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ELEGANT L ITERAR Y CHRISTMAS PRESENTS To b* had of all Booksellers. EVENINGS AT HADDON HALL. " An annual most fit to be offered at the shrine of beauty, taste, and intellect." —Literary Gazette. Embellished with 24 Steel Engravings, by the first Artists, from Designs by George Cattermole. 31s. 6d. richly bound. LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. By Miss STRICKLAND. 8 vols., 10s. 6d. each, bound. " These volumes have the fascination of a romance united to the integrity of history."—Times. THE ENGLISH GENTLEWOMAN ; or, Hints to Yeung Ladies on their Entrance into Society. Small Svo., Bs. Gd. bound. " Every young lady may read this volume with great advantage, so excellent is the advice it contalns."—John Bull. IV. THE HON. MRS. NORTON'S POETICAL WORKS. Small Bvo., with fine Portrait, 10s. 6d. bound. The Byron of our modern poetesses."—Quarterly Review. V. MEMOIRS of the QUEENS OF FRANCE. By Mrs. FORBES BUSH. 2 vols., with Portraits, 21s. bound. " A charming work—a desirable acquisition to every library." — Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, in 2 vols., Bvo., A HISTORY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. FROM ITS SETTLEMENT TO TILE CLOSE OF TILE YEAR 1844. By THOMAS HENRY IMAMS, Esq., Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Principal of Sydney Colle;Te. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, at three acts, called MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Homer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which. will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. babas (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. LAST WEEK BUT TWO. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, Euranthe —Weber. Quadrille, from Verdi's Opera of " Ernanl"—Julllen. Solo, Piano, Capricio, by Miss Day. The Imperial Polka—Jullien. !Selo, Flute, by Mr. Richardson—Richardson. The drat Movement from the Symphony, " The Power of Sound"— Spohr. Jullien's New Quadrille, The British Navy—Jullien. P.thT 11. Opera, " Don Juan," Grand Selection, with Solos—Mozart. The Cambridge-house Waltz—Koenig. Solo, Clarionet, by Mr. Lazarus. Polonaise, The Original Polonaise—Jullien. 8010, Violin, by Master Day, from Bellini's Opera " Il Pirati," ar• ranged by Ernst. The Original Napolitaine ; or, Tarentella des Salons—Jullien. Commence at Eight precisely; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. M. Jullien's Grand Ball Masque is fixed to take place on Monday, December 22. The AuCencepertion of the Theatre will, as before, be set apart for Spectators. Prices of Admission for Spectators:—Dress Circles, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Galleries,2s. THEATEE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farrell ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After whieh, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Any Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Ilumby. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Hudson, Ellen Seyton, Miss geyton To eenolude with A CABINET QUESTION. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIIL THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUS FIES; or, A Hundred Years Age. In which Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will perform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zotutaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Weolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack; Trenquct, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marehioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled LE DIABLE k'QUATRE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be produced a New Two Act Comedy, entitled WHO IS SHE Characters by Messrs. J. Brown, C. Boyce, Binge, Cockrill, Miss Maraliton, and Mrs. Walter Lacy. To be followed by the favourite Vaudeville of CAPTAIN CHAR LOTTE. In which Mr. Walter Lacey and Miss Kate Howard will perform After which, THIS BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. Ths Boy Bacchus, Vies Kate Howard ; Momus, Mr. G. Wild. To conclude with THE RAILWAY KING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. Wild; Sally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING • • Will be performed TRE LAST OF THE BARONS; or, Warwick, The King Maker, and the Battle of Barnet. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. To conclude with WAR IN CHINA. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a view Drama, THE MINUTE GUN AT SEA, Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Cowell, Heslop, Frederieks, Mrs. Vining, and Miss Martin. Te conclude with THE FACTORY BOY. Snpported by Messrs. Rogers, ringhes, Cowell, Mrs. Vining. Miss Martin, and Mrs. Daly. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, THE TOWER OF LONDON ; or, The Death Omen and the Fate of Lady Jane Grey. Supported by Mr. Osbeldiston, E. F. Saville, Miss Vincent, Miss Richardson, Miss Eliza Terry, &o. To conclude with JACK SHEPPARD. THE WEATHER.—Surt OFFICE, DEC. 6. MERMONBTER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 44; Noon, 40, BAROINETER, 23.62.—W1ND S.W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 49 minutes after 6 J Evening 20 minutes after 7. . ... , i...,Z . • s, '2e:•,.-K..,t, ,' • ,''.' IC' ' - ')! ' , si tt ~"' 61 '4 '• ". -- . 1 •-...: '''' • i 3.! - - 49,k ' ' '' i, #ll4opro, Ant LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1845. The Town-council of Edinburgh, at a meeting held this week, took advantage of the presence of Sir C. NAPIER in the capital of his native country, to confer on him the freedom of the city, which was done in due form by Lord Provost BLACK, who expressed the gratification of his fellow-citizens at finding the hero who fought and conquered in the cause of freedom on the ocean and in the field, no less staunch in supporting civil and reli gions liberty and freedom of trade in the senate of his country. His illustrious deeds on the coast of Syria of course were not forgotten. The allusion to that affair called forth from Sir CHARLES, in his reply, the following striking remarks :—" We were sent there by the Go vernment, but I regret exceedingly, after what was done in that oountry for the alleviation of the miseries of the people, who were supposed to have been severely rodden down by MEHEMET ALI—I regret to say that after having released them from what was called the tyranny of MEHEMET ALI, they have unfortunately fallen into a tyranny ten thousand times worse. There is nothing in my life which I regret so much as having bad any band in turning that man out of Syria, and having allowed the Turks to establish among the Chris tian population of Lebanon—the only remnant, I may say, of Christians in Asia—the most infamous govern ment that ever existed ; and this people are at this moment ten times more oppressed than they were before." That. the Gallant Officer is an excellent com mander ; that he has rendered immense services to our old allies, the Portuguese, and, latterly, inflicted a ter rible blow on MEHEMET ALL, no one can deny, but that he is a profound statesman, or saw clearly the object of the Whig Ministry in interfering with the Govern ment of Syria, is another question. In the simplicity of his heart he believes that Lord PALMERSTON sent Sir ROBERT STOPFORD with a powerful fleet to alleviate the miseries of the Syrian people, and save them from the yoke of the EgyptianPaonA, while these were only minor considerations, which never would have moved the Austrian and English Ministers, independent of others of a very different character. Their objects were to prop up the falling dynasty, which has ruled the destinies of Turkey for centuries, to deprive the Russians of all pretensions for interference in the great contest between MEHEMET ALL and his liege Lord, and to avert, if only for a time, the scramble which must ono day come for the division of the extensive and wealthy provinces, nominally under Turkish dominion. And, after all, whatever Sir C. NAPIER may say, Lord PAL3IERSTON was right. Constantinople, if the great Powers had stood by idle, was at the mercy of IBRAIIIM PACHA; he could have finished in a very brief space the Syrian campaign. He had beaten the Turkish army in every encounter, and there was nothing to prevent his triumphant entry into the capital of the East. B ut neither Russia nor France would have suffered such a consummation. They bad selfish views on that head. 70 -.. TRIERS wanted more power in Egypt ; he was anxious to destroy British influence in that quarter, and revive the schemes of NAPOLEON for attacking British India on the side of Egypt. The French, therefore, would not have consented to the occupation of Constantinople by a rebellious Pacha, without having received full value for their generosity. But what was to be done with Russia ? The Sovereigns of that country have long