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Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 Vets., DuNSTER CASTLE, A TALE OF THE GREAT REBELLION. By T. .J. HEWLETT, M.A. ills author of • Peter Priggins,' and 'Parsons and Widows,' has establkshed a reputation which 'Minster Caste' will extend and contlrm. The entire work has all the vigour of a master's hand. The characters are threibly drawn, with that nice diserimination which gives prominence and individuality to each. The manners of the period are well preserved, and the historical incidents are not overlaid with historical accessories. The death of Hampden is cleverly connected with the story, and helps to work out its denoue ,eet,t. Upon the whole we unhesitatingly pronounce ' Punster ' not only the best of Mr. Hewlett's novels, but among the beat or modern works of fiction."—John Ball. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Mariborow:h-streot. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. IA t Night (4 .. Mademoiselle Flora Fabbri and of the Csol?any's performing before the Christmas Holidays THIS EVelbrils r: valet; a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MAR. TAN k • C. , ,ar'es ttw Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cwsar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harr],en ; Don .Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. ; Maritima, WS; Putner ; lazarillo, Miss Poole:, Aster which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called TDB F:V I T. TO PAY, in which ,Mons. Bretiu, Mdlle. Flora Fahbri, babas (of 11 , e Acadenrie lteyale, Parts), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delterier, Mr. Howell, and Mr,Wicland will appear. ON BOXING NIGHT \V II be produced a New thand Comic Christmas Pantomime, etittiai HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. i'IIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. La4t Night of Performance before Christmas, for the BENEFIT of Mr. ktn , l Mrs. CAULFIELD and Mrs. AVELINO SMITH. THIS EVENING Will ive repealed an Ori-11.1(7ornedy, called THE MAIDEN - 1 17 NT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farrell; Percy Sage, Mr. }lnd e4-1. ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. To :e followed by the admiroi Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. E. Yarnold; Susan, Mrs. Stanley. After which, A GRAND MUgICAL MELANGE. On this occasion Mr. John W. Sharp will slug " Sam Slick." To conclude with NO SONG, NO SUPPER. ON BOXING NIGHT Wlll be produead a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. dames Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Morton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will r 0 repeatea an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE NORPH, or, The Prisoner of Shlusselbonrg. Alexis Romanouski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus Krottt, Mr. Wright; Eliza beth, Madame Celeste. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma narkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &e, will perform. Te conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, kr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley (her Third Appearance on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After which, a New Farce, called NEXT DOOR. To conclude with OUR NEW GOVERNESS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITiaIATHE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA. Embracing the whole Strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stud. New scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French aid English Artistes. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 22. TIMAMOMETER, Lowest, 24; Highest, 35; Noon, 32 BAROMETER, 29.4. WIND, S.W., snow, followed by heavy rain. ;liGel WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 55 Lninutes after 7 I Evening 29 minutes after 8, 4 * 4 7 1 ;:j::, 6 . / t 4", ..? 5 r.. ~., ,•- A - 1 , •'" icle::s ri s ;7:',.' , ..' , -..,7.,4 , • - : s _, ..20.—1, . - tc7ro ',F -7- t 1 tic k.* '• --.‘ --. - 4.- 4 . , , 1 v,---,.._ • , , ..• ' 4 ' l'aiii , t , . ..... irt,01 9 211 . 1t -11.1t4 :LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1345. RECALL SIR ROBERT PEEL The following appeared in our Second Edition of Last Evening : OtRON ♦ CORRESPONDENT.) Lord ABERDEEN and Sir J. GR♦RAM visited Sir It. PEEL, this morning, at his residence in Whitehall- gardens. The Duke of . BuccLzuctt will leave town for Scot land as soon as the new Ministerial arrangements are completed. It is rumoured this morning that overtures have beta made to Mr. GLA.DSTONE to join Sir R. PEEL'S new Administration, but nothing positive is known on the subject. Lord JOHN RUSOBEL'S throwing up of his commis sion after he had accepted it has given rise to many rumours; and we are free to confess that, looking to the reputation of the leaders of the Liberal party, as well as to the great public interests at stake, we should have been better pleased if, on Thursday last, Lord J. RUSSELL had declined; when he accepted, the task of forming an Administration. We believe we may state confidently that Lord J. RUSSELL'S refusal to proceed has not been caused by any disagreement on the question of the corn-laws. We have learnt on excellent authority, that on Friday a distinct proposal was made to Mr. COBDE:.4 to join the new Administration. We do not believe that Mr. COBDEN would have accepted otti..e, an 1 we are sure that the position of greatest usefulness and honour for him is the independent position. He named his own proper function at the Covent • garden meeting of Wednesday—" Watchman while there were any bad characters abroad." But it was right that the offer. should have been made; and we derive this consolation at;least, from the events of last week, that the union of the aristocratic members of the Liberal party and Mr. COBDEN'S free-trade hosts will be greatly strengthened by what has happened. ct.njecturiog, on Saturday, the cause of Lord J outs - Ru?•su.t.'s renewed hesitation, we expressed do-abts resi;ectln A • the policy of Lord LANSDOWNE, we are g!ad to learn are not well founded. We ars assured that Lord LANSDOWNE has shown no tintitiLly on the question of the corn-laws, hut that the r. c*glit of his influence has been zealously usedfor the forit:ation of a _Ministry on the broad principle de clored in Lord J. RussELL's letter, of total and imam- diate repeal. A rumour that the Liberal Cabinet . broke up in cinscquence of a difference about the Irish Church, we beaeve to be hardly worthy of notice. Repeal the corn-laws, and the Irish Church would take care of itself. Sir R. PEEL'S resignation would have ren (lpred as imperative upon him hereafter to support a Liberal Ministry- in settling the Irish Church ques tion, as to support them at starting in repeal of the cora-laws. On the Irish Church question also has he a4.odined, as Minister, the policy of his party. An ingeolu , Sus and manly course on the corn-laws, which Lord :JOHN RussaLL's acceptance of the Premiership prvpare.d us to expect, should have guaranteed an in genuous and manly course also on the question of the Iri:h Church. We e'.)ine , , then, to the cause of the sudden termina tion of the Chesham-place conferences; and, we fear, three is no reasonable doubt of its being an objection urg&l at the eleventh hour, and then persisted in by I.ordGRHY,tO Lord PALMERSTON R 3 Foreign Secretary. Leo `' JOHN RUSSELL would not give the Foreign Se -eretarysbip to any one else ; Lord GREY would not be a member of the Government if Lord PALMERSTON were Foreign Secretary ; Lord PALMBESTON placed liimse!t at Lord Jowl RUSSELL'S disposal, to be or not to be Foreign Secretary, but if he were not Foreign Secretary, he should decline any other office, and out o f (gee would cordially support Lord Joins Rus seLis Administration. Such is said to have been the triangular duel which arose on Friday afternoon, after everything was supposed to be . settled. It is clear that Lord J. RUSSELL , who has alway s supported I..:)rd PA L m E RSTON'S f ;reign policy, could not avail hiniAelf of the latter generous offer, and so sa Th — car m what he would think an unjust imputation. On the other band, having from the beginning looked upo n his task vs an arduous one—seeing difficulties befor e him, which to be overcome must be met by union and the alp-zorption of all differences in the one great ques tion of corn law repeal, he was not prepared to pro ceed, if deserted by Lord GREY. Whatever differences of opinion there may be as to the result, all must be agreed that Lord J. RUSSELL has acted a generous and disinterested part. He did not snatch at office greedily ; he accepted it only after having well weighed all the difficulties, and his means of meeting them ; and one new difficulty afterwards arising, which under other circumstances would have been of little account, he has felt that he could not longer keep her Maniere and the country in suspense, and has immediately resigned his charge. After this the most unscrupulous libeller will hardly dare to charge Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his friends with greediness for office. Two un forseen events of the last week would have influenced appetite for power, if such had been their ruling motive. Lord MxTcALre's return from Canada placed the