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marked that the Empress looked, indeed, very beautiful, as she took her seat by the side of her imperial husband. The Archbishop having saluted their Majestie s, proceeded at once to the ceremony of the marriage, which was conducted in all respects according to the solemnities of the Roman Catholic Church, p res ig a nd acco mpanied by all the pomp of imperial and, royal tradition. A canopy of silver bishops; was held over their M a j esties' heads by two .ishops ; the choir repeated several times the " Domine Sal yarn ;" the Archbishop presented holy water, and chanted the Te Deum, which was repeated with ecstatic effect by the orchestra and choir. The orchestra consisted of 500 musicians, under the direction of M. Auber, the grand organist to the Emperor, and the following pieces were played during the ceremony:-1. Hymn to St. Genevieve, Patron Saint of Paris (the Urbs Beata of Leseueur); 2. The Consecration Credo of Cherubini ; 3. The Sanctus for Mass of St. Cecilia, by Adolphe Adam; 4. An 0 Salutaris, by Cherubini ; 5. Domine Sal oum (after benediction); 6. The Te Deum of Leseur. The latter composition has now in turn been chanted at Notre Dame to celebrate the bat tle of Austerlitz, the consecration of Napoleon 1., the vote of Dec. 20, 1851, and the marriage of Napoleon 111. • The ceremony lasted about an hour. At the conclusion of the Te Deum, the Emperor and Empress descended from the Throne, and the imperial cortege, 'having formed as in the order of arrival, their Majesties returned to the Tuileries by the Rue d'Arcole and Quai Napoleon, to the Place de la Concorde, passing to the palace by the garden entrance. The Archbishop of Parts also accom panied their Majesties, and conducted them to the door of the Tuileries ; the return, as had been the departure, being celebrated by the roll of drums, the flourish of trumpets, the roars of the artillery, the shouts of the people, and, heard above all, the deep boom of the bourdon, or great bell of Notre Dame. While going and returning the Emperor and Empress were enthusiastically, saluted with cries of "Vive l'Empereur ! " "Vive I'lmperatrice ! " Telegraphic dispatches were immediately for warded to all the chief towns in France, instructing the Prefects and Mayors to make known to the in habitants the completion of the religious cere mony of their Majesties' marriage, and their safe return to the Tuileries amidst the enthusiastic greetings of the people. The garden presented the. most picturesque as pect. The terrace adjoining the river was occupied by deputations from all the corporations of the city, es eh distinguished by a banner bearing appropriate mottos. The operatives of the Canal St. Martin had a fine live eagle standing on the top of their banner, to which it was attached by the feet. This exhibition afforded the soldiers much amusement as they filed by. The bird also attracted the notice of the Emperor, who laughed very heartily and showed it to the Empress. All the villagers of the Banlieue were represented by their young girls, attired in white, and distin g uished by silk scarfs of different colours. Each, moreover, carried a banner, ornamented with devices, and vivas for the Emperor and Empress. Foremost had been placed that of the inhabitants of Courbevoie, on which were written these words Courbe voie, the landing place of the ashes of the Emperor —Souvenir, sympathy, and gratitude of the opera tives." The young girls sbf Colombes had brought out on the occasion a banner, which is only exhi bited on the religious festivities of the Virgin Mary, whose figure, with the infant Jesus in her arms, was worked on the silk. Those young girls had been stationed round the large basin of the garden, and, previous to the arrival of the cortege, they amused themselves dancing and singing in chorus. The burden of one of their songs was—" Five rAmourr and " Vive Napoleon!" At about half-past two o'clock the cortege entered the garden of the Tuileries, and the cavalry, aftei ridirig up to the Palace, turned to the left and drew up in the alley adjoining the Rue de Rivoli. The moment the Imperial carriage made its appear ance, all the young girls rushed forward and ac tually filled it with bouquets. The shower was so great at one moment that the guards were obliged to interfere. The impression made by the Empress was most favourable. Everybody found her beau tiftil and graceful. At 3 o'clock their Majesties appeared at the bal cony of the Pavilion de l'Horloge, and, after stop ping a short time to look at the procession of the banners, retired amidst loud vivats. The troops and the immense multitude gradually dispersed. Before seven o'clock the illuminations commenced along the Boulevards. The following appointments have been made in the clerical service of the Imperial household:—The parish priest of Ham and the Abbe Bertrand, nephew of the Emperor Napoleon's companion of exile at St. Helena, are appointed Almoners. The Abbe de la Tour-d'Auvergne, Vicar-General of Arras ; the Abbe Llabeuf, Vicar of St. Thomas d'Aquin ; the Abbs Muloir, a Carmalite missionary; and the Abbe Semain, a priest of the diocese of Ajaxcio, are appointed chaplains. THE FRENCH EMPRESS. (From the Leader.) Mdlle. Teba de Montijo is an Andalusian, and was born at Grenada, in the country of the Alham bra. Her mother comes from the Kirkpatrick family of Closbuni. She is daughter of a colonel of artillery, the late Count ofMontijo. The latter, one of the best officers in the Spanish army, served the French cause till the year 1814 ; in other words, be served in that heroic war of Spanish nationality asserting against the despot of France its indepen dence, and its liberty. The Count de Montijo took arms against his own country ; unfaithful to Spain, he was always faithful to France. In the campaign of 1814, he served in France as colonel of artillery; and even had the honour to fire the last shots for the defence of Paris. On his return to Spain he sat in the Chamber of Proceres, or Grandees of Spain, till his death, which occurred in 1839. The Coun tess of Montijo, his widow, after the fall of Es partero, became Camerera mayor, or surintendante of Queen Isabella. The Montijo family is allied with most of the great families of Spain, among others, with the Gusman, the Leyva, the Cordova, and the Le Cerda. As far as the aristocratic blood goes, Mdlle. de Montijo is of higher birth than Bonaparte, who (as we know well enough), is sim ply the bastard son of a French Creole and of a Dutch admiral. So much for origin. With regard to charms of person, Mdlle. de Montijo is not one of royal and sovereign beauties who seem to have been born to the diad em , an d before whose native majesty every brow uncovers and every head bows down spell-bound ; neither is she one of those dazzling angelic types which we all are wont to worship as the ideal of more than mortal loveliness. She is not what yo u wou ld ca ll beautiful or pretty. She is simply pleasing. She has the proud air of a noble lady, without the beauty one ascribes to noble blood ; and she has all the piquant grisette without the sansfaeon. She has, moreover, le gcste libre et la desivolture cavaliers. Her features are destitute of character. She has your Spaniard's eye—the black eye of the Andalusian. Unfortunately, she is red-haired, and the French detest red hair ! The French people's hatred of poor Marie Antoinette—a blind, dark, unreasoning hatred as it was, which dragged that unhappy Queen to the scaffold, sprang from that fatal antipathy to red hair ; now Marie Antoinette's hair was golden ! But you will say, by what magic spell did Mdlle. de Montijo captivate the heart of Bonaparte ? By the magic of her smile ! In sober truth, that smile of hers is an empire in itself—it is the smile of an enchantress—a triumphant smile. TURKEY. The negotiations pending between five Greek merchants and the Porte, regarding the liquidation of the Bank of Constantinople, having now ended, the former have issued a circular, bearing the