The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-10 00:00:00

TVHEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES of CONCERTS. Positively the Last Night. The EXHIBITION QUADRILLE —Signor BOTTESINI. Signor SIVOBI. M. Julien has the honour to announce that his Concerts will posi tively close this Evening. M. JULLIEN has the gratification to state that he has become the parehaser of several of the instruments to which w werehich a awarded the Council Medal at the Great Exhibition , amon g Violin manufactured by M. Viullaume, of Paris—several of MM. Beason and Antoine Courtois' Wind Initruments—ani also the Grand Pianoforte of the Messrs. Erard; this latter Instrument will be exhibited every Evening, and will be performed Upon by the ce lebrated Planiste, Mons. Billet. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVIINING. Pear I. Overture, " Der Freisohnts" • • • • • • •• Weber. Quadrille, from Auber's Opera," II Prodigo," con cluding with the Polka des Poignards • • Jullien. Symphony, the Allegro Vivacefrora the Symphony in A minor • • • • Miss • • Mendelssohn. Aria, Stance di Pin, sung by Cicely Nott Marllani. Valse, La Prima Donna •• • • .. Jullien. Solo, Contra-basso, La Tarentella, performed by Sig. Bottom• Bottesini •• • • Q ladrille, the Great Exhibition Quadrille, founded on the Great Exhibition of 1851 „„ PART 11. Grand selection and fantasia, from Mozart's chef d'ceuvre " Don Giovanni," .. .. va nini. Solo, Violin, Net Cor Pin performed by Sig. Sivori • • •°- Quadrille, the Indian, composed on East Indian me lodies, and exhibiting the peculiar characteristic) of the instruments of the native Indians, used in tbeir dances, festivals, sports, wars, religious ceremo - y awn. ales, &C. Duo. Violin and Contra-basso, La Fetes des Bo Bolt mienes, performed by Signori Sivori and Bottesini.. Polka. Frederika . • &Mai& Quadrille (Humorous) • * The "Bloorner Quadrille, •• &Wien. founded on American and English At the end of the Concert the Orchestra will repeat the National Melodies Anthem, God Save the Queen. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL GILA" BAL MASQUE will take take place on FRIDAT, December 123 by and termina te the season. The Refreshments will b e provide" M r. u•PaYlle, and be of the b 3 st quality and at the most moderate prices, The Concerts will on each evening commence at Eight, &Rd termi nate at Eleven o'clock. JUlllell. ? stela§ OF ADMISSION, Promenade, Boxes, and Galleries, One Shilling. Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. Private Boxes, IN. 6d., 215., and 31s. 6,1. Places and Private Boxes may be secured on application to Mr. Box-Office ß of the Theatre, which is open from Ten O'Reilly, at the till Five ; Brwat , oxes also at Mr. Mitchell's, Mr. Sams's, Messrs. an d Cocks s, Mr. Leader CUPPell's, Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s ; Messrs • Campbell, Ransford, and Co.'s ; Mr. C. 011ivier's ; mi .. micron's , and at Jullien and Co.'s Establishment, 214, Regent- NGERFORD-HALL, STRAND, UNRPFALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTION. ANIMAL MAGNETISII.—SOIREES LASSAIGNE every Even. ing (Saturday excepted), at Eight o'clock. Admission ls., Is., and 4a. THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. " SOIREES 3IYSTERIEUSES," by M. and Madame Langlois, of Paris, and the celebrated Indian Juggler, Djalma, with Dissolving Views, Chromatrope, &c., every Evening, at Seven o'clock. A.dmis don Is., is. 6d., and 2s. 6d. DIORAMA,—Every Day, from Twelve to Three. Prices of Ad mission Is. 6d., Is., and 6d. BAZAARS and MUSICAL PROMENADE—Admission Free. Open daily from Ten A.M. to Ten P.M. MAQNETOID CURRENTS and the MAGNETOSCOPE. Dr. Leger's Philosophical aid Experimental Lectures every Saturday Evening, at Eight. Admission Is. and 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. tfr. B. Webster, Stole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, ' Will be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath Mr. W. Harrison; Mat-o'-the-Mint, Mr. Weiss; Filch, Mr. Buck stone ; Polly Peacham, Miss Louisa Pyne ; Lucy Lockit, Mrs. Fits william. After which a new Farce, entitled THE TWO BO CASTLES. Mr. Bonnyeastle, Mr. Buskstone ; Mrs. BonnYeastl% Mrs. Buck ingham Horatio Craven . To conclude with HIS FIRST CHAMrAG I ' TE • , Mr. Leigh Murray ; Dicky Watt, Mr. H. Bedford ; Emily Morton, Miss Parry. - .... 1. 11.trIATItz. AoYA-L, 4- 01 -ax ncler the direction of Mr. B. Webster. The popular Comedian, Mr. Wright, having recovered from his in. disposition, will appear This Evening. Enormous success cf the Yankee Comedian, Mr. Josh Silsbee. TILLS EVENI, Will be performed the comic Drama, entitled THE FOREST ROSE! and the YANKEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan Ploughboy, Mr. J. Silsbee • Bellamy, Mr. Worrell; Harriet Miller, miss Col lins; Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin. To be /Wowed by the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy, Mr. Emery ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Willis, Mr. Worrell ; Marian, Miss Ellen Chaplin. After which, a new and laughable Piece de Circonstance, entitled BLOOMERISM ; or, The Follies of a Day. Mr. Agricola Green, Mr. Honey; Mr. Flighty Bounce, Mr. Peal Bedford ; John Atrey, Mr. 0 . Smith; Mr. Weakly, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Portia Lu crezia Green, Miss Woolgar. .RCYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE., OXFORD-STREET. Under the Managementof Mr. C. Keaa. THIS EVENING. Will be performed the Comedy of TOWN AND COUNTRY, in which Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Harley, Addison, Meadows, Wigan, Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Phillips. and Miss Frankland will appear. After which, a new and original Comedy, it two acts, entitled TENDER PRECAUTIONS; or, the Romance of Marriage, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, and Mr. and Mrs. Wigan will appear. To conclude with the Farce of BETSY BAKER, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. Private coxes, &c., to be bad of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Mis4lingham ; of whom also place may be taken at the Box-office, Old)rd-Itreet, from Eleven till Five o'clock. Milt AL I..lll,lldrie TIMATItt.. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Faun. THIA EVENING, Will be performed LUCILLE; or, The Story of a Heart. St. C i r, Mr. H. Farren; Yernet, Mr. Diddear ; Izak, Mr. Shalders ; Von Metz, Mr. Cooke Lucille, Miss. L. Howard ; Julie, bliss Fielding. After which, FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR LADY. With PLOTS FOR PETTICOATS. Frank Finish, Mr. Hoskins. To conclude with THE LONELY MAN OF THE OCEAN, sup ported by Messrs. H. Farren, W. Farren, Bender, Norton, Mesdames Fielding and J. Adams. _ 3't...m:ll'h PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre in London. Another New Farce. THIS EV ENING, Will be performed SIMPSON AND CO. After which, BREAKFAST FOR TWO. With STROLLERS AND STRATAGEMS. To be followed by a new Farce, entitled CIRCUMSTANTIAL MVIDESCE. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, Belton, Romer, Misses Marshall and :Haskell. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE FIFTH OF NOTEM BE4, by Messrs. Tilbury, Rogers, Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and Haskell. rho prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4i; Boxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, Is. Doors to be opened at alf-past Six, and the performances to co•nmenee at Seven precisely. second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nino o'clock —l.-st circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AM r Under the Patronage of her Malesty mid his Royal Mghnesi Prince Albert. P:•( p tetor and Mana g es, Mr. W. Batty. • -• •- • Mr. Batty begs eave to Inform his patrons and the public that he has entered into Engagements for Nine Nights' Representations with the principal Artists late of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, they having returned from Dublin, en route to Paris, Mesdames Caroline, Debug, Mors. Loisset, Young Baptist Loisset, andDubrey, with the whole of their Stud of Menage Horses, will appear THIS EVENING. . - The most successful and popular Theatre in London. Azael still continues the Star of the Theatrieal World. THIS EVENING, Will be produced new grand Spectacle, from the pen of E. Fltzball, Esq. and written expressly for this establishment, entitled AZAEL, in which will be introduced tho same highly-trained Horses and Camels that appeared in the Opera at her Majesty's Theatre, with an addition of Ostriches, Zebras, &c., &c., the whole of the well known resources of Astley's. It has been pronounced by public opinion to be the most gorgeous and effective production ever witnessed within the walls of a theatre, assisted with magnificent scenery and brilliant costumes. The new Dramatic Performers having achieved an unparalleled triumph, will have the the honour of appearing every evening until further notice. _ _ _ . . . with Grand Scenes of the Arena,embracing the largest Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British Male and Female Artists of superior talent. Tickets to be had at the ilea-office from Eleven till Four daily. I , tage Manszer, Mr. T. Thompson. PORTRAITS OF SOULT AND WELLINGTON, WITFI MEI/OIRS AND FAC-SIMILIES OF THEIR HAND- WRITINGS. THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY WYON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES ; TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE ONE SHILLING. ATti, AT LONDON ts.ttIDUE 1.118 DAI —Morning 46 Hain, after 2 Evening 3 min after 3 73 " 2 "wac'w—M , riling 22 min. after 3 I Evening 42 min after 3 - TUE WEATIIER.