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14`,VMNING PDTTION. This day is publish d. pre, One htilii T, handsomely pri e in medium Bvo. the First Number of :',7) 0 0 11 J A C K. By CAPTAIN MARRYAT, Author of " Peter simple." &e. With Illustrations by Clarkson stanr!eld, WA. • ' You hav'nt got never a copper for F oor Jack, pm- honour ?" London: Longman, Orme, and Co. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols. post Bvo., il-IE DIARY OF A NUN . " Priendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love." SIIAKSpEARE. •nry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. SECOND EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS. ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., with Two Portraits, and an Autograph, r.z.:J 1 HE DUCHESS of ST. ALBAN'S - - - MEMOIRS. •nry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlboroug,b-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. TIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA i .....NTEF.I) several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY ' - .I:MIUMS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES) i .fW , ^r many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, NEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, n . . , MOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU ( 'lll. Persons desirous to purchase may receive, PRE 'IS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR . I Tej JLARS, upon addressing, WITHOUT DELA Y, a line to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. . E.—THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains Portions - "WELVE THOUSAND, SIX THOUSAND, THREE Th ,, iISAND, ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED, C.,:i. --; THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED, TWO HUN 'T' "F,13 AND FIFTY, TWO HUNDRED. ONi'', HUN , rr) AND FIFTY, and ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, Try.TE DISTRIBUTING DAY BEING NEAR, ani efoaring off most rapidly, A RISE IN PRICE wil ,cour. 4111 C THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. '-°•DER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, Dr c. 26, Will he performed THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. - . _ 41;:?tain Maeheath, Mr. W. Harrison ; Peachurn, Mr. W, Patron,; Lookit, Mr. Bartley ; Filnh, Mr. Harley ; Mrs. Poraaiuni, Mrs C. Jones ; Polly l'eachum, Miss Rainforth: %ti•ey Lookit, Madame Vestris. 4.qer which will be produced a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which has been long in preparation, entiiled ii,".RLEQUIN AND THE MERRIE DEVIL OF ED MONTON ; OR, THE GREAT BED OF WARE. 7:71a en:irely New Scenery. Machinery, Dresses, and De- corations. Harlequin, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Clown, Mr. T. Flidff,wav _pantaloon. Mr. Morelli ; Merrie Devil, Mr. Gibson ; and Co. *rapine, Miss Fairbrother. j) reg g Boxes, is; Second Fries?, 3s. 6d. ; First and ;econel Cirelei, fis. ; Second Price, 2s. Gd. ; Pit, 33. ; Second Price, 's.; Gallery, Is. Doors to bu opened at half-past Six—tile performances to I corn•renee at Seven o'Cloek. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets ow ) , :)c.. had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews. bookseller, ~ Kew Bond-street. IoYAL SURREY THEATRE. / 0„- ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.. ORRO VV. ▪ 49 minutes atter ti t Evening lO minutes atter 7. 'Am. • •" thLe 4un. LONDON : THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1839. A writer in the Times has discovered that Old ay has grown schismatic and mutinous. He is ..ng to raise a sedition in the Church against the yhhishep of CANTERBURY, and to cause a m by " claiming the power of the keys"— absurd and Popish expression," "lost sight ' •-r ages, and condemned by a greater than either PUPE of Rome or of England." Into Old 31's s chismatic errors we shall not venture to ; they are ouch too holy ground for us to tread • .) , t. The sacred precincts of the Church the proper place for such truly Christian, : . - ol:s, and Protestant writers, as those of the . We look, indeed, with ,he awe and the . .filer that become us on the Time"' iashinB Dr. ILLPOTTS for his heresy; we have some little .ieasure even in beholding the combat, similar to ..at we should feel at seeing two rampant and mad ‘iened bulls, while we were in perfect safety, butting ' and goring each other; but we should never think T f venturing to play the part of umpire betwixt them. O r , merely secular matters, however, we feel more competout to speak, and feel ourselves bound, when 1 / 4 the Times rails Old TOBY a mutineer and an agi tator, to defend him against the accusation. The writer in the Tines, who assumes the name of " NESTORIDES,"fOrgetS that Old TOBY is a Lord of Parliament, and that as such, though he be the Archbishop of CANTERBURY:IB ti,: Church, he is quite on a level with him. As a Lord of Parlia ment Old TOBY is bound to make good laws and contribute to make them, whatever other Lords of Parliament may do, and he is bound, therefore, to oppose any Bill the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY may bring in if he think a bad one, and bound to substitute a better for it .if he can. Our country has a popular Govern -,nit, and the right of the priesthood of all -..ses to meddle with law-making is established by ..ctice and law. A Lord of Parliament to carry point must appeal to the public, and Old .).n.Y, in appealing to the clergy in be •'r of his own Bill, and against the Bill the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, in , -,1 of being an agitator, is only exercising a and performing a bounden duty. If a ;Mop's duties as a Peer of Parliament clash with (iuties as a Bishop of the Anglican Church, the ,hop is not to be blamed for that which is the fan :!ie Legislature making him a Parliament Lord. Ifa ' ,t, 1p happen to be more in love with wrangling po s than Christianity, if he like pamphlet writing than pastoral duties, why, when the Legis ' .re I'm placed him in a position to gratify his ' , ,igs, ant! even made it his duty, should he be tried fur delighting in politics, and being a factious scribbler ? The Times, it is well known, .does not like a rival, and it is no doubt afraid of surpassed in its own style and manner; and at' 't has in turn decried HUNT and COBBETT, ), _:ONNELE. and O'CONNOR, and every other ‘aildidate for mob popularity, so it now decries Old - °lilt, and describes him as a mutineer and an agi !,tor. If the Times be just, its conduct to its late rthy friend and ally is not becoming, and it have left to us or our like the task of ridi casing and abusing an arrogant, mutinous, Tory bishop. The accounts from Ireland confirm the accounts frolu other parts of the country of the great increase , t of the number of letters which has been caused by the reduction of the rate to 4d. A similar increase not on ly took place in Londo n immediately con sequent on the change, but, as was expected, letter has begotten letter, and day aft er d ay the ainourrt of '..,ommunication by the Post - office has i ncrease d. Of course it will be noticed that this increase is, generally speaking, limited to letters Passing be tween distant places, the postage at and bel ow 4d . not baying been reduced. We except the re duction its the metropolitan district to ld. on pre-payed letters, which was probably adopted to try how far the public would `fall into the plan of pre-paying their letters, and - what would be its effects. It has quite answered the expectations of its author, as the number of ers circulated through the metropolitan districts been much increased, and the whole increase certrse is on pre-paid letters. That experiment Two entirely New Dramas, and a Grand Christmas Panto nnrue, airh splendid Scenery, and a magnificent Diorama. THIS EVENING DEC °6 I Will be acted, first time, a New Romantic Drama, call il AiICI - lAEL EARLE, THE MANIAC LOVER. I Cliaraeteo by Nlessrs. Saville, 11. Hughes, Neville, John and Smith ; Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Daly, and Miss Alartin. Atter which, first time, a Comedietta, from the French, entitled FAMILY JARS MENDED. Benhomme, Mr. Smith ; Chapinct, Mr. Saville ; Madame nonhornme, Mr.. Daly ; Tiaresia, Miss Martin. (4,oncinde with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called QUEEN BEE, OR O HARLSHOESEQUIN . AND GOODY TW he splendid Scenery by Mr. Brunning—The magnificent Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips. C',,,umbine, Miss Sharpe ; Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon, and Sprite, by the Bolero Family. 