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MR. MILTON'S NEW NOVEL. L Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ADY CECILIA FARRENCOURT. A NOVEL. By HENRY MILTON, Esq. Author of " Rivalry." " She is a woman, therefore may be woo'd ; She is a woman, therefore may be won."—Shakspeare. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MSS. Now ready, TwMo Vole. Bvo., with Portraits, MEMOIRS OF T HE REIGN OF GEORGE 111. By HORACE WALPOLE, Earl of Orford. Edited, with Notes, Ste., by Sir DEN IS LE MARCHANT, Bart. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street (Publisher in Ordizary to her Majesty). THEATRE ROY A f., DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera Seria, called THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Cornaro, Mr. &maul ; fdoncenigo, Mr. Weiss; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr, W. Harrison; Catarina Cornaro, Nliss Poole To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequinade, called PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. Robinson Crusoe, Mr. W. 11. Payne; Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; C►own , Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbine, Miss Carson. The Box-office is open aily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, arid Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMA.RIEET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING WIII be performed a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, called OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. Sl.rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe s ; Tom Coke Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Buckstone ; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; The Countess of Enropion, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn, Madame Vestris ; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia Bennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. Ring Uxorious, Mr. J. Bland; Princess Orciosa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; sr, PIC TORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Eickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cber, at the Box-office, ttona Ten till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated (by special permission of Charles Dickens, Eaq.) 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, Mr. 0. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin son ; Sr Joseph Bowley, Bart , Mr. Paul Bedford ;ones Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr. Selby ; Meggy Veck, Miss cue ; Mrs. Chickenstalker, Mrs. Frank Matthews. After which, NORMA, in which Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul Bed ford, Mr. Wright, and Miss Reynolds will perform. To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Christmas Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin and the Ki::g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lbw". dale ; Clown. Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Sanrsers. Prom Mr. °allot ; Principal Painter, sir. Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. £l ellon .— Box-odice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE. Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an English Version of the ce'ebrated Opera Buffa, in Two Acts, called THE ITALIAN IN ALGIERS. fhe Music by Rossini Mustapha, Mr. P. Corti ; Lindor, Mr. Allen; Taddeo, Mr. Leffler; Hely, Mr. Mattacks ; Isabella, Mdlle. Helen Condell ; Rlvira, Miss Grant ; Zulma , M iss Brentnal To be followed by a new Divertissemmt, called LE SALON DE BA L Principal charactery MdLle. Caroline Rousset, Miss Marshall, Mdile leresine, M. J. b Rou-set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gilbert. To be succeeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather Operatic Burlesque Extravag am, called JOE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Grindoff, Mr. Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry; Reimer, Mr. Granby; Ether, Mr. Corri , Golotx, Mr. Walton; Claudine, Miss E. Stanley ; Ravine, Mrs. Fosbroke. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden, ach mist, Mr. E dmund BradwelL Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 45. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallo Is. Half. price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle , 2s. 6d. ,• Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 13.1. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a.ffalf ; Proses. 'alum Boxes, Two Guineas and adialE Doors to be opened at Half. past Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. 'I ha Box-office under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham. Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the T.seatre. .IBE kTRE ROYAL LYCEUMHOUSE., LATE ENGLISH OPERA. Mader the Management or Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vinin Meadows, Diddear, F. Matthews, Collier Emery, Turner, and K eeley; Miss Walcott, Mies Arden, Miss drove, and Dirs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MA RR Y. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker, Arden. and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Historicil, Romantic Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND oRSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, furner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley , Mn.A Wigan, Miss Arden , Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mn Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF ADMISSION.—Baicouy boxes. 45.; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2 5.; Galle r y, 6d. Second Price—Balcony B oxes, 2r. ; Upper Boxes, ls. (kL ; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the lialciny Tier (holding eight persons), Tao Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Fier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a..HaIL Private Oases on the Pit Fier (holding six persons), One Guirec. The Box.odicei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion or Mr. Grrigan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Nightly Overflows t the Grand Christmas Holiday Novel Treble Rotation of Er.tertainments at ASTLF.Y'S HOY AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Brilliant Success of the New Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or,,The Race- Hor,e and Life's Course of Man and Steed; introducing unequalled Natioual Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in the Circle by living Foe and real Pack of Hounds, purchased by 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 manship. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, e:lled HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury ; ohnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells. Acting and stage.rnmager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art el Riding Mr. R. Smith daily. ~1l AVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE As usual, the best Pantomime of the Sea.oa I A more brilliant t r i u mph than ever before achieved ! I Laughter, Wonder, Delight!! ! Tt.e First Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and Everything New!!!! THIS EVENING; Will be repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr. Henry Core (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Neville, R. Homer, Lewis. Healop, and Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss Martin. To be fol!owetl by THE WET NURSE. Supported by Meters. Neville, W. Smith. and Lewis, Miss Martin, &c. To conclude with an Original Worldly , Comic Pantomime, called POUNDS, ,HILIANGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin. Mr. H. Harvey; own, Mr. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corsi; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Places and Private !loxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, ftom Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE Ex'a•sordinary Success of " Marianne: or, The Child of Charity," and the New Comic Pantomime. THIS , EVENING Will b y reted MA RI ANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Sur ported Higgie. J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent. Miss E Terre'', and bliss Treble. After which, an Original Extravaganza, entitled THE PALACE OF r; EN EVA. Characters by Messrs. Herbert and J. T. John son. Miss E. Terry. and Miss Treble. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT CODLINS •' or, The Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapiqo ; Clown, Mr. Blanchard ; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney ; ColuMbitie, I.e Cite THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 16. inotrifomETEß, Lowest, 38 ; Highest, 45 ; Noon, 46, .BAROMETER, 30.5.—W1ND, E. NferE.—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 tlie other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and " Rain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. ntne , ... 25 minutes after '7 1 Evening ... LI".1 minutes after 4 14. 4 1. - \ A , _* 4 • z o SECOND EDITION. ...., IJ' itening ..