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NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM TILE ORIGINAL MSS. Now ready, Two Vols. Bvo., with Portraits, MEMOIRS OF T HE RE IGN OF GEORGE 111 By HORACE IVALPOLE, Earl of Orford. Edited, with Notes, &c , by Sir DENIS LE MARCH.ANT, Bart. Richard Bentley, Nevi Burlington-street (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). • UNIfORM WITH THE AUTHOR'S OTHER WORKS. A cheap Edition, In one vol., price only 12s. bound, of R. LEVER'S NEW WORK, " ARTHUR O'LEARY," EDITED BY HARRY LORREQUER, AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, IS NOW BRADY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS, Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LOAN for the REPUBLIC of ST. DOMINGO. A Loan has been contracted for the above-named Republic to the =omit of One Million of five per cent. stock, the interest on which is payable in London every six months. Such persons as may desire to subscribe for parts of the said Loan will please to do so by letter, addressed to Messrs. Gowan and Marx, 7, Copthall-court, Throgmorton-street, London. THEATRE Ror AL. DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Serla, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusienano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Corium Mr. Borranl ; Moncemgo, Mr. Weiss ; Adolphe de Conroy, Mr. W. Harrison; Catarina Cornare, Visa Toole 'Pn conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequinale, called PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. Robinson Crusoe. Mr. W. H. Payne; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland; Clown , Mr. T. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbine, Miss Carson. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will he perfornyd a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, cslled OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. S. rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe•-• ; Torn Coke Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr Ituckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farrcn; The Countess of pion, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthor.•, Madame Yestris; Miss Rocket. Miss Julia .tennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. King Uxorious, Mr. J. Bland ; Princess Gralosa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; or, PIC. TORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. ,•••• THIS EVENING Will lie repeated (by special permission of Charles Dickens. Esq.) a New Drama. entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck, r. 0. Smith ; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright ; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin. ion ; Sir Joseph Rowley, Bart , Mr. Paul Bedford ,• Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. Selby; Meggy Veck, Miss Fortescue; Mrs. Chickenstalkzr, Mrs. Prank Matthews. After which will be repeated a New Farce, called THE COR PORAL'S WEDDING ; or, a Kiss of the Bride, in which Messrs. Lambert, Hudson, and Selby, and Miss Woolgar will perform To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic I hristmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CAST LE ; or, Harlequin and the Ki g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lone_ date ; Clown. Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Sanders. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE. Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MONSEIGNEUR; or, PARIS IN 1720. Monseigneur, Mr. Wallack ; Germaine Mr, Oxberry; Rosaline, Miss Emma Stanley; Annette, Miss Marshall. To be succeeded hr a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnical, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling To he followed by a nrw Divertissement, called LE SALON DE BAL. Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Marshall, Mdlle. Teresine, M. J. Rowset, Mr. Marshall, and Mr, Gilbert. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rattler Operatic Burlesque Extravaginza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Grindoff, Mr. Compton ; Lothair , Mr. Oxberry; Kelmar, Mr. liranby; fiber, Mr. Corri Golotz Mr. Walton; Claudine, Miss E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. Foabroke. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Muter the Management of Mu. KEELEY. THIS EVENING _ . Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier, Emery, Turner, and Keeley; Miss Walcott, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and ! , Irs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARR V. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Historic sl, Romantic Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch. Yarnold, and Keeley , Mrs. Wigan, Miss Anion, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. GRAND JUVENILE FETEM. ASTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Preprietor and Manager. Mr. W. BATTY. Brilliant Succeas of the New Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will he repeated a New Spectacle, entitlel THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race -Hope and Life's Course of Man and Steed ; introducing unequalled Natioi.al Fete. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in the Circle by living For and real Pack of Hounds, purchased h s Mr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to realise this novel production. Epsom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse. oianship, After which. a Brilliant Military Cavalcade. introducing Thirteen Female Eluestrians. entitled THE HUNGARIAN BRIGADE; or, temale Cavalry. To conclude wit h a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, Iled HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the Slack Witeh of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury, Johnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE In compliance with the wishes of numerous Families, the Pantomime will be performed in the middle of the Evening.—Continuation of the most brilliant Success ever known. Ti 4 1 ,4 EVENII4 4 i _ . Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Corti (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Neville, R Honner, Lewis, Heston, and Seaman, Mrs. It. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss Martin. To be fol owed by an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, ,HILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARI,EQUIN Z. B. D. Harlequin. Mr. H. Harvey; flown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. To conclude with THE WET NURSE. Supported by Messrs. Neville, W. Smith, and Lewis, Miss Martin, &c. ROYAL VIC'TORIes THEATRE FAtraordinary Success of " Marianne: or, The Child of Charity," and the New Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENTING Will be repeated NI ARI ANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Sur. ported be Xt. O.baldistnn, Henry Howard, J. T Johnson, T. H. Hlggie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Mies E Terrey, and Miss Trebk'. After which, MONSEIGNEUR. Monseigneur, the French Jack Shrppard, Miss Vincent. To concincle with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT COD LINS ; or, The Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapino; Clown, Mr. Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney ; Columbine, Mdlle Le Cite. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to submit a list of the EN GAGEMENTS, and an outline of the ARRANGEMENTS which be has entered into for the ENSUING SEASON of FRENCH PLAYS, which will be commenced THIS EVENING, JANUARY 22, and which, he trusts, will be deemed worthy the distinguished Patronage hitherto conferred upon his Theatre. The Season will commence by the Engagement of Monsieur Lafont (of the Theatre des Varietes!, his First Appearance at this Theatre, for whose performance the popular Plays of " Le Che. Taller de Saint Georges," " I.e Chevalier du Guet," " Pierre le Rouge," " Requefinette," " Pete et Fits, &c , &c., &c., will he produced. Mademoiselle Nathalie (of the Theatre du Gymnase) will also appear conjointly with Monsieur Lafont. Ater whom, the eminent Actor, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre (who has accepted an engagement for a limited number of Nights only), and Mademoiselle Clarisse, will appear, until the close of the Season at Easter. During the Engagement of Monsieur Frede rick Lemaitre, the popular Plays of " Don Caesar de Baran," and "Ruy Blas," by Victor Hugo, as originally performed by him with so much success, will be produced; as well as the last New Piece •af the Porte St. Martin, which now excites such extraordinary Interest in Paris, and in which M. Frederick has performed for Ten consecutive 'Weeks, entitled " La Dame de Saint Tropez." After Easter, the eminent Actress, Madame Albert (engaged for a few nights only), will appear in the Two Now Comedies of tle Theatre Francais, " line Femme a Quarante Ans,'' and " Le !dui a la Campagne," in addition to " Mathilde, ou la Jalouise ;" and Marie, ou les Trois Epochs ;" with other favourite Pieces of her repertoire ; and will be succeeded by