The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-13 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO __ MIME COMPANY. THIS E` ENixG Will be performed Balfe's Opera, entitled THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon,:Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, Mr. Horncastle ; Ardenford, Mr. D. W. King ; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley; Madame Corinne,. Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs ; Frivole, MPS. Hughes. After which will be produced the Grand Comic Christmas Panto mime, being a mixture of the historical and legendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. The Overture and Music composed by Mr. R. Hughes; the new and ex tensive Scenery by Mr. Grieve, Mr. Telbin, and numeroas as sistants the Tricks Transformations Mrs.r. Blamire chidery by Mr. R. Sloman ; the Dresses by Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and a host of auxiliaries. The whole produced under the superin tendence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. ABODE OF 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 Balfe, mistress of all the elements, except those of "Arithmetic," having quite miscalculated her power), Mr. H. Horncastle ; Fiends and Fu ries (illustrating 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, out of Perseverance, has never been beaten, and can be matched against anything), Miss Annie Payne.—How the March of Intellect says a " Hying visit" to Kalyba ; and how, being empowered by the Committee on National Education, he gives the old lady sudden no tice to quit, by as suddenly changing the premises to Scene 2. INTERIOR OF INFANT SeHooi.—Sehoolmaster, Mr. Big wig, who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys a half-holiday on the occasion. Scene 3. EXTERIOR AND BARBACAN OP COVENTRY CASTLE. — The Earl of Coventry (Lord High Steward of England, and his own 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, Seven, Dix, Welsh, Desborg, Francis.—How the youthful St. George is feted on his birth-day—how he makes his" first," and nearly his " last " appearance in public on the occasion—how his " cousins " Andrew, David, Patrick, Denis, James, and Anthony come to wish him many happy returns of the day—and how Kalyba shows her " love of children" by taking the " whole brood under her wing." NOTICE.—" Yothinge material to our historie" 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. Kar.vaa's Hones or CORRECTION 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, at. Anthony of Italy (all pretty much of the same kidney 1) Mr. Heath, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Marks, Mr. Chapin, Mr. Sanger Mr. J. Haynes.—How St. George and his brother champions (considerably 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 of the Seven Champion of Christendom 1 Scene 5. DOVER ROADS.—How the Seven Champions of Christen dom set out for their respective destinations—" the management having, in the handsomest manner," made special arrangements for that purpose with the various " Metropolitan Conveyance Com panies." Scene 6. BANKS 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. Priorson. 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 having even " dipped" into the question of " lights," runs his steamer on shore, and saves himself on the funnel. Scene 7. GRAND MALL IN THE PALACE OF PTOLEMY THE FIRST, KING OF Eovrr.—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 fcr himself ), Mr. Wieland. Slow 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 ? " Or me he shall gorge ; 11, says St. George, l'll kill the dragon."—Old MS. Arming of St. George for the approaching Fight. Latest odds al the " Corner," 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 or 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, I Clown •• • .Jr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon.... • Mr. Priorson. Columbine Miss Hicks. Scene 10. DEALER IN CURIOSITIES AND IRONMONGER AND CLIT EER'S SHOP.—lmproved Surgical Instruments. " Holding the mirror up to nature." " Families famished" on a novel principle. A loud Report on the New Houses of Parliament. A fashionable complaint ties to the Clown's head. Scene 11. COUNCHANDLER'S SHOP AND Gasonikax.-3fore ways than One of being "in clover." Specimen blf 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 .IQUIRSEHY 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 fur " 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 TAiwa's SHOPIL—The original little Tin Kettle. Water always hot. A grate mistake. " Going out a shoot _ng." Grand Experiments in Gun Cotton, ending in an awful Catas trophe. Scene 14. INTERIOR OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN To 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 'l5. THE STATUE As IT Is ; or, Wellington at liyde-park corner. Scene 16. THE STATUE AS IT Wes ; or, Wellington at Waterloo. "Look here upon this picture, and on this." THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. tinder the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING". Will be performed a new and original Drama, called TIIE ROUND OF WRONG ; or. a Fireside Story. Sir Arthur Foljambe, Mr. Stuart ; Lichen, Mr. Rogers ; Reuben Gwynne, Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buckstone ; Harwood, Mr. Howard; Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Mary Ryland, Miss Fortescue ; Jenny, Miss Woulds. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, "La Bayadere," " Banana in Algeria," " Guillaume Tell," and a Po lonaise. After which the new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtington, Mr. Holl ; Sir Arthur Lovel, Mr. Howe ; Scoreup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with an Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, 3liss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. Triumphant success of Boz's new Christmas Piece. The new and splondid Pantomime every evening. A great hit. THIS EVENING __ _ Will be 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. smitii, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal eha meters 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, Klnloch, and Oxberry ; Miss Villara, Miss Turner, 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 ; Pantaloon, Mr. Gough ; Columbine, Miss 0. Hicks ; Attendant Sprites, Masters. C . and F. Lauri. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Drama, called CO LOMBA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates ; Messrs. Wright, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c. 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 THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss 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 new and original Musical Romance, entitled THE SEVEN MAIDS OF MUNICH ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Col. Bertrand, Mr. C. Fisher ' • Capt. d'Armincourt, Mr. Allen ; Capt. Bellejambe, Mr. Leffler ; Lieut. Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; Cornet Grosdos, Mr. Compton ; Baron Bristlebach, Mr. Walton ; Bumps, Mr. Bonner ; Seven Maids of Munich, Misses Sara Flower, Rourke, E. Flonner, flincks, Millar, L. Marshall, Laporte ; Urlel, Miss Marshall ; Madame Groutz, Mrs. Fosbroke. After which a new Farce, entitled SCHOOLBOY FROLICS. Sir Gabriel Gabbleton, Mr. Granby • Captain Masterton, Mr. Vining ; Albert, Mi ss M ars h all ; John Wildgoose, Mr. Cowell ; Clara Montresor, Mrs. Hughes ; Matilda, Miss E. Hk..nner ; Mary Wildgoose, Miss Somers. 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 Genf. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Burbidge ; Sprite, Mr. H. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comic Vaudeville of LA DOT D'AIJ VERGNE. To conclude with the popular Play of DON CESAR DE BAZAN. Don Cesar de Bazan, Mons. F. Lemaitre ; La Maritana, Clarisse. Boxes, 6s. , Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at lutlf-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, T. 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, on SATURDAY EVENING nest; doors open at Eight (there being no performance on Thursday next). And will (by desiro give a GRAND DAY PERFORMANCE THIS MORNING, Jan. 13, Doors open at Two, and the Performance to commence at half- Plist Two. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Primate Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's ItoYal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at all the principal Libraries and 141231 c - sellers ; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Patronised by bet. P roprietor , etcr;ifr.W. Batty . --- - -- Albert, Wt....-. Grand _ 5,.. Wales, Ga nr a dc i ßo u o sy a b lfa jFa mest yily .the Th Q e ue n e e n w , Prince Christmas Pantom imeincreases in attraction, and is pronounced to be most magnincencfor novelty scenic, titled THE DEMON lORSE scenic, and mechanical effects. Will be performed a grand n THIS E VENING titled Equestrian Romance, en- Charmed Bit. ;ew or, Th e T welve Wishes and the be followed by Batty's SCENES of the CIRCLE ; To the performances of Laureatz Walff, the great Belgian horseman. with To conclude with the successful Comic Equestrlanrairy Pantomime, enti tled THE FORTY THIEVES ; or, Harlequin and All Raba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harlequin, Mr - . W. liar , : Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. ie. , - n trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six Box-office ope a nd o,mmence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. BrOadfoo t. ROYAL SURREY THEATIIF Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Drama, entitled THE HAND OF CARDS—GAME, LIFE, STAKES, DEATH. The characters will be supported by the whole of the talented Company. To conc l u d e with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har jequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantalcon, Her R. Deulin ; Columbine, Mdlle. -Theodore ; Clown, Herr N. Dentin ; Punch, Herr E. Deulin. ROYAL 'VICTORIA THEATRE. vrees, Is„ Half-price, 6d ; I'it, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d..—" The Black Doctor" received by crowded audiences with thunders of applause, tears, and enthusiastic cheering; and the great " Go-a-Head Pan voime" pronounced, by unanimous opinion and the public press, best production of the sea on. THIS EVENING 'be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In whic h Miss Vin 'l i v. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, cent 3 Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. Iloward, `rich will be produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en- After w. 1 BIRTM OF THE STEAM ENGINE Wed • or, Harlequin !Go-a-Mesa, and Joe X111e; ALI 4 Xen. Clown, Mr. T, Barry THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANtTARY 13, 1847. BY THE AUTHOR OF " WHITEFRIARS." C E SAR BO RGI A.