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On Saturday. the 11th inst. , re vised and corrected, price 215., A SECOND EDITION OF PA D D I A N A; or, SCRAPS and SKETCHES of IRISH LIFE. By the Author of " The Hot-Water Cure." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, NEW WORK BY WA T IIF TERLOO, A HOR OF " STORIES OF Just ready, in 3 vols. post !Ivo., R I AN O'L INN; OR, LUCK IS EVERYTHING. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq. Author of " Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sports of the West," &c. Richard Bentley, Sew Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every WEDNEIDAY, at One o'clock, (instead of Tuesday and Friday, al hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully r3quested to be addressed. Al Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day pre gious to their being offered ; and winces of results will be fdrwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds lame dlatelv disposed of according to instructions. N.B. Sales and purchases of all descriptions of stock and shares effected by private contract, every day, as usual. offices, tiall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY]IiARKET. Un ler the Management et Mr. D. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, H. Vanden- Doff; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. After which the drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. rarren ; Drayton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Bendel: Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Seymour. To be followed with the Farce of CONFOUNDED FOREIGN ERS. Characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Hudson, Ranger; Mrs. L. S. kat kingham, Mrs. Stanley, and Miss Carre. To conclude with a new and original Farce, called WHO'S MY lIIISBAND ? Doctor Mull, Mr. Tilbtuy ; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. a. Buc kingham ; Sally Starch, Mrs. llumby. Atage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to eommenee at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. finder the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, called GABRIELLI ; yr, the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol. Mr. Boyce ; Major Dunmore, Mr. Worrell; Marques di Mind°, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Hal *fixer Valdarno, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit. lir. Wright ; Illadaras Celeste ; Slows D'Ossuna, Miss Brooks. To be followed by a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE *ACT. After which, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO RE SOLD !the property of the late William Shakapeare), Inquire Within. Cha aacters by Messrs. Wright, Cnllenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed Ilbrd, Mrs. Laws, &0., &c. To conclude with the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTa WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, Mr. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard ; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Mary White, Hiss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, Min Emma Harding. To conclude with A NABOB F , lll AN 110 L —B. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, le. Pnors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Tehtris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Comic Drama called PEGGY GREEN. -After which, THE RING DOVES. .To be followed by a Casale Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. To eoncinde with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX Principal eharaoters by Mr. Barley, Mr. Buclustone, and Mrs. Mac. Damara. Dross Boxes, is. ; 'Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, es. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Mobile every day, from Ten till SU. The Interior of the House has been entirety re-designed by Mr. W. Mradwell of the Colosseum. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRIDAY EVENING. Will be presented the Comedic Vaudeville of LE PREMIER MALADE. After which, LE CHEF-DCEUVRE INCONNU. To concludetwith LE REVEIL DU LION. A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of M the pieces which will be produced during the season, may be had at r. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Boa-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, from II to 5. - ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, Davidge-terrace,Kensingten-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the First and Second Acts of the HE ze BOND %d lebrate Opera of TIAN. Principal characters by Messrs. H. liorncastle, Rafter, Maynard, Janes, D. W. King, and Attwood ; Miss Poole, Mrs. K. Hughes, and To conclude with the Farce of LOVE, LAW, and PHYSIC. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the Principal Librarians ; and at the Box-seize of tke Theatre, which is open daily front Ten until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'6 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The'arand Syectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entire:y new Scenes in the 'Arena, by the talented Artistes of Ike t.Ft.tblishment, in tLe various modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THE WHITE FARM. Box-office open from 11 till 5 Acting and stage Manager. Mr. W West. MEETING of PA RL IAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTAnY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. . 4 ,* Orders received by all Nervsmen, and at the Sun office, 112, Strand. :!IL WEATHEIL—Stx Orricm, DEC. 7. MARX ;METER, Lowest, 40; Highest. 49 ; Noon, 40 BAROMETER, 28.9.—K1ND W.; hazy. 111 , 411 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Iforninz.. 26 ndiutes after 1. Evening .. 46 rninntcs tfter 1. LOND , )N, TUESDAY. DFcEMBER 7, 1847. The House of Commons was last night occupied in the discussion of the recently-introduced measure for the prevention of crime and outrage in Ireland. The debate was not founded on the second reading of the Bill, but upon one of those ingenious devices by which the forms of the House are made use of to obstruct the progress of business, and converted to a Purpose very different from that contemplated when they were originally framed. It is just and fitting that a small minority should be enabled to defeat any attempt to obtain by surprise the legislative sanction to a controverted principle, and to secure a proper hearing for all those anxious to be heard in opposition thereto previous to its adoption. But those pri vileges should only be brought into operation on rare and extraordinary occasions, and when there is some unfair advantage sought for by the pro moters of the measure under consideration, and which, therefore, it h desirable, under any circum stances, to postpone until a better attendance of Members shall insure that the propositions which may be adopted are in accordance with the deliberate opinions of the majority of the House. If those forms are, however, to be resorted to on every occa sion—if an inconsiderable minority are to be thereby enabled to defeat the wishes of the great majority, and to delay the progress of any measure to which they may be opposed—a necessity may arise for a revision and alteration of those regulations which, when moderately used, are exceedingly valuable, but, when abused, become positive nuisances. Every ptorecaution bas been adopted by the Legislature i_ Proper insure that every measure should receive :twice beforep sha i r t e of attention.. .A Bill must be read it forms aocl goes into Committee ; on each reading egi cas t n at b e e subject of discussion, and may on either rejected. It must then come before a Com mittee the whole House, when each clause is to Th e l : l yp report considered, pwohr t of t h e and Committeethe is details discussed. then to be brought veto; another debate may take place. This is re l the third reading, and on the question that the o ll s h Those with . are, surely, abundantly sufficient ttol do p ass. additional tee that no measure can be smuggled throu gh d ebates are guaran out due investigation. But if to take place on every occasion that the order day is read, the proceedings will be intermi:arvll°f the whole business of the nation brought to a stand _ and still. The Hon. Member for Limerick (Mr. J. O'Co a . BELL) last night adopted this course, and in the ab sence of Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN moved an amendment to " the order of t he day." We regret to find that a very great change has taken place in the feelings of the Hon. Member with respect to the Bill since its introduction in the preceding week. Then " he Was greatly and agreeably disappointed at the ex position he had just heard of the Bill. He had been prepared on entering the House that night, acting on . What: he had heard out of doors, to oppose what it fiall bselilptimated to him would be a severe and etiliwintinbasure. He was glad to have to thank the ro Right Hon. Baronet (Sir GEORGE GREY) for the Bill he had proposed. He could not pledge any Hon. Member, he could only speak for himself; and while he would not say that at another period he would accept the Bill, he could not now see any reason why they should refuse the usual courtesy, or oppose the Bill being laid on the table and read a first time." We know not what may have taken place in the interval—in what manner his memory may have been stimulated as to certain gratuitous pledges, uttered in another assembly, " of dying on the floor of the House before he would allow a mea sure of coercion to be carried." Whatever may have been the causes of the change, he was last night ani mated by a very different spirit,—" he was only able to recognise one single point of which he could ap prove, and that was the clause giving power to the Lord-Lieutenant to enable him to send additional police into dis turbed districts. The other provisions of the Bill were so unconstitutional and arbitrary, that he should oppose it, not only at this stage, but at every future stage of its progress ;" and so far from " thank ing the Right Hon. Baronet for the Bill he had pro posed," or " not seeing any reason why the usual courtesy should be refused," he wasted the entire evening in his opposition "to the reading of the order of the day." The Hon. Member for Tralee was scarcely more consistent than his brother, nor very happy in the lecture he thought fit to read the Hon. Member for Mayo, for what he termed a change in the opinions he put forward in the early part of last year. Last week, in addressing the House on the first reading of the present Bill, he himself said, " He should certainly not offer any active opposition to the measure which the Right Hon. Baronet had asked leave to bring in. It was so little a stretch of constitutional principle that he considered the House ought to assent to its introduction, and give it a first reading ;" and subse quently, that " with a good Landlord and Tenant Bill, he did venture to believe that, after all, no great exception need be taken to the measure brought for ward in the present session." Last night, "He felt deep'shame and humiliation that an Irish Member should now rise in that House and advocate doctrines which twenty months ago he had repudiated with scorn and indignation." And again—" He would give the measure the most determined opposition in every stage, because, though he would do everything in his power to repress crime, he could not, on the part of the people of Ireland, consent to a violation of the Constitution such as it proposed, without some adequate advantage in return." Surely changes have taken place in the circumstances of the country, and there is such a difference between the measure proposed when the Member for Mayo put forward the sentiments referred to and that now before the House, to justify the Hon. Member in taking a very different view, and pursuing a different line of conduct; but we cannot discover anything, either in the circumstances of the nation, or in the Bill itself, to warrant the great alteration that is apparent in the opinions of the Member for Tralee between the 29th of November and the 6th of December in the present year. It would be improper to close our observations on the debate of last night without expressing our entire approval of the manly and straightforward addresses of the Hon. Members for Meath and Mayo (Messrs. H. GRATTAN and DILLON BRowNE). If the Irish representatives generally followed a similar course, they would find themselves possessed of much greater weight in the House, and that more attention would be paid to the suggestions they might think proper to offer. We trust that many will follow the example thus afforded, and in like manner earn for themselves the ut.qualified approbation of the House and the country. We are rejoiced to observe that there is a very practical character in the first report, just.blished, of the Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners. The information accumulated in this most interesting Par liamentary document is precisely of that description which is best calculated to confirm all preceding im pressions as to the necessity for the interposition of the Legislature, though there is ample room for the continuance of the inquiries which have been so ably commenced in the official apartments of Gwydyr House, 'Whitehall. " Much has been done, but more remnins to do," could never be pronounced with such peculiar veracity as in reference to the labours of ROBERT GROSVENOR, Of EDWIN CHADWICK, Of SOUTH WOOD SMITH, Of RICHARD OWEN, and of LAMBERT JONES. They have only drawn a pail rul the oc:an of those social grievances which are perpetually increasing the sufferings of the people, and decimating the most populous districts of the United Kingdom. They have, nevertheless, tes tified, by an extraordinary amount of additional in formation, that although the average duration of life is, in Condarut, 18 years, in Sologne, 22 years, and in Holland 25 years, whereas in England it amounts to somewhere about 29 years, there are a surprising multiciplicity of evils prevalent in the last-mentioned country, by the removal of which evils the destruc tiveness of disease would be marvellously diminished. The principal portion of the fifty-two pages, com prising this preliminary report, is devoted to the narration of facts end the enumeration cf statistics bearing immediately upon the ravages effected throughout the metropolis during 1831 and 1832, by the perillous agency of the Asiatic Cholera, ex plaining in particular the most notorious character istics of that virulent and pestilential epidemic, such, for example, as the circumstance of its invariably following the course taken by putrescent drains, not merely in these islands, but from one extremity of the continent to its opposite. The Commissioners demonstrate by the evidence elicited from very com petent authorities, that the Cholera is not merely alto gether of as uncontagious nature, but that the most prominent fact proved throughout its ravages is, that the vast majority of its victims are individuals whose constitutions have been impaired by the constant in halation of the noxious gases reeking from uncovered cesspools and other receptacles of - feculent matter. Better, indeed, than the most beneficial remedies afforded by the Pharmacopoeia, not only for the prevention of death by Asiatic Cholera, but for the dissipation of more ordinary and not less destruc tive maladies, such as scrofula, consumption, bron chitis, typhus fever, and the whole catalogue of syrnotic affections, are such simple precautionary measures of cleanliness as the improvement of the present ventilation of our households and the re arrangement of the existing system of sewerage. Thy information here gathered together by the Sanitary Commissioners, in allusion to the drainage of the metropolis, is, perhaps, the most important information of a sanitary character that has yet been submitted for consideration to the two Houses of nrliament. The indisputable superiority in drain age of the oval or egg-shaped channels over the angular or flat-bottomed excavations formerly made, are shown not merely by verbal evidence, but by explanatory diagrams. The necessity for sufficient supplies of water, whether from land springs, from the fall of rain, or from that furnished by the vari ous water companies, is demonstrated beyond all contradiction. But the most remarkable facts con nected with this subject are, that the smaller the branch-drains are, the more effectual is the drainage, and that with the diminution of the cost of their construction, the simultaneous diminution of the chances of pestiferous exhalations are inseparable. This is the kind of information which is the most likely to obtain the attention of the public, and to excite the activity of the local authorities. It is proved, for example, before the Sanitary Commis sioners, that the sewer of communication which has been laid down under the pavement of Langley-court, Long-acre, would have been immeasurably more efficacious if constructed as a six-inch tubular drain, instead of an ordinary sewer of five feet six inches high, by three feet wide—a difference of magni tude which would have entailed a difference of expense such as 5/. 