the popular Comic Actor, Monsieur Ravel (of the Theatre du Palais Royale), who will make his First Appearance in this Country. The Engagement of Monsieur Ravel will be followed by those of Mademoiselle Plessy, and Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Francais, his First Appearance in this Country). It is intended, at that period of the Season, to produce, under the superintendence of Monsieur Cartigny, some of the finest Comedies of the French Stage. In addition to which, Mr. Mitchell has the honour to announce, that an entirely New Comedy will be produced, written expressly for the Company by the eminent French Author, Mon sieur Alexandre Dumas, who will be present in London to direct the raise en scene of his New Composition. The Favourite Actor, Monsieur Achard, is also engaged for a few Nights, and will appear in the last New Vaudeville of Le Oymnase, entitled " Rabiole et Joblot," by Scribe, " Ywan le Moujick," and other New Pieces, with the occasional Representa tion of some of the most popular Plays of that admired Actor's repertoire. The Season will terminate by the Engagement of Monsieur Anial (of the Theatre du Vaudeville), who will have the honour of making his First Appearance at this Theatre, and during whose Engagement the following Popular Plays, as originally performed by Monsieur Arnal, will be produced :—" L'Homme Blase," " L'Huntoriste," " Les Ganta J woe," " Passe Minuit," " Les Cabinets Particulaire," " Renaudin de Caen," " Le Poltron," " La Mansarde du Crime," " Le Bal du Grande Monde," &c., &c. The Company for the Season will be carefully selected from the Theatres of Paris, including M. Cartigny, M. Oudinot, M. De champes (of the Gymnase), M. Masquillier (of the Porte St. Mania), M. Lienard, M. Tourillon, M. Bizot, M. Bonnet, Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot, Mdme. Croset, Mdlle. Mery, Mdlle. Chaplin, Mdlle . Pay (of the Varietcs), Mdlle. Andrea (of the Porte St. Martin), Mdlle. Estelle (of the Palais Royale), Mdlle. Bonval (of the Theatre Francais), Mdlle. Valerie (of the Odeon), Mdlle. Lambert (of the Varietes). &c , &c., &c. Leader of the Orchestra, M. Burotte (for Twenty Years Second Chef d'Orchestre at the Theatre du Vaudeville) ; Directrice, Mdlte. Eliza Forgeot ; Regisseur, M. Cloup. The Subscription will be for Forty Representations, which will take place on Mondays and Fridays ; the Performances on Wed nesday Evenings will not be included in the Subscriptions, but Sub eeribers will be allowed to exchange either the Monday or Friday Evening for the Wednesday, when they may desire to do so, for she accommodation of their other engagements, an arrangement which, on former Seasons, has given such general satisfaction. `Applications for Season Boxes and Stalls to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams, 1, St. !ames's-street ; and Messrs. Andrews and Ebers, Bond.street. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 22. THERMO3IETER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest, 42 ; Noon, 42. BAROMETER, 30.26.-WIND, N. I ("TE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and "Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is goierally placed opposite to 30, and " Rain" at 21., but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE THIS DAY. mantug 18 minutes after i Evening 39 minutes after pow 4 *. I \• 4 *ll . ' 4l • . ' 4 ; .? - 0 4 • . - 400 1, , 5. , V lO O l • r re ' • • u '`‘.• rA . P b * - 01T , • nfA Sok— SECOND EDITION.. :114' betninjO int- LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY '22, 1845: After a !brief retirement from active exertion at Darrynane, Mr. O'CoNNELL has once again appeared in the field of political controversy. On Monday last he attended, fur the first time fur several weeks, a R4peal meeting in the Dublin Conciliation Nall, St.. - N. ;\, WEDN::SDAY 14, 1 VENA.4(-- J A r4l rl A II which, as might be expected, was en wded to excess, the liveliest curiosity being manifesto ! to hear the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's opinions on the subject of the late Papal rescript to the Irish Catholic clergy. He was exceedingly concise on this ticklish matter, and even treated it with a coolness bordering on absolute indifference. He had been told, he ob served, _that a rescript had been dispatched from Rome whose direct object was to prohibit the Repeal agitation. He admitted the re script, but he denied the prohibition. The resolution sent by Doctor CROLLY to him as having been adopted by the Bishop, was merely that they would carry out the spirit of the rescript, which was to the effect that every exertion should be made to keep up and promote the spirit of benevolence and slharity. The rescript, therefore, should be put out of the question. It had nothing to do with the laity or with Repeal. This, it must be confessed, is an exceedingly free and easy way of dealing with a troublesome matter. Nothing can be simpler or more explicit than at once boldly to deny that there is anything in the Papal rescript which prohibits the Catholic clergy from taking part in the clamour for a Repeal of the Union. But is the fact such as Mr. O'CONNELL would have his hearers believe it is? Unquestionably not. The rescript ex pressly enjoins the Irish Bishops to warn the priests in their respective dioceses of the impropriety of mix ing themselves up with political agitation, and in this sense it was understood and acted on by Archbishop CROLLY. There is nothing vague—nothing equi vocal in the wording of the missive. The agitation alluded to is clearly that of Repeal, for in what other great political controversy have the priests taken so active—so decided—so energetic a part ? As for Mr. O'CossELL's interpretation of the meaning of the rescript—namely, that it was merely a Papal exhortation to the Catholic clergy to make every effort in their power to " promote the spirit of benevolence and charity"—" this is pure fudge," for what earthly occasion was there for the PorE to enjoin the Irish priesthood to do that which it is taken for granted that they are always doing, quite as a matter of course —which, in fact, is the first and most imperative duty attached to their sacred vocation ? As well might the Archbishop of CANTERBURY issue a formal order to the Protestant clergy, requesting them "to pro mote the spirit of benevolence and charity"—in other words, to falfil their ordinary duties as Christian ministers I But if the POPE'S rescript be so perfectly harmless as Mr. O'CONNELL proclaims it to be, why does he recommend to the Irish people the " absolute necessity" of their sending two delegates to Rome for the purpose of laying a statement of their case before his HOLINESS, and imploring him "not to thwart them in their peaceable exertions to obtain a restoration of their domestic Legislature ?" Surely there is no occasion for Ireland dispatching delegates to the POPE, if his rescript contains nothing prohibitory of Repeal, more especially as Mr. O'CONNELL insists that his HOLINESS " has no control, or ought to have none, over their temporal affairs!" In alluding to the renewal of the agitation for a domestic Parliament, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman spoke out with more boldness And emphasis than he has of late been in the habit of doing. He would have no compromise—no halt ing—no trusting to English justice, he said. "No palliation—no half-measures—nothing that the Bri tish Parliament could give them, would satisfy them —they were resolved to have nothing but the Re peal. England should neither delude them, nor bribe them, nor intimidate them." " Prave words these," as Captain FLUELLEN would say. Nevertheless, despite Mr. O'CONNELL'S determination on the sub ject, backed by the " hundreds of thousands" of agitators of whom he speaks, Repeal will never be carried ; and, we will even go further and state, that if Sir R. PEEL will but boldly and liberally carry out into practice the pledges which he made last year in Parliament respecting Ireland, the question of the Repeal of the Union will very shortly afterwards sink into comparative insignificance. Extremes meet, they say, and we will just give a striking fact, or two, in illustration of this old adage, On the very same day that the columns of our Contemporaries were filled with descriptions of her MAJESTY'S visit to Stowe, and of the abundant signs of lavish wealth, luxury, and magnificence that every where met her eye as she traversed the halls of that princely fabric—the rare old pictures, the matchless marble statues, the valuable books and manuscripts, the golden candelabra, and numerous other costly articles of vertu—on the same day, we repeat, that the columns of our Contemporaries were full of descriptions of these things, they contained also the following case of exquisite privation and suffering, which stands out in edifying contrast to their glowing details of the splendours and luxuries of Stowe. At the Canterbury Police-court a poor woman, named MARY HAMILTON, was charged with having stolen a broom, the property of a Mr. JACKSON. It appeared that she had gone into the prosecutor's shop