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T.IE DORKING, BRIGHTON, and ARUN , DEL ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY COMPANY. - . Pitices, the Adelaide Hotel, London.bridge, Dec. 18, 1843. Ac a meeting of the Provisional Committee held this day, Sir JAMES DUKE, M.P. ' in the chair, the follow:lig resolutions were unanimously agreed to, viz : That in the opinion of this meeting the projected Dorking, L'rghton, and Arundel Railway possesses peculiar merits, and de ssrves the cordial support of the public. That the Committee of Management be requested to continue such measures for obtaining an Act for the proposed railway, and to adopt such proceedings as they may deem expedient for obtaining payment 01' the deposits, and to make arrangements with the Sareholders in any way they may think desirable. That the Committee of Management be authorised to enter into negotiations and arrangement with any other Company as they may consider will promote the object in view. That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to the Managing Committee, and especially to D. W. Harvey, Esq., for his able and manly conduct in upholding the just claims of the Company, and for his unremitting exertions to secure the success of the measure. That the thanks of the meeting are due to Sir James Duke for his able conduct in the chair. By order of the Board, R. FURNER, Secretary pro tem. SOUTH. WALES It A.ILWAY. CONTRACT FOR WORKS. Nonce is hereby given that the Directors of the South Wales Railway Company will receive, on WEDNESDA.Y, the 11th February, 1846, at Two o'Clock, at their Office, No. 449, West Strand, London, *enders for the execution of the three several contracts, extending from the river Lougher, through Swansea to Neath, being a distance of about fourteen miles, and comprising tunnels and a large amount of earth work; and also of several contracts in the neigh bourhood of Newport, comprehending also a tunnel and other im portant works. Drawings and specifications will be exhibited at the respective offices of the resident Engineers at Swansea, and at New pert, on and alter Monday, the sth January, 1846, and printed forms of tender may be had at the same places, or at the Company's office in London. The Directors will not !consider themselves bound to accept the lowest or any tender. They request the parties to attend at the office of the Company in London at two o'clock on Wednesday, February 11th, 1846. By order, N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary, South Wales Railway Office, 449, West Strand, 22d December, 1845. OLTTH \VALES RAIL WA Y. ►►x`77 First Call of 21.105. per share, making, with the deposit of 21. Os., 5/. paid. Notice Is herebygiven, that, pursuant to a Resolution of the Board of Directors, the Proprietors of Shares in this Company are required to pay the sceond instalment of 2/ 10s. per share, on or before the 22c1 day of January next, to any of the undermentioned Bankers:— London—Messrs. Glyn, Rallifax, Mills, and Co. Liverpool—The Bank of Liverpool. Manchester—Messrs. Jones. Loyd, and Co. Bristol and Exeter—The West of England and South Wales Bank. Cardiff—The National Provincial Bank of England. Carmarthen—Messrs. David Morris and Sons. Swansea and Neath—The Glamorganshire Banking Company. All Calls not paid on or before the 22d January next, will lie charged with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. By order, N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary, South Wales Railway Mae, 449, West Strand, London, December 22, 1845. Published this day, V IE HORARY, or HOURLY RECORD for 1646, containing for each day an Entire Page, subdivided into llouu, and spaces for the insertion of Engagements, the times of Rising, Dining, &c., being a complete Memorandum-book for Future Occurrences and Record of Past Events, personally interesting. The Rorary Is adapted for the use of persons in all situations, as it contains an intimation of coming and a record of past events, and of the times and places of their occurrence. It enables those at a distance from their friends to afford at all times irrefragable proofs of the mode in which their time has been spent, whether in business, work, instruction, or amusement. ROAN I SILK TUCK. s. d. ' s. d. s. d. 506 6 6 0 5 0 .. 7 0 6 01 8 8 7 0 0 8 .. 1 0 BOUND UP IN VOLUMES OF ,' CLOTH, ,'CLOTH, II Year.... 2 Half Years 14 Quarter Years 112 Months in a Case, 1 310uth..... ".1 little gem or the oblong kind fitted for a coat pocket, and form log a valuable memento of the Italian philosopher's motto, Time is my estate.' The liurary contains an almanack, stamps, and fire in surance particulars, with an essay on life assurance ; but the feature k a diary with a page to each day, where our hours are literally numbered. The compiler contemplates that the busy world rises at eight ; but there are blank lines previous to that hour for early men. From eight to ten a, nt., one line is supposed to suffice per hour; fro.' ten till four he grants two lines ; and then one again till eight r. Y. There are blanks to fill In Rose at,' Retired at ;' and the compiler is liberally inclined towards refreshment, having lines for breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper. In the case of a busy great roan, what a strange record would this truly filled-up volume be, even for a year!"—Spectator. Letts, Son, and Co., 8, Cornhill, and 8, Royal Exchange ; and may be had of any Bookseller or Stationer in the United Kingdom. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will he repeated a 11raad Opera, h three acts, called. VARITA NA C+iar'es the 4ecoad, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cxsar Da Bazan, Mr. W. Ilsrrtson ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. 11. Phillips Maritana, Miss Gamer; '.azarlll•, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand 'Ballet, called Tl3ll DEVIL TO PAY, In which Merts. Bretia, Mdl)2. Flora Fo.bbri, Mdlle. babas (of the Academie Royale, Paris), tidile. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, awl. Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, tO'VENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S GRAN)) ANNUAL la AL MASQUE TRH EVENING. GENERAL ARRANGEMENT. The Doers will be opened at Half-past Nine o'clock. The Dancing will commence at Ten o'clock. The Dances and general disposition of the Ball-room will be under the Superintendence ofTourteen Masters of the Ceremonies, with whose arrangements tke visitors are respectfully requested to comply. Refreshments, consisting of Ices, Sherbet, Tea, Coffee, and Carrara Water, will be served during the Evening Supper will be served at One o'clock. The AuAlence portion of the Theatre will, as before, be set apart for Spectators, whose Seats will be kept the whole Evening. The entrance to the Ball-room will be at the Grand Entrance to ADMISSION. To the 8a11..... ..............LOs. 6d. Dress Circles, F,a.; Boxes, Zs.; Gallery Stalls, 38.; Galleries, 21. Private Boxes, from C. 4s.upwards. Mr. Nathan, of 18, Castle-street, Leicester-square, is appointed Costumier to the Ball. N.B. It is respectiblly announced that no person will be admitted the oesonne of Clown or Pantaloon. REGULATIONS TO PREVENT OBSTRUCTIONS by CARRIAGES, At COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE, THIS EVENING, MONDAY. DEC. 22, 1845. BOW-STREET. ALL CARRIAGES with Company going to the BALL and Box Entrances in Bow-street, are to enter Bow-street by Russell-street, and after Setting Down will draw off through Long. acre ; the same route to be followed in Taking Up. Private Carriages waiting to Take Up in Bow-street, to form a Double Line on the East Side of Bow-street frons Russell-street to Hake's-cotirt, with their Horses' Heads towards Long-acre, till called rir, keeping clear tite Crossing in Russell-street. and after Taking Up will drive of by Long-acre. liaekney Carriages waiting to Take Up In Bow-street, to form in Single Line in the Centre of Russell-street from Covent-garden-mar ket, and along the West Side of Bow-street so far as the Pump, op posite the Pit Entrance, with their Horses' Heads towards Long ac: e, keeping clear all Crossings, and 'after Taking Up will drive off by Long-acre. PRINCES-PLACE 'Ped PRIVATE BOXES. All Carriages going to the Priv , Ate Boxes In Princes-place will enter Dart-street by James-street, an . d after Setting Down return the same War ; those waiting to Take tp, will form a Line in Princes-place, and in the Centre of James-street, between Covent-garden-market and Hart-street, till called up, and after Taking Up will drive off by way of Bart-street into James-street, &c. &c. No Empty Carriages will be allowed to pass down Bow-street from Long-acre, from Eleven o'Clock in the Evening until the Theatre is cloa RICHARD MAYNE, Commissioner of Police of tha;Metropolis. °lke of Metropolitan Police, Dec. 22, 1845. