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NOTICE.—THE SECOND VOLUME of PEPYS' DIARY, CHEAP RE—issuE, 15 NOW READY, price 6s. bound. Hemp Coliourn. Publisher, 13, Gceat Marlborough-street. THE AIifTHOR OF ROCKINGHAM'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the'Llbrarl, , s, In 3 vole L OVE stud AMBITION. By the Author of "Rockingham." Told in a manner fully to support the literary reputation of the author of 'Rockingham,' and to justify the praise bestowed by the Quarterly Rsiview' on the author's first work."—Standard. There is tee same powerful touch as in the former production of the author's able pan — painting the human heart in sharp outlines of character, and in deep colouring of the passions, and the same fami liar acquaintance with society, widens !rifirms the rumour that the author is one who mores in the highest circles."—John Bull. Henry 'Dolburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. New ready at all the Libraries, La vols ~ Pest 0 A NOVEL. The aat/or, we are convinced. is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of hie he meet and heroines. Ile is a writer of genius, inspired by a high eta edard of morality and religi.sn, an. by a laudable love of the purest. sort of fame. We gather this trona the glowing lan gaage in which be expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions an She subjoots lust mentioned. There are several chapters, in Which links s if the story are dropped, containing most eloquect essays en natters that are the prima mobilla of the actions which cha kacterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked per se peculiarities, is the school of the DisraelLs, Male- Oases, and Srnythes."--Obeerver. mg Slilwoodt' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, end is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste a id power. It is one of the most interesting and en Deng novels which the present season has pro.inced. 01 the cha vaster of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given so eve is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuons parts in the tale are Florence Hoy rard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and Impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry ; wad Julia Maitland, taxa noblest and best of them all."--Morning Post. Bland Bentley, New Burlington-greet. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Andersen. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's Servants 13th time, a new Comedy, called, THE OLD LOVE AND TETE NEW. Sir Algernon Coartonn, Yr. Cooper; Major Stock, Mr. Eneery; Captain Sidney Courtoun, Mr. J. Anderson ; Mr. Haythorn, Mr. Barrett ; Miss Trimmer, Mrs. T e n ia n ; Canaille Haythorn, Mrs. Nisbett ; Cherry Bounce, Mrs. Walter Lacy- To be followed by a new Operetta, in One Act, called THE CIDI'S DArGFITEE. After which an entirety New Grand, Historical, Emblematical, ' Aerestatleal, Gradronomical, Metaphorical, Musical, Poetical, Vocal, Municipal, Juvenile, Pantomical Pantomime, by E. Fitzball, the Po pular author of " Za-ae-sst-zo-zu," entitled KARLEQUIN, and EIETAIPTY DUMPTY; or, Bobbin de Bobbin and the First Lord Mayor of Lun'un. To conc'ude with THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude M.lnotte, Mr. J. Anderson ; Pauline Deschappelles, 3lise Vandenhoff. Private Boxes, 34 35., 21, 12s. 6d., 21. 2e., 11. I Is. 6d., and 1/. Is. To be obtained on application at the Box-office ; Mr. Sam's Liharary„ Bt. James's-street ; Messrs. Mitchell Ebers and Co. ; Andrews and Aileron, Baud-street; at Jullien's Music Warehouse, Regent street ; Chappela.'New Bond -street ; Leader bind Cocks, 63, New Bond-street ; kansford and Co., New Bond-street ; and Bailey and Moen, Carlton Library. 12, Regent-street. Stalls, ss. each. First' Price—Dress Circle, as. Od. ; Brumes, 4s. ; Plt. Is. 6d. ; Lower Gallery, 14 . ; Upper Gallery, 6d.. S econd Price at Nine o'Clock—Dress Circle, Is. 6d..; Boxes, 25.; 7.1 t, Is. 6d. No Half-price to Upper or Lower Galleries. The Box -office open from I I till 4. It Is respectiully Intimated that seats in '.111 4 Boxes cannot be reserved atter the First Act of the Play. LIRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. I r. B. Wabst, ~ Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton. MR. MACREADY. THIS EVENING, Will be Perft.mmed the Tragedy of 3fACBETH. Duncan, Mr. Afters ; Macbeth, Mr. Macrearly ; Banquo, Mr. Howe ; Macduff, Xr. Das'eny.irt; Lady Macbeth, M rs . W arner; Hecate, Miss P. Morton. After whist' a new translation of THE SECOND CALENDAit and the QUEEN of BEAUTY who had the Fight with the Genie. Principal characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Selby, Lebarr, Bucketone, Yrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Eitzwiniam, Miss P. Horton, and Miss A. Romer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, 'WIII be perftormed an entirely new grand Drama, n 3 acts, entitled EBILPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Date do 3fonthaxon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Eoyce ; The Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel pbegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; 3fadeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. To be tlellowed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA; er, the fhpider Xing. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, .7etise Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Madame Celeste,. Sce. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Keeley. The Publie is respectfully informed that Mr. BARTLEY will per- Arm only Five Nights more, and that consequently the final repre •entatione{ of Shakespeare's Play of HENRY LV. will take place on Monday. _Feb. 3, Friday, Feb. 7, Monday, Feb. 1(), Friday, Feb. 14, and (for the last time) on Monday, Feb. 17. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Osforci-street s from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vast% Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to ha galled KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Homcastle, Suter, Itellinigham, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss 11111 a, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE RINGDOVES, in Rhin Messrs. C. Mathews, P. Matthews, Basil Baker, Mrs. Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. • ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Great hit of the Romance of the Noose. THIS EVEN ING, Will lie ➢erfar "ned ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. Utter which LOVE AND CHARITY. To be followed by PRINCE DORIIS ; or, The Romance at the N 0141, in which Messrs. H. Farren, Compton, Shaldera, W. Farren, Jun t. Cooke ; Mesdames Louisa Howard, Ellen Turner, and Meal.. A deb will appear. iSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Mader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. fastraerdinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING le Grand new Spectacle of KENNIL % ORTH; or the Go ldea Days of the Virgin Queen, with now and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid icenes of the Circle. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand historical Itquestrian Christmas Pantomime, written expressly for ibis Theatre b, the author of " Bluff King Hal," to he entitled HARLEQUIN AND O'DONOGIIIIE ; or, The White Horse of Killarney Box-efflce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. lIIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE TII3 DAT —Miming 3b ruin. after 1 I Evening 53 111111. after 1 To.htoixow—Moruing 15 rain. alter 2 ! Evening 32 uun. arta 2 THE WEATHER.—Svx Orrice, JANUARY 31. THERMOMETER, IX THE SHADE. SO—highest since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 4 0- th is day, at noon. BARON/STILE, 2 . 25 ; a fall of more than half an inch since Wednesday. WIND L W.—Boisterous weather. It blew a heavy storm last night, with rain, snow, and sleet this morning. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Kilicirrows (D Ul3 LIN) Wind N.W., gentle breeze-- partially cloudy. PLYMOUTH.— W ind N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Pmersmotern—Wind \V., strong breeze—partially cloudy. lintairroer—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Harrnws— Wind W., strong breeze--partially cloudy. bourxameroN— Wind S.W., st rong b reeze — part i a ll y c l ou d y . FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. TuNntabene--Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE- Wind S.W., strong breeze —partially cloudy. GREEN WWII —Wind S.W., hard wind--partially cloudy. SwriDoN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. OXFORD— Win d S. W., hard wind—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. Couateszts.