The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

NOTICE.—TAE NEW EDITION OF BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE, FOR 1851, IS PUBLISHED THIS DAY. Revised and Corrected throughout to the Present Time, from the Personal Communications of the Nobility, &c. In 1 vol., royal Bvo., eomprising as much matter as 20 ordinary volumes, with 1,500 Engravings of arms, &c., 383. bound. " The most complete, the most convenient, and the cheapest work of the kind ever given to the public."—Sun. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post Bvo., SA NOVEL. 0 0 1 . The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, .though he has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man rierses, and Smythes."—Observer. " Silwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard; an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry ; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING, will be presented by her Majesty's Servant* 2d time, a new Comedy, called, THE OLD LOVE AND THE NEW. Sir Algernon Courtoun, Mr. Cooper; Major Stock, Mr. Emery; Captain Sidney Courtoun, Mr. J. Anderson ; Mr. Haythorn, Mr. Barrett ; Miss Trimmer, Mrs. TOMAS' " Camilla Haythorn, Mrs. Nisbctt ; Cherry Bounce, Mrs. Walter Lacy. After which an entirely New Grand, Historical, Emblematical, Aerostat...Leal, Gastronomical, Metaphorical, Musical, Poetical, Vocal, Municipal, Juvenile, Paatomical Pantomime, by E. Fitzball, the po pular author of " Za-ze-zi-zo-zu," entitled HARLEQUIN and HUMPTY DUMPTY; or, Robbin de Bobbin . , and the First Lord Mayor of Ltufun. Private Boxes, 3/. 35., 2/. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. I Is. 6d., and 1/. Is. To be obtained on application at the Box-office ; Mr. Sam's Libarary, St. James's -street ; Messrs. Mitchell Ebers and Co. ; Andrews and Alcroft, Bend-street; at Jullien's Music Warehouse, Regent street ; Chappels, New Bond-street; Leader and Cocks, 63, New Bond-street ; Bamford and Co., New Bond-street ; and Bailey and Moon, Carlton Library. 12, Regent-street. Stalls, ss. each. First Price—Dress Circle,ss. Od. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 2s. 6d. ; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d.. Second Price at Nine o'Clock—Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is. 6d. No Half-price to Upper or Lower Galleries. The Box-office open from 11 till 4. It is respectfully intimated that seats in the Boxes cannot be reserved after the First Act ofthe Play. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. MR. MACREADY. THIS EVENING, Will be performed KING JOHN. King John, Mr. Macready. After which a new translation of THE SECOND CALENDAR and the QUEEN 'of BEAUTY who had the light with the Genie. Principal characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Selby, Lebarr, Buckstone, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Miss P. Horton, and Miss A. Romer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeate. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama.in 3 acts, entitled BELPHEGOR TILE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Mentbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; The Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; or, the Spider King. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Madame Celeste, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the First Part of HENRY IV. Falstrff, Mr. Bartley. After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALONZO THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Ma.ssingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Honner ; Madame Vcstris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and 3lisq Martindale. To conclude with THE RINGDOVES, in which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Basil Baker, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Great hit of the Romance of the Nose. THIS EVENING, Will be perfor ned ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. To be followed by PRINCE DORITS ; or, The Romance of the Nose, in which Messrs. H. Farren, Compton, Shalders, W. Ferran, jun., Cooke ; Mesdames Louisa Howard, Ellen Turner, and Madlle. Adele will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. Madlle. Gardoni on the Tight Rope. THIS EVENING The Grand new Spectacle of KENNILN% ORTH ; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand historical Equestrian Christmas Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre, by the author of " Bluff King Hal," to be entitled HARLEQUIN AND O'DONOGHUE ; or, The White Horse of Killarney. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE THU DAY —Morning 12 min. after I I Evening 38 zain. after I To-Moscow—Morning 2 min. after 2 I Evening 26 min. after 2 THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICE, JANUARY 17. THERMOMETER, DT THE SHADE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 46—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.66. WIND S.S.W.—light breeze and fine sunshiny weather. Heavy storm of rain and hail last night, with violent gusts of wind. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Normal:am—Wind S., gale—overcast. PORTSMOUTH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HASTINGS—Wind S.W., strong breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TuNnranGE—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BASIN STOKE —Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind S.S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—Wind S. gentle breeze—overcast. OXFORD—Wind S.E., calm—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. RUGBY—Wind S.E., strong breeze—overcast. BinaciNGHA3l —Wind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. PETERBOROUGH —Wind S.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. YARmourn—Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. LYNN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. CREwE—Wind S., fresh breeze—partially cloudy. Z(I)NWAY—Wind S., hard wind—rain. HOLYHEAD—Wind S., heavy gale—heavy rain. MANCHESTER—Wind S., strong breeze— overcast. LANcAsTzn—Wind S.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. DARLINGTON—Wind E.S.E., gentle breeze cloudless. SHAT—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CARLISLE—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. BRATrocK—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—rain. EDINBURGH --Wind N., gentle breeze—foggy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : PooLE—Wind S., hard wind—overcast. LYNN—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD—Wind S.S.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. WHITZHAVEN —Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. 4:4 ;,‘. 0,7 mil 4 '. I A ~ . - 141 .v: \'!7; leapt - „- , • , •." ' p - . u 21' • , edUtraillY LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1851. A crowning act of retribution has, within the last f e w days, fallen upon the surviving accomplices in the infamous plot of the Spanish marriages. NARYAEZ has been suddenly compelled to throw down the sword of his dictatorship at Madrid, and seek refuge from destruction by an ignominious flight to Bayonne. The incident is fraught with a terrible significance to all those statesmen who have placed reliance on the slippery principles of intrigue. It is suggestive to them of the consequences inevitable upon every such detestable and pernicious policy—results certain to complete every similar career of mingled arro gance and duplicity, no matter how firmly estab lished according to appearances. A little while ago, and of all the administrators in Chris endom no one seemed to be more securely fixed at the head of the Government than the insolent and domineering soldier who has so long held at Ma drid the r e i ns o f the Executive authority. His only antagonist at one period was the Consort of his So- VEREIGNs a Pri nce o f feeble understanding and va cillating temperament, effete and impotent to an extent such as rendered him an object at once con temptible and ridiculous. All that was required during this interval by the Chief Minister of IsaisELLa 11. was a certain adroitness of demeanour towards that Monarch herself, and a ready compliance with her many sensual caprices. So, at