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WA'fEft AT LONDON-ISRID(111 TRIM DAY. Worn .. 43 minutes after 2 Evening -. 2 minutes after 3. " • c -V , C k;',--. kIEIiNOVEL, EDITED BY MRS. GORE. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE QUEEN OF DENMARK. AN HISTORICAL NOVEL. Eißed by Mrs. GORE. Henry Colbarn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY J. FENIMORE COOPER, ESQ - Now ready, at all the Libraries, in three vols., poet Bvo., T E CHA I . N-BEARER. ByJ. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq., Autitor of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans," " The Deer slayer," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA. (liarles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar Ds Bazan, Mr. W. rarrisou ; Dou Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. PhilUpe ; Maritana, Miss Reiner ; 'Amarillo, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mous. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Millie. Palms (of the Academie Royale, Paris),'Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. 11. Payne. Mons. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. THF.ATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLI EN'S ANNUAL. SERIES OF CONCRRTS. LAST FIVE NIGHTS—THIS DAY, TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY. on Wednesday there can be no perfo - .inance, the Theatre having been let previous to M. Jullien's occupation. _ADDITION TO THE PROMENADE. Large numbers of persons having on several Evenings during the present Series of Concerts been, tin' want of room, of necessity denied J.Lim , ssion, M. Jullien begs leave to state that he has caused to he arranged and decorated Two Extra Apartments connected with the Promenadi. Theee will be opened for the first time THIS EVENING, ant M. Jullicn trusts will alien( ample accommodation for all his vtsitors. Ti+e British Navv Quadrille on each Evening—The Destruction of Fonwel (First Time this Saason). The Programme for . Tllf.S EVENING will include a Solo by Iterr Koenig —Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony--Solo on the Concertina by ]lr. Case—The Polka Quadrille—the Boquet Royal Waltz—The Destruction of Pompeii—The British Navy Quadrille, &c., &c., &c. Commence at Eight precisely; terminate before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. M. Jullien's Grand Ball bascule is fixed to take piase ea Monday, December 22. _ . . The Audience portion of the Theatre will, as before, be sot apart for Spectators. Prices of Admission for Spectators :—Dress Circles, as.; Boxes, 35.; Galleries, 2e. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY7dARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Comedy, called THE MAIDEN AUNT. Sir Simon Sage, Mr. W. Farren ; Percy Sage, Mr. Hild von ; Mrs. Sarah Wilmot, Mrs. Glover; Catherine Wilmot, Mrs. Seymour. After which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Mr. Ally Croaker, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Mrs. Hamby. To be followed by a New and Original Farce, called RAILWAY BUBBLES. Gorman Hudson, Mr. Hudson, Ellen Seyton, Miss Seyton. To conclude with THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Cerulea Fitzgig, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Age. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will lerform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To conclude with SEEING WRIGHT. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled TIIE VIOLET. Andre, 3lr. Wallack ; Trenquet, Mr. Granby; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Marchioness d'Orville, Mrs. Foebroke; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling; Blanche, Miss May. Atter which, DON C/ESAR DE BALLY. Don Caesar de Bazan, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New grand Ballet, entitled LB DIABLE A'QUATIE. NEW STRAND THEATRE. MR. GREGORY FOR THREE ADDITIONAL NIGHTS. THIS EVENING Will be produced the tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet by Mr. Gregory (whose reception on each night of his performance has been cross - fled with such triumphant success); Claudius, King of Den mark, Mr. Waldron ; Oplielia, Miss Charles, late of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, her first appearance here. To conclude with the farce of THE REVIEW. . . ----- Boxes, 45.; Stalls, 40.; Pit, 21. ed. ; Gallery, Is. Half-price al Nine o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITREATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA. Embracing the whole strength of the Company, aided by a Double Stud. New Seenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. To conclude with the effective Drama of THE NAMELESS ; or, The Brigand. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 13. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 26; Highest, 39; Noon, 30, BAROMETER, 30.5.—W1ND, W., fine and frosty. fiL 4 naltA _IXIA. LONDON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1845. TIIE NEW MINISTRY. Up to this moment nothing has been determined upon. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has been actively oc cupied since his return from Windsor in advising with his friends, and preparing all his means of government, if he should be compelled to accept office. Of this little doubt is entertained. The PEEL Cabinet is dead, and cannot be resuscitated — Lord JOHN RUSSELL alone can form an Administra tion, and although he will not rashly undertake, he must ultimately dare the danger and the honour of achieving free trade, and carrying on liberal prin ciples. Lord GREY and Mr. ELLICE will arrive in Lon don this morning. Lord BESBOROUGH is also hourly expected. By Wednesday next something certain may be known, as Parliament will be further pro rogued to-morrow till the 30th instant. The following appeared in our Second Edition of Saturday Evening : 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. lie 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. TUFNELL has arrived in town, and has been in communication with Lora .Torfs RtfssELL. 