—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W.. gentle breeze—overcast. RUGBY—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—snow. PaTaitaortonott gentle breeze—rain. YARMOUTH—Wind w" strong breeze—cloudless. LTEN—Wind S. W.. gentle breeze—overcast. CONWAY Wind S W.. strong breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. lidaecniurres—Wind S., fresh breeze- overcast. LANCAlrin—Wind S.W., strong breezy—hail. SKAP—Wind S.W., gentle breeze --snow. CARLISLE —Wind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. BEATroar—Wind S., gentle breeze - partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : CORK—Wind S., strong breeze —heavy rain. M.LLINaAS—WInd S. W , stiff breeze —rain. DminALK.:— Wind S., gale—rain. Poour. —Wind S. W.. strong breeze —overcast. Powramourn—Wind W., gentle breeze —overcast, Wurrar—Wind S., strorg breeze—overcast.. B metr —Wind S.W., hard wind - rain. WHITILIAVEN Wind S.E., gentle breeze—heavy rain. OARIAgLE.—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. heavy rain. BRATTouIt- e 7,l'ind S. strong breeze— A Deputation from the Committee of the " Alleged Lunatic's Friend Society" had the honour of an interview with his vxcelienc ; it his residence, y, Abbott Lawrence, Piccadilly, respecting th e s t ate o f the l unac y l a ws i n this country ,and in the States of the American Republic, on Tuesday, the,2Bth instant. Mr. Lawrence is the well-known Minister and tnvo Y b•xtraordinary trout the Federal Go vernment of the united States. THY S z'raix IN THE NORTM.--The strike among fhe seamen in Sunderland, Shields, Newcastle, and other northern ports, bite extended to Hull. The demand of the men as to wages is that they should be paid at the rate of 31. a month, with small stores (tea and sugar) ; but a fertile source of complaint here (Hull), a s e l s e w h ere, has arisen out of the operation of the Itercantil e Marine Bill, especially as to the shipping offices lately opened. Tbe ship owners offer V. per month, without the stores ; but this, with few exceptions, has been refused by the men, and the strike continues upon only the small ground of difference involved in the cost of the stores, which certainly would not exceed b,, a month. There have been some threats of violence use d by the strike towards those of their " m ates " who men in . h ave signed articles at the wages offered; but no actual breach of the peace has occurred, owing, perhap s , to the precautions which have been taken by the authorities. The Two Sisters, emigration-ship, which was to have s a il e d this morning with passenger s for New York, has not left the dock, owing to the crew not be in g made up. As it was expected that some force would have been used towards the men wh o had si gne d art i c l es, an d a s it Lad that they would be thrown overboard incontinently, a police force was stationed on board for their protection, and will continue in the ship until its departure. A sort of watch was, nevertheless, k ept up during the w h o l e o f last night by the seamen on strike, some dozen or two of whom paced up and it down within t wenty yards of the vesse l,other defi nite object , perhap s , than that of holding w the h no ot hers in ter. rerena. The leaders of the malcontents, however, express a wish that the strike should be conducted peaceably. NATIOATION OP THE RIVER THAMES.—The Right Honourable the lord Mayor has issued a notice that the navigation of the river Thames on the ..liddlesex side, under the fifth and sixth arthes•of Bl ackfriars-bridge, is for the present suspended for every description of craft until further notice. As repairs are now being made in that portion of i the bridge, it is only a precauli onary measure to prevent all ctidents. TIIE SUN, MEETING of PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITION OF "THE S UN will be found highly interesting during the present extraordinary Session of Parliament. The THIRD EDITION will contain the DEBATES of the SAME EVENING up to the HOUR of POST; also, SPORTING of every description, with TATTERSALL'S on Monday and Thursday Evenings in time for Post ; with the GAZETTES of Tuesday and Friday, con taining Army and Navy Promotions, Bankrupts, &c., and ALL NEWS arriving in London up to the Hour of Post. EXPRESS EDITIONS ON ALL IMPORTANT OCCASIONS. Orders received by all News-agents, and at the Sun Office, 112, Strand. Sun Office, 112, Strand, JANUARY, .1851. -411 b al l• ^' , G: ' .. , \ ,1,-1 - i l t 4 - N. '4,* ''' 1 zgla -- -. \'"V l' - ,,ti- S S4 A - aiti r ,'''.s. • , ~ 3.t.., + ~ „... • ,'`,,a 111, 1 . .4.."":14,,,,,t: --._ ' 7.03.7 , • o , l' .4 , - .. , ic• N„,e,it: MTV LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 185 liberate decison of a judge and jury—of a person of education and experience, selected to discharge the arduous and important duties of the judicial office, and of twelve men sworn on the Holy Evangelists to decide impartially according to the evidence—we felt it to be an imperative duty to protest earnestly and emphatically against that verdict, which we had no hesitation in declaring to be " totally opposed to the weight of evidence," and we called on the Home Secretary to institute a searching inquiry into all the circumstances of the case. In thus acting, we were influenced by no private or personal motives. We knew nothing of the parties concerned ; nothing but a strong sense of duty to a person whom, from an at tentive consideration of the evidence brought before the Court and jury, we verily be lieved to be an innocent and deeply injured man, and to the three respectable witnesses produced on his behalf, to whom the commission of wilful and deliberate perjury was openly and unequivocally at tributed, could have induced us to take up the case. We felt that the fundamental principle of the criminal law, which declares that it is beter that one hundred guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer undeserved punishment, had been violated. The jury gave the benefit of the doubt to the Crown, and not to the prisoner ; they, gave credit to the loose and flippant swearing of the prosecutor, who obstinately persisted in his charge, rather than to the concurrent testimony of the seven witnesses for the defence. He might have fallen into error, he might, and we believe really did conscientiously believe that he was stating " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,'' so far as he was concerned. We believe it to be a case of mistaken identity ; but there was no possibility of such a mistake on the other side. If Mr. Joins GOLDSMID did not go down to Brighton under circum stances which rendered it impossible that he could have been at the Blue Posts on the evening of the sth October, Messrs. SAMPSON and SBPTIMUS GOLD , . SMID, and Mr. J. STEVEM, together with EDWARD STONB, footman to the first witness, must have deli berately stated what they well knew to be false. It it was not, Mr. Hoccuss, who indulged in the rough practical joking which had been erroneously attri buted to the defendant, and which led to such un toward results, then must the landlord, waiter, and porter of the Blue Posts have been all guilty of perjury, and, cui bono, for what object was this enor mous mass of crime to be perpetrated ? Was it to save the life of the defendant? or, at least, to save him from perpetual banishment from his native land, that he would be capable of suborning seven persons, in cluding his own father and brother, to commit so fearful an offence, or that those persons could have been induced to have yielded to such infa mous solicitations? No such thing I The worthy magistrate before whom the charge was first investigated justly designated the entire trans. action as " a foolish business," and recommended the defendant to make an apology and some recompense to the complainant. Had that advice been complied with the matter would, most probably, have ter minated there ; or, if there was no difference as to the facts, it would have been summarily disposed of, a fine of 51. being the highest punishment that could have been inflicted. It was really too absurd to suppose that a man in easy circumstances, to whom such a sum could have been of no great importance, would prefer going to trial to making such an arrangement; but, unfortunately, the jury disregarded all these matters, and still more unfortunately, the Judge adopted the same erroneous view, and justified the severe sen tence which he passed on the defendant on the ground of his having " called upon his father and brother, as well as other persons, to commit perjury," and feel ingly declared that he " bad never seen such an exhibition of wickedness in his life ;" while it was suggested by another gentleman that " steps should be taken to