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`5.,.-,` A .. , ? • „ ~ „,.. ~ ..., ~..1 , , E ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. A The Public are Informed t 1.4 the following ALTERATIONS in the arrangement of the PASSENGER TRAINS will come into o;eration on the Ist January, 1846, viz. : CA N 1 R I DGE LIVE.—DOWN TRAINS. Two additional Trains, consisting of First, Second, and Third Class Carriages, will leave London for Hertford and intermediate Stations, at 10.30 A.m., and 1 30 P.M. respectively, every day except Sundays. The Trains leaving London for Hertford at Twelve o'clock Noon, and 4.30, and Seven o'clock Evening, will consist of First, Second, and Third Class Carriages, and not First and Second Class only as heretofore, and will stop, if required, to take up or set down passen gets at any of the intermediate Stations. _ _ The 2.30. r.M. ii;lllfi;;l:Ondontcily and iatermediate Stations will have First and Second Class Carriages attached, in addition to Third Class, as at present. UP TRAINS. The Train leaving London at Three o'clock will be EXPRESS, stoppMg at Romford, Brentwood, and Chelmsford, and arriving at Colchester at about 4.30 o'clock. _ . . . TIP TRAINS. The Six o'clock P.M. Train, from Colchester, will consist of First Second. and Third ( lass Carriages. The Seven o'clock P.X. Train from Colchester will be discon tinued. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Offices, Shoreditch Station, London, Dec. 23, 1845. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the First Act of THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Andrea Cornaro, Mr. Borrani ; Moneenigo, Mr. Weiss ; Adolphe de Courey, Mr. W. llarrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Pools. t the end of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of Classical Exercises. " And wasn't he a dainty dish To set before the King ?" Old MSS. in the British Museum. Scene 3. HALL OF SCIENCE IN TILE PALACE OF THE KING OF LA pu t.—llia the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome ry--vide, flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High Chancellor Parallelogram and Lord High Chamberlain /Equilateral (fond of " Figures," especially number " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr. Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages, &c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only.appearance at Court ;" and how, having lost her . G . . , the Flying Island is placed at her disposal to recover the same. beetle 4. MARINE RESIDENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT.—His " High" Mightiness Colbas to Momaren Mully Ully Gue, Emperor of Lilliptit, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high est" families in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least .2 ft. 6 in. In their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions, Ste. &c.—How Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he kisses the Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert, by the news of the arrival of the Blefascadlart fleet. Gulliver re gains his freedom, by towing in the enemy's fleet. The Palace on fire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by taking a hop, step, and a Pimp into Scene 5. CORN-FIELD IN BRoßDlGNAG.—Lorigostretcho (a sub stantial Brobdignag fanner, and member of the Brobdignag Agri 'enitural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs. Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of a g•-cart), Miss H. Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very tine family) Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the. Brobdignag Cattle Show), Mr. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and gets the werat of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to the " great-uns," he pitches into the in the go-cart. Scene 6. BROUDIGNAG BED-ROOM AND NURSERT.—Brobdignag " Genital" (Anglice twins), NI asters James and Elliott; lirobdignag Kitten, Mr. Pussey - . For further particulars of this scene apply personally to the principal performers, who can be seen in it every evening till further notice. Scene 7. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LILLIPUT (as Scene 2), and re-appearance of the Flying Island,; from which Mrs. Gulliver takes a flyiog leap into Gulliver's arms —" We may he happy yet." Our old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance, the Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters. li•I depth! .... • Mr. Wieland. Clown .. .... 3lr. T. Matthews. Paiitaioon •• •• • • Mr. Howell. Columbines • •Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. Scene 3. END oFCOVENTRT-sTBEET, PicCADlLLT.—Writing In Eight Lessons,_ The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom parinuont. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. NVenham Lake Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. fish, fruit and vegetables. Scene 9. CLowts's Looutsros.—Bed and Window change sides, and Clown " goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan ket. , "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongation "Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down " heads." Scene 10. EXTERIOR or Gaoczas, FISHMONGERS, AND WINE Mira- CA %NTS' SHOPS.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask of West Biala Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum, Putting up the shutters—the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re peated. Great change on the premises, and -" business removing." Scene 11. HIGHGATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off they go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and ending in a "dis solution of partnership." Scene 12. FLEET-STREET DURING THE REPAIRS. with Glass Shop, Tinman's, and Railway Printing•oBlce. Railway Prospectus and Provisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any ainount punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1845. Great battue of stags ; "they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among the crockery. 'Scene 13• EXTERIOR. OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, and Probable Ge neral ttailway Terminus. Scene 14. WATCHMAKERS' AND BOOKSELLERS' SHOPS.—Teaching the young idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch of curry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to Germany, and ail eyes directed to • Scene 15. la. TUE CITY or CoLoGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's arrival. Owing to this great attraction, immediate application shonhl be made to JOHN' PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. raz:vritt ROYAL, HAYMARKKT. THIS EVENING W;11 be perforro,:d the Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEART ACHE. Old 11 - 0 - ,d.1, Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Hudson; Frank Oatland, Hr. Btie‘ stone ; Jessy Oatland, Min Julia Bennett. To re followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. E. Yarnold ; Su'Jan, Mrs. Stanley. To eonclilde with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE AND Tait ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters' by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Hisa P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATI , E ROYAL, ADELPH.I. THIS EVENING :Will be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE NORTH. or, The Prisoner of Shlusselboarg Alexis Roznanouski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus Kroat, Mr. Wright ; Eliza beat, Madame Celeste. After which, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pan tamime, called HARLEQUIN ANI) POONOOWINGKEEWANG FLMEEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the - 2annihal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fleming ; _Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitcheason. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Immense 'Success of " The Cricket on the Heartk"—Tremendous Hit of " The Enchanted Horse." THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEIATII: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. E. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss I)aw.ion, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which will be produced a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, emitiel TUE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firouz Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c.; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Ardem, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-Sri:Err. THIS EVENING Wilt be repealed a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE MAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-kW-UM. Jeames Plush, 3lr. Compton. o wl added BRIGAND. To concliv T i. 2 with which a Ne il w be Christmas THE Pantomime, entitled THE REY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HAT? EQUIN AND THE FAIRY .