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, • ith the exception of Lord isioama*Nnr, be within reach by Monday. Difficulties beset the formation of any Government, but with Lord Jonx RUSSELL'S moral courage, practical good sense, and honesty of purpose, hacked as he is by the entire Liberal party of the country, we do not fear that he will overcome them. (FROM A WELL- KNOVN CORRESPONDENT.) Lord LANSDOWNE, Mr. BARING, Mr. MACAULAT, and several other gentleman had interviews this morning with Lord Jou Russm.r., at his residence ii Chesham-place. It is expected that the 1Vol)le 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 GRIT and NIORPETH had arrived in town, but neither Noble Lord had Arrived this afternoon. 'fuE Quaals.—Her MAJESTY travelled this morn ing direct from the Isle of Wight to Windsor Castle. • It is rumoured today 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 C o t tenham is not likely to overlook the importance of such an arrangement Romilly, though not now in Parliament, w as f inerly Member for Bridport The following appeared in our Third Edition of Saturday Evening : Lord JOHN RussEnn left town for Windsor at two o'clock to- day, accompanied by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE. His return is not certain, and until he comes back nothing will of course be known. It is generally believed, in the best-informed circles, that the caution requisite in taking so important a trust is the only cause of consideration; but no doubts are entertained in any quarter that the PEEL Administration is totally and for ever at an end, and that a new Government will be formed as quickly as possible. It is also believed that Sir ROBERT PEEL, and the more rational of his Cabinet, will be found sup porters of Lord JOHN Russer.es measures. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL left town his afternoon ft Windsor Castle, to have an audience of her MAJESTY. The Duke of BEDFORD arrived in town: to-day from Woburn Abbey, and visited his noble relative in Chesham-place. It is understood that Sir JAMES GRAHAM had an interview with Lord JoHN RUSSELL on Thursday. Rumours have been very prevalent during the day that Lord Jouß RUSSELL is not likely to form an Administration. It is obviously of the first importance that Lord J. RUSSELL should be in possession of the exact views and intentions of the late PrE mier—should know to what lengths he had himself been prepared to go on the corn-law question—whether he will support Lord JOHN 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 creation. We have no doubt, therefore, that Lord JOHN RUSSELL is now waiting for more ex plicit information as to the future policy of Sir 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 WELLINGTON 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 Joni.; RUSSELL can never hope to do, but which, with their support (though on this point there may be a differ ence of opinion), Lord Joss's RussELL:may be even better able to effect than they could effect it for them selves. Their support, Wowever, will be necessary to him. And 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 Friday, that the late Cabinet had never decided to repeal the corn-laws and that Sir ROBERT Palm was all through opposed by a majority of his colleagues, are totally 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 was 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 WZARNCLIFFE, Lord RIPON, and the Duke of BUCCLBUCH. Lord JOHN RUSSELL 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 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 betrayed its principles with the hope of 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 tley 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 Ministry, 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 vive 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 G overnment of such interest sto those whom it i s t o govern ? F ew changes of Administration h ave arouse d p u bli c a ttention like the present ; all f ee l th a t thi s i s 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 lo k `r, 1 :„ • -44 w , , Aft * t e,if i A ir ' THE SUN LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1845 The following are the quotations for other lines:— Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 6f. 50c. premium; ditto (Calon), 6f. ; Union, 12f. 50c. ; ditto (Ganneron), 6f. ditto (Lapinsonnihe), sf. ; Ardoin, 3f. ; Messageries, sf. ; Receveurs-Generaux, 6f. ; Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), 2f. 50c. ; ditto (Beehet), lf. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie), 6f.; ditto (Drouillard), sf. ; ditto (O'Neill), 5f ; ditto (Caratte), 6f. ; ditto (Lefevre), sf. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot),7f. 50c.; ditto (Lecointc), par; ditto (Compagnis Meridionale), par; Bordeaux and Cott° (Mackenzie), par; ditto (Espeleta), 4f. ; Creil and St. Quentin, (Kysaens), par; Charleroi (Kysaens), par. The Lyons definitive Aare* sold fur 75f. premium ; Strasbourg ditto, 25f. ; Tours and Nantes, 42f. 5Cc. LYONS, DEC. 9.—Marseilles and Avignon, 857 L 50c. ; Paris and Qrleans, 1,140 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 937 f. 50c. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 630 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Due. 12. Anglo-Belgian — I Mauritius Boalogne and Amiens.. 71,4 Namir and Liege 2% Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon •• Do. & Cette (Espoleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 9 1 / 2 Do. (Mackenzie's) .. I% Over Yssel ••• Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laintte) 21i sills Coast Central of Spahr .. ..... Ceylon . — Ditto (Cal°ll'o.... 2 Ditto (Sid Est) Demerara Paris anil 0r1ean5...... Dendre Valley Dutch Rhenish ...... Dieppe & Paris Janet. Dijon and Malhoase ... East Indian ........ 1 Paris and Rouen — Paris and Strasburg (Giinnoron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) Amrd' Do. (yas) 2% Fampeux & Hazebr•uk Grt Northern of France Paria and st. Quintin. Rouen and Havre.—.. Constituted ll Do. Pepin lo Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons — Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Do. Nertk 14 Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon l% Luxembourg Madrid and Valenoia Royal Norti of Spain. Sambre and Mease .... Strasburg and Basle ... Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt — Tours and Nantes (Aiaokenzie's) 4l /s Do. ( Lefebvre's) 2 Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona — West Flanders Lord and Lady Monteagle entertained Mr. Baron and Lady Rolfe, and a select party, at dinner on Fri 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. I) undir, 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. .11r. Baron Platt was himself one of the two, and Mr. Baron Alderson the other• Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Cresswell did not sit. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—This splendid establish ment is still literally crammed, night after night, to witness the joint attraction of Wallace's new opera of Maritana, and Flora Fabbri in the new ballet of The Devil to Pay. Sorry, indeed, are we to see, by the official announceme n t s , th at the present week is the last of her engagement, owing to the approach of the pantomime; and certain we are that no one will miss the only opportunity they may ever have at seeing one of the first of living danseuses. COLOSSEUM.—The following distinguished persons have visited the above splendid establishment during the past week :—Earl Bathurst, Chief Baron Pollock, Prince Mohun Lal, Count Bathyany, Lady Gurney and family, Lord Curzon, Lord Charleville, Countess Sellers, the Danish Ambassador, ke. &c. The members of the Royal Western Yacht Club have sow resolved to defer their decision relative to the erection of a new club-house until August next.—Plymouth Journal. CARRIAGE ACCIDENT TO THE LORD MAYOR'S CARRIAGE.—On Friday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, as the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Lady Mayoress, were returning from a party in their carriage, when on arriving nearly opposite the Haymarket, a street cab and horses, without a driver, came galloping up at a furious rate, having been left on the stand without any per son to take care of it, and ran with violence against the car riage horses of his Lordship. The shaft of the cab entered the side of one of the horses, which almost instantly caused its death. Such was the violence of the collision, that both the carriage and cab horses were thrown to the ground. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress alighted from the carriage, happily without sustaining any injury: A cab being imme diately procured, they proceeded home in it. The can iage and surviving horse were removed to the Lemon Tree livery stables, in the Haymarket. Not the slightest blame is to be attributed to the coachman. SOUTII-EASTERN RAILWAY. —On Wednesday last a meeting of the Wardens of Rochester -bridge was held, for the purpose of receiving the plans of the South-Eastern Company, and of the North Kent Railway Company, for crossing the Medway. The South-Eastern was represented by Lord Tor. rington and Mr. Fearon, and the North Kent by Mr. Vi g .. noles. After a consideration in private of the plans in ques tion, those of the South-Eastern Company were selected.— Railway Standard. The Eastern Counties Company have ordered 500 waggons for the coal traffic which will come upon their line at the completion of the branch to the Thames.—Railw a y Standard. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BISROPSGATE.—A fire occurred on Friday night, shortly before eleven o'clock, i n Catheritiewheel and George-court, Bishopsgate Without, by which a lofty erection of four floors was burned from the base to the roof, a vast quantity of valuable property de stroyed, and the beautiful chapel, known as " Bishopsg a t e Chapel," so far jeopardised that, tbr some time, the greatest fears n ere entertained for its safety. The building was let out in warehouses and shops to Messrs. Forth and Co., wi ne merchants, Mr. Bull, an envelope maker, and Mr. Johnson, a carpenter, who severally occupied the ground, middle, and upper tbors. Police-constable Millard, 131 City, first dis covered the fire as he was going along his beat; it was then burning about the centre of the extensive erection. Suddenly the flames burst from the whole of the middle, and upper windows, and immediately afterwards the body of the build. ing, from the first floor to the roof, exhibited a mass of flame. Engines were sent for without delay, and in a short time not less than six brigade engines, under the superintend ence of Mr. Braidwood and Mr. Crookland, the fore man, were got to work. The hose from one of the most powerful of the brigade engines, was taken op the staircase into the gallery of Dr. Townley's Chapel, and from that po sition the firemen were enabled to play most successfully upon the fire. For some time, however, in consequence of the vast mass of combustible material in the building, the 11. e could not be assuaged, but by half-past eleven o'clock all danger of its further extension was at an end. How it 0. - iginated could not be learned, nor whether the several par ties were insured. 