The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-27 00:00:00

NNW NOVEL BYJust THE AUTHOR OF " MA t Bvo.,IDS OF HONOUR." ready, vols., poe SIR ROGER DE COVERLE Y. A TALE. OF THE COURT OF CHARLES 11. By the Author of " Maids of Honour," a Second Edition of which Is now ready at all the Libraries. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE ATTRACTIVE MAN., By Mrs. TROLLOPE. •• Among all the novels of Mrs. Trollope, numerous, varied, and admirable as they are, we do not gall to mind one which has afforded us . so,much pleasure and profit as this new one now before us—not ons la which the characters so satisfy the judgment as to their truth, while they excite the fancy, and stir the feelings by their bold, vigor ous, amid spirited painting, and by the situations in which the won derful inventive faculty of this writer places them. The hero is a eonsuliimately drawn character, and one that is new to the modern novel reader. Yet how perfectly: natural, how true, and yet how exciting, by the perpetual curiosity attendant on his brilliant career. The novel will be universally read, and will, we suspect, become the prime 11.thairite of all the writer's worits."—Court Journal. Henry Colbarn, Publisher, 13, Groat Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in Three Yols., post Bvo., E LINOR WYLLYS A TALE OF AMERICAN LIFE. Edited by J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq., Author of " The Pilot," " The Deerslayer,"&e. Itiehard Bentley, NOW Barlington-street. —......... — _ TiIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will ite repeated a Grand Opera, In three acts, *ailed MARITA NA. Charles tars Second, Mr. Borrant Don Cresar De 13aaan, Mr. W. aryl, ; Don dose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips ; Marltana, Miss Romer ; Miss Poole. Artcr which, will be repeat4d a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, .Mlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdllo. Dul,as (of ti'e Academie Royale, Paris, who will make their fourth ap pearance at tills Theatre), Mdlie. Louise, Mr. Payne, Mons. Dever:er, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, La Barcarole—Auber• Quadrille from Herald's Opera, " Zampa"—Jullien. Solo, Bamoom, by M. Baumann—Baumann. Valle, Fleur-de-Marie Hirst time)—Baniet. Symphony, The Andante, Fugue, and Finale, from Mozart's Jupiter Sym phony—Moeart. New Quadrille, The British Navy. PAt.:T IL—ANCIENT MUSIC. The Celebrated Music to " Macbeth," with Solos—Locke. Valse, A Deux-terns (Second Set), The Bridal—Jullien. Solo, Cl:trionet, lip) , Mr. Lazarus—Lazarus. Polonaise, The Original Polonaise—Jullien. Stabet Mater " Cujus Animan," performed on the Comet-a-piston, by Herr Keenig—Rossini. The Original Napolltaine ; or, Tarentella des Salons—Jullien. Commence at Eight precisely; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated av Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farrell ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son; His. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. kieyraoar. After which, will be produced an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster Ilar:faret, Mrs. Ilumby. To be followed by A CABINET QUESTION. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Morgan Rattler Mr. Ilud,on. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Wlll be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Tears Ago. In which Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilllaia will perform. To ba followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will ha repeated a New Drama, entitled THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Waßack; Trenquet, Mr. Granby; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. iitirling; Blanche, Miss May. To he followed by Shakspeare's Play of KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Petruchlo, Mr. Wallack ; Katherine, Mrs. Stirling; Bianca, Miss E. Honner. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled LE DIABLE A'(.2 DAT ac. • ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will he preducod a New Two Act Comedy, entitled WHO IS SHE ? Characters by Messrs. J. Brown, C. Boyce, Binge, Cockrill, Miss nanillton, and Mrs. Walter Lacy. To be followed by the favourite Vaudeville of CAPTAIN CHAR LOTTE. In which Mr. Walter Lacey and Miss Kate Howard will perform... Atter which, THFI BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. The Boy Bacchus, Miss Kate Howard ; Monius, Mr. G. Wild. To conclude with THE RAILWA.T KING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. Wild ; Sally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. NEW STRAND THEATRE. - • 1.0.1!Eli EVERY EVENING. *NTI,RE qI.ANGE,—GRAND ATTRACTION ! continues, to give _his peculiar and surprising TOCRS DI PHYSIQUE, and feats of Magical Delusions. After which, the Ohio, Missouri, and Arkaasas—the wonderful AMEREC.IN FAMILY. To be followed by the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, by the Cbiarini Family. To e-anelude with M. Phillippe's most extraordinary INDIAN and CHISESO Wonders. ()ors open at Seven o'clock, to commence at Half-past Seven. ltox Office open from Ten till Five ; Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, ls.,e'd.pt:Gallery, 6d. A .i•rrAly'l ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING - _ Will be perforated THE LAST OF THE BARONS; or, Warwick. The King Maker, and the Battle of Barnet. An entire change will take place in the amusements of the arena, Introducing Mons. Hinie, Mons. Dumos, Mr. Alfred Cooke, Mdlle. Dumos, Mdlle. Hinie, Mew. Lupino, and the Brothers Candler. To conclude with a New Equestrian Drama, entitled STEEL CASTLE. DIVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TMEATRE. THIS EVENING WM be performed a New Drama, TILE MINUTE GUN AT SEA. Yupported by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Cowell, Heslop, Fredericks, Mrs. Vining, and Miss Martin. After which, OH, 'TIS LOVE. To conclude with JONATHAN BRADFORD. ' ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be peribrmed a New Drama, THE TOWER OF LONDON; or, '1 he Death Omen and the Fate of Lady Jane Grey. Supported by Mr. Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville, Miss Vincent, Miss Richardson, Ilis.s Eliza Terry, &c. To conclude with TIIE LIFE RAFT ; or, The Two Reefers. Sup ported by the entire strength of the Company. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 27. TEERMOMETER, Lowest, 46; Highest, 51 ; Noon, 5 BAROMETER, 30.03.—Wmn W.S.W.; fine. 111021 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. 24ornlitg .. 0 minutes after a Evening 3 minutes after 0. 4 7 5 ' . li -'. . ..,7..v.ij al.q. "li, • :' • . e jf i t, --. 4 ,-. 5 ... :A .,.. ,...,.. ,!.., , „ --.. , , 44'7 ' 4 • „ . , ,- •Aos ' ig . tr , P. A* - :c•fi -,,,, l p 11 IONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1845 The bad feeling displayed by a considerable portion of the Peri - 3 press, relative to the disputes between Eng land and America, cannot tend to raise the character of the French nation, or entitle her to that rank as an im partial and generous rival, which her great power and independence - ought to obtain for her among civilised communities. There seems to be a feverish anxiety anti fear displayed by the writers in the journals, especially those of the Opposition, lest the misunder- Oviding should be removed, and the two most com enerciel states in the world should continue to live' in amity. One journal calls upon the United States to remain " firm," and another expreses its conviction, 'we bhould rather say fear, that the storm will blow over, and that after a little display of bad temper arid ninth coarse language, a time will come when both Will listen willingly to the voice of reason, and conciliation be easy. The SW:de, in an article eiouched in fair language, contains sentiments but little calculated to heal the breach, or to en courage France to offer herself as a mediator, ur the United States to accept her in that character. M. GUIZOT in the Texan affair had tided so openly with England, and displayed such par tiality, that the American Republic could place no con fidence in any appeal made to the French Government. '• The United States," says that journal, " have rejected the idea of a mediation. Is the remembrance of the deplorable conduot adopted by our Ministry in the affairs of Texas unconnected uith this determination of the American Government? le it not calculated to give that power the measure of the friendship and equity of our Ministers, and to re sitove from its mind all idea of submitting its cause tothe ileciiien of a, ration which formerly never failed it? What ♦ ver may h e the motives • which, at the opening of this r.ew drama, have reduced our Cabinet to the sad position e; a spectator; we sincerely hope that its tardy vigilance may at least spare us a denouement which would compro e, so our interests and our honour." We leave our readers te judge sllat le_ meant by a d e nouem en t w hi c h cou ld comprosni*o our interests and our honour," because cae. form a sufficiently correct opinion on the sub jeet from the spirit displayed by the writer, and the refeee':ons of . attachment to American interests, which prvadc ail the Opposition journals. Such senti nice ts are unworthy of France; they are not parti t ipaced in by the KING or his Ministers, and e 6.in hope by only a alien portion of Vie people. What ads antage could France gain by a ma. between England and America? What * tifratifone could a gallant nation enjoy in wit e e vie h.