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NEW STORY OF SCOTTISH LIFE, by the Author of " MARGARET MAITLA'SD." Xcw ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., E R. K L A N D. By the Authcr of " Pas.ages in the - fife of Mrs. Margaret Maitland of Sunny Side." " Every page of this profoundly interesting book will be perused by the thousands who have sympathised with the joys and sorrows of gentle Mrs. Margaret Maitland.” —Weekly Chronicle. " The writer of these volumes takes the highest position which can possibly be awarded to an author of fiction. We accord to the story of ' Merkland' the highest encomiums we can offer."—Mes , Bolger, Henry Coltman, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. M NOTICE. 20, Great Marlborough-street, Jan. 6. Mr. SHOBETtL has the honour to announce that he will publish immediately, in Four Vols. New Series of the LETTERS AND DISPATCHES OF LORD CAS rLEREAGLI. Edited by his Brother, THE MARQUESS OF LONDONDERRY. Immediate orders should be given for this Important work. to prevent disappointment. Agents for Scotland : Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh. For Ire land : Mr. W. Robertson, Dublin. For Glasgow : Griffin and Co. For Liverpool: Deighton acd Laughton. For 2..lanchester Simms and Denham THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXXIX. Will published on Thursday next. CONTENTS. I. English Socialism. Alton Locke. 11. The Striugle in Italy. 111. Ilandbo. k 4)7 Devon and Cornwall. IV. Sewel 'l:n.lllsta:ion of the Oars of Horace. V. Lon: Cam pbeti• ,_•ll.efJtistL!es of tAigland. VI. Lord Holand s Foreign Reminiscences. VII. Kings and Popes. Sardi , lia and England. VIII. he Menace o' War in Germany. IX. Lord Clarendon's Administration. Note on Protestant Sisterhoods. London : Longman anA Co. Edinburgh : A and C. Black. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's Servants THE LOVE CHASE. Wildrake, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Constance, Mrs Nisbett ; Widow Green, Mrs. Parker; Lydia, Miss F. Vining. After which an entirely New Grand, Historical, Emblematical, Aerostatical, Gastronomical, Metaphorical, Musical, Poetical, Vocal, Municipal, Juvenile, Pantomical Pantomime, by E. Fitzball, the po pular author of " Za-ze-zI-zo-zu," entitled HARLEQUIN and HUM PTY DUMPTY; or, Bobbin de Bobbin snd the First Lord Mayor of Lun'un. Private Boxes, 31. as., 2/ 12s. 6d., 21. 25., W. Its. 6d., and 1/. Is. To be obtained on Application at the Box-office ; Mr. Sam's Libarary, Bt. James's-street Messrs. Mitchell Ebers and Co.; Andrews and Alcroft, Bend-street; at Jullien's Music Warehouse, Regent street ; Chappels, New Bond-street; Leader and Cocks, 63, New llond-street ; Atansford and Co., New Bond-street ; and Bailey and Moon, Carlton Libr Ary. 14 Regent-street. Stalls, ss. each. First Price—Dress Circle, ss. Od. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 2s. 6d. ; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d.. Secoud Price at Nine e'Clock —Dress Circle, 2s 6d. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. No Half-pl ice to Upper or Lower Galleries. The Box-office open from I I till 4. It is respectfully Intimated that seats in the Boxes cannot be reserved after the First Act ofthe Play. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. MR. MACREADY. THIS F,v ENING, Will be performed RICHELIEU. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Ma creadv. After which a new translation of THE SECOND CALENDAR and the QUEEN of BEAUTY who had the Fight with the Genie. Principal characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Selby, Lebarr, Bucketone, tars. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Miss P. Horton, and Miss A. Romer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Drama, entitled JESSIE OKAY. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed find, Madame Celeste, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by a now Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; or, the Spider King. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Miss 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, Shakespere's flay of TWELFTH NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Belton, Rvder, Addison, J. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss hillips, and Mrs. C. Kean. After 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 Carlotta Le Clercq. Prwate isozes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; of whom also places may oe taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HAND;OME 11U-43AND. Arta which an entirely new and or'ginal Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CH A.RMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Ilonner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank iatthews, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, M ss St. George. and Miss Martindale. To conclade with THE RINGDOVES. in which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Basil Baker, Mrs. 1 0 . Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Great hit of the Romance of the Nose. THIS EVENING, Will be performed A NEW WAY TO PXY OLD DEBTS, sup ported by Messrs. G. V. , rooke, W. Farren, Leigh Murray, Comp ton, Midear, W. Farren, jun. ; Mesdames Leigh Murray and Adams To conclude with PRINCE DORCA ; or, The Romance of the Nose, in which Messrs. 11. Farren, Compton, Shalders, W. Farren, j an., Cooke ; Mesdames Louisa Howard, Ellett 'Turner, and Macllle. Adele Will appear. • AtiTLEY'f. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE 'nder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal highness Prime Albert. Pronrtetor and Manager Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING The Grand new Snectacle of IZENSTII,`A ORTH; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with now and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, Introducinr the Magnificent Stud aid Company of unequalled Artistes, also, for the first time in England, M. Gh-lia, with his three highly-trained Steeds, M. Nicolo Plige, the great Barrel Equilibrist, and the Bro thers Francisco, from t - ,e 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 he entitled HARLEQUIN AND O'DONOGIRTE ; or, The White Horse of Killarn,y. Box-once open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. Mutt V'ATER 1:01,71)01c NUDGE Tats I -1 .4.• —Vlorning 59 min. etc., I Evening 19 Alin. after To- (11.11LOW—Niornin - r 39 min. after 6 I Evening 1 min. fitter 7 THE W i'ATHER —SUN 07FICE, JA.NUARY 9. TkIERMOMETEIt, IN TIM SHADE. 45—highest since anon yesterday. 32 —lownst this morning and during the n;ght. 39 this day, at noon. _ _ BAROMETER, 29.98. WIND S.W.—tine sunshiny weather. 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. KINGSTOWN (DUBLIN)—Wind S.W., gentle breeze— overcast. PLYMOUTH—Wind S.W.. calm—overcast. PORTSNIOLTTII—NN ind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind NY., calm—ckudless. HAsTiN GS —Wind X.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON—Wiwi S.. strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE — Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TuNnuloGE—Wind WW. gentle breeze —partially cloudy. BASINSSTOKE Wind S.. strong breeze—partially cloudy. GRE ENW ICE! —Wind S.'.V.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SwnwoN—Wind S W., gentle breeze—overcast. OxFonn - Wind E.. cairn—overcast. COLCHESTER—Wird Y.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. c AmBRIDG ic _Wind S. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. RITORY—Wind S. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BIRMINGHAM -'.F ind W., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. LYNN—W ind W., gentle breeze—overcast. CREWE—Wind S.S.E, light airs -cloudy. CONWAY—Wind S., gentle breeze —cloudless. HOLYHEAD—Wind S., strong breeze—rain. MANcIiEsTEL-Wind S.E., gentle breeze- overcast. LANCASTER—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Wurrny—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—principally clear. SHAY—Wind S.E., gentle breeze partially cloudy. BEArrocit —Wind S., gentle breeze—snovr. BERWICK—Wind W...-gentle breeze—overcast. 'EDINBURGH - Wind N.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : Cosa _Wind S., strong breeze—rain. CA &LOW Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. KINGSTOWN (DUBLIN -- Wind S.S.E., calm—heavy rain. MULLINGAR ind E., gentle breeze—hazy. DUNDALK —Wind S. W., gentle breeze—overcast. POOLE--- Wind S. E , gentle breeze—foggy. PETts.Bononoff -_Wind S. W., gentle breeze—foggy. Cazwx—Calm—overcast. HoLynEAD--Wind S., strong breeze—rain. LEEDS - Wind W.S.W., gentle breeze-- foggy. LANCASTLR—Wind N. E., calrn—foggi• Da RLUIGTOX--Wind S., gentle breeze frost. 4-1 : .