The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-24 00:00:00

friendly. They all had their bows and quivers with them. -, Finding a line drawn on the sand so nada' as a bouneary for their approach at Wainwright's Inlet, I again had recourse to it, which they respec!e I as before. I made them all presents, and returned to the ship in the evening just befjre she was enveloped in a dense fog. August 24—Weighed, with a light air from the north east, and clear (hot) weather. Running for Point Hope, where I intended to build another mark, if the Plover had not already done it. At one, r.m., sighted off the low land the Nancy Dawson yacht and the Owen. Mr. Shedden came on beard, accompanied by Mr. Martin, the second master of the Plover, who had been sent back by Mr. Pullen in charge of the two large boats of the expedition. I learned from Mr. Martin that he had arrived at the anchorage off Point Hope on the 19th inst., in company with the yacht, and was preparing to start again north in the Owen, sending the other boats back in charge cf the yacht to Kotzebue Sound. The boats, after leaving the Plover on the 25th of July, were detained a day or two by the ice bEfore reaching Point Barrow; found the natives most friendly, and anxious to assist them in every way. The boats were accompanied as far as Point Barrow by the yacht. This vessel had many escapes. She was pressed on shore once; ran on shore on another occasion to the eastward of Point Barrow, and was only got off by the assistance of the natives, who manned her capstan and hove with great goodwill. On another occasion she parted her bower cable from the pressure of the ice that came suddenly down on her, and bal a narrow escape of a severe Equecx?. She recovered htr anchor and cable. Mr. Sbedden erected a mark in Refuge Inlet, where he also intntded to have left some provisions, but the natives were too numerous to do so without their knowing. He found another small inlet a short distance south of R. fuge Inlet, in latitude 71 deg. 5 min., where be turnel from his own store a large cask of flour and a large calk of preserved meats. At Refuge Inlet he left information as to the position of these casks. Nothing could exceed the kindness cf Mr. Sbedden to those in the boats, in supplying them with every thing his vessel could afford, and in following" them with considerable risk. His crer were, unfortunately, a most disalfeced set. He had too many of them, for so small a vessel. Tne b - E,:ts all reached Dease's Inlet on the evenirg cf the 3d, but - were detained until the sth, by strong Their time, however, was well employed in stowing their boats and a baider Mr. Pullen bought ut Point Bar ro.v. They . were fairly away on the afternoon of the sth, having with them 100 days' provisions, besides ten cases of polnruican ; this little expedition then cen• sis'cd of t twenty- even ft et whale , brats, and ono native_ baider, manned wit . ; fiurt• . :en perzons in all. I have Lent t ieir Lrxdships' espies of Mr. Pullen's r.s b)th pnblic ald private, that have to n rece'ved depait•ire. From Vacm they will gain more inforrrtivion than I could afford. . Through these letters their Lordships will also see n4t, a noble and proper spirit Lieutenant Pullen un'h his vt:.yag?, being neserthWss fully a'ivo to its eing'crs and expcsures I a.ps eftite sure tlyir Lordships, when they appointed Mr. Puikr., were fully a'afare of his character and cara bilities. I trust, howeircr, that tha.,y trill not consi'der the eollowirg comments out of pluce:— I don't lttaxv nay ortieer capnWe t f conducting with sucte s s-;cia an txpatliticr:. Ile p;&;es.ses health, great lndly st-ength and endurance, ability and great deci-i of eliatraccer. Coupled all these go -d point,s in their loader, the beats hal an open sea, and a ;air s) that I hate no sopreitension.s as to their reachic;r: one-of the Hudson's Bay establishments on the Mackenzie, early in the :I,llliOP, though not sufficiently t tcturn to Ko . zehue Ss.und this year. Dcase and Simpson certainly made their voysge from etc Ilticket z'e to Point Burrow end back, in one seasin, bat then :hey trzytlled west, at the commencement of the seaLor ; and returned to the east,ard at its close, whtn the witAs prevail( d from the we.ts - ard. Our boats would harnti return to the vrestvvard at the latter part of the season, which I believe to be impossible from the pseking of the ice, the keenness of the westerly winds and Currants. Pul:e,fs letter says pre is plainly, that he. will WILII Tti rot return ; he will therefore he awaiting their Lord thir,' instructions at York F4etory. Augu - it 24—We hove to off Point Hope towards midn'ght in Teo , ' dirty w: ri-her. Atigcst 25—In the morning stord in ; sent a boat to the yacht to tell her I thought she was in a very dan gerous ty2chorage, with the wind as is then 1%23 from fhe IS.S.E. Ordered the two longer boats out imrne dia.aly. Finding the weather still more threatening, I hoist! , cl the Plover's boat in, bein7, handier for nay tackles 1111. n a Owen, determining to go myself north in ;he ship. Provisioned the Owen, and d3spatch , :d her company w=t's the yacht to lio:zebuo Sound, supposing the Plover to have gore there. I desired Commander Moore to employ her in the exarninati, a of the Buckland river. We had a calm in the afternoon with h,avy rollers (wOlput any apparent cause). We fortunately were two or three miles off the lacd. Had the yacht and boats remained at their anchorage they certainly would have been driven on shore, without my being able to assist them. A fresh breeze from the southward released us from this unp!vasant position. We just scraped clear of the shoal off Point 11. , pe, and born up nuitherly, parting ooMiany with yacht and Owen. 4u rat 27—,on.tinued to run to the northward until six A.M. a this day, had an, increasing hreez.). from south south, ait, with frt. quer t snow-storms. e. lo fur fine. weathe-. By nine -t.m. we were re Jut oi to a close reefed rcaintopseil and staysail, having washed away ono (Sour quarter gory. I have never seen so hollow or distressing a sea for a ship—no small-decked boat could hare lived in it. It seas, then fore, . f , rtunate thEtt I had arrived at Point Hope before the ,Owen e 1 again north, and that I had decided on sending her to Kot&: bue &Auld. I kept the ship heading in f,,r the land, hoping that this ga'-, like our fJrmer ones, would le of short dura tion, and that I might again look into Wainright's Inlet. The only alterstior, however, in the weather was, t . tat the gale from south south-east ceased in about twelve hours, and shifted to north-west and weA, from which point; it blew gales, bringing with them ex cessive cold weather, with strong squalls and heavy falls • of snow. August 27—In standing to the westward we ?ob served at 10 Pas. the ice blink was very strong from north to north-west, about 15 toilet . ; from us; wore, hoping to weather Blossom shoal at least 40 miles. August 28—Wore in 11 fathoms on the shoal this morning, having nine fathoms bcf bre we trimmed. Had a current north 84 degrees east setting 36 miles in 18 hours. Wind weft. Finding it impossible to remain on the coast, I began to, work off with all the sail the ship 'would carry. 14 1 y crew were necessarily much exposed in making and shortening sail, and suffered a good deal from colds and rheumatism. I was also shorthanled, having been obliged to send ten mei to the Plover, besides those I discharge &at 'Oahu. 'an the morning of the 31st I again stood in for Point Mope, but finding no landing there, 1 bore up for Rot - z Sound. Ft rd Cato Itrtnentern on the morning of the I,t in a j;ale froth the north-west ; under third reefs of topsails land reefed COU/SQI. Before vszing Iloihim Sound we were under sail, trd aLchored < if Cl a eissio Mend ct 9 30 r `Found the . Plover and the yacht. et anchor under Choris peninsula. The Owcii was absent with Ceptain Itlo,re up the Buckland river, but expected daily her return on the 30. After completing cur water from the springs in Cha mis,io, my people were employed assisting the Plo-er in preparing her winter quarters. 