The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Andersen. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's Servants THE LADY OF LY :NS. Claude 31elnotte, Mr. J. Anderson ; Pauline Desebappelles, Miss Vawlenhoff. After Wh!efi an entirely New Grant], IThtorical, Emblematical, A.ro,titical, Gastronomical, Metaphorical, Musical, Poetical, Vocal, uaicipal, Juvenile, PrltitOrrliCal Pantomime, by E. Fitzball, the po pular author of " Za-ze-zi-zo-zu," entitled HARLEQUIN and HUMPTY DUMPTY; or, Bobbin de Bobbin _ _ and the First Lord Aayor of Lun'un. Parke Boxes, ill. is., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 2v., 1/. I ls. 6d., and 1/. Is. fi~ be i bte n ,,l on applleatiou at the Box-office ; Mr. Sam's Libarary, .Tarass'e-street ; Messrs. Mitchell Ebers and Co. ; Andrews and Aleroft, Bend-street; at Jullien's Music Warehouse, Regent street ; Clappels, ;New Bond-street ; Leader and Cocks, 63, New Bond-street ; Bamford and Co., New Bond-street ; and Bailey and moon, Carlton Library. 14, Regent-street. Stalls, ss. each. First Prise—Dress Circle, Ss. Od. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 2s. 6d. ; Lower Gallery, ; Upper Gallery, $5.. Second Price at Nine o'Clock—Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is. 6d. No Ilalf-price to Upper or Lower Galleries. The Box-office open from 11 tlll4. It is respectfully intimated that seats in the Boxes cannot be reser'yed after the First Act of the Play. TIIZATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. MR. MACREADY, THIS RVENING, Will be performed RICHELIEI7. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Ma- After which a new translation of THE SECOND CALENDAR and the QUEEN of BEAUTY who had the Fight with the Genie. Priacipsl characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Selby, Lebarr, liuckstone, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. litzwilliam, Miss P. Horton, and Miss A. Romer. TELEATRE ROYAL, ADELVIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste, THIS EVENING, Will be yorformed a newamroriginal Drama, entitled JESSIE GRAY. Characters by Niessrs. Hughes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed roll, Madame Celeste, and 31153 K. Fitzwilllam. To be followed by a ne.y Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; or, the Spider King. Characters by Messr.. Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Mips Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Madame Celeste, &c. To conclude with THE MARRIED BACHELOR. " ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kea* and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING. Will be performed the Fleet Part of HENRY IV. Falstrff, Mr. Bartley. Atter which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALONZO THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGENE; or, Harlequin and the Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Carlottl, Le Clercq. _ _ _ Private Boxes, Br.e., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Ma3singhani ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Fear o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris, Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. Aftcr which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, t 3 be called KING CHARMING; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Kiss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE RINGDOVES, In which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Basil Baker, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Groat hit of the Romance of the Nose. THIS EVENING, (By Desire) Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. To conclude with PRINCE DORUS ; or, The Romance of the 17oee, in which Messrs. H. Farren, Compton, Shalders, W. Farren, Jun., Cooke; Mesdaines Louisa Howard, Ellen Turner, and Madlle. Adele will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. trader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. antraordlnary series of attractive novelties. TIT IS EVENING The grand new Spectacle of KENNIL R ORTH ; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, introducing t h e Magnificent Stud and Company of unequalled Artistes, also, for la e first time In England, M. Ghelia, with his three highly-trained t eeds, M. Ilicolo Plige, the great Barrel Equilibrist, and the Bro t h ors Francisco, from the Hippodrome, Paris. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand historical Equestrian Christmas Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre, by the author of " Bluff King Hal," to be entitled HARLEQUIN AND O'DONOGIIIIE ; or, The White Horse of Killarney. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thcmpson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tats DAT —s3orning 23 min. after 5 Evening 41 min. after 5 To-Sfossow—Morning 59 min. after Evening 19 gain. after 6 THE WEATHER —Su - N OFFICE, JANUARY 8. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 4.s—highest since noon yesterday. 33 —lowest this morning and during the night. 43 1 this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.5 I. WIWD S.S.W.—Morning, fine sunshiny weather; Afternoon, cloudy. 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. VLY3IOUTH-Wind S.E., calm-overcast. BruourroN-Wind E., gentle breeze-overcast. lASTINGS-Wind S.E., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON-Wind S., gentle breeze-rain. FcLtiESTONE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. TUN RILGE-Wi nd S.E, gentle breeze-partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE - Wind E., calm-overcast. GREEN'NICa-Calm-overcast. SWINDON- Wind S.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. oxvouo -Wind S.E., calm-foggy. COLCHESTER- Wind S.W., calm-overcast. CAMBRIDGE-Wind S., gentle breeze-cloudy. RUGBY-W ind S , gentle breeze-foggy. MIHMINGIIA3I-W ind W., gentle breeze-rain. Y.tutmor - rit-Wind S.W., calm-overcast. LYNN-Wind S.E., gentle breeze-overcast. MANCHESTER-Wind S.E., gentle breeze- overcast. Witrrny-Wind S, gentle breeze-foggy. SHAY-Wind S., calm - Kmd, rain. TTOC ind S.W., calm - overcast. BERWICK- Wind W. - gentle breeze - foggy. EprsaunG Ei - Wind W., calm - foggy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock :- Coax-Wind S.E., strong breeze-overcast. KINGSTOWN (DUBLIN )-Wind W., gentle breeze-overcast. eLLLNGAIL— ind calm-frosty. DUNDALK -Wind S.E., gentle breeze-frosty. POOLE -Wind E , strong breeze,--partially cloudy. LEIGHTON-Wind S.E., gentle breeze-cloudless. PETBILDOROUGH—Wind N., gentle breeze-foggy. CnEwy..-Calrn -bard frost. HOLYHEAD-Wind,E., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. Livynroor-Wind N E., gentle breeze-cloudless. LuFDe - Wind W.S.W., calm - foggy. YIPH K - Wind N., calm-foggy. DANLINGTON—Wind W. by N., gentle breeze - frost. WiirrEitAvint - Wind N.E., gentle breeze - cloudless. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading of the barometer was above 30 inches on Sunday ; the mean of the week was 29.75 i inches. The mean daily temperature fluctuated between 44 0 and 52° ; and on each day of the week it was considerably higher than the average of the same day in ten years, on Sunday the ex cess beilrg a°•B, on Monday B°i9, on Tuesday 11°•6, on Wednesriay 13°•9, on Thursday 12••1, on Friday 7°•l, and on Sat•,;rday s°•l. The mean of the week was 47 9 .1. The wind was generally in the south-west_ • 41 • ..f l4 ': 1 ,4 • ;00 "4- -4 " • Vgidb; ' .: 3 , „' S- • M ~;:vag, •••.ag • • „ r: Q51t11: LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY $, 1851. A forvight's interval tells very strikingly the ra pidity and magnitude of the preparations making for the vow fast approaching Exhibition. Within a very few weeks more we shall see almost all the prelim wary labours of the Commission completed. Already several of these have terminated to the satisfaction of all concerned in the undertaking. And from the universal enthusiasm evinced on all hands there can be little doubt but that the rest of the works adven tured upon in connexion with the great display of the industrial achievements of Christendom will redound tr, the glory of its originator. Travellers from Several of the principal countries of Europe have recently assured us that everywhere they have heard scarcely anything spoken of but the on-coming Exhibition. The phlegmatic Hol lander,,the excitable Prussian, the volatile Frenchman, the. enervat ed Spani ar d, and the earnest It a li an , h ave t.likat shared i n t h e interest with which the novel pro .ye.at of the Parrica CONSOILT of England bas been discussed. Ea