The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-14 00:00:00

HA YMARKET THEATRE. The comedy of Not so bad as we Seem, or many Sides to a Character, by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Bart., may be said not to have been fairly launched before the public until Saturday night last. It will be recollected that it Was first produced before her Majesty at Devonshire House, by a company of amateurs, the majority of whom were celebrities in the literary and, artistic world. On that, and on the subsequent ()Cessions when these gen tlemen gave their performances, the opinion expressed of the piece was generally favourable, but there were reasons for doubting whether the decision pronounced by these limited audiences was any test whereby to judge whether its fame on the English stage would be epheme ral or enduring. The comedy was originally written to augment the funds of a charitable project —the Guild of Literature and Art—and it was impossible not to feel some delicacy in criticising a work which owed its ex istence to such praiseworthy intentions, while it wan against one's grain to find fault, even had one been so disposed, with the laudable histrionic efforts of such universal favourites as Charles Dickens, Douglas Jerrold, Forster, and Af",rk Lemon, On Satur day night at the Haymarket, however, the audience were under no such restraint ; the comedy was placed before them, as any similar production would be, without any extraneous help to bring it up, to soften its defects, or heighten its excellencies ; and, moreover, the various characters were undertaken by experienced professionals, who, of cou rse , must expect, i t t h ey d o no t a lt oge th er lik e that free exercise of judgment which English theatre goers so delight to revel in. It is with pleasure, there fore; that we have to announce that the comedy passed through the trying ordeal of the Haymarket tribunal with a degree of success which sterling, undeniable merit could alone secure, and which redounded with honour alike to the author and the actors. Throughout the per formance not a breath of disapprobation was raised, while the applause was frequent and hearty, and the ver dict returned at the conclusion was undeniably favoura ble. The comedy is skilfully constructed, the various cha racters are masterly drawn, and language at one time amuses with its wit and pungency, and at others draws down rounds of cheers by its beauty, its elegance, and Its sublimity of sentiment. The cast contained all the strength of the Haymarket company—the parts being allotted as follows : The Duke of Middlesex.. ..... Stuart The Earl of Loftus ...........Mr. Braid. Lord Wilmot.... ..Mr Leigh Murray. Mr. Shallowly Softhead....... ..... ...Mr. Keeley. Mr. Hardman......... Mr. Barry Sullivan. Sir Geoffrey Thornside Mr. B. Webster. Mr. Goodenough Easy .. Mr. Buckstone. Mr. Jacob Tonson .Mr. Rogers. Smart Mr. Clark. Hodge. . . . .... Mr. Coe. Paddy. Mr. David Fallen Mr. Howe. Lucy Miss Rosa Bennett. Barbara Miss A. Vining. The Silent Lady of Deadman's-lane Mrs. Leigh Murray. • As Sir Geoffrey Thornside, Mr. B Webster was to the life the suspicious, ill-natured misanthrope whose exis tence is soured by the • ill-founded belief of his wife's unfaithfulness. Mr. Leigh Murray displayed that versa tility of talent, and gentlemanly bearing which has earned for him a high position as an actor, in the character of Lord Wilmot, and he was particularly happy in his relation of the trick by which he succeeded in bribing the Prime 'Minister, Walpole, with a Murillo. As Hardman, Mr. Bar'r'y Sullivan was no bad repre sen t a ti on o f the ardent, hard-working, clever statesman, except that he exhibited in his movements a laboured strutt, which could only be tolerated in one of our transpontine or provincial thea tres, Mr. Howe, as David Fallen, the poor author, of Grub -street, was manly and straightforward, and the sketchy character of the proud Honourable John, Duke of Middlesex, was sustained with much imposing pomp, and a sly sense of humo ur , b y M r . Stuart. All the ladies are mere nonentities, a peculiarity to be ascribed to the fact that the work was written for an amateur company, for in such companies the ladies are generally Played by engaged "professionals," who occupy a sub ordinate position. Buckstone and Keeley kept the house in a continual roar whenever they appeared on the stage. Their drunken encounters with the watch Was inimitably droll, especially when Buckstone was elevated on the shoulders of the old Charlies, and, fancy ing he was on the hustings, began to address his friend I as the electors of London, for having returned him as representative of so great a city. • The comedy has been got up with care and effect. The representative of Will's Coffee-house, with the newsmen rushing in with the Flyina Post or the Messenger, and shouting " News, neu I Great news ?" was well ma naged, and both characteristic and suggestive. After the fall of the curtain, first the actors and then the author were called for. Mr. Webster upon this stood forward, and announced that Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton was too ill to be in the theatre, adding that if anything could give a sick man pleasure it would be the reception which the comedy had met with. The fact we believe to be that the hon. baronet has met with a rather severe accident to his arm. The house was a crowded one. MR. MITCHELL'S FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. On Saturday night, Une Fiavre Brulante was played at this theatre, for, the first time since 1848. It had . then a long run, a result to be attributed, as was, we think, its success on Saturday, mainly to the clever acting • of Ravel, rather than to any internal excellence either of plot or dialogue. Richard Tremblay, the principal char actei, is a young man passionately fond of the ladies, yet withal afflicted with an unusual timidity, which, in their presence, not only deprives him of all speech, but turns his admiration into temporary hatred to the sex. Ile is, moreover—if we may coin the word—a miso pianist, and the very sound of a piano excites him to such a pitch, that he gives vent to howls just like those • of a mad dog. In the same house with him lodge an old Russian diplomate, his wife, and his sister-in-law, with the latter of whom Richard is desperately in love, though, by some Mistake, he has been led to believe that she is the Russian's wife. This, however, in France, seems to be a matter of no consequence, and Richard is not discouraged on that account. His frequent watchings at the window have attracted the attention of three Seuristes, also fellow-lodgers, who conclude thence that eine of themselves is the object of his adoration. To discover who is the happy one, they visit him in his • aPartments disguised as students, and three handsome ,dung fellows they make.. At their invitation Richard goes to a ball, where he finds them in their proper attire, but takes them for impudent boys masquerading in the Petticoats of the other sex. His beloved is present too, i tegether with her brother and sister-in-law. Owing to uha mistaken idea of the identity of the two ladies, all his • artillery of billets-doux has been directed to the Countess, and the vain old lady shows herself by no means indis , tused to listen to his addresses, and to leave her old xtussian for a young Frenchman. This, together with his mistake about the fleuristes, and his invincible timi dity, which will not allow him to look a lady in the face When he addresses her, leads to a series of amusing situa aticus,_ which end by M. Richard getting very drunk, a nd T hrowing himself out of a three-pair window. t_ aving, how ever , on ly a li g ht e d on a b e d o f mus h r ooms, ,7,e find him i n th e nex t ac t a t a concer t a t th e Opera derniqu e , still in love, and hatching a plot to carry off !Is mistress. Mol e -nistakes and more fun;—in the disguise sn a a waiter, in wrch he is irresistibly comic, he imparts n r. design t o th e ladies , and in the dark is near carrying 5 the Cou n t ess - b u t her weight prevents him, and being discoverede. on his knees before her by the husband, he 1 clares her a model of "immovable virtue," and protests that he was merely suing for the hand of the sister-in f:!. This the Count grants immediately, and Richard re :, the first time discovers that the sister-in-law is the ti Z, ,!skly, and that for two acts he has, through his t zuity, been making love to the wrong one. To all extravagance, M. Ravel's acting gave a consistency . 