17s. 6d. less per house, or an aggregate reduction of just 991. Th e i mprove d con dition of th e b yways of if m a nner our cities i s s h own, there fore, tendency, n r e dy , e to uo be in only a d carriedonble out of a mos t economic wit i h prop er a tt ent i on to the rules of architecture an nafrrorowed on hydraulics. The question becom e s bee principles of every additional investigatio n ; and p r otracted interval has expired in th e career e of e le t r h Y new Commission established at Whitehall thee alternatives which will be submitted to the dif ferent parishes throughout the kingdom will be something after this effect : Shall we expend our parochial moneys in drains or in coffins ; in the maintenance of hospitals, dispensaries, and other eleemosynary establishments of a similar cha racter, or in abattoirs and wash-houses ; in affording opportunities for swelling the tables of morbility and mortality, or in calling for the publication of returns to show the sanitary advancement of the population ? Accounts from Vienna of the 28th ult. announce the appearance of the cholera in the circle of Tar nopol, in Galicia. The trial of the Polish conspirators at Berlin was brought to a close on the 3d instant. Louis Misito- SLAWNEI, WLADISLAS KOSINSKI, FELIX SODOWdLI, SEVERIN ELZANOWSHI, STANISLAS LOBODSKI, FLO RIAN CEYNAWA, and JOSEPH KLESZCZTNSKI were sentenced to death as traitors, others to various terms of imprisonment in fortresses, and eighteen were acquitted. It is said that the Duke of MODENA has abandoned his claims on the territory of Lunigiana to the Grand Duke of TUSCANY, from whom he has ac cepted a pecuniary compensation. On the 27th the King of SARDINIA signed the Organic Law of the Municipalities and of the Pro vincial Councils. Madrid papers of the 2d inst. have arrived. The debate on the Address was continued in the Cham ber of Deputies on the 27th and was again adjourned. In the course of it Senor CoRTINA uttered a furious philippic against the Pacheco Ministry, and attacked the present Ministry also, for professing to observe a neutrality as regarded the amendment to the Address. Several Carlists, said to be the remains of TRIS. TANY'S baud, have been arrested in Catalonia. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. On Saturday Sir STRATFORD CANNING left Paris for Berne, taking Neufchatel ea route. He is the bearer of the English copy of the note by the Great Powers, and is the representative of Great Britain at the conference on the affairs of Switzerland. Count DE COLLEREDO, the Austrian Ambassador to Russia, is to be the representative of Austria, and N. BOIS LE COMTE will represent France. The rumour of a split in the Cabin2t continues to gain credence, but is said that no modification will be made in the Government until after the meeting of the Chambers. The gerant of the National, M. DELANOCHE, was on Saturday condemned to one year's imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 8,000 francs, for publishing an article containing an offence against the KING, and an adhesion to another form of Government. The Three per Cents were done in the Passage de l'Opera on Sunday at 77f. 22ic. MARSEILLES, DEC. I.—Marseilles and Avignon, 503 f. 75c.; Northern, 570 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 6. Boulogne and Amiens, 15—Dutch Rhenizh, 2 1 4—Namur and Liege, 04—Northern of France, 121—Orleans and Bordeaux, s%—Over Yssel, 1 1 4 dis.—Paris and Lyons, 6 —Sambre and Meuse, 7 1 4—West Flanders, 114. 4 ,1 ? • • . • , • _ .^4llllllllk ZE'br. . I E 'Rr • nos D „„, - THE SIIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1847. SWITZERLAND. It will be seen by reference to our Parliamentary report of last evening, that Mr. Bernal Osborne in quired of Lord Palmerston whether any reports had been officially received from Switzerland, pointing to the non-necessity of an intervention on the principles contemplated; to which the Noble Lord replied, that information had been received that the civil war in Switzerland was at an end, and consequently that the cause for intervention was tit tln end also, which was received with cheers by the House. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAT DZAZILETS. SmITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3112 s ; Clover, ditto, 31 lOs to 41 12s ; and Straw, 11 38 to 11 8s; per load. Trade very dull, at about last week's quo tations. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31. 141 ; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 4/10s; and Straw, 114• to 11 lOs per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. WHITECHATEIL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ Bs . to 81 12. ; Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 15s ; and Straw, 3s,to 1/ 9s per load. Supply good, and trade very _. ;,.. COLONIAL. SUGAR.--The market for British Plantation continues steady, 700 hhds having been sold without material alte ration from previous rates. The public sales have com prised 3,400 bags Bengal, 300 bags Madras, and 1,800 baskets Java. The Bengal was chiefly disposed of at a reduction of is to 2a per cwt ; low grey to mid yellow Benares. at 34s to 37s ; with low to good white at 39s to 45s 6d ; but i r the Madras was bought in at 30s, being about the relative value, and the Java was mostly taken in, a few lots only being realised at 37s to 39s for brown; with grey and low white at 4ls to 43s 6d, which are easier terms. Privately a cargo of Java, of about 500 tons, has been sold afloat for delivery here, but the price has not transpired. The quantity of British Plantation landed in L a ndon this year, to the 30th ultimo, was 96,024 hogsheads 13,451 tierces, against 67,742 hogsheads 8,888 tierces to the corresponding period of last year. The consumption has been 74,604 hhds 10,414 tierces, being an increase of about 4,000 hhds and 1,000 tierces compared with last year, The stock is 27,776 hhds 3,745 tierces, against 9,779 hhds 1,124 tierces, at the corresponding date of 1846. The consumption of Havannah and other foreign sorts, as well as of Maui itius, shows au increase ; but in Ben gal and East India there is a decrease. COFFEE.-638 bags 36 casks Plantation Ceylon at auction consisted chiefly of small lots out of condition, which sold at low prices, whilst the sound portion was withdrawn above the market value, with the exception of a few lots of fine quality, which brought fully pre vious rates. The stock of British Plantation in London is larger than at this time last year; that of foreign is smaller, as well as that of East India. The consumption exhibits no increase upon the whole. Rust.—The stock in London on the 30th ult. was 17 791 puns, 4,011 hhds, against 13,629 puns, 2,387 hhds at the same date last year. The quantity landed shows an increase, but there has also been a decided in crt ase in the consumption. lircE.-3,372 bags Bengal at auction was held for higher prices, good white being taken in at 13s 6d, and yellow cargo at 11s 6d per cwt. TALLow.—P. Y. C. is 41s per cwt on the spot, and Town 49a 6d per cwt. TEA.—The market is steady, but the public sales coining on check business. TOBACCO.—There has been less business done during the last month than was expected, sales not having ex ceeded 860 hhds. The trade purchased almost as in need, and demand for export having been much less animated than was generally anticipated, the very late importation has also influenced many purchasers to postpone their usual supplies, and it is therefore reasonable to presume that transactions would have been much more extensive had the im portation net been delayed to so late a period, and buyers being deprived of making their usual assort. ments. Good and fine descriptions may be considered stationary as respects prices, but mid to ord, both Vir ginia and Kentucky, are rather more in favour of buyers. Imports, 1,858 hhds. Deliveries, 1,367 hhds, against 1.707 in the corresponding month of 1846. Stock, 27,804 hhds; against 32,826 hhds in 1846. : T. - TESTI! RDA Y. Harraton Main ...... ... 