The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-18 00:00:00

It was not asked why the prosecutrix did not attend, nor was any (Aber question put. THAMES. Joseph Heaviside, mate of the brig Nunez, Thomas Flight, master, was charged with a series of assaults, continued throughout a voyage to Alexandria and back again, on a fatherless lad, 15 years of age, apprenticed to the vessel. Mr. Pelham prosecuted the case, and Mr. Huddlestone, the barrister, in the absence of Mr. Clarkson, appeared for th• defence. Mr. Pelham, who said the Nunez belonged to some ladies named Belle Cassez, at Sierra Leone, stated the case, which he observed, if borne out in evidence, was one of extreme cruelty and harshness. He then called John Huggard, the complainant, a genteel-looking and intelligent lad, who stated that he shipped on board the Nunez as an apprentice on the 10th or 11th of July, and proceeded from London to Shields to take in a cargo of coals. He had no complaint to make up to that time ; but when off Newcastle-on-Tyne, the de fendant commenced a series of cruelties, which were continued throughout the voyage, by beating him with a thick knotted stick about the shoulders, back, and thighs. After leaving Gibraltar the mate sketched a very indistinct compass, of which he was ordered to learn the use ; and whilst he was scanning it over on one of the water-casks in the forehold,e'ther the mate or the cap tain, he could not say which, said he w?s asleep, end he was sent to learn it in the after-galley. The i mate, on exa mining him, found he did not know it , and n ten minutes afterwards came and rubbed a large wad of tarry oakum over his mouth, face, and eyes. At Alexandria, he was put over the ship's side in a bowline knot to be.it the rust off the chain plates, and was kept at it, with the exception of breakfast-time, from seven o'clock in the morning until seven or eight at night, without any din ner. -During this time he heard the mate's voice, for he was always scolding. On another occasion, being ordered to get the end of the signal halyard off the ironing, he jumped on the rail to try and do so, but could not. That was the easiest way with his sore feet. He then went up the topping-lifts of the boom, as at first directed, and did as he was ordered. Because he did not go up the topping-lifts of the boom in the first in stance, the mate gave him a dozen with the shoe on the hand. Complainant cried with pain, and the people of the Robert Ingram, which was lying near, called out " shame F' on the mate. On ano ther occasion the defendant made him put his finger in the mouth of a large turtle, which gave him a smart bite and left two little black holes. After that the mate pulled his ears until the skin was split. One of the sailors told him the flesh was broken, and he himself felt the blood trickling down. His cruelty was constant. Once when complains& was handing him some beans a few dropped, and the mate struck him a blow on the nose which made the blood spout out. At another time, com plainant being unable to haul in the slack of the fore top sail clew line, the mate said, " There's a useless toad cf a b— s—, he can't do that yet," and rope's-ended him oa the shoulders till the left one was very much swollen. After that he was sent to trim the lamps, which, owing to the pain of his arm, took him more than the usual time. The mate complained of this, and taking up a marline spike punched him in the arms with the thick iron end of it. On another occasion he belaboured com plainant with the handle of the deck scrubbinit brush, giving him three severe blows on the ribs. His side was very bad for a long time ;afterwards, and he still felt pain if ho breathed hard. The blows felled him, and be could scarcely crawl along the deck for a pani kin he wanted to fetch. The mate seeing this, said, " I'll make you move a little faster," took him up in his arms, and then dashed him down upon the deck. Mr. Huddlestone, bef o re going further into the case, wished to know whether his Worship would send it fir trial, as in that case he should not cross-examine the complainant or any other witness who might be called. The magistrate at that court had a double duty—first, to protect seamen from tyrannical abuse ; and next, to see that those in authority on board should be duly sup ported. If the worthy magistrate thought the case was one upon which he could not adjudicate summarily, be (Mr. Huddlestone) would, on a fitting occasion, be pre pared to show that no more than due chastisement had been inflicted on an idle and troublesome boy. Mr. BRODERIP was desirous of avoiding any expres sion of opinion on the case in its present stage, but from what had as yet appeared, it was evidently one which ought to be sent for the consideration of a jury. There was on the one side allegations of several assaults and complaints of excessive duty, and there were on the other side assertions of exaggerated charges. It was, therefore, due to both parties that these conflicting charges should be thoroughly sifted. Mr. Huddlestone said that masters and persons in authority on ship-board had felt great inconvenience from l.gal delay, and as the greatest reliance was placed on his Worship's decision, it would be a matter of great convenience if he would deal with the case summarily. Mr. BRODERIP was anxious to avoid anything like an opinion ; but being thus pressed, he was compelled to say that there must, from what had already trans pired, be excessive cruelty on one side, or gross perjury on the other. Mr. Huddlestone—Yes ;* or gross exaggeration, which amounts to the same thing. I should like to ask com plainant one question. Did he ever ever make a com plaint to the captain ? The complainant answered in the negative. The defendant was then bound, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each, to answer the charge at the sessions. Mr. Pelham—lt is possible the captain may be joined in the indictment. _ Mr. Iluddlestone—We all understand the meaning of that It is the consequence of my last question. Mr. BRODERIP—I cannot allow this discussion in a ease which is now oram non. Bail was entered shortly after. CONDUCT OF THE POLICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln your paper of yesterday I read the report of an alleged assault made by a Mr. Griffith upon police constable 99 G, some of the proceedings in which case I think demand the censure of tho press, and the public in general. It appears from the evidence taken that, upon Satur day evening last the policeman was upon his beat, and observing a little boy with a muffin stall, he ordered him to move on, but the boy not going quite so quickly as be might, the policeman must needs kick it over, after which, being told by Mrs. Smith, a woman who was passing at the time. that he ought to be ashamed of him self, he (the policeman) immediately seized her, and was dragging her along. The cries of the woman attracted the attention of several persons, amongst them Mr. Griffith, who expostulated with the policeman, when it appears a scuffle took place, and they both fell to the ground; the only policeman it appears that saw any thing of the affair (142 G) deposed that the defendant walked quietly with them to the station-house. Mrs. Smith, the woman alluded to, comes forward as a witness, and was sworn. She deposed as follows:—I saw the policeman kick the boy's stall, and made an ob servation to him, when he seized me and dragged me along in a most brutal manner, and I thought he would have broken my arm, he appeared to be in liquor. Eliza beth Steams gives her evidence to the same effect. The defendant states the same in his defence. Immediately starts up Inspector Penny, with half a dozen more 'policemen, who all swear that he had not the least ap• pearance of being its liquor. Mr. Greenwood decides upon sending the case for trial, to which the defendant expresses his assent, observing he should then have an opportunity of sifting the whole matter, and making an example of the policeman. To this the Cleric replies, " You had better mind you do not make an example of yourself." Sir, is this justice ? What becomes of our boasted freedom when a man cannot be brought before a tribunal of his country without being threatened and intimidated by the administrators thereof, which is too much, the case in our police-courts of late. I would .gladly believe that it is only that erring of human nature which makes some men, when " dressed in a little brief authority, play such fantastic tricks." It seems to be quite forgotten that the police were raised . to protect the public (not tyranise over them). Did these feelings pervade the force, they would be thought one of the improvements of the age, instead of one of its great evils. At present none dare expostulate with them, let them be committing never so great in justice, but he is directly locked up. I have no private feeling in the matter, I do not know any of the parties, but Merely noticed it, my conviction being that it is high time' the almost absolute power of the police should be checked. F. J. London, Dec. 17, 1845. 