-zitlt LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1845. talents of the speakers, will at once be convinced of the "great fact" that this imposing confederacy is so far from having declined in popular estimation—as the organs of monopoly assert that it has—that it holds at the present moment a more conspicuous posi tion than ever, and is more efficacious for good than it has been at any one period since its first institution, now some six or seven years since. What a tri umphant answer is the crowded meeting of last night to the calumnies of those who have been constantly asserting for the last six months that the League is in a state of decrepitude I Decrepitude Why, it was never in a more healthy—flourishing—vigorous condition than it is at the present moment! The number of its members have increased—its resources have increased—its moral influence has increased — and in like proportion its means of doing good have increased. A season of prosperity would—its enemies declared—give it its death-blow. Well, the season of prosperity has arrived—the busy hum of industry is again heard in the manufacturing districts —yet the League still lives and thrives — still acts as a bugbear to the disap pointed and panic-stricken monopolists I Even the so-much vaunted Protection Societies, which were supported by Dukes and Lords, and Squires with out number, and which were instituted for the ex press purpose of putting down the Anti-Corn-law League, have served only to increase its moral influ ence, and add to its popularity with all the right thinking classes of the community. The hostility of the monopolists has tested its efficiency as an instru ment of public good ; and the reason of this is ob vious. The cause which the free-traders advocate is one which is essentially based on truth. On this point Mr. MILNER GIBBON justly observed—" Any cause which is not based on truth has no principle of cohesion in it, and any combination to support such a cause becomes split up into fragments, and is scattered to the winds. There is no bond of union to hold men together for any length of time in support of any great cause but truth; and when we see a great society like this holding together year after year, and assembling together constantly, as we are now assembled, it is a convincing proof that the cause which we advocate is the cause of truth and of justice, if the experience of past times is to be trusted on the subject." Had the different Protec tion Societies the same sacred tie that binds the mem bers of the League together with bonds of one corn rnon brotherhood, they would not be harassed by divi sions as they now notoriously are. The strong in herent conviction of the justice of their cause would unite them as one man. But they have no such con victions to quicken their zeal and conduce to their unanimity. They know that they are banded together for purely selfish purposes, and that the truth is not in them ; hence they are perpetually differing from each other, and while one local Protection Society sets its face against any interference with the registers, en the maudlin, hypo critical pretext that it is unconstitutional, another is all for active interference, and for fighting the League with its own weapons. The institution of these mono poly confederacies has been so far from doing injury, that it has been of the utmost possible benefit to the free• traders, for it I as been the means of showing the deplorable weakness of the one party, numerically speaking, and the robust strength of the other. Ex cept for the Protection Societies, from which their advocates expected so much, we never should have known how deeply-rooted the Anti-Corn-law League was in the good opinion of the community, and how well qualified it was to bear the brunt of whatever opposition the self-interested monopolists might think proper to bring against it. Madrid journals of the Bth instant have been re ceived, and bring the long-expected budget of Senor the Finance Minister. Strange to say, this ingenious financier not only keeps within his means, hut bas even a surplus. He estimates the total amount of the revenue at 1,259,635,353 reals, about Is this to be another article in the Ministerial pro gramme of Count MoLE ? Shall we see M. RH.- Lauvr sustaining it in the Chambers ? The evacu ation of Otaheite, and the abandonment of the nego tiations relative to the Right of Search question, are apparently what we are to gain by the dismissal of M. GUIZOT, that Minister who is said to compromise the honour of France by his concessions. Count MoLz is a grave man ; his words, he well knows, have weight and importance. Under actual circum stances in particular, they will be received and noted with care in England, and indeed in all Europe, more perhaps than in France. It has not been without design that so many anathemas have been pronounced upon Otaheite, and that such strong expressions have been used against the hope of obtaining a revision of the treaties of 1831 and 1833, respecting the right of search." (12,596,0001.), and the expenditure at 1,205,522,688 reals, leaving a surplus of 45,112,665 reals. He then proposed that the Government should be authorised to proceed to the arrangement of the domestic and foreign debt, and to apply to the interest of it, not provided for in the estimates, the surplus of the pro luce of the rents and public contributions. He may talk of the Government proceeding to the arrange ment of the domestic and foreign debt, but how is the arrangement to be made ? We believe at the present moment he has not the means of paying NARVAEZ'S troops, and satisfying the greedy claimants on the civil list. He can find means only by borrowing from the bank of San FERNANDO, at a rate of inte rest which in time would ruin a solvent state. This miserable financial statement had no effect on the Funds. The Three per Cents. closed at 30 13-16 for cad' and 311 at 60 days; the Five per Cents. at 22-i for ;;ash, and 231 at 60 days ; the Floating Debt at 78 st GO days; and the Coupons at 261 at 60 days. The Globe, another Ministerial paper, adverts to the leading points in MOLE'S speech, and accuses him of inconsistency in asserting that he is as great a friend to the alliance with England as Guizor, and yet attempts to get into office by uniting himself with a party that detests the English alliance. Unlike some of the Opposition journals, which assert in the most positive manner that the unexpected attack upon M. GUIZOT by M. MOLE produced a powerful sensation upon the Chamber, the Globe declares that it did not produce the slightest sensation, and this we believe is the real matter of fact. The opinions of the other journals, which may be interesting to some readers, is thus given in Galignanis Messenger : " The effect that M. Mole's speech will produce upon the Presse, which is regarded as the organ of the party of which the ex-Minister is the chief, is anticipated by the Globe. It infers, and not unreasonably, that the Presse cannot have been delighted at hearing M. Mole profess the doctrine of a close and intimate alliance with England, which has been attacked by the Presse with so much bitterness ; neither can it have been pleased with his declarations on other points of the policy of the present Cabinet. The Presse realizes the anticipations of the Globe, for although in its remarks on the debate of yesterday it renews its attacks on the Ministry, and eulogises M. Mol6 for having had the frankness to avow his opposition to the Cabinet, there is none of that warmth displayed in support of the ex-Minister which men are accus tomed to receive from their accredited organs. M Mole has evidently not come up to the point aimed at by the Presse, and it is obliged, instead of analysing his speech, and setting forth what his admirers will regard as its beauties, to content itself with a long dissertation on the documents respecting Otaheite and Morocco, and thus giving vent to its anger against the Ministry. The article of the Constitutionnel is so written as to make it impossible for us to give any extract that would fully describe its character, for it is a running commentary upon the two great speeches of the debate, and to detach a portion would be to do an injustice to the writer. We can only say that, without admiring M. Mole, the Constitutionnel comes to a conclusion that he has made a very successful attack upon M. Guizot, and that the war which has been declared so openly against the Minister regnant by the Minister aspirant must give a serious shock to the Cabinet. The Consti tutionnel is clearly of opinion that M. 34°16, although apparently fighting for himself and his own party, is in reality fighting the battle of the Anti-Conservative Op position. This journal turns into ridicule many of the passages of M. Guizot's speech, and declares that his announcement of the intended appointment of a mixed commission to inquire into the means of arriving at a revision of the right of search treaties was listened to with great coldness." _ _ _ The seventh year of the Anti-Corn-law agitation has commenced, and last night the first metropolitan meeting of the League for the year 1845 was held in Covent-garden Theatre. The progress of the free trade question during the last six years has been im mense. Six years since, and a small room in an hotel in Palace-yard was more than sufficient for the accommodation of the corn-law repealers. Last night Covent-garden Theatre was crowded to excess