16s Od ke i rgal l it i4l VA ?Si Braddyll's Hetton ... 21s 6d Crawford .. .... 18s Od East Hetton Haswell 2l. 3d Hetton . lieepier Lambton Lumley Murton Russell's Hetton i Shotten Stewart's Caradoc ..... .. .. Cowndon Hartley Adelaide Tees - 20s 601 Denison l9s 0(1 South Durham l9s 9d Tees West Hetton 2OB Od Blaengwaur Steam 4. Ilartley Netherton 17. 9d James& Aubrey's Stone3Os Od Llangcnnech lBs Od 172—sold, 107. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady. Sales, 3,500 bales, of which 2,500 were American, at 41d. to 6d. per lb.—Railway Shares were firm, but there was not much doing. There is an entire absence of Foreign or Colonial news of any general importance this morning. At Lloyd's, and at the Insurance Companies, there are many fears entertained of very severe losses by the gales of the last few days. At sea the impression is that the wind was terrifically strong. Only a few dis asters are as yet placed on the list of ships disabled or driven on shore by the hurricane. It was announeed yesterday afternoon that the old private banking house of Weston and Young in the Bo rough, was about to wind up at the close of the year. Mr. Young, the surviving partner (we believe) has lost his son, and having ample means, after a long life of ac tivity and usefulness, is desirous now of retiring, that, for the remainder of his days, he may enjoy his otium cum dignitate. The West India mail is now due. The letters are looked for anxiously, as by it some accounts may may come to hand how the failures here have affected the position of owners of properties in the Islands. A very heavy market prevailed early this morning for the Public Securities. Consols for the account receded to 851, but they have since rallied to 86 ; and from 85 to 851 1 for immediate Transfer. There have not been any extensive transactions entered into. Exchequer bills opened at 75., and are now at 4s. premium. Bank Stock has just declined from 189 to 187. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have only varied from 85i- to 852. The quotations of the :Foreign Funds have remained steady to day. Mexican Five per Cents. are quoted at 171. Portuguese Four per Cents., for the Account, at 221 ; the Three per Cents. at .29trand the Four- and• a-Half per Cents. at 904- The Belgian Four per Cents. are at 84. The Railway Share Market is rather fiat to-day. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. • (From the Offieial List.) Bank Stock - - 188 1 % 189 187 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. ... 83% ti 84 3 per Cent. Consols Ann, 86% 85 85% New 3% per Cont. Ants. Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 B% Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 13-16 India Stock Do. Bonds, 10001 .. 26 di, South Sea Stock 9 2 1,4 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 500/. Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto for the Account 22% Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 29 1 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4lh per Cent ...... Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates BUSLNESS DONE IN B.AILY WASHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID, Pia SWAIM. Aberdeen Amber., Notti n g., Boston, &c. 2N to . , Ayrshire and Galloway 2% to Belfast and County Down .. 10 -..— • to Birmingham & Oxford June-. 15 Birmingham, W 01.,& Dudley 10 .. • to Birming., Wol., & Stour Val. 101.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.. Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter . 75 ...... Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire.. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 • — to Chester and Holyhead__ ..... 37%..... . 21%., to Ditto, Preference 8 Clarence. ' - 78 .... to Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - • ... to Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 20 - Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 15 ...... East Anglia, 251.& L , E. aad L. & D. Ditto, 18/., E. &H. ls ....e. Ditto, 31. 108., E. & H... 1 Eastern Counties Ditto, ditto (B) ... ...... ... 20 " — Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2,61. 133.4 d... Do., York Extension Do., Northern & Eastern SO Do., Quarter •-• ....... .... . 12 tA,„ .„ _ to Do., New ...., ra East ersn Union ........... .... .. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% — " to Ditto., Thirds ..............13s. 4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... East Lancashire Ditto, New .... ....... ..... . 13 Do., New Quarters East Lincolnshire 124.,... Edinburgh and Glasgow. 5O ' 45% to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%. Edinburgh and Northern ... 22%...... Ditto, New..... ... ......... ... 3% — ...... to Ditto, New p0rt..... 9 14 — ...... to Ditto, ditto, New ... 2 1 4 — ...... to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ....... to --- Ditto, New ... . a ... .. .. ... ... 2% — ..... to Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 6s.Bd — .. ... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Ditto, New _ _ Do. IA Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% -.. ... to - Great Northern-. ..... ........ 10% 4%..... to - Do. London & York Eaten. 2% - - „,.. to - Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 35 - to - Great North of England 100 - - Ditto, New 401 - 5 Ditto, New 304.. ...... ...-.... 30 ... - Ditto, New 151.......... . . .... 1 1 ,1 - . „. to - Great Western B5 - Ditto, Half Shares 50 - ;4 to - Ditto,Ditto Quarter Fifti Shares . 20 15 23 % to - Do. Nen, - 17/ ... ...... ' 7 .:.... 7% to ,- H u dd ers field and Manchester 22 .. _ - Di tte, Thirds 7 - to Hull and Selby ' 6O .....„ - - Ditto, Half Shares - ...... to - Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% - to - Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 15 - to - Do. do. and Norwich - - to - Do., do., Extension Scrip (late (Comb. and Ely) 2% - to - Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 - - Do., Thirds lO ...... - - Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 9 3 - ~.... to - Ditto, ditto - - Ditto Half Shares - ..... to - Ditto Quarters 14% - to - Ditto Fifths 8 - Ditto Sixteenths ........... 64 — ..... to - Ditto Thirds ( Reg.) ... 104 4 s - - Do. Liverpool and Bury... 34 - . ... to - Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 33 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 4 7 1,1 - - Do., West Riding Union ...41. 25..... 2% dis to - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 Do., do., Half Shares (A) o - to - Ditto ditto ..............(B) 11 4 - Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... 91%..... to 92% Leicester and Bedford ..... Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchu. 371,4 - - to - Do., Branch % Shares l2lh Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2% - Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% - Le D eds o. - - to - , a N n e d w T E hi x rs t k en....( .. l 3 . io ... k . ) .. ..... 3 2 6 % 21 .... . to - Ditto, New . 17%..... - ...... t o - Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. .... - ...... to _ Liverpool. Crosby, and Sent h port. ... 2 - to - Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction ... 2% - to - London ik 131ackwa11...16/. 138. 4d....... - - Ditto New, No. 1.. 6 - to - Ditto New, No. 2 4/. 13s. 4d.... - .... to - Do. Extension ...... . . ....... 17 1 ,1 ...... to - Lona; - Dngirt., it 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... 8% to - Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... - ...... to - London and North Western..loo 155 Do. Quarter ......L. and B. 17 - to - Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 - Do. do. Fifths - Do. Quarters ..... „.. G. J. - 25 Do. 40/. Shares.....L. 4 M. lb - - Do. 40/. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... - - Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 7S• •••• - - Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 7% Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 - London and S. Western.... 41.. 6s 8d 55 - Do.NewConsolidatedBths. 40 - to - Ditto New 501. - Ditto New 404 ........... .. 26 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) .50 - • to - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - - Ditto, Thirds ... . . ..6/. 13s. 4c1... 