1 has established two facts. namely, that the plan of pre-payment can be conveniently carried into ef fect by the Post-office, and that the public are willing and ready to adopt it. We scarcely need again state that the system of levying one uniform tax on letters and by weight is found in practice to be very convenient, and will no doubt lead to facilities in collecting, sorting, and delivering letters, which will lessen the expense, and save time. Enough has already transpired to show that the reduction of the tax in this case, is no exception to the general rule; it has greatly promoted consump tion. Business of all kinds will be somewhat in creased by it, and when we take into consideration the amount yielded by the tax on paper, and on the various articles which will be consumed, or used by the increase of business, we may begin to doubt whether the revenue, on the whole, whatever may be the case with the Post-office revenue itself, will suffer at the end of a year by the Uniform Penny Post plan. Among the illustrations of the advantages of re ducing taxes, which will crowd on the recollection of all our readers, we may notice, to confirm states men in their good resolutions, the abolition of the stamps on almanacs. Since that took place, the increase in the number of the old almanacs, such as Moore's, published by the Stationers' Company, has been doubled, while a very considerable number of new almanacs have been called into existence. Now When the taxes on paper, on the various other arti- ties used in making almanacs, and on the various articles consumed by the persons employed in the increased business, are taken into consideration, it is probable that the loss to the revenue by the abo iition of the stamps on almanacs has been more than compensated by the produce of these other taxes Nothing has produced a better effect on the public mind for the Ministers than the reduction of post age already made ; and with that example, and this example of the almanacs before them, we say let them go forward in the same career, speedily give us the Penny Postage, and they may be assured of the gratitude of the country. We are glad to find from a Treasury Minute, published in another part of the paper, that Go vernment have resolved to carry into full effect the original plan of Penny Postage as recommended and sanctioned by the Legislature. The new post age will commence on Friday, the 10th of January, and the charge will be one penny for half an ounce, 2d. for an ounce, 4d. for any weight above an ounce and not exceeding two ounces, and so on in propor tion up to sixteen ounces weight, agreeably to the scale published by the General Post•office on the 21st of November. We congratulate our readers on this great boon ; and at the same time give all due credit to the Government, and to the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in particular, for the straightforward manner in which the whole transac tion has been conducted. We rejoice to add that the QUEEN has surren dered her franking privilege, and that her MAJESTY will pie-pay all letters sent by her like every body e'se. From the following Report it will be seen that the Marylebone Magistrates have become alarmed at the severity with which they have enforced the New Police Act, and have resolved to put certain clauses in abeyance until the opinion of the law officers of the Crown can be obtained. While con sulting Sir JOHN CAMPBELL and Mr. Sergeant WILDS on the clauses in question, we would recommend them also to ask advice on the 42d clause, about which hardly any couple of them agree, in order to put an end to a system of espionage and domiciliary visits abhorrent to the feelings of Englishmen. If the Government were at all aware of the indignation excited by the severe construction put upon the clause relating to shut. ting up public-houses on Saturday nights, they would, as a matter of policy as well as of justice, at once put down such a nuisance. The subjoined is the Marylebone Police repo ri referred to : On Tuesday another large batch of tradesmen ap pear,-d before Mr. Rawlinson to answer information s laid against them by Stowell, the common informer, lo pNcing goods for sale outside their shops, contrary to a clause in the New Police Act. IThe conplaints and remonstrances which have ben I from time to time made against the operations of this c lause seems at length to have made a deep impres sion on the minds of the Magistrates of this Court, who have name to the determination of no longer encourag ing the numerous and vexatious informations which the informer has thought proper to lay under this Act, and which, if persevered in, would tend materially to injure trade and increase pauperism in the p Irish to an alarming extent. Mr. .Rawlinson, therefore, taking this view of the case, convicted all the defendants (except for Sunday trading) in the nominal fine of one shilling each, and as the informer gets only half of this fine, Stowell's occupation in this line may be -nsidered as gone. One strong objection to this arbh:T=rs clause, which prohibits tradesmen from puffin...4,a goods on their own area, is, that the words of the A c t al,. n otsuffictently . clear, and . even some •Ma gistrates are of o 111°n that they refer only to pro p. • - jecting ov er th e footway, 80 tu. to cause an obstruc tion, which i s a l so an o ff ence under the in- After the cases w ere over it was ntiotatca former that his moiety of the penalties (which by the Police Act the Magistrate has the power of withholding or not, as he pleases) must rest in abeyance until a meet ing of the Magistrates should be convened, and the opinion of the Crown officers taken upon the clause referred to. The speech of King Louis PHILIPPE on open ing the French Chamber of Deputies on Monday, is remarkable only for its vagueness. Nothing definite is said in the Royal speech about the line of policy which France proposes to pursue in the East.