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NEW NOVEL BY WILLIAM lIOWITT. Immediately, in 3 vols. post Svo., MADAM DORRINGTON, OF THE DENE. The Story of a Life. By WILLIAM HOWITT. Author of " The Year-Book of the Country," " The Hall and the Hamlet," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received at all the Libraries. New ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post gvo., S 0 A NOVEL. The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions On the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has narked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man • es, and Smythes."—Observer. Silwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en aging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Roes we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the sdrioet voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beasty; Jessie Gordon, a wild. and Impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry ; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Poet. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. This day is published, price 55., Third Edition, DE AF NESS PRACTICALLY ILLUS TRATED; being an Exposition of original Views as to the Nature, Causes, and Treatment of Diseases of the Ear. By JAMES YEARSLEY, Esq., Surgeon to the Metropolitan Ear Infirmary, Sackville-street. This Edition contains twe new Chapters :-Ist, On the Pathologi cal Connexions of the Throat and Ear (Throat Deafness) ; 2d, On the Author's Discovery of treating Deafness by the application of the Hydrated Cotton er Artificial Tympanum• John Churchill, Psinces-street, Soho ; and all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and M anager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS E, Win be presented by her Majesty's Servants 19th time, a new Comedy, called, THE OLD LOVE AND THE NEW. Sir Algernon Courtoun, Mr. Cooper; Major Stock. Mr. Emery; Captai n Sid ne y C our t oun , Mr. J. Anderson ; Mr. Haythorn, Mr. Barrett ; Miss Trimmer, Mrs. Ternan ; Camilla Haythorn, Mrs. ITisbett ; Cherry Bounce, Mrs. Walter Lacy. After which THE ELDERARATHER ; or Love at First Sight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompten. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called PRE MINTED AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart ; Captain 3lontague, Mr Bowe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckstsne ; Anne Franklyn, Miss P.eyuolds ; Miss Middleton, Miss A. Vining. To be followed by a new and original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Torn Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. 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, Buckstone, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Fltzwilliam, Miss P. Horton, and Miss A. Romer. IIi:ATER ROYAL, AD ELP Under the direction of Madams Celeste, THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama, n 1 acts, entitled SELPTIEGOK THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; The Chevalier de Holac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. 3ferryinan, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; or, tke Cpider King. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, 0. smith, Honey, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Madame Celeste, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kea* and Mr. Keeley. TEIIS EVENING. Will be performed the Fist Fart of HENRY IV. Falstaff, Mr Bartley. After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALONZO TIIH BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Ilearaore ; Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. Characters by Messrs. C. Ma thews, Vining, Miss M. Oliver, and Mrs. C. Horn. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, llorncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and limner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mils 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. Great hit of the Romance of the Nose. Last Week of the two successful pieces being played together. THIS EVENING, Will be performed ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. After which THE UNPROTECTED FE UAL E To be followed by PRINCE DORUS; or, The Romance of the Nose, In which Messrs. H. Farren, Compton, Shalders, W. Farren, jun ~ Cooke ; Mesdames Louisa Howard, Ellen Turner, and Madlle. Adele will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Ilader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Menial Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. Last Week of the Pantomime. THIS EVENING The Grand new Spectacle of KENILA ORTH ; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly costumes. After which Mons. Plasche in his wonderful Ascent on the Barrel. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclutle with an entirely new and original grand historical Equestrian Christmas Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre by the author of " Blue King Hal," to be entitled LikRLEQULN AND O'DONOGHTTE ; or, The White Horse of Killarney ; Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tens DAY illtcrning 30 min. after 5 1 Eveningt 7 main. after 5 To-Moasow—lforning 6 rain. after 6 I Evening 24 min. after 6 THE WEATLIBIL—Sux OFFICE, FEBRUAZT 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS. 42—highest since neon yesterday. 30—lowest this morning and during the night. 42—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.15. WD7I3 S.S.W.—dull weather, with drizzling rain. 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 W.N.W., strong breeze— cloudless. PLYMOUTH—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BRIGHTON—Wind N., gentle breeze--cloudlese. HASTINGS—Wind W., strong breeze—cloudless. SouTilamYrox—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE— Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless. TrNnitino&—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. 13 ASLNGSTOKE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. GREENWICH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. OXFORD—Wind W., strong breeze—cloudless. CoLcia - EgrEn—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W., hard wind—partially cloudy. ItlMßY—Wind N.W., strong breeze—cloudless. • P rrEsatoßocoit—Wind S.W., strong breeze—cloudless. Yam-mot:Tx—Wind N.W., hard wind—overcast. Catzwz—Wind W.N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Co:siwAy—WindW., gentle breeze—cloudless. HoLylazan—Winru N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. MarrciazsTEß—Wind N.W., strong breeze—cloudy. LANCASTER —Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. SNAP—Wind N.W., strong breeze—snow. BEArrocx—Wind N.W., hard wind—cloudless. BEZWICK—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : Coax—Wind W.S.W., strong breeze—heavy rain. CARLOW —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. lilumArman—Wind S.W., stiff breeze—heavy rain. PooLx—Wind S. hard wind—scud, rain. RUGBY—Wind SAY., gentle bikeze—scud, rain. PETERBOROUGH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—scud. CREWE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—cloudy. Lamps—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Yonx—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. .9. UP—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. WurritiavieN —Wind S., gentle breeze—heavy rain. Beal-room—Wind S., storm—heavy rain. ,•,•••••••••••••••••r-- MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—The quarterly court of the governors of this institution was held yesterday at the board-room of the hospital ; the Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Sheden, read the report and statement of accounts for the past year, from which it appeared that the total number of patients admitted during that period was 13,932. Of these, 2,550 were in-patients, a number far larger than that of any previous year, and which justified the additions recently made to the building. The number of patients at present remaining in the hospital is .246. The total income of thocharity, arising f rom di v i dends, annual subscriptions, and other sources, 7d., was 7,6151. 7d., and the ordinary expenditureB,9oll. 14 s.showing an excess of ordinary expenditure of 1,2861. I2s. The extra.. ordinary exp enses i nc urred by additions to the buildiag, & c " amounted to 2,404/. 6s. 4d. The receipts of the Sam ar i tan leund ( esta b l i shed in connex i on with the hospital l for the pe cuniary aid of co nva l escen t p a tients) have report beenwas 1l . 