The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-11 00:00:00

OP' TIE SUN, LONDON, SAIIITRDAY MORNING, JANUARY n 1845. --------- I ?v,;Er., might be INE..vv WORK ON INIYA. • quests of NAiervs, - Fox comport d tf) those beneficent Now ready; in 2 vols., With Flustratiors, 21s. bound, OFFICER and peaceful ones wl - lch Sil 7 3- n t OBER? were he at Aiency-system of 2 c yvE ns. N .. ~,,,, j u ir . E. E r s, Ice ( OTRUATJ A E L. ET SINCII. the means of ensuring to h 3 3 1 ..;OUlltry ‘ t nen, BY MAJOR H. M. L. LAWRENCE, 'Bengal Artillery, British Resident at the Ccutt of Neoatill , once to abandon his halt in g expi L reror are already but ' 'These volumeti resemble ' Anastasics• in general design. file policy, and boldly hoist I b , h e _ar ,ne... of pages of history-- 11 free trade ? 141 'entures of ase Idler of forione are made the medium of corivey- in t b n u e t make up his mind I V to the reader !pirited descriptions and caitllJul portraiture; whit. 'Lie ATctories of the Franc' a Elm the re is sufficient connexion and incident ia the narrative to give it , a dead . i r n , g co o u n l li the interest of a fiction. The country of the Punjaub, the Fluraet . Q.• of Runjeet and his Ministers, and the disposition and halse,s of the those o - Premier, mi fives, are forcibly delineated. The adventures thenr,clves are DO lily told, and have a lively air of reality. In its mingling of fac t to the glorious task, would be an active, WI th romance, the book is one of the most successful of its class.' liV'llg prin- eiple, whose moral influence Iv( nild extend to remotest . B: :Itannia• 1 , street generations. Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough .- street . ... . " The triump h.O f Henry free grade , ".....--....—...observed Mr. COBDEN, at the meeting to which we have been alluding, " was the triump j, of; pacific principles between all the nations of tF A `nth. It was a death- blow to the old system of diplomatic i intrigues be tween the Governments o "countries. It was making them and the industrio rgs fabricators of this district the ambassadors end n ietebants of this country; it ‘.'lls giving to them the title-dPetls by which they would secure to ther asell res mid all nation 4 the bless ings of peace for a. j . t i m , B. He saw in the distance a. world's revolution invol• red in the triumphs of ft eg', trade principlF,s: . This is now prophecy, but at no distant peri! - .4 it will be f I .ac,;, and Mr. COBDEN'S pre diction br..l realised to tb .e leiter. Free trade is, indeed, the one great want ' of the age, as much so es the LuMaeran Reformatic n was, the want of the sixteenth century, and no matter h, or numerous and apparr-r th , invincible may . be rb!:, ohs tacks thrown by lufitteati9l and interested, -, p4arties it i the way of its success, its eventual tri . ....trriph is 1110 V; itable. Sir ROBERT PFEL iS fully a. - ,iare Li' this " g Teat fact ;" the Monopolists, notwitlistP?oding their s swaggering demeanour, are awa' , ..e of it also; hence the one is gradually paving . ,ne way for the ultimate accomplishment of, what . he feels to he, a necessity,, ;and the others are making every possible effort to thwart him in his views respecting free trade. Meantime, we wait with eon- fidence the advent of the wished-for houf. Le 'lien: temps viendru. ___ —_ - THEATRE THIS ROY A L, DRNG URY-LAI4E. EVENI • Will be repeated a Grand Opera Setts., called THE IJAUGHTEft OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Comaro, Mr. -1;;OF Bo rrant ; Moncenigo, Mr. Weiss • Adolphe de ruurcy, Mr. W. • `* Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro , r`liss'roole To conclude with a Grand 'Comic Christmas ilarlequinsde, PUCK'S PANTOMIME; et, HARLEQUP:i AND IiOBINSON CRUSO E. Robinson Crus Je, Mr. W H. T 2aytie; Harlequin, 11r. Wieland; Clown, Mr. "2. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbine, Miss Carson , 'foe Box-onice is °pea daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, wher,e Private aVid Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, acid Tickets may be ].sad on application to Mr. John Parsons. THE tTRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING WiUbe pernrancd a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts. L y , tied OLD &A DS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Dl r. S iricklane‘; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Maths" a ; Tom Coke lylG'Nebste7. ; Bob, Mr IPluckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; T tw.":.ounte ss of I i.e , pion. Mrs. W. Clifford; Lady Mice Hawaiian. Iy ie Arne estris ; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia oennett. .ter which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, GRACIOSA AND PERCINE T. King Uxorious, Mr. B land ; Princess Gracicsa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. orton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; or, I'IC. C ORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea anti a.Half each. t ckets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Boic.office, Pr im Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated (by special permission of Charles Dickens, Esq.) a , New Drama entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bt lls that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, MI O. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilk in. sot Sr ;Joseph Bowley, Bart Mr. Paul Bedford ; Will Fern, Mi. I is - dson ; Richard, Mr. Selby ; Meggy Vcck, Mice Fortescue; Mr, lhielcenstalk.sr, Mrs. Frank Matthew& -After which, NORMA, in which Miss Woelgar, Mr. Paul eed le rd, Mr. Wright, and Miss Reynolds will perform. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic I . h,istmas Pa ntomim..! ' called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin ant', the of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Columbine Miss • Lons da' e ; Clown. Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. San Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, sir. Pits. Leader of the Ba; ad, Mr. Mellon.—Box-office open from Eleven.'ull'Four. Private Be ice; to be had at the Theatre. and at all the'principal Libraries. • , One of the most offe naive, and not least ominous features of the Puseyii character, is the contempt with which the clergy, ai id especially the Prelates, t reat the well-grounded an d sincere remonstrances of , the laity. These are received not as the offspring of conviction or real apprehe' anions for the safety of the Protestant religion, but r as the meddling of incom petent men without authority, without evidence to substantiate their statems tints, and without any just conception of the points. :4t issue. The POPE himself could not resent in moire - bitter language any inter ference with his infallible wisdom, than the heads of the Protestant Church (a Church founded on the right of inquiry en id freedom from priestly shackles) resent the rf .spectful entreaties and complaints of their alar need flocks. The spii:t which pervades the paste aryl letters and answers to grievances issued by the Bishops of LON DON and EXETER excites no surprise. It- is quite in keeping with the character of these haughty and self-willed Prelates; but something better was expected of the mild and venerable Archbishop of CANTERBURY. It was he that he would at least mediate between the par ties;, and show a degree of impartiality and kindness tvtich might inspire confi dence, and that he would endeavour by gentle per suasion, rather than by a stretch of authority, to con vince the people that th ere were no insidious de signs for undermining the Protestant Church. Un fortunately, however, his 'Grace has disappointed public expectation, and as if even the mildest and meekest Churchman was inc apable of divesting him self of ecclesiastical haughtiness and dictation, he has replied to well-founded complaints with as much acrheony, self-confidence, and confidence, too, in his clergy, as the two Puseyite Bishops. These are most conspicuous in his la st letter to Mr. KENNARD, respecting the Puseyite ceremonies practised in the parish of East Farleigh, in Kent. The Arai bishop had directed the attention of the clergy man to the complaints ; he had also com missioned the rural Dean and Archdeacon to make inquiry, and on their report he affirms that they are without foundation. Had his Grace, however, lseen an impartial investigator, he would have heard witnesses also. on the other side, for the purpose of ascertaining -whether the report of the clerical functionaries could be impugned. Nothing of the sort, however, is dune. It would have been degrading to a Dean and an Archdeacmi for a moment to believe that they coui d assert what was not a fact, and he dismisses the complaint in these words :—" You have p referred charges which you could not to a cert ainty know to be true, and here our correspondence must end." This is sufficiently laconic and dictatorial. Now it is curious to observe on what ground the charges are dismissed, and why the complainant is accused of stating what he could not to a certainty know to be true. The Archbishop says Mr. KENNARD had not attended the church since: March ; he, therefore, could have no personal knoweeedge of what had taken place. But neither had the Archbishop attended the church, and he was theref are placed in the same predicament ; but he made this distinction : he lis tened to witnesses of his own party, though he gave no opportunity to the other side to produce wit nesses who would have confirmed every word of the statement. The clergy are to be believed, but the laity not. Now if these gentlemen are disciples of NEWMAN, which is extremely probable, the following doctrine, laid down by that innovator, and urged by Mr. KENNARD, would lead to the belief that the evie dence of a layman ought to have more weight than that of a modern Jesuit :--" It is one of their prin ciples," says he, " that a Christian both thinks and speaks the truth, except when consideration is necessary ; and then, as a physician for the good of his patient, he will be false, or utter a falsehood, as the sophists say." With out, however, imputing to Mr. WILBERFORCE, or the rural Dean, such a detestable doctrine, we mist reject their evidence, on the grounds that the expressed abhorrence to Priseyism in the parish would net have arisen without just cause—that Mr. KEN NARD, a staunch Protestant, has been forced, on ac count of the Popish innovations, to leave the church— and that there are other manifestations of the new doctrines, which even clerical ingenuity cannot gain say. We give the postscript to Mr. KENNARD'S letter, as a specimen :—" On the night preceding Christmas day Mr. WILBERFORCE, attended by Mr. HARDS, churchwarden, and several men and boys of his newly-formed choir, headed by Mr. HELMORE, of her MAJESTY'S choir, St. George's, Windsor, paraded parts of the parish singing carols, many of them carrying lights, though the moon was high; they were out, thus occupied, from about eleven o'clock at night till nearly four o'clock in the morning of Christmas-day !" PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXORD.STKEET. L/giSEE, Mr. J. 111-%4ADDOX. THIS El/3:,,NiNG Will be repea7ed the New J,rama, called DON C.ESA R DE SAZAN DO", Czesar, Mr. Wallack ; Charles the Secont , Mr Walton ; W.ritana, Mrs. Stirling; Countess di Rotondo, Mrs. Foobroke. To be rollowed by a new Dlyertissem'nt, called LE SALON DE BAL. Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Mi.s Marshall, Mdlle. Teresine, M. J. Rou set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert. To be. succeeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Lori'-ner, Mrs. Stirling . A'Aer which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather o,p eratic Burlesque Extravaganza , called JOE MILLER AND HIS TO.EN. Grindolf, Mr. Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxber ry ; Belm a r, TAr. thanby; Riber, Mr. Corti, Golotz, Mr. Walton ; Claudi ne , Bliss E. Stanley ; Ravine, Mrs. Fosbroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I . Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden , Machinist, Mr. E dmund Bradwell. Dr9is Circle, 56. ; Boxes, 45. ; Pit,2s.; Gene Is, Half-price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle,94. ; Boxes, ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, dd. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Gu .nca and a-Half ,• Promo. Mum Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Hai£ Doors t o be opened at Half past Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. It.e Box-office, under the dirrlctien of Mr. W. Massingh am. Private Boxes and Free AdmissLos for the Season to be had at the Theatre. IHEATRE ROYAL VICEUM, L ATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSL, Under the fdanagemtnit of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Sting. Principal Characters by Mes , ,rs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery, 'Turner, and Keeley; Miss Walcott, Miss Ardeq, Miss Grove, and Nrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MA !Mr , . Sup p orted by I ..lessrs:F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker Miss Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclv,de Wit a, New Grand Operatic, Historical, Romantic l'antomhy,cal, IXrlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND 0 ASON: Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadow , g, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley, Mrs. V iigan, Miss . Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grovc, Mrs Usher , Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PYJCES A!)MIS.SION.—Bateouy .coxes. 43. Upper 11 4' .es, Ps.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2.. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the tl.lcony Tier / ..'Olding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second ner (holding eight persons), One Guinea and adialL Private Boxes on the Pit Der (holding six persons), One Guinea, Tne Box. ofticei a open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc lien of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent garden Theatre. Nightly Overflows t • the Grand Christmas Holiday Noveltie=, and 1 reble Rotation of Entertainments at ASTLEY'S ttol AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Brilliant Success of the New Pantomime THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX RUNT; or, The Race-Hone and Life's Course of Man and Steed ; introducing unequalled National Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in the Cirele by living Foe and real Pack of Hounds, purchased by Mr. Batty of Mr. Tattersall, to realise this novel production. _Epsom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, xlid entire change in the Feats of Horse manship. To conclude with a GrP,lld Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, Iled HARLEQUIN J.ND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edma,nton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Airs. J. W. Colyer ;,C.:lown, Mr. T. Barry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury. Acting ati4 stage-in inager, Mr. W Bloodroot. 'Box -office open 'from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding ,by Mr. R. Smith daily. DA'O/DGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. As %mai, th, e best Pantomime of the Seagoe ! A more brilliant tr. iunaph Cita n ever before achieved Laughter, Wonder, and DI tlight!!'t The Fist Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and Ei rythiy in New!!!! Wkl lb THIS EVENINiI 's repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Cr. 07 ie. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corri (from the Cr Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Neville, R Horner, LHeblop, and S , caman, Mrs. R . Homier, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. j, and Miss Martin. • after which, Herr Joseph Gouldsmith and Marie Gouldsmith, fr .nit the Teatre Berlin, will perform mcst wonderful Gymnastique 1 Jests on the horizontal corde and miraculous evolutions, suspended by a double rope. To conclude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUND; P.HILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN Z. 8. 7). Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Plaiabsand Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. (Abu, from Eleven to Four. • ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE 7.xtraordinary Success of " Marianne; or, The Child of Crime," and the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIANNE;or, the Child of Charity. Sun pt by Mr. Osbaldiston, Henry Howard, J. T. Johnson, T. H. H isgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E Ts rrey, and Miss Treble. Al ter which, the laughable Drama, entitled WILFUL MURDER. Co conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled VRLEQUIN HOT CODLINS • or, The Little Old Woman and th e Demon of the Metal Mine. 'Harlequin; M. Chapin° ; Clown, • r. Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney; Columbine, Mdlle Le Vite. ••••• THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JAN. 10. 9 lERDIONETER, Lowest, 30 ; Highest, 46 ; Noon, 45. 13AROMETER, 29.97.—W1ND, S.E. rte.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and ;hest" • denote the lowest and highest state of the The luometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the ( 'tiler observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 4 . 32 ; SS. on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Baron is sters " Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and ttain . at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather h e mercury falls below 30. emus HI(LH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. c rning ". 51 minutes after 3 I Evening ... 14 minutes after 4. 6 ' 3 '" 'qb ' ;.