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TIIE SUN. LONDON, WEDNIISDAy MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1845 13, Great Marlborough-street. 1 better calculated to a ccom pli s h th e same o bj ect, "i t MARY tHOWITT'S NEW NOVEL. shall meet w ith my h earty concurrence ;" but he at THE CITIZEN OF A NOVEL, the same time tells them, that should they think pro- EDITED BY MARY HOWITT. Is now ready at all the Libraries. in 3 'vols. per to make provision for giving that notice, the Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. period at the close of the year will be come when the national rights in Oregon must either be abandoned or firmly maintained. Then comes the threat, " That they cannot be abandoned without a sacrifice of both national honour and interest is too clear to admit of a doubt." In other words, " if you do not fight for the Oregon, you are miserable poltroons—regardless alike of national honour and national interest." We have given a more lengthened outline of his long details on this affair than might have been necessary, had it not involved a question of war or peace between the two most commercial na tions in the world ; and, from all that we can gather from the Message, as well as from the constitution of Congress, the former seems the most probable result of the present policy adopted by the legislative holies, as well as the Executive of the United States Both the Senate and the Lower House are Democratic—that ia, they side with the violent, the encroaching, the aggressive party, headed by TYLER and POLK, and reject the advice of the moderate Whigs, under the guidance of that consistent patriot and friend of peace, DANIEL WEBSTER. In tin Senate there is a majority of 6, and in the House a majority of 77, in favour of Powic and the violent party. Their objects are evident, and they make not the slightest attempt to conceal them. Neither France nor Eng land, nor any other European power, shall set foot on America, north or south, much less interfere in any internal regulations. The-following extract, though long, we are compelled to give, in order to show the outrageous pretensions of these lawless men: " The American system of government is entirely different from that of Europe. Jealousy among the different Sovereigns of Europe, lest any one of them might become too powerful for the rest, has caused them anxiously to desire the establishment of what they term the balance of power.' It cannot be per mitted to have any application on the North Ameri can continent, and especially to the United States. We must ever maintain the principle, that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. Should any portion of them, constituting an independent state, propose to unite themselves with our confederacy, this will be a question for them and us to determine, without any foreign interposition. We can never consent that European Powers shall interfere to prevent such a union, because it might disturb the "balance of power" which they may de sire to maintain upon this continent. Near a quarter of a century ago the principle was distinctly an nounced to the world in the annual message of one of my predecessors, that ' the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be con sidered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power' This principle will apply with greatly increased force should any European Power attempt to establish any new colony in North America. In the existing circumstances of the world, the pre sent is deemed a proper occasion to reiterate and re affirm the principle avowed by Mr. MONROE, and to state my cordial concurrence in its wisdom and sound policy. The re-assertion of this principle, es pecially in reference to North America, is at this day but the promulgation of a policy which no European Power should cherish the disposition to resist. Exist ing rights of every European nation should be re spected ; but it is due alike to our safety and our interests, that the efficient protection of our laws should be extended over our whole territorial limits, and that it should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled policy, that no future European colony or dominion shall, with our consent, be planted or established on any part of the North American continent." It will be seen that POLK confines his remarks here to North America, but public documents and other statements equally precise lead us to infer that the plan extends to the whole of the New World. The Government of Great Britain must, therefore, be prepared for the worst. If the struggle does not arise on the Oregon question, it will speedily come on in another shape, for it is evidently the firm determination of the " go-ahead" men to expel us from the whole of the North American continent. We sincerely regret the result, but it is not our fault, and we can only say, " GOD defend the right." The immense trade with this country has no value in the eyes of these aggressors, when compared with the principle for which they are contending. According to the statement of the PRESIDENT, the value of the imports for the year ending, June 30, 1845, was 117,254,565 dollars (24,000,0000, and the value of exports for the same year, ending the same date, was 114,646,666 dollars, of which 99,299,776 dollars were in domestic articles. How the exports are disposed of may be learned from the fol lowing details published in one of the New York papers :—" About one-half of the exports from this port to London and Liverpool, in November, were provisions and bread stuffs. Full three-quarters of the export trade of the United States this year will be in shipments of merchandise to Great Britain. More than half the value of all the exports from the United States is in raw cotton, and more than half of all the exports from Great Britain is in merchandise manu factured from cotton." The writer, with a view to peace, adds : " These simple facts are o f . themselves s u ffi c i en t t o d estroy every fear of the slightest difficulty in our political relations with England. What would be the condition of the labour ing classes in the whole of Europe in the event of a rupture between this country and Great Bri tain ? And what would be the condition of the southern section of this country and the commercial classes of the north and east, in the event of an embargo upon our ports and a prohibitio n u p on t h e exportation of our immense supplies of cotton ? The growers of cotton would be almost ruined by a great reduction in prices and in consump tion in England, from deficient harvests, or any other cause —and the result of any very great check upon the exporta tion and consumption of this important staple would be of the most ruinous character." The rest of the Message relates to the occupation of Texas, to the affairs of Mexico, and the tariff, in which there is very little interest for the English reader, though, perhaps the French may find some thing new and not complimentary. France, he says truly, opened to the Americans access to the Gulf of Mexico, by the cession of Louisiana, and France would now attempt to restrain them within their ancient limits, but in vain. Of their ancient ally he thus speaks, and with this extract, we dismiss this very wordy, vain, and insolent document : " Even France—the country which had been our ancient ally—the country which has a common interest with us in maintaining the freedom of the seas--ache country which, by the cession of Louisiana, first opened to us access to the Gulf of Mexico—the country with 7ihich we have been every year drawing more and mere closely the bonds of successful commerce—most ninexpectedly, and to our unfeigned regret, took part in an effort to prevent annexation, and to impose on Texas, as a condition of the recognition of her independence by Mexico, that she would never join herself to the United States. We may re joice that the tranquil and pervading iar/luence of the Ameri can principle of self-government was au fficient to defeat the purposes of British and French intelie rence, and that the almost unanimous voice of the people of Texas has given to that interference a peaceful and effective rebuke. From this example, European Governments mgy learn how vain diplomatic arts and intrigues must evet prove upon this con tinent, against that system of self-gove •nrnent which seems natural to our soil, and which will ever resist foreign inter. ference." Now rea, TWO ROMANCES. By B. DISRAELI, M.P. Author of " Coningsby" and " Sybil." 