'was The woman who had been taken into custody plated at the bar and accused of causing an obstruc tion; but was immediately dismissed. • DARING ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT DUNMOW •0n Tuesday afternoon Charles Horsnell, jun., of Little Eas ton,:son of the park-keeper to Viscount Maynard, whilst watching the park grounds and preserves in the avenue lead -jog from Dunmow and Stortford turnpike-road to Easton Lodge mansion, observed a man about five feet eight inches in height, having on a black hat and velveteen jacket,stands jug - in a game preserve where the pheasants are fed ; he im medlialy made towards him, and having advanced to within twenty yards of the stranger, Horsnell, observed the man poinra gun at him and fire. The scattering shot riddled his (Horsnell's) coat, through two boxes and a book in his pocket ; but the principal part of the charge struck a tree, knocking off the bark to the extent of six inches. Fortu nately not a shot entered Horsnell's person, owing to the pockets of his shooting -jacket being full, which caused them to Mick out from his side. As soon as he had recovered from the alarm he naturally felt, he pursued the stranger, and after running about twenty yards shot at him, but his gun missed tire. and the fellow escaped. Horsnell raised an alarm, and immediately returned to his father, when search was c ,n -filmed in the woods for several hours, but to no avail. No clue to the offender has at present been discovered.—Essex Herald The rumour of yesterday, respecting the nomina tio] of his Royal Highness Prince Albert to the post of Commander-in-Chief, has obtained increased currency to-day en !Chang** and some have gone so far as to invent an addi_ tiun, that it has assumed the shape of a command from a very high quarter. Without attaching the least belief to a statement so improbable in itself, it may not be without utility to mention that, where believed at all, it was univer sally spoken of in terms of strong indignation.—Tintes City Article. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTION IN TIIE METROPOLIS.--The Worshipful Com pany of Goldsmiths have sent the sum of 100 guineas in fur therance of the views of the abovesociety. The Archbishop of Armagh has also sent 100 guineas for the same purpose. Within the last month, the parish of Newington, Surrey, comprising a population of 60,000 souls, has, with the sanc tion of the Archbishop of Canterbury, been brought within the-range of the society's operations. GR UNA . GREEN.—The services of " mine host of Gretna Hall" were again called into requisition on Tuesday last. 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CADETS for INDlA.—Every information con nected with OUTFITS for INDIA, partiMers of Passage by Ship and by the Overland route, detailed Lists of OutS's both for Ladies and Gentlemen, with the necessary variations for officers, writers, cadets, as:istant-surgeons, and others, ms,7 be had on ap plication to Messrs. THRESHER and GLENNY, East India and Colonial Outfitters, 152, Strand, London, where all outfits are sup plied at the wholesale prices. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farrell ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. To be followed by the admired Farce of HE LIES LIKE TRUTH. Sir Charles Hanby, Mr. Howe; Truepenny, Mr. Tilbury ; Rattler, Mr. 11. Holl ; Harriet, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham; Priscella, Miss I'. Horton. After which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Hudson, Ellea Sefton, Miss Sefton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. 11l which Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will perform. Ts be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK, BY MR. DICKENS. On Saturday Morning, Dec. 20, will be published, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH : A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. By CHARLES DICKENS, Esq. The Illustrations by Clarkson Standfleld, Esq., R.A.; Daniel Maclise, Esq., 8.A.; John Leech, Esq., and Richard Doyle, Esq. On SATURDAY EVENING, Dec. 20, TIIIS THEATRE WILL OPEN for the WINTER SEASON, on which occasion will be pro duced an entirely New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, founded en the above Fairy Tale, and which has been for several weeks In active preparation, entitled THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Mary Keeley (her First Appearance on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which, a New Farce, called NEXT DOOR. To eonclude with OUR NEW GOVERNESS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack; Trenquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. After which, will be repeated a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, the RAILROAD FOOTMAN of BERKELEY-VQUARE. Jeames Plush, Mr. Compton. To be followed by a New Grand Ballet, entitled LB DIABLB A.'QUATRE. To conclude with A MAN WITHOUT A HEAD. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA. Embracing the whole Strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stud. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the Frenck and English Artistes. To conclude with the effective Drama of THE NAMELESS ; or, The Brigand. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. IS. THERMOMETHER, LOVRIst, 40; Highest, 43; Noon, 45, BAROMETER, 29.41.—W1ND, N.W.W.; rain. the early part of the contest, when, to quote the words of Mr. COBDEN, "It was considered by noblemen who advocated some alteration in the corn-laws, that it would be easier to destroy the monarchy than to procure their total repeal." We say, now that the victory is won—for, in fact, the victory is cer tain—the doom of the corn-laws is sealed. They have:been tried, convicted, and condemned, and we have now only to pray for speedy execu tion, which must be granted by any Go vernment that regards its own safety. The landed aristocracy may move in arrest of judg ment, and may repeat the oft-told tale of the pe culiar burdens upon land ; but before they do so let them attentively consider Mr. COBDEN'S speech of last evening, and " unless they want to have another League on the death of this one, let them not force the middle and indus trious classes to learn how they have been cheated, robbed, and bamboozled on the subject of taxation by the aristocracy." All we ask of the aristocracy now is the total and immediate repeal of the corn laws that will give us security for the future, and with this we will be content. But if the aristocracy refuse this, let them he assured that they will never have such terms offered to them again. In that case we shall not be content with security for the future—we must have indemnity for the past. They know whether it would conduce to their