regarded COnstantinople with an anxious eye as the richest prize within their reach, and they consider the next reversion of v' it as their:lawful property. The Emperor NICHOLAS had *--_ a largii:eiray at hand ready for the work; he would, ssthettifore, have offered his services to . the — (I 3:AND ...grmon as a Protector, and as a Protector .be would have 'obtained possession of the capital. All these eertaiitelimsequences the British Government fore , !Law, and: Wit ) ii a promptitude and energy which did Lord 1'a2A11314 0 45 1 1 great honour, they resolved to settle She t ill*ou single-handed. Thy were eminently successful, and, whatever may be said to the contrary, the influence of both Russia and France at the Ottoman Porte has declined ever since. Renewed vigour, too, appears to have been infused into the councils of that weak dynasty ; European policy has more influence upon their decisions, and even in the Lebanon, according to the last accounts, a step has been taken of the highest importance, and which MEHEMET Au could not accomplish. By the spirited conduct of the Turkish Governor, CHEKID EFFENDI, the inhabitants of the mountains indiscriminately have been disarmed, and thereby deprived of the power of ravaging and destroying property ant: cutting each other's throats. This is a movement in the right way, and holds out some hope that TtArkey may be regenerated, and that a war for its partition will not disgrace the annals of Europe. Had the English expedition, in which Sir C. NAPIER per formed such a distinguished part, not been successful, Russia would have mixed in the affray, and the downfal of Turkey must have been the inevitable consequence. The days of the corn-laws are numbered—the people of Eagland have answered the demand of Mr. COBDEN and of the League in a manner which it is impossible to mistake. The national will has been unequivocally expressed, and it is a matter of infinitely small im portance by whom, as Minister of the Crown, the offi cial registration of that will may take place. The mea sure, by whomsoever proposed and carried, is Mr. COBDEN'S; and that it will be carried, and that with out delay, there can be no doubt, for never have the British people firmly expressed their determination but what they have triumphed over all opposition. The great towns in the north, those hives of industry, have already spoken out, and now even Bristol, Sir CHARLES WETHERELL'S Bristol, Mr. MILES'S Bristol, heretofore regarded as the very Citadel of Monopoly, Bristol has pronounced against the corn-laws. A free-trade soiree took place there last evening, at the Public Rooms, the spacious hall of which was crowded with a vast assem blage o: the most respectable inhabitants. The Eatl of Doom was in the chair, and Messrs. COBDEN and BRIGHT were present. The former gentleman made his 364th or 365th speech on the corn-laws, and an admirable speech it was. It would be well that these 365 speeches ehould be collected, revised, and published. A book containing a free-trade lecture for every day in the year, by Mr. COBDEN, would constitute an admirable " anti monopolist's manual." With regard to new arguments on the subject of free trade, we feel with Mr. COBDEN, " that now it is a work of supererogation to use them, for the old arguments, which have stood the wear and tear of seven years," are still unanswered. They have produced their effect, and, thanks to their potency, we shall at length get rid of that " alien" and enemy to Britain —monopoly. "A lecturer upon the corn-laws," said Mr. COBDFN, in his speech at Bristol, " was ad dressing an audience in Wales, and in the course of his speech he felt it necessary to translate the word mono poly into Welsh, but he found no little difficulty in the attempt, for the ancient Britons, it appears, would not stand monopoly—they fled to their mountains from those old monopolists, the Romans, and they have no language to express monopoly. The lecturer was so much at a loss that he applied to a very clever Welsh scholar for aid, and the way in which ho expressed the idea in Welsh is so perfectly descriptive that I will repeat it for you. The way in which he rendered it was, A one handed bargain.' Now, I don't think that a bad defini tion of monopoly. It is something like the definition which Colonel THOMPSON somewhere gives of it:—Serv ing oneself with a bucket and another with a spoon. • The " spoons" will be " spoons" no longer. Like the ancient Britons, they will not stand monopoly. Instead, however, of flying from it, they will make it fly from them, and oblige the " buckets" to drink fair, repu diate " one-handed bargains," and live " cleanly and soberly, as noblemen should do." The Madrid papers of the 28th ult. bring no news, On the Bourse the Three per Cents. were done at 351- al 60 days, the Fives were not quoted. The Stock and Share-market on the Paris Bourse on Thursday was even more firm than on the previous day, and a considerable advance, both in the Funds and on the price of Railway Shares, took place. Indeed, there appears to be now quite a mania for buying, while but a few days since all were sellers. The settlement had gone off extremely well. The papers contain no articles of much interest, but we are glad to find that in one of them attention is turned from angry discussions about foreign politics, to constitutional reforms and the improvement of internal government. The affairs of the country cannot be well conducted whether regards trade and commerce, or the army and navy, according to the Commerce, without a full and fair representation of the people. "The Parliamentary reform in England," says that journal, " extended the political rights of nearly a million of British subjects ; in France 240,000 electors only are relieved from the in capacity which is suffered by the whole nation. The moral consequences of this fact have not perhaps been sufficiently remarked, and they explain but too fully the inferiority in which for the last fifteen years we have stood as compared with England. Under the restoration with the Charter, which only recognised in France 100,000 electors, the nation was subject to no debasement in the eyes of the world, for it had not acquiesced in its own degradation. But when, having re-conquered its rights, it admitted it self in the face of Europe to be incapable of exer cising them only excepting from this decree of incapacity 200,000 individuals; when at the same time England has called into political life a number of citizens seven or eight times more considerable, the whole of the world must believe that from our own avowal France was in the same proportion inferior to England, with regard to moral and political fitness, and hence it was impossible but that the latter should exercise a constant supremacy in the alliance and entente cordiale established between the two countries. Thus may be logically explained that state of dependence against which France is vainly indignant, and from which she cannot be relieved but by a large electoral reform. Parliamentary reform was the means of removing burthens from our neighbours to the amount of 200,000,0001., whilst our budgets have increased 500,000,000 f. This is a part of the ques tion which is not less deserving of examination." We regret to learn from these papers that Lord COWLEY, the British Minister at the Court of Versailles, met with a serious accident on Wednesday evening. His Lordship, on returning about three in the after noon from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he had been transacting business with M. GuizoT, and, having to cross the Boulevard at the part which is higher than the road, descended the steps, and in doing so missed his footing and fell. His Lordship's head, being protected by the bat, escaped injury, but he had the misfortune to dislocate both shoulders. He was im mediately taken up and conveyed in a coach to the Em bassy, where Sir R. CHERMSIDE, the physician, and Mr. O'GRADY, the surgeon to the Embassy, were, with M. BLANDIN, the surgeon, soon in attendance. The dis locations were reduced by these gentlemen with great skill and promptitude, and his Lordship was fortunately free from fever. During the night, however, the patient experienced considerable pain; but we are happy to learn that on Thursday morning the case was proceeding very favourably. Thursday evening was the first of Lady COWLEY'S soirees for the season.! In consequence of the accident, her Ladyship prepared immediately for a post ponement, but Lord CowLEy desired expressly that her Ladyship should receive her company. The party was not very numerous; but it was attended by the elite of the French and English society. Amongst the distin guished persons present were the Neapolitan, Austrian, and Prussian Ambassadors ; the American, Dutch, Swedish, and Saxon Ministers; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of the Interior. The accident to