-NEW EDITION. IN A FEW DAYS. Orders received by all Booksellers.' Henry Colbuni, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DEDICATED BY EXPRESS PERMISSION TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER. Now ready, in 3 vols., with Illustrations, 31e. Ed., bound, MARY ANNE WELLINGTON, THE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER, WIFE, ♦ND WIDOW. By the Rev. RICHARD COBBOLD, M.A. Author of " The History of Margaret Catchpole." " This interesting work, we have no doubt, will attain greater popularity even than ' Margaret Catehpole.' "—Sunday Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MIRTH AND MARVELS. Now ready, In One Vol., with two Portraits of the Author, tuad Illustrations by Leech and George Cruickshank, price 10s. 6d. THE NEW AND CONCLUDING SERIES OF T HE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS; Or, MIRTH AND MARVELS and other POEMS. With a Memoir of the Rev. R. H. BARHAM. Edited by his SON. New editions of the First and Second Series of this Work may be had of all booksellers. " Of the school to which he belonged Ingoldsby may well be called Poet Laureate. It is long since the town has been presented with so racy a body of anecdotes as are to be found in his life."—Athenmurs. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All scrip and Share Certificates most be deposited, the day orevious to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded 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.—►SIIN OFFICE, JANUARY 13. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 32; Highest, 35 ; Noon, 39, BAROMETER, 29.92. WIND E., smart thaw and thick foggy weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 27 minutes after 10. I Evening .. 3 minutes after 11 • - ,•, 47, tionw srsc'" 4 ol l g , " m 0 4 - tritning 'Ant LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1847. CABINET COUNCIL. A Cabinet Council was appointed to be held at half-past two o'clock this afternoon, at the Foreign office, Downing-street. Lord LANSDOWNE was ex pected to arrive in town from Bowood Park, Lord JouN RUSSELL from Claremont, and other Ministers were also expected to arrive in town, for the purpose of attending the Council. Yesterday, a translation of the speech addressed by his Majesty King LOUIS PHILIPPE to the Peers and Deputies on opening the Legislative Chambers of France was duly published in our columns. If any expectations were entertained that in this remarkable oration would be discovered the motives of the French Government in certain occurrences which have recently transpired, or the intentions of the French Government in regard to certain proceedings which are likely to be undertaken, those expectations are very far from having been realised. Rumours were prevalent that his Gallic MAJESTY would, in some measure, unbosom himself with reference to the complicated transactions whereby the tranquillity of the European continent has been latterly endangered. Mysterious inuendoes were whispered about the salons in the more fashionablefaubourgs, intimating the pro bability of some royal explanations upon the mar riage in the Peninsula, upon the annexation of neutral territories in the northern empires, and upon the sudden interruption of the friendship hitherto subsisting between France and Great Britain. All those rumours and inuendoes have however " melted into thin air." From the parturient mountain of anticipation has crept forth the veriest mouse of a speech-from-the-throne ever delivered. Hitherto the addresses of Lows PHILIPPE to Messieurs les Pairs et Messieurs les Deputes have been characterised by something beyond the mere conventional small talk of royalty. His MAJESTY has heretofore illustrated the commencement of the different sessions with the delivery of sentences not only gracefully turned, but singularly suggestive. In the present instance there is no departure whatever from the ordinary nothings of royal eloquence. Some considerable time since a delightful sarcasm upon the Parliamentary addresses of the SOVEREIGN appeared in the Chart' vari— namely, a blank column, headed " The Speech from the Throne." That sarcasm at this moment would have " told " with admirable effect. The flattering promise and actual emptiness of the Address to the French Chambers irresistibly recal to our recollection the simile employed by SPENSER in his " Colin Clout's come home again ;" the sentences being literally— " Like bladders blowers up with wind, Which being prick'd do vanish into noughts." Even in the opening paragraph there is an affecta tion of explicitness which is quite ludicrous, seeing that it is composed of the most vague and unsatisfac tory generalities. As is befitting him in the charac ter of the guardian or patriarch of a great people, the KING expresses his anxiety to witness the earnest co operation of the legislators in forwarding those mea sures which his MAJESTY'S Government deem neces sary for the alleviation of the present sufferings of the community. What are those measures ? Listen. " I hope," says the Monarch, " that by the firm main tenance of order, by the liberty and security of com mercial transactions, by an ample and judicious ap plication of the public fortune, efficiently aiding the zeal of private charity, we shall mitigate these trials with which PROVIDENCE sometimes visits the most prosperous states." Assuredly this is a marvellous way of meeting an extraordinary emergency. As if the maintenance of order, and the freedom and security. of commercial transactions, and the ample and judi cious application of the public fortune, and the sympathising assistance of individual alms, were not advisable, nay, as if they were not absolutely requisite at all times and under all circumstances ! As if these were not actually the very motors of the ma chinery of civilised society ! Why, the simplest tyro in legislation could have strung together phrases of equal ingenuity and prettiness. After this benevolent induction, King Louis Pm- LIPPE proceeds by the utterance of a gigantic fallacy, "My relations with ALL the Foreign Powers," says he, " aflord the firm confidence that the peace of the world continues secured t' Wonderful assurance ! What, the peace of the world secured—with the alli ance between Northern and Western Europe utterly destroyed by the violation of the Vienna treaty ! with the cordial understanding between England and France interrupted by the peridious violation of the Utrecht treaty!