„ 11L , t ,'F' B ULL. Harlequin, Mr. NV. H Harvey ; Columbine, Miss ' tiller ' , Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL. OLYMPIC THEATRE. SOLE LESSEE AND MANAGERESS, MISS KATE HOWARD. THIS EVENING win he presented a Domestic Drama of powerful interest, entitled THE LADY DF ST. TitoPEZ. Gorge Maurice, Mr. J. Browne; Count D'Aubrieve, Mr. Brookes ; Hortense ;the Lady of St. Tropez), Miss L. Melville. To be 11,11m/red by THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Col. Treelove, :ilr. Walter Lacy ; Lady Freelove, Miss L. Melville. And concluding with the now Pantomime, unapproachable for glee mnd grandeur, called FORTUNTt As • or, THE MAGIC CAP. Tortunatus, Miss Hamilton; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; H _ arlequin, Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferint ; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AM Pli KATRIt OF ARTS. tROPRIETOR AND 3fANAGER, MIL NV. IS A.TTT. Extraordinary Treat to the Holiday Viaitort. THIS ETENING Will ha performed the novel Drama of THE PYRENEES. I n which M. Wellen's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whos e per. formances at the Cirque Olympique, Paris, has drawn crowded houses for the last nine months. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. After which will he repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan• totnitne, called HARLEC2IIIN DON QUTXOI"IT DE LA MANCHA or, Sancho Panza. and I)ulcinea of Taboso, with new Scenery, Dresses, Mechanical Changes, &c. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Another Triumph for the Victoria in the immensely successful Pan tomime of " Tippltywitchet"—With the Extraordinary Feats of Professor Hemmings and his Two Surprising Infant Sons. THIS EVENTS. RICHARD PLINTAGENET, in Three Acts, supported by Messrs. Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville, T. Fredericks, Higgle, Dale, Herbert, Searle, and Misses Vincent, Richardson, Eliza Terrey, Mrs. G. Lee. After which, Professor HE MSIINGS and his SONS will give more unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risky himself. To conelsule with a new gorgeous Pantomime, called TIPPITY- Va . :CHET . ; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BO BBIN and the COMICAL WIrCIIES of L ANCASHIRE. Harlequin, Mr. Chapin° ; Colum bine, Miss Le Vite; the Two Clowns, Messrs. E. Blanchard and 11`1XLIald; the Two Pktataloc,i,s, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom B.allei a d, the very - Ring of kantomime and Prince of Pantalccas. Two additional Trains of First, Second, and Third Class car. riages will leave Hertford for London at 10.45 ♦.a4 , and 2.30 P.M. respectively, stopping. if required, at any of the interme diate stations. The 8.15 and 9.13 (not 9.30, as heretofore) a.m., and 12.30 P.M. trains will take First, Second, and Third Class Passengers, and not First and Second Class only, as at present, and the 9.15 train will, if required, stop at any of the intermediate stations between Hertford and London. The 9.30 ♦.ss, train from Ely to London, and latermediate sta tions, will hereafter consist of First, Second, and Third Class carriages. The Mail train, heretofore arriving in London at 5.22 a.m., will be due at five o'clock. COLCHESTER LINE.—DOWN TRAINS. The 7.30 A.M. Train from London will be discontinued, Third Class Carriages being attached to the g. 30 ♦.x. Train. The One o'Clock P.M. Train from London will consist of virst, Second, and Third Class Carriages, and goods will be discontinued to be sent by this Train. The 1.10 P.M. Train front London will be discontinued, and a Train at 2.15 substituted. The 6.30 P.M. Train from London to Brentwood, and intermediate sta'ions, will have Third Class Carriages attached, in addition to First and Second as at present. The Six o'clock P.M. Train from Colchester on Sundays will be dis continued, and a Train substituted to leave Colchester at 5.30 P.M. A considerable Reduction will take place, on the Ist of January In some of the Short Fares on bath lines. For particulars, ace Time Bills, which may be had on application, at any of the Company's Stations or Coach-offices in connexion with the Company, on and after the 29th instant. 'After which, will be repeated a New Grand Pallet, called THR DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mona. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. Dabas (of the Academia Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mona. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. Ts conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Fantomlne, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. The New and extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the Overture and Music by Mr. it Hughes; the Tricks, Transformations, and Decorations by Mr. Blanaire ; the Machinery by Mr. B. Sloman ; the Dresses by- Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The whole c prbduced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. Scene I. INTERIM. OF GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day, 184.5—between the Dinner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City Giants—once at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and Mr. 11. Horncastle ; Ge eral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, but causing a great panic in the Giant market), Miss Dale. *. 'Who'll kill the Giants? I, says Tom Thumb, • As soon as I come, I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale. The Genius of Pantomine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny Club"), Miss A. Pa: ne.—How Tons Thumb takes the Giants down a peglor two—" From words they'd almost come to blows "—Umpire and Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in a manner (it is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes, pit, and gallery. Scene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LlLLlPUT.—Discovered A.D. 1 5 99. "Ater a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (haying a passion for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gul liver (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament), Mr. Hance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places. Timely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go up, up. up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having ceased to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto nish the Lilliputians I'easants (the real " small natives"), Messrs. and. Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small, Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ; Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian Police, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the way, Push-a-long, Walk-on, &e.; Engineer, Mr. Easer ; Stoker, Mr. Ilot-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountain, is BOUND over to keep the peace ; and how, "by a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," he is carried away to the court of the Emperor Lll - THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER, 30, 1845. ILLITSITRATED BY LEECH, AND WITH A PORTRAIT OF ALFRED CIIOWQUILL, FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY M. BAUGNIET. The January Number, price Half-a-crown, of B ENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, Will contain BRIAN O'LINN ; OR, LUCK IS EVERYTHING. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., Author of "Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sports of the West," &c. With an Illustration by Leech. Chapter 3 Innisturk—Beyhood of Brian O'Lynn—Misthex Toole changes his Profession. Chapter 4—More Passages in a young Life—Love will be the Lord of all—Loss of a Protector. Early Years of a Veteran of the Army of Westphalia, between 1805-14. An Anecdotical Account of Play, Houses of Play, and Play-men— Gaming, Gaming-houses, and Gamesters. The Jolly Miller, and Jack and Gill—Monkish Ballads. Loiterings along Love Passages. By Everard Clive. There was a Time in Infancy. The Retreat to,Corunna—Anecdotes of the Peninsular War, from the Recollections of Rifleman Harris, edited by H Curling. A REAL COUNTRY GHOST STORY. BY ALBERT SMITH. Memoirs of Alfred Crowquill, with a Portrait, from the Original Painting. By M. Baugniet. The Avenger's Witness against Murder—Sleeplesss because Criminal Retirement—The Gaol-Chaplain. The Picture, a Slight Sketch. By Alfred Crowquil The Duke and his Portraits —Return from Hawking—A Baronial Hall is the Olden Tine—The School—New Engravings. The Death of Sappho. Quacks and Quackery. By a Physician. OUTPOURINGS. By D. CANTER. (LIBATION IX.) The Histrionic Art—Cooke—Knight—The Unpopular Tragedian— Amateur Actors—Earl Fitzhardinge—Majer Dawkins—Lord Fre derick Lennox, &c.