—Suri OFFICE, DECEMBER 10. Tamitmordrrisn, IN Tus SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 52—this day, at noon. BABAnntree, 80•08. WIND S.W.—dull, cloudy weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following *places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—Th, stations are arranged in order of latitude. Pr ImuTa—Wind S.W. gen tle breeze—r • n. RI BGHTON—Wind S., ca lm—foggy Herrizios—Calm—foggy. m SOUTHAMPTON—Wind S.W., cal rain. FotartaxoNE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze --foggy TurmaiDGE—Wind N.E., calm—foggy. GREENWICH—Wind S.S.W., gentle breeze—overcast . S'rnoon —Wind S.W., strong breeze—foggy. BWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Lafoirrox—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—cloudy. C ouitzeTEß—Wind N.W., calm—overcast. CAm ourucr--Wind 5.W . ., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. puouxulje2e—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. Lrv """—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudyi SOAP --VV ind S, stron g BEArroca.—wi n a . e zr g b reeze — overcast. • ~ strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the o clockwind and we a th er on Monday morning at nine ' Lauralax—Wind N., ge ntle breeze —cloudless. TA a LintaAß—Wind W. calm_ breeze—partially cloudy. TVNIBRIDGE —Wind S.W., — b seud, rain. LziciwroN—Wind S.W. strop reeze—partially cloudy. w in .my....Wind S.W., Arong,sgtorereraze—eloudless. DAB LEN GTOII —.NV ind S.S. W. , I)artlallY cloudy. 'At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the. on every day mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 i n of the week; on Monda y , when it w as highest, it w in., on Wednesday 30.150 in., and the average of a the we e k was 55 was 30.134 in. The mea n t em p er ature was frorn4 9 to r e l.n 9: below the average of cor res p ondin g da y s in ten years during the week except on Friday and Saturda y , when it rose 3° and 5Q above it. The mean temperature of the week w as 3813 9 , or about, 3 0 , below the average. The wind was in the north-west in the earlier part of the week, and changed to eouth-west on the last two day& BliiiirrOL, DEC. 9.—Wind W.—Acrd, Steadfast, Africa; Cosalo t at, Joha's, x 917 BrUIISIViCko TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen. ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. • I.o.:Ariz 4Th Ar 4,1 1 e 4. ' THE S UN, a Wiling 51,tito LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 185 Already we have commented at some length on the unfortunate circumstances attendant upon the last expedition in search for Sir Joule FRANKLIN. Be fore the publication of the Parliamentary Blue Book recently printed, we asserted that according to our view of the matter Captain PENNY had been treated somewhat unfairly, because of his unluckily having no title whatever to add "R.N." after his signature. This impression, forced upo❑ our judgment solely by a correspondence which appeared in our columns and in those of our Contemporaries, baa been con firmed by an examination of the official re port since then issued from the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Committee. That such has been our deliberate conviction we have declared in very explicit language subsequently to the distribution of those remarkable documents. While, however, this is the case, we are impelled to revert again to the transactions referred to, in consequence of viewing the whole affair as one of very singular importance, both to the cause of humanity and to the interests of the naval profession. Those who, like ourselves, have turned over the pages of the Blue Book here mentioned, with feelings of mingled curiosity and inquietude, will, we are persuaded, coincide in the opinions we have already ex pressed as to the lamentable manner in which the late search, made simultaneously by Captain PENNY and Captain AUSTIN, was brought to a prema ture and most unsatisfactory termination. In ex pressing once more the sentiments with which we feel compelled to regard the incidents related of this expedition, we may premise that those sentiments have spontaneously arisen out of the sincerity and earnestness of a judgment unbiassed by any private prejudices or personal predilections. Strangers to each and all of the parties associated together in these transactions, we have observed the course pursued by them with a calm and dispassionate self-possession. It is solely from a consideration of the factsbroughtunder our notice, in the form of printed and official docu ments, that we believe the ill success of the recent en terprise to be attributable to the petty jealousies before particularized. This belief, moreover, we have proclaimed in those fervent terms of indignation, which were forced upon us by the reflection that the conse quences may prove to have been been most disastrous to one of our most illustrious navigators. Henceforth we would see all these miserable little punctilios of rank set at nought, neglected, and despised—because of one important consideration, the thought that these might interfere rather calamitously with the chances of conveying assistance to Sir Joule FRANKLIN and his missing companions. Returning to that portion of the Blue Book on this unhappy Arctic expedition which gives in detail the whole of the examination of Captain PENNY, it will be found that every additional reply that fell from the lips of that very intelligent officer tended only the more decisively to remove from his shoulders the responsibility of the premature return homewards. Speaking of the proposal which it is well known he had submitted to Captain AUSTIN, with a view to the continuance of the search still higher, Captain PENNY says not merely that he asked Captain AUSTIN for a steamer for the purpose of piloting her up the channel to the ice, to remain until that ice had cleared away, but adds, " I would have waited there a month." When interrogated again as to whether he is still of opinion that the ice would really have cleared away, Captain PENNT re plies that he was among it as recently as the 22d of July, on which day he saw the last of it. "It was then," he observes, " broken and much decayed, and only wanted a strong north-east wind to clear it away." Notwithstanding all these very forcible repre sentations of his opinions on the part of Captain PENNY, not withstanding his expressed anxiety to go himself further up the channel, notwithstanding his plainly worded requisition for a steamer—he was amazed to receive, on the 11th of August, a letter from Captain AUSTIN, wherein he requests to be informed "Whether you (Captain PENNY) consider that the search of Wellington Strait, made by the expedition under your charge, is so far satisfactory as to render a further prosecution in that direction, if practicable, unnecessary." On receiving this most unexpected inquiry from an officer to whom he had so often, so clearly, and so recently expressed his views upon this subject, Captain PENNY was not only amazed, he was very grievously annoyed. This we conjectured immediately on reading the correspon dence in question, and as far back as the 11th of Oc tober, declared as much in an article, written by our selves, in the leading columns of this journal. We there alluded to Captain PENNY'S reply to the in quiry of Captain AUSTIN as a " sententious let ter, written in a moment of irritation." O❑ the 27th of October, namely, sixteen days after that leading article was penned, Captain PENNY himself acknowledges the truth of what we had then conjectured in the evidence given by him before the committee at the Admiralty. He then observed, in answer to Query 59, " I am free to confess that I was ♦ery angry at being written to et all by Captain AUSTIN, when