The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-27 00:00:00

NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "MAIDS OF HONOUR." Just ready, in 3 vols., post Svo., SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY. A TALE OF THE COURT OF CHARLES 11. fly the Author of " Maids of Honour," a Second Edition of which Is now ready at all the Libraries. • Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE ATTRACTIVE MAN. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. Among all the novels of Mrs. Trollope, numerous, varied, and admirable as they are, we do not call to mind one which has afforded us so much pleasure and profit as this new one now before us—not one i.t which the characters so satisfy the judgment as to their truth, while they excite the fancy, and stir the feelings by their bold, vigor ous, and spirited painting, and by the situations in which the won derful inventive faculty of this writer places them. The hero is a consummately drawn character, and one that is new to the modern novel reader. Yet how perfectly: natural, how true, and yet how exciting, by the perpetual curiosity attendant on his brilliant career. The novel will be universally read, and will, we suspect, become the prime favourite of all the writer's works."—Court Journal. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at au the Libraries, in Three Vols. , post ELINOR WYLLYS, A TALE OF AMERICAN LIFE. Edited by J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq., • Author of " The Pilot," " The Deerslayer,"&c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROTAT., DRURY-LANE. TIIIS EVENING Wlll be repeated a Grand Opera, In three acts, called MAItITANA. Charles ike deeond, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cmsar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrieon ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Rooter ; Miss Poole. After which, will •be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAT, in which Mons. Bretin,Mdile. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. Dnbas (of the Academie Royale, Paris, who will make their fourth ap- Reexasee at this Theatre), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mona. Detre-11er, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. J'I'LLIEN'S .4.NNt7AL SERIES OF CONCERTS. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, La Barcarole—.Aber. Quadrille from Herold's Opera, " Zampa"—Jullien. Solo, &wools, by M. Baumann—Baumann. "False, Fleur-de-Marie (first time)—,Barnet. Symphony, The Andante, Fugue, and Finale, from Mozart's Jupiter Symphony—Mozart. New Quadrille, The British Navy. l'AuT IL—ANCIENT MUSIC. The Celebrated Music to " Macbeth," with Solos—Locke. Vales, A Deuz-terns (Second Set), The Bridal—Julhen. Solo, Clarionet, lay Mr. Lazarus—Lazarus. Polonaise, The Original Polonaise—Jullien. Stabet Mater " CuMs Animan," performed on the Cornet-a-piston, by Herr Koenig—Rossini. The Original Napolitaine ; or, Tarentella des Salons--Jullien. Commence at Eight precisely ; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated as Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farrell ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After which, will be produced an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster Margaret, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by A CABINET QUESTION. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Morgan Rattler lir. Hudson. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPILL THIS EVENING Will he repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Tears Ago. In which Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Tates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliara will perform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Redford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack ; Trewiuct, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; _Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. To bo followed by Shakspeare's Play of KATHERINE AND PETRUCIIIO. Petruchlo, Mr. Wallack ; Katherine, Mrs. Stirling; Bianca, Miss E. Ili:inner. To conclude with a New Grand Ballot, entitled LE DIABLE A'QU'LTRIC. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be produced a Now Two Act Comedy, entitled WHO IS SHE Characters by Messrs. J. Brown, C. Boyce, Binge, Cookrill. Miss Hamilton, and Mrs. Walter Lacy. To be fellowed by the favourito Vaudeville of CAPTAIN CHAR LOTTE. In which Mr. Walter Lacey and Miss Kate Howard will perform. After whle,b.THE BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. The Boy Bacchus, Miss Kate Howard ; Moulus, Mr. G. Wild. To conclude with THE RAILWAY KING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. Wild ; Sally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. NEW STRAND THEATRE. OPEN EVERY EVENING. ENTIRE CHANGE.—GRAND ATTRACTION M. THILLIPPE continues to give his peculiar and surprising TOURS DE PHYSIQUE, and feats of Magical Delusions. Atter which, the Ohio, :Missouri, and Arkansas—the wonderful AMERICAN FAMILY. To be followed by the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, by the Chiarini Family. To conelnde with M. Phillippe's most extraordinary INDIAN awl CHINESE Wonders. • ours open at seven o'clock, to commence at Half-past Seven. ORI,O open from Ten till Five ; Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 35.; Pit. Is. Gd. ; Gallery, 6d. AgTI.ET'4 ROYAL AMPIIITHEATRR OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. TRES EVENING Will ho performed TIIF. LAST OF TILE BARONS ; or, Warwick, The King Maker, and the Battle of Barnet. An entire change will take place in the amusements of the arena, introducing Mons. ilinle, Mons. Dumos, Mr. Alfred Cooke, Mdlle. 7)umos, Mdlle. Itinie, Mew. Lupin°, and the Brothers Candler. To conclude with • New Equestrian Drama, entitled STEEL CASTLE. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL. SURREY THEATRE, THIS EVENING Will be performed t► tiew llrama, TILE MINUTE GUN AT SEA. supported by Messrs. llughei, Hicks, Cowell, ileslop, Fredericks, Mrs. Vining, awl Nils; Martin. To concitiavirrtriluSlTTinittrau ru it 11. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be pertbrmed a New Drama, THE TOWER OF LONDON , r, The Death Omen and the Fete of Lady Jane Grey. Supported by Mr. Osbaldiston, B. F. Saville, Miss Vincent, Miss Richardson, Miss Eliza Terry, &c. To conclude with THE LIFE RAFT ; or, The Two Reefers. Sup ported by the entire strength of the Company. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 27. Tr4IERMOSIETER, Lowest, 46; Highest, 51; Noon, 5 BAROMETER, 30.03.—W1ND W.S.W.; fine. KIWI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDOR THIS DAY. Usentsg .. 0 minutes after 0 I Evening • f. 3 minutes after 0, ~, ) - :k--,34 - -' ' $,,,-,4.....44 s - .. .7'.- : - 7-‘ -- 47- , -.--- ,: - .r4 ‘,'' ,', :. - , i , • ' C. 5 :r - : ' 4 , -7 ~,, -, - - 1 ..AM, . 1 f,..1-• :,... - .: 44 ,.a' 4 1711A -,..--;.:-... ° .4 ,- • , , Ittl, - SECOND EDITION. etening LONDON, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1845 The bad feeling displayed by a considerable portion of the Paris press, relative to the disputes between Eng land and America, cannot tend to raiso the character of the French nation, or entitle her to that rank as an im partial and generous rival, which her great power and independence ought to obtain for her among civilised communities. There seems to be a feverish anxiety and fear displayed by the writers in the journals, especially those of the Opposition, lest the misunder standing should be removed, and the two most com mercial states in the world should continue to live in amity. One journal calls upon the United States to remain " firm," and another expresses its conviction, we should rather say fear, that the storm will blow over, and that after a little display of bad temper and much coarse language, a time will come when both will listen willingly to the voice of reason, and conciliation be easy. The Siecle, in an article couched in fair language, contains sentiments but little calculated to heal the breach, or to en courage France to offer herself as a mediator, or the United States to accept her in that character. M. G UIZOT in the Texan affair had sided so openly with England, and displayed such par tiality, that the American Republic could place no con klence in any appeal mado to the French Government. 