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immediately, with a tine Portrait of the Author, T WO ROMANCES. By B. DISRAELI, M.P. Author of " Coningsby" and " Sybil." 1. CONTARINI FLEMING. 2. ALROY. itepttated, with the permission of the Author, and comprised in 3 vols. post Bvo. Henry Colburn, publisher, 1?, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE ATTRACTIVE MAN. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. " This novel will be universally read, and will, we suspect, become the prime favourite of all the writer's works. The hero is a con. intimately drawn character, and one that is new to the modern novel reader. Yet how perfectly natural, how true, and yet how exciting, by the perpetual curiosity attendant on his brilliant career." —Court Journal. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, revised and corrected, in one vol. post Svo., A SECOND EDITION OF ABOOK FOR A RAINY DAY; Or, RECOLLECTIONS of the EVENTS of the LAST SIXTY-SIX YEARS. By JOHN THOMAS SMITH, Late Keeper of the Prints and Drawings in the British Museum; Author of "Nollekens and his Times," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. t k * To be had also of all Booksellers. FAIR PLAY.—The 200,000 Readers of " Punch," who desire to know both sides of a question before they con demn, will find in Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S PAMPHLET (a second edition of which is just published) all the letters that have passed be tween himself and the writers in " Punch," Messrs. Gilbert a Beckett, Horace Mayhew, Mark Lemon, and Douglas Jerrold, now for the first time made public. This pamphlet, price 3d., extends to thirty two pages, and may be ordered through any Bookseller or Newsman in town or country. No verdict can be worth anything till the evi dence on both sides has been examined. Published by J. Ridgway, 169, Piccadilly; Effingham Wilson, 11, Royal Exchange; and R. Whitty, 72, Fleet-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, In three acts, called MARITA NA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cmsar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. Dabas (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. 11. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, " Der Freischutz"—Weber. Quadrille from Herold's Opera, " Zampa"—Jullien. Solo, Cornet-a-pistons, by Herr Koenig—Koenig. The Original Cellarius Valse and Mazurka—Jullien. Symphony, The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony in A— Beethoven. Jullien's New Quadrille, The British Navy—Jullien. PAKT 11. _ _ Opera, " Robert Le Diable," dr,icriseiction, with Solos —Meyerbeer. The Cambridge-house Waltz—Kcenig. Solo, Opheeleide, by M. Prosper—Nadaud. The Polka Quadrille—Jullien. Stabet Mater " Cujus Animam," performed on the Cornet-a-piston, by Herr limnig—Rossint. The Original Napolitaine ; or, Tarentella des Salons—Jullien. Commence at Eight precisely ; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. M. Jullien's Grand Ball Masque is fixed to take place on Monday, December 22. The Audience portion of the Theatre will, as before, be set apart for Spectators. Prices of Admission for Spectators :—Dress Circles, ; Boxes, 3s. ; Galleries, 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Fairen ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. . _ - After which.will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Hurnby. To he followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY RUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Hudson, Ellen Seyton, Miss Seyton. To conclude with A CABINET QUESTION. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHT. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE 4;;Fia.."4 or, A Hundred Years Aga. In which Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwllliam will perform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack; Trenquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling ; Blanche, Miss May. To be followed by A MAN' WITHOUT A HEAD. To which will be added THE BRIGAND. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled JACK O'BOTH SIDES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Two Act Comedy, entitled WHO IS SHE I' Characters by Messrs. J. Brown, C. Boyce, Binge, Cockrill, Miss Hamilton, and Mrs. Walter Lacy. After which, THE BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. The Boy Bacchus, Miss Kate Howard ; Momus, Mr. G. Wild. To be followed by THE RAILWAY EKING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. IVild ; Sally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. To conclude with BAMBOOZLING. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING In consequence of the enthusiastic reception of Mr. Gregory, in Shylock, by a house overiowing in every part on each representa tion, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will be repeated, for the last time, THIS EVENING. Shylock, Mr. Gregory; Bassani°, Mr. Waldron ; Portia, Mrs. Percy. After which, THE RENDEZVOUS. Lucretia, by a Young Lady (Pupil of Mrs. J. Porous). To conclude with THE VILLAGE LAWYER. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE LAST OF THE BARONS ; or, Warwick. The King Maker, and the Battle of Barnet. Introducing original and stupendous effects. The Arena of Equitation will display its countless attractions, aided by the principal Equestrians and magnificent Stud. To conclude with THE BRIGAND OF ANCONA. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. More Novelty—The Wonderful Performances of the Infant Sappho, the First Musical Genius of the Day. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, THE MINUTE GUN AT SEA. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Cowell, Heslop, Fredericks, Mrs. Vining, and Miss Martin. After which, HOLE IN THE WALL. To be followed by the FORTY THIEVES. To conclude with CHARMING MOLLY; or, Lucky and Unlucky Days. In which Messrs. Rogers, Hicks, Cowell, Fredericks, Mrs. Vining, Miss Martin, and Mrs. Daly will perform. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, DEC. 9. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 33; Highest, 46; Noon, 44 BAROMETER, 30.33. WIND W.N.W.; last night, rain: this morning, fine. MGM WATER AT LONDON-ERIDGE THIS DAY. Morning •• 21 minutes after 11 i Evening .. 51 minutes after 11. • . .z\Ttw „of . , ~ .T .; 14 A e ; # l, * t° `: tr - .14 .4 • a».6 . ..; ; -4 0 -:•N t. ; "Wtri, • - ts - :atomism _Ant3 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1845 The number of railway companies that have depo sited their plans with the Board of Trade in proper time is stated to be nearly 800. There has been, therefore, a falling off of more than a third of the 1,263 projected companies in Mr. SPACKMAN'S table. The sum which la ould be required to be deposited with the Accountant-General for 800 companies (calculating the deposits for all at 10 per cent., though several may go to the House of Commons with only 5 per cent. deposited) is estimated at 26,200,0001. Mr. SPACKMAN'S estimate of the deposits for his 1,263 companies was 59,136,3001. Thirty millions makes a small difference ! It may be asked why that table of terror was not kept back—only a fortnight—till after the 30th of No vember ? Of the 800 companies which duly deposited their plans at the Board of Trade, some, it is well known, were too late in the country. Some again, though the surveys have been completed and the plans deposited, have not got in their money. The defectiveness of plans, in other cases (considering the immense pressure on surveyors, it is only surprising that so few of the plans deposited are spoken of as imperfect), will further help to reduce the number 800 to a more reasonable number. The period which will intervene before the meeting of Parliament will probably be prolific of amalgamations. There has, indeed, been a considerable number of amal gamations within the last month, while the preparation of plans was occupying the attention of Parliament; but, now that the ordeal of the 30th of November is passed, directors will have more time for arranging amalgama tions, and as the meeting of Parliament draws near questions of amalgamation will become more urgent. But, to whatever extent amalgamations of competing schemes may or may not take place before the meeting of Parliament, only one of any number of competing schemes can be sanctioned by P ar li amen t ; aa d w h en this is considered, the number 800 will be forced ulti mately to submit to an immense reduction. We may fairly take the residuum at not higher than a