° . tae destruction of property, the interruption of c.;;lnnercie (and in that respect France would chime in fo.• her sleary), the blockade of harbours, the slaughter of thousan its of human beings, and all the other calamities e WUr ? In every point of view, fur these writers not see the full extent of the consequences, the feeling displayed is of a most selfish chameter, and forms a sad contrast to the spirit dis- V,eyed by the British Government, the British press, and the'British people too, when, but a few years ago, France and America appeared determined to settle their d.spute by guns and bayonets. America claimed a =Ohm, sterling as compensation for losses sustained faring the reign of NAPOLEON—the Government con sented to pay that large sum, but the Chambers were restive;; the lower Chamber:eepeoially thought that the glue had gone ley for compensation, that it should, a t all 'VOWS, bare been enforced on the dynasty which had given rise to the claim, and they absolutely refused ... 4 ..-----, vngl and generously interfered, and, _.... to rote the sum. . interference, the Chamber was possOly through lie, ieeision and grant the required induce,l to reverse its t. preserved. We do not men compens ation. Peace WU out the humiliating con_ lion the?. facts to point uties laced them dition in whic h the D. 1p p selves, andnor to o f which the 7 are occasionally reminded by s , •me of their body,aggravate agg t displayed by the haughty republic the hostile spirt: towards France, 1.. - but to show that Engl. noble, disinterested, and pe. 1 3 lion arises in the country on 't on a war,zjhe most determined L „, hick the Siecle s a y s has g iven suffi cient pledges of its r i e ndship to the American union , Ind raised herself in public esti mation, and in the estimb , . tion too of her revilers , by her Aceful conduct, and that when she finds herself in a simile * ()shim a cry of exulta vhich she had conferred and France long carried such signal benefits. England 1 , n,. 1 ruinous, perhaps, on record, but they both fought ho t o n obly, both gained great victories, and the strife at las, ',Cessea, without either party having acquired one additions., Liach of tet:i tory from the other. What chance is there 14'iat A second contest would end in any other way, even ;suppose the French Government should madly ally i tse.lf with America against England? England has alretaly had more power ful enemies on her hands at the same time, and and she came out of the fiery trial with homour;. and not nnfre quently triumphant. Her strength is not de cay ed, the spirit and energy of the people are still the same, and notwith standing her debt,which her enemit s foolishly call a mill stone about her neck, her credit is higher than that of any nation throughout the world. The last war in creased her commerce, her colonies, and her wealth ; enormous fortunes were made in the midst of enormous to Res ; her sailors maintained their ancient character, and her soldiers were not afraid to meet the invincible veterans of the EMPEROR. What, then, has she to fear now ? The horrors of war, the arrest of civilisation, and the waste of property; and, on these grounds, she is ready to sa crifice much, but she will maintain her honour, her in dependence, and her rights inviolate. - . Almost every day brings forward some new advocate for the immediate and total repeal of the corn-laws--a measure which The Sue has been contending, for in season and out of season, for more than twenty years, and which but one session more will, in all probability, crown with complete success. Many of the Tory landlords have already aidel in the good cause. The services of Captain Rots, and Lord ASHLEY, and Mr. EscoTT, are well known and duly appreciated. The Whig aristo cracy have followed their example, and by their repre sentatives have announced their conviction that the time for a final repeal of the corn-laws is fully come, and that all further reserve on that important step is at an end. The manifesto of Lord MORPETH, which we hare given in another place, comes out most opportunely immediately after that issued by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and is the more valuable as regards its moral effect, because it is the spontaneous expression of his Lordship's opinion, and could not in any way serve electioneering purposes. It now remains to be seen what Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Dnke of WELLINGTON will do. They have often been conquered together by the Liberals in Parliament, and out of Parliament ; they, in fact, have never been victorious in any great contest with the Commons, and should they not yield in time, their greatest defeat yet awaits them. The paper rend by Baron CHARLES DUPIN before the Institute of France,son the 17th instant, on the subject of the report of the Commissioners appointed by the British Government, in accordance with the recom mendation of a Select Committee of the House of Com mons, to consider the propriety of forming one or more harbours of refuge along the English coast, is not a mere scientific analysis of that report—it is a document of great political importance, and coming from such a source is entitled to, and must command, the serious consideration of those to whom is entrusted the care of providing against any dangers which may threaten the safety of the country. For the last thirty years Baron CHARLES DUMN has been engaged in investigat ing the causes of Britain's greatness. There is not a dockyard or arsenal—nay, there is scarcely a single manufactory of any description in the United Kingdom, which he has not repeatedly visited, and with the minutest details of the management of which he is not inti mately acquainted. The results of his observations he has embodied in a work which has long since become classical throughout Europe, as the au thority of everything relating to the material state of England, and which is not unfrequently quoted from by our own statesmen. A paper on such a subject from such a man Is, therefore, a document of no ordinary im portance—" Fes est ab hoste doceri." The Prince DE JOINVILLE has shown us how Britain may be best invaded. The Baron DuPIN has shown us how Britain may be best defended from invasion, and surely Sir ROBERT PEEL will not hesi• tate to immediately commence the construction of these harbours of refuge. We have heard much of late of central depots of troops, and lines of railway radiating from the centre to the coast, along which a sufficient military force could be conveyed to meet an invading enemy in time to prevent his effecting a landing on our coast. This all looks very well upon paper, but we confess that we have no great faith in the scheme. No enemy ought to be permitted to approach sufficiently near to our shores to render the execution of such a scheme necessary. It is to our navy that we must look for protection against in vasion, and fearful will be the responsibility incurred, awful will be the account required by an indignant peo ple from any Minister who shall, directly or indirectly, impair the efficiency of the naval force. The safety of England depends entirely upon her navy— " Britannia needs no bulwarks, No towers along the steep; Her march is e'er the mountain wave, Her home is on the deep." The sun of old England's glory will set for ever when the day arrives in which she requires any walls, save wooden ones, to protect her from invasion. Our marl time supremacy must be maintained at all hazards ; to that, and to that alone, do we owe our safety. In order to preserve to us our maritime supremacy it is neces sary that every care should be taken of our mer cantile navy as a nursery for seamen ; for, without able-bodied seamen, " ships are but wood." Now, in no possible manner can the lives of our seamen, the property of our shipowners, the safety of our navy, and the greatness of our country, be so effectually preserved as by the formation of harbours of defence and refuge, which may, in case of war, become ports of aggression. No miserable considerations of ill judged economy—no ministerial intrigue to secure the adhesion of this or that particular class of electors, by the removal of an impost which may be supposed to press more particularly on them, should be suffered for one moment to interfere with the execution of this necessary work, and admitting, as we do, the importance and the value of the alterations in the tariff of last year, %co should have been quite as well please(' if Sir RoBERT PEEL had devoted the whole of his surplus to the execu tion of those important, those necessary works. It ap pears to us that the present is the time of all others for commencing these works. A scarcity is threatening us—it will be absolutely necessary to provide the labour ing classes with the means of purchasing food of a superior quality than that to which they have hitherto been accus tomed; and how much better would it be at once to vote the sum required for the formation of those harbours of refuge-4,500,0001.