The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-23 00:00:00

r; Ec. 15. Bed since ;iortes no tations of continua. to .treaty ,„ bc.ell 'coocilia• of Chili. 'lubiou of recently a. The , s canna relation§ ;ion and riculture t h e pro' frog► the d which ipon Ou r rest for r all Cir. at of th e tempt 9 ' s and t he delity o f f ,hich fine, b 1 u out bf ,f peace, prow°. V an ta g e9 b ieb Lie la ""• „, wee' n ation f w hich blish - Lig ariJ of itw se ts 1 0 tl3° at 11°4 c ud. $5 1 in the wanche° to the d in t he bstacle s Lion. 1 Ets — beeri itnit g4 ut liorr x ptibl.' d e ft 11d bs/e - lalo t e r went' Q laW 4 oils. ale initY " 3 0 yery lcula ted Jae crr rtiec t of pew' . ergi' ie r ip. o tioth whic h Pc °of& k Ivor ;o!n d* session indiv of the l orised ws,b7 eedooi a new isorder ,resent forgo t ' neco r be ,e; s° St til l grapy yin not , sfcral idence, to the throne LS. jet of ;sited of th e , t Stoe 'nfo° ra Pi We' 00 1. 4 1s" A, rtd J 40 1 1 I o° ‘` pro' ? ving !s 00' t the zd ~A wen' uire° r the per,:oo- 1 013 f 'the iltb J I T 7n. (From the TiIIIES of ye ~.. ster34) The following was, we believe, the int:Aided allocation Pisces in the Ministry which the sudden resistance of ii.rd Grey to th e a pp o i n t me nt of Lord Palmerston as l liner for Foreign Affairs brought to so premature a vat First Lord of the Treasury, Lord John Russell. ton Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Palmers secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir G . . rey . • S ecretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Grey/ Lord Chancellor, Lord Cottenham. I s :WI - Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Besborough. cretsry for Ireland, Mr. Labouchere. P resident of the Board of Control, Sir J. C. Hobho uFe. F irst l , Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Auckland V i rst Com m i ss i oner o f the Woods and Forests, Lord - o , rp et h . r elchlit of the Board of Trade, Lord Clarendon. d Privy Seal .Lord Minto. 44 Vice-Presidency of the Board of Trade wa s ""er a eel to Mr. CohdPn. COURT CJ lux LAR. 80R, MONDAY.—A fall of snow this morning t i . ", Prevented the Queen and the Royal Family from „ eng their accustomed early morning airings. ~- ; n e e Albert took the diversion of shooting this be s t. " 4 9:. There were in attendance on his Royal High. llowt.Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel t etti r, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore. The royal party Ond to the Castle before two o'clock. 1 0 :11 Delawarr and Sir Henry Wheatley are expected ti 4; „„ v e,.at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. Itt majesty and her Royal Consort walked out this er too _ Li e re was no addition to the royal dinner circle at the -- "de this evening. IV) Queen will hold a Privy Council this day (T ties -14,14 Windsor Castle. Summonses were issued yester hit the Ministers. The Council is appointed at half- Tin'e o'clock. 1 11 1 e Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness tea'uuchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, yes r. t t Zu Granville Somerset, the Chancellar of the Ex the Earl of Aberdeen, and Sir James Graham, 14..c 4 Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his residence in teh firdens. il l i t t ° l l de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted e ° as yesterday at the Foreign-office. i N Zliat d e Poll-in, the Sardinian Minister, transacted ,7 48 Yesterday at the Board of Trade. kitsil e cial general meeting of the Ecclesiastical Cona thtn "n.,"ners fur E n gland we-, held yesterday afternoon, at ,it h "ee in Whi te h a ll-pl ace . Th- Commissioners pre koplw're the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of rth ° ° n, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Llandaff, the It i4 l3 t of Rochester, and the Chancellor of the Ex r, SP URTING IN`! ELLIGENC. Th e TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. lk busines s flat ails usual, and noticeable only from tklosition to back Sting, Brocardo, The Traverser. Nt, a tleY Boy, for the 1) •rby; and Forth's lot, Mendi tkts4and Sister to Flambeau, for the Oaks. T.. what ttok the this di spos i t i on was i n d u l ge d w ill b e ga ther e d `aa subjoined quotations : DERBY. l a t 16 ° 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—take 7 to 1 as '.° 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—t to nearly lool . solo 1 agst M r. O'B r i en ' s Th e T ravers er—taken to 1001. t o 1 agst Mr. D. Cook's Fancy Boy—take 40 to 1 , C I) 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Hoorrah—taken to 50 1 . 4, 0 1 50 ' 4l agst Duke of Richmond's Tug-net—taken to 10/. to 15 agst Mr. R. Stephenson's Sheraton—taken. OAKS 2( 14 ) t° 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—taken to 20/. 2 0 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo--taken to 101. 1 .5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—take 25 to 1 ay t ° 1 agst Mr. J. J. Preston's Osprey—taken to 25 /. to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sister to Flambeau— taken to 25/. s" 1 agst Forth's lot—taken to 80/. CHESTER CUP. I, k to 30 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Nereus—taken. 4 11) 1 - s ..., "It TATION OF CATTLE, PRO VISIONS, &c. Op 41 Tivals of provisions, generally, from abroad, for It ttion in this country, during the last three or it: letico 4 a ha n v o e vei be n e a n tu o r f e, an T e h x e te G ns e i n v e e r a a i l id s , te i a n m so N m a e vig i a n: ; 11 0 . i t i t,4 1:1 1- 11 ny's ship Columbine, from Rotterdam, which w 4, 14 the Brunswick-wharf, Blackwall, on Friday, , v l7 B l the extraordinary and unusually large number k li qu ptekages of fresh fish, in addition to 26 hampers , 4 4ii t tr S..13 packages of- yeast, 300 of butter, a large tt14,,0-f seeds, cheese, and an extensive cargo of i t i:t4l / l er description of produce usually brought here k ,o ll ,, c , 4l awid, This vessel did not bring any live cattle, t, l tlit u p ,"'s doubtless considering that their presence ‘illove inconvenient to the passengers, and probably ~" voyage the company's ship Attwood being s, 1 44 dispatched for that purpose, which also arrived Oi_ 4% from Rotterdam, at Blackwell, with 33 t s, 7l oll ,!ows, and the large number of 352 sheep on et Digthaelk were landed and delivered with all possible 1 a ,,, ]ll O5 he same company's vessel, Countess of a c r 4 k. le, from Hamburg!), brought on the \OlBl l ' 12 oxen and 4 heifers, 11 hampers I L IA, i„ b eef in prime condition, the importations of sh s tsg t ," Joints and ready for immediate use, has, we pew , l id, perceptibly increased ; several packages of ilk and other articles, the produce of that place and .bedia,se neighbourhood. The City of Boulogne, ti oulogne brought no less than 75 packages or 'qp i r s of - poultry, ' the produce of France, for the Vi t i l Y, of our markets at this festive season, the whole ,kila ti kb, a great portion being turkeys, are of a very ,N, e t description. Numerous other importations, of lall Wicks have taken place, but it will be suffi -1%1.'1 Particutarise a few of the most important of ,It t . The Jean and Jessie, a sailing vessel from ,te ti o ' brought 40 tons of potatoes and 75 tons of po ihkrt,:k The Neptune, from Gravelines, also France, e s k ,,DuLtitity of poultry, eggs, &c. The Auguste, from oeti r , - ze place, a large quantity of each of the same d, Z'oll of articles. The Triton st , artier, from Os pkicil extensive variety of poultry, butter, eggs, &c., a os tlee of Belgium. The American line of packet -0 b 4k e Hendrick Hudson, from New York, nearly ti l "4 ,"e l . B of apples, known . as the American new 10144.PPIns, a much-esteemed description of fruit, IT ~:I ° l l to an immense cargo, consisting of cheese, N,P 9 a tatoes and other descriptions of raw veget- N '" 4 r, and every other kind of articles, brought I, e ,_ 'United States for consumption in this court ot Th e James Watt steamer, from Havre, brought 18 in c t ",., of live poultry, a quantity of eggs, seeds, &Li , Iti Packages of the various kinds of dried fruits ly b k t rought from France at this season, and which 'eli tl l lincia esteemed for their nutritious and excellent i 4 l, o e :* A. sailing-packet, the Day, arrived at Liver- Op l l the same day, from Jersey, with 3,200 bushels i t't „T's, the produce of that island. The Princess S h ' 44 a from Antwerp, which has been placed on the ts t i ‘ , lol ' the winter season, in lieu of the Antwerpen, ; l il ttso_ r otn St. Katherine's Wharf, brought 41 baskets as ' and oth.r articles, The Tourist steamer, from Ns4„; kbrought 25 cases; and a sailing •packet, the Ceq, litit,'uerb(alr g , 12 cases of live poultry, and nearly 200 kid 6, 2 of French eggs; and the No Joke, from Jer ) -° tlght 25 tons of potatoes, the produce of that 1 1 11 1 4 . The Dolphin, from Ivadesella, had 2 , 800 , and i s austry from Villa vicinsa, 3 , 000 bushels of nuts. K c ( ttil i t t 6 rit ' ette - SeTit large number of vessels have ar -1,44 0 , 14 1 cargoes-of oranges and other seasonable fruits, Op be south of Europe, and a great many vessels t i) lit tik W_ ith grain, of various kinds, and flour, both tlttlizltllzi states iotat o, usuallymany of supplying which, suchin have tS f kin France and America, which do not usually 4 4 4 any great extent in the exportation of such ,k k. i t Nt ed ,I ) lsnaEra's Two ROMANCES.—We are re '''%,,t'l,") .State that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough ' ''lt ( j,,„ 'as this day published " Contarini Fleming " and ~t h t's -Romances, by B. Disraeli, Esq.,re-printed CCei i c2 Permission of the author, and comprised in three 7 I`.': , With a portrait of Mr. Disraeli. Mr. Colburn has . 1 41 11;.