deprive the landlord of his licence," a suggestion to which the Learned Counsel for the prosecution immediately responded, promising that such steps should be taken. It now appears clearly and distinctly, beyond the possibility of doubt, thipt we were right, and that, as we declared, the Judge and jury had fallen into a very serious and lamentable error. No sooner had the extraordinary and unaccountable verdict been re turned than Mr. Sasirsox GOLDISILID sought further evidence to confirm the accuracy of his state• mEnt and to vindicate his veracity, which had been so wantonly attacked. The distinct, positive, and unequivocal declarations of no less than fifteen Expectations of the most diversified character are rife in the Parisian circles in reference to the probable election of this individual and that as President of the Legislative Assembly to-morrow, the Ist of Fe bruary. Throughout the whole period which has elapsed since the convocation of the existing Legisla ture, namely, since the May of 1849, M. DUPIN has occupied that difficult and responsible post, having been re-elected by immense maj )rities at the close of each term of his periodical presidency. His continu ance in office as the chosen head of the Assembly has, in fact, come to be regarded as something very like a matter of course. The public have become habitu ated to his selection in preference to all other compe titors, and the popular representatives themselves ap pear to have become equally accustomed to that ar rangement. It consequently seizes the attention as a somewhat startling novelty, the mere announcemen t that M. Durin is likely to be rejected as a candidate on the next Ist of February. Such is actually the statement currently made through the political circles of Paris ; and it is reported that not only is M. DUPIN to be refused his re-elevation to the Presidential chair of the Assembly, but that, in addition to this, M. BARoCHE will be appointed his successor as Procu reur• General of the Court of Cessation. Whether such will be the case or not, it would be rather diffi cult to conjecture ; but we believe that the rumour spoken of in reference to the leadership of the Re publican Legislature is in the highest degree pro bable. Various hopes are consequently alive as to the 'personage likely to be chosen in lieu of the veteran senator. The minority look forward with some con fidence to the success of their favourite candidate, M. NAPOLEON Dean, the Mountain being certain an tagonists of the Legitimatist candidate, General BEDEAU. Between these two men, at any rate, there can be little doubt as to the number of votes being greatly in favour of the former—the latter being re garded naturally by all the staunchest Republicans with an unconquerable suspicion. Whatever may be the ultimate resolve of the Assembly upon this par ticular, there can be no question but that it will tend very materially to precipitate affairs towards some broad and definitive settlement. Supposing the Bo napartist candidate to be successful, supposing General BEDEAU to be beaten by M. NAPOLEON DARU, and this in consequence of the jealousies of the Mountain and the unanimity of the supporters of his antagonist, the result must inevitably produce a most favourable impression as regards the interests of the PARSIDENT of the Republic. Corning, indeed, eo immediately after his late discomfiture of the Legitimatists, it would strengthen his influence almost incalculably. In this respect the triumph over General BEDBAU would be a fitting sequel to the victory over General CHANOAENIER. So important, in fact, would such an event be in forwarding the development of the po- licy adventured upon by Louis NAPOLEON, that we doubt not every effort will be employed with a view to secure to his cause so enormous an advantage. Under present circumstances the adherents of the PRESIDENT must feel themselves encouraged to enter the lists even against the combined ranks of their opponents. Their late ingenuity, in evading the dangers set in their path by the whole body of the counter-revolutionists, must act perforce as an irresistible encouragement to yet further attempts of still more conspicuous audacity. The irritated and irritating rhetoric of M. TRIERS has failed altogether to bring destruction upon them or disgrace upon their endeavours. Still less can be hoped from the very questionable prestige of General BEDEAU. The faith less and unconstitutional behaviour of M. BERETER has proved ineffectual in carrying palsy to the arm of the Executive. Still less can be looked for as a con- sequence of any flagrant act of the like kind coaling from M. LEO DE LA BORDE. The late of the Legiti- matist faction would appear to be sealed by theun timely disclosures in which some of its leading men have indulged themselves, impelled to the declaration of their real sentiments by the arrogance of an over confident ambition. Thanks to that premature and mistaken reliance upon a vigour which proves only, when too late, to have been altogether illu'ory—the venom of intrigue has been extracted before its fangs could be fastened in the Government. Louis NAPOLEON may now, therefore, act towards his very numerous antagonists with a boldness the force of which is immeasurably enhanced by the fact of his perfect self-possession. Satisfied that he is dealing with men innocuous from their party division, and impotent from the very circumstance of their in sincerity, the PRESIDENT may, with more even than his customary determination, grapple with the diffi culties by which he is yet surrounded. His latest exploit, though not paraded with any thirig like ostentation, is perhaps the most effectual blow yet stricken at the conspiring Legitimatists. By his "Ministry of transition" he has baffled those who imagined they had caught him on the horns of a dilemma. Modestly selected from men of unimpeach able integrity, if of a merely respectable mediocrity, the members of the new Cabinet have taken. occasion through their representative M. Rorkst, the Minister of the Department of Justice, to assure the Assembly that their mission, undertaken by them with patriotic alacrity, is of a strictly evanecent and temporary nature. This assertion, moreover, was made in language of the most dignified conciliation—th e Le gislature evincing their appreciation of the course pursued both by the PRBSIDENT and his Ministerial advisers by abrupt and almost involuntary applause. Out of this indirect endeavour to smooth down ex i,ting difficulties may spring, will, we hope and be lieve, spring a more direct, a more visible, and a more effectual means of reconciliation. The delay will, at any rate, enable the PRESIDENT to organize with de sirable deliberation the permanent Ministry to be ultimately appointe d. o it t h i e s esaid, thater m still e 13 made by hi m i n various quarters , of incomparable ability, as well as of probity beyond suspicion, may be entrusted with the duties of forming an Administration. A definitive settlement of this kind must be acknowledged to be most singularly desirable under existing circumstances, the Legislature being divided against itself as well as against the Executive powers of the Republic, and the Msy of 1852 drawing nearer and nearer to us—that important month which will terminate the career of the wxisting Legislature, and bring Prince Louis NAPOLEON to the close of his first Presidency. additional witnesses, whose attention was directed to the case by the publicity which it attained, all con firmatory of the evidence for the defence, were ob tained and forwarded to Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, with the view of being laid before Sir GEoitez GREY, and at the same time, in order "to make assu- rance doubly sure," the real Simon Pure, disregarding all personal consequences, most hand somely and honourably came forward to save an innocent man, and acknowledged that he was the person who had so roughly jested with the sensitive exciseman. The result was, that within half an hour after the matter was brought before. Sir GEORGR GREY, the defendant, Mr. JOHN GOLD/MID, was liberated with a free pardon ! I The unenlightened reader may ask, " a pardon for what ?" Is it for having been subjected to unmerited punishment ? for having been associated for five days in the House of Correction with the - lowest class of criminals ? Why should not the mistaken verdict be reversed, and ample compensation made to the victim ? No such thing. The wi.dom of the Legislature has decided ;hat a verdict once returned in a criminal case is final and conclusive, and cannot be reversed under any cir cumstances whatsoever. Once more, then, we repeat our interrogatory —when will a court of appeal in criminal cases be established ? The vindication of Mr. JOHN GOLDSMID is complete. It is now epuken of as a "singular case of mistaken . . identity," iu place of being designated in more homely but more correct language, chile the verdict must for ever remain recorded against the injured gentleman. Such things should not be possible in this mighty empire ; and once more we repeat what we have so often hitherto asserted—. that amongst the many legal reforms so urgently re quired, none is more essential than the establishment of a court of criminal appeal, where the facts of a doubtful case may receive a second investigation. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Legitimatiat representatives have unanimously resolved to oppose the Dotation Bill, and the Re publicans will also vote against it to a man ; thus there is but little chance of its being carried at pre sent ; indeed, it was stated that the PRESIDENT had determined to postpone its presentation for the pre sent. Had it not been for these demonstrations on the part of the Legitimatists and Republicans the Bill would have been presented to-day. All the persons arrested at the Barriere Pigole for complicity in the supposed plot of the Union des Communes have been set at liberty, with the excep tion of five. The sham having served the purpose of its concoctors, and terrified the Legitimatises and Orleanists into silence on Monday, is now to be suf fereri quietly to pass into oblivion, M. CARLIER hav ing no further present occasion for it. The Burgraves, have lost entirely the confidence of their followers in consequence of their conduct on Monday. The Le gitimatises and Orleanists are loud in their denuncia tions of the cowardice of MM. THIERS, BEREYER, ODILON BARIOT, and LEON FAUCHER. Tae Assembly has granted an authorization to M: CHERON to prosecute M. Matiuum for debt. The Constitutionnel publishes an article by M. DE LAMARTINE, on the recent conflict between the two Powers; it is intended to appear in the forthcoming sortie ofthethecirmcuomststraentnceasrkolleformer number of the' Comseillie r d u P eup l e . W e extract passages P a; i a A m f e t e n r t arrey citing coalitions, M. DELAMARTINE alludes as follows to the late coalition against the PRESIDENT of the Re public h : r — Tee Government s have been undermined, and have fallen by three coalition s . And now there is a fourth coalition against another Government—weaker and younger in years—the Republic. And yet, in find ing the same actorsnnepetty passions in wrath, onthescene,the sarineh, rn th an : same eo speeches at stake, i i n common, and the same hands applauding, en attendant the occasion to be railed in hostility —you will not admit us to be moved, warned, alarmed, trembling for the Republic, and fur the people con ducted a fourth time to the abyss —an abyss a thou sand times more profound than those of 1829, 1840, and w ay the againstveia t i b a c T and Y t o i u me w s il t l o n o otadin t us transparent, to of a tear conspiracya the p u bli c p eace . G o to ! Y ou m ay conquer us , i n d eed, Owing to the in ex pli ca bl e cre d u lity or the invol un t ary complicity of cer t a i n men , b ut you w ill at least n o t h ave the aati s f act i on of having deceived us! IVe see as ' clearly into your game as on can see into the dark machinations of parties, and at one can discern the truth on physiognimies of such diffeent aspects." M. DE LAMARTINE then eserves that the enemies of the Republic, dissatisfiedwith the calm and pros perity which prevailed, revived to get up a storm, and for that purpose began b accuse the different acts of the PRESIDENT. M. DB LAMARTINE passes some of these acts in review, andon the dismissal of Gen. ITEUMAYER, remarks : " This was a misfortune' but we well know that General Neumayer was not dsmissed fur having forbid. den cries of Vive l'Emperetr!' but for having lessened the acclamations of Viva h isich Vise Napo leon!' Perhaps at that mom,nt the President had need of those demonstrations, which were not seditious, but expressed affection and devstednea, to intimidate the malevolence, the rivality, ani the hatred which threat ened to break out elsewhere.' 11 On the Permanent C omn itt e e o f th e A ssem bl y , M. DE LAPJAYTINE says— " During the President's journeys, banquets, snd re views, suspected or non-susiec:ed, what occurred in a certain quarter of Paris? The Permanent Committee there assembled. This committee, which replaced the Assembly, was composed, inc:uding the bureau and the questors, of thirty. six reprevntativer, chosen by the ma jority of the Assembly from among the most accredited and most eminent members of the Parliament, bat not assuredly the most notorious for their Republicanism. We do not reproach them with this; the Republic, as we understand it, is not made for Republicans alone, but for every body. Opinions in it are free, and sentiments respected. That is just, great, and politic. Each one must be master, and proud of his place on the common field of the Republic, and ever his heart may be Royalist, provided his vote be constitutional. But the heart occupies a great place inhuman organisation; and when the heart declares frankly th a t it i s w i t h t h e fallen dynasties, we may, without calumniating any one, suspect the mind to be involuntarily kfluenced by it. The members of the Permanent Committe, either rightly or wrongly, were not accused of too much heartfelt leaning towards the Republican sy'tem of government and the President of the Republic." M. DB LAMARTINE next notices the visits of the Legitimatists to Wiesbaden, of the Orleanists to Claremont, the celebration of a mass for Louis PHILIPPE in the chapel of the Tuileries, and other acts of the Royalist parties, and complains that none of them were noticed by the Permanent Committee. But this Committer, he says, was occupied in watch ing the Empire " ALA how did it etch the Empire? Ah ! You have only to open the *hues—they are a chef d'oeuvre of sagacity and solicitude; from each page there arises an odour of police from the hands of such or such subalterns there are gossipings pit into reports, halt confidences, night patrols; the phaitoms of an autumn evening seen by the fireside. One hal heard say; another had fancied he had seen; th's one :imagined teat he had suspected; that one was surprised to have remarked; such a one felt the necessity of calling m the conspirator, the Minister of War, to ask him fraucly if be were not conspiring— another to make him promise to give nothing more than the simple ration to the, soldiers, thirsty from the march; another to wait patiently for the coming review to 'as certain if really, yes or no, the Republic will that day be confiscated—determned, no doubt, to denounce the conspiracy atter it should be accomplished: in short, things that are really Fodigious in keenness, tact, logic, and sagacity! And all !nds by the famous assassination. But the general comnanding the troops, according to these minutes, was prevent at some of the sittings. He necessarily tranquillised the committee; for he had only to speak, and there world have been no reviews, or he would only have to resign, and his retirement would have revealed the supreme yeril. At the instant the Assembly would have been convoled, and theconspiracy would have been crushed by the wsight of a nation which will have none of such things. hit, no--the Parliament is not con voked, and nothing is said, but there are whisperings which are the denunciations of silence! Well, let us reason closely, and st 9 the truth to the Permanent Com mittee. This truth is one of two things: either the Permanent Committee saw crimes in the acts of the Executive Government during the absence of the As sembly, and in that case it is inexcusable for not having at the same moment sounded the constitutional tocsin of alarm, and recalled the Assembly to prevent, beard, and pulverise the coup d'etzt ; or the Permanent Committee saw only phantoms, and in that case why has it joined in a chorus with the retrospective coalition which has just denounced the soi diaant conspiracies of the Execu tive Government to the Assembly, has agitated the peo ple, caused a panic in the Republic, suspended affairs, divided the two powers, whose harmony is the necessary condition of all good, and whose conflict the condition of all evil? Either the committee was very blind two months ago, or is very mute at present. Let it reply if it can." The Moniteur ann)unces that the PRESIDENT of the Republic has received the King of SARDINIA'S reply to his letter accrediting M. DB BUTTENYAL at the Court of Turin. In the Strasburg election of members for the Tribunal of Commerce, the Democrats obtained a majority. The Gazette de France states that Prince DaM!