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• • Now ready, In 3 vols., post B vo. , 31s. &I. L ETTERS OF A GERMAN COUNTESS ; WRITTEN DURING HER TRAVELS IN TURKEY, EGYPT, TIIE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, NUBIA, &c., in 1843-4. By IDA, COUNTESS HAHN-HAHN. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Seria, called THE DAUGH l'Ell OF T. MARK. Lusigpano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Comaro, Mr. Bo ; Moncenigo, r. Weiss ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Poole To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequinstie, called PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. obinson Crusoe, Mr. W H. Payne; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; C lown , Mr. T. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbine, Miss Carson. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING will be performed a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, ailed OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. S%rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Matheu s ; Tom Coke Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Buckstone ; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Fartcn ; The Countess of Pon pion, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthori , Madame Vestris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia Bennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. King Uxorious, Mr. J Bland ; Princess GraJicsa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude wi..h a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; or, TIC. fORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. -- • THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madarae CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated (by special permission of Charles Dickens, Esq.) a New Drama , entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, Mr. 0. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin son ; Sir Joseph Rowley, Bart , Mr. Paul Bedford ; Will Fe rn, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. Selby; Meg Veck, Miss Fortescue ; Mrs. Chickenstalker, Mrs. Frank Matthews. After which will be repeated a New Farce, called THE COR PORAL'S WEDDING; or, a Kiss of the Bride, in which Messrs. Lambert, Hudson, and Selby, and Miss Woolgar will perform To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Christmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin and the Kirg of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lons dale ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Sanders. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD—STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an English Version of the ce'ebrated Opera Butte, in Two Acts, called FHE ITALIAN IN ALGIERS. the Music by Rossini. Mustapha, Mr. P. Corri ; Lindor, Mr. Allen; Taddeo, Mr. Leffler; Haly, Mr. Mattacks ; Isabella, Mdlle. Helen Condell ; Elvira, Miss Grant; Zulma , Miss Brentnall. To be followed p bj a new Divertissement, called LE SALON L. P r inci characters by Mdlle. C DE BAaroline Rousset, Marshall, Mdlle. Feresine, M. J. Rou-set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert. To be succeeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather Operatic Burlesque Extravaganza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Grindoft; Mr. Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry; Kehnar, Mr. Granby; Riber, Mr. Corri , Goleta, Mr. Walton; Claud in e , Miss E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. Foebroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL HEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OtERA HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turner, and Keeley ; Miss Walcott, Miss Ardeu, Miss Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Historical, Romantic Pantomirnical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, Yarneld, and Kee'ev , Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Csher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. The Box-Wheel a open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. GRAND JUVENILE FETES. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Brilliant Success of the New Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race-Horse and Life's Course of Man and Steed ; introducing unequalled National Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in the Circle by living Fox and real Pack of Hounds, purchased by Mr. Batty of Mr. Tattersall, to realise this novel production. Epsom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse manship. After which, a Brilliant Military Cavalcade. introducing Thirteen Female Eluestrians, entitled THE HUNGARIAN BRIGADE; or, Female Cavalry. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, et lied HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPDPS RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury , ohnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells. Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-offlce open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art o R.ding by Mr. W. Smith DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. In compliance with the wishes of numerous Families, the Pantomime will be performed in the middle of the Evening.—Continuation of the most brilliant SucceTssHlS ever known. EVENIN 4 } Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corti (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Neville, R Honner, I ewis, Heslop, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss Martin. To be fol'owed by an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, cal'ed POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri ; • Columbine, Miss Slaiter. To conclude with THE WET NURSE. Supported by Mears. Neville, W. Smith,:and Lewis, Miss Martin, &c. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box other, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE Extraordinary Success of " Marianne; or, The Child of Charity," and the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING ....“.••••••.---• Will be repeated MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Su,. ported bv Mr. O.baldiston, Henry Howard, J. T Jehnson, T. H. J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E Terrey, and Mien Treble. After which, MONSEIGNEUR. Menscigneur, the French Jack Sheppard, Miss Vincent. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT CODLINS ,• or, The Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal moon , Mr. M. Chaie Clown, Mr. Blanc h ard; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney ; Columbine, Mdlle Le Vite. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to submit a list of the EN GAGEMENTS, and an outline of the ARRANGEMENTS which he has entered into for the ENSUING SEASON of FRENCH PLAYS, which will be commenced TO-MORRO WNIG HT, JA N. 22, and which, he trusts, will be deemed worthy the distinguished Patronage hitherto conferred upon his Theatre. The Season will commence by the Engagement of Monsieur Latent (of the Theatre des Varietes), his First Appearance at this Theatre, for whose performance the popular Plays of " Le Che valier de Saint Georges," " Le Chevalier du duet," " Pierre le Rouge," " Requefinette," " Pere et Fils, &c., &c., Sic., will be produced. Mademoiselle Nathalie (of the Theatre du Gymnase) will also appear conjointly with Monsieur Lafont. After whom, the eminent Actor, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre (who has accepted an engagement for a limited number of Nights Drily), and Mademoiselle Clarisse, will appear, until the close of the Season at Easter. During the Engagement of Monsieur Frede rick Lemaitre, the popular Plays of " Don Caesar de Bazan," and "Ruy Blas," by Victor Hugo, as originally performed by him with co much success, will be produced ; as well as the last New Piece .)f the Porte St. Martin, which now excites such extraordinary interest in Paris, and in which M. Frederick has performed for Ten consecutive Weeks, entitled " La Dame de Saint Tropez." After Easter, the eminent Actress, Madame Albert (engaged for a few nights only), will appear in the Two New Comedies of the Theatre Francais, " line Femme a Quarante Ans,'' and " Le Mari a la Campagne," in addition to " Mathilde, ou la Jalouisc ;" and Marie, ou les Trois Epochs;" with other favourite Pieces of bee repertoire; and will be succeeded by the popular Comic Actor, Monsieur Ravel (of the Theatre du Palais Royale), who will make his First Appearance in this Country. The Engagement of Monsieur Ravel will be followed by those of Mademoiselle Plessy, and Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Francais, his First Appearance in this Country). It is intended, at that period of the Season, to produce, under the superintendence of Monsieur Cartigny, some of the finest Comedies of the French Stage. In addition to which, Mr. Mitchell has the honour to announce, that an entirely New Comedy will be produced, written ,expressly for the Company by the