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wrra TWO ILLMTRATIONS BY LEECH. The FEBRUARY NUMBER, Price f-a-Crown, of ` BENTLEY'S MISCELLAN Y. Contains : THE MARCHIONESS OF BRINVILLTERS, 4 RIIE POISONER OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. A Romance of Old Paris. By ALBERT SMITH. With Two Illustrations by Leech. hap. IV.—The Students of 1665. Chap. V.—Sainte Croix and his Creature. Chap Vl..—Maitre Wager, the Apothecary, and his man Panttrge, discourse with the people on poisons. The visit of the Marchioness. Crockford and Croekford's. The Post-bag ; or. Eccentric Correspondence. By R. B. Peaks. The Beeeze upon the Ocean. Legendary Cities—Bath. By Louisa Stuart Costello. Ballad, " Sleep on! sleep on !" By William Jones. A Spanish Sutler. A Righteous Treasurer—" No Nall ! Hurrah !"—The Gaol-Chaplain , or, A Dark Page from Life's Volume. Sketches of Spanish Warfare—Malibran, the Aide-de-Camp. Sappho and Phaon. Mynheer Van Clumseetrunk ; or, The Benefits of Smoking. 'Tis long since we have met, old Friend. Memorials of the Departed Great. Liy a Middle-aged Man. The Carlists at Bayonne. The Fortunes of the Scattergood Family. By Albert Smith. Richard Pentley. New Burlington-street. N EW CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE IN PRIVATE CIRCULATION. I. Pamphlet on the Rethsal of the Dean and Chapter of Westmin ster to admit the Remains or the Monument of Lord Byron within the Abbey. By Sir John Hobhouse.-2. Leaves from a Journal of a Tour in Italy : a Poem, by Lord Robertson, of Edinburgh.-3. Story of a Hoax palmed on the late Sir W. Scott, by his friend, Mr. Sur tees. by J. Dixon —4. The Horse-shoe a humorous Legend of St. nsston. Anon.-5. Ballad on the Archocological Meeting at Can terbury, by Mr. Crofton Croker. The above, all unpublished and singularly popular productions, are reviewed, with very copious extracts, in the LITERARY GAZETTE of Petruary I, No. 1,463, so as to be fully made known to the public at large. In the same number a Biography of Marshal Bugeaud, and az.xmlit of his Irish descent ; and other articles of novelty and in terest. The Monthly Part for February is just published ; and either 7... umber or Part may be ordered of all Booksell. re and Newsmen. Literary Gazette Office, Wellington-street, Jan. 30. HARRY LORREQUER.-THE CHEAP EDITION OF MR. LEVER'S "ARTHUR O'LF,IRY " UNIFORM WITH HIS OTHER WORKS. In one vol., Bvo., price only 12s. bound, ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, Is now Ready at all the Booksellers. Dewy Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRLTRY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will i.e repeated THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Aft which will be repeated the Grand Christmas Ilarlequlnade, ealled PUCK'S PANTOMIME ; or, Harlequin and Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe, Mr, W. 11. Payne ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews • Pantaloon. Mr. Howell ; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; Columbine, Miss Carson. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, R. B. WEBSTER. 02d Night of " Lid Heads and Young llearts." EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket, Mr. Strtekla .d ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Toni Coke. Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr. Buckstone ; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; the Countess of Pompton, Mrs. W. Cliford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn, Madame VestrLs ; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia Ben , ett. Atter whieb, a New Grand Musical Fairy E%trayaganza, entitled GR.I.CI , XSA. AND PCSICINET. King Uxorius, Mr. J. Bland; Prirunes GractoSa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss I'. Horton ; Durheaa Grognon ; Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grand MOVING DIORAMA ; or, PICTORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. 62d, 63d, 64th, 65th. 66th, an i 67th Nights of the most succerstbl Comedy of OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS, written by Dion Bourcleault, I t Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farrell, Webster, Buckstone, Charles Mathews, H. Holl, and Strickland, Miss J. Bennett, Mrs. W. Clifford, and Madame Vestris. With the New Extravaganza of GRACIOSA AND I'ERCINET. Percinet, Miss P. Hortoh. And Mr. It. Phillips's exquisitely painted and pleasing ALOVING DIORAMA ; or, PICTORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. " OH Heads and Young Hearts" is published, with other Popular Comedies and Farces, in " Webster's National Acting Drama," and Tay be had in the Theatre, and of all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, .DELPHI. 'DER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. Yirt Vfitt of a New and Original Drama, by the Author of " Wreck Ashore," " Vlctorlne," &c. THIS EVENING VOA lie repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE 411.17D/1 Ili SUES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, 3ft.Selhy George, Mr. Hudson : Murto4h, Mr. 0. Smith & i tttstft Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Goraidlike, Mrs. Yate. ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which. Tilt CORPORAL'A WEDDING; or, a Kiss of the Brias. Sir Felix Marmalade, Mr. Hudson ; Major Griskln, Mr. Selby t Lady Arethusa Gr skin, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; Nancy Cobb, Min Woolgar. To enac►ude with THY. CRIME =. Toby Veck, Mr. 0. Smith ; Alderusiim Cute, Mr. Wright ; Tu.rby, Mr. Wilkinson ; Sir Joseph Howley. hart., Mr. Paul Itedtbrd ; Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. !telbv ; Megy 'Yea, Miss Fortescue ; Mrs. Chickenstalker, Mrs. Frank Matthews. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELL'III A Thorough Adelphl !—Vide, " The Times," and Public Press. EVERY EVENING THE GREEN BUSHES, or A hundred Years Ago; by the Author of " The Wreck Ashore," " Victorinc," Principal Characters by itemrs. Hudson. Wright, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Selby, Cul ltnford, and Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Mrs. ritzwilliam, and Madame Celeste. With the New Farce of THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; (fit, a Kiss of the Br:de. And THE CHIMES ; A Goblin Story. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LE6SEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CASTLE OF AYMON; or, The Four Brothers. Baron de Beaumanoir, Mr. Walton ; Olivier, Mr. Allen ; kik/A, Mr. C. Horn, Jun. ; Richard, Mr. /lime ; Renaud, Mr. llattackg ; Ivon, Mr. Leffler ; Hennine, Mane. Helen Condell ; clang, MLss Bre:anon ; Yolande, Miss E. Honner ; Eglantine, Miss tt'Conner ; Gertrude, Mrs. Fosbroke. To be followed by DON C.ESAR DE RAZIN. Don Crew de Ilr.ton. Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. Stage Manager, Mr. 11. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; sfachiallt, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. QtiDEli TIIE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Last Two Nights of The Chimes." THIS EVENING WM be repeated Tin: CHIMES. Principal Characters by Messrs. N. Than. Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery. Turner, and Keeley; Miss Walcott, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, and iii a, Keeley. ANT which, a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. rrirolpal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, P. Matthews, and Mea dows; Miss Walcott, and Miss Falrtirctlier. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Cha racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, 1;11loch, Yana°ld, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fair brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Third Appearance of Mons. Lafont and Mdlle. Nathalle. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, _ _ The Perforraances will commence at 'lair-past Seven precisely, with LE MARIA LA VILLE, ET LA FEMME A LA CAMPAGNIii, Lamberts. M. Lafont ; Madame Jurigny, Mademoiselle Nathallo. After which (first time In this country), LE CADET DE PA- M ILLE ; on. I/INTRIGUE IMPROMPTU. Le General d'Hermilly, - Monsieur Oudinot ; Jules, Neveu du Colonel, Mille. Nathalie. TO conclude with (first time in this country), LE CIIFNALIER 1)15 GUET ; ou. LE LIEU ENANT DE POLICE SOUS LOUIS XV. Le Chevalier du Guet, M. Lafont ; Le Baron de nulls, Mon sieur Cartigny (his first appearance this season). Nights of Performances—Every Monday, Wednesday, and Frid y. Admission by the Night—Boxes, 6e. Pit, 3s. 6d. Amphitheatre (or Gallery Stalls), 3s. Gallery. 2s.—Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances eommenco at Half-past Seven. A Detailed Prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the Pieces width will be produced during the Season, may be had at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Bo[-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, from Eleven till Five. Unequalled Sucoess of ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHFATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. First Week of the Southern American Minstrels. THIS EVENING Whiffs repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; introducing a foal Pox-chase on the Stage, by Living Fox and Real Pack of Hounds. Te be fbilowed by the afeledics of the American Southern Minstrels. Entire Obang,o in the Circle.