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4.• THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LINE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. The Performances (during the Holidays) will commence at Half , past Six precisely. Doors open at Six. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's Servants THE WIFE. Julian St. Pierre, Mr. J. Anderson ; Mariana, Miss F. Vining. After which (sixth time) an entirely New Grand, Historical, Em blematical, Aerostatical, Gastronomical, Metaphorical, Musical, Poetical, Vocal, Municipal, Juvenile, Pantomical Pantomime, by the popular author of " Za-ze-zi-zo-zu," E. Fitzball, entitled HARLEQUIN and HUMPTY DUMPTT; or, Bobbin de Bobbin and the First Lord Mayor of Lun'un. Private Boxes, 31. 1/. To b e obtained on application at the Box-oflioe ; Mr. Sam's Libarary, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Mitchell Ebers and Co.; Andrews and Alcroft, Bend-street; at Jullien's Music Warehouse, Regent street ; Chappels, New Bond-street; Leader and Cocks, 63, New Bond-street ; Fans ford and Co., New Bond-street ; and Bailey and Moon, Carlton Library. 12, Regent-street. Stalls, ss. each. First Price—Dress Circle, ss. Od. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 2s. 6d. ; Lower Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, 6d.. Second Price at Nine o'Clock—Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Boxes, 2 5.; Pit, Is. Gd. No Half-price to Upper or Lower Galleries. The Box-office open from 11 till 4. It is respectfully intimated that seats in the Boxes cannot be reserved after the First ct of the Play. fIiEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. 13. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old BromPton. MR. MACREADY. TUIS EVENING, Will be performed RICHELIEU. Ca rdinal Richelien, Mr. Ma cready. Aft e r which a new translation of THE SECOND CALENDAR and the QUEEN of BEAUTY who had the Fight with the Genie. Pr i nc ipal characters by Messrs. J. Bland , Selby, Lebarr, Buckstone, ss Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mi P. Horton, and Miss A. Renter. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Drama, entitled JESSIE GRAY. Characters by Messrs. llugbes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed ford, Madame Celeste, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; Or, the Spider King. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, 3iiss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Madame Celeste, &c. To conclude with THE MARRIED BACHELOR. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management lS of Mr. C N . Kea's and Mr. Keeley. TH EVEING, Will be performed the First Part of HENRY W. Falstrff, Mr. Aiertley. After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALONZO THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq. Private Boxes, Br.c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. massingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Fear o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank NI atthews, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE RINGDOVES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. To conclude with PRINCE DORL'S ; or, The Romance of the Node. AsTLY's ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 'Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Higbanns Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING The Grand new Spectacle of KEN.NILVV ORTH ; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen. with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, introducing the Magnificent Stud and Company of unequalled Artistes, also, for the first time in England, M. Ghelia, with his three highly-trained Steeds, M. Nicolo Plige, the great Barrel Equilibrist, and the Bi o thers Francisco, from the Hippodrome, Paris. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand historical Equestrian Christmas Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre, by the author of " Bluff King Hal," to he entitled HARLEQUIN AND O'DONOGIME ; or, The White Horse of Killarney. Box-eitiee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tau DAY —Morning 1 min. after 1 I Evening 24 111111. after 1 T o-Mortiow—Morning 46 min. after 1 I Evening 6 rain after 2 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day, at noon. _ _ MutoliwrEr, 29.78. Wn4D S.W. fresh breeze and dull, hazy weather, with drizzling rain. _ DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN (D usu) —Wind SW., gentle breeze— overcast. PLYMOUTH-Wind W., strong breeze-rain. PORTSMOUTH-Wind S.E., gentle breeze-rain. BRIGHTON-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-scud. HAsTINGs-Wind W., gentle breeze-rain. SonimutproN-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-rain. FOLKESTONE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. TUNBRIDGE-Wind S.W., calm-overcast. BASLNGSTOKE - Wind S. W., calm-rain. GREENWICH-Wind S. W., gentle breeze-overcast. SwirrnoN-Wind W., light airs-overcast. •••• , ,OXFORD-Wind S., calm-overcast. LEIGHTON -Win d S., gentle breeze-overcast. COLCHESTER-Wind S.W., gentle breeze- overcast. CAMBRIDGE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. BIRMINGIIA3I- Wind S.W., calm- partially cloudy. YARMOUTH-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. CREWE-Wind S.W., light breeze- overcast. H OLYHEAD -Wind S.W. strong breezi-overcast. M ANCHE STER-Wind S.:light breeze-overcast. LANCASTER-Wind S., calm-overcast. WHITEY-Wind S. W , gentle breeze-overcast. SHAD-Wind S., calm - foggy. SUNDERLAND -Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. CARLISLE -Wind S., gentle breeze-foggy. BEATrocK-Wind S.W., gentle breeze - rain. EDINBURGH- Wind S.W., strong breeze - cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock :- CORK-Wind S.W., light breeze-rain. MCILLINGAR-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-rain. POOLE-Wind W., gentle breeze-overcast. LEEDS-Wind N.W., calm - overcast. TORK-Wind S., calm-overcast. DARLINGTON-Wind W., gentle breeze - overcast. SUNDERLAND-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-cloudy. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 inches on every day except Wednesday ;on Monday rose to 30 , 164 inches, and the mean of the week was 30.192 inches. The mean temperature of the week was 36.3°, which is nearly the average of the same week in seven years. Oa the first three days of the week the mean temperature was below the average; during the remainder it was above it. The wind was principally in the south-west. , ..0 . ! • % i ll ' ` . 55 . t V ' ___, • 711 ~, , .414 . 0.,, • MA, )6 4, : 4 4 ,-- ~. , . r• !.; -:' , *.N.• ''' ''',`,._ "ii 1.- rt ,0- ' --.- iRv _. .1- .... ~....-, . . _ Uri) Ira 'll,ll'. jr, LONDON, WEDNESDAY,:IANUARY 1, 185 Where is Mrs. SLOANE ? We repeat the question we have already asked, and we believe it will be re peated in every assemblage of Englishmen through out the length and breadth of the land, until the cruel torturer of the orphan child committed to her charge—of the victim selected not merely because she was the healthiest looking of the lot paraded fur inspec tion at the workhouse, but " because she had no friends" —be made amenable to justice. There are other inquiries also that must be fully and fairly answered. What steps have been taken to trace out the move ments of this person, who, notwithstanding the serious nature of the offence with which she is charged, is deliberately "kept out of the way by her friends ?" What measures have been adopted to ensure her apprehension ? If she should be permitted to escape with impunity—if the culpable neglect and apathy, exhibited in the earlier stages of the case, should still be continued, the working popu lation of the country—those whose children might be exposed to similar treatment, if deprived of their natural protectors, will have but too much reason to believe that the much vaunted protection, supposed to be afforded to the humblest of her MAJESTY'S subjects, is nothing but a " mockery, a delusion, and a snare," and that the machinery of the criminal law cannot be put in motion unless the injured party be able to grease the wheels of justice with th e o il V palms." W e f ear , h owever, that nothing will be L 7 A tr r zi isl c done either by the Ald erman or the of Guardians. The sessi on of the Central Criminal Court is rapidly approaching. M r. s 0 has gone through his last examination, and has been fully committed for trial, and yet there is no security for the appearance of his more guilty aasociate. In her absence there cannot