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or of act towards the venerable bishops upon either side — we merely declare upon our own knowledge, and upon other credible evidence, that the things we have stated, are true." - NOW READY, COLONEL MAXWELL'S " ADVENTURES." 2 Vols., with Portraits, 21s. bound. " ' My Adventures' is, for the most part, a transcript from the Journal kept by Col. Maxwell, and to that may be attributed the rich, racy, riotous spirit that pervades it. It is instinct with life, fun, and vivid impressions of men and things. Two more amusing volumes have seldom fallen into our hands. In his personal sketches Colonel Maxwell is very felicitous. Murat and his Court, the Princess Charlotte of Wales and her Suite, and Napoleon and his Court at Elba—and, indeed, most of the extraordinary characters who, at that period, were to be encountered in that quarter of the world, are etched with rare skill."—Morning Post. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Serie, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusienano, Mr. Burdini Andrea Corner°, Mr. Borrani ; Nonce Igo, M. Weiss ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. tlarrisun ; • at.rina ornaro, Ni,s !'oole To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequin Ade, called -PUCKS PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND M)BINSoN CRUSOE, Robinson Crusoe. Mr. W li. Payee; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland; C'cwn , Mr. 'l'. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; COlumbine, Miss Carson. foe Boz.omce is open ally, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, • id Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons THEATRE ROYAI, HAYMARKET. Lessee, NIL B. WEBS l'EFt. 1 HIS EVENING Will he perform . d a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acta, :Ailed OLD HEADS AND vOUNG HE ARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. S. rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe• a ; Torn Coke Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr litickstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Varren; The Count 'is of pion Mrs W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthori:, Madame Vestris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia enriPtt. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. King Uxorious, Mr. J. ' Bland ; Princess Gra doss, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grams MOVING DIORAMA; or, PIC. :mum, TOUR IN S WITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas arid One Guinea and a.Half each. •`ckets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. At cher, at the Box.office, From I'm till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madams CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated (by special permission of Charles Dickens, Esi.) a New Drama, entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, Mr. O. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin son - S r Joseph Rowley, Rart , Mr. Paul Bedford ; Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard. Mr. Selby; Meggy Veck, Miss Fortescue ; Mrs. Chickenstalk2r, Mrs Frank Nfa:thews. After which, NORMA, in which Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul Bed ford, Mr. Wright, and Miss Reynolds will perform. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Christmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin and the Ki g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lons. dale ; Clown. Mr C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Saroers. Prompter, Mr. °allot ; Prineipal Painter sir Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Illellon.—Box-orrice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MONSEIGNEUR ; or, PARIS IN 1720. Monseigneur, Mr. Wallack; Germaine, Mr. Oxberry ; Rosanne, Miss Emma Stanley; Annette, Miss Marshall. To be succeeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling To be followed by a new Divertissement, called 'LE SALON DE BAL. Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Miss Marshall, Mdae leresine, M. J. ou - set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather Operatic Burlesque Extravaganza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. GI indoff, Mr. Compton; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry; Kelmar, Mr. Granby; Ribcr, Mr. Corri , Golotz, Mr. Walton; Claudine, Miss E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. Foabroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL press Circle, Ss ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallo Is. Half-price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. bd. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls.; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ,• Prosce nium Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Half. Doors to be opened at Half- past Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. Ihe Box-ottice, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham. Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM. LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turner, and Keeley ; Miss Walcott, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and 'lre. Keeley. Atter which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARR V. Kupported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker, M'ss Ardest,and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Historical, Romantic Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, turner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley , Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrothcr, Miss Grove, firs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF Al IMlsslON.—Baicouy boxes. O. • Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 21. Gallery. 6d. Second Price—Balcony B oxes, 2r. ; upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the itaio.iny Tler 4r,okiing eight persons), Tao Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Pier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-HalL Private Bole: on the Pit Der (holding six persons), One Quires. The Box.olticei s open from Ton to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Nightly Overflows t the Grand Christmas Holiday Novelties, and I reble Rotation of Eadertainments at ASTLFY'S ttol AL AMPHI I HEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W BATTY. Brilliant Succvss of the New Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spelacle, entttle.i THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, the Race. Hor-e and Lite's Course of Man and Steed ; litroductng unequabed Natio! al Fete ,, . Heil Ens.chase on tne Stage And in the Circle by living Fe and real Pack of Hounds, purchased by Mr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to realise this novel production. Epsom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse. manship. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, gilled HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GiLPIN'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H Lewis; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; Johnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells. Acting anti siag..mAnager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art Si Riding by Mr. R. Smith daily. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE . As usual: the bes , Paniomiene of the Seaecie ! A more brilliant triumph than ever before achieved ! ! Laughter. Wonder, and Delight!! ! The Fast Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and Everything New!!!! THIS EVENINit :Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characiers by Mr. Henry Corti (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Neville, R }loaner, Lewis. Heblon, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Homier, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss Martin. To be fol'uwed by THE WET NURSE. Supported by :Messrs. Neville, W Smith and i ewis, Miss Martin, &c. To conclude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, HILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin. Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corti; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Places and ?mate boxer to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. • tidier. from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE:. ..... _ Extraordinary Success of " Marianne: or, The Child of Charity," and the Ncw Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING_ Will be repeated MARI.VI , INZWr,II4ChiId of Charity. Sun pnrXed b. Mr. OsbAdiston, Henry Howard, J. T Johnson T. H. }Jiggle, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terre'', and Miss Treble. Alter which, an Original Extravaganza, entitled THE PALACE OF aEN EVA. Characters by Messrs. Herbert and J. T. John. son, Miss E. Terry, and miss Treble. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT COD LINS ; or, The Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapigo ; Clown, Mr. Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Conoy ; Columbine, Mdllc. Le Fite. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 15. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39 ; Highest, 43 ; Noon, 42. BAROMETER, 29.77.