The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

ELEGANT LITERARY PRESENT. Just ready, imperial Bvo., handsomely bound and printed, price One Guinea, PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITIES OF SPAIN. With numerous Illustrations, engraved in the best manner, repre senting Gothic and Moorish Palaces, Cathedrals, and other monu ments of art. T " By NATHANIEL A. WELLS, Esq. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). ELEGANT LITERARY AND PICTORIAL PRESENT. Now rea y, in 1 vol. Bvo., richly bound, price 31s. 6 d. EVENINGS AT HAD DON HALL. Edited by the Baroness DE CALABRELLAI. AND SUPERBLY EMBELLISHED With 24 Steel Engravings by the First Artists, FROM DESIGNS BY GEORGE CATTERMOLE, ESQ. " This splendid volume is certainly one of the most beautiful pro dactions we have seen. The illustrations by Cattermole are perfect gems. It is an annual most flt to be offered at the shrine of beauty, taste, and intellect."—Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TIIIS EVENING • will be repeated a Grand Opera, ill three acts, called MARITANA. C I the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Clcsar De Hazen, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. 11. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. Pubes (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. N. n.ITLLIENT'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. LAST FOUR NIGHTS-THIS DAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY. - To-morrow there can be no performance, the Theatre hay been let previous to M. Jullien's occupation. ADDITION TO THE PROMENADE. Large numbers of having on several Evenings during the present Series of Concerts been, for want of room, of necessity denied admission, M. Jullien begs leave to state that he has caused to he arranged and decorated Two Extra Apartments connected with the Promenade. These are now open, and 31. Jullien trusts will afford ample accommodation for all his visitors. The British Navy Quadrille on each Evening. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, Die Zatiberflote —Mozart. Quadrille, from Verdi's Opera of " Ernani"—Jullien. Solo, Concertina, by Mr. Case—Case. Vale. a Deux Tems (Second Set), " The Bridal"—Jullien. Symphony in C Minor—Beethoven. Jallien's New Quadrille, The British Navy—Jullien. PART IL Grand Descriptive Fantasia from Roch Albert's Opera, The Destruc tion of Pompeii—Hoch Albert. The Bird of Paradise Waltz—Koenig. Solo, Cornet-a-pistons, by Herr Kcenig—Koenig. The Polka Quadrille—Jullien. The Original Napolitaine ; or, Tarentella des Salons—Jullien. Commence at Eight precisely; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. M. Jullien's Grand Ball Masque is fixed to take place on Monday, December 22. The Audience portion of the Theatre will, as before, be set apart for Spectators. Prices of Admission for Spectators :—Dress Circles, Se. ; Boxes, 35.; Galleries, 2s. THEATRE ROYAL. HAIM THIS EVEITIIs.TO Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farren ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Hudson, Ellen Seyton, Miss Seyton. To conclude with THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Cerulea Fitzgig, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, stoker ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fltzwilllam will ,erform. - To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and 3lit iourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK, BY MR. DICKENS. On Saturday Morning, Dec. 20, will be published, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH : A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. By CHARLES DICKENS, Esq. The Illustrations by larkson Standfleld, Esq., R.A. ; Daniel liaellse, Esq., R.A. ; John Leech, Esq., and Richard Doyle, Esq. On SATURDAY EVENING, Dec. 20, THIS THEATRE WILL OPEN for the WINTER SEASON, on which occasion will be pro duced an entirely New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, founded on the above Fairy Tale, and which has been for several weeks in active preparation, entitled TAE r CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. . The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Mary Keeley (her First A ppearance on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which, a New Farce, called NEXT DOOR. To conclude with OEM NEW GOVERNESS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRIS, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled TME VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack; Trenquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orrille, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. After which, DON CAESAR DE BAZAN. Don Caesar de Bazan, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled LE DIAELE A'QUITRE. NEW STRAND THEATRE. At the urgent solieitations of numerous friends, Mr. GREGORY is induced to take A BENEFIT, which he begs respectfully to state is aPpointed for THURSDAY, December 18, when will be performed the Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Gregory (his last appear ance in this character at this Theatre) ; lago, Mr. Waldron ; Desde mona, Mrs. Percy. With other Entertainments, which will be expressed in the bills of the day. Tickets and Places to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Mr. Gregory, 15, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square. ASTLEY'S ROTAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA. Embracing the whole Strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stud. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. To conclude with the effective Drama of THE NAMELESS ; or, The Brigand. TO CORRESPONDENTS. By the Reform Act all ten pound householders, duly quail field, as well as Liverymen, have the right of voting at the election of Members for the City of London. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, DEc. 16. THERMOMETHER, Lowest, S 9; Highest, 48; Noon, 46. BAROMETER. 29.88.—W1ND, W.; fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. kerning .. 18 minutes after 3 I Evening 37 minutes after 3. ~ ~:-, ~.,- , v , ..-...., 1 „,. ,u Sitri_il ...I. N ^l' s` 1 :,"• ': '4 ' •,' f i i •• -b 'ill ) I, :, , • 4 ,- : , ~,,, 2 ,,. . „,,..... , ''',e4., •., :,,, - Aiiii„. ,c. •., ~-: .4.141Wa1k .V.Vr ' ' N'-itcdf':-:'..• irT Y • ' 4 )! (4 ;IN' , „ ....., .1, 41111111 ‘ 1kth....., ..,1. -' '110,%,,5 .•• ;'• :1 1 I r• ~ .. 1 ..... •,• . A , 07+ 11 , ,,,,,0 .9•Ziaiijk 0•1 .„.- 4.•.• _ int LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1845. THE NEW MINISTRY. The following appeared in our Third Edition 01 last night : Lord JOHN RUSSELL has called a meeting of all the Members of the former Cabinet, and of other influen tial Liberal leaders for to-morrow morning, at his house in Chesham-place. The Marquis of LANS. DOWNE, Lord PALMERSTON, the Right Hon. EDWARD ELLICE, Lord GREY, and several others, have been in consultation with Lord JOHN RUSSELL this day. SIF, DENIS LE AIARCHANT and Mr. TUFNELL have been in atttendance also. Rumours have been afloat, that the Marquis of L ANSDOWNE, and not Lord J.RUS SELL, would be the Premier ; but we believe there is no truth in the rumour. Until after the meeting of to morrow nothing can be with certainty predicted, but the strong leaning continues to be, and to increase in strength, that Lord JOHN RUSSELL will form his Government without much longer delay. