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ELEGANT L ITERARY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. PUBLIi;IIED RI MR. COLE RN. 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Ilook,ellers. I. LIVES of till QITEENS of ENGLAND. By AGNES 'STRICK LAND. 7 vols., embellished with Portraits. Price 10s. 6d. each, bound. The COMIC MISCELLANY for 1815. By JOHN POOLE, Esq., Author of " Paul Pry." In small tivo., with Portrait of the Author, And an Illustration by Phiz. 10s. , 6d., elegantly bound. The Hon. Mrs. NORTON'S PCETICAL WORKS'. 1 vol., with me Portrait. 11)s. 6d., Mood. LORD LINDSAY'S LETTERS on the HOLY LAND. Third Edition. 2 vols., with Illustrations. 21e., bound. MEMOIRS of the LITER XRY LADIES of ENGLAND. By Mrs. tAVOOD. 2 vols., mall Bvo., with l'ortraits. 215., bound. COLRURN'S STANDARD NOVELS. A CHEAP LIBRARY of ENTERTAINMENT. Elegantly hound in 16 volumes, with Poe a-sits of the Authors and other Illustrations. Price 4/. 165.. or any On work separately for Gs. Contents :—Mr. Ward's Tremaine—Mr. Hobk's Gurney Married, and Sayings and Doings; First, Second, and Third Series, containing Ten Stories—Sir E. L. Bulwer's Pelham, Disowned, and Devereux—Captain Marryat's Fro_nklmay—Mr. James's Richelieu—Mr. Horace Smith's Itramlatye House and Zillah—Lady Morgan's D'Donricl and Florence M‘Carthy—Mr. Lis ter's Granby—and Mr. Gleig's Chelsea Pensioners. THEATRE lit)l(4L, DRURY LANE. [HIS EVENING, DECEMBER 16, Wi!The repeated a Grand Opera Scria. cAII,I THE DAUGHTER Cllr ST. 111 ARK. Lusirnano, Mr. Burd•ni ; Andrea Camaro, Mr. likerrani Nonce .rse, Mr. Weirs ' • Adolphe de Courcy, M-. W. narri.6n ; .-at,rina • ornaro, 11.1riforth. e conclude with the cclebratNi Ballet of TEII3RERI. Ache:let, Desplaces ; The Peri, chic. Plunkett; Nourmahal, hldl.e. O'Bryan ; Aysha, Mrs. Payne. The Box-o t.ce is oden daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six Si the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, sad Tickets may 1:4 had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY M A RKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING, DVCEMBER *ill be oer`orincd a Nex and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, sidled OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Ur. Sirickland • Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Nlatke • s ; T 0721 Coke Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. barren; The Count. is of I •••• pion. Mrs. W. Clifford ; Alice Hawthorn Madame Vevtris; Mi6s Rocket, Miss Julia . ennett. After which, wilt be re;.raterl a New ComL: Drama, entitled SOMEBODY ELSE. Hans M . Charles Mathews; Minnie, madame Vestris. Ts be toll wed by el New and Original Farce, called YOUNG rNSLAND. Major Marinct, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John Jame 3 Peeley, Mr. Buckstone ; lira. P•ol.tv, Mrs. Eluml•y. Private BOars, Two Guinea/ and Oa, Ottawa and a-Half each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Box-office, Qom Ten till five o'Cleck. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under tile Directkni of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENCNO, DECEMBER 16, liTlll perf mined VICTORINE; or, I'll Sleep on It. Alex. mire, Mr. Hudson ; Michael, Mr. S4l ,y. Vic:orine, Mrs. Yates; Me, Mrs. Fitzwilliain. After which a New Drama, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Court Henry de Beausoleil, Mr. Hudson ; Count Vanilla, Mr Selby ; The M:Asterieus Stranger, Madame Celeste ; Croquet, Mr. Wright; Chechore, Mr. 0 Smith. To cum lude with THE UNFINISHED GENTLEM In whieb Nfessr4. Wright. Selo'', and Miss Woolgar will perform. Prompter, Mr. Gailat ; Principal Paint.:r, Mr Pitt ; Leader of the Sqnd, Mr. e open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxsa to be bad at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. THE ROYAL, ADELPHI, NOTICE. _ . OD WEDNESDAY NEXT will be produeml, by the est cc al per 1121stion of Charier Dickens, Esq , THE CHIMES; A 'Galin Story of Some Bells tha' Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. The Scenery fro n the Ori rival Sketches of Dan el Macllse, ILA., Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., John Leecn, and R. Doyle. The Story Dramatised by Mark Lemon and Gilbert A'Becket'. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STVEET. LWSSEI. Air. J. M. MA 01)(1X.. TilIS EVENING, DFCENIBER WW be repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled THE CASTLE OP AYMON; or, The Four Brothers. Barn de Beamanoir, Mr. Walton, Olirie- ' Mr. Allen; AllarJ, Mr. C Horn, Jun.; Richard, Mr. Himo ; Rea mill. Mr. MAtiacics• Iron, Mr. Li:Air ; ine, Slane H . den Contle'l • Gertru e, Nits. Fesbroke. Iconclude nilli the New bram.t, called DON CiESA KDE SAZAN Cteiar, Mr. Wallack ; Charles toe Secant, Mr. Walton; Marit ina, Mrs. Stirling; Countess di Rotondo, Mrs. Fostproke. state Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, lieekiist, Mr. Elinund BradweiL Press Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 26.; Gage Is. Half-price at Wine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2.a. 6d. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 64 Private Boxes, l'wo Guineas , nd One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce. alum Boxes, Two Guineas and a-H-if. Doors to be opened at Half. past six, and the Performances to commence at `even o'clock. The Box.odice ' un ler the direct,m of Mr. W. Massingham. Private Boxes and Free ALLnissions for the Season to be had at the theatre. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. (leder the Management at Mrs. KF.ELEY . Signor Camillo SIVORI for Two Nights only. THIS EVENIN•e, DECEMBER 16, Will by repeated a New Farce, ca;led A 'I RIP TO KISSINGEN. illtaractevis by Messrs. ir.igan, Rin of h, '..ttanton, Collier, Yarno:d, Tuner, Stoker, and Ke ley, Mrs. Wigan and Mrs. Keeley. To be succeeded by the First Part of Sivot Ps Concerto, No. 11.,' y fitiner Camillo Sivori. Atter which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. Supported by AieSSTA. F. Mathews, Meadows, and Stoker, Miss Arden, Mrs. NVigan, and Mrs. ' oolli/ge. To which will 1 o.a 'ded Paga»ini's Theme Burlesque and Carnaval de Veni,e, by Signor Cami lo To be followeci by THE SWISS COTTAGE. Characters by Wil,an, Yirnold, Keeley, and Mts. Keeley. Ia L - e cour•e of the Evening A DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Jullion's Mazurka and Cellar:us Yalta will be danced by Mdllei. Locke and Adele, Miss James, •ind Mi s Fairhrother. To conclude with a New Comedietta. entitled WATCH AND WARD. Tne characters by Meyers. F. Mathews, Kinloch, and A. Wigan; Miss Fairl•rother, and Mrs. A. Wigan. PRICES OF A!+ "i tz.AON.—Balcooy 4.. , Upper Ilene', :is.; Pit, 3s. S 1 Galier v, 6d. Second Price—Balcony ; Wpper Sores, h. I'4; Pit, I. Prirate Boxes 09 the it ile , my Pler politiL g eight persons), Two Quinces Private 'Boxes on the Second - Oa (bolding eight permits), One Guinea and a..Elalf. Private Awes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One (Suit ea, The Box—Aiee is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc lihstolof Mr. Grogan, late of Covent garden Theatre. IrOst attraction every Evening—Squire Batty's Hounds meet This Eve,nimg, at ASTLVY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor ar.d Manager, Mr. W BATTY. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER IS, Will be repeatul a New Spc,itaele, entitled THE ROYAL FOR RUNT; or, The and Lire's Courge of Man and Steed ; kttreducing unequalled Nation al Fetes. Peal Fos-chase on the Stage and In the Circle by living For and rea' Pack of Hounds, purchased Ibiitr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to real se this novel p rod uc ti on . ant Races and other Sparting Features. ow Scenes of the circle, and entire changd in the Feats of Horse.. Dumb ip, - extraordinary B itish Vaulter and Somersault Thrower, Mr Price, and Matter Charles Price, the Little liquestrian Wonder, and other Novelt es. Acting arm stage., ranger, Mr. W Broadfoot. Box-ofEce open fr , t , n Eleven till Five. I essons in th e A rt o f Ridi ng by Mr. R. gnaitt daily. Dir. BATTY begs to a-quaint the Nobility, Gentry, and his ratrgps, that, in oomph .nre with numerous requests from the country, and by sp , eial desire, he has formed ar aneements to pre sent, duting the Christmas fin iday- a S of EQUESTRIAN ..WORNINU FETES and FASHIONABLE ' ANCE, to ommence at Half-past One, and term nate at Half-past Throe: consisting of Ratty's S lend id Scenes of Equit , tion in the Clrek . The first Three Morning Performances will take place on ACtanry, Dee. 3 Wednesday, Jaw. 2,and Fr dey, Jan. 4. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, DEC. 16. THlllmomETEtt, Lowe3t, 30 ; Highest, 35 ; Noon, 36. BARO3ILTER, 29.4.-WIND, NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and 4 `lnghest" 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 Barmneters "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and "Ron" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather When the meroury fulls below 30. HlOll WATER AT LONDON-BRIDOE THIS DAY. Morn tni,:te, after 6 I C.,791,-“, „. L 3 minut e . a ft er 6 ---.... • f - • ~:~ ~ 5 ,.. ~•,, -- .-,A ,-. ,I- 'il .of t _ , _,.. L —. 4 1- 4? —'-' ifitt_lji cr .- - -Pv r. ; 5 ;- ,1 . , ' ',;Ft.t,"? .