eminent French Author, Mon sieur Alexandre Dumas, who will be present in London to direct the mise en scene of his New Composition. The Favourite Actor, Monsieur Achard, is also engaged for a few Nights, and will appear in the last New Vaudeville of Le Gymnase, entitled " Babiole et Joblot," by Scribe, " Ywan ;e Moujick," and other New Pieces, with the occasional Representa tion of some of the most popular Plays of that admired Actor's repertoire. The Season will terminate by the Engagement of Monsieur Areal (of the Theatre du Vaudeville), who will have the honour of making his First Appearance at this Theatre, and during whose Engagement the following Popular Plays, as originally performed by Monsieur Arnal, will be produced :—" L'Homme Blase," " L'Hureoriste," " Les Gants J tune," " Passe Minuit," " Les Cabinets Particulaire," " Renaudin de Caen," " Le Poltron," a La Mansarde du Crime," " Le Bal du Grande Monde," &c., &c. The Company for the Season will be carefully selected from the Theatres of Paris, including M. Cartigny, M. Oudinot, M. De zharripes (of the Gymnase), M. Masquilller (of the Porte St )fartin), M. Licnard, M. Tourillon , M. Bizot, M. Bonnet, Millie. Eliza Forgeot, Mdine. Croget, Mdlle. Mery, Mdlle. Chaplin, Mdlle Ozy (of the Varietes), Mdlle. Andrea (of the Porte St. Martin), Mdlle. Estelle (of the Palais Royale), Mdlle. Bonval (of the Theatre Francais), Mdlle. Valerie (of the Odeon), Mdlle. Lambert (of the Varietes), &c., &c., &c. Leader of the Orchestra, M. Burotte (for Twenty Years Second Chef d'Orchestre at the Theatre du Vaudeville) ; Directrit e, Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot ; Regisseur, M. Cloup. The Subscription will be for Forty Representations, which will take place on Mondays and Fridays ; the Performances on Wed nesday Evenings will not be included in the Subscriptions, but Sub- Scribers will be allowed to exchange either the Monday or Friday Evening for the Wednesday, when they may desire to do so, for the accommodation of their other engagements, an arrangement Which, on former Seasons, has given such general satisfaction. Applications for Season Boxes and Stalls to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street ; Mr. Sams, 1, ;•:t :ames's-street ; and Messrs. Andrews and Ebers, Bond-street. _ . THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 21. - • - TIMRMONETErt, Lowest, 30 ; Highest, 41 ; Neon, 3S BAROMETER, 30.23.-WIND, N. figures which follow the words "Lowest" and "Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and un Barometers " Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and "Jain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. Mondng ... 31 minutes after 0 1 Evening 55 minutes after 0. ‘, 41 tv , , 1 cdlilift2V-- .., ;... p - rw p. , , ~..4 . - ,ig h „„ L —Ab , 2 niavatkis, 7,52., SECOND EDITION.. .er Arming gint LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1845. alike deaf to the voice of reason, and their own solemn engagements ; they have resolved to march to Rome, and rather than be defeated in their purpose are de termined to risk all consequences. The scenes which have been exhibited at Exeter for the last two or three Sundays reflect the greatest disgrace upon the order of Bishops. Striplings from Oxford imbued with the new doctrines, and looking up to their superiors for patronage, are encouraged to in sult the unanimous voice of the public, to treat with contempt the most respectful and urgent remon strances against a departure from the usual modes of public worship, to prefer the orders, or rather the well-known propensities of their patrons, to the well being of their flocks—and their just reward is universal execration. They are deserted in their churches, hooted and mobbed in the streets, and obliged to appeal to the civil force for protection even in their own houses. The patrons of church livings, the Legis lature, to which the Established Reformed Church owes its existence, and the QUEEN herself, the head of the Establishment, cannot any longer stand by inactive spectators, when the appointed shep herds of the flock have shown themselves rene gades, or incompetent to their duty. Let the people, therefore, throw the Bishops en tirely out of the question ; let them apply for pro tection to the right quarter ; to the Crown and the two Houses of Parliament, and demand their rights as Protestants. To desert the Establishment or erect free churches would be a great folly and a great sin. This is what the new sect want. Could the Puseyite Bishops only get rid of the staunch sup porters of the Protestant religion, and be at the same time allowed to retain their large incomes and their enormous patronage, they flatter themselves that in time all would be right, that they would speedily assert their supreme spiritual authority, and again unite with Rome to elevate the Church above human laws, and put down that spirit of justice and independence which has ever been so fatal to ecclesiastical dominion. The people of the diocese of Exeter may rest assured that they have the sympathies of all good Protestants, that they will be supported to the utmost by the Legis lature, and in due time shall obtain their just reward. Never, perhaps, in the whole history of commotions in this country, and these are not few, was there ever such a general, a determined, and a cordial hatred of a new sect, as that which now prevails against these wolves in sheeps' clothing. remind him that he was placed on the throne, not by right of descent, but by their sole will and pleasure ? Judging from past events, and present appearances, there is but too much ground for suspicion. The EMPEROR, it must have been observed, makes all his journies in the most expeditious manner; not one seems to know when he is to leave his capital or when he is to return ; he affords no time for preparing plots during his ab sence ; even when he undertook the important visit to England, and honoured our QUEEN with his pre sence, as little was known of his departure at St. Petersburgh as at London, where every one was taken by surprise. This is one of the penalties which despots pay for what has been called their unlimited power, though it is in reality the power of a system of which the Sovereign is the head. He bears all the blame ; he endures all the anxieties and horrors surrounding a throne unprotected by the lower and middle classes—unprotected, in fact, by any class ex cept that which reigns alike over the King and the peasant, and which sacrifices all others to its own selfish interests. He sits on a volcano, and every symptom of change, imaginary and real, overwhelms him with the terror of an explosion. Even the Emperor ALEXANDER, with all his good and great qualities, and after the immense services he had rendered to his country, was placed in this very situation at the hour of his death. The mine partially exploded soon after that event, and the throne was saved only by the courage and presence of mind displayed by his successor. Per haps his turn is now come; but such mystery and secrecy prevails in all proceedings of despotic coun cils, and especially in those of Russia, that nothing like an ordinary calculation of results can be obtained. Two circumstances, however, throw some light on the present policy of the Russian nobles. They are determined to keep the peasantry down, and prevent a middle class, like that in England, from dividing authority with them. It is for the interest of the throne, on the other hand, to raise the in habitants of large towns to importance, to give trade and commerce its due share in the admi nistration of the affairs of the empire, and thereby to form a counterpoise to the influence which weighs down the energies of the most useful classes in the community. The nobles, like the old barons of England, will naturally struggle to the last against both Sovereign and people, and, unfortunately, they have more power now than even those haughty Eng lish despots had at any period, except when an imbe cile King was on the throne. They possess all the great domains of the country—they possess vast power in the army, and, unfortunately, the army at present is but too ready to be tampered with by their machinations. Peace to Russian soldiers is the greatest of all evils. Both men and officers are, at the present moment, ill fed and ill paid—they are sunk in idleness and poverty—they have had no wars for sixteen years, except the war in the Caucasus, where neither plunder nor glory is to be obtained, and they are naturally dissatisfied with a SOVEREIGN who would not take advantage of the helpless condition of the Turkish empire, when it was assailed by MEHEMET ALI, nor of the intrigues of Russian agents in Persia against the British possessions in India. Peace abroad and tranquillity at home are incompatible in a country so purely military. The soldiers are open to any bidder, and possibly the nobles may be the purchasers- These remarks, of course, are founded only on con conjecture, for the domestic policy of Russia is in volved in