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ATION'AL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Chairman. The Directors, Members, and Friends of this Society will DINE itgether at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-street Within, on 'f7ESDAY, the 30th of December, 1845, at Five o'Clock precisely. Tickets, One Guinea. • STEWARDS. . . _ Messrs. Aders, J. Baily, A. H. Barrett, J. Bligh, F. J. Brankston, T. Brooks, J. W. Carter, I. D. Child, H. M. Crampton, T. H. Crease, 0. Cullley, J. R. Englefield, J. Brans, J. L. Godshall, Goodall, M. Hewitt, G. Hicks, M. Hodgkinson, W. S. Jones, S. Loder, R. M'Culloch, W. Tickets may be had at the Lot at the Office, Arthur•street West, Ne.ssrs. Midlane, H. Milledge, R. 0. Newbon, J. S. Reed, T, Ridley. A. Rklley, R. Roberts, T. Ramsey, W. S. Satchell, T. H. Smith, W. H. Starr, F. StMYAAIe, 0. Stokes, J. Sutton, T.?. Tilt, W. Toleman, J. Walsh, J. Williams, W. Wilson. C. Wood, F. G. in Tavern ; of the Stewards ; or nidon-bridge. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE contains the Fullest and Latest Particulars of the Breaking up of the Peel Ministry, and the Accession of Lord John Russell to Office on Free Trade PrincipM—with Articles on the Old and New Cabmets ; the Ducal sliding Mille, or Dukes A 1, A 2, A 3, A 4, and A 5 ; Mr. Cayley's Development of the Agricultural Mind ; Cotton Twist to the Free Traders of England ; and Reports of all the Agri eultural and Anti-corn Law Meetings, with all the News of the Week. Number I. now ready, MAPHYSTOPHELES (price . 3d. Stamped 4d.), beautifully illustrated; containing Confessions of a Railway Director—Review of the London Detective Force--What are Minis ters About?—Heroes and Hero Worship (not by Carlisle)—Archaeolo gical Society—A New Historie of Geofferey Chaucer ; shelving° how thatte he was sold by a bakeeidetayterremanne of Someratown— Stanley's Government of the Colonies—Peel's Perfidy—Buckingham against Douglas Jerrold, Horace Mayhew, and Gilbert a'Beckett— Jullien's Concerts, Covent-garden Theatre—Eel Backed Robert in the character of Richard the Third—Revelations of Common Law, and about twenty other Articles. Agent 4, all Newsmen and Booksellers. Mice, 49, Basex-street, Strand. TIEATICE ROYAL, DIIHRY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, In three acts, called MARITANA. eharles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cresar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem. Mr. H. Phillips ; Maritima, Miss Romer ; Lazarille, Miss Poole. After . which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. Babas (of the Academie Royale, Faris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JELLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES or CONCERTS. LAST NIGSIT BUT FIVE. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, " Fidello"—Reethoven. Quadrille from Benedict's Opera, " The Bride of Venice"—Jullien. Symphony, The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony in A— _ _ Beethoven. Jetllien's New Quadrille, The British Navy—J'ullien. PA.RT 11. Opera, " Robert Le Diable," Grand Selection, with Soloe—Meyerbeer. The Cambridge-house waltz —Koenig. S do, Violin, by Mr. Collins. The Polka Stabet Mater " Cups ainimam," performed on We Cornet-a-piston, by Herr Koenig —Rossini. Tke Peat-horn Galop—Koenig. Commence at Eight precisely; terminate before Blevesa. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. Y. Jullien's Grand Ball Masque is fixed to take place on Monday, Beeember 22. The Audience portion of the Theatre will, its before, be set apart for Spectators. Prices of _Admission for Spectators :—Dress Circles, Se. ; Bozos, 3s. ; Galleries, 21. THEATRIC ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated au Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farren ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hud son ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Gioyer; Catherine -Mrs., eymour. ' After which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. German Hudson, Mr. Hudson, Ellen Seyton, Miss Seyten. To conclude with THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Ceralea Fitzgig, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHT, THIS EVENING Will be repeated TIM GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. IR which Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will perform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma eanrkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Weolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled TEE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack ; Trenquet, Mr. Granby; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orvllle, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Blanchette, Mrs. Btirliug ; Blanche, Miss May. To which will be added THE BRIGAND. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled 1,11 DIIBLE A'QUATRE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Two Aet Comedy, entitled WHO IS SHE Charaeters by Messrs. J. Brown, C. Boyce, Binge, Cockrill, Miss Hamilton, and Mrs. Walter Lacy. After which, THE BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. The Boy Bacchus, Miss Kate Howard ; Mounts, Mr. G. Wild. To be followed by THE RAILWAY KING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. Wild ; %ally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. To conclude with BAMBOOZLING. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING WE be performed THE LAST OF THE BAZONS ; or, Warwick. The King Maker, and the Battle of Barnet. Introducing original and stupendous effects. The Arena of Equitation will display its countless attractions, aided by the principal Equestrians and magnificent Stud. To conclude with THE BRIGAND OF ANCONA. Fr, curl t , A mrirruri cit • • n THICANOMETER, Lowest, 26; Highest, 39; Noon, so. BAROMETER, 30.5.—W1ND, W., fine and frosty. HIGH WATER AT LONDON•BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 26 minutes after 1 1 Evening .. 46 minutes after 1. ,-c , - 4. Aiic ~,; ,•, • •,_„_./ ~,,,.,,,'-' Nl' .. 4_ , I , • 1:k - , 'i ! . .i.., .0 4‘ .7 '' ''.:41,: { 0 ' . 4 • lit -4 1 4 /11 , K - --AV . .. e,N: ",•-f•;,..,•;•••.:-. ir— - ~,,,, 74. ,:tekth!..l.-",, „.401 . 1h z' ./,,•,,_ . 1 177 0 ,„ 4 4 , 11 ,:,.,, ,, •• - i-- - -" ~....; ~ • 0 -__ ...'..,). • .calloo . •:: '474;41;- .„.• __ ; : 7 ,, :,•%•.....•,...- ~ , ,1 'ij b'lltill il --- .... - lilt 4 • - . LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1845 THE NEW MINISTRY. But little has as yet transpired relative to the proceedings of Lord JOHN Russzu. in the forma tion of his Administration. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lords COTTENHAM, PALMERSTON, CLARENDON, and Mr. MACAULAY, had interviews with Lord JOHN RUSSELL in the course of yesterday, and no doubt is entertained of their form ing part of the new arrangements. This day Lord JOHN RUSSELL goes to the QUEEN, it is presumed, to take her pleasure upon the ap pointments which he may advise her to sanction. We see PO reason to vary any of the announce ments we have already made, and we believe that our information for the two last days will be found to be correct in the main. Sir DENIS LE MARCHANT left town last night for Maidenhead. The following appeared in our Third Edition o; Last Night : Lord Joux RUSSELL has been actively engaged, since his arrival ,in town this afternoon, in the arrangements which the formation of his Ministry render necossary. Lord COTTENHAM had an interview with Lord JOHN RUSSELL shortly after he arrived. Sir DENIS LE MERCHANT, Secretary tothe Treasury whim the MELBOURNE Administration went out of office, has been in constant communication with Lord JOHN this afternoon. He is acting as confidential amanuensis to the new Premier. The opinion gains ground that no dissolution will take place until Lord JOHN finds obstruction to his measures in the Commons, in which case an imme diate dissolution will follow. The Qualm returns to 'Windsor to-morrow, as we announced yesterday. Brookes' aml the Reform Club are all alive, and the mustering of Liberal Members in London is al ready great, whilst the Carlton and Conservative Club, are gloomy, and all parties of Tories grumbling at each other. It is obviously of the first importance that Lord J. RUSSELL should be in possession of the exact views an d intentions of the late Premier—should know to what lengths he bad himself been prepared to go on the corn-law question—whether he will support Lord Joan in a measure of entire repeal, how many of his colleagues will do the same, and what number of his Parliamentary followers may be expected to go with him—should know, also, what course will be taken by the Duke of WELLINGTON in the House of Lords, before he undertakes to relieve Sir ROBERT PEEL from difficulties which, after all, are of Sir ROBERT PEEL' S creat i on. We have no doubt, therefore, that Lord JOHN ItcssELL is now waiting for more ex plicit information as to thy, future pulicy of Sir THE StTN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENIN ROBERT PEEL and his late colleagues; and, in his audience of to-day, he will probably lay before her MAJESTY the necessity of his being exactly informed of the nature and extent of the support which will be given him by the leading members of the late Cabinet. 'it is clear that if Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Duke of Wszi.ntaToN could have agreed to propose a repeal of the corn-laws themselves, they would probably have been able to gain the consent of the House of Lords, which, without their support, Lord JOHN RUSSELL can never hope to do, but which, with their support (though on this point there may be a differ ence of opinion), Lord Joart RussELL:tnay be even better able to effect than they could effect it for them selves. Their support, however, will be necessary to him.] Andi it will not do to trust to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S generosity or sense of political honour. We know, from past experience, how lightly he holds the " responsibilities of opposition." Place and power may have no charms for him while he has them; but, somehow or other, when he has them not, he acts as if their attractions were all powerful. We are assured on the best authority, that the statements of yesterday, that the late Cabinet had never decided to repeal the corn-laws and that Sir ROBERT PEEL was all through opposed by a majority of his colleagues, are totallZ incorrect. On Wednesday of last week the Duke of WELLING TON consented to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S views : after the Cabinet Council [of Thursday the Duke went to Strathfieldsaye, and on Friday " a change came o'er the spirit of his dream." The change of intention MS communicated to Sir ROBERT PEEL, who there fore on Saturday apprised her MAJESTY of his own resignation. But for the Duke of WELLINGTON'S revoking his consent, the object of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S visit to Osborne House on the Saturday would have been to take her MAJESTY'S pleasure as to successors to the seceding members of the Cabinet Lord STANLEY, Lord WZIARNCLIFFE, Lord RIPON, and the Duke of BuccLEucu. Lord JOHN RUSSEII, and his friends will return to power ;under some of the most favourable circum stances that ever fell to the lot of candidates for office, and what adds to the happy coincidence, these circumstances arise not from accident ; they are the results of wise and patriotic conduct on the part of the late: Opposition, and the deliberate spon taneous act of the Conservatives themselves. No men ever came with better characters from their last places of service than RUSSELL and Co. During the whole of the PEEL Administration, not one factious motion, according to the best of our recollection, was made—no party spirit was displayed, either in the Houses of Commons or,Lords, or at any Whig meetings throughout the country. Never had any Minister a fairer trial than Sir ROBERT PEEL. The only anxiety manifested on the Opposition benches was , that his good measures might succeed ; and, with the exception of the amended corn-law, they were all of that character. The Liberals cared not for the honour and glory usually accompany ing generous and successful plans, though the best plans of Sir ROBERT PEEL were stolen from them ;—they were anxious only for their success, and with a spirit] of high principle, hitherto unknown on the benches of :the Opposition, they preferred the real interests of the nation, the peace of Ireland, and the promotion of free-trade measures, to the selfish advantages of places and pensions. Never was any conduct more noble than theirs on the Maynooth question. They believed it to be a i l necessary, a just, and a conciliatory Bill, and casting to the winds their own popularity with the Dissenting body, regardless of the hostility of their best friends, and risking even their seats in Parliament, they remained steadfast in their purpose and left the consequences to the tide of events. They looked with contempt even on that portion of the Whig press which sup ported them on every other point, and which had been advocates, too, of this very measure, but which vilely betravpd its nrinrinlaa .7;14, tha 1”- T . -r gain, and vainly endeavoured to drag its patrons with it through the miry path of infamy. Such patriotic firmness in a good cause has earned for the leaders of the new Ministry imperishable honour, and tl - ey now reap their just reward; for even the bitterest Tory, rendered savage by the downfal of his friends, cannot lay to the charge of Lord Jour; RUSSELL or any of his party one act of factious opposition. Need we contrast this scene with what occurred towards the close of the MELBOURNE Administration, when the vilest calum nies were propagated at Tory meetings, when the clergy themselves, forgetting their sacred character, their usual devotion to the Throne, and all regard to truth, reviled their young and innocent Sovereign, and denounced her Ministers as traitors to their country and QUEEN. But " wisdom is justified of her children," and the backbiters have had their re ward. They have not been turned out by the Whigs—on the contrary the Whigs did every thing in their power to aid them in the Government of the country, but they found themselves unequal to the task, and gave up the helm in despair, because they could no longer fight under false colours, and steer the crazy vessel to a place of safety. The brief interregnum which succeeds the resig nation of a Min try, is a period fraught with interest to all. A universal excitement pervades the vast community ; each individual seems electrified by the sudden shock. Every passing rumour becomes matter of importance ; all are on the qui v;ve to ob tain the earliest information. Setting aside the flies which gather round the honey, the numerous par• tisans who seek for place, who watch every turn and movement of the new Minister, as though life