~=:~-. ECOND , , %it - 1 rik‘&.,ll LONDON MO;'..Tii.AY, DECEMBER is, 1844 The report which we tn,intioned last week, that the Bishops were to ho :d a conclave on the Puseyite doctrines, grins ground. The Archbishop of CAN: TjULBURT,It i 3 sail, has announced his intention of summoning his brethren of the Episcopal Bench, in order to deliberate and.de_termine on the rubrical ob servances to be enforced throughout the dioceses of the South, and the verwahl4 and vged Archbishop of YOR K hasgisen his concorrence. This event is not improbable or slirprising ; but what surpris.:s all true Protestants is the fact, that the men who regard them.elves as the main props and stays Of the Protes tant religion, the revilers of Catholics, and the un *easing persecutors of conscientious Dissenters, re gard this as a healing measure of primary importance, and announce that the decision of these Prelates will ally the storm which has been raised by the restless Puseyite Bishop .of EXETER, - and the pious Puseyite Bishop of LONDON. If they are sincere, we pity their ignorance, and cannot give them credit for a particle of judgment or foresight in. regard to the settlemrnt of this alarming schism in tie Protestant Church. The Bishops have lost all confidence with the laity. They have turned a deaf ear to the entreaties, and remonstrances, and protests of the true alberents of the reformed religion, or re jected-their appliCations with contumely and scorn. The two -Archbishops are " dumb dogs, that cannot bark ;" appeals have been made to them without num ber; the insulting, the Popish, and the tyrannical steps taken by disciples of the new sect, havelken forced on their attention in the most earnest,- humble, and Christian spirit—yet these appals . have - been made in vain. The Church, for tie call the Protestant laity the Church, have given up all hopes from that eiltarter. Oxford and the Bench of Bishops are on the high road to Rome ; the PUSEYS and the WARDS have described as a great calamity the separation of the English Church from the- Papal See; there is ho redemption for her but by immediately retracing her stepa—that is, joining in all the rites and ceremo Miss and doctrines hitheitO So reptigantto Reformers. Yet these heretiviVettr'ile's hate been w i n k e d a t b y the Archbigi,4' jf.'6ANTERBUIiY and openly coun tenanced,-"tir palliated by many Bisti3-3s The se are the men whom the prof esse d friends of. the Church re r look up to, as the only safe g u id e i in the a prese nt alarming difficulties. N ever was there such bli n d Solusion. The Bench of Bish ops now i power. The people have taken the question i nto lair own hands, for the best of all reasons ; 012 d no edict issued from Lambeth Palace will have the slightest effect—not even if it denounced the obnoxious measures of Dr. PHILLPOTTS and Dr. BLOMFIELD, and the whole race of Puseyites, and decreed that no innovation whatever should be made in Church ceremonies. A well-grounded suspicion has seized the public mind that these changes, harm less when taken by themselves, are only the fore runners of some wicked scheme for subverting Pro testantism, and aceustoming the people to a religion which they cordially detest. No. The Bishops can do nothing that will allay suspicions. They have been sufficiently tested ; they have been " weighed in the balance, and found wanting." In the meantime, let the people of England be on their guard ; let them keep watch on the towers of Zion and defend the sacred citadel against the only enemies they have to fear— the enemies in the camp. The magnanimous conduct of the churches in the diocese of Exeter has excited a str ng feeling of sympathy throughout the country. Di-seoters as well as Churchmen have watched their movements with intense interest, and in the hour of danger they will unite to preserve the greatest bless ing.; ever conferred on this Protestant country—the blcs,ings of the reformed religion. The Report of the Select Committee on New Zea land touches directly on some important elementary principles—a better knowledge or a stricter observ ance of which, on the part of the authorities at home, might have averted many of the evils which have since overtaken this unfortunate colony. To this fact we adverted, generally, in a former article. It may be well, however, to note the passages to which we refer more particularly, inasmuch as they may ope rate to prevent similar errors in future, whenever the qu( stion of occupying territory still peopled, how evs,r thinly, by aborigines, shall be again submitted to the Government for its decision. It is quite clear that the question of occupancy is at the root of all the difficulties which have sprung up between the settled colonists and the natives, and in the relations between the New Zealand Company, the settled colonists, and the Government of Great Britain. If there was no possessory right in the British Crown, at the time any of its subjects made settlements in New Zealand, there could be no de rivative right invested in any mediate authority, in virtue of which these subjecti could make good their title to occupy lands in those islands against the pre tension of any of the aborigines. They who occu pied in defect of such authority, could not, in reason; iavuke that authority to enforce and protect their possession. If they held lands and located upon them, in confidence of the good fuith of the native chiefs ith whom they had negotiated for the acquisition of those lands, they held them under liability to be ousted by the bad faith, or deprived by the caprice, or driven out by the violence, of the same savages, or some of their compatriots. There was nothing in their bargain with the aboriginal owners to entitle then or their property to the protection of their SOVE RLIGN, which is said to be the condition reciprocated by the Crown for the allegiance of its own subjects. 'These latter had, in fact, put their allegiance in abeyance, for their own purposes, and could not complain if the British Crown kept, as to them, its protective functions in abeyance also. And here let us pause to avail ourselves of the well-reasoned de fnetioti given by Sir GEORGE GIPPS, the Governor of New South Wales, in an address to his Legislative Council, on submitting to them a Bill framed by his Excellency, under instructions from home, consti tuting New Zealand a British colony, dependent on his government. " The Bill," said he, "is founded on two or three general principles, which, until I heard them here controverted, I thought were fully admitted, and, indeed, received as political axioms. Ti,e first is, that the uncivilised inhabitants of every country have but a qualified dominion over it, or a right of occupying only ; and that until they establish amongst themselves a settled form of Government, and snl jvate the ground to their own uses by the cultivation of it, they cannot grant to individuals, out of their own tribe, any portion of it—for the simple reason that they have not themselves an individual property in it." This language may sound like the imposition of a very arbitrary disability on a nomad tribe to part with its own lands, on its own terms, to foreign purchasers ; but we take it to comprise law, as sound as the maxim to which the portion in italics supplies so striking an analogy, that labour is the capital of land. " The second principle," Sir GEORGE con tinued, " is, that if a settlement be made in aey such country by a civilised Pewee, the right of pre-emption in the soil, or, in other words, the right of extinguishing the native title, is exclusively in the Government of that Power, and cannot be enjoyed by individuals without the c oesent of their Government. The third principle is that neither individuals nor orders of men, belonging to any nation, can form colonies except with the con serf, and under the direction and control of their own Government, and that from any settlement which they may form without the consent of their Government, TII EY MAY BB OUSTED. This is simply to say, so far as Englishmen are concerned, that colonies cannot be founded without the consent of the Crown." Now, in this false position, beyond all doubt, the earlier Britigh settlers in New Zealand, located about the Bay of Islands and elsewhere, before the existence of the New Zealand Company, had placed themselves. But we shall show, in a future paper, that this error of thtirs was radically cured, if not by the autho rised acts, yet on the assumed rights of the New Zealand Company ; and that, however vicious the title of that Company, ab initio, and however unwar rantable its proceedings in undertaking to deal with privete capitalists for the sale and occupation of lands, hi% ing in the meantime no more substantial or recog nieel title, the deficiencies of their original powers must he held to h ave been, afterwards, if not cured, yet condoned, and so to speak, recognised by the unpardonable carelessness of acts of the British Go viN.Linent. What those acts were, and in what ex tent and degree the very serious responsibility for the chetetction of life and property, the sacrifice of capi tal, ti.ne, and health, the moral and social ruin con sequent on the proceedings of the New Zealand Corn- Pally is to be apportioned between the New Zealand Company and the home Government, we shall endea vou r, on an early day, to show. Friday last was distinguished by the proceedings of two remarkable public meetings, at which certain home truths were announced and discussed, that cannot be too often or too prominently enforced upon public attention. The one of these meetings wat that of the " Agricultural Protection Society