` el Y published a third edition of " Sybil," three 1 ' 1 44 1 ,' ; and a fourth edition of " Coningsby," three , t ‘j"l "The New Timon," a Romance of London, Part 1., ; W ''" now be had of all bookseller.. 1 ' l 4 Bl ' RENT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.—On ki ktl i aY a meting of the above society was held at the 1 ki ; ,, °4 l, Maidstone. There were present a considerable ‘ ti ,•' of gentlemen connected with the agricultural inte il kit: l3 ,eluding Sir Edmund Sl P . rr, M.P. fur West I . ° , l l.'Q",atnes D. S. Douglas, Esq.. for Rochester` the k al k alonel Stratford ; Captain Marsham, R.N.; the Rev. , I 1 1 44Z a nl, of Abingdon Castle; C. G. Whittaker, Esq. ; 1 41k es Selby, Esq., of Mailing. Colonel Austen, one of :kt sm et nbers for West Kent, on being called to the chair, ob '4is t hat that meeting had been assembled to take into !, k th:rstion the peculiar position in which they were placed N o il ,:traag, conduct of the Prime Minister of England, ts,," been raised loft ewer on the belief that he would I N ot," the interests he agricultural Isopulation of the i 4 4, , bat who had eeserted the principles on which he i ttt e,n office. After briefly detailing the circumstances P is , f e `i with the crisis which was impending over the A th - , - the farmers, the Hon. and Gallant Chairman called L ' 4 Ph,,H on. Colonel Stratford, who moved the first resolu- N ' lld ~`"ging the meeting to support no measure which 1 , ce l l ( ' - So reduce the protection at present afforded to li taral Produce This resolution having been seconded kP eci r ' Ketch, was carried unanimously. It was then re kti i s ,h°/ 1 the motion of Mr. Osborne, seconded by Mr. \ id -', a tenant-farmer, that a petition founded thereon t. 7,„,Prepared and presewed to both Houses of Parlia t tv i t flanks we ' re then voted to the Chairman and the l t:a t k ' Members for their adherence to the cause of protec- i 1 . ter which , most of the leading men present dined i „ et Nt ii lo b t rd ARD MASTER.—At Colchester Town-hall, . - 1 7. Y (Thursday) William Greenwood, a tailor, living :ti i i it: t tl i r . (r s - roaci, it tended to hear a complaint brought N I t she by his apprentice, a youth named Golden Balls. R. d e statement of the latter it appeared that he was C, l ° _4l3lsrentice to Greenwood by the parish of St. Botolpu, t mt ti3lll)plied him with a new suit of , lothes; for several c kit ~1 1 . 1 ) , Ast his master (who made no complaint of the boy's t 1 41 l jtJ had subjected him to a series of ill-u-age. Besides t l a ,c,,, e rg his belly" by a short supple of food, he had robbed li t Oll, l, ~e , ,bY pawnins.7 the clothes with which he had been 11 la 4) ", and suffering him to go about almost in rap I) tll . .. / . v was also made to work at his trade the whole of ) , t, 3' ''' * es 'i:) - Sunday ; and in order to prevent his making to toe spuzint, he was in the habit of telling him that it I 4 , 1 1 1 ) e no li s le his going to the magistrates, as they always I t e :.• o master's part. The boy, however, who appears to qt e ' h ' i a very doei;e disposition, found an opportunity of tell- Ittlti nAttawl•ase of a w rr oe atettiotoa thnear3rileady.sris: whoer named directed t Baker, le , b it y . l i 4 t r ante of the parties. The defendant admit t eit most of the tkil ''' ' l' l ' i a ii t i c i in t.!• n a l l' oe t t iu t t l that .e ur ra t ilis is,, ,N,nopii.,t, , ~ ft.,l7:Ene Y T h . ' e d 1 ( . ' .; ‘ 1 . 1 ) .. . lbSl d over th e P our b oy t e ihs! '' " 1 l'" s ' 2.; t. 1, 4" C c a _ ' *e ",. i r, f r their sens e of the heartless conduct of the defene l't i L od smissed him with an intimation that he would before "ar more of the case.—. Essex Standard. A d i r?.; E v sAARKET and CITY NEWS. roua The Slat of tg',e) There TilLt a quiet market for Cottony at Liverpool on Sa turday. Sales 3,000 bales without change in prices. A considerable degree of excitement continues to be wit nessed in all circles here at the new turn that has taken place in the Ministerial appointments. It will be seen below that the quotations of the public securities have advanced upiin the probable return of Sir Robert Peel to power; and ail that is now most ardently desired is that the"-Great ques tion of the corn-laws may be settled with the earliest pos sible speed. Trade and commerce must - languish until the real intentions of the Government upon the matter has been arranged. The advices by the West India steamer, partly delivered on Saturday afternoon, bring satisfactory intelligence, in the main, respecting the condition of the principal islands. Slowly it is true, but in a manner that promises an increase hereafter, immigration was progressing from more than one quarter. Sierra Leone continues to fur nish occasional supplies of labour, and the Hill Coolies are a resource to be depended upon, although it is com plained that their introduction was rather an expensive affair, and that several merchants had obtained Madeira labourers, quite as efficient, on more reasonable terms, and by virtue of private engagements. The weather in Jamaica was moister, and therefore better for the ensuing crop. As yet there are no advices of the receipt of the American President's speech. The heads of this document are under stood to have been in the possession of a select few here, but as to the document itself all parties interested must await the arrival of the next packet, as no doubt it will be received by one of the liners. Consols for the Account have advanced from 92% to 9351, and the market is new extremely firm. The last price on Saturday afternoon was 92%, the opening value to-day was 93%. Now a few sales have made at 93 1 %; Reduced Three per Cents. have risen from 92% to 93%; and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 94% to 95k%. The advance in Exchequer-bills has been but trifling. Bank Stock has risen from 200 to 202. The Foreign Funds are also firm to-day. Spanish at 2876 ; the Three per Cents. at 394, the French Three per Cents. at 81f. 50c. ; the Buenos Ayres, at 40 1 / 2 and the Mexican Five per Cents. at 30!,', There is a slight tendency in the Railway Shares to ad vance to-day; but very little business is in progress. ONE CLOSING RICKS OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock ......... 202 202 3 per Cent. Reduced New 34 per Cents 95 in 95% LongAnnuitiestoexpireJan.lB 6o 10 i-16 10 7-16 Consols for Account ...... 931 4% 1 4 93 Li India Stock for Account... . " 263 .xchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 / 2 d. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small CLOSING PRICES oxE , RTCES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. D , tto Account Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 21% 21% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 .. 30% 30N Ditto, Account 307 ( 8% 30% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 42 42 nussian Bonds . ••• —11 3 1 A Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Accoont 2BS, 28% Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto, Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Reates, 3 per Cent. Exchange 2sf. 50c. 25f. 70e. Belgian 4% per Cent ...... 95.5 uutch. 2% per Cent . I}Eto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 93% 94 94 PRICES OF PAID BUSINESS DONE CLOSING . , A 'LW Ali SHARES AT Olgi. O'CLOCK. PRICE , . I!er(l~!en Aberdeen,Banff. & Elgin 2% Armagh, Coleraine, and Portru4h l% 4ylesbury and Thame.. 1% — Be.'falt & County Down 2% Bideford andTavistock... 1I — Bimini and Gleoucestet. 100 124 Ditto New 17% Birmingham and Ox 13rd Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — ... ......... ••• -- Boston, Stamid, & Birm. 225. Bridgewater &Minehead 425...... iiristo I arid Exeter 7O Ditto, New liriqoi and Gloucester 3O ....., ... .. ......... 5 3 Bri*tol and Liver. June Buckinghamshire aledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand June 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 31... ......... ... 34(, Jo. New ... l% 2% 2% Cambridge and Oxford.. 1,,; - .. — Canterbury and Dover.. 1% - - Central Kent 2% Chelmsford and Bury ... 1% - Cil , ,eter and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltev,liam and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction 5 — Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester l l4 Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe Derby, Gainebro', and Great Grimsby ... 1% — Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stailbrd 2%....• ........ "•••• -- Direct Manchester (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) 5l ...... Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and Armagh 1%..... Dublin and BelfastJunc. 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway.— .. 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley ... 2% Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Eastern Counties 141. 16s 2O 19 3 / 4 20 1 4... 20 1 4 Ditto New 61. 16s. 6 14 6% p 6 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.......61.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto. No. 2... 4L 13s. 4d... EastDerelfat andNoech 1 Eastern Union — , -- - Ditto, Quarter Shares 3j4 -- Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'ntoNorw'h 2 1 / 2 Do., Camb and Ely.. 2 1 / 2 .-- East Lincolnshire - - East & West of England 1%...... dinburah and Glasgow 50 ...... 70 Ditto Half Shares ... 5 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 ...... Ditto, New Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 , 4 — ee •••• - Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 2 Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 / 2 - Essex and Suffolk ..... 1% Exeter. Dorchester, and Weymouth - Exeter. Yeovil, & Dorset 21: 1 , _ Glouc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales l % .... Goole and Doncaster .. 