—and to commence them simulta neously, than to dole out public alma to those who are able and wiling to earn their bread as independent la bourers. The Commission, indeed, states thatitis not pos sible to undertake at the same time the construction of three breakwaters, althdugh why it should be more impossible to undertake at the same time the construc tion of three breakwaters than of three railways, or three churches, or three bridges, we confess we are at a loss to understand. Admitting, however, for the sake of ar gument, that this assumption of the Commissioners is correct, we come to their recommendation as to the suc cession in which the works should be undertaken—first, Dover, second, Portland, and last, Seaford ; and here again we cannot agree with them. It ap pears to us that Seaford should be the place chosen for the first harbour to be completed. It is natural that the Duke of WELLINGTON, holding as he does the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, should look upon the claims of Dover with a favourable eye, but we doubt much the propriety of constructing a harbour of refuge at Dover at all, and cannot but think that we should have a much safer and more efficient harbour, atanul i l , less expense, by forming an inner port at Dungeness, and adding and strengthening the natural breakwater of shingle, " which there spreads over a space of several miles, stretching out into the British Channel, and terminated by deep water, close to both its extremeties, and which has increased ninety yards is length during the course of the last fifty years," than by erecting a breakwater and outer-works at Dover— (and it appears that on this point there was a dif ference of opinion among the Commissioners themselves, Sir W. SYHONDS dissenting from the conclusions to which his colleagues had come in favour of the claims of Dover.) The Commissioners state, " that the two bays east and west of Dungeness afford an excellent an chorage. More than 300 sail of shipping have ridden at anchor at the same time in the eastern bay, a n d more than 100 in the western bay, as the winds caused the one or the other to be selected for a place of re fuge." This fact, we think, is decisive of the supe riority of Dungeness over Dover, and with a har bour at Dungeness on the one side, and the Downs and Ramsgate harbour on the other, the format ion of a harbour of refuge at Dover would be renderal unne cessary. But whatever may be the comparative merits of Dungeness and Dover, the claims of Seaford are paramount to either. Seaford, situated in a bay to the west of Beachy Head, is thus described Iv M. DUPIN : " Here there is a magnificent anchorage, which fortunately is at an equal distance from Dover and i'ortsmouth. Such is the intermediary situation at which th e :Commissioners have not shrunk from recommending to the I .4ovemment the erec tion of great works. It recommend s in a direction from N.N.E. to S.S.E. a breakwater or jetty, of one nautical mile in length, and having a r , :ctilinear return at each extremity, be constructed. This jetty is to be constructed towards the middle, in forty-one feet water, and something less at the extremities. Behin , :i this long jetty there would be more than sufficient water for first-class vessels; and nearer land there would be an extensive space for merchant vessels of all tonna.ge. his formidable situation would threaten, at the same tin.te, all the French ports comprised between Havre and Bouloole. " Let us add, that as the crow flies, the distance from Sea ford to London is only about seventy-four miles, and that by means of the railroad from London to Brighton, from which a branch may easily be constructed, there will be no difficulty in getting from the capital to Seathril in less than two hours." The British navy, adds M. DUPIN, will have nothing to wish for from Seaford to Portsmouth. Surely the works necessary to secure so vast 'An extent of our southern coast, which is at preseut unprotected, and which is absolutely without harbours capable of accom modating ships of war, or vessels of large burden, should be at once commenced., find prosecuted with that energy which their importance demands. Whether as regards commerce or war, our southern and eastern coasts would then be protected from Portsmouth to the mouth of the Thames. There is not the same urgent necessity for fuming a harbou r of refuge at Portland as there is at Seaford ; and although, whet , _ we consider the very small outlay which would be required to improve the natural capa bilities of Portland harbour, so as to complete our coast defences from Falmouth to the mouth of the Thames, we cannot but express a hope that the Portland harbour will be commenced forthwith, yet the claims of Seaford, are paramount to all others, And fearful will be the responsibility which those whose dutv it is to cause the necessary works to be com mence d will incur if they should neglect the performance of that duty. Madrid journals of the 19th instant have been re ceived. They are chiefly filled with accounts of the grand levee held at Court on that day in honour of the QUEEN'S file, and the ball given in the evening by the President of the Council. The Gazette contains a royal decree elevating General NARVAEZ to the dignity of grandee of Spain of the first class, with the title of Duke of VALENCIA for himself and his successors. The Bourse was closed in consequence of the festival. The Journal clis Debuts of Tuesday contains an article on the results of the French mission to China, from which we learn, and the statement may be regarded as official, that there was no ground for the report that the French were bargaining for the island of Chusan or any establishment in that country, and that the chief object of the mission was to encourage the spread of Christianity in the East, and religious toleration. "It must be acknowledged," says that journal, " that we were not called to the mysterious shores of the Celestial Empire either by interests of territory or interests of commerce. We do not possess in these distal-It seas any establishment, and our vessels appear there but seldom. We could, therefore, only go there with a view to the future, and in some measure to claim the place due to our flag. The nations of the world, the most powerful or the most celebrated in various ways, had already made their entry into that part of the world. England was there by the proximity of her Indian possessions, and by the übiquity of her shipping ; Spain, by the Phillippines ; Holland, by Java and Sumatra ; Portugal, by Macao, and by the remembrance, now effaced, but formerly glorious, of her history ; the American Union hurried there in full sail, with that spirit of adventure and love of gain which mark young democracies. France owed it to herself, to her name, to the rank which she holds amongst nations, to appear also in those latitudes, and to sow there such seed as might be perhaps destined one day to produce something. Had the mission to China no other object but to ensure to French commerce the rights already acquired by Eng land or France, it would have been quite sufficient to meet the reproach of inutility sometimes alleged against it ; but it had another aim, "and, we are happy to say, another result. M. GUXZOT, who will have the honour of having attached his name to this great thought, had comprehended that France could fill in China a part which was peculiar to it, and that whilst other nations carried there western civilization under the form of com merce and manufactures, she might in her turn convey it there under a form more pure and more disinterested, by propagating those ideas of tolerance and religious liberty of which it is in Europe the most complete expression." The Presse contains an article on the state of the French navy, which, somewhat in the style adopted by the Prince DE JOINVILLE, it represents as very defec tive. The following are extracts from it : " We cannot sufficiently enlighten public opinion as to the actual state of our navy. This situation weighs sufficiently heavy on our budget, and our political superiority fur the future in the Mediterranean is of such eminent importance, that it becomes the privilege of every one to examine in all its bearings the state of our maritime inscription of our sea men, of our ships, and of the naval stores in our arsenals and dockyards. Moreover, the session approaches, and it is time to prepare the materials for the naval inquiry ordered by the Chamber of Deputies. We have already discussed the greater portion of the questions relative to our maritime administration. Amongst other important questions which remain to be investigated, one of the most important is that Itisnesma to ascertain -wheth er proportioned to o ur t o h f e ou m r naval ateria Issupipalieosu.r dockyards political situation. We shall confine ourselves to the exami nation of the materials of our sailing fleet, haviag already sufficiently indicated the state of our steam navy. The law of 1839 at present regulates the organization of our naval supplies. This law fixes our naval force in time of peace at 40 ships of the line, 50 frigates, and 220 ships of smaller di mensions. Of these, 40 ships of the line and 50 frigates ought