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Now ready, in 3 vols., post S v o ., 31s. 6d. • L ETTERS OF A GERMAN COUNTESS ; WRITTEN DURING HER TRAVELS IN TURKEY, EGYPT, THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, NUI3IA, &c., in 1843-4. By ID A, COUNTESS HAHN-HAHN. Henry Colburn, Pubeblishehadr, 13, Great Marlborough -street. To of all kselle THEATRE ROY AL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Simla, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ' - Andrea Comaro, Mr. ni Borrant ; Moncego, Mr. Weirs; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. }Jamison; Catarina Cornaro, Miss thole To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequinade, called PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON CRUSOE, Robinson Crusoe. Mr. W H. Payne; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; Clown , Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbine, Miss Carson. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING 1 Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, c l ued OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rock , ,, Mr. Si rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe- s Torn C/ Ace Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Fa , The Count-as of Fr" pion. Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hav- Madame Vestris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia :!'ennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy EV' ravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. King 1-/Ir r.ous, MT. J Bland ; Princess Gra,iiosa, Miss Jul a Bennett ; I met, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stsnley, To conclude with a Grand MOVING AMA ; DIriF, or, PIC. TORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. THEATRE ROYAI., A'AJl.l .L it t ii . -- Under the Direction of mae,s , site CELESTE. THIS EVET•7.1:, 40 Will he repeated (by special P erm ' ''' r ..ai of Charles Dickens, Esq.) a New Drama , entitled THE C H', IdES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year 0; .0 and a New Year In. Toby Veck , Mr. 0. Smith; Alderman C-.;"::e, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin son ; Sir Joseph Bowley, r s'.art , Mr. Paul Bedford ; Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. Selby; Meggy Veck, Miss Fortescue; Mrs. Chickenstalker, Mrs. ';'rank Matthews. After which wit', 'oe repeated a New Farce, called THE COR PORAL'S WEr7 A )ING ; or, a Kiss of the Bride, in which Messrs. Lambert, F10 0 " , ..in, and Selby, and Miss Woolgar will perform. To concliti , .e with a New Grand Military and Comic ( hristmas Pantomime,, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin and th e Kir g of the 14 .ats. Harlequin, Mr. T Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lons dale ; r,lown. Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. San 2 crs. ..---. - PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an English Version of the CP . ebrated Opera at !B a, in Two Acts, called I'HE ITALIAN IN ALGIERS. fhe Music by ROSPilti. Mustapha, Mr. P. Corfi ; Lindor, Mr. Allen; Taddeo, Mr Lefler; Haly, Mr. Mattacks lsabella, Mdlle. Helen Condell; Elvira, Miss Grant; Zulma, Miss ilrentnall. To be followed by a new Divertissement, called LE SALON DE BAI. Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Marshall, Mdlle Teresine, M. J. Rou - set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert. To be succeeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather Oratic Burlesque Extravaganza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Orindoff, Mr. Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry; Belmar, Mr. Granby; Riber, Mr. Corri Golotz, Mr. Walton; Claudine, Miss E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. iosbroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Urder the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, E. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turner, and Keeley ; Miss Walcott, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO M A RRY. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Histeric,l, Romantic Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, furner, Kinloch, Yatnolcl, and Keeley , Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. The Box.officei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. GRAND JUVENILE FETES. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Preprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Brilliant Success of the New Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race-Home and Life's Course of Man and Steed Introducing unequalled National Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in the Circle by living Fox and real Pack of Hounds, purchased by Mr. Batty of Mr. Tattersall, to realise this novel production. .Erom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse manship. After which, a Brilliant Military Cavalcade, introducing Thirteen Female Equestrians, entitled THE HUNGARIAN BRIGADE; or, Female Cavalry. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, lied HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the slack Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury , . ohnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells. Acting and stage.manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-oflice open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art o Riding by Mr. R. Smith daily. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. In compliance with the wishes of numerous Families, the Pantomime will be performed in the middle of the Evening.—Contlnuation of the most brilliant Success ever known. THIS EVENINti - . Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corri (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H. Hughes, Neville, R Honner, Lewis, Heslop, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss Martin. To be followed by an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN Z. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri• Columbine, Miss Slaiter. To conclude with THE VET NURSE. Supported by Messrs. Neville, W. Smith,7and Lewis, Miss Martin, &c. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box (ace, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE Extraordinary Success of " Marianne ,• or, The Child of Charity," and the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Sup rifled by Mr. Ozbaldiston, Henry Howard, J. T Johnson, T. H. Higgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E Terrey, and Miss Treble. After which. MONSEIGNEUR. Monseigneur, the French Jack Sheppard, Miss Vincent. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT CODLINS ; or, The Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapiro; Clown, Mr. Blanchard ; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney ; Columbine, Mdlle Le Vite. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to submit a list of the EN GAGEMENTS, and an outline of the ARRANGEMENTS which be has entered into for the ENSUING SEASON of FRENCH PLAYS, which will be commenced TO-MORRO WNIGHT, JAN. 22, and which, he trusts, will be deemed worthy the distinguished Patronage hitherto conferred upon his Theatre. The Season will commence by the Engagement of Monsieur latent (of the Theatre des Varietes), his First Appearance at this Theatre, for whose performance the popular Plays of " Le Che valier de Saint Georges," " Le Chevalier du Guet," " Pierre le Rouge," " Requefinette," " Pere et Fils, &c &c., &c., will be produced. Mademoiselle Nathalie (of the Theatre du Gymnase) will also appear conjointly with Monsieur Lafont. After whom, the eminent Actor, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre (who has accepted an engagement for a limited number of Nights only), and Mademoiselle Clarisse, will appear, until the close of the Season at Easter. During the Engagement of Monsieur Frede. rick Lemaitre, the popular Plays of " Don Cwsar de Bazan," and "Ruy Bias," by Victor Hugo, as originally performed by him with so much success, will be produced ; as well as the last New Piece ,f the Porte St. Martin, which now excites such extraordinary :interest in Paris, and in which M. Frederick has performed for Ten consecutive Weeks, entitled " La Dame de Saint Tropez." After Easter, the eminent Actress, Madame Albert (engaged for a few nights only), will appear in the Two New Comedies of the Theatre Francais, " Une Femme a Quarante Ant," and " Le 'Mari a la Campagne," in addition to " Mathilde, ou la Jalouise ;" and Marie, ou les Trois Epochs ;" with other favourite Pieces of her repertoire; and will be succeeded by the popular Comic Actor, Monsieur Ravel (of the Theatre du Palais Royale), who will make his First Appearance in this Country. The Engagement of Monsieur Ravel will be followed by those of 2ademoiselle Plessy, and Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Francais, his First Appearance in this Country). It is intended, at that period of the Season, to produce, under the superintendence of Monsieur Cartigny, some of the finest Comedies of the French Stage. In addition to which, Mr. Mitchell