Lord COWLEY, however, threw a great gloom over the party. The inquiries on Friday morning at the Embassy have been exceedingly numerous, and prove the high esteem in which his Lordship is held by all parties. The following are the miscellaneous extracts from the papers:— " In a report recently published on the operations of the French in Algeria, it was said that it would be necessary to have recourse to France for the subsistence of that colony. This opinion is borne out by the following remarks, which we find in the Coarrier d'Afrique ) published at Algiers : " The drought which still prevails in Algeria has not al lowed the plough to be put in the ground. Independently of this circumstance, the Arabs appear to be less inclined this year to sow corn than they have been in former years. Con trary to the usual custom at this season of the year, hey bring a number of cattle to the markets, among which are seen ft great many oxen for labour, which almost all come from Kabylia. We point out this fact, because we consider it significant enough to merit the attention of the government.' "On Sunday morning, says a Marseilles journal, Ibrahim Pacha received M. Suriau, the Deputy, and the President of the Tribunal de Premiere Instance, with whom he held a long conversation upon the constitutional form of govern ment, upon which he showed great information. Afterwards, the flower-girls were admitted, to present nosegays to his llighnes... In the afternoon he went to the Prado, and visited the country seat of M. Pascal, the honours of which were done by Madame Pascal, surrounded by a great number of ladies. In the evening the Prince went to a ball given bythe Count d'Hautpoul, where he remained a con siderable time, conversing with the ladies. "The Augsburgh Gazette states, from Palermo,' 20th ult., that a grand gala was given on the previous day, at the Court, on the occasion of the fête of the Queen-Mother. The Emperor and Empress of Russia were present. They were received by the King at the foot of the staircase. The sedan chair, without which the Empress cannot ascend the stairs, not having arrived, the Emperor tool; her in his arms and carried her up." On the Paris Bourse, on Thursday, the Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 15c. ; the New Loan, 82f. 90c.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 75c. • the Orleans Rail roa d Shares, 1,170 f ; Rouen, 965 f. ; Nor t hern, 720 t ; }lane, 75K ; Tignot; 875 ii Vierzon, 645 f.; Bourdeaux, 610 f.; Boulogne, 505 L ; Troyes and Montereau, 430 f.; Basle, 245 f. ; Fampoux 505 f.; Spanish Three per Cents., 38; Ditto New Deferred Stock, 16. The following are the quotations for other lines:- Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 9f. premium; ditto (Calon), 2; ditto (Ganneron), 2; ditto (Lapinsonni&e), lf. 50c. ; Mornay, lf. 50c. ; Receveurs-Genereaux, 2f.; Messa geries, 2f. ; Snd Est, par • Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), par; ditto ( Hinguerlot), par; ditto (Becket), par; Tours and Nantes ( Mackenzie), 501 f • ditto (Drouillard), 501 f. ; ' ditto (O'Neill), 501 f. • ditto aefevre), 561 f. • Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 505 f. ; ditto (Le,cointe), par ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), par ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mac kenzie), par; ditto (Espeleta), 509 f. ; Creil and St. Quen tin (Carette), 502 f. 50c.; ditto (Colbert), 502 f. ; Arnous, 501 f. MARSEILLES, Nov. 28.-Marselles and Avignon, 800 f. ; Boulogne, 510 f. ; Vierzoo, 680 f. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 585 f., end of December. LYONS, DEC. 2.-Marseilles and Avignon, 795 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,083 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 878 f. 75c. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 593 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 5. Anglo-Belgian — Boulogne and Amiens B% Bordeaux &Mediterran Bordeaux and 'Toulouse Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 114 Do. ( Mackenzie's) Callao, Lima, and Pa cific Coast Central of Spiv. ..... Ceylon . Demerara ... Dendro Valley Dutch Rhenish ... 7 l /2. Dieppe & Paris Jtuict. Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian Fampoux & Ilazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted 12% Do. Pepin le llalleur — Great Paris and Lyons — Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica& Mid. Junction Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe 2 Lyons and Avignon — Luxembourg ... Madrid and Valencia... Mauritius Namur and Liege North Jamaica ... Orleans and Vierzon 'Orleans and Bordeaux 10 Over Yasel ....... ..... Paris & Lyons (Laffitte) Ditto (Ganneroi's). 3 Ditto (Calon's).... Ditto (Sud Est) Paris and Orleans 44 Paris aid Ronen . Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) Do. (Aymard's) Paris and St. Queatha — Row and llavre 27 Royal North of Spain — Sambre mad Meise Strasburg and Basle Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Ilasselt Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) De. ( Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's).. Trinidad Verona any? Ancona.... West Flanders - 1% DEPARTURE OF SIR R. WIGHT.- Sir Robert Peel 1 Osborne House, Isle of Wil the Queen. PEEL FOR THE ISLE OF left town this morning for ;ht, to have an audience of MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 5,000 bales, with a disposition to buy at the decline noticed yes • terday.—ln Shares not much was doing. The following quotations were obtained at Messrs. Lamoad's sale yesterday : Description. Paid. Dendre Valley ... 2 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s Dudley, Madely, Brosley, and I. Bridge 2% London, Warwick, and Kidderminster Liverpool and Leeds Direct ... ... 2% Northavnpton,Banbury, and Chelt'ham. 2 Great Western of Bengal ... Ditto ditto ... Northampton, Banbury, & Cheltenham Goole, and Doncaster ... Dutch Rhenish . . North Staff., auraet, and Potteries Ditto ditto ... Buckinghamshire ..• Calcutta and St. George's Point Dudley, Madely, Brosely, and I. Bridge Ditto ditto Ditto ditto ••• Northam pton,Banbury, and Cheltenham Ditto ditto ••• Calcutta and St. George's Point ... Ditto ditto ... Dendre Valley ... South and Midlands Junction Ditto ditto ... Ditto ditto ... ••• Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries... Ditto ditto ... Liverpl., Preston, & North Union Junc. Caledonian Extension Ditto Dudley, Madely, Brosley, & Iron Bridge Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries Great Western of Bengal ... ..• Ditto ••• ••• •••" Isle of Wight . . ••• Great Western of Bengal ... Ditto Dendre Valley ... 2 Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Rhuabon, ! . .. 1 2% Buckinghamshire . t e'w '42s Surrey Grand unction ..„ .‘2` Great Western - of Bengal ... ~„t• Ditto . Dudley, Madely, Brosley, and I. Bridge 2% Leicester and Birmingham ... 22s Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham ... 1% Bordeaux, Toulouse, Cette— Esplet a... 2 Ditto ditto—Mackenzie ... 2 Harwich—Eastern Counties ... 1 Irish North Midland ... ••• South Midland ... Direct Norwich ... Ditto ••• ••• •• ••• ••• Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester Ditto ditto ... Reading and Reigate . . Leeds and Liverpool ... Essex and Suffolk ... Great Western of Bengal ... Ditto ditto ... Lynn and Dereham Ditto ditto ... The Bank Returns, upon a comparison with its predeces sor, furnishes the following results : A decrease in the Circulation of 302,7401., or to 26,733,810'. A decrease in the Rest of 5,7831., or to 3,246,4261. An increase in the Public Deposits of 307,4131., or to 7,670,381/. A slight degrease in the item "Other Deposits ;" also in " Seven Day and other Bills." The quantity of Bullion in the hands of the Bank of Eng land is, by the present return, 13,236,8481., and by the pre vious return it was 13,559,501/. There are accounts from Buenos Ayres this morning stat ing that the blockade had been commenced most strictly. There was not any business of interest in the commercial market. The British Funds are pretty steady to-day. Consols for the Account are at 94% to 95, and for Money at 95% %. Exchequer-bills have advanced to; 20s. premium. Bank Stock is heavy at 200 1 / 2 . Very few bargains were made in the Foreign Funds to day. Dutch Four per Cents. are at 95 ; Russian at 112, and Mexican at 29:N. The Railway Share Market is more tranquil, but not much business has been done to-day. 42s 2% 2 3 138 250 1% - ONE it ICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ... 200 1 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 94N% New 3 1 4 per Cents. .. • • 95 4 1 i Long Annuities toexnireJan.lB6o Ditto 30 years„Oct. 10,1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 lO% India Bonds, I,oool_ ...... 28 26 Ditto under 1,0001... Consols for Account - ...... 94% 95 Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d lB 20 pm. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small CLOSINo PRICES 202 93 94 1, ,4 95% 10 5-16 10% 26 30 95 oXIC O'CLOCK PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. CLOSING rincEll 30 30 16 1 4 112 2814 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — Ditto, Account 2 9 3 /4 Ditto Deferred 1 6 34 Russian Bonds ........ 111 1 / 2 112 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41 43 per Cent. Dutch, 2 1 A per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 92S 95 59 1 ,4 92% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING BAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen,Banff, 4 Elgin Armagh, Coleraine, and 1% Portrush . .. ___. Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% Belfast & Count, Down 2% . Bideford andTavistock... 1% — Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 124 122 ... Ditto New 17% 30% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct Boston, Stamid, & Birm. 22s — Bridgewater & Minehead 425. ... .. Bristol and Exeter 30% 3;4 Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... ... — Bristol and Liver. June . 2%...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 % 3 l/ Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% - ... Canterbury and Dover.. 1,6 - Central Kent 2% Chelmsford and Bury... 1% — Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages .. .. ..225. Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 ,4 Cork and Waterford ... 1% —. Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester.. Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter I 'erby and Crewe — Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... 1X ...... Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Direct Manchester 3 3 / 4 14% 2% D(Remington's) Ditto (Rackstrick's) 5 1...... Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh l% Dublin and BelfastJunc. 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine - Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely,. and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 Eaqtern Counties 14/. 16s 2 0 14 20 .. Witt() New 61. 16s. 55 614 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. ...6/. 13s. 4d. p Ditto ditto, No. 2-41. 13s. 4d... EastDereh'm andNoech 1 Eastern Union 25 ..... 1% 20 61 4 P Ditto, Quarter Shares 2 -- Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 1 7 Do. Exten'ntoNorw'h 2% Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 1 ,6...... East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%...... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 67 . Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 A — Edinburgh and Perth... 1% — ...... ..... Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 ,4 — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2 3 / 4 Glouc.,Abelystwith,and Central of 'Wales 1%...... 1% Goole and Doncaster .. 425• Grand Junction 100 Ditto Half Shares SG Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l% l l/........... Great Eastern &Western 2% Great Grimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great Munster 21 %. Great North of Scotland 2V, ...... Great North of England 100 .....205 Ditto New 5 Do. New .... . ......... 2 Great Western BO ......147 Ditto I% Shares 5O Ditto IA Shares 2% Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2% Harwich Hull and Selby Ditto 1 4 Shares ~,,, ..... I Do. Half Shares ' 2 ..... 17% ..... .... Inverness and Elgin 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth _ 2 _ ... •••••• ..... , Irish North Midland l% •—• Isle ofAxholme ... .. 2% — Killarney Junctions l l 7l Kendal and Windermere 1 1 / 2 — Lancaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. par ... .. .. Leicester and Bedfjrd... 225. Leicester and Tamworth 425. — Li verp. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. 1 / 2 Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool &Leeds Direct 2% .. ... . Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction L radon and Birrningnmloo 213 212 Do. Thirds Do. 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths ..... ..... 2 Ditto Extension ...... 13,/ 4 — Louden and Blackwall. 16/. 135.4 d B 34— ..... . Do. New Ditto Extension Londoi , and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 35 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 18% 19 ... Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 8 Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London an dGreenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d — London, Hounslow, and Western Lonct. & S.Westem 411 6s 10d...., Do. New Consol. Bths 20 .... Do. N Do. New London & South Essex 2 3 / 4 London and York London and Windsor London, Warwick, and Kidderminster London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry& Coleraine 5 Londonderry and Ennis- killen 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds Ditto I A. Shares Do. Quarters Do. Fifths 1 .... Do. Sixteenths Manchester and Birmin. 40 .... Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Bukton,and Matlock 425.... Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction Manchester and Rugby Direct Alanchest. & Southampt. 2 111:dand 100 ... Do. Fifths Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby 100 Midld. & East. Counties Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Slip,— 2 3 / 4 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 Do. New Brandling l5 Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle 100 .... Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire Junction 1 Newport & Abergavenny 2 4.... New Ross and Carlow 22s Newry and . Enniskillen 2% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston Norfolk Extension ,,., North British Do., New Do. Exten. to Carlisle PA.._ Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 5 ...., North Devon North of Norfolk .. Northern and Eastern 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover VA__ North Staffordshire 42s. North Wales .. North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting Norwich and Brandon l6 Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1%...., Nottingm., Ereirsh.Val ley, and Manchester I%__ Nottingham and Mans- field - ••••• Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptn 425. Oxford and Worcester 121 ...„ Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness Pilbrow Atmospheric Portsmouth Direct 3% Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares ..... 2% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond ................. Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Scottish Central Scottish Midland 1 %•••• Sheffield & Manchesterloo ..... Do. Quarter Shares 8 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2 14.... Shropshire Mineral 425...... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp., & S. Staffordsh. Junc. Sligo and Shannon l%' Somersetshire Midland 2% South Devon... 25 ..... South Midland 42s. South & Midlands Junc. ••• South Staffordshire Junc. 2 South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d Do., No. 1 l2 Do., No. 2. Do., No. 4 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 2 St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 South Wales Taw Vale Extension Tean and Dove Valley 1% Trent Valley 2 Trent Valley and Holy. head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness Vale of Neath 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 42e. - Waterford and Kilkenny 3 Waterford and Limerick 7% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Düblin Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 • Welch Midland /Vest Cornwall ...... 2 •• West Yorkshire West London,Old Shares 20 ..... West End and Southera Counties Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ices... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth ... Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 42s. Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New .. - •••• •• .•• --- ~. 74 - - ~. 15 14% ...... ... 14% •• , -- - ~. 43% 3% - ~. 5 •••••••••• 00000 5% • - ~. - . 70 71 ••• -- - •.• 9 ~. 2 1 4% p 2 lh 11 ..140 141 1391,2 ~. 18 19 1 4 ~. - .... 53 .. . 11 3 / 4 l2 2 3 4 22 1 / 2 -- ... 2 1 4 2 2 o•• . 2%% 2% 2% ~. 3 p p - 22 ... 2% 2% ~. - ~ % die % dis 1 0 0100 ...... 24 67 •••• ... 1••• m... 1•••• IN ~. 0.•• 1% , .. 1% ,••• a... ~.. 1834 ~.. 147 .... 86% .... 161/2 o••• ~.. 101 .•••• ..... ..... 1774 .s••• ""' .• •• I 0 • •• ... .... 41 ••• •• ---- .....• par . . 212 1 ' ... 4205 a :••••• 21% •••• • '^'' 8 3 / 4 ...... .• ••• _3_lA 19 ~. - ........ - ... 12 1 4 2 18 . l3 ... 1 3 / 4 l3/4 . 3% % 3% ~ 3 2 3 / 4 p 3 p . -- ••• •• - . 14 - . 3% 3% . - - 1% l% . _ ... 334 334 ~ -- -. ~ 17 1 ,1 1 l7 - 3 3 / 4 1 4 ..... .. 3 3 ...-....... " 3 — IA dis 11. 1 . 11••• York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 l6ll Ditto % Shares .. .25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do Selby 20 — Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amien5... 