The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-27 00:00:00

. SUN, THE FRENCH EMPIRE. Tuileries, where there will be a grand ball in the .It appears that the principal charge against him THE SHARE MARKETS. pc, L d I . NE RA S IL L w E:SED AT FIXED RENTALS. - - .. - . evening for the introduction of the new Empress. was his reading Diodai's translation of the Bible in . Leasing Closing Prices Business • . -4/. .BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr. t It is understood that on the occasion of the mar- company with other persons. On the following u• Com pans. Yesterday, this day. The Constitutionne/ of yesterday announces that riage there will be an amnesty, though not a da . y, M. Brofferio the leader of tho left in the shr. (Paid RAILWAYS. The T the Government is engaged in preparing a law for general one ; while to show the peaceful . . desires of Piedmontese Cham'ber, announced his .intention of I Yesterday. this day. 50 an Bedford and London & ---- of the b. the better regulation of the pension system as re- the Emperor, a further reduction of the army . the subject to the P • is addressing a question on - St. 100 Aberdeen Eastn. Janet..., 6i -4 hc :v ° L i v ali e e r s h h .. && (losing Price Business done _____ 29 30 Bletchley.... N. West. ... ..• division garde public functionaries of different gr a d es , Our a l so t o t a k e place. The amnesty will apply prig- dent of the Council, and the 25th inst. was fixed 20 Eq Ambg. Nottng. Bost. 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. the sec( 3 1 1 4 2 a B ll :i & 1 1 :e g n . c,;/ guarantee.... Gt.Westn 30 —3l Roman contemporary follows up this announcement with cipally to the exiled generals and M. Base, and for the purpose. We now see in the Parlemento of 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 291 301 Rear-, a long dissertation, the interesting points of which also to the persons condemned . at Bourges and Ver- the 23d, that the Government intends to grant Dr. 304 all Birm. Wolv. & the Lori Stour Valley lO4 —10 i may, however, be stated in a few lines. It appears sallies. The consequence . will be that MM. Ledru- Mazzingbi a full pardon, on the ground that the Dudley guar, Do 3O 31 morning that the number of public functionaries in France Rollin, Caussidiere, Louis Blanc, &c., will be . condemnation is in accordance with old laws still Cheshir e • Junct.... 61 64(.1 matters ofandwhich 304 all Do.w:;ht guar. Do 29 30 Rear-Ad entitled to pension, after a service of a certain enabled to return to France ; but the persons sent in existence on number of years, is 74,000, but the num b er w h o , to Lambessa and Cayenne, d''t t of of things ; the Chamber having on two occasions, 22 184 Do., £2O 3—2l a • St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. board till under the present regulations, have no retiring took in the insurrections after the coup e a included in it. since 1846, declared its intention of revising them. St. 100 Bristol and Exeter lO7 109 108 a 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 with Cal . pension, is still greater. The bill on this subject, December, will not be St. 100 Caledonian 65 651 651 5 25 all Glstr.& Dn. Fr .Gt. Westn 32a 34 x d which was presented in 1851, but which has had The Bourse opened yesterday with a decided GERMANY. 50 all Ches:,er & Holyhead. 224 23 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. board th no result, added 83,000 functionaries to the list of tendency to a rise in the price of public securities. 50 all Cork and Bandon 174 -- 17 . 4 Some statements made by certain influential spe- The official tables of the revenues of the German 20 all Cork, Blackrock ad Railway & Berw. .., ... 50 , all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 113 115 musts. The sh those entitled to pensions under the existing law. restoring the feeling of confi- Zollverein for the year 1851 have just appeared, . Passage The Constitutionnel states that the clauses of the curators assisted . in ... ... 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. 2 1 d 12a all Do. 4 Shares. Do 27 28 eastward bill presented in 1851 will form the principal bases dunce which has been shaken within the last few with a summary of the preceding years. The fol -25 all Dundee Perth&Aber (gilsialn. E ( X . & 25 H L . L. 4 4 ; _ 134 all Lon. & Greenw S. Eastern 14 144 x d We un of that on which the Government is now engaged. days. It was . said . that the budget to be laid before lowing are the comparative amounts of 1845 deep Junction B- 9 20 all Do. Preference Do 2sa —26. i the corps legtslatif would be made to present an and 1851 :—lmports, 1845, 823,849,125 f. ; 1851, 25 20 all Lowestoft gr. The Senate and Corps Legiskttif—or, as in Old times all Do. New equilibrium between the revenue and the expencli- 670,667,775 f. Exports, 1845, 667,663,675 E; 1851, 25 all East An 18 all Do. - ... n ni d e E . .&L. & D.) ria 5 4 per cent. Norfolk... 19 —2O Parker I we would have said, the Chambers—are convoked. Lure. It was likewise said, for the third or fourth 636,645,025 f. Transit, 1845, 234,220,400 f. ; 1851,20 all Do. 6 per e t. Do 23 —25 We fra for the 14th of February. M. Billault is reappointedsa all Mauch. Bxtn. L.& N. W at Port,sr time, that a decree would appear in the Moniteur 294,409,250 f. If we compare the diminution in to the President's chair; Messrs. Schneider and Re- 20 all. Eastern Countiesand Matlock & Midld. 3 34 commissi immediately after the Emperor'sthe commercial transactions of the German Customs 0 - •• •• • marriage, veil are to be Vice-Presidents ; and General Vast-..,0 all Eastern Union, Class 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & paddle-w M• making a ur er reduction in e army. f th• the The Union, which has always maintained protection, 5025 all l f E D a o s . , t k ß.. „ a ,e n s c t l i C ii . d . .. . D .. k .... 12 7: -- Vim e u x and M. Hebert are to be Questeurs.A. (late E. U. Sh.) 9 10 13 7 i 12 7 : 4 Red= Darling t. ... - - ... The sc Three per Cents. opened at 80f. 30c., and rose to with the enormous augmentation of the Customs 25 8i Do., do St. 10 0 : E E a dik s i - I t ibß lA: iii.m. n g c hi a n& s: p i . I .3l .o lusugeo.w 7 7 35 4 5 ____--- 60 7:5 7 7 7: 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland.. 108 109 108. 1 . 74 Wellingt Mesnard is named First Vice-President of the Se 80f. 40f., but on a report that a division of heavy revenue in England, where the liberty of exchanges 50 all Northern and which wi nate ; and M. Drouyn de l'Huys, with General cavalry Baraguay d'Hilliers and General Re and de St. 80f. 10c. and closed at 80f. 25c. for ihe end of we may judge of the two seven years. Austria on I t o . 1 14 Edin. and Pee 'les 1„ d— P 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do from the Jean d'Angely, the other Vice-Presidents. 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do — ... the month, being a rise of 60c. as compared with her side, although still protectionist, has neverthe- of the 1 25 all. Prest. & Wyre L. &:T. w. The comments of the London journals on the the closing price of Tuesday. The Four-and-a- less, within the last year, introduced some reduc- B N . o r: t h o e c r k n S . .. St. 100 100 Do ,A. Stock - 407 — 42 &Ln&Yk ... ... ... in length approaching marriage must, generally speaking, _ floss of co be considered as having satisfaction to the Half per Cents. closed at 105 f. ; Orleans Railway tions in her tariff of customs, and the result has St. 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 26 8 12a 11A Do. a Shares. Do St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNo; '.,hn 152 154 ever shor Government, for copious extracts ,.. appear the . sain shares 997 f. 50c. •; Havre, 480 f. •; Bale, 345 f. already been felt. The import duties rose last year Glasgo w &S. Western 60 —62 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0... Great ' Northern, 8311. 25c. •; Paris and Strasburg, from 19,678,697 florins to 22,028,671 flarins, and St. 100 Pays, Constitutionnel, and Debats, from the2s 18i Shef.Roth.and La - '",';'t& least 5 fec 760 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 8601. ; Lyons and the the transit and export duties gave an increase of St. Goole g. 5 p.c. Yo_•_-_,l. .. ... part of ho Herald, Times, Standard, Post, old Sun as fairly different shades ofparties, representing the • , ranee, ICO D 0.,. Great St. 100 Great Southern and 12 9a S. Staffordsh. M. :lean i ad She will 1 giving a p retty accurate and, on the whole,.. .Caen to Cherbourg, 607 f 50 • . c.,Bordeaux and Cette, The Prussian Minister of Finance intends to re- Western (Ireland). 