- DOFF has received permission from the Emperor of itusszA to come and reside in Paris. There was a considerable amount of business transacted at the Bourse, at an advance of prices. Th• Five per Cents. opened at 06f. 20c., and closed at 96f. 35c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 571. 85c.; the .New Loati at 96f. 10c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TUE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. SO. Boulogne and Amiens, 93—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16—East Indian, 11 1 ,4—Luxembourg, 2% Namur,and Liege, B%—Northern of France, 15 1 4 1 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 4—Sambre and Meuse, 3. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 26th have arrived. The Budget was to be brought forward on the fol lowing day, and it was said that the grant to the uni versities would be repealed, as the Ministers consi dered they ought to support themselves. This would effect a saving of one million and a half of reels. The project of the regulation of the national debt will be calculated on nearly the bases laid down by Senor BERTRAN DE LIE. MADRID BOMA, JAN. 24.—The Three per Cents., 34k; Five per Cents., 13k. Exchange on London, 50 65 money. GERMAN Y. The Austrian Government has recalled. its Minister from the United States, and the diplomatic relations between the two countries are entirely interrupted. Prince SCHWABTZENBERG, too, has been speaking as "prays- oorts" as mine ancient PISTOL, de claring what great things Austria would do were her geographical position with regard to America different. Let his blustering Highness beware, or America, FLuELLIN-like, will compel him to eat his leek. The relative geographical positioa r of the two countries may be an excellent excuse tn Autitria contenting herself with uttering loud threats' but it would not prevent the Americans from taking possession of Trieste, Fiume, and Venice, were they so minded. The Austrian Government has given strict orders that, under pain of prosecution before a court-martial, none of the journals shall speak of the recently dis covered plot i❑ that city, and accordingly all are silent. Bur the Constitutional Journal of Prague de clares that the alleged plot has an importance, that it was not in communication with secret societies abroad, and that only eight persons, belonging to a political club in the Leopoldstadt, has been arrested. The German Journal of Frankfort, of the 27th, states that the French Chargé d'Affaires to the Court of Electoral Hesse, who had quitted Cassel on the rupture between the ELECTOR and his subjects, still remained in Frankfort. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Dresden, 23d says— " In a few days Germany will find herself sheltered from the storms which are preparin g in F rance an d i n Switzerland, at least so far as considerable masses of troops can do so. The new Central Provisional Go vernment will be invested with all the powers necessary to meet any events. All the forces which may want will be placed at its disposal. Prussia will place at the command or the Central Government the 30,000 men cantoned near Coblentz." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Harnburgh is now in the possession of the Austrian troops. They arrived on the 28th. Tne labours of the German Commissioners for the affairs of Holstein will be principally directed to the re-establishment of material order and the internal relations ; the question of rights will be settled else where, and by other parties. The Commissioners are using all their efforts to bring about a satisfactory ar rangement. The German Reform says the reduction of the Danish army will shortly take place. The Hamburgh Correspondent of the 27th inst. states that in his last dispatch, Prince SCHWART ZENISURGH announced to the Cabinet of Copenhagen, that Austria fully acknowledged the treaties of 1721, and that consequently the rights of the Ger manic Confederation, as well as the nationality of Holstein and of the Duchy of Schleswig would be guaranteed in such a manner, that for the future each party would be bound to abstain from any arbi trary or illegal act. It is said that the constitution of the Duchy of Holstein will undergo an important revision. HOLLAND. THB HAGUE, JAN. 28.—We have received intel- ligence frum Berlin, stating that the postal conven tion between the Netherlands and Prussia was signed by the plenipotentiaries in that city on the 26th, and will come into operation on the Ist of April next. On Saturday last we directed the public attention to the case of Mr. JOHN GOLD3MID, a member of the Stock Exchange, who had on Thursday, the 23d in stant, been convicted before MT. Sergeant ADAMS, and a bench of magistrates, at the Aliddlesex Sessions, of an Alleged assault on Gsoacz TREVIIMAN, an officer attached to the department of Inland Revenue. Although at all times unwilling to impeach the de- In consequence of the requisition of the herring fisheries board, the KING has appointed a committee to inquire into the cause of the great decrease which has of late years taken place annually in the product of the herring fisheries, by which many families who depended upon it for their little livelihood have been thrown out of employment. The Town Council of Edinburgh have agreed to petition Parliament to abolish the income-tax on trades and professions. LONDON, FRIDAY EVPNING, JASI V AltY st, 18b1. TEE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Railways. I Paid. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Do. Preference •- • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway • • Belfast and County Down Berks and Hants Eaten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) .. Birmingham and Oxford! Junction, calls • duly, paid, of with a guar... Do. without a guar... Binning., Wolverhamp-, ten, and Dudley, cal* duly paid, or with a! guarantee .• Do. without a guar. •• Birming., Woiverhtunp., and Stour Valley hirkenhead, Lances., and' Cheshire Junction • • Bristol and Exeter.. • Buckinghamshire • • • • Caledonian • • • • • • DJ. 101. Preference •• Do. Clydesdale June... Chester and Holyhead Do. Preference .. Clarence .. Do. lst Class, 6 per ct. Do. 2d de., 5 per cent. Do. Gov. Loan, 4 pr. et. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. k E. and L. & D.) Do. (181. E. & IL) .. Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference .. Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p.c.Pref., Eastern Counties .. Do. Eaten., 5 per.cent. No. 1 .• .. • Do. No. 2 .. Do. New Preference, • 6 per cent... Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • • • Eastern Union, soles' A, late E. U. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. East Lancashire Do. New quarters .• Do. 6 per cent. pref. quarter stares.. •• East Lincolnshire, gut. 6 per cent Edinburgh and Glasgow, Edin., Perth, and Dundee) Do. Newport .. Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. pref. consolidated De. do. G. D. & C. stock Gloucester & Dean Forest Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct.l Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Do. eighths .. Great North of England . Do. new 401. Do. new 301. Do. new 151. • .. Great Western .. Do. New, 171. .. Hull and Selby .. Do. half shares .. Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. .• Do. F. 20/. .. • • .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. Do. 'Udders. & Shaft' Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Thirak • • Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwell London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • Do. guarteed. b per ct, late Croyden thirds.. De. preference, S p ct. Do. preference, cony. per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. London and Greenwich . Do. preference . London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. & X (c) London and 8.-Westent . Do. new 501. Do. new 40/. .. Do. new preference • • Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • • • Do. half shares • • •• , Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire .. SO 8 6 8 Nominal Prices. to to IN It 5i dlB. 5% —5% dia. IA - 1 P. 29 -30 27 -98 8- 9 p 7- 8 p 1 13 14 0 10 -11 100 1,7% 78 —be 17% 17% 10% 10% 5%-6% 17% - IS 14% - ihq 78 6 8 —23 dia. a —3% 1% —2% 114 . - 1% 1 - 1 .- 1 - 6}6 63( ~i(.—i P dic 10% - 11 63 -64 55 67 4 -6 p P 4 -7% •• •• b —SU 111% - 19 ' 12l - 13 2% - 11%, 25 50 25 5 , ' 1 01 32 - 3234 49 30' b% 6 U - 34 8 6 t( 17% - 17% 6% -6% 11% - 11% 12% - 13 42 -42 23 100 fa 341 3 . 242 - 245 84% 85% 2% —2% dlis. 101 103 SO —52 23 —24 69 —7l 5% —6% p. 26 —27 p 56 —57 10X 103( Xs. 7 —6% dis. 1% —1% dia. 123 50 13 4 47% 100 , 130 -135 6 —5% dis. 97 —9B - li 33 —2% Cs. 3 36 3 dia. i% % dia. 1 —1% p 7 -7% 96% - 97% 10% - 113( 67 -60 b 7 0 100 12 15 4 20 100 1138 -141 1 11 34 - 14. 