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN A IJN'f. Sir Simon Sqge, Mr. W. Farrel& ; Percy Sago, Mr. Hud son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. iinytnonr. To bo followed by A New and Origiaal Farce, called RAILWAY SULES. Gormaa fittel3Qll, Mr. Hudson , Mies Seyton, Atlas ticyroa. After which, A CABINET QUESTION. To ototeinde with THE MILLINER'S HOLLIDAY. THEATER ROYAL, .DELPHI. THI ay S EVENII.CG hs procluo..e 1 au entir New Drama, calla THE LIONESS OF THE NTOR CH, or, Tha .Prissuer of Shltusselbourg. Alexis Rontaanuski, Mr. Wehster; Triptslemns 'Croat, Mr. Wright; Elivt- Leth, Madams Celeste. lea fiollowed by TAMING A TARTAR ; er, Magic and Ma .it,kaphol.ia. In which ltesse4. Paul Itedfard and Wright, Mist wo:rig.tr, MaLlauie. C4lef.te, &e, will perform.: To conclude with SEEING WItIGIIT. THEATRE ROYAL,LICQEUM. THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEAZ.TII: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principil Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. P. Vining, IL's. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley (her Second Appearance oyi any Stage), Airs. Wooliidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, 3114 Miss Turner. After which, a New Farce, called NEXT DOOR. To comiutle with OUR NEW GOVERNESS. In which. Mr. and Keeley will perform. eItINCEStViiI TiIEATRE, OXFORD-STt.ELT. THIS EVENING Will be perrormed DON CrESAR DD BAZAN. Bazan, Mr. IVaßack ; Marltalia, Mrs. Stirling.. A"er will be repeate.l x New Extravaganza, entitled J EAMES:, the RAILROAD FOOTMAN of BERKELEY-VQUARS. ,leanits Plush, Mr. Compton. 'fo be followed by a New Grand Ballet, entitled LI DIABLE Don CRestr de AATLEY'S noTAL AMPHITNEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND 'MANAGER. MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA. Embracing the %hole Strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stnd. New S..:eies of the Circle, combining the talent of tie Fresck aid Eughoh Artiiites. MINIS E Eifk 11,111110. Arllollg the rumours rife is thl,clitical circle is that the Earl of Dalhousie is to bane a , e4t, in the Cabinet, and that the Earl of Ellenborough le 'Pike to again enter the Government with a seat in the CAlect. It is circulated that either the Earl of St. Ger- M3TI3 or the Earl of Ellenborough will succeed Lord Wharn &life as Lord President of the Council. As to the reported intention of the Earl of Haddington, to resign, as First Lord uf the Admiralty, it is said that the Noble Earl certainly purposed to give up office, without a n y re f erence t o p o liti ca l considerations, his retirement being induced by his somewhat indifferent health, which was likely to preclude him from taking' such an active share in the deities of his office. For the present, however, the Noble narl will continue as First Lord. There is a rumour that hew ill probably succeed Lord Wharn el i fn. Lord Stanley had intended to have left St. James's -8,1 Lure this morning, to join Lady Stanley at Knowsley Park, the Earl of Derby's seat in L ancashire, from whence the Nable Lerd and Lady intended to le• on a visit to Lord and Lady Francis Egerton at Worsley Hall, but his Lordship has abandoned all those arrangements, and will continue in town. THE LATE EXTENSIVE WATCH AND JEWEL R on . RI IN THE Crre.—Sergeant Wall, No. 16, and Gray, ev ,l),(i l l i .e n ha t n h d e No. 10, of the C division, the officers by whose sole exertions the extensive system of plunder in watehes ue an ro d f j j e 3. City was detected; and property of t h e . value _ upwards, the principal portion belonging M the 11. - ival Exchange, chronometer and watch. maker, and the f :Tiede:der to parties connected with the watch tra de, . resto re d heve received the following r eward for their sere ices : 11; rrenc!) preeented each with a silver watch. of the best poisib:~ neanufactirre, with all the newest improvements, t he vest price of each watch bein g 25/. Th e f o ll ow ing inscription is engraved on the inside cases :—" Presented by Mr. John French, ofthe Royal Exchange, London. to Police Sergeant (naming the o ffi cer, No. —), in testi mon y o f hi s activity, zeal, and perseverance, in recovering stolen property, value 2,000/., fuel bringing the culprits to justice, in the case Re gina e. Gamble and Bodill, tried at the Old Bailey, London, Nov. 28, 184:1.' A cheque for a sum, to be divided between the officers, accompanied the present. TAR RE -OPENING or ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH. —The re-opening of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, which has been so long delayed, in consequence of the exten sive alteration s it has undergone, is to take place on Thurs day next;'being Christmas Day. It will be recollected that during the last session of Parliament a sum of 1,2001. was voted for repairing and beautifying the church, which has nearly all been expended on the interior, but little having , been done on the outside. MUNIFICENT PONATION.—The Secretary of the Society for Promotmg . Christi an k now l e d ge has just received the sum of 1,000/. in furtherance of the views of the above Society, from an anonymous contributor signi ng hi mse lf " A Friend Unknown_ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22 1845. On Satar day next will be published, in small Bye.. R US,SIA under NICHOLAS I. By M. IVAN GOLOVINE. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough. street. IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING NEW WORK ON OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. Just ready, CAPTAIN FREMONT S NARRATIVE of the EXPLORING EXPEDITION to the ROCKY MOUN TAINS In the year 1842, and to OREGON and NORTH CALIFOR NIA in the years 1843-4. By order of the United States Govern ment. This work, besides containing the most accurate and authentic in formation, from actual official survey, will be found extremely inte resting as a graphic description of novel and exciting scenes and adventures. Whey and Putnam, 6, Waterloo-place; and at all the Booksellers THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 21. THERMOMETHER, Lowest, 31; Highest, 41; Noon, 34 BAROMETER, 29.57.—W1ND, N.W., heavy gale. Morning, light snow and rain ; afternoon, fine. DECEMBER 22. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 24; Highest, 35; Noon, 32 BAROMETER, 29.4. WIND, S.W., snow, followed by heavy rain. mutt WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. I minutes after 7 I Evening 27 minotes after 7 -,- v 4 ,,, ' 4 . 5, , qt E?' i c ~ k A ‘l4 A p i ~,_-.4.1_1,,..-!, , i iik, ....- s, a i -- il ' ii,... - ' . 1 1.4 - '. , - lit ••1 , ....,?..-, - .4 , r,„... " - A' ~;:, ,- , zv 7. 07c ;; 1. ~,.' . x 0, , .... , ..,:x.s ~: - bk.° T'l is -,. 3: 0 ", 4 , -..-.„... 