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lots. The attendance of home and foreign buyers were small."—Hurhalu, Nov. 18. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, DEC. 1, 1845.—The business of the past fortnight has been limited, and there is little change to notice in the general aspect of the market for European goods. The ac counts from the agricultural districts to the northward con tinue very gloomy, and should the present apprehension as to the deficiency of the crops be realised, there can be no doubt that the result will be highly unfavourable as regards the demand for British manufactures. Money is just now somewhat scarce at the presidency, and the Bank of Bombay, on the 28th ultimo, raised its rate of discount upon drafts from six to eight per cent. Metals—We have to report a decline of from 1 to 2 re. per cwt. in the prices of raised bottoms, braziers, and sheath ing copper; tile, nails, and American remaining without change. In iron, prices have exhibited an upward tendency, both British and Swedish bar having been disposed of at 1 r. per candy above our last quotations, while the rate of square nail rod has also slightly advanced. There:have been :some auction sales of damaged hoop and sheet iron, which have somewhat affected the market for these articles. Spelter has receded in value, the stock being abundant, and a further decline may, perhaps, be anticipated. Quicksilver has im proved slightly. Cotton Manufactures—The better qualities of grey and bleached longcloths and Madapollams have been in fair re quest, and the prices for them before current have been fully maintained ; the lower sorts, however, are difficult of sale at remunerating rates. Low grey domestics have been in good demand, and sold freely. The low and middling qualities of grey and bleached jacconnets are almost without inquiry, and for the finer sorts, prices though somewhat improved, are not yet favourable to the shipper. For dyed and fancy goods the market, with few exceptions, continues depressed, and prints are almost wholly neglected. Yarns—The business has been limited since our last. No. 30 mule and water has declined j 4 to % per lb.; and No. 40 water also exhibits a trifling diminution in value. No 80 mule is higher, and Nos. 90 and 100 lower than before. We have heard of no transactions in dyed yarns. Turkey , red, we believe, is in but limited request, and orange is to tally without inquiry. Woollens—The market for these continues extremely dull, And we have been apprised of no sales. Marine Stores—We quote white and green paint % a rupee per cwt. lower than before, and Swedish and coal tar % to I rupee per cwt. higher. Cordage has declined lr. to 2rs. per cwt. Deer—The market for beer exhibits no alteration, and in the total absence of transactions we retain our previous quotations. Spirits—The same remark will apply to the articles under this head, which appear to be similarly neglected. Cochineal—There is no change in the value of cochineal, of which article 800 lbs. have, we hear, been disposed of at 3-6-0 rs. per lb., the price quoted in our last. Red and White Lead—The former of these remains with out change ; but the latter has fallen in value about 1 r. per cwt. In other articles of imports we hear of no alteration, nor have any sales been communicated to us. EASTERN PRODUCE. CottOu—The principal varieties of this staple have receded slightly in value, and their respective rates may now be thus quoted : Broach and Surat Rs. 88 per candy. Dol l era h Oomrawuttee „ 86 to 87 Parsee , ,80 to 82 Comptah „ 76 to 77 'We have heard of purchases of 300 candies of Surats at rs. 87, and 500 candies of Comptah at rs. 77, per candy. The shipments to Great Britain since our last have been very limited. Coffee —Mocha is about a 1 4 of a rupee cheaper, and Ma labar 1, a rupee dearer than on the departure of the last mail. Gums—We quote Arabic rs. 2 per cwt. higher, but in Animi and Olibanum there is no change. Ilomp—The Concan and Calicut varieties have declined, and the Ghattee risen in value since our last. I'epper—Butcholl is now quoted about Ir. per candy above the previous rate. Opium has declined 15 rs. per chest, the present price being 1,400 rs. Wool—Mekran is higher, and Marwar and Cutch some what lower than before, some inferior qualities being now at market. In Khorassan we perceive no alteration. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING . _ Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITAN-I Chafes the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cmsar De Bazan, `.cr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular exercises, being their First Appearance on this Stage. After which, a new grand Christmas comic Fantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. The New and extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the. Overture and Music by Mr. R. Hughes ; the Tricks, Transformations, and Decorations by Mr. Blamire ; the Machinery by Mr. B. Sloman ; the Dresses by Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. INTERIOR OF GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day, 1845—between the Dinner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City Giants—once at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and Mr. H. Horncastle ; Geieral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, but causing a groat panic in the Giant market), Miss Dale. " Who'll kill the Giants? I, says Tom Thumb, As soon.as I come, I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale. The Genius of Pantomine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny Club"), Miss A. Payne.—How Tom Thumb takes the Giants down a pesor two—" From words they'd almost come to blows "—Umpire and Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in a manner (it is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes, pit, and gallery. Scene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LlLLlPUT.—Discovered ♦.D. 1699. "After a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (haying a passion for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. IS. Payne ; Mrs. Gul liver (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament), Mr. Hance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places. Timely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go up, up, up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having ceased to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto nish the Lilliputians ! Peasants (the real " small natives"), Messrs. and Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small, Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ; Inspector of the ♦ division of Lilliputian Police, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the way, Push-a-long, Walk-on, &c. ; Engineer, Mr. Easer ; Stoker, Mr. Hot-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountain, is BOUND over to keep the peace ; and how, " by a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," he is carried away to the court of the Emperor L" liput. " And wasn't he a dainty dish To set before the King ?" Old MSS. In the British Museum Scene 3. HALL OF SCIENCE IN THE PALACE OF THE KING OF LA PUTA.—IIIs Majesty the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome try—vide, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High Chancellor Parallelogram and Lord High Chamberlain /Equilateral (fond of " Figures," especially number " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr. Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages, &c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;" and how, having lost her G—, the flying Island is placed at her disposal to recover the same. Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT.—His " High" Mightiness Golbas to Momaren Mully Ully Gue, Emperor of Lilliput, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high est" families in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least 2 ft. 6 in. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions, &c. &c.—How Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he kisses tke Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert, by the news of the arrival of the Blefascadian fleet. Gulliver re gains his freedom, by towing in the enemy's fleet. The Palace on tire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by taking a hop, step, and a jump into Scene S. CORN-FIELD IN BaesoioNko.—Longostreteho (a sub stantial Brobdignag fanner, and member of the Brobdignag Agri cultural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs. Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of a ge-cart), Miss K. Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very fine family) Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the Brobdignag Cattle Show), Mr. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and gets the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to the "great-uns," he pitches into the " little-un" in the go-cart. Scene G. 13nonntosso BED-ROOM AND NURSERY.