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Bvo., Portraits. 211. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. WAGHORN and CO. beg to announce that their Finns in England, Inklia &c., will CEASE, on the 24th December next, the Peninsular and Oriental Company having super seded their Overland Parcel business. Mr. Waghorn makes this an nouncement to the Public with the deepest regret, after having opened the Overland Route, and afte r twenty years' service for their ad vantage. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Opera of THE BRIDE OF LAMMER MOOR. After which the Divertissement, entitled LE GENIE DE GLOBE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY3IARKET. tin ler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented Sheri:l7'4s Comedy of THE RIVALS. After which, a new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, H. Vanden hoff ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. kitanley. To conclude with the Farce of MORE BLUNDERS TITAN ONE. SUN Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, ltox-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, as. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. • THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Tnder the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, called GABRIELLI ; or, the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol, Mr. Boyce ; Major Dunmore, Mr. Worrell; Marques di Minch), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Bal thazar Valiant°, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright ; Gabriel'', ~iadaine Celeste ; Sigiera D'Ossuna, Miss Brooks. To be followed by a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE GACY. Alter wklch, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD :the property of the late Williata Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha =eters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul lied tart, Mrs. Laws, &C., &C. To conclude with the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOCIt LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, :tits. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond dyne; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Aidlle. Cherry Bounce, 1113.4 Enwad warding. 'go meted* with A NAZOB FAL AN HOUR. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Deers open at Half-past six, Performance to - at Sava*. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Wider th• Management of Madame Testris. Tole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed THE RING DOVES. After which, a new Comic Drama called PEGaT GREEN. To be followed by a Collie Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX Principal them/toter* boy Mr. Harley, Mr. Buclutene, and Mrs. Mae. ttarnoza. Dreoo Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Nu :ialf-prioe to any part of the house. The New Buz-office, No. 2, Welliugton-street, to open to the Publie every day, tretn Ten till nts. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwetl of the Colosseum. PRI:SC ESS'S THEATRE. Tins ETENING Will be presented Shakspeare's Play of AS YOU LILE IT. Duke. Mr. Ryder ; Duke Frederick, Mr. Courtney ; Jacques, Mr. Cooper ; Orlando, Mr. Conway ; Ameins, Mr. Baker ; Rosalind, Miss Cush man ; Celia, Miss Sums; Cushman ; Phoebe, Miss Villars ; Audi ey, Miss Emma Stanley. To conclude with Coleman's comedy of THE POOR GENTLE MAN. Sir Robert Bramble, Mr. J. Gilbert (from the principal American theatres); Sir Charles Cropland, Mr. J. Webster ; Lieut. Worthington. Mr. Hughes; 011apod, Mr. Compton ; Emily Wor thington, Miss Cooper; Miss Lucretia Mac Tab, Miss Winstanley. Dress Circle, : B•xes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. FRENCH FLAYS.—KT. JAMES'S THEITRE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the season Will commence THIS EVENING, MONDAY, DEC. 6, with the following performances, beginning at Eight o'clock. Mazere's popular Comedy of LE JEU.NE MARI. Oscar, M. Mon talmd. after which, Augier's Comedy of LA CRATE. To conclude with the favourite Vaudeville of LE VICOMTE GI RO'LEE. A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the pieces which will be produced during the season, may tie had at Mr. Mitchell's Hoyal Library, 3.3, Old 110 ml-street and-at the Boit-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, from 11 to I. ROYAL iiIIRREY THEATRE. Lessee. Mrs. F. Darldge, Ns. 1, Davitige-terrace,Keiusington-road, surrey. THIS EVENING, the performances will First and Second Acts of the zelebrated Opera of NWill be presented GUY MANNERINO. be followed by the celebrated PAS DE FOLIE, from the Opera of Gustavus. To esuelude with a new and original Drama, entitled THE TRA.- VELLBIt'S ROOM. Principal characters by Messr W s. F. Yining, H. Hughes, T. Frederick s, Lewis, Oxberry, and Mrs. . West. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the erincipal Librarians ; and at the sox-eitize of the Theatre, which is open deny front Te until Four. Bu oxes 2s. ; Pit, Is. • Gallery, 6el. , with the ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor . and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty 's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Grand !Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirely new Scents in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the Est.lbliihment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THE WHITE Box-office open from 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. MEETIiNG OF PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS OF -THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE , AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun. office, 112, Strand. WEA THER.—Suri OYEICE, DEC. 6 THERMOMETER, Lowest, 37; Highest. 49 ; Noon, 47. BAROMXTEB.,2B.7B.—jgIND S.S.W.; rain. afoll WATER qT LOWDOR-BIUDGE TUIS DAT. morlist.• 47 rulnnt ......__ es *net 12 Evening .. a rninntcg %net 1 inning \.7-)llt,u. LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1847. The improvements of the law of debtor and credi tor is a subject of the deepest importance in a com mercial country. It should be the chief object of the Legislature to establish a code by which the honest but unfortunate debtor should, as far as practicable, be relieved from unnecessary sufferings, the disho nest and fraudulent one properly punished, and, in either case the property that still remained equitably distributed amongst the several creditors in propor tion to their respective demands, without any being suffered to obtain an undue advantage, or the funds being wasted in legal expenses. For a long series of Iyears the state of the law was a disgrace to the British nation. Every creditor was at any time empowered to seize upon the person of his debtor, and to incar cerate him in a gaol away from his family and his busines2, which might be wholly destroyed in conse quence of the vindictive proceedings taken. It was not even necessary that the justice of the demand should be established in order to take those summary steps. It was enough if any person had sufficient har dihood to swear to the existence of a debt, and a warrant was forthwith granted, under which the al leged debtor might be arrested, and (if unable to find bail) detained in custody. It is not necessary now to expatiate on tho various abuses occasioned by this state of the law Suffice it to say that it attracted the attention of eminent legal refirmers, and that Lord BROUGHAM particularly distinguished himself by his zealous and indefatigable exertions in intro ducing the required ameliorations. Arrest on mesne process WAS wholly taken away, unless where there were reasonable grounds for supposing that the debtor intended to fly out of the country, and thus to escape from the jurisdiction of the courts. In such case a judge was empowered to issue an order for his immediate arrest and deten tion. Great amendments were subsequently intro duced into the bankruptcy and insolvency laws— more particularly by the sth and 6th Victoria, c. 116 (commonly called Lord BaouGuam's Act), by which persons, not being traders within the statutes relating to bankrupts, or if within these statutes and owing less than 3001., were enabled to come before a Court of