103 105 103 4 ... .. 1186 120 77 77 50 all Wear Valleygr Six, A. & to the she reflex of public opinion. As the articles referred 560 f. • shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier (issued introduce his plans for taxing railways. The St 00 Great . 1 Western,,,,,,.. 89 90 89i i I 6 per cent... De_ingt. ... ... redocked ;o take a favourable view of the marriage, it is at 504.), 737 f. 50c., amount is proposed to be levied on the net profits, 12 11 Irish South-Eastern. 61 7 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle.9o 88 25 all Do Do 3la —32 a St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO2 103 We be Captain pleasant to be able to mark the readiness with which after deducting all expenses, interest, and contri- 16 ni Do., Third 5........., 113 12ap at Sheers the Government and its organs respond to the first SPAIN. bution to the reserved fund. Debentures are to be St. 100 Lancash.& Yorkshire 79 —BO 79i MINES. her " wat z-mfilv breach in that system of hostility -tvl-,;(4, i-,c, The letters from Madrid of the 20th are very looked on as a loan. On every 100 thalers clear 20 15 Do., Fifths .. . ......... 41. 4 d _ _ 41....4. A,„ .. The Senate and Corps Legis!atif—or, as in Old times we would have said, the Chambers—are convoked for the 14th of February. M. Billault is reappointed to the President's chair; Messrs. Schneider and Re veil are to be Vice-Presidents ; and General Vast- Vimeux and M. Hebert are to be. Questeurs. M. Mesnard is named First Vice-President of the Se nate ; and M. Drouyn de l'Huys, with General Baraguay d'Hilliers and General Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angely, the other Vice-Presidents. The comments of the London journals on the approaching marriage must, generally speaking, be considered as having satisfaction to the Government, for copious extracts appear in the Pays, Constitutionnel, and Debate, from the Herald, Times, Standard, Post, and Sun as fairly representing the different shades of parties, and, on the whole, giving a pretty accurate reflex of public opinion. As the articles referred to take a favourable view of the marriage, it is pleasant to be able to mark the readiness with which the Government and its organs respond to the first kindly breach in that system of hostility which has on the part of one of the papers above named, caused so much unpleasantness at this side. The Debats mentions, however, with reference to the Chronicle, that it could not any portion of its article. Still some good has been done by the proofs laid before the public this morning that Englishmen are not all rabid on the subject of the French Government. A decree of the Emperor makes the following nominations in the household of the Empress : The Princess of • Essling, Grand Mistress ; the Duchess de Bassano, Lady of Honour ; the Countess Gustave de Montebello, Mme. Feray, Viscountess Lezay-Marnezia, Baroness de Pierres, the Baroness de Malaret, and the Marchioness de Las Marismas, Ladies of the Palace ; Count Tascher de la Pagerie, Senator, Grand Master ; Count Charles Tascher de , la Pagerie, First Chamberlain ; Viscount Lezay- Marnezia, Chamberlain, and the Baron de Pierres, Equerry. Yesterday the Countess Teba and her mother went out—in plain language—shopping, and made purchases at different houses. Having at length been recognised, a crowd assembled, and by hearty cheers gave their future Empress an earnest of affectionate loyalty. The Archbishop of Paris has been to the Elysee t 9 pay a visit to the Countess de Montijo. The lower part (wheels, axle-tree, pole, &c.) of the state carriage which will be used for the mar riage of his Majesty is the same that was used for the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon I. A grand ball, it appears, had been given by M. Fould, Minister of State. Amongst the company were the Princess Mathilde, Prince Napoleon, Princess Camerata, Prince Lucien Bonaparte, the Marchioness Bertolini, the Presidents of the Senate, Legislative Body, Council of State, several mem bers of the corps diplomatique, the Ministers, the great officers of the Crown, and a number of nota bilities in the political, artistical, and scientific world. Some interest has been felt to know what atti tude the diplomatic corps would assume with re spect to the future Empress. It turns out that they have followed precisely the same course as with respect to the recognition of the Empire. Lord Cowley, the British Ambassador ; the Marquis de Valdegamas, the Spanish Minister ; the Marquis de Antonini, the Neapolitan Minister ; the Cheva lier de Paiva, the Portuguese Minister ; the Count de Villamarina, the Sardinian Minister ; M. Fir min Rogier, the Belgian Minister; and Baron Fagel, the Dutch Minister—have all inscribed their names at the Palace of the Elysee for the bride elect ; while the representatives of Russia, Austria, Prussia, and other German States, wait till Ma edmoiselle de Montijo shall have become Empress before paying their respects. The crown jewels have, it appears, been delivered with the accustomed ceremony to the Minister of State by the Minister of Finance. They had re mained in the Treasury since the night of the 24th February, 1848, where they had been deposited by some faithful servant of Louis Philippe. It is stated that some, which were estimated at 150,000 f., dis appeared during the anarchy of the early part of the !Revolution. It has been decided that the Empress shall wear a diadem on her entrance to the Cathedral, the civil marriage being considered as raising her to that rank. M. Auber, lately ap pointed Director of the Imperial Chapel, will superintend the music during the. ceremony. He will have M. Adam under his orders. M. Halevy will fill the place occupied by M. Paer under the Monarchy. It is said that the new Ministry which is to come in as soon as the marriage shall be over, and in which M. de Morny is to be the principal leader, M. Magne will be Minister of the Finances, and the Duke de Mouchy Minister of Public Works. The Imperial Council of Public Instruction had assembled under the presidency of the Minister of Public Instruction. After examining some routine business the council heard a verbal report from M. Dutrey, inspector-general of secondary instruction, on a proposed regulation relative to the examinations of the lycees, and a written report of M. Leferriere, relative to the regulation of the classes of Roman law. The dis cussion on these subjects will take place at the next sitting of the council. We read iu the Moniteur Baron de Talley rand has had the honour of delivering to the Grand Dukb of Saxe-Weimar the new letters accrediting him to his Royal Highness in quality of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor of the French. The Grand Duke ex pressed to M. de Talleyrrnd the hope that Provi dence would continue to protect his Imperial Majesty for the accomplishment of the great work for which it has reserved him ; he con cluded the audience by renewing to M. de Talley rand the assurance that the Grand Ducal Government would always show itself anxious to cultivate the most friendly relations w ith that of the Emperor. M. de Talleyrand afterwards had the honour of dining with the Grand Duke, who placed him near him. After having received the congratulations of the great dignitaries of the Court, who were present at dinner, M. de Talley rand was conveyed back to the French Embassy in the carriage of the Grand Duke." The Algiers journals publish the following letter addressed by the Emperor to General Pelissier and dated from the Tuileries, 13th ult The letters from Madrid of the 20th are very contradictory as to the cause of the great fall in the funds that had taken place there. Some attri bute it to a combination of capitalists against the Minister of Finance : others say that it arises from fears of the consequences of the proceedings of the Government against General Narvaez, which, it is said, have produced a strong feeling of dissatisfac tion in the army. The Queen of Spain has just conferred the cross of Commander of the Order of Charles 111. on M. Jules de Cambaceres, secretary-general of the Mi nistry of Police, for the services he rendered to her Government as Prefect of the Basses Pyrenees in 1849, at the time of the invasion of the Spanish frontier by the bands of Carlists and Progressistas. A Madrid letter of the 21st says :—" The Mode rado Electoral Committee ' in consequence of the two late