The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeating their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENT at the above Theatre, EVENING, and Saturday next (there being no performance on Thursday next).! Moors open at Eight, and the Entertainment commences at Half-past Eight. And will (by desire) give a (IRANI) DAY PERFORMANCE, on WEDNESDAY MORNING next, Jan. 13. Doors open at Two, and the Performance to com mence at half-past Two. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Regal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at all the principal Libraries and Music-sellers ; and at the Box-office. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO- MIME COMPANY. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed Balfe's Opera, entitled THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon,:Mr. Weiss ; Floreeille, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, r; Mr. ilorncastie; Ardenford, Mr. D. W. Ri n g ; bial-R-PrOPoSsaaes , M • Barley; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer ; Grisette, Miss R. I /frivolo, Mrs. Hughes. After wsnch will be produced the Grand Comic Christmas Pant ed o mime, being a mixture of the histor ical and legendary, entiTtlhe liII.RLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Overture and Music composed by Mr. It. Hughes ; the new and ex d mir num e m e ; theMß rous os tensive Scenery by Mr. Grieve , M r. Telbin, r Bla tant. ; the Tricks and Transfo rmations by M dis chidery Sloman ; tho Dresses by Mrs. Hovey, and a host by of auxili ar ies. The whole produced under the rs. superißalls,n -tendence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. ABODE or KALYBA, THE ENCHANTRESS. —Date and lo cality not exactly known, but considered by the Antiquarian Society to have been discovered " somehow or other," " some time or other," near " somewhere or other," Kalyba (the Enchantress, not by Italie, mistress of all the elements, except those of " Arithmetic," having quite miscalculated her power), Mr. H. Horncastle ; Fiends and Fu ries (illastrating a common expression of speech, with anything but a common expression of countenance), Messrs. J. W, Morgan, Burt, Connell, and H. Payne; Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, (the four Ele ments, with a strong love of mischief), by Dealers in each ; the March of Intellect (travelling "incog." as " Young England," a true bit of British blood, by Intellect out of Industry, dam by Science, eat of Perseverance, has never been beaten, and can be matched against anything), Miss Annie Payne.—How the March of Intellect nays a " flying visit" to Kalyba ; and how, being empowered by the Committee on National Education, he gives the old lady sudden no- Use to quit, by as suddenly changing the premises to Scene 2. Itireama or INFANT Sciwoh.—Schoolmaster, Mr. Big wig, who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys a half•holiday on the occasion. Scone 3. EXTERIOR AND BARBACAN OF COVENTRY CASTLE. The Earl of Coventry (Lord High Steward of England, and his ewn into the bargain), Mr. Mazzoni ; the Countess of Coventry (a good housewife, and supposed to have been the inventor of the celebrated "Coventry Cake"), Miss Haines ; Head Nurse (with a good character from her last place), Mr. Cheel ; Master George (afterwards cele brated for a battle he fought with a dragon, but at present without any knowledge of " arms," except his nurse's), Miss Marks ; Masters Andrew, David. Patrick, Denis, James, Anthony (very youthful knights, but destined, with their " cousin George," to astonish the natives by and by as " The Seven Champions of Christendom"), Mas ters Coyle, Savell, Dix, Welsh, Desborg, Francis.—How the youthful St. Georze is feted on his birth-day—how he makes his" first," and nearly his " last" appearance le public on the occasion—how his " cousins " Andrew, David, Patrick, Denis, James, and Anthony come to a ish him many happy returns of the day—and how Kalyba shows her " love of children" by taking the " whole brood under her wing." NOTICE.—" Nothinge material to our historic" occurring during a period of fifteen years, the author trusts that the audience will al low him to cut it, and come again to Scene 4. /ULTRA'S HOUSE OF CORRECTION !—St. George of Eng land (a rum'un to look at, but a rare'un to go), Mr. W. H. Payne; St. Andrew of Scotland, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy (all pretty much of the same kidney I) Mr. Heath, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Marks, Mr. Chapino, Mr. Sanger, Mr. J. Haynes.—How St. George and his brother champions (considembly grown since their last ap pearance in public) are kept in durance vile, and on " very short commons" by Kalyba—how Kalyba pops her affections on St. George who " can't abide her"—in short, how—but we won't anticipate— merely observing, that the upshot is the Downfall of Kalyba, and the Emancipation °I M. Seven Champions of Christendom Scene 5. Doves Roalas.—How the Seven Champions of Christen dom set out for their respective destinations the mo.nagoaumt having, in the handsomest manner," made special arrangements for that purpose with the various " Metropolitan Conveyance Com panies' Scene 6. BANES OF THE NlLE.—Almanzor, King of Morocco (his own Lord High Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, &e., on his way to King Ptolemy's Court, to court King Ptolemy's daughter), Mr. T. Matthews ; Ptolemy, King of Egypt (rather a remote ancestor of Ibrahim Pacha, better known as Abraham Parker), Mr. Prlorson. Moorish Sailors, Attendants on King Ptolemy, &c. How Almanzor came to Egypt to be married—the Princess having a decided objec tion to their being " bound in Morocco ;" and how St. George, not Laving even " dipped" into the question of " lights," runs his steamer on shore, and saves himself on the funnel. Scene 7. GRAND HALL IN TEE PALACE OF PTOLEMY THE FIRST, Km; or Eovr2.—The Princess Sabra, Mr. Hance, about to be mar ried to the King of Morocco, but patriotically devoting herself to the digestive organs of the Dragon (a gentleman, whose prodigious allowance of jaw enables him to speak fey himself), Mr. Wieland. hew this " marriage in high life" is suddenly interrupted by the Dragon, who, not only forbids the banns:; but:elopes with the bride; thereby plunging " her illustrious parents and several families of dis tinction at the west-end of the town into the deepest affliction," &c. (vide Morning Papers). ROYAL PROCLAMATION. " Who'll kill the dragon? 1 " Or me he shall gorge ; I, says St. George, I I'll kill the dragon."—Old MS. Arming of St. George for the approaching Fight. Latest odds at the " Comer," 1,000 to 0 on the Dragon (taken). " May the best man win." Scene 8. THE DRAGON'S HAUNT IN THE DESOLATE VALLEY.— How the Dragon introduces the Princess Sabra to his " country quarters ;" how St. George follows on horseback (the railroad not being quite finished); how he and the Dragon fall in, and then fall out. The Battle (for particulars of which keep your eyes fixed on Messrs. Payne and Wieland). How the result of the last round not only elevates St. George to the " Crown" of Egypt and the " five shilling pieces" of England, but at the same time introduces the audience to Scene 9. GRAND HALL OF CHIVALRY.—HOW St. George receives the " Battle Money" (alias the hand of the Princess Sabra). Re appearance of the March of Intellect. Introduction of Old Friends In New Characters. Harlequin.... Mr. Howell, C10wn.... Mr. T. MatthewS. Pantaloon.... • Mr. Priorson. I Columbine Miss Hicks. Scene 10. DEALER IN CURIOSITIF.S AND IRONMONGER AND CET SHOP.—lmproved Surgical Instruments. " Holding the mirror up to nature." " Families furnished" on a novel principle. A loud Report on the New Houses of Parliament. A fashionable complaint files to the Clown's head. Scene 11. CORNCHANDLER'S SHOP AND GRANARY.—More ways than ene of being "in clover." Specimen of the very best "Britannia metal." Plenty of "game" in high preservation. Cabinet measures and corn measures. 'A lot of " chaff "in both. Harlequin gives Clown " the sack." Abundant specimens of the New Tariff. Scene 12. SIAMESE VILLAS AND NURSER): GROUND. —" To be let, to gether or separate." Ethiopian Serenaders provided on the shortest notice. " Get out of the way, Old Dan Tucker," and make way for " patent elastic India-rubber boots." Effects of " putting your feet in it." The Spanish marriage horticulturally illustrated. Spanish nut and Orleans plum. " A plague o' both your houses." Scene 13. TINMAN AND TAILOR'S SHOPS.—The original little Tin Kettle. Water always hot. A grate mistake. " Going out a shoot /lg." Grand Experiments in Gun Cotton, ending in an awful Catas trophe. Scene 14. INTERIOR OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN TOT WAREHOUSE. — Toys for the Million. Magic Cards. How to " cut and shuffle." Jack in the Box and out of it. First-rate teem and turn out. " See the Conquering Hero comes." Scene 15. TILE STATUE AS rr Is; or, Wellington at Hyde-park corner. Scene 16. THE STATUE AS IT WAS ; or, Wellington at Waterloo, "Look here upon this picture, and on this." ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT GARDEN The nobilit;,genilt, and public are respectfully informed, that the New Theatre will Open the first week in A! , ril, for the per formance of the Lyrical Drama, on a scale of eilicieney in every department never before attempted in this country. The Ballet will include the names of the most celebrated Artists. The Prospectus for the arrangements of the Season will be issued in due course. M. IIEALE, Director. January 9, 1847. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. it. Webster, solo Lessee. THIS EVENING Will he performed the popular Comedy, called MONEY. Lord Glossmo• e, Mr. Hell ; Sir John Vesey, Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Frederick B:nunt, Mr. Brindall; Mr, Benjamin Stoll', Mr, Buckstone; Evelt Mr. Stuart; Graves, Mr. Webster; Captain Dudley Smooth, Mr. Hudson ; Lady Franklin, Mrs. Glower; Georgina Vesey, Miss Dor ton ; Clara Douglas, Miss Fortescue. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, " La Bayadae," " Banana in Algeria," " Guillaume Tell," and a Po lonaise. To conclude with an Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, galled the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennott. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley: . Triamphant saccess of Boa's new Christmas Piece. The new and splendid Pantomime every evening. A great hit. THIS EVENING Will he performed a Drama, founded on the New Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permission of the author, from the proof sheets) by Albert B nliih, Esq.. called TILE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Farce of MRS. WHITE. Characters by Messrs. Turner, Kinloch, and Oxberry ; Miss Villare, Miss 1 urner, and Miss Arden. To conclude with a New Comic Pantomime, entitled THE BUT TERFLY'S BALL. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri; Clown, Mr. J. W. Collier ; Fantaloon, Mr. Gough ; Columbine, Miss 0. Hicks; Attendant Sprites, Masters. C. and F. Lauri. THEATRE ROYAL, .XDELPIII. UNDER TIIE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Drama, called CO- L03111:1, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates ; Messrs. Wright, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &e. Between the pieces the celebrated ENTORTILATIONISTS, Mr. John Lees and his three Pupils—the Masters Hanlons, will ex hibit their wonderful Jeux Gymnastiques. After which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled TIIE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wins Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullen'ord, Madame Celeste, Miss Marlin Taylor, Aliss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Grand Opera, entitled ANNE BOLEYN. Henry VIII., Mr. Leffler ; Percy, Mr. Allen ; Rochford, Mr. Wal ton; Smeaton, Miss S. Flower; Harvey, Mr. Wynn; Lady Jane Seymour, Miss G. St:Waren ; Anne Boleyn, Miss Hassan°. In the course of the evening Professor HEMMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing " The Railroad Overture." To conclude with a new Grand Comic Chrstmas Pantomime, enti tled The ENCHANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE ; or, The One-eyed Geni. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss ISurbidge ; Sprite, Mr. 11. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. - Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will he performed the Comic Vaudeville of LA DOT D'AU TERGNE. To conclude with the popular Play of DON CESAR DE BA ZAN. Don Cesar de MIMI, Mons. F. Lemaitrs ; La Montana, Mdlle. Clarisse. Boxes, Gs. , Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ASTLEY'S ROY. 1L A MPH 'THEATRE Tatronise4 b ro . P prietor, Mr. W. Batty. Prince 3 , her Most Gracious Jtajesty the Queen, Albert, Prince of Wales, and BoYa 1 Family'. The new Grand Christina, Pantomi me i ncreases i n attraction, an d is pronounced to be most maitnitieentjor novelty, scenic, and mechanical ef f ects. Will be Perform THIS EVENINI; Performed a THIS new Ma g i ca l Equestrian Romance, en title(' d Bit. THE DEMOS rand w , ; or, The Telve Wishes and the Charme To he followed by Itatty's SC:ENBS of the CIRCLE; with the performulces et laureutz Wahl, the great Belgian horseman. To conclude with the successful c omic Equestrian Fairy Pantomime, entitled THE FORTY THIEVE:4; or, Harlequin and Ali Balsa and , 1 s Ca e. Clown, Mr. Rochez; Ilarlaquin• Mr. W. liar- the Robber' • Pantaloon, Mr. Lathirini; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. office open from e:even till flva o'clock Doors open at six trey (,) e l •e at half-past Six o'clock.—Stage Manager, mr. W. an 1 e '''''m " Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessee, 3lrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will he performed an original Drama, entitled TTIE HAND OF CARDS—GAME, LIFE, STAKES, DEATH. The characters will be supported by the whole of the talented Company. To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, callel THE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har tman*, Han' Deulin; Pantaloon, Her R. Deulin; Columbine, Mellle. Theodore; Clown, Herr N. Dentin ; I'unch, Herr E. Deulin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. poxes, is,, Neit-price, 6d ; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d.. The Black Doctor" receivud by crowded audiences with thunders of applause, tears, and enthusiastic cheering; and the great " Go-a-Head Pan tomime" pronounced, by unanimous opinion and the public press, the best production of tt e season. THIS EVENING IVIII be performed THlCifaCi DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, ;toward, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which will be produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en- Mitt! VIE BIRTH OF TILE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin G o .a s geacl," and Joe 3Lillet and hii Mien. CloWn, 31r, T. Bur:, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANITAAY 12, 1847 NEW WORK BY G. W. FEATIIERSTONIIAUGH, ESQ. Now ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Map and Plates. 28s. bound, A.. C ANOE TO THE MINNAY SOTOR. VOYAGE With an Account of some Load and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin; and of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country, &c. By G. W. FEATIIERSTONHAUGII, Esq., F.R.S., &C. Author of " Excursions in the Slave States," Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway %Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FIIDIY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfhlly requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orevious to their being offered ; and advices of results will be »rwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 12. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 28; Highest, 32 ; Noon, 34. BAROMETER, 30.06.-WIND E., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE Tiflb DAY. Morning .. 14 minutes after 9. I Evening .. 48 minutes after 9. sense. sacred office of a Deputy selected by the people, and a member of the Spanish Cortes, the Ministers have not simultaneously violated the law of the 25th April, 1846, and thereby committed a crime expiable only by capital punishment! Under similar cir cumstances a monarch would be sheltered under the shadow of that august dogma—" The King can do no wrong." Such protection an Administration is alto gether without; for we have yet to learn that " Mi nisters can do no wrong." There is no loophole, in deed, through which ISTURITZ and his colleagues can escape ; there is no subterfuge by which they can be screened ; there is no excuse which can be accepted as a palliation. After ministering to the ruthless ambition of a foreign potentate ; after bar tering the liberties of their country for the favour of a French Sovereign and the presentation of a few gaudy ribbons; after rendering their post as Minis ters to Iberian royalty a mockery and a shame ; after bowing like vassals to the will of a Gallic Ambas sador, and winking at the rapacity of a regal concu bine, the Government of the Afrancesados has now rendered itself for ever odious and detestable by an unparalleled violation of the laws of the empire. We regret far less that our Contemporary, the Morning Advertiser, cannot concur in the views we have offered in opposition to the immediate abolition ' of capital punishment, than that we cannot coincide with those which they have embraced in its favour. The primary instincts of humanity rest undoubtedly with their side of the question—and it is impossible to divest oneself of great respect for those who enlist their feelings and energies in aid of philanthropy. But while we honour their sentiments we arraign their judgment. We hope and believe that the day will come when extreme punishment may safely be blotted out from the statute-book. They think the time is already come—and herein lies the chief point of difference between us. On the other hand, we are glad to perceive a union of opinion in other respects. Our opponents agree with us that polemical contro versy had better be left to professed theologians, and therefore that civilians especially would do well, when addressing public meetings on this question, to avoid referring to the Scriptures; and they further agree with us when they state, that "it is not by the