12s. ld., and it has afforded relief to 494 cases. The unanimously adopted, and the officers for the ensuing year ha ving been elected, the proceedings terminated. ROYAL MATERNITY CHARITY.--The half-yearly general meetin g of the governors of this charity w as held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. William Cotton pre sided. The report of the committee stated that the large amount of liabilities on Dec. 31, 1849, as exhibited in the last annual report, had been discharged by means of the spontaneous assistance of the friends of the institution, and rigid economy in its management. The sum of 8771 16s. sd. Reduced Annuities, being the residue of a legacy of 1,0001. left to the 7 charity by the late J. Massey, Esq., had been trans ferred to their treasurer by the Court of Chancery. The re port recommended that the portion of the charity's funded property invested in the Long Annuities, and producing an nually 118/., should be sold, and the proceeds invested in Consolidated Bank Annuities. The receipts of the charity during the past half-year amount to 1 ,7191. 17s. 10d., and the expenditure to 1,673/. Os. 6d., leaving a balance in th e I hands of the treasurer of 4E/. I 7 s. 4d. The report was unani- mously adopted; and the committee and a uditors for the ensuing lot half-year having been for, the meet i ng separated. The Dutch Government have effected a sale of 00,000/. out of the 2,300,0001. of gold which they have to dispose of. The sum they offered a thw days back at a fixed 'Price was 340,0001., and a bid for 600,0001. at a quarter per cent. below what they had named having been made, it has been accepted. Several houses joined in the purchase, and the greater part, if not the whole, of the amount will go to Tea GazAT ExnuarioN.—The first special train to the Crystal Palace arrived in London, from the Midland district, on Monday evening, consisting of twenty carriages and about 50 0 passengers, under the management of Mr. Cook, the Midland excursion agent. The fares were the same as are to be charged for the exhibition club trains, but this being an experiments, trip the train was open to all who chose to avail themselve s of it. The visitors were allowed till Thursday morning, and though they could only see the exterior of the glass edifice, this attraction, combined with the opening of Parliament, appeased to amply satisfy them for theirj outlay, MEETING OF PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN will be found highly interesting during the presen extraordinary Session of Parliament. The THIRD EDITION will contain the DEBATES of the SAME EVENING up to the HOUR of POST; also, SPORTING of every description, with TATTERSALL'S on Monday and Thursday Evenings in time for Post ; with the GAZETTES of Tuesday and Friday, con taining Army and Navy Promotions, Bankrupts, &c., and ALL NEWS arriving in London up to the Hour of Post. EXPRESS EDITIONS ON ALL IMPORTANT OCCASIONS. Orders received by all News-agents, and at the Sun Office, 112, Strand. Sun Office, 112, Strand, JANUARY, 1851. ‘.... f ' . ..,,.. ' _._ N ,1 4 • cr-lt Cikt , ' 4. - .s''li .1 11.,, • " V c 4" - .•_xtt„i - 4 , ,," . "*., • - tc l, . . . .. e . •c..,..- -4---,.5F,-- i, ti „ J r.., • MO%" , .ii 7, THE SUN, LONDON, instituted to set aside the verdict, and the result is known—the application was granted, and the trial yesterday was tha consequence. But we had in the meantime committed a new offence in the sight of this too sensith e gentleman. We bad written an article commenting on the pro ceedings—an article, as Mr. Justice ERLE truly re marked, " directed throughout to the defence of journalism against the party by whom the verdict that called it forth had been obtained," and for that two distinct and separate actions were brought, in one of which the Duke obtained a verdict for ls., while in the other a verdict was given for the defendant. It, however, appeared rather strange that the Duke who, as Lord CAMPBELL yesterday declared, "could not be charged with silently acquiescing in anything that might be brought against him in his lifetime," passed sub silentio the statements affecting the worthy REINHOLD, to which a justification could have been pleaded. The omission of all relating to that person was exceedingly ominous. We can now account for that singular circumstance, the ex,. emplary witness was yesterday not forthcoming. He was non est inventus. " Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit." He had vanished, no one knew whither He had sought safety in ignominous flight. No CASIMIR was in attendance. There was no REINHOLD on whom the able counsel for the defence could test his powers of cross-examination, and the case consequently fell to the ground, notwithstanding the cunning and, we regret to be obliged to say, somewhat disin genuous statement of Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS. The Learned Gentleman persisted in reading the article of 1830, although he well knew that he could not prove its republication, and that consequently it was not admissible in • evidence. He also spoke of the proceedings that bad been instituted in consequence of the article that appeared in The Sun of the 28th of June, 1848, as proving that " Mr. HARMER, the defendant, had been actuated by ma lice ;" and this, although well aware that Mr. RAE. mer had no more control over this journal than he had himself, and that the article in question had been found to be" not libellous" in an action tried in Decem ber last before a constitutional Judge and an intel ligent and impartial jury. This appears to our judg ment to have constituted a suppressio veri, unbe coming Mr. CHAMBERS'S position as a leading ad vocate. The matter has now terminated, and we hope for ever. We trust that the Duke may profit by the salutary, although rather unpleasant, lesson he has received, and that he will henceforth learn to discriminate between such publications as those contained in our columns and in those of the Dispatch, in the fair and honest discharge of an important duty, and those that appeared in the Satirist, of which he justly complained. We have no ill•feeling against him ; we would not think it worth our while to damage him, if wholly in our power. We shall neither be his flatterers nor his detractors ; nor shall we either be influenced or deterred by unworthy motives, either in bringing forward his name unnecessarily, or withholding it when it appears to us the public welfare demands especial notice. Such is the course we have always pursued, and such is the path we ever mean to pursue, without being affected by any feelings of fear or prejudice, favour or affection. Deputations have not yet ceased waiting upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Yesterday the most formidable of all in numbers, and one of the most in teresting in character, appeared before the Right Honourable Baronet for the purpose of thrusting once more upon his attention the advisability, or ra ther the imperative necessity, of repealing the ini quitous tax upon windows. Notwithstanding the peremptory manner in which the majority of those assembled gave utterance upon the occasion to their peculiar sentiments, they could scarcely have been blind to the truth of the observation uttered by Sir CHAULES WOOD when he reminded them that he could not possibly reveal his intentions in re gard to the window-tax upon that particular opportunity. Eagerly as we should have been re joiced to listen to any such financial revelations, we could not for a moment have anticipated that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would so far break through the customary and commendable etiquette which reserves the articulation of his views to a time more suitable in every way to their importance. Aware of the wisdom of such old established regula tions, it was rather too importunate to insist by murmurs upon the premature declaration of his policy, and to respond to the firm and states manlike refusal of the Right Honourable Baronet by half-smothered yet still audible cries of indignation. Our regret at these proceedings is the more especially enhanced by the consideration that throughout all yesterday there was perceptible on the part of the Right Hon. Baronet a predisposi tion to disclose, if he could, the feelings entertained by himself and his Ministerial colleagues in reference to the impost which had so powerfully roused the