• 44 ( 4 0 s ‘) .i'''' 4 i 1 ,1 • 't (...... ''''''' NA:l 10 , • •. • ' N.' k • tri: ~" • ~,, 11 , P i' • 1.?•• -4 1 11 y r. , .. , ' • ... - .4 , -'lt . IT * AI ' ' l4 ,.,tiv ' J „pi Atilt LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1851. The grand jury having found a true bill against Mr. and Mrs. SLOANE, on an indictment containing many counts, an application was yesterday made by counsel on behalf of the male defendant for the post ponement of his trial until next session. The motion was grounded on an affidavit made by the attorney for Mr. SLOANE, stating his belief that his client could not obtain a fair trial in the present state of public feeling, and that Mr. SLOANE was unable to come to court with reference to the present applica tion, or to consult with his counsel, or even to venture into the public streets, so great was the excitement which prevailed against him in regard to the offence with which he was charged. Und , :r those circumstances the Learned Judges (Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice TALFOUBD) ac ceded to the application, and the bail for the appear ance of the defendant was accordingly enlarged until next session. We confess that, although as anxious as any per sons can possibly be that this extraordinary case ohould receive the most stringent investigation at the earliest period practicable, we cannot regret the ad jaarnment§ gr the onsequent delay that has taken * 4 4, to toontiol that Um Lou lB thould be hi to trial it tha tame time with her bus. THE SUN, band. In her absence the majesty of the law cannot be adequately vindicated, or a full measure of justice rendered in the premises, many of the most revolting facts and circumstances of the hor- rible case must remain involved in obscurity, for evi- dente will not be admissible as to any matters that occurred in the absence of the male defendant ; and it must be manifest that the mistress must have had a much greater share in the management of a female servant than the master. The corroborating evidence applies to Mrs. SLOANE. She has been seen by third parties beating the unfortunate victim, and there can be but little doubt that she is the most guilty of all the parties concerned in this frightful outrage. We trust, therefore, that the interval (three weeks) which must elapse before the matter is finally disposed of, may not be wasted or misap plied, but that active steps may be taken to ensure her apprehension. From what fell from Mr. CLIRICSON yesterday, it is perfectly clear that our anticipations with respect to this person were perfectly well founded—that she has no intention wh ttAoever of coming forward vo lint arily, and that the steement of tl'e attorney, that there was no doubt that she would sum naer to ta.k, her trig'," was but a pleasant fable, devised for the purpose of preventing the close search that would other wise have been made perhaps before she had completed her escape from the jurisdiction of the Cuurt. It was like the former assertion, that " she had received an injury in her leg by falling through an area grating, which precluded the possibility of her being enabled to leave her bed without great danger;" but none (except perhaps Mr. Alderman HUMPHERT, who exhibited an extraordinary amount of credulity on the occasion) were deceived thereby. Mr. CLARK SON yesterday said, that "Mrs. Swann was neither in the country nor with her husband," and he in - sisted "that it would be quite unreasonable to require that any security should be given for her appearance." It certainly could not be enforced, as thanks to the crassa negligentia and gross laches of the worthy Alderman, ❑o arrest had ever taken place, and Mrs. SLOANE, with her excellent protege, Miss LOUISA DEVAUX, were enabled to seek retuge in another land• We now know, however, what weight should be accorded to the unsupported statements of attorneys and counsel. We rejoice to find, however, that. even at the eleventh hour the guardians of the West London Union, and the authorities at the Home-office, have shaken off the disgraceful apathy that was so long exhibiteOhe former having, " after some delibe ration, come to the conclusion that the matter was sufficiently important for the guardians to take it up," and having heard the voice of public opinion throughout the length and breadth of the land speaking trumpet-tongued as to their shameful apathy in the case of the unfortunate child that had been under their protection from the time she was five years of age, and who was actually hired from their workhouse, carried unanimously a resolution that a reward of 201. should be offered for the ap• prehension of Mrs. SLOANE," although when first mooted it " had not been received with approbation ;" dud we yesterday had the pleasure of announcing that the Government had offered a lurther reward of 301. for the rime purpose. We are also happy to say that some few persons have responded to the noble appeal of " J. D.," and his fellow-workmen, and that we have now a few pounds in hand in aid of•the working-men's subscrip tion to ensure the arrest of the cruel torturer of poor JANE WILBRED. We trust that something will now be done to render this movement worthy of the la bouring classes. What man is there with daughters of his own, whom the exigencies of his position may compel him to send to service at an early age, who would not willingly mike some sacrifice, or slit mit to some privations in order to testify his abhorrence of the unnatural outrage that was per petrated on one of his own class, and to show (as "J. D." justly remarked) that "English artisans nave humane hearts and feelings ?" Many penny sub scriptions have been made for objects of far less im portance. It is not the case of Jess WILBRED alone, but a great public principle that is involved in the result. It must be shown that such outrages cannot be committed with impunity, and that, even if the wealthier classes remain indifferent, the " work eig men " of the metropolis, aye, of England, will not permit so greet an insult to humanity to remain unpunished. Let them, then, he up and doing, let subscription lists be opened in every , hop, and collected from door to dour. It is not the amount that may be given by each, but the number , if subscribers that will show the intensity of the pub lic feeling on the subject. The widow's mite was acceptable, and so will be the pence of the working man. There is ample time to trace out the retreat of the delinquents if the necessary funds be forth coming. But if she has indeed left the country, as Mr. CLARKSON'S statement would seem to imply, the reward offered by the guardians and the Government will not render it worth the while of any acute detective to undertake the labour and expense of tracking the fugitive to her lair. 'We have confidence in the English people, and we believe that they will on the present occasion act in a becoming manner— that when " weighed in the balance they will not be found wanting." Let, then, small committees be formed in order to carry out the object, and let it be remembered that " if 't were done 't were well 't were done quickly." There is ample time to ensure her arrest, but the "irons must be put in the fire quickly? , Every day's delay will be of serious import, and may perhaps retard, if not altogether prevent, the attain ment of the object so generally desired—'.hi arrest of elrs. SLOANE, in order that she may take her trial along with her husband at the next session of the Central Criminal Court. We are told that "the worst possible use to which you can put a man is to hang him." This may be true, but there is another practice less horrible, in deed, but scarcely less injurious to the best interests of society, and which, perhaps, so far as the " object of the experiment" is concerned, is no less cruel than the summary termination of his existence on the scaffold. We allude to the long protracted impri• ,onwents for debt, by which persons are confined for a series of years at the meye will and pleasure or their creditors until they become practically dis qualified from taking any share in the active duties of life, and begin to look upon their prisons as places of shelter and refuge, where they are removed from the cares and anxieties to which those in the enjoyment of their freedom are exposed. There they linger out existence, having long Leased to do an) - thing for their own support or maintenance, being unprofitable consumers of the public resources—mere drones in the national hive, in place of being the creators and producers of national wealth . If a man be really unable to liquidate his liabilities, it is difficult to conceive how he can be rendered more solvent by being taken from his family and business, and locked up in gaol. His failure may be owing altogether