141 tenin anilt • LONDON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1145 RECALL Slit ROBERT PEEL. The following appeared in our Third Edition el Saturday Evening : The formation of a Ministry by Lord Joni Rug- SELL is, for the present, at an end, and the Court Newsman will announce the departure of the mem bers of the might-have-been Cabinet, for their country seats, instead of chronicling their arrival in Downing street. With them will go the tribe of sucking statesmen, and expectant placemen, who have haunted BROOKE& and the Reform Club for some days past, full of pleasing visions of power and of self-importance. The break-down of the Whigs, in attempting to form a Government, will, we hope, prove a lesson to the narrow-minded aristocrats of the LANs.. DOWNS class, that they cannot move without the aid of the true Liberals and free-traders. The desire to extend the basis of the Administra tion, and to give Mr. COBDEN a place in it, or rather to OFFER him one, with some minor disputes about particular offices, have been the rocks upon which the wreck took place. Lori JOHN has done his duty in all, save in dis carding his ancient drags. The Whiggism of 1830 will not do in 1845. The people have gained by the last ten days. Lord JOHN RUSSELL may lead the van, but he must not put his heavy artillery in the front. Sir ROBERT PEEL may try to govern—he can only do so by adopting free-trade measures. The QUEEN has been throughout in favour of the people and of popular measures ; her words and actions have been most cheering, and it is gratifying to know that a Liberal Administration would have found a firm friend in her MAJESTY. (FILOM A CORRESPONDENT.) Sir ROBERT PEEL received this morning a► com munication from Lord Jona RUSSELL, and imme diately svmoned together to his residence all the Ministers in town. After the meeting, messengers were dispatched to such members of the Cabinet as are out of town, re quiring their immediate return to the metropolis. As soon as Sir ROBERT PEEL returns from Windsor Castle, it is expected a Cabinet Council will be held. Lord JOHN RussaLes throwing up of his commis sion after he had accepted it has given rise to many rumours ; and we are free to confess that, looking to the reputation of the leaders of the Liberal party, as well as to the great public interests at stake, we should have been better pleased if, on Thursday last, Lord J. RUSSELL had declined, when he accepted, the task of forming an Administration. We believe we may state confidently that Lord J. RUSSELL'S refusal to proceed has not been caused by any disagreement on the question of the corn-laws. We have learnt on excellent authority, that on Friday a distinct proposal was made to Mr. COBDEN to join the new Administration. We do not believe that Mr. COBDEN would have accepted office, and we are sure that the position of greatest usefulness and honour for him is the independent position. Re named his own proper function at the Covent-garden meeting of Wednesday—" Watchman while there were any bad characters abroad." But it was right that the offer should have been made; and we derive this consolation at:least, from the events of last week, that the union of the aristocratic members of the Liberal party and Mr. COBDEN'S free-trade hosts will be greatly strengthened by what has happened. When conjecturing, on Saturday, the cause of Lord Jones RUSSELL'S renewed hesitation, we expressed doubts respectin; the policy of Lord LANSDOWNE, which we are glad to learn are not well founded. We are assured that Lord LANSDOWNE has shown no timidity on the question of the corn-laws, but that the weight of his influence has been zealously used for the , formation of a Ministry on the broad principle de clared in Lord J. RUSSELL'S letter, of total and imme diate repeal. A rumour that the Liberal Cabinet broke up in consequence of a difference about the Irish Church, we believe to be hardly worthy of notice. Repeal the corn• laws, and the Irish Church would take care of itself. Sir R. PEEL'S resignation would have ren dered it as imperative upon him hereafter to support a Liberal Ministry in settling the Irish Church ques tion, as to support them at starting in repeal of the corn-laws. On the Irish Church question also has he abandoned, as Minister, the policy of his party. An ingenuous and manly course on the corn-laws, which Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S acceptance of the Premiership prepared us to expect, should have guaranteed an in genuous and manly course also on the question of the Irish Church. We come, then, to the cause of the sudden termina tion of the Chesham-place conferences ; and, we fear, there is no reasonable doubt of its being an objection urged at the eleventh hour, and then persisted in by Lord Gaur,to Lord PALMERSTON 8.3 Foreign Secretary. Lord Jour , ' RUSSELL would not give the Foreign Se cretaryship to any one else ; Lord GREY would not be a member of the Government if Lord PALMERSTON were Foreign Secretary ; Lord PALMERSTON placed himself at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S disposal, to be or not to be Foreign Secretary, but if he were not Foreign Secretary, he should decline any other office, and out of office would cordially support Lord Jowl Rua- SELL'S Aministration. Such is said to have been the triangular duel which arose on Friday afternoon, after everything was supposed to be settled. It is clear that Lord J. RUSSELL, who has always supported Lord PALMERSTON'S foreign policy, could not avail himself of the latter generous offer, and so sanction what he would think an unjust imputation. On the other hand, having from the beginning looked upon his task ns an arduous one—seeing difficulties before him, which to be overcome must be met by union and the absorption of all differences in the one great ques tion of corn- law repeal, he was not prepared to pro ceed, if deserted by Lord GARY. Whatever differences of opinion there may be as to the result, all must be agreed that Lord J. RU S S ELL has acted a generou s and disinterested part. H e did not snatch at office greedily ; he accepted it onlyafiean after having of meeti ng them m well ing weighed all the difficulties, and his means them ; and one new difficulty afterwards arising, . _ which under other circumstances would have been of little account, he has felt that he could not longer keep her MAJESTY and the country in suspense, and has immediately resigned his - charge. After this the most unscrupulous libeller will hardly dare to charge Lord JOHN Russsi.r. and his friends with greediness for office. Two un forseen events of the last week would have influenced appetite for power, if such had been their ruling motive. Lord AlErcaLres return from Canada placed the Governor- Generalship of that province, and Lord WHARNCLIFFE'S death the Lord-Lieutenancy of the West Riding, at their disposal. These two great bits of patronage were in their hands, and are now in Sir ROBERT PEEL'S. As to Lord GREY and the part which he has taken, it would be unfair to prejudge him, before the meet ing of Parliament has given him the opportunity of making the explanations which will be looked for. But we cannot help observing, that the objection with which Lord GREY has thwarted his political friends might have been made sooner, and seems not to have been made till after Lord Jowl . RUSSELL had undertaken to form a Ministry ; and that the objec tion to Lord PALMERSTON'S foreign policy has come from one who was for a very short time a mem ber of Lord MELBOURNE'S Cabinet, and ceased to belong to it in 1839, before the most critical period of Lord PALMERSTON'S administration of foreign affairs. Of all those assembled at Chesham place, Lord GREY bad probably had the fewest oppor tunities of studying Lord PALMERSTON'S policy. Nor can we forget that Lord GREY, who, after having, of all the leading Whig politicians, been the most pro mhier•t advocate of free trade, hae null- upset n free• trade Ministry, left MELBOURNE'S Cabinet in 1639, complaining of its tendencies to Radicalism, after much flirting with Lord MELBOURNE'S Radical supporters. We believe that the cause of free trade will gain, and not suffer, by Sir ROBIRT PAHL'S return to power. But we do not affect to rejoice at the manner in which his return to power has been effected ; and we deeply regret the part which Lord Glint' ii repre sented to have acted. The speech delivered by the Queen of SPAIN, on the 15th, to the Cortes cannot fail to excite surprise and satisfaction among a numerous class of readers. It contains much good sense, some plain truths, not usually found in Spanish harangues, and a tolerably fair account of the state of the nation at the present time. Though we deprecated at first the violent measures of NARVAEZ, and still retain the same opinion regarding the unconstitutional manner in which he expelled ESPARTERO from the kingdom, we are ready to admit that his measures latterly have been of a very different description, and that for many years Spain has not exhibited such fair prospects of a steady and regular Govern ment as at the