1 ! .. , 0 0. reality which otherwis e would' h ave b een most ;y 6 l rably wanting. His amusing mental transitions de 7l!, most cleverly conveyed, even in the minutest d i ,Z 4 ,2 81 and his acting in the drunken scene displayed a R e 'lf.tle power which we have not seen often surpassed. ,the was loudly applauded throughout, and called before curtain at the close of the piece. friend of ours, whose avo cations DETECTIVE WEAPON.— weapon of him exhibiting a capital cation s compel to travel A much in the dark, astonished at' a few nights ago, by ex from his pocket what ap attack and defence. Taking stant a blaze of light Peared to be a stout constable's staff', he struck it smartly brat t he ground, an enrst from the end oft t, in an " a quarter of a mile powerful in and brilliant that Here and everybody wit ed i t° be Were rendered visible, and confirm a so for nearly light would have ten minutes. Had it been used as t lifee-preserver, and struck against the head of att, been kindled in just the same an assailant, an strurnent may be used first to floor Electric Safety "Baker's manner ; so that the ind afterwards to identify him. se al Light" —for this is the name h idle. is certainly a desideratum.—Bath. C e of the instrument— of the cani- GOLDNER'S PRESERVED MEATS.-Th e committee of naval officers appointed for the examination ist a Al of Goldner's preserved meats, cons the Fisgard, cm' Allen and Pyrn, and the surgeon of . . aninniard, in of Messrs. tinue their " discoveries" daily at the Vic _s e if Deptford. After an examination of each packag ) buried in ad found totally unfit for human food, it is j'irting grounds, and that portion which ° the yard. Wholesome is given to the men employed in gene ral of it has been found in a good state, and the ..- isc considered opinion is that most of the bad portion has been se % • tamed from foreign parts by Mr. Goldner, who has_ u b_ _.. called upon and paid the sum of 3,0001. for non-f ifil rnent of contract.—Kentish. Mercury. THE NEW NOVEL, " THE DEAN'S DAUGHTER ; OR, Tut DAYS WE LIVE IN." 13y Mrs. Gore. 3 vols.— e i ' Airs. Gore's stories display remarkable ingenuity in th arrangement of incidents, minute observation of man ners, and considerable skill in the delineation of charac ter sand it is not the least of her many merits that with sufficient dot the of the ironical spirit of the age to enable her to extract matter for laughter from the follies of human nature, she combines a kindliness of disposition which preserves her satire from the taint of 41alice. ' The Dean's Daughter' is as good a novel as . w e The to have seen from her pen—the characters are vi go rousl y. conceived —the dialogue is fluent and spiriteand n every department of the story there is abundant infusion of inaagination, passion, and inven lien. The story is altogether a good one —well-con ceived, cleverly sustained, and exceedingly interesting." !......:23/erong Post. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were Moderately well supplied with home-grown wheats, in which rather more business was transacted, at full quota tions. Fine malting barley, the supplies of which were limited, moved off steadily, at extreme currencies, whilst the value of grinding and distilling sorts was well sup ported. In the prices of malt no change took place. Beans, peas, and flour were very dull. Most' of the continental markets continued inaciive for all articles of grain, in the prices of which very little change has been reported. The last advices from New York state that only a limited business was doing in grain and flour on English account. The arrivals of hone-grown produce up to our market last week were moderate. From abroad we received 2,067 quarters of wheat, 1,620 barley, 12,285 oats, 317 beans, 567 peas, 200 linseed, 117 sundry seeds, and 4,357 sacks of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market, coastu ise, from Essex, Kent, Lincolnshire, Stc., was very moderate, but in improved condition. From the East coast the supply was limited. By land carriage the receipts of both red and white samples were unim portant ; hence the qnantity on offer was small. Notwith standing that the attendance of both town and country millers was by no means numerous, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled steady, and a clear ance was effected at prices fully equal to those paid on Monday last. The amount of business doing for forward delivery was comparatively trifling, yet growers in general were very firm in their demands. The supply of fresh foreign wheat was limited • but we had a good supply of grananed samples. Good andmedium parcels moved off steadily, at full currencies ; but damp qualities commanded. very little attention at late r a t es . - In floating cargoes, comparatively few transactions took place. Prices, however, were supported, as the arrivals of late have been small. Fine making barley was very scarce, and quite as dear as on Monday last. Grinding and distilling sorts were in fair request, at full prices. MALT.—The supply of which was tolerably good, moved off steadily. In the quotat; ons, no change took place. The supplies of home grown and foreign oats being sea sonably extensive, the demand for that description of pro duce was some what inactive, at late figures. There was rather more business doing in beans, at pre vious quotations. We had only a moderate sale for peas, yet the currencies were supported. The flour trade was in a s: prices. uggish state, at last week's CURRENCY PER DC Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red •• .. new 40s to 48s Ditto•• •• ........ old 45s 593 Ditto, White new 44s 53s old 49s 60s Norfolk and Lin coln Red, old 47s 53s 'ERIAL MEASURE. Malt—Chevalier .... 61s to 63s Oats Yorkshire and Lin%)lnsh., Feed 16s 22s Potato ...... 219 24s Youghal and Cork Black. ...... 168 24s Ditto new Rye—O'd ............ 3ls 3M New • •• • 31s 33s .'arley—Grindinli..... 258 28s Malting ......... 30s 33a Chevalier.... ... 318 37s qalt—SuffolkandNor- Cork, White .• . 16s 25s Scotch, Feed..... 21e 25i Beans—Tick 31s 34s Pige0n5.......... 35• 40s Peas—Grey 31s 351 Maple .. •• • • .... 33s 36s White. • . ........ 33v 37s f01k............ 54s ASs 8r0wn............... 46s Sts Kingston and Wars 63s 60s Boilers ....• •• .. 365 41. Flour—Town-made... 41a 465 Suffolk . •• .. 32s ES3 Stoats Z.: Norfolk 323 Etia SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London, last week, were tolerably good—the total supply amounting to 2,939 head. During the same periad.in 1852 .they amounted to 3,210 ; in 1851, 2,449; in 1850, 576; in 1849, 2,011; and in 1818, 1,064 head. IMPOSTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. From ••• 05tend........... ... 137 ... Harlingen....... 316 ... 101 Antwerp......... ... 328 Rotterdam...... 173 ... 1,272 Amsterdam 66 ... 150 Calves. Pigs. ... 20 ... 331 13 Total .... 474 ... 2,819 ... ... 466 ... 11 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under • Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1852 - 582 ... 2,151 475 2 1851 501 1,678 —. _. 237 _. 33 1650 270 _. 201 95 . 10 1849 BO6 1,068 —.—. 147 -- 1848 560 . 458 _. 46 . Th e Supply of foreign stock here to-day was seasonably good. Amongst it we noticed 109 oxen from Spain. We have had an arrivrl of 25 beasts, 22 calves, and 42 pigs direct by sea from Ireland. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts this moining were moderately exte-isive, as to num ber, and in fair average condition. Owing to the large number of buyers in attendance, and the favourable state of the weather for slaughtering, the beef trade ruled some what brisk, at an advance' in the quotations obtained on Monday last of 2d per 8 lbs., and a clearapce was readily effected. The primest lots were worth 4s. 2d. per 8 lbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,700 Scots, short-horns, &c. From other pa r t s of England 600 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; and from Scotland 700 horned and polled Scots. The numbers of sheep were again very limited ; neverthe less, the demand for that description of stock was in a sluggish state, at the late improvement in value. The primest old Downs were worth ss. 2d. per 8 lbs. The few shorn sheep on offer sold at id. per 8 lbs. beneath those in the wool. Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade, arising from the cold weather, ruled very inactive at Friday's decline in prices. The top figure was 4s. 6d. per 8 lbs. We had only a moderate inquiry, for pigs, yet the cur rencies were well supported. Per 81bs to s s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ...3 2 3 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 10 1 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Second quality ...4 2 4 6 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 410 ink the offals. s. d. s. d. PI :me Southdown 5 0 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 0 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Targe bogs 210 3 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling calves 19 0 24 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . Sheep Calves . Pigs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep 17,690 Calves 152 Pigs 275 695 1,350 125 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Feb. 16, 1852, and this day, Monday, Feb. 14, 1853. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. Feb. 16, 1852. Feb.l4, 1853 3. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 2 4to 2 6 10 to 3 0 2 8 3 03 2 3 4 3 2 3 43 6 310 3 6 3 84.0 4 2 210 3 03 10 4. 0 3 2 3.842 4 6 310 4 0 4 8 410 4 2 4 45 0 5 2 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c Couse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... Prime Southdown ditto ... Large coarse calves 210 3 6 Prime small ditto ... 3 8 310 Large hogs ... ... 2 6 3 6 Neat small porkers ... ... 3 8 310 Beasts... ... 4,173 Sheep ... ... 22,130 Ca'ves... ... 331 SUPPLIES mg SAL; Feb. 17, 1851.—Beasts, 3,' 19,090; calves, 127; pigs, 280. 3 0 4 2 2 10 3 8 4 0 4 6 3 6 4 0 3,961 17,690 152 275 797 ; sheep, Feb. 18, 1850.—Beasts, 3,362; sheep, 17,300 calves, 104; pigs, 204. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Although the supplies of each I , ;nd of meat on offer to day were seasonably extensive, the general demand ruled steady, and prices were well supported. Per Blbs brthe carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior ....t 2 4 2 8 Do.,middling 2 10 3 0 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 Do., do. small 3 4 3 6 Pork, large 2 8 8 0 s. d. a. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 C Do.,middling 3 8 4 0 Do., vrime 4 , 2 4 6 Veal 2 10 4 4 Pork, small 3 2 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business doing in our market is by no means extensive; nevertheless the demand may be cor sidered steady, at fully the prices at which we last quoted. Mid and East Kent pockets, 95s to 165 s ; Weald of Kent, 95s to 112 s ; Sussex, 92s to 110 s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. About 2,500 tons of potatoes arrived last week, coast wise and by land carriage, in very middling condition. From abroad the receipts were ltheral, viz., 212 tons from Dunkirk, 499 from Rouen, 40 from Calais, 40 from Gravc lines, and 10 from Rotterdam. On the whole, a full ave rage business is doing, as follows :—York Regents, 95s to 155 s per ton ; Lincolnshire do., 75s to 110 s ; Scotch do., 85s to 105 s ; Do. Reds, 75s t o 85 s French Whites, 70s to 90s ; Dutch, 65s to 85s. The people of Rheims are actively engaged in petitioning the Emperor to go to that ancient city to be crowned. The Empress has contributed I,ooof. towards the erection of a church in Coutmerle (dep. Correze). The Abbe de Veze, first vicar of the church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris, has been appointed Master of Ceremonies at the Imperial Chapel of the Tuileries. The Abbe Denie preached a sermon in English yesterday at tho church of St. Roch. A decree, dated the 9th inst., abolishes from the Ist of March next, the Fourth Chamber ofFinance, established Jan. 15, 1852. M. Roily, counsellor of the Imperial Court of Metz, has been appointed President of the Court of First Instance at Charleville ; and a number of other changes and promotions in the higher ranks of the magistracy are recorded. The Constitutionnel mentions a report that the Ministry of the Interior, Agriculture,' and Com merce is about to undergo a new organisation: It will, it is said, be divided into three distinct branches, under the general control of the Minis ter. The political direction, comprising the per sonnel, IN ill be confided to M. Chevreau, the Secre tary-General of the Minister ; departmental admi nistration, the Beaux Arts, the charitable establish ments, &c., will be under the direction of M. Fremy, Councillor of State, and M. Heurtier will remain at the head of the direction of commerce and agriculture. A Council of Ministers was held on Saturday at the Tuileries, under the presidency of the Emperor, when the measure was read and approved of. At the ceremony of the opening of the legislative corps to-day, the senators, deputies, and councillors of state are to be called on to take the oath of allegiance. The Gazette de France has received a first aver tissement, for saying that the papers of M. de Rothschild had been ransacked by the police. A performance extraordinary is to take place at the grand Opera on'Tuesday, to which the Emperor and Empress are to go in state. None will be ad mitte i who are not invited. The political arrest of journalists still engage much attention in Paris. The Legitimists have all, with one single excep tion, been set at liberty for want of proof of any kind ; and the foreign journalists are still kept in prison, while an investigation is going on which it is hoped may lead to the discovery of some offence. In fact, the whole proceeding partakes largely of a practice which nearly produced revolution in En gland in former times, and which has been abolished as utterly incompatible with the liberty of the sub ject, namely, general warrants. The only difference is that the practice is carried into execution in France at the present day more arbitrarily than it was in England in the worst of times, and that, moreover, the people of France have nob a Habeas Corpus Act to protect them. Here the authorities first arrest, and then hunt out an offence of which to accuse the prisoner. It is said that so little was discovered in the course of the investigation before the juge, d'instruction on Saturday, that it is sup posed that the whole of the prisoners, with one single exception will be set at liberty. The Emir Abd-el-Kader arrived at Broussa on the 17th ult., and was joined the following day by his family and those of his two former Kalifs. All appeared enchanted with their new residence. The Governor of Broussa received them with the greatest distinction. By his orders, one of the principal per sonages of the city, Si-Mokhtar-Bey, met Abd-el- Kader at Guemelek, the port of Broussa, with his own horses, his finest saddle, and his carriage. An escort of cavalry also awaited him there, and the greatest number of the officers of the Pasha's housc- hold came out to compliment him, and joined his escort on the Guemelek road. The Sultan as signed as a residence to the Emir one of the finest houses of Broussa, which was lined with carpets and divans at his own expense. The French Go vernment supplied him with all the other articles of furniture he wanted, and Abd-el-Kader and his family are now most comfortably installed. The families of the two Kalifs are lodged in adjoining houses. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. Piedmcntese Gazette, is M. Leoni, who was stabbed,[ the assassins crying, " Death to the aristocrats." ..e. ' An Austrian captain was stabbed in the vice-regal • palace. The following telegraphic dispatch has The Moniteur of yesterday morning contains the Lombardy, dat3d Milan, 7 . been received at Vienna from the Governor of following important and authoritative 'announce - ment, completely disowning M. Billot's " Lettres , Franques." .We easily recognise in this " note " , " Public order was disturbed yesterday afternoon. A. the epigrammatic power and terseness which have band, armed with poniards, pistols, and o ther arms, hay characterised so many manifestoes of the Emperor:— ing, at five o'clock, attacked the principal post, was " Factions cannot reconcile themselves to the dispersed ; during the night, officers and soldiers were fact that France and Europe have escaped from attacked. At 8 p.m. order was restored, and has not their hands. Peace lies heavy on them. Despair- since been disturbed. Twenty-eight individuals have been arrested w ith arms i n their hands. E veryt hi ng ing of obtaining anything from the sympathies ,of the people, abused for a short time, their only hope indicates that this attempt to revolt has been fomented lies in the return of disorder. To arouse it they to frighten peaceable c iti zens, an d , a b ove prev all, to by the revoluti onary party i n foreign countr i es, i n or d er t avail themselves of every means ; now, sangui nar y. provocations ; now, anonymous calumnies — their enjoying the pl easures o f t h e carni val. Proceed writings which, under the pretext of awakening ings hav e b een commenced against the guilty. " thegenerous instincts of the county serve onl to The Opinione of T ur i n, i n g i v i ng t h e par ti cu l ars • of the outbreak a l rea d y k nown to our rea d ers, s t a t es y,y mislead them, and thus to maintain distrust and agitation. ;that, on the sth, C ount Gyulay had i ntruste d th e command of Milan t o C ount S trasso ld o , an d l e ft Milan for a sho r t