— nothing about the detenticn of Don CARLos--nothing about the recognition of Texas —nothing about the Mauritius and Portendic affairs—hardly a word about the newly discovered plots—and nothing whatever about the reduction of the Five per Cents. Its vagueness produced a de cline in the prices of stocks on the Bourse, although it contains a paragraph distinctly stating that the increase of the revenue is such as to allow of the increased expenses consequent upon the breaking out of the war in Africa. If, however, as we are assured on good auuthority, there is, instead of an increase, a deficit in the French finances of the current year to the amount of an hundred millions of francs, the Finance Minister will find it a troublesome affair to prevail upon the Chambers to re-echo this paragraph in their respec tive addresses. But though the speech is vague, it is not therefore unimportant as an indication of the will rather than of the power of the French Cabinet. In the little that is said about the Eastern question , care is taken to represent the policy of France and England as perfectly identical. Though Austria has a squadron in the Mediterranean, ostensibly for the purpose of co-operating with the fleets of Great Britain and France, and Russia has a large naval force in the Black Sea, a bare allusion is all that is made to the disposition of these powers. Kir Louis PI-lILLIPPE not only claim s for France and England the exclusive merit of the protection hitherto afforded to the Porte, but like wise states pretty distinctly, that they alone are competent to bring the question to a favourable adjustment. In avoiding all reference to the un fortunate collisions which have . taken place between French and English Naval officers, his MAJESTY has afforded us another proof of his earnest desire to maintain a good understanding with this country —now become so essential to the internal tranquil lity of France. We have great pleasure in announcing that the KING'S progress to and from the Chambers on Monday was not interrupted by an attempt a t the slightest outrage. Still no popular cheers saluted Ladijy ear. His appea rance Awa k ene d no slumber- lin town on Tue.. THE SUN, LONDON`, THlTnsn TIRCENMER ,?(1 ing enthusiasm —no loyal devotion to the House of Orleans. Guarded by the presence of 100,000 men under arms, his MAJESTY pro ceeded in silence from the Palace till he found him self in the midst of the National Representatives who, it was observed, were more than usually taci turn. This so affected the KING, that in reading the speech his voice, which is usually clear and sonorous, was frequently inaudible. The QUEEN, Madame ADELAIDE, the KING'S sister, the Duchess of ORLEANS, and the Princess CLE.. AIENTINE were present, as well as the Dukes of ORLEANS, MONTPENSIER, and AUMA LE. The reception of her MAJESTY, who is as popular with all classes as the KING is the reverse, was very enthusiastic. There is very little news of any interest in the Paris Papers. As the Chamber of Deputies will not be regularly constituted before Monday or Tuesday next, at the earliest, several days must elapse before the commencement of the " tug of war" in that Assembly. The Minister of Marine has just ordered a general levy of sailors in the whole extent of the five maritime arrondissements. This rigorous levy is to include all sailors on shore and in the arsenals. Those who are on board merchantmen nho have not yet served in vessels of the Royal navy, or those who may have been there for more than a year, shall be landed and sent to the division of seamen of the line to be put on board the vessels armed or arming in the port of Toulon. By this measure it is intended to complete the crews of cur men-of-war, which the Minister orders to be got ready ;or sea with all possible despatch. The Phare de Bayonne of the 2lst instant says : " We are informed by a letter from the frontiers of Catalonia that a correspondence is going on between the Carlist Junta at Berge, and the Governor of Puycerda. The latter offers to the Junta the conditions of the treaty of Bergara, which he seems inclined to adopt ; but with a modification to the effect that the Carlists, on submitting to the Queen's government, should retain their arms, and form themselves garrisons in the country which they occupy. BOURSE.—PARIS, MGNDAY, Dgn. 23. brat .Highest Lowest Last Price _Price. Price. Price, French 5 per Cents ll2 10 ... IN 15... 111 95 ... 1 2 4 per Cents lO2 50 ... 1 ( 1' 50 ... 102 50 ... 102 50 3 per Cents BO 55 ... 80 h 0 ... 80 40 ... 80 45 Bank of trance :299J ...3000 ....990 .—S0: 1 0 Laltitte Back 1,0001: Sh lOBO ...1080 _1077 50 ...I , 77 50 5,000 f. Sh 5227 50 —.5227 50 ... 522 5 ... 522 7 5 0 Belgian 5 per Cents 1011.; ... 1013 i .., 10,% ... 101% 3 per Cents 7l 90 ... 71 90 .... 71 90 ••• 71 99 Bank 8 32 59 ... 850' ... 832 50 ... 815 Spanish Acive 25% ... 25,. ... 2 5 1 4 ... 25 % Passive 6% ... 6% ... 6% ... 6% Don Miguel Neapolitan Roman RAILWAY 101% SHARES , ... 101 ... 19/ hi Versailles, R. B 5OO ... 500 ... 492 50 ... 492 5(1 L. B 325 ... 325 ... 322 50 ... 322 50 Havre Strasburg to Bale 3io ... 320 .. 317 50 ... 320 ASPHALTES AND BITUAENS. Yarn (Maberly's) - --- - BELGIAN 1 , UNDS—BILUSeELS, DEC. 24, Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent ICU % Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent fa% 3 per Cent. Lorin of City, 1832,4 per Cent 145 Society of Commerce, 4N,per Cent ll4 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent BO National Society . — Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Dec. 24. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Dac. 1 .* Five per Cents. Metalliques Fier per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares .................. .. .............. .. —Altgemeixe Zeitung, Dec 21. We have received Madrid Papers of the 17th inst. The Eco del Conzmercio of that date states that ESPARTERO'S letter threw the Cabinet into great confusion ; that they first tendered their resignations, which being refused, they held a Council, which sat for three hours, at the conclu sion of which despatches were sent to the head quarters of ESPARTERO, conveying to that General the displeasure with which the Cabinet had perused his letter, and ordering the dismissal of Senor LINAGE, his Chief Secretary whose name was ap pended to it. If this statement be correct, we may expect to see a speedy contest between ESPARTERO and the Cabinet ; for most assuredly he will not obey the order for the dismissal of an officer acting by his direction. But, unless the General-in- Chi of be rash enough to throw up his command the struggle will be a short one. As the avowed champion of the Constitution, Es- PARTERO will not have the slightest difficulty in driving the Ministers, with ignominy, out of office, in spite of the REGENT, should her MAJESTY be rash enough to persist in supporting them. OF THE ON THE 10Th JANUARY. ling per single rate ; and if conveyed by private ship, at the rate of eightpence per single rate, in what - ever po rt. of the United Kin g d om t h ey may b e posted . or delivered. Letters between the Unitr u Kingdom and Fo reign Countries (those passing to, pr from, or through France excepted) to be charged a 9 i;4l - lows :- If conveyed by packet, and posted at the port of departure, or delivered at the port of arrival within the United Kingdom, the present packet rates. If posted or delivered in per single other ie y rate part of the U , inadditionto nited the p iC re in s g en d t o p m a , c 2 ke d t . rates, unless where a lower charge shall now exist, in which case such lower charge to continue. If conveyed by private ship, Bd. per single rate in whatever part of the United Kingdom they may be posted or delivered. With regard to foreign letters to and from France, or passing through France, my Lords consider that pending such modifications as may be introduced into the Treaty with that country, the maximum of the charge for packet and inland postage should not exceed that rate which is now chargeable on a letter to and from London, no alteration being made in cases where the charge under the present Treaty shall be less than such before-mentioned rate. The preceding reductions do not apply to letters passing via France, between the United Kingdom and the Mediterranean, Egypt, and the East Indies, which will continue to be charged as at present. Letters between the United Kingdom and foreign countries will continue to be subject to the same regulations with regard to pre-payment as at rula Lordso snergv ice are pleased to direct that from a n d iresent. Lord Melbo urne states to t h e B oar d her M a . jesty's desire th at suc h measures ma y he t a k en with reference t o h er M a j esty ' s pr i v il ege o f frank ing as my Lord s may cons id er a d v i sa ble f or t h e public , and in c o n f o rmity with the oth er AN OVER-gATT 0 7 egti ED X.