and death depended upon him—setting these aside, there is a party which looks on with deep and earnest atten tion, which scans each act and weighs each decision with an impartial mind. The great body of the people look to the new Ministry with anxiety. To whom is a Government of such interest as to those whom it is to govern ? Few changes of Administration have aroused public attention like the present ; all feel that this is no common change, there is more in it than meets the eye. Those who have watched the signs of the times have long felt that a new era of government was at hand. England is not now what she was a hundred years back ; intelligence has progressed at railway speed ; the minds of the multitude are no longer the same, yet their short-sighted rulers have preserved old restrictions, and sought to confine the energy and industry of the present day in the narrow limits of bygone times. The dissensions of Whigs and Tories have prevented either from benefiting the people, while all who have had the opportunity have bene fited themselves. It was evident that all this could not continue long; a change has been for some time gradually progressing, and now the climax is at hand. Last session we saw, not the fusion of parties for their common benefit, but the co-operation of opponents for the in terest of the country. The close of the year brings a new Ministry, whose advent is regarded with anxiety and with hope. If the Tories could preach conciliation to Ireland, and mitigate taxes, and set an example of toleration, what shall we not expect from the Liberal party, who are to succeed them in office ? These conside rations increase the general excitement, and the anxiety to learn the names of the new Ministers. " There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." Mr. COBDEN' remarked ata recent free -trade meet ing, that Sir H. Nil. had missed the flood -tide that would have led him on to fortune—that he had lost the golden opportunity„ by neglecting to repeal the corn-laws while there was yet time. It is now evi dent that Sir R. PEEL was not to blame. Like an experienced pilot, he bided his time, and was prepared to seize his advantage, but found himself unable to manage his vessel ; it would no longer answer the helm, Sir ROBERT was defeated and resigned, because he was unable to repeal the corn .laws ! Truly his brightest moments were his last The same opportunity is now offered to Lord JOHN RUSSELL ; the flood-tide is ready to bear him on to fortune, if he seize the flood tide. The old days of party restrictions are gone by ; it is not enough to send alone for those who once formed a Cabinet of Whigs. If Lord Joule would indeed be Minister, and a Minister worthy of the age, he must act in accordance with the desires of the people, and act in a free and impartial spirit. On this principle he must choose his col leagues. 1841 beheld the downfal of the Whigs ; 1845 saw the destruction of the Tories ; may 1846 witness a Ministry, call itself by what name it will, free from the trammels of party prejudice, and de termined to follow a bold, vigorous, and liberal policy. Called to rule over all, may it act not for a class but for the nation. If last session Lord Joan supported his opponents in legislating for the good of Ireland, will he not this year go further and ad minister entire justice to the sister country. She de mands no more. One of the first measures of the new Government must be to repeal the corn-laws, to unloose the bonds of industry, and give full scope to free trade next session. One of the Tory papers ob serves, " the work of ruin will commence." It will be glorious ruin in truth, the destruction of monopoly and class legislation. A QUARTER OF A MILLION FOR THE LEAGUE. We are delighted to hear, from a quarter upon which we place the utmost reliance, that the Anti- Corn-law League, so far from relaxing in its efforts by the probably near consummation of the triumph of free-trade principles, is determined to make assur ance doubly sure by re-doubling its exertions, its means, and its diligence. With this object, the Council of the League have determined to raise A QUARTBR OF A MILLION-TWO HUNDRBD AND FIFTY THOUSAND rouNus—to be applied in furtherance of the grand object of free-trade. Th• Council have determined wisely. Under the guidance of such men as COBDEN, money entrusted to them will be faith • fully, usefully, and honestly expended ; whilst by providing for every possible contingency, and holding their proud position, alike undaunted by difficulty or intoxicated by success, they render it out of the power of any. Ministry to avoid granting full and entire freedom of trade, and abolition of all restrictions upon the food of the people. A special meeting of the Essex Agricultural Pro tection Society was held yesterday at Chelmsford, is a room at the Saracen's Head Hotel. As might have been expected, the speakers vied with each other in their denunciations of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and Sir JOHN TYRRELL announced that the future leaders of the monopolists would be the Duke of IVEnnisoToN, Lord STANLEY, Lord WHARNCLIFFE, Lord GRAN.. VILLE SOMERSET, and Mr. S. HERBERT. Resolutions pledging the meeting to maintain the present system of protection, and placing a sum of 2,0001. at the dis posal of the committee were agreed to, and after giving three groans for Sir R. PBBL the meeting sepa rated. We rejoice rather than otherwise at seeing the Protection Societies coming out in this way ; these meetings act as drains to " the great, agri cultural mind," enabling it to get rid of a vast quantity of its "nonsense ;" and immense was the quantity of "nonsense" drained off at Chelms ford yesterday. For instance, a Mr COPLAND, in moving the first resolution, made use of the following expressions—" What did the manu facturers say ? That free trade would reduce corn to such a price that the English producer would not be able to grow it." Now, pray you. grand Ur• 1- nliat, year of our LORD did all this happen ? When and where did any manufacturer (meaning thereby, as you evidently mean a free-trader),: when and where did any ad vocate for free trade say that free trade would reduce corn to such a price that the English producer would not be able to grow it? Again, the Rev. Mr. SMITLIERS, quoting from Mr. CAPLET, said, thLt "So far from the landed proprietors being the originators of the corn-laws for the support of their rents, those laws had been originated by the opponents of the agricultural interest that more than 800 years ago the first corn-law was established to prevent farmers exporting to the Continent, where they could obtain a higher price for their pro duce than at home. That law continued in force for nearly 350 years. The next law was made to prevent farmers exporting wool, and that was for the benefit of the manufacturers at home. Some time afterwards the population having considerably increased, and the cultivation of the land having gone on, there was a greater demand for wheat in Eng land than on the Continent, and a great quantity of it began to pour into the country, to the injury of the agriculturists, and they in consequence requested protection from its influx, for the purpose of giving them compensation for the loss they sustained in not being allowed to export wool." Now, we should be glad to know who, 800 years ago, were the opponents of the "I ended proprietors," who esta blished the first corn law according v to Mr. SAIITHERS, and