on pre text of making some trifling purchase, and while there had purloined the article in question, which she sub. sequently sold to a baker for eighteenpennyworth of bread. In her defence, the prisoner urged that she was goaded to the theft by intense hunger, for neither she nor her children had tasted any food since the preceding morning; but the fact of the petty larceny having been clearly established against her, she was committed for trial at the quarter sessions. " What rendered her case particularly affecting," observes the reporter, " was that she had a child in her arms, and was surrounded by six others, the eldest not eleven years old; some were shoeless, others were without covering to the head, and all were in rags, the pic tures of misery and wretchedness, awaiting with excessive anxiety, and tears in their eyes, the fate of their distressed parent; and it was also known that there was another child of the same family in the hospital, and a ninth roaming about. The prisoner's cries of lamentation, mingled with those of her chil- dren, were deeply affecting, and would have moved hearts sterner bhan those of the bench, all of whom felt much for the family." These cases of squalid hopeless destitution are, unfortunately, daily becoming more frequent among us. Indeed, concurrently with the march of affluence and luxury appear to proceed the march of squalid, gaunt, bare-ribbed poverty ; and while one portion of society is absolutely rolling in riches, and scarcely knowing what to do with its superabundant wealth, another is a prey to distress in its most ghastly form, rotting by inches in garrets or cellars, devoid alike of food and raiment, and grateful for such broken victuals as the lowest menial in respectability's kitchen would reject with contempt and loathing. As a necessary consequence of this state of abject destitution among the humbler classes, crime is increasing among them at a fearful ratio, and not only crime of an ordinary character, but crime of the blackest and most hideous complexion it is pos sible to conceive. Parricide, observes a correspondent in a Morning Contemporary, rises into a common occurrence; children slain by parents, themselves goaded by starvation and the workhouse into despera tion ; whole families extinguished by arsenic. In Somersetshire a daughter poisons her father, saying to her sister, "We shall do better without him." In Suffolk a grandmother destroys her grand-daughter by the same means, and for the same reason. Near Bridgewater a widow makes away with her daughter, mother, and brother, and she had probably made away with her husband. And while these horrid deeds, at which humanity sickens, are in course of almost daily perpetration, how are numbers of the upper and middle classes of society occupied? In building new churches and chapels, forsooth ; in mixing themselves up with questions of Tractarianism and anti-Tracta rianistn ; and in sending forth missionaries to the East and the islands of the Pacific, for the purpose of affording religious and moral instruction to those who do not require it half so much as thousands of our own ignorant and demoralised poor ! It is clear that something must be done, and speedily too, to remedy this alarming state of things. It is vain to boast of the flourishing state of the revenue, and of the marked improvement that has lately taken place in the manufacturing districts, while thousands and tens of thousands of our labouring population con tinue in their present debased condition, without even the commonest rudiments of instruction, and ready victims of reckless desperation, induced by the iron pressure of distress, which suggests all sorts of atrocities. The " Condition of England" question is by far the most important—the most pressing ques tion of the day, and should be the first to engage the undivided attention of Parliament in the session which is so close at hand. The attention of the community has seldom been more strongly attracted to objects of domestic specula tion, as favourite investments for capital, than, of late, to the progress of those numerous projects for railway communications which will have to be disposed of in the now ensuing session of Parliament. The expe riment of referring all such applications, in the first instance, to a Committee of the Board of Trade, whose preliminary investigations and report on each case should be somewhat in the nature of the inquiries and finding of a grand jury on the original bills and presentments brought before them, was, at all events, a well-timed experiment. It may have been—it may still be—open to some very grave objections both on legal and on constitutional grounds. We are by no means satisfied that the rejection, by so anomalous a tribunal, of projected rail Way lines, on which certain considerable sums may have been already expended on account of previous surveys, negotiations, &c., in perfect good faith, and under reasonable expectation of their final accomplishment, may not amount, under special circumstances, to a defeasance of common-law rights and equitable claims which the Legislature can never have contemplated in the constitution of this Board of Trade Committee, but which the simple act of rejection by that Committee may assuredly work to individuals who have taken the initiative in such applications. On constitutional grounds such delega tions of legislative responsibility to mere official or departmental sections are, in our judgment, of far more doubtful propriety. It is easy to plead the necessity for saving the time of Parliament—" for relieving the Legislature from some part of a burden which tnreatened"—as did this annually increased accumulation of Railway Bills—" to engross its whole time and attention." We are neither prepared to deny the extent which the evil of these accumulations of business was fast attaining, nor yet to suggest any better plan for meeting it than that which it has been deemed expedient, by the Legislature, to adopt. Nevertheless, the principles on which that plan is open to the two classes of objection we speak of, are not affected by these considerations of expediency, or the still more trite and common-place argument founded on the " many evils that may be anticipated from improvident or unprincipled railway specu lations." Whether it will very materially "reduce the enormous expense of contests," or, which is too probable, the greatest weight of Parliamentary influence or pecuniary means would prevail, whatever might be the merits of the particular case—is a ques tion as to which we are still more sceptical. Let us suppose a case in which the whole Parliamentary influence—that is the whole number of Members of Parliament really interested in a given railway—is on one side—what chance against that side will the other have ? That which would be represented by the equa tion of 1 minus 1. All the merits of such a case, whether the unrepresented party were supporters or opposers of the line, would have been already estimated by the proceedings before the Committee of the Board of Trade without the walls of the two Houses. All the interest of the court of appeal, by which the fate of the Bill would be finally decided, would be still to be encountered, after being reported upon and sent forward by the Committee. Two great objections to all such expedients will still attach to this delegated representation of the Board of Trade, after admitting everything, as we freely do, that can be urged in its favour on the score of the capacity, experience, and honour of the individuals who compose it. First, it is a perilous policy at all times to interfere by legis lative enactment, with the free action of private ca pital. The evils of its occasional improvident em ployment are more than counterbalanced by a per. manent power of interfering in its management, vested in the Legislature. Secondly, the finding of any such Committee cannot, on any common-sense construction of the matter, be regarded as the finding of the Legislature, whatever the derivative foroe it may technically carry with it. People will prefer to be heard before a Committtz tactually selected from and sitting in the Rogge of Lords or the douse of Commons, whe:lever it can be shown that such Committees, are fairly struck and constituted, to being heard before the more limited, and perhaps the stricter tribunal of a permanent Committee, on submitting the original grounds and scheme of their projected un dertakings. We observe that the author of a clever and very well-reasoned pamphlet, entitled "Remarks upon the General Railway Acts, printed, and to be proposed in the approaching Session, with Suggestions for more Efficient Restraint on the Arbitrary Powers of the Railway Companies":—" by a Small Landowner," does not concur in these our doubts as to the constitution of the Committee of the Board of Trade. But he opens up some other views of the character of inter ests that may be prejudicially affected by the law of Railway Bills as it stands—and of the mode in which they may be so affected—that do not seem much ex aggerated, or, in themselves, unfair, although their