The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31 1844. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY was impossible that anything. coul I have bee DIVIDENDS, AUTKORISED and GUARANTEED known about it in the county of Monahan b; HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains g MONEY DIVIDENDS of on the 16th of the same month. This disseclion of £5O £6O £7O £BO the Crown evidence seemed to have some effect on AVO £lOO £llO £l2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £6OO the jury. He was exceedingly severe in his remarks £boo £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 on the conduct of the Attorney-General; and his and £23,000 sterling. speech, altogether, was a spirited, able, and what i s Amounting together to £70,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH. better, an effective display of legal talent, acumen, OUT DELAY, toand oratory. He did not occupy so much time as HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or, to HEINE BROTHERS, a t LUBECK. was anticipated. Mr. HATCHELL then addressed the Court for Mr. RAT, the secretary of the Association, denouncing the Crown for having included him in the indict ment, thus depriving the traversers of the best wit ness they could have called to prove the object and legal constitution of the Association. This may be taken as the pith and substance of the Learned Gen tleman's address, which concluded at half-past two o'clock. Mr. FITZGIBBON, who was the next in order of the traversers' counsel to address the Court, then applied for an adjournment, on the double grounds of his own personal indisposition, and the impossibility of the jury, in a case of such magnitude, attending to the views of so many counsel in such rapid succession. The Chief Justice said he had observed the in disposition of Mr. FITZGIBBON for several days, and, concluding that no other counsel was prepared to go on, was disposed to allow the adjournment. The Attorney-General said he would not, for a moment, ask Mr. FITZGIBBON to proceed, but he thought, when there were so many other counsel, Some one of them—Mr. WHITESIDE or Mr. M'Do- SOUGH—might proceed. Mr. O'CONNELL said a certain order had been agreed on, which could not be disturbed. The Chief Justice then, in a manner that seemed more than half a rebuke to the Attorney-General, admitted the reasonableness of the application, and adjourned the Court till Tuesday morning, when Mr. FITZGIBBON will begin the defence of Dr. GRAY. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. • THIS EVENING, 'JANUARY 51, Will be performed Shakspeare's Play (as altered by Cibber) of RICHARD 111. Richard, Duke of Gloster, Mr. Charles Kean; Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Cooper; Duke of Norfolk, Mr. G. .Horocastle; Earl of Richmond, Mr. Hudson • Elizabeth, Mrs. Warner ; Duchess of York, Mrs. Selby ; Lady Anne, Mrs. Stirling. Alter which, will be repeated a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or, VALENTINE AND OItSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum bine, Miss Carson; {gown, bn T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles 0 , Boxes 55., Second Price 35.; ('it 3s , Second Price 25.; Middle Uallery Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Seconil Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENIMAROEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERT& THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVLNING—PART L Overture, Preciosa—Weber. New Quadrille, entitled The Chatsworth Quadrille (first time; Coo Ce. Symphony, C Minor, Andante, Fugue, and Triumphal March— BeTthoven. Valse, The Wreath of Roses—Jullien. Solo, Violoncello, Mr. Hancock. "lbe English Quadrille—Jullien. PART IL Grand Fantasia, entitled Le Jeune Matelot, performed on the Cor. net-a-Piston, by Herr Koenig, on A irs by Lafont. New Quadrille, The trials Echoes—Jullien. Lilo on the Concertina by Mr. Case—Case. Valse, Doutche Lust—St rauss. Burletta Quadrille, entitled Dancing for the Million—Jullien. Doors Open at Halt-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. • Promenade, is, Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, ths. dd. ; Private Boxes, I!. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-office of the Tneatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Wind-strect ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Office, Maddox -street, Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEL M It. BENJAMIN W ERSTE lt, LESSEE. THIS EVENING. JANUARY 31, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff', Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; Fenton, Mr. Caulfield ; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Ni,bett ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. Glover; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. to conclude with a New Fairy Latravagatiza.entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, 56. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, !'s. ; Gallery. es. ; Uprr Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes ,_38..; Pit, :Is.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, H Doors opened at alt-past Six, and the l'erformance commence at Seven. The reign of Ministerial humbug and chicanery— as regards the corn-laws at least—is, we suspect, drawing to a close, and, whether willingly or un willingly, Sir ROBERT PEEL must take an early op portunity of speaking out, and telling the country manfully and distinctly, what he intends to do with the corn question—whether to maintain the present sliding scale, resort to a moderate fixed duty, or abolish the impost altogether. The vague, mys terious course of policy he has hitherto pursued, has had the natural effect of rendering all parties nearly equally discontented—men's patience is com ple'ely worn out—and they now at length feel that they have a right—and it is a right they will insist on—to be put in full possession of the Premier's views, as regards that momentous question in which the whole country takes so deep an interest. The Monopolists are not less peremptory than the Leaguers on this point. " Speak out !" is the cry of the one party—" Speak out I" is the cry of the other. " You have appealed to our compassion and for bearance long enough," exclaim both in unison ; "you have put us off with fine smooth words and plausible sophistries, till the repetition of such inanities has become quite sickening ; and now we demand that, for the first time since you took the reins of Govern ment, you shall address us in the plain, bold, in telligible dialect of common sense." Are we mistaken in attributing these feelings to the Mo nopolists and the Free-traders ? Certainly not, for at all the recent meetings of the League such has been the language held by the principal speakers ; and at the late agricultural gathering in Sussex we find the Duke of RICHMOND expressing himself in this explicit style—" I think we are en titled to tell Ministers that the uncertainty of their opinions is an evil of no ordinary magni tude. We want to know whether it is their intention to maintain the protection which is still left to us. We only ask theta to speak out. I, for one, will never vote for one iota of your present pro tection being diminished. No threats on the one hand, no cajolery on the other, shall ever persuade me to stir from the position which we now occupy." "No cajolery !" How expressive is this one word of Sir R. PEEL'S favourite system of tactics, and how distinctly it denotes his Grace's impressions of the Premier's character ! "No cajolery I" We must repeat the word once more, for it is an accurate por trait, true to the life, dexterously finished off by: one single touch of the brush. But if the Duke is ex plicit at Steyning, Sir JOHN TaoLLorn is still more so at Kesteven. "He had received," observed the Hon. Baronet, "a note from Sir R. PEEL, re minding him of the approaching session of Parliament, and requesting his early attendance. To that note he had answered that, if the Government were not prepared to put down an agitation going on in this country, similar to that which they were suppressing in Ireland, they would have but little support from him, or from county Members in general." This is a pretty little nut for our equivocating, expediency courting Premier to crack at his leisure ; but Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE—for so many years his unflinching supporter in the House of Commons —hits him nearly quite as hard. " Remember," he says, in a recent letter to the landholders of West Somerset—" remember, there is a gentleman of great power sitting in Downing-street, who is carefully watching all that is going on, and he only wants to see what you do in opposition to League doctrines, to speak out himself, or to hold his tongue, or to speak out in his own peculiar manner, which few among us will, perhaps understand." It is clear from these, and similar demonstrations of public feeling that have recently been evinced both at the meetings of the League and those of the Monopolists, that Sir ROBERT PEEL , must at length make up his mind to speak out, and tell the country in distinct, intelligible terms what it is, or is not, to expect from him. And surely it is high time that he should be taught the necessity of making himself understood by those for whose presumed ' benefit he is intrusted with the reins of authority! Anything is better than the tricky, studied mystification in which he now deals, and whose only effect is to keep every interes in the community in a state of fever and unsettle• 'fickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Unpreoedented success attending the revival of " The Merry Wives of Windsor," which will be acted every evening till further notice, thus cal :—Sir John Falstaff: Mr Strickland; Slender., Mr. Charles Mathews ; Ev a n s , M r . W e b s t er; F or d, M r . S tuart ; Page, Mr. Howe; Caius, Mr. J. Bland; Pistol; Mr. Brindal; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett; Dame Quickly, Mn.e Glover. The Le see respectfully informs the Patrons of this Esta— blishment that he has succeeded in Engaging Mr. JJHN PARRY for Three Nights only, To-motrow, Friday, and SAturday, who will on •ach of these Evenings sing one of his most Popular Songs; To- morrow, " The Singing Lesson," accom anying himself and pupil o n the Grand Pianoforte." Tha New Fairy Extravaganz of " The Fair One with the Golden Locks, " Every Evening. I. . ARCHER, Box-book Keeper. THEATRE ROYAL,. ADELPHL The Best Pantomime of the Season—Gorgeous Scenery, THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be repeated a New Play, in Three Acts, entitled J UDITH OF GENEVA. Principal Characters—Messrs. Lyon, Wright, 0. Smith, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs. Yatei. To conclude with the Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAIL LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. Produced with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Eflects! Columbine, Miss Bullet' • Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. T. Matthews , from the Theatres Royal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Pante: loon, Mr. Johnstone. • • Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2a. ; Gallery, lc ; Second price at Nine. Doors opus at Six, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be repeated tho Grand Opera of the MAID OF JUDAH. Ivanhoe, Mr. Wood; Friar Tuck, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rebecca, Mrs. Wood. To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque Spectacle, entitled THE M.4eflC MIRROR. Sing Fong, Mrs. H. P. Urattan ; Poo. Poo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Sloe-Leal, Miss It. Isaacs. ment. Once more, then, we say—with the Duke of RICHMOND on the one side, and with Mr. COBDEN on the other—in GOD'S name, Sir ROBERT PEEL, speak out ; and tell us distinctly what you are, " fish, flesh, or good herring." At present, a man " does not know what to make of you," as Sir JOHN FALSTAFF ob served to Prince HAL. Madrid journals of the 22€1 have been received. A general belief began to prevail that there would be a partial change, at least, in the Cabinet, before the arrival of Queen CHRISTINA, as she cannot forget or forgive the attacks made on her by GONZALES BRAVO, in his journal. The Gazette contains a docu- ment which shows the deplorable state of the navy. It consists of only one ship of the line at sea, two re quiring repair, four armed frigates and two disarmed, two corvettes, nine brigs, three large and three small steamers of war, fifteen schooners, and nine vessels of a lesser size. " These vessels," says the Minister of Marine, "are manned by only a small number of brave and well-disciplined seamen, but badly clad, badly paid, and badly organised, groaning under the weight of their misery, and exposed to the imminent danger of witnessing the extinction of those valiant qualities which are only to be found in well-organised bodies." He denies that the ruin of the navy was caused by the battle of Trafalgar, for, after that de feat, Spain had still seventy sa il o f t h e line and frigates, with forty smaller vess e l s . The object of the Minister is to restore the navy, by establishing a naval school, increasing the number of vessels of war in the colonies, and encouraging commerce. The Three per Cents. were done at 254 for cash, and 261 for the 9th of February. The Five per Cents. were not quoted. nlawful Sovereign of the country With his advice. The charge, therefore, make against him is, not just, and that his opponents know. The real cause of th• uproar was not GUIZOT'S loyalty in 1815, but the recollection of that memorable battle which decided the fate of Naporatos, and brought 'a million of armed men to Paris. We have no reason to find fault with this feeling, honourable to an independent nation, but if we praise the patriotism of these men, it must be at the expense of their sense of justice and discretion. We here • subjoin ex tracts from the papers in reference to the party who made such an unbecoming attack on the Minis ter. " To give an accurate idea," says the Journal des Debats, " of the violence and oppression with which the sitting of yesterday concluded, would be very difficult. As one .of the Knica's Ministers, as a Deputy, the honour of the Chainber and the country, his admirable speech, with all these claims, M. GUIZOT could not obtain permission from the Left to speak freely. During a whole hour his voice was drowned under disgraceful clamours, miserable quib bles, false semblances of an indignation previously concerted and conned by heart during fifteen days. There was not even one of the most obscure occupants of.seats on the Left bench who, seeking after a paltry popularity, did not take advantage of the occasion to heap outrages upon the great orator—the intrepid Minister! They were able to interrupt—they could stifle the voice—they could violate, in the person of that illustrious man, whom they detest because he is greater than themselves, all the rights of a Minister and a Deputy ; but to subdue his fortitude was, and ever will be, beyond their power. They may wear out his life, as they did that of M. CASIMIR RIMIER, but his name will survive, as honoured as theirs is despised!" The Globe another Ministerial paper remarks : "We beheld with shame the degradation to-'which politi cal rancour conducts honourable citizens, and every body must have thought with us, on hearing men without name, without influence in the country, without. authority in the- Chamber hurl forth their jealous hatred, that it w a s be cause they were incapable of speaking. And what have these thirty cokes, which Mirabeau would have overpowered with the thunder of his voice, and which M. Guizot has do principal delegate, was announced to preach in the several Presbyterian churches in the city of New York. Murders for the sake of plunder are on the in crease in the United States. In Providence, Rhode Island, Mr. Ainasa Sprague was found about a mile from his house, having been beaten to death about the head in a horrid manner. A reward of 1,000 dollars had been offered for the discovery of the miscreants. The demand for money," says one of the papers, " which continues very abundant, is slowly increas ing ; but the banks find it still necessary to resort to loans on stock, and other than strictly legitimate busi ness, for the purpose of making their regular divi dends. Stocks were quiet. In Foreign exchange nothing of importance had been done. The rate on London is quoted at 109 to 109+. In Ashes little had been done. Pots are quoted nominally, at 4.50.; Pearls, 5.12+. Flour was inac tive. Genessee held at 4.621 to 4.682. Prime yel low Bees-war sold at 29 cents. There is no news from Canada of interest. minated by his courage, and by his contempt succeeded in stifling ? Absolutely nothing. M. Guizot said all he thought, and the effect remained when the tumult had ceased. Ah ! what a noble thing is intelligence contending against brutality! A single man, of almost feeble appear ance, enclosed in a circle of invectives, calumnies, and in sults, preserving unchanged the serenity of his ideas arid his language, ever dignified, ever respectable, constantly victo rious iu his subdued anger, and assuming, in the intervals of silence, the attitude of an accuser, and the authority of a Ydke ! Santerres of the tieY.o,Wtion,of tinlyote thank you! ou have shown to us the' full measure of your designs, and how we are to proceed to put down your tumult. We must oppose calm language to your fury, and France, which listens as the immense majority of the Chamber did yesterday, will declare in favour of good sense against clamour.' The National finds nothing to censure, but much to admire, in the conduct of the Left of the Chamber. The Opposition was " majestic in its tumult, and im placable in its justice." FOUR DAYS LATER FROM AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING. The Ashburton, Captain Huttleston, has just come up the river, bringing eight papers to the 10th inst. inclusive. The kngland packet-ship had arrived out at New York, also the George Washington, whose Captain (Burrowes) had died on the voyage. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, JAN. 9. A fair amount of bnsiness was transacted at the Board of Brokers this morning. Illinois Special Bonds ad vanced lf ; Indiana, i ; Harlem Railroad, ; and Nor wich and Worcester. j per cent. Kentucky Sixes de clined 1; Paterson Railroad, 2; Auburn and Rochester, i; and Long Island Railroad, At the public Stoek Exchange, Indiana Bonds Un proved *, and Mohawk j; L ong Island fell off 41, liar. lem 4, and Norwich and. Worcester Railroad f per cent. Exchange on New - Orleana and Alabama was in fair demand, and bills searco. On other. Southern points the demand is moderate. " We are still palpitating," says that journal, "from the emotions of this admirable sitting. Nothing similar has oc curred for thirteen years, and we cannot hope to describe in writing the moving drama which was performed before our eyes. Everything is Wanting to our powerless . pen—the im mense movement of the Opposition, majestic in its tumult, implacable in its justice, inspired solely by the energetic sen timent of nationality, the indignation, in short, which, fired by the same electric current, exploded like thunder, and hurled its bolts at the voyageur de Gand,' whilst he was re counting his treason at the tribune, which had become for him a pillory.", Foreign exchanges were dull, at a downward ten dency in rates. London is at 1081 to 109 ; Paris, 5.281; Amsterdam, 391; Hamburgh, 35i; Bremen 78 to 78k. In the absence of all foreign demand for specie, rates are steady. A decided improvement has taken place in the rates of Broken Bank Money, Money appeared to be more freely offered to-day than it has been for some time past. L oans " on call' were made at 3,i to 4 per cent. per annum, and discounts at 4. SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE,JAN. 9.