The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-19 00:00:00

Immediately. T W ROMANCE S: BY B. DISRAELI, M.P. Author of " Coningsby" and " Sybil." I. CONTARINI FLEMING. 2. ALROY. _ Reprinted, with the permission of the Author, and comprised in 3 vole., with a Portrait of Mr. DISRAELI. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, treat Marlborough-street. 13, Great Marlborough-street. MARY HOWITT'S NEW NOVEL THE CITIZEN OF PRAGI7E. A NOVEL, EDITED BY MARY HOWITT. Is now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street THEATRE ROTAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips ; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Gazarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Weill], Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. babas (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAT.. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called TIIE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farren ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After which, will be repeated an esttrely New Farce, called THE .11 , 1ISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, lir. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by a New sail Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Haim, Mr. Hudson, Ellen Seyton, Miss Sevton. To conclude with THE IRIES'i LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Cerulea Fitzgig, Miff r. Horton. T= ROYAL, ADELPH.I, THIS EVENING Will be repeated TF II GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years go. In which Mersa. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker ; Madame Celione, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will perform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK, BY MR. DICKENS. On Saturday Morning, Dec. 20, will be published, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH : A FAIRY TALE OF HOME, By CHARLES DICKENS, Esq. The Illustrations by Clarkson Standfleld, Esq., R.A. ; Daniel Maelise _ _ _ _ Esq., R.A. John Leech, Esq., and Richard Doyle, Esq. On SATURDAY EVENING, Dec. 20, THIS THEATRE WILL OPEN for the WINTER SEASON, on which occasion will be pro duced an entirely New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, founded en the above Fairy Tale, and which has been for several weeks in active preparation, entitled THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Mary Keeley (her First A ppearance 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. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will he repeated a New Drama, entitled TUE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack; Trenquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marehioness d'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling ; 131anche, Miss May. After which, will be repeated a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, the RAILROAD FOOTMAN of BERKELEY-NUARE. Jeames Plush, Mr. Compton. To be followed by a New Grand Ballet, entitled LE DIABLE A'QUATRE. NEW STRAND THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. THIS EVENING Will be performed HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Gregory; King of Denmark, Mr. Waldron; Ophelia, Miss Charles. To conclude with CHARLES THE SECOND. King Charles, Mr. Waldron ; Mary Copp, Miss Fitzherbert. To-morrrow Evening (being the last night of performing)--TIIE MERCHANT OF VENICE, The Wonderful Feats of Professor Hemming and his Sons, Last Act of RICHARD TIIE THIRD, and Other Entertainments, for the Benefit of Mr. Davidson. Box-office open from Ten till Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITYLEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MA ZEPPA. Embracing the whole Strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stud. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. To conclude with the effective Drama of TIIE NAMELESS ; or, The Brigand. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 18. THERMO3IETHER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 43; Noon, 4 BAROMETER, 29.41.—W1ND, N.W.W.; rein. LIMN WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TFIIS DAY. Morning 1 minutes after 5 Evening 21 minutes after 5. • •'' ~. '''''''''4 4-• }7 :: tt ), ' r yir k •=s,c 00 t, .95, , --- c7lf-,i,, , ,TV ../. #. ~t . 4 4 , e 4<‘ - ' ------ ) ' 4 ~.. n ...„ 4 ) ,,,, t, •.: ..,, , `..F.: ; ', . - , 11, !IRMO ... ~ * 74 . 7 ' 70 0. . '47' ''';'•-•r"-•,-.„... kw I " `g .)AM4 LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1845 THE NEW MINISTRY. The following appeared in our Second Edition of last night : (FROM A CORRZSPONDENT.) Lord GREY, Lord MORPETH, Lord CLARENDON, Mr. FRANCIS BARING, and several other noblemen and gentlemen, assembled this morning at Lord JOHN RussELL's residence in Chesham-place, Belgrave square. The conference with his Lordship and his political friends continued at two o'clock. It is rumoured that Sir GEORGE GREY will go oui as Governor-General of Canada; That Sir J. HOBHOUSE will not take office on ac• count of bad health; That Mr. C. BULLER will be Secretary for Ireland; That Mr. C. WOOD will have a seat in the Cabinet, and be Secretary-at-War ; That Mr. MACAULAY will be Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night : Lord JoHN RUSSELL went to Windsor at eight o'clock last evening, accompanied by the Marquis o: LANSDOWNE. It was generally understood that the visit of the Noble Lords was by the special command of her MAJESTY, and had reference to a communication made by Sir ROBERT PEEL in the course of the day, that uE was unable to re -construct his Ministry if Lord Jorm RUSSELL should not accept office. Lord JOHN RUSSELL returned to Chesham•place this morning, at twelve o'clock. He was there met by the majority of the friends with whom he has been in communication for the last few days. - A messenger was forthwith dispatched for Lord COTTENHAM to Parley. The ex-Loan CHAN CELLOR speedily arrived, and until a quarter past three the whole party remained in consultation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL left shortly after that time fur the Great Western Railway, en route to IVindsor. A Queen's messenger has been in attendance to convey dispatches to her MAJESTY, but the Noble Lord carried his own message. Lord JOHN RUSSELL returns at seven o'clock this evening, and the result of his mission will then be announced to his friends, who are to re-assemble at that hour. There can be no doubt of the purport of Lord Jomi's visit of this evening, and to-morrow's intelli gence will show the correctness of the information which we have been enabled to give upon this im portant point. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The political meeting at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S residence broke up at half-past two o'clock this after noon, when the whole of the noblemen and gentle men present took their departure, with the exception of Lord LANSDOWNE, who remained some time longer with Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Lord JOHN RUSSEL L and Lord LANSDOWNE re turned to town from Windsor Castle soon after eleven o'clock this morning. Some days ago we published an excellent letter from Lord h!NNAIRD , containing his o wn op i nions as well as those in his neighbourhood on the real in terests of the agriculturists, and we expressed at the sarne time a conviction that such opinions would in due time become prevalent in England. It is gratifying to find, therefore, that at almost every "protection " meeting throughout the country, some farmer or landlord has the courage to come forward in opposi tion to the bigoted doctrines of his colleagues, and rising superior to prejudices, with a firmness which conviction only can produce, shows that the fears of the multitude are unfounded, and that England has nothing to dread from competition. In Scotland this opinion has long prevailed. It is need less, therefore, to refer further to that country, but in England a vast m i st hangs over the minds of the ma jority ; and w h en men belonging to the same body begin, one after another, to appear determined to dis " We will maintain the amount of protection at pre sent existing to agriculture, and will not suffer an iota of that protection to be taken away." These, said the speaker, Isere the colours by which Sir ROBERT PEEL obtained his majority of 100 ; and he could only say " that he