to misfortune—he may be really anxious to pay every man to the uttermost farthing, but it may be utterly out of his power to do so. " His poverty and not his will" may be in fault, but he is still left at the mercy of an exasperated creditor, who for a time may be gratified by being enabled to wreak his vengeance on the defaulter, but who is seldom indeed benefited by resorting to extreme measures. These evils are occasioned by the present system of constituting the creditor the sole judge in his own case, a custom derived from the ancient law, which reduced debtors unable to satisfy the pecuniary demands to which they were subject 'to a state of slavery, and enabled the creditor to sell them and their families in the public mar ' ket, and to apply the price of the human mer• ehandise to the reduction of the debt. Our debtor and creditor law is a remnant of the same barbarous , code—less efficacious, indeed, because the party suing out the writ of ca. sa. does not thereby obtain any instalment or payment, however trifling, on account of his claim ; on the contrary, he has to incur addi tional expense in bringing matters to that state, and may even hLve to coatribute to the maintenance of his victim in the gaol to which he has consigned him. We are aware that many persons will consider these opinions as startling. They have become ac customed to the present system ; they have seen it in operation from their infancies, and therefore look upon it as the natural order of things, and consider any interference therewith as bordering on sacrilege ; but similar views were long entertained with respect to slavery, and also as to capital punishments for many minor offences., The voice of reason hawaTer, at length been attended to, truth has prevailed, and sounder and healthier opinions are now generally entertained on these points , and, notwithstanding the existing prejudices in favour of incarceration as a mode of enabling men to satisfy all who have just demands, we do not despair of seeing a great change of public opinion in this respect also. All we all is that the matter should be calmly and dispassionately investigated, being thoroughly convinced that truth will ever be promoted by discussion. What, then, we ask, are the objects for which im prisonment for debt is sanctioned and tolerated ? The first and most important is to enable a creditor to enforce payment, if at all practicable; and, secondly, if that cannot be attained, to punish the fraudulent debtor, who has contracted obligations which he is unable to satisfy. We believe that there will be no dispute on those points, and that there is no other tangible reason that can be assigned in favour of the continuance of the present law of imprisonment for debt. Now we boldly assert that neither of these ends are at tained under the present code, but that both objects would be greatly promoted by wi=er and more equi table arrangfmentl., which would transfer the power of arrest from the hands of creditors to these of an impartial and unprtjadiced judge, wi.hout whose as sent no writ of ca. sa. should be issued. At present it must be observed that we do not in any degree interfere with the power of levying the debts upon the goods and chattels of the parties, if any there be, although we are convinced that it would be for the good of all to place the administration of the assets of a party who had given such practical evidence of his insolvency as to permit a sheriff's sale of his property in a competent tribunal, who would distribute the proceeds for the general benefit of the creditors. We shall not, however, discuss this point now, but allude solely to the question of imprison ment. Let us suppose, then, that a person resorts to that remedy, having either found it impossible to seize any goods and chattels under aft. fa., or having deliberately rejected that course for the more favou rite one of incarceration. The debtor is arrested and transferred to Whitecross-street, and perhaps thence removed to " the Bench." If he is without property he files his petition, and endeavours either to obtain protection or pass through the court. If, on the con trary, he has property, he either endeavours to settle or remains in prison, endeavouring to weary out the patience or to excite the sympathy of the creditor, and so to obtain his discharge without any, or only a partial payment on account. He is not, however, compelled to file his schedule. It is true that a vest ing order may be obtained after he bas been a certain time in close confinement, but there the power ceases. He cannot be brought up and examined before a Commissioner, and criminally punished if he refuses to make full disclosures with respect to his property. A man who has made up his mind to endure imprisonment may set them all a t defiance. Now, in every case the object is to get at his property. Why, we ask, may tbis not be done in the first instance, without the preliminary imprison ment ? If a man refuses to pay his debts, the pre sumption is that he is unable to do so, and he should be forthwith divested of his property, in order that the same may be administered equitably for the benefit of all persons having claims upon him. This would be far more beneficial to the general body of creditors than permitting the debtor to remain in prison until all the assets were expended or made away with, and would, we venture to say, be productive of much larger dividends than are obtained under the present system. _ _ - Again, as a punishment to the fraudulent debtor, the present system is by no means so efficacious as if imprisonment were only allowed under the order of a judge as a criminal punishment. At present the innocent and the guilty are _placed in similar positions; there is no mode of discovering whether the prisoner be worthy of com passion or of censure, whether he be the victim of his own misconduct or of the cruelty of his creditor. Under such circumstances, the mere fact of imprison ment is by no means so disgraceful as it would be if it could only be inflicted by the order of a judge upon full inquiry into all the facts. Then, indeed, it would be a matter to be dreaded, to avoid which the debtor would strain every nerve, and make every exertion, but at present the matter is too common to excite much observation. It may be asked, then, what substitute we would suggest fur the present practice ? Simply this, that creditors who had ob tained judgments, or in certai❑ cases—such as on bills of exchange, or, in fact, any other debts where the creditor pledged his oath for the validity of his demand, should obtain an order for the debtor to ap pear before an Insolvent Commissioner to show cause why a vesting order should not issue by which all his property would be transferred to an official is,sig nee. If he did not then, within a limited period, convince the judge of his ability to satisfy the demand, he should be proceeded against according to the present practice in bankruptcy, and if, on full inves • tigation, it should appear that he was deserving of punishment it would be inflicted under the sentence of a competent tribunal, and for a fixed and definite period, and not as it is at present, a mere matter of chance, depending on the caprice or humanity of the creditor. We believe that this system would be found a great improvement on that now in operation, and that it would prove far more beneficial to the creditors as well as to the debtors. The only parties who would suffer would be vindic tive creditors who could not gratify their private ma levolence, and dishonest debtors, who could not keep their property for their own use, and live in luxury in "the Bench," while those who had just claims on them were set at defiance, and dared to do their worst. THE UCKFIELD BURGLARY. •- APPREHENSION OF THE SEVENTH BURGLAR —LA.4 (Tuesday) evening a report was current in Lewrs that a seventh individual, supposed to be implicated in this daring affair, had been apprehended during tae day, near London, with a quantity of the stolen property iu his possession. The name of the party was freely mentioned as that of a man well known in the town, and recently holding a situation of responsibility, but from obvious reasons we retrain from giving it. Brighton Guardian. AFFECTING SUICIDE.—In the night of Wednesday last a poor woman, named Penfold, of Yapton, near Arundel, who since her confinement, about six weeks ago, has been in a very desponding state of mind, left her bed with her child in her arms without her husband perceiving it, and descend ing to the garden, leaped into the well. On being missed, search was made, and the lifeless bodies were foun 4, the child being firmly grasped in the mother's arms, and but little bruised.—Brighton Guardian. REPRESENTATION or FINSBURT.