1. CONTARINI FLEMING. 2. ALROY. Reprinted, with the permission of the Author, and comprised in 3 vols., with a Portrait of 3lr. Disraeli. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. AMUSING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S GIFT. Now ready, price only 12s. bound, E COMIC ANNUAL for 1846; A Republication of MR. HOOD'S WHIMSICALITIES, Comprised in One Volume of upwards of Six Hundred Pages, AND CONTAiNING 45 ILLUSTRATIONS BY LEECH, &c. " A more pleasing holiday recreation than this work could not well be concocted."—Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ELEGANT LITERARY PRESENT. Now ready, imperial dvo., Ilan lsomely bound and printed, price One (Willett, THE PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITIES OOF SPAIN. With numerous Illustrations, engraved in the best manner, representing Gothic and Moorish Palaces, Cathedral, and other Monuments of Art. By NATHANIEL A. ♦TELLS, Esq. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-stre e t. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING NEW WORK ON OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. On the 31st, Wth illustrations by Day and Haghe, and a valnable Map, octavo, CAPTAIN FREMONT'S' NARRATIVE of the EXPLORING EXPEDITION to the ROCKY MOUN TAINS in the year 1842, and to OREGON and NORTH CALIFOR NIA M the years 1843-4. By order of the United States Govern ment. This work, besides containing the most accurate and authentic in formation, from actual official survey, will be found extremely inte resting as a graphic description of novel and exciting scenes and adventures. Also, Gratis with the above, or separate, price 3d., A POPULAR LECTURE ON OREGON. By Hon. C. CUSHING, late Minister t• China. Wiley and Putnam, 6, Waterloo-place ; and at all the Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ON BOXING NIGHT Will be repeated a Grand Opera, Pi three acts, called MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cmsar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. B. Phillips ; Maritana, Miss Romer; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be produced a New Grand Comic Christmas Pan. tomime, entitled HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. 11. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. PROLONGATION OF THE SERIES. SIGNOR SIVORI FOR TWO NIGHTS. M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that the arrangements for opening the Theatre Royal, Covent• garden, at Christmas for Dra matic Performances, net having been brought to a conclusion, the Proprietors have in the most handsome manner offered him the use of their establishment for a further limited period. M. JULLIEN therefore begs most respectitilly to inform those ladies and gentlemen who have been disappointed in obtaining boxes for the past week, as well as the public generally, that this Series of Concerts will be prolonged for One Month after Christmas. This Evening (Christmas Eve) and To-morrow (Christmas Day), there will of course be no Performance. On FRIDAY, Dec. 26, The Series will be continued, and a Grand Concert, embracing Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, a Solo by Herr Reenig, a Solo by M. Baumann, a New Quadrille, &c. Also a Solo on the Violin by Signor Sivori, who has made arrangements to remain In London unti► the end of the present week, and will perform both on Friday and Saturday. GRAND BAL MASQUE. The unexpected prolongation of this Series of Concerts, added to the universal admiration expressed by the brilliant assembly on Mon day evening last, induces M. Jullien to announce another Bal Masque, which will take place on Monday, February 2, 1846. TIIEAT E ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ON BOXING NIGHT Will he performed the Comedy Of A CURE FOR THE HEART ACHE. Old Rapid, Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Hudson ; Frank Oatland, Mr. Buckstone ; Jessy Oatland, Miss Julia Bennett. To be followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEIIEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farreu ; Dray. ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. E. Yarnold; Susan, Mrs: Stanley. To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE ; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. ON BOXING NIGHT Will be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE NORTH, or, The Prisoner of Shlueeelbourg. Alexis Romanonski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus Krout, Mr. Wright; Eliza beth, Madame Celeste. After which, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Paa tamime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGKEEVFANG FLIBEEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. FRIDAY EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TAMS OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley (her Fourth Appearance on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which will be produced a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ;* or, Prince Fireuz Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloeb, &c. ; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. ON FRIDAY EVENING Will be repeated a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-SQUARE. Jeames Plus Mr. Compton. To c will added E BRIGAND. To conclude wi th a h New be ChristmTH Pa as tom me, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HAll' EWEN AND TILE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr: W. H Harvey ; Columbine, Miss Ilullen ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. RIB. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, lar.c. 23. ti THERMOMETER, Lowest, 32; Highest, 41; Noon, 39. BAROMETER, 29.3.—W1ND, N.W., showery. • = - RION WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 4 minutes after 9 I Evening 39 minutes after 9. sciences are forsworn in Buckingham and Woodstock than in any of the departed glories of schedule A. The borough of Midhurst, in Sussex, has a con stituency of less than three hundred, and has been represented, since the last general election, by Sir HORAC2 SEYMOUR, doubtless a very respectable man, but not known to us by any senatorial achievements. The borough of Midhurst was, till lately, a Whig borough. Mr. POYNTZ, the late proprietor, was a Whig. Mr. POTISTZ is dead, and his property has gone to a daughter, who is married to Sir HORAER SEYMOUR ; and Sir HORACE SEYMOUR is a Tory. And so the three hundred electors of Midhurst have all passed over from Whiggism to Toryism. Now this Sir HORACE SEYMOUR, being a relation of the Marquis of HERTFORD, is at present the sole candidate in the field for the county of Antrim ; and he will bid good-bye to the independent electors of Midhurst, who, of course, will independently elect some friend of Sir HORACE SEYMOUR'S to succeed him. And this is the people's House ! When Lord JOHN RUSSELL defended his finality views, in a letter to the electors of Stroud, in 1839, he thus explained the principles on which he pro posed the Reform Act. Like all his explanations, it is very clear ; and we believe it to be strictly appli cable to the present state of the representation :-- "In proposing a reform of the representation of the people, it always appeared to me that there were two things to be proved ; the one was that th e M em b ers o f the House of Commons did not individually represent the people, the other that, collectively, they did not speak the sense of the people. _ _ _ "Had the first branch of this argument failed, there was an end of the question. But it did not, and could not fail ; on the contrary, it was admitted that Peers and other pro prietors, named without control, at their own caprice, a great proportion of the Members of the House of Commons. Accordingly, when I once moved for a Committee to ascer tained the facts respecting the nomination boroughs, Mr. Canning said it was unnecessary, the guilt was admitted, the facts alleged were not denied. " Thera remained, however, the other portion of the ques tion. Did the House of Commons virtually represent the people ? For if the people were in effect represented, why should sober men resort to an extensive change merely to introduce a theoretical improvement, from which no practical