The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-24 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. I On Saturday a little before 12 o'clock the Presi dent of the Senate, M. Troplong, accompanied by the of f icers of that body, arrived at the Palace of the Tuileries. The three carriages in which they were seated were escorted from the Luxemburg by detachments of Lancers. Most of the senators present in Paris, the. Councillors of State, the Pre fects of the Seine and Police, and other function aries of State, also repaired to the Tuileries. Among the Senators were the Archbishop of Paris, M. Billault, President of the Legislative Corps, 41 . Schneider, Vice-President ; a questor and seve ral deputies also were pr e se n t. Th e y were e scor ted by a party of mounted chasseurs. At the head of the Council of State were M. Baroche, President, and M. Rouher, Vice-President. Some members of the Council were absent. After a few minutes' delay the Emperor entered the throne-room, pre ceded by the Duke of Cambaceres, who announced I nni• Louis Napoleon, accompanied by his aides de-camp and several Marshals of France, among others Marshals Rollie and Magnan, entered and took his seat on the Throne. The ex-Prince Jerome was seated on his right hand, and Prince Napoleon, his son, to the left ;—the marshals and admirals stood on both sides of the two Princes. The Emperor stood, and in a firm tone of voice read the following address : " I yield to the wish so often manifested by the country In coming to announce to you my marriage. "The alliance which I contract is not 11. traditions of ancient policy, and.therei is a its ord advantage.wt with the Prance, by its successive revolutions, has ever abruptly separated from the rest of Europe. Every wise Govern: tient ought to try to make it re-enter in the pale of the old Monarchies. But this result will be more surely attained by a straightforward and frank policy, by loyalty in con duct, than by Royal alliances, which create a false security, and often substitute family interests for those of the nation. Moreover, the example of the past has left in the mind of the people superstitious feelings. It has not for- *viten that for 70 years foreign Princesses have not , mounted the Throne but to behold their race dispossessed and proscribed by war or by revolution. One woman alone seemed to bring happiness, and to live more than the others in the memory of the people—and that woman, the modest and good wife of General Bonaparte, was not the issue of R o y a l bl oo d . It must, however, be admitted that in 1810 the marriage of Napoleon I. with Marie Louise was a great event. It was a pledge for the future, a real satisfaction to the national pride, as the ancient and illustrious branch of the house of Austria, who had been so long at war with us, was seen to solicit the alliance of the elected chief of a new empire. Under the last reign, on the contrary, the amour propre of the country had to suffer, when the heir to the Crown solicited, fruitlessly, during several years, a princely alliance, to obtain it only in a secondary rank and in a different religion. " When in presence of old Europe . one is borne on by the force of a new principle to the height of ancient dynes- , ties, it is not by giving an ancient character to one's escutcheon (enviellissant son blason), and by seeking to in troduce oneself at all costs into a family, that one is ac cepted. It is rather by ever remembering one's origin, by preserving one's own character, and by adopting frankly in presence of Europe the position of parvenu—a glorious People. Thus, obliged to depart from precedents followed to the present clay, my marriage became a private affair, and there remained only the choice of the person. She who has been the object of my preference is of dis tinguished birth. French in heart, by education, by the recollection of the blood shed by her father in the cause of t he Empire, she has, as a Spaniard, the advantage of not having in France a family to whom it might be necessary to give honours and fortune. Endowed with all the qual lities of the mind, she will be the ornament of the throne ; in the day of danger she would be one of its courageous s upporters. A Catholic, she will address to Heaven the laine prayers with me for the happiness of France. In firm hope, her grace and her goodness she will, I have the grail hope endeavour to revive in the same position the 'virtue s of' the Empress Josephine. ha " I come, then, Messieurs, to announce to France that I ve preferred the woman whom I love and whom I respect t ° one who is unknown, and whose alliance would have had advantages mixed with sacrifices. Without disdaining any one I yet yield to my inclinations, but after having taken Co unsel from m reason and my convictions. In fine, by placing the independence, the qualities of the heart, do mestic happiness, above dynastic prejudices and the calcu lations of ambition, I shall not be less strong because I shall be more free. " Soon proceeding to Notre Dame I shall present the E mpress to the people and to the army ; the confidence they have in me assures me of their sympathy, and you, M essieurs, on learning better to appreciate her whom I have chosen, you will allow that on this occasion also I have been inspired by Providence." The Emperor then bowed, and proceeded, with the same ceremonial as on entering, to his private apartments. The ex-King Jerome and his son on quitting the Tuileries proceeded to the Elysee to visit the Countess Teba and her mother, and remained about half an hour with them. As everything connected with the marriage pos sesses interest for the moment, we subjoin, as a heraldic curiosity, the list of the numerous titles of the Countess of Montijo. It is as follows : " Dona Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick do Closburn, Coun tess Dowager of Montijo, De Miranda, Banos y Mora ; Duchess de Penaranda ; Mother, Guardian, and Adminis- Zatrix of the person and property of my daughter Dona Maria Francisca de Sales Portocarrero, Palafox y Kirkpa lck, Croy de Havre y Lanti, Lopez de Zuniga, Fernan dez de Cordoba, Leiva y la Cerda, Rojas, Guzman, Luna, Enriquez de .Almanza, Cardenas, Pachecoy Acuna, Avel laneda, Guzman de Iscar, Rodriguez de Aza, Ochoa, Bazan Os or i o , E nr i quez de Valdes y Cardona, Acevedo, Chaves, Hinojosa, Chacon, Mend oza , Ca r d enas y Z apa t a, Vargas, Luna, Vivero, Cabrera y Bobadilla, Lopez Pacheco, Funes de Villalpando, Frances do Arino Albion, Gurr ea , F ernandez de Heredia, Monroy,! Aragon, Enriquez d e l a C arra, N avarra, Lodena Bracamonte y Davila ; Countess of Montijo, De Mi randa, De Banos, De Mora, De Fttentiduena, De Ablitas, De San Estevan de Gormaz, De Casarrabios del Monte y de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Duchess of Penaranda, Marchioness of Valderrabano, De Osera, De Barcarrota, De la Algaba, De la Baneza, Moya, De Villanueva del Fresno, De Valdunquillo y de Miran°, Viscountess of Palacios de la Valduerna y su. Infantazgo, y De La Calzada ; Lady of the Casa Puente de Arteaga, De La Puebla de la Calzada, De Huetor-Tajar, De Cespedosa, De La Adrada, De Codesal, De Vierlas, De Romanillos, De Las Baronias de Quinto, Figuernelas y Estooinan, De Las Villas y Valles de Aza, Iscar, Valdeginate, Puebla de Naciados, Palos, Villalba del Alcor, San Pedro de Latarce, Horcajo de Las Torres, San Martin de la Fuente, Moguer, Bel monte, Seron y Layos, de Las Regallas y Preeminencias de Mariscal Mayor de Castilla. Alcaidia Perpetua de la Alcazaba y Fortaleza de Guadix y Capitania Principal de los den continuos Hijosdalgo de la case de Castilla ; Pe trone de Las Insignes Iglesias Collegiales de Penaranda de ,Duero y de Santa Maria la Mayor de la Villa de Salas, de Is Lustre Capilla de la Santa Epifania de la Ciudad de Toled o del Colegio de Santa Catilina Martir de los Verdes de Universidad de Alcala, de la Universidad. y Colegio de San Gregorio de la Ciudad do Oviedo, y del de San Pelayo E go Salamanca, del Convent° de Religiosas de la Santa spina de Gelsa, y del Hospital de San Andres de la Vill; de Belmont ; Grandee of Spain of the first class, &c." , The Count de G-evodan, director of the Archeo logical College of France, has sent the following co mmunication to the Paris journals : " The family with which the Emperor forms an alliance is one of the most illustrious in Spain. Our future Em press belongs to the house of Guzman, whose origin dates back to the earliest times of the Spanish monarch y, and Which several historians say w as the issue of royal blood. All the branches of this family have played a distinguished I, ) ,a:t in history. We will quo t e among others those of the kes of Medina, of las Torres, of Medin a -Sid on i a , an d o f !