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MASTER THIRL WALL'S BENEFIT, Mr. THIRLWALL begs leave most respectfully to announce that the CONCERT THIS EVENING will be for the BENEFIT of his SON, MASTER THIRLWALL, who, though only Eleven Years of Age, has been pronounced by the Musical Profession in general to be a Performer of most extraorslinary and precocious Talent- THIS EVENING, JANUARY 3', PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING—PART L Overture, Leonora—Beethoven. The Toy Quadrille, Paianini's Extravaganza, performed by Mz.ster Thirlwall—Jullien. Sinfonia, Pastorale, the Andante and Storm Movements—Beethoven Solo, Oboe—M. Barret. Valse, Clementine, composed expressly for her Majesty's State Balls —J Mozart's Quartette No. 7, the Violin part by Master Thirlwall. The Real scotch PART 11. Grand Fantods from I Puritani, the Four Cornet-a Pitons by Messrs. gasper, Laurent, Handley and Herr K.conig—Bellini. New Quadrille , The Irish Echoes—Jullien. Solo, Violin, Master Thirlwall. Airs and Variations from Auber's Opera Fra Diavolo. Valse, Bird of Pwaclise, received with the greatest favour at the Nobility's Balls —Kcenig. The English Quadrille—Jullien. Doors Open at Hall-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle 3s. (id. ; Private Boxes, 14 Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-office of the Tbeatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Bald-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Office, 3, Maddox-street, Bond-street. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEL MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 30, 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, blr. Webster; 'Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. •lover ; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. In the course of the Evening Mr. John Parry will sing " The Accomplished Young Lady." To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, 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, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery. 25.; Upper Gallery. Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3g. ; Pit 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Performance commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box— office, from Ten till Five. THEAIRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Unpreeedenteiiuccess attending the revival of " The Merry Wives of Windsor," which will try acted every evening till further notice, thus cast :—Sir John Falstaff. Mr. Strickland ; Slender, Mr. Charles Mathews; Evans, Mr. Webster; Ford, Mr. Stuart ; Page, Mr. Howe; Caius, Mr. J. Bland; Pistol, Mr. Brindal; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett; Dame Quickly, Mrs. Glover. 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Columbine, Miss Bullet' • Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimit a bl e Wieland ; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. T. Matthews, from the Theatres Royal, Covent-garden and Drury lane; Panta,, loon, Mr. Johnstone. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery. ls. ; Second price at Nine. Doors opan at six, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREBT. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 39, Will be performed LUCREZIA BORGIA. Don Alphonso, Mr. iturdimi ; Gennarro, Mr. Allen ; Mattio Orsini, Mrs. H. P. Grattan ; Qubette, Mr. Walton ; Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Eugenia Garcia After which, A DAY WELL SPENT. _To concl u d e w i t h the N ew M us i ca l B ur l esque sp ec t a cle, entitled TILE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing.Sorig, Mrs. H. P. tirattan; Poo. Poo, Mr. Paul Bodiord ; Sloe.Leat, Miss R. Isaacs. AsTLEY•4 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.ottice, compels the Proprietor to announce that this Popular Establishment will remain Open a few Nights longer; and, by special desire, and in concurrence with the whiles of Astley's Patrons, according to annual custom, fur a series of British National Fetes, peurtraying the Victories of England's Hero Wellington, with all its Military Eflt-cts, New Dresses Scenery, and Appointments, THIS EVENING, JANUARY 30, Will be performed the Grand National Specta t e of THE BATTLE OF nal character. wATEnLoo. Napoleon Buonapartc, r. tiomersal, his oii al — New Scenes in the Circle, and Uhequalled Feats of H orsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TAM O'SHANTER. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, 55.; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, ; Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, ca inClxc it, 4 : *; pe daily from Ten till Four, Stage Boxes, One —"Gain—ti-rliglacife.poiicne to Ditto, Hall-a-Guinea. Private BOXES Two o i•;eas; Half-price to Ditto, One Guinea. Half-price, iiait-patt E ght. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEAI Enormous hit of " Stella Rittersdorr—rnore crowded than ever— Increased attraction of the best Pantomime in London, overflow. ing with fun. THIS EVENING, JANUARY SO, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTER& DORF. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, R. Honner, Neville. Vale, Smith, ohnson, Lewis, eslop_, Hoosier, Mrs. Daif . 