gallows that men or governments are to reform and improve society, but by a moral, religious, and Christian education." When the blessings of such an education shill have been universally diffused among the people, then, in the natural order of things, will the black apparatus of death become obsolete in practice ; but when we are urged, by those desirous of prohibiting forfeiture of life by law, to infer and be lieve, that the people are already sufficiently educated in, and imbued with, the principles of morality and religion, we grieve to think they are in error in drawing such flattering conclusions. We concede to our Contemporary that the abstract merits of the question of the expediency of abolishing capital punishment are not, and indeed ought not to 111 be, affected by the unskilful arguments and infelici tous illustrations in which the speakers at public meetings have recently indulged. But these speakers look to win over public opinion by the conviction which, as they conceive, they ought to work in oppo sition to the existing law; and therefore they ought to have been more painstaking in the selection of their materials for accomplishing the end which (however mistakingly) they humanely hold in view. The unhappy juxta-position in which they placed murderers with lunatics, objects of real com miseration, and still worse, with-the honourable pro fession of the British soldier, is revolting to common The hypercritical argument, that the word " sword," historically considered, is, in the text, " the magistrate beareth not the sword in vain," as em blematical in its signification as the word "sceptre " would have been, is altogether devoid of weight. The sceptre has always been an emblem of regal power—the sword, from time immemorial, an instru ment of destruction. " The sword" may, or may not be used in an emblematical sense ; "the sceptre " can only be used emblematically. But, granting the word " sword," in the passage alluded to, to be purely emblematical, then it is an emblem of magisterial power, absolute, or restrained by law. If the law warrant punishment by death, as is the case in this country, then does capital punishment certainly seem to be authorised by the text ; for we are told that the sword shall not be borne "in vain." If the magis trate's power be absolute, and merely dependent upon his will, the case becomes still worse for the view contended for by the abolitionists. With all due de ference, then, we must adhere to our original stric tures upon the speech of Mr. ALFRED STEVENS. Our Contemporary asserts, that if punishment does not prevent crime, it should not be sanctioned. But the fact, that murder is still committed does not make good the truth of his assertion ; because no punishment, hitherto invented, secondary or justly proportioned as it may have been to the offence per petrated, has had the desirable effect of extinguishing that or any other particular species of crime ; whereas, if our opponents' proposition be sound, it would, when pushed to its legitimate results, lead to the abrogation of all punishment whatsoever. Let us try our Contemporary a little further. He con tends life ought not to be taken away under any circumstances. Suppose a man to enter his room, and threaten his life with a loaded pistol at his breast, and the alternative to be that he must either kill his assailant, or be killed him self. 'We apprehend the answer to be, that he would be justified in taking the life of the assassin in self. defence. Precisely upon the same principle does so ciety act, in its collective capacity, as he would do in his individual. If it be rejoined that it is not a necessary act on the part of the State to take life, when the prisoner is in safe custody, we answer that the purpose of the law (which is never one of vengeance) is not only adequately to punish the criminals, but so to punish as to act as a warning to others, and thus to defend society at large, as far as it can, from the inhuman sacrifice of innocent blood. Again, we are challenged " to account for the decrease of some kinds of crime since the substitution of secondary for capital punish ments." In the first place, we would observe that executions are comparatively rare to what they were, and so far we have a reasonable presumption that the present law is working favourably. In the next, we might deny that crimes, to which secondary punishments are attached, have decreased. And here we would remark the complete absence of all statistics in the numerous speeches that have of late been made upon this momentous topic. Our adversaries are bound to furnish their statistics. We could then analyse them, and discover what they are worth. However, crimes may have been lessened on account of secondary punishments being more justly proportioned to the respective gravity of offences, and that, as a conse quence of this, parties have been more willing to pro secute, whereby a prompt and certain punishment now overtakes offenders, who formerly escaped with impunity from the severity of the law. Another reason may be, that by the enactment of better lawn, incentives to different crimes have been removed. Such was the case with respect to forgery, when the ore-pound notes were done away with. Such has likewise been the case by better understood laws of revenue leading to the extinction of smuggling, formerly the prolific source of so much shedding of human blood. These are suggestive reasons which we advance to convince our opponents that they ought to produce their statistics. We do not yield to them in sentiments of humanity, but we feel we best appreciate this sentiment when we evince a dis inclination to the extinction of a law, framed for the protection of our lives, being carried by unsupported dicta, and reasonings, which, however specious, are nevertheless feeble and inconclusive. The memorial from the noblemen, gentlemen, and landed proprietors of the county of Kilkenny, which has recently been presented to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, is deserving of the best attention and most serious consideration, not merely from the rank, respeetability, and intelligence of the gentlemen by whom it has been transmitted, but from the moderate and just character of the suggestions it offers and the benefit that would be conferred on the country by their adoption. Nothing can be more valuable than that the parties so deeply interested in any legislative measures that may be introduced for the regulation of the employment of Irish labour, and its due direction into the most beneficial channels in the manner least oppressive and burden s ome to existing interests, should f ully inquire into the nature of the existing laws, and the manner in which they can be carried into execu tion, that those persons should point out the practical inconveniences that may be found to attend their working, and to render them less advantageous to all parties than they might be made by the adoption of some slight modifications or alterations. Even if the conclusions arrived at should not be fully warranted by the premises, and that the Executive should not be disposed to approve thereof to the fullest extent, the discussion that must take place, the facts on which the opinions are founded, and the several details that will inevitably be elicited, must tend to the propagation of sound principles and their eventual triumph. The Treasury minute regulating advances under the Drainage Acts, to which we have already adverted, has obtained the almost unanimous approbation of the Irish landowners, but, excellent as it is admitted to be, there are some additional points in which it might be ameliorated. It enables persons desirous of improving their estates to do so in the most desirable manner. They are permitted to select the particular works, to carry on operations without being burdened with the ' cost of unnecessary and expensive superintendence ; a fair time is afforded to them for the repayment of the advances that may be given. The period within which the entire amount must be liquidated appears to have been most judiciously chosen, so as to pre serve the just rights both of the tenant for life and the remainder-man. The interest to be charged is very moderate, and little, if any burden, will be felt by the borrower, for the increased value of the lands con sequent upon the outlay will be amply sufficient to pay the full amount of the instalments both for principal and interest, so that there will be no dimi nution of the annual revenue of the proprietors, while the lands are permanently improved. But in Ireland it is essentially necessary that every en couragement should be given to those persons who are anxious honourably to fulfil the duties incidental to their position ; and, on the other hand, that no , loophole should be given by which the negligent landlord should be permitted to evade or escape from his just responsibilities. It would, indeed, be too hard to eaet tho entire burden on the kind-hearted and benevolent of not merely finding occupation for the destitute poor belonging to their own estates, but also of bearing a portion of the expenses occasioned by the apathy and disregard of duty of their neighbours. The