'The boatswain with a piny and tie carpenters building a hens , . Commander Moore having determined to winter in Cie Sound, and being very desifous to visit some chiefs who were rtporet:l to live ins considerable place up the river, I determined to go there with a party sufficient to secure respect . from those people, although Captain Moore told me they were most friendly. Accordingly, oh the 9th, I started with the Owen, the Plover's decked boat, Herald cutter, and two gigs, their crews and seve rii officers. The first night, we bivouacked at Elephant Point, and had the whole crew roaming over the ice cliffs for fossils, but could not find one of any importance. ' The second night we stayed at a large native village if 22 tents and about 150 people. We pitched our tents close to one extreme of them, had our coppers, pots, kettles, axes, saws, &c., on shore, but not an article was lost, although at times we bad a third of their numbers about us. Even in their way they were not troublesome, when we told them we wished them to go away. fine men, but disfi gure d i n a pp ear - They were all very ance by the labrets they all wear. They brought us wood and water, gave us fish and venison, and offered us whal.s' blubber and seals' flesh. ' Leaving a few of .the men to take care of the boats, the rest came on shore for an hour. The natives were highly amused, and joined in their sports of leaping and running. The sportsmen were always accompanied by some of them ; they were greatly surprised to see some of the young officers killing the birds right and left. The moment the boats started (until we got far up) 4 ie were precededby their little keacks, sounding with their paddles to the channel. We had pilots in each of tl e large boats,' who' remained constantly with us, and who experienced great concern when they unavoidably i s ot us on shore. I have been the more 'particular in my remarks re lative to these interesting people, because their be haviour on the visits of Captain Beechey and myself have been so very opposite. It may be accounted for in this way: we had an interpreter who could speak with them, through which they found out what our object was i o going amongst them. The Russian s. ttlernent hac also, I , consider, been very instrumental in causing this so alteration in their con duct. We found many of them with shirts, handker chiefs of gaudy colours, cottons printed with walrug reindeer, and al l the other animals that they are in the habit of catching and representing in ivory, k n i ves, and kettles—all these came from the Russian settlement. ' They were latterly very anxious to obtain muskets, and evinced no fear in discharging thew. September 11-We arrived with the boats at a part Of Cole riv, r, 30 wiles up, perfectly barred across with heavy rock, over which there was a fall of about thirteen inches. Here the heavy boats se ere stopped, but by unledi.g the tighter ones, we were enabled to haul them over. Wishing myself to return to the ship, and Commander 51eore being still anxious to go on directed Mr. M. A. Quire (-it rljor. Herald)H lieutenant to the to accompany my gig. Vur the pnreer.e cif 'mutual protection (4eavingtne of - thiflarger boats below the fall to wait eir return), I directed him to mahe a tracing 0 the THE SUN, LONDON, ! T HEATRE ROYAL. DRURY.LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. The Lessee respectfully begs to submit the Mowing scales f Prices Li; Admissien for public approval: - Private boxes, 31. 38., 21. 125. 6d., 21. 25., 11. lls. 6d., and 11. Is. Stalls, is. each. s. d. 5. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery -0 6 (No Half-price to Upper Gallen". THIS EVENING, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Operatic Play of ROB ROY MACGREGOR ; or, Auld Lang Syne. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Diddear ; Francis Osbaldistone, Mr. Rafter ; Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, Mr. Cooper ; Bailie Nicol Janie, Mr. Emery ; Diana Vernon, Miss Rafter ; Helen Mac gregor, Mrs. Ternan. To be followed by a New Grand Historical, Metaphorical, Allegorical, and Diabolical Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff King Hal 'to be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ; )r, MERRIE ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME, " Then the ladies with large ruffs, tied round about their necks so fast, Would gobble up a pound of beefsteaks for their breakfast. 0 ! the golden days of Good Queen Bess, Merry be the memory of Good Queen Bess."—Old Song. The Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Nobody km,wswho, assisted by Mozart, Bishop, Rossini, Ware, Handel, Rod sell, Haydn, and the Ethiopian Serenaders. The Rounds are the mposition of a select Circle. The Catches are by Locke. The Ballet Department under the superintendence of Madame Louise. The Scenery painted by Messrs. Bnanning, Jones, Wilson, C. kdams, and Assistants. The Properties, Magic Tricks, and Transformations invented and xecuted by Mr. W. Blamire. The Costumes by Mr. Palmer and Miss Biggs. The extensive Machinery by Mr. Adams. The whole produced under the Direction of Mr. T. Thompson. Immos:rsts. Christmas, Mr. S. Jones; The Spirit of John Rich, Mr. Darcie The Spirit of High Tragedy, Mr. J. Parry; The Spirit of Punch hiss Eunice ; Spirit of Mother Goose, Gulliver, Baron Mauchansen &c., by &c., &c. MORTALS. Good Queen Bess, Mr. R. Romer ; Amy Robsart, Mr. G. Watson ; Her Lovely Bobby, Master Butter ; The Great Earl of Leicester, M. Dentin; The Little Earl of Essex, Mr. Henry ; The Unspeak able Lord Burleigh, Mr. Johnson; The Rasher Lord Bacon, Mr. Barry ; The Smoky Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Manderson ; The Dancing Lord Chancellor Sir Christopher Hatton, Mr. Chapino; Maids of Honour, Pages, Beefeaters, Guards, Morris Dancers, Jesters, Wildmen, Dragoons, and other Bores, by the rest of the company. CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR, But although he comes in snow, he still hopes to meet with a warm reception—but where is he going? Why, to pay his yearly 'visit to the Spirit of John Rich, in the GHOSTLY CITY OF DEPARTED FUN. This city is composed of the Tombs of the by-gone Pantomimes— " Who's dat knocking at der door ?" — C ome and see—" J. Anderson's my Joe, John," and " I am Rich," that's mere than every one can say ; we wish they could—How to make a Pantomime ?—" that is the question"—but the answer, it is hoped, will be satisfactory— Poor Tra-ge-dy meets with no clemency, so we fly by night" to A SPLENDID HALL IN THE PALACE OF GOOD QUEEN BESS. We now come to Historical Facts, therefore, as the Clown at 4stley's would say, " Let us be serious." It is an historical fact, that the Earl of Essex loved, or pretended so, Good Queen Bess, therefore be hated t;ie Earl of Leicester, and thence arose a conspi racy—Sir Walter Raleigh fears his pipe will be put out—Bacon gets quite in a frizzle, and Lord Bullet& shakes his head—but there's nothing in that, whatever they may say to the contrary. It is an historical fact, that Good Queen Bess was assisted at her toilet by many of her noblemen, therefore the GRAND PROCESSION OF THE TOILETTE is introduced, in which the Royal Wig ! the Royal Ruff ! ! the Royal Blushes ! ! ! and the Royal Petticoat ! ! ! ! will mate their drat appearance on any stage, and trust to the " usual indulgence of a British Public." These are followed by GOOD QUEEN BESS en deshabille, as she is represeeted in a picture at Hampton Court. —What comes next will certainly follow—and then will be seen GOOD QUEEN BESS n all her royal splendour.—lt is an Historical Fact, that Good ?aces Bess, like " Young Susan"—" had lovers so many that silt" , scarcely knew upon wh'ch to decide"—and it is an Historical Fact that the following wei - e a few of them. THE RE'...JECTED ONES Philip of Spain, Prince Rupert, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Anjoa, Prince Alengon, Marquis of W.nchester, the • King of Sweden, fienry of Navarre, Archduke Charles, Earl of Arundel, Sir William Pickering, Charles Blount, and the Earl of Arran. Good Queen Bess appoints a meeting of these " wonderous proper men" a: Kenilworth, bat declares, that on her way, " A hunting she will go" —and having got on the " High Horse," the story gallops on to CUMN OR HALL BY MOONLIGAT—WiIson. "Coming events cast their shadows before "—" Rest thee, my darling "—Ketch'', ketchy, ket :hy—" Put out the and then "—enter the Earl of Leicester on his way to Kenil worth— He stops at Love's half-way hou=e, the Robsar Arms—" Oh, Susanna," or rather " OL, Amy 1"—It can't be said, "he makes no bones about it "—They part, " more in sorrow, than in anger," but, " being gone, Amy is herself again "—that is to sae, a rather jealous young lady, who in her "deep despair," introduces her Lovely Debby, to whom she sings the following pathetic stanza : " Come my habby, come along with me We'll go to far-famed Kenilworth, Your naughty dad to see." Anil so they do. KENILWORTII CASTLE As it appeared on the occasion of Good Queen Bess's Royal Visit. For further particulars inquire of Sir Walter Scott. It is an histori cal fact that Good Queen Bess paid the Earl of Leicester a visit, and "paid the piper." This, his gorgeous fete, half ruined him ; there fore we pity his fate, but must admire his wondrous generosity, for he ever hoped for in return was—half-a-crown. The Earl fore stalls Shatspere, by discovering " that the course of true love never did run smooth," for here he meets with some twenty " competi teurs," and to him they do come " petit ours," for they prove per fect bears, or, more properly speaking, bores. A Lovers' Quarrel on a grand scale, a. sort of " tiff for the million," takes place, whicli, although beginning in love, ends in war, and the total destruction of THE SPANISH ARMADA By Warner's Fulminating Blow-up—Tragedy has now done his worst, and Rich finding that even Rich must become poor if war continues, proposes a " Peace Congress," and brings all to a close by making ',hem all change their elothes— The Earl of Leicester pats on the motley garb of Harlequin, M. Lori llerleigh that of Pantaloon, M. J. Denlin. The Earl of Essex that of Clown, Mr. C. Stilt, And Amy Rubsart dons the Robe d'Amour of Columbine, Madlle. Tbeedore. eil we hare further to say for Good Queen Bess is—Virat Regina, and. off she goes." " Welcome, Old Friends, 'lts long since we met 1" " Here we are !" " How are you?" PRESERVE AND PICKLE WAREHOUSE, AND RAILWAY OFFICE. Cupid and Clown—Ratter and Butterflles—Hungarian Knock-'em ')owns, and German Toys—War to the Knife, and Terrific Explo 'on- Railway Offices to Let—Pantaloon becomes Tenant—Shares Discoant—Clown Cooks Accoanpts, and Railway King in Tribu latien—Change to INTERIOR OF CATACOMBS 1 SIMPSON'S DIVAN AND TAVERN, Strand. most approved way of Cooking a Goose—Clown makes himself Welcome—the Waiters at Fault—a 'lransforination—Clown Puzzled —Calf's Head for One—A Kitten Wanted—Save the Credit of the Establishment—Police ! Police !