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13, Great Marlborough-street. MARY HOWITT'S NEW NOVEL THE CITIZEN OF PRAGUE. A NOVEL, EDITED BY MARY HOWITT. Is now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, in 2 vols., Bvo., A HISTORY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FBOM ITS SETTLEMENT TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1844. By THOMAS HENRY BRAIRN, Esq., Of Sk John'! College, Cambridge, Principal of Sydney College. Richard Bentley, New Burlhigton-street. Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. NEW AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINE. On Thursday, January Ist, will be published, No. 1, to be continued Monthly, in Svo., with Two Engravings, price Half-a-Crovrn, of T HE PLOUGH : a Journal of Agricultural and Rural Affairs. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman'. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLIII., will be published NEXT WEEK. CONTENTS: I. LORD CAMPBELL'S LIVES of the CHANCELLORS. 11. LITERATURE of the EGYPTIAN MONASTERIES. 111. HIGHLAND SPORT. IV. ARAGO and BROUGHAM on CAVENDISH. V. LETTERS of MARY QUEEN of SCOTS. VI. HUMBOLDT'S KOSMOS. VII. TOWNSEND'S HISTORY of the HOUSE of COMMONS PRIVILEGE. VIII. SMALL DEBTS ACT. IX. ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS of_SCOTLAND. X. WALPOLE'S MEMOIRS of GEORGE 111. XL MINISTERIAL RESIGNATIONS. John Murray, Albemarle-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, In three 'acts, called MARITA NA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. 11. Phillips; Mullane, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlie. Flora Fabbri, Mdlie. babas (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. IL Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farren ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Hudson , Ellen Seyton, Miss Seyton. To conclude with THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Cerulea Fitzgig, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Age. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will Oerform. T• be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Weolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perfollu. To eonclude with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK, BY MR. DICKENS. On Saturday Morning, Dec. 20, will be published, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH : A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. By CHARLES DICKENS, Esq. The Illustrations by Clarkson Stand:geld, ; Daniel Mac Use, Esq., R.A.; John Leech, Esq., and Richard Doyle, Esq. On SATURDAY EVENING, Dec. 20, THIS THEATRE WILL OPEN for the WINTER SEASON, on which occasion will be pro duced an entirely New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, founded on the above Fairy Tale, and which has been for several weeks In active preparation, entitled 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 Mary Keeley (her First Appearance on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which, a New Farce, called NEXT DOOR. To conclude with OUR NEW GOVERNESS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled TILE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack ; Trenquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fesbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. After which, will be produced a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, the RAILROAD FOOTMAN of BERKELEY-SQUARE. Jeamcs Plush, Mr. Compton. To which will be added THE BRIGAND. To be followed by A MAN WITHOUT A HEAD. NEW STRAND THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BUT TWO. THIS EVENING Will be performed HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Gregory; King of Denmark, Mr. Waldron ; Ophelia, Miss Charles. To conelude with the Farce of THE 'WEATHERCOCK. NEW STRAND THEATRE. At the urgent solicitations of numerous friends, Mr. GREGORY is Induced to take A BENEFIT, which he begs respectfully to state is appointed ibr TO-MORROW NIGHT, Dec. 18, when will be performed the Tragedy of OTIIELLO. Othello, Mr. Gregory (his last appear ance in this character at this Theatre) ; lago, Mr. Waldron ; Desde mona, Mrs. Percy. With other Entertainments, which will be expressed in the bills of the day. Tickets and Places to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Mr. Gregory, 15, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MAZEPI'A. Embracing the whole Strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stud. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. To conclude with the effective Drama of THE NAMELESS ; or, The Brigand. THE WEATHER.—SVN OFFICE, DEC. 17. TMERMOMETHER, Lowest, 41; Highest, 54; Noon, 42, BAROMETER. 29.91.—W1ND, W.; light rain. . _ WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning • 53 minutes after 3 Evening • 10 minutes after 4 geiV, 0 1 1 . A • 4 • t *. 4 0ti s - —*:,4 1 41 4 r tic 4 P .„,•-•.zei ft i-inn, • • r • OT 4 t(t ' , PIT SECOND EDITION. te111,31 tut LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1845 THE NEW MINISTRY. The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night : The meeting of the Liberal party, held at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S, in Chesham-place, remained in de liberation for several hours. The result is believed to be, that Lord JOHN RUSSELL will undertake to form a Government. Little doubt can be entertained that, arriving at this conclusion, he has weighed the probable support and opposition he will receive or encounter from the different sections of the Tory party, and the line which the leaders of the late Cabinet will pursue. No details can be given until the QUEEN has approved the arrangements proposed, but if no difficulty, at present unforeseen, should arise, the particular positions of the new Administration will very shortly be announced. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The political meeting at Lord Jour/ RUSSELL'S residence broke up soon after three o'clock this afternoon, when the whole of the Noblemen and Gentlemen present took their departure. In estimating the difficulties or facilities of form ing a new Admnistration in this country Ireland must always form an important item in the calculation. The difficulty which Sir ROBERT PEEL foresaw he should have in governing that country made him more backward in taking office than he would have otherwise been, and throughout the whole of his four years' administration it was his manifest and constant wish to reconcile the Catholic population, or at least abate their antipathy to a Tory Ministry. Ills plans were in general well laid and judicious, but still there were several members of his Ca binet to whom the Irish never could be recon ciled, and this circumstance, together with the strong feelings displayed in this country on the May nooth question, did much to neutralise the - good effects which might otherwise have ;been anticipated. Mr. O'CONNELL never could bear Lord STANLEY : even after condonation, he continued hostile to Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and the Duke of WELLINGTON, from some inexplicable cause, was always the object of his most virulent attacks. In these respects, therefore, Lord JOHN RUSSELL has a great advantage over Sir Ron fan' PEEL. The Go . vernment o f I re l an d during IV the greater part o f the hig Administration was on the whole considered satisfactory, the names of N on _ MANBY and MORPETII were venerated by the people, and at no former period was the country so peaceable and the laws so much respected. It will be seen from the report of what took place at the weekly repeal meeting, held at Dublin, on Monday, that the old attachment is not forgotten, and that Mr. O'CONNELL promises Lord J. RUSSELL his cor dial support in regard to several measures, and espe cially the great measure of the day—the repeal of the corn-laws. He pronounced every man an enemy to Ireland who would not join COBDEN and BRIGHT. As Lord J. RUSSELL was pledged to advocate the repeal of the corn-laws, he would therefore support the new Administration in their efforts for that pur pose. "I will feel it my duty," said he, "to attend i n my seat in London, from day to thy, to fight the battle of the League ; and every Irish Member Rho does not wish to see the Irish people in a state of starvation will do likewise." Lord JouN, therefore, may reckon upon the support of the whole of that section which absented themselves from Parlia