avowed leaning is to the side of the landowners, as a body. He says,—" Three general or special Bills are proposed to be enacted, with the view of sparing or saving the repetition in each special Act of the regulations proper to be established in the generality of cases, both for empowering the companies to take the lands required by them, and for laying don re servations and declaring conditions and restrictions for protection of the landowner from excesses and abuses in the employment of those powers." Ap proving of the principles of these Bills, he yet com plains that they are open to many suggestions of improvements, for which " there would have been little room, if their own great and acknowledged abilities could have been employed upon the details and structure of the Bills, and they had not been unavoidably left to some technical draftsman whose execution of the task the Board have not hitherto had, and may probably (from the pressure of so many railway claims on their attention) not have time to examine sufficiently, before the session commences." In the Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, he is of opinion that there should have been a clause inter dicting the payment or allowance of salaries to any other director than a chairman or president, " till the shareholders shall have received some dividend, not out of subscribed capital, but out of profits, after de ducting working and other expenses,"—and then but an allowance in proportion only to the amount of such dividend; "so that the interest of the director should never be paramount to his interest as a share holder, but always go hand in hand with his duty, and form a stimulus to his exertions." But what is to be done in the case, a very common one, of a company's present means being utterly dis proportionate to its prospective means, the latter requir ing only the superintendence of an able business management to realise them ? It may be of essential importance to secure the valuable services of a party otherwise qualified as a clever man of business and capacity, because he is a director. For that very reason it may be neither fair nor practicable to retain his services, except for the consideration of reasonable fees or salary. Furthermore, it may be very well worth while, under peculiar circumstances, to give him such compensation on a greater scale, out of regard to the importance of the specific object proposed to be accom plished by employing him, than the proportion of the dividend last paid could warrant. The clause should therefore leave this point of remuneration to be settled by the vote of a majority of any shareholders, at a meeting duly convened for the express purpose of deciding on such a question. How far the proposi tions of the same writer for protecting the interests of landholders, through whose property the lines of any future railway roads are to run, recommend themselves for adoption, we shall enable our readers to judge, in a day or two, by the analysis we propose to make of these suggestions. We hare intelligence from Madrid to the 14th inst. The Chamber of Deputies was engaged on that day in discussing the Bill for the endowment of the clergy, when an amendment, proposed:by. Senor CERIA, was rejected by a majority of 93 to 29. To show the utter helplessness of the Opposition, not one amendment which they have proposed since the meeting of the Cortes has been carried. The Chamber of Deputies, from being the most turbulent arid un governable assembly in Europe, is now the most sub missive and tractable. The Castellano announces that upwards of 80 inhabitants of the valleys of Hecho and A nso, who had taken part in the recent revolt, and emigrated to France, had returned to their families. The Three per Cents. closed at 31 1546 fur cash, and 321 at 60 days; the Five per Cents. at 24 at 60 days ; the Coupons at 2.71 for cash; and the Debt without Interest at 7 for cash. The debate in the French Chamber of Deputies on :be Address commenced on Monday. The only Oppo. sition speakers-were M. GUSTAVE de BEAUMONT and Made TOCQUEVILLE, names familiar to Englishmen, and we are glad to find that though averse to an alliance with this country, which they regarded as impossible, they adverted to her government and insti:utions in terms of great respect, and professed an ardent desire to live on good terms with their neignbour. M. de BEAUMONT said he knew the Eng lish too well not to esteem them ; he was too well acquainted with England not to admire her govern ment and free institutions ; be should never forget that she was the first to recognise the Government of July, but all those considerations did not militate in his mind in favour of a close alliance. Good and friecdly relations should be cultivated with her, but that was all ; for it was impossible that a cordial alliancs couli exist between two countries whose interests were at variance not only on one point, but all over the globe. "War with England," said the other speaker, "would be a very great calamity ; he honoured and esteemed the English nation, but the interests of the two countries were so opposed that no intimate alliance could subsist between them; for England could nut subscribe to any concession ; her existence would be the price of it ; if she lust the monopoly of the trade of the world, she must perish. He then contrasted the political position of both countries. France was the head and heart of democracy, and her interests commanded her to propagate as much as possible de mocratic principles, whilst England was the stronghold of aristocracy, and necessarily entertained widely dif ferent sympathies." These are just remarks, and made in a fair spirit, differing in every respect from many other opponents of the GUIZOT Cabinet, who hate him and his colleagues because they do not hate England. That is the policy of the Radical, the Le gitimatist, and the Republican parties ; and even some, calling themselves Conservatives, would sacrifice a Conservative Government, if France could thereby only become more estranged from England. About sixty Members of the Left assembled on Sunday at their usual place of meeting, in the Place de Made leine, to come to an understanding on their mode of proceeding in the debate on the Address ; and, from the remarks made, it is evident that they will op pose the Minister, chiefly, if not solely, on account of his foreign policy—meaning, of course, his leaning to wards England, for among that class of politicians "Foreign" and " English" are synonymous terms. M. DAVID, as senior, took the chair. M. TOCQUE VILLE'S party also was present. M. ODILON BARROT was the first speaker, and explained the object of the meeting. He urged his colleagues to vote firmly against the present Cabinet, and to support any admi nistration which would assume a more dignified atti tude in the foreign policy of the country. Several other Members spoke to the same effect, and the assembly agreed to the proposal. According to what fell from M. ODILON BanitoT, it is not likely that the Left will hazard any amendment of its own, but will support such as are to he made by Conservatives, who have now entered into the paths of Opposition, so that if the Cabinet falls, it falls by the desertion of its own friends. This is admitted by the Presse, an oc casional supporter of the Government, though a de termined enemy to England. "If M. GUIZOT should fall," says that journal, " in the contest which is about to commence in the Chamber of Deputies, none will deplore more than us the infatuation which will have caused his disaster, and which will have deprived the country of a statesman endowed with such powerful eloquence and with' such elevation of soul. We do not deny the gravity of the embarrassment which will arise from his fall. Evidently, if the Cabinet falls, it will be in conse quence of a division among the majority. This divi sion will be perpetuated, and, however weak M. GuizoT's party may be numerically, it will derive immense force from his talent. Fur this reason, we should have wished that the present Ministers had assumed a more firm tone towards England, or that, if they did not consider they could do so with suc cess, that they would voluntarily have left the re sponsibility to others. Two things are certain-- first, the Chamber of Deputies, which has twice ex pressed its wish that our commerce should be placed exclusively under the care of our flag, will not suffer that this wish shall longer be slighted; secondly, the Chamber of Deputies never will permit, particularly in its third session, an indemnity to be voted to Air. PRITCHARD, no matter how small the amount that Admirals HAMELIN and SEirmoua may fix on. It is not on the amount, but on the principle, that the debate will turn, and the principle cannot be defended." On Sunday evening, a deputation from the House of Peers proceeded to the Tuileries and presented the Address to the KING. They were received, by his MAJESTY on the Throne. The Duke de NEMOURS, the Prince de JOINYILLE, and the Duke D'AumALE, stood on the right and left, and the President, Duke PASQUIER, read the Address, to which