—Mr. Wakleyt at a meeting held at Islington on Tuesday, said, " In the last session, when the question of the window• tax was moved, his Hon. Colleague, Mr. uuncombe, was almost it might be said on his death-bed ; and he was now so ill that he ( Mr. Wakley) did not like to refer to it, and would only say that every man must deplore his state; but it must be hoped that they would see him appear again in health and spirits. For himself, he (Mr. Wakley) had only to say that size was not strength. Once, indeed, he had got strength, but con tinuous labour for mauy years had struck his nervous sys tem, and rendered him incapable of performing his duty ; and he had already intimated that if in the coming session he found himself still incapable of attending to his duties in Parliament, he should resign his seat. He was bound in honour to take that course, and did not shrink from the avowal of it." BURGLARY ♦T CAMBRIDGE: On Sunday evening between seven and nine o'clock, some thieves obtained an entrance into the house of Mr. Goodbody, a grocer in King street, no person being therein, by picking a small lock on the back door. It would seem that Mr. Goodbody, who is a young beginner, has some rather eccentric habits in the secretion of his money, and that these habits must have been known to the thieves. After ransacking the first-floor room and stripping a sofa bedstead of the squabs, &c., they pro ceeded up stairs and broke open sundry boxes before they came upon the object of their search. At last, on moving a small box, they discovered under the edge of the carpet a purse containing a cheque for 58/. 2s. 3d. on Messrs. Fisher's bank. and 121. 17s. 6d. in gold and silver, with some keys, which they carried away. The cheque has not been pre sented, and payment will, of course, be stopped. Mr. Good body is a single man, and the only other inmate of the house is his apprentice. SAVAGES AT SEA.—Captain Daley, the com mander of the Jeremiah Garnett (which arrrived yesterday at Liverpool from Shanghai), reports that on the 7th Sept. he fell in with two canoes, which contained nineteen savages of a copper colour, tettoed all over, and in a state of nudity. By signs and other means of interpretation it was gathered from them that they had been blown out to sea thirteen days previously from the I-lands of St. David's. They were re• ceive4 on board the Jeremiah Garnett and fed, but one of the poor wretches died the same evening. C a pt a i n D a l ey bore up for St. David's (which lies off New Guinea), and there landed them. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES AT KENSINGTON.—MIII4 alarm and excitement exists among the nobility and gent?) , resident in the vicinity of Kensington from the numerous aed extecsive robberies committed thereof late. The pre mises 28, Lower Phtllimere-place, Kensington, have been entered , and silver plate, value 10N., a lar g e q uantit y of jewellery of the most costly description, gold w atches , and about 171. iu money, carried off. The house No. 1, Sears dale-place, was also entered, an d a large quantity of valuable jew e ll ery abstracte d, an d, notwithstanding the exertions ITettators. _ of the police, no clue can be gained to the pee- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1851. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Ministerial crisis continues and threatens to be something more than a Ministerial crisis ; the situation is becoming more clearly defined every hour, and it is now evident that the con7inuance in the command of the garrison of Paris of General CHAN GARNIER is totally incompatible with the continuance at the Elyt.6l of Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE as Preident (4 the Republic. The Constitutionnel makes the f Mowing appeal to the BurgrAves to rally round Louis NAPOLEON Will it be denied that the more Louis Napoleon gaias ground in public opinion the more he appears to lose it in the National Assembly ? Parties become irritated, and coalesce at the risk of soon betraying each other. The President of the Republic, in spite of many difficulties, has restored prosperity to the country ; the hour for the revision of the Constitu tion will soon strike. What an immense misfortune it would ha for France if Louis Napoleon B maparte were to be re-elected! What a misfortune for France if that reelection should take plac:. aithout disturbance, without shuck, without revolutionary an , : sanguinary days, without the overthrow of public f ,rtune, without diminishing our credit and our importance abroad—in a word, without overthrowing that Reputalic which a fine Lvgitima ist spirit in the National Assembly a few days slice diadainfoly called a consump.ive subject, whom current of air caused to cough.' A wow is declared by ;.arties against the President, and it is the more invete rate h-cau , e the country, from a haling of gratitude, and, above all, the &site for repose, seems to have an increasing wish to prolong his pow rs. ' France,' say the Legitimatists, wants Henry V.' The Orleanists say,' France wants the Regency and the Count de Paris.' The Montagnards say, France wants Communism,' and yet these three parties, each having a contrary oh ct of its own, now coalesce and obey the . same niot d'ordre—namely, that of causing Louis Napoleon Bona parte to disappear from the stage of politics, either by conflict or by a non reelection. As we may be permitted in these times to imagine the impossible, let us suppose Louis Napoleon at Vincennes, or to have given in his resignation, or not to be re-elected. To what Givern meat, what political and financial state of things would these three parties lead us after the rupture of their uuion? We cannot bring ourselves to draw . so terrible and sanguinary a picture." The Constitutionnel then proceeds at some length to apostrophise Al. THIEItS, for whom it professes at tachment, notwithstanding his " febrile and fluc tuating ambition." It calls upon him, in the interest of the country, to give his support to the honourable and courageous men who abstained from joining in the hostility of a portion of the Assembly to the PRE SIDENT, and thus produce in that body a majority which would inspire respect and confidence, and re store prosperity to the country. This, it says, would be a noble part for M. TULLES to play. It adds : " For the defence an honour of that Parliamentary Government, to which you ate so much attached, and to which you owe so many brilliant triumphs of eloquence, act in such a way that each party in the National As sembly may not be able to say, in the presence of an alarmed and menaced country, No Government can exist without us or with us.'" The Patrie reiterates its assertion regarding the authenticity of the Instruction signed REIBEL, and declares that it was issued only two months since, without the knowledge of the PRESIDENT or of the Ministers, and that it was a portion of a plot for a military restoration of Orleanistn, in which plot M. DUPIN and General CHANGARNIER were accom plices, and of which the sham conspiracy of A.LLAIS was a portion. The Republique has the following on the sanguinary order : " Cade our readers now understand why the journal of the European coalition, the Assemblee Nationale, did not cease during six months to 'recommend a dictatorship and a Dictator? Do they understand why the Royalists of the Assembly have desired to maintain, at every cost, the monstrous situation of an omnipotent and irrespon sible General? We do not deny the cleverness of the arrangement; in the event of a conflict, which no pains were spared to excite, the Constitution, the President of the Republic, the Opposition party of the Assembly, might, in virtue of the instructions Ceangar nier-Reibel, have been set aside at once, and the dictator, possessing himself of all the powers, including that of causing 6 parties to be immediately shot,' might have treated with Europe on the condition of the fusion, or any other monarchical arrangement, destined to cause the happiness of France. W e must render homage to the great party of order—it neglected nothing for suc cess—it only wanted the occasion of an enteute, which, however, was obstinately refused by the intelti gsnce of the democracy. In the present conflict between the President and the Assembly, we republi can socializts have only to occupy ourselves with the interest and preservation of the Republic. When the peril appeared to us to come from the Executive Government we attacked, by all the means the law permit'ed, the princely journeys and speeches, the re views with champagne, and the unconstitutional cries of soldiers under arms. At present the danger comes evi dently from the other side, and in seeing under what seaime wt lived without knowing it, in seeing an