ment during the Administration of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and made ceaseless exertions in their own country to bring it into contempt. Of course Mr. O'CONNELL does not give up repeal. The consummation of that great event must not be compromised for the sake of any party, but possibly it will be allowed to sleep in the mean time, till some other measures for the relief of Ireland are disposed of. Mr. O'CONNELL pro posed several, and with, perhaps, one exception, they appear to be judicious and well adapted for secur ing tranquillity. Of those we may mention—employ ment for the people in constructing railways. What he proposed on that point was, that whenever 100,0001. was subscribed, that the Government should put to it a like sum, and by that means set the line at work, and be satisfied with one per cent. on it for three years, after which they should have four per cent., if it remained unpaid. This plan he said would give abundance of employment to the people, and it could be done at once ; and, if adopted, he would sug gest that the contracts should be entered into for lengths of line not to exceed 15 miles, in order to give employment to the people resident in each par ticular locality. He proposed also that the Govern ment should get mortgages for their advances. He did not want a gift—he wanted only a loan to be duly paid. Could some scheme of this kind be adopted it would have the most beneficial effects in spreading civilisation, and furnishing employ ment—the great want of the Irish people, and without which they never can be obedient to the laws. Another point of equal importance was adverted to—namely, the fixity of tenure—not in the usual acceptation of the word, but by granting leases on certain conditions. Without leases, it is evident, no tenant can improve his farm, for he has no security for his outlay, and is in Ireland entirely at the mercy of the landlord, or, what is worse, tha middleman. We give the plan in Mr. O'CoNNELL's own words : " The statute law enabled landlords to distrain the tenant who had no lease. He wanted to take this power from the landlord, and prohibit him from distrain ing, unless the tenant had a lease for 21 years at least. He would give the landlord the power of suing his tenant as any other creditor, but not distraining him • unless the tenant had a lease he would not allow the landlord to distrain him, and thus would he compel him to give him a lease. Then as to the ejectment for non-payment of rent, he would require the landlord to give the tenant a lease for 31 years, to entitle him to bring an ejectment. He wanted to stand by the poor people ; he wanted to support the laborious and industrious, and he desired to have a good Government working for the good of the poor and the hungry, who were at the best of times upon the verge of starvation. If Lord John Russell did these things he would be popular, and he supposed that he would have to transfer his green cap to him." Some remedy of this kind is wanted. These ejectments are the bane of Ireland, and the horrid system of letting land may be pronounced as the most intolerable of all grievances. Should Mr. O'CONNELL thus devote his time to such praise worthy labours, and endeavour to assuage the suffer ings of his countrymen, in place of inflaming their passions and urging them to demand what they never can obtain, he would establish a name, not among his countrymen (for with them it is already suffi ciently ;high), but with foreign nations and distant posterity, which would far eclipse that of every Irish patriot, and shed an imperishable lustre on the close of a long and active life. Our readers will probably remember the com• pulsory resignation of Mr. PARKER, the Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, who conducted the Andover inquiry, shortly after that inquiry was closed. Mr. PARKER has published a letter to Sir JAMBS GRAHAM in his own vindication, an attentive perusal of which has convinced us that Mr. PARKER has been extremely ill-used by the Poor-law Com missioners, and that the Poor-law Commissioners have some reason to fear Parliamentary investigation (which there can be no doubt will take place) into their conduct with reference to the Andover inquiry. As regards Mr. PARKER'S dismissal (for virtually it was a dismissal) it appears to have arisen from his recommendation of a Mr. PRICE to fill the office of master of the Andover Workhouse temporarily, on M'DOUGALL'S resignation. We will give Mr. PARKER'S own account of his recommendation. M‘DouGALL, our readers are of course aware, is the master whose conduct was the subject of the Andover inquiry. - - " " Having been informed on returing into the Board room, from which I had been called, that the guardians had determined to allow Mr. M'Dougall to remain in charge of the workhouse for a month, when his successor was to be chosen, I rose to address the guardians; and, after adverting to the Commissioners' recommendation to them to suspend Mr. M'Dougall during the investiga tion, I proceeded to urge upon the guardians that the Commissioners' objections to Mr. M'Dougall continuing in the workhouse pending the inquiry was much aug mented by his resignation. Whilst I was addressing the guardians, my observations were interrupted by expres sions of contempt for the Commissioners, and one of the guardians said the Board knew no one to whom the care of the workhouse could be entrusted, if Mr. M'Dougall were to leave it. I replied that, if there was no one in the town whose services were available, that I knew a workhouse master then out of employment—Mr. Price, formerly master of the Oxford House of Industry —who possessed high testimonials, and observed that Mr. Price had written to me offering his services. I then went on to enforce the propriety of Mr. M'Dougall's re moval from the premises, but the chairman, vice chairman, and guardians left the room, and so dissolved the meeting." Mr. PARKER had formerly been Assistant Poor law:Commissioner for the district including Oxford, and had thus known PRICE officially ; both he, and a former Assistant Poor-law Commissioner on the Oxford district, Mr. MOTT, had highly approved of PRICK'S conduct as master of the Oxford House of Industry. PRICE had high testimonials from Lord BARRINGTON, chairman of the Faringdon Board of Guardians, from three successive chairmen of Coe Ox ford Board of Guardians, from th 3 chaplains of the workhouse, a testimonial signed by nearly 200 inha bitants and rate-payers of Oxford, and several others : he had produced these, at the beginning of the present year, when candidate for the mastership of the work house of the Swindon and Highworth Union, and Mr. PARKER hal then seen them. PRICE did not obtain that appointment, and Mr. PARKER had since (in May, 1845,) recommended him for other employment to the Poor-law Commissioners ; and lastly, PRICE, who was still out of employment, hearing during the progress of the Andover inquiry that M'DOUGALL was to be suspended, had written to Mr. PARKER, offering his services tem porarily in Mr. M 4 DOUGALL'S place, and Mr. PARKER recommended him to the Andover guardians. But it appears that in 1844, after Mr. PARKER had left the Oxford district, some charges were made against PRICE, which were investigated by Mr. AUSTIN, the present Assistant Poor-law Commissioner for that district, and that PRICE resigned his office. Mr. PARKER was not aware of this. In consequence of PRICE'S resignation, Mr. AUSTIN never sent the papers relating to the investigation to the Poor-law Commissioners : so that there was nothing recorded against PRICE in the Somerset House archives. But after the excitement of the Andover inquiry, and Mr. PARKER'S recommendation of PRICE being reportad in the papers, scandal raked up the charges made against PRICE ; and for having thus recommended a man of whom everything that he knew was good, and of whom he knew much good, but in connexion with whom there was one unfavourable incident, which he did mot know, Mr. PARKER has been dis missed from his office of Assistant Poor-law Com missioner. "I attended to all Mr. Lewis's reproofs respecting Mr. Price, and received from him directions, conveyed in a tone and manner which our relative positions by no means entitled him to employ, to read no letter on this subject to the Rev. C. Dodson, Chairman of the Andover Union, until I had produced the draft to him. Such a direction conveyed in such a manner is