antagonism of the deputation. Had it been practi cable for Sir CHARLES WOOD to explain his intentions without any further procrastination, we may rest assured he would most infallibly have done so after the very significant and emphatic intimation of the Hon. Gentleman the Representative of Lambeth,that by so doing he would spare himself the infliction of about two hundred speeches. Supposing him to have been unfettered by the bonds of usage and the laws of official routine, we may feel convinced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have at once unburdened his conscience to the deputation after that very solemn and persuasive assurance. Doing violence, however, to his own personal inclinations, he was compelled to delay until the period of laying his annual Budget before the Commons' House of Parliament. Happily, the time has very nearly gone by when it might be regarded as essential to adduce arguments in favour of the abolition of this detestable tax upon windows. Discussion in its regard has become in a great measure super fluous, the injustice of the impost being patent to the apprehension more or less of the entire commu nity. Nothing further need be said, we opine, to the bulk of the population to demonstrate the injurious effects flowing from this particular method of taxation —the taxation imposed upon the orifices admitting to the habitations of a civilized people the free air and the free light of heaven. Let us imagine to ourselves the immediate consequences certain to result from the abolition of the impost on windows —if we would in a novel and striking manner assure ourselves anew that such a proceeding would in reality be an act of splendid beneficence. An enormous additional demand for glass would be in evitable. The glazier and the carpenter, the brick layer and the house-decorator, would be called into instant and continuous employment. The aspect of our towns (a subordinate, but at the same time an appreciable, benefit) would be obviously improved in a way altogether beyond the reach, at this moment, of the Commissioners. The cleanliness, the decency, and the domestic comfort of the masses would be secured to them most effectually ; and the provincial visitors to our metropolis would not have so very often to lament over the cadaverous and unwholesome appearance of the citizens inhabiting our more crowded localities. As for the latter, they would be compelled no longer to respire a foul and pestilential atmosphere—venti lation being rendered at last a matter of possibility, the sweet air and the blessed light created by OM NIPOTENCE for the satisfaction of the works of his hands, and beyond them all for secur ing happiness to his earthly masterpiece—man —being no longer rendered costly by an execrable and unnatural taxation. Convinced of these things, as the vast majority of the population has become, it itl i s toe fortunatelys sut continuance oda ntfso nop ue e manifestlyarrpn earnest ete us superfluous execration.i nf force eran to enlarge upon the injus tice je have impo st a io v injurious, s, a again Remonstrances so ai s n o long andt univ ersallyhaeg O object against been d n e o s t - f addressed to the Ministerial head of the Financial Department. Demands for its repeal have been heard usque ad nauseam within the walls of the Home of Commons. But never before was the necessity of this emendation so energetically forced upon the at tention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and through that Right Honourable Gentleman upon both Houses of the British Legislature, es it was yester day by the deputation headed by the principal of the sixteen metropolitan representatives. Exponents, as the members of that deputation felt them selves to be, of the views entertained upon this subject by the multitude at large, with a few jolter-headed or self. interested exceptions—they were invested with a more than ordinary influence as applicants for the abandonment of an impost. That influence, we are sanguine, may not have been altogether inef fectually employed. Within the compass of the pre sent session we hope to witness not only the oblitera tion of this cruel wrong to the country, but of one almost equally pernicious and reprehensible. The tax on advertisements, scarcely less than than on windows, requires the revision of an enlightened and conscientious Parliament. Considering, moreover, the incitement to reform discoverable in the approach ing arrival in this country of so many foreign visitors to the Exhibition, we may be permitted to indulge the more confidently in anticipations which, under other circumstances, might be regarded as little more substantial than day-dreams. When it is remembered that this concourse of observant foreigners is calculated, even simply in anticipation, to induce us to " put our house in order," according to the old expression, it is but reasonable to expect that the Legislature will aid the community in preparing for the ordeal of such a vigi lant and appreciative examination. Scarcely anything we can conceive to ourselves could be il.ore disgraceful to our code of laws than the existence at this epoch of the villanous and unjustifiable imposts levied upon windows and upon advertisements. By the former the poorer classes are shut out almost wholly from the enjoyment of daylight and ventila tion. By the latter an auctioneer announcing the sale of an estate worth 100,0001. pays no more duty to the revenue than is extorted from a poor maid-of, all-work asking for a beggarly situation—the same amount being necessary for the advertising of a sixpenny pamphlet as is required for the advertising of MACAULAY'S History of England ! Such blemishes as these in our system of taxation, intolerable at all times, is altogether unendurable under existing cir cumstances, when our scheme of administration is about to be severely scrutinised by intelligent tra vellers from all the civilized countries of Christendom. The force of these considerations is recognized to the full by the community—we are sanguine that their recognition may extend also to the judgments of our hereditary and representative Legislators. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Committee to whom the Dotation Bill has been referred is almost unanimous in recommending its rejection. Of the fifteen members of which it is composed, two only are in favour of the measure. The election of this Committee by the Bureaux presents some curious results. M. DE MONTALEMBERT was rejected in favour of M. CRETON, and M. GIRAUD, one of " the great party of order," as the reactionaries call themselves, but one who voted against the reso lution of M. ST. BEUVE, was beaten by M. BAc, a Republican of the extreme Left. LEON FAUCHER, DUMAS, in short, all the supporters of the PRESIDENT, were unsuccessful. It is considered certain that the measure will be rejected; not more than 241 votes can be counted on in favour of it. The Patrie has the following announcement : " Letters addre!•sed to bankers of Paris by bankers of Vienna announce that his Royal Highness the Count de Chambord is dangerously ill." The Legitimatist Union declares, on the contrary, that the Count of CHANUORD is not at Vienna, but at Venice, and that he is in good health. The Assembly yesterday rejected M. JORET'S pro position for abolishing octroi duties. Leave has been granted by the Assembly for the prosecution of the Prince DE LA AIOSKOWA. M. DE LA MOSKOWA has addressed a letter to the Patrie, in which he says— "l affirm, upon my honour, th a t I did no t provo k e M . Ramond de la Croisette, as he declares, on account of the exercise of his judicial functions, and that there was nothiag premeditated in my conduct towards him. If he had restricted himself to continuing against me the system of inveterate war and of vexation useless to the interests which he bad to defend, which he has for years practised, I should not have considered that I had a right to express to him my opinion of his con duct. But, oat of the circle of the necessities of a cause and of the honest exercise of the pro fession of avoid, there are certain proceedings, certain attacks of a personal character, which conscience reproves, and which exceed the limit that a man of honour can tolerate. I did not indulge in the exhibition of passion and anger attributed to me. I whispered in the ear of au enemy who had cruelly insulted me, two words to which he did not choose to reply. The affair took place with so much reserve