c h i nterlocutor has echoed his prede cessor in predictions of its complete success. The surliest curmudgeon amongst us has refraine d from uttering his usu a ll y sinist er prophecies. Eastward and westward, nor th ward and soutlaward,th n ev o oice of encouragement has be en made audible ; and prowhedre. havv we seen the tokens o f i ndifference to a ee e inx calculated to draw forth such an universal emu ation. Nations celebrated for the most different commo dities are even now transmitting to our shores speci mens of their ingenuity or fruitfulness ; while among ourselves corresponding efforts are being made to vin dicate our own renown for our skill in various kinds cf handicraft, for our enterprise in mechanical invention, for our proficiency at once as manu facturers and agriculturists. Meantime, simultaneous ettr:ta are making in the metropolis and its vicinity for the reception of those visitors who wilt indubit ably flock hither from the four quarters of t he globe, erger to see the aggregated results of raw:tarn civili zation as they appear when gathered toget her in one of its most distinguished capit4ll. Aware sui:we must necessarily be by Wls time of the vigour displayed in all these maniii prepa rations, we should not lose a recoil ?ction of the fact that the foreigners about to as semble in London will have a keen and scr utinizing regard not only for the articles ranged befall 3 them in the Crystal Palace, but likewise for the general as pect of things in the length and breadth of idle great I metropolis. All our shortcomings will be before them as nakedly as all our most successful achieve ments, more apparent to them in their cha ffes strangers than they can by any possibility be to ourselves, for the same reason that the changes eff,cti d by time or disease are imperceptible in the faces of those with whose features we are daily more and more familiarised. Whatever is vile, quite as much as whatever is meritorious, will be ob served by the intelligent classes who in a month or so more, will have come over here either from beyond the Channel or the Atlantic. The villanous management of some of our urban and suburban lo calities, the foulness of some of our most populous quarters, the ricketty nature of some of our many thousand tenements, the inefficiency of our drainage and of the general irrigation of our cities, the lode corum of many of our habits, the hideous appearance presented by most of our public monuments, the in significance of some cf our public buildings, and the miserable imposts levied at others of a sacred cha racter, will glare upon the observation of the foreign multitude attracted to this particular spot by the great event of the Exhibition. For our credit's sake, therefore, it would be advisable, indeed, to pre vent, as far as is possible, the disgraces of these vari ous descriptions from accumulating on our heads. Several of the eyesores here adverted to might within the next three months, namely, before the opening of the Exhibition in May, be partially, if not altogether removed. For instance—The twopenny fee extorted at the entrance of St. Paul's Cathedral might be abo lished. The Nelson Testimonial, in Trafalgar-square, might at length be finished off hand ; or, at any rate, the last of the four bronzes might be affixed to the west side of the pedestal, supposing the granite lions were not as yet placed upon the pediments. The Sewage Commissioners might bestir themselves a little more than they have hitherto done in rendering the system over which they preside more effectual in cleansing the metropolis. The authorities at Gwydyr House might employ somewhat more e nergetically than they have done erstwhile the powers entrusted to them with a view to the better carrying out of sanitary ameliorations. The Act for the prevention of intramural interments might be rather more energetically enforced. The new Palace of the Parliament might be hastened on towards its ultimate completion. The approaches to some of the bridges across the Thames might be considerably improved, and some of those bridges themselves very greatly beautified and strengthened. The waste fields near Battersea might be reduced to some decent shape, and inclosed in the railings of the projected park. The fagade of Buckingham Palace might be at last finished according to the admirable arrangement of the architect. The Marble Arch might be rebuilt at Cumberland-gate in a few weeks, instead of a few months. The roads, as they recently appeared in the vicinity of Eaton-square, and as they are even now in some of the most fashionable localities, might be repaired and widened. These, and a large variety of other improvements, too numerous or too obvious to be particularised, might be readily effected within the space of the next quarter—during February, March, and April ; so that the capital might present a some what more comely and orderly appearance than it does at the present moment. We are not projecting impossibilities. We are mentioning things that might be wrought out with no little facility if the authorities only prepared themselves to display a trifle more than their ordinary enterprise. Other and greater advan tages we should still be left to sigh after. We should still have reason to lament the paltry aspect of the National Gallery. But the completion of the new front of the British Museum, we might reasonably hope to wit- ness before the first of May and the simultaneous commencement of the Exhibition. Such changes as these, we trust, may yet be secured to the inhabitants of the metropolis, so that their credit may not in such particulars be jeopardised in the estirna don of the foreigners. Trusting yet that we may have to record the carrying out of some at least among these proposed innovations, we may deem it advisable at intervals to remind the publio (as we have done here this evening) of all that remains to be accomplished, even while celebrating the motley crowd of achievements, preparatory to the Great ! , :xposition of Industry. The report, recently published, of Mr. SEYMoUR TEEMENUEERF, the commissioner appointed to inquire into the condition of the mining population, throws some interesting light on the question of strikes between capitalists and operatives, and their mischie vous results on all parties concerned, directly or in directly. In the counties of Northumberland and Durham, the principle coal-fields of the kingdom, there have been no fewer than five great strikes among the coal miners there within the last twenty-four years, en tailing serious losses on all interested, and injuring the trade and commerce of the whole neighbourhood. In 1644, when one of those great strikes took place, the whole of the miners in those two counties, amounting to upwards of 22,000 men and boys, ceased to work. The struggle lasted for four months, during which the colliers suffered considerable pri vation, and the coal trade was almost wholly sus. pended ; and the result was that at the expiration of that period the men yielded to their masters' terms, The strike of that year is estimated to have occasioned a loss to the collieries, in wages, of 300,0001., and to the coal-owners in that trade of about 200,0001. A strike which occurred in 1832 is calculated to have resulted in a loss to the men of 60,000/. And all this was irrespective of the detriment occasioned to the numerous body of men, not actually colliers, but employed above ground about the pits in bringing the coal to the surface, and on railways, in the con veyance of it to the place of deportation, and not in cluding the loss of freight and wages to all engaged in carrying the coal to distant markets, and the injury to all persons concerned in the manufactures, com merce, and general trade of the locality of the strike. The strike of 1844 was organized and carried on by delegates and agents of a society called the Miners' Union, a combination, we are told, extend ing over all the coal .fields of the kingdom, and number ing at one time upwards of 60,000 men. The failure of that strike is attributed by the miners to their having aimed at too much at once. Their object oa that occasion, we are told by Mr. TREMENHEERB, was to stop all the manufactories in the kingdom until they could obtain from their employers the rate of wages for working the coal which they demanded. The whole mining population at once having volun tarily abandoned their employment, in a few months they had exhausted their resources, and were com pelled, from sheer necessity, to consent to the terms of the masters ; thus not only failing in the end they sought to achieve, and subject ing themselves to consequent mortification, but suffering, in the attempt, an almost incredible amount of privation. A subsequent strike, which occurred in those two counties in 1849-50, was carried out upon a different principle. The colliers throughout the two counties did not all cease working at once, as in 1844, but struck at certain individual collieries. By this means the miners who continued to work in places where there was no strike contributed to the support of thoso who had struck, and so enabled them to maintain a more successful struggle against their employers. This course operated upon the coal owner at whose pit a strike existed in insulating him from the surrounding working collieries. Though all the operations of his pit were suspended so far as the winning of coal was concerned, yet he was, nevertheless, obliged to incur a vast amount of daily expense to keep the mine in working order. Pre suming on t h e burden of this outlay, an d hi s appre hensions lest his trade would remove to other locali ties, the colliers thought of coercing the coal-owner by these means into complianc e with their term!, and we can conceive nothing more likely to succeed. We oafrethneotr,eshuolwt eovfert,hisinfiztoduvbrye strike B y of theselB49 l‘ a l d r o . p l te n d E during idEliE r t ß h the periodical misunderstandings between masters and men, th e 10,000,0001. of mated to be e ngage d i n the coal trade c ap italof t h e t es counties of N j orthumberland an d D ur h am is subjected to an enormous ta x every f our or five years, w the 25,000 men and boys employed in the collieries there are as often thrown out of work and subjected to privation. Seeing that this privation is self-imposed, we can have but a small degree of pity for the subjects of it, though we deeply deplore the ignorance in which these lamentable strikes originate, and the obstinacy with which they are maintained. Nor is the whole mischief resulting from them confined to the loss sus tained alike by masters and men, during the con tinuance of the strike. Even whilst the colliers are at peace and in full employment they, either volun tarily or by coercion, generally restrict themselves to working only five days in the week, and about five hours in the day, though their employers' interests re quire a much closer and more protracted application of their labour. The object of this restriction on the part of the men is stated to be the desirability of always limiting the supply of coals to the market, so as to facilitate the success of a strike whenever it may be deemed advisable to commence one. So that, not only in times of strike, but of order and full employ ment, the coal-owners are always more or less at the mercy of their servants. We refer to this subject not simply with a view to recount the statistics of strikes between the colliers and their employers in Northumberland and Durham, but to deduce from them a salutary lesson, of which not those of colliers alone, but employees of every class, may avail themselves and treasure up for their future rdvantage and welfare. If there is one fact more indisputable than another, or one more con firmed by every-day experience, it is that no com bination of persons, however formidable, or in what ever branch of trade, can ever raise and permanently maintain the rate of wages above the leve at which natural and inevitable THE SUN, LONDON, EVENING, JANCARY B, 1861. tends that in the meeting of the Place des Pyramides General CHANGARNIER was attacked by imprtant personages. We are generally well-informed cn what passes in this meeting, and we can affirm that tlE.t eveilts of the day hail alone token to the cerele en Saturday evening, without convocation, a great number of representatives who belong to it; that, consequently, nothing was on th e or d er o f th e d a y, or was discussed. If in the conversation which took place on the situation, the name of General CHAN. GAIINIER was pronounced with respect to what had passed in the previous evening in the Assembly, the conduct and eminent services of the General were ap preciated, as they deserved to be, and were not blamed by any one." . _ _ - The speculators at the Bourse appeared to have re covered from the depression which prevailed, and a considerable rise took place in the price of Public Securities. The Five per Cents. opened at 94f., rose to 94f. 90c., and closed at 94f. 80c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f. 70c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 850 f. ; Havre, 267 f. 503. ; Great Northern, 472 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 190 f. ; Vierzon, 390 f. ; Basle, 136 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 400 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 3531. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 248 f. 75c. ; the New Loan, 94f. 85c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 7. Boulogne and Amiens, 874—Namur and Liege, 8% — Northern of France, 14 3 4—Orleans and Bordeaux, 333, ex int.—Paris and Rouen, 27—Paris and Straslolurg, 8% — Rouen and Havre, /07/ B —Sambre and Meuse, 3—Tours and Nantes, 5. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 2d inst. have arrived. Senor Mop; arrived in Madrid on that day. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 2.—Three per Cents. (with out coupons), 33k; Five per Cents., 12 7-16. Ex change on London, 50 65 paper. GERMAN Y. Accounts from Cassel of the 3d state that the Bavarian troops were to evacuate that city on the fol lowing day, and to be replaced by A us t r i an t roo p s . Orders have been given to 25,000 Austrian troops to march through Cassel, en route to Holstein. The Duke of BRUNSWICK and the King of HANOVER have consented to the passage of Austrian troops through their respective territories. The Constitutional of Bohemia states that on the 31st ult. a dispatch, sent by Prince SCIIWARTZEN - BERG, was received from Berlin, in which the Prince informed the Cabinet that the King of PRUSSIA. had given him the assurance that, whatever changes were made in the Federal Constitution, Austria should have the sole presidency of the Central Power. Prince SCHWARTZENBERG had not left Dresden on the sth. At Berlin, on the sth, a new penal code was sub mitted to the two Houses. ITALY. "We are informed," says the Conatitutionnel, " that the French Government, in order to prevent any attempt that might be made to trouble the security of Italy, and in particular of the Pontifical States, has given orders to several steamers to cruise along the coasts of the Italian Peninsula." Our private correspondence from Turin brings us, in anticipation of the Italian papers, the report of the sitting of the 3d of the Chamber of Deputies. A proposition, moved by Signor PESCATORE, one of the Members of the Left, for the better administration of justice, was adopted without discussion, as it will have to be reconsidered when the Bill:of Sig. SICCARDI on the subject shall be brought forward. Signor As- PRONI addressed a question to the Cabinet, on the subject of the disturbance at Genoa. The Minister of the Interior immediately answered, assuring the Chamber that the tranquillity of the town had not been materially disturbed by the accidental quarrel alluded to, which had no relati on w h a t ever w i t h co litical feeling. The Genoa papers of the 2d give an account of a serious disturbance which occurred in that city on the preceding evening. It commenced by some idle boys insulting a few tirailleurs who were regaling themselves in a wine shop. The soldiers attempted to chastise the offenders, but found they were backed by a mob. A scuff ensued which was with difficulty stopped by the timely arrival of a piquet of National Guards. We learn from Verona that Marshal RADETZKT had fallen from his horse and injured his arm, but nut to such an extent as to create the slightest un easiness. WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, THREE A.M. The royal mail steam-ship Tay, Captain Chapman, has just arrived off this port with the mails from the West Indies and Spanish Main, in charge of Lieu tenant Davies, Admiralty agent. Her dates from Jamaica are to the 15th of Decem ber, Demerara 14, Trinidad 12, Barbadoes 14, St. Thomas's '2O, Porto Rico 18, Tobago 11, St. Vincent 13, St. Lucia 16, Martinique and Guadaloupe 18, Antigua, Dominica, and St. Kitt% 19. The Tay has experienced very heavy weather since leaving the Western Islands, with gales of wind from N.W., S.W., &c. Oa the Ist inst. she lost a seaman overboard. She brings on freight specie from California value 552 634 dolls.; from Carthagena, 48,364 dolls.; from Jamaica, 7,683 dolls.; from Grey Town and Santa Martha, 16,612 dolls. ; from Tampico, 85,000 dolls.