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THE SUN, LoNDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1844, THE EARL OF MALMESBURY. Just Ready, Two Vols., Bvo., with Portraits, CONCLUDING VOLUMES OF THE DIAiffEWASib'CoIiiikgPONDENCE OF JAMES HARRIS, FIRST EARL OF MALMEBBURY ; Containing Memoirs of his Time, from 1767 to 1809, and an Account of his Missions to the Courts of Madrid, Frederick the Great, Cathe rine the Second, and the Hague, and his Special Embassies to Berlin, Brunswick, and the French Republic. --- Edited by his Grandson, the TLIIRD EARL. Richard Bentley,New Burlington•street. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) . THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will be repeated a Grand Opera Soria, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Luaienano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Comma, Mr. Borrani ; Moncenigo, Mr. Weiss ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison; atarina Cornaro, Ratnforth To conclude with the celebrated Ballet of THE PERI. Achmet, 31. Desplaces • The Peri, Aidlle. Plunkett; No urma h a l, D*Biyan ; Aysha, Mrs. Payne. The Box.omce is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six Li the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, nd Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will he performed a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, Called OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS, Colonel Rocket Mr. SLrickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe- e ; Tom Coke Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr Buckstene; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. barren; The Countess of I ~,), p ion, Mrs. W. Clifford; Lady Alice Hawthori, Madame Ve.tris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia : , entiett. After which, will be repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled SOMEBODY ELSE. Hans Merits, M . Charles Mathews; Minnie, *Madame Vestris. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John James rooley, Mr. Buckstone; Mrs. Nolev, Mrs. Huniby. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a.Half each. llckets and Places to be had .f Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Box.otlice, (Aim T.n WI Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled SIDONIA DI MOLINA:: or, Ruse de Guerre. Principal Characters by MeFs*s. Hudson, Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, and Miss Wool jar. After which, a New Drama, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Count Henry de Beausoleil, Mr. Hudson ; Count Vanilla, Mr Selby; The Myste r i ous St ranger, Madame Celeste ; Crequet, Mr. Wright; Chechore, Mr. 0. Smith. To conclude with THE UNFINISHED GENTLEMAN, in which Messrs. Wright, Selby, and Miss Woolgar will perform. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, sir. Pitt; Leader of the Band, Mr. M e ll on .—Box-odice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. The death of a very staunch Reformer, Sir J. H. SEALE, Bart., has rendered vacant the representation in Parliament of the little borough of Dartmouth. Dartmouth has but a small constituency, but its Par liamentary franchise dates back from a most respect able antiquity—the 26th of EDWARD I. It assumes, however, a character of much higher interest with the public than any derived from mere prescription of this sort, by reason of its having been the scene of I various spirited attempts on the part of the SEALE family to break up the nomination and rotten-borough machinery by which the Government of the day, or the Tory family of the HOLDSWORTHS, have, at successive elections, returned their pocket•man. After narrowly escaping the doom of disfranchisement under the disqualifying retreat of Schedule A, it took rank under the Reform Bill, as a Parliamentary borough returning one Member. Sir J. H. SEALE reaped the fruit of his bold, and—till then—unsuccessful at tempts to disenthral its electoral franchise, by being, in 1832, returned by the electors without opposition, to a Reformed House of Commons. The gallant Baronet has continued to sit for it through four suc cessive Parliaments, until his decease, which took place a few days ago. Before his mortal remains could be committed to the tomb (his interment having taken place only this day), the Tory interest at Dartmouth were busily engaged in looking out and bringing forward a successor, in the person of Mr, JOSEPH SOAVES, the eminent shipowner. This gentleman, we perceive, comes out on the " Con servative interest," a location somewhat odd for the Governor of the New Zealand Company, PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will be repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled THE CASTLE OF AYMON; or, The Four Brothers. Baron de Beamanoir, Mr. Walton ; Olivier, Mr. Allen; Allard, M r . C Horn, Jun. ; Richard, Mr. Hime ; Reaautl, Mr. Mattacks ; I von , Mr. Later ; Hermiue, Mdlle. Helen Condell ; Gertrude, Mrs. Fesbroke. To be followed by the New Drains, called DON CZSA R DE BAZAN D 34 Cmsar, Mr. Wallack • Charles the Secon t , Mr. Walton ; blaritana, Mrs. Stirling ; douotesi di Rotondo, Mrs. Foibroke. Stags Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden. Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, -Is. ; Pit, 25.; Gallo Is. iialf-price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. tid. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 641. Private Boxes, nvo Guineas and One guinea and a-Half ; Prosce nium Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Half. D o o rs t o b e opened at Hall past Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. The Box_ottice, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham. Pnvate Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Theatre. "IfIEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Under the Management ot Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will be performed a New Comedietta, entitled WATCH AND WARD. The characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Kinlech, and A. Wigan; Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by a New Farce called A TRIP TO KISSINGEN Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Kin och, Stanton, Collier, Yarnold, Turner, Stoker, and Ke ley, Mrs. Wigan and Mrs. Keeley. In the course of the Evening A DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Jullien's Mazurka and Cellarius Va lse will be danced by Mdiles. Louise and Adele, Miss James, and Fairhrother. Atter which, a Neve Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MAUR Y. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker, Miss Arden, Mrs. Wigan, and Mrs. Woolli.lge. To conclude with THE SEVEN CASTLES OF THE PASSIONS With entirely New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal Characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. J. W. Collier, Mr. G our i e t, M r. Craven, and Mr. Keeley ; Miss Fairbrother, Sirs. Woolli tge, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, Miss James, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony Boxes. 4i.• Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Cd. S econ d Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is. dd.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the italc , iny Tier /holding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private B ixes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guirea. ('he Sox-attice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. to whose delinquencies one of our morning Contem poraries so greatly errs, in imputing to us (in terms, indeed, sufficiently courteous), not merely indif ference, but a sort of apologetic tolerance. If, however, as we before remarked, the public at large were indignant at the enormous favouritism, or heed lessness, of Government, in the privileges extended to that Company ; and if the colonists have had as Great attraction every Evening—Squire litatty's Hounds meet This Evenieg, at ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race- ilor,e and Life's Course of Man and Steed introducing unequalled National Fete s . Real Inx..chase on the Stage and In the Circle by living Foe and real Pack of Hounds, purchased by Mr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to realise this novel producti•n. Epsom 11,:ces and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with THE WEAVER OF LYONS; or, The Three Conscripts. much reason to deplore the fatal massacre of Wairau, and the imbecility and disorganisation of their local authorities, as our Contemporary has shown, that the Company's shareholders, contracting emigrants, and others have had to denounce the bad faith and hollow promises of the Directors, what shall we say to the Governor of this Company proposing himself to the freemen of Dartmouth for their representative in the [louse of Commons, on " Conservative" principles? Come, come, Mr. SoAmEs, transfer your " Conserva tive" solicitude—if you have any real feeling of the kind—to the Company's house in Broad-street, for the imnefit of those whose cry is for restitution ; or to the lands at Nelson and elsewhere, where emigrants complain that they have indeed been settled, but not located ; or located but not protected. Leave to Dart mouth the Conservative care of maintaining its own elec toral freedom ; and to Mr. MOFFATT, the Liberal and worthy candidate who steps forward to oppose you, the honour of vindicating it. The choice of the freemen could not be more wisely, advantageously, or even equitably bestowed than on such a man as Mr. MOFFATT, or on account of more substantial public cervices than those he has already rendered, in his capacity of an eminent London merchant, by his zealous support to the system of reduced rates of iostage; his consistent advocacy of the principles of free trade ; and by the bold and liberal character of his political opinions. We heartily commend him to the support of the Dartmouth electors. • Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding Mr. R. Smith daily. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 7, Will be performed the admired Romance of CRICHTON OF CLUNIE, AND CATHERINE DE MEDICIS. James Crichton, Mr. E. E Saville; Giuevra, Mrs. R. Meaner. An Ethiopian Entertainment by the REAL AMERICAN SOUTHERN MINSTRELS. To conclude with ROBERT' MAC IIRE. Robert Macaire, Mr. F. Saville; Jacques Strop, Mr. W. Smith. Places and Pnvate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner. at the Box. office, from Eleven to Four. THE WEATIIER.—SIIN OFFICE, DEC. 7. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 24; Highest, 32; Noon, 30. BAROMETER, 30.4.—W0rn, E.S.E. Som.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes tht ir,437ing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29 HIGH WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE THIS DAY. Mon.irg 18 minutes after 11 J Evening 47 minutes after 11 From the Plymouth Times, and from a London Contemporary, we have recently transferred to our columns two valuable articles, under the respective `readings of the " Experimental Squadron" and " Naval Intelligence." Their general effect we may !efine to be—to show, first, that the results of the sail ing trials between her MAJESTY'S ships the Queen, 110 guns, and the Albion, 90, against the St. Via- Sent, 120, and the Caledonia, 120, do not by any means bear out the title to superiority assumed for the two first-named ships ; secondly, that in relation to the disparity of conditions, the most important to the determination of the contest, the two last-named ships, in point of fact, must be held to have approved themselves much superior to their competitors. Now, these experimental trials were instituted with the avowed purpose of testing the merits of certain as sumed improvements in the theory of naval architec ture, which, having been introduced by the Sur veyor-General of the Navy (Sir W. SYMONDS), have been since largely acted upon in the construction of new ships of war. This, then, is a question of so ouch national importance, that we hope the published results in question will interest the public at large as much as they have interested us. The repeated state f nents which have been made, from time to time, in the House of Commons, by high professional authori ries, such as Admiral Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON, Captain Roos, R.N., Captain PECIIELL, R.N., and others, as to the extremely objectionable character of some of the craft built on new principles most in favour with the acting first Lord of the Admiralty for the time being, have always occasioned great pain to us. The " 10-gun brigs," and "jackass frigates," lenounced under the nicknames of the "Forty Chieves," and other significant soubriquets, will at once recur to the minds of most of our readers. But the two articles we have lately transferred into The Sun suggest more than they demonstrate. They seem to infer the existence of a species of favouritism at head -quarters, which, if it really exist, cannot be too openly or loudly reprobated. These are not times in which mere crotchets—however ingenious —are to be carried out into practical working, not only to the destruction of our character for the superior construc tion of large ships, but to the certain disparagement and ultimate decay of our naval strength, and at a most mischievous and needless expenditure of the public money. Nor is this all. Two principle s are now contending for preference in our schools cr naval architecture. The one is a well-considered ap plication of scientific theory to those elements of practical design, the soundness of which has been affirmed by the test of facts observed and recorded through the experience of a long term of years. The other principle inculcates the adoption of a particular theorem, irrespective of these modifications of received systems and practical experience, as the sine qua non of the new, or "intuitive" school, as it is called. But what is this theorem ? " The form," we are told, " adopted by the Surveyor of the Navy, viz., that of a wedge, with a protrusion at the water surface, which he calls 'bearing,' is most unfavourable to easy motion, and it is ruinous in heavy weather. By the swel ling ofthe body above water, the rolling tends to immerse a greater solid on one side than that raised up on the other ; but since, by the law of hydrostatics, the weight of the whole ship is that of the water which she displaces, be the position what it may, therefore the tendency to inequality in the opposite solids, alternately emersed and immersed, as the ship rolls, must necessarily produce a distressing rising and falling during the rolling, which cannot but work everything i n pi eces at last. " This reasoning appears to us indisputable ; but its truth is exemplified by the instance of the Vernon, one of Sir W. S YMONDS ' S two ships. Af ter being but years out at sea, th a t fine ED INBUR GH REVIEW, No. CLXIII Protective system? If he wishes to retain his post, Advertisements for insertion in No. 163 of the Edinbur g h Review, are requested to be sent to the Publisher s ' by F r iday, the ! and regain the popularity he has lost, he must bestir 20th inst. ; and Bills on or before Saturday, the 21st. I himself, and that quickly. The season of forbearance 39, Paternoster-row, December 7, 1844. is passed, and both parties—Whigs as well as Con servatives—will expect that Sir ROBERT PEEL early in the ensuing session will lay down, and make his stand upon, some broad, distinct principle of policy which may at once put an end to the vacillation, confusion, and perplexity, which has so long characterised the discussions in the House of Commons, With the Tories notoriously weakened as they are by discords and jealousies— with the Whigs well disposed to support any enlarged liberal measure that he may bring forward, what is to prevent Sir ROBERT PEEL from enunciating and acting upon some bold, comprehensive, energetic prin ciple that may ensure, at no very distant period the full and perfect triumph of the free-trade system? At present men are almost wholly in the dark as respects the Pre mier. They know not what to make of him—how far to support, how far to oppose him. As be values his own reputation, let him lay aside this studied air of reserve and mystery, which paralyses his friends while it fails to throw his enemies off their guard. He has the means at his command of conferring in estimable benefits on his country ; the stream of pub lic opinion still runs—though not strongly, as it did four years ago—in his favour; and we do hope and trust that when the proper season arrives, he will be found playing the part of a bold, enlightened, patriotic British Minister. new frigate was found to require a thorough refit ; and it was discovered that each end of her upper deck beams had started from the ship's timbers, in some instances to the extent of seven-eighths of an inch. In action, or straining through a protracted tempest, in a heavy sea, had she encountered either trial before her refit, where would the Vernon have been ? The naval critics, on whose authority we make these statements, well remark, that for an efficient man-of-war of the first class, like the Queen, whose assumed superiority of sailing has been the theme of so much admiration to the corre spondent of a Contemporary, fine sailing is not the only, nor perhaps the most important property re quired. Other qualities are quite as indispensable; for example—stowage; ease of motion ; capability of keeping the sea in heavy weather; cost of building; facility of steerage, &c. It is instructive to remark how these properties are brought to bear on the ana lytical comparison of the force, equipment, and per formances of the ships engaged in the nautical trials referred to. We see no reason to doubt that in such respects the ships, not of the surveyor's build, were very far superior to those of his construction, in equality of conditions being fairly allowed for. Thus the Caledonia and St. Vincent steer easily; are readily manageable ; mount 120 guns each, on a measurement of only 2,600 tons. Their launching cost, at the present moment, would not exceed 75,0001. each. The Queen, on the contrary, does not steer well; she rolls very much, and in bad weather her motion is particularly sharp and uneasy. She mounts 110 guns only, on a measurement of 3,000 tons, and her launching cost would now be about 