5 000000 •w••... 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 eta recent free-trade meet ing, that Sir R. PEEL had missed the flood•tide that would have led him on to fortune—that he had lost the golden opportunky_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 I Truly his brightest moments were his last I The same opportunity is now offered to Lord Joan 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 Joins 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 JOHN supported his opponents in legislating for the good of Ireland, will he net 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 special meeting of the Essex Agricultural Pro tection Society was held on Friday at Chelmsford, in 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 WELLINGTON, Lord STANLEY, Lord WHARNCLIEFE, Lord GR AN.• VILLB 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. PEEL 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, good Mr. COPLAND, in what year of our LORD did all this' happen P 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. SMITHERS, quoting from Mr. CAYLEY, said, thzt "So far from the lauded 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 600 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 " anded proprietors," who esta blished the first corn law according to Mr. SMITHERS, and how they came to 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 without 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, bu we find nothing in them of any interest to the Eng. lish reader. On the Bourse the Three per Cents. wore some what lower on the sth, closing at 36k, at 60 days; twelve millions done. Five per Cents., 24i, at 60 days ; four millions done. Exchange on London, 36-i. The Paris /papers are chiefly occupied with the dismissal of M. BAUDON, the Receiver-General of the Seine-Inferieure, 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 am 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. ilumANsr, Receiver-General of the Bas Rhin, 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 Debate 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 :- 1. Far be it from us to caul 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 indispensable for the future prospects 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 simple in appearance, and yet which has been only prac 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 he seen that great im provement has been 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 relations 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, 101. ; Nor thern Shares, 214 f. The Three , cloud at 81f. 70e. •, the Five per Cents., 18f. 15c. ; th Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,150 f. ; Rouen, 945 f.; Northern, 7071. 50c. ; Havre, 760 f. ; Avignon, 870 f.; Vierzon, 625 f. ; Bordeaux, 600 f. ; Boulomie, 500 f. ; Troyes and Alontereau, 425 f.; Basle, 235 f.; Belgian Two and-a-Half per Cents., 564 ; Spanish Actives, 36; Spanish Three per Cents, 384 ; ditto Domestic Debt, 35 ; ditto, Passives, 6%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of c:,turday Py , nirg.) Ths sales of Cotton at Li►erpool 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 purposes; —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 X28,540,480 Decrease Rest Decrease Public Deposits Increase. 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. Laniond's auction of Railway Shares : Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries 136 016 6 Essex and Suffolk ... ... ... ... 134 017 0 0 16 6 Great Central Sardinian ... ••• ... 1!4 0 2 6 Ditto . . .. ... ••• ... ... 0 3 0 Caledonian Extension ... ... ... ••• 2% 215 0 Grand Union ... ... ..• ... ..„ ... 1% 1 7 6 Warwick aid Worcester ... ... ... 42s 1 0 6 Leicester and Birmingham ... ... 22. 018 6 Ditto ditto ... ..• ..• 018 6 Great Indian Peninsular ... ... ... 1 / 1 0 8 0 Ditto ••• ••• 0 8 0 East Indian Calcutta and St. George's Point ... ... 7s 010 0 Ditto ditto ••• ad,. ••• - 0 9 6 Cornwall and Central Devon ... ... 2% 112 0 Dudley, Madely, Brosely, 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 .. ... 424 111 0 Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil ... ... 42s 019 0 Ditto ditto ••• ••• ••• 0 19 0 Dudley, Madely, 13rosley, & Iron Bridge 2% 117 6 Shropshire Midland ... ... ... 42s 114 0 Midland Eastern Counties ... ... 2% 1 8 0 North Staff., Churuet, and. Potteries ... 42. 414 0 Dutch Rheaish •• 5 6 16 0 .•• •• • • ••• • Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 22s 016 6 Ditto ditto ... 0 16 6 Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke ... 105 s 3 3 0 Reacang and Reigate ... ... ... ... 42s 1 2 0 Isle of Axholme, Gainaboro' & G001e... 2% 2 2 6 Great Leeds and London ... ... ... 2% 1 4 6 Welsh Midland ... . ... .. ... 2% '1 18 6 Ditto ••• •.• ••• ••• 2 0 6 Madrid and Valentia ... ... ... ... 2 1 1 t York and Lancaster ... ... ... ... 2% 116 0 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42, 1 6 0 Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter " ..• 42s 1 1 0 Cornwall and Central Devon ... ... 