the only instance that I am aware of wherein an Assistant-Cornmisioner has been so treated. I promised compliance with his directions, and undertook to show him the draft of a let ter to Mr. Dodson on the following day. The next day I was confined to the house by indisposition." When Mr. PARKER again saw Mr. LEWIS, who, our readers of course know is one of the Poor-law Com missioners, opened the t L , on d versation by reproaching " Mr. Lewis op i o r a tt n ft ed letter to Mr. Dodson me for not attending with to him . that illness on the previous day, and I e the to show compelled me to remain at home, an d theourse of the ( tat I him the draft letter to 31r. Dotinor, i n m Andover afternoon. Mr. Lewis then adverted to c act i :;:f oise generally, and having ascertained from had informed Sir Edmund Head, prior to the 2 e Sa t tuber, that I had mentioned Mr. Price's name to S b °- . Dodson, he observed ' that I had been guilty of an maliscretion, which the Commissioners must notice in some marked manner.' I then stated to him that I first saw Mr. Price at the Oxford House of Industry." [Here follows an account of his knowledge of Mr. PRICE, and of his testimonials, as we have detailel above.] " Moreover, I reminded the Commissioners that Mr. Price's name had been mentioned by me to them shortly after I bad seen him at the High worth and Swindon Union, as a person who, having formerly farmed the poor at Faringdon, was likely t' be a competent person to undertake the care of boys in a school on board ship, an institution recommended by me to be established under the sanction of the Commissioners, in a report transmitted by me to the office on the Bth of May, 1845, and that the Commissioners, in consequence of such mention of Mr. Price's name, had desired an interview with Mr. Price, who had attended them on the 17th of May, 1845. " Having reminded Mr. Lewis that this was the same Mr. Price, and that he had frequented the office not only for some months, but for some years, and that no one, either in or out of the office, had ever said a word to me in disparagement of his character, Mr. Lewis again ob served, in a tone and manner which could not be mis. taken, that I had been guilty of great indiscretion in mentioning the name of Mr. Price to Mr. Dodson and the Board of Guardians, and that the Commissioners must mark their sense of my conduct. Mr. Lewis repeated his remark a third and fourth time, and I then observed that, when all the circumstances were taken into consideration, I did not think the indiscretion amounted to more than an untoward event. Mr. Lewis repeated his remark for the fifth time in tone and manner more offensive than before, and I then replied, have no doubt that I shall have an opportunity of showing that the indiscretion is not so very serious. My friends tell me it is certain there will be Parliamentary inquiries into the case in both Houses. It is my interest to court inquiry, but whether it is the Commissioners' interest that the whole of the case should be investigated before Committees of both Houses of Par liament is. very questionable.' Mr. Lewis threw himself back in his chair, as if he was greatly offended, and, as I retired from the room, said, Then, Mr. Parker, we require you to show us the draft letter to Mr. Dodson before it is posted.' " We confess to astonishment at Mr. LEWIS'S idea of a great indiscretion. The draft letter to Mr. DODSON was shown, and passages in which the Commissioners and Mr. AUSTIN, Assistant-Commissioner, were men tioned, were struck out. " The letter, as altered, having been read, Mr. Lewis made some observations respecting the relative official station of Commissioner and Assistant-Commissioner, in all of which I readily concurred, and Mr. Lewis added that if I had sent the letter to Mr. Dodson as it originally stood, the Commissioners would have dismissed me next morning. To this I only replied, for he addiessed me as if he expected an answer, that I should always be pre pared for the consequences of my o.vn acts. Such was my last interview with the Commissioners." This was on the Bth of October. On the 16th Mr. PARKER received the following letter from Mr. Nicnou.s, one of the Poor-law Commissioners : "My dear Sir,—Looking at the importance and peculiar nature of the functions delegated to an Assistant- Commissioner, we have, after full consideration, come to the conclusion that we cannot, consistently with our public duty, retain you any longer in your present office. It is, therefore, incumbent on us to request that you will send your resignation to the Commis sioners. " We wish to assure you that we take this step with the utmost reluctance ; and we willingly acknowledge the zealous and efficient services which you have, on various occasions, rendered to the Commission. . "I remain, my dear Sir, ever yours faithfully, " GEO. NICHOLLS." " Soft words butter no parsnips." .bir. PARKER has for nine years been a laborious servant to the Poor-law Commission, for three years as assistant secretary, and for the remaining six ha( Assistant-Commissioner. He left the bar in 1838, and has now to return to it, after having lost some of the best years of his life, with a view to advance ment in his profession. We think the public will say with us, that there ha; been no sufficient reason for Mr. PARKER'S dismissal, and that Mr. LEWIS appears to have acted arbitrarily and tyrannically. It looks as if there were some reason behind of wounded vanity or pique. Lest any persons should have been imposed upon by attempts to represent Mr. PARKER'S publication as of a crouching cha racter, we think the following extract from his preface, addressed to the Bar of the Home Circuit will be a sufficient answer to such a charge :—" One circumstance connected with the case, which is not alluded to in these letters, has excited in my mind emotions of scorn and indignation. It is this : Mr. GEORGE CORNWALL LEWIS, one of the Poor-law Commissioners, has sent me an authorised message, `that the Commissioners do not wish to injure me, and will give me a recommendation for other em ployment.' " The remarks on the subject of Oregon, which we have transferred to our columns from those of the Boston Atlas, of Nov. 22, are understood to express the opinions of Mr. EVERETT, the late Ambassador from the United States to this country. Thus we see that Mr. EVERETT joins with Mr. WEBSTER in deprecating the intemperate and reckless line of conduct which President POLK has, it would appear, determined to recommend Con gress to pursue with regard to the Oregon question. From all that we can gather, Mr. CALHOUN also is opposed to the rash proceedings recommended by the President, and Mr. POLK is unsup ported by any American statesman of name or talent. 'We believe also that the majority of the American people, as well as of the American statesmen, are against President POLK on this ques tion. That the semi-savage squatters in the "far west," the enemies of all law save Lynch law—xhose only argument is a thrust with a bowie knife, and who, having nothing to lose, have everything to gain from a war, which, as far as they are concerned in it, must be of an essentially predatory character—that these men would, to use a phrase of their own, " go the whole hog " with President POLK, we' are will ing to admit; but that they constitute the majo jority of the American people, we cannot believe. The sober, industrious, law-regulated, orderly inha bitants of the northern and southern States outnum ber far the plunder-seeking Lynch law-loving despe radoes of the " far west." The north and south are fully aware of the awful responsibility which those will incur who shall needlessly plunge America into a war with England. They feel that England would make any sacrifice, except her honour, for the preservation of peace be tween the two countries ; but they also know that the sleeping lion " will not allow either a Monarch or a President to tread .in his toes without rousing ' himself to action and to vengear.ce. 'We are rejoiced to find the leadera of the American nation thus coming forward to put a curb on the insane and selfish ambition of President POLK, who would, for the miserable gratification of secur ing for himself the Presidentship of the United States for another term, involve his country in a war which must exhaust her resources, and " drive her back in her career of prosperity quite beyond the point from which she started at the close of the last war." We have received Madrid journals of the 9th, but we find no news in them of the slightest interest. The Chapter of the Knights of the Order of Charles 111. had been held with great magnificence. Her MAJESTY was resplendent with jewels. Near her stood the INFANTE, Don FRANCISCO DE PAULA and his son, the new Dukes DE RIANZARES and VALENCIA, and the old Duke DE BAYLES and M. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA. Sixty Knights were present. The Grand Crosses distinguished themselves by the white fea thers in their caps. The other Knights wore blue feathers. The Archbishop of TOLEDO officiated on the occasion. On the 9th the Three per Cents. closed at 36k at 60 days ; and the Five per Cents. at 23Z for cash, and 24i at 60 days. The downfal of the PEEL Ministry has been a most fortunate event for the writers in the Paris papers For the previous ten days they appeared to be abso lutely starved out for matter to comment upon, and were forced to have recourse to the expedition to Madagascar, or the dismissal of a Receiver-General, or the paltry dispute between M. SALVANDY and M. QUINET about the University lectures. The crisis in England came, therefore, opportunely, and they are resolved to make the most of it. M. TRIERS' paper, the Conwtitutionnel, is extremely cautious and moderate in its remarks, and evidently shows a disposition to cultivate friendship with a Whig Ministry, and even Lord PALMERSTON. The National writes in a different strain, and trios to excite prejudice against the late Foreign Secretary, as well as his colleagues. The Journal des Debats of Monday contains an article, written in a manly and friendly spirit towards England, and displaying con siderable knowledge of the position of affairs :—" We persist," says the writer, " in thinking a conflict be tween the two Houses inevitable. The Lords will not consent to yield without a prolonged combat. In the House of Commons the issue of the contest is more doubtful. It is possible that, with the support of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and with the impulse communicated from without, the total abolition of the corn laws may find a sufficient majority. Naturally the attempt will be made. Lord JOHN RUSSELL will keep the present House of Commons, and. ivill not have recourse to the extreme measure of a dissolution unless he meets with insurmountable obstacles. But in either case, whether he can go on with the present House of Commons, or be obliged to summon a new one, if the Lords persist in their opposition, the situation is a most grave one. What renders it par ticularly so, is that the measures to be taken admit of no delay, and that each moment's postponement adds to the danger. Why has the Tory Govern ment, so powerful a few days since, fallen all of a sudden ? Because it was forced to immediate action. It was not with men, not with parties :and their systems, that it had to struggle, but with a. superior power-with the rain, with the sky, with the earth, with GOD himself! The new Government arrives at power, carried in, as it were, by a cry of famine. It must respond immediately to that popular cry ; such is its sole mission ; other• wise what was it called upon to effect ? Let it be understood that we regard this great crisis: without any other sentiment than the sincere desire to behold England get out of it happily. We can not rejoice at the misfortunes of a country which is our ally. We have not in our policy a question like that of the Oregon, which may cause us to behold a source of advantage in the domestic embarassments of England. We desire simply to point out here the differences which distinguish the present crisis from those which preceded the Catholic Emancipation Bill, the Reform Bill, and the Negro Abolition Bill. At these various periods there were great popular agita tion, and a prolonged and desperate resistance of the various interests involved in the question. But these reforms, although ripe for a length of time, could without danger wait for the hour of realization. This is not the case at present. Questions of food do not belong to the class of those which can take patience. That the fears of famine or scarcity have been exaggerated, we certainly believe ; but there must have been some thing of truth at the bottom of these alarms, since they have been sufficient to overturn the strongest Government that England has seen for a great length of time. When the matter under discussion was re ligious exclusions, or electoral corruption, or the ini quities of the slave•trade, however crying were the abuses, one, or two, or three years could not visibly augment the danger. But it is hunger which now speaks, and who will say to those who have no ears, wait ? Who will tell corn to germinate, and harvests to ripen ? Perhaps it is in the very imminency of the danger that will consist the strength of those who are assuming the reins of Government." The National, after adverting to a report that the Earl of CLARENDON was to be substituted for Lord PALMERSTON in the Foreign-office, in order to please the 'Court of France, draws the following character of the late Foreign Secretary :- " In England it is in general not easy to find a man who is fit for all trades, who can put on any coat, and wear it with equal ease as another. People have a mis trust of these encycloptedic minds, believing that to be master of foreign affairs a man must hare special ac quirements, and be initiated into all the complicated re lations which exist between different nations, from having studied treaties, and obtained a notion of the rarely interrupted traditions by which England inter prets treaties, according to maxims of her own, the beginning, middle, and end of which is how to turn them to her own: benefit. Lord Palmerston has, more than any one else, a sense of this peculiarity of British diplomacy. He adds to this, no doubt, the fatuity of his habits, the presumption of his opinions, and the petulance of his character. But as he is insolent to the foreigner only, this is a defect which the national spirit will easily excuse ; and even when Lord John Russell shall have greatly corrected it, enough will re main to render the new Minister of the Foreign Affairs at times very pertinacious. This, moreover, is a pre sentiment which: M. :Jarnac has felt and: not con cealed, and we learn that M. Guizot has received a com munication from London of great significance. He has been told that the bonds of friendship between England. and France will be held as tight by th© new Admi nistration as by the last, and that 'Lord Palmerston will do nothing that may tend to disturb the entente cor diale. Lord John Russell takes pleasure in repeating expressions of estoem for M. Guizot, and, as well as his colleagues, entertains a sincere desire of preserving those relations of friendship with France which are so necessary for the peace of the world:, Such a declara tion is well calculated to subdue the alarms and hie: s the new marriage. Unfortunately, as much was said to M. Guizot himself on the very eve of the signing of the treaty of July 15th, and that eminent Ambassador fell into the snare. Age and experience render us all less credulous, and the Ambassador whom Lord Palmerston thus deluded has in the Vote years since passed had time to learn enough of diplomacy to become less easy to deceive, because he has been taught to mistrust. If he wishes to know what Lord Palmerston thinks of the French Government, and the little faith be believes it to possess, M. Guizot has but to read the speeches delivered by his Lordship since he has beenln the Oppo sition. To talk again of the entente cordiale, to play over the same game, when he it is who holds half the cards in his hand, would manifestly excite the derision of the whole world, and be the very saddest of political tricks, being one of those which make no dupes. Nothing is more easy than to disguise one's meaning by language, and the power of speech has been given to Ministers for this purpose alone, but ideas, sentiments, opinions, and charac ters never change. Lord Palmerston is convinced that no reliance can be placed in the French Government, and that to frighten it is only necessary to make it pass through the needle's eye. He has not only expressed and repeated the firmness of his convictions-he has done more-he has proved it by his acts. That be may talk hereafter of friendship is very possible; but that he will be believed here is what we can never persuade our selves. If then the Whig Ministry enters into commu nication with that of France through this intermediary, our external policy must be modified unless it is wished to demonstrate to Europe that it has lost even the semblance of dignity and shame. This is so far as re gards us." The French Funds improved considerably on Monday. The Three per Cents., which were quoted on the previous day at 80f. 80c. closed at 81f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., at 117 f. 70c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,147 f. 50c.; Rouen, 925fi ; Northern, 6921. 