90,000/. ; or 15,0001. more than that of either the Caledonia or the St. Vincent. In heavy weather and a rolling sea her inclination was only, two degrees less than that of her competitors: whereas, from her much superior width, a far more important difference was to be anticipated. It is evident, moreover, that on these trials no pains had been spared to bring out to the utmost her sailing powers, inasmuch as she carried away two topgallant masts. It is, we are told, from the test of all ex perience yet had of her, to be inferred that as a line of-battle ship, though only four years old, she would be much inferior to either the Caledonia (now 36 years) or the St. Vincent (which is 29). But we will not weary the reader by going again through the details of these irregularities, which, as to con dition and clearness, superior area of working sails, superior amount of load displacement, and higher tonnage, were vastly against the Caledonia or St. Vincent, and proportionably in favour of the Queen and the Albion. For the same reason, we do not recur again to the very alarming defect of construe tion in that immense ship the Albion, a two-decker 01 90 guns, heavy metal, which, it is affirmed, in heavy seas would absolutely preclude the possibility of working her lower deck tier, and compel her to keep all her port-holes closed ; whereas, under the same circumstances of winds and seas, the Caledonia and the St. Vincent can keep all their ports open, and work their guns on all three decks. Our object in noticing these trials, and the unfounded superiority claimed for the Surveyor's ships, is to direct public attention to an evil which, if unchecked, may one day bring upon us again all the evils of that favouritism, presumption, and profes sional incapacity in the administration of affairs at the Admiralty, which, in our last disastrous naval war with the United States, reflected so much discredit on the AIELvILLEs and CROKERS of the time. We have better hopes, however, of the men at present filling their places. They cannot but feel the inexpressible amount of responsibility to themselves and to their country, to the present generation, and to all pos terity, which they have assumed with their offices. They are pledged to a stern, straightforward, impar tial management and direction of our most ancient, most glorious, most constitutional, most vigorous force. It is high time that the Board of Admiralty, however, should eschew the example set them by other Government departments in upholding old womanising errors of judgment, if they be not pre possessions of favour. We are beginning to get as impatient of eternal SYMONDSES in naval construc- THE BOURSE--THURSDAY, DEC. 5. tion, as of never-ceasing SMIRICES in official fabrics. The Dockyards and the British Museum cry aloud, and alike, for an infusion of new blood into their ar- chitectural systems. Enough of Sir RoDERT enough of Sir WILLIAM! Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have been re ceived. The Gazette of that date officially announces that Don BENITO ZURBANO, the son of ZURBAYO, Don JUAN MARTINEZ, J. IRANDIA, and J. J. EGUI LAE, were shot on the 25th. Letters from Bayonne state that General ITURBIDE had been sent under a military escort from Vittoria to Logrono to be tried before a military Commission. The orders for his arrest came from the Commission sitting at the latter place, in consequence, probably, of some disclosures made by some of the prisoners, though, it is said, he lived a most retired life, and took nol part in politics. In the midst of these scenes the QUEEN gave a splendid banquet on the 27th, and on the following day her mother's husband, MUNOZ, imitated the example. The 48th clause of the Re form Bill, which relates to the marriage of the Sovereign and the succession to the Crown, was adopted by a majority of 120 against 39. MADRID BOURSE, Nov. 29.—Three per Cents. for Cash, 30; for Account, 30k. Five per Cents. for Account, 211. The Moniteur publishes a royal ordonnance, dated Dec. 4, which orders material changes in the import duties on the productions of various countries, more especially India, brought to France in French ships, and also in the premiums on home-made machinery used in international navigation. We have given the principal clauses of the decree in another part of the piper, showing the nature and amount of the new duties. The alterations with regard to machinery are thus stated :—" The premium granted by the law of the 6th of May, 1841, to steam-engines, of French manufacture, employed on board French vessels engaged in maritime international navigation, is to be paid according to the basis and quota of the import duties applicable to steam-engines of foreign manu facture imported in French vessels." The ordon nance is accompanied by a report from the Minister of Commerce, from which the following, is an extract :—" Our commerce and industry re quired some new modifications of the tariff of im port duties. The object of the greater part of these reductions, is, by means of a reduction of duties, to encourage French ships to import direct into France from India and other countries beyond Europe, cer tain heavy articles intended to be manufactured in this country, such as canes, bamboos, mother-of-pearl, tin ore, imported from Hindustan. and the Sunda Islands, nitrate of soda coming from South America, and especially from Chili ; camphor..., medicinal fruits, carthamum, balsam of copaiba,,and several other pro ductions of the island and continent of America, and brass, which generally comes to us from the north of Europe, but which a better-arranged tax would allow us to comprise among onr exchanges with more dis tant countries. A diminution of the duty on badiana, Barbary wood, colours, stones,. and chalk, and iron ore imported into Corsica, will have the effect of proportioning more justly the duty to the actual value of the production, in order to permit the employment of them in our manufactures." From all accounts it was full time to male the change, for at all the principal ports of France there has been a decay of shipping and little derruand for freights. The National states, that at Bordeaux, Nantes, Havre, and. even Marseilles, so much benefited by the trade with Algiers, there has been a con• siderable diminution of entries, and the Mar seilles Chamber of Commerce, adverts to the fact in these desponding terms :—" Maritime speculations produce unprofitable returns. The un favourable position of the shipowners reacts on the number of seamen, and the inferior classes withdraw from a profession which produces no advantage. These papers contain no additional intelligence from Spain, but the National gives a frightful picture of the state of the country. " There are no bounds," it says, " to the violence of the reaction ; no more laws, no guarantees, no personal security-. The humblest citizen, who may have given umbrage, is at once struck either in his person or his property. Pro se ►iption, which had been applied to generals and of her officers of rank only, is now extended to men of the most inferior consideration. Writers cannot e:lcape this furor; their independence is shaken by this band of malefactors, with whom power is no t' ling more than an instrument of vengeance and destruction. universal terror reigns over the Pe ninsula." A file of the newspaper established at Ota heite by the Governor, Captain BRUAT, extending from the sth of May to the 6th of June, had been re ceived at Paris, and extracts from it were published in several of the Opposition journals. The number of the 12th of May gives a long account of the proceedings of Captain HUNT, of the Basilisk, during the inter views between the Chiefs and Queen POMARE, in the presence of M. MALMANCHE, the agent of Captain BRUAT, and all the details are said to be authentic. Of this we have every doubt. The English mis sionaries are blamed for giving exaggerated state ments, but they fall far short ofM.;MALmAxcuE. The first part of the descriptioA and the conclusion will afford satisfactory proofs. He must indeed be a rough sailor this Mr. HUNT, the commander of the Basilisk, to treat a King and Queen with such rudeness. M. MA.r.mAric HE thus describes the scene, and Captain Hun T's manner:— ",His first act was to impose silence, in an angry tone, upon the Chief, who had begun to converse with the Queen. Do not talk,' said he, 'write, write ;' and ad vancing towards the ex-Queen, in a disrespectful manner, he added, Is not that the case, Pornare ? ' Pomare continued to hold down her head. Without doubt she did not comprehend what Mr. Hunt said, for he spoke in English, and she only knows her native language. As he was in want of an interpreter, Mr. Hunt looked about, and perceiving the husband of the Queen, who was stand ing aside, he took him by the collar, and said to him, angrily, You understand English enough to tell these chiefs that I will not allow them to speak to the Queen ; they must write.' The Queen's husband executed this order with a bad grace, and immediately afterwards re sumed his place." The scene thus closes : CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. John Baker, a tradesman living in St. John's lane, was charged with assaulting Mrs. Sheppard, a re spectable married woman, living in Sumner -street, Clerkenwell. Mrs. Sheppard deposed that on Wednesday lust the was passing through St. John's-square, when the prisoner ran over, and, seizing her by the cloak, exclaimed, " I will give you in charge." The lady exclaimed that she had never seen him before, and asked why he should in terfere with her ? The prisoner said he was certain she was the person who stole a sheet from him. She again vehemently protested she knew nothing whatever about him, but he threatened to give her in charge to a constable unless she accompanied him to his house. Greatly frightened, she complied, and when there the wife and children of the prisoner declared she was not the person, and she was set at liberty. Mrs. Sheppard declared she had been ill ever since from the fright. The prisoner in defence said a person whom he had treated hospitably had stolen a sheet from him, and he thought Mrs. Sheppard was the person. The lady said that if Mr. Balker had apologised she would not have taken any proceedings nainst him. If he would now pay 10s. into the poor-box she would not press the charge further. Mr. Baker—No, I can't give more than ss. Mr. CoNnE—Then you will pay a fine of 2/. and the costs, or go to prison fora month.