interest to moot this question. There was one observation made by Mr. Fox last evening, which was received with loud cheering, and the reception of which is significant as pointing out the determination of the people to exercise henceforth a more direct influence in the Government then they have hitherto done. " The country demands," said Mr. Fox, " that the Commons of England shall be represented in the Cabinet." If the Whi g aristocracy are wise, they will take the hint, and seek to identify themselves with the people more than they have been accustomed to do. We were much delighted with Mr. COBDEN'S remarks on Mr. O'CONNELL. He did full justice to the motives and views of that (with all his faults) great man, whose course, with regard to this question, has been uniformly that of a consistent and a patriotic man. Altogether the meeting of last evening was one of the most important that has ever been held in Covent garden Theatre, and we recommend our readers not only attentively "to read," but to "mark, learn, and inwardly digest" the speeches of Messrs. VILLIERS, COBDEN, BRIGHT, and Fox. session, usually held at this period. The meet ing was held in the Hall of the Council of State, at the Ministry of Commerce. We are glad to find from this speech that the Government are resolved to modify the import duties on cer tain articles. Among these the Minister mentioned three, and he submitted them as questions for the consideration of the Council—namely, the admission of foreign iron for naval constructions, of the iron of the north for the fabrication of steel, and a modifica tion of the tariff on cottons. It concluded with giving an account of the commerce of France with foreign countries, and expressed his satisfaction at the increase which it had lately acquired. The following is a sum mary of his statement :—" In 1844, the general com merce of France with her colonies and foreign Powers amounted to 2,340,000,000 f. (93,000,000/.), • being 164 millions more than in 1845, and 248 millions more than the average of the proceeding five years. In special commerce the imports in 1844 amounted to 867 millions, of NI , . hich 813 millions were in natural products and articles necessary for manufactures ; the manufactured products amounting to only 54 millions. The exports amounted to 790 millions, of which 600 millions were in French manufactures, and 190 in native produce. The countries with which the most active trade was carried on were in the following order of importance, viz., the United States, Eng land, Belgium, Switzerland, Sardinia, the German Association, Spain, Algeria, the Antilles, and Bour bon. With all there had been considerable increase, particularly with America. The transit trade had never been more flourishing than in 1844. It amounted to 230 millions, being 38 millions more than in 1843. This increase the Minister attributed to the ordonnance of 1842 abolishing the transit duties. In the ensemble of the foreign trade, the trade by sea amounted to 1,658 millions, or 71 per cent., and the land trade to 682 millions, or '29 per cent., being an increase of 6 per cent. for the former, and 12 per cent. for the latter, as compared with 1843. The maritime transports were as follow : French vessels—amount conveyed, 764 millions, or 46 per cent. ; foreign vessels, 894 millions, or 54 per cent. These transports employed 28,227 vessels, of a total tonnage of 3,288,000. The foreign bottoms were 16,466, of a total tonnage of 2,032,000, and the French, 11,761, of a total tonnage of 1,256,000. Compared with 1843, there was an increase of 330 vessels, or 51,000 tons under the national flag, whilst under foreign flags there was a diminution of 99 vessels, or 10,000 tons. These results, added the Minister, showed that the French mercantile navy had not been stationary. Indeed, in fifteen years there had been an augmentation of nearly 5,000 vessels,' or 551,000 tons, but still the progress of navigation had not been equal to that of foreign commerce. The causes of this were to be explained as follows : Some of the causes were in a manner inherent to the nature of the country and its products ; others arose from the character and habits of the population. In the first place, the French had not like the coun tries of the north to convey heavy articles, such as timber, coals, iron, copper, tallow, &c. The French exports, in general, were of great value in small volume. On the other hand, the people being gene rally agricultural, were not naturally disposed by taste and habits to navigation and foreign trade. These were causes of inferiority which every effort should be made to conquer. The Government said the Minister would neglect nothing to give a develop ment to maritime enterprise." The following are miscellaneous extracts from the papers : Some days ago we published an excellent letter from Lord KINNAIRD, containing his own opinions as well as thole in his neighbourhood on the real in terests of the agriculturists, and we expressed at the same time a conviction that such opinions would in due time become prevalent in England. It is gratifying to find, therefore, that at almost every "protection" meeting 'throughout the country, some farmer or landlord has the courage to come forward in opposi tion to the bigoted doctrines of his colleagues, and rising superior to prejudices, with a firmness which conviction only can produce, shows that the fears of the multitude are unfounded, and that England has nothing to dread from competition. In Scotland this opinion has long prevailed. It is need less, therefore, to refer further to that country, but in England a vast mist hangs over the minds of the ma jority ; and when men belonging to the same body begin, one after another, to appear determined to dis pel that mist, we anticipate that in due time the light will shine on all, and the agriculturists of the South will join with those of the North, who are in advance of them at least one century, and come to the conclu sion that the only safe course to be pursued is to get rid of protection altogether. At a meeting of agri culturists, held at Lewes on Monday, proofs were visible that such a change was fast approaching. The Earl of CHIC HESTER pre sided on the occasion, and was supported by the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord GAGE,,but, from some cause or another not explained, these noblemen took their leave at a very early period of the evening, and left all the " speechifying " to the squires and the farmers. Perhaps they were afraid of rebellion in the camp, and had received some notice that their peculiar opinions and dictation were not to be sub mitted to in silence, and the speech of Mr. HALLETT leads to such an inference. On the toast being given by the new Chairman—" May the Sussex farmers be found true to their colours"—Mr. HALLETT wished to know what those colours were; and after many interrogatories he at last learned from Mr. ELLMAN, who was in the chair, that this was their motto : "'We will maintain the amount of protection at pre sent existing to agriculture, and will not suffer an iota of that protection to be taken away." These, said the speaker, were the colours by which Sir ROBERT PEEL obtained his majority of 100; and he could only say " that he had that day, and he now declared, Sir ROBERT PEEL a renegade, and a deserter of their cause." This was received with loud cheers from the Sussex landlords, but nevertheless Mr. HALLETT was not to be diverted from his purpose, and he boldly proclaimed to unwilling ears these truthst "He occupied 500 acres of land, so that he ought not to be considered prejudiced on this ques tion. Now, his impression was, that. the agricul turists of this country had nothing to fear from fo reign countries, because in this country the energies were greater, the capital was greater, and all the appliances were in favour of this country." No an swer could be given to these undoubted facts, but