date of the 10th inst., by which they inform the public that the Government has placed the books and funds of the bank at their disposal, and that they will do their best to merit its confidence. They also give the glaring fact, that the debts of the bank, which exceeded 1,500,0001., have been re duced to 400,0001. The Messrs. Alleon and Baltazzi have also, in their turn, issued a circular thankinr, the commer cialr body of this city for the support it afford e d them during their administration. You may n ow say that the curtain has d roppe d fairly on the last act of the famous loan and bank comedy. Abd-el-Bader was presented to the Sultan by Fouacl Effendi, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the 11th inst. His Majesty received him with great distinction. As it was expected, the speeches on both sides were. common-place concerns. The Emir was to quit Constantinople for Broussa on the 15th. He has repeatedly manifested his disappoint ment at the coolness of the reception he has met with here ; indeed, never has the apathy of the natives been more marked, and were it not for the originality of his costume he might have traversed the streets unnoticed. church was laid in the year 1839, and 8,0001. ster ling has been expended upon it, it is not yet finished. Strenuous exertions are being made by the residents to complete the structure, and it is hoped that the Government at home will come for ward to their assistance. A proposal has been made, in order to raise funds, to sell a portion of the ground adjacent to the church, which, from its central position, would fetch a high price ; but, as this ground was a gift from Mehemet All to the English community, it would be very desirable not to be under the necessity of having recourse to such a measure. At a sitting of the Council-General of Finances at Cairo it had been determined that, in con. sequence of the pernicious effects to the Govern ment of Egypt of the system which has of late years been put into practice, of European mer chants buying the standing crops of the cultivators of the land, while the latter do not account for their taxes, any European who shall in future ac quire produce from any person so indebted to the Government will be subject to have his bargain de clared null and void, and the goods which he has purchased confiscated. The several European Consuls seem bent upon opposin g this measure, considering it as in opposi tion to free trade, which is guaranteed to all in Egypt, and there is no doubt that, if allowed to be carried into effect, it will lead to many abuses and encroachments on the part of the Government. The prosperity of Egypt has been steadily increas ing under the benefits of free trade, and a return to monopolies would undoubtedly check it. The revenue of the country this year has been greatly enhanced by the high prices obtained for all grain and pulse. Vessels are very much wanted, and freights are still on the rise. EGYPT. The body of Mr. G. li. Fraser, the young cadet, who was one of the overland passengers by the last mail to India, and who was drowned in the Nile by falling from the deck of the steamer, was found in the river a little above Atfeh on the 14th inst., ti 4 , 1-aai)rought down to Alexandria, where he was . 77 47 T, 84 in the English burial-ground. 6eting of the E ng li s h res id en t s h as been held sg ) "nto consideration the affairs of the Eng , t. oh now in course of construction in Alex- Though the foundation-stone of this 7.ct4.e. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1853. without one solitary exception, to eclipse altogether in splendour the pride of that sumptuous ceremonial. Even the frivolous will turn, we doubt not, from the dazzling record of the jewels worn by her Imperial MAJESTY—the parure of white pearls and rubies of b. beautiful design, con sisting of a small covered crown placed on the back of the head, and of bracelets and a necklace with pearls pendant, together with a diamond tiara of surpassing magnificence—to that letter written by her previously in her maiden name as the Countess of TEBA, and addressed to the Pre fect of the Seine—the letter requesting that the sum of 600,000 francs voted by the Municipal Council of Paris for the purchase of a diamond necklace, to be presented to the EMPRESS should, instead of being so applied, be dedicated for the good of the suffering classes, to purposes of cha rity. The manner in which this request is made to the chief magistrate of the French capital, might almost have induced us, without regard to dates, to look towards the close of the epistle for the signature of JOSEPHINE. But instead of that signature, we have the autograph of her congenial successor the Empress EUG&NIE. After gracefully addressing the Prefect of the Seine in those words— " I feel deeply the generous decision come to by the Municipal Council of Paris, which thus mani fests its sympathetic adhesion to the union which the EMPEROR contracts," EUGENIE adds—" I , nevertheless experience a painful feeling at think ing that the first public act s a tt ac h e d t o m y name at the moment of my marriage should be a con siderable expense for the city. of Paris." Upon which the bride elect offers the suggestion already mentioned, adding—" My desire is that my mar riage shall not be the occasion of any fresh charge to the country to which I henceforth belong ; and the only thing of which I am ambitious is to share with the EmPEtoEcthe love aird esteem of the French people." Thereupon it appears that in conformity with those benevolent intentions, and " deeply affected by the sentiments expressed" by the choice of the third NAPOLEON, the Council decided unanimouslt that the 600,000 f. which it had de voted to the purchase of jewellery for the EM PRESS should be employed in founding an esta blishment (bearing the name and under the patronage of her Imperial MAJESTY) in which poor girls shall be maintained until they can be suitably placed, after receiving a professional education. Such are a few among the interesting circum- stances inaugurating the reign of NAPOLEON and EUGENIE. No incident has so beneficially affected the public mind of England in regard to the French Emperor as that of his recent marriage. A chord of sympathy has been struck in the hearts of our countrymen by that contempt for traditional interests when contrasted with the simple dictates of affection. It is well. .Pre cisely at this moment, moreover, is it that some of the most liberal-minded men in England, some of the most popular of our representatives, some of our most keen-sighted and independent statesmen have insisted upon the insensate folly of those who have been long endeavouring to foster ill-will between France and England, apparently with the evil hope of ultimately embroiling them in another contest. To dissipate, these atrocious tendencies, the Peace Congress is beginning really to do some good service to the population. It is submitting the records of modern history to the calm and impartial scrutiny of the multitude. It is proclaiming the infamy of that last war of 22 years against France, under the Republic and the Great NAPOLEON—a war in which, from the beginning to the end, England has the infamy of having been the aggressor. As Mr. CoEDEN has reminded his fellow-citizens, they have as a nation really some thing to expiate in regard to their former most criminal attacks against their French neighbours. How we can best expiate our past conduct in this particular, it requires no very great shrewdness to perceive—namely, by ourselves inaugurating at last an era of conciliation. The very clear and convincing judgment pro nounced on Wednesday by Lord CAMPBELL, in discharging the rule for a liew trial, in the case of the QUEEN V. NEWMAN, and unanimously as sented to by his judicial brethren, affords the strongest illustration of the practical operation of the law of libel, and the serious defects still existing notwithstanding the great improvements introduced under the auspices of the Noble and Learned LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, and embodied in the 6th and 7th Vic., c. 96, commonly called Lord CAMPBELL'S Act. From that judgment, it now appears that even if the Jury had, credited every witness for the defence, if they believed that Dr. AcHILLI had been guilty of the gross and habitual profligacy laid to his charge, it still would have been their duty to have convicted the defendant— whereby the prosecutor would have become entitled ex debito justitice, as a matter of right, to recover from the defendant the costs of the protract ed and enormo us ly expens i ve i nvest i gat i on. i T n h f e avour of verdict might have been sub s t an ti a ll y the defendant, but in point of form it must necessarily have been given against him, carrying with it a ruinous pecuniary liability. We do not wish to be understood as expressing any opinion for or against Dr. ACHILL'. The public have had the evidence fully and distinctly placed before them, and can judge for themselves whether the Reverend Gentleman was a person of unblemished character, of pure and unimpeach able morality as asserted ; or whether, on the other hand, there was any and what foundation for the charges respecting ELENA VALENTE MARIA PRINCIPE, and the wives of GARAMONI the tailor, and of CORIBONI the chorus singer ; and of the English servants, HARRIET HARRIS, JANE LEGGE, SARAH WOOD, and CATHERINE GORMAN. Our only object is to point out the great practical injustice that may be inflicted under the existing enactments, and to demand an adequate remedy at the hands ofthe Legislature. The tendency of recent legislation has been to obtain judgment in accord ance with the substantial *merits of every case. For this purpose special demurrers have been abolished, and substance is looked to rather than form. But we still find that ; under the libel law, the form must prevail, and that, though the substance of the plea be proved, the verdict must still be against the defendant, carrying with it certain pains and penalties from which the presiding Judge cannot possibly relieve the sufferer. It is true, that, in the - exercise of his discretion, he may render the punishment merely nominal, sen tencing the defendant to pay as a fine the smallest coin of the realm ; but that farthing " will carry ccsts," and the defendant may be mulcted of thousands of pounds sterling in consequence of a verdict which, although essential from the techni calities of the case, was still contrary to the feel ings of the presiding Judge and Jury. Can any person say that this is just or proper ? or that a suitable and speedy remedy is not ur gently required ? We think not. All will agree in the hardship that may be inflicted under these provisions, and we trust that every legal reformer will lend his strenuous assistance to abate the nuisance. _ _ _ Let us, for example, suppose that the charge was that a party had stolen a jar of pickles, and that on the trial it turned out that he had merely pur loined a pot of French mustard or preserved meat. There should be a verdict against the defendant, although the gravamen of the accusation was that he had committed a felony, and the Jury were convinced of the fact. So far as the character of the plaintiff was concerned, it would not be much benefited by the discovery that it was mustard he had stolen in place of pickles, or vice versa. Now, if six distinct acts of felony were charged: and only four or five established, it could not be asserted that he had much claim on the sympa thies of the Court or of the community. And yet, on the failure of proof of one out of twenty distinct charges, though it would scarcely increase the general condemnation,.he would be certain of obtaining a verdict ; and if the defendant were solvent, his full costs of the proceedings of the charges that were established as well as of those that failed. In the present instance the substance of the ac cusation preferred against Dr. AcHIFLY was, that he had been a man of depraved and immoral cha racter—who, while yet a member of the Roman Catholic Church, had violated his vows of chastity, MONTENEGRO. The Spener Gazette has the following from Vienna :—" In consequence of the war between the Montenegrins and the Turks, Baron Jellachich will be named Commander-in-Chief of a corps of obser vation of 18,000 men. The Emperor has also deter mined to send Count de Leiningen on a private mission to Constantinople. He is to be accompanied by Major de Ruf, of the staff. It is supposed that this mission relates to the affairs of Montene g ro. The Waywode of Grahovo has announced that, in case the Turks proved victorious, he should fall back on the upper part of Dalmatia. The Turco- German !frontier is guarded by a whole brigade. The regiment called the Grand Duke Constantine has arrived here, and has received orders to recall all the men that it has out on leave of absence. This implies that it must hold itself ready to march. Its destination is not known." THE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEAR BRISTOL. — BRISTOL, JAN. 28.—The coroner's inquest, in reference to the late fatal accident at the Shortwood Colliery, Mangotsfield, was this day resumed on the body of Bennett, at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, before J. B. Grindron, Esq., coroner, and a highly respectable jury, and appeared to excite a good deal of interest. Mr. Bush, solicitor, attended to watch the proceedings for the proprietors, and Mr. Cossham, the acting partner, was also present. Mr. Mackworth, the government in spector of collieries, attended by direction of the Secre tary of State for the Home Department, and took an active part in the inquiry, which lasted several hours. Several witnesses were examined, and the coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." A DANGEROUS CHURCHMAN.—The following para graph, headed " Interesting to Seamen," which, while it may be interesting to the class to whom it is addressed, exhibits at the same time one of the most impudent and arrogant acts of a man clothed in the garments of the Church (but evidently ill qualified in spirit for his holy calling) we ever heard of. It will be seen, on perusing the paragraph in question) that one Reverend (1) lEneas B. Hutchinson, of the district of St. James, Devonport, has taken upon himself to impugn the terms and validity of an act of Parliament framed for the more convenient ratification of marriages between persons who object to the formularies and expenses of marriage solemnisations in the Church of England. This Devonshire parson says a person may be a wife, married at the Registrar's Office by act of Parliament, but so convinced is he that she is no wife in the eye of the Church (i. e. his own beam blinded fanatical orbit), that he would sooner suffer his right hand to be cut off than sign a poor woman's paper of allotment, so married ! Oh ! Christian parson ! We, as staunch Churchmen, blush to see such fantastic tricks played before' high Keaven by one who ought to be foremost (like the good St. Aubyn) to render assist ance to such as the applicant in question—the wife of one of England's brave tars, one of those gallant men to whose efforts Church and State, too, must one day look for protection. Is there no chastisement for this man of pride and false reasoning Is there no Court to which he may be made amenable for his unworthy and uncha ritable act? May he insult a poor honest woman and deface her only legal claim upon the Crown for support with idle and insolent impunity? Is he a married man himself ? Is lie a newly-fledged incumbent of a fat living ! We incline to think he must be, and that he must have bought it, for assuredly such a man is not a fit recipient of the patronage of the Church upon his merits or qualifications in a holy or Godly light.—Portsmouth, Times and Naval Gazette. INTERESTING TO SEAMEN.