—Unequalled Feata of Horsemanship. To conetude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN JOHNNY fiILPIN'A. RIDE ; or, The Black Witch of Edmonton. Johnny Gilpin, Mr. Veils ; Clown, Mr. Barry ; Pantaloon. Mr. Bradbury Harkeitatt, Mk. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Collier. .Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. D. IV. Broadfoot. _ DATIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. TtteASta Pantomime every Evening, with Splendid Novelties, and Another New Piece. THIS EVENING int*/ repe.ated a New Three Act Drama, entitled WOLStY, in loth eve whole of the Company will perform. After which, THE I.LEbon OF LOVE. tftatinde with the Pantomime of POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND rrscre. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pant:lkon, Mr. Henry Corri ; Columbine, Miss Slalter. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, front Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Grand Juvenile Week—Pantomiroc, Second Piece. THIS EVENING . _ . Will 150 repeated MARIANNE ; or, The Child of Charity. Sup rorted by Arcesrs. Osbaldiston, H. Howard, J. T. Johnson, J. Her bert, B. Jones, and W. Searle ; Miss V neent, Miss E. Terrey, and Mrs. E. Jefferson. Atter which, the Pantomime of HARLEQUM HOT CODLINS. Te eonelude with BLACK WHISKER ; or, Tho Demon of Soren Dials. 13oxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. THE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 31. 'Tinan.womErzit, Lowest, 26 ; Highest, 31 ; Noon, 32. BARONETErt, 29.-13.—WIND, W. Yrou.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the l•ermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at ; 55 cm Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Jarometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and 'Rain" at 29; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HUGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS D.Y. alerting .. 44 minutes after 6 I Evening .. 9 minutes after 7. SECOND EDITION. ~..... ~..,,,,, . ~. W • r...tt. , 4ii ... . . . 'NI•" .... , ' , 1, ,, , ,,, , : ,. ~,, „, ~.., off , 014,.. ,. ~. • e •- --' ' ' .. 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An article in a quarterly publication, imputed to him and not denied, shows that he had lost n: ne of his enthusiasm tar the new tenets by his political labours, and his mingling with the world ; and his determination to leave office rather than aid in checking this dangerous sect, justifies the Prime Minister in acce,Aing the re signation of a colleague, who, with all his abilities, Must &e a blind bigot, and a dangerous accomplice of the tied enemies of the reformed religion. This event *lso leads the public to anticipate some Legisla tive measures, by which men, who entered the Church as Protestants, shall be com pelled to adhere to their ordination vows, er be cut out of a community in which they are acting the part of traitors and conspirators. But for some measure of this description Mr. GLADSTONE, we should imagine, had no reason to differ with his colleagues, unless, indeed, on their commercial policy, respecting the admission or exclusion of slave-grown sugar, &c. It has been said that the scheme of " cer tificated growth," finally incorporeed into the Act of last session, was not one that had previously received the unanimous support of the Cabinet. Mr. GLAD• STONE is an excellent man of business, a good speaker, well acquainted with trade, both practically and theoretically, and perhaps as fit for the office which he filled as any Member of the House. Sit R. PEEL, however, cannot fail to see that the mischiefs caused by Puseyism are every day increasing—that the Church has become the laughing-stock of Catholics and Dissenters—that the Bishops are powerful only for evil—and that the law alone, by which the Establishment was constituted, can prevent its crumbling to pieces. We attribute to him higher motives, but even the political existence of his party would urge him to adopt some strong step for maintaining one of its great bulwarks. No class of the community are so useful for what are called " Church and State" purposes; at elections they are unrivalled in throwing abuse upon their oppo nents, in obtaining votes per fas et nefas. The influence of the hierarchy from it enormous patio !age is almost unbounded and in ordinary times can easily decide the fate of rival l political parties at a general election. It would, therefore, be imprudent in a Tory leader to allow such a valuable machine to go to wreck. But putting these considerations out of the question, he cannot fail to see the many blessings which the ra. formed religion has bestowed upon his country, the noble contrast between its principles and those prac tised by the Jesuits, of whom the Puseyites are faithful followers, and tf.e rapid progress which Eng land and Holland and Prussia, and other countries not shackled by ecclesiastical despotism, have made since the days of the Reformation. With the excep tion of France, what Catholic country can show such marked and beneficial changes ? but it is not just to make France an exception. Though she has not adopted the reformed faith, she has adopted many of the principles which flow from it. She has cast off the yoke of the priests, she has confined them more than any other state in Christendom to their peculiar functions, and has prevented them from interfering, as in Spain and Italy, with the progress of truth and the spirit of free inquiry. There is another point of view, however, which cannot escape the most careless observer. The Protestant laity of England are to a man ho3tile to Puserism. They are rebelling against the young clergy in all directions, after having ap pealed to the Bishops in vain. The entire diocese of Exeter is in an uproar, and the churches of other dio ceses are justly alarmed at the approach of an epide mic for which the professed guardians of Protestantism will provide no remedy. They look now only to the Legislature. Never was there an opportunity for a Minister to do so much good, or obtain so just popularity in a righteous cause. He would be sup ported by every political party in the State. Tories, Whigs, Radicals, and Chartists, would join with him in putting down a sect which has broken its vows , polluted the very sources of learning, truth, and liberty, and is madly bent on bringing back the darkness of the middle ages, and the thraldom which a grasping and worldly religion imposed on mankind. There ought to be ne scruples about touching the canons or the rubrics, or any of the ecclesiastical laws formal for the regulation of the Church. The Protestant religion is the established religion of the country, and must be maintained at all hazards. The rubrics are admitted by several of the Bishops to be contradictory —possibly, so are the canons—and the safeguards of Protestantism, therefore, are not fitted for their original purpose. If they and the Bishops together cannot exclude Catholic tenets and Catholic rites, and traitors in the bosom of the Church set all au thority at defiance, nothing short of a reversion—in other words, ecclesiastical reform—will satisfy the English people. It would be presumption in us to offer any opinion on the technical merits of the case on which, as we perceive, the unfortunate Baron DB BODE is still made to undergo the experimenturn crucis of the law's machinery for releasing the Government from the payment of its just debts. No candid mind which has possessed itself of the general facts of this case can doubt of the soundness of the Baron's claims in reason and in equity. But all men of plain common sense, and a practical knowledge of affairs, may be allowed to doubt of the poor Baron's further powers of endurance. No man, among the many and dis tinguished advocates which his " claims" have found in the House of Commons—(and of them there was none more eloquent than Lord STANLEY himself) — no man but has been fully satisfied of their moral validity before he pleaded in their behalf to the Go vernment present in the Legislature. But the affirmative opinion of the Legislature has been para lysed by the Government. We have seen, as in the last two or three discussions of the Danish claims, that the House say actually concur in an address to the Crown, recommending compensation for losies sustained by private individuals through acts of the Crown or its servants, which the Government will flatly refuse to support or counsel. It can be little satisfaction to the Baron to point to the various stages of his own protracted appeal for justice, with the view of showing how, step by step, the pleas which he has recorded have been consolidated and affirmed; and the proofs, once vainly tendered, have been made out and admitted ;—if this sort of forensic " question" is still to be administered to him, so often as he per sists in re-affirming his rights. It seems that of three issues upon which his appeal was rested, the Court of Queen's Bench found for one (in spite of a vigorous resistance of the law officers of the Crown), and rejected two. On a subsequent occasion the app'i cation by his counsel, to have effect given to this find ing—so far at least as related to the issue affirmed—is opposed by the Solicitor-General, praying that, since, if the two others could not be legally substantiated, so neither ought this to have been found, judgment may be pronounced for the Crown, upon