50c. ; Havre, 750 f.; Avignon, 8501 ; Vierzon, 630 f. ; Bordeaux, 5901. ; Boulogne, 4971 ; Basle, 2301.; Dieppe, 845 f. Spanish Three per Cents, 38 3 /. Theibllowing are the quotations for other lines:- Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 51. premium ; ditto (Colon), 4f. 50c.; Union, 121. 50c.; ditto (Ganneron), 4f. 50c.: ditto (Lapinsonniere), 3f. 50c.; Messageries, 3f.; Ardoin, 2f. 75c.; Receveurs-Generaux, 3f.; Paris and Stras bourg (Ganneron), 2f. 50c.; ditto (Bechet), 50c.; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 5f.; ditto (Drouillard), 4f. 50c.; ditto (O'Neill), 41 50c.; ditto (Carette), sf. 50c.; ditto (Lefevre), 4f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 7f. 50c. ; ditto (Lecointe), par; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), par ; Bor deaux and Cette (Mackenzie), par ; ditto (Espeleta), 4f. ; Creil and St. Quentin (Kysaens), par; Charleroi (Kysaens), 495 f. The Lyons Definitive Shares sold at 65f. premium; the Strasbourg ditto, 201.; Tours and Nantes, 401. MARSEILLES, DEC. 11.-Marseilles and Avignon, 855 f. ; Boulogne, 510 f. LYONS, DEC. 13.-Marseilles and Avignon, 870 f .; P ar i s and Orleans, 1,1451 ; Paris and Rouen, 9 35 f. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 6201. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEO. 16. _ _ Anglo-Belgian _— i Madrid and Valencia... Bal-badoes . ' Boulogne and Amiens.. 8 1 / 4 : Namur and Liege — Bordeaux &Nlediterran LNorth Jamaica . . — Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon .. 15 Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux Do. (Mackenzie's) .. lOverYssel Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Lafiitte) 2 citic Coast Central of Spain — Ditto (Calon's).... - .H / / /ii Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley Dutch Rhenish ... ...... Paris and Strasburg Dieppe & Paris hind. (Gannerods) - - L' 9; . • • Dijon and Mulhouse ... 'DO. (Compe de _ Est) l:4 East Indian Eampoux & Hazebrouk Paris and St. Quentin. Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre__ Constituted ll Royal North of Spain. Do. Pepin le Halleur — Sambre and Meuse .... _ Great Paris and Lyons — Strasburg and Basle ... Great Western Bengal Tournay,Jurbise , Lan- Great Western Canada den, and Hasselt ... _ JamaicaS. Mid. Junction Tours and Nantes Do. North Midland — (Mackenzie's) Do. Extension Jersey — De. (O'Neill's) _. Louvain and Jemappe.. Trinidad — Lyons and Avignon.... Verona and Ancona — Luxembourg GENERAL WASHINGTON v GENERAL THUMB.-- We understand that. General Tom Thumb visited the Lion King this morning at his private residence,!And remained with him till precisely three o'clock, when Thumb stepped into his diminutive carriage, and went with all possible speed to hold a levee at Egyptian Hall. We do not presume to be possessed of Thumb's secrets, but when so many Cabinet and other im portant rumours are afloat we may mention one that was cir culating pretty freely at the clubs today, to the effect that little Thumb, finding himself entirely overshadowed and eclipsed by "General Washington," offered the Lion King a heavy purse for his mammoth rival. CHARGE OE POISONING.—NEWCASTLE, DEC. 15,--. At a late hour on Saturday evening a body of police appre hended Ralph Joicey, a hind in the employment of the Duke of Portland, at Cockle-hall, near Morpeth, on a charge of causing poison to be administered to his father, from the effects of which he died. The prisoner was immediately conveyed to Morp-th, and will be examined by the county magistrates on Wednesday. It is rumoured that he has made important disclosures as affecting himself, but they have not yet been made public. The poison, it appears,.'ia s Procured at the shop of Mr. Crighton, in Morpeth, about two months ago. . _ A letter from Hanover, of the Bth, states ti at the Prince Royal has been indisposed for some time, but not so seriously as some of the journals had represented. His Itoyal Highness is now convalescent, and is able to take vat• door exercise. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, MIL' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. DEnnr.-15 4o 2 agst Sting, 16 to 1 agst brocardo, 30 to 1 agst Ingo, 30 to 1 agst Spithead, 30 to 1 agst Ginger, 30 to 1 agst Malcolm, and '4O to 1 agst Fancy Boy. CursTEn Cur.-50 to 1 each agst The Baron, Hope, and Intrepid. COURSING. TARLETON MEETING. The Bank Hall Cup (for 16 dogs) was won by Mr. Bux ton's Sarah; Sir T. Hesketh's Harold ran up. The Tarleton Cup (for 16 dogs) was won by Mr. Coupe's Clara; Mr. Landles.'s Ranger ran up. The Radcliffe Hall Cup (for 12 dogs) was won by Mr. Craven's Canto; Mr. Graham's Curatore ran up. The Bretherton Stakes (for 8 dogs) were won by Mr. Howard's Glideaway ; Mr. Landless's Albert broke his leg. The Craven Stakes (for 8 dogs) were won by Mr. Swift's Smuggler; Mr. Hardman's Trip the Daisy ran up. The Rufford Hall Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Sir T. Iles keth's Hope ; Mr. Jackson's Regretted ran up. ESKDALE (CANOBIE) MEETING. The Dalkeith Cup (for 16 puppies) was won by Mr. Mein's Ivanhoe; Mr. Church's Callumdarig ran up. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS -DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. Since Monday, very little Wheat of home produce has come fresh to hand, yet the show of Monday's unsold samples was fully equal to the wants of the dealers, all descriptions moving off heavily, at barely the late depression in the quotations. In Foreign Wheat—free as well as in bond— next to nothing was doing; yet we can notice no alteration in prices. The supply of Barley was large. Malting parcels sold at full currencies ; but other kinds had a downward tendency. Malt, Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, excessively dull, at, in some instances, a trifling abatement in value. ARRIVALS. Barley. 5,920 qrs. Wheat. 4,540 qrs. Englioh .• • • • • Irish -••• • • • • Foreign •••• • • Oats Flaur. 1,760 qrs. 4,476 sks 4,410 - 1,000 I Malt. 1,260 us. WHITECHAPEL. 3,970 The supply of each kind of Wheat being still on the in crease, the: general demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Bee.,, from 2s 10d to as 8d; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4s t..• 5s ; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per 81bs. LATEST NEWS. SON OFFICE, Quarter past Three. The policy, which, under present circumstances, would be adopted by Mr. O'CONNELL, has naturally been regarded with great anxiety. Upon that policy it was clear that much would depend, and the conduct of Lord JOHN RUSSELL would be mate rially influenced thereby. The receipt of O'CoNNELL's speech on Monday last, at Dublin, places that ques tion beyond doubt. O'CONNELL prefers food for the people to repeal. Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S course as to Ireland is now free from one great difficulty. In the course of this evening it is more than probable that the full arrangements respecting the Ministry will be announced, and the state of uncertainty which the delay of the last few days has caused, will be removed. The sanction of her MAJESTY is all that remains to complete the resolu tion at which Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his colleagues have arrived. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Nothing positive is known at present respecting the formation of the new Administration. Several of the influential political leaders of the Whig party have paid visits this morning to Lord JOHN Rus- SELL, at his residence in Chesham-place, Belgrave square. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a very quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday. Sales 3,000 bales, all to the trade. Shares were quiet, and prices remained unchanged. Only a small busi ness was done. ' The example which has been set by the Committee of Management of the Midland Grand Junction Railway Com pany, of requesting all creditors to forward their accounts, with a view to an adjustment of claims that may be found correct, is a fact honourable to the parties concerned to men tion ; and we trust that similar conduct will be followed by the managers of those projects which have not been able to prepare themselves sufficiently early in conforming with the provisions of the Act of Parliament, in lodging their plans, &c., before the 30th ultimo. The course taken by the Com mittee named is, at the present moment, of peculiar value, as we fear there are not a few of the Committees of Manage ment who are desirous of shirking the responsibility which they have legally incurred by permitting their names to appear as Provisional Committeemen, after expenses have been entered into. The accounts from the United States, by the steamer, lead many to hope that there may yet be an improvement in the tone of-the President's message, and that the very beneficial trade which the Yankees are now driving with us may prompt them to be a little civil. Not, however, that it comports with the dignity of any nation, much less with that or Englane, 'CO to-ine otner powers friendship, and we veature to affirm that there is not a British merchant in the City, however extensive his trans actions with the United States, but would scorn to evade the injury of " horrid war," by such means as these. On the contrary, we must play our part, say they, honestly and discreetly, trusting to the good sense and good feeling of bro ther Jonathan to do the rest. If he fail to recognise the claims of humanity and civilization, why on his head be the heavy blame of all that follows. In advices to October 22, from the Cape of Good Hope, a very satisfactory report is given as to the state of the colony, now unquestionably as flourishing as any possession of the British Crown. The Public Securities have been rather less buoyant than yesterday. Consols realise 92% to 92% for the opening, the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. 94 1 / s to %, and the Three per Cents. 92% to %. Bank Stock is less firm at 199 1 1,, and India Stock at 261. Exchequer-bills have been dull at 21s. premium. It would' be idle to:expect anything like a steady market until a Cabinet is formed. The foreign investments have been generally very well supported. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 28 1 A, and the Three per Cents. 38% 3 4 . Portuguese Conv er t e d s toc k h as been marked 69%. Mexican Bonds have been up to 29% and 30%. Grenada Stock is 20%; and Brazilian New Bonds are 77%. French Five per Cents. have beee done at 117 ,with the exchange at 25 7U. There is scarcely anything doing in Shares, but they are firm, and the French scrips have again been rather higher. BRITISEI FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 19 9 1 j2 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 % 1 /2 N ew 314 per Cent. Annuities .... .„ 94 ! A LAI% lA% Long Annuities Expire sthJan.lB6o lO% 5-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 lO 3-16 India Stock 261 South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities 91% Consols for Account 92%%% Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d. I%d. 1,0004 5001. ...........»........ ,21 pm. Ditto Small — 21 19 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Newßonds, 1829 and 1839 77% Equador Bonds Granada, 1 per Cent. . ...... 20% Do. Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 29% Ditto for the Account 3 O l/ Portuguese 4 per Cents ... 59% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840... Ditto for the Account 28% Ditto 3 per Cent 3 8 3/ Ditto for the Account. 38% Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent ll7f. —c. Exchange. French Rentes, 4% per Cent loof. —c. Exchange Dutch 2% per Cents BUSINESS DONE--1N RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PAID. .. 5 PER SHARE. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen • Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin ... ..... Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 1% to Aylesbury and Theme ... lA__ ..... to - Belfast &County Down - Bideford and Tavistock .. ... 136.. ... Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ...,.123 Ditto New Shares Birmingham and Oxford Junct ion - Birmingham and Leicester Direct ........................... Boston, Stamford, and Birm. 22s .. ..... .•-• Bridgewater and Minehead... 425...... Bristol and Exeter 7O Ditto New Bristol and Glo uces t er 3O Bristol and Liverpool Junct. 2 1 ,4 — to Buckinghamshire 425....... Caledonian lO l 2 l /2 .. ... to Ditto Extension Cambrian Grand Junction ... 425. Cambridge and Lincoln ...... DA...... . D'' N ..% —itto, New 1 7a Cambridge and Oxford l% to Canterbury and Dover 1%..... Central Kent 2 l /2 to Chelmsford and Bury .. Chester and Holyhead Chester and Manchester Cheltenham and Oxford ...... 2 Clydesdale Junction-- ...... 5 Cork, Blackrock, and Passages 225.. ... to Cork and Kill arney ... 21/ 2 ...... . .... to Cork and Waterford Cornwall ... ... 5 Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir., and Leicester I IA — to Dartmouth, Torbay, & Exeter 425. Derby, Gainsboro', and Great Grimsby 1%...... ...... to Derby, Uttoxeter, and Staff'd 2%...... Direct Manch. (iemingt on's) 2 3 % — ...... to Ditto (Rackstrick's) 5l /A ... .. 3% to Pirect Northern .. Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh l% to Dublin and Belfast Junction 5 .._ Dublin, Belfast,andColeraine 313 — Dublin and Galway 4 Dudley, Made & Broseley 7v Dundalk andEiiniskillen . 2q..... Eastern Counties Do. New 6l. 16s 6 l /8 p... to Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 6/.13s 4d ••• .. to Ditto, ditto, No. 2. _4/. 13s. 4d.... „,„,. t o _ East Derehain and Norwich 1 - ••••.. to Eastern Union Ditto li Shares... ........ 24 ..... — to Ditto Extension Ditto Ipswich and Bu- 1% 'A 1/ --.. ailU /Jury .•. , 8 . .... to Ditto Extension to Norwich 2 1 / 2 — ... . to Ditto Cambridge and Ely 2 %2 — East Lincolnshire l l4 ...... 1%. ..... to 2 1 4 East and West of England 1%..... ...... to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... ....• to Ditto 1 / 2 Shares ... 5 ...... Ditto New Il t Shares 7% .— ...... to Edinburgh and Northern I IA — ...... to Edinburgh and Perth . .. 1 1 / 2 to Ely and Huntingdon 5 Enniskillen and Sligo Essex and Suffolk l% — to Exeter, Dorchester,and Wey mouth 425....... ...... to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 3 4 — ...... to Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central of Wales l% to Goole and Doncaster 42s. Grand Junction 100 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Ditto Quarter Shares...... 25 GrndUnion(Notting.kLynn) 1% — to Great Eastern and Western.. 2 1 / GreatGrimsbyandSlieffield... 5 Great South and W.(lrish ) ... 15 Ditto Extension Great Munster 2 l /2 — Great North of Scotland 2 l /2 — to Great North of England 100 — to Ditto New Ditto New 2 — to Great Western BO Ditto, Half Shares ......,.. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 2 1 / 2 ...... Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fareham, Portms. 2% — ---- to Harwich Hull and Selby 5O lOO ..... to Ditto Quarters ... ... l 2 l /4 2O ...... to Ditto, Half Shares Inverness and Elgin Ipswich, Norwich, and Yar mouth Irish North Mid1and............ 1% — ... .. to Isle of Axholme 2%...... Killarney Junctions ll4 -..* Kendal and Windermere l% Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 30 ...... Larne, Belfast, & Ballymena 2% ...... Leeds and Carlisle .... ...... .. 2 5 4 — to Leeds and West Riding June. 1 Leicester and Birmingham... 225. — Leicester and Bedford 225." l4 p...... to Leicester and Tamworth 425....... Liverpool and Manchester... 100 Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters ..... ...... ... 25 ...... Liverpool and Leeds Direct... 2% ...... Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction - London and Birmingham ...100 213 Ditto Thirds Ditto M Shares 2 . Ditto Fifths ... ..... .. ..... ... 2 Ditto Extension London & Blackwell... 16/. 13s. 4d — ...... to Do. New l% — ... .. to Do. Extension London and Brighton. Ditto Consolidated Bths 35 Ditto, Sixths . 0% London and Croydon 13/. 15s. 9d. 20% to 20 Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 8 London, Cheltenham, Oxford, Gloucester, and Hereford... 