—One of the earliest acts of the present Board of Admiralty was to issue a regula tion, which will have the effect of superseding a provision in the Act of Parliament. It appears that within the ecclesiastical district of St. James, Devonport, of which the Rev. E. B. Hutchison is incumbent, resides a Mrs. Mary Ann Mitchell, the wife of the quarter-master on board H.M.S. Termagant, to whom she was married more than ten years ago at the office of the Superinten dent Registrar, Devonport. On her husband's appoint ment to the Termagant, now at Portsmouth, she received, in the course of the past month, the usual allotment paper and form of-certificate of identity, which the sta tute 11 Geo. IV., cap. 20, sec. 34, requires to be filled up and signed by the minister and churchwardens of the parish in which the allottee resides, before any half-pay can be taken. Until the late division of the parish of Stoke Damerel into several parishes for ecclesiastical purposes, it was customary for the wives of absent sea men resident at Devonport, to take their allotment papers to the Rev. W. J. St. Aubyn, the rector, who has always acted with kindness, and urbanity towards every such applicant, whereas many of the recently appointed district clergy have manifested a strong disinclination to attach their signatures to allotment papers, whenever it was found that the women pre senting them had not been married according to the rites of the Church of England. In the present instance there was an absolute refusal, for when Mrs. Mitchell went to Mr. Hutchison with her allotment paper and marriage certificate, he told her he would not sign the paper upon the production of such a mar riage certificate—that he would rather suffer his right hand to be cut off than he would do so, as he did not consider her the wife of Mitchell in the eye of the church; and he added, "You may be a wife by act of Parlia malt, and you may go and get your money of the clerks or officers as you can ; they may pay you." He then handed back the paper to her, when she found that he had defaced the form of certificate by writing upon it, " I decline attesting this paper. YEneas B. Hutchison." Under these circumstances, unable as she was to get her half-pay, and having no other means of support, she ap plied to Mr. Elms, the Superintendent Registrar at Devonport as the person who had granted the license of her marriage; to endeavour to procure for her that jus tice to which she was entitled. This Mr. Elms readily and kindly promised to do. He immediately submitted :the case to the Registrar-General, who promptly com municated with the Lords of the Admiralty, and the re sult was the instant issuing of an order to the Paymas ter-Genearl to pay Mary Ann Mitchell the sum allotted to her, on the production of the certificate signed by the Superintendent Registrar and Registrar of Marriages, and it was further directed that this rule 'should be ob served in every case where parties were married at Dis senting Chapels, or at the office of a Superintendent Registrar. AN ARTFUL TRICK ON MR. K—.---A short time ago, a well-dressed female called at the residence of an elderly gentleman, at Southwick, named K—, and inquired whether he could accommodate her with lodg itigs, stating that her husband was the owner of a yacht at Liverpool, and was desirous of residing for a time in the neighbourhood of Brighton. She thought, she added, that Southwick would be a convenient situation, inasmuch as it was close to the mouth of the harbour, and her husband would take frequent excursions to sea with his Brighton friends. Her statement appearing plausible, and her manners genteel, Mr. K— did' not hesitate to let her his apartments. He remarked that she had no luggage, but she satisfied him on that point by stating that her boxes were in her husband's yacht, which she expected would arrive in the course of a couple or three days. Moreover she desired him to secure a nice place in the harbour, where the yacht, which she called the Forget-me-not, might be moored. At the request of his new lodger, Mr. K accom pained her to the harbour, to look out a place for the yacht, and an interview was had with the captain of the steam-tug, in order to enter into an arrangement with him to tow the yacht into the har bour at intervals. Two or three days elapsed, but no yacht arrived ; and, in the meantime, Mr. K— ad vanced his lady lodger 201. to make some " trifling" purchases. Wanting more money, she requested Mr. K—'s nephew to write to a friend at Liverpool for 251. or 301., directing the letter to Ivy Lodge. By re turn of post a letter was delivered to the " lady," pur porting to come from Liverpool, and stating that her boxes were at certain house in London, and that in one of the boxes were two 501. notes. At the request of the money, th e his lodg er , Mr. K-- was induced to go to London for "lady" giving him the key" of the box, and the address in town where the boxes were deposited. Mr. K— wished his lodger to accompany him, but she excused" herself on the ground that her husband might arrive in the meantime, and be annoyed at her absence. On his arrival at the house in London he found it was in a low situation, where there were a num ber of fellows and wenches fiddling and dancing ; and, on inquiry for the lady's boxes, he was met by bursts of laughter and ridicule. He rushed out of the house, the truth flashing across his mind, and made the best of his way to the station, taking an early train for his home. We need scarcely add, that on his arrival at his own residence his "lady-bird" had t a ken wing, leaving Mr. K— minus his 201., an d n il for board and lodging. — Brighton Gazette. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr.:Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager.. THIS EVENING, JAN. 31, Will be performed the popular and highly successful Comedy ol MASKS AND FACES; or, Before an 4 Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, Parselle, an d Lambert ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss F. Maskell, and Miss Rosa Bennett. After which, the gorgeous Fatravaganza, entitled LEO TIM TERRIBLE. To conclude with the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Verdes. THIS EVENING, Jew. 31, Will be performed the Comjc Drama called A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Homcastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the new and popular original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JAN. 31, Will be presented the powerful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Al!red Wigan, 0. Smith, and Emery; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the succetsful new Comic Pantomime, called HELL GWYNNE ; or, Harlequin 3ferrie Monarch. Principal Danseusc, 31dile. Anriol 7 Clown, Mr. Fiesmore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENECG, JAN. 31, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which, THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which Mr. Wright will appear. To conclude with the new and criginal Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Haline ; Pan taloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Carlotta Leelercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, JAN. 31, Will be presented LILIAN GERVAIS. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Eloskins, Cooke, Edgar, Bender, and Clifton; Misses Anderton and H. Gordon. After which, JOAN DOBBS. John Dobbs, Mr. W. Farrel], jun.; Patternoster, Mr. Compton. To conclude with ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Clown, Mr. Edwin Edwardes, with his highly-trained Dogs. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Crowded Nightly to witness the Extraordinary Holiday Attractions LAST WEEK BUT FITE of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT, As he is about retiring from the Profession, having Let the Theatre to Mr. Wiitzem COOKE. THIS EVENING, JAN. 31, And following Evenings, will be presented the Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. After which, an unequalled Routine of •Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of FORTITNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. On THURSDAY, Feb. 3, the Last Juvenile Performance will take place, when the Pantomime will be played first—concluding, by Eleven o'clock, with a popular Farce. Doors open at Halt-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Trns DAT —Morning 2 min. after 6 I Evening 25 min.aft. 6 To-Moaßow—Morning 50 min. after 6 I Evening 14 min.aft. 6 _DAILY WEATHER TABLB. MONDAY, JAN. 31, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine.o'clock on Saturday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. LIMERICK—E., calm—cloudless, hard frost. MULLINGAR— S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HASTINGS—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—N., fresh breeze—overcast, rain. TUNBRIDGE—N. calm—foggy. GREENWICH—W., calm—overcast. STROOD—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—N., gentle breeze—cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—N., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—E., gentle breeze—overcast. THE WEATHER.—Sun OFFICE, JAN. 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 38—highest since noon on Saturday. 33—lowest yesterday morning, and during Sat. night. 36—yesterday at noon. BAROMETER, 29 - 85. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and fine, sunshiny weather. Heavy rain in the evening. JANUARY 31. 39—highest sinco noon yesterday. 32-10 most this morning and during the night. 39—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 3012. WIND, N.—Light breeze, and fine, clear, sunshiny weather. Av " *4" Ant LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1853. remarkable is intelligence so t rd is ed seld in om ou t r hat columns ree l ()as that which will be perused this evening with so much interest, in reference to the French Emperor's marriage. It may be observed, moreover, that the intelligence is not only, as we have sai •d, remarkable—but in every way propitious in its h c aracter. Something like a substantial guarantee is thereby afforded of the sincerity of the • pacific policy foreshadowed in the famous speech addressed to the citizens of Bordeaux. • United now to the object of his af fections,' not merely by those ties of the civil con tract, formally entered into on Saturday, but yesterday, through a more solemn and majestic ceremonial by the holy bonds of NAPOLEON 111. may be , deem d e even by those most suspicious as to his political intentions, to have given something like a reasonable pledge that he does in his heart and in • his con science propose to found the 1 g ory of his empire on the encouragement of industry, on the extinc tion of pauperism, on the establishment . of order, and on the maintenance of interna tional tranquillity. Before the last appeal to universal suffrage among our neighbours, when the Chief of the State was traversing the southern provinces in, the midst of the popular acclama tions, he said, in reference to the Imperial regime about to be established, that its meaning was Peace. Previously- there had been a series of re ductions inthe army of France, beginning, indeed, with the retirement of General CA"/AIGNAC from the Dictatorship. Afterwards when the 6,000,000 of 1848, and the 7,000,000 of 1851, had beeu confirmed by the 8,000,000 of 1852 — yet larger reductions were made in the " • *tary armaments. Again, in regard to the French navy, while enormous war-steamers, like the 'Napoleon, are being constructed in their dock yards, just as we are fitting out similar vessels in our dockyards, like that one which it is esti mated will be the largest in the world, called the Wellington—an examination of the maritime esti mates for the last few years in France proves to us by the simple logic of statistics, that the present ruler of that great country has reduced the annual cost of its ma rine establishment by no less an amount than 2,000,000 E Meanwhile, as some say, under the influence of a dread of invasion, but as we assert with a rational view to secure our insular stability, the rulers of England have called out an enor mous militia, they have materially increased the amount of the naval estimates, and they now talk of enlarging the military forces in the United Kingdom, through a resolution about to be sub mitted to the House of Commons by Viscount PALMERSTON. Those are the facts. They are facts, it must be allowed, somewhat strangely con trasting with each other. England declaring through many of her public organs, that the French EMPEROR means War. NAPOLEON 111. declaring th a t his Empire means Peac e. England i n creasing her navy, proposing to incre ase her army, and submitting her m ilitia to a vigo rous and admirable reorganisation. NAPOLEON 111. decreasing the French army by 30,000 or 40,000 men, decreasing the French navy by 2,000,000 of francs, and declaring, as if in explana tion of this, " L'Empire c'est la Paix." What ever may be thought upon this question in regard topast occur rences , there can be no doubt o f any kind th at a tran q uilising influe nce must be 'exercised upon the Councils of boys Tuileries by cele the I m perial nuptials which were sterday brated. EIJGENIE must now fulfil the hopes of her Im perial husband, by emulating the virtues of the beloved and revered JOSEPHINE. It is gratifying t o remark alrea d y that the youthful Empress has given auguries even now of rivalling in beneficence the popularity of her illustrious predecessor. No n obler incident, in illustration of her good heart and of her r o y al nature, could possibly have been afforded than that which t mees the eye of the pub lic simultaneously with the -account of the gor geous and stately pomp of her Imperial marriage. We question very much whether the incident here alluded to will not be admitted on all hands seducing certain persons under circumstances of great atrocity—and that, subsequent to his change of creed, and after he had become a married man, he had been guilty of other acts of profligacy. That accusation he denied, averring that it was a false, scandalous, and malicious libel against him ; the defendant pleaded a justification, and issue was joined on no less than twenty-three distinct points. On some of these points little, if any, evidence was tendered ; but the real struggle took place respecting the cases to which we have already re ferred. Now it is quite palpable that Dr. Amnia's character would not have been vindicated if the Jury believed the evidence respecting ELENA VALENTE MARIA PRINCIPE, and of the wiv es of GARAMONI and CORIBONI, and of the English ser vants, although no sufficient proof had been ad duced of his criminality with ROSA DE ALLES SANDRIS, or a certain other woman, whose name was unknown to the defendant. The substance of the charge would have been established in one case as well as the other; and, accordingly, we find that the entire struggle between the eminent and dis tinguished Counsel on either side was to establish or rebut these charges, and that the time of the Court was so long occupied for that purpose—although it now appears that the defendant must have been found guilty under any circumstances ; and not only bound to pay the enormous expenses of bringing over the different witnesses to this country, main taining them here, and giving them compensation for their loss of time, but also the heavy bill of costs of the prosecutor, and that on a mere for mality, not in any degree affecting the substantial merits of the case. It may be said that, to a certain extent, the matter rests in the hands of the Judge, on whom the duty of apportioning the punishment and fixing the sentence devolves ; and that, as the LORD CHrEF-JUSTICE well remarked, " In the dis charge of that sacred duty, full consideration will be given to the point, as to whether the guilt of the defendant was aggravated or mitigated by the plea, and the evidence given to prove or dis prove it." Such is, undoubtedly, the fact ; and we have every confidence in, and respect for, each and every one of those eminent men who orna ment the Judicial Bench, and who have elevated the English name among surrounding nations for the pure and incorruptible