4 ' The United States," says that journal, " have rejected the idea of a mediation. Is the remembrance of the deplorable conduct adopted by our Ministry in the affairs of Texas unconnected with this determination of the American Government ? Is it not calculated to give that power the measure of the friendship and equity of our Ministers, and to re move from its mind all idea of submitting its cause tothe decisive of a nation which formerly never failed it? What ever may be the motives which, at the opening of this new drama, have reduced our Cabinet to the sad position of a spectator, we sincerely hope that its tardy vigilance may at le ast spar e us a denouement which would compro mise our interests and our honour." We leave our readers to judge what is m eant b y a denouement which could " compromise our interests and our honour," because th e y can form a suffic iently correct o pi n i on on the sub ject from the spirit displayed by the writer, and the professions of attachment to Ameri can interests, which pervade all the Opposition jour na l s. Such, senti mente are unworthy of France ; they are not parti cipated in by the KING or his Ministers, and we would fain hope by only a small portion of the people. What adl antag• could ,France gain by a bloody Isar between England and America ? Wh at satisfaction could a gallant nation enjoy in witness ing the :destruction of property, the interruption of commerce (and in that respect France would come in for her share), the blockade of harbours, the slaughter of thousands of human beings, and all the other calamities of war ? In every point of view, for these writers do not see the full extent of the consequences, the feeling displayed is of a most selfish eiaracter, ar.d forms a sad contrast to the spirit dis played by the British Government, the British press, and the British people too, when, but a few years ago, France and America appeared determined to settle their dispute by guns and bayonets. America claimed a million sterling as compensation for losses sustained during the reign of NAPOLEON—the Government con sented to pay ' thatll arge sum, b ut the Chambers were restive;; the lower Chanabeilespecially thou g ht th at t h e time had gone by for compensation, that it should , a t all events, h ave been en f orced on the dynasty which bad given rise to the claim, and they absolutely refused to vote the sum. England generously interfered, and, possibly through her interference, the Chamber was induced to reverse its decision and grant the required compensation. Peace was preserved. We do not men-' Lion these facts to point out the humiliating con dition in which the Deputies placed them selves, and of which they are occasionally reminded by some of their body, nor to aggravate the hostile spirit displayed by the haughty republic towards France, which the Siecle says has given suffi cient pledges of its friendship to the American union, but to show that England raised herself in public esti mation, and in the estimation too of her revilers, by her noble, disinterested, and peaceful conduct, and that when she finds herself in a similar position a cry of exulta tion arises in the country on which she bad conferred such signal benefits. England and France long carried on a war,:the most determined and ruinous, perhaps, on record, but they both fought honourably, both gained great victories, and the strife at last ceased, without either party havingacquired one additional inch of territory from the other. What chance is there that a second contest would end in any other way, even suppose the French Government should madly ally itself with America against England? England has already had more power ful enemies on her hands at the same time, and and she came out of the fiery trial with honour, and not nnfre quently triumphant. Her strength is not decayed, the spirit and energy of the people are still the same, and notwith standing her debt, which her enemies foolishly call a mill stone about her neck, her credit is higher than that of any nation throughout the world. The last war in creased her commerce, her colonies, and her wealth ; enormous fortunes were made in the midst of enormous taxes ; her sailors maintained their ancient character, and her soldiers were not afraid to meet the invincible veterans of the EMPEROR. What, then, has she to fear now ? The horrors of war, the arrest of civilisation, and the waste of property; and, on these grounds, she is ready to sa crifice much, but she will maintain her honour, her in dependence, and her rights inviolate. riority of Dungeness over Dover, and with a har bour at Dungeness, on the one side of the Downs, and Ramsgate harbour on 'the other, the formation of a harbour of refuge at Dover would be rendered unne cessary. But whatever may be the comparative merits of Dungeness and Dover, the claims of Seaford are paramount to either. Seaford, situated in a bay to the west of Beachy Head, is thus described by M. DUPIN:— " Here there is a magnificent anchorage, which fortunately is at an equal distance from Dover and Portsmouth. Such is the intermediary situation at which the Commissioners have not shrunk from recommending to the Government the erec tion of great works. It recommends in a direction from N.N.E. to S. S.E. a breakwater or jetty, of one nautical mile in length, and having a rectilinear return at each extremity, be constructed. This jetty is to be constructed towards the middle, in forty-one feet water, and something less at the extremities. Behind this long jetty there would be more than sufficient water for first-class vessels; and nearer land there would be an extensive space for merchant vessels of all tonnage. This formidable situation would threaten, at the same time, all the French ports comprised between Havre and Boulogne. " Let us add, that as the crow flies, the distance from Sea ford to London Is only about seventy-four miles, and that by means of the railroad from London to Brighton, from which a branch may easily be constructed, there will be no difficulty in getting from the capital to Seaford in less than two hours." The British navy, adds M. DUPIN, will have nothing to wish for from Seaford to Portsmouth. Surely the works necessary to secure so vast an extent of our southern coast, which is at present unprotected, and which is absolutely without harbours capable of accorc modating ships of war, or vessels of large burden, should be at once commenced, and prosecuted with that energy which their importance demands. Whether as regards commerce or war, our southern and eastern coasts would then be protected from Portsmouth to the mouth of the Thames. There is not the same urgent necessity for forming a harbour of refuge at Portland as there is at Seaford ; and although, when we consider the very small outlay which would be required to improve the natural capa bilities of Portland harbour, so as to complete our coast defences from Falmouth to the mouth of the Thames, we cannot but express a hope that the Portland harbour will be commenced forthwith, yet the claims of Seaford, are paramount to all others, and fearful will be the responsibility which those whos( duty it is to cause the necessary works to be commenced will incur if they should neglect the performance of that duty. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS Almost every day brings forward some new advocate for the immediate and total repeal of the corn-laws—a measure which The Sun has been contending, for in season and out of season, for more than twenty years, and which but one session more will, in all probability, crown with complete success. Many of the Tory landlords have already aidel in the good cause. The services of Captain Rous, and Lord ASHLEY, and Mr. ESCOTT, are well known and duly appreciated. The Whig aristo cracy have followed their example, and by their repre sentatives have announced their conviction that the time for a final repeal of the corn-laws is fully come, and that all further reserve on that important step is at an end. The manifesto of Lord MORPETH, which we have given in another place, comes out most opportunely immediately after that issued by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and is the more valuable as regards its moral effect, because it is the spontaneous expression of his Lordship's opinion, and could not in any way serve electioneering purposes. It now remains to be seen what Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Duke of WELLINGTON will do. They have often been conquered together by the Liberals in Parliament, and out of Parliament ; they, in fact, have never been victorious in any great contest with the Commons, and should they not yield in time, their greatest defeat yet awaits them. The paper read by Baron CHARLES Duris before the Institute of France, on the 17th instant, on the subject of the report of the Commissioners appointed by the British Government, in accordance with the recom mendation of a Select Committee of the House of Com mons, to consider the propriety of forming one or more harbours of refuge along the English coast, is not a m are scientific analysis of that report—it is a document of great political importance, and coming from such a source is entitled to, and must command, the serious consideration of those to whom is entrusted the care of providing against any dangers which may threaten the safety of the country. For the last thirty years Baron CHARLES Durni has been engaged in investigat ing the causes of Britain's greatness. There is not a dockyard or arsenal—nay, there is scarcely a single manufactory of any description in the United Kingdom, which he has not repeatedly visited, and with the minutest details of the management of which he is not inti mately acquainted. The results of his observations be has embodied in a work which has long since become classical throughout Europe, as the au thority of everything relating to the material state of England, and which is not unfrequently quoted from by our own statesman. A paper on such a subject from such a man is, therefore, a document of no ordinary im ,sst sal BE JOINVILLE has shown us how Britain may be best invaded. The Baron DUPIN has shown us how Britain may be best defended from invasion, and surely Sir ROBERT PEEL will not hesi. tate to immediately commence the construction of these harbours of refuge. We have heard much of late of central depots of troops, and lines of railway radiating from the centre to the coast, along which a sufficient military force could be conveyed to meet an invading enemy in time to prevent his effecting a landing on our coast. This all looks very well upon paper, but we confess that we have no great faith in the scheme. No enemy ought to be permitted to approach sufficiently near to our