had that day, and he now declared, Sir Roismir PEEL a renegade, and a deserter of their cause." This was received with loud cheers from the Sussex landlords, but nevertheless Mr. HALLETT was not to be diverted from his purpose, and he boldly proclaimed to unwilling ears these truth*— "He occupied 500 acres of land, so that he ought not to be considered prejudiced on this ques tion. Now, his impression was, that the agricul turists of this country had nothing to fear from fo reign countries, because in this country the energies were greater, the capital was greater, and all the appliances were in favour of this country." No an swer could be given to these undoubted facts, but the Chairman simply called upon the Sussex men "to maintain their present posi tion, to avoid alteration, because by alteration they would only be destroying themselves and de ' stroying their labourers." These, indeed, are the only arguments used at agricultural meetings. The squires fear danger from their ignorance, and cannot perceive that the flood has broken in upon them on all sides, and that if they refuse to go with the current, they must be swept from their places. All men of common sense admit that a change, and a most material change, must come as certainly as the rising of the sun, and can not these men see that till the question is settled their property is not worth half its value ? No man will take a lease—no improvements will be made--the country will be kept in a constant turmoil ; and, even shOuld a RICHMOND or a STANLEY Cabinet be able for one session to stem the tide, will it not in the next come with redoubled fury ? We tell them that:the change cannot be averted, and our conviction is, that it is more for their interest than the interest of the rest of the community that the question should be settled at once and fur ever. We publish in our advertising columns the report of the Committee of the Royal Northern Lunatic Asylum, presented to the general meeting of the sub scribers at the Castle of Inverness. We have so re cently directed the attention of our readers to this subject, that it is only necessary for us now to request that they will attentively peruse and consider the document to which we have referred. Appended to the report is the list of the Committee, which, it will be seen, consists of the elite of the nobility and gentry of the counties of Inverness, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, and Nairn. Their names are sufficient guarantee to the subscribers that the funds of the institution will be properly administered, and we therefore call upon all Scotsmen in every part of the world to be aiding and assisting in this good work. Madrid journals of the 10th have been received. The municipal elections were about to commence, and excited some interest, as the Progressistas had lat terly shown a disposition to resist the great majori ties of their opponents. The Senate was to hold a meeting on the 1 1 th, preparatory to the opening of the Cortes, which is fixed for the 15th instant. The QUEEN was to open the session with a speech from the throne, drawn up by AIARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, in which the situation and prospects of the country would be alluded to with satisfaction. The following is said to be the quantity of Sherry exported from Xeres and Port St. Mary during the ten months from the Ist of January, to the end of October of the present year :—the total amount is 27,149 butts, 25,063 of which were sent to England, and 314 to English possessions and de pendencies. 379 butts were sent to the countries formerly constituting Spanish America ; 324 to the United States, 28 to France, and 1,038 to all other parts. Estimating the average value at 100 dollars per butt on board, the total value of the wine ex ported during the ten months, is 54,298,320 reals (542,9831.) ; of which 50,127,716 reals (501,2771.) worth was sent to England, and 56,666 reals (5661.) worth to France. The Three-per-Cents. had a further rise on the 10th of about I for Account. These are quoted at cash, and 374 at 60 days. 13,800,000 done according to the official list. The other Funds are not quoted. Exchange on London 36i. Most of the Paris journals contain articles on the Ministerial crisis in this country, but we find no thing in them of interest to the English reader. The only intelligence of importance in these papers is given in a speech of M. CuNIN GRIDAINE, the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, addressed to the Council-General of Agriculture, Manu factures, and Commerce, on the opening of the session, usually held at this period. The meet ing was held in the }Jail of the Council of State, at the Ministry of Commerce. We are glad to find from this speech that the Government are resolved to modify the import duties on cer tain articles. Among these the Minister mentioned three, and he submitted them as questions for the consideration of the Council—namely, the admission of foreign iron for naval constructions, of the iron of the north for the fabrication of steel, and a modifica- on of the tariff on cottons. It concluded with giving an account of the commerce of France with foreign countries, and expressed his satisfaction at the increase which it had lately acquired. The following is a sum mary of his statement :—" In 1844, the general com merce of France with her colonies and foreign Powers amounted to 2,340,000,000 f. (93,000,0001.), being 164 millions more than in 1845, and 248 millions more than the average of the preceeding five years. In special commerce the imports in 1844 amounted to 867 millions, of which 813 millions were in natural products and articles necessary for manufactures ; the manufactured products amounting to only 54 millions. The exports amounted to 790 millions, of which 600 millions were in French manufactures, and 190 in native produce. The countries with which the most active trade was carried on were in the following order of importance, viz., the United States, Eng. land, Belgium, Switzerland, Sardinia, the German Association, Spain, Algeria, the Antilles, and Bour bon. With all there had been considerable increase, particularly with America. The transit trade had never been more flourishing than in 1844. It amounted to 230 millions, being 38 millions more than in 1843. This increase the Minister attributed to the ordonnance of 1842 abolishing the transit duties. In the ensemble of the foreign trade, the trade by sea amounted to 1,658 millions, or 71 per cent., and the land trade to 682 millions, or 29 per cent., being an increase of 6 per cent. for the former, and 12 per cent. for the latter, as compared with 1843. The maritime transports were as follow : French vessels—amount conveyed, 764 millions, or 46 per cent. ; foreign vessels, 894 millions, or 54 per cent. These transports employed 28,227 vessels, of a total tonnage of 3,288,000. The foreign bottoms were 16,466, of a total tonnage of 2,032,000, and the French, 11,761, of a tot a l t onnage o f 1,256,000. Compared , with 1843, th ere was an increase of 330 vessels, or 51,000 tons under the national flag, whilst under foreign flags there was a dimi a n d uti d on th o e f 99 vessels, or 1 0, 000 tons. These results, de Minister, showed that the French mercantile navy had not been stationary. Indeed, in fifteen years there pel that mist, we anticipate that in due time the light will shine on all, and the agriculturists of the South" will join with those of the North, who are in advance of them at least one century, and come to the conclu sion that the only safe course to be pursued is to get rid of protection altogether. At a meeting of agri culturists, held at Lewes on Monday, proofs were visible that such a change was fast approaching. The Earl of CHICHESTER pre sided on the occasion, and was supported by the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord GAGE, but, from some cause or another not explained, these noblemen took their leave at a very early period of the evening, and left all the " speechifying" to the squires and the farmers. Perhaps they were afraid of rebellion in the camp, and had received some notice that their peculiar opinions and dictation were not to be sub mitted to in silence, and the speech of Mr. HALLETT leads to such an inference. On the toast being given by the new Chairman—" May the Sussex farmers be found true to their