impenetrable darkness. Even the causes of her revolutions, the mode in which an obnoxious Czar is pushed from his throne, And the winding up of a vast conspiracy, which in France or England would astonish the world, are regarded in that be nighted country as matters of ordinary occurrence, and the great body of the people, like automatons, move on again with the new system. In the last number of the Dublin Pilot, which is generally regarded in Ireland as the organ of Mr. O'CONNELL'S sentiments, occur the following signifi cant remarks, in reference to the recent official coin ,nunication from Rome, addressed to Archbishop CROLLY :—" It is useless in us, Irish Catholics, to say that this rescript is uncanonical, informal, and there fore can have no influence upon the priesthood, for they will regard it as a private letter of advice from he highest personage on earth, and cannot treat it with indifference. It is not to be concealed, then, that this rescript is an untoward event ; and the Irish people should at once dispatch a delegation to Rome, t) lay before his Holiness the true state of this coun try, and explain to him how desolate, and friendless, and utterly abandoned the Catholics would be, if their hierarchy and clergy did not assist and guide them in their political movements. The members of such delegation must go instructed to assure his Holiness that there is nothing licentious—nothing guilty, as in the French Revolution—nothing rash or imprudent, as in the attempted Polish Revolution — connected with the Repeal movement in Ireland.' This delegation of Repeal members to Rome—of which it is scarcely to be supposed that Mr. O'CON NELL disapproves, inasmuch as the project is broached in his own journal, the Pilot—is an ingenious idea, at least so far as it will tend to sustain the hopes of the Repealers, which are just now greatly discou raged, and keep them in a sanguine state of excite ment until the return of the delegation from its mission to the Vatican. Considered in this light, the project, we repeat, is an ingenious ruse on the part of the Repeal agitators to gain time; but no one can possibly doubt the result of the mission ; it will prove a most egregious failure, and will ultimately leave O'CoNNELL and his subordinates in a worse posi tion than that in which they now are. The POPE cannot, even if he possessed the inclination to do so, rescind the orders which, after much grave delibera tion, he has deemed it expedient to issue to the Irish clergy on the subject of the Repeal agitation. The Infallible cannot confess to fallibility, but must be consistent in spite of himself. Like the laws of the Medes and Persians, his rescripts must be unalter able. But were it not so—were the Vicar of CHRIST at liberty to change his opinions as coolly and as readily as a Bishop of EXETER ; Still it is not to be supposed for an instant he would do so—certainly not in a case like the present. For mark the dangerous political precedent he would thereby be establishing throughout the Catholic portion of Europe ! If he once yielded to the entreaties of the delegation, and withdrew his rescript to the Irish clergy, he would be virtually acknowledging their right to interfere in all matters of temporal agitation ; and this ob noxious privilege once conceded to the Catholic priest hood of Ireland, with what propriety could it be re fused to the Catholic priesthood of other countries, should they at any time imagine their interests con cerned in heading a popular movement against autho rity ? It is ridiculous to suppose that the POPE could ever be brought to concede a dangerous right like this to his clergy, for it would be sure, at no distant period, to bring down on him the wrath of France, Austria, and the other Catholic States of Europe, who have no notion of putting too much temporal power into the hands of their priesthood. Then, observe the nature of the arguments which the delegation are to address to his Holiness, in the hope of flashing conviction on his ghostly mind! He is to be solemnly assured that there is "nothing licen tious—nothing guilty—nothing rash nor imprudent connected with the Repeal movement in Ireland !" It is as innocent as a lamb of mischief; in fact, it is as moral, well-behaved, orderly, and rational, as it is possible for an ultra-revolutionary movement to be• To be sure, if it could by any remote chance be crowned with success, it would put the sister country into a state of absolute phrenzy from one extremity to the other ; be the means of originating discord, spoliation, and anarchy without end or limit; de ,troy the integrity of the empire ; confound and con vulse all orders of society, and astonish Europe by he mingled folly, rashness, and atrocity of its ex • cesses—to be sure, Repeal, if successful, would do all this; but what then ? These are trivial considera tions beneath the dignity of a patriotic Repealer, whose vocation it is to act as much as possible from , mpulse, and as little as possible from the dictates of common-sense ! We cannot conceive a richer or broader joke than this proposed petition of the Irish delegation to the PorE, that he—a ruler still more jealous of his temporal than even of his spiritual authority—will be graciously pleased to patronise anarchy, by allowing the Catholic clergy of Ireland to take active part in a great popular :movement which is ultra-revolutionary in its character, and tends directly to the dismemberment of the empire ! Independent of the rumour of the Emperor of RUSSIA'S death, the accounts from St. Petersburgh for some time have been of a very unfavourable cha racter. Sickness in the Royal Family, it is said, has prevented the usual routine of balls and Court amusements ; rumours of changes in the system of Government have prevailed, and it has even been in ferred that there is a party around the throne more powerful than the throne itself, and fully determined also to assert their power. Of the vast influence of the nobles and their retainers there can be no doubt, and a very striking instance of the fact has been fur nished within the last eighteen months. The EM PEROR, aware of the wretched condition of the serfs throughout his vast dominions, and anxious to raise them in the scale of human beings, as well for their own sake rs the security of the throne, had issued an ukase, the object of which evidently was to prepare the way for their gradual emancipation. The lords of the soil took the alarm, rebelled against the royal will, and in a very few weeks afterwards the humane decree was w i t hd rawn. S uc h a di sp l ay o f feeling on the part of the SOVEREIGN, however, could not fail to produce a strong effect; it showed these arbiters of royal destiny that the power, not the will, was wanting to interfere with their privileges, and led them to believe that, at a fit opportunity, the design might be carried into effect. Have they, therefore, been forming schemes to ward off the danger, to lay their SOVEREIGN under restraint, and SUN-OFFICE, Three o' Clock. The French papers of Sunday have just arrived, but they bring no intelligence of importance. The state of the Protestant Church now impera tively calls for the interference of Parliament. The Bishops have been appealed to in defence of the Re formed Religion. The heresies of Oxford, the Popish rites and ceremonies practised in many churches, and the commotion excited among the people by the wicked attempts of perjured men to destroy the great work of the Reformation, have all been placed before their eyes in vain. Archbishops and Bishops are E SON, LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21. 1345. HAMBURGH and FLANDERS MAIL (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BRUSSELS, JAN. 18.—The Chamber of Repre sentatives, in its sitting to-day, continued the discus sion of the project of law on the new method of sanctioning, promulgating, and publishing the laws. Articles 2 to 6 were adopted; the other article 3 will be discussed on Monday. " We think it proper to mention an interesting inci dent in the last Secret Committee of the Chamber of Representatives ; it was completely passed over in silence in the different accounts given in the journals : " The Minister of the Interior made, as we arc told, in this sitting, a very complete statement of all the circumstances which preceded the public debate on the 19th article of the treaty of the Ist of Sep tember ; among other things, he said that he had a a conversation on the subject with two members of the Opposition—M. Delfesse and M. Leiorrine—that he had acquainted them with the doubts which that article excited, of the means which he reckoned upon to remove them, and of the necessity which he felt of having a secret committee, in which he would acquaint the whole Chamber with the state of the case. The object of the Minister in making this statement was to demonstrate that he had never for a moment thought of making a mystery to the Chamber of the state of affairs. "M. Delfosse, we are told, spoke after the Minister. That Hon. Member said that he might have many reasons to complain of the Minister of the Interior ; but that, in the matter in question, he should never accuse him of disingenuousness or bad intentions, and that, at the most, there might have been some want of consideration. M. Delfosse expressed himself in snch terms that the Minister was induced to rise, and to say to the Deputy for Liege, with much emotion, I thank you.' " We mention this incident from respect to the truth, and because it tends to present the result of the dis cussion in a very different point of view from that in which it appears in some accounts before published."