we had conversed so long upon the very same subject, and I had told him all in my power, giving him my chart, and begged of him to let me pilot one of his steamers through Wellington Channel." Nay, further on, speaking of his written rejoinder to Captain AUSTIN, we find Captain PENNY, in answer to Query 61, saying on the 27th October, " that letter was written under strong feelings of irritation"— we ourselves having on the 11th of October spoken of that letter, as we have already remarked, as a " sententious letter, written in a moment of irritation." The admission is important as a testimony that there was no retractation of the previously expressed opinions of Captain PENNY, but merely a brief and by no means intemperate evidence of his indignation. " Sir, your question is easily answered," says the reply, and thereupon it simply goes on to observe, with an air of petulance most comprehensible under the circumstances, that of course Wellington Channel requires no further search whatever "—Captain AUSTIN knowing perfectly well what were the real views entertained upon the subject by Captain PENNY—that Captain PENNY, unluckily, not being Captain PENNY, RN. By a somewhat suggestive coincidence the communi cation was penned in " Assistance Bay"—and with it terminated thus abruptly the last expedition car rying aid to Sir Joins FaANKLis and his companions. If the inhabitants of the boroughs of Lambeth 51e" Southwark are not each and all of them most with all fur icthyo-entomologists, it is certainly not t want of making a personal the animalcules contained in a drop of which the acquaintance water, but rather from a so n u o t n h - w im ar p k rov a e n m d e v nt au o x f h t a h li e , opportunities and er Waterworks Companies afford and Lambeth them every day, stir, will be portion of this study of this science. In another long! for the day's impression of The engravings of the principal animalwainidi vegetable et found bl two pro ductions contained in the water supplied bye the Southwark and Vauxhall Company and hy the Lambeth Company to the lie ge , 0 - f the metropolis inhabiting the southern ba n k of the Thames, which so-called water, or to speak more properly, sewage, many of the said lieges not inhabit ing premises in the neighbourhood of springs, are forced to consume, and all are forced to pay fur, whether they consume it or no. By their Act of Parliament these companies undertake to filter the water they supply from all impurities, and when:examined before Committees of the House of Commons the officers of these companies state that twowhatcustomers,whenthese engravings ap plied to by their customers on the subject, they candidly declare that it is impossible for them so to filter the water as effectually to pu rify it, and on a very recent occasion, when a gentle man, whose premises are supplied by the Lambeth Company, complained to one of the officials that the water supplied was swarming with animalcules and filth, he was coolly told that if a flannel were tied over the mouth of the pipe while the supply of water was flowing in, it would probably free the water from some of its impurities. And this is the stuff, the poisonous, putrid stuff, which upwards of 350,000 of the inhabitants of the metropolis are compelled to consume as the nearest approach to pure water which they can procure. With this stuff stagnating in tubs and butts and cisterns in every house, can we be surprised that typhus and other fevers of a putrescent type, all of which are engendered by malaria, should be con stantly prevalent in the districts to which it is supplied P Is it astounding that the persons who daily take into their stomachs large quantities of the revolting and disgusting insects, and of the filthy organic matter held in solution or suspension by the water supplied by these companies, should be among the earliest victims of cholera ? Great complaints are made of the propensity of the people to use intoxica ting liquors—how can they do otherwise than use intoxicating liquors when the only liquid supplied to them under the name of water is such a filthy com pound ? Unwholesome as gin may be, it is less so, at all events, than Thames Paramesium, and before the advocates of teetotalism revile the unfortunate inhabitants of the southern bank of the Thames for their addiction to intoxicating liquors, it would be well that they should secure to them an ample supply of pure and potable water. But filtering alone, albeit it may remove the more visible filth from Thames water, will never render it pure ; it will, so long as it continues to be made the great open common sewer of the metropolis, containing in solution large quantities of chemical salts which are deleterious to the human systeni, continue to be unfit for use as a potable fluid. It is obvious to the common sense of every man that whosoever drinks daily, habitually, and exclusively: the contents of a cesspool, is daily and habitually imbibing poison, slow it may be, but not the less certain in its effects, and the Thames is and, according to all present appearances, must continue to be, for aught the Commissioners of Sewers or the Board of Health intend to the con trary, the great common sewer not of the metro polis only, but of every town situated on its banks, and consequently no supply derived from the Thames can be potable or wholesome. To procure potable, wholesome, and pure water, we must look elsewhere for our source of supply, and we are re joiced to find that there is a company in the field which undertakes to supply water to the inhabitants of the southern section of the metropolis of pure quality (the river Wandle is to be the source of supply) at all times, at high pressure, and at a cheaper rate. From the advertisement, which will be found in another column, it appears that the company pro pose to preserve the water pure by establishing a complete system of intercepted drainage to carry off the impurities of mills and houses ; they also undertake to supply the whole of the metropolis with this pure water in ample quantities, whilst, by a compulsory limitation of profits, the abuse of high charges is effectually guarded against. We have not time at present to do more than refer cursorily to a highly important deputation which waited on Mr. LABOUCIIERE at the Board of Trade yesterday, in reference to the proposed incorpora tion by Royal charter of the West of Ireland Land Investment Company. The principal pro moter, Mr. WILLIAM DIGDY SEYMOUR, has ably stated its claims on the Government in a clever biv chum, which goes into the subject fully. The idea of developing contemporaneously in the naturally rich, but hitherto much neglected province of Con naught, those agricultural and manufacturing re sources which are admitted on all hands to be unsurpassed, perhaps unequalled, in the United Kingdom, seems to us to be the true panacea for the distressed condition of that portion of the country. Agriculture of itself is insufficient to em ploy even the present diminished population. No matter at what price land may be abtained in Ireland, it will not tempt our farmers and capitalists to invest in it, so long as the poor's rates are swollen to a ruinous amount by crowds of unemployed peasantry. To solve the difficulty, manufacturers must be brought into immediate connexion with the production of the soil; and we know of no better me- , thod for Ireland than that suggested by Mr. SET. MOUR--.40 introduce and extend the cultivation of flax, sugar, beet, and other " commercial plants," which may afford suitable subjects for the redundant labour of Western Ireland. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1851 THE " BASE EXCEPTION." The Times of Monday represented all the English press, with " one base exception," as having taken the same views as itself in reference to recent events in France. It so happens, that with one exception, all the daily papers, morning and even ing, took entirely different views from the Times. There has been a regular competition among our contemporaries for the distinction of being the " base exception." The Sun of Monday, we are told, though the circumstance escaped our notice, ap propriated the complimentary phrase to itself—. and the Morning Post of yesterday is at great pains to show that it is the paper meant. The Standard of last evening, on the other hand, owns the soft impeachment of having laid the flattering unction to its soul, that it was the " base exception," but very candidly adds, that since the Morning Post claims the honour, it will at once yield to its com petitor. That, however, is more than we will do. The Morning Advertiser, and no oth er j ourna l , i s the " base exception . Of that, we venture to say, not one out of the ten thousands who rend the Times' article can,doubt. The compliment, coming from such a source, is too valuable to be dispensed with. We, and we alone, were the parties referred to, and therefore we cannot allow any of our con temporaries to share the honour. But on this and other matters connected with the Times, we shall have a few words to say to-morrow.