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1 HE FIRST NUMBER FOR THE NEW YEAR OF C OLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE IND HUMORIST, Ihat sins Thlrietil Articles of high interest by the most popular writers of the day. OPI:710:18 Tlll3 PRE99. From the " Morning Chronicle." Colburn's New Monthly begins the now year well, with a varied attractive number." From the "Morning Herald.' " The New Monthly, among the beet, if not the very best, of our lavitl4 contemporaries, contains some of the pleasantest papers wo bare mei with for a considerable From the " Morning Post." " This is an admirable number, and abounds in the right essentials Of magazine excellence. There is much of valuable information, of fancy, of wit, and rich humour. Some of the highest names in our periodical literature have brought their intellectual offerings to the monthly banquet. There Is evidently fresh blood infused, and vigor ettly has the New Monthly commenced its new year." The New Year being a favourable opportunity for commencing Perialical, those who nay desire to take in the NEW MONTHLY ILIGAZINB are requested to give their orders, without delay, to their respective Booksellers. Henry Colburu, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. MILTON'S NEW NOVEL. Immediately. in 3 vols. post Svo., L ADY CECILIA FARRENCOURT. A NOVEL. By HENRY MILTON, Esq. Author of " Rivalry." She Ia a woman, therefore may be weo'tl ; She is a woman, therefore may be won."---,Shakspeare. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Soria, called THE DAUGHTER *r ST. MARL Lusigpane, Mr. Burdini ,• Andrea Coma*, Mr. B- arrant ; Moacevugo, Mr. Weiss • Adolphe di Courcy, Mr. W. b arriaoa ; Catarina Cornare, Mime kiuntortri. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Ilarlequin.tde, ealled FUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. Zolsinson Crusoe. Mr. W. H. Payne; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland; Clown Mr. T. Matthews; P a nt a lo on , U r. H owe ll ; Columbine, Miss Carson. Ito Box-omee is open daily, frees Ten In the Morning until Six k tee Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, • d Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsoaa • _ . 'LUBA flit XOl AL., nA i to.Aii/kt.T. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. WIII be _performed a New THIS and Original EVENING Comedy, In Five Acts, • lied OLD HEADS AND V •UN• HEARTS. Colonel Rocket * r. Sirkkland t ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe‘.. ~ _Tom Coke r. Webster ; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; le Countess of Pompton. Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn Mame Vestris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia • ennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINLT. Ring Uxorious, Mr. J. •: and ; Princess Grasiosa, Mies Jul , a Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. H Orton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grant MOVING DIORAMA ; or, PIC T'JRIAL TOUR 1N SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. T riceas and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. A.c cher, at the Box.oftice, tr nn Ton till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Under the Direction of Ma:lante CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated Osy special permission of Charles Dickens, Esq.) a New Drama, entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some B ills that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, r. 0. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; 'rugby, Mr. Wilkin. in ; Sir Joseph Bowley, Bart , Mr. Paul Bedford ; Will Fern, Mr. udson ; Richard, Mr. Selby; Mcggy Veck, Miss Fortescue; Mrs. C 'fickenstalker, Mrs. Frank Matthews. To be followed by a New Conic Operetta, called the FOX AND THE GOOSE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Ps.ul Bedford, and Mrs Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Christmas Ps,ntomime, called CAT'S CASTLE • or, Harlequin and the Risg of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ire l and ; Columbine, Mias Loris da le ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Sanders. 'rompter, Mr. (ballot; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt; Leader of the B:: rut, Mr. alellon.—Box-olliee open from Eleven till Four. Private B. zes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. YRINCENS'S THEATRE, OXFOUD.STREEI'. LESSEE. Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Vitll be repeated an English Version of the ce'ebratei Opera itta, in Two Acts, called FIIE ITALIAN IN ALGIEMS. The Music by Rossini. Mustapha, Mr. P. Corti; I indor, Mr. Allen; Tnddeo, Mr Leffler; Haly, Mr. Mattocks; Isabella, Mdlle. Helen Cs nsiell •' Elvira, Miss Grant; Zulms, Mss Brentoall. To be followed by a new Divertissement, called The s;ALON DiilBAL. Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Miss Marshall, 9ldile leresine, M. J, Ron set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. C After wh'.ch will he repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather 0 •erahe Burlesque Extravaganza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS M EN. Grindoff, Mr. Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry ; Delmar, Granby; Riber, Mr, Corri , Go!otz, Mr. Walton; Claudine, - id las E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. Foebroke. Nage Manager, Mr. H. 1. Wailack. &age Dkrtctor, Mr. Dasden, schiniM, Ur. Edmund BradwelL Cress Circle, bs. ; Bozos, 4w. ; Pit, 2a. ; Gallo ls. Half-price at Niue o'clock—Drees Circle, 2e . 6d. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Pirate Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and it.Hatt ; Prose*. *Piro Boxes, Two guineas and a-Half. Doors to be opened at Hat pest Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. lhe Box-office, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham. Private Boxes and Free Admissloas for the Season to be had at the Thoatre. 1 KLAUSE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH O LIRA_ HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters By Msrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turner, and Keeley; Miss Walcott, Miss Ardea, bliss Greve, and Sirs. Keeley. Atter which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO it MIK Y. Suppoited by Mesa's. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker Mir Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Histioric.l, Romantic Pantomimic-al Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VA LENVINE AND OHSO N. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley, Yolm Wigan, Miss Arden, Mies Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs U , her, Miss dairies, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES 01. ADMISSION.-13alco,y coxes. 41. • Upper Its. • Pit, is.; Gallery, ad. Second Price—Balcony Nixes, 2v. ; Upper Saes, Is. lid.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the ti a lcony Tier (bolding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second new (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private B , Icei on the Pit Ties (holding six persona), One Guinn, Tae Box- olicei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direr. flt , n of Mr. Gr , can, late of Covent garden Theatre. Great Hit of the Equestrian Comic Pantomime at ASTLKY'7, ROI AL AMPHII HEATRE or ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX PUNT; or, The Race..Flor.e and Life's Couras of Man and Steed; Iritroducing_unequalted National Fetes. Hell Fa x - c h ase on th e Stage ID al in the Circle by living )•'o‘ and real Pact of Hounds, ptirehvaed b y Mr. Batty of Mr. Tattersall, to realise this novel production, Ji..,,som Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse rin sh ip. To conclude wit h a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, C lied HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY G!LPIN'S RIDE; or, the Buck Witch of Edmonton, Harlequin, Mr. IL Lewis ; Columbine, Elrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. 'F. Barry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury. Acting anti stagaariliaager, Mr. W tS Broadfoot. Fort-office open 11, en Eleven till rive. lessons in the Art of Riding Pa Mr. R. smith daily. Mr. BATTY begs to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and his Patrons, that, in compliance with numerous requests from the Ca witty, and by special desire, he has formed arraneements to pre-. lint, during the Christmas Ito idays, a S ries of EQUESTRIAN ORNING FETES and FASHION BLI: DAY PERFORM. 1, NCES, to commence at Half-past One, and terminate at Half-past - Three: consisting of Batty's Mei:clic! Scenes of Equitation in tee Cede. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Ata usual, the beet Pantomime of the Seafo■ ! A more brilliant triumph than ever before achieved I ! Laughter, Wonder, and Delight!!! 'The First Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and Everything New!!!! THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corti Mom the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H. Hughes, Neville, R. Horner, Lewis, Heston, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss Martin. , fii . tonelude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, sHILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN M. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; Clow., Mr. T. Ridgway; Pintaloen, Mr. Henry Corfi; Columbine, Miss Slaitcr. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the 80x... Moo. from Eleven to Four. "ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Extraordinary Success of the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will tie produced MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Sup ported be Kr. OsbAldiston, Henry Howard, J. T. Johnson, T. H. Blink, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E. Teeny, and Miss Treble. After which, the laughable Drama, entitled WILFUL MURDER. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT CODLINS ; sr, The Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapin° ; Clown, 817. Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney; Columbine, MAR°. Le Vite, THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 4. TasucounTsa, Lowest, 31 ; Highest, 44 ; Noon, 42. BAROMETER, 30.25.—W1ND, W. NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the ether observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and Rain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE THIS DAT. Marring ... 24 minutes after 9 ( Evening ... 3 minutes after 10 . , ," • " . •• ,, Ar , -Alpe AZ _! -:7 ".14:11011k ' .fir 4011110* • ;‘ 7. "1'°61 .0 zr• .0- ;«. ig;'• SECOND EDITION: • P 114 ttellin 11 1 ..-7-z.‘i,llt LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1845. In Taira Magazine for this month there are some judicious remarks on the subject of the Repeal agita tion, whose special object the writer justly regards as impracticable ; and even could it, by any possibility, be carried into practice, as detrimental in no ordinary dogree to the interests of the three kingdoms, more et peeially to those of Ireland. Yet, though he ex / tenets himself decidedly hostile to the Repeal c :otchet, he is impressed with a profound sense of the pl,wer and popularity of the movement, and greatly e:caggerates, we think, its effect on the public mind o the sister country. Thus he assures us that it is n d only the ardent desire of a vast majority of the Irish people, whom misery has left nothing to lose by rebellion and civil war ; but that it is the fixed idea— tl a enthusiastic aspiration of a set of men, of whose 21 tellect, energy, and sincerity in the cause there can be: no possible doubt, though their political sagacity may fairly enough be questioned. He adds, that the weole commercial and trading democracy of three Ir ish provinces are for it, as one man, and that the of position of the fourth has already begun to be somewhat equivocal ; that the various municipalities hs..ve voted strong Repeal resolutions; that the Na floral Church has pronounced its solemn benediction ; —in a word, th:tt the mov,enent has every attribute of formidableness, depth, breadth, and strength. This pi( ture is exceedingly overcharged; indeed, were it no t so, no power on earth—not even that of Mr. (1 CostsaLL—could keep Ireland in its present state of quiescence. The overruling passion of the hour, be wring down before it all obstacles that reason might throw in its way, would infallibly find vent either in the shape of renewed monster -meetings, or in some 'elm questionable form. The writer in Tait goes on to observe The recent aspects of Irish agitation ave.given Eriking confirmation of a portentous fact which we have more than once urged on the notice of our readers—Mr. O'CONNELL is not the Repeal movement. The agitator has ceased to be master of the agitation. The magician is impotent to exorcise —has only a qualified and conditional power to com mand—the spirit that his spells have evoked. He cannot now do quite what he will with his own ; there is a power in the Loyal National Repeal Association behind the chair, and greater than the chair !" This is unquestionably not the case at present, whatever it may be, should Sir ROBERT PEEL disappoint the ex pectations of every rational Irishman by the signifi cant hints which he threw out towards the close of last session. Just now, Mr. O'CONNELL exercises as potent an influence as ever he did over the Repeal agitation, which is diminished or increased according to his sovereign will and pleasure. When he is absent from the chief scene of action in the Conciliation Hall, indulging in the peaceful retirement of Darry nane, the question of Repeal remains in a state of comparative torpor, only to be roused into activity by his reappearance in the field of agitation. In opposi tion, therefore, to the statement of Tait, we unhesi tatingly maintain that just at present Mr. O'CONNELL is, in the strictest sense of the term, the Repeal move ment; though it may be a question how long he will remain so, should circumstances arise to increase the hostility of the agitators towards the Union with England. If the Premier, for instance, scared by the clamour of the Irish Orangemen, who have already expressed their feelings in no unequivocal manner, and by the opposition of the English Church digni taries who will be pretty sure to fraternise with them, narrows his views on the subject of Irish national education, and backs craftily out of the assur ances which he gave last year in Parliament, the Re pealers, taking prompt advantage of his infirmity of purpose, and invested by it with tenfold moral influence , over the mind of their disappointed and indignant countrymen, 'will resume the agitation with more reckless energy than ever; and should Mr. O'CON NELL evince an indisposition to go the whole hog with them, and lend the weight of his sanction to all their revolutionary extravagances, then, in that case—but in that case only—he will, to use the words of Tait, " have become impotent to exorcise the spirit which kis spells have evoke , l." But we anticipate no such contingency. Mr. O'CONNELL knows well how to play his game; awl knows also that the Repeal agi tation is by no means so deeply seated in Ireland as he would have us here in England believe it is. He is the salt of its life—the breath of its nostrils—the fuel that supplies the fire, and when he relaxes in his exertions the cause sinks fur the time into a state of positive inertness. One of the subjects which demand, and must re ceive the attention of Parliament early in the en suing session, is the law of settlement. The Bill introduced by Sir JAMES GRAHAM at the close of last sei sion for the consolidation and amendment of the lags relating to parochial settlements and to the removs I of the poor, will open the whole question, and gi , ;e rise to full discussion. But any discussion as to the law of settlement will never settle this matter, so long as there is any law of settlement to discus 2 . There ought to be no particular settlement— relief ,ught not to be attached to a locality, to a parish, but to the nation—the poor man's home where he ma; .r claim and receive relief, ought to be his resi dence when want and distress overtake him—and all the caste which legal rapacity and class interests now muse, ought to be avoided. have been led to these few remarks by a letter addressed "To the Society of Clerks of the Unions of tie Northern Districts of England," by Mr. HEN: tY COPPOCK, which appears in our columns this day, and which deserves thk!. closest attention. This letter has received the approbation of the majority of the F rti c t ica 1 men in the North, and does credit to its au th or, who is well known as the able and in defatigable Town Clerk of Stockport. Its more gene:!al circulation at the present time, may draw publi c notice to this very important matter. M. ►drd journals of the 27th ult. have been re ceive d, but they bring no news of the slightest inte rest. On that day the Three per Cents. closed at 32 for c; ish, and 32 at 60 days; the Four per Cents. at 22 7-16 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 23 for cash, and 23i at 60 days; the Coupons at 26i at 6t► days ; and the Debt without Interest at 7 at 60 d tyv. T he few Parisi papers published on Thursday are chiefly occupied with the addresses presented to the Km., on New Year's-day, and his MAJESTY'S replies, whie' a possess more interest than is usually found in these interchanges of compliments. This arises chiefly from the KING'S visit to England, the settlement of the t Usputes with Morocco, and the universal wish expre stied for peace by all parties. The POPE'S None io represented the Diplomatic body, and the Duke PASQU mit and M. SAUZET delivered addresses in t: a(: name of the Chambers. The Nuncio prudently ma( le: no allusion to the KING'S journey to England, a jt •urney not at all gratifying to one or two of the So% rereigns whom he represented; but both the Presi den ts; allude to it in the most marked terms, and regard it a s a guaranteee for peace among the nations of Euro] )e. The language of 8.1. SAUZET is peculiarly happy and complimentary, not so much to the Eng lish S OVERKIGN, as to that country which first esta- ' blishe d on a solid basis constitutional government. " France," said he, " is proud of her KING, and shov n i her pride in him to all Europe. Wherever you: : MAJESTY may bend your steps, you must be received with the respect due to the name of France, witl - t the admiration which is inspired by a life of devo tedness, services, and trials, with that irresistible influ, 3 ace which is ever attached to great missions fulfill( ml with fortitude. These sentiments must pre vail it i that land which was the first cradle of consti tutiot al liberty. It belongs to twe great nations— both I roud of their history—both rendered illustrious by h tying