how they came t o be able to make these laws, seeing that 800 years ago the landed aristocracy monopolised all the power of the country. We are obliged, however, to Mr. SMITHERS for the imformation that the protection against the influx of foreign corn was accorded to the agriculturists for the purpose of giving them compensation for the loss they sus tained in not being allowed to export wool, because, as they now possess the right to export wool, it is but fair that they should give up the compensation. The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of his speech, repeated the fal lacy—that the corn-laws were beneficial to the la• bourer by keeping up his wages; and in the same breath gave as one of the grounds entitling the farmer to protection that he had to contend, if he could, in the labour market with the railroad contractor, who gave as wages 15s. a-week. We have it, there fore, on the authority of the Rev. Mr. SMITHERS, that in the county of Essex the labourer cannot earn 15s. a-week as an agricultural labourer, because the pro tected farmer cannot afford to give such high wages which the unprotected railway contractor can and does. What then becomes of the theory of protection raising wages ? We hope that these Protec • . . tion Societies will hold public meetings in every county in England. The speakers at them cannot open their mouths withcut making some admissions fatal to the cause of monopoly. They are the most useful allies the League has ever had, and were the Rev. Mr. SMITHERS and his coadjutors paid anti corn-law lecturers, they could not do the League work more effectually. Madrid journals of the sth have been received, but we find nothing in them of any interest to the Eng lish reader. On the Bourse the Three per Cents. were some what lower on the sth, closing at 36b at 60 days ; twelve millions done. Five per Cents., 241, at 60 days ; four millions done. Exchange on London, 361. The Faris papers are chiefly occupied with the dismissal of M. BAUDON, the Receiver-General of the Seine-Inferiure, and a royal ordonnance for re modelling the Council of the University. M. BAu- DON is President of the company formed to offer for the Paris and Lyons Railway, and has been dismissed from his lucrative situation, according to report, for having amalgamated with other companies, in place of making a separate tender, as became a servant of the Crown, and thereby creating a fair competition for the benefit of the State. The Opposition journals blame the Government for what they consider an act of great severity, while it cannot be denied that by this wholesale fusion, patronised by the Receiver-General, the expense of the work will be greatly increased. M. HUM ANN, Receiver-General of the Bas Rhine, succeeds him. The object of the ordonnance for the re-organization of the University is to place the system of education more immediately under the influence of the Government, and prevent such crotchety men as M. QUINET from quarrelling with the Minister of Public Instruction. The royal de cree orders—" That the Council of the Uni versity shall resume its constitution, as established by the organic decree of March 17, 1808 ; that it shall take the title of Royal Council of the University ; that the Vice-President of the said Council shall unite to that title that of Chancellor of the University ; the Councillor whoexercises provisionally the functions of the secretary of the Council shall assume definitively the title of Secretary-General of the Royal Council of the University ; the Inspectors-General of Studies shall resume the title of Inspector's• General of the Univer sity ; the branch of primary instruction shall be directly represented in the Royal Council of the University." Baron THENARD, Peer of France, and Vice-President of the Council of the University, has been appointed Chancellor. The Journal des Debats contains an article on the reform made in the English Tariff by Sir ROBERT PEEL, and expresses a hope that the French Ministry will imitate the good example. This probably is a feeler put forth by the Government for a discussion of the question in the ensuing session, with a view to abate the evils of prohibitive duties in France. The Government journal thus concludes its remarks on the subject : '• Far be it from us to al for so general a reform of our tariffs, and to pretend to apply at once such a prin ciple of absolute freedom to analogous articles amongst us. The interests of our agriculture and of our home market are justly too predominant, and are entitled to too much consideration, to allow such a measure to be precipitately introduced. It would be still more rash to extend it to tropical produce, such as sugar, coffee, and tobacco, articles essentially taxable from their very nature, and which afford to the Treasury most precious resources. Here the question of political economy is mixed up with that of financial interest, and the first law of the for mer is never to deprive the State of a branch of revenue be fore it has provided for its replacement from the other re sources at its disposal. But if those articles, the con sumption of which throw the duty on the wealthier classes only, are not to be thought of, it is easy to compre hend that it is indispensablefor the future prosrects of our manufactures that the raw material should as rapidly as possible reach the hand of the fabricator at a cheap rate, that is, exempt of all charge. This truth, exceedingly simp!e in appearance, and yet which has been only prat• tised of late, ought to enter into the spirit of our tariffs. That would be, besides, to remain faithful to our pre vious acts—to be consistent, for if the present state of our customs' regulations be compared with what they were twenty years back, it will be seen that great im provement has be en made in alleviating the tariffs. Much, however, still remains to be effected." The King came to Paris on Wednesday, and held a Council of Ministers, at which he presided. The session of the States of Bavaria was opened on the 6th with a speech from the throne, in which the King expressed his great satisfaction at the calm and prudent conduct of his subjects in a time of excitement and agitation, and declared his warm attachment to them, and his confidence that the relltions between the throne and the nation would be indissoluble. The market both for Stock and Railway Shares was greatly depressed on Thursday. The Three per Cents. fell 40c. ; the Fives, 25c. ; Orleans Shares fell 20f. ; Rouen, 25f. ; Havre, 10f. ; Vierzon, 25f. ; Bordeaux, 10i. ; Nor thern Shares, 214 f. The Three per Cents., closed at 81f. 70c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 15c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,150 f. ; Rouen, 945 f.; Northern, 707 f. 50c. ; Havre, 7601. ; Avignon, 870 f. ; Vierzon, 625 f. ; Bordeaux, 600 f. ; Boulogne, 5001.; Troyes and Montereau, 425 f. ; Basle, 2351. ; Belgian Two and•a-Half per Cents., 56 1 4 ; Spanish Actives, 36; Spanish Three per Cents, 38 1 4 ; ditto Domestic Debt, 35 ; ditto, Passives, 61/2. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 6f. 50c. premium; ditto (Calon), 6f. ; Union, 12f. 50c. ; ditto (Gauneron), 6f. ditto (Lapinsonniere), sf. ; Ardoin, 3f. ; Messageries, sf. ; Receveurs-Generaux, 6f..; Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), 2f 50c.; ditto (Beebe°, If. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie), 6f. ; ditto (Drouillard), sf. ; ditto (O'Neill), 5f ; ditto (Caratte), 61. ; ditto (Lefevre), 5f.; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot),7f. 50c.; ditto (Lecointe), par; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), par; Bordeaux and Cott° (Mackenzie), par; ditto (Espeleta), 4f. ; Creil and St. Quentin, (Kveaens), par; Charleroi (Kysaens), par. The Lyons definitive shares sold 7 for 75f. premium; Strasbourg ditto, 25f.; Tours and Nantes, 42f. 50c. LyoNs, DEc. O.—Marseilles and Avignon, 857 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,140 f.; Paris and Rouen, 937 f. 50c. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 630 f. tiIiSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Dll4. 12. Anglo-Belgian lMauritius ..... Boulogne and Amiens 7% Namur and Liege Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) -- Orleans and Bordeaux 9% Do. (Mackenzie's) .. % OverYszel ••• Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laditte) 2% citie Coast Central of Spain - 2 Ceylon. De:nerara Dendre Valley .-- Paris aid Rouea ...... Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Janet Dijon and Maihoass — East Indian 1 Fampoux & Hazebrouk Grt Northern of France Conetitutod ll Do. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons — Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Do. North Midland l4 Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe -_ Lyons and Avignon l% Luxembourg ... 2 Madrid and Valencia... Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'F.st) De. (Aymarirs) 2% Paris and St. Quentin — Rouen and Havre — Royal Norti of Spain — Sambre and Manse Strasburg and Basle Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt Tours and Nantes (Maoltonzie's) Ds. (Lefebvre's) 2 Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona — West Flanders LATEST NEWS. SUN-OFFICE, Quarter past Three. The QUEEN would leave Osborne House this morning by an early train. Lord JOHN RUSSELL attends her MAJESTY, by royal command, to lay before her his deliberate conclusions as to the task confided to him, and the result of his own opinions, backed by those with whom he took counsel. He was expected to leave town at twelve o'clock, and until his return, nothirg can he known as to the course which his proceedings are likely to take. Mr. TyrNum. has arrived in town, and has been in communication with Lord JOHN RussELL. The leaders of the dif ferent sections of the Liberal party are finding their way to London, and will shortly be collected here, ready for advice or action. Mr. COBDEN will be in London to• morrow, Mr. ELLICE is on his way from Scotland, and all the members of the late Cabinet, will, with the exception of Lord NoamaNny, be within reach by Monday. Difficulties beset the formation of any Government, but with Lord JOISN RUSSELL'S moral courage, practical good sense, and honesty of purpose, backed as he is by the entire Liberal party of the country, we do not fear that he will overcome them. (FROM A WELL-KNOWN CORRESPONDENT.) Lord LANSDOWNE, MT. BARING, Mr. MACAULAY, and several other gentleman had interviews this morning with .Lord Joint RUSSELL, at his residence in Chesham-place. _ _ _ It is expected that the Noble Lord will proceed to Windsor Castle this afternoon, to have an audience of her MAJESTY on her arrival from Osborne house. It was rumoured this morning that Lords GREY and NORPETH had arrived in town, but neither Noble Lord had arrived this afternoon. THE QUEEN.—Her MAJESTY travelled this morn• ng direct from the Isle of Wight to Windsor Castle, (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) Mr. MITCHELL, the Member for Bridport, is to be ;he new Vice-President of the Board of Trade. It is rumoured to-day that Mr. John Romilly will most probably be the new Solicitor-General. It has been usual that one of the two law-officers should be an equity lawyer ; and Lord Cottenham is not likely to overlook the importance of such an arrangement Mr. Hominy, though not now in Parliament, was for merly Member for Bridport. Lord and Lady Monteagle entertained Mr. Baron and Lady Rolfe, and a select party, at dinner yester day ; and in the evening her Ladyship had a small reunion, including the Marquis of Lansdowne, Mrs. and the Misses Mansfield, Dr., Mrs. and Miss Hol land, Mr. Dundas, Lord Campbell, Mr. Senior, Mr. and Mrs. Christie, Mr. Rich, Sir George Cayley, &c. &c. We understand that the division of the Judges in the Brazilian pirates case was, eleven against the con viction, and two for it. Air. Baron Platt was himself one of the two, and Mr. Baron Alderson the other. Mr. Justice Coleridge;and.Mr. Justice Cresswell did not sit, DEC MBE It l3, 1845. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO TIMEX. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000 bales. The market was quiet. Shares slighly declined. The Bank of England appears to be exercising a good deal of caution since the political crisis came on, especially as its stock of bullion is trenched upon in the country for rail way purl o.es ; —a wholesome bleeding which we, for one, do not regard with any anxiety. The principal items in the weekly return, published in last night's Gazette, establish the following variations :-- Notes issued Decrease Rest Decrease Public Deposits Increase 439,820 Other Deposits 9,022,019 Increase .. Seven Day and other Bills 1,004,471 Decrease Other Securities Increase 353,658 Notes Increase Bullion Increase The following were the prices obtained yesterday afternoon at Messrs. Lamond's auction of Railway Shares : Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries 1:38 016 6 Essex and Suffolk ... ... ... ... 1% 017 0 016 6 Great Central Sardinian ... ... ... 14 0 2 6 0 3 0 Caledonian Extension ... ... ... ... 2% 215 0 Grand Union ... ... . ... ... ... 1% 1 7 6 Warwick and Worcester ••• ••• ..• 42s 1 0 6 Leicester and Birmingham ... ... 22s 018 6 Ditto ditto ... .. • ... 018 6 Great Indian Peninsular ... ... ... !,,( 0 8 0 Ditto ••• ••• 0 8 0 East Indian ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 4 1 2 6 Calcutta and St. George's Point ... ... 7s 010 0 Ditto ditto ••• ••• ••• 0 9 6 Cornwall and Central Devon ... 2% 112 0 Dudley, Madely, Broeely, and I. Bridge 2% 117 6 Manchester and Southampton ... ... 2 211 0 Somersetshire Midland ... ... ... 2% 1 9 0 Great Paris and Lyons .. ... ... 2 2 0 6 Northumberland and Lancashire .. ... 428 111 0 Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil ... ... 42s 019 0 Ditto ditto ••• ••• ••• 0 19 0 Dudley, Madely, Brosley, & Iron Bridge 2% 117 6 Shropshire Midland 1 14 0 Midland Eastern Counties ... ... 2% 1 8 0 North Staff., Churuet, and Potteries ... 42s 414 0 Dutch Rhenish ... .. . . ... ... 5 616 0 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 016 6 Ditto ditto ... 0 16 6 Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke ... 105 s 3 3 0 Reacting and Reigate Isle of Axholme, Gainsboro' & G001e... 2% 2 2 6 Great Leeds and London ... ... ... 2% 1 4 6 Welsh Midland ... Ditto ••• .•• ••• ••• 2 0 6 Madrid and Valentia York and Lancaster Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 6 0 Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter ... 42s 1 1 0 Cornwall and Central Devon ... ... 2% 113 0 Ditto ditto ... ••• -- 1.12 0 Ceylon ... ... ... Ditto ... ... Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 016 6 Leicester and Birmingham. ... ... ... 22s 018 0 Ditto ditto ... ••• ••• 017 6 Ditto ditto ... ... ••• 017 6 Manchester and Southampton ... ... 2 213 0 Direct Birmingham and Leicester ... 