—On A ed nes d a y even - franks. which th ey may l ay d own w ith reg ar d to ing, a fine ox, which was i ntended to be exhibited for a My prize at the Chippenham Cattle Show, died shortly after being driven into the tow n . Th e di stance i t had walked after the 10th Jac uary next , t h e pr i v il ege of frank was three quQx ters of a mile, which exertion, it appears, ing, both Parliamentary and official, shall cease. proved too great ; 144,.4eath having been occasioned by Th e printed V otes and Proceedings of the impe tbe rupture of a blood-vessej..,Oxford Chronicl e . rial Parliament, or o f t h e C o l on i a l Legislatures o f b Th e Dowager Lady Craves accompanied by either of her Majesty .l 's colonies, if sent in th e 14, , 4,0a and the Hon. Frederick Craven , arrived • -ay sailing, from Wilt ;panne". now required by law, to be charged as fol- 7 T.;..e; Coi.‘IM.i.4.:NCENIEN'T PENN POSTAGE, COPY OF A TREASURY MINUTE, DATED DEC. 26, 1839. My Lords read the Minute of the 23d of August, proposing to receive communications from the public with reference to the Letter Stamps named in the Act 2 and 3 Victoria, cap. 52, and offering certain rewards for the same. The communications (more than 2,600 in num ber) received, in consequence of this Minute, have, for a long time, occupied the attention of their Lordships. Many of them display much ingenuity. They are highly satisfactory, as evincing the inte rest taken by men of science, and by the public in general, in the measures now in progress fo r the reduction of postage, and they have af forded much useful information with reference to the details of the new arrangements ; upon full deliberation, however, their Lordships do not think it will be advisable to adopt any one of the specific plans proposed, without modification and combina tion with other arrangements. After the best consideration my Lords can give the subject, and with the view of awarding most faoitrly to between g the Lords have decided n specific sums my sums mentioned in their i ve the s minute of 23d August, but have selected four com munications which are the most distinguished either for originality or for completeness, and from which my Lords have derived the greatest service, and decided to award the sums of 1001. for each. The authors of these four communications are as follows, the names being arranged alphabetically, viz.:—Messrs. Bogardus and Coffin (who have acted together) ; Mr. Benjamin Chiverton ; Mr. Henry Cole, and Mr. Charles Whiting. My Lords next proceed to take into consideration the several points enumerated in the Minute of the 23d of August, and the suggestions connected therewith which occur in the communications already referred. to. Their Lordships, upon full consideration, have decided to require that, as far as practicable, the postage of letters shall be pre-paid, and to effect such pre-payment by means of stamps. Their Lordships are of opinion that the convenience of the public will be consulted, more especially at first, by issuing stamps of various kinds, in order that every one may select that description of stamp which is most suitable to his own peculiar circum stances ; and with a view of affording an ample choice, their Lordships are pleased to direct that the following stamps be prepared : First, Stamped Covers—The stamp being struck on pieces of paper of the size of half a sheet of 4to. letter paper. Second.—Stamped Envelopes.—The stamp being struck on pieces of paper of a lozenge form, of which the stationers and others may manufacture envelopes. Third.—Adhesive stamps, or stamps on small pieces of paper with a glutinous wash at the back, which may be attached to letters either before or after they are witten. And Fourth.—Stamps to be struck - on paper of any description which the public may send to the Stamp-office for that purpose. The paper for the first, second, and third kinds of stamps to be peculiar in its watermark, or some other feature, but to be supplied to Government by competition. My Lords direct that the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, and the Commissioners of Excise, should receive the official directions to take the necessary steps in conjunction with this Board and with the Postmaster-General for the prepara tion of the stamps herein enumerated. Although the necessary experiments and investi gations which have been conducted under the di rection of this Board are already far advanced,, my Lords, fear that a considerable time will be,regoirecl for the preparation of the dies, plates, and ma. chinery (much of which is unavoidably of a nove construction), necessary for the manufacture of stamps ; and being desirous of affording to the pub lic, with the least possible delay, the full advan tage of the intended reduction in postage, their Loidships propose at once to effect such reduction. On the use of stamps, however, my Lords have fully decided. They will be prepared with the least possible delay, and, when ready, due notice will be given of their introduction. Having, therefore, communicated with the au thorities of the Post-office, my Lords are pleased to direct that on the 10th day of January next, the following arrangements shall come into operation : The scale of weight already established for Ge neral Post letters to be extended to the London district and other local post letters. The charge on all letters passing between one part of the United Kingdom and another, whether by the General Post or the London district, or other local post, to be one penny per single rate. Such postage to be pre-paid--if not pre-paid to be charged double on delivery. Letters between the United Kingdom and the Colonies to be charged, if conveyed by packet, and not passing through France, at the rate of one shil- COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Di- vine Worship this morning at St. George's Chapel. The Rev. Mr. Musgrave preached the Sermon, His test was Isaiah, chap. 25. verse 9.—" And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us ; this is the Lord, we have waited for him ; we will be glad, and rejoice in his salva tion !" The Rev. C. Knyvett took the first part of the ser vice, the Rev. Mr. Musgrave and the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore, the Communion Service. The Te Deum, Jubilate, &c., was King's in C. The Anthem, a selec tion from the Messiah, " There were shepherds," (and following recitatives, charmingly sung by Master Fos ter) concluding with the chorus, " Glory to God." Mr. Elvey, M.B. presided at the organ. Her Majesty and her August Mother received the Holy Sacrament, and also several of the Royal visitors and suite, including the Marchioness of Normanby, Lady Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. Miss Paget, Viscountess Forbes, Viscount Melbourne, Lord I3yron, - Mr. Rich, Hon. Colonel Grey, and the Hon. C. A. Murray._ . _ The - Gloria in Excelsis was Dr. Child's in A. The Queen communicated first, and the Rev. Mr. Musgrave, and the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore admi nistered the Sacrament. Her Majesty and suite walked on the terrace of the Castle for some time after they returned from S George %". • Chapel ;in fact the Royal party walked from • St. Geo rge ' s Cluk el, the carria ges b e i ng di sc h arge d as . me