present time. It certainly appeared a perfect anomaly that a ruler, like the late REGENT, who conducted himself generally according to the principles of the constitution, should have been so utterly deserted, not by the army only (for that cir cumstance might have been accounted for), but by the whole nation. No town of any note raised its voice in his favour, and the last which he visited while in power (Seville), made such a resistance to his authority that he was forced to use towards it a degree of severity that lowered him greatly in public estimation. Since that period his name has been forgotten, and no party of the slightest weight has displayed any attempts to restore the constitutional REGIINT. Whether this is owing to the inaptitude of the people for representative govern ment, and their national predilection for old institu tions and despotic government, we cannot say, but one fact is evident to all the world, that, since the death of FERDINAND, Spain has not enjoyed such tranquillity as under the dominion of a SOVE REIGN who has not yet reached her sixteenth year. We merely state facts, without attempting to ac count for them. And the country is not only tranquil, but to all appearances prosperous. The finances are placed in some order. New taxes have been imposed, and submitted to. The national credit is rising. Treaties of reconciliation, peace, and friendship have been entered into with the republics of Chili and Venezuela, with a view to establish relations of amity and commerce with other countries. The old haughty bigotry and vain pretensions of the mother country have disappeared, and, fol lowing the example of England, Spain has resolved to make the most of revolutions which it could neither control nor prevent. Much, however, yet remains to be done in that long distracted country to restore order, and compensate for the dilapidations which have been going en for centuries. But we do not despair of the people, nor of a thorough regenera tion of their habits and system of government. They have many good qualities; they have performed a dis tinguished part in the affairs of the world, and we trust that in due time reforms will be introduced, which will not only be useful to the Spanish nation, as regards trade and commerce, but extend their influence to all the neighbouring States. It may be necessary, for , the'safety of the lives and property committed to their charge, that captains of merchant-vessels when at sea should be: entrusted with despotic powers over their passengers and crew ; it may be necessary that the mutiny-laws should be so stringent as to punish with death any attempt to resist the most tyrannical abuse of this power; but it is also necessary that the man to whom this power is entrusted should be held responsible to the law for the exercise of it the instant he sets foot on shore, and that the administrators of the law should, in every case in which that power has been abused, make such an example of the evil-doer as shall operate as "a great discouragement" to those who may be inclined to tread in his footsteps. We are led to make these observations in consequence of the conviction of Captain GORDON, of the barque Nea thesis, at the Old Bailey, for an assault on 'WILLIAM SCOTT, an apprentice boy on board that vessel, during the voyage, for which he was sentenced to pay a fine of 101. We intend not to reflect upon Captain GORDON, whose case was one that, in the opinion of Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK, did not call for any great extent of punishment, and who, according to the admission of even the counsel fcr the prosecution, left the Court with an untarnished character. It is against the system which entrusts power in the hands of men who have never been trained by a strict moral discipline to the proper exercise of it, that w protest. That the boy ScorT was flogged most severely, both by the captain and the mate, there can be no doubt ; and that, as was contended for on the part of the defence, this cruel torture was merely " the ordinary treat ment" of boys, who, like SCOTT, fall asleep on watch, there can be as little doubt. But what shall we say of the system—the atrocious system—which, as " or dinary treatment," suljects young lads to the inflic- tion of these tortures ? And it i , from among these very lads, thus brutalised by repeated floggings, that the captains of our merchant-ships are chosen. Can we wonder at the perpetration of those atrocities on board °ship, with the relation of which the public is every now and then horrified? The slave entrusted with despotic power always becomes the most cruel and remorseless of tyrants. Now, what is the remedy for this state of things ? Clearly to secure the services of a better educated and superior class of men as captains of merchant-vessels. This the Legislature can, and ought to do, by enacting that no man shall be appointed to the command of a merchant-ship with out having previously obtained a license, such license to be obtainable only after having passed a satisfactory examination in navigation and seamanship, and having produced testimonials proving good moral character, command of temper, and fitness for the exercise of authority. If it is necessary that the Legislature should entrust captains of merchant-ships with des potic command, it is their duty to see that none are appointed to that office but those who can safely be entrusted with its exercise. We have received Madrid journals of the 13th and 14th, and also the QUEEN'S Speech addressed to the Cortes at the opening of the session, on the 15th inst. This document is drawn up with considerable skill, and with little of that extravagant language for which the Spaniards are distinguished. It refers to the peaceable state of the country in these words :—" At home in the Peninsula, order and respect for the laws have been maintained, so that every attempt at trea son has been defeated by the vigilance and firmness of the authorities, as well as by the fidelity of the army, the subordination and discipline of which might serve as a model for the world ; and, in fine, in the excellent spirit of the people—tired and worn out by revolt, and anxious to enjoy fully the benefit of peace, under the shade of the Throne, and under the pro t'etion of our national institutions." It also adverts with satisfaction► to the state of the finances, the ad ministration of justice, and the reforms in the de partment of public instruction. We have given the speech at length in another part of the paper. The Gazette publishes instructions of the Minister of Finance, relative to the mode of valuing the terri torial produce, in order to assess in a more equitable manner the tax on property in 1846. The appraisers are to be appointed by the municipalities. On the 13th the Three per Cents. closed at 37 at 60 days; and the Five per Cents, at 241 at GO days. Accounts from Paris announce a considerable rise in every kind of security on Friday. On Saturday there was a slight decline, but still the market had a firm appearance. The articles in the papers relate chiefly to the proposed reductions in the tariff on iron and cotton. We have already quoted from the Presse articles against the scheme, and we subjoin an outline of one from another Opposition paper, of a quite dif ferent character. The Courrier Francais contends that there is a vast superiority in iron vessels over those of wood, and that if the mercantile navy of France is to be restricted to timber, whilst her neigh bours use iron, it must be beaten in the race cf Coln petition. Assuming then that there is this superiority in iron over wood for vessels, the writer asks how it could be possible for the shipowners in France to con tend with those of England, if they were compelled to purchase iron at the pre , :, - =at dear rate in France. The number of vessels to be built of iron, accord ing to the statement made by the Ministec of Com merce, would, it seems, amount eventually to 4,779, representing a total tonnage of 532,357. The iron required for this would amount to 239,056 tons. Now, the price of sheet-iron in England, says the (Ammer, is at this moment 292 f., whereas in France it is 460 n, showing a difference of 168 f. per ton. Multiplying