to be kept afloat, whilst an equal number ought to be in our docks in a state of preparation equal to 22.24. In addition to this force, 13 ships of the line and 15 frigates ought to be kept in reserve on the stocks, advanced to the 10-24 degree of preparation. Let us now inquire whether filets correspond with the prescriptions of the Bill of 1839? They do not. It is true that we have 23 ships of the line afloat, but of this number there are three condemned and 16 re modelled; there are even some of them which have been remodelled several times. Our frigates are in the same state. As to our vessels on the stocks, there are 26 which are between the 18th and 22d degree of advancement. There are some as old as the republic and the empire. Since that period they have reposed tranquilly on the stocks. The same observation applies to our frigates. Let us now examine whether our arsenals and dockyards are in a better condition In the year 1840, according to the report of Baron Tupinier, our magazines were deficient in 20,000 sores of timber, 300,000 kilogrammes of copper and bronze, 700,000 kil o . grammes of hemp, 2,000,000 kilogrammes of canister-shot 9.000 gun-carriages, 3,000 pieces of artillery, besides sail cloth, chain cable, and other articles. Is the stock on hand now superior to that of 1840? If we believe certain state , inents made by the storekeepers, our magazines are still more scantily supplied than in the year 1840. Moreover, the bad quality of the materials is the constant subject of complaint. The timber, iron, copper, and hemp supplied are constantly rejected as unfit for use. Not only are our arsenals not sufficiently supplied, but ourdocks possess neither sufficient stocks nor even forges. Under the impression of so deplor able a state of affairs, the Committee of the Budget of 1346 observed in its report, ' Your last Committee placed under your eves the description of the incessant decay of our navy : we might acid some more significant remarks, but that would be a melancholy task, and we do not consider it indis pensable.' Is it possible longer to prolong such a state of things, particularly when we see England silently augment ing her naval establishments at Woolwich, Sheerness, Ply mouth, Deptford, Chatham, and Portsmouth, which are overloaded with articles for ie construction and equipment of ships of war. Every year the Chambers addressed to the Government the same demands, and the Government re turns the same answer. The Chamber of Deputies, fatigued with this constant struggle, and with those irritating and fruitless discussions, believed that it was its duty to demand of the Government, that at the opening of the session of 1846 there should be presented to the Chambers a special and detailed account of our maritime inscription, our sea men, the state of our sailing vessels, and amount of stores in our dockyards. Let us trust that the Administration will s atisfy the wishes of the Chambers, and that the country will at length be informed of its true position." The excitement in the share market still prevailed, and the ruin of many persons, who lad embarked nearly all their property in railway shares, is confidently anti ciliated. We gave the price of funds and shares on Tuesday in The Sun of yesterday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN LAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nnv. 26. Anglo-Belgian — Mauritius Boulogne and Amiens.. 7 Namur and Liege Bordeaux kMediterran North Jamaica . Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Viorzon Do. & Cotta (Espeleta) 1 3 / .4 Orleans and Bordeaux WA Do. (Mackenzie s) .. OverYssel ••• Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Lailitte) 24 citie Coast Ditto (Caloa's) Ditto (Sud Itst) Paris and Orleans.... 441' Paris and Reuel . 3 5 14 'Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Aymard's) 2 Do. (Cempte ale L'Est) 1 Paris and St. Qnentiu. Rouen and Havre Royal Nortk of Spain — ISanabre and Meuse ' Strasburg and Basle Tournay,Jurbise, Lan dent, and Hasselt — Jamaica S. Mid. Junction iTours and Nantes Central of Spain Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley ••• Dutch Rhenish ...... Dieppe & Paris Janet. Dijon and Mulhouse ... East Indian ........ 1 Fampoux & Ilazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted Do. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons l% Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Do. North Midland Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jeniappe I N Lyons and Avignon 1 i, Liixerabourg Madrid and. Valencia — (Mackenzie's) Do. (Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona — West Flanders 31% WHAT NEXT ?—We have written upon paper manufactured from iron, and seen a book with both loaves and binding of the same material.—Mining Journal. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were about 7,000 bales, with a dull market, though prices were not lower. There were 2,000 bales taken on speculation. Cotton was in 'full supply. Very little was doing in shares, and prices did not improve. There are no arrivals to-day with late news of any inte rest. Consols are 94% for present transfer, and 95 to % fur Account, being rather firmer. Exchequer-bills have been 265. to 24e. premium. Bank Stock has realised 202 1 /. 2 to 203%. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 95% to 953,i j . The possibility of a Bank Notice coming out; again this afternoon checks business. In the Foreign market there is scarcely anything doing, and prices are more nominal than real. Mexican have been 28 1 ,, and are firm; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 58 to %, and the Four per Cents. 91 1 to 92. Shares are much the same, but it is almost impossible to effect sales at fair prices. Every seller is taken advantage of, although in reality there is planty of money in the City. A meeting has been held at Lyme Regis this week, at which it was stated that the undertaking would, no doubt, receive the Government patronage, and that in a few weeks: such a plan would be prepared for the proposed harbour of refuge as to insure its final adoption as a great na tional work. From the statements made, it appears that the sacrifice of life and property off Lyme Regis has been most serious (luring the last 40 years, and that a harbour of refuge there is most imperatively called for, all the other ports in the West Bay being bar-harb ours , and therefore ut terly unsafe for vessels to enter in a gale of wind. The towns people of Lyme Regis are apparently greatly in favour of the scheme. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stcck 202% 203% 204 per Cent. Reduced .. 93 1 4% 93y, 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 4 3A% 95% New 3M per Cents Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 10 9-16 7-16 10 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 Ditto 30 years. Jan. 5, 1860 lO% 10% India Bonds, 1,0001 — _ Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... — .36 South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account b.achequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d 25 26 24 pm. 24 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small O O PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK NE CL PRICESSING Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ..... Ditto, Deferred — 15 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 56 1 % Do., 1842 Do., 1843 .. V • • ...... 241 Do., 1844 23% Do~ 1345 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent. 37% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2 1 / .' a per Cent Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 91!.4 92 92 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING sAILWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. kLerdeen Aberdeen, Banff, &Elgin — — Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 134 _.— Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% — Bideford andTavistock... 1% — Binnin. and Gloucester. 100 124 122 Ditto New 17% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct Boston, Stamtd, & Birm. 22s Bridgewater &Minehead 425. ... .. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Briaol and Liver. June . 2%...... ... — Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 / 2 2l A 4 .. 27 s 00. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — .. — 1 Canterbury and Dover.. 1% - - Central Kent 2%•.... -- Chelmsford and Bury - - Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. 0.... Cheltenham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction 5 — Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester ll4 Dartmouth, Torbay, an d Exeter I 'erby and Crewe. ....... Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ...... ... 1%...... ... Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Direct Manchester ( Remington's) ........ ...••• 13/% Ditto (Raekstrick's)... 5 3 % Di: It North- A-- ' /erect _4Ol lem Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh I %...... Dublin and lielfastJune. 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen .1 1 Eastern Counties 14/. 162 1834 4 p 184 Ditto New 61. 16 s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.-64 13s. 4d. — p — p Ditto ditto, No. 2...41. 13s. 4d... 4 % p par EastDereh'sn andNoech 1 Eastern Union 25 .