least, was it said to be by the majority of those individuals who chanced to be acquainted with the Court of the Spanish capital, or, at any rate, who affected to be familiar with the morals of the reigning dynasty. According to them NAAVAEZ had no very difficult THE SUN, LONDON, game to play in order that the young QUEEN might be induced to abandon altogether to his individual keeping the powers of the general Administration. Provided her voluptuous festivities were not inter fered with, provided she were not compelled to live in her palace after the manner of a model wife, like our own good Queen VICTORIA ; provided, in short, her MAJESTY were permitted to treat the KING CONSORT with a capricious and whimsical indifference, instead of maintaining even a decent semblance of domesticity, the soldier-statesman might gratify all his political whims and intrigues without incurring punishment, and almost without encoun tering opposition. During most of these dark and sinister months of Ministerial despotism, the ally of NARVAEZ was no other than the QUEEN-MOTHER herself, one of the most terrible, because one of the most successful, accomplices in conspiracies of this particular character. Aided by CHRISTINA and tolerated by ISABELLA, the Prime,Minister, NARVAEZ, contrived to preserve his balance at the head of affairs in the Peninsula, even throughout the whole of that tremendous epoch when statesmen and princes werel toppled down by the " mind-quake" of revo lution. Soldier after soldier was prostrated in the various countries of the European Continent, hurled down from power by the fury of popular excitement. WINDISCHGRATZ was disgraced in Austria ; WRAN• GEL was reduced to insignificance in Prussia ; SAL DANHA was worsted in Portugal ; BUGEAUD was deprived of his potential influence in France ; PEPE was compelled at last, after a gallant struggle, to fling by his sword within sight of the domes and bridges Of Venice ; DEMBINSKI was necessitated to lower his standard before the innumerable Cossacks under PASKEWITCH ; while in the classic island of Theo cratus the heroic followers of MIEROWSLAWSKI were massacred, after a desperate resistance, by the Nea politan cut-throats commanded by FILANGIERI. Since those memorable events transpired other changes of a like character have occurred in the neighbouring Republic—where we have witnessed the succesive descent from power of such men as CAVAIGNAC and CHANGARNIER. Meanwhile NARVAEZ still kept himself uppermost in the Govern ment of the Spanish Monarchy, in spite of insur rectionary movements in Madrid, and of the appear ance of the redoubtable CABRERA in Catalonia. An uninterrupted series of successes seemed to assure to him the undisputed possession of command over the political affairs of Spain. The temporary estrangement from England, formidable as that cir cumstance was in favouring the views of his open enemies and_secret antagonists, failed to shake even for a time the strong foundations of his Dictatorship. As an additional marvel in the remembrance of the career recently completed by .NARVAEZ, we should not omit to observe that he himself and the Queen- Mother, CHRISTINA, were the only personages involved in the carrying out of the ever detestable Spanish marriages, who escaped with impunity from the vengeance wreaked elsewhere by subsequent events on their accomplices. LOUIS PHILIPPE, the arch-offender, was hurled down from the Throne of the Barricades at the very moment when he foolishly imagined himself to hold most se curely in his grasp the obedience of thirty-five millions of Frenchmen. GuizoT was com pelled to escape in the disguise of a footman from that capital in which but a few hours before his word was in the fullest sense of the phrase most authoritative. The whole fabric of the ORLEANS dynasty crumbled away like sand before the Nemesis conjured up by the very crime which had been perpetrated with a view to its aggrandise ments. And still in the midst of these gigantic mutations of fortune, in the very thick of these fast coming and iresistible occurrences, NARVAEZ pre served an unconquerable attitude, while GulzoT was residing at Brompton, and LOUIS PHILIPPE at Claremont. At length, however, the bitter draught of expiation has been required from the " rough and ready" soldier of Madrid. The fact of his recent downfall, though long delayed, had been long anticipated. The retribution of the origi nators of the Spanish marriages has only now to destroy one other victim, and that the most heinous and despicable of aII—CHRISTINA. A short time since we announced that the usual circulars had been dispatched, urgently requesting the attendance of those Members who give a general sup port to the Government on the 4th of February, the day of the opening of the approaching Parliamentary session. There are indeed many questions of intense interest to be submitted for the consideration of the hereditary Legislators and of the chosen representa tives of the people on that occasion. The remands standing over from last year alone constitute a formi dable mass of business to be disposed of, and they un questionably have a prior claim to the attention of both Houses. The Ministers can, of course, insure a full discussion and a decision on the merits for all mea sures brought forward under their own auspices ; but there are matters of great importance introduced by private Members for which there is no such security, and which may be lost, or held over, for yet another year, if their friends do not exhibit the utmost zeal and activity in passing them through the earlier stages of their progress. There is, perhaps, no other measure, the result of which is looked for with such deep aad painful anxiety by many " families of religious and moral character," as the Marriages Bill, to which we have repeatedly directed the public attention. They feel the happiness of their future lives to be involved in the issue ; they believe themselves to be the victims of a partial, oppressive, and intolerant law, by which the civil and religious liberty of the subject is re• stricted in a matter of the most vital importance, re lating to the most sacred and endearing relationship of their entire lives. Deeply aggrieved at this odious enactment, and knowing that it is not based on any scriptural warrant or foundation, but that it is a merely human device, to which it is as unreasonable to expect general obedience and concurrence as it would be to look for perfect conformity in religious tenets, they respectfully and temperately demand redress from the British. Parliament, asking that the obnoxious statute may be repealed, and that all who may have contracted such marriages since its enactment may be placed in the same situation as if it had never existed, but that all such nuptials may be declared binding and valid ab initio. _ _ _ This is no new proposition, taking the Parliament or the country by surprise. It has already been fully discussed, both within and outside the walls of Sc. Stephen's, and the verdict of the grand inquest of the nation has been delivered, acknowledging, in unequi vocal and indisputable terms, the justice and equity of the demand. In June, 1847, the question was brought before the House of Commons, and, in consequence of an address then carried by a decisive majority, a Royal Commission was appointed "to inquire into the state and operation of the law of marriage, as re lating to the prohibited degrees of affinity, and to marriages celebrated abroad or in the British colonies." 