42s 1 5 6 Chepstow and Forest of Dean ... ... 42s 1 1 0 Great Eastern and Western ... ... 2 1 / 1 6 0 Sheffield, Buxton. and Leek Potteries 1% 0 15 6 Ditto ditto ... 0 15 0 North Staffordsh., Churnet & Potteries 42s 414 0 Somersetshire Midland ... ... .• 2% .1 10 0 Goole and Doncaster Ditto ditto Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth ... 2% 1 1 0 Northern and Southern Connecting ... 2 1 8 6 Great Indian Peninsular ... ... ... 5s 0 9 6 Ditto ditto ... - • ••• 0 9 0 North Kent ... ... London and Manchester (Remington's) 2-Y 4 119 0 Ditto ditto ... 1 19 0 York and Lancaster Ditto ditto Direct Northern ... 1 12 6 1 13 0 Liverpl., Preston, and North Union ... 42s 1 9 0 Ditto ditto ... 1 9 0 Somersetshire Midland ... ... ... 2% 110 0 Ditto ditto Shropshire Mineral Ditto Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil ... ... 42s 017 6 Dudley, Madely, Brosley, and I. Bridge 2% 118 6 Cornwall and Devon Central ... .. 23 77 a 111 6 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 5 0 Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth ... 2% 1 5 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 10 6 Reading and Reigate . . ... ... ... 42s 1 1 0 East Indian ... ... Great Central Sardinian ... ... ... 14 0 2 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 0 2 6 Great Eastern and Western. •-• ... 2% 1 6 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 1 6 0 Cork and Limerick—Viguole's ... ... 2% 013 6 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 0 13 0 Worcester, Tenbur . s ,- and Ludlow ... 2% 110 0 Great Easternand Western ... ... 214 1 6 0 North Devon ... Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 10 6 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 0 10 6 Noy thampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 6 0 East Coast ... ..„ Leicester and Bedford ... ... ... ... 22s 1 8 6 The Funds have been further depressed again today, and the report of Lord John Russell not having actually con sented to firm an Administration, together with the uncer tainty as to what will be the next move on the political back gammon board, gives courage to the Bears. Consols opened as low as 91%, but have rallied since to 92 1 / s 4 ; New Three and- a-Quarter per Cents. have been 94 to 94%; Bank Stock is marked 2001. The Foreign Secant es present quite a blank. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 27 1 / 2 %, being lower. Danish are steady at 86. Brazilian have peen firm at 80. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. realise 59 to 59 1 %. Shares are flat. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES dank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 1 4 per Cents Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 10 5-16 7-16 10 7-16 Consols for Account ... 91% 92 1 4% ex div 92% Fxchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 ,4 d.... 21 22 pm. 22 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small encE CLOSING/ PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK TRICKS Brazilian Bonds Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B6 86 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Dividends on the above payable in Londe*. Dutch, 214 per Cent PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING ' AMWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen,Banfr, &Elgin 2 1 h _ _ Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% Bideford andTavistock... IN li Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 Ditto New 17% — Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — ... Boston, Stamtd, & Birm. 228. — Bridgewater &Minehead 425. ... .. .. Bristol and Exeter 7O Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Bristol and Liver. June . 2%...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand June 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 3 IA Do. New Cambrid, and Oxford.. .... tge ~.4 Canterbury and Dover.. lAi — Central Kent 2 l/ .... Chelmsford and Bury l% — 5 1 4 Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltexham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% — Cork and Waterford ... 1 % —. Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester 14...,.. Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter l!erby and Crewe ••• ••• ....... • Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... 1%...... - Derby, Uttoxeter, and••• Stafford...... . Direct Manchester ( Reinington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) 54,--. Direct Northern 7 Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%...... - - Dublin and Belfast June. b Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Eastern Counties 141. 16s 19% 19% ...... 19 % Ditto New 61. 16s. 6%% 1 1 .-- 6% r Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 61.135. 4d.... %% ' % P Ditto ditto, No. 2... 4/. 13s. 4d... EastDereh'in andNoech 1 Eastern Union — Ditto, Quarter Shares 3 3 / 4 Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 2% — Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% — East Lincolnshire - East & West of England 1N...... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 66 68 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New 7% - Edinburgh & Northern.. 14 - ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 1% Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% % Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2 3 / 4 2 Glonc.,Abeiystwith, and Central of Wales 1%...... ••• Goole and Doncaster .. 425. Grand Junction _lOO Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union... l% . 134 Great Eastern &Western 2 %...... ........ .... ..... % V h di 1% GreatGrimsby and Shef. tield Great South. and West. 5 - (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... 7 14 Great Munster.- .. 2 1 Great North of Scotland 9 1 6 reatNorthc•f England..100 Ditto New 5 — Do. New .... - ........ 2 --- Great Western BO ......145 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares 50 -•• Ditto 14 Shares 2 I,E 14% Ditto Fifths 2O Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 ..... 3 Harwich [lull and Selby Ditto 1% Shares Do. Half Shares 2 — Invernessand E1gin...... 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth '2 - ••• ••• ..... Irish North Midland l% — •••• Isle ofAxhelme 2 sh Killarney Junctions l l4 Kendal and Windermere 11,4 L ncastcr and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena - ...... -..., Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham .225. Leicester and Bedfard... 225. Leicester and Tamworth 425. — Liverf,. and Manchester.loo ... _ Do. % Shares Do. Quarters 25 - Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% .. ... - Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction - 3 1 4 3 London and Birminghmloo 209 210 ...... ...... 210 Do. Thirds Do. 4 Shares Ditto Fifths ..... ..... 2 ...... 21% 2 1 1,4 Ditto Extension ...... 1% London and Blackwall. 1.6/. 135.4 d. Do. New Ditto Extension ~ 3 ...... . Londoi and Brighton... 50 00. consolidated Bths... 35 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. --- Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — London. Hounslow, and Western Lond. & S, Western 41/ 6s 10d 7 3 1, Do. New Consol. Bths 20 — Do. New Do. New London & South Essex 2% Amnion and York 2%,.... 81414% London and Windsor ... 1 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ••• London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry & Coleraine 5 - Londonderry and Ennis killen 5 - Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham 5 Manchester and Leeds - 76 Ditto 1,4 Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 Do. Sixteenths ... 4% Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters ... 4 ...... 9 3 4 10 1 4 Do. New Quarters ... 2 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction M mchester,Buxton,and Matlock ~. 425....... 1% p Manchester, Birm., and. Mould Junction - ... ...... Manchester and Rugby Direct Manchest. &Southarnpt. 2 M.J kid 100 .....138 ,139 ... Do. I ifths 2 - Do. New M idland, Birm., Derby...loo lO9 t/i 109% Midld. & East. Counties 2% Midland Great Western ( Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2%... , — ..... - Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 53 Do. New Brandling... 15 eweastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 21...... New Ross and Carlow.. 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston Norfolk Extension — — North British Do. Half Shares ..... 3 1 ,6 534 5 .... ..• ••• Do. Exton. to Carlisle PA l% Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto •• - North Devon - North of Norfolk • Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12% Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 21/ 2%,%.. 2% North Staffordshire 42s. -.... 2% V I % p 2% p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester 1 Northern and Southern Connecting `4)rwich ?Ina Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Bost o n 1% l%. ... Nottingm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester 1% — ......, Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamistn 425. — Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 Portsmouth Direct ...... 3% — Preston and Wyre Do. 14 Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington,and Warwick Rugby, Warwick, a n d ....,,.N Worcester..... ...425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 qieffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 ..... ... Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — - Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Staffordsh. June. 2 Sligo and Shannon l% Somersetshire Midland 2% South Devon 25 ...... 26 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands June. 42s — ... — South Staffordshire June. 2 14 South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 34 3 / 34 .....„ Do., No. 1 l2 Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 Do., No. 4 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 425. ...... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... - - ........ ••••• Staines and Richmond.- 1 StafTerdsh. & Shropshire 2 3 4 — South \Vales ..... ... 21 ,5 3 2 3 4_ Taw Vale Extension ... ••• •• - ...... Than and Dove Valley 1% 1%...... ...... .. Trent Valley 2 ...... 15 1 ,4% Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2 1 / 2 ...... Vale of Neath 2 ..... .. ••• Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. — Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7 1 ,4 — W aterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, ••• and Dublin W aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire West London,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties .. Wexford and Carlow ... 2 A .... Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 - Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton ... ..... 1%...... Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth ••• 2 1,4 ...... 2 %.............. Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 42s. ...... ... Worcester, Tinbury, and ... Ludlow . ................. Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ..... 13a — Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwiek, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 — Ditto, New York and Carlisle 23/ .... 40 S••• •• • • .. ••• % % 6 3 % 13% 8 1 % 10 3 / 4 3 1% .._ 2% 1% 15% % •.._ York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 102 Ditt 6 % Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension .. S FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes . 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... 1 3 ,4 Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders — -- • • Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast. 1 .. ••• ..• ... 00000000 Central of Spain ... . ... 2 Ceylon ...... . Demerara 2% . ... ..... .. Dendre Valley ...... ..., 187 i Dijon and Mulhouse 2 1 .. , .. --• ... ...... ••••• Dutch Rhenish 5 -fii . ........... East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 / 2 Fauipoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great North. of France Constituted . Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. Great West truest ac1a... 3 1 4 Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey Louvain and Jomeppe... 4 ... Lyons and Avignon Luxembourg... .. 4 ... Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... Mauritius 1 .......... Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... — ll4 ............... .... Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 Over Yssel 41 3 s 4d — ••• Paris S&Lyon:( Laflitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) Paris & Lyons, (Colon's) 2 Paris &Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans Pariii and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) . . Do. do. (Lefebvre'liN 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders ...... .... 4 MINES. Real dal Monte Unregd. JOINT STOCK BANKS. $6 National Prov. England. 35 Union of Australia Erratum in Friday's List—Read London and V instead of 34% A lal LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS 1 31 :00 LONDON, DEC. 13.—Wind this day at noon, W., sr, breeze and hazy.—The Barnard Castle, Hasted, /110 ton, arrived in the River, was in contact, on the 101..., with the Good Design, of Yarmouth, and receiv e ' aiderable damage. Vie RAMSGATE, DEC. 12.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd- ISPAllen, Montreal Elle i° OFF DOVER, DEC. 12.—Juno, Lee, Arr:ca HOlderness, Predger, Richebucto. • Qu i Gi e li PORTSMOUTH, Dac. 12.—Wind N. to N.Vir.---.. - 'l O O- 41 law, Johnston, Cape of Good Hope a nd Calcutta ; eiti; and Ann Lumsden, Ceylon ; Ellen, Irving, Meu l°l Cobei ram, Ihlder, Rio Janeiro; Countess of Durban' Bahia; Richmond, Thomas, Pernambuco; Brightle' Demerara ; Apollo, Milne, Grenada. BRIDPORT.—And. Boscopha, Newfoundland. , e A t LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12.—Wind E.N.E. modertiw, Champion, Davis, Newfoundland. The Bounty ,Pse 4 Calcutta, in beating down the river,. xan, on shore, 0,6 Bay, and remains; and the Nepton, for Batavia,,t ell ha iel y the Prince's Pier, and has Cottle to 'an anchor, wit''' . • stove, Ste. CLYDE, DEC 10,-,Ar/Ti, ISPC(i44,FOO. Royalist, Crosby, Halifax; English, 10th, Cone, Cuth, Demerara; • Chusaan, • • op/ Sidney, Park, Honduras. MARGATE, DEC. 12.—The Sarah Fleming, Flett,. ol# Alexandria to Dundee, drove on shore on the i r"," 1 0' b.ingsgate, last night, during a heav-y gale; cargo..' AYR ' DEC. 11.—The Industry, R e d, of and freglar for the Clyde, came onshore in the North Bay b " -- 01 ring a heavy gale at N.W. se ec. CORK, DEC. 10.—The Eagle (steamer) is on . dre , bank off Oliver's Point, but is expected off next t o BERWICK, DEC. 12.—The brig Mercury, e!,, ei der was wrecked last night to the northward, coal lad and two men drowned. free" GOOLE, DEC. 10.—The Exchange, Brown, gb, mouth to this port, struck on the Scraper, at Bre° , 4 0 day, and sunk. hal al g eis ? ISCARBOROUGM, DEC. 12.