has the honour to announce, that an entirely New Comedy will be produced, written exixiessly for the Company by the eminent French Author, Mon sieur Alexandre Dumas, who will be present in London to direct the raise en scene of his New Composition. The Favourite Isettft; Monsieur Achard, is also engaged for a few Nights, and will appear in the last New Vaudeville of Le Gymnase, entitled " Babiole et Joblot," by Scribe, " Ywan le Moujick," and other New Pieces, with the occasional Representa tion of some of the most popular Plays of that admired Actor's repertoire. The Season will terminate by the Engagement of Monsieur Areal (of the Theatre du Vaudeville), who will have the honour of making his First Appearance at this Theatre, and during whose Engagement the following Popular Plays, as originally performed by Monsieur Arnal, will be produced :—" L'Homme Blase," L'Humoriste," " Les Gants J.iune," " Passe Minuit," " Les Cabinets Particulaire," " Renaudin de Caen," " Le Poltron," t' La Mansarde du Crime," " Le Bal du Grande) sonde," &c., &c. The Company for the Season will be carefully set from the Theatres of Paris, including M. Cartigny, s. ot, M. De champes (of the Gymnase), M. Masquillier• T . be Porte St. Martis), M. Lienard, AI. Tourillon, M. Bizot, , 4 13onnet, Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot, Mdme. Croset, Mdlle. Mery, Mdlle. Chaplin, Mdlle. nzy (of the Varietes), Mdlle. Andrea (of the Porte St. Martin), Mdlle. Estelle (of the Palais Royale), Mdlle. Bonval (of the Theatre 'rancais), Mdlle. Valerie (of the Odeon), Mdlle. Lambert (of the ;Varietes), &c., &c., &c. Leader of the Orchestra, M. Burotte (for Twenty Years Second Chef d'Orchestre at the Theatre du Vaudeville) ; Directrice, Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot ; Regisseur, M. Cloup. The Subscription will be for Forty Representations, which will lake place on Mondays and Fridays; the Performances on Wed nesday Evenings will not be included in the Subscriptions, but Sub scribers will be allowed to exchange either the Monday or Friday Evening for the Wednesday, when they may desire to do so, for the accommodation of their other engagements, an arrangement which, on former Seasons, has given such general satisfaction. Applications for Season Boxes and Stalls to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams, 1, St. James's-street; and Messrs. Andrews and Ebers, Bond-street. THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, JAN. 20. TUUSDIOMETER, Lowest, 32 ; Highest, 42 ; Noon, 4 BAROMETER, 29.43.—W1ND, N. to N.W. N"Yrr--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 ehe other obseniations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and “ Rain." at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LO NDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. "orning ... 31 minutes after 0 I Evening ... F") minutes after 8. .r.:- ' - ',:f,-.!•*. , ~ ' 17 ,,,,,,k ' .:'..;.;:' •'! vs 4 - . 41- 4 V A. . -...f ' s ' 0 ,1 at, M 4 41 ,0 , '7 ll • ;:Ara l lEto \ . altiP ,441., • •.:,-. a - 1 limiiioNt I, - • ....,%,.-,, - .91bir -•..; •! . .7" - ' l ,r_ 11 1 ... 4: ,,, '" c•1 - -......i......... ; i e. . • .., . - , —,ii, ✓ 4 • lalL D. . J. , .. ,ir • m o .- ',,;.• ~,.• ' . 4 - our . . 4,. ....._ ' -,i ,-- . • --- /311 L T that this rescript is an untoward event; and the Irish :people should at once dispatch a delegation to Rome, to lay before his Holiness the true state of this coun try, and explain to him how desolate, and friendless, and utterly abandoned the Catholics would be, if their hierarchy and clergy did not assist and guide ti tem in their political - movements. The members of such delegation snust go instructed to assure his rioliness that f.nere is nothing licentious—nothing f;uilty, as in Vie French Revolution—nothing rash or imprudent, As in the attempted Polish Revolution — connected This with the Repeal movement in Ireland: ' ? selegation of Repeal members to Rome—of wl . ',ch it is scarcely to be supposed that Mr. O'CoN- N E LL disapproves, inasmuch as the project is broached in his own journal, the Pilot—is an ingenious idea, at least so far as it will tend to sustain the hopes of the Repealers, which are just now greatly discou raged, and keep them in a sanguine state of excite ment, until the return of the delegation from its mission to the Vatican. Considered in this light, the project, we repeat, is an ingenious ruse on the part of the Repeal agitators to gain time ; but no one can possibly doubt the result of the mission ; it will prove a most egregious failure, and will ultimately leave Mr. O'CONNELL and his subordinates in a worse posi tion than that in which they now are. The POPE cannot, even if he possessed the inclination to do so, rescind the orders which, after much grave delibera tion, he has deemed it expedient to issue to the Irish clergy on the subject of the Repeal agitation. The Infallible cannot confess to fallibility, but must be consistent in spite of himself. Like the laws of the Medes and Persians, his rescripts must be unalter able. But were it not so—were the Vicar of CHRIST at liberty to change his opinions as coolly and as readily as a Bishop of EXETER ; still it is not to be supposed for an instant he would do so—certainly not in a case like the present. For mark the dangerous political precedent he would thereby be establishing throughout the Catholic portion of Europe ! If he once yielded to the entreaties of the delegation, and withdrew his rescript to the Irish clergy, he would be virtually acknowledging their right to interfere in all matters of temporal agitation ; and this ob noxious privilege once conceded to the Catholic priest hood of Ireland, with what propriety could it be re fused to the Catholic priesthood of other countries, should they at any time imagine their interests con cerned in heading a popular movement against autho rity ? It is ridiculous to suppose that the POPE could ever be brought to concede a dangerous right like this to his clergy, for it would be sure, at no distant period, to bring down on him the wrath of France, Austria, and the other Catholic States of Europe, who have no notion of putting too much temporal power into the hands of their priesthood. Then, observe the nature of the arguments which the delegation are to address to his Holiness, in the hope of flashing conviction on his ghostly mind! He is to be solemnly assured that there is "nothing licen tious—nothing guilty—nothing rash nor imprudent connected with the Repeal movement in Ireland !" It is as innocent as a lamb of mischief; in fact, it is as moral, well-behaved, orderly, and rational, as it is possible for an ultra-revolutionary movement to be. To be sure, if it could by any remote chance be crowned with success, it would put the sister country into a state of absolute phrenzy from one extremity to the other ; be the means of originating discord, spoliation, and anarchy, without end or limit ; de stroy the integrity of the empire ; confound and con vulse all orders of society, and astonish Europe by mingled folly, rashness, and atrocity of its ex cesses—to be sure, Repeal, if successful, would do all this; but what then ? These are trivial considera tions, beneath the dignity of a patriotic Repealer, whose vocation it is to act as much as possible from impulse, and as little as-possible from the dictates of common-sense ! We cannot conceive a richer or broader joke than this proposed petition of the Irish delegation to the POPE, that he—a ruler still more jealous of his temporal than even of his spiritual authority—will be graciously pleased to patronise anarchy, by allowing the Catholic clergy of Ireland to take active part in a great popular movement, which is ultra-revolutionary in its character, and .ends directly to the dismemberment of the empirel other with the aversion of brute animals, one of which is ready to destroy the other for devouring the fragment of food for which both are famishing. We have shown that this unnatural state of things, in a country swarming with opulence, abundant in the luxuries as well as the necessaries of life,—can traced to no other but some great disorganising cause. The want of a power of distribution of all this abundance of food, and these accumulated products of industrial labour is that cause. But it is itself the effect only of our present monetary system and the disastrous legislation of Sir ROBERT PEEL in 1819 and 1844. This fact cannot be too often re peated. In 1845 it must be remedied. We shall re cur more at large to this subject in noticing a very able pamphlet, entitled, " Money the Moral Power of Exchange," which we have not yet had time fully to peruse. But it strengthens every conviction we have arrived at on this the most vital question which can occupy the Parliament of Great Britain. Madrid journals of the 11th and 12th inst. have been received ; but they are very barren of news of any importance. The affairs of Government seem now to be conducted without any violent outrages on the liberty of the people, who, indeed, appear to be completely subdued. The Ministerial