the Chairman simply called upon the Sussex men "to maintain their present posi tion, to avoid alteration, because by alteration they would only be destroying themselves and de stroying their labourers." These, indeed, are the only arguments used at agricultural meetings. The squires fear danger from their ignorance, and cannot perceive that the flood has broken in upon them on all sides, and that if they refuse to go with the current, they must be swept from their places. All men of common sense admit that a change, and a most material change, must come as certainly as the rising of the sun, and can not these men see that till the question is settled their property is not worth half its value ?No man will take a lease—no improvements will be made—the country will be kept in a constant turmoil ; and, even should a RICHMOND or a STANLEY Cabinet be able for one session to stem the tide, will it not in the next come with redoubled fury ? We tell them that_the change cannot be averted, and our conviction is, that it is more for their interest than the interest of the rest of the community that the question should be settled at once and for ever. [MIN WATER AT LONDON-RRIDGE THIS DAY. Sterning .. 27 minutes after 4 I Evening .. 44 minutes after 4. Madrid journals of the 10th have been received. The municipal elections were about to commence, and excited some interest, as the Progressistas had lat terly shown a disposition to resist the great majori ties of their opponents. The Senate was to hold a meeting on the 11th, preparatory to the opening of the Cortes, which is fixed for the 15th instant. The QITEEN was to open the session with a speech from the throne, drawn up by MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, in which the situation and prospects of the country would be alluded to with satisfaction. The following is said to be the quantity of Sherry exported from Xeres and Port St. Mary during the ten months from the Ist of .January, to the end of October of the present year :—the total amount is 27,149 butts, 25,063 of which were sent to England, and 314 to English possessions and de pendencies. 379 butts were sent to the countries formerly constituting Spanish America ; 324 to the United States, 28 to France, and 1,038 to all other parts. Estimating the average value at 100 dollars Per butt on board, the total value of the wine ex ported during the ten months, is 54,298,320 reals (542,9831.); of which 50,127,716 reals (501,2771.) worth was sent to England, and 56,666 reals (5661.) worth to France. " The Esprit Public says It is now certain that it was at the express recommendation of M. Bugeaud that his fa mous letter to M. de Marcillac was rendered public by the Conservateur de la Dordogne. This letter, the orginal of which has been seen in Paris, had a postscript containing a formal request that it should be inserted without delay in the Ministerial journal of Perigueux.' " Orders have been received at Rochefort to send off to Brest as soon as possible the 26th company of naval artil lery and four companies of infantry. It was believed at Rochefort that these troops are intended to take part in the expedition to Madagascar. Monday being the anniversary of the translation of the mortal remains of the Emperor :Napoleon to the Invalides, a low mass was celebrated in the chapel; after which the young drummers sang the De Profundis, with great pre cision. The whole of the officers of the establishment, with General Gourgaud at their head, were present at the ceremony. " It is said that Baron Gros, French Chargé d'Affaires at Santa-Fe de Bogota, is to replace at Mexico M. Alley de Cyprey, as soon as diplomatic relations shall be resumed between the two countries. 111. Gros has already lived in Mexico, where he filled the post of first Secretary of Legation. Boulay (de la 3leurthe), Councillor of State, has just set out for Algeria, charged with a mission from the Government. " A letter from Perpignan of the 9th says :—‘ Ibrahim Pacha dined on the 6th with Count de Castellane. His Royal Highness was magnificently dressed, and wore several decorations in diamonds. After dinner he went to the theatre, and sat in the Prefect's box. He left this place yes terday, at twelve o'clock, for Vernet. An immense crowd was collected to see him take his departure. Count de Castellane accompanied him on horseback a short dis tance. At the moment of parting, his Royal Higness got out of his carriage to say adieu, and thank the Count for his attention. Ibrahim Pacha intends remaining two months and a half at Vernet, and will then proceed to Paris and London.' _ " A letter from Lausanne of the 11th says It having been rumoured that the Conservatives would attempt on Sunday an attack against the Government, arms were secretly brought from the arsenal of Mosges, and placed in several houses of the town. In the night a band of Radicals seized on the cannon destined for the exercise of the college. A sharp struggle ensued, and several persons ware wounded. In the morning the place was covered with blood.'' On the Paris Bourse every kind of security mani fested great firmness on Tuesday, and a considerable advance took place in the principal railway lines. The Three per Cents. closed at 81f. 30c. ' • the Fire per Cents., 1171. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,163 f. 75c. ;Rouen, 942 f. 50c.; Northern, 707 f. 50c. ; llavre, 765 f.; Avignon, 860 f. ; Vierzon, 635 f. ; Dieppe, 480 f. ; Bordeaux, 605 E; Boulogne, 5001.; Troyes and Montereau, 425 E ; Basle, 234 if. Spanish Three per Cents, 39; Spanish Domestic Debt, 35. The Three•per-Cents. had a further rise on the 10th of about for Account. These are quoted at 36} cash, and 37 at 60 days. 13,800,000 done according to the official list. The other Funds are not quoted. Exchange on London 36k. Most of tie Paris journals contain articles on the Ministerial crisis in this country, hut we find no• thing in them of interest to the English reader. The only intelligence of importance in these papers is given in a speech of M. CUNIN GRIDAINE, the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, addressed to the Council-General of Agriculture, Manu factures, and Commerce, on the opeoing of the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY _VIVENiNG. DECEMBER 18, 1845. Belgian 4 1 / 2 per Cent ...... 94 3 % Dutch, 214 per Cent ' 5 9 3% 6014 60 1 4 Ditto. Account ..... ... Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 93 1 / 2 93 93% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN O. RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Abcrdeen,Bara, &Elgin 2% Ar.nagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% Bideford and.Tavistock... 16 Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 Ditto New I 7 IA — Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. Boston, &mad, & Birm. 225. Bridgewater &Minehead 425......425...... Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bistol and Gloucester... 30 ••• •, Bristol and Liver. June . 2!4...... Bockinghamshire C declonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... Cambridge and Lincoln Iv ). 3 14 :;. i)o. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — Canterbury and Dover.. 1% Central Kent 2.1,, ' ?, — Chelmsford and Bury... 1A — Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltezham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction ..... 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 A Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 / i — Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir and Leicester. Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter - 4qs . Derby and Crewe — Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby .. 1% — Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford 2%...... Direct Manchester _ (Remington s) Ditto (Rastrick's) — ThrectNorthern Direct Norwich Dublin and Annagh Dublin and BelfastJunc 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway._ .. 