the whole. This sort of defence to the claims seems to be the crowning mockery of that farce of remedial justice which is played, in this country, with disgraceful success whenever its subjects are the unrequited wrongs of such individuals as the Baron De BoDE, or that class of the Danish claimants who still remain without redress. The Baron's, it will be recollected, was a claim upon the enormous funds covenanted, on the part of France, at the end of the last war to be paid over to Commissioners, appointed by the British Government for making good to British subjects, whose property had been seized and confiscated by the French arms and authorities under certain cir cumstances, and within certain defined territories on the continent of Europe. The French Government most honourably discharged its undertaking, and paid the money in full. After a lapse of time, within the extreme limits of which it has been unsuccessfully attempted to show some of the Baron's claims or papers were not given in, the reception of claims, in the usual course of such commissions, ceased. It is enough to prove that his claims were registered, and that further proofs, documents, &c., were de manded of, and supplied by him—to dispose of the attempted objection last noticed. What followed? The bulk, if not the whole, of the other creditors' claims were disposed of—adjusted or refused; and there then remained a vast surplus —some hundreds of thousands, if we remember rightly—undisposed of. What became of that surplus ? Have we not the evidence of the enormous transfers made, in our own op Inion illegally made, by the French Commissioners .o the Board of Woods and Forests; and by the Woods and Forests Board appropriated, to gratify the unscrupulous wishes of GBORGB the FOURTH, in de fraying the expenses of his architectural perpetra tions in the absurd monstrosity at Brighton, or the WTATVILLB "improvements" at Windsor Castle? But the money went to the Woods and Forests, and the Baron's claims to the wall. Is he not amply justified in assuming from this fact, in connexion with the often-exposed weakness and captiousness of the objections to his claims announced by the Trea sury, that he is the victim of an official misappro priation which, for some reason or other, the succes sors of the wrong-doers will neither fairly submit to the examination of Parliament and the opinion of the public, nor manfully address themselves to provide compensation for. It has been well remarked that, in England, men in high office will commit themselves, as a Govern ment, to acts of gross oppression and injustice from the bare imputation of which each of them, as an in dividual, would recoil with horror. We would en treat her MAJESTY'S Ministers well to reconsider to what extent they are guilty of something very like fraudulent conspiracy in persisting to refuse—after so emphatic a division as the very last taken in the House of Commons, on the third and only remaining class of unsatisfied Danish claimants—to liquidate such righteous demands ? We would respectfully invite them to reflect whether this pertinacious con test with the Baron DE BODE to prevent his taking any benefit even under this limited finding by a court of law in his favour, does not savour more of a feeling of personal animosity and official persecution, than of a conscientious conviction, on their own parts, that his claims are unfounded, and a dignified expres sion of that conviction ? The man has been cruelly ill-used : he has rallied, bravely, after every defeat, and sternly renewed his applications, unmodified, un disguised. The Parliamentary friends who have gone into his case and disinterestedly supported it are confirmed in their good opinion of it, surely, to the extent of the issue which has been found for. It is to be lamented that Secretaries of the Treasury and Chancellors of the Exchequer are apt to be governed by one maxim only—when there is money to repay, the inconvenience and burden to be imposed on the public by each repayment. This inconvenience and burden are never once thought of by them when the question is—to take money into the Government coffers from the public. We remember that Mr. SPRING Rica was quite pathetic in denouncing the " mischief" of entertaining these claims. He en tered no protest against the enormity of denying them, if they were just. Mr. GOULDURN, with equal levity, appears to assume that they have no foundation, because predecessors of Mr. SPRING RICE, who were members of a Tory or Conservative Go vernment, had not confirmed them. He conveniently forgets that they had already misapplied the funds ; so that, justly or unjustly, the Baron's demands must have been " dishonoured," on account of " no effects" in the French Claims Commission. Upon these facts, which we have rapidly sketched from memory, but apprehend to be stated with substantial correctness, we do trust that the Government may speedily be brought to look upon the Baron's case more in the feeling of investigators and referees—less in that of interested opponents. It is a sorry contrast which the tricky, " sharp practice" defence that successive E glish Governments have made to these claims, offers to the liberality and go-d faith of a former French Government in paying over the moneys out of which they should have been defrayed, if they come (as we presume they do, and as our own Minis ters do not seem to dispute) within the spirit and meaning of the terms of the Commission, even though, in a technical point of view, they should happen to be just short of the threshold of its letter and its legal scope. Madrid journals of the 23d inst. have been received but they possess no intere.t. The Bourse was closed on the 23d, which was the feast of San Isidro. Whatever may have been the intentions of LOUIS PIIILIPPE ten days ago with regard to the GUIZOT Cabinet, no doubt remains row that it has his full support, and that all the wavering Conservatives who were watching signals from the " chateau" have re turned to their posts in the rear of M. GUIZOT. SALVANDY, who has:been ono of the waiters on the Court, has at last made up his mind, and accepted the important office of Minister of Public Instruction, in place of M. VILLEMAIN. On Wednesday a very large meeting of the Conservatives was held at a public room in the Rue Richelieu. The number present exceeded 200, and among the leading men were Marshals SEBASTIAN' and BUGEAUD, M. DB SALVANDY, M. D'ARBLAY, M. EMILE DE GIUARDIN, and M. JIARTMANN; the senior member present was called to the chair, and after suitable speeches in reference to the late divisions, the power of the Conservatives and the necessity for standing by the Minister, the Presi , dent put the question whether they were pre pared to act as a compact body, and maintain their principles against the motley coalition formed in the. Chamber, when the meeting by acclamation replied in the affirmative. M. DE SALYANDT spoke out like a Minister of the Crown, cast off all his doubts and difficulties, and conjured the Members to act with energy and decision on an occasion of such interest to their KING and country. Several Conservatives, who hung back on the Otaheite affair, and especially the PRITCUARD indemnity, were present, and said, as that difficulty had been surmounted, they were now pre pared to take up their usual positions in the Chamber• A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Presi dent of the Council and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, consisting, among others, of SEBASTIANI, SALVANDY, and BUGEAUD—aII men dependent on the Court, and said to be much in the KING'S confidence. The old Marshal, upon whom they waited first, seemed a good deal annoyed at the small majority for Ministers, and doubtful a s to the result of a still further trial :of strength. He, however, yielded to the suggestions of the deputation and engaged to lend his influence in furthering their views. M. Guizor received them more frankly, though he admitted the majority was too small for practical purposes, but as it had reference to only one point of diffeience, he would join heart in hand with the de putation, and stand to his post. The Count, too, has thrown off all reserve. The KING, it is said, speaks in the strongest terms of his determination to support the Ministry, recommends another trial of strength, and should that be unfavourable, hints, as a last re source, at a dissolution of the Chamber Indeed this is the most probable upshot of this awkward business. The Chamber is so equally divided, that no business can be done without a struggle at every step, which only retards the pro gress of affairs, and keeps the country in a state of constant excitement. According to some accounts measures for this purpose are in active preparation. Circulars have been sent to all the Prefects, with in structions to lose not a moment in adopting steps for returning, as far as in their power, Ministerial candi dates. The Duke of BRoGI.IE gives the Cabinet his full support. This was the state of affairs on Wed nesday, but on the preceding day, judging from one of the Ministerial organs, the Cabinet had all but made up their minds to retire from office, waiting only to see whether the Conservative party were prepared to make any movement which might encourage the Government to maintain their ground. This is evidently the drift of the article in the Journal des Debuts, and as it