advantage was to be (halved ? " It was, therefore, necessary to show that in fact the de cisions of the House of Commons were not in conformity with the general sense of the people. In order to do this, I contrasted the votes of the small borough Members, with those of the representatives of counties anti large cities upon several important questions. The result was that the known representatives of the people were in direct apposi tion to the majority of the House of Commons." And the two branches of this by no means revolu- tionary argument may be equally sustained in 1845, Will any one say that great proprietors do not now, capriciously and without control, nominate a large proportion of Members of the House of Commons ? Is it not so at Buckingham, Woodstock, Midhurst, Chippenham, Cirencester, Dor chester, Huntingdon, Lymington, Marlborough, Marlow, Ripon, Thetford, Reigate, Arundel, Wilton, Abingdon, Christchurch, Eye, Horsham, Launceston, Malmesbury, Westbury, Great Grimsby, St. Ives, and many other places which might be named? The county elections are now almost universally in the hands of a few great proprietors. But the other day Lord WARWICK made a county Member of his son with the same care that he would appoint his bailiff. and Antrim, solicited by Sir HORACE SETIiIOI3R, now invites attention to the popular character of Irish county elections. We have named above twenty-four nomination boroughs. Not one of them has so many as five hundred electors ; several of them are under three hundred. They return thirty.four Members, thirty three of whom are monopolists. This goes some little way towards drowning the voice of the people, and we have only mentioned some of the nomination boroughs, and have not counted the landlord-ridden, counties. Accounts from Madrid of the 15th announce the election of M. CASTEO Y ORASES to the Presidency of the Congress of Deputies by 74 votes to 58 given to M. PACHECO, the Opposition candidate. Of the Vice-Presidents three are Ministerial; the fourth, M. SALAMANCA, belongs to the Opposition. Accounts from Paris of Sunday announce the ad udication of the Paris and Lyons, and the Creil and St. Quentin Railways, which took place on Saturday. For the Paris and Lyons the only company that offered was that of LA MUTTS, GANNERON, BARILLON, and BAUDRAN, but as they demanded a lease of 42f years, and the Government maximum was one year less, their offer was rejected. A Council of Ministers it appears was held on Saturday evening, when it was agreed that the Minister of Public Works should accept a new proposition of M. LAFPITTI and Co., to take the line on the terms offered by Govern ment, namely for forty-one years and ninety days. The concession was therefore made to that company. For the Creil and St. Quentin line. ROTHSCHILD and Co. were the successful bidders. The following were the offers of the different com panies :—ROTHSCHILD, HOTTINGUEB, LAFFITTE, and Company offered to take it for 25 years, 11 months ; CAURETTE and MINGUET for 38 to 40 years; COL.. BERT and Co., for 36 years; ARDOUIN for 43 years. The CORDIER Company did not bid. Another Cabinet Council had been summoned for Sunday, to meet at the Tuileries, when the royal speech at the opening of the Chambers on Saturday next would be submitted to his MAJESTY. The KING and Royal Family returned to Paris on Saturday for the season. According to accounts from the provinces, several of the rivers had risen in a most remarkable manner, without any apparent cause. On Friday the Rhone had risen to such a height as to overflow several of the quays and streets of that city, and consequently occasion much alarm The rise was already greater than that of 1842, and was said to be increasing. This state of things was very extraordinary, as the quantity of rain that had fallen was not very great. The Saone was also rising. On Thursday, at twelve o'clock, the Seine rose to the height of 4 metres 50 centimetres by the scale on the Pont Royal. The piles of the Pont du Ca rousel are completely covered, and the quays over floWed, so that all the goods upon them have neces sarily been removed, and business is at a stand.. The Funds, influenced by the firmness of our market on Friday, improved on Sunday. The Three per Cents, were done at 81f. 75c.; Lyons " defini tives" were at 85f. premium ; Northerns at 727 if. to 730 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN . AAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 22. Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia... Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens 3 N amur an d Liege . Bordeaux &Mediterraa North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse , Orleans and Vierzo n — Do. & Cette (Espelet a ) 'Orleans and Bordeaux 10 1 4 Do. ( Mackenzie's ) Over Yssel Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris & Lyons (Laffitte) 2% citic Coast Central of Spain Ceylon . — Ditto (Sud Est) Demerara Dendre Valley ...... Paris and Rouen Dutch Rhenish .... . .7 Paris and Strasburg Dieppe & Paris Junct. (Ganneron's) . 2 Dijon and Mulhouse Do. (Compe de L'Est) East Indian ........ Do. (Aymard's)...... 24 Fampoux & Hazebrouk Paris and St. Quentin.. Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre...—. Constituted 13% Royal North of Spain.. Do. Pepin le Halleur — Sambre and Meuse ..... Great Paris and Lyons — Strasburg and Bale 94 Great Western Bengal Tournay,Jurbise, Lan— Great Western Canada den, and Hasselt ... Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Tours and Nantes Do. North Midland — (Mackenzie's) Do. Extension Jersey — Do. (O'Neill's). ...... . Louvain anaJemappe l% Trinidad Lyons and Avignon.... Verona and Ancona..., Luxembourg Cork and Waterford 1 Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir and Leicester l4 ...... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter I )erby and Crewe ... ...... Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ..... .... 1%...... —. Derby, Uttoxeter, and •• • Stafford ........».... Direct Manchester _ ( Remington's) - . .... , 5 1 --- Ditto (Rastrick's)...... Direct Northern - ............... Direct Norwich ... 1 - ............... Dublin and Armagh 1%...... -- .............. Publin and BelfastJunc 5 ...... .. ............. 14 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway 4 ..... . 3%... ............ Dudley, Madely, and Broseley ..... ........ . ..... Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 - -„, ~ , .............. i Eastern Counties 141. 165.... 1 9 7874 201 .4 20% Ditto New 61. 165....... 61A31/2 P ...... ... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1 61. 13s. 4d•-• ............... Ditto ditto, No. 2 4/. 13s. 4d... ............... EastDereh'in andNor•ch 1 ...... -- ............... Eastern Union 25 .. ... ............ .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 8 3 / 4 ...... •-• ............... Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 . . .... - - ••• .• .......... Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 2 1 4 ...... .............. Do., Camb. and Ely 2 l /4.••••• ............... East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%...... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...• • • ............... Ditto LW Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12' Ditto, New .... 7 ' I- A i _ ....... ••• , 1 / 2 „. Edinburgh & Northern.. 114 ...... - ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 1 l A2 ••" • ' -- A - 3/ Ely and Huntin g d on ... 5 •••••• "' / 4 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 /, ...... Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1%...... Exeter, Dorchester, and ..... . Weymouth Exeter,Ycovil,& Dorset 2 3 4 — Glouc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales 1%•.•••• Goole and Donca s t er .. 42 5• Grand Junction 100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters Qrand Union l% - Great Eastern &Western 2 1 ; ... ••• •••••••••••• GreatGrimsby a n d Shef field ' 5 Groat South. aad West. E RIVER PLATE. (From the Times.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EvEtqc%;o. Accounts from Monte Video to the 31st October have been received per Resistance troop ship. The advises are of considerable importance. annex extracts from private advises : " MONTE VIDEO, OCT. 30 AND :31. 1% 3% 20 6% p3‘ % P (Ireland) ___ _ .._ . 15 •• ••• Ditto Extension ...... 