ministerial circulars, is on the eve of dissolving itself voluntarily ; it will only reserve to itself the power of bringing before the competent authorities such agents of the Government as may be guilty of excesses or violence at the approaching elections. Before separating, the committee in tends, it is said, to publish and distribute to the electors of Madrid and of the provinces a kind of manifesto, in which it will formally make known its intentions. The electors of the moderado party, in the district of the Prado, have chosen the Viscount de Almeria as their candidate. A grand ball was given last evening by Count Esterhazy, the Austrian Minister, at which the Duke de Rianzeres and his two daughters, the ministers, foreign corps diplomatique, and other high func tionaries were present. For the last two days the public funds have undergone considerable fluctua tions ; the only cause, however, is said to be the manoeuvres of speculators." A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid, dated the 22d inst., says :—" For some days past a treaty has been spoken of, which was under discussion, between the Government and foreign capitalists, to obtain advances on the national property. The negotiation was concluded yesterday. The advance amounts to 57 millions. The official tables of the revenues of the German Zollverein for the year 1851 have just appeared, with a summary of the preceding years. The fol lowing are the comparative amounts of 1845 and 1851 :—lmports, 1845, 823,849,125 f. ; 1851, 670,667,775 f. Exports, 1845, 667,663,675 E; 1851, 636,645,025 f. Transit, 1845, 234,220,400 f. ; 1851, 294,409,250 f. If we compare the diminution in the commercial transactions of the German Customs Union, which has always maintained protection, with the enormous augmentation of the Customs revenue in England, where the liberty of exchanges has made rapid progress during the last seven years, we may judge of the two seven years. Austria on her side, although still protectionist, has neverthe less, within the last year, introduced some reduc tions in her tariff of customs, and the result has already been felt. The import duties rose last year from 19,678,697 florins to 22,028,671 flarins, and the transit and export duties gave an increase of 192,526 florins. The Prussian Minister of Finance intends to re introduce his plans for taxing railways. The amount is proposed to be levied on the net profits, after deducting all expenses, interest, and contri bution to the reserved fund. Debentures are to be looked on as a loan. On every 100 thalers clear profit will be levied 22, up to 400 ; on this amount 122 ; on 500 thaiers, 15 ; on 600 thalers, 25 ; on 700 thalers, 45 ; on COO thalers, 75 : on 900 thalers, 105 ; on 1,000 thalers, 135 ; and for every 50 further, an additional 15 thalers. The law is to come into force in 1854, and the tax to be levied on the net profits of the proceeding year. His Majesty the King of Prussia has been pleased to confer the Order pour le merits for Arts and Sciences on the Right Hon. Thomas Babington Macaulay, of Londrn, and Colonel Rawlinson of Bagdad. 11,E all all all 3 100 100 all 100 3 16 - The Spanish Mediterranean squadron sailed from Mahon on the 14th, for the purpose of continuing its experimental evolutions. It was afterwards to proceed to Rosas and Barcelona. The Three per Cents. were done at 39i. ; the New Three per Cents. at 214 ; the Debt of the First Class at 9i, and that of the Second at sg. BELGIUM. The Belgian journals contain accounts of inunda- tions in several parts of Belgium from the overflow ing of the rivers. At Hal and Vilvorde the streets were inundated, and in many parts of the valley of the Senne the water had arrived with such violence that considerable property had been destroyed. In some parts of the capital also the water had entered the cellars to the depth of more than 12 inches. At the date of the last accounts, however, the water appeared to be subsiding. Some of the Belgian journals having given cur rency to an unfounded rumour that the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein had expressed herself in very severe terms against the Marquis, her son, for join ing the present Government in France and consent ing to become a senator, the Marchioness has ad dresssd the following letter, dated Orleans, the 22d, to the Independance ,of Brussels : " The Belgian journals have attributed to me a remark against my son, the Marquis de Larochejaque lein, to which I give the most positive contradiction. If I might disapprove of his determination to take part in the Government, notwithstanding the good intentions which have no doubt inspired it, the indignation which I have long felt against the system of calumny with which he has long been assailed would prevent me from blaming him." _ _ _ Do., Wst. Riding Dn, Leeds Northern....,, Thelnelependance of Brussels having, in a notice of the success of the Bank of Exchange at Mar seilles, represented the editor of the Courrier de Marseille to have said that it was of a nature to bring the ideas of M. Proudhon on this subject into favour, the Marseilles editor has written to the Independance to declare that he did not make such an observation. The Exchange Bank at Marseilles, he says, has nothing of the character of the institutions recommended by Proudhon. It is founded on the influence of capital, whereas Proud hon proposes the annihilation of capital. In the sitting of the Belgian Chamber of Repre sentatives, on Tuesday, the Minister of Finance presented a bill for a credit of 4,800,000 f. for various works upon the railroads of the State. The bill was referred to a secret committee for examination. St. St. St. St. "My dear General,—l have learned with pleasure the beau fait d'armes which was executed under your able direction at Laghouat, on the 4th inst. I did not expect less from so good a general and so good an army, but it is always a lively satisfaction for me to see our soldiers maintain at the same height the glory of our arms. Express to all those who distinguished them selves, and whose names I have re a d w i t h i nterest, my great satisfaction at their fine conduct, and believe in my sentiments towards you. I pray God to have you in his holy keeping. " NAPOLEON." 16! 20 5 2 Liv. Crsby. &Southpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths. Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un !Midland Do. B' ming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. i Shares _ . Newcastle & Carlisle. Newmarket Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restreyor Norfolk Do New 100 all 3 10 Norihn . Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A De:erred Do., B Graranteed North Staffordshire.. North Westen ...... N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxord, Worcester, & Wolverhampton ... Scottish Central ... 103 -- 105 89 -- 90 6i -- 7 88 -- 90 114 -120 p 79 -- 80 41 -- 4 d 31 -- 24 d 154 -- 16 81 -- 8k lx -2 4 R 1051 ---1064' 121 -- 122 3 -- 3 i pi sa -- 1 911]) 6i -- '5Ad 5A -- 411 11 -- 12 19 -- 204 30A -- 4 8 ; -- 3 d 77 -- 78 4 46 -- 48 I 52 . 2g 4 314 21 8 55 i 8 3 24 d 36 37 64 d 2g - d 4i 4 d 34 p 100 100 100 100 492 -50 A 95 - 97_ 63 - 65 69 - 71 70 - 80 all all 6i all 100 all 19 -- 204 9 -- 101 14 -- 15 3i -- 2d 22 -- 23 79 -- 80 37i -- 38 13 -- 131 4 44 . 8 . .-... . , 2 - 21 14 - 15 - 91 27 - 28 9 - 94 P 4 69 - 70 71 - 74 - 2 5521 - 56 11A 1 ROO CE SHARES. 