-WIND, E. lireTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and " Rain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Mrorntng ... 41 minutes alter 6 I Evening .. 2 minutes after 7. , p . . . ...." , . - ( * .. , ' att . t.A.st• ~,, > k . .X, ~,T vu i w 4, ad, 3i" ' .. '''' )1. \ ...4: l ikkik . ili,-% • k At% , - Jr' ' fit ei;„ . -, .140116 p , P jai - •- sh ~. ... ' '''' '''' ' ~ A r . Ito 1 4 ~,, ~,,,..4,I‘,<LECIV Iwo .., ~!‘ ''''' • • , • •• - , ..... SECOND EDITION. .01 itening uii LONDON, WEDNESD '.iir, JANUARY 15, 1845. The Orangeme:,,,or Protestants, or Conservatives— or whatever 'Jther alias they please to give themselves —of Irf:2,atid are beginning to get up an active and *clarnoieus demonstration against the Government Education Scheme. We stated some time ago in The San that this would be the case, for the symptoms of , discontent among these impracticable partisans have long been manifest, and nothing has prevented them from breaking out into open mutiny against the PEEL Adntinistration but the disagreeable conviction which they entertain, that, by so doing, they will be weaken ing themselves ; and playing the game of O'CONNELL And the Whigs. But their discontent has now reached such a height that they can no longer keep it under. Speak out, they must and will, no matter at what cost to the Conservative cause, which they pro fess to have so much at heart ; and accordingly a numerous party, headed by the Lord Primate and not less than thirteen of the Irish Protestant Bishops have just issued a declaration on the subject of, what they call, the " Education of the Poor in Ireland," the system of which, as pursued under the sanction of Government, they denounce in no unequivocal terms, objecting to it, inter alia, that it gives undue prominence to secular, to the depreciation of religious, instruction ; that it evinces a disregard of the position and claims of the clergy of the Established Church; and that its obvious tendency is to throw the direction of national education into the hands of the priesthood of the Church of Rome. For these and other reasons, some of which they enter into at most wearisome length, the Lord Primate and the thirteen episcopal ioints of his ghostly Tail have come to the resolution of offering every opposition in their power to the Ministerial plan of Irish education ; and not only this, but they call on their " brethren in the faith" in England to make common cause with them—in other words, to embark in an energetic crusade against reason, toleration, and liberality. If the spirit of ' dull, idiotic—though no doubt conscientious —bigotry is thus actively rouJed again. - it the education system , eta it is now carried on in Ireland, how much more rabid will be the frenzy when Sir ROBERT PEEL ex plains his project for the better instruction of the Irish youth, to which he briefly alluded towards the close of the last session, and for which allusion, informed as it was with a just and liberal spirit, he received the approbation of all the more impartial and enlightened Members of the House of Commons ! That which is now merely a brisk gale will then become an outrageous hurricane. All the elements of wrath will be let loose against the head of the unhappy Premier, and he will be the mark at which unrelenting bigotry will let loose her envenomed shafts, as was the case when he decided on the bold and equitable experiment of surrendering his own party prejudices and conceding Catholic Emancipa tion. But Sir ROBERT PEEL has, no doubt, made up his mind to bear the brunt of the battle, and will no more be turned from his course—having, to all appearance, -already made up his mind as to the course he shall pursue—than the moon will be turned from her path by the baying of the dogs. Indeed the Premier has no alternative left but to persevere in the liberal course of Irish policy to which he alluded last session. To halt or to go back, is to involve himself or his colleagues in ruin—aye, and not only this, but it is to arm Mr. O'CONNELL with tenfold moral influence over the minds of his easily-persuaded countrymen, and give an imvetus to the Repeal ques tion greater—a thousand times greater—than any it has yet received. Imagine, for an instant, Sir Ito- BERT PEEL taking fright at the long wolfish howl of the Irish Protestant bigots, backed by their English brethren, and disappointing public expectation by entering—in opposition to his pledge—on a retrograde course of policy as regards Ireland ! What will— nay, what must be, the inevitable consequences (f such vacillating conduct? Why, just this—namely that the liberal party in the sister-country, dis heartened and disgusted with the Minister's political cowardice—not to call it treachery—will turn a most willing ear to the oily blandishments of the Repeal agitators than they yet have deemed it right or dis creet to do ; and where there is now but one Mr, SMITE O'BRIEN, there will spring up at least a hundred in half-frenzied Ireland ! The Repeal question being grounded in delusion can only become really dangerous when the English Government shrink from their obvious duties, and condescend to play the part of trimmers. They have the power of putting an extinguisher upon it whenever they please—for what, after all, is Repeal, but the loud voice of Ire land's despair ?—but when that despair is changed by wise and salutary measures of legislation into hope and confidence, the clamour gradually dies away into insignificance, common sense resumes the ascendancy so long usurped by passion, and the delusion of a domestic Parliament is made manifest to all Irishmen endowed with the slightest faculties of reflection. With Sir ROBERT PEEL it rests to decide whether the sister country shall be one with us, indissolubly united to us in the bonds of affection and mutual in terest, or whether she shall still continue to be— what she has been for so many ages—a thorn rankling in our side—a living ulcer preying on our vitals. We cannot doubt the course he will pursue—though we have no very lively faith in his firmness—for he has already pledged himself to a certain line of Irish policy, and he cannot back out of such pledges, hut to the utter ruin of his character as a British statesman. The equivocal, temporising, timid, and in all re spects unsatisfactory letter of the Archbishop of CAN. TERBIJEY, fully bears out our worst suspicions of the course that would be adopted at Lambeth Palace. II the letter bears any stamp whatever, it is the stamp of Puseyism. This, in fact, is the only intelligible part of it. The Puseyite Bishops are praised for their endeavours to enforce the rules of the rubric ; and the people of Exeter, Berks, and Tottenham, are upbraided fur not obeying these high dignitaries. " To prevent the increase," says his Grace, " of an evil which might terminate in actual schisms was con fesiedly most desirable; and the most effectual mode of accomplishing the object, it has been thought, would be found in general conformity to the rubric. Universal concurrence in this easy and obvious regulation would have combined the several advantages of securing compliance with the law of the Church and the land, of putting a stop to unauthorised innovations, and of excluding party distinctions, in their character de cidedly unchristian, from the public worship of Gon ; and I cannot but regret that measures which, with a view to these good purposes, have been recommended by high authorities, should not have been received with unanimous acquiescence, as the means of restor ing order and peace, without any departure from the principles of the Church, or offence to the most scru pulous conscience." The rest of the letter contains nothing and settles nothing. The venerable old man seems sadly puzzled between the dangers to the Church on the one hand from the resistance of the laity to Romish customs: and the arguments of the Puseyite Bishops in favour of the supreme authority of the Church on the other. The people will now see that they must trust to them selves. Madrid journals of the 7th have been received. On that day the. Senate resumed the consideration of the Bill for the suppression of the slave-trade, and ulti mately adopted it without any material alteration. The Chamber of s Deputies was engaged in discussing the Clergy Dotation Bill. The Three per Cents. closed at 31 for cash, and 31i at GO days i the Five :per Cents, at 23a at 60 days; the Floating Debt at 76 for cash ; and the titles pro ceeding from the conversion of the Foreign Debt, 2.2 at 6Q days. The French Chamber of Peers commenced the dis cussion on the Address in reply to the King's Speech on Monday. Count MOLE, eYklently anxious to ac quit himself of the clr..rges brought against him in reference to the coc.:iition against the Government, com menced the debate, and denied, in the strongest terms, that he had contributed in any way to intrigues for a change of Ministers. While he made this declara tion, he Ist the same time asserted that he entirely disaT, , proved of the general policy pursued by M. Guizov, and more particularly of those parts of it which involved negotiations on the affairs of Otaheite and the right of search. On the latter subject the Ministry had deceived the Chamber and the country, which had been led to believe that active measures were in progress for altering the system, while, for