4 . Mrs. =sift Torrey, and Mrs. H . g. Ter i g id INly new Grand Comic P antomime with resses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks, ery-1 nniost costly description, HARLEQUI N altßStitAti" ,Yo _ Aurray,and AEIO U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H.,..14,r, etZ., r 0.1 „I,lr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Panto. loon,Nt i - hyi! . • tist • CIS-Of ines (alternately) Miss hl . Fair. brother-4nd ~ ~ _ ... ~`_~~ Ec.J" l = t= tiltiti WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Mining ... 19 minutes after 9. Evening ... 59 minutes after 9, THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 30. TIIEEMOMETER, Lowest, 44 ; Highest, 49 Noon, 48. BAROMETER, 29.95.—W1ND, N.W. Nom—The number 32 on the Thermometee denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. . In Barometers `air is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. tf.enta *int v 4 LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1844 The speech of Mr. SHELL in defence of Mr. JOHN O'CosnsELL—or rather in defence of all tli& tra versers—is one of the most eloquent, forcible, and convincing displays of forensic oratory we haVe pe rused for many a long year. It made a strong' im pression on all who had the good fortune to hear it —it will make an equally strong impression 'on all who read it. The Right Hon. Gentle Man left; the Attorney-General literally not a leg to stand on'. lie commented, in cutting and energetic language, 0.4 no .4 n the miserable policy that had dictated the State prosesu tions, and the still more miserable logic by which, they were attempted to be supported ; and, alluding to the Attorney-General's marked expressions* of indigna tion at the mischievous designs of the Repeal agita tors, said, " if, gentlemen of' the jury, his anger was not simulated ; if his rage was not merel, official ; if he spoke as he felt, how comes it to pass, that no single step was ever taken by him for the purpose of arresting the progress of an evil represented, by him `..,0 be so calamitous ? He told you that the country was traversed by incendiaries, who set fire to the passions of the people ; the whole fabric, of society, according to him, has been in a blaze for the last nine, months ; wherefore, then, did he stand with folded arms to gaze at the conflagration ?" This is one of those hits between wind and water which cannot fail to tell with crushing effect against him at whom it is aimed. Why did not the At torney-General, the instant he saw the. blaze beginning to spread, use his utmost efforts to put it out ? Why wait till it had spread from county to county with the rapidity of wild-fire, and, according to his own acqount, was daily becoming more de structive ? Foreseeing the danger, was it not his duty to have striven to avert it at once ? Surely, by allowing it to increase, he made himself in some de gree responsible for the consequences ; and, do far from prosecuting the incendiaries—as he terms thenl- 7 he should be tried at the same bar with them, for having aided and abetted them by hfs log supineness ! What would be thought of a man who,' seeing a hou - e beginning to take fire, and having the means of ex tinguishing it, should stand coolly looking on, to a ll appearance calm and unmoved, until the flanies : had spread throughout the whole building, and Aben, for the first time, should send for the fire-engines ? Would he not be considered culpably negligent —or, what is more likely, incurably mad ? Yet this is the line of conduct that the Attornek-teneral haS pur sued throughout the repeal agitition; Instead.. of checking this agitation in its infancy—whickhe, was bound to do, holding the views he does of its danger ous character—he allows it to progress day by day, week by week, month by month, without the slightest attempt at opposition or reprobation; and only .inter • feres to put it down at the very period When, it has effected all the mischief it is now likely to effect ! If the Attorney-General has the peWer of interference now, it is-fairly to be presumed that le had a .similar power months since ; and we repeat, therefore,. our conviction that he himself is resp'onsible for - much of the agitation which he could, but would not., check. We dwell on this point becauSe we think it one which the Hon. and Learned Gentlenian Will find it difficult, if not impossible, to answer , satisfactorily; and be cause also we think it will produce a marked, and we hope triumphant, impression in the proper quarter. Mr. SHEIL'S inference from this long lethargy on the part of the newly-aroused Attorney- General, is one which can scarcely fail to suggest itself to the mind of every intelligent and ,unbiassed man in the community. " Is there not," observed the Right Hon. Gentleman, " too much reason to think - that a project was formed, or rather that & plot was concocted, to decoy and ensnare the tra-Versers, and,that a' con nivance, amounting almost to 'sanction, was' delibe rately adopted as a part of the•policy of Government in order, to betray the traverSers Into indiscretions, of which advantage was in due time to be taken"?. The public prosecutor who gives' an indirect encourage ment to agitation, in order that 'lie may ; afterwards more effectually fall upon it, bears some Moral affinity to the informer, who provokes the' crime front whose denunciation his ignominious 'livelihood: is delived." This, too, is hard hitting, but' Who shall say that it is undeserved? The conduct , of.' the Government, throughout these injudicious, ;State prosecutions, has been marked