colours"—Mr. HALLETT wished to know what those colours were; and after many interrogatories he at last learned from Mr. ELLMAN, who was in the chair, that this was their motto : had been an augmentation of nearly 5,000 vessels, or 551,000 tons, but stilt the progress of navigation had not been equal to that of foreign commerce. The causes of this were to be explained as follows : Some of the causes were in a manner inherent to the nature of the country and its products; others arose from the character and habits of the population. In the first place, the French had not like the coun tries of the north to convey heavy articles, such as timber, coals, iron, copper, tallow, &c. The French exports, in general, were of great value in small volume. On the other hand, the people being gene rally agricultural, were not naturally disposed by taste and habits to navigation and foreign trade. These were causes of inferiority which every efroA should be made to conquer. The Government said the Minister would neglect nothing to give a develop ment to maritime enterprise." The following are miscellaneous extracts from the papers : " The Esprit Public says :—' It is now certain that it was at the express recommendation of M. Bugeaud that his fa mous letter to M. de Marcillac was rendered public by the Conservateur de la Dordogne. This letter, the orginal of which has been seen in Paris, had a postscript containing a formal request that it should be inserted without delay in the Ministerial journal of Perigueux.' " Orders have been received at Rochefort to send off to Brest as soon as possible the 2Gth company of naval artil lery and four companies of infantry. It was believed at Rochefort that these troops are intended to take part in the expedition to Madagascar. " Monday being the anniversary of the translation of the mortal remains of the Emperor gapoleon to the Invalides, a low mass was celebrated in the chapel; after which the young drummers sang the De Profundis, with great pre cision. The whole of the officers of the establishment, with General Gourgaud at their head, were present at the ceremony. " It is said that Baron Gros, French Charge d'Affaires at Santa-Fe de Bogota, is to replace at Mexico M. Alley de Cyprey, as soon as diplomatic relations shall be resumed between the two countries. M. Gros has already lived in Mexico, where he filled the post of first Secretary of Legat ion. Boulay (de la Meurthe), Councillor of State, has just set out for Algeria, charged with a mission from the Government. " A letter from Perpignan of the 9th says Ibrahim Pacha dined on the 6th with Count de Castellane. His Royal llighness was magnificently dressed, and wore several decorations in diamonds. After dinner he went to the theatre, and sat in the Prefect's box. He left this place yes terday, at twelve o'clock, for Vernet. An immense crowd was collected to see him take his departure. Count de Castellane accompanied him on horseback a short dis tance. At the moment of parting, his Royal Higness got out of his carriage to say adieu, and thank the Count for his attention. Ibrahim Pacha intends remaining two months and a half at Vernet, and will then proceed to Paris and London.' " A letter from Lausanne of the 11th says :—' It having been rumoured that the Conservatives would attempt on Sunday an attack against the Government, arms were secretly brought from the arsenal of Mosges, and placed in several houses of the town. In the night a band of Radicals seized on the cannon destined for the exercise of the college. A sharp struggle ensued, and several persons were wounded. In the morning the place was covered with blood.'" On the Paris Bourse every kind of security mani fested great firmness on Tuesday, and a considerable advance took place in the principal railway lines. The Three per Cents. closed at 81f. 30c. ; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,163 f. 75c. ;Rouen, 942 f. 50c.; Northern, 707 f. 50c. ; Havre, 765 f.; Avignon, 860 f. ; Vierzon, 635 f. ; Dieppe, 480 f. ; Bordeaux, 605 f. ; Boulogne, 500 E ; Troyes and Montereau, 425 f. ; Basle, 235 E Spanish Three per Cents, 39; Spanish Domestic Debt, 35. The following are the quotations for other lines • Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 51. 50c. premium ; ditto (Calon), sf. ; Union, 12f. 50c.; ditto (Ganneron), 5f.; ditto (Lapinsonniere), 4f. 50c.; Sud Est, 2f. 50c.; Mes sageries, 4f. • Ardoin, 3f. ; Receveurs-Generaux, 3f. 50 c . • Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), 2f. ; ditto (Bechet), 50c.; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 6f. 50c.; ditto (Drouil lard), 5f.; ditto (Carette), 5f.; ditto (Lefevre), 5f.; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 6f. 50c. ; ditto (Lecointe), lf. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), par • Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), par ; ditt o (Lspeletai, 4f. ; Creil and St. Quentin (Kysaens), par; Charleroi (Kysaens), 495 f. The Lyons Definitive Shares sold at 80f. premium ; Strasbourg, ditto, 22f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 45f. MARSEILLES, DEC. 12. -- Marseilles and Avignon, 890 f. ; Boulogne, 510. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 17. Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia... Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens.. Namur and Liege 2% Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 9% Do. (Mackenzie's) .. Over Yssel .• Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris &Lyons (Laffitte) 2 1 4 cific Coast Central of Si . _ _ . . . 2% .pain — Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valb Ditto (Caloa's).... Ditto (Sud Est) Paris and Orleans... Par; xd Roy ley Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Junct — Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian Fampoux & Hazebrouk Grt Northern of France Constituted Do. Pepin le Ilalleur — Great Paris and Lyons 2% Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Do. North Midland.— Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon l 3 /4 Luxembourg •is an, _men Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Campo de L'Est) Do. (Aymard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Baia Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ... Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) Do. (Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona West Flanders Lord Brougham is expected to arrive from Cannes ;he end of this week. Accounts from Dresden, of the 12th inst., state that the Saxon Chambers had, after an animated debate, passed a resolution for the adoption of open trial, and public, instead of secret and written, testimony in criminal trials. A proposition for the introduction of trial by jury was allowed to be postponed. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths during the week ending December 13, was 970, only 8 more than during the previous week. The deaths from measles, bronchitis, and pneumonia, are still greatly above the average. The others require no re marks. The number of violent deaths were 27, of which 3 were suicides, and 6 from burns. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1845 FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, DEC. 16.