Governor-Generalship of that province, and Lord WHARNCLIFFE'S death the Lord-Lieutenancy of the West Riding, at their disposal. These two great bits of patronage were in their hands, and are now in Sir ROBERT PEEL'S. As to Lord GREY and the part which he has taken, it wonid be unfair to prejudge him, before the meet ing of Parliament has given him the opportunity of making the explanations which will be looked for. But we cannot help observing, that the objection with which Lord GREY has thwarted his political friends might have been made sooner, and seems not to have been made till after Lord JOHN RUSSELL had undertaken to form a Ministry ; and that the objec tion to Lord PALMERSTON'S foreign policy has come from one who was for a very short time a mem ber of Lord MELuouaNz's Cabinet, and ceased to belong to it in 1839, before the most critical period of Lord PALMERSTON'S administration of foreign affairs. Of all those assembled at Chesham place, Lord GREY had probably had the fewest oppor tunities of studying Lord PALMERSTON'S policy. Nor can we forget that Lord GAIT, who, after having, of all the leading Whig politicians, been the most pro minent advocate of free trade, has now upset a free trade Ministry, left Mnusourtrues Cabinet in 1839, complaining of its tendencies to Radicalism, after much flirting . with Lord MELBOURNE'S Radical supporters. We believe that the cause of free trade will gain, and not suffer, by Sir ROBIIIRT PERIL'S return to power. But we do not affect to rejoice at the manner in which his return to power has been effected; and we deeply regret the part which Lord Guar is repre sented to have acted. The speech delivered by the Queen of STAIN, on the 15th, to the Cortes cannot fail to excite surprise and satisfaction among a numerous class of readers. It contains much good sense, some plain truths, not usually found in Spanish harangues, and a tolerably fair account of the state of the nation at the present time. Though we deprecated at first the violent measures of NARVAEZ, and still retain the same opinion regarding the unconstitutional manner in which he expelled ESPANTERO from the kingdom, we are ready to admit that his measures latterly hare been of a very different description, and that for many years Spain has not exhibited such fair prospects of a steady and regular Govern ment as at the present time. It certainly appeared a perfect anomaly that a ruler, like the late REGENT, who conducted himself generally according to the principles of the constitution, should have been so utterly deserted, not by the army only (for that cir cumstance might have been accounted for), but by the whole nation. No town of any note raised its voice in his favour, and the last which he visited while in power (Seville), made such a resistance to his authority that he was forced to use towards it a degree of severity that lowered him greatly in public estimation. Since that period his name has been forgotten, and no party of the slightest weight has displayed any attempts to restore the constitutional REGENT. Whether this is owing to the inaptitude of the people for representative govern ment, and their national predilection for old institu tions and despotic government, we cannot say, but one fact is evident to all the world, that, since the death of FERDINAND, Spain has not enjoyed such tranquillity as under the dominion of a SOVE REIGN who has not yet reached her sixteenth year. We merely state facts, without attempting to ac count for them. And the country is not only tranquil, but to all appearances prosperous. The finances are placed in some order. New taxes have been imposed, and submitted to. The national credit is rising. Treaties of reconciliation, peace, and friendship have been entered into with the republics of Chili and Venezuela, with a view to establish relations of amity and commerce with other countries. The ' old haughty bigotry and vain pretensions of the mother country have disappeared, and, fol lowing the example of England, Spain has resolved to make the most of revolutions which it could neither control nor prevent. Much, however, yet remains to be done in that long distracted country to restore order, and compensate for the dilapidations which have been going on for centuries. But we do not despair of the people, nor of a thorough regenera tion of their habits and system of government. They have many good qualities; they have performed a dis tinguished part in the affairs of the world, and we trust that in due time reforms will be introduced, which will not only be useful to the Spanish nation, as regards trade and commerce,but extend their influence to all the neighbouring States. It may be necessary, for the safety of the lives and property committed to their charge, that captains of merchant-vessels when at sea should be: entrusted with despotic powers over their passengers and crew; it may be necessary thst the mutiny-laws should be so stringent as to punish with death any attempt to resist the most tyrannical abuse of this power; but it is also necessary that the man to whom this power is entrusted should be held responsible to the law for the exercise of it the instant he sets foot on shore, and that the administrators of the law should, in every case in which that power has been abused, make such an example of the evil-doer as shall operate as "a great discouragement" to those who may be inclined to tread in his footsteps. We are led to make these observations in consequence of the conviction of Captain GORDON, of the barq ue Nea- iesis, at the Old Bailey, for an assault on WILLIAM SCOTT, an apprentice boy on board that vessel, during the voyage, for which he was sentenced to pay a fine of 101. We intend not to reflect upon Captain GORDON, whose case was one that, it the opinion of Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK, did not call for any great extent of punishment, and who, according to the admission of even the counsel for the prosecution, left the Court with an untarnished character. ft is against the system which entrusts power in the hands of men who have never been trained by a strict moral discipline to the proper exercise of it, that we protest. That the boy SCOTT was flogged most severely, both by the captain and the mate, there can be no doubt ; and that, as was contended for on the part of the defence, this cruel torture was merely " the ordinary treat ment" of boys, who, like SCOTT, fall asleep on watch, there can be as little doubt. But what shall we say of the system—the atrocious system—which, as " or dinary treatment," subjects young lads to the inflic tion of these tortures ? And it is from atnot g these very lads, thus brutalised by repeated floggings, that the captains of our merchant-ships are chosen. Can we wonder at the perpetration of those atrocities on board ship, with the relation of which the public is every now and then horrified? The slave entrusted with despotic power always becomes the most cruel and remorseless of tyrants. Now, what is the remedy for this state of things ? Clearly to secure the services of a better educated and superior class of men as captains of merchant-vessels. This the Legislature can, and ought to do, by enacting that no man shall be appointed to the command of a merchant-ship with out having previously obtained a license, such license to be obtainable only after having passed a satisfactory examination in navigation and seamanship, and having produced testimonials proving good moral character, command of temper, and fitness for the exercise of authority. If it is necessary that the Legislature should entrust captains of merchant-ships with des potic command, it is their duty to see that none are appointed to that office but those who can safely be entrusted with its exercise. We have received Madrid journals of the 13th and 14 th, and also the QUEEN'S Speech addressed to the Cortes at the opening of the session, on the 15th inst. This document is drawn up with considerable skill and with little of that extravagant language for which the Spaniards are distinguished. It refers to the peaceable state of the country in these words :—" At home in the Peninsula, order and respect for the laws have been maintained, so that every attempt at trea son has been defea ted the vi g il ance and firmness of theauthorities, by the fid e li ty o f the well army, the subordination and discipline of w hi c h m i ght by as n s serve as a model for the world ; and, in fine, in the excellent spirit of the people—tired and worn out by revolt, and anxious to enjoy fully the benefit of peace, under the shade of the Throne, and under the pro tection of our national institutions." It also adverts.. with satisfaction to the state of the finances, the ad ministration of justice, and the reforms in the de partment of public instruction. We have given the speech at length in another part of the paper. The Gazette publishes instructions of the Minister of Finance, relative to the mode of valuing the terri torial produce, in order to assess in a more equitable manner the tax on property in / R 46. The appraisers are to be appointed by the municipalities. On the 13th the Three per Cents. closed at 37 at 60 days; and the Five per Cents. at 244 at 60 days. Accounts from Paris announce a considerable rise lin every kind of security on Friday. On Saturday there