—and Change to EXETER HALL. Meeting of the Peace Congress—How to get up a Row—Prosylites 13:ceraro--11nnibug the Order of the Day—Embracing at a Premium, and Domestic Tableau of the Happy Family, POULTERER'S AND SHOE' TO LET. Stick no Bills, in ease you should Kill Sweet William. A DOWICRIGIIT "HOBBY DAhCE." Heals Win the Prize. . . SMITHFIELD. Potatoes all Hot—Toss and Buy—Three real Epping Sausages, and Bread, for One Penny—A Mad Bull—Pork versus Tabbies—A Re port for-Enlarging Smithfield Market —Holloway's Purifying Pills— Naw Tariff—Gin Greatly Reduced—Warranted not to Produce Spon taneous Combustien—Puff, the Order of the Day—Pinch and the TransfolCity Nnifimce —(lo it, illation to A B L ri l e i ks ßß — l aß OU d BuSSdP4DeTn. • STREET AND LODGING-HOUSES. • What will be seen here is of little use to those who have no eyes. —" Lend me your ears"—" Oh, what a falling off, my cointrymen, viten yea, and I, and all of us, fell down."—Shakspere. BED-ROOM IN LODGING-HOUSE, Cerefortable Quarters—Lola, and the Gallant Son of Mars—Clown's Netioa of Warm and Convenient Arrangements—Good Night—Late Visitors—A Troublesome Customer—Mr. Walker, an intrader Novel Mode of Expelling same—A Stormy Night—Clown and Pan taloon in Great Alarm—lncantation Extraordinary—and General Chamber Polka. CHARING-CROSS AND STRAND. Wheys to be done ?—Buy the Lady's Newspaper. FROST FAIR ON THE THAMES. Ice Soup—Temperance Hotel, J. Frost.—N.B. Iced Champagne— Oh, the Roast Beef of Old England !—Sports of the Glacearum— " Plaisirs d'Hiver"—Clown wants some Fish, but can only get Skate, which he Ands rather tough ; it won't go down, though he does. FATHER THAMES' RETREAT, I, Tiddybara Alley, in the middle of the Thames, with Brass Door and Gingerbread Knocker. General "Meeting of the Waters"—The Alarm —Summoning of the City Abominations—Arrival of the Resident Director of the " Silent tithways"—Fearful Resolve —Marshalling o' the Forces—Grand Attack, and Tableau of Interest. SOUTHAMPTON WATERS WITH VESSEL For California or anywhere else. GRAND MOVING DIORAMA, iesigned and painted entirely by limning. Illustration of Her 'lost Gracious Majesty's Visit to Ireland, showing the following points of interest :—Departure for Osborne —Passing Cowes and approaching the Needles—The Royal Yacht passing through the Fleet at Portsmouth—The Eddystone Lighthouse—Passing the Land's End at Sunset—The Royal Squadron by Moonlight—and Arrival at Queen's Town. Three cheers and a hundred more Scene the Last. THE PALACE OF PANTOMIME. Stage Manager, Mr. James Anderson. Acting Manager, Mr. W. Bennett. Treasurer, Mr. W. Dann. Musical Director, Mr. G. H. Rodwell. Leader of the Band, Mr. J. W. Thirlwall. Ballet Mistress, Madame Louise. Scenic Artists—Messrs. Brunning, Jones, Wilson, C. Adams, and Assistants. Decorative Artist, Mr. W. Blamire. Machinist, Mr. W. Adams. Stage Director, Mr. T. Thompson. Prompter, Mr. C. Melville. Costumiers, Mr. Palmer and Miss Biggs. Boa-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. FRENCH PLAYS and OPERA. COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING, by the prodactien of a new Opera, in Three Acts, entitled LE VAL D'ANDORRE. Stephan, M. Lac ;1; ;Joyeux, M. Chollet; Saturnin, M. Kill Leroy ; Jacques sincere, M. Nathan ; Theresa, Madlle. Guiehard georgette, Madlle. Cotti ; Rose de Mai, Madlle. Charton. 7 . PRINCESS'S TILEATIZE. Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole Losaee and Manager. THIS EVENING, THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sele Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be presented as entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solos, Dlr. Keeley ; Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstone ; William Walker, Mr. Charles Kean ' • Mrs. Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Ckarles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. Keeley. After which THE NINTH STATUE or, The Jewels and The Gem. Principal characters by Mr. Munyard, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the successful and laughable Farce, called an 4 (ARMING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Bnekstone ; Susan iwee.apP l _e, Mrs. FitZWlllialn. The Boa-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATER ROYAL, ADELPHL Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW COPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. llnghes, Wright, P. Ba te , 0. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. Aster which FRANKENSTEIN ; or, The Model Man. Franken stein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zamiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woolgar ; Tiddlewincz, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; Undlne, Miss E. Harding. To be followed by a new slippery sketch called MRS. BUNBURY'S SPOONS. Mr. Ilighbnry Barnes, Mr. P. Bedford; Bob Twinks, Mr. Wright ; Job Smith, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Banbury, Mrs. F. Nlatthews; Mrs. Highbury Barnes, Miss Brooks. ROYAL LYCIr.UM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madam:. VeStria. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed PATTER versus CLATTER. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with BOX AND COX. Dress Boxes 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 28, ; Gallery, Is. Nci haft-price to any part of the house. Will be performed a pew and original comic Opera called MINA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Harrison, Weiss, Corr!, Wynn ; Mrs. Weiss, and Miss Louisa Pyne. To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle harlequin, Mr. Bologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. A.STLE Z'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, tir. W. Batty. A Grand Arrenile Night, commencing with the Pantomime will take place THIS EVEN TIX,, The performance will commence at a Quarter to Sewn, with a grand Equestrian YA NKEE DOODLE, Comic Pantime, by Nelson Lee, called HAR LEQUIN om ho come to Town upon his little Pony. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of :he Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish ment. To conclude with a new Grand Spectacle of TIIE KNIGHT OF HIE EAGLE CREST; or, The Tournay of Love, in which Mr. N. T. Hicks will appear. Box -dig. open trom,Xloven till Four. river as far as they might ascend it, and return to their respective vessels before the 23d inst. They ascended the river about thirty miles beyond where I left them. In this distance they met with but two natives. They passed everal places where they were obliged to unload and haul these light boats over. They found, also, the pine trees scattered about in two' s and :hree's a litele distance from the bank. . The river, from the mud and leaves hanging on the banks, showed that, at same period of the year, it was at least ten feet above the level at that time. The absence of spars and wood of any description on the frequent bridges of rocks across the river, on the tops of the many spots of sand, or on the summit of the banks, which bear evident marks of having been over flown at some season, shows that the Buckland is not the source from which the enormons quantities of wood found at Choris Peninsula is derived. We have never found a particle of wood on the eastern face of this peninsula—all is on its western. Commander Mooreand his party returned on the 19th. We now commenced to prepare for our departure south ward. The Plover's house was nearly completed, and as much provisions as he could stow or take care of were placed on board her. September 26—By this day we were ready to start, having completed all the Plover's masts. She was not dismantled, nor did Commander Moore intend doing so until sho was fairly laid up on the beach. In consequence of the illness of Mr. Shedden, of the yacht, and of my having previously removed his chief mate, I was obliged to direct Mr. Parsons (second master), of this ship, to take charge of her and navigate her to Mazatlan, where he might expect to meet me. Early on the morning of the 29th of September I weighed from Kotzebue Sound, with a fair breeze from the north-east, yacht in company. At the time of our departut e there was early snow on the low lands—the streams were still running. In fact, the whole month of September had been remarkably fine—generally with strong winds from the eastward. We experiencei very hard weather on getting out of the Sound; parted company with the yacht. Passed Behring's Straits on the morning of the 2d cf October in a heavy gale from the N.N.W. October 11—At midnight passed the Alentian Group by the Straits of Amonkhta, in longitude 171 deg. W. These straits are thirty-five miles wide, perfectly sate and free from the races frequently met with in the other straits of this chain. On the 13th of October, in latitude 47 deg. 30 sec., and longitude 106 deg., we experienced a heavy northerly gale, with an unusual heavy see, which broke on board ef us and nearly swept our decks. On the 19th of October, in lat i tude 43 and long :Vide. 106 we bad another gale at S.S.E. Between this and the 14th of November, when we anchored at the port of Mazatlan, there was nothing remarkable but the preys' - fence of north and south-east winds, which forced us to the coast, within 100 miles of San Francisco, before a e got the north-west wind. At Mazatlan I found lying ber Majesty's ship A mpb!