The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

New ready, in 2 vols. Sm., with Portraits, 21s. born J, TtAfY ADVENTURES. .1V7.1. By COLONEL MONTGOMERY MAXWELL; Coalman(ling the 3tiili :giment. " Colonel Maxwell from an earn• period kept a copious diary, and these voluiws being extracted from it, have the force, freedom, and liveliness of reality. The hook Is in the rollicking Harry Lorremzur style, with plenty of fun among Italian signers, and love-making with the prinelpessa ; but it contains many passages of historical interest, and abundance of anecdote. There is much of value in the volumes to (Altaic Colonel Maxwell to our thanks for his publication."— Britannia. liewy Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY•LANE. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 17, Will 1 - e repeated a Grand Opera Seria, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusiertano, Mr. Burdini ; Andtea Camaro,n Mr. Porrari ; Monee ,, ige, Mr. Weiss; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. ; aLrina t'ornaro, Ali.s Ramforth To conclude with a DIVERTISSEMENT, called A FETE AT SEVILLE, in which Monsieur and Madame Finart (Principal Dancers from the Grand Th.'atre at Mated), will make their Third Alwaranceio this country in a w Grand Pas de l)eux. Trie Box-otce is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Bnxes, Stags, Places, a ,4i Tiekets may ba had on application to Mr. John Parsens. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee Mr, B. WEBSTER. THIS EVESING, DECEMBER 17, Will he perrormcd a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, cal cd OLD it E. ADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. S rickland ' • Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe- s • Ton Coke Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Bnckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. V/. Farren ; The Count.- ss of pion. Mrs. W. Clifford ; L , tly Alice Hawthorn Madame Ve.tri4; Miss Rocket. Miss Julia ,• enn• tt. Alter which. will be repeated a New Coml.; Drama, entitled SOMEBODY ELSE. Hans Morita, M . Charles Mathews; Minnie, ...Warne Vescris. To e wed by a New and Original Farce, called YOUNG '‘:NGLANL) Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Juckstone; Mrs. Mrs. Humby. Private Boxes, Tn•o Guineas and On: Guinea and a.Half each. Pickets a,kl P2..ces to be had of Mr. 1. T. A: - cher, at the Box.olEce, from Ten till Fire o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 17, Will be performed VICTORIN E; or, I'll Sleep on It. Alex andre, Mr. Hudson ; Michael, Mr. Sol )3 , , Victorine, Mrs. Yates; Elise, Mrs. Fitzwilliarn. After which a New Drams, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Cous.t Henry de Beausoleil, Mr. Hudson ; Count tranille, Mr Selby; The Mysterious Stranger, Madame Celeste ; Crequet,t Mr. Wright; Chechore. Mr. 0. Smith. To conclude with THE UNFINISHED GENTLEMAN, in which Messrs. Wright, Selby, and Miss Woalgar will perform. Prompter, Mr. Gana ; Principal Painter, sir. Pitt; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon.—Box-odice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. NOTICE. TO-MORROW EVENIN will be produced, by the especial per ission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE CHIME 3; A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. The Scenery from the Orislii;letches of Dan'el Maclists, R.A . Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., John Leech, and R. Doyle. The Story Dramatised by Mark Lemon and Gilbert A'Beckett. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 17, Wl'l be reputed a New Comic Opera, entitled THE CASTLE OF AYMON; or, The Four Brothers. Baran de Beamanotr, Mr. Walton; Olivier, Mr. Allen; Aljard, Horn, Mr. C. Jun.; Richard, Mr. Him° ; Renaud, Mr. Mattocks; Lyon, Mr. Leer; }famine, Helen Condel ; Gertrtrie, Mrs. Fosbroke. After which, MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. Mr. Felix Toddle, Mr. Walter Lacy; Jacob Close, Mr. Compton; Mrs. To:. heavy, Mrs. Brougham. To — conclo4e with a New Grand Orient - di Ballet, cancel THE ENCHANTED NELL. Axon's (an Hinds° Peasant), IL. Roussett ; Palmira (the Sultiin's Daughter), Mlle. Caroline Rousso:la; Naire (her Frieud), Mdlle. Teresine; Ding Ding (the Genii of the Bell), Miss Marshall. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emd en, Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, Is. ; Pit, 25.; Gallo Is. Half-priee at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2a. 6d. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 11.; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce nium Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Half. Doors to be ope ne d at Half oast Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. The ilox-otfice ' under the direction of Mr. W. baisTrigham. Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Theatre. I HEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Under the Management et Mrs. KEELEY. Signor Camillo SIVORI for This Night only. THIS EVENINtI, DECEMBER 17, Will be repeated a New Farce, called A TRIP TO KISSINGEN. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Kin och, Stanton, Collier, Yarnold, Turner, Sillier, and Kel.ley, Mrs. Wigan and Mrs. Keeley. To be succeeded by the First Part of Sivorrs Concerto, No. 11., I y Signor Camillo Siyori. • - Atter which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. Supported by Messrs. F. Mathews, Meadows ,and Stoker, Miss Arden, Mrs. Wigan, and Mrs. Woolliege. To which will he aided Pagan;ni's Theme Burlesque and Carnaval de Veni.,e, by Signor Cami lo Sivori. . • _ To be follo . wed - by THE SWISS COTTAGE. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Yirnold, Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. In tie cour.,e of the Evening A DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Jullien's Mazurka and Cellarius Valse will be danced by Mdlles. Louise and Adele, Miss James, and Mt s Fairhrother. To conclude with a New Comedietta, entitled WATCH AND WARD. The characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Kinloch, and A. Wigan; Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. A. Wigan. PRICES OF ADMI SSION.—BaIcony Y.oxes , 4s, • Upper Baxcs, 3.1.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony B oxes, 2e. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 64.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the Hakim! Tier ' , bolding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and si-HalL Private o.ixei on the Pit fler (holding six persons), One (*Wren. ;he Box-41fice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direr.. Oil of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Great attraction every Evening— S quire Batty's Hounds meet This Evening, at ASTLFY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 17, Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race-Horse and Life's Course of Man and Steed; introducing unequalled National Fetes. Real Fnx-chase on the Stage and in the Circle by living Fox and real Pack of Hounds, purchased V.iTMr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to realise this novel production. sorn Races and other Sporting Features. ew Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse manship. The First Week of the extraordinary British Vaulter and Somersault Thrower, Mr Price, and Master Charles Pike, the Little Equestrian Wonder s and other Nevelt es. Acting and stage.an tnager, Mr. W. D. Broadfeet. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of aiding Mr. It. Smith daily. Mr. BATTY begs to zrquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and his Patrons, that, in compli nice with numerous requests from the country, and by spscial desire, he has formed ar aneements to pre_ pen , . during the Christmas Holidays, a S rice of EQUESTRIAN MORNING FELTS and FASHIONABLE DAY PERFORM. A NCE, to commence at Hall.past One, and terminate at Half-past Three : consisting of Batty's Splendid Scenes of EquitAlon in the Circle. The first Three Morning Performances will take place on Monday, Dec. 31, Wednesday, Jan. 2, and Fr dey, Jan. 4. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, DEC. 17. InEltuomarEn, Lowest, 36 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 30.5.—W1ND, E.S.E. NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 en Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30', and " Rain" at 29; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. El) minutes after I j Evening... 