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (kackenzie ; s)... 2.. 1 3 / 4 Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 . ........ Calais, DunkrkpandWest , . Flanders -• •••.•• Callao, Linta, and Pacific Coast 1 .. ••• ... Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara 2 l /2 ... . Dendre Valley ...... ... Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junetn. 2 1 /, Fampoux Si Hazebrouk 2 Cr eat North. of France Constituted .. Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... 55....... Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg... 4 Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d — Paris &Lyons(Laffitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's).- .. Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 .....• Paris &Lvons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do. (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin ... 2 Rouen and Havre 'oy al North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlautic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassel t....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) .... Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 3 West Flanders .. 4 MINES. British Iron Scrip lO 2 91 % Real del Monte Unread. JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. GRAVESEND, DEC. s.—The Willliam and Richard, of Sun derland, sunk last night, off Coal House Point, after being in contact with the ship Sedgefield, of Sunderland. BwEronD, DEC. 4.—The wreck which came on shore, 24th ult., between Sharpnoie and Hartland Point, is sup posed to be the Abeona of New Ross, abandoned previous to 15th ult., off Cape Clear. HAnmitroon, DEC. 4.—The Port packet, Playford, was in contact, in Bridlington Bay, 27th ult., with a schooner, name unknown, and lost bowsprit, &c. HARWICH, DEC. s.—The John and Frederick, of Sunder land, which was abandoned, 30th ult., off Aldborough, is sunk in 10 fathoms water in the fairway for vesseli passing Or fordness, with the following bearings :—Orfordness Lower Lights, N.W. % N. ; High Light, W. by N. ; Ridge Buoy, N.E. 1 / 2 E. LYTHAM, DEC. s.—lt blew a heavy gale here all last night, and continues. The Royalist, from Quebec, on shore near this port, has received considerable damage, and will dis• charge her cargo. WELLS, DEC. s.—The Ouse, Hendrey, of this port, in com ing up the harbour yesterday, in tow of a steamer, grounded on the sand bank, and it is expected will receive damage. CLAY, DEc. s.—The Mary Maria, Clegg, of Goole,. from Ostend, got on shore on the west side of Blakeney harbour this morning, but is expected off with assistance. • MARKET NEWS.--(THIE DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. We had rather an extensive supply of both Fruit and Vegetables here, vet the demand was firm, and prices were well supported. Potatoes from 2s 8d to 6s per cwt ; Turnips, Is to 2s ; Carrots, 4s to 6s ; Greens, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; and Leeks, 8d to Is 2d per dozen bunches ; Onions, Is 6d to 2s 6d ; Apples, is 3d to 4s ; Pears, 3s to 6s ; and Spinach, Is to is 841 per half-sieve; Hot-house Grapes, 2s 6d to ss; Pine-apples, 5s to 8s; and Filberts, 6d to 8d per lb; Red Cabbages, 3a to 88 per dozen ; Celery, 8d to ls 9d ; Brocoli, is 3d to 2s 3d; and Horse-radish, 2s to 5s per bundle; New Oranges, 8s to 12s ; Lemons, 8s to 13s; and Walnuts, 8d to is per 100. NEWGATE AND LEADENEALL. Notwithstanding the supplies of Meat were somewhat on the increase, the general demand was firm, at late rates.— Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s to s; and Pork, 2s lOd to 5s 4d per Sibs. Turkeys, 4s to 8s 6d; Geese, 45 to is ; Ducks, is 3d to 2s 3d ; Tame Rabbits, is 4d to is 10d; Wild ditto, 6d to 9d; Pigeons, 6d to 8d; and roasting Pigs, 8s to 10s each ; Fowls, 4s to 8s 6d per couple; Pheasants, 3s to 4s; Partridges, is 3d to 2s 3d ; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; aid Grouse, is 3d to 2s each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 8s 6d to 4s 8d; Veal 4s 2d to ss; and Pork, 4s 4d to 5s 4d per Ms. NUNGERFORD. We bad a steady demand for each kind of Meat, at very full prices. Otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state. BILLINGSGILTE. Turbots, 8s to 17s ; Cod-fish, 2s to 8s ; Whitings, 4d to 8d; Crabs, 6d to 2s; and Lobsters, 8d to 3s 3d each; Soles, 6d to 3s 3d per pair; Salmon, Is 2d to is 4d per lb ; and Eels, 4d to 10d per lb. WHITECHAPEZ. Beef, from 2s 6d to 5;127 itdtOTl,M7td to 4s 6d; Veal 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 5s 2d per Blbs. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis aro from 9d to 10d; of Household ditto, 7d to Sid per 41bs loaf. HIDE MAILHET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 3d per lb; do. 641 b to 721 b, ad to 30 ; do. 721 b to 80Ib, 30 to 30 ; do. SOlb to 881 b, 30 to 40. ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 40 ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, —d to —d ; Calf Skins, each, 3s 6d to 7s ; Horn Hides, 13s ; Polled Sheep, 3s to 3s 8d ; Half-breds, 2a 6d to 3s 4d ; Downs, 2s 4d to 2s 9d. SAT MASSETS. SMITIMELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 41 15s ; Clover ditto, 41 103 to 5/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 108 to 1/ 12s per load. Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 14s per load. Trade dull, at our quotations. Cuatiscr.LA.ND.—Meadow Hay, 8/ 12s to 41 ids ; Clover, ditto, 41 lOs to 51155; Oat Straw, 11 105 to 11 12s per load.. Wheat Straw, 1/ 133 to 1/ 15s per load. A fair avarage supply, and a heavy demand. W HITECITAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4/153 ; Clover, ditto 41 lOs to 61; Oat traw, 11103 to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s per load. Both Hay and Straw sold heavily, at the late depression in the currencies. HAIIIBURGH MAIL. WARSAW, Nov. 17.—Many among us hope that on occasion of the journey of the Emperor through Italy, an arrangement with Rome will be effected; but they surely hope in vain. The General and superior civil officers, to whom the Emperor has given confiscated estates are to have a Greek church built in six years. In the Roman Catholic churches of the kingdom one altar is to be allotted exclusively to the cele bration of Divine worship according to the forms of the Greek Church. The choice of the altar is to be left to the Greek priest; it may be foreseen that he will certainly choose the high altar, and in this manner bring the congregation to the Russian Greek Church. The making of proselytes con siderably progresses not only here, but' in the German Baltic provinces, where great numbers are said to join the Russian Church. The nobles view with sorrow these violations of the rights guaranteed to them by the constitution, and they hope, however, that the King of Prussia, as Defensor fidei of the Baltic provinces, will secure the religion of his ancestors against foreign idfluence. HANOVER, Nov. 27.—1 t is said that several merchants of Bremen have made an application to our Government, which is supported by the Senate of Bremen, to be authorised to establish a communication by means f an electro-magnetic telegraph between Bremen and Bremerhaven, and that it has been granted on conditions, the acceptance of which is doubtless taken for granted, and which will not lead to pro tracted negotiation FRONTIERS OF GALLICIA, Nov. 21.—The numerous arrests in Posen seem to be connected with similar events in Gallicia ; for in this province several persons, both civil and military, whose politics are suspected, have been arrested. So much is certain that the revolutionary propaganda is again ex tremely active; that emissaries, in disguise, traverse the country, distribute incendiary proclamations, poems, pam phlets, &c., threaten and alarm the well-disposed, and en courage the discontented with the prospect of an approach ing revolution extending over Gallicia, Cracow, Posen, Po land, and Russia.—Silesia Gazette. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bivisns, DEC. 3. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • •• Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent • ... Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto . • • • Ditto, ditto, 1840 • . •• 99% Ditto, ditto, 1842 ••• • • • Ditto, 1844....... • • •• •••• • • • • •• • 98% Ditto, 1838 • 74% Ditto of the City, 1832 Ditto, 1843 . Bank ofßelgium...... ... • . • • • • •• ••• • • • 760 —Bruesels rapers, Dac. 5. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Yiateme, Nov. 28. S per Cent. Meta11ique5.............. • 111 4 per Cent. ditto • • . 100 1 4 3 per Cent. ditto. 76 Loan, 1834 • ...... ........... 160 Ditto, 1839 • . • .......... . Bank shares • . 1607 Rsterhazy's Loan .• ••• • • • . ... • • ...... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .. • • • • ...... 192% Gloggnitz • . . 