by men enthusiastic in the cause of corn-law repeal ; and thou sandi of staunch free traders who were somewhat late in their attendaLce, were obliged to go away in consequence of the want of sufficient room for their accommodation. It was our intention to have given a short review of the progress of the ques tion of commercial freedom during this period, but we find, on reading the report of the proceedings of last night's meeting, that the subject has been so admirably treated by the Chairman, Mr. Wu.soN, that we shall not do more than refer our readers to that gentleman's opening speech. We sincerely con gratulate our fellow free traders on the immense advance which the question has made, and we beg to urge upon every individual who is theoretically a free trader, the necessity of reducing his theory to practice, by investing himself with the franchise without loss of time. "Qualify ! Qualify ! Qualify !" When every free trader shall have qualified himself as an elector, the kriell of monopoly will have rung out. It will be reckoned among the things that have been. Those who attended the public meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League last night at C ovent- Theatre ; who beheld the vast numbers that were present, filling to an absolute overflow every part of the house from the pit to the slips in the upper gal leries ; who marked the deep interest which was taken in the proceedings by the audience—the delight with which they listened to the .cool, sagacious, matter-of-fact reasoning of Mr. COBDEN, and the glowing, eloquent declamation of Mr. Fox ; those, we say, who attended the League meeting last night, and observed the striking effects produced on the hearers b y the various After a quotation from the National, hostile, of course, to the Minister, and making no allusion whatever to the Conservative leader of the coalition, the journal from which we quote thus continues : " The Courrier Francais is very complimentary to Count- Mole in its review of his speech, and declares that it produced a profound impression. M. Guizot's speech, according to this journal, was a failure. He was pale,' says the Courrier, his voice was forced and hesitating, and his language was haughty and embar rassed.' The Courrier, which praises so highly the written speech of Count Mole, which had all the advan tage of preparation, makes no allowance for the emotion of M. Guizot, in his extempore reply. At first, says this journal, M. Guizot displayed some energy, but he had soon exhausted it, and could find only weak, dull, and blundering answers to the speech of M. More. If we were to give credit to the Courrier, we should regard M. Guizot's speech as a miserable failure, and we are assured also by this journal that the rejoinder of M. Mole was at the same time spiritual, polite, dry, and firm. Like the Constitutionnel and the National, the Courtier regards the announcement of M. Guizot about the appointment of a mixed commission on the right of search treaties as a concession on the part of England hardly worth talking of. The Commerce, although quite as dissatisfied with the Ministry as the other Opposition journals, does not accept M. Mole as the champion of that party. It says— " Whatever talent Count Mole may have shown in this first struggle, we cannot say that he spoke in a manner to satisfy the Opposition. What he blamed in the affair of Oceania is not the shameful fashion in which it was terminated, by the indemnity to Pritchard, for lie does not even allude to it; it is the manner in which it was commenced, by seizing on Otaheite. On the right of search, he appeared to think, on the one band, that this plan was necessary to abolish the slave trade, and, on the other, that it was impossible to substitute any thing for it. Now we do not hesitate to declare that, if the reaction which is announced against the obsequious policy of M. Guizot is to lead us to abandon the islands in Oceania, and consolidate the treaties on the right of search, such a result would not appear to us of a nature to satisfy any serious man. But what constitutes the event of the day is less th speech itself than the act which this speech announces. For four years, during which period the former head of the Conserva tive party kept apart, if he offered any opposition, it was on some particular fact, or special Bill. At present it is the en tire policy which he attacks ; it is the very existence of the Cabinet that he strikes •, it is a declaration of war that he has publicly made against the Ministry. Such a line of conduct on the part of a man of such consideration and discernment as Count Mole, gives a new appearance to political matters. It divides the Conservative party into two camps, and places it under two leaders; it gives an illustrious chief to the dis sentient party, furnishes them with a support, and assures them a retreat. In this point of view, M. Mole's proceeding inflicts a severer and more dangeroua blow on the Cabinet than his words could have done." The Siecle takes care, in its notice of the debate, not The chief topic of disccssion in the Paris papers is the attack made by Count MOLE on M. GUIZOT in the Chamber of Peers. We referred to it yes terday, and could see little from the outline of the speeches that merited public attention, and on reading the speeches, as given at length in the French papers, we can come to no other conclusion than that the war commenced by the coalition (for there is a coali tion, however MOLE may deny it) is a mere war of words. There is no serious charge, no real accusa tion, no tangible ground of blame brought forward by the ex-Minister against his opponent. MOLE is as much attached to the English alliance as GUIZOT, only he would take care not to offend French " susceptibility" by showing it. He thinks the occupation of Otaheite a bad speculation, and 30 does the Foreign Minister. France declares against the treaties of 1831 and 1833, respecting the right of earch, and they must be replaced by some other ,theme for checking the slave trade. This is exactly what M. GUIZOT says, and confirms his words by his deeds. He has opened a negotiation with Eng land : England has not repelled his overtures. On the contrary, she has entertained them, and Commis sioners have been appointed by both parties to devise other means for ensuring efficaciously the repression of the slave-trade. What other steps could the leader of the Opposition take ? He would not be so mad as to abrogate these treaties by a vote of the Cham ber. He knows there are two parties to a treaty, and that it cannot be legally or honourably dis solved but by mutual consent. This is M. GUIZOT'S object, and whatever remarks Count MOLE may make for particular purposes, he could adopt no other step if he were installed in office with a carte blanche from his Royal Master. In fact it is an intrigue from beginning to end. The opposition has been raised by a coalition of heterogeneous materials, and MOLE is trying to eject his opponent by the very means which he himself so loudly denounced when he was the sufferer. " The Minister of the 15th of April," says the Journal des Debuts, " is not obliged to feel much friendship for M. GUIZOT. But are the Chambers to serve as an arena for the indulgence of private passions ? No. Whatever Count MOLE may say, he has committed an act of opposition. He has raised the flag under which all parties are about to range themselves. A victim of the coalition of 1838, he is in his turn the chief of a new coalition, com posed, like the first, of the most discordant elements. The speech of Count MOLE is nothing but the mani festo of the coalesced parties. This will infallibly be the general impression. We respect too much Count MOLE, not to tell him candidly that it is ours. What motive can have induced him to speak ? Otaheite ? But during two years the Chambers and the journals have been occupied with discussions on Otaheite, and Count MOLE remained silent. It is full time to pro pose the evacuation of Otaheit e, unless it be one of the articles of the future system of Count MOLE, when he shall be Minister with M. BILLAULT. The right of search ? If Count MOLE does not believe it possible to obtain from England a modification of the treaties on the right of search, he might have said so sooner. His long experience might ;have had pro bably sufficient weight with the Chambers to have prevented them from engaging themselves and the Goyernment in an impossible undertaking. Should Count MD744 become Minister, he would abandon the negotiations opened by M. GUIZOT ! He would the Chambers a mberszsiiryen to see our commence have repeatedly and You sayto solemnly expressedh re placed under the exclusive superintendence of the French flag. This wish IF but a chimera. With draw it ! Disavow yourselves! Nothing is left for us but to continue to execute the treaties of 1431 and 1833 until the entire abolitic LI of the slave trade!, to commit itself and its party by any admiration of Count Mole; but, on the other hand, its strictures on M. Guizot, although anything but friendly, are not remarkable ior any increase of acerbity. What is most curious in the article of the Siecle is its account of the mode and man ner in which the Minister replied to the