_ilivares, and those of the Counts of Montij o , o f T e b a or Teva, and of Villaverde, Marquis do Ardales, de la Algara, de &c., grandees of Spain. The D uc h ess de Teba, Countsss Montijo, descends from this last b ranc h . It is not the first time that this family has been called to ascend the throne, for, in 1633, Dona Luiza Francisca de Guzman, daughter of Juan Perez de Guzman, eighth Duke of Me dila-Sidonia, marr i e d th e Ki ng of Portugal, Don Juan IV. of Braganza. The Counts de Montijo have the same arms as the Dukes of Medina-Sidonia, their near relations, and bear the same name, which is de Guzman." We read in the Constitutiowael : " The Emperor will this day announce to the great bodies of the State, convoked for that purpose at the Tuil eries, his marriage with Mdlle. de Montijo, Duchess of Teba, daughter of the Count de Montijo, Duke de Pena randa, whose name is found connected with the most glorious souvenirs of th e grea t wars of the Empfr le. n the struggle which Napoleon carr i e d on in Spain, the Count do Montijo fought valiantly under the standard of France as Colonel of Artillery. He paid brav e l y with his person at tho battle of Salamanca, wheoe h e l ost an eye ad had a leg fractured. At the period when, in spite of all the courage of the soldiers and the skill of the chiefs, the Fre nc h army experienced in the Peninsula those reverses which led to its retreat, and when Ferdinand VII. was re-esta blished on the throne of his ancestors, the Count de Montijo left Spain to continue to serve France. He went through the campaign of 1814 with much distinction, and was decorated by the Emperor himself for the courage which h, displayed i n th e cours e of it. It was he to whom, at he time of the defence of Paris, Napoleon confided t racing out the f or tifi ca tiO n s of the capital, and whom he placed at the head of the pupils of the Polytechnic Scho o l, With the mi ss i on t o d e f en d th e B u tt es d e Saint-Chaumont. Ye had then the honour of firing the last shots for the in- T'Pendence of France. A G ran d ee o f Spain of the first c !ass, and of an illustrious family which, for several centu ries past, has contracted numerous alliances with the oldest and the m os t g l or i ous houses of Europe, the Duchess of Teba 2?is particularly worthy the high rank she is about to diets by the eminent qualities of heart and mind which h er at ner. Gifted with rare beauty, which makes first e remarked, she afterwards knows how to make 111 7 1 l loved by all that is noble, generous, and elevated. characterl3,oZ,az and in her intelligence. Formed to com prehend f,,. e 11 r fine and great things, feeling sympathy for all panion"ou. he Duchess of Teba, in becoming the coin proteetire's:a, Emperor, will at the same time become the It has talents and of all misfortunes." Napoleon J be eern said that the marriage of Prince place. Th e l'amne Bonaparte is not likely to take of the Prince lady spoken of for him is the daughter de N sbal Berthi er, h ._ a gram, granddaughter of M ar - One marriageut the match is broken off. beyond the read). fowever, has been just placed moiselle de Tho • o c ontingencies--that of Made former Mini s t er rlgn Y , daughter of aria Thorigny, of t eillor of Ste-, he Interior, now Conn .o with the Count de St. Phalle. The religious ceremo w church o f St. 6 ulpice.as this day solemnised at the It in necessary to say a effect produced by address s ord or two as to the That address the of the Emperor. other was posted up at public places in Paris the Bourse and in and,as and,may be supposed,ivery, readers. Several attracted groups of drawn up, and pronounced it to be skilfully y that is occasionally its author credit for the y positions of the same character, to be found in his com et • character. Ot s i a still clearer expression tha n hers found in i n any previous act of his governmental policy. It had _been ese thought that the Emperor would in his_ address make e s some ofth allusion e, t oanthde disappointment e o n f t th awn e ade gr te e h lt_ pressed that, while the army, the people,were passed over in clergy were mentioned, these wer , his strength' in the presumea silence, and that he again placed , b y attachment seems to implication, a It was remarked, also, that the Emperor the soldiers, the working; classes, and in the clergy. of the the delay experienced in the recog . in e io erti,,ern have taken his revengeby unmistakeable.t.allnusion. to Empire, and the alleged opposition of h of th e Vasa. He again establishes the principle , Powers to his marriage with the Princess Car Ola sovereignty of the people in opposition to the here ditary principle of the old Monarchy, and the term " dynastic prejudices " has n ot p assed unobserved. The address will, it is believed, be ill received by Northern Europe, on whom a sort of reprisal is taken for the slights offered by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Some see in the language of the Chief of the State an admission that France is isolated from the rest of Europe ; and that in the labour employed to prove the advantage of such an affiance is detected the powerful motive—that of deep affection for the Countess of Teba. These were what may be called the first thoughts of the public suggested by the perusal of the address. The allusion to the father of the Countess, and to his having shed his blood in the cause of France, is no doubt intended par ticularly for the army. The Countess of Montijo and her daughter quitted their hotel in the Place Vendome, on Saturday, two o'clock—of course a ft er th e delivery of the ad dress —and took up their abode in the Palace of the Elysee, where they remain till the solemnisation of the marriage, which will take place on the 30th inst. They prefer remaining apart from all except the intimate friends of the family until the celebra tion of the marriage. The civil marriage of the Emperor will be cele brated on Saturday next at the Tuileries. The re ligious ceremony will take place on the following day. Great preparations are making at Notre Dame. The plans of the decorations have been submitted to and approved of by his Majesty. The high altar will be brought forward as for as the railing which encloses the choir, and all the portion of the church round it will be brilliantly ornamented and lighted. A superb canopy will be suspended over the high altar, before which the prie Dieu of their Majesties will be placed. The seat of the Archbishop will be placed to the left-of the altar. Two galleries hung with crimson and velvet will be erected at the sides of the choir for the ladies of the Court, and seats in the form of an amphitheatre will be erected for the great bodies of the state and the high functionaries. There will be steps arranged before the altar, on which the great officers of the Imperial household will take their stations. A porch will be erected along the front of the church, so that carriages may set down under cover. The orders to the city architects are, that the cathedral of Notre Dame must surpass in splendour the decorations employed on the coronation of Na poleon 1., the memory of which have been pre served by the picture of David. The young lady has undergone no change in man ner since the day the formal proposition was made to her by Louis Napoleon ; and as yet, at all events, has not appeared less familiar with old acquaint ances, or less ready to see and chat with them. She wears the incipient honours of her approaching rank quite as if she had a consciousness that they are not superior to her merits. This is peculiarly Span ish ; no one respects himself more, or less permits others to fail in respect to him, than a Spaniard ; and the peasant farmer of Castille, while refusing to no one the respect he is entitled to, will strongly resent any want of it to himself. There can be no doubt that nothing will be left undone to render the future Empress popular. Even now rumours are in circulation—whether well founded or not remains to be seen—that the lady has already exercised her influence to induce Louis Napoleon to restore to the family of Orleans the proceeds of the property belonging to Louis Philippe, and confiscated by the decree of the 22d of January. An amnesty more or less extensive, and owing to the same influence, has been also spoken of ; and even it is whispered that a further small reduction in the army may be expected. There is a considerable diversity of opinion on the subject of the Emperor's message, and that more especially in