-.. The situation of M. GuizoT as Prime Minister of France becomes every day more critical, not from a system of policy different from that which has kept him in office for four years, not from any new crisis caused by foreign affairs or domestic administration, hut, judging by circumstances which' can hardly leave any doubt, from the fixed determination of the KING to make another attempt to carry the Dotation Bill. On this point it is well known his MAJESTY has made up his mind, and considers it one of the !cost important duties imposed upon him to make provision for the due maintenance of the Duke of Numouas' authority, in the event of his MAJESTY dying before his grandson comes of age. Feelers have been repeatedly put forth on this subject during the last two years, which gave results so unfavourable rhgt M.:GrutzoT declined to bring the measure forward. According to the U 'livers the affair is to be put off no longer and a Dotation Bill is to be presented to the Chamber shortly after the discussion on the Address, but whether by GLTIZOT or MOLE no one can tell. The desertions, hoverer, which are taking place among the Ministerial supporters, and above all the deser tions of men in high favour and full confidence at Court, betoken the downfal of M. GUIZOT, and lead to the belief that this darling object of the KING will be carried by his successors. MONTALIVET, a great favourite of Majesty, General AT 11A, LIN, the KING'S Aide-de-Camp, several Conservative Members of the Lower Chamber who have the instinct of rats, and, according to the Nation a l, th e Ch am ber o f P ee r s , also the creature of royalty, all seem disposed to join in the intrigue against the Ministry. MON TALIVET, A TIIALIN, and MERILIIOU, have voted against it. Unless GIiIZOT can assure the K ING , th ere f ore , th a he can carry the Dotation Bill, his fate is sealed. The Journal des Debals, however, notwithstanding the desertion of M. GIRARDIN, still supports M. GUIZOT ; iut as this journal was considered rather the organ of the Cabinet than the Court, this is only what might ve been expected. TI-e fol'ovving extract from this paper, in reply to some grumblings of the ConsUM tionnel, on the ground that its patron, M. TRIERS, had been unfairly dealt with, shows that GUIZOT has at least one staunch supporter among the press : " There is in France," it says, "an inviolable and sacred personage. According to the constitution, this person is the KING ; according to the Constitut;onnel, it is M. TRIERS. We have already thought it our duty to refer to a ridiculous article, in which that journal compared the Ministers to certain extra ordinary fish, which, in order to escape from their enemies, disturb the water by emitting a black liquid. That phrase meant that, after having brought the affairs of the nation into a desperate state, the Mi nisters wished to take advantage of the very dangers of their position to terrify and to keep their competitors at a distance an ingenious plan no doubt, but for the success of which one ingredient was essential, and that is, that the competitors of the Ministers should be sufficiently unacquainted with public affairs to con sider them to be in a bad position. But we are no longer in 1840; we have reached 1845. For four years M. TRIERS has not directed our foreign affairs. Peace is perfectly re-established, and M. GUIZOT has succeeded, not without much difficulty, in ar ranging the inheritance bequeathed to him by M. TRIERS. Our position in the month of Jannary, 1845, is as calm and as simple as it was agitated and complicated in the month of October, 1840 This is what we have taken the liberty to observe to the Constitutionnel. That journal has compelled U 3 to enter into this retrospective discussion, for which we ask pardon of our readers. It is not for mere pastime that we attack any of the eminent men of the day. We would wish to see them united for the same object—the consolidation of our institutions. There was a splendid epoch offered itself after the Revolution of July. It passed away, alas ! too quickly. It was that period when all the men of talent, whether Deputies or Ministers, united with a patriotic disin terestedness to defend peace, public order, the throne, and the charter. We have not forgotten that M . Tumus was one of those men, and we now ask under what pretext of public advantage he attacks the pre sent Ministers ? We have not been able to obtain an answer, because the opposition arises from an in trigue to effect a change of persons. The Ministry which has existed during four years has rendered immense services. Under its administration France has prospered. We shall, therefore, support it until it shall be proved to us that its policy is bad, and that a better can be substituted in its place." CountPoirrALEs, the reporter of the Address in the Chamber of Peers, read a draft of the paper to the House on Tuesday, and the discussion was expected to begin on Friday. In the Committee of the De puties numerous documents had been presented by the Ministers. Among others, several respecting Otaheite, which had been withheld last session These, it is said, fully bear out the expediency and spirit displayed by M. GUIZOT in his negotiations with Lord ABERDEEN on the subject. The following account of the grand entertainment given by the Chinese Commissioner to. M. DE LA GRENE, the French Ambassador at Macao, appears in Galignani's Messenger, and will be read with in terest:— " Ki Ing, the Imperial Commissipner, Viceroy of Canton, a prince of the Emperor's fare arrived arrived at Macao in 0 1;1 the afternoon of September 29. e reposed himself on the 30th, bat on the following' 3 > came in great pomp to visit the French Ambassad ap whom he had on the preceding day sent his portrait. — l-lis escort was opened with 150 lancers on foot, and closed with as many Man chou Tartar horsemen, armed with bows and arrows; and sabres, but very badly mounted. We were all in full uniform, though the temperature was up at 32 degrees (above 100 Fahrenheit). At this first interview testi monies of consideration and friendship were exchanged in profusion ' • Ki Ing and M. de Lagren‘ embracing ea c h other several times. At one in the afternoon of October 3, we returned the Imperial Commissioner's visit. Ki Ing was lodged in the pagoda of the village of Wanghia. a short distance from Macao. Besides his own pers ,, nal suite and attendants, M. de Lagrerti admitted into his cortege about a dozen officers of the French navy; we were all carried in sedan chairs. After reciprocal com pliments, Ki Ing took M. de Lagren• by the hand, and led us into the dining-room, where was laid out a splendid entertainment, which was served in the Chinese manner, and artistically adorned with numerous flowers and foliage. The director of the feast had had the complaisance to lay forks and spoons with the Chinese chop-sticks ; but, like men who have seen the world, we almost exclusively made use of the chop-sticks. The wines of Champagne, Rousillon, Oporto, and Madeira, circulated freely. The eating com menced with the sweet meats, after which each guest was presented with a cake, having the form of four Chinese letters, signifying ' Friendship for 10,000 years between France and China.' This good wish was hailed with a thousand cheers. Then began the drinking of healths, and they followed in such rapid succession that our folks became alarmed. Ki Ing seated M. de La grent on his left, and Admiral Cecile on his right. Howen, treasurer of the province of Canton, a Manda• rin of the first class, was on the left of the Ambassador. There were three other Mandarins at table, namely, Tori-Lin, one of the forty academicians of Pekin ; Tscha-O, a tall fat Manchou Tartar, with the tour nure of a brigadier of the Municipal Guard, Sub- Prefect of Canton ; and Pan- thin-chen-tin-oua, au honorary Mandarin, son of an old izlong merchant c.f Canton, who left him immense wealth. I found myself placed between the two last. The academicians was seated at the farther end of the table, and was so active in promoting the circulation of the wine, that he became so drunk before the dinner was half over that he• was obliged to be carried off. This episode gave rise to many grotesque scenes. Ki Ing was very urgent in 'pro joking M. de Lagren4 to drink, and when he had drank his own glass he turned it down, to show that he bad drained it, and took care that his neighbours should do the same. It is a great mark of politeness in the Chinese to take up a portion with their chopsticks, and put it into the mouth of the person to whom they wish to do honour. This was done several times byKi Ing to M. de Lagrend and Admiral CScile, and my neighbour, the Manchou, conferred upon me the same token of his esteem and friendship. In the course of the repast we were served with bird's nests, shark's fins, and other Chinese rare ties, which I assure you were no bad dishes when well DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. ROTTERDAM, JAN. 3.—From the Ist of January to the 3ht of December, 1844, there arrived in the Meuse and Goree 1,843 ships, and sailed 2,051, be sides the herring busses, and the vessels that came from Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Schiedam, and by the Zealand waters, or along the Wadden, from Ham burgh, Bremen, &c. The arrivals at Dordrecht were 360, the departures 400. The arrivals at Schiedam were 225. THE HAGUE, JAN.' 6.—According to the accounts of the state of the river yesterday, no great change had taken place. The ice, which was stated in our preceding report to be still firm, in some places was diminished by the thaw, and the water was every where falling. On the whole, the state of things was considered to be favourable. THE HAGUE, JAN. 7.