alternately bye vfrulefice and . feebleness in a most eminent degree ; and, let theM .terminate which way they will—either in a triumphant' acquit tal of O'CONNELL, or his consigiiment to a ham or Dublin prison—either way, the result will be equally injurious to the stability' 'of the Adinibistra tion. As for stopping the progress of the repeal agitation, neither one nor a hundred State prosecutions will be able to do this ; the check roust be' 'given: in the House of Commons, by the public, deliberate an nouncement of Sir ROBERT .PEELOO concede, without further delay, such measures as Ireland is justified in demanding, and has a right to receive. - • We take it the new rural ass'Ocia.tions, founijed for the support of agricultural profeetion, will prove themselves most valuable auxiliaries " to, the very cause their present patrons design them to , overturn." The prospects of free trade, we are quite convinced. stand in not the slightest danger from the Skirmishing which the associations in question have a tendency to compel. On the contrary, they scull ; to . U.s to afford an element which has hitherto been a' desidera • turn, and without which, probably, the ,progress of tru:th would have been considerably retarded: The public, we think, have long enough found out that the League were in no want of- capacity for meeting their opponents in fair debate, either in the Legislature, on the hustings, or through the press. The misfortune for them and their cause was, that they were too strong. There appeared so fearful a contrast between their power and their enemies' weakness, that there was no means of bringing about an encounter. They were like the giant who marches unimpeded through the ranks of pigmies, defying opposition, but meeting no sufficient foe. If in the House they raised a do bate, the Ministerial whipper- - in was instructed to contrive that the Members should be counted out before the question was brought to an issue. If they challenged an inquiry into the existence of those special burdens on land, which the Minister affirmed rendered the obnoxious law necessary, some flimsy pretext or other was put forth to elude it So things were going on within the walls of the House of Commons. The same sort of manoeuvring was being carried on, but with less difficulty in the other Chamber. The county gentlemen, though generally a choleric race, and indisposed to sit placidly under unjust imputations, when they have anything to say in reply, still they suffered the emissaries of the League to visit their parishes and hamlets, discourse on the evils of the corn-laws, and circulate pamphlets without let or hindrance. Now and then, perhaps, some bluff and argumentative squire ventured to act differently from his order, and essay a speech in de fence of the landlords' law. But poor Sir JOHN TYRRELL, at Colchester, was found to be a very in adequate controversialist when RICHARD COBDEN met him face to face. But this was because Sir JOHN was out of training. Now, thanks to the plain, straightforward Eng lish character, which is not yet, we are glad to find, quite extinct amongst us, this Peelish reserve cannot be maintained any longer by the fine old race of country gentlemen; and hence, at length, they have started forth in the character of Anti-Leaguers, and are making their speeches and contributing their cash. Now all this, we say, is as it should be. We are happy to find the unnatural tyranny of the Trea sury benches giving way. It ought not• to be that, because Sir R. PEEL, Sir J. GRAHAM, and Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE find some difficulty in squaring their practice with their theory, and are content to remain, with Mr. BARING, " free-traders in the abstract," it ought not, we say, therefore, to follow that the farmers' friends should for ever remain tongue-tied, and for ever withhold from the world their wise, patriotic, and generous sentiments, which have been so long bottled up. The tenant farmers, some of them at least, have turned their hand to oratory. Mr.. BAKER, df Writ tle, has made some figure in Essex. The other day this gentleman was at Romford. "For twelve years,' says Mr. BAKER, "before the passing of the existing law in 1842, the average price of wheat was 575., and the average duty paid ss. 6d., which is only eleven per cent. for that period. Therefore protection to agriculture has never been more than eleven per cent. under the old . Corn Bill." Here, we say directly, is the benefit of Mr. COBDEN'S tour through Essex last autumn. He set forth with the view of proving to the tenant farmers .of that agricultural county that they had not benefited after all by the so-called• pro tection to home agriculture. The course of Sir. COBDEN'S arguments was to show that, so far from deriving advantage from the intricate sliding scale, they had been tricked and cheated out of everything deserving the name. Mr. COBDEN has in Mr. BAKER, of Writtle, a promising pupil ; and we dare say Mr. BAKER will extend still further the benefit of his instructor's lessons. Mr. BAKER plainly asserts precisely what Mr. COBDEN and the League have been long endeavour ing to show, viz., that the tenant farmers, the very class who are supposed to be mainly benefited by this absurd piece of legislative legerdemain, are equally, with the rest of the country, interested in procuring the abolition of it from the statute book. Surely, then, he may wish the new Protection Societies good speed, and hail them as most valuable adjuncts of the Anti-Corn-law . League, wisely adapted to meet the scruples of those who at present quarrel with the name of the parent institution. 