was a slight decline, but still the market had a firm appearance. The articles in the papers relate chiefly to the proposed reductions in the tariff on iron and cotton. We have already quoted from the Presse articles against the scheme, and we subjoin an outline of one from another Opposition paper, of a quite dif ferent character. The Cuurrier Francais contends that there is a vast superiority in iron vessels over those of wood, and that if the mercantile navy of France is to be restricted to timber, whilst her neigh bours use iron, it must be beaten in the race of com petition. Assuming then that there is this superiority in iron over wood for vessels, the writer asks how it could be possible for the shipowners in France to con tend with those of England, if they were compelled to purchase iron at the present dear rate in France. The number of vessels to be built of iron, accord ing to the statement made by the Minister of Com merce, would, it seems, amount eventually to 4,779, representing a total tonnage of 532,157. The iron required for this would amount to 239,056 tons. Now, the price of sheet-iron in England, says the Courrier, is at this moment 292 f., whereas in France it is 460 f., showing a difference of 168 f. per ton. Multiplying by this difference the number of tons that would be required for the change of system in the mercantile navy, the amount would be 40,320,000 f. If there fore, the ship-owners, in order to keep pace with those in England, substitute iron for wood, they will, if compelled to purchase the iron from the French ironmasters, have to pay to them a tax of more than forty millions, and, consequently, having to pay at a much higher rate than the English for their ships, they must, in order to cover themselves, demand a higher rate of freight. Under these circumstances the Courrier says—" We hope that for once our great ironmasters will show themselves bons princes, and royally consent to sacrifice their privi leges in favour of the mercantile navy. France expects this from their patriotism." The intelligence from Algiers is still very unfavour able. No progress is made in subduing the revolt, and symptoms of discontent have shown themselves in the provinces. The French colonists are also be ginning to rebel against the despotism of Marshal BIIGEAUD. Relative to the expedition to Madagascar, the Coustitutionnel says " The expedition against Madagascar appears ad ourned. Orders had been given to the Maritime Pre fect of Brest to hare the vessels ready to sail in the be ginning of January, but now the time spoken of is the end of February, a period at which the Chambers will have said %hat they think of the project. The real cause of this postponement is the Ministerial crisis in England. The following are said to have been the ar rangements :—Fifteen hundred men were to have been furnished by the English, and as many by us. Ours were taken from the infantry and marines, and a com pany of engineers was added to them. Genera Duvivier is at present engaged in inspectine. them. The French contingent was to be raised to 1,800 men ; for it was supposed that, after a voyage of three or four months, all the troops would not be equally fit for active service. Besides, allowance was made for the sickness that was to be expected in a new climate." The following are miscellaneous extracts from the different papers : " A treaty of commerce, it is said, was signed on Dec. 3, at Naples, with the United States. The Ameri can cotton, it is said, is not to pay more than ten ducats entrance duty, in place of twenty, so that it is placed on the same footing as that of the East Indies or Egypt. The wines of Naples and Sicily are to be ad mitted into the Union on paying the same duties as the wines of other nations. " Accounts have been received from Otaheite to the, middle of August. Admiral Seymour had arrived at Papeiti in the Collingwood, and saluted the flag of the Protectorate. " As we have announced, the Triton man• of-war pro ceeds to the Levant, and the Neptune to Madagascar. By the removal of these ships, the evolution squadron is considerably reduced, but it will be re-organised, it is thought, before the spring. The three-decker the So vereign, and the Hercule, of 100 guns, are destined, it is said, to form part of it. In fine, the report has circu lated, but we mention it with all fitting reserve, that Ad mifal de Mackau intends coming to take the command in person, in place of Admiral Parseval Deschanes, whose period of command is near its close. It is supposed that several steam-frigates will be attached next summer to this squadron, which may ba called on to fulfil an im portant mission do the coasts of Africa. " The Emperor of Russia left Palermo on the sth in a steamer for Naples, accompanied by Counts Nesselrode and Orloff. " A letter from Rome on the 6th, in the Augablog Gazette, states that some of the refugees from Rimini, in the states of Tuscany, have been detected in a con spiracy to seduce a intuition of the line, cud enter with it into the Roman States. Twenty soldiers who had been seduced by the conspirators have fled, to avoid punishment." On the Paris Bourse the market was not quite so firm on Saturday as the preceding day, and towards the close prices receded, the Three-per-Cents. leaving off at SU 50c., and the Five-per-Cents. at 1171 80c. The market closed as follows:—Three-per-Cents., for cash, 81f. 50c., for account, 81f. 50c. • Five per-Cents., for cash, 117 f, 80 c ., f or account, 117 f. 80C. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,350 f ; Neapolitan, 1011. 40c. ; Spanish Threes, 37. The Share Market, without being weak, hid given way a little, Paris and Orleans leaving off at 1,175 f. ; Paris and Rotten, 967 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 897 f. 50c. ; Viezron, 655 f ; Stras bourg and Basle, 238 f. 75c. ; Northern, 715 f, ; Bordeaux, 627 f 50c. The following are the last quotations we have re ceived for the other lines : Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 7f. 50c. premium ; ditto (Caine), 7f.; Union, 16f.; ditte (Ganneron), 6f. 50c.; ditto (Lapinsonniicre), 6f. 50c.; Sud Est, 41. ; Messageries, 51. ; Ardoin, 4f. ; Receveurs-Generaux, 51. ; Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), 2f. 50c.; ditto (Beoi t et), 11 ; Tears and Nantes (Mackenzie), if. 50e. ; ditto (Drouillard), 4f. 50c.; ditto (O'Neill), 5f.; ditto (Lefevre), 5f.; Lyons and Avignon (Talahot), 6f. ide. ; ditto (Lecointe), If. ; ditt o (Compagnie Meridional.), 50.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mac kenzie), 500 f. ; ditto (Espeleta), 41. 50c. ; Creil and St. Quentin, par ; Charleroi (Kysaans), 495 f. The Lyons Definitive Shares sold at 90f. premium ; the Strasbourg ditto, 25f.; Tours and Nantes, 551. Lyons, DEC. 17.-Marseilles and Avignon, 8461. 25c.; Paris and Orleans, 1,140 f.; Paris and Rouen, 925 f.; Orleans and Vierzon, 30f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Das. 20. Anglo-Belgian - iMadrid and Val e n c i a ... I Barbadoes - Manritins Boalogne and Amiens.. - ;Namur and Liege Bordeaux &Mediterrax - 'North Jamaica . - Bordeaux and Tottlouze - 'Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Do. (Mackenzie's) .. Callao, Lima, and Pa cific Coast Central of Spain Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley ****** ••• ••••• Dutchy.henisk ...... Dieppe & Paris Jima. Dijon anti Malhouse __)n.. Orleans and Bo r d eaux 1N i over rase' ••• Paris & Lyons (Laffitte) 2 1 4 Ditto (Ganneron's). Ditto (Calon's) Ditto (Sud Est) Pans and Orlean: 1. •••• • ''.... Eaet Indian — Fanipoax & Hagebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted l Do. Pepin lo Hallow — Great Paris and Lyons 2 14 Groat Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Do. Nortk Midland — Do. Extension !Paris and Roues . Paris aad Strasbarg (Ganneton's) !Do. (Compe da .I.:Est) , . Do. (Aymard'a)...... Paris and St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre...... Royal North of Spain. Sambre and Meuse .... t Strasburg and Bale .... 9 1 / 2 Tournay,Jurbiaa, Lan den, and Hasselt — Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) Do. (Lefebvre s) — Jersey Louvain and Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon — Ln.zentleurg De. O'Neill's) Trinidad Parma and Ancona — West Flanders — In the Court of Chance burst announced that he i tant judgments on the first which we infer that his L tainty that Sir Robert Pee: his Cabinet. ,ry yesterday Lord Lynd you'd deliver other impor t day of next Term, from ordship reckons with cer- I will be able to reconstruct TO THE EDITOR OF Tll - 1; SUN. SIR,—I beg to call your attention to the fact that the Thames police, paid for out of the Consolidated Fund for the protection of persons and the floating pro perty on the river, have been stationed on the Black friars-pier during the last week to assist the City police in preventing the landing and embarkation of passengers by the Waterman's steam-boats. Although several per sons have been rudely assaulted by the /mermen and the City police in their attempts to land on the pier, the Thames police have not interfered. I ask, Sir, by whose authority the Thames police are allowed to act as par tisans in the dispute now existing between the Naviga gation Committee and a Steam-boat Company, and why the property of the shipowners, wharfingers, and lighter men on the river should be left unprotected, while the river police are idling on the Corporation pier ? I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Dec. 20, 1845. F. R. THEATRICALS AT NEW YORK.