for Great Britain and Ireland," at which his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND presided; the other, of farmers, Scc., assembled (on the occasion of coming up to London to attend the Christmas Cattle Show) for th! purpose of promoting the repeal of the malt-tax. TLese parties assembled at the Freemasons' Tavern; and A. SPOTTISWOODN, Esq., who happened to be present as a spectator, was unanimously voted into the chair. With regard to the former of these meetings, our own objections to the principle of such agricul tural protection as the farming interest have hitherto sought, especially in their demands for the repeal of the Canada Flourßill, the new tariff, &c., have been so often enforced, that we shall not here enter upon the arguments we might otherwise be disposed to ad duce in refutation of it. But we must fairly own that some of the speakers, at both meetings, pointed out with great force, and in language to which we heartily respond, the enormous injustice of the pressure of indirect taxation on the pro du-•ing classes, whose wages throughout the last few years have been Ro fearfully reduced, and the enor mous evil of a state of things which goes on multi- plying the power and the - sum of production, but feAlully cramping the scope of the distribution of its pro :acts. It was, however a tthe Freemasons' Tavern mecting that this last fact was most emphatically demonstrated, and its indivisible connexion with our exis' ing monetary system fearfully established. The expe,ience of every day confirms our own melancholy impressions on this subject ; and it is matter of some congratulation that the pressure of low prices and the other influences produced by vicious and fluctuating legislation, in the shape of corn-laws and commercial prohibitions and restrictions, has not so pre-occupied or prejudiced the minds of the intelligent farmers, who are endeavouring to obtain the repeal of the MALT-TAX, as to blind them to the operation of one out of two of the great causes of industrial distress in this coun try. They most truly declared that that is a scheme of crying injustice which on the fright fully dimi n i s h e d wages of labouring industry continues to levy, a nnua ll y, the vastly larger proportion of that indirect taxation which it was the meaning of the THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1844.7 Legislature, at its original imposition, to visit upon the wealthy and the middling classes above them. And undoubtedly it is an infinite aggravation of the cruelty of such an unrighteous transfer of a most grievous burden from the shoulders of these classes to their own, when the indirect tax is collected on a commodity which is not less than a necessary of life for them, but which, 'not ranking as an article of luxury or refinement, scarcely enters at all into the subsistence of the more fortunate classes of the com munity. In this light the malt-tax is essentially a penal visitation on poverty, the consumer; and it is protanto, a boon to wealth or competency, the non consumer, whose contribution to the public income is decreased by the very five millions, the yield of the malt duties—thus wrung from the famishing indus trial poor. But why is that vast section of the people reduced to this extreme poverty, who are its producing classes ? It is certain that their labour is far more severe, and more continuous, notwithstanding all the improvements of machinery, in turning out or raising the various products and commodities to which it is applied, than it was five-and-twenty years ago. It is indisputable that five-and-twenty years ago their Rages, for lighter and less protracted labour, were very much higher. Then the great question with all who are alive to the inexpressible importance of providing for industrial labour the means of subsisting itself, still remains—What is the cause of these re duced, inadequate, stinted wages ? The farmers, finding these much oppressed classes under the same visitation as themselves, though in a more intense degree from depressed prices, rightly enough make common cause with them in demanding, as a remedial measure, a repeal of the malt-tax. But were that repeal conceded' to-morrow, it would not, singly, either rectify the existing depreciation of the industrial classes ; or arrest its downward tendency. It would be but "a" means, inter alia, for improving their condition, or that of the farmers. The true, primal, pervading, permanent cause of the evils which both have to deplore, is our present monetary system ; the monster progeny of the Currency Bill of 1819, increased and invigorated by its ill-favoured successor of 1843. It is with pleasure, therefore, that we find Mr. SPOTTISWOODE (the Chairman, we believe, of a Society having for its object the repeal of those statutes, and the re establishment of the currency on a practical, long tested, and common-sense basis, instead of abstract principles, false in theory, and pre posterous failures when carried into execution), was called by the farmers to preside over their discussions. They could not have deliberated under the auspices of a better-informed, more extensive, or more practical judgment on the currency question than his own. Indeed, they must have felt that the vicious state of our currency laws was at the bottom of the disastrous condition of the malt consumers ; for their very first resolution concluded with a decla ration of the paramount necessity for" a removal of these taxes and a revision of the currency." At the Agricultural Protection Society's meeting, having the Duke of RICHMOND in the chair, Mr. ALLNUTT, a very able agriculturist—and speaker--thus ex pressed himself:— " It was thought that the farmers of England might be sport for theorists like those who, enjoying great wealth themselves, had, perhaps, few opportunities, or but little inclination to look fairly at the question at issue—and he regretted to say that, as the wealth of the many had ac cumulated in the bands of the few, the very laws which had been brought forward, from the passing of that wicked measure the Cut rency Bill, down to the "comple ment," as Sir Robert Peel called the Bank Charter Bill— that there had appeared to be one prevailing spirit in these. measures—viz., a spirit to de.ttroy the energies of the in dustrious classes, and to enhance the value of money by diminishing the produce of the soil—the produce of that soil on which honest men formerly existed, but which now unfortunately was converted into tangible heavy gold, that found its place in the pockets of our legis lators, while the farmers were robbed and drained of the last shilling in their pockets." And at the Freemasons' Tavern, another and very eminent farmer and agriculturist of Essex, Mr. BAKER, of Writtle, still more distinctly insisted on this para mount topic : " Unless something were done for the producing classes—unless there were some efforts made to remove the burthens from the industrious classes—a dreadful revolution must be the consequence.—(Hear, hear.) The resolution contained an allusion to the currency, and he considered it deserved their most serious consideration. —(Hoar, hear.) If the farmers looked to those things which most concerned them , they would find that no thing bore so directly upon their interests as this pas- And again, the same speaker :—" He, however told them to look to the currency as the cure for all the evils which afflicted them.—(Hear, hear.) He did not pretend to understand so much of this sub ject as his neighbours, but if he were called upon to pay 20s. fox 13s. 4d. borrowed, he thought he should gil o a fair idea of his feelings on this subject."— (Hear.) Now in alt candour we must own that we see not how Sir R...e_EEL can give up, in the present condition of the countsry, the five millions malt duty, however reason and equity demand that he should do so. Bu t if he will be• bold, righteous, wise enough to repai r an enormous error, by consenting to render the currency extn.nsible, instead of immoveable, except for the process of contraction,—and adopt, for his un lucky standra-d of value, gold at the market, instead Sf his Act of Parliament, price ;—he may yet save the empire which his legislation is fast hastening to ruin ; revive the noble commerce, whose energies he has now paralysed ; giive expansion and prosperity to agricul ture, in place of present decay and fast approaching ruin ; raise amid exalt, employ and remunerate, labour throughout the land ; and replace domestic pauperism and despair by- social competence and peace. Madrid jounials of the Bth have been receiv d, and bring more amounts of butcheries in the northern provinces. The Herald() announces that the Go vernment had been officially informed by General BRETON, Capthr;in-General of Saragossa, that twelve individuals impilicated in the late affairs of Ilecho and Anso had been :shot on the 3d inst. Fortunately, at Madrid executiions have not followed so quickly after arrest. The d. etision of the Court-martial condemn ing Col. REUBFiGGO, with two others, to death, and eight to the gallkeys, had been reversed by the Su preme Military Tribunals, and the proceedings de clared illegal. _Hopes are therefore entertained that the lives of these unfortunate victims will be spared. MADRID BOUR SE, DEC. 7.—The Three per Cents, closed at 31 cash, and 31i at 60 days. Five per Cents. 