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FAIR PLAY.—The 200,000 Readers of " Punch," who desire to know both sides of a question before they con demn, will find in Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S PAMPHLET (a second edition of which is just published) _all the letters that have passed be tween himself and the writers iu ".Punch," Messrs. Gilbert a Beckett, Horace Mayhew, Mark Lemon, and Douglas Jerrold, new for the first time made public. This pamphlet, price 3d., extends to forty eight pages, and may be ordered through any Bookseller or Newsman in town or country. No verdict can he worth anything till the evi dence on both sides has been examined. Published by J. Ridgway, 169, Piccadilly; Effingham Wilson, 11, Royal Exchange ; and R. Whitty, 72, Fleet -street. THEATRE ROYAL, DIZURY-LANE. THIS EVENI.b.:O Will be repeated a Grand Opera, :u three acts, called MARIT A NA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Mullane, .sliss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. Dabaa (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, Anacreon, Cherub Mi. The Miauette Solo, Bassoon, by M. Baumann—Baumann. The Bohemian Polka—Koenig. Stabet Mater " Cujus Animam," performed on the Cornet-a-piston, by Herr Koenig—:Rossini. Jallien's New Quadrille, The British Navy—Jullien. I'A.iT Ancient Music—The Celebrated Music to "Macbeth," With Solos— Locke. Valse a Deux Tems, " The Bridal." Solo, Violin, by Mr. Case--Case. The Polka Quadrille—Jullien. Solo, Concertina, by Mr. Case—Case. The Original Napolitatne ; or, Tarentella des Salons—Jullien. Commence at Eight precisely; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. td. M. Jullien's Grand Ball Masque is fixed to take place on Monday, December 22. The Audienceportlon of the Theatre will, as before, be set apart for Spectators. Prices of Admission for Spectators:—Dress Circles, es.; Boxes, 3s. ; Galleries, 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called Tint MAIDEN AUNT. Sir 6imon Sage, Mr. W. Farren ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hod son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover ; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. llumby. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Iludson , Ellen Seyton, Miss Seyton. To conclude with an entirely New Farce, caned THE KING AND I. Period, 1691. Perkin Pyenrich, Mr. Ruckstone ; Jessie Donald, Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Age. In which Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will perform. To 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. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled T3ZE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallach; Trenquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. After which, DON C,ESAR DE BAZAN. Don Ctesar de Bazan, Mr. Wallach ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled LE DIABLE A'QUATRE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Two Act Comedy, entitled WHO IS SHE Characters by Messrs. J. Brown, C. Boyce, Binge, Cockrill, Miss Hamilton, and Mrs. Walter Lacy. After which, THE BOYHOOD OF BACCIIUS. The Boy Bacchus, Miss Kate Howard ; Momus, Mr. G. Wild. To be followed by THE RAILW MING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. Wild ; Sally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. To conclude with BAMBOOZLING. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITPIEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE LAST OF THE BARONS ; or, Warwick, The Ring Maker, and the Battle of Barnet. Introducing original and stupendous effects. The Arena of Equitation will display its countless attractions, aided by the principal Equestrians and magnificent Stud. To conclude with THE BRIGAND OF ANCONA. NEW STRAND THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performs I OTIIELLO. Othello, Mr. Gregory ; faze, Mr. Waldron ; Desdeinona, Mrs. Percy. To conclude with the Farce of RAISING THE WIND. Boxes, 4s. ; Stalls, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. Gd. ; Gallery, Is. Half-price at Nine o'clock. Private Boxes, Stalls, &c., to be taken of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond. street ; and at the Box-office, from Ten till Four each day. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, DEC. 6. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 44; Noon, 40, BAROMETER, 23.62.—W1ND S.W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 3 minutes after 9 Evening •• 37 minutes after 9. • • tr • *-6 ' A A !W* 'r zaPil '114.01•Z "L'w, Mond II ..illt4 LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1845. It is to be presumed that the letter of the brother of the late Major MACKIE to the editor of the United Service Magazine, which we this day publish, will set at rest the controversy as to the respective services of the late Major MACKIE and Colonel Gunwoon at the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo ; and we hope that the g tllant Colonel, content with " the distinguished conse quences," as he calls them, which have resulted to him from a mistake, will not further seek to deprive the brave dead of his well-won fame. The late Major MACKIE, " so well known for his bravery, worth, and modesty" (we quote General NAPIER, in his admir able " History of the Peninsular War") as a subaltern, led the forlorn hope at the great breach of Ciudad Rodrigo. He volunteered for this service under very peculiar circumstances ; he was not what Colonel (then Lieutenant) GURWOOD, who led the forlorn hope at the lesser breach, describes himself as having been, a soldier of fortune. He was the senior lieutenant of his regiment, and therefore his promotion was certain ; and his com rades expressed surprise at his thus volunteering. " Why, you must be a captain the day after to-morrow," said they, " yet do you still volunteer ?" lie did still volunteer—he led the forlorn hope—he reached the citadel where the Governor and garrison had taken refuge : the rest shall be told in his own words . " The outer gate of the inclosure being open. I entered at the head of the party, composed of men of different regiments, who by this time had joined the advance. Immediately on entering I was hailed by a French officer asking for an English general to whom they might sur render. Pointing to my epaulets in token of their secu rity, the door of the keep, a stronghold, was opened, and a sword presented to me in token of surrender, which sword I accordingly received. This I had scarcely done when two of their officers laid hold of me for protection, one on each arm, and it was whiie 1 was thus situated that Lieutenant Gurwood came up and obtained the sword of the Governor.' We think Major MACKIE is wrong in this last sentence. It was not the sword of the Go vernor which Lieutenant Gunwoor, obtained under these circumstances ; it was the sword of a French gentleman, ci-decant Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, but at that moment prisoner of war to Lieutenant MACKIE. This narrative was drawn from Major Racism by a claim made, after a lapse of more than twenty years, by Colonel GURWOOD to the honour of having taken the French Go vernor-General BARRIE in the citadel, and put forward by the Colonel in his capacity of editor of the " Welling ton Dispatches." Major MACKIE'S narrative, which is dated October, 1838, i s i nser t e d among th e j us tificatory pieces in the sixth volume of Napier's " History of the Peninsular War ;" and somewhere about the year 1842 or 1843, after the death of M a j or M ACKIE, t h e accuracy o f that narrative was impugned by Colonel GunwooD in the pages of the United Se vice Magazine, whereupon Major MACKIE'S brother came forward in defence of the fair fame of the departed hero. Among the corrobora tive evidence brought forward in support of Major MAcKIE's claim, is a letter from Sergeant BRAZIL, who was of the storming party on the occasion, and " who saw the door opened and the sword received in token of surrender, and who expressed his willingness t o ver i fy on oath the evidence he gives." Now, here is positive and direct testimony in support of Major MACKIE'S claim, which cannot be shaken by any indirect evidence. How does Colonel GURWOOD reply t o this evidence thus publicly given ? He prints, not pub lishes, a pamphlet, impugning the claims of MACKIE, and circulates it privately amongst his own friends. The futility of the arguments he has employed in that pamphlet have been excellently shown in the letter of Major MACKIE'S brother to which we have referred, although