the KING made the following reply : " Gentlemen,—lt is very gratifying to me to find in this Address new demonstrations oi' the sentiments of which the Chamber of Peers has so frequently given nae so many proofs. This striking approbation given to the course that we have followed with so much perseverance and success will facilitate the continuation of it. In ap preciating, as you do, the favourable dispositions which have permitted my government to re-establish with that of Great Britain the happy accord which had already preserved the world from so many dangers, you add new pledges for the stability of general peace, and the gradual increase of the prosperity which our country now en joys. I thank Providence for having permitted my sons to show themselves worthy of the sentiments which you have just manifested to me fur them. The affection of France for my family and myself is the sweetest recom pense that I can obtain for my labours, and our entire devotedness." The National contains a long account of a meeting relative to the disposal of the funds subscribed to purchase a sword for Admiral DUPETIT TIIOUARS. It appears that the total sum received is 19,685 francs (7830, and that 175,000 persons had subscribed. There were still thirty-two provincial journals which had not sent in their subscriptions; so that the total sum will probably amount at least to 1,000/. The following report of what occurred at an interview with the Admiral was read by one of the deputation : " We waited upon Admiral Dupetit Thouars as your delegates, and we wish b render an account of our in terview. We explained to the Admiral the sentiments which had inspired the public manifestation in which 175,000 citieens had joined. The subscribers wished to honour in his person the entire navy which had taken part in that contest in which the French flag was opposed to the insolent pretensions of England. They particu larly protested against the act of cowardice committed by the Ministry disavowing, by order of the London Cabinet, a general officer who had fulfilled his duty. Public opinion, excited by that act, had hastened to extend its hand to the person attacked; because it was considered necessary to prove to our armies by land and sea who are charged with defending the honour and dignity of Frame, that esteem, consideration, and a just popularity are the rewards se cured in ear country to those who on all occasions re collect that our first aerititnent ought to be the love of country, and that the devotion which it inspires ought to precede all others. After having expressed to the Ad miral the sense of the manifestation which we had wit• nessed in his person, because he alone bad been the object of the disavowal accompanied by calumni es , we asked him whether he would accept a sword of honour, or whether the Committee should employ the funds for another purpose ? Admiral Dupetit Thouars, who ex perienced on receiving us an emotion which he did not conceal, told us that he was profoundly affected at our proceeding, that he felt strongly how honourable it was to him personally, and that the approbation of his fellow citizens was assuredly the most legitimate ambition and the most agreeable recompense for any man called on to serve his country; but he prayed us to consider that the imperative duties of his discipline would not permit him to explain himself as to a political manifestation, nor to re ceive, without the permission of his superiors, a ma r k o f public approbation. Placed, as he was, in the Royal na v y lie could not, without a violation of military law, dep art from that reserve imposed upon him either to blam e or to could ea anaccctepoft and the recompenseGovernmen whicht;nei neither, consequently, he would imply, on his part, an adhesion to a political demonstration. We were bound to respect a determination supported by mo tives in which Admiral Dupetit Thouars believed his professional position engaged. We could not, moreover, without an abuse, refer in this place to the confidential conversation in which we were enabled to learn the true and honourable sentiments of the Admiral. But we may say, that ever occupied with the fate of the brave men whom he commanded, he spoke with a warm interest of all those who had fallen in the expedition against Otaheite. We then asked him what would, according to his idea, be the best mode of em ploying the funds subscribed ? to which he replied, that he could not believe that he was under an illusion when he considered the homage of which he was the Object was intended to extend to all the seamen who had served worthily in those distant seas, and that assuredly it would be to respond to the wishes of the subscribers to expend the amount subscribed to re lieve the wounded seamen or the wives and children of those who had died in the performance of their duty. We regret that we cannot be more explicit in a report intended for publicity, but we believe we can affirm, gentlemen, that the mission with which we were charged has impressed us with a profound conviction that public opinion was net deceived when it wished to do honour to a general offiNr devoted to the glory of his country, a determined enemy of the foreign foe, jealous of our interest,' and well-determined not to commit any act by which it might b© tarnished. Your delegates pro pose to you, therefore ) to declare the subscription closed; to make public the motives of Admiral Dupe* Thouars' refusal—motives exclusiiTly connected with Military dis cipline ; and, in fine, that the funds of the subscription ,bould be allocated in procuring relief for the wounded seamen or the widows and children of those who fell in the expedition to Otaheite." The meeting immediately adopted the resolutions, and appointed a Committee to carry them into effect. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY. THE BOURSE-MONDAY, JAN. 20. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price french Five per Cents .•• • .• 122 .. 122 .. 121 90 • 121 90 Fours •..•.. • • • . • 108 .. 108 .. 108 .• 108 Three per Cents 85 10 .. 85 10 .. 84 95 .• 85 New Loan ...• •• • B6 35 .. 86 35 .. 86 25 .. 86 25 lank of France 3267 50 ..3267 50 .. 3267 50 .. 3267 50 telgian Bank. ..... • • •• 630 •• 630 .. 627 50 .. 627 50 (algian Fives, 1840 ...• .• •• 104 3 4 .. 104% .. 104% .. 104% 1842 .• •••••• 106 .. 106!:i •• 106 V, iatunah Threes .......... •. 38 .. 383 i .. 38 3 4 .. 38 Active 37 .. 37 .. 37 .. 37 !.ortugueso Five per Conta 59M .. 59% 59 M • • 591 /i • 9B 50 .. 98 50 .. 98 50 .. 98 50 lowan .. •• •• 105 -. 105 .. 105 .. 105 RAILWAY SHARES :it. Germain . ersaWes, L.B ..... ....• •• 377 50 . 377 50 .. 377 50 .. 377 50 gouen.. .• •• •...1045 50 . 1015 50 ..1045 50 ..1045 50 Rouen to Havre•••••••••••• 816 25 •• 820 • . 816 25 .. 820 )r leans •••• itrailbtuy to Bale— —....— 297 50 .. 300 .. 297 50 . 300 kvignon to Marsellles•• •• •• 925 • • 927 50 . 925 .. 927 50 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, JAN. 31. -. it. Germain.•• ••.1005 • • 10r 5 —lOO5 ..1005 Versailles, R.ll. • . 495 • • 495 495 .. 495 touen • • • • • • • • • • ...• • • • • • .1045 ..1050 ..1045 -1050 2ouen to Havre . 816 25 .. 820 .. 816 25 .. 820 hrleans ••••••••.......... .1127 50 ..1127 50 ..1126 25 ..1126 25 Strasburg to Bale.. • . • • .... 298 75 .. 300 .. 297 50 .. 230 Avignon to Marseilles.• • • .. 925 930 .. 922 50 .. 927 50 Elms DAY'S NEWS. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) The Court took the Crown paper to-day, and were occupied with cases which were totally devoid of any public interest. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) IN RE DAVIS.—IMPORTANT TO ATTORNEYS. Mr. OGLE moved for a rule to show cause why certain proceedings, instituted against Lord Suffield upon a war rant of attorney, should not be set aside for irregularity. The circumstances of the case may be shortly stated as follows:—Some time ago his Lordship, while residing in Brussels, contracted a debt of 3001. with M. Legrelle, a wine merchant there. His Lordship, at a subsequent period, in order to get rid of this claim, gave an attor ney, named Davis, a warrant of attorney in the penal sum of 2,0001., and, in consideration, Davis under took to compromise the wine merchant's bill. He contended that this warrant of attorney was useless, inasmuch as his Lordship did not sign it in the presencQ of a professional man acting for him; and, therefore, it was to be presumed his Lordship was ignorant of the force and effect of the instrument he was signing. He at first had doubted whether that Court bad jurisdiction in the matter, as the warrant of attorney was executed abroad; but he found a case clearly establishing the point. recorded in 2d Strange, the case of Fitzgerald v. Plun kett, to which he would refer his Lordship. Mr. Justice Witmams—Take a rule nisi. Rule granted accordingly. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) Eleanor Eyndell was charged with being found in the streets with a quantity of bedding in her possession, not being able to give a satisfactory account of herself. A policeman of the E division said that at about three o'clock this morning he met the prisoner in Church street, St. Giles's, with a large bundle under her arm. He asked her what it was, and she said it was a child, but, on pulling her cloak aside, he saw that it was something wrapped up in a sheet. He examined it and Hound that it was a pillow, a pair of blankets, and a pair of sheets. He then took her to the station-house. Prisoner said that she had quarrelled with her hus band, who had turned her out of doors a few minutes before she met the policeman. The bedding was her own, and she wanted to sell it to pay for a lodging. Her husband lived in Church-street. A policeman went to the address she gave, and saw her husband. On his return he stated that the husband denied all knowledge of the bedding, and said that she had been drinking for three days, and had not slept at home during the whole of that time. Remanded till Friday. Will. Hatfield, Naupauma, Peru, and Corral', all rus, T•adv Mary, Newfoundland. from Ichab - of , •- 1 . Laurel, Oliver, Ichaboe. CLYIM, JAN. 2.o.—Ari—. - 4 . Duke of Richmond, LEITH iteskos, J. Spittal, Callao. t 'oe for OFF BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 21.—Riehara. y Seields. JAN. 20.—Sid. Regent, St. John's, New gratg. .VION 1!; . )( AN 1 s • VI A 8 CITY, QUARTER TO MIME, The Cotton Market at Liverpool was very firm again yesterday, but the sales did not exceed 5,000 bales—viz., 1,000 Surat at 21d. to 3 t 1c14, 100 remain at 5-0. to 50., too Egyptian at sid. to 5d., and the rest American at 31d. to sd. per lb.—A large number of tiailwey Shares changed hands, but prices were scarcely s high. Mid land and Birmingham and Derby, 103 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 107 ; Caledonian, 5i ; Chester and Birkenhead, 31 ; Chester and Holyhead, ; Churnet Valley, 51 1- ; Dublin and Cashel, to ii ; Eastern Coun ties, 201 1 ; Ditto Perpetual (No. 2), 11 Bs.; Glas gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, IL ss. 6d.; Grand Junction, 237 to 238 ; Grand Junction, Quarters, 581 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 26 ; Lancaster and Preston,47l ; London and Birmingham, 240241 ; Ditto, 321. Shares, 4341; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 30 294 ; London and Brighton, 53 54 ; London and Croylon, 151 ; London and South-Western, 79i z ; London and York, 41 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 57; Manchester and Leeds, 131} 134 ; Ditto, Halves, 57i 58i ; Newcastle and Berwick, 10 ; North British, l 0 1; North %Vales, 10 ; Scottish Central, 2i ; Sheffield and Manchester, 1001 101 ; South-Eastern, New, 21k , Ditto, 194 ; Trent Valley, 10i- ; York and North Midland, 112 ; Lyons and Avignon, 21 a ; Paris and Lyons, 3/. 12s. ; Paris and Rouen, 411 ; Rouen and Havre, 251 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 8 1 1 - 3 ; Northern of France, 51 to 51. 18s. 6d. There is not a single arrival from the Colonies to-day. The following statement relative to the trade between the United States and Spain is not without interest at the present moment, especially as a strong rivalry exists for commercial precedence on the Continent. It is a quotation from the New York Herald— " The trade between the United States and Spain has, within the past year, fallen off, but the decrease in the imports into Cuba from the United States are greater than the decrease in the exports from Cuba to the United States. The heaviest decline has been in the trade between Cuba and Great Britain. In 1842 the importations into Cuba, from England, were va lued at 1,558,703 dolls. more than in 1843, while the exports from Cuba to England in the same year, were valued 2,406,443 dolls. less. This decrease in the trade is more favourable to Great Britain than to Cuba, while the decrease in the trade between this country and Cuba is more in favour of Cuba. The ag gregate decrease in the value of the exportation of the island in 1843, compared with 1842, reaches 1,654,909 dolls., while the decrease in the imports is 1,215,430 dolls.—a difference of 439,479 dolls. against the trade of the island. It would not be just to infer from this table that the trade of Cuba was perma • neatly declining, as we do not think that is the case. Some changes have recently been made in the valuation of goods exported from Cuba, particularly the cost of copper ore, which reduces the total amount, and makes it appear that the quantity of merchandise exported was diminishing faster than is actually the case. The trade of the island is in a very healthy state, notwithstanding the diminished movement. The exports exceed in value the imports several millions." The market for the public securities has not been very firm to day. Consols for Money and the Account have been done at 1001 1, the opening price for the latter being toot. Bank Stock is up to 2 l3i, a higher value than it has realised since 1837. The Three per Cents. Reduced have fluctuated from 1008 to 1001. The New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. from 104+ to 1041. Exchequer-bills have been sold at 575. to 595., and India Stock at 286. In the Foreign Market there has been a fall of about f per Cent., the present price being 391 for the Account, and 27i to 28i for the Five per Cents. Portuguese Converted are at 591 1. The Dutch Funds are pretty 4eady. Mexican arc at 344 A vast amount of business has been trans acted in the Railway Shares to-day, and at improved prices in most instances. The pro spectus of a loan for the Republic of St. Domingo has been circulated to-day. The instalments are to extend over a period of seven months. The Republic is stated to be free from debt, and the chief part of the funds to be raised here are to be appropriated to the full develop ment of the resources, agricultural as well as mineral, of this rich country. The interest fur two years will be retained in this country. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO% % 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols Anns IO O IA M% New 3M per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l 2 l /s Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct.lo, 1859 l2 11 15-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 1860 India Stock 286 South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Bank Stock for Account. Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1 1 / 2 d. 1,000/. 5001. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised ........ pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 34% Ditto for the Account.: 34% Ditto Deferred Stock l 5 l / 2% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account 59 % 3 /4 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent 119% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 27% 28% Ditto for the Account. Ditto 3 per Cent 404 39 3 A Ditto for the Account 40% 39% % Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln ch,5 4 ,4- and Holyhead Churnet Eastern Countl:3 Do. Perpet. 5 per t. No. 1. 3 % 1 Edinburgh and Glasgou" Ely and Bedford . 1 Great South and W. (Irish)... b_ Ditto Additional - 2 l / 2. .. .. 8% to Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto Fifths Harwich 1 Hull and Selby 50 Lancaster and Carlisle l5 London and Birmingham ...100 235 to Ditto New Thirds Ditto Quarters London and Blackwall 16% 7 l / 2%... to London and 8right0n.......... 50 5 2 3 /4 53 1 4 to 52 1 / London and Greenwich ...... 12 3 / 4 ll London and South Western.. 41 ,',...... 78 1 /. to 79 Ditto, Nov London and York...—. ...... 2 1 ,4._ Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds 7O l3l 133... to 132 Ditto 1 ,4 Shares Ditto Sixteenths Manchester and Birmingham 40 — to Ditto 1% Shares Midland lOO l3O 128... to 130 Ditto New Newcastle & Darlington Sync. 24 Newcastle and Berwick North British Norwich and Brandon 8 .. Ditto New Shares 1 Portsmouth Direct Rugby Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm 2 l /a 3 1, 4 3 / 4... to South Devon South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 4 8 1,4 to 48 Ditto New South Wales Trent Valley York and North Midland ... 50 ...... 111 v4 to 111 Ditto % Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. s Boulogne and Amiens Great Northern of France ... 4 Paris and Lyons Paris and Rouen.. JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American - MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN 2l.—We continue to have a large business doing, and prices generally are again higher : Birmingham and Gloucester lOB Bristol and Gloucester 44 Eastern Counties 204%4 London and Birmingham, 321. Shares 43 London and South Western, New 13 13 1 11,,,, 'ranchester and Leeds Mancno-, 1 )--- -ter and Birmingham 56 Midland Ran,. _ - --av Consols Creation South Eastern Ne.„ Barnsley Junction Birkenhead, Manchester, an , . Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton . 2 7-16 1 Caledonian 514 5 _Cambridge and Lincoln Churnet Valley 5 23-16170/2% Huddersfield and Manchester Rail and Canal ..'.. 'k ~, Leeds and West Riding Junction , N .;', i N London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby 2% % 3 /4 London and York 4% Lynn and El Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Manchester and Buxton 2 5-16% Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Dudley 2% Trent Valley l O3 West Yorkshire Great Northern of France 6 Lyons and Avignon TUB EARL OF MORNINGTON.