shores to render the execution of such a scheme necessary. It is to our navy that we must look for protection against in vasion, and fearful will be the responsibility incurred, awful will be the account required by an indignant peo ple from any Minister who shall, directly or indirectly, impair the efficiency of the naval force. The safety of England depends entirely upon her navy— " Britannia needs no bulwarks, No towers along the steep; Her path is o'er the ocean wave, Her home is on the deep." The sun of old England's glory will set for ever when the day arrives in which she requires any walls, save wooden ones, to protect her from invasion. Our mari• time supremacy must be maintained at all hazards ; to that, and to that alone, do we owe our safety. In order to preserve to us our maritime supremacy it is neces sary that every care should be taken of our mer candle navy as a nursery for seamen ; for, without able-bodied seamen, " ships are but wood." Now, in no possible manner can the lives of our seamen, the property of our shipowners, the safety of our navy, and the greatness of our country, be so effectually preserved as by the formation of harbours of defence and refuge, which may, in case of war, become ports of aggression. No miserable considerations of ill judged economy—no ministerial intrigue to secure the adhesion of this or that particular class of electors, by the removal of an impost which may be supposed to press more particularly on them, should be suffered for one moment to interfere with the execution of this necessary work, and admitting, as we do, the importance and the value of the alterations in the tviff of last year, we should have been quite as well pleased if Sir ROBERT PEEL had devoted the whole of his surplus to the execu tion of those important, those necessary works. It ap pears to us that the present is the time of all others for commencing these works. A scarcity is threatening us—it will be absolutely necessary to provide the labour ing classes with the means of purchasing food of a superior quality than that to which they have hitherto been accus tomed; and how much better would it be at once to vote the sum required for the formation of those harbours of refuge-4,500,000/.—and to commence them simulta neously, than to dole out public alms to those who are able and wi ling to earn their bread as independent la bourers. The Commission, indeed, states that is not pos sible to underatke at the same time the construction of three breakwaters, although why it should be more impossible to undertake at the same time the construc tion of three breakwaters than of three railways, or three churches, or three bridges, we confess we are at a loss to understand. Admitting, however, for the sake of ar gument, that this assumption of the Commissioners is correct, we come to their recommendation as to the suc cession in which the works should be undertaken— first, Dover, second, Portland, and last, Seaford ; and here again we cannot agree with them. It ap pears to us that Seaford should be the place chosen for the first harbour to be completed. It is natural that the Duke of WELLINGTON, holding as he does the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, should look upon the claims of Dover with a favourable eye, but we doubt much the propriety of constructing a harbour, of refuge at Dover at all, and cannot but think that we should have a much safer and more efficient harbour, at a much less expense, by forming an inner port at Dungeness, and adding and strenzthening the natural breakwater of shingle, " which there spreads over a space of several miles, stretching out into the British Channel, and terminated by deep water, close to both its extremities, and which has increased ninety yards in length during the course of the last century," than by erecting a breakwater and outer-works at Dover— (and it appea rs . that on this point there was a dif ference oflopunon among the Commissioners themselves, Sir W. SYMONDS dissenting from the conclusions to which his collegues had come in favour of the claims of Dover.) The Commissioners state, " that the two bays east and west of Dungeness afford an excellent an chorage. More than 300 sail of shipping have ridden at anchor at the same time in the eastern bay, an d more than 100 in the western bay, as the winds caused the one or the other to be selected for a place of re fuge." This fact, we thi:,k, is decisive of the supe. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were about 7,000 bales, with a dull market, though prices were not lower. There were 2,000 bales taken on speculation. Cotten was in full supply. Very little was doing in shares, and prices did not improve. There are no arrivals to-day with late news of any inte rest. Consols are 94% 3 / 4 for present transfer, and 95 to 1 / 2 for Account, being► rather firmer. Exchequer-bills have been 265. to 245. premium. Bank Stock has realised 202% to 203%. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 95% to 95 3 / 4 . The possibility of a Bank Notice coming out again this afternoon checks business. In the Foreign market there is scarcely anything doing, and prices are more nominal than real. Mexican have been 28%, and are firm; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 58 to 1 ,4, and the Four per Cents. 91 1 / 2 to 92. Shares are much the same, but it is almost impossible to effect sales at fair prices. Every seller is taken advantage of, although in reality there is plenty of money in the City. A meeting has been held at Lyme Regis this week, at which it was stated that the undertaking would, no doubt, receive the Government patronage, and that in a few weeks such a plan would be prepared for the proposed harbour of refuge as to insure its final adoption as a great na tional work. From the statements made, it appears that the sacrifice of life and property off Lyme Regis has been most serious during the last 40 years, and that a harbour of refuge there is most imperatively called for, all the other ports in the West Bay being bar-harbours, and therefore ut terly unsafe for vessels to enter in a gale of wind. The towns people of Lyme Regis are apparently greatly in favour of the seheme. Madrid journals of the I 9th instant have been re ceived. They are chiefly filled with accounts of the grand levee held at Court on that day in honour of the QUEEN'S fete, and the ball given in the evening by the President of the Council. The Gazette contains a royal decree elevating General NAnveEz to the dignity of grandee of Spain of the first class, with the title of Duke of VALENCIA for himself and his successors. The Bourse was closed in consequence of the festival. The Journal des Detatl of Tuesday contains an article on the results of the French mission to China, from which we learn, and the statement may be regarded as official, that there was no ground for the report that the French were bargaining for the island of Chusan or any establishment in that country, and that the chief object of the mission was to encourage the spread of Christianity in the East, and religious toleration. "It must be acknowledged," says that journal, " that we were not called to the mysterious shores of tho Celestial Empire either by interests of territory or interests of commerce. We do not possess in these distant seas any establishment, and our vessels appear there but seldom. We could, therefore, only go there with a view to the future, and in some measure to claim the place due to our flag. The nations of the world, the most powerful or the most celebrated in various ways, had already made their entry into that part of the world. England was there by the proximity of her Indian possessions. and by the übiquity of her shipping ; Spain, by the Phillippines ; Holland, by Java and Sumatra ; Portugal, by Macao, and by the remembrance, now effaced, but formerly glorious, of her history ; the American Union hurried there in full sail, with that spirit of adventure and love of gain which mark young democracies. France owed it to herself, to her name, to the rank which she holds amongst nations, to appear also in those latitudes, and to sow there such seed as might be perhaps destined one day to produce something. Had the mission to China no other object but to ensure to French commerce the rights already acquired by Eng land or France, it would have been quite sufficient to meet the reproach of inutility sometimes alleged against it ; but it had another aim, and, we are happy to say, another result. M. GUIZOT, who will have the honour of having attached his name to this great thought, had comprehended that France could fill in China a part which was peculiar to it, and that whilst other nations rnerce and manufactures, she might in her turn convey it there under a form more pure and more disinterested, by propagating those ideas of tolerance and religious liberty of which it is in Europe the most complete expression." The Presse contains an article on the state of the French navy, which, somewhat i❑ the style adopted by the Prince DE JOINVILLE, it represents as very defec tive. The following are extracts from it : " We cannot sufficiently enlighten public opinion as to the actual state of our navy. This situation weighs sufficiently heavy on our budget, and our political superiority fur the future in the Mediterranean is of such eminent importance, that it becomes the privilege of every one to examine in all its bearings the state of our maritime inscription of our sea men, of our ships, and of the naval stores in our arsenals and dockyards. Moreover, the