journals state, and they are not contradicted, that the most perfect tranquillity prevails throughout the country. On the 11th the Three per Cents. closed at 31 7-16 for cash, and 31i at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 24 for cash, and 24f at 60 days ; the Four per Cents. at 21 for cash ; the Floating Debt at 78 at 30 days; the Coupons at 27* at 60 days; and the Debt without interest at 7 for cash, and 7 3-16 at 60 days. LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1545. The only speech made in the French Chamber of Peers this session that has attracted public attention in Paris, is that made by the Duke of BROGUE on Thursday. It is almost entirely in favour of the Ministerial policy, and must render considerable support to M. GUIZOT, while, at the same time, it is exempt from all party feeling, is temperate and im partial. The Noble Duke considered the occupation of the islands in the Pacific an injudicious measure, and in this all the world concurs ; but he justified to the full extent the whole policy of the Government . . _ with respect to the Morocco war, and also the main tenance of a good understanding between England and France. In place of blaming the Government for treating Morocco so generously after the success of the French arms, he praised the Government for that wise policy. France had already enough on her hands with Algeria. He rather wanted less than more territory, and she should take a warning from the position of the English in Hindostan, where, in fact, more territory was forced upon them than they either wanted or knew what to do with. His allusions to England, and the difference between an English and a Russian alliance, show the same good sense, candour, and total absence of national rancour. "France," said he, "at present has no alliance in Europe, but she has interests, and these interests she is at liberty to maintain by what ever means she deems best. But as to alliance with England, she has none, more than with any other power. Does that imply that we ought to hold our selves with respect to that country in that state of coolness which I spoke of just now? I think not. In the general situation of Europe, France cannot be to-day the intimate ally of any one. If I were to be told (to offer an hypothesis) that France was at peace with Russia, but not in good intelligence, I would say that I regretted it, but that I could console myself, for between us and that Power there are but few points of contact. I would say, too, that this state of things can continue for a longer or shorter time without any great inconve nience, in consequence of the geographical position of the two countries and distance between them, and on account of their interests being distinct and diffe rent in many respects. Is it the same with respect to England and France ? I think not. They are two great nations, both free, and where liberty and the press exercise a vast influence ; both almost touching each other, and having every day immense commercial relations together ; both possessing es tablishments in the Mediterranean, in America, in India, and even in the Pacific, which latter circum. stance, I may parenthetically observe, I am not at all delighted at. This situation requires that the two na tions should live in good intelligence. I say then, if Could we persuade 'ourselves that any apology were needed at our hands for the earnestness—the per tinacity, it may be—with which we have deemed our selves called upon to press on the attention of her MAJESTY'S Government the necessity of preparing themselves at an early stage of the ensuing session of Parliament to originate or co-operate in some great and decided measure for the amendment an I re modification of our existing Monetary System, we should have but to refer to the terrible evidences of social misery and domestic disorganization which it is our painful duty, day after day, to lay before our readers. The growth and the intensity of crimes, the offspring of a poverty withoat resources, a misery without hope, a despair without mitigation, are moral phenomena of which the parallel is scarcely to be found in the history of civilised nations. With the grandest development of every noble quality that is an element of the National character, in all the services of the State civil, military, ecclesiastical, we perceive, in frightful juxtaposition, the excesses of the most abandoned crimes that can dishonou• human nature, exhibited, for the most part, among those classes whose subsistence is derived from the hard and incessant labour of their hands ; or that far larger community who have willing hearts, stout arms, and skilled and experienced habits, but can find no work, no employment upon which to use them. Few kindly relations subsist between two branches of one vast family that would seem to be so intimately connected, or rather so slightly sepa rated, as the masses who work long hours for the smallest pittance which the employer can dole out to the employed, and the masses who would work as long or longer, for as little—aye, or for less. These conterminous conditions of distress, where the heels of him who can just live, are galled by the on pressing foot of him who has not wherewith to live at all, are the prolific spring whence flow fierce jealousies and sanguinary dissensions, as if the parties to them were Borderer clans, on the old frontier " marches" between England and Scotland, or Wales and England. The classes are animated by a class hostility; the one against its more fortunate, the other against its less orderly competitor. Life—a living For themselves and theirs—is the stake they fight for ; and it is not to he war without death, in some variety of form or extent, to the loser. Hence habits of ferocity and recklessness are engen dered; the rights of property are disregarded in strife where the sacred charter of human existence is little heeded. The brutalising influences that act upon the class seem to be concentrated in the indivi dual. The most wretched become the most wicked. These on whose personal efforts or deportment the mo , t numerous and the dearest interests depend, sacrifice themselves, or the beings whose interests, by every law, human or divine, they are solemnly bound to protect—with equal recklessness. Burglaries, ac companied with acts of ferocious violence, infanticide, manslaughter committed under hideous excitement ; murders perpetrated upon cold deliberate calculation —parricide, matricide, fratricide—(we avow the fact with horror and humiliation)—have stained the annals of metropolitan guilt here, in London, as well as in the provincial districts, within the last three months, three weeks, three days (we are afraid to consider how recently), to an extent unparalleled, we believe, in the memory of living man ! Without adverting to primary, or possible, or moral agents, what, tet us ask, is the great proximate cause —the immediate motive of these atrocities ? We answer, from the appalling evidence tendered at coro ners' inquests and criminal assizes—distress. The labourer who looks upon his starving family and fire !eS3 hearth, the mother, who regards with eyes to abich the intensity of her sorrow denies the relief of tears, her perishing infant—her perishing husband ; -he sons, just passing from boyhood into manhood, desperate from privation and the presence of so much ,uttering under their own eyes, become habituated to the dark suggestions of hunger and want, cold and -uffering, and the dread of "worse behind" to come with the morrow. The ties of kindred are soon sepa rated when those of citizenship are broken. Violence, perhaps, brings after it its own punishment ; punish ment fosters the intense desire for revenge ; revenge xplodes in murder! Even the maternal affections take the same fearful hue. The cherished infant be comes an object of aversion and discontent, or of anxiety terminating in frenzy ; and the hand that tended it yesterday, to-day terminates its exist ence. The husband and the wife regard each when France decided oa attacking Morocco, with which country England kept up commercial relations, and from whence she revictualled Gibraltar, if, I say, the French Government had taken into serious conside ration the interests of England, if it endeavoured by its acts and its language to convince her of the right of France, of the legitimate character of her com plaints, and of the moderation of her pretensions ; if, even for this object, the French Government had made some slight sacrifices, in no way infringing on its rights, I say the Government acted sensibly and reasonably. The question, the only question then to ascertain is, whether it has gone too far in this way. In the first place, then, has France taken England is the arbitrator of her differences ? Certainly not. She has herself freely regulated the conditions which she made known to the Emperor of MOROCCO. Whim she had decided on her mode of warfare, lid she consult the interests, the taste, or the in clination of England ? Not at all. Has the French Government abandoned any of her belligerent rights ? No, it