1 London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... Ditto Preference .........181 17s 2c1... London, Hounslow, &Western 2 . .... London and South Western.. 41% 74 .. ... to Do. New consolidated Bths.. 20 Ditto New —.. 7%..... 15% to Do. New .... . . 6 London and South Essex...... 234 — to London and Y0rk........ 2 l/ 3 5 / 1 1 1 /2 .. to London and Windsor ... 1 ... .. Lon.,Warwck, Kidderminster 2% — to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2 1 / 2 — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 5 Londonderry and Enniskillen 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds 76 .. ... ...... to Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ... ..... ... 4 1 4 — to Manchester and Birmingham 40 70% to Ditto Quarters 4 Ditto New Quarters 2 Do. Continuation & Welsh Junction l% to Manch. Buxt mi, & Matlock 425. ... . 2 p to Manchester, Birmingham,and Mould Junction Manchester & Rugby Direct Manchester and Southampton 2 _'.7 Midland - 100 .....141 .... .to Ditto Fifths Ditto, New Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... .. Midland and Eastern Counties 2% to Midid. Great Western (Irish) 2% — to Do. Extension (No. 1) ... 2% — to Newcastle & Darlington June. 25 Ditto New Brandling - Newcastle andBerwick Newcastle and Carlisle Newport and Abergavenny. . 2% — to New Ross and Carlow 225. Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2% — to Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 2%...... to Norfolk Extension — — to North British Ditto Half Shares, 3 l (i 5%..... to . _ Do. Extens. to Dalkeith ... 25 Ditto ditto ...... 5 North Devon North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.)... 35 Ditto Quitter Shares - 12% — to Ditto New North Kent & Direct Dover 2% 2% to North Staffordshire 42s. North Wales 3% .. . North and South Wales and Worcester North. & South. Connecting — t. Norwich and Brandon ... 16 ...... ..... to Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham ... 2 Nottingham and Boston iy ty,% .. to Notting.,Erewsh.Val.,&Mane. 1% Nottingham and Mansfield... ..... .. to Oxford, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Southampton... ...... ... 425. Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verb ampton 12% l 3 l / 2%... to Oxfit, Witney, & Cheltnham 1% to Perth and Inverness Pilbrow Atmospheric Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre -- -- oh---- Ditto, Half Shares .. 2 1 ,E — Reading, Guildford, & Reigate 425. — Richmond Rugby, Derby, & Manchester 2 5 / s — ..... . to Rugby and Huntingdon Rugby, Leamington, anu Warwick - Rugby, Warwick, and Wor cester ... 425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland ... 5 ...... to Sheffield and Manchester ...100 Ditto 1 / 1 Shares 8 Skrewsburyand Birmingham 2 1 ,f z ...... Shropshire Mineral Shropshire Union . • 425. ... .. Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2% -- Shrewsbury, rvolverhampton, and S. Staffordsh. Junction 2%..... Sligo and Shannon l% .. .. to Somersetshire Midland South Devon South Midland 425. South and Midlands Junction 425....... South Staffordshire Junction 2 1 , ...... South Eastern and Dover ... 33% ...... 34% to Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No. 2 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New No. 4. ...... ...... 2% 2%...... to Southampton, Macchester, and Oxford Junction. 425.... St. Alban s, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction Staines and Richmond 1 Staffordshire and Shropshire 2% — to South Wales Taw Vale Extension Tean and Dove Valley l% l% to Trerft Valley Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 2 5 4 — ...... to Tring, Reading, & Basingstoke W I to Ulverstone and Furness 2% — to Vale of Neath Warwick and Cheltenham ... 1% — to Warwick and Worcester 425....,.. Waterford and Kilkenny a •••.•• Waterford and Limerick 7 l / 2... .. ,„_. to Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ...... Welch Midland 2 1,4 — to West Cornwall West Yorkshire West London, Old Shares ... 20 West End & South. Counties ly — .....•• t• Ir — ford and Carl, 2 .f exford an- Jarlow Wisbeach and St. Ives ... 2 Wilts, Somerset, & Sthamptn 1% _ ....... to wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 2% — Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester ... 42s. — to Worcester,Tinbury,& Ludlow 2% t o Wrster, Shrews. & Crewe Un. 151 — ... .. to Worcester and South W a l es .. 42 5 . — Worcester,Warwick,& Rugby 425. — - to Yannouth and Norwich ...... 20 Ditto, New ... 17 — - to 27 York and Carli s l e York and Lancaster ...... 2 5,i - ... to ... t• York and North Midl an d • .. 50 .. Ditto, Half Shares ...... ... to Ditto, Scarboro' Branch Ditto, Selby 2O Ditto, Extension ............ 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 to Barbadoes -- Boulogne and Amiens 8 ..... ... Bordeaux and Mediter anean 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's) 2 ..„. Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette ( Espelete's ) Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders . Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 ...... Central of Spain ... 2 - to Ceylon .. ss. - Demerara. - Dendre Valley - to Dijon and Mulhouse 2 - ... , ..... to Dutch Rhenish... ............ East Ixadiag - -- ~.. - to ''''' - Eastern Belgian Junction.. .. 2!"." 2 Fampoux and Hazebrouk..... 2 Great Northern of France Constituted Great Paris and Lyons Great Western Bengal ss. - - - Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Ditto Extension....... Jersey - Louvain and Jemeppe......... 4 - Lyons and Avignon 2 - Luxembourg - Madrid and Valentia - Mauritius 1 Namcr and Liege... ..... North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. G 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 „.„. 1% ... - Do. (Comp, de L'Est) Ditto (Avinards) .314 Paris and St. Quentin 2 . ...... to ---- Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale l4 .... ... ... ... ... to o St. Laurence and Atlantic .... _. _ to ---. Tourney, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt - Tours & Nantes (Mackenzie) 4 ..... to -- Ditto Ditto Lefebvre's)... 2 .. Do. (O'Neill's) ... ........ ... 2 - Trinidad.. .. ... 2 1 A ....... to --- Verona and Ancona 3 - West Flanders MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered ...... to • : JOINT STOCK BANKS. .... Provincial of Ireland 1) COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTEIW A . Amsterdam CF. 12 11 Gibra1tar........«.-•• '37) 1' Ditto, at sight l2 74 Leghorn ..........••••• o 6 iil Rotterdam 2U. 12 114 Genoa. ..... .... ...... ... ..."' Antwerp 26 15 Milan ...... ...... ...... - .... Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice .... ...-- ..... 01 Altoms — Naples ..........•••••-•* 1191 P- • ' dare''* palate" - aris, 3 iys' sight 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 10 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin Vienna, effee. flo. Trieste, ditto Madrid 36/4 --- - . Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona Seville. Palermo, par oz .••••• -52 i Lisbon ** 521 Oporto... . ............. Rio Janeiro . ........ Bahia ...... Buenos A yoss .... ..... NewY0rk,214834 116 Philadelphia ......... • PRICES OF BULLION. rTi - 9 Foreign Gold, hare./ 1 1 6 Porttiial Gold COW o 0 NQW Doubloons... 11 4 9) New Dollars .....••• 0 . Ili .... 0 4 Silver in Bars...•• LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS 1 41;0 1 LONDON, DEC. 17.—Wind this day N.V., and hazy. andclenr," ;b e lls. DEAL,DEC. 16.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Thoms s ' Churchward, Calcutta; Clara, Crow, BombalL Bro Gale, Dernerata; Apprentice, New York ; ElizaD e lannt' Quebec. Arrd. from the River, John Gillbanitoeri:74 Bombay ; Pharsalia, Winsor, New Orleans ; ,d ed 10' Sampson, New York. Arrd. from the Riv er '- Gleaner, Smith, Boston. /300 , COWES, DEC. 16.—S1d. Fatel Kasack, Aden an,claol ja fOr, So UTHAMPTON, DEC. 16.—S1d. Recorder, Cap e 0 ' l 3 0 - LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Arrd. Britannia steainer' Pe" left 2d instant, and Halifax, on the 4th. Jo hn's' AYR, DEC. 15.—Arrd. Dundonald, St. - tilt 1 5 Brunswick. Montreal' CLYDE, DEC. 14.—Arrd. Southampton, on isk . ,je Superior, Sierra Leone; Hamlet, Fergus, St. atoms - 01 to' - ost DEAL, DEC. 16. —The Ann, Phillipps, of and fro land to Rouen, was abandoned off Fairlight _ ; est i P i r t bit soon after foundered ; crew saved. The Mu a t 0e5( 4 ..",* from Middleborough to Exeter, struck on the Bun co !. thw g morning, and assisted into deep water by a bo ats in P a PETERHEAD, DEC. 13.