out. soon as her M a j es ty ea.. . In addition to the Royal following as visitors :—Colonel Brown Hon. G. Liddel, and the Rev. W. Canning. The Hon. Miss Lister took her departure from tho Castle this morning. -•'r list of yesterday, the of the Rifles, er Majesty the Queen Dowager, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester, attended Divine Service yesterday, (Christ mas day) in the Chapel Royal, St, James. The Ser mon was preached by the Bishop of London, who took his text from St. Luke's Gospel, chap. 2, verse 14. The Lessons were read by the Rev. Mr. Dakins ; the prayers by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Rev. Mr. Dakins. The An them, " Behold I bring you glad tidings" (Pur cell) was sung by Messrs. J. B. Sale, Hawkins, and Roberts. The Rev. J. Vane was the Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. The Queen Dowagzr, the Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester a terwards received the sacra ment, which was administered by the Bishop of London, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Rev. Mr. Dakins. The Queen Dowager was attended by the Countess of Sheffield, the Hon. Miss Hudson, and the Hon. Miss Mitchell. The Duchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst. The Countess of Chesterfield, the Marquis of Head fort, the Earl of Sheffield, and Lord Hiil, were among the Nobility attending the service. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from Sir Charles Metcalf, Governor of Jamaica, and from Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales. THE MARKETS-(TH18 DAY.) As might be expected, the day after Christmas, there were very few buyers or sellers in the markets, and no business of any importance done. WHITECHAPEL MEAT MARKET. The supply of country killed meat was very tmall, and Veal and Pork rose in price considerably. Beef and Mutton were at former prices. Beef 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton 2s. Bs. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal Ss. Bd. to 55..; , Pork 3s. Bd. to ss. HA YMARKET. There was very little Hay or Clover at market, and generally not any demand. Sellers seemed glad to take what they could get. CITY FISH MARKET. The supply was eery small indeed, and though the demand was slack, prices high—Turbot, 6s. to 30s; Cod, 3s. to 21s. ; Lobsters, lod. to 3s. 6d. ; Oysters, Ws. to 48s, per bushel; Whitings, 4d. to lOd. ; and Haddocks, 9d. to 2s. 6d. Ji UNGERFORD MARKET. But very little business done; the attendance being very slender Fish scarce and dear, Meat, Game, a n d Poultry, were slack of sale at lower prices. 1 !ovvs, whether pas s i ng f rom one part o f the Unit: d Kingdom to another, or between the United King dorn and th e C o l on i es , prov id e d t h ey do not pas through France, or to the East Indies via Fai- mouth—. of January next. My Lords will communicate with the Public Departments with regard to the mode of charging the letters of such Departments. Transmit a copy of this Minute officially to the Postmaster-General, and desire his Lordship will give the necessary instructions to his officers to carry the dirctiuns of my Lords into effect. Desire also ti►at he will direct the Solicitor of the Post-office to prepare a draft of a warrant in conformity with the provisions of the Postage Acts, to be signed by my Lords, and inserted in the Gazette, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, 2 and . 3,lst Vic. cap. 52. My Lords, in carrying the reduced rates' postage into operation, feel it their paramoun duty to provide against any disarrangement which a great influx of letters posted at the last moment might occasion in the business of the Post-office. Whilst their Lordships are most umwilling that there should be any positive curtailment of the time allowed to the public in posting letters, their Lordships feel it necessary, in the first in stance, at least, to hold out an inducement to the public not to delay the posting of letters to a late period by restricting the benefit of the full reduction to those letters which shall be ,posted early. And their Lordships, with this view, are pleased to authorise the Postmaster-General to close the letter. boxes throughout London at five o'clock; and in the country an hour, or half an hour earlier than at present, according to the circumstances of each place. My Lords, direct that the fees for late letters be charged as follows: From the future hour of closing each box, until the present hour, one penny per letter, or packet, without regard to its weight ; and after the present hour of closing each box, twopence per letter, or packet, except where a larger fee is now established in which case the present fee will continue, Instruct the Postmaster -General to make ar rangements for carrying to the general revenue the fees for late letters, at the same time sub mitting for the consideration of this Board, any cases for compensation which he may consider ne cessary. THE CLUBEN DOWAGER'S HOUSEHOLD...—. Lord Barrington hits addressed the Chronicle on the subject of the accusations brought against himself and sister, and his Lordship's says—" I distinctly assert that at the Queen Dowager's table I have never heard any language used with reference to the reigning Sovereign but that of the most loyal attachment and respect ; and, Sir, if either of us could be guilty of that which you impute to us, at any time or in any place, we should not only be unfit guests at her Majesty's table, but Lady Barrington would be most justly dismissed from the situation she has the honour and happiness to hold in her Majesty's service." We have good authority for stating, and we make the statement with a good deal of pleasure, that Lord Ward has never directed, nor authorised, the re. quisition to be preferred to his highly -respectable te. nnitry, which ie a letter signed " Spectator," published in our last number, Is so temperately, yet justly and orcibly deprecated.— Worcestershire Chronic . le. MANCHESTER ANTI-CORN LAW DINNER.— The preparations for this dinner are progressing. The pavilion is to he fifty yards in length by thirty-five yards in width, with an average height of twenty-one feet,—the extreme height along the centre being up wards of thirty feet. It will consist of three aisles, the centre having a roof of pointed arches. The chair is to be piaced in the centre of one of the Rides i and over the opposite side of both ends, galleries are to be con structed to accommodate about 600 guests; so that it is expected the pavilion will seat about 4,000 persons. We have seen an entirely new invention applied to the pro duction of the numerous flags and banners required for the decoration of the pavilion, — an invention which, we understand, is patented by Messrs. J. and C. Yates, of Charlotte -street, and the process of which is carried on at their works in Derbyshire. It is a process of printing in silver upon glazed calico. The draperies of the pa vilion are to he of pink and white, and upon these can he printed, by means of blocks, the royal arms, or any other devioe for standards, banners, flags, 4c. ; and understand that, in honour of the occasion, the whole of these trophies and decorations which may be re quired, are to be contributed by Messrs. Yates, gra tuitously, notwithstanding the cost to themselves of cutting the blocks, printing, and the quantity of cloth requisite for this purpose. Since Saturday, letters have been received from three other Members of Parliament, accepting the invitation to be present,—Joshu a Schole field, Esq. (Birmingham), H. 4, Aglionby, Esq. (Cockermouth), and Henry Marsland, Esq. (Stockport.) The number of tickets disposed of is upwards of 