1 dia.. to - London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 ,4 - ...... to - Londonderry and Coleraine... 27 1 % - ”..- to - Londonderry and Enniskillen 23% - ..... to - Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 3 - to - Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.lo o - to - Ditto 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 13 - - Ditto, ditto (No. 2 - ' - -It - - -ft 1,1'7 Ditto, IA Shares (Is 4 0.3)... 7%..• .. , to - Ditto Grimsby ......... ..... 25 c.;_- - Ditto, ditto. ..c:;.... . cs , Z - •.... to - Ditto, ditto ..... AN - to - Ditto, Sheffield, and Linc. 'Ph...". - - Manchesterand Southampton 2 , 4 - .. ... to - Michaud 100 ' 109 . .... to 109% Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo - to - Ditto, 40/. Shares 4O - - Ditto, 501. 5hare5........... 10 ... 84 3 4... to -- Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo Bl 63 1 / 2 to 62% Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham 6 per ce5t....100 ll 9 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 34 Ditto ditto 71.9 a...... Midland, Leices. and Sun nington (8 per ct.gua.).... 50 to Midld. Great Western (Irish) 30 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Chesterford 13%4 Ditto Extension —....... 21. 12s. — Newport Abergy., and Eeref. 6 ...... Norfolk Ditto New 201. Ditto Extension Do. Sorip t l647,N. of Notflk 2 - Do. do. W4yoney Valley... 2 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Wairenpoint, and Rost reyor Sorthern Counties Union 4 North British Ditty Half Shares.. 1 2 14 12% to Do. Quarters 4% 4%...... to -- Ditto. Extension .... % — ..... to Ditto Thirds ... ......... ...... 2 North Staffordshire... .. ...... 7 1 ,E 7 14 t0:674 North Wales 3l ii — , .... to North Western 6 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol __ _ - verhampton to Reading,Guildfd.,& Reigate 7%...... ... to Royston and Hitchin ... '1A..... to Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 17% — ...... to Ditto, New lO Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 5 eeeeee - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury and Cheater ( Nor. W. MM.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... Ditto, Oswestry Ditto (New) S Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union . 4 South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 Ditto, Preference South Staffordshire South Eastern and Dover 33 1 ,E Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l7 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4............ 7 1 ,4 5%%.... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 4 Chames Haven Dock and Railway l7'/ — to raw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 1 3 1,4.... - Waterford and Limerick ... .. 35 ... .. Waterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall 4 - Whitehaven and Furness l2 ... --- to —.- Windsor, Staines, and South Western ...... 525. Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 30 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... . 33% %... to Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .. Do. North Shields Purchase 25 .. 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 DA to, Preference Oitto East and West Riding Extension .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo - Belgian 4 •••••• --- ••• •• to Barbadoes 1 Boulokiie and:Amiens 2O ...... 14 3 4 to Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara. ...... Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Great Southern of Madras Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada 34 ....• ...... to Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain it la Sambre ........ 7,,, — Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madras M adras, Nellore, andArcot... % — to Madrid and Valentia - 2 Namur and Liege Northern of France. lO ...... 12%A... to --. Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d . to Paris and Lyons ...... to Paris and Orleans... Parrs and Rouen .. _ 20 - Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8 Rouen and Havre 20 — . ... to Sambre and Meuse ' 18 Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... ... 8 l'ournay, Jurbise, Landon, and Bassett Trinidad.. ... . ... 2 1 4 - ...... to West Flanders JOINT STOCK. BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London 2O — to London Joint Stock ..... . . ... 10 London and Westminster... 20 i 234 to Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2214 — ... .. to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New lO . — ...... to Union of Australia Ditto, New 2% to Union of London .. 10 - Union of Madrid 4O MINES. Anglo Mexican 100 Aetrian Mining Company ... 11 ...... Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Solar:os Scrip ' British Iron Brazilian Imperial .... .. ... 21 Cobre Copper Galvanized Iron Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. 3 1 4 to LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(11-11S DAY.) LONDON, DEC 7.-Wind W.-Fresh gale and squally. It has blown a heavy gale all night. OFF MARGATE, DEC. 6.-Prince of Wales, Brown, St. John's, New Brunswick; Beatrice, Saguinay. RAMSGATE, DEC. 6.-Wind S.W., blowing a very heavy gale.-Several vessels have put in with loss of anchors and chains. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 6.-Wind W. to W.N.W., a heavy gale.--Arrd. Sarah, Penryn, for Chatham, towed in with toss of sails. The squalls have been tremendous, and there is every appearance of a dirty night. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 6.-Wind S.W., fresh gale.- Arrd. sth, Catherine, St. Domingo; Arbet, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lord Elgin, Stafford, Bathurst; Jane, Simons, Quebec; Swift, Copp, Macri. 6th, Malibran, Stocks, I'enita Arenas; Douce Davie. Kenny, Quebec; Ocean Queen, ditto; Providence, M`Donnell, Prince Edward's Island. Put back, 6th, Edmond Perkins, for Boston, leaky. IhAL, DEC. 6.-Wind W. to S.W.-Arrd. Aro mocto, Kenny, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sea Bird, Robbins, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, for Hull; Argyle, Brockelbank, Quebec; Lady Elgin, Jones, ditto. Put back, 6th, Windsor Castle, for New Orleans, crew refractory ; Victor, for Hobart Town, and others. It has blown a heavy gale to day, but is now, 8 P.M., more moderate. The San Francisco, Naples, for Lon don, has lost bowsprit, having been in contact. FALMOUTH, Dec. 6. -It blew a strong gale last night from W. to W.S.W., with violent squalls, and continues. The shipping ride without accident. BRISTOL, DEC. 6.-It is blowing a strong gale. The Solway, Quebec to Gloucester, has gone on shore on the mud. GLOUCESTER, DEC. 6.-Southerly strong gale.-Arrd. Peru, Meredith, St. John's. CORR, DEC. 4.-Wind S.W., a gale.-Arrd. Atkinson, Cumberland, C. B.; Briton. Perkins, St, John'p, New Brunswick; South Esk, Richebucto. DEAL, DEC. 6.-Put back, Marlborough, for Jamaica; Tuscan, for Trinidad; Ganges, for New Orleans. Arrd, Victory, Quebec. RYE, Dzc. 6.-The Cordelia, Shoreham to Dublin, is on shore at the back of the Pici, east side. HA LWICH, DEC. 6.-The schooner, reported yester day as on the Gunfleet Sand, has been towed on, with loss of rudder, and very leaky. A jolly boat, marked "Albion, Bell, of Sunderland," and two other boats, have been brought in here. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 6.-The barometer has been falling all day, and is now lower than it has been known for years. The weather looks dirty, bat neither its appear .l.oo c 'have cu-uuy are in the least to be compared with the indications of the barometer. HOLYHEAD, DEC. 5.-Arrd. Dykes, Sewell, Quebec. MUMBLES, DEC. 5.-The Garonne, of Dublin, was run on shore this morning, with three feet water in her hold, having struck while at anchor in the gale last night. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 6.-The Argo, Corbett, from Kil rush, for London, has put in here with upwards of four feet water in her hold, pumps choked, and sails split, and other damage. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 5.-The Monte, Morris, of this port, is on shore near this harbour. HULL, DEc. 6.-Very strong gales have been expe rienced here since the 4th from S.W. to W.N.W.-Arrd. 4th, Ellergill, Hill, Miramichi. WARREN POINT, DEC. 5. -Sid. Emerald, New York. OFF THE SPURN HEAD, DEC. 4.-Arrd. Ellergill, Miramichi. GRAVESEND, DEC. 6.