2354 —2414 123 —125% 3% 454 p. 454 —4% p. 2 % P. $6% 1311% 7% —6% Es, 2 5 dis, 2 P. 100 42% •• - •• 14 - llii De. quarters, No. 1 • - Do. new. 101. preference Do., fa. Preference . • Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. 4 2 0! Midland • . • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. De. 501. shares • • • • De. Birming & Derby Do. Consol. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces, Do. do. do. .. Do. Erewash 'al. pref. Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and Becicar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. N ewmarket Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergaveiny. and Hereford Newry & Enniskillen .. Newry, Warrenpoint, k Rostrevor •• Norfolk Do. New 201. shared • • Do. Extension • • • • Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Northern Counties Union, North British...... Do. Preference •• North Staffordshire .. North-Western . • • Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. • . Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) • • • • Reading, Guildford, and IZeigate.. • • • • • Royston and Hitchin J)o. Shepreth Exten, Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new . Shrewsbury& Birming. Clam ; A.. Do. Class 8.. • • Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W.- Do. tlal - rea J)o. Gswestry Do. New.. Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union .• •• South Devon Do. Preference .. South Staffordshire .. South-Eastern .. Do. do. 4)4 per cent... South Wales.. .. South Yorksh. and River Dun Shen., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea lc Loughor, &c. Paw Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. • • Vale of Neath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick., and Dublin Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed Do. do. do. .. Do. do. do. .. West ~ lornwall .. • • West London • • Do. l st Class Prof. ( I OL ) Do. 2d Class do. (par) Whiteilaven and Fumes, Windsor. Staines, and S., Western • . • • • • Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth • • • • • York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. • • • • • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. , Ditto G.N.E. 'Archaise or preference • . Do. .. • • • • .. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .. York and North Midland, Do. Preference .. 129 16 0 100 473 2 12 0 —3% dis. 26 • —27 11 12 10% 11 % % 3% —2% dis. 62% —634 18i,(— 175(dis. 26 —26 126 - 128 5 - 634 •• - •• 23 —27 14% —133 i 17 —lB 43 @fi 4h —s% 734 die. 15% - I6X 42 -43 • - 9 p. 211 A - 21% 7% - $ 1%- 1% p. 14 7 % - - 14 8 % -8% C 55( dia. 10 —10 k Business done to-day. ►oS( dla, 2% 3 lox b% 1 * 18 17% 15 % 34, 6% % Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or. leans and Vierzon) Demerara . Dutch Rhenish East Indian .. Do. do. do. • • Great Indian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto .. Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • .. .. 13 % Madrid and Valenti* .. Maria Antonia .. .. Ditto, .New Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and RorcieauX Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. . Sambre and Meuse .. Strasbourg and Basle .. Tours and Nantes Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt West Flanders .. Australasia .... • • •• :: British North America.. Colonial .... ••.••• •• •• Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. 177 i 3( 11 63 13 12% lad (87% $5 114‘ 16% 14% 34 12 —l4 6 7 10 —ll 134 1 die. 13% 14 3% a die. 16 16 It 13 —3% ells. 24% 24% Do. New • • • •• • • • • National of Ireland .. •- Previncial of Ireland.... Do. New .. •••• • • • • Union of Australia .. • • Do. New Union of London • • .... Union of Madrid ••• all • •• - •• 2 - 23 4 I dim. • 9 • • 7 ca. 66% 17 X 9$ lbX % % % 7 6 db. 4 15)4 16 - •• -23 ••••- 8% -•- -21 •• 95 94% Xx.d 11% i.d. .... • • ...' •• - 44% - 2O - - 2 - FOREIGN. 90 I 9% _244 1 die. [126 128 12534 128% 21 % 88% 87 ab -9% 27 dis. 54 62% b3U [5434 97 •% % 9% 10 9 % (10}i 10 lbX x.n. 5 %3i % de 4% % dis. 13% 3 % 15 12% 2 4 % M % 12% 22% % 20% % % 15% - Li 15 % % % 21% - 14 9 87 I% 34 4%-4% die. % 1 5i P. 16% % U - % P. % - % P. % - 134 2% -2% -11% IS —15% 4 316 die. 34 —36 27% 27% 5% —5% die. 10% 11% 3 —3% 8 % U 15% 16 % 3 27% 9% 34 II % 3k, 2514 x.d. I. d. 10•• —•• % —9h dia. -1S :IC BANKS. 29 -31% 42M -42 9% -10 25 25% 18% - 19 27% - 27% 173( - 18 42 - 42% 15% - 15 34% - 85 12%-i3 6 13 4 6 13 4 '5 11 6 3 13 5 3 9 12 31 paid up paid up MINES. Paid. Nominal Prices. Bustino.edss.;lo Anglo•Mexican(is. 51. p.) 100 • • Asturian .......... • . • • 15 Australian .... • 4 3 Ilarossa Range ....... 1 13 0 Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 • • Bolanos Scrip • • —•• British Iron .......• .... 13 5 .. —• • Brazilian Imp (is. Si. p.) 24% .. .• Do. Cocaes and Culaba 30 2% 2 Da. St. John del Rey.. IS 14% 13 , 4 1 3% Cobre Copper .• ... 40 32% —35 Coplapo •• • 14 54 S% 5 % G i b Genera 1............. •• 20 13% —l4 Real Del Monte, Irureg. % Do. Black Debentures. • . Do. Red Debentures .. •• Santiago de Cuba 10 9 —7% Tin Croft . ........ lO% I United Mexican. ....•• 28 2 7 8 .X; 6U —4% 4% MISCELLANEOUS. Canada •• •• 32% 42% —44 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% 25% Penin. & Oriental Stearn. 50 68% —65 x. all Royal Mail Steam 60 73 —G9 69 We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TI TO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 2 500 boles. The market was very quiet, and closed heavily at a decline for all kinds of id. per lb.— In Railway Shares a large business was dune at higher prices. Taking the aggregate transactions in the foreign and colonial produce markets, they have not been much enlarged this week, but there are some articles that at tract more attention. A good deal has been done in Spices. Tea, at a slight reduction, has been taken more freely; and Tallow, although the stock is large, has been very firm. Sugar is not brisk, but nevertheless holders are rather sanguine of a rise; the cholera in Jamaica, the diminished production in Cuba, and other causes leading to the conclusion that there will not be any excess in the quantity available for the influx of foreign visitors this year. Coffee has ruled very dull. In Rice not much has been done. Rum has become brisker within the last two days. Saltpetre has been cheaper, and Cotton barely maintains the previous rates. At Frankfort, on the 28th inst., Austrian Metalliques were 72i, and Spanish Three per Cents 334 to 13-16. The rate of exchange o❑ London comes higher from Paris, and consequently an improvement is expected here this afternoon. The Euglish Funds have been rather fist again, and there has been a somewhat augmented supply of money stock. The foreign news is good, but the position of our Cabinet is not well understood, and therefore speculators continue timid. Consols are 96i 4 for Transfer, and 964 for Account. The New 'Tree-and-a Quarter per Cents. have been 981 to 99. Exchequer-bills have been in request at 58s, and 61s. premium, soother proof of the abundance of money. In the Foreign Market the half-monthly account is being arranged. Mexican Bonds are 334 4; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have touched 794 and 80; and Spanish Five per Cents. 184 i; Brazilian Small Bonds are 891; Russian Five per Cents, have been sup ported at 113; Dutch Four per Cents, are 914 to fr. Messrs. John Railton and Son write from Man chester that— " With a ♦iew to the improvement of the very de pressed state of the unguaranteed railway capital, by fixing public attention eunstantly upon it, we selected twenty-three lines, embracing a capital of 96,000.0001, and took one share from each—amounting together to /33/. 161. 3d., on the 26th day of April last—to form a weekly state of the market that could be relied upon; and on the 31st of December the result was a gain of 2321. 17s. I Id., or 314 per cent. for the 249 days the cal culation was in operation. " Taking the fluctuations that have taken place during the last four weeks ending the 29th instant, when the total profit since the 26th of April amounted to 2681. Is. Id., they augmented the original value of the twenty three from 7331. 16s. 3d. to 1,0011. 17s. 4d., or 36} per cent. in 277 days. By taking the actual market prices the dividends are embraced as they occur, by the antici pated rise and subsequent decline. " Railways, tinder - ifficient management, are capable of taking a very distinguished lead for every purpose that can keep capital either fixed or moving in this country; but the present vicious mode of proxy voting must be placed under such restraint as will be safe for every interest:—by limiting the power of each individual acting by proxy to a given number of votes, and not exceeding a fixed amount of capital, would accomplish it, if ample time was given for the purpose." To-day the Railway Share Market is still very buoy ant, and the transactions have been to a good extent, and at enhanced prices. Commis ... Ditto Account QUARTER TO THREA 96i 96f ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FLTNBS O'CLOCK. 