third of the number. When it is considered that in several in stances there are not less than five or six competing schemes, it will be admitted that this is at any rate not too large a deduction. Will it then be so impracticable, as a l arm i sts have en deavoured to represen t, for Parliament in the next ses sion to adjudicate on schemes to terminate at most in 250 Railway Acts ? People are too apt to suppose that Parliament did the roost that could be done with its time in the last session, A great deal of time was wasted last session in waiting for the reports of the Board of Trade. This cause of delay will not exist next session. A great deal of time may be saved by allowing the Irou.ie of Lords to originate Railway Bills, and thus giving simultaneous occupation to the two Houses. As it is, the House of Lords has no Bills before it for the greater part of the session, and the House of Commons none at the end. We mentioned a few days back that this alteration of the practice of Parliament had been recommended by Lord MONTEIGLE. We have also the authority in its favour of Lord REDESDALE, whose expe rierce in private Bill legislation in the House of Lords is second only to Lord S HAFTESBURY ' S . L or d REDES pAIx g i ated, n his evidence before the Select ems mittee on Railway Bills of the House of Commons last ' session—" I may say that, having turned my mind a good deal to this subject, I think the whole difficulty of legislation with regard to Railway Bills might be got over if ,the House of Commons would allow a portion of the Railway Bills to be originated in the House of Lords. During the early period of the session the House has very little to do, and the Members of it would attend most willingly, and a very large portion of the business might be advanced." Words could hardly be stronger than these of Lord REDESDALE. But it may be said, if more could be made of the time at the disposal of Parliament, can more be made of the Members ? Can they possibly be worked harder at railways than they were last year ? A Parliamentary return, moved for by Sir ROBERT INGLIS (No. 620 of last session), shows the whole number of Members of the House of Commons who served on railway Committees ; and the whole number is only 220 out of the 658 Mem bers. And while some of these were certainly worked hard, as the unfortunate members of the Committee on Group X., who sat 83 days, others were worked very little. As many as eighteen Committees, comprising 90 members, sat not more than five days each. Four Com mittees, comprising 25 members, sat only one day each. No member served on two Committees. After all, then, there is a deal of House of COmmons' strength in reserve. We have thought that the publication of these facts may be useful at this time, and tend to allay some of the unreasonable fears which a great deal of vague writing has increased, if not engendered, as to the impossibility of Parliament dealing with the railway schemes which will come before it in the next session. We believe that, in this as in all other cases, it will be found that " where there is a will there is a way," and we are sure that amalgamations, and other causes, will materially reduce the present number of expected Bills, already materially reduced since the 30th of November. The students in the Universities appear to be the only parties in France who claim the right of meeting publicly, and expressing their grievances. When some new law is made for the direction of their studies, or those of a restless and independent spirit are expelled—when a dispute between the Church and the University arises, or the Minister of Public Instruction, and any of the professors are at variance on points of doctrine or discipline—the rising generation take up the question with all the gravity and firmness of men in the full maturity of life. They are always put down, it is true, but, nevertheless, they persevere in maintaining their privileges, and asserting, the right of a free people to petition their rulers for redress of griev ances. This forms a singular contrast to the universal practice which prevails throughout France, while it is in perfect unison with the system of self-go vernment which has long distinguished the inhabitants of these islands, and which has been the real source of their liberty and independence. Though France has a House of Lords and a House of Commons, a Sovereign, like ours, that can de no wrong, and all the other emblems and exterior safeguards of a free constitution, the people have little or no power, for they are debarred from express ing their sentiments at public meetings respecting either the proceedings of Parliament, or the measures of the Government, or any great national event whatever. The voice of the people, in fact, is never ascertained by any expression of public opinion. The newspapers are not backward in saying what public opinion is, nor at all choice in their expressions when the Minister is the object of their attacks ; but it is impossible to learn from these the feelings of the people, for their representations vary according to their politics, and the Government itself has no means of knowing what measures are ap proved or reprobated but through the functionaries called Prefects, or ministerial agents, performing the duties of spies. Such a system is at utter variance with a free constitution, and most injurious also to the stability of any government or dynasty. In France, the KING and Cabinet, with some slight check from the Chambers, govern the country. In England the reverse is the case. Our system of representation is still defec tive, notwithstanding all the important changes made by the Reform Act ; but, even with all its defects, the voice of the people has a considerable share of influence in its decisions, even as expressed through their representatives. That influence, however, is little or nothing compared with that created by the "pressure from without," by public meetings, and petitions, and remonstrances, and continued agitation for the accom plishment of certain measures. It was the pressure from without that carried the Emancipation Act and the Reform Act, and but for the demonstration made pre vious to these two great events, GEORGE IV. and his Cabinet would never have yielded to the just claims of the Catholics, nor would Earl GREY have been made Prime Minister to his successor, and received the commands of his master to frame a measure for extensive Parliamementary Reform. Need we mention another instance, which is now palpable to every observer ? We take for granted that the corn laws are doomed to destruction. About that desirable consummation there is no doubt whatever among all the well-informed and the most influential portion of the people—the middle classes. The Whigs, the only party in the State that claim a rivalry with the Conserva tives in the government of the country, have gone over in a body to the repealers; the Prime Minister himself and all his free-trading colleagues are inclined to the same views, and nothing is wanting but the sanction of Parliament and the Crown to the final settlement of the question. What has effected this won derful change? The privilege, which Britons claim as their inalienable birth-right, of petition ing the ruling powers, and demanding the adop tion of measures essential to their security and welfare, Sir ROBERT PEEL, or Lord JOHN RUSSELL, or any other statesman might have talked in the Cabinet or the Senate, during the whole of their political lives, about the blessings of free trade and the injustice of the corn laws, but they would have talked in vain without the aid from without. To that WELLINGTON and STANLEY and RIPON must yield without a murmur, for we have no instance on record of the public being de feated in their purposes, when clearly ascertained, even by the most powerful Ministry and the most obsequious Parliament. This great privilege every Englishman ought, therefore, to priz3 as the first of his political rights, and as the only real safeguard for a represen tative Government. When be looks to the state of France, too, he will be still more inclined to prize the system under which he lives. In that coun try monopoly is ten times more injurous than here, yet no meetings can be called to obtain re dress. Everything must be left to the KING and his Cabinet, and no remedy can be obtained, nor the public voice be known till a revolution takes place. Then there are meetings and speeches in abundance, and the whole frame of society is loosened, simply be cause the complaints