Bankruptcy without being previously in custody, and to obtain protections pending the investigation of their affairs, and the ultimate decision of the Court on their cases. Other reforms have subsequently been introduced—some undoubtedly most beneficial enactments were carried, but others also passed which we cannot regard with much favour. It is, however, admitted on all hands, as well by those who recognise the great value of by far the greater portion of the alterations that have taken place, as by those who think that too much leniency has been ex hibited towards debtors who are unable to satisfy the full amount of their liabilities, that further legis lation is required. A society has been formed in the metropolis for the purpose of effecting an improvement of the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, which held a meeting on the 22d of November, the day previous to the delivery of the QUEEN'S Speech in Parliament, to which we should earlier have alluded but for the many important topics to which our attention has since ne cessarily been directed. We do not desire in the slightest degree to impeach the motives of the highly respectable gentlemen who took part in the proceed ings, although we think that they are greatly mis taken in many of the views they advocate, and that they have cast censure, most undeservedly, on the eminent legal reformer to _whom the nation is so deeply indebted for his indefatigable exertions on the subject. From the repot of the committee, which was adopted by the meeting, and from the motions that were carried, it appears that the society claim credit for having succeeded in in troducing into the Small Debts Act the power to imprison for debts under twenty pounds, such impri sonment not operating as a release of the debt, which power they desire to have extended, and that they also advocate the restoration of arrest upon mesne process (with certain precautions to prevent abuse). Now, we confess ; that we are wholly at issue with them upon both points. We give them credit for the best intentions, but we think that they are mis taken in their views ; that little, if any, advantage would be derived by parties engaged in trade or commerce if their views were adopted, even, to the fullest extent, and that evils far more than an equivalent for any supposed advantages would ensue even to the creditors themselves, while the unfortu nate debtors would in many cases be subjected to great hardships and persecutions. Before we conclude our observations we would direct the attention of the committee of the society, to a letter which appears in another part of The Sun, seeking for explanation on certain parts of their report. We certainly can scarcely reconcile the pa ragraphs alluded to by our correspondent; we trust, however, that a satisfactory explanation may be afforded. I Suddenly there is a clamour for the immediate 1 adoption of a comprehensive system of national de fence. Our position is represented as being most perillous ; and, considering that the population of England has hitherto lived in a state of unbounded confidence and unhesitating security, the declaration of its liability to invasion is calculated to act upon the popular imagination like a thunderbolt. For a considerable time there has been a tendency to in vestigation into the bulwarks along our seacoasts, and into the discipline of our militia. Gradually, as the increase of the steam-power applied to European navigation rendered our position, as an insular sove• reignty, less and less impregnable, a sense has been stealing over the heart of the nation, that something, hitherto unatternpted has become requisite to restore the empire to its original stability. This sense has stolen into the thoughts of the more reflective members of the community, without exciting in the United Kingdom any dread unbecoming the dignity of the empire, without leading to any precipitation un worthy of its great history, of those heroic men, and of those heroic deeds which have in past generations attested that the race of the Anglo-Saxons is uncon quered and unconquerable. There have been no demonstrations of panic in reference to the ineffici ency of our national defence, though the conscious ness of their inefficiency has been very long growing upon the aggregate judgment of the multitude. There have been no frenzied movements for the abandonment of this culpable apathy, although each day has shown more and more distinctly that the indolence of the Legislature is most cul pable. There have been no credulous listeners in these islands to certain intermittent rumours of assailants, though at the same time it must be ac knowledged that the vast majority have recognised the probability of the ultimate appearance of those imaginary antagonists. Hitherto, there have been these insinuations, this consciousness, and this en tire absence of preparation respecting the dangers ac cumulating round the cliffs of Britain. It is advisable that there should at last be some legislative response to these imperative demands, the ',demands rather of reason, of instinct, amid of circumstances, than of an individual or a populace. The occurrence which has recently revived the perils of our position in the general remembrance, was an anonymous letter, published in the columns of a morning contemporary, on Monday last—purporting to contain the opinions of the greatest warrior who has ever adorned the annals of England, not even excepting the favourite hero of SIIAKSPERE, or the illustrious and invincible MARLBOROUGH. Anonymous as the communication was, it has already effected more in agitating the mind of the community than either the pamphlet of a JOINVILLE or the de clamations of an ELLENBOROUGH. After expressing our acknowledgments, however, to our contemporary for the insertion of an epistle in every way so re markable, as embodying the hitherto secret views of the Duke of WELLINGTON, we must, nevertheless, Protest that the appeal made by the writer to the king dom and the Government appears to us to be altogether too extravagant in the earnestness of its adjurations. Rome did not fall with the abruptness of an avalanche. Assyria did not disappear from among the most puissant nations of the globe as a bubble bursts. Carthage did not resemble a dewdrop or consumption in evanescence —rise, sparkle, exhale, and vanish. It is preposterous to imagine that a power like that of E t h n a g t l t a i ri is l e d g lo t r o be y of crushed a a an empire, pi s re e , asi i l a in which lv s a rotten hicilthe Spanishapple— boast is realised, can be extinguished like a fusee under the heel of a French chasseur. The notion is idle, an d mostt he d v r i e s a i m ona is ry pusillan ri.ous ; and it is most idle to be frightened into a different insufficiency bear warnings as th t e l i . m I Let the pointed out boldly and explicitly, alarm into prudence a Legislature rather plunged deeper t i o ne th t e hat Great Britain is of eoroenrtnpaotliiocny bydesfuecnhcebsugbe abbuyt vw a h l iec h don't attempt to abysse s of would i be by any such endeavour. W h ettier N garrisonentr channel or raise a line of fortifications along our eastern coasts, our rulers will not be more disp ose d to require the adoption of such measures, becauso - , i, ' - 4 ‘ . .r•F : ~, ~,e r so • Ai,. ... --.... 4. 6 : ,4 ...'F . ..• viirr- 411104‘A , '•!?v,; - - ' 4 6_ - ', 44- z..• ". f ...,' 4 -we E . ), li.. `‘'‘. -.; .N21._,/........ 4 , . ~,i. ; ;.., • -:: ' - : .1. ',' t i r i.,1: . )2,'Ai. ' Z.'. •.: cts . : . 