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 21d Ditto Extension L e . ..... ..... Do. Ipswich and Bury 174, .. Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 21/ Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% ...... East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... 65 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New ••• 6 Edinburgh & Northern.. 11/ — Edinburgh and Perth... 1% _ Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 ...... _ Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21h ...... — Essex and Suffolk .. ... I% O% o% Exeter, Dorchester, and - Weymouth Excter,Yeoyil,& Dorset 2 3 / 4 l 3 /4 la /i Glouc., Aberystwith, and Central of Wales 136..... ..... Goole and Doncaster .. 425. ...... ". -- Grand Junction ...100 .... __ _ Ditto llalf Shares 6O Ditto Quarters 2.5 Grand Union I% O% O% Great Eastern &Western 21/z...... _ ......... . GrcatGrimsby and Shef- field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great Munste r 2l,i — .4 Great North of Scotland 2 1 / 2 ...." _ 3reat North of England-100 .211 Ditto New 5 Do. New . . ............ ••• li eat Western BO ......140 142 142 Ditto 1 Shares Ditto ix Shares 2 %E l3 11 3 / 4 12 ... 12 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'im,Ports. 21 / 2 -• - Ilarwich Gull and Selby Ditto i Shares Do. Half Shares - -- ••• ..... ". Invernr ,d Elgin- .... _iess an- -Agin 1 ..... - Ipswich, Norwich, aid Yarmouth 2 ...... ... ..... .. Irish North Midl an d l% .. ....... .... ...... . ..... Isle ofAxhelme '2 % ...... - ............ ... Killarney Junctions ll ...... ..... ....... .. Kendal and Windermere 114 ...... ........... L ... mcaster and Carlisle 3O ...... ............... Lame, Belfast, and Bal lymena .............. Leeds and C ar li s l e Leeds and West Ridi ng Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225....... •.. .. ..... ... Leicester and Bedfjrd 225....••• IA dis Leicester and Tamworth 425. Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. % Shares Do. Quarters Liverpool& Leeds Di rec t 2% .. ... 1 7e l% Lpool., Blnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birmi ng h m loo .205 Do. Thirds _ .. 10 Do. II Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension ...... 19 , .London and Blackwall. 16/. 138.-td. 8 3 / 4 8 34 Do. New Ditto Extension ...... 3 ...... -- • , 1. London and Bright on ... 50 Do. Consolidated Bths... 35 Ditto, Sixtks London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 1834 lB% Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Clid, 0x.,G10., and Hereford London andGreenwrch 12/ I;4d Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d -- London, Hounslow, and Western Lo pp nd oo. .. N S: eo S 77 .ll c 'e o st is e o r i n . 84:h/86 20 320710%d ••• 70 14 72 ... .. .. ... .. ........... _7 13 2 1/2 Do. New London & South Essex 2 3 A . °Mon and York.... ..... 2%....... 2 1 / 2 % % 1 / 2 2% London and Windsor ... 1 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... ...... 2% — ... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry&Coleraine 5 ...... 61 / 4 6 l/i Londonderry and Ennis killen ...... .. ......... ... 5 Lynn and Elv Lynn and Dereh am 5 — Manchester and Leeds... 76 Ditto t i L Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Sixteenths ... 4 1 4 ••• — Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters 4 ...... 8 9 9 Do. New Quarters ... 2 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Mancliester,Buxton,and Matlock 425....... 1 4 P 1 34 p Manchester, Birm., and. Mould Junction •• ..• — — Manchester and Rugby Direct -- •••• •• Manchest. & Southampt. 2 ...... 2% 2% Midland.... 100 135 134 137 133 133 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland,Birm.,Derby...100 Midld. & East. Counties 1% Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Exteus. to Sligo_ 2 3 A — ..... Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 Do. New Brandling... 15 Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...100 Newcastle Durham, and Lancashire Junction... 1% Newport& Abergavenny 2%...... New Ross and Carl0w... 22s Newry and Enniskglen 2% — .... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... ..... 2 5 / 8.. ... 2% 2% North British . l7l/, .... 20 Do., New ... ..... ..... 4 7 2 . 4% 5% 5% Do. Exton. to Carlisle 1 1 4 Do. E. to Dalkeith 5 North Peron North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1)o. New N. Kent & Direct Dover .2% • 2 l e4 l A _• • _ 21/ 2q - North Staffordshire 42s. 2 2 p...... 2% p North Wales .. North and &Juni Wales and Worr_ester Northern and Southern Connecting — Norwich. and Brand0n... 16 Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, ;;and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% l l4 l l/4 ,Nottiu gm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester 13(, Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gospert, Ports. mouth, & Southampta 425. Oxford and Worcester... 12% I 4 IA 144 Oxford, `Pitney, and Cheltenham..... l% Perth and Inverness ... 2% - ..... Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 Portsmouth Direct .....• 3 3 / 4 Preston and `Pyre Do. lA e Shares ....- ... 2%...... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester ... ....... ... 2% Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick ...« 42e — • Scottish Central Scottish Midland l% 1 ... 1 Sheffield & Wanchester100 Do. Qw•rter Shares... 8 Shrows.., Wolverhexnp., Dud', ey, and Birm 2% ... . 3 Shrot,shire Mineral 42s ... ... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — ••• Sligo and Shannon l% - - - -%-- Soinersetshire Midland 2F B South Devon 25 .... 27 South Midland 425....... 1% p............ PA P South Staffordshire June. 2% — South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 33i.ii Do., N.. 1 Do., No. 2. Do., Na. 4 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 2 ...... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... — — Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 ,4 South Wales ..... ...... ... 2%...... 2 1 / 3 ,4 1 ,4 2 1 2,1 Taw Vale Extension ... Teen and Dove Valley 1% %:14 ... ...... .. 3/ .4 Trent Valley 2 ...... 14 13 Trent Valley ant Holy head Junction Trints, Reading, and Basingstoke' 5 14 Ulverstone and Furness ...... Vale of Neath ... .. . ..... .. ... 2% Warwick & Cheltenham 2% ... — Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 .. Waterford and Limerick 7 1 / 4 ...... ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and . Valentia Waveney Valley 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall 1 1,4 ... . West Yorkshire West London,Old Shares 20 West End and southern Counties .. 1 1,4 •—• Wexford and Carlow ... 2% Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 425...... Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow ...... —• Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ..... 1%... .. Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and NorWich• 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle York and Lancaster 2% York and N egth Midland 50 Ditte %Shares Ditto Searboro' Branch. 25 Do Selby DP,. Extension . 5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian.... 4 Barbadoes ••• Boulogne and Amiens... 8 ...... 7% 1 4 3 4 7% Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 .... . .. Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders - Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast — Central of Spain ... Ceylon . Demer a r a 2% .. . 214 214 Dendre Valley ....... .. .. 2 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... •... 53. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2% Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great North. of France • Constituted ... b ...... 10 1 4%... lll4 Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... 33% 33 Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension ...... ... 1 Jersey Lowiam and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 1% 1 l% Lyons and Avignen Luxembourg... ......... .. 4 Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. Mauritius .. .. ... 1 Nainur and Liege North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 Over Yssel 4133 4d — ••• Paris &Lyons(Laftitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) 8 ...... 23/ 4 32% 2% Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 ...... 1% — Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg (Gannoron's) Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 Ditto ( Avmards)...... 2% l'% ...... l% Paris and St. Quentin ... 2 Rouen and llavre i oral North of Spain ... 2 - .. Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 ...... 4 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and 11a55e1t....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) .........- ..... 4 Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 3 West Flanders .. 4 MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) MEAT PoIIUMETS. SOUTHALL, Nov. 26.—We had a very steady demand here to-day, and prices were well supported.—Beef from 2s 10d to 48 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Nov. 26.—Prime stock was in demand at higher rates; otherwise the trade ruled inactive.—Beef from 28 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 58 • Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4 s 10d per 81b s. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Mildt Cows, with their small Calf, 16/ to 191 each. HAnsioat,Nov.26.—There was rather marebusiness passing here to-day, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, front 351 to 4,5 4d; Mutton, 48 to 5s 2d; and Pork, 46 to 48 8d per Blbs. ARUNDEL, Nov. 25.--Beef, from 2s 1041 to 4s 4d; Mutton, as 10d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Blbs. A fair average supply, and a steady trade. CincnEszErt, Nov. •26.-1 or each kind of stock we had a fair inquiry, at extreme figures.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s Sd ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per 81bs; Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Mulch Cows, 161 to 181 108 each. NEWOATE AND LZADENIcALL. We had a steady general trade here, and prices were well supported.—Beef, from 2s 84 to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4sBd : Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 104 to 58 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COR' For the Week ended Nov. 22, 1845, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns is England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. I WHEAT. 134 sI 34s BARLEY] 25s OATS. I 33. TE. 143 sI 43s "ANS. 1451I 451 PX4S. PRICE —57 i al 78 Id 4d 4d DUTy..._ 141 lid Od Is Od 38 Od 7s 6d Is Od Is Od QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS I)AY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, Westminster Hall, before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) FOOTIT V. 'VICKERS. It appeared by the evidence in this case, that it was an ac tion brought by the plaintiff, who was a cab proprietor, against the defendants, who are distill ers , f or an injury plain tiff sustained through the alleged negligent driving of one of defendants' cartmen. The injury was inflicted by the two conveyances coming into collision, and plaintiff laid his damages at 6/. 65., the amount he had to pay for repairing the cab. The case occupied a great deal of time, during which much contradictory evidence was elicited. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff; 6/. 6s. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings after Term before the LORD Can BARON and a Common Jury.) DIXMACK V. LINTON. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff, to recover damages from the defendant for a breach of con tract. Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Pollock for the defendant. The planitiff was a commission merchant, carrying on business in the City, and the defendant an iron merchant. Ou the 23d of of August last, the defendant contracted with the plaintiff to deliver him a quantity of iron on or before the 22d September following. The defendant, however, failed to deliver the iron, and the plaintiff brought the pre sent action to recover the loss he had sustained by the breach. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 1,1301. da mages, and 40s. costa. CANNAM _►ND ANOTHER V. LYONS. This was an action of assumpsit brought to recover 501 on a promissory note, payable seven days after sight, to which the defendant bad pleaded that he did not make the note, that the plaintiff induced him to borrow the 501. by means of fraud, coven, and misrepresentation, and that he was so drunk and intoxicated at the time he signed the note that he was entirely deprived of his understand ing, and he did not know that he was making any contract at all. Mr. Otter appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Pearson for the defendant. Mr.OrrEß stated the case for the plaintiffs. They were respect able tradesmen of the city of Westminster, and were members of the Metropolitan Loan Society, in Craven-street, Strand, which he understood had done an enormous amount of business. during the last three years. The defendant, in the middle of March last, applied to the society for the loan of M., and on the 18th of the succeeding April he re ceived the money and signed the note in ques tion. The handwriting to the note was admitted by a judge's order, and he had only to put that order in to prove his case. The order and note having been put in accordingly, Mr. PEARSON addressed the jury for the defendant. His Learned Friend had represented the plaintiffs to be respect ble tradesmen, but he would ask the jury whether it was the practice of respectable tradesmen to connect themselves with loan societies, which had become the pest of the metro polis. Some years ago an Act of Parliament was passed for the encouragement of friendly societies, and the majority of these loan societies were established under that Act. But the members of the Metropolitan Loan Society had not complied with its provisions, for their rules were not enrolled, and, therefore, their proceedings were fraudulent. It was true the defendant had borrowed the 50/., but it was upon the understanding that he was to give security for its repayment by weekly instalments of a pound a week. The plaintiffs, however, get him while in a state of intoxica tion, to sign a note for the amount at seven days' sight, and he contended that this entitled him to say the note had been fraudulently obtained. Evidence having been adduced in support of this state ment, _ _ The Learned LORD CIIIRF BARON summed up, and the jury immediately afterwards returned a verdict for the plaintiffs for the full amount claimed. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice ERLE, and a Mid. dlesex Common Jury.) WHEELER V. WHITE. This was an action on a bill of exchange, which occupied the Court the greater part of the day. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN. ) IN RE HENRY PARKER.-IMPORTANT CASE. An application was made by the solicitor to the insolvent, whose petition stood adjourned sine die for leave to come up for re-hearing, on the ground that the insol vent had since petitioned the Insolvent Court, and Mr. Commissioner Law had most distinctly said that he consi dered the insolvent entitled, on the facts, to his discharge, but could not make any order whilst the petition was pend ing in this Court; the dismissal of the petition, therefore, would even be preferable. The COMMISSIONER asked the grounds on which the case had been adjourned? The Solicitor said that the insolvent had assigned his pro perty to a pressing creditor. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that was a good ground to reject the petition. The object of the Legislature was to protect those, persons who were unfortunate enough to be come insolvent without any fraud. The Solicitor said the case had been gone into much more fully before Mr. Commissioner Law than before Mr. Com missioner Fane, and, unfortunately, unless the Commissioners of the Court interfered, there was no remedy by habeas or otherwise; and the Vice-Chancellor Bruce had decided that the Court of Chancery could not interfere to compel a re hearing or revision of judgment under this Act (5 and 6 Vic.) The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not take upon himself to rehear a case already decided by another Commis sioner; but if the applicant would obtain an affidavit of the fact that the case had been before Mr. Commissioner Law, who was willing to let the insolvent pass, he (the Learned Commissioner) would give an order for the defendant to come up again, but it must be before Mr. Commissioner Fane. The Solicitor said that there was one very special circum stance in the case, and that was that Mr. Turquand, the official assignee, Mr. Cooke, the barrister engaged in the case, and he (the applicant), all understood that the petition was dismissed, but on the record of the Court it appeared that the case was adjourned. Mr. Turquand, the official assignee, who was present, said his impression was that the petition was dismissei. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he could not inter fere in the case further than on the affidavit being sworn, making an order for the insolvent to be again brought up. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY (Before Mr. Under-► Sheriff BURCHELL.) DIGHT V. SCOTT. This was an action to recover the sum of 181. Bs. 7d. for money lent, &c. The plaintiff and defendant are both attor neys, and were formerly on friendly terms, but having dis agreed, a settlement of accouits was insisted on by both parties. The defendant had given an I 0 U for 101. 103. 6d., and the difference was for a share of costs in some business done where the defendant had introduced the client. The defendant contended that he was entitled to one-half the profits. The bill amounted to 22/, and the profitg 161. Wit nesses :were called to show that one-third would be a fair allowance. _ _ _ _ The UNDER-SHERIFF said that it would be much better for two gentlemen of the profession not to quarrel about the division of the spoil, but to have it arranged by a mutual friend. _ _ _ ----- The jury said they thought the best was to leave the par ties to themselves.