—The money was paid. " Thereupon M. Malmanche quitted the Basilisk, taking with him the pretended letter of Pomare, and addressing the following words to Captain Hunt : Since Pomare is a poor woman who is obliged to take counsel from you, all the calamities which have hap pened, and all the blood that has been shed at Otaheite, cannot be attributed to her, but only to Mr. Hunt, cap tain of the Basilisk.' Mr. Hunt wished to reply, but M. Malmanche would not stay to hear him." MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GAVLDEN. Owing to the prevailing cold weather, the supply of Vegetables was small, and the trade ruled active, at advanced rates. Most kinds of Fruit were in good re quest, and prices steadily supported. Potatoes from 2s 9d to 4s 6d per cwt; Turnips, 2s 3d to 3s 3d; Carrots, 4s 6d to 6e 6d; Coleworts or Greens, 2s 6d to 3s; and Leeks, 10d to ls 9d per dozen bunches ; Apples and Pears, 2s to 4s ; Spinach, is 3d to 2s ; and Onions, is 6d to 2s 6d per half sieve ; Pine)Apples, 7s to 93 ; Foreign Grapes, 6d to 10d ; Filberts, 10d to is 2d; and Cobb Nuts, 8d to Is 2d per lb ; Foreign Melons, is 6d to 3s each ; Red Cabbages, 2s 6d to 5s ; and Savoys, is to is 9d per dozen ; Horse Radish, 2s to 5s ; Brocoli, is 6d to 2s 9d; and Celery, 8d to 2s 6d per bundle ; Mushr ooms , 8d to is per p unne t ; and New Oranges, 8s to 103 per 100. NEVTGA.TI3 AND ZEJLDILINEULLL. Although the supplies of Meat were rather extensive the general inquiry was s t ea d y , at very f ull prices. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 2s Sd to 3s 8d ; Veal 3s to 4s ; and Pork 2s 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs. by the carcass. We had a very extensive supply of Foreign Game and Poultry offering, and which was mostly dis posed of at miserably low figures. In articles of home produce rather an improved business was doing, yet no advance was noticed in the currencies. The French Funds continued very firm on Thurs day ; the Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 75c., and the Fives at 120 f. 50c. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents•• 120 15 .. 120 30 .. 120 15 . 120 30 Four-and-a-Half 113 25 .. 113 25 .. 113 25 .. 113 25 Fours. lOB .. 108 .. 108 .. 108 Three per Cents 84 50 •• 84 75 .. 84 45 .. 84 70 Bank of France....... 3170 ..3170 ..3170 ..3170 Lallltte Bank, I,ooof. Shareslloo ..1100 • • 1100 . • 1100 5,000 f. Sharesso7o ..5080 ..5070 ..5080 Belgian Bank..•• •• •••••••• 585 .. 585 .• 585 .. 585 Belgian Fives,lB3l ••••• 1021 .. 10 . 21 .. 1021 .. 1021 1840 Two-and-a-Half.... 61 65 .• 61 75 61 65 .. GI 75 Dutch Two and-a-Ha1f..... 63 •• 63 •• 63 . 63 Spanish Threes.... Active 321 .. 321 .. 321 .. 321 Passive .... 6 .. 6 .. 6 .. 6 Portuguese Five per Cents.. 551 .• 551 .. 651 .. 551 Neapolitan•••••••••••• • .. 98 50 .• 99 .. 98 50 .. 99 Roman 104; .. 105 .. 1041 .. 105 NEWPORT. For each kind of prime Meat the demand ruled steady at full prices, but otherwise the trade ruled dull. Beet from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Muttoi, 2s lod to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s lod to 4s per gibs. BILLINGSGATE. The supply of Fish was in no way extensive, while the trade was firm, and previous rates were well sup- ported. WHITECH.A.PEZ. There was a limited supply of Meat, yet the trade was rather dull, at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 2s Rd to 3s 6d ; Veal, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per gibs. HUNGERPORD. For most kinds of Moat we have to report an improved demand, at a trifling advance in the quotations. All other produce met a slow inquiry. BREAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are From id to ild ; of household ditto, sid to 60 per 411 A [oaf. SIDE MARKET. Rawhides at perstons of 141bs.—Best steers and heifers 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; in terior hides, 4s 4d to 4s Gd. Sheep and calf skins, at per skin—Market calf, 6s Gd to 8s ; long woolled sheep, 3s to 4s ; short ditto, 2s Gd to 3s 3d. RAT ATARZETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4/ 15s : Useful ditto, 4116 s t o 51 4 s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5s to 51 lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 61; Oat Straw, I/ lOs to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 13s to 1/ 15s per load. Both Hay and Straw sold steadily at full prices. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4 /18S; Useful ditto 5/ to 5155; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 6s to 5/ 148 ; Clover Hay, 41 >is to 5/17s ; Oat Straw, 11 Ils to 11 13s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. A fair average supply, and an active demand. WIIITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41155; Useful ditto, 41 16s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, Si Ss to 51 13s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/; Oat Straw, 11 lOs to I/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 1113 s to 1115 s por load. Supply tolerably good, and trade steady. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRIDAY. There is again a good arrival of Wheat, the holders are very firm, and demand a small advance upon the finest qualities. Other sorts fully maintain last week's prices, and a good extent of business has been passing at this day's market. The finest samples of Barley nearly support their value, hut inferior sorts must be noted rather lower. Oats, Beans, and Shelling are in limited request, at last week's rates. Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel. EXTRA. NEW. Wheat Suftblk, Eseex, and Kent..„..... Red —to 46 44 to 45 Ditto ditto White... SI 49 50 Norfolk Red ..... 45 43 41 Ditto ditto White... 50 45 4.9 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red....... 44 42 43 Ditto ditto ....... Y0rk5hire.......... Red....... 45 40 42 Ditto ditto White... ... 50 45 48 Foreign Red 4B 41 46 Ditto ditto ..... ...... White — 52 48 50 r quarter invertal. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk Pa 36 34 35 Yorkshtte and Lincolnshire ... ........ 3l 31 Grinding . ......... ... .......... .......... .......... — -- `.9 39 Foreign 34 30 32 _. Per qr. of 631 b. to the bushel. Beans, Small fine —44 36 38 Ticks Foreign 42 35 40 Oats, Potato arid Polaiid —s. Mealing Wd. to hid., Foreign —d, to —4. pet Stone. Shelling 000000000000 00000 •••••••••••••••••• 00000 rib :15S. to 271 Od. per Load. Malt Rapeseed.... 000000 00000 Z 31.01. 251.05. —L Os. per Last SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING AIEET ING.—FRIDAY. Allington Hill, Third Ties for Puppy Stakes—Kira bella beat Flash—Golden Crocus ran a bye (Maiden paid forfeit). Third Ties for All-aged Stakes—Kizzie beat Nell— Farmer beat Key. Second Ties for Chippenham Stakes—Fancy beat Railroad—Gcm beat Gamester. Second Ties for Allington Hill Stakes—Entre Nous and Hibernia (undecided)—Flora ran a bye. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. Almost a blank day; only one bet made:-10 to 1 agat Young Eclipse and Ides. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Captain Candler's lids., Tues., at Bredon Hill ; Fri., Lick ey-10f. The Herefordshire lids., Tues., Mynde Park; Fri., Venn Wood-10. The Shropshire hds., Tues , Twemlows; Fri.,:Montford Bridge-104. The Brighton hrs., Mon., Patcham ; , Wed. the Race course ; :Fri., the Dyk e . The Brookside hrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill ; Thurs., Telscombe Tye. The Surrey stag hds., Tues., Sutton; Sat., Hayes Com mon-11. The Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Ardleigh-street ; Fri., G ol Grove-11. The Atherstone hds., Mon., Bonehill House; Wed., Red Lion, Appleby; Thurs., Cadeby Toll-gate; Sat., Lut terworth-101. The Cheshire hds., Mon., Norton Priory; Wed., Tar porley ; Thurs., Stamford- bridge; Sat., Warmington Mill-101. The Gogerddan hds., Mon., Heullys; Fri., Alltwydd. The Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Churbury ; Fri., Abermale-10. The Ross hrs., Mon., Weston Lodge -10. The Ludlow lids., Tues , Bowden Village; Fri., Heath House-10. Mr. Wall's hrs., Mon., Travelly; Wed., Panacastle; Fri., Llyswen-10. The Albrighton hds, Mon., Sheriffhales ; Thurs., Seigh ford ; Sat., Gatacre-10f. The United Pack, Thurs., Longville Hill-9. The Wheatland hds., Wed., Billingsley -10. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Allen Sadler 's ; Wed. Plas Teg ; Fri., Farndon ; Sat., Bryn-y-py s -1 0 f . The Holderness hds., Mon., B ran d es b urtou Moor; Tues., Lonsborough-gate-road ; Thurs., Winestead ; Fri., Welton Grange. Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Bedsby ; Wed., Rye Hill ; Fri:, Kelsey River Head -11. The Eddlethorpe hds., Mon., Settrington Beacon ; Wed., half-way between Stamford Bridge and Gate, Helms ley ; Fri., Galley Gap. Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Mon., Thornhaugh ; Wed., By thorn Toll-bar, Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon., Haugham ; Tues., Horsington Mill ; Thurs., South Willingham ; Sat., Welton Wood —lOl. Mr. Drake's hds., Mon., Bourton Village ; Tues., Soul dern Gate ; Thurs., Arncott Bridge ; Sat., Trafford Bridge--101. The Warwickshire hounds, Mon., Newbold Pacey ; Tues., Mitford-bridge ; Thurs., Red-hill ; Fri., Long Ttchington ; Sat., Upper Pillerton—g. The sqthrop hounds, Mon., Chapel House ; Wed., Eyf or d ;. Fri., Addlestrop-gate ; Sat., Kiddington gate-10i. The Quorn ounds, Mon., Kilby Wharf; Tues., Steward' Hay ; Thurs., HouZliton-on- the-Hill ; Fri., Wedmer pool Inn-10: 4 1 . Sir R. Sutton's hounds, Mon., Clipsham ; Tues., Ayston; Wed., th e Lodge, GriinsthoiTsi Park ; Fri.,Seaton Windmill-11. THE NEW BASTARDY LAW.—(FROM A CORRE• SPONDENT.)—As this law now stands, the mother of a child is (before she can obtain proceedings against the father), obliged to make demand of the weekly pay, when a month's arrear is due. Now the man may (and as he often does) live at such a distance from the woman that it costs her more to go and make demand than the arrear amounts to, for she can only go back as far as thirteen weeks, if she has regularly kaown where to find the man. This new bastardy law, taking it all in all, is a very stupid piece of enactment ; it abounds with absurdities. HER LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA MATILDA OF GLOUCESTER.—The Lord Cham berlain, Earl Delawarr, in his official capacity, has di• rected Drury-lane and Covent-garden Theatres to be closed on Tuesday next, the day appointed for the funeral of her late Royal Highness. MOINEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was no change in Cotton at Liverpool yes terday. Sales, 8,000 bales, at firm rates..—Shares were quoted as follows :—Chester and Birkenhead, New, 231; Dublin and Belfast, 3; 4 1 ; Eastern Counties, 13i ; Grand Junction, 220; Ditto, Half Shares, 110; Great Western, 144 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 884; Lancaster and Preston, 46i ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 363 ; London and Birmingham, 219; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 384; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 264; London and York, 3i; Manchester and Birmingham, 53 ; Midland Counties, 108; North Union, 147 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 96 ; South- Eastern, 371 ; Ditto, New, 114 ; Lyons and Avignon, 21. 14s. 6d.; Paris and Lyons, 31.5 v. 6d; Orleans, fours, and Bordeaux, 6i; Boulogne and Amiens, 43 ; Consti • tuted Central of France, 103. The returns from the Bank of England exhibit a ge neral increase for the week ending the 30th ult., viz., of 257,3151. in the circulation and bullion to the Issue De partment, though the stock of gold and silver coin is re duced by 64,569/. in the Banking Department. The public and private deposits have increased together about 900,0001. The profit of the Bank continues to in crease under the new system. There are no arrivals to-day. There is very little doing in the Funds, but the quota tions are steady. Consols for the opening realise 100 to 1004. Exchequer Bills are 555. to 58s. premium, a pur chase having rallied the price a little. Bank Stock is 2074 to 208. The New Three. and•a-Quarter per Cents. are 1023 to 103, and the Three per Cents. Reduced 1031 to 1004. India Stock for Account is 286 to 287. The Foreign market is equally dull. Spanish Five per Cents. realise 24:1, and the Three per Cents. 364 to 364, being rather fiat. Mexican Bonds are 36i to 4 ; and Peruvian, 27 to 4. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been firm at 634; and the Four per Cents, at 974 t. Shares are generally very well supported. Brighton have risen, Great Western are buoyant, and also South- Western and South-Eastern. Orleans and Vierzon Railway Shares are lower, but the other French lines keop up. BRITISH FUNDS - THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Froirn the Official List.) Bank Stock for Account ..............».«.«.»..... 207% 208 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 100434 New N per Cent. Annuities 102% 103 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1880 12% India 78 Ditto unteTiiiO6::::: Comohi for Opening ndia Stock l'Or Ac ' CoUlii -------........ ........".. 2 1 2 887 28634 Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d. I,OBW. ....."'"*•••••--- --- ---- 55 58 pm. ~ 55 58 pm. .. 55 58 pm. Ditto Ditto Advents Z.."... FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ..... ....... 4..... 36 k)itto for the Account 36% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 5.......... Ditto for the Account 274 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 — Ditto for the Account. 24% Ditto Three per Cent. ..... ....... ....... ....,„ Ditto for the Account ........................” 36%14 Dutch 2% per Cents ....... .............. ....... .... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates M . % fii Ditto for the Account. 0 7%% Dutch 5 per Cent 5................„„,„ ........ RPICES OF SHARES 1 HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE Birmingham and Gloucester...... 100 ........ Ditto New Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester...—. ...... .. 30 ........ 37 38% to 374 Churnet Valley .. ...... .. ....... ..... 2 ..... .... 34 Cornwall Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .•..,„.• 61 .• ...... to Great Souther n and Western/ 5 8% to (Ireland) Great North of England lOO 12 0 14 Great Western ............... ...... .. 75 .. 146 to 145 Ditto Fifths.... ...... ......... ...... 12 ... ..... 27% 28 to 27% Lancaster an4Carlisle. lO .... ..... 1314 London and Brighton 5O ........ 49%4 ... to London and South Western Ditto Eighths... ' ...... ... ......... .. N .... London and York. 2% 3 ,34 Lynn and Ely l4 2% ...... to ... Manchester and Leeds 7O .... ..... ......... to Ditto % Shares 3O ....... . 51 Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ...,.„,• 53% Midland ......... ........ . lOO 108% Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 24 .... .... 59 North British Northern and Eastern ..............• 45 Portsmouth Direct ....... Rugby South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 33% York and North Midland ....... 50 ....... 103 to 102 Boulogne and Amiens Orleans and Viereon Orleans and Bourdeaux .... ..... 1 .... Paris and Orleans ..... ......... ... ... 20 .... ..... 414 Parisani Rouen. .... ................" 20 ........ 39 3 4% Paris and Strasbourg PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DEC. 511 3 per Cent. Consols 29% 3 per Cent. Reduced . _ Three and a Quarter Stock.. Ditto New, 15.30 _ 3% per Cent. Debentures 94 q Long Annuities Bank Stock 213% Royal Canal Stock — Grand Canal Stock l2 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 Debentures — 4 per Cent. Pipe Water Kingstown Railway Debentures.... ....... ... LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Dublin and K. Railway Drogheda Ditto... Great Southern and Western 5 Ditto Extension 2% ..... :34 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. ..... . Dublin and Cashel ditto Athlone Railway .. 2% Belfast and Ballymena 2% Waterford and Limerick ...... - ....... 2% Hibernian Bank 25% Royal Bank National Insurance 25 Patriotic ditto Mining Company of Ireland Wick low Copper Mines City of Dublin Steam Company Ditto Ditto, 1836 Steam Ship Building Company Ditto Ditto British and Irish Steam Company Limerick Extension Railway FLANDERS AND HAMBURGH MAILS. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BRUSSELS, DEC. 4.—The Chamber continued to-day the debate on the budget of the finance department. The several chapters of the budget were successively agreed to, and the whole law passed unanimously by the sixty Members present. To-morrow the budget of the depart ment of foreign affairs will be taken into consideration. Sir Hamilton Seymour, her Britannic Nlajtisty's Am bassador, has returned, after having been for some months absent on leave. On Monday, the 16th, his Majesty will have com pleted his fifty-fourth year. Te Deem will be performed, as usual, in the Church of St. Gudule. ST. PETERSIIIIRGII, Nov. 23.