—The Chamber in its sitting yes terday passed to the second vote on the law relative to free entrepots, which, after some modifications of secon dary importance, adopted on the motion of the Minister of Finance, was passed by a majority of 45 to 17. A new commercial convention was signed at Paris on Saturday last between the Governments of France and Belgium. The negotiations were concluded by the Prince de Ligne and M.,Van Praet on the part of Belgium, and by I. Guizot, M. Cunin-Gredaine, and M. Lacave La plagne on the part of France. M. Duchatel also took part in them, and M. Griterin, Director General of the Customs, was invited to several conferences. The negotiations, which were commenced in October, and suspended for a short time at the beginning of November, lasted two whole mouths. M. Van Praet is expected every hour at Brussels with the new treaty. (We hear that M. Van Praet has just arrived.) The district of Alert consists of seventy-eight corn manes, in each of whi c h th ere i s a committee, the ob ject of which is to find work and subsistence for the poor, who are very numerous in that district, and their numbers daily increase in this calamitous season. It is to be feared that though the charity of the public was never more ardent, the resources of the committee will soon be exhausted, unless assisted by the Government. To give an idea of the misery which prevails in those communes, we will mention that the great majority o f the people subsist only on tu r nip s — a bad and unwhole ome kind of food, and yet if, in consequence of frost, after the entire consumption of the crop, the turnips soouid be wanting, we ask how are the people to exist ? It is high time to have recourse to economical soup, the distribution of which has become indispensable. Effectual measures ought to be immediately taken for the protection of property and of the farmers, fur robbe ries are daily committed. At present the robbers take only what they want for food, and content themselves with plundering the kitchen-gardens, but when these gardens are completely stripped, the thieves will not hesitate to break into and plunder houses. The journals contain numerous announcements of sub scriptions for the relief of the poor, and of plans for pro viding them employment during the winter. The Ostend papers give long details of the hurricane of the 11th and 12th of this month, which extended along the whole coast of Flanders, and did great damage to the dykes and other works. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussns, Drc. 16. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent— .. Ditto Three per Cent „ _ Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ...... Ditto, ditto, 1840 Ditto,ditto,lB42.. . Ditto, 1844.............., 68 , t , Ditto, 1836.. ...... Ditto, 1838 ..... .•••••••••• • • • • • • • • • . 7434 Ditto of the/City, 1832 ....... ...... .. • 101% Ditto, 1843 Bank of Belgium ...... ..... ~........ 771 —Brussels Papers, DEC. 17. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEc. 9. 5 per Cent. Metalliques— •• •• • • •••• • • • • 111 4 per Cent. ditto • • • 100 3 per Cent. ditto ........ 76 Loan, 1834 .. • • • •• ••••••• • • • • • • • 161 Ditto, 1839 •• • • • Bank Shares Esterhazy's Loan ........ . ..... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • Gloggniti Vienna—Milan • • • . •• . •••• • • • • .... 108 Leghorn • .. • . Sienna • • .. ••• • •. 100 Grosetto ............... .. Oldenburg• • •••••••. • • • • • • . • ••• • • . Ailgemeine Zeitung, Dee. 13. Lord Metcalfe, Governor-General of Canada, ac companied by Capt. Brownrigg, Capt. Balfour, Capt. Camp bell, and Dr. Crawford, arrived at Mivart'a Hotel on W( d nesday from Liverpool, having arrived by the Britannia from Boston. The Noble Lord had rather improved in health since his departure from Montreal, but it is fully anti cipated that the change of climate will prove beneficial' to. his impaired health, his constitution having suffered by his residence in Canada. ' MONEY and COMMERCIAL IN 7., WS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 bales, at steady rates. The market was dull. Shares were much the same. An arrival from Sydney furnishes advices of August IG. Trade was flourishing, agriculture was improving, and all seemed cheerful. The exports of produce were very large. The arrangement of the squatting regulations afforded much satisfaction, and sheep-farming was again expected to be come profitable. More troops had been sent to New Zealand, and stores and ammunition were also being forwarded rather liberally. The Port Phillip accounts to August 8 are equally grati fying. The non-formation of a Ministry up to the present time excites much remark here, and there is no settled opinion as to whether Lord John Russell will undertake the task or not. The quotations realised on Tuesday at Messrs. Lamoncra sale of Railway Shares were as follows : Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford ... ... 2% 19 0 Great Indian Peninsular .., ... ... 5, 0 7 6 Ditto ditto .•• ... ... 0 7 6 Nottingham and Gainsborough ... ... 42s 1 9 0 Manchester and Rugby Direct .. 428 1 2 0 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 '2 6 Great Kent Atmospheric ... .. ... 2% 115 6 Metropolitan Junction ... ... ... 2% 00 0 Ditto 0 0 0 Great Central Sardinian ... ... ... 1 1 4 03 0 Ditto ditto ... .. ... _ 0 3 0 South Union and Manchester Potteries 2 1 1 0 Sambre and Meuse ... ... ... .. 6 4 0 0 Louvain and Jemappes ... .. ... 4 117 6 Direct Northern ... ... ... .•• ••• 2% 113 0 1 13 0 1 12 6 Newry and Enniskillen ... ..• „.. 2% 011 6 Ditto 0 12 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 09 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 0 9 0 Reading and Reigate . . ... ••• ... 42s 1 1 0 Manchester and Rugby Direct ... ... 42s 1 2 0 Great Leeds and London ... . ... 2% 13 0 London and Manchester (Rastrick's)... 105 s 3 7 6 Paris and Strasbourg (Aymard's) ... 2t4 23 0 South Union and Manchester Potteries 2 1 1 0 Liverpool and Leeds Direct ... ... 2% 114 0 Great Central Sardinian ... ... ... 1 lii 02 6 Ditto 0 2 6 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 3 0 Madrid and Valentia ... ... ... ... 2 1 1 0 York and Lancaster ... ... ... ..- 2% 110 0 Sheffield, Buxton. and Leek Potteries 1% 015 6 Sambre and Meuse ... ... ... ... 6 4 0 0 Ditto ... ... 4 0 0 Goole and Doncaster ... ... ... ... 42s 2 0 6 Grand Trunk ... ... ... ... ... 42s 017 0 Ditto ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 017 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 8 0 Great Kent Atmospheric ... ... ... 2% 113 0 Calcutta and St. Geor ge ' s P o i n t ... 7s 010 0 Direct London and Exeter ... ... ... 1% 06 6 North Devon ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 5 6 Northaaspton,Banbury, and Chelt'ham. 2 2 1 6 Reading and Reigate ... ... ... ... 42s 1 0 0 Madrid and Valentia ... ... ... ... 2 1 0 6 Northam pton,Banbury, and Cheltenham 2 2 3 0 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 019 0 Welsh Midland ... ... ..• .. ... 2 1 / 2 2 1 0 Leicester and Birmingham ... ... .22s 1 0 6 Roston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 019 0 Northumberland and Lancashire .. ... 428 1 5 0 Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil ... ... 42s 016 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 010 6 Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries 1% 015 6 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham ..• 1% 011 6 Grand Trunk .. ... ... ... ... - 428 017 0 Ditto ••• ••• ••• .•• —. 017 0 Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries . 016 0 North Devon ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 9 6 York and Lancaster ... .. ... ... 2sl 11 0 Hereford and Merthy r Tyd v il ... ... 42 s 016 0 Ditto ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 16 0 Irish North Midland ... ... ... ... 1% 015 0 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth ... 2 1 3 6 Ditto ditto ... 1 3 6 Welsh Midland ... ... ... ... .. 2 1 4 20 6 Rugby, Derby, and Manchester . ... 2% 1 7 0 Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford 42s 1 2 0 Wolverhampton, Birming. & Notting. 42s 016 6 The Public Securities have been dull this morning, and flatter than they were yesterday. Consols bring 924 ix, for Acconnt. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 19s. to 21s. and on East India Bonds under 1,0001. 28 s . t o 325. Nos./Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 94 to 94%, and the Three per Cents. 924 to %. Bank Stock is heavy at 199 1 /,. The foreign market is very inactive, but prices are fully supported. Spanish Five per Cents. realised 28%, and the Three per Cents. 39 to %. Cuba have brought 96; Grenada, 21 ; and Dutch Four per Cents., 93 to %. Shares have been very dull. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock 19 9 14 1991; S per Cent. Reduced /8 New 3 1 4 per Cents Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 10 7-16 10 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 ..- 101 10 1 4 India Bonds, 1,0001.. . — Ditto under 1,0001... . . South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account 9 43 1% % Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 1 1 ,0 2l 19 Ditto 500/. Ditto Small 92% 92 1 4, pm. 19 pm. 18 pm. 19 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — 79 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ...... Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 2l 21 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account — 287 8 Ditto. 