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 1 / 2 Eastern Counties 141. 16s 191,8 191/ 2 Ditto New 61. 16s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 61.135. 4d,... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 4/. 13s. 4d... EastDereli'm andNoech 1 Eastern Union 25 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 33 Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'ntoVorw'h 2 1 ,2 — Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 1 / East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%...... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 ...... Ditto, New Edinburgh & Northern.. PA Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 2 Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ••• 21 / 2 — Essex and Suffolk ... Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2% Glouc.,Abei ystw ith, and Central of Wales Goole and Doncaster 425. Grand Junction., ....... ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l% Great Eastern &Western 2 1A...-. ......... GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great Munster 2 l/:, ...... Great North of Scotland 2 1 / 2 ...... Great North of England-100 Ditto New 5 Do. New .... ........ 2 Great Western BO l4B Ditto 1 / 2 Shares 5O Ditto 1 A Shares 2 l /2 l 4 l /2 15 1 / Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 5 ... Harwich (lull and Selby Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 2 Inverness and Elgin 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Irish North Midland l% — Isle efAxholme 2% Killarney Junctions l l4 Kendal and Windermere 1 1 h Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedford... 225....••• p... Leicester and Tamworth 425. Liver?. and Manchester.loo Do. 1 / 2 Shares Do. Quarters Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birminghmloo 212 ......... 212 Do. Thirds Do. 1 / 1 Shares Ditto Fifths ..... 2 Diti,o Extension IV., — London arid Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d 8? Do. New Ditto Extension 3 ........ London and Brighton Do. consolidated Bths... 40 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 131. 15s. od. 20%% Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., CheL, 0x.,G10., and Hereford London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d — Londcn Hounslow, and Western Load. & S.Western 411 6s 10d — Do. New Consol. Bths 20 Do. New Do. New London & South Essex 2 3 4 London and York London and Windsor London, Warwick, and Kidderminster 2% London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry & Coleraine 5 . _ Londonderry and Ennis killen .. .. 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham 5 — Manchester and Leeds... 76 Ditto lA, Shares - .•. ...• •••• Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 Do. Sixteenths ..... .... 4 1 4 . Manchester and Birmm. 40 7 O l /2 Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction ...... 1% — Manchester,Bunton,and Matlock 425....... 1 3 / 4 1 / 2 2 p 2 p Manchester, Birin., and Mould Junction .• Manchester and Rugby Direct . 42s. Manchest. &Southampt. 2 ...... Midland .. 100 .....142 .. ......... Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland, Binn., Derby...100 Midld. & East. Counties 2 %...... Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo 2 3 / 4... .. Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 52 Do. New Brandling... 20 Newastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo • ...... Newport& Abergaveany 2%...... New Ross and Carlow... 22s - •••• •••• ..... Newry and Enniskillen 2% — ..... - Newark, Sheffield, and ißoston ... ..... ......... 2%.• ... 24% ... .. Norfolk Extension North British Do. Half Shares Do. Exten. to Carlisle 14 -- I Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 tDitto ditto North Devon 2 .. ... ...... ....... North of Norfolk ........ Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. Ne w N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% — .. .. . ..._ North Staffordshire 42s. .. ... 2 1 4% p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting — — Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 — Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham . 2 ••• Nottingham and Boston 1% - Nottingm., Erewsh.Val ley, and Manchester.. 1% — ... — Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth, & Southamptn 425. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham..... l% Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... .. .:- Portsmouth Direct 3 3 A Preston and Wyre 5O Do. I‘, Shares ..... .... 2% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rui.by, Derby, and Man -6ateol ill, sie• 25 1 /j 52 1 / 2 5 1 4 2% 2% p 4: 1L.. - 4G - . 4".` *** • • r ! 41, '4llW•Cfilf* , 't • -" ' s 4°' , JO, , rti n o tt. 4 ...-, , 4. A 1 . .f PEOPLES' JOURNAL. On SATURDAY, the 3d of January, 1846, will be issued No. I, price Three-Halfpence, of THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL; an Illustrated Weekly Periodical, combining amusement, general literature, and instruction, with an earnest and business-like inquiry into the best means of satisfying the claims of industry. Some of the best authors, designers, and engravers of the day, whose names will shortly be announced, have engaged to aid in this under taking. Artizan Office, 'Wellington-street North, Strand. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE of This Day contains—The Whig Corn and Peel Crisis—Mr. O'Connell's New Position—Cotton Twist to the Free-Traders of the United Kingdom—Reports of all the Great Meetings of the Week—A New Song to an Old Tune, for Lord John—Grand Cabinet Dinner of Dukes A 2, A 3, A 4, and A 5—A Whipping-post for the Monopolists—The Dragon of Wantley—A Fairy Tale for Young England in 1945—With the American and other News of the Week. 337, Strand ; and all Newsmen. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Romer; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. To be followed by a Selection from LA BAYADERE. To conclude with the First Act of DER FREISCHUTZ. NEW STRAND THEATRE, At the urgent solicitations of numerous friends, Mr. GREGORY is Induced to take A BENEFIT, which will take place THIS EVENING, THURSDAY', December 18, when will be performed the Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Gregory (his last appear ance in this character at this Theatre) ; lago, Mr. Waldron ; Desdo mona, Mrs. Percy. To eonclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Maria Dar lington, Miss Charles. Tickets and Places to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Mr. Gregory, 15, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square. b e tnl LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1845. THE NEW MINISTRY. The following appeared in our Third Edition o last night : No announcement can yet be made of the com ponent parti of the new Administration. It is, how ever, beyond doubt, that all the arrangements are going on in a way perfectly satisfactory, and that the utmost harmony of feeling is evinced by all sec tions of the Liberal party. The leaders of the free-trade party have been con• suited and advised with ; all caution has been used ; and when the results are known, we feel confident that Lord Joust RUSSELL will gain credit for the tact displayed and the judgment evinced. That Administration cannot be badly formed which shall have the entire Whig aristocracy, the free traders, and the whole Liberal and Radical party combined in support, and to which the people of Ireland accord their confidence and support. We predict such an Administration. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL has remained in town this afternoon, and has received visits from a number of his political supporters. The private letters from America► anticipate a much less hostile message from the PRESIDINT than had been looked for ; and it is believed that far more good temper will bethown than had been calculated upon a few days baci. Having held various meetings throughout the country for the last two months, the League held their first aggregate metropolitan meeting for the season last evening, in Covent-garden Theatre; and never has a meeting more enthusiastic or more nume rous been asssembled within these walls. We recol lect the gathering at Covent-garden to welcome Mr. O'CONNELL two years ago. The gathering on the present occasion was equally numerous, equally enthu siastic, and more determined. There were more men present—quiet, yet determined men—electors—men who have, or will, possess themselves of the 40s. free hold, " that great constitutional weapon," to use the words of Mr. BRIGHT, " before which the domination of the hereditary peerage must be levelled in the dust. But it is not by the numbers who ob tained admittance that the numerical metropolitan power of the League is to be judged of. There were three times as many turned away from the doors as the place would accommodate, and we may state on the authority of Mr. COBDEN that the number of applicants for tickets exceeded 30,000. It was to us a subject of great gratification to see the progress which this question has made. Before it was taken up by any public body—before the League was formed—before even the Anti-Corn-law dele gation, out of which the League sprung, came up to London from Manchester, we denounced the corn-laws, and called for their repeal. For years we were alone. Well do we remember the early meetings of the Anti-Corn -law delegates at Brown's Hotel. Those meetings w e reported fully, and for some time we alone gave full reports of their proceedings. Other labourers then entered the field; but now that the victory is won, we cannot but re member with satisfaction the part which we took in The following are the quotations for other lines:— Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), sf. 50c. premium ; ditto (Calon), sf. ; Union, 121. 60c.; ditto (Ganneron), 5f.; ditto (Lapinsonniere), 4f. 50 c.; Sud Est, 2f. 50c.; Mes mackenzie), sagerics, 4f.; Ardoin, 3f. ; Receveurs-Generaux, 3f. 50c. ; s P o it e r . i s; (Ganneron), 2f. ; ditto (Beehet), lf. 6f. 50c. ; ditto ( Drouil lard), 51.; ditto (Carette), 51.; ditto (Lefevre), 5f.; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 6f. 60c, ; ditto (Lecointe), lf.; Toursand Strasbourgand Nantes ( ditto (Compagnie Meridionalc), par ; Bordeaux and Cette Q(Mackenzie), par ; ditto (Espeleta), 4f. ; Creil and St. uentin (Kysaens), par; Charleroi (Kysaens), 495 f. The Lyons Definitive Shares sold at 80f. premium ; Strasbourg, ditto, 22f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 45f. MARSEILLES DEC. 12.-Marseilles and Avignon, 890 f. ; Boulogne, 510 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 17. Anglo-Belgian — Madrid aid Valencia... Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens.. -- Namur and Liege 2 l /2 Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 9% Do. (Mackenzie's) .. Over Yssel Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 2 1 4 cifie Coast Central of Spain .. Ceylon . — Ditto (Sad Est) — -;. and Demerara Dendre Valley - Dutch Rhenish ...... 7 1 / 4 Dieppe & Paris Janet. Dijon and Mulhouse ... East Indian ...... 1 Fampoux & Hanebronk Grt North ern of France Constituted 12% Do. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons 2% Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon ll4 Luxembourg Paris and Orleans.-- Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) Do. (Aymard's) — Paris and St. Quentin — Rouen and Havre._ Royal North of Spain. % Sambre and Mense Strasburg and Bale 9% Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) Do. ( Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona l7/. West Flanders Lord Brougham is expected to arrive from Cannes the end of this week. Accounts from Dresden, of the 12th inst., state that the Saxon Chambers had, after an animated debate, passed a resolution for the adoption of open trial, and public, instead of secret and written, testimony in criminal trials. A proposition for the introduction of trial by jury was allowed to be postponed. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. — The number of deaths during the week ending December 13, was 970, only 8 more than during the previous week. The deaths from measles, bronchitis, and pneumonia, are still greatly above the average. The others require no re marks. The number of violent deaths were 27, of which 3 were suicides, and 6 from burns. Lord Dinorben has suffered a painful shock by the receipt of the melancholy news of the death of his brother, Colonel J. Hughes, C.B , who, we are informed, expired on the 29th ult. at Poggibeuzzo, in Tuscany. The gallant de ceased served in Portugal and Spain under Sir J. Moore, and was present at the cavalry actions at Mayorga and Bene vento. Subsequently he again proceeded to the Peninsula, and served from February, 1813, to the ending the war in 1814, including the action at Morales, the battles of Vittoria, Orthes, and Toulouse, for which he was rewarded with the distinction of a medal and two clasps. He was severely wounded in encountering the enemy near Ellite, in the south of France. Lord Charles 'Wellesley left Arley House yester day on his return to Strathfieldsaye, to meet her Ladyship, who is staying there with the Duke of Wellington. His Lordship came to town to consult his medical attendant, haying for some days suffered from lumbago. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, DEC. 16.—The Chamber in its sitting yes terday passed to the second vote on the law relative to free entrepots, which, after some modifications of secon dary importance, adopted on the motion of the Minister of Finance, was passed by a majority of 45 to 17. A new commercial convention was signed at Paris on Saturday last between the Governments of France and Belgium. The negotiations were concluded by the Prince de Ligne and M. Van Praet on the part of Belgium, and by M. Guizot, M. Cunin-Gredaine, and M. Lacave La plagne on the part of France. M. Duchatel also took part in them, and M. Griterin, Director-General of the Customs, was invited to several conferences. The negotiations, which were commenced in October, and suspended fer a short time at the beginning of November, lasted two whole months. M. Van Praet is expected every hour at Brussels with the new treaty. (We hear that M. Van Praet has just arrived.) The district of Mort consists of seventy-eight com munes, in each of which there is a committee, the ob ject of which is to find work and subsistence for the poor, who are ♦ery numerous in that district, and their numbers daily increase in this calamitous season. It is to be feared that though the charity of the public was never more ardent, the resources of the committee will soon be exhausted, unless assisted by the Government. To give an idea of the misery which prevails in those commune 3, we will mention that the great majority of the people subsist only on turnips—a bad and unwhole ome kind of food, and yet if, in consequence of frost, after the entire consumption of the crop, the turnips soould be wanting, we ask how are the people to exist ? It is high time to have recourse to economical soup, the distribution of which has become indispensable. Effectual measures ought to be immediately taken for the protection of property and of the farmers, for robbe ries are daily committed. At present the robbers take only what they want for food, and content themselves with plundering the kitchen-gardens, but when these gardens are completely stripped, the thieves will not hesitate to break into and plunder houses. The journals contain numerous announcements of sub scriptions for the relief of the poor, and of plans for pro viding them employment during the winter. The Ostend papers give long details of the hurricane of th© 11th and 12th of this month, which extended along the whole coast of Flanders, and did great damage to the dykes and other works. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausszts, DEC. 16. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • ...... •••.• .• Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Lean of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.• • . Ditto Three per Cent • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ...... Ditto, ditty, 1840 • 100 Ditto,ditto, 1642 . 101% Ditto, 1844. • • • • • • • • • .. 98% Ditto, 1836 • Ditto, 1838 ...... .. Ditto of the City, 1832.••.. Ditto, 1843 ••• • .• ...... ••• • • •••• • • 100 Bank ofßelgium.• • • • • •• • • • ............ 776 —Brussels Papers. DEC. 17. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 9. I per Cent. Metalllques . 4 per Cent. ditto • • •• • • • • •• • • • • ••• • • • . • .. 100% 3 per Cent. ditto ••••••••••• • • • • • • • .. • 76 Loan, 1834 • • Ditto, 1839 .• • • • • ....... ..... Bank Shares • .... Esterhazy's Loan ••• • • • •• • .......... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand •• • • • • ...... 185 Glopmnitz •• • • • • ••• • • • • • • • • 131% Vicuna—Milan • • • . • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 108 Leghoni 115% Perth 106 Sienna .. ••• • • • .• ..... •••• • • • •• 100 Grosette •••. • • • • • ... •• • • • • 98% Oldenburg Pestoja .• • • ...... ••• • • • —Allgernelne Zeitung, Dec. 13. LATEST NEWS. SUN-OFFICE, Quarter past Three. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Lord GREY, Lord MORPETH, Lord CLARENDON, Mr. FRANCIS BARING, and several other noblemen and gentlemen, assembled this moaning at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S residence in Chesham-place, Belgrave- square. The conference with his Lordship and his political friends continued at two o'clock. It is rumoured that Sir GEORGE GREY will go ou' as Governor-General of Canada; That Sir J. HOBHOUSE will not take office on ac count of bad health; That Mr. C. BULLBR will be Secretary for Ireland; That Mr. C. WOOD will have a seat in the Cabinet, and be Secretary-at-War; That Mr. MACAULAY will be Chancellor of th e Duchy of Lancaster. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 bales, at steady rates. The market was dull. Shares were much the same. An arrival from Sydney furnishes advices of August 16. Trade was flourishing . , agriculture was improving, and all seemed cheerful. The exports of produce were very large. The arrangement of the squatting regulations afforded much satisfaction, and sheep-farming was again expected to be come profitable. More troops had been sent to blew Zealand, and stores and ammunition were also being forwarded rather liberally. The Port Phillip accounts to August e are equally grati fying. The non-formation of a Ministry up to the iiresent time excites much remark here, and there is no settled iv.inion as to whether Lord John Russell will undertake the task o: not. The quotations realised on Tuesday at Messrs. Lamont's sale of Railway Shares were as follows Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford ... 1 9 0 Great Indian Peninsular 58 0 7 6 Ditto ditto ... •• • 0 7 6 Nottingham and Gainsborough 42s 1 9 0 Manchester and Rugby Direct ... 42s 1 2 0 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 2 6 Great Kent Atmospheric ... 2 1 / 2 115 6 Metropolitan Junction ... 00 0 Ditto 0 0 0 Great Central • Sardinian ... •.. 1 1 4 03 0 Ditto ditto ..• ••• ••• 0 3 0 South Union and Manchester Potteries 2 1 1 0 Sambre and Meuse •• • ••• .. 6 4 0 0 Louvain and Jemappes ••• ... 4 117 6 Direct Northern ... 2% 1 13 0 1 13 0 Ditto 1 12 6 Newry and Enniskillen ... 011 6 0 12 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 9 0 Ditto ditto ... 0 9 0 Reading and Reigate . • ... ... 42s 1 1 0 Manchester and Rugby Direct ... 42s 1 2 0 Great Leeds and London ... 1 3 0 London and Manchester (Rastrick's)... 105 s 3 7 6 Paris and Strasbourg (Aymard's) ..• 2 1 % 2 3 0 South Union and Manchester Potteries 2 1 1 0 Liverpool and Leeds Direct ... 114 0 Great Central Sardinian ... 1 1 4 0 2 6 Ditto 0 2 6 Northampton, Bedford, and • Cambridge 42s 1 3 0 Madrid and Valentia ... 2 1 I 0 York and Lancaster 1 10 0 Sheffield, Buxton. and Leek Potteries IN 0 15 6 Sambre and Meuse ... 6 4 0 0 Ditto ••• ••• 4 0 0 Goole and Doncaster 428 2 0 6 Grand Trunk ... 424 0 17 0 Ditto ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 17 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 8 0 Great Kent Atmospheric ... 2% 113 0 Calcutta and St. George's Point 7s 0 10 0 Direct London and Exeter 0 6 6 North Devon ... .• • • ..• 2 1 5 6 Northampton,Banbury, and Chelt'ham. 4 2 1 6 Reading and Reigate ... 42s 1 0 0 Madrid and Valentia ... 2 1 0 6 Northampton,Banbury,andCheltenham 2 2 3 0 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 0 19 0 Welsh Midland ••• ... 2% 2 1 0 Leicester and Birmingham ... 22s 1 0 6 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 019 0 Northumberland and Lancashire 42s 1 5 0 Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil 42a 0 16 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 10 6 Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries 1N 0 15 6 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham ... 1% 012 6 Grand Trunk .. ••• 42s 017 0 Ditto ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 17 0 Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries 0 16 0 North Devon ... ••• ... 2 J 9 6 York and Lancaster ... 1 11 0 Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil 4 9 3 0 Ig 0 Ditto ••• ••• ••• ••. 0 16 0 Irish North Midland ... —' • •• 1% 015 0 Ipswich, Norwi c h, and Yarmouth 2 1 3 6 Ditto ditto 1 3 6 Welsh Midland 2 1 / 2 1 2 0 a Rugby, Derby, and Manchester . 1 7 0 Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford 42s 1 3 0 Wolverhampton, Birming. & Notting. 42s 016 6 The Public Securities have been dull this morning, and flatter than they were yesterday. Consols bring 92 1 4 IA for Acccnnt. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 19s. to 215., and on East India Bonds under 1,0001. 28s. to 325. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 94 to 94%. and the Three per Cents. 92 1 A to %. Bank Stock is heavy at 199. The foreign market is very inactive, but prices are fully supported. Spanish Five per Cents. realised 28 1 / 2, and the Three per Cents. 39 to 1 / 2 . Cuba have brought 96; Grenada, 21; and Dutch Four per Cents., 93 to %. Shares have been very dull. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced New 34 per Cents i.ong Annuities toexpire Jan.lB6o 10 7-16 10 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 [ndia Bonds, 1,000/ Ditto under 1,0001..........«.... 28 32 _ South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., PA,cl. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — 79 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ...... Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 2l 21 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 59 1 / Spanish 5 per. Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 28% Dittu. 3 por r nt, — 39 1 /. i 59 39% 39% Ditto, Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange ...f. —c. 25f. 60c. Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Learnington,aad NN'rwick Rugby, Warwick. and WOrcester..... ...... ... 425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Sheffield & Manchester 100 Du. Quarter Shares... 8 Slirewt-bury and Birm... 2 1 / Q Shropshire Mineral Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Statfordsh. June. 2 1 ,4 Sligo and Shannon Somersetshire Midland 2% — South Devon 25 S.nith Midland 425. South & Midlands June. 425. South Staffordshire June. 21'2 — South Fastcrn & Dover 3312 s 4d ......... Do., No. 1 l2 Do., IsT. 2. Do., No. 3 Do., Nk , -. 4 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 425....... — St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 23% — south Wales 2%...... 314 Taw Vale Extension ... Teen and Dove Valley 1% — [rent Valley 2 ...... Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Trine:, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2 1 / 2 Vale of Neath 2 -- ........ .. .• . ~ Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — .............. Waterford and Limerick 71A Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin \V aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ... 2 ............... Welch Midland West Cornwall ...... 2 .„ . ............ . West Yorkshire West London,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,llereford,RosF, and Gloucester 42s. Worcester, Tinbuiy, and Ludlow 2 3 /4 ........... Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ... 1%... .............. Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 .......»•••• York and Lancaster ....... York and North Midland 50 Dittb 1/ Shares 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension ............... - 68 1 / 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. .... Anglo-Belgian.... ..... Barbadoes ... 1 ...... ............... .0 , Boutogne and Amiens... 8 ...... ............... 0.. Bordeaux & alediterran. 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and ...• Celt( (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Duukrk, and West ...• Flanders - •••••• .......... ..... Callao, Lima, and Pacific ..... Coast 1 .. ... ••• . .......... „.... Central of Spain ... . Ceylon - Demerara 2 l /2 ...... ....•..• •••• Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctu. 2 1 / 2 Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great North. of France 14" Constituted... ' .. 5 Great Paris and Lyons 2 ......... .., Great Western Bengal... 5s ...... .- Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 — .............. ...- Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... - .......... ....... 1; ......................... " Lyons and Avignon 2 - ......•.. ..... , ..... Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... Mauritius Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... ...... -- ....................................... .. ;16 Orleans and Vierzon 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... .............. . Over Yssel 41 3 s 4d...... ........... ... / Paris &Lyons(Laftlite's) 2 ...... •• ........... Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 Paris &Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre 'llya' North of Spain ...... •• .. .... s Sambre and Meuse ..... Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantic ..... ---- ........... ... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- 00 den, and Hasselt. 4 ...... -- ............... ..0 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) ... Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 3 West Flanders .. 4 MINES fli Real del Monte Unregd. Bolanos Scrip JOINT STOCK BANKS. 2 64 j Australasia London Joint Stock ... 11 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Do. New ............ 24 Union of Australia AY' ) D MARKET NEWS.—(THIS - MEAT MARKETS. A T ' Of _l e ll SormALL, DEC. 17.—We had a full average suPrZok i rwto kind of Meat on sale to-day, vet the general do l- 33 6 0 .,,, firm, at fully last week's quotations. Beef, from 4s Gd ; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 10c1 Per di d . ft to sink the offal. cool- ill ROMFORD, DEC. 17.—Prime Beasts and Shell ) d ffs 3 a firm inquiry, at full prices; otherwise. the &moo p ott°o a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 45 6d!, to 4Sio, 3s 8d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s %t w o/ T 9 l per Sibs. Suckling Calves,lBs to 30s ; Quarter -old P., 6 / to ' 16s to 20s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, ". be t* each. rscit Oil LEWES, DEC. 17.—There was a very steady t o and prices were well supported. Beef, from 3s "'",„ to '- Mutton, 4s to 5s ; Veal, 4s to 4s Sd; and Pork , per 81bs. g,. 4 00 NEWGATE AND LEADENNA ir ice " The demand hero was by no means active, yet Prie0,31144 mostly supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; g u l d t pot e ' to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5 s by the carcase. 23AT MAILECETS. Gleol, SsimurrELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/ lOs to 4/ `,;er, , , ditto, 41 10s tos/ los ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s ta ";; rdolif Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 12s per load. VI" - eh barely stationary prices. cIoCA a ; 10V CUMSERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 41 16- - r • .e. alias, 4/ lOs to 61 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs t• 1/125 Peoesw Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A fair sp' supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECKAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 10a to 4/ 153 ; C l°l lt 41 lOs to 61 ; Oat straw, 118 s to 1/ 105 ; Wb ea _ 4 4 lll/ ' 11 lOs to 1/ 12s per load. Supply good, and trade o.ti CORN AVERAGES. % GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITI SII C , o llil ot o For the Week ended Dec. 13, 1845, made up from the R e ,, t ;;Ei S Y Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns ix Englam,' per Imperial Quarter. 011 WREAT..I32s BARLEY. 124 sI 24s OATS. 1 36s RYE. I 4os L IS IMO. 4 3.1 43.1 .41 PRICE .. 594 4d 8d 6d 8d DUTY.... 11 14s Od Sc Od 3s Od 65 6.1 10 v " ____ —........ f ) BANK OF ENGLAND-(THIS I‘. t ors The Quarterly General Meeting of the Propr-eeborto this Corporation, according to the terms of the lock, i° of incorporation, was held to-day, at twelve o e c lie the Bank parlour, but it was entirely of a r00 111 0 e. 1 , 3e ratter. All that was done was the reading 66 111 4 " minutes of the previous meeting, which being a l the proprietors adjourned. the re' His Majesty the King of Hanover, upon to be o ' f port of Sir John Hall, Consul-General in London , ;ale ' P , t stowed the Geld Medal of Merit uon Captain No r o e M the yrene, of Sunderland p ; and a silver medal uP°01:1 mate and each of the crew, for having, in the Il e ette d October last, during a violent storm in the Noels s 01 0 the captain and three of the crew of the Hanoverui- Frau Antje, from a watery grave. cli, g/c . ' Lord Metcalfe, Governor-General of Cana tso companied by Captain Brownrigg, Captain Balfour, Ci f ee' Campbell, and Dr. Crawford, arrived at Mivart's B,,ert;010! terday from Liverpool, having arrived by the P ri ., e i from Boston. The Noble Lord had rather irnPr,?; a pp? health since his departure from Montreal, but it is fitolcita to cipated that the change of climate will prove beee',,,,o his impaired health, his constitution having suffered wi residence in Canada. yil h i t The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clement of tiers have closed their visit to the Duke and Du c , b ;of! Grafton, at Wakefield Lodge, and gone to pa ss a , with the Hon. Frederick and Lady Elizabeth VW -iv e Belle Vue, near Towcester. The Noble Earl arrived at dleton Park, from the Duke of Grafton's, on Monday. .. eA l' , ACCIDENT ON THE PARIS AND ORLEANS RA11:003 —On Saturday afternoon, at half-past five , a lu gg sg° which had left Orleans at fifteen minutes past eleveten s stopped at St. Michel in order to take in other goods, s pd second special train, Iroceeding in the same direction 01 on the same rails, aMe in contact with the train that f . t he stopped in, and the two engines were, in conseque nce 3 ° !or shock, thrown off the rails and upset. Owing to this ucP able encounter, M. de C lauzel, one of the Company s tors, who was on the locomotive, was thrown -under ~.1 4 , " AV killed on the spot. No other persons were hurt. 4,10151 same hours before the road could be cleared and the 010 mash could proceed. . • 2% 3 2:yt 19 1 , 6p 15 1 / 2 . . . . IA P 22 1 x, 8 2 0 I,i 3 1 / 2 70% ROLLS , 1113 Lordship 1 Th e EA 4 3 argument umed, mut oc( tali 8 atonour 1 th ee 'atid unop e slightest • P korrot,), e6t SHERIFF! 1% "1"g 1% .00 114 .0-