be a complete or searching investigation into all the facts and circumstances of the case ; some of the most horrible discicsures may be pre vented ; and yet the Alderman and the guar dians appear perfectly contented with the ver bal assurance of the defendant's attorney " that there was no doubt that Mrs. SLOANE would surrender to take her trial." Credat Judaus Apella, non egi P ! We confess that we are perfectly in credulous on the subject, and we venture to suggest that before the slightest weight should be accorded to the assertion, it should be ascertained what truth was in the statement which the same gentleman in• strueted his counsel to make, that " Mrs. SLOANE was unable to stir out, having received an injury to her leg by slipping it accidentally through an area grating, which precluded the possibility of her being enabled to leave her bed without great danger"--a statement which induced Mr. Alderman gvejeleux to abstain from sending a warrant after the principal delinquent. It should be shown when, where, and how the accident happened, which so deeply excited the magisterial sympathy as to induce the Alderman to forget the imperative duties of his position, and pardon the contemptuous disregard of his summons. We cannot forget the manner in which Mr. Panurs, who, although attorney, was also bail for Mr. SLOANE, (Gentlemen of the Law Society, is that in accordance with the rules and etiquette of your profession ?) responded to the interrogatory of the Alderman, as to whether he would give security fur Mrs. SLOANE'S appearance ? If the report of the pro ceedings be correct, his reply was truly emphatic. He said, " Is it reasonakle to ask me, Sir ? Would any man, in his right senses, go bail for' any woman,' as to what she would do ? I would not I" And yet the same gentleman, who thinks that " any man in his right senses would not go bail for any woman as to what she would do," appears to suppose that the public mind, which has been brought into a higher state of indignant excitement than it has been on any occa sion since Mrs. BROWNRIGG expiated her hellish cruelties by an ignominious death on the scaffold, is to be satisfied with a verbal assurance that " there is no doubt that Mrs. SLOANE will appear to take her trial." He may tell that to the Marines, or to Alderman HumrnEßT, whose name may henceforward supersede that gallant body when an instance of soft headed credulity is to be illustrated ; but it will not do for the community in general. Although honest JOHN BULL is proverbially gullible, it is to a certain extent only, and cannot always be relied on. What, then, is to be done to redeem this deep dis grace, this flagrant scandal, from the British name ? The answer is plain. Let the working men through out the kingdom follow the noble example afforded by J. D. (to whose admirable letter, which will be found in another part of this day's impression, we earnestly entreat the attention of our readers) and of his fellow-workmen, who contributed 2/. 7s. 2d. towards a suitable reward to be offered for the apprehension of ➢lrs. SLOANE. If there be any offence against the rights of property the aristocracy will assemble, and subscribe largely, in order to testify their abhorrence of the crime and to ensure the punishment of the transgressor. Let the working men show that they can on a fitting occasion exhibit equal energy. Surely the pence of "the many" would realize as large a fund as the pounds of " the few." It would be nothing to " the million " to raise one or even five hundred pounds. We trust, then, that the suggestion of J.D. may be widely acted on ; and that the guardians of the West London Union may learn that English artisans and operatives, aye, and labourers, have humane and feeling hearts. We shall gladly lend any assistance in our power to the move ment, and receive any sums that may be transmitted for the purpose. If really energetic measures be adopted, if the detective police be employed to follow up the track, we do not believe that there can be any great difficulty. Mrs. SLOANE may at this moment be in London or its vicinity. In fact she runs no danger so long as she avoids the " Temple." That is the only place where inquiries have been made after her. But surely she could be as easily discovered as MAN NING or Mrs. MANNINO. We know that she was at Pump-court on a certain day. It was on the 13th December that Mr. PHILLIPS declared that "she was confined to her bed through an accident, and unable to leave it without great danger." A few days after wards, when ROE went to execute the warrant, he found the furniture strewn about in great confusion, as if the bird had just flown. Here, then, is a start ing point, and there can be no great difficulty in ascertaining by what conveyance she left the place, and in what direction she went. A practised detec tive would easily follow up the scent. We do not believe that she bas gone very far, but even if she had fled to France, why might she not be followed thither ? We know that persons have been brought back in cases of less importance. Bat it requires a strong stimulant to set our detec tive force into motion, and to induce them to tax their ingenuity to the uttermost. In France the police act without private pay in the performance of their public functions, but here the reward must first be off red. Be it so. We appeal fearlessly to the working population of the country to provide a suitzble reward, and we are convinced that they will nobly respond to our call, and that there will be at least as much offered for the arrest of Mrs. SLOANE as there was hr that cf Mrs. MANNING. We confess that we should gladly hear a voice from the Home-office on this important case. We also think that the Corpo ration of London should do something to repair the lathes of the worthy Alderman who presided at the Guildhall on the 7th and on the l3th of December. But, if not, we are contented to leave the matter in the hat,ds of the English people without any fear as to the result. HATNAII appears to have imparted some of his vin dictive ferocity to the Austrian Government. It will have been observed from the official correspondence recently published in our columns, in common with those of the majority of our contemporaries, that a threat is held out to all English travellers by the Prince SCLIWARTZENBEIIG. Finding that her MA JESTY'S Ministers declined to gratify the miserable vengeance of the notorious Hangman of Hungary, who was justly insulted in the streets of London, the Austrian statesman seems to have become infuriated to an extent such as to have warped his justice and darkened his judgment. He pre tends, throughout the whole correspondence, that the question implied the non-satisfaction of an indignity offered to the crown of the KAISFR. Whereas it is obvious enough, we should imagine, that the whole movement was nothing more nor less than an irre pressible ebullition of fury and loathing directed against the head of a man infamous for his systematic cruelties and notorious for acts of unparalleled inhuma nity. Not that we should have felt ourselves dis posed to advocate any retribution or compensation, supposing the demonstration had been directly made against the power which sanctioned this monstrous violator of all the laws of civilization, and by allow ing him to pass undegraded and unpunished, assumed to itself some of the responsibility of his proceedings. The Austrian Government appears to us in an aspect too grim and sinister to predispose us in any manner to argue for its right to a respect to which we cannot at all perceive that it is entitled. Briefly, then, it must be remembered that the insult was offered to the desolator of Hungary, and not to the Austrian Government—to a soldier, and not to an Emperor—to an individual, and not to an Admi nistration. A scornful sentiment of derision is the only feeling excited in our breast by the insinuation thrown out by the Charge d'Affaires at London, and by the Prime Minister at Vienna, to the effect that the disturbance which took place at Bankside, when the brewery of Messrs. BAR CLAY and PERKINS was visited by General HAYNAU, was the result of a deep-laid conspiracy. The charge is a contemptible indication of spite in spired by a sense of impotent indignation. No marvel can it be that the suspicion should haunt the imagination of an Austrian statesman, or of an Aus trian diplomatist, when it is reflected that the very a t mo sphere they breathe is that of intrigue. Our only amazement is that the accusation should, in the first instance, have been m