attacks of Count Mole. The Courrier says, "He was pale (whe ther with emotion, anger, or fear, it does not say), his voice was forced and hesitating, and his language was haughty and embarrassed ; and again he could find only weak, dull, and blundering answers." The Siecle, on the contrary, begins by observing that, " Nature, and espe cially labour, have made M. Guizot an orator ; he has voice, manner, eloquence, everything to impose upon the eye and hold the ear captive." All these great qualities, according to the Sleds, were displayed yesterday, and if M. Guizot was not successful in the opinion of the Siecle, it was not because he fell so miserably below himself as the Courrier asserts, but because he is want ing in that evidence of self-conviction of right which communicates itself to an auditory. In another part of the Siecle, instead of finding any notice of the pale suf fering orator, without voice and without energy, we read, " It was easy to perceive that M. Guizot sought to supply the place of inspiration by physical animation." It is not surprising that journalists should differ so much as to the impression produced by a speech upon the hearers, of whose impressions they have really no posi tive external indications, when they agree so little as to the appearance and manner of the speakers, who are necessarily open to observation. The Quotidienne has the following:— " We need not call the attention of our readers to the sit ting in the Chamber of Peers. It is a curious one, and above all novel. The speech of M. Mole is indirect opposition to the Ministry. Nothing was more astonished, or more embar rassed than M. Guizot; nothing less happy than his reply, by which he drew on himself a second speech still more vi gorous. France will certainly go farther than Count Mole, in the reproaches'which must be addressed to the Ministry on the subject of the right of search and the affair of Ota heite. But, like the noble Peer, we believe the latter ques tion still all in a flame, and we cannot see what favourable issue M. Guizot pretends giving to the first. Since M. Mole has not been satisfied, we shall see if the Chambers will be contented with these vague and mysterious promises. At all events the country will not be satisfied with them." THE BOURSE--TUESDAY, JAN. 14. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. frenchFiveperCents.••••• 121 40 .. 121 85 .. 121 40 .. 121 75 Four-and-a-Half..•• 113 •• 113 .. 113 •• 113 Three per Cents••••• 85 20 .. 85 25 .. 85 15 .. 85 25 New Loan ••••••.• 86 45 .. 86 50 .. 86 45 .. 86 50 Bank of France •• 3260 ..3260 ..3260 —3260 Gouin Bank, I,ooof. Shares —llOO ..1105 ..1100 ..1105 Belgian Bank.... •..• 630 .. 630 .. 630 .. 630 Belgian Fives, 1840 .• •• 104% .. 104% .. 104% .. 104% 1842 •••••••• 1156% •• 106% .. 106% .. 106% Four-and-a-Half . • . 103 .. 163 .. 103 .. 103 Two-and-a-Half•••• 62 .. 62 .. 62 .. 61 90 Spanish Threes•••••••••••• 37 .. 37 .. 37 •• ET Active •• •• • . 374 3 74 .. 374 .. 374 Passive •••••• 6% •• •• 6% .. 6% Neapolitan . ...•• •• ••• 97 .. 97 .• 97 .. 97 R oman ... •••••• RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R. 8... .. •• • • • 500 .. 500 .. 500 .. 500 L.B.•••••• ...... 385 .. 385 .. 282 50 .. 382 50 Rouen .. •.....•• ..........1048 75 . 1050 ..1048 75 ..1050 R,ouen to Havre•••• Orleans .••. Strasburg to 8a1e......•... 298 75 .. 502 50 .. 298 75 . 300 Avignon to Marselllea...... 947 50 .. 947 50 . 945 .. 945 THE SUN, LONDON, _THURSDAY EVNING,' JANUARY io, the more probable, as the last authentic and very recent news from St. Petersburgh represented his Imperial Majesty as being in a highly improved state of health. He was undergoing, it is true, a mild antiphlogistic treatment; but rather with the view of compensating for the diminution of his habits of violent exercise than with any other object. The grief oocasioned by the death of his Imperial daughter, which had so violently preyed upon his feelings and health, had then subsided into one of those melancholy reminiscences of which the inter course of one's remaining kindred gradually removes the sting. The news published by our Contemporaries we re ceived this morning at six o'clock by another channel but we disbelieved it. However, the circumstantial evidence brought forward induced us to present the news in a second edition. We hope and trust the present version will be found ultimately the true so• lution of these distressing rumours. MONEY AN I) COMMERC IAL N E tV S CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market was brisker yesterday at Liver pool, and at previous rates a good business was done— sales 7,500 bales.—Shares continued firm, and a fair number met with buyers. Birmingham and Gloucester, 103 k 104 ; Bristol and Gloucester, 42} ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3* ; Churnet Valley, 4/4 ; Dublin and Cashel Extension, 4f ; Dublin and Belfast, 5 ; Eastern-Counties, 16 1 ; Ely and Bedford, 1L 3s. ; Grand Junction, 227 228 ; Grand Junction, Quarters, 564 ; Great Western, Fifths, 38,i ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 23 ; London and Birmingham 32/. Shares, 39:1 40 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 27* ; Lon don and Croydon, 16 ; London and South-Western, 754 ; Ditto, New, 111 ; London and York, 3/. 16s. 3d.; Lyna and Ely, 21. Ils. 6d.; Manchester and Birming ham, 534 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 122 ; Man= chester and Leeds. 122 f ; Midland Counties, 123 124 f ; North Briti-h, 101 ; South-Eastern, New, 154 ; York and North Midland, Half, 52k; Lyons and Avignon, 2i; Paris and Rouen, 404 41; Orleans, Tours. and Bordeaux, 8 ; Northern of France, 54; Boulogne and Amiens, 41. The expectations of a full and complete, as well as a regular communication between this country, Alexandria, Suez, and India and China, have, for a short time, been disappointed, it having been announced officially from the Admiralty that the arrangements are not yet completed. It was expected from the tenor of the letter sent lately to the East India and China Trade Associa tion, that this desirable object would have come into operation on the 20th instant, and very consider able pains have been taken by the merchants and others interested, to prepare for the occasion. They, of course, are sadly disappointed, still we have reason to believe that every effort has been made by the Government to facilitate the arrangements, and, but for unavoidable delays and the removal of difficulties not to be controlled, the plan would have been brought into operation en -the day named. It may be remarked incidentally, that the wisest course has unquestionably been adopted ; viz., to have all the arrangements in the most complete working order, rather than commence opera tions for the conveyance of the mails where there was a probability that a defect might exist to impede the full success of a first trial. As to the advantages that will result from the plan, not a dissentient opinion exists in the City or at the outports, and the merchants, therefore, are n aturally most desirous that the delay should be rendered as short as possible. There are no ship arrivals to-day with later news. The demand for money has increased again to-day, and Consols, under the influence of the settlement, have been 1 to f per cent. lower, though the depression un do.ibtedly is but temporary. The report about the Em peror of Russia's death was also laid hold of as a handle by the Bear party. Consols have been 994 to par for present transfer, and about par to 1001 for February. Exchequer Bills have been flat at 595. to 58s. premium. New Three- and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 1034 to 104, and the Three per Cents. 100 f to 1. Bank Stock is 211 f. The For,ign Investments are likewise effected by the settlement. Spanish have gone back a little, although Mon's budget pretends that there is a surplus revenue. The Five per Cents. are 261 to 27, and the Three per Cents., 371 to -. Portuguese Converted are 591 to Mexican have been better, 34i to 4. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. are 631. The Railway Shares are again rather brisk, and South- Western have further advanced, as also Birmingham and Gloucester, Midland, Brighton, Great Western, and one or two other lines given in the list subjoined. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock_ 211% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 100%% 3 per Cent. Consols Anns lOO 99%% 100 New 3 1 % per Cent. Annuties 103% 104 103% Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860... 12 3-16 1-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859... 12 Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 1860 Consols for Opening Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d, I%d. 1,0001. 5001. Ditto Small — Ditto Advertised ..... ... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 112% Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lOl% 100 3 4 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 34%% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted 5 9 1 4 3 /4 59 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 26% 27 26 5 / 8 Ditto for the Account. Ditto Passive Bonds 6%1 Ditto 3 per Cent 37% Ditto for the Account 3 7 1/ i l% Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto for the Account. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Ditto 5 per Cents PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ... 108 111 to 109 1 / 112 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Chester and Holyhead Churnet Valley Direct Northern 2% 2% to Eastern Counties Eastern Union Great North of England 100 Ditto Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle London and Birmingham —lOO — to Ditto Quarters London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 51% 1 4 to 50% London and Greenwich ......12%......H Ditto Preference London and South Western.. 41%...81 80% 82 to 80 81% Ditto New Consolidated 8 ths 6 Ditto, New London and Croydon London and York... ..... ...... 2% .. .. 23 % to Manchester and Leeds 7O 123 Midland . 100 127% 130 to 128 Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 North British North Kent Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 14 ...... to Richmond and West End June. 1 3/4 to Rugby South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 42 8 to South Wales York and North Midland ... 50 ...... Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. ' Great Northern of France ... 4 Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Rouen.. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, J. l4. 3 per Cent. Consols 3 1 % Stock 3 1 A I per Cent. Debentures Bank Stock Royal Canal Stock Kingstown Railway Debentures. LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Drogheda Ditto' 60 RAILWAYS FOR TIIE ACCOUNT. JAN 16. Versailles, R. 8......• L. 8.•• •• •• •• •• •• 382 50 .. 285 .. 382 50 .. 382 50 Rouen •• • ...... • •• •• lO5O ..1050 ..1045 ..1050 Rouen to Havre.. ..... ••.• 815 .. 822 50 .. 815 .. 820 Orleans •• • •• strasburg to Bale•• •• •• •. •• 300 .. 301 25 .. 300 .. 300 Avignon to Marseilles•• •• .• 950 .. 952 50 .. 945 .. 945 I 'We understand that the amalgamation between the Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Railway Companies has taken place upon something like the following terms :—The Birmingham and Glou cester capital to remain as it is. The Bristol and Gl•ill cester to create as many new 501. shares as will Ca pitalise their loan -notes and debentures, to be paid up s the loan-notes and debentures become due, and by equal proportipns extending over five years. Ar rangements are nearly conpludo for laying down the narrow guage between Bristol and Gloucester, tllereby preventing the ruinous inconvenience and expense ;low caused by different guard rails. !4, 8111 SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vutiltr pinto n. " Who runs may read." 10NIZION. In the French Chamber of Peers, the general discus sion on the address closed on Monday, and on Tuesday the first paragraph was under consideration. It will be agreed to without amendment. The Bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies were en gaged in the examination of the Budget. No Minister was present, and the Budgets of Public Works and of War were the chief subjects deliberated on. The latter department excited most interest. Its expenses amount to 329,733,283 f. (13,500,0001.) Some Members, and particularly M. Magne, expressed a wish to see the ex penses of the army in Africa placed on tit ordinary Budget of the .State. In the department of Public Works an increase of 975,5001. is demanded. The Messager gives the following account of a juvenile rebellion, without assigning the cause :—" On the 10th inst., at the time of the evening recreation, the students of the Ecole Speiziale Militaire, at Saint-Cyr, without any apparent cause or motive for discontent, uttered the most vociferous cries, and continued them till the hour of bed-time. The General in command of the school inflicted punishment on the most violent, and the next morning issued an order of the day, warning the pupils against listening to the suggestions of their comrades exciting them to rebel, which, he said, would compromise their future success in life. This induced a calm for the rest of that day until the evening, when the riot was renewed, and was repeated again on Sun day morning. Two of the adjutants were knocked down. The General sent an account of what was pass ing to the Minister of War, who returned directions for the whole School to be confined to their rooms, and the chief culprits to be put under close arrest, until they could be brought before the Council Discipline. The General was authorised to call in an armed force, if ab solutely indispensable, informing the pupils that the Minister would break up the School entirely if they did not immediately return to their duty. On the recom mendation of the Council of Discipline, the Minister has ordered five of the pupils to be expelled, and sent to join such of the regiments as they voluntarily agreed to enter. The Montpellier and Nismes Railroad was opened on the 9th inst. A royal ordonnance has been published, establishing an octrui duty in the sea-ports of Algeria. A letter from Oran gives the following as an episode of the battle of Isly ;—" At a critical moment during the battle a battalion, being hard pressed by the enemy's cavalry, found it necessary to form itself in square. On seeing the front rank kneel, the Moroccomen, not ac quainted with our tactics, fancied that our soldiers were praying for quarter, and wished to surrender. Ceasing all acts of aggression, the body of cavalry came leisurely up, expecting only to receive the arms of future pri soners. The commanding officer of the corps of infantry saw the enemy's misconception, and kept his men in their poiition till the Morocco troops came within two paces of the front of the battalion, when a general dis charge at point blank taught them that the French were not accustomed to surrender so readily." In a long statistical account, in one of the Paris papers, of the number of persons in France accused of the crime of poisoning, from 1830 to 1842 inclusively, we find the following results :—The number accused was 541. Of these 251 were acquitted ' • 65 condemned to death, of whom 37 were executed, and 28 had their judg ments commuted ; 138 sentenced to hard labour at the hulks for life, and 58 for various limited terms ; 29 to minor punishment. Of the total 541, 295 were men, and 246 women ; but the poisoning of husbands by their wives were more numerous than of wives by their husbands. To the total number of 541 there is to be added 6 who have been tried and condemned in default of appearance. It is necessary to add two more items to this sad account, viz.:—ln the ten years from 1830 to 1839 inclusively there were 200, and in the three years from 1840 to 1842 there were 113 ascertained acts of poisoning, the perpetrators of which have not been dis covered. From the whole statement, it is proved that this crime in France has been lattarly greatly on the in- crease. Tho Austrian Government has decided that a public exhibition of article; of industry shall be opened at Vienna, on May 15, and continue ;o July 15 of the pre sent year. A deliberation was held on Monday at the depart. meat of Agriculture and Commerce, for the purpose of forming the Commission that is to distribute premiums on the 23d instant, at the market of Poissy, to breeders of cattle, in conformity with the Ministerial order of March, 1843. The oxen are to be divided into three classes, the first having four prizes of 1,200 f., 1,000 f., 800 f., and 600 f. ; the second, three of 1,000 f., 900 f., and 700 f. ; and the third, three of 800 f., 700 f., and 500 f. Sheep are to be divided into two classes, each of which is to have four prizes of from 601 f. to 300 t. It is at this great market that the two bceuf pas are to be purchased. LAW AND POLICD. In the Court of Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Justice announced that their Lordships would on Monday next take the appeals. The action of " Westaway v. Firkins," was tried before Mr. Baron Rolfe, in the Court of Exchequer. The de fendant was a hoer-shop keeper, and the action was for assault and battery. The defendant pleaded that thi plaintiff was making a disturbance, and that he had not used more violence than was necessary to expel him the shop. It appeared, from the evidence, that the plaintiff had behaved in the most disgusting manner, ar.d bad insulted defendant's family, for which he had a sound thrashing. The jury found fur the defendant. Burford, the keeper of the Old Drury Tavern, who married the widow of " Dutch Sam," the pugilist, was yesterday examined before Mr. Commissioner Holro . yd in the Court of Bankruptcy. The case wa curious, in asmuch as it was at the alleged instigation of his wif e that he was arrested. The wife was examined, and it appeared that she conducted the business, and that the bankrupt had been in the habit of taking money from the till and spending it. Mr. Nicholson, the distiller ' was chosen assignee. The final examination of Thomas Griffiths and Mary Waldrop for forging a cheque in the name of Mr. Myers the fishmonger, took place at the Mansion-house. They were fully committed for trial. Edward Hamer, was brought up in custody at Bow street, charged with stealing nine balls of a bagatelle board from the parlour of the Gordon Arms public house, in