passed through great struggles—both admis ed at present for their rivalry in intelligence and ii i the peaceful arts, to aggrandise themselves by a m' si.;ual esteem, and watching with equal solicitude over ! t he maintenance of their reciprocal interests—of find ing in the conviction of their independence and pees% 'er, a common bond for labouring in the cause of that ; liberty and civilization of which they'are and must cont i nue to be the firmest supporters. This work of orde • and of liberty we have concurred with your Me- JEST 3 ' to strengthen in our country. The days of storms have : fled; the time of repose and of consolation for your heart has arrived. May PEOVIDENCE long give you t he enjoyment of it, after so many trials." To this the K me replied :—" It is, as you have so well ob serve( 1, for the progress of civilization, to efface be tween i two great nations, so worthy of esteeming each other , the last traces of those old animosities which hayie lighted so many wars and caused so many evils, anelf ...o give birth in their place to that reciprocal good wil 1, which will secure to them the enjoyment in com mo n of the benefits of peace. In the course of my visit to the Queen of ENGLAND, I was surrounded by the i nanifestation of this sentiment, and I was able to asce; etain that the advantages of the happy concord whit :h now subsists between the two Governments, on Thursday, wen I he justly u s co t I p y p o a s p i p t i r o e n c i j a o t ed ur n b a y l s E , n p g u l b a l nd i sh . " e d gL i e v a a t inbdeeignnatutosnedat by y he ethxe cpoirnet ,lions t o saidexpress t o M• DEBELLEYIIR on his K 33 G when congratulating M. e' ,ec tion as one of the Vice-Presidents o u fth n. the ( U.stnbt - a. They denounce suc h language as nco titutional and a wanton interference of royalty with 1 he free deliberation of the people's representatives. fiat the journals who thus complain have fifty times c 0 =rutted similar errors. They have, contrary to all c )) Istitutional principles, attacked the KING under the tit] e of the "chateau," or some other cognomen eq( sally intelligible, a practice totally at variance wit h the principles of a constitution which admits the t the KING can do no wrong, and throws the re ap( ,nsihility of every measure on his advisers. But tht : fact is constitutional government in France is c n iy in its infancy, and time and experience are re cE ired to instruct both KING and people in the ( ti vette adopted by all parries in a country where 1 the rules of debate, as well as writing in political . journals, are universally admitted and practised. As a s l Rcimen of the anger displayed by these journals, we give the following from the France : ~ We should like to know for what object the Cabinet pub, lishes these words, and ricks an attempt so little in hart iony with constitutional prescriptions. Is it an act of vt cation or an ill-advised piece of tactics, a vengeance again ist the Tuileries, or a calculation with regard to the Chat fiber ? They may be both one and the other. M. Guiz, )t would not be sorry to pay back to the Château malice for malice, and on the other hand he would find it piquant to give a hint, by means of the royal words, to his friends who are absent to come to their posts. This would be all fair warfare, but the proceeding is some what late. Nobody is ignorant at present in the majority that, at all periods, Louis Philippe has ostensibly sus tained to the end all the Ministries that have been over turned for fourteen years. Each has had the satisfac tion of hearing him repeat. ' I am with you, and com pletely of your way of thinking.' That, however, has not prevented the crisis. In the present case what has just occurred at the Tuileries may well precipitate it." The KlNia'S remarks, however, appear to have had some effect. On Thursday the Chamber of Deputies met for the purpose of appointing a Committee to draw up the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne, when Ministers had a vast majority. Not fewer than 330 Deputies were present, and of these 191 voted for the Ministerial candidates, and only 139 for those of the Opposition, giving a majority of 52. The Members appointed were Messrs. PEYRAMONT, MURET DE BORD, D'ANGEVILLE, FELIX REAL, Marshal SEBASTIANI, LATOURNELLE, HEBERT, GAUTHIER DE RuMIGNY, and ST. MARC GIRARDIN. The first seven support the Government, and the two latter are claimed by the Opposition, though M. ST. MARC GIRARDIN is one of the principal writers in the Journal des Debats, regarded as a Ministerial paper. A brief discussion took place in the Committee, during which M. GUIZOT defended his policy, both as regards the affairs of Morocco and Otaheite. The question respecting the right of search, he said, was still a subject of negotiation be tween France and England. THE BOURSEr.-TIIURSDAY, JAN. 2. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. rranab I Nva oer Cents.-- 120 65 .. 120 65 .. 120 65 .. 120 65 iper Cents..... 85 10 .. 85 10 .. 85 10 .• 85 10 .New Loan ........ 86 30 .• 86 35 .. 86 30 •• 86 30 3aak of France Eolgian Fives,lB4o lO4l .. 1041 1041 1041 Spanish Threes ..... 37 .. 37 .. 37 .. 37 Active ...... • ... • • 37 .• 37 .. 37 .. 37 Passive .... ••.• • . • • 6f • . G-f .. 6f .. 6f Portuguese Five per Cents • • 604 .. 601 .. 604 .. 601 Neapolitan—. .. • .... 56 .. 96 .. 96 .. 96 Roman 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING-, JAN 4 UARY 4, 1345. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 4.—Wind westerly, moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, JAN. 3.—Wind W.N.W., very light. —Sid. Cal cutta, Sierra Leone; Penelope, St. Lucia; Vigilant, Ber muda; Mars, Halifax. FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind S.S.W., fresh breezes.— Arrd. Elizabeth, River de Sella; SanchotPanza, Smyrna. Off, Rialto,' Chase,, harliston for Havre ; St. Croix, Bireh, Messina. Barr.rum, JAR. 3...i...A cased cask of spirits of about 40 gallons, marked on the bilge " 166-1, L," and on the head " Meraud, Bordeaux, Cognac, C. M. and C 0.," was picked up yesterday off Beray Head. MUMBLES, JAN. 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Gipsey, Tur pin, Cuba. HULL, JAN. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Acrd. Neva, Simp son, Ichaboe. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 3.—Wind S.S.E., light —Arrd. Anger, Calcutta; Princess Victoria, Thorns, Ichabue; Oberon, Pernambuco; Theresa Jane, Wright, Maran ham; Frankland, Bahia; Coromandel, Mobile ; Alex ander Grant, Savannah ; Montezuma and Troy, New York; Jas. Calder, Boston. OFF TIISKAR.—John R. Skiddy, New Y or k. OFF KINSALE.—NorfoIk, Quebec, leaky. WATERFORD, JAN. I.—Arrd. Cumb er l an d, P ower , Pernambuco ; Kingston, Thomas, Ichaboe; Velocity, M'Grath, St. John's, New Brunswick. ALDBOROUGH, JAN. 3.—The Governor Harcourt, from Honduras to Sunderland, is off this port, leaky, having struck on the Barnard Sand, and is proceeding to Harwich in tow of two pilot boats. The Cybele, Yates, of Scar borough, from Newcastle, got in contact this morning off the port with a light schooner; she is much damaged, but proceeded with extra hands. A brig ashore in Hasborough Sand was passed last night by the Mes senger, from Inverkeithing to Marseilles, arrived off this port. CLYDE, DEC. 31.—Sid. Brahmin, Bombay ; Wan derer, Trinidad. WHITBY, JAN. 2.—The sloop Blyth, Terry, hence to Stockton, went ashore this afternoon three miles to the northward, and is expected to become a wreck. SOUTHWOLD, JAN. 3.—The Ann, Knight, of Blyth, and the Priscilla, Hall, of Hartlepool, were in contact last night off this place, and both received damage. The former has gone to Yarmouth with two of the crew of the Priscilla, and the latter with four of the Ann's crew northward. YOUGHAL, JAN. I.—Arrd. Columbine, Ichaboe. BELFAST, JAN. I.—Arrd. R. A. Parke, Quebec. MARYLE BONE VESTRY. (THIS DAY.) THE REPAIRS OF ALL SOULS' CHURCH. Mr. WATTS, who acted as clerk to-day, in the absence of Mr. Flood, called the attention of the above Vestry to the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the necessity of certain repairs of All Souls' Church. On a former; occasion, when the Committee ex pressed their opinion that the repairs were necessary, Mr. Gomm proposed that their report be recommitted to them, in order that they might state whether any further repairs were necessary, and if any, what. Mr. Gomm's motion having been carried, the Committee have since made a new report, which was submitted to the Vestry this morning, and in which they state, that not only the repairs, concerning which they first re ported, but also a curtain in the organ-loft, which was not included in that report, were necessary. Mr. G 03131 inquired whether any further repairs not connected with curtains were still wanted ? Mr. ItinuwAit observed that he was not present at the time when the report was re-committed, or he should then have made some remarks upon the incessant appli cations to the Vestry for money to defray the expenses of repairs in All Souls' Church. Persons conaected with this church were continually applying fur little repairs, of 51. and 101., with now and then a, repair of a larger amount. If all these repairs were necessary, why were no contributions raised upon those portions of the con gregation who complained of draughts and other incon veniences ? A nobleman who complained of a draught at his back would always be willing to give a draft on his banker to get rid of it. There were some gentl, men having an interest in All Souls' Church who never came to the Vestry but when the subject of repairs was being mooted. Why did not these gentlemen attend to their other duties as vestrymen ? Mr. JOSEPH did not think that Mr. Ridgway had any right to question any vestryman as to the frequency of his attendance at the vestry. Tne question before the vestry was, whether these repairs were necessary, and Mr. Gomm inquiring as to whether anything else was wanted, had nothing at all to do with the matter. Mr. RIDGWAY again rose, and was about to address the vestry, but was interruped by loud cries of " Chair, chair," which rendered him utterly inaudible. The CHAIRMAN, who agreed with Mr. Joseph, e.d vised Mr. Ridgway to give way and sit down, but Mr Ridgway proceeded, still being, however, inaudible. Mr. Ridgway having at length sat down, Mr. WILSON said that he was very sorry that when the Chairman recommended Mr. Ridgway to give way, he (Mr. Ridgway) did not do so. He (Mr. Wilson) thought that the report ought to be accepted by the vestry, and that it would be better to cause the repairs to be executed than to lose pew-renters, perhaps to a yearly amount of four times the cost of the repairs. lie (Mr. Wilson) would, therefore move that the report of the 'committee be accepted. Mr. Wilson's motion was seconded, and carried unanimously. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRl➢fir. CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 agst Ratan—t 40 to 1 apt Portobello—t 40 to 1 agst The Bashaw—t, 40 to 1 agst Rowena—t 50 to 1 agst Barricade—t DEI 11 to 1 agst Alarm—t 16 to 1 apt Idas 18 to 1 agst Kedger 18 to 1 agst Pam—t Very little done, except of 50 to 1 agst Velerian—t 50 to 1 agst Pug —t 50 to 1 agst Clumsy —t 8 to 1 agst Hesse'tine's lot. 'BY. 30 to 1 agst Annandale (Re becca colt) . 36 to 1 agst Pantasa—t the Chester Cup. FLANDERS MAIL. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) ST. PETERSBURG", DEC. B.—Under the inspection of the Exchange Commission, consisting of twenty-four members, persons are now employed in removing the funds deposited in the vaults of the Bank as security for the notes of the empire (Reichs credit billete), to convey them, by the Emperor's order, to the new building erected in the fortress for that purpose. They amount in the whole to no less a rum than 70,70U,000 silver rubles (about 11,000,000/. sterling), partly in bars, partly in gold and silver coins. 6,000 poods (240,000 lb.) are removed every day, and this operation will take twelve or thirteen days. The Emperor orders that this removal shall be effected under the superintendence of a number of merchants, that they may be convinced of the actual existence of these funds, and contribute still further to confirm the already well-established credit of the empire. The shares of the Steam Navigation Company have risen to-day to 600, because the Company is said to be g on re t a h t leopsosinetveorfy year,selli and thus to reli eve it se lf f rom a all its sea vessel s , w hi c h cause a great burden.—Allgerneine Zeitung, Dec. 30. N.B. No papers ware published at Brussels on Thurs day, the printing-offices being closed on the preceding (New Year's) day. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bevssats, Dec. 31. Actua Debt, g% per Cent., •••••• 00000 Rothschild's Loan, Five per Ceat ...«.«.«.».„.«« — Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.......„.,„ Three per Cent........., Thirty-seven Millions, ditto (1840)............... 103% 10 3 Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 102% 1532 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Ceat — Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent. 57% Issue of 1841•.•••••••••••••••:••••••••........................••• —Brussels Powers. Jan. 1. AUSTRIAN FUNDS...NIENNA, Dec 27. Five per Cents. .......... 111% ' Four per Cents. lOl Three er Cents ...... ....... ....... ... .... 70% Bankshares ......... • • MO Loan, 1834. Ditto, 1539 Estarhaay's Loan RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand. 177% Gloggnita Milan 127 117% —4llgetneine Zeitung, Dec. 28, THE ROYAL VISIT TO STRATHFIELDSAYE.—We have it in our power to announce t h at t h e precise day is now positively fixed for the visit of her Majesty and the Prince Consort to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfield saye, Hants. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Monday, the 20th inst. We understand her Majesty is likely to remain the guest of the illustrious Duke three days. The Duke has approved all the arrangements made at Strathfieldsaye for the reception of his Sove reign. His Grace is there with the Marquis and Mar chioness of Douro and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley. SUSPECTED INCEEDIARIS3I.—This morning (Satur day), shortly before three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the stack-yard belonging to Mr. Holland, butcher, of Lower-road, Isli ng t on , b urst i ng f ro m the midst of a rick of hay, containing about fifty loads, situate in the Globe fields, Stoke Newington. Flames were first perceived issuing from the body of the stack by police-constable 275 N, who, after having given the necessary alarm, re ceived assistan ce f rom t h e res id e nts of the neighbour hood. The engines from Whitecross-street, Farringdon street,to extinguish the and th e W es t o f E ng l un d s t a tion in the Waterloo road were in att en d ance . Af ter an ineffectual attempt the part o f t h e par i s h engines flames, the fir emen f rom town succee ded in drawing one of the large eng i nes c l ose b y t h e m argin of the New River, but it requited several hours of continued labour to subdue the conflagration. Fortunately the stack was detached from any other property, so that the fire was confined to that a l one . I t i s understood that the pro prietor is insured in the Atlas Office. It is fe a red that the fire originated through the act of an incendiary. TIIADE OF L EEDS .—Th e c i rcu mstance of wool having maintained its price during the dull trade of the last six week s , an d t h e prevailing op i n i on being that i t cannot be low er , b ut i n all probab i lity w ill hare a ten dency upward s , h as h ad the effect of ca using more stir in our cloth h a ll s t hi s week than for some time past. There has al so b een pretty extensive or d ers g iv e n out for thin goods for the India and China markets, which will employ a portion of the manufacturers for some time to come, and prevent their bringing an overstock to the market. On the w h o l e the prospect is much brighter than might have been expected a few weeks ago. The merchants generally b e i ng engaged i n ta ki ng stock, and this being the season when few buyers visit the market, there has consequently been little doing in sales of finished goods during the week.--Leeds Meicury. MONEY and COMMEROAL _NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a moderate demand for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and previous prices were supported. Sales 4,000 bales.—A very large business was done in Railway Shares, and prices were fully maintained. Chester and Birkenhead, 361 37 ; Churnet Valley, 44 3 ; Dublin and Cashel, 103 ; Eastern Counties, 15 ; Grand Junction, 227 k 228 ; Ditto, Half, 1133 ; Great North of England, 184 ; Great Western, Half, 92 ; Lancaster and Preston, 463 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half, 107 ; London and Birmingham, 229 ; London and South-Western, 763 ; London and York, 43 ; Manches ter and Birmingham Quarter, 51 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 1223 ; ham, and Leeds, 1283 ; Ditto, Half, 563 ; Midland Counties, 116 ; Newcastle and 8.. - -wick, 73 ; North British, 71. 13s. 9d. ; North Wales, 73 ; North Union, 1473 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 18s. ; South- Eastern, 413 ; Ditto, New, 144 33; York and Selby, 70 ; Lyons and Avignon, 23 ; Paris and Lyons, 31. 13s. 6d. ,• Paris and Orleans, 444 3 ; Northern of France, 6 64 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 5 53 6 ; Cen tral of France, 113. The following notice has just been handed to us : " January 4, 1845. " In a letter received this morning, by the East India and China Association, dated Admiralty, Jan. 3, it is stated that a contract has been entered into by their Lordships for the conveyance of the mails between Suez and Calcutta and China, and that the particulars will be promulgated by the Post-office department." The following was received by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt this day, and we are glad the question has been met with a liberal feeling on the part of ihe Lords of the Treasury, especially as the article it refers to affords a livelihood to a vast number of the poorer classes ; and had the increased rate of duty been vexatiously enforced, an additional. ; price would have been necessarily de manded, which must have materially affected the inte rests of importers and consumers : " Treasury, 3d January, 1845. " Gentlemen,—The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, having had under consideration your report, No. 1,851, concerning the memorial of Messrs. Horton and Pereira, requesting repayment of the addi tional duty alleged to have been overcharged on two cargoes of oranges imported from St. Michael's, I am directed to acquaint you, my Lords concur in the views ' you have taken upon the subject, and are pleased in con formity thereto to authorise you, that