-7,000 United Stites 6's, '62, 1141 ; 7,000 States sis '6l, 1041 ; 5,500 Ohio . CS 9t; ; x,OOO Oh I's, b 30, 103 ; ro,ooo Ken tucky 6's, 1014 ; 11,000 Indiana Bonds, 41 ; 275 Shares North American Trust 15 ; 75 Union Bank, 115 ; 7 Bank of Am., 97 ; 22 State Bank, New York, 84 ; 50 Bank Company's Scrip, 98 ; 6 American Ex. Bank, 87 ; 80 Firemen's Insurance, 105 ; 14 Manhattan Gas, 90 ; 50 Farmers' Loan, 31} ; 25 shares Mohawk, b 30, 531 ; 100 Harlem, 43- ; 10 Auburn and Rochester, 1041 ; 50 Long Island, 76 ; 30 New Jersey, 97 ; 50 Paterson, 71 ; 225 Norwich and Worcester, 34. Alluding generally to the sitting, the Presse says': —" What a sitting ! What a tumult! What a de plorable discussion ! What violent recriminations ! What a passionate assembly ! What a President !" And then proceeds at enormous length to show that the absence of dignity, the want of moderation, the incessant interruptions, and alm os t h oo ti ngs o f the Opposition—resembling rather the violence of the mob at an English election than the conduct of men strong in the conviction of the goodness of their cause, and listening with attention and without fear to the arguments of their opponents—were in a great measure due to the incapacity of the President. We extract the following passage from the article of the Constitutionnel SECOND BOARD.—SS,OOO Kentucky 6's, 1011 ; 5,000 India Bonds, s 90, 41 ; 5,000 Illinois 6's '7O. b 3,43 i ; 1,000 Ohio 6's '5O, 93 ; 8 shares N. Am. Trust, 15 ; 250 Paterson, 71 ; 150 Harlem, 434. " Never were we present at such a tempest never did we witness in the Chamber such a frightful ttiinult. In other times, and when another affair Was under consideration, we willingly expressed, and without even remembering our political differences, some sympathy for the speaker standing up intrepidly against the storm, and declaring boldly, in the face of interruptions, that his strength might be exhausted, but not his courage. It is not possible for us now to give this satisfaction to M. Guizot. He struggled obstinately against the manifestations which burst forth from all parts, but it was in a deplorable cause, which is condemned by the feelings of the nation as energetically as by the Chamber." The Courrier Francais blames the Minister for accepting a discussion on a personal fact which oc curred thirty years ago, but at the same time praises his firmness. The Carlist Qeotidienne thus winds up its attack on the pilgrim of Ghent : " The Minister attempted to explain his journey to Ghent, and was so unfortunate as to try to justify it, on the ground of the probable return of the Bourbo ns . It results from this doctrine, that if the Duke de Bordeaux had at this moment any chances of a restoration, the journey to London could not be blamed. During an hour and a half the Minister sus tained a painful struggle against the impressions of. the Chamber, and exhausted every means of compromising him elf. ' I have assisted you in preparing the revolution,' was his language to the men of the Left—' I have defended the constitutional monarchy,' was his excuse to those of the Centre. The fact is, that M. Guizot went to Ghent, where no one sent for him—where Ho one wanted his advice. • He went there, not with that faithful guard which, by following the King into exile, subjected itself to all the chances of a new emigration ; but, according to his own av owa l, w h en t h e cause of Napoleon seemed to be lost. He went when the armies were in presence of each other. If, therefore, there is any man in France, whom the public voice can con scientiously condemn for taking the journey to Ghent, that man is M. Guizot. The truth is, that this man, so pure, so austere, had advanced towards revolution on the eve of the ordonnances, since on the following day he was placed in the Ministry by the - insurrection, in spits of the oath which bound him to the King, whose imprescriptible rights M. Guizot had declared in his writings." The Journal des Dibats of Sunday publishes the following articles of the new constitution of Greece, as drawn-up by the Commission of the National As sembly : " The reigning religion is that of the orthodox church of the East. The Greek Church with regard to doctrine and spiritual affaira is united to the Christian Church of Con stantinople, but on civil matters it is independent, and will be governed by a holy synod. There is, nevertheless, liberty of worship. " All citizens are equal before the law. Individual liberty is inviolable. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TVESDAY.—The Queen - and Prince Albert walked on the Terrace and in the grounds about the Castle both in the morning and again this afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken a carriage airing to-day, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal highness the Princess Royal was taken her usual airing. Sir Robert Peel left the Castle early this morning for town. Viscount Canning has also taken his departure. Lord Stanley and Mr. Davis arrived this evening at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. Viscount Hawarden has succeeded the Earl of Warwick as the Lord in Waiting on the Queen, and Mr. R. Orinsby Gore has succeeded Captain Meynell as the Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her Lady in Waiting will join the Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. Her Majesty and Prince Albert will leave to-morrow (Wednesday) for town, attended by part of the Royal Suite. Her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort will take their de parture from the Castle early in the afternoon. On arriving at Buckingham Palace the Queen will hold a Privy Council for appointing the Sheriffs for the present year. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice will remain at Windsor Castle ; and Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting on her Majesty, will be in attendance on the Royal infants. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay will also continue at the Castle. The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at Buckingham Palace at half-past three o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived in town yester day morning from her residence at Kew, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester house. " The slave trade is prohibited. All slaves are free on touching the Greek soil. " Liberty of the press is to exist, and the censure is not permitted on any account. " There are three powers in the State. The King, the Senate, and the Chamber of Representatives. The initiative of legislation belongs to all three. " Laws of finance must first be voted by the Representa- fives, A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday after noon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the .Duke of Wellington, Lord WharncHite, the Drake of Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancell or o f t h e E xc h equer, Earl of Ripon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Henry Har dinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Lord Chancellor arrived at the Foreign-offioe at three o'clock, and joined his colleagues. The Council sat two hours and a half. --- fir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall gardens yesterday morning, from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Aberdeen paid a visit to the Right Hon. Baronet. Lord Stanley left town yesterday. afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Solicitor •General transacted business yesterday at the Home-office. • The Rev. Edward Feild had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Ashley arrived at his residence in Upper Brook street, yesterday afternoon. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Thanks to Mr. Webster, the English playgoing public have at length an opportunity afforded to them of hearing the most original comic singer that Eng land has ever produced. Mr. John Parry last even ing commenced an engagement, of four nights only, and gave us two of his exquisitely humourous—songs we will not call them—but musical comedies ; for which we li ve , t h en are Mr. John Parry's if a comedy be a delineation o f th e manners o f the ti performances comedies, a lb e it th ey may be in five stanzas i nstea d o f f i ve acts, and although the dramatis person are repre sentedamrers,s in by himself and his piano, for the piano on which he accompanies himself becomes a most ex completely g en tl emanly comic singer we pressive and humorous coadjut or i n hi s h ands. He hisaNt'lleeele only have with—he possesses the richest vein of humour with the most polished manners imaginable. To those who have never seen or heard him we scarcely know how to convey an id ea of h i s singularly original style—he iR a true En g li s h buffo, as a b thoroughly English a s L a bl ache is Italian, and yet as perfect uffo. Let our readers imagine a musical Mathiws, possessing the s ame command over the piano as that most inimitable of actor s did over hi s own features, and making it do the same sort of ser vice in assisting to develop the quaintnesses to which his voice gave utterance, and they may form a faint notion of what Mr. John Parry's performances are. He last night gave us "The Accomplished Young Lady," which was, of course encored, and then gave "Blue Beard." The house was in a roar all the while he was at the piano, and, at the conclusion, he was rapturously applauded. The house was crowded during the whole orthe evening. " The person of the King is inviolable ; Ministers alone are responsible. " The King names his Ministers, commands armies, de clares war, makes treaties, sanctions and promulgates laws, and prorogues or dissolves the Chambers. " The crown is hereditary. It passes to the descendants of King Othe from male to male, to the absolute exclusion of females and their children. " If King Otho has no heir, the crown passes to his bro ther, Prince Leopold. " The King is of age at 18 years." ASTLEY'S.