session approaches, and it is time to prepare the materials for the naval inquiry ordered by the Chamber of Deputies. We have already discussed the greater portion of the questions relative to our maritime administration. Amongst other important questions which remain to be investigated, one of the most important is that of our naval supplies. It is necessary to ascertain whether the materials is our dockyards are proportioned to our political situation. We shall confine ourselves to the exami nation of the materials of our sailing fleet, hay* already sufficiently indicated the state of our steam navy. The law of 1839 at present regulates the organization of our naval supplies. This law fixes our naval force in time of peace at 40 ships of the line, 50 frigates, and 220 ships of smaller di mensions. Of these, 40 ships of the line and 50 frigates ought to be kept afloat, whilst an equal number ought to be in our docks in a state of preparation equal to 22.24. In addition to this force, 13 :hips of the line and 15 frigates ought to be kept in reserve on the stocks, advanced to the 10-24 degree of preparation. Let us now inquire whether facts correspond with the prescriptions of the Bill of 1839 ? They do not. It is true that we have 23 ships of the line afloat, but of this number there are three condemned and 16 re modelled; there are even some of them which have been remodelled several times. Our frigates are in the same state. As to our vessels on the stocks, there are 26 which are between the 18th and 22d degree of advancement. There are some as old as the republic and the empire. Since that period they have reposed tranquilly on the stocks. The same observation applies to our frigates. Let us now examine whether our arsenals and dockyards are in a better condition In the year 1840, according to the report of Baron Tupinier, our magazines were deficient in 20,000 stores of timber, 300,000 kilogrammes of copper and bronze, 700,000 kilo. grammes of hemp, 2,000,000 kilogrammes of canister-shot 9,000 gun-carriages, 3,000 pieces of artillery, besides sail cloth, chain cable, and other articles. Is the stock on hand now superior to that of 1840 ? If we believe certain state ments made by the storekeepers, our magazines are still more scantily supplied than in the year 1840. Moreover, the bad quality of the materials is the constant subject of complaint. The timber, iron, copper, and hemp supplied are constantly rejected as unfit for use. Not only are our arsenals not sufficiently supplied, but ourdocks possess neither sufficient stocks nor even forges. Under the impression of so deplor able a state of affairs, the Committee of the Budget of 1346 observed in its report, Your last Committee placed under your yes the description of the incessant decay of our navy : we might add some more significant remarks, but that would be a melancholy task, and we do not consider it indis pensable.' Is it possible longer to prolong such a state of things, particularly when we see England silently augment ing her naval establishments at Woolwich, Sheerness, Ply mouth, Deptford, Chatham, and Portsmouth, which are overloaded with articles for the construction and equipment of ships of war. Every year the Chambers addressed to the Government the same demands, and the Government re turns the same answer. The Chamber of Deputies, fatigued with this constant struggle, and with those irritating and fruitless discussions, believed that it was its duty to demand of the Government, that at the opening of the session of 1846 there should be presented to the Chambers a special and detailed account of our maritime inscription, our sea men, the state of our sailing vessels, and amount of stores in our dockyards. Let us trust that the Administration will satisfy the wishes of the Chambers, and that the country will at length be informed of its true position." The excitement in the share market still prevailed, and the ruin of many persons, who Lad embarked nearly all their property in railway shares, is confidently anti cipated. We gave the price of funds and shares on Tuesday in The Sun of yesterday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nay. 26. Anglo-Belgian — Mauritius Boulogne and Amiens.. 7 Namur and Liege 2 14 Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon .. Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 1 3 / 4 Orleans and Bordeaux 9 1 4 Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. 1% Oyer Yssel ••• Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Lailitte) 2 1 4 cilic COast — Ditto (Ganneren's). 2% Central of Spain - 1 3 / 4 Ceylon . Demerara - 44 1 4 Dendre Valley ... 1 4 Paris and Roue' ....... 85% Dutch Rhenish ...... 6% Paris and Strasburg Dieppe & Paris Janet. (Ganneron's) Dijon and Mulhouse ... De. (Aymard's) 2 East Indian ........ 1 pc.(Cene de L'Est) 13/4 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 934% 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 9 4 3 / 4% New 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities Expire sthJan. 1860 lO 9-16 7-16 Do. 30 Tears, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 lO4 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 lO% South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities ConsoLs for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / d. I%d. 1,000/. 500/. ••• .. ... 24 26 pm. Ditto Small — .. .. 25 27 24 26 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cant. 28% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates .. 91% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PKIlt SHARE. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin... ..... Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 1% — to Aylesbury and Thame ..... .... 1%...... Belfast & - Ccunty Down Bideford and Tavietock .. ... 1%..... Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ..... 124 Ditto New Shares Birmingham and Oxford Junction Birmingham and Deicester Direct Boston, Stamford, and Birm. 22s Bridgewater and Minehead... 425...... Bristol and Exeter Fampeux & Ilazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted ll Ditto New 2 ..... 5% to 4% Bristol and Gloucester BO Bristol and Liverpool Junct. 2% — to Buckinghamshire 42s. Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1% 2 14%... to Ditto, New I% ...... 1 "p s %... to Cambridge and Oxford l% to Canterbury and Dover 1%..... ...... to Central Kent 2% — to Chelmsford and Bury .. Chester and Ilolyhead Chester and Manchester Cheltenham and Oxford ...... 2 Clydesdale Junction....— ...... 5 Cork, Blackreck, and Passages 22s . ... to - Cork and Killarney ... 2% — Cork and Waterford 1 %...... . .... to Cornwall .... Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir., and Leicester l l4 — Dartmouth, Torbay, & Exeter 425. Derby, Gainsboro', and Great Grimsby 1%...... ..... _ __. - to Derby, Uttoxeter, and Staff'd 1...... Direct Manch. (Remingtoxes) 2 A PA "g 3 ... to Ditto (Rackstrick's) 5 4...... 31A:34 ... to rirect Northern Direct Norwich 1 ... .. ...... to Dublin and Armagh .... Dublin and Belfast Junction 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine 2% Dublin and Galway Dudley, Madely, & Broseley 2% — ..... to Dundalk and Enniskillen 2% to Eastern Counties Do. New 6/. 16s 4 3/ p .. to Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 61.13 s 4d p...... to Ditto, ditto, /se. 2. ...41. 13s. 4d %% p... to East Derehain and Norwich 1 Eastern Union Ditto 1 4 Shares... ........ ... 2 1 4 ..... - Ditto Extension - .... to Ditto Ipswich and Bury ... 1% — . .... to Ditto Extension to Norwich 2 ..... —..-.. to Ditto Cambridge and Ely 2 , i C 2 — ...... to East Lincolnshire 1 ,4 l 3 /4 to East and West of England... 1%..... Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... 65 MELO 4 snares .tz•yc z ...... ..... to Ditto A ow 4 Shares 5 Edinburgh and N the -I ,dm burg, .Northern...... PA — ...... to Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon b Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 EMIX and Suffolk l% O% to . Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth 42s. ...... ...... to - Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 3 A OA.-- to - Gloucester, Aberystwith. and Central of Wales .•. l% — to - Goole and Doncaster 42s. - Grand Junction 100 - Ditto 1 ,4 Shares Ditto Quarter Shares...... 25 ...... to GrndUnion(Notting.&Lynn) 1% 0%..... to Great Eastern and Western.. 2 1 ,44 GreatGrimsby andSbeffield... 5 Great South and W.(lrish) ... 16 Ditto Extension Great Munster 214 — to Great North of Scotland ...... 2 1 / 2 — to Great North of England...... 100 2ll Do. Pepin le Halleur.. Great Paris and Lyons. I Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Ditto New ... 5 Ditto New 2 to Great Western Ditto, Half Shares ......... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fareham, Portm& 2 I A, Harwich Hull and Selby Ditto Quarters ... ... ...... 12% l 9 l /2 t Ditto, Half Shares Inverness and Elgin 1 .. ... Ipswich, Norwich, and It'ar. mouth Irish North Midland ...... 1% . ...... —.— .. t 4, Isle of Axholme 2%...... .._ Killarney Junctions 114...... Kendal and Windermere l% ..... to Lancaster and Carlisle... 3O ...... Larne, Belfast, k Ballymena 2% ~.... .... Leeds and Carlisle .••• 2% _ to to Leeds and West Riding June. 1,6 ...... Aid i 3 ttt to to Leicester Leicester andand Birmingham 2 2a....... Liverpool Leicester a a n n d d T is a i m a n w n o n r e t a h t e r . . . 100 42 s . .. . . .. .... ..... to Ditto Half Shares Li N ve reas l, tle Ditto Quarters ..........• ... 25 to • 111uanncethioenste.r.,... a .. n . d . 2 IA ...... 3 : 1 / 2.5. ... 