ti me . ,I t adds, that h a d h e been " Such is the purpose of a new brochure, entitled ' Lettres Franques,' published by a writer of the Legitimist party. It would no more merit the at- there himself, h e wou ld ,h ave taken muc h severer measures than his dep u t y h as. O n S un d a y morn tention of the Government than it does that of the ing, unknown p ersons were seen di str ib u ti ng money public, were it not that silence might be falsely , among the lower classes, but that none but a few interpreted. ' drunkards and abandoned characters accepted, and that it is to them the murders committed are to be " The author addresses himself, without ado, to attributed. The respectable portion of the inhabi the Emperor of the French. He decides, with in- that not only took no part in the movement, but credible self-sufficiency, on the highest diplomatic ;most unequivocal manner. I actually expressed its aversion for tho rioters in the questions, and on the destinies of Europe. " After having assumed for the title of his brochure Bordeaux' th L'Empire memo e c'est la paix,' rable words of the au the sp hor em eech at With regard to th e a ff a i r o f Ri m i n i , th e Parla ment° of Turin, of th e 9 t h , states t h at th e munici ploys himself wholly in urging France to war, in pality of that town, seeing few vagabonds who had g that they were punished pointing out her resentment established treaties asendeavour the fitting in oh - thrown mud at the escu t c h eon o f th e A us t r i an pets of , to en masse for the act of a rouse our old hatred of England. Consul, immediately sent a deputation to General Nobili at Bologna, the commander-in-chief of the "The tactics of those who inspire such publica- Austrian troops of R omagna, to comp l a i n t o him tions are not difficult to perceive. They have pro e - of the exorbitant cont r ib u ti on o f 30,000 piastres raised themselves that the Government of th laid upon the town by th e A ustr i an co l one l i n the Emperor would be placed in the painful alternative of either shocking national feeling, by combatting command of the troop s that bad come from Forli. these writings, or of giving them, by its silence, a T h e resu l t o f t hi s step has been satisfactory ; Ge kind of tacit approbation, which would be for Eu- neral No bi l i hav i ng reduced the c ontribution to rope a permanent cause of uneasiness and distrust ; 2,000 piastres only, to be paid by the town to the so vexing is it to vanquished factions to see peace above-mentioned troops. and general prosperity re-established without them and in spite of them ! " The snare is too gross for the country' and the Government to allow themselves to be caught by it. The Emperor, like Frarce, wishes earnestly for peace (veut la paix), a fruitful and honourable peace, the only one which is suited to the nation; and it certainly is-not from the old parties that the heir of Napoleon the Great will ask counsel in any matter of honour or of national dignity. "Nothing can be more strange than that such provocations should proceed from those who call themselves Legitimists. Do these writers, then, believe that France has forgotten her recent his tory, and do they not know how easy it would be to overwhelm them with its facts ? But the Go vernment has the interest and the glory of the country too much at heart, it is too anxious to put an end to our old divisions, to allow itself to be betrayed into recriminations, however just, and to recal pitiable reminiscences." The new museum at the Louvre, containing many curious and valuable relics of the Kings of France, was opened to the public yesterday. The Siecle is republishing, with official approval, Mr. Cobden's letters on the peace question. The Athens journals report a terrible massacre of Christians at Salonica. MONTENEGRO. On the 29th ult (says the Trie s kr Zeitung) the positions of Selim Bey at Limiani, in the south, were attacked by the tribes of the Czernizza, and the Turks were obliged to retire till reinforcements Came up, which enabled them to ' - regain their lost footing. The population of the small district of Piperi appear to have submitted to Omer Pacha on condition that they should retain their arms and pay no taxes. This was acceded to, but the Turkish commander had no sooner signed the agreement than twenty-five (a telegraphic notice says thirty) of the leading men of the district were seized as hostages, and sent off in chains to Scutari, to be shipped for Constantinople. This act of perfidy became known throughout Montenegro at the same time with the news from Vienna, so favourable to their cause ; so that great excitement prevailed, and a general call to arms was responded to by the infuriated tribes. Omer Pacha has been obliged to discharge some 3,000 (the telegraph says 5,000) of his levies, raised from Albania and t o h f eir places are Rayahs, on a ß o o o s o n o i n a t , a o n f d in s c u o b n o s r is di tin na g tio partially filled up by regular infantry drawn frtztra Rumelia, so that the number of his army remains pretty much the same. By the latest dates we loam that hostilities of the worst kind have broken out, and are still going on ; that a Turkish army of 41,000 or 50,000 men surrounds Montenegro (Prince Danilo, is said by 3 the correspondent of Lloyd to have 15,00 fighting men under his command) ; and that Austria is con centrating a whole corps d'armee almost within gunshot of the belligerents, having previously dispatched a special envoy to Constantinople for - a definite answer to a peremptory message, which is to settle the question of peace or war—are facts which nobody can gainsay. The prisoners of Gra hovo, with their Wojvod, are put in c h a i ns b y th e Turks (according to the Dalmatian Observer). The son of the Wojvod, on hearing of his father's fate, is reported to have stabbed himself with his yatagan, prefehing death to Turkish captivity. An English war steamer is cruising in the Adriatic, off the mouth of the Bojana river, to watch the progress of the operations. A French steamer, the Chaptal, stationed in the Pyrwus, was about start ing ou the same errand. An English agent came to Scutari on the 22d ult., on a second mission to the Pacha. He was despatched thither (say the accounts) by the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, imme diately after the arrival at Corfu of the English consul for Albania, who 1 , 9,d bean absent in England. The Albanian coast is blockaded, we are in formed, by a Turkish brig and a corvette ; while two war steamers, with the admiral, Achmet Pacha, on board, are in the haven of A utivari. According to the. best authorities, the Porte has already expended 32,00,( piastres in the expe dition against Montenegro. WOOL. - - The public sales of colonial wool commenced on Thurs day. Up to the present time 6,C) bales have changed hands, at an advance of from ld to lid per lb. Snow white sheep's has produced 2s to 2s 5d per lb. Privat3ly, English wools continue 61,31 at very full prices. Last week's repot is were 11 bales from Amsterdam, 208 from Hamburgh, 72 from A ztwerp, and 61 from A lexandvia. SEEDS. For all kinds of linseed, the demand is by no means so active as of late ; in prices, however, no change has taken place. Calcutta on the spot, 51s to 51s 6d ; and Blacx Sea, 505 to 51s 6d per quarter. Cakes steady, at full currencies. Tarnip,White, per buh. 9s to l le Swede .. • • 10. 12, Mustard, Brown... • ... ... 1 os White, new 7. e d 10.1 Tarea,Wlnter, nevr... • 4s 6d as Od Spring •• • • • • • • Od Oa Od Canary, per quarter • . ,I _sB 47a Rye grass • • . • • • • • 281 Sts Clover, Red Eng . (cwt.) 454 62. White • • 46s 66s Foreign Bed • •• •• 481 62s White .. .. 46s 64s 26s 30s Carraway, rew ...... 383 41s Coriander, new ...• • • 15s 17s Hempseed, per'quarter 32s 353 Linseed, Eng. Sowing • • 583 62s Crushing ........ 49s 54s .. ... ••• •. 493 8 Odessa •• • 493 533 (Aimed p^. ton English .91 Os 10/ 101 Foreign, per ion 71103 101 53 Rape Cakes, pr ton 51 N 51 51 Rapeseed, New, prist.22lo3 2510 s Trefoil, new.......... TALLOW. Since Monday last, the demand for all kinds of t a ll ow has been in a very inactive state. In prices, however, scarcely any change has taken place. To-day, T.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted at 43s 9d to 44s per cwt. We have numerous sellers for the last three months' at the latter figure. Town tallow, 4.1 s 3d per cwt., net cash ; rough fat, 2s 5 per Blbs. 1849. 1850. I 1851. Stock this day 33,895 41,735 142,491 Price of Y. C; ...• i to 4o o B o2d 37 315 3d 6c t 1 0 3 g: d or Delivery last week .• , 2,482 1,742 2,151 Ditto from June 1.... !76,716 71,095 72,608 Arrivals last week .. 855 613 115 Ditto from June 1 .... , 103,108 87,359 90,581 Price of Town 43q Od 398 6cl 391164 1852. 