—with the Spanish population embroiled with their rulers through the odious interference of the Gallic Cabinet ! —with the provinces of Portugal ravaged by intestine warfare, through the instru mentality of the pedagogue DIETZ !—with the Swiss Confederation still encompassed with the dangers of a religious antagonism, fomented by the policy of the crowned diplomatist of the Tuileries ! Marvellous security ! Bewildering confidence ! Most pernicious peace ! It is matter of astonishment how the French Monarch could utter that sentence with an unperturbed countenance, when scarcely five se conds afterwards he had to speak as follows. : "An unexpected event has impaired the states of things founded in Europe by the late treaty of Vienna. The Republic of Cracow, an independ,ant and neutral state, has been incorporated with tbe empire of Austria. I have protested against that int fraction of the treaties." Why, here is a flat con - tradiction of the preceding assertion. Here is a sufficient testimony of itself that European tran quillity is based upon a very rotten foundation. Flow, in the name of all that is rational and comprehensible, can the peace of Europe be regard e d as secured wh en a t rea t y lik e t h at o f Vienna--a monarchstreaty solem n l y made b etween the assembled an dplenipotentiarie s o f th e mos t g po l o w b e e r_fu i l s nation s late d in by the most so c v ivilis e d quarter o f the Prussia, and of Austria? RowweirtecagnnthEs uorfopßeuanssipaeacoef e e transmission be established simultaneously h i of emphatic protests upon sucha a Crim e from th e the s St. foreign offices of Lond on Ambassadors of Vienna, of andßiledrliPn,ariat o o f Petersburgh? Is anything calculated to exciteso much and such rancorous feelings of hostility amongst the Governments of the earth as these execrable deeds of spoliation, as these despotical acts of robbery, as these larcenies of imperial marauders ? Are not these occurrences more detrimental to the cause of international quiescence than the squabbles of a few merchants over casual cargoes of opium or inter mittent cases of tea and ivory ? Is there not more reason to tremble for the continuance of peace during the transmission of such documents than during the manifestation of the most irascible animosities among contiguous races ? Yet " the peace of the world is secured," according to King Louis PHILIPPE ! This is unquestionably an unpa ralleled instance of a monarch paltering with words for the purposes of a venal duplicity. But there is, if that be possible, a yet greater specimen of inconsistency in this unequalled oration. In one paragraph his MAJESTY con gratulates himself and his subjects upon the union of " his beloved son, the Due DE MONT PENSIER with his beloved neice the Infanta LOUISA FERNA/VDA, " and in another paragraph, as we have already observed, he alludes to the infraction of the Vienna treaty, by saying that he has forcibly pro tested against that infraction. One paragraph ex presses indignation at the violation of the treaty of Vienna, another paragraph expresses exultation at the violation of the treaty of Utrecht ; so that, to reconcile this anomaly, we must presume that his MAJESTY regards treaties as unlike the juice of grapes, inasmuch as the former becomes worthless with increased age. More preposterous logic was never heard. The compacts of 1815 are to be accounted sacred ; the compacts of 1713 are to be considered as the mere tunnels of diplomacy—to he passed through with indifference. Not a syllable is uttered by Louis PHILIPPE in refer ence to the coolness which has recently arisen between his own Government and that of Great Britain. The question was too delicate and fragile to bear the weight of the most attenuated monosyllable. The ice was merely skinned over the gulf, the former would have broken in under the pressure of a mere allusion. Still there was ample opportunity afforded for self-gratula tion upon " the devotedness and valour" of the French soldiers in Algeria and upon the navigation treaty concluded with the Emperor NICHOLAS. A sop for the prowess and cupidity of his warlike and enter prising people ! With these triumphant reminiscences the oration of King LOUIS PHILIPPE is completed : it may prove a firebrand, or the reverse, among the Governments of Europe. • The English people are not easily roused into action. In their private as well as in their public affairs, in the due management whereof they are perfectly sen sible of being deeply interested, many causes may be at work to their disadvantage, and with which they become fully acquainted—first, by soft rumours ; and next, by loud complaints—still they preserve an apathy which no other people would evince undi-r similar circumstances. This indifference is, for the most part, to be accounted for by the feeling of self reliance they possess, that when matters reach a crisis, and the energy requisite to reduce them into a shape conformable with the maintenance of their personal or public welfare, can no longer be staved off without imminent risk, their talents, intelligence, and indo mitable perseverance will overcome the difficulty, how aggravated soever may be the height to which it had been suffered to reach. From the innate love of justice, too, peculiarly characteristic