7 ...... % ttttoooo 58 Liverpool and Leeds Direct... 2% l% to -- London pi— Dittotto BirminghamaF,.inxstltheanrseiosExtension ........ ....... .... ... ...... 100 1 1 ............ 205_ Ditto Thirds 2 21 %•••• Ditto Fifths ... ............ ... 2 London & Blackwell... 161. 13s. 4d 8 34 to Do. New l% 3 1, 43 ...... to Do. Extension .............. 3 E. 4 radon and 8right0n.......... 50 ... 58 1 4 to Ditto emisolidated Bths ...... 35 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon 13/. 15s. 9d lB% to Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 8 0_ London, Cheltenham, uxford, • Glouoester, and Hereford... 1% •••••• to London and Greenwich... 121. 15s. 4d... Ditto Preference ...... —lB/ 178 2d... London,Hounslow, &Western 2 • •••• •••••• to London and South Western.. 41%•.•••• 70 .. Do. New consolidated Bths.. 20 ...... Ditto New •••• •• N.. ~. 14 Do. New 6 ...... London and South Essex 2 3 /4 — to London and York... London and Windsor ... 1 ...... Lon.,Warwck,Kidderminster 2% ...... Londr Salisbir & Y - 11 2% ...... —. ...ondon, oalisbury, . eov: _ Londonderry and Coleraine... 5 ...... 61 4 to Londonderry and Enniskillen 5 ...... Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Mot:halter and Leeds 76 .. ... --- ...... to -- Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Sixteenths ... ..... ... 414.....: Manchester and Birmingham 40 ...... 61 60 Ditto Quarters 4 ..... 8 —.. to 9 Ditto New Quarters 2 ...... 64... •• to 6 Paris and St. Qaeitin. Rouen and Myra.—... Do. Continuation & Welsh Junction 13 4.••••• 3% to Manch. Buxtm, & Matlock 425..•.••• 1% p to Manchester, Birmingham, and Manchester & Rugby Direct • •-• • —" •.. . to Mould Junction — ...... •••••• to Manchester and Southampton 2 Midland 100 ...135 134 137 to 133 Ditto Fifths Ditto, New Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ••• .• Midland and Eastern Counties 1% — to AI idld. Great Western (Irish) 2 1 / 2 ...... Do. Extension (No. 1) ... 2 3 % we Ida &Darli' . 1 J 25 - to JamaicaS. Mid. Junction Do. North Midland Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe 1 1,4 Lyons and Avignon 1 74 Laxenlb•nrg Madrid aid Valencia... . ewcastle ..../arlington Arne ...... -- Ditto New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick ...... 5 Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle, Durham, and Lan. cash ire Junction l% to Newport and Abergavenny . 2% — to New Ross and Carlow 225....... Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2% ...... • .....• to Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 2 5 i . • •••• 2% to North British Ditto New ... 3t, ... .. 4 1 4 to 5% 2. Do. Extension to Carlisle... 1 1 4 ...... ..• Do. Extens. to Dalkeith ... 5 •••••• North Devon North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern 45 ...... 64 ... .. to Ditto Scrip 35 ..... Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto New North Kent & Direct Dover 2% 2 % 14— to North Staffordshire 42s. Royal Nortit of Spain. Saiabre aid Meuse* .... 4 Strasburg and Basle ... Tournay o rnrbise, Lan dent, and Hassell... Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) Do. ( Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's) — Trinidad — Verona and Ancoia — West Flanders 31,4 WHAT NEXT ?—We have written upon paper manufactured from iron, and seen a book with both leaves and binding of the same material.—Mining Journe. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1845 North Wales 3% North and South Walee and Worcester — ••• • North. & South. Connecting — to Norwich and Brandon l6 ...... 20%%... to Ditto New ditto Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston l% 11..... to Notting.,ErewshVal.,&Manc. 1% Nottingham and Mansfield... ..... .. to Oxford, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Southampton.. Oxford and Worcester l 2 l xl l 4 l /4 to Oxfrd,Witney; & Cheltnham 1%..... Perth and Inverness Pilbrow Atmospheric Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre Ditto, Half Shares Reading, Guildford, & Reigate 425. — Richmond Rugby, Derby, & Manchester 2% — ...... to Rugby and lluntingdon Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Scotti.h Central ... 7% l l l /4- to Scottish Midland ...............1 1 4 1 Sheffield and Manchester ...100 Ditto 4 Shares 8 Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 1 / 2 ...... 3 Shropshire Mineral Shropshire Union . 225...... Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2%..... Sligo and Shannon - 3/ "is- Sotiriersetshire Midland .South Devon South Midland - South Staffordshire Junction 2 1 ,4 — South Eastern and Dover ... 33% - to Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ...••• 2 % 3 14...... to Southampton, Macchester, and Oxford Junction. St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction Staines and Richmond.— Staffordshire and Shropshire 2 3 ,4 — South Wales _ Taw Vale Extension to Tean and Dove Valley l% 5 / 8 : 3 /4 ... to Trent Valley Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 2 5 A — to Tring,Reading,& Basingstoke 5 1 % — to Ulverstone and Hurness — Vale of Neath ... 2 Warwick and Cheltenham ... 2% — to Warwick and Worcester 429....... Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick VA.—. to Waterford, Wexford, Wick lw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ...... to --- Waveney Valley Welch 111idland 2% ...... 1%%... to West Cornwall l l4 — West Yorkshire West London, Old Shares ... 20 I lid 3 WHEAT. rAHLEY.I 25s 37s OATS. EYE. 143 sI 43s BRANS. 145 sI 45s PEAS. PRICE .. 57s 46 Id 1;(1 Id 4d 4d DUTY... 14s Od 59 01 38 Od 7s 6d la Od ls ed THE SCOTTISH CORPORATION. — The Governors and friends of this Institution will celebrate, for the 180th time, the anniversary festival of St. Andrew, at the London Tavern, on Monday, the Ist proximo, St. Andrew's- day fall ing this year on Sunday. The Chisholm has consented to preside on the occasion, and gentlemen are invited to supp or t the chairman in the Highland garb, or in uniform. This is a novelty introduced on the present occasion, and we venture to think a very judicious one. The Emperor of Russia, according to the latest accounts from Palermo, was to quit that city on the 21st inst., to pass four days with the King and Royal Family at Naples, front whence his Imperial Majesty intended to proceed to Rowe. The Pope, in order to testify the utmost mark of dis tinction on the occasion of the Emperor's visit to the Holy City, ha 4 ordered the cupola of St. Peter's to be illuminated. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, Westminster Hall, before Mr. Justice W IGIIT. I 3IAN.) POOTIT V. VICKERS. It appeared by the evidence in this case, that it was an ac tion brought by the plaintiff, who was a cab proprietor, against the defendant:, who are distillers, for an injury plain tiff sustained through the alleged negligent driving of one of defendants' cartmen. The injury was inflicted by the two conveyances coming into collision, and plaintiff laid his damages at 6'. 65., the amount he had to pay for repairing the cab. The case occupied a great deal of time, during which much contradictory evidence was elicited. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings after Term before the Loan CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.) DINMACK V. LINTON. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff, to recover damages from the defendant for a breach of con tract. Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Pollock for the defendant. The planitiff was a commission merchant, carrying on business in the City, and the defendant an iron merchant. On the 23d of of August last, the defendant contracted with the plaintiff to deliver him a quantity of iron on or before the 22d September following. The defendant, however, failed to deliver the iron, and the plaintiff brought the pre sent action to recover the loss he had sustained by the breach. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 1,130/. da• wages, and 40s. costs. CANNAM AND ANOIDER V. LYONS. This was an action of assumpsit brought to recover 50/. on a promissory note, payable seven days after sight, to which the defendant had pleaded that he did not make the note, that the plaintiff induced bim to borrow the 501. by means of fraud, coven, and misrepresentation, and that he was so drunk and intoxicated at the time he signed the note that he was entirely deprived of his understand ing, and he did not know that he was making any contract at all. Mr. Otter appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Pearson for he defendant. 11 , 1r.OrrEn stated the case for the plaintiffs. They were respect able tradesmen of the city of Westminster, and were members of the Metropolitan Loan Society, in Craven-street, Strand, which he understood had done an enormous amount of business. during the last three years. The defendant, in the middle of March last, applied to the society for the loan of 501., and on the 18th of the succeeding April he re ceived the money and signed the note in ques tion. The handwriting to the note was admitted by a judge's order, and he had only to put that order in to prove his case. The order and note having been put in accordingly, Mr. PEARSON addressed the jury for the defendant. his Learned Friend had represented the plaintiffs to be respect hie tradesmen, but he would ask the jury whether it was the practice of respectable tradesmen to connect themselves with !oan societies, which had become the pest of the metro polis. Some years ago an Act of Parliament was passed for the encouragement of friendly societies, and the majority of these loan societies were established under that Act. But the members of the Metropolitan Loan Society had not complied with its provisions, for their rules were not enrolled, and, therefore, their proceedings were fraudulent. It was true the defendant had borrowed the 50/., but it was upon the understanding that he was to give security for its repayment by weekly instalments of a pound a week. The plaintiffs, however, get him while in a state of intoxica tion, to sign a note for the amount at seven days' sight, and he contended that this entitled him to say the note had been fraudulently obtained. Evidence having been adduced .in support of this state ment, The Learned LORD CHIEF BARON summed up, and the jury immediately afterwards returned a verdict for the plaintiffs for the full amount claimed. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice ERLE, and a Mid , dlesex Common Jury.) WHEELER V. WHITE. This was an action on a bill of exchange, which occupied the Court the greater part of the day. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN. ) IN RE HENRY PARKER.-IMPORTANT CASE. An application was made by the solicitor to the insolvent, whose petition stood adjourned sine die for leave to come up for re-bearing, on the ground that the insol vent had since petitioned the Insolvent Court, and Mr. Commissioner Law had most distinctly said that he consi dered the insolvent entitled, on the facts, to his discharge, but could not make any order whilst the petition was pend ing in this Court; the dismissal of the petition, therefore, would even be preferable. The COMMISSIONER asked the grounds on which the case had been adjourned? The Solicitor said that the insolvent had assigned his pro perty to a pressing creditor. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that was a good ground to reject the petition. The object of the Legislature was to protect those persons who were unfortunate enough to be come insolvent without any fraud. The Solicitor said the case had been gone into much more fully before Mr. Commissioner Law than before Mr. Com missioner Fane, and, unfortunately, unless the Commissioners of the Court interfered, there was no remedy by habeas or otherwise; and the Vice-Chancellor Bruce had decided that the Court of Chancery could not interfere to compel a re hearing or revision of judgment under this Act (5 and 6 Vic.) The Learned COMMISSIONER arid he could not take upon himself to rehear a case already decided by another Commis • sioner ; but if the applicant would obtain an affidavit of the fact that the case had been before Mr. Commissioner Law, who was willing to - let the insolvent pass, he (the Learned Commissioner) would give an order for the defendant to come up again, but it must be before Mr. Commissioner Fane. The Solicitor said that there ;;sc;;;;;;;PecialCl;cum stance in the case, and that was that Mr. Turquand, the 0fa.1.1 nae:swiee t 114 r. Cooke, the barrister engaged in the case, and he (the applicant), all understood that the petition was dismissed, but on the record of the Court it appeared that the case was adjourned. Mr. Turquand, the official assignee, who was present, said his impression was that the petition was dismissel. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he could not inter fere in the case further than on the affidavit being sworn, making an order for the insolvent to be again brought up. SHERIFFS'__COURy.. 7 (THIS_ DAY (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncnELL.) DIGHT V. SCOTT. This was an action to recover the sum of 18/. Bs. 7d. for money lent, &c. The plaintiff and defendant are both attor neys, and were formerly on friendly terms, but having dis agreed, a settlement of accounts was insisted on by both parties. The defendant had given an 10 U for 10/. 10s. 6d., and the difference was for a share of costs in some business done where the defendant had introduced the client. The defendant contended that he was entitled to one-half the profits. The bill amounted to 221., and the profit 161. Wit nesses were called to show that one-third would be a fair allowance. The UNDER-EHERIFF said that it would be much better for two gentlemen of the profession not to quarrel about the division of the spoil, but to have it arranged by a mutual friend. The jury said they thought the best was to leave the par ties to themselves.—(Laughter.) A verdict was taken for 71. lls. 4d. ROBINSON V. CRIPPS. This was an inquiry to assess damages for illegally ferry ing over the Thames. The damages were laid at 1,0001. The plaintiff is the lessee of the tolls of Kew bridge, and under the 22 Geo. 111. all watermen were prohibited from conveying passengers from the steps on the east side of the bridge to the west, or within the hamlet of Kew. A steam boat company had been started for the ferrying of passen gers at the same price as the bridge toll, and on that com pany giving up the scheme the watermen began plying with their wherries. All the others, however, had desisted on being warned, but the defendant had chosen to represent them, in order to try the question. His profits at id. per head was stated to average 31. a week. The jury gave 10L damages. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT: (Before the LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Baron PARKE.) Edward Powell, son of the clerk to the Solicitor for the Mint, and who had been employed in a confidential character by that officer for a considerable period, was charged with having uttered a sovereign, knowing it to be counterfeit. There were other counts in the indictment, charging him with having in his possession a number of counterfeit coins, and tendering the same. The prisoner this day surrendered to take his trial. Mr. Bodkin, with Mr. Clerk, were for the prosecution which was instituted by the Government; and Mr. Clarkson ; with Mr. Doane, attended for the defence. _ Mr. BODKIN stated the case to the jury at length, but the circumstances involved in the transaction will be fully seen in the evidence adduced before the Court. Amelia Johnstone was the first witness called—She said that she lodged at 40, Little Portland-street. She was, on the 12th of the present month, in Regent-street, about nine o'clock in the evening, when she met the defendant. She was in company with him on the night before, and on this occasion he accompanied her home. He remained with her about half an hour, when they left together. He accom panied her for some distance (about twenty minutes' walk). He did not remunerate her in the house, but in the street he gave her a sovereign. She gave it him back because it IVES not a good one. She told him it was not good, and he put it back in his pocket. He then offered her three others to take her choice from. She told him they were all bad, and he said he had no more money. He afterwards returned them into his pocket. She called a policeman and gave him in charge. She accompanied the prisoner and policeman to the station-house. On the way there he • offered her five shillings, which he had got from a policeman. He offered her three shillings first, which she refused, and he then added the other two. She did not then wish to press the charge, but was afterwards obliged to do so. Cross-examined by Mr. Cf./au:sox—She did not particu larly observe the prisoner's dress on that evening. It was immediately under a gas lamp that he gave her the sove reign. The light was very strong, but she did not notice that he was agitated. Police-constable John Edwards was called by last witness to take the prisoner into custody. He was given in charge for offering a counterfeit sovereign and having three more in his pocket. As they were going along they met another policeman, named John Sergeant, and tbe defendant borrowed five shillings from him. He did net see the defendant offer the last witness the five shillings. Mr. Rawley, an inspector, was on duty at the station-house, and he knew Mr. Powell. When they offered to search him he:said it was unnecessary, as he would give up what he had on him. He then surren dered four sovereigns, two half-crowns, four shillings, and two sixrences. He took them from different pockets. Cross-examined by Mr. DOANE—He did not know Mr. Powell, when be took him into custody. He did hear him say at the station-house that the mistake had arisen in changing his trousers. By Lord DENMAN—He did not say so before he arrived at the station. Rawley, inspector of police, said he was on duty at the station house on the 12th of this month. When defendant was brought in he walked up to witness, and said this womaa has given me in charge for passing a counterfeit sovereign. Witness called in the policeman, and he informed him what the charge was. The woman said that she did not now wish to press the charge, as she was satisfied. He explained that the money was received in process of his duties before the magistrates, and he had it on him in consequence of a mistake in changing his clothing. Ho was allowed to go home on that evening in consequence of the woman declining to press the charge. He came back in the morning, and inquired if a report was made of the circumstance to the Commissioners of Police. Witness declined to answer him. He did make a communication to the Commissioners, and they directed that he should be taken into custody, which was done on the same day. John Field, Inspector of her Majesty's Mint. lie knew the defendant, who had been assisting in the solicitor's office, where his father and grandfather were employed. The de fendant had been engaged there for about three years. --------- . h urd in' Cross-examined by Mr. DOANE.