—MiSS Delcy has completed a second engagement at the Park, with the most brilliant success. She bas appeared in the Bride of Lammer moor, the Sonnambula, Cenerentola, and Fra Diavolo ; and from the numerous critiques that have appeared in the leading jour nals, has established a reputation as an actress as well as singer, that has never been equalled since the days of Mali bran and Pico. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.) We have received by oar ordinary bi-monthly express from Marseilles our dispatches in anticipation of the Bombay mail of the 15th of November. The point of most interest is the departure of the Governor-General from Agra on the 29th of October, and his quick movements (although it was g i ven out that he was proceeding slowly), uhereby he was to ar rive at Delhi on the 15th November—that is, many days prior to the tims when he was• expected there. The affairs in the Punjaub have not- lost their interest, al though no late atrocity is recorded. The situation is most extraordinary; the troops have murdered all the Prime Mieisters or Wuzeers, as well as all the Kings, who do net act as they please. The boy-King Dhuleep is represented as being no great favourite with them. His mother, whd is said to be at once a " Messalina" and a " Faustina," has contrived to keep the soldiers at bay since the death of her brother, Jowabir Singh, although she has had no Prime Minister, for Ghoolab Singh, whom the soldiers wished to promete for his wealth to-that most dangerous post, and then to plunder and to butcher him, as they did his brothers and his nephew, has contrived to gain his mountain fortress of Jamoo, where he has formally refused their invitation. Tej Singh, the late governor of Peshaevur, has also de clined the offer. Rumour said that the Queen-Mother intended to give the place to Raja Lail Singh, her principal paramour ; but this report has not been con firmed. On the other hand, we hear that she, having offered to abandon the throne for herself and her son, on condition of having a jaghire secured to both for their lives, and not having gained her object, after the feast of the Dussera paid some small sums to the troops and then contrived to take herself and her son off to the fortress of Umritser, where it was supposed she would remain until after the feast of the Dewallee had passed over. That festival took place at the end of October. In the meantime there have been, as it is confidently stated, new and stringent terms offered to the Lahore Government by the Governor-General ; but no one can tell what guarantee can be offered by any person in that country for the observation of any stipulations, or for the preservation of internal or even external tranquillity and order for one week or even one day. The turbulent and licentious soldiers govern as they choose, and no one can resist them. It would not surprise us to hear of the flight of the Queen-Mother and of her son to the British camp for protection. The great difficulty in such case would be to escape with impunity, for the solders would not hesitate to sacrifice both mother and son to their fury. The British army remains collected on the frontiers of the Punjaub, and will speedily be ready to march on Lahore, if necessary. There is nothing positive known of the fate of Peshora Singh, who was, as it now ap pears, aided in his late attempt to hold Attock by Dhost Mahomed and the Affghans, who intended, if Peshora was successful, to seize Peshawur. Prince Waldemar of Prussia, who was at Umbella on the 4th of November, was about to proceed to Loodiana and Ferozepore ; but his return to the former place was expected, as it is said that the invasion of the Punjaub will be begun thence. From Sinde we learn that all is tranquil there. Sir Charles Napier was preparing to move from Kurachee to Hyderabad on a tour, as it was said, into the province of Cutch-Bhooj ; but there were not wanting specula tors who imagine, if an invasion of the Punjaub be re quired, that he will lead the vanguard. His name alone at the head of the invading army would be considered an omen of victory. His conduct as Governor of Sinde, and the quiet and happiness enjoyed by the peo ple along the Indus under his rule will, contribute very much to reconcile the inhabitants of the Punjaub to the British yoke. At Indore some confusion has arisen in consequence of a conspiracy to assassinate the Prime Minister; but the plot was discovered and frustrated, and the con spirators punished. In G walior a scheme was concocted to destroy the influence of Tarah Mee, which has been foiled. In Oude there are some schemes at work to prove that intrigues are ever alive in an Indian Court. The Nizam's dominions continue in the same misera ble state. The soldiers are without pay, and threaten to do mischief. The revenues of the State are farmed out, and peculation and disorder are the necessary results. In other parts of India tranquillity prevails, although apprehensions are general of a great scarcity cf grain and of water in .various districts during the next six months, in consequence of the deficiency of the late monsoon. From Burmah the news of the dethronement of Thara waddie has been confirmec. lie had become mad, and bad been guilty of the most wanton acts of cruelty; he was therefore deposed, as his brother had been previously, and a regent appointed in the person of his youngest son, Shoadoonge-mentha, under the guardianship of Mekkara meng and Kyeewoongye. Mekkarameng, the uncle of the regent, is said to he a man of talents, and is a mem ber of the Asiatic Society. The removal from power of Tharawaddie, in whose family madness is said to be hereditary, is hailed with satisfaction by the Burmese. From China no intelligence had reached Bombay sub sequent to the 30th of September. In Bombay there were two matters of interest, which were much talked of. The first was the horrible con duct of a Manilla seacunny, who, infuriated by drink and jealousy, ran a muck through a populous part of the town of Bombay, and killed 5 persons and wounded 17 with his knife ; he was knocked down at last and se cured. The other point of interest was the publication in Bombay of Sir Henry Roper's letter, which appeared in the Times of the 4th of October. This letter is considered to be intemperate, and not supported by facts in some of its remarks. The reply of the Advocate-General was sent in September to the Bombay Government, by which it was then handed over to the judge for a re joinder. Neither the reply nor the rejoinder has, we are assured, been yet sent to England. There are some in trigues at work in this business which the Board of Control will do well to examine, and then have justice done to the parties. The following is from our Calcutta correspondent : CALCUTTA, Nov. 6.—With the exception of Lahore, there is no place whence political news ma., ) be looked for, and since last mail nothing of impor tance has trans pired to demand prominent notice, but such as they are will be found noted:below. The cold weather was setting in about the 15th at Delhi, and officers who had been on leave were hasten ing to join their corps at trmhallah. Th e 36th Regi ment of Native I n f an try h a d just got pe rcuss i on mus kets previo us t o t h e i r marc h towa rds th e scene of war like operati ons . A great num b er o f sepoys, : w h o h ad gone on leave, were also seen to pass through Delhi to join their regiment on the frontier. 500 bullocks, 150 hoskeriea, and 140 camels, l oa ded with maga z i ne stores had lately b een dispatched from Delhi to Ferozepore. The Governor-General reached Agra on the 17th. From Moul-maque papers of the 22d inst. it appears that the Prince of Promo, who had failed in his;revolt, had, with all his family, been beheaded ; that Tharrawaddie, who is stated to be raving mad, is in close confinement, and that the old King has been put upon the throne. The present Ministers are sensible, liberal-minded men, and everybody looks forward with hope, the present epoch beinc , hailed as the dawning of a happier era than has LlesseXthe Burmese for many years. Accounts from Lahore have been received to the 12th inst. They con tain nothing of importance. So far, the anticipated dis turbances had not t a k en p l ace , an d the Rance seems to retain her influence over the troops, who are committing the usual amount of atrocities, and do whatever they please—take whatever they want from whosoever they choose, and ill-treat everybody who does not comply with their demands, however unreasonable. Accounts from Peshawur state that Peshora Singh was wounded when he was captured, and the belief in his existence has become stronger than ever in Lahore. On the other hand, there is reason to believe that he has been sent prisoner _ —✓ to some fortress instead of being on his way to Lahore. The articles of the Delhi Gazefie of the 29th ultimo are pacific, but it appears improbable that our Government can remain quiet spectators to the unruly domination of the Seikh soldiery, who, though they personally treat the Ranee with respect, are perfectly insubordinate, and dis miss their commanding