3 ...e , sent. Reduced Anns. ... 97A 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... ..... 96% 5 1 4% NF , W 3.1 A per Cent. Ann 5............... 98% 3 4 99 India Stock — indiu Bonus, 1,0004 , 6B 71 p Ditto under 1,0001........ 63 71 p Consols for Account ..... ... 96%1A Kicehenuer Bills. 1 1 ,4 n. & 2d 1,0001. June 5001. June Sm4ll. June . . 59 61 58 61 p 61 p ONE CLOsINt, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES .razilien bonds Ditto, Small Chiller] Bonds 6 per Cent .... Ditto, 3 per Cent....... — Danish Boucle, 16'45,3 per Cent.. - Do., 5 per cant Maxim, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Peruvian bonds, 4 1 / 9 per Cent 79 i/9 80 Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese h per Cents. Ditto,4 per Cent. Russian Bonds Ditto, 414 per Cent, Spanish 5 per Cont. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent Veneanela Bonds, 21 4 i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 lituild. Onto. 4 per Cont. Certificates 9ll/21A CLOSING PRICES. 96% 99 102 1,4 33% x d 80% 80 36 113 574 18s/ 4 38 80 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind at noon S.W., light breeze, and dull hazy weather with rain.—The Countess of Lonsdale steamer, which arrived in the river yesterday from Gluckatadt, left on the 28th. The ice in the Elbe was making fast; the navigation was expected to be soon impeded. QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrd, Forfar shire, Callao. SHIELDS, JAN. 30.—Wind W.S.W., moderate.—Sld. Cassebelanus, Aden ; Margaret, Cadiz and North Amerioa. SUNDERLAND, JAN. 30.—Wind S. W.—Arrd. John, Moulmein. CARDIFF, JAN. 30.—The starboard side of the Noel, which got on shore in Four Acres Bay (near Abershaw) 26th January, is completely knocked in. ST. DAVID'S, JAN. 29.—Two tar barrels have washed ashore at Treginnis, covered with barnacles, and marked " 1850,RA—IPE"—"W fi."—"NSEVI-0 H." DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wind W. to W.S.W., treih; 9 r.m. strong and squally.—Arrd. Hamburo, Guancheco. Arrd. from the River, Sarah, Rio Janiero. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—Wind W.S.W. to S.S.W.— Arrd. Ellen, Highfield, Rio Grande, sld. Nov. 9; New England, New Orleans; Scotia, Mobile; Washington, New York. Put back, Fairfield, Calcutta; Ohio, Vir ginia, leaky. Off port, Chaos, Usk, and Fides. Part ot.the bottom of a vessel of about 300 tons, painted black, which appeared to have been cut in two, was passed on the 7th instant, in lat. 42, long. 61, by the Andrew Foster, arrived at New York. The Ellen Highfield, arrived here, has encountered a succession of heavy westerly gales for the last fortnight. She passed a great many pieces of wreck between Holyhead and Tasker. FALMOUTH, JAN. 30.—The Succours, from Pernam buco, and the Concordia, Surinam to . Amsterdam, p ut is yesterday leaky, and will have to d ischarge. CAsTLETOWN, ISLE GY MAN, JAN. 26.—the Thomas Tattersall, of Drogheda, Cardiff to L iverpool, wa s aban doned yesterday three miles off the Skerries, h av i ng b een in contact with a ship, name unknown; crew landed here; also two cask of brandy, jitli j m . C. arkeo. a d arnldes,%tei:.- nessey, Cognac, 9, vault and Co., Cognac, JJ.TM. R. and C o., 234. " NEWPORT, JAN. 29.—Wind W.—Arrd. Mountaineer. Quebec. FuRTSMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Last night and all to-day it has blown a heavy gale at W. to S.W., with severe squalls. TORBAY, JAN. 30.—The Ferrett schooner, of Wis• beach, Newcastle to Bordeaux, was in contact yester day with a brig, name unknown; lost mast, bowsprit, &c., became very leaky and was abandoned, the Start bearing N.N.W., about 20 miles; crew landed here. MUMBLES, JAN. 30.—The Three Brothers bas been hauled off shore. CLYnx.—Arrd. Caroline, S. Chunk, Pernambuco; Actress, St. John's, N ew Brunswick. Slcl. Penelope, Demerara; Roger Stewart, Havanna. OFF RAMSGATE.—Agnes, Honduras for London. FLEETWOOD, JAN. 30.—Wind S.W.--Arrd. New Orleans. CABINET COUNCIL.-CrillS DAY.)— The lilinisters again assembl e d i n Council this afternoon, at two o'clock, at the Foreign-office. There were present the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Minto, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Grey, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Sir F. Baring, and the Right Hon. Fox Maul. The Ministers were in deliberation when we went to press. No WAY OF " ASTONISHING" " DANDIES." —When the professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy was present iu Scotland on the occasion of laying the foundation of the National Monument, he was particularly struck with the indifference of the assembled dandies to the three great atones employed, each weighing two tons or more : it created no interest with them ; they had no minds capable of appre ciating the large masses used by the Greeks in their glorious erections.—Budder. AN IRON -MASTED VESSEL.--The Olivier Van Noord, a Dutch East Indiaman, Captain Kicoyt, lying in the Salt-house Dock, Liverpool, has her lower masts constructed of iron-plates formed into cylinders, and firmly rivetted to gether. Inside, at various intervals, are cross-bars to main tain. the shape of the cylinders, and to . prevent bulging or outer injury. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•)' CORN EXCLIAIS GE.—(FRIDA Y.) The continued influx of l'ireign Wheat and Flotir () F% rates se riouidy against our market. During the prey es, week the arrivals o f English Wheat coastwise have be under 2,000 quarter s . By land carriage the fresh up to-day were small and mostly out of cuerlit i°° l ; As the attendance of both town and country buyer' ) if limited the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home Fir duce ruled heavy, at almost nominal currencies. N e t ar it l i : 30,000 quarters of Wheat having reached us, c ilie T from the Levant, the show of samples was considersb.Y on the increase. Fine dry qualiies chang-d hands slowll. receipts but ail other kinds were dull in the extreme and the Wl' lower. We had a very large quantity of Barley en,s ho gi vr i Malting parcels sold at late figures; b u t the valu e grinding and distilling sorts h a d a downward tendency' The sala for Malt was heavy in the extreme. at bi n,r) stationary prices. Th e su pply amou nted to 7.4 6 quarters. From all parts the arrival of Oats is go o_ . o, That grain met a dell sa l e , an d weat h ere d parcels tt Gd lower. B.ana, P eas , I n di an C orn , a nd Flour Tor dull, but not cheaper. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. t Malt. Oats• flour* ................. _...----- so x g . Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. ois English •• ,• •• : 1,i390 4,930 7,460 SOSO ....• scotch—. •• •• ! , Irish ........ — ' SSO 17n,dai rm. _ _ _ ' 00 01 11 , 1 c• n .. 4 ~,, 10,73° Irish •• •• •• •• 4,550 I ; 0 Foreign I 29,210 7,6;0 I 11200 IL' smaTkirilexiat. A with Our market to-day was very scantily supp Beasts, both as to number and quality ; nevortliel7'; owing to the unfavourable state o f t h e wea ther e , slaughtering, and the heaviness in Newgate and Les d i e co p hall, the Beef trade was heavy in the extreme, at PL m e barely qual to those obtained on Monday—the exl.", r value of the best Scots being 3s 8d per 8 1 bs. Sheep in short supply and sluggish inquiry, yet a fair cles.r • ante was ~ t l',.cted at full currencies. For Calves the d e , mand ruled dull, an:l in some instances the quottiti°4, gave way 2d per Slbs. In Pigs so little was doing t' ed prices were almost nominal. Mitch Cows were quo t at from 141 to 18/ tach, including their small calf. Per 81bs. to s ilt the offal. e. d. to s. d. ulterior Beasts..... 2 8 2 8 0 . d. to I' d ; Inferior Sheep .. • 3 4 3 . 1 0 Second quad. sheep 3 6 ; 1 Curse-woolled ditto 4 0 i 4 ~outhdown blether 4 2 a " 0 Ditto outorthe wool° 0 ; 6 Large Hogg 2 JO Small Porkers .... 3 8 n 7, 0 Quart.gr old rigs ..13 0 Av Second quality •... 210 3 0 Prime large Oaea.. 3 2 3 4 Prime Scots •• ••• • 1 6 3 8 arge coarse Calves 210 3 4 1 - rimesmall ditto 3 6 3 8 :uckllas Calves —lB 0 24 0 Lambs •• •••• •• 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY Sheep, 3,000 ' , casts. 430 AT MARKET Calves. Flag 3 241 10 - SCO Beasts. I Sheep. 