1107 - 109 The chateau and estates of Cartreil, in Britt an y, which belonged to the Prince de Joinville, have been sold by private contract to the Baroi-, de la Motte. The Journal de Coutances says :—" From the unusually large quantity of granite lately conveyed to Cherbourg, it would appear that extensive works are about to go on there. There is, also, a report that a large additional number of carpenters are about to be engaged for naval constructions." A letter from Lyons states that the weather with out being severe had become so much colder that all fears of a too early vegetation had been removed. The wind had come round to the northward, and a frost had begun. A similar account has been re ceived from Bordeaux. on Monday night Inark e d 1 the centigrade thermometer . at si d egree above zero •on Tuesday morning, x, 5-10th below zero, .and at twelve o'elock in the day, 2 7 8 d a y d urin t r e thg above zero. This was the first ter has be e belpresent winter that the thermome zero at Paris. n.M.wllheireteri,B4vePlrefect of the Seine has taken a step neliykezrtc7 be Emperor. meeting of the rannici aY called an extraordinary -v ery gratifying to the posed that as th e eit Pa f Vouncil of Paris, and pro present to Napoleon I. ari s had made a marriage on . ou riage with Maria Louisa, the eecsion of his mar followed on the prese n t 4 c t ne example should be moved that 600,00 K shocur°n* , He accordingly or the purchase of a funds of the city of p arie 1 1 1 De . voted from the to future diamond necklace for the 300,000 f. to give tochers Empress, and young Parisian girls. Th e votea certain number of . w . as at once carried. Immediately after the ceremony on E Sunday the Emperor and E t , , v g e ress will leave Paris for the palace of St. Cloud during the week in the st they will remain rircetest iva cy . On Saturday they will return, to the ,mac of the all all 8 100 100 10 all lioi -=-• 1.64 119 20 ji d par 3# - 34 - g - - 1 p - 14 141, - 144 11211 i 18 - ISi 3 - 3 126 - 128 191 90 31 301 1 1 pm. 112 - 114 in -- 9 1 - 14 P - 109 , 149 —ls2xd 8i - 4 p 8 - 8h 131 -13 i 9 -- 10 10 - 114 - d r 1 - 150 152 4 - P 224 23xd 61 2 - 21 103 - 105 25i -26 i 5 - 1 - Zp 1271 7 11 lla 174 -17 i 16 -- 1 7 par -- § p 1 all Agua Fria 10s all Anglo Califoithan p 10 2 Australasia ' 3 p 20 5 Ams;,rarri 1 all. Australian Cordillera .4 4 p 1*- I 1 all Arstralian Freehold. *d— p 1 1 all Ave Maria - 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold A p 20 13.5 British Iron 9 —ll p 35 24* Brazilian Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) 3* 4 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba -21 20 15 Do. S. John Del Rey 29 —3O ? all Cr.2son's Creek par p 40 all Cobra Copp-- I 1 Colonial Gold 2* 2 p 3?, 14 Copia lo 6l 7 Si. a". CapperMinersof Eng ... 25 all Do. Preference p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 —l* d 20 all General — 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3* —3R 54 i t 3 all Great Polgooth ltf p 1 all Lake Bathurst 4a- par 1 all Liberty — 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co il—ad/ 1 all Mariouita I d Bp 1 10 9 Mex'can &S. Americ 44 5 1 all New Granada P 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —ll p 2 1 all Port Philip —l* p 11 2 1 all Quar'a Rock d p 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 —26 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 7* —B* 1 all South Australian ld par 10 7En Croft lO —l2 28 all United Mexican 7 i 1 all Waller —21 p 1 all West Granada 6 - p 1 all Web . .; Mariposa par p 1 1 a ll Yuba lp 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all. Australasia 79 81 80 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lon don — ... 4 English Scottish and Australian l4 o 20 71 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 34 11 101 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock ... 100 20 Lond. &Westminster' .. . 100 35 NationalProv.o . en-) 20 10 Do. New — 50 22* Nationalof Ireland... 25 all Oriental Bank o Corporation 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Tzovincial of help. 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn. - : & Gold Imp. Co.. ... 25 25 South Australia 44 47 25 all Union of Australia 74 76 2 6 Do. New 8 10 50 10 Union of Lone. °l.. 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agrieult , 220 233 239 40 20 4 Austrlasn.Pcific.Ma.:l 10 5 Austrain. Royal Mail 5 38A Brit. America. Land' ICO 324 Canada — 5 5 - Crystal Palace — 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... 20 1 Eastern Steam I 1 1 Electric.. Teleg. of Ir I 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam ... 20 2 6 Irish Beetroot Sup , — 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... 10 2 Netherlands Land — 20 2i Nrth.of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Lan 40 51 47 84, 1 1 Submar. Telegraph ... 5 2 Universal Emigration and Colonisation I 100 28 Van Diemen's Land.) 16 18 15 1061 26 261. 19 20 i d par 1,103 - 105 I 5 1 - Si par —i pxcil x new x in 19J Vi 3 ITALY. The accounts from Rome reach to the 18th instant. General Gemeau was expected to leave as soon as his successor, General Montreal, had arrived. It is, however, again reported that General Regnauit de St. Jean d'Angely is to ha ve the command of the French forces at Rome. The King of Bavaria was still at Rome. He had re ceived the visit of the College of Cardinals at Rome on the 18th. The members of the Diplo matic Body and the Ministers of his Holiness also waited upon his Majesty on the same day. It is very generally believed that a purely eccle siastical Ministry is about to be re-established. The following are the names given :—Cardinal Antonelli, Secretary of State for Foreign Af fairs ; Cardinal A mat, of St. Filippo, Interior ; Monsignor Mertel, instead of the actual Minister of Grace and Justice; Monsignor Grassellini, Com missary at Bologna, to be Treasurer ; Monsignor Matteucci, Director of Police, to be Governor of Rome ; and Monsignor Pentini, President of the Arms. The Ministry of Commerce to be abolished, and to be placed under the Cardinal Camerlengo, of the Santa Romana Chiesa. Nothing official has, however, yet appeared. Several congregations of cardinals have of late been held. The Roman troops have receivea orders to . renew their oaths of fid e lit y t o th e S overe i gn Pontiff. Rome has been shocked by a terrible case of poisoning, which has just been made public. The Marquis Sigismund Baudini and his family are the unfortuna - '43 victims. Poison had been secretly ad ministered to them, in small portions, during the space of three weeks. Professor Baroni discovered the presence of it, ,by chance, in a cup of coffee, which was handed to him at a morning's visit. Pri vate revenge is supposed to have been the stimulus to this vile act. The life of the Marquis Baudini is despaired of, though all that science can do for him has been resorted to. The Council of State, on the 14th, finally voted for the projected amortisation of the paper money, as follows :—The debt of the paper currency amounts to 3 ,700,000 scudi. One million is to be converted into bonds, and cons o lid a t e d at 5 per cent. Another million will be changed into Treasury Bonds of 100 scudi each, paying per cent. interest ; and the remaining 1,700,000 scudi will be changed into silver currency. This project has been unanimously approved of by the Consulta di Stato, and has been submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval. Before being carried into execution, it will have to pass several formulT. and be sanctioned by the Holy Father. A loan of 2,000,000 of scudi is said to be in treat with Rothschild. The agent of this house Ai Hecht, is at Rome, and pays frequent visits to the Ministry of Finance. Visitors are numerous at Rome this winter, and the weather continues splendid, with an unclouded sky: PIEDMONT. Public attention is turned in Piedmont at pre sent to the case of a person named Daniel Mezzin ghi, who was condemned on the 18th inst., by the Tribunal of Appeal of Genoa, to three years exile on an, accusation of Protestant propagandism, AUSTRIA. The German Journal of Frankfort, under date of Vienna 20th, says :—" It is well known that, by order of the Emperor, negotiations were some time since opened for the cbnclusion of a concordat with the Holy See. They are still going on between Count Buol Schauenstein and the Minister of Wor ship, assisted by the Bishop of Seckau on the one hand, and M. Viale Prela, the Papal Nuncio, on the other. It is confidently expected that the con ferences will bring about a result satisfactory to both parties." The same paper states from Vienna that the Austrian Government has ordered that when a foreigner shall be brought before an Austrian tri bunal, and an application shall be made by the authorities of his own country to suspend the pio ceedings, this shall be done if practicable without injury to the cause of public order. An improvement has been made by Major Baron Lenk in the explosive cotton invented by Professor Schtinheim, and experiments are about being made here and at Comorn, which it is thought may lead to a great reform in the artillery. For this pur pose 12-pounders and 24-pounders have been con structed. Grenades can be sent from the latter with much greater effect than formerly. The guns are said to be remarkably short in proportion to the missiles they are expected to throw. On the 23d the ground at Vienna was covered with snow, for the first time this winter, and there was every prospect of a heavy fall. RUSSIA. The Augsburg Gazette has the following. from St. Petersburg, dated the 18th :—" It is positively stated that the Russian Government is