—The'accounts of the rivers continue to be favourable. According to the latest statements of the Minister of Finance, the state of the Conversion is as follows: Florins. 400,251,200 Debt to be converted Paid of Ditto Ditto seasoned with the part and champagne, which our host poured out with such tempting liberality. My neigh bour, the Manchou, repeatedly challenged me to take wine with him by holding up to me his own glass filled to the brim, and thus his complexion, which was naturally sallow, became of the true bacchanalian purple. Before we rose from table, we were served with tea without any sugar, which we found very bitter. Then came the parting with reciprocal protestations of eternal friend ship, lii Ing exclaiming as we retired, • China and France henceforth are united in one !' After four hours of continued bumpers, we returned to Macao, each party mutually pleased with the other." THE BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8. First Highest - Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents.. l2l 20 •• 121 30 121 20 121 36 Four-and-a-Half.. •• 113 .• 113 .. 113 113 Fours..:• - 108 .. 108 Three per Cents... •• 85 30 •• 85 30 .. 85 20 .. 85 25 New Loan Rank of France • • ••3275 ..3290 ..3275 ..3290 Gouin Bank, I,ooof. Shares • • 1095 Belgian Bank. • • • • • • • • 635 ..1095 .. 635 ..10'5 •• 635 ••1095 •• 635 Belgian Fives, 1840 .•.• • • lO4 • • 104% .. 104% 104% 1842 .......• 106 106 .. 106 .. 106 Threes •. Spanish Threes • • . 37% • • 3711 .. 37% .. 3711 Active •••••• • • • • • 37 • • 37% • . 3711 .. 37 14 Passive ••• • • • 6% • • 6% .. Roeian .. 104% •- 104% .. 104% .. 104% RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain •••• •• •• • . Versailles, R. 8.•• L.B.•••••••••••• 378 75 .. 385 385 .. 382 50 Rouen •• •••••••• ..........1042 30 . 1043 75 ..1042 50 ..1042 50 Rouen to Havre.... . ..... 825 .. 825 825 .. 825 Or leans •••• -.....1131 25 ..1131 25 ..1131 25 —ll3l 25 Strasburg to 8a1e•••....... 301 25 •• 302 50 .. 300 . 302 50 Avignon to Marseilles— 935 940 . 933 75 .. 933 75 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, JAN. 16. St. Germain.-- ••••••••••1010 —lOl5 ..1010 —lOl5 •........... 485 .. 501 25 .. 485 .. 501 25 L. 8..• Rouen Rouen to Havre• •• • ... ••. 822 50 .. 822 0.. 820 Orleans •. , .. 820 ..1130 Strasburg to Bale.. • •• •• 301 25 .. 303 75 • • 300 Avignon to Marseilles...—. 937 50 .. 940 .. 930 .. 302 50 .. 930 MR. FORREST'S FOREIGN DIPLOMACY. - Mr. Forrest had a farewell benefit in Philadelphia the other night, and, on his being called out, delivered the follow ing speech:—" I propose, during my sojourn abroad, to perform a few nights in the capital of the French nation, where I have no doubt of a most cordial and hearty welcome. I feel that I hazard nothing in saying thus much. I speak from my personal knowledge of the French nation, among whom I know an American is always welcome, for an American gratefully remembers that France was the friendly ally of his country, while struggling for independence, and the French people have not forgotten that it is to American example they owe their initiation into the great cause of human liberty." It will be recollected that Mr. Forrest went to England , some years ago, and was rather roughly handled by the critics. He now goes to Paris, to claim a reversal of that adverse judgment. This speech is, therefore, it will be perceived, conceived with a good deal of adroitness. In fact, it is in theatrical politics very much like the letter of instructions addressed by Mr. Calhoun to Mr. King, in reference to Texas annexation.—New York paper. A NOBLE EXAMPLE. —lf those who are seized with the game mania were to follow the noble example of the Duke of Portland, it would be far more to their credit and the better for society. We are informed that his Grace, instead of preserving game (except a mode rate quantity for reasonable diversion) has, for many years, given up one of his very extensive lordships in Nottinghamshire to be sported over. The Duke does not, with surplus game, destroy his tenants crops and exact high rents. How widely different this to those "English country gentlemen " who have, through the game mania, " reduced themselves to the condition of I poulterers." and Bordeaux, 7il 1; Northern of France, 51. 12s. 6d 51. 1 Is. 6d. There are not any 1 ite arrivals in the 'City this mom. ing; but of shipping toere is an abundance, the river, for four or five miles. showing a :cei.e of activity p. rbans unparalleled. This, of course. 1, the rezult of 11 , e re cent change in the wind; still it is a pretty well ascer tained fart that the trade of the port if ",];idly increasing. Up,it this subject We may here quote the following extract from a City Trade Circular, just sent to us:— " Since the holidays business has been resumed with a good feeling on the part of purchasers, and the prices current before the closing of the markets have been generally maintained since the re-opening. Ever . s thing at present promises well for the trade and commerce of the country during the year 1845. We have pence abroad, and at home the working part of the community with the exception of our agricultural labourers, are ac tively employed. The public treasury is also overflow ing ; so that we mr.y, calculate on some relief from the burden of taxation, while public credit will be fully main tained, and all the necessary machinery of Government be kept in motion. Great changes are, nevertheless, still wanting to render our social state what it ought to be, and what good government is capable of making it." A considerable amount of business has been transacted in the British Securities to-day. The Commissioners bought the usual quantity of Stock. Consols for the opening. realised from 100+ to 1001 and for Money, ex the divielend, from 100.1 to 100%. The new Three and a-Quart er per Cents. have receded from 104% to 104% -4-; but for Exchequer Bills the premium has ruled from 635. to 655. prem. Bank Stock was done this morning at 211, a fall of 1 per cent. on the highest value of yesterday ; it is new, however, a per cent. higher. Not .% great - deal of business has been transacted in the Foreign Securities to-day. The Portuguese Converted have advanced from 60 to 61, but Spanish Consols have receded from 27 to 26 4 . 2 ; the Three per Cents. are at 36*. The Dutch Funds are rather heavy. Chilian, De ferred, are at 51 ; the Colombian ex. Venezuelian are at 14% 8, and the Mexican at 34+. There has been a considerable amount of business transacted in the Railway Shares this morning. The corrected list of prices annexed will show that prices are very get ierally on the advance. The British North Atee rican Rank Shares , are at 45, without the dividend. PRICE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 21 1 3 /4 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl 100% 3 per Cent. Consols Arms IOOV 4X New 3 1 / 4 ' per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 3-16% Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 l2 Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 1860 India Bonds 1,0001 77 pm. Ditto under IMO/ m. South Sea Stock 116% Consols for Opening ExChequer Bills. 1 3 %d. I%d„ 1,0004 500/ • eeeee ••••• Ditto Small Ditto Advertised — pm. PRICE, OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE. O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 40 . Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto Deferred Mexican Bonds, ,1837, 5 per Cent — ' Ditto for the Account 34% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Converted 6 O l /t. 60 61 Ditto for the Account. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 2 7 ,2 6 34 . Ditto for the Account. Ditto 3 per Cent, . . Ditto for the Account. . Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK: RAILWAYS. , PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ' - Ditto,•New . . ' 17 1 / 2 25 1 4 to Cambridge arid Lincoln Churnet Valley Direct Northern 2% 2 l /2 to Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% 5 to ' Eastern Counties Great South and W. (Irish)... 5 Great North of England 100 l5O Ditto Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Fifths ' Lancaster and Carlisle London and Blackwell 1 6 34 71% to London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 51Y 8 ... to 51 Ditto Loan Notes London and Greenwich ..... 12 3 / 4 ...... 10% % to -- Loudon and South Western.. 41...... 76 1 / 2 to 76 London and York.- ..... ...... 2 ... - 4% 1 4 to Lynn and Ely • Midland 100 Newcastle & Darlington June. 24 ...... 64% to 63% Newcastle .and Berwick North British - to -- Northern and Eastern North Kent .. Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 1 / 2 2% % ... to South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 4l s to Ditto New South Wales York and North Midland ... 50 ...... Ditto Selby Scrip Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. Great Northern of France ... 4 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Lyons .i. 2 Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 44 Paris and Rouen. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 9.—We have had a brisk market, and a large business has been done Bristol and Gloucester, 40 1 / 2 Ditto New Shares, 29 1 / 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarters, 2% prem. Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 53 1 / 2 Ditto Sixteenths, 4 15-16 Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 12 3 / 4 South-Eastern, New, 14 1 4 Narnsley Junction, 4 13-16 Birhenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. Junct., 6 9.46 Caledonian, 4% 7-16 Churnet Valley, 4 Huddersfield and Manchester Rail and Canal, 4 3 4 Leeds, Dewsbury, andUdanchester, 5 Leeds and Bradford, New Shares, 10% prem. Leeds and West Riding Junction, 4 % Lynn and Ely, 2% West Yorkshire, 5% 5 Great Northern of France, 5%14 Union Bank of Manchester, 10 CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH. FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 34 per Cent Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12% Ditto 30 years, Oct.lo, 1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 India Bonds, 1,0001.. - Ditto under 1,000/. South Sea Stock 116% Consols 0,0 Sli i , tl 161 k hi 4 - t V On Monday the King of ;he French. at ci d by Lieutenant General the B 'Jr Bertl ois ILA two orderly officers, visited Neiiiliy eiiii Suter. Cloud, but le ' turned to the Toil. rtes to 'Um r. I the evenoig their Majesties received the Cheot4d'AlLires of Naples, an d the Ceuta d e :Saint Maurice. The usual ce,emony of drawing the King and queen took place at the Palace of the t eileries en Twelfth Niget. The Royal Futeily then weet to take coffee in the newly-decorated apartment of the Dukede Netneurs. The following is the last bulletin of M. Viliemain's health, dated Tuesday :—" M. Villemaiti is a little better than on preceding days. lie was up yesterday the greater part o' the da). He took some nourishment, and conversed without any marked fatigue with one of his friends." A grand ball was given at the Austrian Embassy on , Monday evening. The company was very numerous, arid the dresses of the ladies were remarkable for their splendour. The mazurka was danced by several of the young nobility in a style which excited general admira tion. An elegant supper was served at one o'clock. The Presse states that the Ministry will almost im mediately present to the Chambers a Bill to make a pro vision for the daughters of M. Villemain, and observes that " it would be shameful of the country to permit indigence to be the inheritance of those who, in serving it forget entirely their own interests." The French Academy has elected Count Moli as its Director, for the quarter which has just commenced. A report was current in the Salle des Conferences of the Chamber of Deputies, that Count de Montalivet, the Intendent of the Civil list, had given in his resig nation. It does not appear that it has been accepted. The English theatrical company were to perform, by command, at the Tuileries en Thursday next. In consequence of the brilliant success of Shakapeare's tragedy of Macbeth, on Monday night, it was to be re peated on TueSday, at the Italian Theatre. Owing to the immense success of these representations, an at tempt has been made to obtain an autnoriation to pro long them for a few nights, but without effect ; and the public will learn, with regret, that they are to close definitively with the number of performances already announced. The receipts of the Customs at the port of Havre, for the last year, amounted to 26,898,120 f., being an in crease of 1,309,098 f. upon those of 1843. Upon foreign sugars alone the produce was 2,203,394 f., being an in crease of 421,617 f. There was a decrease in the naviga tion duties of 142,494 f. The Hare of Bayonne states from Catalonia that, on the 30th ult., fourteen persons were arrested at Figueraa, on a charge of having taken part in the plot, at the head of which was General Amettler. Accounts from Madrid of the 2d inst. state that a large number of general officers had been promoted, among others Mazzardo and Breton, for the purpose of qualify ing them to sit in the Chamber of Peers and support their patron, Narvaez. The following appears in a German journal:— " During the celebration of the late anniversary at Koe nigsberg, a young lawyer, when wider the influence of wine, spoke disrespectfully of the King of Prussia, for which one of his Majesty's officers called him out. At three exchanges of shots the lawyer fired in the air, every time retracting his expressions ; but his adversary, unmoved by the noble conduct of his opponent, tirt d fourth time, and moetall wounded hie,. When (hove, the lawyer dragged }mess It to the foot of ihs and said, Sir, I congratulate you ; yen have won your captaincy.' This dying stroke of wit, however, brought severe vengeance on the assassin ; for the King, on being made acquainted h the whole of the circumstances, so far from promoting his officer, broke him, and dismissed him with disgrace from the service." .A.Atlts IVILPX./C3ll. Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d 63 Pm. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent. Dutch, 2 1 ,‘ per Cent Ditto, 5 per Cent 9 9 14 SHARES. Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid . 5 3 / 1 Churnet Valley, 2 paid Pirect Northern, 2 1 / 2 paid 2 1% Eastern Counties, 25 paid Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, 2i paid, No. 1 1 Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 5 paid Ditto Extension, 21 / paid 4 l /2 Great North of England, 100 paid Ditto, New Shares, 5 paid 26 Ditto, 2 paid Great Western, 75 paid 167 Ditto Fifths, 20 paid 3 B l /2 London and Birmingham (Stock) ._„ Ditto Quarter Shares, 2 paid - 27 London and Brighton, 50 paid 5l London and Greenwich, 127 paid London an.l South Western, 41a paid 76 ? 4, Ditto N 'w London and Croydon, 131. Ths. 9._i. r aid ...... Midland, 100 paid ... North British, 7 1 / 2 paid Northern and Eastern, 45 paid 59 Richmond and West End Junction, 1 paid 2 3/ • 8 South Eastern and Dover, 33h p a id 4 1 3/ Ditto New Shares, 4 paid 1 5 1 4,. Trent Valley, 2 paid 9 / 2 York and North Midland, 50 paid Ditto Scarboro' Branch, 10 paid 3 2 1 /2 FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A lo ices, 2 p , ' d coursE OF EXCHA N GE.—(YEsTE B, i IA X . A Tn ,- ,i,ei.01 , 111 CF. 1.. 8 Gibraltar.... . ...... ... Di: :o . e`, .i:xi l2 6 Leghorn ..—......... 31 1 Ro. ',,e - _ dam 2 U. 12 W Genoa , A n.,werp Hamburgh M.B. 13 14 Venice . . . . Altona l3 14 Naples ..... ... ..... .. . 394 Paris, 3 days' sight `4s 70 P a l ermo , li er oz . 1 19 Ditto, 3 months - 25 95 Liebon .53 Marseilles , 25 75 (sporto. , . . ..... . ....... 53 Bourdeaux ' . 26 0 Rio Janeiro .... ...... 24 Frankfort on Maine 122 Bahia ...... . 24 Petersburgh, 3 Us 37 Buenos A fits ......... Berlin 7 NewYork.::-dyssight -- Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 0 38 Philathil-li ; a ...... .. Trieste, ditto Madrid 3C' Foreign' ;old, bars...£3 17 9 Cadiz Bilbao 36 . New 1) 0111.10ms.. 0 0 0 The special sittings at Nisi Prius of the Court of Ex chequer at the Guildhall, for the purpose of trying the case of Newell v. Webster, an issue directed by the Court of Chancery, to be tried with the view of ascertaining the validity of the plaititiff's patent for improvements in the manufacture of wire rope, commenced on Thurs day, and was continued yesterday. The Lord Chief Baron presided. Mr. Hemp. the officer to the Sheriffs of the county of Middlesex, read the usual prockunetien of outlawry against a number of persons in the Sheriffs' Court. In the Bankruptcy Court, Mr. H. J. Wallack, the late lessee of Covent-garden Theatre, obtained his final order witholt etiisosition. Peter .Watkins, the druggist, who occasioned the death of William Watts, a cabman, by selling him tartaric acid instead of tasteless salts, was tried at the Central Criminal Court for manslaughter, and acquitted on the ground that the mistake was the result of accident. In the New Court, John Lucas Grierson, a well dressed lad, 17 years of age, was indicted for stealing a coat, waistcoat, a pair of trovrsers, and other articles, value five guineas, the property of Mr. J. Charles, of Fleet-street. The prisoner, who was described as a labourer in the calendar, but is said to be a " Professor of Phrenology," &pi:eared at the bar with his hair cut closely, after the fashion of the House of Correction. He pleaded guilty to the charge. The Common-Ser geant thought this was not the first time he had been before him. His Lordship adjudged him to another and more laborious study in the Compter for the next nine calendar months. At the Middlesex sessions, Michael Hughes, aged 16, William Davis, 19. George Gilson, 16, Henry Lucas, 16, Henry Hawdon, 16, Prederick Dowling, 16, William Meredith, 16, John Branch, 18, Edward Cassidy, 16. John Wilson, 16, William Hadaway, 16, and Robert Watson, were indicted for making a great riot and dis turbance in the workhouse •of the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, and assaulting and beating Daniel Sutton, the master thereof. The affray took place on the evening of Christmas-day, after the defendants had been regaled with