1853. 54,252 35s 6d to 35s 3d 2,528 8 , ,433 1,854 98,161 388 Od 40,348 43s 9d to 4ls Od 1,816 74,727 305 72,447 464 9d THE INSURRECTION AT MILAN. The Paris Moniteur of Saturday announced : " The Government has received by telegraphic dispatch news from Milan of the 10th. Order was entirely re-established there." This brief announcement leaves us only the duty of gathering up the circumstances of the outbreak as they are to be found in the Swiss and Italian journals. A letter from Milan, of the Bth, states that six of the revolters arrested were hanged, and three shot. Y-- The Debats states, on the faith ofprivate letters, that M. Mazzini, who left England about a month since, was at Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Tesino, a few days before the outbreak at Milan. The Official Milan Gazette, of the 7th, after giving the proclamation of Count Strassoldo - , re lates the events of the 6th as follows :—" Public tranquillity was disturbed yesterday. The subver sive party, which, cannot allow peaceful citi zens to enjoy the innocent pleasures of the car nival, must needs sacrifice new victims to its revo lutionary propensities. Yesterday, about six p.m., some officers and soldiers were attacked. The au thorities immediately took the requisite measures ; strong patrols scoured the town in every direction ; some individuals armed with long stilettos were arrested ; they will be tried by martial law, during the state of sieve. At the usual time for frequent ing the theatres, tranquillity was sufficently re stored to allow of their being opened to the public. We have to deplore the death of several persons, both civil and military ; others have been wounded. It has been attempted to seduce people of the remain quiet, lower classes by money and excitement of every foolish attempt as an impious kind, but the good sense of the population rejected but they these provocations, and not only did the people public security to ba respected by fo •openly t feomnaddenmensee.d The t his Government is strong,and will cause order and measures as P of such . vigorous circumstances may require. Public tranquillity has not been disturbed in the pro vinces." Among the victi ms f othe outbreak s nays the GERMA N Y. A telegraphic dispatch of the 12th inst., from Vienna, states that General Csorich had on that day tendered his resignation, which was accepted by the Emperor. General Bamberg was charged with the military administration, and it was thought that the portfolio of the War D vent would be suppressed. The — Russian Minister of War h? q, it appears, drawn up a plan for the augmentation of the army, which has met w ith the King's approbation. The projected increase will amount t) the addition of an infantry brigade to each of the nine corps d'armee, which brigades, if they be o f th e same ave ra ge stregth as the four brigades now composing a corps d'armee, will amount to 6,000 men, or a total for the nine corps of upwards of 59,000 men. The cholera has not only made its appearance in Breslau, but seems to increase in virulence. From the 18th December till Ist Febi aary, 86 cases were known of whom 55 died. On the 2d February, nine new cases and nine deaths ; on the 3d, 14 new cases and 8 deaths. 6,000 children are men tioned in various reports as ill of scarlet fever and measles. SPAIN. The Funds are lower on February the Bth. The late rise was owing to purchases made a specula tive capitalist allied with the Government, and the effect having ceased they have gone down again. The following are the latest prices :—Three per Cents., 4171 ; ditto Defer re d , 23 ; R e d eema bl e Debt, Ist class, 10, sellers ; ditto, 2d class, sg, sellers ; Coupon Cm Lificates, 5. Exchange on London, 51 25. CHINA. HONG-KONG, DEC. 28, 1852. —The accounts from the disturbed districts seem to be more favourable for the Imperial troops. It is reported Seu has been successful against the insurgents in the Oonum province, and has taken several thousand prisoners, wb;ch, if confirmed, is important, the country being a leading communication with the interior. Letters from Amoy of the 3d instant mention a serious disturbance there, originating in some im gularities in conducting the emigration of coolies or labourers by the Chinese brokers and their agents employed. The matter, probably, would have been quietly arranged had not the mob from the country been bent on plunder, and athekod some houses and barracoons, and it was not till the marines of her Majesty's steamer Salamander were called in that quiet was restored. During the affray, the marines were obliged to fire on the mob, and, it is reported, a few Chinese were killed and several wounded. At Shanghai, on the evening of the 16th inst., a severe shock of an earthquake w as f elt, wh i ch 1846. We the loss of th e new ship was equally violent as the It caused great alarm, but we have not h ear d of any damagesch w oc e k inh being t August,odone.r elp Spinning Jenny, bound from London t o Shanghaiwith a very valuable cargo, on the 18th ult., on t h e Royal Charlotte shoal, off Borneo. T he captain and crew arrived here a ci P u o ite rt hte u ing the e ar l y par t Portuguese week severa l vessels have been taken up for England at advancedese vessel. o f A t h t e Canton month,a:t hu otrade ra b d ee t rates of freight, and prices of tea and imports ar e sustained. n credit s , From Shanghai our dates are to the 17th i nst. The mail from thence is not down. -Th ere was no alteration in the price of tea or silk. Freight s 3/ . ss, and a t t on si n x ale 5s lid. Company's bills, 244r5. per 100 dolls. o n w t a h n s t ' e s d i g . ht Exchange on En g l an d for The export of tea from China shoes a decrease on last year's of about 4,000,0001 b, but several vessels have to be reported. THE ASHTON COURT PROPERTY.—A, correspondent says : —" A new claimant for the title and ample estates of the late Sir John and Mrs. Upton Smyth, of Ashton Court, near Bristol, has just come upon the field ; and judging by the number of notices which he has caused to be served on the tenantry, he is about to commence vi gorous proceedings. He describes himself as Sir Richard Smyth, Bart., of the Priory, Clifton,' and heir-at-law and lawful son of Si r Hugh Smyth, Part , and nephew of John Sm y th, comm only called Sir J o hn Smyth, of Ashton Court, and Heath House, Stapleton.' The notices require payment of rents for the last six years. The solicitor referred to is Mr. Cattlin, of 29, Ely-place, Middlesex. The present accredited heir is a youth of sixteen years of age, the son of Mrs. Upton, and the value of the property, which embraces lands in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire ; is estimated at from 60,0001. to 80,0001, a year. THE SHARE MARKET 2. BRITISH RAILWAYS. 31nRinsr Prices Saturday Blueness done this day. RAILWAYS. I.berdeen ... ..... tmbg. Nottug. Bost & Eastn. Juuc 3irning. Wolverh. d Stour Valley 3irkenhd. Lancsh. d Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk £5O & £25 Cons Do., £20....•••••••••• 3ristol & Exeter .;'aledonian.. ..... ..... Chester & Holyheac Jork and Bandon... :;ork, Black. & Pass D übli n &Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ...... Do. New .. East Anglian (£25 L & E. & L. & D.).... Do., (£lB E. & II.). Eastern Counties.... Eastern Union, Clas A. late E. U. Sh... all oo all Do.; B. di C East Lancashire 20 14 50 20 St, St, 20 10 50 25 100 St. 100 100 100 100 100 100 42 34 all all 100 100 100 476 17 all 100 100 100 100 100 East & West Incl. Dk & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgoli Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dunde Glasgow & S.Wester Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock 13t. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western frish South-Eastern.. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds 100 20 111 [lOO Laneash. &Yorkshire no., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London &N. Western' Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £40... Lndrry.&Colerain • Grdndrry. & Ennisk. ganch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 11 , dland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. j Shares Newcastle &Carlisle Newmarket............ Do. Bury Ex' -nsion. Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillei Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk ...... ..... Do., New ..... Northn. Counties Uu North British Inorth Devon, N 0.1.. Do., No. 2 .. ..• Do., i A Dererred ... I ' Do. i B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland...... Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock..., Shrewsby. & Herofd. Shrewsby. dg Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern.. South Wales.... 