declared on the contrary that it would use those rights to their fullest extent. When the war was terminated, did it consult England on the conditions of the treaty ? There is nothing to authorise such a supposition; it signified to Morocco all those conditions which it suited France to impose. What is it prin cipally reproached with ? With not having occupied Tangiers. But when it was decided on attacking Tangiers, a city half English and three-fourths Euro pean, it thought with reason that it would not be just to submit Europeans to all the damage resulting from the war, and it was in this view that it confined itself. to destroying the fortifications of Tangiers, and respected the town. When, therefore, the Govern ment had determined not to make any conquest, after having publicly declared to France and to Europe that it did not aim at conquest, it com mitted the great crime of repeating it to England ! this, then, is the complaint of the adversaries o f the Cabinet ! Truly the reproach is without foundation. A conversation has been alluded to which took place between the English Prime Minister and a Member of Parliament in the House of Com mons. This is not the first time that an English Minis ter, when speaking to the Opposition, has employed expressions stronger than his thought, and had after wards to regret ; neither will it be the first time that in exaggerating the exaggeration itself, an interpreta tion has been given to words which they did not bear. A good harmony between France and England is, is must be admitted, the condition of the peace of the world ; but this does not say that it is necessary to sacrifice to that good harmony our interests or our rights, but which might lead two Governments, moved by reciprocal goodwill, to make mutual con cessions on questions more or less delicate. It is necessary to take into account the difficulties which both Governments have to smooth down, the common efforts which they are making: for this object, and the consideration which they are obliged to show towards one another. This is the proper part of a reasonable and sensible policy." This speech elicited loud approbation, and when the Marquis DE BOISSY rose to reply to it, and said he would prefer the alliance of Russia, the House lost all patience and refused to hear him. The speech of the Duke DE BROGLIE, of course, is praised by the Jourual des Debats, but its merit cannot be denied even by the Opposition journals, though some of them speak of him rather in terms of contempt. The Na tional says : " However we may differ in opinion with the Duke de Broglie, we must admit that there is at least order in his logic, together with a simple and correct manner of connecting facts, a principle clearly established, and consequences accurately de duced— something, in fact, which commands at tention. He re-made M. Guizot's speech, but he im proved it, and reduced to their exact propo r ti ons the doctrines of the existing . Administration. With Al. Guizot, when be is well insp ired, it is possible to be mistaken. He raises a trifle to such a point'of elevation, he covers an indigent body with so splendid a clothing, that we often ask whether we have not been deceived with respect to the miserable facts to which he has given so much splendour. With the Duk e de Broglie all is dry, cold, and confined as if it were within a piece of machinery. The Duke de Broglie has not language for ideas which are foreign to him. Confined to a limited snace, he scarcely breathes, and he proves to his hearers that this confined space is sufficient' for his short sight and his limited aspirations." The Constitutionnel says the Duke spoke only for In the last number of the Dublin Pilot, which is generally regarded in Ireland as the organ of Mr. O'CoNNELL's sentiments, occur the following signifi cant remarks, in reference to the recent official com munication from Rome, addressed to Archbishop CROLLT :—" It is useless in us, Irish Catholics, to say :bat this reseript is uncanonical, informal, and there 'lre can have no influence upon the priesthood, for hey will regard it as a private letter of advice from he highest personage on earth, and cannot treat it ith indifference. It is not to be concealed, then, E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21. 1845. one reason. " When Count MOLE rises, the Duke DE BROGLIE finds it almost impossible to remain seated ; when M. MOLE opens his lips, the Duke DEBROGLIE is impatient to break silence. M. DE BROGLIE, in fine, is jealous of M. MOLE, and M. GuizoT is much snore indebted to his adversary than to himself for the support he received to-day, if it can be called support." The observations of the other Opposition journals require no notice. The Peers on Saturday brought the discussion to a close, when the Address was adopted by a very large majority-75. In the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, M. SAUZET, the President, read the Address as agreed to i❑ Com mittee. A. paragraph in favour of unhappy and de serted Poland has been inserted, simply expressing a wish that France will not forget that Foreign Powers should be the hope and support of a generous nation whose rights they have consecrated. The following are the paragraphs relative to the right of search and I the visit of the KING to England : this morning. Consols for Money have advanced from 1001 to 1008, and for the Account to 1001 The pre mium on Exchequer Bills has been up to 605., but it is now rather lower. Bank Stock for the Account has reached 213 ; India Stock has receded to 287 and 288, but the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are firm at 1041. An improvement has taken place in the Spanish Bonds this morning, the budget of M. Mons being held more favourable upon re-consideration of its items, than at the first. The Three per Cents. have advanced to 39* 4, and the Five per Cents. to 271 g. The Dutch Funds were a shade higher than they were on Saturday; and the Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. hare been quoted at 102. Columbian are at 141 Mexican at 341 4, and the Deferred Stock at 151 An immense amount of business has been done to-day in the Railway Share Market, and the fluctuations have been constant and rapid, to a degree not known of late years. It is not possible to refer to all the changes that have occurred. The most prominent variations of the day are in the Great Western, which have advanced, as well as the London and Birmingham, the Brighton, the London and York, the Midlands, and most of the French lines. The United Mexican Mine Shares have realised 4, and the London and Westminster Bank 71 premium per share. PRICE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List ) Bank Stock 2l l l /2 212% 211 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO3 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols Anns lO O l / 1 1 / 8% New 3 1 % per Cent. Aunuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 1860 India Stock 287 1 / 287 288 Bank Stock for Account. Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 jd. I%d. 1,000/. 500/. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised ..... " Incidents which at the first moment appeared calcu lated to disturb the friendly relations existing between France and England, had sensibly moved the two coun tries, and occupied the attention of your Government. We are satisfied to learn that a mutual feeling of good will and equity has maintained between the two states that happy accord which is indispensable for their pros perity, and the guarantee of the repose of the world. We hope that this mutual spirit of justice and concilia tion will soon bring to a favourable issue the negotia tions commenced at the repeatedly expressed desire of the Chamber, with a view to insure the repression of the slave trade, and replace our navy under the exclusive surveillance of the national flag. The reiterated marks of a friendship so precious to you, and your wish to re spond to it in a becoming manner, induced your Majesty to pay a visit to the Queen of Great Britain. France beheld with legitimate pride the homage offered on all sides to her King. Those signal and spontaneous mani festations of respect for the Monarch, and of cordial esteem for the French people, have afforded new pledges of the long duration of that general peace under the tegis of which our country, in maintaining abroad its power and dignity, finds the elements of a constant pros perity, and the quiet enjoyment of its constitutional liberties. The journal des Debats in adverting to this docu ment says : " This Address fully realises the hopes that the majo rity of the Committee, and the choice of its reporter, M. Hebert, led us to conceive. It expresses in terms perfectly dignified, though moderate, a free and sincere adherence to the policy of the Cabinet. It has cur un reserved approval, and we trust it will obtain the assent of all true Conservatives. The debate, which has occu pied the Chamber of Peers throughout the week, has already done much good, and shed sufficient light to authorise our declaring that the Government has nothing to fear from another discussion, however more enlarged and profound it may be. We have a conviction that the discussion which is to be opened on Monday will com plete the work, and totally dissipate the clouds, which passion and intrigue have accumulated." The remarks of the Opposition journals on the subject possess no interest. The following extract of a letter, dated Greece, Dec. 9, appears in the Courrier de Nantes : " The Court of Assize of Bathurst, presided over by the Chief Justice, has acquitted the captain of the ship "urieuse, which was seized and sold in the Gambia, for having been engaged in the slave trade. This is an anomaly witiout example. The ship condemned, and the captain acquitted ! At present this affair is assum ing a favourable turn for us, of which we shall not fail to take advantage. We expect the details of the cap tain's trial, which we shall publish, and at the same time we shall bring an action for the value of the ship. Could you believe that the captain and crew of the Cu rieuse were deprived of their wearing apparel ? Every article was sold, and it was with regret they were per mitted to retain the clothing in which they were clad." THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, JAN. 15. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. FrenchFiveperCentS•• •• •• 122 25 .. 122 25 122 5.. 122 5 Four-and-a-Half.. •• 112 75 .. 112 75 .• 112 75 .. 112 75 Fours,. . Three per Cents.•• 85 20 .• 85 20 .• 85 15 .. 85 15 New Loan ..•••••• 86 45 .• 86 45 .. 86 40 .• 86 40 Bank of France.•.— ..... 3265 ..3267 50 .•3265 ..3267 50 Gouin Bank, I,ooof. Shares • • 1100 ..1100 .. 1100 .. 1100 Belgian Bank..• ••• Belgian Fives, 1840 1842.•..•••• 106% .. 106% •• 106% •• 10614 Four•and-a-Half. .•. 103 .. 183 •• 103 •• 103 - Two-and-a-Half.• 62 10 .• 62 10 .• 62 10 •• 62 10 Spanish Threes•••• •••••• 37% •• 371 37% .. 37% Active 36% •. 36% •• 36% .. 36% Passive. •.. New Deferred • Portuguese Five per Cents • • 59% .. 59% .• 59% .. 59% Neapolitan .•• •• .. 98 50 .. 98 50 •• 98 50 .. 98 50 Roman .• ••• .• ••......... 105 .. 105 .. 104% .. 104% RAILWAY SHARER. St. Germain Versailles, R. 8.• •• . • ...... 490 .. 490 .. 490 • • 490 L.B.•••••••••••• 397 50 .. 397 50 .. 397 50 .. 397 50 &men •• •••• •• Rouen to Havre............ 822 50 .. 822 50 .. 822 50 .. 822 50 Orleans .............-.....1130 ..1130 ..1127 50 ..1130 Strasburg to Bale.• ••••.... 300 .. 301 25 .. 298 75 . 298 75 Avignon to Marseilles...... 950 .. 968 • 950 .. 960 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Belgian Bonds, 4 1 / 2 per Cent. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto Deferred Columbian Bonds. l 4 l / 2% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 34 3 / 4 Ditto for the Account.: 34 % 3 /4 Ditto Deferred Stock l5-y Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 27 34% Ditto for the Account. Ditto Passive Bonds 6 _ _ Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cents Ditto 5 per Cents 39 991 PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Ditto, New... Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge arid Lincoln Chester and Holyhead Churnet Valley 2 4 l / 2 % 1 4 3 /4 to Direct Northern 2 l /2 2% to Direct Norwich Dublin and Galway Eastern Counties "5 19 1 / 2 1 4 18 3 / 4 19 1 4t0 18 19 Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 3 5 / Q — Ditto, ditto, No. 2. Eastern Union Ely and Bedford Great South and W. (Irish)... 5 Ditto Extension Ditto Additional Great North of England 100 Ditto New Ditto Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto Fifths Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Bradford London and Birmingham ...100 23 2 1 /2 to 233 London and Blackwall 16% 7% to London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...52 1 4 1 / 2 513/ 4 to 52 1 / 2 3 / 4 London and Greenwich ...... 123 4 London and South Western.. 41, 8 ......79 1 / 2 78 1 / 2 to 79 Ditto, New .. 2 London and Croydon London and York ... ..... ...... 2 1 ... .. 4% 3% to 41 4 % Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds 7O 129 Ditto Sixteenths Manchester and Birmingham 40 Ditto Quarters Midland 100 l3O Ditto New Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 Newcastle & Darlington Sane. 24 ...... 66 Newcastle and Berwick - to 10 North British Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip Norwich and Brandon 8 ... 15 1 ( 2 to Ditto New Shares 1 Richmond and West End June. 1 Rugby .. 1 Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 3 14%... to South Devon __.. .... South Eastern and Dover ... 3318 4 B l/, to South Wales / 2 1 / 5 to Trent Valley Yarmouth and Norwich York and North Midland ... 50 10 9 12 to Ditto % Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch Ditto Selby Scrip Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens Great Northern of France ... 4 Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Pans and Rouen. JOINT STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 18.—There has been a good business done to-day, in most cases at higher prices. South Easterns have been in good demand, and are quoted fully 51. higher:— Lancaster and Carlisle 25 Manchester and Leeds, 16th Shares 5ll Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares 5 1 7, South Eastern New 19% 20 Ditto New Creation arnsley Junction Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet Valley 4 l /8 Huddersfield and Manchester Rail and Canal 4 I-A Leeds and Bradford (long line) lB Leeds and West Riding Junction 4 l / 4% London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby 1 11-16 3 / 4 London and York 4 North British Trent Valley 9% BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Neiv 3 1 / 4 per Cent Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12 3..16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 India Stock India Bonds, 1,000/. Ditto under 1,0001. ... .. Bank Stock for Account... ... 213 Consols .. India Stock for Account 28 8 1, ,2 Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 57 pm. Ditto 500/. Ditto Small ... .. 59 pin. FOREIGN FUNDS. Columbian:Bonds 6 per Cent 14% Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. SHARES. to to 576 to to to 41 Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid Bristol and Exeter, 70 paid 77 Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid Caledonian, 5 paid Churnet Valley, 2 paid Dublin and Belfast Junction, 2 1 / 2 paid ...... Eastern Counties, 25 paid........ ............... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per,Cent, 3% paid, No. 1 — Ditto ditto, 13s. 4d. paid, No. 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid 63 Great Western, 75 paid 176 Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid lO2 Ditto Fifths, 20 paid 4O Harwich, 1 paid l l /2 2514 Lancaster and Carlisle, 15 paid London and Birmingham (Stock) .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2 paid London and Blackwall, 16% London and Greenwich, 12% paid London an : South Western, 41a paid BO Ditto New, 2 1 / 2 paid London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. r aid ...... London and York. 2 1 ,4 paid 4 MaticheiLei and Leeds, 70 paid Ditto Half Shares, 30 paid 55 Midland, 100 paid Ditto New, 2 paid Midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 100 paid 9B Newcastle and Darlington:Junction, 24 paid 661 North British, 7% paid Northern and Eastern, 45 paid Ditto Scrip, 30 paid Portsmouth Direct, 214 paid Rugby, 1 paid 2% South Eastern and Dover, 33h paid 4B'. Ditto New Shares, 4 paid 2l Ditto, 2 paid Y arm outh and Norwich, 20 paid 29 q York and North Midland , 50 paid Ditto Half Shares, 25 paid FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid Paris and Lyons, 4 paid JOINT STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster, 20 paid 27IA ASSESSED TAXES.—Now that Sir Robert has got a surplus revenue, he may . readily vary the assessed taxes. Instead of eight win dows bein g subjected to duty, let the scale be no lower than twenty ; repeal the duty upon trade horses, carriages, horses and dogs o f carriers, carriages let to hire, and horse dealers' duty. Lighten these burdens, and add to the following lu xur i es --they are luxuries , and the parties can and ought t o pay for them : — General g ame certificates, instead of 41. Os. 10d., make them 5/. ; gamekeepers, instead of 1/. 7s. ; greyhounds, instead of 1/.25., 21.; pointers, instead of 15s. 5d., 1/. ; and mind, also, that the " shabby-genteel " gentlemen are reached for their '" Torn-and Jerry " gigs.—From a Correspo n d en t. We have heard with satisfaction that her Majesty's Ministers have made such an arrangement as will in crease the income of Mlle. D'Este to 1,0001. a year, being equal to that which she enjoyed during the life time of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. BURGLARIES IN SUSSEX.—Bur g l ar i es h ave been committed in this county almost nightly during the last month, and yet not a single person has been detected. Twenty houses, at least, have been broken open, and the gang are become quite a terror to the country people. RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, FEB 3. , 4t. Germain... •• ......1010 ••1010 ••1007 50 —lOO7 50 Versailles, R. 11.