and silence, that nobody in the saloon could suppose what had passed. I have said M. Ramond do la Croisette is my enemy, and it will be seen why. In 1847, I placed in the hands of M. Boucly, the Procureur du Roi, a complaint against him for facts of an extremely grave character, which the necessities of my personal defence will compel me to explain to the committee. M. Ramoud can say whether, after an in quill into this charge, on which several witnesses were examined, he was not summoned to appear before the Procureur du Roi." The Sieicle gives the following account of the dis covery of the intrigues of General LALUTTE : It was said yesterday in the lobbies of the Assem bly, that the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Bre mer, had discovered the threads of a little Legitimatist conspiracy. This is what is rumoured:—General de Lahitte, whilst in office, it is said, introduced into his department a certain number of young men belonging to aristocratical families. To these employ6s was entrusted, to the exclusion of the others, the examination of dis patches or extracts, copies of which, according to their importance, were communicated to high personages alto gether unconnected with the service of the department. It was added that M. Drouyn de I'Huys, during his short stay in office, had dismissed several of these em ployis in partibus iVidelium, but that a director in the Ministry had kept them for his own service. M. Bre. flier, it is said, has dismissed all the rest of these gentle men. In addition, grave facts are spoken of; which we abstain from mentio❑ing until we receive better informa tioa. We repeat, that what we now relate is only based on reports." The Bourse was rather dull, and Government Secu rities declined slightly. The Five per Cents. opened at 96f. 85c, and closed at 96f. 55c. The Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 95c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8751.; Rotten, 675 f.; Havre, 2781. 75c.; Great Northern, 4761. 25c.; Avignon, 195 f.; Vierzon, 4101.; Basle, 158 f. 75c.; Bordeaux, 4011. 25c.; Paris and Strasburg, 366 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 250 f. The New Loan, 96f. 40c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Fan. 6. Boulogne and Amiens, 91—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16 1 A —Namur and Liege, B%—Northern of France, 154—Paris and Rouen, 28—Paris and Strasbourg. 10%—Rouen and Havre, IPA—Tours and Nantes, 51%. eiTtllilld Sitlt LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1851. " The pitcher that goes often to the well comes home broken at last." The Duke of BRUNSWICK is now in a position to speak feelingly as to the truth of the ancient adage. His great experiment against the freedom of the press has turned out a total failure. He has, we trust, at length learned that the attempt to gag public journalism, in a free country, is little better than " kicking against the pricks." The Duke we believe to be possessed of considerable wealth, but were his pecuniary resources as boundless as those of the fabled possessor of the philosopher's stone, he could not succeed in crushing the humblest member of the fourth estate, who discharged his onerous duties in a fair and straightforward manner. To do so he should secure the co-operation of a British judge and a British jury, and we believe we but enunciate the general opinion of the entire com munity in asserting that no improper or unworthy motive could influence such parties. Mistakes may, and occasionally do occur, errors of judgment may be committed—for no merely human institution can aspire to perfection or claim infallibility—but there are means for correcting these mistakes, for rectifying these errors, that seldom indeed prove unavail ing or ineffectual. New trials can be ob tained in most cases where it appears to the learned and distinguished men who preside in our superior Courts that a further investigation is desirable, or calculated to promote the ends of justice. The constitutional judges of England will not tolerate a verdict snatched by surprise on doubtful or suspi cious testimony. Each party must know what it is he must be prepared to establish, and what he will be required to rebut—what to prove and what to disprove; and if it can be shown that this salutary rule is violated, that evidence has been brought forward which could not have been anticipated by a person of ordinary prudence, and which there is good reason to believe to be tainted with falsehood, a venire de novo will be awarded almost as a matter of course. The case of the Duke of Butniswicu against HairstEß, tried yesterday in the Court of Queen's Bench, at Westminster, strongly illustrates these points. It was the second—we had almost written the fourth—inquiry into the same subject- matter. Before instituting proceedings, the plaintiff had ac quired considerable personal experience of the exist • ing law of libel in this country. He had been most unwarrantably and scurriously attacked in the columns of a periodical of a very different cha racter from the Weekly Dispatch. He had brought actions against several persons connected with that journal—indeed, we believe, against every person to whom the publication could be in any manner traced, and verdicts for large, almost vindictive da mages, were in every instance returned by the juries, who not only testified their sympathy with the exiled Duke, from whom it was endeavoured to extort money by the most infamous threats, but also took that means of exhibiting their unqualified abhorrence of such nefarious conduct, of so gross an abuse of the power lodged in the hands of public journalists. The Duke himself boasted on a former occasion that he had distributed the proceeds of these verdicts in acts of charity and beneficence ; but as he remained silent when we expressed an anxious desire to discover " which were the fortunate institutions or charities that benefited to so large an extent by his Highness's exceeding generosity" —and as, notwithstanding a searching scrutiny, we were unable to discover any of these favoured estab lishments, but, on the contrary, found that the Duke's name was returned in several schedules filed in the Insolvent Court as creditor for damages obtained in such actions, we must be permitted to suspend our opinions on these points until our requisition be com plied with, and we are enabled to obtain a distinct specification of the sums thus applied. The Duke, however, having thus fleshed his maiden sword on such small fry, and discover ing how very profitable it might be to be libelled, if the defendants were only solvent and capable of liquidating the damages assessed, resolved to fly at higher game, where, if successful, he would have a certainty of satisfaction. The respected proprietor of the Dispatch was accordingly selected. Some arti cles that appeared in that paper had jarred on the sensitive feelings of the illustrious stranger. But, unfortunately, it could scarcely be considered that these exceeded the limits allowed to the " fourth estate" of commenting fairly and without malice on the public acts of public men. Something should be taken in connexion therewith to satisfy the jury of the animus with which the more recent articles were written—a strict search over the files of the delinquent journal was instituted, and something that it was thought would answer was at length dis covered ; but, unfortunately, it was out of date—it had reached the ripe and mature age of 19 years, having originally appeared in the month of September, 1830. The hand that penned it was for ever stilled—the mind that conceived it was no longer the tenant of an earthly habitation. To be effectual, there should be a repub lication, and how was that to be obtained? That was the question. .But rich men seldom form futile wishes. A person named CASIMIR REINHOLD under took to perform the difficult task, and to gratify the aspirations of the discontented Duke. He re turned triumphantly, stating that he had succeeded in obtaining the necessary act on the part of the . defend an t, and as, quod volumes facile credimus, the Noble Duke yielded an easy credence to the toofiatteringtale. Theltrial came on—the trust worthy witness was uncontradicted, becase no one en gaged for the defence had the slightest conception that an y person:would have,the,hardihoodlto make so strange an assertion as that a new publication had taken place by a sale of a copy of the Dispatch, containing the objectionable article of September, 1830. The Noble and Learned Lord who presided at the trial held, in the absence of all contradiction, that the republication was proved, and that being the case, the jury returned a verdict with 5001. damages !! The announcement took the public by surprise, and ex cited a momentary consternation among journalists— " a momentary consternation," we say, for it was speedily ascer t a i ne d th a t t h e mos t convincing evidence could be given that the witness CASIMIR REINHOLD had stated what was wholly:unfounded in fact, in alleging that he had obtained a copy of the Dispatch of Sept em b er , 1830, at the off i ce o f th e journal. We do not say that the Duke was cognizant of the gross and unblushing fraud that was perpetrated. His production of such testi- , mony was probably owing to his being his own counsel. We do not imagine that if he had been so fortunate as to have obtained the assistance of a bar rister in respectable practice he would have al lowed that amiable gentleman to have figured as a witness on his behalf. Proceedings were forthwith FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. 