-BrObdiglin " Gemini" (Anglice twins), Masters James and Elliott; Brobdignag Kitten, ➢lr. Pussey. For further particulars of this scene apply personally to the principal performers, who can be seen in it every evening till further notice. _ . ... . Scene , 7. COAST OF TILE ISLAND OF LILLIPUT (as Scene 2), and re-appearance of the Flying Island ; from which ➢lrs. Gulliver takes a flying leap into Gulliver's arms —" We may be happy yet." Our old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance, the Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters. Harlequin .... Mr. Wieland. Clown .... .. Mr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon •.• • • . Mr. Howell. Columbines .. Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. _ _ _ Scene 8. END OF COVENTRY-STREET, PICCADILLY.—Writing In Eight Lessons. The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. fish, fruit and vegetables. Scene 9. CLOWN'S LODGINGS.—Bed and Window change sides, and Clown " goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongation "Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down " heads." Scene 10. EXTERIOR OF GROCERS, FISHMONGERS, AND WINE MER CHANTS' SHOPS.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask of West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum, Putting up the shutters—the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re peated. Great change on the premises, and " business removing." scene 11. HIGHGATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off they go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and ending in a "dis solution of partnership." Scene 12. FLEET-sTREET DURING THE REPAIRS, with Glass Shop, Tinman's, and Railway Printing-office. Railway Prospectus and Provisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any amount punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1845. Great battue of stags ; " they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among the crockery. Scene 13. EXTERIOR OF THIS BOARD OF TRADE, and Probable Ge neral Railway Terminus. Scene 14. WATCHMAKERS' AND BOOKSELLERS' Silors.—Teaching the young idea how to shoot. Illustrated I.ondon Noose. A " pinch of curry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to Germany, and all eyes directed to Scene 15. THE CITY OF COLOGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's arrival. . . . . Owing to this great attraction, immediate application should be made to JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. FREIGHTS. The arrivals have continued limited, but shipments having been small, there has been no improvement in the rates of freight to Grest Britain, which may now be quoted at 3/. to 31. 10s. to London, and 3/. ss. to Liverpool. There has been no vessel loading for the Clyde. To China the rate has fallen to 15 rs. per candy. MONEY MARKET. Subjoined are the current rates of Government paper:— ;; per Cent. Loan of 1825-26 Rs., 108 to 112 4 Ditto ditto 1833 3 2-33 „ 104 to 105 4 Ditto ditto 1835-36 „ 99 to 100 5 Ditto ditto 1841-42 „ 109 to 110 4 Ditto ditto 1842-43 „ 99 to 100 Fa change—There has been a slight rise in the rate of exchange on London, which may now be set down at ls. 11 1 A 2 d. to ls. 11%d. at six months, and at Is. 10 3 / 4 d. at 30 days. On Calcutta and Madras the rate is 99 rs. at 60 days. Banks—The Shares of the Bombay Bank we now quote at 62 per cent. premium, and those of the (Mental Bank, 212 v. rs. to 2321 A rs. premium on shares of 1,000 rs. each, 500 rs. paid up. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each, 11 1 4 rs. Bank-notes, per .£, 11 1 4 rs. OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. SPEECH OF TEL' KING OF THE FRENCH. PARIS, SATURDAY NIGHT.--At one o'clock this after noon the King left the Tuileries, and arrived at the Chamber of Deputies at about half-past one, being hailed on his way with the most loyal greetings. The King wag attended by his sons. Having taken his seat on the throne, his Majesty delivered the following most gracious speech : " Messieurs les Pairs a Messieurs les Depuils. " In assembling you about me, I am happy to think that we may congratulate ourselves on the general state of our country. lam confident that the accord between the powers of the state, and the maintenance of our policy of order and conservation, will more and more ensure the regular development of our institutions and the progress of the national prosperity. "My Government has applied itself to prosecuting the execution of the great works which you have voted. The necessary measures for bringing them to a conclu sion will be submitted to you. Thus we shall, in a few years, have conferred on France both powerful guaran tees of security and the means of developing her fruitful activity, and of diffusing a state of welfare over all parts of our territory and through all classes of the popula tion. While these important results have been obtained the situation of our finances has daily become more and snore satisfactory. " Laws relating to finance, with various other mea sures whose object is to introduce into the administra tion important improvements, will be shortly presented to you. " I continue to receive from all Foreign Powers pacific and amicable assurances. I hope that the policy which has maintained general peace amidst so many storms will one day cause the memory of my reign to be held in honour. " The friendship that unites me to the Queen of Great Britain, and of which she has again so recently afforded me an aff,2ctionate testimony, and the mutual confidence of our Governments, have happily secured between both states good and intimate relations. The convention concluded between us for putting down the odious slave-trade is at this moment in course of being carried into execution. Thus, by the cordial co-opera tion of the maritime forces of the two states, the slave trade will be efficaciously repressed, and at the same time our commerce be again placed under the exclusive surveillance of our flag. " I have reason to hope that the common action of France and England will lead, on the banks of the River Plate, to the restoration of regular and pacific commercial relations, which is the sole object of our efforts. " Events which I deplore, but which have again ex hibited the heroism of our soldiers, have disturbed our possessions in Africa. I have adopted prompt mea sures, in order that the domination of France may retain everywhere the force and ascendancy that become her. With the assistance of time our energetic perse verance will lay the foundation of the security and pros perity of Algeria. " Messieurs, you have afforded me your loyal co-ope ration in the great and arduous task which the national will has summoned me to fulfil. Providence has blessed our efforts, and has afforded me precious consolations in my own family. Wherever they have appeared, my sons have, T trust, worthily upheld the name of France, My grandsons are increasing in number, and growing up under In y own eyes. My dearest wish and sweetest hope is, that, by our devotedness to France and our zeal in serving her well, we may insure her affection, and the intimate union of my family and country be for ever established.,' • PORTUGAL. We h ave Lisbon intelligence of the 20th instant. Thfl Duke of Saxe-Coburgh and his son the Prince - Leopold were still in Lisbon. The Duke had been confined nearly since his arrival by slight indisposition. The news is not important. The boasted facilities of the Government of obtaining loans at five and six per cent. had disappeared, and some new transaction s of the Go vernment show that on any terms the Government finds the greatest difficulty in obtaining moans. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The new pantomime of harlequin Gulliver has made one of the completest hits ever known, the receipts thus far having nearly doubled those of Any preceding year. The houses are literally crammed. CAUTION TO EJGINE DRIVERS.—John Burton, of ShiLion, engine-driver on the Stockton and Darlington Rail way, was charged on Saturday last, before Robert H. Allan, Esq., of Blackwell-hall, with being drunk whilst on Linty, and obstructing the passage of trains along the line. It ap peared Burton was on his way from Stockton to the collieries with a train of coal waggons, and had stopped halt en hour at " Urlay Nook" drinking, and when he arrived at Darling ton he ran his engine into the merchandise train, and smashed his water barrel. Four other coal trains were behind him, and could not get on when he stopped, This caused the mail - train from Stockton to be detained 40 minutes, and the bags had to be sent to York by special train. Thee 31agistrate, after giving him some suitable advice, committed him to dig House of Correction at Durham, for six weeks to hard jabour.— Yorkshire Gazette. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Tlll5 EVENING Wlll be performed ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cush man (her First Appearance at this Theatre) ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman (her First Appearance in England). To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE ; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miles P, Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEAME ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING .. _ Will he repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS )F THE NOR PH, or, The Prisoner of Shlusselboarg Alexis aomanouski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus Kroat, Mr. Wright ; Eliza beth, Madame Celeste. After which, MOTHER AND CHILDAREDoING WELL. . . To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas ram tamime, called HARLEQUIN AND FOONOOWINGKEEIVANG FLIREEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the " - Jamas' Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fleming ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitehemsou. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Immense Success of " The Cricket on the Heartk"—Tremendous Hit of " The Enchanted Horse." THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley (her Sixth Appearance on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which will be produced a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Fireuz Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F, Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING ' _ . Will be repeated a NeWEltraVaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-SQUARE. Jeames Plush, Mr. Compton. After which, DON C/BSIR DE BAZAN. Don Cesar de Bazan, Mr. Wallack ; Maritima, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HAR EQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W, H Harvey ; Columbine, Miss Bullen ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be presented a Domestic Drama of powerful interest, entitled THE LADY OF ST. TROPEZ. George Maurice, Mr. J. Browne; Count D'Aubrieve, Mr. Brookes ; Hortense (the Lady of St. Tropez), Miss L. Melville. To he followed by THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Col. Freelove, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Lady Freelove, Miss L. Melville. Ind concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Fortunatus, Miss Hamilton ; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini ; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. xtraorclinary Tragt to the Holiday Visitors. THIS EVEITING Will be performed the iiDvel Drama THE PYRENEES. In which M. Wellen's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whose per formances at the ON& OlyinAilo, Paris, has drawn crowded houses for the last nine months. .... New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. After which will be repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN DON QUIXOTTE DE LA MANCHA ; or, Sancho Panza, and Duicinea of Toboso, with new Scenery, Dresses, Mechanical Changes, &-c. LACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE No. CCCLXIII. for JANUARY, 1846. CONTENTS:- I. Sir William Follett.—H. Let never Cruelty (lislionour Beauty. —III. The Last Hours of a Reign. Conclusion.—lV. A Campaign in Texas.—V. The Mother and her Dead Child.—Vl. The Greek and Romantic Drama.—Vll. My College Friends. No. 3.—V111. The Student of Salamanca. Part 3.—IX. Sicilian Sketches—Syracuiiana. —X. }Esthetics of Dress—Military Costume.—X[. From Goethe.— XII. Christmas Carol, 1845.—X111. The Crisis. William Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edinburgh ; and 37, Paternoster-row, London. ILLUSTRATED BY LEECH, AND WITH A PORTRAIT OF ALFRED CROWQUILL, FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY M. BAUGNIET. The January Number, price Half-a-crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, Will contain BRIAN O'LINN ; OR, LUCK IS EVERYTHING. By W. 11. MAXWELL, Esq., Author of "Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sports of the West," &c.. With an Illustration by Leech. Chapter 3 Inuisturk—Boyhood of Brian O'Lynn—Misther Toole changes his Profession. Chapter 4--More Passages in a young Life—Love will be the Lord of all—Loss of a Protector. Early Years of a Veteran of the Army of Westphalia, between 1805-14. An Anecdotical Account of Play, Houses of Play, and Play-men— Gaming, Gaming-houses, and Gamesters. The Jolly Miller, and Jack and Gill—Monkish Ballads. Loiterings along Love Passages. By Everard Clive. There was a Time in Infancy. The Retreat to Corunna—Anecdotes of the Peninsular War, from the Recollections of Rifleman Harris, edited by H Curling. A REAL COUNTRY GHOST STORY. BY ALBERT SMITH. Memoirs of Alfred Crowquill, with a Portrait, from the Original Painting. By M. Baugniet. The Avenger's Witness against Murder (Concluded)—Sleeplesss be cause Criminal —Retirement—The Gaol-Chaplain. The Picture, a Slight Sketch. By Alfred Crowquil The Duke and his Portraits—Return from Hawking—A Baronial Hall I. the Olden Time—The School—New Engravings. The Death of ilapplio. Quacks and Quackery. By a Physician. OUTPOURINGS. By D. CANTER. (LIBATION IX.) The Histrionic Art—Cooke—Knight—The Unpopular Tragedian— Amateur Actors—Earl Fitzhardinge—Major Dawkins—Lord Fre derick Lennox, &c.—Amateur Theatricals—The Unwashed Othello —Kean at the Louvre—Stage Fright—The Performances, &C. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. AF.NLARGEMENT OF THE ATHENAUM On and from January 3, THE ATILEHMUM will be PER. MANENTLY ENLARGED to Twenty-Four Large Quarto Pages Price Fourpence. 13, Great Marlborough-street. MARY HOWITT'S NEW NOVEL . THE CITIZEN OF PRIGUE. A NOVEL, EDITED BY MARY lIOWITT. Is now ready at all the Libraries. in Z vole. Henry Colburu, l'alisher, 12, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, lu 3 vols., DOMFRET. A NOVEL By 11. F. CIIORLEY, Esq. " One of the most perfectly written novels we have read for many years, and as such, it is well calculated to please the most fastidious reader."—Weekly Chronicle. " A work of extraordinary character. Grace Pomfret, the heroine, is a beautiful creation, combining deep feeling and strong self-con trol, ardent love, and voluntary self-sacrifice. Her story alone would render the work interesting. The style is free, animated, and effective, and an air of reality is given to the whole which greatly Increases its attraction."—Sun. Henry Colbuni, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. —On SATUEDAT, the 3d of January, 1846, will be Issued, No 1., Price THREE HALFPENCE, of the PEOPLE'S JOURNAL, an Illustrated Weekly Periodical, combining Amusement, General Literature and Instruc ion, with an earnest and business-like inquiry into the best means of satisfying the Claims of Industry. Among the more important arrangements already made, the Proprietors take the earliest op portunity of announcing, I.—Lectures to the Working Classes, by W. J. Fox, revised by the author for regular weekly publication in the " People's Journal," immediately after their delivery. 2.—Tales for the People, by Mary Howitt. 3.—Eminent Living Persons :—What have they done for the People? The Literature by William How itt and °theft; ; the Por traits by Miss M. (Mlles ; the Engravings by Linton.—No. I, Charles Dickens. 4.—Scenes from Society ; the Literature by Angus B. Reach, and others ; the Designs by Kenny Meadows ; the engraving■ by Linton. 5.--Poetry for the People ; by Mary llowitt, Ebenezer Elliott, and others. b.—Homes for the People ; with Designs and Estimates. Published at the " Artisan" Office, Wellington-street North, Strand.; where all Communications, Advertisements, Books, Pr:nts. and ➢iusic, &c., for Review, may be addressed ; and where Prospec• tunes may be obtained. IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING NEW WORK ON OREGON AND CALIFORNIA On the 31st, w th Illustrations by Day andHaille, and a valaablo Map, octavo, CAPTAIN FREMONT'S NARRATIVE 0: the EXPLORING EXPEDITION to the ROCKY MOUN. TAI NS in the year 1842, and to OREGON and NORTH CALIFOR NIA iu the years 1843-4. By order of the United States Govern meat. 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. Also, Gratis with the above, or separate, price 3d., A POPULAR LECTURE ON OREGON. By Hon. C. CUSUING, late 31inlater t• China. Wiley and Putnam, 6, Waterloo-place ; and at all the Booksellers, On the Ist of January, price 3s. 6d., Vol. 11. of F OREST AND GAME-LAW TALES By HARRIET 3fARTINEAII. CONTENTS :- 1. The Bishop's Flock and the Bishop's Herd 2. Heathendom in Christendom. 3. Four Years at Maude Chapel Farm. To he completed In Three Volumes. Edward Moxon, 44, Dover street. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TILEATRE. The Greatest Hit ever made at the Surrey Theatre—The New Drama and Pantomime triumphant—Hurrah! THIS EVENING Will be performed THE MENDICANT SON* ' or, The Jew of Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, and Daly. After which, a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON ; or, The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack; Columbine, Miss Smithyss ; Clown, Mr. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, Mr. Anderson; Sprite, Mr. Stilt. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, Another Triumph for the Victoria in the immensely successful Pan tomime of " Tippltywitchet"—With the Extraordinary Feats of Professor Hemmings and his Two Surprising Infant Sons. •THIS EVEN INCI. RIeII.ARD PLANTAGENET, in Three Acts, supported by Messrs. Osbaldiston, E. F, Saville, T. Fredericks, niggle, Dale, Herbert, Searle, and Misses Vincent ? Richardson, Eliza Terrey, Mrs. G. Lee. After which, Professor HEMMINGS and his SONS will give more unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risley himself. To conclude with a new gorgeous Pantomime, called TIPPITY WITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BOBBIN and the COMICAL WITCHES of LANCASHIRE. Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Colum bine, Miss Le Vite ; the Two Clowns, Messrs. E. Blanchard and M'Donald ; the Two Pantaloons, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom Blanchard, the very King et Pantomime and Prince of Pantaloons. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON TEE NORFOLK RAILWAY, NEAR THETFORD.—On Friday Mr. R. E. Clarke, coroner for the borough of Thetford, held an inquest at that place for the investigation of the circumstances attending the death of Richard Pickering, the engine -driver. and William Hedger, the fireman, who were killed on Wednesday afternoon by the accident which occurred at Kilverstone, when the train ran off the road, Several witnesses were examined, but there was no distinct proof as to the cause of the train going off the rails. As the guards with the train were too witch injured to attend, the inquest was adjourned until such time as they shall he well enough to be present. The body of Hedger was shockingly bruised. One of his legs was torn from it, and broken In three places. The poor fellow died in great agony, begging the persons arimmd him to deprive him of life in order to terminate his sufferings. CAERLEON,--AUDACIOCS FRAUD.—A flagrant ;Tn position has been tried upon the lenevolent in this neigh bourhood, which there is every reason suppose has been successful in some instances. An artful dodger has brought round a retition, purporting to be for the admission of the bearer into the Blind Asylum, Bristol. The paper has several forged signatures attached, as well as the names of some charitable gentlemen, who were inducad to subscribe in con sequence of the knave presenting false re.. - 4mtnendatory letters,! bearing the forged signature of an estimable divine, who feels deeply hurt that so base A use should be made of his name. A similar swindle was tried about three months ago, upon other pretences, and there is every reason to be lieve, by the acme parties. The police are on the alert, and it is probable the swindlers may be compelled to spend a portion of their Christmas liaslays on the wheel.—Mon um/I:shire Merlin. p u sEirini LinERALITY.--The Rev. Ne seynJackson,iars in the parish, ectorof 4oit has intim a t e d t o the principal v Lis 4etermination not to co a n ls s e c,iefnocre the wil ti t a n i g re ceive any more subscri p tions for the beneftt of the Lying , in-Charity in thet s ow n n t , er a . s He his allow him to relieve Pise reason, refuses to unite with them in the management of the Benevolent Society, which assooiation is the means of rendering great assistance to the distressed p GOFO during the winter months.—Norfolk News. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 28. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest, 44; Noon, 47. WIND W.S.W. to W.N.W., fresh and rainy. BAROMETER, 29.60. The Barometer has fallen more than half an inch since Saturday. DECEMBER 29. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 28 ; Highest, 47 ; Noon, 37 BAROMETER, 30.08.—WIND N., fine and frosty. MGM WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. MJrning .. 39 aainutes after 1 I Evening . 3 minutes alter 2. THE SUW'LON'DON, MONDAY' ETF,NING, DECEMBER 29 , 184 ti, • .s l*) , .? -;;• ~Y m • , • • DJl;ri . SECOND EDITION. 27;41,1t LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1845. The intelligence from the United States, though comprising much information on a great variety of topics interesting to this country, leaves us nearly as much in the dark as ever respecting the dispute on the Oregon question. No decided steps had been taken by Congress; the PRESIDENT'S Message had , been referred to Committees, and till a report was made the feelings of the two Houses could not be accurately ascertained. In the meantime preparations were in progress for putting the country in a state of defence. The Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs was to propose a Bill for the immediate organisation and equipment of 200,000 mi litia, and demand a vote of 10,000,000 dollars for these purposes. General CASS, notorious for his political intrigues at Paris some two years ago, had in the Senate moved for returns of the military con dition of the country, and its means of defending itself in case of an attack. Similar steps were to be taken also with respect to the navy. Many new ships, it was said, would be made ready for service ; the weaker points on the coasts and in the various harbour s were to receive addi tional fortifications, and every symptom, in fact, ap peared of a determination on the part of the Govern ment to carry things with a high hand. A report prevailed that the negotiations between Mr. PAKENHAIM, the British Minister, and Mr.BuCLIANAN, respecting the Oregon territory, had been resumed, on the proposition of the former, but we cannot trace the report to any good authority. Our Government will make every honourable attempt to settle the differences, but they will yield none of our rights, and we confidently believe will adhere to the ultima tum given by the British Minister at Washington. The aggressive spirit of the Republic is too manifest and the principles avowed by President POLE in his Message with regard to European powers, chiefly England and France, are too insolent to admit of any compromise either of the claims or the dignity of this empire. The Government of the Unites States make it no secret, that they are hemming in Mexico on every side. Texas has already been swallowed up, the whole of Oregon is to be extorted from this country, and California is to be extorted also from Mexico by what is called a bar gain—in other words, by America setting up claims for some doubtful arrears, and promising to let Mexico off at _a cheap rate, by surrendering Cali fornia. " The intelligence from Mexico," says the New York Herald, " assumes additional im portance by every arrival. It will be interesting to learn the progress of the negotiations between the Mexican: end the new American Minister to that republic. It is expected that the result will be a satisfactory settlement of all our claims against Mexico; the Rio del Norte as the boundary line of Texas and Mexico; and the acquisition of California, including the ports of San Pedro and Monterey, and the mag nificent bay of San Francisco. There will probably be a vast del of bluster from the Mexican press be fore all this is acemnplishea; but as it is perhaps ne cessary for the good health of those philosophers who write for the papers, to get rid of a good deal of their angry feelings, no one will care what they may s 4 -," We are afraid this brief extract expresses the feelings of a vast ppFpiop of the population, and that the Government, unless restraiped by those European; powers which it puts to the ban, will per severe in its aggressions on this weak and divided re public, till the whole is bropght under the dominion of the - United States. Canada will be the next pride to be contended for, and already the people of that colony begin to look with anxiety, though not with fear to the threatening in POLK'S Message. One of the Montreal journals says the style of im pudent bravado adopted by him towards the Euro pean Governments are intended, no doubt, to irritate, and show that if he can possibly ex cite a war during his administration he will certainly do it. It adds, "We much fear that the control of the affairs of the United States has fallen into the hands of bad men." On this truth the New York paper referred to makes the following friendly comment :—" The control of public affairs' in this country has indeed fallen into the hands of bad men—decidedly,too bad for England or Canada." Several of the other journals write in a more peace able spirit, but, unfortunately, their conclusions seem founded on the assumption that America is to get all she demands. "We are happy," says the Courier and Enquirer, "to renew our congratulations to our readers upon the convic tion which we have arrived at, from evidence which we deem satisfactory, that war, as a means