by this difference the number of tons that would be required for the change of system in the mercantile navy, the amount would be 40,320,000 f. If there fore, the ship-owners, in order to keep pace with those in England, substitute iron for wood, they will, if compelled to purchase the iron from the French ironmasters, have to pay to them a tax of more than forty millions, and, consequently, having to pay at a much higher rate than the English for their ships, they must, in order to cover themselves, demand a higher rate of freight. Under these circumstances the Courrier says—" We hope that for once our great ironmasters will show themselves bons princes, and royally consent to sacrifice their privi leges in favour of the mercantile navy. France expects this from their patriotism." The intelligence from Algiers is still very unfavour able. No progress is made in subduing the revolt, and symptoms of discontent have shown themselves in the provinces. The French colonists are also be ginning to rebel against the despotism of Marshal BUGEAUD. Relative to the expedition to Madagascar, the Constitutionnel says : " The expedition against Madagascar appears ad journed. Orders had been given to the Maritime Pre fect of Brest to have the vessels ready to sail in the be ginning of January, but now the ti me s p o k en o f i s t h e end of February, a period at which the Chambers will have said what they think of the project. The real cause of this postponement is the Mihisterial crisis in England. The followinr are said to have been the ar rangements :—Fifteen hundred men were to have been furnished by the English, and as many by us. Ours were taken from the infantry and marines, and a com pany of engineers was added to them. Genera llnyivier is at present engaged in inspecting them. The French contingent was to be raised to 1,800 men ; for it was supposed that, after a voyage of three or four months, all the troops would not be equally fit for active service. Besides, allowance was made for the sickness that was to be expected in a new climate." The following are miscellaneous extracts from the different papers : " A treaty of commerce, it is said, was signed on Dec. 3, at Naples, with the United States. The Ameri can cotton, it is said, is not to pay more than ten ducats entrance duty, in place of twenty, so that it is placed on the same footing as that of the East Indies or Egypt. The wines of Naples and Sicily are- to be ad mitted into the Union on paying the same duties as the wines of other nations. "Accounts have been received from Otaheite to the middle of August. Admiral Seymour had arrived at Papeiti in the Collingwood, and saluted the flag of the Protectorate. "As we have announced, the Triton man-of- war pro ceeds to the Levant, and the Neptune to Madagascar. By the removal of these ships, the evolution squadron is considerably reduced, but it will be re-organised, it is thought, before the spring. The three-decker the SI)- vereign, and the Hercule, of 100 guns, are destined, it is said, to form part of it. In fine, the report has circu lated, but we mention it with all fitting reserve, th,.t Ad mits! de Maekau intends coming to take the command in person, in place of Admiral Parseval Desch4oes, whose period of command is near its close. It is supposed that several steam-frigates will be attached next summer to this squadron, which may be called on to fulfil an im portant mission on the coasts of Africa. " The Emperor of Russia left Palermo on the sth in a steamer for Naples, accompanied by Counts Nesselrode and Orloff. " A letter from Rome on the 6th, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that some of the refugees fr..m Rimni, in the states of 'Tuscany, have been detected in a con spiracy to seduce a battalion of the line, nud enter with it into the Roman States. Twenty soldiers who had been seduced by the conspirators have fled, to avoid punishment." On the Paris Bourse the market was not quite so firm on Saturday es the preceding day, and towards the close prices receded, the Three-per-Cents, leaving off at 81f. 50c., and the Five-per-Cents. at 117 f. 80c. The market closed as follows :—Three-per-Cents., for cash, 81f. 50c., for account, 8 1 1 1 f if. 50 80 c. c ; . ; Fiv ß e a • n p k er- o C f en F ts ra , n f c o o r c s a h s a h r , e43 l , l7k 3 B so o cl:; for account, 1011. 40c. ; Spanish Threes, 37. Neapolitan, had given way a littTleh,g l S ,a h r a i r s e a . n ß d ar o ke r t le , a w n i s th l o e u a t vin b g ein o g ffat weak, 11751.; Paris and Rouen, 9671. 50c. ; Avignon, 89 7 f. 5 0e. ; Viezron, 655 f. ; Stras bourg and Buie, 238 f. 75c. ; Northeni, 715 f.; Bordeaux, 627 f. 50c. The following are the last quotations we have re ceived for the other lines : Slid Est, 4f. ; Messageries, Paris and Lvons Railroad (Lapltte), 7f: 5 0 ,. pramiam ; ditto ((Ilion), .f. ; Union, 16f. ; ditto (,Ganneron), 6f. 50c.; Paris and in 50c.; ditto (Drouillard), 4f. ditto (Lapinsoaniere), 61. 50c.; I,yems and s S f iras ; Strasbourg o i v e ) c , e 2 v f. " s r O s e. -G ; e i n i e t r t a e . n ( x ß i cerd ; ), if ; Tears and Nantes (Mackenzie), t ; CreilThe Lyons .i. and St. 50 1 : i . g ; n d en itt ( o T ( a O lit 'N uo e t i ) 11 , ) 6 , 1,1 51 0 ; e. di .l tto dit ( t L o ef ( e L v ec re o ) i , ii s te e );, 1,. ; ditto (Cornrgnie Meridionale), 50f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mac- Q ke n n e z n i t e i ) n , , 5 0 0 a 0 r f. ;; ditto char le ( r E oi spr ic et y a s ) A , sn 4 , t ), 5 4 0 9 c 0 ._ Definitive Shares sold at 90f. premium ; the itratdourg ditto, 25f.; Tours and Nantes, 55f. Lvoxs, Dkic. 17.—Marseilles and Avignon, 846 f. 25c. • Parii and Orleans, 1,140 f.; Paris and Rouen, 925 f .; O r l eans ' and Vierzon, 30f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCIIANGR, DEC 20. Anglo-Belgian , Madrid aid I r aleaeia... Barba does Bnalogne and Amiens.. Namir and Liege ...... Bordeaux &Mediterraa Nerth damaica ..... Bordeaux and Tealeuse Orleans aid Tifirou Do. & Cott. (Espeleta) Do. (Mackenzie's) — Callao, Lima, and Pa cific Coast Ditto (Calon's)..., Ditto (Sad Est) — Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen . Paris and Strasbarg (Gannermes) Do. (Compe de L'Eat) Do. (Aymard's) — Paris and St. Quentin _ Rouen and Havre..., Royal North of Spain — Sambre and Manse 48) Strasburg and !Life Tournay,,Jurbiso, Lin den, and Elaszeit.... Jamaica S. Mid. Jttnetion Tours and Nantes lOrleans and Bordeaux 101 Over Yssel ••• 'Paris & Lyons (Lattte) 214 Ditto (Gannerou's). Central of Spain —• Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley Datch,Rhenisk .... Dieppe & Paris Janet. Dijon and Malhowe East Indian Fampenx & Hazebrenk Grt Northern of France Constituted lB3-8 Do. Pepin to Hallett — Great Paris and Lyons 24 Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Do. Nortk Midland... (Afackenzie s) ........ Do. Extension Do. ( Lofelpvr es) Jersey — Leavaia aid Jemappe — LyQllB aad,Avignor — Luassatbearz Do. (O'Neae). ...... ITrinidasi Verona anil Ancona.... Wert Flanders ......... LATEST NEWS. SUN-OFFICE, Querlow past Throe. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Lord ABERDEEN and Sir J. GRAHAM visited Sir R. PEEL this morning, at his residence in Whitehall- gardens. The Duke of BUCCLEUCII will leave town for Scot land as soon as the new Ministerial arrangements are completed. It is rumoured this morning that overtures have been made to Mr. GLADSTONE to join Sir R. PEEL's new Administration, but nothing positive is known on the subject. In the Court of Chancery this day Lord Lynd hurst announced that he w o uld d e li ver o ther impor tantjudgments on the first day of next Term, from which we infer that his Lordship reckons with cer tainty that Sir Robert Peel will be able to reconstruct his Cabinet. ®PROVISION FOR CHRISTMAS.-111r. Robert. ..-11..er, poulterer, of Boston, has killed during the present weok, for the London Christmas market, 2,400 geese. 1,000 ducks, and 500 turkeys, which altogether weigh upwards of 20 tont...— Lincolnshire Chronicle. Ditto, Account .. 28% Ditto. 3 per Cent — Ditto, Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Exchange 2sf. 50c. 25f. 70c. Belgian 4 1 1 per Cent 000000 955' Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 93% 94 94 PRICES OF p jkm. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING KAILWAY MURES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen,Banff, &Elgin 2 1 ,4 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% ...... Bideford andTavistock... IA — Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 124 Ditto New 1 7 1,! ... ••• - Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. Bridgewater &Minehead 425. ... .. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Bristol and Liver. June . 2 1 4...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension ...... 2 1 ,4...... 3 Cambrian & Grand Juno 42s ...... Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 /.:, 3% ... 3 ;. Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. IV, — ... — Canterbury and Dover.. lA Central Kent Chelmsford and Bury... 1% Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... • ... — Clydesdal e June tion 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford •• • 1 1 ,4 — .. • -- Cornwall Coventry, Nuneat o n, B ir and Leicester I IA ...... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Ciewe Derby, Gainebro', and Great Grimsby ... I% ...... Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford — Direct Manchester (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's)...... 54...... Direct Northern Direct N orwich Dublin and Armagh 1%..... Dublin and BelfastJunc 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 1 / 2 Eastern Counties 141. 16s Ditto New 6/. 16s. O 4l 6% p...... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1 61.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto. No. 2... 41. 13s. 4d... EastDereli'm andNor'ch 1 Eastern Union 25 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 3 3 4 — Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 2 1 / 2 Do., Climb. and Ely.. 2 1 / 2 East Lincolnshire East & West of England IN—_ Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto Half Shares ... 5 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 — ... ......... ... Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 2 — Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ..• 2% — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter,Yearil,& Dorset 2 3 A Glouc.,Aberystwith, and Central of Wales 1%...... Goole and Doncaster .. 425. Grand Junction ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O ... Ditto Quarters......... 25 - Grand Union l% . 1% 1 / 2 ;4 Great Eastern &Western 21/ 2 ...... ......... ... GreatGrimsby and Shef field • Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... 12% Great Munster ... 2 1 / 2 .-4 Great North of Scotl an d 2vi Great North of England..loo /.207 Ditto New Do. New .... .. ........ 2 ...... 26 "' 26 Great Western .. 80 Ditto % Shares 5O Ditto 1 4 Shares 2 l /2 l6 Ditto Fifths 2O Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 5 Harwich Hull and Selbv 5O ..... ... Ditto_l4_Sh- otiares Do. Hair Shares Inverness and Elgin.._... 1 . • •••• Ipswich, Norwich, and - Yarmouth Irish North Midland l%, Isle ofAxholme ofAxholme 2% Killarney Junctions l l4 — ....... Kendal and Windermere lih — ..... •• L ncaster and Carlisle... 38 Lame, Belfast, and Bal lymena ................ .. 2% Leeds and Carlisle ...... 2% Leeds and West Ridi ng Junction ............... 1% Leicester & Birmingham 225....... ... ......... Leicester and Bedned... 225. — Leicester and T amworth 425. - • Do. !4 Shares .. .50 _ Do. Quarter 5........... 25 Liverpool & Letds Direct 2% .. Lpool., Mticbstr, & New- castle Junction L ..- 01l non an, Biraiingninloo 215 •• Do. f hirds ............ • 10 Do. !,;i Shares Ditto Fifths ...... IV, ... London and Bl ac k wall. 16/. 13s. 4d. 8% Do. New Ditto Extension ..,... 8 ...... • L - mdor and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bth e.., 40 Ditto, Sixtbs .... ... 0I A•••••• L , ndon and Croydon, 13/. 153. 9d. 20%% Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Ch e r. B , 0x.,G10., and Hereford London and Greenwich 12/1584d... Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d Western Li,nd. & S.Western 41/ 6s 10d — Do. New Cousol. Bths 20 — Do. New Do. N ew London & &nth Essex 2y4 London and York 2%. 3% qi 1 / 2 London and Windsor ... 1 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... ...... 2 1 ,4 London, Salisbury, and ' Yeovil .....»........... 2% -- and . Londonderry & CoEnnise lerain 5 - Londonderry - .... killers ...... ... ....... .... 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham 5 .• -- Manchester and Leeds... 76 123 Ditto !/,. Shares 34 Do. Quarter s ..... 14 ... .... .... 2 Do. Fifths 1 * 215 43 24 1 4 22% 8% 61 ;%, 20% 74 16% 314 MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY. QUARTER Ti) TRREE. There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool on Sa turday. Sales 3,000 bales without change in prices. A considerable degree of excitement continues to be wit nessed in all circles here at the now turn that has taken place in the Ministerial appointments. It will be seen below that the quotations of the public securities have advanced upon the probable return of Sir Robert Peel to power; and all that is now most ardently desired Is that the "Great ques tion of the corn-laws may he settled with the earliest pos sible speed. Trade and commerce must languish until the real intentions of the Government upon the matter has been arranged. The advices by the West India steamer, partly delivered on Saturday afternoon, bring satisfactory intelligence, in the main, respecting the condition of the principal islands. Slowly it is true, but in a manner that promises an increase hereafter, immigration was progressing from more than one quarter. Sierra Leone continues to fur-. nish occasional supplies of labour, and the Hill Coolies are a resource to be depended upon, although it is com plained that their introduction was rather an expensive affair, and that several merchants had obtained Madeira labourers, quite as efficient, on more reasonable terms, and by virtue of private engagements. The weather in Jamaica was moister, and therefore better for the ensuing crop. As yet there are no advices of the receipt of the American President's speech. The heads of this document are under stood to have been in the possession of a select few here, but as to the document itself all parties interested must await the arrival of the next packet, as no doubt it will be received by one of the liners. Consols for the Account have advanced from 92% to 93%, and the market is new extremely firm. The last price on Saturday afternoon was 92%, the opening value to-dav was 93%. Now a few sales have made at 931 ; Reduced Three per Cents. have risen from 92y to 93% ; and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 94i to 959%. The advance in Exchequer-bill s h as been ut trifling. Bank Stock has risen from 200 to 202. The Foreign F.:nds are also firm to-day. Spanish at 2q74 the . 1 linyla per 0-.nts. nt .1914, the French T n , r COZItS ' . Pt. WC.; the - Bur:nor . ; Ayres, at 4014 and the Maxima per Cents. at 80!..; There is a slight tendency in the Railway Shares to ad vance to-day; but very little business is in progress. cssrz CLOSING RICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stack ........ ..... 202 202 8 per Cent. Reduced - 92 1 ,E New 3 1 A. per Cents 954%% 95% i.ongAnnaitiesteexpireJan.lB6o 10 7-16 10 7-16 Consols for Account ...... 93 1 4% 1 4 93% India Stock for Acc0unt........ 263 I , 7xclieqeer Bills, 1,0004, 1 1 /d 19 18 20 pm. 21 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE CLOSING t'BICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 21% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 .. 30% Ditto, Account 3O Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 42 Russian Bonds Spanisa 5 per Cent. 1840. „,. . Do. Sixteenths ... 4 1 4 — slow. Manchester and Birmir. 40 Do Quarters 4 ...... 10 1 / ,' 2 11 ... , Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchestcr,Buxton,and Matlock 42s. Manchester, Dim., and. Mould Junction ..... Manchester and Rugby Direct . l',lanchest. &Southampt. 