—Amateur Theatricals—The Unwashed Othello —Kean at the Louvre—Stags Fright—The Performances, &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. No.CCCLXIII. for JANUARY, 1846. CONTENTS:- I. Sir William Follett.—ll. Let never Cruelty dishonour Beauty. —III. The Last Hours of a Reign. Conclusion.—lV. A Campaign in Texas.—V. The Mother and her Dead Child.—Vl. The Greek and Romantic Drama.—Vll. My College Friends. No. 3.—V111. The Student of Salamanca. Part 3.—IX. Sicilian Sketches—Syracu3iana. —X. 'Esthetics of Dress—Military Costume.—Xl. From Goiithe.— _ . XII. Christmas Carol, 1845.—X1 11. The Crisis. William Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edinburgh; and 37, Paternoster-row, London. PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. —On SATURDAY, the 3d of January, 1846, will be Issued, No 1., Price THREE HALFPENCE, of the PEOPLE'S JOURNAL, an Illustrated Weekly Periodical, combining Amusement, General Literature and Instruc ion, with an earnest and business-like inquiry into the best means of satisfying the Claims of Industry. Among the more important arrangements already made, the Proprietors take the earliest op portunity of announcing, I.—Lectures to the Working Classes, by W. J. Fox, revised by the author for regular weekly publication in the " People's Journal,'? immediately after their delivery. 2.—Tales for the People, by Mary Howitt. 3.—Eminent Living Persons :—What have they done for the People ? The Literature by William Howitt and others; the Por traits by Miss M. Gullies ; the Engravings by Linton.—No. I, Char:eu Dickens. 4.—Scenes from Society ; the Literature by Angus B. Reach, and others ; the Designs by Kenny Meadows ; the engravings by Linton. s.—Poetry for the People ; by Mary Howitt, Ebenezer Elliott, and others. . 6.-11omes fir the People , with Designs and Estimates. Published at the " Artisan" Office, Wellington-street North, Strand ; where all Communications, Advertisements, Beoks, Prints, and Music, &e., for Bellew, may be addressed; and where Prospec tuses may be obtained. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, Dac. 29. THERAIMETER, Lowest, 28 ; Highest, 47 ; Noon, 37 BAROMETER, 30.08.—WinD N., fine and frosty. WWI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Honing .. 28 minutes after 2 i Evening .. 55 minutes after 2. I and immediate repeal. As to measures of com pensation, there is no compensation but what would be scouted by the people as outrageous, that the agriculturists would not repudiate as a mockery. A straightforward and decided measure will procure for Sir ROBERT PEEL the support of the whole Liberal party, which, with that of his own following (whatever it may be), will probably ensure success in the House of Commons. A measure of compromise and attempted compensation will ensure the combined opposition of the Liberal party and of the agriculturists, and defeat in the House of Com mons would be its certain fate. Sir ROBERT PEEL is not the man to plunge headlong into defeat. Everything which has happened since he threw up the reins of Government,—his indirect com munications with Lord JOHN RUSSELL,—the unmeasured abuse which he has met with from the TYRR _ LLs et id genus omne,—the new Cabinet re cruits, Mr. GLADSTONE, Lord ST. GERMANS, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, and Lord DALHOUSIE, all progres si Tori s;—all these things increase the probability of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S adopting a free-trade policy. As to the RIPONS, GRANVILLE SOMERSETS, &C., who were supposed to be likely to secede, still being with him, we do not know how long they may intend to remain; and if they have not screwed their courage to the sticking-point of free trade, they may be wait ing only Sir ROBERT PEEL'S convenience till he has had time to make the necessary arrangements as to their successors. We have already urged the necessity of the public being prepared for either alternative, and we rejoice to observe the many great signs of even increased exertion, as the hour of ♦ictory draws near. But there may be more than one impediment in the way of victory. Sir ROBERT PEEL may not triumph over the Upper House ; and, unaccustomed to fight with the Constitution, he may then turn over the task to the Liberal party. The appeal will then lie to the electoral constituencies of the kingdom ; and in pro portion to the loudness of their affirmative response will be the ease of the victory—which in the end must come—over the hereditary Legislators. And, if Sir ROBERT PEEL perchance should truckle to the agri culturists, instead of defying them, it may still de volve on Lord JOHN RUSSELL to appeal to the coun try, before a measure for repeal of the corn-laws goes up to the House of Lords. Looking to a dissolution of Parliament, sooner or later, for the settlement of the corn-law question, we have been lately led to consider the extent to which corruption and proprietary influence still drown the people's voice in the House of Commons, In our Saturday's paper we stated that there were no less than 82 constituencies, each of which contained less than 500 electors; and no less than 174 consti tuencies of less than 1,000 electors; and that as many as 241 Members were chosen, each by less than 1,000 persons, and as many as 110 by less than 500 persons. With a few very honourable excep tions, nomination and corruption have marked these small constituencies for their own. A strong excite ment, such as the question of Parliamentary Reform created in 1831 and 1832, and such as the corn. law question may yet create, is the only hope of the popular voice finding expression in the returns cf these diminutive constituencies. But the people will have a stronger case of re proach against these small constituencies when the large constituencies of the kingdom have all done their duty. We have taken the trouble to make out a list of constituencies exceeding 1,000, which now swell the ranks of monopoly ; and we publish the list in order to show what there is yet to be done in consti tuencies large enough to defy foul influences, and to urge the friends of free trade in these constituencies to begin at once to prepare for a general election, and to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to replace next time every monopolist Member by a free-trader. There are 41 English cities and towns, having more than 1,000 electors each, which return in all 57 mo nopolist Members. Shame on them, we say. No. of Mono polist Members. Aylesbury Bedford .., Beverley Birmingham Boston . Bradford Brighton Bristol ... Cambridge Canterbury Colchester Dover countries, exhibit a friendly feeling, and a desire to live on amicable terms with England, highly honoura able tobis MA.MT Y. His MAJESTY delivered thespeech in person, and the report of the progress of the r, yal procession from the Tuileries to the Chamber of Deputies, states that " the National Guards, v% ho lined one side cf the quays through which it passed, saluted the KINa with rather more of unanimity that: usual by cries of Vive le Roi " The papers con tinue their remarks on the Ministerial crisis in this country. The National, on what authority it does not state, says the following may be regarded as the real cause of tle dissolution of the Whig Cabinet : "' The Queen having been apprised (avert , e) that the entrance of Lord Palmerston into the Ministry of Fo reign Affairs would recal to public recollection too strongly the mischievous effect of his conduct in 1840, her Majesty declared to Lord J. Russell that she would willingly sign the nomination of Lord Palmerston as a' Minister of Cabinet, but conditionally that he should be appointed to some other department than that of Fo reign Affairs.' Lard John Russell offered the Ministry of the Colonies to Lord Palmerston, but he obstinately refused to accept it. This produced a split in the Cabinet, and the retirement of the Whigs.' " The accounts from Algiers are to the 18th of December, but they contain no new facts of im portance. The following extract of a letter appears in a Marseilles paper of the 22d instant : " General Jousouff, after his junction with General Bedeau, disguised ten of his spahis in the uniform of Abd-el-Kader's regular troops, and dispatched them in the direction of Goudja, where it was known that Abd el Kader had established his camp. These spahis met a small detachment of Abd.el-Kader's regulars, to the number of ten or twelve, and hesitated not to attack them vigorously. All these regulars were put to death, with the exception of one, who was captured and brought to General Jousouff. This prisoner indicated the real place where Abd-el-Kader was encamped, and at the same moment, although the night was advanced, Gene ral Jousouff set out, and by means of a forced march arrived at twelve o'clock on the following day at the camp which Abd-el-Kader had quitted only an hour previously. The General found the fires still burning. The camp was situate near a morass, which was nearly impassable, and the French troops suffered much from the snow, which was falling in abundance." Most of the papers make comments on President Por.x's Message, and consider it anything but compli mentary to France. The market for Stock and Railway Shares, on Saturday, was very firm, and a considerable ris e h a d taken place. The Three per Cents: closed at 82f. 65c. for cash ; the New Loan, at 82f. 50c; the Five per Cents. 