roast beef and plum pudding, and originated in the reftisal of the defendants to go to bed at the usual hour. During the affray the defendants had broken 97 panes of glass. The judge having summed up, the jury found all the prisoners Guilty. His Lordship, in passing sen tence, animadverted in the strongest terms upon the con duct of the defendants, and cautioned them as to their future conduct. The sentence upon Watson avid Davis was three months' imprisonment and hard labour ; upon Hughes, Branch, and Wilson, two months ; and upon all the others 24 hours' imprisonment. The Clerkenwell Police-court was crowded by parties who had been summoned by the officer of Clerkenwell, for the non-payment of poor-rates. Many of them pleaded non-liability, whilst the majority urged poverty, as an excuse for non-payment, and they were allowed time to pay. Great complaints are made of the cold and damp state of the new Lambeth Police-court. The fittings up, too, are of the most paltry description, are-1 Shelse ell, the office-keeper, complained to the magistrate that he had not coals enough to light the office fires ou the iollowmg morning. At Southwark, William Compton, a marine-store dealer, residing at Star-corner, Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with violating the per son of Jane Matthews, a girl thirteen years of age. the girl lived in the service of a Mrs. Baker, of Bermondsey, who was a friend of the prisoners, and when the prosecu trix informed her mistress of what had occurred, Mrs. Baker advised her to say nothing aboutit. The Magis trate severely reprimanded .Mrs. Baker, and remanded the prisoner until Wednesday on the capital charge. Elizabeth White and Jane Robinson, two girl-, of the relative ages of 14 and 13, w ere pl ace d i n the dock before Mr. Clive, at Wandsworth, for final examination upon several charges of felony. From the evidence adduced in this and the former examination, it appeared that the prisoners, who were exceedingly diminutive for their ages, were sent out by their parents professedly to sell onions, but, in reality, to steal whatever they could lay their hands on. The prisoners did not attempt any defence. Their mothers were in attendance, but their sole anxiety seemed to be to secure the money found upon their children. The prisoners were committed for trial at the Surrey sessions. Barcelona 36 Seville — New Dollars t.) 4 9 Silver ity thtrs O, 4 1:t SOCIETY OF DANCERS. —On Thursday afternoon a general meeting of the principal dancers of the metropo litan theatres, private teachers, and members of the corps de bullet of the London and provincial boards, was held in the theatre of the Western Literary and Scientific In stitution, Leicester-square, for the purpose of taking into consideration a code of rules and regulations which had been drawn up by a committee for the government of an institution having for its object the relief of aged and de cayed dancers, teachers of dancing, their widows and families. The meeting was attended by most of the principal members of the profession, including Mr. Jas. Byrn, M. E. Coulon, Mr. William Oxberry, Mr. George Gilbert, Mr. Charles Byrn, Mr. Delferier, Mr. A. Noverre, Mr. J. J o ne s , Mr. S. Turner, Nlr. W. A. Delferier, and Mr. T. W. Beckett. Mr. James Byrn was unanimously called on to pre.ide. A series of rives for the government of the society was then read, and adopted, and after some routine business the meeting separated. A SEVERE SEETENCE.—A young soldier of a re giment of Carbineers, named Isidore Carron, was seri• tented to death on Tuesday, by the Crnm,.il o f ‘l, , lir of Paris, for spitting in the face of his sergeant ! The Coo demned was the grandson of Colonel Carron, who was ex ecuted, in 1822, for conspiracy ag a i n the Government of the Restoration. „ ft 0 1. ,4 , r ',st-C - ter;;' frp a A ••• , • _ Dao \ l T • 100, iamb% Aim LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY li, 1845. The " defunct" Anti-Corn-Law League—to quote the often repeated phrase of the organs of Monopoly —held a great free trade meeting on Thursday morn ing last at .Manchester. An immense number of ladies, who appeared to take a deep interest in the proceedings, attended at this meeting—an auspicious omen, for never do our fair and intelligent country women embrace a public cause with ardour, but they are sure in the long run to carry it triumphantly through all opposition, as in the memorable instance of the great slave trade question, the success of which was not a little owing to their strenuous and benignant Oxertions on behalf of suffering humanity. That vast numbers of , ladies, more particularly in the manufacturing districts, are now warm advocates of free trade principles, is infinitely to the credit of their judgment, their patiii)tism, and that quick, active sensibility so characteristic of the sex ; for free trade not—whatever its opponents may choose to allege to the contrary —a mere narrow question of pounds, sh i llings, and pence, adapted only to the views and interests of the counting-house;--no, it is a question of far loftier char4er—of far more com prehensive application; it'is a question of increased intercourse and good-fellowship of nation with nation _ t a question of the civilisafiai of remotest humanity --of the spread of intelligence, and concurrently with it, jof virtue iWil morality. Give free trade—that is to say, liberate commerce from the ignominious shackles with which the giant is now encumbered: let her be free to rove wheresoever and whensoever she wills—east, west, north, or south—do this, and you do more in one year to promote the august interests of humanity than the statesmen of combined Europe could do in a dozen. To give free trade, is to ghe guarantees for the rapid advance of intelligence throughout the globe. It is to leave human nature in a happier and wiser condition than that in which you found it; to bind kingdoms together as families to root out tbeiignOrant, obstinate prejudices of cen turies, 'and s t o*: id:their stead th e see d s o f com mon sense and, Free trade is the direct antagonist prin.47r P r or. The one elevates, the other degrades; t 'benumbs, the other gives increased action to the intellectual faculties; the one scatters abroad the seeds of pestilence, famine, and squalid, hopeless destitution ; the other, like Amal thea, sheds from her horn of plenty blessings of 4very description. What are the sanguinary con- C OUJILT--• FASII lON .i:L3S Prince Alexander Lieven and suite left the Clarendon Hotel on Thursday for Paris via Boulogne. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and Lady Emma Campbell will leave Inverary Castle the first week in the ensuing month for the Noble Duke's seat in Dumbarton shire, where their Graces purpose making a brief so j Durn, previous to their coming to town for the season. The Marquis of Lansdowne has arrived in town from Bowood, where the Marchioness and Lady Louisa Fitz maurice still remain. The. Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford have left the , Milton Hotel, Dublin, for Curraghmore, county Waterford. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster con tinuelo receive a succession of visitors at Eaton Hall. The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary West-have passed through town en route from Windsor Castle 'to Buckhurst I'ark, Sussex. The contemplated visit of the family to Gopsall, the seat of Earl Howe, is unavoidably postponed for the present, the Noble Earl and Countess having been invited to meet her Majesty at the Duke of Buckingham's next week. The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury arrived on Tuesday at Mivart's Hotel, from their seat Altoa Towers, Staffordshire. The Earl and Countess of Clanwilliam and family, who have been staying on a visit to the Dowager Countess of Pembroke at Wilton House, near Salisbury, have re turned to Hyde, Isle of Wight, for the winter. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are expected in town for the season at the commencement of the week after next. The Countess of Lovelace left St. James's-square on Wednesday for Oakham Park. Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonby are passing the recess in town. Viscount and Viscountess Jc:..elyn arrived in town Irom Ireland on Wednesday evenina and on Thursday left Cursun-street for Broadlands, the seat of Lord Pal- merston. The Hon. Mr. F. West, uncle to Earl Delawarr, the Lord Chamberlain, has arrived at his house in Upper Grosvenor strvet, !rani hls seat itt J€ The Bishop of Salisbury has arrived at the Palace at Salisbury. It is rumoured that a very large addition to the navy estimates will be proposed in the cow* session,. The rumour receives some coT,firteatinn from the Govern rucut jourusls. Thursday, the 24th of the pe , .,,Ent ap - mOl, is ri,c day fixed for the launch of the Terrible from the uockyard xt Deptford. Sir John Kirkland has been eloctod Chormalt of the 63,065,200 264,500 Total paid off 63,329,700 Converted Total.. 