1 The Commissioners, whose names and well-known qualifications afforded the most satisfactory evidence of their competence for the efficient discharge of the important trust confided to their care, having ex mid many respectable and i n t e lli gen t w it nesses, and made every inquiry which the nature of the sub ject demanded, published their report, which was unequivocally condemnatory of the present law; they showed that " marriages of the kind are permitted, by dispensation or otherwise, in nearly all the conti nental states of Europe," the "in many, indeed mos t of the American states, marriages between a man and the sister of his former deceased wife are not only deemed, in a civil sense, lawful, but are deemed, in a moral, religious, and Christian sense, lawful and excee di ng l y pra i s eworthy." Indeed, the late eminent and distinguished Judge STORY, who had acquired the highest reputation not only through out the entire New World, but also throughout the whole of Europe, in discussing the subject said, " Nothing is more common in almost all the States of America than second marriages of this sort, and so far from being doubtful as to their moral tendency, they are among us deemed the very best of sort mar riages. In my whole life I never heard the slightest suggestion against them, founded on moral or domestic considerations." The Commissioners also declared that " the various bodies of Dissenters in England do not appear to enter. tain the opinion that these marriages are interdicted by H o ly Writ, or that they are in themselves reprehensible," and that " families of a religious and moral character had in several instances, where such!7connexions had taken place among themselves, or their friends, been perfectly satisfied, upon a consideration of the whole subject, that such marriages were not objectionable either in a religious or moral point of view." In ad dition to these points, which should be decisive on the subject—for why should the Dissenters of Eng land, a numerous, religious, and influential body of men, be bound by the scruples of some " Tracta rian" parsons of the Church of England, or of those who have on trivial grounds, and without sufficient care, adopted their paltry prejudices ; for be it remem bered, that the Commissioners were persuaded that " comparatively few either of the clergy or laity, have carefully considered the subject, unless when circumstances have forced it upon their attention ?" we further find that the Act is practically a dead letter—that it does not prevent the formation of such connexions, nor would they be largely increased if the prohibition were entirely abrogated, and every person was allowed to act in this, the most important transaction of his entire life, in the manner which in his soul and conscience he believed to be right. The Commissioners declared that " on a review of the subject in all its bearings and effects, they were constrained not only to express their belief that the statute, 5 and 6 William IV., had failed to attain its object, but also to express their doubt whether any measure of a prohibitory character would prove effectual," adding emphatically, " these marriages will take place where a concurrence of circumstances give rise to mutual attachment—they are not dependent on legislation." This admirable report continued before the country without any reasonable objection being urged thereto. Early in the session of 1849 a measure was intro duced, founded on its suggestions. This was met by the most vexatious and factious opposition, every means being adopted to retard its progress. The Fabian policy, unfortunately, proved but too suc cessful. Although every disputed point was carried by large and decisive majorities, and the Bill passed through Committee unscathed and unmutilated, its promoter was obliged to consent to its postponement when it reached the third reading, and the parties personally to submit, to their sad disappointment, to the " Hope deferred, which maketh sick the heart," for another year. In 1850, it was again brought forward in the first week of the session, but the same line of opposition was pursued, and although it passed through all its stages in the Commons, and was introduced into the House of Lords, it was con• sidered by some of its supporters to be too late for the session, and the same untoward result, another postponement, created bitter disappointment in the minds of the people. This year it is to be introduced in the Upper House, that it may there receive the fullest discussion. As its principle and details have already received the sanction of the popular branch of the Legislature, as it has already been debated in that assembly usque ad nauseam, we have no doubt that the arrangement is judicious, and we most sincerely hope that it may crown with success the reasonable expectations of the people. We cannot conclude without entreating the atten tion of our readers to a letter from an esteemed cor respondent " ALFRED," which will be found in another part of this day's impression, and which places the matter in the clearest light. It is well worthy of perusal. THE FRENCH REPUB LIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The debate on the vote of censure on Ministers proposed by M. LANJUINAIS commenced on Wednes day, and was adjourned to the following day, after five Members had spoken, the two most important of whom were M. BAROCHE and M. JULES DE LAS TETRIE. The following is an abstract of the speech of the Minister of the Interior : m. Baroche said be had assisted at the fourth review, and was ready to admit that seditious cries had been uttered by a few men and companies. He had never denied that, but what he denied before the Committee was that those cries had been encouraged, or that any disorders had occurred after the review. This fact re sulted from the inquiries he had ordered. The Minister then examined if the charge of having laboured to lessen the consideration of the Assembly was founded; and yet it was before the majority such a charge was preferred! And what were the acts of the Ministry incriminated? It could not be the law on public instruction, the elec toral law, and the :law on the press, which had been ratified by the Assembly. All the acts of the Executive had been sanctioned by its votes and by public opinion. Should he not also have felt astonishment and indigna tion, when during the prorogation three members of the Permanent Committee waited upon him to complain of his neglecting to adopt measures to prevent the realiza tion of an imaginary plot denounced by the Committee? Should he not feel indignant at being suspected of parti cipation in such an attempt, if it had been serious and real? M. Baroche then reminded the Assembly of its enthusiastic reception of the message of the President of the Republic, which had been regarded as a pledge of reconciliation calculated to avert for a long time all causes of division between the powers. He next ex amined the theory of responsibility developed by M. Lanjuinais in his report, and contended that its authors meant to strike higher than the Cabinet. The Minister then stated that the suppression of the double command given to General Ceangarnier, which one of the speakers had described as a constitutional guarantee—(Laughter) —was resolved upon long before the vote of the 3d of January. That vote had not hastened the measure; on the contrary, the breaking up of the Cabinet and the re construction of another had retarded it by some days. The double command had become a third power between the only two recognized by the Constitution. "He was an obstacle," cried M. Houyn Tranchlre. " An obstacle to what?" retorted M. Baroche. " An obstacle to the cries of Vive l'Empereur," ex claimed M. Tranchere, " He was not always an obstacle," replied M. Baroche, " and I only refer the Assembly to the cries uttered at the review held in May, 1849, by the President of the Republic and General Changarnier. Those cries were then regarded as constitutional, and are now declared to be prohibited by military regulations."