2,400. — Nallchets*?' cPqrakitt, The Earl and Countess of Wilton arrived on Tuesday, at their house in Grosvenor-square, from Not exceeding 2 oz. in weight—ld. Exceeding 2 oz. and not exceeding, 4 oz-2d. And so on, an additional penny for every additional two ounces, without limitation as to weight, such charge to be the same whether pre-paid or not. Their Lordships, however, consider it will be proper that the Postmaster-General should be authorized, in cases where it may appear necessary so to act, to postpone the despatch of Parliamentary proceedings for twenty-four hours, their Lordships being aware that the greatest in convenience frequently has arisen from the very large influx of heavy parliamentary papers. And their Lordships therefore are pleased to call the Postmaster-General's attention to this point, with a view of his making such regulations as may be required. The privileges now attached to addresses to her Majesty, to Parliamentary petitions, to newspapers, and to the letters of soldiers and sailors engaged in service abroad, to remain unaltered except that a soldier's or sailor's single letter will be interpreted to mean a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight. It any privileged letter or other article become liable to the full letter rates of postage, such rates to be charged according to the scale, of rates herein established for letters. The treble duty to which newspapers in certain cases become liable to be calculated according to the same scale. All privileges, except those already enumerated, to cease. The following are exceptions to the regulatioi which restricts the amount of weight to 16 oz.:- 1. Parliamentary proceedings, as already named 2. Addresses to her Majesty, and Parliamentar, petitions. 3. Letters and packets received from or addressed to places beyond the limits of the United Kingdom. 4. Letters and packets addressed to, or despatched by the Government Departments, or such officer as may now have the privilege of franking by virtue of Ins office ;—and 5. Deeds, if transmitted under such regulations as the Postmaster-General may consider necessary to prevent abuse of the privilege. In consideration of the reduction now made in the postage of ship-letters, and the probable increase of such letters, the master's gratuities will be reduced to 2s. 6d. per 100 for all letters, newspapers, and other other packets conveyed between one part of the United Kingdom and another. At the same time, gratuities of one penny per letter or packet, and one halfpenny per newspaper, will be given to the masters of ships trading to the East Indies, on the same conditions as those now applying to other ship-letters and papers. With reference to the arrangements herein made, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man are to be considered as parts of the United Kingdom, and the lonian Isles and Honduras as British colonies. My Lords are of opinion that the whole of these arrangements should apply to all letters and packets posted within the United Kingdom, or (it brought from abroad), first delivered up to any Post-office within the United Kingdom, on or after the 10th CHRISTMAS EESTIVITIES. Lord and Lady Ravensworth have the Ho n . H. T• Liddell, M.P., and Mrs. Liddell, Viscount and Vis countess Barrington, and a family party, at Ravensworth Castle, Northumberland. Lord and Lady Southampton are entertaining Mr. C. W. Codrington, M.P., and .Lady Georginia Cod rington, and a party, at Whittiebu;•y Park, Towcestrer. Viscount and Viscountess Adarts, Mr. W. and Lady Anna Maria Monsell, &c., are passing the festive season with the Earl and Countess Duuraven, at Duuraven Castle, .Glamorganshire. CLUMBER PARK, NOTTS.-111S Grace the Duke of Newcastle, with the whole of his family, including the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, is staying here for the Christmas. SHERBORNE CASTLE, DORSET.—Th e Earl of Digby has a select circle of friends lisiting at the castle this Christmas. The Earl and Countess of Effingham are staying at the Grange, their seat near Rotherham, where Lord and Lady Howard are also residing. Howlex HALL.—The Earl and Countess Grey have a numerous family passing the Christmas with them at the above seat. The Earl and Countess of Durham, the Ladies Lambton, Viscount and Viscountess Howick, &c., are of the party. Lard and Lady Rolle have a select party at Bicton Lodge, Devon, which splendid seat is the scene of great festivity. The Earl Ducio, Lord and Lady Moreton, &c., are passing the season at Ampney douse, Gloucestershire. L ord and Lady Wharncliffe had the honour of dining with her Majesty the Queen Dowager, on Two:. day evening, at Marlborough House. The Lady Elizabeth Fielding has arrived a t Bath, on a visa to the Earl and Counte- s s of Mount Edgeeumbe. The Noble Earl, accord:na g to the last letters, is much better in health. Lady Dover, with her Sons the Viscount Clii _ den and th e H on . M r, tills, has arrived at Castle Howard, on a visit i o t h e E ar l an d C ountess o f C ar li s l e, from Trentham hall, the seat of the Duke and Duch ess of Sutherland. The Duchess of Sutherland left Stafford House on Ttteaday, on her return to Trentham Hall, to join the puke and family. The Duke of Leeds, Lord Zetlatid, and the members of the Sedgficld Hunt, gave a grand dinner at the Hardwicke Arms Inn, in that town, on Thilrs day ; Mr. Williamson (master of the Wynyard Pack) in the chair. The Right Hon. William Yates Peel and Lady Jane are at Bonehid, in Staffordshire, entertaining a circle of friends. The Right Hon. Gentleman has taken kave of public life, in consequence of his delicate health. His Excellency Baron Brunow returned to Mi vart's Hotel, on Tuesday nient, from Broadlands, Hants, where his Excellency had been staying a few days on a visit to Viscount Palmerston and the Dowa ger Countess Cowper. Park, on a The Dowager Duchess of Richmond has ar rivedvisit to the Duke and Duchess , I t Richmond, from Scone Palace, Perth. S UI CIDE IN KENSINGTON-GARDENs.—Be at Goodwood tween twelve and one o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, some g entlemen, while walking, on the south bank of the ..._,,,_-__ r Serpentine, observed a young female of respectabl e a P . DEC TutticiSti F RONTIER, ,- . 7Th e i nsur .. n oa ranee sudd en l y rush into th e water. Nuinerous rection at Prisre n d was terminated at the end of No- p ersons instantly ran to the bank, and one g entleman, vember. Passim Effendi, the newly appointed Governor wading up to his middle, endeavoured, with his urn of Prisrend, arrived as E nvoy fel , the Rumely west brella, to arrest the progress of the unfortunate woman, with a firman of the Sultan's announcing unlimited who, however, rushed recklessly on, and finally sank. amnesty for all that has passed. After a short n rngh o cb. A cry of " Boat l' was then raised, which, being heard a 1- at tl tion Passim Effendi entered the town, and the I ie receiving house, Mr. Williams, the Superin tants returned to their obedience to the Porte. AN. I tendent of the Royal Humane Society, instantly rowed WHIMS AND ODDITIES OF JosAT what n w to the spot, and, after thrice dragging, raised the body, ~ The bey at the head of the class will state Ne .t ere r. d conveyed it to tho receiving house. It was imme the dark ages of the world." Boy he l it"te t s h . e dark 1 ---- diately placed in a, hot bath, and all the usual means for Master Smith, can't you tell us what . ages ri:storivg animation were used, but without avail. The I ng lust bef were P( i " I guess they were the - o, es r - th nre the . unfortunate woman is in appearance about twenty YeP/ 1 invention of spectacles." "Come eH n o e llancl,e m.oonlight lof aye, under five feet high, and stout, with brown bail', II sea," as the smuggler said to the seho I' ' That's i dark. blue eyes, and fresh complexion. She was res P ee. smart !" as the urchin said Oren . o Master vas a table dressed in a light fawn-coloured figured gown, a e• somethmg iii that," the; gal fi - with 3 flogging, him. " There as she put I said to her stocking "hen taste ?" }per foot in it. iv:lire:l bordor, laced boots, and had round her neck a What do you think of myth ; _as the fly said van plaid silk scarf, with a black handkerchief underneath. he got into the man's mouth. A hungry Jew paying , Iler linen, which was very fine, v.