administration of jus tice. But the relief can only be partial. Al though the penalty should be merely nominal, the costs must fall on the defendant, and the payment thereof will amount to no inconsiderable punish ment. A fortune has, in fact, been lavished, and that without any needless outlay in endeavouring to proie that the accusations were not put forward on light or insufficient grounds ; and that the de fendant believed that, in preferring them, he was not violating the truth in any particular, but merely exposing the infamy of a hypocrite, whom it was his bounden duty to deprive of the mantle of purity in which he had undeservedly arrayed himself. There is another evil. Tho functions of the Jury are practically abrogated, and it devolves upoil the Judge to decide upon the fact as well as the law. This, and we say it with profound respect, is a serious grievance—a direct violation of one of an Englishman's proudest privileges, of the Palladium of national freedom, the great Charter of our liberties. Any invasion of Trial by Jury must naturally bo regarded with the great est jealousy, and by no person more than the Learned Judge who tried the case. Lord CAMP BELL has already acquired bright laurels by the amelioration of the law of libel. Let him com plete his work by the introduction of a remedial measure adequate to meet the evils to which we have above alluded. The present Parliament and the present Go vernment are not likely to stagnate ecclesiasti cally. There is diversity enough of tendency to begin with in the Cabinet itself. There we find the advocates of Church independency, of State control, and of equal treatment by the State. If we name the systems in the good old con troversial fashion after their most distinguished advocates—there is Gladstone-ism, and Russell ism, and Molesworth-ism. If we indulge our selves, however, in this nomenclature amongst Hon. Members of the House of Commons, the list of " isms" might be largely increased ; every one will be thinking immediately of Horsman-ism, and Blandford-ism, and last, certainly not least, of Spooner-ism, formerly kept in check by Anstcy ism ; but now, much more creditably for this par ticular " ism," its brief is placed in the hands of Mr. WM. SCHOLEFIELD, the liberal and consistent member for Birmingham. The notices already on the paper for the Session promise to bring these various motions a little into collision ; indeed, it seems hardly possible, by any good understanding , between the parties, to avoid now and then spon taneous combustion, especially when, what is so commonly the fire-annihilator--her MAJESTY'S Government to wit—is (Mr. PHILLIPS will bear with us) so likely itself to take fire. Mr. GLAD STONE, for instance, is enamoured of Church in dependence, for that last spring ho was prepared, according to Mr. WALroLE's view of his Colonial Church Bill, to give up the supremacy of the Crown itself. In defence of religiOus free dom he wrote so nobly to Bishop SKINNER last summer, not only as the advocate of Church independence, but of the equal claims of all sects, that he was compelled to declare, for the satisfaction (if possible) of Oxford, that he still held the doctrine of State connexion. Still it was Church independence that he demanded as the sine qua non. Lord JOHN, on the contrary, would fight for that supremacy like a true Malay bantam, till his spurs and comb were torn from him, rather than surrender an iota of it. Wit ness his conflict with the clergy and the bishops in Dr. HAMPDEN'S case. Sir WM. MOLESWORTII, again, though naturally at the very antipodes of Mr. GLADSTONE, would probably go half way with him, and half way with Lord JOHN. With many other of the older and staunch Radicals, his most emphatic demand is for no Government favouri t ism of sects. Right nobly did he reply to a hustings' question at Leeds, " If you ask me what I will do, I will tell you. If you ask me what I be lieve, I reply, that is an affair between me and my Gon.” He, therefore, would treat alike all who, in the eye of the Government, do alike, and if .it must needs be that the endowed sect retains its present endowments, he would endow all other sects satisfactorily. Either by disendow ment or endowment, lie would place all on an equality ; probably, he would much prefer the latter, for the old country at least, as binding the clergy of all sorts over to good behaviour. As to the Colonies, his speech on the Kafir War, last April, showed that bis desire remained unabated to entrust colonial affairs to the colonists them selves ; and no doubt, therefore, he would still leave it with them to support religion with Go vernment grants, or not, as they themselves deemed best. In him, therefore, we have a Cabinet Minister, who, like Mr. GLADSTONE, does not object to State connexion, but who, unlike him, would then insist on State control,—who, like Lord JOHN, strongly leans to equality of the various Churches, so far as Government support is concerned, for the sake of the Government con trol guaranteed by it ; but who, unlike him, takes no interest in manufacturing colonial bishoprics, nor English bishoprics either; who desires as much as Mr. GLADSTONE the independency of the Colo nial Churches, but desires it as a part of colonial independence, and would probably advocate their emancipation by the simple process of breaking the golden Government fetters. It would be edifying to be permitted to hear the debates ecclesiastical of the Thirteen Secret Voters, ere they decided what the compromise, or what the sacrifices of opinion of each, should be on points like these. But no ; to elve aristocrats to one may talk self ishness and folly, and vote for class interests in a style which they would dread should s ee daylight in the public journals; but the poor honest elector must be snubbed with the mean ness of " secrecy," if he would conceal a Conscien tious vote, not from an impartial public, but from a rapacious and tyrannical oppressor. Kept out of Cabinet secrets, however, we are duly favoured with its collective wisdom in Par liament. Much of that wisdom 'llb WI e, we suppose, the wisdom of siience. They will, adopt the judi- cious advice recently tendered them, to refuse to discuss what would set them at variance. But will they be let off so easily ? Will Mr. COLLIER forego his motion respecting the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in the case of Wills ? or, should the Government itself undertake the subject, will he and others let them off without a thorough clearance of the whole thing from the purlieus of Episcopacy ? If they have to do this, it will certainly be a rather bitter pill for the Cabinet believers in Episcopal aggrandisement. Mr. CLAY, also, we hope, will press his motion for the aboli tion of Church Rates. On this point we are bound to profess our conviction that he has rather encouragement to do so than otherwise. The large Puseyite section of the Ministry, from whom alone wo might anticipate opposition, are men of sense, men of personal liberality in support of their own creed ; and they would, we fully hope, be inclined to unite in removing such a cause of daily reproach and ill-will from the Church to which they belong. Whether Sir BENJAMIN HALL will be afraid of embarrassing the Ministry, by keeping up his fire on Episcopal avarice, we can not tell. Assuredly he ought not to rest till every penny of Episcopal property is in the hands of responsible commissioners, who should make their Lordships such annual payments, and such only, as Parliament has really allowed them. If, however, Sir BENJAMIN wishes to spare those in office, the Marquis of 13LANDFORD will feel no such delicacy. He gave up his Church Extension Bill to the late Government, and they will now have ample time to work its principle, and details, too, should it go so far, in Opposition. Mr. TRELAW NEY'S friends want the money, however, to repair churches; we ourselves, as we have not long ago stated, want it for the purpose of national educa- . Should all other ruffling breezes be restrained