•• •• •• ...... 495 .. 495 .. 495 .. 495 L. 8.••.• Rouen .. •••• • • • • ..........1090 .-1050 ..1045 ••1047 50 Rouen to Ilavre•• ••• • • •••.• 820 .. S°o .• 816 25 .. 816 25 Orleans •• Strasburg to Bale• •.• •• •• 302 50 .. 302 50 .. 298 75 .• 296 75 Avignon to Marseilles ••• • .. 920 .. 927 50 .. 920 .• 920 VIONEY AN!) COMMERCIAL NE S CITY, MONDAY EVENING. English Stocks all leave off firmly to-day, Consols being 1 for Money, and 1003 3 for Account. Exche quer Bills were scarcely so high as in the morning. 'rho Three per Cents. Reduced were 1003 to 1. India Stock for Account was 2883. The Foreign Market was dull, but for Account Spanish Three per Cents. advanced to 403 ; and the Five per Cents. to 283 ; Portuguese Converted were 593 ; Colombian, were 143 ; Brazilian, 90 ; and Danish, 891. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these : —Birmingham and Gloucester were 83 ; Bristol and Exeter, 7 ; Bristol and Gloucester, 133 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 31 ; Churnet Valley, 3 to ; Dublin and Belfast, 21. 4 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 13; Great Western, 96; Groat Western, Half, 52; Harwich, 3 3 ; Birmingham, Quarter, 261- to 273 ; South-Western, 383 ; Ditto, New, 101 ; Croydon, 2 ; London awl York, 11 ; Manehester and Leeds, 60 ; Ditto, Half, 25; Midland, 30 to 32; Ditto, New, >Z to 9i; Newcastle and Darlington, 413 to 423; North British, 3 to 31; Northern and Eastern Scrip, 143; Rugby, 13 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 13 to 1; South-Eastern, 151; Ditto, New, 173; Yarmouth, 9; York and North- Midland, 61 ; Ditto, Half, 30 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 23 ; and Paris and Lyons, 13 premium. Eastern Counties have been 6 to 61 ; Black wall, 9 to 83 ; Greenwich, i 3 to 3 ; Midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 2 ; and Portsmouth Direct, 3 discount. (Frer: The Sun of Last Night.) There was again a large business done in Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday. Sales 7,000 bales at full prices.— Shares were again very animated. Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 43 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 41 3/. 6s. 10d. ; Chester and Birkenhead, 374 3 ; Churnet Valley, 4/. 3s. 9d.; Dublin and Drogheda, 723 ; Eastern Counties, 171 18 3 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow,63 ; Grand Junction, 230; Great Western, 174; Ditto, Half, 100; Lancaster and Preston, 25 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 394 3; London and Birminglam, 32/. Shares, 413; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 281 ; London and Croydon, 163 ; London and South-Western, New, 41 a ; Ditto, 40L Shares, 13/ ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 122 ; Mid land Counties, 129 1283 ; Newcastle and Darlington, 661 ; North British, 101 ; North Union, 1471 ; South- Eastern, 47 48 47 ; Ditto, New, 19 20 1 9 1 ; Ulster , 391 ; Lyons and Avignon, 23 ; Paris and Rouen, 411 3 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 8 ; Sombre and Meuse, 3/. Is. ; Northern of France, 51 6. The commercial advices from the West Indies, re ceived by the Royal mail steamer, the Medway, are of a very uninteresting character. Indeed, less information is conveyed in them, as well as the public journals, than by any arrival that has come in for a considerable time past. The state of affairs, generally speaking, was pro gressing well. Still, in many of the plantations, a great want of labourers was complained of. Another shock of an earthquake was experienced at Montego Bay, as well as at Falmouth. Our attention has been directed to a brief report of a meeting of the merchants connected with the China trade, which was held last week at the Jerusalem Cof fee-house, to consider the policy of an agitation being commenced for the reduction of the tea duty. Had this meeting been publicly advertised, no ques tion the attendance would have been very large indeed. However, as it is, much good may be effected in obtaining the object in view. As a per fect combination of those interested here, as well as at Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, and elsewhere, in pressing upon the Government the policy of conceding a change in the duty upon teas to Is. or ls. 6d per lb.— the population of the United Kingdom would receive the concession with the most unbounded satisfaction. As the Chinese authorities have shown a strong desire to grant the most liberal terms to the manufacturers of this country, it is but fair that some return should be made on the part of our Ministry, so that the treaty with the Celestial Empire may be carried out to the fullest possible extent, and to the advantage of both countries. As the cultivation of the tea plant in Assam is proceeding prosperously (though years must elapse ere our India possessions in that quarter can, under the most favourable circumstances, enter into a lively competition with the Chinese growers), there may be reasons assigned by our new commercial ally, " the Celestial Monarch" to demand a more free access to our ports of the produce of his immense empire. A royal decree has this morning been received from the Hague, dated the 16th January, by Messrs. R. Ra phael and Sons, of which the following are particulars:— " The sixth series of Five per Cents. is to be drawn, for cash only, and will be at least six millions of guilders, which, however, may be increased according to cir cumstances ; the drawing to commence on the let of February, and payment to be made on the 15th of February, when interest ceases. Five millions of guilders, 4 per cent. are to be opened for subscrip tion on Thursday, Jan. 30, to be paid for on the 15th Feb., at the price of 99, and four and a half months' interest, from the Ist Oct. ta the 15th Feb., which was to be paid in money or in bonds of the above drawing. For each 1,000 guilders of these subscribed Four per Cents., 1,000 guilders Fire per Cents. will be drawn for payment in caste at the same time as the six millions above men tioned." A firm market has prevailed for the British Securities THE WEST INDIA MAIL• • • - SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.—The Medway, Royal m dl steam-ship, Richard Rivett, commander, arrived this afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, with the usual mails, which will be dispatched by the two o'clock A.M. train. Her dates of departure are from Demerara 21st December, Trinidad 17th, Jamaica, 23d, Barbadoes 21st, Grenada 24th, St. Thomas's 31st, and Fayal 13th of January. The Medway had a remarkably fine passage, with the exception of the last two or three days. She is only nineteen days from St. Thomas's, and has ar rived here one day before she was due. The Medway brings the following passengers : Major Rowland, R.A., and family; Mr. White ; Lieutenant Sillock, 48th Regiment; Mr. Lambton, Mr. Steinkoff, Mr. Cruickshank, Mr. Daveson, Mr. Hutson, Mr. and Mr 3. Knox, Mr. Cipriani, Mr. Robert Lake, Capt. Dring, Mr. Valdez, Mr. Belligny, Mr. Le Febre, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooper, Mr. De Vera and servant, Mr. Rodrigues, and M. Francisco : also three shipwrecked seamen belonging to the schooner Truelove, from Berbice, with a general cargo, wrecked off Guadaloupe ; and the captain and 13 others from the brig John Naylor, which was totally lost off Fayal. The Medway brings on freight 2,235 ounces of gold, 518 oz. of gold dust, and 8001. in British silver. The Teviot, Captain Allen, arrived at Barbadoes, from Southampton on the 21st December, Grenada on the 24th, and proceeded to St. Thomas's with the Windward Island mails for the Medway. She took in coals at St. Thomas's, and was to proceed to Porto Rico. The Tay left Grenada on the 25th for Jamaica, Havannah, and Mexico. The Medway does not bring any news of import ance. The fever is represented to have been very bad amongst the civilians at Jamaica, and was still raging when the Medway left. Mr. Freeman, Collector of Customs at Kingston, had had a severe attack, and was not expected to recover. The military, generally speaking, had escaped, and the whole of the troops were healthy. The weather had been ex tremely hot, and one of the passengers, who had re sided nearly twenty years on the island, informed us he never remembered it so oppressive in the month of December. The Swift, of Glasgow, left Fayal, with a cargo of fruit, for Southampton, on the 13th inst. The brig John Naylor, Captain Orr, reported above as having been totally lost off Fayal, was from Ichaboe, with a full cargo of guano, and belonged to the port of Liverpool. She was 283 tons register, and was in sured for 2,0001. In consequence of losing her rudder, she put into the island of Ascension, having previously thrown upwards of 100 tons of her cargo overboard to lighten her. The brig made Fayal on the 21st of December, and endeavoured to enter the harbour, but in consequence of ber dis abled state, the captain could not effect his