ought they knew, nothing whatever had been done. He would, at the same time, state that no modifica tion—no alteration of the treaties of 1831 and 1833 would satisfy the country. They must be totally abr(gated, and a total change of system take place. As regarded Otaheite, the Minister had shown the same wavering and dilatory disposition, and on every point had shown a readiness to yield to England. These are very general phrases, and M. Guizoi treated them as such, briefly announcing that, whet, the proper time came, he would be able to show that the statements made by the Noble Peer were without foundation. The papers are chiefly occupied ii, remarks on the documents just published respecting the rude treatment and expulsion of Mr. PRITCHARD from Otaheite. They have little or nothing tc, say against the course adopted by M. GUIZOT, for indeed he appears to have come off best in the negotiations between England and France, but still the Opposition journals must find blame somewhere, and they accordingly fall foul of Count JARNAC for his English prepossessions, and the timidity which he displayed in his interviews withlLord A neer:tees:. The Courrier Francais says he leant to the English side because he had married an Englishwoman. The following are the remarks of the National:----" It is evident to any one who has read the dispatches pub lished in the Journal des Debats of Sunday, that we have not in them any of the important details re lating to the negotiations between the French and English Governments. All that is communicated to the Chambers is confined to the correspondence be tween Count DE JARNAC and M. GUIZOT. But what part does this M. DE JARNAC perform ? Read his letters. They are not diplomatic notes, they are police reports. He writes to M. Guizo.r. M. Gu4o.r does not reply to him. The tone of his correspondence is that of a man who speaks only of strong apprehensions, the impatience of the English Government, formidable extremities, B,:c. It i s impossible not to be cruelly affected by this lan guage of a trembler, who was anxious to conclude the affair, and who dilates complacently on the pre tended grievances both of PRITCHARD and of the English people, demonstrating himself to be an agent more occupied with his own true or pretended al arm than with the rights of his nation, or with the in. , terests or the dignity of his country. Endeavour to find any sentiment of nationality. Fear prevails in every one of his phrases ! M. GUIZOT has in Count DE JARNAC an auxiliary worthy of him." The Presse, in reference to the critical state of affairs at one period last summer says— "ln those documents are to be found the explicit confirmation of two serious facts which the Presse announced to its readers so far back as the end of August last, on the authority of its private corre spondent at London, and which the Ministerial journals denied with the utmost obstinacy. We an nounced that the intention of the British Cabinet had been during some days to send back Mr. PRITCHARD to Otaheite, where he was to have been re-established by fair means, or by force of arms, and to recal Lord CowLEY. The dispatches of Count JARNAC place these two circumstances beyond all doubt. The public, therefore, may perceive what little value there is to be attached to Ministerial contradictions." We find no additional information in the papers respecting the probable fate of the Ministry. Every thing, it is now admitted, depends on the Court, and as MONTALIVET has declared his opposition to the Ministry, the Opposition naturr a ily believe that he would not have ventured on such a step without being properly backed, The following are extracts from the continental papers : The Committee on the Address in the Chamber of Deputies has terminated its deliberations. It will meet on Tuesday to hear the rough draft read, and it is thought that M. Hebert, who has been charged to draw it up, will pr: sent ii to the Chamber in a public sitting on Wednesday, or at least on Thursday. The Phare of Bayonne of the 10th states, that several Spaniards who had taken part in the revolt of the val leys of Anso and Mcho, and taken refuge in France, have been, on their return to Spain with passports given to them by the Spanish Vice-Consul at Oleron, in virtue of the decree of amnesty published in their favour, thrown into prison on their arrival in their own country. The Algerie gives the following account of treatment, by the Emperor of Morocco, of the Moors who betrayed his cause after the defeat of Isly :—" The Emperor has inflicted a degrading punishment on the chiefs who took an active part in the pursuit of his army after the battle of Isly, and in the plunder of Souirra, after the bom bardment of that city. Ile has ordered their beards to be shaved off ; and, do not let us be imagined to speak figuratively, this was done with the razor of the barber, and not with the yatagan of the executioner." We learn from Berne that, on the 9th instant, Count de Pontois, the French Ambassador in Switzerland, left Berne, on a temporary visit to Zurich, in order to make diplomatic communications to the new Directory. The New Zurich Gazette of the 10th inst. states, that the Council of State of the Vorort (Zurich) assembled on the 9th in consequence of dispatches received from the canton of Lucerne. According to those dispatches much excitement prevailed. Alarming accounts had likewise been received from the canton of Argovia. The Government of Lucerne was continuing to fortify Gutsch at the point where it commands the city. Three batta lions of the militia had likewise been called to arms. The Bade Gazette states, that in the canton of Argovia a force of 14,000 men was collecting to make a new ex pedition into the canton of Lucerne. At the sitting of the Grand Council of Lucerne, held on the 7th, a decree was passed whereby all the ex penses of the Government in securing the arrest of the authors of the late revolution, and in carrying into effect the measures resolved upon for its suppression, are to be paid out of the property of the delinquents. All persons implicated in the revolt are declared incapable of dis posing of any part of their property. THE BOURSE—MONDAY, JAN. 13. Tint Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. FranchriveperCents...... 121 30 .. 121 15 .. 121 30 .. 121 45 Fours •••• •• •• •• 108 .. 108 .. 108 .. 108 Three per CentS••••• 85 10 85 10 .. 85 .. as 10 New Loan •••••••• 86 30 .. 86 30 .. 86 30 .. 85 30 Bank of France •• 3260 .•3260 3255 ••3260 Gouln Bank. I,ooof. Shares • • 1100 ..1100 104 75 ..1058 75 Belgian Fives, 1840 1849........ 106 .. 106!8 .. 106!{ 3 .. 106!. 0 Four-and-a-Half .• • 103 h • . 1834 .. 103!4 .. 103!4 Two-and-a-Half- 61 90 .. 61 50 .. 61 90 61 90 ipanish Threes.. •• Active .••• • • • • 374 .. 374 • • 374 • • 37 Passive ... . "6 " 654 .. .. Neapolitan•••• •••••••• 96 75 96 7596 76 Roan • •••••••••• 105 •• 105 .. 104 N .. 104 4 RAILWAY SHARES. St. ( - ;rinain •... ....1015 —lOl5 —lOl5 ..1015 V asailles, R. 8... :tout& •• •••• •••••• ....1032 60 . 1040 ..1032 50 —1049 ttouen to Havre— .• •• .• 812 50 .83 75 . 812 50 .. 813 75 ftleans ....., , • Atrasburg to 8a1e.... kvignon to Marseilles..." 937 50 .. 945 . 937 50 .. 945 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT. JAN 16. 4t. Germain ..........1010 ..1015 ..1010 ..1015 Versailles, R.B. L. 8....• •.. . Konen ...... 1032 50 ..1042 50 ..1030 —lO4O Konen to Havre. Orleans .. ..... • . —ll2O ..1130 "1114 75 ..1130 itrashurg to Bale 293 73 .. 296 25 .. 253 75 .. 296 25 Avignon to Marseilles• 937 50 .. 943 75 .. 937 50 .. 943 75 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN G, JANUAR V la ISIS • Shields, I;'hich was assisted off the Scroby Sand, on the 9th instant, left the Roads this morning, but has put back leaky, and has come into the harbour. ARBROATH, JAN. 11.—The North Esk, Sim, from Gray smouth, in entering this harbour, yesterday, was struck by a sea, thrown against the jetty, and eubie , quently foundered in the inner harbouf\ STROMNBSS, &:c.—Sld. Bernard, Ichaboe. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCXLLOR sat at Westminster to-day, and heard lunatic petitions, none of which were of any public interest, VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CRANCELLOR o ENGLAND.) His HONOUR heard ealise petitions to-day. (Before Sir J. WIGRAM.) MAY V. BRIPWORTIS. This case was opened before the recess, and has been argued on several occasions. The bill is filed by the coheiresses of Mr. Thomas Stoddart, to set aside a deed - X compromise, whereby they parted with property in Lincolnshira, for a sum of money alleged to have been greatly below the value of their interest. The bill con tains allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and sur prise. The arguments again occupied the Court fer the greater part of the day. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. THE ♦UDITOR OF BURNLEY UNION. In this case Mr. Hill moved f.,r a rule for a certiorari to bring up the accounts of the auditor of the Burnley Union, with a view to their being quashed. The pre sent application was made on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company, who objected to a certain charge in the accounts ; and the principal ground of the application was, that the auditor had refused to assign the reasons why he had come to the conclusions to which he arrived, as be was bound to do. In this case the auditor was also the solicitor of the parish, and he had therefore to audit, as auditor, the accounts which he drew up as solicitor. It was his duty, and the duty of the parish officers, to make application to the Commis sioners to appoint a special auditor to undertake the duty.