49 minutes after 7 ponents of Catholicism in every form and variety that the Establishment ever possessed. He was a more uncompromising Protestant, if possible, than even Lord ELDON. The ablest pamphlets he ever wrote were written in a spirit of furious opposition to Catholic Emancipation. He ransacked the Eng• lish language for the most violent terms wherein to express his horror and detestation of Popery, its principles, its ceremonies, and its usages. The Pope was to him Antichrist, and the priests the undoubted issue of his antichristian loins. And yet we now find him giving his insidious, indirect encouragement to Puseyism, which, as all the world knows, is but a modified species of Catholicism 1 His past principles are all forgotten, or regarded with shameless in- difference, and he can now endure, through the medium cf a Pastoral Letter, to give the heaviest blow and the greatest discouragement to the reformed Protestant Establishment that it has met with for many a long year past! For let no one suppose that the mischievous effects of the Letter in question will be confined to the diocese of Exeter alone. They will be felt far and wide. The more zealous and de- termined among the Puseyites will be confirmed in their heretical tenets by the high sanction of the apostolic PIIILLPOTTS, and will carry on the war against sober, rational, moderate-minded Protestant • ism, with more energy than ever. When once the flame is fairly lighted, who shall extinguish it—who shall say at what point the conflagration shall stop The Archbishcps and Bishops may meet, if the, please, in solemn conclave, but we wholly despair of their being able to effect any substantial good by their deliberations. If they attempt to conciliate, as CHARLES JAMES LONDON did the other day, the fanatical Puseyites, they will egregiously fail, for when was fanaticism ever yet conciliated ? If, on the contrary, they bring all the weight of their episcopal authority to bear against thorn, they will, in the first place, only confirm them in their heresy, by impressing them with the proud, flattering idea that they are martyrs to their conscientious scruples ; and, secondly, they will expose the weakness of the Church—its dissensions, its distrusts, and the heart burnings raging within its bosom, in a broader, fuller light to the public gaze, than bas yet been the case. Alas ! tor the - gstablishtnent, once so lofty in its tone—so firm and self-confident of its authority ! We greatly fear that this Puseyite or Tractarian heresy is but a symptom of " the beginning of the end." Madrid journals of the 9th instant have been re. ceived, but they bring no news. The. Three per Cents. closed at 311 cash, and 31 15-16 at 60 days. The Five per Cents. 21i at 60 days ; the Coupons at 25 at GO days ; and the Floating Debt at 73a for the 18th of January. The accounts from Switzerland in the Path papers confirm the statement which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, that tranquillity had been re-established for the time at Lucerne, though faint hopes were en tertained that it would be of long duration. The Jesuits had gained a temporary victory, and they are resolved not to rest till all their enemies—that is, the friends of liberty and the enemies of priestcraft, are put under their feet. Will the Protestant Cantons and unprejudiced Catholics, however, submit to their dominion ? The Coustitutionnel of Sunday takes a gloomy view of the affair and looks forward to a civil war. " The inhabitants of Lucerne," it says, " who had risen against the Jesuits, have been dispersed, their chiefs are in prison ; many have been killed, but the Rev. Fathers are not satisfied; they care not for civil war breaking out in the Cantons; they will lend aid to it if necessary, and they will strengthen their influence by the ruin of the Protestant States, and those Catholic States, which will not sub mit to their dominion. Application will be made to the Diet for ample satisfaction, and if that is refused the Catholic population will be excited against the Protestants, i.nd war will ravage Switzerland, and the Jesuits will than it is -worth, bait will persist in maintaining that it ii the most absurd notion that ever entered into the brain of a political day-dreamer Let Mr. O ' CONNELL come forward with some practicable re medial measures for Ireland—let him agitate the landlord-and-tenant question, a reform in the Irish Church, or an improvement in the national edu?.ation system, and he will find a great portion of the Eng lish Press ready and even eager to take part with him ; but he cannot in reason expect us to coincide in his views of a Repeal of the Union, when we know and feel, in common with the majority of our countrymen, that while such a measure would be highly injurious to England, it would be absolutely ruinous to Ireland. Indeed Mr. O'CoNNELL himself, whatever he may choose to allege to the contrary, is at length awakening to a conviction of this truth. We hear no more about the plan of assembling the three hundred delegates in Dublin, each with a hun dred pounds in his breeches-pocket---no more proposals for monster meetings—no more confident predictions as to the exact year and month when the Irish Parliament will assemble in College-green, with Tom STIELE for its Speaker—all these schemes and prophecyings are at an end ; and we have instead, what? —a vague exhortation to Irishmen to " be up and stir ring," with a view to the acquisition of Repeal some time or other! " Oh, lame mad impotent conclusion !" Whenever a Vestry agitator has nothing else to say, he invariably makes a point of exhorting his fel low-parishioners to " be up and stirring," and usually adds, that the " eyes of Europe are upon them !" In his speech at Waterford Mr. O'CoNromr, has not thought it beneath him to take a leaf out of the Vestryman's book, for, after strenuously recommending his hearers to "be up and stirring," he winds up by assuring them that " the eyes of Europe are upon them," or— to quote his own words—" we have already made Ireland a subject of consideration to all the nations of the earth 1" , The ferment throughout the diocese of Exeter, in consequence of the Bishop's late Pastoral Letter, still • continues unabated. The parishioners of Tavistock, and several other towns and villages, have already Es : sembled, or are about to assemble, in vestry on the subject, while in the cathedral city of Exeter itself there is scarcely a single parish that has not expressed itself strongly in disapproval of the'proposed innovations. St. Martin's is among the latest, though not the least active, of those that have entered into the field of controversy ; and at a vestry meeting which took place in that church on Saturday last, it was moved, among other equally emphatic resolutions, that, be lieving the safety of Government to be founded on the purity, unity, and truth of the Established Re ligion, purged, as it has long been, of the errors of Romanism, the parishioners were extremely jealous of any attempts to restore dormant rubrics, canons, Forms, ceremonies, or vestments, which might have the effect of making even a true religion suspected to be a false one. In consequence, evidently, of this strong expression of public opinion throughout his diocese on the part of the laity, the Bishop of EXETER has deemed it expedient—as Sir ROBERT PEEL would say—to address a letter to a rural dean, wherein he states his readiness to permit his clergy to postpone the use of the surplice in preaching till the first Sunday in January next, but after that time, as we gather from his communication, they are to wear it on peril of incurri ng his sovereign displeasure. "If there are any so perverse," adds his Lordship, "as to deny to the Bishop the right to make such an order, and if they threaten to leave the Church on account of it, use with them all Christian persuasion ; let them see that it is not really the surplice which is here the point at issue, but it is the right and duty of the Bishop. The real question, in short, is, whether there shall be authority or not. Those who say there shall not, must, be already separated in heart; and we dare not sacrifice a necessary principle to their pleasure." It will be seen by the above extract from his letter, that, notwithstanding his studious affectation of the conciliatory, the Bishop of EXETER sticks firm to his text, and will insist—no matter how distasteful his innovations may be to the laity of his diocese—on the fullest and mzst unhesitating obedience being paid to his orders. For three weeks longer his clergy may still continue to preach in the old accustomed black gown, but after that time, on must go the white surplice ! Fiat juslitia, ruat catlum. The episcopal mandate must be obeyed, even though obedience involve the safety of the Established Church. We say nothing of the Right Rev. Prelate's rash and intempe rate conduct in insisting on the revival of this and other obsolete usages, but think of his glaring in consistency ! For many of the best years of his life he was one of the most active and determined op .... ;1.5„ i . • 13—: i .1' _:. ' l / 4 fet , . • tle- ,lk - 4 " -., i' •I *_*' .. liplllV‘' '" '• ' :.t 0 rf Pit r i r . ..711WV,L. P ~,.....,,k••-• A ..' -,, SECOND EDITION. el*Vilill..ll LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1844, Our readers may perhaps remember that, some five or six weeks since, Mr. O'CONNELL publicly an nounced his intention of coming over to England previously to the meeting of Parliament, and making a sort of tour through the country, everywhere pro claiming his own and his country's grievances. He promised to treat his English audiences to a full and particular history of the State Trials, of his own sub sequent imprisonment, and of all matters appertaining thereto, in the confident assurance that his narrative would be listened to with interest, and the popular indignation be roused at the idea of the injustice done him and his brother traversers. Mr. O ' CON.