occult dictatorship suppress, of its own authori:y, all pu+ lie powers, and substitute for them a savage despotism, of which all the instructions appear to have euisauated from Attila or Haynau, we say that it is impossible that such a regime can siirvive the darkness which protected it, and that the destinies of Paris and of France cannot remain at the mercy of an irreepensible General, labouring fur a restoration which cannot be accomplished without being preceded by a formidable revolution. T. play success tully the part of Monk, it does not suffice to lie—the game must not be allowed to he teen." The following from the Ordre may be considered as the CHArtGAILNIER manifesto : " The strange declarations mentioned on Monday in the Patric, and repeated yesterday by other journals, stating that it was intended to wait to are tee effect pro duced in the departments by the Ministerial crisis, give rise to the idea of calculations of middling prudence, founded on a long temporisation, Yesterday, on the con trary, all the news in circulation led to the supposition that the situation was about not to iersninate, but, to sud denly be aggravated by the dismissal or General Chan gamier. Last evening, it was positively asserted, this resolution, already decided on in principle, would be signed by the President of tho Republic, end accepted by an Elycean Ministry, in which would remain MM. A. Fouls, Bineau, Dumas, and General Schramm. It was remarked that bei , ral of the persons who dissemi nated these rumours, or who greeted them with joy, haft during the day entered into conferences with some of the Mountain, without doubt to rouse up their old ho bitty against the illustrious General, and sound their dieposi tiens on the measures which the Assembly might be led to take for its defence. The adventurous spirits who counselled the President of the Republic to fliug himself without return into a course of aggression are obliged, in fact, to foresee the ease where the Assembly, whilst remaining on the defensive, will not deliver its, If up dis armed. What more direct challenge, what more thr , atening provocation could be conceived, than the dis missal brutally announced the day after the sitting, at which General Changarnier, in place of allowing himself to be caught in the kind of trap held out for him, in order to place him in hostility with the Chamber, replied in a victorious manner to the Mountaineer speaker, M. Napoleon Bentiparte, coming forward to inflict on him a public blame, and declared solemnly that he bowed with respect before the constitutional rights of the National Assembly and of its President ? What is the crime of the General-in-Ceief of the army of Paris ? Is it to have not admitted as emanating from him, as assigned by him, as naving a general and permanent character, instructions which, in reality, he never gave, such as they are published, which do not emanete from his staff, which he did not draw up, which he did not sign, and which, in the thought clearly expressed by the general of brigade who had so construed the rr commedations of the General-in-Chief, applied solely, as common sense at once indicated, to the ca of combat Is that crime to have denied in strong terms that he w,.:5 the audacious contemner of the Constitution ? Is it to hive declared that, if a legal requisition was addressed to him, net by a represeetative, not by several, but in the name of the whole Assembly, he should consider him self bound to obey? What, it is because he pronounced such words, because the majority unanimously ap plauded, because the whole Chamber, rninux MM. Miot, Valentin, and Bouraat, passed to the order of the day pure and simple on the denunciations directed against the General, that his dismissal has been proposed, de manded, signed, and that a chance Ministry should come with the ordinance of dismissal in its hands, and signify to a sovereign Assembly to submit to that humiliation, or to prepare for a struggle? Nor we cannot believe that the President of the Republic will allow himself to be led away by senseless counsellors to such extremities. It is said that the act in question is strictly within his right. Yes, undoubtedly it is. But it would he also within the right of the Assembly to invest General Changarnier on the instant with the superior command of the troops charged to watch over its safety, and, in the present circumstance, its honour, as well as its duty, would pre seribe to it that course." It was rumoured on the Bourse on Tuesday that General CHANGARNIER bad resigned, and the funds immediately rose. On this the Freese observes t— " The Ministerial crisis has not varied during the course of yesterday. It continues, and as it continues, it grows worse. A tingle point appears definitively re solved: General Ghangarnier, admitted to be impossible, is irrevocably dismissed. Whatever may be the combi nation which carries tee day, whether the old Ministry remains, or a new one is appointed, no doubt subsists on that head. There is between the President of the Re public and General Changernier an incompatibility of situation and dignity which does not allow the mainten ance of his command to be thought of. This resolution, which appears to have bean teken two days ago, has been re'arded, it is said; in its ex. cation, iii order to allow public opinion to declare itself. General Chan garnier may have measured yesterday, by the thermo meter of the Bourse. the decline of his importance and popularity. The news of his resignation has been re ceived by a movement upwards. This movement at the Bourse, known at the Assembly about four o'clock, pro duced a profound emotion." We find the following in the Debate : For two or three days past the Pre,se has accused General Changarnier of falsehood, or of having allowed anarchy to reign in the army of Paris , be cause he h a s not discussed in the tribune the acts of the gener a l s of division, d, rs. The i o si r on, , andetl th p e ub l l a ie g w en il e i eralassilofybrigade placed under his appreciate the merit of this polemic. In the first column of the second page of the number of yesterday the same journal contains the following article: —' General Reibel, having been sum moned to the Ministry of War, has, it is said, affirmed that the instructions signed by him had been given him by General Changarnkr: GPneral R.ibel begs us to give the most formal contradiotiun to th© latter part of that ossertin " The same journal says— " The Representatives who boll their club in the Rue de l'Universitii had a meetir4i. on Muntlay evening, which was very numerously avended. The subject of discussion was the Ministerial crisis, and the dangers which might result from it. The meAng was unani moua in expressing a wish that t.h-r, and .rstanding he• tween the powers of the State—Tor a moment disturb •-c1 —might be re-established as soon as possible, and that the maintenance of General Changarnier in his com mand might si-rve as the pledge and guarantee of that union. It declared with the same unanimity that, on those conditions, its concurrence would be assured to the new Cabinet." The Pouvoir states that M. MOLE advised the PRE SIDENT not to attempt to remove General CHANGAR. NIRR from his command ; the PRESIDENT, however, remains inexorable. It is said that as MM. BAROCUE, BENEAU, LAHITTE, and ROUSER are in favour of re taining CHANGARNIER, their retirement will be ac cepted ; but that as the other Ministers, including Ge neral Scintamm, are not opposed to the dismissal of CHANG/La:slur:, the will still retain office. The fol lowing extracts from the three evening organs of the Elyt,ef., furnish the latest authentic intelligence on the sub.) .ct of the crisis : The Patrie 3;,y s— " Notwithstanding all the r. ports of a contrary na ture which hive been corrent at the Bours, and at tie Nationt.l Assembly, no definitive resolution has yet been come to. The financial world, however, appears to have resumed confidence. A rather important improvement has taken place in the price of the fends. This rise was generally attributed to the news that the eat major general of the army of Paris was to be dissolved. There is nothing astonishing in the effect of this report. Every act of energy on the part of the President, within the limns of the Constitution, must necessarily inspire con fidence, by showing to public opinion the torce and po pularity of the elected of the country." We read in the Bulletin de Paris :- 1 . The rumour of the dismissal of General Changer nier is without foundation. We have reason to believe that it was never contemplated by the Government. The Ministerial crisis is nearly terminated. The re tirement of MM. Baroche, 'Rouher, and Bineau, is still spoken of. As to M. Roinsins Desfosses, his retirement is positive, but the only motive is the desire of the rear admiral to have the command of rs squadron. It is said that he will have for his successor M. Ducos. MM. Leon Faucher and Dant are spoken of fur the Interior and Public Works. M. Mo!6 and about forty members of the majority had an interview with the President of the Republic this morning at the Ely: A great num ber of Representatives visited the Ministers this morning to entreat them to remain in their places." We read in the Moniteur du Soir : " The Ministerial crisis was today the sole subject of conversation in the lobbies of the National Assembly, hut the conversation was less animated than yesterday. MM. Thiers and Odilon Barrot had a long conference in the 14th bureau." The B )urse was animated, and the price of Public Securities was firm. The Five per Cents. opened at 941.60 c., and rose to 94f. 80e.; they closed at 94f. 75c. ; the Three per Cents. closed at 56c. 80c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8351. ; Rouen, 6771. 