evidently contains information that may be relied on, we give it at length : " The Opposition journals triumphed yesterday; they declared the Ministry conquered, overturned; this was to be expected. For our parts, we have not dissembled the gravity of the situation v%hich Monday's vote ettablished fur the Cabinet. If any one wishes to know what is our personal opinion on the important point, what advice in our friendship for M. Guizot we would recommend him to adopt, we declare with the same frankness that, in our mind, the Ministry would do best to retire; abandon the game to the intrigue ; and leave it the burden of power! Let it be seen by a trial what these men, so arrogant in the tribune, are worth! Power is the chastisement of ar dent ambitions and of inferior minds. Let them feel in their turn the pressure of responsibility—their acts will be com pared with their superb words! They are so clever in get ting up a Parliamentary stroke! They find it so amusing; and so convenient to recompense by stupid abuse the devotedness of those who sustain the weight of affairs ! Place them a little in face of real difficulties, that we may admire their genius ! Either we are much mistaken, or the retreat of the present Cabinet at this moment would do it honour, and would not be long. It would retire voluntarily, not having lost the majority, but not ac cepting the charge of governing with too feeble a one. It would retire without having been beaten on a single point of its policy, yielding to an intrigue, and to wretched personal rivalities ! It would retire after hay ing restored order everywhere, re-established peace on a solid basis, and forced its adversaries them: elves to pro test, whether truly or falsely, hypocritically or sincerely, in favour of the English alliance I It would retire with the cannon of Isly and Mogadore still echoing; and this Ministry of four years has rail, d those who made part of it high enough not to fear that France should forget them. After so many fatigues courageously supported and services rendered, it is certainly allowable fur honourable men to select the moment of their re treat from official duties. The moment is very propitious. At present they could retire freely and with glory. M. Ate has always quitted power smaller than he entered it ; who dares assert that M. Guizot does not go out greater ? Can a Ministry like th a t o f October 29 be contented with a majority of eight votes? Such is the counsel which we would not hesitate to give to the men whom we love. They entered on power like men of honour ; we should like to see them leave it without constraint, and the head high ; to do honour to their principles, and not to yield to necessity. Patriotism demands sometimes that one should sacrifice one's self to the end ; it demands sometimes'also that one should reserve one's self. It is for the interest of France that M. Guizot and his colleagu,s should not exhaust their future. These considerations are grave, yet they are not the only ones that the Ministry is obliged to weigh TB 14: SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1845. before determining on their course. They are not die only judges of the question. There is some one who ought to decide on it with them, or perhaps before them —the majority. Four years of struggles, courageously and:gloi iously sustained, under the flag of order and peace, have generated between the Conservative party and roe Cabinet close ties which cannot be broken without the most imperious and the most clearly shown necessity. It is not sufficient that this necessity should be recognised by the Ministry, it must also be so by the majority. The separation cannot take place, let us be allowed is say, without the consent of the two parties. The noble and firm attitude of the majority in the last struggle gives it an additional right to be definitively judged. Notwithstanding some individual treasons, the Conservative party has remained compact and immsys able to the last moment—to the end it has been faithful to the common cause. The Cabinet therefore owes it to itself, before determining on a definite course, to take the ads ice, and clearly ascertain the wish, ;of the majority. In that M. Guizot and his colleagues will only follow an illustrious example. It may be remembered that Casimir Pifirier resigned, became he had ob tained a majority of only one vote. Some days after he resumed power, to comply with the des sire of the majority. It is thus that we compre hend the common responsibility, which four years' unio and struggles have established between the Conservatism party and the Cabinet. But after having estab:ished the duties of the Cabinet towards the majority, the obligee tions of the majority towards the Cabinet ought to be clearly understood. In order that the Ministry should decide on preserving power, and -till defending the po licy of the majority, it ought to reckon on its energeti and unanimous assistance. It is not sufficient to be sup.. ported by a more or less considerable fraction of this majority—it ought to reckon on the whole of it—that is, on the ,213 votes which were given for the paragraph of the Address. Let the majority then declare itself clearly, let it decide whether the Ministry ought to remain or retire ; let it declare whether it prefers the illustrious chiefs whom it has followed for the last four years to those whom the coalition wants to give it, in recruiting them by chance from all the benches of the Chamber; let it say frankly if it prefers the men of March 1 to those of October 29 ; M. 'Tiers to M. Guizot ; M. Billault to M. Duchatel ; fur there must not be any mistake at the point to which thirgs have come—the question is there. Then the conduct of the Cabinet will be clearly traced ; then it will know if it ought to yield the power to ambitious scatterbrains, and to inconsiderable intrigants, or whether it ought to attempt new trials, and continue to defend the policy to which it has given so many pledges. Let the majority declare itself, and the Ministry will obey. But for that, we repeat, a manifestation is required in no way equi vocal or incomplete, and without hesitation or frittering into parts. On this condition all may be again saved ; without this condition all is in peril. That is what we demand from the majority ; all other conduct would be worthy neither of it nor of the Cabinet." The Globe, the only other Ministerial journal, re commends a bolder and more spirited course, and adduces arguments, too, which cannot be refuted. "We said yesterday, and we repeat it now," are its words, " that there would be treason in abandoning a firm, courageous, and devoted majority, having just given one of those public testimonies of adhesion , such as, perhaps, no other had ever offered an ex• ample of. To abandon it, when it has just fought its warmest and most perilous action for the Cabinet—to deliver it defenceless to the mercy of a mob, wild with passion and irritation, which it has just conquered— to despair when it trusts—to fly when it remains—to abandon the flag when it keeps it—would be ungrate ful and cowardly, and, allow us to say, even stupid ; for such a devotedness, so disloyally betrayed, would never be met with again. And ought not the Cabinet to take the interest of the country into grand conside ration ? There exists at present a majority, which is not very considerable, but which is very resolute and well united. This majority is a powerful instrument of order, of peace, and of government. To deliver it up to a coalition would be to dissolve it, and, conse quently, would be to abandon the country to two or three successive or transitory administrations,without force, without credit, without stability; it would be to recommence the grave fault committed by Count MOLE in 1839, and expiated by three or four years' violent struggles, destined to repair the evil which it had produced in disorganising the Chambers. The Cabinet will therefore remain ; it must remain, it can, and it ought." We subjoin extracts from the leaders in some of the Opposition journals, and begin with the insidious Presse. After stating that the true friends of M. GUIZOT (meaning, of course, among the rest the Presse, which honours his courage and admires his eloquence), are afflicted at his determination not to resign, adds : "Ilis adversaries rejoice at the resolution. There is as much difference between obstinacy and firmness as there is between firmness and divcouragement. Had M. Guizot been left to himself, we have no doubt but he would have adopted a different resolution. If it be true that he dues not intend to resign, it is because he has suffered himself to be overruled by the interested ex hortations of a troop of subalterns and parasites who ever surround eminent men. But whatever may be the determination of Ministers—whether they resign or whether they continue in office—the political question, the question of dignity, of equity, and of reciprocity, has been decided. If Mr. Pritchard receives the promised indemnity, he certainly shall not receive it from the State budget. The Duke de Broglie and Dr. Lushing tou may endeavour to find another solution besides that of . the abolition of slavery in our colonies to replace the conventions of 1831 and 1833. In fine, no British Cabinet can hereafter seriously think of requiring from any French Cabinet concessions which are not equal and mutual. That was all