The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-03 00:00:00

'net ready, in 3 vols., post Sro., with numerous Illustr %Vous by Leeeh. The FORTUNES of T HE SCATTERGOOD FAMILY, By ALBERT SMITH, Esq., Author of " The Adventures of Mr. Ledbury," ~ The WaP,,stil Bowl," &e. Richard Bentley, :New Burlington-afraid THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Immense Holiday Attraction. THIS EVENING will be performed Halfe's grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. After which will Ise repeated the 'Grand Christmas Harlequirede, called PUCK'S PANTOMIMEVor, Harlequin and Robinson Cru toe. The principal characters by the unrivalled pantomime artis tee, Mai,srs. W. H. Payne, Wieland, T. Matthews, Howell, and ,kiss Canon. SCENE I. An " Attic" Story. Author (in dLstreas for many things, but principally for a pantomime subject), Mr. Hance ; Puck (Envoy from the Court of King Oberon, with powers to pro vide the usual Christmas fun for " Children all, both great and small," Mtoo A. Payne. How Puck gives new life to the author by giving life to his attio, which occasions an extraordinary stir on the pre maims, and introduces an extensive circle of old acquaintances; haw Messrs. Puck and .Luther form themselves into a Committee of Vaite, and decide in favour of Robinson Crusoe. SCENE 2. Coast of the island on which Crusoe was wrecked, with the ship high and dry, the ocean slumbering in the lack ground, the crabs, &c, wide awake in the fore ground. Robinson Crusoe, Mr. W. It. Payne. How Cru;oe pays a morning visit to the wreck; his private opinion of the usethl and the usele6s ; how he is astonished by an unceremonious visit from the Caribee Indians, and how he de termines :n his turn to astonish them. SCENE 3. Interior of the island. King I'aribo (Autocrat of all the Caribees, having a passion for Princess Tooraloora, and being in a passion with everybody else), Mr. T. Matthews; Ilankipankt (his club-bearer, an office equivalent to mace-bearer to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London), Mr. Howell ; Prince arramatta, aft er wards " Friday" (King Pariboo's young brother, and old rival, o. am lemned to the cage during' her Majesty's pleasure), Mr. Wieland; Princess Tooraloora (intended by Pariboo for himself, butintendLig 'melt' for his brother), Mr. Johnson. How, preparations being 113:169 for a Caribee Pic-nic, Crusoe, fired with indignation, fires a volley-- how Pariboo and liankipanki jump out of the frying-pan into the fire, i.e., the water. SCENE 4.—Exterior of Cavern on Sea Shore. San Domingo Billy (the celebrated Pacific Shark. netted expressly for the occasion, in hopes of his turning out " a great catch"), Mr. Longswallow. How Pariboo and Hankipanki bolt from San Domingo Billy, and how Billy bolts them—how Crusoe and Friday go out fishing—how they have a " glorious Mbble"—and how, the fish being landed, lands its two insides—asd how the exterior of the cavern naturally changes to SCENE s.—lnterior of Cavern, with Bird's-eye View of Robinson Crusoe's Farm. How Crusoe and Co. give the Caribees the go-by— base Pariboo and his warriors, to the tune of " Follow, follow over mountain," set off in pursuit—and hear it is supposed they were lost in fog, which will account for their not arriving earlier at SCENE 6.—The House that Crusoe built. N.B. The premises May be viewed nightly with tickets, apply to Mr. Parsons, Box office, from ten till six. How Crnsoe does the honours of his hut to the great Princess and her little brothers—how he gives Friday his first lesson in " Mrs. Glass's Domestic Cookery"—how the jollifica tion within is suddenly interrupted by the Indians fom without ; in short, how the appearance of Puck leads to the disappearance of the hut, and then to the change of the Old Wreck to the Jolly Young 'Waterman and Crusoe's Departure for London-bridge. SCENE 7. Exterior of Music Shop and Artificial Arms and Legs Manufactory ; Duet, in two fiats, t me, " Hero we go up, up, up, here we go down, down, down ;" Roman Gladiator versus British Gladia tor; a clear stage and no favour; patent violoncello, warranted to play on itself grand discord. SCENES 8 and 9. Curriers and Fancy Leather-dressers, and Throne room in the Palace at Morocco ; how to leather Morocco and how to dress its leather ; how to hide yourself to avoid hiding by another— a whole skis is beLer than a skin in holes. SCENE 10. Exterior of Insolvent Debtors' Prison ; Remember the poor Debtors ; Knockers anl bells versus thieves ; tomebodr's canning ; Poor debtors and heardhearted creditors; the tables sud denly turned by an Act of Parliament ; Change of the Premises to SCENE 11. Baths and Washhouses for the Labouring Classes; " Ladles of the Round Tub :" Soap at a prein'um ; Mangling done here; Arrival of" the trades of London, with their respective young ones ;" The hell invites us ; Wives go to dinner ; Husbands go to bath; Boiling water versus cold water cure ; The washing-tub in a storm, and general confusion. SCENE 12. Lamp and Chandelier Shop and Lodging-house ; Catch him who can," or Harlequin here, Harlequin there, Harle quin everywhere ; Bagged at last ; Off with his head, so much for Harlequin ;" Eight heads better than one ; Patent self-lighting Chandelier. " The happy family we all know so well, " The still happier family we all love so well." SCENE 13. A Stone Quarry; A monster meeting, with a tail and 'without one; How to convert a blockhead into a great man ; Art and Commerce lend their assistance to produce SCENE 11. A inost extraordinary 'Change, leading to a still more eXtraordinary one, viz., SCENE 1.5 Grand emblematical and national tableau of her Majesty christening the Royal Exchange. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER, 1 HIS EVENING Will be perform'd a Ne v and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, stalled OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket Mr. S. rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe• s • Torn Coke Mr. Webster ; Bob, M r B uc k stone; Jesse Rural, Mr. ' W. Farren ; rheCounts•ss of I Pion. Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthorii Madame Vestris; Miss Racket, Miss Julia ..ennett. After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza, entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET, King Uxorious, Mr. J. Bland ; Princess Grairs2, Miss Jul a Bennett ; Perclnet, Miss P. Horton ; Duchess Grogiion, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude ari.h a Grand MOVING DIORAMA; or, PIC. ORIAL TOUR IN SWITZERLAND. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and Oric Guinea and a.. Half each. Mcktts and Places to be had of Mr. 1. T. Ar cher, at the Box.offlie, relm Ten till Five o'Clock. THE ITRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will he repeated (by sneeial permission of Charles Dickens, Ear.) 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. O. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin. sou ;S r Joseph Howley, Bart . Mr P au l Medford ; Will Fern, Mr. Hudson ; Richard, Mr Sidliy ; Meggy Vrck, Mi ss F or t escue; M rs. ( hickenstalk2r, Mr s . Frank 31a:thews. To be followers by a New Come Operetta, called the FOX AND THE GOOSE. Principal Characters by Messrs. trudenn, Paul Bedford. and Mrs Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a New Grand Military and COTIll'.7 hristmAs Pantomim,, called CAT'S CASTLE; or, Harlequin Arid the Ki g of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr T Ireland; Colurn`iine, Miss Lon, dale; Clown. Mr C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. San sirs. Prompter, Mr Gallot ; Principal Painter, dr Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon.—Box-or - fir e open from Eleven till Four. Private B , Xiki to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STNEFT LESSEE, Mr. .1. W. MA DDOX, THIS EVENING Will be repeated the New Drama, called DON C.ESA It DE RAZAN Dao Caesar, Mr. Wailack • Charles Secoot , Mr. WaltYn ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling; Countess di Rotondo, Mrs. Fo.brnke. To be followed by a New Grand Oriental Ballet, called THE ENCHANTED BELL. Aaolio (an flineloo Peasant), M Rue ; Palmira (this Solt In's Daughter), M Ole. Caroline Rousset ; Nair., (her Friend), :Mille. Terealne; Ding 13,iig (the Genii of the Bell), Miss riarsh ill After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather Operatic Burlesque Extravag nza, called JOE Mli.t.Eß AN O Ills MEN. Or intioff Mr Compton; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry Kelm, Mr Granby; ttiber, Mr, Cirri, Golotz, Mr. Walton; Claudin e , Miss E. Stanley ; ttavina, M s. Fosbroke. Sage Manager, Mr. H. 1. Wallack Stage Director, Mr. Emden, Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 'ls.; Gallo Is Half-price es Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. i d. ; Boxes, 38. ; Pit, Is ; Gallery, (4 Private Boxes, I'wo Guineas , nd One Guinea and i-Half ; Prosce nium Boxes, Two (guineas and a-H Doors to be opened at Hal(_ cast Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. The Box-office, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingh am Private Boxes and tree Admissioas for the Season to be had at the foeatre. IHEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LA I'E ENGLISH OPKRA HOUSE. Wider the Management or Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CHIMES; A Goblin Story. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, d, Matthews, Collier, Emery. Turner. and Keeley ; Miss Walcott, Miss Ardel, Miss Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker Was Arden, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Histerlesl, Romantic Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews; Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley , Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs Usher, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF Ai oitsSlON.—BalCOuy t3OXOI. 41.; Upper /loxes, le.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, rid. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is. M.; Pit, is. Private Boxes on th e It n i cony Ti er (roiling eight persons), To o Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second [ler (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-HalL Private , tie., on the Pit (tier (holding six persons), One Guirea, Tae Box.olicei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the three. lien of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Great Hit of the Equestrian Comic Pantomime at ASTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Spe:tacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX HUNT; or, The Race-Hone and Life's Course of Man and Steed; tritrr.ducing unequalled Natio, al Fctei. Real Fox-chase on the Stage and in the Circle by living Fo and real Pack of Hounds, purchaser: b 7 Mr. Batty of Mr Tattersal!, to realise this novel production. tpsom Races and other Sporting Features. New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse rnanship. To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime, Iled HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton. llorlequ;n, Mr. IL Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bralisury. Acting arta stag,:,n tnagsr Mr. W tfroadlOot. flex-on:ice open from Eleven till Five. lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. it Smith daily. Mr. BATTY begs to a' qua i nt the Nobility, Gentry, and his, Patrons, that, in compli dice with numerous requests from the eouhtry, and by special desire, he has formqd arranirements to pre sont during the Christmas Mt:6days, a S rice of EQUESTRIAN MORN'NG FETES and FASHIONABLE DAY PERFORM. A NCE3, to commence at Half-past One, and terminate at Half-past T hree: consisting of Batty's SAendid Scenes of Equitation in tie Circle. DAVWOE'S ROYAL SURREY Fie:ArE As usual, the best PAntomirav of the Sevos ! A more brilliant triumph than ever before achieved ! ! Laughter, wonder. ano Delight!!! ['he First Pantomimic Performers of the Age, anil Everything New!!!! THIS EVENTN•i Will bla repeated THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Criie. Principal Characters by Mr Henry Cord (trim rh, Theatre Rnyal Edinburgh), Messrs. It Hughes, Neville , R Homier, Lewis, Hes and Seaman, Mrs. R. Houner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs, W. Daly, and Miss Martin. _ conclutle with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, calle,. POUNDi, •HILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HAR,EQUIN L. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; clown, Mr. I'. Ridgway; Pantalooo, Mr. Henry Corfi; Miss staiter. Places *AU Private ilexes to be had of .1n 4,-,rschner, at the Box "ice, fro.n. to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATItr Ex ra~rdiu ., ry Sticccoi of th" v. w Comic Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will he produced IIABI AN i.E; or, the Child of Charity. Su _ ported b 0 bsldiston, Henry H ile.trd, J. T Johnson, T H niggle, J. Herbert, E. Janes, %V. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E Terrey, and Atiis Trebl.% After Which, the laughable Drama, entiled WILFUL MURDER To conclude with a New Grand Chrktmas -antomime, entitled HARLEQUIN HOT COD , INS ; or, The Little Old Woreau and tee Demon of t h e %/et's' Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapino Clown, Mr. • Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Cuney ; Columbine, Le Vite. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 2. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 33 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 37. BAROMETER, 31.10. —WIND, N. NoTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and "Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of th, Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at 32 ; 56 (11 Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on Barometers "Fair" is geßcrally placed opposite to 30, and " Bain" at 29 ; but there is no certainty of dry weather when the mercury falls below 30. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. fit, Lug II minutes after 8 I Evening ... 47 minutes after 4 4-V. 4 'X 1 , - GIT 441.. 4 , ~ • "0 4 l* .- i.:,w - r-...-.,: -• V i 44, ,56.-,.. — . _ .000' 1 4. '4. --,- 4 4 ri : 2 ' ' 01 % •' '" ~....,:. „„,, 4 ...... (. , -..,4 , - -- ". ..'-' , 0 , q,i.1.."m05_ • . , -.7 ,,, ...? - 4161,, ,,,, - - .-1---- 4......., in LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1845. A petition for the total abolition of the oppressive game-laws—one of the few remainin4 relics of feudal barbarism—is now in course of circulation in the county of Nottingham, and has already, we under stand, received an immense number of signatures, not a few even of the local squirearchy having afiiixed their r ames to the document. From this petition, which is exiressed in terse and nervous phrase, and is 0- 4J7,011 dressed to the House of Commons, we quote the fol lowing passage :—" We, your petitioners, have long viewed the game-laws as a source of evils of the greatest magnitude, and most direful in their opera tions on society, but particularly so to the rural po pulation of this country. Driven by distress, priva tion, hunger, and the promptings of parental affection, tbsy are too often driven from necessity to the act of poaching for a meal for their fa milies, for which offence against the game laws, if taken and convicted, they are consigned to the gloom of a dungeon, to be the associates of felons fur so many months, imbibing the felons' worst principles and evil advice, so as to become ruined men both in character and morals. During their incarceration their homes are broken up, and they are driven to their dernier resort, the Poor law Union, as pauperised families, whose fathers linger in the prison's gloom, for having taken a hare to sustain nature's wants." This is forcibly put, but it is not the worst of the evils consequent on these execrable laws, which are in direct violation of every principle of justice. Suppose the poor poacher re leased from prison after a brief, or it may be, a protracted incarceration. What follows as the W inevitable sequel o f hi s i m p r i sonme nt ? hy, just this—namely, that he is a ruined man—ruined in his prospects, and—what is a far more hopeless case— ruined in his own self-esteem 2 The sense of pride and honour within him is fallen, never to rise again. He sees himself abandoned by his former employers ; he sees his discreet, respectable neighbours, who have no notion of exhibiting disinterested sympathy for a shipwrecked character who is obnoxious to the 'squire of the parish, avoiding him as though he wore plague-stricken; and seeing this —feeling, too, that there is scarcely a hope of his being ably to retrieve himself; he begins at length to fancy himself the poor, lost, abandoned crea ture he is supposed to be—becomes desperate— reckless—callous—takes to du wnright dishoneit courses as a matter of necessity; and possibly winds up his career by holding aloft the blazing torch of " Swing," and standing on the scaffold, a spectacle of mingled pity, horror, and disgust to thousands of his countrymen I But for the atrocious game-laws these things could not be. One of the worst temptations to which he can possibly be subjected w ould be taken away from the poor man; and our courts of session and assize would not year after year exhibit such a fearful muster-roll of crimes as has long been the case with them. What is the leading principle of the game-laws ? Not to do justice between man and man—not to maintain unimpaired the undoubted rights of property—no, but to establish the astound ing fact that a hare, or a partridge, or a pheasant is of more value in the eyes of our country-gentle men legislators, than human flesh and blood! The game-laws lay a trap for the conscience of the poor man, and then persecute him for falling into it. In stead of removing, they place temptation within his reach—under his very nose—and then punish him for not nobly rising superior to it. Never yet did a more dishonest—demoralising law deform our statute book. It reflects far more disgracefully on those who framed it than on those who suffer under it ; and a poacher—startling as may be the assertion—is in our estimation a far less inju rious member of society than the bigoted, tyran nical squad of country Members who still insist on upholding the game-laws. But not only is the poor labouring man victiinised by these iniquitous statutes, but the farmer is equally injured by them. immense is the damage annually done to his crops by the game in the 'squire's pre serves ; and yet he has no redress ; he must submit in silence to his lot, and be thankful that it is no worse. We have abolished slavery in the West Indies, but in the game-laws we have a species of domestic slavery which is nearly equally intolerable, and