425....... ... ..... .. Grand Junction —.lOO Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l% IN% t % l l4 Great Eastern &Western 2 %...... ... .. 1% GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and 'Nest. (Ireland) - Ditto Extension Great Munster 2%...••• Great North of Scotland 2% — t4reat North of England..loo .207 Ditto New Do. New .... Great Western Ditto 1 / 2 Shares SO Ditto 14 Shares 2% l6 . • 15% Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 5 ..... Harwich Hull and Selby SO Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Shares Inverness and Elgin 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Irish North Midland l% Isle of Axholme Killarney Junctions l4 ...... Kendal and Windermere 1 1 ,6 — L L ineast ex and Carlisle... 30 ..• .. ....... Larne, Belfast, and Bal lvmena - Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedford... 225.....•. ............... Leicester and Tamworth 425. — [Avert,. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. 1 ,6 Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% .. Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birminghmloo 215 Do. Thirds . . lO Do. 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension ...... 1% — Londeal and 131ackwall. 16/. 133.4 d. 8% Do New Ditto Extension London and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 40 ... .. 2% 215 43 24 1 4 221 8% 61 4 Ditto, Sixths ...... 0%...... LonA.,n and Croydon, 131. 15. Vd 20 V 2% Do. Guaranteed 5 per (*era. Lon., 0x.,G10., and Hereford ,TlGreenwich 12/ 15s 4d.•• Do. Prpf..renee ...18/17e 2d — London Hounslow, and 20% 8% Western Lord. & S.Western 41/6.. 10d - -. Do. New Consol. Bths 20 Do. No* Do. New London& South Essex 2 3 A ..... 1,1,i, al and Y ork .. 2172•..... 3 : , 4 3 / 4 1 ,4 ... London and ‘Vmdsor ... 1 ...... ... — London, Warwick, and Kidderminster London, Salisbury, and y.4, , vil ... . 2 1 6,....... Londotiderry& Coleman,. 5 ....... ........ Londonderry and Ennis- ki11en...... ......... Lvt !.• A , t Dit,o Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths' 1 .••••• 113(............ .... a : a 11% De. Sixteenths........ 414 7 , •! - :-. •.t! ..,.-±,. ~i. 1 bir , lif , 1;1 7l 72 ... ...... .. 72 Du Quartere 4 ...... 1U It Do. New Quarters ..- 2 Do. Continuati.a arid , Welsh Junction Minchester.Buxton,and Matlock 423....... 1 3 / 4 p l% p Manchester, Birm., and Moult Junction ..... — — Manchester and Rugby Direct .... Manchest. &Southampt. 2 Midland ...... .100 ... —145 . . ... 145 1)o. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...loo Midld. & East. Counties 2% Midland Great Western ( Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo 2 3,4 eweastle and Darling ton Junction 1)o. New Brandling 2O Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport & Abergaveany'h ▪ New Ross and Carlow._ 22s Newry and Enniskillon ▪ Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... ......... ..... Norfolk Extension 2514 11% North British - 21% 22 I )o. Half Shares ..... 3% — 00000000 •..•• Do. Exten. to Carlisle VA — Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scnp Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% 2%.. .. . ...... 2% North Staffordshire 425....... 2% p 2% p North Wales . 3% North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting is Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% l% l% Not tingm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester.. 1% Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth, & Southamptn742s. : Oxford, Worcester, and IVA 13 Oxford, Virttney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric 1 ~.. Portsmouth Direct 3 3 /4 3 3 /4 Preston and Wyre Do. 1 4 Shares ..... ... 2 1 , Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester .. Rugby and Huntingdon 2 — Rugby, Leamington,maci Warwick 12 3 4 3 3 / 1 2 9 LA Rugby, Warwick. and Worcester..... ... 425. cottish Central S ctit tish Midland 5 Do. Extension Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Sharev... 8 S:li . ewsbury and Birth... 2 1 ,. x ..... ..... ..• Shropshire Minerai 425....... Shropshire Union lirewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Stafrordsb. June. 2 1 / 2 — Sligo and Shannon l% Sornersetshire Midland 2% — .... ... ..... South Devon 25 South Midland 42. + 2% p ..... 2 3 4 p South & Midlands Jane 42a...... ... 9 di*. South Staffordshire J unc. 2 1 / 2 , nit ir .Etytern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... . Do., No. 1 l2 Do.. N•. 2. Do., No. 3 Do.. N«. 4 Southampton, Menthes- ter. & Oxford Junction 425. — St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... - - •••••••• •••• • Staines and Richmond .. 1 .....»........ Stafrordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — South Wales ..... Taw Vale Extension ... ••• •• •. ...... Tean and Dove Valley 1% Trent Valley 2 ...... Trent Valley and lioly head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingsteke Ulverstone and Furness 2'' ...... Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin 1V at erford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire - WestLondon,OldShares 20 West End and Southern Counties X exford and Carlow ... 2,i 00000000 •• ••• Wis beach and St. Ives... 2 - Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and G10uce5ter......... 425. Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow 2:4 — ••• Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union .. 1%... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 — Ditto, New York and Car1i51e......... 2 3 4 York and Lancaster 2% York ars4l North Midland 50 14 Shares _ ittu Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do Extension FOREIGN RAILWAY,. Anglo- Belgian.... 4 Barb,,does 1 isouiogne 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Eiordeaux. Toulouse. and Ceti, (Nlaekenzie'b)... 2 Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders 13 1 ; 351 / 4 2% - 31A ... 1% 26% Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 .. ..• ••• •• 000000000 Central of Spain ... Ceylon ss. Demerara Dendre Valley ......... .. '2 .... .. —. . . Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 ... .. ~ Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 ,4 Farnpoux & Hazebrouk 2 - ••••• 0000000 .• Great North. of France Constituted 6 ...... 13 1 4% Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3% ...... Jamaica S.Mid.J unction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 1% Lyons and Avignon 2 . — Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia .... 2 ... Mauritius .. ..... .... ..... 1 Nan:ur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 10 3 / 4 l O l4 Over Yssel 413 s 4d 2 die ... 2 dis Paris &Lyons(Laflitte's) 2 - 13% Pans and Lions (Gan . - neron's)... . Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 2', Paris & Lyons (Sud Eat) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Pans and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) - 2 Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin ... 2 Rouen and Havre ; (Iyal North of Spain ... 2 - Sambre and Meuse 6 ...... .. Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantic ..... _ Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt. 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) •• Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona... 3 W,,,i, Fl an d e rs .. 4 MINES British Iron . ..... .. Real del Monte Unregd. Santiago de Cuba ,f• ...... 2%S 2 - 9 iiii 4 ° 22 1 4 13 l tit LATE EXTENSIVE I% ATCH AND JEWEL ROB BERY LN THE ClTY.—Seq..eant Wall, No. 16, and Gray, No. 10, of the C div ision, the officers by whose sole exerti os the extensive system of plunder in watehes and jewels in the City was detected, and property of the value of 3,000/. and upwards, the principal portion belonging to Mr J. French, of the Royal Exchange, chronotneter and watch. maker, and the remainder to parties connected with the watch trade, restored, have r,c ived the following reward for their services :—Mr. French has presented each with a silver watch. of the best possible manufacture, with all the newest improvements, the cost price of each watch being 251. The following inscription is engraved on the inside cases i--" Presented by Mr. John French, of the Royal Exchange, London. to Police Sergeant (naming the officer, No. --), in testimony of his activity, zeal, and perseverance, in recovering stolen property, value 2,0001., and bringing the culprits to justice, in the case Re gina v. Gamble and Bodin, trial at the Old Bailey, London, Nov. 18, 1845." A cheque for a sum, to be divided between the officer-, ace impanied the present. Nft ti I FICENT DON ATION Seen tiry of the c , "ifs for Pro'w,til.7 Glri*tian E .ou wiedge ilia just received the sum of 1,000!. infurtherance of the views of the above Society, from an anonymous contributor signing himself " A Friend Unknown. THE SUN LO 'DON, TUESDAY . MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1645 ELECTION OF IvIEMBIT4RS OF COM- ()NT C itTTNT(' TT, (YEtzTF 13 DA Y. ) ritis being St. Thomas's Day, cacti ward in the city of London held, according to annual custom, a wardmote in their respective parishes. FARRINGDON WITHIN. The wardn - .ote for this parish was held in the hall of Christ's Hospital. Mr. Alderman Kelly presided. The Lord Mayor's precept having been read, Mr. STEEL, in a long speech, made his annual charges against the Corporation of the City; ,which, having been replied to at an equal length by other gentlemen, the con versation ended, and the real business of the day was pro ceeded with. W. 11. Ashurst, Valentine Rutter, Henry Blake, Henry Pritchard, Samuel Ridley, Thomas Bonsor, George Virtue, Edward Edgington, John Wilton, R. Westwood, Thos. Jefferson Holt, James Harvey, and David James M'Lachlain, Esq., the former metnbers, were again re-elected with but a shadow of opposition from Mr., Russell, who declaimed against these gentlemen, who were in favour of an abolition of duties on all imports, and from Mr. Steel, who requested to know to wham the presentation of a bey to Christ's Hospital, which was in the gift of Mr. Hilton, had been made. The answer was most satisfactory, Mr. Hilton having placed the gift in the hands of the Common ; Council, thus avowing all imputation of unhappily ashy , his patronage. The Ward Inquest was then elected, and the Wardmote, after thanks had been given to the Chairman, and returned, broke up. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. 5% 2% 53/4 To-day a wardmote of the citizens of this ward was held at eleven o'clock, in the New Court, Old Bailey, for the election of 16 Common Councilmen, and other officers, for the ensuing year. Alderman Sir James Duke presided on the occasion. Considerable interest was excited from the fact of there being the likelihood of a contest, Dr. Lynch having come forward on the Liberal free-trade interests, and in conse quence the Court was completely crowded at an early hour. Alderman Sir J. Dui opened the business, by stating the object which had called them together, and said the ward-clerk (Mr. Pontifex) would read the precinct returns which had been made, after which he would be prepared to hear what any of the gentlemen might have to say. The following list was then read, being the names of the gentlemen returned by their several precincts, as proper per sons to serve the office of Common Councilmen for the en suing year ST. ANDREWS.—Mr. Richard Taylor, and Mr. John Buckmaster. ST. SEPULCHRE'S.— Joshua Thos. Bedford, Esq. Deputy, Mr. James Michael Barnard, Mr. Henry Stokes, Dr. Jordan Roche Lynch, Mr. Richard Williams, and Mr. Michael Prendergast. ST. MARTIN'S.—Mr. James Anderton, and Mr. Nicholas Thos. Isherwood. ST. BRIDE'S.—R. Obbard, Esq. Deputy, Mr. Henry Burn, and Mr. Samuel S. Edkins. ST. DUNSTAN'S.-Mr. Joseph Charles, Mr. Edmund Hodg. son; and Mr. James Ramsbaw. Mr. HOLMES then moved Mr. Harding as a fit and proper person to represent the Ward in the Common Council. That gentleman had had a seat for several years, during which period he had done his best to serve the interests of the citizens. Mr. CLEMON seconded the nomination. Dr. LYNCH then rose to address the wardmote. In coming forward as a condidate, he said he had been actuated solely by a desire to serve all classes of the citizens, but more particularly the humbler classes. There were a great number of abuses prevailing in the Corporation, and many improve ments required in the ward, to which he would devote his best energies ; particularly was he desirous to he useful to the poor. He would proceed to consider some of the evils to which attention was most necessary to be directed. There was one particularly that required primary consideration— he meant the ventilation and draining of the district. Nearly all the lanes and alleys at present were without sewers, the houses were in the most defective state of ventilation, every sort of filth was allowed to accumulate in cesspools, evolving deleterious gases, and so poisoning the atmosphere as to lay the foundation of typhus fever aad consumption. He had examined into the state of these lanes and' alleys, and he found hat hi nine courts there were crowded together 1,800 human bei.igs. lii Fetter-lane there were tell ty homes which, judging from the inhabitants that had been ascer tained to live in one house, must contain nine hundred persons. But what was the actual result? According to the last census there were in the houses referred to not less than 1,200. When they considered the most defective state of drainage in such a crowded dis trict, they would at once be aware of the disease that must arise from it, and the necessity that. existed for some one like himself to be in the Common Council, so as to give promi nence to such a state of things, and to obtain redress. The Learned Gentleman then v,elit at some length into statistical evidence derived from the Health of Towns Commission Re port, to show the amount of disease and mortality in all the great towns of the kingdom that arise from bad sewrage,crowded dwellings, aad defective ventilation. His profession, he said, strictly speaking, was to cure disease, but he wished to take higher ground; he was anxious to do everything in his power to prevent it.—(Cheers.) Measures had been tried in other districts of the metropolis—draining had been tried, and found successful, and he wished a similar attempt to be made in the district he sought to repre sent. In another portion of the metropolis a sys tem of drainage bad been tried, which extended at present to sixty miles, and bad been most efficient ir. carry ing away all the deleterious gases, and corrupt matters that previously had been allowed to exist. The learned gentle man here referred to a model of the arrangements employed in the districts referred to, (Holborn and Finsbury,) and in timated that should he be returned for the Farringdon With out district, he would do his best to bring a similar system into operation.—(llear ' hear.) The poor had no representa tives at present in the Common Council, and he was anxious to be there to support their cause.—(Cheers.) He would now say a few words on general poli tics. He was happy to observe that a great change for the better had been taking place the last few years ; party spirit had much abated; and Whig and Tory no longer ' excited that interest they had formerly done in party strug gles. Philanthropy was setting aside prejudice-- a feeling of justice was taking the place of expediency—and those who formerly differed were now found to agree on questions affecting the public welfare. In a voice of thunder they had declared that the corn-laws were doomed to have an end. Sir Robert Peel had shown a disposition to kid to the people on this question ; the citizens of London had declared that they wanted no protection, and in a similar manner all the great towns of the kingdom had pronounced their opinion. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Give them free-trade and the cloud of war that appeared in the horizon would soon be found to give way. There would be then no danger of a conflictisetween two great nations, peopled by the same race, speaking the same lan guage, and actuated by the same love of liberty.—(Hear, hear.) The speaker having dwelt at some further length on the question of free trade, went into the abuses which he alleged to exist in the Corporation, complaining that the ancient constitution of the City bad been set aside in the election of its officers. It was the right, according to the original charter of the citizens, to elect the Lord Mayor, but now he was elected by the Court of Aldermen ; and the latter, again, instead of being subject to annual appointment, or periodical election of any kind, were appointed for life.—(Cries of " Hear.") The Sheriffs were also appointed in a most objectionable manner, being a job got up annually by the two solicitors who expected to be Under-Sheriffs. and to pocket all the emoluments of office; but the citizens of London had nothing to do with it, as the form of election took place before a mob of those men, paid by the attorneys in question for attending. The Learned Gentleman next addressed himself to several other points connected with the management of civic affairs, especially to the amount paid to public offices, and concluded by saying he would do his best to work out a reformrtion. Addresses were then delivered by Mr. Richard Taylor, Mr. Anderton, and Mr. Prendergast, when Alderman Sir JAMXS DUKE proceeded to take the vote of the meeting. After taking's show of hands for each of the candidates separately,he declared the election to be in favour of the list of names we have already given, with the excep tion of Mr. James Ramshaw, who was the unsuccessful can didate. A poll was then demanded, which was appointed to take place this afternoon from four to fire o'clock, to-morrow from twelve to two o'clock, and on Wednesday from eleven to two o'clock, when it will finally close. It was intimated during the course of the morning, that the Queen had appointed to•morrow to receive the Sheriffs, arid to name the day on which she would be pleived to re ceive the memorial of the Common Council again.t the corn laws. CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT. A wardmote was held this morning in the hall of St. Giles's Charity Schools, High-street, Cripplegate, for the purpose of electing representatives to the Conrt of Common Council, an inquest jury, and other ward officers. Mr. Alderman Ch a lli s too k t h e c hair. The wardmote was opened with the u sua l f orms. The worthy AL DERMAN b r i e fly opened the business of the day, and on the motion of several of the parishioners, the gentlemen who had been elected on the preceding year were again re-elected. _ - One gentleman, a Mr. SPENCER - , proposed Mr. King, who was, however, rejected. The several members, Mr. Dickson , Deputy; Messrs. R. Lambert Jones, M e d way, Eldred, Johnson, Sadler, Gilbert, And Raid then returned thanks. Mr. Baker, ward-beadle, was then re-elected the consoli dated rate-collector for the ensuing year. COSTS OF PROSECUTING HOUSES OF IMPROPER CHARACTER. Mr. ll On the oDG presentation Esp ro po proposed a the resolutionlnc u e Jurystto the to effect that, the m meeting, the Court of Aldermen had on former occasions paid no at tention to the presentments of the Inquest Jury with re spect to improper houses, either the jury should not be at all elected, or if elected not called on to exercise functions which would be totally disregarded Mr. Alderman CHALLIS trusted th at the re solution would not be pressed, for as certainly as the y g ive up their local rights they were injuring not only their own right but the constitution of the country generally. Let them not do so, in a moment of irritation, because a L ord Mayor sh ould perhaps should, therefore, do offend them, or because a Court of Aldermen might be rather hard-headed; and he would not affirm that aldermen City could oppose to the were always the best judges of what was for the public in terest.