fitting out an expedition for Japan. It is composed of the Pallas frigate, a screw steamer, and a transport, and is commanded by Admiral Poatatin. The ostensible object of the expedition is scientific, but its real one is to watch the movements of the Americans. Several vessels have just been freighted. at Bremen and Hamburgh, on account of the Rus sian Government, with meat, flour, and other pro , visions, for Kamtschatka and Sika." MONTENEGRO. In order that the merits of the Montenegrin question may be perfectly understood, it will be necessary to communicate a few historical facts. Persons who profess to be well acquainted with what took place at the Congress of Verona, assert that even in 1822 the emperor Alexander en deavoured to get Montenegro placed in the same position as Servia ; that is, to have its claim to self-government secured by a treaty. The ques tion, however, was set aside by the advice of Lord Strangford, who undertook to impress upon the Porte the necessity there was for fulfilling the conditions of the Treaty of Bucharest (1812), by Art. 8 of which the autonomy of Servia, under the guarantee of Russia, was secured. Twist and turn the matter as one will, it cannot be denied that the recognition by Russia of Daniel Petrovich as an independent Prince has in duced Turkey to attempt to enforce claims which she has never for a moment relinquished. It is very generally supposed elat the Montenegrins have never been defeated by the Turks, but this is a great mistake. A small work entitled " Montenegro and the Montene gr i ns ," pu bli s h e d b y C otta in 18Z7, is a source from which subsequent historians have freely drawn. The author of this pamphlet, who has evidently strongly pronounced Sclavonic sym pathies, informs us that in 1623 Suleiman Pasha, of Scutari, in spite of a most desperate resistance, took possession of Cettinye, and that long afterwards the Montenegrins paid " Haratsch" (capitation tax) to the Turks. In 1700 the Vladika Daniel induced his countrymen to put the Mahometans to death, and, accordingly, " one Christmas-eve all were kill ed, excepting a few who embraced Christianity." In 1714 the Turks under Duman Pasha Kjuprelich again took Cettinye, and a fearful massacre oc curred. Two thousand Montenegrins were also led away as slaves. In 1767 " the Turks and Vene tians determined to extirpate " the restless Mon tenegrins, but they failed in the attempt to reach Cettinye. In 1785 Mahmoud. Pasha, of Scutari, penetrated into the very heart of the land, plun dering and destroying many villages. After laying several tribes under contribution, he evacuated Montenegro, "as an army cannot find sustenance in such a poor country." In 1796 Mahmoud under took a second expedition against Montenegro, but was defeated, and lost his head. In the year 1832 Reshid Pasha, after he had subdued Albania and Bosnia, talked of reducing Montenegro to obedi ence, but he subsequently gave up the idea. Advices from Cattaro of the 16th state that on the 10th a British frigate was seen anchored off the Bojana ; that the Captain went on shore and had a long interview with the Pacha of Scutari, when he returned on board and set sail for Corfu. Montenegro is to be surrounded by an army of 30,000 Turks, who are to attack it simultaneously on all points. The communes of Herzgowine, which had rebelled against the Porte, have made their submission again • the Grahowians alone hold out yet, but as the INlon tenegrins cannot come to their aid, it is expected they will soon submit. Certain words pronounced by Ferik Pacha, viz, that " Grahowo no more be longs to Montenegro than Krivascio to Austria," appear to have created some sensation among the Austrian authorities. Symptoms of religious per secution have broken out at Mostar, several maga zines belonging to Christian merchants having been set fire to on the sth ; and when the Christians hastened to the spot to put out the fire, they were s t o pped by parties of Turkish soldiers, while other 1 1 Turks were pillaging the warehouses with impunity. THE CONVICT KIRWAN.—Mr. John Wynne, the late Under-Secretary, states, under his hand,. that Lord Eg linton was induced to commute the capital sentence pronounced upon this wretched criminal at the suggestion of the two judges who tried him, the late Lord Chancellor concurring in the recommendation. No other person or party had anything to say in the affair.--Times Dublin Correspondent. g ß b A y thw on e e r o .--t . on Tuesday the SnlclpeEveonNingTlHe passengers SOUTH-WESTERN travelling i n down Windsor trains were most painfully excited by .a e suicide committed on the line by a lad not more than 15 or 16 years of age, whose name is at present unknown. The youth had been discharged from a situation he held in the neighbourhood of Wraysbury, and on going home to his parents' house some few words ensued between him and his friends as to the impropriety of his conduct. While his temper was excited, he started off, walked on to the South-Western Railway, and seeing a train tra velling on the Windsor line, he walked on to the metals nea'r the Wraysbury station, and stood awaiting the ar rival of the train. The engine-driver on seeing him at once sounded the whistle, shut off the steam, and the guards applied the breaks most vigorously, hoping to stop the train in sufficient time to save the boy's life, but unfortunately without success, for the buffers of the en gine struck the youth on the stomach with such violence as to hurl hi m a considerable distance up the line, and so The frightfully injured hi m as to cause instantaneous death. body was picked up, and. removed to a place of safety to await an inquest. !Scottish Midland . Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. daaranteed Stock. Shrewsby. &Herlford Shrews 3y. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Ha've9 do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern.. South Wales.... IS. Yorksh. River Dun. Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. 'Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath • Waterrd. & Kilkenny Waterrord& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn. Woodford . York Newctl. &Bcrw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland PREFERE A.berdecn Do., No. 2, 7 p. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p: c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent. Cork&Bandon 53 P.C. ' Dundee, Perth, and( Al el-cieen Junction E. Aug. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. Do, (.£7 17s), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do.: New 6 p. c:' St. Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Unleash. 6 p. cts Mint). Pith. & Dund Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Nortlin. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. e., Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Gt.S outhn. & Westn (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 41 per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. 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Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca aid Pis:,oja, per cent. pre: Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref. Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia. ` Do. New Namar & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmf . B. &Ams.Shs. Norwegian T:nk. Pre Paris and 14 ons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre._ Sambre and Meuse Do. st; per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India. Scrip West Flanders Do. 5:1 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Now Zealand 1 —OA dl 1 1 13 i 144 , par —lpxin 24 l d P 1 —2p 24 OW- parl par p 41 —is 8 . 10 11 - 24 p 71- 8/ 61 -- 74 33/ --334xu 14 - 141 - 7 -- 9 39 40 141 -- 14ip 39 40 301 -30 i —4 p ----g 19 -- 20 1 n 9 -- 91 2 —2i p —gpxin 4 —'d 7 —Spain d— par d MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Jan. 27, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales. per Imperial Quarter. 9* IWHEAT. 'BARLEY:I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS , I PEAS. 45s 8d 308 5d 18s 7dl 32s 5d 34s lid 31s 9d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS: I I RYE. BEANS. }EAR,}EAR, Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od ls Od lls Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 114,972 ; Barley, 102,312; Oats, 31,310; Rye, 65 ; Beans, 6,282; Peas, 3,036 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4 s t o 1/ 12 s per load. Supply good, and trade firm. einininLAND.