2% 113 0 Ditto ditto ••• ••• 1 12 0 Ceylon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5s 016 0 Ditto ... ... ... ••• —• •• 016 0 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ... 223 016 6 Leicester and Birmingham ... ... ... 22s 018 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 0 17 6 Ditto ditto ... ..• ••• 0 17 6 Manchester and Southampton ... ~. 2 213 0 Direct Birmingham and Leicester ... 42s 1 5 6 Chepstow and Forest of Dean ... „.. 42a 1 1 0 Great Eastern and Western ... ... 2% 1 6 0 Sheffield, Buxton. and Leek Potteries 1% 0 15 6 Ditto ditto ... 0 15 0 North Staffordsh., Churnet & Potteries 42, ' 414 0 Someraetshire Midland ... ... .• 2% 110 0 Goole and Doncaster ... ... ... ... 421 2 0 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 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 ... ... ... ... ... .. 2, 214 0 London and Manchester (Remington's) 2.4 119 0 Ditto ditto ... 1 19 0 York and Lancaster ... .. ... ... 2% 116 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... ... 1 15 6 Direct Northern ... ... ... ... ... 2% 1 12 6 1 12 6 Ditto ••• ...• ••• ••• ••• ••• .' 1 13 0 Liverpl., Preston, and Nurth Union ... 42s 1 9 0 Ditto ditto ... 1 9 0 Somersetshire Midland ... ... ... 2% 110 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Shropshire Mineral ... ... ... ... 42s 110 0 Ditto ••• ... ••• ••• 1 10 0 Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil ... ... 42s 0:7 6 Dudley, Madely, Brosley, and I. Bridge 2% 118 6 Cornwall and Devon Central ... .. 2% 111 6 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 5 0 Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth ... 2% 1 6 0 Great N. and S. Wales and. Worcester 1 0 10 6 Reading and Reigate . . ... ... .., 42s 1 1 0 East Indian ... ... ... ... ... ... q 1 2 0 Great Central Sardinian ... ... ... 1 1 A 0 2 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... _ 0 2 6 Great Eastern and Western .. ... 2% 1 6 0 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 1 6 0 Cork and Limerick—Vigaole's ... ... 2% 013 6 Ditto ditto ... ... •-•— 0 13 0 Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludlow ... 2% 110 0 Great Eastern and Western ... ... 2% 1 6 0 North Devon ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 11 0 Great N. and S. Wales and Worcester 1 0 10 6 Ditto ditto ... ... ... 0 10 6 Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge 42s 1 6 0 East Coast ... ... ... ... ... ... 2% 1 0 0 Leicester and Bedford ... ... ... ••• 22s 1 8 6 The Funds have been further depressed again to -day, arid the report of Lord John Russell not having actually con sented to form 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% ; New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 94 to 945 ; Bank Stock is marked 200%. The Foreign Securities present quite a blank. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 27% 3 / 4 , being lower. Danish are steady at 86. Brazilian have been firm at 80. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. realise 59 to 59 1 A. Shares are flat. 0/TE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. dank Stock ......... .....„ .... 20 0 14 200 1 ,i 3 per Cent. Reduced New VA per Cents Long Annuities to expire J an. 1860 10 5-16 7-16 10 7-16 Consols for Account .. ..... Exchequer Rills, 1,0001., I%d 2l 22 pm. 22 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B6 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent CLOSING riacEs 80 27N PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING BAILWA.Y SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE. Aberdeen Aberdeen,Banff, &Elgin 2 1 / 2 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and name.. 1% Belfast Si County Down 214...... Bideford andTayistock... iAI , A % Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 Ditto New 1 7 1,¢ Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — ••• — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. Bridgewater & Minehead 425. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... ... .. Bristol and Liver. June . 2%...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension A 21i Carnbran & Grand June 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 / 2 3% 3% Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1 ~,, - ... .... Canterbury and Dover.. 1 A Central Kent . 2% Chelmsford and Burr... 1% — Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Chelteaham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 / E — Cork and Waterford ... 1% —. Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton,Bir. and Leicester l4 ...... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe — Derby, Gainsb ro ', an d Great Grimsby l9; ...... - Derby, Utto xe t er, an d Stafford 2%...... ........ ...... Direct Manchester (Remington's) ... .. 1 Ditto (Rastrick's) sr/...... ... Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh 1%..... Dublin and Belfast June i Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Brueeley Dundalk & Enniskillen 214 2 Eastern Counties 141. 164 19% 19% Ditto New 6/. 16s. 5%1,4 p,,...... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, _No. 1. 81.135. 4d.... % % Ditto ditto, No. 2... 41. 13s. 4d... EastDereli'm andNoech 1 Eastern Union 25 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 3 3 4 — Ditto Extension - Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 2% Do., Comb. and Ely.. 2 1 ...• East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1N.....• Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 66 68 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 ' ...... Ditto, Now 7l — Edinburgh & Northern.. 