of the English, they are always cheerfully inclined to bear any sacrifices, rendered indispensable by any negli gence for which they are deserving of blame. This singular trait in our national character is neverthe less productive of great mischief. " Prevention is better than cure," is an apophthegm to which an Englishman is constantly giving utterance, bu t which he seldom enforces by practice. He is indif ferent to prevention ; he takes a pride in effecting :a cure. The consequence of this inert policy is, that evils of a most serious nature are allowed to become chronic, and so to engraft themselves upon the social system, that nothing short of the most vigorous and comprehensive remedies will effectually eradicatte them. The truth ,of the foregoing observations is un happily afforded and precisely exemplified by the grievous want of general education that has long; been felt throughout the community. Year after year, for a long period past, have an influential portion al our countrymen been striving to impress upon thei I fellow-beings and the Government, the duty of dis tributing, upon a large and systematic scale, au! blessings of a sound and moral education to the humbler classes, and the certain and per nicious results that would attend a disregard of this natural obligation. Till the accession of the present Ministry to power every appeal of this na ture was made in vain. True it is, that in the next session we are expecting a healthy move will be made in the right direction, the Government having pledged themselves to undertake the question of national education in a manner commensurate with the wants of the country. But, even if these per petual appeals had not been made, and we were with out any Government assurance, enough is transpiring on the judicial bench to convince the Executive that: immediate legislation on this head is imperatively demanded. Judges, as well as juries, the more im mediate judicial representatives of the people, are be coming restless under the state of the law as appli cable to juvenile offenders, on the one hand, and are appalled at the fearful increase in the number of this miserably neglected class of delinquents on the other. Crime is committed, and the criminals are, from the seat of justice, declared to be objects of pity rather than of punishment. The law is enforced, and, at the same time, denounced. Human nature is represented by the recognised organs of justice as being daily outraged in our tribunals. The juries convict, but pour in their strong recommendation for mercy. The judge applauds their sentiments, but bitterly laments that his hands are tied, and that the law has left him no merciful discretion. A scene of this painful description occurred yesterday at the Middlesex Sessions. It were a superfluous task to capitulate the facts ; the instance is not a solitary one. These shocking examples of our ministerial defects in judicature, by which justice is convulsed, and mercy, " which becomes the throned monarch better than his crown," is stifled, are of perpetual re ,currence. We have them ad nauseam. Expert thieves 'of mature years trepan children of tender age into their vicious courses, and make their little hands the instruments of robbery, whilst they themselves watch their demoralised pupils committing the depredations they have schemed, securing their escape in the event la instant detection. Happily the tables were turned ill a case that came on yesterday for trial at the ses a ions. The boy escaped, but the prisoner, aged 20, who thhee loiteredpoinstigatedpolice, and aa nb do uhhtim has sh er t ep o creo s i s ta v e eecdu l at t o w sre, o ns printsentence of o d wf r a e ss s e s sv e ee s cn , u r3 wh e, years' by whilst transportation. But this was a fortunate incident, purely hazardous. These youthf u l v i c ti ms are easily led away, on account of the idle and neglected condi tion in which they are at present, almost by compul sion and without remedy, suffered to squander the most precious moments of their existence. Place the means of education for his offspring within the 'each of the parent, and we may then hope for a speedy diminution of this frightful epi demic of juvenile depravity, which is n ow raging unchecked, and threatening to undermine and burst the bonds of social order. An efficacious remedy can alone emanate from the Legislature. The disease is tooxide-spread to be destroyed by purely individual action, however humanely and ener getically it might be deployed. May the session of 1847 not close without evincing a becoming solicitude cor the rapid extinction ofjuvenile crime! Among the various causes which have conduced to ( • the downfal of the legitimate drama in this country, there is one, and that one the principal, which has been, if not altogether overlooked, at least touched on very slightly—we mean the rapacity (for that is the proper word) of dramatic artistes l tbemselves,. a rapacity produced by tb eab omma b e s urspt em. This the main cause of the decline of the drama, is curl ' ously illustrated by the correspondence between Alr. 1 _Berm and Mrs. BUTLER, which we publish in another a-Diumn. Our readers, perhaps, are not aware who AI rs. BUTLER is. She is the last and least of the KJ ZAIRLES —the ci-defiant young lady, who, as Miss F w A i %. t x h success ic rKEMiIL for E, t soireetwo n s seventeen easo sa tCovent-garden, years since, appeared a t wl aich time she was certainly a promising actress ; and 1 Ai°, had she con ti nue d on t h e stage, m i ght perhaps . 1, have contested the palm of superiority even with Miss HELEN FAUCIT. This lady, after an absence from the stage of many years, proposes to return, and asks (will the reader believe it ?) 