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A general meeting of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S political supporters will be held to-morrow, and after the meeting Lord JOHN RUSSELL will proceed to Windsor Castle to communicate the results to the QUEEN. Some people are disposed to think that the late resignation has been nothing but a trick—that Sir ROBERT PEEL and Sir JAMES GRAHAM have done it to prove that the Whigs cannot repeal the corn-laws, nor the Duke of RICHMOND save them, and to get themselves brought back to office, and beat the Duke of WELLINGTON. We are not of this opinion. We cannot believe that Sir ROBERT PEEL would have deprived her MAJESTY of advisers at this critical time —critical both at home and in our relations with America—in order to play a party trick. He would have kept the trick in reserve, at any rate, till the meeting of Parliament. \Ve take for granted that the measure on which the late Cabinet have foundered does not differ essen tially from total repeal of the corn laws. There have to be sure, i n th e late Govern- Leen explanations, ment organs about compensation to the landed in terest by taking off taxes affecting it, and about in crease of direct taxation. But why did the Duke of WELLINGTON resist ? Why did Lord ABERDEEN'S parr announce that the Cabinet were going to repe a l the corn-laws? Why, after that announcement, did Tory Peers hasten to withdraw proxies from the Duke of WELLINGTON ? Why did the Duke allow them to be withdrawn ? And why—why, above all —did the Duke then break up the Minibtry? The measure must have been as odious, as abhorrent from the professed principles of the PEEL Ministry as total repeal. The fact is, that the late sudden and mysterious resignation of the PEEL Cabinet has been the natural, though at the moment unexpected, end of a system of THE SUN, LONDON, TUES'DA'Y ErENJ N governing on false pretences. This system could not go on for ever. The anger of the de ceived—the shocks given to public opinion by the continual contradictions between the practice of the Ministers and the principles which made them a Ministry—must, in time, be too much for them; lyet they could not go on without doing, and they could not do without betraying. The potato blight and short harvest have accelerated their fate. Sir R. PEEL has found the limit of his power, and, by re signing, confessed that he can carry on his system no longer. _ _ _ Now, then, or never, has Sir R. PEEL the oppor tunity of redeeming, by an open course, past conduct, and of rallying round him the affec tions of the honest-hearted people of this country, by an independent support of Lord JOHN RUSSELL in a free-trade policy. Now or never must Sir ROBERT PEEL abandon the tactics which have hitherto characterised his course. He has a good opportunity now before him. A few days will show whether he means to use it ; for, if Lord Join; RUSSELL forms a Government, we take it for granted that it will be after receiving assurances from Sir ROBERT PEEL, but for which he would put the agriculturists to Mr. COBDEN'S reductio ad absurdum of a RICHMOND TYRREL- SIBTHORP Administration. There is one point connected with the present crisis on which we cannot but think there is a great mistake in the public mind. We see no likelihood of an immediate dissolution. Lord JOHN RUSSELL would of course try what he could do with the pre sent Parliament ; and if he could do nothing with them, he would be in not a whit worse posi tion than he is now—and could then dis solve ? But we hope and believe he will not undertake the formation of a Ministry without such explanations from his predecessor as would give every probability of his being able to get through a session of the present Parliament. And if Sir ROBERT PEEL were to come back, would he dissolve ? Sir ROBERT will " let well alone." We believe, then, there will be no dissolution in any case at present; and this is obviously a matter of great importance to the parties interested in the many projected railway schemes. The injury to innumerable private interests and to the money market, of a further locking-up of the large amount of capital invested in railway projects, would necessarily be a most powerful argument with either Lord JOHN RUSSELL or Sir ROBERT PEEL against a dissolution. It has long been our firm conviction that the oppo sition made by landlords and tenants to the repeal of the corn-laws has arisen entirely from ignorance. Persons who have considered this subject carefully, and who have viewed it calmly and without preju dice, have never had any doubt on the point ; but, unfortunately, the great majority of landowners have not been among that class. They have taken only a one• sided view of the question : they had become so accustomed to high rents during the war, arising as much from a change in the currency as from all other causes together, and were so terrified by the sudden fall which took place after the peace, and on the return to cash payments, that very few of them ever since have been able to hope for security from any other means than high protective duties. For thirty 3 ears these have been tried in every possible shape, and have uniformly failed. At one time it was fully believed that land could not be cultivated profitably unless between 70s. and 80s. per quarter could be obtained for wheat. That was found impossible. Various new schemes were tried. The Duke of WELLINGTON tried his hand to reform the law, which would not bear the test of experience ; and Sir R. PEEL, in order to please those who had placed him power, made another expe riment equally futile, and which he was probably convinced at the time would break down like all its predecessors. Protection in favour of any produc tion or manufacture, which amounts, like the sliding scale, as nearly as possible to prohibition, has been found ruinous to industry and invention, and has only increased the evils which its advocates wished to avoid. Never was the fact more fully proved than by the operation of the corn-laws. There has been a constant fluctuation in prices, varying from 40s. to 80s. and 90s. the quarter for wheat, and when the high prices came, the farmers and the labourers suffered alike, and the profits vent into the pockets of corn-factors and speculators. These facts have long been manifest to the great body of Scotch farmers, and we believe a general feeling prevails throughout the whole of the North that the total abolition of the protective system would be of the greatest benefit both to tenants and landlords. Some years since the Marquis of TWEEDDALE astonished the English pro tectionists, at a meeting held in Freemasons' Ta vern, by asserting this doctrine in the most unequivocal lan guage, because he not only was convinced of its truth from personal conviction, but from the ge neral sentiments of his countrymen. But we have a still higher authority in a letter from Lord KINNAIRD, published in another part of The Sun, which contains in a brief space the very best refuta tion we have yet seen of the absurd and mischievous doctrines maintained by the RICHMONDS, the BUCK - INGHAM, and the TYRRELLS. It is highly honour able to the Scotch nobility, many of them large landed proprietors, to find them leading the way in such a cause, and endeavouring to convince their brethren of the South that all their fears are imaginary, and that they never can reckon upon security, or obtain the rents to which they are legitimately en titled, till the whole scheme of the corn-laws be erased from the statute-book. " The present un certainty," says his Lordship, "is the greatest bar to the improvement of the land in England. which improvement is capable of being carried to a very great extent, for I am satisfied that not only the produce but, in many instances, the rent also, might be greatly increased ; and in this I am borne out by the °pillion of many practical agri culturists, as well as by my own observa- tion." Lord KINNAIRD is entitled to be heard on such a question, and has a right to appeal to the authority of his neighbours, for possibly throughout the whole of Scotland there are not so good farmers as in Perthihire and Forfarshire, and the neigh bouring districts, to which he refers. It is need less to refer to the other points adverted to in this excellent letter, because it will be studied carefully by every man interested in this vital ques tion. It cannot escape notice, and the arguments are so sound and unanswerable, that we are much mis taken if it does not produce a most salutary effect even in the camp of the enemy. The closing para graph we recommend to the attention of humane and upright men' like the Dukes of RICHMOND and BUCCLEUCH " As to the labourers, the condition of this class speaks fur itself, notwithstanding the farce carried on at the dinners given to them by those who, by their own ad