by the EOLUS of our strong Government, there_ yet remains the utterly uncontrollable Spooner- ' ism. That is a House-of -Commons " evil which no man hath tamed, nor can tame." It is too kindred with an ancient " ism," so continually rebuked in the Gospels, to decline displaying itself. It is more the offspring of the heart than of the head, except as a bitter pride in one's own religious formulas and ceremonies seems to have more than a casual connexion with very contracted mental vision. Hence, never seeing but its one little favourite object, on it must go towards it alone. The righteous contempt of superior minds is un perceived or uncared for, perhaps set down to worldly blindness and indifference ; its own little puddle are the only waters of eternal life, and, with Tuscan consistency, the only well-spring of temporal and national prosperity also. Spooner ism, therefore, must have its say out, at the cost of sleepy Honourable Members, fagged reporters, angry newspaper proprietors, and readers cheated of their quantum of news. No evil is, however, without its compensatory ad vantage. When one Brummagem merchant moves for the repeal of the money clauses of the May nooth Act, another Birmingham merchant is to move, to leave out every part of Mr. SPOONER'S proposition after the word " consider," and to sub stitute " all enactments now in force whereby the State is charged in aid of any ecclesiastical or re ligious purposes whatsoever, with a view to the repeal of such enactments ! " A pretty debate this will be, assuredly. The question of equality by disendowment, broadly mooted in the H ouse of Commons ;—the Oxford School, the Anti-State- Church School, the Manchester School, the St. JARLATH'S School, and every intermediate school, all ready with their dignified contempt, their Puritan logic, their business calculations, their fiery indignation, and their quiddities ecclesiastical of every shade. Hence it may be that the broader v i ew s of the borough member, may convert into a sp i r it e d debate what county stolidity would have rendered an intolerable bore. North Warwick shire and its SPOONER will be forgotten in Bir mingham and SCHOLEELELD. Anyhow, we wish the strong Government a prosperous voyage through the ecclesiastical tempests looming ahead. One thing is certain,—the public will learn by dis cussion how to shape its own course, even if such a quarter-deck full of first-rate officers should now and then be at their wits' end. A good ecclesiastical brangle in the House of Commons may set many honest minds a-thinking, and may moderate ultraism in the country in proportion as its follies are displayed in St. Stephen's. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 29. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out hunting this morning, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Nemours arrived to-day on a visit to her Majesty. The Hon. Charles A. Murray arrived at the Castle this afternoon. The whole of the visiting company left the Castle this forenoon. . The following had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty this day :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Nemours, her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess 01 Kent, the Hon. Charles A. Murray, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, and Mr. and Lady Emily Caven. dish. The band of the 2nd Life Guards was in attendance during the dinner, and played the following pieces : March ..., Overture, " Oberon " Weber, Waltz, Jubel Klange German Song 5 Derr Wanderer . Ophiclide Solo Grand Selection, " Bondman" Quadrille, Le Chevalresque Immergran God save the Qteen. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Castle, and performed the following selections : Overture, "Stradella," Selection, " Marguerite d'Anjou," March, Henry IV Sinfonia (No. 2). Labitzky. Schubert. C. Erlam, Balfe. B. Saureau Labitzky, Flotow. Meyerbeer, _ Martini. Haydn. JANUARY 30. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Prin cess Royal, and the Princess Alice, with the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlobe, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this morning in the Private Chapel of the Castle. The Hon. Charles A. Murray was also at the service, The Hon..and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duke and Duchess of Nemours, with the Count d'Eu, the Due d'Alencon, and the Princess Marguerite of Orleans, attended Divine service this morning in the Catholic chapel at Clewer. The whole of their attendants were also at the same service. The Earl and Countess Granville arrived at Eowood Park on Saturday, from Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Major Thomas Aiskew Larcom, of the Royal Engineers, has been appointed Under Sec re t ary f or I re l and. Major Larcomresigns the situation of deputy chairman of the Board of Works. He has been engaged for several years in the Poor-law Boundary Commission, and in the statistical inquiries into the agricultural and economical condition of Ireland. Major Larcom's appointment, made without reference to political connection or interest, is one that will give satisfaction to the moderate men of all parties in Ireland. Mr Charles Bennett is appointed Sheriff of Stirlingshire, in the room of Mr. Handyside, appointed Solicitor- General for Scotland. —Observer. TESTIMONIAL TO THE EARL BROWNLOW.—The address of the magistrates and deputy-lieutenants of the county to Earl Brownlow, on his retirement from the lord-lieu tenancy, was presented to his lordship on Saturday last, by Sir Robert Sheffield. The address is signed by every gentleman of authority and standing in the county.— Lincoln Chronicle. BATTERSEA PARK.—On Saturday her Majesty's Com missioners of Works issued orders for the resumption of the works for the formation of Battersea-park, which have been discontinued for some time past, and on Tues day next a great sale of old building ll materials, bert cleared s e e n n off the ground, will take place at the 1 Tavern. Great sidespr ogressof th hasri river, and m works ade in the atemthheankint en both suspension bridge are considerably advanced. f 43 000/ has been paid into the savings b an k SAILOR'S f. understand that the very large SUM 0 2 • connected with the Sailorrs' Home, in Well-street, in thelast year. This is one among the many proofs of the great benefit that these establishment have conferred upon the seamen of the country. We are also informed that, in consequence of the benefits of the system, the G o vernment has resolved to establish savings,banks at the shipping offices throughout the kingdom,---S7tiplring Gazette. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocs. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 10,000 bales, including 1,50 0 American, and 500 Surat,, on speculation. The market closed with spirit, and prices had an up ward tendency. The sales comprised 7,000 Arne" rican, 1,000 Bahia at 60. to 6gd., 400 Egyptian at 6d. to 7d., 1,000 Surat at Sid. to 4d., and 20 Sea Island at is. Bd. tQ2s. 6d. per lb. Railway Shares were qtiiet, and prices had a downward tendency. The iron trade had assumed a quieter appear', ance, there being loss disposition t o p urc h ase , and yet a disinclination to press sales. Although the actual consumption has not decreased, but, on the other hand, rather increaNd, some amount of cau tion is induced by thorMA r prices current: Maw!: facturers are in soM , eristances burdened - wit!' heavy contracts, taken at first and second ad' vances in prices, whikli, of course, are difficult al fulfilment. The demand for all sorts of iron is active. Owing to the unsettled state of the metal market, the Birmingham manufacturers have issued circulars soliciting fresh orders conformably with present prices. The steamer America, from the United States, brings accounts that advise a fair business in cot ton. The rate of exchange on London had not been higher than 108 to 109 k, and the steamer brings no specie. Stocks were firm, and mail was easy. From Mexico the news is, as