283 - 29 613 - 10 - 10 6 i -- 64 , 22 -- 22, 3 -2} ,07 -- 109 644 -- 65 224 -- 23 174 -- 18 ... ... par •.- 1 p 8 - 9 5 3 - 4 4 4 1 13 - 13 10 - 12 Si - 78 55 - 60 76 -- 78 Ad - iP 26 - 28 60 - 62 78 - 79 43 - 45 18 - 120 11.081 - 109.1 90 - 9f f 6A -- 7 90 -- 95 13 14 r 70 -79 A 4A— 4d 3 -- 2Ad 16i -16 i 9 -- 94 1064 1 - 16711 1191 -120 i 3 -- 11 3 iVi -- 91 -9 4 pi 5 -- 4Adl 4 -- 30 10 -- 104 19 -- 21 30 -- 31 34 -- 3 d 78 -79 i 45 -- 47 49 51 34 3 —34 d 2 34 84 94 55 57 84 8i 24 2i d 36 —37 64 d 2 d 4 nd 8 8i 8 —4 Pi 491 - 50. 97 - 99 63 - 65 67 - 69 70 80 ... die 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 31 -- 3 d 20 -- 22 80i -80 i 36 -- 88 13 -- 13i1 4 -- 44 I S. Yorksh. River Dun 643 i 23 !Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway , Vale of Neath 1 5i 13i 8k Waterfd. & Kilkenn Waterford&Lime ick West C0rnwa11........ 79 44 5 1081 91 90/ mp 79 i lot 1 161 1 105 0 4ii i I x.d. 12 31 30f 791 9 21 21 15 16 9 91 27 28 9 9i P 71 72 71 7 d 2i --24 d 61 62 IWnibledon &Croydon' Woodford.... York Newctl..kßerw. Do. Extensions ..... .. Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. 131 x.d. 814 801 37i 12t 9k 614 i i 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen . 5 all IDo., No. 2,7 p. e ... St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St lO6 108 20 5 I Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 15 all Chester & llolyhead Guar. 53 per cent l9 20 61 34 Cork&Bandon 53 p.c. 6i all Dundee PortlidtAber deen Junction 6 —6/ 3i all EastAuglian (X 3 108) 6 per cent ........... SR 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent. 3 4 74 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. ct.. 61 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l 11 2 p px 6i all Do., No. 2........ . 1 p p m 10 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. 144 15 14i 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... 18 19 St. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 51 per cent.. 3 31 St. 100 Glazgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent....... St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 126 128 St. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem.... 112 114 64 all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 81 - 9 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 74xd St. 1C) G. West. fixed 41 pc. 106 108 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, par P St. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock... 150 152 St. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... St. le) Do. Pre:., sp. c. St. 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852. ..... St. IC3 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 50 5 London & S.Western, Con. Thirds 3i 4 p 123 10 Londonderry& Color 3 Shares 121 all Londy. & Ennis. ASh 131 131 25 all Mauch. ,Shef. , & Lin., 4 Shares, No. 1 9 10 9 , 1 10 all Do. New, £lO — 11i1 111 I 6 3 Do., 26 . 12AI -' all Marypt. &Carl. 4p c. P 12 all Do. 43 per cent....... 14 p M 12 8.' 2 Do St. 100 Mid.Consol. 6p.c. St ... - St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent l5l 153 163 5 Do. Pref. 43 per cent - 4 p 20 all Norfolk Extension 22A —23 5 all Do. Guar. 53 per ct 5l 64 2 all Do. Way. Val. 5p c 2 24 St. 100 North British 20 all North StaiFordshire 253 263 St. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. 15 9 De. 8 all Shrewsk Birm. N. G ll —11 A 10 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 174 17/ 10 10 Do. 5 per cent —14 p 25 all South Devon l6 17 10 1/ Do. New par P 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 08.6 d. 26 261 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c. Guar. 19 20 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 4d p St. 100 fork Newcastle anc Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 102 104 17 5De si 5i 25 10 IYork& N. Midland H &S. Purch. FOREIGN. 10 3 Antwerp&Rotterdam 11 %dig 5 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. 1 2 20 all Charleroi &Erquelin. 13 131 20 6 Dijon and Besan9on par 1 p 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 2l 2 dia 20 all cast Indian 6 —6l p 20 1 Do. Extension ._ 1 lip 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula lf 2AP 20 7 Gd. Junct. of France die— 1 p 201 151 Gt.Westernof Canada Shares p ex in 5 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c 20 15 Luxembourg 6 in 10 10 Do. (Railway) 4—4144 At 5 2 Do. 5 3 Do. (Canal) ll 1 10 2 Do. 6p. et. pref ld— par 20 7 Lyons & Mediterran 7 9 p 20 41 Madras 2 —21 p 20 all N.mur & Liege (with interest) — 81 20 all Do. (ex interest) 6 7 16 all Northern of France 33. —34 84 31 48 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fmy.B.&Ams. Shs ) 14 14?, 10 all NorwegianTi -nkPref 8 9 20 10 Paris and Lyons l4l Mr, 25 1 20 all Paris and Orleans 39 40 20 all Paris and Rouen 39 40 20 all Pa.:is and Strasbourg 301 30/ 30/ 1 20 4 ParisCaenk.Cherbrg. 4/p 81 10 51 Quebec &Richmond par 4 p 20 all Rouen and Havre lB 181 19 20 all Sambre and Meuse Bl 9 10 4 Do. 51 p. ct. pref — 20 4 Southern of France .21 —24 P pm 20 21. Upper Irdia Scrip — A p ga all West Flanders. 10 6 Do. 51 per c. d 20 10 Western of France 7 8 P 171 In 10 2 West. of Switzerland d 20 3 Zealand 1 __. 6 d LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Paid RA►L~►~is, c L o m e &S p a l ri n g s C I S O l u g r d P a r y ice 13 1 u 3 s d in a e y s, 50 all Bodford and London & Bletchley- . N. West. ... 30 1 all Birm. & Oxfa. guarantee ... 3t.Westn. 30 —3l ad 301 all Do.withodtgr Do ......... 291 —3o2nd 304 all Birm.Wolv. & Dudloyguar. Do ......... , 30 31 Do.wthtguar. Do .. -.W. . 29 30 St. 3°l 10O n Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 108 110 50 all clydcsdaleJc. Caledon 53 54 53 St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent Gt.Notrhn 149 151 150 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt.Westn. 321 33 4 .00 all artlpl. Dk. & Yk. N ew. Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 113 • 115 25 all Do. Shares Do - 574 12, all Do. Shares. Do 97 28 1 12 all Lon.&Gzeenw S.Eastern l3l 141 20 all Do.Preferenc( Do 254 264 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk 20 all D o . 6 p er e t. Do 23 25 5. all 11anch.Bxton. Ln. &N. W and Matlock & Midld 3 34 50 all Aiddlesbro' & Stekton & Redcar Darlingt. )0 all Aidld.Bradfd Midland... 108 109 i 0 all ‘lorthern and Eastern sp. e. E. Count.. 64 66 ' 0 all Do. 6 per ct Do — 0 ;d1 Do. Fixed sp. (Do. . .. 3 all Wrest. & Wyre L. & . N. W drLn&Yk 4 48 2, 11 ; Jo. 1 Shares. Do — pm t. 100 2oys;,n.&llit. Gt.Northn 151 153 t. 1.00 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5O 152 5 18 ihef. Roth. & Lancash.& Gooleg.s.p.c Yorksh 1 - - 9? 3. Staffordsh.. MrMClean d ' all WearVall?.ygr Stockt. 6 per cent ... Darling . 5 all Do Do 32 33 321 x d x__oo Wilts&Flmrst Gt.Wes:,n lO2l 1034 ' 12. St. St. 25 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian ... 3 4 1. 1 10 2 Australasian l4 —24 20 5 Australian 4 —sx p 1 all Australian Cordillera 3 d— 4 p 14 1 1 all Ausaalian Freehold. par 4ri 14 1 all Ave Maria i d-1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par 4 I' 1 all British Austria. Gold r 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 243 Brazilianlmp.(iseued at £5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada 2 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 1 4 Carson's Creek Par ip 40 all Cobre Copper 414 423 42 5 1 Colonial Gold 24 34 14 Copiapo 5 7 all Copper Min. of Eng — 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent — ...p 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. 24 lid 20 all General 144 154 2 all Great Nugget Vein 34 —34 p 54 3 all Great Polgooth . l4 1 p 1 all Lake Bathurst d * d 1 all Liberty - iP 1 all i.Jond.&Californ.Gold Quarts Crush. Co — l d 1 all Mariquita 4d— 4 p 1 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 43 5 1 all New Granada -4 p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 , 14 p 24 5 1 Port Philip l4 2g 1 all Quartz Rock par 4 p 50 all Rhymme Iron 22 24 p 15 Do. New — 30 10i Santiago de Cuba 6 7 6i 1 all South Australian par pl 4 10 7 Tin Croft , 11 12 28i all United Mexican 6 64 1 all Waller 24 —2 p 1 all West Gra na d a — p 1 all West Mariposa ........... 4 p 1 1 all Yuba - g p 143, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 823 834 83 50 all British N. American „. — 20 2 Ch^td. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China i —l4 • 100 25 Colonial — 10) 20 Commercial of Lond — z d ... 4 English Scottish and Aust-alian l4 14 p 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3B _ 44p 113 50 20 London and County ... E 9 10 London Joint Stock ... x:d 1C) 20 Lond. & Westminster ..• 100 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 20 110 Do. Now ••. 50 22.), National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. — 25 5 Do. New — 46 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. Gold Imp Co ... 