- trite and the Nancy Dawson yacht, this li - tle vessel having arrived the morning previous. I have endeavoured in this letter and the accompany ing documents to give their Lordships a detailed account of my pi oceechngs whie in the Arctic circle, which, I trust, will meet with their approval. - And, in conclusion, I hope far the consiile alon their Lordships for the office s serving under my com mend, who have, as heretofore, witheut an ext eptio diepla)ed uncommon zeal in their respective duties. I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient se vent, HENRY KELLETT, Captain. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. COMMANDER J. C. D. HAY, OF THE COLUMBINE. —We have authority for stating that the promotion of Commander J. C. D. thy, of the Cllumhine, 12, rs cently engaged in service agait:st the Chinese pirates, has not taken place ; and that, however acceptable to his friends the canfirmtion hereafter of the incorrect report of some of our contemporaries may be, it is at any rate premature. 'We have little doubt, however, that when.the dispatches detailing the gallant conduct of Catrmander= Hay and Wilcox come in due course before the Board of Admiralty, their Lordships will as favourably appreciate their services against the pi • rates as they did those of Captain Lyons, of the Pilot ; Captain Flrquhar, of the Albatross ; and Commander Lnekye•r, of the Medea.—He,rald. , . DEATH OF COMMANDER P. LE VEAlONTE.—Corn mander Le Vesconte. (1816), for many 3 ears British Consul at L'Orient, Brittany, died at that place on the 16th inst., aged 64. He was the son of a purser who lost a leg in Howe's action, and served 21 years afloat during the war from the date of his first entry into the navy, in 1794. " As midshipman of the Saturn (says ‘"O'Byrne's Biography'). he was pr:•- sent in Hotham's partial action with the French fleet off the Hyeres Islands. In the Monarch, 74, Csp tain .James Robert Moose, Mr. Le Vesconte bore a part, and was wounded in the battle of Copenhagen. , April. 2, 1801; in consequence whereof he was pro moted, May 23 following, to a lieutenancy in the Glatton, 50. His next appointment was Sept. 6, 1803, to the Magnificent, 74, Captain William Henry Jervis, in which ship, when forming part of the in shore squadron off Brest, it was his misfortune to he wrecked, during a gale of wind, Mitroil 251804.: On being restored to liberty after seven years of c 4-• tivity, we find him joining, in' the course of 181.1,, the L-opard, 50, arrne in - Ate," Auguo, 1814, the Queen, .74. Ile returned home frona . the M e diterranean in December, 1815, and has since been on half-pay." POILTSMOtTIi t WEDNESDAT. The Conteit, 12, Commander the Hon. J. W. S., Spencer, arrived at Madeira, from England, en route .to the coast of Africa, on the 10th inst. • , The Dauntless screw steam-frigate, in dock, will be ready for the pendant about the Ist proximo, when. it is expected she will be put into commission - . The students of the Royal NaVal College resumed their duties on Monday. THE SAILOR'S HOME —Captain SIT . 4,tlirle Ster ling, of her Majesty's ship Howe, ' l2O , in the Me diterranean fleet, has forwarded a donation .'of 51. (which will be continued annually) towards the above highly deserving and meritorious object, and con sented to become one of the vice-presidents of the institution. Commander Wilson, of the Howe, has also subscribed Si. towards the same object. PORTSMOVIII GARRISON. — The first of a series of lectures on military science, instituted by the Lieute• • nant- Governor of the District, to the soldiers of the garrison, with a view to their moral and intellectual improvement, will be given in the Queen's-rooms, Portsea, on Saturday next, under the patronage of his Lordship the Major -general Commanding. All the officers of the army and navy, and the non-com missioned officers and men, with their families, are invited to attend. Civilians will also be admitted by tickets, which may be obtained at the Town-Major's office. The expense of these lectures to the troops in his district will be defrayed by the Lieutenant- Governor, but as the lecture-room is gratuitously afforded, and the services of the lecturer rendered upon the same complimentary terms, together with the loan of the necessary apparatus for illustration by the Admiralty, his Lordship's purse will not, we hope, be &awn upon to any inconvenient extent. PLTMOUTU, JAN. 22.—lier MAjtsty's frigate Arethusa, 50, was commissioned on Sunday, by Cap tain T. N. C. Symonds, and is to have a complement of 500 men. This morning 86 privates, 3 corporals, 3 sergeants, and 1 lieutenant of Royal arines, were detached from the division here and sent on board. The Captain ( f Royal Marines is not yet appointed. The Indefatigable, 50, Captain Stuart, is yet in the Sound ; her complement is not complete, and it is intended to send out draughts to join her at Lisbon. There must be something wrong in the discipline of the navy when a ship like the Indefatigable is de tained so long at home in a profitless effort to obtain a crew. The steam-frigate Terrible, Captain Hope, came in yesterday, from Portsmouth, and this time did not run aground. The steam-frigate Stromboli, Captain Lord A. Beauclerk, was off the port on Sunday afternoon, and havingi signalised the Indefatigable in the Sound, proceeded down Channel, probably to overtake and assist Commodore Collinson in the Arctic expedition, which left the port the same morning. The Crane packet came in on Sunday from Fal mouth, and is gone up harbour to refit. The Diligence transport arrived on Sunday from Deptford. Wind, easterly ; light breeze. APPOINTMENTS. WooLwxc a, JAN. 23.—Chaplain—The Rev. G. E. Purchas, to the Arethusa at Devonport. Naval Instructor—G. F. Parker (1836), to the Arethusa at Devonport. The Volcano steam-vessel, 140-horse power, has been taken into dock to have her bottom cleaned and examined. Although covered with copper sheathing, it has been found covered to a considerable extent with shells and corals, several of the clusters being of nearly three inches projection, which must have greatly im peded her progress. CAPE OF GOOD Hors.—We have received Cape of Go.,d Hope papers of the 15th Nov., at which date the convict question remained in much the same unsatis- Letory state as when the previous vessel quitted that shore. The Neptune still continued off the Cape ; and although petitions after petitions had been presented to the Governor, Sir 11. Smith, praying that he would order the Neptune away, he peremptorily refused, assigning as his reason that he would not commit "an act illegal, impolitic, and of dangerous example." The colony was quiet ; but several of the shopkeepers who bad fur nished the Government with provisions were utterly euined,-th© colonists having refused to purchase of them nny,longer. Threats of actions for damages had been made by some of the tradesmen so circumstanced ; but it w4B l uWt b e b expected o'&!. if trial followed, the object souglte e D an is v pa r t o c v h i e n s ce f s re w m e t r h e e r G ec o e v i e v r e n d a y rs es o t f the d North Ame rinia.l-office. Dispatches were also receivederayat th e yesterday Col e - from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonisn Islands. BCCILINdIIAMSIIIRE RAILWAY.— Of the 22 miles, 17 are now nearly completed, and it is expected that an engine will soon be able to make its way to Banbury, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, t 850. NOTICE. NEW EDITION OF EVELYN'S DIARY, AND CORRESPONDENCE. REVISED WITH NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL NOTES . Uniform with the New Edit on of I'epy's Diary. In 4 Monthly Volumes, price 10s. 6d. each bound. THE FIRST VOLUME will be ready on the 30th inst., and those who desire copies on the day of publication are requested to send their orders immediately to their respective booksellers. A New Edition of this interes• ing work having been long de manded, the greatest pains have been taken to render it as complete as possible by a careful revision, and by illustrating it w:th such annotations as will make the reader more conversant with th e numerous subjects referred to by the Diarist. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlbough-street. In a few days, in 3 vols., A DVENTURES of a GOLD FINDE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. On S iturday will be published, In 3 vols. post Bvo., ELLEN CA Or, THE NOMADES OF THE WEST. A. Romance. By S: D. HUYOHUE. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. _iiG WATER AT LONDON BRLDGE. THIS DAY — 1 orning, 54 min. after 9 I Evening, 34 min. site 10 Te-Mean.ow —Morning, 15 min. after 11 i Evening, 48 mni. after 11 THE WEATHER.—SuN OiTICE, JAN. 24. T 11EAMONETEA, Lowezt, 29, Highest, 38 Neon, 35.' BAROMETER. 30.36. WIND W.S.W.—dull hazy weather. ,Ar I GW4 0 0fe ^ Res'_ a- "":•4- . - 4 - Stet% "1i PHU* ~.7Th• - ".• ;• aTtidita git L LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1850. During the last few months the British Squadron, commanded by Sir IVILLum PARKER, in the Me diterranean, appears to have been rapidly moving hither and thither along the northern and eastern coasts of that inland sea, for the purpose of awing the different powers into some sort of subserviency to the plicy of the English Government. When the Itilian movement of emancipation convulsed the whole of the Roman peninsula, from the mountain ous frontiers of Germany and Switzerland to the most southern recesses of the Abruzzi, the naval force placed under the authority of that distinguished Admiral was continually on the alert to proceed, at moment's warning, in nay given direction. When re banners of CHARLES ALBERT were shaken to the winds, and the clarion of war was sounding through Piedmont and Lombardy, and finding a respuniive echo in the Venetian territories and among the ma- rine palaces of an Adriatic, the maritime energies retained by England in the Mediterranean were directed with unusual vigilance towards those northern provinces of Italy were disaster after disaster wai falling upon the Austrian soldiers under ltanurzKy. When a separate movement of an insurrectionary character manifested itself among the Genoese, Sir WILLIAM PARKER turned his attention forthwith, almost exclusively, is► the direction of the Sardinian dominions. When the musketry of the 13zzlroni was desolating the streets of Naples, he watched with a scrutinizing regard the progress of the dispute between King Bo:ant and the Neapolitans. When the Sovereign PONTIFF was bombarded in the Quirinal, and was ultimately induced to fly befire the presence of those who were preparing the way for Mazzirir and GARIBALDI, namely, before such men as CANINO and CICEROACCIIIO, seeking a shelter at Gaeta, and sub sequently proceeding to Portici, the British Admiral allowed not a single event then transpiring in the Eternal City to pass unnoticed, and himself arranged that an English vessel should et itinue in the vicinity of the spot where the Porn had taken refuge, accom panied by the Foreign Ambassadors. When a noble and patriotic demonstration was being made by the Sicilians, he kept a steady gaze on the pro- gress of occurrences at ' Palermo and Messina from the time when the. star of RUGGIERO SETTIMO was in the ascendant until its eclipse by the evil vic tories of FIL.I-NGIERI. When LEOPOLD was ignomi niously driveo from his palace at Florence, the Medi terranean squadron hovered in the neighbourhood of the coast of Tuscany, prepared for any emergency that might arise to require the interposition of Great Britain in favour of one of her most faithful and en lightened allies. Oa the transmission of the crusad ing forces of the Trench Republic to Civita Vecchia, her Britannic MAJESTY'S naval representative in the Mediterranean observed with un winking attention the advance of that remarkable enterprise from its outset up to the period of the restoration of the Pontifical authority by the combined forces of France, Spain, Naples, and Austria. Subsequently, on hearing of the ins)lent demand made by the AUTOCRAT upon the Sublime Porte for the instant extradition of those Hungarian refugees who had taken shelter within the boundaries of Turkey, the British squadron, tinder Sir WILLIAM PARKER-2S cannot be very easily forgotten—proceeded with singular promptitude to the mouth of the Dardanelles for the purpose of ercouraging the young Sultan ABDUL-ME SCHID in his heroic and magnanimous re- fuels'; and but for the reluctant withdrawal of the ultimatum presented by M. TITOFT to the Divan, the guns of our war vessels would have pro tectively surrounded the Golden llorn, and effectively passage of the Bosphorus against the R uapproaching from the Black Sea and have obstructed e t fleeted the Sea of Marmora. Accordingto the most recen t intelligence from those quarters, it would now appear that the same active squadron has proceeded from Cape Colonne in the direction of the Piraeus, with a view to test the accuracy of certain rumours to the effect that Greece was about to commit some act of aggression against one of the smaller islands-depen dant on the lonian States. Even from this rapid and incomplete retrospect of the doings of Str WILLIAM PARKER at ,d the import ant ?quadron under hie authority, it will be sufficiently manifest that neither that eminent officer, nor his subordinates, have been in any respect indolent during the progress of the great events which have agitated the world, but more especially Europe, dur ing the anni mirabile 1848 and 1849, up to the com mencement of the new half century. On the contrary, it requires no very great effort of an argu mentative nature to demonstrate that the presence and the proceedings of the British naval force in the Mediterranean have exercised a peculiar and benefi cent influence over those gigantic occurrences. The principal characteristic of that influence, in deed, must be regarded as having been decidedly corrective—corrective in the way of restraining, in a great measure, the arm of power when raised over the ruins of either monarchical or republican misfortune. But for the respect inspired by the contiguity of the war-ships of England, under a commander so energetic Bad so observant as Sit W. PARKER, the bloodshed throughout the Italian Pe ninsula would, doubtless, have been yet more ter rible than it was in reality. Nor is it idle to cal culate that the presence of the Mediterranean squa dron materially diminished the force of those expletive punishments inflicted upon the subued Genoese by the Sardinian SOVEREIGN, upon the conquered Lombards by the German Generalissimo,upon the panic-stricken Neapolitans by the Bourbon BoMUA, upon the Ro mans by OUDINOT, and variously also upon the Sici lians, the Tuscans, and the Venetians. How far the approach of Sir WILLIAM PARKER and his naval armament towards Constantinople induced the main tenance of the CALIPH'S defiant attitude towards the AUTOCRAT, it needs not any one to indicate. For it is notoriously self-evident that but for the timely appearance of that force at the entrance of the Dardanelles, the Ottoman Porte would, in all human likelihood, have been com pelled to yield to the requisition of so formidable an opponent as the Russian E M PEROR, notwithstanding the moral support afforded to the first determination of the SULTAN by Sir STRATFORD CANNING and the French Ambassador. Such a supposition is more than justified by the recent revelation of a fact, proving the fierce and ruthless policy directed against the humane intentions of ABDUL-MESCHID by the Russo-Austrian Coalition : considering that it has lately been discovered by no less credible a personage than Sir T. NEAL, the British Consul at Varna, that a conspiracy had been formed at the instigation of M. DE STURMEB, the Austrian leternuncio, whereby a band of Croats were to proceed to Shunele far the purpose of assassinating the leaders of the liungarian revolution. KOSSUTU, in particular, it has been declared, was to have been sacrificed to this dastardly machination, being furnished with facilities for escape, and then atrociously murdered as soon as his flight should be commenced. Nay, it would even appear that this most execrable plot had so far progressed that several of the persons more particularly inculpated in it have been arrested by the Turkish authorities. Such being the character of the fiendish policy opposed to the beneficent inten tions of the SULTAN CALIrli, it is not difficult to comprehend the danger in which the latter stood of being forced to yield at last to the demand of extra dition, had not the British Admiral and the British Squadron afforded a timely and powerful support to the noble recommendations previously made by the British Ambassador. Every consideration, therefore, connected with the career of our fleet in the Mediterranean tends incon trovertibly to show that the maintenance of a war establishment during the days when we still continue at peace is no mere squandering of the public money upon an useless panoply, but that it is the chief, if not the sole security for the restoration cf . European tranquillity, and for the preservation of our amicable relations with the rest of the great powers of both hemispheres. One single retrospective glance of this kind is sufficient to dissipate all the sophisms of the Peace apostles, those Quixotic sticklers for arbitration. With this view we have taken this opportunity, before the re-assembling of Parliament, of referring to the great and brilliant services performed to Eng land, and indeed to Europe generally, by Sir WILLIAM PARKER and the British Squadron in the Mediterranean. The letters of allotment for the new Russian loan were issued yesterday to the various applicants. A single hour had not elapsed before many were offered