we really think that he has paid more atten tion to many of them than they deserve. For instance, Mr. MACKIE is at great pains to show that his brother, the Major, understood French, because Colonel G UR 'WOOD makes sundry observations on Major Macsre's presumed ignorance of that language, and would infer from that alleged ignorance that the fortress could not The Town-council of Edinburgh, at a meeting held last week, took advantage of the presence of Sir C. NAPIER in the capital of his native country, to confer on him the freedom of the city, which was done in due form by Lord Provost BLACK, who expressed the gratification of his fellow-citizens at finding the hero who fought and conquered in the cause of freedom on the ocean and in the field, no less staunch in supporting civil and reli gious liberty and freedom of trade in the senate of his country. His illustrious deeds on the coast of Syria of course were not forgotten. The allusion to that affair called forth from Sir CHARLES, in his reply, the following striking remarks :—" We were sent there by the Go vernment, but I regret exceedingly, after what was done in that country for the alleviation of the miseries of the people, who were supposed to have been severely trodden down by MEHEMET ALT—I regret to say that after having released them from what was called the tyranny of MERE:are Au, they have unfortunately fallen into a tyranny ten thousand times worse. There is nothing in my life which I regret so much as having had any hand in turning that man out of Syria, and having allowed the Turks to establish among the Chris tian population of Lebanon—the only remnant, I may say, of Christians in Asia—the most infamous govern ment that ever existed ; and this people are at this moment ten times more oppressed than they were before." That the Gallant Officer is an excellent com mander ; that he has tendered immense services to our old allies, the Portuguese, and, latterly, inflicted a ter rible blow on MEHEMET ALI, no one can deny, but that he is a profound statesman, or saw clearly the object of the Whig Ministry in interfering with the Govern ment of Syria, is another question. In the simplicity of his heart he believes that Lord PALMERSTON sent Sir ROBERT STOPFORD with a powerful fleet to alleviate the miseries of the Syrian people, and save them from the yoke of the Egyptian PACHA, while these were only minor considerations, which never would have moved the Austrian and English Ministers, independent of others of a very different character. Their objects were to prop up the falling dynasty, which has ruled the destinies of Turkey for centuries, to deprive the Russians of all pretensions for interference in the great contest between MEHEMET ALL and his liege Lord, and to avert, if only for a time, the scramble which must one day come for the divisicn of the extensive and wealthy Provinces, nominally under Turkish dominion. And, after all, whatever Sir C. NAPIER may say, Lord PAL3IERSTON was right. Constantinople, if the great Powers had stood by idle, was at the mercy of IBRAIII3I PACHA; he could have finished in a very brief space the Syrian campaign. He had beaten the Turkish army in every encounter, and there was nothing to prevent his triumphant entry into the capital of the East. But neither Russia nor France would have suffered such a consummation. They had selfish views on that head. M. TRIERS wanted more power in Egypt ; he was anxious to destroy British influence in that quarter, and revive the schemes of NAPOLEON for attacking British India on the side of Egypt. The French, therefore, would not have consented to the occupation of Constantinople by a rebellious Pacha, without having received full ♦alue for their generosity. But what was to be done with Russia ? The Sovereigns of that country have long regarded Constantinople with an anxious eye as the richest prize within t heir reach, and they consider the next reversion of it as their lawful property. The Emperor NICHOLAS had a large army at hand ready fur the work ; he would, therefore, have offered his services to the GRAND SEIGNOR as a Protector, and as a Protector he would have obtained possession of the capital. All these certain consequences the British Government fore saw, and, with a promptitude and energy which did Lord PALMERSTON great honour, they resolved to settle the question single-handed. They were eminently successful, and, whatever may be said to . thecontrary, the influence of both Russia and France at the Ottoman Porte hag declined ever since. Renewed vigour, too, appears to have been infused into the councils of that weak dynasty ; European policy has more influence upon their decisions, and even in the Lebanon, according to the last accounts, a step has been taken of the highest importance, and which MEHE3IET ALI could not accomplish. By the spirited conduct of the Turkish Governor, CHERIB EFFENDI, the inhabitants of the mountains indiscriminately have been disarmed, and thereby deprived of the power of ravaging and destroying property and cutting each other's throats. This is a movement in the right way, and holds out some hope that Turkey may be regenerated, and that a war for its partition will not disgrace the annals of Europe. Had the English expedition, in which Sir C. NAPIER per formed such a distinguished part, not been successful, Russia would have mixed in the affray, and the downfal of Turkey must have been the inevitable consequence. The days of the corn-laws are numbered—the people of England have answered the demand of Mr. COBDEN and of the League in a manner which it is impossible to mistake. The national all has been unequivocally expressed, and it is a matter of infinitely small im portance by whom, as Minister of the Crown, the offi cial registration of that will may take place. The mea sure, by whomsoever proposed and carried, is Mr. COBDEN'S; and that it will be carried, and that with out delay, there can bo no doubt, for never have the British people firmly expressed their determination but what they have triumphed over all opposition. The great towns in the north, those hives of industry, have already spoken out, and now even Bristol, Sir CHARLES WETHERELL'S Bristol, Mr. MILES'S Bristol, heretofore regarded as the very Citadel of Monopoly, Bristol has pronounced against the corn-laws. A free-trade soiree took place there on Friday, at the Public Rooms, the spacious hall of which was crowded with a vast assem blage of the most respectable inhabitants. The Earl of DUCIE was in the chair, and Messrs. COBDEN and BRIGHT were present. The former gentleman made his 364th or 365th speech on the corn-laws, and an admirable speech it was. It would be well that these 365 speeches rhould be collected, revised, and published. A book containing a free-trade lecture for every day in the year, by Hr. COBDEN, would constitute an admirable " anti monopolist's manual." With regard to new arguments on the subject of free trade, we feel with Mr. COBDEN, " that now it is a work of supererogation to use them, for the old arguments, which have stood the wear and tear of seven years," are still unanswered. They have produced their effect, and, thanks to their potency, we shall at length get rid of that " alien" and enemy to Britain—monopoly. "A lecturer upon the corn-laws," said Mr. COBDFN, in his speech at Bristol, " was ad dressing an audience in Wales, and in the course of his speech he felt it necessary to translate the word mono poly into Welsh, but he found no little difficulty in the attempt, for the ancient Britons, it appears, would not stand monopoly—they fled to their mountains from those old monopolists, the Romans, and they have no language to express monopoly. The lecturer was so much at a loss that he applied to a very clever Welsh scholar for aid, and the way in which ho expressed the idea in Welsh is so perfectly descriptive that I will repeat it for you. The way in which he rendered it Was, A one handed bargain.' Now, I don't think that a bad defini- have surrendered to him. We commend this argument of the Gallant Colonel to the careful attention of M. • TRIERS, as it will enable that most is and accu rate historian, in his neat edition, to dispose satisfactorily of anothe: of our naval victories, and to prove, by the GURWOOD syllogism, that DE WINTER could not have surrendered to DUNCAN at the battle of Camperdown because DUNCAN did not understand Dutch. It is not by attempts at argument such as these that the positive testimony of Sergeant BRAZIL, can be impugned. He is corroborated by Mr. GRATTAN, who was present at the