and other officers at pleasure, and whose unceasingly expressed wish is to be allowed to in rade our territories. It is quite impossible that Sir Henry Hardirge can quietly submit to watch the move ments of the disorderly Seikh troops with a large force, at an enormous expense for another year, as is supposed by the editor of the Delhi Gazftte. If the Seiks do.hiake the attempt, they will not, of course, boldly march to attack our forces at Fen zepore and elsee here, but u ill endeavour to give our troops the slip, which they can easily do, and in separate bodies accomplish an amount of havock and devastation in the course of a few days among the defenceless inhabitants of the country south of the Sutlej, which it will take a generation to repair. The Government has sanctioned the foundation of a college at Kishnagur, in the district of Nuddia, and in timation has been giVen that pupils will be admitted on the Ist of November. All boys, without reference to caste or religion, to be admitted, and the course of study to be the same as that pursued at the Hindoo College. Yearly examinations:are:to take place, when scholarships are to be awarded to the most deserving. Zillah schools have also been established in various Zillahs. At a meeting held at Allahabad, on the 15th of September, it was proposed to establish aproprietary college in Eng land for the exclusive education of A,gle-Indian Chil dren. Major - General E. H. Simpson died lately at Dor gelling. Major-General Cooper succeeded him in the command of the Dauapoor division. It has been supposed that the Barrackpoor command will not be filled up at THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY' MORNING, DIVCEMBER 23 1845. Nov. 3.—A very beautiful steamer was launched this day from Mr. RE eves' yard, for Messrs. Apcar and Co. The Deputy-Governor is considerably better, but will go to the Sand‘neads for a few days, in a steamer, for change of air. We ere sorry to say, however, that General Pollock's health is so much impaired that he will proceed, it is said, in the Elenborougla to the Cape. A short time ago it was brought to the notice of the Government that a large quantity of b:td beer had been imported from England, and that it, was bought by native dealers: and doctored for :Ale to poor people. The. Government has ordered that all beer, reported to be sour and unwholesome by the tasting coopers, shall not be allowed to pass out of the Custom house, but shall be poured out into the drains running .into the river, which consideration may be the saving of many valvable lives. The price of rice has risen greatly of late, and fears are entertained of a still greater rise taking place. Sonalun Coondoo was to have been tried for forging opium !passes yesterday ; but he was attacked by cholera, and the trial has been postponed. The Bombay Express, with English news to the 24th September, arrived this morning at seven. No steamer yet. His Danish Majesty's frigate Galatea has arrived for the purpose of taking home the last Danish Governor of Serampore. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA. (From the Overland Englishman.) The unprecedented advance in the value of rice at home has caused increased animation here, but none of good or even middling quality is procurable at any price, nor can anything of importance now be done for fully a month. Business in imports has been completely unsettled by the constant recurrence of native holidays, and we are in conse quence still unable to report a good business, or any general improvement. On the 18th ultimO a Government notification was issued raising their rate for advances to ls. 11d., and but little has in consequence_ since been drawn • from this source, for although at one time some advance was submitted to, ex change has again fallen to is. 10id. to is. 11d., at which latter rate bills with documents find a ready sale ; transac tions have not, we believe, been very heavy, as but few of the principal drawers seem disposed to operate unless tempted by a favourable offer. Freights have been very unsettled; the small amount of dead weight remaining in the Wismar rendering it extremely difficult to procure a cargo for a vessel without submitting to a considerable decline on the rates demanded by most consignees, who, considering the unusually large amount of available tonnage, are giving way very gradually. The de cline during the month has, however, been fully lOs., and the tendency still decidedly downwards. Indigo—The accounts lately received from England have not apparently had any effect on the minds of holders (al though anything but satisfactory), and we hear that another eixlith of the PCD (Cossimpore) has been sold at an advance of 20 rupees on last year's price, being the same terms on which the first portion of the same mark was disposed of in August, when it was generally expected the crop would not much exceed 1,10,000 mds. The J A Maldah (about 900 mds.) has also been taken at Co.'s rs. 175 per factory md., being an advance of 30 rs. on the price obtained list year. Since these transactions have transpired holders are firmer, and higher rates are demanded for some lots for which par ties were previously in treaty. The rates now generally demanded are an advance of 25 to 30, at which some parcels could still be obtained, but most owners seem to prefer awaiting the accounts of the October sale to realising at anything less; as, however, the letters, per Bentinck, have not as yet been received, it is impossible to say what steps will be taken, but it is not supposed much will be done for another mouth. A great many of the invoices from Bengal, have proved *hurter than was calculated on, some to the extent of four, and some even eight per cent. The estimates from Tirhoot make it appear probable this district will send down about 24,000 nn:a. ; but here also they say, that as the weather was very favourable, especially during the second manufacture, it is probable the Indigo may weigh off light. We cannot say much about the qua lity of this }ear's produce, no remark of note having as yet reached Calcutta; but we hear that, with the exception of a few lucky concerns, it will not, generally speaking, prove better than last year. Sugar—A few small purchases were made during the holidays, and on the day after business recommenced at about the prices qucited in our last, but these gradually ad vanced, and during the past fortnight any white or yellow descriptions have been readily taken on arrival at a further advance of fully eight annas per maund, and we think it pro bable even higher prices would he paid were the article ob • tamable to any extent, as many parties anxious to purchase are deterred by the smallness of the only lots offering. We may now say our bazaar is completely bare of Benares sorts, and parties write that none are procurable even in the Mo fussil, so that shipments henceforward must consist almost entirely of brown sugars and khaur (in which there is not at present much doing, owing to the brisk demand for refiners), or of sugars manufactured under European superintendence, of which the quantity is daily increasing. Saltpetre—The decline in freight has again induced exten sive operations for homeward shipment, and although at the date of oar last the market was well supplied, stocks of fine descriptions have of late been much reduced, and prices have an upward tendency. For France and America transactions have not been very heavy of late, but for the latter there is still a fair demand for low and middling descriptions. Rice—The; favourable accounts received of this staple by the last two mails have caused a very general and animated demand here, and the value of low and middling ta►'le (none of good quality having been obtainable at any prices) in the first instance advanced to 2 10 rs. to 2 14 rs.; whilst now prices must be quoted nominal, it !being impossible to effect purchases at any price, except of broken and sweepings; and :as all the marts in the Mofussil have already been drained to meet the demand, none can be looked fir fully a month, when the new crop may begin to arrive. Ballam and Moonghy have also been in increased demand, for be sides unusually heavy shipments to Mauritius (147,000 mds. last month, against 15,046 in Oct., 1843), some parties find ing no other description, procurants have of late been pur chasing this for the English market. Raw Silk—ln our last we stated that nearly the whole of the rainy bund had gone forward, and what little remained has since been firmly held for a considerable advance, so that we believe there has scarcely been a single sale during the month. The accounts of the No►ember bund continue very unfavourable, and it is expected to prove both short and of inferior qualities, so that looking at the falling off in the exports, there appears every probability of prices ruling hig for some little time to come. Shipments to Great Britain last month were only 735 mds. against 2,195 mds. in October 1843,and for the twelve months up to date 18,432 mds., against 22,968 mds., during the same period of the preseding year. Silk Piece Goods—During the past month Corahs have continued rather scarce, and holders of the few parcels on hand have not manifested any anxiety to realise, so that but little has been done ; they are, however, now coming to hand rather