—(Laughter.) A verdict was taken for 71. lls. 4d. ROBINSON V. CRIPPS. This was an inquiry to assess damages for illegally ferry ing over the Thames. The damages were laid at 1,0001. The plaintiff is the lessee of the tolls of Kew •bridge, and under the 22 Geo. 111. all watermen were prohibited from conveying passengers from the steps on the east side of the bridge to the west, or within the hamlet of Kew. A steam boat company had been started for the ferrying of passen gers at the same price as the bridge toll,• and on that com pany giving up the scheme the watermen began plying with their wherries. All the others, however, had desisted on being warned, but the defendant had chosen to represent them, in order to try the question. His profits at id. per head was stated to average 3/. a week. The jury gave 10/. damages. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT. (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Baron PART E. Edward Powell, son of the, clerk to the Solicitor for the Mint, and mho had been employed in a confidential character by that officer for a considerable period, was charged with having uttered a sovereign, knowing it to be counterfeit. There were other counts in the indictment, charging him with having in his possession a number of counterfeit coins, and tendering the same. The prisoner this day surrendered to take his trial. Mr. Bodkin, with Mr. Clerk, were for the prosecution which was instituted by the Government; and Mr. Clarkson with Mr. Deane, attended for the defence. Mr. BODKIN stated the case to the jury at length, but the circumstances involved in the transaction will be fully seen in the evidence adduced before the Court. Amelia Johnstone was the first witness called—She said that she lodged at 40, Little Portland-street. She was, on the 12th of the present month, in Regent-street, about nine o'clock in the evening, when she met the defendant. She was in company with him on the night before, and on this occasion he accompanied her home. He remained with her about half an hour, when they left together. He accom panied her for some distance (about twenty minutes' walk). He did not remunerate her in the house, but in the street he gave her a sovereign. She gave it, him back because it was not a good one. She told him it was not good, and he put it back in his pocket. He then offered her three others to take her choice from. She told him they were all bad, and he said he had no more money. He afterwards returned them into his pocket. She called a policeman and gave him in charge. She accompanied the prisoner and policeman to the station house. On the way there he offered her five shillings, which he had got from a policeman. He offered her three shillings first, which she refused, and he then added the other two. She did not then wish to press the charge, but was afterwards obliged to do so. --- Cross-examined by Mr. C4Auxsox--She did not particu larly observe the prisoner's dress on that evening. It was immediately under a gas lamp that he gave her the sove reign. The light was very strong, but she did not notice that he was agitated. Police-constabje John Edwards was called by last witness to take the prisoner into custody. He was given in charge for offering a counterfeit sovereign and having three more in his pocket. As they were going along they met another policeman, named John Sergeant, and the defendant borrowed five shillings from him. He did net see the defendant offer the last witness the five shillings. Mr. Rawley, an inspector, was on duty at the station-house, and he knew Mr. Powell. When they offered to search him he:said it was unnecessary, as he would give up what he had on him. He then surren dered four sovereigns, two half-crowns, four shillings, and two sixpences. He took them from different pockets. Cross-examined by Mr. DOANE—He did not know Mr. Powell, when he took him into custody. He did hear him say at the station-house that the mistake had arisen in changing his trousers. By Lord DENMAN—He did not say so before he arrived at the station. Rawley, inspector of police, said he was on duty at the station-house on the 12th of this month. When defendant was brought in he walked up to witness, and said this woman has given me in charge for passing a counterfeit sovereign. Witness called in the policeman, and he informed him what the charge was. The woman said that she did not now wish to press the charge, as she was satisfied. He explained that the money was received in process of his duties before the magistrates, and he had it on him in consequence of a mistake in changing his clothing. He was allowed to go home on that evening in consequence of the woman declining to press the charge. He came back in the morning, and inquired if a report was made of the circumstance to the Commissioners of Police. Witness declined to answer him. He did make a communication to the Commissioners, and they directed that he should be taken into,. custody, which was done on the same day. Jotin Field, Inspector of her Majesty's Mint. He knew the defendant, who had been assisting in the solicitor's office, where his father and grandfather were employed. The de fendant had been engaged there for about three years. Cross-examined by Mr. young bad hi therto borne a high character DOANE fur hon h esty andman honourable conduct. By Mr. CLAnKsofe—The counterfeit coins had all been evidently in circulation. to Ad" This closed the case, and Mr. CLARKSON' then rosa dress the jury. He did so under feelings of the deepest anxiety, arising from the nature of the charge, as C OD Kr a. with the situation which the defendant bad held in the es. blishment of the Mint, but he felt also that a jury of twel' e intelligent men, taking the facts of the case as they had been elicited, into consideration, and weighing these facts nexion with the knowledge that it was no unusual thinolrr. the defendant to have such coins in his possession, be Clarkson) was confident that, all these circunastances con'a sidered, he might confidently expect from their good sent d _ verdict of acquittal for the young man before them. by now, he would calmly inquire into the evidence adduce(' the woman whom they had before them. The defendat:!_l:, was seen, was in lawful possession of these counterfeit. he with a view to the prosecution of the duties with whiel,, had been entrusted. He drew from his pocket a sofe r rAii (under a gas lamp be it remembered) --be drew lin t hst his pocket a bad sovereign—so bad r Tie did could not possibly deceive oven the most ignorant. ..i.fure this even altheugh he was known to the unfortunate herself, and he (Mr. Clarkson) would at once put Ictret:o:filieer jury if any sane person wishing to palm a base coin on a would have acted in - this truly r idiculous manner? Could)0 they really think that . a young man holding hi s aitu nn a es, would have wilfully committed himself in this 112:ald knowing, as he well ought to do, that a discoverY throw him into the very hands of those h e would natur_7. be most anxious to avoid P He explained bow the rr e" e; h i, curred, from the circumstance that be bad chang. ex .. trousers in the course of that evening, and was not tna_:, su id planation perfectly satisfactory? He (Mr. Clarkson) could not insult the judgment of the jury by supposing that : teng o be otherwise. The Learned Counsel proceed ed at gra' reter to argue that the whole circumstances were of that citabeforo that the charge itself should never have bee n brough. that Court at all. Rich a e r Joseph Blunt, Esq., solicitor to the Mint, and 'ir Griffiths, Esq., solicitor, of Gray's Inn, wer e called to sr to character. _Ad tha t Lord DENMAN summed up at great length, and Pi-hether the only matter for the consideration of the jury Ives whether the young man before them bad tendered the cou o A th ij sovereign knowing it to be a bad one. He mentio!' a nd in order that they might throw every other idea es'" e '„ine. look to this, and to this only. It was difficult to iOO looking to all the evidence before them, and consideneged ia position that the defendant held, that ha could have,net this manner if he were aware that the sovereign be_rtbei dered was a bad one; but if the jury thought otheryf e in a must, however, disagreeable the duty might be' br wg verdict of guilty. The jury, after consulting for about half an hour, found tlo defendant Not Guilty, and he was at once discharged' otic Char:es Carter, whose case was briefly referred re' • u clir yesterday'spaper, was brought up this day to re ceive the. , ment of the Court. The Lou) CHIEF JUSTICE ordered that sentence te i to should be recorded against him, which will be eon °. transportation for life. PEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) c bSrg illt James Lowe, 18, pleaded guilty to an indictmen t him with stealing from the person. bid bee The RECORDER said that there was proof that he . 0 011 0 5 e . convicted on the 12th of May, in the present ye ar s g s t lead, and sentenced to four months' imprisonmen t, t takea bring him out in September, and yet he was aga ir4 ,oo l4n io the 19th of November in the act of picking ss pocket. There was no- hope that he could do anlY t 'De this country, and the sentence therefore was, t h 3 transported beyond the seas for the term of 1 0 y ear thoge," Daniel Harvey, aged 19, pleaded guilty to a of 5 5 " " stealing some trilling articles of property of the va' 4 the property of his employer, Mr. Ditchburne. 