—Rule nisi granted. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings et Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) HILLS V. KENDALL. This was an action to recover 421. 2s. 3d., for goods sold and delivered. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. Mr. Platt and Mr. Bagley were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Watson and Mr. Creasely for the defendant. Mr. PLATT, in opening the case, said that the plain tiffs were tradesmen in Regent-street, and dealt in gloves and hosiery and other finery. The defendant was an architect of considerable celebrity, residing in Suffolk-street when in town, and in Kemp-town at those seasons more applicable for coun try recreations. The articles for the paymcnt of which the present action was brought were supplied to defendant's family in the course of the years 1842, 1843, and 1844, the put chasers being the defendant's wife, son, and daughter. Mr. Kendall had frequently accompanied them to the shop, and was, therefore, conscious that they dealt there. It was but natural to infer then that he was equally conscious that the articles he observed worn by his family, and which were not settled for by him, must have been had from the premises of the Messrs. Hill. The daughter, who was designated " a child " in one of the defendant's solicitor's letters was, he might remark to the jury, a young lady of twenty-one years of age, and therefore not the mere child they might otherwise suppose her. Among the items supplied they would find silk hose, gloves, with here and there a feather, and on one occasion a silk dress, which was seen upon the young lady at a time when her father was in company. It would certainly, he thought, be a monstrous injustice if a father could, upon the plea of his child being unauthorised to contract these debts, seek to defraud the tradesmen, when an in quiry upon his pert would at once have shown how the articles were obtained, and when bills had been regularly sent to his house upon every succeeding Christmas. He would proceed to call witnesses to prove the case. Evidence was then gone into to prove the various sales, and was not concluded when we went to press. EXCHEQUER —(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco ) NEWHALL V. WEBSTEN. AND OTHERS. In this case, which was tried last week at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Baron, verdict by cons, nt fur the plaintiff, the Solicitor-General moved for a rule to show cause why a nonsuit should not be entered upon leave reserved for that purpose by the Learned Judge, and also for a new trial upon the ground of misdirection. It was an action for the infringement of a patent for certain improvements in wire-ropes, and in the machinery fur making such ropes ; the declaration being in the usual term. The defendants had a variety of pleas, the general plea being that they were not guilty of the alleged infringement. The date of the patent was the 7th of August, 1840, the specifi cation being enrolled on the 6th of February, 1841. It appeared from the evidence that, at a period long prior to the letters patent granted to the plaintiff, hempen ropes had been made by means ofmachinery. Ofcourse the fibres were twisted in the first place into yarns, and the yarns made into strands, for the purpoe of forming the rope. Two machines were used, one called a stranding ma chine, the other a laying machine. The stranding machine was used for the purpose of laying the yarns into strands ; the laying machine for that of laying the strands into ropes. The material being of a soft de scription, in forming the strands it was considered important that a twist should be given in order to harden the rope. His principal object was to direct attention to the laying machines, used for the purpose of laying the strands into ropes. For a long time anterior to the plaintiff's patent it had been considered a desideratum that the machines should be so constructed as to prevent a twist in the strand, and enable the rope to bear a greater stress. The laying machines were of a circular form, containing in general three bobbin-frames, it being more usual to make three stranded rope than rope of any other description. In order to prevent the twist in the strands, it was necessary that the wheels open which the bobbin-frames revolved should have a counteracting motion, exactly corresponding to the motion of the whole machine in the contrary direc tion, so that the bobbia-frames should always present the same face. It was proved distinctly that the defen dants themselves had long had in their manufactory ma chinery of this description, that is, machines fur prevent- ing the twisting of the strand, and that such machines had been used in the last century. The claim which the plaintiff made was the manufacture of un twisted wire-rope, and also of wire-rope in which a core was placed between the strands and the ropes. The Learned Counsel then described at length the peculiar nature of this invention, and referred to the specifica tion in support of his motion. The substance of the complaint on the part of the plaintiff was, that machinery had been used for making hempen ropes which produced the same effect as his invention —Rule granted. THIS DAY'S NEWS The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Court, passed through town this morning from Windsor Castle on their way to Stowe, to honour the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos with a visit. The Royal party arrived at the Euston-square terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway at 20 miiutes before 12 o'clock, and took their departure by a special train. THE GRAND Duc HESS OF MECKLENBUEGI( STRELITZ.—Her Royal Highness, we are happy to state, passed a good night last night, and is going on this morning as well as can be expected. The mem bers of the Royal Family sent this morning to make their affectionate inquiries after the state of their illus trious relative, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAT.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP.-33 to 1 agst Winesour (taken freely), 35 to 1 agst Ratan (taken), 40 to 1 agst Porto Bello (taken freely), 40 to 1 agst Aristides (taken freely), 40 to 1 agst Extempore, 45 to 1 agst Barricade (taken freely), 50 to 1 agat Foig-a-ballagh, and 700 to 100 agst Hvsseltine's stable (taken). DERBY.-12 to 1 agat Kedger, 12 to 1 agst Alarm, 18 to 1 agst Idas, 20 to 1 agst Para, 20 to 1 agst Cob web colt, 27 to 1 agst Annandale, 33 to 1 agst Pantasa, 40 to 1 agst Fitzallen, and 40 to 1 agst Calypso's dam. COURSING. CHAPEL BANK MEETING.—The Cap was won by Mr. Hartley's Hong-Kong; Mr. Jefferson's Jim along Josey ran up. CLYDESDALE CLUB MEETING.—The Douglas Stakes of 5 sovs. each, h ft, were won by Mr. A. Graham's Notatore; Mr. Geddes' Byron ran up.—The Eglinton Stakes of 5 sovs. each, h ft, were won by Mr. Camp bell's Vogrii ; his Coronet ran up.—The Lanarkshire Open Cup of 804 was, won by Mr. Campbell's Arsenic ; Mr. A. Pollok's Colonel ran up.—The Lanarkshire Open Plate of 64 sovs. was won by Mr. A. Graham's Sir Edward ; Mr. H. Dundas's Mary Glen ran up.— The Lanarkshire Open Purse of 481. was won by Dr. Brown's the Willing Maid ; Mr. H. Dundas's Ould Harry ran up.—The Lanarkshire Open Stake of 24 sovs. was won by Mr. H. Dundas's Warrior ; Mr. G. MlA's Hawthorn ran up.—The Absentee's Open Dinner Stake of 16 soya. was won by Dr. Brown's Squire ; Mr. Gordon's Gondolier ran up. UNION (SOUTHPORT) MEETING, JAN. 9 AND 10.— The Scariabrick Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Eden's Exile ; Mr. Ball's Breeze ran up.—The Union Cup, for 16 puppies, was won by Mr. Eden's Enchanter; Mr. 'F. B. Bennett's Banker ran up.—The Fleetwood Cup , 4 (16) All-aged dogs was won by Mr. Swan's Sparks of Fire ; Mr. Ridgway's Royal Oak ran up.—The Bold Stakes were won by Mr. Edwards's Carmelite ; Mr. Garvan's Glengaith ran up —The Champagne Stakes were won by Mr. Ridgway's Robin Adair ; Mr. Ball's Brunette ran up.—The Claret Stakes were won by Mr. Garven's Gimlet ; Mr. Unsworth's Unus ran up. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 15,—Wind S,E., fresh breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, JAI4. 14.—A.M. Wind S.E. to S.S.W. and S.W., light ; P.M.; W.S.W. light and thick weather.—Arrd. Edward Robinson, Leyland, China ; Tynewald, Roberts, Mauritius ; General Wolfe, 011ard, Demerara ; New York, New York for Antwerp ; Vulture, Poyman, New bundland. Sid. Agile, Cape of Good Hope ; Swallow, Trinidad ; Corsair and Cameo, New York ; Pandora, Liverpool. PLYSIOUTII, JAN. 14.—Wind R.S.E.—Sid. her Ma jesty's steamer Waterwitcb, Africa ; her Majesty's ships Mutine and Osprey, westward. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Pelican, Hong-Kong, after being ashore to the westward of the Kicker Point, sailed Aug. 3, Ba tavia, Oct. 9, Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 27, St. Helena, 9th ult.; on freight 500,000 dollars ; her Majesty's ship Amazon, eastward. FALMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Wind W., light breeze.