storming, and who states— " I pressed forward with the crowd towards the citadel, and I met Mackie returning from it, with the captured sword in one hand, and his own sword in the other. I asked him if all was right, for there was still an odd shot h e r e and there. He replied,' All is not only right, but over.' Look at this,' said he, as be held up the sword, was the first man at the citadel ; and the Governor has been sent off to Lord Wellington ;' " and supported by Colonel OATES, whose evidence, most important as showing what was the general opinion of these who were present at the time, is as follows: " Not being present myself at the assault of Ciudad Rodrip, but joining very soon after, the general conversation among the officers of the regiment WLS the very intrepid and gallant conduct of Lieut. Mackie, in volunteering the fur- lorn hop of the great breach, and being the first officer at the citadel, receiving, as he thought, the Governor's sword in token of surrender, but which sword proved afterwards to belong to an officer of the Governor's staff." Nothing that Colonel GURWOOD has brought forward tonds in the least to shake the credibility of tither of these witnesses, and unless their credibility is shaken their testimony proves satisfactorily that to Major MACKIE, not to Colonel GURWOOD, was the fortress surrendered, and that the latter, in receiving a sword from GenerAl BARRIE, received not the sword of the Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, but the sword of Major MACKIE'S prisoner. We do not impute to Colonel GUR WOOD that at the time he received the sword he was aware of the circumstances of the ease. tion of monopoly. It is something like the definition which Colonel TaomrsoN somewhere gives of it:—Serv ing oneself with a bucket and another with a spoon." The " spoons" will be " spoons" no longer. Like the ancient Britons, they will not stand monopoly. Instead, however, of flying from it, they will make it fly from them, and oblige the " buckets" to drink fair, repu diate " one-handed bargains," and live " cleanly and soberly, as noblemen should do." The Madrid papers of the 28th ult. bring no news. On the Bourse the Three per Cents. ware done at 35i at 60 days, the Fives were not quoted. The Stock and Share•market on the Pari3 Bourse on Thursday was even more firm than on the previous day, and a considerable advance, both in the Funds and on Major MACKIE'S own statement shows that the sur render had taken place to him before the arrival of Colonel GußwooD ; therefore, probably, the latter would not at the time have been aware of the occurrence. It was on the part of Colonel GußwooD a mistake. Let him be content with the good fortune which that mistake has brought him, and leave to poor MACKIE that glory which was the only reward he desired or received for one of the most gallant exploits of the Pe ninsular War. :THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 5,000 bales, with a disposition to buy at the decline noticed yes terday.—ln Shares not much was doing. The following quotations were obtained at Messrs. Lamond's sale yesterday : Description. Paid. Sold for. Dendre Valley ... ... ... 2 08 0 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 6 0 Dudley, Madely, Brosley, and I. Bridge 2% 119 6 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster 2 2 1 0 Liverpool and Leeds Direct ••• ... 2 , 2 1 0 Northaaipton,Banbury, and Chelt'ham. 2 2 8 0 Great Western of Bengal ... ••• ... 1 ,4 0 10 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ••• 010 0 Northampton, Banbury, & Cheltenham 2 2 3 0 Goole, and Doncaster ... ... ... 42s 2 5 0 Dutch Rhenish ... .. • . ... 6 7 7 6 North Staff., Churnet, and Potteries ... 42s 5 5 0 Ditto ditto ,„ 5 5 6 Buckinghamshire ... ... ••• ... ... 42e 2 2 0 Calcutta and St. George's Point ... 7e 011 0 Dudley, Madely, Broeely, and 1. Bridge 2% 118 0 Ditto ditto -- 117 6 Ditto ditto ••• 118 0 Northampton,Banbury,andCheltenham 2 22 6 Ditto ditto ••• -- 2 3 6 Calcutta and St. George's P,,int ... ... 7# 3 010 6 Ditto ditto ... ... 010 6 Dendre Valley ... ..• ... ... ... 2 010 6 South and Midlands Junction .. ... 426 1 7 0 Ditto ditto ... ••• —. 1 7 0 Ditto ditto ... „, „. 1 7 0 Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries... 1% 018 0 Ditto ditto „, 018 0 Liverpl., Preston, & North Union June. 42s 112 6 Caledonian Extension ............2 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 Dudley, Madely, Brosley, & Iron Bridge 2% 118 0 Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries 1% 018 0 Great Western of Bengal ... ••• ... 1 4 0 10 0 0 10 0 Isle of Wight, . . ••• ... ... 2% 2 3 0 Great Western of Bengal ... .:. ... 1 4 010 0 010 0 Dendre Valley ... ... •.. ... ••• 2 0 8 0 Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Rhuabon, 2% 1 6 6 Buckinghamshire .. ... ... —42 s 2 6 Surrey Grand Junction ••• ••• ... l% 017 0 Great Western of Bengal ..• ••• ... 1 4 010 0 Ditto ... ... ••• -• •** "* 010 0 Dudley, Madely, Brosley, and I. Bridge 2% 117 6 Leicester and Birmingham ... ••• ... 22s 1 0 0 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham ... 1% 017 0 Bordeaux, Toulouse, Cette— Espleta... 2 115 0 Ditto ditto—Mackenzie ... 2 114 0 Harwich—Eastern Counties ... ... 1 015 0 Ditto 0 15 0 Irish North Midland ... ... ... ... 138 017 0 0 16 6 South Midland ... ... ... ... ... 42s 110 6 Direct Norwich ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 4 6 Ditto ••• ••• ••• ••• -- 0 4 6 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 013 6 Ditto ditto ... ... 012 6 Reading and Reigate . . ... ... 42s 1 3 0 Leeds and Liverpool ... ... ... ... 2% 2 0 0 Essex and Suffolk ... ... ... ... 1% 1 0 0 Great Western of Bengal •.• ... ... 4 0 9 6 Ditto ditto ... ••• 0 9: 6 Lynn and Dereham ... ... ... ... 5 4 0 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... ... 4 0 0 The Bank Returns, upon a comparison with its predeces sor, furnishes the following results : A decrease in the Circulation of 302,740/., or to 26,733,810'. A decrease in the Rest of 5,783 L, or to 3,246,4261. An increase in the Public Deposits of 307,4131., or to 7,070,3811. A slight decrease in the item "Other Deposits ;" also in " Seven Day and other Bills." The quantity of Bullion in the hands of the Bank of Eng land is, by the present return, 13,236,8181., and by the pre vious return it was 13,559,501/. There are accounts from Buenos Ayres this morning stat ing that the blockade had been commenced most strictly. There was not any business of interest in the commercial market. The British Funds are pretty steady to-day. Consols for the Account are at 94% to 95, and for Money at 95% 5 / 8 . Exchequer-bills have advanced to, 20s. premium. Bank Stock is heavy at 200%. Very few bargains were made in the Foreign Funds to day. Dutch Four per Cents. are at 95 ; Russian at 112, and Mexican at 29:N. The Railway Share Market is more tranquil, but not much business has been done to-day. ONE CLOSING R ICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock ...... ......... ..... 200% 202 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94 % 5 /8 94% New 3 1 4 per Cents .. 9514 4 95% LongAnnuitiestoexnireJan 1860 Ditto 30 years,Pct. 10,1859 ... 10 5-16 10 5-16 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860.... 10% 10% India Bonds, 1,0001 2B 26 26 Ditto under 1,0001...1,0001 30 30 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 I%d lB 20 pm. 20 Ditto 500/. Ditto Small CLOSING I RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. PRICES Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — 30 Ditto, Account 2 9 3 /4 30 Ditto Deferred 1 6 3 /4 16 1 4 Russian Bonds lll 112 - 1 ,- • / 2 112 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. _. , .. . _ . oVE O'CLOCK Dividends on the above payablein London. the price of Railway Shares, took place. Indeed, there appears to be now quite a mania for buying, while but a few days since all were sellers. The settlement had gone off extremely well. The papers contain no articles of rsuch interest, but we are glad to find that in one of them attention is tuned from angry discussions about foreign politics, to constitutional reforms and the improvement of internal government. The affairs of the country cannot be well conducted whether regards trade and commerce, or the army and navy, according to the Corn:acme, without a full and fair representation of the people. "The Parliamentary reform in England," says that journal, " extended tile political rights of nearly a million of British subjects ; in France 240,000 electors only are relieved from