—(llear, hear.) The Committee of the Court of arlitunent of the Aldermen had often considered the subject adverted to by Mr. Hodges, and he (Mr. Challis), in the pursuance of his duty, had told the Committee that the parish of Cripplegate Without, for instance, had no funds to prosecute houses of an opinions op improper ioibouots ha c character, da foundr wishes c is t h e reishoaaftn the any e t yl rest te t h aa e l C en 11% of time of George the Second. Mr. llonoEs subsequently withdrew his resolution. THE TWOPENNY TOLL ON ENTERING THE crry. Mr. BARTON said that the twopenny tolls on carts entering the City should be at least done away with. A PARISHIONER said that he was aware that one trades man in the West-end paid not less than 16s. per week i n t hi s matter. -(Laughter.) Mr. R. L. JONES inform ed the wardmote that t he tolls had p been expended an the i m p rovements of - arringdon-street. The tolls realised some th ree or four thousand p o unds, and he • a p th er o l u m g p li s t b ili e a a t b w ol h is e ha when this ids they w ere not appropriated in some other manner. object was attained, the tolls wou ld Mr. KING thought that a rate might be put on gas and water companies in Crippleg ate, as in other war ds. Atr BARTON—And they would levy a larger rate upon you and I.—(Laughter.) The inquest jury was then proposed and elected. After the passing of some other business of an unimportant character, thanks were voted to the late mombers of the Common Council, and to the Alderman fur the ward, which, having. been respe.ded to by Mr. Deputy Dickson and Chairman, the wardmete broke up. CRIPPLEGA rE A Wardmote was hel•i this day, till a late hour, at the Soh:Ad-rooms, Philip-lane, for the purpuse of returnill repres,. ntatives to the Court of Common CounciL After the eight members who had filled the office had been severally proposed, r. 11 wrcittNsuN (t he fathq• or tlf , wsrd) rose to pro pose M r. Benin eh, of ‘Voo‘i- st r. et. lie (M e. I.) had been an inhabitant of that ward for fift y y ears, a nd he had great 1 pleasure in proposing his adopted son, Mr. Bennoch, for Common Councilman. He would make up for any de fieienev under which he might labour in adefr3ssing the wm - einote, and for h . ," own part he was very su:t that if returned by the electors he would be found a faithful representative. Mr. Licon' seconded the proposition, and in a few but pithy expressions inculcated upon the ward the im portance of sending at the present juncture into the Common Council only thorough-going free-traders, to the exclusion of those who might be inclined to curry favour with those in power, and at the same time feed the poor orrnaangel wurzel and curry powder. A show of hands was then taken, and one of the pre ceding Common Councillors (Mr. Barnard) was de clared by the chairman to be excluded. Mr. BARNARD demanded a poll. The gentlen Ma whose names had commanded the show of hands then addressed the meeting seriatim. Mr. Boole, Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lart, Mr. Cash, and Mr. Brass, were known to be Liberals, and spoke in fa vour of an immediate abolition of the corn-laws, and other measures of concession. Mr. Lee Wilson's address was of a Conservative character. Mr, BENNOCH then came forward, and said that, not having had the pleasure of representing them in the Court of Common Council, and therefore uuable to claim for himself any servitude to which he could refer as a warrant of his future conduct, or as in part expressive of his principles, he should be obliged to trouble them ith a few remarks illustrative of the course he should adopt, and the line he should advocate, if fortunate enough to be returned as one of the Councillors from that ward. Personalities in cases of th's kind he abhorred, and he would therefore avoid them as far as he consistently could with the duty he had to perform; and, therefore, in questioning the principles of any one not of his own opinion, he hoped they would attribute his observations to public duty, and not to any private animosity.—(Hear, hear.) The first measure to which he would allude was that most obnoxious and iniquitous one—the present corn law—(Hear)—of which he had endeavoured to give them a specimen of his opinions in a short address he had published to the electors of the ward. He would add but a few facts to the statements in ,that address, and he thought the meeting would deem them of suf ficient importance to justify his troubling it with them. He held, then, in the first instance, that it was most pre sumptuous and unrighteous that man by his laws should presume to stop the bounty of the Creator, by standing between him and his creature, interfering with the bounty of the one and the benefit to the other. He referred more particularly to what had occurred in America—the result of these cruel laws. There, in the state of Ohio, not more than some three or four years ago, the crops of corn upon the ground had been literally consumed. Why ? Because there was no market for the produce ; while at the same time in other parts of the same state the inhabitants were suffering severely from the want of crops.—(Hear, hear.) They, in Britain, would have taken that corn in exchange for their own manufactures, but these laws stood in the way. The state of Ohio contained 25,000,000 of acres, and of this number of acres 20,000,000 were capable of growing wheat.. This was nearly one-third more than the entire surface of England, including its rivers, its rocks, and its barren mountains.—(Hear, hear.) Now, how much better, he would ask, would it not have been if they had exchanged with a population, evidently intended by nature for an agricultural population, the produce to which their country was peculiarly adapted, giving them in return the manufactures which their peculiarly fortunate position had enabled thorn to cultivate with such industry and success ? How much better, he re peated, would it have been for both countries, if this country had encouraged America to pursue her agri cultural capabilities, instead of driving her labourers to the manufacture of stockings and nightcaps, which they could get from England at one-tenth of the cost. Labour, they were all aware, was wealth, and could any thing be so highly absurd as that the Legislature should compel the poor and famishing workman to give his labour for twelve hours per day for two shillings'-worth of corn, when, by adopting another principle, he might get for the labour of six hours an equal amount of food. If the real interests of the labouring classes were consulted, they should give to other countries that which they produced most cheaply, receiving from those countries in return those articles in which they most excelled.—(Hear.) But, perhaps, some of those opposed to those opinions did not calculate the immense increase in the population of the United Kingdom. It was on all hands admitted that the present growth of the country, taking the average of every year, was barely sufficient to supply the wants of the population. The increase, by the statistical re ports, were proved to be at least one thousand per day, or above 360,000 a year, so that in some twelve years the population would have increased four or five millions. Thus, then, they saw the working of the obnoxious corn-laws. If they were to be supported, what would become of the multitudes added every year to the population?—(Hear, hear.) There was no more corn than at the present time sufficed to satisfy the country, and yet an obstruction was placed in the way of the repeal of a law which prevented the additional increase pf mouths to be fed. It was absolutely monstrous that auy one could be found to defend them. There was one question to which he had referred in his address, and that was the question of national education. It was a question which involved the happiness, the morality, and the comfort of every man in this great empire. The speaker then proceeded to argue, in the most eloquent manner, that neglect was attri butable to the Corporation of London, inasmuch that they had, not long before, curtailed some of their shows and dinners of some of their unfair proportions, and with the fund annually saved, some 5,0001. or 10,000/, founded schools, that it might be said over the world that, how ever ignorant the extremities of the country might be, London, the soul—the centre—could boast that all its inhabitants could at least read.—(Hear, hear.) He then advocated the introduction of railway communication into the City, and he particularly referred to the expression of one of the candidate that " this was not the place to introduce controversial subjects." Mr. LEE WILSON—I never said so. Mr. BENNOCII said that he had the words in writing, and here they were. He said, " This is not the place to introduce controversial sub jects." The Hon. Gentleman might not have meant that ; but what then did be mean ? If he (Mr. B.) were honoured so far as to be sent to the Court of Common Coun cil,he would go there determined to wage war with whatever bigotry, or prejudice, or despotism he might find in that small high place.