132% Vienna—Milan . • Leghorn 117% .. 108 Grosetto •• • ••..•• • • • • • ••• • • Festoja • .... —Allicemelne zettung, Dec. 1. The Court is expected to return to Windsor Castle from Osborne-house on Tuesday next. Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Thursday or Friday, when a procla mation will be agreed upon, appointing a day for the meeting of Parliament for the dispatch of business. The Lord Chancellor, Lady Lyndhurst, and the Hon. Miss Copley arrived in George-street last evening from Turville park. His Lordship, we are happy to learn, bore the fatigue of travelling very well, and his medical attendants consider that he is now satisfactorily progressing to a state of convalescence. _ 814 ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) LORD NELSON v. LORD BRIDPORT. This was an appeal from the decision of the Master, with respect to the right of succession and disposition of the estates of Lord Nelson at Bronti, in Sicily, and involved the question of the distribution of feuds according to the laws of Sicily. Some of the leading features of this case have already been made public. Mr. TINNEY (for the appellant) contended that according to the law of Sicily the decision of the Master could not be sustained. To understand the subject it was necessary to call the attention of his Lordship to the laws that existed in the country where the property was situated.. There was a general law ie specting real property in Sicily, except when it was altered by local acts or judicial decisions. In the absence of these, the Roman or civil law obtained. There were different laws for the regulation of succession to becidal estates. One of these was aceording to the jus francorum, which gave a mo dified power of primogeniture. The succession was given to the heirs of the body, or lineal descendants of the grantee, but in the event of a failure of these it went to the collaterals. There was a preference of males to females, and of the elder to the younger branches, and there was an important rule, that there could be no retrograde succession ; therefore male issue would take preference except when there were female issue by the elder male branches. Lord Nelson left one daughter; and in failure of her succession the estate was to go to the Crown, in conformity with the law. Feuds, noble or ignoble, and a noble feud could not be alienated to an ignoble person. The owner of a hereditary feud was, however, in full and perfect power. The next distinction was of feuds into pure or into degenerating, which last was where there was a' power of alienation given by the grant itself. Feuds were further divided into old or new, or as it was expressed, feudum novtun et feudum antiquum. The former of these could not be alienated without the consent of the Crown and of the successor also. By the local law of Sicily the consent of the Crown was taken away, but still the consent of the suc cessor was indispensably necessary. By a further law, a feudum novum could be alienated by the quesitor or pur chaser, previded he had a successor, and in the failure of that it was to go to the Crown, but if he left successors the alienation would be complete It might be laid down as a general law, that when the feud was alienable there was nothing particular in law respecting its disposal. It could be disposed of as a tes . . . . tamentary act, which the lawyers of the country were merely to investigate. It was not necessary that the alienation should be immediate, but it might be delegated. There was some obscurity in the Sicilian law as to whether two persons could be joint successors, and also whether a person taking possession of a feud was not bound under the terms of inves: titure. This investiture was like the law of copyhold in this country, it recognised a right, but conferred none. Therefore if Lord Wm. Nelson deprived himself •f power he recovered again by the law of Sicily. If the successor of a feudatory were his heir in the feuds, be was bound, in the case of disposing of the same, to confirm the will of the possessor of the feud to whom he had succeeded. These were the general propositions he had to lay before the Court, and which would, he hoped, when established, prove that the decision of the Master had been erroneous. (The Learned Counsel here read the testimony of two eminent lawyers of Sicily in support of his proposition, which were most volumnious, and with other documents occupied the remainder of the day. ) QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice VVIGirrmAN.) PAGE V. HATCHET. This case occupied the Court until its rising last evening, and was renewed this morning. Several witnesses for the defendant were examined to prove that the wharf which the plaintiff alleged was his private property, had been used by the public and by watermen for a number of years. One of the witnesses created a good deal of laughter by the answers he gave to some of the questions put to him ; for instance, " How long have you worked at this wharf ?" "I have, Sir." "How long?" "All my existence, and before that— well, since I was bound 'prentice, and before that I was a child." EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings after Term, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) LIBEL ON A CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. JAMES V. BOSTON. This was an action on the case brought to recover damages for an lible alleged on the character of the plaintiff, to which the defendant had pleaded that he was not guilty, and a jus tification. Mr. Chambers, with whom was Mr. Bradley, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jervis and Mr. Stammers for the defendant. Mr. M. CHAMBERS stated the plaintiff's case. The plain tiff was the incumbent of the parish -of St. James, Bethnal green, and the defendant the churchwarden of the adjoining parish. The libel complained of was contained in a letter sent on the Bth of January last to the Bishop of London. The letter in question was as follows :—" My Lord Bishop— A report is current in the parish *of Bethnal-green and in this neighbourhood, of a most disgraceful scene which oc curred in the school-room of St. James-the-Great, between the Rev. Mr. James, the incumbent, and the schoolmaster, during school hours. Report says that the schoolmaster asked the rev. gentleman for his salary; words arose—the rev. gentleman collared the schoolmaster, a stand-up fight ensued, a cry of murder was heard from the school, which brought persons to the spot, and after ineffectual attempts of others, the churchwarden parted them. I have troubled your Lordship with these reported particulars that your Lord ship may institute inquiry. If the transaction is true, it is most shameful, and such examples in the clergy, especially among a population like Bethnal-green, are calculated to bring religion into contempt, and the church and its minis ters into disrepute, instead of implanting right principles into the minds of the rising generation of that long-neg lected parish ; and it is on this account I deem it my duty as a churchman, to make my information known to your Lordship, if the sultject is not so already. The Bishop for warded a copy of this letter to the plaintiff, who subsequently waited upon the defendant, and denied that there was any foundation for the report, and demanded the defendant's in formant. The defendant replied that his informant was Mr. Goodwin, a parishioner of the plaintiff, but he refused to re tract his statement, or make an apology, and the conse quence was the plaintiff brought the present action for the injury it had done to his character and reputation. The Bishop of London was the first witness called. His Lordship merely proved the receipt of the letter containing the libel, and the forwarding of a copy to the plaintiff. Mr. Bull, curate of St. James, Bethnal-green, stated that he accompanied the plaintiff on the occasion of his seeing the defendant on the subject of his letter to the Bishop. The plaintiff asked the defendant if he was the author of the letter, a copy of which the Bishop had forwarded to the plaintiff. The defendant replied that he was, and added that lie would do the same thing again if reports came to his ear justifying such a course. The plaintiff retorted that he ought to be ashamed of himself to write such a letter. The de fendant said he was not, but, to satisfy the plaintiff, he would mention the name of his informant. It was Mr. Goodwin, of the Bethnal-green-road. The letter to the Bishop having been put in, the case for the plaintiff closed. Mr. JERVIS then addressed the jury for. the defendant. In the first place, he had to submit to his Lordship that this letter was a privileged communication, and the action could not lie, for by the Church Discipline Act, which was the 3 and 4 Vic. cap. 5, sec. 3, it was enacted that when any person was Charged with any offence against the laws ecclesiastical it was lawful for the Bishop of the diocese, on the application of any party, to order an inquiry to be in stituted into the matter. The defendant had,made the com munication to the Bishop in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and for the public good, and it was therefore privileged. The CHIEF BARON said that depended on circumstances. He was of opinion that this was not such a communication as could be considered in the light of a privileged matter. Mr. JERVIS said it did not mucb matter, and proceeded to address the jury on the merits of the case. The history of the case could be very shortly stated. Upon the appoint ment of the plaintiff to his present living he found the office of schoolmaster and schoolmistress of the parish filled by a gentleman named Rolphe and his wife. He wished these two persons to be discharged to enable him to appoint a person named Mull and his wife to the situation, and cer tainly he could not help stopping to remark that the reverend plaintiff had made a pretty mull of it.