—Advertiser. [Our esteemed Contemporary is mistaken in ima gining that we claimed for ourselves the distinction of being—alone—the " base exception" referred to by the Times newspaper. We are too well aware of the spirited manner in which the Morning Advertiser, and not only the Morning Advertiser, but the Morning Post, and not only the Morning Post, but very many others of our contemporaries have maintained a somewhat similar line of argument to that adopted from the first instant by ourselves, to arrogate to ourselves any exclusive right to the honourable fact of the abuse here particularized.—En. Sun.] LATEST NEWS FROM PARIS. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, TEN O'CLOCK. The department of Basses Alpes is in a state of siege.—Llerald. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASES. TUESDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous, each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added, the second to save his stake. Four miles. (28 Subs., 12 of whom de clared.) Mr. Thompson's na Hardwick, 9st 51b (G. Stevens) 1 Mr. Rees Jones's M'lon, aged, 9st 61b .(Sadler) 2 Mr. Davenport na Peter Simple, I Ist 31b (Wynne) 0 Mr. T. Cunningham na Lucy Neal, lOstlolb (Frisby) 0 Mr. W. Vever's Vainhope, lOst 10Ib (S. Darling) 0 Mr. Nicholson's Columbus, aged, lOst 71b (Bradley) 0 Mr. Cartwright's Thurgarton, lOst 21b (011ivier) 0 Mr. Gooch's Victress, aged, 9st 101 b (C. Boyce) 0 Mr. W. Palmer's The Young 'un, 9st 101 b (Archer) 0 Mr. Bretherton's Chatterbox, aged, 9st 21b...(Owner) 0 Mr. Smith's na The Screw, aged, Bst 101 b ( W.Taylor) 0 Mr. Riley's na The Cripple, aged, Bst 71b (W. White) 0 The Selling Steeplechase Stakes, of 5 sous. each, and 20 added. Three miles. (6 Subs.) Mr. Henderson's Widow Machree (300,115 t (Fowler) 1 Mr. E. R. Clark's Gulnare (201), 10st 101 b (Boyce) 2 Mr. G. Hargreaves's Fred. Jerome, list 71b ( Bradley) 0 Mr. Lowe's Sir Oliver, aged, lOst 101 b (201) (Potter) 0 T M " . L F i r n e e e ll il 's e r,o 4 y la r Mr. a v n e d t i e c r a , p a ( g h e u d, rd i l o e i r t a 9 c i e b ). of 5 sovs , each, and _W . I'ltehee a s I The so an_ Drab , iig4o added, T w i ce roun d a dis. (12 Subs.) Mr. Cunningham's nit Little Queen, s 10 t 10111 and Warwick. (TFarsiskbeyr )) 2 3 followin g Th e ;Baroness, 7:tSib (W O h r it m e) sby l , Alexander, Tallyho, Ghenia, LECTURES ON THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION AT WASIILNGTON.—Dr. Kane, the scientific and able senior sur geon of the American Arctic Expedition, has been requested to deliver lectures on this subject, at the Srnythsonian Insti- Washington. The Doctor will b r i ng out his journal t early ut and will express strongl y hi s views upon th e A and ii Ow' it should be effected, ineinrcFebruary, A THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. STRASBURG DECLARED IN A STATE OF SIEGE. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Siecle has re-appeared for the first time since its suspension. It publishes no leading article. There is, however, a short note, signed by the edi tors, stating that their principles are unchangeable, and that they abstain from comment on account of the state of siege. The illanileur publishes a decree, announcing that all individuals placed under the surveillance of the high police, who have been proved to have quitted the place assigned them as their residence, may, as a measure of general safety, be transported to Cayenne or Algeria, for a minimum of five years, and a maxi mum of ten. The same measure shall be applied to individuals found guilty of forming part of a secret society. The Prefects of the places under the surveillance of the high police will in future give the Government the right of fixing the place the convict shall reside in after having undergone his punishment. Paris and its suburbs are interdicted to these per eons, who are bound to quit in ten days after the pro mulgation of the present decree. Strasburg is declared in a state of siege. 'We read in the Patric of yesterday evening— "A Socialist insurrection broke out on Saturday morning in the town of Clamecy. The firemen of the national guard of the place, with th'e gendarmery, at tempted to repress the disturbance. Several persons were killed, and many others wounded. The rioters sounded the tocsin, and remained masters of the town, which the authorities evacuated, taking refuge in the neighbouring hamlets. The mob from the country, to the number of from 5,000 to 6,000, entered the town. The sub-prefecture was pillaged and sacked. Three gendarmes were massacred, and the insurgents de liberated amongst themselves whether they should not torture their victims before they killed them. These details were given by a gendarme, who was fortunate enough to escape. As soon as the prefect was informed of these events, ho left at the head of a squadron of chasseurs. On Sunday evening the advanced guard met at about a mile and a half from Clamecy a patrol of the insurgents, who fired on the troops. The cavalry returned it, and five of the rioters fell. An officer of the chasseurs was wounded in the hand. Fresh reinforcements of troops arrived during the night, and this morning they bivouacked within sight of the town, where the tocsin was heard constantly sounding. A battery of artillery was momentarily ex pected, and which . would be immediately brought into play, in order to spare the blood of our bravo troops. It is probable that by this time the riot has been put down." The Espirance of Nancy states that, in the night of the 3d, an attempt at insurrection was made in that city. Two shots were fired at the gendarmerie, and their commander was wounded in the shoulder. The troops of the line, however, soon dispersed the rioters, and made several arrests. It is said that the town of Nevers is in possession of the insurgents, and that the department of Var has declared against the PRESIDENT. The last accounts received by the Government, and those which we find in the provincial journals, are favourable as regards all the great points of the terri tory, and show that in the manufacturing and com mercial towns there has either been no interruption of tranquillity, or the attempts of the enemies of order have been promptly repressed by the energy of the authorities, and the co-operation of the national guards and other well-disposed inhabitants. We re gret to state, however, that in some parts the turbu lent portion of the population have, under the excite ment of anarchical leaders and chiefs of secret so cieties, been guilty of excesses which have created alarm, and show what was to have been expected if longer time had been allowed for organization. Sub joined are facts, which are not without interest : At Poligny, department of the Jura, the following took place:—" On receipt of the news from Paris the chiefs of the secret societies assembled in committee on the 4th, and resolved to make an appeal to their ad herents in the neighbourhood. Accordingly, in the evening groups collected in the streets, and indulged in violent language. The Sub-Prefect, not having t an armed. force capable of resistance at his orders, con voked some friends to defend his authority. At mid night the Socialist contingents of the neighbouring vil lages arrived in arms, and at a given signal all the bells sounded the tocsin. An armed band invaded the Sub- Prefecture, and having seined M. Chevassau (formerly a representative), Sub-Prefect, M. Gagneur, receiver of taxes, and his son, M. Maguin, lieutenant in an infantry regiment, on leave of absence, lodged them in gaol. M. Outhier, who exercises the functions of Mayor, attempted to oppose these arrests, but his authority was disregarded, and ho was also placed in prison. During the whole of the night the tocsin was sounded at intervals, and the drums beat the rappel; barricades also were thrown up. In all the neighbouring villages, too, the tocsin was rung. The next morning was ra ther more quiet; but groups assembled in the streets to read the proclamation which the men who had possessed themselves of the public authority caused to be stuck up. It was an appeal to arms, and was signed—H. Bergerg, provisional sub-prefect; J. B. Lamy, provisional mayor; and Dorrival, provisional commander of the Republican Guard. The mail from Paris had to go across the plain to reach the town, but the letter-bags were seiz ql by the insurgents. By