25 all South A:lst:calla 44 46 25 all l Union of Australia 7OA 714 701 x d 2 00. New 7 8 50 10' Union of London 40 I all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 230 240 ' 232 5 20 4 Australsn.Peific.Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail 383 Brit. American Land ... 57 100 324 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — 4 2 Crystal Pal.of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam 20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 24 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . . 25 25 South Austral. Land 47 50 51 4 2 1 1 Subma . Telegraph 5 2 Univoral Emigration and Colonization — 100 283 Van Diemen's Land 14 16 16 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. 14.—Wind at Noon, N.E., light breeze, and fine clear frosty waather. DEAL, Feb. 12 and 13.—Stormy. Arrived—Ocean Que3n, Mazauilla ; Phoenix, Batavia, for Middlesborough. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 13.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Nep tune, Havannah, and sailed for Antwerp. Sailed—Diony sea Catharine, Batavia. BRISTOL, Fob. 13.—Arrived—Fantie, Africa. Sailed— Watkins, do. GLOUCESTER.—Arrived—Westphalia, New York. SWANSEA, Feb. 1 3.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Maria, Cuba ; Sunbeam, do. TORBAY, Fob. 13.—The Caspian is on shore, and it is "cared will become a wreck. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 13 . — Arrived—Queen of the Isles, Algoa Bay for London ; Jessina Maria, Laguitus. Sailed —Lady M'Naughton, Port Philip. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Eur s opa (s), Boston, &c., on freight 200,000 dollars. Sailed— Psyche, Sydney, New South Wales ; Jane Anderson, Mel bourne ; Commore, Adelaide, South Australia ; Sea Horse, Calcutta. Tho Harriet Augusta, arrived here from New Orleans, sprung a leak yeste.iday, and has 7 feet of water in her hold. The Chace, from Demerara, which sailed hence on the 9th for Greenock, has put back, having been ashore on Burbo. CIISHINGDALL, Feb. 12.—The Baaon Haynau, on shore near Port Stewart, is to be sold. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 13.—The Esther, Cardiff to Liverpool, must discharge, having struck on some rocks. The Sea man, Ardrossan to Cardiff, which got on shore on the 19th December, on Cwmryn Bay, has been got off. FALMOUTH, Feb. 12 and 13.—Wind, N.E., fresh. Ar rived—Magdalene Pages, Santander. CLYDE, Feb. 1 0.—Arrived—James Campbell, Demerara Sailed—Argaum, Melbourne ; Unicorn, Maulmain. Hutt, Feb. 13.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Hobe, Green land ; Orion, do. CASTLETOWN, Feb. 13.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed— Mary Anna, Callao. MALDON, Feb. 13.—The Venus of Shields has been on the Black Tail Sand ; and the Marks of Sunderland is on the same, throwing part of her cargo iverboard. SINGAPORE, Dec. 24.—The Kapori (Dutch brig), took the ground off Mukas, N.W. coast of Borneo, and was dis mantled and stripped by the natives. The Regina, for China, has put back, with considerable damage to ship and cargo. ORHONG-KONG, Dec. 28.—The Spinning Jenny, London to Shanghae, was totally lost on the Royal Charlotte Shoal, Nov. 16, crew saved ; and arrived here, 25th inst., the In dependence Singapore to Amoy, reported to have been wrecked ofiChinchew, Oct. 14, arrived safe at Amoy, Dec. 12, having put into , a port on the coast in a very damaged condition. —The Mary, Wisbeach to Port Dundas LEITH, Feb. 13. , has been wrecked on the island of Inchcolme ; crew saved. was totally GRIMSBY, Feb. 13.—Arrived —Grange, Sunderland for Carthagena, with loss of bowsprit, &c., from contact. from Rotterdam, arrived BATAVIA, Dec. 28.—The Win d, here on the 18th, took fire on the 24th inst., destroyed, and sank on the 26th inst., some spic e and a few packages of goods saved. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND BRUTAL VIOLENCE AT inwicH .—A highway robbery was committed on Wed nesdayurlder most atrociou s c i rcumstances. half-past ih' t eight, Mr. Thom as Ch arlton, a Primi- About rig Primi tive Methodist preacher, residing in Rope-lane, was on his road hope from Washbrook. When between the residence of Mr. Harmer and the railway bridge, on the road leading to Crane-hall Hill. he met two men, and on passing bade them "Good night." Mr. Charlton, however, had not proceeded ten yards further, ere he met a third man, who, without saying a word, flourished a powerful bludgeon, and striking Mr. Charlton two blows, one upon the head and the other behind the ear, knocked him down. The other two fellows upon this immediately came up, and whilst Mr. Charlton was lying stunned and bleeding from the effects of the violence, he was kneeled upon and robbed of a silver watch, two half-crowns, and a purse. It appears that during the whole of these trans actions not a word was spoken by the h ighwaym e n. On Friday, Mr. Charlton was stated to be recovering from the injuries he received,—lpswich Eva:. SPIRIT OF TIIE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (Prom the Times.) In the absence of more promising entertainment, Sir Charles Wood is to be asked this evening by Mr. Disraeli whether he did really and indeed make the re marks on Napoleon 111. and the press, that appear in his speech to the electors at Halifax ; and, in order to carry out the plan of simultaneous operations recom mended by Lord Derby, the Marquis of Clanricarde is to ask a question on the same subject in the Lords. Sir Charles will probably admit the substantial truth of the report, and it will then devolve on Mr. Disraeli to take the further steps for the sake of which the question is asked. If the object is simply to make a speech, even that object will not be attained by a question, and some further notice will have to be given. As it might be in full sight of these consequences that the inquiry has been made, it is to be presumed that Mr. Disraeli thinks a grave offence has been committed against Ministerial decorum, the comity of nations, or the safety of the State. The noble marquis who has asked the same question in the Lords is in the habit of speaking often enough out of office to make up for his general taciturnity when in, so he will probably be content with a speech. But Mr. Disraeli has no taciturnity to re deem. He must do something more than rate at Sir Charles, and contrast his rude tongue with the more courtly phrase in winch the late Foreign Secretary an nouncedb alks t l e h j i u s friend'sst expectation assumption e o f public,em p i re. the U s e n s l s e i s u s u he likely is d in dignation ai t ot o n, i t t h i oa l Ar p et u z: wrt o , v ititisei e rlr r r eai y seooinr f i ff a o? s eot t uf o e n et nv, i . t o, s h ipenrilioe hasai i s c beginning. eo dxieffiteerdentti 1 the innd. hitherto so wholly unconnected as the Marquis of Clan- I tr s ue it ? th l a v t h S y i , r d C u l e ia s rl a es ny W bu o d o y d h r a c s ar s ' a le id an th d doubt its truth ? Napoleon 111. himself, so far from denying, would exult in the statement that he has gagged the French press effectually, and that not a line can be published in France but by his leave. If the word " gag," is not exactly true, because it implies ab solute stoppage, and the press is not absolutely stopped in France, then take the metaphor of the turncock. .The Emperor has at least secured a hold on the tap, and lets the press run, or stops the supply, at his pleasure. Only last week, after Sir Charles had made the speech in question, Napoleon 111. gave a fresh proof of its truth, by executing a razzia on the Parisian correspon dents of the whole continental press ; and at this moment a score or two most respectable journals in various Euro pean nations can obtain no intelligence from Paris except what is supplied by the Parisian press itself. As little doubt can be felt, we should think, as to the state of the Imperial mind towards the press of this country. If English newspapers are not altogether prohibited in France, and their correspondents banished the soil, it is not from any favour to them, but simply because it is well known that we shall obtain information one way or another, and that it is better for the Emperor that the way should be open and acknowledged. Between an Emperor and a free press such as ours any truce is better than downright war. No übiquity and ingenuity of the police, no secret department of the post-office, can stop the supply of information from Paris to London. The current of news is as deep and as silent as the pulsations of the submarine wire. But, if there is a species of truce, there is no preten ce o f l ove — no good understand ing between the head of the French despotism