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 hid the natural effect of rendering all parties nearly equally discontented—men's patience is com pie' 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 !" 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 isr 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 them to speak out. I, for one, will never voTe - Tor one iota of your present pro tection being diminished. No threats on the oxe 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 !" 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 TROLLOP/3 is still more so at Kesteven. " He had received," observed the Hon. Baronet, " a note from Sir R. Pm', 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 a 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 interest in the community in a state of fever and unsettle ment. Once more, then, we say—with the Duke of Ricumorin on the one side, and with Mr. COBDEN on the other—in Gon'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 JORN FALSTAFF ob served to Prince HAL. Madrid journals of the 22d 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 sail of the line and frigates, with forty smaller vessels. 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 25i for cash, and 261 for the 9th of February. The Five per Cents. were not quoted. The Paris papers of Saturday and Sunday are almost entirely occupied with comments on the vote of the Chamber on the address, and the extraordinary scene which took place in that assembly on Friday. The Ministerial papers advert in strong terms of praise to the firm attitude and command* demea nour of M. GUIZOT during the storm, and even those of the Opposition cannot deny him that merit. He knew he was right, and that no inference could be drawn from his journey to Ghent which could justify the Royalists in paying court to the Duke of BOR DEAUX AS HENRY V. M. GUIZOT had sworn fealty to Louis XVIIL ; NAPOLEON had abdicated the throne of France, and the present Minister of Foreign Affairs did no more than his duty in assisting the lawful Sovereign of the country with his advice. The charge, therefore, made against him is not just, and that his opponents know. The real cause of the uproar was not GUIZOT'S loyalty in 1815, but the recollection of that memorable battle which decided the fate of NAPOLEON, 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 Debuts, " of the violence and oppression with which the sitting of yesterday concluded, would be very difficult. As one of the KING'S Ministers, as a Deputy, the honour of the Chamber 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 PERIER, 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 was be cause they were incapable of speaking. And what have these thirty voices, which Mirabeau would have overpowered with the thunder of his voice, and which M. Guizot has do 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. All ! 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 and his language, ever dignified, ever respectable, constantly victo rious in his subdued anger, and assuming, in the intervals of silence, the attitude of an accuser, and the authority of a judge ! Santerres of the Revolution of July, we thank you! You 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." ‘o ‘ W io e ns sitting. Nothing similar has oc curred for thirteen years , an d we cannot hope to describe in emotions thi 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, still s adpntabitalteing, 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.". 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 almost hootings of the Opposition—resembl in g 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. of IthVee ex " Never were we p resent at such a tempest ; never did we witness in the Chamber such a frightful tumult. In other co t n r s a ti c tut t the io nn following ei passage from the article 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 Quotidienne 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 Bourbons. 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 self. 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 no 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 avowal, when the 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 spite of the oath w hi c h bound him to the King, whose imprescriptible rights M. Guizot had declared in his writings." - The Journal des Dads of Sunday publishes the following articles of the new constitution of Greece, as drawn up by the Commission of the National As sembly : " The reining religion is that of the orthodox church of the East. The Greek Church with regard to doctrine and spiritual affairs 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. " The slave trade is prohibited. All slaves are free cn 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 tives. -- • --- " The person of the King is inviolable; Ministers alone are responsible. The King names his Ministers, commands armies, de dares war, makes treaties, sanctions and promulgates laws, and prorogues h 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 Bing Otho has no heir, the crown passes to his bro ther, Prince Leopold. " The King is of age at 18 years." We have availed ourselves of the earliest oppor tunity which has offered for the publication of Mr. Carter's latter on the important subject of our existing currency, and the best mode of improving and ex panding the circulation. To some of his views on the general ptinciples of a sound monetary policy, his definitions of money, and his proposition for the establishment of a general bank of transfer—many of which are original and very ingenious, and others which we are not quite prepared to concur with—we shall advert more particularly in a few days, on the occasion of adverting to other theories of recent pro pagation, relative to the same topics. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town at ten o'clock this morning from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. A Cabinet Council is appointed to be held this after noon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. All the Ministers are expected to be present. BERLIN, JAN. 25.—The Queen has had several hours refreshing sleep during the night, and her recovery pro ceeds satisfactorily. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—We hear that it is her Majesty's gracious intention to honour this theatre with her presence on Thursday, to see the Bohemian Girl. 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 York, by a woman named Bodine, and her paramour Waite, both of whom were in custody. The woman (Bodine) was subsequently delivered of a child, whilst in the gaol, which it is believed she wilfully suffo cated, as it was found dead beside her, with marks of violence. The news from Texas, to the 16th ult., state that the trade between that Republic and the United States, in consequence of an Act passed in the last session of the American Congress, was rapidly de clining, and that in the same proportion the trade be tween Texas and this side of the Atlantic was on the increase. A deputation from the Free Church of Scotland had arrived at New York, and Dr. Cunningham, the 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. Amasa 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 1091. • In Ashes little had been done. Pots are quoted, nominally, at 4.60.; Pearls, 5.12 f. Flour was inac tive. Genessee held at 4.62 k to 4.684. Prime yel low Bees-wax sold at 29 cents. There is no news from Canada of interest. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVBNING. The Ashburton, Captain Huttleston, has just come up the river, bringing eight papers to the 10th inst. inclusive. The England packet-ship had arrived out at New York, also the George Washington, whose Captain (Burrowes) had died on the voyage. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, 9. A fair amount of bnsiness was transacted at the Board. of Brokers this mornin g . Illinois Special Bonds ad vanced • Indiana, / ; Harlem Railroad, 4- ; and Nor wich and ?Worcester. f per cent. Kentucky Sixes de clined 4; Paterson Railroad, 2; Auburn and Rochester, 4; and Long Island Railroad, 4. At the public Stock Exchange, Indiana Bonds im proved 4, and Mohawk 4; Long Island fell off 44, Har. lem /, and Norwich and Worcester Railroad 4 per cent. Exchange on New Orleans adtt Alabama was in fair demand, and bills scarce. On other Southern points the demand is moderate. Foreign, exchanges were dull, at a downward ten dency in rates. London is at 1084 to 109 ; Paris, 5.284; Amsterdam, 394; Hamburgh, 35i; Bremen 78 to 78/. 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. Loans "on call" were made at 3/ to 4 per cent. per annum, and discounts at 4. SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANOE,JAN. 9.-7,000 United States 6's, '62, 1141 ; 7,000 States 5/s '6l, 104 e ; 5,500 Ohio 6's '5O, 96 ; 7,000 Ohio 7's, b 30, 103 ; 10,000 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, 53/ ; 100 Harlem, 431 ; 10 Auburn and Rochester, 104/ ; 50 Long Island, 76 ,• 30 New Jersey, 97 ; 50 Paterson, 71 ; 225 Norwich and Worcester, 34. SECOND BOARD.—SS,OOO Kentucky 6's, 101 i ; 5,000 India Bonds, a 90, 41 ; 5,000 Illinois 6's '7O. b 3, 431 ; 1,000 Ohio 6's '5O, 95 ; 8 shares N. Am. Trust, 15 ; 250 Paterson, 71 ; 150 Harlem, 434. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 30.—Wind light, N. Westerly breeze, with passing clouds. DEAL, JAN. 29.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., mode rate.—Arrd. Siam, Wilmot, China; New Phoenix, Simp son, Jamaica ; Massachusetts, Pritchard, Virginia ; Pamelia, Quebc • Victoria, Hull, for Havannah. Sld. Margaret, Hardy , Valparaiso ; EqUestrian and Gazelle, Hobart Town ; Walmer Castle, Madras; Token, Bom bay ; Lady Falkland, Bermuda. OFF MARGATE, JAN. 29. 7 -Amelia, Brazil. FALMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Wind W., moderate.--Arrd. Maria Grace, Guthrie, Havannah, sailed 19th ult., and proceeded for Hamburgh. Off port, Sieke Vandor, West, Rio, for Hamburgh; Hope, Newfoundland. OFF NEW ROMNEY, JAN. 29.—Mary Sophia, Calcutta. DOVER, JAN. 29.—The Rowland Hill, Morton, of Perth, from St. Domingo to Liverpool, was run down 16th inst., 100 miles North of the Western Island, by a large American ship, name unknown; crew taken from the wreck (which was in a sinking state) next day, by the Caroline Amelie, arrived off: Off Port, Johan Frederick, Grove, Batavia, for Copenhagen ; Caroline Amelia, Drescher, Valparaiso, for Hamburgh, out 92 days ; Elizabeth, Barnes, Havannah, for Antwerp. OFF DARTMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Eendraght, Havannah, for Amsterdam. SWANSEA, JAN. 28.