• N Enr. would not have been disappointed in his expectations. He would have found the majo rity of his English hearers—who are notoriously fond of fair play—perfectly ready to sympathise with the story of his wrongs, hacknied as is now the theme; 46 but, distrusting their feelings towards him, he has thought fit to change his mind ; and if he now visits this country, it will only be as a Member of Parlia ment, in the discharge of his senatorial duties. At the Repeal demonstration, which took place last week et Waterford, the Honourable and Learned Gen tleman, alluding to this alteration in his views, observed that he had no longer any hope of being able to make an impression on the heads or he.rts of Englishmen, for they evinced a total disregard of everything Irish; and then proceeded to make an attack on the English Press, which he ac cused, in no measured terms, of refusing to report the grievances of the sister country. Really this is doing us gross injustice. When have we hesitated, in common with the majority of our Contemporaries, to denounce the conduct of Government towards Ireland ? When have we ever declined to make known the wrongs of that ill-starred country, and to insist on a full and complete measure of justice being awarded to her? Have not the columns of the English Press teemed month after month, week after week, for many years past, with minute, circum stantial reports of Repeal meetings at the Con ciliation-hall, and Repeal dinners at the various provincial towns of Irelan 1 ? There is not a public man in the empire whose sayings and doings have been reported at such length, and with such scrupulous accuracy in the English journals, as Mr. O'CONNELL. He is the very last person who should complain of our neglect. Even his worst jokes have been chronicled with the minuteness of an item in a tradesman's ledger. Nay, so studiously solicitous has the Press been to do him justice that it has not omitt::(1 even to m a k e honourable mention ' of the velvet crown-shaped car, w hich he wore the other day at one of the Repeat gatherings, and in h we have every reason to 'believe he looked unusually ca pti vat i ng ! Why then dos e he denounce us, instead of exhibiting towards us all the bland benevolence of gratitude ? Simply because we will not pay more deference to his Repea crotchet THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVE NING; DECEMBER 17, 1844 govern Lucerne, perhaps Switzerland." We have little felt" of this. The neighbouring people of If'rance as well as the Government have well-grounded suspicions of this dangerous sect, and their countenance will not be without its use in repressing attempts to revive priestly power. The Siirle says, a report is current that the King of PRUSSIA has determined to give a Constitution to his kingdom. After stating the fact, which we consider very improbable after what occurred last year, it says:—" Before publishing it, and in order not to de lade a great number of people who have already been once disappointed in their hopes, we have made minute inquiries, and we believe we can guarantee our information in the terrors in which we give it, and with the reserves, which it will be convenient not to lose sight of." Little business was done at TORTONI'S on Sunday. The Three per Cents. were quoted at 85f. 10c. to 135 f. 15c. for the Account. THIS DAY'S NEWS DEATH of MISS CLARA WEBSTER .31UN iil( AND C(PTIMERC i A f4l - : S CT Y, QUARTER TO THREE. The transactions in Cotton were rather extensive yes terday at Liverpool. There was no chane-,, in prices.— There was a good market for Shares. Caledonian, Half, 1 - 6 , 1 ; Churnet 31; East ern C ount i es, P erpetua l (No. 2), 19s. 6d. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64; Grand Junction, New, Eighths, 17 ; Great North of England, New, ; Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter, 37 ; London and Brighton, Eighths, 21. ss. 9d. ; London and York, 31. 18s. 9d. ; Manchester,:Bolton, and Bury, 81 ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 54. ; Paris and Lyons, ; Paris and Strasburg, 21. 16s. 6d ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 71 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 51. The accounts from America state that business was getting quieter, as the season does not appear to have settled down into winter, when firm roads make some amends for stopped canals. Cotton had rallied a little, after having been very dull. Smuggling on the Canadian lakes, the usual result of high duties, seems to have been carried on to so great an extent as to have aroused the United States Govern ment to increased vigilance. A new iron steamer had been launched, pierced for 26 guns, though only carry ing one large gun amidships. The crew is to consist of forty men and three or four officers. She is stated to be well supplied with beautiful arms, carbines, boarding pikes, cutlasses, battle-axes, &c. Her rig is to be that of a three-masted schooner. The British Government, which stands quite as much in need of them, appears to be very supine in fitting up revenue cruisers. The state of affairs in Mexico has excited some inte rest here, but if the accounts be true relative to internal disturbances, one good effect may be experienced, viz., that the proffered intervention of England and France in , adjusting the foreign relations of Mexico, may be ac cepted. On the part of Texas it seems but reasonable to infer that there would be no difficulty The productiveness of railroads, in the aggregate, though not equal to that of canals, is in England, at least, certainly an argument in favour of an extension of the system, and from details given there is every reason to believe that abroad also the returns have been very satisfactory. The Belgian State Railroad, it seems, has yielded 11,200,000 francs this year, or an excess of 600 to 750,000 francs over the amount estimated in the Minister's Budget for 1844. The English Stock Market is firm to-day, but there is not much doing. Consols for the Opening have been at par to 1001. Bank Stock is supported at 208. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 1021 to 103, and the Three per Cents. 10 0 1 to 1. Exchequer Bills are at 575. to 595. premium. The principal business in the Foreign Market has been the settlement of the account. Spanish three per Cents. have been 371 I for Money, but up as high as 37i for Account. Mexican Bonds are firm at . 361 I, and Brazilian, New, at 884 to 89k. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been heavy.at 63j. The Share Market is very quiet, except as regards the French lines, in which there is a fair business doing BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock for Account 298 3 per Cent.-Reduced Annuities 100% %% New 3% per Cent. Annuities. ........ 102 X 103 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 12% 1-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 India 80nd5,1,000.. Ditto under Consols for Opening •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Exchequer Bills. I%d. 136 d. 1,0001. ••••••••«•••••••••••••• 59 Di Di t t t t o . .... 5_7 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY • AT • ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent 112% Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...»»»..«....« 8 9 ,4 Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839. BB% EN% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ... 36 Ditto for the Account. 363% Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 — Ditto Three per Cent. ...........-••••••••••••••••• 37 % Ditto for the Acc0unt.......... ....... ....... •••• M X % Dutch 2 35 per Cents ......«..»».«.»....».».« 6 3711 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates RPICES OF SHARES MIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS PAM. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ......... 96 ...... to -. Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet ..... Great North ofEn_ - .g1and........" lOO ..... 125 to Great Western 75 »«.....1x634 149 to 149 Ditto 12 ..«..... 2. % to Hull and Selby London and Birmingham...« ..... 100 .... 225 - Ditto % Shares Midland Newcastle and Darlington Junct. '24 60% to Newcastle and Berwick Rugby 1 ......... to South Eastern and Dover ..... 3 3 % 3 Ol to Ditto New York and North Midland ..... 50 so D u i i t og to n S e e a lb n y d 2 Amieua 2O ~N..... 66 5 t t o o — 4% Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bourdeaux 20 ••••••••• 7 1410 X to Paris and Lyons 2 3%% to Paris and Orleans ..... " ..... 20 ..... 41%. Parisand 20 •••••••••7 4 0 ...... to Strasburg and Basle JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland. Erratum in Saturday's list.—Read Paris and Strasburg 3 .nstead of Paris and Lyons. 7 100 Mi 100 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 16.—There is no particular change in our market to-day ; prices remain steady, with but little doing :—Midland, 40/. Shares, 4,1 g ; South-Eastern, New, 1 ; Barnsby Junction, 41 ; Birmingham, Man c h es t er , an d Ch es hi re Junction, 61 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, at ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire :Junction, 1 1-16 ; Trent Valley, 8i 9 ; West Yorkshire, 6i 7 ; Paris and Lyons, 31. 7s. 3d. BRITISI Sank Stock. 2°81 41 3 per Cent. Red lOO% 3 per Cent. Cons. per Cent. Red New 3U per Cent.........„ lO3 New 5 per Cent Long Annuities to expire Jan. Is6o l2 1-16 Oct. 1859 ll 15-16 Jan. 1860 FUNDS. Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO, 75 pm. South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 134 d 59 pm. Ditto 500/ .... : 9 Pat Ditto 5ma11..„...,.,., 59 pm Sank Stock for Acct — Consols for Opg. lOO4 India Stock for Acct — [ndian Stock N FUNDS. Russian, 5 per Ditto, Metallic .. . ..... 3panish, 5 per Cent., 1840 2L5i Ditto, 1841..... » , » , -- Ditto, 1842 Ditto, 1843. Ditto, 1841 Ditto, 3 per Cent ..«.. .. Venezuela Bonds, 2per French, 5 per Cent.. ..... —t -c. French, 3 per —f —r, Exchange ..••..........„.. —f —c. Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto,:s per Cent SHARES. MARX ET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 2 , 7.ll:amtkr.S. SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow iiay, 3/ 15s to 4118 s Useful ditto, 51 Os to 5/4s ; iine Upland ditto, Si 53 to Si 103 ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 15s to 11 16s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 4/ 15s; Useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ss; fine Upland ditto, 51 6s to Si 125 ; Clover Hay, 4/10s to 51 liis ; Oat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 11 18s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade steady. WUITECHA.PEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3115 s to 4/ 153 ; Useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 513 s ; fine Upland ditto, Si 5s to Si lOs ; Clover Hay, 4/ 10s to 6/45; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1118 s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at previous quotations. COLONIAL SITGAR.