of adjust ing' the difficulty with England, is not within any rational calculation of probabilities." But further remarks on the subject at present are not required. We must wait the course of events, and in the mean time be prepared for the worst. We are not likely to know before the meeting of Parliament what Sir R. PEEL means to do with the corn-laws, and we must know soon after. Specula tion, under these circumstances, as to the course which he will take may seem idle ; but, when the corn-laws are the one single subject of interest in connexion with the meeting of Parliament, when no topic divides public attention with the corn-la ws, it is impossible not to speculate on what the Minister means to do. We believe that his policy will be total and immediate repeal. As to measures of com pensation, there is no compensation but what would be scouted by the people as outrageous, that the agriculturists would not repudiate as a mockery. A straightforward and decided measure will procure for Sir ROBERT PEEL the support of the whole Liberal party, which, with that of his own following (whatever it may be), will probably ensure success in the House of Commons. A measure of compromise and attempted compensation will ensure the combined opposition of the Liberal party and of the agriculturists, and defeat in the House of Com mons would be its certain fate. Sir ROBERT PEEL is not the man to plunge headlong into defeat. Everything which has happened since he threw up the reins of Government,—his indirect com munications with Lord JOHN RUSSELL,—the unmeasured abuse which he has met with from the TYRRELLS et id genus omne,—the . new Cabinet re cruits, Mr. GLADSTONE, Lord ST. GERMANS, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, and Lord DALHOUSIE, all progres sive Tories ;—all these things increase the probability of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S adopting a free-trade policy. AS to the RIPONS, GRANVILLE SOMERSETS, &C., who were supposed to be likely to secede, still being with him, we do not know how long they may intend to remain ; and if they have not screwed their courage to the sticking-point of free trade, they may be wait ing only Sir ROBERT PEEL'S convenience till he has had time to make the necessary arrangements as to their successors. We have already urged the necessity of the public being prepared fur either alternative, and we rejoice to observe the many great signs of even increased exertion, as the hour of victory draws near. But there may be more than one impediment in the way of victory. Sir ROBERT PEEL may not triumph over the Upper House ; and, unaccustomed to fight with the Constitution, he may then turn over the task to the Liberal party. The appeal will then lie to the electoral constituencies of the kingdom ; and in pro portion to the loudness of their affirmative response will be the ease of the victory—which in the end must come—over the hereditary Legislators. And, if Sir ROBERT PEEL perchance should truckle to the agri culturists, instead of defying them, it may still de volve on Lord Jour; RUSSELL to appeal to the coun • try, before a measure for repeal of the corn-laws goes up to the louse of Lords. Looking to a dissolution of Parliament, sooner or later, for the settlement of the corn-law question, we have been lately led to consider the extent to which corruption and proprietary influence still drown the people's voice in the House of Commons, in our Saturday's paper we stated that there were no less than 82 constituencies, each of which contained less than 500 electors; and no leis than 174 consti tuencies of less than 1,000 electors ; and that as many as 241 Members were chosen, each by less than 1,000 persons, and as many as 110 by less than 500 persons. With a few very honourable excep tions, nomination and corruption have marked these small constituencies for their own. A strong excite ment, such as the question of Parliamentary Reform created in 1831 and 1832, and such as the corn- law question may yet create, is the only hope of the popular voice finding expression in the returns of these diminutive constituencies. But the people will have a stronger case of re proach against _these small constituencies when the large constituencies of the kingdom have all done their duty. We have taken the trouble to make out a list of constituencies exceeding 1,000, which now swell the ranks of monopoly ; and we publish the list in order to show what there is yet to be done in consti tuencies large enough to defy foul influences, and to urge the friends of free trade in th ese cons tit uenc i es to begin at once to prepare for a general election, and to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to replace next time every moeopolist Member by a free-trader. There are 41 English cities and towns, having more than 1,000 electors each, which return in all 57 mo nopolist Members. Shame on them, we say. No. of Mono polist Members. Aylesbury Bedford .. Beverley Birmingham Boston . Bradford Brighton Bristol Cambridge Canterbury Colchester Dover ••• 2 Durham Exeter Hull Ipswich Lancaster Leeds Liverpool London Maidstone Newark Newcastle-upon-Tyne •• Newcastle-under-Lyme ••• Norwich ... ... ••• Oxford • . ••• ••• ... 2 ... 1 Reading Retford, East Rochester ... Shoreham ... Shrewsbury Southampton Stafford Stobe- upon- Trent Sunderland Westminster Worcester ... York • . • , • We have printed in italics some names of places whose obvious manufacturing or commercial interests render their misrepresentation by monopolists pecu liarly disgraceful. London, we believe, is sure to retrieve, whenever a new election comes, its great •• ••• ... 2 • •• ... 1 mistake of 1841—as sure to give Lord JOHN Rus- SELL and Mr. PATTISON two suitable colleagues, as the West Riding is sure, in a few weeks, to reinstate Lord MORPETH. We have lately seen gratifying signs of movement in Bradford, Bristol, Norwich, and Stoke-upon. Trent, We cannot believe that Birmingham, L ee d s , an d S un d er l a nd will continue to endure their present political annihilation. We trust that in every place named in the above list some spirited elector will be found ready to devote _ _ himself to the task of rescuing himself and brother electors from their present disgrace. jf so, Ipt him begin at once, and never cease till the time of election comps. lie will then have done his best. Let one man of energy, character, and influence do hit' best in each of the above-named forty-one constituencies, and monopoly will lose the best part of the fifty raven votes which they now send her. "We have received Madrid papers of the 21st. The Ministerial crkis here had created a great sensation in the capital. The Espanol, after giving the news, says—" If the Whigs return to power—if a dissolu tion of Parliament and the new elections allow the "Whig Cabinet to work at liberty, it is almost certain that Lord PALAIERSTON and Lord CLARENDON, on their return to Downing-street, will regard the affairs of the Peninsula in a different light from Lord ABER DEEN. And who knows that we shall not have to deplore in another sense an exterior influence dif ferent to the one that now presses so heavily on us, and in a manner so fatal, inasmuch as it is exercisfd by secret and hidden means." The Heraldo, a Government paper; under the patronage of MAR TINEZ DE LA Rosa., expresses a wish that whatever party comes in, the principles of free trade may triumph. Nothing of importance was done in the Cortes. On the 19th the Three per Cents. closed at 35 13-16 for cash, and 36 1-16 at 53 days, and the Five per Cents. at 234 at 60 days. Paris papers of Saturday have been received, with the speech of his Majesty LOUIS PIIILIPPE on the opening of the session, which took place that day. We have given the speech in another place, and re joice to find that it is of the most satisfactory cha racter. " I continue to receive," said the KING, " from all foreign Powers pacific and amicable assu rances. I hope that the policy that has maintained general peace through so many storms will one day do honour to the memory of my reign." His words in adverting to the last visit of Queen VICTORIA to the Chateau d'Eu, and to the relations between the two countries, exhibit a friendly feeling, and a desire to live on amicable terms with England, highly honoura ' able tohis MAJEST Y. His MAJESTY delivered thespeech in person, and the report of the progress of the royal procession from the Tuileries to the Chamber of Deputies, states that " the National Guards, who lined one side of the quays through which it passed, saluted the KING with rather more of unanimity than usual by cries of Vive le Roi " The papers con tinue their remarks on the Ministerial crisis in this country. The National, on what authority it does not state, says the following may be regarded as the real cause of the dissolution off' the 11.' hig Cabinet : "‘ The Queen having been apprised (avertie) that the entrance of Lord Palmerston into the Ministry of Fo reign Affairs would recall to public recollection too strongly the mischievous effect of his conduct in 1840, her Majesty declared to Lord J. Russell that she would willingly sign the nomination of Lord Palmerston as a' Minister of the Cabinet, but conditionally that he should be appointed to some other department than that of Fo reign Affairs.' Lord John Russell offered the Ministry of the Colonies to Lord Palmerston, but he obstinately refused to accept it. This produced a split in the Cabinet, and the retirement of the Whigs.'" The accounts from Algiers are to the 18th of December, but they contain no new facts of im portance. The following extract of a letter appears in a Marseilles paper of the 22d instant : " General Jousouff, after his junction with General Bedeau, disguised ten of his spahis in the uniform of Abd-el-Kader's regular troops, and dispatched them in the direction of Guudja, where it was known that Abd el Kader had established his camp. These spahis met a small detachment of Abd el-Kader's regulars, to the number of ten or twelve, and hesitated not to attack them vigorously. All these regulars were put to death, with the exception of one, who IN as captured and brou g ht to General Juusoutf. 