which we cannot too soon get rid of in toto. Mi nisters, we have reason to believe, are at this moment directing their attention to the subject ; and at the Cabinet Council which is to be held on the 9th inst., a measure for the revision, if not for the entire aboli tion of the game-laws, will, it is supposed, be taken into serious consideration. passed, in a few hours, through all the forms of a law, authorising the instantaneous expul sion of Mr. lIoAa from the State ; and he was, without delay, expelled as an incendiary." To say that we were absolutely unprepared, at the holds of a State upholding the enormous crime of slavery, in the midst of its own free national institutions, for such an outrage as this, upon all international law, upon the honour and dignity of an independent Con federate State, upon the inviolable character of its ' diplomatic service—would be to allow the zeal of our indignation to exceed the limits of truth. For, it seems to us, but the natural sequence of so ill-omened an anomaly as a free society's tolerating the perpetual slavery of a certain class of their fellow-creatures, that they should be guilty of any excess of unprincipled resentment, or insolent violence, to which the first impulses of their pas sions or their prejudices may prompt them. The sallies licentious arrogance which assumes, and in de fiance of the remonstrances and example of all free civilisation, retains its chattel property in a slave po pulation, will prompt it, whenever the opportunity seems favourable, to domineer over and insult even the representatives of States equally free and lade pendent as itself. But we shall be surprised, indeed, if, in this instance, the slave-trading infatuation has not sealed its own fate. The whole federation of the Union is bound to resent this flagrant outrage on their authority and honour. The slave question can no longer be blinked on secondary grounds, such as those of temporary expediency, because the outrage itself—the authority by which it was sanctioned—and the circumstances under which it was perpetrated—have all arisen out of, and exclusively resulted from, the legal tolera tion of slavery in South Carolina. In reference to the contemplated appeal to Massachusetts to the Supreme Court of the United States, a New York correspondent thus writes :—" Suppose the decision to be against South Carolina, what then ? Why-- nothing." Not so! We cannot, and will not believe it. There are men enough in the Supreme Tribunal in question to dare to be just to the rightful demands of a Confederate State for justice. There Is a citizen of Massachusetts—a patriot and a statesman—who will not be slow to vindicate, in those capacities, the suggestions of his religious convictions as a Christian ; --of his social duties a s a f reeman . Th at man is Mr. WESSTEZ. He cannot evade his responsibility for his past career and his avowed opinions, if he would ; and our unfeigned regard for him firmly assures us that he would not do so, if he could. of the Chamber of Deputies, when the Mioister of Finance made the 'annual statement of the public income and expenditure. It was on the whole favour able. Though there has been a considerable increase of the salaries to public servants, and many new posts created, the estimates are balanced, and the general prosperity of the country is placed beyond all doubt. The Chamber at its rising adjourned till Thursday. THE BOURSE—TurzpAT, DEC. 31 rice: Highest :..nve. Price Price. Prtce /Transit rive perCenta.• •••• 120 40 120 40 .. 120 20 Titres per Centa..• • • 44 -5 -a 98 44 e 0 Balk of France ..... •• • •.• 3195 . e 195 Lattitte Rank. 1,9001. Martel 92 50 .1 , 92 50 —1092 50 Belgian Bank..•• --••• •• • 630 630 650 1841 flebrian •• ••• • • • 1044 - 1,14 • :041 Hpantso Threes— .• •••• 484 38f • 28f Active •• •••• • • 361 .. 361 - • 36: Passive ••• • 6 4 • • 64 .. 64 Neapolitan.. • —••- 16 •• 96 .. 96 P.otbachildreecripta 99 85 .. 99 65 .. 99 85 Roman '044 1044 • - 1044 rice. 20 30 • • 4 95 135 .10 .2 SO • 630 ..1120 .o4i 3Ni • • 5 , 9 85 RAILWAY 3ltAitittB. Versaillee,R.B.•• •••• •• •••• 485 485 - 485 L.B.•••••• •••• •• 375 . 380 .. 378 Routs •• •••• ••••••• •• •••1047 50 1047 50 •1047 50 Rouen to Havre— •• •• •••• •• 822 50 e 22 !•0 . $22 AS o r h uu , ....... ..... . •• .1140 ••1135 Strasburg to Rale Avignon to I.larseillei•• •• •• 930 •• 230 930 RAILWACIS TOIL THE ACCOUNT. JAM 3. St. Germain • • 1017 50 ..1017 50 —lOl7 50 ..1017 50 Venhulles, MB. • • • • .• • • 4 8 5 .. 485 .• 482 50 .. 482 50 LB. Rouen.••• •••• •• •• • Rouen to Havre ..... • 827 50 .. 827 50 .. 821 25 •• 822 50 Orleans • Ctrasburg to Bale•• •• •• 305 .. 304 25 .. 302 50 .. 303 75 Avignon to Marseilles— •••• 997 50 .. 930 • 922 50 • 922 50 495 3so 1047 50 922 SO .1140 • 306 26 • 930 FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. Baussims, DEC. 30.—The Senate voted to-day, with out discussion, the project of law relative to a credit of 121,000,400 francs for the department of justice. The Chamber then formed itself into a Secret Committee, to deliberate on the treaty with the Zollverein. 'We are assured, that in consequence of the King's indisposition (announced in ytsterday's Moniteur) his Majesty's return from Paris may be delayed some days. A letter from Carlsruhe, of the 21st of December, says, " The Roman Catholic clergy of the Grand Duchy of Baden have just addressed a collective petition' to the Government, requesting it to forbid the plying of steam boats on the lake of Constance, and all travelling on the railway in the Roman Catholic parts of the Grand Duchy on Sundays . and holidays, that the devotions of the faithful may not be disturbed." In consequence of this step the shares in the railways and steamers have expe rienced a slight decline. TRH HAGUE, Die. 28.—T0-day, at two o'clock, the Minister of Finance went, in the usual form, to the Second Chamber of the States General, to present the triennial budget for the years 1846.7. The Minister, in his speech, entered int* highly inte resting details respecting the state of our finances. We are happy to announce that the favourable estimates respecting our finances have not only been realised, but that the result has even exceeded all expeefations; that the budget of the eipendituie of 1846-7 presents a dimi nution compared with that of 1844-5 of three millions of florins, and of nearly five millions compared with that of 1843; that the ways and means proposed to cover the expenditure of 1846-7 may not only be considered as suf ficient, but that the service of those two years will be closed With an overplus receipt. of 250,000 flories—in a word, that our financial position is now definitively brought to a regular and entirely satisfactory state. THE Heats, 29.—AccOrding to the accounts of the state of our rivers, they were , esterday all frozen over, and the water was falhng. The dykes were every where in good condition ; in some places everything was ready in case any accident sh..uld oee:tr. A letter from Soerabaya of the 21st of August an nounces that his Majesty's schooner, the Zephyr, ham arrived in tho roads of that town, and had taken tr , 'ors on board for an expedition to Borneo and Macassa. This expedition will take five or six months. purees FUN M....ANIMUS/i, Dec 31. , • .it A. • per rent—. ....... ll4 Si% Ditto, ditto, 3 per Cent. Ditto, ditto, 4 per Cent. .............. fas 99 Dt[u~ .. Amoit s . , vndie,44. per cent............ ........ "9% itto Ditto, ditto, 3!:. per eent.................„.. 91% 9'114 Commercial Company. 4.. per cent......... .48 143% Loan 1531, 43 per cant... ..... ..... Exchange on London, Onemonth Two m0nth5......... 12 123 At sight l2 17), Dutch Papers, Jan. I . PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BaxLII4, Dee. 28. Bills. Money St. Schutt! Sch., 33 per WU Prussian English Bond=, 1530, 4 percent Exchange on London . ......... ~. 6 Prussian Shag Gazette, Dee. 28. LIAMBURGH SORSENHALLE, Dec. 29. Sills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents, Bank Shares IfittO Anglo-Russian Lean Russian 5 per Cent., I s t se r i es , Certifir a t e 105% 105% Inscription. Ist series Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series . Ditto In Certificates New 4 per Ce'nt. (1840) 9 l l / 4, 9114 Dutch Actual Debt, 2 % per Cent 43% 63% Ditto 5 per Cent. — Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. 37 85% Spanish, New 3 per Cents. 2IU 213 relish Bonds New Tickets — Exchange on London. kfaraburgh, One month Two 13 • SEL6IAN FUND3.—lrsousoaLo. Dxc. 30. Actua Debt. ayi per Cent.. ....... ......... Rothschild 's Loan, Five per Lean of Thirty Milions, Four per Cent., ... 