more freely, and as there is a fair inquiry fur good cloths, we think a moderate business will be done without material alteration on our last quotations, which we repeat. .Choppas and Bandannas—We still see shipments going forward to fully their former extent, but are unable to re port sales in this market. Oil Seeds—Notwithstanding the downward tendency of freights, we still hear of but few purchases of linseed for home shipment, and it is probable the high prices caused by the extensive demand for America will continue to check operations ; there has again been some inquiry for France, but purchases have as yet been on a limited scale. Mustard seed continues in demand for Great Britain, at full prices, and shipments are going forward to about their former extent, but still principally as broken stowage. Jute—The new jute is coming to market pretty freely, and ti e probability of effecting shipments on moderate term; has induced several parties to come forward to purchase at for the usual cleaned from 98 to lOrs. per bale. What little old re mains is completely neglected. Hides, Horns, and Tips—The hide market has of late been looking up, and prices are firm ; first quality fresh slaugh tered cow may be quoted at 50 rs. per corge, and Calcutta or second quality at 45 rs.; dead green at 25 to 30 rs. ; dry ditto at 18 to 21; and country or inferior at 12 to 15. Buffalo have contined in demand, and may be' quoted as follows: viz., slaughtered, 40 to 48 rs.; dead green, 36 to 40; and dry ditto from 27 to 52 per corge. Buffalo horns continue in moderate demand, but in deer and tips transactions have for some time past been on a limited scale. Cottons—Purchases are we believe made in the Mofussil, but this matter continues quiet, and shipments to China have again fallen off, being in all October only 406 bales or 1,480 inds. ; and from Ist inst. up to date, 25 bales or 128 suds. Turmeric continues neglected for the English markets, but has been in moderate inquiry for France, and sales of good picked are reported at 2_B rs. per md., not, however, to any great extent. _ - Shell Lac and Lac Dye—Our bazaar is still ve mode rately supplied with tine shell lac, and the P. and E. has lately brought Company's rs. 138 permd. Lac dye oflow qua lity has been taken to some extent for America, but of the line marks a sale of [ll at Company's rs. 80 per md., is the only transaction we have heard of, and in fact none are at present offering. Catch—We have not heard of any transactions lately, but believe the article is still worth from 6 to 8 rs. per md. There have been no exports from the Ist instant up to date. Ginger continues in fair demand for America, for which exports are on the increase; .but for England we have not heard of any purchases of late. Good Rongpore has brought 5 to 5-8 Co.'s rs. pr. md. Opium—The execution of a few small orders at one time caused prices to advance to about 1,450 Co.'srs. per Chest for Patna, and 1,365 for Benares. Since this, however, they have gradually declined ; and we now quote the former at 1,400 Co.'s rs., and the latter at 1,340 per chest. Actual sales have been on a limited scale, and there still remains in the Company's Godowns 656 chests of Patna and 107 of Benares. IMPORTS num EUOPE. British C o t ton Piece Goods—The numerous native holi days since our last have so interfered with business that we Dave as yet but little change to notice in any fabrics under this head. Grey shirtings have been in somewhat more in quiry, especially the lower beeds; bleached are no lower, but have certainly not improved in value since our last; the etter makes are at present in limited demand, but we think some improvement may be looked for in a week or two. Low bleached jacconeta are in demand, and could be sold, to some extent, at good fair prices, but stocks are nearly cleared off; the medium and better makes are also saleable at about last month's rates. Greys continue neglected. Lappets, lappet scarfs, book and mull muslins continue dull of sale, with the exception of the coarser qualities, for which a demand occasionally springs up. Coloured and Printed Goods—Prints are at present neg lected, and extremely difficult of sale, nor can we see any im mediate prospect of impro vemen t. Turkey red cloths ,if suitable makes continue to be sought after, notwithstanding that the season is so far advanced. Woollens--This market is still dull, and prices almost no minal. White Mule Twist—A moderate business has been done since our last, and in some instances higher rates were ob• tab.ed, for Nos. 20 at 50; prices, howo'er, were rather un settled, until within the last few days, when they became firmer, and 50s. may again be quoted a little dearer. Coloured Yam—fhis yarn has not materially altered in value, but transactions throughout the month have been on 'a agitate scale. 1 all. Lord Henry Gordon is spoken of as a successor to Capt.. G. Reid, as superintendent of the Mysore Princes, but there are others more likely, we think, to suc ceed. Mr. Simns's party has been heard of on the way to Burdwann. A commencement has therefore been made of the survey of the railway line. Apropos of railways, the increased rapidity of communication will introduce improvements of every kind from one end of the country to the other, and the production of European vegetables in October, which is now rare in Calcutta, will become common all over India. There is a rumour abroad that a movement is about to be made among the Hindoo community in favour of the remarriage of Hindoo widows. Cotton—We have a general advance to notice in the prices of this staple, in consequence of purchases having been made for China. Broach and Surat are now quoted at 110 rs., Dol lers at 86 rs. to 87 rs., Oomrawuttee at 88 rs. to 82 rs., and Bargee at 84 rs. per candy. The price of Compta remains stationary. Gums—Animi has advanced to the extent of about 5 rs. per cwt., and Arabic and Olibanum have also slightly im proved in value. Hemp—The Concan variety is a rupee per candy dearer, and the Calicut 2 rs. cheaper, than at the date of our last. In Ghatee there is no change. Opium—Has declined from 1,430 rs., our former quota tion, to 1,415 rs. per chest, with every prospect of a further fall. Wool—The Korassan and Mekran varieties have advanced in value to the extent of 3 rs. to ö rs. per candy. In the others there is no change to record. FREIGHTS. The arrivals of tonnage during the past fortnight having been extremely limited, freights to Great Britain hare slightly advanced, and may now be quoted at 31. 7s. Gd. a 31. 108. to Liverpool, and 41. a 41. ss. per ton to London, there being very little available tonnage for that port. A vessel for the Clyde has been freighted at 3/. 12s. 6d. To China the rate is 17 rs. per candy. MONEY MARKET. There is little change to notice in the prices of Govern. ment paper. _ Exaninge—Owing mainly to the change in the Govern ment rate of exchange on England, which we noticed in our last, the mercantile rate has likewise risen. Transactions for the mail have taken place at Is. 11d, to ls.llAd. six months' bills, and we may now quote the latter as the current rate, with every prospect of a further rise. Drafts at 30 days are at ls. 104 d. Exchange on Calcutta is 99irs., and on Madras 99irs.—at 60 days' sight. , Banks—Bombay Bank Shares may be quoted at 52 per cent. premium, and those of the Oriental Bank, 220 rs. at 240 premium on shares of I,ooors. each-500rs. paid up. CHINA. (From the Overland Friend of China, Oct. 31.) :,EXPORTS.—ON BOARD. Alum ... dolls. 175 to 2 0 per picul Anniseed 11 0 to 0 0 do. Camphor .. 18 0 to 0 0 do. Cassia ... ... 10 0 to 11 0 do. Cassia buds ... ... ... 17 0 to 18 0 do. China Roots ... ... 250 to 3 0 do. Galangal . . ... 240 to 0 0 do. Musk ... ... 85 0 to 0 0 per catty. Rhubarb ... ... 30 0t055 0 per picul. Silk.—Tsatlee ... 485 0 to 510 0 do. Taysaam ...385 0 to 0 0 do. Canton ... 310 0 to 0 0 do. Silk.—The stock is small;' of Tsatlee about 100 bales in the market, for which 505 dolls. is demanded. Market bars of other classes. Tea.—Coniou7com. ... Ts. 17 oto Ts. 18 0 do. ~ mid. ... 24 oto 30 0 do. Caper, plain ... 13 oto 15 0 do. „ scented ... 36 oto 38 0 do. Souchong ... 40 oto 50 0 do. Orange Pekoe ... 19 oto 22 0 do. scented ... 54 oto 60 0 do. Twankay Ilyson No transactions have oc- YOung Hyson curred to warrant quota- Hyson Skin tions. The quality is re- Gunpowder, Canton ported good. Imperial, Canton Teas—Green teas of the new crop are arriving, though prices can scarcely be quoted, as the market has not fairly opened. COTTON REPORT. Canton, October Ist to 31st. Twist, bales American, ditto Bombay, ditto Bengal, ditto Madras, ditto Deliveries. Stock. 750 1,825 150 1,397 23,173 64,466 834 1,508 1,890 12,170 Total, bales (including the Madura) 26,047 79,541 PRICES OF BULLION. Sycee Silver, large, 5 per cent. premium. Spanish dollars, Ferdinand, par. Spanish dollars, Carolus, 6 per cent. premium. Republican dollars, to 2 per cent. discount. BXCHANGE. Exchange has advanced. Baring's credits have been ne gotiated at 4s. 4d. ; and good bills, with documents, at 4s. sd. to 4s. sid. Government Bills.—Treasury open on Mondays. Oriental Bank Bills, at six months' sight, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 34d. per Sp. dollar. FREIGHTS. To Londcn or Liverpool, 41.55. 41. 