—(Hear.) It was new to him to suppose that in that deliberative assembly a gentleman should have only to announce, as if he had been an oracle, "Listen to me, hearken to the voice of wisdom, and be edified," and that he would be obeyed—that the assembly would arise with loud acclaim and confirm the oracle. The thing was absurd. The speaker concluded by assuring the electors that they should find him in the Council bear ing and forbearing, but always ready to defend the rights of the ward, and the country, against any and every attack made upon either.—(Hear, hear.) The poll then proceeded, and at the closing hour this day the nnmbers were :--- LIBERALS. Hoole 27 Bennoch S.nith Brown 26 "Irass Last, 25 Barnard CONSERVATIVE. Lee Wilson The poll will not finally :lose until Wednesday. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Lcornow, DEC. 22.—Wind this day at noon S.S.W., fresh gale, with snow. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Shi. Port Fleetwood, Ludler, Cape of Good Hope ; Quebec, Williams, New York. YARMOUTH, Dsc. 21.—S1d. Fattel Raznek, Aden. DUBLIN, DEC. 20.—Letherland, Freeman, Quebec. CORK, DEC. 18.—.Acrd. Maria Spear, New York; Boadicea, Newfoundland, and sailed for London. 19. Hyram, Wm. Taylor Walker, New York. Sailed, 19th, Sappberas, Mobile. Hum., DEC. 20.—Arrd. Pilot, Hall, St. Andrew's ; Dyedal, Quaboc. RAMSGATE, DEC. 21.—TheWoodman, Good, from Bombay to Hull, went on shore on the Knock last night, and it is feared will be totally lost—blowing heavy. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21.—The wind shifted suddenly at 3 A. M. from the northward, and has blown a heavy gale ever since from N. to N.N.W., and continues. CORK, DEC. 18.—It blew a heavy gale N.E. during the night. The vessels in harbour rode it out safely. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 19.—The Dawsons, Thompson. from St. Petersburgh, arrived here yesterday, is rather leaky, having grounded In entering. DEAL, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Inchinnan, Hyslop, Bombay ; George, ; Pernambuco; . o; f J c o lre h a an nye r , edz e i v ck er , t P on e , te u rso on n d , u ß r a as t l vi ciro a for od Copenhagen Luck, Honduras. 21st, Palmyra, Campbell, China; Mar mion, Baillie, Madras; Bolivar, Fenwick, Bombay; Emerald, Pavey, Antigua; Burnhopeside, Lorin Montreal; Enchan tress, Phillipp, Quebec, Arrd. from the River for, 20th, May flower, Headley, Hobart Town ; Mayflower, M'Geldowney, Mauritius. 21st, Simon Taylor, Brown, Calcutta ; Clefton Cox, Madras; Navarino, Dalston, St. Helena; Brunswick Cappelle, Aden; Eleanore and Henriette, Deneke, Porto Rico ; Maria and Elizabeth, Batavia. Arrd. from the River and sailed for, 21st. Royal Saxon, Charlesworth, Sydney; London, Gibson, Sydney ; John Grey, M'Donald, Calcutta ; Charles Jones, Clarkson, Calcutta; Mary Rundle, Sierra Leone; Rapid, Dunbar, Bahia ; Juno, Bonhoff, Pernambuco; Tancred Smith, Barbadoes ; Catherine Greene, Dyer, St. Kitt's. Sld. 21, Henry Woolley, Calcutta; John Oldham, Cavern Bombay; William and Alfred, Laurence, Antigua; Caleb Ango, Whittle, Hondurus ; Denmark, Frost, Mobile. :MPORTANT TO MARINERS.-DISCOVERY OF AN _ ISLAND, &c. " Adelaide, July 25, 1845. " Sir,—l have the honour to enclose a sketch of the coast of part of Nuyt's Archipelago, furnished me by Captain Irving, of the schooner Sisters, which shows a considerable variation from Flinders' chart of 1802, doubtlessly caused by the haze he met with marked on the map. The dotted line. shows the coast as it exists. Streaky Bay is much deeper, while there is not nearly so deep a bay between Cape Bauer and Point Westall as Flinders has marked. There, however, exists a bay, named Trial Bay,' not laid down by Flinders, in which the Elizabeth and Rebecca, of Hobart Town, was wrecked, as advised on the 16th Airy last. " Captain Irvinir, also reports having discovered an island, about three miles in length, lat. 34. 47. S., and lon. 139. 39. E., not laid down in any chart. " I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) " LLOYD'S AGENT. " William Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's." THE RE-OPENING 01' ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH. —The re-opening of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, which has been so long delayed, in consequence of the exten sive alterations it has untbrgone, is to take place on Thurs day next, being Christmas Day. It will be recollected that during the last session of Parliament a sum of 1,2001. was voted for repairing and beautifying the church, which has nearly all been expended on the interior, but little having been done on the outside. About seven o'clock on Sunday night, a fire broke nut at 25, Compton-street, Clerkenwell, the property of Mr. Richa , dson, c,.rn•ch indler. Engines of the brigade, parish, and West of Eng!. • I Company promptly attended, and the Bremen soon extinguished the flames, but not before consi der Able damage was done. The origin of Os Are Is unknown. OCCASIONAL SKETCHES-HERE AND THERE. No. V. FANEUIL HALL AND EDWARD EVERETT, BOSTON—the Athens of America, as it is deservedly called—is one of the most delightful of cities, whether its situation or its society be considered. New York is more bustling, Philadelphia more demure, Baltimore more ornamental, and Washington more pretending; but the capital of New England is unquestionably the seat and centre of all that is refined, noble, and generous in the American character. Nearly all the other cities consist entirely of long streets intersecting each other at right angles, by which arrangement, advantageous doubtless in some respects, a uniform and most distracting regularity is produced. In Philadelphia, especially, every place looks so exactly like some other place, that a stranger finds it a matter of no little difficulty to pilot himself through the tree shadowed thoroughfares. Twenty-second -street appears to be only a new edition of Second-stret t, with different names oa the glistening white door-plates. It is only in'tne neighbourhood of the wharves that anything like irregularity occurs, so that it may be easily imagined that a Prout, a Stanfield, er a Roberts might ramble through one of these prim places from daylight until dark without encountering a single " bit" with which to enrich his portfolio. It is not so in Boston ; for, after having for many weeks travelled over the flats of the Quaker city, and of New York, I discovered, to my great delight, on enter ing Boston, that our carriage was ascending a hill. In deed, the view which I caught of the place from the mile-long mill-dam bridge, over which the railroad passed, had prepared me for irregularities of surface, for upwards from the water's edge rose houses, tier upon tier, until, on the apex as it were of a pyramid of dwel lings, appeared the State House, whose dark dome stood in bold relief against the sky. The " City of Notions" looked more English than any other place I had seen since I quitted home. The streets were inding, and the houses irregular—occasionally a quaint-looking old dwelling would meet the eye, and there were more brick and mortar buildings than I had seen of late. Things looked substantial ; the ware houses near the quays were built of good solid granite ; so was the market-house ; and many of the larger stores were constructed of the same durable material, which is procured in large quantities from the Quincy quarries, about ten miles from the city. The shop windows were set out in quite the English style, and the drapers' stores in Washington-street would not have looked out of place in Oxford or Regent -streets. Many English books and prints were in the stationers' win dows, and the passengers in the streets were more portly and ponderous than the teen of the middle and southern States. They bad, too, many of them, rosy cheeks, and the ladies exhibited red and white complexions. In one part of the city 1 noticed a very old house with pointed gables and grotesque chimneys, and overhanging upper stories, supported by diabolical-looking brackets. For the moment I lost all consciousness of where I was, and it was not until a very sharp east wind blew in my teeth, and a newsboy cried in a shrill voice, " Here's the Atlas extra—arrival of the steamer—great news from Europe !' that I remembered I was in New, and not in Old Eng land. The celebrated Faneuil Hall is situated in Boston, and is as well known by repute all over America as West minster Abbey or the Monument is in England. It was presented to the citizens of Boston by Peter Faneuil, a rich merchant, whose portrait adorns its interior, in the year 17 , 12.. In the year 1763 it was, in a speech by a Mr. Otis, dedicated to the cause of freedom, and it is now universally known as the old "Cradle of Liberty." It was in Faneuil Hall that Daniel Webster made his recent great Oregon speech, and thither I shall request the company of the reader, for the purpose of making him acquainted with another eminent foreigner, whose name is quite as, if not more, familiar to English ears. We will suppose ourselves arrived at the entrance of the oh! place. It is a huge stone structure, the lower part or basement of it converted into shops, and its upper portion consisting of the Hall proper. Over the en trance is a bell-turret, and two rows of square windows run all round the building. It has no claims to atten tion on the score of architectural beauty, nevertheless, as a relic of the olden time, in excellent preservation, it is always un object of interest to strangers, and almost of affection to the citizens. Ascending a flight of broad wooden stairs, we reach a landing, and passing through a large old-fashioned door way we enter the