1216 l5 Great Munster 2% ...... Great North of Scotland 214....... ...... Great North of E ng l an d - 1 00 — Ditto New Do. New .... »..... ... 2 ...... Great Wester n BO ......150 152 ............ 152 Ditto IA Shares..../ 5201,4 15 16 1 4 ...... • • 164 88 Ditto', Shares Ditto Fifths 2O • Guildford, F are ' m, P orts. 5 . 2 .. - Harwich - Hull and Selby Ditto 4 Shares ..._ Do. Half Sh ares 2 ..... Inverness and E1gin...... 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Irish North Midland l% Isle ofAxholme 2% Killarney Junctions l l4 -- Kendal and Windermere 14 — Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena .................. -- 2% Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester 8,-, Birmingham 225. Leiceeter and Bedford... 22e. - ......... .. 9.. 9 ..99. We " There is no prospect of an immediate settle: went of the war here. The British and French have 3 tot a sufficient land force to enable them to rout Oribe and drive him from the country, and it would be of na merely to expel him from his encampment at the Cer rito ; and it is generally understood here that the Ministers will wait the arrival of forces from Ew •ope before commencing any active operations by It aid. Proposals have recently been made to them by RA >sae through Mr. Mareuil,(the late French Charge &MIMI 'es, offering to accept the terms which the Ministers p: ro posed in the month of May ; but I am informed tt at they now require further concessions, and more than a 11, a guarantee for the fulfilment on the part of the Buent Ayres Government of any compact which might be made, which is virtually saying that they will not treat with General Rosas. This is the first instance which I. recollect in which Rosas has been the proposer of terms of accommodation with his adversaries; his system does t not admit of concessions, and his making them under present circumstances is considered an evidence of weak ness and alarm. " There are accounts from Rio Grande, apparently of an authentic character, which state that the Government of Paraguay had declared war against Rosas, and that some part of Urqueza's forces had beer defeated by the Correntinos. If there be any truth in this statement, it would seem that Rosas is attempting an invasion of the province of Corrientes." Merchant-vessels about to proceed up the Parnua should repair without delay to the island of Martin Ga vira, where they will receive the necessary instructions for the continuation of their voyage from some of the vessels of war destined to form part of the expedition up that river. Letters from Rio Grande, of 20th October, announce as a fact the declaration of war by Paraguay against Roma. Leieester and Tamworth 425. — Liverp. and Manchester.loo .. % Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% 1% Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birmingnmloo 21 5. .213 ...... „ Do. Thirds - 10 Do. 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d. Do. New Ditto Extension Llndor. and Brighton Do. consolidated Bths... 40 Ditto, Sixtlis London and Croydon, 131. 15b. 9d. 20%% 21 20% Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 8 Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford 1%. ..... London and Greenwich 12/ Ig4d Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — London Hounslow. and Western MEETING OP PARLIAMENT. —lt was arranged yesterday, at the meeting of the Privy Council, that Parliament should be further prorogued from Tues day, the 30th instant, to Tuesday, the 20th of Ja nuary, then to meet for the dispatch of business. Low!. &S. Western 411 6s 10d 7 4 14 75 Do. New Consol. Bths 20 Do. New Do. New London& Soath Essex London and York 2 I,E 3 34 4 1 / i London and Windsor ... 1 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster 2% ... ••• MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The demand for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday was better. Sales, 5,000 to 6,000 bales. There was no alteration in prices. Among the sales were 700 Surat, at 2%d. to 3%d. ; 70 Surinams, at 5 1 / 2 d. to 5%d. ; Egyptian, at 5 1 / 2 d. to 6%d. ; and American, at 3 1 / 2 d. to 5 1 / 2 d. per lb. There was a better demand for shares, and prices somewhat improved. The Message of the President of the United States, which has been made public this morning, has been the subject of general conversation in commercial circles. It is on the whole considered less warlike than was anticipated; and the Funds have in consequence advanced about half per cent. A saving clause exists in the Polk speech! to the effect, that should Congress originate any step for the settlement of the Oregon question, he would be most ready to acquiesce in it. As for the talk of maintaining the honour of the Republic in this matter, or after the twelve months' notice expires, actual and menacing steps will be taken to assert a right to the whole of Oregon, it is treated with something approaching ridicule in the City. The private advices received to-day from New York and Washington are full of comments upon the tenor of the Message, and it is most certainly anticipated that a war may be staved off. The President, our letters state, was com pelled to say something stormy in order to satisfy the dernocratical- party in the western part of the Republic. The reference made to an increase of the navy does not seem to have reference to anything like war as being probable, otherwise there cannot Ise a doubt that a recommendation would be made to Congress to prepare for the worst, by an extraordinary grant. It is evident, too, that no con siderable increase in the army of the Republic is contem plated. From these and other paragraphs (take another in stance—the recommendation that the National Debt should be immediately paid off, amounting to about 17 millions of dollars), it is clear that after all, a " peace policy" will be the result of the deliberations of the American Legislature. The quotation of Consols for the Account reached 94, soon after the Market opened to-day, being a rise of 1 per cent. on the last rates of yesterday afternoon. At present the market is but a shade lower, and the inclination appears to be rather to purchase than to sell. The Reduced Three per Cents. have improved from 93 1 4 to 94 1 ,x, and the Three and a-Quarter per Cents. from 95 1 4 to 9676. The premium on Exchequer-bills has bun quoted at 20s. to 225. Bank Stock has fallen to 2001.. A very few bargains have been made to-day in the Foreign Stocks. Brazil New Bonds have been done at 79; Granada at 2114 ; the Peruvian at 41; the Portuguese Four per Cents. at GO ; Spanish Three per Cents., for Account, at 39 1 / 2 ; Bel gian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 95 1 / 2 ; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at an advance to 61. There is more firmness displayed in the Railway Share Market this morning; but still there are but few buyers coming forward. Business, no doubt, will be flat till the opening of Parliament. London, Salisbury,' and Yeovil he idonderry& Coleraine 5 Londonderry and Ennis killen .... ....... -.. 5 Lynn and Ely 5 — Lynn and Dereham 5 — Manchester`and Leeds .. 76 126 Ditto 'h Shares Do. Qiiarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 . 11 3 4 ..... Do. Sixteenths 4 wiz CLOSING RICER OF BRITISH FUNDS. cPcLecx. PRICES. Bank Stock ......... ...... ...........20012 202 3 per Cent. Reduced .. 93 11 4 94 1 / 93% New W A ( per Cents. Long Annuities to expire jan.lB6o 10A 1 / 2 10% India Bonds, 1,0004. ....... ..... Ditto under 1,0001.. .. . 33 33 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d 2O 22 pm. 20 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small Manchester and Birmin. 40 — 73 Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Buston,and Matlock ' 425. Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction Manchester and Rugby Direct . 42s. Manchest. &Southampt. 2 2 1 ,ix Midland 100 .....144 147 145 148 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland,Birm.,Derby...loo Midld. & East. Counties 5it%...... Midland Great Western ( Irish) ... ...... ...... Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2%... Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 54 ... Do. New Brandling 2O Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport & Abergavenny 2 1 / 2 New Ross and Carlow... 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% — ..... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. _ 2%.. ... Norfolk Extension North British Do. Half Shares Do. Exten. to Carlisle 14 2 14 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon 2 .. ... ...... ........ North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,E — Do. New - 1 N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% 2X.. .. . . North Staffordshire 42s. ..... 27/ s % p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting Norwich and Brandon l 6 Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% . _ ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK PRICES PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 79 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela l7 Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 2 1 1% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... Ditto, Account — Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 42 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 60 Ditto, Account 59 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account — Ditto. 3 per Cent - Ditto, Account 3 9 1 /4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 94 93 3 4 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID . AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, & Elgin 2% — Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 13 (1 , Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% — Belfast & County Down 2%...... Bideford andTavistock... 1% — Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 124 Ditto New l 7 l /2 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — •••• - Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. - Bridgewater & Minehead 425. ... .. - Bristol and Exeter - Ditto, New - Bristol and Gloucester... 80 • ... .. - Bristol and Liver. June . 2% — ........ . Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension .....• 2% 2% % ..... ...... Cambrian & Grand Jane 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 3%... Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1y _ Canterbury nt 2 and Dover 1 Central 1 ...... -- ..... ..... .. Chelmsford and Bury Chester and Holyhead... 15 ...... Chester and Manchester 425...... , _ •• Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... . ... Clydesdale Junction ..... 5 ...... _, Cork :Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% ...... ...... % Nottingro., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester.. 1% — Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports.. mouth,& Southamptn Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham..... l% Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 --- 21% 301 %. 42 60 Portsmouth Dii - ect 3% Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond 5 Ru t by, Derby, and Man ester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 — Rugby, Leamington,iad Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester.... ...42. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 6 Do. Extension Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 ,4 — ...... ... Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropskire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp., & S. Staffordsh. Jun.. 21 Sligo and Shannon 1 — Somersetshire Midland 2 5 South Devon 25 ..... 25 South Midland 42s. 2 % 1 /2 p......... South & Midlands Juno 425...... ... South Staffordshire Junc 2% — South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2e 4d 35% 36 ...... .. Do., No. 1 l2 Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 Do., Ne. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 42i. St. Alban's, Hatfield , an d Hertford Junction. -........ •..•• Staines and Richmond..... 1 28 3 / 4 29 IA 393/4 95% 61% 931/2 2% 34a 2% Stafferdsh. & Shropshire 2 3 4 — South Wales ..... ...... ••• 2% 3 14 3 Taw Vale Extension ... Tean and Dove Valley 1% - ....... ..... .. Trent Valley 2 ...... 164 17% Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke 54 Ulverstene and Furness 2%...... Vale of Neath Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. — Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin W aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire WestLondon,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties .. l l / 5...... ••• Wexford and Carlow ... 2% — Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross ' and Gloucester 425....... Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow 234 Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union..... 1%..... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 .....: Ditto, New York and Carlisle York and Lancaster 22 34 York and North Midland 50 — Ditto 1 / Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarbero' Branch. 25 Do. Selby ............... 20 Do. Extension ..... .. 5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo- Belgian.— ......... 4 Barbadoes ............. .... 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 8 ...... 8 l it Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 Do. (Esp e l e t e ' s ) ... • Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders —••-•• Callas, Lima, and Pacific Coast Central of Spain ... •• 58 ' Demerara Dendre Valley ...... . 2 ...... • Dijon and Mulhouse.. .. ... 2 ... — Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 Fampoux & Hazebroak 2 Great North. of France Constituted... 5 ..... 13 1 ,4 1414 Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... s s . Great Western Canada... 34 Jamaica S.Mid. Jun c ti on 1 - Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension ...... ... 1 Louvain and Jeineppe... 4 ... . Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg... 4 Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... •• Mauritius .. Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 10 5 / 8 3 / ....... ..- . . Over Yssel 413 s 4d — Paris &Lyons(Laflitte's) 2 Piris and Lyons (Gan naron's ) Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 2 •%, Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Pans and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Gan neron's) Do. (Covps de L'Est) 2 .... 1% 3% 216 42 25% 23% 8% 63% 20% 8% 9 34 15% 4.1.1. 113/4 2 1 A p 2% 148 26 3 % 1 1 %. 2% 31 A3 P 22% 61/ 2A 26 2% p 36 144 51 75:%4 8 1 / 8 ~ 3/ 15 2 iii 22 - L 1 10% 2 1 4 3% 2 1 4 2 1 ,i 46% Do, (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre r nyal North of Spam ... 2 - .. ...... ..• • Sarnbre and Meuse 6 ...... Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantis Tournay, Jurbise, Lan. den, and Hasselt. 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Trinidad Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders .. 4 MI ..... fES. Real del Monte Unregd. JOINT STO British North American 50 . COURSE OF EXCHi Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Ditto, at sight l2 4 Rotterdam 2U.12 91 Antwerp 26 10 Hamburgh M.B. 13141 Altona — Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto 3 , months 26 ..... 3 3 / 4 .. ... CR BAI%4KS. Marseilles 26 5 Bourdeaux 26 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3 Us.. Berlin 46 5.N -- tIIS DAY.) Giora!tar...,. Leghorn G9noa .. Milan ..... ....,... ..... Vienna, effee. fio. lO 8 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 5 Cadiz Bdbao — Barcelona — Seville ____ ..... Venice .... ........... Naples Palermo, per oz Lisbon Oporto. Rio Janeiro .. 23-i Bahia .......-.. Buenos A y ,, .s — NewTork,2ldyssight Philadelphia ...... ... PRICES OF BULLION, DES OZ. Foreign Gold, bars. .£3 17 9 Portug.:l Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9i SilvA: in Bars. 0 4 111 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TuusDAY.—The Queen held a Court and Privy Council this afternoon at Windsor Castle. There were present his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Buc cleuch, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Mr. William Ewart Gladstone, Sir James Graham, Mr. Henry Goulburn, the Earl of Had dington, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lin coln, Mr. Sidney Herbert, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl of Liverpool, and the Earl of Jersey. Lord Stanley had an audience of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the Seals of Office as one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. The Queen having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone to be one of her Majesty's' principal Secretaries of State (for War and the Colonies), he was, by command of the Queen, sworn one of her Majesty's principal Secre taries of State. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. At the Court, Mr. Sheriff Chaplin and Mr. Sheriff Laurie, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, ac companied by the City Remembrancer, were pre -23 rented to the Queen, at an audience, by Sir James 6 Graham, her Majesty' s p r i nc i pa l S ecretary of State 231 ' n for the Home Department, to receive her Majesty's commands relative to the address of the Corporation of the City of London on the subject of the corn _ _ laws. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to appoint Saturday, the id of January next, at Windsor Castle, for the reception of the address. The Earl of Warwick and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Council broke up at half-past three o'clock. Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of. Buccleuch, Lord Stanley, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Hadding tun, Lord Granville Somerset, Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Earl of Lincoln, Sir James Graham, and Mr. C. Greville, travelled from town to attend the Council by the Great Western railway. The Sheriffs appeared in state at the Court. After the Court, the Duke of Wellington left in his travelling-carriage for Strathfieldsaye. Most of the Cabinet Ministers left the Castle at the same time, and returned to town by a special train on the Great Western Railway. The Earl of Liverpool also left after the Council. Sir Robert Peel remained at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. The Earl Delawarr was prevented by indisposition from arriving at the Castle yesterday. From the same cause the Noble Earl was absent from the Privy Council to-day. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk to-day. The Prince afterwards went out on a shooting excursion, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson, Colonel Bowles, Sir Edward Bowater, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed exercise in Frogmore-gardens this morning. Their Royal High nesses were taken an airing in the pleasure -grounds of the Castle this morning. Sir Henry Wheatley left the Castle this afternoon. The Royal dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, and the Baroness de Speth. The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards will be in attendance during dinner, and her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend at the Castle. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, after returning from attending her Majesty's Privy Council, trans acted business at the Colonial-office. fir'''.7 , • 4. - - R'.. • .4' 15 11, li I'lf.. ' ."" 1 " 4 ''h 4' 1 I •,''' A I ,l:ri , . 5 4 ' 1 3"? , ..- -0: k - .it,:-„,,. ; . ... • , f(-6 . -..,:') k z . -i,,sk. : - ti, t _ '' , l. 1 . • • 0. . ~, ~ 4 4,146 , . 4 4 fr70006.A , ~'„, '412 , i . -' ' P" """ .....'' .1111 t. flit ontin t 24M, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1843, We have but just time to point attention to the great meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League, held at Man chester yesterday—the greatest in its results ever held in a commercial town. In the short space of an hour or so, nearly SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS were subscribed spontaneously— as if by acclamation ! Truly this is a sign of the times which the most per verse monopolist will believe, and tremble. The doom of the Corn-laws is at length sealed—and for ever. The Message of President PoLK leaves no doubt whatever of his views respecting the Oregon question. fie re -asserts the claims put forth in his inaugural address last session, and calls upon Congress to main tain them. The United States can accept nothing short of the whole of the Oregon territory, and every English subject must be expelled from the shores of tl'e Pacific, to make place for the Americans, who alone are entitled to occupy the disputed ter ritcry. This result is only what we antici pated, and the arrival of the long-winded do cument (nine columns in length), therefore, has neither taken us by surprise, nor brought any news for which we were not fully prepared. Any , person who has been watching with common obser vation the proceedings of the American Congress for the last few years, must have been convinced that they have determined to allow Europeans no right to interfere in the arrangements made in the New World, and that one of the great princi ples by which they are guided, is that there shall be no balance of power throughout the whole length and breadth of the American hemisphere. That there may, however, be no mistake about Mr. PoLes intentions, we quote his own words :—" The extraordinary and wholly inadmissible demands of the British Government, and the rejection of the pro position made in deference alone to what had been done by my predecessors, and the implied obligation which their acts seemed to impose, afford satisfactory el.idence that no compromise which the United States ought to accept can be effected. With this convic tion, the proposition of compromise, which had been made and rejected, was, by my direction, subse luently withdrawn, and our title to the ' The farce of election at Woof f; tocic is only just whole Oregon territory asserted, and, as over, when Buckingham is called ippon to enact a like is believed, maintained by irrefragable facts farce. Sir JOHN CHETWODE'S d eath has made a and arguments." To the title of the vacancy in the representation of .Buckingham, and whole territory he firmly adheres, and calls upon the Duke of that name will issue hi; mandate, which Congress to give the required period —a year's notice will be obyed. The Due will. ardly mi the —that the mutual occupati on shall cease preparatory opportunity of sending his k young h hopeful to ss vote to the seizure of the whole of the Oregon. «A year's says he, notice, against P , i EEL. A borough, indeed,, below the dig "is required to be given by eith er n i ty of the Duke ' s heir; and Load CHANDOS, it is " party to the other, before the joint occupancy shall well known, has been nursi ng for the county, w hi c h terminate, and before either can rightfull y assert or his father rules equally with the bo rough. But these exercise exclusive jurisdiction over any portion of the dignity. are not times f or s ti c kli ng about; dignity. would, in my jud gment, be territory. This notice it monopoly is fighting for life, Lord € HANDOS must be proper to give ; and I recommend that provision be in the fight, even though he serve a private. But made by law fur gi v i ng it acc o rdingly, and tenni- whether the Duke of BUCKINGHAM nominates Lord tieing in this manner the conven tion of the 6th of Cuasinos, or a chimuey-swee p, his command will August, 1827." Th ere i s no m i s t a k e a b ou t thi s , an d be obeyed. there can be none either about th e s t e p s to be taken Buckingham, like Woodstock, has about four bun . after the year has expired. There are only two alter- dred electors. There are too many other instances natives—" the whole of the Ore gon , or war." Th e pro , t o show that such a constituency is x too small t o position of E ng l an d, accor di ng to his deliberate state • withstand the influence of a great- Duk e , or r i c h ment,cannot for a moment be entertained by the United neighbour. But if we are to have ni >mination, what Stat es without an abandonment of their just and clear need of four hundred electors? AR things are, e territorial rights, th e i r own se lf- respect, and their Reform Act has only done mischief i the cases. It national honour. The only sentence in which we were better to; have Old Sarum, Gah ton, astitu en and C cies orfe n of find the slightest semblance o f mo d es t y or d i ffidence Castle, back again, than a set of el . is, that in which he submits his views to Congress, three, f ou r, an d five hundred, return ing Members which he does " with great deference," and adds, under great men's influence, or throlyi, h corruption. should they in th eir wisdom devise any other Mode It is misrepresentation in either case; ca . ci more eon- Mr. Charles Wood, M.P., has left Farrance's Hotel, Beigrave-street, for his seat in Yorkshire. 17% 1% BAL MASQUE. 