order of the pro visional sub-prefect two young men went to the houses of different persona, and took away their arms. The Hotel de Ville and the sub-prefecture were occupied by the insurgents. As time wore on, however, these men began to feel afraid as to the con sequences of their acts; and when in the evening they learned that some bands which they had sent against Lone-le-Ssulnier had been dispersed—also, that strong bodies of troops were marching against them, and that Arboit, Salins, and the greater part of the department remained tranquil—they lost all courage. They ac cordingly released all the prisoners, removed the barri cades, repaved the streets, and took to flight. Shortly after the troops, headed by the prefect, arrived by forced marches in the town, where some arrests were effected. The prefect afterwards visited Arbois and Salina, and returned to Lons-le-Saulnier. Subsequent accounts state that the disturbances had broken out anew at Poligny. " On the 6th a tumultuous crowd, carrying a flag on which was inscribed the word Constitution' marched towards the artillery barracks at Strasburg, but scarcely had they arrived in front of it than they were charged by a detachment of horse artillery, and put to flight. The flag disappeared, and several arrests were made; at ten o'clock in the evening the city was perfectly quiet, and the public establishments open as usual. "At Clermont-Ferrand, on the sth, a crowd, to the number of from 150 to 200, many of them strangers to the place, assembled opposite the Post-office, awaiting the mail from Paris. On its arrival the crowd attempted to take possession of the letter bags, but were prevented by the soldiers stationed to preserve order. In a short time after the town was perfectly tranquil. " On the sth the workmen at the tannery of La Suze, near Le Mans, to the namber of from 300 to 350, invaded the mairie of the commune, where they took posses sion of the arms, and afterwards proceeded to the gen - darmery barracks, where they took five of the gen darmes prisoners. On hearing of this the Socialists of Lo Mans prepared to unite with them. Considerable agitation prevailed, and it was said that an attack was to be made on the Hotel do Ville. The measures adopted by the civil and military authorities were, how, ever, so prompt that no attempt was made, and the crowds which had assembled dispersed on the appearance of the patrols, which were ordered to clear the streets. An armed force had been sent to La Susie, where the in surgents had erected barricades, but little doubt existed that they would soon be dispersed. " Some disturbances broke out at Nouvy, near Nevers, but they were promptly repressed. Three rioters who had been taken with arms in their hands had been shot. " Accounts from Dijon state that the assassin of M. Marey-Monge is known, but he has taken to flight. He is one of the leaders of the demagogical party, and an other of the chiefs, who has been arrested, is accused of being an accomplice with him." The Bourse continues to be well attended, and there was a considerable amount of business transacted there. The Five per Cents. opened at 951. 75c, rose to 96f. 70c., and closed at 96f. 60c. for the end of the month. The Three per Cents. closed at 58f. 850.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 910 f.; Rouen, 5941.; Havre, 2231. 75c.; Great Northern, 477 f. 50c; Avignon, 203 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 442 f. 50c,; Basle, 160 f. ; Bordeaux, 365 t; Paris and Strasburg, 373 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 258 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEc. 9. Boulogne and Amiens, 10 —Centrali of France :(Orleans 3 1 4—Northern of France, 14 1 ,4—Orleans - and Bordeaux, 4 1 A 3 I N—Dutch Rhenish, 3%—Luxembourg, and Vierzon), —Paris and Rouen, 23—Paris and Strasbourg,l2%—Rouen and Havre, 8: 1 Sambre and Meuse, 3% Tours and Nantes, 6VB. SPAIN. - - Madrid journals of the 4th inst. have arrived. The Chamber of Deputies of Spain, in the sitting of the 4th, rejected by 141 votes to '24 the proposed impeachment of the President of the Council for having awarded indemnities to the firm of BERTRAM DE LIS. MADRID BOLSA, DEC. 4.—The Three per Cents. were done at 37i for time; the Four per Cents., at 134; the Five per Cents., at 16i; the Debt without Interest, at 5 15-16; and the Coupons, at Bi, GERMANY. A letter from Berlin of the 4th says :—" Dis patches have been sent to the Prince of PRUSSIA and to the superior magistrates of the Rhenish province, directing them to surround more closely the frontier of France, in order to protect the Prussian provinces against any reaction of the events in France. The Ministry has this day proposed to the First Chamber to approve of the treaty of commerce concluded on the 7th of September last with Hanover, and has strongly recommended that it shall be immediately taken into consideration, in order that, in pre sence of the grave circumstances which menace us on the part of foreign countries, we may establish at least on as solid a basis as possible the questions relative to interior organization. The Minister is about to send A confidential agent to Paris to address to it important reports on the ulte rior development of the situation. A new Ministry is about to be formed at Hanover, as the present Ministry is not sufficiently disposed to second the policy of the KING, who personally supports the system of Austria, particularly on the commercial question. The English Ambassador to our Court has made a formal claim in favour of Mr. lIODGEKINS, the correspondent of the Daily News, who had been sent away from here by an order of the police. It is probable that the order will be withdrawn. It has been definitively decided that no plenipotentiary will be sent to the Customs' Conference, which is to be opened at Vienna on the 2d January next." lONIAN ISLANDS We learn from a supplement of the Official Corfu Gazette of the 27th ult. that the LORD lIiGII COM MISSIONER of the lonian Isles has announced to the Senate that he has thought it expedient to order the exile of M. LIsGARA from Zante to Fano, for having written an article in the Greek journal Rig as, in which he asserted the right of the lonian Isles to be independent of England. LEVANT MAIL. By the Levant mail, which arrived this morning, we have received Constantinople journals to the 24th, and Athens journals to the 27th ult., both inclusively, but their contents are without interest. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.•—As " order reigns in Paris," and as the funds are rising under the hopeful conditions in which France is placed by the sword of the usurper, there has appeared a somewhat better tone of feeling in our market to•day than that which prevailed last week subsequently to the announce ment of the astounding proceedings which were enacted at its commencement. The accounts by the Cambria showing an advanee of to ic. per lb in the New York cotton market, and of ic. in that of New Orleans, have also contributed to an increase of firmness, though only in a very slight degree, for it is seen that the rise on the other side had resulted from the reported improvement in Man chester and Liverpool about a month ago ; and it is seen, too, that the very favourable season for picking cotton (twice as long as that of last year) is leading some parties to extend their estimates of the crop to 2,800,000 bales. On the whole we have to state that, though the day's operations in yarns and goods are extremely limited, they exhibit an increase as compared with Thursday, or any day after Tuesday, when indeed business was sus pended. But merchants End reasons for greater caution than ever, in the gloomy prospect that is opening before France and a large portion of the continent ; and they are acting accordingly. The Indian descriptions of yarns and goods feel the effect of the recent unfavourable advices from Calcutta. N otwithstanding all these unfavourable circumstances, however, yarns cannot be had more tha❑ /I or at most, and only in some instances, id. per lb. below the current rates of ten days back ; whilst, with some unimportant exceptions, the prices of goods remai❑ unchanged. The better domestics, T cloths, and good printers,' are in fair request at previous quota tions. The bareness of the market, and the abun dance of orders in hand, enable spinners and manu facturers to exhibit a firmness which appears some what remarkable. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had an extremely dull market in flannels to-day, and a very limited amount of goods have been sold, at prices much the same as those of the preceding week. Wool maintains its former price, and the manufacturers buy very sparingly. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY..--We mentioned in our last report a better feeling was pervading the Maccles field trade generally ; this has unfortunately received a check by the startling news from Paris, which quite paralysed operations for the moment, in both manu factured goods and thrown silks, all parties evincing a disposition to await the issue of events. The news, however, received the last two days from France, it is thought, will tend to reassure the trade ; and when it is understood that stocks of silk in France are by no means large, there seems little to apprehend by a glut from these under any circum stances, as was the case with the year 1848, when stocks were very heavy. The dyers are rather bet ter off for work. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There has been but a slen der attendance of merchants in our piece -hall to-day; and the inauspicious aspect of French affairs has greatly tended to check the growth of confidence, which was slowly returning. As the manufacturers are asking rather higher prices to meet the enhanced value of wool, there was but little inclination to pur chase. The yarn market also feels the depressing ef fects of the intelligence from France, which has pro duced great unwillingness to operate. The merchants buy with great caution ; and the quotations are firm, though not improved. The late advance in wool is maintained, but there is little changing hands. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—In the cloth hall, goods of light texture and low quality have been asked for. Very little is doing in the home trade, with the exception of a few parcels of heavy goods. One or or two shipping houses have.been pretty busy during the week, but the trade generally is flat. The fancy manufacturers complain of the slackness of their branch of the manufacture. LEEDS, TUESDAY.--The market since last week has been flat, and very little is doing to order. Dul ness also continues in the warehouses, which the news from France has tended to increase. HAYMARKET THEATRE. A new comedy, entitled The Man of Law, was pro duced here last evening, and achieved a great and de , served success. It is a translation, by Mr. Webster, from Regnier's clever adaptation of Jules Sandeau's novel, entitled " Madlle. de la Siogliire," which adapta tion was produced about a month since at the Theatre Francais, where it has been performed every night since, and as the English translation is to the full as well written, as well acted, and as well put on the stage as the French original, we doubt not but that it will have a similar lengthened run. The following is the plot. M. Destournelles (Mr. Webster), the " man of law," has been somewhat haughtily refused by Madame de Vaubert (Mrs. Stirling), an intriguing baroness, who is rejoicing in the newly-culled fruits of th e Restoration, the action of the peace taking place in 1817. She has already persuaded an old plebeian proprietor of the Seighere estate, who purchased it while confiscated during the absence of its ancient proprietor, to restore it to the aristocrat on his return to the land of his fathers, and she hopes to take advantage of her good deed by marrying her brother Raoul (Mr. Leigh Murray), to Helen (i\liss A. Vining), daughter of the old Marquis de la Seiglitre (Mr. Lambert). The ple beian proprietor is dead at the commencement of the piece, but his son Bernard (Mr. Howe), supposed to bave been killed at the battle of Moskowa, has returned to France, and can claim a restitution of tho estate, for his father, according to the code, had no power to deprive him of all his inheritance. Bernard appears to the dis carded Destournelles an apt instrument for vengeance, and attaching himself to his cause, he urges him to pro secute with vigour his claims against the marquis. The marquis himself is a mere voluptuary of the old school, but Destournelles has a formidable adversary in the baroness, who is on a visit to the chateau, and disarms the honest zeal of Bernard by opposing to it the hospitality of the marquis, and, what is more potent, the fascination of Helen. Bernard, a frank open-hearted soldier, who really loves and is really loved by Helen, is so delighted to remain at the cletteau as a guest, that he practically forgets his legal rights, and the triumph of the baroness seems complete. Destour nelles at first conceives that his cause is desperate, but after a little reflection he conceives the notion of turn ing the baroness's weapons against herself, To further the union of her brother with Helen, she has worked upon the feelings of Bernard. So far so good, but Des tournelles, having found out that the young people really love each other, can make a stern reality out of the in tended romance. lie boldly proposes to the Marquis the union of Bernard and Helen as the best method of settling the contending claims to the Seigliire estate, and by an artful chain of sophisms succeeds in breaking through the old man's aristocratic scruples. Another obstacle or two is raised up by the enemy, but the " man of law " is victorious in the end, and Bernard and Helen are united. Thus difficulties are removed in a much pleasanter way than in the novel, where poor Bernard commits suicide. The piece was admirably acted. The Baroness of Mrs. Stirling was ono of the finest pieces of high comedy we have seen for many a day. Mr. Webster's " man of law" was worthy of his Tartuffe—subtle, yet bold; wily, yet enthusiastic: it was ono of the most artist-like per sonations ever presented; the scene between himself and the Marquis, in which he overcomes tho scruples of the latter, was a perfect piece of acting, on the part both of Mr. Webster and Mr. Lambert, the latter of whom has added immensely to his reputation by his performance of last evening. Mr. Howe was excellent as Bernard, and Mr. Leigh Murray made a great deal of a somewhat small part. The play was announced for repetition every evening amidst loud applause. NATIONAL PARLIAMENTAR Y REFORM ASSOCIA TION.—Last night a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets was convened at the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end-road, to hear addresses from a deputation from the above association, consisting of Mr. G. Thompson, M.P., Mr. C. W. Wood, a n d M r. 'l' . K . Pritchard, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform. The attendance was respectable, though not numerous. Resolutions were passed declaring that any measure less than the extension of the suffrage to every occupier of a house, or part of a house, the arrange ment of equalised electoral districts, vote by ballot, triennial Parliaments, and the abolition cf the property qualification required of Members, would fail to meet the wants and to satisfy the just expectations of the people, and invited all who are friendly to reform to join at once the National Re form Association. RAILWAY DAMAGES.—In the Exchequer Nisi Prius Court, Dublin, on Saturday, a widow named Mason obtained 1501. damages against the South-Western Railway Company for the death of her husband, who was killed on the opening of the Kilkenny and Bagnalstown portion of the fine on the 13th of last month, owing to the negligence of the company's servants in leaving a trunk upon the line, with which the train came in contact and caused the fatal ac cident. Railway& Paid. Nominal Prices. Easiness dole ) to-day. Aberdeen •• .• all•• dis. C Aberdeen. No. 2, • 7 pr. et. 2% .• ' Caledonian 101. .• • • 1 0 • 7 736 ) Chester and Holyhead .. all 154 15% • Dund. Per. & Aber. June. all 1 —% d. East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. all 2 2 Eastern Counties Exton., 5 per cent. No. 1 all % p pia Do. No. 2 .• • • all %di& —56 p pm Do. Now 6p. cent. Sto c k 10 10% —ll x.d 10% x•d. Eastern Union, Ncrip • guaran. 6 per cent. .. all 10 10% Do. 101. Deben. Shares. all •• •• East Lancashire, 6 p er cent. quarter shares .. all •• •• E. &W. York. June. 5 the all .• • • Edin. Per. & Dun. 5i p. et. all — • 1 dis. Glasgow & S.- W. Cowie'. 100 • • :• Gt. Northern, 5 per sent. all 13% 13 34 134 ' Do., 5 p.c. Redeem. Scrip 8% 54 % % Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. all 1% —1% p, GL Western ( Berks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cent.) 6 • • —•• P. Lancashire and 'York shire, F. 201. .• 6 •• die, Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 133 185 Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1.. .. • • 11 .. •• P Dc. quarters, 1848 .. 9 • • • .. P London, Brighton, and 8. Coast, guar. 5 par et. 100 .. •• Do. pref., 117% 118 p et. 5k,1851 100 .. De. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 141 148 Lon. & N. West. (Cov. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. 13% • • —-- London &S.