usual, of a chequered character. In Tampico, the revolu tionists were apparently successful, and the General Commanding in the State of Tamaulipas had made several alterations in the tariff affecting the duties on sugar, coffee, flour, striped cotton cloth, muslins, and coloured cotton handkerchiefs. The duty on Silver was abolished, and on silver coin exported it was reduced to 4 per cent. The question of raising a loan of three millions of dollars upon the clergY lands had not been decided by the Legislature a t the last date, but there seems a hope of a favour' able decision. The mercantile accounts by the Overland Mail do not represent business as being active in im ports. At Calcutta there had been a few n ative failures, but they were not of consequence. Moue,' was abundant. The rate of exchange on London was 2s. 04d. to 2s. id. per rupee. The indigo crop was said to be light. In exports business was active. At Bombay the demand for cotton piece goods was dull, and prices were a shade lower' Money was easy. The Overland Mail brings no later news frora Australia, nor was such to be expected, for tir Chusan steamer only arrived in King Georg Sound on the 23d November, whence she would about 16 days getting to Sydney. Supposingi therefore, that she left Sydney again by the ri. l° o January, she might be at Singapore in time for ll_ Peninsular steamer thence in the middle of PI ruary, and it would be late in March ere the a' vices were received in London. Before that tie , , the Great Britain will probably bring Decen ll ' accounts direct. The Antwerp Bourse on Saturday was feeb le° and business was quiet. There is a very dull market for public securit: and prices aro to * per cent. lower. This arl' o f partly from the absence at Paris of some the wealthy jobbers. Consols have been 999 t ° 3 for Transfer, and 994 g for Account. The Nevi, per Cents. have been quoted 103 to 1, and th e per Cents. 994 to 1004. Bank Stock is still lit, having been done as high as 228 and 2284. do chequer Bills of March are 615., and India 1 3 ° 11 665. to 695. premium. Foreign Securities have been without any portant change. Spanish 3 per Cents. have quoted 47 to 4, and the New Deferred 223. o r Certificate has not been higher than 4. Equador Bonds, full prices have been obtained , to 4, but Grenada Deferred are flatter at 11± I° O, Z l Venezuela Deferred Bonds are at 15. Mew 800 Stock has been depressed at 22i to 23. Portug t 3 l 4 4 per Cents., are quoted ex-dividend 37/ -to au Dutch 24 per Cents. have been 654 to it - Danish 68. The Railway " calls," duo in Februazh ar e follows : • Cork and Bandon, New Pref. Scrip.l Grand Junction of France Maryport and Carlisle, 4i per cent., £l2i Norfolk Debenture Shares North Devon, No. 1 Ditto No. 2 Paris and Lyons, Bonds ........ . West Flanders, 5 3 / 4 per cent. Pref. Western of France The amount called by Foreign Companies is 458,640/.' but the holdings of English Pro prietors arc not kn0wn......... 6S° ,l x 7, £1 0 0 9 6,00 , ' 3 0 0 •••• 2 0 0 unkno/0' 10 0 50,67,° 10 0 1,5 3 0v ,„ •1 0 0 10,P46 4 0 0 '2 7% 6 ;0 2 0 0 4eo 1 0 0 10/°° 543, 6 ! Total called in 1853 £1,785yi The Railway meetings, announc e d, ar e til e ' l9 lowing : qt Dublin and Belfast Junction, 16 Feb., Dublin ; a u li — tir Western, 17 Feb., Paddington ; London and,l , e Western, 16 Feb., London Tavern ; Madras, ~,,.1 ° ,,7 v0 r Office ; Maria Antonia, 14 Feb., Florence ; and Carlisle, 9 Feb., Maryport ; Newry and Ennis,.-7;00, 7 Feb., Guildhall Chambers; Northern Counties ulb,, 8 Feb., London Tavern ; Northern and Eastern, 17 : I vo Office ; North Devon, 21 Feb., London Tavern ; S `i tt et; and Meuse, 17 Feb., Office ; ditto, 23 Feb., . I °' l l , d; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 31 Jan., Shrew s bury' Shrewsbury and Chester, 30 Jan., Shrews er o Waterford and Kilkenny, 11 Feb., London I°l- Western of France, 25 Feb., Paris. CAJe' Railway Shares have all been at a decline. t , t/ donian are down to Ito ; Great Norther b iro the same, extent ; Great Western, 11; Lan. c ;,o l l and Yorkshire, North-Wester n , and 11 , 1 44 4 1 , about 1 ; South-Eastern, 2 ; and North Bri: t 1 1 ' to I.i French Shares are also down ilb c) " . each. port The Gold Mines are firmer, especially Philip, Agua Fria, and Cordillera. re' fr The Australian Banks are quiet, at about 0° ous rates, and the Land Companies scarc e good. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List ) s 4 ' l* Businel Bank Stock ino 99i 1 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities. ....... ....••• -- 4 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuitie5.............. Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860..., (3i ‘ , 7 India Bonds, £lOOO 66 17 Ditto, under £lO3O 66 9 , i , Consols for A ccount 10th February 991 # 4 itil v. Exchequer Bills lid. March. ..., £ 100 0........... 61 57 --, I ( PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS -L'A Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 6B Equador Bonds 54 i 1 Grenada Bonds, D e f erre d, Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 22i ct Peruvian 6 per C en t. Portuguese 4 per Cent.. 3Bi 71 94 4 4 f ,,i Sardinian Bonds, 5 p er C on t. 4, panish Bo n d s, 3 per Cent 47 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 22/3 1 Spanish Passive (Converted) 6.1 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4 Venezuela Bonds 3 per Cent. Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent l5 6511 Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 98 I; gi rik Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.... . ••• , f f . bo ~ THREE 0„La l Consols ......... bl Ditto February Account a . t i er LORD ABERDEEN AND LORD EGLINTON.---11°+.1.00°,130: deep has exercised the first piece of Governinetos Mice age which has fallen into his hands in such a vir ..4 % dicate that he is not likely to be guided bY.P 3l 'f o oli ti i ry in reference to matters which are not strictlYii;istle of He has conferred the Green Ribbon of the - P r ' cant by the death of the Earl of Stair, upon the Pr' e ti Eglinton. This graceful act must be exceedlegii be f; fying to Lord Eglinton, while, we believe, it Wl ,,oei proved of by men of all parties. It is a teti - jo ° 1 ; ( 1 the part of the head of the Government to th i ° ; : c liii r g t of conciliatory manner in which his lordshiP, " n " the difficult and important duties of Lord - L le-te Ireland.—Nurthern g• 0 A t l lll. l DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN IVIAILS.-1.,A.-110 day, at noon, the British and North Ainer w- iied i l Mail steam-ship Niagara, CaptainW. Lang , sera, tie`" the Mersey, with the usual 2 40 passel3g er° g_' st V e j valuable cargo of merchandise m o a n ils freight. passengers were the Austrian ambassador ,; :it i ii i)°°P ai V is. i"v „ i , ct ii re ; States, Chevalier Ilult.4etaan and suite. -bi er under the charge of Oaks, R• N " agent. __The 00 , 1 110 DEPARTURE FOR NEW SOUTH WALES • ni oriti t steamer Ann, which was formerl empl Ye ti c- i . b .. 0 1-° i o for between Alexandria and Beyyrout, ° left Sou" e rit ;,,0 or New South Wales on Saturday. Sou" co under . canvass, and took no passenger s ' Ti dies' ,10' consisted of clothes, French wines and b :, - 's . v e°)3 stores for the Peninsular and Oriental Company n rho She She took out a ma il for Sydney. stram THE ROYAL POSTMAN'SWAGBB.- --- Th e P °- is delivers th e Q ueen ' s l etters at O s borne 11 ° use ' be t of the Royal p os t man. H e wa lks twice daill s fp iles ifi e Cowes, Osborne, and Whippingham, covering w hie l os ground. His wages are 14s. per week, out ois6ipg has to p a y 7d . ifiP g Medina river. per week for ferriage, in crossing 2cop ro io . tile r 'es AI -NOTTINGHAM Jan. 27.--The lace trade is 1 the c° a ittle, and there is very reason to expect a f ur 1 0/ crease in demand business to f shortly, as the busin _„sinoli r both lace and hosiery seems to require a u.„" co A 4. extended supply ; the home trade for each of t" .. ,..Arott" is improving. The price of yarn is unchanged. 4(474 lourna4l