3.1. Jullien's third annual Bal Masque, which took place on Monday night at Covent-garden Theatre, exceeded in splendour any previous public reunion of this description exhibited in this country. The appearance of the assdience portion of the house was one blaze of exceeding brilliancy—the fronts of the boxes were gorgeously draperied, and the festoons of flowers, and the glass chandeliers with innumerable gas jets, shed a radiance on every object positively dazzling. Every dispos able seat of the boxes and galleries was occupied, and the arena with its countless quaint costumes and odd associations formed a coup d'ceil as splendid as it was unique. We doubt whether such an orchestra was ever before united for dance purposes —many of the most celebrated instrumentalists of Europe performed the solos; and though the numerical force amounted to 108, the balance of sound was so admirably equalised, that no undue violence of sound resulted from the combination. The greatest regularity existed. The sets of dances were regulated by numberless powdered and white-wanded masters of ceremo nies—quadrilles, polkas, mazourkas, and tarantellas were ex ecuted with great spirit ; and when we left the company seemed to be enjoying the splendour and mirth of the gay scene with an appetite that seemed to grow by what it fed upon. The supper and wines were excellent. The bal masquO of 1845 reflects infinite credit on the taste and libe rality of M. Jullien. 24 THE NEW TIMON.—The publication of this poem, or rather poetical satire, has been hitherto deferred in con-• sequence of the state of political excitement. Some copies, however, that had been privately circulated among the author's friends having got into the hands of the reviewers, it has been determined to publish it without further delay. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE, " The Queen of Denmark," edited by Mrs. Gore, should rather be placed in the catalogue of Memoirs. There is a love story running throughout; but it is in reality a series of intrigues, conver sations, and incidents. The work is cleverly executed, full of ancedote and lively scandal, and valuable for the graphic pictures which it gives of Danish life and character. The unfortunate Caroline Matilda, sister of our George 111., and wife of the weak-minded Christian VII., is the leading per sonage in the romance; and, her character is fairly repre sented, and in some parts completely vindicated. In the scene.; of violence and treason which preceded her banishment to Zell, when begirt by enemies, she is described as acting like a Queen, and on all occasions she appears possessed of a warm English heart and a cool English head. The Count Struensee, that miserable poltroon, who, to save his worthless existence, had the baseness to accuse his royal mistress of criminally intriguing with him, is too favourably drawn. The minions of the Court, and the chief officers and statesmen of the time, are sketched with a free pencil; the bale masques, the private gossippings, the caballings, are described with accuracy, as well as all the details of the royal pageants and ceremoni,s. —Morning Post. A Madrid letter of the 13th says—" In the last few days the cold here has been intense. Pulmonary com plaints are very prevalent, and in some cases the sufferers are carried off by inflammation in a few hours." The suspension -bridge in a state of constrUction• at Chaussin (Jura) was carried away on tho 9W by the flood. 27:3i RETIREMENT of LORD STANLEY. We are assured that Sir Robert Peel will be enabled to retain the co-operation of all his former colleagues, with the exception of Lord Stanley. Lord Stanley, we regret to learn, feels himself com pelled to withdraw from her Majesty's service. llis Lordship acted throughout the late painful and pro tracted discussions with perfect fairness and openness. All the other colleagues of Sir Robert Peel will re main in office. They are influenced, no doubt, by the same motives by which Sir Robert Peel was influenced, when he informed her Majesty, on Saturday last, that he required no time for consultation or delibera tion ; that on the instant he should resume the functions and responsibilities of Prime Minister. The question to be decided at the Council, summoned at short notice on Saturday night, was simply this— shall the Queen and the country be left at such a crisis without a Minister and without a Government? The decision of the Duke of Wellington and of those of his colleagues who had, in the first instance, dissented from the views of Sir Robert Peel, was not to leave him to pursue his arduous and patriotic course alone, but to share the burthen with him, and give him all the aid which their high station, their known abi lity, and disinterested integrity so well enabled them to afford. The position of Lord Stanley was peculiar; and acing on strong conviction and on his sense of public duty, he resolved on retiring.—Tory (Evening) paper. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. St. Thomas's-day falling this year on Sunday' cO ,. annual wardmotes f o r th e e l ec ti on o f C ommon Coup d men and other officers for the year ensuing, were be: on Monday throughout the City of Loadon. The folloyi log is a cornet abstract of the proceedings in the se o wards:— ;,, tIO ALDERSGATE —Aldermrin Sir Peter Laurie A- chair. The followiug gentlemen were put in nornin_ . ., s sfr for this ward, and unanimously re-elected:-3 1 ±;/, Lorkin (Deputy), Norris, Stacey, Sha-wood, Godson, De Jersey, and Maw. After the transactioe o the ustuil routine business, a r eso l ut i on f or openirfoi ports ter tlus admission of foreign cut n was propose° agroed to. A LINIATE. —Mr. Alderman liumphery, chair. The formes members were re-elected for e ward, having first submitted to a ca t ec hi zat i on from constituents on the subject of free trade. BAS , ISHAW.—Mr. Alderman Farncomb in the chit' There was no change in the members for this Ward. s BILLINGSGATE.—Air. Alderman Sid ne y i n the sit i In this ward Mr. F ranc i s re ti re d, an d t h ere were 1)..-0 candidates nominated t o fill eight vsemacies, Mr. Bel o being . opposed by Mr. Williams, on the ground that lb had acted unfairly to colleagues who were put up s him on the previous year. A poll was demanded. A BISHOPSGATR.—Mr. Alderman Cop e l an d in the 01 7" The following membe rs were unan i mous l y electetLf Deputy Peacock, Mr. Deputy Stevens, Mr. R. As- Mr. T. Tagg, Mr. H. Patten, Mr. T. Hall, Mr. W. Int Mr. R. Thomas, Mr. W. T ozer , M r . S. B enne tt, M• H. Filcher, Mr. W. John son , M r . J. R. C arr , And ~,r Sharland. BREAD. STREET.—Mr. Alde rmun H ug h e s sue rrje the chair. There were t wo new can did ates f or the /0,. sentation of this ward, i n th e room o f M r . C ra ckloetcy f sienech—viz., Messrs. Laurie aid Mutrie ; an d the sl r or hands b:Ang declared in t h e i r f avour , a poll was mended on behalf of Mr. Poland. BRlDGE.—Alderman Si r Ch a p man M ars hall in t k e , chair. The following were re-elected without op, tion tion :—Messrs. Pewtress (D e p u t y ), K not t, Hill, Cope, Matthew, J. Low, W. Chadwick,and C. Wh ew- f ir. BROAD-STREET.---Mr. Alderman Musgrove in tiles- h . f f In this ward a vac a n c y occurre d b y t h e re tiremenb ef Mr. W. Cummi ng , an d no f ewer t h an fi ve gentled appeared to fill it up. The following are the wanly the candidates. The new mem b ers are distinguishes an asterisk :—Mr. R. Jupp, Mr. T. Corney, Mr. A d : Gadsen, Mr. H. Marriott, T. W. Foster, *S. ba Mr. C. Warton, Mr. J. White, *Mr. W. con, *Mr. W. Walker, *Mr. F. Samp son , *M r . H. O' A poll was demanded. • $ lO with CANDLEWlCK.—Alderman Sir George Carroll 112 0 1 , chair. The former members were re - e l e cted w opposition. the CASTLE BAYNARD. —Mr. Alderman Wilson 0 chair. The followi n g w ere re - e l ec t e d : —Messrs. (Deputy), Bailey, H. Muggeridge, Rownson, Hopper lingwood, Adlard, and Farrer. dole CHEAP.—Mr. CHEAP.—Mr. Alderman Thompson in due A d t k, Messrs. Brook (Deputy), F enn i ng , Watson, lie r " - fs lf Hickson, Oliver, Philips, a n d Pead, were I mola° re-elected. flit COLEMAN-STREET —Mr. Alderman Hunter i•-• chair. The following gentlemen were re-elected fa u • sy ), ward without opposition:—Messrs. Allen ca Davies, Johnson, Brocher, Perkins, Hale, je Phillips. CORDWAINERB.