21i at 60 days with premium. Passive Debt, 6 3-16 at; 60 days. According to :intelligence from Switzerland, pub lished in the P:t7•is papers, the disturbances in the Car ton of Lucer;3e have been put down for the present— r Jesuits have t riumphed. Several of the leaders of the Liberal party, al n ong others Dr. STEIGER and Captain AUIDER MANN, E ad been taken, and the Government had countermaneted the reinforcements which they had required of the ER ighbouring Catholic cantons. The Protestant canto) %s had collected troops, but chiefly for the purpose of p cotecting their frontiers. From the little resistance r, ride to the Government troops of Lucerne, and the apathy which pervades the rural po pulation, it tould appear that the Catholic High Church party are predominant in the canton. The &Mowing extract of a letter from Berne, dated. the 10th inst , furnishes the la test particulars :—" B y the arrivals from Lucerne this morning, we learn. that the city is filled with troops, and that arrests continue to be made. The Jesuits triumph to the full extent of the word, thanks to the means of seduction they have employed. Dr. STEIGER, one of the) chiefs of the Liberal party, who is paying by impritsonment for his opposition to the Jesuits, is a man of mind and energy, who was the only one that could rally the Liberal party of the country, which was, without leaders. Colonel KEG.' anoth mi chief of ,the Liberal party, has succeeded in escapi.ng into the territory of Berne. Many other fugi ties have succeeded in getting over the border; but, although our Government feel; the necessit," of stopping the reaction, it will consider twi c, before it makes any demon stration which may become a signal for a ge neral conflict in SyVitzerland. The people, however, who do not look so , closely to the Federal Compact, are discontented wit h this forbearance. A volunteer from Argau, who joined the expedition against Lu cerne, writes from. Arau last night, that nearly all the eight hundred wit dunteers are returned, worn out with fatigue, and , dissatisfied at not having met with any support from tale people of the places through which they passed. There has been, nevertheless, a serious engagement .at the bridge of the Emme, half a league from Lucerne, in which there were killed and wounded on both sides. The volunteers suc ceeded in forcing the passage, but, finding ao one on the other side ready or willing to - join them, they re rired, and were nearly cut off at Surs€2." The domestic news in the Paris papers is generally utterly destitute of interest. The country is so quiet, rid the Government at present interferes so little in public affairs, that the Opposition journals cannot dud out one grievance which would furnish arguments against M. GuIZOT and his colleagues. The National, it is true makes the attempt in reference to a detailed account published in the Quotidienne, showing the enormous losses sustained by the French fleets since the death of Louis XVI., and thus upbraids Admiral IIAcKAu for his silence :—" If we had at the head of our naval department a man anxious for the honour )f our flag, and the reputation of our sailors, we should find him replying, by the official documents which are in his possession, to statements which are LA false as they are injurious to our national pride. But what are we to expect from men who show so much humility towards the English Cabinet, and ,a ho disavow every day some of our bravest cap tains ? " As we published the article of the Quotidienne, it is only fair to give the following reply to it from the National, with this remark, that it is amusing to find a French writer bringing a charge against the English Government, of which no ruler ever was so deservedly guilty as NAPOLEON : " We can easily conceive that such false and incom plete calculations should find their way into the English lournals, fur it is the custom of the English, more than of any other nation, to conceal their losses, and exagge rate those of their enemies ; but we may express Our iurprise at seeing Frenchmen thus depreciating the services and glory of our defenders, and rendering them selves the echoes of English boastings. If it were true, as stated, that during twenty-two years of war the French navy, after experiencing so many disasters, had caused to the English a loss of only seven ships of the line, and fourteen frigates captured, it would really be the Table of Europe. Happily, however, the tables which have been published are incorrect, and were drawn up in the culpable spirit of party. The English whO were in face of our sailors in the days of prairial year 2, in the combats of Alassio. Aboukir, Algesiray, Trafalgar, and St. Domingo, know well how vigorously victory was disputed, and how dearly they purchased it. It will suffice, in order to show the omis sions of these tables, to cite the accounts given at the time of the battle of Trafalgar. If in that battle the combined fleets of France and Spain experienced a loss of twenty ships of the line, sunk or captured, and of which four teen were French, the English on their side lost their great Admiral Nelson, and had fourteen of their ships of the line rendered incapable of service. We may judge of the crippled state of the victorious fleet by a single fact. On the day after the battle, the intrepid Cosmao Kerjulien, captain of the Pluton, returned and recap tursd, almost on the field of battle, three vessels which had been taken by the victors. This is not all. In the account of the losses experienced by France eleven ships of the line are given as wrecked, or burned by accident. Now, it is notorious that England, compelled to keep up fur twenty-two years of war large squadrons .11 every part of the globe, and frequently in quarters where there is no shelter, lost a very large number of ships, of which there was no mention." ilre subjoin some miscellaneous extracts from the foreign papers. The Augsburg Gazette has the fol lowing from Constantinople, Nov. 22 : " The English Ambassador has quitted the capital ,uddenly,. on board a vessel which was at his disposal. It is not known what route be has taken. Some per ions think that he is only gone on a promenade; others say that his departure is the result of a difference with the Porte, relative to an insult to the British Consul at Trebisonde." A letter from Sigmaringen, sth instant, in the Journal de Franefort, announces the marriage there on that day of the Marquis JOACHIM NAPOLEON PEPOLI, grandson of MURAT, with her Serene Highness Princess FRIDADE HOHENZOLLERN SIGMA RING EN, youngest daughter of the reigning Prince. A Vienna letter, of the sth states, that the late re duction of the duty on coffee in the Austrian States has been so beneficial to the Treasury by the increase of the consumption, that a further reduction is con templated. It is said also that the Austrian Govern ment intends to modify considerably its prohibitory system. The Messager states that the last accounts from Algiers represent the state of the division of Algiers and the south of Algeria to be perfectly satisfactory. The tribes who have submitted are not only tranquil, but bring their produce to the markets of the towns occupied by the French, and appear disposed to apply thenuelves zealously to the pursuits of industry. The commerce of the coast is stated to be essablished on a firm basis. THE BOURSE--SATURDAY, DEC. 14. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents 1121 10 .. 121 10 .. 120 90 .. 100 00 ..... 108 105 .. we .. 108 'ree per Cents.— s 4 95 .. b 5 18 .. 84 85 .. 84 85 New Loan .• •• B6 60 .. 86 65 .. 86 85 •• 66 55 if.e4k of France 3260 ..3265 3260 ..3265 !.affitte Bank, I,ooof. Shareslllo ..1110 ..1110 .• 1110 :5 1 0 10 9 0 0 :5 1 0 100 90 : 5 1 0 10 9 0 0 . . 30iisian Eanit.....••..•• ••• 588 75 .. 588 75 .. bB5 .. 585 Belgian Fives, 1340 ...... • • 1031 • • lon .. 1 . 1 .. 1031 1842 •••••• 106 1 •• 10 61 .. 1061 .. 1061 62 50 .. 62 50 "5 .... 1 ° 10 36 9 0 3 : 50 :: 3632 50 :: 33 .. 33 98 50 .. 98 50 s. 93 50 6 •• 6 .. 6 •• 6 Vanish: - A . ct1f:, 15 . 18 . 417 . -a . 1 . -l i alfs l ar. : S - eapolitan•••• •••• •••• • •• "50 .. R.osaaan •• • ............... 104/ .. 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain .....7..1010 ..1010 ..1010 "1010 uuen........ ~ ~ ~ „....1032 50 . 1032 50 ..1032 50 ..1032 50 Versailles, R.8. L. .. . . 4 B 7. .. . . .... .... 1 8 9 0 5 .... 1 9 8 5 5 .... 44 1 5 .. 9 0 .. 4 3, 5 0 ....1 7 10 9 0 2 50 ....1 7 10 9 7 2 5 5 0 0 °ricotta •• Rouen to Havre. • Strasburg _to Bale ••••• • • • • • 300 •• 31 0 .30 .. 310 .. .. ............... 1 7 000 92 50 .... 1 7 10 9 7 2 5 5 0 0 Avignon to Marseilles• . 932 50 .. 931 50 .. 932 50 .. 932 50 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, DIN. 16. Si. Germain ..........1015 ••1025 ..1012 50 ..1012 50 Versailles, It. 13.••• •••• •••• 49S •• 495 .• 495 .. 495 380 • 385 .. 340 .. 385 amen ••1040 ••1032 50 —1035 Rouen to Havre. Grimm , . • ... • 109$ "1107 50 ..1095 ..1102 50 9 3 3 1 5 0 , 3 30 00 9 30 22 7 5 50 , s i l tr vign asb o ur a g to to m ß ar al s e em .. oB ....::: ,33000 ANOTHER FACT.—BIRIIINGHAM, DEC. 14.—Mr. Joseph Sturge, it appears, has withdrawn his name as a member of the recently organised Committee fur the promotion of public baths and pleasure-grounds in this town, because, as he alleges, the Committee have con sented to receive nearly eighty pounds from Mr. Alfred Ormonde, which sum being a part of the profits arising from two evenings' entertainment at the Town-hall, by a number of French artists, who exhibit the character istic dances of all nations, which entertainments, and all such, are deprecated by Mr. Sturgo ! What next ? From a Correspondent. SOUTH SHIELDS, DEC. 1 4.