object. On the 22d she bore up, the wind blowing a strong gale, and endeavoured to get to the leeward of St. George's Island, and on the following day was running down the land when her temporary steering machinery gave way, on the lar board side, and the vessel immediately canted with her head on shore. Captain Orr, thinking to save her, let go anchors, but seeing no chance of doing so, ordered the boat out, and got eight of the hands, who were dreadfully ill of the scurvy, in first, and then made for the shore, a heavy sea running, with a tremendous surf. The landing was most difficult, and one poor fellow, in his anxiety to save himself, jumped into the water to swim for his life, and was drowned. The captain, on the boat striking, was violently thrown on the beach, and was much cut and bruised. Three others died on the same night from exhaustion and exposure to the cold. The vessel drove on shore on the 24th, and became a total wreck. The weather was so boisterous that it was impossible to get to her, and consequently everything was lost. The captain reports that there were upwards of 400 ships at Ichaboe when he left, loading and wait ing for their turn. He supposes by this time the guano is pretty well exhausted. We feel a pleasure in publishing the following testimonial from the passengers of the Medway to Captain Rivett, the more especially this being the first voyage of that gentleman as a commander in the service of the Royal Mail Com pany. It must also be a gratifying circumstance to the Directory to find their officers spoken of in such terms of praise, and complimentary to themselves for the very excellent and liberal manner in which the passengers are entertained on board these splendid ships : " Royal Mail Company's steamer Medway, Jan. 18, 1845. "Dear Sir,—Our voyage from the West Indies being near its termination we, the undersigned passengers on board the ➢ledway, under your charge, beg to express our high sense of the great attention which we in common have received from you and your officers while on board. " The table has been most amply and luxuriously fur nished, the attendance good, and every means on your part adopted that could tend to our comforts ; but it is not for these alone that we have to tender you our kindest thanks; your unremitting attention to the duties of the ship under your charge had given us such confidence in your skill as a seaman as contributed greatly to the pleasure and happiness of our voyage. " It will at all times afford us pleasure to hear of your welfare and prosperity; and we beg to subscribe our selves, dear sir, yours very faithfully, &c." (Here follow the signatures of the passengers.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEVONPORT, JAN. 18.—The Espiegle, 12, Commander Thompson, having refitted, left the harbour for the Sound in tow of the Confiance steamer yesterday. She will sail in a day or two for her destination, in company with the Flying Fish and Daring, should the latter be ready to join in the trial. The Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hope, will pro• ceed in a few days to Buenos Ayres, to land the newly appointed Minister to the Argentine Republic, Mr. Gore Ouseley. She will proceed thence to the coast of Africa station. The Locust steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander H. Eden, arrived yesterday from Portsmouth, with super numeraries. She proceeds hence to the Mediterranean. The Snipe cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Raymond, sailed yesterday with supernumeraries for Portsmouth. The Lively, navy-lighter, Master-Commander Hart field,arrived on Wednesday with stores from Portsmouth. The Fox, 42, Captain Blackwood, arrived at Trinco malee from the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of No vember, having run the distance (4,630 miler) in 21 days. The Cygnet, 6, Commander Layton, was at Accra, all well, on the 2d of November. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, is still very leaky. Mr. Henwood, Foreman of Shipwrights at Ports mouth, has been here by Admiralty order to endeavour to asceriain the position of the leak, but we believe with out success, Mr. Henwood having been engaged in the construction of the Daring. In Harbour—The Caledonia, San Josef, Albion, Su perb, Acton Persian, Acorn, Ranger, Racehorse , Dar ing, Firebrand, Crane packet, Sylph tender, Locust and Confiance steam-vessels, and Hamoaze, Devon, Camel, and Lively lighters. In the Sound—The Espiegle and Flying Fish. PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant—George White (1809), to the rank of Commander o❑ the retired list of 1840. Assistant-Surgeons—Edward Nolloth and D. Thomp son, M.D., to the rank of Surgeon. Second Master—William Roberts (1836) in command of the Lightning steamer, to the rank of Master. Clerk—Arthur Jones, Acting Purser of the Illustrious to the rank of Paymaster and Purser. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—Michael Seymour, to the Vindictive. Commander—J. A. Gordon, to the Wolf. Lieutenants—William Creak. to the Victory, for or dinary service; H. Lloyd, to the Waterwitch ; D. Elliott, to the Caledonia; C. J. Brickdale, to th© Acorn; W. S. Miller and C. E. Willmott, to the Lily. Master—J. E. Petley, late of the Styx, to command the Lightning steamer, vice Roberts, promoted. Surgeons—A. C. Air, to the Rolla; A. Bryson, M.D., additional to the William and Mary, vice WArthur, de ceased. Chaplains—F. Wells, to the Albion; R. B. Howe, to the Eagle. Assistant Surgeons—P. Slevin, to the Raven ;J. P. Lawrence, to the Nautilus ; G. W. Lellier, to the Vic tory ; R. C. Russell, to the Mutine. Mate—C. B. Kennedy, of the Daring, to the Locust. Clerk—Mr. Maturin, to the Commander-in Chief's office at Devonport, vice Leans, appointed Secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen. Midshipmen—C. Kent, to the Excellent ;J. Lloyd, to the Locust. Naval Cadets—C. A. Campbell, to the Vindictive ; E. Field, to the Comus ; Von Radchen, to the Persian ; D'Arcy, to the Acorn. COAST G UARD -PROMOTIONS. Commander—James Pullen (1829), to the rank of Captain. Lieutenants—Robert Mann, William Marshall (b), and Graham Hewitt, to the rank of Commander. Mate—J. B. S. M. Moore (1830), to the rank of Lieu tenant. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant James Stewart (a), from Garrison -point station, to command the Ranger cruise r, vice Baker, period of service expired. REMOVALS. Lieutenant John Slaughter, from Bembridge to rag ham station, in exchange with Lieutenant B. R. Owen ; J. H. Jackson, from Fort Sutherland to Bovisand sta tion, vice Cornish, to Turnchapel. ROYAL MARINES. Assistant- Surgeon— C. H. Morrison, to the Plymouth Division. - - --- DEATH Or SIR COLIN MACKENZIE.—We regret to have to announce the death of Sir Colin Mackenzie, of Kilcoy, Baronet, who expired at his seat in Ross-shire (Belmaduthy House), on the 16th inst. The deceased baronet was Convener of the county of Ross for many years, and, as such, was highly popular. His excellent private character. composed of the most smishlm domestic qualities that adorn our nature, renders his demise a sad bereavement to his family, and his numerous friends and acquaintances. I SUNINIARY OF NEWS •IJ\ Outitt elnittott• " 'Vivi run-c may read-' se- s vs.ss s:, ss e.• , t rs Id The performance of n ight the English s ox _ , the Tuileries, on Thursday went off adoiralga The last performance of the English company 5C fixed for night. at A Council a o y f Ministers was held on Saturday. which the King presided. General Baron de Baltus, Command er of the Leg h l" e t of Honour, died on the 13th instant , at his estate Brie-Comte-Robert (Seine-et-Marne). A complete costume of a Knight of the Order of the Garter, highly enriched with embroidery, being n Pre' l 4 s to his Majesty Louis Philippe from arrived la Paris. utie 6 The Address Committee of the Chamber °f P lod 0 have added two paragraphs upon points not allu ~. in the Speech from the Throne. One is relative to the right of search, and reminds the Government of the the gagement into which it had entered on this subject ; other is the usual paragraph about Poland. w. Queen Vicoia, 1. A public sitting of the Acadllimie Francaise was _s o . on Friday for the reception of M. Saint -Marc- ore On no previous occasion of this kind was there Bad .: 1 ,,, brilliant assemblage. Amongst the distingnishe" r ihe sons present, not members of the Academy, were the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke and Dun. 5 s d'Aumale, and the Duke de Montpensier, and ano d li, the Academicians Count Molt, M. Dupin, see. , ST/ Thiers. 17 11 WI t° The King has appointed M. Anthony • s- -e f Wr be agent for France at Calcutta, with the title o _ oa t norary Consul. M. Vallette has resided for 947 years in In. The Arab dia Chiefs will leave Paris on the 21st, 0 re ' turn to Algiers. 01 t he The Courrier de Nantes publishes a letter fro ~ 0 owners of the Curieuse, which was seized and sotin_s_ Gambia as a slaver, stating that the captain of tha is 7 o , eel has been tried on the charge of trading in 6 .