31 60 FOREIGN kTITLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 182 700 104 Calves. Figs. NEVTGATE AND Lz.anzNiiitzu Theae markets were w e ll sup pli e d. G enera lly spea k ing, the demand ruled heavy, as follows: At por stone by the Carcase. . d• i. d. to a. d. , i • d. to •• 2 y :eer,inferlor•• g , •• 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior •• 2 „- j . -- middling .. •• 2 4 2 6 I mlddling•• 2I: $l O primelarge .. 2 8 3 0 — prime ...• 3 ! i 6 prime small .. 3 2 3 4 P or k, 1 arge ...... •• 2 : 4 0 Taal•• —••—•••• .. 2 10 a s' small ...• ••• • 3 ° BOROUGH STOP MARKET. • h For most kind s of H o p s — t h e supp l y o f Whi c3 ; to somewhat extensive—the dem an d con ti nues firm, 8113- '4, some instances, prices ar e a shade higher than last Il l ' Ten bales have come to h an d f rom Ostend. Factor prices, via., ready mo ne y—E as t K ent poc k ets , per o ° . i 31 16s to 6/ 15s; ditto bags, 31 4s to 51 ss; MidDi pockets, 21 6s to 5/ 15 s ; ditt o bags, 21 to 4 1 lg: Weald of Kent pockets, 316 s t o 412 5 .; ditto bitg°P` o' 31 105; Sussex pockets, 2/ 18s to 3/ 16s. CO LONILM. been market for most descriptions has a little firmer, and with a somew h at improved delz* - 0 4 Barbadoes by auction sold at 41 s t o 43 s f or mid 10 g ° o , ' yellow, and at 43s 6d to 44 s f or fi ne. D em erara r: 6 a lised 375 6d to 39s for low and mid yellow, and 55 L ot ' to 37s for good and fine b rown . R e fi ne d h as been far o at 49s 6d to sls 6d for grocery lumps. 4100 EAST INDlA.—Mauritius, 5,400 b ags wen t by st a at full prices; fine yell ow , 40 s 6d to 425; greh 3',09 40s; and brown. 32s to 365. The chief part of 7 1 3 e, bags Bengal found buyers at full quotations ; white s; I to mid however, bein g somew h a t l ower; fi ne, 44s to to mid to good, 41s 6d to 49s 6d; fine grainy white, 496 00 4 50s; good and tine: grainy yellow, 43s to 455, and ,to and fine soft yellow 38 a t o 40 s . M a d ras sold et 29 6 041 30a for soft brown, and a t 31 s t o 34 s 6d f or low to Ig mid yellow, in small p arce l s . M an ill a, 4, 866 bags „ro d taken in, ord and mid dark brown at 305 to 311 6d,"" good yellow 38s 6d. Aga for FOREIGN.—Cubs sold p u bli c l y a t 3 9s id to , - - 30 mid to good yellow, at 42s 6d for tine, and at 375 t 0 st 6d for syrupy. Brown Bahia, 440 caves was taken 02 ps 38e 6d for strong, and damaged white Havanneb at 25s to 27s for washed. COFFEE.—There ha s b een very l i ttle b us i ness clor l this article, and p r i ces h ave continued mu ch the 16f. - t y Native Ceylon was at 48 6 t o 496 f or good ord. P'a-for - for tion has been held at 65s to 705 for good, 58a to 606 0 mid, and 54s to 57s for o th er sorts. Ba hi a has be4eos taken in at 463 to 47s for goo d an d fi ne an d mixed , Id to 46s fur ord, and Zi a 6d f or bl ac k . A sma ll Par" Jamaica was taken in at 40s for fine ord. Cocos.—Trinidad has be en t a k en i n a t 445 for ato grey, and good red has been sold at 544 to 575; i nid k ot good grey, 50 6 to 52 5 . B a hi a m id an d good w . .vas 1 ' 8 " in at 30s to 31s, and Para grey at 30s. SALTPETRE.—The lower sor t s h ave been litter cheaper, but other descripti ons fi rm. Fine Bto a l P e o cent retraction, 29s to 29 s 6d ; an d ord and m id 1(44 196 per cent, 26 s 6d to 2 7 s f or Calcutta. Msdrslait and 9 per cent refr a cti on so ld at 27s to 275 id for - quality. ire Rum.—The dem an d h as i ncrease d , an d p rices see firmer; strong D emerara , 2 s 8 d to 2s 9 d ; proof '- wards, is 8d to is 9d; and East India proof, 1 8 7 ‘ l ' oft, RlCE.—Madras has b een t a k en i n at 83 6d Per - and very little has been done in Bengal. g ka for SPICES.—BIack Pepper has re a l ise d 3id to d; heavy and half h e a v y M a l a b ar, an d Penang S id to 31 bees mid white has bee n ta k en i n at b i d; Cloves have ilet,o at full rates, viz., 6id per lb . Nutmegs quiet at 26 7os 3s; Pimento, 4id ; C ass i a Li gnea went off heav ily to 975 6d for mid, an d goo d b r i ght and good ord 07,0%. at 92s 6d to 93 5; Ci nnamon at the quarterly sa les n " d mostly bought i n i n f er i or at a b out previous rates' '- good and fine 3d to 6d per lb lower. at! par ARROW•IitOOT, fiC.—St. Vincent sold at 5d to • lb; Rio Tapioca brought 2d to 4,id per lb. COTTON. —This article has been dull at barely P re vious rates. TEA.—There have been buy 4, ers a shade under the p .r ~e 0 ; vious rates for common Congou, and holders being ;'," n o not much has b een d one . Th e pu b l i c sa l e o f 10, 1 ' packages went cff tolerably well. 9a TALLOW.—P.Y.C. h as b een fi rm at 3 7 s 6d to 375 . - per cwt on the spot. Mors GREEN FRUIT.—The mark e t h as b een qu i e t ; he- a of Oranges a r e no t di spose d to press sa l es, two csrg b e il e . o from St. Michael, sold by K ee li ng an d H un t at P I t o sale, were taken by the trade at prices barely equi o d last week. More inquiry for Lemons— any of roe quality command a sale. Black Spanish Nuts out 0 ' 1 .115 market. Barcelona likely to improve i n price. 5611.0 Sour Oranges are in demand; q ua li ty super i or 10 " Seitboll. 71 p 71 p 96% 891 ,1 106 58 9114 (QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DA I(4 O (Sittings in Banco, b e f ore L ord CAMPBELL and Jea—tic PATTESON, COLERIDDE, and WIGHTMANO THE QUEEN U. THE INHAB/TANTG OF soLlon cir ' JUDGMENT. Lord CAMPBELL delivered judgment in this 058 ible morning. He said it was admitted that the Our" 4. this case had r es id e d f or fi ve years so as to be irrealne, able unless an interruption of such a residence bad be , created by impris onment. The pauper, it was asen°3:g ! si n had been rem ove d f rom the respondent pariah Witmitos intention of ret urn i ng t h ereto as soon as his time 0, p. prisonment should expire; and the question of isterr Lion was th en raised en the argument upon the grciu n -ol - o e that absence by imprisonment would constitute tp interruption. The Court, however, saw no reason support that propositi on , w hil e t h e d anger o f en lit Touring t o d estroy t h e r i g h t b y means of iMpr isonele o f afforded a reason against the construction. Soele ol d the cases w hi c h h a d b een c i te d i n the argument wo w an imp ress i on t h a t i mpr i sonment would be CV is in the residence, but on examination of those msee l io would seem that no such rule hag been laid wool° down, is , them. If the C ourt h e ld t h at i rremova bili ty destroyed by every i m p r i sonment t h e pauper wenidAus much restricted; and t h e C ourt h a d come to t h e sion to decide against the appellants, under the air° stances which had been stated in the argument. Judgment for the appellants accordingly. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)„,„ The Court pr ocee d e d w i t h t h e spec i al paper tt:'-unir but the cases h ear d d ur i ng the morning involved tir dry questions of pl ea di ng an d pract i ce, wh i ch were of interest to the parties immediately concerned. BAH, COURT.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice Enr.n.) EXPARTE CORPORATION OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TO. d Mr. CROMPTON appli e d, on b ehalf of the corp oreini;. of Newcastle-upon-Tyn e , f or a rule calling upon e°:B cillor of that borough t o s h ow cause why a quo worr,sl::. should not issue re qu i r i ng hi m to prove his right t° ai office he held. He was elected in November last s before that time and since he had supplied n d gaol of the corporation with stationary and printiePtig— had, besides, contracted for the corporation ad/e r.. ments, and sold the corporation his newspaper. ,;(0 Mr. Ju s ti ce E rma was not aware that a corp was authorised to lay out the borough fund in the par chase of newspapers. Mr. CROMPTON did not know how that was. the Mr. Justice ERLE said that the Act directed that ;01 , borough rate sho u ld b e a ppli e d to t h e payment o f e sier. aid the balance, if any, to the improvement of the W y . Surely purchasing newspapers was not improving' town. But, at all events, the fact of the councillor 0 ing his colleagues newspapers was no disqualificatio n- 0 Mr. CROMPTON contended that, un d er t h e sth sa d a d William IV., chap. 76, hi s p r i nt i ng f or the gao l contracting for the corporation advertisements disqn tied him for the office. sr o Mr. Justice ERLE thought that circumstan— enough for a rule to show cause.—Rule nisi accodien QUEEN V. CAMERON'S, COALEROOK AND S WAN'S° tr. RAILWAY. for ALT. N OGGINS moved, on behalf of Mr. rule calling upon the Coalbrook and Sw e a t :e l :97 l i% Company to show cause why a mandamus should or t issue commanding th em to allow that g theentlemen 50 spect their books a n d accounts as a shareholder io manner the deed of sett l ement authorized. Mr. Ca rifj , eron. - had loved same co a l m i nes to the nomany in nonsiu e—ra • h u t 0 10 lion of 130,0001., w hi c h t h ey were no w working, consideration wa -- obereifi not paid in money, but in the -