1851. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The new Federal Government of Holstein was in stalled on the 2d inst. The King of DENmARK has addressed the follow ing prochmiL,tion to his army : " ChristiaLsborg Schloss, Jan. 24. "Soldiers!—After three years of exertions and con flicts, peace calls you home. Before you quit the spot where your valour wts proved, and your endurarce and steadfastness, in defiance of dangers and hardships made manifest, accept once more the thanks of your King. The name of Denmark's warriors has again re echoed through Europe, and it is my pride that you have not less distinguished yourselves for humanity and dis cipline than fir courage and endurance. " Grateful fellow-citins will soon bid you welcome. I hasten meantime to address my most welcome greeting and thanks to every soldier, whether he be commanding or private. Soldiers! You are my prido and my trust. I thank you (Signed) " FREDERICK (Countersigned) " HANSEN." His Danish MAJESTY has likewise addressed the following proclamation to the navy . _ Chrisrianshorg, Jan. 24. " Among the combatanti fur Denmark's rights and honour during the last three years, our navy has been ennobled by its courage and resolution to sustain its an cient glory and contribute manifestly to the restoration of peace. " - Now that the war is ended, I feel the necessity of expressing my thanks and scknowledgments to all who have taken part in the Inzirds to which our navy has bee❑ exposed fur the services they have rendered, whe ther when acting alone, or in connexion with our army. " Officen, petty officers, and sailors, accept my heart felt thanks and greetings. " FREDERICK R. (Counterbigued) " VON DOCKUM." All natives of Schleswig, prisoners of war, have been released, and sent home via Flensburg. The remainder of the prisoners will follow forthwith. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 31st ult. have arrived. Their contents are unimportant. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 31.—Three per Cents., 34k; Five per Cents., 13. Exchange on London 50 65 money. GERMANY. The Vienna journals of the ht state that the Mi nister for Foreign Affairs has given orders that every gentleman applying for a post in his department, whether it be in the Ministry itself, or in an embassy abroad, shall be subject to strict examination. This examination, which is to be both oral and written, and to which those persons only shall be considered admissible who have proved their thorough acquaint ance with the French and Italian languages, will be made by a commission under the presidency of one of the highest functionaries in the department for Foreign Affairs, assisted by practical statesmen, pro fessors, doctors, &c. Every commissioner will ques tion the candidate in rotation. The subjects of exa mination will be the common law of nations, diplo matic state history, the treaties of the Austrian em pire, &c. Accounts from Berlin state that the new passport regulations are not intended to compel British subjects to provide themselves with Foreign-office passports. All that is intended is, to oblige all persons requiring passports to apply at once, if they do not take those of the Foreign-uffice, to the Prussian Legation or proper Prussian authority in London, in lieu of having re course to the Belgian Legation or Consulate for passports, subject to the subsequent visas of Prui bian authorities at Belgium or elsewhere on the Con tinent. The Grand Duke Of MECKLENDURGII-SCHWERIN has issued the following ordinance:— " FREDERICK FRANCIS, &C. " In consideration of the destructive effect produced during the last two years in our domi n i ons , upon public peace and order, by public meetings and political asso ciations, we ordain as follows.— " 1. Public meetings for political purposes, and the establishment o f political associatio ns , can only lie allowed with permission of our Minister of the Interior. "2. He is empowered to forbid forthwith, and adopt such measures as may be requisite to dissolve all such political associations as may be considered pernicious to the inward peace of the country. " 3. Those who take part in meetings or associations which have not received the permission required in No. I, or which may be forbidden according to measures adopted in No. 2, or who may seek to establish such meetings or associationr, will be subject to fine or im prisonment, according to the express nature of the of fence and laws relating thereto. All local authorities are hereby required to carry into strictest execution the above ordinances, together with all such measures re lating thereto us our Minister of the Interior may act,-p! . . " Given through our Ilainister of the Interior, (Signed) "FREDERICK FRANCIS. (Counter-signed) " COUNT VON BULOW. " Schwerin, Jan. 27. " TURKEY. The Wiener Zeitung, of the Ist of February, con tains the following telegraphic dispatch, dated Zara Jan. 28 : Ali Pacha is said to have left the country, and the Herzogowina is to be united to Bosnia. The Seraskier will not commence operations against the former country till the spring. " l'heposial system in Bcsnia is to be regulated. " The Turkish troops have beatea the insurgents cr Mostar, at Bozzi." The Lloyd states " According to a communication from OMER PACIIA, from Bosnia, MEHEMET PACUA, who was escaping to Austria, was seized and carried to Bosna Serai. The Pack of Travnick was also arrested, at Belgrade, and sent off to Constantinople." EXPRESS EDITION OF THE SUN TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—We have received the following testimonials in fa vour of your Express Edition of The Sun, containing the Queen's Speech and the debate thereon, from our Dublin agent, ➢lr. Alexander Johnston, Newspaper Agent, of 34, Bachelor's-walk, Dublin. Your obedient servants, JOSEPH CLAYTON and SON, Newspaper Agents, 265, Strand, London, (Copy.) FROM I-IIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF CLARENDON, &C. &C., LORD-LIEUTENANT-Li ENERAL, AND GENERA L GO YERNCR OF IRELAND. " Dublin Cattle, February 5, 1851. " Sir,—l am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to acknow ledge with thanks the receipt of the Express Edition' of The Sun, containing the latest account of the proceedings in Parliament yesterday.— I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, " HENRY F. PONSONBY. "Alexander Johnston, 34, Bachelor's-walk." (Copy.) FROM LIEUT.-GENERAL 111 E - RIGHT HON. SIR EDWARD BLAKENEY, 0.C.8. AND G.C.H., 6:C., &C., COMMANDER OF THE FORCES IN IRELAND. " Royal Hospital, February 6, 1851. " Sir,—l am directed by Sir Edward Blakeney to return to you his thanks for the Express Edition' of The Sun, received yesterday, containing the Queen's Speech. I am, Sir, yours, &c., " ROBERT BLAKENEY. " Messrs. Johnston and Co., 34, Bachelor's-walk." THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.—It affords us pleasure to tender our thanks to Mr. Murdo Young, the spi rited proprietor of The Sun, for copies of that journal, con taining the Queen's Speech, which were received in Derby by the 8.30 P. if. train on Tuesday. The third, or "Express" edition of The Sun, contained several columns cf debate on the Address, and other late intelligence; and we understand it is the intention of Mr. Young to publish " Express" edi tions on all important occasions during the sitting of Parlia ment.