50c. ; Havre, 267 f. ; Great Northern, 470 f.; Basle, 186'. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 3521. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 2471. 50c. ; the New Loan. 94f. 75c. 13USINPSS Ot)Nt• IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 8. Boulogne and Amiens, 9 —Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 153 i —Luxembourg, I►/ e Ditto, 2%—Namur and Liege, 8% —Northern of France, 15 Sambre and Meuse, 3. THE SHARE MARKETS BRITISH RAILWAYS Railways. Aberdeen • • Do. Preference • . • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, St E. Junciou Ayrshire and Galloway • • Beltast and County Down', Berits and Hants Exten., (Great Weitern petual 5 per cent ) Birmingham and Oxford, Junction, ea 13 duly . paid, or with a guar..., Do. without a guar... Binning., Wolverhamp - I ten, and Dudley, duly paid, or with al guarantee •• •• •• Do. without a guar. •• Binning., WoiverhamP., l and Stour Valley .• Birkenhead, Laneas.,and Cheshire Junction •• Bristol and Exeter•• - Buckinghamshire •• •• Caledoniaa I'ol. Preference • • Do. Clydesdale J unc. • • Chester and Holyhead .. Do. Pretereuce .. • • Clarence .. Do. Ist Class, 6 per et. Do. 2 , %. do., 5 per cent.] Do. Gov. Loatt,4 pr. et., Direct Loud. and Purism. I mblin and Beltast Paid. lionsinal Prices. 8 6 s 13 14 0 100 17% 78 6 8 Dublin and Kingstown..' Dundalk and Enniskillen' East Anglian (251. L. & I E. and L. & D.) .! • • Do (NI. E. & 11.) 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 'lent. • •• 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 percent. .• • • East Lancashire • • • • Do. New quarters • • Do. 6 per cent. pref. quarter stares.. .• East Lincolnshire, gua. 61 per cent • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee 6 13 4 6 13 4 10 to lOU, *li dis Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, Do. pref. consolidated Ds. 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 401. • • • • Do. new 30/. .. Do. new 151. . Great Western 29 -30 27 -28 Do. Nvw, 171. .. Hull and Selby •• Do. half shares . • Do. quarter shares Lancaster and Carlisle Do. thirds • • • • •• Lancaster and Preston ..1 Laiica..hire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares Do. fitths . . Do. F. 201. .. • • „ Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. • Do. tudders. & Sheff. Do. West Riding Union 25 50 25 15 1 1 0 76 -78 17% - 18 10% - 10% 5% -5% 8 6 81 16 25 12% 12% 12% 100 —51 i 10 -11 )0 - 1 P. 16 -IT 14 -15 S- 9 p 7- 8 p •• •• 24 —22 gis. 34-3ip % WI. - % P II 13 4 Leeds and Bradford •• Leeds and Thirsk •. Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 pct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • • London and Blackwall London, Brighton, and South Coast .. .• Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croyd.n thirds.. Do. preference, b p ct, Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. London and Greenwich . Do. preterence . • • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths •.. • • Do. 101. sh., 31. &11 (c) London and e.i.-‘s eaters Do. new 501. .. • • Do. new 401. • • Do. now preference •• Londonderry & Coleraine Do. hall shares .• Lowestoft, var. 4 per ct. Dd. do. 6 per cent. • • Londonderry and Ennis- 3% -3% 2 k -2% 1 % 1 % I 1s( , —1 6 -6% 4”4 100 10% - 11 55 -57 55 -57 4 - 6 p 5% -6% -4% 13g - 16% 12 -12% 2% - 32 -33 29 -29 6 -7 It - % 17% - 18 6% - 11 - 11►, 1234 - 12% 39 -4t %- it P. 242 . - 245 77% 17% 10% killen. .. • • • • Do. half shares • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • • • • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire • • •• Do. quarters, No. 1 • • Do. new, 101 preference Do., 61. Preference • • Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • di idlaiid • • • • .• .• Do. consolidated pref. Do. 50/. shares • • • • Do. 131. ming & Derby Do. Consol. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. • • Do. Erewash Val. pref. Do. Leic. & Swanning. S per cent. guar. • • Nfidland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.• Do. quarter shares ..1 Newmarket • . Do. extension scrip • • Newport, Abergavenny, and llereibrd • • • • Newry & Enniskillen • • Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • • • ••1 Norfolk • • • • .. • I Do. r.ew 201. shares. , I Do. Extension • • • • Do. guar. 5% per cent. I_lo. Waveney Northern Counties Union North British • • • • • • Do. l'reference • • •• North Staffordshire • • North-Western • • • • Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton .• • • Preston and Wyre • • Do. Halves (A) .. • • Reading, Guildford, and lleigate.. • • • • • • Royston and Ilitchin Shepreth Eaten.. • sc,ittish Central .• • • Scottish Midland .• • • 1/6. new • • • . • • Sarews bury & firming. Claps A.. •• •• •• Do. , ) )lass 13.. • • . • Do. New Guarantee.. shrewshury & Heretord Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. • • Do. ilal.es • • • • •• I Do. Oswestry • • •• Do. New.. . • • • • • Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union .. .• South Devon • . Do. Preference .. south Staffordshire .. South- Eastern .• , • Do. do 4% per cent.,. South Wales.. • • • • South Yorksh. and River Dan .• • • .• Shell., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea & Lbughor, &c. raw Vale Extension • • Thames haven Dock and Railway •• • • • • Vale of Neath • • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick W %tem: d, Wex., Wick., and Dublin • • •• I Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed • • Do. do. Do. do. West lornwall • • .. White•iaven and Furness' Windsor, Staines , an d 5.1 Western • • . • .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth • • • • • • • • York, Newcastle, & Ber wick • • • • • . • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension • . Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • • • do. . • do. • • Do. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway • • York and North Midland Do. Preference •• 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 • • .. Madrid and V alentia Maria Antonia , Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. 6 % Paris and Rouen .. Paris and StrasUcurg Rouen and Havre . Sambre and Meuse .. 79 1 ' 4 —3% di& 99 101 49% 5054 22 —23 64 —7O 536 — 65 s 26 —27 p 57 — 5B 10% 10% die, 7%, 7 dia. 1%, 13( dia.' Strashoarg ai.d Basle .. Tours and ti antes • • . . Tourney, Jurbiss, Lan den, and liasselt West FlanderS .. . ST STI Australasia ............ British North America.. Colonial ....... ....... Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .. • . London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. National of Ireland .... Previncial of Ireland.. • • Do. New .. •••• •• • • Union of Australia •. • • Do. Ne w .••...•••••• 'Union of Londo4 •• •• • • 11141012 at liadri4 SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 3d inst. have arrived. NAEVAEZ and his colleagues, on the morning of that day, repeated the farce of pretending to resig n their portfolios into the hands of the QUEEN, which re signations were of course refused by her MAJESTY. A quarrel with CHRISTINA was thy: alleged cause. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 3.—Three per Cents. 33 7-16 ; Five per Cents., 12 7-16. Exchange on London, 50 65 paper. GERMAN Y. Accounts from Berlin of the 7th bring the impor tant intelligence that the Minister MANTEUFFEL has secured a majority in both Chambers. The Minister in the Lower House moved that the adjourned debate on the Address should be dropped, or that the House should at once proceed to other business, and on a division this motion was carried by 147 to 141. A similar course has been recommended to the Upper House by the majority of the Address Committee. The next sitting of the Dresden conferences is fixed for the 9d-i. Accounts from Vienna, of the 6th, state that the Empror of AUSTRIA would proceed to Dresden on the 12th to have an interview with the King of PaUSsIA. The Ham Towns are organizing a formidable op po-ition the the proposed Austrian Z•diverein. The Prague Gazette states that the Austrian nego tiations with the Italian States for a customs league have been vary sucoes)ful, the Sardinian Govern ment, influenced by Great Britain, alone witholding its adhesion. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES, -- On the 2,1 inst. DE BULOW, the representative of Denmark at the Free Conferences, arrived at Dresden. Prince SCHWARTZENBURG gave him an audience on the following day, though the Prince had previously refused an interview with the Count DE REVENTLOW-FARVE, the plenipotentiary of the Lieu tenancy of the Duchies. The Federal Commissioners were to meet the Stadt holders at Rensburgh on the 7th. The Commissioners will accord them three days to prepare their answer. The Prussian corps under General Wussow is mnving against the Holstein frontier. The Austrian corps under General LEGEDSTSCH proceeded on its march through Besse; on the sth their head-quarters arrived at Cassel. SWEDEN. We have received intelligence from Sweden to the 27th ult. The result of the divisions in the Cham bers of the Nobles end the Peasantry on the subject of the proposed reform of the repres.ntative system is, as we anticipated, adverse to the project. The tortner have rejected the Bill by a majority of 227 ' votes in a house of 405 members, and the latter by a majority of 65 i❑ a huust of 105. Although the matter was already settled by the adverse vote of the clergy, the similar decision to which these two other important branches of the Legislature have come proves, as we before stated, that the ancient Constitution of Sweden is that most adapted to the desires and wants of the people. The burghers did not divide upon the question until the result in the other house was known, bat on the 214 of December the project was adopted by them in a full house with a majority of only 14 votes. It is probable that this majority would have been still less it the matter had not been already settled by the re sults in the other three orders. The question of any change in the Constitution of S weden is therefore set at rest for the present. LEVANT MAIL. We have received Athens papers to the 28th alt., as sittings Constantinoplengsof the co s m t h o e t r b e o f 24t h. Deputies The of reports Athens of uninteresting. The Courtier c r All:tines states that binds of robbers continue to infest the country. A party of brigands lately pillaged the principal houses of the village of Melissima in open day. A few days after this exploit, the robbers bad a skirmish with a party of soldiers, of whom one was killed and ano ther wounded. Scenes of a similar description have occurred in Euboea, Livadia, Boeotia, and Attica. At G-ortyna a party of ninety travellers were attacked and robbed on their way to Tripolizzi. A numerous band attacked the village of Machala in Acarnania, pillaged several houses, and put some of the inhabitants to the torture. Oa the lrth ult., a band of twenty robbers, under the orders of CONT zomim, attacked the Turki4h village Zatanti, and had a smirmish with an Ottoman detachment, which lost two men. The Journal de Constantinople, of the 24th ult., mentions an insurrection which had broken out at Damascus against the recruiting laws, but was quelled by the Imperial troops. Eight of the ring leaders were arrested and sent to Constantinople to be tried ; the other prisoners made on the occasion were sent to Canea, tO be enrolled in the regular troops. A WEALTHY PAUPER.—At a meeting of the Saint Pancras board of guardians, last Tuesday, the master's report stated that a girl, aged 17, who had been 12 years in the workhouse, left the house in consequence of her having suddenly come into ,possession of 1,7501. Several guardians inquired whether she could not be compelled to reimburse the parish for the expenses of her keep, &c. Mr. Cook, the vestry clerk, said that if authorised by the board to do so he would compel her to repay the moneys expended upon her support ; and be was accordingly ordered to adopt measures to indemnify the parish. Edward Carden, EA., of Clifton, Ashbourn, who died at an early hour on Sunday morning last, has munifi cently bequeathed t'‘e sum of 5,7c0/. invested in the funds to the following charitable purposes : —To the tenants of 18 almshouses in Ashbourn, 2s. per week for eve r ; to those of four clergymen's widows' almshouses 121. per annum each; and the residue to the national schoo l at Ashbourn, and the parish school at Ipetones, Staffordshire, It has been cur rently reported, and is generally believed, that he has left a sum of money for the building and endowment of a new church in Ashbourn.—Derby Mereary. EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE OF CUSTOM DUTIES.— At the last meeting of the South-Eastern Railway Corn. pang, J. Macgregor, Esq., the chairman, made the following extraordinary statement with reference to the growing trade and commercial importance of the town of Folkestone. He stated that the Custom duties on merchandise were-4,0081. in 1847, 8,1281. in IS4B - , 42,760/. in 1849, and for the first six months of 1850, 41,3 If!. GROSS SUPNRSTITION OF THE NINETEENTH CEN.. TURT.—That a Bishop with a revenue of some 20,0001, a year can be an imitator of the Apostia4S—Pund. 12S - 132 .i% 7 : .14 88 -89 10% - 114 57 -60 57 -60 100 12 15 4 20 100 137 - 139 11% - 12 234 -24% i 124 -125 100 42 •• 13 --15 4 2 0! 128 - 129 129 16 0 100 47% .. •••• •• 2 12 0 •• ''' •• 5 -5% 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 20 .• -- •• 22 -23 .. .••••• •• 44 -45 18% - 19 FOREIGN. 8% -9 .. • • • 6 5 34 dis , 95% 96% 12% 13% 3% —2% Ms. 3% 3 dls. i % % X db. 1 p 3% 4 p. 4 —4% p. 2% 2?* P. 78% 79 1154 10% dia. 10 9 dia. 2% — 2% P. 4% 8 y dia.] 25% 26% 10 —IU to 10% % % P 3 dis.l 47% 45% jg 18% dlB. l 24 —26 3 - 334 2 - 2 —24 15 —l4 (Us. 16 — l7 4% 5 814 9 4%, -5% 8% 1 ”i dis. 16% -17 i 42 -43 7% —b% p• 18% - 19 1 4 7%- 1 - 114 p. 13% - 14% 7 - 8 5% 5% die. 4% —4% dill. 10 10% 12 —l4 6 7 9 —lo4 1 Ws 13t43% 1 34 dis• 14 —l 6 11 — l3 3q dia. 23 —235 i a%— 2%(113. ,„ • 9 —• 7 (Us. 73 6}6 Ms. 3 5 1634 15 20•• ...... % - 2i% .. - .. 8 -8% F 4 -6 ;ELI 3 —2% Ms. 16 —l7 3% —4% 23 I % dig. 15% - 15 5 —44 i X —1% pm. 4 - 14 pm. % - 4 pm. 11,4 -1% 2% -2% as —B 3 l lah —15% as —4 , 115.x.in 31 —36 27 —27Y7 by Lis. 10% —1 01 i 27(i 104- •• - I,x X BANKS. 28 —3l 424 4234 x.d 10 25 254 18% 18 1 4 2714 28% 17% - 18 42 - 43% 15% - 15% 34% 86 •• ••••• .• 12% ••••• •• 8% % 15% 15 141/. 4 3% Lint. 10% X % 2X Business done to-day. 16% 14% % 15 [14% % 15 11 6 3, Angio-Nlexican(is. 51. p.)' Asturian .• .. • • • • • • • • • • Australian .... •••• • - • • liarossa Range .. ••• • • Icon and Coal Bolanos Scrip 3% -- 3 3 4 -3% isritisli Iron.. • • .. • • .• Brazilian Imp (is. 5/ : p.) Do. Comes and Cuiaba Do. St. John del Itey • • Cobre Copper • .... .• • Gem ral .... Real I.:el Monte, Uureg. 3 % - 3 4 14% 32% -• 35% 5% - IS% - 13% - Do. Black Debentures Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba .. Tin Croft .. • • • • • • .... United Mexican. • • ...• 9 —734 10 3 ,E—U 6 % —5 34 ANEOUS. 42% 44 26% 27 7SX, 79 x. all 73 —74 2S 2 SNI lISCELL Canada •• • . • • Gen. Steam Navigation Penin. & Oriental Steam. Royal Mail Steam ex. al (We cannot be answers will not be influenced by tide for tl interestei to errors of the Official Lists, and d correspondents.] VI.ONEY and CoinMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 3.500 hales, compri'ing 2,500 American. 150 Pei earn end .11aranhatn, at 7il. to S 1.; 50 Bahia, at 811; 200 I , ',g)pti:in, at 81. to Up.; 250 Surat, at 51. to 6 , 1.; acrd 50 Sea Island, at Is. 3ii. to ls. sd. per lb. The market closed heavily, and prices had a downward tendency.