mission, and it is a fearful one for any man deliberately and after mature inquiry to make, that corn could be sold at a much cheaper rate in this country, and thus evi dently compelling the poor and industrious workmen, and their own labourers among the number, to expend a large proportion of their hard-earned gains for the fan cied protection of what is called the agricultural in terest,' besides directly interfering with that wise and beneficent system ordained by the goodness of Provi dence, whereby one country is made to abound in one commodity and another in another—all more or less ser viceable to the necessities and comforts of human life. These short-sighted protectionists would render trade and commerce a curse rather than a blessing to mankind." London has pronounced, both by herself and by her representatives, against the corn-laws. As a city she has done her duty nobly, and a duty now de volves on each individual citizen, from the per formance of which there must be no shrinking. We are within a week of St. Thomas's-day, and at the present crisis it is absolutely requisite that the citizens should show the stuff they are made of. Not a single monopolist should be returned at the next election as a Common Councilman for the City of London. We are glad to find that ii some of the wards this subject is put prominently forward by several of the candidates. We extract the following. from Mr. BENNOCK'S address to the Ward of Crip plegate Within : " - As a commercial man, I would break every chain that fetters the freedom of the commerce of nations. With an insufficiency of corn and a disastrous disease in the potato—the prospect of famine, trade paralysed, and the almost certainty of a severe winter aggravating the sufferings of the masses of the people—l would abrogate first, and instantly, that most unrighteous of all laws, the existing corn-law. " The shelves of our manufacturers, merchants, and warehousemen, are groaning under the pressure of accumulated stock, while our brethren of America have a superabundance of corn and flour. They ar e willing to take o ur manufactures, i f we in will take th e i r corn ; yet our wise exchange will by a monstrous cupidity, have , determined that they in America shall be deprived of the means of physical warmth and comfort, and the people of England denied the bread of life. For the maintenance of an absurd and crotchety sliding-scale, the inhabitants of the one country, as well as the inhabitants of the other, are to be condemned to sickness, sufferirg, disease, and death : therefore, I advocate unmanacled trade." If the electors of Cripplegate Within do their duty they will not only return this gentleman at the head of the poll, but they will give him for colleagues none but men who are prepared to say " Ditto " to Mr. BENNOCK. The intelligence from Madrid is to the Bth inst. but it is without interest. Monday being the teas of the Conception, the Bourse was closed. The Paris papers continue their remarks on the present state of parties in England. The Ministerial journals view the late change without apprehension, while the Republican party, represented by the National, rejoice in the event, as it is considered the certain forerunner of GUIZOT'S downfal. We give an extract to show what spirit animates the party :—" The unforeseen return of the Whigs has made the deepest impression at the Palace. M. GUIZOT was twice summoned to St. Cloud yesterday, and has even returned thither today. An extraor• dinary courier has been forthwith dispatched to England, and it is hoped that he has arrived in time to prevent the appointment of that Lord PALMER.. STON, who is an enemy to our family.' Unfortu nately, external influences are of little weight in the internal politics of Great Britain, and the insolent PALMERSTON occupies among the Whigs a station im portant enough not to be easily driven from it. He must, therefore, be put up with, and we advise M. GUIZOT to submit to his return to office. He must, besides, be tired enough, he is not well, his health re quires rest, and he has an excellent opportunity of retiring. Let him, therefore, pack up his luggage, rejoicing at having raised France to the degree of splendour and glory in which we behold her. He will carry away with him all our regrets; but his destiny must be accomplished ; it was the foreigner that created, and it is the foreigner that will destroy him." The Epoque, supposed to be under the guidance of M. GUIZOT, takes of course a different view, and says :—" As regards France, it is certainly to be regretted that the Tory Cabinet should have quitted affairs, first on account of the Conservative principles which are applicable everywhere, and which exist in consequence of the long relations which exist between that Cabinet and the present Cabinet in France. But we believe that it is an error to suppose that this change in the British Cabinet will diminish the cordial relations between the two countries. When the Tories arrived at power, our Opposition foresaw and presaged the most insurmountable difficulties, and it is now to be seen upon how little foundation such predictions were founded. It is very probable that the same Calchas will still make use of the same oracle, but it is not the less probable that the oracle will this time again be false." The accounts from Africa continue very unfavour able. In addition to the difficulties caused by the operations of ABD•EL-FADER, discord has arisen in the French camp, and if s e are to believe the corre spondent of the Presse, BUGEAUD and LAMORICIERE are at open war with each other. The report is extremely probable. We are only astonished that BUGEAUD had been allowed to go on so long in his mad career without exciting the opposition of the more prudent of his generals. The following letter, dated Algiers, Dec. 4, appears in the Presse " Discord has invaded our camp. There is a quarrel, and war is almost declared between Marshal Bugeaud and some of his lieutenants ; it is the Commandant of the province of Oran, Lieutenant-General de Lamori - core, who is the subject of the feud. The latter has kindled the jealousy of the Marshal by laying claim to a large part of the military successes, the whole merit of which Marshal Bugeaud had the presumption to claim for himself. Some acts of resistance on General Lamoricia:e's part, among others, the system of cle mency he displayed at the debilt of the present cam paign, and a certain passage of a report to the Minis ter of War, in which he praises that system in such a way as to protest against the Dahra grotto's execu tion, have given the utmost displeasure to the Governor. General. From that moment the Marshal's ill-humour has been vented in bitter reproaches ; he no longer spares his young rival, and he has him anathe matised everywhere. The Marshal's friends and con fidens vie in censuring the audacious rival of his glory, whom they call an ambitious pretender, a brouil/on in epaulets, &c. But General Lamoriciare's cause lacks not defenders. In the army as well as among the civil population he has won a good deal of sympathy ; his prospects are thought well of, and it is supposed, per haps with some reason, that the Government secretly encourages him to maintain himself in the position he has assumed, were it but to keep the Marshal in due respect, by giving him umbrage, and letting him see that there is a successor ready to take his place. Be this as it may, it is certain that a noyau of partisans has formed about him. This coterie is called the Oran party, in opposition to the Governor's coterie, which is called the Algiers party. This accounts fm the seemingly inexplicable attitude of the various personages co-operating in the present western expedition. The Go vernor-General keeps isolated, as if to leave the chief of the Oran party in difficulties. He seems to strive to pre vent any communications with him impossible, and to re duce them to the impossibility of acting efficiently. The latter, on the other hand, remain l'arme au bras, and are not sorry to testify, by their inaction, the incapacity or ill will of the direction they are subjected to. Thus confu sion prevails in all the operations, and produces the splendid results you hare beheld since the opening of the campaign. Discord, however, has invaded not only in the army, but the administration likewise. At Algiers the principal authorities are at daggers drawn. In short, we are in a state of complete anarchy, and our Government of Africa cannot be better compared than with the Court of King Petaud." Owing to the news from England, and probably also the very unsatisfactory accounts from Algiers, the French Funds on Sunday were greatly depressed, and the Three-per- Cents., which closed on Saturday at 81f. 20c., fell to 80f. 80c.; they afterwards rallied a little, and closed at 80f. 90c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEe. 15. Anglo-Belgian 3 Madrid and Valencia... Barba does Boulogne and Amiens.. 