—(Laughter.) But to return to his narrative. The plaintiff gave Rolphe and his wife notice to quit these situations at Christmas, but on the 20th of December he went with his scripture reader and the sexton to turn them out. He collared Rolphe, and threatened to turn him out, upon which the schoolmaster's wife called out " murder," which drew a crowd to the spot, and eventually a policeman was sent for by the plaintiff, and Rolphe was quietly re moved. Mr. Boston, the defendant, did not witness the occurrence, but the report of the fracas was current in the parish from the 20th of December to the Bth of January, when the defendant felt it to be his duty to communicate the matter to the Lord Bishop. The plaintiff, however, because there had been no such stand-up fight alleged by the letter, felt him'self justified in retorting a species of special pleadings by no means becoming a gentleman in the plaintiff's situa tion, and declared that there was no foundation for the report. But he (the Learned Counsel) should call witnesses to prove that there, was foundation for the report, and it would be for the jury to say, after hearing this evidence, whether the defendant was not justified in communicating what be had to the Bishop. Mr. Rolphe, the schoolmaster. was the first witness called. He stated that the plaintiff wished to remove him and his wife to make way for some of his friends in the country. He begged the plaintiff to allow him to stay, because neither he nor his wife bad any other means of living, nor had they any other situation to go to. The plaintiff replied that he did not care Rho they were, what they were, or what they wanted, nor where they went to ; but if they did not go on the morrow, he would come and turn them out. This occurred on the 19th of December. On the 20th he gave the boys a half-holiday, in order that they might not be present to wit ness the disgrace threatened by the plaintiff. Between three and four o'clock on the same day he and his wife met the plaintiff, accompanied by one or two persons going to take possession of the school. They followed them to the school room door, when the plaintiff seized him by the collar, and shook him most violently, which induced him and his wife to call out murder. After that the plaintiff let him go, when he asked the plaintiff what he meant by treating him in that way, but the plaintiff only replied by calling to the sexton to turn him out. During the scuffle a .crowd had collected round the door, and some of them called out, " Here's a fighting parson ;" while others said, " We are at liberty to fight each other now, having such an example before our eyes ;" and some of the men from a neighbouring factory asked the plaintiff " what he intended to stand, after being such a naughty boy in school." The witness was cross-examined at some length by Mr. CHAMBERS, with the view of eliciting that he had been dis charged from the office of schoolmaster for severity to the boys, and incompetency to perform the duties of the office. The witness, however, protested that such was not the case. He admitted that he was one of those who advocated the application of the cane, and always should do while he was a schoolmaster. Mrs. Rolphe, the wife, corroborated her husband's evidence, and added that she called out murder because she thought the plaintiff was ill-using her husband and behaving himself in a manner that ill became a clergyman. She heard the crowd call out, "Go it my cripples." " Here's a fighting clergy man." " What will you stand, old boy ?" " Won't you stand something handsome, old boy ?" Other witnesses corroborated this testimony; after which a number of witnesses were called to rebut this evidence, some of whom declared that the plaintiff simply placed his hands upon Rolphe's shoulders, and said, "My goad man, don't make a disturbance ;" upon which Rolphe and his wife roared out with extraordinary vigour, " Murder, murder." Mr. JERVIS replied, remarking that the plaintiff's latter evidence had only served to substantiate his case, and to establish that a scene of a disgraceful nature had taken place between the plaintiff and the schoolmaster. Mr. M. CHAMBERS also replied, contending that the de fendant had not written the letter with the bona fide inten- tion of procuring an inquiry, because he had exaggerated the facts and circumstances of the case, and, as he would have it, with the express view of injuring the character and damaging the reputation of the plaintiff as a clergyman of the Church of England. (The case had not concluded when our report left.) 2 11A 2% 37N 28!4 44 3 1 4 221% 3'l. 25% COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DA:I7C) (Sittings in London.) ROSS V. HILL. The Lord Chief Justice and a London Jury sat At bo le hall, and were occupied the whole morning w ith the 3 , t he case, •which was an action of trover brought to reo c 7,, of sum of 201., the value of a port man t eau , the prop ic es, plaintiff, which had been lost by falling off the top of $ lO and which was said to be in the defendant's possesiion• plaintiff's case was not concluded when we went to pros- BANKRUPTCY.--(THIS DAY') (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBLTEIL IN RE an SMITH'. fAr 'a This insolvent, who was omnibus preW l- i da Asylum-road. Old Kent-road, came up on his interim °Lbrod The insolvent, in his examination, admitte d that h;, 0 1 been insolvent about twenty years ago, but ha d reneweuryr of his debts by warrant of attorney, but which bad bel ll So titled by subsequent bankruptcy, about twelve Years rt Zte did not know whether he ever had obtained his ce he did not know what a certificate was. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that the schedule otigli to have contained entries of the previous insolveecq; bankruptcy. On referring to the proceeding, be fegn a ri s e there had not been any certificate, as the fiat had bee thet nulled by the Court of Review on , the ground that had been no trading. The objection was then taken that the insolvent hadoi, described himself as a trader, he had never carried 01 3 I to ness since the fiat. The Learned Commissioner till be ll considered that he was not a trader, indeed it had b e4 w iobio 0 that unless a party had been very recently, namelY., se u eight or nine weeks in trade, he need not describe onH b' n ' a trader. The insolvent said that he had for a long time Pa . : ss idi been a driver for his son. He, however. offe red to e" 15/. a year out of his salary of 25s.'a week. sa (lr The Learned COMMSSIONER considered that an ed itor. tageous offer, and it was agreed to by the OPP° in g cr The interim order was granted. SPORTING INTELLIGEN ° ' (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) nAf' LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER --Oti „,a o DERBY.-7 to 1 agst Sting (t)-16 to 1 agst B02: 4 0 to' —27 to 1 agst Spithead-30 to 1 agst Malcolm (t) agst Humdrum (t)-25 to 1 agst Lord Exeters lot agst CM—Enter or not-50 to 1 agst 9'd 1,000- to 15 agst Hope-1,000 to 15 agst Nereus --all to 15 agst Intrepid. INTELLIGENC EIEXTRA. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETIN GS WEDNESDAY. y by St! Match, 200, ft. T.Y.C.—Lord W. Powlett 3 c io lbfi treal, dam by Doctor Syntax, out of Problem , Bst Mr. Merton's f Missed Stays, 6st 51b. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846. — W an ,r. m prel Produce Match.—Lord William Powlett's 0 0 9 - , Ig agst Mr. Merton's Avon, colts and fillies, Bst 4 1 b , T.Y.C. No produce no forfeit. CATTERICK BRIDGE, 1846. - Nominations for the Revival Handicap' 51 Bretwalda, 4 yrs—Fitz william, 3 yrs—Co- Heires,, Lycurgus, 4 yrs—Trueboy, 6 yrs--Northumberlan, •;.f, Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs--Inheriiress, 6 yrs—Whi t ' u il'°' Widen, 4 yrs—Step and Fetch It, 4 yrs—Fair WI yre 5 yrs—Curiosity, 3 yrs—Advice, 5 yr;—Jinglor, e t 'Aye, Sour, 3 yrs—Little Jack Homer b), . 