Hall. It is of copious dimensions, lofty, and surrounded on three sides by a deep gallery, on the front of which, over the entrance-door, is a monster of an eagle, carved in wood, bearing on his breast a shield, with the stars and stripes painted thereon, and having the motto, " E plaribus unurn " very conspicuously painted on a streamer which flutters gaily on an ima ginary whirlwind of liberty. Stuart's celebrated full-length portrait of George Washington occupies the most prominent position on the will fronting the entrance. It is flanked by many smaller ones, of John Hancock, the Adamses (both ex- Presidents), old Peter Faneuil, a jolly-looking gentle man. very showily dressed, and holding a plan of the building in his hand; several ancient Governors of the State of :Massachusetts, some of them in the quaint Dutch costume; and by a batch of benefactors to the The galleries are crowded to excess with ladies, for a meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is about to be held, and whilst the gentlemen eat, drink, and make speeches below, the fair Bostonians, who are very fond of meetings of this nature, will enjoy ice creams and eloquence in their snug seats above. It is worthy of remark, and of imitation, ton, I think, that in America the fair sex have especial attentions paid them. The old saying, .4 - When a lady's in the case You know all other things give place," is realised to its fullest extent in the land of Washington. If you are travelling in a stage coach, or a railroad car, or a steam-boat, should a lady fancy your seat, her male companion intimates as• much, and you abdicate in her favour. Go to hear a popular preacher, and, in order to secure a seat, be in the church half an hour before the time for commencing the service. Hug yourself on hav ing a snug corner, and enjoy the squeezings of the un fortunates in the crowded aisle;—alas! you hear a rustling of silks near your pew door, and your doom is fixed—a commanding voice sounds in your ear, " Pray give up your seat to this lady ;" and, with a very bad grace, you are compelled to join the ranks whom you so lately pitied. Politeness and courtesy to the sex is all very well, but it may be carried a little too far; and the American ladies themselves admit, or I know some of them do, that they are treated too much like dolls, by having such everlasting attentions paid them. But this is not a place for the discussion of such points of eti quette, so let us get back again to Faneuil Hall, which exhibits a gay and unwonted appearance, for the many slender pillars are wreathed with flowers of all hues; banners of various nations are disposed in festoons around the walls, and on the tables below is such a vast amount of good cheer, that no one can doubt, whilst gazing, that America is truly the "land of plenty." One might as well attempt to epitomise a cookery-book as to venture on chronicling half of the dishes which decorate a public dinner-table in America. There are squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, dressed in many ways, and a hundred other things, whose very names are unknown on this side the water; and every here and there, on primrose-coloured pats of butter, lumps of cryttal ice sparkle like huge diamonds. Fish, with queer fowls of every description, joints of huge propor tions, and made dishes by the score, appear, and then vanish away before the attacks of the hungry visitors; and, thus rapidly disposing of the dinner, let us glance at the guests. At the head of the table sits tie Governor of the State. He is a tall, firmly-built man, with a benevolent expression and a mild, grey eye, which has a good deal of lurking humour in its depths. No one, to look at him, would fancy him a man who possesses almost as much power as a crowned head—who holds the scales of life and death in his hands—for he more resembles is well-to-do English gentleman-farmer than a petty so vereign, which, in fact, he is for a time. His dress is carelessly arranged, and it is plain enough that he pays but little attention to personal appearance. Everybody remarks this, and the very newspapers inquire, " Does Governor Briggs wear a shirt 2" for that necessary article is not indicated by the presence of a collar. His Excellency if no great orator, but, when he speaks, the words and sentiments evidently flow from his heart. lie is a great temperance advocate, and may frequently be heard advocating the claims of teetotal societies. And, not content with mere words, he carries his prin,ciples out into practice, for a very few months since he was seen, on Boston-common, picking up an insensible drunkard, whom he himself conveyed to his home, and whom, on . . an after visit, he made Comfortable in circumstances, and induced to sign the pledge. The speeches at the horticultural show are, of course, " much of a muchness" with those put forth in our own country on similar occasions, and, as with us, persons of all professions unite in the proceedings. People of every shade of politics can meet in flower-gardens, and so the subject-matter, and the compliments, and " all that," must be left to the reader's imagination. The evening has advanced considerably, when there is a buzz heard near the door—it grows louder and louder, until a vehement burst of cheering rings through the building, as a gentleman with a very smiling face is seen forcing his way through the crowd as well as he can, whilst every moment his hand is grasped by one and another, as if he were an old acquaintance. And so, indeed, he is, although years have elapsed since last he appeared in Faneuil Hall. " Hip, hip, hip burrs !" Now the ladies have caught a glimpse of him, and they wave scarves and handkerchief's until the air is r• agitated that it almost fans out the gas-lights. The new arrival is a prodigious favourite of theirs, and as they cannot well use their tongues, and join in the universal shout of welcome, they execute all manner of designs in the air, and smile so sweetly, and their eyes beam so brightly, that one envies the happy man who has caused all this flutter and enthusiasm. Nearer sod nearer he gets to the president's chair, and by it he stands bow ing, with his hand upon his heart, whilst the name of Edward Everett is pronounced with a hearty welcome by every tongue. And nfit only is he welcomed by his own countrymen; many Englishmen, invited guests, are pres.nt, who willingly do honour to genius and manly worth in the person toria; and amongst them we may observe one who looks as delighted as if a legacy had been left him. Ile i s a row d-faced pleasant-looking son of the " f as t anc h ore d i s l es ," with a pair of bright eyes, which twinkle merrily through his spectacles.. Never was a more t h oroug hl y good-hearted - looking face than his; and seldom have e ,yes, nose, and mouth been surmounted by a more noble forehead, broad and lofty, and adorned by curly black locks. lie is short and stout, and his portly and plea sant figure, arrayed in sober black, betoken that he be lor,:,-6 to "the cloth." It is Dr. Choulis, the learned and laborious author of the " History of Missions," and of a score of other works, of which I cannot remember even the titles. I have noticed him, because he is one of the Boston "noticeables," and well-known by his works i is this as well as in his adopted country. But 16t us return to Everett. It would be no easy matter to describe Mr. Everett's features, and fortunately there is no necessity for my at tempting a word-painting of his physique, for his long residence in England, and his frequent visits to different portions of the United Kingdom, have rendered his out ward man familiar to most people. It is, however, I may say, one of those thoughtful faces, which an utter ab sence of severity or gloom makes it delightful to look upon. " That must be an amiable man !" would be the most likely observation of an observer on seeing Mr. Everett. He wears visibly the stamp—that stamp which cannot be forged —of the gentleman. Graceful and easy in deportment, and courteous and winning in manners, he finds his way without an effort to every heart. As a scholar a statesman, and an eloquent public speaker, he ranks deservedly high. His splendid lyric, the "Dirge of Alaric," stamped him at once as a poet of no ordinary poa ers; and his translation of the Greek Grammar of &amen warrants the assertion of his countrymen that he is a most accurate scholar. Mr. Everett was for several years a Member of the National Congress, and afterwards was for three or four successive terms Go vernor of his native State of Massachusetts. His recent high office, as Minister of the United States to England, made us familiar with his splendid talents and estimable character. There is something peculiar in Mr. Everett's tones which may be described, perhaps, as a tremulous car nestness. On the present occasion he seems so much affected by the warmth of his reception, that this is very observable. Pleasantly- he alludes to the "boisterous lullabys" which he has lately experienced on the ocean, for he only landed from the steamer, which brought him from England, on the day before, and contrasts it with the reception be experienced in the " old cradle of liberty." Gracefully he compliments England, and vvartnly rejoices in the return to his own land. He re fers to the shabby allowance made by his own Govern ment to its Ambassador in London, and hints at its in sufficiency; and skilfully avoiding political shoals and reefs, he pilots his course through divers channels, and comes off at last with flying colours. Then his health is drank, and the scene of uproarious welcome is repeated; and then the Massachusetts Horticultural Society listen to charming speeches about charming