--(Laughter.) Did General Changarnier publish his order of the day of the 2d November between the third and fourth re views? No, the General proposed no measure of repres sion. The Assembly was jealous of the free and full exercise of its constitutional rights. Why should not the Executive feel the same desire? The provisions of the decree of the 13th of June, 1849, were formal. The exorbitant authority placed in the bands of the General was to cease the moment tranquillity was restored in Paris. No ! That act was not an attempt against the dignity of the Assembly. As respected the idea of re storing the Imperial regime, the oath taken by the Pre sident of the Republic, and renewed in his Message, victoriously refuted such a suspicion. The President would continue to accomplish his duty, and nothing but his duty. He had pledged his honour, and would redeem his pledge. His affirmation and past conduct were the best guarantees he could offer against the alleged dan gers the Constitution was said to be exposed to from his government. —(Bravos throughout the ball.) The semi-official Patric - has the following an nouncement : " A report was circulated today that in consequence of a revolution in the Palace, General Narvaez, the President of the Council of Ministers, had fled from Madrid for fear he should be arrested." M. Ducos, the Minister of Commerce, is seriously indisposed. General LAHITTE has returned to his old pest of chief of the Commission of Artillery. The prosecution of the Governor of Clichy by CHERON, the creditor at whose suit M. MATJGUIN was imprisoned, came on for hearing on Wednesday. The Court acquitted the Governor, on the ground that he had not delivered up his prisoner until threa tened with the employment of the public force, and condemned CHERON in costs. M. LAMARTINE denies the assertion of the Evenement that he had been offered the Embassy to London. The Bourse was dull, and there was not much business transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 95f. 15c., fell to 94f. 85c., and closed at 94f. 90c. ; the Three per Cents. closed at 561. 95c. ; the New Loan at 941. 85c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 855 f.; Great Northern, 468 f. 75e.; Avignon, 190 f.; Vierzon,2sc.; 3851. ; Basle, 141 f. Bor - deaux, 3951. ; Paris and Strasburg, 351 f. 26c. ; Tours and Nantes, 247?. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAIN/. 16. Boulogne and Amiens, 9—Northern of France, 14% Paris and Rouen, 27 1 / B —Rouen and Havre, 107,i —Sambre and Meuse, 3—Tours and Nantes, 5. Re s pecti ng theGaEnnßouNineeAdNC_°Y.n.greeseusnnofAfouuensd,rneitdaiE.nen , Lz tal Monarchs at Dresden, the thographirte Corre vondenz states that sucharum btwoueris The news of the arrangement and xe- Prussia, respecting the formation of a Centr a l cu tive Power, is published by the K o l ner an d t h e .Rheinisch Westfalische Zeitung. The latter paper states from Berlin that Baron MANTEUFFEL'S journey to Dresden has sufficed to conquer the dissensions of the first committee of the Dresden Congress, and that everything has been satisfactorily settled respecting the Central Executive power. Th e d e b a te on this subject is said to have been protracted and violent, but in the end all con. flitting opinion s we re reconciled by an anxiety to provide f or t h e safety of Germany, and to guard FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1851. against the dangers which the German powers appre hend from the still unsettled condition of France. A well-informed Berlin correspondent of the Kolner Zeitung states that the future Central Power is to consist of nine states or groups of states (Factoren), with 11 votes, of which Austria and Prussia will each have four. The Central Power will have an army of 135,000 men at its disposal, and to this army Austria and Prussia will furnish 30,000, Bavaria 15,000, the other kingdoms 10,000 men each ; while the smaller states will be called upon to furnish contingents which shall correspond with their strength and im portance. According to the Dresden papers, Prince SCHWART ZENBERG was to leave that city on the 13th. ITALY. Letters from Rome of the 7th announce that the Minister of the Interior has addressed a circular to the Prefects of provinces for the immediate convoca tion of the Municipal Commissioners, to form lists of the electors and the eligible for the nomination of new Councillors. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.-(FRIDAY.) During the present week the arrivals of English Wheat up to our market coastwise have been very moderate, viz. 1,690 quarters, chiefly from Essex, and in very middling condition, arising from the prevailing damp weather. The supply fresh up to-day by land carriage was limited, hence the show of samples of both red and white was small. Selected Wheats changed hands at prices quite equal to those obtained on Mon day; but all other kinds were dull in the extreme. This week's imports of Foreign Wheat have amounted to 8,020 quarters. On the whole, the importers of fine qualities were firm; but the amount of business transacted was wholly confined to immediate wants at late rates. Notwithstanding that the supply of Barley was on the decrease, the demand for that grain, if we exce pt th e finest malting parcels, ruled heavy at barely last week's prices. Malt, the supply of which was small, moved off heavily at late figures. Upwards of 11,000 quarters of Oats have reached us from Ireland, but the arrivals of English and foreign are moderate. The trade ruled dull, at Monday's quotations. In all other articles we have no change to report. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English •• • . Scotch.• .... • • Irish ........ Foreign ...... Qrs. I Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. I Sacks , 1,690 2,840 1,410 3,810 2,110 8,020 1 1,480 1 -- SDICZTHPIZZD. 11,570 - 3,750 3,240 The supply of Beasts on offer in to-day's market was very limited as to number and generally deficient in quality. Owing to the prevailing mild weather, and the thin attendance of buyers, the Beef trade ruled heavy in the extreme, at barely Monday's quotations. With Sheep we were but moderately supplied. All breeds moved off slowly, but we have no actual fall to notice in prices. The primest old Downs produced 4s 2d to 4s 4d per Sibs. Calves, the supply of which was small, were extremely inactive, at late rates. In Pigs so little was doing that the currencies were almost nominal. Mitch Cows were quoted 141 to 181 each, in cluding their small calf. Per albs. to stnkthe offal. s. d. to s. d. [nferior Boasts-- 2 6 2 8 Second quality •• •• 210 3 0 Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4 Prime Scots .. •... 3 6 3 8 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Primestaallditto .. 3 8 310 inckling Calves • .18 0 23 0 Lambs . 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 3,610 SCO 8. d. to s.d. Inferior Sheep .. -. 3 2 3 6 Second qual. Sheep 3 8 310 Coarse-woolledditto4 0 4 2 Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4 Ditto outofthe wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •••• •• 2 8 3 6 Sinai/ Porkers •• 3 8 4 0 Quartar old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 AT MARKET. Calves. Pigs I 110 3OO Beasts. 637 B east 3. 40 Sheep. 72 Calves. FOREIGN Beasts. Sheep. 196 700 WEVITGATE AND Pigs. gUrPLY. Calves. 40 LEADENIIILLL. ---- ----- The general demand ruled heavy, at barely last week's prices. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 8. d. to 8. d. Beef,inferlor...... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 2 8 - middling .... 2 4 2 6 middling.. 210 3 6 primelarge .. 2 8 3 0 -prime .... 3 8 310 - prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arge........ 2 6 3 6 3 0 310 - 5ma11........ 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH HOP MELIMET. -- • - Notwithstanding that we have a steady demand for the middling kinds of Hops of last year's growth no im provement has taken place in the quotations, owing to the large supply on offer. Old Hops are nominal. Factors' prices, viz., ready money—East Kent pockets, per cwt 3112 s to 6/ sa; ditto bags, 3/ 4s to 5/ Oi; Mid Kent pockets, 21 5s to 51 10s; ditto bags, 2/ to 41 ss; Weald of Kent pockets, 31 to 3/ 18s; ditto bags, 2/ to 3/ lits; Sussex, 21 14s to 31 12s. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market has been firm for British Plan tation, but by no means active, holders not being in clined to pay the rates asked. Barbadoes by auction realised 42s 6d to 43s 6d for good, and 41s to 42s for mid. REFINED.—Grocery lumps have been sold at 50s to 528. The stock is getting larger. EAST INDlA..—Mattritius has been offered sparingly at auction, and has barely supported former prices; yellow 37a to 41s, and fine brown 36s to 36s 6d. Native Madras, 1,309 bags went is lower; ord yellow, 30s to 30s 6d; common to fine brown, 28s 6d to 30s; and mid and ord grocery yellow, 37s to 38s 6d. Bengal sold at full prices; mid to fine white Benares, 43s to 45s 6d. Penang, 3,765 bags only partly sold at 31s to 33a 6d for soft brown, 41e to 41s 6d for mid white, and 38s 6d to 40s for mid to good like Mauritius. Some common yellow Bombay brought 30s to 31s. Foreign has been nominally cheaper, but there have not been many buyers. Yellow Havannah has been taken in at 39s to 42s for ord to mid, and good and fine at 42s 6d to 435. The white was bought in at 29s to 34s for mid and good. Rio was taken in at 37s to 40s 6d for mid to good yellow, and at 353 6d to 36s 6d for ord yellow. Cuba was taken in at 403 to 41s for the sound. COFFEE.