7... ,-*c.,,, II U 14% LONDON) their necessity has been illustrated by threats of ninety thousand Frenchmen bivouacking in the wolds of Kent. Those who would enforce those precautionary proceedings by raising an outcry of this character are only imitating the silliest gossip ever depicted by the genius of dramatic poet — namely, the tailor v. ith shears and measure in his hands and " slippers thrust on contrary feet." If efficient defensive precautions are really to be ad ventured upon betimes, they will not be attempted the sooner because the sensible representations of a veteran are exaggerated into the tremulous and agonised ap peals of cowardice. Letters from Berne of the Ist state that the sub mission of the Valais having been officially announced to the Vorort by Col. BILLET, the Diet was to meet on the next day to appoint Federal representatives to that canton. The division of reserve, commanded by l i Col. OCHSENBEIN, was disbanded on the Ist. The committee to which the affair of Neufchatel had been referred intended to propose that the canton be held accountable for part of the expenses of the war, and occupied by the Federal troops until its entire pay ment. The committee, however, was to meet again on the Ist to reconsider the matter, and to agree on a reply to the note of the Prussian envoy. The cantons of Uri and Schwitz are now garrisoned by the Federal troops, NNlio are everywhere well re ceived by the inhabitants. The chests containing the Government treasure of Lucerne with which the Sonderbund leaders decamped, has been stopped in Uri and sent back to Lucerne. The courage of SEI6WURT :\IuLLEa and his Jesuit compeers was as conspicuous as their honesty in these transactions. The treasure was put on board the steamboat the night before the battle 'took place, and long before the battle was over these honest gentlemen had stolen away with the treasure, leaving their unfortunate dupes to make the best terms they could with General Durourt. The population of Lucerne are rejoiced beyond measure at being freed from the hateful yoke of the Jesuits, and fetes and rejoicings are now going on continually. The city is now as gay as it was four years ago, before the sombre rule of the priests was forced upon it by the uneducated and supersti tious peasantry of t.le mountains. The following is the address of the Roman Con sulta, in answer to the POPE'S Speech : " Most Holy Father,—The Deputies of the Provinces are fully conscious that their first duty, as well as their most ardent wish, is to deposit at the feet of the Throne of your Holiness the thanks of the provinces by which theyhave been retwrned,and to attest the unanimity of the sentiments of devotedness, gratitude, and confidence ex perienced by the subjects of your Holiness for your august person. Witnessing the homages your Holiness receives from Christendom and . the entire world, they are proud and happy to be governed by you, Holy Father. " From the first moments of your pontificate you thought that the progress of the age could be combined with the imperishable principles of the Catholic religion —an admirable union, which insures, on the one part, to the Church a greater independence, and, to a certain degree, new triumphs, while it to religion ministers, on the other, courage and welfare to nations, and prepares new destinies to this rich country. " The institution of the Council of State is one of the most important blessings your Holiness has conferred on the Roman population. To that effect your Holiness has anew called the laity to participate in the direction of public affairs, and thereby bestowed on the people one of those stable guarantees which nowise impairs the attributes of the Pontifical Government. Penetrated with gratitude for the confidence with which you ho noured us, we will endeavour to respond to it in a be coming manner. We will by all means in our power co-operate iu the arduous task of the re-organization of the state, and we will endeavour that truth, and truth alone, shall neign between so humane a father and his children. " Encouraged by the benevolent words of your Holi ness, and the benediction of God which you have called down en our persons, we will prepare to examine with frankness and impartiality the important matters of public administration which may be submitted to us, and we will neither be actuated by inert timidity nor by im moderate pretensions. " NW shall be enchanted to concur in the work of le gislation long ordered by your Holiness, and exert our selves to introduce justice, civil equality, and uniformity in all its branches. " In the finances it will be our duty to propose the means best calculated to re-establish the balance between the revenue and expenditure, and we are convinced that this balance can only be attained by an equitable assess ment of the taxes, and by the timely diminution or abo lition of certain burdens I articularly onerous to the poor, which prevent the development of the national wealth. Our solicitude will likewise be directed to wards the increase of public credit, and, without at tempting to violate any right, we will proceed to sup press certain mouopolieii, profitable to a few individuals, but injurious to the mass of the population. Full of admiration for the part your Holiness has taken in the conclusion of the Italian customs union, we will concur in all progress tending to establish commercial liberty. "In the internal administration, we will second the noble designs of your Holiness, by introducing morality, economy, and simplicity into its different branches, and, as far as in our power lies, we will take care that the hierarchy of offices, rendered more respectable by the responsibility of all the functionaries, shall become the arena of real merit. We will ever bear in mind the ob• jtct your Holiness proposed to yourself by instituting auditors of this Consults. " One of our most sacred duties will be to encourage agriculture, our fundamental industry, and all other in dustries, and to provide for the welfare of the most nu merous and indigent classes of society. " When it shall please you to consult us on military affairs we will decide in favour of a national army, strongly organised and strengthened with the necessary institutions, in order that it may become the nucleus round which may rally the civic guard, that zealous de fender of public order, and, if necessary, of the inde pendence of your dominions. " We will also attend to the reform of prisons and houses of confinement, which, from being schools of perversity, must in future serve to improve their in mates and restore to religion and morality th ose persons whose minds may have been led astray through the in fluence of erroneous doctrines. " One of the first ideas of your Holiness, even before the institution of the Council of State, was that of the reorganisation of the municipal and provincial govern ment, as the fundamental basis of all reform. This will be the principal subject of our investigations, and we will endeavour to submit to your Holiness projects cal culated to combine the utmost development of local in stitutions with the strength of the central Government. " All these reforms, - united with a comprehensive system of education and public instruction, and with a just and moral police, which will watch, prevent, and repress, will tend, we are firmly convinced, to gua rantee the security, prosperity, and dignity of all your subjects. _ But the accomplishment of an undertaking so great and so difficult will require much study, time, and calm- ness. We confide in the continuance of the noble tranquillity of which your subjects have given so many proofs. The will patiently wait the salutary fruits of the seeds which you have sown with a generous hand. " Your work, Holy Father, has not been undertaken to favour exclusively an order of citizens ; it embraces all your subjects in one common bond of love, and that love is such that your example is admired and followed by the other Sovereigns of Italy, united with their sub jects in the alliance of principles, passions, and interests. " We have often seen reforms imposed by popular exigencies, developing themselves amidst tumults and collisions. Their conquest costs tears and blood. But, amongst us, it is the first and most venerable authority of all which wishes to initiate us to the progress of civi- lisation. That authority itself directs the minds in a peaceable and moderate movement, and guides us towards the supreme end, which is the reign of justice and truth on earth." Madrid journals of the26th and 27th ult. have arrived. Senor PIDAL, in the discussion on the Address, on the 26th, consented, in the name of the Committee to a modification in the terms of the censure pro! posed to be passed on the Puritan Administration, by substituting merely a political censure for a moral one. In reply to Senor BENAVIDES, who defended the acts of his own Ministry, Senor Rios ROSAS stated, that the censure was directed equally against the Administration of PACIIECO and GOTENA. General NARVAEZ said that, as the object of the Ministry was to attack the policy, and not the per sons, of the late Ministry, he fully concurred in the proposed modification. General Ros DE OLANO has refused to accept the Lisbon Ministry. MADRID BOLSA, Nor. 27.