we wished, and we have fully ob tained it by the vote of Monday last. As to ourselves, we are completely disinterested, and if the Ministers be lieve that they can still conduct the affairs of the country usefully, worthily, and firmly, we shall not endeavour to oppose them. Our feeble support shoji not be withheld from them, on condition that they shall not deviate from the line traced by the vote of Monday." The Constitutionnel of Wednesday, which receives information from the leader of the Opposition, gives the following version of the embarrassments in which the proceedings of Monday have involved the Ministry. It precedes the announcement with the words, " Bulletin of the health, or rather the agony, of the Cabinet." " Yesterday, after the sitting, Ministers were sadly dispirited. The result of the vote on the whole Address appeared to them more frightful still than that on the Prichard indemnity.: It proved that the Deputies who abstained from voting had perfectly weighed the im portance of their resolution, and that their intention was not to save their responsibility by a species of subter fuge, but to disavow in a signal manner the conduct of the Cabin,-t; the 216 votes like w i se conv i nce d t h e Mi n i str y that the enormous minority of the opponents was not to be broken up. The Chamber: being now divided into two equal camp:, no longer permitted the Cabinet, to hope that the indulgence they . had hitherto experienced would be continued to them 19 future. Th e fi rst movement o f the majority of Ministers, after the refl...ctions that immediately followed the defeat, was to resign and re tire. M. Guizot consulted the Duke de Broglie. The reply of the Hon. Peer of France could not be doubtf u l. He had only to remind M. Guizot of his own anterior acts, and the proof he had himself given of his respect for the conditions of the representative Government. M. de Broglie advised M. Guizot to resign office without the least hesitation. Other friends of the Minister were of the s-sine opinion ; and the Journal des DebatB had pre pared a dignified article, announcing the retreat of all the Ministers, defying their successors to do better, and con cluding with the funeral oration of the Cabinet. In those circumstances M. G uizot would have proved himself con sistent, and realised the declaration he had made before she Chamber. If the co-operation of the great powers of the state fail U'3, Ido not say completely, but if it be not sufficiently firm to support our policy with success, we should not continue airy longer in the direction of affairs.' After leading during four years a humble and precarious existence, obliged at times to solicit the charity of votes reluctantly given, and exposed at other periods to have their numberless contradictions insultingly thrown into their faces, Ministers should have died a little more proudly than they had lived. But several Ministers, and M. Duchatel in particnlar, were, however, of opi nion that the most honourable retreat was not equal to the retention of power for a few days longer. M. Guizot vainly reminded him of his solemn words—' We will not suffer our policy to be disfigured, enervated, and debased by an insufficient majority.' M. Duchatel, who is not to be put off with words, could reply to him, My d ear colleague, do you seriously imagine that your policy with respect to the right of search, of Otaheite, and the Pritchard indemnity, has i made a very conspi cuous figure in the world ? that t was considered be coming and energetic, and bespoke any grandeur ? Let us be consistent. To govern as we have hitherto done, a majority of three or four votes is as good as forty.' The Ministry, wavering between these conflictin g opi nions, thought proper to advise withits Parliamentary friends. Fifteen Deputies were called in consultation tbat very night. We have not heard whether those po litical doctors were drawn by lot from among the Minis terial party, or if they were chosen with common accord from among the most faithful. suppose that they were so chosen, and thtet M. Fulehiron, their chief, was of the number. A regular deliberation took place, and, strange to say, five out of the fifteen volt d for th e re treat of the Cabinet. The entire Ministry, nevertheless, sided with those who expressed a contrary opinion. Their ultimate resolution was adopted about midnight ; the publication of the funeral oration of the Journal des Debar was adjourned ; it may be useful, and we expect to read it one of these mornings." The Courrier Francais contains the following ill natured article respecting Lord BROUG HAM'S inter- Terence in the business : " Brougham is in Paris, and will leave in a few days for London, to be present at the opning of Parlia ment. It is well known that his Lordship fills between the two Cabinets, with an officious periodicity, the func tions of commercial traveller of the entente cordiale, him, and throu4h him, are the words exchanged by the two Cabinets, from the tribune of both Parliaments con . certed and arranged. All this is settled in the discreet conventicler of the Hotel Talleyrand." The Comfit/Wynne/ saj s the Conservatives, de- S' pairing of success in the Chambers in obtaining a vote for the PRITCHARD indemnity, have resolved to make it up by subscription, and states that the fol lowing membt•rs have subscribed I,ooof. each : Nlcssrs. Hartman o, Francis Delesv..rt, I3ussiere, Mu*, t (de Boni), Doguereau, Harle, D' Angeville, Latournelle, Lavielle, Montozon, Barbet, Alphonse, P6rier, De Peyramont, Raguet-Lepine, Dejean, Sebastiani, Gravier, Wrier (de l'Ain), Cousture, and Pr6vost. It is hoped (this journal adds) that by the care of the two Commissioners appointed to fix the indemnity, viz., Lord SEYMOUR and Admiral HAME LIN, the sum of 20,000 f. will be more than sufficient to compensate the injury caused to the diffetent trades and undertakings of Mr. PRITCHARD. The Funds remained steady. The Three per Cents. on 'Wednesday closed at 8.5 f. 25c., and the New Loan at 861. 40c. THE BOURSE--iVEDNESDAY, JAN. 29. First Highest Lowest Price. Price. Price. Price. Preach Five r-er Cents • •• 122 •• 122 30 • • 122 .. 122 30 Three per Cents..... i 5 20 .. 85 25 85 15 .• 85 20 New Loan - • 86 35 .. 86 40 .. 86 35 .. 86 40 Gouin Elan k. 1.0001. Shares • .10 0 ..1060 ..1085 •• 1085 Beige ;n Bank • - • • • • 630 .. 630 .. 630 .. 630 Belgian Fiviai, 1840 104% .. 104 1 .. 104% .. 104% 1842 ........ 100; .. 106 N .. 100; .. 106 g Apanlfili Pasalve •• .... 6 3 4 G:h Portuguese Five per Conte•• 593 i .. 59 3 4 .. 59% .. b 9 3% Neapolltun . . 99 .. 99 .. 99 .. 99 Roman ... ............... 104 95 104 93 .. 104 95 .. 1 4 )4 95 THIS DAY'S NEWS. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) IN THE NATTER OF MAL CARUS WILSON.-JUDGMENT, Lord LENMAN, in delivering the judgment of the Court in this case, said that it was now admitted on all sides that a writ of habeas corpus would run into the island of Jersey, and whatever inconvenience might arise from it, the Court would not decline to exercise its right in behalf of any person who might require it. The principal question, therefore, in this case, depended on the peculiar circumstances attending it. The first ques tion was, had the Learned Baron (Baron Rolfe) powc r to issue the writ, and that he had such power they were convinced by the arguments in this case. Another ques tion was whether, as the affidavits appeared to be entitled in the Exchequer, a Baron of that Court had the power of issuing the writ and making it returnable into the Court of Queen's Bench. It appeared that at the time the ap plication was made to the Learned Baron it was desired that the writ should be made returnableinto the Court of Exchequer, but the Learned Baron thought it better to make it returnable into the Court of Queen's Bench, and this Court were of opinion that the Learned Baron had a discretion as to the Court where the writ would be made returnable. But then it was said that a deception had been practised on the Learned Baron when the applica tion was made, inasmuch as it was not stated to him that the person on whose behalf the application was made was imprisoned for a contempt of the 'loyal Court of Jersey; which fact, if it had come to his knowledge, would have prevented him from granting the writ, or at all events that ho would have only granted a rule nisi. If the Court were satisfied that a fraud had been practised it might induce them to quash the writ, but there was not sufficient before them to induce them to come to the con clusion that a fraud was intended. Mr. Wilson was an English lawyer, and he might have thought that a war rant for his committal was necessary and that the warrant, if there was any, was refused to be shown to him. They had then to consider whether the writ was to be set aside, le cause the circumstances of the case were not laid before the Learned Baron, which might have prevented him from granting the writ. The Court did not intimate any opinion that a previous inquiry would be wrong where there was reasonable ground for supposing that the party had been impri soned under the sentence of the Court. On the con trary, if they thought: such a course would be desirable, because the Judg.r would then see whether there ought only to be a rule nisi, but this was an application to quash a writ which had actually gone forth, and they knew from the Masters of the Court that the practice was to have a return made to the writ, and that was the most convenient course—the most just to the party applying, and most in conformity with the great object which the Constitution had in view, in allowing this writ. They did not think, therefore, that they would be justified in setting aside the writ, and the c oasequence was, that the rule must be made absolute, and a return made to the writ. —The return was then ordered to be made within ten days. VAN SANDON V. TURNER. The plaintiff in this case had been committed by the order of Sir G. Rose, one of the judges of the Court of Review, for publishing in the face of the Court and else where a scandalous handb IL The case was lately argued before the Court upon a special demurrer. The objec tions taken were, that it did not appear that Sir G. Rose was a Judge of the Court of Review, when he ordered the arrest of the plaintiff, and that a single Judge could not came any person to be arrested by his own individual warrant for the offence stated. Lord DENMAN now pronounced the judgment of the Court, and gave judgment fur the plaintiff on both points. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAms.) Nothing of the least general interest came before the Court during the course of the morning. ARCHES COURT.—(THIS DAY.) THE CASE OF THE STONE ALTAR AT CAMBRIDGE. FAULKNER V. LITCHFIELD AND OTHERS. In this case Sir H. J. FUST gave judgment this morn ing in favour of the appellant, with costs, deciding against the erection both of the stone altar and the credence table. The judgment occupied five hours in delivery, and was nut concluded until three o'clock. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE ) After the disposal of a few casts of felony, in which there appeared no feature of gt neral interest, the Court proceeded to dispose of appeal and misdemeanant cases. TILE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—This was an appeal on the part of the inhabitants of Chiswick against a de cision of J. T. Pratt,- Esq., concerning the right of the Horticultural Society to pay rates. Mr. Clarkson appeared for the appellants, and Mr. Bodkin for the respondents. It appeared the society claimed to be exempted under the Gth and 7th of Victoria, the Act under which the society was incorporated, from the payment of the usual parish rates in Chiswick, where they possessed the well known botanical grounds. - The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that, upon look ing over the Act of Incorporation, and giving it his most serious consideration, as to whether there was anything contained in its clauses which would bring it within the liabilities of those societies which distributed a beneficial dividend, he was of opinion that the society was not in cluded in the description. LAMBETH.-(THIS DAY.) In The Sun of yesterday appeared the particulars of a gentleman of the name of Webb, who had been taken into custody on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, but on inquiry and medical assistance being brought, it turned out that he was dangerously ill. Mt. Insp,ctor Topp, of the L division of police, now informed Mr. Henry that the gentleman had died yes- terday in Lambeth workhouse, and had left behind him property to the amount of 16,000/. It was now lacer. tained that the gentleman was of most penurious and eccentric habits, and although be was possessed of such immense wcalth, he resided in a mean back room in Clayton-street, Kennicgton. Besides 16,000/. in ready money he was suspected to possess a great deal of landed property. His relatives had been discovered, and in formed of his death, and his sister was with him at the time that he died. Mr. HENRY directed Mr. Inspector Tupp to inform the Coroner of the occurrence, as there appeared to be a good deal of mystery about thu case. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) David Powell, John Powell (his brother), and Henry Milo., describing themselves as " well-sinkers" in the employ of Sir Henry Meux and Co., were charged with the following outrageous conduct in the house of Mr. John Stanley, of No. 39, High-street, Bloomsbury. The complainant is the proprietor of a respectably con ducted coffee-house there, and a fo w minutes before twelve last night the defendants enter( d the lower coffee-rooms and commenced talking in a very boisterous manner, so as greatly to annoy and disturb the company. On their calling for refreshments they were refused. The de fendant, John Powell, then commenced smoking a pipe of tobacco, which he refused to desist from doing, sand said they had come there expressly to have " a lark," and `• do as they liked." Then then made a rush up the stairs leading to a coffee•room on the first floor, but they were repelled by the waiter and others. Mrs 4 Stanley, ' alarmed at the disturbance, on leaving her sleeping apart ment in her night dress, was seized hold of in a most violent manner by the defendant John Powell by the wrist, and she was kicked by him with brutal force on the ankle. His nails also cat ar.d lac e rated the flesh of her wrist ; he also attempted to kick one of the waiters. They were got down stairs, when the de f ndant David Powell forcibly and maliciously wrenched off a brass handle from one of the doors. The police cap tured them. The defendants severally expressed their sorro.v fi r what had occurred. Mr. HA enwicx fined the defendant John Powell 405., or one month, and the others lOs. each, and 2s. for the damage done. The fines were immediately paid. THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—We regret to state that no improvement has taken place in the health of this venerable nobleman, who is gradually losing strength. Dr. Copeland visited his Lordship this morning, and held a conference with the resident physician. The reply to inquiries was, " His Lord ship has passed a tolerably good night, and is no worse to-day than he was yesterday." Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family sent to make inquiries this morning. The calls of the nobility and gentry were exceedingly numerous. TATTERSALL ' S.—In our report of Thursday's bet ting, for " 600 to 50 on the field agst the Cobweb colt," read "300 to 50 on the field agst Alarm and the Cobweb colt." FLANDERS MAIL. (RECEIVED 'IRIS DAY.). BaussELs, JAN. 28.—Accounts f..our Vienna, dated the 20th of this month, announce that the health of Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg, the King's brother, is considerably improved. The Industriel of Verviers, of the day before yes terday, says :—" We are assured that the Jesuits have definitively planted themselves at Verviers. The house adjoining the Church of St. Lambert is now occupied by one of them ; it is pi übable that the others will speedily follow." The Gazette of Liege says :—" Persons coming from Verviers announce that disturbances might have taken place in that city yesterday, in consequence of the arrival of the Jesuits. It is even said that money had been distributed among the people to induce them to renew the riots. however, the police had notice ; the gendarmes of nerve and of Clermont were to be on the spot to render assistance, if it should be neces sary." The Industriel of Verviers, of yesterday, does not confirm the above statement of the Gazette of Liege. The Journal of Bruges says :—" The Count de Muelenaere, Governor of our province, was sum tnoned yesterday morning to Brussels, notwithstand ing his bad state of health. He immediately obeyed this summons, which appears to have been very urgent. Be set out yesterday at noon." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg left the Palace of Lacken, yesterday evening at eight o'clock, for Paris. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 6.—On the 30th of December one of the dikes of the Mahmudie Canal burst, so that the water for the most part flowed into a neighbour ing lake, and the navigation was stopped. A number of workmen were, however, immediately sent to re pair the damage. The Viceroy was extremely un easy on account of the reappearance of a disease among the cattle. It broke out first at Marmont, and spread so rapidly that 8,000 oxen have already been carried off by it in Lower Egypt. Corn arrives in very small quantities from the interior, and there is much fear of a scarcity. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 22. 5 per Cent. •. • • lll% 4 per Cent. ditto. 3 per Cent. ditto 7B Loan, 1834 ....................... . Ditto, 1839 Bank Shares . .1623 Esterhazy's Loan —Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 25. FRIGHTFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE-(THIS DAY.) Shortly after eleven o'clock the neighbourhood of Luke-street, Paul-street, Finsbury, was thrown into a state of the greatest excitement, when it became known that a man named Joseph Berry, a most re spectable surgical instrument-maker, had in the course of the night murdered his wife, and afterwards committed suicide, at his residence, No. 4, Little Luke-street. The foliowing particulars may be relied on :—lt appears that the husband was 63, and his wife, Priscilla, 52. He resided in the house with one son. Last night, at ten o'clock, the wife went to bed, leaving her husband in the kitchen with his son, who both retired to rest at eleven o'clock. This morning the sun waited until ten o'clock for his parents to come down, when he be came alarmed, and went up to their bedroom, and knocked several times for admittance, but in vain. On looking through the keyhole he was horrified at beholding blood running down the bed-clothes. Ile ran to his brother, who lived in the next house, at.d they both broke into the room, when, on turning down the bed-clothes, the awful spectacle of both their parents with their throats cut, and quite dead. presented itself to them. As yet no cause can be assigned, as the husband was in full employment. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(TIIIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind N. to N.W., fresh breeze, and cloudy. There was a Ifeavy fall of snow last night. DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W., light.— Arrd. Isabella, Noble, Mauritius; Westmoreland, Fullen, Bahia; Nrhelemina, Bact, Batavia, for Amsterdam. OFF DoVER, JAN. 30.—Ruby, May, St. Kites; Lu cilia, Richmond, for Bremen. LOWESTOFF ROADS.—Arrd. Arcturas, Hill, Ichaboe, for Dundee. PoRTSMoUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind S. to S.S.E., light.— Sld. Dylo, Rio Janeiro ; Humber, New Orleans ; Prince Albert, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30.—S1d. Montrose steamer, Lisbon, &c. BEISTOL, JAN. 30.—Wind N.E., light.—Sld. Lucretia, Barbadoes; Ness, Demerara. SWANSEA, JAN. 29.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Amienta, Oliver, and Sir J. L. Goldsmid, Cuba. Arrd. Kilmaurs, (not Kilmore), Valraraiso. NEWPORT, JANUARY 29.—About twenty sacks of flour have come ashore between this and Fishguard, some marked "L. and T. S—y, Fermoy Mills,' "W. 11. R. Parry, British Mills, Beaumaris," " E. Handy," and some marked " Cork and Liverpool." A wreck, supposed a schooner, has been washed ashore in Keg leun Bay. COWES, JAN. 30.—The Charlotte, Prax, from Bahia, has put in here very leaky, and will discharge her cargo. CARDIGAN, JAN. 29.—The vessel sunk in the bay is a schooner of about 100 tons, laden with sacks of flour, which are being discharged. A board, marked " Zores packet," or " Azores packet," was seen last night float ing near the wreck ; no account of the crew. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—Wind variable and light.— Arrd. Goodwin, Davies, New Orleans. Sid. Isabel, An tigua. The Anne, Seeger, and Funny Palmer, did not sail on the 29th, as reported. KINGSTOWN, JAN. 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Bethel, Musker, St. John's, New Brunswick. OFF Coßk, JAN. 28.—Jane, Antigua, for the Clyde. iluLi„ JAN. 29. Sld. Runswell, St. John's, New Brunswick. AYR, JAN. 29.—The Helen Stewart, which got ashore here the 26th inst, beat heavily over the bar into the harbour, and has received much damage ; cargo dis charging, in a damaged condition. SCALESDALE Biy, JAN. 26.-1 he schooner Eliza, of Kirkwall, with salt, from Liverpool, drove ashore on M'Alister Bay, Sound of Mull, last night, but is ex pected off after discharging. A sloop in ballast also drove ashore at the same place. The Vibilia, Roberts, from Ichuboe, ashore in Duart Bay, has received con siderable damage, and lies in a dangerous position, the gale continuing. ABERDEEN, JAN. 28.—Arrd. Flamingo, Ichaboe. CLYDE.—Arrd. London, Ichaboe ; Casket, Ritchie, Demerara ; Arethusa, Livingston, Trinidad. GLASGOW, JAN. 30.—The Christina, M'Nab, from the Clyde to Belfast, was abandoned off Cushinden, on ti e evening of the 25th instant ; crew saved. The Com merce, of Ardrossan, from the Clyde to Lordonderry, was driven ashore at the entrance of Irma Lc ch, on the 26th inst., and has become a total wreck. 'I he barque John Edward, from Calcutta out 126 days, was spoken on the 19th, in lat. 37 N., ion. 31 W. The crew had mutinied, armed themselves with their knives, and entered the cabin, took the cabin stores, in cluding wines, brandy, and beer, and hove them over board ; no other outrage. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.' CORN-EXCHAN GE.—FRIDAY. At our market there was only a moderate supply of English Wheat. The best qualities were in steady re quest, at very full prices, while all other kinds were in active, at previous currencies, In foreign Wheat very few sales took place, yet the quotations were fairly sup ported. The supply of Bar ey being more than ade quate to meet the wants if fte dealers, the trade was excessively heavy, at drooping currencies. Malt was selling slowly, at is to 2s per quarter less money. Oats Beans, and Peas, without alteration. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 2,890 qrs. 5,510 qrs. 20 Malt. 4,010 qrs. SMITHFIELD. There was on'y a limited supply of Beasts on sale, ye the Beef trade was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday. We had forty Beasts and thirty Sheep from Holland, and 100 Scots from Aberdeen, in full average condition. The numbers of Sheep were small, while the inquiry for them was steady, at fully previous rates. Calves were in moderate supply, and very brisk demand, at an advance of 8d per 81bs. The Pork trade was active, and the currencies had an upward tendency. Mitch Cows sold at from 161 to 191 each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts .. 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 3 2 8 6 Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Prime large Oxen— 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots LaNe coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Large Hogs. •..•• . • 3 8 4 0 Prime small ditto 5 2 5 6 Small Porkers .. •• 4 2 4 8 Suckling Calves, lB 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs .• 16 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep .••• 2 10 3 0 Lambs .. ••.••• • • • • 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. I Pigs, 740 3,040 157 290 NZUTGATB AND LEADENZI.A.I.Z. For each kind of prime Meat we had a steady demand, but most other qualities were a dull sale. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I a. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior.... •• 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 3 0 middling .. • • 210 3 0 -- middling.. 3 2 3 4 prime large prime small .• 3 4 3 6 I Pork, large .... 210 3 8 Veal.. ••••• • • • • ... 4 8 5 Bl small ... . 3 8 4 6 BOROUGH HOP MARXIST. Bags of last year's growth still command a ready sale, at fully last week's quotations ; but in pockets very little is doing, yet the prices are supported in every instance. English ...... Irish ........ Foreign ...... Oats. Flour. 4,440 3,430 3,040 660 COLONIAL. SW:Wt.—The markelfWiirrtislT - Plantation has been dull, and prices have further receded a little fur second qualities. At auction 114 hhds Barbadoes sold at 52s to 53s 6d fur low, at 53s Gd to 59s 6d fur good mid, and at 60s to 61s 6d for good. The sales of the week are 750 hbds to las:. evening. EAST INDlA.—ExteirNive awes of Mauritius have Leen pressed, and there has been a decline in prices. As regards good and fine, 20,109 bags, 611 casks, have been put up, all of which found buyers at 49s 6d to 56s 6d for low to mid yellow, t‘t 57s to 63s 6d fur good and fine, at 42s to 49s 6d for brown, and at 488 to 59s Gd for washed; 3,724 bags Bengal nearly all sold, low to good white at 59s to O s ' brown at 40s to 42s per cwt; 2,030 hags Madr e"' pat tly sold, at 45s t. 51 a 1 . . x sound yellow. " FOREIGN.-287 hhds 185 tills Porto Rico were t& in at 23s to 20s per cwt fur flue yellow to tni' l • REFINED.—Stai - idard Lumps hal 0.- be e n et 7 33 r - COFFEE.—West India has been quiet. In CcY l°n sales by auction have bee-it only 300 bags, at 73 5 ,t ° A ; for mid Plantation, and 52s 6d f u r common. W'', c ' ni sold well, and 343 1.);:les realised 60s to 6 2 s 6d greenish, and 735 to 75. i for yellow. There have 1,409 bags Java taken in at 30s to 355 for Sin& sorts, and 375 brls Rio only partly sold at 43s to 493 for fine fine ord colory, and 40s to 42s for fine ord. Cocoa.—This article is dull, but holders are fine; RICE.-2,591 bags Bengal sold at 11s to 11 5 6° , 9s good mid, and 1,182` 0 bags Madras at 8s Gu per cwt. r of ° SPICES.—At auction 1,936 bags Black PePP e• 3 partly sold, J'adang at 20, and Malabar a t 3 i d . t 6d per lb. Cassia Lignea has been dearer, viz., 51 . pip f 60s per cwt for inferior to good. Seine Wbi tc.' " realised 32d to 3id per lb. Pimento has Ce clitad and 38d for mid and good. Only about one third t,: Cinnamon sold, and at 4d to 7d d e -cline on first Vail?, SALTPETr.E.-4,458 bags Calcutta Saltrt r° taken in at 26s 6d to 25s f o r 4i to 10/ acd 11 Ter refraction. a a 10 COTTON.—This article is steads-, but 16,0. - doi ng. $ t ft TEA.—There has been a good business doing' rates. Common Congou lld to Is per lb. , tipti TAI.LoW.—P. Y. C. is in full support, • &ila COD at 39s Gd to 40 per cwt. .. i B A ' MONEY and COMMERCIAL -N v TI - 1 0 CITY, QUARTER TO - tes- C The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was 0 and 4,000 bales were sold. Sales 200 Eg.YPtiall: ai l to 61d. ; 200 Pernam, at 51d. to 51d. ; 300 511 1.6 7 .1 a, p to 31d.; and the rest American, lb. There was a good demand for the heavier 91..‘,/;; Shares, and business altogether had a better as Birmingham and Gloucester, 110 ; Bristol 1110 at 31d. to J a ilso cester, 44 ; Caledonian, 61- 1 ; Cheater and 13 J, Ar il lX 37 : 1 381 ; Chester and Holyhead, 61 ; Churnetto fel 6/. 18s. 9d. ; Eastern Counties, 191 19 ; P . l dltisg ° , petual, 92s ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 651 / 1 . 