1001. a night for her services—just double the sum ever demanded by JOIN KEMBLE, Mrs. SIDDONS, or EDMUND KEAN. This lady, therefore, has the modesty to imagine that she herself alone is equal to JOHN KEBIBLE and Mrs. SIDDONS together, and to double of ED MUND KEAN. In rating her powers of at traction thus highly, it would be well that she should recollect that her exertions, supported by those of her FATHER, Of SHERIDAN KNOWLES, Of \VARDE, of BENNETT, Of ABBOTT, of Miss TAYLOR, and of a host of others, were insufficient, during the last season of her appearance at Covent-garden, to save the theatre from ruin. It will not do for artistes henceforth to complain of the want of public patronage, of the avarice of managers of the decline of the legitimate drama, &c., unless they at the same time inform us of the amount of the salaries which they have demanded and of the salaries they have refused. This peep behind the curtain is instructive as well as amusing. We hope that other managers will follow Mr. BUNN'S excellent example, and resist all such exorbitant demands, and that they will in every case take care that the amount of those demands so rejected shall be made known to the public, in order that the patrons of the drama (lyrical•and histrionic) may be enabled to compare the real value of artistes with the fancy price which those I same artistes place upon themselves. A letter from Berne of the 7th states that up to that time only the Russian and Austrian Legations had decided on removing to Zurich ; all the others still remained at Berne. We read in another letter from Berne, of the 7th : " Yesterday a body of from 600 to 700 men arrived at Morat, from Estavayer and its environs, and at night, after concerting measures with the inhabitants of that place, they commenced their march towards FribOurg. Another column was to arrive at the same time from Bulle and Gru) ores in order to attack Fribourg on both sides ; the Government, however, had on the previous evening ordered a battalion to that point, and on the arrival of the insurgents the tocsin was sounded, and kept ringing during the whole night ; and in the morning, in order to call to the aid of Fribourg all the able-bodied men of the German part of the canton between that place and Berne, and which part of the country is devoted to the Government and to the existing order of things, the Government has called an extraordinary meeting of the Grand Council for the 9th. The Government of Berne, now the Vorort, has ordered to the frontier two companies of infantry and two of cavalry, and has or dered other troops to hold themselves in readiness. No news has been received this morning, but it appears tha t the Government of Fribourg maintains itself, or other wise accounts would have been received of its abdica tion. It is besides stated that the Government of Berne has decided on not tolerating the residence in that canton of M. Ileinzen, a German, and the author of a very vio lent publication against the Sov(reigns of Germany. - He had previously been expelled from the canton of Zurich. The Bernese Government held its first sitting of Direc tory on the sth, and announced to the diplomatic body that it had taken on itself the direction of affairs. The letter conveying this information was couched in very conciliatory terms." A letter from Bale of the Bth says— " The insurrection is spreading, and has reached Mur ten, and the districts of Bulk, Gru) 6:es, and Stofes. On the evening of the 6th the Castle of Murten was carried by assault, by the insurgents, who made the Governor prisoner, and soon afterwards matched (in towards Fribourg. The Regency of that canton has taken up arms, but the Government of Lausanne has refused a passage to the troops, composed of a battalion of infantry and a company of carabineers. A report is current that 200 volunteers from Murten and Stoles have entered Fribourg, but other accounts state that they have arrived before the city, where they await reinforcements from Buffo and Romons. It is, however, stated, that at the first news of the insurrection, the Executive Council marched two companies of infantry on Newneck ; that the first battalion and the company of carabineers were to occupy Schwarzenburg, Lanper, and Newneck, whilst the secoad battalion wculd be held in readiness to act as circumstances required." Athens papers to the 30th ult. have been received It is officially announced in the Moniteur Grec that COLETTI is sufficiently recovered to resume his functions. The Budget of 1847 has been presented to the Chambers by the Finance Minister. The receipts are estimated at 18,711,699 drachmas, and the ex penditure at 18,077,507 drachmas, showing a surplus of 634,192. In the budget of 1846 the receipts were estimated at 18,350,973 drachmas, and the ex penditure at 17,910,107 drachmas, showing a surplus of 410,86 G. Madrid papers of the sth have arrived. The Government have at length determined to send Senor OLOZAGA back to France without bring him to trial. Orders to this effect were dispatched to Pampeluna on the 4th. As the French Constitit tionnel observes, in alluding to a rumour current in Paris that such would be the case—" This measure, although perhaps less severe than the first, is not less illegal. His banishment can no more be allowed than his imprisonment. Nothing could deprive him, according to the terms of the Spanish law, of the character and inviolability of a deputy ; but no pro secution, either regular or irregular, exists against him. Nothing therefore can prevent M. OLOZAGA from taking his seat in the Cortes, and the Ministry that would oppose it by force would not less violate the law in substituting banishment for imprison ment." And be it remembered that to prevent a de puty from taking his seat is a crime punishable by the law of April, 1846, with death. Senor PIDAL, the Minister of the Interior, who signed the warrant for the arrest of OLOZAGA, stands therefore in a some what awkward predicament. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. s . —The Three per Cents. were done at 311 for cash; the Five per Cents, at 20i • the DebttheVales wi e t s ho a u t tB. Interest at 61 ; the Coupons at 184 and : We have received the Paris papers of Monday, con taining the KING'S Speech on the opening of the Chambers, which we published in The Sun of yes greater portion of the in papers h as b een ant i c i • these e of th e di p l omat i c corps next to th e T ur ki s h Am bassador, e e al r tl d ei gd a y e. n ; eA c o cl n lo s n e tt q ha u ei n e v vnerndtalesyimn seatedt b h teh e rs e were present in gra nd u niform. The Marquis of NORMANDY, who attracted general attention. The QUEEN was accompanied by the Princesses. The young Duchesse DE MONTPENSIER, who looked exceedingly well, was the grand object of attraction. The KING, who was accompanied by the Duc DE NEMOURS, the Prince JOINVILLE, and the Dues D'AUMALE and MONTPENSIER, was received with repeated shouts of " Vive le Roi." " The following is from Gali g nani s Mes senger : Thhaevefifia•sltlenpaorn theagraph which alludes to th e di sasters that population of the ki ng d om, was received by the Chambers with a general murmur, as if they grieved that any necessity should exist for mention being made of this matter in the King's Speech. The termination of the same paragraph, speaking of aid ; was, however, greeted with cheers. In the reference to the Duke de Montpensier's marriage, the King's voice seemed at first to slightly falter, but it became firm and assured as he terminated the sentence. Some cries of " bravo !" were first heard, which were followed afterwards by acclamations. The phrase which apeaks of Cracow was also cheered, though not so loudly as the preceding ones. The rest of the speech, not calling for any particular demonstration, was listened to in silence, and at the close of the whole loud acclamations again rose." A salvo of artillery gave notice' that the ceremony had terminated, and the royal cortege returned to the Tuileries. Loud cheers burst forth along the line of troops and National Guards as the KING passed by, and on every point the utmost order reigned. The weather was fine the whole day, being frosty, but dry and seasonable. The effect of the Speech was to bring down the funds. A fall of 25 centimes took place immediately that the contents of the Speech became known. Great dissatisfaction was manifested at the tameness of the paragraph concerning Cracow. M. GuizoT had pro posed to characterise the affair as regrettable, but even that term was too strong for the KING, who s,track it out, and substituted for it the word " un expected." He also slurred over the passage in t' tiding it, giving it in a very indistinct tone as 'though he considered it a regrettable necessity that <compelled him to allude to the subject. The announce :ment of the Montpensier marriage was made, on the .contrary, in a loud and sonorous voice. The most serious apprehensions of famine are en ttertaned, in consequence of the continued deficiency c , f the supply of corn in the market and the conse quent rise of price. 'The Reforme states, that on Friday and Saturday las t a further rise in the price of grain had takes pi ace in all the markets in the neighbourhood of Faris. At Montivilliers, Etanapes, Clermont, Pon- toise, Chartres, Nogent-le-Roy, Soissons, Pont- Saint- Maxence, Provins, and Orleans, the rise varied from 50 centimes to one franc the hectolitre. The supply in those markets was not equal to the demand. On the subject of the supply to be expected from abroad, the National says— " It results from the information we gather from the Bulletin des Ilalles et Marches, that we are in a truly cri tical state, and that importations from abroad are urgently necessary to supply our deficiency. The ques tion, therefore, is—what have we to expect from abroad? Oar letters frasm the Black Sea, we are bound to say, make us great promises. They announce the existence of more than 2.000,000 hectolitres of corn at Odessa, and that there are nearly equal quantities at Constantinople and Alexandria ; but though this may ensure a provision for the south, the rest oF France has not the less reason to be uneasy. E'er example—what do they write from America? Out of 334,000 barrels of flour that were in New - rot k on December 25, 100,000 had been sold for exportation, and were only waiting for ships ; 50,000 were in the hands of the bakers, and therefore there re• mained no more than 200,000 for the daily wants at home, and the demands from foreign countries during the winter months. Let it be observed, besides, that the rise in price is already felt, and that there is already complaint of the small quantity of corn in the store houses. Can we rely at least, and above all, upon Ame rica to supply sufficient for the consumption of Europe? Alas ! no, and we have already found a re doubtable competitor in the English. The rise of price in Great Britain has essumed an alarming proportion. At Marseilles it has had an influence upon cur market, for even at the present time the English overbid us for American flour. Till lately, on the contrary, France ruled the price of her neighbours. But this state of things is changed. Thus the barrel of 88 kilogrammes sold at Havre for 