—The Three per Cents. were done, on the 27th, at 27 at 50 days; the Five per Cents., at 15 for cash ; the Debt without interest, at 41 for paper ; and the Coupons, at 10g. We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. These papers confirm the intelligence from Swit zerland which was published in The Sun of Saturday, of the surrender of Valais and the dissolution of the Sonderhund. The Constitutionnel has the following remarks on Lord PALMERSTON'S recent explanations in the House of Commons on the subject of Swiss affairs : " Nothing can be more clear or less capable of misre presentation than Lord Palmerston's declaration. It results from it-1. That the English Cabinet at first positively desired to abstain from all intervention in witz,,rland, of whatever nature it might be ; 2. That it was only at the pressing request of our Ministry, that in the end consented to offer its friendly mediation be tween th e Diet and the Sonderbund, in concert with the that it overs ; 3. A n d t hi s i s the most important point, dul not consent to thus take part in the intended MONDAY RVEWIN't, rinenmßEß a 3 le47. conferences, unless by stipulating expressly for the two parties or each of them the faculty of accepting or ref using the mediation, and by demanding that a refu al, whether coming from the two parties or from one of them only, could not be a motive for hostile measures or an armed intervention on the part of the four Powers. Lord Palmerston reminded his hearers that the Powers had not accepted this last condition except with the re servation of the rights which they might be entitled to insist on in virtue of treaties, appealed himself to the treaties which guarantee the neutrality and inviolability of Switzerland. Being questioned as to whether in case the other Powers should think fit to interfere actively in the Swiss affair, England would not oppose it, ho re served by his silence all his liberty of action. There is in all this, as is evident, the firm resolution to maintain treaties, to guarantee the independence of Switzerland, and to serve the Liberal cause in Europe. The conduct of the English Cabinet, placed in comparison with that of the French Cabinet, judges and condemns the latter. Whilst England defends the ri g hts of an independer.t nationality, our Ministry violates them at first in secret, and then without disguise; whilst England defends Liberalism in Europe; our Ministry betrays it. It is impossible to accumulate at the same time more faults and receive more cruel lessons." The Journal des Debuts announces in the following terms the intention of the French Government to establish a steam communication between the island of Bourbon and Suez ; " The Government appears decided to attempt to es tablish regular communication by steam between Bourbon and Suez. For a long time past the colony has expressed a desire to see this service established ; the Colonial Council has on different occasions cccu pied itself with the question, and has even voted a subvention of 75,000 f: in favour of any company which might present itself to execute the project. The Chamber of Com merce of our principal ports have been consulted ; appli• cation has been made to several companies of India and London ; but till now the only results which have been obtained, at least as we believe, seem to have been con• fined to wishes more or less ardent, to the expression of strong sympathy for the success of the enterprise; but no commercial company has been willing to take upon itself the first outlay. The Minister of Marine has thought that in an affair of this importance, and which may have such good results for our commerce and establishments in the Indian Sea, it belonged to his department to give the impulsion. That department accordingly charges itself to trace the best route to be followed ; it takes on itself the dangers if there be any, and the difficulties of a first trial ; and it will indicate to commerce the chances of gain or loss of this enterprise. Two steam-vessels of 220 horse-power are to be added to the naval station of Bourbon. The Cassini is about to leave ; another will not be long in following it ; and these vessels, at the same time that they will co• operate in the service of the station, can realise the project so long dreamed of, of a regular communication between Bourbon and Suez. We applaud with all our heart the useful idea of the l)uke de Montebello, to make the forces of the State navy serve not only to the protection, but also to all that can contribute to the development of our maritime commerce and of our colonial industry." In the Con4lilulionnel of Saturday we find the fol lowing:— " The news from Persia, which 'nave arrived by Tre bizonde and Con s t an ti no ple, announce the defeat of Salar, Prince and Governor of Khoraean, by the troops of the Shah of Persia, under the orders of his son It is a defeat which will be sensible for the Go vernment of British India, which, it is said, supported the Government of lihoraean by its councils and sub sidies. Khoracan is, in fact, a province near Ilerat and Affghanistan, and is on the road which, from Persia, leads to the Punjaub and the English possessions of India. On the ascension of Mehemet Mirza to the throne of ' Persia, Russia excited this young sovereign to undertake an expedition against the man whom she represented to be a rebel governor. Salar, in spite of his treasures and the friendship of England, has just been vanquished. Persia and Russian influence thus approach the confines of India. It remains to be seen what will arise there from for the political relations of Persia with England. As for France, in spite of the treaty of commerce re cently concluded with Persia, and the residence of Count de Sartigues at_Teheran, it is not probable that her in fluence and commerce in those parts will gain much from all these events." The Prase publishes the following extract from a letter, dated Algesiras, 21st Nov. I have been this instant informed that Abd•el iiader has defeated the troops of the Emperor of Mo rocco, commanded by Muley Mahorned. The particulars of the engagement are not yet known. I will forward them to you the moment I receive them; but you may consider the news as certain. The Moors have, lam correctly informed, experienced a check. The Beni Anvers and Beni Ilachems, who survived the recent mas sacre of their tribes, and who had placed themselves under the protection of the French Consul at Tangiers, have not yet been able to embark for Oran, i n conse quence of - the formal opposition of the Emperor Abde rahman. Their position is wretched in the extreme. Our Consul at Malaga, M. Duboustet, performs frequent journeys to Melilla. lie lately proceeded thither in the brig-of-war Agile. Those excursions answer no pur pose, except to amuse the Spaniards of Melilla, who re ceive the agents of the Emir the moment the vessuls which bring ours have weighed anchor." There were rumours on the Bourse on Saturday of a split not only in the Ministry, but in the Con servative party, which is now regularly divided into two camps, one only of which supports AI GUIZOT. It was abo reported that NARVAEZ was about to quit Madrid, as MoN and PIDAL, who, with CHRISTINA, have been intriguing against; him, have, it is said, managed to secure a majority in the Cortes. The Simaphore de Marseilles of the Ist inst. an nounces that the Sanitary Board of Genoa, on being informed that a case of cholera had occurred on board the French Levant steamer Mentor, had decided that, until further orders, all vessels arriving at Genoa from the Mediterranean harbours of France should be denied free pratirel The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Friday, at 77f. 10c. ; New Loan, 76f. 75c. ; the Orlean s Rail -907f. 50c.; Havre, t r h oa e d F s i h ve are p s, e l r ,2 C l e 6 n f. ts 2 ., s l o l . . 1 . .. 