2 .._ 2 l /a Midland... lOO .....145 Do. 1 iftlis 2 Do. New Midland, B i rm., Derby...loo Midld. & East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... VA— .. ..... Neeastl© and Darling ton Junction 25 Do. New Brandling 2O 4 vvvaszle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo ' Newport& Abergavenny 2 V. 2...... New Ross ant..l Carlow... 22s Newry and Enniskillen 21 Newaik, Sheffield, and Roston Norfolk Extension — — North Britith Do. Half Shares Do. Eaten. to Carlisle 1 11 ,E — Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon North of Norfolk .. Northern and Eastern Do. Scrip Do. Qulrter Shares... 12/,,.', — Du. N- ,, c ..,....,..... I - _. . ... -;b :•,- ri,,l-..,:inr, 4.,-. North Walcs - 1. — 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% 157 Ai Not tiugm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester... 1% — .. . Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports.. mouth, & Southampt442s...... : .. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Wftney, and Cheltenham..„ Perth and Inverness ... 21 / 2 Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 .-u — Portsmouth Direct .... . . 3% -3% Preston and Wyre Do. 1/ Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond 5 — Rugby, Derby, and. Man chester ......... Rugby and Huntingdon 2 — Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester-- ...... ... 425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 Do. Extension Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 6 Shrewsbury and Birm.— 2 1 / 2 Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — Shrews., IVolverhamp., & S. Stafforish. June. 2 1 Sligo and Shannon 1 y 8 Somersetshire Midland 2% South Devon 25 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands Jane. 425...... ... South Staffordshire Jun c. 2 1 ,4 — South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d — Do., No. 1 l2 Do., N 4 .9 Do., No. 3 2 ,t 3 • • • • . 2 1 ...... -- ••• •••• Do. No. 4 Southampton, Maladies tea. & Oxford Junction 425. — St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales 2 l /a 3N I ... Taw Vale Extension ... Tean and Dove Valley 1% — .......... Trent Valley 2 ..... . Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2 Vale of Neath 2 Warwick Sc Cheltenham 1% ... ...... . Warwick and Worcester 425. — Waterford and Kilkenny 3 ...... Waterford and Limerick 71/ Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin ‘v aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ... 2 - • •••I Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire I, Ve3tle_mdon,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth . ...... ... Worcester,llereford,Ross, and Gloucester 425....... Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow ”4 Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle 2 3/ York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 Ditt* l / 2 5hare5........ 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby 2O Do. Extension . .. 5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2.. Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 .... . ...... .. Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders Callao, Lima, and Paeitl© Coast Central of Spain ... . i Ceylon Demerara ' Dendre Valley 2 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 ..., .. Dutch Rhenish . 5 East Indian ... ..... .... 58. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 / 2 Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great North. of France Constituted .. . 5 ...... 13%% Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3!, Jamaica S.Mid.Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey ...... . . ......... ... 1 Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 1% ... ..... Lyons and Avignon 2 - ......... .•••• Luxembourg... 4 Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ... .. Mauritius Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d 2 dis. Paris &Lyons(Lallitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron'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 (Aymard's) Paris and St. Quentin ... 2 Rouen and Havre ...... 18 ...... ' , Nu ." orth or Spain ... 2 ...... ... ... .... . ..ciobre and liens' , ...... 6 ...... ‘4trasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic ..... Tourney, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes(Mac kenzie's) Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders .. 4 MINES. Briti!ili Iron lO Real del Monte Unregd. Santiago de Cuba ,LOY1)•S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Die. 22.—Wind this day at noon S.S.W., fresh gale, with snow. POWD , IMOUTII, DEC. 21.—Ski. Port Fleetwood, Ludler, Cape of Good Hope ; Quebec, Williams, New York. YARMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Sld. Fattel Raznek, Aden. DUBLIN, DEC. 20.—Letherland, Freeman, Quebec. Cons, DEC. 18.—Arrd. Maria Spear, New York ; Boadicea, Newfoundland, and sailed for London. 19. Hyram, Wm. Taylor Walker, New York. Sailed, 19th, Sappheras, Mobile. ►IULL, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Pilot, Hall, St. Andrew's ; Gillman, Dyedal, Quebec. RAusGATE, DEC. 21.—The Woodman, Good, from Bombay ' to Hull, went on shore on the Knock last night, and it is feared will be totally lost—blowing heavy. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21.—The wind shifted suddenly at 3 A. '3l. from the northward, and his blown a heavy gale ever since from N. to N.N.W., and continues. CORK, DEC. 18.—It blew a heavy gale N.E. during the night. The vessels in harbour rode it out safely. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 19.—The Damsons, Thompson, from St. Petersburgh, arrived here yesterday, is rather leaky, having grounded in entering. 21 80 3 i 30/ 2 42 113 1 4 28- % 39- 4 20 1 ,.‘ 6p 1 5 IA 72 11 9 I CHANCERY.—('ruis DAY.) , The LOAD CHAN CELLOR sa t t o . la;' in the Old Lincoln's Inn, for the purpose of hearing unoppo , ': lunatic petitions. JUDGMENTS. His LORDSHIP on taking his seat stated, that as there were several cases in Which he had to give ju.dg" went, it was his intention to dispose of all those cases early in the next term. IN THE NATTER CF MCC SOMBRE. This case came before the Court upon the petition of the trig tees of the marriage settlement of Mrs. Dyne Sombre, praying that th e y m i g ht b e a t liberty to se ll certain new shares in the Great Western RailwayCompaq' and also in the London and Birmingham Railway COlll - It appeared that part of the property of the lu natic, under the m arr i age sett l emen t, h a d been in" s % d in railway share s , an d among t h e com p an ies in wu` c that property was invested were the London and Bie" !Bingham and the Great Western Railways. New sh a:e4 had bo(.n allotted in each of those Compa n i e s to the trustees of the lunati c ' s marri age se ttlement—in j" f,ruser 77 shares, and in ti.e l a tter 280 shares. ;W s ' Djca Sombre had a d vance d t o th e trustees th e sum sufficicnt to pay the deposits on th° se shares, and as they m'ght now be sold at pr.loium, which would reali,e 4,366/., the present petition had been presented for the leave of the Court to sell them, and to repay to Mrs. Dyce Sombre the amount she had advanced. The LORD CHANCELLOR made the order, obst:rviabg that it was a profitabl e t ransact i on f or the estate of the lunatic. MATTHEWS V. ERISE. His LORESHIP stated that he had read the corresPo n ; dence in the c , and that after that perusal he d id g e ,s-c any reaso to Rhs the judgment he gave on 73 " turds v. WRIT OF F.%NAT REGNO. JAMES PARKER appl!ed to his Lori -hip to h"ti on an early day, an application fora writ of ye tl e f a 4 alnst rrson h. , did noi camp A ..lit et 1. exeat regoo had been issued, but the Vic-Chancellort England, upon an application made to him for that Pur7 pose on Saturday, discharged the writ, and it the refor e became necessary to make an application for law the -f writ to his Lordship. The Learned Counsel tru sted ' it was convenient, that his Lordship would hear t hem), (ion to-morrow. The LORD CHANCELLOR—I cannot hear it to-morr" as I shall he out of town. Mr. J. PARKER trusted his Lordship wow. naIDOOn early day, as the matter was of great importunee• on The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should be in t- 061) 4 Tuesday weak, for the prorogation of Parliament, 1. he would hear the motion on that day, at his hoes° in George-street, itt eleven o'clock. His LORDSHIP, after disposing of all the un o pr lunatic petitions in his paper, rose shortly be fore t o'clock. VICE-ChANCERY.