7 1 / 2 , Namur and Liege — Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) I% , Orleans and Boideaux 10 Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. !Over Yssel ••• Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris & Lyons (Laffitte) 2 1 / 2 chic Coast ...... ...... Ditto (Ganneron's). 3 Central of Spain Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Junct — Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian Fampoux & Hazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted l2 Do. Pepin la Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada 3 Jam aica S. Mid. Junction Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe l 3 /4 Lyons and Avignon.... Luxembourg Ditto (Calon's).... Ditto (Sud Est) -- Paris and Orleans...— — Paris and Rouen 36 Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Comps de L'Est) 1;i Do. (AynaariPs) — Paris and St. Quentin — Rouen and Havre — Royal North of Spain — ;Sambre and Mena .L — Strasburg and Baste Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ... Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) — Do. (Lefebvre's) — Ds. (O'Neill's) — Trinidad — Verona and Ancona — West Flanders — DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF A STEAM-BOILER, AND PART OF A FACTORY BLOWN UP. • BOLTON, DEC. 15.—A little after one o'clock this afternoon, as the hands in the cotton-mill of Messrs. Rothwell and Kitts, situate in Black Horse-street, Great Bolton, were about to resume work, after the dinner hour, an explosion of one of the boilers took place, which being situate under the building, the consequences are most disastrous. The mill is six stories high, and one end of it was entirely blown up by the explosion, spreading the utmost terror throughout the neighbourhood. When the post left, Mr. Rothwell, nephew of the late Mrs. Rothwell, Mr. King, the manager, and one or two others, had been taken out dead, and a number seriously injured. Mr. Kitts was in the engine-room when the explosion took place, and was much scalded. Every exertion is being made to save some who can be heard under the ruins; and we are led to hope that the loss of life will not be so great as might have been expected under the circumstances. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Parliament was further formally prorogued to-day, to to Tuesday, the 30th of the present month. Shortly after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Earl of Haddington, took their seats at the foot of the Throne, as Lords Commissioners, when Mr. Pulman, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, was commanded by the Lord Chancellor to summon the House of Commons to the bar of the House of Lords, to hear the Commission read. After the lapse of a few minutes, Mr. W. Ley, the Second Clerk of the House of Commons, attended by several officers, but not a single Member, appeared at the bar, when the Commission having been read by the Clerk at the table, The LORD CHANCELLOR, in her Majesty's name and by her command, declared the present Parliament prorogued to Tuesday, the 30th of tho present month of December. The Lord Chancellor, who appeared in much better health, came to town, we understand, for the purpose of acting as one of the Lords Commissioners. Lady Lyndhurst was also present during the ceremony. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000 bales, at previous rates. On Friday 10,000 bales Egyptian are to be offered publicly.—Shares were in but little request, and prices declined. The proceedings at the Guildhall of the first commercial City in the known world, which took place yesterday, have been the subject of very general conversation in all public and private circles, and to the Third Edition of The Sun last evening many hundreds of private individuals, as well as the clubs of the City, are indebted for a full report of the speeches delivered on the occasion. It is not our province to speak of west-end matters, but still we cannot omit to remark, that the same facilities were afforded to clubs, west of Temple. bar, for reading the speeches delivered in the Guildhall on the now all important topic of the repeal of the corn-laws. On ;Change yesterday afternoon the City meeting was almost the sole topic of conversation. Merchants and traders hold the opinion that meetings such as that of yesterday must give a doubly increased impetus to the movement, and to the final settlement of the corn-law question. Bright prospects are looked for in commerce and in trade, when from the statute-book shall be expunged the odious corn-laws. As the Halifax steamers may now be said to be full due, our advices are daily looked for, and with increased anxiety. American merchants here think a war on the Oregon ques • tion very improbable. The glorious state of the weather, time of year considered, is expected to prove of material advantage to the potatoes, but we regret to find that the price has again been very de cidedly advanced. Whether the large consumption begins to sell upon the supply it is not in our power positively to say, but in one respect advanced prices must check this, for many are already restricting themselves in the enjoyment of this nutritious article of food. The public securities have been again rather buoyant, and at the opening brought fully yesterday's advance, though just now they are slightly lower. For time the bargains have been at 92 1 / 2 3 / 4 , and the prices now are 92% %. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 94% to 1 / 2 , and are now 94 1 ,E to %, and the Three per Cents. 92% %. Bank Stock is worth 200%. On Exchequer-bills the pre mium is 225. to 19s. The Foreign Bonds are steady, and in some respects firmer than they have been for the last two or three days. Spanish Three per Cents. have been marked 38 1 / 2 . Mexican Bonds have been at 30 to 29%, Colombian at 16%, and Peruvian at 35. Dutch Two •and-a-Half per Cents. are worth 59% to 60, and Belgian 95%. For Shares the inquiry is dull, but prices are firm again. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES sank Stock -- ....200 1 4 200 1 , 3 per Cent. Reduced 92%f4 02 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 ...... 94% 1 1 1 , 1 / 2 1 % 941 il,ongAnnuities to expire Jan.lB6o 10% 5-16 10 5-16 India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001... . Consols for Account - ... . . .... 1 / 2 4( 92%% Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1 1 ,0 2O 22 19 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small 32 921 pm. 19 pm. 19 pm. 23 oXE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Columbian Bonds, ex V enezue l a. 16 % 16% Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 35 35 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto, Account — 38% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. Account...., ... ..... . Ditto. 4 per Cent. C ert ifi cates 93 % 93 93 Ditto, Account — 931 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, & Elgin 2% Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Thame., 1% ..... Belfast & County Down 2 1 / 2 ... Bideford andTavistock.„ ix .. . _ Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 Ditto New 17% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 4 25....... ••• Boston, Stamfd, & 8irrn. 1 2 0 25..... , .. .. .. . Bridgewater& blinehead 4 25.... .. Bristol and Exeter Br f: t i o tt i o a , n N d 70 .. e G w loucester 3 2 10 ........... 