—The market for British Plantation is very inanimate, only about 300 hhds having been sold at previous rates. The public sales have contained chiefly 2,711 bags Bengal, 79 cases 80 bags Penang (subject to 32s per cwt duty, and five per cent. thereon), which was chiefly disposed of, but went off heavily, and in some instances at rather lower prices for the inferior descriptions, whilst a small portion of the better sorts of white brought fully previous prices. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India was 40 hhds, and there were taken for home consumption 1,231 hhds 118 tierces 292 barrels. The; stock in the same places is 9,880 hhds 1,232 tierces 1,882 barrels. COFFER.-229 casks 123 barrels Berbice (of the new crop), 1,443 bags Ceylon (chiefly British Plantation kind), and 295EastIndia, offered by auction, were nearly all withdrawn or taken in above the value, excepting about 400 bags good ord quality, which sold at 52s 6d, and a few bags at 535, being firmer rates. RlM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 51 puns, and there were taken for home consumption 124 puns 41 hhds, and exported 399 puns 25 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11,289 puns 1,400 hdds. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 40s 3d to 40s 9d per cwt on the spot, and Town 43s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The deliveries are increasing, as usual about Christmas time, and a steady business is doing at about previous rates. COAT. MARNE'''. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Hasting's Hartley, 27s ; W. E., Lambton, 353 ; Morgan's Stone, 25s 6d.—One ship arrived. FLANDERS MAIL. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BRUSSELS, DEc. 14.—1 t appears by the observation that the cold has considerably decreased in the course of the night. The Chamber of Representatives has decided that the second vote of the budget of the department of Justice shall take place on Monday, and that of the Marine shall precede that of the Interior. The debate on the treaty with the Zollverin was continued, and is to be resumed on Monday. M. D'Elhoungue orened the debate in a speech, in which he endeavoured to prove that the best policy fur Belgium is to approximate to France. Messrs. Castian and Osy spoke to the same effect, and blamed the terms of the convention. The Minister of the Interior replied to the observa tions of these gentlemen. The most remarkable speech was that of M. D'El heungue, who was complimented on it by all parties, in cluding the Ministers. It was observed that M. Nothomb, M. Duchamps, and M. De Merode, went up to him as he was returning to his seat.—Brussels Papers, Dec. 15. CONSTANTINOPLE, NOv.,,27.—The accounts from Tre bisond, of Abdallah Pacha's dispute with the English Consul, and of the inhuman treatment of a Greek under English protection, are unhappily confirmed. Sir S. Canning has been to the Grand Vizier, and, as far as is known, spoke with equal earnestness and modera tion. The steamer, which was sent yesterday to Trebi sond, takes orders to Abdallah Pacha to justify himself. Sir S. Canning has not imposed any conditions on the Porte respecting the punishment of the Pacha, who will, at all events, be heard in his defence, but has expressed that he leaves the matter entirely to its justice. The accounts from Syria are unfavourable. Some Albanian regiments, now at Salonichi, are to be sent to Beyrout. Considering the excesses everywhere com mitted by these licentious bands, every true friend of the Christians must be filled with apprehensions at their being sent to Syria. BELGIAN FUND3.—Baussete, Dix. 14. Actua Debt, 2 34 per Cent., Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98% Three per Cent........... Thirty-seven Milli. ns, ditto (1840)............... 1 1 )3% Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent, lB3 1832 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent — Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 5534 Issue of .. . . ....... ..... ....... Brussels Papers, Dec. 15. AUSTRIAN . FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC 9 _ Five par Cents. Metalliques • „ IIC% Four par Cents. I Three per Cents. 1 76 % % Bank Shares ..... .• ....... ........ ...... ..... ..... „ 1610 Loan, 183-1. ••••••..••••••••• ........ Ditto, 1839 „.... ...... ....... .• Estarhary's Loan Ailgemeine Zeitung, Dna. 12. AN EAST INDIAMAN BORNED.—OD Thursday night, about six o'clock, a fire broke out in the ship Scotland, the property of Messrs. William Morison and Co., of this city, which arrived at Brownielaw quay on the same day, with a valuable cargo of East India produce, consisting of rum, cotton, sugar, saltpetre, &c. By the exertions of the superintendent of the Glasgow fire engines, along with the West of England and River Trust fire brigade, the flames were kept in check from about half past six in the evening until half past three in the morning, when they broke out with great fury through the after hatchway, where a considerable stock of rum was stowed, and continued for some time to blaze without any prospect of abatement. The fire brigade continued to pour water into the hold for about eight hours, from six branch pipes, so that, on the return of the tide, the quantity of water furnished by the engines filled the ship entirely, within about two feet of the deck. Notwithstanding this, the fire continued to spread under the decks, and ultimately got such a thorough mastery of the vessel that all hope of saving the cargo was given up. By half-past four o'clock, the mainmast, which had been previously cut through with a saw, in order to save it from the devouring element, gave way with a tremendous crash, and fell into the river. It was speedily followed by the mizenmast, which, having been burned through, descended right astern, nearly crushing in its progress a boat's crew, who were engaged in scuttling the ship. At this time the flames were brought under in the forecastle and amidships, but continued to rage with violence in the cabin and quarter-deck. By the well-directed efforts of tha fire brigade, however, they were subdued, and the ship, being now completely scuttled, settled down into the river, almost a total wreck. The Scotland was 383 tons register, and was one of the finest and fastest sailing ships llelonging to the Clyde. Her cargo on this occasion, which was one of the most valuable description, has been almost com pletely destroyed.— Glasgow Chronicle. Tau LATE MURDER AT YARMOUTH. --The excite ment occasioned by this event, unparalled in the annals of Yarmouth, continues unabated, and the doors of the gaol and police -court are constantly crowded by persons hoping to obtain some information. The examinations of the parties at present in custody have hitherto been conducted in the most private manner possible, though they are fn quently of long continuance. From the best in formation we have been able to obtain, there seems to be little doubt that the actual perpetrators of this diabolical outrage are in custody, and we trust that, ere many days elapse, probably before the coming assizes shall have concluded, sufficient evidence will to obtained to send the parties to trial and ensure their conviction. The persons now in custody are Yarham and his wife, Royal, and two men named Hall and Mapes, all bad characters. It is hoped that, in a few days, the whole of the mysterious affair will be unravelled. There is much corroborative evidence to connect the statements of Yarham. It is reported that Yarham has made such confessions as to leave no doubt that he is, at least an accessory to the fact.--N orw i c h Mercury. , Tu. IRON WORKS IN CARMARTHENSIIIRE.-4t iS said that Alderman Thompson is about to take the iron works near Kidwelly, now vacant, and that when the South Wales Railway shall have been perfected, it is more than probable that the neighbourhood of Kidwelly and Ps mbrey will become a second Merthyr.-- Welckinan. A House DROWNED IN THE WET DOCK. -- On Saturday evening last, about seven o'clock, as a man named-Robert Chaplin, a servant in the employment of 1 John Cobbold, Esq., was returning from Brook's Hall, over the Common Quay, with a horse and cart, the horse's head came in contact with a crane projecting across the road opposite to the Hull and Gainsborough wharf. The fright occasioned by the shock drove the horse backwards, so that the driver was unable to pre vent himself and the horse and cart from being plunged into the dock. The poor fellow was, with great diffi culty, extricated from his perilous situation, without sus taining any other injury than a good ducking ; but the horse was drowned, and the cart and harness broken . The damage is estimated at about 12/. 18s.—Ipswich Express. FIRE AT HARLOW. —On Thursday evening, be tween seven and eight o'clock, a fire was discovered upon premises belueging to Mr. Philip Chaplin, corn dealer, at Harlow, situate a short distance from his residence. Mr. C. was from home at the time, but police man Cole prom; tly procured the keys of the building filled with firewood, in which the fire originated, and the Harlow engine being quickly brought to the spot, with a plentiful sueply of water at band, the flames were pre vented from communicating with other adjacent buildings. The damage done is not considerable. The fire, it is supposed, was occasioned by a spark from some weeds burnt near the shed during the day.