—There has been more firmness in this ar ticle. Native Ceylon has been less offered, and 49s to 509 has been paid for good ord, with more buyers. Plantation also is dearer, sales having been made at 56s 6cl to 60s for low mid and mid, and at 61s 6d to 63s 61 for good; triage, 38s to 555. Mocha has realized full rates to a slight advance; mid and good, 61s to 655; triage, 42s to 475; and long•berry, 69s 6d to 725. Costa Rica, for a few bales, has realised 45s to 46s 6d. Tellicherry has been sold at 59s 6d for mid. St. Domingo has been taken in at 48s to 49s per cwt. Cocoa..—Bahia has been taken in at 31s for good red, and Trinidad at 48s for ord grey. The market is dull. SPlCES.—Nutmeg has been at full prices; ord small to good bold 2s 3d to 3s 6d. Mace has been sold at 2s 3d to 2s 53 for mid and good. Cloves have been steady. Black Pepper was in good demand; sound mid to good 3fd to 3id, and white 6kd to bid for mid to good. Pi mento was taken in at 6d. Ginger dull. COTTON.—There has been no animation in this article. RlCE.—Very little has been done, and prices are not maintained at their previous height. TEA.—The market continues dull. RU3l.—There has been a fair business. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been steady at 37s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and Town at 375. GREEN FRUIT.—The mild weather is in favour of consumption. Oranges of all kinds are lower, and in creases the sale, three cargoes of St. Michael and one from Terceira, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at a reduction of 2s to 3s per box. The short crop of Lemons is confirmed, and renders holders indifferent to• pressing sales. Black Spanish are nearly off the market. Barcelona are a shade higher. Brazil dull of sale. Chesnuts in the same depressed state as reported last week. Tim MARBLE ARCEL—The arrangements for the erection of the marble arch at the Cumberland-gate entrance to Hyde-park will, it appears, be carried into effect with an extraordinary degree of dispatch. The necessary excavations and formation of the foundations are proceeding rapidly. THE VACANT SEATS.--The elections for the coun ties of Bedford and South Nottingham will take place on or about the 12th of February. The time for holding that for the Falkirk Burghs, vacant by Lord Lincoln's elevation to the Peerage, cannot be ascertained until the usual notifica tion of the circumstance be gaaetted under the Speaker's hand. In each of the cases the course of proceeding has been assimilated by the Act 24 Geo. 111., c. 2, subject to the pro cess for issuing the writ before the meeting of Parliament en suing the occurrence of the vacancy. SILK Gowrts.—We understand that a more than usually large number of applications have been made to the Lord Chancellor by gentlemen of the bar for silk gowns, but that at present his Lordship does not intend to accede to any of the applications. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT DEVONPORT. -- On Wednesday, as two watermen named Yeo were engaged in taking Lieut. Saumerez, R.N., front Mutton Cove to her Majesty's steam-vessel Volcano, in the Sound, and when passing over the Budge the boat upset, and one of the bro thers, a fine young man, was unfortunately drowned. The other brother and Lieut. Saumarez had a very narrow escape, but were fortunately rescued. The body of the drowned man was recovered shortly after. The boat was upset by the force of the weather at the time. A MAN SAVED FROM ROBBERY BY A STRANGE DOG. —C. Dench, captain of the Isabella schooner, was walking from Maidstone to Rochester some time since, between nine and ten o'clock, and having got about half a mile beyond the Bridgewood turnpike-gate, two men rushed out of the wood, and one of them gave him a severe blow on the back of the head, which caused him to stagger to some distance and fall. At that moment he heard a dog growl and bark, and having lain on the ground completely stunned, he be lieved, for some minutes, on recovering he saw a large black and white dog, apparently of the Newfoundland breed, at tacking the robbers, who ran away. The dog, which he had never seen before, then came up to him and crouched at his feet, afterwards following him closely all the way to his home in Rochester. Having slept in his house, been fed, and stopped about two hours after Dench arose in the morning, the dog disappeared, and has not been seen by him since. Dr. Henry J. Hayles Bond, Deputy Regius Pro fessor of Medicine in the University of . Cambridge, has been appointed Regius Professor of Physic in that University, rendered vacant by the death of Dr. Haviland. CHELTENHAM HOTEL COMPANY.—Yesterday Mr. J. Hutton, of Moorgate-street, was appointed official manager of this company's affairs, by his Honour Master Brougham. DEATH OF SIR HENRY CLAUDE LORAINE, BART. —We have to announce the demise of the above baronet, who expired on Saturday, at Ramsay, Isle of Man. He was the youngest son of the late iSir Charles Loraine, Bart., and is succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, now Sir William Loraine, of Northumberland. FALKIRK DISTRICT OF BURGHS. —Our Hamilton correspondent states it has been reported that Sir Edward Colebrooke will become a candidate for the representatim of these burghs, vacated by Lord Lincoln being raised to the 'louse of LordlN—Falkirk Herald. TIIE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILW Paid. Nominal Prices. Railways. .. • • • • Do. Preference • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway • • Belfast and County Down Berks and Hants Exten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... Do. without a guar... Birming., Wolyerhamp ten, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee • • • • .. Do. without a guar. Birming., Wolyerhamp., and Stour Valley •• Birkenhead, Lances., and Cheshire Junction • • Bristol and Exeter.. • - Buckinghamshire • • • • Caledonian .. • . • • Do. 10/. Preference • • Do. Clydesdale June. • • Chester and Holyhead .. Do. Preference .. Clarence .. Do. I et Class, 6 per Do. 24 de., 5 per cent. Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct. Direct Loud. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do, (181. E. & H.) Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference .. Do. (5/.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties Do. Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 •• Do. No. 2 .• Do. New Preference, 6 per cent... Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. .. East Lancashire .. Do. New quarters .. Do. 6 per cent. pref. quarter shares.. .. East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. pref. consolidated Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Gloucester & Dean Forest Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Do. eighths .. .. .. Great North of England . Do. new 401. .. .. Do. new 30/. .. .. Do. new 151. . .. Great Western .. Do. New, 17/. .. -• Hull and Selby .. .. Do. half shares .. Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths . Do. F. 20/. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. Do. ?Bidders. & Sheff. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk • • Do. peen 6 p ct., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • - London and Blackwell .. London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds.. Do. preference, 5 p ct. Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. London and Greenwich . Do. preference .. London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .„ Do. 101. sh., 11f. & B (c) London and S.-Western . Do. new 50/. Do. new 40/. .. Do. uew preference .. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis killen... • • Do. half shares • • .