—total, 709,290 dolhi.; also, 62 aerons of indigo, 202 bales of sarsaparilla, 30 cases of succadts, and 30 packages of sundries. The outward mail steamer of the 21 of December, from Southampton, was passed by the Tay on the 20th ult., about three hours' sail from St. Thomas. On the 19th of December the Tay experienced the shock of an earthquake at St. Thomas, but having no communication with the shore, the extent of da mage (if any) could not be ascertained. By the Tay there are dates from San Francisco to the 14th of November, received by the Tennessee at Panama. Large numbers of Americana were returning from California, and many of them seemed to prefer the Nicaraguan route, via Realijo and Grey Town. The Tay conveyed no less than 370 from the latter port to Chagres, where they embarked by the various American steamers for New York. A small number took passage to St. Thomas to proceed by the screw propeller Merlin, via Bermuda. Her Majesty's steamer Alban arrived at Jamaica on the 7th of December from Carthagena, but was placed in quarantine in consequence of having measles on board. Her Majesty's steamer Inflexible was at Grey Town on the 30th of November. The Scorpion was at St. Thomas's on the 17th ult. Her Majesty's troop-ship Apollo sailed from Port Royal for Eng land on the 6th ult. The Pattie still maintains the authenticity of the document which it published as the permanent in structions of General CHANGARNIER to the garrison of Paris, and which is signed by General HEMEL. Since its publication in extenso in the Pattie of Sa turday, General CHANGARNIER has not alluded to the subject, and the Pattie takes his silence as a con fession of guilt. The National has the following on this subject:— "In the sitting of Friday last M. Changarnier formally denied having ever given the savage and anti-constitutional instructions attributed to him by a journal of the Elysfae. This denial procured a mag nificent parliamentary triumph to the military fa vourite of the majority. This is ver y we ll ; b ut t h e GOVERNME NT R EWARD FOR M. SLOANE,—TeS terday her Majesty' s G o vernme n t o ff ere d a reward of 301., in Elysian sheet does not consider itself vanqu i s h e d . I t had advanced too much, and was o bli ge d to d raw addition to the 201. previously offered by the guar di ans o f t h e back; but after having beaten a r e t rea t f or a moment West London Uni on , f o r the app re h ens i on of Mrs. Sloane. it has assumed a po s iti on w hi c h th e f r i en d s of M. Chan- ST. MARK'S COLLEGE, CHELSEA.--Th e R ev. Ar- Farnier will have some tro u bl e t o carry. I n fact, that thus Rawson A s h we ll, M.A., l a t e sc h olar of Gonville and journal publi s hed th e d a y b e f ore yesterday a document Cai nc us College, Cambridge, has be en appo i nted to the Vice signed by M. Reibel, a genera l commanding one of the ~.. brigades of cavalry of th e arm y a t P ar i s, a document THE DUTCH NAVY.—According to the almanack the Dutch Royal Navy for 1851, the naval force of which we we have given textually, and which exactly ofre lan is now composed of 81 sailing vessels, viz., 2of 84 tins, produces the instructions which the journal of the Ely des 5 of 71, 3 of 60, 1 of 55, 8 of 44, 2 of 38, 2 of p, 3 of 26 g , 6of affirmed had been given by General Changarnier. Forty- 21, 4of 22, 2of 2), 18 of 18, 3of 15, 9of 14, 10 of 12, 11 of eight hours have elapsed, and General Reibel has not 6 and under; St steam-vessels, viz., 18 of 7 guns, lof 8, breathed a word of denial or of contradiction. M. Reibel, and 2 (iron) of 4, forming together a force of 102 vessels, car therefore, admits that the orders reproduced by the rying 2,177 guns. There are in addition 6 sailing vessels Pattie, orders bearing his name, are perfectly and 2 steamers on the stocks. authentic. We, therefore, - ask any man who The Rev. Sir Frederick Ouseley, Bart., and Sir has the slightest knowledge of m ilit ary affairs, John Harington, Bart., both of Oxford, have, it is stated, se or of the severity of the law, whether if 11. ceded from the Established Church. Sir John Harington Reibel had done anything more than exactly sum was Mr. Bennett's churchwarden. up the verbal instructions given him by General Chan- The Ipswich Express states that Lord John Man gamier, he would not have been a l rea d y, b y order of ners, M.P., will sho r tly d e li ver a ser i es of lectures in Colches- General Changarnier himself, brought before a court- ter, on the Colonial Church. martial on the charge of having given a false, illegal, KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.— The Corporation of and unconstitutional order to his subordinates? M. King's College Hospital propose to introduce a measure, the the ensuing session, enabling them to hold lands for Changarnier has not done so, nor h as h e i n fli cte d the i--, slightest disciplinary punishment on hi m . Th e tact is purposes of the college, for providing sites for the hospital, therefore certain, and the inference to be drawn is, that for approaches thereto, and fur pulling down the present M. Changarnier admits that these verbal instructions buildings, were faithfully reproduced iu the written ones of Gene- THE MANCHESTER COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—The ral Reibel. Bur, if this be the case, and these observa- recent vacancy in this court, caused by the sudden death of tions prove that it cannot be otherwise, it becomes evi- Sir. Hobson, official assignee, has been promptly filled up by dent that M. Changarnier did not speak the truth on the appointment of a gentleman named Lee. Dr. Shelton Friday last. He has played on the words in order to get Mackenzie (who has been only a few months in office) suc out of the affair, and to give a check to the Ministry ; ceeds Mr. Hobson, as senior official assignee. On Monday,_ of a bankrupt named f ,Dys d on (lately a draper in Br!tdf o o n rd he did not write the instructions published by the Pattie, York but he gave them viva voce. Taut amounts to the same." n sh lf i n r a e? f , o h n av a i s nls o r t e h us e s isp t o o s t , l iv o ; s ti t s is in fa o c a to ey ry repl s i M. ODILON BARROT was sent for by the PILESI was committed to pris as by Mr. Commissioner Skirrow, and DENT on Saturday, and in answer to the request of his examination postponed sine die. the latter for advice on the present situation of affairs, and t e o s c kin ilis-i trade, exka- TRH TALLY SYSTEM. —In the City Sheriffs' Court M. ODILON BARROT said— this day several persons were summoned for tally-bills, and " I have only to repeat what I have ofte n said on air. Buchanan appeared to defend, and is l cases it former occasions. I n t hi s country a President of the appeared that the defendants knew nothing s of the matter, Republic has more occasion for a Parliamentary Cabi ne t b u t that the wives had been induced to take the goods with than even a King, because he has not, like a Kiug, the out the knowledge of their husband , .. His Honour com right to dissolve the national representative Assembly." mented with severity upon the system, and in such cases held It is said that MM. DE BROGLIE and MOLE have that the tall)ruen were not entitled to recover, the goods not declared in favour of the prolongation of the powers being nece,saries. of the PRESIDENT. THE ROYAL SCOTTISH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.