the in capacity which is suffered by the whole nation. The moral consequences of this fact bare not perhaps been sufficiently remarked, and they explain but too fully the inferiority in which for the last fifteen years we have stood as compared with England. Under the restoration with the Charter, which only recognised in France 100,000 electors, the nation was subject to no debasement in the eyes of the world, for it had not acquiesced in its own degradation. But when, having re-conquered its rights, it admitted it self in the face of Europe to bo incapable of exer cising them only excepting from this decree of incapacity 200,000 individuals; when at the same time England has called into political life a number of citizens seven or eight times more considerable, the whole of the world must believe that from our own avowal France was in the same proportion inferior to England, with regard to moral and political fitness, and hence it was impossible but that the latter should exercise a constant supremacy in the alliance and entente cordiale established between the two countries. Thus may be logically explained that state of dependence against which France is vainly indignant, and from which she cannot be relieved but by a large electoral reform. Parliamentary reform was the means of removing burthens from our neighbours to the amount of 200,000,0001'., whilst our budgets have increased 500,000,000 f. This is a part of the ques tion which is not less deserving of examination." We regret to learn from these papers that Lord COWLEY, the British Minister at the Court of Versailles, met with a serious accident on Wednesday evening. His Lordship, on returning about three in the after noon from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where be had been transacting business with M. Gnizor, and, having to cross the Boulevard at the part which is higher than the road, descended the steps, and in doing so missed his footing and fell. His Lordship's head, being protected by the hat, escaped injury, but he had the misfortune to dislocate both shoulders. He was im mediately taken up and conveyed in a coach to the Em bassy, where Sir R. CHERDISIDE, the physician, and Mr. O'GRADY, the surgeon to the Embassy, were, with M. BLANDIN, the surgeon, soon in attendance. The dis locations were reduced by these gentlemen with great skill and promptitude, and his Lordship was fortunately free from fever. During the night, however, the patient experienced considerable pain; but we are happy to learn that on Thursday morning the case was proceeding very favourably. Thursday evening was the first of Lady COWLEY'S soirees for the season.l In consequence of the accident, her Ladyship prepared immediately for a post ponement, but Lord COWLEY desired expressly that her Ladyship should receive her company. The party was not very numerous; but it was attended by the elite of the French and English society. Amongst the distin guished persons present were the Neapolitan, Austrian, and Prussian Ambassadors ; the American, Dutch, Swedish, and Saxon Ministers; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of the Laterior. The accident to Lord CoWLEY, however, threw a great gloom over the party. The inquiries on Friday morning at the Embassy have been exceedingly numerous, and prove the high esteem in which his Lordship is held by all parties. The following are the miscellaneous extracts from the papers:- "In a report recently published on the operations of the French in Algeria, it was said that it would be necessary to have recourse to France for the subsistence of that colony. This opinion is borne out by the following remarks, which we find in the Courrier d'Afrique, published at Algiers :- " The drought which still prevails in Algeria has not al lowed the plough to be put in the ground. Independently of this circumstance, the Arabs appear to be less inclined this year to sow corn than they have been informer years. Con trary to the usual custom at this season of the year, they bring a number of cattle to the markets, among which are seen a great many oxen for labour, which almost all come from Kabylia. We point out this fact, because we consider it significant enough to merit the attention of the government.' "On Sunday morning, says a Marseilles journal, Ibrahim Pacha received M. Suriau, the Deputy, and the President of the Tribunal de Premiere Instance, with whom he held a long conversation upon the constitutional form of govern ment, upon which he showed great information. Afterwards, the flower-girls were admitted, to present nosegays to his Highness. In the afternoon he went to the Prado, and visited the country seat of M. Pascal, the honours of which were done by Madame Pascal, surrounded by a great number of ladies. In the evening the Prince went to a ball given by the Count d'Hautpoul, where he remained a con siderable time, conversing with the ladies. "The Augsburgh Gazette states, from Palermo; 20th ult., that a grand gala was given on the previous day, at the Court, on the occasion of the fife of the Queen-Mother. The Emperor and Empress of Russia were present. They were received by the King at the foot of the staircase. The sedan chair, without which the Empress cannot ascend the stairs, not having arrived, the Emperor took her in his arms and carried her up." On the Paris Bourse, on Thursday, the Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 15c. ; the New Loan, 82f. 90c.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,170 f.; Rouen, 965 f. ; Northern, 720 f.; Havre, 755 f ; Avignon, 875 f.; Vierzon, 645 f. ; Bourdeaux, 610 f.; Boulogne, 5050 ; Troyes and Montereau, 43011; Basle, 245 f. ; Fampoux 505 f.; Spanish Three per Cents., 38; Ditto New Deferred Stock, 16. The following are the quotations for other lines:- Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 9f. premium; ditto (Calon), 2; ditto (Ganneron), 2; ditto (Lapinsonniere), If. 50c. ; Mornay, 1f..50c.; Receveurs-Genereaux, 2f. ; Messa geries, 2f. ; Sud Est, par; Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), par; ditto (Hinguerlot), par; ditto (Bechet), par; Tours and Nantes ( Mackenzie), 501 f i • ditto (Drouillard), 501 f. ; ditto (O'Neill), 501 f.; ditto (Lefevre), 561 f. • Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 505 f. ; ditto (Lecointei, par ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale),par ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mac kenzie), par • ditto (Espeleta), 509 f. ; Creil and St. Quen tin (Carette), 502 f. 50c. ; ditto (Colbert), 502 E ; Arnow, 501 f. MARSEILLES, Nov. 28.-Marselles and Avignon, 800 f. ; Boulogne, 510 f. ; Vierzon, 680 f. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 585 E, end of December. LYONS, DEC. 2.-Marseilles and Avignon, 795 f. •, Paris and Orleans, 1,083 f.; Paris and Rouen, 1378 f. 75c.; Orleans and Vierzon, 593 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 5. Anglo-Belgian ,iMauritius Boulogne and Amiens.. 83 Bordeaux &Mediterran -- Namur and Liege North Jamaica .•. • — Bordeaux and Toulouse Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 1 3 4 De. (Mackenzie's) .. Callao, Lima, and Pa cific Coast Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux 10 Over Yssel Paris &Ly-ons (Latfitte) 21; Ditto (Ganneron's). 3 Central of Spain Ceylon . Demerara Ditto (Calou's).—. Ditto (Sud Est) Pans and Orleans— 44 Dendre Valley ...... Dutch Rhenish ...... 7% 2 Dieppe & Paris Jnnct. Dijon and Mulhouse ... East Indian ....... Paris and Rouen Parie and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Eet) 1 „ Do. (Aymard'a) — Fampeux & Hazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted 12% Do. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons — Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica S. M id. J unction De. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe 2 Lyons and Avignon — Luxembourg Madrid and Valencia — Paris ancL St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre.-- 27 Royal North of Spain. Sambre and Mense .... Strasburg and Basle ... To urn ay,J urbiso, Lan den, and Hasselt — Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) Do. ( Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's). — Trinidad Verona an; Ancona.... West Flanders LLOYD'S SHIPPING. GRAVESEND, DEc. s.—The Willliam and Richard, of Sun derland, sunk last night, off Coal House Point, after being in contact with the ship Sedgetield, of Sunderland. BIDEFORD, DEC. 4.—The wreck which came on shore, 24th ult., between Sharpnose and Hartland Point, is sup posed to be the Abeona of New Ross, abandoned previous to 13th ult., off Cape Clear. lIARTLEPOOL, DEC. 4.