diplomatic circles. It is said. the British ambassador, Lord Cowley, has expres sed his full approbation of the message, and that when he met Louis Napoleon at the ball at the Tuileries, he took the opportunity of congratulating his Imperial Majesty upon it. On the other hand, the Austrian Minister is so deeply offended at the offensive allusion made to the marriage of Napoleon the Great with Maria Louisa, which he said was snatched at by Austria, that he has already made representations to M. Droun de Lhuys on the sub ject. The other German powers are also hurt, but their representatives have not yet given utterance to their dissatisfaction. The Emperor appeared to be greatly delighted with the eulogiums passed upon his message by Lord Cowley ; and rewarded his lordship on the spot, by specially inviting both him and Lady Cowley to dine at the Tuileries on Monday (to-day) en petit comite, to meet the future Empress. As respects the public, the effect of the message is al most null, with the exception of the portion con cerning the Duchess of Orleans, which is generally condemned as being in the very worst taste. In consequence of the " scandalous stories" cir culated about the Countess of Teba, the Prefect of Police has given orders to his employes to arrest any persons publicly spreading indecent and insult ing reports against that lady, with a view to prose cution before the tribunals. Rumour was again current yesterday of the pro bability of two decrees appearing shortly—one enabling the exiled Generals to return to France the other restoring to the Orleans family the pro ceeds of the property belonging to Louis Philippe. It appears that the ball to be given by the Senate to the Emperor, and which was to take place on the 25th is postponed, in consequence of the mar riage intervening ' • the preparations are conse quently suspended. M. Baroche's ball is also post poned till after Lent. It appears that Louis Napoleon has given positive orders that during Lent there shall be no fete at the Tuileries. Among other rumours that are rife, is that of a Ministerial crisis. It is alleged that M. Drouyn de L'Huys has tendered his resignation, and seems to persist in it ; on the same authority his successor would be either the Marquis d'Audiffret, or the Marquis de Pastoret ; that Count Morny will be the Minister of State, and that the present holder of the office, M. Achille Fould, will resume the direction of the Finance Department ; and, finally, —and this is more positively stated and believed— that General Canrobert will succeed Marshal de St. Arnaud in the War-office. The Prefects of the Gard and of the Bas-Rhin have announced the Government candidates for the elections which are to take place in those de partments on the 30th inst. to replace M.M. de Calvieres and Secquet. The candidate for the Gard • is M. Varin d'Ainvelle, Mayor of Alais ; and the Baron de Coehorn, member of the Council-General, is the candidate for the Bas-Rhin. The Prefect of that department declares, in a proclamation to the electors, that M. de Coehorn is " honoured with I the particular favour of the Emperor." Friday, being the fifty-ninth anniversary of the execution of Louis XVI., masses were offered for the repose of the soul of the Royal martyr, from 9 o'clock until 12, in the expiatory chapel, Rue d'Anjou Saint Honore. The chapel was completely filled at each mass, and, contrary to what is gene rally seen in French churches, there was a con siderable majority of men. The Presse remarks upon this painful subject :--- " Each time that this solemn anniversary comes round, the public conscience asks from religion the expiation of a great crime and consolation for a great affliction. The monarchy of 1830 was un fortunate ,enough to sacrifice to the tyranny of a false popularity the regret fo r thi s cr i me an d the mourning for this anniversary. The Government of Louis Napoleon, which has accept e d f r om the revolution only its principles of justice, has not , feared to restor e , by its respect, to th a t ill-omened date its real signification. Thus, as we h ave an nounced, all official receptions were suspended on that evening. e mourning of January 21 party has ceased to be a manifestation : the judg ment of history and the made it a day of mourning for France," whil e th e general feeling have Asserablee Nation a l e observes January will remain, whatever occurs, the day of that " th e 21 s t o f the legal murder of Louis XVI. This is the fifty ninth time that this anniversary has the midst of our agitations and ofs come round in our fetes, and always the public emotion salut es • it the most cruel of our national commemorations. And yetit is not France, it is not Paris even, which desired the death of the royal victim. Far from us be the thought of humiliating our country by such a re sponsibility! History has thrown light on the sub ject, and if it can be said that the 21st of January was indirectly the fault of all, it may also be affirmed that it was the crime of only some. Terror reigned over every mind, and that convention, which since then it has been attempted to represent as so Ro man in its character, was, in the two camps which directed it, only its accomplice or its slave. In face of a people troubled by terror, and in face of a King who only knew how to heroically wear the crown of martyrdom, a minority, animated by the fire of evil passions and by the fanaticism of absolute ideas, had no great trouble in rendering itself waster of the Government." The B ourse opened, with remarkable firmness on Saturday, under the influence of a report exten sively circulated that M. Fould, the Minister of State, had received the support of the greatest banking-house in Paris to maintain the price of Go vernment Securities against any attempt to depress I them. This favourable impression did not, how ever, long prevail, and prices were rapidly declin ing, when the Emperor's address to the Senate was posted in the great hall of the Bourse. It was well received, and prices again rose, but the speculators for a fall rallied, and the Three per Cents., which opened at 80f. 65c., and fallen to 80f., and had again risen to 80f. 45., closed finally at 80f. 10e. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 105 f. 30c., and closed at 104 f. 70e.; Orleans Railway Shares, 998 f. 75e.; Rouen, 4995 f. ; Havre, 490 f ; Great Northern, 832 f. 50c.; Bh's-le, 342 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 757 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 860 f. ; Lyons to the Medi terrav ean, 735 f .; Western of France, 670 f. ; Bor deaux Snit Ceite, 557 f. 50e. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 607 f. 50c. ; Dijon to Besancon, 507 f. 50e.; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier (issued at 500 f.), 750 f. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE. NING, JANUARY 24, 1853. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 16th inst. The Queen on that day was to lay the first stone of the Hospital of the Princess. The Ministers and the entire Court were to attend the ceremony. The King had returned from his excursion to Rio Frio. M. Joaquin Maria Perez, former Director-Gene ral of Accounts in the Treasury Department, had been appointed Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Finance. The Queen had named a junta charged with the direction of the geographical survey of Spain. It is composed of five members and a secretary, under the presidency of General Manuel de Monteverde, former Director of the School of Staff Officers. The Railway Journal states that it was intended to connect the Barcelona and Saragossa line with that of the North, by running a branch between Saragossa and Miranda del Ebro. The survey of the line between Almansa and Alicant was con ducted with considerable activity. General Aupick, the French Ambassador, gave a grand banquet on the 15th. Among the guests were the Duke of Rianzares, the Captain-General and Governor of Madrid, Lord Howden, Count Esterhazy, Count de San Luis, the Duke de Rivas, M. Manuel Cortina, &c. It being Sunday, the Bourse remained closed. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 17th inst. The population of Madrid gave the Queen the most enthusiastic reception on the previous day, when her Majesty proceeded to the Portillo de Fuencarral to lay the first stone of the Hospital of the Princess. The President of the Council ad dressed a few impressive words to the Queen, pro claiming the sentiments of loyalty and devotion which animated all Spaniards towards her Royal person. This address elicited loud cries of " Viva la Reina I" from the assistants, and acclamations from the immense crowd which had collected to witness the ceremony. • Private letters from Madrid state that the elec tions present rather a doubtful appearance. Some believe they will be against the Government, but by a weak majority ; others, that the Opposition will get the upper hand. The Moderado and Pro gresista Oppositions have agreed to set up in certain places, where the chances are nearly equal, candi dates belonging to both parties, and support each other mutually. General Narvaez is still at Biar ritz, near Bayonne, and, it is said, has protested against the last Royal order ordering him to pro ceed to Vienna, and which is couched in a manner so as to stigmatise him. The General declares it contrary to the law and the constitution that he should be so stigmatised by a Royal order, merely on account of a document which had circulated without his proved knowledge or consent. A considerable sensation has been produced by the following royal order, launched by Senor Bena vides, against the United Electoral Committee, which, having failed to break it up b y other means, the ruling powers have resolved to put down by force : " MINISTRY OF THE HOME DEPARTMENT. " Her Majesty the Queen (whom God preserve) being informed that an association established in this capital, with the name of Electoral Committee, has put itself in combination and correspondence with others analogous out of the Court, in order to treat of political subjects, and to intervene in the affairs of the State. " Considering that this junta is an assembly of coalesced persons of different parties, which may mislead public opinion, introducing distrust in men's minds, by the an nouncement of false dangers and of imaginary calamities ; " Considering that this association not only seeks to coerce the free exercise of the public authority, and to lower its prestige and consideration, establishing commit tees prying into its acts, officiously charged to seek pre texts, in order to promote accusations and processes, which may give aliment to bad passions, under colour of main taining uninjured the political liberties, but which also, as if on equality with the Government, issues orders and circulars, and adopts measures proper to the public au thority ittnnh himself ti i o d n. o e rknaege.rt individuallyht ah his ss it b e mtha enn lawf ul itnoerf tosanhor thinkinghhoaut s hould jaudnd respecting rt aesfsoitself w po i li th c o y u o t f tli th e e c G onal e e m ten ni t en a t a i h t o i ri s collectively to the electoral body , with addresses and . ofetttihoosl t en oe o i or t every vor electors ebzcaiwtnidoz word d n o tmooraabkdye cir- culars profusely distributed, in which the intent i on is at tributed to the public functionaries to commit abuses file- g h a a l,vite respectingi b e seenan tolerated, vl e o p l r e e n s c s e wa s r , he and in which the laws in i o n th o e t r he o r b r . espects • Considering that although up to this time meetingsgour i i c n h fri ha n d ged no than to influence the minds of the electors, j they appuarieltntlnya t o oh established‘b, e allowedin Consideringfromth te that, accord i ng provincesmo r o d i m n e g n t they have changed o g their pe a n r a a l ct e e o r d , e p , la e c v i e n ry g s . in communication with others association ofto ni th o e r 2 e n th th an art 2 i o cleo f personsthe which meets daily, or on particular days, to treat of reli gious, literary, or political subjects, or of any other class, is unlawful if no t f orme d with theconsent of the public authority • I . _ " Considering that what is disposed in this article of the code is also applicable to meetings of more than twenty persons, which to elude the law, divide themselves into sections of less number, or do not meet on particular days, her Majesty the Queen (whom God preserve) has thought fit to command— " Ist. That in fulfilment of the laws of the kingdom you prevent that there continue established, or be established de novo, associations or juntas of more than 20 persons, which meet daily, or on particular days, without previous or express permission of the authority, although such jun tas divide themselves and meet by sections of less than 20 persons, and do not hold sittings all the days designated, whenever the members that compose it exceed the said number. " 2d. That you seize and cause to be denounced by the fiscal of the press, every printed or lithographed writing which the said juntas should give to light, whatever may be the number of persons who sign it, whenever there is committed in them any of the offences defined in the law in vigour respecting the press. " 3d. That though you may authorise political meetings, which may be held on days determined on for consulting the will of the electors, and their coming to an accord as to the candidates for whom they are to vote, whenever no danger may result from it to public order, you ought not to authorise or tolerate any association of permanent or tempo ral character, composed of determined persons, which may have for object to treat of political matters, and may offer any of the inconveniences manifested it the consideranda of this royal order. "By order of her Majesty I communicate this to you for your understanding and fulfilment. " God preserve, &c. (Signed) " BENAVIDNS. " Madrid, January 17, 1853. " To the Governor of the province of-" The Three per Cents. were done at 42 ; the New Three per Cents., at 23 ; the Debt of the First Class, at mi., and that of the Second, at 511. BELGIUM. The Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, in its sitting of the 20th, proceeded to vote on the second reading of the bill for putting foreign officers in the Belgian service on the pension list. An amendment of M. Lelievre, proposed and voted at the first reading, for granting to officers, by way of pension, three-fourths of the pay they were receiving at the time of their retirement, was maintained by 51 votes to 31. An amendment of M. Mercier, in creasing by 300 fr., the pension of lieutenants and sub-lieutenants of infantry, and fixing the minimum of the pensions of these officers at 1,800 fr., was also adopted. The ensemble of the bill was ultimately voted by a majority of 79 to 3. The Independance of Brussels says—" We have been informed that Mlle. de M . ontijo was bor n a t 1 Grenada, and that he r mother is also an Andalusian, but the issue of a noble Scotch family, the Kirk patricks of Closburn, who were exiled from their country with the Stuarts." ITALY. A letter from Rome, 14th inst., states that an extraordinary congregation of 20 cardinals was held five days before at the Vatican. Although it was endeavoured to keep the subject of discussion a secret, it is generally thought that the question under consideration was the cession of the Legation of Benevento to the King of Naples for 8,000,000 ducats. __ _ _ _ The special commission for the withdrawal of paper money from circulation at Rome has pub lished its accounts, from which it appears that it has annulled old paper to the amount of 3,085,733 scudi (15,660,094 f.), and issued new paper to the amount of 3,236,500 scudi (16,425,237 f.) The Roman Journal of the 13th inst., states that on the 12th King Maximilian of Bavaria, ac companied by Count de Spaur, his Minister to the Pontifical Court, had repaired to the Vatican to pay a visit to the Pope. His Majesty was received at the foot of the staircase by Monsignor Medici d'Ot taiano, major-domo of His Holiness, who treated him with all the honours due to his rank. The King, after remaining an entire hour with the Pope, was conducted back to his carriage with the same ceremonial. After his departure, the aides-de-camp of his Majesty were presented to his Holines§ by Count de Spaur. The King was to rema► ii tau clays lat Rome, and to leave afterwards for 11 - al ►le&. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople to the EN h have arrived by way of Vienna:. Propositions had been made for resuming the proje3t for raisin g a loan, with modifications as to the time of repayr IIE 'nt, but it was considered doubtful that the Goi re rnment would consent to them. The examinai ;ion into the accounts of the ex-farmer of the ( (atoms, Djezaerli, has been concluded, and the result is said to be that his liabilities exceed his r meta by upwards of 20,000,000 piastres (between 4,( )00,900f. and 5,000,000 f.) This sum is due to the T !roasury, and he will be required to pay it—unless, v ac3ieed, as some persons appeared to expect, the ex-m in ister of Finance be rendered responsible for the - Fri sole or part of it. A dreadful accident occurred in t he port on the 4th. A sloop was conveying 40 so] .c tiers of the guard to a steam-frigate about to 1 e ave for Dalmatia, and it was driven by the violenc e of the currents against a large vessel anchored 3al 3ar the Seraglio. The shock was so violent that 3 c,ll the men were thrown into the water ' • and they, being encumbered with their arms and baggage, ",?? ere all drowned, with the exception of four or fi. ve who were picked up by the boats of the I !In tglish, Russian, and French men-of-war. A lett - er from Constantinople of the Bth u Ist, in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, says :- " Abd-el-Kader arrived here yesterday, but he h:as not been yet presented to the Sultan, on account, it is Et: iid, of a difficulty which has arisen between M. de Laval et to and Fuad. Effendi on the form in which the presentatio) z , should take place. It is said that the remonstrances addrt sed by M. Ozeroff to the Ottoman Porte, relative to f his holy shrines, have received the full approbation of the Russian Cabinet. The winding-up of the affairs of the b: ink may be considered as terminated. The Government b tan made arrangements with several bankers to procure the i v: sources which it requires. The number of the troops sent, :.against Montenegro is 34,000." CAPE OF GOOD HOVE. The General Screw Steam Shipping Con ipany's I mail packet Lady Jocelyn, Commander S - tewart, arrived at Plymouth this morning. Her date a are— ' Left Calcutta, November 15, 10 a.m. ; th a Sand Heads, 16th, 6 p.m. Arrived at Madras , Nov. 19, 2.30 p.m. ; left 20th, 4 p.m. Arrived at Ponte de Galle, November 23, 7.30 a.m. ; l e ft, 24th, 5 p.m. Arrived at Mauritius, December 3, 3.15 p.m. ; left, sth, 7 a.m. Arrived at Table P ay, De cember 16, 8 a.m. ; left, 20th, 7.15. An rived at St. Helena, December 27, 2 p.m. ; left, 28th, 11.30 a.m. Arrived at Ascension, December 31, 1.30 p.m. ; left, 31st, 5.30 p.m. Arrived at St- Vin cent's, January 8, 4.30 p.m. ; left, 13th, 7.3() a.m. Arrived at Plymouth, January 23, 10 p.m. She reports, November 22, at 10.30 p.m pass ing within hail of the General Screw Stead n-ship Indiana, off Ponte de Gale, which had lclft that port at 8 p.m. for Madras. December 8, lat. 26. 58. S., long. 46. 4. E. ex changed numbers with the British barque Sally Bruce, out fifty days from Calcutta. December 9th, lat. 28 42., long. 41 49 E., ex changed numbers with the British barque Oh ftain, standing as ourselves. December 13th, lat. 34 15 S., long. 24 49 E., ditto ditto barque Christabel and Chamont, .stand ing as ourselves. December 14th, lat. 35 04 S., long. 21 1.6 E., ditto, ditto, spoke ship Talavera, standing a s; our selves, and the schooner Elizabeth Jane, from Table Bay ; 15th, lat. 35 06 S., long. 25 E., •ditto, ditto, ship Alfred the Great, from China. Dec. 23, in lat. 27 13 S., long. 7 38 E., spoke the: ship Loochoo, from Calcutta to Boston ; same dat e , spoke ship Clymenes, from Calcutta 16 days. Dec. 26, lat. 19 01 S., long 2 48, spoke the barque Laid mans, from Mauritius ; 27th, in sight of St. Helena, spoke the barque Champion, from London to St. Helena. Jan. 5, in lat. 728 N., long. 18 45 W., spoke the ship Palatine, bound to Calcutt a ; 6th, lat 10 13 N., long. 20 40 W., spoke the briig Deva, bound to Melbourne ; 14th, lat. 20 58 N., long. 24 29 W., spoke the barque Geraldine, standing to the southward ; on the 18th, lat. 34 15 N., long. 20 01 W., spoke the barque Eliza Jane, standing to the southward and westward ; on the 22d, lat. 47 00 N., long. 8 32 W., spoke the ship John Cooper, ditto. The Cape Town Mail of the 18th December says: —Few events have occurred since the departure of the last steamer which can be regarded as indica tive of the prospects of the war. None of the pre scribed chiefs have yet been given up. Twenty of Montagu's horse, under Captain Villiers, have been surprised at Keishamahoek by 100 Hottentots. The party fled and left 5 guns and 2 horses in the hands of the enemy. One of the Uitharlders chief, taken prisoner, states that the total of their loss throughout the war amounts only to 120 men. General Cathcart, with 2,500 men of all arms, crossed the Orange River into the Sovereignty on. the 30th of November. • The policy of his Excel lency towards Moshesh is unknown. Some say his sons will try their strength with the British troops. Others allege that Moshesh has sent off the bulk of his cattle to the mountain. The governor is in ex ` cellent health and spirits. The general tenor of the news from the seat of war is not so satisfactory as previous advices seem to indicate. From the Mauritius, by the Port Louis Prices Current, we learn that since the Australian touched there, six vessels have been laid on for Australia, at 3/. 15s. per ton. Port Louis is shortly to be lit with gas by a British company. There were no men-of-war at the Mauritius. The Mazeppa has arrived at Madagascar. The mails landed at 3.30 this morning. COURT. CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 22. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen took leave of her Majesty this morning, and left the Castle for London, en route to the Continent. The whole of the visitors have taken their departure to-day. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Granville, and Lieu tenant Colonel the Hon. A. and Mrs. Gordon arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The following had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty this day :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Granville (President of the Council), Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. an d Mrs. Gordon, the Rev. the Provost of Eton, The bandandof h Sir Jamest eSecond e C e l e er k* d Life Guard s attended during dinner, and played the following selections : Overture, " Fra Diavolo " Auber. Waltz, Grand " Oriental " Labitzky. se l e ction, " Marble Maiden " Kushner.Ad Adam. Fest Polonaise Quadrille • Tinny. Polka Strauss. God Save the Que en : . Her Majesty's private band was afterwards in attend ance in the Castle, and performed the following pieces:— Overture " Zampa " H ar old. Trio, Allegretto, Minuetto, Trio ; Rondo Allegretto ; Pianoforte, Clarionet, and Viola ; Messrs. Cuing, Williams, and Hill Mozart. JAN. 23. - The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice attended Divine ser vice this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Granville, and Lieu tenant-Colonel the Hon. A. and Mrs. Gordon, with the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and domestic house hold, were also at the service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duchess of Kent and the Prince of Leiiiingen arrived at Clarence House, St. James's, on Saturday morning, from Frogmore. The Royal Duchess and his Serene Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, when the Prince of Lein ingen took leave of her Royal Highness. The Duchess of Kent left town in the afternoon, on her return to Frogmore, and the Prince of Leiningen proceeded to the terminus of the South-Eastern Rail way, at London-bridge, and took his departure for Dover. A deputation from the local board of health for Lea mington had an interview on Saturday with the General Board of Health, at their office, Whitehall. The depu tation consisted of Mr. William Carpenter, chairman of the local board ; Mr. S. U. Jones, a member of the board ; and Mr. Arthur Haymes, their clerk. Mr. J. M. Cobbett, M.P., had an interview on Satur day with the General Board of Health, at their office, Whitehall. The Duchess of Newcastle returned to town on Satur day, from Windsor Castle. Viscount Palmerston left town on Saturday afternoon for Broadlands. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of all the Australian Colonies, Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand, and the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—The Earl of Aberdeen received the Earl of St. Germans (the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland) and several members of the new Ministry on Saturday, at Argyll-house. The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town on Saturday forenoon, from visiting her Majesty at Windsor Castle, and transacted business dur ing the d a y a t the Colonial-office. Viscount Palmerston (accompanied by her ladyship) came to town on Satur day, from Windsor Castle, where the noble viscount had been staying, on a visit to the Queen, since Wednesday last. It was the first time his lordship has been the guest of her Majesty since the unexpected dismissal in December, 1851. Lord John Russell continues to re side with his family at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond, coining to town only when his presence is required on public business. The noble lord will come to town for a permanency on.the 7th proximo. All the other mem members of the Government remain in town.