suggestedighthave imagined, t Englishbyan obe journal — an organ, o n e better informed as to the temperament of the Anglo-Saxon cerealunitY. History and expe rience, the Past and the Present, should alike have assured them that the people of these islands are averse, from their very temperament, to practices of a covert and u n d er h and character. N ever th e l ess , the truth is that however, much they 'a3 rt he familiar with the hardihood of the English disposit ion, the apologists of Austrian severity found it convenient for a time to trump up a wretched fiction about a plot among the democrats of the metropolis having i ts point i n B an k s id e. N o wonder, there fore, culminating that of their the fable should b e re it era t e d b y the cf fi cia creatu res the EMPEROR, seeing that it wa, origina ted allies i n th e U n it e d Kingdom. by i tion cap a bl e o f fi n di ng part i es credulous enough for its acceptance am o n gs t ourselves, was surely cap a bl e o f d e l u di ng a f ore i gner into a belief aosf its veracity, more especially when it is considered that that foreigner was predisposed to credit the as sertion, Such has, consequently, been the success ac- corded to the ridiculous and malicious calumny pro mulgated by certain of our contemporaries, a calumny which has crept into the official correspondence be tween Prince SCHWARTZENBERG and her Britannic MAJESTY'S Foreign Secretsry. A preposterous exception has been made to the declaration of the English Minister, that the pre sence in court of the chief party concerned in the assault—namely, the object of it—was absolutely necessary, in order to render the law capable of being brought to bear upon the transaction. It has befn objected that if such were the case PELTIER could never have been exonerated by an acquital from the charge of having libelled NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. The argument is actually puerile from its utter in applicability. The one was a trial for libel, the other would have been, on the contrary, one for as sault. In an action for libel—an aotion, recollect, civil in its character—all that is necessary is to pro duce in court (not the party libelled, bus) the libel itself, proving in addition to this the fact of its publi cation. Consequently, the assertion of Sir GEORGE GREY, or rather of the Under-Secretary for the Home Department, has no reference whatever to a case like that of PELTIER—the First Consul being in no way required to appear in person for the purpose of preferring his charge against his traducer. Whereas, upon an occasion like that of the drubbing of General HATNAU by the draymen of Bankside, the law could not possibly take a single step towards the examination of the occurrence until such time as the person assaulted should himself demand the benefit of reparation. This HAYNAU refused to do. AND why ? Not from any magnanimous forgiveness of his assailants, be sure of that—any feelings of that kind being entirely alien to his nature. Besides which the vindic tiveness of the man's nature in regard to the labourers of Bankside is sufficiently avowed by his official champions in their communications to the British Government, namely, in the letters trans mitted at intervals by Baron KOLLER and Prince SCRWARTZENDERG. No. Be sure of this—it was from no magnanimous forgiveness that HAYNAII refused to identify the parties by whom he bad been assailed, or in any manner to appear in an English court of law at once as an accuser and a suppliant. Then, why this apparent weakness ? It was because he appreciated the consequences that would ensue from such a proceeding. He saw at once the line of argument that might be adopted by the counsel employed for the de fence of his assailants. He saw that his aide-de-camps would be brought into the witness-box in the course of the investigation, and that their evidence would be subjected to a severe and rigorous examination. He felt, in addition to this, that all the incidents of his past life would be dragged to light—all the abominations of his most execrable rule over the struggling and conquered Hungarians. He reflected, moreover, that his many political crimes would be recapitulated in one tremen dous and overwhelming catalogue, and a feeling of horror excited by the very circumstance of their enu meration. He shrank before the very thought of what might then have been said by the advocate of the prisoners in the peroration of his defence— % hen, turning to the jury-box and to the bencb, he might have appealed to the reason of his hearers and demanded if a monster of inhumanity like this could be believed upon his oath in any court in Chris tendom ? And he quailed before the prospect of such an inquiry, preferring to forego the chance of gratifying his vengeance rather than run the risk of any such damning and frightful exposure. Hence the refusal of HAYNAU to appear against his p.ssailants, and the consequent correspondence on the part of Lord PALMERSTON and Prince SCHWARTZENBURG. The result of that correspondence is precisely what might have been anticipated from its commence ment : the English Minister has refused to violate the laws of his country for the purpose of gratifying the spleen of the Austrian desolator, and the Cabinet of Vienna has answered that refusal by a threat at once of the most spiteful and impotent description. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received Paris journals and letters of yesterday. The adjourned adjudication of the 1,543,5471. of Rentes, Five per Cents., and 493.2171. Rentes, Three per Cents., proceeding from the Savings Bauk and Lyons Railway, took place at twelve o'clock, at the hotel of the Minister of Finance. There were five sealed tenders handed in, which were opened by the Minister in presence of the bankers and capitalists assembled in the hall. Two were from Baron DE ROTHSCHILD offering 94f. 50c. for the Five per Cents., and 56f. 50z. for the Three per Cents. Two from the Receivers-General Office 941. 66c. for the Five per Cents., and 561. 60e. for the Three per Cents. ; and one from the National Discount Office, offering 93f. 25c. for the Five per Cents. The Receivers-General being the highest bidders, the Rentes were adjudicated to them by the Minister of Finance, and the meeting separated. The affair of M. YON still continues to excite the most intense sensation. So indignant were the PRESI DENT of the Republic and M. BAROCHE at the sup port afforded to M. YoN by M. DUPIN, that they bad determined to dismiss him from the office he has long held in the Court of Cassation, and to propose to the Assembly a vote of censure on the Bureau ; the other Ministers, however represented to them, that it would be impossible to induce the Assembly to come to such a vote; and at length, the PRESIDENT of the Repub• lic and his Ministers determined to " eat their leek." They will not apply to the Assembly to reverse the decision of the Bureau, nor will they take any further steps in the matter, so that the triumph of M. YON over MM. BAROCHE and CARLIER is complete, and M. DUPIN has the satisfaction of knowing that his protection is mere potent than that of the PRESIDENT of the Republic. The'debate in the Bureau lasted fur four hours, and was of a very acrimonious character; personali ties of a very gross nature were said to have been ex changed between M. DARU and M. DUPIN. The latter contended that M. YON would not have been justified had he not revealed to the Bureau the in formation derived from ALLais, and reminded his col leagues that M. Yox had denounced to the Assembly the intended invasion of the 15th May, 1848, when the Bureau refused to accede to the demand of M. CAUSSIDIESI3 for his dismissal ; and . had also fore warned them against the insurrection of June, when General RHASLLAT, the then Prefect of Police at tempted to ridicule his warnings, although the event had proved that M. YON was right, and concluded by declaring that as the Bureau had supported M. Yost against CAUSSIDIERE and REBELLAT, SO it ought to support him against BAROCHE and CARLIER. The resolution adopted by the Bureau, in virtue of which M. YoN is maintained, is peremptory, formal, and without any motive assigned for the decision. It was written by M. DUPIN, and transmitted to M. BA Rocaz immediately after the adjournment of the Bureau. Toe minority of the Bureau had determined to resign, but at a meeting of the Parliamentary Club of the Rue des Pyramides, held on Monday night, at which they were present, the meeting expressed a wish that the threatened resignation should not take