of the people had been pent up by the wretched system of government, and, in a fit of frensy, they were compelled to obtain relief by main force. The intelligence from Madrid is to the Ist inst., but, as usual, is of little interest. The country is quiet; the income-tax is collected with little opposition; NARVAEZ has subdued the Progresistas and all his opponents in the Cortes ; and in reality au absolute monarchy is es tablished in Spain. The only disturbance mentioned in these papers lately occurred at Seville, caused by a party of students, who 'mutinied because their professors or dered tbem to wear clean cravat, and pay more atten tention to their college dress. A few of them were ar rested, and one youth was wounded in the patriotic re ristance to their superiors. On the Ist the Three per Cents. closed at 35 for cash, and 35i at 60 days, and the Fire per Cents. at 24, at 60 days. Most of the Paris :papers advert to the procession of the students to the residence of M. QUINET, and the attack made on them by the police. The Opposition journals are loud iu their denunciations against the Go vernment for interfering at all, as the young men con ducted themselves peaceably, and after their visit to the professor's house were quietly returning to their respective colleges. The Journal des Debats gives rather a dif ferent version of the affair, and says," the police interfered because the students, not content with visiting M. QiTINET, were marching towards the hotel of the Minister of Public Instruction, with the manifest intention of insult • ing or injuring M. SALVANDY." 'The National denies this, and asserts that on the address being finished, one of the young men called out, " The object of the meeting is now accomplished. Let us disperse." They accord ingly began to disperse, when some of the police in plain clothes arrested the young man with unnecessary vic leace. An affray ensued, the student was rescued, and then the municipal cavalry charged the crowd. It adds, " this is one of those odious scenes which will form a now page to the sanguinary history of the police since 1830." The Courrier Francais is equally violent against the police, though it does not deny that it was proposed to march to the residence of M. SALVANDY. " It was not till three o'clock," it says, " that the arrests took plsice. The municipal police, and the police agents pushed the students before them, and whoever complained. of their brutality was arrested. About twenty were tak en prisoners. Mounted and foot police then forced their way into the court-yard of the School of Medicine, and a body of police agents pushed open the dissecting-roccm, demanding from the heads of the school the names of the students who were absent ; but this odious inquisi tion was treated as it deserved, All this time the avrots went on out of doors, amidst the grossest language and conduct. Some who witnessed these scenes of disordersay that all would have passed off quietly but for the conduct of the police" A good deal of dissatisfaction has been caused by the course adopted by some bankers of competing companies, in deducting a certain amount from the deposits, to be repaid to the subscribers for payment of expenses. The Nafonal makes the follow in remarks on the subject : " The Company d'Anthouard (for the Strasbourg line) re tains a franc per share for the expense of management. This should certainly be enough for the purpose. It is right, how ever, to notice, on the other hand, the conduct of the Hin guerlot Company, which is reimbursing promptly and in their public office, without any trickery, chicanery, or delay, and who do not charge or retain a single centime, although they have had to bear expenses, which are calculated at 500,000 francs. We are glad to meet with a little straightforwardness and dignity in those tortuous paths, and we regret not to have more often to praise similar acts of probity and good sense. As to the Aymard Company, of which Messrs. Gentil and Fol are the bankers, it has been re marked to us that they have only received the deposits on 160,000 shares, as the rest were reserved for the English subscribers. It is, therefore, on these 160,000 shares that Messrs. Gentil and Fol retain—first, 40c. per share, and secondly, lf. 25c. to cover the unfavourable differences in the reports effected by M. agent de change. One of our correspondents remarks to us that there can never be a loss on reports when they are made for cash, and that the avowed loss proves that there have been losing trans actions proceeding from illegal gambling, and the weight of which it is now attempted to throw upon the subscribers. Our correspondent asks us if M. hot himself be not gravely compromised by the advertisement which the bankers of that Company have published; for M. Isot, an agent de change, thus pointed out as having lost considerable sums in his reports, must have broken the laws and constitution of his profession, and also the law of the 15th of July, 1845. There is nothing in all this but these facts, which are too clear to the subscribers :--lst. That they are not admitted to compete in a serious adjudication. 2d. That they have not touched a farthing of interest. 3d. That in place of re ceiving back their capitals they leave in the chest of Messrs. Gentil and Fol the sum of 164,000 francs. This is the way in which bankers and administrators manage the funds belonging to their shareholders." Dispatches had been received from Marshal By- GEAUD of the 23d of November. It appears that the province of Oran is still in a very disturbed state, and that the French have quite enough to do in keeping down insurrection in the subdued districts without marching on Morocco. . The Three per Cents. were done at TORTONI's on Sun day at 83f. 10e. The following are the quotations of the price of shares in new lines at Marseilles and Lyons : MARSEILLES, DEC. 3.—Marseilles and Avignon, 8251. ; Boulogne,49sf. ; Vierzon, 627 f. 50c. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 682 f. 50c. _ _ . LYONS, DEC. s.—Marseilles and Avignon, 870 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,150 f.; Paris and Rouen, 950 f.; Orleans and Vierzon, 632 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Dam. 8. Anglo-Belgian — Mauritius Boulogne and Amiens.. 8 Namur and Liege 2 3 /4 Bordeaux &Meffiterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux my, Do. (Mackenzie's) .. 1% Over Yssel Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris & Lyons ( Laffitte) 2' eific Coast Central of Spain .. Ditto (Calon's).... ... Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley ...... Paris and Rouen . Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Janet — (Ganneron's) Dijon and Mulhouse ... Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 East Indian ........ 1 Do. (Aymard's) 2% Fampoux & Hazebreuk Paris and St. Quentin l% Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre ? Constituted 1 2 1% Royal North of Spain. 1 Do. Pepin lo Halleur — Sambre and Mouse .... Great Paris and Lyons 2 Strasburg and Basle ... Great Western Bengal Toarnay,Jurbise, Lan- Great Western Canada den, and Hasselt ... Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Tours and Nantes Do. North Midland — (Mackenzie's) 4 I,E Do. Extension Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 2% West Flanders Jersey — Louvain and Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon — Luxembourg Madrid and Valencia — THE WAR CRY IN AMERICA. When our corn-laws are repealed—as repealed they assuredly will be—the party of peace will be greatly strengthened. The war cry will subside, and greater iutercourse of trade between the two greatest nations in the world will lead to greater cordiality of feeling. In support of this view, we have much gratification in laying before our readers the following letter, addressed by a gentleman in the United States to a gentleman in a high position in this country. We earnestly recommend it to the attention of our readers, and rejoice in being able to communicate a fact of so much importance as the present dispositions of Mr. Calhoun, as well as to cite so high an authority as the writer of this letter in support of the opinion, that to all the other advantag es of a repeal of the corn laws would have to be add ed that of cementing peace between two countries upon whom depends the progress of civilisation and the happiness of the world : " New York, 6th November, 1845. " My dear Sir,—Do the last arrivals indicate a change of Ministry, or a repeal of the corn-laws, or