10x. per ton of 50 feet. To Amoy, 6/. per ton of 40 feet. To ports north of Amoy, 7 a 8 dole. --- - - - MINISTERIAL RUMOURS.-- Among the rumours rife in the political circles is that the Earl of Dalhousie is to have a seat in the Cabinet, and that the Earl of Ellenborough is likely to again enter the Government with a seat in the Cabinet. It is circulated that either the Earl of St. Ger mans or the Earl of Ellenborough will succeed Lord Wham cliffe as Lord President of the Council. As to the reported intention of the Earl of Iladdington to reign, as First Lord of the Admiralty, it is said that the Noble Earl certainly purposed to give up office, without any reference to political considerations, his retirement being induced by his somewhat indifferent health, which was likely to preclude him from taking such an active share in the duties of his office. For the present, however, the Noble Earl will continue as First Lord. nlere is a rumour that he will probably succeed Lord Wharn cliffe. Lord Stanley had intended to have left St. James's square this morning, to join Lady Stanley at Knowsley Park, the Earl of Derby's seat in Lancashire, from whence the Noble Lord and Lady intended to go on a visit to Lord and Lady Francis Egerton at Worsley flail, but his Lordship has abandoned all those arrangements, and will continue in town. ALARMING FIRE IN ADAM -STREET, ADELPHI.— Sunday night, shortly after nine o'clock, a fire, attended with considerable damage, broke out in the spacious pile of buildings belonging to Mr. Edward Lewis, a solicitor, situate st No. 7, Adam-street, Adt-lphi. Mr. Lewis, at the time of t; Pdi aster, had upwarls of 2,450 wo , tlt pr ,, la•rty in the building, but, f .rttnat , ly, wha, i s hum' drAmt,,ed will be covered by art iii.mraure ir, the Stu, Fit e-r,ffice. 'roe lice, under Air. Superintendent Fearse, exerted therns , lves to the utmost in keeping the many thousands of spectators out of the way o. the firemen, Copper—The native holidays have affected this metal t equally with almost all articles of import, wits. g the extent of transactions, the sales of the mouth fthving been to a very moderate extent, although in most instances at the rates previously current, and at these the market closes firmly. Iron—But little was done in this metal throughout the past month, but prices were nevertheless maintained, and since th• receipt of the late accounts from home holders have shown even more firmness, and are now holding out for a further advance, which has, we believe, been paid fur a few parcels, speculating on the small shipments from England. Spelter—Transactions have been to a most insignificant extent, importers having firmly held for an advance, which purchasers will not submit to. Lead and Tin Plates—ln tin plates we have not heard of a single transaction since our last. Lead has been in moderate inquiry at about last month's quotations. Beer at the date of our last continued heavy ;" arrivals had rendered prices completely nominal, but as almost the whole of the season's supplies had then been received, dealers have of late come forward with more confidence, and we have to note a slight advance in the value of Bass's and Allsopp's; the former may be quoted at about 35 rs., and the latter at 35 to 37 rs. Superior brands are still neglected. EXCHANGE.—ShortIy after the Government notification was issued raising their rate for advances to ls. lid., some little business was done in good ten months' date bills with documents at Is. Hid. and is. lid. per rupee; this rate, however, was not long maintained owing to the disinclina tion to operate manifested by all the large drawers, and a gradual decline has sin c e b een observable • good bills, hay- Mg, of late, been readily t a k en at I s. lid% and in some ih stances, as low as ls. lOid. per rupee, at which latter rate the mail closes steadily. MONEY- MARKEL—We do not hear of any transactions in Government Securities; the Five per Cents. have in some instances slightly advanced in value, whilst Fours, on the other hand, declined. Bank of Bengal Shares are quoted nearly 100 rs. lower, but the Uuion and the Agra Bank main tain their value. Freights--buring the past fortnight, rates have been very unsettled, in consequence of the firmness shown by con signees, who, notwithstanding the number of vessels in the river, and the unprecedentedly small amount of produce in the bazaar, show no anxiety to secure cargoes; under these circumstances we must omit our usual quotations, and can merely say that dead weight is being shipped at from 3/. 10s. to 41. 10s. per ton, to London and Liverpool, the former being the dearer by about ss. Hides are being shipped at about 41. to:41. 55. Jute, 31. to 31. 10s.; rum, 51. ; and shell lac and lac dye, from 31. 3s. to 3/. 15s. Grain is going forward to maintain at about 1.8 rs. per bag. BOMBAY. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, Nov. 15.—The business of the past fortnight, though of course larger than that of the previous one—dur ing the greater portion of which the natives were occupied in preparing for, or in celebrating, the Dewallee festival—has been extremely limited for the season of the year, and the market has failed to exhibit the general animation usually perceptible on the resumption of business after the holidays. In some few articles of import, however, which happen to be in demand, and the stocks of which are small, an improve ment of price will be seen to have taken place. Metals—The prices of sheathing and brazier's copper, and copper nails, have advanced to a slight extent since our last. In British bar iron there have been several spectilative trans actions, at rates varying from 28 1 / t rs. to 30rs. per candy, and 3Ors. at 31rs. is the price now current for the article. We have heard of no sales in Swedish iron. British rod (round and square), hoop, and nails, exhibit little or no alteration in value. Sheet is about 4 annas per cwt. dearer than last month. In steel and quicksilver there is no change of im portance either in price or demand, but tin plates have ad vanced half a rupee per box, and sales have been made in pig lead at from 3 to 6 annas per cwt. below our last quotation. Spelter is without the slightest inquiry, and our quotations, therefore, are quite nominal. Cotton Manufactures—The business done has been chiefly in the higher qualities of grey and bleached madapollams, shirtings, and jacconets, and the coarser kinds of grey do mestics. In some widths of the last-named fabrics an ad vance of price has, it will be seen, been realised. Bleached shirtings, jacconets, and madapollams, of the finer kinds are scarce and in good demand, and have improved somewhat in price. The middling qualities are steady, at the rates pre viously quoted, but the low ones—of grey as well as blenched—are extremely dull of sale, stocks in first hands being heavy, and the demand slack. For jaceonets, checks, and stripes, and satin spots and stripes, of fine quality, there has been a steady inquiry. There have been few sales, how ever, in• prints, or Turkey red goods, and zebra dresses still continue wholly neglected. Cotton Yarns—A good demand has existed for grey, and prices of all the counts, mule and wat er , are f u ll y ma i nta i ne d . No. 20 water is, indeed, a shade higher th an l as t mont h . Turkey red and orange yarns are without change in value, and we repeat our former quotations for them. The stocks are of inferior quality. Woollens—The market continues dull, and prices unre munerating. Marine Stores—There are a few alterations in the prices of articles under this head, pitch having declined somewhat in value, while bleached canvas may be quoted 1 rs. per bolt, cordage 2rs. per cwt. dearer than before. Other items re main without change. The only sale of which we have been apprised is one of 160 pieces of canvas, at 19 rs. per bolt. Beer—Business continues at a standstill, stocks being still large, while dealers are generally supplied. Quotations are entirely nominal. Spirits—The market is dull, and we have heard of no transactions. We note a decline in the price of brandy, which is now quoted at 2 3 / 4 rs. per gallon. Red Lead—We have been informed of a sale of 50 kegs at 13 rs. 2 0 per cwt. In other articles of imports we hear of no change, nor have any sales been communicated to us. EASTERN PRODUCE. • ,F" 1-1 7 t TT f , r ; r 47, • or 'ILL QL.Lio...AN MADRID, DEC. 11 Gentlemen, Senators, and Deputies— During the short space of time that has elapsed sines the termination of the last session of the Cortes 1 2 ° remarkable alteration has taken place in the relations 0f my kingdom with the other Powers. The negotiations pending with the Holy See continua. During that interval the ratifieatiens of the .treaty concluded with the Emperor of Morocco hate ix° exchanged, as well as those of the treaty of reconcilta • tion, peace, arid friendship with the Republic of Chili' An unexpected accident has prevented the conclusion of the same formality with respect to the treaty recentlY agreed upon with the Republic of Yen , zuelm T he many bonds which unite Spain with those States c annot but contribute to the establishment of intimate relations between the two countries. I desire to protect by all means cur navigation an d commerce. By giving life and animation to agricultur e and industry, a new stimulus will be given to the