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. quarters, No. I .. Do. new,lol. preference Do., 61. Preference •• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland .. • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares • . • . Do. Birming & Derby Do. Consol. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. Do. BristZl.&.Glouces, Do. do. do. .. Do. Erewash Tel. pref. Do. Lelc. & Swarming. 8 per cent. guar. • . Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • • Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • . .. - • • Norfolk .. .. .. • • Do. New 201. shares •. Do. Extension • • • • Do. guar. 53 per cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union North British.. .. .. Do. [reference .. North Staffordshire • . North-Western .. • • Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) • • • Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.. • • • • .. Royston and Hitchin Do. Shepreth Eaten. • • Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. .. Do. new . Sarewsbury & Binning. Clas 3 A.. .. Do. Class 8.. .. .. Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. .. Do. Halves .. .. .. Do. Oswestry .. .. J)o. New.. .. .. .. Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union • • • • South Devon . • .. .. Do. Preference • • •• South Staffordshire • • South-Eastern .. • • Do. do. 4% per cent... south Wales.. .. • • South Yorksh. and.ltiver Dun Shell., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea & Loughor, &c. raw Yale Extension .• Thames Raven Dock and Railway .. .. •• Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick., and Dublin .. .. Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. .. .. do. .. do. .. Do. do. West Cornwall .. • • West London . .. • • Do. Ist Class Prot (101.) Do. 2d Class de. (pail Whitehaven and Formal Windsor, Staines, and S. Western .. .. .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- menth •• •• York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference Do. .. Do. Hartlepool Dock . and Railway .. York and North'Mld Do. Preference .. ifoulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. do. do. Great Indian Peninsula • Ditto ditto . • .. Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • Ditto • • Madrid and Valentia Maria Antonia Ditto, New Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse .. Strasbourg and Basle .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbiso, Lan den, and Hasselt West Flanders .. Australasia .. British North America.. Colonial .............. Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New • • • • National of Ireland .. • • Provincial of Ireland.. • - Do. New .. - - • • • • • • • • Union of Australia .. • • Do. New Union of London ...... Union of Madrid MINES. 80 8 6 8 10% to ioNix.n. dis. 6% —sh dia. 34 - 1 p. x.tt. 29 -30 27 -28 8- 9 p 7- 8 p 13 14 0 10 -11 77 —7B 17% 17%x.n 10 —lO% 5% 5}4 15% - 1i314 14x - 14% 78 6 8 i; —24 dLs. 3% -3% 2 -2% ig 1 -1% - 1 6 -6% p x.d. 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Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba 30 Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 14% Cobre Copper ...... ... 40 32% 35% Copiapo ............ .. 14 5% —5% General.. Real Del Monte, Unreg. lg Do. Black Debentures. • • —•• Do. Red Debentures .. • • Santiago de Cuba .. ~.. 10 9 —7% Tin Croft ..•• 7 10% 11 United Mexican ••28 2 8% 6 —lii MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% 42% —44 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% 2734 Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 78)6 —76 x. all ex. all Royal Mail Steam ...• .. GO 73 7334 IWe cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 2,500 bales, comprising 1,850 American, 200 Pernam and Meranham at Bd. to 8-id., 150 Egyptian at ail. to 9d., and 300 Surat at sd. to 51d. per lb. The market closed heavily, and all descriptions were *d. per lb. lower, and at this decline the number of sellers were on the increase.—ln Railway Shares a further decline took place. The Corn Market is dull to-day. Just at the moment when the commercial world were buoyed up with the hopes of seeing the protracted struggle between the Republics on the banks of the River Plate brought to a conclusion they have been wofully disappointed, by preparations for a renewal of hostilities of a more formidable character, to the great interrup tion of our commercial intercourse with two States, with which, on their separation from the mother country, we expected to derive considerable mercantile intercourse. These expectations have not hitherto been realized, in consequence of the feuds which, unfortunately, arose in the Oriental Republic, from two of its most conspicuous and influential chiefs, Generals Fructuoso Riveira and Oribe, contending for the Presidency; the latter having been expelled before the term of his Presidentship ex pired, he appealed to the Governor-General of the pro vince at Buenos Ayres, Rosas, who readily put 12,000 men at Oribe's disposal, with a view, it is asserted, of making the Oriental State a member of his so-called "Argentine Confederation," had Oribe'a attack on Monte Video proved successful. Foiled in attaining this object, and equally disap pointed in uniting the former Spanish provinces of Pa ragua, Entre-Rios, and Corrientes under his control and dictatorship, ho pretends that his failure has been occa sioned through the influence and interference of the Brazils, and now seeks to embroil the Government and people of that empire in the dissensions which have so long distracted the countries over which he has aoy in fluence, or exercises any authority. The subjoined extracts from General Santa Cruz's (ex-President of Colombia and Peru) famous letter to General Rosas, will exhibit the latter's intrigues and ambitious designs in their true colours, and at the same time confirm what has been above stated : " It is greatly to be lamented, when, through the in tervention of the two most powerful European States (whose subjects were chiefly interested in the trade with Buenos Ayres and Monte Video), the pacification of those two republics is on the eve of being effected, and the navigation of the River Plate of being freed from all impediments, should again be subjected to interrup tion, if not annihilation, for the moment, in consequence of a rupture betwixt Brazils and Buenos Ayres, arising from causes which there was every prospect of seeing removed by the cessation of the civil war in the Oriental Republic. " When the independence of the latter was acknow ledged by Brazils and the principal Powers of Europe, and its integrity guaranteed, a great many Brazilian subjects remained in possession of extensive estates they had previously acquired and occupied, principally for the rearing of cattle in the Pampas' of that Republic. On the arrival of Oribe with his troops from Buenos Ayres he took possession of the country in the vicinity of those Brazilian agricultural establishments, which he plundered, and expelled the proprietors. All remon strance on the part of the Brazilian Government having been unheeded and unanswered, a party of those Brazilians thus despoiled and ruined, joined by some of the Orientals themselves, endea voured to retaliate, and in their turn made incursions into the territories of the Oriental Republic occupied by Oribe and his followers; the Brazilian Go vernment, however, put a stop to those annoyances; but Roses having made an arrangement with England, and in prospect of one with France, which would place him, he imagined, in a more advantageous position, has bid defiance to Brazil, in the hope of drawing more closely the connexion between him and the other republics bor dering on that empire, expecting they would make common cause with him; the contrary, however, has been the case, Paraguay having already co-operated with Brazil, whilst the troops under the command of Urqueza in Corrientes and Entre-Rios have refused to join Oribe's forces, on pretence of not having the means of making any movement, thus evading the execution of the orders they had received from Rosas; and no doubt should hostilities actually commence they will side with the strongest party, which, from all that has transpired as to the comparative means or sinews of war possessed by both parties, will certainly prove to be Brazil, whose superior and efficient naval