— Courrier Belge. BERLIN, JAN. 16.—Mr. Wheaton, Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of North America at this Court, has arrived from Paris. The Silesian Gazette says •—" It is reported that the Duke of Leuchtenberg will shortly, on account of the health of his consort, go to settle for some years in a southern climate."—Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Jan. 17. The Universal Gazette of the 16th and 17th has no news whatever from St. Peter3burgh, or from any part of Poland and Russia. BERLIN, JAN. 16.—The Provincial !Assemblies of the Provinces of Silesia and Posen are summoned for the 9th of February. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 18. Actual Debt, 21 per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98% Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto — Ditto, ditto 1840 Ditto, ditto 1844 Ditto of the City, 1843 lO3 Ditto, 1832 Bank of Belgium 6lO —Brussels Papers, Jan. 19. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 13. 5 per Cent. Metalliques 4 per Cent. Ditto lO l% 3 per Cent. Ditto L0an,1634 Ditto, 1839 Bank Shares Esterhazy's Loan RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand Gloggnitz 126 Milan llB% —Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 16. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, JAN. 17. Bills. Money, Austrian 5 per Cents Bank Shares 1650 Anglo-Russian Loan Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate 105% 105% Ditto Ist series Inscription — 105 % Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series 9 Ditto, in Certificate 99l— _ 4 per Cent., Hope and Co 9l /2 Ditto Stieglitz Spanish New 5 per Cent 2 0 3 /4 Ditto 3 per Cent — Anglo. Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent — Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 63% Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent B7 87% National Bank Shares — 134 Exchange on London. Petersburg, Three months — Bremen, Two months —Hamburg Borsenhalle, Jan. 16. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, JAN. 16. Bills. Money St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent lOO% 99 3 % Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Ct. Exchange on London, 2 months —Universal Prussian Gazette, Jan. 17. ...1621 ... 57,4 6 24 ALARMING FlRE.—This morning about half-past five, a fire, at first of an alarming character, was dis covered by one of the constables of the E division of police, raging in the workshops at the back of Mr. Myer's musical instrument warehouse, situate 63, Char lotte-street, Fitzroy-square. The constable alarmed the inmates, and as soon as they opened the passage doors the flames from the workshops rushed by the back windows into the first floor. The Wells-street, Crown-street, Soho, King-street, Regent-street, and the Baker-street fire brigade engines were soon on the spot and arrested the flames just as their progress was extending to the second floor. The injury done therefore is confined to the destruction of the workshops and their contents, and to very great dama•e done to the furniture on the first floor. The further mischief by water, and removal is trifling except what happened from that joint cause to the valuable effects of Mr. Jack son, silversmith and jeweller, residing at No. 62, next door. DARING BURGLARY AND CAPTURE OF THE Buit- GLARS.—On Friday last, near midnight, a most daring burglary was effected at the French Horn, public-house, Gerard's-cross, near Beaconsfield, in the occupation of Mr. George Yowell. It appears that the thieves obtained an entrance into the front of the bar, immediately underneath the window, by removing a sufficient quantity of the brickwork to admit the body of a man. Having thus effected admission into the pre mises, they proceeded to the larder, where, it appears, they regaled themselves most sumptuously, as most of the cooked victuals were missing. They took also from thence two flitches of bacon, a considerable quantity of cigars from boxes in the bar, and a quantity of liquor. So plentifully did they imbibe the strung drink in the landlord's barrels, that before they had made the requi site preparations for their departure they became some what noisy, by which proceeding they disturbed the slumbers of the ostler, who watched their movements, and followed them a little way down the lane. One of the party Lad one of the flitches of bacon upon his back, another carried a flitch in his arms, and the third car ried the rest of the plunder. All of them being in a state of intoxication, and the ostler having observed them, on their road towards Fulmer, place their loads behind some ricks of corn, and then lie themselves down beside their plunder, he hastened to inform the consta bulary before daylight, when Mr. Larkin, the high con stable of Buckinghamshire, sergeant Roadnight, and constable King, sallied forth to meet the marauders. They came up with and captured them near to Long bridge ; and on Saturday they had a hearing before Sir William Wiseman and Sir Thomas Dagrell, Esq., at the Court-house, at Uxbridge. The magistrates immediately ordered that the three prisoners, whose names are Samuel Tunnard, Robert Ball, and Robert Shoppee, should be at once taken to Beaconsfield, where they were conveyed. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIA TION.—Last evening the fourth annual general meeting of the members and friends of the above association was held at the London Tavern, which was very numerously attended. The chair was occupied by G. Thomas, Esq. The general and financial report was to the effect that the managers congratulated the meeting that no un toward circumstance had occurred during the past year, up to the close of which no death had occurred among those insured—the number of whom was 110. The amount of the funded stock of the association was 3,7551. 7s. 6d., iacluding 1,6001. invested within the last year. The annual premiums were 1,6631. Bs. 5d.; divi dends, 1021. 14s. sd. ; from which, after defraying the current expenses, a balance of 2421. 2s. 2d. remained at the bankers ; making, with the funded property, the whole stock of the association 3,9971. 9s. Bd. The annual subscriptions, from the large bonus which had been given for three years, would now close, and the society be thrown upon its own resources. The managers and officers having been duly elected, thanks were awarded to Thomas Baring, Esq., and J. A. Smith, Esq., for their valuable aid and support, and also to J. Alexander, Esq., for his liberal donation of 1001. FATAL ACCIDENT IN TIIE LONDON DOCK.--Yes terday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, a man of colour, named George Luntin, cook and steward of the ship James Eastrie, Captain Bilbery, was going to the bows of the ship when his feet slipped and he fell overboard and sunk. The vessel was shifted from her moorings and drags were procured. In about fifteen minutes the body was recovered and conveyed to the bath-room of the dock, where there is au excellent ap paratus always in readiness for the resuscitation of per sons apparently drowned. The body was instantly im mersed in a hot bath, and other means were used to restore animation, which were persevered in for some time, but unfortunately not with success. Dr. W. Bur man was in attendance while the apparatus was in ope ration, and nothing was left untried to restore the un fortunate deceased. EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO.—It has just been communicated to her Majesty's Commissioners of Excise that a most extensive seizure of tobacco has been made by Mr. Davison, Supervisor of Exeise, near Skt g ness, Lincolnshire, on its transit to Horncastle. It had been landed from contraband trading vessels that fre quent that coast, and placed in carriers carts, in pa c k. ages, representing various articles of merchandise and furniture. So well arranged were the pl ans of the officers that they succeeded in capturing the whole of the booty, amounting in all to nearly three tons in weight, with the horses and carts used in conveying it to its des tination. It is scarcely necessary to add Viet no person has come forward to claire the property, which will be disposed of by her Majesty's Commissioners at their usual sales. TILE GREAT 13RITAIN.—The Great Britain steamer will leave Kingroad next Thursday evening, for London. A vast number of persona will be on the look-out for her at Hoyle, St. Ives, the Land's End, and Lizard. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) James Steward was charged with absconding from the St. Pancras workhouse, and stealing a suit of clothes. Mr. Lee, the master, deposed to the fact of the prisoner's absconding about a week ago, and to his returning to the workhouse as a destitute pauper, on Saturday last, without the workhouse uniform, which he said he sold to pay his debts. He scaled the walls of the workhouse. Mr. GREENWOOD — WeII, what have you to say ? Prisoner (coolly)—I sold the clothes to redeem arti cles of more consequence.—He was sentenced to twenty-one days' imprisonment. LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.) Upon Mr. Henry taking his seat on the bench this morning, a greengrocer, residing in North-street, East-lane, Walworth, applied to the Magistrate for an assault warrant against two men and a female. The applicant said that about half-past nine o'clock last night the female, accompanied by two men, en tered his parlour with a large clasp-knife in her hand, about nine inches in length, and would have stabbed him in the breast but that her aim was fortunately turned aside. The two men and women uttered the most dreadful imprecations against him. There Wag a crowd of about three hundred persons assembled round his door, and the neighbourhood was thrown into the greatest confusion. One of the men was named Miles. Mr. HENRY said he thought there must be some cause for so extraordinary an assault, but he would grant the warrant against Miles and the female. NEWS FROM PORTUGAL. SournAmyros, JAN. 21.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Montrose, Capt. George Wilson, arrived this morning at half-past six o'clock, ♦.M., from the Peninsula. Her dates of departure are as follow :—From Gibraltar Jan. 12, Cadiz 13th, Lis bon 15th (no communication with Oporto), and Vigo 17th. Ships of War lying at Gibraltar—Scout ; none at the other ports. Ve.3sols passed—ln the Tagus on the 15th, the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steamer Queen. Off Portland, the Great Liverpool. Specie on board-14 packages. Four passengers. From the intelligence brought by this packet, it appears that the project of law for the abolition of the foreign conservatorial courts was still under discus sion in the Chamber of Deputies. The privilege now about to be abolished, is to the British residents one of very great importance, inasmuch as it has hitherto been their only protection against injustice and oppression, and that the right of having mixed juries in some, but not in all, criminal cases, is far from being an adequate compensation for its loss. The tobacco contract is likely to turn out a losing speculation. The English transport barque General Palmer, bound from London, with a detachment of Royal Marines for the Island of Ascension, and stores for her Majesty's ships of war at Rio Janeiro, has put into Lisbon in a leaky state. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 21.—Wind at noon northerly , fresh breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, JAN. 20.—Wind N.N.E. to N.E. by N., blow ing very hard.—Arrd. Lady Kinnaird, Robb, Calcutta. Sid. Cuba, St. Kitt's, and the outward bound. OFF DOVER, JAN. 20.—Sandwich, Clunn, Demerara, lost anchor and chain in the Downs. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Wind N., strong.—Arrd. Blonuedon, Ureu, Ichaboe. FALMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Wind W. to N., violent gales, with tremendous squalls.—Arrd. James Weame, Smyrna; Emily, London, for Cape Coast Castle. Off, Montreal, Blenkinsop, Ichaboe. TORQUAY, JAN. 18.—Arrd. James, for Newfoundland, bore up from lon. 30, short of water. MARGATE, JAN. 20.—Wind N.E., a gale.—Off, Maria, Mureh, Mauritius. RAMSGATE, JAN. 20.—P.M. Wind N., strong breeze.— Arrd. Caroline Pontreux, for Caen, leaky. The Rose bud, from Belfast for London, was brought in here last night, bows damaged, leaky, and part of cargo thrown overboard. DOVER, JAN. 20.—Wind N.N.E., strong.—Arrd. Vol tigeur, Bordeaux for Rouen, leaky, and part of cargo thrown overboard. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Wind N. to N.N.W., hard and squally.—Off, Wodan, Batavia. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 20. -- Sld. Great Liverpool steamer, Malta. HULL, JAN. 20.—Wind N.E., strong breeze.—The Jane and Mary arrived here yesterday from Dunkirk, after being ashore on the Stale the day previous, and dis charging part of her cargo at Wallfleet. GRIMSBY, Jax. 20.—There is a large fleet of vessels in the Humber. This morning the vessels in Grimsby Roads weighed and went over to Sunk Island. Wind strong from E.N.E. to N. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 20.—Wind N., fresh.—Arrd. Bru tus, Ichaboe ; Bella Portena, Pigott, Buenos Ayres ; Messenger, Laballestier, Macao; Mary Hannah, Brown, Trade Town, Africa, sailed Nov. 30. Sld. Albert, Rio Grande ; Monarch, St. Lucia ; Scotland, Mobile ; Nel son Village, Savannah ; Saranak, Philadelphia. Off, Robert Finnic, supposed from round the Horn. Put back, Nile, for New York, leaky. The schooner Crusader, from Liverpool, was totally lost prior to Nov. 2 ; crew saved. FLEETWOOD, JAN. 20.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Racer, Collins, Bathurst. CORK, JAN. 18.—Wind W.S.W., light.—Arrd. Mirian, Lindsay, lchaboe. STROMNESS. JAN. 7. — Arrd. an Aberdeen brig sup posed from Ichaboe. The Eamont, Gavin, of Gates head, from Sheilds to Constantinople, struck on a shoal this afternoon, and was subsequently run ashore in Cau ston Roads, where she lies hull under water at half flood, but expected to be got into the harbour without much difficulty. YARMOUTH, JAN. 20.—The John, Renoulf, of and for Jersey from Sheilds, parted her chains this afternoon during a gale at S.E., and came ashore on the beach; one man drowned; cargo discharging. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) RAT MARMOTS. ►SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 103 to 4115 s Useful ditto, 41 16s to 51 48 ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5s to 5110 s; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand at the above quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 183; Useful ditto, 51 to 5/ 5s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 5s to 5/ 12s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 5/ 185; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 15s to 11 16s per load. Supply but moderate. and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ lOs to 41155; Useful ditto, 41 16$ to 51 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5s to 51 103 ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 61 ; Oat Straw, 1/ 103 to 11 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 11 15s per load. Both Hay and Straw met a slow inquiry, and prices were barely supported. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been very heavy, only about 300 hhds having been sold at rather lower prices for the inferior descriptions. The public sales have consisted chiefly of 349 bags Mauri tius, 4,445 bags and 143 chests Bengal, nearly all of which found buyers, but in most instances at a further decline of fully 6d to Is; the greater part of the Bengal consisted of low and inferior quality, and being mostly in small lots ; affords little guide to the market generally. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Decks was 1,498 hhds, 17 tierces, 71 barrels; and there were taken for home consumption 1,097 hhds, 96 tierces, 168 barrels. The stock in the same places is 8,048 hhds, 850 tierces, 1,475 barrels. COFFEE.-1,99 3 bags Ceylon (chiefly British Planta tion kind), 900 boxes Mocha, and 535 bags Costa Rica were offered by auction. About one-half the Ceylon, and the whole of the Mocha sold, the former at 50s to 51s, a few bags at 51s 6d for good ord to very good ord, and the latter at 58s to 69s for middling to good clean garbled, being for the Ceylon 6d to Is cheaper, and for the Mocha a reduction of 3 s to 43. The Costa Rica were all taken in at 44s to 5 8 s for good to fine fine ord colory quality, being above the value. Rux.—The quantity landed last weer at the East and West India Docks was 224 puns 173 Midls. hhd There wer ex e taken for home consumption 141 puns 4s, in and ported 185 puns 198 hhds. The stock the same places is 10,123 puns 1,240 hhds. RICE.-1,000 bags Madras at auction were chiefly taken in at 9s Gd to 106 6d for ord to mid white. SALTPETRE.-400 bags Madras sold steadily at 255, and one lot 25s 6d, for 10i per cent. refraction. SPICES.-1,506 bags Malabar Pepper and 386 chests Cassia Lignea were offered by a uction ; all the former was disposed of at lid to 3id for good light (Batavia kind) to good heavy, shot kind, Malabar being in most instances fully id lower. The latter found buyers but at rather lower prices, viz., at 52s to 65s 6d for low mid coarse to good quality. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is dull at 39s 6d to 40s per cwt on the spot, and Town at 44s per cwt. TEA.