14 — —• Edinburgh and Perth... 11 / 2 Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 •••••• Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21 Essex and Suffolk .. ..• 1 , Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 23 / 4 2 Glouc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales Goole and Doncaster .. 428 . Grand Junction ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union... Great Eastern &Western 2vh... . . . - ......... .. . . _ 1 ,ii 1916 51 / 2 P % P ---% %di. - PA GreatGrimsby and Shef -31,1 Gi. , 11 :.-•oi, i 11. and W est. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great Munster 2 l /2 Great North of Scotland 21 / 2 Great North of England..100 Ditto New Do. New .... .. ........ 2 ...... Great Western go 145 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Ditto tifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 Harwich !lull and Selby Ditto 1 % Shares Do. Half Shares 2 Inverness and E1gin...... 1 Ipswieli, Norwich, and Yarmouth ...... ...... 2 ...... ....• ...... Irish North Midland l% — Isle of Axlieline 25 Killarney junctions - ll4 Kendal and Windermere I'4 L ncaster and Carlisle... 30 Lame, Belfast, and Bal lymena 2 l /2 Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedfard... 225. Leicester and Tamworth 425. — U./ell...and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. 1 / 2 Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% Lpool., Alnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birminghmloo 209 210 ...... ...... 210 Do. Thirds Do. 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths ..... ..... 2 Ditto Extension ...... 1% — London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d — Do. New - —4 Ditto Extension ~.... 8 ...... . London and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 35 ... Ditto, Sixtks London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford - London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d — Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — [widen. Hounslow, and Western Lend. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 7 3 1, •••• • Do. New Congo'. Bths 20 Do. New Do. New London & South Essex 2 3 A — ... Woo and York 2%•• — 3%%% London and Windsor ... 1 - ••• London, Warwick, and Kidderminster .. 2% — London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry &Coleraine 5 ...... ......... Londonderry and Ennis killen ... 5 Lynn and Ely 6 — Lynn and Dereham ' Manchester and Leeds .. 76 Ditto 1, Shares Do. Quirters 2 Do. Fifths 1 Do. Sixteenths ... 4 1 4 — Manchester and Birmin. 40 — Do Quarters 4 ...... 9 3 ,,,i 10 1 4 Do. New Quarters ..- 2 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425....... 1% p . l4 p Manchester, Birm., and. Mould Junction ..... — — 18'% 6 Di% Manchester and Rugby Direct Manchest. &Southampt. 2 ....- NIA 2% 111 , clItid 100 ~...138 139 ... 139 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland,Binn., Derby...loo 109% 109% Midld. & East. Counties 2% — Midland Groat Western (Irish) ... 21 ,¢ — •• Do. Extens. to Slige... 2 3 A ... , Newcastle and Darling tun Junction 25 ..-- 53 Do. New Brandling... 15 Newcastle mad Berwick 5 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 2%..„.. New Ross and Carlow.. 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% — ..... Newark, Sheffield, aid Boston ... ..... 2%..... 21i • ••• •• Norfolk Extension — N erth British .....- ..... 17 1 ,6..... 21 1 4 Do. Half Shares ..... 3 1 h S A -1 5 ..... .. ... Do. Exton. to Carlisle 14 l% Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto - •• 1.4 ....... •• • North Devon North of Norfolk — Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scnp Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 1 ,4 2NI /e 2% North Staffordshire 42s. 2% 1 4% p p North Wales , North and South Wales and 'Worcester 1 ...... P i l Northern and Southern Connecting — — Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham 2 — Nottingham and Boston 1% l%. Not tingm., Erewsh.Val ley, and Manchester 1% Nottingham and Mans field — — Oxford, Gosport, Ports. mouth,& Southamptn 42g. — Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2% — „, „„.., ..... Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 Portsmouth Direct ...... 33/ — Preoton and Wyre Do. 1 / 5 , Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond •• Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington, ail Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester.... ...425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 ,2 3% .... .. Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp., & S. Staffordsh. June. 2% — ...... Sligo and Shannon Somersetshire Midland 2% — .... ... ..... South Devon " 25 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands June. 42s — South Stiffordshire June. 2% — - South Eastern & Dover 33/2s 4d... 34% 34 ..«, 34 Do., No. 1 D 0., Ns. 2. D0., No. 3 Do., NA. 4 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 425. St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... - .... ••••• Staines and Richmond... 1 Stafferdsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — South \Vales ..... ... 2% 32% Taw Vale Extension ... Tean and Dove Valley 1% 1 1,4 ..... .. .... , .. Trent Valley 2 ..... . 15%34 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke tilverstone and Furness 2 1 / 2 ...... Vale of Neath Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. — W aterford and Kilkenny 3 .. Waterford and Limerick 71/ — ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin 1V aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ... 2 Welch Midland AT est Cornwall .. 