both? Will there be a coalition? " What are we to understand by the activity in your navy yards? Are you preparing for war with us, or are you getting ready for the death of Louis Philippe? "In his last letter to me, Mr. Calhoun says that he has consented to come to the Senate if there is a vacancy, and the Legislature of his State desire it. His object in coming will be to preserve peace with England by pre venting the passage of a resolution directing the Presi dent to notify England of the termination of the joint occupancy of Oregon. " He will also exert himself to modify the tariff, and his success in both measures will be promoted by the prospect of a repeal of your corn-laws. "You must not be surprised or alarmed if the Presi dent's Message is warlike—the people of this country are for peace. Our politicians, like yours, have each a game of his own to play, and whatever he President may say in his Message, he, too, will be gratified if the resolution requiring the notice of a termination of the joint occupancy (which will no doubt pass the House) should be defeated in the Senate ; and defeated it will be. The consequence will be the re-organisation of parties, in which the best elements of both will coalesce, upon the basis of peace with all the world, and especially with England. You will see that, under such circumstances, there may be many things said of the mother country which will not be understood with you. You will see, however, that as the peace party of this country will be the free-trade party, the prospect of the repeal of your corn-laws will do much to strengthen our position." —Glasgow Argus. THE Si nsi LONDON, WEDN'ESDAY MORNISTG, DECEMBER 10, 1845, GREAT MEETING IN THE CITY ON THE SUBJECT OF THE CORN-LAWS. The Lord Mayor has forwarded to Mr Dillon the subjoined reply to the requisition, signed by nearly 1,200 electors of the City of London, requesting his Lordship to grant the Guildhall for a meeting on the corn-laws, and to preside at the same. It will be seen that his Lordship calls the meet ing for Monday next : Mansion-house, Dec. 9, 1845. " Gentlemen,—ln pursuance of the requisitien which I had the honour to receive, requesting me to convene a meeting of the electors of the City of London upon the subject of the existing corn-laws, coupled with your desire that I should preside at the meeting, I beg to acquaint you that I hereby appoint such meeting to be holden at the Guildhall of the said City on Monday, the 15th day of December instant, at one o'clock precisely. " I think it proper, however, to observe, that I repose confidently in the prudence and foresight of her Majesty's Government; upon them rests the responsibility of providing against the evil which you apprehend. My compliance with your request must, therefore, be considered purely as a magisterial act. " Whilst I hold the office which I have the honour to fill I desire to avoid mixing my personal opinions with the dis charge of my public duties; but I am, at the same time, willing to afford my fellow-citizens every reasonable oppor tunity of expressing their sentiments upon public questions, confident that they will manifest due prudence and discre tion, and avoid at all times creating unnecessary alarm. " Subject to the foregoing expression of my sentiments, I have no objection to preside at the meeting, if such should continue to be your desire.—l have the honour to be, Gen tlemen, your most obedient servant, " JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor." INCOME-TAX COLLECTED UP TO STH APRIL, 1843, IN ENGLAND. Schedule (A), Land—England and Wales.-- £32,655,137 tax £975,000 Houses, factories, and ware houses, wharfs, docks, ship yards, &c. (B) Tenant farmers ... 20,486,606 (C) Funds 27,873,691 (D) Profits in trade 50,296,645 (E) Public officers. .. . 8,936,831 1,175,412 298,763 812,983 1,466,985 260,657 Total. Scotland in all Schedules 9 , 2 8 4,383 ~ 394,324 Total £190,606,585 „ £5,384,124 Parliamentary, Paper, 235, dated May, 1842, returned the value of land separated from houses, factories, warehouses, wharfs, docks, ship-yards, railways, canals, public funds, &c. : Land in England and Wales. £32,655,137 tax £975,000 Land in Scotland Tenant farmers on half 20,486,606 „ 298,763 Total income-tax paid by land Income-tax paid by houses, factories, docks, ware houses, wh....rfs, ship-yards, canals, railways, public funds, profits in trade 3,873,092 Total income-tax paid in 181.3 £5,384,124 Total amount of manufactures exported from the United Kingdom in 1843, 52,279,7091., being many millions of money more than the landed rental. THE QUEEN or DENMARK.—This new historical romance, which has just made its appearance, under the aus pices of Mrs. Gore, is likely to meet with warm commenda tion from all classes of readers. The principal personages and their characters, the incidents, the localities, the amusements, of the Court and its manners, are painted with such truth to nature, and the whole is in such perfect keeping, that we may well believe, as the author asserts, that the information on which he founded his narrative was derived from one who had himself been an eye-witness and actor in the scenes de scribed. But, above all, the work is valuable as affording an insight into those iniquitous intrigues by which Caroline Matilda, sister of George 111., the young, high-spirited, and wann-heartedConsort of the imbecile Christian VII., was de graded from her high position, separated from her children, and consigned to an exile which soon closed he; Afflictions and hot life. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS - - - - - (From The Sun of Last Night.) There was a fair demand for Cotton at Liverpool yester day : sales nearly 5,000 bales. Prices were steadily sup ported, but there was no demand. Cotton was not so freely offered. There was rather less done in shares, but prices generally were firm. It is scarcely necessary further to refer to the conflict of statements pro and con. made by the Times and the Standard on the subject of the corn-laws. All now that is demanded by the merchant, manufacturer, and the tradesman, is that en early statement of the intentions of the Ministers should be made known at the earliest practicable period. Until then trade and commerce must languish. A point connected with railway projects, where new lines have been started, but where the letters of allotment were not issued, before the first Bank notice was circulated, de mands attention. Upon the faith of the respectabi lity of a host of applicants for allotments the managing committees have incurred expenses for advertisements surveys, officers, clerks, Sec. The expenses must be paid; and under the new law all the promoters are liable, as well as those who have undertaken to accept the whole of the shares asked fer, or any lesser number the various com mittees have alloted. Promptly aught the applicants for shares to perform their duty, so as to prevent law-suits. Escape from liabitity there is none. There are not any late colonial or other arrivals in the City to-day. - A report is current that an individual connected with a savings' bank in the northern part of the metropolis, has committed suicide under peculiar circumstances. At the Coroner's inquest appointed to be held, we are told, this evening, the facts will no doubt be elicited. In the Consol Market this morning the fluctuation has been very slight. For the Account the value has remained unvaried at 9474, and for Money at from 94% to 94%. The premium upon Exchequer-bills remains at 21s to 235. Bank Stock is pretty firm at 200 to 201; the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 95% %; but East India Stock has fallen from 262 to 260 1 A. There have been several bargains in the South-American Stocks to day. The Equador Bonds have been taken at 34i, the Grenada Bonds at 20k, the Mexican for Account at 30, and the Peruvian at 35. Russian Bonds have been flat at 1111 to 112, Spanish at: 274, and the Three per Cents. to 37i. The Dutch Four per Cents. have rallied from 921 to 93i. The Railway Shares are in but moderate request this morn ing, still the market looks healthy. The corrected list is annexed. ORE PRICES Or BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock • 201 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 4 5 / 8%% 3 per Cent. Avuities, 1726 New 3 1 / per Cents. 951 OX3 % LongAnnuitiestoexpireJan.lB6o 10%% Ditto 30 years,pct. 10,1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 lO% India Stock for Account... ...... 