94% . • Three per Cent........... Thirty-seven Milli ns, Madrid papers of the 24ith ult. have been received, but they bring no news. On that day the Bourse of course was closed. The French Opposition journals are loud in their exultations over the speedy downfall of M. Gtrizor. This result they regard as certain, but what other re sults are to follow, they do not state. Little is said abut M. I malts, but a great deal about Count Moms, who is the ostensible agent in this movement for dis placing the " Man of Ghent," and who has been em boldened to take this course, not from the strength of his own party, but from an amalgamation of all .the discontented and disappointed Members in the Cham ber, including men of all shades of politics, from the extreme Right to the extreme Left. A change of some kind appears absolutely necessary to give life t ) the Parliamentary proceedings M. GUILOT has • re mained in office far beyond the usual period allotted to Prime Ministers of France, having guided the destinies of the country for nearly four years, a circumstance • without precedent during the reign of the Citizen KING. He will not, however, resign without a struggle—at all events without a speech in• defence of his policy, and, judging both from the qualities of the orator, and the course of events during his administration, it will be a speech of no ordinary interest. Since Louis PLILLIrrE ascended the throne so many remarkable events, all honourable to France and creditable to the Ministry, have not occurred, we will not say in the same period, but during all the other years ;of his reign. Public credit has greatly increased ; additional impulses have been given to trade and commerce ; the war in Africa has been, at least to all appearances, concluded ; the differences in Morocco have been settled, in a way redounding both •to French bravery and modera tion; the KING), chosen by the people, has done what no French King ever did before paid a friendly visit to an English Sovereign ; and what is a greater proof than all of GUIZOT'S vv ise ad ministration, the whole of France enjoys the most profound peace and security. How Count MOLE, with a firebrand at his back in the shape of MIER; will mend matters, we cannot see, but if the Members 'of the Chamber wish to make the experiment, and think a coalition of literogeneous politicians prefer able to a Cabinet whose principles they know, no one has a right to object to their choice. The leading Ministerial journal, the Globe, says Count MOLE is the soul and end of the coalition, leaving little TIIIERS entirely out of view ; but the most ominous fact admitted by that journal is the backwardness of the usual Conservative sup porters of Guizur. According to that journal not fewer than 119 were absent from their posts at a very important crisis—either " snowed up," like the Conservative Members in 1834-35, or waiting for promises of place or preferment. This journal, apparently apprehensive that M. Guizor will be beaten, justly maintains that the policy of the new Cabinet will remain the same. The following are the remarks of the Globe on the present crisis : " 11i. Debelle3 me has been nominated Vice-President of the Chamber, but only by 172 votes to 168 g i ven to M. Billault. This result is grave ; we do not wish to dis semble it; but we think that it is necessary to explain it. First dull, we cannot impute it to the Conservative party, properly so called. The number of voters was yesterday 340, so that there were 119 üb.ente.-s. But, out or these 119, an account drawn up very correctly shows that there are 80 Depu ties notoriously supporters of the Ministry. They have been much in the wrong not to be found at their posts, in the combat where the duty of defending their principles called them; but, in fine, it must be declared that the Conservative party is by no means dissolved, notwithstanding the sad defections which might be witnessed yesterday, and that it still reckons 172 votes present, and 80 which will soon arr i ve, f orm i ng altogether A tolerably nice total, for which M. Billault would willingly exchange his 168 coaliaed votes. Yes, M. Billault had only coalised votes; and every one knows at the Chamber that Count Molt is the soul and end of the coalition. It appears that, atter having cursed coali tions, Count Mold has been reconciled to them, and has thought fit touse them for his own account. Legitimatists, Radicals, Left, di-contented, or, in other words, unplaced Conservatives, all have precipitated themselves into the lap of the President of April 15. Now this is the little calculation of those gentlemen. To attack a Ministry like the present openly in the tribune, is net advisable, for several reasons. First, because the speakers who attempt it come off with great damage; next, to ask the Chamber to condemn the Speech from the Throne,which this year is, in its essential parts, only an expose of the foreign policy, is to d. wand from the majority to condemn the policy upheld by themselves fur four years. But such a thing it is impossible to obtain. Besides, if the policy of peace, concord, and the entente cordiale was blamed, the follow ing Ministry would have a war programme ready traced for it; and, without any doubt, the King, the Chamber of Peers, and the country, would not allow that. There wet.- therefore, nothing but dangers aad impossibilities in a frank and open struggle; and, on that account these ' gentlemen had formed the project of strangling the ' Cabinet during the preliminaries of the session. Un luckily, these gentlemen forget that the representative Government is not a regime of mutes. A mask may be applied to it, but a gag cannot be placed in its mouth. The attempt has, therefore, completely failed ; the in trigue is going to be nam e d an d d e fi e d i n the tribune. Certainly it would have been a very convenient thing to dispense with giving explanations, and to have ballotting balls in the place ofreasons. This year, in particular, the declamatory speeches will be poor. Otaheite is thread bare ; Pritchard is worm-eaten; New Zealand, Monte Video, and the exequatur are become antiquities—theto is not, in fact, the smallest novelty to offer the public. It was, therefore, a capital invention to overturn the Cabinet by a silent vote on the election of a Vice-Presi dent, and to conquer without fighting ; but, once more we say ti.e trick has failed, and it will not be commenced a second time." By letters from New York, dated the 14th ult., we learn that " a very pretty quarrel" is on the eve explosion between two of the most important States of the Union—namely, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Although the first and noblest right of our common nature and the dearest interests of iminanity are deeply involved in the ground of the ipproaching rupture (for to a rupture the affair is manifestly tending), there are sonic circumstances of such absurd inconsistency, moral and polii ical, in the affair, that we shall endeavour to regard it, as much as we can, in the less grave of its aspects. It seems that South Carolina, a few years ago, passed a law prohibiting free negroes, under certain severe pains and penalties, from "coming into that State." Not having the original American statute before us, we cannot say what was the cause of its enactment assigned in its preamble. Whether the paternal Legislature of Carolina was alarmed lest the evil example of its slave-trading institutions should ex tend beyond its own boundary—or the contagion of I slave emancipation should pass over and within them, from other members of the Union, our readers may conclude for themselves. But it must still remain a marvel how a body of men, so proverbially acute as the Carolinian planters, could have overlooked the in evitable occurrence, in the ordinary course of busi ness transactions, of daily cases (as it were) in which their statute must be violated, or their external trade he annihilated. When the Carolina legislators, in the plenitude of their superiority as white castes promulgated their penal and disabling statute against ..ree blacks, they forgot that Nature, when she tinged the skins of negroes with an indelible colour, had omitted to affix any badge of nautical disqualification upon that unhappy race. By an equally unpardon able obliviousness, many Eundreds of blacks, settled n various portions of tho Western Hemisphere, are aabitually given (it seems) to imagine —first, that .hey have a right to purchase their freedom, when :hey can find money enough for that purpose, and .nasters who will accept it; and, secondly, that, being free, they have a right to turn sailors when they can it'd captains to engage them at stipulated wages. The •esult of this discrepancy between the abilities of freedom, and the disabilities of slavery—this collision between the laws of South Carolina and the laws of Nature—has been, that, on different occasions, " free blacks employed as seamen have been brought into the latter State." The humane custom has been, that "they were immediately imprisoned, and kept , t 1 prison until the sailing of the vessel to which they *long." We write this in the year 1845 ;—and it is true I Fortunately for the honour of that portion iif the human race—(about as essential an integer, in its relations to the whole, by the way, as " that in !elligent and important part of the earth, called Europe" —.5 , 0 condescendingly noticed in President TYLER'S last Message) —that portion which is not incorporated into the Carolina Legislature, that some these black u'itenus were fellow-citizens of such a ,nan as Mr. Secretary WERsTea, and are, therefbre, reclaimed by their native State of Massachusetts. the Legislature of that State, having nominated a Commissioner to proceed on its behalf to South 2arolina, in order to ascertain the precise state of the Facts, the gentleman nominated, immediately on his arrival, notified to the Governor of the slave-holding State the character of his mission, and apprised his Excellency that its object was to "try the constitu tionality of the Carolina law in the Supreme Courts of the United States." 11444 .......•.•»••••.....•«.....