2 .., ~ West Yorkshire •.. 234 _ W est London,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties Mexford and Carlow ... 21 .. ••• Wisbeach and St. Ives— 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ro33, and Gloucester 425....... Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow — — Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ..... 1%..... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby .. ......... Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto. New York and Carlisle 234 - York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 lO2 Ditt., 1 6 Sharea Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension 5 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 4 Barbadoes ... 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 8 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. 1 3 ,4 Do. (Espelete's) . 2 .... . ..... Calais, Dunkrk, andW est Flanders Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast. Central of Spain ... . 2 Ceylon Demerara 2 1,4 Dendre Valley 1 •• ••• ...... ••• •• 114 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 ... .. - Dutd, R. , e1 , 1 ,, • ...... . E; c, 7 67i , 3 /4 :;... EL:st lndiaa ... ..... .... ss. 3 , ,f Eastern Belgian Junetn. 91 / 2 - Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 - Great North. of France Constituted .. . 5 ...... 11 101.; Great Paris and Lyons 2 - Great Western Bengal... ss. - Great West •-n Canada... 3, 4 3 1 n 3i Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 - Jamaica North Midland 1 ...... - Do. Extension 1 - Jersey - Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg .. 4 ... 1;y l5 Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. - Mauritius Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 - 154 Orleans and Vierzon ... It) ...... 1511— 9% Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 9 1 4 Over Yseel 41 s4d — ••• -- Paris & Lynn: (Latriti&,) 2 - Pars and Lyons (Gan neron's)... .. Paris . 9 ,, Lyons, (Caton's) 2 - Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 - Paris and Orleans 2O - Paris and rtution - Paris and Strasbourg 1N (Ganneron's) Do. (Conipe de L'Est) 2 - Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre - Royal North of Spam ... 2 - --• Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 ...... --- Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 --- St. Laurence & Atlantic —.—. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 - Tours and Nantes (Mac -4 kenzie's) .... ...... ...... 4 Do. do. (Lefebvre's'l 2 - --- Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Trinidad - --- Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders — 4 - MINES. $ 2 % Real del Monte ITtiregd. JOINT STOCK BANKS. National Prey. England. 35 Union of Australia Erratum in Friday's List—Read London and York 0 instead of 3% %. COURT CIRCU LAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen, accompanied ti their .Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Fri; cess Royal, and the Princess Alice, arrived at the Cas t at twenty minutes before two o'clock yesterday a fternet ub .. „ from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, escorted by a rit of the 2d Life Guards, under the command of Lieuten a , Tollemache. Her Majesty and the Royal Family 14;: attended by the Countess of Desert, the Hon. A ,‘ ' Anson, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bowles. Her fir jesty was received at the principal entrance on alight ex from her carriage by Lady Caroline S. C o cks, Hon. 1. 11 1 ( Devereux, the Earl of Warwick, C a pt a in MeynelleS, the lion. end Rev. C. L. Courtenay. Prince Ali: after her Majesty and the Royal Family had alightle the Farnborough station en ?mite to Windsor Co t t proceeded to London by the South-Western Rail inspected the Smithti,ld Club Prize Cattle Show mt, Horse Bazaar, in King-street, Portman-square, and rived at the Castle at twenty minutes before Iv' Prince Alfred was taken his accustomed early yesterday morning. The Earl of Warwick, Lord in Waiting to the (V eer arrived at the Castle yesterday morning. Lady Caroline Somers Cocks and the Hon. Mis s Pe t ie vereux arrived on Friday evening, to resume their du as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the Queen. he The royal dinner party yesterday evening includeLk Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent and her Lau ) Waiting, and the Baroness De Speth. t° Her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked ba church this morning fur some time in the viciaol the Castle pracincts. All the Royal Family were taken to-day for theiretal pony and walking exercise in the pleasure-gruli around the Castle. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of goo the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the der? l b household attended Divine service this morning L u ., private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and 14 " its Leslie Courtenay officiated. Her Royal Hightles u .o ol Duchess of Kent was attended by her Lady in Wu ) 'de° A meeting was held at Lord John Russell's rest 0 in Chesham place, 'Belgrave-square, on Saturday a ° , lo . ing. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Claren and Viscount Palmerston were present. The gle of Lansdowne and Lord John Russell afterwards ~ 0 to Windsor Castle, and after having an audience et Queen returned to town. Lord Stanley and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbeo interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday afternoolli,, Earl Delawarr had an interview with Sir Rober t on Saturday. Hia Lordship had also an interview the Chancellor of the Exch e qu er , a t hi s official rest in Downing-street. The Earl of Aberdeen left town on Saturday afte rll°' for Brighton. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had ° l 2, terview with the Chancellor of the Excbectar.' Saturday. The Marchioness of Hastings and Captain Ilen ai ll go Farrance's Hotel on Saturday, for their seat in P shire. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesto , 0. prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. H. Dakins, a° lessons by the Rev. Dr. Vivian. The sermo n preached by the Rev. C. Moore. The anthe,r°, ri " Wherewithal shall a young man" (Boyce). Sir Smart presided at the organ. Lady Primerstoaclii Palmeston, and Ernest Bruce, a n d th e Bishop °...L q , I were among the nobility present. The Hon. and P` i 4( Noel will preach the sermon in the Chapel Sunday next. SPORTING IN TELLIGE NG°. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING—S- 4Tc— The Puppies Stakes. e Mr. Tyson's Figaro and Mr. Parkinson's Seidlitz the stakes. Ail -aged Stakes. ro b , r Mr. Villebois' Dewdrop and Captain Daintree s divided the stakes. Badlingham Stakes—Ties. Wish-you•may-get-it beat Damask Rose. Fenella beat Testy. Deciding Course. i $ I Mr. Bennet's Wish-you-may-get-it b ea t Mr. Ty o nella, arid won the stakes. Faxing Stakes. Mr. B. Smyth's Sam Slick and Mr. Caldlven 114$ divided the stakes. Chippenham Stakes. Mr. B. Smyth's Selborne and Lord Stradbroke's I°6 divided the stakes. CALLING OUT OF THE MILI- late The following circular in reference to the los. of the Militia has been addressed by the War - u ° lo the colonels of the different regiments in Great GREAT BRITAIN. ifo " War-office, December' el ti "Her Majesty having been graciously Pl e t l s of signify her commands that the p e rmanent stt r ilitte several regiments, battalions, or corps of the "'li t nit' Great Britain shall be completed to the number s . 57' by the Act of the sth and 6th William IV., e s ,l 4 . bag have the honour to acquaint you that the est 3 ..A P - 001 1 of the staff of the regiment under your cowl:mos00 be completed as soon as practicable, so as W e"" the numbers specified in the niargia— " 1 Adjutant. " 1 Sergeant-Major. " 7 Sergeants. rege, " A communication will be addressed to you the coo ing the adjutants by the Lord-Lieutenant of t'::4o " As it appears that there are several ve'7l r , the rank of sergeant, and it being highly esse,",ffelf those vacancies should be tilled by active an". is non-commissioned officers, whose former servie e ; s lie regular army have rendered them particularly provedft oorbethper principle pr duty iacl eeidpolate. listo drillingf m o lm f ilitary j i n ss commissioned r i n a e t t h ;modern jo e nlo6h s:o r o: tse tdp:. siouers of Chelsea Hospital), whose efficieneLble cellent character combine to render them eweipt° supply the existing vacancies; and I beg leave 0 1 that, upon the expression of your wish to avai, ll ,oll l of the facility offered by this arrangement, I . ,; p oie l enabled to recommend to you, from among the ~cgee° era residing in your district, the number of 6 ` requisite to complete the staff. t h e " Adverting to the recent inspection of t he - your regiment, I have to observe that, althoug" th e specting officers have reported that several of to tl grants are unfit for the performance of duties' o ri, event of the Militia being embodied for active r f v rt yet they are not wholly incapacitated from the b l ot . ante of local duties incidental to the ballot , e l 3 . 0 0 as well as the exercise of the Militia and wouldopc to afford valuable information on the first , these grounds, it is not deemed expedient, at 1 7 a7„ t bert discharge all such sergeants and replace them by et but as there may be some who, from their gr top; long service, and infirmities, are no longer comP:o the performance of any duties whatever, it V c.rge t very desirable that those sergeants should be isc" o : 0 510 and recommended to the Commissioners of Chelle pital for the grant of a pension; but before any By measures are adopted upon that point, I shoula_v:owirci to receive a statement upon the inclosed form, e,',40/31 the names and services in all tanks of the whom you may desire to select for discharge g: occasion, preparatory to the adoption of utiierl ° sures respecting them. " I have the honour to be, " Your most obedient, humble servant/ 4. " SIDNEY 11.Eltr!r Regiment of Militia. 1 10 ' OFFENCES IN THE PARKS DUAING TB,ll Moszin—On Friday, the usual monthly statement otytirootp in the parks, as ordered by the Commissioner' o u f t and Forests, were posted at all the I.,rincipal entrance rawondi different parks, from which it appears that during t ll , t rio i$ November, three persons have, b een c onvicted, VIZ : Kensington-gardens, fined each for breaking te1,1,0,. dews of a conservatory ; and. one in Hyde park, tine , +l3 ble *" e fourteen days' imprisonment for obstructing a consthe psi execution of his duty, by forcing his way threu g n at the Bridge-house-gate. The es POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES AT RUGBY.-- =illation of William Garrett, who was remannclue,,,,,,s Saturday, charged with committing many robberies of . l I .r ho at the Rugby Fos:-office, was resumed yesterday ems ] presence of Mr. Peacock, soicitor of the Post-office. b e en fi r additional witnesses were examined, whose evidenF.ereit, clearly criminated the prisoner in two robberies of that had been entrusted to him, and as there are e'iarges to be piterred agaitst him, he was again" regeNauy— " Colonel of the 24 21% 69% - 114 - 72% 2% 211,4 26 1% p I '4 leV4