---The The Pouvoir says :—" A journal, in giving the secretary of th e and Petition c a l ad opt ed a( a t t ir t e h ss e e m d e b e y t i nA .. h l el ; o d n d h , ere on Monday last, an account of the prom ena d e taken by the PAESI DENT of the Republic along the Boule var d s on deeply ßo3al sed with the d es tit u t e con dition o f a great part Patriotic impres Society, set f or th t h at the petiti oners were Sunday, affirms that he was at first saluted by of the population of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, some cries of ' Vive la President!' but that he which has been continuous since the year le4i6n,gansduwciais as s o t w o .mot©nce the severe e p r e e op tl l l e an to at an y y f r, , period,l l i i rej a io r r atwn 0 was afterwards assailed by others ' Vive la Re - to other districts, or For the interest of truth, we must be impelled to the commission of crime. They consequently durin g the greater part of his ride the P .... Ise- prayed that measures might be devised whereby those legal respectfully saluted by the crowd with- or other impediments which prevent the development of the ss p ia u Dy b E I t N i h n Ta u t r w ! a ' i resources of the land may be removed ; and, that as igno out any cry making his presence known ; but that ranee of husbandry is the undoubted cause of much of the w prevailing destitution, and as the Royal Patriotic and Indus surroundedf wor kmen, who trial c • of g • by compact groups 0 .. hen he arrived at the Place de la Bastille he was Scotland has already commenced the instruc tion of the crofters in this important art, that an annual but moderate grant be extensively given to enable this institution to carry forward its highly beneficial and patriotic labours. said, tsupp 0 : t b y u o t u w a e ga now ins t p h r is ote p s e t r e s d on t . beir , Iv Et devotedness havebe b e o n th o t f o ten hts d p ec o e l i ic v y e 4nd the t yo see e e the Whites.' On Scotsman. things ßed a c n le d arly, and we will _ The Duke of Wellington, we are glad to state, The Debat a s a y s :....." continues in excellent health at Strathfieldsaye. The Mar bourg St. Antoine may have well expressed the this occasion, we think, the workmen of the Fau quis ot Salisbury and Miss Burdett Coutts, we understand, opinion of the country." were the sponsors, by proxy or person, at the recent chris newspaper pre- ' toning of the infant daughter of Sir Charles Wellesley. An evening THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Rail ways. raid. Nomiaal Prices. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Do. Preference • - • • linbergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juucion ! Ayrshire and Galloway • •1 Belfast and County Down Berks and Hants Eaten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly; paid, or with a guar... ! Do. without a guar... j Wolverhamp-I ten, and Dudley, calls ! duly paid, or with a; guarantee .. • . Do. without a guar. •• Birming., Woiverhamp.,l and Stour Valley • • Birkenhead, Lances., and Cheshire Junction Bristol and Exeter.. • • Buckinghamshire • • • • Caledonian .. • . • • DJ. I 01. Preference • • Do. Clydesdale June... Chester and Holyhead .. Do. Preference .. Clarence .. Do. Ist Class, 6 per ct. Do. 2dde., 5 per cent.; Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. , Dublin and Kingstown Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do (181. E. & H.) .. Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference • • Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p.c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Exteu., 5 per cent. No. 1 Do. No. 2 .. Do .New Preference, • 6 per cent... Do. North. and East. 6 per sent. Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • • • Eastern Union, class 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 shares.. .• East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. pref. cons.didated, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock! Gloucester & Dean Forest Great Northern -• Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Do. eighths .. Great North of England . Do. new 40/. Do. new 30/. Do. new 151. . •• Great Western .. Do. New, 17/. .. -• Hull and Selby .. Do. half shares .. Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster ancrCarlisle Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire! Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • .. Do. F. 20/. .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 1 per cent. .. Do. rludders. & Shelf. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. . London and Blackwall London, Brighton, and South Coast .. Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds.. De. preference, 5 p ct. Do. preference, cony. 5 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.& B (c) London and S.- Western . Do. new 50/. Do. new 40/. .. Do. now preference • • Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct. DJ. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • Do. half shares • • .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. quarters, No. 1 .. Do. new, 10/ preference 1)o., 61. Preference •• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 50/. shares .. Do. Binning & Derby 1)0. Cousol. Bristol &I Birming., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. Do. Erewash Val. pref. Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • 1 Midland Gt. West. (Ire.)! Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. ewmarket • • .. Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry & Enniskillen .. Newry, W arrenpoint, & Rostrevor • . .. • • Norfolk • • • . .. • • Do. New 201. shares.. Do. Extension .. Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union North British.. .. .. Do. Preference •• . North Staffordshire . North-Western Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Preston and Wyre .. Do. Halves (A) .. • • Heading, Guildford, and /Zeigate .. .. -. .. Royston and Ilitehin IM. Shepreth Exten.• • Scottish Central Scottish Midland .. .. Do. new .. .. .. Shrewsbury & Birming. Clan 3 A.: Do. Class 8.. .. Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Cheater' (Nor, W: Min.) .. .. Halves .. - .. .. Oswestry .. .. New.. :. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union .• •• South Devon • . Do. Preference .. Staffordshire • • L-Eastern do 4% per cent.. South Wales.. South Yorksh. and Rived Shefl., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea lk Loughor, &c. raw Vale Extension . flames Haven Dock and, Railway .. .. • • Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny _ _ . _ Waterford and Limerick Wateriord, _Wei., Wick., and Dublin -.. ..1 Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. Do. do. Do. do. West • 'Jornwall do. .. do. .. Whitenaven and Furnesal Windsor, Staines, and S. Western .. . . .. Wilts. Somerset, & Wey- mettth • • •• •• •• York, Newcastle, & Ber- wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference Do. • • .. _ _ Do. Do. Hartlepool • Dock and Railway .. York and North Midland] )o. Preference .. .. West London has been 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 Ditto *. Madcid and Valentia Marta Antonia .. Ditto, New .. . Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse .. Strasbourg and Basle .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lau den, and Hasselt West Flanders Australasia .... •• ...... British North America.. Colonial .... ..... ..... Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New ...... .... National of Ireland .... Provincial of Ireland— Union of Australia •• •• Do. New ...• ........ Union of London •• •• •• Union Of Madrid .... • . SO 8 6 8 10 to io% ais. 5% —5% die. - 1 P. 29 -30 27 -28 8— 9 p 7 a p 10 -11 76 -77 17% - 18 10% - 10% 5 -5% 16• -17 14 -1414 •• ..- •• 24 —22 dia. 3% -3N 2Ni -2% 1%-1% 1 -1% - 1 6 -6 % - 3iP %dia. — % P 10% - 11 55 -57 55 -57 4 -6 p 6% -6% 4 -4% 18 -19 12 - 1234 2% -2% 32 -33 28 -29 ^ 6 -7 X - 3i 17% - 18 - 6 34 11 - 11 123 - 12% 1 39 — 4t % li P• ,242 —24 b 77% 78% 44 —3% dls. 99 101 49% 50% 22 —23 63 —7O % —6% p. 26 —27 p 55% 57% 10% 104 dls. 7 dis. 1% 14 dlsd 128 - 132 6 5 34 die. 95% 96% 12% 13% 334 —2% die. 334 3 dim. 1% % dis. % 1p •• - • 6% • -6% 88 -89 10% - 11% 57 -60 57 -60 137 -139 1154 - 12. 23g - 2434 -124' 34 - 3 % P. 4 -4% p. 2% -2% p. 78 -79 12 —ll dis.l 1034 934 dis. 2 % — 2% P. .• -- •. 13 -15 4% —3% dig. 25% - 26% 10 - 11 10 - 10% %- % P 354 3 cliff. 47 —43 19 18% dig. 24 —26 128 - 129 123% X 124 20% 16% • • • -• • 2% -3% 22 —24 15 —l4 dl3. 16 —l7 434 5 8% 9 4% —5% 8% —B% dia. 16% -17% 41% - 4234 7 34 - 8 34 11. 18% - 19% 7% - 8 13% -- - 1 N p. 8 5 -- 5)6 5% —5% dls. 4% 4% die. 10 —10 U 14 T 1034 1 dig. 14 - 34 dia. 16 13 —33 f 2334 - .. - 23 B% 21Pi db. 7 Cs. 654 Ws 18 -•-• •• -21% g - 834 - 19 6 dis. —2% die. 17 —4% 11 50 ) iN to 1 quoted 8%; Ditto, second 22% % dis. FOREIGN. 20 8% -8% 154 ib% b , iii die. % —1% pm. 34 - 34 Pm. % - k Pm• 1 % -1 % 2% -2% 834 9 14% 14% 4dls.x.in 33 —35 26% 27% 6% 6 dig. 10% —111 i —3% .. .. IN— io dis. 1% 15 IC BANKS. 28 —3l 42% —42% x.d 9% 10 25 25% 18%-19% 27% 28% 17% - 18. 42 - - 43% 15% - 15% 34% - 35 12X - 13% ••••1 i t Business done to-day. % dia. MINES. Paid. Nominal Prices. Business don to-day. Anglo•Mexican(is. Si. p.) 100 .. Asturian •• • • 15 .. Australian 4 3% 3 Harossa Range ..... 113 0 —3% Blaengrvo,. Iron and Coal 50 Bolanos Scrip ...... • • • British Iron . • .... 13 5 .. Brazilian Imp. (Is. Si. p.) 24% De. Cocaes and Culaba 30 — 3 % Da. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 14% Cobre Copper . ..... 40 32% 35% Copiapo • • • 14 General • . • 20 13% 13% Real Del Monte, Unreg. 1 / 8 Do. Black Debentures. . • ••• Do. Red Debentures .. • •• Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 9 Tin Croft .. United Mexican ••28 2 8% 6% —5% MISCELLANEOUS. Canada ... 32% 42% —44 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 2634 —27 Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 78% -SO x. all 79 78 6 ex. al Royal Mail Steam 6O 73 —74 IWe cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, any will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] Ifficial Lists, and MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000 bales, all to the trade, comprising 2 500 American, 100 Pernam and Maranham, at 71d. to 9d., 100 Egyptian, at Bd. to 9d. per lb.—ln Railway Shares a fair business was done at rather higher prices. The Corn trade is steady, and the supplies being smaller, there is more confidence. In the Colonial Produce markets goods are pressing for sale, and prices drooped yesterday afternoon. To day there are a good many sales. The foreign exchanges were higher here yesterday afternoon. The Royal Mail steamer from the West Indies has arrived with the Colonial and Mexican mails. The cho lera in Jamaica was still raging, but it is doubtful whe ther it was so intense as at the previous dates. The most important topic which is engaging public attention at Kingston is the formation of an orphans' asylum, for the reception of cholera or phans, from infancy to twelve years old. It is intended that the inmates of this place shall be lodged, clothed, fed, taught to read, and write a plain hand, and also exercised in daily agricultural labour, until they attain the age of fourteen years, when they will be in dented, for the term of seven years, as agricultural ap prentices. We observe with much pleasure, that this laudable subject was first mooted by the Kingston Daily Advertiser, and taken up by William Smith, director of the railway company, in Jamaica. This enterprising gentleman, with a zeal and earnestness almost unpa. ralleled in Jamaica, has robly exerted himself on behalf of those helpless sufferers whom the dreadful scourge has lett parentless; and we are glad to find that his stirring appeal to the public of Jamaica has been responded to most warmly and readily. In addition to a large amount already raised by Mr. Smith, we perceive by his appeal to the public, that he intends to lay the matter before a large body of influential and benevolent gentlemen in England, and to follow it up during the ensuing spring by extended personal applica tions in London, Manchester, and Birmingham. From Trinidad and Barbadoes we have complaints of the ill-working of the new royal mail steam arrange ment, but there had probably been scarcely time to allow of its being brought fully into operation. The weather in Barbadoes was wet and therefore favourable. The accounts from Mexico state that General Aresta has been elected President. The Nova Scotia says :—The people of Nova Scotia cannot be too often reminded that a not inconsiderable portion of their legitimate business will eventually be ship building. It is true, that in the construction of large vessels we are far behind the Canadians, and our neighbours in New Brunswick. We, of course, mean this to apply in the number of large ships constructed, and not the amount of tonnage built in the shape of small vessels. In this latter particular the little province of Nova Scotia is the Most maritime portion of the globe. It is a fact that, taking population for tonnage, tint.° is a greater amount of shipping owned in this province than in any part of the world—not even excepting England. This branch of industry is destined ultimately to be of immense importance to our popula tion. It is our firm conviction that at no distant period thousands of enterprising Americans will settle in Nova Scotia for the sole purpose of ship-building. Our faci lities for prosecuting this important branch of industry are unequalled in the world. At Amsterdam, on the 6th instant, the Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. declined to 57, owing to the news from Paris. The Funds have been rather animated, and money business gives life to the market. At pre sent sales rather predominated, and there is an uncertainty as to the issue of the difference s be- tween President Louis Napoleon and General Chan garnitr. The quotations of Console have been 961 for Transfer, and 961 for Account, the latest time bar gains being at 964 fur the 16th inst., and 97 to for February. The New Three-and-a•. Quarter per Cents have been 981 i; and the Three per Cents. 97i Bank Stock has been marked 213 to 2131 Tho premium on Exchequer-bills has been 595. to 625.; and on India Bonds 755. to 78s. In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds have been rather better, viz., 35 to 35i1. Spanish Three per Cents. have been done at 381 ex. div.; Dutch Four per Cents. have been quoted 901 to 91. Railway Shares have been firm again, but without any marked increase of business. The foreign lines con tinue heavy, and it is understood that within the last day or two sales have been made here on behalf of French capitalists. Comole Ditto Account QUARTER TO T FIRE); 961 ONE CLOSING rRICES OF BRITIBLI FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. B au-, SLGC' 3 ..,:- (m[4. Reducou Ants. ... 97(4;06 -,71/ ‘ , 3 ~- ~ 7ont. (;• - kr,,,01,.i.,,k,,,it‘.-km.„ ...... 96 % J /4 4 3 4 96% .x:d. 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 ... — 953 1 N, , A 3 1 4 pur Cut. Anns _..„. _....... 98 3 4 Yi s 5 / 6% 98,,/ i at:: ~, A ins. to expir ,, Jan. 78 ,7 ,0 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 7 9-16 7 9-16 India Stock — 268 n ak, Ronde,, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0004.. . . . South Sea Stock - Ditto New Annuities ...... ... 96 1 4 k onsois for Account 96%14 r_q; t chequer Bills. 1% , 1. & 2d 1,000/. June 500/. June ... 59 62 p Small, Time 59 62 p ONE CLOWN PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES, M ixican, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... 35 Ditto, Account R :ssian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 1 par Cent S ~( , J A ~, por Cont. 1840 — Do., Coupons — )itto, Passive 3% Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 24 per Cent Ditto Deferred 06% x d. 17% 8 3% 38% ex d. Dividends on the above payable in London. D Itch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. — Ditto, Account Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 9l 90% COURSE 0 . ♦msterdam .......•.. 11 la EXCHANGE. Gibraitar•• •• •• •• •••• •• Leghorn ........ •• 80 85 Genoa • . • • • • • • •• •• • • •• 25 65 Milan .......... •• •• •• Venice Maples •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 41% Palermo, peroz ........ 124% Messina • • • • • • • • • • •• •• 124% Lisbon • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• 53% 0p0rt0.... •• .• •• •• •• 53 % Rio Janeiro ......... Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia .... • • .... -- MOBS OP BULLION, PIZ OS. Foreign Gold in bars 43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 oitto, three months.. 11 17% Rotterdam .... • . .• 11 17% Antwerp ..... ......... 25 25 Brussels •• •• ..... 25 25 Elamburgh M.B. 13 6% &tons. • •. • • .... Paris, 3 days'sight 25 2% Ditto, 3 months .... 25 27% Marseilles ............ 25 30 80urdeaux......... Irrankforton Mains.... 118 Berlin • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • Vienna, effec. ft...—. 1250 Trieste, ditto.... 12 54 Petersburgh, Sil. Rble • 37% adrid •••••••• •• • • • • ON Cadiz •• 50 Barcelona •• •• ........ Bevtllo ........ ...... New Dollars ...... 0 4 11% Silver In bare ........ 0 5 1% LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. B.—Wind at noon W., light breeze, and fine clear, mild weather.—The John Knox, from Sld ney, New South Wales, arrived in the river, passed 26th September, at midnight, in lat. 51 S., long. 113 W., wh a t appeared to be the wreck of a ship. ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUN:II.'ICH, DEC. 21.—The Han nah Brewer, new barque, capsized on her way down the St. Croix yesterday, and sustained considerable damage to rigging, & C . FATAL, DEC. 17. —The Asorian, from Liverpool, arrd. here on the 12th instant leaky, with bulwarks stove and part of cargo damaged. BOSTON, DEC. 25.