3 per Cent — Ditto, Account 3 9 14 39 39% 39% Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent....... —f. —c. 117 f. —c. Exchange ‘ —f. —c. 25f. 60e. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch, 21,4 per Cent . Ditto. Account ..... ... Ditto, 4 per Cent. C ert ifi ca t es 93% 93 K 9312 PAID. PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O 'CLOCK. PRICE 3. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, & Elgin 2 1 /, Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% ..... - Belfast & County Down 2% ...... Bideford andTavistock... 1% Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 Ditto New 17% _,— Birmingham and Ox ford Junction ......... 2 Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. ••• Boston, Stamtd, & firm. 22 5. Bridgewater& Minehead 42 5. ... _ Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... . Bristol and Liver. Junc . 2 1 /,...... .• " ..... Buckinghamshire ...... 42 5 . - ... _ __ Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand June 42s ..... 4 — Cambridge and Lincoln 1%..,,,, 3 y t On. New , Cambridge and Oxford.. 11; ...... _' Canterbury and Dover.. 13 4 ...... ...... Central Kent 2 l / 2...... _ Chelmsford and Bury 18...... - Chester and Holyhead... 13 ...... _ .. - Chester and Manchester 425....... .... ••• • • - _ Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... . - Clydesdale Junction..... 5 ...... _ Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford Cornwall .. . Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir , and Leicester l l /i ...... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe — ...... —. Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... 1%•••••. —, Stafford - ........ Direct Man c he s ter ..•••• (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's)...... 5 1 4...... Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%...... .............. Dublin and BelfastJunc 5 ............... Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2%... Eastern Counties 14/. 165....... 19% 19% ...... Ditto Now 61. 16s. . ..... .3 3 / 4 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.'......61. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 4/. 135.4 d... EastDereh'sn andNoech 1 ...... Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares ni ...... Ditto Extension ..... Do. Ipswich and B ur y 4 ...... Do. Exten'ntoislorw'h 2 1 / 2 ...... Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 1 1).••••• ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK PRICES 19% 6p East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%.••••• Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ....• • Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ....•• Ditto, New Edinburgh & Northern.. 1%...... ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 2 •••••• Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1%...... Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2 3 / 4 Glouc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales 1%...... ••• Goole and Doncaster .. 425. ...... •• ••• Grand Junction ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O ..... Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l% ..... . Great Easte rn & W eAtern 2%.. ••• •• GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. aid West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension ..... . 7 1 Great Munster ... 2 ...... Great No r th o f S cot l and 2 .....• Great North of Enghuad..loo Ditto New 5 — . .. ....... Do. New .... 2 ...... Great We s t ern 80 ......148 .. ' Ditto Shares 5O — Ditto 14 Shares 2% 14% 15% Ditto Fifths 2O Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 ... .• Harwich l Hull and Selby Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 2 Inverness and E1gin...... 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and - Yarmouth 2 - • ••• ••• .... • . • • IrialiNorth Midland. l% - 154 Isle nfAmb o h ne , - Kill:11'7)(y ...it,rl... ;i0n5....... li , Kendal and Winderm ere 114 — L incaster and Carlisle... 30 — Larne, Belfast, and Bal lvmena 2 l /2 Leeds and Carlisle Leeds anti West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedf3rd... 22s l4 p Leicester and Tamworth 425. Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. 1 / 4 Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool & Leeds Di rec t 2% .. Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birmingnmloo 212 Do. Thirds Do. IA Shares ••• . ..••. Ditto Fifths ... .. 221/2 ..... Ditto Extension ...... 14( 4 — .. London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d 834 Do. New - Ditto Extension .„ :it ...... —....—.. • Lendon and Brighton 5O ••••••-•.• . • Do. consolidated Bths... 40 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 131. 15s. Od. 20% 1 / 4 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. - ••• 4. •• •• •• Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... De. Preference ...18/17s 2d — London Hounslow, and Western .... 2 Loud. & S.Western 411 6s 10d — Do. New Consol. Bths 20 — Do. New Do. New London& Soath Essex 2 3 / 4 ,. • . • . London and York 2 l /2 3% London and Windsor ... 1 - ••• London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... ...... 2 1 ,4 — London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry& Coleraine 5 - ... killen 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham - 5 — Mane , ester and Leeds ~. 76 Ditto tA. Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths . ......... 1 Do. Sixteenths ..... ... 4i4 — Manchester and Bimini. 40 Do. Quarters Do. New Quarte rs ..• 2 D. Continuation and Welsh Junction Mlnchester,Buitron,and Al atlocic 425.. . .... 13/41/.2 2 p Manchester, Birm., and. Moul.l Junction .. •••• — Manchester and Rugby Direct Ma , Ich est. & South; - _Lass:nest. - tempt. 2 ... Midland... Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midi and, 'firm., Dsrby...loo Midld. & East. Counties 2% Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo-. 2 3 / 4 ... - ..... -- Newcastle and Darling tsr). J unction 25 ... .52 , Do. New Brandling... 20 Nowsasz le and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 2 1 / 2 New Ross and Carlow.., 22s Newry and Enniskillen 21/2 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ..... .. ......... 2%.• Norfolk Extension — .. .. North British Do. Half Shares Do. Exten. to Carlisle 1 1 4 — Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon 2 .. ... ...... .., North of Norfolk Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12% - Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 1 / 2 —.... .. North Staffordshi re 42s. ...... 2 1 / 2 3 / 4 p. . .. North Wales .. 3 1 / 2 North and South Wales and Worcester 1 ....• • .•• ...... Northern and So u th ern Connecting — — Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% Nottingm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester... 1% —-. Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptn 425. - ..... ••••• Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham...~ Perth and Inverness ... 2 1 / 2 ... •••••- Pilbrow Atmospheric ... -.-,•••• ...... ---- Portsmousl Direct ...... 3% — Presto)"_ and Wyre 5O — D's % Shares R'sading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester ......... Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington,foad 'Warwick Rugby, Warwick. a n d Worcester...., .. 423. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 /. 2 Shropshire Mineral 42s. .. .. Shropskire Union Shrewsbury & Heretord 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp , la S. Staffordsh. June. 2 1 / 2 Sligo and Shannon l% Somersetshire Midland 2% — •••• ... .. South Devon 25 South Midland 425. South k Midlands Junc- 425. ..... ... South Staffordshire Junc. 2% — South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... Do., No. 1 l2 Do., N. 2. Do., No. 3 Do., No. 4 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 425. St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... Staine i and Richmond .. 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — ss ast s Wa? es Taw Tale Extension ... ••• •••••. Tears and Dov e V a ll ey 1 % •• .. - Trent Valley 2 .. Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke 54 Ulverstone and Furness 2 1 7 2 Vale , of Neath ... .. ...... 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 ...... Waterford and Limerick 7 1 / 2 Waterfcl,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Düblin W aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall 2 ... West Yorkshire . 