15 -5 221 1 : : ,13 Bristol and Liver. June . 2% ..... _ •• Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension .. 3 •• •••••• Cambrian & Grand June 42s .... _ tiambridge and Lincoln 1%...... 3Niii Do. New Cambridge and Oxford l% ...... —. Canterbury and Dover.. 1 le, ...... _. 5 51 Central Kent 2y,,,,... Chelmsford and Bury - • 1% Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ... ... Clydesdale Junction ..... 5 Cork Blackrock, and a Passages Cork and Waterford ... 1% 1 ............ ... Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester... .- ..... 14 - ............... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter l'erby and Crewe Derby, orea Great G G r a i i m ns s b b r y ° . ' . ' .......... 1% .............. . .. Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford 2 y 8...... .............. Direct Manchester ( Remington's) ...... 1 %...... ......... Ditto (Ras trick's) 5,4P •••••• ............... Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%...... .............. Dublin and BelfastJunc Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% — ............. Eastern Counties 141. 165....... l9;ki 3 / 4 20 ... 20% Ditto New 61. 16a. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 6/. 135.4 d — ............... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 41. 136, 4d — ............... EastDereh'in andNor'ch 1 - Eastern Union 25 .. ... ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 33; - ............... - Ditto Extension - Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 2% Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% East Lincolnshire - ............... East & West of England 1, 1 •••••• ............... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• ............... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 1 , •••••• ••••••••••..•.. Ditto, New ... 7% — ••• ........... Edinburgh & Northern.. 1-4 — ••• ......... ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 1%•••••• 2 34 ...... .. .... Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% — ............... Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — •.•............ Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 2 3 / 4 Glouc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales 1,6•••••• ••• Goole and Doncaster .. 425• Grand Junction ...100 ...... Ditto Half Shares 5O •••••• Ditto Quarters 25 •• Grand Union l l, . •• • .." ........ Great Eastern &Western 2g...... - ......... ••• •• GreatGrimsby and She ffield &sworn - 431 2 tc LATEST NEWS. SUN-OFFICE, Quarter past Three. All the members of the late Cabinet in town, and others of the Liberal party, have assembled this morning at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S ; up to this hour they remain in deliberation. Nothing can tran spire as to the result of their consultation until after this meeting. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A meeting was held at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S residence, in Chesham-place, Belgrave-square, this day. One o'clock was the hour of meeting, but Lord MORPETII and other gentlemen arrived some time previous. Lord GREY, Mr. LABOUCHERE, Lord CLARENDON' Mr. MACAULAY, Lord PALMERSTON, and other lead ing members of the Whig party, were present. After the meeting breaks up Lord JOHN RUSSELL, it is expected, proceeds to Windsor Castle, to have an audience of her MAJESTY. ALLEGED MURDER. ON THE HIGH SEAS.—TO day, at twelve o'clock, the adjourned examination of Captain Johnstone for the murder of Rambert, Mars, and Reason, and also for cutting and maiming seve ral of the crew, took place at the Thames Police court. We shall give full particulars in our Third Edition. DECEMBER Great South. and West (Ireland) Ditto Extension ..... . 7 1 A Great Munster 2 l'; — Great North of Scotland 21/2 Great North of England..loo Ditto New 5 Do. New .... - ........ 2 Great Western BO ......148 Ditto IA Shares 5O — Ditto 4 Shares 2 l /. '2 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 ... .. Harwich Hull and Selby Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 2 Inverness an d E1gin...... 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth ..... .. '2 Irish North Midland l% -- Isle ofAxholine ... 2% — Killarney Junctions l l. Kendal and Windermere 1 1 4 Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lvniena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedford... 22s — Leicester and Tam worth 425. - ..... ' Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... Do. % Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liver )ol & Leeds DF- xpo,.,.__ Direct 2% .. ... 2% Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction L nidon and Birminghmloo 212 210 ... . Do. Thirds - ••• •• Do. 14 Shares Ditto Fifths - ...... •••••••• Ditto Extension ...... IV4 - London and Blackwall. 16/. 138.4 d B% Do. New Ditto Extension ~ 3 ...... - .. ........ ... London and Brighton Do. consolidated Bths... 35 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 131. 15.5. 9d. 20 1 4 3 / 4 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Len., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford - London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... - Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d - London Hounslow, and Western Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d Do. New COIIBOI Btha 20 - Do. New - Do. New - London& South Essex 2 3 ` 4 ...... - .... London and York 2% 3%%4 London and Windsor ... 1 - ••• ......... •• London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... 2% - 1 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ....... ... . 2 1 ,4.- - - Londonderry& Coleraine 5 - ..•.....„ Londonderry and Ennis killen 5 Lynn and Ely - Lynn and Dereham 5 - Manchester and Leeds... 76 - Ditto is Shares - ... .... .... Do. Quarters 2 - Do. Fifths 1 Do. Sixteenths ... 4 1 4 - Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters 4 ...... 101 Do. New Quarte rs ... 2 4 ______ Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction - Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 42s. - Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction - .. - - Manchester and Rugby Direct - ••• • ..... ,•„. Manchest.. & Southampt 2 ...... 2% Midland... 100 .....141 112 ... Do. Fifths Do. New Midland, Binn., Derby...loo lll Midld. & East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2 3 4- - ..... Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 51 3 / 4 Do. New Brandling... 15 - Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle andCarlisle...loo - Newport& Abergavenny 2%...... - New Ross and Carlow... 22s - •••• ••• ..... Newry and Enniskillen 2% - ..... Newark, Sheffield, aid Boston - .. Norfolk Extension - North British Do. Half Shares •.... 3 1 / 2 - ....... • - Do. Exten. to Carlisle V% 2 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 - Ditto ditto ...... 514 - North Devon North of Norfolk .., 2 3 /4 ••• •. ......... Northern and Eastern... 45 - --• Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12% - Do. New - N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 1 / 2 - North Staffordshire 42s. ...... 2 3 North Wales 3 .• P •• • ••• North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting - - Norwich and Brandon... 16 - Ditto New 3 - Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham 2 - Nottingham and Boston 1% - Nottingm., Erewsh.Val ley, and Manchester 1% - Nottingham and Mans field - Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth, & Southamptn 425. - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... - - Perth and Inverness ... 2% - -•---- - Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 •••••• - - Portsmouth Direct ...t.•• 3 % 3 l /2 3 34 Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares - - Reading, Guildford, and Reigate - ........ .. • Richmond 5 - ......... ••..•• Rugby, Derby, and Man chester - Rugby and Huntingdon 2 - Rugby, Leamington,and Warwick - .... Rugby, Warwick. ' and. Worcester.... Scottish Central - Scottish Midland... 