pro' greys of our navy, which will insure recovery from th e state of prostration into which it had fallen, and which will not confer less benefit and advantage upon our foreign p rov i nces, so worthy of ail our interest fe r the fidelity they have always displayed under all oil' cumstances. At home, in the Peninsula, order and respect of th e laws have been maintained, so that every attempt 0 treason had been defeated by the vigilance a nd the firmness of the authorities, as well as by the fidelity e t the army, the subordination and discipline of %b leb might serve as a model for the world; and, in fine , 13 ~/., the excellent Spirit o f t h e peop l e—t i red and worn e at by revolt, and anxious to enjoy fully the benefit of Pea ce ' under the shade of the Throne; and under the prole' tion of our national institutions. In order to consolidate the possession of a dvantage : so precious, we h ave, b y v i rtue of the author i ty which you gave to my Government, established organic law s ' I have to congratu l ate you on the tact that these ine a. sures have fully justified our expectations. The De ih l: now finds it se lf e n d owe d w i t h l aws, t h e want of whit had been f e lt d ur i ng so many years, and the esta blisu" went of which has been effected without suggesting an / . difficulty ; on the contrary, the establishment of those laws beginning already to produce their fruits in the good order and government of the State. Independently o f th ose re f orms — so i mporta nt anci ‘ urgent—others of less magnit u d e h ave b een effected. h e ; well in the dep ar t ment o f pu bli c i nstruction , as tit administration of justice, and in various other braneu of Government. My Government has likewise devoted itself to the carrying into execution the plan cf finance voted in the last Legislature, and to the removal of all the obst9o which impeded total reform in matters of taxation. can assure you with satistaction that that plan has been carried into effect in most of its provisions.. In the estimates, which will be immediately suhr aitte4 to you for examination, you will find all the amehe re ,; tions and i m p rovements o f w hi c h they were suscepti ble Time and experience will lead us to discover deftcfr: which it is indispensable to correct, which it wou ld haw been impossilbe i n so s h ort a space o f t i me to have re o i moved, and whi c h ever accompany t h e esta blishmen t a new system. .1 Of Some of the ev il s an d i n j ur i es ar i s i ng out o f the Aranceles, p a s se d i n t h e year 1841, b e i ng obvious. Government propo ses a t a conven i ent opportunity to new submit to you m easures f or t h e i r reme d y . My ,stied went propose als o t o su b m i t to you measur es valet e, to increase the public wealth and to strengthen the er dit of the nation. of My Government will a l so p resen t t o you a proj ect law with the important object of endowing, in & perm nent and solid manner, public worship and the elergY:o, Such, Gentlemen, Senators, and Deputies, are the cipal matters to be submitted to your cousiderstl; relying, as I d o , u p on your sea l an d goo dwill, of vil o . I have received s o many an d suc h u nequivocal P ro p r i t The greatest and most difficult port i on s of this w being accomplished, it now rema i n s only to cone i s ession and place it on a s o lid b as i s . D ur ing the las t you introduced into the Constitution the reform l of tl e pensable for placing in harmony the prerogative s thorised Crown and the rights of the nation. Y".; jaws , by my Government to promulgate those orga nic means of and fwhi m eh ov t e h m e enL political m achine decreed, received fin efe , d plan of finance, calc u l a t e d to put an end to t he disordt" el which consumed th e re sources o f t h e State. At pr esen it devolves on you t o exam i ne the results o f your fotr ae o resolutions, and to int ro d uce suc h further i mpro ve:noe l and reforms as shall a pp ear to you called for and Dec!:l sary—a task, which thou g h l ess b r illi ant, i s not t he r se nevi of 31_ useful and glorious. Your zeal and perseverance W 11 21 . necessary to aid my Government in the laudable; 7 he of regulating the finances and administration d at State, which necessarily felt the effects of previot Js g re Ind fatal disorder. b e I fo f u e n e e d g o r n e v a i t n e e r e d t h that this your c t a a p s a k c , i it capacity . undertake rs, hiniselpi least, confiding in the protection of Di many which you have already conferred and the country. r °P v w 7d if e ltl ic °l: e s , and with an ardent desire to add this nedwosnertvhiceeatorotnlife FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS. BRUSSELS, DEC. 18.—The Chamber of Repres.entai tives, in its sitting yesterday, agreed to the projeo.l:d law relative to the treaty of commerce with the lidri?l/.. States, by a majority of 73 to 3. One l%leulbtr declin e d voting. the In the Chamber of to-day, on the discussion 0.,t, Budget of Ways and M ea n s , M essrs . de Br&Ye e ' vart, and Eloy de Burdin ne , ex p resse d their opil b ), that the estimates of the Budget were too faros a x es They dwelt on the necessity of reducing th e .140 41 which bear on the middle and necessitous chon si ad. of laying the burden of the taxes on the grea t t ; r obla holders. M. Eloyde Burdinne drew a moat deP' — a scl picture of the condition of the farmers, and all 0°11 "0- his intention of proposing an amendment to tides of the Budget. M. Delfosse and M. Verholgen made many 0 17 / c-1 an d to the Budget and the actual system of taxation ro, expenditure, but no practical measure was furinol l Y P posed in support of their theories. • ling Several Members insisted on measures for relle the poor, and lightening the burdens of the taxes the middle classes of the town and country. t the The Minister of Public Works announced that b$ by works on the iron railways, which have been delaY' — de a the formalities of expatriation, will be shortly Pr° eee „ with, and stated those which were already in colas"' execution. pot Several Members called the attention of Governm.4, s evera l to the deplorable condition of Flanders ' which Aqua speedy and energetic m easures f or i ts relief. THE HAGUE, DEC. 16.—Th e Fi rs t Chamber o f t _., 11 ! States-General met to-day, and received several Pa jects of law that have already paised the S ec° Chamber. In the Second Chamber reports on several petitiai were brought up. f the We have further acc o unt s f rom severa l parts ° b coast of the damage done by th e h urr i can e on the li t and 12th of this month. A3ISTERDAM, DEC. 18.—The Minister of Financ e 13 „: 9 given notice that the h a lf-y ears ' i nterest o f the Nan a . Debt, at 213- per cent. pfr annum, d ue on the Ist 0, nuary, 1846, will be paid in that month. t n i ne UIRECIIT, DEC. 17.—Yesterd a y evening, a' th W. o'clock, we had anoth e r h urricane f rom t h e N., '"i ), t.• a violent thunder-storm and h a il. Th e fl as h e s of lig: or , ning, immediately succeeded by loud claps of tlitaw i proceeding from a cloud whi c h wa s ver y tow, Ina de ; „ ti e apprehend some serious damage. In fact, the ligbta: n 7, struck the tower of the C a th e d ra l, b ut on examinet'' i no dam Age appeared to have bee n d one ; the ele ctrc fluid seemed to have been carried off by the waterrpouti• We understand that a conductor is to be affixed t° the cathedral. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausskr.s, DEC. 20. Actual Debt, 23 per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .... •• • • Lean of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • • Ditto Three per Cent. . Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto . • • • • Ditto,ditto, 1840 . Ditto, ditto, 1842.. . Ditto, Ditto, 1836.. ..... Ditto, 1838 Ditto of the City, 1833 102 Ditto, 1843 .. 100 Bank ofßelgium.. ....... .......... 774 —Brussels Papers, DEc. 21. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viztots, DEC. 13- 5 per Cent. ....... 11114 4 per Cent. ditt0........................ 100% 3 per Cent. ditt0........................ 76% Loan, 1834 ICO Ditto, 1839 .......................... 123 Bank Shares • • • 1688 Esterhazy's Loan . .. — RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand ............ 191 illoggnita . 134% Vienna—Milan .. 121% Leg horn 117 ~s Pcsth . 108 Sienna .. 100 Grosetto Oldenburg Pestoja .................... ........ —Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 16. DUTCH I UNDS.—ADISTEaDAM, DEC. 19. Money. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.— .• •• • 60 604 - Tata°, 3 per Cent •• • • • . 73 73% Ditto, 4 per ..............94 • 94% 904 Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent . 161.3 i 1624 Ditto, 3% per Cent ........ •••• • • • • 94 94,0 Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .• 158% 1 59 4 East India Loan, 4 per Cent Exchange on London, at sight • .... • . 13 17 5 Two months O7 5 On Hamburgh, at eight . 35 62 5 Two months. .... ••• • • . 35 18 7 5 On Paris -Dutch Papers. Dec. 20. • •• •. •• •• •. 1'111: , S1A.); FUNDS.-11ERLIN. DEC. 15. Lill3. 964 movel• io7ii p, - r Foreigii ... . EXcli:lnge on London, £1 Stirling, 2 6 24% 6 2475. Hanibur2h, 300 Marks, 2 Mont )s. 149% Paris, 300 fr., 2 M0nth:......... 17nlverial Prussian Gazette, Dec. 17. 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