293,533,600 Remains to be converted The Government has at its 106,717,600 disposal at least 145,000,000 Required to pay off as above 63,329,700 Remains at the disposal of the Government 81,670,300 The conversion is therefore effected within 25,047,300 a sum of Now, by a resolution of the 2d instant, an oppor tunity is again offered for the exchange of a sum of 20 millions 5 per cent. into 4 per cent. before the 28th of this month. Hence it is evident that the conversion may be con sidered as wholly completed, and that the result has answered the expectations that were formed of the success ,of this great measure. BRUSSELS, JAN. 7.—The average price of wheat last week was 161. 62c., and that of rye 10f. 30c. The Minister of the Interior has presented to the King an elaborate report on the population of the kingdom : In 1842 it was . On the 31st December, 1843 ...... •• • 4 , 172 , 706 4,213,863 41,157 Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg are expected at Brussels on the 10th. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, JAN. 7. Mon7y. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 63 34 - 654 Ditto, 3 per Cent. - 79 A 80 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. 9, 983 9 2 9 Ditto, 5 per Cent. Amort Syndic, 4 1 / 4 per Cent 99 1001 Ditto, 3% per Cent. Commercial Company,4% perCt l47s 148 East India Loan, 4 per Cent 9B 4 991 4 Exchange on London, one month Two months l2 20 At sight l2 25 On Hamburg Two months 35 50 , - On Paris Two months 56 75 —Dutch Papers, Jan. 8. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 31. 5 per Cent. Metalliques 4 per Cent. Ditto lOl 3 per Cent. Ditto 78% Bank Shares 1650 Esterhazy's Loan RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand Gloggnitz 128% Milan 119 —Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 2. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 7. ' Actual Debt, 2} per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent — Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98% Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto 7B Ditto, ditto 1840 Ditto, ditto 1844 Ditto of the City, 1843 102% Ditto, 1832 Bank of Belgium 602 50 —Brussels Papers, Jan. 8. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, JAN. 4. _ _ Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3 1 / 2 per Cent 99% 9s'% Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Ct — Exchange on London, 3 months Universal Prussian Gazette, Jan. 5. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, JAN. 4. Bills. Money, Austrian 5 per Cents Bank Shares — 1660 Anglo-Russian Loan Russian 5 per Cent., Thumb. Certificate 105 1 , 105 1 4 Ditto Ist series Inscription — 105% Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series 99 1 Ditto, in Certificate 99v. New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co 9I3A 9,v, Ditto Stieglitz 9O 4 90 1 / 2 Spanish New 5 per Cent 22 21 3 Ditto 3 per Cent 36 Anglo-Poituguese Loan, 2% per Cent 5 B l/ 58 Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 63 63 1 Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 87% Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent B 7l, 8676 National Bank Shares — Exchange on London. Petersburg, Three months 37 15-16 Bremen, Two months Hamburg Borsenhalle, Jan. 4. COURT CIRCULAR. W INDSOR , FRIDAY. —The Queen and Prince Al bert took their accustomed walk this morning in the grounds adjoining the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken a carriage airing and a walk for some time this forenoon in Frogmore• gar dens. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken for an airing to-day in the Castle precinct. The Duke and Duchess Sotomayer and the Earl of Aberdeen were prevented from coming to the Castle yesterday evening, but are expected this even ing, on a visit to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Lady Fanny Howard joined the royal circle at dinner. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in at tendance at the Castle during dinner, and performed the following pieces Grand March, "Lucia di Lammermoor"—Donizetti. Ouverture, " Euryanthe "—C. M. Von Weber. Selection, Don Carlos "—L a bi e t z ki. Dalkeith Waltzes—Labietzki. dH per fo rmed e r Majesty ' s n private band a tt en d e d a f ter di nner, an the Castle th e rema i n d er o f t h e evening. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Glou cester House. The repairs and decorations of the St a t e Banquet ing-room in St. James, sPalace are nearly comp l ete d . The ceiling has been painted, and the circular com partments, from which are suspended the gilt chan deliers, have been regilt. The walls have been painted, and the ornamental gilt mouldings of the panels, pilasters, &c., have been cleaned and restored. This magnificent a partment will be used as a waiting room on state occasions at St. James's. The Guard Chambers of the Yeomen Guard, on the south side of the Colour Court, at St. James's, will be repaired and restored ; preparations have been already commenced under the superintendence of Mr. Phipps, of the office of Woods, and Mr. Morris, the Clerk of the Works. Archdeacon Mariot had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, in the Colonial-office. Mr. Hudson and a deputation had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The French Ambassador transacted business yes terday at the Foreign-office. The Hon. Sidney Herbert had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Secretary at War had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE S CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. The English Market leaves off the same as it was in the morning, Consols being 100, a. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. were 104* Exchequer Bills were 635. to 655. premium. The Foreign Bonds continued heavy. Portuguese Converted were 60 to 601; Spanish Actives, 26i *; the Three per Cents. 36i ; Mexican, 34 i; Colombian, 1411 Chilian, 1011; and Dutch Five per Cents., 99 to +. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Chester and Holyhead, Churnet Valley, 2; Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Extension, 2; Great Northern of England, New, 21; Ditto ditto, 7 ; Great "Western, 87; Ditto, Fifths, 174 to 181; Bir mingham, Quarter, 25; Brighton, 1; South-Western, 35 to i; Ditto, New, si; Croydon, 2 to 2 +; Midland, 19 ; North British, 1 ; Northern and Eastern, 14; Richmond and West-end, South-Eastern, 8i; Ditto, New, 114; Trent Valley, 7i; York and North Midland, Scarborough Branch, 22; and Boulogne and Amiens, 2:1 premium. Direct Northern were 4 discount to par. nustralian Bank Shares were 5 premium. The Foreign Exchanges have been this afternoon rather higher on the principal Continental cities. (Fret . : The Sun of Last Night.) There was more animation in the Cotton Market yes terday, and the sales were 5,000 bales, at steady prices.-- French Shares continued heavy, but a fair business was done in other railways. Bristol and Gloucester. 41 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 37 364 ; Dublin and Drogheda, 71 ' • Eastern Counties, 15$; Grand Junction, 227; Ditto, Halves, 113; Great Western, 167 ; Liverpool and Man chester, 217; Ditto, Halves, 1061; London and Brighton, 52 ; London and York, 41. Bs. 9d.; London and South- Western, New, 51 ; Churnet Valley, 4* 4 ; Midland Counties, 1161; Sheffield and Manchester, 991; South- Eastern, 414 ; South-Eastern, New, 14* ; Lyons and Avignon, 21; Paris and Strasburg, 2i; Orleans, Tours, ti 111••C1. '\. ~ ~' t~ • ... -.is (2 ,,, pper ot plece oi, cla,Y, at the Company's offices in Atr-tin• friars, but hwlfi with the I)irectors. 1.1.41:3 I. c ; !,retit• •••• i.. , c11 '' 11 " pi nuq , ber of serin,o, 4.e :dy ov it , neran s snp , •ronnier. , r) prcneb , -rs i, 3.951, or 205.452 in the 1. l . 'fhp nunsher ~f lyeal prew.chers 11.6-11, or 605,332 in t h e y..ar The number of arru,Or rr,ck d prouetiers (Pxc hlv r r, conference). 319..692 ; 111 -°, 4 ' 4 i an!. porinady jr.by local TH%qxh'rs , 2 ' 94 ' . tiivr . wilds, or r 1 (iistanee equal to 13 0 • thi- ei: . etunferenee of the globe. • 4 TERTUFIC FIRE. IN THE STRro Last evening, sh(,rtiv after 10 o'clock, a territi c suddenly hut st fi.rth ,11 the premises o f Mr.'" Fr-ncb bootmaker, 126. '4tra:4l Five bet.,re the tire broke out everything appeared then there was perceived a slight light in ,or window of the shop, and immediately the flantes. north with terrific fury from the s hop windov;', 6 tl ' o ing quite across the pavement. The shop had tl' P fe , pearance of an immense oven vomiting her flame. Mr. Seyer and his family were from . when the fire broke out, and the on ly person s 111 t, house were the servant, her mother, and . s n° ,,, p'rson, who all fortunately eff e ct e d their e sc :; t Some time elapsed before the arrival of the eng l ,o and when they did arrive the supply of wat er, ; deficient. The engines commen ce d playing bdo. flames from the Strand front, and speedily them in that direction. The fire, meanwhi' e '4 , extending towards the back of the P rell2' o Considerable delay occurred in bringing , h s engines to bear in that direction. At leng_„' d engine was wheeled down Savoy-street, "l i ' co v plug opened, when a plentiful supply of was obtained. Then there appeared to be difficulty in screwing on the hose. After.