5 - Sheffield & Manchester 100 - Do. Quarter Shares... 8 - Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 4 - Shropshire Mineral 42s. ... .. Shropshire Union - Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% - Shrews., Wolverhamp , &S. Staffordsh. June. 21% Sligo and Shannon ...... 1 . % ) Somersetshire Midland 2% - South Devon... ............ 25 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands June. 425. - - - South Staffordshire June. 2% South Easter% & Dover„33/ 2s 4d - ...... •••-•• -- Do., No. 1 l2 - Do., Na.. 2. Do., N 9. 3 - Do., Na. 4 - Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 42s St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... - - ........ ••••• Staines and Richmond... 1 - Stafferdsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 - South Wales - Taw Vale Extension ... - ••• •• •. ...... Tean and Dove Valley 1% - ...... ...... .. Trent Valley 2 ...... - Trent Valley and Holy head Junction - Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2 1 / 2 - Vale of Neath ... .. 2 - ... Warwick & Cheltenham 1% - Warwick and Worcester 425. - Waterford and Kilkenny 3 - Waterford and Limerick 71 % - ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Düblin NY aterford, Wexford, and Valentia - Waveney Valley 2 Welch Midland ..... 1% West Cornwall West Yorkshire - WestLondon,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 - Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton - Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth - - Worcester,Hereford,ROSF, and Gloucester 425....... - Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow 234 - • - Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ..... 1%..... - Worcester and S. Wales 425. - Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby - ... .. Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 - Ditto, New - York and Carlisle 234 2 ...- • York and Lancaster 2% - York and North Midland 50 - Dial) % Shares 25 - Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby 2O Do. Extension ... 5 - . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian... 4 Barbadoes ... 1 - - Boulogne and A miens... 8 ...... 8 1 4 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 - Borcleaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 ..... - ••• Do. (Espelete's) - Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders - ••..•• - - Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast --- Central of Spain ... . - - Ceylon ss •• ••.. • - ............... Demerara 2 l /2 ... • - Dendre Valley ...... - ..• .. .......... Dijon and Mulhouse - Dutch Rhenish 5 - East Indian... ..... .... 53. . 34 1% - 501/2 ••••• rS 18 1845. Eastern Belgian Junetn. 2 1 / Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Greet North. of Frineci c ,, ,,,:imi,,t / • v Great Paris and Lyons '2 Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension ......... 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg... ......... .. 4 Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. hlauritius .. Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ... Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d — Paris &Lyons(Laffitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's)... ..... ......... 3 Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 2 rA i Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans r . ,o Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre lloyal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 ..... Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlautic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) ..... 2 Trinidad Verona and Ancona„. 3 West Flanders ..... .. .. 4 MINES. Bolanos Scrip Real del Monte Unregd. United Mexican 281.25. 84d.... 33/4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LDNDON, DEC. 16.—Wind W.S.W., light breeze and fine weather. DEAL, DEc, 15.—Wind W, to N.W.—Arrd. Helena Ca therina, Boer, New York. Arrd. from the River, Diana, Williams, for the South Seas ; Emu, Smith, Port Aelaide ; Blundell, Daniell, Calcutta ; Varuna, Mould, Calcutta ; Charles Carter, Brand, Algoa Bay ; Medora, Dixon, Val paraisio ; Sklad, Bulonovich, Rio Janeiro ; Constantino, Repitto, Bahia ; Elizabeth Wood, Croabie, Barbadoes ; Ada, Broadhurst, Jamaica ; London, Freeman, Jamaica ; William Henry Angas, Thomas. Honduras ; Caleb Angas, Whittle, Honduras. DUNDALK, DEC. 12.—51 d., Lord Napier, Stowe, St. John's, N.B. DUNDEE, DEC. 10.—Sid. Glammis Castle, New York. LEITH, DECo.3.—Arrd. Pomona, Templeton, Miramich _ _ YARMOUTH ROADS, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Bruce, St. John's, N.B. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Prowler, Newfoundland. OFF PILL, DEC. 14.—Mexican, Dunning, New York. NOTICE TO MARINERS. MOEN LIGHT, BALTIC. The Danish Government has given notice that a fixed light has been established on the eastern point of Moen Island. The lighthouse stands in latitude 54 deg. 57 min. north, and longitude 12 deg. 32 min. 45 see. east of Greenwich. The light is 82 feet above the level of the sea, and may be seen at the distance of about three leagues between the compass bearings of East and S. W. half W., in which latter direction it is concealed by the cliffs. FLORES LIGHT, RIVER PLATA. The revolving light on Flores Island, in the River Plata, having been plundered of its lamps by the lightkeepers, under the orders of General Oribe, the Government of the Banda Oriental, at the instance of the British and French Admirals, has announced its re-establishment, but under the following change in its character :—The entire revolution of the light, which was formerly completed in seven minutes, is now re duced to three minutes; in the course of which, two intervals of darkness will take place, one of half a minute, and the ether of a minute and a half in duration. The light is 478 feet above the sea, and shows all round the compass. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ELELY DIARIZETS. SMITIMELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 41 Iss ; Clover ditto, 4/ 105 ti 51 15s ; Oat Straw, 11 8s to 11 105 per load. Wheat Straw, 1/ 105 to 1/13s per load. Trade dull at the above quotations. __ CuitimELAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 108 to 4/ 16s ; Clover, ditto, 4/ lOs to 5/ 153; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1112 s per load. Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. W lIITECILAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4/15s ; Clover ditto, 4/ lOs to 61 ; Oat straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs ; Wheat St raw , 11 lOs to 1112 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. COLD =AM. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is very heavy, but rather more business was done, in consequence of holders having submitted to a further decline of fully 6d per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 71 hhds 1 tierce, and there were taken for home consumption 1,222 hhds 124 tierces 197 barrels. The stock in the same places is 9,676 hhds 1,222 tierces 1,695 barrels. COFFEE.-93 casks Berbice at auction was nearly all tak en in at 60s to 70s for mid to good mid quality, but being un clean, it affords very little guide to the market generally. COCOA.-907 bags Para was mostly taken in at 34s for good mid greyish red, which are about previous rates. Rust.—The quantity landed last week at the East India Docks was 166 puns, 2 hhds ; there were taken for home con sumption 199 puns, 13 hhds, and exported 174 puns, 89 hhds. The stock in the same places is 12,759 puns 938 hhds. RICE.-498 bags Bengal only partly sold at 18s for good white, being rather lower. SPICES.-2,078 bags Malabar Pepper sold at very low prices, viz., at 2 3 4 d to 3 1 /01 for ord light to good heavy shot kind, being again fully I-Ad cheaper. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 41s 9d to 42s per cwt on the spot, and Town 45s per cwt. TEA. —The market is steady. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged during the greater portion of the day in hearing unopposed petitions. These were for the most part praying for the payment of certain moneys in Court to the credit of different causes—an arrangement having been made between the litigants for receivers to be relieved from liabilities, having com plied with the necessary orders of the Court, and for guardians to be exempted from their duties, their wards having attained their majority. These cases were of interest only to the parties concerned. TICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England took motions to-day. The Court was occupied the whole of the morning with a motion for an injunction in the case of the Duke of Beaufort v. Sir John Morris, to restrain the defendant from working a coal mine in Glamorganshire, of which he was lessee, and the noble plaintiff, the lessor, so as to cause the adjoining mine to be flooded with water. The application appears likely to occupy the Court for a day or two. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) - (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN.) Several cases were disposed of during the morning, which were not of the least public interest. Amongst them was a case of a bill of exchange for 231. ss. The plaintiffs were Baker and Williams, and the case was undefended.—Verdict for the plaintiffs. WHITE AND SOUTRY V. BAINBY. This was an action for breach of certain covenants in a marriage settlement. It appeared by the statement of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff, that the plaintiff, who was a solicitor, and the defendant, who held some situation in the Customs, had been married to two sisters. Mr. Southy and the plaintiff become trustees to the marriage settlement of Mr. White. Defendant got married in the year 1838, and at that time he was in possession of a property, half of which was mortgaged for 500/, which sum the defendant agreed to pay the plain tiff within five years, and the deed contained a covenant to that effect. The plaintiff now alleged that there were two breaches of covenant ; the one, that the de • fendant had failed to pay the 5001. within the fiveyears ; and the other, that he had not executed a further assu rance at his own expense, but sought to cast the expense of the whole upon the trustees of the plaintiff. These were circumstances which he (the Learned Counsel) would not now further allude to ; but they were such as compelled the trustees to act with great caution, and to that end they put the matter in the hands of Mr. Edwards. Defendant alleged that he offered to pay the money into the Funds, to which the plaintiff was willing to accede, provided the defendant would hold himself liable to the consequence of the fluctuation in the Funds. The money was so paid ; but when the stock was sold, the Funds were low, and defendant re fused to pay the difference. Mr. Edwards corroborated Counsel's statement. One other witness only was examined on behalf of the plaintiff, to show what was the practi ce o f th e C ourts in reference to the mode of making conveyances, and the plaintiff's case closed. COUNSEL for the defendant contended that the decla ration had incorrectly left out the covenants, and upon those variances his client was entitled to a verdict. He also raised several other technical objections. The COURT recommended that the case should be set tled out of Court, which was not acceded to. The jury found for the plaintiff, for the damage con tained in the declaration, subject to a deduction of a sum alleged to have been paid after the action had com menced. EXCHEQUER. -(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius in London before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.) TAPPING V. RUSSELL-HOW THE THAMES HAVEN AND ____ SOUTHEND RAILWAY WAS GOT UP. This was an action of debt, brought by the plaintiff, a stndent at law, to recover 2801. upon an account stated, to which the defendant, who was an attorney and soli citor, had pleaded that he was never indebted. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Lee appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Martin, with whom was Mr. Boven, for the defendant. The action was founded upon an I 0 U for 2801., which was given by the defendant for money lent and advanced to him by the plaintiff. It would appear that Mr. Russell was the promoter of the Thames Junction and Southend Railway, which was proposed to run from Southend to join one of the main lines passing through Essex to the metropolis, but the project met with little or no support at the hands of the public, and the Company organised by the defendant for carrying it out was ultimately broken up. The plaintiff's father and several of his friends were induced by the defendant, and Mr. Thomas Tapping, the plaintiff's brother, who was formerly a special pleader, but who has recently been called to the bar, to allow their names to be placed on the Provisional Committee of the proposed railway ; but it was upon the express understanding that Mr. Russell was to bear all preliminary expenses incurred previously to the issuing of the letters of allotment. Mr. 34 61 1 / 2 20N 70 1 ,4 10% 8% 2% 142 51 3 / 4 113/4 2N ..._ 213% 2% 2% p 3 13 1 / 2 9 1 4 26 2p 35 14% 10 Russell was retained as engineer and surN rer , . usuel staff of assistants, for the purpose of ma °! 1 'i customary surveys of the coin , try through wm e-h w i r , Ltie ,ilout;teat O il ld pass, the undertaking of two of the Provisional Ce - A as security for the due payment of their expeo es b o O: a given time after the issue of allotment; but _ A O them declined this offer, and refused to pip er :j their labours unless they were immediately 7,0 with funds. Mr. Russell therefore called $ 0 01$ of the Provisional Committee to devise some ID. raise the necessary funds required by teen and surveyors, which was held at the 1 111 M n , e li g Covent-garden ; and a t th a t mee ti n g Mr. ite s o o', cited a loan of I,OOOL, to enable him to Orr/ o f business of the proj e ct. Th e P rov i s ional CI A however, declined to advance th e m oney there ee ' f i t is some of them promised to use their influence eitio. or two of their friends to ind uce th e m to adval' e f e n i i ) required sum. One of tho se f r i en ds was th e r po f 4 ' who, at the instigation of his f a th er , who yeas i nn „ - ; Provisional Committ e e, ad vance d the defend s t ot; and the defendant gave him in acknowledgme,i," loan the I 0 I:, upon which the present se' . brought. e Mr. MAnTIN, for the defence, contended that t b d i d iv tiff was one or the promot ers o f the scheme, a n the es. liable, with the defendant and others, to PLY fofs: penses and debts incurred by the Compaq' r i eref„ 6 l7- its being the case that th e P rov i s i ona l Govan: o , l A"; to advance funds at the meeting held at the P• re e d, they agreed, or rather s ome part of theol stS eluding the plaintiff, his f a th er , and brother, to! Al 1,0001. by subscriptions of 200/. each ; but tii r t bee r ment was not strictly carried out, and sowe r t oes ties contributed more than others. One 0. 1$ ties was the plaintiff ; and the Learned Couelerecl' that the plaintiff and defendant mnst be 0 1 , 3 ,, 1 positi ( this particular transaction to have been notu"titld of co-partners, and hence the former was e° recover. The Le- itnesses ' .ie Learned COUNSEL called two Iva" 0 1 port this line of def ence but the Evidence did 13,,, stantiate the facts. One of the witnesses. Tapping, the barrister, and plaintiff's broth stated that neither hi mse lf nor hi s brother bv_j f , to do with the proje c t i n th e ca p ac ity of princlievi brother borrowed the HO/ from his father, a ll VI money to the defendant on his own account• die ness himself was retained in his cap pleader and barriste r t o set tl e the prosPretst company and advocat e th e mer its of the Hu e d 0 meetings in Essex, and he expected Mr. nu s ;i o 6. remunerate him at Christmas for these Sery—joio induced his father an d severa l o f his friend s if i l o g' t. undertaking, but it was upon the unders tae ,.." o Mr. Russell would p a y a ll th e ex pellees °P t f f of the l e tt ers o f a ll o t ment. M r. Bussell' o brother-in-law, were up on th e Provisional hod but when the share m ar k e t b e came dePr e them publicly withdrew their names from the felt ; the remaining gentlemen on the Committ ee Co i l cessary to convene a meeting and dissolve the The LORD CHIEF BARON said the evid e rt, tirely failed to sub s ta n ti a t e th e d e fence, s 0" " t ber duty to direct th e j ur y t o return a verdict f or tiff. The jury accordingly found a verdict for tle • for the - full amount claimed—namely, 280 L SWIFT V. RUSSELL. GOLDSMITH V. SAME. COPE V. SAME. .131ilar These were actions b roug ht under si stances to the last ease , an d i n e ach of th e V s4 was taken for the pl a i n tiff f or th e f u ll amount . , T S - CRIMINAL COURT.