—Essex Herald. The Christmas show of fat stock took place at Chelmsford on Friday, and was of a nature, both as to numbers and quality, which did credit to the graziers of this district. The oxen which were exhibited in the Bell mead, were in general very fine, one of them, belong ing to Mr. T. Clark, of Southminster, being estimated at nearly 208 stone ; and both in the field and in the market-place there were some very superior sheep. A Spanish sheep, shown by Mr. H. Gladwin, of Moulshans, who purchased it of a person direct from Spain, ttttreeted much attention, as sliming the farmers the desoliptiots of sheep with which the new tariff brings them into com petition. The pens also contained some exceedingly fat pigs. The butchers of the town and neighbourhood were very active in singling out the best for the Christ mas tables of their customers, and we believe a good business was done. The only regret expressed was that the prizes formerly offered by the Esser .t.gri-ulturil Society pt *la meeting were discontinued ; but we be lieve we may say the Society is now extinct.--Essex Harald Ft SUFzTAiIY OF AN AND iig i ttbitt q.iptittort. " Who runs may read." 1 7 •GlittInctVbir. On Saturday the King of the French received a de putation of the 3d Legion of National Guards at the Tuileries, who had expressed a wish to oiler their con gratulations and welcome to the Duchess d'Aumale. The young Princess leant on the King's arm, and his Majesty held the hand of the Count of Paris. The King cordially thanked the National Guards for this proof of their attachinent to the throne, and hoped one day to see the Count of Paris in their ranks. The Constitutionnel says, that the marriage of Queen Isabella H. with the Count of Trapani is finally deter mined on ; and that the affair has been definitively arranged by the Prince of Joinville and the Duke d'Au male during the recent visit to Naples. The price of bread at Paris for the last fourteen days of the present month has been fixed at 31c. the kilo gramme for the best, and 24c. for the second quality. Accounts from Switzerland state that the movement in Lucerne is completely put down, but that the country is in a state of the greatest excitement. Letters received from Trebisond, of the 16th of No vember, announce that Dr. Wolff had arrived in safety at Teheran, on his way to England. The mysterious paragraph in the Auosburg Gazette, about the sudden departure of Sir Stratford Canning for Constantinople, has been explained by intelligence ga thered from the Levant Mail. His Excellency had merely gone on a shooting excursion, which he is said to enjoy much. We have accounts from Athens to the 29th ult. The Chamber of Deputies was still occupied annulling all the elections in which the friends of the late Ministry were concerned. The elections fbr the province of Ka lavrita were annulled after a violent debate. The elec tions of Tripolizza, after three days' debate, were then taken into consideration, and, after two days' discussion, the Members returned were excluded, and their oppo nents seated. LAW AND POLICE. At Nottingham, on Monday, Robert Lightfoot, the station-master at Nottingham, was arraigned on th e Coroner's inquisition, for manslaughter, in causing the death of John Dean, on the 21st November. He pleaded not guilty. The same prisoner, together with Raven, the Beeston station-master, was then arraigned on the Coroner's in quisition, for the death of James Bolestridge. The bill had been thrown out by the grand jury on Saturday. The counsel for the prosecution having intimated that he did not consider there was evidence to support the charge of manslaughter, the charge of course was abandoned, and the parties immediately left the dock. In the Court of Exchequer, a widow of the name of Boyle, brought an action in Arma pauperis to recover damages for the loss of services of her daughter, alleged to have been occasioned by herseduction by Mr. Brandon, cashier at the Atlas Fire and Life Insurance-office, King street, Cheapside. The jury, in a short time, returned a verdict for the defendant. At the New Court, Old Bailey, Joseph Smith, aged 11, was indicted for stealing 123 farthings and other coins, the property of Mr. Collyer, his master. He pleaded guilty, and the Court respited its judgment. Cornelius Sweeney, aged 18, was indicted for feloni ously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Richard Percival, on the 27th of November last, and stealing therein sund r y spoons an d ot h er art i cles of plate, gr,e., his property. The jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing, but not of breaking and entering. Witnesses were then called and documents put in to prove a previous conviction in Surrey, when the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. Mr. Com missioner Bullock now adjudged him to be transported beyond the seas for seven years. At Lambeth -street, the four men, Sandford, Priestley, Robinson, and Saunders, who had been in custody for several days, on a charge of stealing two bottles of quicksilver, of the value of 401., and substituting two dummies filled with lead in their stead, were brought be fore Mr. Henry, for final examination. The evidence of the witnesses, fourteen in number, was read over, and the prisoners fully committed to take their trial at the pre sent session at the Central Criminal Court. COUZILIt-- Polii.SElObtaisZaki. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, accompanied by his Royal Highness Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, leave Windsor Castle to-morrow or the following day for Dover, when they will embark for Ostend. The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary Sackville West have left Upper Grosvenor•street, for Buckhurst Park, Sussex, for the Christmas holidays. The Hon. Mortimer West remains in town to do duty with his regiment. The Countess of Hillsborough will remain in town until after her Ladyship's accouchement. The Earl of Hillsborough is expected in town in a few days from Baxterley Hall, near Atherstone. Lord and Lady Grantley have arrived at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from a visit to Sir Robert Menzies, Bart., at Castle Menzies, Perthshire. The Earl and Countess of Airlie are still at Brighton. The Noble Earl is rather in improved health. His Lordship has just forwarded 251. towards establishing public baths for the working classes of Dundee. Lord and Lady Montagu and the Hon. Miss Montagu, who have been staying at Leamington Spa, for the bene fit of the Noble Lord's health, will arrive in town this week. The Marquis of Lansdowne has sustained some injury in his foot, which is so severe as to prevent the Noble Marquis from quitting Bowood for the present. The Dowager Countess of Carnwath has arrived at her residence in Gloucester-place, from Bath. Earl Fitzhardinge has arrived at Berkeley Castle. Viscount and Viscountess Canning, who have been visiting the Duke of Portland and Mr. and Lady Char lotte Evelyn Denison, at Ossington House, near New market, Notts, will return to Grosvenor-square Early in the week after next fmr the season. Mr. Henry U. Ad dington discharges at the Foreign-office the duties of the Noble Viscount during his temporary absence. Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay will leave this week the Earl of Mexlsorough's mansion in Dover street, on a visit to the Dowager Countess of Hardwicke, at Tillenhanger, Herts, during the Christmas recess. The Countess of Orkney, Lady East, and Mrs. Scott Murray, are the Ladies Patronesses for the ball at Mar low, on Thursday next. The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have arrived in Paris from a tour in the south of Europe. The younger trenches of the family are still at Brighton. Lord Dup plin, his Lordship's eldest son, has joined the Ist Life Guards, Regent's -park Barracks. The sitting magistrate at Bow -street has received the jollowing donations for the relief of the poor sum of 51. from the Earl 'of C. a gentleman, whose name did not transpire, 1/..; another gentleman, 51.; and a third 21. There were also received a sum 101. from the Mercers' Company, and a cheque for 51. from the mem bers of the Stock Exchange. At Marylebone, on Saturday and Monday, the magis trates of this Court have received for the use of de serving applicants for relief the following sums .—The Earl of C., 51. ; Two Ladies, 51 each ; the Mercers' Company, 10/. ; Lady A. 8., 5/ ; Anonymous, 51. ; Mr. Gutch, 11, and 0. 11., 24 On Monday the Mercers' Company forwarded their annual contribution of 10/. to the poor-box of the Thames Pollee-court, to be expended in the relief of destitute persons during the winter months. On Saturday the Earl of C. sent 51 to the office for a similar purpose. The frost has been succeeded by a genial though rather unseasonable mildness. The river, which for several days past has prestnted several large masses of floating ice, is now almost clear. The thermometer has risen, in the course of a few days, not less than 14 degrees. The Archbi-hop of York has presented the sum of 3001., to the fund now being raised for establishing the intended training school at York, for the diocese of York and Ripon. Lord Wharnclifte, Lord Feversham, the Hon. 0. Buncombe, M.P., the lion. and Rev. Augustus Buncombe, Archdeacon Wilberforce, and Colonel Wyndham, have respectively given donations of 1001; and Lord Hothaw, M.P., Sir John V. B. John stone, Bart., M.P., and Mr. H. Broadley, M.P. have each contributed 501. The annual meeting and cattle show of the Sherborne Agricultural Society took place on Thursday last. The collection of animals was numerous and good, and fully sustained the reputation of this Society. The town was the scene of considerable activity and bustle throughout the whole day, there being more than an ordinary at tendance of the neighbouring yeomanry. Mr. Murphy announces that Wednesday, the Bth of January, will be the coldest day of the season. At the meeting of the Dumfries Town Council, held on Friday, Mr. Archibald Hamilton brought forward a set of resolutions strongly deprecating the interference of the Legislature with our present currency and banking system ; which resolutions were seconded by Mr. Dun bar, and, after a short discussion, unanimously adopted. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Monday night last, about half-past eleven o'clock, as Mr. George Craze, butcher, was returning from Truro to Camborne, his horse ran off with him just before he arrived at the toll gate, near the Redruth Union-house. The gate was closed, and the horse, while going at a rapid rate, dashed against it with such violence that it was forced open, and its strong bars broken in various places. The plate of iron on one side was also broken. and on the other side it was much bent. The horse, as might be expected, was killed instantly, and Mr. Craze was thrown a distance of twenty-one feet from the animal, by which his skull was dreadfully fractured in two places, and his head and face much bruised and cut. Mr. Harris, surgeon, was sent for, and performed the operation, for the purpose of relieving the brain from pressure ; but Mr. Craze lies at the toll-gate house in a highly dangerous state.— West Briton. GENERAL ESPARTERO.-IVe understand that the Duke of Victory (General Espartero) has been suffering from indisposition at Abbey-lodge, Regent's-park, the residence the General has occupied since he vacated his apartments at Mivart's Hotel. On Saturday week he was very unwell, his physicians attributing his illness to the inclemency of the weather. Until the - cold weather set in the General was daily out with Colonel Guerra, accompanied by the Duchess and her niece, who shares their exile. HARFORD, DAVIES, AND CO.'S BANKRITTCY BRISTOL.)—In addition to the first dividend of 13s. 4d. in the pound, which was paid within ten months from the failure to ;1 1l th e cre d i t o r s u nder this immense bank roptcy, a further dividend of 10d. in the pound was de clared on Friday. The private estate of M r . J o h n H er, ford (who belongs to the Society of Friends) will pay 20s. in the pound, and leave a surplus to carry to the joint estate towards another dividend. 'EATHER TABLES FOR TIO YEAR 1845. IBy P. Ai URPHY, E:-q.. Mr. Murphy has r t st ore d hi s weat h er ahnallii nearly to the form in which it first appeared, 0 1 1 by some wonderful prognostications he announced , coldest day in the year, and pointed out in the T; striking manner several symptoms of the Weil th 4 fully confirmed by the results. He confines limits of the work to the calendar, furnistingti course, the probable state of the weather for e r, day in th e year. 'Wednesday, th e Bth o f Decetnb e 4 1845, he marks th us —" S evere frost, probab l y lot; di gree of winter temperature." The following extracts from his introductory observations :-- it , In regard to the p resent season i t has been, es 7, pears, predicted by M. A rago, of the French lus tily, / that ' the pending winter will be the coldest knows) many years.' And those who have taken the troubleo compare our pr e di ct i ons o f t h e weather for the si°l3,,,f of Novewber and Decembur, 1844, as üblished in It last year' s a l manac , w ill perceive from heir almostclio4i verification, that so far back as the autumn of 18 when that work went to press—that, as regards the c l e j mencement of the p resent w i nter, we had an ticilo ri ` , this result so f ar b ac k as t h e period alluded to. Jaill ference to th e r ema i n d er o f the season, however, It t y be seen by th e su bj o i ne d ' Weather Tables' f°1.,10 months of' January and February, 1845, that they y• tbs means agree with t h e p re di ct i on of M. Arago ; as 1° if latter month s , w h en t h e severity of the season is talPl!bt experienced in these countries, it cur anticipatioe s o well found e d, th e o ld o f the present winter, wil e o f for duration or intensity, will in no respect equal th 6/ . 0 1829 ; and as a s h ort t i me only will decide the relstio, merits of th e s e v i ews , we are satisfied to abide t he o suit ; and own that it is not w i t h out p l easure Ir° .1, / ourselves engaged i n a pas d e d eux with a man of P ot high standing and calibre is the world of science ip M. Arago. Knaves and quacks only take refug e p o mystification ; as truth and honesty of purpose her e t o Occasion for a subterfuge of the kind. And if PO it s who set up for k now l e d ge i n th i s department of ebrbf nearer home, would only copy the example set th ei tre, M. Arago in thi s i nstance, and appear before the r u 0 , 1 people would be enabled, by comparison, to for ni o s i estimate of their pr e t ens i ons ; an d have only to hope the precedent will not be lost on them. ha l "More might b e a dd e d i n th i s way, mais a gale as things will h o ld t h e i r accustomed course, 1 036 7 y ol may be said t o th e contrary. But as the subjec t ii magnetic agency in nature is daily forcing itself W re g s. the attention of m en o f sc i e nce,—and the better nike derstand and arrive at a knowledge of somethig t ie% general results, and correct ideas in reference W oe ti universal agent, a 'Magnetic Congress' is aens 9l l to be held at C am b r id ge i n the month of June, i , „" 4 5 so let us hope, w e say , t h at the correction of the duur el as to make th em ava il a bl e i n reference to that hit'iejr little noticed, th oug h most i mportant subject, t h e siology of the earth's surface, will not be unattended W' t y " With regard to the indications of the weather in t o subjoined Tables, occasional aberrations will, as a 016 t y of course, be found to occur ; simply by rea son 01 0 impossibility w hi c h ex i sts of its being otherwise. ot• if, as expect e d, th at t h ese Tables present a eorrect,( ' 8/4S, line of the• n a t ure o f t h e approaching seasons of a combined with ge nera l accuracy i n details, the autne object in p resen ti ng t h em to the public will hale o'. attained." ..DARING AND I MPUDENT ROBBERY...--011 M op d night, about seven o'clock, a carter, in the eraP,.o Mr. West, th e t own carman, brought nine chests 01 0 to the house o f M essrs. M arshall and Co., tea-deelePos the Strand, and whilst in the act of delivering ;b e ,. chest but one, which did not occupy him more tbr o ' et minute, two men i n a l i ght cart drove up siva side of th a t conta i n i ng the tea, took the last e placed it in their cart, and drove off. The tea j P d fine gunpowder, value between 211. and 24L ell little girl w h o was attending a Ire" 10 close at hand observed the occurence, rsn the shop, told the carman what she had 0 0 0 and pointed ou t th e cart as i t drove off. Had the es e a raised the cry o f a l arm , i t i s almost impossible the 113 1 1 0 could have escap e d, b ut h e seemed so bewildered s4 s t. moment, that he m a d e very li ttle effort to capture t"00 Particulars of the robbery have been given at the van police. stations. BUNGAY.—At about half-past five o'clock on day eveni n g last, a fire broke out on the farming , mises of Mr. Onesimus Edwards, at Kirby, whit' s o" tirely co nsume d three haystacks, ' an outhouse, #' one large pig. Four engines were speedily bd the spot, and succeeded in preventing the of extending itself to the buildings, &c. 01 1 premises b e l ong t o L ord Berners, who, as Ist Mr. Edward s , i s f u ll y i nsured. The origin of the 101 at present doubtf u l, b ut t h ere i s much cause to fear 01 it is the a c t o f an i ncen di ary. Another fire broke etit ye Broome on W e d nes d ay noon, on the premises (A s se Miller, which entirely destroyed the out-building , 5 The amount of property destroyed is valued a; 40 ' s is maid servant, wh o h as li ve d 17 years in the famil2 ., i custody on suspicion of being the incendiary.—lv er Mercury. soffi t The Rev. Sidney S m ith , w h o has been f°rpolc: time indisposed at his residence in Green-street , s ee lane, was on Monday, we are happy to learn, cone' e much better. t The late General Lord Lynedoch'a estate 9 sag); Lyn e doch, near Perth, has been purchased by aw e sj 0 0. son, Esq., of Foxhill Bank, near Manchester, for 1 " „' he; and his late Lordship's adjacent estate of BaigoW s " re e, been purchased by W. Thompson, Esq., o f Edinh u 'a for 43,000/. lie SUNDERLAND.—The L or d s o f t h e Treasury lie t o granted 750/., p art o f t h e Parliamentary grant for.Pd walks, &c., to the c or p orat i on of Sunderland, i n sl plan for providing a place of recreation for the in t " i s i s tants, the only con d it i on of the grant being, tharsie' ground, when p urc h ase d , shall be legally and Pe ole neatly secured a s a pl ace of recreation for the It is intended to purchase and lay out Building-hi l estimated cost is about 3,000/., the remainder of iv 0 1 will be raised by p u bli c su b scription. The town N s , ip of Sunderl an d h ave resolved to apply to Parliarnen; it i, 1346 for powe rs t o ena bl e them to light the WO o r gas. This is already done by a Company, but the a ntl poration expect to be able to do so at a cheaper rat e ' as ee at the same ti me t o rea li ze as much profit as will relsse them from the necessity of levying a borough rate. present charge is 10s. per 1,000 cubic feet. jt SEASONABLE AND MUNIFICENT DONATIO.I Iy the last c e l e b rat i on o f t h e Holy Sacrament at Wires, worth Church, a l a dy pl ace d on the salver at the Si 0.0 100/. note, t o b e l a id out by the worthy vicar in Ist/ clothing and fuel for the poor of the above parish. P' s e , communicating with the generous donor, the vies r f s te chased, at w h o l esa l e pr i ces, a large quantity of Wen i k e rugs, flannel, sheeting, woollen hose, Guernsey fl e to and coals, w hi c h, un d er the superintendence O f salt vicar, his cur a t es , an d t h e domestics of his establishisol were distributed accor di ng to the desire of the bener...