—1 t blew a vary ..- „his the northward yesterday, and con:inued till far ing, and is now blowing fresh at N.E. 4.rra: Cial V DEAL, DEC. 12.—Wind N.N.E., squally.-- y M‘Leod, Quebec. Sid. Assam, APAloine, Calell; io Jai t ; dyne, Halliday, Monte Video; Suonie,bahlberg , i' 00 0!;/* COWES, DEC. 12.—Sid. Hever, Johansen, St. , Thor Irene, Fazer, St. Thomas's ; Colonia, Hickorstein, m• KINGSTOWN, DEC. 10.—Arrd. Wave, St. Andrew SLIGO, DEC. 11.—Wind N.W., squally.--A '' hair, Brennard, Quebec. Cut BELFAST, DEC. 10.—Arrd. Britannia, Mass -- 11 /deems, Quebec ; Empire, Montgomery, Quebec' MARKET NEWS.--(T HIS - DAV COVENT-GARDEN. „if v. ht . For the time of year, we had a fiill average sup ply v. Fruit and Vegetables on offer, while the dema na at very full prices. 0 /61 RUNGER.FORD. I t & R Each kind of Meat commanded a steady sale, 5443 of currency. Otherwise, the demand was in a slagblo. 31ZWG.A.1111 ANN LEELDENS 4S Ole Although the supply of Meat h er e was rather e the trade was firm, and prices were well supporte d cd; 5s to 10s; Geese, 43 to 7s; Ducks, la ad to 2 5 , 4 00 Rabbits, is 4d to Is 10d ; Wild dit to, 6d to 10d; I : 4. t i 4j; to 8d ; and roasting Pigs, 8s to 10s each ; Fow"1 0 1 5 " per couple Pheasant., 3s to 4s ; Partridges Hares, 2s 3d to Ss 6d; and Grouse, la 3d to i s • NEWPORT. 1 1$11 Beef, from 3. to 38 . 10 d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 45 6d; 2d;to 5s 2d; and Pork, 4:to 5s 4d . per Blbs. go lIILLINGSGATZ. 44 rolk Turbots, 8s to 16s; Cod-fish, is 6d to Ss; Crabs, ti; . Ak Lobsters, 8d to 3s; and Whitings, 4d to 8d e ac odr 6d to :is 3d per pair; Salmon, is 2d to Is 6d per lb; .. . ..... . Beef, from 2s 6d to S WH P 4d to ITECHAEL. 4 , ;di ° s ; Mutton, 3s 4s to ss; and Pork, as 6d t o 5s 2d per 81bs. BREAD. The prices •of Wheaten Bread in the inetropii ii io L 9d to 96d; of Household ditto, 741 to 3 d per 4 10 A ID HIDE MARIEET. Olio ° Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2-id to 3d per • do. ,blp 721 b, 3d to 3id ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 31u) ( 10. 7 70 18lb, 3 3 d to 4-id. ; do. 831 b to 961 b, 4d to 4iu; e 1041 b, 4id to 5d ; Market Calf Skins, each, 35 8d t° . Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 3s t o 3 s 7d ; Jaolf-b i,lO, to 35 6d ; Downs, 2s 6d to 3s. tip. BAT MARKETS. , SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 105 to 4, , 4 , ) ," pg . „ed ditto, 4/ 10. to 51 153; Oat St r a w , 1/ 8s t• 1 1 ineu" Wheat Straw, 11 105 to 1/12s per load. SuPP . ' 0 46 and trade firm. 175; CI I ,A CUMBEELAND. — Meadow Hay, 3/ 105 t• 41 1,5 1 .„„,0 ditto, 4/ 105 to 61 153; Oat Straw, 11 9s to 11 1 , „ a toolv . Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s per load. Tra d e et to full prices. Col" W HITECIIAPEL.— Meadow Hay,3/ 8 5 to 4/15 1 ,; hes g _ ko of 4/ 10s to 61 ; Oat straw, 1185 to 1/ 10. ; ds 1/ 10s to 1112. per load. A fair average aupPlY , ' demand. 4d to 10d per lb. n if ) ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS LORD NELSON V. LORD DRIppoRI% i.ntst 0 . Mr. TURNER, on the p ar t o f th e defena7b.°ol tended that the claims of the plaintiff could 13° 0 ,00 tained. and went sit great length into the Arg u . . A j o gi p pld the side of the appellant, to shwacc ° „ r oti° 0 0 meaning of the terms of the wi o ll ofa P Lord IS the.d , son, and the evidence that had been addaceliso ld er endeavoured to b e ma d e out h a d failed. L.ll„eduto7fr ceeded to argue that the di s ti nc ti on of a 0 ",09 derans, as given by th e pl a i n tiff' s c ounsel , or ittri riance with that of some of the most emine° t , he These arguments occupied the time of °- during the whole day. X 4,1 VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS - ,01.), 1 0$ (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of EnP l ow' THE EARL Or DARTMOUTH V. THE SHErna p RAILWAY COMPANY. ~ 0 Or, Mr. BETRELL applied to•d a y,' ex p a rte, 1 6 Ad 0 0 le d injunction to restr a i n th e d e f en d ants , th e She o nty, tion Railway Company, their workmen, Ser gberile agents, from cutting down t rees an d doing ui ° - o ps i d upon the lands of the nobl e pl a i n tiff. The Plie i no objection to the Company entering upon bore _d i under the Company's Cons o lid a ti on Act, t°, o n POI take levels, but he objects t o th e i r cu tting ° e to' which they were proceedin g t o d o , an d to pr r ills he applied for an injunctio n . • n HONOUR, without th e l eas t hesitato-' the injunction. (Before Vice-Chancellor WHIRAJO 0 SIBLEY V. SIBLEY. ner f c- IC This case appeared on his Honour's P a l yr.los further hearing to-day. Mr. Anderton an d if si d ei concluded their arguments in reply, on hei, teS d if plaintiff Sibley and infant, who appeared hi .: ,, n " of P' sentatives, to complain of a mal-administr ews— o l on the part of the defendant. lark ed, b His . Hoziourt, in giving judgment, re7n.a., 00;4 fi gr le e d at th s e ev b er il ip w ' i o t n ho t u h t e in co ti n m d a u t c i t on of of th su e c p li Ni in n t t e l o l l. o lb e l o given to the defendant. That course, be ° •,iste y 'ff never resorted to save in cases where there e ke probability that parties would remove to evad e ., o " - eil fd y a suspicion which could not have been enteri7 e . , the present instance, situated as the parties w r ebr9 tiruation ought to hare been gi ven , and, even i f :sl, o l of trust had been made out, th e y o u ght to 14 bao 1 to defendant to repair the b reac h. But as this feD been done, his Honour do u bted whether delicatiej was not entitled to the consid era tion that if Itd, ,‘ , IIP had been made, the money would have bee n r.he on that ground whether he were not entitled to P ont of the suit. What affected his Honour's ..ludg, p,; this point was, the evidence put in bea rla r b adOL fully against the trustee, and the deriiote 3 answer, which was by no means hie hot. to the Court. Previous to the month of Juno tli ito gor i been a long correspondence, and from June till gr" when the bill had been filed, there had; been ; sl ;Ubi r lapse of time, without any reparation of pS t n ese' e a fulfilment of the trust, whereas the defendant's 0 0 . would have led the Court to suppose he ha d heetbidi time anxiously looking for the opportunity of profij r . )34 f vestment of the money, and had been emplorug dnot is ' for this express purpose. In a letter the deen er t h prossly said the money had been invested ; L it oold letter Mr. Blag, on behalf of defendant , said t'i - t hat P; had been invested on defendant's farming stock; id do °_,l could not therefore repay it at the time, bu t wou' aegis' after harvest ; the truth of which statement is wil ing by the defendant, but Mr. Blag does not deny o n di e made it. His Honour could not help remarking onoft effect this evidence could not but produce on the '7OO to the prejudice of the defendant's case, especial sha his answer he merely says the money, 2651, we' s ,.. n lo o time either in his own hands or in the hands of his NI Altogether, the Court was of opinion that this 14 1 / 2 59 3 4 14 114 p 2% 139 21% 1145 e S hould - p a • een guilt y 3 t • mothe r of 9Polrited, pro t. QUEEN'S 40 ,,. et as an a 441 ',1:e1 ag . ain, r i 'aw re ra sil lu n g e : I . _t 2 plaintiff im:iletnre resiste4 Public bate] e ° l lslor wasia.v. the tri Th rroht i s (k..s Was an a iting at Nisi ( t one CIIIE F Jul Prise t° a s hiP I m ho ! a steam-s ult. ..i; L u e ing beer , 1 , 4 ease for I 6 t() Press, Ilt t wo r i a. 3 3. ' , 9. a 3 ((Sitti g a ll t-- gs Ni ettim