Kilkenny memorial points out that those per sons who avail themselves of the provisions of the million Drainage Act would still be liable for their full proportion of the baronial assessments under the Labour-rate Act. Although they may provide work for their own people, and give employment to a larger number of persons than would fairly be required in proportion to the quantity and quality of their lands, they would have to pay as large a rate for unpro ductive and useless works as the parties for the support of w h ose t enan t r y and dependents these works were solely required, whereas, if they proceeded under Mr. L AnoucHEßE'sletter, andobtained presentments for useful works sufficient to give full occupation to the unemployed labourer in the elec toral division, they would be wholly (and most pro perly) exempted from any portion thereof. It would, therefore, be more desirable to proceed in the latter manner, but that the terms offered are much less favourable to the borrower, both as to the rate of in terest and the period for the repayment of the prin cipal, than those offered by the Drainage Acts; there would also be a heavy additional expenditure in the payment of the staff, &c., which would deter the proprietor from availing himself of these advantages. It is, therefore, suggested, " that in any enactment which may hereafter have reference to this subject, as long a period for repayment of the money, and as low a rate of interest as allowed under any other Act, should' be granted to the bor rowers; and also that such an Act should have a retrospective view in justice to those landlords who may have already availed themselves of the provisions of Mr. LABOUCHERE'S letter." These propositions are not only just in themselves, but are based on sound policy. Every encouragement should be given to those who have come forward in the first instance and set a good example to their neighbours ; other wise, all would hang back and bide their time, until they saw whether any better conditions could be obtained, and the most beneficial measures would be retarded and delayed. The next suggestion offered—" That in any future enactment any proprietor who may be willing to take the full amount of his proportion of the assess ment°_el.. for productive worlre 1.1 not ha liable to any part of the remaining sum to be levied on the electoral division"—is of the highest importance. We have long been convinced that it is the only means by which all the landowners can be induced to act fairly and to improve their properties, and bring their lands into the highest degree of cultivation. It is now more than four months since we asserted the principle, and it has since obtained many influential advocates. When once the proprietor of the soil is convinced that the poor of his estate must be sup ported, either in idleness or in useful industry, and that he himself must pay for that support, that he cannot cast any portion of the expense on other and more innocent parties, there is little doubt that he will adopt that course which is at the same time most beneficial for himself and for the public in general. The other suggestion is to the effect " that some outlet should be afforded to the surplus population by offering every facility for emigration." This l ls doubtless consideration. impo rtan wrt e top are topic, and and one worthy of serious not, however, dis posed to place so mu ch f aith in emigration as a a most remedy for the ills of Ireland as has been given to it by many intelligent persons. We do not concur in the opinion that the social ills of Ireland are produced by an excess of population ; on the contrary, we think there is an ample field for the useful occupation of every able-bodied man in the country, in the full development of its resources, in the reclaiming and bringing into cultivation the 3,755,000 acres of waste land which, according to the report of Mr. RICHARD GRIFFITHS, the eminent civil engineer, published in 1845, might be drained and cultivated with advantage, and in the bringing into better condition the 14,000,000 acres already in tillage, but not h a lf cul tivated, and which .the most competent per might be made to qua d rup l e sons are of opinion their produce by judicious improvements. The same amount of money that would be required to expatriate an industrious family, and settle them with som e de gree of comfort in ano ther land, would recl a i m a sufficient quantity of waste land to support th em with equal comfort in their native country. Some allowance should be made for the feelings of the parties themselves, and none should be compelled into banishment, without ' to emigrate, to be driven 1 their full and free consent. If adopted at all, it should be merely as an auxiliary remedy to the great and paramount ones—the reclamation and improvement of waste land—and not by any mea ns as a main r e li e f for the ills of Ireland. We shall, however, gladly hail the full discussion of which the subject is so worthy, and which must tend to elicit and eventu ally establish the truth. An insurrectionary movenaent took place in the canton of Fribourg, on the 6th. The inhabitants of the districts of Bulle, Mora.t, and Romont, assembled for the purpose of marching on the capital in two columns. Finding, however, that the Government was prepared to resist the attack, they retreated. Intelligence has been received of the death of Lord BERNARD HOWARD, at. Cairo, on the 21st ult., from congestion of the brain. llis Lordship was the third son of the Duke of N GarOLK. Advices from De cemberConsta announce - a partial change in t he Tu r ki s h ntinople of the 24th of Ministry : " The old S e r a s ki er Hosref Pacha has fallen, and has been replaced b z S Empire. _ Said Pacha as Generalissimo of tha "barbohor nvisehld Paella lifts been made a muchir. Wirt "It is said Paella has been named aide-decamp of the Sultan, still retaining his office of Minister of Cm.nmerce. "This is a m os t i m p o rtant move, and may lead Pa a crisi's for the present Ministry. We mentioned yesterday that intelligence had been b n ought fri mm Lisb on t o t h e 6th by the steamer Achilles, a Id that C ABAL h a d d e f e ated the Miguelite Gene fal, M, tchoNNELL, at Braga. The following is CAB AL'S OffiCl4 il dispatch : " ous and E xce llent Sir,—lt having come to myloknotutrlesdgie. that the Miguelite guerrillas, with M 4cdonnell at their head, causal much inquietude in tkio Provi.hco of ti= t}„, carrying their hardihood to the extent of appointing authorities in the nam e o f th e pro scribed usurper, and giving it out that my division is in accordance with them, I resolved to march on this city for the purpose of attacking these enemies of her Majesty's throne and of the national liberties ; and I now proceed to give you a succinct account of the attack which took place yesterday, to be submitted to their Majesties, until I shall have time to describe it more in detail. I entered Braga yesterday by main force, and succeeded in completely defeating Macdonnell. That adventurer had entrenched himselt within the city, and forced from 1,500 to 2,000 men, whom he had with him, in great part soldiers of Evora Monte, to fight despe rately. They had 240 killed, some of them being colonels and lieutenant-colonels, and one major prisoner. We had 36 killed and wounded—four officers of the number. We had also two horses wounded and one killed. The fire lasted for four hours. " God guard your Excellency I " BARON CASAL. " Head-quarterc at Braga, Dec. 21, 1846." CASAL issued the following proclamation the day after the battle : "Inhabitants of the province of Minho,—An English man without character, a Spaniard utterly unknown, four ecclesiastics, the disgrace of - their order, and half-a dozen men without name, virtue, or morality, seducing some and forcing others, have waged war against him who offered you peace, and sealed with blood my en trance into this province, when I meant to have strewn my path with roses. The valiant division under my command has inflicted on them the merited chastisement —may the lesson prove beneficial I Mercy is open to those who shall repent, but justice will fall with all its rigour on those who shall not desist from their criminal intentions. Inhabitants of the province of Minho, the legitimate authorities are installed, anarchy has ceased, and the necessary orders are issued for the re-establish ment of tranquillity. I reckon as much on the subordi nation of my soldiers as on the devotedness of my countrymen. Misled and deceived men, abandon for ever a banner—if such name it deserve—abhorred for its injustice and forgotten for its antiquity. Spare your selves inevitable chastisement. Run to me—the arms of a brother :are open to receive you, and I guarantee the clemency of the illustrious Queen who presides over our; destinies. Let ' Queen and Charter' be our de vice ; obey, and you will be happy. (Here follow the usual vivas.) " BARON CASAL. " Braga, Dec. 21, 1846." The insurrectionary Junta at St. Michael's sent on the 19th of December an officer to Terceira, re quiring it to join the movement. The Governor, however, refused, and sent the officer back to St. Michael's. The extreme severity of the weather has prevented SALDANHA from undertaking anything of import ance. He was at Pombal on the 3d with the Ist and 2d brigade of the army of operations. His dispatches announce that very many of DAs ANTAS'S soldiers have deserted over to him. On the 31st no fewer than 43 cante over from the 7th Infantry and 7th Ono.