-as marked with the . ~ i ar a tt en ti o n to a ham, when asked what he was `, ini:ials "M. 8.," 'and in a black silk reticule, which par.ieti. . as sayin th laying. to it replied, :' I , w , „ r. ,. g, - oe almost persuaclest was found with her, was a white handkerchief marked me to be a Christian. . i oco goad to be true,"as the " Mary Bolton." The body has been removed to the to ills wife husband said ~_. she was who got drunk every day, Hallway•house, on the Kensington-road, where if . • - awaits kv;e she told nun . 4 ." was dying. " Thou'rt false to a coroner's inquest. me r , as the fellow said to the steam-boat plank yen it i lIA DY VA UX.--111 0 r • • 4, 0 4 , under him. Out with it," as the man said tI - - . 4 ' • .otorious James Hardy 0 \ aux, the swmdler Lug) ' the child who had swallowed a farthine . cilia, the publication of whose . memoirs created - FRENCH' POLIT ... considerable stir England eight or ENEss,,The gendarme who 1 nine year , - had the custody Q f ... ago, was on Thur I I sGay .est sentenced to tWO .the Marquis of Crotty Chanel whe.:, i e- - com he cscaPeci NO the politenesi to coed hl) - - ' conch toat i , ars' imprisonment, having been convicted of . , who omitting an indecent assault on a child eight years of age svas with the prisoner to to' I?okhc-' bai " ... ' e._- Beast . surrendered hil lis 1 , e • -ne wen • ------• """"" 0 "...................,,.........._ His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and Lady Cecilia Underwood, and a distinguished circle, are par taking of the hospitalities of Kin En-:, P ar k, St. Asaph, the seat o f L or d Di norben, The Duk e and Due/'.ess o f S omerset h a ve a party of friends at Stow.;House, D evon, where the greatest fes tivity wil! prevail until the close of the ensuing week. The D u k e and Duchess of Beaufort are entertaining a selvc party at Badminton, where open house was to be kept yesterday to all comers. His; Grace the Archbishop of York is at Bishopthorpe, surrounded by the members of his famiiy. BOWOO D PARK, WILTS.—The Marquis and Mar chioness of Lansdowne have a numerous circle passing the Christmas with them at this elegant seat, The Earl of Camperdows has arrived, as also Lr.,rCt John Russell. The Earl of Shelburne, after a t returned. r_mporary absence, has The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey are at Beaudesert, the;.:. scat in Staffordshire, where a family party is assembled, including the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge and the Ladies Paget. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn were to have a select party yesterday at Baron's Court, their seat in Ireland, where the Dowager Duchess of Bed• ford, the Ladies Georgiana and Rachel Russell, Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P,, Lords Alexander and Cosmo Russell. &c., are staying. The Earl and Countess of Car party a t C ast l e H oward, their sat in Yorkshire. Lord a n d Lady Hathe-'„,n continue t o entertain com pany at Park , TechleslP- Penkridg e , their seat in Staffordshiro "Y ) ',sle are receiving a at otrathfieldsaye, i n company w i t h an i nt i mate c i rc l e o f ll ' Ts .ouke of Wellin g t on i s pass i ng t h e Ch r istmas friends. .-(Til S DAY.) The defendant expressed her regret, saying she would not have committed the offence had she not been in a state of intoxication. Mr. HALLI ordered ber to be sent to prison for five days, as she was unable to pay the fine. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester• Ja)'s date. Accounts from the Hague, of the 23d December, state, that the Second Chamber of the States' General )n that day discussed, on the budget of the expenses or the year 1840 ; fifty members voted agf inst it, aid one for the project. In the sitting of the Second Chamber of the 23d a Message was received from his Majesty, accompanied with a project of law, to subscribe on the Second Great Book of the National Debt a capital of 15,742,100 florins, at the interest of 5 per cent. This project of law presented . in consequence of the re jection of the loan. Dutch Funds, 23d December ; Two-and-a-Half per Cents , 51 7 16 ; Five iper Cents., 97 ; Ardouin's Spanish, 22-. The anxiously looked for British Queen steamer at length made her appearance at Gravesend yesterday ; 'lor delay is accounted for by the very severe weather she experienced, that she could not even communicate with Portsmouth. The intelligence she brings is of a favourable description ; money was becoming more plentiful, and commercial affairs reviving. Still the merchants here have been much disappointed in not obtaining by her the President's Message to Congress. United States Bank Shares, 74 ; Exchange on Lon don, Si 94. (From the New York Papers of September 2, received by the British Queen.) " This is the great packet day ; a large number start for domestic ports, and for Europe, the regular sailing lines and the British Queen steamer. She has forty passengers on board. " NAVIGATION.--•The river continues open, and there is less floating ice to-day than for several days past. The weather is gradually becomif g milder, and, we believe, will keep the river nav;gable tor some days to come. The canals are entirely closed, and there is no prospect oi their again opening this season."—Albany Evening Journal. Extract of a letter from New York, December 2, re ceived at the North and South American Coffee house : —" At this moment both the political and commercial state of affairs is peculiar. This is the day for the open ing of Congress, and the Message of the President, which will reach us to-morrow, is looked for with a great deal of interest. The right to seven of the seats in the House of Representatives is disputed, and the claimants have declared their intention to take pos session peaceably if they can, forcibly if they must. Some disturbances are, therefore, anticipated at Washington. The Hamburg Convention is about to assemble on the aomination of a Whig candidat', for the next Presi dency. The choice lies between General Scott a n d Mr. Clay, one of the signers of the treaty of Qhpqt, and who has been many times before the people, The first named is decided the most popular man, but it is very possible through the polling of party men the latter will receive the nomination. The contest now about to commence for the President's Auk will be one of extra ordinary interest. Sterling Bills are in plenty to-day at Si premium ; the steamer has on board 500,000 dollars for Mr. Jau don. Money, for good business, paper is worth l per cent. per month, For the past week there have been no failures, and commercial prospects are daily brighter. Another letter of the 2d December, from New York, at the North and South American Coffee-house, says— " We expect the Menage of the President of the United States to-morrow evening at 10 o'clock. I think the Cambridge will wait for it, and you shall have copies for your friends. You will see by the Upper Canada papers that the Governor, Poulott Thomson, has assumed the command of her Majesty's good Province of Upper Ca- We refer our readers for further extracts of the New York papers to the 3d instant, to another part of the paper. Tho King of France's speech, in general, is looked upon ~to bv.ot a favourable nature towards this tiountr 3 , although to the present hour it has not had any effect on the British market. THE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the quotations they 'eit off on Tuesday, 91i 92 for the Account ; Reduced, /01 i. Exchequer Bills, G 4 ; Bank Stock, 1774- 1781 ; lialia Stock, 253 255. In the Foreign Market Spanish closed on Tuesday at 254, this mornin g improved to 25 -1 ; Portuguese same as the), closed, 331 34 ; Brazilian, 701 714 ; Colombian, 24i- ; Mexican, 28A- ; Belgi an , 100 1013- ; Dutch Two-anli-a-Half p er Cents. left o ff at 5241, at presented 9 sent 524 ; Five per C en t s . c l ose d at 971 981, may 74 4. PR icEs Or sADCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Sank Stock ..... l7B 75,,', ' Intl'a S ock 4 , per Cent. Red. . 