23 — WestLondon,Old Shares 20 ..... West End and Southern Counties Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives 2 Wilts, Somerset, and ~.. Southampton Wilts, Somerset, 8.; Wey mouth .. Woreester,liereford,Ross, _ o „ ~ and Gloucester 42s. . Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow .... Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ... .. 1%... — ... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby . ................. 425....... ... . Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 . ..... Ditto, New".""" ' 17 "•'•• York and Carlisl e 2 3 A ...... ...... ....... • York and Lancaste r ...... 2% York and North Midland 50 — Ditto % Shares ...... .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby ............... 20 Do. Eztension ...... .. 5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 - Boulogn e and A miens... 8 ...... Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux. Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 .... • Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders - .... Callao, Liraa, a n d P ac ifi c •••••• Coast Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley .. 2 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 ... Dutch Rhenish 5 East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 4 Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great No r th. o f F rance Constituted .. 52 ...... 12 3 % 12 12%... 2 1 / 8 Great Western Bengal... 55....... Great West ern C ana d a ... 3IA ..... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Great Pari s an d L yons Jersey Louvam and Jemeppe... 4 ... . Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg 4 Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... • • 1 Mauritius ...... ........... 1 Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... 16 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 10 Over Yssel 41 34 4d ••••• Faris erLy , n(f ilttr') ... — ..- ---- Far s and Lyons (Gan n cron's)... .. ,' •••• ..... .. Paris &Lyons (Sud E s t) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Comps de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) - - Paris andSt.Quentin Rouen and Havre V oyal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 ...... Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlautie Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac . kenzie's) .... ..... -..... 4 Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Trinidad MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. = Bolanos Scrip — JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia ••• London Joint Stock Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Do. New Union of Australia " That the meeting cannot separate without recording their entire confidence in the Managing Committee, and their grateful sense of the service rendered to the Com pany by that body, and particularly for the prompt and decisive steps they have taken relative to the meeting, and the full and explicit statement of the present posi tion of the Company which they have made to the share holders." Mr. BLOUNT said that he had nothing to fear from what had taken place. He had vouchers showing that he had expended 6,7671. 4s. 7d. for the Company. He denied that he made any further claim on them, and he demanded a copy of Mr. Hawksworth's report, in order that he might answer it in print. The CHAIRMAN said that he should certainly have it, and every facility should be given him to get himself nu, of (to say the least of it) a difficulty, for he felt bound to say that through the course he had pursued the present Company was tripped up by the heels. Mr. HOLT, a barrister, defended the course pursued by Mr. Brewer, and asserted that he was as honourable a man •s ever lived. Ile thought, if personal statements were to be made against him, he ought in justice to have been permitted to be present. The CHAIRMAN, in the course of the meeting, stated that the iron hand of the Committee of Management would be put upon all the outstanding accounts, and he was in hopes that, besides the 11. 103., the shareholders would receive ss. or 7s. on each share in addition. Mr. HUMPHREYS, in answer to a question from a Pro prietor, stated that preliminary expenses were included in Mr. Brewer's account, and also 3,0001. for adver tising. The CHAIRMAN said that at the time when the 15,000 shares were set apart for the promoters of the undertaking, there were no less than 400,000 applica tions for shares, and had not the Committee of Management been waterlogged with keeping them, the Proprietary would have been in a very dit ferent situation to what they were at present. A PROPRIETOR inquired when the 11, 103. would be returned to the Proprietors ? The CHAIRMAN said in a fortnight from that time. A rote of thanks having been carried to the Chairman, he meeting separated. DARING ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT DUNMOW -- On Tuesday afternoon, Charles Horsnell, jun., of Little Eas ton, son of the park-keeper to Viscount Maynard, whilst watching the park grounds and preserves in the avenue lead ing from Dunmow and Stortford turnpike-road to Easton Lodge mansion, observed a man about five feet eight inches in height, having on a black hat and velveteen jacket,stand big in a game preserve where the pheasants are fed ; he im mediately made towarils him, and having advanced to within twenty yards of the stranger, Horsnell, observed the man point a gun at him and fire. The scattering shot riddled his (Horsnell's) coat, through two boxes and a book in his pocket; but the principal part of the ,charge struck a tree, knocking off the bark to the extent of six inches. Fortu nately not a shot entered Horsnell's person, owing to the pockets of his shooting-jacket being full, which caused them to stick out from his side. As soon as he had recovered from the alarm he naturally felt, he pursued the stranger, and after running about twenty yards shot at him, but his gun missed fire, and the fellow escaped. Horsnell raised an alarm, and immertiatelv returned to his father, when search was c ,n -tinued in the woods for several hours, but to no avail. No clue to the offender has at present been discovered.—Essex Herald The rumour of yesterday, respecting the nomina tion of his Royal highness Prince Albert to the post of Commander-in-Chief, has obtained increased currency to day on 'Change, and some have gone so far as to invent an addi tion, that it has assumed the shape of a command from a -very high quarter. Without attaching the least belief to a statement so improbable in itself, it may not be without utility to mention that, where believed at all, it was univer sally spoken of in terms of strong indignation.—Times City Article yesterday. GRZTNA•GREEN.—The services of " mine host of Gretna Hall" were again called into requisition on Tuesday last. The' parties to the happy contract appear to haveb9en the daughter of a cel e b ra t e d di sc i p l e o f Esculapius, residing at the West-end, and a gentleman well known on the Stock exchange. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Dxc. 17. STOCK ExcnAxisim.—The _sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 27 s p.—Bolton, Wigan. and Liverpool, 10 3 % p. ex n.—Clitheroe Junction, 1% p.—Derby and Crewe, 1 3 / 1 p.—East Lanca s hi re , N o . 2,2% p.—Grand j unction, 234 —Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 32 p.—Hudderafield Canal and Railway, 4 p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junc tion, 15s. p.—London and Birmingham, 19 1 ,1 p.—London and Manchester, 114 dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 10 1 4 p.—Mid land, 141—Mold Junction, 15s. dis.—Newcastle and Darling ton, 54—North Kent, par—Sheffield and Manchester, 115— Ditto, Quarter Shares, 6 p.—Ditto, ditt o , N o . 3 ( scr i p ) , 3 p. —South.Eastern and Dover, 34 1 / 2 —Ditto, Half Shares, ss. p. —South Wales, 10s. p.—West Riding Union, 3% p.—White , haven and Furness, 10s. dis.—Belfast and Ballymena, par. sr A I\T, MANCHESTER, DEC. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, VA—Leeds and Think, 914—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 77s.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 11 1 4 — Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, DA—Manchester and Southampton, 2 %—Nottingham and Mansfield, 2V2—Shrop shire Union, 345. 