- dores. On New Year's-day 21 came over, and on the following day four more. On the last day of the year the QUEEN gave a grand dinner at the Palace of the Necessidades to Admiral PARKER and the Commanders of the several vessels composing the British squadron in the Tagus, and to Colonel WTLDE and Mr. SOUTHERN, the British Charge d'Affaires. The Diario announces that—" Her MAJESTY desired by this dinner to give a testimony to our ancient ally of the value she sets on the relations of friendship which bind the two countries." The Ministers and other official persons were likewise present. The Diario thus describes the state of Portugal at the close of the year 1846 : " Here, on the last day of 1846, we are without trade, without authorities, withdut law, without security, with out property, without peace, without order, without means, without credit, in the midst of bloodshed, loss of life, and every calamity and disaster." Accounts from Angola announce the destruction of two slavers by the Portuguese war schooner Nympha. The Portuguese troops in that colony had achieved a victory over the natives. Madrid journals to the ith have arrived. The father of Senor OLOZAOI died at Madrid on the 3d. His death, which, it is said, was hastened by the treatment his son has received, has excited a great sensation. Senor OLOZAGA is himself confined in the citadel of Pampeluna, where he is retained au secret. The following are copies, hi the original Spanish, followed by translations, of the passport of Senor OLOZAGA, delivered to him by the Spanish Consul at Bayonne, and of the warrant of PIDAL, the Minister of the Home Department, for his arrest : " COPIA DEL PABAPORTH. " No. 173.—En nombre de S. M. Dona Isabel IL de Borblim por D. G. Reyna de Todas las Espanas. '• El COasul de Espana en eomision en este puerto de Bayolla y sus depauavumas, eTua4 zropea ue musta mante. del Consejo de S. M., &c., &c. " Concedo libre y seguro pasaporte al Excellentissimo Senor Don Salustiano Olozaga, diputado I COrtes electo, oaraque por Irun pase a Madrid, i egercer su cargo de diputado. Yo ruego a las autoridades, civiles y mili cares, asi Francesas como Espanolas, no le popgun im• pepimento en su viage, y le ausilien en lo que pueda ueesssitar. " Dado en Bayona, S. 24 de Diciembre de 1846. " Firmado, JOSE LOPEZ DE BUSTAMANTE. "Derechos gratis.—Va sin enmienda. " Visado por las autoridades de Bayona, Beobie, 6 Irun; la prima e 124, y la segunda el 25 de Diciembre." (Translation.) " COPY OF THE PASSPORT. "No 173—1 n the name of her Majesty Donna Isabel H. de Bourbon, Queen by the grace of God of all the Spains. "Don JoE6 Lopez de Bustamente, Consul for Spain in this port :of Bayonne, and one of the Council of her Majesty, &c., "Grants free and secure passport to his Excellency Senor Don Salustiano Olozaga, elected deputy to the Cortes, to pass by the way of Irun to Madrid, there to exercise his duty as deputy. And I request of the au thorities, both civil and military, whether French or Spanish, that they present no impediment to his journey, and that they aid it in whatever may be necessary. " Given in Bayonne, Dec. 24, 1846. " JOSE LOPEZ DE BUSTAMANTE. " Duties' free.—Proceed without any question of cor rection on this document. " Vised by the authorities of Bayonne, Beobia, and Irun ; by the former on the 24th, and by the latter on the 25th of D, cember." " COPIA DE LA ORDEN DE ARRESTO. " Ministerio de la Gobernacion de la Peninsula, Seccion de Gobierno.—(Reservado.) " Habiendo tenido noticia S. M. la Reyna qua Don Salustiano Olozaga se ha introducido en Espana, se ba servido mandar, de acuerdo con su Consejo de Ministros, que donde quiera que seu halls& se le arreste y se It condurca I la Ciudadela de Pamplona, donde perms, nerca pare sur jurgado con arreglo alas leyes por el tri bunal competente. Y siendo el Capitan de la Guardia D—, portado de esta, uno de los engardos de este comicion, os la voluntad de S. M. que los (ides Politicos y autoridades ante quienes se presente le faciliten cuantos ausilios, &c. " PIDAL. " Madrid, 2S de Diciembre, de 1846." (Translation.) " COPY OF THE ORDER OF ♦RREST. " Ministry of the Government of the Peninsula, Section of the Home Department.—(Private.) "It having been intimated to her Majesty the Queen that Don Salustiano Olozaga has made his way into Spain, her Majesty has ordered, in concurrence with ber Council of Ministers, that he be arrested wheresoever he may be found, and conducted to her citadel of Pampe luna, where he shall be detained until he is tried ac cording to law by a competent tribunal. Captain D—, of the Civic Guard, the bearer of this, is one of the per sons entrusted with the commission. It is her Majesty's wish that the Political Chiefs, and other authorities to whom he may apply, shall render him what assistance he may think necessary. " PIDAL. " Madrid, Dec. 28, 1-846." Notwithstanding the wording of the warrant, that "he is to be detained until he is tried according to law by a competent tribunal," it is generally supposed that he will not be tried at all, but that he will be sent back to Bayonne. Many of the firmest sup porters of the Ministry have expressed their disap proval of the arrest of OLOZAGA, and their conviction of its illegality. To all remonstrances ISTURITz re plies, that OLOZAGA is the enemy of the QUEEN. The Chamber of Deputies is still occupied in inves tigating the validity of the election returns. On the 4th, in reply to a speech from the Minister of the In terior, PIDAL, defending himself from the accusations brought against him of having unduly interfered at the late elections, Senor MENDIZABAL made the fol lowing speech, which may be considered as the pro gramme of the Progressista Parliamentary policy : " I have just heard M. Pidal declare that one of the two consequences of his administrative course is the creation of a government. Ile ought to have said a national government.' After an absence of four years, I fancied, as I entered this hall, that I had been dreaming for three years and a half. Of this dream but one re collection and thought remained—it was that my happi ness would be complete, if, on the day of the inaugura tion of the Congress I might be permitted to address the nation. What I wanted to say, and shall now say, is, that it is reserved to this Congress to raise its voice with vigour, firmness, and unanimity, in order to express the wish that a voil be drawn over the political errors we all of us have more or less hitherto committed. Such is the only means of creating a national government. Exclusions prove but one thing—the weakness of our institutions (and re member that many of you have contributed to their establishment) —great feebleness in the men now i❑ power, or the great importance of those who are ex cluded. Do not forget a people who have made such mighty sacrifices for twelve years past—a people who have seen so much generous blood shed for the consoli dation of the constitutional throne of our Queen. Yes, gentlemen, let us drop a veil over the past., and not re member this day what occurred yesterday. Let us think but of the prospects of our country. I should not hesi tate to make a formal proposal to this effect., but I and my political friends are not ambitious of such laurels. This glory is allotted to the gentlemen sitting on the other side. It behoves us to accept this initiative, and the Government to agr ee t o it, b y co - operat i ng i n pro . curing the felicity of our country. It is, then, that we shall be really strong, and that it will be said of us, in the words of a virtuosi Spanish citizen, beware of the abyss opened beneath your feet ; it will receive all parties; some will fail first, but the rest will follow. This awful truth terrifies us. The Deputies of the minority of the Congress will support so patriotic a proposal. Such are my sentiments now as in 1835, when I returned to my conntry after a grievous emigration of twelve years." This speech made a deep impression on the Cham ber, and has, it is said, been received with satisfaction by the Court. The Chamber will not be perma nently constituted until the 15th. The province of Gallicia has been relieved from martial law. Letters from Cadiz announce that the Spanish steamer Villa de Madrid was burnt in the harbour of that port on the 28th. No lives were lost, and part of the cargo and the machinery were saved. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. s.—The Three per Cents. were done at 311 for cash; the Five per Cents, at 20i ; the Coupons at 18:1 ; the Passives at 64—one operation of 200,000 reals was done, in the latter. The Union Bank of Madrid had issued its notes. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. They all speculate upon the probable tenour of the KING'S Speech on the opening of the Chambers on Monday last, but as the Speech will be found in another column, of course these speculations are now out of date. It will be observed that the Montpen sier -marriage is alluded to as a fresh pledge of those good and intimate relations which have so long ex isted between France and Spain, and the maintenance of which is as desirable for the prosperity as for the reciprocal security of the two States, and that the Cracow affair is touched on very gingerly :—" An unexpected event has impaired the state of things founded in Europe by the last treaty of Vienna. The Republic of Cracow, an independent and neutral State, has been incorporated with the empire of Aus tria. I have protested against that infraction of the treaties." It is rumoured that in the original draft of the Speech the sentence relative to Cracow exhibited considerable energy, but that it was altered to its present inoffensive form by the desire of the KING. The state of the Bank of France still continues to excite alarm. The Siecle says— " The shares of the Bank of France underwent on Thursday a fall of 60f., which occasioned a depression of all the securities. It appears that the shareholders took alarm at the report that the Bank was about to raise the rate of discount. We cannot tell how far that rumour was well founded ; it is, however, said that the Minister of Finance insists on the Bank reducing its amount of discounts ; and it is probable that several members of the Council of Administration, concurring in the views of the Government, are thinking of raising the rate of interest, in order to limit the operations. The im portation of foreign corn, by necessitating a con siderable export of specie, has temporarily lessened our metallic reserve. The Bank, in order to remedy that inconvenience, has purchased in London ingots and dollars to the amount of 20,000,000 of francs. It that precaution dues not sufficiently re-assure timid minds it would be preferable, instead of 20,000,000, to lay out 60,000,000 in purchasing bullion, than to raise the rate of discount, and check circulation. If the Bank limits its discounts, it is not the wealthy bankers who will suf• fer by it ; it will be the petty merchants of Paris. The moment, besides, would be badly chosen to visit them with suck a measure, when they have so punctually ful filled their obligations. At the close of December com mercial bills, to the amount of 51,000,000, were paid by them into the Bank, without the least difficulty or delay. Notwithstanding sinister predictions, and in the midst of a financial crisis, the merchants of Paris honourably met all their engagements. Moreover, money is abun dant, the last liquidation on the Bourse was attendcd with no casualties, and the calls of the railroad com panies are easily effected. There exists no real per turbation ; but the contrary would be the case if the Bank of France followed the advice of the Govern ment. The elevation of the rate of discount would cause a crisis in Paris ; and a crisis might produce con sequences which the Ministry is far from anticipating." The price of dour in the Paris market on Saturday had risen one franc per sack. Rumours were circulated in Paris on Sunday that there was a split in the Conservative camp, as many of the usual supporters of the Ministry were of opinion that a more energetic line of conduct should have been pursued with regard to the Cracow affair. These rumours were generally credited. rrt.,, T►,ree per cents. were done, on Sunday in the Passage de I'Opera, Paris, at 79f, 80e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 11. Boulogne and Amiens, 15;q—Luxembourg, 2%—.Northern of France, 10% 4 —Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Sambre and Meuse, 5 Flanders, 3. DESTITUTION IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.—The congregation of St. John's Chapel, Bedford-row, contri buted on Sunday last the munificent sum of 1,240/. and upwards, after sermons preached by the Hon. and Rev. B. W. Noel and the Rev. J. G. Garrard, in aid of our destitute fellow•subjects in Ireland and Scotland. GREAT RUNNING MATCH FOR 20/.—lreste. day well contested foot race came off at Tottenham, between Rawlins, of Tottenham, and Mallet, of London, for 101. a side. The distance was half a mile. At the start Mallet took the lead, which he maintained for 400 yards; Rawlins then came up, and' a good race took place, which terminated by Rawlins coming in the winner by 30 yards. He accomplished the half mile of road in two minutes and twelve seconds. PEDESTRIANISM.—T. HALL AND J. WOOD.— These representatives of " the power of strido " in the denizens of the eastern and western quarters of the metropolis, walked their match of seven miles yester day, at Gannick Corner, near rArnet, for the stake of 25 sous. a side. The men started from the 13th mile stone to the 14th, about three o'clock. Hall went off for the first mile with the lead, but we doubted whether his condition was such as his friends could have wished, and this was proved by the turn of the second mile, where Wood took a decided lead, from which Hall could never afterwards displace him. The hilly road, with its hard, frost-bound irregularities, also told on his speed, al though we are of opinion that he could not, even under favourable circumstances, do more than stand an inferior chance with Wood. Hall, nevertheless, walked and spurted gamely, often decreasing the 50 or 60 yards to 40 as they toed-and-heeled it along. His chance was, however, clearly out, and at the close Wood led in pret tily by 50 yards. Hall was evidently in difficulties from the fourth mile, although he pulled through with spirit till his final defeat. The time of the winner was Ih. 4m. Bsecs. There was a little betting at 5 to 4 upon Wood ; rather, as it appeared to force the market in the absence of legitimate speculation, than from any great opinion of the safety of the investment. Indeed, the current of the circulating medium, like the circulating fluids, seemed " friz," as Mrs. Gamp expresses it. ROBBERY AT THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.— Yesterday morning, information was received at the Southwark police-station, that the counting-house of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, railway carriers, near the luggage warehouses at the Bricklayer's Arms station, was broken into on Sunday night, and robbed of seventy pounds in gold and silver, and three cheques of a small amount. The counting-house is inside the premises be• longing to the company, who have their own police. TIIE DEATH OF A MAN CAUSED NT A BOAR.— Yesterday an investigation was gone into before William Carter, Esq., at the Crown, Spa-road, Bermondsey, as to the death of James Pheleys, aged 49. Charlotte Pheleys, of 22, Wright's-buildings, Bermondsey, deposed that on Wednesday last the death took place. On that day eight weeks he went to work in the yard of Mr. Newman, the scavenger, at Dockhead. She was there at the time, and a boy came and told the deceased that he could not empty her baskets of dust because the boar pig in the yard attacked them. The deceased went and threw a broomstick at the boar, and while he again i thea the e b t e h a i s g t h rusheda. Assistance at h m wasand g w o a r s e d him picking with i t i h t his up tusks called for and he m was release u el c a h frndtoamketnhe wounds, toSt. is Thomas's i hospital, bleeding very remained there for some time, but at last said ho would go home, although she advised him to the contrary. He went to work the next day, but could no nothing, nor on the following, when he appeared so ill that a surgeon was called in. Mr. Marten, a surgeon, said that he found a severe wound at the back of the right thigh ; one on the other leg had beeen cured. There was erysipalous inflammation, and inflammation of the lungs. The de ceased told him he had lost a great deal of blood from the wounds, and the exhaustion consequent on it, together with the inflammation of the lungs, perhaps caused by exposure to cold in the yard, produced his death, the injury, in the first instance, leading to the results. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, after censuring the carelessness of the owner of the boar, in allowing it to roam about the yard, especially as it was stated to have previously at tacked and injured another person. TIIE .As FOR THE DEAF AND DUMI3.