—The Port packet, Playford, was in contact, in Bridlington Bay, 27th ult., with a schooner, name unknown, and lost bowsprit, &c. Ilmtwicir, DEC. s.—The John and Frederick, of Sunder land, which was abandoned, 30th ult., off Aldborough, is sunk in 10 fathoms water in the fairway for vessel.; passing Or fordness, with the following bearings :—Orfordness Lower Lights, N.W. % N. ; High Light, W. by N. ; Ridge Buoy, N. E. % E. LTTIIAM, DEc. s.—lt blew a heavy gale here all last night, and continues. The Royalist, from Quebec, on shore near this port, has received considerable damage, and will dis charge her cargo. WELLS, DEC. s.—The Ouse, llendrey, of this port, in com ing up the harbour yesterday, in tow of a steamer, grounded on the sand bank, and it is expected will receive damage. CLAY, DEC. s.—The Mary Maria, Clegg, of Goole, from Ostend, got on shore on the west side of Blakeney harbour this morning, but is expected off with assistance. The Lord Chancellor, Lady Lyndhurst, and the Hon. Miss Copley arrived in George-street on Friday from Turville park. His Lordship, we are happy to learn, bore the fatigue of travelling very well, and his medical attendants consider that he is now satisfactorily progressing to a state of convalescence. Belgian 4% per Cent. 9 5 14 95 Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 92% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY MARES PAID * AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. 5 Aberdeen Aberdeen,Banff, & Elgin Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l % Aylesbury and Timm.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2 1 / 2 — Bideford andTavistock... 1 A — - Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 124 122 122 Ditto New 17% 30% 30% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction - ••• 3 IA Birmingham & Leicester Direct - Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s Bridgewater & Minehead 425. ... .. 13ristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... ... .. — Bristol and Liver. Junc . 2%...... Buckinghamshire ...... 425. Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand Junc 42s ...... Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 3 1,4 Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — Canterbury and Dover.. 1% — Central Kent ...........•••• 2 4 ...... Chelmsford and Bury ... 1% — Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... . ... Clydesdale Junction ..... 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 / 2 Cork and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester l l /4 I 3A Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe ...... Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... 1% — Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford - .... .... —... Direct Manchester ( Remington's) Ditto (Rackstrick's)... 5%•--- Direct N orthern ......... 2% ...... 2 1 3 4 Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh ..... 1%...-.. Dublin and Belfast June. 5 — Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway— •. 4 — Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Eastem Counties 141. 165....... 20% 20 ... 2O Ditto New 6/. 168....... 5% 6 1 4 p 6 14 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1—.61. 13s. 4d — P Ditto ditto, No. 2-41. 13s. 4d... EastDerelf andNor'ch 1 Eastern Union 25 .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 2 1 4 ...... Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 131; — Do. Exten'ntol'corw'h 2 1 / 2 Do., Camb. and Ely.. East Lincolnshire East & \Vest of England Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 67 • Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 /i ....• . Ditto, New ... 5 Edinburgh & Northern.. 14 ...... Edinburgh and Perth... %...... ...... ...... Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ••• 2% ...... Essex and Suffolk .. 1N 1...... Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset Glouc.,Abei vstwith, and Central of Wales 1%...... ............ Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction 100 Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters 25 - • •••'•"'.."• Grand Union l% ...... 1 1 / 4. ... 7 ......... Great Eastern & Western 214 ...... 1 l /2 Vg ••'•• • • • GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... 714 Great Munster 2,4...... ............... Great North of Scotland 2 1 4,•••••• ... — Great North of England 100 .....205 .............. 205 Ditto New Do. New 147 Great Western BO ...... 147 ............... Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Ditto 14 Shares 214 l 6 l /2 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 214 — Harwich Hull and Selby Ditto 1 / t Shares Do. Half Shares Inverness and Elgin 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Irish North Midland l% — .. — Isle ofAxhohne 2 5,,i — Killarney Junctions lq - - Kendal and Windermere 11,4 — Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 - 4 O 4O 41 ex n 4l Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction - ... ......... .. Leicester .Sc Birmingham 225. par ... • • •••••••• Pa Leicester and Bedford 225......• Leicuter and Tanaw9rth 425. Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... .. D 0.% Shares Do. Quarters. 25 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% .. ... Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birminghmloo 213 212 21 2 1,6 Do. Thirds Do. q Shares Ditto Fifths ..... ..... 2 ...... 22 21 3 / 4 ........ 21% Ditto Extension London and Blackwell. 161. 132.4 d. 8 3 / 8 3% Do. New - .. Ditto Extension ...... 3% London and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 35 Ditto, Sixtks London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 18% 19 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford .. 196 • ... • • - LondonandGreenalch 1211;4d Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — London, Hounslow, and Western ..- 2 - •• •••••• • ••• ester,. Lond. & S.Western 41/ 61 10d 74 Do. New Consol. Bths 20 — Do. New Do. New London & South Essex 2%...... ..• London and York 2 1, 12 4 S.µ London and Windsor ... 1 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... 214 - ••• London, Salisbury, and Yeovil . - Londonderry& Coleraine 5 ...... 5 •••»•••• Londonderry and Ennis killen 5 Lynn and Ely 5 — Lynn and Dereham 5 — .•• ... Manchester and Leeds .. 76 Ditto ILA Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 — Do. Sixteenths. 4 1 4 — _ Sixteen. Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction - Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425....... 2 1 4% p Manchester, Birin., and Monti Junction .. ••• Manchester and Rugby Diiect Manchest. &Southampt. 2 ...... DI Bland 100 .....140 141 Do. Fifths 2 — Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...100 Midld. & East. Counties 1N — Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo 2 3 /4 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction - 25 53 Do. New Brandling... 15 Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire Junction... 1 V — Newport& Abergavenny 21,i ...... - New Ross and Car10w... 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% — .... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston Norfolk Extension — — North British Do., New Do. F.xten. to Carlisle ILA 2 2 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 5 North Devon North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrap Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% 2% % North Staffordshire...... 425....... 3 p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester - Northern and Southern Connecting — — Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 — Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% Nottingm., Erewsh.Val ley, and Manchester 1% Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptn 425. Oxford and Worcester... 12!,4 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2 1 /.y Pilb r o w Atmospheric ... I Portsmouth Direct 33/4 — Preston and Wyre 5O Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond 5 — 1 / 2 dis ... ..... 3% 61 Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 — Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Scottish Central Scottish Midland 13(2 1 34 Sheffield & Manchesterloo Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 21,4. .. . 33/i % Shropshire Mineral 425....... ....... .... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2%. Shrews., Wolverhamp., & S. Staffordsh. JURC. •-•-• Sligo and Shannon l% - , Somersetshire Midland 2 5 / 8 — ..... ... , South Devon 23 ... .. South Midland. 