04 0 , Toe RECORDER asked the prosecutor if he emevr of the prisoner. _ 4 ,4 Ai I The prosecutor said, that the prisoner was einPl u p rei: n u g labourer, at 2s. 6d. per day, but for three wee ks `ecei v o to the commission of the robbery he had been r i oird not snore than from 7s. to Es. per week• had been made, and it was found that not only ,i xe Old was in distress, but his mother was in want anSfie W„b00 gave every penny of his wages to support her. •derO to to recommend the prisoner to the favourable consl_ot of the Court. Still he wished some little imprisoop" be inflicted as a warning to him. The RECORDER said that the case was one Whi ch ._ li lj e l '.i e°4 mitigating circumstances. The prisoner, altbouee orD":,; in distress, increased his own wants by giving all blepoc7, to his mother. Such a circumstance by no inea°,oble i n gi , all blame from the prisoner; but still it was im,P ° ; er tliel' o , to regard it as a mitigating circumstance. te t y when persons robbed their employers, it was necess3rd' lea l o flict sonic punishment, as, in case of any misPl ac „ e ra gei i ; „ 3 on the part of the Court, others would be enc ° ;',, be commit similar offences. The sentence was that prisoned and kept to hard labour for one month. be yslO'd Charles Barrom, aged 26, was indicted for elrerti secreting, and stealing the sum of 81. 25., the P i, " Robert Downs, his master. taieflf . Mr. O'Burras stated the case for the prosecutio n S The prisoner was undefended. e r,re e tio Robert Downs stated that he was a bedstead 1 1111k n i o 5' • ing in Whitechapel. The prisoner was in in his e°l ` the 17th of Sept. he sent him to a Mr. Carter's, tdcoeo; nories, with a bill for 8/. 25., telling him to be quick ° „'is the money, as the men were waiting to be rias with the bill, but did not come back again. e the Walworth-road on the 10th of November, when r Iv"- i all knowledge of the transaction. le Robert Carter stated that his father resides i n ia . gi ries. The prosecutor is in the habit of doing beo' k On the 27th of September the prisoner came with loft and a bill for 8/. 2s. Witness paid it to him, and he to place. • The prisoner denied the offence, and called a Is4o prove his previous good character. „.0' The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. , idPfr The RECORDER sentenced him to nine months ment and hard labour. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS 01 . 1 ° Richard Ogers was charged with being dis,,°,,r e e; k Sadlers Wells Theatre, and assaulting Dawes, r a w" at the theatre. • °, O • The prisoner entered the theatre drunk and i osl r 9 t iel being admitted int* the house. Dawes and other Pi'd terfered to prevent his entrance when he resisted AP Dawes a black eye. e nt• The prisoner was fined 30s. or 10 days' imprison Ate r wh p 13 1 1 5 - 4 0 1 MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.--A...- are d I, l f of deaths was 909, showing a decrease of 32 as contP, o rteP hs • the preceding week. We are glad to find that the of from measles is on the decrease, as well as that ... e " diseases of the longs and other organs of respirati°u' a eis ing-cough exhibits returns considerably above th e 1 5, but still inferior to those of the we e k en ding N°° . 04 re, violent deaths were 23, of w hi c h 8 were from g o no and collisions, 7 from drownin g , 5 from burn, s 'a i ll '- hanging, and 1 from murder— a c hild. We suicide. • gent le i 131' AFFAIRS OF THE RIV E R P LATE .—The entrusted with the memorial to Lord Aberdeen, a W 0, 1 tb , policy of Government, whith was signed b} but British merchants residing at Buen os Ay r es, but Y i e ll t ye great majority of them positively refused to sign , ! t w it) h e to themselves and their property, bad an interview te st . A Foreign Secretary on Wednesday. W e understand bs t`ho Lordship gave them a veood reception ; hti t n a to o l quietly inquired what course they would recomr°, e ' t ion adopted, and that they left him with a full conve:iiisie' the Government was determined to p ersev ere in 01s1 ;illtie d, the independence of Monte Video. By s o doing, 51e` ~i " vent the establishment of Roses' anti- soc ial America' on the eastern side of the river Plate ; will keep V r atit, munication with the interior by the waters of the 010 and will uphold the system of commercial freedola o f t tamed at Monte Video through all the difficult ies ' Republic.—Liverpool Times. ort 10 SHANGHAI.—Letters received from tins Yoe Ir e ii form us, that the trade is going on p re tty w ell. A` and silks brought forward are finding purchasers d e , rates, but long cloths, the staple arti c l e o f English t ra a downward tendency. There is a probability e f ii inel3- Balfour remaining as Consul, in conseveuce of a e `';,,, lead. cation from the home Government. 'lwo of the P e ti o fiit a ings have been completed and are inh a bited, the Plrtio ci ing themselves much more comfortable than in„ vear'ol Several other houses will be occupied before the tie" '&7d heavy gale of wind had been experienced betteearlrecei‘ and Shanghai, but we do not hearofany damag e L ita t ` e • of co by the shipping. Most of the busin e ss there is l ose l e r through two Cantonmen, who have established the to as brokers. Other native hongs show am inclinati ,O r c ot t ' o , forward and act for themselves, using some orbe r ites, e a men as interpreters. Another co rre spondent " 0 , Oh i o " Shanghai goes ahead. An English town is risieot the the ground set apart for the foreign resident a „ other hand, Ningpo does not advance. Mr. Mar it only English merchant there, has left, or is leasi n b' ! pea' o r his brother in Shanghai, there being no trade to 0,11 worth his while to keep up an establishment at Nirgrfoo . friend thinks the hopes of increased trade at Fooo le not be realised.—Hong-Kong Register, Sept. 30. „ e a, A curious illustration of the circular T d iv tb storms has been afforded by a circumstance rec orae log of the Charles Heddle. For four days, from tb ,01 eo the 211th of February, in this year, she scudde d r ray round in, a hurricane circle, during which time eh * by 13 ' wards of 1,300 miles, and the direct distance inal,ac4er' ig from point to point was only 354 miles.—Fahnota eltten WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.--ArTa r lic e ot t c r e had been made for the departure of the Duchess °,,.` A bee s o day from Frogmore House, to pay a visit, during r ' he au h ' e r of the Court from the Castle, to her Majesty - e r, of :of Dowager, at Witley Court. In consequence, bovrev e ireco v r Majesty's not having entirely recovered from both oed i n g her recent indisposition, her Royal Highness P °s 4 intended visit for two or three days. Intellig en ," o ol o ,, c o lat reached Windsor this afternoon that her Majestt,Y l le y valescent, her Royal Highness will proceed to 11 " on Friday, and remain upon a visit to the (Pe el ' • until Tuesday or Wednesday next. a doci) A RELIC.—A rather interesting relic vered a few days ago upon the shores of St. 1 31148 00 ifl; While Mr. Robertson, a gentleman who resides i n ttrac teu t pe lity, was rambling upon the beach, his eye Was .. a ni s ' °ege t gt o a small dark and rusty-looking object lying li n icillcare shingle. Lifting it up, he found it to be u r r abic ere similar in shape and general appearance to those. to be seen in the paintings of the old Flemish' perl o t The date of its manufacture cannot be assign ed is o° less remote than 400 years. It has two handles, a" i y a ier• double the size of a common claret lass.—Jersey t one rd ERUPTION OF MOUNT HECLA.—Acoo rdil Trupt i lbe received from Iceland to the 12th of October, th e io ce te a, Mount Hecla still continued with the same /4° 4 00 0 , 159 a a lava ran front the south-west crater without "i ies peu,i and had already covered a space of 3 miles, and 0 ce b-9 t s mass in a plain at the foot of the mountain 30 t , a . nig' i der height. This river of lava presented on a T el e e t t he rtl, e lf spectacle at once magnificent and' imposing- '"•rating i ! picture to himself a river of flaming fire pree' l3 : as i s h from the summit of a lofty mountain, and assumilljor bla d e d vances vances from the crater a redder colour, or a sort Assee red. Three immense columns of smoke constaiiii,sod thev from the three craters which had formed and sP!„ er ioci,', s ,l selves over the surrounding districts. Up to til l ':;,bich lava had not destroyed any farm, but the ash most P e pie fallen into the meadows had already exercise" iv a ° oo cious effects upon the cattle, especially the cm c f s t ; re , in ee ls , districts as many as 40 had perished. The P es 'd of ' a ble district of .Rangarvalla, situate to the eastWar‘,o,9ider-ot were entirely devastated on the first eruption Yt'llot quantities of pumice -stone, and it is feared un esel eo it number of sheep perished on the occasion. M u j o a, Ah col' is felt at the duration of the eruption, as the r to t he receives fresh supplies, always approaches a to tivated lands. iota b ar, The General Steam Navigation Com P a ll veto' bst ing t run a packet between Brighton and Dieppe dm __ ne w which they have never done before, and it is they will keep the communication open during nearer THE SUN, LONDON% THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1845 -_, IS lye 411, g Ths'oli o d hO 4l. * )I(it;,,Pk