1 1 0 34% • Ditto Bonds 1 per ever:, C. 9 dis South Sea Stock ................ per Cent. i ntt° lied. 98% & New Ditto . ............... - New 3t pet Cent... ...... - 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. look Long A nnu iti es toexpire Ditto 500 ..... 3 3 dis. Jan, 5, IB , in .— , Ditto Small ....... Oct. 10, 1859 ' Ditto Commercial....., .......- J..n. 5, !SCA' = \ Ditto Advertised .‘,..t ........ .Jan. 5, 1850 — Bank Stock for ANC/nil t ... A mil 5, 18,90, — India Stoek for Account .. -- Jan. 5.1870 — Consos fOr Account 92% It ICES OF FOREIGN ri.)1443A THIS DAY AT ONE O_CLOCR. Austrian 80nd:.,, ~.. . _..,, Peruvian Bond s ~.. Belgian Bonds ' ..._; Ditto Account Ditto Account ue , e Bonds . - Bra:lilia 7o Bonds Ditto .le,,ount 3,,,,,,0,; lyres Bonds ..„„ .,,..1 Ditto, 3 per Cent..,....,.. Ditto tocolint ........ :.. - C , i , in laid I 1.1.tt0 ',cc:a. nt — Russian Bonds, 182'2... ....... ;.'o zmi. - ',-.. E..: - ids — Ditto Account . Ditto 1.::!.a. ut -- , ......... , ..... ,c 1 rr :r i • (15,1824 17i . t0 1.:.:3 in 2ili 4 , Ditto ACCO I IIIt. ........ 25% Nt% a:iiili 1: - , 3 Ditto 2 :,= , nt tireok liond.., •.tit !ii. . , . -- , 1 French, 5 per cent....... --f. -.:c Ditto Bonds, 1825 ' --- .1 per cent. ...... --f. -...c . . Ditto Accott li t — ---- 3 Per cant. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. , ---- Exchange, -f. -.c. Ditto Account Ditto, Ii per Cent, Ditto Aceount .”...,,,,,, PS% Ditto, 5 per cent ............ 97yp% N0. , 0 011 410,,it., . PttICES OF SHAKES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ne. re Paid. Per share. ghton Railway I ;niacin and Croydon R a il wa y C0mpany......., ao ist4 W. IB s . s% No th Midland Railway Company Union Bank of Australia... l5 21% London and Westminster Bank ......... ... ...... 2014 HALF_ PAST ONE. The Antwerp Papers bring the account from the Hague that the Dutch Minister of the Colonies had resigned, although his Majesty reqnired of him to re main in office. We have received Montreal papers to the 29th of November ;-- 4‘ His Excellency the Governor-General arrived at Toronto on Thursday morning last, at ten o'clock, under a salute of 17 guns, and was received by a guard of honour. Not a single cheer greeted his landing, as at Quebec and other places ; he was received silently and respectfully. Consols have improved since the early part at the morning from 914 92 to 92i f or t h e A ccount ; Reduced 90 3 .; Exchequer Bills 3 5 discount ; India Bends 9 discount ; Bank Stock 177 - In the Foreign Market little doing. Spanish Activ e 254 ; h ave been 5;,.' 4 - ; Portu guese 334 Mexican 28i Colombian 24i ; ; Dutch Two -and-a- . 524 ; Five per C en t s . 97} 4. Half pe r Cents. Ellen Shinn r, wife or er at tire Edinburgh C srie, in the Str-md, was fined 10s. for ereaiir.g d: - t and ringing the bell viole n tly a f ter ti e i roue had been cl ose d. It appears that the defendant and her husband have h,?en separated for some time, but he allows her a sat. fieient sum to support her in comfort. which she spends :n gin, and whenever she gets drunk she annoys him in inch a manner that he has repeatedly been compelled to aerfer charges against her at different Police Courts. Last night, although she was requested to go about her business, and come sober if she wanted to speak to her husband, she refused, insisting to be admitted into the house, and as she conducted herself in a very violent mariner, she was conveyed by two constables to the Station-house. E 7: N T N r (TC 147:1 1 171 () CfißiPsTArtS DAY IN TElf.:: PUBLIC CHAR!' 'ES, &v. Yusterday pnrsuatit to a: rangements a , reod to by the committees of managolu:nt f the various public chari ties and institutions of the metropolis, the children under their care participated in the customary festivities of the d ty. Among the numerous schools which a re supported by the subscriptions of the wealthy and bene volent, the following, which are the most eminent a nd established, have kept up the ancient customs : CHELSEA HOSPITAL.—The veterans and inmates, amounting to about 600 persons, had each one pound of plum-pudding in addition to the usual allowance. This is the first time they have had plum-pudding on Christmas Day. THE DUKE OF YORK'S SCHOOL.—The greater por tion of the boys go home to their friends for the holiday- They who remain had roast beef and plum-pudding , ad libitum, with beer. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM.—Num ber of children 170. They dined off roast beef and plum pudding, here being no restriction of allowance. THE ASYLUM FOB. FEMALE ORPHANS, LAMBETH Number of children 1.58. Service in the morning at the chapel. Roast beef and plum-pudding at dinner. No holidays. THE FREEMASONS' CHARITY FOR FEMALE CHIP" DRE.N.—Number of children 6.5. Host beef and plum- Holidays pudding f o r di nner , a d lib ilunz. finishon Twelfth-d a y, w h en t h ey h ave each a glass o f w i n e and cake. THE 111AGDALEN.—NUMbCT, 100 ; ro ast beef and plum budli ng a t di nner ; no restriction of quantity. A holyday the day after. INSTITUTION FOR THE INDIGENT 13LIND.—Numb er, 57 males, 64 females. Roast beet and plum-Pudd in g unlimited, and a pint of porter each. A month's holy clays. Each is allowed a portion of bis or her earnings to spend. ROYAL HOSPITAL, BETHLEM.—Number of patients, upwards of 300. Roast beef and a mince p i e e ach. On New Year's Day they have roast beef and phial pudding. THE - INDIGENT DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM:" Number 250, about 150 of whom go home to their friends. Roast beef and plum-pudding, not limited to quantity. Three weeks' holidays. THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY, HACKNEY WICK. —Number, 82 ; roast beef and plum-pudding ad libi tum. Three days' holidays. THE ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL, CITY-ROAD.- - Number, 50 boys and 50 girls. Roast beef and pima pudding. The children's friends allowed to give then presents, with permission of the master. Holiday this day. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.—Number of children, 230. Service in the morning, performed by the Rev. Charles Lawson, to a very numerous and respectable congregation. Twenty-four pounds were collected at the doors, in shillings and sixpences. After Divine service the children dined off of baked plum-pudding, several of the congregation being present. The children have meat four days during the week. . The hospital supports about 280 more children, some of whom are at a n institution at Cuertsey, and some are placed in the care of cottages at Maidstone. The charity children connected with most o f the pati:h Churches were entertained with roast beef and plum-pudding.