kinds, well-known makes, have not been much inquired Gray Cambrics of 24 yards by 50 to 63 inches are and in demand at improved rates; whilst Whites are d b l et o cult of sale. A pretty fair amount of business has done in Mulls with some prospect of further ireP r joi ment. The market for Lappets and Japan Spots been more active, and a slight advaneehas been obtailL) the same may also be said Of - Lappet Scarfs, of e' large sales have been effected. PRINTED AND COLOURED GOODS.—Suitable g b l eg o of Chintz and Prints for the cold season have l y more inquired for, and holders, looking forward t°o, arrival of the Affghanistan dealers (who may no".# shortly expected), are showing more firmness, r e) prices may be quoted a shade higher. Turkei Twills have been in less demand,' but plain 24 0 0 4 inch finds a ready sale, although other slescriptiov o neglected. ! in, wit WOOLLENS.—The cold season having now sek. , 1 0; demand has (as anticipated in our last) improved , 0 owing to the heavy stocks here, and on the Iv* 1 1' cannot notice a correspondirg improvement in pricello though sales have been made on rather more 'favou r ' terms. A 110 %Arum MULE TWIST.—Sales to a fair eXtent been effected at about last month's rates, but heafiA rivals are shortly to be s looked for, ,which may pro b cause a slight decline. ; „(1, COLoURED YARN.—AII descriptions have been demand,•and sales to some extent are reported at Al last month's rates. in °III CoPPEL—We have no alteration to notice - ja metal. Prices of Sheathing may be quoted abets', same as last month, sales having been effected tol i g o derate extent at Co.'s Re. 34 to 34.2. Tile is not d e ll inquired for, but Sa. Be. 31-12 has been offered; 1 01 11 however, are not disposed to realise under 31-14, at l y a few sales have been effected. e%" SPELTER.—Transactions have not been very 110 sive, but prices du not show any variation f ro m f quotations given in our iast, viz., 11-8 to 11-12 ' l , O O rivals, however, of late, have been very heavy, say s 550 tons. .oor laorr.—There has been rather more doing in co-,, Bar, and the Bazaar dealers having reduced their ofr i el are now obliged to come forward to purchase, but 61/ ( 0 . we have not heard of any extensive contracts 10 ,0 been entered into. Pig is dull of • sale and heli / 0 1 stock, as are also Sheet and Nail Rod, and prices ° latter are on the decline. LEAD AND TIN PLATES.—Tin Plates h ave 6. 11 ,5 , , in price ; the last sale reported being 275 boxes s t Pig Lead has sold to a moderate extent at Sa. 14 , 1 4 ' per md. ; Patent Shot at 3 Rs. per bag. Red Leiwrit,' to 9-4 per md. In other descriptions no sales rer o tit BEEn.—Sales have been limited since our last Irt) most of the dealers being well supplied, and mot d°, l o , of making further parehases at present ;IA ) c o°, auction, realised 60 and 61, and Bass's, by privat e tract, 59 and 60. Quotations of other brands are nominal. BOTTLES.—SaIes are reported to a small extent. ell' EXCHANGE.—Transactions to some extent tered into the early part of the month for bilit 4 shipping documents, at is. 101 d. per rupee, but ‘Y r i,r' to the paucity of that description of paper in our ti t ' , those rates have given way, and good bills are ot f,, curable on more favourable terms than Is. 100. • r. d. 8. a. Agency Billr, with docu- e r meats, at 10 months' date 1 101 a I 10 P o Baring's Credits 1 10 1 a 1 11 4 Bank Bilk at 30 and 60 0 days' sight Treasury and Bank of Eng land Post Bills at 30 days' , off sight - ap. MONEY MARKET.—Transactions under this /lei DO not been very ext-nsive since our last, but rate only slightly varied. CHINA. , ger We have intelligence from China to the 3d teP tember, but it is not of a very important chtifil-4 We have also advices from Sydney to the 4th of bi c e b tember, which are, probably, later than any pfitt will have reached England before the arriva l 0 ,4 present mail. The colonies were slowlyol 4 slowly—reviving. Great distress prevailed ° i " the operative classes, and a public meeting h ad cs' e held to memorialise the Government to take theirod into consideration. The October mail from Pg i tr / 4 has not yet arrived. The first intelligence is e64ef by the Hindostan early in next week. The passe tte ships have been flocking in since our las t' Monarch, the OweM Glendower, the Southaiii; and others having made their appearance. 8 43 , 1 0 1 The Spectator, next Saturday, January 14L will devote a whole-sheet Supplement, of 24 Psi'te-titPf the results of the New Zealand Inquiry : the o lg i g ,' derived from the "House of Commons' Blue 13°12"rtiti' 1,200 pages, and other voluminous official paper g.O cipal Topics of the Supplement—Some passag eB t k ", s History of New Zealand ; Natural Resource s ° l l3 , f ith:i vantageous Commercial Position of the Isla nds Map); the Aborigines ; the Missionaries ; Il l° of Waitangi ; Hobson-Shortland Administration socej son-Shortland Colonisation; Hobson-Shortland e}od; the Z.;! New aland Company's S e ttl e ments ; A:l4 ~' i 'l l l and the Northern Settlements; the ' Massacre s t the Company's Charges against the Governn3ent;eoo' cee(lings, Report, and Resolutions of the Sek t i t . st e ; mittee of the House of Commons ; Noticed c' f Ler nli f Shen, of the Colonial-office, Lord Stanley, an d ,;:bc t Fitzroy. Advertisements intended for this - 1113 , n - 1 1° 1 the Spectator, should' reach the office by t ° ` ..-° evening. 9, Wellington-street, Strand. „, ete, r ,,g RUSSIAN RAILWAYS.—A letter from Di,. - h oc-, burgh, of De cem b e r 4, states that the BrnPe r 2 4 . the Minister of the Interior to tog' a ° lf ,r.<s Of the railroad bciw, , cn that city and g°sfcotnl;; commenced on the St. Peter..iburgh side• been r‘e 1 table numb r additional workmen hO re ,of t h't on, mid meAsures taken for the commencement t' wt ": 1 1" at the Mosc'sw end. It is even said u t 'i, - rol':i are to ho pitr , tie , l by Torchlight. In '; 0" P•r , t .is h twt , ..n St. Peteri.."-0, , „, • ri k :x s t o a v u - . t i u . .J in t" n ) : lit t.,, • I b ~.. ti lx ; - ; 441(6 l~ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1845 41.1