for disposal on the Stock-Exchange, and it is said ti t several sales were effected at prices ranging between 2i and 4 premium. The speculators did not even _ _ wait for the e result of their applications, for a brisk business was transacted the previous day at rather higher rates than could subsequently be obtained. We never doubted but that every possibP. exertion would be made to bolster up the market, and to induce the gudgeons to bite freely. It would never answer the purpose to let the original allottees r,uffer, they should be well rewarded fur their share in the dirty work, or similar operations could not be conducted with facility on other occasions. There was no gr: at danger, however, for if the quotations were unfavour able, and the stock were brought out at a discount in place of a premium, there would. have been no difficulty in repudiating the contract; and de clining to pay up the requisite instalments. The proceedings of the year 1845 have not as yet been so completely involved in oblivion as to per mit it to be supposed that any qualms of conscience would intervene, or that the favoured applicants would have considered themselves bound in honour to perform their engagements if attended with pecu- niary loss. So long as the letters of allotment could be disposed of at a profit all went on smoothly enough ; the applicants were the very souls of honour, and the most satisfactory references as to their solvency and respectability were freely offered, but the moment that the bubble had burst, that the public could no longer be duped, and that the tempting letters were not to be got rid of at any price, then, indeed, the morality of the Stock-Exchange became apparent, and the most piteous appeals from the promoters were treated with the most sovereign contempt. Is it not manifest that the precedent thus afforded has not been forgotten ? that the great majority of those who rushed forward so eagerly, that (as we were informed) " the contractors were embarrassed by applications for at least twice the amount of the loan they had to dispose of, and the transaction effectually completed within a few hours of its announcement," had no bond fide intention of seeking permanent investments ? that they only sought a stock that could easily be got rid of, which, like the razors with which the country bumpkin was taken in, were not designed " to shave but to sell ?" It signifies little to those high-minded speculators what mly be the future prices of the stock. If the public can only be induced to bleed freely fur a brief period—if favourable quotations can be Maintained for even a single month—few, if any, ,of the original allottees will remain in possession of the scrip which they obtained, and they will be quite as ready to become "Bears" as they are now anxious to continue "Bulls." Under any cir cumstances, the public, the credulous, confiding public, will be the only sufferers. They arc the flocks who come forward periodically to be fleeced and shorn with the most exemplary patience and re- gularity. For some little time past they have held aloof. The last cropping was so close that the shearers were compelled to allow the timid sheep to recover from their panic, and the wool to grow again so as to afford some degree of warmth. No inviting projects have been brought forward the shares in which _were sure to come out at a high premium. A few attempts, indeed, were made, but without success. No money lord " mighty on 'Change" came forward to lend the sanction of his name to a' new undertaking. No Leviathan house engaged itself, whose connexions alone were sufficient to create a market ; minor fry only were implicated, and they could easily be crushed as a salutary lesson to warn them against poaching on the preserves of the magnates. If any new project were announced there was no lack of warning voices to cau tion the people against being once more de ceived, or to point out the dangers of withdrawing large sums of money from the legitimate channels of trade. Flow often have the panics of 1825 and 1817 been alluded to ! How often have the fatal results of the "railway mania" been reiterated, usque ad nauseant ! There were, indeed, some redeeming points about railways that might have induced a more favourable consideration. Even if the parties originally ?inte rested in the project should not reap large pecuniary profits, the community in general was materially benefited by the outlay. Increased facilities of transit were given ; time and space were practically annihilated, and persons of every grade and rank in society, more especially those en gaged in trade and commerce, found the vast advan tage derived from the change. Besides, there was no bullion sent out of the country to occasion a mone tary panic and suspension of credit. Employment was provided for our labouring population, who were enabled to become large consumers, and to create a valuable market for native manufactures. These results . were, however, to be deprecated. Ear better that the hordes of able-bodied men should be supported in inactive sloth in the gaols and prisons of the country, than that they should live in comparative comfort, working hard and having sufficient food and clothing to satisfy their utmost desires. That state of affairs should be summarily suppressed. An ocean of ink was lavished in the contest, and hosts of scribblers were engaged, delivering the most gloomy eati c i na . tions as to the ruined condition of the country and the criminality of the speculators. Why, we ask, are those prophets now silent? Why do they refrain from uttering their plaintive Jeremiads and hoarse croakings ? " Where are those dreamers now ?" Surely there is no redeeming point about the present transaction to assuage their well •grounded apprehensions ? The objects of the outlay are not so laudable as to change their entire feelings, to consider that praiseworthy which a short time since was so censurable. Bullion must go out of the country"; the coffers of the Bank mush be reduced, and yet not one word of remonstrance has been delivered. The silence is truly strange, ominous, and hard to be accounted for, save on one supposition, which we are indeed unwilling to believe of our brother journalists. We must, however, at least ex hibit the interrogatory. Has ,the mighty CERUERUS been appeased with a slice of the good things going ? Has the Russian ENEAS evaded the vigilance of the guardian by a proper application of the golden branch ? We believe we may announce with certainty that the decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has been made, and is against the Bishop of Exeter. His Lordship has, of course, received a command to institute Mr. Gorham to the rectory of Brampforcl Speke. At present we shall say no more than that the Church of England has been saved from cnvulsior, and probable destruction, by this truly righteous and providential judgment. —Herald. The Earl of Minto (Lord Privy Seal) arrived in town on Tuesday evening, from Scotland. THE We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. But little progress was made on Tuesday in the Assemblylby the Bill relating to the transportation of the insurgents of June to Algeria. When the ex citement had in some degree subsided, in conse • quence. of the angry altercation between M. JULES FAVRE and M. LEON FAUCHER reApcoting the propor tion of blame attaching to the re-actionists and to the Provisional Government, the first article as proposed by the Committee, was taken int o consideration, and ultimately adopted. Previously, however, an amend ['lent by M. DENAYROUSE, to the following effect, " The prisoners who were not arrested at the moment of the promulgation of the decree of the 27th of June, 1348, shall be, if there be motive for it, sent before the legal tribunal'," was put from the chair, and re jected by a majority of 358 to 244. At a quarter past six o'clock the discussion was formally ad journed. It is said that the PRESIDENT of the Republic has received a very flattering letter from the Emperor of Russia—a favour which Lours PHILIPPE was never able to obtain—a re port which seems to be corrobo rated by the appearance of the following most re markable "communicated" note in the Patrie " After the revolution c f 1830 an ukase was issued prohibiting the granting of passports to Russians for France. The prohibition was renewed after the revolu tion of 1848. It has just been removed by order of the Emperor." Yesterday morning, in consequence of a violent altercation in the Assembly during the discussion which took place on Tuesday on the Deportation Bill, a meeting took place in the Bois de Boulogne be tween M. DE CoISLIN, the youngest member in the House, a Legitimatist, and M. TESTELIN, a member of the Mountain. It appears that the im mediate reason for their meeting as belligerents was the circumstance of • the former having plumply told the latter that he was a liar. The weapon was the broad sword. The affair lasted only a quarter of an hour, when it was found that M. DE Comity had received a severe wound in the head. They were immediately removed from the ground, M. TESTELIN being unhurt. A letter from Valence of the 20th inst. states that several fanatical Socialists have been arrested in the department of the Drome whilst selling political tracts without a license. Accounts from Toulon of the 19th inst. announce that several transports had been dispatched from that port with provisions for the French fleet at Omlac. A grand ball is to be given by M. DUPIN on the 26th, at the Palace . Bourbon. M. DUPIN is literally besieged with demands for invitations. All the re presentatives, even those of the Mountain, wish to be invited. M. DUPIN has limited the number to 1,800, and is said to have exclaimed, " I am quite willing that my ball should be democratic, but 1 do not wish it to be social." Peals Bounsa, JAN. 23.