425. South & Midlands June. South Staffordshire June. 2% South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2a 4d... Do., No. 1 l 2 .Do., No. 2. Do., Ne. 4 _ 2 1, 4...... 3% ..... ...., _ . Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 2 ...... St. Alban's, Hatfield , and Hertford Junction Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 South Wales ..... ...... ... 2 1 ,¢ 3 3 /4 Taw Vale Extension ... Tean and Dove Valley 1% • • •••••• Trent Valley Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke 54 Ulverstone and Furness .•»•• , Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1%...... .... Warwick and Worcester 425. - Waterford and Kilkenny 3 Waterford and Limerick 7% — ... , Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and V alentra "Waveney Valley Welch Midland West Cornwall ...... 2 ... .. West Yorkshire WestLondon,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties Wexford and Carlow ... 2% Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 42s. Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow . Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ... .. 1X... .. Worcester and S. Wales 425...... Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 — Ditto, New ----- - York and Carlisle 2 34 York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland `5O 1431 Ditto % Shares Ditto Scarboro' Broach. 25 Do Selby 2O — Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian.... 4 Barb adoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux. Toulouse, and _ .. . Cette (Mae enzle 5)... 2 .• ... 1 3 / 4 Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 ...• . ........ Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders • ."•• Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 .• ... ... .. ........ . Central of Spain ... . Ceylon .. .... 58 Demerara Dendre Valley 2 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 Dutch Rhenish ... 5 East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2% Fampou.x & Hazebrouk 2 Great North. of France Constituted .. Great- Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... 65....... Great Western Csuaada... 3 1 4 ...... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension . ..... ... 1 Jersey Louvam and Jemeppe... 4 ... Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg... Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. Mauritius .. Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... IA% Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 10 10 Over Yssel 413 s 4d — Paris &Lyons(Laflitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) 3 s Paris &Lyons, (Calon's) 2 •••••• Paris &Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O ...... Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do. (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin ... 2 Rouen and Havre ...... 18 it 0741 North of Spam ... : - " • 3 3 / 4 143 / 4 23/4 - 1% 2 1 A 234 41,E 1 5 1% 18% ...... 173/4 14% 33 5 1 / 2 8 1 A 2% p . 3% ~ 139 •• - 194 ~ 112 22 1 / 2 53/4 .•• 2% p 2% ..• ~.. IA dis Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic • — Tourney, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) ........... ..... 4 Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 ...... . Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 3 West Flanders .. 4 ___ 3l/1 MINES. ----- British Iron Scrip lO ..... 22% ... 22% Real del Monte Unregd. ...... 31;: t . . a JOINT STOCK BANKS. Louden & Westminster. 20 HAMBURGH MAIL. WARSAW, Nov. 17.—Many among us hope that on occasion of the journey of the Emperor through Italy, an arrangement with Rome will be effected; but they surely hope in vain. The General and superior civil (fficers, to whom the Emperor has given confiscated estates are to have a Greek church built in six years. In the Roman Catholic churches of the kingdom one altar is to be allotted exclusively to the cele bration of Divine worship according to the forms of the Greek Church. The choice of the altar is to be left to the Greek priest; it may be foreseen that he will certainly choose the high altar, and in this manner bring the congregation to the Russian Greek Church. The making of proselytes con siderably progresses not only here, but: in the German Baltic provinces, where great numbers are said to join the Russian Church. The nobles view with sorrow these violations of the rights guaranteed to them by the constitution, and they hope, however, that the King of Prussia, as Defensor fides of the Baltic provinces, will secure the religion of his ancestors against foreign idfiuence. IltisovEst, Nov. 27.—1 t is said that several merchants of Bremen have made an application to our Government, which is supported by the Senate of Bremen, to be authorised to establish a communication by means of an electro-magnetic telegraph between Bremen and Bremerhaven, and that it has been granted on conditions, the acceptance of which is doubtless taken for granted, and which will not lead to pro tracted negotiation ry FRONTIERS OF GALLICIA, Nov. 21.—The numerous arrests in Posen see t() be connected with similar events in Gallicia ; for in this province several persons, both civil and military, whose politics are suspected, have been arrested. So mucil is certain that the revolutionary propaganda is again ex tremely active; that emissaries, in disguise, traverse the country, distribute incendiary proclamations, poems, pam phlets, &c., threaten and alarm the well-disposed, and en courage the discontented with the prospect of an approach ing revolution extending over Gallicia, Cracow, Posen, Po land, and Russia.—Silesia Gazette. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, Dac. 3. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent — Loan•••• of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • • Ditto Three per Cent • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto — Ditto, ditto, 1840 •. 10034Ditt0,ditt0,1842•... Ditto, 1844. • 98% Ditto, 1536.. • • • • • • • • • • Ditto, 1838 • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 ys Ditto of the City, 1832 .. Ditto, 1843 • • • • • • • • •• • • •• 100 Bank of Belgium.• •• • • • • • • 760 —7lrussels Papers, Dec. 5. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nov. 38. S per Cent. Meta11ique5.......... 4 per Cent. ditto— •••••• • • • • • • ••• • • • 3 per Cent. ditto ••••••••• 76 Loan, 1834 ....... • • • • • • • • 160 Ditto, 1839 Bank Shares .• . • • • • • • • • • • • ... • • • • •• .• 1607 lEsterhazy's Loan •• .• • ........... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • 192% Gloggnitz • .. 132% Vienna—Milan • • ....• • 11874, Leghorn 117% Illgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 1. DUTCH PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, DEC. 3.—Several merchants have re ceived letters from Riga, informing them that the Rus sian Government intends entirely to prohibit the ex portation of corn during the next yeari Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 21st November announce that, by a resolution of the Council of Munster, confirmed by the Emperor, the exportation of potatoes from the ports of the provinces of Livonia and Courland; is prohibited till the 13th of September, 1846. A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Irkutsk on the 21st of September. BATAVIA, AUGUST 30.—0 n the 17th of this month a fire broke out in a kampon; near the capital of the Residency of Kedirie, about noon. In consequence of the long-continued drought and a high east wind, it proved very destructive, reducing to ashes 228 bamboo dwellings. DUTCH F UNDS.—AinsizaDosi, DEC. 5. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2 1 ,C per Cent •• ••••• • • • • 59 59% ivitto, 3 per Cent .......• • • • 71% 72 1 ,4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. ••••••••• • • • • • • • • . 94 9414 Amort Syndic. 4% per Cent ••••• . • • • • 99 99% Ditto, 3% per Cent.. 88 Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • East India Loan, 4 per Cent • ..• 933 94 Exchange on London, at sight • ...... Two months. ••••••• • • • • • • . 12 10 On Hamburgh, at sight Two months... ••• • • • OnParis •••••••• • • • • • • • • Two m0uth5............... —Dutch Topaz's. Dec. 6. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BxaLmN, DEC. 2. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ••••• • • • • • 98N 97 Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent.. Foreign Exchanges.. • . • • .• • • • • .. • • • • • . Exchange on London •••••••• • • • • • • • • liamburgh . • • • ..... • . • . • . —Universal Prussian Gazette, Dec. 3. 