6d. SHEFFIELD, DEC. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only sale was—West Riding Union, 5!. 16s. BRISTOL, Dec. 17. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter. New, 5!-,4—Bristol and Gloucester, 51—Midland, New, 2514_ Yale of Neath, 3 Vt. LEEDS, Dxc. 17. Srocir ExcmucrGE.—The sales are—Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 10 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 18 1 / 2 —Ditto, Ex tensions, 18—Leeds and Thirsk, 94—North British, New, 5 3 / 4 —Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 21fi—Oxford. Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 13—West Riding Union, 5 1 / 2 —Grand Union, 2s. 6d. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, ls. dis.—Leeds and York, ss. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, par— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 30s.p.—Wake field and Harrogate, 2s. 6d. p. HULL, DEC. 17. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Darwens, 7—North British, Carlisle, 21. 2s. 2d.—Grand Union, par—Trent Vallay Continuation, 2 1 / B —Grimsby and Sheffield Quarter Shares, 3 3 / 4 —Ambergate, 2 1 A—East Lincolnshire, 2—Direct North ern, 365. YORK, DEC. 17. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—York and North Mid land Extension, 2 5—Newcastle and Berwick, 11—North British, 22—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 2—London and York, 3% RUGBY, DERBY, AND MANCHES TER RAILWAY. A meeting of the Shareholders of this undertaking took place on Wednesday at the London Tavern, for the pur pose of receiving a r& port from the Committee of Manage • ment, and deciding upon the steps it would be advisable to adopt with reference to the prosecution of the under taking in the next session of Parliament, or otherwise. MATTHEW PIERPOINT, Esq., Chairman of the Com mittee of Management, took the chair, shortly after twelve o'clock. Among the Directors present, besides the chairman, we noticed Mr. Fox, of Melbourne; Mr. Moss, the late Mayor of Derby; Mr. Bridgett, Mr. Pilcher, Mr. Jude wick, Mr. Wheatcroft, of Buckland Hollow ; Mr. Sey mour, Mr. Fry, Mr. Smith, an d M r . P ee l , o f Manchester. After a short discussion, it was determined by a show of hands, that Mr. Brewer, the late solicitor of the Com pany, not being a shareholder, could not be present, and address the meeting. Mr. HUMPHREYS, of the firm of Humphreys and Co., Chancery-lane, solicitors, read the report of the Com mittee of Management, fr om w hi c h i t appeare d t h at the concern, as proposed by the original promoters, was a complete failure; that the Committee had changed their late solicitor, Mr. Brewer, and that the line as pro posed by their engineer would cost 50,000 L a mile, it being full of engineering difficulties. The Committee, therefore, advised the dissolution of the Company, the winding up of the accounts as quickly as possible, and the dividing the remaining assets amongst the Pro prietors. It appeared also that all the Provisional Committee had taken one hundred shares, and, with the exception of five, had paid up the deposits upon them. It appeared also from the report, that 35,820 shares had been allotted, that the deposits had been paid on 30,600 shares, producing 80,325/4 that out of that amount 7,0001. had been paid to Mr. Blount, the engi neer. and 5,9111. to Mr. Brewer, the late solicitor of the concern; that the Company had at interest, at Messrs. llasterman's, 20,0001., and at the London and Westmin ster Bank at interest 40,0001., and 4,3401. not at interest; that Mr. Blount claimed a further sum of 6,000/, and Mr. Brewer had sent in bills for professional charges amounting together to 9.6381., there being a balance still due to him of 3,747/. 15s. 3d. The following resolutions were then unanimously agreed to : " That the report of the Managing Committee be adopted, and that they be authorised and empowered to carry out the views and suggestions embodied in their report, with reference to the claims of Mr. Brewer and Mr. Blount on the Company, and the claim of the Company on 0 promoters. And also with reference to the winding u, of the affairs of the Company in such way as they shall deem most expedient and conducive to the interests of the shareholders, under proper legal advice. " That the Managing Committee be also requested and empowered to make an immediate return to the share holders of IL 10s. per share, and to use the utmost dili Bence in settling all outstanding claims on the Com pany, so as to insure the earliest possible division amongst the shareholders of the balance which may re , main on their hands. ..... % die 13 P 3 212 22 1 / 2 S N 2016 - 31/2 70% 41 1 / 2 25 52% 2:!.4 p 234 3 14 - 1i 68 7 IA 12 2' C C 11. C, LAB. fr WINDSOR, TIIMISDAY.-- r i he Queen to d t" - Family were prevented, in consegunce (> 1 As state of the weather, from taking their usual I" . airings to-day. (4 , His Royal'. Highness Prince Albert walked noon. TO. The Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord John who arrived at the Castle at twenty ininute 3 Jo o'clock last ni g ht, a f ter h av i ng an au di enco of t"'ot° took their departure this morning o at a quA rterr - o'clock for to wn . - to l The _Eqrl Del awarr arr i ve d at the Castle ..... --- . on a visit to her Majesty.-- The Hon. Miss N a pi er h as arr i ve d a t the Cie has succe e d e d L a d y G iro li ne Somers C oc ks as ti le , 0' of Honour in Waiting to the Queen. iti . Lord John Russell arrivc-d at the Castle 0 4 4 4 afternoon between five and six o'clock, an audience of h. r Majesty, again returned to to i l Her Royal Highness the Duchess of . 1 „" cp i t ''0 1111 and 51'er . 0 , Fanny Howard, and Baroness. de Spetb, vnA l '°; 10 royal circle at di nner thi s a f ternoon . A i o 'l ' ''' The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guar - 0 3 f tend during di nner , an d h er Msjesq's private t'a afterwards attend at the Castle. . *of 'Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Ken t lf r ,"„ ! more House at nine o'clock yesterday inn rij c r is're F e carriage and four, and arrived at her residence, go' Mame, St. James's, at eleven o'clock. T lie t ero Duchess left town in the afternoon, on her re Frogmore House. lto ste e The Maiquis o f L ans d owne an d Lord Ju returned to town yesterday morning, from 0 0 Castle. A me e ti ng was h e ld s h ort l y aftero 3 l s e, Noble Lord' s res id ence i n C hes h em -place, square. his t ro There were prese n t, L or d J o h n Russell, th e feel of Lansdowne, Lord Cottenham, Earl GreY , , o leo Clarendon, Earl of Auckland, Viscount Pal Viscount Morpeth, Lord Monteagle,SirJo hn ' ti relot t ed Sir George Grey, the Right Honourable o il, Ellice, the Right HonourablegThomas B. Si_, lcti h O . V Right Honourable Francis T. Baring, an d -9 e e lion. The H houc enry La ro ke here. o'rr meeting bup it a quarter past to ° s ieo 4 After the meeti ng L or d J o h n R uss ell left hiare-o.ro in Chesham-place for Wind<or Castle, to V rr ed dience of h er M a j esty . Th e N o bl e Lord r e t° town last evening. the The Earl of Ab er d een Si r J ame s Gralutui,, hs 3si of Lincoln, and the Right , Hon. Sidney Herber" cram interview with Sir Robert Peelye , terday. Lord Stanley arrived in town ies'arday site pat,; a visit to the Marquis of Exeter, - to House, Lincolnshire. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excel%eo - with the Chancellor of the Esut cl 4, terday, at his official residence in Downing a);''`e ii d, at his seat, v Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the C o ' ' 0 ,4 rather better yesterday. f u Dispatches from the Governors of th e ow ,- o re Hope, New South \Vales, and New Zeala ti "' , go ceived yesterd a y a t t h e C o l en i n l- o ffice. ce Mr. Hedworth L em bt on, M.P., left Farritli Belgrave-street, yesterday, for Brighton - CONDUCT OF THE Pt"' ot t' TO R e 10 EDI7'O OF r fey Six,—lu your paper of y e sterday I Iva' C apon Pt ] e an alleged tis,ault made by a Mr. Griffi th vr lelt e i l ! c e constable 99 G, some of the prececeli press theletb` think demand th e c ensure o f the an d " j general. gtl It appears from the evidence taken thatL is testi hie~ day evening last the policeman was urn u o rdel'ef ti t observing a little boy whh a muffin stall, h e ( joie ger to move on, but the boy not going quite lee' 00 he might, the policeman must needs kick 1 ; 0 Or f bior which, being told by Mrs. Singh, a we h t te etl A d passing at the time, that heought to be a s i beerLetev self, be (the policeman) immediately seieee em_ - lje dragging her along. The cries of the oe' re t tbete i t the attention of several persons, anr", 6 6 111 70 1 ,, te , Griffith, who expostulated with the rileZ t e fv,lo/, appears a scuffle took place, and they u es e sa ( 0 0 ' ground; the only policeman it appears tu ee thing of the affair (142 G) deposed that ti: e. ess, walked quietly with them to the sWion-hou- fore Mrs. Smith, the woman alluded to, u°,l l3es f o ll o/ /;oV a witness, and was sworn. She depose d r u ocle s ot ) ; saw the policy man kick the boy's stall, an °t lly servation to him, when he seized me and drag:we/II in a most brutal manner, and I thought h Poe broken my arm, he appeared to be in l i g e t Teecte ist elp bath Simms gives h er ev id enc e to the sane Die sr o ot e defendant states the same in his defence. doo.to. starts up Inspector Penny policemen, who all swear th,atwhieth had pearance of being in liquor. Mr. Greeornefe,, upon sending the case for trial, to which . t b il e ' s s O expresses his assent, observing he shoul d ie sitl"ern, opportunity of sifting the whole matter, an gel r e l e o' example of the policeman. To this the ,esterfai t th .A e l e d i fe o l i d v e : " You had better mind you do not make „ ro es pre j yourself." Sir, is this justice ? What he e lee b e d boasted freedom when a man cannot be hre k ti e leett tribunal of his country without being tu r y jecit / 00 intimidated by the administrators thereof, t I 01 much the case in our police courts of l e a ,, e o sO li prie l gladly believe that it is only that erring ce :o " i iele which makes some men, when " dressed in It fet e authority, play such fantastic tricks." It seems to be qu it e f orgotten t h a t the 1 , c,r , " 1 be t raised to protect the p u bli c ( not tyrat tise "le Did these feelings p e r va d e th e force, 04 iset e ; g el e thought one of the improvements of the sg e ' ee pos t one of its great evils. At present , none dar e gr' s eit e with them, let them b e comm itti ng never 5° f er r et , justice, but he is directly locked up. I h af f e t belq feeling in the I do not know a n y o _,i,ii. la m y c onviction being t but merely noticed it, time the almo s t a b so lute power of the police b"o o i, F,+ checked. 11 co- Lonon, ec. 17, 1845. P.S. The D Wonsan who had been taken into -1 was placed at the bar and accuse d of causing an ou. tion, but was imm-diett.lv SPORTING IN TELLICT TATTERSALL'ii—YES TERDAY. A blank day ! ! STD„ THE LATE EARL VERITLADI'S ,be fetched ninety guineas at the sale on M o ndaY ; ' • te was mtsprinted seventy guineas. tel l f°l ; e # MATCH AGAINST TIBIE.—Mr. Liley'g -.e k in to ride from Newmarket to London and "%job ° hours, was accomplished a few minutes under The distance is about 118 miles. ------!"---"-- 00 LLOYD'S stitfPl ~N ur: s od 2 LONDON, DEc. 18.—Wind S.W., fresh br ee ` - ye: ,„...- , f p, with rain. o de rte ' j li 1 LIVERPOOL, DEC. 17.—Wind S.E• , _ 111 ,_„,,` --( Sall's; Vt . Mary Ann, Brown, Charleston Laurina..Q ueu V nse J, ...;•". Patriot King, Paddock, Calcutta ; Rime , Itote - iOV paraiso ; Templeman, Prowse, ditto ; Rosa,,, -. Pl it t oliS B K T a h aFly a p , s a ' A s ra z ; o g r o e g Montezuma, :u Cpoap off epoof fr rt Lawler, ,GomLdAe nfarl c Net'' ppsoas, : le - d e fi r r 0 1 ' 0 i $s w 0 f 0 f lorte o yd CLYDE, ney a D b E l c i . 15.—Arrd. May, Christian, "°- liPo' (I°' s DEAL, DEC. t7.—Wind S.S.E —Arrd• Cl eP rtb, v- Oo Hope. 0 Freeman, Jamaica. hi e, 13Is c B PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Put back, ne r-c g aras• ,_ ,t, erbice. Off' port, City of Poonab, High t,? - 71 di e ,' P il ` Bro:r i : SourktAmproN, DEC. 17.—SId Avon Iv es ' ri ' . B O f ' Sipooo9 tiro SWANSEA, DEC. 17.—Area. Thomas Bed , Ilk er, ''' 0 0 GoßoAdwusGin RAMSGATE, DEC. GRAVESEND, DEC. 17.—The Duke o f blanchestsboree bound to Jamaica, has back,having been en do put cos for Malaga, which Ne i ! Da l ' Brown, St. AnDEdciewl6s.,—NleVwinßdruWn;Nwi.eWsu.., Avon, TEIGNMOUTII, DEC. 16.—A boat, e yesterday' t he t he warks, &c. p l u 7. t — i T n hheerZietel Wahl, lust s si , R , 00 max yld ci e l y ' p peg , it James Kelloway, Freshwater, has been V' Needles, and brought in here. ifi l'e LLANELLY, DEC. 16.—The Sophia Marie , -111 11 1- A bert s sid er was on shore in this harbour, has been got oi f " I _ire° D damage. s hore , 4 LIVERPOOL, DEC. 17.—A schooner is on fry-, Red Noses. „. 01 1 0 04 0 ,0 , WHITERAVEN, DEC. 16.—The Wasdale, 1 `,, / •„rth London, has been driven on shore behind th e ''''' 46 crew saved. A for G y be AYR, DEC. 16.—The Royal Charlie, of ner, g wi les t° from Lisbon, came on shore last night ' abou t "' cotel southward of this place. _ A , "0 , et i was DUBLIN, Kingstownaground harbour,D Ee. t l o s p—srteTruvhecenktEthlhiezerapbliltzhti,:ogiff. A t, :l e i I . .tir l i J i :; oo, , . t i o le apiso;e ,, , 00 WATERFORD, DEC. 15.—The Albion, got on shore under the Church of Ballyhack, aZ 0 3 ,,, ti'' BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 17.—A quantit of wre it e m ber, "/ on the 14th inst. tothe - of' ll.- ll* southward the !lis 1, Mary, Small, arrived off here. to St' ah a LONDON, DEC. 18. The Beacon Hill, bound ,.3 te,•tli S put into Torquay, 16th inst., with loss of bolisiop 1 " warks, and other damage, haying been in c° ship (name unknown), off Ushant. red EAST INDIA SHIPPING . or Tt gal pr,, s Arrivals—Plantagenet Dornett, from i-e n ,-; 2 3 %, en• - ' mouth, sailed July 25, Madras 28th, Cape '''..A'' frePAst° St. Helena Nov. 2; Thomas hwit'-' • v - ji ov. Henry, Churc la; r Terdi , d 0 . gal, in the Downs, sailed June 14, St. Helena Oct.s 3, St:4ll si C ea r ni o lae w do e, l f tu r .g o 2 m .2l;s ß ,L o s m u Bombay, in the Downs, sailed Aeg't Liceir L ein H d e a lett ° o ll c a3 t sot' ;I. Arrivals . in Table Bay S It re Justicia, ~„„d00,,,d4 Oct. 16, from ‘" -- w 1 su ' f In I ' . ber: —,—; Carnatic, Hyne, 18th, re ha w 110 George, Hutchinson, from Saldanha Bay ; Nort st. p o • . , 2 fr l. om Bomb* : Id ,b a , 19th, from London ; Drouro, from Angra PeV e t n , a i'roe l f dos ' cent, Planter, from Prince's Island; John D e "' Lon don' ' lie' Talbot ; George Henry, Harrison, 200, from _ s. f deb vie ' from St. Maio ; Wellington, 21st, from Lontielli'rgh;io, from Stockholm ; Christian VIII., 21st, from H an ' True dus, from Bombay; Barrys, from Breeds River; roo ton, 22d, from London • Sutherland, from Ch ina ' 6th , f r Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Ann, Oct. 4, Norfolk, Sparc Mauritius; Rosebud, Bth, from London; Thomas, '-'krse‘• 11th, from LiverP" l, and to sail 17th for Calcutta; ' rie 12th, from Table Bay. ,4, to AJV Departures from fable Bay—Fifeshire, Oct. v C gonia; Maid of Mona, 15th, to whaling; Coawk 18th, to Algoa Bay. 'O f Tuu wield MITATIA.—We understand that in s of ' er a Aye reached Colonel Band, Colonel Conaantfidacill...ste;:: Worcestershire Militia, directing him to take hnin e q e nt O f for placing the staff of his regiment in This may be taken as confirmatory of la terualo_l2:6 011,j intention of Government to embody the militia f or e,' ', least a portion of it, in the ensuing spring. n p a l ac oldi e j 4 to adl, that " etf.?.etive" members of eo v - h o ory t ) exempt from serving in the militia, and we hear t 'ainle ij o have hen addres,,ed to the Colntels of all :tuch in i rberg requiring them to furnish returns of all such in„,7,,ieb 1 their respective corps fonhwitti.— Worcestershire til; r9 t t!::‘ A seizure of a novel kind was lately ma de , be port. A quantity of stale and damaged beef W- o f pe j o , landed from the Mary, of Newcastle, for the purPt n t ,1 01 4 destroyed, when a removal was observed by a vigil" lr it in g waiter, who suspected a smuggling transaction ,""iod carried on, and he seized the beef tOr the Queen's ttl , e 'he has been conveyed to the Customs, where it lie s t° 11 annoyance of the officers, as the stench is in Wiells Gloucester journal. 9% 3q4 222' 26 3 4 183/4 24 1 ,6 24-; `---- The Q this Cur} ?f incorr in the Ba ratter. minutes th Q prop, :611°11:e° 2 111)01 9 etr t i-ci t ''eyed s , 'Was It serf 1(314, in( Ortlie,, disc iu~ti~ woundei: of Franc 'lay on 1 ~Yha is Lori-14111i SIT i elet•t(.(l from t h, Guards. nFxt. Vac m e , thtii caPtain ~.