—CLOSING PnrcEs.—Tho Five re: Cents. closed ut 94f. 35c.; the Three per Cents. closed tit 571. 650. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 830'. ; Rouen, 585 f. ; Havre, 2501.; Great Northern, 4601.; Avignon, 215 f.; Vierzon, 330 f.; Bale, 1151.; Paris and Strasburgh, 3551. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 2731. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDO.N STOCK-EXCHANGE, JAN. 23. Dutch Rhenish, . 2—Eaq, Indian, 4 1 / s ex in.—Luxem bourg, 1 1 / s ex in. —Ditto, 2 1 / 8 ex in.—Orleans and Bordeaux 3%—Sambre and Meuse, 314—West Flanders, 114. SPAIN. Madrid journali of the 17th instant have been rcceived. During the discussion of the Congress on the pre ceding day, the amendment of M. MAIION was re jected by a majority of 147 to 83. The Minister of Finance opposed it in an eloquent speech. On the 17th, the Ch*mber was occupied in discussing another amendment to the Bill, brought forward by M. Corns, for effecting a reduction of 50,000,000 reels in the land-tax. it would, it was believed, be rejected. When the Minister of Finance was speaking on the 16th, a man in one of the public tribunes cried in a solemn voice—" This Assembly is a disgrace to the Spanish Monarchy !" This na turally created great sensation, and the man was im mediately arrested. He was recognised as a poor madman who has the pretension of overthrowing the Government. The Pais says that General LERSIINDT, who had just arrived in Madrid, was the bearer of propositions f the Pontifical Government, relative to the forma tion of a Spanish legion, to hold garrison at Rome. The Three per Cents. closed at the Madrid Stock Exchange, on the .17th, at 293- paper ; the Five per Cents. at 12i paper ; Coupons, 74 paper. GERMANY. According to the latest intelligence received from Vienna, it would seem that rumours were afloat of the 'speedy renewal of the diplomatic relations between Austria and TUrkey The Pestit• Zeituiw -contains 43 sentences which have been published by the Court-martial at Arad. All those condemned were Austrian officers who had fought to the last in the Hungarian army ; 23 of these unfortunate men who were sentenced to death have had their punishment commuted to 16 years'' imprisonment; the others will be confined in a for tress for 6, 10, and 12 years. . Letters from Berlin of the 20th state that, up to that date nothing had been done towards the arrange ment of the difficulties between the Crown and the Chambers relative to the Constitution, but it was hoped that the intervention of 111. ItApowiTz would have a satisfactory effect. M. RAnowiTz possesses great influence with the KsrG. BELGIUM. The King of the BELGIANS has conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold on the King of PRUSSIA. SWITZERLAND. Geneva has recently been the scene of some very serious disturbances, the clubs and the Government being continually in opposition. From a letter dated the 18th inst., it would appear, however, that public tranquillity bas again been established. Elections for the renewal of the cantonal councils have just taken place in the cantons of Thurgau and Argau, i❑ Switzerland, and have resulted in the re turn of a great many Conservatives. In the canton of Zug the Conservatives have succeeded in excluding every Democrat. RUSSIA. We commend the following tit-bit of gossip to those very credulous gentlemen who have ventured to accept shares of the Russian loan :—" In conse quence of the diminution of the gold and silver cur rency in St. Petersburg!), the EMPEROR, has ordered a sum of five-millions of roubles, in coined money, to be taken - fcom the depot in the fortress, to be replaced by the same value in gold bars." ITALY, New rumours are afloat again, as to the return of his HOLINESS to Rome. The Bologna Gazette of the - 16th states, in a postscript, that letters from Rome of the 12th, in which it places implicit credit, announce the speedy return of the POPE to his Stater, if not to Rome. his HOLINESS, according to this statement, intends fixing his residence provisionally in the Legations, and probably at Bologna. A letter from Venice announces that the Countess DE MARNEs, daughter of Louis XVI., arrived two days before in that city, where the Duchess Da BERRY and the Count and Countess DE CHAMBORD had already arrived. LEOPOLD of Tuscany appears to have been con ferring ranks in the army on his young sons ; ac cording to the Tuscan Monitore, the .4rchduke FER DINAND has been created a major, and the Archduke CHARLES a captain, in the regiment of Velites. LADY JOIIN. RUSSELL'S SOIREE. —Lady John Rus sell gave the first of a series of assemblies last evening at the private residence of the First Lord of the Trc a sury, in Chesham-place. Among the company who honoured her Ladyship with their presence were the Prince de Schomberg, his Excellency the Turkish Am bassador, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Ex cellency the Portuguese Minister and the Viscountess Moncorvo, his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Ma dame Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the French Charge d'Affaires, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Earl Granville, the Earl of Minto and Lady Harriet Elliott, the Countess Flahault and Mademoiselle de Flahault, Viscountess Palmerston, Lord Monteagle, Lady Dufferin and Lord Dufferin, Lady Dunstanville, Lady Eddisbury and the Hon. 'Miss Stanley, Lady Cottenharn and the Hon. Misses Pepys, Lady Hislop and Miss Elliott, Lord and Lady Milford, the Chancellor of the Exchcquer and Lady Mary Wood, Hon. John Elliott, Hon. A. Elliott, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. F. Mkt', Mr. Tufnell, M.P , and Lady Anne Tuf m-11?'Sir. G. C. Lewis, M.P., and Lady Theresa Lewis, Sir Denis to MarchaLt, Sir Frankland Lewis, M.P., and Lady Lewis, the Accountant-General and Mrs. and Miss Russell, M'. C. Homily, Miss Elphinstone, Mr. J. Abel Smith, M.P., and Mrs. Smith, Mr. Gibson Craig, M.P., and Mrs. Gibson Craig, Mr. Henry Wtst, Cornewall, Mr. W. Grey, M.P., &c. Lady John Rus sell's second assembly will take place on Wednesday next. EGYPTIAN HALL.—BAN YARD'S EXHIBITION.— Of the numerous panorama and paintings now exhibiting we know of none to excel the magnificent one by the celebrated Banvard, of the Ohio River, showing Chi cionati, the queen city of the West, and the beautiful scenery of the Ohio to the great Mississippi, theric© to New Orlcans. It would be impossible to describa the beauty and splendour of each succeeding view, and the enthusiastic applawe of the audience testified their ad miration of the et - fiats (if the eminent exhibitor..l.Vc can confide! Cy recommend a visit, and at the same time rest secure that all who visit Banvard will leave his exhi bition, as we did, pleased beyond expectation. FRENCH REPUBLIC . MN Y Axle, COMMERCIAL NE CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The ewes ef Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were et timated at from 8,000 to 9,000 balee,cl which 2,000 Wer e taken on specu'ation. The sales ceenpriced 6,000 Ales — rice?), 800 Perham and Maranham at 6,td. to 70., 50 ,1 Pahia 68d. to 7d., 500 Egyptian at 64d. to 7d., and. 800 Surat at 44. d. to 430. per lb. The market was brisk and closed steadily. Prices of all kinds e ere id. per lb. deerer.—RailwayShares were heavy, and prices bad gi downward tendency. ee The sales :A Wheat in the markiita which govern the official average prices were last week above the average; comprising 112,603 quarters of Wheat, and 104,79 0 0 ' Barley. The letters from the United States give all ibis favourable estimate again of the cotton crop , a nd lul l:as once more set our speculators alive. A. deficienei, of 100,000 or even 200,000 bales, nevertheless , shoula scarcely have much further influence on prices after steady rise of GO to 80 per cent. within a few month'' it we can be sure of a crop of 2,000,000 to 2,10 0 , °°° „ bales, and it is certain that only the change 'of weeLtie. recently had reduced the estimate to that quantity. Accounts of December 17th have been received fo3L", Pernambuco. A trifling disturbance bad occurre d, bet was speedily suppressed. The producemarket had b e ll animated. The rate of exchange on London was 2 ' 4 . Cotton and Sugar were active and at advancing I'l6l. Ships were plentiful. The accounts giving the estialsuwue. of the Coffee crop, as received from Rio, teat/ _.