3 yrs—Vl' - 4 Yr", heedful, 5 yrs—Driffield, 3 yrs—Maran RamssP4 Pedometer, 5 yrs—Eboracum, aged—Fitzallen, t Queen of Tyne, aged—Sir Henry, 4 yrs—M ° ll: Jo b 5 yrs--Miss Burnes, 6 yrs—Headsman, 3 yrs —Lit 5 yrs—Wyn3ard, 4 yrs—Lord Harry, 3 yrs. Nominations for the Shorts Stakeg• Su -4 .10 e oft Fby Retriever, out of Emilia—Eryx—Arna--, Ceie Miss Bird—c by d'Egville out of Lady Lineconr;l3‘ your-Enemies—Christopher-I-Geore Stephenson-- —Prince Alfred—Diphthong—Brogdie—and Bendig' Nominations for the Filly Stakes. , Fby Retriever, out of Emilia—The Bard---f b:1107 out of Sister to Simia—Little Cassino--Thalia-"' Hannah Raine. Nominations for the Post Stakes. dae .van. • Fby Phoenix, dam by Actaeon—f by Retries- Jerry—Blue Stocking— Deloraine —Dun san--- 13i ";, ,r Pocket Venu.—Ravner—Mary Stuart —Diphtbon. Mart in—Brodie—llendigo. Nominations for the Champagne Stakes. F by Phcenix, dam by Actxon—Katzivik a--'' 60 14 Court-your-Enemies—Deloraine--Susar.na—M ar A l l3o o Meaux—Chi iatopher—Miss Martin—Brodie —o " o gi Nominations for the Claret Stakes. ~,toca Cby Retriever, dam by St. Patrick—c by Toil c '" cl of Laura—Brother to Sir Henry—Tractarian ---6 nior—Waxholme--Themis—Spur—Sheraton. 1848. - Stakes. Isi Nominations for the Senior -- Cby Don John, out of Impertinence—The Presl e ip, v: o r Plume—Sister to Miss Birch—Roseberry—f by 04 1 '0 Ada—Liston—Elvington—c by Sheet Anchor, 0,,,5u ranth—Buckstone--Sir Absolute—Referee—Th e Beguine—and c - by Liverpool out of Panacea. he folio' His Grace . the Duke of Bedford has given t " „ ug gi names A to his foals : C byAssassin out of Afanclime Mandatin g / not C by Envoy, out of Elizabeth Adair Cby Envoy, out of Monceda ...... Malmesbarf F by Envoy, out of Sneaker Sable. CO I - L.• THE LATE FIRE IN T MERCIAL-ROAD. ;10 REMARKABLE PRESERVATION. ~ ie ( I The recent fire at Messrs. Cooper and Wellar"0081,4 Commercial-road East, which occurred on the Inv oo, o o J yesterday (Friday), was attended, happily, w it , i b i ed r Alt , results; but the preservation of Mrs. Lea, an age":„,,rVat woman, who lived on the first-floor, was most re'diery she having been missed for upwards of two hen rs ,,, s te; outbreak, and given up for lost by all the in' tv escaped from the burning building. beo I e e' ; It appears that between two and three o'cloe.4 00 t y ruins were cooled, Mr. Braidwood, the superint! tote the London fire-engine establishment, having he a oo (l ,ft old lady was missing, ordered his men to ei , ve'd means of the lire-ladders to the interior of ~ - r o n%t, consumed building that they might eiglore the %.,•-the '' lt (l parts of the flooring which remained untouched qool'eill Upon entering one of the upper rooms, the firemenr of 5t that it was only partially burned,, and the l*"` o po t) „ . standing in a corner. Perceiving something no ce ,t O . OV bed, andimagining that it might be the poor blin," n ot t c ti an effort was made to reach it, but this was loan" i ii cli g , a human being, but a cat in the agonies of death, i v t be os d crept down the bed-clothing obviously to esesr e cie sce , ell eating influence - of the smoke. The firemen then o feV v i by the ladder to the first floor front, the back P rt s jogos was completely :burned through, and here2 t risg l o; scene presented itself.: The firemen, upon I `l nO window, turned on their lamps and were startled °,,f el v , something move. This was the poor creature, i fA iv o i? they were in quest. On hearing them, she 5a 60 ° o l , i "Oh, dear, here I am; lam very poorly. h i the i be 0 Give me a drop of water." The men then toel'a i v ' lady, lady, brought her down the ladder, and took ;.- re ° 0 0 neighbour's house. She was not injured, and rte , '" she 001 able how she endured the extreme heat to eril i r h e lir e , iti have been subjected during the two hours whief,,,b."" et i tlO burning. The prompt arrival of the engines, ti T o b; j eel working, and the excellent " stop " put to the ,'" r 10 'cll firemen, were undoubtedly the means by which P .,n e 0 10 preserved, for had the portion of the floor fallen S i e slf she sat, she must have perished in the burning rwr.,, firefe4 she was brought into the street in the arms Of A t nltld et 6 the crowd appeared amazed at the rescue srhir, n ose l e sk effected. The whole of the other parties in the P,, 1 ,04 most extraordinarily preserved by a variety of s'' but happily no one was injured. . 1 1 AO° LATE HORRIBLE OUT , — ill NEAR OSWESTRY. tie dei j o OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY, DEC. S.--Anthers bee o 0, of the above unparalleled outrage he" i d o' o lo length obtained. It will be recollected that:n o °,," ht e), '„ . 1 .• named Susannah Rider (supposed to be a ma '',." to ol i o taken into custody upon a charge of atteinPt' n rin, ' 4 le ,/ der her own daughter, a delicate young "I lp i potigy was found in the cottage apparently dead, BnAue, rift in a peculiar manner, which admits of no ", c al i' f i• The poor sufferer, who was placed under coe d toe B ment, had so far recovered as to enable her t° " ti • e dence against her wretched mother. Amongst the magistrates who attende d the 1 Ile , j, tion were Lord Dungannon, Hon. T. Kenya,' 110 1 ) . p , Cotton, Mr. Price (late Mayor of Oswebtrn, repo Luxmore, Messrs. W. W. Wynn, J. Bonnor , l' , 0 1 D. Homers, &c. The prisoner (Susannah Rider) having been a °l : c O lea c r o t the bar, the daughter was led into the room, ° h i e r" modated with a chair near the magistrates ' i ti " . tti" deposition was to the following effect : inffiroto May name is Elizabeth Rider. I live a t ''„' J I the parish of Hennerly, and am a single vi.0 5 :,,,' ber.',Al at home on Friday morning, the 11th of 1 0/ ` no t, o ' ll is locked the door, as my mother was for goingiussvitt could not manage her. My mother's name i s else d o• Rider ; she is a widow. The re is no 00e -hort o f the house. My brother was at his work a 'l o cl‘ 0 0 tance off. When I took the key out of th e tor ti i i mother began at me. She pulled off my c a r' a l my hair, and put her hand on my throat at w - I to choke me. She did not then get me dr 0n5 . ,, h 0 then picked up the broom hook, and stow/I/be Pa, laid hold of it, and she pushed me acros s ~h I ', i d against a " steam" (tub) of water , into wil l- t tle, s o s Before I could get up she got the trea cle ba w ps, t , " pun'd" (punched) me about the head ; it .ry llP, fi li e earthen bottle, and broke. I then became LI D % She pushei me towards the grate, and Sr . i d kettle off the fire, poured the scalding wr o alliebe my back. The pain gave me strength, and J . a 4 10 to turn away the spout of the tea- ketde' e. .- iLI would have poured all the water over went oe next got the maneker (a wooden inr' inut icOos crushing potatoes), and began to " punn' bnn kr kOP t he lon the head. She slinked that away, and 'bout' 1 rolling-pin, with which she began to beat Inn s i ,ne , , or head and face till she thought I was almost if t° o oii! c h became almost insensible, but I recollect Med ° , l lO kept working at me, though I was nearly nt fro la ' the blood which returned into my vol t ' - of wounds on my head and face. n e ctios Mr. Aubrey asked if she had any ree °- being struck with a bill-hook? „ lial l p The witness replied—l suppose that atiesiba,,t'o beaten me with the rolling-pin, she took I. NIT hook ; but by that time I was quite insenii h "'is of sell I came too a little, I found my mother s wit% li ii , me along the floor, towards the pantrY• , h .. ° stoles of my arms, my , head resting agaimt per se o e, When she got me into the pantry, I w sg o ld s , htl u t Seeing that I was not dead, she took up an _... 0 au which had nails in it, and began bestial ) w s yOn A f t the head. I remember her saying, " Ohy, u o pcli a tough one ; I'll finish you yet." I ha d everyth ing t i 4 but I had my senses, so as to know 0 s> 4 but I saw that she went into the outer - 1 1.°° c lo ' cbr i t having fetched the broom, she turned tIP m al e) sb ° and began to " pun" me with the " stall" (Ila n my legsand thighs, &c. n 0 Other evidence having been given, icing - be The examination having closed, the Ch i s c, n co 8 , the prisoner that she might make any ne" , ati.7" thought proper, but that she was not bound to .0.7001, think unless she liked. She must also be i sr I : v idene ° that whatever she did say might be now ° er a against her. The prisoner, who seemed perfectly ooniP °s64 replied that she had nothing to say. ,he was committed for trial at the next WW I ' °f On. ---..—...--........---..-.--.."1"r -- _ THE PRICE OF DIAMONDS.—In conseque nc ov e ioce e e i discovery of a very rich diamond mine in the F r i n eree S Bahia, the supply of diamonds has been so greetA 060 durin g t h e IMt year, thitt the price los fell% 50 TFIE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY - EVEN/ING, DECEMBER 6, 1545