150% 8N SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT ➢IANCHESTER-FRIDAY. DEREY.-7 to 1 sg.t Sting (t)-16 to 1 agst Brocardo (t) —27 to 1 agst Spithead-30 to 1 agst Malcolm (t)-40 to 1 agst Humdrum (t)-25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot. CHESTER Cur.—Enter or not-50 to 1 agst Welt-dog -1,000 to 15 agst Hope-1,000 to 15 agst Nereua—and 1,000 to 15 agst Intrepid. INTELLIGENCEIEXTRA. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846, WEDNESDAY. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C.— Lord W. Powlett's cby Mon treal, dam by Doctor Syntax, out of Problem, Bst 101 b, agst Mr. Merton's f Missed Stays, 6st 51b. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846.— WEDNESDAY. Produce Match.—Lord William Powlett's Reciprocity agst Mr Merton's Avon, colts and fillies, Bst 41b, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. No produce no forfeit. CATTERICK BRIDGE, 1846. Nominations for the Revival Handicap. Bretwalda, 4 yrs—Fitzwilliam, 3 , yrs—Co- Heiress, 5 yrs— Lycurgus, 4 yrs—Trueboy, 6 yrs—ortl.um`)erland, 6 yrs— Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs—lnheritres3, 6 yrs—What,. 6 yrs— Milden, 4 yrs—Step and Fetch It, 4 yrs—Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs—Curiosity, 3 yrs—Advice, 5 yrs—Jinglepot, 4 yrd— Spur, 3 yrs—Little Jack Horner (h b), 3 yrs--Vates, 5 yrs— Needful, 5 yrs—Dritfield, 3 yrs—Marian Ramsay, 4 vrs— Pedometer, 5 yrs—Eboracum, aged—Fitzallen, 4 yrs— Queen of Tyne, aged—Sir Henry, 4 yrs—Mnuntcharles, 5 yrs—Miss Burnes, 6 yrs—Headsman, 3 yrs—Little John, 5 yrs—Wyn3 ard, 4 yrs—Lord Harry, 3 yrs. Nominations for the Shorts Stakes. F by Retriever, out of Emilia—Eryx—zErna—Susanna— Miss Birch--c by d'Egville, out of Lady Lincoln—Ciuirt your-Enemies—Christopher—George Stephenson—Cui Bono Prince Alfred—Diphthong—Brodie—and Bendigo. Nominations for the Filly Stakes. Fby Retriever, nut of Emilia—The Bard—f by Bretby, out of Sister to Shnia—Little Cassino—Thalia—Banana— Hannah Raine. Nominations for the Post Stakes. F by Phcenix, dam by Actmon—f by Retriever, dam by Jerry—Blue Stocking— Deloraine —Dunsan—Bird-killer— Pocket Venus—Rayner—Mary Stuart Diphthong— Mies Martin—Brodie—Bendigo. Nominations for the Champagne Stakes. F by Phcenix, darn by Aetaeon—KAtzivika—Nerissa— Court-your-Enemies—Deloraine—Susanna— Mary Stuart— Meaux—Christopher—Miss Martin—Brodie—and Bendigo. Noininations for the Claret Stakes. Cby Retriever, dam by St. Patrick—c by Touchstone, out of Laura—Brother to Sir Henry—Tractarian—Grand Seig nior—Waxholrue—Themis7Spur—Sheraton. 1848. Nominations f;.)r the Senior Stakes. C by Don John, out of Impertinence—The Provost—Eagle's Plume—Sister to Miss Birch—Roseberry—f by Cain, out of Ada—Liston—Elvington—c by Sheet Anchor, out of Ama ranth—Buckstone—Sir Absolute—Referee—The Lamb—The Beguine—and c by Liverpool out of Panacea. Ilis Grace the Duke of Bedford has given the following names to his foals : C by Assassin out of Mandane Mandanes, not Dagge C by Envoy, out of Elizabeth Adair C by Envoy, out of Monenda Malmesbury F by Envoy, out of Sneaker Sable. AUDLEM ANNUAL COURSING MEETING, DEC. 2. The Combermere Cup, for 16 dogs, was won by Mr. Kirby's Slane; Mr. Armstrong's Beeswing ran up. The Audlem Stakes, for 8 puppies, were won by Mr. Brindley's Agnes; Mr. Bott's Alice Maud Mary ran up. The Dodcott Stakes, for 8 puppies, were won by Mr. Bott's Gipsey Bess • Mr. Groom's Victor ran up. THE 11.KSKA - 6TE COURSING MEETING, DEC. 3. The Haskayne Stakes, for eight dogs, were won by Mr. Heaton's Hector; Mr. Tai'lor's Bessy ran up. The Barto n Cup, for eight puppies, was won by Mr. Taylor's Topper; M-. Heaton's Handy ran up. The Segar Sta':ez, for eight dogs,were won by Mr. Littler's Prince ; Mr. I: sa'lon's Handy ran up. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The " Messiah " will be performed at Fx ter-hall on Friday evening next. Mrs. Sunderland, a lady who has acctOred much provincial celebrity, and 1% ho appears for the first time in London, Yit , Mis; Hawes, Hobbs, and Phillips, are the singers on the c isior. BRANDY AND CAPSULES.— Mr. Betts (the late firm of J. T. Betts and Co.), Patent Brandy Distiller, 7, Smithfield-bars, feels it due to and the public to state that the manufacture of the Patent Brandy was not, nor ever has been, known to any person except to himself and one of his sons; and that he was succeeded in the business of the listillery, 7, Smithfield-bars, by his sons, J. T. Betts, jun , and Co., on his retiring therefrom in 1843. Mr. Betts further states, that he is the sole patentee, manufacturer, and vender of the Metallic Capsule (or solid metal covering for the mouths of bottles), that no other brandy in England. ex cept Betts's Patent Brandy, is thereby protected; the Patent Metallic Capsule if, therefore, applied to any other brandy, must have been surreptitiously obtained. Metallic Capsule Manufactory, 1, Wharf-road, City-road. HANDSOME LEGACY TO LORD BROPGIIAM.—Under the will of the late Miss Mary Flaherty, after leaving cha ritable bequests and a few legacies, this benevolent lady has appointed the Right Honourable Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux her residuary legatee, "out of respect and admiration for his unequalled abilities, public conduct, and principles." The amount coming to his Lordship, from the funded and personal property alone, will considerably exceed 20.0001., the personal estate being v..7.ltred for probate duty at 30,000/. To his Lordship's brother, William Brougham, Esq., a Master in Chancery, she has left a legacy of 500/. ; to the Rev. N. a Chaplain of the Benedictine Convent at Hammersmith, Conway , 'sool. • to the Associated Catholic Charities, 500/. ; to the Benevolent Society for the Relief of the Aged and Infirm, 500/. ; to the Society for the Houseless Poor, 5001 ; legacies to her executors, and to Mrs. Lee and daugh ter, and a few other friends. Her death occurred on the 9th ult., at the advanced age of eighty-four, and she was buried in the Keneal-green Cemetery, in that part consecrated to Roman Catholics. Miss Flaherty was much interested in the great subject of the extension of education, without regard to any religious direction. In the year 1836 she presented the Council of University College with a donation of 5,0001. Three-and a-Half per Cent. Bank Annuities, with which the "Flaherty Scholerelalp " Traa foluicled.—Poo. 314 COURT CIRCULAR. S'r Ribert Peel arrived at Osborne House on Satur day afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk on Saturday morning in the pleasure-grounds Osborne House. Her M jesty st , id her Royal Consort took a drive in an open carriaLre in tiv afternoon. Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Nbert, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine tyrvice in Whippinghain Church. Their Rlyal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing on Friday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses were taken on the beach on Saturday. Yesterday the royal children were taken their usual exercise. Sir Robert Peel remains at Osborne House. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Prince Alfred was taken morning; airing on his pony yesterday. His Roy Highness was taken a carriage drive in the afternoon• This morning the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie CourteneY officiated in performing Divine service in the private chapel of the Castle. The Duke of Cambridge left Witley Court, Worces tershire, the residence of her IN esty the Queen Dowager on Friday, for Leicester. His Royal Highness left Leices ter on Saturday, for town. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness attended Divi•ie service in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. In the afternoon the Royal Duke attended the service in the chapel of the Foundling Hospital. Sir Robert Peel left town on Saturday morning for Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on a visit to her Me' jesty. Sir Charles Fitzroy, C. 8., had an interview with Lora Stanley on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. His Excellency the Brazilian Minister transact business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. Colonel Maclachlan had an interview with the Earlof Dalhousie on Saturday. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius, sna also from the Governor of West Australia, were re , ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Rev. Dr. Stewart (from Jamaica) and Mr. Munr °e , had interviews on Saturday with Lord Stanley, a the Colonial-office. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morniiirt prayers were read by the Rev. Dr.,Dakins, the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, and the communion serv ice the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The sermon was preached by: Rev. Mr. Banks. The anthem, I was in the spirit (Blow), was sung by Messrs. Hawkins and Hobbs. S ir d George Smart presithd at the organ. Viscount ail Viscountess Palmerstan and Lord Ebriugton were among the nobility present. IMPORTANT OPINION OF THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL AND MR. PITT TAY' LOR, UPON RAILWAY LIABILITIES. (From theSu..day Times.) CASE. The opinion of counsel is requested on the following case :-- Among the numerous railway projects we hare 1: leered three, which we will call the A, B, and C Rai ways. The Provisional Committees, in advertising these lin.et set forth the advantages to be derived, and then. r ts the folloling form of request to be made by appl leall for shares : " THE RAILWAY FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SOAltfb " To the Provisional Committee of the A' Rsilwol• " Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me tO shares, of 201. each, in this company, and I agree b• accvpt the same, or any snalller number which tooY allotei to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and e xec % the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreelnell when required. Dated this 1845. day of Name in full Occupation or Professitn •••• • Residence .............................. Reference ........ .. The same form of request is also given in the . 'l3 04 G' gentleman named Z. filled up and signed , and g r f to each of the committees of three railways, a req uest ' n fifty shares. Shortly afterwards he received from the secretari of railway A' the following letter. " A' RAILWAY COMPANY. DEPOSIT, 52/..1 08 • 4 " Ist October, 18 ' 4 Dian " Sir,—l am directed by the Committee of Dian merit of the A' Railway Company to inform Y° u go twenty-five shares in this company have been n. all pi ng you, and that the deposit of V. 2s. per shale, an 30111 19.. to the above sum, must be paid t one of the und ert , tioncd birikers on or btforg Wednesday, the 2 5 th is°. or such all , t.nent mid be void. t " This letter, with the banker's receipt at foot, ,o d d be exchanged for scrip certificate upon the execution,* the subscribers' agreement and Parliamentary coal which will lie for signature, &c.—l am, Sir, Ste., " N. M., SecreturT•ted Then follows the names of several bankers aPPnill to receive deposits. " From the B' Railway Mr. Z. received a letter, signed by the secretary of the company, w" e at variation that instead of the words " or such allot will be void," the words " in default of which thisouTor meet wi:l be cancelled, and the shares disposed of W applicants" are used. " And from the ' C' Railway Mr. Z. received a - letter from the secretary of the company as follows :-- ‘O B, " The Managing Committee of the C' Raga's,' i ll . " 0 0 at your request, allotted you 25 shares of 201. OAR:, of condition that you pay a deposit of 2/. 2s. per share odor before Saturday the 7th instant, to one of the tin mentioned bankers, &c. It will be seen that the last letter of allotra. -a„-e ,tr nothing about the allotment being o void ° or e-or celled," if the deposits are not paid, but makes aid plete contract, on condition of the deposit being P si a given day. a th e Before Mr. Z. had paid the deposits, or sign se a nie subscription contracts or Parliamentary dee ds, h os t of arose in the railway share market, and all, o r 10 de, the new schemes having gone to a discount, heh tis nas itS dined to take up the shares and to pay the of thereon, and he has received letters from the soli, ell'?„ to the company thieatening proceedings to compel wis hes comply with the letters of request, and he now the advice of counsel how far he is liable in resr" such letters. 00 1 Firstly.—Have the Provisional Committees Pe- eOP what remedy against Mr. Z. toconipel him to site the shares allotted to him, and to pay his del leff thereon, and to sign the Subscribers' and Parlitinis Contracts ? Cotr If you should be of opinion that the Provisional t mittees have such remedy, must they sue in law equity ? Seeing that if the letters of request and the sil igi tt er et should be held to be binding contracts, do tbeffeer constitute a partnership between himself an d the visional Committee and sharehAders at large ? o re Secondly—Reforing to the terms of the l e tter de , ceived from the A' and B' Railway Comte i ! I, the daring that upon non-payment of the dep osit allotment will be void" in the A' Railway, s nu eof celled, and the shares disposed of " iu the ` B' and to the condition of payment in the `C' Rail th ire it competent to Mr. Z. to elect not to complY wi vo id terms of the letters of allotment, and tlius to 03 $'cear or cancel his contract ; or, is such election in th e mittees alone? DO G/ Thirdly—Assuming that there is a sufficient CO- - g be ri in these several railways to bind Mr. Z., an - 64 Of cannot make void or cancel his engagementsivithe compliance with the letters of allotment, wila,„ o l do good ground of defence to any proceedings that is; tdten against him it the names of responsible $.6i000 fluential turtles have been put upon the Pre` ri t Cotnurttees without their knowledge or coos ° t o that exaggerated and untrue statements of the e P bees and advaotages to arise to the shareholders ha f e sub' published by the Committees to induce parties t ' scribe f , ir shares? sill %. Ani generally, be pleased to suggest to Mr., con' steps be may safely take to save himself from "' e r e, IS sequences of his having made application fOr *bfi4a b ink; more than probable that neither of the s t : ;0 00" ,vill be ab - o to curry their said Bills through par- TUE SOLICITOR-GENERAL'S OPINION. f o r With respect to the first question stOmitted sector opb!ion, we arc unble to .ay how far the Pr ( :§6 , _! l , which had been issued by each company InaY „V i be ri v affect the contract entered into bet a een z. au" P . visional Committee of each company ; but if such sp,ctus be legal and conformable to. and autht'„ o tre° contract., Z is bound by his agreement. It is a %We l to become a partner to the extent of tsventy•tived orioe in a eo-partn -rship recognised by law.—See and c. 110, Joint-SR& Company Act. 'ffieu leh Many, and great practical and technical di op g however, would surround and impede any Ow A t 11 1 ° enforce the contract, either at lew or in equit,.. . fi a Ab every contracting party must be a co-plalietia, P io e som are the contraciing parties, or promises, must".,„ o3 ea t t case, depend upon the prospectus and adverti;esset and other matters preceding and attending th e ir bill 1° In equity, tee), the plaintiff's must name in the t he d_e . ; spec:lie periorinLuce all the persons with wheil i j o , fendant has contracted to enter into partnertnriti sly must further allege and prove that all such Per goof ready and willing b u" to become his co-partnero•oo b!). other ditliculiies must also arise, whichev C O `Linotrg adopted, and we cannot see how either co uld or sucres.9ful. Second Question—The election es to fer fe . itil iscb ° cancellation could be in the company, and not; h i e OP would not be alt .wed to take advantage ° $ 0 breach of the agreement. defa ce tial Third Q iestio I—lt would be a good any action that the names of responsib le an / e hold' t ; persons had been published as directors or shs,S__ n oire when, in fact, they were unconnected with tuw hi r os tia l, if it could shown that Z. knew of such Ptl*b e tbe r and was induced thereby to apply for s hare!. '; he coc exaggerated or untrue statements would v itiate ea ts. ; a tract depends upon the nature of such stateu' ho ma they were untrue to the knowledge of those.e9d, s e t, them, and were m t real, and calculated to law if, moreover, the purchaser had, either wholly' or Plif th ..l o 4 /- been induced by them to enter into the __ et ow would amount to a fraud, whereby such contra 0 1, be vitiated. . uiesee.9l Fourth Question—We advise Z. to remain ? jes t b 1 and if any legal proceedings be ins tituted sg' to defend himself. FITZROY NE 111 f. J. PITT TA.D4v Temple, Dec. 6, 1845. Asa Of tile, TILE PRICE or lAamoNns.—ln conse quence. o ' o ' 4 discovery of a very rich diamond mi ne in the Pr°finasil Bahia, the supply of diamonds has been f5O greg ti l 1- 0 0 t. during the last year, that the price has fallen 50 Per `~ ---.,...•......... 95 59 1 ,4 92% Adis 37 3 4 2% ..... 28%