-The crews of the Albion, Bell, frown Sunderland, and the Bridt,:eholm, Fewster, were landed here this morning, both vessels having become total wrecks on the Gunfleet Sand on the 4th inst. NEWHAVEN, DEC. 5.-The Twins, Cooper, in running for the harbour last night, went on shore at the back of the west pier. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, DEC. 5.-The Edourd Gosslin, French smack, came on shore at Brook, on the 3rd inst., and has become a total wreck; crew saved. SALCOMBE, DEC. 5.-During the whole of last night it blew a violent gale from S.W. PLystou'rn, DEc. 6.-It has blown a hurricane since twelve o'clock last night, and still continues. I'ADSTOW, DEC. 5.-Wind N.W.-Arrd. Clio, East hope, Quebec. 4th. The John Mitchell went on shore during the night in Hell Bay, and has become a total wreck; crew saved. CARDIFF, DEC. 5.-It blew a heavy gale here all last night. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 6.-The Anne and Mary, of and from Annan to this port, which went ashore at South port on the 29th ult., has been get off without much damage, and brought in safely. ABERDEEN, DEc. 4.-A boat, marked " Sarah and Isabella," Sunderland, Richardson Maddison, was picked up near the Bell Rock, 23d ult. YARMOUTH, DEc. 4.-The Reform, Platton, of and for Goole, from Beccles, foundered in Lynn Deeps last night, crew saved. 6th.-The Darlington Packet, Green, of and for Stockton, from London, got on the Scroby Sand this morning, and it is feared will become a wreck; crew saved. The Concord, Clump, of Ramsgate, was lost on the Shipwash Sand last night ; crew saved. The Margaret, Sneiton, of Whitby, arrived in the Roads to day leaky, and will be assisted into the harbour. CAUTION TO MARINERS. A letter has been received at Lloyd's from the Coast Guard•ofce, enclosing copies of letters received from Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard, Rottingdean station, Newhaven, reporting the loss of the schooner Twins, of Falmouth, which ran in betwixt the Groine and We tern pier-head. The master (Cooper) says he was deceived by the red light now shown for steam vessels. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) GAULT V. RAYWORTH. This was an action of debt for money bad and re ceived. The plaintiff was one of the allottees in the Direct London and Exeter Railway Company, and the defendant, a manufacturer at Leicester, was a provi sional committee-man of the same concern. The action was brought to recover the sum of 341. 7s. 6d., the amount of deposits paid on twenty seven Direct London and Exeter shares, and the grounds upon which the plaintiff rested his claim were, that the company waa fraudulently concocted, while the managing committee neglected to allot to the public the full number of shares advertised i❑ the original prospectus of the concern. The allotment letter and the receipt for the deposits were produced, but the evidence failed to prove that the de fendant was on the managing committee. Sir F. KELLY, therefore, contended that the defendant was not liable, inasmuch as he had nothing to do with the allotment of the shares. He was only a provisional corn mitteeman, and could not possibly be responsible for the acts of the managing committee, who were a self elected body, over whom he could have no control. In point of fact he was nothing more than an allottee, like the plaintiff, and had just as much reason to complain of the managing committee as the plaintiff himself. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE took the same view of the case, and thought, as there was no case to go to the jury, the plaintiff had better be nonsuited. Mr. PETERSDORFF declined, however, to adopt the suggestion of the Court, and The jury returned a ♦erdict for the defendant. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY.) (Trial at the bar before Mr. Baron PARSE, Mr. Baron ALDERSON, Mr. Baron ROLFE, and Mr. Baron PLATT.) BUREN V. DENMAN. This case, which was called up at the sitting of the Court this morning by adjournment from yesterday, was again further adjourned, in consequence of the non• attendance of the jurymen. Yesterday ten of them answered to their names, and the case was adjourned till to-day, i❑ expectation that the others would be in at tendance. On the panel being called over to-day only eleven entered the box, and, after some little discussion, in which it was thought hopless to procure the attend ance of the requisite number by another day's adjourn ment, their Lordships finally adjourned the case over till next term, in order that a new jury process might be issued. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he had done everything that rested with him to bring the case to trial to day, and it was clear that the difficulty- had arisen in consequence of the charge of the venue from London to Middlesex. The case of " Juninez v. Denman" was also adjourned till next term. The Court then sat in banco, and proceeded with the demurrer paper. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) GRIFFIN' V. LOWE. This action was brought by Mr. Griffin, who is an architect and surveyor, to recover the sum of 2,420/. from the defendant, as one of the committee of manage ment of a defunct company, called the Birmingham and Boston Dirt ct Railway Company. The amount sought to be recovered was the balance alleged to be due to the plaintiff out of 3,1201., which was his charge for survey ing and mapping a portion of the line, at the rate of 801. per mile. The liability of the defendant wss admitted, but the Learned Counsel for the defendant disputed the amount claimed by the plaintiff, on the ground that the plans were imperfect, and ultimately, by the consent of both parties, the action was made the subject of a reference MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The December General Sessions for the county corn menced this dad• before the Assistant Judge and a ful bench of magistrates, at the Court House, ClerkenwEll. green. The ASSISTANT JUDGE briefly addressed the grand William Todd, found guilty at the last sessions of robbing a man at the Caledonian Coffee-house, appeared for judgment this morning, when he was sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. Andrew Barnes, an old offender, who was indict©d for stealing nine bagatelle balls, the property of ➢lr. James Dsley, the landlord of the Rose and Crown public house, Drury-lane, was sentenced to seven years' trans portation. William Wood pleaded guilty to two indictments, charging him with stealing three great coats and a shirt, the property of severally John Wilcox Wakem, Arthur Young, and Edward John Vivian. The facts of this case have been very recently fully reported. The prisoin r was a medical student, and ap pi-enticed to Mr. Partridge, Spring-gardens ; and the prisoner was detected by a policeman of the F division pawning the coat belonging to Mr. Vivian in the Strand, and taken to the station-house. Mr. CLARKSON pleaded, in mitigation of punishment, that the pri,ouer up to the present charge had borne the mast exemplary character, and he was prepared with witnesses to establish the fact. The fact was, that the prisoner need the present degraded and unhappy posi tion in which he stood to the circumstance of his having got cornected uith a certain sporting house in St. Mar tin's, lane, the tame of which he should not mention ; but from the moment the unfortunate youth put his foot inside the door of that. house, from that moment he might date his ruin. He should now call witnesses to the pri sneer's character, and he trusted the Court would deal mercifully ith him. Mr. Partridge said he was a surgeon, and said the pri soner was au apprentice, and up to the moment he was taken in the pawnbroker's shop in the Strand ho enter tained not the slightest doubt of the prisoner's honour acd probity. Several ether witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner an excellent character up to the time of the present charge being brought egainst him. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE, after a feeling address to the prisoner, sentenced him to be imprisoned for two months for each off,iice, and kept to hard labour. SURREY SESSIONS.