—Arrd. Countess Bective, Forbes, Cuba. Sid. Auricula and John Hardy, Cuba. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 29.—Wind N.W. to W. moderate. —Arrd. James, M a r an ham ; Walker, Bombay ; Caro line, M`Pherson, Old Calabar, sld. Oct. 11, Fernando Po 22 ; Lyra, Demerara ; Halcyon, Berbice ; Glasgow, Lambert, New Orleans ; John Dunlop, Curtie, Savan nah ; Fortitude, Libby, Charleston ; Ohio, Putnam, New York (7th inst.) ; Ashburton, New York (10th inst) ; Bethel, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Isabella Thompson, Honduras (not Porto Cabello). Off, Hope, Belvidere. WORKINGTON, JAN. 28.—The smack Alfred, of and from Ramsay, I. M., in entering the harbour 26th inst., struck on the Perches, bilged and filled, her bottom is broken, and nearly all the cargo lost. SOUTHAMPTON.—THE QUEEN.—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 us.—Hampshire Independent. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EIENING, JANUARY* BO , 1844. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND tittbitt Gpintott. " Who runs may read." The French funds continue FOßElGN' depressed. On Sunday the Three per Cents. were quoted at 82f. 10c. 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 foreigners of distinction 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 sone of his plead. Messrs. Demimuid, 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, Delamare, and d'Eich that, 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- Kader. A remarkably fine meteor, in the form of a very large ball of fire, with a long train of electrical sparks, was seen on Sa turday last at Niort, in the Deux-Sevres, which disappeared without bursting. Law AND POLICE. In the Arches Court articles were exhibited against the Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Chaplain of Salisbury Gaol, for a se rious offence, that must at present be kept secret. The prayer was that the clergyman might be dismissed from his living. An objection was raised 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 against. A lengthened argument 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 pounds, from St. Katharine's Dock. Both prisoners 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 wese 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. Yesterday 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 m the still room. Temple, however, contrived to escape after he was brought to Union -hall, and Warren was held to bail in the amount of 601. to appear on a future day. COU --rills tix o man 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 Beaufort have gone to Hampton Court Palace on a visit to Lady Anne Culling Smith. Mr. Culling Smith left Beaufort House early in the morning to meet the party. The Earl Brownlow and Viscount Alford have returned to town from Lincolnshire. The Countess and Ladies Cust left Bolton House yesterday 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 Aprii 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 drset 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 Friday last, under, the stewardship of Sir F. Goodricke, Ambrose Isted, Esq., and Rainald Knightley, Esq. Among the company were the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Lord Cantalupe, Lord and Lady Dillon, Lord William Graham, Lord and 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, Coleshill, 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 city._ _ 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. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) SAY MARKETS. SMITLIFIELD.—CO;;se Meadow Hay, 2 / 1 0s to 315 s ; Useful ditto,-316s to 3113 s ; fine Upland ditto, 3115 s t o 4/ ; Clover Hay, 31 to 5/; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 11 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 10s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at barely lastweek's quotations. CUMBERLAND.—COarS43 Meadow Hay, 2112 s to 318 s ; Useful ditto, 31 lOs to 31155; fine Upland ditto, 3/16s to 41; Clover Hay, 313 s to 4/ 15s; Oat Straw, 117 s to 119 s; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 Ils per load. Supply li mited, and trade somewhat steady. Prices fully sta tionary.' _ _ WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3158 ; Useful ditto, 318 s to 31 12s ; fine Upland. ditto, 31 13s to 3/18s ; Clover Hay, 313 s to 513 s ; Oat Straw, 1158 to 117 s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 lOs per load. A good supply, and a dull trade, at the above currencies. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is firm, and about 300 hhds have been sold at fully previous prices. The public sales have contained 1,334 bags Bengal, which were nearly all taken in much above the value, being held for higher prices. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 530 hhds, 24 tierces, 177 barrels, and there were taken for home consump tion 1,336 hhds, 106 tierces, 113 barrels. The stock in the same places is 7,515 hhds, 898 tierces, 892 barrels. COFFEE.-603 bags Ceylon, 47 bales :Mocha, 258 bags Dutch Company's Java, and 105 bags Costa Rica have been brought to auction. The Ceylon, Mocha, and Java found ready buyers, the former at 61s 6d to 65s for good ord pale and broken to very good ord coloury ; good mid clean gar bled Mocha at 70s to 71s 6d, and good to fine ord Java at 47s to 48s, being for all descriptions rather dearer. The Costa Rica was taken in at 50s for good ord pale and coloury, Ru3l.