11 7 0 5 n c ;i ; ), 492 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 563 f. 75c.; Avignon, 566 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 555 f.; Bordeaux, 490 f.; Bou logne, 385 f. ; Dieppe, 265 f.; B as l e, 167 f. 50c.; P ar i s and Strasburg, 421 f. 25 e.; Tour s an d N antes, 401 f, 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 402 f. 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 29. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE LONDON STOCK EXCLIANGE, DEC. 4. Boulogne and Arna, 15;i—N amur and Liege, 6 1 4 Northern of France , / 12%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 5%_ Sambre and Meuse, 71'2. PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMTTON, MONDAY. —The Jupiter. Captain Meeham, arrived this morning from the Veninsula, at nine o'clock. We have received letters of the 29th ult. from our Lisbon correspondent. The election of the Electoral Colleges took place on Sunday, the 28th, in all Portugal. The returns for Lisbon and the neighbouring districts, as far as they a majority o f 5,535 t o th e c t the eSeptemb r i s t as , w h o on l y po ll e d abr ai were is t s a known, agains 3,630. The Ministerial candidates were all withdrawn or defeated. Rumours were again current of the resignation of the Cabinet. The Duke of Saldanha had, by letters published in the Diario, fcrmally joined the Cabralz. Our Oporto letter of the 30th states the elections were carried by an overwhelming majority in favour of the Cabralistas. The mails were to leave Southampton by the eleven o'clock train.— Times. - The Apollo transport, with the sth Fusiliers, arrived at Bahia on the 17th of October, and sailed on the 21st for the Cape and Mauritius. ADULT DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTION, 26, RED LION SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY—From the recer.tly pub lished report of the above institution, for providing eta , ployment and teaching trades to the adult deaf and dumb, it appears that the operations of the committee on behalf of this afflicted pct. en of hu- unity have been attended with the most encouraging success, as far as the several pupils themselves are concerned ; but with regard to the financial portion of the charity, an expression of regret occurs that the available funds are considerably inade quate to the demands made upon them. Indeed it would seem, if the committee were enabled in this respect, the benefits of the institution could be very greatly aug mented. The pupils now maintained by the society are severally being taught the trades of shoemaking, tailor ing, &c., while the female inmates are in the course of instruction in useful needlework and general domestic duties ; and, with the aid of properly qualified hearing masters employed by the charity, the course of indus trial training in each respect progresses moat satis factorily. DEATH OF Ma. MURPHY, THE WEATHER PRO PHET.--Mr. Murphy, whose lucky predictions some few years since nearly cost Messrs. Whittaker, the publishers of his almanac, the destruction of their premises, owing to the rush of customers anxious to secure copies of his lucubration, died suddenly on Wednesday last, at his lodgings. Ile had just completed arrangements for the issue of an edition of his almanac for 1848, and was with his publisher, Mr. Effingham Wilson, in perfea health, only a few hours prior to his death. Mr. Murphy was, we understand, a disciple of Father Mathew. EMIGRATION.—Notice was issued on Saturday, at the New Zealand House, Old Broad-street, that on Thursday next, the 9th instant, the directors will be ' ready to receive tenders for the hire of a ship of not less than 400 tons, nor above 550 tons register, old measurement, to be ready to sail on the Ist of February, 1848, with passengers and stores from the port of Lon don, to the settlements of Plymouth, Nelson, and Wel lington, New Zealand. CANADA COMPANY.—Notice was issued on Satur day, at the office of the Canada Company, St. Helen's place, that a half-yearly general meeting of the proprie tors will be held on Thursday, the 23d instant, for the purpose of determining ma a dividend ; also, for the election of a director. MONEY and COMMERCIAL IN EWS. CITY, QUAIITER TO TfIIIIF,E. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was rather active. S.iles, 3,000 bales; of which 2,500 were American, at 4d. to 64d. per lb. Railway Shares were in limited request, at about the previous rates. The Corn Market has been again very firm to day. A small failure was announced in the Coal Market to day. The liabilities are about 15,0001, but as there is a prospect of aid we forbear mentioning the name. We understand that the number of bills which fell due on Saturday (the 4th of month), which were noted for non payment, were very small indeed. From the manu!acturing districts the accounts are again better this week. At Liverpool confidence is represented as having been very considerably restored. The Birmingham letters are gloomy, the demand for iron for railway purposes having very cousiderabl) increased. There is a very great demand for speller. At Hamburgh large purchases are reported on French account. There are not any late colonial arrivals announced to-day. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Coates and Co , which firm swpended:payinent some time past, is now being held to receive a statement of accounts, dm. The liabilities are 72,057/., and the assets, 35,4621 Messrs. Truetnan and Cook will, it is confidently ex pected, pay 20s. in the pound. Consols for the Account have fallen this morning from 861 to 86, and for to-morrow to 851 1. There has not been much business doing to-day. The premium upon Exchequer- bills is up to is. Bank Stock has improved to 189. In the Foreign Market the changes have been slight. Mexican has had a run of business at from 171 to 181. The other quotations have been in the Equador, at 18i; in Spanish Five per Cents. at 174 ; in the Three per Cents, at 294 ; and in the Belgian Four per Cents., at 90. Very few bargains were made in Railway Shares, and prices are steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 169 3 per Cent. Reduced Anattities ...... ... 84% 84 3 per Cent. Consols Anus BB3i % New 3M per Cent. AIIRS. 85 31 7 1 / 2 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 — Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 8 13-16 India Bonds under 1,0001.-- ....... .... 25 dis Consols for Account India Stock for Account 237 Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0004 64 7 p 500/. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Grenada, 1 per Cent. . ... 18% Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent.... 18 17% 18% 17% Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 2 2 3/ Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cents Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent BUSINESS DON/ , : IN RALLY WASIIAREg AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Pia sliAltl. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2%...... —..— to Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 10 .• .• Birmingnam & Oxford Junc... 15 Birmingham, W 01.,& Dadley 10 ... . 14 , A to Birreing., Wol., Sr Stour Tel. 10/.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction ... 7.% — • to Boston, Stand., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter D0., Thirds Buckinghamshire lO/. 4s to _. . .. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead 37% .... Ditto, Preference 8 Clarence. Do., let Class, 6 per Cent Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 20 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 15 ...... East Anglia, 251.& L. , E. aid L. &D. Ditto, 18/., E. & II lli Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 1 Eastern Counties Ditto, ditto (B) Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d.... Do., d 0.... N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... 3i die to Do., York Extension Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., Quarter Do., New Eastersn Union. .. .... .. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto., Thirds l3s. 48 — ...... to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... East Lancashire Ditto, New .. ........... .... . 