-(THIS D AY ' ) (Before the VICE-CTIANCELLOR Of ENGLAND./ took His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of Engll nd motions to-day. HILL V. REGIME. This case came before the Court upon for e receiver of the real and personal property of an ee ce ti ntri old lady deceased, named Senhouse; From th e g . --- c i o te t; ments of the Learned Counsel who made the nlW" c- t he it appeared that "Mr. Hill, theplaintiff, who "6 4 S i s proprietor of the Ship Hot l C • Qs ' Il e, at haring-cr , op . creditor of the late Mrs..Senhouse to the ex tent °` i ' D ao s et !_ e wards of 700 L, that 'he bad brought motion . .0 against her for the amount, and that be fore B had obtained judgment against her Mrs. Sen b " e ‘l nt , By her will she left several legacies to the defe o ciate , who, it appeared, was her domestic and only as s , t he and to satisfy those legacies‘ it would -require chosenear whose property left by Mrs.' Senhouse, and to hat estate the defendant had administered. • It aPPe ared t Mrs. Senhouse lived some time since in ,a freehold h!_uiii3e, of her's at Esher, but,: in consequence o f her Shipvr alarmed, she quitted it and went to bye in the do ; Hotel, where she died. At her decease the de i re „ n n aer took possession of the whole of her property, en' "i - for these circumstances the present application was lila e a reccivier. ! u‘sosle• The VICE-CHANCELLOR refused the inotioc, wit.— EXCHEQUER.—(THIS Y DL A.,) F (Sittings at Nisi Prius in London, bore the np" BARON and a special jury.) The Court met at the usual hour, HEATH V. DURRANT. resumed the hearing of this part-hearcicase, which aree out of a disputed policy of insurance effected by 0 ! plaintiff, an African merchant, with the defendant, to of goods shipped° underwriter at Lloyd's, upon a quantity Monte Vide. in 1841, in a Brazilian vessel bomnd frona . this morning a g e for the coast of Africa called the Virtuosa Marti? Aldina. The vessel in the ' course of her voyage, as :e ar l! as her cargo, was captured by a Portugunse sloor"f" .0 and subsequently condemned by the authoritie, the defence sat up Lisbon as a vessel intended for the slave-trade, and _A against such an event. g proving the capture and ',I iie. The whole of day was occuied ,• with el-Los the , apn t ~h d r a t t u u t uh condemnationee se G o o o d y s er w ao e mf r were Government h it : v :0 : 0 i:: Maria Aldine, by the tribunals as asla%e-trader. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS_.,P.'4' (Before Mr. Commissioner Bum.ocst.) This Court, which was adjured from Stitt:l 42 Y e/el2- ing till this morning. met at ten o'clock f o r L4',9 purPOSI of passing sentence on Capt. Gordon. It will be remembered that h -.. re • and after- Boner was for unmercifully flogging a bo), wards pouring vitriol on his back. The jury utterly charge a gainst the pri disbelieved that part of the charge which referred to the vitriol, and were further of opinion that a part of the flogging the boy received was a well-merited punishment, but the additional dozen which were inflicted after some time had elapsed from the commission of the offence* nere unnecessary, and they therefore sonvicted.iiiin o'o'6 " the second count of the indictment, which c har i( d assault. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK seemed to thin k .that:o/ the c a e s n e t, waansdontheetrhea fc t r d e id se n n o te t n c c a e l d l fhorimantyoepxatyennt o 1 Pr i s m ne, c, to the Queen. The Counsel for the p rosecu ti on an d defence nt h o e r pressed their opinion th a t Capt. Gordon left ttla:d s i zt s r : quite clear of the v er y gr ave charge advanced: him by the boy Scott xi BOW-STREET.—(THIS Aix ) A ragged old man, who gets a scanty lining "i„ - t in self, his wife, and several children, by selling t. ' r ;l j us• the street, was charged by policeman E 129, w 2 1 ,..„, t ",.„ - bf ing an obstruction in the carriage-way in 1- 401 ',..:7; for standing there with his basket and exposing -un sale. iu The policeman stated that he saw the prison er . rota Holborn last evening selling fruit, and "after V I . him M several times" took him into custody ? Mr. HALL asked witness if it was on. t he feotw o Witness replied that it was not. —Then he was not causing any obst ructi fo; The Chief Clerk observed that the charge ffas :• - h Mr. the carriage -way." P unis Mr. HALL said, that he was very unwilling t°, d id any person for selling fruit in the street when t h e " re not interfere with the passengers, as they ha",."-°r to source but to get an honest living in that manner,, nor live by theft. It appeared that the prisoner or in fact doing no harm, for he could create no seriP us strTheucon in the crriage-wa. ti policeman a said that se y veral of the inhabitants had made complaints to him. figen Mr. HALL said, th a t h e ma d e i t a ru l e n ot to -- I f inba statements of " compl a i n t s o f i n h a bi tants ." -„ 0 tants came to this cour t t o ma k e t h e i r statement oath, he (Mr. H a ll) wou ld b e a bl e to j u d ge of erbaons juries they really sus t a i ne d, b ut i n ma ki ng their c by plaints to the police, they were generally influenn ed , per mean and selfish motives, as such persons as the P a ll). took away a great p ar t o f t h e i r tra d e -H e (yr.. • should therefore di sc h arge t h e pr i soner, an d w94' - an re y commend him to be very careful to avoid creatie L g ini obstruction, a nd th en no one cou ld i nter f ere with JP-. t The prisoner was a ccor di ng di sc h arge d, an d to' s " returned to him. 26 3 / 4 13:F 2. 1 4 CLERKENWELL.--(THIS In The Sun of Saturday the case of a boy, nri— u p r Franks, appe are d. Th e case was reman d e d for fir i rt•T i i, inquiry. It will b e reco ll ecte d the prisoner sai d father sent him out t o b eg . I t turned out that such "t e " not the fact. Mr Franks, who a ppeared in Court in the afternoon, is a ve ry resp emb:e man. He . denie d : tDuA,, the prisoner h a d gone out to b eg w i t h hi s per mission , iv ": in truth, the boy had run away, and be did not kr, whero he was. Th e p r i soner was .consequen tly ds charged. It is only right, in justice to Mr. Franks , tv make this statem,nt. MAIILBRW-STREET.-(THISDA ir ' ) John illotc'an, a young m decently dresse'i, wa s chiicged with the folinwing &rim!, bbcry 'Xill , am Wallis, shopziwi t r 11,55 r-s. HAges Se..tt, of No. 2, New Blind-stri et, hosi,srs o,ver: ,titicd !hat on S a t ur d a y evening, he w.is sittint; a t tr in the prlotir, befunii the shop, h.- ht-. rd the &or isPe r :" and en rising up saw a man b lieved to he the pr i• standing in th e s h o p b e hi n d a genet] on ah_ l , goods are placed fo r s h ow . Th e man h ad i n hi s ban" pile of pieces of silk handkerchiefs, about eighteen inche s in height, which he had taken from a sideboard in &h a , shop. As witness w as go i ng i nto t h e shop t h e pile o' handkerchiefs broke in the centre, and fell strewed up on the floor. The man ran into the street, sued him, callin g " St o p t hi e f;" T he man turne d info lStafford-street, and witness l os t s i g ht o f hi m for a fea r seconds. On reachin g D over - street, h e f oun d the Pry soner in custody. and witness pa.' Mr. MALTBY—You believe the prisoner to be the Per son you saw in your employer's shop Witness—l do. I have not the slightest doubt but that he is the same man. The pile contained 20 or 25 pieces of handkerchiefs, of the vale of from 251 to 301 James Simmons, police constable No. 115 of the division, stated, that while on d u ty i n D over - s t re et. ha Leard the cry of " Stop thief," and saw the prisoner ' come running out of Stafford-street. On reaching dark part of the street, the prisoner crossed the WAY' and walked leisurely in an opposite direction to that is which he had been running. Witness took him into custody, when he said ho had heard the cry of StoP thief," and was running after the thief. No person ran from Stafford-street before him. The prisoner said he was quite innocent ; he was 3 respectable man, and the police knew nothing against his character. He was remanded until Wednesday next. 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