—Derty Reporter. HAYMARKET THEATRE. A pleasant-two act comedy (a genteel comedy in the strictest sense of the term). entitled Presented at Court, was produced here last evening with the most unequivocal success. It is from the pen of Mr. Stirling Coyne, who seems of late to have deserted the shrine of Momus for that of Thalia; and sincerely do we congratulate him o❑ the fact that the " Muse of Comedy" has been so propi tious to him. Presented at Court is an admirably built and excellently written comedy, such as a French dra matist might have written for the Gymnase, but we are happy to say it is original—Stirling Coyne throughout. The scene is laid at the Court of Charles 11., where we find Lady Castelmaine (Mrs. L. S. Buckingham) intriguing to prevent the presentation at court of a certain Mistress Anne Franklyn (Miss Reynolds), the pretty daughter of a City mercer, who is to be introduced previous to her marriage with Captain Montague (Mr. Howe), by old Lady Trumpington (Mrs. Stanley). Rochester (Mr. Davenport) aids the Castelmaine plot, so far as to cause Mistress Franklyn's hairdresser to sprain his wrist, her carriage to be de stroyed, her court-dress to be purloined, and old Lady Trumpington to be decoyed away, intending to make terms with the fair daughter of the mercer for her in troduction to court. He, however, meets with his match in the witty abigail of the fair Anne, who manages to re cover the court dress out of his clutches, to induce the French Marquis de Flenea (Mr. Selby) to dress her hair, to bubble old garrulous Sam Pepys (Mr. Lambert) out of his carriage, and to substitute for the lost Ludy Trumpington her nephew Geoffrey (Mr. Buckatone), whose appearance, dressed in the old lady's court dress, elicited shouts of laughter and applause. They go to court, where they find the real Lady Trumpington. Mistress Anne is accordingly presented, and returns into the country with her husband, Captain Montague, to the great chagrin of Rochester. The dialogue smacks strongly of the Court of Charles 11. ; it is full of that peculiar wit, banter, and sparkle, which we meet with in the best comedies of the perioJ. Buck stone's Geoffrey was the most prominent character in the piece, the scone in which Rochester makes him drunk whilst his companions aro taking off Lady Trumpington, was admirably acted. Buckstone's drunkenness was superb. The piece throughout was exceedingly well acted, and the anise en scene was very tasteful. The ap plause at the conclusion was enthusiastic. The theatre was crowded. Sir Emerson Tennent, the newly-appointed Gover nor of St. Helena, proceeds this day to Devonport, and em barks on board her Majesty's steam-frigate Sampson, Cap tain L. T. Jones, for conveyance to the seat of his Go vernment. POWER OF POETRY. — Poetry is no "dream," but a reality of unmeasured influence and power, for good or for ill; so much so, that one lawgiver (Charondas) wrote his laws in verse, and another banished Homer from his ideal Republic. Homer's words have decided national disputes, but they also, according to Plato, corrupted the popular religion, and sensualized its ideas of divinity. It is some what singular (or, rather, it shows some old sage's idea; for, as Emerson says, " language is fossil poetry,") that the words poetry and drama are both derived from the words meaning action. This was not a mere verbal coincidence, but the thought of some old seer whom we know no thing of. Poetry sends its influences into the outward life, and the dreams of the poet's internal lif e becomerealities in the deeds of succeeding genera tions. Homer, doubtless, thought he had uttered but an ordinary truth when he said, in his "Odyssey," that "all men need gods;" but three thousand years afterwards, Robespierre had to repeat the same words (the great moral of the French revolution), "if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent his being." And vet men call poetry "dreaming," when the earliest of Gentile poets proclaimed a truth which had to be fully proved in after days, by a Reign of Terror, with its " suspects" and guillotines.—Eliza Cook's THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--Space ball been granted to the Bible S - eiety to exhibit specimens of their Bibles in no less than 150 languages. THE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT.--The Board of Trade have conceded to Brist o l th e pr i v i lege of an extra first class examination for masters and mates. A deputation from that city waited on the president yesterday with a me morial from the Bristol Town Council on the subject. Mr. King,:of Bristol, African merchant, instanced their Custom house returns, which were much larger than those of Glas gow, with Greenock added, and far exceeded the Customs' duties of the ports of Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland put together; and he also pointed out the great and rapidly increasing extent and importance of the foreign trade of Bristol. The President of the Board of Trade observed that a sufficient case had been made out, and that Government would concede to Bristol the privilege of granting first class certificates, as at London and Liverpool. CHURCH PREFERMENT.—The Rev. Janes Hunter Gandy, 8.A., has been appointed to the vicarage of Old Cleeve, Somersetehire. Patron, the Rev. A. F. Luttrell, Quantochehead. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The following papers will be read at the evening meeting, on Monday next —I. Comparison between Newman's standard and the Aneroid Barometer. By Colonel:Yorke, F.R.S. 2. Pro ceedings on the South Sea Islands. By Captain Erskine, R.N., her Majesty's ship Havannah. 3. Ascent of Propoca tepeth. By E. Thornton, Esq. The Flimby Lodge estate, near Maryport, includ ing the mansion, pleasure grounds, 53 acres of land, and the royalty, was sold in public on Friday last for 7,8001. The Earl of Lansdale was the purchaser.—Cumberland Parquet. CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—+-The whole of the houses on the south side of Cannon-street, extending from Lawrence Pountney-hill to St. Martin's-lane, including those in Pew terer's-building, a large portion of the East London Union, and the property contiguous, have been taken down for the widening of the east side of Cannon- street, in order to open the thoroughfare from King William-street to the south side of St. Paul's Churchyard, and for which purpose the corpo ration voted 200,0001. The removal of the above houses completes the widening of Cannon-street, and the formation of the great thoroughfare from London-bridge to Q ueen _ street, Cheapside, being halt the entire length, The Standing Orders 9f the House of Commons were declared complied with yesterday in resp ec t of the City of London Im prevenient Bill and the Clerkenwell Improve ment Bill. TILE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Paid. 60 8 6 8 13 14 0 Noi ,b iai Prices. Business done to-day. 11% toll% 1 % dis.x.i 78 6 8 5 N —5% dia. 3i - I p. 13 4' la 41 25 50 25 15 1 0 29 -30 27 -28 8- 9 p 7- 8 p 8 6 8 234 100 10 -11 80 -82 17U - 17% 10S, - 10% 53( - 56 18 -18% 15 - 15% 13 4 47% 100 .. —.. 24 —22 dls, 3% -3% 2 -2% 1 100 12 15 4 100 42)6 100 134 -1% 1 -1% X -1 "I -7g - P Par -3( P 11% - 11% 63 -64 56 -58 S - 7 p 4 2 01 129 16 0 7 - 7)6 .. 4% - 5. 185 -19 13 - 13% 2% -3%, g• .. •• 32 - 32% 30 -32 •• - •• 18 - 1/N 6% -6% 11% - 11% 13 - 41 -43 - 161). 242 - 245 91 92 1 36 1.4 102 104 51 —53 23 —24 71 —73 6 714 29 14 31 p P. 56 —57 10% 10% die. 7;1 7 dis. 136 150118.1 [3O - 135 6 dia. 97 —99 15 3)6 die. 334 —3 dim. i X die. 1 . 134 p .. - - .. 7 7% 94% 951 x.d. 10% —ll x.d. 57 —6O x.d. 67 —6O x.d. 135 —133 x.d. 11% —1 1 4 k 23% 24% 129% —130% 4 %- 4 16p. 5 —5% p. 2% 3 p. 87% —BB% 6% —5% dli. 5% —4% db. 2 % — 2% P. •• -- •• 15 -16 4% afi Cs. 29 —3O 11% 12% 11 115 % dl,.' bb% b 6 17% —l7 Ms. 48 —BO 120 - 130 a• "" •• 100 473 •• •- •• 4 - 4)1 25 —27 14%{ 13% dli. 17 —lB —5% -9% 4 —5% 7% —7% dfa, •• - •• %- % V 15% -16%x.i. 423 -43 X, 8 - 9 p. 21% - 21% 7%- 8 1 % -1% p. 16% - 17 9% 6 - 7 5 % 5 dl,, 45 -- 4 dl,. 10 —lO% 12 —l4 6 7 10 —ll 1% 1 dia. 13% 14 3% —2% dia. 16 —l7 12 —l3 —3% dis, 24% 24% 233 - 94% 4 - 3 4114 9 7 db. 7 6 d.x. , 4 6 15% 16 ••.• 223 --23% •••• • •• 8 -8% 20 -21 • • ... •• 43 -- 43% 20% - 20% 4% ..- 4k dig. 16 2% .-. 2% dle. 17 4 —4% 24 - 24% -1 MC 9% -9% Is% —lf% 47 —4% dia. i —l% p. M p. P. • -- •• 1 -1M SM -2 8 15% 1346 4 dia. 34 —36 .7% 26% 6 Mc 11% 11% 3% —3% •• -- •• 976 - y% ft, 1% -- /E 29 BANKS. —32 42% —42 9 %-10 . 