—Public sales of 20,000 packages aro declared. This chocks business ; the deliveries are good. DEATH OF MR. CHARLES WILSON BARER, THE AcTon.—This well-known actor expired at a quarter past eleven this morning, at the Pavilion Coffee-htuse, near the Olympic Theatre. Mr. Baker was born in 1792, and followed his profession from an early period. He had been in a declining state for some months, and rather dependent upon personal friends than relations. The only persons present or near him at his death were his sou and daughter, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Leman Hede. ROYAL STANDARD TIIEATRE.—A new theatre was opened yesterday evening in the far east, under the joint management of Messrs. Johnson and Lee. The interior is tastefully decorated, and in its construction due atten tion appears to have been paid to the comforts and con venience of the audience. The house was well filled, and the entertainments, which consisted of a three act melo drama, an interlude, and a pantomime—one of Nelson Lee's best—went off with more than ordinary spirit. An address was delivered,:which reflected credit, if not on the poetic genius, at least on the good feeling of the writer. We have no doubt the speculation will prove a paying one. THIS DAY'S NEWS QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) The Court took the special paper to-day, and were engaged in hearing arguments upon the case of the committal of Mr. Vandersol, by the order of the Court of Review, for a contempt. The arguments were of a purely legal character, and would not afibrd any general interest. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice 'WILLIAMS.) ILLUSTRATED RECORDS. Mr. FITZHERBERT moved for a rule to show cause why certain pictures, or, more properly speaking, plans which had relation to a patent, should not be struck out of the record, in a case pending before the Court. It was the first time within his knowledge that such illustrations had been introduced into com mon-law pleadings. Mr. Justice WILLIANts—They are intended to illu minate the pleas, I suppose. Mr. FITZiIERBERT—NO doubt, nay Lord. But though it is now;the fashion to illustrate almost every thing, I never expected to see legal papers so tunbel lished. Mr. Justice WlLLlAms—Take a rule nisi, and let the matter be argued before a full court. Rule granted. (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) PARNELL V. SMITH. This part-heard case was resumed, and witnesses were being examined for the defence when we went to press. INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE JOSEPH HILLYER. The insolvent was the well-known and popular equestrian who had been so many years atit Lched to the late Mr. Ducrow's company. He descri:Toed him self in his schedule as a riding-master and 'theatrical equestrian. The insolvent's petition to be discharged. was sup ported by Mr. Woodruffe, and opposea by Mr. Cooke on behalf of Mr. Hayes, who manic d the late Mr. Ducrow's widow, on account of a larg , a number of horses and a quantity of theatrical propoz ty which the insolvent had bought from her shortly after her former husband's death. During a lengthened and searching exam ination to which he was subjected by Mr. CooKE, the insolvent stated that the last engagement be had was at Fran coni's Theatre in Paris, where he, with wife, got 8/. a week. An action was brought in •one of the French courts of law, in consequence of which he left Paris, but returned again. He had mo property whatever in Paris at present, although he took over two horses and a pony with him who: n he went there, but he subsequently disposed of th em to the proprietor of the Theatre Francaise. Shot tly before the late Mr. Ducrow's death he made a wil'd , in which he left insolvent a legacy of 2701. ; am k d on his demise iu January, 1842, he bought :from Mrs. Ducrow seven horses out of the stud o f her late husband, seven poneys, and a quantity of horse fur niture and trappings, and also some thessitrical pro perty. The sum which he agreed to ,lx ay for this purchase was 7001., out of which the RIMY ant of the legacy left by Mr. Ducrow was to be, deducted, and the remainder of the money was to be paid in quarterly instalments of 2.5/. He was urns, ble to read or write himself, but he got some of the :ea embers of the company to keep a profit and loss ace o tint of the various theatrical speculations upon which k se entered. Previous to going to Franconi's, at Paris, e took his company and a portion of his stud to Hamburgh, but this speculation proved a complete failure, a nd, after a sojourn of nine weeks there, he was compeV.ed to give it up, having lost a large sum of monelr . He was engaged at the Theatre Royal, in Dublin, by Mr. Calcraft, from whom he got a bill for 175/. in payment of his salary, which bi'U he was compelled to sell in Hamburgh for 701. He also was compelled to sell some of his horses there as well as some of his theatrical pl.( fperty. Ile was born in Italy, but had been twenty-.3ne years in this country, the greater part of which !he spent in Mr. Ducrow's theatre. He had also bee xi compelled to dispose of several of his horses in various places where he had been performing. He swol e distinctly that he now possessed no property whate'rer, either at Paris, Hamburgh, or elsewhere. He did own a house at No. 9, Stangate-street, abut fourteen months ago, but during his absence on th e continent his mother-in-law paid the rent and to es, and also supported his children, and both the property and furniture in the house, and the interest :in the house, was vested in her. Several other witnesses were examine od. Mr. COOKE applied to have the case l mstponed for a week, on the ground that although :the insolvent had shown how he disposed of certain. property, he had failed to render a satisfactory cash ;ac count. The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER S id, although he agreed with the Learned Counsel es to the cash account, yet he thought the insolvent had shown every anxiety to render a full and satin fact ory account of his affairs. The Cou - aT then ordered the case to stand ad journed for a week, in order that the ling vent might file a new money account. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW S. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The prices of Cotton at Liverpool. yesterday, were well supported, and the trade bought 7,000 bales, con sisting of 1,000 Egyptian, at 51d to 74-d; 300 Maranham, at 44d to sd; 100 Bahia, at 54d to 54d; 600 to 700 Surat, at 24d to 34d ; and American, at 344 to 3d per lb.—There was a large business in Shares, at firm rates. Birmingham and Gloucester, 105 ; Ca ledonian, 5/ ; Chester and Birkenhead, 372 ; Dub lin and Cashel, 10i 4 ; Churnet Valley, 4/. 3s. 9d. ; Eastern Counties, 191 202; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2, 1/. 65., 11. 7s. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 634- ; Grand Junction, 232 ; Ditto, Halves, 116 ; Great North of England, 1501 ; Great Western, 178; Ditto, Fifths, 401 ; Kendal and Windermere, 41 ; Lancaster and Car lisle, 254; Lancaster and Preston, 474 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 3941; London and Birmingham, 238 240 ; Ditto, 321. Snares, 414- 4 2; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 282 291 ; London and Brighton, 52 524 ; London and South-Western, 791 ; Ditto, New, 131 a ; London and York, 44 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 551 56 ; Manchester and Leeds, 131 132 ; Ditto, Halves, 57 574; Midland Counties, 129 1311 ; North British, 10-a; North Union, 148; Sheffield and Manchester, 100 1001; South- Eastern, 49 502 ; Ditto, New, 204 214 ; Trent Valley, 101 ; Lyons and Avignon, 2i 2/. 1 ls. 9d. ; Rouen and Havre, 242 25 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 84 ; Northern of France, 5i 6; Boulogne and Amiens, 5. There is an appearance of increased activity this week in the produce markets, but the busine-s doing is, and no doubt will continue to be, almost exclusively for con • sumption until the Government has laid before Parlia ment the further tariff alterations, which it is reported to have in contemplation. Money is very easy, and as the uncertainty and fhll supply checks speculation in produce, Stocks and Shares are very generally resorted to. The Funds are today rather brisk. Consols for im mediate transfer realise 1004- to 1001, and for Time, 1001 to 1001. Exchequer-bills have been quoted at 555. to 575. premium, and India Bonds 71s. to 735. premium. Bank Stock is 212 to 2121, and India Stock 2871. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are quoted at 1044 to 1041, and the Three per Cents. 1002 to 1001. The Government broker is a daily buyer. South-Sea Stock is 117. Time bargains in Spanish Stock seem to have been renewed with some vigour within the last day or two, and the Bull party seems in the ascendant. The Five per Cents. have been up to 281 and 281, and the Three per Cents. to 401 and 41. Portuguese Converted Stock is firmer at 60 to 1. Colombian Bonds are 141, and Brazilian for Account 90f. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. bring 631 to 1. The Railway Shares are lively again, and the old lines are still on the advance in some instances. The Churnet Valley, Cambridge and Lincoln, and South-Eastern, are very buoyant. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO3/4 % 3 per Cent. Consols Aims 10 0%N% New 3 1 per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12% 3-16 India Stock 1,287% India Bonds 1,0001 ... 71 pm. Ditto under 1,0001 74 pm. South Sea Stock ll7 Ditto Old Annuities Bank Stock 213 Consols for Account India Stock 288% Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d. 1 1 / 4 d. 1,0001. 5001. Ditto Small — Ditto Advertised ..... ... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Columbian Bonds. 14% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 28%4 Ditto for the Account. Ditto Passive Bonds 6% Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent 540% 41 40% Ditto for the Account( 40% 41 1 / 8 40% Dutch 2% per Cents PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Chester and Holyhead Churnet Valley Direct Northern 2% 2 1,i j%... to Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% 5%%% to Eastern Counties Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 35 — to Ditto, ditto, No. 2. Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... 50 Great South and W. (Irish)... 5 Great North of England 100 Ditto Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto Fifths Harwich 1 Hull and Selby London and Birmingham ...100 235 London and Blackwell 16% 7%%... to London and 8right0n.......... 50 London and Greenwich ...... 12 3 / 4 11% to London and South Western.. 41...... Ditto, New 2 2 l4 ...... to 13 London and Croydon London and York ........ ...... 2% 2 ..... 4 1 1 3 % to Midland lOO 133 132% to 134 Ditto New Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 lOO Newcastle & Darlington ;June. 24 ...... 65% to 66 Newcastle and Berwick North British Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 15%%% to 14 3 / 4 Ditto New Shares 1 Rugby Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 3/%... to South Devon lO ...15 14 15 to 15 South Eastern and Dover Ditto New 4 21% to 21 South Wales Trent Valley Yarmouth and Norwich York and North Midland ... 50 lll Ditto Selby Scrip Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens Great Northern of France ... 4 Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 44A3/4... to Paris and Rouen. Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 - MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 20.—Prices continue to advance, and there has been an immense amount of business done : Eastern Counties, Perpetual, ...19%% 1 ,4 20% 20 20% Ditto, ditto, No. 2 2Bs. 6d. Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarters 2 34 Lancaster and Preston, New Shares, 6 Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter Shares 5 4 3 /4 London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares 2B London and Brighton London and South Western, New l 3 ii Manchester and Birmingham 551., 34 Ditto Quarter Shares Midland Railway Consols Ditto Preferential 3% Ditto 401. Shares 9 1% % Preston and Wyre lB% South-Eastern 5O Ditto, New Shares Ditto New Creation —.. 18% % Belfast, Ballymena, and Carrickfergus 3 1-16 Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. Junct., 71% Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet Valley 4% 11-16 Leeds and West Riding Junction 4% London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby 415.6 d. 2% London and York 4 14 4 Manchester and Buxton 2 14 Trent Valley 9% % 10 . . lte West Yorkslire Great Northern of France .. 4 SIA 6 5% THE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIP IN BANKRUPTCY. —Rumour gives the appointment to Mr. Sergeant At cherley, who has several times gone the circuit for judges, or to Mr. Whateley, the Queen's Counsel ; but report adds, that some of tho country Commissioners have pro mises of being advanced to London as vacancies might occur.— Times. THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—We are happy to say that the Earl of Mornington was somewhat better yesterday evening, but still it is extremely doubtful if these favourable symptoms can continue. Dr. Prout is, in conjunction with Dr. Copeland, attending on the noble sufferer. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester, and most of the leading nobility, sent or made personal inquiries after the Earl's health yesterday. Lord Fitzroy Somerset was at the Earl's yesterday some hours, and the Hon. Lady Mary Bagot and daughters remained up to a late hour last night with the Countess of Morning ton. The noble Earl had passed a better night on Sun day, and it was on that account he was considered im proved. It cannot be disguised that the noble invalid is still in a very precarious condition. We understand Sir Robert Peel has recommended for the appointment of Queen's Proctor, Francis Hart Dyke, Esq., a son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, Bart., a gentleman of 20 years' experience, and extensive practice in the profession.— Times. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 1 7.—N0 im provement has taken place in our sugar market, either as regards prices or demand ; the sales since our last are very limited, and the former currency is about supported. Rum dull, and rather easier. In Molasses there is nothing doing.—Bristol Mercury. GAS EXPLOSION.—Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning, an explosion of gas took place on the premises of Mr. T. Johnson, of St. Anne's-place, City road, chronometer-maker. The building in which the business is carried on had been only lately erected over some old arches, which were seldom resorted to by the present proprietor or his workmen. The main gas-pipe passed through these arches, where it is conjectured the gas had accumulated, owing to escape from some defect in the pipe. On entering the vault ; one of the work men, named Collett, in searching for a piece of veneering, thrust a candle into an old water butt, causing the in flammable fps to ignite with a loud rep o Tt , and forcing up part of the flooring p f tnia workshop for several f ee t round the spot where the explosion tea place. Part of the roof was also damaged, and the window frames on that side were much shattered. Collett, the man who entered the vault, is much scorched about the face ano Ile hands, but is in a fair way of recover . was found n the vaillt, Iying pa his back, wholly nsensible, havin g been knocked down by the explosion. YARMOUTH. —THE LATE MURDER.—It has been currently reported that one of the murderers had pen teased; this we have the best aithority positively to eon adict.—lpswich Express. OTAHEITE. Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship . C 3 1 1 1; fort, off Otaheite, July 13, 1844 :—" We here on the 11th, after a long passage of forty-Tr: days from Valparaiso, owing to light winds. ." 1 native s find here the Salamander and Basilisk. The are in arms, and have confined the French too, mere strip of land adjoining the harbour arrived off Papeete, about five or six miles in length u se perhaps an average breadth of half a mile. Th e . half-armed poor creatures have had one sever': and several partial actions with their oppresa°l1 t 4 in the first, the French stormed and took a ha t e fort, at a sacrifice of some 65 men hors de cam while the natives' loss is estimated at perhaps 200. all the smaller actions the natives have not con3e,!; second best, and the French have in killed and ',ounce; upwards of 250 men. In a partial engagement In_, took place between a party of natives and the ree.l_. guard of the French troop, one of the missioner.l7 (Mr. M'Kean) was accidentally shot by a i nlti .; He died on the instant, and has left a most aca wife with two children to lament him. I had, "'J here before, formed an acquaintance with him oe had ripened into a degree of intimacy, wh ich gave na opportunity . of estimating the value of his pure.r be r powerful mind. His religion was not put on, ne" t was it introduced unseasonably i n conversation, het. man more enthusiastic in the cause for which fu laboured, I think it would be hard to find. . 41 - a for as we are capable of judging, I should say tha t sc ,. were found better prepared than my lanientedbeep quaintance. The rest of the missionaries hav e to obliged to leave their stations and assemble in Pstre-ed, —all their labours for the present ended. in' r I am afraid that, under any circumstances, the t'cl t deluded natives will never be brought back t° • former comparatively innocent state ; and the t sions will have a most up-hill task for the 01,0 ten or twelve years, to eradicate the mischief Ones by the French. Poor Pomare, the ex-Quee n ' gi • being on board the Basilisk for protection les the 30th of January, (only fourteen days L 4 the Dublin left the island), embarks on P, 4 the Carysfort this day for the small island of 1 1 :, Bora, the king of which place was formerly her 4 ' o band, but divorced; the natives of this place will, II: 100 little doubt, take good care of her, and she wil l :0• be more at her ease and less exposed to veaat intl isve terference ; it would have been i m practicable to tow kept her on board a man-of-war, as she expeet a ,f o r confined shortly. She is a most superior woman%nil! demi-savage that is), and has kept up a dign it y her transactions, though placed in such very d . 