all chests or boxes of oranges and lemons, measuring 36 inches in length, 20 in width, and 7 in depth, and having cones of 9 and under 12 inches in height, may be admitted to entry at the rated duty of 3s. 9d. each, and that all chests and boxes of the above length, width, and depth, having cones amounting to or exceeding 12 inches in height, may be charged with the rated duty of 7s. 6d. each ; and I am further to autho rise you to return to the applicants the difference of duty paid by them on the two cargoes of oranges in question, and to desire that you will cause the parties to be in formed of their Lordships' decision on the subject. "I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " C. E. TREVELYAN." In the return of the Bank of England, as to its opera tions, the only feature worth notice is a slight decrease in the amount of bullion. The issue of notes has been increased by about 48,4001., and the public deposits by 336,5471., the gross amount being stated at 7,411,6051. Next week this balance will be enormously encroached upon by the payment of the quarterly dividends. The Funds have been rather firm this morning. Consols for Account have been done at 1003. ; Reduced Three per Cents. at 1 per cent. above par ; the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 1043 ; and the premium on Exchequer Bills has risen to 655. Bank Stock is up to 2123, and India Stock to 289. In the Foreign Funds there is not much to notice to day. Spanish for Account have only fluctuated from 273 to 28 3 ; Dutch Two-and. a-Half per Cents. from 633 to 634. Mexican has remained at 353, Portuguese Converted at 593, and Colombian at 143. The London and Birmingham Railway Shares have advanced to 130 premium this morning. Most of the other Shares have receded a shade. There is a good de mand for the Irish lines. The Northern of France are in request. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 2113 2123 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl 1003 New 3i per Cent. Annuties ... 1043 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 123 India Bonds 1,0001 — pm. Ditto under 1,000/ 79 pm. Consols for Opening India Stock 2t,83 288 289 Exchequer Bills. lid. lid. 1,000/. 500/. Ditto Small — Ditto Advertised ..... ... •••••• pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 353 Ditto for the Account 353 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., MO 2B Ditto for the Account. Ditto Passive Bonds 63 • Ditto Deferred Dutch 23 per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 lO 2 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Chester and Holyhoad Churnet Valley Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast Junction 23 Eastern Counties Eastern Union Great South and W. (Irish)... 5 Great Western 74 Ditto, Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle London and Birmingham ...100 230 - London and Brighton.... 5O 513 - London and South Western.. 413 ...... 77 Ditto, New London and Croydon London and Y0rk...,... ..... 24 •.... 433 Midland 100 1153 Newcastle & Darlington Sunc. 24 ...... 624 62 to 613 Newcastle and Berwick Norwich and Brandon 8 t ...... 143 ...... to Ditto New 1 Rugby ••• 1 40 to 41 33 to 41 South Eastern and Dover ... 333 Ditto New Shares 4 - to Yarmouth and Norwich' York and North:Midland ... 50 1•054 1043 to 105' Ditto 3 Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch lO 324 to Ditto Selby Scrip 2O 703 Ditto, Extension Boulogne and Amiens 2 Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 4443 ... to Paris and Strasburg... PRICES OF IRISH STOCK S,'DEc. 2. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Money 3 per Cent. Reduced . 33 Stock . Ditto Money _ 33 per Cent. Debentures . Long Annuities Bank Stock .... Royal Canal Stock . — Grand Canal Stock — Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 4 per Cent - . 4 per Cent. City Debentures.......—.... 4 per Cent. City Debentures, New. ... 4 per Cent. Ballast Office Debe atures. 4 per Cent. Pipe Water — Kingstown Railway Debenture. 3 -- LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARK. Dublin and Kilkenny Railway lO 0 215 Drogheda Ditto: 6O 723 Great Southern and Western Ditto Scrip Ditto Extension l?3 Dublin and Belfast Junction l 3 Irish Great Western, Dublin to Mul- / 2i lingar and Athlone Railway Dublin and Cashel ditto Belfast and Ballymena 23 Waterford and Limerick Dundalk and:Enniskillen 24 Wexford and Carlow ' 13 Hibernian Bank 2t, ;3 Royal Bank National Bank National Insurance Patriotic ditto lo_ lO4 Mining Company of Ireland 7— l4 Wicklow Copper Mines 5.. l9 City of Dublin Steam Company Ditto Ditto, 1836 50... 533 Steam Ship Building Company British and Irish Steam Company 50.... 553 Limerick Extension Railway Peninsular and Oriental Ditto 50.......... 66* Dublin and Glasgow Steam Company 50.... ...... 44 Dublin and Cavan Railway....... 23 . . 23 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 3. —We have had a very buoyant market, and a considera Axle business done. Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2,2:. T 24 ; Shef field and Manchester, Quarters, 12, ex int.; t ;o,uth-East ern, No. 2, 123 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, al id Cheshire Junction, 6 9-16 ; Blackburn, Barnsley, at id Accring ton, 31 ; Caledonian, 43 ; Churnet Valley, 44 . - 4* ; Hud dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 41 ; Lon don and York, 43 ; Great Northern of France, . 63 1.16 ; Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 113. 1021 CURIOUS REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.—We 'tre yes terday shown an old Queen Anne musket, wb ich had been picked up by some fishermen on the south side of Long Island, a few days since, in about 25. feet of water. It was entirely encrusted with gravel, pebbles, oyster shells, and such like marine productions, abo, at two inches thick ; the barrel and lock were completely es - ,,ten away, but the stock remained almost as perfect as the first day it fell in the water. It is supposed to have • be longed to some English troops which landed near the spot where it was found at the beginning of the revolt t tion. It has been presented to General Storms, who ha s placed it in the United States Arsenal of this city among other revolutionary relics.—. New l'orh paper. The dividend declared at the rneetieg of Lond of Dock Proprietors, held yesterday, was 21 per cent.--t ht • same as on the last occasion. The stock of guod s it. the dock shows an increase of 30,400 torts, as coinpar eti with the correspi,nding LAI of Lst year, it bein g r e :i turned now as 16F,426 tos. The s:;rpi tis of pr o fit s. after paying the drvidolp!, i !3,093/.. c);' a.l;i c h 5 , 0 00 / . to be appropriated to iiwvf - t t) increase f,,i,,,„ for business. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND lettibltt 14, otaton. " Who rung may read: Dee. 28 27 Arbroath and Forfar •••• • •• Birmingham and Gloucester.... .. . Brandling Junction . • Bristol and Gloucester • • •• • Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • Dublin and Drogheda• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • •• • • • • • • Jan. 2 Dec. 29 Dundee and Arbroath Durham and Sunderland ..• .• • • • • •• Edinburgh and Glasgow . Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • . • • • • Glasgow and Greenock.... Grand Junction .. Jan. 2 Dec. 29 Great North of England Great Western ..• • ......... •• •• •• •• Liverpool and Manchester .• •• • London and Birmingham .. •••• London and Blackwall.. London and 8right0n..........••• • • London and Croydon ....... •• London and Greenwich ............. London and South Western ..... • • • • Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ...... Manchester and Birmingham........ Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties ......... ....... ... Jan. 2 Dee. 28 Newcastle and Darlington Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North Shields.. .. .• North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen • • ..... ••••••• • • • • 163 2,498 1,124 531 602 125 1,737 593 617 2,13.5 4,305 1,356 677 8,125 3,542 14,738 4,650 15,796 640 1,928 3,345 1,275 .696 5,844 '967 10,93 3 4,159 12,020 559 3,074 Preston and W}ire•• •• •• •• •• • Sheffield and Manchester ..... South Eastern Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • 613 2,135 241 648 5,145 726 2,486 5,679 7,511 Ulster . ....... Yarmouth and Norwich ............ York and North Midlaud . .......... 1,307 343 1,014 3,806 3,0 92 209 629 2,449 405 543 4,011 300 656 4,048 720 596 246 1,956 1,983 Sir William Follett, Lady Follett, and family, are arrived at Rome, from a tour in Sardinia, Tuscany, &c. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman is in rather improved health, and is not expected to return to England for five or six weeks.