119f.15c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,235 f. ; Rouen, 1,0101. ; Havre, 800 f. ; Avignon, 940 f. ; Vierzon, 665 f. ; Basle, 242 f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 530 f. ; Bordeaux, 630 f.; Northern, 747 f. 50c. ; Montereau, 430 f. ; Fampoux, 500 f. For the Account, the Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 75c., and the Five per Cents. at 119 f. 20c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Diro. 27. Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia... Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens.. 11% Namur and Liege 3% Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 2 Orleans and Bordeaux 1114 Do. ( Mackenzie's ) 2 Over Yssel ....... d is. Callao, -Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) citic Coast Central of Spain Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley ...... % Dutch Rhenisk Dieppe & Paris Janet — Dijonand ➢iulhouse Paris and Orleans 47 tA Paris and Rouen — Paris and Strasburg (Cranneron's) Do.. (Comps de . I,'Est) Dist Indian ...... Fan:Toni & Hazebrouk Grt Nerthern of France Constituted 1514 Do. Pepin le HaHear — Great Paris and Lyons 2% Great Western Bengal % Great Western Canada 3 3 / 4 Jamaica S. Mid. J auction 2 1 4 Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jensappe 2 14 f.yons and Avignon — LUxemboarg Do. (Aymard's)...... Paris aad St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre.— Royal North of Spain. Sambre and Meuse .... Strasburg and Bale .... Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt — Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) De. ( Lefebvre's) — De. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... West Flanders 5 PORTUGAL. We have Lisbon intelligence of the 20th instant. The Dike of Saxe-Coburgh and his son the Prince Leopold were still in Lisbon. The Duke had been confined nearly since his arrival by slight indisposition. The news is not important. The boasted facilities of the Government of obtaining loans at five and six per cent. had disappeared, and some new transactions of the Go vernment show that on any terms the Government finds the greatest difficulty in obtaining means. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAILS THE HAGUE, DEC.- 26.—The overland dispatches from Java to the Ist of November state, tranquillity prevails in all parts of our India possessions. The coffee crop seems likely to be more unfavourable than was expected. It is thought there will be a deficiency of 345,000 picots. The Governer-General had delivered bills of exchange on the colonial department, to the amount of 1,000,000 florins. The course of exchange had risen in conse quence to 90 cents. We extract from the papers the following particulars of an earlier date : " On the 27th of July, the French ship La Jeune Sophia, Captain J. Z. Doler, bound from Samuran to Nantes, was wrecked near Krawang, on the north-coast of Java. His 'Majesty's steamer Bromo was immediately dispatched from Batavia, with some other vessels, to afford assistance ; but could only save a small part of the cargo, consisting of coffee and indigo." Another native vessel has been wrecked and plun dered on the coast of Bali. The continual violation of the treaties concluded with the Princes of Bati, will probably lead to the adoption of serious measures for the protection of navigation and commerce. Ilia Majesty's schooner, the Dolphin, and two boats had been sent to Singe, to inquire into the circumstance of the plunder ing of a government vessel, near Banea, the result of which was, the giving up of one Intre Mantel, who has been known for many years as one of the chief protec tors of the pirates. Some villages in which the pro perty was deposited were destroyed, and four persons in whose possession it was found were arrested. Her Britannic Majesty's brig the Spy, arrived at the end of July at Tunor, having on board thirty persons belonging to the English ship the Maid of Athens, and the Coringa packet, wrecked at Torres Straits, and like wise some men from u wrecked French whaler, name not known. Eight of them were left for want cy room at Timor Koepang, whence they were sent to Java, on board the Government steamer Mesapi. On the 3d of July, the Prince of Tetto, Larice Krueng Karaujka, died in. Celebe. The Prince of Goa had soli. cited the Government to cede to him its right to that dis trict, which was contrary to the interest of the Go•:,- ment. a plan for establishing THE HAGUE, DEC. 25.—1 t is sums e. Lieutenant General ••".11, Lieutenant General Duke of Saxe Weimer- ;lit shortly have the „gantry. On the morning of cons:nand of a division of the King's birthde, Orange his Royal Highness the Prince of a IP' • ,itary hospital for 1,400 invalids and wounded men. pro- to his Majesty We learn that the plan was very favourably received by his Majesty.• -.Dutch Paper& BausseLs, Dec. 25.—The Senate, in its sitting yes terday, adopted several projects of law relative to votes of credit, and discussed the whole of the budget of ways and means. The price of corn at Brussels on Wednesday was rather lower than in the preceding market. There were sold 543 sacks of Wheat, at llf. 4c. per demi-hectoli tre ' • 36 sacks of Rye, at 9f. 14c. ; Barley 6f. 60 c . ; and Oats, 4f. 96c. The potato market is become daily of less importance. A few retailers are now almost the only purchasers in the market. On Wednesday only 60 sacks were on sale, at the average price of 15f. for 100 kilogrammes. The environs of Brussels are infested by dangerous bands of beggars. DUTCH FUNDS,—AMSTSIDASI, Disc. 24. Money. Rills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 6 04 60% Sit" 3 per Cent • • •• 9 7 3 73% 4 94 %Ditto, 4 per Cent : . • • • • • • • '''' • • Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent • ..• ••' • 90 Ditto, a% per Cent—. ...... 90 CoMtnercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 161 162% East India Loan, 4 p er C en t • ••• • • " 93 % 943 Exchange on London, at sight •••• • • • • Moliths....• • • .• • • • • * On Hamburgh, at sight • • .• Two months.• ••••••• • • • • • • On Paris .. • •••••• • • • • • • Two months. • —Dutch Papers, Dec. 27. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BBILIIt,DIIO. 22. Bills. Monty. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ............ 98% 97 truss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent.. •• • • Foreign Exchanges .............., „ Exchange on Lond on , .£1 St er li ng, 2 Months. 6 24% 6 24% Hamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149 1 i, Paris, 300 fr., 3 Months —Universal Prussian Gazette. Dec. 24. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DISC. 19. per Cent. M0ta11ique5............ •• • • 111 546 4 per Cent. ditto .•e• •• • 100( 3 per Cent, slate— • Loan, 1834 • • •• •• • Ditto, 1839 ••• • rank Shares •• • Esterhazy's Loan . .. 160% . •• •••• •• - • ''' .. 1224 . 16CS The Northern, or Ferdinand RA1LWAY5.... ......... 184 ,1 Gl oggnita Vienna—Milan •. ...... ..... .......... 118% Leghorn •• • . Peath • ........... • ••••—• Crosetto ... .... • • ..... ...... .. Oldenburg .............. ••••••• • • • • • " —Allgemeine Zeit Pestctl4 ••.•....• • • • • • • . BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausirts, DEc. 27. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •• • •• • Rothschild's Loan, Fi ve per Cent• ••• • • • •• • • • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• •• • -- Ditto Three per Cent.. •••••• " Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto •••• •• Ditto, ditto, 1840 ••••••• • • • • • • I°C) 102 Ditto, 1144..........• ..... . .