'Phis prisoner indicated the real place where Abd-el-Kader was encamped, and at the same moment, although the night was advanced, Gene ral Jousouff set out, and by means of a forced march arrived at twelve o'clock on the following day at the camp which Abd-el-Kader had quitted only an hour previously. The General found the fires still burning. The camp was situate near a morass, which was nearly impassable, and the French troops suffered much from the snow, which was falling in abundance." Most of the papers make comments on President PoLK's Message, and consider it anything but compli mentary to France. The market for Stock and Railway Shares, on Saturday, was very firm, and a considerable rise had taken place. The Three per Cents, closed at 82f. 65c. for cash ; the New Loan, at 82f. 50c; the Five per Cents. 119f.15c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,235 f.; Rouen, I,olof. ; Ha vre , 800 f. ; A v i gnon, 940 f. ; Vierzon, 665 f.; Basle, 242 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 530 f. ; Bordeaux, 630 E ; Northern, 747 f. 50c.; Monter eau , 430 f. ; Fampoux, 500 f. For the Account, the Three per Cents. closed at 82E 75c., and the Five per Cents. at 119 f. 20c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Due. 27. Anglo-Belgian — .Madrid and Valencia... Barbadoes 13oulogne and Amiens.. 115 Namur and Liege Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 2 Orleans and Bordeaux 11.1 i Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. 2 Over Yssel ....... dis. Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris &Lyons (Laffitte) 24( eitie Coast Central of Spain ....... Ceylin Demerara Dendre Valley ...... % Dutch Rhenisk . . B% Dieppe & Paris Janet. Dijon and Milhous East Indian Fampoix & Hazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted 1.514 Do. Pepin le llallear — Great Paris and Lyons 2% Great Western Bengal is Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Mid. J auction 24 Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe 24 Lyons and Avignon — Luxembourg Ditto (Gannoron's). - 8, - 4t Ditto (Calon's).... 2 1 4 Ditto (Sad Est) ,Paris and Orleans 471/2 Paris and Rouen . Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) Do. (Aymard's) Paris and St. Quentin — Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain — Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ... Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) De. ( Lefebvre's) De. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... West Flanders 5 Sir Robert Peel has not arrived in town to-day, but is expected to arrive at his residence in White hall-gardens to-morrow or the following day. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO T HREE. A good business was done in Cotton at Liverpool on Satur day. Sales 5,000 bales; 1,500 being taken on speculation, at full prices. Among the Banking interests, as well as among their employers, much conversation has occurred this morning, in consequence of the principal partner in the rich firm of Jones, Loyd, and Co. having subscribed 1,0001. to the Christmas-box fund, for the benefit of the clerks of the house. Now, without entering at all into the mer i ts o f th e quest i on, whether it is politic for the customers of the various banking establishments to give such donations at all, there are reasons why the partners of the banks should give as liberal a donation, for extra services, as Mr. Loyd has done. It need hardly be stated that th e railway department in each establishment has this year been enormous, that immease balances in the shape of deposit, have been left in hand, and it may fairly be assumed that profits have thereby been realised. The exertions of the clerks of the bankers have been required to be exerted two-fold, if not more, and to the partners of other establishments of the same character, a word may be usefully given—" Go and do likewise." A number of important arrivals have come to hand to-day, but the most important articles of information brought by them are to be found in other columns of this journal. From the Cape of Good Hope rather unfavourable accounts have come to hand this morning. The drought had set in, which had been so intense, that it is re ported that 80,000 head of sheep and cattle had perished in the interior. The natives in the vicinity of the Orange River had again become rather troublesome. The dates from Graham's Town are to the 23d of October. From Cape Town the advices are to the 11th of November. The Stock Markets are very firm this morning, the intel ligence from the United States being considered as of a more peaceable tenour as regards the Oregon dispute. Practical men here connected by worth and commerce with the public, have the most strong opinion that no war will take place upon the subject referred to. The Speech of the King of the French, on the opening of the Chambers, is looked upon too as satisfactory, The price of Consols for the Ac count has advanced from 94% to 95 1 / x . Bank Stock fr0m.203 to 205. Reduced Three per Cents., from 9'54 95 1 / ; Ex chequer•bills from 235. to 275. premium, and India Bonds from 335. to 38s. premium. The Money Market looks very good to day. In the Foreign Funds there is an increase of business to be noticed to-day. In the majority of instances where dealings have occurred a slight improvement may be given. Spanish Five per Cents. have been taken at 28 3 /, the Three per Cents. at 39% 40 ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 61% ; the Four per Cents. at 94 ; Brazilian Four per Cents. at 61 ; t h e M ex i can F i ve per Cents. at 31 1 A, and Russian Five per Cents, at 112%. A very brisk market has prevailed for Railway Shares this m o rning. The low priced scrips have very generally rallied. High priced Shares are rather lower. London and Birming ham from 224 to 220. There has been a very good business transacted this morning. BRITISH FUNDS I'lllB DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 20 3 1/ 205 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 SA 'Ali New 34 per Cant. Annuiti e s Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 18644 1( ) 14.A India Ronde 1,0001 ~,1!• • ----- Ditto under 1.0061 33 38 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1 1 .4 d. 1,0004 500/. ........ 25 Ditto Small — 26 24 25 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONIC O'CLOCK. Rraiilian Bonds, 5 per vent Bl Dan:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent B7 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 3 1 3 / 4u Ditto Deferreu Portuguese 4 per Cents ... 61 Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent... 112 1 / Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840... 28% Ditto 3 per Cent 4 97;i Pitto for the Account. 404 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4 % per Cent 95% Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 95% 94 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. ,RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin... 2 1 / 2 — Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 1% to Aylesbury and Thame ...... ... 1%...... Belfast & County Down Bideford and Tavistock .. ... IN__ to Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ..... . Ditto New Shares Birmingham and Oxford Junction Birmingham and :Leicester Direct Boston, Stamford, and Birm. 22s .. .. Bridgewater and Minehead... 425...... Bristol and Exeter Ditto New 2 ...... 10 Bristol and Gloucester Bristol and Liverpool Junct. 21 / 2 — to Buckinghamshire 42s. ...... 1 / 4 1 A pto Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian Grand Junction ... 425. Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1 1 / 2 3 l / 2 14. . to Ditto. New l% 3%. ... to Cambridge and Oxford l% Canterbury and Dover 1%.. .. Central Kent 2 l /2 to Chelmsford and Bury .. Chester and Holyhead Chester and Manchester Cheltenham and Oxford Clydesdale Junction....— ...... 5 Cork,Blackrock, and Passages 225. . ... to Cork and Killarney 2 l / 2— ..... to Cork and Waterford Cornwall ...,. ..... Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir., and Leicester l l4 — Dartmouth, Torbay, & Exeter 429 — Derby, Gainsboro', and Great Grimsby . l% — ...... to Derby, Uttoxeter, and Staff'd 2% — Direct Manch. (Remington's) 2 3 / 4 ...... to Ditto (Rackstrick's) ...... 514 ...... to rirect Northern ... ......... .. 2% — to Direct Norwich .. . . . . __ ...... .... Dublin and Armagh IN - to Dublin and Belfast Junction 5 ... ... ... _ _._ Dublin, Belfast,andColeraine 2Y 2 — Dublin and Galway 4 — to Dudley, Madely, & Broseley 2% — ..... to Dundalk and Enniskillen...... 2 1 ,E — Eastern Counties ...141. 16s. 2l V i 4 i... to 22 De. New 6l. 16s 7lj2 p... to 8 p Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 6/.136 4d ... .. to Ditto, ditto, Ne. 2. ...41. 13s. 4d % p... to East Dereham and Norwich 1 Ely and Huntingdon 5 Enniskillen andSligo ......... 2 1 / 2 — .. .. to Essex and Sufi - 1)1k l)6 — to Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth 42 5....... _ _ _ Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 3 / 4 Eastern Union Ditto Shares... 24 to Ditto Extension Ditto Ipswich and Bury ... DittoExtensiontoNonvich . to 1" Ditto Cambridge and Ely oij; — East Lincolnshire 14...... . ..... to East and West of England 1%..... Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... ..... to Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Ditto New 1 / 4 Shares 74 to Edinburgh and Northern...... I'A — ...... to Edinburgh and Perth Gloucester, Aberystwith , and Central of Wales l% Goole and Doncaster 42s. %% p.. to GrandJunetion 100 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares .... 50 Ditto Quarter Shares...... 25 GrndUnion(Notting.&Lynn) 1% l 3 / 4U,... to Great Eastern and Western.. 21/ s GreatGrimsby andSbeftield... 5 Great South and W.(lrish) ... 15 - to Ditto Extension Great Munster 2% — to Great North of Scotland ...... 2 1 / 2 to Great North of England ...... 100 — .214 Ditto New .. Ditto New 2 — • to Great Western Ditto, half Shares ......~. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 2 1 /2...... 18 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fareham, Portms. 2 1 / 2 to Harwich Hull and Selby .. ... 50 lO 2 Ditto Quarters . l 2 l /2 22 1 / 2 .-- to Ditto, Half Shares Inverness and Elgin Ipswich, Norwich, and Tar- . mouth ••• Irish North Midland ............ 1% — ... .. to Isle of Axholme 2 5 / 8...... Killarney Junctions l% — to Kendal and Windermere l% — to Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 30 ...... 49 Larne, Belfast, & Ballymena 2 1 / 2 .-- -..... Leeds and Carlisle .... ...... .. 2% — to Leeds and West Riding June. IN — ...... to Leicester and Birmingham... 225. Leicester and Bedford 22s. % p to Leicester and Tamworth 42,4....... N 3 p to I s p Liverpool and Manchester...100 Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters . . Liverpool and Leeds Direct... 2% 2%36— to Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction - ... .. to -- London and Birmingham 100 221% 222 221 223 to 220 Ditto Thirds . Ditto 4 Shares 2 Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension London & Blackwall... 161. 13s. 4d Pi t 1 / 2 ... to Do. New l l /2 4 ... .. to 334 Do. Extension London and Brighton Ditto Consolidated Bths 40 , s 0 1 / 2 Ditto Sixth _ _ London and Croydon 131. 153. 9d. 22 % , . /.... to Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. lit London, Cheltenham, Oxford, Gloucester, and Hereford... 1 London and Greenwich... 12/.153. 4d... 10% to 10 Ditto Preference London, Hounslow, &Western 2 . London and South Western.. 41% 75% --- to 77 Do. New consolidated Bths.. 20 Ditto New .... .. 7 1 / 2 .. ... 19 1 /! to 18% Do. New London and South Essex 2 34 to London and York... ..... ...... 2% 4% 1 /... to London and Windsor ......... 1 Lon.,Warwck,Kidderrninster 2% — to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 5 Londonderry and Enniskillen 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manclie.Lei and Leeds 76 .....136 Ditto Half Shares - 34 ...... ...... to Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ...........5 1 4 — to Manchester and Birmingham 40 Ditto Quarters Ditto New Quarters Do. Continuation & Welsh Junction l% to Manch, Buxt)n, & Matlock 425. Manchester Birmingham, and Mould Junction Manchester & Rugby Direct 425. Manchester and Southampton 2 - 3 1 % 1 -A... to 3 Midland 100 .....156 Ditto Fifths Ditto, New l2 ...... 32 Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ..... Midland and Eastern Counties 2% — to Midld. Great Western (Irisli) 2 1 § % — Do. Extension (No. 1)_ ... ' 2 A Newcastle & Darlington .i une. 25 Ditto New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle Newport and Abergavenny. . 2% — to New Ross and Carlow 225. Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2% — ...... to Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 2% 2 / 47 / 8... to Norfolk Extension . _ North British Ditto Half Shares Do. Extension to Carli s le l4 2 3 / 4... .. to 34 Do. Extens. to Dalkeith ... 25 Ditto ditto 5 ..... 64%... to North Devon North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern _.. Ditto Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.)... 35 Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto New North Kent & Direct Dever 2% — to North Staffordshire 420. North Wales 3 l /2 . .. North and South Wales and Worcester North. & South. Connecting 2% — to Norwich and Brandon Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston l% 1,4 ..... to Nottini..Erewsh.tial.,&Mane. 1%...... Nottingham and Mansfield... ..... .. .., to Oxford, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Southampton... ...... ... 425. Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1%.. ... Perth and Inverness Pilbrow Atmospheric Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre 5O Ditto, Half Shares ........ 2 1 / 2 — to Reading, Guildford, & Reigate 425. — Richmond Rugby, Derby, & Manchester 2% —..... to Rugby and Huntingd on Rugby, Leamington, anu Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Wor cester Scottish Central ... 7% l 5 l /2 to Scottish Midland ... ......... ... 5 Ditto, Extension ,-. Sbellield and Manchester ...100 Ditto 4 Shares 8 Shrewsburyand Birmingham 2 1 , 4% to 5 Shropshire Mineral ... 425. . .. Shropshire Union . 425...... Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2% — to Shrewsbury, ' v olverhampton, and S, Siaffordsh, Junction 2 1 / = ..... to ggn and Shannon Somersetshire Midland South Devon South Midland 425....... 43% p to 4 1 4 p South and Midlands Junction 425....... South Staffordshire Junction 2%...... South Eastern and Dover g i , 334......88 Ditto, New, No, 1 Iliti,:., Newi, No. 2 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4... .. 2% 3% to Southampton, Macchester, and Oxford Junction. 42s ... . St. Alban s, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction Staines and Richmond........ 1 Staffordshire and Shropshire 2y i — to South Wales Taw Vale Extensio n Tean and Dove V a ll e y 133 — ...... to Trent Valley-- ............ .. 2 Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 2 5 4 — ...... to Tring, Reading, & Basin gs t o k e 54 — to lilverstone and Furnekis ...... 2 1 A — Vale of .Neath Warwick and Cheltenham ... 1% — to Warwick and Worcester 425....... Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick VA— .. to Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and ~, Valentia Waveney Valley Welch Midland 22% West Cornwall West Yorkshire West London, Old Shaies ... 20 West End & South. Counties 1% — to Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives Wilts, Somerset, & Sthamptn 1%...~ Wilts,Somerset,& Weymouth 2 1 / 2 ...... 3% to Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester .. Worcester,Tinbury, &Ludlow 93 4 .--• Wrster, Shrews. & Crewe Un. 1% Wor&ister and South Wales.. 425. — Worcester,Warwick,& Rugby 425. Yarmouth and Norwick ...... 20 Ditto, New. . . 17 . 24 • to York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 York and Lancaster .... 2% — ...... to t ork and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto. Scarboro' Branch Ditto, Selby Ditto. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes .. 1 Boulogne and Amiens lO ...... 11%N... to Bordeaux and Mediteranean 2 - Bordeaux Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's) Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette ( Espelete's) Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 ...... Central of Spain ... Ceylon .. 53. Demerara. Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse 2 ... -- Dutch Rhenish 6 - East Indian Eastern Belgian Junction.... 2% „.... Fampoux and Hazebrouk..... • 2 Great Northern of France Constituted Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal ss. Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 - Jamaica North Midland 1 Ditto Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia - Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege - North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon - Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... - Paris and Lyons( Laffitte) ... 2 Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 3 ... Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 . ... Paris and Lyons (Sud Est)... 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris& Strasburg( Gannern's) 2 Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 - Ditto (Aymards) 2% - Paris and St. Quentin 2 Rouen and Havre lB - Royal North of Spain 2 - Sambre and Meuse - Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 - St. Laurence and Atlantic.... - Tournay, J urbise, Landen, and Hasselt Tours & Nantes (Mackenzie) 4 - Ditto Ditto Lefebvre's)... 2 .. ... Do. (O'Neilrs) ... Trinidad .. - ... 2 1 /,,, . to Verona and Ancona - ...... to West Flanders 4 - MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY' LONDON, DEC. 29.—Wind S.W., moderate breeze and Ana LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. bia# Meldon, Calcutta •, Indus, Taylor, Bombay; Warwl c Kertley, Bonny ;:sld. Oct. 17 ; O rozem b o, B en i n ; Roostcie, Macao • Lotus, Head, Demerara; Suff o lk, C ros b y , a nd S . „,c! t. ~, land, from New Orleans ; Caspi a n, T orry , Ch ar l ston ; wood, Harwood, New York. rioat CoRK, DEC. 25.—Wind N.E., f res h.—A rr d . ma Whitney, St. John's, New Bru n s w i c k. Sld . Z ep h yr, Stival l : Barbadoes. Off port, Junius Wilson, W a ll an , N ov a Sco t . l o LEITH RoAns.—Arrd. Sterling Gordon, Quebec, leaky,W l decks swept, loss of bulwarks, &c. CLIFDEN, DEc. 24.—The Mertoun, Hamilton, from 5 michi, has been brought into Rallenakill Bay, with feet of water in her hold, stern post started, and loss of sr bulwarks, &c. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28.—The Telumat, hence to 111 vermeil, was wrecked 15th ultimo on Carysford Reef r crew, greater part of the cargo and materials saved. The Countess of Wilton, Bowless, was lost on Otaheitf Bar, on July 23. The Hiram, Hackhart, from \Vallee to Cork was wrecked on the 9th instant on Prince Edward_: Island. The following vessels, b oun d to t hi s port, n,,de driven on shore in the St. Lawrence, during easterly previous to the 18th instant, viz.—The Covenanter, at o''„ Island ; the Crusader and the Sir Robert Peel, at Kaln°7 3 raska ; the Jane, at St. Andre ; the Laurel, at Green Islanu! and would be a total wreck ; also the Mary Sharp, bound t? the Clyde, it Crane Island ; and the Maria, bound to Bristol , at Isle aux Candres. The Universe, bound to this potty sunk at the Brandy Ports. The Isaac Allerton, bound to London, put back to New York on the 14th inst., yell leaky. DEAL, DEc. 27.—Wind W. to W.S.W.-28. W. to .N.S.E• —Arrd. Lady Clark, Lawrence, Calcutta; Caroline, Bugbear ditto ; Mary, Grant, ditto. 28. Emerald Isle, Curling, Cluns: Competitor, ditto ; Arvea, Ha rve y, Si nga p ore ; HelvellYr u Tullidge, ditto; Melville, C arn f or th, M a d ras; bleant 3 ditto ; Shephard, St. Helena ; B a il ey , D r i ng , Fernand° 1. Palmyra, Croal, Barbad oes ; P r i nce Alb ert, N e w Yor Apollo, ditto. Arrd. from the River, 27, Juno, Barnholl, Pernambuco. 28, George Buckham, Buckham, Bombay ; Columbus, Short, ditto ; Clar en d on , L ya ll , di tto; Dona A Carmelita, Williams, St. L ucca ; Rowena, Le Sanbar, l aver Gambia. Put back, 28, Blundell, Daniel, for Calcutta; Clifton, Cox, Madras; Brunswick, Coppell, Aden; Acilh Broadhurst, Jamaica. RYE, DEC. 28.—A brig, suppo se d t o b e t h e Eli za, of Nevi' castle, Oliver, is wrecked in the Bay ; crew drowned. I , PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28—It has bl own a t remen d o us ga le from S.W. since yesterday, but is now (3h. 30m. r.aa.) ol c " moderate. FALMOUTH, DEC. 28.—1 t has blown a violent gale all as t night, with furious squalls from the W., and continues; sh i r ping in port ride well. MILFORD, DEC. 27.—The Dove, Davis, from Newport t° Youghal, drove on the rock s o ff P epton P o i nt during *halt',,,„, gale from N.W. last night, and is likely to become a wrec , `• WEsTronT, DEC. 25.—Th e Kate INickleby, of G 1001; was totally wrecked 22d o r 23d i ns t ant, d ur i ng a heavy gs off the western coast of Erris, near Bellinullet, supposed to have been laden with sugar and rum. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•) CORN EXCHANGE—(MONDAYO t The past week's arrivals of Wheat of home produce, 0 01 ' . wise as well as by land carriage, and samples have be en unusually small, and of very m iddli ng qua li ty. Of other kinds of English Grain, including Flour, the receipts were 01 a full average scale. The i m p or t s o f F ore i gn Wh ea t an Flour were seasonably good; white the fresh supply of Iri Oats was, on the whole, ex t ens i ve. F resh up, very English Wheat came to h an d, e i t h er from Essex, K en t, or Cambridgeshire, conseq uen tl y th e stands were scant ily stir plied with sample s o f th at d escr i pt i on of produce. The attendance of both Lo n d on an d coun t r y dea l' ers—most of whom were ve r y s h ort o f stock" — being large, the best p arce l s o f English Wbett' both red and white, comman d e d a steady se'" at an advance in the currencies obtained on this day se'nnighti of from is to 2s per quarter, and a t w hi c h a goo d c l eara nce° such sorts was effected. In the middling an d i n f er i or kinds 0 , English Wheat—which formed the bulk o f th e supply—a fuli average amount of business was done, at v er y f u ll prices. sh The show of fine Foreign W heat samples was by no means large- For selected parcels the demand ruled steady at extrenle figures ; but other descriptions commanded very little atte.n• tion. The speculative demand fur all kinds of Grain under lock was unimportant; yet the importers were firm, and in some instances, owing to the advance in the value of English, would not sell their Wheats, except at higher rates, say of is per cir• We had rather an extensive supply of English Barley oil show. Very little of it was, however, fit for plaiting por' poses. Selected parcels, therefore, commanded a ready sat e ' at full prices. In other kinds exceedingly little was donor and a clearance of such was not effected. Superfine season-made Malt moved off freely, and prices were well supported, while all other kinds were quite as dear. Net" withstanding the large arrival of Oats from Ireland last week, the quantity= of that article here to-day was not to say exten sive. This circumstance must be attributed to a large portion of the supply having been landed in granary, th e holders preferring holding forward rather than submit to present prices. The Oat trade must he considered fine at very full prices. The supply of Beans was moderately good; all descriptions moved off slowly at late rates. In Peas A good business was done, yet no advance was noticed in value► The Flour trade was steady at full prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt — Chevalier...... 64i to 634 Red, New •• • • 54s to 678 Oats — Yorkshire and Ditto,White, Old.. 876 72s L.LUcolnsh., Feed. 246 2 " Norfolk and Lin- Yotatoe .... 305 321 coin, Red..... 52s 658 Youghar and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • • • 556 61118 Black ....... 238 256 Irish, Red .... •. • • 51s 548 Cork, White . .... 245 290 Ditto, White ••• • • . 53s 576 Scotch, Feed..... 26s 30 5 Itye—Old •••••• .. • • • • 368 38s Beans—Ti c k ......... 346 41* New. •••••• • • • . • • 3115 406 Pigeons .. 435 491 Barley—Grinding . .... 26s 28. Pease—Grey . ........ ag s 411 Malting . Chevalier •••• • • • • 37s 388 White • . Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ......... 541 566 folk Brown .•• •• •• .• •• 57s (Os Suffolk ..... ..... 48s 4911 Kingston and Wars 63s 65s Stocktn & Norfolk 46s 49 1 15 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic llamburgh - - 56s 62s Pease.... •• • • •41s 47% Bade, . .. • • • • • 22s 288 Flour—Ainorlosx .•• . • --s Oats —New . eed .• •• 22s 23s I SMITHPIELD. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts fresh up to this morning's market were very limited, and of , inferior, quality, owing to which, and the i ncrease d a tt en d ance of both town and country buyers, the Beef trade was steady, at, in most transactions, an advance in the currencies obtained ea this day se'nnight of 2d. per Sibs., a few very inferior Aber deenshire and West Island Soots, producing 4s. 6d. per 811* Some time before the close of the trade the whole, of the Beasts had changed hands. The northern droves of BeastS, comprised about 900 short-horns. F rom th e W estern 0 5 Midland districts the receipts were 400 Herefords, Devoe* Rants ' &c. ; from other parts of England 250 o f various breeds; from Scotland t3O Scots, and from Ireland, 60 Beast*