13 Do., New Quarters East Lincolnshire 121, Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O — to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 2 1,i. — Edinburgh and Northern ... 22 1 ,...... Ditto, New 2 1, 42 Ditto, New port Ditto, ditto, New ... 1% ...... to Edinburgh and Perth Ditto, Extension ... 105....... ...... to --- Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to Ditto, New Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..B/. 6s. 8d... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ...... to Ditto, New Do. I A, Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% Great Northern ... 10 Do. London & York Exten. 2 1 ,4 — ..... to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 35 Great North of England 100 Ditto, New 40/. Ditto, New 301 ... 30 ... .. .. ... t o Ditto, New 151......•......... 1 1 / 2 ...... . ... to Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths Do. New 171 Huddersfield and Manchester 22 .. ... Ditte, Thirds Hull and Selby SO Ditto, Half Shares ' Ditto Quarter Shares .. 1214 — to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 15 -, Do. do. and Norwich - Do., do., Extension Scrip (late (Comb. and Ely) 21,4.-- Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds-- lO — - Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... ...... to Ditto, ditto ... 82 75% to Ditto Half Shares - 38 Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ... ... 0A.... to Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101.4 s 5% dis. to 5 dis. Do. Liverpool and Bury... 34 Do. (Rudders. and Shelf.) 33 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 47% — Do., West Riding Union ...41. 25..... Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto (B) 1 1 A Leeds and Bradford Leicester and Bedford Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manches. 37% — to Do., Branch % Shares 12% — to Ditto, New Branch (blue). 2% _ Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% — to Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2% Leeds and Tlii r s k ......... ..... 36 Ditto, New Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3 %..... Liverpool. Crosby, and South port. Liverpool, Manchester, and .Newcastle Junction. ..... ... 2% London fi,fc Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d — ..... to Ditto New, No. 1.. Ditto New, No. 2 4l. Ids. 4d.... .... to Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. Consolidated Eighths... 30 ...... Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...... -.. Do. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... Ditto Preference lBl 17. 2d... ...... to London and North Western..loo 155% to 15G Do. Quarter .....L. and B. 17 Do. do. New ..... .... ... ... 2 Do. do. Fifths ... 2 ..... 12A....., to Do. Quarters ...... ... G J. 25 Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 15 ...... Do. 40/. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... 61 Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 7%. .... 12% to Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 7% l2 ...... to Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western.. 41.. 6s 8d — Do. New Consolidated Bths. 40 Ditto New SOL...—. ...... 32%...,.. to , Ditto New 40/. ... ..... .. •. 26 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds 61. Hs. 4d... ...... to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine-. 27% — to Londonderry and Enniskillen 23% Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 3 11Linchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto % Shares (No. 1) ... 13 Ditto, ditto (No. 21 25 — to Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 7% ...... Ditto Grimsby2s — to Ditto, ditto.... Ditto, ditto Ditto, Sheffield, and Linc. 7 % ...... ManchesterandSouthampton 2 1 ,j — .... to Midiand 100 llO . .... to 110% Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 404 Shares Ditto, 50/. 5hare5.......... 10 ... . 9 Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... .. 88 Midland, CoAsol. Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent...loo 118%...... to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 34 Ditto ditto 71.95...... - Midland, Leices. and Swan mington (8 per ct.gua.).... 50 .... . DI idld. Great Western (Irish) 30 Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Chestertbrd 13 1 / 2 — „..... to Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and lieref. 4 - ....... to -- Norfolk _ Ditto New 201. 5 •• •• • • ...... - Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Nortlk 2 Do. do. Wavenev Valley... 2 .'ewry and Enniskillen ...... 7 A cwry, \Varrenpoint, and Rostrevor .iorthent Counties Union - North British Ditto Half Snares.. 12 1 ,. Do. Quarters 4 3 /4 4& ...... to - - Ditto. Extension ... - - Ditto Thirds North Staffordshire... .. ...... 7 1 6 7 l /4 As is to North Wales North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- verhampton Reading,Guildfd.,& Reigate 7th...... 7 to Royston and Hitchin ...... to Scottish Central Souttish Midland ......... 17 1 ,4 — ...... to Ditto, New .i;betlield, Rotherham, and . . Goole -hrewsbury and Birmingham 6 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. ➢lin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... .. - Ditto,Oswestry Ditto (New) 1 Slitewsbury and llereford ... '2 Shropi;hire Union South Devon ....... ...... Ditto. Preference South Staffordshire South Eastern and Dover 33 1 ,4 Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ... .. 6 11 4 54 ~. .. to 6 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, _ and Goole . Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Sun. Coal ...... .. 4 Climes Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1,4 — raw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 1 3 14.— to -- Waterford and Limerick ... .. 32 1 , q ..... Waterford,Wexford,Wieklw, . and Dublin - .... . to --- West Cornwall 4 - Whitehaven and Furness ll ..... Windsor, Stainas, and South _ . Western %Vilts,Somerset,&Wernoutli 30 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... 34 1 % to -- Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 . . . 31 1 / 2 1 ,4... to Do. North Shields Purchase 25 .. 3l . :.. ... to Do. Exten. No.l ( Y. & N.) 10 Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 York and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension .... - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes Boulogne and:Amiens 2O ..... 151 4 to 15 Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras 58. .... . Hatch Rhenish East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Great Southern of Madras Great Western Bengal 53. - Great Western Canada Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ..... —.. 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) - ••• •• to Madras Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... 1 ,4 — Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege......... l4 ...... ... . to Northern of France. Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d..... , 1% dia... to Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans... 2O Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg ..... . ..... 8 Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale l4 Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Landon, and Hasselt ... ... ~ 16 ....., ...... to Trinidad.. ........ ......... ..... 2% West Flanders 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. • Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial ..... ............ ........ 25 ••• - to Commercial of London London Joint Stock ..... ..... 10 London and Westininster. .. 20 Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld.'3s - _— Ditto, New National of Ireland 2 2 1,i — ..... to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New .. Union of Australia Ditto, New 2% to Union of London .. 10 Union of Madrid MINES. Anglo Mexican 100 Astrian Mining Company ... 11 ...... Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 British Iron Brazilian Imperial .... ..... 21 Cobra Copper Galvanized Iron Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. 3 LLOYD'S SIIIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 6.—Wind S.S.W.—It has blown a heavy gale, with violent squalls, all night, and this morning with much rain; it is now more moderate. OFF MARGATE, DEC. s.