and the organs of British liberty. Sir Charles Wood, then, never said a more true, we might add a more admitted thing, • than when he told his constituents of Halifax that Napoleon 111. hated the English press because he could not gag it. How could it be otherwise, when he had gagged all the press that he could possibly lay his hands upon, and could not gag ours ? But the truth is not to be spoken at all time, it will be said, or by all p eo pl e , or t o a ll people. Here we must reply that England and France do their politics and express their sentiments towards one another in very different ways ; and that if France expresses its policy towards England by a frequent allusion to Waterloo, by nearly half a million of men under arms, by reviews, on one pret ence or ano th er , o f a h un d re d thousand men at a time at Paris, by keeping that num ber of men always ready to march at a moment's notice, by building large fleets of vessels, which are mail-packets on the stocks but war-steamers as soon as they touch the water, and, finally, by suppressing all discussion of English questions in France, so far as to " warn" a jour nal that dared to speak civilly of the Duke of Wellington, —if France expresses its feelings this way, then we also have our way of expressing our feelings and car rying out our policy. That way is to "gag" no press, to tie no man's tongue. This freedom of speech, which is an institution of the country, every Englishman claims for himself and concedes to his neighbour. We do not forget the man or the neighbour in the Minister ; and if Sir Charles Wood, in a meeting of his constituents, addressing himself to people whom, as he said, he had known from his youth, and could refer to in the most familiar terms, chose to speak as he felt about Napoleon 111. and the press, he was only using a liberty in which we all recognise our chief security for our freedom and independence. One man, indeed, will express himself differently from another, and act alto gether differently. The Chief of the Cabinet might not have said anywhere what Sir Charles said to his consti tuents ; but in England we are accustomed to take one course ourselves, as being more suitable to our nature, and to permit a wholly different course to our neigh bours or colleagues, whose position, after all, may not be so very different from ours. We deny, however, to no public functionary the privileges of a citizen. De barred, as we are, by our constitutional maxims and our national character, from many means of political influ ence and operation—from colds de Oat, irom conspira cies, from vast armed demonstrations, from extravagant shows, from profuse largesses, from annual appeals to universal suffrage, and from the unscrupulous subser viency of official subordinates—deprived of these means, we take refuge in the simple course of expressing our opinions with the utmost freedom, and expecting the like from our neighbours. This is our chief arm of de fence, and the basis of that mighty power—public opi nion—more formidable than twenty armies, and a better protection than twenty citadels and twenty miles of cur tain, bastion, ditch, and glacis. Union, as the French are ever telling the world, is force. Our union is that of sentiment, and can only be obtained by a freedom of expression, which, so long as it regards truth, does not spare institutions, nations, or potentates, be they ever so far or ever so near. (From the Morning Herald.) The independent portion of the public is everywhere asking, and in a grave and stern spirit, What have we gained by the substitution of the present occupants of Downing-street for their predecessors ? And why was it made ? Two questions these, which the good sense of the country will answer , we predict, and more peremp torily every day, by saying we have gained nothing, but lost a powerful and practical Government, displaced by faction at the very moment when they were doing the business of the country in all its departments in such an effective manner as had silenced all complainants. They did instead of talked ; and those who out-did them in talking can now do nothing, but either tread in their foot steps, or vainly try to satisfy expectations which they stimulated only to disappoint. No thinking reader of their versatile organ, the Times, of even only on Friday and Saturday last, can fail to see that it is at its wits' end to disguise its mortification, and its apprehension of the contemptuous and indignant spirit with which the country is likely to regard this loud-vaunting, do-little Ministry. With a very sorry peculiarity it strives to twist even the ugliest signs of its patrons' weakness into evidence of their strength—through the weakness of their predecessors. But this trifling will not do. Tremendous was the flourish of trumpets with which this second edition of All the Talents was ushered in by. the Times. They positively absorbed all the adminis tthrastisveaet a o b f i G lit o y ve o r f nm th e e n c t o w u s n u trz, j and usjustify fy the ir installation commensurate . n ex pectations. John Bull listened wit a h ad ga a p a i i n d, g m ,,B ou l t e h aa "Open , rubbed his hands, opened his eyes , me I" while a voice shouted in his ears, e your mouth, and shut your eyes, and see what Aber deen w ill honest John 1 • but his friends telling him that there h as , send your' O f p a e n n cy w i e a n g t his all m th o e ut w h, h a i r e d t i h t a r t ern no ai th ns in e g p h e aa n, gone into , and t hey gone away under that pretended belief to enjoy quoth the Times of Saturday, " has made no have thefrown comfortable dinners " Lord Aber deen, speech. The other Ministers have answered some questions shortly enough." We have heard of one who " died and made no sign ;" but here we have a Govern ment which "lives and makes no sign." The Times would fain resolve it all into apathy—the "weariness overtaking excitement at last"—and says, "we have entered on a period of collapse." That is not the solution of the pre sent ominous quietude of parties, as none know better than the Times and its patrons ; and both are quaking at that silence. "A dullness so marked," it says, "may admit of various interpretations. It may be the calm before a storm." It may, indeed, be : yet no hostile in dication has come from the friends of Lord Derby, whose resolute and dignified attitude of watchful fairness is the source of undisguisable anxiety to his eager and unscru pulous opponents, as they begin to see the flimsy threads with which their patchwork covering is attached to gether giving way even already. Ireland and Manches ter are already their " difficulties," and they will prove insuperable ; for Lord Aberdeen, to conciliate both for edec But ora for t hey adopting the moment, h as promised each what will alienate from him even th ose on whom he had placed his greatest re liance.resaT:noofthintheg to measures before the res of their p country. It was a blighting French criticism, "There is much that is new and that is good in this book ;" the author's mouth watered, " but that which is new is not good, and that which is good is not new !" the author's face fell. Thus it is, and will be found with the pre sen t G overnmen t-- w h a t is good in their pro gramme is not new, being derived from their prede cessors ; what is new is not good, being their 027!. The Jew Bill, the Reform Bill, the Clergy Reserve B ill, the income tax, as they would fain fasten it again round our necks, are not " good," as the Government will very soon find to their cost. The efforts, we repeat, of the Tim es dullness" are quite vain. It is not the dullness of wearsatis factorilyiness or satiety on dullne ss of disgust, already strongly tempered w ith anger. And, in the meantime, we see distinctly tha t the Government steers man is quaking the part of the country, but the Popery and Radi ca li sm. are before him in the shape of at the helm, for Scylla and Charybdis A alleged from ns the eA committee t the M a r yll appointedemb o 2 u . e v estry I tstated o a , to be sustained by the vestry removals, rates cancelled, and June collectors A o was for the year roeqiipaert L e L eoi E nun G to ß t D ptril L fes o einin s ote T ssseodi ß vsents, showed the loss on account of bankruptcy and absconded, 1,452/. 4s. ; u s svro,rninbtahlea balance sheets endingof excused, by reason of poverty, 1,349/.4/3. lld —making a total loss of 2,801/. Bs. lid. Ofthis * returned as lost, it appeared, on ' t' • o th th at er tri: , Inves "limn that no less a sum than I,OOX 2s. gild. was tte ' l ec t o rs without the kuowleage o _ wri n o ff b y the cols K the flit) alttO ,tiV° 4)St" iDe 5l ,verf WI Nlll lad'• , , o 0 50tH , ,d. to 1' to, for og , Ser . ad Ls the 0 5 Je' ice 0 1 ,of )00 4 3sitd: , d 6" if v