0, circumstances, which has surprised every of She still trusts implicitly in the interference 0 England on her behalf, and shame will it he not if we prove unworthy of the trust. The Fran c '. to a frigate of 30 guns moored in a harbour n ", 011 S.W. side of the island, with boarding-netting Pihert up to her tops! dreading these roused islander s ' is a frigate of 64, and a steamer of 6 guns in paps and about 1,000 men landed at the latter o. and strongly entrenched. They have declared 700 selves in a state of siege—no boat moves after . A.m.; no one is allowed to sleep on shore belong:do the ships, and they are harassed to death witl i Z i -0 &c. The insurgent natives last week came be some force to within a mile of the village , s il l- baal the Roman Catholic priest's house, which cost l a y Crapaud in building, some 2,0001. sterling• ther they are sick of their colonies in the .I'44' which have been considerably more trouble the II to them, and would, I believe, be very gla d Li orders from Europe to resign them—Dewar legraph. CONTEMPLAT ED TAiti°l REFORM. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) L A 14 An important document has just been prinT e js, I fifty copies of it have been issued from the P . ,,b e fe, these are said to be intended only for the Inel,.P le3 r) the Privy Council. The document is of gren ti ol and forms more than 200 folio pages. Th e i s, O r di it is to show the operation of Sir Robert re e p o stor u It contains statements, in columns, of the r i e 7 receipts upon each article imported for ea° io s 0 1 four years preceding the new tariff. It on,tt t to r , a similar statement of the receipts since t r " . ., ter d came into operation. The advocates of ','; ; ; r a gid will rejoice to learn that the gross receipts l e i 1 :1 under the new tariff exceed those of any nt i b tho aer four years accounted for by one hundre d JO t y I or o pounds. The receipts upon some articles O ls A are ludicrously illustrative of the absur cli n d o tOrd duties levied. Some articles have yielde ( . . l l ad !,70 than twopence, and several have not yield c oP: A I than sixpence or a shilling. The docutnenyboorni, a separate classification of all articles which 0 1 I' d yieided to the revenue one hundred pounds , „ i i bet intimated that the duty upon all of these pounded a , commended by the Premier for abolition., 5 further reduction upon the tariff generahiti4 templated, and the various classifications of ' 11 :, 1 the document referred to, intimate that gre sy to A ' are contemplated, although they afford nn c lite ho Premier's intentions. The greatest secre c y 3 . 4 ! observed with regard to this important Pgeilsoe4. which Sir Robert Peel, no doubt, intends t i c ) , Af f tariff alterations for the ensuing session.' til i THE LATE DOCK ROB ici -- -- of It appears by the police reports, that fon oc r ) ,03, ) men out of the five charged by the London 9 ,, 5 ie05,0° pany with being concerned in the late exteiopile bery of tobacco from the London Docks, has ft beVfe ,) mitted to take their trial at thenextsessionse o tor sr ' tral Criminal Court. No further evidence se e T oi ls . .4 I been brought against them than on the pra t 1 2 mination before the magistrate—viz., th ill ',oso t concerned in the one robbery in questi° ll ,„ o oV, they had been remanded in the expects it ;ere. A l I would have been clearly proved that they . ,„i i ber v iY the perpetrators of the other extensive i ' he iai c i spirits at the neighbouring Docks, it f 01 1 0 1 0/ opinion of the Dock authorities and ° hi t 2 - netted with the Dock establishments 'I - 010 daring robberies have been effected bY ° wet ct , ' plunderers well acquainted with the Pr ern tbe e l er have managed to obtain admission int ° „if , , t 4 in a surreptitious manner, to await t r ' re " iw e, •• tunity. The several instances, therW r iv'e '4 , 1 robberies of brandy from the St. Xat he e 130 1 1 i continue undiscovered, and not the least clu o yoeV i b present been obtained, bringing the inattl r fs toeLe r h, guilty parties. The Company are un"%g Pr, exerting themselves to the utmost to o dare li sons concerned in these impudent and da f aprd y Flo to justice, and probably, although no Pr° 4 " or iss,'", have been obtained as yet, something Mai. o d ei jor t i( these inquiries between this and the per r Oes t ie, trial, which are being made by th e rto ), F , V , rested, inculpating the persons alluded 41 ed ~e transactions also. It may be useful t° 1 - to 0 0 4 tli order to calm the public mind with resPl i hieb i tr, t .. 4 robberies at the Dock establishnien ts , 9 ot fri I' ,fie robberies 111 created considerable excitement and 2 " ai s ia_ 0 I safety of property at thest places, that cl iv idorg extent of the premises, and the extraordocripvo sr i ber of all sorts of packages ' and of every ni ell fe A ° Il t: merchandise, necessarily lying on thertla ,01,1 times, after being landed from the iniP ° o bber l ie t l l t lt and previously to being housed, very few r o d, Opl l l l h g t place, and it may confidently be antieil° vel e ' j", 71 the gang of plunderers has been broken 11 P ( 51 $ 4 rvi that we shall hear of no more atteranti tbk. , N nature being made. At all events, fr ° lol P ; e l l , Is h rience furnished by the late discoveries, 0 we ch. l i Is, e 00 creased vigilance observed in cons it, ,b I Dock Company's watch and the p nlic eeci W i th 1 ttl i almost impossible for them to he eff ect degree of success. 1 t i --- --- ",;, i sitolt II SALE OF PIG EU EN 8 . - An e trilo 4- : ~., e x .., go- 0 ,0 t o , pigeons, comprising almost every desc , 'P 430 10 to ll'j "II yesterday at the Auction Mart, 1 3 , 3 j' ev oiltifif i i I .1 under the direction of Mr. Bryant, e i ''''' 15 0 rle il ei 1 4 The birds, which numbered altogether o f of,,p r tt, peered in excellent feather. The p r ice per cess l ,6,° 1 Pp t vied from half a crown up to three Pon e- a i iii 1 clf' almond cock and black kite hen, rare 2 / 6 1 : Y fi e i trt , birds, (couples) were knocked down . r i it t 17, I t) el 1 pair of almonds, sold for 21. 10e. ""° ari I de l hen, brought two guineas, and lot 126, i , black carriers, ran up to three guineas • Leis r h eti" ' Nli SALE OF THE EFFECTS OF TILE li ect i OLV SOPHIA. MATILDA.—The sale of the e i s ofr fer t i l'q ii Royal Highness the Princess Sophia bo de'd, 's OOP d take place to-morrow, at the Range r 1 10 0 , fil 1 heath. G reat competition is anticipateueooloo N I c t he - A sons anxious to become possessors of ere yr. f i 1 of vertu and bijouttri©, many of which w ,.. 0 5. OVF ktiti the deceased Princess's illustrious re id . 11 " 1 0 0:: 1 0/ 1 tl ti l NEW DINING-ROOMS FOR TUB *"'„, ls v 10),.. 3Si HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Worklllell anti - i t o r tP:',,, r, i, kr Nk up the new rooms as dining apart'ffee-bev-on0e; l . 0% of the House of Commons, BellamY 's l i ts ° re f . O i gpf t he been pulled down. The new apartmeh ea bi ic e lip I. Members' entrance, they are aPPr eac jaik v ils s ise e gil l lie l t i to a lobby on the top of the house; 311 ,, - froo 3 I c ati lly .l 1, to the house has also been forme" 00' If; tr with a waiting-room with a staircase co 0 e ,_4 the lobby. d ret es t,,, N I _we re Ci e „.9 ,kii' ACCIDENT TO MR. GULLY.-- . 09 0 , iperfe , lit l that Mr. Gully has met with a seriolire or rowly escaping with his life. •Abi lut .;'e ye t fl o hp'' Atli after returning from hunting, and v i v , ill wer e ;it be, ' l ll t h h ic e ki a l n y im tie s t l i s, up red coat, he entered D. lair, in wh'', l - „ ff ing '1 3 01,4 A f' ~, by their heads. 4-`,.. - e f o re, ~ m o re i t enraged, reared as huep,hgaodt e h f i t m en do d w °lll ! el e m blf r o t r bee c ill o e ib il oe 4 l t‘tl he l inflicted a severe wound in his thiP ios elY h ost o ri sp, cued. Fortunately they were 0 c i beir ;leiter eltl their necks, that they could not 117 The ashy i ii . consequences would have been fa ° I A sot' „Oli o , L t) , did effect were far from agreeabl e, a o time' nilli l I tql fined their victim to his bed 1 " r s°°3 ll that b 1 i' s 01, 11 4 We have heard with satisfactio _,,,e,peonnol..e i f ora t m e e so l a . r uc a to o. d - 1 4 Mini tens have made such all crease the income of Mlle. Dl oy ed cl „S° s6 „olif f fo f tiNt b ti e m in e g o e f q h u is al ia t t e ß t o h y a o t I w il il i i g c tes e s ° th,e, l 2 r u i lc of illgro, ' 1 i f e liEpuoTioN or RENTS. --The e a rl cony F , ., . his recent audit, with a praisewOe'd ; rePl. Or the welfare of his tenantry, c al° rev" 0 cent. to be made on the whole of t h ous tenants in Staffordshir e. A