••••••••••• •• (11 Loan of City, 1833. Four per Cent. 102; 1832 •••••• ..... Society of Commerce, Four and a H a lf per Coat. 'lank of Belgium, Five Per Cant. ............. 57% Glue of —llrosieele Papers. Deo, 31, HONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE S CITY, TIIIJESDAT EVENING. The Stock Market became rather more animated this afternoon, and Consols improved to 1001 1. Bank Stock was 211 to 211 f. The New Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents. were 103} 4. The Foreign Bonds were dull, and there were no further bargains in Spanish. Peruvian brought 29 ; Austrian, 113; French Scrip, 11; and Belgiau, 1 pre mium; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 631. The additional transactions in the Railway shares hare been these : Birmingham and Gloucester were 51 to 6 ; Bristol and Exet, r, 8 to 10 ; Chester anti Holyhead, 1 ; Churnet Valley, 21 ; Eastern Union, 11 ; Great S out h e rn and Western (Ireland), 5 ; Greta Western, H a lf, 411 ; Birmingham, 129 ; Brighton, 11 ; uth-Western, - New, 3i to 4 ; Cr")(1-n, 31 i London and York, 2 ; Lynn and Ely, 11 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half, 24 to 241 ; Midland, 151 • Newcastl e and Darlington, 371 to 38 ; Norther n and iastern, 121; Ditto, Quarter, 4; Norwich and Br an d on, New, ; Westl)it ;Ditto , Corn wall , Scarborough3to Branch,; 213 ; se ; 49 ; Nutt, Exten s i on , 11 ;ons ht:chtuond and West-end, l ; Ru g by, 1 y;or g konatnhd . Ditto, s n : ,r Midland, e Nw b e y ,lo} sr s l 4 p ; and Avignon, ; Paris and Lyons, 1I; and P aris an d Strasbourg, 1 premium. Direct Northern have been ft Eastern Counties, 91 ; and West London, ..isceunt. Portsmouth Direct were 1 discount t o p ar; London and 5 were 6i ; a n d U n i on of The South Sea Company propri e t ors , at a meeting to. A W u e s s t t r m a i n a s , t e 2 r r ß ir a e n in k ium S . hark day. resolved to consider at their next meeting the pro priety of dissolving the concern, unless the directors can make the Government allowance pay all expenses. (Fron Th. Sun of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were only 1.500 bal es , owing to New Year's Day.—Shares were firm, with a considerable business doing. Birmingham and Gloucester, 1053 ; Bristol and Exeter, 701 ; Ches ter and Birkenhead, 361 ; Eastern Counties Perpetual, No. 1, 235. ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 18s. 6d. ; Grand Junction, Half, 1131 ; Great Western H a lf, 90 3 to 91 ; Lancaster and Carisle, 14 ; Liverpool and Mane cheater, 217 ' • Liverpool and Man c h es t er , N ew, 37 4 to MIL London a nd York, 5 41 ; Churnet Valley, 31 ; Man; cheater and Leeds, 125 126 ; Ditto, Halves, 55 ; Mid. land Counties, 117 ; Preston and Wyre, 18 • South- Eastern, 414 ; Ditto, New, 14} ; Trent Valley, 10 ; Paris and Lions, 70s. 71s. 6d. ; Paris and Strasburg, 410 s. ; Northern of• Franco, Cl. ss. 6/. 33. 9d. ; Boulugne and Amiens, :if. The fact of the re-occupation of the New Royal Ex change by those to whom it most especially belongs ought to be generally recorded. To a partial extent the opening occurred yesterday. As this is holiday time, there was not that bona fide attendance of " the mer chants of the city of London" that might naturally hare been espected. The "grand sho w " w ill b e t o - morrow, which is " post day," and when no question the attend ance will be full indeed. From the circular of the Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, just received, we extract the following:— " A very steady business has prevailed throughout the month, and the extent of sales has been quite up to the expectations of the manufacturers. Prices have con tinued almost without any change, with the exception , of 40 inch 66 reed skirtings, weighing about 71b., which. declined as low as 7s. 3d. As the production of this finality has been considerably lessened, the price has, rallied, and is now firm at 7s. id. Stocks of every description of goods are light, and as the demand is expected to become active early next month, many manufacturers are already calculating upon an advance in prices, and are refusing con tracts until the turn of the year.. Symptoms of an improved , demand, also hare shown themselves during the past week. We have no doubt varselves that prices will rule higher during the next two months. The Cotton market within the last fortnight has been rather more active ; both the trade and speculators buying rather freely. An advance of about id. to id. per lb. has been thus effected. Whether this improvement may be maintained, or otherwise, will depend, in a great measure, upon the business operations in this neighbour. hood after the turn of the year. Our stocks are light, money is yet cheap, and, from all we can learn, the pros pects of most of the Foreign Markets, as well as our own home trade, are encouraging ; we are, therefore, in clined to the supposition that a good trade will be done here at the beginning of the year, and prices will, doubt less, be advanced." There are accounts a day later from Buenos Ayres, but they add nothing to our previous information. The Stock Market continues quiet, but, on the' whole, firm. Consols are 100* ; Np 4 'three-and•a-Qtartir per Cents.. 1033 to l ; an d t h e Th ree per C ents., 100 1 1 . Bank Stock is hi g h er again, viz., 211 to 2114. Ezekie quer Bills obtain 6305. to 655. preru. ; and India Bouds, 775. prem. The Foreign Investments are without any particular alteration. Speuish Five per Cents. realise 27i and the Three per Cents. 363 to Portugueia CouTerted There may be even among Englishman, though we doubt the fact, about as many individuals as there are Southern States in the Federal Union, who will attempt to justify the conduct of members of the " model Republic"—the palladium, as it has been called, o f h uman f ree d om—t h e s t rong h o ld o f consti tutional liberty —the refuge, from tyranny and law lessness, of the oppressed of all the world—in fostering, within their own bosom, openly and unblushingly, that foulest opprobrium of human institutions—negro slavery. These very individuals will be the first to echo the confident, unhesitating boast of every white citizen of those Southern States, that, whatever be the merits of this slavery question, their political con dition is faultless. They will tell you that, above all things, unlimited freedom of discussion is permitted by their Legislature. This sounds well in theory. Its practical truth is thus damaged by the New York letters :—" The Legislature of South Carolina being in session, the Governor transmitted to that body the communication of Mr. Bois,. Upon its receipt a Bill was introducei and . The following are the remarks of the Preset on the same subject:— " The discussion on the Address may change the disposition of men's minds ; bur to triumph over it, it will not be sufficient for the Ministry to display groat talent in the tribune, they must prove that they have reason on their side, and that they are wanting neither in sincerity, ability, nor firmness. The vote for the nomination of the four Secretaries has scarcely been less significant than that for the four Vice-Presidents, for the candidate who obtained the greatest number of votes was M. Lacrosse, and M. Havin only wanted three to reach the absolute majority. The Chamber will seek, in its bureaux on Wednesday, to appoint the Committee on the address. It is not supposed that the discussion will open before January 15. Ere that period comes round, the 110 Deputies who are absent will have time to ar rive. Under present circumstances, all negligence on their part in attending would be a grave dereliction of duty, for which the country would have right to call them severely to account." On Tirscis 7 M. SArar took his seat az President THE 8U N LON.OO S, FRIDAY MORli I k:i G I JANUARY T 3, - 1.84fi . are 60 to 59.. t. Mexican have been 331 1, 14k, ned P. ru••ian, 291. Duteo Tw• •., ke:r Cents. are 634 A. The Share Market is buoyant to-day, and there is a fair business doing. Great Western and Bristol and Exeter are very firm, and South• Western Old Shares have rallied. French are not quite so good. PRICE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lo oi4l New 3,} per Cent. Annutiea , Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 'inns Bonds 1,0001. — pm. Ditto under 1,0001 77 inn. Bank Stock fur Account. Consuls for Opening Exchequer Bills, lid lid. LOOK 5001• Ditto Small Ditto Advertised ..... pm. • PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 351/ Ditto fir the Account ... 351 Ditto Deferred Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto fur the Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted Ditto for the Account 6Ol 59/ Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1340 2731 Dittu for the Account. Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent — • Ditto for the Account. PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PIM SHAM Aberdeen Birmingham and Glou ces t er 100 .....: 1 05 ' Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian 5 4/ Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1/ Citurnet Valley Dublin and Ifelfmt Junction 2/ ... .. 5 Eastern Counties Eastern Union Great Western - 75 155 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto Fifths Lancaster and Carlisle London and Birmingham ...100 228 London and Blackwell London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 521 London and Greenwi c h .... 121 ...... 