—Arrd. Richard, Hopkins, Ichaboe. Put back, Penguin packet, for Brazils, with loss of jibboom, &c. GRIMSBY, JAN. 14.—The sloop Mary Jane, late Wat ion, from Wisbeach to London, was brought into the Roads yesterday, with sails split and master dead._ :. -:. N , JAN. 14.—The Princess Alice, .M LO e - ain.; Jerson. has been abandoned by the crew, who have ianded here, having been in contact last night with the Voyager, off bouthwold. SOUTHWOLD, JAN. 14.—The Princess Alice, of New castle, for London, came ashore this morning, abandoned oy.the crew at Wallerswick, half a mile to the south mard. LITERPOOL, JAN. 14.—Wind S.E., moderate.—Arrd. Walter Scott, Nassau ; Sheffield, Smith, and J. H. Shep pard, Redman, New Orleans ; Siddons, Cobb, New York ; Acadia (steamer), Harrison, Boston and Halifax, left Ist instant, Halifax 3d ; Alexonder, Gregory, St. John's, New Brunswick. 81d. Fortuna, Valparaiso ; Argentina, Buenos Ayres ; Sultana, Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso ; Anne Armstrong, and Cromwell, New Or leans ; Edward, Mobile. DUBLIN, JAN. 13.--Wind S.S.T9,—Arrd. Janet Willis, Willis, Demerara. LEITH, JAN. 12.—Wind E.—Arrd. Ha, rtley, Lower son, Ichaboe. HULL, JAN. 14.—Wind E.S.E., krrd. James and Thomas Forest, Ichaboe. YARMOUTH, JAN. 14.--The Bird, Fringio...., of North . • ' RICHARDS V. MACEY. This case wag tried before the Lord Chief Baron, at Westminster, on the 4th of December last, and a verdict found for the defendant. It was an action fur a promis sory note for 1001., and arose out of the state of the affairs of the Marylebone Bank. Mr. JERVIS now moved for a rule for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection. The COURT postponed its decision. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) Their Lordships this day gave judgment in the follow ng cases:— PONTIFEX V. WILKINSON. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are coppersmiths, against the defendant, a builder, to recover the price of a large boiler set up by them under his directions, in the house of a gentleman in the country, for whom the defendant was employed. The defence was that Wilkinson was not liable, not having given the order to the plaintiffs as upon his owr. responsibility, but for and on account of the gentleman whose agent only he was in the transaction. The verdict was for the plaintiffs, but the defendant subsequently obtained a rule for a new trial, upon which their Lordships reserved their judgment. The Court now made the rule absolute, and ordered the case to go down again for trial. THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY V. ROBINSON AND OTHERS. The plaintiffs in this case are proprietors of large tracts of land in the north of Ireland, adjoining Loughs Foyle and Swilly. The defendants have severally con tracted to drain portions of that land, and this action was brought against them to recover damages for breach of contract. The verdict was substantially for th e de fendants. The plaintiffs, last term, substantially a rule nisi fora new trial, upon which, after a long argument, in which several sergeants were engaged on both sides, the Court reserved judgment. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE now gave judgment for the new trial, and made the rule absolute. GRANT V. HUNT. This was an action against the Southanipton Bank on a bill of exchange accepted for them, but refused on presentation. The defence was that the acceptor had not the defendants' authority. The facts of the case did not coma very fully before the Court in the first instance. but were referred to Mr. Sergeant Shea, from whom they came before the Court as a special case, which was argued in Trinity Term. Their Lordships now gave judgment for the plaintiff. Their Lordships then took the new trial paper. PHILLIPS V. IRVING. This was an action for breach of contract in the sup plying of a large quantity of copper coin for the Mexican Government. The verdict was for the plaintiff, and Sir T. Wilde now obtained a rule nisi for a new trial. The facts will be more conveniently reported when the rule comes on for argument. They were fully reported at the time of the trial, but as they ere somewhat interesting, historically and commercial, a brief reference to them will again be expedient. VirEFIB V. BEV .1•14 AND OTHERS. This was an action for trespass and forcible entry. It was tried before Mr. Justice Erle at the sittings after the last term, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff, damages 25/.- The following is a brief statement of the facts :—Mr. Bevan, who is a Chancery barrister, kept horses at the livery stables of Mrs. Savage, in Fetter lane, a person named Stocken having acted for sotae time as foreman of the establishment. For a considerable time this person appeared to have enjoyed the confidence both of his mistress, Mrs. Savage, and of her customers, but at the period when the pre sent cause of contention arose, he no longer possessed their good opinion. Mr. Bevan having determined to sell one of his horses. desired Mrs. Savage to send the animal to Tattersall's for that purpose. Subsequently to his giving instructions on this poict, Mrs. Savage had occasion to go into the City ; but, before doing so, she distinctly told Stocken and others that Mr. Bevan's base should not be taken out of the stable where it wa., kept. No sooner was her back turned, however, than Stocken, mounting the hack of the horse, rode into the yard of Mr. Webb, livery • stable-keeper, of Gray's Inn-lane, and, atter some nego tiation, he sold the horse to the plaintiff, under a forged vvatrant.y ittet Mr; flit the trt of 154 The fol. lowing day Mr. Bevan, being accompanied by a polide. officer and other parties, proceeded to the plaintiff's yard, caused the stable door to be forcibly opened, and took away his horse. An action was then brought ; at the trial of which nearly a dozen counsel were en gaged; and after many hard blows, and a good deal of harder swearing, a verdict was given for the plaintiff, with 251. damages. Mr. tiergeant TALVOURD now moved on behalf of the principal defendant, Mr. Bevan, fora rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had, on the two grounds of such verdict being against evidence, and against the direction of the Learned Judge (Mr. Jugice Erle) before whom the action was tried. Mr. Sergeant CHAN NELL was proceeding to move on behalf of the other defendants, when The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, interrupting the Learned Counsel, said that the new trial must necessarily be fur all the parties alleged to be aggrieved, and nut fur .one only. LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.) John Gay, a hay salesman, was charged by Police constable L 42 with being drunk and incapable of taking l'itre_of his horse and gig, in the York-road, at half-past ten o'clock last night. The prisoner was taken to the station•house. and the horse and gig to the green-yard. The prisoner denied being drunk, and said it was a piece of impertinent interference on the part of the police _to unbuckle the reins of his horse. Henry Uttun, Police constable L 159, said the prisoner was so drunk that he drove the horse o❑ the pavement, and it was a great mercy that no serious accident occurred. The prisoner replied that he should like to have the police punished ; he only went into the Ordnance Arms to obtain some refreshment, and on his return he f3und the police in possession of his horse and gig. He had 1601. about his person, which he offered to leave at the station-house provided that the police would restore the horse and gig and permit him to go home. Mr. HENRY said that instead of wishing to have the police punished, the prisoner ought to be extremely thankful for their care and kindness. He must pay five &billings for being drunk, and his horse and gig would be returned on payment of the green-yard expenses. SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) A well dressed cyprian named Jones, was charged with robbing a gentleman named Edwards, residing in the Commercial-road East, of a valuable watch. When the sheet containing the charge was placed be fore the Magistrate, the policeman stated that the com plainant was not in attendance. The circumstances of the alleged robbery were as follows :—Mr. Ed. wards accompanied the prisoner to her lodg ings, and soon after his departure he missed his watch, a valuable one. He then returned to the house, but instead of going in he remained all night watching for her in the street. When she came out in the morning he went up and accused her of the robbery, but she denied the charge, and he then gave her into custody. The watch has not been found. The complainant was perfectly sober at the time. Mr. COTTINGIIA3I expressed considerable surprise at the circumstance of the complainant not appearing, and said tht.t he had no right to deprive the woman of her liberty if he did not intend to appear against her. The Magistrate added that he should remand the prisoner, in order to insure the attendance of the loser of the watch. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHAN GE -WEDNN SDA We had a full average supply of English Wheat; the best, parctls sold at full prices, but those of other kinds had a downward tendency. Foreign Wheat —in which little business was transacted—was held at Monday's quotations. Barley was a very dull sale, at, in some instances, depressed rates. In Malt evccedingly little was doing, at previous currencies. Oats, Beans, and Peas were very dull. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Earley. Oats. I Flout English 5,000 qrs. 2,'.50 qrs. 2,170 qrs. 3,240 Irish„ 2lO 27,330 Foreign 2OO 270 Malt, 8,050 qrs. V7EgrTZCZAWIII7A• Prime Beef and Mutton sold .readily ; other kinds of meat slowly, at our quotations.—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 10,1 to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. FLANDERS MAIL. (RECEIVED THIS I)AY.) BRUSSELS, JAN. 12.—His Majesty presided in a Conn. cil of Ministers, and attended Divine worship in the chapel of the palace. The Minister of the Interior has just appointed a com mission, of which M. Kindt is president, to inquire what are the best means of preventing fires, or of checking their progress. The shares of the General Society have experienced, in the last six weeks, a rise of nearly 150 f., which does not seem likely to stop there, for every day there are applications fur shares, which cannot be purchased at the quoted prices. M. Dethuin, a notary, of Mons, has just acted with a degree of disinterestedness which deserves to be made known. Madame Herendal bequeathed to him her whole fortune, amounting to 50,000 f., to the prejudice of her brother. M. Dethuin has declined this legacy in favour of the lady's brother. TURKISH FRONTIER, Dxc. 28.—We learn from Bu charest that the Wallachian Bojars of the opposition party, who have ever been joined by soma of the Go vernment party, have resolved, after several meetings, to send a petition to the Porte against the intended sus pension of the General Assemblies. VIENNA, JAN. 7.—Prince Frederick of Nassau, uncle of the reigning Duke, who has been ill for many years, died yesterday after severe sufferings. FROM THE DANUBE, JAN. 7.—The affairs of the East, particularly of Syria, and the most recent events in Wallachia and Moldavia, have led to a proposal for new Ministerial conferences, to be held at London, the ac ceptance of which by the great Powers concerned is said to be certain. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 11. Actual Debt, 2i per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98 3 / 4 Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto 77% Ditto, ditto 1840 Ditto, ditto 1844 " 103 Ditto of the City, 1843 102% Ditto, 1832 Bank of Belgium 6lO —Brussels Papers, Jan. 13. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.-VIENNA, JAN. 7. 5 per Cent. Metalliques 4 per Cent. Ditto 10 1 34 3 per Cent. Ditto 7B Bank Shares 1640 Esterhazy's Loan RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand Gloggnitz 12534 Milan 117% —Mlgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 10. HAMBURGH MAIL. ST. PETERSBURGII, DEC. 31.—1 t is affirmed that the chief direction of the war against the moun taineers will be confided to General Yermolaw, who has not peen employed since 1826, and who formerly distinguished himself in that command by his energy and success. BERLIN, JAN. 6.—Accounts just received from St. Petersburgh speak of a very serious indisposition of the Emperor, and a very extraordinary movement in the Russian Legation here seems to confirm this re port, which has also come from other respectable quarters. According to the accounts, the national Russian party is gaining more and more influence in the Government, and comprehensive plans are sa'd to be contemplated not only to exclude foreigners from all important posts in the public service of the State, but *also to limit as much as possible the German element hi the Baltic provinces. It is not to be expected that this plan will soon succeed ; the most powerful protection of the German interests is the Imperial Family itself, in which a national inclination to the country of their ancestors will never be wholly extinguished, notwithstanding all patriotic sentiment respecting Russia. FROM THE DANUBE, JAN. 2.—We learn that the Russian Government has at length given the assu rance that in the course of next year the channel of the mouth of the Danube shall be deepened, that the largest ships may pass without danger. BERLIN, JAN. B.—The Duke of Leuchtenburg has made but a short stay here, and is gone to St. Petersburgh. HAMBURGH, JAN. 9.—The ice in the Elbe has partly broken up and begins to move, but is still standing fast at Blankenese.—Hamburgh Papers, Jan. 10. Two Moan FlRES.—Between one and two o'clock this (Wednesday) morning a most destructive fire was discovered in the lower part of the premises occupied by Mr. W. Fryer, grocer and cheesemonger, 1, High street, Camberwell. The progress of the flames was extraordinarily rapid, and owing to the lapse of time which occurred before water could be obtained, the fire had caused treat devastation before the firemen were in possession of the means of checking it. Tho shop is burned down, and the kitchen at the back of it most seriously damaged. The next house, in the occupation of Mr. James Rowley, bootmaker, is materially injured, and the stock and furniture considerably damaged. No. 3; occupied by Mr. Morgan, baker, is also slightly burned : and the house No. 9, opposite, tenanted by Messts. Wade Brothers, linendrapers, is scorched by the heat from the flames. Mr. W. Mould, oilman, cf I, Wyndham-road, has suffered considerably ; his stook and furniture, both by water and removal, are much in jured. Mr. Fryer is not insured for the contents ; the building is insured in the Dissenters' office. The other property is partially insured. Cause unknown.—At t en minutes past five o clock the police constable u -s Fm , the beat diseuvered a fire is the extensive warehouses and worlsships belonging to Messrs. Perkins and Sharpus, wholesale tin-plate workers, 6, Bell-court, Carnion street, City. Much damage is done throughout the building and to the stock, the work-benches, fixtures, flooring, joists, and roof in the top flour here the fire originated) being burned, and the contents most seri ou. s ly damaged on the first and ground floor s o f th e warehouse. The firm areinsured for the stuck in the Sun office. It is not known how the &re originated. M' EY and CO l 4 144 I- The ( 'ot!( in arket at Li% ei pool esi, tel,7) w Sales, 6,000 hal, s; all to the trace.— a good bu .nesm was done in Shares at firm rates. Bristol and (iloucest ter, 42 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 384; Cambridge and titcolii, 313; Chester and Holyhead, 54- 6; Chui net Valley, 3'l 18s. 9d: ;Direct Northern, 21. Is. ;Edinburgh and Gla,gow, 62f ; Glasgow and Crre , !mack, 12/. Is. 3d; tiratql Junction,22B;k; Do., Half,ll4 ; Great Western, I lalf,96ii; Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter, 53 ; London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 27 ; London and South- Western, 764 ; London and York, 3i ; Manchester, Bolton,' and Bury, 122 ; Midland Counties, 121 12 3 ; North British, lot. 6s. 3d.; North Union, 1471 ; Preston mad Wyre, 171 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 981 90 ; South-Eastern, 424 43 . ; Ditto New, 151 ; Paris and Lyons, 3/. 12s. 31. 14s. ; Paris and Orleans, 40.1 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 7 ; Northern of France, 51. 16s 3d. 51. 14s. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 44 1. We have late accounts from Canada to-day, brought by the Halifax and Boston steam-ship, which, in refe rence to the health of Sir Charles Metcalfe, we may state with some confidence that the return of his Excel lency to this country is all but a settled point. At the same time, it ought to be mentioned that the ru mours so freely circulated in this country that Sir Charles's life was in most imminent danger, is not founded in fact. By this arrival we have a return exhi biting the nett revenue of the province of Canada for the last financial year; also, an abstract of the expendi ture for the same period; all of which appear to be of a very satisfactory' nature. On January 31, last year, there was a balance in favour of the Consolidated Fund of 115.5051. 