•. Ditto 98% Ditto, 1836.. ••••••• • • • • • , 1838 •.. . Ditto of the City, 1832 ......... ..... 102% Ditto, 1843 " -• "•" • • 11 XN Bank 776 a 779rusiels Papers. bz6. :7 . MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) A good bastriess was done in Cotton at Liverpool on Satur day. Sales 5,000 bales ; 1,500 being taken on speculation, at full prices. Among the Banking interest, as well as among their employers, touch conversaf ion has occurred this morning, in consequence of the principal partner in the rich firm of Jones, Lz)yd, and Co. having subscribA 1,000/. to the Christmas-box fund, for the benefit of the clerks of the house. Now, without entering at all int* the merits of the question, whether it is politic for the customers of the various banking establishments to give such donations at all, there arc reasons why the partners of the banks should give as liberal a donation, for extra services, as Mr. Loyd has done. It need hardly be stated that the railway department in each establishment has this year been enormous, that immerse balances in the shape of deposit, have been left in hand, and it may fairly be assumed that profits have thereby been realised. The exertions of the clerks of the bankers have been required to be exerted two-fold, if nut more, and to the partners of other establishments of the same character, a word may be usefully given—" Go and do likewise." A number of important arrivals have come to hand to-day, but the most important articles of information brought by them are to be found in other columns of this journal. From the Cape of Good Hope rather unfavourable accounts have come to hand this morning. The drought had set in, which had been so intense, that it is re ported that 80,000 head of sheep and cattle had perished in the interior. The natives in the vicinity of the Orange River had again become rather troublesome. The dates from Graham's Town are to the 23d of October. From Cape Town the advices are to the 11th of November. The Stock Markets are very firm this morning, the intel ligence from the United States being considered as of a more peaceable tenour as regards the Oregon dispute. Practical men here connected by worth and commerce with the public, have the most strong opinion that no war will take place upon the subject referred to. The Speech of the King of the French, on the opening of the Chambers, is looked upon too as satisfactory, The price of Consols for the Ac count has advanced from 94% to 95 1 / s . Bank Stock from 203 to 205. Reduced Three per Cents., from 95 1 4 95 1 / 2 ; Ex chequer.bills from 235. to 275. premium, and India Bonds from 335. to 38s. premium. The Money Market looks very good to day. In the Foreign Funds there is an increase Of business to be noticed to-day. In the majority of instances where dealings have occurred a slight improvement m ay be g i ven . Sp an i s h Five per Cents. have been taken at 28%, the Three per Cents at 39% 40 ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 61 1 / 2 ; the Four per Cents. at 94 ; Brazilian Four per Cents. at 61 ; the Mexican Five per Cents. at 31V I , and Russian Five per Cents. at 112 1 / 2 . A very brisk market has prevailed for Railway Shares this morning. The low priced scrips have very generally rallied. High priced Shares are rather lower. London and Birming ham from 224 to 220. There has been a very good business transacted this morning. oNK PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2034 205 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 1 4 per Cents Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 1 0%2% India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001. ...... 33 38 ►;auk Stock for Account — Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 14d 24 27 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE O'CLOCK CLOSING FRICES. 205 pm. '27 pm. 25 pal. 25 CLOSING PRICES cRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B7 Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 313 / 414 Ditto, Account Ditto, Deferred 17% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 61 nussian Bonds 11 2 1,,1 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent 39 7 4 Ditto, Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent ...... 95% 95% Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 93 3 / 4 94 93% s PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen,Bbnff, 8; Elgin 2% Armagh, Coleraine, and Portritsh l% Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% Belfast & County Duwn 2 1 / 2 — Bideford andTavistoek... 1 Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 Ditto New 17% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s Bridgewater & Minehead 425...... Bristol and Exeter 7O Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 55 1 / Bristol and Liver. June . 2 1 / ...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension ... Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... .....,. ........ Cambridge and Lincoln 1%.,.... 3 11 / 2 1 A Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — ... Canterbury and Dover.. 1% — Central Kent Chelmsford and Bury... 1% l4 Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ClvdesdaleJunction 5 Cork ,Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 A Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 / 2 — Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir and Leicester... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe — Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... IN ...... Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford 2%...... ........ ...... Direct Alanchester (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's)...... 5 1 . 4...... Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%..... Dublin and BelfastJunc 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, B 1 adely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2/ Eastern Counties 14/. 16s Ditto New 61. 16s. 7 l /2 8 p... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1 . ... . . .61. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 4/. 13s. 4d... % p % n EastDerelfisi andNor . ch 1 ,bstern Union 25 .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 33ja — Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norwl 21 / 2 Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 1 / 2 East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%...... tdinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 2 ...... Ditto, New ... 7 1 A 2 — Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 — Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 2 — Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 ...... Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21, — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 234 — Glouc.,Abeiystwith, and Central of Wales l:x .... .. - ••• Goole and Doncaster .. 425. Grand Junction ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l% 1 34 % Great Eastern &Western 2q...... - ••• •• GreatGrimsby and She ffield Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... 12% 17% Great Munster ... q/ 2 Great North of Scotland 2 4....... Great North of England..loo .214 Ditto New Do. New .... .. ........ 2 ...... .............. ;rent Western BO Ditto % Shares SO Ditto 1 4 Shares 2% lB .... ........ .. Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 ..... Harwich Gull and Selby Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Sh ares [nvernessand E1gin....,. 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 .•...• .. Irish North Midl and l% — ••• ••. . ... •• Isle of Axliol me 2 — Killarney Junctions al / Kendal and Windermere 1 1 4 Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal 11'men 4 - Leeds and C:f l i. 9l e Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 2s Leicester and Bedbrd... 22s % p Leiceste r and Tamworth 42 Liverp. and M anc h es t er. lo o ... Do. % Shares Do. Quart er s 2 2518 ,( 4 1 A p .. 9. ..... .....:• ..... •• Liverpool& Leeds Direct 2% .. ... 21 , 8 5 i, ...... Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birmingtimloo 221 1 ,4 222 221 223 220 Do. Thirds Do. 4 Shares Ditto Fifths ..... ..... 2 Ditto Extension . l% l% London and Blacxwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 9 1 4% Do. New Ditto EMtnsion . —.. , 3 ...... 3 • Lwidot: and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 40 Ditto, S --- 11t1is London and Croydon, 134 15a. 9d. 22 1 A 1 / 2 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chet., 0x.,G10., and _ Hereford LondunandGreenwich 12115 s 4d... 10% 10 Do. Preference ...18117s 2d London Hounslow. and Western Loud. & S. Western 411 641 10d 75% 77 I A P 1% 21 171/2 18% 8714 102 21 1 / 2 22 •a P % P 2% E. 7 22 li& Do. Now Consol. Bths 20 Do. New ~.. 