9i London and South Western.. 411 ...... 75 Ditto, New London and Y0rk........ 2/ ..... 444 i to Manchester and Leeds 7O 12.51 Ditto / Shama Midland 100 Newcastle and Berwick -1/ 7i to North British - i 2 71 ..... to Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 14 ...... to Rugby Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2/ South Eastern and Dover ... -33/ ,to Ditto New Trent Valley West Cornwall ll ... 4/ - - to York, and Nortla Midland ... 50 ...... Ditto 4 Shares Ditto, Extension Boulogne and Amiens Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 2O ..... 44 Paris and R0uen........ 2O ...... 41 Paris and Strasburg 2 ...... 2/ ...... to 3 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DEC. 31. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Money — 3 per Cent. Reduced — 3# Stock lo2} Ditto Money — 3/ per Cent. Debentures ' 95 Long Annuities — Bank Stock Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock — Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 4 per Cent — 4 per Cent. City Debentures — 4 per Cent. City Debentures, New. 4 per Cent. Ballast Office Debentures —; 4 per Cent. Pipe Water — Kingstown Railway Debentures. LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SITARS. Dublin and Kilkenny Railway lOO 215 Drogheda Ditto 7 6O 724 Great Southern aid Western Ditto Scrip Ditto Extension 24 Dublin and Belfast Junction 24 Dublin and Cashel a1t0 24 Mullingar and Athlone Railway 24 Belfast and Ballymena 24 Waterford and limerick Dundalk and:Enniskillen Wexford and Carlow 24 Hibernian Bank 254 Royal Bank lO 1 34 National Bank National Insurance Patriotic ditto lO lO4 Mining Company of Ireland 7 l4 Wicklow Copper Mines 5 lB4 City of Dublin Steam Company Ditto Ditto, 1836 5O 534 Steam Ship Building Company British and Irish Steam Company.... 50 ssk Limerick Extension Railway ' 24 Peninsular and Oriental Ditto 5O 664 Irish Great Western, Dublin to Galway 24 Dublin and Glasgow Steam Company 50 44 CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock_ . . 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3} per Cent ........... 103} Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12i India Bonds, 1,0001.. Ditto under 1,0001. Bank Stock for Account... Consols ... Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., lid. Ditto 500!. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS. Dutch, 2i per Cent .... Ditto, 5 per Cent 99 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid Ditto New Shares, 1711, paid Bristol and Exeter, 70 . paid . . Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid .... 54 Churnet Valley, 2 paid 4l Direct Northern, 24 paid Eastern Counties, 25 paid... Eastern Union, 10 paid..... Great. Southern and Western (Ireland), 5 paid liii Great Western, 75 paid — Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid London and Birmingham (Stock) ... .. London and Brighton, 50 paid London and South Western, 411 paid — Ditto New London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. paid ... 17 London and York, 24 paid 4i id Lynn and Ely, 14. paid Manchester and Leeds. 70 paid Ditto, Half Shares, 30 paid ... .. 54 Midland, 100 paid Newcastle and Darlington:Junction, 24 p a id 62 Northern and Eastern, 45 paid 584 Ditto Quarter Shares, 14 paid Norwich and Brandon, 8 paid — Ditto New, 1 paid Portsmouth Direct, 1 paid Richmond and West End Junction, 1 paid 2l Rugby, 1 paid li South Eastern and Dover, 3.34 paid — Ditto New Shares, 4 paid - - • • 1. West London, Old Shares, 20 paid West Cornwall 1i paid York and North Midland, 50 paid Ditto Scarboro' Branch, 10 paid 3li Ditto, Selby Scrip, 20 paid Ditto Extension.. .. .• .. 11 Lyons and Avignon, 2 paid Paris and Lyons, 2 paid Paris and Strasbourg, 2 paid ... 24 7T' r t„ i 61. ilitW6 f~a~ tNJ) Optnton " Who runs may read." x'►l , 2.vlkiii s. On Monday the King of the French presided at a Council of Ministsrs held at the Tuileries. On Tuesday M. Sauzei: took his seat as President of the Chamber of Depipies, when the Finseice brought forward the budget. The receptions at Court on the occasion of the new year will be as usual. The diplomatic corps will hr re ceived at four o'clock. The grand receptions for ladies and gentlemen will be on Friday and Sunday evenings, at halt past eight o'clock. Several of the journals announce the arrival of Admi ral Dupetit-Thouars in Paris. Two or three of the Op position journals, however, say he is at Versailles, and remains there en carte privet (in seclusion) by order of the Ministry. The Constitutionne/ says:—" The nomination of Cardi nal de Latour d'Auvergne, as head of the Chapter of St. Deets, is given as positive. It is added that he is named Grand Almoner, and that the ordonnances will appear on Jan. 2." Thu sale of the splendid collection of paintings belong ing to the late Cardinal Fesch is to commence at Rome on the 17th of March. There are at present 1,430 medical men practising in Paris, being 340 more than in 1833. A Constantinople letter, of the 13th inst., says—" For very many years we have not had so long a continuance of bad weather in the Mediterranean or Black Seas. The wind has blown with such violence for a whole fortnight from the north-west, that nearly all the numerous steam packets that traverse them have been delayed, some four some five days. A letter from Barcelona states that the excessive cold which reigned for some time in that neighbourhood was put an end to on the evening of the 21st by a violent tempest, which caused considerable damage. So much rain fell that some quarters of the city were completely inundated. The gardens between Barcelona and Mont juich were covered with water of several mares' depth, and the inhabitants of San-Beltran were taken off in the middle of the night in boats. All the parts of the forti fications, which had been undermined last year, fell down with great noise. The lost sustained is estimated at several hundred thousand francs. On Wednesday the tragedy of Werner was to be per formed by the English Company at Paris, Mwoready of course playing the part of Werner. AND POLICII. Sir John Dodson sat in the Admiralty Court, and dis posed of assignations. This was the default day after last term. Dr. Daubeney sat in the Consistory Court, and heard assignations, this being an extra Court day. At the Surrey sessions Ann Winter and Ann Wright were indicted with having unlawfully uttered and put off, at Croydon, two counterfeit half-crowns, well knowing the same to be false and counterfeit. The prisoners, who belong to a well-known gang of coiners, residing in the low haunts of Westminster, offered nothing in their defence, and the jury, without hesitation, returned fi verdict of guilty. Sentence twelve months' imprisonment each and hard tabour at Brixton House of Correction. 'Sir James Duke presided at the Guildhall, and re manded fur further examination Charles Richard Are stead, late a collecting clerk at Mr. Hubbard's, a tobac . - conist in Barbican, charged with embezzling moneys received on account of his employer ; andi James Dixey, the overlooker of the porters at Messrs. Meeking and Co.'s, drapers, Holborn-hill, charged with embezzling various sums, amounting to 301. A young man, named Ashford, respectably dressed, was brought up at Bow-street, charged with breaking into the house of Mr. John Henry Jewell, solicitor's clerk, of Alfred-street, Tottenham court-road. The. prisoner alleged in his defence that he found the door open, and could not resist the temptation to walk in and help himself. Mr. Twyford committed him for trial. James Horne, charged by Mr. Jelin Cox, of No. 9. Gibson-square, Islington, with having burglarioualy entered his dwelling-house, and stealing various articles of silver plate, was fully committed from Clerkenwell. Robert Pratt was placed at the bar at the Lambeth Po lice Court before Mr. Henry, on a charge of grossly ill treating his ,on, Richard Pratt, a child five years and a half old. The prisoner had for many months been in the habit of ill-treating the child, and at length the neighbours determined to interfere. On one oc casion the child was hanging from the Innis. ters by a rope which was tied round his neck, and would have been strangled had not a neighbour cut him down. The poor child was in a shocking state from the barbarous usage he had received. Mr. Henry, address ing Dunn, one of the beadles of Lambeth, said the case was one which should be prosecuted by the parish, and he should therefore request that the vestry-clerk should be informed of the particulars, with a view of prosecut ing the prisoner at the sessions. To afford the necessary time for this, he should remand the prisoner until Mon day next. The prisoner was accordingly remanded. At Marlborough-street Mr. Hardwick received the fol lowing letter. It relates to an individual who was under examination at this Court about six weeks ago, charged with having given cheques to various parties in payment of goods, well knowing there were no funds at the bankers to meet them with:— " 14, Chester-square, Dec. 30, 1844. " Dear Sir,—ln conformity with orders received frOm my Government, I take the liberty to request your obliging assistance in giving publicity to the tact, that by roj al ordinance, dated Dresden, December 12, and published in the Leipsic Gazette of the 20th December, the name of M. Moritz Dam Van der Ptorte (see police reports of the 11th and 13th December), has ceased from that day to be on the list of the Gentilhommes de Is Chambre of his Majesty the King of Saxony.