—The young mol l no --8 A ble therto borne a high character fur honesty and ho conduct. all Leo ßy Mr. CLARKSON—The counterfeit coins had evidently in circulation. This closed the case, and Mr. CLARKSON then rose to it dress the jury. He did so under feelings of the deePret anxiety, arising from the nature of the charge , with the situation which the defendant had held in the e e s ive blishment of the Mint, but he felt also that a jutY 4 Th e ca intelligent men, taking the facts of the case as theY 0 " co elicited, into consideration, and weighing these facts in , 01 . flexion with the knowledge that it was no unusual thingt:tr, the defendant to have such coins in his possession, b e ( c , o Clarkson) was confident that, all these circumstances s sidered, lie might confidently expect from their good sett!, as connect: verdict of acquittal for the young man before thew. .ro, now, he would calmly inquire into the evidence addir e _ t _ l t, lt the woman whom they had before them. The defen.loc ~,. was seen, was in lawful possession of these counterfeit. l'ilt; with ' a view to the prosecution of the duties with obiccrotigo had been entrusted. He drew from his pocke,t a sof twe (under pocket a as lam bad p bc i sovere t remign em sobered)-- bad l ic drew it his k a —e did could not possibly deceive even the m ost ignorant li . creature this even although he was known to the unfortunate to the herself, and he (Mr. Clarkson) would at once pu t It other jury if any sane person wishing to palm a base coin on a p other would have acted in, this truly ridiculous manner?. tit:tioo they really think that a young man holding his 51I se ser , would have wilfully committed himself in this manner' would knowing, as he well ought to do, that a discover,' ,„otily throw him into the very hands of those be would na_n r e c• be most anxious to avoid? He explained how the e r "ii s bil curred, from the circumstance that be bad chal e t er trousers in the course of that evening, Inc.was not t wou ld planation perfectly satisfactory? He (Mr Claiksoo).t c0' 14 .-- not insult the judgment of the jury by supposing that I , se gth be otherwise. The Learned Counsel proceeded at g rcs h t ; r ote to argue that the whole circumstances were of that c , befor e that the charge itself should never have been brougb. that Court at all. A Rclis rd Joseph Blunt, Esq., solicitor to t h e mi n t, ano - I .„ e sli Griffiths, Esq., solicitor, of Gray's Inn, were called to k to character. A ind lii‘t Lord DENMAN summed tip at great length , on - s w betb e !, the only matter for the consideration of the jurY Wes connote the young man before them had tendered the old s sovereign knowing it to be a bad one. in order that they might throw every other idea nSatlisa look to this, and to this only. It was difficult to ;pis looking to all the evidence before them, and Onsi deti e ted il l position that the defendant held, that he could W e t te d toty, this manner if he were aware that the sovereign b e k e IV/ dered was a bad one; but if the jury thought other w g in s must, however, disagreeable the duty might be, b rin verdict of guilty. ptio- A tb° The ju He rnentiei,_ so ry, after consulting for about half an hour , ~. defendant Not Guilty, and he was at once discharg P t ie osr Charles Carter, whose case was briefly referred ivetiejadr yesterday'spaper, was brought up this day to rece " tit went of the Court. f p The Loan CIIIEF Jusnca ordered that s entenc e . e ted t should be recorded against him, which w ill be 0 1111 " transportation for life. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) t c laittA il4 James Lowe, 18, pleaded guilty to an indictnie° him with stealing from the person. e e had b i te :4 The RECORDER said that there was proof that 3. o tes ' convicted on the 12th of May, in the present Yea, r ' t lst " 0 " ° ,0 lead, and sentenced to four months' imprisontne";„ takenos bring him out in September, and yet be was ag, - eo tletelio the 19th of November in the act of picking a rso pocket. There was no hope that he could do Ig o y this country, and the sentence therefore wean of transported beyond the seas for the term of 10 Yc'" ortro., Daniel Harvey, aged 19, pleaded guilty to of stealing some trifling articles of property of the " the property of his employer, Mr. Ditchburne. Tue RECORDER asked the prosecutor if he kt ie " _a of the prisoner. ler - eie ° The prosecutor said, that the prisoner was sof a pt 4 , s i o g labourer, at 2s. 6d. per day, but for three vre.„ e ec_ Ar ieo, to the commission of the robbery he had br pco not more than from 7s. to Bs. per wee.. ~,, Jr; bi had been made, and it was found that n ot on/Y 40 . 11 01 0 1 was in distress, but his mother was in wan t Oen. len gave every penny of his wages to support ber• nos idtt to to recommend the prisoner to the favour able r oe' of the Court. Still he wished some little irnr g " °1 of be inflicted as a warning to him. The RECORDER said that the case was one whi ch be hervicei mitigating circumstances. The prisoner, o uc h 0,03 in distress, increased his own wants by giving ° a s rel',;e 4 to his mother. Such a circumstance by ne t ° ; .„ 6- n ositie . " all blame from the prisoner; but still it was eV e vert7 c le' to regard it as a mitigating circumstance • when persons robbed their em ployers, it was neeiserd;ei to flict some punishment, as, in case of any reieP, n ors,,im on the part of the Court, others woul d be tha t e he commit similar offences. The sentence was prisoned and kept to hard labour for one montb. tobeo, Charles Barrom, aged 26, was indicted ter e a ope r t: secreting, and stealing the sum of 8 /. Ss., th e g g Robert Downs, his master. by tier Mr. O'BRIEN stated the case for the pro secu 00 The prisoner was undefended. alte r ' res Robert Downs stated•that he was a bedstead vimlet I.l' ing in Whitechapel. The prisoner was in in hind io the 17th of Sept. he sent him to a Mr. Cartei bilel‘ifot nories, with a bill for 8/, 25., telling him to be qui. e d the money, as the men were waiting to beg ,; i sig e ilie with the bill, but did not come back again. - , n be the Walworth-road on the 10th of November, vi"- )I'. 'or , all knowledge of the transaction. the 10 11 , Robert Carter stated that his father resides wri, ford' tio ries. The prosecutor is in the habit of doing:6lo On the 27th of September the prisoner came il'"; lie and a bill for 81. 2s. Witness paid it to him, 4,9 place. The prisoner denied the offence, and calle d - prove his previous good character. , iniP nu The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The RECORDER sentenced him to nine 111011t meat and hard labour. CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS P Richard Ogers was charged with being 'OlO `" Sadlers Wells Theatre, and assaulting Doves, m oney ° at the theatre. o te The prisoner entered the theatre drunk An d 111 , 6 11r e t! e. 4i 4 being admitted int* the house. Dawes and othetebiee terfered to prevent his entrance when be resist Dawes a black eye. The prisoner was fined 30s. or 10 days' o, be o r -- ---- The . ..,4 13 eii MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. mil of deaths was 909, showing a decrease of 32 as e`tie the preceding week. We are glad to find that eau from measles is on the decrease, as well as 1 , diseases of the lungs and other organs of r espira t .' ii ° e sly ff o ing-cough exhibits returns considerably abect,-„`,.. but still inferior to those pf the week endiiig,r," fre"fre violent deaths were 23, of . yrhich 8 were tr" - ,„,,, 2,, oe ° and collisions, 7 from drownin,T, 5 from lord. Ow hanging, and 1 from murder—it child. We P " n e t e t i : suicide. ge st e AFFAIRS OF THE RIVER PLATE." II° ti cs entrusted with the memorial to Lord Abel:nee% b tt i policy of Government, wbith was signed 0 11 ! e . British merchants residing at Buenos Ayres, t il t 0 ,5 vj g great majority of them positively refused to sigl„,e "" to themselves and their property, had an interv'ti-a Foreign Secretary on Wednesday. We undere ti L u t 11 ,` v ' t , Lordship gave them a very good reception' w ee", il 7 d quietly inquired what course they would reee °l „ c iet i° ,;ioi, l ' r adopted, and that they left him with a full e e- minel'e the Government was determined to persevere in 'lt levoe'", the independence of Monte Video. By elei°g p ' r ivell vent the establishment of Roses' anti-social At°-,-0 on the eastern side of the river Plate; will if e ,'"i;o munication with the interior by the waters of ',Jon ) - o f iv and will uphold the system of commercial fre'ities tanned at Monte Video through all the did r t Republic.—Liverpool Times. SHANGRAL—Letters received from t etl' t bi ll i form us, that the trade is going on pretty Wel l .4, ' d eers h pie and silks brought forward are finding purer," t rati i , e ' o tP: rates, but long cloths, the staple article of En"' a downward tendency. There is a probability eceriell7iiisi' Balfour remaining as Consul, in consequence of sl oe 61 111' o f the ot ies c ite cation from the home Government. Two ings have been completed and are inhabited, th e P in tb e e sPj ing themselves much more comfortable tba ll iie w i l eep Several other houses will be occupied before the eor C eceifte4 heavy gale of wind had been exerierored,,.,, i etvi go d and Shanghai, but we de not bear of ARY is • CO o e ll if . by the shipping. Moat of the business tier e d tb e t o °l o, rll o A through two Cantonmen, who have establise- dot '' as brokers. Other native bongs show a n ineliother Agnew; forward and act for themselves, using se m , e „t ° O rit t e es t Se men as interpreters. Another nellue corres . ri sis‘on "Shanghai goes ahead. An English town ' 5 ,g, " vio the ground set apart for the foreign resid.,, en- 40 13 ` - 0 tit other hand, Ningpo does not advance. Mr. i"",„2., only English merchant there, has left, or is lade tom I his brother in Shanghai, there being no tra ( „l.l e gp e to , worth his while to keep up an establishment Sit:',,,-)10/Vj of friend thinks the hopes of increased trade at Fuv - n e not be realised.