--Th e half-yearly general meeting of the donors and sub scribers to this benevolent institution was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Monday, Robert Pugh, Esq., in the chair, the Committee mentioned the fact that in consequence of the increased facilities of conveyance, they bad children in the assylum from the most distant parts of the kingdom. There wore pupils from 36 out of the 40 English counties, from five out of the 12 Welsh counties, from the Channel Islands, and from Ireland, besides one from the East Indies, and ono from South Australia. At the present (the January) election, there were 30 vacancies to be filled up, and Or these 66 candidates had presented themselves, 26 girls and 40 boys. The poll was opened, and elos, dat three, shortly after which the names of the successful candi dates were declared. OPENING OF TILE FRENCH CHAMBERS. THE KING'S SPEECH. The following is a translation of a copy of the Speech by which his Majesty King Louis Philippe yesterday opened the Chambers : " Gentlemen, Peers, and Deputies— " In summoning you to resume the labours of the session, my first wish is that you should afford my Government all your co-operation, in order to relieve the sufferings which this year distress a part of our population. Lhave hastened to order the measures best calculated to attain that object. I trust, that by the firm maintenance of order, by the liberty and security of commercial transactions, by an ample and judicious application of the public resources efficiently aiding the zeal of private charity, we shall mitigate these trials with which Providence sometimes visits the most prosperous states. " My relations with all the foreign Powers afford me the firmest confidence that the peace of the world continues secure. " The marriage of my beloved son, the Duke de Montpensier, with my beloved niece the Infanta of Spain, Louisa Fernanda, has completed the satisfac tion and consolation which Providence has vouch safed me in my family. This union will be a fresh pledge of those good and intimate relations which have so long subsisted between France and Spain, and the maintenance of which is as desirable for the prosperity as for the reciprocal security of the two States. " I have reason to hope that the affairs of La Plata will, before long, be adjusted conformably to the views adopted by my Government, in concert with that of the Queen of Great Britain, for the re establishment of the security of our commercial re lations in those countries. "I have concluded with the Emperor of Russia a treaty of navigation, which guarantees to us, by a just reciprocity in our maritime relations with that empire, advantages which it was important to us to preserve. "An unexpected event has impaired the state of affairs founded in Europe by the last treaty of Vienna. The republic of Cracow, An independent and neutral state, has been incorporated with the empire of Austria. I have protested against this in fraction of the treaties. "At home the constant progress of the publie revenue, despite of causes which might have checked it, demonstrate that the activity and re sources of the country continue to increase. The finance laws, and various other laws, relative to im portant improvements in the legislation and admi nistration of the kingdom, will be submitted to your deliberation. " The great public works which we have under taken shall be completed with the perseverance which the interests of the country command, and with the prudence indispensable to the maintenance of public credit. " You will also have to direct your attention to measures calculated to second in our African posses sion the progress of colonization and its internal prosperity. Tranquillity, so happily restored in Algeria by the valour and devotedness of our army, permits us to examine maturely that important ques tion, respecting which a special Bill shall be presented to you. " Gentlemen,—A common feeling animates us. You are all, like me and my family, devoted to the happiness and grandeur of our country ; and already long experience has enlightened us as to the policy best suited to her interests, both moral and material, and which must secure its present prosperity and the future pacific and regular development of its des tinies. I expect with confidence, from your patriotism and wisdom, the co-operation necessary to the ac complishment of this great task. Let us assist each other in supporting the burden, and France will reap the fruit of our efforts." THE WAR IN KAFIRLAND. Papers have reached us from the Cape, containing in• telligence a week later than that which we last pub lished. The followirm are extracts:- 64 Th e int,..ll4 l ;ence from the frontier by the last post, though of a somewhat vague nature, is calculated to create some doubt respecting the policy to be adopted towards the Kafirs, the majority of whose chiefs, it iS said, are about to submit themselves. Some assert that this submission will be unconditional, whilst others main tain that they entirely object to the evacuation of the country and their removal beyond the Kei. " We have ever urged the necessity of insisting on 'he very letter of the terms dictated to the hostile chiefs, and of emphatically enforcing them, even by force of arms, if required. The colonists have an undoubted right to expect this; and we, therefore, regret that the nature of the accounts received again appears to confirm the suspicion that the negotiations carried on with them are stripped of that seriousness which ought to be their main feature. " Whilst we find the Chief Stock snugly quartered at the Beka, Macomo and Botman are said to have out witted Colonel Johnstone, the Governor's depute, and extorted a promise from him, that if they would lay down their arms they should be located in the vicinity of Block Drift.' To prove his sincerity, the Chief Stock sent in 48 head of cattle, 6 horses, and 8 guns, in addition to those sent in on his surrender; Macomo and Botman, to prove theirs, brought in about 80 horses and some 20 stand of arms, stating that Sandilla was also desirous to follow their good example. Mapassa, the rambookie Chief, after being wounded, sent a message to the Governor, that having no more cattle, h e could hold out no longer, and was ready to submit; and Um' terara, the great Tambookie Chief, had sent in, or was about to send in, 500 head of cattle, as ' a present to the Governor.' " Now, all this looks very fine, and the dear children of nature' would appear very sincere in their profes sions; but we should ever be mindful, in such cases, that it is not ' all gold that glitters;' and hence we are in duced to examine on what foundation their professions rest, and to have a glance at the other side of the picture. What do wo find? First of all, that Stock--- the sincere, the humble, the innocent Stock—who denied at first all participation in the plunder of the colony, and consequently imposed on the credulity of the Go vernor, now turns out to have been a despoiler of some note, and to be entitled to all the glory of the defeat our forces sustained at Trompetters, some of the oxen sent in by him having been recognised as those which had been taken on that occasion. Whilst he is located at the Beka, several spans of oxen are taken from Newton Dale, and the thieves recognised as people he' longing to Stock I "Sandilla and Macomo, on the other hand, whilst professing contrition for past offences ' and pretending humility, circul a t e re p or t s i n K a fi r l an d that the British troops have been beaten and given up the contest • that , in fact, they h a d f a ll en b ac k to t h e i r sh i ps, and all was now peace ; inviting their people, moreover, to return to the cultivation of their lands. And this assertion would seem to deserve credence from the fact that the Kafirs are now actually engaged in tilling the ground. "As to Umterara, he still denies having been engaged in the war, but is nevertheless considered to have shel tered cattle stolen from the colony, and will have to be dealt with accordingly. " Such, then, are the men with whom the Governor is about to arrange matters ; and unless he is able to outdo the savages in political stratagem, the consequences must of necessity be injurious, nay, disastrous to the well being of the colony. 'We, however, anticipate a better result from the good sense of his Excellency." " Monday morning, Nov. 9. " The Frontier post, which arrived yesterday about half-past twelve o'clock, brought the following additional , though unimportant, intelligence:— (From the Cape Frontier Times of Nov. 3.) "His Excellency, it is said, we believe with truth, scarcely knows what steps to take for the best. He in tends, we understand, to apportion the territory from the sea to Fort Wiltshire to the Kafir Chief Kama, accord ing to certain missionary advice, and the same advice has been given against locating any whites in the ceded territory. There is an impression in some quarters that the war is about to terminate, and the fighting over. However this may be, the K a fir s are s till conti nu i ng their, depredations. Yesterday some cattle were carried on by them from the neighbourhood of Bathurst, and Mr. Goldswain's waggon, which was proceeding to Grahatn'! Town with an invalid belonging to the Cape Mounted Rifles, was attacked by a party of 14 Kafirs in L us hingl ton-valley; and yesterday Mr. Palmer, sen., was obliged to return to town, having been discovered and c hased by Kafirs near Blue Krantz The families of the provisional levies are now to be rationed by the Govern' went, whether they arc destitute or not There are, we underFtand, 5,000 lingoes at Butterworth, who sr° ready to co-operate in.any movement against the enemy'' Letters from Peddle state that Sandilla's men are desert" ibg him and going over to Macomo, because he is in' dined to be peaceable. Pato declares that he yet delies t the English, and that if they want the cattle they Bio s come and take them. The conduct of Jan Tzatsoo, has returned to King William's -town, it is said requires explanation, having lately held several communicatio ns with Sandilla. His Excellency, who, it a ppear °, arrived at Block Drift, was to meet hfacome on th e 29th ult." LIVERPOOL, MONDAY AFTERNOON.