place, as it was convinced that in the present state of affairs it was the duty of the Moderate party to avoid all subjects of discussion which could agitate the country. tea The journals of the Elysie are outrageous in their attacks on the Assembly, which the Pouvoir signifi cantly compares to " the Rump Parliament of which CROMWELL so contemptuously put the keys in his pocket." "Do not forget," concludes the Pouvoir, " that you are in full revolution." Is this to be con sidered as a threat or as a warning ? The Pays is even still more furious in its denunciations; and the Constitutionnel declares " nothing can be more se rious than the decision at which the Bureau has ar rived." The Legitimatist and Republican journals, on the other hand, laud the Bureau for their perspicacity and decision. The Assemblie Naiiionale says— " The signification of such avote cannot be doubtful. On Saturday the Assembly desired to assert the invio lability of its Members. Yesterday the Bureau desired to show its determination to resist every slack made on Its prerogatives. Without any doubt, such decisions ought to be regretted, but what ought to be still more regretted, is the nece:;sity which led to thin). We de clare it with regret, there is in all that susceptibilities the origin of which goes far back. The message had calmed them down, and, unfortunately, the executive power has not done enough to render ail its sets in con tormity with its promises. Still more, it has allowed the direction of these matters to be marked with aggressive forms which it was difficult not to remark. Right or wrong, the responsibility of the attack, made on Satur day on the inviolability of the representatives, is assigned to one of the members of the Government; it is even said that the intention was to sound th e pacific dispositions of the Assembly. Why be astonished, then,. at the vigour displayed in these two circumstances by the na tional representation? We accuse no one, we hope that the p re t ens i ons of one of the powers are singularly ex aggerated; but it is useless to shut one's eyes on the appearances, true or false, produced by the facts which we have had to speak of for the last two days." We , read i ri th e Siacle--. , Public opinicm ought to hold itself on its guard SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1851. against all the sophisms to which parties will not tail to have reccurte. It is not a question here cf M. Yon, nor of the Ministers, nor of any one, but of the national representation which it is attempted every day to weaken. That is what the majority of the Bureau has comprehended; by its energy it has merit( d well of all men who sincerely desire moral order and public tran quillity." The National says— " This decision, on which we congratulate the Bureau, was received with veritable stupefaction by the Bona 1. artist representatives, who were in the Salle des Con ferences." The Assembly adjourned on Monday to Thursday ; the interval will be employed in an endeavour to patch up a truce. The Five per Cents. opened at 95r, and closed at 94f. 65c.; the New Loan opened at 951., and closed at 941. 70c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f. 80c.; and the New Loan at 56 1 . 85c. ; Great Nor thern, 476 f. 25c. 8081:NIS'S DuNk. IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS Al Tf4E LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 31. Boulogne and Amiens, 8 5 ,—Dutch Rhenish, 3! —Lux embourg. 2. 1 A —Namur and Liege, 81,—Northern of France, 15 iA—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3% ex int.—Paris and Stras bourg, BX. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 24th ult., have arrived. Towards the close of the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, M. PIDAL and the Duke DE VALENCIA replied to the Count DE REus, who had asserted that the present Ministry did not merit the confidence of the country. They had no difficulty in proving that a Ministry who had so much improved the condition of the country, and had exerted them selves so much to increase its resources, could not be said to have forfeited the confidence of the country and of its representatives. The Chamber several times manifested its assent to the above remarks. 1114./.4 MADRID BOLSA, DEC. 24.—The Three per Cents. were done to-day at 35k, and were 1 buyers, 7.16 sellers, after the close ; Five per Cents., with current coupon, 12i to 9-16 ; Coupons are reported at 68, but a small operation is quoted at 7; Passive Debt, 3 13.16 to j. Exchange on London, 50 4.5. GERMANY. A letter from Cassel, of the 28th ultimo, says : " Count LEININGEN has forbidden the ermanent Committee of the States to hold any meeting or ul terior deliberation under pain of being brought before a court-martial. The ordonnance of Count LEININ GEN, of the 24th, was published to•day. The dis arming of such citizens as had not before given up their arms is to take place immediately." The German Journal of Frankfort, under date of Vienna, 25:h, says :—" The detachments of Austrian troops now in Bavaria will shortly leave that country by order of the Government. The expenses which the Bavarian Government has been put to for the support of these troops will be immediately repaid by Austria." _ _ _ The conferences at Dresden would not be resumed until the 30th, when MM. MANTELIFFEL and SCRWARTZENBURG would return from Berlin. Advices have been received from Vienna of the 26th. The Wiener Zeitung announces that the Railway and Telegraph Journal, hitherto published by the de partment of the Minister of Trade, will be given up, and a new journal issued under the special surveil lance of the Minister of Trade, which shall be devoted to the general interest of the various branches of his department. The Wanderer states that the general feeling against the admission of the Jesuits into Austria is gaining ground daily. Bven the Communal Council of Lemberg, which has hitherto been far from inimical to that order, has given in a protest against their fur ther encroachments. _ _ There have been several falls of snow, in consequene of which the railway traffic has been in some measure impeded. GREECE. Accounts have been received from Athens to be 18th. The KING was expected shortly to return, bringing with him his nephew, who is to be brought up ac cording to the faith of the Greek Church. REWARD FOR MRS. SLOANE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Seeing that it is a matter of doubt on the part of the Poor-law Guardians as to the propriety of offering a reward for the apprehension of Mrs. Sloane for cruelty to the poor girl, Jane Wilbred, and thinking it a national offence to allow any person to escape charged with so grave an offence without a thorough investigation into its merits, I beg to suggest that a public reward be offered for her ap prehension. Let the working men of London go through their shops and make a subscription, and 501 . or 1001. reward may be offered within 48 hours from this, and let the guardians see that the English arti sans have human hearts and feelings. I beg to enclose 21. 7s. 2d., being the amount subscribed by my fellow workmen for this purpose, hoping that when it is an flounced through your widely circulating journa . will be immediately responded to. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Vauxhall, Dec. 31, 1850. J. D P.S. Should the object for which the above was subscribed be already attained, please hand over the amount for the girl's benefit. THEATRE Ro Y AL, DRURY-LANE. The first part of Henry IV. was performed here last evening, fur the purpose of introducing Mr. Bar ratt to a metropolitan audience in the character of Falstaff. We had never before heard of Mr. Barratt, but judging from his performance of last night, he is not likely long to remain unknown. He is possessed of a fund of rich comic humour, which, however, is completely under the control of an excellent judg ment ; his acting is that of a most intelligent artiste ; in him we hail the legitimate successor of Bartley. Anderson w2s the Prince, and the best Prince we have seen for many a long day, and Vandenhoff, albeit somewhat too old for the part, was an efficient Hotspur. The play was well put on the stage. THE LATE ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq, —lt is with sincere regret that we record the death of Mr. Alex ander Macdonald, of her Majesty's General Register House for Scotland. Mr. Macdonald for many years held the office of Keeper of the Register of Deeds and Protests. But it was as an expert and zealous antiquary that he was chiefly known to the public. He was one of Mr. Thomson's best and earliest assistants in the publication of the "Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland," and other works undertaken by the late Record Commissioners. He was long one of the most active members of the Society of Antiquaries of Scot land, and the library and museum of that body owe much to his industry and intelligence. He edited several volumes for the Maitland Club, to which he contributed a very useful work, "The Register of Ministers in the Year 1567 ; the earliest extant record of the ecclesiastical appointments of the Reformed Church in Scotland. He also contributed largely to the materials of Sir Walter Scott's notes and illustrations of the " Waverly Novels". As a private gentleman Mr. Macdonald was endowed with a kind and amiable temper, which Kill make him to be long and sincerely lamented by all who had the happiness of his friendship or acquaintance. —Edinburgh Court. DEATH OF MIL WILLIAM SEGUIN.