—Hong-Kong Register, Sept. 50. tb ev i I t", A curious illustration of the cireultnr r d e 1, 5 `0 11 ,1 storms has been afforded by a circumstance rcs--.. log of the Charles Heddle. For four days , the 28th of February, in this year, she scud de sit ry-bee round in a hurricane circle, during w hich tim e de wards of 1,300 miles, and the direct distance V I I foc. e r from point to point was only 354 miles. —Fahn°l WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EYENIN Tr of e s li o ce e had been made for the departure of the Duebe,sso. t ee ° 6oe e d day from Frogmore House, to pay a visit, einr l . ll ,7 s , th., e af t - f of the Court from the Castle, to her 3 18 . 1e ,:, - •ere l keet '7 ( Dowager, at Witley Court. In consequenc e, -" t ee e - ie d Majesty's not having entirely rocovered fre mn no stef4 o , her recent indisposition, her Royal Highne ss r eo ce ',ye; intended visit for two or three days. Intellig i,oo Cadet reached Windsor this afternoon that her lgekiestircitlef Joie valescent, her Royal Highness will proceed to Ve on Friday, and remain upon a visit to tine Q uee • el/ 1 until Tuesday or Wednesday next. v , eve! A RELIC.—A rather interesting re"s nre illu e vered a few days ago un the shores of St. -'-' in tiO tt il t l~ b f While Mr. Robertson, a g ent gleman who r eside s a ttrs e d t v e lity, was rambling upon the beach, his eye, `', As iee ( fi7 r e c?,; a small dark and rusty-looking object 1 3 1n. "' drio l n i ci , shingle. Lifting it up, he found it to be 3to similar in shape and general appearance to tbe rn i s h " . 0 e 1 11 „t to be seen in the paintings of the old Fi e p d to 411 1) 0 " The date of its manufacture cannot be aesig n- sod i- ol• less remote than 400 years. It has two handles:o IV fi e double the size of a common claret gLes A s• - " cc j o e r r a . ilrptic s i s °o ERUPTION OF MOUNT HECLA• received from Iceland to the 12th of October, lorieoceii's.4oo; Mount Hccla still continued with the sons T jo ter"d itP lava ran from the south-west crater without, hopcoolo and had already covered a space of 3 miles, eiletAef mass in a plain at the foot of the mountain Su e t e ar„ li resV height. This river of lava presented on ° Le t its v spectacle at once magnificent and imposing. inctstiep Ii picture to himself a river of flaming fire Pre c o r ,iog ele, e t from the summit of a lefty mountain, and as °ll soy a` ° • vances from the crater a redder colour, or 3 oi ly 0, t bell? red. Three immense columns of smoke COns ° gpr es (l . o 3 V I J from the three craters which had formed er a t iis pe r . l e ubl, selves over the .surrounding districts. UP ees o rbi t re r f , P l e lava bad not destroyed any farm, but tbe 11 0 0° t ; je th fallen into the meadows had already eXerc .6 w g• 10 ,I t ir cious effects upon the cattle, districts as many as 40 had perished. h e I - soli ° ,•Je,"O district of .Rangarvalla, situate to there s 1 ), con -l s especially the ee notg reS i fle w were entirely devastated on the first eruption .1 tb At . . s jl it quantities of pumice -stone, and it is feare.luch anc;beit I , number ofsheep perished on the occasion- the as ises,,es to is felt at the duration of the eruption, tto c ite receives fresh supplies, always approaches ae g is 'Otellbef' tivated lands. 111 e yolof The General Steam Navigation ConWa '°7i af sv - run a packet between Brighton and Dieppe dill'c is or esr' which they , have never done before, and it the they will keep the communication open darn West End & South. Counties Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives - to - Wilts, Somerset, & Sthamptn 1%..... Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 2 1 / 2 ...... Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester ... .. 425. Worcester,Tinbury, & Ludlow — to Wrster, Shrews. & Crewe Un. 1% Worcester and South Wales.. 425. — Worcestor,Wanvick,& R 7 1 . 7. 425. 17 Yarmouth and Norwich ...... 20 Ditto, New... York and Carlisle York and Lancaster York and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Scarboro' Branch Ditto, Selby 2O Ditto. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes — Boulogne and Amiens 8 _ Bordeaux and Mediteranean 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's' 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette ( Espelete's ) Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 Central of Spain Ceylon .. Demerara. Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish East Indian Eastern Belgian Junction.... Eampoux and Hazebrouk..... 2 Great Northern of France Constituted Great Paris and Lyons. 2 Great Western Bengal 5B. — - Great Western Canada 1 -A i ...... 3 3, ,4...... to Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Ditto Extension Jersey Louvain and J emeppe ..... —.. 4 Lyons and Avignon . _ Luxembourg_ Madrid and Valentia Mauritius 1 Namur e and Lielt North tramaica z ****** 4 1 ****** to to Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... 6 ..... 9441 z.. to Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... Paris and Lyons(Laffitte) ... 2 Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 3 ..... Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 Paris and Lyons (Sud Eat)... 2 Pans and Orleans... Paris and Rouen .. Paris&Strasburg(Gannern's) 2 Do. (Compc de .'Est) Ditto (Aymards) 214 Paris and St. Quentin 2 Rouen and Havre lB 2514..... to 27 Royal North of Spain 2 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale l4 St. Laurence and Atlantic.... Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt Tours & Nantes (Mackenzie) 4 Ditto Ditto (Lefebvre's)... 2 Do. (O'Neill's) ....... 2 Trinidad.. ...... 2% Verona and Ancona West Flanders 4 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock ...... 10 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY I ONDON Nov 27.—Wind S.W., moderate breeze and fine: DEAL, Nov. 26.—Wind W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. India, Sutherland, Hong-Kong; Mary Ann, Marshall, Singapore; Camilla, Sprague, Demerara; Cybele, Griffiths, Demerara; Cato, Scott, St. Vincent. Put back, John Witt, Madras; Gibraltar, New Orleans; 'Urgent, Charleston. PooLE, Nov. 23.—Sld. Anglicania, Clark, Quebec. BIDEFORD, Nov. 22.—Arrd. Talisman, Popham, Miramichi ; Romance, Atkinson, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Duke of Wellington, Harman, Calcutta; Sarah (late Jones), Bonny, left Sept. 3, and Fernando Po; Cantab, Ferguson, Porto Ca bello ; Martha, Snow, New Orleans ; William and Eliza beth, Filcher, New Orleans ; Howard, Callan, Savannah ; Seraphine, Afflick, Miramichi. CLYDE, Nov. 25.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. St. Mary, White side, Jamaica. Ski. Affiana, Spence, Valparaiso ; Janet, Fraser, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Maranham, Fleming, St. John's, New Brunswick; Orion, Colquhoun. St. Thomas. DUBLIN, Nov. 25.—Arrd. Conservative, St. Andrew's. KINGSTOWN, Nov. 25.—Arrd. Looshtank, St. John's, N.B. BELFAST, Nov. 25.—Put back, Independence, for New Orleans. SHIELDS, Nov. 26.—Wind W.N.W., strong gale.—Arrd. Fanny, Smith, Prince Edward's Island. Sld. 25th, Ostrich, Smith, Madras and Calcutta. MIDDLESBOROUGIL—Arrd. Merchant, Saldanha Bay. RAMSGATE, Nov. 26.—The William Alexander, Durant, which put in here, 19th inst., and the Ondine, Dessen, on the 20th, commenced discharging to-day to repair. HULL, Nov. 26.—1 t blew a strong gale fromW. to W.S.W. last night, and continues. The Resolute, Periam, from New port to Goole, was in contact with the Massachusetts, Eaton, from New York, and lost bowsprit, &c. The Wanskapen, from Uleaborg to this port, got on the Sunk Sand yesterday, but is expected off to-day. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) MEAT 21148ILETS. Soirrumm, Nov. 26.—We had a very steady demand here to-day, and prices were well supported.— Beet from 2s 10d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Nov. 26.—Prime stock was in demand at higher rates; otherwise the trade ruled inactive.—Beef from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. ITAlL.sium,Nov.26.—There was rather more business passing here to-day, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d; and Pork, 40 to 4s 8d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, Nov. 25.—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Blbs. A fair average supply, and a steady trade. CrucnEsTEit, Nov. 26.—tor each kind of stock we had a fair inquiry, at extreme figures.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 33 10d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per 8lbs; Suckling Calves, 13s to 30s; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Mulch Cows, 161 to 18/ lOs each. NEVTGATZ AND LEADENNALL. We had a iiieadlieTleritiTiah7re, and prices were well supported.—Beef, from 2s Bel to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d: Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE FRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Nov. 22, 1845, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns is England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. .• ..., 1