25 25% 18 —lB x.d 273 —27% 171( - 18 42 - 4234 157 -15 347 -35 11%)4 12 11% x.i. 2% 3 3 934 1% 7 % 3' P % P 7%7 18 % 1714 6 % % 11% lay' 42 43 [90% 91% % % 92 15% 102 56% 57 4% % 130% 129% 89 88% 30% 30 2% % db. 54}fi 55 1 1( 66 ll' % 128% 4% % 9% 1% 10% % 16% z.n. 43 21% % 41i b dl.. 4% dl.. 12% 24% 44%4 X RO% % 15% % 934 IC% % 6 3i 82 % 42% 10% ex.dly 27% 42% tax lag Railways. Aberdeen.. .. • • •• , Do. Preference • . •• , Ambergate, Nottingham,' Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway • • ' Belfast and County Down Berks and Hants Exten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) .• Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly' paid, or with a guar... Do. without a guar... 131 rming, Wolverhamp ten, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. . Do. without a guar... firming., Woiverhamp.,l and Stour Valley .. Birkenhead, Lancai., and' Cheshire Junction .. Bristol and Exeter • . Buckinghamshire •• Caledonian .. ..1 Do. 101. Preference .. 1 Do. Clydesdale June.. • Chester and Ilolyhead Do. Preference .. Clarence .. • • •• !' Do. Ist Class, 6 per et.l Do. 24 de., 5 per cent.l Do. Gov. 1.0an,4 pr. ct.l Direct Loud. and Portsm.l Dublin and Belfast Junet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do. (181. E. & II.) .. Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. e.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New Preference, 6 per cent. .. Do. North. and East. 6 per cent..... Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New .• Eastern Union, 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. consolidated 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 401. .. Do. new 30/. .. Do. new 151. . Great Western .. Do. New, 171. .. -• Hull and Selby .. .• Do. half shares .. • . Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • •• 11 Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths . Do. F. 20/. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. , • Do. ?Bidders. & Sheff. Do. West Riding Unlen Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk • . Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. l' Do. pref. G p ct., No. 2' Do. pref. G 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 Croydsn thirds.. Do. preference, 5 p et. Do. preference, cony. 5 per cont., 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., 31. &11 (c, London and S.-11 "astern Do. new 501. Do. new 40/. Do. new preference .. Londonderry & Coleraine, Do. half shares .. Lowestoft, guar. 4 per et. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis 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 .. Midland • • .. Do. consolidated prof. Do. 50/. shares .. Do. Birming & Derby Do. Consel. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glances. Do. do. do. .. Do. Erewash Yal. pref I Do. Leic. & Swanning, 8 per cent. guar. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and ltedcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares Newmarket Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergavenny, Mend Hereford N ewry, arrenpolut, & Rostrevor Norfolk • • • • • • • • Do. New 201. shares.. ;o. Extension Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveuey Valley.. Northern Counties Caton North British.. Do. Preference .. North Staffordshire • . North-Western North &Sth.-West.Juuc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) .. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.. Royston and Ilitchin Shepreth Eaten... Scottish Central Scottish likUttud Do. new .. Shrewsbury & Binning. ClaS3 A.. •• Do. Class 8.. Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. ital•es 1)o. Oswestry .. Do. Sew.. .. .. Do. $ per cent. Pref. Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference .. South Staffordshire South-Eastern .. Do. do. 4% per cent... South Wales.. .. South Yorksh. and River Dun .. • • .. Shell., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. .. Swansea 34 Loughor, &c. raw Vale Extension .. Thames haven Dock anil Railway • • Vale of Neath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny! Waterford arid Limerici Waterior d, Wex., Wlck.,l and Dublin .. .. Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. .. .. bo. do. Do. do. West .ornwall do. .. do. .. West London . Do. Ist Class Prof. (10/.) Do. 2d Class de. (par) Whiteriaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and S. Western Wilts, Somerset, & Noy mouth • • •• • • • • York, Newcastle, & Ber-i wick .. •• •• • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference .. Do. •• ..1 Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .. .. York and North Mid 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 a la Sambre Luxembourg . Ditto .. .• ••• Madrid and Valentia Maria Antonia • • •• Ditto, New .• Namur and Liege .. Northern of France • • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen •• Paris and Strasbourg .. Rotten and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle .. Tours and Nantes Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Ilasseit • • 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.... Do. .New ...... Union of Australia Do. New ............ Union of London ...... Union of Artidrid ...... 2 12 0 7)4 20 16 15 11 6 8 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 20 FOREIGN. 20 Gen. Steam Navigation Penin. & Oriental Steam Royal Mail Steam Peninsular and (Men , [We cannot be answer, will not be influenced by I Steam, able for t] lntereste :12% x.d. 9 10% 11 6 — 5 % •ANEOITS. 42% 44 26% 28% 68% —69 73 —6O done it 1 24 ' paid, kmB been ICU' •••• eerrors g A T correspondents.]fthe" WS' " MONEY and COMMERCIAL X rLOC CITY, TWO a-- I ,„ w ere es_t , ne cr The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, at 4,500 bales, of which 500 American were tak en " to W .; lation. The sales comprised 3,500 American, st n „, 7d l3s bio, ~a $ 300 Pernam and Maranham, at Bd. to 80.1. 1 ,7, s - , p rett Bd. to 81d. ; 150 Egyptian, at Bd. to 9d.; and sd. to shd. per lb. The market closed heavy. — *L" het sal , ' Shares only a limited b us i ness was d one a t ratherhig" 51 0 The produce markets this week have been l a t... J !" without any remarkable variation in prices- public sales went rather heavily, only of the 12,000 offered. Sugar has ruled stenciP been do°, Coffee. Cotton has been dull, and not much il lis ug htlf . 1 " . in Rum. As regards Russia Tallow the price„ s pmed • vanced during the latter part of the month .ill"„„ the's!, may be quoted about 11. per ton higher than " if on v — a, January. Several thousand ca s ks delivered ° were 2,000 packagesand tract early in the month, but this did not depress the deo the receivers made it k nown th at th e y should h 1 4.1 01;1 with the means to tak e it u p, an d h o ld f or better P i..h r.iel t ie, money is easy, they h ave b een a bl e t o aceololMe sarP,„,'" the market is thus reli eve d f or t h e pres ent 0 , "' m ob quantity. The disposition to speculate has veri,; (o on: creased of late, and many thousand casks ha/ L e l o d dr, : tracted for, deliverable in March, and in Afarcu,, t atit at 375. 6d., 385., by parties not heretofore in w i v t ioalr.," considerable impetus has been given to these °C r ab era the hope that Government will be induced to ;oar; duce the duty on soap, which, it , is h .,4 will increase the demand for tallow. 1,"- to - 0 7 0 . new feature to notice in the imports. 0 America they have been smaller, while ~_(°) t r tralia they are larger than last year, but t°' li t tle r hi gether show only a slight excess of 1850. I r erY been doing in new Y. C. deliverable in of this year ; there have been sellers all the 1 10 ° 1 '00tit and buyers at 3d. to 6d. per cwt. less until thio h . c h r when 200 or 300 tons were taken at 395, at W.