„ 5 00 and acquitted. The letter comments in strong ter' this anomaly. of t hst The Vigie of Dieppe states that the fishermen pg. port find it more profitable to buy their fish of t he , risk lish fishermen than to take the trouble and bear w e st 00 and expense of catching it themselves. It 2 %1(15 01 , 1 0 Saturday last one boat brought in 12,000 mackere l ' and had been bought of the English at two sous a-pm" were sold at five sous each in the market. 5 di 9- According to the Cologne Gazette the r eligio ti , ;oo in putes in Switzerland have produced a great sense'', hs ve Germany, and the more so, as some of the cantons_og persisted in the introduction of the Jesuits, after 1 1 r e consulted the Austrian Cabinet on the sUbject, t- 0 9 ceived advice very contrary to the course that the/ the taken. st The construction of the Sardinian Railroads!, wi der expense of the State, will be commenced in Apri" i ii the direction of Mr. Brunel. The main line /f . o ff 1 4 from Genoa to Alexandria, whence it w ill brans Milan, Arona, and Turin. as 1/11'ess.,A The Revue de Paris states that a very seriso 01,- has attacked the Empress of Russia, and has P ut .„ to all balls and soirees of St. Petersburgh. &O w i According to accounts from Germany de ry ..1.• among horned cattle has not passed the front° Bohemia, and is subsiding daily. ted i l .- The giraffe of the Garden of Plants, Pret eti ve cl, i n 1827, by Mehemet Ali to Charles X., ha s just Bled, , consequently has lived in this climate abo ut 17 Y` dA , cousyr —llassiatoisgotks o ain 0 9 ; The Duke and Duchess of Bedford arrive Isli./ grave-square on Saturday, from Woburn Abbe)10400"" their Graces have been entertaining a g lee 1:0 4,;1• visitors during the month. The Dowager Duchess of Bedford and Ls ,de 4e6 , 1 Evelyn Russell, have arrived at Mrs. Balfours ';1;010chr-, Grosvenor-crescent, from visiting t h e Duke a nu alY 4J. of Bedford at Woburn Abbey, and Lord and Lay " „ g il broke at Audley End, Essex. • KIN The Venerable Earl of Harrowby, who Is 5 fill a c rd Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, surrounded bY e ee i s O circle, is expected in Grosvenor-square the w . re di next for the season. Count Louis de Noailles has returned 0 the s 0 4/e4 Embassy from a visit to the Earl and Countess ,r at Cashiobury Park, Hertfordshire. Mary P h ti l Earl and Countess Delawarr sad Lady- - ,„ 0 . g d el ville West, left the Duke and Duchess of On, go r mansion, at Stowe, on Saturday last, on a v' s- ~,,d i fi Howe, at Gopsall Hall. or 70° Sir Henry Hunloke, Bart., has left to w ° for where the Hon. Baronet urposes staying ' months. 1 0 i 1 6 e 0 Lady Shaw Stewart, accompanied by Sir o l a si fe Stewart and the Misses Shaw Stewart, ha ve town from Ardgowan. t 5 lO O/4 asIBOMA2IIIIOI7O. , lit o 0 19 On Sunday morning, about half-past e 4 l ie f considerable alarm was occasioned by the r,,,, 5 0, ,„ 111 fire in the lower part of the Cheshire C"'", 50 0'!" 9 ' street, Strand. On its discovery every P e 'd 1 0 9 1 1 0 1 :•0 1 house lost no time in procuring buckets au ii j olf water to throw over the flooring of the bal e , li d 4°4' which the fire was making rapid progress. 4 ', e ,0 r,i)/ engines were procured, and water having 7, 5 0 i, dantly supplied, the firemen succeeded in suPPo i sj eo lei flames, but not until much damage had b een Battesbury, the landlord, is insured wit h tbe • 0 0 11 ' Victuallers' Insurance Company. c ste r A 0 Mr. Higgs, Coroner for the Duchy of Lagrbv s a t an inquest, on Saturday night, at the Cock , i ", h aa to o l the body of a full-grown female child, lie r i g th e / Thursday last a person, whilst passing 11 leading to Clapham-common, discovered, poll Loftus 's market-garden, a canvass packsg e l ' 0 9 0' ing the same the body of the decease' N e , therein. The same was examined by Dp o si lr . , and that gentleman stated teat he had 'LA 5 0 1 marks of violence upon it. There was 1 30 7: 0 0 9e / child having been born alive, and afterwa rd no e ' with. Verdict—" Wilful murder against . e 0 9 or persons unknown." In consequence of the death of James g,, i13 :434 4 ,s il l° expired at his residence at Reading, on xu, - hip' a vacancy has been occasioned in the coroile'" if division of the county. houri eg fe l Mr. Baron Gurney, who has been 14;;„ fee° severe indisposition at Brighton, is raP iug sr from the severity of the attack. - te 0 m a It is rumoured that Sir Edward Bulwer, ".-40111 to be a candidute for the representation of 1 ,1- . next election. f til e 14e ti t/ r The gentlemen engaged in the office °„,„- 0 1i a nd of the Court of Chancery in Ireland are lar nh ers' o ed ployed in preparing for the Land Conunisilis 19°00 of all the receivers under the Court, .t.ntoffoir o a p r ya r ie e dr a bw r y s h w iscu h hc e ht n hr t eec h y e ersoi. tile last r a e s tt appointed, accounted, an t h d e t a i :0 0 1 :t oor 2,: i three Yes ~,,i -----, vc e _ . , 11 . 0 The long rumoured matrimonial sillsoloeFr,K, plated between the beautiful Miss Julian' 4 ipg risOrd' the handsome young commoner, posses ° A O oral estates in the south of England, and heir : ri ll _ k . r in Scotland, is definitively arranged, a nd -. to ty ioil i nised soon after Easter. The marriagel- s in town. I , o ehOP S 6 O4 FORTIFICATION OF LONDON.--It Wil' e f o ca ~ iO,l some of our readers to learn that his`i A xle of Wellington has been much ocenP' fort i l.st ° l i f f development of an ingenious plan for the l e d P" Iv ad 00 $ 011 ar i London. His Grace is said to be Pers il h • hl/ 0 death of Louis Philippe there is too ran; eeita", prehend that there will be war with - p ee 4 ', kingdom, whose beligerent tendencies h wis ho 9 1 511 expressed in no measured terms , and h.!, _ tbe,,,' to have the same security as Paris, 1- WLit 00 against being taken by a coup de ractill'..,alllo 0.; 1"9 / on unexceptionable authority.--Hisrefri. 0 4 til s , , SINGULARLY SUDDEN DEATH Ox tos t . vre i Saturday Mr. G. I. Mills held an iricl , s ctalei l 0 ° • mouth Arms, Exmouth- street, Eas t °O, e, IP:, body of Aexander John PlosczcXyli.ot 00)to!iisAlil months, son of a Polish officer a rprlf; fo r i lf f parents reside in Great George-streel?t th e r vo . father being now professor of drawing s op of 0tt , 4 1. College Sohool. The deceased wa! 14 0 0 10 0 w , d s beautiful children that could be 'ta s , wi s bo latterly . troubled by a rash on its b d i t 0 0 0 1 0 0 ; Wednesday forenoon the mother Placefter 1141550 rug whilst she left the room to look a _ ss ed tj dreg, and on her return she found dece it p ee -. 00 , had prompt medical assistance, b 0 ~ l ogo 0 e , N o st 4 avail. Dr. Smethurst, a surgeon, or . Ae• t!A • who attended the child, attributed Its that itolyi on the brain, produced by nietastasigt_f th e . li, qpili cora: b r at - th ro e° Cb ri p t e o ti lf tion of the disease on the surface v sei i lungs and brain. The Deputy ceived an anonymous letter, stating ~,ely P r sitiA in consequence of having been inir°r"-usiiveAsEse by a medical student of the aboved.,eare. if g Day. The father of the child Pr ° _,:ler 09 d v oi tion, which turned out to be a very Pl' , :o pe o pe; os l "Natural death." i t seer 000 oti NAIVETE.—At one of the late . o f, Al , j Chateau of the Tuileries an unusuty 11 ‘ , 9? " American citizens" was Pees en ,A to 4 P t e ,so tan and - affability, the King roanag--A filo e' captivate every one of the parq' - e of f be l t lady, overpowered by the benhoinmegAcoso o oi 000, " Law, King Philippe, how you doropellt,lpf wily Sovereign, exclaimed in the_oo/,150.;',r01, ACCIDENT AT THE EARL a q on ifi f t le; 0 0J 1 Countess of Sandwich's pony O le in att e • e s er e , the hall door, on Wednesday 19.9 t t he pl e ~ e l d ° Ladyship's morning drive, one o f ; 0 0 0 f rooP s kicking t -which alarmed the other t oeo r s te, 1 1, to l e d a=lltinge, and, strange to say. g a d gr=een : gtieer_ a ii A ° Arriving at full speed at the ' es l to " tro 1 7/ closed, the spirited animal atten'r t he i s pe„b 4 6 its neck inapaled'on the s pikes ° two r Kip ' O Ol l entangled between the bars.. ' te a 0 18 14 0 I t s ~ frightful situation it was textie s t w 'honl a i / 4 ' o vi r by some persons passiig, ara n e, w ad 11 ' , f f A v te the banker, of Huntingdon' who .., ...olet P ). ° :l lady at the time. „, ._,,,, --1- I t, g Ott r i fo 6LERKS OF PETTY ESSlOP''ade by 0 01 . •" 0 0: d # 6 ) 131 T 011°*. 4 el efit e 0 Bsis°rNrsis.—terAfordetchiissiocnounhtays, 1 1 31 t eetabe isce a le s t p $ eot i which, if held to be law, will P ... 46 00 t vp io 9 oo_, it sessions in an extraordinaryP4o° u gh . t l ; 4 s htV s 070; oUtppoentttyhesehsesiaorninsgatofTatitoivil blu ri,_e u trte ce y s i e vi si :ts, focees 5 0 1 0 04. 0 for a summons signed out ei y t , charged by any clerk or rnii n gl s s o l ' c i e r . lt_ tie hy t r i A ,' tha: 11 : 3 ; fi3OtS done O f Flo r down by the Assistant-Barri.stYrratebit r i s s oif ia 4 1; . . 1 °i. ° f the C °° eoil ias c o h f apregtetyfosressusimonns3o, summonses d s at and divine . the sitting °1 ea oty • 0 ei )n °I. penal fa and althoug h no a,• -- ,__, o . of indictment might be My , Sentinel.