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 85 puns 29 hhds; there were taken for home consumption 179 puns 19 hhds, and exported 123 puns 1 hhd. The stock in the former places is 12,079 pu ns 2,076 hhds. _ SALTPETRE.—Of 4,082 bags at auction, nearly the whole was brought in at 24s 6d to 25s for 14 to 11 per cent. re fraction—a few lots 7 per cent. refraction sold at 265, being for the latter description the extreme value. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is dull at 41s per cwt on the spot, and Town at 44s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The market is firm, with a moderate business doing, and a good consumption. COAL M Ships arrived sine ARKIT :e lastmarket.day, 86. Davison's West Hartley :l6 " Hastings Hartley l5 Walls End Clennell l5 6 Walls End Hilda. ........... Walls End Hedley l7 3 Walls End Hotspur l7 3 Walls End Killingworth Walls End Peareth l5 9 Walls End Wharneliffe lB 9 Walls End Belmont l9 3 W. E. Braddyll'sHetton PRICES 0 s d. Walls End East Helton .... 19 3 Walls End Hetton 20 3 Walls End Larnbton 2O 3 Walls End Russell's Hetton 19 9 Walls End Stewart's 2O 3 Walls End Barrett lB 3 Walls End Farrington Tees 16 9 Wal•s'En 1 Clarence Hetton 16 Walls End Hopper l7 0 Howard's W. Netherton .. )4 6 I.langennech Coal 00 6 iF SEEDS Per Cwt. New English tie C10ver...353 56s St. Foin —3 1188 46e Old hit. Ditto —s —5 —8 Rye Grass New Foreign Ditto. , - ..—s 353 54s Pacey Grass —s —s —s Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —s Linseed, for feediti; ..—s 54s 563 New White ('aver 453 51's COs Ditto, for sowing ......—s ttes CA, Old Ditt, DI., —s s—,'Ditto, for crushing ....—s 593 53! New Tre.oil .—s 12s 215 . Hens ., .—s 3tls 42; Old Ditto —s —s —s'Canary —s 60s 65* frefolium _s ...s —al Per Bushel. English Carraway —s 40s 41s White Mustard....loB Od to 12s Od Foreign Ditto.... ........ 40s 46s,Brown Ditto 1030 d to 14s Od Coriander —s 14s 20s,Tares As Od to t , 00 Per Quarter THAMES TUNNEL.--Last week 26,938 persons went through this structure. HONE I AND COMMERCIAL NEWS • CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very ani mated, and prices advanced id. per lb.—Sales, 15,000 bales ; viz., 2,500 Surat at 31d. to 44d. ; 500 Maranham at sid. to 6d. ; 500 Bahia at Gid. to bid. ' • 1,000 Peruvian at bid. to ; 1,000 Egyptian at 64d. t o Bd. ; and the rest, American, at sd. to 6id. per lb. Speculators took 8,000 bales.—ln Shares the transactions were limited. Birmingham and Gloucester were 70i ; Eastern Counties Extension, 4 prem.; Great Western Half, 74 ; Brighton, 45 ; South Western Eighths, 21; Mancheste r an d L ee d s , 109 ; P ar i s an d O r l eans , 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 large 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 COMPANY. • "Some weeks since Assistant Vice-Chancellor Sandford de cided the case of Leavitt, receiver, v. Tylee and others. "By this decision the Tylee Trust was set aside, and the trustee ordered tore-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. " The important and material question decided in this case is, that the provisions of the Bth and 9th sections of the title 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 902 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 Weds of such corporation shall account, therefore, &c. " This decision is important, inasmuch as it has, as we 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 on Holford and Co., and another for the benefit of the Bank of England, under substantially similar circumstances as the Tylee 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.seid 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 held 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 t rus t ees , 5000uu 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 mot just now known. The amount taken was 20,000/. Consols at 97i. Cotlsols for Money have been transferred at 97a, but are no at 97i ; and for the Account at 97k, after having been sold at 97g. Bank Stock has again realised 196. In the early part of January, 1842, this security was q uoted 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 ha v e bees 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 pri,!e having fallen from 23i to 22k, and the Three p er C e nts. Money at 31H ; Portuguese Converted have been sold at 47i Belgian at 1054 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., a t 55; the Five per Cents. at 104. Mexican at a fall frsr a ' 34i to 33i ; and. the Deferred Stock to log. A considerable amount of business has been done in the Share Market, and generally at slightly advanced prices. BRITISM FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE CYCLOCX• (From the Official List.) Bank Stock - i9s if 196 195 0 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Bf a* - 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 3i per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuities lol4i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 , . Ines', Stock 277 India Bonds, 1,000 Ditto under 1,000 South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities 95 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, lid yid. 1000/. 5004 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent ............... .. .. 