2604 CLOSING PRICES 201 93% 94% / - 93% 95% 101,i 10v, 10 3 / 4 260 1 4 202 94% pm. 23 pm. 23 pm. 23 Bank Stock for Account... ...... —.202 Consols for Account ...... 94% :xchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d 21 23 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small cLosnro PRICES 3'4 20 1 ;4 29 3 / 4 35 112 27% 28 26% 37% 37 MIN ritiCES OF FORNIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 20% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — Ditto, Account 3O Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 35 Russian Bonds ........... 111 1 4 112 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account — Do., 1838-40, dir. frm. Nov., '4O 26% Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. 37% Ditto, Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4 1 / per Cent. ...... Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 921,4 9314 PRICES or PAT BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SILIRES D ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICER. Aberdeen Aberdcen,Banff, & Elgin Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1%...... Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% Bideford andTavistock... 1,6 Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 124 Ditto New 17%. .. ... ..... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction dirmingham & Leicester Direct Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s Bridgewater& Minehead 42s — Bristol and Exeter 7O ...... 79 Ditto, New . Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... Bristol and Liver. June - Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand Junc 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 ,0 Do. New .. . Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — Canterbury and Dover.. 1% — Central Kent 21, 13 — Chelmsford and Bury... Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% — Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester l4 Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter I )erby and Crewe Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... 1% — Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Direct Manchester ( Remington's). Ditto (Rackstnck's) 5 V 1...... 3%74 Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%,„ ~ Dublin and Belfast June b Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Eastern Counties...... 14/. 16s 20% 20 .. Ditto New ............ 6/. 16s. 6%4 P Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....61.13s_ 4d _ q Ditto ditto, No. 2...41. 13s. 4d... ..• EastDereh'in a ndNor•ch 1 Eastern Union .......••••• 25 .. ... _ Ditto, Quarter Shares 21 _. • Ditto Extension ...... 11 — .... ••••• Do. Ipswich and Bury 1 , _ aDo. E xten'n to Norw'h 2lh Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1% _ Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... _ . Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 4 ...... _ Ditto, New ........ -.. 5 Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 — ...........».. Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 4 Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 ...... Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21/5 . — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth ............ 425. .. Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 2 3 / 4 Glouc.,Aberystwith, and Central of Wa1e5...... 1% ...... - ••• Goole and Doncaster .. 425. Grand Junction ......... ...100 Ditto Half Shares...... 50 Ditto Quarters......... 25 •• •• Grand Union l% ... Great Eastern &Western 2 1 ...... 1 1 4_ .... .. • •• GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. _ (Ireland) - - 15 Ditto Extension Great Munster 2 1 72 ...... Great North of Scotland 2 A ....•• GreatNorthof England..loo Ditto New 5 Do. New .... . ......... 2 Great Western BO Ditto 1 ,4 Shares 5O Ditto 4 Shares 2% l5 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 2%... Harwich Hull and Selby Ditto % Shares Do. Half Shares Inverness and Elgir 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Irish North Midland l% .... Isle ofAxholme 2.54.....• Killarney Junctions l l4 ...... Kendal and Windermere 1%...... Lancaster and Carlisle 3O ...... 41 1 ; 2 Larne, Belfast, and Bal- _. . lymena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225....... ••• •• •••••••• Leicester and Bedfjrd... 225.....•• Leicester and Tamwerth 425....... Liverp. and Manchester.loo ..... Do. % Shares Do. Quarters . 25 ...... 5 ; " 2 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% ••• - Lpool., Dinchstr, & New castle Junction Lendon and Birmingtnloo .....212 Do. Thirds Do. Shares Ditto Fifths ..... 2 .....• Ditto Extension ...... IV, — London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. •• • . Do. New Ditto Extension ....•• • London and Brighton... 50 ...... 61 61 ... Do. consolidated Bths... 35 Ditto, Sixths - London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 19 t A i Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d — London, Hounslow, and Western Lend. & S.Western 41/ 6s 10d Do. New Censol. Bths 20 Do. New Do. New London & Soath Essex 2 3 4 •••••• •• London ant York London and Windsor ... 1 ...... • London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... .... ••• London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londudorry&coleraiae 5 Londonderry and Ennis killen .. 5 Lynn and Ely - Lynn and Dereham 5 — Manchester and Leeds... 76 Ditto 14 Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 Do. Sixteenths 4 14 Manchester and Birnun. 40 '7o% Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425....... 2% 1% 2 p... Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... — Manchester and Rugby Direct . — Manchest. &Southampt. 2 Midland 100 .....142 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...loo ll2 ••• Midld. & East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo 2 3 / 4... .. ..... ..... . Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 55 Do. New Brandling... 15 Newcastle aid Berwick 5 Newcastle andCarlisle...loo Newport& Abergaveany 2%...... New ROSS and Car10w... 22e Newry and Enniskillen 2 1 ,4 — Newark, Sheffield, and Boston Norfolk Extension — North British Do. Half Shares Do. Exten. to Carlisle 1 1 4 2 14% . , __ 59% 93 VI 12 3 4 23 3 1 4 2% 14 3 / 4 1 5 $ 3 1 20 6 1 % p _ Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon... North of Norfolk .. Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,4 — Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 1 / 2 — North Staffordshire 425...».• 32% p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester - li dis Northern and. Southern. Connecting Norwich and Brandon l6 i — Ditto New 3 . • Northampton, Banbury, and' Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% 17% 41% 212 41% 24 3 1 4 194 41 1 Nottitim., Erewsh. Val- - ley, and Manchester 1% Nottingham and Mans- • • field Oxford, Gosport, Ports. mouth,& Southamptu 425. Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 2 St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ~. 3 .•• ..... ..., ICK BANKS. Oxford and Worceste;... 12% 1 4 14% Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham. Perth and Inyernesa ... Pilbrow Atmospheric 1 —......— Portsmouth Direct 3 3 /4 Preston and Wyre 5O Do. IX Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 — Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 .. .. 5v41% . Sheffield & Manchesterloo Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2% 3% Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Staffordsh. Juac. 2% Sligo and Shannon l,g — Somersetshire Midland 2% South Devon... 25 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands Juno. 425......425...... South Staffordshire June. 2 1 / — South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d 35% ••• •• Do., No. 1 l2 Do., No. 2. Do., No. 4 Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — South Wales 2%... 3% Taw 'Vale Extension Tean and Dove Valley 1% •••••• 000000 •, Trent Valley 2 ...... 16 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness ...... Vale of Neath 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 42i: Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin ... ...9.76 ..... ......•4 2 24...... 2 1 4 3%.. 70% Milan ..... •• ••••••• • •• • • - Venice ••.. ..••••• ••••• Buenos Ayi es.. — NewYork,2ldyssight Philadelphia - 19% 112 21 V2 2 2 1 ,4 2 161 /a 2 3 4 , p 1 / 2 ' dis 14% 134 51/4 3% IA dis 2% p 35% 8 / 4 dis 25 3 % - VA i ii 1 1 ,4 12 1 / 2 a 3 / 4 2hi 9% VA -- 1w„, la% IGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar - __ __ 80 75 Genoa Naples ......... ...... B9i Palermo, per oz 1191 Lisbon ........... 