armament will give her the command of the estuary of La Plata, whilst her in creasing resource 3, and turn of the scale as to the ba lances of trade in her favour (fully indicated by the rise in her exchanges and influx of the precious metals), will enable her Government to sustain her credit unimpaired and unimpeached as hitherto. " Buenos Ayres, on the contrary, with a falling off of commerce, troops no longer able to live on plunder, an ill-equipped and inferior marine, an empty Treasury, and a paper currency at its lowest ebb, left to fight her own battles, will not long be able to contend against such odds; it is therefore to bo hoped that should hostilities really be resorted to, they will not be of long duration; perhaps the operations will be confined to a blockade of Buenos Ayres and its immediate dependencies, to the great detriment, however, for the time being, of our merchants and others concerned in the trade with that country, if not with Monte Video, whose Government de facto will afford Brazil every possible assistance." Extracted from the letter of General Santa Cruz, ex- President of Bolivia and Peru to General Rosas, Go vernor-General of Buenos Ayres, dated Paris, May 10, 1850:-- " What pretext can you have for meddling in the in ternal affairs of Bolivia, seeing you are only G overnor of one of the Argentine provinces? What can there be of material interest between Bolivia and Buenos Ayres ? " The title you arrogate to yourself, without any for mal appointment of Chief of the Argentine Confede ration,' you would extend to other neighbouring coun tries, which are respectively twice, four, or six times larger than the province under your sway. " When you nre. , not in actual warfare with other states, your relations with them have always been sus picious. The 'Empire of Brazil,' cont i nually ag i tated b y your machinations, is obliged to be constantly on her guard to frustrate them. The Republic of Uraguay (Oriental Republic), whither you sent an army to put down the Government de jure, and set up in its stead one of your notorious Masorqueiros,' would certainly not desire : you for it s representative. N or wou ld Pa raguay be more desirous of your being so. The Re public of Chili, w h ose commerce i s i nterru pted by your arbitrary proceedi ngs, can never consen t to be sdbject to the governor of Buenos Ayres, mach less can you flatter yourself with obtaining the vote of Bolivia. " I shall not dwell on ' Peru,' and other Republics of the:north pl ace d b eyon d th e re ach of your contamination. Neither of those have any acredited agents, even at Buenos Ayres. "I would ask you on what grounds you found your pretensions? You who never perfo rmed an y services to America? You who never was present at any battle, nor took any part whatever in t he glomous struggle for American independence, and are only known from acts of barbarity recorded in the history of our civil wars. You, in fine, who have done nothing but to render deso late the state which, unfortunately, submitted to your sway. Can you claim any right to a preferenc e , or even consideration, from the Republics of South America? " What has been the fate of the provinces subject to your authority? Are there any establishments for the education or employment of the people, or an y ot h er useful public workserected in your time in either of them ? So far from it, those have disappeared which previously existed. "Instead of increasing the population and promoting their prosperity, according to the i m p u l se g i ven thereto by the noble Revadavia, you have depopulated the country. " You have alienated, by such policy the sympathies in Europe, which ought to be cultivated and appreciated, in order to attract that immigration of labour so neces sary for the development of the riches which lie con cealed in our deserts, and to fertilize cur uncultivated woods and forests." The letters by the Overland Mail are construed as fa vourable upon the whole, but the scarcity of money will lead to continued shipments of silver from Europe. Great credit is duo to the London agency of the North-Western Bank of India for having detected the frauds of its secretary at Calcutta, Major Angelo. The deficiency of that officer amounts to about 12,0001., and his securities have been called upon to make good the amounts for wh i ch they are li a bl e . I t is not true that the deficiency arises from having to meet the losses previous to 1847. Those were long since covered from th e reserve d f un d an d deduction from dividends. The following is the circular of the di rectors:— " In consequence of the discovery of deficiencies car ried on by apparent fictitious entries in the books of the bank, as detailed below, and made under authority of Major An ge l o ' s own handwriting, to the extent of Re. 1,12,520.5-9, exclusive of interest, the directors of N. W. Bank of India have deemed itimp m a imperative A . o n n . them to su s p en d M a jor Angelo from his office of secre tary and agen t, h ave sent the deputysecretary, Wood, to take charge , of the Calcutta agency, have called their Mussoorie Agent to Meerut to take charge of the Bank, and directed Major Angelo to return to Meerut. "The directors have called on Major Angell's srcu rides to be prepared to meet deficiencies to the extent of their bond, they will also adopt every lawful mea sure to secure the bank from ultimate loss." At Frankfort, on the 14th instant, Austrian Metallics were 72k, and Spanish Three per Cents. 33, 1 ,-. The Colonial Produce Markets have been very dull I I this week. 6 13 4 6 :3 4 15 11 6 3 100 12 15 41 4 2 Of !29 1G 0 2 12 0 2234 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid.up paid up The Fends continue heavy. Conizols 961 to fjr n g i 3 ' • u; 214 to ihirg lit EAch,qutf-biii6 are 655. to 58s. pre miurn. Foreign Securities ere depressed. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 3 , 11" and Mexican Bonds 32 g. Dutch Four per Cents. 91. Spanish Five per Cents. nominally 17 to Shares aro generally lower. QUA 117'ER TO THREE. Consols 96-r, Ditto Aennurlt 96f i BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY ATONE 0%1.00K (. Fran zbe Otiiciti 1.....) ;'.51r.1 , , Stock 214 1 4 215 214 8 per Cent. Reduced AneuitioF 9 7 1,8 97 1 4 97 6 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3;4 per Cent. Anne. India Stock — Do. Bonds, 10001 ''. ona e I s for Account 9 6 % 3 / 4% E tchequer Bille. 1 1 . / 0. 2d. March. June • :ii.t)r. ... .. . — 55 58 P PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCE• Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. v 89 Ditto, Small 9O M::xican Bonis, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account . 39% ex d. Peruvian Bonds, 412 per Cent — Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 ner Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21/ per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 ner Cent. Cergficates LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 17.—Wind at noon S., light breeze and fine clear weather. It bl ew a v iolent gale lass night, but moderated towards the morning. TORBAY, JAN. 16.—Wind S.S.W., heavy gales..." Arrd. Ceres, Honduras for Jersey. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 16.—1 t has been blowing a hurri cane all day from the south, and continues. The In, dustry, smack, of and from Jersey for Charleston, has been totally wrecked betwe e n th e R enn i e s and the Me n ' stone; crew saved. The Fleton, Havre to Morleixt bound to Bayonne, is a total wreck on Seton Beech' Whitesand Bay; owner drowned, and crew saved. , ast PENZANCE, JAN. 15.—1 t blew a strong gale al night from south, shifting at daybreak to the westward, with squalls, and since veered to the W.N.W. The pilot cutter Guerilla drove o n th e b eac h, and is not likely to be got off. The stern of a boat has washed on shore at Prussia Cove, marked " Lania (qy. Levin ia) ' Guernsey. J. Edward Andrews." Als o part of the stern of a ship's boat, marked " Jane Eliza and Jen a ' Newcastle. Thomas, Newcastle." BRISTOL, JAN. 16.—The Hazard, on shore at Pin, has arrived here. The Urgent, hence to Cubs, has Put bac k with damage. SWANSEA, JAN. 16.