° i 6 delay, however, all things were prepared, the e li `i v t' commenced playing, and the fire was speecli l l o i'6 dued, but not until the premises of Mr. SeY er d e completely de s t ro y e d. Th e o ffi ce o f th e G/obeV paper, which is next door to Mr. Seyees, w as It time in very great d a n ger . W e are, bowe,v—s, joiced to state that it escaped with out an y setl° ll mage. The shop of Mr. Reynolds, hatter, Was 91; ? considerable danger, and he commenced retl o 7 ," oP stock. Some of those miscreants who alws,,,,P advantage of calamities of this sort for the P r , .t of plunder, committed many depredations l/ ti be , Reynolds's stock. Inspect n- Pearce of the d e ' force, accompanied by a numerous body ' of the P ° o was, however, early on the ground, and prevell te t) plunder from being carried on to any great ex ti e ? is impossible, at present, accurately to ss c er i:' either the actual extent of the damage or the of the fire. The servant of Mr. Sever attributeser an explosion of gas in the shop ; and a re port, 04 ; would be produced by an explosion of gas, was we understand, a few seconds before the breaks`' of the fire. STEA M THE GREAT BRITAIN ST -3 SHIP. On Wednesday the Great Britain made a t r (I,,wri int , . Channel, having about 140 visitors op It v , intended that she sh,uld have started fr 4 t e l e road as early as eight o'clock, but owing t a ,, in the Channel, the pilot did n o t d ee m it pruden i t t 'd her until the fig dispersed, whi c h w as not unti' five minntes after twelve o'clock. The consequl l dit that the trial trip was necessarily much shorten of distance. .No ladies were on board, but amo'g shorter'. tlemen were—Mr. ,George Rennie, Mr. I. N. "'I Mr. Samuda, patentee of the atmospheric railracef, T. B. t. , inith, ~atentee of the Archimetlean serf f f, peller ; Mr. B. W ,, ,odcruft, patentee of a sp i e r ;,, ° peiler ; Captain Ilosken, R.N. ; Captain R.N. ; Captain %Yard, R.N. ; Captain WallcocSi Mr. Pattison, naval architect. ; Mr. R. Bruce, & e. " Great Britain now presents a very different APP e hi t: to that which she did when she left the docla , masts, which are called the foremast, mainmast. si o P t 4 4th, sth, and 6tb masts, having be , r stepped, 11 .1 11 0 1 1 , porary shrouds attached ; th e y ar d s o f t h e m atur e , also across. The vast size of th e s hip w ill pet i r i ,o/, better exemplified to the nautical r ea d e r by sift 4., ', were she rigged with three masts, h e r f or emast upwards of 60 feet from her bows, and her taitol', wards of 100 feet from her taffrail, while eac h . 17 ,4 masts would still be as far asunder as they are ° l r j cit of an 80-gun ship. At 25 minute s past twelve P io' , she started, and came round from her mooringt e p Kingroad in beautiful style. The engines were t pd in motion at ten revolutions a minute, when O e o! 61- knots. During the voyage to the Holms and 9t return the log was frequently thrown, and li e ' taken, which was as follows : 10 revolutionsz----61 knots. 451 Rate of the screw 9.02 7 Apparent rate of ship Slip At 19 minutes past one o'clock the log w as egg" - o tf, 13 and nearly 14 revolutions, 9 k no t s . When, ti Halms 14 revolutions produced 91 knots ; 15 re"o, full gave 9i knots ; 15,1 revolutions 9- k n ots. o H f the ship was below the olms she was brough t twice, and came round the 32 points in a little Je jo i o lf 7 minutes ; and half round, o r 16 poi n ts, 3 13 e$ 55 seconds. On her return up channel, with he r o d. the wind, the speed of the engine was incr e d 16 2.3 d revolutions, which gave 104- knots ; en sequently to 18 revolutions, which gave lit knot u s ' e , engines worked beautifully, none of the bearingS,',' ,6 but, of course, they were at n o ti me put to fu" and the Great Britain made the pasage from the ipi' Kingroad (19 mil es ) i n exact l y 1 hour an d 9 fn" being head to IA incl. TIE. CLIFF AT BLACK Roca, 13RiGHT 05 1'; ' , ing the last three or four winters the rapid fall' l V, of the cliff at the eastern ex t rem ity o f B r ight° 0 4 1 ; has excited considerable anxiety. The narrow 513 301!t tween the sea and the south side of the road le l : 4 ,oir. R s ottingdean is constantly di m ini s hi ng . This is 1,1 the case immediately opposite th e Bl ac k floc s° i works, where, last winter, the road had b e cotoe fit al, safe that if prompt measures had not been sd ° , r bs ll / must have been closed against the public. 09 ," c` casion a piece of land was obtained trout the Ploi; pang, and a new road was constructed. A y'el tr ,,,,t l ll passed since that work was completed; the sea, u 0 1 ,1 continues to advance; and if the work of d e struc be It ; permitted to go on at the same rat e as during I I ; 11/; 1 4 1 few week.., the op era ti ons o f l ast w i n t e r 0.1 ,,' li soon to be repeated. W e forewarn t h° „ t lf t oi have prot - erty invested in tit:. Rottingdenn - r ° io, if some effort be not speedily put forth to °,, 'lal,ii, further progress of the sea, the saf e ty of th" o f y will require that the ro a d b e aga i n sat back,' fetl i i it be stopped up altogether. O n the 12th of . 1 -`" fil i is last there was an extensi ve s lip a l ong th e Whole 01 the cliff, commencing at the western boundatti ti oci tingdean parish, and reaching to within a few ys p ° t ot, Black Rock Coast-guard Station. Since then sa e 10) slips have occurred on th e s a m e s it e ; and li n o V base of the cliff be protected by groynes or i l e,) wall, they will become still more frequent. ~,,,l 0 1 inroads of the sea at this particul a r s p o t are v' - ' O 3 # 1 r i partly by the materials of which the cliff is CO,tt ( 0 but chiefly by the sea having e mb a y e d itself. he ciii part the distance from the road t o th e e dge oft 01 only about twelve feet. A ser i es o f groynes, ilijo,o' tion of those erected some y ea r s ago by th e (0un.0. 1 / 0 0 ' of Brighton, would form a certain and corarL s b co o l, expensive defence. The i n h a bit an t s of l s r i b heir y interested in pre se rvi ng a roa d, w i t h out w hich t f3s o t Marine parade would los e man y o f it s a ttraeli° o (le # us hope that something may be d o ne, an d vrith c o ol e , to keep this line of road unbroken a n d to r i e o fv' c cause of apprehension of danger fro the mill° . $ 1 who travel on it. —Brighton Gazette. c , a gio ° SUICIDE AT THE RESIDENCE OF al- at ivt: POTTINGER.—Thursday night, at eight, an ii ; o i V was taken before Mr. Higgs, deputy corona' . il belPie minster, and a jury, at toe Lowndes Armsy'. o r A ' o d place, Pimlico, on view of the body of Benj l33 e i r P e r aC aged 40. butler, in the service of General ' - ', l ; s Of, Pottinger, who committed suicide by cutting I",ceu 1 1 ; at the residence of his master, No. 80, Eaton 'P ee - tor e pe ton-square. To elucidate the mystery thid s ajoill hang over the fate of deceased, the inquiry tvos a l t o fl g for the attend ance o f Si r H enry Pottinger, ¢° ittir'P tain as far as practicable the cause of his Cow° 1 suicidal act. ril l ' ril l coo' f Portions of the works on the bra nc h line t) ( 1, iO - , from Canterbury to Ashford have been got ( leer sequence of the opp os iti on o f some o f the 'La. ) 1/ praetors, who have net yet re ce i ve d compeesil"-/-0;" ENLISTMENT OF A G IANT AS A 5E:', 1 4 9 ., Wednesday, the Bth instant, while the Per a ' t e:', Davies and Mr. James Smith, county mag is ,,„ -- 00,1 engaged at the police-office investigating en the business of the court was suddenly iet e l the entrance of a giant, followed by seye" ia otsu go lii The whole Court was thrown into considerts b ' s oec ti at the appearance of this great man, who r e i t ' fore bowed to the bench, and stated that he appear ot be o p purpose of getting discharged from an e nlistre7 49 o o ;flo improvidently made with a serg ea nt in the 3 1 s t od The magistrates asked the applicant his neell'his knew who had enlisted him. The g i a nt said etg,„itift was Robert Hales, and th a t h e was e nlisted is Reed, of the 31st Regiment, the depot of wh! e g 01 at Chatham-barracks ; th a t on S un day evenlveceteP was at at the Do ver C ast l e, an d among th e 3 4'l 0 1 were three sergeant s . Th e w h o l e o f the coint 0 onv , oi with him, h e accepte d a s hilli ng from tea; be prs; named, as able and willing to serve the Quef i now anxious to get off the engaaement, aci d heshie` pared to pay the smart money. He said 1 1 ),.. bir ty: seven feet six inches in height, and weighed alf o es' stone ; that he was twenty-five years of eget and ,et; born at Yarmouth. His father was a farmer, si% i r l o t surd six feet three inches ; and his motile.% Oc' d o' his brothers and si-ters were all yen tall• sister wu, upwards of six feet in height at tenc i g er' !rates, ending that the sergeant was not I°oo theaotti sent a person to the barracks for him- € a l e t be geant's arrival, he stood by the side n t ' hat dr reavhing his elbow. It stppoar' .l .4 1) 3 ) . P i. 10 Mutiny Act the attplicaut couH be ilichisr!f i s . 9e the so. art wortey, amounting to on , ' Vi lv _ ot iug f r ,, ci giant cheerfully did, with the cotsts, amok+ ( 1 lie thenverypboy thelitely b p o e w op ed le. to the ben ch t ourt, followed