- (THI S - 00 NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT') kJ 1 1,1 16 r Alfred Hayward, James Chissell, a nd Ch 5 44, h o. son, all young m en a b ou t seven t ee n years:,.:liefi, indicted for stealing tobacco and a jar conto w "9„ 6 ,ol the shop of Benj am i n F ox .m , Vi c toria-stre e r, V.e, sers, on the eveni n of the 6th Dece rob`'' en seen at the window of Fox, where the tobacso, 0 0 %%here the prose cu t or m i sse d i t a s hort titne. o er f er . three when they had got possession of the ) theitbe with all speed up the street, but suspecti n g pursued, and b e i n g me t b y one o f the w l Jr dropped the jar on th e s p ot , w h e re it wa s ill' found by the policeman. 0 49 Butter, a constable, found Rogerson tha t public-house of a s us pi c i ous c h a racter, sP" .4 1 thirty other men. , They were found Guilty by the jury, and The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced e" , ,, r Chissell to three month s ' h ar d labour and iser,,, in the House of Correction ; and Rogerso,llol' been convicted on a former indictment/ to s'e..hoei transportation. is r r John Ainswo r th an d J o h n Hi c kman,W t- Ole were indicted for stealing 1121bs. of lead fleet./ of Charles Wm. Lanner, Esq., West Hams k iSei Thomas Morrison, constable at West tiloorye, quence of instructions he received from In s k.ll o ,d F . son, went on the 22d N ov ember last to wa tc h of the prisoner Ainsworth. He watched fa' af f 28th of the same month, on which day he ss co oy and Hickman co m e o u t of the house O d r o if fi 4 The constable followed them to the coal; o f West Ham Abbey, and there saw th / on a house belonging to the prosecutorwc pe: mence stripping off the lead. This done, .",:0. it down, and having descended the:mselves ftc' A po , carried the lead in question to the house of ; ow e Morrison returned in company with four otri-dely, two of whom he pl ace d at the back o f t he pr VI, with two he hims e lf wen t i n at the front dor. 0 4 r I soners by this time w e r e i n t h e back yar d ',., ler a , r, I they saw the constabl es , they se i ze d u p toL o dy,, threw it into a ditch, where the policemen ivl t :11 1 Hickman's house, when searched, were fo 6 bf barrows, bricks, and such articles as are used ' l i contractors. ie t l The jury found them Guilty. Hickma n wai4,, r to four months,' and Ainseorth to six months Pi ' ment and hard labour. ro T co l c to k m: a s ge ri d o n r i e n , et a e g en ed , fofirftreeeene,ivwiansgitnhdeicniteodr monk, if/ 00 . 5/. 12s. 6d. in money, from Mary Galvin, ain f°t io , t to be stolen. fil li f 4 Mary Galvin, at present a servant at the j in the Strand, was on Saffron-hill. on the sthici• ber, when she saw the prisoner Hore by hit t A tot i ' felt his hand in her pocket. She seized his bol7 1 cased him of robbing her, but he wrested O;t0 of her grasp, and ran away. Previous ?-' 4 . 01 eras certain of having 5/. 12s. 6d. safe in ,Pri6if inside of a silk glove, which was again whe t /1: i glove ; the money was the wages she had o f her last place. The woman and her coenPt e etY Conner, ran after him through several It r eflY caught him again. Upon this she told lil is e'pt* postman, who came up at the time, and "), 0 11 , f 4 searched the boy, without finding any ni°l3 ,,, e d Sl io( Pocock having come up by this time, se`"" ph ' ifore, and said he would keep him in c ustod; ; 'iceman should come ; b u t u p o n the worniti)oo„l 6 r to relax her hold o f H ore , he scratched h e " , Fe . , drew Here from h er h o ld, w h en both ea u over a brickwall in th e neighbou l oje ';,O in their further p rogress H ore was seen b , , ,,s ke i o a witnesses to give o v er t o a b o y i n a fisting, n i ris 0 0r,, thing like a w hit e glove with loose silver, an' o el o f/ to tell the boy to divide it between Pococ l f 0 The witness who gave this last evidence V I e e l sharp boy for his age ; but it came out b e fore 1, 1 ,, , witness-box, and the boy was not inclined to 10050 secret that he had peen fourteen days in th . o e ss i )l o o Pt Correction. On being asked how inanY ti • 0 0 ; been before the magistrate, he appeared tttli ti e ro pe some time, and th en l s y way o f some thing nr" e s where memory failed him, he said he had "- of tr ' up two or three times, ~...d eil• Str i This witness, who had seen the glove '`.. tar 0 4 said, the reason why the postman had ot i eby . ,, glove and money off him forcibly was, that 00 0 0 A si, squeezed his hand so closely upon it, t k° ,,400 9e 0 4 ,4 and the girl were unable to open it. Tkis ; 1 4 19',4 damaged the effect of his evidence on the c o y o,Pill f The policeman who took ll:,re into ettst`T o s et` Pocock on his way to the station. Pocock stA i ' b rd to bully the policeman. He said Hore vell s ,,„ JO ,4P - it who had robbed th e g i r l ; t h at t h e pers on wu - 0 .11: 0 , a boy nearly as big a s th e p o li ce man 13 °0 0 this, he added, addressing lore, ~ Toninil'' me, and I'll stick to yo u ." o ° The jury found both G u ilty. e vil 0 More, in consider s tio n o f hi s 3 - ou tb, w 55 5 Al one year's imprisonment and hard labour- 0 01; i Pocock's mother, on hearing the sentence' le IT / the Court with cries of " Have mercy on I'' 06t tp The prisoner himself manifested much ',/ef e s 6 protested his innocence. It turned out, ho e ' wry! he had been convicted on a former charge c` ' 14 8 ,, tly, was recognised as an associate of thieve s ' yeo r- G P . therefore, sentenced to be transported for t° / Liis" tears on hearing this were stanched immed iA joa' walked off with great coolness and self-posse- BOW -STREET ,--(1` HIS pri Bradbear, John Br a db ear , Ricb af-d pe lir v's William Wakeville, and Th omas Lidgoid 9 7 1 a be answer a charge of cr ea ti ng a disturbance at ce ' r f 0 I Court, Westmin s ter, an d assaulting two ef a ior iclsi Court. The charge was originally made oil if,, ti o°, remanded to this day, the prisoners having bv - 10 45°, bail. Thomas Watkin Wynne was one of t k b „ e t 'old on that occasion, and was also remanded, L'" A the now appear. i iefet l " Mr. Thomas, tha Larrister, appeared to - prisoners. r fol‘ jb f From the statements o f th e officers, -cl e- orA4 Pinner, it appear e d th a t t wo o f t h e p r i s oners' for , ' and Wakevill e , h a d b een re b u k e d by Herrick ' he r j ot ing with th e j ur y w h o were try i ng a ca use st, t to e , t o o' Court, and who had retired in his custody. after this occu rre d H err i c k was waylaid by Elie p' ' E of' era in the lobby o f th e C our t, an d beaten,. ibe s i o r Pinner came t o assis t hi m , an d p u lled ou as s 0 ,0 which he carries as a token o his aut h o rity he stable. The staff was taken from him, e beaten by the prisoners. 1 , 0 ite • tr A policeman (A 1,) was tl.en e 9 sent for, and -- 01 119 officers of the Court to o k th e prisoners to th house. Mr. Thomas, on the part of th e pr i so ners, le t : that he had several witn esses to ca ll, but SS 11 5 sO r l Mr. Jardine's intenti o n t o sen d t h e case to th es s t, he thought it would he only a waste of the Mag i 0 ( time to bring forward any evidence at present. e sse A to Mr. JARDINE' said th at t hi s was c l e arly 9 ' oti'd aggravated assault, which it would be his duty t 4) .„0 6 ,1 ajury. He did not mean t h at i t m ight not b e ,t t , tt; by the provocati on g i ven, b ut he could not con s w he " question at present. 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