-W., now • • a, 2 234 p. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quer. shrs., No. 1 % Do. new, 101. •• •• . all all 3 % 1 1 2 2 % 12% 114 Do., 6L • p Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 •, •• Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... 100 131 133 133 132 Do. Bristol & Glonces. all .. •• Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. .. 100 Do., Preference .. 5 - dis. Norfolk Extension all 15 % Do. gear . 5% per cent. all 4 4 % - 4 % 4% North British • . b Oaf. Wor. &W 01. 15 1 .6 p. c 8 % die par Shrews. & Bir., new guar. all 9% 10 1 4 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 15% —l6 15% South Devon .. •• • • all 11 —lB South-Eastern, 15 % Gt. Nof E. Pur. • • 6 11 1 York, Nowc ., an 4 d si ße p rw . ct. 10 3% 4 Ni • . 5 . % York and North Midland 10 clls. U. and S. rurch. FOREIGN. Boulogne and Arniens •• ail 9 % —lO 10 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) • • an 17 - 17% 17% Dutch Rhenish .• •• 8 4% —4 4 dis. 3 34 % East Indian ••• • • • 18 2 % 3 P. Do. do. do. • • 20 • • —• • Grcat Indian Peninsula • • all P. Ditto ditto •• % P. Louvain a la Sambre 734 Luxembourg • • • • •• 10 3 Ditto (Railway) • • 2 I 334 Ditto (Canal) 1 Maria Antonia • • .. 2716 s Bkl Ditto, New • • • • 8% Namur and Liege all • 6% 6% Northern of France .. 16 14% 14% 14% % Orleans and Bordeaux .. 9 5% —4% d. 4 36 Paris and Orleans .. ail , 3 36 Paris and Rouea •• all 22% 23% 22% 23 Paris and Strasbourg .. 18 5% Xdis. 12% Rouen and Havre .. .• all 84 ambre and Meuse .. all 3% — 3 % 334 t. Andrew's Qu e b c (A) 2 • • Tours and Nantes .. 16 10 dis. 6 % Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den. and Hassalt E Ny0+,11411,13 , 9 . mr, BRITISH RAILWAYS. Railways, Paid. Nominal Prices, Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Bunting., Wolverhartm., and Stour Valley • Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. &951. Consolidated 1 Do., do., 20/. Bristol and Exeter • • • • Caledonian .. • • Chester and llolyhead I)ublin and Belfast Janet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dandee, Perth, and Aber- leen Junction Do., New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• Do. (181. E. & H.) •• Eastern Counties eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares •• Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East La.ncasbire .. .. New quarters .. East & West India Docks and Birm. June. .. East & West York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South-West, Do. do. G. D. & C.stock Great Northern • • • • Do halves, A, deferred Do. halves, 13, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Groat Western .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do, thirds .. . Lancaster and Preston ... Lancashire and I orkshiro Do. quarter si ares Do. fifths .. • .. Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern • • .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Eat. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M.& 1% (c) London and S.-Westera Do. new 501. Do. new 401. Manchester, Brixton, and Matlock • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland • • • • • • • • Do. 501. shares • • • . De. Firming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • .. .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford .• Newry and Enniskillen • . Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor •• .. • • Norfolk • • • • • • • • 00. Now 201. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British • • • • • • North Devon • • • • North Staffordshire .. North-Western .. • . North SP Sth.-West..Tunc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. .. Do. now .. .. .. Shrews. & firm., Class A Do. Class 8.. • • • • Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. ~ Do. Halves .. • • .. Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. .• Shropshire Union Do., A, B, C, & D, filly paid up at per cent .. South Devon • . South-Eastern South Wales.. _ South Yorksh. and River Dun Shell., Roth., and Goole, South Division .. Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loughor, &c. Taff Vale .. Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and Railway Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. Whitehaven and Farness York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland ] THE SHARE MARKETS. 9 to 1O 5 - 6y( 5 -1• 11 —lO d. 16 —l7 6% s%dls. 78 —BO 11% 14% 19 1 4 19% 23 —22 d. 6% -7% 34 - 35( 2% - 6% 4N - fil4 3% —3% 14)4 lb 49 - M 25 -27 5 -5% 17% 17% f. —b.;, 12% —12% 35 -36 82% -83 K, 78 -80 N - 8 % P .. - .. 54 - 55 --/P4 d. 6 534 d. 13 —l4 63( - 7 93 -94 114 -115 2% a p. 1•X 2 P. 1% 2 p. 82% 83% 10 9 die. 8 7 dia. 2 .- 2 32 -33 N —2% dia. b 3 —53}4 24 —26 • • • -- • 7U -81 i 15% —43 die. .. —.. die. 20 22 14% 13% die. 3% —2% dis. 6% —6% 8% —8% dia. %ice• par 14% —l5 13% —14% 8 9 7 734 6% 63( 4% —4% 4% 334 die. 14 —l6 7 .-- 8 10% 11% % % Ms. 3% 3%d. 13 - 15 19% - 19% -.. ~.. 275 . 4 --28 4 3 d. 11 -13 . - .. 149 - 150 .. —.. dls: 16 —l5 die. •• .. •• d. . • .....w • • did. 17% 17% 8 —7% d. ali —”4 d. 20 —2l LINES LEAS: M AT FRED st I'AZA. Railways. Leasin Paid. 'Nominal Pri Business Compan g ies. ces ' done to-day. Bcdf. & Bletch ley .. •• Lon. & N.W. all & Ox-j ford JunciGn, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 28% 2934 Do., without a guarantee .. De .. • • all 28 —29 13irm., Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed .. Do .. all 8 —lO p Do., without a guarantee •• Do .. • • all 7 9 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 18% Clydesdale June Caledonian all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 6 oer Cent. G. Northern all 32% 32% 32% Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 2 34 p Hartlepi Dock r Yrk, Newl and Railway and Ber. null and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 104 106 Do. 34 Shares Do .. .. all 5134 5234 Do. % Shares Do • • .. all 2434 2534 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 100% 101 % 100% Lon. and Green. 5. Eastern .. all 11% —12 X Do., Pref. .. Do .. .. all 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk .. all 14 —l5 De., 6 per cent Do .. •• all •• n" •. Middiesbro' and Redear, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all • • ••••• N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. all 54 —66 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 —6 p Preston and S L. &N.W. / a ll Wyre • • •• I &La.& Y. j Do. 34 Shares ADo .. • • 11 Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .• all 21% 21% Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern all 8 —8 % Do. Shop. Ex.. Do .. •• 2 p. Sher., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc. & York 18 11 6 • • —• • South Staffords. Mr. M'Cloan 934 • %die. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all .. Do. do. •• DO .. 25 27 34 —2 E% Do. do. •• Do •• .. 95 . Wilts &Somers, Qt. Western 100 9134 —92 91 'REFER; SNARES, 17% 100 100 8 6 8 100 all 11 13 4 474 100 100 4234 4 2 0 100 100 47% 314 25 9% 17' 19 2% all all all 1 6% 16 2-3 all 126 No rmal Piles' !4-) 4 P Anglo Californian .. • • • • Australian .... • • ••• .• 3arossa Range .. ••• • • • Brazilian Imp. (is. N. p.) Do. Cocaes and Culaba Do. St. Joint del Rey • • Cobre Copper • •• •• • Copiapo ..• .. • • • • • ... " - . 2g 1% - IIN ...... *" 204 34 4 83 634 , 4 13% . 4 4 3% Mexican& S. American Ncuvcan M0nde...... •. Real l)el Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debeutares Do. Bed Debentures Cantiagro de Cuba Tin Croft ............ - ' II • 4 - •3% 6 1 4 -; 3 -• Arc Ma l ' h /‘. Sp a [32; 38 48 _46 264 18% 28% - 29 United Mexican, • :: West Mariposa digua JOIN' Irstralasia British North America .. Colonial .............. Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock . London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. -...- .... t• .. •-••• ..., PP 18% - 17)1 27 - 284 44 ---±52! ~x, _ 1464 v/V 35 - 3 -3% 14% -lb% :..ELOZ°TI°. 48 -. 49% s.d 274 -' 28 i 4 70 -12 17 15if - LL Te:be .051.;-ogici 7c9cl4iin-tr s°o7',l4lo6tod:ritoist. 01 to errorsocir,t:lts.l ~, 2 c0f..........t....., 01,1 V pir Al 4 7 vCk MONEY and COJIMERt,.; acLo es, CI TY. rIV u ardor o'er 9° ricss The sales of Cotton at Liverpool Yest;eol,o6prifti mated at 4,000 bales. The market vv2s oles C°;-511,:° and Surat were a shade lower. I,ufera`,lools•4loo,l - American, 100 Pernam and .1600 Stlirn-to If' to 6 d 34: (11. opoe rElgby.—Ptliannßaatil6wtyto 91, 913' kir PS'. ht Shares 3 '' tot', done. etsl °los If° on the bar If 'tic° The following is are ort 1.113 tve ell 4011 to Messrs. Wm. Short enc.? Co.:-I5 " jai "'' 6J.: have had a very limited business, bat sine e 4/, is. ro) to purchase has been evinced at fro° cuts r the°` ric! 41. 103. per ton in Wales. 4r-I:et ; , oidii3O are to some extent in the 111„; Is I:eis c°,:; is nominally 41. 