—Rsilway Shares were very firm. The Colonial Produce Markets are a little firmer, and holders are offering very little to-day at public sale. The Hon. Edward Stuart Wortley and the Hon. W. Coke have lately arrived at St. Louis, after an absence of ab art five months, on a hunt in the buffalo range of the Red River of the North. The party to which they belonged have been unusually successtul in the chase. having killed, or more properly murdered, on a single drive, 200 buffalo cows. The company consisted of 80 horsemen, principally half-breeds, and travelled the range Jar north-Kest of Devil's lake. The party, in the ir excursion, visited Pembina, Selkirk Settlement, ant Fort Garry and learned from the census recently taken, that Pembina, with the settlement attached, con tained 1,200 inhabitants, and Fort Garry, the Eng lish trading port, with its environs, about 3,000. The country was quiet, and the people as prospe rous as they could be. These travellers report that, owing to commercial restrictions, imposed on them by the Hudson's Bay Company, the population of Selkirk was in a state of partial revolt, which, it was thodght, would break out openly, unless their alleged grievances were removed. It is reported that the Indians had burned the whole country on the plains, and that large war parties were moving in every direction. The Amsterdam Stock Market, on the 7th inst., was inactive for Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., which were 56 5-16. Spanish Bonds were steady. The Bank of Eogiand Parlour meeting of Bank di rectors has broken up, and no resolution has been come to for an advance in the rate of discount. It is said, ne vertheless, that a good many bills are coming up from the country, and that the provincial bankers have their capital more fully employed. "The Funds have assumed rather a firmer appearance, and there is less money stock on ,iter. As the loahs obtained from the Bank of England during the shutting of the transfer books become liquidated, and those parties have sold out who bought merely for the purpose of receiving the dividends, the market will rest more upon its own merits, and be subject to the influence of legitimate business, or of speculation based upon foreign events. Consols have been quoted 961 to for Money, end 964 to 97k for the February Account. Excheqqtr-bills have advanced to 595. and 63i., and India Bonds to 755. and 78s. premium. The New Three-and- a- Quarter per Cents. have been 981 to 99. There have been no bargains in Bank Stock, but South Sea Stock has realised 1071. Foreign Securities have been dull. Mexican have declined to 35 and 34k . Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 79; Grenada Deferred, 4; and Bra zilian small, 89. Spanish Three per Cents. have been marked 361 ex div.; Russian Old Bonds are 111 k, and Dutch Four per Cents. 90i. • The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— 1851. Great-Western £47,010 South- Weaern 8,802 Brighten Midland South-Eastern North Stafford 4,441 Caledonian 6 ,259 1850 ... £37.620 ... 7,428 ... 6,954 ... 16.892 ... 11,598 .. 3,770 ... 5,632 The Railway Share Market bas been comparatively quit,t, and without any uniform movement in prioeit. North Western and Great Western are bettor. South Western dull. Chester and Holyhead in request. Fo retn Shares rather firm, except Namur and Liege. Consols ... Dir.to Account P par % dia. 55 56 15% IN [17% 18 17% 18 6% % 111 A % % 12% 1 (79 79 % 176% 79% 70x, 57 3( 57 88% 39 813% 124% 124 201 16% % 7tl 79 QUARTER TO THREE. 96i 97 961 CLOSING ?RUES OF BRITISEI rUNDI _ PRICES. B int Z-,tock - 214 3 f,. Cent. Reduced A nis. —9 74 A 47 3 ,4 3 ~... !'girt. ( ~ ,,„„1. r‘ ,, , , oirms... ..... 96%%%% 96% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna............... 9844 99 99% Long ALMS. tO ksalere ..) an. 1t560 ...... 7 13-16 7% 7% Ditto, 39 years, Oct. iu, 1659. 7 9-16 7 9-16 _ _ _ ONE O'CLOCK. !nor, Bonds, I,ooot. Ditto under . • . 78 75 p South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account •••• 963 /x34 5 /s% ~,chequer Bills. 12,4 it 2d I ,00lit. Julie 6O 63 59 p 500/. June Small. June 6O r 3 59 p ONE PRICEg (W roitEION FUNDS. O'CLOCK. rwhuraz Bonds Ditto, Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Gren,,de liueds. 1 1 ,1 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred M uent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Ditto, Small Pe uvian Bonds, 4% per Cent 7 9 3 /4 R en flnndA iiti,4 Ditto, 4% per Cent, D no. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, per Cent Ditto Deferred .. Dividends on the above payable in London. 1) itch '414, per 12 uer CAM:. flertlfioate 90% 77 p 75 p 107 3 4 964 901 59 p CLOSII 4 iG PRICES. j 86% 16 ex d. 35 35% 35 79% 111 1 ,i 96U x dl 38 ex d. 11% 574 904 LLOYD'S sHIPtiIIN G.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 9.—Wind at noon S.W., light breeze and fine clear weather. __ _ FREDERIESHAVEN, DEC. 30.—The Gesina, Dantzic to Leith, has put iu with damage, and must discharge her cargo, part of which, being damaged, will be sold. ticru.v, JAN. 6.—The Alessandro it Grande, Galway to Ca , diff, went on shore Ist inst., during a gale, a nd fills with the tide; has been surveyed and will be sold. The Susan, Liverpool to Ancona, has put in with rudder damaged—will rep Jr it. The V, sper, from St. John's. Newfoundland, put in 25th ult., with damage; has been surveyed and shipped a new 'foremast. FOWEY, JAN. B.—The Albion brig, of Llanelly, hence to Charlestown, went on shore near that place sth inst.. and it is reported will be a total wreck; crew and greater part of the materials saved. LANCASTER. JAN. 7.—Tee Margaret sloop, of Am broch, grounded on the pier and filled. WRITERAVEN, JAN. B.—The Lovely Lass, from Li verpool, makes more water than usual, having grounded on the beach. DUBLIN. JAN. 7.—The John Bryant, Savannah to Liverpool, which was towed into Kingstown on fire 12111 ult., has proceeded, in tow of a steam. tug. DUNKIRK, DEC. 31.—The Rose schooner, sailed hence 23d instant for London, is stranded near the West Jetty. BJORRING, DEC. 30.—The Christina schooner, of and bound to Malmoe trom Grangemouth, was wrecked off Thornby 24th instant; master and two men saved, two men drowned, cargo (coal.) being saved. DEAL, JAN. B.—Wind %V. to W. S. W.—Arrd. from the River, Emma, South Seas; Martin Frederick, Sin gapore ; Gloriosa, Calcutta ; lleleu Stewart, Bombay; B. 13. Greene, Mauritius; Sea Bird Cape Coast Castle; Frowning Beauty, Valparaiso. Put back, Marquis of Bute with foretopsail-yard sprung. LIVERPOOL, JAN. B.—Wind S. to S.S.E.—Arrd. Ro bert Brhdford, Calcutta ; Universe, New York, sailed on the 18th of December, and did not experience any bad weather ; Consbroak, Corisco ; Anna Watson, Africa and Bristol; Cicely, Bahia. Sid. Sarah Parker, Panama ; Cromwell, Boston ; Margaret, Charleston ; New World, New York; Isabella Stewart, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. PLYMOUTH, JAN. B.—The Three Brothers from Ibraila, drove on shore in Deadman's Bay, and the He roine, of Dartmouth in ballast, on Carpenter's Rcck, both is Cutwater, during a tremendous gale this afternoon from the southward and westward. BAHIA, Nov. 21. —The John Hutchinson, Valparaiso to England, put in hero yesterday leaky. CowEs, JAN. B.—Wind S. to S.W.— Arrd. Roberts, Rio Janeiro. JERSEY, JAN. 7.—Wind S.E. Sld. Lavinia, Per nambuco. WATERFORD, JAN. 7.—The Melissa, Bombay to Li verpool, has been assisted in, with loss of rudder, and with rre.in and rnizPnnaasts cut away. QUEENSTOWN, J. 7.—Wind N.—Sld. General 13 , Igrano. Bu , nos Ayres. Off the Old Head of Kinsale, •Laurs, or Guernsey, Jamaica, for Liverpool. DANZIC. DEC 31. —The Anna and Paul, Konigsburg to Stettin, has put in to-day in di,tress, and with part of her cargo thrown overboard, having been on shore on ; mu.r discharge and repair. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 4.—The Emma, from the Coast of Afric a t,A. , .f.wes p, w'. on .hone near Zoutlaod. on the 16•11 uit., and the Anna Petronella. Riga to An•werr, w hien teas opt ehor. near Fort de Nalle, 19th ult.., are ta be soll a> Fhishinv,. CAUTION TO LOVxlts of StiriLLPISII —On TUeldily evening, a son of Mr. Robert Farmer, builder, St. Helen's, immediately after having eaten about half a dozen whelks, felt the effect of their poisonous nature. His frame swelled , his eyes became glassy, his lips turned black, and hard blotches appeared on various parts of his body. Mr Webster, surgeon, was promptly apprel to, and under his judicious treatment the young man may be said to have re. , covered. TIIII RoyAI, BANK Or AIISTRALIA.—.—The first meetings to be held in the winding-un of this company is. we ensuing term, will be with reference to the liability o f the shareb ,, ldera in respect to the large amount of debate tures of the bank, which will be contested on the ground. that the direotore hen no legal right to horror nAder th e deed. 26% 27 10% % dl5. 48 1 4 48 3% % % 17 17% 5% dis. die. 23% 4 % 1415% X 32% % Nominal Prices 1 13 0 13 5 241, Business don, to-day. 59 p 59 p MAJ These 44 to g a t s e: Per 81b3, al Oi to Trad e du UDIBE Clover, 31 A moderi WRIT} Clover, 3 full ay, 13 tITEL the d eraw till ed Per 3s o c l to ad 6d ye ROXFO tO.day , Beef Iron 3 * 2 ( 1 to 40alv e 203; aid each. LEv rE , 64 to 4s ( su pply, a fort GENT he itupootol peri repe ?I lex wato SUER rr, ( Aaz At The se , CpetitiOl an d Were Were thi t 4 bill o f c ~24 e only Fearel t , A yerdici Thi tt w Pliti ntifra eertif tiff to co Debts could not itl ! 4 a fit this „ to defendant Th e I T Coi 4°,l'xhe perE th a t "'on tc Te A en hJ t ga , ' , Av er to to The L i certify. e Rim 1323 8% Ti tit*