--Meadow hay, 2/ l'Ts to 4/ 4s; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 14s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECIIAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 42 4s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 12 12s per load. Trade steady, at full ctuzencies. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGIATE AND LEADENFIALL.—Tho general demand for each 10 nd of meat i tiled steady, at full currencies. Beef, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 48 6d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 2s Gd to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. SouTHALL, JAN. 26.—The supply of stock was toler ably good here to-day, yet the general demand ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, 3s Od. to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 59 Od ; Veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JAN. 26.—The demand was firm, as follow : Beef, from 38 Od t o 4 s O f t ; M utton, 3s 6d to 58 2d ; Veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 10d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19; to 23s each. HAILSHAM, JAN. 26.—P.i . me beasts and sheep moved off freely, at full currencie., 'n other I inds of stock very little doing : Beef, from `‘', 2d to 4.9 2d ; Mutton, 48 Od 5s 2d ; Veal, 381 d to Is ; P 38 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, JAN. 25.—A loderate supply, and a steady demand. Beef, from 3- to 48 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 430 d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d per Blbs. CHICHESTER, JAN. °G.—The demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, fro, _3524 to 4s 2d ; Mutton 48 Od to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 33 104; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 27.—Wind at Noon, E., light breeze, and fine dry weather. DOVER, Jan. 26. Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Dispath, Poole for London, leaky. Sailed —Sophia, New York. COWES, Jan. 26.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Hindoo, Valparaiso. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 26.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Hydas pcs (s), Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind, S.B. Sailed—Queen, Buenos Ayres ; Charles Brooke, St. Vincent, and the rest of the outward bound, except the Calypso, for Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind, E. .Arrived—Yssel, Ba tavia, ' for Rotterdam • Glencoe, L on d on , f or Port Philip ; Vigilant, Newcastle, for New York, leaky. Sailed—Po tentate, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land; Chusan, Cali fornia ; Jamaica, Antigua. DEAL, Jan. 26.—Wind, S. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Nestor, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Richard Thorn ton, Batavia ; Taymouth Castle, Calcutta ; Alliance, do. ; Bellevue, Cape of Good H o p e . LIVERPOOL, JAN. 26.—Wind, S.B. Thick fog. Arrived —Mathilde Laguna Manhatter, New York ; Sheridan, ditto ; George Washingt on , Mobile ; Mil es B arton, St. John, N.B. Sailed—Hendrick, Sydney, New South Wales ; Earl of Lonsdale, Singapore ; Hanvard, Virginia Niagara, New York ; Atl an ti c, ditto ; Marathon, ditto; The Sophia (Briti s h B arque ) , from hence, went on shore near Charleston, 10th inst ; came off and sank ; crew and passengers saved. Jan. 27.—(8y Electric Telegraph)— Arrived—Fanny, St. Domingo ; Rorsford and Victoria Newfoundland ; Eagl e , an d Si r John Beresford, Londo. , BRISTOL, Jan. 26.—Wind, N.B. Arrived-- 7 -F e, vannah ; Ramon c it a , d o. Sailed—Mozambique Panama ; Premier, Barbad oes ; Cl ara Ann, New York'; Tivera, Africa. SHIELDS, Jan. 26.—The Lord Brougham and Va h received considerable damage and must be docked.ux The Jennetts which sank on the 15th inst, has beeu saved and must repair, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. , JAN. 26. The Marion, hi re d troop-ship, has PORTSMOUTH shipped a portion of the baggage of the 85th Regiment to-day. The first division of three companies will embark to-morrow, and the second on Friday. The head-quarters go in the Roman Emperor. Rear-Admiral M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., one of the . Lords of th e Ad m i ralty, arrived at this port this morning from Chichester, and visited the dockyard. Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, C. 8., superintendent of this dockyard, and Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., of the Blenheim, accompanied him in his inspection ' going on board the Duke of Welli ng t on, 131, &c. He embarked with Captain Chads, C. 8., at half-past one, and went on board the Excellent to witness shot and shell experi ments. The ship yacht Sylphide, which came into this port last week, went out this afternoon and made for the eastward. We understand that a mate and the clerk of the Bar racouta, 6, steam-ship, at Sheerness, Commander G. Parker, have left her Majesty's service. We have now another reserve steam-squadron formed at Portsmouth, the old reserve having been put into commission—Bull-dog, Vesuvius, Stromboli, and Hecla paddle-wheel steamers, and Conflict screw-sloop. The screw three-decker hne-of-battle ship Duke of Wellington, 130, is progressing fast in her engine-room, which will have the advantage of all modern improve ments, her boilers and machinery will be amply protected from the shot or shell of an enemy, by the whole extent of the length of the engine-room (some 70 feet in length), being so arranged that a 12-foot thick ness of coals on either side must prevent any shot, how ever short the range, from taking effect ; and as the whole of the engine work as well as the boilers are at least 5 feet below the water-line, we deem this important part of her vulnerable points to be effectually secured. She will be undocked on Saturday, and brought round to the sheer jetty to be masted, after which she will be redocked and fitted and rigged for commission. We believe that the Agamemnon, 91, screw-ship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, was reported as complete at Sheerness, yesterday, and that she has now no leak in her " water-tight" bulkheads: We have already stated that she will be ready to go to the Nore on the Ist, and will be ready to proceed to Spithead on the sth proximo. Fantome, 12, Commander Gennys, left Sydney, Nov. 2, for Wellington, New Zealand. Simoom, screw-frigate, Captain Kingcome, left Queens. town on Monday, with the 31st Regiment, for Corfu. The Leopard, 12, Captain George Giffard, has been placed in the steam basin to-day, ready for docking, to have her copper cleaned. The Rodney, 92, Captain Graham,'C.B., is partially refitting her rigging, and will be out of the dockyard hands by the 2d proximo, it is reported, when the Prince Regent will be docked to have a slight refit, the Rodney relieving her at Spithead. The Fury, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander Tatham, is reported to be complete after the repair of her defects, by the Ist prox. The Barracouta, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander George Parker, is expected here this evening from Sheerness, with seamen and marines belonging to this port, paid off from the Phaeton, 50. SHEERNESS, JAN. 25. The Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander James N. Strange, arrived here at about 8.30 a.m., this day, from Falmouth, with volunteers for this navy, &c. She saluted the flag while passing through the harbour; and, after sending volunteers on boird the flag-ship Waterloo, proceeded up to Saltpan-reach, to the coal depot Forti tude, to coal. The destination of the Archer, on her departure, will be the No r th S ea . The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com mander George Parker, left here to-day with the Ports - mouth division of marines and seamen from the Phaeton, for Portsmouth and Devonport. The Barracouta will return here again immediately to finish her equipment. The Phaeton, 50, , gun-frigate, has this day been paid off in the basin, and, to the credit of the discipline of this ship, they were paid off in the highest order and sobriety. Among the entire ship's company there was not a single case of drunkenness, or even what might be construed "half-seas over." Each man made his remittance for his place of residence for the next six weeks or two months, previous to again joining the navy. On paying off this frigate, Captain Charles H o p e , R . N ., S uperintendent of her Majesty's Dockyard here, highly complimented Cap tain George Elliot and First-Lieutenant