2s. 104 d. The interest payable upon the public debt of the province is now not far short of 100,000/. per annum, exclusive, we believe, of the amount due for the loans raised here, and guaranteed by our Government, for completing public work in the colony, and to pay the expenses of fresh roads, canals, &e. It may be asserted with confidence, that the Canadas are in a very 11411 thy state. In general the position of the emigrants who reached Canada last year, amounting to 20,000 men, women, and children from Europe, was good. The markets for agricultural produce in the Canadas appear to be well supported. From the United States the present advices, in a mer cantile point of view, are not of much interest. From Mexico, however, the accounts received by commercial houses in the City are distressing. The revolutionary movements there had all but suspended general transac tions. The following is a graphic version of the " doings" in Mexico, as sent to us from that city. Con gress was suspended by a proclamation of several of the principal Ministers, and Santa Anna appointed a Dictator, with full power to act without:appeal ing to any council; but, on the 6th of December, the Congress assembled in defiance of the Dicator, and appointed Don Jose J. de Herara as President of the republic. The new President instanter issued a decree, calling on the inhabitants to uphold him. The palace was taken possession of, and the Ministry took to flight. The fate of Santa Anna would be sealed if arrested ; but, up to the latest dates, no blood was shed. Advices of Nov. 23 have been brought by her Ma jesty's ship Pelican from the Cape of Good Hope, but there are only one or two papers in town from the fron tier to the 14th. Matters were quiet there, and agricul tural affairs were going on prosperously. At Natal the Volksraad seems as good at a debate us our own senators are, and as regards the British Government, many of the members exhibit decided disaffection, and a determination to take nem of the responsibility of the treaty with Colonel Cloete. A slight retrograde movement has occurred in the Funds this morning. Consols for the Account opened ut 100-1- and are now at 100 f ; but Consuls for immediate transfer are at 100-1-. Reduced Three per Cents. have been quoted at 1001 and at 1004. The New Three-and a-Quarter per Cents. are 4 per cent. above par. 'I ha premium on Exchequer Bills has fluctuated from 595. to 61s. Bank Stock for the Account is at 2121. Very few bargains were made in the Foreign Funds this morning. Mexican Five per Cents. have been done at 34A for the Account. The Portuguese Converted are rather heavy at 591, Spanish Five per Cents. at 264 the Three per Cents. at 37k k, and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 63i. It would appear that a contest is likely to arise for the contract for the Great Northern of France Railway, the Messrs. Rothschilds Brothers having undertaken the formation of a list. Numerous applications have already been made. In some quarters a belief is entertained that a junction between the contending capitalists would be a most beneficial circumstance, and probably such an operation might be brought about. The shares of the Great Northeru of France have just been done at 1,1 premium. The market for the English railways is very buoyant to-day ;in almost every instance prices have advanced, and an immense amount of business has been transacted. Those new lines that have been re ported in tavour of by the Commissioners in last night's Gazette, have been in good demand. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 2ll ........ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities IOO%X % 3 per Cent. Consols Anna 100%4 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 3-16% Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 l2 India Bonds 1,0001 77 pm. , Ditto under 1,0001 77 pm. Bank Stock for Account. Consols for Opening Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 1 I%d. 1,0001. 5001. ... ........ .. ..... ... — 6 l pm. Ditto Small — Ditto Advertised ..... ... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 34% Ditto for the Account. Ditto Deferred Stock 1 5 1,i Portuguese Bonds ' 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted 59 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 2 6 3 4% Ditto Passive Bonds 64 Ditto 3 per Cent 37 lA% Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham' and Gloucester 100 lO 4 l /2 107 to 105 Ditto, New... Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Cambridge and Lincoln Eastern Counties =Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 3 Ditto, ditto, 1 , 40. 2. Great South and W. (Irish)... 5 Ditto Extension Ditto Additional Great North of England 100 Ditto Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle London and Birmingham —lOO 227 London and Blackwell 16% 7% to London and Brighton.... 5O ...... 51 1 4 to 50 1 ‘ London and Greenwich ...... 12% lO% to 11 London and South Western.. 41%...... 79 80 Ditto New Consolidated Bths 6 Ditto, New. London and York... ..... Manchester and Leeds 7O 122 /2 to Manchester and Birmingham . 40 _ . __ _ _ Midland 100 124 123... to 125 Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 Newcastle&Darlington.iunc. 24 Newcastle and Berwick North British Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 14 ...... to Portsmouth Direct Richmond and West End Junc. 1 Rugby ... 1 ...... 1% 3 4... to Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 % 2 - 1 /4 to South Devon South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 ,i • 443 1 Ditto New Trent Valley Yarmouth and Norwich York and North Midland ... 5 0 lO6 2 to Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 0 . Great Northern of France ... 4 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 444 to Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 40% 1 ,4... to JOINT STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster Union of Australia Erratum in yesterday's list.—Read Great Northern c.f . France, 5% a ! i , instead of 6% a 3,4. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 14.—There has been a very extensive business at improved prices : Bristol and Gloucester 42 Eastern Counties, l6 Ditto, ditto, No. 2. 2ss. 6d. London and South Western, New Shares B 3' Manchester and Birmingham, Ditto Quarter Shares Midland Railway Consols Ditto 40/. Shares 6 74 74 Preston and Wyre lBl l, South Eastern New 15 3-16 y, Ditto New Creation —l 3 l,E 13 3-16 Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. Junct., 6% 7 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet Valley 4 3 15-16 4 Leeds and West Riding Junction 4l/ Liverpool, Ormskirk, and I'reston 2i . i : London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby l% London and York 4 Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale North British West Yorkshire Great Northern of France EXTRAORDINARY GLUT OF FlSlL—Yesterday Bil lingsgate, Hungerford, and the different metropolitan fish markets were enormously glutted with varions kinds of fish, which sold at unusually low prices ; and the supply of mackerel was so abundant that they sold in Clare-market at the almost incredible price of Id., and even so low as a halfpenny a piece. At this time of the year mackerel is not considered to be in season ; those, however, brought into the markets yesterday were re markably fir.e, and were eagerly bought up. STATE OF TILE STREETS.—At a meeting of the Commissioners of Sewer, ht ld at Guildhall yesterday. many complaints were made of the dirty stale of the streets in the City, and Mr. Gore, one of the contractors, was fined 211. for neglecting a cleansr the wood pat I n g In and for not having taken Newpfate-street and Cheap We, away the ashes and dust from the Yost-office. HANDSOME SPECULATIoN.—It is stated that within forty years the United Stays have extinguished . th e In dian title to 430,000,01)0 acres of land . for 82,000,000 dol lars. At this rate the y p aid the, Indians an v era ge , f less than 2 0 cent s. p er acre. ow, if the United S ta t es disposed of those la n ds to their citizen, at the p re , ent low Government p rice of 1 dollar 25 cents, they have received into their treasury the sum of 455,500,000 dol lars above the original covto—Cherukze eldoxate. _._._--- "! 77 *! . 'C'1' 7 r, , ,upp,(.o fi 1.,1 . "t' , t : 1.Y d wise Gov-ielueut text, iee . pl";.l3 l if'`e . t th „,,d - 1 0 struering of railways were in this country ihtrtni,F. the Government. The Direct Northern will connect! ' e m_ Great North of England Railway and south-western railways which have their Wl, O in London ; it will be the trunk line of cornmunictuoo between the railvva s 3 stems north of York. and / , ‘ ,O SOW h London. the Direct Northern ie the 51 10 .' 1 0 1 line between York and London, and therefore the. 111 ,4 with all the sou b Ol 7, advantageous for all persons north of the Yer_vot south of the London terminus, who may wish to or transmit goods in either direction. The Direct Nor ii ii is the line best adapted—passing .as it does, n ol o through the centre of the district between t•Nfel western railways and the east sea—to affbrd Win° .0 ,1 the connecting of such lateral lines with it as thetils,:to Nortuj os of local traffic may require. The - Direct brings every town alung the line, with the sl ee ri P d lo of Peterborough, nearer to the metropolis ' Ai re ter York, than any existing or projected line; aeuc e lei ° borough is only 4i miles from the poi nt at 0'171,0 branch of the Lonuon and Birmingham Railoith Ai passes through it, crosses the Direct Northern- ifie, the population on each side and at each end 0 1 th e o ire the Direct Northern is the most convenient of 0! competitors ; and it will also be the most Wil l Where the gradients are the same, the Aer i oo through a given country will be the mee t - 0 el° worked, and will consequently pay at the least oir.reb the public. The gradients of the Direct Northers! "'Dolt the whole superior to those of any competing heti:ondot 1 2-3 d miles of tunnelling are required betweee .400 and York, and no engineering works of grea t ! in , sv .hori st or difficulty. The Direct Northern ia42i miles 1, than the existing line of railway communication7oooo York and London; 94 shorter than the prle s : and York Railway, 304 than one proposed Ortr, c or line, and 211 than the other. The only line lar o rt; near it in respect of shortness is the L o ndon f IY - and this latter line, besides being es less favourabl:rlopf construction of lateral railways, opens upon th e 1.1 cll?beJbl North Midland Railway in the very manner -d the fourth report of the Railway Commissieserl'otif likely to render delay unavoidable, and collis ion !" probable." Aft.er such considerations as these; piled a descent to notice such claims on the part of ° Tore ° Northern as that it scarcely interferes with the )ll .o 1114 of any existing line, and that its projectors W,,,, e nr k i field before their rivits of the London o(l.L n — c osy After the experiment of 116-Liverpool and P . .7, c i11°1 line had proved the posibility of railway corers ' d - 0 - 0 it was natural that the Grand Junction and Pfi g A .A.l !r Birmingham Railways shouid be the first P r S 8 Pord plication of the discovery. The completion of7 - I .iiion Northern, as the trunk artery' of a. nationw._ .A' . 