—We regret to announce the death of this eminent singer, which took place on Sunday last, after a short illness. Mr. Seguin's profes sional attainments are well known to the musical world. Possessed of a fine bass voice, he was a sound musician, of pure and cultivated taste, and especially distinguished as a performer of sacred music. His untimely death at the age of only six and thirty, will be much felt, as the loss of an ac complished artist, and a worthy and amiable man. WATCHING OUT THE OLD YEAR.—Last night the custom of passing the last hour of the expiring year in con gregational devotion was observed at all the principal Wes leyan chapels in London, which were filled to overflowing. The superintendent ministers of the circuits, who generally conducted the devotions, delivered addresses on the occur rences of the last year, improving the retrospect in a spiri tual light; and just before twelve the assembled congrega tions knelt in prayer, until the stroke of a clock announced that a new period of life and hope had commenced, when all rising, joined in a hymn of praise. This practice has of late years been adopted by other denominations, and was ob served last night in some of the metropolitan churches. THE METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPERS IN THE PRO TINCES.-At the Mechanics' Institution, Gateshead, on the evening of Monday week the under-mentioned newspapers for 1851 were sold at the following prices, after circulation among the members:— The Times ... £2 14 0 The Daily News 2 13 0 The Sun 2 10 0 And at the Corporation Mews-room, Stockton, the under mentioned were disposed of at the following prices : The Times ... £2 1 0 The Morning Chronicle ... 115 0 The Sun 1 11 0 THE HOTBED OF CHOLERA IN THE a line northward from Blackfriars-bridge, in a band of 200 or 800 yards' width—there, in the parallelogram which lies along the main rroad from Stonecutter-street to Bridewell Ilospital were 76 deaths ; there, in the little clump of houses forming the angle of Farringdon-street and Holborn-hill, were 17 deaths; there, in a square spaceibehind twenty seven shop fronts in Fleet-street, were 57 deaths; there, in the small parish of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, were deaths at the rate of 25 to every 1,000 of the population. Those who are acquainted with the ancient geography of the City will readily sonjec4ure a reason. They will remember when the cuurse of water running at London under Old-bourne-bridge and Fleet-bridge into the Thames was of such breadth and depth that ten or twelve ships' navies at once, with mer chandises, were wont to come to the aforesaid bridge of Fleet, and some of them unto Old-bourne-bridge.' Ihroughout at least a large: portion of this diotrict the subsoil consists of black mud - the bed of the ancient river—in which are set the foundations of the modern houses. — Mr. Simon's Report. Mr. Dyce Sombre has been recently at Vienna. lie rendered himself in no way remarkable while in that city. ROYAL MARINES.—WOOLWICH, DEC. 31.—Captain Wade has three weeks' leave of absence for the benefit of his health. Lieutenant Harington has rejoined from his course of instruction at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. Lieut. Freeland has one month's leave of absence. On Saturday night last the Countess of Chichester presented the Noble Earl with another son. We are happy,to learn that her Ladyship is progressing favourably.—Susses -Advertiser. The exhibition of the Liverpool Academy of Paint ing, which is about to close, has been extremely successful. Pictures to the amount of '1,3001. hare been sold, and the gallery has been visited by more than 20,000 persons. TIIE SHARE MARKETS BRITISH RAILWAYS Railways. Aberdeen• • Nominal Prices. 10 to 10% dis. Do. Preference • • •• ! 8 6 8 Ambergate, Nottingham,' Boston, & E. Juncion , 8% Ayrshire and Galloway. • 734 Belfast and County Down' 32 Berks and Hants Exten. I (Great Western Per-! petual 5 per cent) ••1 6 Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly : paid, or with a guar... I 20 Do. without a guar... ! 20 Birming., Wolverhamp-' ton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a: guarantee • • •• •• ! 15 Do. without a guar. •• ! is Birming., Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley .• 13 14 0 Birkenhead, Lamas., and Cheshire Junction ••I 26 —;• Bristol and Exeter • • • ! 100 75 —77 Buckinghamshire • • • • 17% 17% —lB Caledonian • • • • • • 50 101, 10% 1) 101. Preference •• 1 10 —5% Do. Clydesdale Junc.• • I 50 .. Chester and Holyhead ! 60 16 Do. Freterence .. • • 15 13% Clarence .. • • .. •78 6 8 Do. Ist Class, 6 per ct. 10 Do. 2d do., 5 per cent. 10 Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. et. 10 Direct Lond. And Portsra. Dublin and Belfast J unet. 45 Dundalk and Enniskillen 30 East Anglian (251. L. 86, E. and L. & D.) • • Do (181. E. & II.) • • Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference • • Do. (51.) 7 pr. et. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p.c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. • . Do. Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • • • • • Do. No. 2 .• • • • • Do . New Preference, 6 per cent. .. • • • • Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • • • Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • • • Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do: do. .. Do. do., 14 & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. • • • • East Lancashire • • • • Do. New quarters • • Do. 6 per cent. pref. quarter shares.. • • East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorch. Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. pref. consolidated Do. do. G. D. & C. stock, Gloucester & Dean Forest Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • Great Southern and Western, Ireland • Do. eighths .. • • • Great North of England Do. new 401. Do. new 301. Do. new 151. Great Western 5% —5% die. .. ...• • • % - 1 p. 29 -30 27 -28 8- 9 p 7- 8 P 10% -11% - 17 - 14 .. .. 25 —23 dis, 3%-33k 2;4 - 2 1% -1 % 1 -I}i X -1 6 -6 6 13 4 6 13 34—%P IA dis. % p lON - 11 55 -- 57 55 -57 4 -6 p 6% - 7 - 18% -191 i 12 - 1214 _2 -2% 31% -32 27 - - 29 6 -7 2% 1 1 0 IN - 2 X - 34 8 6 8 171 - 17% ,4 10% - 11% 12 y - 12% 2% 100 3g -40 . - P. 1242 - 245 Do. Now, 171. .. Hull and Selby • • Do. half shares • • Do. quarter shares Lancaster and Carlisle 'l7 77% 4% 4 dis. 99 101 49% 50% 22 —23 63 —7O 534 6 34 p. 2G —27 p 53% 56% 10% 10% dis. 7 dis. 1% 134 dis. 12% 50 II 13 4 47% 100 23% 11% Do. thirds • • • • Lancaster and Preston Lancashire and Yorkshire l Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • • • Do. F. 20/. .. •• Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. .• Do. Pludders. & Shoff. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford • • Leeds and Thirsk • • • • Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 pct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs.. 1848 .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. • • • • London and Blackwall • • London, Brighton, and South Coast .• • • Do. guarteed. 5 per et., late 4roydsn thirds • • Do. preference, 5 p ct. Do. preference, couv. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6. per cent. .. London and Greenwich •' Do. preference .. • • London and N.-Westernl Do. do. new quarters • Do. fift hs• Do. 101. sh., BE& B (c) London and S.- Western Do. new 50/. .. • • Do. new 40/. .. •• ' Do. uew preference • • Londonderry & Coleraine Do. hall shares .. • . Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct. Do. do. 6 per cent. • • Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • • • " Do. half shares • • •., Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - • .. Manchester, Sheffield, Ecl Lincolnshire • • .. Do. quarters, No. 1 • • Do. new, 10/ preference Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • i~tidland • • • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 50/. shares • • • • Do. Birming & Derby Do. Consol. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. .. Do. Ercwash Val. pref. Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • • Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and Itedcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • .. • . Do. extension scrip • • Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • • • • Newry & Enniskillen .. Newry, arrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • .. • • Norfolk • . • • .. • • Do. New 20/. shares.. I , o. Extension • . • • Do. guar. 53l per cent. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union N orth British • • • . Do. Preference • • .: North Staffordshire .., North-Western .. .• Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. • . Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) • • • • Reading, Guildford, and lieigate.. • • • • • • Royston and Hitchin • Do. Shepreth Eaten. • • Scottish Central • • • • Scottish Midland .. .• Do. new . • • • • • S are sbury & Birnaing. C1a..3 A.. •• •• •• Do. Class 8.. • • . • Do. New Guarantee.. 'I Shrewsbury 4 Ilereford hrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. : Min.) Do. Halves .. • • • • Do. Oswestry • • 1)0. New.. • • • • • • Do. 8 per cent. Pref. Shropshire Union • • • • South Devon • • • • •• Do. Preference • • • • South Staffordshire .., South-Eastern • • • • Do. do. 4% per cent... South Wales.. • • • • South Yorksh. and River Dun . • • • • • • • Shed., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea & Loughor, &c. raw Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Dock and Railway • • • • • • Vale of Neath • • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick., and Dublin .. • • Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed • • Do. do. Do. do. West Cornwall .. • • Whitenaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and S. Western .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth • • • • • • • • York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. • • • • • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • • • Do. .. • • • • • • Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway • • .. York and North Midland, . Do. Preference • . .• 128 - 132 6 —5% dia. 96 —97 12 -13 3% —2% dis. 3% 3 dis. i% % dis. 4 lb P •• .-- •• 6% .-- 6X 86} - 87% 10% =. 11% 57 -60 100 12 15 4 20 100 57 -60 100 42)4 137 -139 11% - 12 23 - 24)4 -123 •• -- •• 13 -15 4 2 01 25% - 26% 10% - 11% -10 q 128 - 130 do. .. do. • • Anglo-Italian (late Ita• Ilan and Austrian) .. Boulogne and Amiens Central of France (Or leans and Yierzon) Demerara .. .. .• Dutch Rhenish • • • • East Indian • • • • • . Do. do. do. • • Great Indian Peninsula. • Ditto ditto . • . • Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • • • • • Ditto • • • • • • • • Madrid and V alentla .. Namur and Liege .. • • Northern of France • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans • • .. Paris and Rouen • • • • Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre .. . Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbiso, Lan den, and Ilasselt • • West Flanders .. • 29 16 0 Australasia .... •• • • • • . • British North America.. Colonial .....• .. • • .... Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New • • • • • National of Ireland .. • • Provincial of Ireland• • • • Do. New .. - • • • • • • • •• Juion of Australia •• • • 100 47% 2% - 3 2 12 0 13% - 14 6% - 73 13 5 3 9 12 3, •• - •• 22 -23 .. ,••• • • 20.. - 21 .. % - % .. - .. 8 -8% 44 -45 1s 18% 6 13 4 20 :lON. 2 -2% 8% -8% 15N - 16 1 -1U 2%-2% . i _il NT ST, K BANKS. 28 -31% 42 1 4 -43 9%-10 25 18%-196 27 -28% 1714 - 18 42 - 43% 158 - 15% 3474 - 35 Do. New • • •• Union of London •• •• • • Union of Madrid •• •• • • 12•• -•• % -131 i 3►,! —3% p. 4 —4% p. 23.4 -2% P. 76% 77% 12 —ll dig . 104 934.di5.1 2% —2% p. 4% 4 dia. 3% 2% dis. 46 —47 19% 19% dis. 24 —26 21 23 15 —l4 dls. 16 —l7 4% 496 8% 9 4/ 8 —5% 8% —B% dis, 17 -1714 413 - 4'46 734 - 8 34 P. 18% - 19 7%4 -7% 1 -1% p. 6 —51 i 5 —4% dia. 9,', 10 12 -- 13 6 —6% 9 —lO 1 dis. 13% 14 • 3!4 dis 14 —l6 11 13 • clls, 22% 23 —2% die. . • • • 9 7 dia. 7)4 —6% die. 3 b 16% 18 F% —614 dig. 3 1 ,6 —27 i dis. 16 —l7 3N —4% 22% 22% 1% 1 db. 4,7 i — 4 5 i, dts.x.d li I pm. - % Pm. 'A - U Pm• 8 —SI( 15 —154 4% -4 die. 34 —36 27 27% 1 G% —5% die., 103( 11 VA, —3% •• •• 10!4 9 A dig. ad 1 13 01 13 5 2.1% Business done to-day. 10 dii. Nominal rrices. Anglo•Mexicau(is. 5/. p.) Asturian • • .. • • • • .. • • • • Australian ••..•• • • • • Barossa Bangs . Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip ........ • • British Iron.. • • .. Brazilian Imp. (Is. 5/ : p ) 3q - 3 3 Y2 -3% Do. Cocaes . and Cuiaba' Do. St. John del Rey • • Cobre Copper ...... .• • Genera 1................ Real Del Monte, I.ll.reg. 3%- 314 14% -14 q 32% - 35 5% - 5 - 137. Do. Black Debentures Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft .. • • • . • • .... • • 9 —7% 10 3 A It ,ANEOUS. 42% 44 26% 27 89%-88 73 —74 he err•rs of the Official Lists, and A correspondents.] United Mexican - 128 2 8%! [ISCELL. Canada ........ • • • • Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam Royal N ail Steam .. • • .. [We cannot be answerf will not be influenced by for interesto MOINEY and COiViiVitattAAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpoal, yesterday, were estimated at 4.000 bales, with a flat market, and prices nearly *I. per ib. loser,--In Railway Shares but little business done, and prices had a downward tendency. Referring to the stocks t f produce, &c., now and at this time last year, it cannot but be gratifying to remark that the quantity of Cotton in the United Kingdom ex• ceeds that weekly chronicled by 8,000 bales. This error reminds one forcibly of what occurred last year when the stock was likewise found to exceed what had bet n re presented, and many will very naturally infer that there is either design in these mistakes, with a view to influ enee prices, or otherwise that the sy stem of collecting the requisite data is imperfect. Still it is singular that the error should be generally in favour of higher values. With respect to produce generally, it rules somewhat higher than at this time last year. Sugar is Is. to is 6d., or, if we take the Gazette average, 3s. per cwt. higher than at this time last year. The deliveries show an increase this year, and the stock is much lower. Coffee, on the other hand, is in larger supply, and the deliveries have greatly declined. The price stands lower than at this time last year for the finer qualities of Jamaica, but better for Ceylon Native. Rum has been remarkably steady, Rice is dearer, and Cotton is ld. to 2d. per lb. higher. Pig Iron is depressed. The range of funded property during the past year has been much less wide than it was in 1849. Consols have alternated 4-1 , - per cent., and Exchequer-bills 175., the month of February being the lowest point, viz., 941 and the present week the highest. bhares this year have varied about 20 for the North- Western, South• Western 14, and Midland 16 per share. Mexican Bonds have been at 271 and 37 this year, and Spanish Three per Cents. 35 and 40i. A writer in the Bankers' Magazine far January gives the following remarks :—" The price of silver (standard) remains at ss. lid. per ounce, being an advance of nearly 2d. per ounce from the lowest price prevalent within the last four months. In the following table we have brought together most of the facts which bear upon the present curious phenomena presented by the foreign exchanges:— PARIS. Paris on London on Premium Weeks ended 1850. London, Paris, on Gold per 3 Months' 3 Months' Mille at Date. Date. Paris. F. C. F. C. F. July 26th ... 25 27 25 65 9 August 24th ... 25 17i 25 57 8 September 28th ... 25 15 25 32 7 OctoLer 26th ... 25 10 25 45 5f November 23d ... 25 25 25 35 3i December 21st ... 24 85 25 12 par HAMBURG H. Hamburgh London on Gold dearer Weeks ended 1850. on London, Hamburgh, in Paris 3 Months' 3 Months' than in Date. Date. London. - - SC. SC. PEA CENT. July 26th ... 13 74 13 11 .11 August 24th ... 13 7 13 11 .24 September 28th ... 13 61 13 101 .16 October 26th ... 13 5 4 13 12 .26 November 23d ... 13 2 13 41 .36 December 21st ... 