00 ,1 4 15 and Dumfries, 11 ; Grand Junction, 234 ; Di n d 1;1 471 ; Great Southern and Western of Ire I:we, Ditto, Scrip, 71, ; Harwich, 41s. 6 1 ;, Dimes and Manchester, New, 591 ; London au p r ightv' i , ham, Quarter Shares, 2Si; London and i yollt„" 521 ; London and South Western, New, j 2l l ; es terri and Yurk, 51 / ; Direct Northern, 21 ; bla ve tirc r 1 ' Birmingham, 56 ; Manchester, Bolton, and D o 'Col Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 121 ; I " idis s,t • S be ties, 1271 ; Ditto, 401., 91 ; Scottish Central," bno l l i field and Manchester. 103 ; Shrewsbury 11 , 0 1 Junction, 71 ; South-Eastern, 481 ; Ditto, l''' re ,,, 1 191 20 ; York and North Midland, New II... 1 ;04 Rouen and Havre, 264 ; Great Northern of ' f ol. Boulogne and Amiens, 5. in Ibe tb i l Although one or two of the facts stated . _ ta ste d , lowing extract, quoted from the forthcouled 101; Banters' Magazine, have been partially not` ~b 00/00 Sun, yet we think the whole of the parsgr a s r w itb 1 acceptable to our readers, connected es it 1 10 00 00 co-culled mysterious robbery of Messrs. _ ttl T rim Co.:—" The perpetrators of this robbed f t he foe undiscovered, but we are happy to state tbill'he s oli ; and judicious measures of Mr. Noble r, ; the a t e have effectually stopped the circulation or s pay' t o , and should it be attempted to pass the l V e s te e r thieves will hardly est ape detectton• i , lios iet f 111 0 abled, by Mr. nobler, to afford the Tist' of IV ticulars:—ln order to prevent the circi! _, wi1:_ 0 ,.., notes on the Continent, a list of those stonTer, t e ! e . numbers, &c., has been served on every ba rinc ipel P i s ti changer, notary, chief hotelkeeper, and The lis t % V I chant in all the chief cities of Europe. 1, on o lel been served by a notary, or other offie la ,,o, iti v i - 00 4 made a declaration of each service, so t", be se . a Il i , need, it can be proved. If, therefore, ' ens 01'W, take any of the stolen notes, paYn' bail 0° resisted on the ground that theYl s .o n e, ;beitof due notice of the note being s stt ? e y ed b n lak cannot, therefore, recover the loss occasl° the 54.0* own negligence. This having been done , itege.4 England have placed at the credit of "desalt, isP . :: 0 Co. the full amount of all the notes stolen l x amiz o gel o ilbs to them being of course given by Mes sr of lie, that, should the Bank hereafter have to Pl e re. 1 4 11 0 notes, the amounts may be recovered frOnl e itt yf l o g 0! next number we shall publish a digest of t.„' opre a til to stolen notes, and in the meantime we beg '',l' eir coolr sly the tellers in banks the necessity for ° la ser, all notes they take, at least those of large b : s 4 t a e u tl ig the list of those stolen ; otherwise it rsaY f 00 1 °05 whether, in the event of their taking one !ier . s i tc s tr loss may not fall on themselves. Mr. c r iss i z ,tev;,, l fr ; he has received the greatest attention al or pric°4 4 the officers tithe several Railway and Ste i 'd pelf e ts 1 4 panies, who have distributed his lists an Jere tuitously ; and as this is a service re rl „,et 40',4 banking profession genera lly, it _,°"° Th ° 4 4r; thus made known and acknowledge th h o boa to praise is due to the Metropolitan Police , 70 9 hot upwards of 4,000 of the lists on the opo liol l eokeepers and publicans, &c.,_ of them e tr ho ore d are sorry to learn, that the City Police, w sia essf .., 1 ? to have shown the most activity in the bu s b oo! e seconding the exertions of the solicitor; it is tp ti ol, were not applied to in the first instance.. s i a tiiisie gretted that any feelings of rivalry or if b it its All the different bodies of police, should ela ll ter esti:Orst manner, to the detriment of the public 1 " ; .,,, be, tov The funds have been steady this riot wornoso'hr4tAl - re tie 1 tr no animation in the market, and the 1 2ei e l 1 is without the least effect. Consols 5r: c ee ( 1 1 6 44.9 pre sent transfer, and 1001 for time. 620 , r; l if have given way, upon sales made, to 625 ' ris ii 4OF,o -:ern. r.r ; m:um, and India Bonds to 78s. prew v ote_ n tr. has been firm at 215. The New Thre „ e r tfi" it y per Cents, are 104 to h-, and the Three r 0 0 , to 1001. AP 9 i The Foreign Securities are generalli 10 . 14 0 R„ i •Sti „a. _., settlement progresses easily. .-e- -ni ce.- irj il , have been 281 1; and the Three Per., er ted,,, being rather higher ; Portuguese Con' 0 . Jow -58,1; Mexican have been 361, but are ll ° tc h ir 0 0l 35i ; French Scrip is 11 premium ;D u 10 , , bol d , Half per Cents. are 631. ol eo 4, 4:l o if The Railway Shares are still rather g e n t, 0 1 1 of them have risen in value to some elchera,4 e tla I Western, Birmingham and Gloucester, se:, and Eastern Counties. South-Eastern, I.oser• eso l' Berwick, and most of the others are 3.- 0 0 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY A_ ._ l '. ° l ' ni s (From the Oficial IA" .... „iioi i Bank 5t0ck.............. - .................. lv\' / 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. ••••• ..... pi ~ 3 per Cent. Consols Anna ............... 1 1 r 1.1 1 New 34 per Cent. Annuties ........ 00 .0 ,. Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 186°... y r India Bonds 1,0001 ........................ 00 P 1 Ditto under 1,0001 ............ ~ 1 Consols for Account ........ - ......... 114 P te l3 Ad. 6 2 6: re i Exchequer Bills. 1,000/. 500/. ... - ... .. 5 es, . Ditto Small Ditto Advertised ..... - •• ••" 0 O' CY AT ° o 4i PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS - . ..• 66 , Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .... 1133 2 56 Ditto New Bonds, 1829 t ui r cent• 56 4 Mexican Bonds, 1837 , 5 P e .... " 1 6 ,/ Ditto for the Account. ....... .„, O'A Ditto Deferred Stock•• ... 1" ....••• / ~Oi Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. ...... 5 0 ' Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ca' ......... 1 10 i i Ditto Converted ......... ... eo t,.. 01 ',, Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 PS I 1 5,40. 0 6 p Spanish Bonds, 5 per Celli- , ~•••• 40( Ditto Passive Bonds •• 6s 61 Ditto 3 per Cent... ............. ~ 0 Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cents ....... . ic • stes .._ 4 ..,, Ditto 4 per Cent. Cert ''' 0 01,' 0 0 0 1;4 PRICE OF SHARES AT 19 ~." tail RAILWAYS. PAID. • 12 . 2••' ~,.•' t o , Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ..... .31 ':„.• o ', Ditto, New... Bristol and Gloucester 3O ..... 6 'NA to 0 0 Caledonian 5 ..... 4 ..•• 0 ti. ..... 641' • , / Cambridge and Lincoln -7x .. Vto / sl / Chaster and Holyhead 5 ..... 7 o-9 ; Churnet Valley 2 ..... 2 ~..- to / l'irect Northern ............ Dublin and Mullingar .19 18 5 ''' to/ Eastern Counties Great Western ... i ••' Ditto Fifths Lancaster and Carlisle l5 ' .... ... 5? . 14•• • 1 0 60 London and Brighton... London and Greenwich 18 • ..... 79 ' .0 0 illl Ditto Preference London and South Western- 41 '. I ?,' :t ..IQ / : 2 e ........ Pe to 10 Ditto, New l3,•'' 5 ".••• 0 oli London and Croydon 2 i ... ... 57 ....., to , London and Y0rk........ ,„„ ' ...... 2 7 ... ~,1 I Manchester and Birmirgliam , s '*," . .... 1 9 i; Midland ................ 1 '1; . .....• 1 54 , 5. , r , • Ditto New ..................... ..... 2 16,,,. ;, Newcastle and Berwick ...... ii's ..... 4 3',.„ to / E Rugby........... e•• 2 th ..... ...• 0, Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm• '' 10 .•••• Ao ..,.. / South Devon ..................... 0gth. ..,.. ; 9A .- e , t ° o 0 South Eastern and Dover ••• '''' 4 ' ..... • IYJI/..•• to / Ditto New, No. 1.. ........... 1 . ... 5 47 . ., 0 / Staines and Richmond.....••• 2 14...." 10 1 ,4' . .... to, South Wales .................. „ .......„, •• ~. 0 Trent Valley ...... ..',l ...... 544:,.... 4 York and North Midland .••• ?', ~..• 1 3 Ditto Half Shares ..........•• ;';' i i ...... .... 4 10/ Ditto, Extension ............ i vot y,. : o / FRENCII Ri k ..,.. Ai:, to Great Northern of France ••• 2 ...." 'i* ••• to, Orleans and Vierzon .........2 .....• 31 ..„. 0 ~ Orleans and Bordeaux .. 2 .•••" 44 :,..• to Paris and Lyons ............... . 0 ...••• 4 , ;/,;,,.• Paris and Orleans .............• ‘ . ll ..,... vs se /01 Paris and Rouen.. ............ x 2 ...... s.;s , ...,. 5 1 0, / / , Paris and Strasburg... ........ (1 . c 5 ILA' 454 / ; ? ! ..d . . 0 ,4 11 j Australasia .......... ......... 5..1..; 4 : 0 ; ; o . 0. 0 1 ..,.. r P c i l lee l e :COl MANCHESTER Srocx m a t i n ned audios!r•oo pi o of continue to have a firm , ' n) pt iened,,P 7940 64 :, 13 1 t r 'ei been done at the undern 3t b ro ghe'4ll it t.j4l l 4/4 Holyhead, 7; Dublin and i 10 .0, 41 ,5101 11 .1 ; 0, , ties, 181; Manche,ter 11. 1 ;', ,r 1 61, 4 0. 7)1 0, 04 Ditto, Sixteenih Shares,tDef ' s wirl .114 V is e:l,4l i : ham, 56 57; Ditto. Q'a r p i tt O. a f o ot!, f ol d CO ill, / Contol , , 128 ex. div., , Jur"' /v, - 1 4 ; e 1 ff . I% rns l e) re e ' oe("hur f) le e and W) re, 21i ; .` - ' 3 1 3 ,1 10ver, ,, , Ce jel,; e 4 Shares, 21 ; Blackbu rn, i, ,,, ; o 9 ,tu •di ti• r lP i 4 13-16 1; 801t,,n, W 1 14.'1_ 0 0 )13, 4 ) , / j o ii,, ; 0 ,11 0 4 6 -a,. Cambridge and li i % .s ` t. jot L cati ii l, l, Oros l l , , it 61 1 • Dublin and 1 3 . 7' , 1 „ ~e 1 :vo rpi:f y ier,* obe ° l° and 'Manchester Itsilvl,i i . ; Li Vigo. )1';0001 West Rifling Junction, 1 4 0 H o d k, 4i e ; Jold. Preston„ '2 5-16 ; 14 " 9 '. „d Y" r in shl_r flo v, 1 Rugby., 2 :1 ; L e nd ... e i n d a ; cii. ,e li al rep e_o 1 vse ~ Buxton, 2i; Sheffield „a, Southport and Euxtoot ' 4 '