—Mr. Aldermen Thomas WOO" -A t I), chair. The forme r m em b ers , M essrs . M u ddell (DeP ogf i g Crowder, Joyce, Taylor, Lott, and Juliffe, wer e , returned for this ward. At th e t erm i na tion of tee ceedings ' a vote of thanks to the Ald e rman buv_l e ld the prop, see and seconded, Mr. Ainger, jun., addrrr wardmote on the subject of Mr. Alderman w'"ind the peated rt jection by the Court of Aldermen. ge, 0 141 4 inhabitants of the ward could not f ee l otherwise '" per noyed at their Alder n a n b e i ng cons id ere d ineligiblee tin s cupy the chief magi s trat e ' s sen t. an d h e thought th oter' had arrived when they should take up the wir e He thought a committ e e s h ou ld b e a pp o inted to ire into the truth of the charges which had been P s asede j against their Alderman. Mr. Alderman Wood o po! himself from the imputations that had been M ot e him, and added, th a t h e h a d no h es i ta ti o n in eal l A 7 Jae he had been cruelly us e d an d severe ly pulliss'a tbe concluded by asserting his perfect innocence if sot charges alleged against him, and his readines s way to meet his accusers. O r ' ati CORN HlLL.—Aiderman Si r J o h n Pirie in she The only change in the representation of this W2 l ,, n ,tbe the substituti o n of M r . H unter f or M r . Tho o3 / - latter having resigned. r the DOWGATE.—Tke Right H on . th e Lord Mei n 00 4 chair. There w ere t wo new can d i d ates , viz- 1 1 f t few Ribble and Harker. At th e c l ose o f the Po ;0r ,1 91 o'clock the numbers stood thus :—Brown, 21 x ( r ej j: 1 6 Dibble, 19 ; Harker, 18 ; Cousins, 15 ; Con Mortimer, 14 ; White, 10. • tbe e LANUBOTIRNE.—AIderman Sir John NeY 111 .. s ition, ho The old members were ret urne d w ithout °En o dr this ward. At the cl ose o f t h e procee ding! ), 5 ° • , electors got up an an anti- corn l aw diseuest°,ll% the LIME - STREET . — Mr. Alderman Farebrotue. ton chair. There was no c h ange i n t he rePre een „ 0 this ward. PORTSOICEN.—Mr. Alderman Moon in the c new candidates (Messrs. Vile and Bcoones) ar e° • this ward. a 0 0 QUESNRITHE.—Mr. Ald erman Hooper in Mr. Rathbone was the new candidate in this 1010,, f o• the show of h a nd s b e i ng aga i nst him ap0Pt041",,,, mended on his behalf. At th e c l ose o f the ft) won ceedings, Mr. Simmons proposed a resolution dad of a repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. Thompson the motion, which was carried unanimously. . TOWER.—Mr. Alderman Lucas in the chair. 0 1 former members were re-elected, after an atteraP t .'ll' up a discussio n on th e co rn-laws, which the worY„,) derma' checked as i rre levant to the business f o r lem" the wardmote had been called. s. e if VlNTRY.—Alderman Sir Wm. --agma yin the si eb t N h O is e w h a a r n d g . e whatever took place in th e represent .ati WeLnaoos.—Mr. Alderman Gibbs in the chaps. former members were re-elected. CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN. Result of Monday and Tuesday's poll:--- LIBERALS. Smith 65 Cash 56 Brown 65 ..... . 0 Last .. 64 Burnow .............. Hoole CONSERVATIVE. _ e s n h nec .. h . ......................... ........... Wilson 47. LLOYD'S SHIPPING* 0,111 o troll LONDON, Disc. 23.—Wind N.W., s t rong ge ~nd g e bids DEAL, DEC. 22 —Wi n d W.S . W . to W.N.W.eo and heavy squalls.—A rr d. H e l en Stewart, -1 n th China; Senator, Anderson, Calcutta; David 1, ,, 1 tr 13 , 40 1- chell, Demerara; Attersall, Newfoundland; Tf,„; , 13 .7,;; May, Le Gallais, Mauritius. Arrd. from the Br'bo r awrbe . wick .CA ell fur Bombay; Regina, Foreman , -„ f Sid. Mayflower, Hobart Town ; Blundell, Calcil„t`-;.00,° brig Brutus, of Cardiff, got athwart hawse of the P ° Newcastle, and both ceived some damage. mrd ,lll : LIVERPOOL, DEC. 22.—Wind W.N.W , fresh. -- delP a .- so n voice, Rolling s , M aur iti us ; S arawa k , Ali er eken, ridi ll Sea, Freema n N ew Y or k . Off P ort , Ri c h a rd Anc_ t4 At r Severn. The ' Glengarry, from this port, lost both bokiver• two of the crew, an d f our kroomen, Sept. 3, at Brass' - BEAUMARIS, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Chieftain, Quebec. wind SHIELDS, Dec 20.—Arrd. Allison, Turner, Arigra 1100 1711. RAMSGATE, DEC. 22.—Th e Woodman, Good, froirllos"' to Hull, which w as on th e K ent i s k K noc k o n the 2 0 " - has become a total wreck; crew saved. bit* oa FOLKSTONE, DEC. 20.—Th e R ac h e l, Hill, of " jr. entering yesterd a y, struc k on t h e E ast pier, and sa , fr° E . LITTLEHAMPTON, DEC. 21.—The Pot to Novo, :,tordk' Terceira to Lo n d on , was ass i ste d of f t h e Owera and brought in here leaky. bel° CARDIGAN, DEC. 20.—Several pieces of wreck!, sa bot° to a vessel of 700 or 800 tons, have been washed Sir this bay. CAERNARVON, DEC. 21—A vesse l, name slu kiW iee lllic , d i? parently of about 200 tons, is at anch o r outside the A-"- masted, with the life-boat astern. ..;Ans, of Nl' PADSTOW, DEC. 21.—Th e Y oung Eagle, Je'L"-- ford, was lost at New Quay, last night. 0311je rce ,. REDCAR, DEC. 22.—A quantity of wreck m7 r 4, 0 301 6 ',4 shore here, with p ar t o f a ship's stern marked %`... M i. ' Stockton," supposed f rom a vesse l wrec k e d dU ll5 r , gale at N.N.E. yesterday, or the day before. , stick o 4 litrAtusx, DEC. 20.—A b r i g f rom th e we stwatro her.' the south-west point of Scatterie yesterday, dui- 414 . os ieti gale, and remain e d on s h ore some h ours, b u t i s ner ill in the roads. hoo t th CORE, Dec. 20.—1 t blew a heavy gale throw" night, and continues. Cowes, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Prosper, Boer, Bahia- OFF THE WIGHT, DEC. 18.—Maria Elizabeth,. l 7oo ° PLYMOUTH, DEC. 21.—S1d. Countess of Durham' Bahia; None, Franzer, St. Thomas's. f DUNMORE, DEC. 20.—Sld. M. A. Fl em ing, Nell ° e bec: Q STRANGFORD, DEC. 19.—Arrd. N e l son Village s la) , -)1 MONTROSE, DEC. 19.—The Eb er , from Qua'i' t• ' stranded in the entrance of th e Ri ver , on the Iltb been sold, with her cargo all landed. T M A tit , elm! lIE ANISTRY.—A Privy Council wil l w• : „, s tert„ Windsor to-day, for th e p ur p ose o f comp l et i ng the - o ' t h tb arrangements. We have re ason t o b e li eve thnt. °i ! 10 exception of the late Lord Wharncliffe, whose In per , of e we have had so lately to announce, all the Mini.ste_krs' one, remain in the o ffi ces th ey h ave hitherto occu meeting of Parliament will b e d ec id e d upon a t to-d 0 0" Council. It will probably take place about a moot present time.—Herald of yesterday. ° • The Countess of Lincoln was safely deliv (0 4 0 11 son on Monday morning, at the family mansion in • place. t he Viscount Palmerston received Lord MonteOggr. Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Lord Harry Vali e' tee. Byng, Mr. C. Greville, and a select party, at dinner (:)" day last, at his mansion on Carlton House-terrace. pes' The Earl of Mornin g to n h as t a k en Oak H a" c l u ria, Wanstead, Essex, where his Lordship intends to resi a portion of the ensuing year. Oak Hall is situate il l short distance of Wanstead Park. t h e A letter from Pont ar li er (D ou b s ) states 1, the 14th sn o w f e ll a ll d ay i n t h at ne i g hb our h oo d. " c ' d Ait' were the mountai ns b u t th e vast p l a i n ent i re ly cove tr .A it. A letter f rom Ly ons s t ates t h at a sma ll quan tity le t,gri on the 17th. Roy' A The Marquis of Headf o rt' s secon d son , Lord Taylor, has entered the Household Brigade as Er's . ° Lieutenant in the Scotch Fusilier Guards. The M )f . Ail villo9 _arquis oilsa is indisposed at his Mazgaret's, near Richmond. A rumour has been for some time in circ a l, p re• and has of late obtained a de gree o f cre dit a lt o gether ;0 ti le portioned to its probability, that an intention existed :0 0 ; highest quarter of appointing the Royal Consort to tllt' v olo mand of the army, whenever that most important pogi t ,,• g all become vacant by the resignati(m of the Duke of Wel' ,cti, We have unquestionable authority for stating that 110 l' / intention ever existed on the part of her Majesty, an . `,llo: the illustrious p c , r- on w h ose name h as b een so f re ely i , r,s ne such false ambiti on as t o d es i re a post w hi c h reqn:,`;ver , the due peformance of its delicat e an d import ant dn ue oo l9 extensive experience in the worki ng o f our military e: t otoi and the occupation of which has been always hithert ° o dated in the public mind with long s e rvice and bri achievements in the field.—Times t ii / / th, RN cot . Arrt T c , tellei er i : e ausE Cori, OL tiary thtt by ti