—The Carnbr i l steamer may be looked for a b out Th urs d ay ; s he w a d then have been eleven days out from Halifax. The wi n is strong from the eastward, and th ere f ore it i s scarcely likely that the packet•ship Liverpool, of the 21st, froo New York, will get in before the steamer. The Can 3" brie's advices will be to the ist, from New Yolk. /c e "ILllllll,r> ' 14 ,1•T:,'ar ,. .". • 4.111.11 & _ Alll6 • ThIMILLVI'* - w-iiO° 4••• - - • SECOND EDITION. trinnt Int - LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1847. A Legislative Assembly has never opened more ominously than the Spanish Cortes for the session of 1847. With a reckless audacity altogether without any parallel in the records of constitutional monarchy, the Isturitz Administration has wantonly violated one of the fundamental principles of the national code. In causing Senor OLOZAGA to be arrested on his way to assume his place as leader of the Opposition in the House of the Legislature. the (overnment of Queen ISABELLA has offered a heinous insult to all the most sacred and eminent institutions of the Peninsula. By thus violently seizing the representative of the electors of Albacete, the Ministers have committed an unpardonable offence to the electors throughout the Spanish dominions ; they have bearded the Opposition beyond forgiveness by thus incarcerating its avowed chieftain ; they have contemned the supreme autho rity of the Cortes in regard to one of its most dis tinguished members ; they have exceeded the autho rity allowed them by the moderate regulations of the Constitution ; they have trampled upon the privileges, and the prerogati►es, and the holiest rights of every citizen in the empire. It is now absolutely impossible that any other reparation can be made to the Penin sula for this enormous political offence saving the retirement of the present Administration from the offices which its members have so shamefully abused. Even supposing the most treasonous and fla gitious acts were " brought home" to the im prisoned Deputy, even supposing that Senor OLOZAGA were proved to be guilty of some pro digious treachery, whereby the very existence of the Constitution was endangered, the Ministers of her Catholic MAJESTY have shown themselves too liable to exceed the administrative authority reposed in their hands, they have shown themselves too capable of in vading the powers solely intrusted to the representa tives of the sovereign people, they have shoWn them selves too capable of obeying the mast arbitrary plea sures of royalty, to be permitted to continue with impunity their course of shameless and contemptible obsequiousness. So many acts of oppression have recently been sustained by the population of the Peninsula, either from the Cabinet of the Tuileries or from the osten sible agents of that Cabinet, that it is a comparative satisfaction to discover, in the arrest of Senor OLO•• ZAGA no single evidence that that proceeding has occurred either with the connivance or approval of the French Government. Indeed, the Parisian press, Ministerial as well as Opposition, has been unani mous, almost without a solitary exception, in its indig nation at this daring violation of the popular preroga tives of the Spanish peninsula. Beyond this, it would appear that the Count DE BRESSON has expressed his displeasure at an act so calculated to destroy the cha racter of the Ministry under Senor Isxuarrz, and thereby to militate against the interests of France in those territories. It is manifest from this, if from nothing else, that the occurrence to which we are re ferring cannot possibly have originated in the council chambers of his Majesty King Louis PuiurrE. We appreciate the sagacity of that extraordinary man too thoroughly to concf;ive for a single moment that he could have been so preposterously short-sighted as to instigate Senor ISTURITZ and his colleagues to the commission of a crime little less than the crime of Ministerial suicide. We are consequently disposed to acquit those Gallic politicians who have hitherto striven to jeopardise the independence of Spain from any participation whatever in the seizure of Senor OLOZAGA—a seizure which is more likely than the most flagrant pandering to the ambitious avarice of the French Monarch to arouse the Iberian people to a consciousness of their own perilous and degraded condition, and simultaneously to rekindle in their hearts the smouldering fire of patriotism. Before the Cabinet of Madrid had taken, or had probably even conceived this most hazardous experi ment upon the patience and . forbearance of the Spanish community, we looked with curiosity and interest for the commencement of the sessional labours of the Cortes. That interest is enhanced, that curiosity is redoubled. It now remains to be seen whether there is still sufficient dignity in the new assembly of re presentatives to prompt them to vindicate their cha racter thus perilled, their authority thus thwarted, their individual and corporate prerogatives thus con temned and usurped. It remains to be seen whether the electoral inhabitants of the Peninsula are still sufficiently impressed with the responsibilities accu mulated upon their shoulders, and the solemn immu nities ensured to them by the decrees of the Consti tution, to incite them to the publication of some spirited protest against the official robbers of those responsibilities and the official violators of those immunities. Either Senor OLOZAGA must be convicted of some extraordinary offence against the law, or against the sovereign Lady regarded as the representative of the law, or against the fabricators of the law--the Spanish people ; or the Government themselves will ipso facto stand convicted of an extraordinary and treasonous offence —namely, the causeless assumption of despotic power. Among the various living states men of Spain who have attained any degree of emi nence, the name of OLOZAGA has acquired a conspi cuous position. With a mind enlightened beyond the average enlightenment of his class—with a heart prone to cherish all the attributes most calculated to reflect creditably upon the social condition of his countrymen—with an ardent loyalty, and a patriotic enthusiasm, and an immaculate character, and an in dependent disposition, and an eloquent tongue, OLo- ZAGA has ensured to himself the affection, and com manded the respect of a very considerable majority of the Spaniards. His influence in the Cortes may be at once recognised in the fact of his having been chosen leader of the Opposition. In attacking such a man, therefore, and in attacking him moreover in 3 manner so peculiarly contumelious and insolent, the Ministers have assailed the entire community upon a point the most certain to arouse all their sentiments of indignation and all their passions of revenge. The colouring of the whole transaction is so peculiarly villanous as to enhance rather than to mitigate the wrath of the population. After an interval of three entire years the enmity of the Court faction towards Senor OLOZAGA is gratified by this unconstitutional proceeding. On applyin g to the Ambassador in Paris for passports to enable him to revisit his native country, he is, at the instigation of the Afrancesado Cabinet, positively re fused. Ultimately he obtai ns th e requ i s it e passpor t s from the Spanish Consul at. Bayonne, but then, only after first forproducinghis insp ec ti on th e cer tifi ca t e of his election as Deputy for Alba ce t e , an d, secondly, after referringlB6, whereby to the ena c t men t ( o f the 25th of A pr il , the imp e di ng any functionary of Any popular representatives by whatever is rendered punishable by eath i : Never theless, in spite of that s t r i ngent and d explicit enact ment, Senor OLOZAG A i s arrested on h Madrid, and immured in the citadel of Pa mpe"alyuntao It actually becomes a question whether in violating the 40NE "fta...m..... an 42 ,..., Tl a Top e ri c eve o es t r t y r eiarmre c : 7,..l:::e,eripeefrraollabs. selling e n f i l e va cced WhAth mone y u P er monarch 3 Advocate, '/°eato, Dr. 2' to be . di i:nderi ng : nugati ~,,,oeontrary to tore of other l':17 Ask o ur F ore !:',ellnquent ;emus Couched Gov ei e m ?"e N °F THE vern_r opinion is th, 7ent, after tl 33 , r s !lican Deb Justified in It tl.4et appears fn co t' f the mostuded betwee for e i' a nd certai t 4 : fi t is r t to l ti e ei r h c t ais. naf : e oeeb a ::: l l i a u hrire i f i ts t ete n : i hht ° ha fi t l hesee u et r o c aath Y dfi en af a cn: l ' a c o t tec i t (t i ( l4l policy 541 °r in the 0/ " beet . will °1.5) Corr be to ,L,4 neces important Ch ath u l n B Peech of at bars uis eVe ntS, it i it ktititin Peace, thatrelati °lv to b e u tae nt, ve to a it win a d s o " . el as 5 4 4 8i 14t t uo ll i. t i ci ltirri i, r t 0 , 1 5 11 oentioiee, v t. tge i r r airi s a 'ir n h zn e gs i . o ci oh p 'ea w u r u .Ftll' e l l re el ,Lner e i s no in s Th e a dvantag e but quotations t i n t 11' t he direr titii litltant-Genc iast / so ' alld ma re,air"Y deposit 14 0 , 1 ' uf securiti, ey back. 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