--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. PUCKLE and a Bench of Magistrates.) Inne London was indicted for stealing a silver spoon and other articles, the property of Elizabeth June Titling. The prisoner had been introduced into the house a hen she committed the offence by a female ser vant of the prosecutrix, and the articles in question were subsequently missed. She was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. John Renew was indicted for stealing a watch from the person of Thomas Goodchild on the 15th ult. On the day i❑ question the prosecutor was with his wife in a public house at Kingston-upon-Thames, but feeling unwell want into the open air, and leaned against the lie was followed by the prisoner, and felt some body snatch the watch out of his pocket. The prisoner was seen to throw something out of his hand,and the watch was subsequently found near the place where prosecutor was standing. The prisoner, on being charged with the offence ran away. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The prosecutor recommended him to mercy. The prisoner wax sentenced to be imprisoned for six months with hard labour. THE ASPIRATED " ll."—Mrs. Crawford says she wrote one line in her song, "Kathleen Mavourneen," for the express purpose of confounding the Cockney warb lers, who sii,g it thus:—" The orn of the unter is eard on the ill;" but Moore has laid the same trap in " The Woodpecker" —" A art that is umble might ope for it ere." IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWNHRS.—The following ex tract from the Telegraph and Courier Indian overland olilwnHC[S Ul .r.unuon and Liverpool how their pockets have been made to suffer for some time past, in the matter of freight. They ought to bestir themselves to put an end to such a system:—"'Joe or two letters have appeared in the 7elryraph and Courier on the subject of the incorrect ness of the callipers; used in Bombay for measuring cotton. This is, without doubt, a very important matter, and one that requires to be strictly looked into. When we see it publicly stated that losses have been sustained by the shipowner to the extent of 501. or 1001., on but a very small portion of a single cargo, and that these losses have arisen from what is neither more nor less than the einploym , nt of false measures, it is really time for the mercantile community to interfere. The callipers used by their subordinates have been chiefly those stamped by a certain body called the tonnage committee, which existed twelve or thirteen years ago. It may be mentioned that the letters published are from the pen of masters of vessels now in Bombay, who readily proffered their names in proof of the cor rectness of their statements. One of them assured us ' that the loss on his entire cargo, measured by the cal lipers in use in Bombay, world amount to upwards of 500/." -- --- FIRE AT KENSINGTON.--Yesterday morning, be tween three and four o'clock, a fire broke out upon the premises of Mr. Martin Jackson, a nurseryman, in Ed ward's-place, Kensington-road. Several engines speedily reached the scene, at which period the building, together with another used as a stable, were in a perfect blaze. The firemen were unable to get the flames extinguished until both buildings were burned down. Mr. Jackson was fortunately insured in the Norwich Union Fire-office. A HEAVY LOAD.--A Cincinnati paper, in speaking of a drunken scoundrel who was caught by the police and lodged in gaol, says:—" Three or four stolen sheep and a pair of sadd'e- bags were found upon his person!" The Boston Post, U . S., says—" Cheap postage . change in the Post-effiee laws ! a adds the for letters paper free, them's our sentiments.' " " Good," the Chronostype, " pass 'em along. The will of the late Mrs. Johnes, of Torquay, who died in September last, in the ninety-fifth year of her age, has been proved by her brother, the effects are James Knight, her sole executor. The sworn to be under 5 0 , 0001 . , which, 1,000/. to Mrs. Shelley, her niece, some af s te m r al d l e l d e u g e a t c i i n e g s to her godchildren mad friends, to theannuitiesendßv. te. S. otwo servants, she bequeaths theremainder il n d i , ec ßl e an A e l b rs e . Sh Knight, elley, and decease nd t g o od h c e h r Johnes Shelley. her an great-niece r e a a t t ce and DRURY-LANE THEATRE. OPENING OF THE GRAND OPERA. We at length have an English Opera House and an English Grand Opera, albeit it is to the enterprise and taste of a foreigner that we are indebted for its possession. M. Jullien commenced his campaign last evening, and he has collected such an operatic corps as has never before been assembled within the walls of an English theatre. Every department is perfect, and whether we look to the orchestra, under the direc tion of Hector Berlioz, to the full and efficient choruses, or the members of the company, we are compelled to admit that M. Jullien has fulfilled, and more than fulfilled, every pledge that he gave to the public when he first became lessee of Drury-lane The only change which has been made in the interior of the theatre since the close of the concert season has been the reconstruction of the pit. The orchestra is considerably larger than it was under any previous managemeat, and the drop curtain is new ani most tastefully designed. Long before the commencement of the performances the house was crowded in every part. The perf ormances commence d w ith B ee thoven's overture to Leonora (the first of the four which he composed), and which has never before been per formed in this country. The orchestra, conducted by Berlioz, moved as though it were one mighty instru ment, and never before have Beethoven's magnificent compositions had such justice done to them in this country as was done to this overture last evening. The opera of Lucia de Lammermoor, with Madame Dorus Gras as Lucia, Mr. Sims Reeves (from the Scala at Milan) as Edgardo, and Mr. Whitworth (from the Operas of Venice and Verona) as Colonel Ashton. The Lucia of Madame Donis Gras was beautiful exceedingly—equal to Persiani in flexibility, in purity, in musical art, and in the marvellous profusion, taste and skill of her foriture, Madam e Dorus surpasses her great predecessor in freshness and equality of voice, and in purity of intonation. Nothing could exceed the delicacy, the expression, and the pathos which she infused into the character. Madame Dorus Gras is now the Lucia par excellence of the stage. The great event of the night, however, was the dicbiit of Mr. Sims Reeves. The days of the puny, feeble tenors who have so long held sway on the English stage are numbered. We at length have a tenor who possesses not only a fine voice, but is a perfect musician, and can ther e f ore m anage that voice, an art w hi c h no half-educated singer can ever acquire. The voice of Mr. Sims Reeves i 5 a pure voce di petto of great power, an d compass, quite equal in power an d com p ass to that o Fraschini, it greatly exceeds the voice of the cele brated Italian in sweetness, flexibility, and expres sion. Mr. Reeves possesses a fine person, expressive features, and is an excellent actor. The first notes he, uttered took the audience com pl e t e ly by s urprise, an the concluding duet of the first act was given with an exquisite expression of pathos. In the malediction scene his impassioned energy was terrific—Frasc hini himself was never more powerful ; while the exqui site tenderness, the intense pathos, which he thr ew into his concluding death-song, " Sulla tromba,” ha s never before been equa ll e d on th e Bogli s " h stage. There will no longer be any ne cessity for English managers to engag e Duprez for great tenor parts. Mr. Reeves is now infinitely superior to the grea t F renc h tenor ; he . what Duprez was fifteen years ago. Mr. Whitworth, too, was most successful as Ashton ; his voice is a, pure baritone, remarkable for it s flexibility a nd sweetness ; he is an excellent musician and a good actor. The choruses were very finely given, and the opera was put on the stage with the greatest pos sible attention to all the ininutire. The dresses were .a new, and were correct ; and never has this opera been nearly so efficiently represented on the Eng lls .! stage. A new ballet, entitl e d L e G en ie du Glob e , which Mademoiselle Melani e D uva l a nd Mademoi se a Louise appeared, concluded the evening's entertain ments. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES' S TIIEATRE. These delightful r e p resen t a ti ons we re resumed last night for the season at the St. James's Theatre. Mr. Mitchell has secured the services of almost all the favourites of last season. Toussez, Lugnet, ser val, are engaged, and that sterling actor Cartigny con tinues to be a member of the stock company' Achard, the greatest of the French comedians, with perhaps the exception of Bouffe, is also engaged; is Ravel, formerly so great a favourite here. Seve n ! new engagements have likewise been con cluded. Amongst them are MM. St. Marie, Bocage, Monts land, Fechter, Sainville, and Grassot; Madame Valmy, and Mdlles. Nathalie, Berthe, Lagierpesiro e, Scriwanek, and Marot. The performances commenced last evening with Mazi.'re's sprightly comedy, entitled Le Jeune Mari, in which M. Montaland appeared as Oscar, the young husband ; he acted with much hu mour and fun, and made a most favourable impression on the audience. The part of the elderly, dorni• necring wife was very cleverly performed by Madame Valmy, an artiste of high met it, and whose engage ment will prove a great acquisition to the St. James's company. She was much applauded. The comedy was followed by the classical burlesque of La Cigna , in which Cartigny, Fechter, and Josset did f u ll justice to the smart hits and short verses if Emile Anglers. The well-known vaudeville of Vicomte Giryiee completed the evening's performance. The hAise, notwithstanding the earliness of the season, was crowded by the elite of the fashionable world., The French Plays were last evening attended by fashionable and distinguished society. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby occupied her Ala' jest%'s box. We observed, also, Prince Louis Na poleon, Prince and Princess Callimaki, the French Ambassador, the Count and Countess Jarnacs Russian Ambassador, the Austrian Ambassador. Earl of Chesterfi e ld, L or d an d Lady Holland , Viscoulll- Cantilupe, Vis coun t Clifd en , Sir Ralph an d Ladl Howard, Lady M organ , L a d y J o drell, Hon. Miss Abbott, Mr. Milner Gibson, &C., &e. MAKING VlNEGAR.—Vinegar, according to writer in the Genesee Farmer, is cheaply made. We Miss Gifford; the republish his receipe : water add three plat is of molasses, put into a good cask, shake well a few times, then add two or three spoonsful of good yeast cakes. If in summer, place the casks 10 the sun ; if in winter, near the chimney, where it maY be warm. In ten or fifteen days add to the liquid a " To eight gallons of clear rain sheet of brown paper torn in strips, dipped in molass e e . a. and good vinegar will be produced. The paper will , ° ll } this way, form what is called the mo ther,' or life vinegar." This looks reasonable, and, what i s of more. importance, it is supported by the inductions o f chemical science throughout. G LOR Y.—The following illustration of the lines in Hamlet— Imperial Caesar dead, and turned to clay, ,, Might stop a hole to keep the wind away f occurs in a Yorkshire paper:—Millions of bushels of human bones have been transported from the *.;entinen to Hull for agricultural purposes. These, which were collected on the plains of Leipsic, Austerlitz, and Wat_ r ." 100, were the bones of the bold, the brave, and the en 1 1; valrous, who fell fighting their country's battles. With them were mixed the bones of the horses, and both wer e conveyed to Yorkshire, where they were g round w allst' sent to Doncaster, and sold for manure. HONESTY REWARDED !—A gentleman TeSidiDg, to the vicinity of Forest gate, West Hum, in paag e g through Stratford a few days since dropped his pocket" book, containing cheques and bank-notes to a consider able amount. A lad, about fourteen years of age, sar i the occurrence, and ran after the owner to inform him' and at the same time presented him with the pocket book and its contents. As a reward for his honesty the lad received twopence.—Essex Herald. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 6.—lntelligence has jug come to hand from Havre that the French Transatlantle Company's steam-ship Union, which sailed from fla vr i e i on the 24th of November for New York, put back 0 cnernourg with six feet of water in her I )° ld * —rag -. BIRTHS. On the 29th ult., at Abercremby-place, Edinburg h ' the lady of W. Thomson, Esq., of a eon. On the 29th ult., at Park-street. Grosvenor-square, the wife of Mr. S. F. Selot of a daughter the Ist inst., at her residence,. Glocester-place, ICe s " road, Mrs. J. L. Roberts, of a daughter. tr On the 2d inst., at South-terrace, Brompton, Mrs. 1 - I.F° r man, of a daughter. wife a On the 3d inst., at Aigburth, near Liverpool, the W. Gillman, Esq., of a son. S. Eddist On the 3d inst., at Mornington-crescent, Mrs. A. of a daughter. - F. On the 3d inst., at Upton-grove, Essex, the l ad y 0f Bunsen, Esq., of a son. __._____----------- MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at Speldhurst, thehe Rev. O. S. Wr°°d gate, R. H. Warre, Esq., only son of late ev. T. Warre, to Gertrude Anne, second daughter of the late Captain gec Shaw, R.N., and niece of Sir J. K. Shaw, Bart., of Kenwar ° in the county of Kent. C - On the 2d inst., at Send Church, Surrey, by the to R. Bird, W. Messenger, Esq.. of Lee House, Bronilei'l'i. Ellen Newman, niece of Mrs. Boughton , of Bou g hton On the 4th inst., at the German Lutheran Church, S'iv°/- o st f r i se a t n , z S ig tr , a t n o d, M br s : l‘ h r e ari e e v ii p et r z . e?o te t i H n oizminderkoptf. J. T. Mombert: '---- 11lich. On the 3d inst., in Church street, Blackfriars, Mr. Samuel Wreford, in his 76th you„ r • sh O ir n re t ir h; ag s e th d 6 in 2 s , t., at wornpton place, Brompton, Mr- T. Channon, in his 85th year. After a few days' illness, at Portsmouth, Rear-Admiral superintendent of her Majesty's dockyard' On the 13th ult. , Mr. W. R. Best, of Newington, SurreP in the 44th year of his age. On the 27th ult., at Kensington, Mrs. E. Callagha n, , 5 • a ged 6 On the 27th ult., at Leamurgton Spa , Mrs M. .A daughter of 00 late J. Veneur, Esq., of Kingsmead, Wells bourne, Warwickshire, aged 27. -ine, On the 28th ult., at Manor-pl ac e, Edinburgh, D. Er/31'. . 'Venet Esq., of Cardross, ag e d 75. On the 29th ult., ,r . po mm y, Esq., of Gainsford-street, riorselydown, and o f Bexle3', Kent, ill his 77th year. On the '2d inst., k r. J. P. Acklam, of No. 138, Strand...,,, On the 2d inst.) at Bath, J. Lloyd, Esq., of Gothic VW' Twickenham-comm on , aged 52. On the 3d inst., at iCensington, Mrs. Trail. On the 4th inst., a t Thavie's Inn, Holborn , J. Whitaker, the celebrated colt)p o ser, aged 71 r London: Printed a nd Published by MURDO YOUNG, ! I7, No. 112, Stra n d, Printer, at The Sun Office, I* ). . o f Strand, in tile Precinct of the Savoy, in the tottriv UMW'S. Tuesday, December 7, 1847. I COAL MARKE' Adair's Main ......... 16s 3d, vrrtte. -fry", Lt......a.t. t v 1.7 a. 64J Buddies W. Hartley 17s 6d Carr's Hartley DayisorrisWestHartley 173 9d Hietinrs Hartley 173 9d Holyll Main New Tanfield l6s 6d North Percyllartley l7s 6d Ord's Redheugh Original Tanfield 153 6d Original Pontop Tanfield Moor 17e 6ti Tanfield Moor Butes 163 3d West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c. Acorn Close Bell and Brown 193 9d Bewicke and Co l9a 9d Clennell l7s 9d Gos fort h l9s 9d Hotspur Hilda l9s 6d Killingworth l9s 6d Riddell's l9s 9d Ships at market' THE QUEEN'S INTENDED VISIT TO MONA. - stated some time since the probability of her Majesty taking up a residence in this island during the summer months, and that Mona Ca s tl e was lik e ly t o b e th e resi dence chosen. We have now pleasure in announcing that our statement is likely to be realised. A gentle man who arrived here this week from London, has in formed us that her Majesty intends to visit our shores next summer, and will remain a few weeks amongst us. —Manx Sun. ILLNESS OF LORD JOIIN RUSSELL.—We regret to announce that the Noble Premier as well as Lady John Russell, is suffering from an attack of the prevail ing malady. The Noble Lord was confined to his bed yesterday. The Lord Chancellor continues to improve; but some time must necessarily elapse ere he takes his seat. His Lordship at present merely signs official documents. Lady Peel has been labouring under a severe attack of influenza, but we are happy to learn is now recovering fro m the effects of that prevailing epidemic. REPORTED Loss.—A Graemsay boat is reported to have been lost or upset betwixt that island and Strom ness, with a marriage party, when the bride and bride groom, and three men that accompanied them, were all drowned. An accident similar to this happened a few years ago to ot Journalpty belongi ng t o t h e same phem.—John 0' ro