13 0 13 4 1.0 " The leading facts presented by this table may be recapitulated as follows:-1. Between July and De cember, 1850, there has been a very marked fall, against this country, in the exchange with Paris; and this fall has taken place quite apart from any corresponding dis turbance in the actual trade in commodities between the two countries. 2. The same observation applies to the exchange with Hamburgb, 3. There has been a marked fall in the premium on gold at Paris, notwithstanding that during the progress of that fall there has been no influx of gold into France from this country. And 4. The fall in the premium on gold at Paris has been so rapid as to postpone until the 21st of December, 1850, the occurrence of a state of things which rendered gold so much dearer in Paris than in London (say 1 per cent.) as to render it profitable to send gold from hence to Paris. These are the facts which appear on the face of the table when connected with the notorious truth that little if any gold has been sent to the continent from England during the last six months, until within the last week or two, when per haps a million or so has been exported. The enormous exportation of silver is, of course, well known." The accounts from both the copper and iron regions of Lake Superior, as to the richness and new discoveries, exceed former reports, and come in that authenticated shape that they can be fully depended upon. The immense quantities of supplies which have gone up to Sault St. Marie, thanks to the energies of Colonel M'Knight in completing his railroad across the portage, are likely to arrive safely at their several points of destination. Without this im portant work, nearly one-half would have failed, the rains and heavy loads of copper having nearly destroyed the old read. But we are sorry to say that there is, as usual, a .mething to mar the prospects. Gen. Taylor had appointed Mr. Acker registrar, and Mr. Backus the re ceiver of the Land-office at Sault St. Marie, but it seems Mr. Fillmore is sending nominations to the Senate for confirmation, reversed their order, and the tendency is such as to prevent parties from entering on lands until the expiration of a long seven months of winter, Mr. Backus not having received his papers in season to open his office this fall, and meantime a deputy -marshal is sent up to prevent felling the timber for building and other purposes. The Foreign Exchanges rallied very generally yester day afternoon, and there was more doing. Th e rate , for 90 (lays' paper were 25 12i to 20 on Paris, 11 16i to 17 on Amsterdam, 13 5 to 6 on llarnburgh, and 12 40 to 45 on Trieste. _ The English Funds have rallied to-day, and Consols have touthed 96k 1. The New Thr ee - an d- a -Q uarter per Cents. are 98,k I, and the Three per Cents. 971 1, Exchequer bills have been 575. to 60s. prem. The ad vance in the exchanges has had a favourable effect. In the Foreign Market the quotations have been very limited, Spanish Three per Cents. are nominally 38 to ; Mexican Bonds ar e 354 to k ; and Peruvian, 791. Brasil Bonds have been 88i. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. are 57i ex div. Railway Shares have been rather flat again, but there is not much doing. Consols ... Ditto Account TILE 10% % 13% % 34 P % dis. [12 1 ,4 12 12 11% 17% % 11;4 6 - 4 % 78 1 / 4 77% 11 5% P 57U 57 56X 15 11 6 3, 6% yi [67M 86% 87% $654 11% [123% 125% 34 123 20% % 16% 3 % % 77% dis. 47 15% 16 23i )4 3 s% Nt 9 17% % 34 22h 3 254 18% % % 22% % % 9 iIN 1104 1 5 3% x.d. 11 10N 3% 5 6 dig. 418. QUARTER TO THREE, ... 96i 1 ONE PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. 3 i ,e- kA t, Reduced A n as. ...... 97 Ai 1 4 Yew 3 1 % per Cont. Anus.. ....».•••• 93:3 4 India Stock Ingia Bonds, 1,000L__,... . .. T3 p Uonsols for Account 9 6 % 3% '4 Exchequer Bills. 14d. & 2cl 1,0001. June........... 5001 June Small. June 57 ( 0 p CLOSING PRICES. 7 1 A 267 73 p 96% CO p 60 p CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds BB% Ditto, Small Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, Account — m cm i can , 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... Ditto, Account ......... Peruvian Bonds, 41 /s per Cent...— 7 9 1,/ Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in Londe'. French 3 per Cent Exchange Dutch 2k,4 per Cent., 12 Guild. ii ex d Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 9 O 91 03 91 COURSE OF Amsterdam 11 15% Ditto, three months .. 7 Rotterdam .• .• • • 11 17% A.ntvrerp •• •• • • 25 241 Brussels • • • • .. • • 25 25 Hamburgh .... • • M.B • 13 5% Mtona .. • • .. Paris, 3 days'sight • • 26 I Ditto, 3 months .... 25 25 Marseilles •• •• •• 25 0 Bourdeaux•—• . rrankforton Maine.... 1173 Berlin • • .. • • • • Vienna, effee. 13 110 Trieste, ditto.... • • .. 13 50 Petcrsburgh,Bl l . Rble.. 37;4 Madrid • • • • •• • • • • •• •• 49% Cadiz • . • be Barcelona • • • • Sevills•••• •• •• •• •• •• EXCHANGE. Gibraltar.. • • Leghorn .... ••••• • •• • • 30 90 Genoa .. ••••.•••• • • • •• 25 70 Venice.... .• • • • • • • .... Palermo, peva Messina .............. Lisbon-- •• • • • • • ..... 0p0rt0........ • . • • .... Rio Janeiro .......... Buenos Ayres .. •• New York,6odays'sight Philadelphia ......... Immo OP BULLION, PER OR, Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Now Dollars ...... 0 4 11% Silver in bars ........ 0 b 1% LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDCW, JAN. I.—Wind at noon S.W., fresh breEze, and dull hbzy weather. It blew a heavy gale last night. STRONNESS, DEC. 30.—The S2lithury, for New York, has put back v.ith cargo shifted, and must dim.- chargo. DEAL, DEC. 31. Wind W.S.W.— Arrd. Oliver Cromwell, Smith, Calcutta; Christabel, Harding, M a d. ras. Arrd. from the River, Penyard Path, Sydney, New South Wales. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31.—Wind S.W. to W.SW.—Arrd. Duke of Lancaster, Kitcher, Bombay; Orion, E vans , Newfoundland. Sid. Freeman, Jamaica; Martin Luth e r, Mobile; Nathaniel Thompson, thston. MALTA, DEC. 20.—The Gabrielle, Ibrial to Cork, has put in with damage, and part of cargo thrown over board in a gale 2d inst. CORUNNA, DEC. 21.—The hurricane th a t p reva il e d off the coast 19th lust. is now over. The Adelaide, Bristol to St. Vincent, was totally wrecked on Lsge B eac h, vff th e siserga Island; master saved; 13 pup, Business done to-day. Mrs. Dore' and child, and one passenger drowned. An, English frigate, with ti s srar for a rudder, was seen lilu inst. off Cape Ortegal, The Paquetta de Limpias GO?' zalcz, Ilavannah to London, :put in yesterday vlth damage. MARKET NEWS.-JIIIS DAY.) CORNEXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY' Notwithstanding that the supply of English Whea t on offer in to-day's market was extremely small, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy in the extreme, at barely Monday's reduction in the quotations, and at which aeh arance of the st.inds was not effected. Up wards of 11,ot 0 quarters of foreign Wheat have cowe fresh to hand this week, chiefly from the westward. S ° little bus ness was transacted in that article that lat e rates were ncminally unaltered. The show of bo w English and foreign Barley being on the increase, the Barley trade was very dull, at barely stationary prises. In Malt scarcely a transaction took place. Although the supply ( f Oats was far from extensive, that grata met a very dull inquiry, at barely lad week's currenrics* Beam., Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were lower t° purchase. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley. Malt. —Oats. flour*---‘ —__ -- Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. SA V . English •• •• •• 870 3,610 750 2,70 1, 0 " Seotch• • •• •• •• Irish •••••• •• 7,580 . Foreign •. •• . 2,810 6,610 11,430 1 4.i)711 WHITECHAPEL. Prime Beef and Mutton were in moderate request, 1 1 , :all prices. In other kinds of Meat, the supply of wh it ," was good, exceedingly little business was transact `' Beef, from 2i 4d to 33 44 ; Mutton, 2i 6d to 3i 10° L ; Veal, 31 to 8s 10d; Pork, 23 10d to 43 per 81bs, by carcase. BOROUOZ ZOP BIARZET. So little business is doing in our market, that th e general quotations are almost nomival. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY' (Before Mr. Pucitus and a Bench of Magistrates.) Joseph Cook, aged 53, a pork-butcher's assistant,. ou r ; rendered to an indictment charging him with stealio . k hand of pork from the shop of William Baker, a por gy butcher, at Croydon, on the 30th November last. al The evidence of the prosecutor and his shop-boy We clearly to establish the prisoner's guilt. The jury found a verdict of Guilty, with a rec° l l ; mendation to mercy in consideration of the prison er previous good character. The BENCH sentenced him to fourteen days' solittal confinement. Elizabeth Bowery, a ruddy country girl, aged 18, w il t a child in her arms, was convicted of stealing a 101. BS% of England note from Thomas Gray, in whose service o' had been living at Kingston. She was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to O rd labour for six calendar months. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) A cab-driver named Joseph Darling, was charg ed with stealing a watch. Last night, Mr. Whiting, the landlord of the S ti : public-house in Clare market, invited a few friends 'a supper to see the old year out and the new year in, °„ 0 amongst the parties present was Mr. Hill, the per s ,a whose watch was stolen. The year had scarcely dairn'a before Mr. Whiting and Mr. Hill foolishly come:telt, quarrelling' over their cups, and while the former struggling to turn the latter into the street, the p r ison ' to who happened to be at the Sun bar, coolly walked O ho Mr. Hill and snatched the watch in question from 6 waistcoat pocket. Mrs. Whiting, who was appreheet o that her husband would receive some injury ill course of the scuffle, kept her eye upon the beligerents• P ' es saw the whole manceuvre of the prisoner, whom she at ° i accused of the robbery. He denied it, but immediedte4, afterwards the watch was found at his feet, and as A:l i p Hill had distinctly seen him take it from Mr. 0 1 0 waistcoat pocket and place it in his own, a policed was called in, and he was given into custody. The prisoner protested that he did it all out of O . He was drunk, and though be intended to assist r: Whiting in putting his friend out, he had not the motest intention of appropriating his watch. eft The police-constable who apprehended the priso n said he knew him as the associate of thieves. kle ,to once before been charged of robbery, but the evide°,, n was insufficient to prove ;the case, although the so: property was found upon him, and he was discharge d ' Mr. HENRY said the case must go before a jury. The prisoner was accordingly fully committed trial. 88M 35% 35 79% 34% 41% 124 124 53% 53% " Le Chargé d'Affaires de France, D. MARESCALCIII. " Mona. le Lieutenant Lean, R.N." FItENC.H EMIGRATION FROM TO PORT OF LONDON. It will probably be remembered that a short 0111310 since a case of some public importance, as regards d o protection which our laws extend to foreignerg , well as to natives, about to emigrate from this no ll r a try, was reported as being brought before the V ol Mayor, at the Mansion-house, when the circurnstO k e s , appeared to be of a very peculiar and complicated o ho racter, and the person inculpated (a Frenchman, " 1 o f had chartered the ship Abyssinia) was, in default payment of the sum claimed by the applicants awarded by his Lordship, committed to prison forth of months. Subsequently and at different times, 0111 1 4 parties mixed up with the affair were sumtn° l3 o under the 82d and 33d clauses of the Passengers 'el to obtain justice for the complainants. Professi ° ,lo gentlemen were employed on both sides, and, ' I A, result ultimately was that the brokers took the lit oo lities of the principal upon themselves. He was &, P o discharged from confinement, and the ship in quest l j having been purchased by the brokers, was fitted °l e l equipped by them ; the passengers were emberi' and she sailed from hence the beginning of this 11 0 for her destination—California. nle The passengers were 65 Frenchmen, who es, over here to proceed in the Abyssinia to St. I:,,f r ; cisco, and who, in the course of their appeal to r 'pi P lish justice, felt so strongly the support they had ° re with in the distress and trouble in which they 11 . , e ,if involved, that when they were extricated from If : 00 embarrassment they presented a grateful adolt to Lieutenant Lean, R.N., the able and 113 : c i efficient emigrant officer for the port of London, s ; : i. the Chargé d'Affaires of France also very bil l/ o f somely acknowledged, in a letter to the Lord gsl o a and Lieutenant Lean, the assistance they r o t met with. We append these letters to the gall, li o t emigration agent, as not only being interesting, " ti t as a proof of the readiness of the French Governtn e , to acknowledge the e ffi cient aid afforded on this l ' e ; casion. Moreover, it is another instance of how O re Lieutenant Lean's judicious and faithful services estimated, both at home and abroad : (Copy.) " A MONSIEUR LE LIEUTENANT LEAN, CHARGE D.. DIRECTION DE L'EMIGRATION. " Alonsieur,—Les passagers de l'Abyssinia soussig r6/ au moment de quitter l'Angleterre et de faire voile la Californie se reunissent tons Bans an profond set ment de reconnaissance pour vous. Its etaient arril e : c e Londres sous les plus facheux auspices, leur con6n. avait 6 6 trompe, leur depart semblait devoir etreio" liniment ajourne, si non impossible, mais l'hospits ,, Anglaise veillait sur eux. • oft " C'est I votre chaleureuso intervention, monsle gi qu'ils doivent le SUCC e S de leurs c'enar c h es: part o ut,:l mute occasion, eta toute heure, vous avez e 6 pr"" ,5 liendre leurs inte r et s; y eas av t z e nfin s i l arg e o3° ;; compris vos dev o i rs en l eur far our quo dans le foncto n 'i naire charge de l es p ro tt g er its out trouve le d evou enle" d'un r;re. " Les passagers Francsis seraient heureux, monsie lif t ' s Si vous vouli ez Bi en conse ntir etre leur interPf e de aupiei du pa s h onour abl e Lord Make de la Cili! Londres. Its n ' ou bli eren t j ama i s l e f erme e t I c 9 " appui qu' ifs oat trouve6 &ulnas de ce magis til • minent. hie "En vous priant d e rem pli r oe tt e m i ss i on honors-,,. ifs croient avoi r t roul 6 la seule recompense digne de v ° A ; et la preuve la plus c e rtaine de leur inalterable gratiti l Y to , "Henneur au pays qui a d'aussi nobles representSP " Londres, le 29 Novembre, 1850. " Lea delegues de 50 passagers de l'Abyssinia. "ERNEST LEFORT. J. PELATON. 0 CLEEC. BRIATTE, CO• (Copy.) " Londres, le 18 Decembre, 185 0 '; " Monsieur,—Je n'ai pas laisse ignorer i t moo o, l ' o vernement la go; euse assistance; que roue ayes to e voulu iii;er I quelques emigrans Frangais qui se I f trou‘ 164 ici dernierement dans un grand ernbarras, P suite de la mauvaise foi d'un Sieur Urbain. " J'ai la satisfaction de pouvoir vous annoncer que,, suss o ffi ciellement charge par le Ministre des Affair: Estrangires de la Republique de vous exprimer la re connaissance que lui ont inspirsae vos prockles si nobl e et si delicate en favour de nos compatriotes. " Agre(7., monsieur, I'assuranoe de ma consideratO tres distinguee. _ _ _ DEATH OF CAPTAIN G. W. BINGHAM, telligence has been received in the garrison at Woolwich c ' s the death of Captain George William Bingham, of the 81 ' 6 , company Bth battalion of the Royal Artillery, on the 1 0 a of October last, at Ceylon, where he was acting in comnili n n t of the Royal Artillery at that station since the death " t Lieutenant-Colonel Evans, who left Woolwich in May I ,: r to take the command, and only survived a short period a f t his arrival. The late Captain Bingham had nearly complet ed 26 years' service, and was greatly esteemed by the corps which he belonged. SALFORD P EEL T ESTIMONIAL COMPETITION.-- -. 11 examining the twenty-four models for a statue, which b 3 't• been submitted, there does not appear much originality al composition, or even a departure from the conventio nw attitude which the few public statues in England common l y display ; yet some of those designs in particular have be en very successful in impressing the idea of an educated s tates' man in a habit characterising the manners of the time 1 , which he lived, together with a desire to please the e. 3 pressed views of the business-like Manchester mind, s fl „ which, if perpetuated in brouzi or marble, might c arry dot; to an admiring posterity the cut of every variety of coat fre, the "dress" to the " Nicol's' paletot" and the wrapper."— Builder. Among other distinguished persons who visited al Panorama of the Ganges, on Monday evening, were the Eg r and Countess Grey and their sons. The British Museum closed yesterday afternoon for the purpose of cleansing, &c., and will be re-opened to th e public on Wednesday, the Bth instant. STRAWBERRIES.—A few days since a dish of straw' berries was gathered in the garden of Mr. Turner, at th e Blooming Myrtle, Fore Hamlet. They had been grown O a the open air—such has been the mildness of the season• Ipswich Express. raid. 6 6 22 I 8% Paid.