—BRANDLING JUNCTION. —Another serious collision between the quick passenger train and some coal waggons took place un this railway between the Felling and Pelaw stations, near Gateshead, on Friday night, about nine o'clock, but fortunately, more from luck than good management, it was net attended with loss of life ; the only person who suffered severely was the engine-man, who was much injured in the face. The accident arose in consequence of a coal train having given way by the breakage of a wheel, which threw the train off the line. From the frequent complaints and accidents on the line, and, particularly, the late occurrence, where so many broken limbs and heads took place, it ought to stimulate the Directors to use every means to avoid such disasters. On the meet ing of Parliament no doubt some measures will be taken by the Legislature as to railways generally; and as rail way traffic has now assumed a momentous question, it is only right that the numerous projected schemes and speculations should be narrowly watched, and stringent restrictions made to protect both public and private rights.—From a Correspondent. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS.—The next mails for the West Indies and Mexico will be made up at S . Martin's-le-Grand to-morrow 'morning (Tuesday), the 17th instant. The mails for Hamburgh, owing to the ice in the Elbe, are now sent by a special messenger, via Holland. The next mails to India, Egypt, Malta, Greece, &c., are to he dispatched from Southampton o❑ the morning of the 3d of January ; and the next mail to India, via Marseilles, on the evening of the 7th of Ja nuary. The mails for America will be made up on the evening of the 3d of January, and dispatched on the 4th from Liverpool. by the steamer Cambria. ALLEGED CONFESSION OF A MURDER.—Some years ego, a man named Thomas Willey, was tried in Exeter, for the murder of a person named Cropp, tailor, who was found drowned below Trew's Weir. He was however acquitted from some defect in the evidence. On Friday last he died, in a state of great misery, in the Exeter workhouse, and it has been reported that, pre vious to his death, he confessed to the chaplain of the workhouse that ho was really the murderer, and that two other men were implicated with him in the foul transac tion]. This is not exactly correct. That ho saw the chaplain, very shortly indeed before his death, is quite true, and it is also true that he appeared most anxious to make some communication to him, but his condition was such that he was not able to articulate more than a word 'or two. It was the chaplain's impression from his manner, and from all that he saw at the time, that he was really about to make a confession of the crime of which the Rev. Gentleman was aware` he had been ac cused, and he addressed him accordingly—but as there was certainly no confession in express words, and as the man became insensible almost immediately afterwards and remained so until the time of his death, it is right that so much, at least, should be stated.—Devonport Independent. ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK.—In the action of trsver brought by the Lord Mayor (perpetual church warden Gibbs) against Mr. Flight and others, to recover possession of the minute -book of the select vestry, seized and taken by the latter, the important ques Lion of the authority of the select vestry, which has agitated the parish so long, will be raised on the trial, which is ap pointed for to-morrow, at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and a special jury. Sir Thomas Wilde and Mr. Sergeant Channell will ap pear for the plaintiff; aed Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Adolphus, for the defendants. Notice has been given by the defendants' attorneys to the plaintiff's to produce the accounts of the Lord Mayor (as church warden) relating to the parish. THIS DAY'S NEWS PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Committee of the Privy Council for the affairs of Gurney and Jersey sat to-day in the Council-office, Whitehall. The Lords present were the Lord Chancel lor, Sir James Graham, Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancel lor of the Duchy of Cornwall, (the Right Hon. Thomas Pemberton Leigh), and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. THE LIEUTENANT-GOVICRNOR OF GUERNSEY. Tile arguments in the petition of the bailiff and jurats of the Royal Court of Guernsey, complaining of the course pursued by the Lieutenant Governor were re sumed, and occupied their Lordships the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) The Vice-Chancellor of England sat in Lincoln's-Inn to-day and heard cases, none of which possessed any points of general interest. (Before Sir J. WIGRAM.) MALLALIEU V. MILLER. The arguments in this case on further directions which have occupied several days, were concluded this morning, his Honour reserving his judgment. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY). (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) His Lordship sat, as usual, during the day, but no case was heard which possessed any public interest. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY (Sittings in London.) MANGNALL V. WALPIN E. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a manu facturer at Bolton, to recover damages for the infringe ment of a patent. The invention which is the subject of this action is an improvement in the mode of bleaching and finishing muslin. The evidence, which was illus trated by several complicated and curious models, could not be made intelligible even to the scientific without the aid of diagrams. But two witnesses had been examined when we went to press, and there are thirty-two wit nesses in the cause; so that the trial is likely to last at least another day. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY ) (Before the RECORDER and Alderman Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL.) The second session of the Central Criminal Court, in the present mayoralty, took place this day. The grand jury being sworn, The RECORDER said he had to congratulate them on the comparative lightness of the calendar, both in regard to the number and the character of the charges. There were only three cases to which he would call their at tention. The first was one of cutting and wounding, with intent to do grievous bodily harm ; the second was a case of manslaughter ; and the third was one of falsely personating an owner of stock, and by that means fraudulently obtaining possession of that stock. With regard to the first, he only wished to say that a blow having been aimed at the prosecutor with a knife, and it having only reached the hand, cutting three of the fingers, it would be for them to consider whe ther the blow had been given with the intent alleged. The charge of manslaughter was against a Captain of one of the Watermen steamers, fur having struck a skiff in the Thames, thereby overturning that skiff, and caus ing the death of two persons. This case had been already tried at the last session, one of the bodies having been found at that time. The other body was since found, and the prisoner became liable to be tried a second time. With regard to the last charge, that of fraudulently personating an owner of stock, and thereby becoming possessed of that stock, the person charged with that offence was represented not to be the prisoner, but it would be proved that he had been present at the time, thereby becoming amenable to the laws for aiding and abetting in the fraud, and he was liable to the same pu nishment as if he had been a principal in the act. With regard to the other charges, he considered it would be useless to make any remarks upon them. He should therefore dismiss them to the execution of their duty. The grand jury then retired. To a question from Mr. CLARKSON, as to the coa tinuance of the evening sittings, The RECORDER could not give a definite answer. All he could say was, that on Monday and Tuesday at least, the ordinary procedure would not be departed from. UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.) TVilliam Young and Thomas Simms were charged before Mr. Traill with the following highway robbery:— Thomas Luffery, a mechanic, stated that on Saturday night he was in the George public-house, Walworth, and left it at twelve o'clock, to see his master home to rather an unfrequented street near Lock's-fields. On his re turn he was met by the two prisoners, who entered into conversation with him, and when they arrived at a spot near a garden, they each seized him by the arms, and dragged him into the garden. He called out, but they threatened him, and proceeded to tear open his cost, and from his waistcoat pocket they took ss. in silver, all the money he had at the time. The prisoners were then in the act of going away, when he gave the alarm, and they wero both taken into custody. He added, that pre viously to leaving the George, he saw the prisoners drinking in th p tsp-room of that public-ho u se, an d they must have folled him out and dogged him all the way until he left his master.—They were remanded. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) to.—Wind easterly, moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, DEC. 14. —Wind S.E., mod. 15. S.E., ditto, n.at. E.S.E., fresh.