—Sunday Paper. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS Closing Prices this day. Sim. I Paid .___ ____ Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost Eastn. Junct Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct. Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black-rock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Pertb&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) Eastern 'Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do Do., B. and C... East Lanca,shiro 1 E East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June.. dinburgh & Glasgow 'Odin. and Peebles.... Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock 'Do., B. Stock !Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash.& Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby. &Southpt. London & Blackwall Load. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. ,£lO Sh.M.&B. C London & S. Western Do £5O 1D0.,_,E40 Londerig. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un !Midland Do. Eirmin g. St Derby Midland G. West(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle 8,:, Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg.&llftd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do No. 2 Do.; A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central 'Scottish Midland . Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock. Shrewsby. &Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry !Shropshire Union . 'South Devon 'South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dim Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock, and Railway. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimhlodon&Croydn. Woodford York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland I Aberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO I - - 'lO7 - 109 iiii -107 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent. Cark &Bandon 5i p.c . Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (£5), 7 per cent. Do. (£7l7s), 7. p ct. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip 6 - 3i - 3i - 4 Guar. 6 per cent:. East Lancash. 6 p. ets. Edinb. Prth.& Dunkl. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent... Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.. 1126 - 128 .12 - 114 10t.S outim. itiWestn. (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4 per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c London &S. Western, 8i - 9 1 - 1j p 10 p 7 109 ,149 —ls2xd Con. Third 5......... Londonderry & Coler. Shares .. Londndi7. & Ennisk.. 3i - 4 p 1 8 - 8A I 6 Shares Manch Shef. &Lin., ___ • , 13i -- 13/ Sh:ares, No. 1 , Do., New, £lO Do., £6 Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4i per cent...... Do Mid. Consol. 6 p.c .St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4 3 / 4 percent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5 per ct. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British ......... ... - . North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed... Shrewsby. dr Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p.c . Do. 5 per cent. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. S.Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p.c . York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do 1103 - 105 York & N. Midland H. & S. Purchase._ PREFERENCE SHARES. 19 20 i d par - iP - p - p - If 18 - 184 3 - 3i 9 - 10 lot g 1 - 12 150 152 it 22 2 3 xc p l 51— 6 i 102 - 104 25i -26 i lt --2}p 11 -- 11]. 171 —17 i 1 16 1 7 par p 26 26a l 19 20 id — par 51 — 5 i Pte' --i pxd FOR: Antwrp. &Rotterdami Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Be san9on Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension...... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy.L. &Anis . Shs. : Norwegian Trnk.Prei Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans.... Paris and R0uen...... Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre.... Sambre and Meuse... Do. 5h per cent. pref. Southern of France.. Upper India Scr... West Flanders...., Do. per c. Pref... Western of France... West. of Switzerland New Zealand ....... ••. [UN. 1 —Ol d 1 13i 141 par —iPxin 11 2 ::: 4d p 1 —2 p _ice par —1 pxnl 7 - 7i 41-4 d itr 8 I P O p —2t p 8 -- 8i 71 321 '-321xn 13 --141xn -- 13 -- 14 p 38 -- 40 38 -- 40 291 -- 291 —4 4 y 194 -20 i 9' -- 9i 2 -- 2] p --ipxin -- 51 d par 6 —6Apxin d-- par 1 -- 04 29 - 30 6i -- 101 -- 6g— 6d 21 22 3 2h d 107 109 651 66 22. 23 17, 1 18 fid, N-- 9i 51 - 5g 4 - 40 12 - 131 9 - 10 74 - 7i 73 - 75 I - 60 1 74 - 76 Ad- 26 - z 8 60 - 62 76 - 77 40 - 42 118 - 120 104 -- 105 89 -89 i 88 -- 90 1111 -114 p 781 -- 791 4 -- 3i d 3 -- 2i d 15t -- 164 8R -- 8 lf 24p: 1044 -- 1054 120 -- 121 1 2i -- 3h pl 1# -- 1# p 89 -- 90 64 sd 54 -- -- 4d 11 -- 1 ` 19h -20 i 30 -- 31 3a -- 3d 774 -- 78 46 -- 48 51 52 4 — 3 1 d 2g— 21 81 Si 52 54 ri 8 3 —2i dd 35 6i 6i 61 2h d —44 d 7 81 3 —4j p 49i - 50i' 95 - 97 63 - 65 69 - 71 70 - 80 4 14 10 15 2 22 —2 3 d 79 804 37 38 13 134 4 4ii 2a 14 15 9 9.1 —27 i 8 9A P 69 - 70 7.1- 7 3 / 4 - 2$ 551 - 563/4 Business dons this day. 108 j 66i I 6 5i 6 22i 7 744 77 6i 40f 120 19 1 901 04 89i i 793 80 79i i 8 I 105 A '121; i2O 1. '2 891 90 89i 31 30i i a 78 8 7i 471 ma i 80 38 12 i 69i 56 i i 1.4 il.3i i ?_,; a in x in 261 xin x in 6i 32fi / x in 23/ 4 xin 39t 29i 9 x in g l i pm 4 8 ni x il 2i X a LINES LE ISED AT FIXED RENTALS Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business Compans, this day. this day. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley. ... N. West. ... 301 all Birm. & Oxfd. ... guarantee.... Gt.Westn 30 31 304 all Do. withoutgr Do ..... . 291 304 • 304 all Birm. Woly. & • Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 304 all Do.vrtht guar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 108 110 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 53 54 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 25 all Glstr.& Dn. Fr •Gt. Westn 321 331 x d 100 all Hrtipl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. . . 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Md 1 13 115 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 561 571 121 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 27 28 13/ all Lon. & Greenw S. Eastern 14 141 x a 20 all Do. Preference Do 251 261 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk l9 20 20 all Do. 6 per ct. D 0... 23 25 51 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. and Matlock & Midld. 3 31 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton k Redcar Darlingt. - ... 103 all Midld.Bradfd Midland -1108 109 1081 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 64 66 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do — ... 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W &Lu&Yk ... ... ... 121 111 Do. 1 Shares'. Do - ... St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt Northn 152 154 St, 100 Do. Shepth.St D 0... 152 154 25 18g Shef. Roth.and Lancash & Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ~. . . 12 91 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean t Id 50 all Year Valleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all Do Do 3ll 3 . 21 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO2 103 103 x d _ MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s all Anglo Californian — / p 10 2 Australasian '2 3 p 44 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 1— 1 p 1 all Australian Freehold. par A p 1A 1 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par I p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 1 1 p 11 20 13.5 British Iron 9 —ll p 35 241 Brazilian Imp. (issued at .£5 pm.) 3l 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 1/ —2l 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 304 30 1 all Carson's Creek par 4 p i 40 all Cobre Copper 4O —42 411 6 1 Colonial Gold 2a —2i p 34 I i . - 14 Copiapo 6l 7 St. all CopperMinersof Eng ... ... 25 all Do. Preference — ... p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co ll —ll d 31 20 all General — . . 