1814 Po. New London & Soath Essex I,ondon and Windsor ... 1 Londn, Warwick, and •Z -*.k • . , • 4/ 110k . s - ' z• • oar? -001 • I ' kJ! ' I rr • inornin LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1845. The intelligence from the United States, though comprising much information on a great variety of topics interesting to this country, leaves us nearly as much in the dark as ever respecting the dispute on the Oregon question. No decided steps had been taken by Congress; the PRESIDENT'S Message had been referred to Committees, and till a report was made the feelings of the two Houses could not be accurately ascertained. In the meantime preparations were in progress for putting the country in a state of defence. The Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs was to propose a Bill for the immediate organisation and equipment of 200,000 mi litia, and demand a vote of 10,000,000 dollars for these purposes. General CAss, notorious for his political intrigues at Paris some two years ago, bad in the Senate moved for returns of the military con dition of the country, and its means of defending itself in case of an attack. Similar steps -were to be taken also with respect to the navy. Many new ships, it was said, would be made ready for service ; the weaker points on the coasts and in the various harbours were to receive addi tional fortifications, and every symptom, in fact, ap peared of a determination on the part of the Govern ment to carry things with a high hand. A report prevailed that the negotiations between Mr. PAKENIIAP4, the British Minister, and Mr.BUCHANAN, respecting the Oregon territory, had been resumed, on the proposition of the former, but we cannot trace the report to any good authority. Our Government will make every honourable attempt to settle the differences, but they will yield none of our rights, and we confidently believe will adhere to the ultima tum given by the British Minister at Washington. The aggressive spirit of the Republic is too manifest and the principles avowed by President Pons in his Message with regard to European powers, chiefly England and France, are too insolent to admit of any compromise either of the claims or the dignity of this empire. The Government of the Unites States make it no secret, that they are hemming in Mexico on every side. Texas has already been swallowed up, the whole of Oregon is to be extorted from this country, and California is to be extorted also from Mexico by what is called a bar gain—in other words, by America setting up claims for some doubtful arrears, and promising to let Mexico off at a cheap rate, by surrendering Cali fornia. " The intelligence from Mexico," says the New York Her.ld, " assumes additional im portance by every arrival. It will be interesting to learn the progress of the negotiations between the Mexicans and the new American Minister to that rvpublic. It is expected that the result will be a satisfactory settlement of all our claims against Mexico; the Rio del Norte as the boundary line of Texas and Mexico ; and the acquisition of California, including the ports of San Pedro and Monterey, and the mag nificent bay of San Francisco. There will probably be a vast deal of bluster from the Mexican press be fore all this is accomplished; but as it is perhaps ne cessary for the good health of those philosophers who write for the papers, to get rid of a good deal of their angry feelings, no one will care what they may say." 'We are afraid this brief extract expresses the feelings of a vast portion of the population, and that the Government, unless restrained by those European powers which it puts to the ban, will per severe in its aggressions on this weak arid,idivleinidroen public, till the whole is brought under lie d of the United States. Canada ill be the next prize to be contended for, and •aiready the people of that colony begin to 1 , 3: - Ac with anxiety, though not ith fear to the threatening in Powes Message One of the Montreal journals says the style of im pudent bravado adopted by him towards the Euro pean Governments are intended, no doubt, to irritate, and show that if he can possibly ex- cite a war during his administration he hill certainly do it. It adds, "We much tear that the control of the affairs of the Unitud States has fallen into the hands of bad men." On this truth the New York paper referred to makes the following friendly comment :—" The 'control of public affairs' in this country has indeed fallen into the hands of bad men—decidedly too bad for England or Canada." Several of the other journals write in a more peace- able spirit, but, unfortunately, their conclusions seem founded on the assumption that America is to get all she demands. "We are happy," says the Courier and Enquirer, "to renew• our congratulations to our readers upon the convic tion which we have arrived at, from evidence which we deem satisfactory, that war, as a means of 'adjust ing' the difficulty with England, is not within any rational calculation of probabilities." But further remarks on the subject at present are not required. We must wait the course of events, am in the mean tune be prepared for the worst. We are not likely to know before the meeting of Parliament what Sir R. PEEL means to do with the corn-laws, and we must know soon after. Specula tion, under these circumstances, as to the course which he will take may seem idle ; but, when the corn-laws are the one single subject of interest in connexion with the meeting of Parliam en t, w h en no topic divides public attention with the corn-laws, it is impossible not to speculate on what the Minister means to do. We believe that his policy will be tots Durham Exeter Hull Ipswich Lancaster Leeds Liverpool London Maidstone Newark Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle-under-Lyme ... Norwich ... ... Oxford . . ... ... • Reading ... ... Retford, East ... Rochester ... ... ... Shoreham ... Shrewsbury . . Southampton ... Stafford ... ... ... Stoke upon- Trent Sunderland . . Westminster ... Worcester ... York ~. • • .. We have printed in italics some names of places whose obvious manufacturing or commercial interests ... 2 render their misrepresentation by monopolists pecu liarly disgraceful. London, we believe, is sure to retrieve, whenever a new election comes, its great mistake of 1841—as sure to give Lord Jour( Bus- SELL and Mr: PATTISON two suitable colleagues, as the West Riding is sure, in a few weeks, to reinstate Lord MORPETH. We h ave l a t e l y seen gratifyingsigns of movement i n B ra df or d, Bristol, N^:rwich, and Stoke-upon-Trent. We canna 'believe that Birmingham, Leeds, and Sun'lerland will con ti nue to endure their preset political annihilatio n . We , trust that in P';ery place nam e d i n th e a b ove list Some !O.:iced elector will be found ready to devote liti.nself to the task of rescuing himself and brother electors from their present disgrace. If so, let him begin at once, and never cease till the time of election comes. He will then have done his best. Let one man of energy, character, and influence do his best in each of the above-named forty-one constituencies, and monopoly will lose the best part of the fifty seven votes which they now send her. We have received Madrid papers of the 21st. The Ministerial crisis here had created a great sensation in the capital. The Espanol, after giving the news, says—" If the Whigs return to power—if a dissolu tion of Parliament and the new elections allow the Whig Cabinet to work at liberty, it is almost certain that Lord PALMERSTON and Lord CLARENDON, OD their return to Downing-street, will regard the affairs of the Peninsula in a different light from Lord ABER DEEN. And who knows that we shall not have to deplore in another sense an exterior influence dif ferent to the one that now presses so heavily on us, and in a manner so fatal, inasmuch as it is exereis(d by secret and hidden means." The lkraldo, a Government paper, under the patronage of MAR TINEZ DE LA Rose, expresses a wish that whatever party comes in, the principles of free trade may triumph. Nothing of importance was done in the Cortes. On the 19th the Three per Cents. closed at 35 13-16 for cash, and 36 1-16 at 53 days, and the Five per Cents. at 23 at 60 days. Paris papers of Saturday have been received, with the speech of his Majesty Louis PHILIPPE on the opening of the session, which took place that day. We have given the speech in another place, and re joice to find that it is of the most satisfactory cha racter. " I continue to receive," said the KING, from all foreign Powers pacific and amicable assu rances. I hope that the policy that has maintained general peace through so many storms will one day do honour to the memory of my reign." His words in adverting to the last visit of Queen VicroßlA to the Chateau d'Eu, and to the relations between the two 4 Kid !