—Sld. Isabella, Watson, Port Ade laide; Pauline, Houghton, Mauritius; Emily, St. Helena. COWES, DEC. 15.—Arrd. New York, Harding, Ma tanzas, and Key, West. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Asia,Wood ' ward, Quebec ; Walnasley, Logie, Sierra Leone. 15. Bertha, Rio, for Hamburgb. It is and has been blowing very strong from E. to E.S.E. the last forty-eight hours, with rain and snow. Off. Charlotte, Valparaiso, for Harnburgh. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 14.—Wind E. 15. E.N.E. to E.S.E., blowing hard.—Arrd. Abel Tasman, Hoften, Batavia, for Amsterdam; Fanny, Kuvil, Batavia, for Rotterdam; Sumatra, Duncan, Ceylon. DART3IOUTH, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Alexandre, Billand, New York, for Havre. 14. Louisa, Menike; Richmond, for Bremen . ; Ringmahon Castle, Jersey, for Newcastle, leaky, and with pumps choked. FALMOUTH, DEC. 15.—Wind E., strong and squally. —Arrd. Undaunted, Barber, Ichaboe, sailed Oct. 6, se cond mate washed overboard ; Paramatta, Bloomfield, Pueta Arenea and Valparaiso. 13. Arrd. Euphrosyne, Sieira Leone, for Havre. George Sutton, Dartmouth, for St. John's, Newfoundland, bore up 2d inst., lat. 43, lon. 40. Off, Orator, Tate, Ichaboe. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 14.—A ship's mast, with top, three yards, sails, and rigging, and a short pole royal mast painted white, was fallen in with this morning eight or nine miles S.W. of the Owers. PENZANCE, DEC. 14.—The Lockwcods, Cookman, from Quebec to Hull, arrived here yesterday, with loss of fore and mainmast, bowsprit, cutwater, &c., having been in contact, 3d inst , off the Lizard, with a barque, name un known ; she subsequently grounded outside, and became water-logged in running for the pier. HAnwrcH, DEC. 13.—Arrd. England's Queen, for Newcastle, with stem stove, having been in contact with the Sir Henry Parnell, of Dundee. CORK, DEC. 11.—S1d. Heywood, Coast of Africa. 12. Arrd. Kingston, Thompson, Ichaboe. 13. Lord Ravens worth, Newholin, Valparaiso. - 12. Put back, Hope well, for Ichaboe. 12. Off, Pandora, Cothay, CuooKuavEN, DEC. 11.—Arrd. Alhambra, Thompson, Ichaboe. for Liverpool; crew sick. LIVERPOOL, ,DEC. 14 AND 15.—Wind S.E. and fresh. 15. Arrd. Princess Charlotte, Bombay ; Joshua Wad dington, Valparaiso ; Susannah Collings, Porto Cabello; Hottinguer, New York ; Adelaide, St. John's, New Brunswick. 14. Sid. Buenos Ayrean, Hong Kong ; Rienzi, Ichaboe ; Demerara :packet, Demerara ; Eng land, Hero of Sidon, and Margaret, New Orleans ; Sym metry, Mobile. 15. Margaret, Java ; Royalist and Westmoreland, Ichaboe, &c.'; Thistle, New Orleans ; Dauntless, Charleston. CLYDE, DEC. 12.—Arrd. Bowling, Gurtles, Calcutta. 13. James Steward, Jamieson, Ichaboe ; Higlander, Chishohn, Demerara. Sld. Benares, Trinidad. OFF HOLYHEAD, DEC. 14.—Morice, Rollings, Ichaboe. YouoistAL, DEC. 12.—Arrd. Ellen, Burnett, Icha boe ; Tottenham, Evans, Quebec. ICHABOE, OCT. B.—The brig Mona, of Dublin, parted her chains, got in contact, and lost her masts, and car ried away the other vessel's bowsprit. GREENOCK, DEC. 14.—The Scotland, Cunningham, which arrived in the Clyde 10th inst., from Calcutta, took fire in the Bromielaw 12th inst., and was scuttled, and sunk early the next morning; cargo nearly totally destroyed and the vessel a wreck. The Amity, Menzies, of Glasgow, for St. John's, New Brunswick, from Ardrossan, is on shore in Carrigill Bay. YouanaL. DEC. 13.—The Ellen, Burnett, of Liver pool, from Ichiboe, fell over at her berth and is strained, and leaks badly : she is discharging her cargo. The Valentine; steamer, from Seville t o D u bli n , went as h ore this morning at th e west entrance of this harbour, and is expected to become a wreck; crew saved. OFF ICHABOE, OCT. 6.—Minerva, of Ayr, Pernam buco, Montrose. 13. The weather throughout the week has been very boisterous, strong gales at S.E., and a heavy sea on the coast. GALWAY, DEC. 11.—The Swedish brig Srea, from New York to Amsterdam, went ashore near Theddall and Banna this morning. WrvF.smoE, DEC. 15.—A boat marked Morning Star, of Scarborough, and inside, Wm. Harrison, was picked up yesterday between the ,Black Tail Beacon and the N.)re Light. CORK, DEC. 13.—1 t came on blowing a gale yesterday morning at S.S.E., and continues. The Brutus, for Li perpool, and the Haywood, for Africa, drove on the Bank near the Spit Buoy. The shipping ride well. AY MAlL.—There is at length a probability of a daily mail being speedily established between Exeter and the metropolis. A letter has been received from the Assistant -Secretary to the General Post-office, dated 28th November, stating That the proposed establish ment of a day mail to Exeter, connected with the London and Bristol day mail, is now under the especial conside ration of the Postmaster-General ; and his Lordship hopes io be enabled in a short time to make some ar rangement with the Great Western Railway Company, to meet the wishes of the inhabitants of Exeter."— De/vapor/ Independent. MR. WILSON THE VOCALIST.—This excellent vo calist is now giving a series of entertainments at New castle-on-Tyne, Sunderland, and Durham, with great success. On Friday evening, at Durham, every seat in the boxes was engaged, and a portion of the pit was railed off fur the accommodation of thos,e who were dis appointed of places in the boxes, and the additional seats thus provided were fully occupied. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Last week, the arrivals of wheat from our own coasts were comparatively small, but those of Barley were mo derate. Of all other Grain, of home produce, the receipts were scanty. With the exception of a fair supply of foreign Barley, other Grain has come sf;antily to hand. Fresh up, scarcely any Wheat was received coastwise, while the stands were poorly supplied. For all descrip tions of both Red and White, the demand was very steady, and a good clearance was effected at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight, while many of the millers refused to buy, expecting increased supplies. In free foreign Wheat a good bu siness was again doing, and most of the holders demanded increased rates, which were not, however, submitted to. Although the supply of Barley, particularly that of foreign, was large, that article was in improved re quest, some large sales being concluded at full prices. The Malt trade, though the supply of the article was limited, ruled dull, at last week's figures. The larger brewers appear to be holding off for better quality. Scarcely any Oats have been received from any quar ter. Tne demand was steady but without any advance in figures. Several vessels are close at hand from Ireland, so that we may shortly expect a fair supply. Beans, Peas, and Flour, without the slighest alteration. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WHEAT—Essex & Keut,_ I MALT—Chevalier......... 61s to as red . 40i to 508' OATB--Yorkshire Ditto, white. ------- Norfolk and —Lin coln,to red 3.95 to 46s Ditto white 42s to 50a Irish, red —B to —.l Lincolnth., feed 22s to 23a Potatoe ..... 24s to 255 Youghall and Cork, black Cork, white Ditto white RYE—Oki 3os to 34s Scotch, feed BEANS—Tick...... New .. ..... 353 to 3681 BARLEY—Grinding 26s to 318' Malting Chevalier 3Bs to 40s MALT—Suflblk and Nor folk 583 to 62s Brown 568 to 608 Kingston and Ware 63s to 645, FOREIGN GRAIN AN WHEAT—Dantzie 32s to 36a Hamburg h ........« 3o* to —s' BARLEY ...... . ..... O 278 to s OATS—New Feed ......«.. 15s to 17 SMITH: THE GREAT CHRI Pigeons 3Bs to 42s Peas— Grey 3ss to 371 Maple 36s to 40s White 36s to 93s Boilers.. ..... Floue—Town made Suffo'k.. ..... 32 2 to 3 5 4 Stockton & rD FLOUIt IN BOND. BEANS 'Prtes. 2Bs to 32s IFLOWL—American • 21s to —s Baltic ....... . wrzrao. ISTMAS MARKET. This being the day appointed for holding what is termed " The Great Christmas Market," more than the usual bustle attendant on such interesting occasions was observed at an early hour, and continued throughout the morning. As might be expected from the fine frosts experienced for sometime past, and the consequent fa vourable state of the weather for slaughtering, the gra ziers were tolerably certain of realising more remunera tive prices fur the stock—especially the beasts—than we have reported for a lengthened period. In this expec tation they were, however, in a great measure, disap pointed, for the atmosphere having suddenly become mild, many of the butchers in attendance—the number of which was exceedingly great—refused to purchase at anything like the asking quotations, some of which were high in the extreme; hence the Beef trade was—the time of year con sidered—in a very sluggish state, with the exception of a few of the finest animals producing high rates — which we shall hereafter notice—the highest general fi gure did not exceed 4s 61 per 81bs. In noticing the " prodigies" of the show of beasts, we have to refer with very great pleasure to the thirteen most wonderful Durham's and short horns, sent by Sir Charles Knightly, which, for symmetry and weight were never excelled by any stock brought together for competition in any cattle yard in England. • These extraordinary beasts, the whole of which were under five years old, were the admiration of all beholders ; while there was only one of them under 200 stones (81bs). The next in importance, as to quality, were the thirty Herefords and Sussex beasts, the pro perty of Mr. Senior of Broughton-house, near Aylesbury. Many of them weighed upwards or 250 stone, and