-1 there remain buyers." , got lan The amount of bills drawn by the Honouraele,:a 1 14 ' Company during the past fortnight has not '— viz.:— lest three, 590,, Oen 1 4 RATE OF EXCHANGE. On Bengal 2s. Id. per ru p ee .103 4,7 '" 0 ' „ Madras 2s 6,751 10 Id. „ Bombay 2s. lid. „ 6 12 Total l re ceifL The Committee of Mexican Bondholders l inv ,, e n e ces o 7„ advices from Mr. Falconnet, dated Mexico, the due '" and 3d January last. He had received 70,000 d e t a , the Cotton Licences, on account of which he g e r t . - OOP tame for 12,729/. Os. Bd., at sixty days' sight. i t to t bs also brings 7,500 dollars from the agents in Tar°P;-4 Teo' Committee, and 106,000 d o ll ars f rom V er a Cruz pico to Colonel Facio. ° lei ; Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh have give n -- eha ment to Mr. Falconnet, admitting that they owe "r a t tv holders over 200,000 dollars, and with time no f )-- t is 3 41 ,.. will be paid. An increase of interest to 5 per,oen''; - $ ll tg . hoped will be obtained, and an appropriation revenues of the country. „, 1 851 tr„ Mr. Weisweller st a t es , i n a l etter date d J a n. o'? the Finance Minister would present his project fo r t 7 O l ment of the debt on the Ist instant to the Cortes, bon he hears it will be mo re f avoura bl e t h an he at Mr- fACI., r This information has been sen t t o J a mes CSP e. ' chairman of the London bondholders. the r i gs The Amsterdam Market was very buoyant AO"' inst. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. toucheu "' Spanish and Mexican Bonds were higher. Collas P The English Stock M ar k e t i s ver y stesurr A rd realise 96% 5 4. There i s some anx i et y about " -- yeal it Russell's anti. Papal proposal t o b e su b m itted th is ;O , Exchequer-bills are 555. t o 58 s . prem i um . Bank it . CO' 21.1!. 4 to 215. The New Th ree - an d. a -Quarter have realised 98% to 99. CEO' Foreign Securities are dull. Spanish Five, r;„ 3 3 a, nominally 18 1 , 2 to 19. Portuguese Four per ue n , — 9 2 to 7 Mexican have been done at 33%. Brazil Stock 1 " Dutch Four per Cents. are worth 91%. t at t 1 3. 411 Railway Shares have been very g o od again.l n g e ss "'- moment there are a few sellers. Prices never' firmly maintained. 111 141 i QUARTER TO - Console ••• •• ••• ••• 96 4 Ditto Account 9 OO BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE ( A m (From the Official List.) 4 1 ,1 Hank Stock. 215 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97% 3 per Cent. Console Anna New 3 1 4 per Cont. Anne. ...... 98* 99 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 7* India Stock 265% Console for Account 965 4- Exchequer Bills. I%d JO * March 55 5" P 1,0004 .. 65 58 66 500/. Small 7 ,7 p; 'CL PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT 0.- - , 9 1,4 92 Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent . ....•• ";12 Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 180 Danish Bonds 1825, 3 perCont...' 10 3 Ditto, 5 per Cent „ M sxican Bonds, 1846, s_p er C ent ., C o u po ns a Ditto Ex Jan. C0up0n5...... Portuguese Bonds,s per Cent ' 6 . 1 Ditto 4 tier Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 par -- 9 , 1 165 i Ditto 4% per Cent. lB% Spanish Bond s , 5 per C ent •• Dividends on the above payable in L°- Dutch 2 1 ,E per Cent., 12 Guild ••• Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates LLOYD'S SHIPPIN TI -11° od d 1; t si rs LONDON, FEB. 7.—Wind at noon S.W., --g h • a 1 101 ,1 hazy weather. Cowes, FEB. 6.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Sa l n l i dlalwgie OFF DARTMOUTH.- Lillias, St. John's, Now, I ,,,. ° "biaf* l ' SHIELDS, FEB. 6.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Jav" wV Janeiro ; Parnen, Boston, United States. ~,,r e lisil l' A ej l l3 LownsTorr, FEB. 6.—The Elizabeth, of ~- , ,r 0 111 3: , driven in last night with ballast shipped, an u ., i ' r e e the basin, where she struck heavily ; has 01 ' eu e sisted off. dd. , 9 C1 .,10 * FALMOUTH, FEB. 6.—Wind W., strong. -- 7, 4; P r Batavia, for Amsterdam; Jeun e Pauline, Al."' ti ; Valparaiso, leaky. GLASGOW, FEB. 6.—The vessel in contacto reP° t Thistle steamer was th e b r i g L aurel, Demer sr* t on portions of the wreck are believed to have colli e 5.5 o tell DEAL, FEB. 6. Wind N.W. to N.W. bf.o , Ow e fo; Minerva, Calcutta and Mauritius; Comnierc l u olel , ,, N ol Commerce, Callao. Arrd. from the River. i al' 11 ) ' Natal ; Princess Louisa, Bahia ; Providenti l 4o , Barbadoes. Arrd. Ganel, Newfoundland. On; River and sld. Centurion, Calcutta; anna, Barbadoes.e ri c a OFF SWANAGE.—Mary Ann , Madras. Edwar LIVERPOOL, FEB. 6.—Wind itraP o , 4 4 Constantine, New Y or k ; Speed, St. John's, 1 ' 4 %00 b Put back, Kyanit e , N ewfoundland. Off port, 1 ." - sti" OFF 'rue SMALLS. —Dalhousie. loti 4 $lO Clis r o 0 al Haawicli, FEB. 6:- Wind N.W., strong. - % s her° 4 lo • Mary sloop, of Goole, London to Leeds, /V l _ o ' 4 o ° Main to Landguard ort last night, during* • , of S. assisted off making a little water. ~,,,„eer, oCer WIVENHOE, FEB. 6.-The Essex Lass script, ° , port, Zante t o F a l mou th, was totally lost 10t0 t Per St. Mary ; crew saved. AO HBEISTOL, FEB. 6. - Wi n d N.N.W.—Arrd • If, avaanah. QUEENSTOWN, FEB. s.—Wind NAV. t ee be° 40 9 Shand, Manilla ; Emperor. Bahia. Tr • .4/ GLASGOW, FEB. 6. The Vanguard stealn e o tac_f. P- - Dublin, and the Eleanorer schooner, were in i ff er forn ic , dol; the latter sunk, three of -crew drowned; old " pc to 11- 0 0 pat back to repair. The Thistle steamer,, l l7toln;bolfr , derry, was in contact with a small vessel nu On ly • 4tb inst., and has put back with severe Waage irf if the latter is supposed to have sunk. hie?, sil*„' AMSTERDAM, FEB. 4.—The West Indisl. , ,Lea here on the 31st of January from Surinam, 1 " 1.1 et the 14th ult., lost bulwarks received other daril, ford IlO f since been leaky. Th e J u f vrouw Hendrik*, it ber. 1/13 ningen, passed th e S oun d on t h e 2 7th o f Octo l not since been heard of. MARKET NE Ws.—(llll 6 • i r ;ric o . . 0.0 CORN EXCHANGE.--(V" f od h e s. h , - Somewhat increased supplies of English I' , is. " onsatlf o f received up to our market this week !fr 2,190 quarters. By land carriage the receipts fra 6 oo 3o - 0 ;JO from Cambridgeshire, &c., were limited; tb, l e samples was comparatively small. Owing, 01 ; i e r g; e ‘or ,p thin attendance of both town and country 111 , 1 , 0 00d,'04 large quantities of foreign Grain on offer, th e , f " - kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled 110 _:',4 1 .0 de tso; Monday's quotations. From abroad 4,230 qu"'..; ARIA O OT have come to hand. Selected qualities, though lm and 10' supply, were held at full prices. In the Middlintios, pOW - 00 kinds so little was doing that their value wet Blw ort obe' d lio A very large supply of foreign Barley being •Olv o tif article ruled heavy, on somewhat loWer terV tO P OO Barley ruled very dull. Malt, which ogee: fr - e e e r. ~e ivy was dull in the extreme, and somewhat os t r in ited w'res." well supplied with Oats, in which a veil peso* was transacted. Low samples were . chel l P er ! ; Indian Corn, and Flour, dull in the extreme. ~ ARRIV .ALIS TER; WirßßA •• °At' Wheat. Barley. Abut. 0 nrs. f. Qrs. Qrs. "Qrs. 6:13p •••• English •••••• , 2,190 4,260 6. 40 5c0tch........ •—• 1,70 11. ' Irish •••••••• , I LO/ Foreign •. •• .. 4,230 10,490 at" BOROUGH HOP 2111 1 . 5 "10; 64 1 0 1 , f 0f Our market is in a very healthy state, ,r , iffk oc business has been transacted in all kinds ,i; ct o 6 1; osi year's growth, at fully last week's prices. 0 ,16 a to , Ki 15 0 viz., ready money :—East Kent pockets', °` 2 /6a t 9. 21; ditto bags, 3/ 4s to 51 5s ; Mid Kent poce t tts 3 1 ° 5 6° ditto bas, 2/ to 41 10 3 ; Weald of Kent kPoeo7o , $ to s i 1 ditto ba g s, 21 to 3/ 103; Stmex pockets , per cwt. 011 EIMITHFXELD. aistr- e A ar Although the supply o f B ea sts in to-JAYA ° , jogs " 0 - 0 10 ali again very limited, the B ee f t r ade, owing to borolf vats of Meat up to New ate and Leadenb ali, riced vourable date of the weather, ruled health SC 1.151.± .._ ;s ;: i • to „fees Paid. Nominal Prices. .......2-u-; .„.... ' Angio•Mexican(is. 51. p.) 100 •• - •• Asturian 15 Australian ............ 4 35( - 2 % Barossa Range .. ..... 113 0 3% - 3 % Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 • • - • • Bolanos Scrip ........ - - .. -.• British 1r0n.... ..• .... 13 5 .. -•• Brazilian Imp o . s. Si. p.) 24% .. -- •• De. Cocaes and Cuiaba 30 2% - 2 De. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% - 13% Cobra Copper • .... ... 40 32% - 34% Copiapo ..... ..... .. •• 14 5% - 6 % General.. ••..••.. • • • . • • 20 13% - 14 Real Del Monte, Unreg. - % - % Do. Black Debentures. - .. - • Do. Red Debentures .. - .. -.. Santiago de Cuba .... - 10 9 - 7 % Tin Croft ...... ••.•.. • • 7 10% —ll 5s United Mexican.... •• •• 28 28% 6% - 55( MISCELLANEOUS. Canada ............ • • 32% 42% -44 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% - 28% Perlin. & Oriental Steam. 50 Gs% -69 Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 73 -69 - _,s IRS. i 1 t `C < 1 1 t ~ i 7 • • h ha Cs b, nett 4 1 to ay Oita a mi t3 tat cup