Matthew Con nelly, on the high state of discipline attained in the ship, and most particularly on the good feeling exhibited by the crew on paying off towards their officers, which clearly , showed, on the part of the ship's company, on their de paz ture, that they we re l eav i ng o ffi cers under whom they would be ready to serve again, should the country re quire their services afloat. The Rattlesnake sloop, Commander Henry Trollope. —The fixed apparatus for diffusing the hot air through the maindeck of this sloop is nearly completed. The space to be acted upon by the apparatus is nearly 24,000 cubit feet, and such is its power that the temperature can be raised from 15 to 20 below zero to 52 deg. Fah renheit. All the Arctic ships, including Sir John Frank lin's expedition, have been supplied by the same firm, Messrs. Sylvester and Co. The apparatus will be tested previous to her leaving the basin. CHATHAM, JAN. 2G. The Imperieuse, 50, screw steam-frigate, Captain R. B. Watson, C. 8., is daily increasing the number of men required to man the ship, and has now more than half her complement on board. The weather for the last few days having been more favourable her main hold has been partially stowed and her cables taken on board and stowed, and her store-rooms have been fitted. The bowsprit has been rigged and the jibboom pointed, and the main and mizen masts will be rigged this evening. The construction of the ship has given great satisfaction to all on board ; her " limbers" are commodious, and ample space has been allowed for thoroughly cleaning them—a matter of vast consequence in a sanitary point of view. The easy access which can be had to every part of the bilges affords the means of having them perfectly cleaned out when neces sary. Captain Watson and the officers of the Imps rieuse are constant in their personal superintendence of the fittings of the frigate, and pay the greatest attention to having every chip of wood and particle of waste ma terial removed previous to storing the tanks and other things. WOOLWICH, JAN. 26. The Resistance troop-ship, Master-Commander Brad shaw, embarked detachments of the Royal Artillery and of the 16th Regiment of Foot to-day for a passage to Jamaica, to fill up the companies of Royal Artillery and the head-quarters of the 16th Regiment at that station. The crew of the Dover steam-vessel, brought to this country by natives of Africa —the black seamen being engaged at 21. 10s. per month,---were paid four months' wages on Tuesday, and most of them had to take from 101. to 121. each. The Rev. J. C. Connolly, Chaplain of the Fisgard, the Rev. Mr. Petrie, and Mr. M. Gold smith, who have taken so much interest in the crew of the Dover, met them yesterday evening in the school room, and the Rev. Mr. Petrie, who had been many years on the coast of Africa, delivered a lecture to them on the Christian religion. The natives of Africa will embark at Woolwich to-morrow on board the Faith screw steamer, and proceed in her to Plymouth, where they are to embark in the African mail steamer and pro ceed direct to the Gambia. Mr. Sydencombe, Master's Assistant in the Black Eagle, will return to that vessel after having been in charge of the Africans, who were accommodated on board the Lucifer steam -vessel since the 15th of November last. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. On Tuesday afternoon a highly influential meeting of the admirers of the drama took place in the green-room of this theatre, at which Sir Henry Webb, Bart., presided, and Lord Lennox acted as Vice-chairman ; the Earl of Glengall (Chairman of the Drury-lane Committee), and several other gentlemen of literary and theatrical celebrity, honoured the meeting with their attendance. Sir H. WEBB, after paying a well-merited tribute to the merits of the stage manager, Mr. E. Stirling, pre sented that gentleman, on the part of Mr. Smith, the manager, with an ele gan t c h ase d silver snuff-box, and passed a high encomium on the increasing exertions and indefatigable activity of that meritorious officer, in pro moting the interests of the establishment. Mr. STIRLING, on receiving the box from Sir H. Webb, made some jocular observation in regard to his previous connexion with theatres, and said that despite the clouds that may have hitherto " lowered on his house," the house now brightened, and the prospect looked everything that was gay and brilliant in the extreme. Lord LENNOX said he was deputed by Mr. Smith to present to Mr. Higgie, the acting manager of the Marylebonu Theatre, a testimonial, similar to the one presented to Mr. Stirling, and he could not avoid the opportunity of their remarking how exceedingly happy it was that the two armies assembled under the one flag, viz., those of Drury-lane and Marylebone, seemed 80 happily fraternised, and that such interwoven spirit o f good fellowship existed between them. Mr. HIGGIR returned thanks for the compliment con ferred. Mr. SMITH, the lessee of the theatres, then stoodup and observed, he had no reason to say " a plagu e o l i both our houses," but success to all and each, - one, and assured the company that Mr. Harrisa,lhidisearay surer at the Marylebone, had been his his and faithful (This was a snuff-box servant for years, and felt proud in h acknowledged the compliment with gra souvenir o f his l regard. the m o r t . h H ers A . R ) the course of the evening the Earl of GLENGALL t a i n t I l I d nd Sire HENRY WEBB expressed themselves in laudatory terms in regard to the management of M r . S m ith , wh i ch they said had resuscitated the theatre from its ashes like the Phoenix of old, and if carried out in the same spirit, would lead to a total and much-wished for regeneration of a bad system which had for t oo l ong a time reflectedt discredit on the pseudore . Smith hb rs e f in or the public amusement. briTefillye health said, sinnfceMhris. entering on his _he had e xer t ed himself to the utm h o giis s v t li t e. Time, troubl e , l a b our, or expense were as nothing ae t r o Al I p o l e u a s o him, if h e cou l d but secure the public approbation, s g a e v t o h c e at p i n o b n,. and that h e h ad thus far succeeded in so doing, the crowded houses which had honoured him with their at tendance afforded a proud and flattering proof. 1 should Mr. Bunt, the treasurer , quaintly the orchestra were in attendance, he . c t r o ti l i n lockets," call upon them to play up " Money m any separated in caused a universal laugh, and the (rp - ip. ormvxautY. observing that if the greatest good humour and c LITERATURE. THE QUARTERLIES. The Edinburgh Review. No. CXCVII. Ecclesiastical subjects preponderating in the cur rent number, impart a pervading tinge of a reli gious character this quarter to the Edinburgh. " Hippolytus and his Age" are respectively consi dered in a clever review of a recent and remarkable work of the Chevalier Bunsen—the critic affording the reader a curious insight into some of the pecu liarities of controversy in the earlier ages of Chris tianity. Reference is made in another article to the present position of the Catholic Church—its position, not in the age of Commodus, but in that oi the third Napoleon—in the course of a paper sug gested by the masterly pamphlet given to the world within the last few weeks by the eloquent and gifted C oun t d e " M on t a l em b er t . " There is a contribution, moreover, expressly directed to the consideration of the question of " Cathedral Re form." There is another relating to the influence of Catholicism on the fine arts—being a notice of " Mrs. Jameson's Legends of the Madonna." Be- I yond all, there is a magnificent paper on " Saul of Tarsus" —ethical and biographical in its character. For its reverent spirit it miolit be the effusion of Henry Mr. Rogers--for its thoughtful originality it might be the production of Mr. Helps—for its grasp of facts, culled alike from Church history and from the profane anna l s of antiquity, it might be the composition of Sir George Stephens. It is, to our thinking, incomparably the gem of the number— an essay reflecting hon our even upon the luminous reputation of the Edinburgh. After commenting upon the early diffusion of the Jews, the writer makes particular mention of the Greek influence and the Roman influence upon Christianity. Sub sequently, in pointing out the conditions for dif fusing Christianity, he explains the peculiar fitness of the time selected by the Divinity for the epoch of the Redemption —of the place chosen for the scene of that awful and sublime tragedy—and of the