—The Imperial, of Spei t i o e sit back, 10th instant, struck on the rocks near and received considerable damage. Ciletlttb OFF PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 16.—Piantagelle1 BRISTOL, DEC. 16.—Arrd. Janet, Quebec. se ifor .;d i r * GLOUCESTER, DEC. 15.—Arrd. Mexican, ..A.1,00-0 LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Wind N.NV , fresh- -- nr - orlc• Scollay, Bombay ; Dochfour, Wakeman, Ne vi tb. port, Laurina, Paragon, and Lima. drif el ll cil it LS The Belle, of Drogheda, for Preston, was iw- Horsebank, near Southport, yesterday after liv " - ' igth feared will become a total wreck—crew saved. R C S A large ship was ,seen on shore on Cary air November, with wreckers along side. horn DUNBAR, DEC. 15.—The Princess of Find ton al ~,A 0 masted, 11th inst., off the Redhead, and s ubsec l P' doned. Crew, except one man, saved by the ii ll36 ' d London to Findhorn. v r I.lort il SHIELDS, DEC. 16.—The Mey er ', Memel, from Hartlepool, foundered, 11th ins t.. Seas. ----__ ."--'—'•'---.--- ----"----------- T DAY} EAST EAST INDIA HOUSE—(THA- Ddv- A Quarterly General Court of the Directors lodea' prietors of the East India Company was held 1 : 10.0 ctiu; hall-street at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of business. tier e d ' De Mr. PETER GORDON, who, it will be relne l t e cf oil ()11 : at several times interrupted the proceeding°, `" - i bill& occasion has appeared before the Lord MO ° -11 'r w" - dicial capacity, attempted to occupy t il t ! clif : l 4 ;tr.4l . ~,,,,1..,1 1,,,, ,5eg,...... -r ..v.. wif.' to be to custom, were stationed at the doors iesal%b on , Pro' inner circle appropriated to Directors. The i ` s ocl 1 prietor failing in his first object then got uPI . muter', long speech " enlightened " those present on tae.. t i c u 0 , of the Company, and other particular chaacter...4oo4 the successive governors. When Sir Henry vv.„l over Deputy u_, Ar o, the Governor, Mr. Hogg, Whets but entered, the Hon. Alr. Proprietor Gordon of the Dirciji, nor, accompanied by many not payingroe° mandate, the question whether he should be tu isep u s was regularly put to the Court and carried, re'orisi officer took the Hon. Proprietor in his arms all', & ode him out, reading as be went the speech was ordered to be r_ Os ahtetetnstitioine t f o ut b ced / to perpetrate upon the audience. 0 The proceedings were then formally confine the Clerk reading the minutes of last Court. IDOLATARY IN INDIA. ajuiviog Mr. POYND motionC sinceelc Calcutta, t r t e a p , -- "That adverting to the change of the / 44 / g e og_ A ER then rose to give notice of the r ,-- 44 statements of the Re n y. J n a g m la e n s d Ye a g n gs , _ aillta° F i D issi i i r e6w.°ll- :eh srjr° of fndrinotnedhiis England, depardture fro% o iatc-_, in Orissa, it be referred to the Hon. Cou rt A °. ,vbeo 13 ;0 to consider whether the time is not arrive" to re, ~,, 'riles and usages as contradict the law ef ulibujose_4l" overthrow the first principles of our comfy° 0011.°1-; may not be terminated consistently i, t h the amen tion of the natives, and the security of our Ind i° . . 0 The Govla il La ß t A he j n A ca o lle } d ' SupAoTnTNlAr.itt4e lb°P.'' ~d Of son to proceed with his motion. kusinv".m. Mr. ThomPsoN, before entering upon the -- 010 dw - o f the day, had to complain of the want of, au c l„ °3 0 4 ,v dozenp ports—(the r t s— q ( u t given to the proprietors. He should, n 1 %,••• f u os,, - .. quarto o il y :i n t; his address, require to refer to several volu,", on A of° to volumes),—and without the a- bile for of some kind it m P es r l oprietor pointed to about OD would be next to impossible u Ob is do.so. Irderv": IV' 1 1 The Governor, Sir HENRY WILLOCR , a P e 110IU to be brought for the accommodation 0 ' t " h " elf prietor. 01%0 Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON said that w hile 1.." being brought, he would ask a question-li of important character as resp e ct e d the rights 0 ' f the A vlor Ho wished to know whether the fifth seed ° bold' be laws, which ordered that notices of motion 5 O ,Am three days previous to the meeting of thehaa W PP" inserted in two or more of the London K ers ' case been complied with ? 017 t ~ 0 8 Sir HENRY WILLOCK said that he was 11 ; „- . v . t ,h, the section had not been literally compli e d the - all events the Proprietors knew the purP°rV, the F i b tion, and that he considered was su ffi cient 1( 1' 0 0 0 :0 poses of the Hon. Proprietor. The Court hsu its be fo oti P opinion of the standing counsel upo n the notice bei ti irself, sod his advice was decidly agni" t •nion °I printed. He should, however, order the °IV read to the Court. d I ' eft; The legal opinion was read by the clerk, ;g firmed the Governor's statement as to the lit",l 00 3 7 ratter of the motion. Instances were cited , 111- 4 0 0. 46 others, that of Stockdale's, to show that t he Commons was not exempted from the sta tute., op iaw: r Mr. G. THOMPSON said that, after hearing tme Ad /- of the Learned Counsel, he should say nothing v ioiol h on that point; but he was so unconvinced by th st :diori, ll. that he should perhaps consult higher legs' The Hon. Proprietor then proceeded to revieW t he llr duct of the East India Company, in relation W f a x of Sattara, and was proceeding when our report ).I°°l6 11$ ' ETON POLICE, DEC. 16.—POACIU .--""." NG James Lewin, and James Bridgeman, labourers , , re . n r - ed gb i ‘ up in custody before the Rev. Thomas Carter, ru' Mr. Scott, land-steward to the Duke of Buecleu7 rot" being found, armed, in his Grace's preserves, near Datchet, in the night• time, for the purpose Of .. . 14. 01 0 game. It appeared from the evidence of the keeP el 7 f telf . while they were watching for poachers, at 81 ? °g , t he P t u . r at Ditt? o'clock on Saturday night, they heard voices la • psr'" serves near the Datchet Lodge, leading into the Shortly . afterwards they heard the report of a gt ll . 4 _,,cere ti going to the spot where they saw the flash, they disiiride three men, two of whom were the prisoners Meorea lid e red ° es man. The other man, from his appearance, anslY to description of the prisoner Lewin. The men attenrepos, make their escape, but, upon being pursued by the 1 100 41/ Moore and Bridgeman were overtaken and captured. ner was taken into custody the following morning. A h en P iro° sant, dead, but quite warm, was found a short distanctor,eri where the gun was discharged. The whole o f the er v islo were fully committed to Aylesbury gaol to take their at the ensuing sessions for the county of Bucks. THE RECENT FIRE IN 03I8110PSGATE.S..7" Yesterday W. Payne, Esq., coroner for the City to of .I), ) ,t n eA ro and a respectable jury assembled at the Fox and l of n 1 Tavern, Primrose-street, Bishopsgate, for the purpl?se _help quiring into the cause of the recent fire in Catherine •",. t te and George-yard, Bishopgate. Some few particulars oer conflagration appeared in The Sun of Saturday last . J ura' hearing evidence, which presented no materia l fact, the returned a verdict " that the fire was caused by accident-s, IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NEW ROYAL EXCflikiliot —On Sunday last Divine service was performed for th e , c ot, time in the church of St. Bennet Fink, Threadneedle -v.l. rot the building having been given ever to the commissionershlo i m aking the mpiorements near and widening the aPPr°s.c iS to the new Royal Exchange. The palish in winch Ito situated being in junc.ion with that of St. Peter-le -roar' et. Church service for the united pariilice will in future be ioll4_ formed at the church of this parish. The sacred .edr'e: which will be forthwith pulled down, has stood upon ito ; 1 se site for about 200 years, having been e rected fro design by that eminent architect Sir Christopher Woo' ROLL Thisaasnaan and It lib erty to Enle , (3 ats, mad e b . 21st day C proeeedii a mpbell, ar Ili: 1 .1 " s 40R1).1 e oesiclered • a pra yer of thei M E D A c: tadteerfendant, a feud::: 2. ridoratio ] i ll, and th ease was 'fle argument ((PEEN' ~ittings at This w as ru.st was an P na rn'd WiL9 gaining in hui f an of i t3 e 4ll 4B : l f e d h aa ee lll 7c Hunt at pected posed with fo r hi (aunt's; leant,six or sever 6 , ten, h_. ant) relati' IL "in g, in whit; bankri § d ebt. kr t} l , • Kt unt w tot plaintt no ot e 41?etenciatnh t ty,„ this case i t t ,!te Plaintiff t 0 11 ' tha Ik e 0 witness ik e d or the birt tA.NKII s