—The Emperor has been pleased to confer the Order of St. Waldimir of the first class, on Dr. Clot Bey, in the service of the Pacha of Egypt, on account of the assistance given by him to the Russian Commissioners, who were sent to Egypt to make experiments on the purification of infected articles, by the application of a high degree of heat. HANOVER, Nov. 30. The report published in some journals, that his Majesty the King in tended to confer on the Prince of Sohns a new here ditary office, that of hereditary Master of the Horse, which was to be created for him, is not only doubted but declared to be unfounded by persons who from their situation must be well informed. In fact, the creation of a nuw hereditary office seems to be highly improbable in the present state of things. We learn that the last diffi culties which have delayed the final conclusion of the convention respecting the iron railway are now removed, and that the definitive conclusion will probably soon take place. TURKISH FRONTIER, Nov. 18.—The Jews of Jeru salem have examined Dr. Philippson, Rabbi, at Magde burg, and Dr. J. A. Jost in Berlin, because the collections made in Europe for the Jews in Jerusalem, which are said to amount to million and a half dollars annually, may be partly employed by those honourable men in the proposed establishment of a hospital and a school for the Jews at Jerusalem. The Jews of Jeru salem will not learn anything ; they have printed a pro clamation in which they say " We, the seed of Israel, the holy people, have no share in foreign studies,: arts, sciences, medicine and the like. If w e were to spend our time on those sciences what would become of religion?" BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussims, flee. 4. Actua Debt, 9% per Cent., — Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent — Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 99 ... Three per Cent — ---- Thirty-seven Millicns, ditto (1840) 103% 1844 .................................,..,..,, 10•231 3 Loan of City, 1443, Four per Cent. les 1832 lO ll4 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent — Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent — Issue of 1841 .................... •. ........ ••••••••••••••••••••••• -. —Brunel: Paper:. Dec. 5. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE. Dsc. 3, 1414. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1650 Anglo-Russian Lean 1144 ------- Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate...- 1054 105 Inscription, Ist series — 1054 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series 99 Ditto in Certificates 99 New 4 per Cent. (1540) BO4 Dutch Actual Debt, 2 36 per Cent......... Ditto 5 per Cent. — Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. Spanish. New S per Cents. l9 18 relish Bonds — New Tickets w— Hanaburgh, One month - Two months 13 7 U AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viators, Nor. 22 or Cents. Motalliques lour par Cents. lOO Three per Cents. 454 Bank Shares ..... .... .. ........ ..-. .... ___ ... __ _—_ inqr. Five Loan, 1634 ... ........ .."." ...... Ditto, 1839 Esterhazy's Loan ,Allgeoneine Zeitung, DEC. 1. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bitaux, Nov. 31. Bills. Money St. Schuld Sch., 334 per cent................ 99% Prussian English Bonds, 1630, per cent. Exchange on London Prussian State Gazette, Nor. 30. THE POOR OF WINDSOR.—Six hundred and twenty poor families of Windsor will each receive, early in the ensuing week, a sack of coals, as a portion of the dona tion of 2001. presented by the ;King of the French, through the medium of the French Ambassador. The remaining. 1001. have been appropriated in aid of the funds of the Windsor and Eton Dispensary. STRATEIFIELDSAYE.—On Tuesday last preparations commenced for the approaching visit of her Majesty and his Royal Llighness Prince Albert to the Duke of W e l. . lington, the workmen being engaged the enlargement of several rooms to increase the ordinary accommoda tion of the ducal mansion. The Duke's stables are to be solely appropriated for the carriage and saddle-horses belonging to the august visitors. A suit? of rooms to be selected exclusively for the queen's use is to be fitted up in a style of splendour every way becoming the rapt! visit. It is said that all *OP altertttiODS are to be com pleted in a fortnight.. .Itio hear it i s qu i te uncertain whether the Queeti a visit will take plac e b e f ore or after Christmas, no positive day being named at present, 11, .... t i 4: 4/9 4 ;, 4 ••,.., • ' •7+14 U.' 1 / 4 , •: 3 ei,,,*. .. „,,,,..i . j . .. 44. ..... . 1 . 4 ; :'''., o"` , Ak,i •• ,, '.7 - W-, f___-: - .-. "-. , '' i : '4'l t *46:0 . 4 ,, v• 0 ;,, k, , " , ' *.?;.. Fe ..\ •-,•111r4,., J . L q i ; c` 4 ~, . • A r• ,t J"' ~, ,• 304 . 4!.. i i t 4.4r-I . ' .?. ~. .., t . ,x,,,,i. Roil' ~ , . fk ' - AECOND EDITION. "I If LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1844. In the Times of this morning appears a well-written " Letter to Sir ROBERT PEEL," which will be found in another column of The Sun. Mixed up with much of caustic bitterness there is much of truth in this letter, though it is truth of a sort that will be any thing but palatable to the Right Hon. Baronet. The writer commences by reminding the Premier of the circumstances under which he took office—how he had with him the Church, the aristocracy, the bar, the great majority of manufacturing and commercial men, the middle classes, and no small portion of the Liberal party in Parliament. All things, he says, conspired to favour the fortunate Government ; but now, much of these encouraging influences has disappeared, and during the last session the Ministry at times scarcely commanded a bare majority by the aid of its enemies, and was more than once defeated by the strenuous exertions of its friends. And what is the cause of this gradual decline in the strength and popularity of a Government, but four short years since so powerful ? We give the answer to this question in the words of the writer, as addressed to Sir ROBERT PEEL :—" Your warmest admirers, Sir, are at a loss if asked to explain upon what your Home Administration is founded. It identifies itself with no great principles ; it enlists in its favour no general or generous sympathies. It has erected no standard, however humble, round which your follower: may , rally. Calling itself eminently Con servative, it does not distinctly declare what are its objects of conservation. Affecting to resist Reform, it has sanctioned measures of violent change. Professing to maintain our existing insti tution?, it has shifted its ground more than once, and has conducted its defence upon no broad or intelli gible principle." Severe as they are, who can hesitate to assent to the truth of these observations, which in our opinion, sufficiently explain the cause of the Premier's declining influence ? He has taken his stand on the shifting quick-sand of Expediency, in stead of on the broad, solid rock of principle. With sagacity enough to see the right path to pursue, he has frequently chosen the wrong one, and may say with the Latin poet of old, Video meliora, proboque, Deteriora signor. Hence he has engendered a feeling of distrust and apprehension in the breasts of his friends, while he has failed to conciliate his enemies. If he still com mand a . majority in the House of Commons, it is not a majority accruing from the goodwill, respect, and confid4ice entertained towards him, but one caused by the. apparent necessity of the case. 'We grant that he has many difficulties to contend against, but it is ate part of a true statesman baldly to grapple with difficulties, with the firm determination to over come them, rather than weakly to submit to their pressure. We wish that Sir I.IOBERT PEEL had more of the Oak and less of the willoN in his nature, braving the storm, instead of pliantly bowing till it has passed over h im. well That he mea ns are d we firmly believe, but o f w h at avail goo intentions when unsupported by courage, en ergy , and firmness? Of what avail is it that he propo un d s t h e doctrine of in in the cheapest and selli ng i n the dearest ma Y rke g t, ,, if fails to follow it up in practi. ? Of what avail is it that to-day he delights a CUBDEN by his professions of liberality, if to-morrow he brings sunshine to the heart of a BANKES by his declarations in favour of the RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R.B.— 315 .. 315 .• 310 .. 312 50 R0nen•...................1020 . 1030 —lO2O .4030 Rouen to Havre. Orleans • Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 281 25 285 . 281 25 .. 285 Avignon to Marseilles...... 937 50 .. 940 •• 935 .. 935 RAILWAYS FOR TILE ACCOUNT, DEC 16. St. Germain . 960 930 .• 960 .. 972 50 Versailles, 21.18........445 .. 445 .. 445 .• 445 L.B•••••••••••• 313 75 • 315 •• 310 312 50 Rouen ....................1022 50 —1032 50 ..1022 50 ..1030 Rouen to Havre• • • •• 790 .. 792 50 .. 790 791 25 Orleans ..1070 ..1078 75 ..1070 "1070 Strasburg to 8a1e.......•.. 282 50 .. 286 25 .. 282 50 .. 286 25 Avignon to Marseilles— •• •• 932 50 .. 948 .• 932 50 .