— Western Times. Shipmasters and others at all acquainted with the Elbe must frequently have experienced inconvenience from those obstacles to its navigation, the bars at Bien kenese and Schulau. It affords us much pleasure to be enabled to state that a prospect exists of these obstruc tions being removed, through the enterprise and public spirit of an individual. Mr. R. 141. S,lowman, an English gentfetnan residing at Hamburgh, has, we are informed by a correEpondent ou whom we can place reliance, made an offer to the Senate of the city to attempt this much' desired object wholly at his own exp case and risk, with out asking or expecting any remuneration beyond the reimbursement of the actual cost of the work, if success ful, and being willing to put up with the entire lose should he fail in the undertaking. Whis offer strikes us so extremely advantageous to the int crests of the city o ,e Humbwgh, that we cannot doubt ti to Senate giving ready assent; and, consequently expt !ct that operations will be commenced early in the sprin t ;. We understand that Mr. Slimmer: intends using the rake and harroW lately so successfully employed in siniilar works in this country, and by winch the opening or the New or Vic toria Ctiannel, if: the Mersey, was so greatly facilitated , We need scarcely cay that we sincerely wish that an un dertaking so generously ventured on, at the expense of lb private individual, and in its character likely to prove alike beneficial to all nations navigatit ig the river Elbe,.'' may meet with the success it dc serves.—Shippini Gazette. SOUTHWARK QUARTER SESSIONS.---Yesterday fore' noon, at eleven o'clock, the Southwark Quarter Session' which are established under a charter,, held by the Cor poration of the City of London, were opened by the Lora Mayor, this being the first of his mayoralty, at the Town hall, Southwark, accompanied' by the Recorder, the Higb, Bailiff for the Borough, &c. The mimes of the grand jury having been called (and the usual formalities being gone through), the Recorder at them, observing that he was not aware there wa s any business before th e court, and that since the passing of the Act of Parlir ment which instituted the Cei itral Criminal Court, the most of the cases which were heard at these quarte r sessions were transferred to that court. They well bound by the charter to hold the sessions. They won' retire, therefore, for a short ti me, in case any present' meat might be brought before; them. The grand jury were absent for a short time. 1( )n their return they were thanked by the Court. The pe it jury received the Bare . compliment, and the court adjoi, trued. The King of Prussia, in hi . s quality of chief of bi s illustrious family, assembled ; round him on Christmas' eve, according to the fashion I )f Germany, all his relit; tions at that monent in Berli )3, and made them vel7 handsome presents. These p, resents are placed on table, from the centre of whit: :h rises a fir tree, to the branches of which are attach ed as many lighted We' tapers as they can support. T his ceremony is called the Christkindlein, and is of ver y ancient usage. In ltl origin it was, no doubt, inter) ,ded for the pleasure SU amusement of children, but in ;bit has extended it to tb e enjoyment of all, old as well a a young.—Court Journa l AN AWKWARD MISTAKE —A MAN FOUND IN ll' CHIMNEY.—On Wednesday wt ,3ek a curious discovery too* place on the premises of Mr. ] ?arry, chemist, Christian' street. During the precedi) 3g night noises had bel t heard in the chimney, but no alarm was excited, as th: sounds were supposed to be caused by the person i'lb„ occupied the adjoining house. Oa the morning of we d nesday (Christmas-day), th (3 errand boy went to upper room about ten o'cloc :k, to grind pepper, wheo , h: heard a knocking inside the : chimney (the fire-place t; which had been for some to ne built up), and some 013 , cried out, " I'm burning in the chimney." Assistal" was then procured, and a poi lice officer called in, wbel on breaking through the wa 11, a man was discovere, standing upright in the chim nty. He was immediate i t, released ; and in reply to a q uestion put to him as to b business there, said, " I went ;in for shelter." The 5 0 1 ) ; position is, that he intended t u rob the public-house In door to Mr. 1. 3 arry's, but had mistak e n hi s wa y, and In got down the wrong flue, fro m which he was unable "ft extricate himself. It appeare d he had been " shelteriot d, since eight o'clock ou the 1 2uesday evening, and b o consequently, enjoyed the p leasures of Christmas in new domicile. His person also bore evident signs j having been " sooted" in tI le strange residence he 1 4 been occupying, although it appeared the desire . ' liberty ultimately overcame t :very other consideration' Liverpool Mere ui y. Considerable damage ht. is been done to Sunderialljej south pier, nearly thirty fee t of it having been wile b v e away by a heavy sea. The accident is supposed to b t !' c i l been occasioned by a shrinking of the foundations,'Nvh! o g had been observable some me previous to the fall tah l place.—Newcastle Advertise. REPRESENTATION OF B RADFORD.—A vacancy., t ii the representation of Bradi ord is now confidently t e a cipated ; and we are glad to announce that it has d e l unanimously resolved, at the meeting of the Li' e s• electors, that Colenel Thorn pson ;.s to be invited to c hi! test that borough, in the CNN nt oe. Mr. Hardy vacating r r seat. We have long admire !cl Colonel Thompson's P ° l, tical conduct and opinion s; and believe him n ile of one of the honestest at t d, a bl es t men i n Eng' n e whether in or out of th e H ouse o f C o mm That he has so long bee . ) t excluded from th%.ae gislature, is, we think, to' I the shame and disq:oo, of the Ten Pound Constitue Incies created by the 1 3 .e.,d Bill ; and it will be greatly to the honour of Bradt,%; o ; the electors of that town at tcceed in at length p I P - c f, Colonel Thompson in his tr ne place, and where b e ed advocate the cause of the people with the greatesti e di —namely, in the Commons I Louse of Parliament. A Times. LIKELY JOKE.—The line which Britain tbiP of forming over the Desert to Indi a i s a line not f l o p approved of by France ; so she is going to cut a ° se through the Isthmus off Suez. For this pure e go' company has been formed, and important 0 0 0 tiations are to be set ci foot with the Sit re in virtue whereof that pc tentate will engage frain from filling the exert vations, as fast as thel o be d made with sand. An a ctive diplomatist is ,„ • 0 0 , employed in endeavouring t o reconcile the Red P' s . %I; the Mediterranean to the i des of meeting ; an" s ok them to agree respectively n of to break in prone TV on the works, and so crush t he whole undertaking' t Olr Siccle and other Opposition papers anticipate gr e .,,, e fe i t: stinacy on the part of the a l ail Powers, which, ° ,," e rfa,„' they impute beforehand 1 o th e intrigues of ,1 us Albion, and suggest the n( cess ity o f a war w ith case the elements prevent t he canal from being Punch. ie A CHRISTMAS PIE.--A. monster Christmas S hields; been made by Mr. Dick, baker, of North for a gentleman re s idi ng near th a t t o wn. Z e adt h l sured aft. 6in. i n lengtl a, 2ft. 11in. in ""weig" e 101 in. in height, an d is of the enormolle oulc of 2101bs The solid contents are of description, comprising tw( ) brace of geese, "'"d e oc , „( of turkeys, two brace of gro use, two brace of Yr°"„ u plo two brace of snipes, one bra 7 e of pheasants, a % l e hares, two brace of partridi ;es, four bullocks ' t , of; 24tbs. of butter, 141bs. of ).-ue t, 6st. of fine Yarraou'll'it SP; with graud ham, the whole being seasoned te A s s well most fA,tidious taste. The baking of it occupieu hours.—Newcostle Advertiser. yed be ;I) W] T.—" This must on - ,,fs inconvenient town to live is i," said a Cockney t f c , to g - o habilitant of " for I understand you I ' 9 '; „nde st o our mill. :0111 Covves.' " Not so bad tor so' fa repled the Isle of Wi g b t wag, " for they to " get al; your Wilk from W t ; 11 a !"- RAILWAY SHARES. 482 50 .. 482 50 .. 482 50 .. 482 55 Rouen ....................1045 . 1047 75 ..1045 ..1047 50 Roues to Havre.... •....... 823 .. 825 Orleans .............•.....1137 50 ..1140 .. 825 .. 825 ..1137 50 ..1140 Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 305 .. 307 50 .. 30b . 305 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, JAR. 3. St. Germain ..............1021 2.5 ..1021 25 ..1021 25 ..1021 25 Versailles, R. 8....... .. 486 .. 486 .. 480 .. 485 Rouen 25 ..1048 75 ..1046 25 ..1047 50 Bowen to I.laNre• • •• .• • ... • . 825 .. 825 Orleans —1137 50 ..1140 .. 825 .. 845 -1137 50 ..1140 Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 305 .. 307 50 .. 305 .. 307 50 THIS DAY'S NEWS BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) A few cases were put down for hearing this day before Mr. CornmissionerTolroyd, but:none of them, up to the time of going to press, contained any feature ot; interest. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. PUCKLE, Chairman, and a full Bench o Magistrates.) THE BETHLEM HOSPITAL V. TIIE OVERSEERS AND CHURCH WARDENS OF THE PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR. This important case came on for hearing this morn ing, on a motion for spacial costs, the parish having given the appellants notice that it was not their intention to contest the rate, and that consequently the names of all the appellants would be struck out of the rate-book. Mr. Watson, Q. C., Mr. Wolfinger, and Mr. Locke appeared for the appellants ; and Mr. Montagu Cham bers, with Mr. Knapp, for the respondents. Mr. WATSON contended that the overseers could not legally amend the rate by striking out the names of the appellant; ; and the parish officers, having thought proper to abandon the rate as not legally made, they were compelled to pay the costs of the application. Mr. ClumnEns, on the part of the respondents, spoke at great length. The BENCII said that they would retire before they gay e their decision. The CHAIRMAN, on the retur❑ of the magistrates into Court, announced that the Bench were unanimous in their opinion, which was, that the application for costs must be referred, unless the appellants had made out a special case, which they had failed to do. The Court considered that the parish were justified in refusing to defend their appeal if they so thought, and that they evidently possessed the power to amend the rate by striking out the names.