man especially.marked out by God as the Apostle of the Gentiles, and, therefore, as the diffuser of Christianity. As to the spot—it had already been remarked that " the City of God was built at the confluence of three civilisations"—Greek, Roman, Hebrew. From Palestine, from Jerusalem, Chris tianity emanated. It spread at a time when the dominion of the earth had fallen to a great ex tent under one (the Roman) authority—when even the barbaric races were beginning to feel the influence of Greek civilisation—when the Jews were so widely scattered that Asia was full of them. Having insisted upon these facts, the reviewer goes on to show most lucidly that the man who was to be the diffuser of Christianity must have been a Jew, must have been a Pharisee, must have had the rights of a Roman citizen, and the ad vantages of a Grecian education. All these, he re minds the reader, were the characteristics of Saul of Tarsus. He then enters more at large into the details of his biography. The article is one of uni versal attraction ; and we can, therefore, with more than ordinary confidence in having our recommen dation followed, urge its perusal upon the public, as calculated to impart a surprising amount of valu able and curiously-combined information. Occa sionally there are remarks in the course of the article with which we ourselves cannot in the smallest degree sympathise ; but in the main the effusion is one reflective and reverent in its charac ter. One observation of the critic in reference to the death of St. Paul is remarkable, as coming from this authority, namely, the remark that, "gathering the evidence (of that event) for ourselves, we may safely assume that he died by martyrdom, and pos sibly at Borne." Another contribution of a very different nature refers to " Our Indian Army ;" and a seventh to " Jervis's History of the Island. of Corfu and the lonian Islands." Upon the re maining articles not yet mentioned in the present notice—namely, one upon the " Hungarian Revo lution," and another upon " The Fall of the Derby Ministry "—we have already (in our leading columns) commented. The Quarterly Review. No. CLXXXIII. The biographical articles are the most attractive in the current number of the Quarterly. Of the political essay . , relating to " The Budget and its Results," we have already spoken in our leading columns—reprehending in our character as Liberals, and therefore as impartial spectators, the ingrati tude evinced by our old Tory contemporary to wards the late gifted and brilliant Chancellor of the Exchequer. Reflection only confirms us in our first impression, that the attack on Mr. Disraeli originated in motives of a personal rather than of a public character. The community will remember, therefore, upon this as upon every similar occasion, that the acrimony must be seasoned or rendered palatable cum jrano salis. A very curious paper is given this quarter upon the subject of " Shooting Stars, Meteors, and Aerolites." In the course of his ingenious dissertation the reviewer might have quoted, not without profit— for there is poetry, if not philosophy, in the verses —that exquisite chanson of I3eranger, the refrain of which runs (as most of his do) so musically : " C'est une eteile qui file, qui file, File et disparait." The paper on the " Vauxhall Factory Schools," suggested by the Special Report of the Directors to the proprietors of Price's Patent Candle Com pany, is scarcely less a curiosity. It will be read, however, with advantage—uninviting though it may appear in subject—stored as it is throughout with information. A remarkable contribution is given in the Quarterly upon our syystem of " Indian Administration." In the very exordium of the article devoted to the consideration of the " Count de Montalembert on Catholic Interests"—it is said of him by the Quarterly Reviewer that he is " a man who, alike by his genius and his virtues, does honour to his order, his country, and his Church." Aimagnificent eulogium, but an eulogium eminently well deserved. Very many thousands of the more intelligent part of the community will peruse with interest the elaborate paper on the " British Mu seum "—of all, the noblest of our national institu tions. The biographical essays already alluded to as giving colour to the present number of the Quarterly—have reference, one to the " Life and Letters of Mr. Justice Story," another to the " Cloister Life of Charles V.," and a third to the " Memoirs of Wordsworth"—all of them admirably appreciative, more particularly the one referring to the late Poet Laureate. It is absolutely refreshing —we acknowledge it at once—it is absolutely re freshing after so much maudlin homage to an in tellect that its worshippers ranked scarcely onA degree below that of Shakspere—yes, we repeat it again and again, it is absolutely refreshing to find the Quarterly, wh en spea ki ng o f W or d sw orth in reference to the last age , " so prolific in distin guished poets," manfully " dissenting from the pre diction, that poste r ity w ill a ll o t him the highest placr in the brotherhood." We go with the reviewer heart and soul in this—such having for a very long period been cur calm and implicit conviction. Previous to the foregoing remark, the writer has observed of Wordsworth, "In the species of diction where he had no precursor, he is never likely to have any . successor." To which we respond with all the fer vour that human lips can express—thank God ! And so end we our condensed notice of the Quar terlies. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.—BERLIN, JAN. 21—The Dublin Industrial Exhibition of this year will receive a most valuable contribution from 'Prussia. The inde fatigable agent of this undertaking here has succeeded in getting together a most interesting collection of the works of the most celebrated living painters, sculptors, and other artistes of Prussia, which, together with the uo C m h p a le m t h e e re rs pr of us C en o ta rn : elite of Prussian manufactures, to which the G overn gProfessoru p I n m e e r n c t e istOne:27llBiburait, will fo rma mwoilling the different most tion of the pr esent state of the fine arts and industry i i y. colossal t m h a i s g n e i fi o li centn t r of l( St.is GaiesorwgoerakirindgthheaDrdragaotn: in order to get it ready in time for the Exhibition. This subject is chosen in ' honour of England, and to express his o fire and wn f ee li ngs of ad m i ra ti on f or that country. The grandeur, and, at the same time lightness and elegan ce of this group (fourteen feet high), are only to be appreciat e d ou seeing the work itself. The Directors of the Hamburgh Railway have conceded to the personal r epresentatives of the agent a reduction in the freight of all works of art destined for the Dublin Exhibition—an a ccommodation and facility which has been denied to the Committee of the New York Exhibition on another railroad.—Times. S.-- RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDER __ . Yesterday the standing orders were declared complie d with in the case of East Grinstead Railway : For a rail way from East Grinstead to the Three Bridges station h Coast Railway. of the London, Brighton, and Snodut Coates, the parlia - Messrs. Dyson, Hall, Parkes, and bi g , and stated that mentary agents, appeared for the estimated cost of the line was 47,0001., that the sub scriptionextent of 40,0001., with list was signed to the : Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 4,0001. paid up.— declared not complied with in The standing orders were this case on a technical allegation, to th e eff ect that t , o d was • near a road cross n ot shown on the sec cutting select comm i ttee on standing or d ers. tion referred to the parliamentary agent, stated that th e pro posed capital and Mr. Wyatt. ccost o f the line would be 60,000/., an d ti on contract was signed for 45,2001 . Londonderry , that the Coleraine,subserip and Belfast R a il way : The s tanding orders reported yesterday as comp li ed i n this compliedwith, but technical "not' ongrounds case were only. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—The accounts to to be submitted to the half -yearly meeting upon Satur day next were issued yesterday. It appears that the total receipts during the half-year amounted to 79,9921. 12s. 4d. The expenses during the same period were 53,3501. ; leaving a balance applicable to the dividend of 26,6421. Os. 7d. The proposed dividend of 3s. per share will absorb 24,2261. is. • leaving a balanpe of abolv. 2 1 416/, to be carr i e d to the next account.