were sold at from 501. to 601. per head. Mr. Senior, it will be noticed, was a successful exhibitor at the Club's show. We have now to notice the forty-three Here fords offered by Mr. Rowland, of Creslow. This stock, considering the number shown by one gentleman as his own property, was decidedly the best in the market ; though we consider that one of the Herefords, sold by Mr. senior, was superior to anything we almost ever saw. Mr. Rowland exhibited au animal which carried off one of the prizes at a local show a few weeks since. Mr. Gurrier had the celebrated short-horn, which carried off the 304 prize, as awarded by the Smith field Club. This, and three others, viz., a short-horn and two Herefords, were greatly and deservedly admired. Mr. Morgan had the largest and perhaps the most astonishing show of Beasts of any salesman in the market, consisting of short-horn, Devons, Herefords, &c., belonging to William Goodall, Esq., of Deepincr., Lincolnshire ; Wallili G oo dall, Esq., P e t er b oroug h ; William Thomas, Esq., of Holbeach, Lincolnshire ; R. Cook, Esq., Postland, Lincolnshire ; William Wiseman, Esq., Moulton, Lincolnshire ; J. Copland, Esq., Lincoln • shim e ; R. Parr, Deeping Banks, Lincolnshire, and other large breeders. Mr. Varley's stand was filled with many extremely good animals, which were sold at high prices. Having particti'...ised the best Beasts in this great exhibition, w all now pro ceed to take a general retrospect no supply. On many former oceasiotr, we have had to notice a great preponderance of some kinds, e-.i ,, ...ia11y the Herefords, over the others, both as respect: , number and quality ; but to-day there was more evenness in them than we ever reenneot. Ou Lii wnot-, the neretords stood at the "top of the poll,' both in weight and sym metry. The next in importance, in these particulars, were the Levens; the next the Durhams; the next the short horns; and the next the Scots. In speaking of the latter kind it is placed beyond a doubt that the show this morning was the very best ever noticed. As to the numbers of Beasts brought forward, it considerably ex ceeded that on the great days of the two past years, as is thus shown : NUMBERS EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT DAYS OF 1842, 1843, AND 1844 :- 1842. 1843. 1844. Beasts 4,541 4,510 5.713. From the above it will be seen that we had a large supply here this morning; and yet the quality was quite equal to any we have ever before witnessed. In reporting upon the prices obtained here this morn ing, and those in the corresponding mat ket in 1843, we find very little difference in them, they ruling as under:- Great Day in 1843. Great Day in 1844. Beef, from... 2s. Bd. to 4s. 4d. 2s. 10d. to 4s. 6d. Mutton .... . 2s. Bd. to 4s. 4d. Veal 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. Pork 3s. Od. to 4s. Od. Had the weather being more favourable than it turned out we are quite of opinion, notwithstanding the im mense numbers brought forward, that better prices would have been obtained for the Beasts. We now come to the Sheep. In this description of stock a very great improvement was noticed ; indeed, scarcely so fine a collection of half breds was ever known on such an occasion as the present. Mr. Weall had on offer forty wonderful Downs, and ten Gloucesters, the property of E. F. Wittingstall, Esq., of Langley Bury, Herts. The former, which weighed on an average about twenty stones (Sibs), and produCed 51. per head, were almost unrivalled, while the latter exceeded in weight thirty stones (Sibs), and found buyers at 61. each. Mr. Weall had, likewise, 40 polled and 50 Down Ewes, belonging to Mr. Rowland, of Creslow, which realised high prices. In the other portions of the supply of Sheep there was nothing calling for particular remark. As to the Mutton trade, it was in a very sluggish state, yet the currencies obtained on this day se'nnight-the highest being 4s 4d per 81bs-were supported. Very few Foreign Beasts or Sheep were on sale, and there was scarcely any inquiry for them. The imports for the United Kingdom, since Monday last, have amounted to 180 Oxen and Cows, and 200 Sheep, in, for the most part, good condition. The Bullock droves fresh up consisted of 2,500 short horns from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamp tonshire; 600 Scots, &c., from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; 1,000 short-horns, Herefords, Devons, Durhams, &c., from the western and midland districts; 600 various breeds, from other parts of Eng land; 300 from Scotland; while of Irish Beasts the num ber was about 120. 'I he number of Calves was good, while the Veal trade ruled heavy, at last week's prices. In Pigs, at least three-fourths of which were from Ire land, very little was doing at our quotations. At the close of the market nearly the whole of the stock was disposed of. Per 81bo. to sink the offal. a. d, to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Int rior Boasts ..... 2lB 3 2 Secondqualltyditto.. 3 4 3 8 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 8 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 310 4 0 Prime large Oxen 3lO 4 2 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 11 , Large Hogs Prime small ditto 4 0 4 4 Small Porkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 31 ii Quarter old Pigs, eachl6 0 20 0 Interior Sheep 00 0 0 SUPPLY At MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 5,713 33,970 ; 111 I Pigs. 362 NZWGATB MID 3C.E.&DENTLILL_L. Notwithstanding very extensive supplies of country killed meat hays been received up to these markets in the past week, and that a considerable increase has been observod iu tho , ,e of that killed in the metropolis, the general demand has ruled active, and prices of meat descriptions of meat have been on the advance, the im provement noticed in those of Beef and Mutton being quite 2d per Sibs. We may observe that a very great improvement has been noticed in the quality of each kind of meat. Several carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep have been brought forward and sold at fair quo tations. At per stone, by the Carcase. 5. d. too. d. 5. d. t• 1. CI. Beef, inferi0r.,......... 218 3 2 Mutton, inferior 2 8 3 0 middling ..... .... 3 4 3 6 middling 3 2 3 4 prime !atop ..... 3 6 3 8 prime ..... -•• 3 6 3 8 mime 5ma11...... 3 8 310 Pork, large ........ 2 8 8 8 Veal ........ ......,..- ..... 3 4 4 4 —small... ...... 3 6 4 0 • ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEER. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs. Scotland .......... ....... .. ........ ...... 90 090 700 Yorkshire Norfolk Suffolk 26 150 200 Cambridgeshire Essex 3l 90 50 140 __ _ 5urrey......... ................... CO 300 39 280 Devonshire • 12 40 10 80 Wiltshire Other parts .......... ...... T0ta1.....„.. ...... .., 4ll 2,660 Previous week's arrival 2W 2,619 150 1,400 t 9 1,202 Difibrence since our last 233 1,020 WOOL IVLAIMET. Since our last report, the imports of both foreign aud Colonial Wool into London have been small, or about 1,000 packages. In F, reign Wools there is more busi ness doing, at very full priccs. English and Colonial xre sought after, but at present we can notice tto alter ation in value. DOROTIGIT AND SPITALPIELDS. Since Monday last the arrivals of Potatoes at th e waterside. have been unusually small ; this, together with the prevailing cold weather, has caused the demand to rule aotive, at in some instances advanced rates. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. We have to report a rery limited amount of busineEs doing in this market; indeed, it appears almost at S stand-still for the present. Holders, however, are Tel firm, and generally expect higher prices. TALLOW. At the time of our going to press, the exact delivery of Tallow was not ascertained; but it has been about 2,800 ca-ks, which is an increase upon the correspond ing week last year. The price is firm at 40s 3d to 40s 9d, and more business doing. Town Tallow is 41 6 1 nett cash. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEVI S CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The transactions in Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were not large, and the market was heavy, although prices did not vary. Sales, 3,500 bales, of which speeg" lators took I,ooo.—The Share market had materially changed. The leading Railway Stocks were in request, but not much was doing in the minor lines. Binning ; ham and Derby, 814 ; Ch es t er an d Bi r k e nhead, 164; Chester and Holyhead, 54; Churnet \re 11 0; 70s. 3d. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64; Kendal and Windermere, 44; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 364 ; London and Birmingham, 223; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 264; London and York, 4/. Is. 3d. ; Manchester 0,1 Birmingham, 514 ; Midla n d Co un ti es , 1114; No l l' Union, 1444 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 98 ; SOU Eastern, New, I2A ; P a ris and Ly o n s , 31. 6s. 6d.; 01 ,"f bra and Meuse, 31. Os. 6d. ; Bo u l ogne an d Amiens, 51 •" There are no ship arrivals to-day with late news frem any quarter, but the American mail per Halifax steame r is almost due. The Public Securitiei continue very steady, and as regards the unfunded debt there is a slight tendency to advance. Consols for the opening continue at 104 W 1004, without the dividend. The Reduced Three For Cents. are per cent. above par. The New Three.tuuka,", Quarter per Cents. obtain 1024 t o 103. B a nk Stock is well supported at 208 to 2084, and India Stock for Accoun t his been at 28.5;4. Exchequer Bills hare improved a little , being 535. to 595. premium, and East India Bonds, coder 1,000/. have been done at 725. prem. The Foreign Market is in some respects droop l n Spanish Five per Cents. are 244 to 25, and the Three P er Cents. 