•-,,, i : 1 Aier 1,010011, S.l i, l It! . y. , 1 , 1 le).vil L iid,tul•rr . .,.&!. „ii-,, ~iti.-• 5 Londonderry an: ',,lnis killeti Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham 5 — Manc'iester and Leeds .. 76 136 Ditto 1 , Shares - D. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths Do. Sixteenths ..... Manchester and Ilirmin. 40 Do Quarters 4 ...... 11 I 2 ....... ...... Do. New Quarters .. 2 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction ...... 1% — DI incheiter,Buxion,and • Matlock 425. Manchester, Birm., and Moul,i Junction .. ... •••• Manchester and Rugby Direct . Manchest. & Sou thampt. 2 ...... 3 1 / s lA' 3 Midland... lOO ...• ..156 155.,.,.. ... Do. I iftlis Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...loo Midid. & East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2% ... , — ewcastle and Darling ton J unction 25 ...... 60 58 60%...., Do. New Brandling 2O Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 2%...... New Ross and Carlow.. 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% — Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... _ Norfolk Extension 2 - ,:,orth British ... ..... ... 17 1 / 2 26%% 26 .... 1)o. Half Shares - Do. Exten. to Carlisle 14 2% 3 1 % Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto ...... 614 % , North Devon No; th of Norfolk ... 2 3 /4 — ••• •.. ...... , Northern •and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 / 2 lB Do. New N. lieqt, & Direct Dover 2% — ... . 4 . . North Staffordshire...... 425. North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting Yorwick autt Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 — . Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% l 3 /4 Nottingm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester.. 1% — Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptn 42s — ••• Oxford, Worcester, and NVolverbampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness .. 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... ...,,,,, Portsmouth Direct 33/4 — Preston and Wyre Do. 1/ Shares ..... ... 2% — Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester ... ...... Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Itugby, Leamington,statl Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester... Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 — Do. Extension Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrew: bury and Birm... 2 1 4% 5........., Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Ileretord 2% — , , Shrews., Wolverhamp , & S. Staffordsl.. June. 2 1 7 e, Sligo and Shannon IN - — Somersetshire Midland 2% South Devon... 25 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands June. 42s — 5 - ...... .•.. 35% 38 3: Y4 2136 45/ 31 1 /i 31 3 7 4 17. s 41 112 1 4 40 40IA 86 1/2 15% 3 1 4 o"14 -- a% 21% 8p South StaffordshireJunc. 21, South Eastern & Dovo-331 2s 4d... 38 . Do., No. 1 l2 Do., Na. 2. Do., No. 3 Do.. Na. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 425. — St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... - ........ •—• Staines and Richmond .. 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales 2 , A — Taw Vale Extension ... - ••• •• •. ****** Tean and Dove Valley 1% — .. ~. Trent Valley 2 .... . 18 1 / 2 17:14 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke 54 — Illverstone and Furness 2 1 / 2 . Vale of Neath Warwick & Cheltenham 1% —..-. ........ .. Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 .., — Waterford and Limerick 7 1 / 2 — Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin NV at crford,Wexford,and Valentin Waveney Valley 2 - Welch Midland %Vest Cornwall West Yorkshire %Vest London • Old Shares 20 ..... West End and Southern Counties Xexford and Carlow ... Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Somerset,& Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ros , , and Gloucester 42s. Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow .... Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Urewe Union ... .. 1%... Worcester and S. IVales 425. Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle f i 2 3/...... York and Lancaster 2% — , York and North Midland 50 Dittni4 Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo- Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 ...... Bount4-ne uuti Amiens... 10 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse. and Cet to ( Mackenzie's)... 2 .. 1% Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders Callas, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 ••• ••• •.. ........ Central of Spain ... . Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley ...... 2 ..—.• Dijon and Mulhouse 2 '3 4 ...... . . . . Dutch Rhenish East Indian . ss. - 1134 -- 78 Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2% Fampoux & llazebroitk 2 Great North. of France Constituted .. Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. ...... ' Great Western Canada... 3 q ...... 3 3 4 Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey ... 1 Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 2% •• Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg... ......... .. 4 Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ... .. Mauritius Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... ... Urleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... .. ..... Over Yssel 413 s 4d — Paris &Lyons(Laflitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) 3 Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 14 3 % 2% 3% Paris &L . ,v - otis(Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and nouen Varis and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) "-• icompe de L'Est) 2 Do (Awn - lard's) - . Paris and . ; :t.Quentin ... a ,•• ••• ..-- ...... " •••• • • Rouen and llavre ...... 18 - eyal North of Spain ... 2 . Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassell. 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac- 10% 2% 3% 234 _ 5% kcltzie's) I);,. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Aneon3... 3 West Flanders ... 4 MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. Lord and Lady John Russell are prolonging their ray at Minto Castle, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Minto. in lioxburgshire. ANDOVER UNION, DEC. 27.—0 n Thursday last, being Christmas Day, the inmates of the Andover Union were plentifully regaled with roast beef, pudding. and ale, which was provided for them by subscription A number of the principal tradesmen sat down after dinner with the paupers toasts were drank, and amongst them that of the health of Mr. myth, the new governor.—Hampshire Advertiser. 7 ~. 136 63 ... 13 3 ... 155 4 1 4 p 17IA 27 24 24 54L 31 1 / 4 I T_ ? or 4NT ir I 7-7-, t. ' l 2 ,` A:. Or TIEE CAMBRIA. , •10.N AND nUSINESS IN The : -eves- lee - ees, Cepteiu Juleins, arrived at Liverpool fsorn New York en Sueday, having made the passage ia eleven days and a half Item Boston. She brings New York papers to the 15th inclusive, and has ninety passengers. On the 17th she passed the Acadia between Halifax and Boston. The intelligence brought by this mail is of consieerahle importance, though we regret to say net of a very pacific character. The prin cipal tepies are thus Leven in one of the New York journals:—" let. The pipers contein the whole diplo matic correspondence between the American and British Ministers upon the Oregon question. 2d. Intelligence from Washington that the negotiations which had been suspended have been re-opened by Mr. Pakenham, upon new propositions of compromise. 3d. In the event of any difficulty taking place vl Ith England upon this question, the probable action of Congress upon the subject, and the proposition by Colonel Benton of organising 200,000 militia, in order to meet the important crisis, including also a suitable increase of the steam navy, fortifications, and naval armaments. 