„ l‘ holders are very firm, seeing so many American 'el' „ ee in port, and the arrivals of coffee from the interior brie day dimini3hing. Many are of opinion that al ter let of January very little will remain to come forvit'r We estimate the result of the crop as follows: — Export from July 1 to Dec. 1, five months 61000. of crop, 1849, bags 100 0° Estimated export for December..... Estimated expert for January, Februar y,l 150,0 and March, 1850, 50,000 each Estimated export for April, May, end June, 0-- • nO * 1850, 70,000 each 2lO, 1,08 0 fil" 1,8 243 540, 0 °",' . 72 5,0 0 ° Total deficiency in two crops, bags or pounds 116,000, " We carrot, therefore, look for any decline ie Pr 1 „ 0 , although still much above European or Americall tations, but rather anticipate higher °nee, as.th e ciency is more am areet, especially as there ar e at e , unlimited orders and an unusually large number of ATo rime and European vessels expressly for coffee :0, must be loaded. Many are leaving only partli and many others will have to leave in ball ast ° b e s t Our latest dates from Europe are to the 20th of Oct° by steamer." • • • o° The remittances by the Honourable East In dia pany have, from the 6th to the 23d inst., been loge. e re The English Stock market is quiet, and pricees to comparatively steady. Consols have realised. 0 6 1..0 fur Transfer, but are now called 96* to I. Time Na t o' have been entered into at 96* to f. The New :a t he and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 981 to 3, t / " w esi‘ Three per Cents. 96a 3. Bank Stock is rathe r ew iet again, viz , 206 to 2073, and India Stock has been 'We at 266. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 5 8 °' t° and India Bends 935. to 96a premium. ,sos s The holders ef Mexican Bonds held a very 011 7„ - „,e 0 meeting yesterday, and, as we fully expected , C '7 o the wise resolve of forming a special commitWee-se of perintfmd their affairs only, quite apart from tr — d 0 1 , the other South American States. We understanneetiO there is every probability that the most ill° tbs. parties, who will be requested to act V new committee, will secept. An office 118 reef opened where the bondholders can within ore sonable business hours apply for ilef°,,, ri ?os the a paid secretary is to be appointed; and w e $ 7„011 0° gentleman who has acted with the late c °— „bststa:, without temuteration will deserve hereafter °:;eitoe' tial acknowledgusitht of his services. All comela ill i te e re: 01 iuterest are to be posted as soon as possible a.A ceipt in the office and at the Stock Exchange, 6,7010 round to the newspapers. A meeting of the eer'" e fteee r must be called every six mouths, and may b - e ill I t convened if necessary ; and measures Vf..g taken to secure the payment of the reman',oo; Messrs. Schneider. Mr. Robertson also read °ll AO: cation, which he had just received from an influel l i e see ° well imformed patty, to the effect that the new l e Le a Minister had written to the Government age o „"4erti"*" don, stating that he was not opposed to the Au st iefer convention, and there is every probability 0 f a fl e s iour tory and-honourable settlement, not the least ' tee Sili able circumttance being, that the dollars com eti e 00 4 t England, and a member of the old conineitte at the meeting yesterday, something iaterestiAbe have to be communicated to the bondholders of fit suit of the interview, the evening before 10 " Lord Palmerston. a men The Foreign Stock market is lively for South 691,' can Bonds. Peruvian Four per Cents. have bee° e and tt e Deferred 266 to 28i. Equador bloc' le 2 9, from 43 to 43. Buenos Ayres are 55, Voneitle ,006 port°: per and Grenada 17 to I. Mexican 29 to 2 9 1. Four per Cents. have been 37, and Spanish Thre Cents. 363. Dutch Four per Cents. are 85 1 to ge: „ Railway Shares, the ugh not quite so active, I too, nerally supported at yesterday's values, and a felt news is doing. e tc The . week's railway receipts as far as made UP. under:— Total export of crop of 1849, bags . . Ditto ditto 1848, bags Deficiency in 1849, bags Ditto 1848, bags 1850. £37,473 1 8 t 9 ;0 536, 7 ' 8 " I+ a „4 Norte Western South Weitern Cr&donian Brighton 7,147 5,667 5,776 Midland South Eastern FUNDS DilS DAY AT ONB (From the Official List.) 206 Bank Stock 2071 N 1 / 4 ez 6 eer Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 r, , 8 per Cent. Consols Anna t": :: , :f 3 1 4 per Cent. Ame 984/9 Log Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, MO Bl uo. 20 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859..• •••,: el Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860..• ° 7O India Stock 266 Do. Bonds, 10001 53 96 1 11 Ditto under 1.000/ . 96 P„e Coe lois for Account .............. . 96W 9 2( 1 • •• ... Exchequer Bills. I %d• • J Olll/ .. 18P march. 5 8 61 0 e 1,9601. f.4)01 ~,s. Small ?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent... °.teele'/0 Equador Bonds ..................... ~,17,4 Grenada, 1 per Cent. • .. ......... ... I', eezicali lionis, 1846,5 per Cent., C 011 1 )°13 6,•9 ii 9 Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons ......... 290 Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent.. .....•• - 69 %% ii 0 Ditto for the Account ...... .•• ,e 26' 74 Ditto Deferred .. .................. 277° Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent ..•• --• Ditto 4 per Cent. .................. „,,, Ditto Account ..... ... .. ......... 3 •• • Russian Bonds. 1822,5 per Cent... --- 4 3 ;1/4 50 % Ditto Scrip l O4 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o ••• 19 14 Ditto Account . ...... •••• ...... 3% Ditto Passive Bonds... .................. ...„. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent.— Ditto for the Account .............. „ 9 , Venezuela Bonds ..................... i'' .l 10,0 Do. Deferred Dividends on the above payable iniev . : ._, , Dutch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild ••• 8 5Vit ,OCP Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certificates ••• 0 0 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES il ots• -, RAILWAYS. PA ID. I'o S tO / ‘l, eni tel.. .....--- aug ,...... t l o . Ditto, Preference Bk ...... ... • e „ / %elle: r e Notting., Boston,&c 74..... : •-•,..'/.. eyrshire and Galloway - ....• t o Belfast and County Down - / to Jerks and Hants Extension (Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6 ...... -- i. ' to / leirineugtiam & OxfordJ meet., S. i ' to / calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 ••••"-- ..... Do., without a guarantee 2O ... 2$ •. / Birmingliam,Wol.,& Dudley, ..... to to / calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 .... •"" •.• to / •-- • Do., without a guarantee lO ...... Binning., Wol., & Stour Val l3/.145.... -•". / 00 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and ? „.•••• tO Cheshire Junction 2O ...... ••••• .. / ee , .... te / Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds , pi• / Buckinghamshire-- 17% ...... 17N4 . Caledonian ...• tp .. Ditto, Now 101. Preference 10 ...... '''• ...... N'/ Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 ...... ••••• ..... ~,., / Chester and Holyhead-- % "# t o Ditto, Preference ~,,,. ~,, / Clarence. .......- • re / 78k ..... .., Do., let Class, 6 per Cent lO ...... ••••• ~...• totg / Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent lO ...... -- ...... L., / Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent lO ...... --- ...... ; / Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 ...... - . 7 ...... L, / Dublin and Belfast Junction 4O ...... 0 ..„.. ''' to Dundalk and Enniskillen / East Anglia, 251. L. & E., VA l is i ' t° awl L. & D ~., / .... .. Ditto, 18/., E. & H lB ... •• .. 1/..' .. tO / Do, 3/. 135.,6 p. Ct. Pref. 34.....• •-• ..... t o Do, 7/. 175., 7 per Ct. Prof. 2 ...... •••Zeh,.. ;7, -- Eastern Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct lO ...... 1 1 A*,i. t o .-, p $ Do. Exten., 5 per ct.N o. 1,6/.13s 4d .. p .• t o ./. ' ~ .-- ,0. Do., do N 0.2,61. 135.4 u••• ~.." to - Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 ...... - - e ...,,,, „ 0 / Do., 5 per cent. .••• ..... Ditto, New .— .. 43 • •••• to Eastern Union, Claus A (late •••••• V, E. U. Shares) ...... .. 25 ...... ...... ...... ka Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6 ...... ...... , ..... ;`,", / Ditto, do, Class B& C 25 •••••• _S•i• , Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 ...... reit t 0,.. / East Lancashire ... 25 ...... 1 . 1 %.,..,.• m Ditto, New . Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference 26514 ............ ---: ............. ; Quarter Shares 61, 4:* ...... 20 %. to / East Lincolnshire ••• 25 ..... ....it ...... 4 , Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... L to Ditto, Half Shares „ e „ ..... .to :',,- Edinburgh and Northern Ditto, New port l5 ..... , S• ' to " Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% ...... . e . ••• " to / Exeter and Exmouth... 'selasg., Dumfries, Ii Carlisle-81.65.8d••• ...., ...... 0 "-, Clctgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 •••••• , .. •" to .;, Do.Preferencs Consolidated -- ••••• ~... •••1: 5 0 ,/ Gloucester and Dean Forest 124 ...... 714 $. -- to „, Great Nsrthern 2O ...... ..... ....., to „ Do. % A Deferred ..... ..,••• to _ Do. 14 8 . 6 per Cent. ...' ;it. s o o ., u s th p . e sc r Cvarenestt..P(rlerfe.loa...d..). 5 1 0 2 1 / 2 .. .... 7. : 29 1 / 4: .., 0 / 0 ) . Great North of England lOO •••,' g 43 ,98‘ 5, 9 g 196°j