105,1 Mexican Bands, 1837, 5 per Cent.....,,... 841 331 Ditto Deferred Stook loi Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Converted .. 471 S-qanish Bonds, Five per Cent. • 23i 221 Ditto Deferred l3a Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account B ll Dutch 2i per Cent . 55 Dutch 5 per Cent. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties 23 ..... 1011 ... to ... 0 Ditto New ... 25 Do. Extension ... l3s. 4d.... 1 to --• Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham 2i 2l to -ir London and Brighton ...... ...... 50 - London and Greenwich ... ...... 121 4l .. to London and South Western ... 41% ... Ditto Eighths... I ... - , London and Cioydon (Tru n k)... 131 l7 „„„, to --- , Norwich and Brandon - Northern and Eastern Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .. ..... ..... 20 .. - South Eastern and D0ver......... 60 Ditto Scrip ---- JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia 4O . 45i..... 0 ....- London Joint Stock lO ...... 12i to --- Provincial Bank of Ireland MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 29.—.Our01111::, ket continues firm, with a fair business doing. The folio; ing are the transactions of th e d a y : —E astern Coilnt l i Registered, 12/ ; Do., Perpetual, 15s. pre m ium ; n f at i -- , burgh and Glasgow, 59i- i • Manchester and Birmiligu — a. ' 39i • Manchester and Leeds, Half, 49 ; She ffi eld i di i Manchester, 61. ~, CLOSING PRIM. BRII'ISIi FUisiDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. C0n5...... 971 Ditto Old Annuities , 31 per Cent. Red. 1024 Ditto New Annuities., F 9 pas New 31 per Cent lOl/ E x . Bill s, 1 , 0001. lid'. 69 pal New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11....• Jan. 1860 ...... ... 12 13-16 Bank Stock for Acct.. dr / Oct. 1859 - ',i 7 k Jan. 1860 .. Consols for Acct. ....• FOREIGN FUNDS. •••• A istrian, 5 per ce n t. ... Portuguese , 5 per cen t- Belgian, b per cent — Ditto, New Ditto .. ...•••• Brazilian Bonds.. - -Prussian, 5 per eent.. , . B linos Ayres 6 per cent. 33.1 Russian, 5 per cent ..... 6 per cent. — Ditto, Met alli c •••• • 251 Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, b per cent ..•••• Ditto, 1824 — ll* Ditto, 3 D Pe ef r er ee re n d. t. ...... ....... .. Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent Danish, 3 per Tat — French, 5 per c en t. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange ~. afexican, b per cent. ... 341 French,. 3 percent. 55 Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch,' 2/ per cent. 0 1 Peruvian, 1825,6 perct. Dino, 5 per cant.... SHARES. 64. Birmingham and Derby (I%r paid) Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) . l oi Eastern Counties (23 paid) .......... 1 2 Ditto New Shares (25 paid) .... ... Ditto Extension (13 s 4d paid) .. ... 60 Edinburgh and Gl asgow ( 50 paid) , • $ Gravesend, Ro c h es t er , an d Chatham (21 F/ all Great Western (75 pai d) •". 711 Ditto Half Shar es (50 pa id) Harwich Extension (2 paid) London and Bl ao k wa ll ( 1 6 1 13 s 44 paid) .• 244 London and Birmingham (id ' •• - Ditto New Thi r d s ( 2 paid) ....) _• ••; 771 London and South Western (4116 a 10 d pd) 2 Ditto Eighths (15s. paid) . ......... 16 g London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ••• Lancaster and Carli s l e (5 ...... 310 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ........... • 391 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid' 3 31' , Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .. ...........114, - Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid).....• •' 37 Ditto Scrip (25 paid) lOl York and Scarboro' Branch (21 paid) _•••'• _ deg . w ith a b of It . de o LATE DEATH OF LORD DOUGLAS the Live an uttee B o t h and sincere feeling of regret that Aloe an .„ at Do r. this excellent and much esteemed Noblete'"'' o t Castle, Hamilton. For a considerable a nd de bi lity ship has been in delicate health, and the d i isf i 7 — t his in as ° 'l o oril gradually increased until half-past one o'eeiLagas ' c il i a ag e ' when his Lordship breathed his last. Lor d Ye ar of in 1 87 ; in 1773, and was, consequently, in the B a rn. i . er ,tl l He succeeded his father, Archibald, the broto, ate The heir to the title and estates is his Lorgsn'!' flo or Hon. Charles Douglas, who has long been 1 , 3 a " health.--Glasgow .—RoGbiaserwt morrow evening, in Whitehall-gardens, '‘,""„ , ar sy tae r Peels and p l of ar taatmuredna.4:7o ,qoo,llei:ibotti?: picture gallery at his splendid mansion, to % fl atl e t-T er fo thirty members of the House of Comm r Member for ea l' e.9 North Shropshire, and Mr. Cardwell, 1 , the * ol io& aster-Gener al) P ta in jo g, Sir Edward Knatchbull (Paymast( n. c a p Bar mover and ceconder of the address (Lord Clive , 3 r - i i i i t i nero e f ) ' Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, and the 11 0 „, ilian 13. Gordon (Lords of the Admiralty), Holl Colonel Peel (Surveyor-General of th kell, B i g bt f l 7-k. ( Se - Hon. Sir 11. Hardinge, Mr. Milner Gas C e r. fr• E. Gladstone, Sir Thomas Fremantle, an d S ir flOpe , , ldr Attori e f cretaries to the. Treasury), Mr. for Ir c " Attorney -Gene rat Baring, Mr. A. Pringle, Hon. H. and Solicitor Generals, &c. 'l'he -by VII • Ireland in land (Mr. Smith) being detained official business, cannot attend. T. GM. Sutton, tile., Li SR lI REAI Thi tiot j j defell( Mr. LtUetel Pc 1 ,„ Th, • ' 4 l r, bo t Pos I);11 Par, 'ate SL te r the