0 10 system, is the next step. It is curious enough -7 , Ai be regarded either as evidencing the skill w""dr Roman engineers traced their roads, or as Pny contemplated line of the Direct Northeriz to e°,„ tural course of traffic—that the • railway folloV„." throughout the line of the old Roman road e g/ .l o oi'' mine-street," and is at some places actliallY"' , Spectator of Jan. 11th. . - - - --- i to CHESS. Of 1 4 The match (so long postponed in consequent ( illness of Mr. Staunton) has been put off to an , O, time from the same cause. Mr. Staunton has v i i ',,, pulled to return to London, but ere he left FS' ~ dressed the following letter to his opponent:',.. Or a l " Paris, JO' ;11 1 °1i " Dear Sir,—The time has at leng oth arrlf or can relieve you from further suspense on t '.: 0 1 our match. tiO e ' # " My health continues in so precarious 06 . 0 111, many weeks I find must still elapse ere I call,l i dec,l any task of mental labour and excitem, nt. u Or) circumstances I have determined to obey tt,e lel my friends most interested in the contest, so u 00j England. It is not, believe me, without regiet opr e? appointment that I thus leave unachieved , , 4 1 of my visit ; but a gleam of conso l a tiosl io r i i itself in the hope that your affairs / t a d r o you to London in the approaching spriogtl)lli when there, you will nut let pass so faverol opportunity of seaking the revanche I bece ~.o e oi. so much pains to give you. ' As some indin t ol,V such a step, let me call your attention t o the Imi t i e lvj ditions of my drfi, in the April. number of , 4 fri Players' Chronicle.* And, as a further incept!: ' to) me to add, that, in the event of your resolli ri• counter me in London, I will undertake 1 0 Pfif according to the objectionable terms imposea i ds here, and stake 1501. to your 1001. on . the r0 0 1,,0 games.—l have the honour to subscribe IaID yours obediently, " H. STAID" "7 . "* The challenge alluded to was as follows• "CHALLENGE FROM MR. STAUNTON TO Id. 8 11 249 " My dear Sir,—Your reply to my • Proposa l ol me at the moment when the forthcoming nu rO7, Chess Myers' Chronicle is at press. This eit,C - 1 will account for and excuse the brevity of tr , . i i communication. br ig ht ; "My challenge, to the terms of which yPo so many exceptions, was a general one, itt 34 o, F , tions, however equitable, could never be so PI r j that they would &IN-tail with the wishes an lisi i ence of every individual ; they will not do . sti e t,, seem, with yours. Keeping them, then, altoge J r/ view on the present occasion—regarding 0 ° joy patient desire which you express. and fvbieP o l oo l another match, and the assurance you hive ~ . your being in London this spring—l have the 0 . 4 submit for your consideration another 'Dek,.,.,: aiti "I will engage upon your arrival in . 1 . 1 7 .4 . if f i spring, to play you at the St. George's Che'",sl match of 25, of 21, of 11, of 7, or of 5 gs„ oe option, for any stake not less than 1001. sterol' ~ 10 ) " These games shall be played at youreown . days and hours. SO " I will undertake to play every clay, or alte or once a week, as you may determine, under t he. i of one guinea for each omission. 0 i " I will agree that the maximum time 010 01 0 0 f move shall be 10, or 15, or 20, or 25, or 3 0 f o ily your pleasure ; and that either party elt 0 / given time shall, on every occasion, be fined . 0 1 , ,i " The match shall also be played in p u blie . fdi as you may determine ; and finally, I will co p?' 14 1 in each game both players shall, on their firstr, King's Pawn two squares.—ln haste, I subsefr dear Sir, truly yours, • "H. ST,A%, ' To M. St. Am a nt, e ditor of Ls Palamede. . I DALSTON AN]) KINGSLAND LlTElle ei li, SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIZ)N.—Last night, a nu3l4r highly-respectable meeting was held at it0 . ,,.11 Arms, Queen's-road, Dalston, to adopt mes..:ip , i formation of an institution for the \ rapidb re tio i' / western districts of Hackney. The b4ough„jr, i tin s were present. Sir W. Clay took the C"; 10, a I,.ng, able, and effective address, enforced p a of the projected institution. which by power gl i , tr i ii age he %wild cordially support. Mr:R-41 ° 0 i . ty report of the provisional committee. Colotte u i e e j its adoption, and express:d his delight at i, ' .1 , , fi institution. Messrs. Neilson, Ovenden, Rev'. ri etifr i Bitigley, Thorns, and others, severalty 00' 7 . 0 0; ri t resolutions in furtherance of the scheme. A t ticili of thanks was passed to the worthy repreSeo i A t f A e returned thanks. A vote of thanks was al:, 1, Mr. Rayson, Secretary, after which the ir%oir rated. Many shareholders' and subscribers - s A ' j ifr' received. " THE ~,OMERSETSIHRE MONDAY EVENING.—The further examinatitter,w4 Freeman on charges of murdering her br oil ', husband, and child, which was fixed to tsl‘, e ; day at the Town hall before the magis trs ,,ce IY f county, has been postponed in conseq uc it e fee:i severe illness of the prisoner. I b e i co d * soon after her being cony: yeti back to gs ° ;fi clilri;,,, - evening she was taken ill, and her : Ic ier ] tV,;; increased to such a degree as fo' 0 ,•0 1 1, , % eitssary to call in the assistance of 5 ;i0 5 4 cal practitioners. The surgeons being of °V v proceed with the examinations to-day wet' t o tt i " with dangerous consequences, information rso;,4)' was conveyed to the justices who had tsk el ;, ( ti‘. ll / fi l! investigation, and a messenger was disp s t 4 t he !ply wick to prevent the different witnesses fer; er i rotr i V tion from coming into town, it being ' 0 0" o I If deemed desirable to lessen the public ezeit e- t tet' r ell f v` possible. The prisoner, although much , oefeve was on Saturday and yesterday, is still 00 ,,,, e eCb e r!, disposed as to render it certain that the 131."" bleb not be gone on with to-day. 0, s ide 4t EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE. -- `' ° s ig ti satiors was excited in Richmond and 10.0,000,4 Y on Monday last, in consequence of the body of a man in a field adjoining the 1 “ B t jo °0 5 44 / mond, under circumstances that were 11 bet'''oti' r uF cative of foul pl a y. O n M o nd a y morning , and eight o'clock, a man , named Charier, is e ff etl:tl is gardener to Messrs. Steele, nurserY 6 ° Le ge r/ was crossing his master's field, when b e h icti body of a man lying near a wall v i 0 „a e ) 1. 0 ,11 1 , the field from the nursery-gardens. ,Sthropitil the body, which proved to be that of j-P eti irleo•oo l a housekeeper, also in Messrs. Steeld s • fie 3 " dis 4 face of the deceased was frightfully b o to c t' l there were wounds on other parts of ti le 4t roeup oc r et t suspicious appearances induced the nine ' t od municate immediately with the p.oliee, Poe/ ri Turner, with several constables, inst/l i fel, to the spot with a stretcher, ee P t - o i ceased was placed, and carried horeev'tio of/ a surgeon, was called in, and that g e oje b ° gPvi tj that the deceased had been dead 5° illi e h oeo i t, o ; that he had probably died in a fit• fe a r / r il e on the different parts the body aPPe b il ' o elibf e J caused by the bite of some animal, b". titoi was dangerous. The police afterward s In r 6 ine v io o ,lli tt o inquiry into the circumstances, and ri ce n igh t otiY l deceased had gone late on the previous to pe re , field with sortie hay for a horse that wa 6 eicleota per;, lie was drunk at the time, :aid intha by ti c 0 4 1 r` / ` O . , against the wall and disfigured his tare ',. e or' 0 .1!`, specs to the other marks and wounds thv,booo anion is that they were caused by thed,Potiutorte found the deceased lying ell the gr'!". th e re, awaken him, such instances of sag aci l Y / 11e , beiug uncommon. o w 000 . Mr. Bunn, the inawger of DrurY cb pr ef e ,,it' has paid a • t to I'aris ill 5' a s f i ~ c tb at,d he' lan ,w goe ato Berlin to witne° of S b 0 )111 1 . 4 visit lion of bI , yrrhe<r's new ups rue s 7'he 1 , 1 4 Fln, stage. V4r I)ii tlChi 0 [DE DISTRESSED NEEDLEV7 O - f we c b This :,ociet) has rerei%ed ittiothel F ., , st 03 ye the list of paro h essr:6 in the naii•e AV Norfolk. the W in T Mr. Pe ri ; 1 1, . m e South o4 t t. r b e , r so rry th e to bo l r e ( a p r ,g. n li th o a f rese,:e Dv, to the lute Alderman Wood. is a t tn e f i b litv in re o a yer d y an a serous state of illness,