17s. 6d. per ,PT„'seorrif„)l6,i of last month Scotch Pig Iron at u„;-, -to 3'''„i' br°2',ol' siderabla demand, and as high as '''' arches' bit° -• ton was obtained for mixed numbers, v 0,,. e%tof tbo cash. The market, however, does 5(4 oncelseFoo V, buoyant an aspect, and since the al3k,rwi, 050(10010r events in Paris there has been neariddier o°4 io if,ol business in the article at Glasgow: the 5te",476r0l are in moderate demand. Of SPetter%,,datlif ob°„, don on the Ist inst. was 13,786 torn,' 000111!„1 Ive at this period last year. The price is Oleg' ,eoe' 141. ss. per ton. In other Metals there 0 Po/ change to note. „0 the( gitb The foreign letters are favourable, ~ that e rally a confident expression of oPinii°D doll Sidi and manufacturers will now act free ,Y. other vo n() English Stock Market has bee° rather 10,8 ofig Bards speculative transactions, but Pr .7; to 1% abet very firmly supported. Consols arer ;00000 having been 97f to I. For the Ja1311:/ to 95' Se° ; ple i have realised 97i i, and are nor u 01, 09'; Stock is worth 215, and India St° boa 91,111' Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. 135" 1050 s. POO . Exchequer-bills are a shade lower,'l7s. aclesce ' b being sold by those who have greater c°l3 9ceDir'et vest in the Funds. ~, steady Tbrre ' e Foreign Securities have been very d 'be ~, 0. Five per Cents. have been 20 to -i, 6131, is 01%409 Cents. 39i to 40. Portuguese Old t()cssiari °lpticsll, dinian Stock is at 80 ex dividend. J'lti sh. 4 foll: are 111 f Bonds haveo4i to 3 ,0 of . qteo* Peruvian Stock atis fir: at ~ 1)90 0 9., bibs per Cents. are 58 to . Brazilian .-- A iOng and Chillian 98i. atm Railway Shares have been well sag ego a rjorl transactions are somewhat on 0, 8133allefgtillitti'!:(1 Viel Agua Fria Gold Mine are i t'" ' ' Maria fol' veau Monde fto i premium. Ave•A i,g 55 Mariposa are 2to f premium. his IliOnlii i' The amount of Railway calls due i'-- Pri otl, lows:— dote, 40,•' 915 ' 00 Bristol and Exeter, Pref. 201.•••••::.„• 24 196 Great Indian Peninsular ..... 0 459 ...... 56e000 Great Northern Redeemable ScriP• .... . London, Blaekwell, and Eastern C°s-. 51 966 ties, Tilbury Capital ..................... 15 rot *Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux ",,-,''.. 8,",0 Bo' Royston and llitchin, Shepreth Pr 9 lOW tension ................................ ;. 51 19,,p1 Scottish Central, New 8./.. 65. Bd. Prof.•i ref. ~:7 lh'e'9o Shrewsbury and Chester, Now 101. ;3O 1;2 Shrewsbury and Herefor, Old ........ 0 5° Ditto ditto, New ......... 09,/ "13) 605' • ~461 ~ 0 ~. „tip Total called in 1851 by'................ „or ~ „pie '7' O' * The proportion called • lc' Crco,9' 360,0001. 111, PRICES OF BRITIsU FUNDS - /bs 614 i ;11:15$ 996i1t 0 1,0C%' i _ Bank stock ............... ~,-., '3i' ,9, 3 per Cent. Reduced An.; ................. ,qiii Itth 175419'16 3 par Cent. Consols Annuities.. ...... i'//444ii'v" ;41';• New 31}4 per Cent. Arens...... ...... '''l"'if 164 6541-b Long Arms. to expire Jan.lBBo ...... 4 1,.'6,1,, p- Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 • '6 -.'16 Ditto 30 yearn, Jan. 1... .... . 1. ... 6..0.: ............ 26.....6: p, t :411: V IndiafndDiiat Ditto ott&cumdkds'e.r. .1. ... .0 0-4 .... ................. .... :• a 7 3/, N , : p Consuls for Account ......... "' 'i ................ lipid 47 P 41i Kxchequer Bills, 850 / P /0 1,0001. ................... - 450 4 10. ........ 48 41 Poc 500/. ... ...................... .... 45 50 fiv94 Small. .. ..........» .............. ..„,41 964 nu "00' ,ci, llrazilianPitES 10-SoFnFds,ORSEIGN percent.rUt ...... 991771 L 0 /' Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ...., ....... Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. COOOl. ..2.71,4 Ditto, Account ...............•"" ..... 04 Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent... ..... 89$ ft Ditto, Account ..................... 8914 liii Portuguese 5 14 Rtl,sian Bonds ..................•• ..' i A Sardinian Boni) Dito, 414 r / per Cents. ............ IN 94, Spani ders,Csenpetr C..e. ..................... 1....:°55..11 ah 5 per Cent. 1840 ............ "04 ,S) , 04 Ditto, Account ............. lO Ditto, Passive ............................... ".0. Ditto. 3 per Cent ................ `,9 dti Ditto, Account ..................... '44 4011, -.,4 Ditto, New Deferred ................. i'L ii, IA F Dividends on the above Ka 1:10., Dutch 21/2 per Cent. 12 Guild.... 584 fit 3 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certific_.-- ofl.l. j irliS .'' 11 ;1101°. • ''',;:''' ° CiDra1tar..•.",•,,,,,,,, / Leg ~,o, 40 gilaa .• ,• • ~ ~, , irenlco.. .... ~,, is Naples "0.06.•,,,, , 04 p.iorruotp ~ ~,, osessio ''.:.':," / °purse.. r 0 .„, ..D1 , Bums'',e'oo .',Oll, A os' 6010,,,,' r'i 9 Nov yon is „.44,01‘;j I, plahirdeclP; of Obvo: iro ; 1,4 al 064141°03 ' O 4 111 Forelg';l 0014 00 " 0 I ° Portag_ ,0,00 ~,:: • I)l.l33iwsWollo•rj ~' If) Einn_.2, 4 s OP faith t 114: lel h LLOYD'S sHipplN Go'- $1,4 i''' LONDON, DEC. 10.—Wind at 11°6' liotiettitrB?s:: and dull hazy weather. DUNBAR, DEC. B.—The MarianaS' theci tlie,ebec, Clyde, the Ballot, Hull to the ClYeilte 55 01P-It e; Tay to Leith, the Earl of North breve '35,. to°d6-3 ander, both from Shields to Alloae sarle'te 10 during a very heavy gale. Then:4lt' nelhe illire fel' °Pi shortly after striking, and has burjge " Ph- if the Earl of North Eskbeat over la iWetet' pri% ' is supposed to have sunk in deeP aced..dge .0 also two sloops on shore; crews all tobri obe SCARBOROUGH DECgo: I. eh 11. 1,, Sunderland has been towed in diSn:l4l. hi Se trr .. .D 6 tO SLIGO, DEC. B.—The Susan, 01 00 e 99 e. on shore, but makes no water. "1011joinitgjobo' LOWESTOFT, DEC. 9.--TllO Ire°°;•4lo , t,• sey, has been on shore, but receivedo'lo3" ace oois6' GLOUCESTER, DEC. 9.--Alld• C° i Cire 1 New Brunswick; Eliza Anne, Quehea'Afra' ,if•ets" SWANSEA, DEC. 9. Wind 5.5.11 I.'" f s',,l r 1) e' ~ o , 40, _do Cuba. Giii,,tior"' lio,. Igo v• PORTSMOUTH, DEC, 10.---Th° 140 f., inj ire from Quebec, was abandoned 25th „,".11-to a° rijotigiiil A X Pi 43; master and six men drowned; ""' Si'n'oe, saved and landed here. uebee. pe.., eh NEWPORT.--Arrd. Economist, Q 4ierra ,0151„doe and Daisy, St. Thomas's; Lic'nd°l3' re'os'6'll):letifil' ' back Sir Henry Parnell, for St• Thos cl BELFAST, DEC, B.—Wind W.---Arr ' dOlit 'op oo- Miramichi. Envoy, Quebe:r.ra• l'•red LONDONDERRY.—Arrd, Eo.-.,,,' w.......- for rt tar QUEENSTOWN, DEC. B.—Virin" gild old. ' itit'4 Sharks Bay; la= ±l2o, Call, ~ tlO , .I'''v ________------ E f 6. i jot. el ___-__- _ this oo' It is a significant circuinstailee_t w!?'',, 100 01:1 view yesterday, in DOWllillg-Street, Atm (Pr of tei Coi Russell received the deputation f:_relliancell°rol3ool4lo ports, touching Customs reform, lii ,__ was refittio , do, 1 chequer was not present, and that I!. t of eetlii - r resident bo 0 so . by Lord Granville, the A ice- r•,. st 4 ,oe ~I Trade. We are also informed thocastoinsd. pr, Cabinet Council, on Saturday, the ~..... flei'l cbol/joritl that which was prominently discus-eus for therotojogrotjp A walking match of ten Trebleshogeet 0441'1 belt came off on Monday at the CDPIA e%cita eogalfoep,,ei, sence of nearly 10,000 spectators, il i 3,7 were 6p07u0011, interest, as all the crack men of 111enud ..r,von b> SPA il;' ~,,, It was exceedingly well contested, Ae boar ° )1000 did the distance (10 miles) in qh third' cp' cli'ljtiti Westhall was second, and Old Sin it , oat 0f 0 111 i• g A ' 0 lil RAILWAYS IN BRITISH NOR-- _OOO .„e, tiations are going forward for the °Tr, 1,01114' rails, to connect Nova Scotia, vier the t-' railways of the United States. I National of Ireland .. • • Oriental Bank Corporat. rrevinci al of Ireland •••• Union of Au,tralia •• Do. Now ...... Union of London ...... anion of Madi ICEIi 32 Canada Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. 8., Oriental Steam. Ditte ditto soya! Mail Steam . . Settling days in the . ma nth of id 30th. able for interest COURSE OF EXC. Amsterdam .......... 11 17yv Ditto, three months.. 11 IS Si Motterdarn 11 14% Antwerp 25 42Y./ Brussels .. • 25 43N Hamburgh ••• . • • M.D. 13 10 % Paris, 3 days'sight 25 20 Ditto, 3 months 25 424 Marseilles 2 b 455, terankforton 13011 1 Vienna, effec. flo 13 30 Trieste, ditto.— 13 33 Potersburgh, 311. Ride.. 36 ?w Madrid .• •e •• •• •• •• •• 49% Cadiz • • ............ 49 Jq Barcelona -- Seville Busiiess doaa to-day. Illyi li % 5 'A % % 145( % 15 19x 20 3 X % 6% X 17i % 5 % % as 83% 84}.,', % :55 }4 14 18% 943 95 114 15% 15 2ix1255i 83►,( 81 32 % [54% 53% 54 53% 14 1 8 % 34 19% 20% 24 IN % 18 12% % 5% [2l % 20% 21% % 1 13 0 24% 1 1 , 0 7 % :28 2 8% 'li A, 1% ; 7 bTO4 MX; tered shares, 15th not IWe cannot be anewen will not be influenced by dor% Drattn.o7;l., \l c raid. M