flowers; and at length, in very good time (for the Bostonians are an early-retiring people), the flowers and the garlands are left to pine alone on the pillars of Faneuil Hall. llarvard College has recently lost, by resignation, Pre sident Quincy, and, when the writer left Boston, Mr. Everett was talked of as his successor. For such a situ ation his character and acquirements eminently fit him; but whether he will retire from public political life into the more secluded paths of learning, is not yet known. One thing is quite certain—whatever public station he may occupy, he will assuredly fill with honour to him sed' and advantage to his country. WHIZ. EDUCATION IN FRANCE. (From the Scotsman.) In the Epoque of the 2d December, we find an inte resting account of the number of primary schools, teachers, and pupils in France. The Government of Louis Phi lippe is the first which has been really friendly to edu cation in that country. The Directory passed magnifi cent decrees, but left them to execute themselves. Na poleon hated all knowledge that could not be made sub servient to his plans of conquest. The elder Bour bons gave up the charge of schools to the priests, who were, generally speaking, hostile to secular instruction, and taught what they could not help teaching by the most operose methods. Their budget of education amounted to 200,000/., but of this Dupin informs us that only . the miserable driblet of 50,000 francs, or 2,0001., was allotted to that department which had the strongest claim to support, namely, primary schools, the rest being ab sorbed by colleges and other high seminaries. France has at present a population of 34,230,000, of whom 33,000,000 are Catholics, 1,100,000 Protestants, anti 80,000 Jews. The kingdom is divided into nearly 28,000 communes or parishes. The number of communal schools is 58,838, and has increased 4,496 since IB4Y. The population, divided by the number of schools, gives one school for 570 inhabitants. But there are at present 2,460 communes, containing 1,150,000 inhabitants, which are still without schools. Of these. 542, though poor, are expected to obtain schools by and by ; 936 others, still poorer, will only be able to procure schools by unit ing themselves to other communes; and 982 are so small, so poor, and have their population so scattered, that the establishment of schools in them is deemed hopeless. The number of pupils is 3,164,297 of both sexes, or one eleventh part of the population. In 1826, instead of 2,460 communes unprovided with schools, there were, according to Dupin, 14,100, and the number of pupils was only 1,116,777, or about one-thirtieth part of the population. The amount of primary education has, therefore, been trebled since 1826. All teachers in France must produce a brevet de ca paciL, or certificate of confidence, from Commissioners appointed by the Government, before they are permitted to teach. The number of teachers is 75,353, and they are thus classified:— Lay male teachers and sub teachers female do. do. 58,577 Religious male teachers and sub-teachers female do. do. 16,958 Of the schools, 52,248 were conducted by lay persons, and 7,590 by persons belonging to religious communities. It appears, then, that only a small part of primary edu cation is in the hands of persons belonging to religious communities. We were told, however, about a year ago, when i❑ the country, that the proportion was in creasing. It was found that persons bred in religious societies were better disciplined than lay persons, more patient, and less apt to abandon their situations. It will be observed, also, that four-fifths of them are females. They are ranged under four classes. Ist class ; 74 in the 100 of the lay male teachers conducting pay schools have emoluments, from fixed and incidental sources, averaging 485 francs per annum, or 19/. Bs. ; 25 have 241.; and 1 had 481. 2d class: 25 in the 100 of religioi.4 male teachers in pay schools have 241. Bs.; 72 have 381.; and 3 have 751. 4s. 3d class: 58 in the 100 of lay teachers in schools where education is gratuitous have 20L; 29 have 321. 45., and 33 have 461. 4th class: 3in the 100 of religious teachers in gratuitous schools have only 131. 4s. (or 335 francs); 34 have 281.; and 64 have 28/. Bs. Education in France is not compulsory as in some parts of Germany ; end is not gratuitous except to the very poor. The public money destined to the support of primary schools is not stated in the article before us, but in 1839 it amounted to fully 220,000/., of which about one-half was furnished by the communes and de partments, and the other half by the Government. The schools are not like ours, under the control of church courts or other ecclesiastical authorities, but managed by committees appointed by the municipal councils, which are selected by the inhabitants, and upon a widely extended scale of suffrage ; for, according to a work be fore us, the municipal electors in all France amount to 2,880,000, and must include more than one-fourth of the male adults. No correct data for ascertaining the state of education in England exist. Mr. Baines, of Leeds, after careful inquiries, estimated the children attending school in Yorkshire and Lancashire at one-tenth of the popula tion. In the agricultural counties it probably does not exceed a fifteenth, and fur the whole country it may amount perhaps to a twelfth or thirteenth. In the eighteen yeais between 1826 and 1844 the amount of educa tion in France has been trebled. In England we doubt if the increase has exceeded 50 per cent. in the same in terval. Though France is still a good deal behind Scot land, Prussia, and Wirtemburg, things are now in such a train, that in a few years her people will be the best educated in Europe. COMFORT TO LANDOWNERS..--It is said that a repeal of the corn-laws will injure the agricultural interest, and depreciate the value of land. This, like many other assertions of the monopolists, we have all along denied, and we think we can point to facts which fully bear us out in the more favourable opinion we hold. Yesterday, the estate of Fingask was sold for 14,4901.—sixteen months ago its late proprietor purchased it for 13,7501. The estate of Auchintoul has long been in the market at the upset price of 65,000/. It was sold the other day at 70,1001. Now, whatever some dukes and lairds may say, it is quite clear that there are capitalists in the country—landowners, too, if we are not mistaken—who are not afraid to give a good price for land. 700/. of profit on 13,000/., and a rise of 5,0004 on an upset price of 65,000/., do not indicate any great alarm about the effect of a repeal of the cern-laws. Free-traders are some • times accused of arguing too much from theory. Here are facts, and pregnant ones too. Even the Duke of Richmond will hardly venture to call the purchasers of Auchintoul and Fingask foels.—.Aberdeen Herald. The clerk of the peace for the county of Lancaster, notwithstanding the order of the Board of Trade to the con trary, refused to receive railway plans and books of refer ences on Sunday, the 30th ult., and the agents of such lines as were thus driven to the last day, and there were many, made the required deposits on Monday morning, the Ist of December, under a protest.—Lancaster Guardian. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The first meeting of the 92d session was held on Wednesday evening in the large room of the society, in the Adelphi , when the chair was taken by B. Bond Cabbell, Esq. Mr. J. Russell, the secretary, read a report from the council on some proposed alterations which it was intended to make in the future regulation and conduct of the society. These wore chiefly in the granting of special premiums for the encouragement of a higher degree of genius in even the most familiar and simple works of productive industry; the augmentation of the model department; and a more rapid communication of the proceedings of the society. For the former of these objects, several liberal offers had been made by the members, and a confident hope was expressed that the adoption of the proposed suggestions would infuse a fresh spirit into the operations of a society which was the parent of nearly all others, and had expended nearly 100,0001. in the prosecution of its objects. A paper was read from Mr. Bodener on the broad and narrow gauge, and some improve ments connected with steam• engines for locomotive purposes were exhibited to the meeting, which was very numerously attended. TAx.Es, &c. A Parliamentary paper has been issued, giving a return of all taxes repealed, reduced, ex pired, and imposed in Great Britain and Ireland respectively since 1841 to 1845, with other information on the subject. The net balance of taxes repealed, reduced, &c., in Great Britain. in the years mentioned, was 2,937,5371., and in Ire land 339,855/. ' The taxes imposed in Great Britain in the same period amounted to 5,100,4001., and in Ireland 367,242/. In the present year none were imposed, and those repealed, reduced, &c., were, in Great Britain, 915,000 L, and in Ire land, 17,0001. The particulars are given in the returns which follow the aggregate statement, from the respective revenue departments. In the list given, it seems that under the 6tk of George IV., c. 30, 490,606/. was advanced for " railways," of which, on the sth of January last, 171,7A 9 1. _ was unpaid. For the " Thames Tunnel," 25P !aced, no portion of which had been repaidcal t t for building and - ler 7orkhoit---, for,, Ti 7 " t , I g en— :ging wo.t ~i, . - 1-,,,. under the Poor-law Amendment Ac Ar riq. ,7 :1 , : k advanced, of which sum 952,6601. 1414':6dA '.. ' ; t 7 id on the sth of January last. ‘, t : : 7i i t i i . 00 ,tsZisilti '' , 4 m 0 1 -........... ".