°l49 lady ; an d t h e numerous partakers of this seasons, bounty left the vicarage with hearts gladdened bl_ As s mode in w hi c h t h e g i fts were dispensed. In this P.O th( re are a great many poor, both inland and slog. s er waterside, and d ue p recaut i on was taken that no de. ing poor person should go away without some par, el , s e eel tion of thi s rea ll y handsome, and, in this incle'" weather, most seasonable gift. OS CHESTERFIELD HOUSE.--The room in which de r body of the late lamented Princess Sophia of Glon ee id was l a id i n s t ate, was originally the billiard-room sets" 00 to Chesterfi e ld H ouse. It forms the right wing 91, see' noble edifice, and the following anecdote as to its ss e tion may be strictly relied on as authentic. It aPr4 that when the Earl of Chesterfield resided a t the s ros e house there was not a billiard• room, or, in fact, any ise/' in the h ouse fi tte d for such purpose on the pretoto House, i In the sa me un f ortunate predicament was ble si ise l ' o b' ouse, the th e n res id ence of Lord Montagu, whiell seque n ily b ecame t h e residence of the late Queen tO line. Both Noble Lord s b e i ng excessively attach e d tbsi the gam e o f billi ards, i t was agreed between theta i s they s h ou ld p l ay a match at that game, and that to losing p ar ty s h ou ld b u i ld at his expense a billiard-rister on the premises of the winner. The Earl of Che s a ti field pr ove d t h e v i ctor, and accordingly Lord 3,1°11 had built on his noble antagonist's premises the 1. 20 in question. The house then became very . unsig'i r to and the Earl of Chesterfield was compelled, in or de render his house uniform, to build the other wing' ;0 ; Lord Keane has purchased the late Mr. FleU" schooner yacht Siren, of 161 tons. THE Irswicit liocx CommissioN.---The 11- 0 1 monthly meeting of the Dock Commissioners was 1 1 4 ft; the Town-h a ll, on F r i day last. The minutes Pas:La. the last m eet i ng were read and confirmed. 'l' o Os Warne and William Rands, jun., were appointed W on vacant offices of coa l meters. ' Mr. Ross gave O t hel that at th e next monthly meeting he should move re ar the vacancy in the committee, caused by the non' be se dance of M r . J o h n Churchman, should be filled up. a` -,heO being no other business to transact, the meeting L i sse adjourned.—We underst an d th e Commissioners AO sent a memorial to the Board of Trade, petitioning or to give th e i r assent to the proposed extension ( jor Eastern U n i on Li ne of Railway from Norwich to with vrich, and we d ou b t not their application will westch the app ro b ation of that honourable body.---# l .ei Express. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.---It is with feenor t i l e the d ee p est regret we have to announce the death 0 rest lady of John Leahy, of Silverspring. She retired W ir stS, last evening, apparently in her usual health and I A o f/ and after having lain down, coughed slightly, turne d o f her side, and, awful to relate, expired. The de ath of this truly estimable lady has thrown a large c ire i sees relatives and friends into deep afffiction.—Cosh So u ' Reporter. DARTMOU TH E LECTION.—The nominat i on, it i‘ 0 0 said, w ill take place on the 23d inst., and the polling the day following. p„ / CO 9 t IiER LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE -• i O 9 , SOPHIA MATILDA. OF GLOUCESTER.—A stone ba s ,i v g been affixed to the entrance to the catacomb cont s s i- s e ls the remains of her late Royal Highness, bearing t 9 e 4 4.' lowing inscription :—" Princess Sophia Matilda, 18 07 - His Excellency A aly Effendi, since three years ye a, bessado r at t hi s Court, has been recalled, it is be v o; at his o wn i nstance, on account of this climat e eiS agreein g w i t h him. H b He will be accom p a nied I th is Secretary of Embassy, KhaYr Effendi. The loss 0 1 t o finish e d gentleman will be a matter of sincere regre t his aII his colleagues. His Excellency will be succeeded ~.1 )4 ,0 Ex cellency Sulfa Effendi, who will he probably panied_hy his brother, as Secretary ofEmbassy. His --, lencar y Sarim Effendi was formerly Ambassador here he ing succeeded Rashid Pacha. On his retal:foie was sent to Persia as Ambassador to h . w as iesty the Shah. After his return, b e so t!, made Minister o f C ommerce, :and su b s eek tese Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding : 3 Pacha. 'arim Eff en di w ill therefore return as the acquaintance and may be co n fid en tly ca lled e ne tgr o els His best dipl omat i sts o f wh i ch Turkey boasts. tar ok lency is expected in about two moutbs.—Court 0° FOREIG Austrian, 5 per Cent — Belgian, b per Cent.....„ 102% Brae ian Bonds BB% Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent ChMan, 6 per Cent ........... Colombian, 6 per Cent Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18%5, 5 per Cent — Mexican, 5 per Cent Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct — Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent — I Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct — Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 94% Bristol and Exeter (lii paid) Direct Northern, 2% paid .................. Eastern Counties (25 paid) ........ 14 Great Western (75 ............................. 149% London and Greenwich (W. 15s. 4d. paid) London and South Western (411.6 x. lOd. paid) 75 London and Croydon • .............. London and York, 2% paid 4 1 Lynn and Ely, 1 paid ..... . . , „ Ili Pa'” -2 , Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Newcastle and Darling/on Junction, 24 paid Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid — paid........, 25( 3% RiDchitmtoOnNdea'ividS%hia'emsseElipidaiJdu-tiction, I Rugby, I paid. l% South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) .„ 39% Ditto 'Jew Shares (4 paid) Yarmouth and Norwich (20 paid) Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid 5 Paris and Orleans (20 paid) ... 42% LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. LONDON, DEC. 17.—Wind easterly, moderate breeze, and cloudy. The morning was very foggy, which in creased in density between 8 and 9 ♦.M., but is now (12 o'clock) clearing up. DEAL, DEC. 16, A.M. —Wind S.E., mod. P.M., light. Sld. Rosalie, Valparaiso; Richard Mount, Cape of Good Hope. FALMOUTH, DEC. 16:—Wind S.E., fresh breeze 15. Arrd. Betsy, I'enquico, sailed June 13, Valparaiso Aug. 5 ; Montreal, Dixon, Quebec, leaky, and with loss of t.n anchor, bulwarks, stancheons, having been in contact with the Lockwcods; Friend,hip, Newfoundland, very leaky, and with loss of bulwarks, bound to 'feign mouth. PENZANCE, DEC. 15.—Arrd. Pepita, Pineto Santa Maria, with loss of sails, &c. COWES, DEC. 16.— Arrd. Condor, Havaniuth. ainTmotrTii, DEC. 15 .—Arrd. Countess Eglinton, Sims, Pernambuco for Hamburgh ; crew disabled. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 15.—The barque Victor, bound to Sydney, New South Wales, with passengers, was spoken with by the Camerton, of Whitehaven, which arrived at Pernambuco on the 27th of October. The master of the Victor applied for irons, some, of his crew being in a state of mutiny, but could not be supplie d. 16. Sld. her Molest . ) 's ship Daedalus, Cape of Good hope; Africaine, Gambia. DEPARTURE OF THE REIGNING DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SAXE COBURG AND GOTHA —WINDSOR, MONDAY EVENING.—To. morrow has been appointed for the departure, for the Continent, of her Majesty's royal and illustrious visitors the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, with their respective suites. The Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha was suffering severely during the whole of yester day from the effects of a violent cold, which was caught by her Royal Highness during the royal visit to the Smithfield Club Cottle Show, on Saturday. Her Royal Highness to-day is somewhat better. The departure of her Majesty's distinguished guests to-morrow will de pend in a great measure upon the state of her Royal I lighness's health. It is expected that her Majesty and the Prince Consort will accompany their Royal High nesses to Woolwich, where the Black Eagle Government steamer has been commanded to be in readiness to con vey her Majesty's illustrious relatives to the Continent. DRAYTON MANOR, MONDAY.—Sir R. Peel re turned on Saturday afternoon from visiting the Queen at Windsor Castle. In the evening the Right Hon. Baronet received the Bishop of Lichfield and a party of the local clergy at dinner. Yesterday (Sunday) the Right Rev. Prelate preached at Tamwortb Church to a crowded con gregation, Sir Robert and Lady Peel and family, the Right lion. W. Yates and Lady Jane Peel and family, and most of the neighbouring gentry attending the ser vice. Dr. Buckland has arrived at the manor on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, TREE NEW ROYAL EXCILME. Yesterday the boarding which was at the east end of the New Royal JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE.—The arrange. Exchange, and which obstructed the communication be- mant a ma d e b y AI. Jullien for the masquerade at Covent tween Cornbill and Threadneedle s tr e et, was removed, garden last night fully bore out the pro s pectus issued by and the thoroughfare opened for the public. As soon him in lar ge cap i tals around the walls of the metropolis. as it was generally isnown vast numbers of persons The decor a ti ons were exceedingly elegant ; a profusion avoidingPinch-igne : Great pro- of fl owers encircled, in most graceful gyrations, the pressthe erection of the hoasas and whit e an d s i lver drapery was superadded to asse d ha to s and bee fro,n made thus with racing the east end, and in a few weeks there will be a the already harichsAinn adornments which have been free passage, The op e ning w ill t a k e pl ac e to-morrow added to the interior of Covent garden by the hitstft Pr (Wednesday) forenoon, the interior of the merchants I M. Jullien. The orchestra was conveniently arranged area being completed. Lloyd's rooms are not yet pain- I et the upper end of the stage, and at th e back an enor pleted, workmen being still busily engaged in fitting up mous glass refl ec t e d the gay and glittering throng which the usual apartments. crowded every foot in front of it. An exceedingly ele- If report may be credited, and we hope, in this gant illumination, emblazoning the word " Polka, '&- case, it will be found co rrec t, th e two d aug h ters -i n -J aw tered over the orchestra. The assemblage was enor of a Noble Duke, whose nam e E ng l an d most w i s h es to m ous, so much so as to leave scarce space for dancing in. none, that we saw, o r t h ose w ho had don n ed costumes pre.serre are in a state whi c h bid s f a i r t o gra tify thi 4 A large proportion of th e gentlemen w ere i n plain c l ot h 9s desire. ' This.intelligence will, we ar e sure , g i ve uni versa l satisfaction.—Court Journal. 1 seemed to tak• much trouble se a . ..ttaiu tistus • FOWEY, DEC. Is.—Arrd. Ann, Marseilles, leaky, and with sails split. Ory HOLYHEAD, DEC. 15.—Burly, Rio de la Hackie. GRIMSBY, DEC. I 6.—Arrd. Eliza, Lynn, for Bristol, leaky, and with damage, having been in contact with the Sunberry, of Yarmouth. CARMARTHEN, DEC. 14.—The George, from Barn staple, in ballast, drove ashore at the back of the North Pivr, but will be got off if the weather moderates. MILFORD, DEC. 14.—Arrd. Jane, Swansea, fur Port madoc, leaky, and has been laid on the Hard. YOUGUAL, DEC. 13.—The Eliza, Seaborn, of and from Newport, was driven ashore at the north end of this quay this morning, but is expected off. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Arrd Britannia (steamer), Hewitt, Boston, left Ist inst. HALIFAX, DEC. 3.—Sld. Herald, Santa Martha. KINSALIS, DEC. 12.—Arrd. Sultan, M'Murdoch, China. HARWICH, DEC. 16.—The Teesdale, from London to Stockton, and the Phcebe, of Shields, have both put in here with damage, having been in contact. IcmisoE.—Arrd. Miracle and Margaret, Liverpool. Their Royal Ilighnessn the Duke and Duchess of Cobourg and suite arrived at the Dover station, at the Bricklayers' Arms, at twelve o'clock this day, from 'Windsor, and took their departure immediately by the railway for Dover, en route to the Continent. TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN. SIR,—At the time I dispatched the letters, which ap pear in this morning's papers, I had the assurance of the mother, and another member of Miss Clara Webster's family, that she was entirely out of danger ; but I deeply regret to say, their expectations were too san guine, for she died this morning. I will only add, on this distressing subject, that the benefit announced for this unfortunate artiste will be given on Monday next, for her family. I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your ,obedient servant, J. COOPER, Stage Manager. Theatre Royal Drury-lane, Eleven o'clock A.DI., Dec. 17, 1844. [We understand Miss Webster died at three o'clock this morning, and that her death, till within a few hours of the melancholy event, was totally unexpected. At seven o'clock on the previous evening she took tea with her friends, appeared cheerful and out of all danger. A remarkable change, howe►er, took place towards mid night, and she afterwards became delirious. The result was totally unexpected by the surgeon who attended her, as there were no external injuries which could excite alarm for her safety, and the probable cause of her death is, therefore, the shock received by the system from terror.] CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day, and heard appeals, none of which were of the slightest importance, unless to the parties concerned. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY ) The Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to-day, bat no case involving any point of public interest came before his Honour. The Court will rise, for the Christ mas vacation, on Saturday. (Before Sir J. K. Baum) uncu V. WALKER. _ _ In this case a demurrer was put in by a witness against being examined. The objections made by him were stated at greater length than the Court considered necessary, and his Honour now ordered an affidavit to be prepared, stating specifically what those objections were; the affidavit to be produced in court on Friday next. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in London.) MANGNALL V. 31 `ALPIN. The Court was again occupied the whole morning with this case; and a great number of witnesses from Bolton, Glasgow, and other manufacturing towns, were examined for the plaintiff, to establish that, until Brid son's invention (the plaintiff's patent), the diagonal or elastic finish was given to muslin goods by hand only. The plaintiff's case had net concluded when we went to press. . . . The special jury in the next cause, Gibbs (the Lord Mayor) v. Flight, were directed to attend to-morrow morning. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman WOOD.) James Johnson, who had been remanded from last session ott a charge of burglary, was placed at the bar. The prisoner was defended by Mr. lorry. The case was fully proved, and he was sentenced to transportation for ten years. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT JUDISE and a full Bench of Magistrates.) . The second December session for the county of Mid dlesex commenced this morning at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar contained the names of 49 prisoners, of which 46 were charged with felony, the remaining three being misdemeanants. None of the offences charged to the several prisoners presented any features beyond the ordinary run of cases. THE Casa or MRS. TYRWHITT.—After the grand jury had retired to their room, during a conversation which passed between the bench and the bar, several of the Learned Counsel commented in rather forcible terms upon certain strictures which had appeared in some of the daily newspapers, with respect to the charge of the Learned Judge to the jury in summing up the evidence adduced in the case of Mrs. Tyrwhitt, who, it will be in the recollection of our readers, was tried for an al leged robbery at the Soho Bazaar, in Oxford-street, and acquitted of the charge. Mr. PAYNE, in allusion to a series of letters which ap peared in one of the morning journals, said that nothing in his opinion could be more self-evident than that every one of those letters, although with apparently different signatures, were one and all emanations from the same person. The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE said he felt quite in different as to any remarks which might bo made upon him elsewhere. FORTUNE-TZLLING.—A repulsive-looking woman, named Keziali Marten, aged 33 years, was indicted for stealing a shawl, the property of Sarah White. This case presented the usual features of gullibility on the one side, and of artful and cunning deception upon the other. The prosecutrix, a remarkable pretty and interesting-looking girl, about 17 years of age, was in the service of a gentleman named Moore, who resided in the neighbourhood of Old Brentford, and on the 2d of the present month the prisoner went to Mr. Moore's house, and was brought by the prosccutrix into the kitchen. The prisoner, after going through the usual cant and legerdemain with cards, which is one of the principal items of the stock in trade of such imposters, demanded some money. The poor simple girl replied that she had only 2d. about hEr, which she gave to the prisoner, who then said if the prosecutrix would have half-a.crown for her in five days she would come back at the end of that time and ensure her a most respectable and " likely" young man as a husband, with a large pro perty. At this time the shawl was lying upon a chair in the kitchen, and was missed almost immediately after the departure of the prisoner. Mr. O'BnIEN began a very lengthened address for the defence, by stating his belief that his humble client would have as much justice done to her as the aristocrat who was decked with diamonds, and he hoped this prin ciple would ever pervade British Courts of justice. Two verry respectable-looking persons gave the pri soner an excellent character fur honesty and good conduct. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver dict of Guilty. The LEARNED JUDGE said he feared the prisoner was one of those artful and thieving imposters who roamed the country, living upon the creduli'y of young and foolish females. tae should respite judgment until the police made further inquiries as to her means of getting a livelihood, and if his fi rs t surm i se were r i g h t, h e should ' most assuredly inflict a severe punishment upon her. i; r I . t o z re lo Po h e th e , ma;