—lvy Green, St. Andrew's. DEAL, Dec. 4. Wind W.S.W. ; 5 W.S.W. to W.N.W., strong and squally.—Arrd. Ivy Green, McCul loch, St. Andrew's ; Jane, Fenney, Quebec ; Centurion, Hippenstall, ditto ; Eglintoun, Muir, ditto ; 5. Kelsick Wood, Berbice ; Elizabeth, Galloway, Jamaica; Pearl, of Liverpool, Havannah ; Prince of Wales, Brown, St. John's, New Brunswick; Ann, Quebec. Arrd. from the River, 4th, Fermaga, Bahia; Creole, Dominica ; Lady Raffles, Barbadoes ; Clifford, Jamaica ' • Jane, Sydney, New South Wales; Miranda, Antigua; Lady Constable, New Orleans; Agenoria, Charleston ; Broom, New Or leans. Put back, sth, Ann Rawkin, for New Orleans, and several others. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Wind W.S.W., blowing hard. —Arrd. William Stewart, Quebec. Put back, Medi ator, for New York. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 4.—Wind S.W.-5. Wind W.--Arrd. Minstrel Boy, Callao ; Constellation, St. Domingo ; St. Laurence, Brown, New Orleans ; Ark, Johnston, Charleston ; Premier, Inglis, Sheldiac ; Virgilia, Barr, Quebec ; Emigrant, ditto ; Hero, Grant, Bourry ' • Safeguard, Smith, Quebec. Sld. Columb us , P ernam • buco ; Eliza, Johnston, ditto; St. Vincent, St. Vincent; Choice, Jamaica ; Independence, New Orleans ; Hi bernia (steamer), Boston ; Margaret Ann, Newfound land. Put back Columbus, for Pernambuco, with loss of topmast and mainmast head ; Anna, for Monte Vi deo ; Choice, for Jamaica ; Bridgetown, for New Or leans ; and Great Britain, for St. John's, New Bruns- . wick. SCILLY, DEC. 3.—The Brandon, Galatz, to Falmouth, arrd. here to-day ; reports, on the 21st of November, having spoken the barque Baronet, of Kincardine, which had on board the captain and three hands of the ship Atlas, Cardiff to Bombay, taken off the same morning, about 15 deg. S.W. of this place, which vessel foun dered alongside, and it is feared that the remainder of the crew perished. BRISTOL, Dxe. s.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Sir Robert Peel, Quebec ; Courier, Payne, Bahia. A head board, marked " Ottawa," was picked up, 3d instant, off the Nash Point. Mem.—The Ottawa, Thrift, cleared 27th Oct., at Quebec, for Bridgewater, and has not yet ar rived. It blew very heavy all last night at W.N.W. PORT TALBOT, Dee. 4.—The Eagle is still on shore, and has sustained much damage, but is expected to be got off. COWES, DEC. s.—Wind W.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Elbe, Goble, Havannah. OFF PORTLAND, DEC. 2.—John Laird, Case. China. SHEERNESS, DEC. 3.—The Zephyr came off the Nore sand this morning, and proceeded for London. Dunkord, RAMSGATE, DEC. s.—The Point du J ou r,dwith damage for St. Brieux, has put in bore ! l eaky having been in contact with A vessel reported ai a ,r p u i s s o i t a cit g a te a n r i i o o ff t w D a u s n g t e o n ta e l s l s; k e d onGo o dwin crew n t h o i s s e dm ton i b n e g d d r u o r w i n n g e d a . heavy ygaltheeats.s. lv , a g L e r b d a o v n i n f g o r b e S e a n n t a i n M e a o r n t h t s a e , t off pt e et M Idnaem's p p T u h i n M a b r g r a e r ewti b Beachy Head. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—lt blew a severe gale here the whole of yesterday from the westward. PLYMOUTH, DEC. s.—lt blew a very severe gale at S.W. yesterday, but is now moderate. LYNN, DEC. 3.—The Symmetry has been got off shore apparently without damage. WIYENHOE, DEC. s.—The Diligence, arrived here, re ports a brig, of about 20 keels, sunk on the Gunfleet, with six or seven feet of the fore-yard to be seen at high water. A brig, schooner rigged, is sunk about half a mile from her. DUNNOSE, DEC. s.—lt has blown heavily all night, with violent gusts from the S.W.—A deep square top sail sloop, with large red mast head vane, a green streak, and painted green in board, with loss of boat, bulwarks, &c , and sails blown to pieces, was towed past this sta tion to-day at one P.M. LP/Enron, DEC. s.—The Wilson Kennedy, Yorbes, from Quebec, has arrived here waterlogged, having struck on Green Island. WEXFORD, DEC. 4.—The Elizabeth and An Waterford for this (port , go t on shore at Carnet fr t oin this roourgnbi7euarngdo i is s dimuscehbadragminagged, the weather bein g very London, arrived in the DEAL, Dec. 4.—TheDlotrnabtleor:day, 1 pipes of wine thrown froirasCofadbiosattso, cookhouse washed away, and 1 1 p r d heavy gale 28th ult. overboard, having e f x o p r e- s l i Z a e poreios h s a o s f p j u ib t b b o a o c m k with los s with The Mary Louisa, head and cutwater carried. away, having ith the Mar ghaerveintgmbeimeL,infocroutsaacnttain ded to Ramsgate. sth. A arCthhaa,nnwehlicwh vessel lost severe gale from t osed to be a Prussian galliot, rigging, &c., and has proec — e wsuepst;ard occurred last night. A vessel totally She was seen this morning w recked on the Goodwin Sands, and it is feared the crow perished . w i th foremos t .s tanding, but shortly afterwards di sap- • ibeLleacdehne), peared. A quantity of timber floating, supp4ed to - nava been part of her cargo, was fallen in with by the boats sent to her assistance. The outward bound rude out the gale apparently all w ell. Wind, at eight p.m., W.N. W., ithiderate. PEYENSEY, DEC. s.—The Addolorato, from London to Naples, was wrecked opposite 58 tower in this bay, and went to pieces in an iii.ur; nine men drowned; part of the cargo has been washed on shore. TIIEDDLETHORPE, NORTH SHIELDS, DEC. 5.--The Jersey Maid, of and for Jersey,. from Newcastle with coals), was stranded near Saltfleet last night, and tilled; the greater part of stores saved. SWANSEA, DEC. 4.—Arrd. Circassian, Curran, Cuba; Pearl, Roper. Cuba. SHIELDS, DEC. 4.—Arrd. Britannia, Quebec. Sid. Lahore, Bombay. BELFAST, DEC. 4.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrd. Shan non, Stacey, Quebec. FALMOUTH, DEC. s.—The Wannan and the Arab harp been surveyed, and must discharge. OFF SCILLY, DEC. 3.—Victory, of London, St. John's. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA CORN-EXCHANGE.-MOND.A.Y . Up to cur market last week, the arrivals of all kinds of Grain of home produce, especially those of Wheat Oats, Beans, and Peas, were on a very limited scale, the time of year considered. From Ireland and Scotland very little grain reached us ; while the imports from abroad were composed of 9,603 quarters of Wheat, chiefly from Russia; 240 ditto of Barley; 3,816 ditto of Oats; 229 ditto of Beans; 3,706 ditto of Peas;, and 180 ditto of Indian Corn. No arrivals of Foreign Flour took place from any quarter. From Essex, Kent, Cambridge shire, &c., the receipts of English Wheat fresh up to day, coastwise, as well as by land carriage, were very moderate, and the stands were scantily filled with samples of both red and white, owing to Which , and the increased attendance of both town and country buyers, the whole of whom were very short of stock. The trade, with all descriptions, was firm. at fully, but at nothing quotable boyond, the prices obtained on Monday last. At the close of bu siness good clearance had been effected. The quan tit y of really fine, or even good fortign Wheat on sho w Was trifling in the extreme, nearly the whole of the recent importations having been greatly out of condition, sin' which remark may be applied to most of the parcels now in warehouse ; however, the sale for those qualitiei was somewhat active, though we cannot call it brisk, at full currencies. All other kinds moved off slowly at late rates, at which holderswere somewhat firm. Notwithstanding the supply of English Barley was somewhat on the increase, most descriptions were in 10. proved request, and the prices were well maintained in every instance. For the best town Malt the demand was tolerably steady, at full prices. All other kinds met a dull inquiry at last week's figures. There were Yell few Oats on the market, nevertheless that grain wits by no means active. The quotations, however, paid on this day se'nnight were well supported, and serf few parcels were left over for Wednesday. he supply of English Beans was small; that of fore good. Most kinds were a slow sale at late rotes. ' kinds of Peas moved off somewhat steadily , a nd were well supported. Indian Corn, Meal, a nd Bye' flour were quite as dear. Flour was in moderate l'e• quest at full prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE . 6 - j o Wheat—Essex. & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • • • • CIO tO Red. 45s to 52s Oats—Yorkshire a nd 93I ‘ Ditto,White, New 45s 57a Lincolnsh., Feed. 211 Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... ••• .• 26 6 2 coin, Red..... 44s 46s Youghai and Cork, s . 04 Ditto, Whlte•. •• •• 46s 49s Black. ••••-• 1 I 6 Irish, Red •••••• .. —s —g Cork, prices White .•• • • 1 : 7 Ditto, White .. .. • • —8 —s Scotch, Feed: •• • • 2 " - 4 1 .... 40 5 :pi Rya—Old •.• • • • Beans —Ti c k 375 ,„11 New..• •• •• 311 34s Barley—Grimling..... 24s 29. Peas—Pitieroelyls......:.:.... 401 40 s Malting ......... 30s 31s Maple... ... ". .... 3611 I .° Chevalier •• • • ... 32s 33a White ..•. .. lialt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • "• 4 6 f 4 lB folk •••••••••••• 57s 59i Flour-LT own -insde .•• 41i 4 . 6 Brown •• •••••• 54s 56s Suffolk •••••• •• • • 3 61 Kingstonand Ware 59s 61s. Stockta & Norfolk 3 . 11 "I 435 11 SZVIXTHPIELD. The following imports of live stock from abroad took place in the port or London last week :-- 616 From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. ro C*lir, Rotterdam - 32 Hamburgh ,467 Harlingen .. lO7 ... ••• -... ••• 5 ... 22 ---- - --- Total 666 ... 3,052 ... 37 ••• 133 con!' At the outports, the arrivals have been small, on a parison of weeks, viz., 800 head of each kind of goes, beel l mostly from Germany. The general quality has very inferior. With fOreign stock we were very fiesnn supplied, the numbers consisting of only about 32. Beasts, 600 Sheep, and 50 Calves; yet the den3al3ol; from most of the animals being exhibited in very poci condition, was heavy, and a total clearance was no effected, although the importers wou ld willinglybe" accepted lower prices. The arrivals of Beasts fresh AP this morning from our large grazing districts, viz.,iu colushire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, com prised about 1,65 0 sh ort ' horns, from the eastern, western, and midland counties, 900 Herefords, runts.. Devons, Irish beasts, &c.; from other parts of England. 900 of various kinds; and from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the bullock sup plies was derived from abroad and the neighbourho od of the metropolis. Owing to the very unfavourabl e state of the weather for slaughtering, and the caution manifested on the part of the butchers in effecting pur chases, we have to report a very inactive demand for all kinds of Beef, although the bullock supply was by no means large, the time of year considered, and lass week's quotations were with difficulty supported. The highest figure for the best Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs. 111 the general quality of the beasts a decided improveme n j was noticed, yet it was not first•rate. The supply Sheep was on the decrease, compared with that silo" * on Monday last. For all breeds the demand w as in sluggish state, but we can notice no actual decline to prices. Prime old Downs sold at from 56 to 56 2d: Half-breds, 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. With Calves W* were scantily supplied; nevertheless, the Veal trade we: in a very dull state, at late figures. Prime stnall Porker sold at full prices. Otherwise the Por k trade was Yell c l o a a rg rs e e o:: :: 3 3 1:1 Per 11114. to sink the offal. d. to I. d. s. A. to a.i. Inferior Beasts-- 210 3 4 • Second quality ditto 4 0 A .. P Lar m ge e ie r c i ond quality -•— 3 6 3 5 Coarse-woolleddltto 4 d 41 , Prime Scots . . 4 4 6 2 LSoaurgtleidliowognilir.u.th..e.r. 5 4 3 0 1: : Prime small ditto Suckling Calves 2O 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs, —lB o 23 . Inferior Sheep .. SUPPLY AT MARKET. I ril o &least.. 1 Sheep Calves. l. 3,657 I . I 37 24,090 1 97 NEWGATX AND I.3IIA.DEIVRATAI. From Scotland, as well as from most distant parts of England, the arrivals of Meat up to these markets, since Monday last, have been tolerably extensive, notwith standing the prevailing unfavourable state of the weather. The supplies on offer, killed in the metropo, have been somewhat extensive; but a large portion o f them has been exhibited i n very inferior condition. For all descriptions the demand has ruled extremely inactive. at a general decline in the q uotations of 2d per 81be. Several packages of Meat have been received Iron! Hamburgh, and about 600 carcases of Foreign, slaughtered here, have been on offer. At per 'tone by the Carcase. s, d. to s. • . 3 2 3 s. d. to s. d. 11 ee f,inferior.•,.• -- middling • • - middling.. .• 3 10 6 4 9 , --prime large .• . 9 3 4 3 6 ---- prime •• 3 4 1 : —.—prime small 1 5 : Veal .••• • • . • - small •••• • • • • . f L a mb. Os Od t• Os Od. - Bosun:raiz AND sprrnxxximaps. Coastwise, only moderate supplies of potatoes have come to hand since Monday last ; but those •by railway have been good ; and 220 tons have arrived . from Ho l• land and Germany, together with uest,:at somewhat 135 baskets from Oporto. Fine qua lities are in good. req improved currencies ,• and the value of all other in is well supported:— York Regents,_ 120 s to 130 s-; Kent and Essex Regents, 1003 to 130 s ; ditto, Blues; 1101 to 120 s; ditto Kidneys, 1 . 103 to 1205; ditto Shaw's, 1002 to 1205; Wiabeach Regent's, 1003 to 1108; ditto Shaw's. 95s to 100 s; Dutch Whites, 4fis to 60s ; Scotch ditto. 90s. to 100 s. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Since our last report the finest parcels of new flops have been in moderate request at full prices. In all other kinds exceedingly little business is doing, and ets. the q uotations are with di ffi culty supported. Sussex pock 21 14s to 3/ 3s; Weald oKent ditto, 2/ 16s to 3 1 101 Mid and East Kent ditto, 6/ 51 per cwt. WOOL. During last week 500 bales of Wool came to boa from Sydney, 300 ditto from Hobart Town, 300 ditto from Odessa, and 200 ditto from various other quarterS• In the private contract market very little business 1 doing in any kind of Wo ol, the p rices of which, 044 to the pressure of supply, are barely maintained. TALLOW. We have to report a very steady demand for Wi le kinds of Tallow, and, in some instances, rather more money has been paid for very fine qualities, which. 1 the spot, have produced from 45s 3d to 4.5 s 6d pe r il". For forward delivery the deman d is b y no means Rough Fat 2s Bkd per 81bs. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the Vzcz-CuAxcELLoit of ENGLAND.) THE ATTORNEY.GENDIAL C. GRAINGER. CUBIST'S HOSPITAL V. GRAINGE.B. , . The arguments in these ca ses, which have alresaf occupied the Court several day s, were resumed The The facts of the case may be thus shortly stated. i, gentleman of the name of John Kendrick, of 'the city o f London, draper, by his will, executed on . the 29th c) ,, December, 1624, bequeathed 7 500/. to the nutyor &el' burgesses of Reading, and directed them, out of bat sum, to purchase land worth 50/. a year, , the rent ° which was to be paid to his sister for life, and, death, to the overseers of the poor of the town, to be distributed among the poor of t he place in the manner therein described. Another por tion of the money was to be applied in the purchase eft! plot of ground, and the erection of a workhouse, to O f occupied by such persons as should be appointed by th e , corporation for employing and handling the stock o f after her money which be left for that purpose. And he directed that the residue of the fund should be empleYed ja as clothing, either in making coloured o r white cloths, the times should require, and also in working "'°°l, hemp, flax, iron, grinding Brazil wood and other stuffhs for dyes, as the corporation should seem expedient' The testator concluded by declaring that if the corporation should omit, neglect, or fail to perform the premises gie cording to his will, onshould not employ the f iled tic' cording to intent and meaning of his said devise, for the good of the poor, and such neglect should continuo for year, it was his will that the legacy thence be void, frustrate, and of no effect, and shoo be paid by the corporation to the mayor, commons.T and citizens of London, for the use of Christ's 1100' o f 7,50 a A.!. r. ~~ s ex ~, ~~y