—The Jacob Perkins, Manila to this port, which was on shore on Smith's Island, has broken up. The British brig Louisa, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from St. Kitt's to New York, has been assisted into Mayaguez leaky, put on shore there, surveyed and condemned. PORTSMOUTEI. JAN. 7.—Wind S.S.E.—SId. Cornelius, Grinnell, New York; L.T.neasterian, Port Philip. FALMOUTH, JAN. 7.—Wind S.S.W.—SId. J. F. Foord, Port Philip. MILFORD —Sid. James Boyd, Trinidad; Edward, St. Thomas's ; Oregon, dirt-; Paragon. Boston. CLYDE, JAN. 6.—Slit. Bungalo, Batavia; Lord liar dingy, Valparaiso; Neptune, Batavia. WATERFoRD.—Std. tlerione, Ronny. BELFAST LOUGH, JAN. 6.—Arrd. Harriet Wild, St, John's, New Brunswick. GRIMSBY, JAN. 7.—Wind S., thick weather.—Arrd. William and Ann, St. John's, New Brunswick. MEMEL, JAN. 2.—The frost sit in 31st December, and continued till this morning. It is now very hazy and thawing; wind north-west. PORTO PLATA, Nov. 20.—The Hertz Joseph, llam burgh brig, arrived here from St. Thomas, 24th instant, drove on shore the 26th, during a heavy ground swell and a fresh gale, has three feet water in her hold; part of cargo discharged. ST. VINCENT, DEC. 13.—The brigantine Belfast, New York to this island, was wrecked at Savannes Bay, St. .Lacia, 2d instant; crew saved. DEAL, JAN. 7.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Mar chioness of Douro, Manila; Java Courier, Batavia. Arrd. from the River, Paramatta, Mauritius vid Bor deaux; Plough Boy, Bahia; London, New York. Sid. the outward-bound. Put back, Charles Brooke, St. Vincent. RAMSGATE, JAN. 7.—Wind S. to S S.W.—Arrd. Magnus, London for Bahia, with most of her crew ab sconded. DUBLIN, JAN. G.—Wind E.—The Einovatio has ar- rived here from Vianne, very leaky, So. Arrd. Fairy (241 cn , Calcutta. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 7.—Wind S.E. to S.S.E.—Arrd Tyro, Patagonia; Dryad, Lilly; Honor, St. DJmingo F.Nvorite, St. John's, New Brucswick; Lady Mary Ricilibucto. Sld. William Carey, Calcutta; Solomon Skeene, ditto; Caroline, Buenos Apes; Louisa, Rio Janeiro; Active, Hayti; Ellen, New Orleans; James H. Shepherd, New York. The Tyro, arrived here from Patagonia, left on the 10th October. The brig Kate, of and for Newcastle, was nearly loaded; and the Kildy Castl4, of Hartlepool, was loading from this port. Lett about 1,000 tons of guano on the island. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 7.—Arrd, Tay steamer, West SHOREHAM, JAN. 7.—The Minerva, of this port, has been got off shore. WATERFORD, JAN. 6.—The James Moran is now quite light, and will proceed, weather permitting. YARMOUTH, JAN. 7.—The Welcome, of and from Shields to London, at anchor in the Roads, was run into by a schooner, and carried away her bowsprit head. circum stances invariably keep them. Those cir cumstances are the relation which the number of working hands in any branch of industry bears to the existing demand for their labour. It is that re lationship which fixes and settles the price of labour on all occasions and under all circumstances. It is inexorable and immutable, and no combination on earth can ever permanently override or divert its operation. It is also the unhappy prerogative of those combi nations to reduce the members of them all to one level, wholly irrespective of the diversity of skill, prudence, and capacity for application, which will always exist among any considerable body of men, whilst they exercise over their subjects acts of intolerable tyranny in many respects. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Ministerial crisis still continues, and it is said that the PRESIDENT of the Republic is not at all anx ious to terminate it, as he hopes by delay to procure a demonstration from the departments in his favour. He insists, it is said, as a sine qua non for admission into his new Cabinet, that the Ministers to be ap- pointed shall at once countersign an order for the dismissal of General CHANGARNIER from the com mand of the garrison of Paris ; and shall propose a Bill for the renewal of the dotation to the Assembly. A Cabinet Council was held on Monday evening, when some of the Ministers consented, it is said, to retain office. On this subject we find the following in the Bulletin de Paris:— " The report is current that General Changarnier has been dismissed. The rumour is completely false. It is nearly certain that four only of the Ministers will retire. namely—MM. Baroche, Romain-DesfosFC, Rouher, and Bineau, who persist in resigning. It is hoped that General Schramm will consent to retain his portfolio." The Pouvoir has the following : "It is considered certain that five Ministers—viz,, MM. Romain-Desfost.64, De Parrieu, De Lahitte, Bineau, and Schramm, persist in their resignation. It is con sidered probable that M. Fould will remain at the Fi nances, and that M. Baroche will quit the interior for the department of Justice. It is quite true that M. Curlier has expressed a wish to resign, but, up to the present moment, the President of the Republic has not consented to his retirement." The following more than hint to the Bonapartists in the departments to be up and doing appears in the Patrie : " The Ministerial question is still in the same posi tion. The President of the Republic has had several conferences with different statesmen, but up to the pre• seat time nothing more has taken place than simple con vetsations. The prolongation of this crisis is without doubt to be regretted, but it must be allowed that the Or leanist-D- gitiinalist-Socialist coalition has created great difficulties in the formation of a new Ministry. It is be sides as well to allow the position to clear itself up in order that public opinion may be better able to appre ciate it proprly in its causes and consequences. The President, without concealing from himself the gravity of this state of things, may reasonably think that it is his duty, as well as that of the Assembly, to wait un , il the departments shall have had an opportunity . of making known their views of the facts which have just taken place." In the meantime the Assembly is preparing for the conflict ; their tactics are already proclaimed. On the appearance of the decree dismissing General CHAN GARNIER from the command of the garrison of Paris, the Assembly, in conformity with the thirty-second article of the Constitution, which is as follows— " The National Assembly determines the place of its sittings ; it fixes the importance of the military f rces established for its safety, and it disposes of them"—will fix the amount of military force which it considers necessary to guard itself against a coup d'etat en the part of the PRESIDENT, and will nominate General CHANGARNIER to the command of that force ; and thus there will be in presence of each other the army of the PRESIDENT, commanded by General BARRAIIIJAY D'HILLIERS, and that of the Assembly, commanded by CHANGARNIER. The Members of the Mountain have it in their power, by abstaining from voting, to prevent the appointment by the Assembly of CHANGARNIER to the command of the troops destined for its protection ; the Mountain will, however, vote for conferring the command on CHANGARNIER, on condition that the Assembly shall immediately thereafter order the impeachment of the PRESIDENT and his Ministers. WEDNESDA Y 13 14 0 78 6 8 6 13 6 13 4 8 6 8 15 1 U 6 100 12 15 4 4 2 0 129 16 0 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up South South. 17% II los % % 16% 14% % 15 12 3 / 4 3 / 4 3/4 18 17h 18 7 67 % 7 gli % 3i 13 57q 3 57 die. 4S 47% 215( 23 % 17% % 5}4 % % dia. 10 9% 1U 13% 3% 14 23 4 % 22% 111 5( 22% % Class Pref., 21 8% 8 2% 3 31 30 x,d. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. _ Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. I Sacks. 940 1,3G0 530 1,850 1,910 7,950 SECONDARIES.'—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) CROdBIE V. CASE— CRIN. CON.