374 to 364, the latter being depressed by a Ol e some amount. Portuguese Converted Stock is &on 98. Mexican Bonds have receded again, having Wel l done at 361 to 354. Columbian Stock has realised 14' B lgian Bonds are up to 1024 ; and Dutch Two-autl' e. Half per Cents, to 644. The French Scrip has We ll marked 2 premium. For Railway Shares in general there has been rso an improved demand, and consequently the quotat 3 , are in some instances firmer. Great Western have b i 7 marked 74 ; Birmingham, Thirds, 364 to 37 ; Sou th ; . t Western, 404 to 414 ; Midland, 11 to 124 ; and SUM'''. Eastern, 54 premium ; Brighton are par to 4 proul oll. Paris and Orleans Shares have touched 221 4 prenllllo. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) • Bank Stock for Account 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3% per Cent. 103 l u'il e Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 11 15 "'""' India 80nd5,1,000.....„......•........•••• ••••••• Ditto under 7 1 Bank Stock ..... ......... 900 Consol% for Opening •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«••••• 100 India Steck for Account 285 • Exchequer Bills. 130. I%d 1 COOL ....a.. 59 58 pra• Ditto 57 a Ditto FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIL Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..... ..... 1024 Columbian Bonds. ........ 1 4 .. K it 9B Mexican Bonds, 1637, 5 per Cent. ..«.«.....,..... 36 Ditto Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per ..... , Ditto Converted.... ....... •••..•••••• ....... •••••••••• Ditto for the Account ...................;;; 53 . Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 24% . Ditto for the Acc0unt...................... 25% 2 ' Ditto Deferred lfsi 36 s Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account. ....... - Dutch 234 per Cents ...... 4» ••••••••••••••••••«•••••••• 0 4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9714% Dutch 5 per Cent 5............."......". ....... RPICEB OF SHARES ,HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCA . RAILWAYS. PAID. Pee sa. lg. "*. Cambridge and Lincoln Cornwall ..... to Direct Northern .... 234 2 4 13( ... t° !". Dublin and Belfast Junction ...... 234 Eastern Counties .................. 25 ..».»« 13% ...... t° 42 Edinburgh and Glasgow ........... 50 ..... Grand Junction lOO 22454 ...... in Great Western .••••••••••••••••••••••• 75 •••••••••149 ••••••••• i: :, London and Birmingham. lOO Ditto New Thirds ..... ............. - 12 ..» 39 ......... to Ditto 5 4 Shares London and Brighton London and South Western 41% ...... 82 - 81%... to '" • , London and York ........ —.......• 234......... 434 ..." to 'lv Manchester and Leeds.. ...... ... Ditto Sixteenths II 5s ...... 4% ...... W I II: ' Midland ........ ........ Birmingham and Derby ..... .... Newcastle and DarlingtonJtuict 24 ........ 61 ........ 0 ..., P. rtsmouth Direet7 1 ........ 0% ...... to ..,, - Richmond and West End Junct. 1 South Eastern and Dover ........ 33% .. «« 38% 39." .BAG W rf Ditto New ~",, Trent Va11ey1......... ........... ..... 2 ......... 13%......• to - York and North Midland ......... 50 ........ ..... •••• t° is Ditto Extension — ...... 124 ..... to Boulogne and Amiens ..... Orleans and Bourdeanx ......« 29 ......... 7 ..... .... 10 Paris and Orleans."... .......... Parisand Rouen 2O .........:404 z 61% t •gA• Paris and Stra bourg ... Ituuen and Havre. ............... 12 23, 1...". 1 ° , , PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, Dec. 12. 3 per Cent. Consols •••••••••••••••••••“••••••••••••«•• 110% Sper Cent. Reduced ............ .......... , Three and a Quarter Stock... .... 102% Ditto New, 1630 ....... ..... 334 per Cent. Debenture 5........................ Long Annuities ..... ....... ..... ............. .... .. Bank Stock ....... ........ .. ...... ........ ........ .. . r -- Royal Canal Stock .. Grand Canal Stock . Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent. 7l Ditto 4 per Cent . 4 per Cent. City Debentures ..• 4 per Cent. City Debentures, New - 4 per Cent. Ballast OUlce Debentures ..... 4per Cent. Pipe Water ..« Kingstown Railway Debentures.... ......... LAST PRICES PRICES OF IRISH-SHARE& RAILWAYS. Pam. Pgl so A lll‘ Dublin and K. Railway ................ 100 ..«.«.. ou° Drogheda Ditt0 ..... ......... 60 . Great Southern and Western..„.„,„.. 5 .... 8 Ditto Extension ... 2% . .INGO 8 2g Dublin and Belfast Junctio n ... 4 • Dublin and Cashel ditto - Athlone Railway .. ....•• 2% Belfast and Ballymena ........... 2 Waterford and Limerick ....... ... 25 4. _3l Hibernian Rank.............. ......... .. ..«« ..... 25% Royal Bank National Insurance 25 ....... 38 Patriotic ditto .... ••—•••••••••." •.. 10 . ..... --- ,6 t • Mining Company of Ireland l3 Wicklow Copper Mines City of Dublin Steam Company lOO ....... •." Ditto Difto, 1836 ..............50 ..„..«. 3 3 Steam Ship Building Company Ditto Ditto ... SO British and Irish Steam Company ... 50 83 _ . --- Limerick Extension Railway ... 234 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. market has been quieter to-day, without much varila; in prices. Liverp oo l an d M anc h ester, N ew Shareao;4 London and Brighton, Eighths, 24; Cambridge Lincoln, 21. Is. 6d. ; Leeds and Thirsk, 3f; Live Ormskirk, and Preston, 2; Manchester, Bury, and sendale, 8; West Yorkshire, 61. NATIONAL PROVIDENT ISO' TUTION.-(THIS DAY.) The ninth annual mee ti ng o f t h e Directors, 01ear 0 0 hers, and frie n d s o f thi s I ns tit u ti on, was h e ld a t _., o'clock this day, at the office in Gracechurchl lf r o ( the principal business being to receive the relY 3 r .. the Directors f o r th e curren t year. The chair' "-- • taken by Samuel D. Lucas, Esq. 'cal l The SECRETARY (Mr. M ars h) rea d t h e notice ing the meeting. t' The CHAIR MAN th en sa id t h at the 13es 0 . ing was call e d t o ren d er an account 3f e sr, progress of the I ns tit u ti on d ur i ng the past .1 y 0 Hel would have been glad to have sae ll , se t larger a ssem bl age th an t h at present, b ut the itio, seemed to be that, not w ith s t an di ng th at year by i l , hundreds u p on h un d re d s more mem b ers were add Loi these gatherings were not larger than that whicl.l2:4 distinguish e d th e ir fi rs t ann i versary. H e did not wilor that this ought to be looked on as discouragingi bs t he at least drew the gratifying inference from it o the depositors reposed a con ti nue d ealfiden lle in the Directors of the Institution. b io, would add, in behalf of himself and, ne s brother Directors, that as long as their confic. l , ll 4 was; continued they would endeavour to merit 1 `, 3 4 their attention to the interests of all. The te se would be read by the Secretary, and they would pr. whet was the progress and what the funds of the 105 stitution. Any memb er as ki ng f ur th er i n foro ol ', o ) would be answered to the best of his (the Chail lll ability. The report was th en rea d. It congratulated .tbety meeting o n th e i ncreas i ng prosper i ty of t h e 133 H 0 — pe tion, whi c h was ma i n l y to be attributed to tbe b it: fidence the publi c h a d i n th e pr i nc i p l e on whit bad. was based. The report of the preceding yea r 10 alluded to the great increase of business the that ov er f ormer years, t h e result it state d 3` 42, gratifying division of th e p ro fit s i n 'November, 18 00 The statement to b e l a id b e f ore them ly'beis exhibit a s till l arger access i on of Inera4.o. in the pa s t y ear th an i n any of the previous "to The Directors could only attribute this success t 4 i , causes already referred to. The number of r 1 ;01 cies iss ue d d ur i ng t h e past year had been 72:4'cioi they (with scarcely an exception) were of that o f which secured sums of money at the decesslizb, the members, the annual premiums on w ow amounted t o 11 ,4 7 6 1 . 1 2 s. id. The 1100 e ber d ec li ne d was eighty. The annual il l Y , b A ti in the p rev i ous year was 44,219/. 175., but it nl ess ., amounted to 55,0371. 9 s. 2d ., an d th i s large ir ic c ati . nearly d ou bl e t h at of any preced i ng • loos had be en realised, notwithstanding the reduced ' in 1842. Th e cap i ta l of the Institution was audit at 2 02,1621. ls. 9d, the increase in lot Ya i g 35;n0enb 8211.elrOss: 8, 7 2 d 5 ., 0 1nd the claims arising from des of unP e. Mr. HARDWICKE said that it would be quits,, core• cessary to prefer any question, as the rels 2r '„ o si•• tamed all the information that could by ART r- •0' a It c° bility be given —(Hear, hear)—for, indee 2 ,of tamed everything. There could be no doubt tbs', t ot. were going on very prosperously, and he believcieuuoc that prosperity might be assigned, first, to the Ec hoe d, principle on which the' Institution was - ur ine& namely, that of a perfectly mutual 1163 reo llt The Institution had only to pay its ro fits ~ necessary expenses, an d th en t o divide th is :g o& arising f rom th e var i ous c l ass • of . n 1 j ost The public were conv i nce d that they had go Ti tat e tu uc Nebt. the b wise bra the It 11 0 i 1 44 Plll tio~ttit e%t 14 1 oti 'tld pies, B ri ',aps e Tt lati W th 41.Twith tint, J . ,k4ti,