4th. The re-opening of negotiations between Mexico and the United States, and the proposition for the pur chase of California, with the probable expectation of a magnificent plan for uniting both republics, so as to give peace to both, and to present an important front to all European Governments. These things affect our foreign relations. In domestic affairs, the prospect that a re venue tariff will be established by Congress, together with a specie currency system for the Government, 0 the best general plan to prevent inflations, give petite' don to all the interests of the country, and enable it to m,et and prevent all commercial explosions hereafter.' ' Besides, we are enabled to give the reports ° f the state of the American army and nevi with the Treasury report on the state of the finances. An opinion prevailed in certain quarters that the Oregon question will be made to assure° such a shape in Congress as not to be justly offensive W Great Britain. War, they say, is declared not to be the necessary consequence of the inflammable course of 3f.e. Polk, although none deny but that a continuation of such can but irritate the public mind, and so force on belligerent attitude. The extreme democrats are for the immediate establishment of a territorial government over the territory, without giving the notice required by the convention of 1818; the next in the order of zeal are for extending the protection of the American Governmen t to its citizens there, and simultaneously giving the notice required; while the more moderate, and the more nutners ous friends of the Administration, together with the grea t body of the Whigs, will probably go for no further legislative action at this time than shall be sufficient 0 carry out the recommendations of the message in relation to this subject. The President's message has been referred to its appropriate committee in the Senate and House, se much of it as relates to the Oregon matter to the Cote' mitt, e on foreign relations, and that part relating to th e tariff to the Ccinmittee on Ways and Means. There is good reason to suppose that the Democrats wish to wie k this subject out of sight in the excitement created by th e hazardous state of foreign relations, but they will be e some difficulty in so doing. When the subject was r e : ferred, Mr. Andrew Stuart, of Pennsylvania (Whigfi moved that the reference be accompanied with instrer tions to report the tariff of 1842, without amencloieoty which was, however, subsequently withdrawn. T il i v shows that the Whigs mean to have a fight on the s n ' ject, whenever and in whatever stage of it they find e e opportunity. The admission of Texas into the Union 0 a state will be accomplished at an early day. Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, by general consent, report ed back from the Committees on territories the copy of th e constitution of Texas, referred to them, accompanied bi a joint resolution for the admission of Texas into W I Union, declaring the state of Texas to be one of th e states of the Union. Made the special order of the day for 16th December, and ordered to be printed. An ca l l to refer to the Committee of the whole on the state e the Union failed. Two memorials have been presented to Congress fe oe : the inhabitants of the Oregon territory. The first we presented by Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, in the House of Refi re : sentatives. It enumerates in very glowing style the vantages which Oregon holds out, and expatiates In flowing language upon the future greatness of the fe e l shores, derived from the fertility of soil, salubri t y ° climate, the abundance of productions, and the CO W merce of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They ask f o , l. the protection of Congress by extending over th e tore tory the laws of the United States, taking exclusive per session of it, and sending an adequate military force P r its security. They also ask fur donations of laud t° settlers, a monthly overland mail, navy yards and Op depots, and the establishment of commercial reel . eel This memorial is signed by S. Leets, jun., presidetoy by two persons who make their marks as vice-prestd, It has been intimated that it was written in W a ll -se" New York. in The other memorial was presented by Mr. Bente/err the Senate. It is much more modest in its tone 0 4 ibe quests, and purports to come from the citizens o,fohei til United States residing in the Oregon territory. 1 0$ solicit equal protection from the United States 0 it a enjoyed by British residents. They state their e%P ° condition, and their liability to Indian aggression that to avert impending evils the British and Area l d population hale united to establish a provisional eeo temporary government. The union of interests, th far, they state to have been productive of good results' but the government is crippled in its powers by t 7 paramount duties of each class to its respective net t° o Dr. Elijah White, who carried the above memorial fro , n Oregon to Washington, asks fur a seat in Congress; represent that distant territory. It is said that upon 1 . t success of this agent in securing the assistance asked , tcl e depends the decision of the question, whether or not people adopt au independent republic on the shores of t p Pacific Ocean. It is reported that the President is desirous of see r ; leg the return of Mr. Calhoun to the Cabinet. Of: Benton, as chairman of the Committee on Military A, fairs, intends reporting a Bill fur the immediate orgs:ll.4 ration and equipment of 200,000 volunteers. Gene 0 Cass has already called for information, from his place in the Senate, as to the military condition o: the count r y; and its present capability to defend itself in case of e a attack. Col. Benton, as the proper exponent of the lan e forces in that body, will throw the whole subject be tr ,, f the country, and recommend an appropriati on 10,000,000 dollars to organise and equip this force. The Washinyam Nalional Intelligencer states, that ne gotiations for an adjustment of the Oregon question are to be opened at London, under the auspices Of gr. M`Lane, or a special eliniater, if any serious difficulties should occur with the British Cabinet; and further, that the overtures for a reconsideration of the whole issue ( 311 a new footing, will originate from the American Ad a ministration, under the immediate instructions of rr sident Polk. It adds, that members of the Cabinet /W t individually expressed themselves in decided terms 01* corroboration with this statement, and that the Sea l : tary of the Treasury declared to a senator, that althoug t : war was a possible contingency of the Message, he d i° not consider it a probable one, fur the steps now unde r consideration, and which would be adopted by the Ad' ministration, would, in his judgment, prevent the (gear' rence of such a catastrophe. Room has been left for th e re-opening of negotiations under the " compromise," 0r any new proposition, on the ground that Mr. PAW ham's instructions did not embrace the boundary line which was offered. The papers bring the messages of the governors 44 various states. We find that the finances of the state' are, severally in an improved condition, and there is every prospect of the interests on debts being paid. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE OREGON. The correspondence on the Oregon question extend!' to an enormous length, for which at present we cannot find space. In the meantime the following compreheir si%e summary will be found sufficient fur understanding the points at issue and the ground taken by both For, ties: — The first is a letter from Mr. Fox, the British Minister, to Mr. Webster, United States Secreta r y of State, dated Was ington, Nov. 15, 1842, covering a copy of part of a letter frail Lord Aberdeen to Mr. Fox, requesting that the United State s Minister at London might be furnished with instructions to treat with such person as might be appointed by England CO the north-western boundary. Assuring Mr. Webst er that Jl:ugland was ready to enter into a fair and equitable con" promise cf the difficulty. Mr. NVebater replies to Mr. Fox, Nov. 25, 1842, informing hint that sucit instructions would be given to the United States Minister at London. Mr. Pakenham writes 0 Mr. Upshur, United States Sear tary of State, dated Washing,ton, Feb. 24, 1844, intimating the anxious desire of the British Government to come to A speedy settlement, and proposing a sonference. Mr. Upshur to Mr. Pakenham, 26, 1844, names 1 1 o'clock A.M. next day for said conference. Mr. Pakenham writes to Mr. Calhoun, July 22, 1844, an" nouncing that the death of Mr. Upshur (on Feb. 28), Sre- , had prevented prompt attention to the Oregon boundary , and that now as Congress had adjourned, it would be a pro per time to proceed with it. Mr. Calhoun to Mr. Pakenham, August 22, 1844, appoint' ing one o'clock, P.x. next day for conference, concurring with the English sentiment in desiring a speedy settlement of the question. Mr. P. to Mr. C., August, 22, 1844, agreeing to the hour. The conference was accordingly held on the 23d of August, 1844, and the plenipotentiaries proceeded to examino 11 1 /. 2 9 60 1 55 15% • i Ib, ~1