• 937 50 THIS DAY'S NEWS QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord DENxAN and a Middlesex Common Jury.) LEONARD V. THATCHER. This was an action to recover damages for an alleged malicious arrest and false imprisonment. The defendant pleaded that he was justified in what he had done, inas much as the plaintiff had been guilty of felony. Mr. Platt appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. V. Lee for defendant. It appeared that there was a sum of money owing from defendant to plaintiff, and that one night, in the month of July last, the matter was to have been settled. The parties met, the one holding the money in his hand, and the other the receipt. The defendant snatched the receipt from plaintiff for the purpose, as he said, of seeing that it was correct before he paid the money. He in sisted on detaining the receipt, and eventually the plaintiff gave him into the custody of a policeman, on a charge of stealing a receipt stamp, and was locked up at the station-house all night, and taken before a magis trate in the morning and discharged. Two witnesses named Bates and Fry were called, who stated that the defendant had in the presence of Fry said to Bates, " You saw Leonard run round the corner?" To which Bates replied, " No, I did not; and I never said so; or if I did say so, it is not true." To which defendant replied, " If you will swear so I will pay you handsomely." For the defence Mr. V. LEE attempted to shake the credit of these witnesses, and said he should prove that the plaintiff had snatched the receipt and run off with it. This he admitted was not a justification, but it was ten dered for the purpose of reducing the damages. Lord DENMAN thought the evidence inadmissible. The plea was not that there was probable cause for the arrest, but that the plaintiff had committed a felony. Now, that could not be proved, and therefore there must be a verdict for theplaintiff. Mr. V. LEE would not then call any witnesses. Lord DENMAN in summing up s a id, t h ere could be no doubt that the plaintiff had acted improperly in detain ing the receipt, but that 'as not fel ony, an d h e was en titled to damages for being locked up all night. At the same time the jury were not to con s id er anyt hi ng t h at defendant might have said to Bat es , b ecause the pla i ntiff had not suffered any inconvenience additional in copse. pence, and this was an action fur trespass, merely to recover damages for the assault and false imprisonment. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 151. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.; KING v. SARSON. This was an action for assault and false imprisonment under the following circumstances :—The plaintiff had been a footman in a gentleman's family, and being con victed of larceny in stealing pheasants and game fowl from his master's stable, he was sentenced to four months imprisonment. At the expiration of his time he returned to his own family, who lived in the neighbourhood of the Regent's-park. One evening, in September last, he went into the house of the defendant, who keeps the Windsor Castle public-house, Park-terrace, St. John's Wood road, and having taken a seat in the parlour, and ordered a pint of beer, which was brought him by the waiter, a park-keeper of the name of George, ob jected rootmo, because being allowed to sit in the cau p se lai l n le tiff 's had been convicted of theft. It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff's wit nesses, that no one else, and there were several present at the time, objected to King's presence. On the con trary, some of them invited him to drink with them. However the landlord insisted on his leaving the house ; and ultimately expelled him by force, tearing his coat and shirt in the struggle. Sarson then gave him into custody of the police, who took him to the station house, where, however, no charge was preferred against him, and he was dismissed. For the fowible expulsion from the house, and the detention in custody of the police, this action was brought. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, for the plaintiff, stated these facts, and made a forcible appeal to the jury, as to the hardship and injustice of persecuting a man with infamy for life, after he had expiated an offence, not of the most heinous nature, by the punishment awarded by the law. Mr. Sergeant SHEA, for the defendant, insisted upon the propriety of the landlord's conduct in endeavouring to keep his house free from persons of tainted character. The Learned Sergeant called witnesses to prove that the plaintiff made a violent resistance to the defendant's at tempt to remove him, and that Sarson did not give him into custody until he was endeavouring to force his way into the parlour again after he had been expelled. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) ARCHES' COURT.-(THIS DAY) THE OFFICE OF fUDOE PROMOTED BY BROOKES AGAINST CRESS WELL, CLERK. This was a citation against the Rev. Henry Creswell, vicar of a parish in Somerotshire, in the diocese of Bath and Wells, calling upon him to answer certain allegations, which charged him with conduct disgraceful to him as a clergyman. The letters of request were issued from the Court of the Bishop of Sa'isbury. The articles set forth that Mr. Creswei: had been guilty of using indecent, obscene, and violent la:Nuage, of getting drunk, and of fighting and brawling ; 11 . :Itin the parish of which he was incumbent. 1 Tbc documents, which were very voluminous, entered minutely into the details of Mr. Creswell's conduct, in support of the allegations exhibited in the articles. The Learned Advocates on both sides haring ad dressed the Court, The Learned JUDGE went minutely through the several articles, commenting on them as he went along. Ile said, that although some of them were such as to agree with and support the charges in the citation, yet there were many snore, the form of which required alte ration, and for that purpose the Court felt bound to send them back. On the whole, he was of opinion that there were sufficient grounds for requiring further inquiry. The Lords of the Privy Council had a meeting this morning, in the Council-office, to resume the hearing of a petition from the Island of Guernsey, nraying for a reform in the constitution of the state. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and their illus trious visitors, are expected to arrive at Claremont, at four o'clock this afternoon from Windsor Castle. HUNGERFORD MARKET.—Five forfeited shares in the Hungerford Market Company were put up for sale at the Auction Mart, in the City, this morning, and each share fetched 561. The value of this market property is yearly improving, no doubt awing to the Suspension bridge. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. (THIS DAY.) The vestry having met this morning, at e usual hour, the c l er k, a f ter rea di ng t h e report o f l a st weeks _ meeting, called th e a tt en ti on o f t h e ves t r y to a letter; complaining of the erection of buildings in front of sots . houses in C o tti ng h am - terrace, New oad. The lat e ' was from Mrs. Jennings, a lady having a house in C °t ' tingham-terrace, is front of which a stable had been erected, in consequence of which the rent of the hou se had fallen from 130/. to 90/. ; and a similar fall had take ° place in the rent of other houses in the terrace. . VESTRYMAN expressed his opinion that the vestry had no n ee d to i nter f ere on t hi s occas i on. If t h e inh"' . tsnts of Cottinghatn-terrace were annoyed by buildings between them and the road they could themselves prci" coed against the parties, as well as the vestry. Mr. GOMM said that the vestry were not sufficiently active in preventing such nuisances ; that the erection of such buildings ought to be interfered with before these completion; that persons might not be aware of the gality of such erections as those in question ; a nd 1 _ notice of the intention o f th e vestry to ta k e me asures ! I I: 1 remove them was sent t o th e p art i es i n t i me , it woul d save them much expense and inconvenience. Mr. WILSON thought that it was the business of th e parties concerned, and not the business of the vestry, t ° proceed against such erections, and that the . vestry ought not to interfere in the matter. The conversation then dropped. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—( THIS DAY.) LomsoN, DEC. 7.—Wind N. to N.E., fresh brealt cloudy and frosty. DEAL, DEC. 6.—Wind N.W., light.—Arrd. Ann' of cfr , New Providence, St. John's ; John Craig, Me ° Quebec. Sid. Bangalore, China ; Ganges, Calcuttl)! Curraghmore, Madras an d B om b ay ; and Bivion, Ceylon ; Camilla, Buenos Ay res ; Pythsgoriw' Pernambuco ; ;Cybele, Berbice ; Princess Royal (trt: port, Barbadoes ; Feroni a , J ama i ca ; Russel l , Cuba Lockhart, Dominica. PowrsmouTre, DEC. 6.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. , 13° L O Fernando Po, for Amst er d am . Sld . Brunswick, r and Bombay. SOUTHA)IPTON, DEC. 6.—Sld. Aulatly, Ichaboe. r PLYMOUTH, DEC. 6.—Ar r d. C am ill a, M ules, De° rata ; the Experimental brigs from a cruise. FALMOUTH, DEC. 6.—Arrd. Johns, Fox, Quebec. r y • BRISTOL, DEC. 6.—Arrd. Anna Watson, Stirling, cutta. Sailed 4th, Rankin, not Rattan, for Mobile. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 6. Wind S.S.E., light. ~ clef Eliza, Quebec. Sid. Eliza Johnson, Brazils ; Een Ichaboe; Energy, Havannah; St. George and Rochest e eb New York ; Jenny Jon es , L egra. O f ; George, Fin , St. John's, New Brunswick. THEDDLETHORPE, DEC. s.—N ear ly a ll thecars°° the Elf Gesehwester, ashore near Ilattoft, has been 01 ,, in good condition. P ar t o f t h e cargo of the Mat he' d about 300 quarters, has been undamaged, al s o sorce the ship's stores. Conic, DEC. 4.—Sid. Clecfrid, Ichaboe. CASTLETOWN, DEC. 2.—Arrd. Circassian, V 0 —, for Cuba, with loss o f ma i n topmast, &c., encountered a severe gale on the 28th ult., in Ist. lon. 12. LIMERICK, DEC. s.—Sld. China, Savannah. CA RNARVON, DEC. s.—The Portmadoc packet, frol Liverpool to Pwllhele, was run down this morning/ ° Holyhead, by a large brig; crew saved. Suco.—Arrd. Dumahair, Ichaboe, (21 days.) HULL, DEC. s.—Sld. Powdrell, Ichaboe. YARMOUTH, DEC. 6.—Several hundred red and wbit t deals, varying from twelve to twenty-one feet in 1i.11 1 07 : were washed ashore l as t n i g h t on Yarmouth boe'' many of them are burnt. HARWICH, DEC. 6.—The vessel reported asbore, r the Sunflaer, is the R u by, o f, an d from Newcastle I`,, London; she has been go t o ff to -d ay, and in here verii leaky, and part of cargo thrown overboard. A 1,14 1 barque got on the gunfleet this morning, but got° and proceeded. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of t lyi ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which,4 respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the week in the previous year : --- 4 Week o 04 4 Last ~.., ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. : .',, Z co 0 ,.. :-:--, ..i , 2 Nov. 30 Arbroath an d Forfar .. .. 29 Birmingham and Gl ouces t er . 0% • 86. Brandling Junction .••. • • • 30 Bristol and Gloucester . ...... 29 Chester and Birk en h ea d . ............ 430 28 Dublin and Drogheda.. .......... .• • • 581 -- Dublin and Kingsto wn ...... ••.• • • 07 Dec. 1 Dundee and A r b roath . ..... ..... .... 298 251 ,00 Nov. 30 Durham and S un d erland . . 1,036 ; j3 / 30 Edinburgh and Glasgow ..•.•.. • • • • • • 2,063 „ I ' o /1 Dec. 1 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 3,634 • , •, 0 9 Nov. 30 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • . • 1,472 b o o 30 Glasgow and Green0ck......... .... 715 , fi gt 30 Grand Junction 30 Great North of England ...... ••• • • • 1,5 5 7 ~!'. i 3.1 Dec. 4 Great Western .• • ..... • .. ... ••• • • 13,281 I ' , 6 41 N0v.29 Liverpool and Manchester .. .. ... •• • 4,316 3 •', 7 i 30 London and Birmingham . . ..... .... 13,693 1 . 50 ' 6 "0 Dec. 1 London and 81ackwa11.............. 708 N ov. 30 London and B r i g h ton . ........ ••• • • • 3,896 - e • 94 3 34 Dec. 3 London and Croydo n 9 1,009 4 .9 5 London and Greenwich ............. 782 , ,".).;$ I London and South Western ..••. • • • • 5,021 4, 0 1 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ...... 830 I , 11 N0v.29 Manchester and Birmingham— ••• • • • 2,975 AO 30 Manchester, Leeds, and Bull Assoc.. 6,385 , '';i6 30 Midland Counties ........ ..... • • 8 , 6 40 7 ' 30 Newcastle and Darlington ....... •• • 1,C,4 1 I A ; 30 Newcastle and Carlisle... •• • • 1,668 1•1 Dec. 1 Newcastle a n d N orth 5hie1d5....... , 340 3 N0v.29 North Union An d B olton and Preston 1,409 11 0i 0 Dec. 2 Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans .. .... •• • - 4,832 S'yb 2 Paris and Rouen . .... . • .... ... . 3,972 ''.(l2 Nov. 30 Preston and Wyre.................. 307 410 30 Sheilield and Manchester • 0 . Dec. 5 South Eastern ...... .. .. .. ..... ••• . • 4,035 . 5 12 Nov. 30 Taff Yale .. .• .. ...... ............„ 873 03 1 Yarmouth and N orw i c h 616 175 ,oi Nov. 30 York and North Midland . follows 11 MILITARY F ORCE IN I RELAND. —The the official return o f th e m i l i tary force at preheat to e Ireland, whi c h comp l etes the garrisons in that eon° o f for the ensuing winter :—Cavalry-2d Reeiment.„, Dragoon Gua r d s , L ongford ; 3d ditto, Balli ncollleb: 4th ditto, (2ahir ; Ist R eg i ment of Dragons, l ? ll , lin ; Bth H ussars, D u b l i n ; 10th ditto, Newbring of 11th ditto, Dundalk. Infantry—lst Regiment Foot, Clare Castle (depot company) ; 2d ditto, , niskillen ; sth ditto, Belfast ; 14th (depot comP' l %, Belturbet ; 15th, Limerick ; 16th, Dublin ; 2. `gd, Kilkenny ; 30th, Limerick ; 32d, Dublin ; 5 1 ,,1 r Cork (depot company) ; 34th, Athlone ; 35th, no ; nagh (depot company) ; 36th, Newry ; 38th, Boyle ( cl i t„rly company) ; 46th, Dublin ; 54th, Mullingar ; 56th, v' t ; tin ; 60th, Ist battalion, Fermoy ; 61st, Butteve l 65th, Castlebar ; 66th, Dublin ; 69th, Templeco ( n e t i s 72d, Cork ; 77th (depot company), Waterford ; d ditto, Naas ; 81 s t d o ., T emplemore ; 82d do., Trtueo., 85th ; do., Lond on d erry ; 89th do., Newbridge ; 90t 11 t , Clonmel ; 93d do., Bi rr ; 95th, Kinsale ; and Ist 1,111, talion Rifle Brigad e (d epot company), Athlone. ori effective military f orce, i ncluding the Royal Horse f/j, Foot Artillery, an d R oyal Engineers, now in Irely'r; is 26,000 men. Besides the above, are the recen t - 1 ; organised Ch e l sea out-pensioners, who are fully equiVe, and ready to b e ca ll e d out at a short notice if rP L. i ci tre The armed poli ce amounts to about 10,000 men., stationed throughout the country. Til NEW HOSPITAL ron CONSUMPTION, Notwithstandin g t h e i nclemency of the weather, , 1 . 4 works of the n ew b u ildi ng at Brompton are proceedi`;,; rapidly, and it i s s i ncerely hoped that in a f ew niont' the western wi ng w ill be roofed in, and the interior 0:r, 0 , tion in pro gress . D uring the past week the Commit have received severa l valuable donations, and at the meeting of Governors, at which Sir John Hare, But t' , &c., presid e d, th e most enthusiastic feelings were , pressed that the good work would be very speedily e ° o l summated. The annual income of the hospital f t° subscription now somewhat exceeds 1,1001. A DETESTABLE WRETcti.—A miscreant of o d name of Stok es , w h o h as been residing in Sunderior for two or three years past, but who is a native d ° where where in the neighbourhood of London, has been',,,a, mitted to Durham gaol by the magistrates of Sunder; a a for a disgusting felony committed with a young,Ase about twenty years of age, whom he kept in the P",,ii• with him. The details were so shocking that the 1014 ', to trates could scarcely maintain the patience necesSarJ t be the dignity of a court of justice in listening t ° , t he examination, and th e wretc h conducted himself with ,a• most brutal h ar dih oo d . He was in comfortable ci, re - f. stances, and lived i n a l ow part of the town, selw)ra , y• ever, feeling an y i nconvenience from want of his remittances from the south were said to be P u .., r) ",,icti and liberal f or a p erson li v i ng in the low style in " r e' he indul ge d. Th e whole neighbourhood in w hich 1., i 1 1 13 sided seems to have been polluted by his exampl-e vice and crime. The members of the Licensed Victuallers Tre t r ; tion So c i e ty, o f Bi rmingham, associated withthe;,d cieties of many o th er i mportant towns, have deter n3 ' ; be to convene a meet i ng of delegates appointed b Y tu nle licensed v i c t ua ll ers t h roughout the kingdom., to o °,o at Nottingham, on a day to be appointed, wit h of determi n i ng on an address to both Houses or -,Ding went, and of a d opt i ng such measures and orgnionot such pl ans as may tend to best promote the per° interests of the trade.—Birmingham Pilot. r, u totl The Marq u i s o f B ute has disposed of his -1 ' The Hoo estate to a gentleman of the name of Wa - oo L consideration money is stated to have been 180, ter' NOT TO BE WONDERED Ar i —The " o dero Chronicle states that a quarter erAsk of OZ.. Ca r ; which had been placed in the " bakehouse" of 1 rington, of R oc kf erry, h a d , by " some unknown 11ea es, exploded, an d bl own the roof off, besides destro3,. bl 4 the wind ows wind ows i n t h e dwelling-house, and dreadfidiY, v ,t a on, ing on e o f hi s own suns, and injuring Miss Carr' and a dressmaker at work there at the time. p3-st 4. Large flocks of wild geese have for some e w, •; ou the been playing their airy gambols on the coast betwet. Duddon and Moreorabe Bay.—Canthey land Facql,los". EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—Died, a d °_ll,,,ced agU day, at C ragnagour, near this town, at the Y" life wtY.EP? of 110 y ears , M r. Mi chael Considine. I n early it was apprenticed to the tailoring business, I n for som e t i me. H e was always temperate and addi c t e d to gentle exercise. He attend re A si i bath devotions at his parish chapel within th i t . 3 r jbi , and lately walked into this town and back d a y. ‘' ot:t dente, distance of seven miles, on the s a a rr „b r ough his faculties were unimpaired to the last, 0' a 0 ,, t exel" his long life his conduct and character were the plary.—C/are Journal. bet W ee out night, and . FIRE AT NEWINGTON.—Last Beckett, a rot , n . , hours of six mad seven, a very alarming fir e ,se g o tV, b n ; nou the premises of Mr. B.c .„. ow , n g . te e a It' Manufacturer, lien and Chicken-lane, IN ws ur damage is considerable, but the property i s posed e se A d t t l o as h - a o v ffi e ee. s t p h a e rl d c is f as rom ter a . caused A lighted canto) -- ~~ h tt , 15 °1 ter