—The answer given this morning at his Lordship's residence in Grosvenor square, to the numerous friends and relatives of the Noble Earl, was, "his Lordship is no , worse." ------ REPORTED MINISTERIAL CHANGES.- —lt is gene rally rumoured in political circles (but we do not vouch for the correctness of the report), that Mr- Sidney Her bert will succeed Lord Eliot as Secretary for Ireland, and Mr. Corry will replace Mr. Herbert us Principal Secretary of the Admiralty.—Morning Paper. We regret to learn that accounts have been re ceived in town from Paris, stating . the serious ind,'sposi tion of the popular composer Balfe, who is at preset in the French capital. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Jane Brown was charged with being an accomplice in robbing Mr. Coop, of No. I, Sandwich•street, Burton crescent, of a pocket-book and 81. The prisoner met the prosecutor returning home to his family, and he was accompanying her to a public house when she suddenly attacked him, and six men started from a dark passage and struck him with great violence. They rifled his pockets of their contents. The men escaped, but the woman was arrested.—Remanded. LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.) Augusta Hamilton, who represented herself as the idow of an officer, was charged with robbing her ready-furnished lodgings. Mrs. Rayner, of No. 1, Mason-street, Walworth, stated that the prisoner came to reside at her house a short time ago ; the prisoner was then dressed in a very genteel manner, and seemed lady-like in her appearance. She stated that she could give no reference, as she had just come from the country, and that she was the widow of an officer in the army, was highly connected, and that her boxes and luggage would arrive on the following morning. The prisoner, on obtaining possession of the lodgings, commenced pledging every thing she could lay ber hands on. Richard Davis, P 55, stated that he found a quantity of duplicates in the possession of the prisoner, some of which related to the missing property of the prosecu trix. The officer informed the magistrate that the pri soner was well known, and had already been tried at the Surrey sessions, and received six months' imprisonment. The prisoner made a long statement, and said she was the widow of a midshipman, and had come up from Hastings. Mr. HENRY said it was a very bad case, and he should send the prisoner to the Criminal Court for trial. Remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) James Thomas was charged on suspicion of stealing four silver table-spoons, Itwo silver forks, and two silver tea-spoons, from the house of Mr. Matthew Vantein, of No. 3, Hanover-street, Hanover-square, tailor. It appeared that the prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Vantein as errand-boy, and quitted it about nine months since. He was, however, in the habit of calling at the house to see his fellow .servants, and on Monday evening last was there, and left but a few minutes pre vious to the robbery being discovered. No doubt could be entertained but that it had been done by some person well acquainted with the premises, and suspicion, in con sequence, fell upon the prisoner, who last evening was given into custody ; but, on searching him, and also his lodgings, nothing was found to inculpate him with the .robbery. Mr. MALTBY said he did not think, in the present stage of the case, that the evidence was sufficient to warrant the detention of the prisoner, but Mr. Vantein would have the assistance of the police in tracing out the property.—The prisoner was, of course, liberated. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 22.—Wind at noon southerly, fresh breeze, and fine. DEAL, JAN. 21.—Wind N. to N. by E. to N.N.E., mc derate.—Sld. Essex, Cape and Madras; Caledonia, Bom bay ; John Graham, Bordeaux and Mauritius • Freia, Ai° Janeiro ; Robert and Cato, St. Kitt's ; imerald, Antigua ' • Porter, Bordeaux and Mauritius ; Royal Tar, Sydney; Lord Bruce, Valparaiso. RAMSGATE, JAN. 21.—Wind N. N.E.—Arrd. Montreal, Blenkensop, Ichaboe for Shields. The Rosebud has commenced discharging. The Caroline, Michel, from Pontrieux to Caen, which put in hero yesterday leaky, is discharging her cargo. DUBLIN, JAN. 20.—Wind W.—Arrd. Rpbecoa, Foraoy, Dem arum., KINGSTOWN, JAN. 18.—Arrd. Kathleen, Liverpool for Africa, rottireatorrit, JAN. 21.—Wind N.N.E. to N.W.— Sld. Plantagenet and John Fleming, Madras and Calcutta. JERSEY, JAN. 20.—The Judge Thompson, from Ant werp and Guernsey, arrived at Bowley Bay last even ing, dismaste4. WATERFORD, JAN. 9 0, —Wind N.N.W. to N. — S l d. Lucinda, Bombay. W. d.Zephy r, F li FALMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wina , ght.—Arr Sld. Emily, Cape Bulwan, Ichaboe, sailed Nov. 23. Coast Castle. ' W. to PENZANCE, JAN. 20.—1 t blew a heavy gale at • N.N.W. yesterday. with heavy squalls, and is now blow ing a gale at N.N.W. to W.N.W.—The Lord of the Isles, Hooper, from Malta, came to anchor last night during a very severe gale at N.N.W., about four miles to leeward of this port, had to cut away her musts, but was towed into the pier this afternoon, and it is supposed her cargo is damaged. ST. IVES, JAN. 20.—The Lady Anne, of Yarmouth, Page, from Newport to Lynn, was boarded off this in a sinking state, during a strong north gale. In running for the pier she got aground, but was got off and brought into the pier, where she sunk. PADSTOW, JAN. 20.—The William Pitt, of Sunder. land, Bowzer, from Alexandria to Gloucester, came ashore on the Dunbar Sand in a severe gale this morn ing, and has gone to pieces; crew (except one man) drowned. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 21.—S1d. Hendrik Hudson, New York. A hen-coop, painted green, with turned bars, a gangway port, and a piece of deck plank, supposed to have belonged to a foreign vessel, were picked up off St. Katharine 's 18th inst. TORBAY, JAN. 21.—S1d. Britannia, Monte Video. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind variable and light.— Sld. Elizabeth, Antigua. ,NEWPORT, JAN. 21.—S1d. Irvine, Jamaica ; Helios, Havannah. _ FALMOUTH, JAN. 21.—The William, of Aberdeen, from Cameroons to England, was spoken 29th ult., lat. 22 N., lon. 35 W., in want of assistance, there bei ng on l y t h ree white men on board, the remainder being Kroomen, by the Zephyr, arrived here. The William Cometis, from Alicant to Rotterdam, which was ashore here, is leaky, and has been towed into the inner harbour. MILFORD, JAN. 20.—The Deux Clementine, from Cardiff to Guadaloupe, which put in here leaky, has been surveyed, and must discharge. COAL J. 19.--Wind strong.—Arrd. Arctu- 1845 SUMMARY OF NEW' 4Jt ! i',';3l,ll)l(r. iptittotts " TV - ho runs man retie ----- Fr s a k n e e c e or p d o i s u s g es t s o ed th i e n fl i t s o l ti , ir o th p e as P to r r o s te ; st i a n nt i „ B4 : l3 3ll, e 6 l li; v , and in 1845, upwards of 700. The budg e, ot ..1,00 0; test ant t t C he hur l ciehstaomraotuinonte,dt,out67le6r,otohoefe.ns; Palnrue,:VewiSis4es,o,a 1,219,000 f. The number of temples had h! _ ~0' creased ; but there are still 111 localities _ re out any places of worship. There is, la France, II teatant population of about 4,000,000. bY , isl nister of Marine, relative to the Gambier age iy i ji g!i l , The documents laid before the Chambers , ‘ir te ai : Islands, and an article in the English parf i ! If, 1 „ 1; : l o o account of the new consular appointment " s obsP chard, have produced a great burst of dissq,„,ied from the journals which are opposed to the T o ; Of' diale with England. The very mention ef d ' his prOl chard" puts these journals into a passion, $ ll o d tion is only a new insult to France. Tke affair of the Ecole St. Cyr order is fully restored. The Ministry interloerstriss4 to bring the five pupils, who were arrested t ~i so llr. their adjatant, before a court-martial; but as ",,,bee . have led to a sentence of death, the intention t'111:0408 abandoned, and it was decided to inflict er n ta il oo ciplinary puntOment, by placing them at t he .ss Il e l regiments in whieL they are to be incorporsner t 7 have been sent off W the different garrisons um I i l escort of gendarmes. ' • ss. urea to Marshal Bugeaud was on the 16th bon° . en .to moges, his native town, with d him by 220 of his fellow-citizens.- Nearli,Y;:eatrlo64ei is termin.stiett 6.p; the inhabitants went out to mee;tr:inmd : 117 ,. :1: t h h e : ; 13 0.1 ;0 8 . The National, alluding to the notice of s'osecis.a3 England of its being ready to discount' . 