—A ship, supposed to be an Arne' rican, is on shore b e t ween this and Mumbles. Th e Catherine O'Flanaghan, of Scilly, the Witness, of Bide.. ford, tho Temperance, of Padstow, and Ann, of Bridg e ' water, ran on shore, but have not received much damage; DEAL, JAN. 16.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W., fresh an squally.—Arrd. armion, Port Philip; Am ericas Eagle, New York; Mary Emma, St. John's, New Brame, wick. LIVERPOOL. JAN. 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Vita l/ Wing, New York; Thomas and William Rio de la Hache. Sld. Coronation, San Francisco; Jane Stanl e y' MaracaiboVansaica, Jamaica; Prinaza, New 'Orleans; Warbler, ditto; Isabella St ewar t, St. Andrew's," N evi Brunswick. CLYDE, JAN. 15.—Wind S.—Arrd. Ilebe, Mauritius; Packet, Berbice. Sld. Boadicea, Port Philip; Assam' Trinidad. LEITH, JAN. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Elizabeth PO' Calm°. ST. IVES, JAN. 15.—1 t i s bl ow in g a gale at W . . to S ' W 's —The Friendship, of Ply mou th, f o r Port Talbot, Pa in last night leaky, a bolt having started. BEAUMARIS, JAN. 16.—The Cleda, of Aberystsvith. drove on the beach yesterday, and stove in her bottota. WARKWORTH, JAN. 16.—The Scipio brig, of Sh ields, is a total wreck near this; crew saved. been Sr. DAVlD'S.—Several ti erce s o f brandy have -.., 0 seen in St. Bride's Bay ; one on ly h as been washe d a shore, marked" James Hennessy, Cognac." BEAUMARIS, JAN. 15.—The Bangor, drove on shore yesterdaCy,laindd°hna's Liverpool siderable damage. a . MUMBLES, JAN. 15.—The Lily and the HaPPY turn, both of Swansea, came on shore at high water. ABERDEEN, JAN. 15.—The Susan, of Montron e, h as been raised and will be repaired. WYBORG, JAN. 9.—The Faedrenies Minde, L i e n !: burgh to the West Indies, in pulling in here 7th last •, on shore and remains. ELSINORE, JAN. 9.—The Catherine Elizabeth , °_,( Hogisand, Stettin t o L e i t h, i s on s h ore to the southwornt leaky and abandoned. ANTWERP, JAN. 15.—The Amorique, f or Buen o . o Ayres, on leaving Havre, after contact with the Noes' for New York, and has returned to repair. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons rAltiar ALDERSON, and PLATT.) BIIRMISTER (PUBLIR O)FICER) v. NORRIS (OFFICIO XANAIBER). This action was tried before Mr. Baron Platt ot Guildhall, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff wit h 8,4001. damages. Mr. CROWDER now moved for a rule to show canal why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new Ufa' had, on the ground of m i s di rec ti on , and of the verdict being against the evidence. This was an issue direc te d to be tried by the Vice-Chancellor K n i g ht B ruc e. plaintiffs were the London an d W es t m i ns t er Ban Company, Company, and the defendants the proprietors in a n er -; Lain German Mining C o mpany of which lktorrt was the official manager under the Winding ll P Act, and the question to be determined was vilu ( 7 ., the plaintiffs were entitled to reco ver th e s um of 12, 0 ,, v ° b % which they had advanced to the mining company company was not incorporated under the Joint StoF9 Act, but was formed under a deed of settlement fo r purpose of purchasing and working certain mines 1 Germany, and co ns i s t e d o f a b out 36 s h a reholder s. The capital of th e company was 50, 000/., divided into 100 shares of 5001. each. The n quels; n 4. tion turned on th e mean i ng o f t h e d ee d, the 13 point being as t o h ow f ar t h e directors ha d a cted CO- sistently with its provisions. The company vias 00; biished in 1836, a n d t h e di rectors opene d an accVorih with the London an d W es t m i nster B an k, with wi' l they continued to deal up to the time of the co m p any being wound up un d er t h e Act. In 1842 they ove rdr ew their account, and the balance against the ceraP„ n l, augmented from year to year u ntil it reached 12,00eff6 the amount sought to be recovered by the piaint l The shareholders did not deny that this money bad ben A received by the directors from the bank, nor that it lle" been applied for the purposes of the company; but they contended that the directors had exceeded their BOW: rity under the deed, by borrowing the money, and tits' the act of borrowing was not binding on the comPsnY as a company. The only words in the deed bearing on the authority of the directors wero the following: -- " The affairs and business of the company shall be under the sole and entire control of the directors," and the verdict seemed to pass on the assumption that this was an impli , d authority to do everything necessary for carrying on the company, and among other things bor rowing money. The words " affairs and business" cer tainly could not be construed into such a meaning when it was considered that this was a mining cow' piety, for digging and selling ore, and for nothing else- , The whole calls on the shares had been paid up, an d there was a provision in the deed that the directors should have power to call a special general meeting for the purpos e o f obtaining its consent to making add ° tion4l call s , if necessar, and that course had be en adopted, b u t nowhere i n the deed was power gi ven ' either by calli ng a special meeting or otherwise, t,l borrow money; and on these grounds the Lea rne d Counsel contended that he was entitled to a rule for new trial. The Court granted a rule. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice EaLE.) QUEEN V. CORPORATION OF BRADFORD. which Mr. Jus tice E RLE gave j u d gment i n t hi s case, "/ was an application for a mandamus requiring the eorP0:1 ration to re-elect a portion of their body in pursuanc e the Muni c ip a l C or p orat i on A ct . Th e mot i on f or the r°. nisi and the details o f th e case h ave a l rea d y a p P eoreu The Sun. The Court di rec t e d th e ru l e to b e made .b.. solute for the mandamus. Rule absolute accordingly, QUEEN V. JUSTICES OF HALESOVER. 0( 1 Mr. M. 1). HILL mov e d th e C ourt un d er the 11 1 1 „ t , 12 Viet., chap. 44, secti on commonly called JerViS'a r for a rule to show cau se w h y the justices of Halel e should not be requir e d t o i ssue an or d er i n basterii; The case was this. An order in bastardy was cl os upon a person named Daily. By th a t or d er hew ,he called upon to pay th e sum of 2 s . 6d. per wee k to mother. There was a provision in th e 7 an d 8 Ir , ic .: under which the order was made, w hi c h ena bled J"„"i tices, if the application was made within six weeks the time of birth to order the weekly sum to be from the birth, but if the applic a ti on was post p o ned be yond that period then the power of the magistrates vi limited to making the ord er f or payment from t he d date of the applicati on . N ow, it aPPearea, upon the face of t h e or d er i n this ctl-de" that the application to the magistrate was °I I after the expiration o f t h e li m i ted time, and yet the 7,„-, ; gistrates order e d t h e putat i ve father to pay from th eAzo of the birth, instead of the date of the application. 7, made the orde r d e f ect i ve, b ut not null, and the Icag; trates had theref ore re f use d to en f orce the order witu°- the authority of this Court. Mr. Justic e E RLE th oug ht i t h a d b een la id down that an order which was bad in part was bad in the whol e ' us Mr. M. D. HILL said there w ere eases i n the boo s where the Court had interfered to en f orce p a rts of ord er that were good, notwithstandi ng that detects appea red upon the face of the order itself. old Mr. Justice ERLE remarked th a t if suc h a r ule c A ° , i 0 be established, it would be highly sa l u t ary , b u t be had : rt impression upon his mind th a t an or d er d e f ec ti v e in was bad in the whole. Mr. M. D. HILL reminded his Lordship that it he r been decided that where a m ag i s t ra t e made an o rder retrospective when they h a d on l y power to ma k e it pro spective, the Court would interfere to enforce the pr o sportive portion. Now, th a t was a somewhat an alogou s ca a) to the present, and ho hoped it was sufficient euth °. rite to induce his Lordship to grant a rule nisi. Mr. Justice ERLE—You may take a rule to sh ow cause.—Rule nisi accordingly. OXFORD, JAN. 16.—This day Mr.' Arthur Hen r y Faber, scholar of New College, Was admitted actual fellow ° that society. 100 47% Vic far lo t alai