--I have the honour to be, dear Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " DE GERSDORFF. " Minister Resident of his Majesty the King of Saxony. " To J. Hardwick, Esq." At the Thames Police -court two men, named William Smith and Edward Smith, brothers, were brought before Mr. 13roderip, charged with keeping a private still, in an unentered place, where the apparatus fur conducting dis tillation on a large scale was discovered. The evidence having been gone int o , M r. B roderip said it had been his let to hear a gaod many cases of this description, but he never knew one clearer than this, and he convicted the peisoia.rs under the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., cap. 53, and sentenced them to p.ty a flue of 301. each, and in de fault to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months. The prisoners were committed. 'file Deli And Couniet,s Limerick are daily expected to arrive in this country from New South \Vales, intel ligence having been sent to his Lordship some time since • ut the demise or his brother, the late Lord Glentworth, by which lie became heir apparent to the Earldom. Tt.e. Dowag,r Lady Holland is passing the Christmas C a 9 In tosvo The Ma qu:s Marchioness of Donegal have ut Hord, Brighton, from Bath. Ui - ie Marquis 906 Marehi4lesx of Sligo and the Ladies Lir,wile have arrived in Ma.isiield-street. The Earl snd Connie:4 of WerWiek have left Patter son's lintel for Warwick Castle. The Marquis of Lansdowne lies been entertaining a large parts-at Bowood this . Christmas, Mr. Moore, the poet, and Mr. Albany Fonblanque have been among the visitors. The Earl of Auckland and Lord Alvanley have been among the distinguished guests at Bre tby Park during the Christmas festivities, where a large family circle have Bern partaking the hubpitality of the Earl and Countess of Chestertietd. The Duke of Devonshire has left Devonshire House for Chatsworth. The superb presents recently sent to his Grace by the Emperor of Russia have been removed to Chiswick. The Cuuut and Countess de Jarnac will not leave for Paris so soon as was expected. It is probable they wal prolong their sojourn at Alivart's Hotel threo weeks longer. ZdiIiC23MAN NOUS. The Duke of Wellington has already sent out the invita tions for the opening dinner of the session of Parliament, which it is expected v. ill be very fully attended. The Rev. R. B. Paul, M.A., formerly Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, has been presented to the per petual curacy of Kentish-town, St. Pancras, Middlesex. Value 260 g. Patron, the Vicar of St. Pancras. The thick ;fog which overspread the metropolis on on Sunday appears to have extended over most of the country. In Manchester the darkness on that day and on Monday rendered artificial light necessary, and in Scotland also the fog was equally dense. It will be recollected that a short time since a meeting of the leading counsel practising at the Chancery, Rolls, and Vice-Chancellors' Courts was held for the purpose of devising some plan to lessen the evil and inconveni ence of the separation of the Vice-Chancellors' Courts from the other equity judges, in Westminster-hall, which has taken place since the creation of the two new Vice- Chancellors. A communication was made to the Lord Chancellor on the subject ; the consequence is, that two temporary Courts are being erected in Palace-yard, close to the entrance of Westminster-hall, which are in a very forward state, and will probably be finished by next term. This arrangement vk ill get rid of a great deal of the evil, though it can hardly be a permaeeut one, as there will be means of communication to the other Courts from these. . TUB NEW METEOPOLITAN BUILDING. ACT.—Wed nesday this important Aet, some of the previsions of •which have been separately noticed in The Sun, came into operation. There are 120 clauses in the new law, And 12 schedules. The various objects specified in the preamble are worked out in the numerous provisions and schedules annexed. The officers mentioned in the Act have been appointed since the Ist of September last by ,a special provision. There are two Aidal referees named by the Government ; and surveyors, with thei r di str i cts assigned, have be e n nominated by the magistracy of the City and the several localities comprised in the eurisdic .tion of the metropolis. The Act extends on the north side of.the Thames from Fulham to Shadwell, and on the south side of the river from Woolwich to Wands worth, including the other suburban districts. The Le gislature by the 4th section anticipated that building speculations would be carried on beyond the prescribed limits Of the statute in order to evade the law, and there fore gave power to her Majesty in Council to extend the operation of the same to any parts within twelve miles of Charing- cross. It is required that notice of such intention to consider the limits shall be given at least one month prior in the London Gazette. Numerous buildings have been lately commenced to prevent the immediate operation of the law, as by the c ons t ruct i on clause it is declared th a t the term " already built," used in reference to buildings, is to apply to buildings built before the Ist of January instant, or "commenced before that - - .„, . day," and covered in and rendered fit for use within PRINCE ALBERT'S HARRlERS.—rrince Albe rt ~ _ twelve months th erea f ter ; and t h e term "hereafter to hunted with his harriers yesterday morning, attended be built" to apply to all buildin gs t o h e b u il t , or "cue,- Colonel 13ouverie and Mr. Anson. The meet was in t h e _ menced after that period, or which being commenced neighbourhood of Slough, where from 30 to 40 yeon3eu w o o shall not be covered in within twelve months." Notice farmers gave his Royal Highness the meeting. -1 _ i must now be given of all buildings to be commenced to hares were found and killed, after which his R O Y` , the registrar -general appointed, under certain penalties t Highness returned to the Castle, leaving Colonel 13 011 and all buildings must be erected according to the direc eerie in charge of the hounds to continue the sport s . cote lions of the Act, otherwise the workmen, as well as the P I road Christmas- day, the owners, will he subjected to penalties, and in default of psyment to imprisonment. The Act has reference io the wo c d road was thron,:ed to witness a series of foo_t . : racee. The first was contosted by Rt. Angus, of Ne:', future drainage of houses, and it is declared that the castle, atui Jos.•ph Bi,:ke, the drainage has been so bad as to endanger the health of , ;verde, for 51: a-side. The Newcastle man was , se ., the inhabitants. The width of streets and alleys is to be i of Menkseaton, distant Jo`' winner by about two yards. The - next race was . _"..„, increased, in order to obtain a proper ventilation, and to tween R. A. 'Martin and John Bucten, of Whickntn prevent the risk of fire from the close contiguity of houses opposite. Another portion of the new law reiates distance 130 tins:];, le- a like amount. After a ,1 1 $. r o , strag,;le 3,;artitt was the vict,:r. Anot! - :er race, o f l i l a to dwellings for the poor. Alter a certain pillntl , _ciia.r.;, ' TURN -O UT of Pop/Eli-Loom WEAVE/M-0B Fri- yard,. for :31 a sido, w a ., rut hy Frailt P4• 06 ° 11 e ` p i or lower reems, are not to by used unle,s elteree to admit th e e /net te, 1,„ , a ..,-e it o f fe , ee e -leorre wearer., at the, t'- . 1- e r M - , ~s /deb end e d in a dead heat. Other ra- ii proper drainage and eentilasiou. Ruirsou4 and dangerous e"tt..ti-mill or M. , .st--:. TAttert , wll sad Mellor, t i '. Mt.l. , ere -.lc-, .... 1 - • ..t • et. , owe er a •pirants for sodest rig hue dings eau now be r'-paired or pelted down by pariski Oidilata, fermata ed, tistA 111114tri..: , /ml)g c' ....k...:0 fr, e e tit e,. T. -e- •• ct, y. s larg e officers, after notice to the nwnera, and proceedings the hands f. oil. the ( 1 1 ,, "7,t , :n'-'le i'ur gas. T. U . . te j eet uf E ar! FiTz .I , ;ia. n i; at preaent entertaining a nt adopted to reeoker the, expenses incurred either from the the strike eas to ebtaie an advance of et ages ; and the !mull I,,rt V.,C:lliii , ii Park, Northatcptiinshire. Viscouth owner or the landlord. The other portion has reference etetuption from the chutge for gas will be equivalent zo fut d Viscount: .s Al ilton, the lion. George Wen"" r re to the of fi cers to carry the law into force, to consolidate use an increase of about sixpence a week for each pair of Fitzwilliani, and sir . and Lad). Mary provitioul, slid to auperiutend the erection of buildup. , 1 1 aoots.