521 Oporto.. . Rio Janeiro .... .... .. PRICES OF BULLION, rza OZ. Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9 l'ortvg .1 Goid Coin 3 17 5 New 1 .oubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9/ Silver in Ban. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday morning in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal, and th© Princess Alice, were taken yesterday forenoon to the sea beach for their usual exercise. There was no addition to the royal dinner party at Osborne House on Monday evening. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken his usual morning airings, both Monday and yesterday, in the pleasure-grounds of Windsor Castle. A deputation, headed by the NI a 5 or of Leeds, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Mr. Gillespie and Mr. Dowie had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, was indisposed yesterday, at his residence in Curzon-street. Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., and a deputation, had an interview yesterday with Sir Robert Peel, in Downing str, et. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a committee meeting yesterday, at the office in White hall-place. There w( re present the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Oxfurd. Lord Granville Somerset left town yesterday for Norwich. Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Gibraltar. GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE OF RUSSIA. PLYMOUTH, DEC 7.—This afternoon, at three o'cicck, his Imperial Majesty's ship In g ermanland, 74, Captain Moffit, bearing the flag of Admiral Lutke, and having on board the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, weighed anchor in Plymouth Sound. The corvette Vaarschafsky, 30, Captain Glassnap, unmoored at the same time. A royal salute was fired from Plymouth citadel, which was acknowledged by the Ingermanland. In the Sound were—Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, Captain Sir B. Walker, bearing the flag of Port-Ad miral Sir John West ; the Canopus, 84, Captain Mo resby, C. 8.; the Rodney, 90, Captain Collier ; the Al bion, 90. Captain N. Lockyer ; the Vanguard, 80, Cap tain Willis ; the Superb, 80, Captain Corry ; the Pre sident, 50, Captain Stanley (Rear-Admiral Dacres) ; and the During brig 10, Commander Matson. The yards were manned throughout the whole of this fleet, the Russian standard hoisted at the main of the flag ship the Queen, and at the mizen of the other ships, and a royal salute fired from them simultaneously. The appearance of the Sound at this moment was of a most imposing character, and rivetted the attention of a large number of spectators, who, notwithstanding the coldness of the weather, thickly studded the Hoe, Stonehouse-point, Mount Wise, and the surrounding heights. The Ingermanland carried her national flag at the foretopgp,llantmast-head.• On receiving this compliment from the British fleet, she hoisted the English red ensign at her peak, and returned the salute. She then dropped the ensign, and with a light wind from W.N.W., made her departure by the western channel. Outside she again hoisted the red ensign, and with a salute of 17 guns honoured the flag of Port-Admiral Sir John West. Off Penlee Point she brought up for her consort. The Vaarschsfsky had been anchored to the eastward of the 74, and at first attempted to follow her Admiral through the western passage, but the wind failing, she eventually made for the eastern channel. She did not salute. Outside the breakwater she lay to to receive fresh stock from a tender, and then joined the Inger manland. Mr. W. Luscombe, of the Vice-Consular-office, in the Gem yacht, accompanied the Prince to the Eddystone. The Grand Duke Constantine entered the Russian navy about eight years since, under Captain Moffitt, his present commander. The Prince is skilful as a navi gator, and attentive to his duties as a lieutenant ; has a Food voice for giving command, but a great impediment in his profession is his deficiency of sight. His Imperial Highness, during his stay at Plymouth, has been much gratified with the hospitable reception experienced from the Port Admiral, the• Admiral Super intendent, Commander of the Forcesoind other heads of public departments, but more especially with the courtly style in which he was entertained at Saltram by the Earl of Morley. To this patriotic nobleman he has confided the distribution of a purse of 100 sovereigns, in aid of the charitable institutions at Ply mouth. IMPORTANT TO DISSENTING MINISTERS.-INCOME TAX AND VOLUN TARY CONTRIBUTIONS. The following important correspondence has been published in the Christian Witness for this month : (Copy letter to the office of Stamps and Taxes, Somerset-house, London.) " The Rev. Charles Fox Vardy, A.M., will feel obliged by Charles Pressly, Esq., informing him, whe ther, his income being derived exclusively from the voluntary contributions of his hearers, he is bound to return the same for the purpose of assessment under the Property Tax Act. " 91, Gloucester-place, Kentish-town, October 27, 1845." (Copy reply.) " Stamps and Taxes, " Somerset-house, Nov. 1, 1845. " Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 27th ult., I have to acquaint you, that if your income be derived solely from voluntary contributions, you are not required to make a return of the same for assessment under the Property Tax Act.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " CHARLES PRESSLY. " The Rev. C. F. Vardy." LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, DEC. 9.—Wind this day at noon, W., lightbreeze and fine. DEAL, DEC. B.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Canton, Tonge, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Asia, Woodward, Quebec. The Volunteer, from Newcastle to Bourdeaux, was in con tact last night with a vessel off Dover, supposed to be an American, and lost bowsprit, &c. The Mary Pope, Barnes, of Waterford, from Ichaboe, was spoken 28th ult., lat. 42, long. 12, the crew sick with the scurvy, and four men dead, had been lying to nine or ten days, by the Hiram, of Dart mouth, arrived in the Downs. LIVERPOOL, DEC. B.—Wind S. to W., moderate.—Arrd. the Ann and Jane, Smith, Calcutta; Princess Royal, Hood less, ditto, sailed from St. Helena Oct. 26; Vibelia, Rio Janeiro ; Isabella, Stewart, St. Andrew's ; Charlotte, Farie, Quebec; Acadia, ditto; Carteretta, Newfoundland. Sld. the Mizapore, Hickman, Hong-Kong; Tigris, Mawson, Cal cutta ; Rajah Bassah, ditto; Crown, Born-bay; Elizabeth, Witherley, Mauritius ; Betsey Hall, Cape of Good Hope. Elizabeth, King, Rio Janeiro; Eliza, Valrent, Rio Janeiro; W. Russell, Palithorpe, Bahia; Priscilla, Taylor, Pernam buco ; Hazard, Pallot, Pernambuco ; Sylphide, Kohley, Africa ; Mary Kannat, Pixley, Africa ; Zenith, Cornie, Africa; Bakel, Costian, Senegal; Stephen, Murchil, Sierra Leone ; Ann Dingwall, Loney, St. Thomas ; Robert Newton, Mosey, Jamaica: Meteor, Turner, Gulf of Mexico; Concord, Scudder, New Orleans; Berlin, Baker, New Orleans; George Stevens, New Orleans; Cushing, New Orleans, Corsa, ditto. PooLE, DEc. 7.—A sunken brig, painted black, with round trucks, and the buoy of her anchor foul of foretop-gallant mast head, was passed 29th ult., about four miles off Fair leigh, by the John Ennuw, arrived here. ST. MARGARET'S HOPE, DEC. 2.—The Elizabeth Wis hart, Wills, of Aberdeen, for Sligo, took the ground on enter ing, but came off on the flood with little damage, and into the harbour. The Greenwell Dobinson, Hormsby, of Sunder land, took the ground off the Island of Hunday during a heavy squall, and must discharge her cargo. SHIELDS, DEC. 6.—A quantity of wreckage, consisting of spars, „ masts, Ilsc., main boom painted green, and masts white, with running rigging attached, was seen 20 miles E.S.E. of Tynemouth, by the Ann, Nicoll, arrived here. OFF MARGATE, D.Ec. B.—John Craig, Meale, Pugwash. DEAL, DEC. B.—Arrd. from the River, Mary Ann, Jamaica. OFF THE WIGHT, DEC. 7.—Cookson, Hooper, St. John's, New Brunswick. FanatouTtr, DEC. 7.—Sld. Lassie, Smith, Baxter, Cape of Good Hope. BEAUMARIS.—Arrd. Elizabeth, Bell, Miramichi. LIVERPOOL.—SId. Chester, Prichard, Savannah ; Republic, Landis, Baltimore • Lehigh, Young, Philadelphia ; Cornelia, French, New York% Rochester, Porto, New York ; Corsair, Daly, Halifax ; Margaret, Wyman, Argyle, Nova Scotia. FLEETWOOD, DEC. B.—Wind W.— Arrd. Hannah, Quebec. CORK, DEC. s.—Arrd. Amelia, Pictou ; Harmony, Messer vey, Newfoundland. 