2 all Creat Nugget Vein 3l —3i 5g 1 3 all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst A d— par all Liberty d 13 p 1 i i all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co l3 i d 1 1 all Mariqu'ta 4d iiP 1 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 4l 5 1 all New Granada i B p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —l/ p 2 1 all Port Phillip 1 —l/ p 2i i 1 all Quartz Rock 4d A p 14 50 all Rhymney Iron 25 —27 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba, 6l —7l 7 1 all South Australian par —4p 14 10 7 Tin Croft lO —l2 28 all United Mexican 74 8 74 1 all Waller ll — 1 4 p 1 1 all West Granada i p 1 all West Mariposa par p 1 all Yuba 4-- i P 1 11 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia BO 82 81 80 50 all British N. American ... 60 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, x,l Australia, & China 1 1 3i 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lon-1 don , ... 4 English Scottish and Australian la lfip 5, 20 2i Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia —34 p 1 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock! 100 20 Lond. & Westminster! :. • —36 i 100 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 20 10 Do. New — 50 22i National of Ireland ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation — 25 5 Do. New — .• • 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 481 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co.. ... 25 25 South Australia 43 46 45. 5 25 all Union of Australia 76 78 78 80 78 9i Do. New 9 10 [6 7 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult 220 233 240 32 517 20 4 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail [2O 10 5 Auatraln. Royal Mail 38A Brit. Americo. Land ... - 32i Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — 41.5 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 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel! 10 3 Netherlands Land — 21 20 24 Nrth. of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 87 8 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . . . . 82 A 25 25 South Austral. Lan 51 - 51 '2 50 5 2 Submar. Telegraph ... 1 1 Universal Emigration and Colonisation , . 100 28i Van Diemen's Land . 18 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAL) LONDON, Jan. 24.—Wind at Noon, E.N.E., and cloudy. DEAL, Jan. 23.—Wind, W., a gale. Arrived—Glen orchy, Calcutta ; Eliza, Trinidad ; Jaas, Demerara ; Na- i thalia, St. Domingo. Arrived from the River, and sailed" —Marian, for the Mauritius ; Centurion, • Bombay ; Baroness Clark, San Francisco ; John Brooks, St. Lucia ; Highland Mary, Mobile ' • Indefatigable, Savan na h ;. Char lotte Anna, Adel a id e , South Australia ; Jenny Lind, Ba t avia ; James Booth, Calcutta ; Roman Emperor, Mauri tins ; Handenny, Cape of Good Hope ; Hydaapes, do. ; Clio, Demerara ; Glaphyra, St. Kitt's ; American, Eagle, New York s • Vigilant, do. Sailed, the whole of the out ward bound, except the Calypso, for Jamaica. , PLYMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Arrived—Lady Jocelyn (s), at 2 a.in., Calcutta, Mauritius, Cape, &c. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Crisis, Shanghae ; Aden, Canton ; Providence, Laguna ; Sunda, Calombo ; Breeze, Buen os Ay res ; Annlashwood,Bombay ; John Bagshaw, Valparaiso. Sailed—Admiral Tromp, Syd ney, N.S.W. ; Fish, Melbourne • Heatherhill, Adelaide, S.A, ; Celestial, Hong Kong ; Margaret Elizabeth, Buenos Ayres ; Acorn, Demerara ; Maranthus, St. Vincent ; Ises, Havannah ; Eagle, Vera Cruz ; United, Honduras ; Tem pest, New Orleans ; Jamaica, do. ; Consbrook, Savannah ; Robertson, Baltimore ; Savannah, do. • Susan G. Owens, Charleston ; Lev an t, d o , ; Josiah Bradle, do. • Sarah G. ' Hyde, Phiiadelphi a ; G arne t , N ew York • Winchester, do. ; Sarah and L ou i sa , d o . ; O swego, do. • Shannon, do. ; Wabar, New O r l eans; Fl or id a, Savannah; Canada (s), Boston ; Runnymede, Newfoundland. Put back—Naiad, Rio Grande. Off Port—Henry Clay. The Lord Ashbur ton, hence for New Orleans, which was driven into Dun drum Bay, with main and mizen masts cut away, has been towed into Beaumarris. ANTWERP, Jan. 22.—Tno Victoria Adelaide flailed from London for Dunkirk on the 12th of December, and has not since been heard of. The Friede, from Newcastle to Palermo, was on shore near Heligoland, in a sinking state, on the 15th instant ; master dead; mate and one man washed overboard. WALMER CASTLE AND THE CINQUE PORTS.—The Gazette, in announcing the appointment of the Marquis of Dalhousie to this office, made an incorrect entry—i.e., the official paper described the new warden as the Earl of Dalhousie, instead of the Marquis of Dalhousie, which correct notice, however, was inserted in a subsequent Gazette. According to ancient use, this appointment would have been conferred up on the Earl of Derby, the Premier, on the occasion of the office falling vacant, as in the case of the Earl of Liverpool and the late Duke of Wellington. The Marquis of Dalhousie is married to the sister of the present Duchess of Wellington, and we believe the late appointment has been agreeably to an arrangement made in 1847, on Lord Dalhousie taking the appointment of Governor-General of India, which, in July next, he will have holden six years, and will be entitled to a pension. There is not the slightest founda ' tion for the rumours that have gained circulation re specting the return of the marquis in July next. We learn from an unquestionable source that the noble mar quis expects to be two years longer in India.—Sunday Paper. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT COMPANY.-At the annual meeting of the Scottish Australian Investment Company, held at Aberdeen last week, a dividend was declared at the rate of 74 per cent, per annum, leaving 5551. for the reserve fund, which amounts to 5,1011. The nominal capital consists of 100,000 shares of 11. each, but of these 31,060 remain to be issued, and it is now proposed to distribute them to the existing share holders at the rate of two new shares for every five already held. The company was established in 1840, and, according to the report, has paid an average divi dend since that time of 6i per cent. per annum. Its property consists of lands, leases, and mortgages in and near Sydney, together with a copper mine about 170 miles from that port, and a share of the Bon Accord Mineral estate, adjoining the Burra Burra mine in South Australia. The Emperor of the French's Master of the Horse, Colonel Fleury, has, we hear, arrived in London, from the French metropolis, on a mission from his imperial master, who is about to form a large racing and breeding stud. A small draft from the Cottesmore Zunt has just been purchased, and shipped for France. MARKET NEW - .5--(THIS DAY.) 10..---___ CORN EX CHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were tolerably well supplied with wheat ; nee er theless, the demand ruled steady, at full prices. Fine malting barley realised ls. per quarter more money, and the rolue of grinding and dis tilling sorts was well supported.. Malt and oats were quit e as dear ; but all other articles commanded very little at tention. -In the near continental -mar'kobs, laolders of wheat and other grain have been firm in their demands ; but the ambunt of business doing on English account has been com- Paratively small. The sale for wheat and flour in the United States has been less active. Up to our market, last Nsree:k, the arrivals of English grain were tolerably good. From abroad we received 10,659 quarters of wheat ; 2,350 barley ; 12,605 oats ;1,850 rye ; 1,519 beans ; 500 peas ; 5,34'3 linseed ; 848 rapeseed ; 106 sundry seeds ; 1,594 sacks and 10,469 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to-day coast wise from Essex And Kent was very moderate, and much out of c on diti on. F rom the east coas t th e rece ipts were small. By land carriage the supply was by no means large; yet the show of samples of both red and white was on the increase- The attendance of both town and country mil lers was tolerably good. All fine qualities moved off freely at prices fully equal to those obtained on Monday last, whilst there was a slight improvement in the inquiry for most other kinds at late ratekc The dealers generally are very short of stock, but the steady imports of American flour operate against the wheat trade. For forward delivery a fair average business was doing at full currencies. The supply of fresh foreign wheat was again moderate, and the show of samples, ex - granary, was sm a ll. M e di um qualities of red sold t o a fair extent, at full currencies. Most other kinds were in moderate request, at late figures. The inquiry for floating cargoes was by no means active ; nevertheless, holders were firm iu th e i r d emands, and suc ceeded in obtaining full prices in every instance. With English barley we were much better supplied than for several weeks past ; but the quantity of foreign on offer was limited. The demand was less active, yet the late advance in the value of malting parcels was sup ported. _ _ _ Rather a large quantity of inajt was brought forward ; yet the inquiry for that article was steady, at full cur rencies. The supply of oats was on the increase. On the whole the oat trade ruled firm, and prices were well maintained. Beans, the show of which was tolerably good, moved off slowly, at late figures. There was a very inactive demand for peas, at full quotations. The flour trade was in a sluggish state. In prices no change took place. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. What—Essex FC,Lt, Red •• new 40a to 485 plt4o• • ........ old 46s 59s 1.•• to, White new 45s 535 Ditto. . old 50s 60s :Lror•adk and TAD. coin, Red, old 48- 535 Dine ,new 173 47s I: ..1-01d •• 31s 323 New .. • • • • • • . • 3ls 33s rloy—Grinding••••• 26s 28s Italtin4 .•• •• •• 81s ?3* Ctievaller•• •• • •• 3is 3's gait—Suffolk/Lod Nor ,olk•• ...• •• b4s 583 arown••••••• ....•• •• 16, 5 s IC l ngstonandgraro 83 ,, 6Cs Matt—Chevalier .... 61s to 631 Oats Yorkshire and Llneolnsh., Pee,: 16s v 24 PotAto oughal and Cork 21 241 ' ( Y .. 81ack....... 16s ?4a Cork, White ..... 1 . 4 i 571 Scotch, Feed..... 2t5 :the Items—Tick .. 32. 34s Pigeons ..... • -. 35- 40s Yeas—Grey ...• .• •• 35. !~ap1e..• White— •• 33 37. Boilers • •• ... 36. 4is Flour—Town-made.— 415 461 Suffolk •• - 325 3 s oktlettn & Nrorfoik 3ds SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London, last week, were seasonably good—the total supply amounting to 3,954 head. During the same period in 1852 they amounted to 1,508; in 1851, 2,668; in 1850, 1,077; in 1849, 854; and in 1848, 407 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Hamburgh Ostend — ... 438 ... Harlingen 152 ... 217 ... Antwerp — ... 322 ... Rotterdam 368 ... 1,368 ... Amsterdam Calves. Pigs. Total 537 _. 2,873 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 352 289 ... 1,031 ... ... 288 351 4lO ... 1,918 297 ... 310 231 ... 676 170 349 159 ... 616 - 9 348 l2O ... 211 76 For the time of year to-day's market was well supplied with foreign stock, the general quality of which was good. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, were tolerably exten sive, and in fair average condition. Owing to thq favour able change in the weather, and the large number of buyers in attendance, the beef trade ruled steady, and nearly the whole of the beasts changed hands, at fully last Monday's currency. The primest Scots realized 4s to 4s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,500 Scots, short horns, &c. ; from other parts of Englaxd, 500 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; and from Scotland, 800 horned and polled Scots. With sheep, we were very scantily supplied. For all breeds the demand was decidedly active, at prices fully equal to those paid on Monday last. The primest Downs sold readily at 5s per Blbs. There were a few shearlings on offer. Calves—the supply of which was very moderate—moved off readily, at full currencies. The primest veal was worth 4s 8d per Bibs. There was a fair average business doing in pigs, at pre vious rates. Per Sibs by the carcase g. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ...3 2 3 4 Prime largo oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots, &c. 310 4 2 Inferior sheep ...3 8 310 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8 s. d. s. d. P 1 rime Southdown 4 10 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 8 Large h ogs 2 10 3 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling calves 20 0 24 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 TOTAL SUPPLT. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . Sheep . Calves Pigs 4,170 -17,660 . 152 290 Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs ... 385 1,280 119 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Jan. 26, 1852, and this day, Monday, Jan. 24, 1853. Blbs, to rink the offal& Jan. 26, 1852. , a. d. s. d. . 2 6 to 2 8 .210 3 2 . 3 4 3 6 ~ 3 8 310 ~ 2 10 3 0 .. 3 2 3 8 , .. 3 10 4 0 .. 4 2 4 4 ..3 0 3 6 .. 3 8 3 10 ..2 6 3 6 .. 3 8 3 10 ... 3,852 ... 21,250 ... 171 ... 320 Jan. 24, 1853 8. d. s. d. 2 10 to 3 0 32 3 4 36 3 8 3 10 4 2 3 8 3 10 10 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 34 4 0 14 2 4 6 1210 3 6 )3 8 4 0 4,170 17,660 152 290 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen ... Prime Scots, &c Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto Large coarse calves ... Prime small ditto ... Large hogs ... Neat small porkers Beasts... Sheep ... Calves... Pigs ... SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan. 27, 1851.—Beasts, 3,903 ; sheep, 20,640; calves, 145 ; pigs, 280. Jan. 28, 1850.—Beasts, 3,524; sheep, 16,850 ; calves, 85 ; NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL, Since Monday last, about 7,000 carcasses of meat have arrived from Scotland and various distant parts of Eng land. The supplies of both town and country killed meat on. _offer to-day were seasonably extensive ; nevertheless, the general demand ruled steady, at our quotations. Per 81bs by the carcase a. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 6 Do., middling 2 82 10 Do., prime large 3 0 3 2 Mutton, Inferior Do.,middling Do., prime Veal Pork, small E. d. a. d. 3 1 3 .3 8 4 0 .4 2 4 4 .2 10 4 6 ..3 2 4 0 Do., do. smali 3 4 Pork, large 2 8 3 6 3 0 BOROUGH HOP. The supply of hops on offer in our market continues very limited. All new qualities command a steady sale, at full prices. In other kinds very little business doing. Mid and East Kent pockets, 90s to 150 s ' • Weald of Kent, 90s to 108 s ; Sussex, 92 s to 105 s per cwt. WOOL MARKET. ••- - We have again to report an active inquiry for all kinds of English wool, the prices of which have slightly advanced. Several parcels have changed hands for shipment to the United States. Foreign and colonia .qualities are firm, and quite as dear. The next series of colonial wool sales—at which about 35,000 bales will be offered—is appointed to commence on the 10th proximo. The imports last week were 1,500 bales. chiefly from Sydney. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report, the arrivals of potatoes, coastwise, have been on the increase, but their condition has proved inferior. The imports have amounted to 80 tons from Rotterdam, and 260 ditto from Rouen. Really fine samples are somewhat higher. In other kinds very little is doing. York Regents, 90s to 150 s per ton ; Lincolnshire ditto, 758 to 110 s; Scotch ditto, 85s to 105 s ; Ditto Reds, 75. to 85s ; French Whites,7ss to 85s ; Dutch, 60s to 70s. SEEDS. The demand for linseed continues steady, at very full prices ; ex. granary East India is selling at from 51s to 52s 6d ; and Petersburgh 49s to 50s pox quarter ; Alexan drian, off the coast, has realised 50s ; and Odessa, to be shipped in February, 53s ; rape firm at 47s to 48a per quarter, with a limited quantity on offer ; cakes are quite as dear ; but other articles command very little attention. Tarnip,White, per bush. 8a to Ils Swede .. • • .• 108 12s Mustard, Brown • • • ... 78 9s White, new •• • ... 780 d 108 Tares, Winter, new.... 48 6d fis Od Spring • • Os Od Os Od Canary, per quarter • . 45s 478 1 Rye grass.. -• • • • 288 34s Clover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 388 bOs White • • • • 388 508 Foreign Red .. • . • • 388 50s White.... 37s 49s Trefoil, new • • 26$ 30s Carraway, new • • as 41s Coriander, new ...... 10s Its Hempseed, per quarter 828 858 Linseed, Eng• Sowing.. 588 62s Crushing •• •• 492 548 Baltic •• • • 498 528 Od e ssa ..........491 53s Li nsec dCake, pr. ton — Eng li s h •• . 91 Ov Foreign, per ton 11 , 103 Rape Cakes, pr ton 4115 s Rapeseed, New, print 22108 TALLOW. 10/ 5 101 Si 51 Os 24105 Our market is in a very sluggish state, and. prices have a downward tendency. To-day,. P.Y.C., on the sp o t, i s quoted at 455 6d — being a decline of 6d per cwt. Town tallow is 45s per cwt., net cash ; rough fat, 2s 6id per Blbs. 1853. 1849. 1850. I 1851. I 1852 Stock this day Price of Y. C. {I 36,867 42,145 40s Od '39s Odto, 49,632 37s 6d to 59,244 3s Od W 40s Gd 39s 6d 37s 9d Ito 36.3 d Delivery last week • • 1,9C6 , 2,363 2,403 2,643 Ditto from June 1.. . • 70,330 165,888 65,652 73,05 G Arrivals last week .. 851 I 206 4 1,856 Ditto from June 1 •• • . 99,385 82,560 89,766 25,766 Price of Town ......I 4130 d I 41s Od 139 s 6d 1395 6d 43,748 Ihs 6d to 00s Od 2,04 5 68,444 1,523 71,664 47e ad 20 20 50 20 12i 124 12i St. 1061 25 25 St. 50 lli all all all 50 40 25 25 St. 100 100 100 100 all all 6 all 100 all 100 all 100 5 100 all all all 8i 100 100 20 20 3.3 i 10 20 4A I 29 10 all 42i 3 13 i 7i 36 7 135 i 64 69 70 9 # 9i 1301 ~i~i~ il.Ol 3 X DOW