8 1 )1 ; cg rev, / mercial bills at 2-k per cent., makes the folldwist,.4o,,,i's on the rate of interest taken by the Bank °` s oi el libe " When, on all sides of us, public and privae tors t, , extending anti becoming stronger, the Dir e t is 0 00 Bank of France will not comprehend thi 4 I . o iiii ° it) same time their interest and their duty t° j as b ee - il le movement. Since the Bank of France h sr ied. n , t rf existence, the rate of its discounts hale ot rued' 00'04 so ? Why, when from all sides commeeitoce?l_ll call for new facilities, has not the Bank of ~,;io s or. , ,to itself in a position to procure them ? I s it the meal of its Directors, or unavowable prejudicesailllis, be accused ? If the Directors are in capabl e s bigr tioned, why does not the Government emPleY - tbei r fluen , .:e to stimulate their idleness or oerea le „Ae tir inclination ?" P'.l,' e the bu'' Paris journals state, that the receipts 0. be Cal or instituted at Lyons for the Propagation a t ne lt i no il, tfunibthutuemd 0t 1 in ,8 t 3 ed 5,0 in 29 7 . 4 ; 4 t08a3v.a5r6i2a,,0881. Fr a a , - 1 1 ;00 23 2,74 as ; 53 1,,4; 145,066 f. ; Germany, 42,159 f. ; Great Brits il t 0,1" Ireland, 181,905 f. ; Spain, 10,578 f. ; Bu ssi s - ite_ad' 10 , Sardinia, 257,464 f. ; Sicily, 109,118 f. ; the Unite Oer" of America, 6,384 f. ; South America, 1 0,247.' 2401. Rec. al ged tb dil i , The Municipal Council of Paris was ° s ing ' -e s , ,, the whole rote its sitting on Friday in disc . s " o rtii . e ds portant pjt of itnprovints the nissig,a l l n h il e 0 0 14 1° i t n o its whole pwrho(pdoesceodutrosetterocubgahmtbheerscapital. cit i gre c eilioc i , the grant 1,500,0001'. towards its execution. As se- I t io t A h e T n( I 1 1 , 5 i e s t e h V I a ' i . g k i s . eeh t if ek A ro l o o fll r a b on i f h ae st a n crat s rb t rg a i a t e uga s ek t e h w a s sw t as e h n efse ..A r t ; f t o S t I to r . a ; eight seconds. „ ise re, te s The following paragraph respectingthe'r4 feu', the death of the Emperor of Russia, is ts'"i r aio re ° , Journal de la Faye of the 18th : —" We learn eeael source, that all the accounts which hiv e b i l e ,- ,,dr' lll published respecting the state of health of the V of Russia are mere fabrications ; that trot s yl l even been indisposed." 1 , pab/ 1 „, The General Swiss Gazette of the 16trsjise Or circular from the Vorort announcing that " t iist A the direction of federal affairs, and hel le „„ s a y. o it"it federal questions will be solved in a legal s , — h, 7 By an ordonnance of the King of Deolci, t e; published, the t t y h e e nr sta i n s d t i o ng be a e r o m m y po o s f ed the of ics.r s ys the line, 18,956 as the war reserve, anu,ea. vaern (militia), forming a total of 98,672 P'" ,tir,, LAW AND POLIO.' r Ctrdir .4 The Judges assembled in the Exehe,,cln„epoios;7o according to custom, for the purpose 01 eis ivi sti:j 5 days on which their Lordships would bo lt 0 0 0 0 1 for the present term. It was ultimatelf t a,, - 0 14 4 errors from the Court of Queen's Bench s',1 0 "; 0 for hearing on the Ist and 3d of Febru„sgigsll'ot oatt those are four ee C fb o ofrr m uuora m mr ocyna. thes P e Fs le r a oi Pleas, Court o etnohr, of the r ,ouf t o h r tr, iln uf d dgg s r a t u h ee ep °; : 0. 001, - ;; ;:p 1 )1 ; 0 1 1 Oil the from the Court of Common Pleas, tine f °l* * l • de , from the Court of Exchequer, six for ),,.. n 111,,.e a p " case of other cases from the Common 1 1 e f ,70059 ships Tb emsapdoerttihnegaebuosveeoafp"poroinotdmeun. ttit'idtbehatideor;o,o' before the Courtof Exchequer, and the arg7. o ~i were purely of a technical character, we ,I „or," The Court took time to consider its judg ni t 'ai P r e e u ri The Master of the Rolls gave judgnie n k i sil a "to ° thsttp A 1 i , . ahheao m teendimoy b ildnra. l eetn e lfhcf r iceoitein,ers v ddt . Lpthahr t onet h :hrt e vddsai i injury fjhmirouiotnaprhi Lancashire n gyseeta i refused to andl make a k e Carlislea n y or ' :Aeti l i l io rt ro of ochnslysuebetstisehsiteiienos assessing et % before r ' at e ei r sn a opef n e cd C ertab,ifitilit the 0 o t h e teV j i : o ' oil:, stand over for further information. i 0,0 .4 , At Clerkenwell, Charles Tavis, a r ti „g n e/ 11 0 charged by Mr. Faulkner, of Wharton-st.',o ing entered his dwelling house fort he i l ) :t O e / il l milting felony. The prisoner knockeu, ' r elic; h iq, Saturday evening last, and requeste° Ad es fy Faulkner, sister of the prosecutor, who re,000?, shortly afterwards climbed over the area r a io 'ur. 0 1 , through the parlour window into the P a s t "hoe e itio/ he came there for food, and food he wollli.'„ ba d / t given into custody. The prisoner said '''' ile . ,o' of work, arid he was hungry at the tinie' ; ,, milted to the House of Correction for 0 " - 1;1J rogue and vagabond. la ar At Marylebone, two boys, named Se,tt',-0001041 were placed at the bar for final ex ll ° Lti t es a _,,sl ) s 4 , with having burglariously broken and e n ": he . „,'" , ling-house of Mr. Drewell, Bowling-st ree ir o r Y and stolen therefrom six canary birds 50- "if were committed for trial. Yesterday, Henry Stephens, a you sered tog f o rsef °l9 / been already tried and convicted, was hr n- c `ea re , Henry, at Lambeth, on a charge of being in b 4 4 A three others, not at present in custodY,,,,. , ~-1, i t ' e ttry j the dwelling-house of Thomas Wade, lir t ied lig street, Walwc,rth. He was fully consh 3 ",i 0e ibe v ,r A man .named Sampson was c harg„h P l y; with attempting to steal a lady's gold 0'; Co°';art, of Mr. Sheppard, landlord of the Stlrr e A 0 0 „ighril jacent to the theatre. The prisoners I li dhig ;if i f t , entered the Surrey Coal-hole the prelatilseid cr, while standing in front of the bar the ; a l s a ;o4' ing the prisoner making an attempt to 6 " - dc?i, from the side of a female, came round , o : be i) 3 oi r stable, gave him into custody. g r 's'ai ;6 0 I I ) several occasions distinguished hinsse, os e / A j in ejecting suspicious persons from bi s ,:;:ctis t faro 1 truded themselves among his respect Traill said the landlord of the &sore ais ' .., 0 much to be commended for his esser i° ,lfor ts ,, ~ house of such characters, and that 111° 4 , 5 - 10 01 1/ 0 01 aided by those of the police on every oc e— 10' ' 1 ks, is their assistance for such a purpose. 's it , 1,..h,„ts fr complainant objected to take the case , l "dititcsle ° to the sessions, he (the magistrate)shoo 0 00 11 op ii of 40s. on the prisoner, and in default 0 month. , A lO l / St e ed i ict Wuxi.— r jungXo. - -,-- 0 01 , d Lord and Lady James Stuart an Cardiff Castle. beepo;4 The Earl and Countess of Essex 110010004, a numerous party lately at CashioburPt.)oool were the Marquis and Marchioness nsarelllA, Alfred and Lady Adelaide Paget , th e disbu t P 0 1 bury, Lady Catherine and Miss Calnejoaovv ~sS Sydnu, Baron Brenner, Hon. Mr. 1 31 ° it rr o i Jocelyis. Count Louis de Noailles, Sem' bave,, The C t suntess of Bodies and famill soil, e po the Pultene,v Hotel from Leslie flottse4o o i , ~, The Lady Telmer Acland has left t` ii t/S t r t ,/ for the Royal- e.reseent, Bath. for 0 10 f V has l e W a ll s S i i r r j A o l b ex n a n ed a e y e Hood has left town , ft ts. 00 ( for Hatfield, where a, distinguay.i shed t rio 0 s f0r.,10 °,, The Marquis o'i'S,ilisialiustst'irßyarht"s-left P r g :l so ICI' / assemble. . le ft tO 01 .08 I " sr/ The Duke of llamiltot,' has h „ 5 ret01,044 i Palace, Lanarkshire. The , I ) , :l i e e " t i - vortl n j„re ~,, The Earl of Cardigan has' here a „e 0 Deane Park, Northamptonshise, w this s h assembled. . steih llti fo r ffe l His Excellency Count Dietviclu s ere r i ei, the splendid mansions in Belgr:Ore' PO/ residence. (l te e / n$ 0 at The present Earl of St. Gaol. ipze ce I, , with the Countess and family, h 3va s ide l3,, c l 11 0 ,0 04 , 11 i r winter at his Lordship's official. re . ,,,,,e4s,A ti t 41 0 Park, Dublin. The Noble Earl IsteOiot, we,' oir street in a few days, en route to 1..... 0 hav e Ofr. / Sir William and Lady Chatterttu of t b .it i town from Woburn Park, the sea ars. a ., at ° IV i Lady King. lc ha Ye ri ° c oti Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beatlele t e t he Vel 0 i from Cassiobury Park, the seat e . .„, i 0 - 1 001- a o/ a 4 refi L ast ~, v eninc tt Ai l e s M cil elo 36l pr l - I:c7 r - be i oe l cos l" ?), A sei S' e r e 0 4 . 0 . 0 ', at the Mu,sie Hall, Store. street. ~f . t he r; 01 0 13 0 , at an early is our. The first part " 013 , the "tam .1 , sisted of sacreo music. selecte d 1 crote li g t hic li i Mozart, Haydn,lh.:ndel, Hu "oh , •' ottslittli rodu c " 0 0a ilor th r 0r ," was one piece of moo.srn P ,0 10 1 v -, dr, .1,,i great attention, and which wi 1 ,,,., C. '"'„a fOCe " The Grave of Moses," Mrs. C. E. llorn, Miss M. Wih at o ral ° l ow ilt n° I, The second part consisted e g e 4 ioed te r, ,st instrumental, and the audience te' , 40 1 00/ 1 , .07..0' to ‘3, i approbation. oat bit 0 0 0 1 , t o •0 An adjourned inquest was t e a , se% his sr ip 0 I body of an infant that had " soi , oet a li s vai r r ola basket, addressed to some Pe r t he r de co° el?, basket was at length opened avnt in 0, the, ) inside was the body of an inf 3 a for . iif orw - , ow, ti ro- _. 1 oif a trio , „"•;01, svoic, 0 The inquest had been adj o o forther_n ape/ di I ; making inquiries, but as 11 eturo od ' I s eOt istifi e of been produced, the jerY bad bail to 4 0 " That the deceased child ,11,ilasaY,6 it 0 wr es tery' st aea n „ by t o boig. or . 0 6 L bu o t nd b o y n w b b y oni the so So se u n th t, death, there was no evidence ' .."