—The attractions at this popular theatre continue to fill the house every evening. East night, the Battle of Waterloo and the Equestrian exhibition, afforded the greatest delight to a house crowded to the ceiling, THE LORD CIIANCELLOR. — We are happy to find that Lord Lyndhurst has so far recovered from his recent in disposition, as to be able to resume his judicial duties in the Court of Chancery. James Matheson, Esq., MY., for Ashburton, has Purchased the noble mansion in Cleveland-row, adjoi n i ng Sutherland House, long the town residence of the Earl of Durham. TEE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. — Workmen were employed onMonday in completing the embellishments of both Houses of Parliament previous to the commencement of the session. The House of Lords has undergone a thorough cleansing, and a brilliant meeting of Peers and their Ladies may be expected. The Hanoverian cream-coloured horses were exercised by the Royal postilions and grooms yesterday morning, in Hyde Park, in order to be in complete training on Thursday for the Royal state carriage. A subscription is in contemplation at Folkestone, to erect a monument to the memory of the celebrated Dr. Harvey, the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, &c., and several respectable inhabitants are actively engaged in collecting funds in order to raise a memento to their illustrious townsman. Dr. Harvey was born in this town, and it is intended to erect the monu• ment on the spot of his birthplace.—Dover Telegiaph. SOIITHAMFTON.—TEE QUEBN.—We hear,- from pretty good authority, that negotiations are actually proceed ing, on behalf of her Majesty, for a mansion in the neigh bourhood of Cowes, Isle of 'Wight, which it is intended to convert into a marine residence for her Majesty and the Royal family. Shortly after her Majesty's summer excur sion in the Royal yacht, we gave an intimation of the desire expressed by her Majesty to revisit the delightful neigh •bourhood of Cowes, where she passed some of her early years, and it now gives us extreme gratification to know that there is a probability of her Majesty taking up her abode . so near indepenekat. BERLIN, JAN. 25.—The Queen has had several hours refreshing sleep during the night, and her recovery pro ceeds satisfactorily. We understand that Mrs. Christina Gilmour at tended divine service in the parish church of Dunlop, on Sabbath week. Though the object of much attention and curiosity, she comported herself with great calmness and composure.— Glasgow paper. REMARKABL E CHANGE IN PROPERTY.--When Law rence Sheriff', grocer and citizen of London, left the third part • of a field of twenty-four acres, in the parish of Holborn, for the endowment of a grammar school at Rugby, it, produced no more than 8/. a year. This field wa called Conduit-close, and was nearly half a mile from any house. It is now covered • with buildings, and the rental exceeds 10,000/. a year. The geld has risen in Ttlue frau 81. t 0 10,0004 and upwards. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vutilit eptuton. " Who runs may read." PORE I GN. The French funds continue depressed. On Sunday the Three per Cents. were quoted at taf. 10e. On Saturday evening the King had a large party to dinner, including the Austrian and Neapolitan Ambassadors, the Minister . of Marine, General Excelmans, the Marquis de la Place,- and the Pope's Nuncio. The King of the Belgians gave a grand ball and supper on the 24th, at the theatre of Brussels, which had been tastefully and elegantly fitted up for the occasion. The number of guests is stated at nearly 3,000 ; amongst whom were all the aristo cracy of Brussels and its environs, the foreign ambassadors and ministers ' and the other forei gn e rs o f di st i nct i on resident at Brussels. Their Majesties were in the Royal box, but the King left it from time to time to go down to the stage and pit, where the dancing was carried on, and converse with seine of his guests. Messrs. Deinimuid, directors of one of the most extensive ironworks in the department of the Meuse, have been declared insolvent. The shareholders of the Bank of France held a general meeting, on the 26th, at which they re-elected M. Moreau to be Censor, and MM. Jacques Lefevre, Delatnare, and d'Eich thal, to be Regents, adding M. Legentil in the room of M. Cottier, deceased. A letter from Algiers of the 10th inst., says :—" The ba rometers having prognosticated rain, the troops have been recalled from their labour on the roads of Medeah, Cherchell, and Milianah, and the clearings round the villages of the Sahel. At this point they have done so much as to allow to each colonist almost ground enough to insure him sufficient produce of food for the ensuing year," Later accounts state that the rainy season had set in, and the military operations had been consequently suspended. General Bedeau was in the mean time organising an expedition against Abd-el- Nader. A remarkably fine meteor, in the form of a very large ball of tire, with a lung train of electrical sparks, was seen on Sa turday last at Niort, in the Deux-Sevres, which disappeared without bursting. LAW AND voracne. In the Arches Court articles were exhibited against the Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Chaplain of Salisbury Gaol, for a se none offence, that must at present be kept secret. The: prayer was that the clergyman might be dismissed from his living. An objection was ra i se d to the admissibility of the' articles, on the plea that the Court had not jurisdiction in the! case, no indictment having been preferred against the party' articled a g ainst. A lengthened argwnent was entered into, when the Court took time to consider its judgment. Judgment was given in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, in the case of Charles James Johns, in which a question was raised respecting subsequently acquired property. The in solvent, a sporting person, had won a large sum from Lord Ward, a portion of which had been paid into Court. The insolvent had been twice discharged under the Act, and the question was whether the money in Court should be distri buted under the two estates, or only under the estate in which the application was made. The Chief Commissioner gave the decision of the Court, laying down the principle that. all the creditors in the two schedules should participate in the fund. At Lambeth-street George Haskam and James Reeves, two notorious characters, the former of whom has been fre quently tried and convicted, were brought before Mr. Henry for final examination, on a charge of stealing three bags of coffee, of the value of twenty pods, from St. Katharine's Dock. Both priso n e rs were fully committed for trial. At Marylebone a young woman, named Isabella Honey man, was charged with having stolen jewellery, and other property, from 42, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, the residence of Mrs. Phillips and her son, the Rev. H. J. Phillips, with whom she lived as a servant. The stolen ar ticles were of considerable value. The case was fully esta blished, and the prisoner was committed for trial ; but she will again be brought up before this Court, when it is ex pected that other charges will be proved against her. On Monday morning a seizure of a private still, together with a quantity of illicit spirits, was made by the officers of the Custom-house, in a house situate in an obscure court leading out of Bermondsey-street, and two men, named Temple and Warren, were taken into custody in the still ioom. Temple, however, contrived to escape after he was brought to Union shall, and 'Warren was held to bail in the amount of 60/. to appear on a future day. - COURT —.-1.415; HMO rit Ail LE. The christening of the Marquis of Exeter's infant daugh ter, who is to be called Victoria, after the Queen, to whom his Royal Highness Prince Albert stands sponsor, will take place in the course of the ensuing month. The Duke and Duchess of I3eaufort have gone to Hampton Court Palace on, a visit to Lady Anne Culling Smith. Mr. Culling Smith left Beaufort House yesterday to meet the payty. _ _ The Earl Brownlow and Viscount Alford have returned to town from Lincolnshire. The Countess and Ladies Cust left Bolton House on Monday for Castle Ashby, the seat of the Marquis of Northampton, where they intend to remain until the return of the Earl. The family are not expected to re turn to Belgrave-square until April next. The Earl of Chesterfield remains during the week at Mr. R. Errington's, in Warwickshire. The whole of his Lord ship's stud are now there. Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor have arrived in Park street from Eaton Hall. Lord and Lady Prudhoe have returned to Stanwick Park, from a visit at Eaton Hall. Lady Mildmay has returned to Belgrave-square from Dog mersfield Park, at an unusually early period, in consequence of the serious indisposition of her son. The Hon. Colonel Rawdon and. the Dowager Viscountess Cremorne arrived in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, after an ab sence of two years passed in France and Italy. M. Moura, Secretary of Legation to the Portuguese Em bassy, has arrived in town from a visit to Colonel and Mrs. Rolt, at Trunkwell House, Berks. • The county ball (which had been postponed on account of the melancholy death of Lord Inverury) took place at the George Hotel, Northampton, on F r id a y l as t, un d er t h e stewardshiP of Sir F. Goodricke, Ambrose Isted, Esq., and Bainald Knightley, Esq. Among the company were the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Lord Cantalupe, Lord and Lady Dillon, Lord William Graham, L or d an d Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord Brooke, Lord Maidstone, Lady Dryden and Miss Dryden, Sir F. Goodricke, &c. MISCELLANEOUS. A meeting of the tenant-farmers and tradesmen of Amer sham, Chesham, Chenies, Beaconsfield, Penn, Col es hill, Chalfont, Missenden, and of all the parishes within , the hundred of Burnham, Bucks, has been convened, to take place to-day at the Town-hall, Amersham, by a requisition signed by between seventy and eighty of the principal and most influential tenant-farmers of the above-named agricul tural district, for the purpose of determining upon the mea sures to be adopted " to protect the agricultural interest, at the present most important crisis." A requisition is about to be presented to the High Sheriff of Somersetshire, requesting him to convene a county meeting, for the purpose of taking measures to oppose the Anti-Corn law League in the most efficient manner. The second preli minary meeting, for the arrangement of the proceedings, will take on Saturday next at Taunton. The Duke - of Buckingham, President of the Royal Bucks Agricultural Association, will take the chair at the annual , meeting of the members, at Aylesbury, on Saturday next, when some most important business is expected to be brought forward in reference to the Anti-League movements in the county of Bucks. On Monday, at twelve o'clock, the Saracen's Head Inn, Friday-street, one of the oldest in London; was sold by auc tion for its building materials. Large Manchester ware houses are to be built on the site. This inn was extensively connected with coach proprietors and waggon-carriers down the Great Western-road, the traffic of which has been broken up by the establishment of the railways. It is stated that the grand music -hall, which is in course of being built at Liverpool, will not be ready this year, con sequently.no festival will take place in that town until the autumn of 1845. The meeting of the three choirs, Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester, will be held this year in the latter eity. A Tory Contemporary says the negotiations between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Governor and Deputy Go vernor of the Bank are proceeding; and the American Minis ter has commenced the discussion of the Oregon territory with Lord Stanley, at the Colonial-office. MUSIC. THE ENGLISH QUADRILLE. By Jaen. LE VALSE A DEUX TEIWS. Comm* pour its Bals de la Cour d'Anyleterre, par SiMen. BOUQUET ROYAL. False. Composed for her 111ajesty's State Balls by Jullien. These brilliant compositions are already familiar to the frequenters of M. Jullien's Promenade Concerts, where they are nightly received with the most rapturous applause. Our Country friends will now have an opportunity of appreciating and enjoying them. They are published as solos for the piano, as duets for the same instrument, with accompani ments for the flute, violin, and cornet it piston; as septuors; and with the full score for the grand orchestra. These piano adaptions are exceedingly clever, all the effects are well brought out, and we have no doubt but that they will be as popular in the drawing-room as they are already in the theatre. LE S METAMORPHOSES VALSES.. Com pods pour les Bale de is Cour d'Angleterre, par Her mann Kcenig. DIE MECKLENBURGER -S T.R EL ITZ WALTZ. Composed for her Majesty's State Balls, by Hermann Kcenig. THE BIRD OF PARADISE WALTZ. By Hermann Kcenig. Herr Kcenig, the first cornet I piston player in the world, is the composer of these beautiful waltzes, and bids fair to become as great a composer as he is acknowledged to be a performer. These compositions are the works of one whose musical genius is of a very high order. Les Metamorphoses, particularly, is a composition of the most original character, brilliant, effective, and expressive. Herr Kcenig is capable of works of a much higher order than waltzes and quadrilles; he could produce an opera which " the world would not wil lingly let die." We shall watch the career of Herr Kcenig as a composer with great interest, and we hope soon to meet him again. LONDON NEWSPAPERS —The increase within the last ten years in the number of newspapers published in London has been so great as almost to exceed belief; The weekly average of the number dispatched by the mails to the provinces was, in December, 1833, 200,00 n —in the present month it exceeds 470,000. The, news papers, too, have so increased in size that; while at the former period the weight per week was about nine tons, it now exceeds forty tons. But within the same week a great disproportion exists, the papers published on Saturday much exceeding those published on any other day. The weight of newspapers now passing by the mails on every Saturday night is not less than eleven tong. NAPOLEON BORN ON A RUG !—lt is a curious fact that Napoleon—destined to be the Imperial ruler of Francis for a time, dictator of nearly all Europe I—was born on a wretched rug.--4to very exalted resting-place for the mother of such a son ! - Madame Bonaparte was at mass on the day of the fete of Notre Dame of August, when she was over taken with the pains of child-birth, and had scarcely reached home when the future hero saw the light in Corsica, where he remained until he was nine yeArs of age. It may be truly said that the termination, as well as the beginning of Napoleon's csreor was on a rugged spot ! Yesterday was the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles the First, in 1648. The sheet which received. the head of Charles the First after its decapitation, is care fully preserved, along with the communion plate, in the church of Ashitrithatn, in Brighton; the blood, WWI which it has been almost entirely covered, now appears nearly black. The watch of the monarch is also deposited with the linen, the movements of which are still perfect. These relics Caine into the possession of Lord Ashburnhani immediately after the death of the King. HONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS COMPANY. ‘-‘ Some weeks since Assistant Vice-Chancellor Sandford de cided the case of Leavitt, receiver, v. Tylee and others. "By {his decision the Tylee Trust was set aside, and the trustee ordered to re-convey the property to the receiver. The grounds upon which this decision was made were these : 1. Because the conveyances to Tylee were made in violation of the Bth and 9th sections of the title of revised statutes, re lating to Monied Corporations.' 2. Because made after the bill was filed against the Bank, upon which the injunction was granted. " important and material question decided in this case is, that the provisions of the Bth an d 9th sec ti ons o f t h e t i t l e of the revised statutes, relating to "monied corporations" (1 Rev. Stat., p. 593), are applicable to banking corporations formed under the general banking law of 1838. The Bth section provides that no conveyance, &c., not authorised by a previous resolution of its Board of Directors, shall be made by any such corporation, of any of its real estate, or of any of its effects, exceeding the value of 1,000 dollars. The 9th section declares that no conveyance made by a corporation, in ',contemplation of insolvency,' shall be valid in law; and every person receiving. by means of such conveyance, any effects of such corporation shall account, therefore, &c. " This decisio n i s i mportant, inasmuch as it has, as lir• understand, a direct bearing upon, and application to, the other seven trusts created by the officers of the Company. " Two of these trusts were made, one for the benefit of Holford and Co., and another for the benefit of the Bank of England, under substantially similar circumstances as the Tvlee Trust. The Holford and Co. trust was made after the injunction, and the Bank of England trust, about the time the bill was filed. Neither of these two trusts were authorised by any vote of the Board of Directors ; but both of them purport to be made, as in the case of the Tylee Trust, under the authority of the Committee of Investments and Finance. It is not pretended that either of the said three trusts was created under or in pursuance of any pre vious vote of the Board of Directors, or that any subsequent vote of the Board sanctioning the same was ever passed. The last meeting of the Board of Directors, as appears by their minutes, was hold on the 4th of June, 1841, more than two months before either of the said three trusts were created. " The Holford and Co. trust embraces assets amounting to a sum exceeding 45,000 dollars, and the Bank of England trust assets and securities amounting to about 500,000 dollars. " We are informed that, as to the last two named trusts, the receiver contends that, they are illegal and void : First, because made without any authority whatever of ' the Board of Directors ; secondly, because made by officers after the bill was filed, upon which the order for a receiver was made ; thirdly, because made in contemplation of in solvency ; and fourthly, because in the Bank of England trust, Thomas G. Fulmage, as President, attempts to transfer to himself and Richard M. Blatchford, as trusteee, 500,000 dollars of the assets of the Company." This is a pretty specimen of the honesty of a fractional portion, at least, of the monied interest of America. From Canada there is nothing of interest, either politi cally or commercially speaking. The steps of the Governor- General, as respects the Council, were watched with much interest. The Funds have this morning receded on the value of yesterday. The Commissioners took stock, but whether for the saving banks, or the redemption of the debt is not just now known. The amount taken was 20,0001. Consols at 97#. Consols for Money have been transferred at 97k, but are now at 97i ; and for the Account at 91, after having been sold at 97#. Bank Stock has again realised 196. In the early part of January, 1842, this security was quoted only at 172, showing a rise of 24 per cent. within about twelve months. In the other Stocks, as well as in Exche quer Bills and India Securities, the variations have been slight to-day. To-morrow is the Account day in the Foreign Stock market, and the principal business now is the adjustment of accounts. Spanish Consols have ruled heavy, the price having fallen from 23h to 22k, and the Three per Cents. for Money at 31:14; Portuguese Converted have been sold at 47i ; Belgian at 1051; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., at 55; the Five per Cents. at 1011. Mexican at a fall from 34 i l t to 33i • and the Deferred Stock t o 104 . A considerable amount of business has been done in the Share Market, and generally at slightly advanced prices. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 29.—Our mar ket continues firm, with a fair business doing. The follow- . rfig T are - the'tiansactions of. the day:—Eastern Counties, Registered, 124 ; Do., Perpetual, 15s. premium ; Edin burgh . and Glasgow, 59 1; Manchester and Birmingham, 39-1 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half, 49 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Gl. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock '3 per Cent. Red. • 984 Ditto Bonds 8 per Cent. C0n5...... 97i Ditto Old Annuities •-,- 3/1 per Cent. Red....... 1021 Ditto New Annuities 951 New 3/ 1 per Cent New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small .-. ... 69 pin Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 Jan. le6o ...... - Consols for Met...... 97i FOREIGN FUNDS. A istrran, b per cent. ... i Portuguese, 5 per cent. -- ittlgian. b per cent — Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds ... ...... Prussian, 5 per cent — 13 Banos Ayres 6 per cent 331 Russian, S per eent Dhilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic . .... -.- Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 23/ i fitt o 1824 Ditte, 3 per cent 3l/ Ctilia Bonds, 6 per cent 111 iDitto Deferred.... . Danish, 3 per :ent — Frenc h,i ..- 5 per cent..-f. —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent !Exchange ...... .... —f. —e. tiaiicai , 6 per cent 341 , French, 3 per cent. —f. --c Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 --- !Dutch, 2i per cent. 55 Pernvian. 1825,6 per ct. !Ditto. 5 per :wilt.... loi 4 SHARES. Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) .. ..... . ... Eastern Counties (23 paid) loe Ditto New Shares (25 paid) ..... Ditto Extension (13s 4d paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) BO Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham ( 2 ii p) 3 Great Western (75 paid) ... Ilk Ditto Halt Shares (50 . paid) Harwich Extension (2 paid) .. .. 2i London and Brighton (50 pa d) . London and Blackwall (16/ 13s 4d paid) London and Birmingham ( paid )........ 244 Ditto New Thirds ( 2 paid) ...... .... London and South Western (411 6s Iodpd) 771 Ditto Eighths (15s. paid) ••• 2i London and Croydon Railway ( Trunk) ... 16/ Lancaster and Carlisle (5 paid)..,... Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ... . 110 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) 391 Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid` 31 Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .... Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid) 111 South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... Ditto Scrip (2.5 paid) _ 37 York and SiarborO' Bran COURSE OF EXCUAN Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ..... ....2 U l2 61 Antwerp "25 95 Hamburgh M.8.13 15 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Marseilles .Bourdeaux 25 95 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersburgh, 3 Us. Berlin Vienna, effec. IL 3 M 956 Trieste, ditto 9 56 Madrid (24 paid) GE.-(YESTERDAY.) `Gibraltar Leghorn 30 80 Genoa 26 95 Milan ............ 47 Naples Palermo, per oz 1181 I isbon Oporto 521 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21days sight Philadelphia (PRICES OF BULLION, PE R OZ 'Foreign Gold, bars £3 1 7 9 361 Cadiz 36* Bilbao 36 Barcelona Seville PorttigalGolii Coln.. 3 17 5 New Doubloons .....0 0 0 New Dollars... .......0 4 9 . 4 Silver in Bars... . .... 0 4 ' Pugilistic contests between Horridge and Jemmy from Town, Tom the Greek, and Simmonds, near Birming ham ; M'Phee and M`lienna, near Glasgow, will be re ported in Bell's Life in London, of Monday, Feb. 4. The memorial relating to Qui Tam actions regarding horse racing, coursing, and other manly sports, was given at length in Bell's Lie of Sunday last, Jan. 28.1 LATE DEATH OF LORD DOU6LAS.—It is with a deep. and sincere feeling of regret that we announce the death of this excellent and much esteemed Nobleman, at Bothwell :Castle, Hamilton. For a considerable time past his Lord- Ship has been in delicate health, and the disease and debility gradually increased until half-past one o'clock this morning, when his Lordship breathed his last. Lord Douglas was born in 1773, and was, consequently, in the 71st year of his age. He succeeded his father, Archibald, the first Baron, in 1827. The heir to the title and estates is his Lordship's brother, the Hon. Charles Douglas, who has long been in a . poor state of health.—Glasgow Constitutional of Saturday. Sir Robert Peel's grand Parliamentary banquet this evening, in Whitehall-gardens, will be given in the picture gallery at his splendid mansion, to a party of about thirty members of the House of Commons, including the mover and seconder of the address (Lord Clive, Member for North Shropshire, and Mr. Cardwell, Member for Clitheroe), Sir Edward Knatchbull (Paymaster-General), the Speaker, Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, and the Hon. Captain William Gordon (Lords of the Admiralty), Hon. William B. Baring, Colonel Peel (Surveyor-General of the Ordnance), Right Hon. Sir H. Harding°, Mr. Milner Gaskell, Right Hon. W. E. Glad:tone, Sir Thomas Fremantle, and Sir G. Clerk (Se cretaries to the Treasury), Mr. G. W. Hope, Mr. H. B. Baring, Mr. A. Pringle, lion. H. T. M. Sutton, the Attorney and Solicitor Generals, &c. The Attorney-General for Ire land (Mr. Smith) being detained in Ireland by important official Vasia - eis, cannot stout Cirv, TUESDAY EVENING. The funds closed much the same as in the morning. Consols being 973 to 4 both for Money and time. India Stock touched 2771, and all the other securities remained the same as in the Morning. The Spanish Active Bonds were a little better than at ten o'elbck, being 234. Mexican declined to 334, but in Buenos Ayres there was a further advance to 331 to 4. Portuguese Oonverted again touched 474. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :--Birmingham and Derby were 38, Bristol and Exeter 11 ' Eastern Counties N ew 13, Brighton 31, Blackwall 103 t o Manchester and Birmingham to 4, and South Eastern 14 discount. Edinburgh and Glasgow 9to 10, Great Western 361, Birmingham 144, ditto New Thirds 40, Manchester and Leeds 40, South Western 353 to 364, Newcastle and Dar lington 16, Rouen and Havre 54, South Eastern Scrip 113 to 12, and York and North Midland (Scarborough Branch) 17 premium. London and Westminster Bank Shares were 4*, Provincial Bank of Ireland 16, and Union Bank of Australia 2 premium. The rates of exchange upon several of the continental cities were to-day slightly better. (Vsom The Sun of Last Night) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very ani• mated, and prices advanced Ad. per lb.—Sales, 15,000 bales; viz., 2,500 Surat at 33d. to 44d. ; 500 Maranham at 54d. to 6d.; 500 Bahia at 64d. to 63d. ' • 1,000 Peruvian at 64d. t o 74d.; 1,000 Egyptian at 64d. to Bd. ; and the rest, Ame r i ca n, at sd. to 64d. per lb. Speculators took 8,000 bales.—ln Shares the transactions were limited. Birmingham and Gloucester were 704; Eastern Counties Extension, 4"W prem.; Great estern Half, 714 ; B r i g ht on , 45 ; South astern Eighths, 24; Manchester and Leeds, 109 ; Paris and Orleans, 324; and Ditto and Rouen, 314. The intelligence received from the United States this morning by the Ashburton to the 10th inst. is not very im portant in a commercial point of view; but as respects the " good faith" in monetary matters, unquestionably another instance is shown of the extension of the foul principles of " repudiation," as the following extract from a late paper will fully demonstrate. The Bank of England will by the decision be largo losers, if the dicta be upheld, to the extent of at least, as understood, 500,000 dollars; other establishments will be also heavy sufferers, by the new plan of obtaining decisions of Courts of law to set aside trust deeds made for the benefit of distant creditors, on the plea of illegality. The information contained in the following will be read with disgust by all honest men : " NORTH AMERICAN TRUST AND BANKING AsTLEVS ROYAL, AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime. The 'succession of crowded houses and increased demands for Places at the Box-o' ice, compels the Proprietor to announce that this Popular Establishment will remain Open a few Nights longer; and, by si ecial desire, and in concurrence with the wishes of Astley's Patrons, according to annual custom, for a series of British National Fetes, peurtraying the Victories of England's Hero Wellington, with all its Military Effects, New Dresses Scenery, and Appointments, THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be performed the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonapirte, Mr. Gomersal, his oil ginal character — New Scenes in the Circle, and Uhequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime t,f HARLEQUIN TAM O'SHANTER. Acting anti Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broatitoot, Stalls. 5e.; Bolts, O.; U;•per Boxes, :h.; Pit, 12s. ; Gallery, ls.; Upper Gallery, 1 . 41, Rox-otlice open daily from 'l•en till Four. Stage Boxes, One G tin. a ; Half.price to Ditto, Halt-a-Guinea. Private Boxes, Two G i !eas; Half-ilice to Ditto, One Guinea. Half-price, Halt-past E att. DAY WOE'S ROY AL SURREY IHEA I fik_:. Enorrnoui hit of " Stella Rittersdorf ; —moreeVv;CletFiTian ever— Increased attraction of the best Pantomime in London, overflow. ing with tun. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTERS DORF. Supernted by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, R. Honner, Nev.l4e, Vale, Smith;Johnson, Lewis, eslop, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Daly. Mrs. Hughes. Miss Terrey, and Mrs. H. Vining. After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and 'ricks rvery thing new and of the.n.ost costly description, HARLEQUIN OrtAMM AR, or, Lindley Murray,and AEIO U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey'; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown Mr. Fuller; Pants. loon, Mr. Hawkins; Columbines (alternately) Miss M. R. Fair. brother and Miss Sharpe. ROYAL VIC I DMA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, I . Vil/ he - performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitles! POVERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy 'tacit, Mr. Nantz ' • Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden; Mary Graham, Miss Vincent. Aft , :r which, the Domestic Drama of RUTH; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor. Bernard Jasper, Mr. Freer ; Ruth, Miss Vincent. 'To conclude With THE MAN WITH HE CARPET BAG. Grimes, Mr. Gardner; Harriet, Miss Arden. THE IVEATIIER —SUN OFFICE, JAN. 30. ~.111Ei31Q311:TER, Lowest, 44 ; Highest, 49 ; Noon, 48. , • . . BAROUETER, N.W. ":NoTE.,---The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers tar is t,s;tally placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. r.IGH WATER Al' LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning ... 4R mii utes alto 10. Evaung .. 21 minutes afar 11. v - Ai,- • - A 1, ~ 4 _ ,.' _,,,, 4 . - 0 , ~,,,, ~ , ..,... m ,,.. o ~,„ , ~, itorr lor , x-- . E v mt. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1844, The Irish State trials were resumed on Monday, when the Court met at the usual hour. Mr. Mooße ware expected to speak first, but he was anticipated by Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL who disavowed altogether any participation in the sentiments expressed by Mr. -" SHEIL in his defence of him, which might be con strued in favour of federalism. He declared, though it should prejudice,him with' the jury, that he could admit no principle but that of the right of his country to an independent Parliament. Mr. MOORE, as Counsel for the Rev. Mr: TIERNEY, then addressed the jury. I,jis speech was exclusively directed to the case of his client, and not touching at all on any general questions. He clearly pointed out the failure of all evidence proving any connection be tween his client and the other traversers, up to the meeting at Clontibret- on the 15th of August, and then contended that it was strictly necessary to prove that meeting an illegal one, before Mr. TIERNEY could be at all affected by the in dictment. He remarked strongly on the Crown not having produced any evidence of the character of that meeting except that of two policemen, though there were present at it two stipendiary magistrates, immediately in the service and under the control of the Crown, whom they might easily have called. He produced considerable amusement by the manner in which he treated the evidence giveii as to that meeting, the illegality of which was proved by nothing more than that some persons were a little crushed in the throng, and among them a policeman. If crushing in a crowd was to be considered a proof of the illegality of a meeting, then the Court of Queen's Bench had for the last fortnight been a most illegal . assembly ; the jury-box was protected from inconvenience, but every other part of the Court, even the judgment-seat, had been invaded, and the Learned Judges themselves had been " crushed" by those whom it was not possible to resiA. This allusion was to the number of ladies who have been accommodated with seats almost on the bench; and it created a hearty laugh, in which the Learned Judges joined. But a far better point for his client was made by him, in reference to the con versation sworn to by the witness, Policeman 11`CArrs, which was said to have taken place between him and the Rev. MY, TIERNE Y , on t h e 16th of June, two months before the m ee ti ng at Clontibret. When evidence of this conversation was tendered, it was objected to by the traversers; as it formed no part of the indictment, but the . objection was overruled. M`CANN swore to :a long conversation, in which Mr. TIEIVSIEY poke .9f the 'Union as not binding on conscience, and on the spread of the Repeal feeling in the army, and the great things which the. Army had done in Spain. Mr. MOORE emphatically denied, on the part of Mr. TIERNEY, that any such conversa tion ever occurred ; pointedout its improbability; and, though he entdd call nn eridon'e of the fillehood of AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The American ship Ohio, Captain Lyon, sailing from New York, on the 6th inst., arrived here this morning with intelligence from that city two days later than before, but as the packet ship Ashburton has been signalled by telegraph to have passed Holy head this morning, we may shortly expect dates by her to the 9th. The news by this arrival is not of much im portance. In the Senate, on the 29th ult., Mr. Allen brought forward a number of petitions and memo rials, signed by the citizens of Ohio, including whole brigades of militia, asking the immediate occupation of the Oregon territory. General Thompson, United States Minister at Mexico, had resigned, but no person had been named as his successor. It is stated that the President intended to nominate Mr. Spencer as Justice of the Supreme Court, vacant by the death of Judge Thompson. The interest in the Repeal question was again re viving. A meeting of the Irish inhabitants was held in New 'York, on the 3d inst. ; being one, the Herald states, of a series of simultaneous meetings, which were to be held the same evening throughout the Union. A very brutal murder of a woman and her infant child had been committed at Staten Island, New The Paris papers of Saturday and Sunday are York, by a woman named Bodine, and her parstmour, almost entirely occupied with comments on the vote Waite, both of whom were in custody. , The woman of the Chamber on the address, and the extraordinary (Bodine) was subsequently delivered of a child, whilst scene which took place in that assembly on Friday. in the gaol, which .it is believed she wilfully suffo- The Ministerial papers advert in strong terms of cated, as it was found dead beside her, with marks of praise to the firm attitude and commanding demea- violence. nour of M. GUIZOT during the storm, and even those The news from Texas, t• the 16th ult., state that of the Opposition cannot deny him that merit. He the trade between that Republic and the United knew he was right, and that no inference could be States, in consequence of an Act passed in the last drawn from his journey to Ghent which could justify session of the American Congress, was rapidly de the Royalists in paying court to the Duke of BOIL- dining, and that in the }ante proportion the trade be theDEAUX a` V. M. GuizoT had sworn fealty increase. to and this side of the Atlantic was on the witness, he proled, by referring to the date ,- the newlpapers, that no revolt of the Spanish army, , to Louis XVIII. ; NAPOLEON had . abdicatedth present Minister of F ore ign to which M`CANN said Mr. TIERNEY alluded, took throne of France, and t he A deputation from the Free Church of Scotland Affairs did D o more th an hi s d u t y i n ass i st i ng the I had arrived at New Y or k, an d D r. Cunningham, the place till the 11 th o f J une , an d t h at consequently it IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS.) THIRTEENTH DAY. (BY EXPRESS.) DUBLIN, MONDAY, JA 29. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCIL 811° THE QUEEN V. DAN IEL O ' CO NNELL AND —ll he . t rr The Court sat at t en o ' c l oc k. The names O f t were" versers and jury having be en ca lled over, the)' rirli o rhir respectively to their names , w ith the exception , Duffy, who appeared by his attorney, Mr. Gartlalai•rhief Mr. J. O'CONNELL rose and said—MY Justice, something dropped from my Counsel fe mirable speech in my behalf on Saturday, win e " ie ibt is calculated to create a serious apprehensio%e e/ minds of the jury with regard to me, and I thereat' ti you will allow me to offer a few words in exP is oltl s I wish to say, gentlemen of the jury, that I have o f o f 0 been the advocate, and always will be the adve c , a is istive Lorabl.; full, entire, and perfect restoration of the le of tboo6 liberties of my country; therefore, I am not oll e ,s 0 00 of whom my counsel spoke as persons who wow, Fo lio' the occasional:or even annual visit of thelmPer i 7 w hich l meat to Dublin, or any measure short of that ? e t ee O f speak. I don't know whether this will prejea l : d o es' your minds, gentlemen of the jury, but, ' othe r would infinitely prefer it should prejudice ree? der the than be supposed to compromise what I eetl i tit foe inalienable right of our country to an indepen ue liament.