—Application refused. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Art old seaman, named Church, was charged with being drunk and incapable. The poor fellow had received his pension, 31. 45., yes terday, and having been watched by some heartless, art ful fellow, was induced to go and drink with him, and hay ing been drugged with liquor, was robbed of every penny he had. The old man was engaged in almost all the brilliant naval encounters from 1800 to 1816, and re , ceived a ball in the chest at the battle of Trafalgar. Mr. COMM humanely discharged him. He lives with his daughter, a poor dressmaker, in Cleveland -street, Fitzroy-square, and said he feared that after the loss of the money she would not receive him. MARKET NEWS.-(SATURDAY.) COVZNT-GALiLDEN. The mildness of the weather having produced a more plentiful supply of vegetables than of late, prices had, in almost every instance, a downward tendency. In fruit, a moderate business was doing at previous quota tions. Potatoes from 3s 6(1 to 5s per cwt; Turnips, 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; Coleworts, or Greens, 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; and Leeks, 8d to Is 6d per dozes bunches ; Apples and Pears, 2s to 4s ; Spinach, is 9d:to 2s ; and Onions, Is 9d to 2s 6d per half sieve ; Pine Apples, 8e to lOs ; Foreign Grapes, 8d to Is ; and Filberts and Cobb Nuts, 10d to Is 3d per lb ; Savoys, 13 to 2s per dozen ; Horse Radish, 3s to 5s ; Brocoli, 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; and Celery, Is to 2s 6d per bundle ; Oranges aid Lemons, 8s to lOs per 100. .&DZNBAzL. The supplies of both English and Foreign Game and Poultry were more than adequate to meet the wants of the trade ; hence, the trade was heavy, at drooping currencies.—We had a very steady demand for prime Beef, and Mutton at full prices. In all other kinds of meat, comparatively little was doing. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. NEWPORT. Very little was doing, and prices were decidedly lower. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2s 10d to 4s per albs. EitTFGERPORD. Although the supplies of most articles on sale were by no means large the general demand was heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. BXIMI_NOSGAT33. _ There were only moderate supplies of fish offering. On the whole the trade was firm at previous quotations, WICITECH.&PRIL. With the exception of the prinsi Mutton and Veal being in steady inquiry, at full prices, the trade was in active. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 25 10d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 45 4d ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 35 10d per 81b5. BREAD. _ _ The prices of wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 7d to Id ; of household ditto, sid to Cid per 41bs loaf. lIIDII MAXXAM Raw hides at per stone of 14 I bs.—Best steers and heifers 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; in ferior hides, 4s 2d to 4s 6d. Sheep and calf skins, at per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to Es 6d ; long woolled sheep, 3s to 4s ; short ditto, 2s 6d to 3s 3d. EMT MiILTLETS. SNITHFIRLD.—Coarso Meadow Hay, 31 105 to 4115 s ; Useful ditto, 41 16s to 51 4s ; ins Upland ditto, 5/ 5s to Si 103 ; Clover Hay, 41 105 to 61; Oat Straw, 1114 s to 11161 ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. _ Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 18s; Useful ditto, 51 Os to 51 5s ; fins Upland ditto, 5/ 6s to 5/ 123 ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/0s ' • ' Oat Straw, 11 16s to 11 18s; Wheat Straw, 1/18s to 21 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade somewhat brisk. WRITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 4115 x; Useful ditto, 41 16s to Si 4s ; fine Upland ditto, Si Ss to 51103 ; Clover Hay, 41 10, to 61; Oat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1118, per load. The best Meadow Hay commanded a steady sale, at full prices, but otherwise the trade ruled dull. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—.FRIDAY. A steady business has been passing in the Wheat trade to-day, at last week's prices. Barley is slow sale, but maintains its price. The demand for Oats and Shel ling is rather limited, without any material alteration in value. Beans, Peas, and Malt in fair request. Per qr. of 1501 b. to the bushel. EXTRA. Wheat Sufiblk, Essex, and Kent......... —to 40 45 to 47 Ditt• ditto ..... White 52 49 50 Red 46 41 45 Ditto ditto ..... White 52 45 48 Lincolnshire and Cambridge... Red 48 44 45 Ditto ditto ..... White— 52 47 58 Yorkshire ................. 45 42 44 Ditto ditt0......,.,... White 51 45 48 Foreign Red 48 41 46 Ditto ditto ..... White 58 48 50 Per quarter imperial. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk ...... ...,..........„,„,. 37 LI, 35 Yorkshite and Lincolndhirt _. 35 31 34 Grinding .................»....».».......» ».. 29 2 0 Foreige....... — 34 30 32 _ Per qr. o 1631 b. to thebuel:J. Scans, Small fne ..«..........».»..««................». 43 34 37 Ticks — 41 34 38 42 36 40 Oats, Potato a.ci Polar d ... lkfcaling lO4. to 12d., Foreign 10d, to 12d. per Stone. SI) .................»....«.............»......5s to 27i. Od. per Load. Malt 231.05. 251.05. —l. yr. per Last. R tees: LICENSED VICTUALLERS ASYLUM.—Yesterday the annual court of the governors of this institution was held at the Bridge•house Hotel, London-bridge, Mr.E. Findley in the chair. Mr. Jones, secretary and solicitor to the asylum, read the report. The institution was making a most satisfactory progress. In the course of the year fifty new members were enrolled, and t he subscriptions amounted to 2,168/.; the fancy fair produced 286/.; and the ball 97/. 19s. Mr. Harris bequeathed 100 L, and Mr. Jones 201. towards its funds. The gross receipts for the year were 2,203/., and the funded property was 7,182 L 16s. There were in the asylum 124 inmates, singlewhohaindmfiartee,s 6s . med k was i n c - in w e e , e and m medical advice and gratis; those atis; whotothe had wives or husbands 7s. The report was adopted. i?~1~..~.:4!C~: On Wednesday (New-year's-day) the following were the receptions at the Court of the Tuileries :—At eleven in the morning the aides-de-camp and orderly officers of the King and Princes ; at half past eleven, the MiniJers and Marshals of Frar,ce ; at twelve, the grand deputations from the Chamber of Peers and De puties, deputations from the Courts of Law and Ac counts, the Royal Council oi . Public Instruction, the Institute, the Prefect of the Seine, the Prefect of Police, the Magistrates and Municipal Council of Paris, the Consistories of the Reformed Church of the Confession of Augsbur•gh end of the Israelites, the Prefect of the Seine-et-Ouse, the mayors of departments, generals and other officers not forming part of the garrison. At half-past two the officers of the National Guards of Paris and the banheue, Versailles, and other communes of the Seine-et-Oise, the staff of the Invalides, the staffs of the first division, and of Paris and of Versailles. At four o'clock the Ambassadors and foreign resident Ministers. The Arab Chiefs, dressed in their richest costume, went on Wednesday to visit the hospital of the Val-de- Grace, accompanied by their interpreter and a young officer of the Spahis. The military intendant and the medical officers received them in the Cour de l'lnstruc- tion, where a company was under arms, and flourishes of drums and trumpets were sounded. They inspected the whole of the establishment, putting from time to time very acute questions. _ _ ihe A 1366 Dormancey de Frkeac was tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police on Tuesday, for robbing of various articles of wearing apparel a M. Legrand, who had taken pity on the priest's :distressed condition, and afforded him hospitality. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. M. Eichrodt, who was recently appointed Minister of the Interior in Baden, was attacked with apoplexy on the 27th ult., and died on the following day. A letter from Vienna of the 24th ult. says:—" It is now certain that the Government has resolved to con struct a railroad through Gallacia, to be connected with the northern railroad, either at Oderberg or Bochnia. It is understood that the work will commence next spring, at the same time as that of the railroad of the west, to wards the Bavarian frontier. An interesting fact—the existence of cellular cavities in the lungs—which has been denied by many anatom ists, has just been demonstrated by M. Rochoux, of the Academy of Medicine. M. Rochoux estimntes the num ber of these microscopic cavities at 600 millions, divided in 17,790 groups. A Hamburgh paper states that the Government of Meclenburg has concluded a treaty of navigation with Brazil, and that negotiations are about to be opened for a treaty of commerce. We learn from Berne, that the new penal code which has been established in that Canton punishes with an imprisonment of from six months or six years, and a fine which may be carried up to 800 livres, the inhabitants of the canton who took part in the expedition aganist Lucerne. The Government of Argau has, in a long letter, denied the right of Lucerne to punish such of its inhabitants as have gone out of the canton and taken part in the attack of the free corps. LAW AND POLICIL On the application of Mr. Woodruffe, the Chief Com missioner of the Insolvent Debtors Court, was pleased to appoint Mr. Lawrence assignee to the estate of Jacob Connop, late lessee of the Hippodrome, but at present a prisoner in Reading gaol. The Southwark Quarter Sessions were, as usual, maiden ones. There has not been a prisoner for trial at these sessions for years past, yet the farce of holding them is still enacted. Several of the jurors complained of being brought away from their business, when it was well known to the authorities there was no business for them to transact. At Clerkenwell Mary Robinson was charged by Mr. Levy, furrier, of Gloucester-street, Queen-squthe, Bloomsbury, with stealing a 5/. note. The prisoner was servant to the prosecutor, who entrusted her with the note to get change for god. Sl,e procured change from neighbour, and absconded. She was yesterday acci dentally taut by the prosecutor's wifil , in the City, and given into caste‘dy. C o mmuted for trial. Alfred EIIDUS was placed at the bar at Worship street for final examination, charged with having ob tained, by means of forged orders, a large number of looking. glasses from upholsterers and other tradesmen in all parts of the district. The depositions in several clear cases having been completed, the prisoner, who de clined saying anything, was fully committed upon them. At Greenwich yesterday Absalom Davis, a man de scribed as the master of the National Benevolent School, of Deptford, a very extensive charity, appeared in pur suance of an adjourned investigation. it will be recol lected that a fortnight since the defendant was charged at the instance of Mr. James Smith, builder, of New Town, Deptford, with having, in his capacity of school master, chastised his son, seven ye ars o f age, w i t h a piece of thick cord, having a large knot tied in the end, which had inflicted several contused bruises, one of which was as large as a pint-pot, and that near the region of the kidney. On that occasion the magis trate had expressed his opinion that the defendant was an exceedingly improper person to fill the situation of schoolmaster ; and it had been inti mated that the school committee would most pro bably dismiss him. It would appear, however, that they have declined to do so, and have contented them- selves with admonishing him to be more careful for the future. Mr. Saudon, in addressing the magistrate on behalf of the defendant, expressed his deep regret, and trusted that, as the school committee had inflicted a punishment to a certain extent, the worthy Magistrate would not consider it necessary to inflict a heavy fine. In passing sentence, Mr. Grove remarked that all children must and ought to be protected from such violence, not only by schoolmasters, but all others. Here it was quite clear that this was a delicate child, only a few months turned seven years of age, who had been unmercifully flogged ; and in punishing a child, whether healthy or otherwise, great caution should be used. This was certainly a first offence complained of during the seven or eight years he had been master, and he should treat it as such. The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of three pounds, and in default would be committed to Maidstone gaol for six weeks to hard labour. CO aIf...IrASBIONABSS. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have delayed coming to Cambridge House, from Kew, until Monday, although it was originally determined that the royal household should have left Kew on Thursday last. The Duchess of Inverness is passing the holidays with the Earl of Scarborough, at Rufford Hall, Notts. The Marquis and Marchioness Camden were among the nobility and gentry assembled at the Sevenoaks annual ball, on Wednesday. The Earl and Countess of Granville have returned to town from visiting the Earl and Countess De Grey, at Wrest Park, Beds. The Earl and Countess De Grey have, during the week, received a select circle at Wrest Park, near Silsoe, where the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Granville, Earl and Countess Cowper, Mr. and Lady Mary V7ner, &c., have been among the guests. The Earl and Countess of Mornington have come to town from Orleans House, Twickenham, for the winter. The Noble Earl and Countess are now residing at their newly purchased mansion in Grosvenor -square, lately belonging to the Earl of Galloway. The Earl of Durham and the Ladies Mary and Alice Lambton, accompanied by Lady Caroline Barrington, have returned to Lambton Castle, from a lengthened visit to Earl and Countess Grey, at Howick Hall, Northumberland. DIZSONISX.6.3W3IIO On Thursday morning the wool mill at Cumnock, possessed by the Messrs. King, was discovered to be on fire, and the flames continued until all was destroyed. It is reported that not one farthing of the whole was insured. We understand that the sharebroliers in Edinburgh have resolved to establish a Stock Exchange to facilitate transactions in business. A committee was appointed to frame rules, which rules hare received the sanction of the body. Premises have been taken in a very central situation. The largest elm tree that has been brought into Wor cester for the last half century was on Thursday safely deposited in Mr. William Tunk's timber-yard, Tybridge place. It grew on Lord Sandy's estate, Umbersley, near Worcester. It measured 30 feet long, and 14 feet in cir cumference at 15 feet from the butt ; weighs 14 or 15 tons ; and there is supposed to be 150 cubic feet of timber in the top, left behind on the estate. There is some likelihood of the pestilential nuisance, the black ditch, in Boundary-row, Blackfriars-road, being covered over at last, through the exertions of Mr. Apps, the coachmaker, whose extensive premises are surrounded by the filthy ditch. Mr. Apps has contri buted the sum of 2001. towards the undertaking, the exfenses of which will be defrayed by subscription. The Commissioners of Sewers, although frequently ap plied to to cover the ditch, have refused the application. The new Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. Arabin, gave the usual inauguration dinner at the Mansion-house on Thursday evening. It was attended by all parties amongst thecitizens, and passed off with perfect unanimity, and without any reference to political questions. Mr. Arabin is a Protestant. The late Lord Mayor, Alder man O'Brien, is a Roman Catholic, and the efficient and impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office, has obtained for him the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens, without distinction of parties. Mr. Richard Bowden, a Protestant, was installed as Mayor of Cork on the same day. In both corporations, Dublin and Cork, Roman Cathol,cs form the prepon derating majority in the Town-Councils ; and in both Protestant gentlemen have this year been chosen as chief magistrates. There has yet been no appearance of herring on the coast of Skye, or in the lochs by which that island is so much indented. The season may now be looked upon as entirely lost to the poor disappointed fishermen. Should herring appear in the dead of winter, the quality of the fish would be so inferior that it would in no respect remunerate the trouble of securing it. Few seasons have been so very unfavourable ler herring fishing in the He bridvs as the now expiring season of 1844. "lhe " take" has b ee n i n some bygone seasons very limited, and in i.onsequence has been complained of, but when there is ILO " take" at all, the condition of the poor fishermen is by no means an enviable OPP, a-, under these circum stances, they Lind their families into.t lice on "credq," A/li c it is no vi it:inc6t us difficult fur lio m to pr, etlri is to procure ton capricious fish, which. would leave comfortable and independent. THE YARMOUTH MURDER. We learn from the Norwich Mercury that the prisoners charged with this atrocious offence were re- examined on Thursday last, but the public and the reporters were excluded. The Mercury says :—lt was expected at this examina tion that the prisoners would be fully committed to stand their trial at the Spring Assize, in which case they will be immediately il , T . div(..rod into the charge of the County ShErritf. TLh magistratvA tvim attended the examination were the MsNor, S. C. Marsh, G. D. Palmer, W. D. Palmer, J. F. Custerton, V. Yetts, A. Palmer, J. C. Smith, J. Clark, and E. ii. 14. Pr, stun, Esqs. The witnesses examined were police.r(aAahles John son and Wailer. Sergeant Willamvnt, Mr. H. Worship, surgeon, aid a man named Sayer, fif the prisoners examined, Airs. Yarham, wife of the male pi -toner, wa* discharged, and no evidence appears to have been received up to a late hour last evening to warrant the committal of such of the prisoners as had liCen examined. ILirinam has not yet been brought up. The exclusion o the reporters appears to have great!}` surprised some of the magistrates, and we are no less surpri , cd, because we know that at some of the examina. tions Nir. Samuel Palmer, who ceased to be a magistrate on the 9th or No'iember last, and therefore was but one of ihe public, was permitted to be present. RAIL WAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—iIt2 following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— Week ending Last week. NAME OF RAILWAY. 00 0 4,1 4;4