--Afwichater-Guardiax. i %Awn the pegs azzeubled at the mansion. Thompson, $ 50 to 50 to 50 to 50 to 30 to Application having been made to the Commissioners of Customs, from Cowes, complaining of the delay and inconvenience occasioned in ascertaining the we.ght and charging duty upon samples of coffee landed from vessels arriving at that port, and waiting for orders as to their ultimttte destination, the Board has decided that samples imported in raokages as such, nut exceeding half a pound weight each, rua) be passed duty free, pro vided that the °file:Ts shall be satisfied that they are in- ! tended for samples only. An order has been issued by the Commissioners of Police, for the better regulation of the carts and wag guns gt4ing to Coy: nt-gat - tt•n mark-t ; and the police constables are twpoilitcol to see that they draw up Ili the. centre of the strtets, bo as to allots a free passage on , each side, and a clear space over the crossings. Amy person offending is liable to he taken into custody, and subject to a fi.:e of 40s. fur each offence. w ~~~ ririftiT c-TTMTT7 - ' " •••• ••I Qiiet 22 und Albert took eque3:liaii exercise in the riding school for an hour yesterday evening, attended by Major' General Wemyss and Colonel B•ouverie. Her And Consort 'walked for souk. ,- ar)rning in tLe Home Park. Soon after the return of the royal party Prince Albert left the Castle, attended by Mr. G. E. Anson and Colone l pn.itqc , ll, and • ibur, tor Mr. Mason's Sificefili•,,a, to hoot with his harriers. • , (11 . ,wc, out in g potty r hae..on, atteNdeu by the; U-unte of ebarleniont. The Equerry in Aljor-General IVemyss, attending 00 herseback. iiis Exe , llency the French Ambassador and th e Countess St. Au!Aire left the Castle to-day. Th e Countess of Gainsborough also tok,k her departure. Their Ito 3al Highnesses . the Prince of Welsh the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken for a walk in the pleasure•grounds this M)rniug . Prince _Alfred and the Prince of Woks went out °a a pony. The Duke of Cam')rid i _e visited her Rt yea FLP ness the Duchess of GloLc ester yester lay, d Glob cater Holm. The French A mbasa(lor transacted buaireo. rid berday at the Foregn-office. Dispatches for the Governors of Hon g -Kon g so,a Ceylon were sen t o ff l as t even i ng f rom the Colonilw office. Dispatches were also sent off for the Govergot of Malta. DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROYAL BOUNT YAT WINDSOR. _ WINDSOR, WEINESDAY.—The distribution of jesty's and Prince Albert's New-year's gifts to the vic and needy families residing within the borough of Pe lB Windsor, took place this morning in the new riding' school, at the royal mews. The Queen and her iller trious Consort were present. The number of familie s ' recipients of this seasonable bounty, amounted to 618 hundred and ten. In the centre o f th e i mmense buil d ' ing was a table, upwards of fifty feet in length, uPe!, which were piled mountains of b ee f o f the prialtw joints, weighing nearly a ton, and ta s t e f u ll y d eco rate' with laurel. Two other tables, one at each end, wer e appropriated to plum puddings and quartern loaves' Along the walls, at the north and south sides of til e riding-school, tables were also placed, upon which viersf displayed the bl an k e t s f or di s t ri b ut i on . Th e w h o le o the recipient s , w h o were a d m i tte d at t h e western en " trance, by tickets, w e re r a n ge d a t th e en d o f t h e b u ild ' in;;, where they remained until the arrival of her Sy iesty and the Prince, who entered the Queen's galled ( at half-past nine o'clock. Amongst those members. c' t . the royal household whom we observed in the body! die building, were the Countess of Charlemont, Lad Caroline Cocks, the Earl of Warwick, Sir Frederic Stovin, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, Maior . General Sir Edward Bowater, Mr. G. E. and the BO' Sirs. Anson. the Hon. and Rev. C. L. -Courteaay, Glover •&c. • - - • - The distribution of the royal gifts commenced imPie: diately upon the arrival of the Queen and Prince Albe' under the superintendence of the mayor and magistrate ° of the borough, the Rev. Isaac Gossett (vicar), the Be l ' W. Canning (canon in residence), the Rev. Stepite! Hawtrey, the Rev. Measrs. Gould and Bentley, moat; of New Windsor ; and Mr. John Clode, jun., Mr. Adams and Mr. Ingalston, churchwardens. No peragl were permitted to be present except tho l e wh ose office services were required. The following is a list of the articles given away r ° , One hundred and e i g hty f am ili es eac h rece i ve d an e xec' . :ent, pair of 10-quarter blankets. The provisions, as under, were divided amongst g ° i'amilies, including those who were supplied with blee kets :-1,819 pounds of meat, 1,395 pounds of b rea d, P f k , .iounds of pudding, 584 gallons of potatoe s , 1,032 pis' of ale, 3,330 cwt. coals. The quantity of meat given to each applicant was re', gulated according to the number in the family, each taw adult receiving three pounds, each female adult tie ° pounds, and one pound t.) each child. The distributi° of the other gifts was similarly regulated. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness remained u ' rl_ A t il the proceedings, which lasted upward s o f an h our , be': terminated, and proceeded on foot, across - the 110 133 ° Park, to the Castle, attended by the royal suite. Two splendid banners, one containing the royal arlo and the other the arms of the Prince Consort, were dig' played from the Queen's closet, which was tastefully or 'lamented with laurel and other evergreens. FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. From the London and Paris Ladice Magazine of Fashia.," Velvet is the universally favourite m a t er i a l t h 1 winter. Morning dresses, carriage dresses, and evil' ing dresses, are made of it, the style being adapted to the use required ; some high, with buttons, abet/ with revers, and others with pointed bodies gin' berthers of lace, jet, or chenille ; it is equally used fat pelisses, mantalets, scarfs, as also for trimming dresse s of satin and other materials. Lace and gimp form almost indispensable sector paniments for every article of dress. Point d'Angle' terre is used for satin and damas Pompadour; and point d'Alencon for velvet. Tunic dresses sr° very fashionable ; made of crape, gauze, organd.)' with the latter several rows of gold or silver cord, intermixed with silk cord, are often introduced With good effect. The redingote form is also advantage' ously used for evening toilettes in satin or pelti°' trimmed with gimp. Black preserves its favour; dresses of black tulle are trimmed with satin fringe° ribbons, forming what used to be termed volants la Ninan. Robes, redingotes of serget de sole at cloth, are made with the corsage casaque ; that is tight demi-busque in the waist, with jacket all round , rather deep. The Amazon form is much adapted fat walking dresses, and admits of various modifications' As double skirts will be much worn, besides th e ornaments of flowers hitherto in use to raise them, new style is introduced ; very small flowers, forming a chain, made narrow, and terminating in large flowers, are placed on each side, and the body and sleeves corresponding. Furs are much in favour : sable manteletsi9alatine , and pelerines echarpes of ermine and marten fur, with long square ends, and rounded behind, are used fat the prunenade. Velvet manteaux are edged with marten or ermine, and have collars forming pelerine to match. The bonnets are now all velvet or satin, ornamented with biais and lace!. iome are made of v e l ve t, w ith crowns 0' satin fulled under a biais ; those of velours epingle are finished at the edge with biais of satin, and an' other round the crown ; others are ornamented with a plait of satin ribbon. Capote a coulisses art ornamented with lace laid at the edge of the firs t :.unner, and another on the crown. The petits bordi Regeace, the turbans Rosalie, the Druid coiffure , coiffures a la Vierge, Ondine or Cerito are all fashion' able. Little caps of silk tulle are trimmed with two biais of tulle, and a wreath of blue flowers. Muslin caps are deep at the sides, and trimmed with severs' rows of narrow lace very little full, and separated hi small toques of red velvet, each side being finished a ith a chou and ends of velvet. Caps are still worn small, but the crowns are more ornamented than they were. For evening parties little caps, toques, or turbans, are very much worn, placed more or less backwera on the head, but always very short at the ears, with long ribbon-ends drooping on pompons, or branches , which spring from flowers tailing on the neck. These coiffures are made of velvet of every colour, inter mixed with lappets of lace or wreaths in feuillaget placed on foundations of point lace • of gold resilles , with bunches of beads falling at the side, or with fringes of bugles, black, green, or v bite, terminating the scarf which encircles the face. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. A very thin.room, and business too insignificant ill amount and importance to require any introductory observations to the prices of the few horses betted against. CHESTER CCP. 1 agst Pug—taken I 50 to 1 agst Foig-a-bal - I agst Clumsy—taken 1 lagh—taken 1 agst Barricade— t. 50 to 1 agst Agriculturist 1 agst Maceabeus—t. 50 to 1 agit The Ara. 1 apt Celeste—t. DERBY. 16 to I agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—t. and aft. nir . 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c out of Calypso's dso —l,OOO to 25 taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Stanley's Minikin colt-1,000 t° 25 taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Mostytes Pantasa-1,000 to 2 1 taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Wigram's Elchee—taken 1,500 to 50 agst Idas for Two Thousand Guineas Stakes and Derby—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Idas winning his four Spring engage" iq••nts at Nk.wmarket—taken. CHESTER Cur.—Me nominations have not yet We ll made public, but they arc said to be considerably above one hundred. 1 in Pr tb to gc EIC