6. Esquimaux, M'Coag, Demerara; Fanny, Ayles, Honduras. SHIELDS, DEC. 7.—Arrd. Leadbetter, Crowell. Pictou ; Cumberland, Bruce, Quebee. HULL, DEC. B.—Arrd. Stinton, Scott, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sir Edward Hamilton, Lundys, ditto. Sld. Ma dras, Collins, Mobile. LYTHAM, DEC. s.—Arrd. Thompson, Barton, Dalhousie. 7. Albion, Turling, Richebucto. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Maria, Stephenson, from Bengal, off Brighton, sailed July 19, St. Helena October 21 ; Princess Royal, Hoodless, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Aug. 24, St. He lena Oct. 26 ; Eleanor, Hasless, from Mauritius, in the Downs, sailed Sept. 16 ; Brechin Castle, Barclay, from Ben gal, in the St. Katherine's Dock, sailed July 21, St. Helena Oct. 21; Olinda, Taylor, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed June 26, Mauritius Aug. 30; Anne and Jane, Smith, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Aug. 20. Arrivals at St. Helena—Legeira, Oct. 13, prize to the Penelope—Thomas Henry, 14th, from Calcutta, and sailed 15th to London; Cadet, 15th, from Portsmouth, and sailed 18th to the Cape ; Marmion, from Madras ; Lena, from Ichaboe; Cacique steamer, prize to the Penelope; Torn Cringle and Cassandra, 16th, from Ichaboe; Mary Stewart. from Saldanha Bay ; Malvina, 17th, from Batavia, and sailed to Hamburgh ; Louisa Munro, from Ceylon and Cape, and sailed 18th to London ; Jane Catherine, from Madras. and sailed 20th to London ; Dream 18th, from coast of Africa ; Melville, 17th, from Madras and Mauritius, passed to London ; Chilena., 19th, from Singapore, and sailed 20th to Liverpool ; Inchinnan, 19 th, from Bom bay; Hampton, 20th, from the Cape; Arrow, from Zanzibar, and sailed 22d to London; Lucinda, 21st, from Bombay, and sailed to Liverpool ; Westmoreland, from coast of Africa ; Nereide, from the Cape, and sailed 22d to London ; Clara, from Bombay, and sailed 22d to London ; Hope, 22d, from Calcutta, and sailed 24th to Liverpool ; Galatea, from Algoa Bay, and sailed 22d to London ; Hart land, from coast of Africa, and sailed 25th to Liverp 0' ; Lady Flora Hastings, from coast of Africa ; Nautilus, from Madras, and sailed 22d to London; Ino, from Madras, and ailed 24th to Liverpool ; Antilla, from Calcutta, and sailed 24th to Liverpool ; Egerie (French frigate), from Bourbon ; Birman and Scourfield, from Calcutta; Robert Clive, from London ; Caribbean, 23d, from Mauritius ; Larne, from coast of Africa; William Wright, 24th, from Cape, and sailed 25th to London ; Senator, from Calcutta; Clipper, from the Cape. --- - A CURE FOR BURNS AND SCALDS.—In the last num b'r of the Medical Times there is an article on the efficacy of the yeast of beer for the cure of burns. Dr. Szerlecki has, it is stated, used it frequently in his private practice, and points it out as the most simple and efficacious method possessed by medicine to counteract the edict of burns. His mode of applying it is to spread a rather thick layer of yeast on cloth, sufficient to cover the whole of' the burnt surface, the applica tion to be renewed as soon as it becomes dry. He declares that the action of this medicine is th rich more efficacious if re sorted to immediately after the accide,:t. Another excellent oaths since : it con remedy is noticed in that journal some m , sists in the application of a single layer o: a lint soaked in solution of carbonate of soda. The La 311019;: be kept.wet, and the pale yrill be quickly relieved. ' " Waterford, Wexford, and V al entia 1% ..... - Waveney Valley ... 2 - -- -- Welch Midland West Cfornwall ...... 2 ... .. West Yorkshire ...... ... _214 — WestLondon,Old Shares 20 - West End and Southern Counties 2 A Wexford and Carlow ... Wisbeach and St. Ices... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross ' and Gloucester 42s. Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crews Worcester and S. Wales Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle York and Lancaster 2% York anti North Midland 50 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do Selby 20 Do. Extension .. 6 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian.... Barb adoos 1 ••• Boulogne and Amiens 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cot te (Mackenzie's) 2 . Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West ,•• I•• 81,4, ~. 13A Flanders Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 . Central of Spain ... . Ceylon Demerara 2 1% .... Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish S East Indian... 58. Eastern Belgian Junctn. .... Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 .... Great North. of France Constituted ..... Great Paris and Lyons 2 .... Great Western Bengal... Si. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 .... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 .... Jamaica North Midland 1 .... Do. Extension ...... 1 .... Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe 4 ... Lyons and Avignon Luxembourg... ......... 4 .... Madrid and Valentia 2 ... Mauritius .. Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 .... Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux 6 .... Over Yssel 413 a 4d.... Paris &Lyons(Laflitte's) 2 .... Paris and Lyons (Gan _ neron's) .... .•• ...-••• 1 / ,•• e• • ..... - , 141/3.-- ***** ~. 12 1 A 12 12%. ... 3 3 / 4 ... 2 ... 1 Paris & Lyons, (Caion's) 2 .... Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 .... Paris and Orleans 2O .... Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 .... Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre I;oyal North of Spain .... Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 4 Tours and 'Nantes (Mac kenzie's) . .„. .... 4 .... Do. do. (Lefebvre'ss 2 .... Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders .. 4 Real del Monte Unregd. JOINT STOI London Joint Stock lO . COURSE OF EXCHA/ Amsterdam CF. 12 11 Ditto, at sight l2 7} Rotterdam 2U. 12 114 Antwerp 26 15 Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona — Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 10 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3 Ue.. Berlin Vienna, effee. flo. lO 9 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36h Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona — Seville — RTES. Bahia SURREY THEATRE. The Infant Sappho commenced an engagement for five performances at this theatre last evening. At the conclusion of the first piece, The Minute Gun at Seat there was a concert in which the Sal pho appeared, stir ported by her father (Mr. "Vinning) and Miss Amelia Vinning. We have so frequently had occasion to express our admiration of the performances of this wonderful child, and so flattering have been the recorded opinions of the first musicians of the day as ID her transcendent abilities, that to (Witte upon her merits i 5 now become a work of supererogation. She pas' sesses the god-like gift, genius—but not untutored genius. She is a rule unto herself, and if she does not intuitively comprehend, she is at all events intuitively guided by the most exact and abstruse rules of musical science. She thoroughly understands - harmony, and is a clever contrapuntist. Like Mozart, while yet a child in years, she is a giant in musical science. Her per formance was followed by the farce of The Hole in the Wall, after which we had the grand spectacle of The Forty nitres, which has been revived at this theatre le all its pristine splendour. The house was crowded in every part. STRAND THEATRt. Mr. Barnard Gregory appeared on Monday evening in the character of Othello. His Othello fully confirms th e opinion we have formed as to his histrionic powers fro° seeing his Shylock. He is certainly a first-rate actor, energetic, impassioned, yet graceful withal. His elves' tion, too, is beautiful—the rhythm of the verse is wel l marked, while at the same time sense is never sacrificed to sound. All is smooth, easy, yet impressive. Seidl has the address to the senate been more effectively giv en than it was on Monday evening. The jealousy scene, Wel and very finely acted ; and it is evident that not only is fir Gregory a gentleman of high dramatic talent, but that he has cultivated that talent, and is quite au fait at th e usages of the stage. Should he adopt it as his fete r.3 , profession, he will become the legitimate successor 0' Edmund Kean. Since Kean's death we have had ee actor who so nearly approaches him as Mr. Gregerf• He was well supported by Mrs. Percy as Desdemooth and Mr. Waldron as lago. At the conclusion, both Gregory and Mrs. Percy were called for, and ra pturoue l / received. Indeed, throughout the evening the recep tion of Mr. Gregory was most enthusiastic. The house w crowded. THE SLAVE TRADE. (From the Gazette of last Night.) JOINT. DECLARATION made on the part of Great Brit aiii and France, in pursuance of the Seventh Article of the Convention of May 29, for the Suppression of the Slace Trade. n . od Whereas his Majesty the King of the French has ca— b notification to be made to her Majesty the Queen of t. United Kingdom rf Great Britain and Ireland, that We anc e French squadrun to be sent to the coast of Africa, in pursu t of the Convention between their raid Majesties, sign : e London on the 29th of May, 1845, will be ready to comrani operations on that coast by the 15th of the present m onth 4 December. The undersigned, her Britannic Ma.l eBt 'be Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and telt Charge d'Affaires of his Majesty the King of the Free r , at the Court of London, being furnished with the neeeklill powers, do, in conformity with the provisions of the Article of the said Convention, by this joint dec " P ia tion, make known that the measures to be adopted to virtue of the said Convention are about to be carried 11 _ 1 .. execution at the time mentioned in the said notiticatint: and that, in consequence thereof, on the 6th day of 1846, being three months from the date of this joint de'-of ration, the warrants that have been issued in pursue/I°,oo the Conventions of 1831 and 1833, to the cruisers o f the to nations, for the mutual exercise of the right of search, i re be respectively delivered up. rr In witness whereof the undersigned have signed the , P of sent joint declaration, and have affixed thereto the s ea their Done in duplicate, at London, the 6th day of Decerl B 3 3 in the year of our Lord one thousand ,eight hue " and forty-five. (Signed) ABERDEFI' (L.S.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,', NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETlr''''' CHIPPENHAM FIELD—(YEsTEnDAt.) Stake for Puppies. Mr. Parkinson's Seidlitz (Fan) beat Mr. King's Ruth- 4 , 2 0. Mr. Williams's Wiltshire beat Mr. Bucksworth's Ba kes ' Mr. Tibbit's Testy beat Mr. Gurney's Amelia. Mr. Nash's Britannia beat Mr. B. Smyth's Sportsman. Lord Stradbroke's Mealy beat Mr. Gillett's Graciosa. Lord Stradbroke's Marshal beat Mr. Morant's Murillo. Mr. Fowler's Faith beat Mr. Bennet's Wish - you -me r ge Mr. Bagge's Treasure beat Mr. Batchelor a hlemnon. Mr. Tyson's Figaro beat Mr. Dobede's Damask Ro se. Mr. Squires' Clear-the-way beat Mr. Corbet's Macaront• Mr. Dobede's Dunkirk beat Mr. Swan's Sambo. Mr. Bagge's Topsail beat Mr. Nash's Dowager Queen. Mr. Bagge's Ringleader beat Mi. B. Smyth's Sam SL Mr. Chitty's Confidence beat Mr. Mare's Merry blonare' Mr. Leigh's Eunuch beat Mr. Mare's Minna. Mr. Vipan's Varna beat Mr. Fyson's Fenella. The All-aged Stakes. 1 Captain Daintree's Probity beat Mr. Batchelor's Mo;ealls' fl .— Mr. Corbet's Magpie beat Mr. Dobede's Duchess. Mr. Dobede's Destiny beat Mr. Fyson's Fenand. Mr. Squire's Omen beat Mr. Nash's Princess Royal. Mr. Villebois' Dew-drop beat Mr. Leigh's Egeria. , t i e nP Mr Lawrence's Sarah Bate beat Captain Daintree's D-"c o pY Mr. Foster's Ben Caunt beat Mr. Palmer's Presumption c a. Mr. Fowler's Merry Monarch beat Mr. Caldwell's R e g ard Mr. Bennet's Captain beat Mr. Fowler's Kizzie. lii den Mr. B. Smyth's Spinster beat Mr. Palmer' s Pre (Frantic). Mr. Tibbit's Trumpeter beat Mr. Gillett's Gift. Mr. Nash's Crocus beat Mr. Moody's Rhea. 08 11 The last four courses for the All-aged Stak es Were run when our account left. EXPERIMENTAL SQUADROI4I' (EXTRACT OF A LETTER.) g 10 4 We have had rather a coarse cruise of it, ha..PuisAi a series of fresh and strong gales during the sa A , 00 we have been out. In all the heavy wea ther tr , '"'„bf have had, the Symonites have been completely beste;sil• the Canopus and Rodney ; even the Vanguard , °fp, to ing notoriety, with a new copper bottom. is 111 1. 10 1/ compete with the Canopus (a French model of "-- century) in a fresh gale and a head sea. 0 1 ‘ .° The Superb, after all the trouble that has bel,,Aoo with her, is little or nothing improved. The vlooft notwithstanding her lightness, is as weatherly is weather as ever. As to the Albion, she gets wo o o 0 worse ; last on all occasions, foul weather or on wind or before it. As a " foremost Jack," sefgeoff t board this ship, with an experience of twenty-Dive/WI in the merchant service and Royal Navy together, lo ota be bold to state the sea-going qualities of this sP ship-in a very few words. but bola, " On a wind " she forereaches tolerably fast, btl,ree a very bad wind. " Going free," considering he, 5 ; 0 1 6 of canvass, she is good for nothing. She is sla ckl° steers had, pitches easy, but rolls tremendously. .6001 This is the naked truth with respect to the q uSli this much-talked-of ship—the Albion. n or l ij *w Of the five two-deckers that have been out on 'l n a SP' cruise, the Canopus is undoubtedly the best ship' "- Rodney is very little inferior to her. (EXTRACT 05' ANOTHER LETTER.) a jarej The Superb has beat everything, both by iin bo t P,. 1( ( on all occasions, not as heretofore by fathoms , o ne; les, and she is the easiest, and, I have no doubti th• the very best ships the Surveyor ever built, 11°,14 hands of Captain Corry must, and there is no Plop" the question, arrive at perfection, upon the ire' ho she is already. DOWNFAL OF MOROCC°/ TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN 0 10 " With what measures ye mete it shall be measure d ,„ again." at' Sits,—Will you again permit an old correspLAncletiO trespass on your columns for the purpose of iO.l-"" THE GEMINI, MOROCCO; byllf creased The th G e °v n e on& ril l in.serie t wtal e: e r , ( th r e de c rs urre a n re t coin. I' e W",s of Spanish coin ig.tricirm prohibited, and the " A ll v s , g i ve n to to officers of the Ctotorei34ibitle.t cute rigidly: this rote„ „ e/ iS searcking carefullYv`rbcoo;, leaving the couns9 quently money 15 frot,, scarce." E x traCt J . Letter dated Targfi;,lB4'" 16, in The Sun Dec' ROME. " History informs us, that so long as the Roman empire, a pattern of the best of Go vernments, held up its glory and greatness, it maintained, with little or no change, the standard measure and purity of the coin. But after the loose times of Commodus had led in need and excess, and so that shift of changing the standard by enhancing the coin, the majesty of the empire fell by degrees. Vospissius says, 'The steps by which the State descended were visible most by the gradual altera tion of the coin; and tbere is no surer sign of consumption in the State than tile raising of money.' "—Extract from a Speech by Sir Robert Cot ton on the Raising the No minal Value of Coin, in the fle et Reign of Charles the First. tiO cig V 1 I ° This raising of the coin the anci ents stigma „„ny the term Punica fides, which re ndered idionistVolol the English language, may be understood ss the Currency. Alas! poor Morocco. I am, Sir, your obedient servantboool4 Ilfracombe, Dec. 6, 1845 ______----=---- ~, 10' ern Alto. DEATH BY DRINKING OF A RELAPSED at — . 1. , 1P - x —Monday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at tistor p . ns, Bri-dgwater-gardens, Barbican, on the bodY„°,„kr, nee, aged forty-six, a widow, residing at O. IS , •`,..-- jer?,' street, Cripplegate. The deceased was a genera l pa ge : ,irr addition to which she carried on a kind of illegsA. deposit 0 a ik brokering by lending money on goods depes-,011-As neighbours. For the last four years she had been toot i'' dieted to drinking, but a short tim Thursday r ho s I v io pledge and became a teetotaller. On -"--- , arel o • bery was committed at a glass and china is bl o t/ LoLdon-wall, when, from her known mode of doing ro her place was searched, and a small portion 0f the i P a te, b li o was found there. She was taken before a agislrnisteies discharged on giving up the articles. This eirc- n isuo d seemed an to affect her very much, and she broke h s r i , so dwas very intoxicated during the whole of Fr e , s ; i it ff o Saturday At eleven o'clock on Saturday n ight eue m itt, c ~ a. pint na of rum, which she drank, and at the sara e ,. Pi! ial 'i ali ti lnddi d onnr y d • g m fion o i Id r i t i t_ n in g g h eshrelyidnrga(n)nk theth rbeeed,quartern 5 of ` Pig the 6 to see her soon after lruknedd h h e e l. r2 llll i b ta f tr re r. I'oynder, surgeon, said death had been car i; t 03 P . PlexY, brougt on by excosive drinking. Veiwcw- cordance with the medical evidence. ~___ ii°NpoN ~'