Holborn. There were several charges of a similar nature againit him. She was remanded fora week. At Southwark Wm. Camplin, the marine store dealer, of Scar-corner, Bermondsey, remanded since last Wednesday, for violating the person of Jane Matthews, a girl under 13 years of age, was brought up for re-exa mination, and committed for trial on the capital charge. COITALIC — FALSRION tos Jtaa The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas (Princess Mary of Baden) arrived at their new residence, in Con naught-place, on Tuesday, for the season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and the Ladies Loftus have left town on a visit to the Duke of Marlbo rough, at Blenheim Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford have been making a tour of visits in Ireland. The Dowager Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Moly neux are expected to leave Arlington-street at the end of the month for Stoke Farm, near Windsor. Viscount Ossulston has arrived in South-street from a tour of visits. The Countess of Tankerville has arrived in Lower Grosvenor -street. Viscount and Viscountess Grimston, who have been on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Verulam, at Gor hambury, have arrived at Bath. His Excellency the French Ambassador and the Countess de St. Aulaire entertained at dinner, on Fri day evening, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord Dufferin, Count and Countess de Jarnac, Made moiselle de Chabot, Count and Countess d'Harcourt, Count de la Grange, Monsieur de la Belinaye, Monsieur de Rebaudy, Count Louis de Noailles has left the French Embassy on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Essex, at Cashio bury Park, Herts. The Non. F. Charteris has repaired on a visit to Lady Stanley, at Haggerstone Castle. The Hon. Mr. William Cavendish has arrived in Bel grave-square from Brighton. Sir William and Lady Georgians Codrington have arrived at Bath. lIIISOSIMAN7IIO I7IS . The inquest en the body of Mr. May, late of Bethnal green, has been brought to a conclusion. The following is the verdict returned:—" Found dead in the water of the Regent's Canal, with marks of violence on the body; but how or by what means death was caused, there is no conclusive evidence." It is acid that President Tyler, of the United States, and his lady, will visit this country in May next. From the report for the week ending January 11, it appears that the total number of deaths was 1,109; that 1,098 of these occurred without violence; that those friem diseases of the respiratory organs amounted to 406; and those from small-pox to 50. It is not un worthy of observation that the number of births in the metropolis during the same period exceeded the deaths by 202. A Paris paper states that their press has produced within the last year as many as 6,377 works in the dead and living languages, 1,3 88 prints and engravings, 100 musical works, 54 maps and charts; whilst the copies of newspapers struck off amounted in number to 34,750,000 --- ELEVATION or SIR CHARLES METCALFE TO THE PEERAGE.—We have authority to state that the Queen has been graciously pleased to confer a peerage on Sir Charles Metcalfe, by . the title cf Baron Metcalfe, of Fern Hill.—Herald. THE FOUNTAINS IN T R AFALGAR-SQUARE.—Som e sensation was caused, a day or two back, in the immediate neighbourhood of Charing-cross by a rumour that the foun tains in Trafalgar-square had commenced playing. W e i n . stantly dispatched a reporter to the spot, who experienced the greatest civility from the policeman on duty; and under the guidance of that local authority, he proceeded to inspect the two basins. On arriving at the spot, it was clear that some water had got into the reservoirs, but no one seemed to be aware how it had got there. The liquid was exceedingly muddy, flat, and unsatisfactory. There was no appearance of the fountains having played ; and on inquiry of the oldest loiterer—the person who had been idling longest near the spot —no information could be obtained. Our reporter, having thanked the policeman, retired shortly afterwards.— Punch. FUNERAL OF DEAF BURKE.—Yesterday afternoon an immense concourse of people assembled in front of St. John's Church, Waterloo-road, to witness the funeral of the above pugilist, which was appointed to take place at four o'clock. The corpse was carried from his late resideppe, nearly opposio the ahttrch, and was followed andConlilanchard, Tom Roundhead, Robottom, our.raore of his intimate friends, THIS DAY'S NEWS. QUEEN'S BENCH.---(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) IN RE CHARLES CARUS WILSON. In this case Mr. Peacock obtained a rule for a habeas corpus to bring up the body of the prisoner, who was imprisoned in the island of Jersey for contempt. Sub sequently the Solicitor- General came before the Court, and obtained a rule to show cause why the writ should not be quashedfina improvide emanavit, or why a writ of supersedests should not be issued. The Learned Gentle man obtained the rule, on two grounds—the first was that the Court of Queen's Bench had not power to grant a writ of habeas corpus which would run into the island of Jersey ; the second ground was that, even sup posing the Court had the power to issue the writ, it was a matter of discretion whether it would issue it, and that the present case was such that the Court would not exercise its power in favour of the prisoner. Mr. KELLY, with whom was Mr. Peacock, now showed cause against the rule. He did not think that the Learned Solicitor-General would seriously contend the first point, that the Court had the power of granting the writ, for there could be no doubt but that the Court had the power, both by statute and by the common law. The statutes of the 31st of Charles 11., ch. 2, sec. 10, and the statute of the 56th of George In., ch. 100, proved be yond question that the Court had power to issue a writ into any part of England and Wales, Berwick-on-Tweed, or the islands of Jersey and Guernsey. The second statute extended the power of the Court over matters which were not criminal. The only doubt ever expressed on the subject was to be found in suggestions thrown out in argument, but there was no decision or opinion to be found expressed by any judge, to the effect that at common law a writ of habeas corpus did not lie into the islands of Jersey and Guernsey. On the con trary, there were precedents for the issuing of such writs. The Learned Gentleman then quoted Lord Hale and other authorities, to show the power of the Court. In 2d Barrow, p. 834, Lord Mansfield said that there could be no doubt as to - the power of the Costrt, where the place was under the subjection of the Crowe:. Some doubts had been suggested whether the islands of Jersey and Guernsey were within the operation of a British Act of Parliament; but whatever might be the opinion of the people of Jersey on this subject, the Court of Queen's Bench here had no discretion but to obey the Act of Parliament, whatever it enjoined. With regard to the _second ground, as to the discretion of tne Court, he apprehended that it was an abuse of the word " discretion' to say that the Court could exercise it. It was impossible to fall into a greater mistake than to say it was matter of di:cretion at all. When it was said, in the case of Sir J. C. Hobhouse, that it was matter of discretion, the meaning was that the writ would not issue at the mere instance of Counsel unsupported by affidavit. But where there was an affidavit showing probable cause that the prisoner was unlawfully imprisoned, the issuing of the writ was matter of right and not of discretion. It was a matter of right to the subject, and of imperative duty in the Court to issue the writ. It was not a matter of course, that as it was not to issue upon mere application by Counsel, but upon probable cause shown, the Court had no discretion but to issue the writ. In this case Mr Charles Carus Wilson, who was born in England, and a subject of the Queen, had been seized by the Deputy Viscount of Jersey on the 23d of September and lodged in prison, which impri sonment be swears he believes to be illegal. On the 23d and 24th he asked for a copy of the warrant for his detention, and the gaoler, John Cantilch, told him he had nothing of the kind to give him. On the 29th of September a paper was brought into his cell, in which it was stated that he was condemned to pay a fine of 101., and was to make an apology to the Court, and was to be confined till then. The Learned Gentle man argued that this warrant was bad on several grounds, the principal of which was, that there was no means pointed out by which he could ever obtain his liberty, because he was to be kept in prison till he made an apology, and how was he to make the apology ? Who was to accept it from him ? The gaoler was net appointed to receive it, nor was he bound to transmit it. He, therefore, contended that there was sufficient ground before the Court to show that this gentleman was illegally imprisoned ; and he therefore hoped the Court would set aside the rule with costs, and then the merhs of the question, which was one of im portance, would be fully discussed when the party was brought before the Court. Mr. PEACOCK followed on the same side, and was pro ceeding when we went to press. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS. HILLS V. KENDALL. This case was resumed this morning, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) TIIE REGISTRATION APPEALS. The Court this morning proceeded to take the ap peals from the Revising Barristers which were not gone through last session. ECKERSLEY V. BARKER. This was an appeal from the decision of the Revising Barrister for South Lancashire, who had allowed the claim of a person whose qualification 46 for a cottage in Tinker's-lune, Hollingsworth, near Manchester," was objected to on the ground of insufficient descriprion. The LORD t:HIEF JUSTICE gave now the judgment of the Cowl in fav,,ur of the vote and the barrister's deci sion. His Lordship observed that the number of a house in a street was a necessary designation ; but it could not be necessary to give a number to every house iu a lane or upon a common. SCONE V. HUCGETT.-THE CLAIMS OF LODGERS. In this case the appellant claimed to qualify f ,r apart ments which be occupied in the house, No. 17, Catherine street, Strand. The claim was founded on the 27th clause of the Reform Act, by which Mr. Cockburn con tended that the appellant, having a latch-key, and the uncontrolled power of entry, was entitled to vote as for a separate tenement. The Learned Gentleman referred to a case from Stockpert, in which the Court, last term, decided in favour of the claims of several persons who rented rooms in ono mill, in which their machinery was worked by one engine. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that the Court held this claim to be upon very different grounds from the Stockport case. In the latter each apartment was, in fact, a separate workshop; but here the claimant had free entry only by sufferance, and cyuld, be at any time shun out by the will of the landlord. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Two women, named Callan and Downing, were charged with creating a riot, and breaking a great number of windows at the Holborn union workhouse. . . The prisoners were ) esterday discharged at their own request, obtaining a shilling each and a loaf. They re turned at half-past eleven drunk, but were admitted into the receiving ward, when they commenced fighting. When they heard the police coming they smashed all the windows within their reach.—They were committed for twenty-one days each. CIRCUITS. HOME—Lord Denman and Baron Alderson. MIDLAND—Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Baron Gurney. _ . ~.. .. .._ .._ .. . . ... . OXFORD—Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Justice Maule. NORFOLK—Baron Parke and Justice Patteson NORTH WALES—Justice Williams. SOUTH \VALES—Justice Cresswell. WESTERN—Justice Coleridge and Justice Earle. NORTHERN—Justice Coltman and Justice Wightman. Baron Rolfe remains in town. REPORTED DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. (From the Times.) BRUSSELS, TUESDAY, JAN. 14. A report was current yesterday, at the close of the Exchange, of the death of the Emperor of Russia. The news was said to have reached this I kx.--- --V -,........ v....14A city by way of Amsterdam. 'The Politique (a semi official journal) has the following : "At the time of going to press we were informed that letters, which were received this day from Prussia and Holland, bring the news of the demise of the Emperor Nicholas." The Eclair states, in a postscript : " The announcement of the death of the Emperor of Russia has just reached us. There can be no doubt of its authenticity." Lon,. The Independence Beige states— London anu "The funds fell on the 13th instant at Amsterdam Ditto, New Sim Manchester and Leeds, ',— owing to letters having been received by some of the Manchester and Birmingham principal bankers of that city, by extraordinary ex- Midland Railway Consols o 40/. press, informing them of the important and melun - Sou D th itt Eastern Shares New choly event of the death of the Emperor Nicholas." Barnsley Junction The Handelsblad confirms the above, and adds, " a Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. ,T Blackburn, Burnley, and Accringtor considerable amount of Russian stock had been sold , Cambridge and Li nc ol n which occasioned an unfavourable reaction in other Churnet Valley Ely and Bedford public securities." Great Grimsby and Sheft; The severe illness of the Emperor was stated to Leeds and Bradford, N have been occasioned by the excessive grief for the Leeds and West Rie' Liverpool, Ormsk; loss of his daughter, the Grand Duchess Alexandra. London and Yr Since writing the above the Observateur, a paper Manchester which appears several hours after the other journals Sheffield a West Y mentioned, announces, in positive terms, the death of Gre?' the Emperor Nicholas. _ A special Cabinet courier, bearer of the informa tion, arrived at the Palace last evening, at half-past THE GRAND DUCHESS OF MECKLENBURGH one o'clock. STRELITZ.—Her Royal Highness passed a good night The Chamber met this d.y, for the first time since last night, and the answer to inquiries this morning the vacation. is—that the Grand Duchess is going on favourably. (From a Third Edition of the Morning Post). MASTER BOOTMAKERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Severalspresent. Benjamin members Bond d th e ( (3 b rd- We have just had the good fortune to receive a : —"Lastinnniugh hundred and fifty, sat down to an t b the ab m on em t o b t e ie rs and friends of the above institu tion,communication from a person of rank and remarkable excllent number r er at the Freemasons' Tavern, to celebrate acumen, just arrived from Brussels, who states their eighth re that the melancholy intelligence as regards his Ma- preside d ,T,liiners, Comp an y_ tt a after the usual loyal and patriotic toasts ' jesty the Emperor of Russia was considered at Brus. had been proposed and duly responded_ to, , proposed that of annive w ra e a r T ‘6 P.rosp,erity to the blaster ,BoottnalT . s Benevolent Insti sels, by the diplomacy of that Court, us a stock- tution."rhe subscriptions and donations announced during jobbing device bruit de bourse. This appears I the evening amounted to about 3504 Greiii Southern aad Western Ditto Extensio'h 2% 4% Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% 5 Irish Great Western, Dublin to Mul- 1 N 2% lingar and Athlone Railway Belfast and Ballymena 2l Waterford and Limerick Mining Company of Ireland 7 Steam Ship Building Company Peninsular and Oriental Ditto MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 15.—Our market continues very healthy, and a large business has been chine at full prices : Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarters London and Brighton, Eighth Shares 2% London and South Western Ditto, New Shares Manchester and Leeds, 16th Shares 4l Manchester and Birmingham 531 Midland Railway Consols Ditto 401. Shares 7% South Eastern New 15% Barnsley Junction Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. Junct , 6 15-16 Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington Cambridge and Lincoln -16% Churnet Valley 4 1-16 Ely and Bedford l% Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction 42a. Leeds and Bradford, New Shares 12% Leeds and West Riding Junction 4 % 14 Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston 2% London and York 3% 78s. 6d. 4 Manchester and Buxton 2 Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction West Yorkshire Great Northern of France . 5 3 4 Paris and Rouen Peak Forest Canal I ry 13 4 ' _dt 4 ' London: Printed and Published by No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Die ° °74 WI Strand, in the Precinct of the Savott Middles's, Thursday, January 1 6 ; 1. aA • • " LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 16.—Wind S.E., fresh breeze, and fine . . DEAL, JAN. 15.—Wind S.S. W., moderate.—Arrd• 13r1" tish Merchant, Birnie, Singapore • Helen, Bom bsY Ann, Williamson, Bahia ; Vanguard,,: Longridge_riji: ritius ; Waban, Matanzas. Sld. Vanguard and 'ffl-ar Calcutta ; Plantagenet, Madras and Calcutta ; L ln Cape Coast Castle ; Matilda, Luckie, Berbice ; 1311° ;" - d vato Maujaka, Cape Coast Castle ; Rose, Newpo rt 11- Valparaiso ; William and Ann, Ichaboe. OFF DARTMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Samarang, madras. FALMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind S.S.W., strong breeze&i. Arrd. Morley, Hurst, Ichaboe, sailed Nov. 20 ; 1 1 0 , Hastings, Morrison, ditto. The Thomas Laurie, ~k, burley, for Cork, left Ichaboe Nov. 17 , sprung a " and was abandoned same day ; crew saved by the Ci e. v „. f cent, of Liverpool, which was spoken by the Morley/ this port. phis SWANSEA, JAN. 14.—Wind S.W.--A r rd. Lady Parker, Fortuna MILFORD, Islands. JAN. 13.—Wind S.W. 14. E.—Ari.• - A0 Clementine, Cardiff for Guadaloupe, leaky ;Lady ' Newport for Lynn, cargo shi!ted. ICHABOE, Nov. 19.—Arrd. Thomas Jones. ASCENSION, PREVIOUS TO DEC. I. — Arrd . the bar t Rosanna, Beceles, and David Banks, Icha boe ; her id , jesty's steamers Eclair and Penelope, and ships v Albatross, and Ringdove. SHEERNESS, JAN. 15.—The Edward Robinson, I; land, from Whampoa to London, whilst into w steam tug, struck on the Flats this afternoon, and sP l Tdi a leak, and has been brought in here and beached, tear feet water in her hold. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind S., fresh Arrd. her Majesty's ship Cockatrice, Rio, sailed Concordia, New York, for Rotterdam. A ba le of Coli_ol iron hooped, marked " Elias No. 814," apparently poi lung in the water, was picked ' up this morning ab°ut leagues south of Culver Cliff, and landed here. 0, NEWPORT, JAN. 14.—Sid. Otto, HaVatlllah• Eliza, Ceylon. _ , MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DA" 11.A.T Asa-rims Ts. a 1 0i; SIYHTIIFIELD.—Course Meadow Day, 31 lOs to 51 55 55 to Useful ditto, 4/ 12s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto; 5 i l i p to 5110 s; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Stra w, 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per lead' but moderate, and trade rather dull. ig , 41It CUMBERLAND.-Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 •-- 50 • Useful ditto, 51 to 51 4s ; fine Upland ditto, ''l 5/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 418 s to 5/ 16s; Oat Straw; fait to 11 16s; Wheat Straw, 1116 s to 11 18s per load. average supply, and a siugzi,h demand. to 41 1° , 1 1 WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 - c oo I , Useful ditto, 4/ 12s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditt°t,7igst° 51 lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 10s to 6/ ; Oat Straw, "rile 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1116 s per load• on the whole dull, at the asove quotations. „ a MEAT MAUKET S. SOUTHALL, JAN.IIS.—Fur prime Beasts and Sheer All had a steady trade, at fully last week's quotations' peel other kinds of stock were dull, but not chel er a l 51 611 from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ; to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per bibs. °l . fh Beasts, 40; Sheep, 1,300,- Calves, 50 ; Pigs; 56 ; ,„% p r00l ROMPORD, JAN. 15.—There was rather all ," business transacted here to-day, at full price!' lef), from 2s 10d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4 3 , 4 _; ; ,. 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; and Pork. 2s 10d to 3s Or" Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old St ° ,-. 1 :14 1° ' 16s to 19s ; and Milch Cows, with their small to 19/ each. • LEWES, JAN. 14.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d ; • gs 28 10d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s ; and Pork, 3o per 81bs. Supply but moderate and trade firta• COAL MARKET. Ad" Prices per ton at the close of the market — at Main, 15s ; Buddle's West Hartley, 19s 6d ; Sw;i9 : ,„ field, I7s 6d ; Morison's Hartley, 13s ; Nels° ll ;jK Hartley, 19s Rd ; Old I'ontop, 178 6d ; i r 17s ; West Wylam, 20s ;W. E., Clennell, ; Pf Elm Park, 21s 6d ; W. E., Heaton, 21s 6d ; Hilda, 21s 3d ; W. E., Hotspur, 21s ; cliffe, Hetton, 2ls 6d ; W. E., 045 ; W. E.; "son; 24s ; W. E., Stewart's, 24s ; W. E., Caradoo; W. E., Heselden, 21s 3d ; W. E., Adelaide, ''4,,• or W. E. Barrett, 21s 9d; W. E., Brown's Deaneri' VA! W. E St. Helen's Tees, 20s ; W. E., Seyinotl,'„ 41,• " 228 3d ' ; W. E., Tennant's, 21s ; W. E., Graig°llolll Anthracite, 225; Garnant Stone, 258 ; Lewiso r°cold` 21s; West Hartley Netherton, 19s 6d.—Ships arfl CORN AVERAGES. 0 0 1 0 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH ne t COrso fl For the Week ended Jan. 11, 1815, made up from the ~ oil In pcctor in the different Cities and Towns in Englen' #li per Imperial Quarter. Wheat ..... .... 45s led I Rye Oats Barley 3ls 4d I Pease .*** s. ' . .1 AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEVI C O ,I Weeks ending WHEAT. SAELEY.I OATS. ] RTE. . it t . .....10 1 "" ---------- ...f g/ I 32 2 0 " 11 5 5 ; 32 0 3 „ , . 5 7 0 1 31 9 o'„, 5 0 33 9 , ,i 7 9 0 131 6 0 ' 00 li IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OT THE 011 ,90'10 Wheat 45s sd. Oats ~ 8ar1ey......... 311. 4.1 , I Rye DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN. 0 0 Wheat ..... ....20s. Od. Oats ......... 61. 04.18ean5...'5 .1. ' Barley .... ...... 4s. Od. I Rye ..—..... 10s. 61.1 Peale •••"'" Dec. 7 .., 45 2 45 1 45 3 45 6 45 8 45 10 34 9' 21 10 34 5 21 11 34 2 21 10 34 3 20 10 34 2 21 10 34 5 '2l 7 4 .........1 TITHE COMMUTATIOS; i I TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIP ; .;Or i f some of t',e London papers have nuT t oi. the Essex Siandoid en erroneous account ° I rage-, to Christmas last, and of the rent chargf for the present year, I beg to send you the„, ;t het;* abstract from the Annual Supplement to the 'P o e mutation Tables, which will be published in s A I am, Sir, your obedient servant/411)Y CHARLES M. W IP . 25, Suffolk -street, Pall-mall. Jan. 14, 1845. AVERAGE PRICES FOR SEVEN YEA22....,/i 11 7 , 1 S' Per London 7, t, 2,1 a A' P.M C Gazette. :I .0 4 E4 l id A 1 Ors 1• e " / yob On s. d. s. d. s. d. 1001111 To Christmas 1835 !Dec. 9, 1836 7 814 3 11% 2 9 1836 Jan. 13, 1837 6 8 1 / 2 3 1134 2 9 9 1 10• , 1837 12, 183! 6 6 3 ,4 3 2 8 % P . , 0 1838 —4, 1839 6 G 1,4 39%2 8 , 90 11 , 1839 —3, 1840 6 9 3 11M 2 9 ► 18401 —8, 1641 6 11% 4 1 2 10% IF 0 • ji 1841 ! —7, 1842 73% 4 2 2 1 1 ?! 19_ 6 , 1842 —6, 1843 7N 4 134 2 10? 0' 1843 —5, 1844 77% 4 034 2 9 A 18 3 1844 —3, 1845 7 7 41% 2 9 /41 1844 j —3: 184617 7 . 14 1 2 9 it y et d o i Dispatches for the Lord High Commis s ,lll l V lonian Islands, and for the Governors or t he Gibraltar, were sent off last evening fro m nial -office. EXAMINATION OF ARTICLED CLERIO 6 ." A 0 4 miners of persons applying to be advaitnei Wiej will proceed with the examination of canchlf.pa i mission on Thursday, the 23d instant, at 1"6 0 0. in the forenoon, at the hall of the Law Inst itti c tloVA articles of clerkship, with answers to the V e i t ! ) or due service, are to be left by Friday, the dele : l4; It is stated by the notice that where the lir' s ha ' not expired, but will expire during the ter o ibe date may be examined conditionally, bu t 1 4 1 0 1 must be left within the first seven days of t erms cfi o i r , A SHIP DESTROYED DY SPONTANE °I 2 c ht p al? TION OF GUANO.—The steam-packet Wateraloo tit at Hull, from London, on Wednesday, brought I f, 4 il l master and crew of the barque Ann, Stisc t Ot derland, who had been picked up by th e de "of open boat, to which they had taken on the ' B O,O their vessel, near Hasborough Sand, on Tillied l l 4 ll 7 It appears by the statement of the shiPor`;lo the Ann, a new barque, on the first voyage,' , I nfo h ippi from Ichaboe with a cargo of guano, auu,, e r, " struck on the sand, and, while beating f; 0 1,4, quantity of salt water, which, penetrating t,“ u; almost instantaneous combustion. A Yo tt— ertry rising through the fore hatchway warned W o ol/ 1 0, new danger, and induced their taking W ile . an th° boat, without saving anything but themselve ' 0 old had they done so, when a tremendous explos l° oo rogri engendered by the partially fired guano blee t , ee p l , ore of the vessel, which then filled and sank la," fi sia's is said that three vessels, belonging to ta c o s I t started together on this voyage, one which, jelOe r passage out, and the third had not arrived : a pt. the unfortunate Ann left the island.—Hal l BIRTHS. getk ie On the 10th inst., at Dublin, the wife of -- of-ci i d' o f Esq., of a daughter. or the On the 11th inst., at T a l se -hill, Surrey, On the 13th inst., at N or th- en d, Fulham . tti tale Dawson, Royal Engineers, of a daughter.of On the 14th inst., Mrs. 'l'. C. MethleY, ta a ' r Soho, of a daughter. oire' On the 14th inst., at Claremont-place, t , r - John's. wood, Mrs. E. Fagg, of a daughter. ph° On the 14th inst., at Woburn-square , gr s ' ritik a 0 0° of a son. On the 15th inst., Mrs. T. J. Haywe r- ' o i, daughter. t 7 sr" r° On the 15th inst., at Thurloe-place W es h ter , ,,,o l l 7 lady of P. Benson Maxwell, .• sq., of a &Lug Or VI , On the 15th inst., at Connaught .terrace!_..jt. , lady of Thomas Young Prior, Esq., barrista' Middle Temple, of a son. or _, v i ifIARBIED. Xri i iid On the 13th inst., at St. .Anne's, ° fje4, Harding, cf Cornhill, to 'Marion M. Ryle, ° Joseph Ryle, deceased, of Calcutta. ar ch, osa° e h On the 14th inst., at St. Pancras Ch b of worth, Esq., of York, to Maria Jane Frit ' tli s o r squareOn t , he 1 Reg4thent 's- ins p t., at St. Georark. e's, woo „eo ro bot n c / A tFrederic Style, MA ,to Louisa at herine , o ft , of the late Mr. Robert Turton Newton. 01 0 1 1 ,, tor On the 14th inst., at St. George's, 149 1101 , e o .datit' Edis, Esq., to Sarah Helena, eldest survicTraerf• late Lieutenant-Colonel Moor, Bombay A'' l ye ~ Y DIED. 5 0 01 On the Bth inst , at T orqu ay, Rosa Pr Lieutenant-Colonel Charnpain. o f It , 0 1 On the 11th i ns t., H anna h. daughter err Tiltotson-plrece, Lambeth. Rege ll On the 1 ith in , at Chester-terrac e, d only daughter of . the late Richard (111 Blythe, near Tewkesbury. Stl ealif On the I lth inst , in Southan3pton-r°' ' of the late James Dalliac, Esq., aged K., r del° tlo r On the 12th i ns t.. A nn e Olivia, aaug hle Bradney, of the Leigh, N or th Wilts. On the 12th inst., Elizabeth Mary rt ie lsee'ri t ' of Mr. C. P. Walker, of Draycott-place, oydr, d a y On the 13th inst., at 'u,sex-place' fis' re igiv" Bamber De Mole, Esq., cf Merchant 1 4 11 10 On the 13th inst.. at Islington-green, 0 . 4 1 l f e ' of Old-street, aged 72.