—DAMAGES 5001. This was an action brought to recover damages for criminal conversation with plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at 5,0004, and defendant having suffered judgment to go by default, the jury were called upon to assess damages. Mr. MINTYRE, counsel for the plaintiff, said that this was an action for trespass, for criminal conversation with plaintiff's wife, but he was happy to say that defendant, by not pleading, admitted the facts charged in the de claration; and it would, therefore, be unnecessary to adduce evidence. It had also been agreed between the parties that a verdict should be taken for 500/. Mr. JAMES, who appeared for the defendant, consented to a verdict for that amount. The position in life of the parties did not transpire in evidence, but it will probably be remembered that, at the Liverpool Assises, plaintiff was charged with horse whipping a person for insinuating that the improper connexion existed, but afterwards found he had whipped the wrong party. CRIMINAL COURT —(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Justices PATTESON and TALIOURD.) THE CASE OF MR. AND MRS. SLOANE. At the bitting of the Court this morning, Mr. CLAIKSeN said he had been informed that the grand jury had found a bill against a gentleman named Sloane, on a charge of an unusual description, which had created considerable feeling in the public mind. He (Mr. Clarkson) appeared as counsel for the accused, and he had an affidavit from his attorney, on which he was instructed to ask their Lordships to postpone the trial of this case until the next session. The attorney stated in his affidavit that he believed, under the present ex• cited state of public feeling, the prisoner would scarcely be able to obtain a fair trial. When the Court took into their consideration the fact stated in the affi davit, that the prisoner could not have his house without apprehension of personal violence and persecu tion, he (Mr. Clarkson) trusted their Lordships would think that it was only reasonable and humane towards the accused at once to accede to this application. He (Mr. Clarkson) had never yet seen the indictment, but he understood it was full of matter likely to create dis cussion on very important questions of law. He thought, under those circumstances, that a postponement of this trial for three weeks was not unreasonable. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said his Learned Friend Mr. M. Chamber:, and himself, had been instructed to appear for the prosecution in this case. Ha (Mr. Huddlestone) had not seen the affidavit to which Mr. Clarkson had al luded; but he was instructed by the guardians of the West London Union, at whose instance this prosecution eas instituted, to state that they were very anxious that the case should be tried as soon as their Lordships thought it proper-that it should be tried. They did not, therefore, feel themselves at liberty to accede to the ap plication which had just been made to the Court ; but they were slime ready, at the same time, to bow to any suggestion that might fall from the bench. Mr. CLARKSON said the affidavit on which he founded his application to the Court stated, that owing to the great excitement that prevailed in the public mind on this case, the deponent did not believe that the accused, George Sloane, could have a fair trial if the case was tried at the present session ; and that, ever since his apprehension and examination before the magistrates, he could not venture from his house or chambers with out the fear of personal violence, and that he could not proceed from his house to hold any consultation with his Counsel without fear of thereby endangering his life. Mr. BODKIN, who was with Mr. Clarkson, said the Court would remember, that until lately it would not have been necessary to make the application at all. It was not yet three weeks since the prisoner had been committed. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said, if their Lordships should think that this application should be grunted, he should ask their Lordships to order that the defendant should come in and plead, and should also have his bail en larged. He understood from the officer of the court that it was the regular practice of the court, where an appli cation of this description was to be made, that it was usual and considered necessary, that the defendant should be present in court at the time the application was made. Mr. Justice PATTESON—That was the very difficulty in this case, for the affidavit stated that Mr. Sloane could not leave his house without apprehension of personal vio lence. Besides, the indictment was against two per sons, maps and wife, and the wife was not now in the country. Mr. CLARKSON—The case was not one of felony, and he was only instructed for Mr. Sloane, who was out on bail. Mrs. Sloane had not yet been taken; indeed, he believed she was not to be found. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said he understood it was stated at the police office, by the professional adviser of Mr. Sloane, that when the grand jury found a bill Mrs. Sloane was to be surrendered. Mr. CLARKSoN said there was no doubt that that statement had been made at the police court. Mr. Justice PATTESON said if the indulgence, under the peculiar circumstances, was to be granted to the husband that the trial should be postponed till the next session, there ought to be some security afforded that the wife also should make her appearance then to take her trial. Mr. CLARKSON said the wife was not now with the husband, and, as far as he (Mr. Clarkson) knew, was not in this country. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said he recollected it was stated at the police court, when the defendant was before the magistrates, that when application was made to execute the warrant at Mr. Sloane's chambers he said Mrs. Sloane's friends had advised her to keep out of the way, but that she should be forthcoming when au indictment was found. It this indulgence was to be granted to the male (kleinlaut he, (Mr. Huddlestone) submitted that their Lordships should rt quire that some security should be given for the appearance of Mrs. Sloane. Mr. CLARKSON apprehended that that was quite un reasonable. 96 1 ,4 96' 62 p 62 p 62 p 35 34% . - - 1 1 L, 4 58 903% Mr. Justice PATTESON suggested that Mr. Huddle stone had better peruse the affidavit, and then he might be in a p3sition to answer it. At all events, if, under the peculiar circumstances, this application was granted, bail must ( f course be given. Mr. CLARKSON said tke sureties for the appearance of Mr. Sloane were, himself in 5001. and two sufficient sure ties in 2501. each. Mr. lIUDDLESTONE said at present he was not in a condition to answer the facts contained in the sffi•iavit. No doubt great excitement existed in the public mind; but if this application was granted by way Of indulgence to Mr. Sloane, ho (Mr. Huddlestona) submitted that it was but reasonable that the defendant should give security for his wife's appearance. Mr. Sloane himself alleged, that under the circumstances, he felt it advisable to keep his wife out of the way; and under these circumstances he apprehended that their Lordships would r, quire that he should give security for her appearance in court. Mrs. Sloane was under her husband's control, and he would be able to bring her into court. Mr. CLARKSON said his Learned Friend (Mr. Huddle stone), not being a married roan, knew little of the dif ficulty of controlling a wife.—(Lau;hter.) Mr. Justice PATTESON doubted whether such security could be given for the appearance of the wife, she not having been arrested. CORN EXCHANGE -WEDNESDAY The present week's arrival of English Wheat far our market, coastwise, as well as by land carriage, having been small, the show of samples of that Grain here to day, was limitel ; nevertheless the demand for all des criptions, owing to the large imports of foreign Flour, and the thin attendance of buyers, ruled heavy, at barely Monday's quotations. From abroad, 4,100 qrs. of Wheat have come fresh to hand. Fine dry samples sold at previous rates ; but the middling and inferior kinds were dull in the extreme. We had a fair display of Barley samples, in which only a limited business was doing. Malt, the supply of which was small, moved off heavily, at late rates. For Oats the demand was very slow, but we have no change to notice in the value. Beans, Peas, and all other articles were dull in the extreme. English •• 5c0tch........ Irish I 1,420 Foreign .... •• 4,100 I 830 — I 400 BOROUGH SOP MARKET. Our market is very inactive for both Old and New Elope, but we have no change to notice in our quotations. WHITEICHAPEZ. Generally speaking, the demand was in a very slug gish state, on the following terms:—Beef, from 2s to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 33 10d ; Veal, 3s to as 10d; Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. BANKRUPTCY,—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE FREDERICK AND G. LA NARK. These bankrupts, described as of Water-lane, Tower street, ship-brokers, came up to apply for their certi ficates. Certificates of the second class were granted forthwith. IN RE LAVERS. This bankrupt was described as of Southampton, grocer, and came up for his certificate. 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