—(Applause.) Mr. MOORE, Q.C., then rose and proceeded uteesseft.oo, My Lords and Gentlemen of the Jury, I am Lie. 4 Ter behalf of one of the traversers—the Rev. ashTbf a t 3 - r e ney—and, gentlemen, it now becomes. my c ul 90 next Counsel in seniority to my friend Mr. Shea' befor e that right, and in that character alone, to lei t ,, cog; you the facts and circumstances of ray client:op Gentlemen, the facts and circumstances are stle ß eer do, with very respectful confidence, anticipate y diet of acquittal in favour of my client. Gel lti d e ona e the jury, I very unfeignedly feel the great disa oftor that Imustt labour under in having to address 1,, ° 0 4 the able and brilliant and e l oquen t di s play of Oi l per, Mr. Shell. If that di sa d van t age was t o b e iner e a r e ' t SI/ sonal—if it could not in the slightest degree v."o l ' client—it would not be des erv i ng o f one second l , 4 of deration. And though, gentlemen,lmustacknowll t A perfect inability either to arouse you by wit, or del„logh by eloquence, as my L earne d Friend did—alth 00 1 must acknowledge my inability to address to Yfetle, of those affecting appeals that he made to yna,i4 Pir g confidently hope that you will exend to me wee`i e soo l " laying before you the facts of my client's ease ' h ero; patience, and the same attention, which I have rotr you invariably to bestow on every branch, and ever) ? , 001 of this most important case. Gentlemen of the jut is one observation that was used by the .Attorner, in his opening stat emen t i n w hi c h I f u lly cone e ,a vosf from which I think no man cou ld dissent. L i e to o f g lit gentlemen, that this was a momen t ous case. it e pto° have added, that it comes before you under ni e 00 1 )1 circumstances, and in momentous times ; and' ce r Ph gentlemen, when we consider the great and rrh ie d question—l mean the Repeal of the Union—e ll " - ee c ° ,'; this prosecution has undeniably arisen ; . l a ° a t (1t; sider the deep and all-pervading interest thet 4ll f i o tsrj tion has excited through every part of Ireland, dr ,elo; end to the other ; when we consider that bu ti nt olS ir thousands—l may say millions—of your ee ll ' e a tb ut e have unequivocally, but peaceably, exPrr ss coaste opinion in favour of that measure; when vlre- n or: r that one of the traversers at the bar is a get le ,, - „ g , es_.o" sessing the unlimited confidence of those Ini°7 - •, 0 1107, cising and possessing a greater degree of mor el' rid over the minds of his countrymen than any plel e b ever possessed before over the minds of a free l to a free country ; when we find that man broug „ ri oott bar of this Court, and branded, or sought to be m oot with the crime of conspiracy ; when we con sider o h or every part of this count r y th ere i s th e m ost fev e l e r I f ; restless anxiety with regard to the result Of J w„ - ; diet, the Attorney-General may well, indeed , e jo et t this is a momentous case. Gentlemen of the jury' t hstro concur with the Attorney-General in thinkilt d , eit",‘ prosecution which be has instituted is one t n 'e c itie t ' e in its circumstances, in its nature, or in o ° to . calculated for this momentous case. 1 P del ney-General, gentlemen, has not condesgte; pfo, s " tell you what were his motives in instituting tu l t he cution—he has not explained to you what wer e , a rtist; netits he expected to result f r o m it. He wool'' , per s° have told you his obje c t w a s t o b r i n g to justice s t o otit who violated the law • but, if such should be ki s bo re, t ; I will be able presently to show to him, and, f o r l e ; you, that there never was a case less adapte" Att ertif 4 i . purpose than the pre sen t p rosecu ti on . If tne eet etr, General expected that the effect of this prn o iol would be to allay that feeling of irritation WI O th ers, that subsist throughout the land, never Wit s , to tbr more unfortunate expedient devised or resorte d .1 0 0 1 11 the prosecution. No man can shut his eyes to tw ri From first to last of this prosecution—from its„, ° institution down _to the moment I am addreBlo7,ol the conduct of the prosecutor and . the , General was such as to create a gre a t e r bi n bitterness and animosity than ev e r ex i s ted " i t t e, country before. Is it the ex p ec t a ti on o f the - 1 nay-General that the eff ec t o f t hi s pros ecution., of put down the disc uss i on o f the reP e t .7 Go , the union ? Is that the hope or expectation of fi bs vernment that he serves? Gentlemen, if that f e i ii " 107, he expects to result from it, I must confess, tits , n or judgment, a more empty or idle chimeFa, rh dt; crossed the mind of an Att o r ne y-General. - 1 o d e torney-General has entered into an lawn:O ut w it/IL question of the repeal of the union. I do ne t bat follow his example, He has held out to yol, the o i considers to be strong grounds to make you be , l e pe ol it was impracticable and unattainable. If t,.b e n re w &ft the union—that important question which A --° if w il e vades in its interest every portion of this lan - ne r_ g y question be so destitute of merits as the litt °r- heprr t ; neral wishes to represent to you.-4 it be se ' so t 't ticable and unattainable as he wishes to rePr h e e °( you, gentlemen, that question does.not want t ',. t ote ° prosecution . to put it down. If it' be so de t el es s ; merits as he would make you believe, ° , l tion must speedily fall by its own weaknes s lo, the other hand, that qu es ti on h as , merits, f p , i irio t , merits that hundreds, and thousands, a nd l of your countrymen are o f o pi n i on it Pos s s — n rose'i idle the hope or expectati on t o crus h it by the l e sti n .,t tion of an Attorney-Gener a l ! O n that great qu o ; ts mean to intimate or express no opinion of my ° he nie r/ this I will say, without any hesitation, that let t n ev e or demerits be what th e y ma y, I t ru st the tirli ttore er r will arrive when it will b e i n th e p ower of any A h General, or in the power of any Government , te stifle the discussion of any grea t p u blic raea slre ' lo orts n ia tlemen of the jury, it appe ar s t o me to be Of i n % a rrf,",j in this question that yo u s h ou ld ver y distinetlY re fel 7 :, your minds the nature of th e c h arg e that is P coe against the traversers at th e b ar . That ebarg e ns pirs e L fined to a single one. and that is the charge of i 9 4 I beg you to carry in y our reco ll ec tion that there ho lia pt indictment against any on e of th e t r aversers fe' d i e tele r d attended an unlawful meeting. There is 11°11 : for`` ¢ le against any of the traversers for having P'a ie to the world a seditious p u bli ca ti o n ; but _„,;est g • charge that is brought and preferred sr o fePi o traversers at your bar is, that they are gui' t -' u ght g . spiracy. How, gentlemen, is th a t conspired s are tee e , be made out? By the all ega ti on th a t there iv' the ings that were unlawf u l att en d e d by . some of e s l te o versers—by the allegation that seditious sPe e ' ocee t to spoken and published. But does it not at onet o res eis you that if the object of the Attorney-Gen e si a tea b. bring. to. justice those who, in his opinion, v i l e a nd e t . law, that there was the most easy, and shrtl e t ' he ine e n . vious, and direct course for him to take, I ', ",,,,,ere, g . / ,0 ings of which you heard so much in detaii ii ; f e litwful? If they are unlawful now, they rou st "If ° lv a unlawful .at the time they took piece. speeches aia seditious now, they must have „`”" pef n_r o a ditious when they were uttered ; and how, peP to it happen that those meetings took place f er re d ce rtl et of nine months? Those speeches were litt e .. je g day to day, and almost from hoar to hour, dt e ttor period of time—how does .it happen that tu e , ittit l o ct ney-General never yet ventured to pilfer ' 4 'oo tt , merit against any one of the individuals tha a s 11 . 0 , those assemblies, that he seeks now to 'bra n d one l w lawful? or institute a prosecution against all), 0 , vtr..4 nv se, "dividual that uttered those speeches that he ci f rill h at e you are seditious and unlawful? On behalf ° 0 ,1,u he in particular, and on behalf of all the travers er by t on strong reason to complain of the course tt ic e ee f t he Attorney-General. It is attempted to InaD' e er . responsible for the acts and conduct of anoth says those meetings are illegal, or the s pee c u t e ttei o p e o tious, what is more easy than for him to in ch ? Le t 0 4 that attended them or uttered those speecheshe iodic take, for instance, Mr. O'Connell. SuPPP se co uld I/11 0 0 him for having attended an unlawful meeo n g , thing be more simple or easy than the Pref e e ot eetlel s the part of the Attorney:General? 'That tbet e ' t he took place, and that Mr. O'Connell attena; erts of t e a undeniable. The material and importa A n t t te ' roe y-l e r b o s case are established to the hand of the as he ral ; and, if the meetings were unlawful, _ ho e pa they are, he had nothing to do but . t° l a ce, je character of those meetings which wait an d d satisfy the Court that they were 1 11 4 aw 4i T t ;e f e „ s that way brought the matter w e. v olt, single moment, and at a single ei ceo yartZ 15 4 ° I not reason to complain, on the of the course which has been adopted bY. l _. ec l Drci g of the Crown in the present unpreced,on a l e et i l ni lions? The Attorney-General has aboilla " 0 ,, n to f t° artless, unencumbered course which wa s , t c so ribe 4 that e°u" 0 d °6 to have adopted—the course which I have " the trav e o ne you as the simplest and most obvious been pursued by him. He flings a ll __,e„ies.theni,con headlong into one indictment—he ell7.e'libtion for tha t and all, within the meshes of a pr e os. ._„ vi d e net . .i the spiracy; and although it has app i e o a n r ; I A 'soy 01 ° A tte my client never was in' connex Li fter - p ow' traversers until the third of Octone ns, I:l° • a derA for an an standing, to make him responsible . dpit monster meetings had ceased, he endea -.° tee t e- to acts of men with whom it 15 , aa etings . listene d t his he could have acted in concert. __ s h e i e c k h s rie tl r ; him with the consequences of me attended ; of speeches which he ne2 e r - ee d 1 nmlg At and of publications which he neve!. ins ? T h e thee fair ? Is this candid ? Is this in g e ro ontbs' ne oulia l torney-General lies in ambusca de for suddenly rushes at, and avails hirns. e re lf e ign s P ir tb e tt doctrines of the law as regards the en _ .hich. & h i re own Contrary to the principles ofj A accoUlltu' 'IA TO en s ""q e tor 1115 , c oot a man is pply to . be made , to hold otto works and his own acts, lie elideavour d the e ry, words, an f . _ responsible for the thoughts, the _ 0 tne amd Gentlemen of other men !My Lords, ustic c,