42f. and 43f., finds purchasers in London at 46f. and 49f. The same rise has extended to all the markets of the Baltic, and the demands from London have caused a rise in price exceeding our own. Consequently, wherever we find ourselves outbid, we must either yield, and suffer the corn of which we are in need to be carried off by the English, or, beaten by necessity, we must submit to the exorbitant increase which their own distress imposes upon our neighbours. We neither wish to exaggerate nor extenuate circum stances. We state them without comment, leaving the public to draw its own conclusions. We will, however, add but one word. Yesterday the intention of the Bank of France, to lessen the term of the ; bills to be discounted by it, was talked of. This measure, which we have this morning character ised, will appear, if possible, still more inopportune when the peculiar state of our markets is considered. It is evident, in fact, that France will be constrained, in order to procure sufficient for her own food, to make large ,purchases from abroad. We cannot estimate at less than 200,000,0001'. the sum we must pay for corn from America, the Black Sea, and the Levant. Thus two millions of money must be again sent out of the country. Transactions in business, already cramped, will become more and more difficult. Is this, then, the moment, we again ask; that the Bank ought to choose to render the terms it imposes upon trade more and more severe? And the Government, what has it done? What will it decide upon in order to avert the evil with which L.e are threatened ? How does it manifest its foresight? By what acts does it reveal this ? M. Cuniu Gridaine published two circulars to demonstrate that the public inquietudes are without foundation, and that we have snore corn than we can consume. Nevertheless the price of bread continues to rise, and it is impossible to foretell to what height it will go. Never mind, take courage ! we shall have a third, and even a fourth cir cular, if need be. It is to this, in every great crisis, that is limited the part of a constitutional Minister, saving the interposition of the Procureurs du Bei and the gendarmes, if by chance some ill-intentioned people, having but little taste for the prosing of the Minister, venture to complain too loudly of dying from hunger." The speech of Senor MENDIZABAL in the Cortes, which we gave in The Sun of yesterday, appears to have given as much satisfaction in France as it has in Spain. The Constitutionnol says— " The noble and moderate language on the part of the chiefs of the Progressist party produced a great sensa tion i❑ the Cortes. It was expected that the Opposition would indulge in declamations and in virulent recrimina tions, and great surprise was felt to find its language calm and measured, like that of a party certain of its own strength, and feeling that it had a people at its back. The entire Chamber welcomed with visible approbation the speeches of MM. Lujan and Mendizabal, and M. Tidal, the Minister of the Interior could nat refrain from rendering homage to the generous sentiments which they expressed." It is stated, says the Courrier Francais, that an aide-de-camp of the Minister of the Marine is about to be sent on a special mission to the Marquesas, the object of which is not known. It is reported that one of the commercial delegates, who accompanied M. DE LAGRENEE in his mission to China, has just been appointed General Agent for French Commerce at Canton. He will have under him a deputy, who will reside at Macao. The Three per Cents. dosed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at 79f. 45c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. sc. • the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 897 f. 50c. ; Gtof. ' • Great ,Northern, 631 f. 25e ; Avignon, 855 f.; Vi erzon, 5921.50 c.; Bordeaux, 557 f. 50c. ; P ar i s an d Strasburg, 481 f. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 485 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 5071. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f. - .MARSEILLES, JAN. 6.—Marseilles and Avignon, 867 f. 50c.; Nol them, 640 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 508 f. 75c. BUSYNESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 12. Boulogne and Amiens, 15%—Bordeaux, Toulouse and Cette (Espelete), Yu—Jamaica South Midland Junction, 1 3 % —Luxembourg, 2s—Namur and Liege, Wit—Northern of France, 10%—Paris and Lyons, B—Paris and Rouen, 35% —Rouen and Havre, 27—Sambre and Meuse, 4 5 / 6 —Tours and Nantes, 41_1. HAY MARKET THEATRE.--The Conde de Monte- Molin has commanded the performance of Goldsmith's Comedy of " She Stoops to Conquer," the interlude of " The Woman Hater," and the popular new extra vaganza of " The Invisible Prince," at this theatre to-morrow (Thursday), on which occasion his Royal Highness and suite will honour the theatre with their presence. Dr. King, of Sackville•street, has submitted to the Medico-Chirurgical Society an essay " On the Cause of Death of Infants Preternaturally Still-born," wherein he insists that death is not from asphyxia, as hitherto supposed, but from syncope; and suggests for the consideration of the medical profession an en tirely new practice, by which means a large majority of infants preternaturally (head last) born may be saved. La Gazza Ladra is in course ')f revival at the Italiens for Mmes. Grisi and Brambilla, Lablache, Co letti, and Gardoni. The last-named ;young singer ad vances in favour every night he is heard at this theatre. We regret that we ar• to lose him, in the course of next month, being under engagement in her Majesty's Theatre.—Paris Paper. BANKRUFTCY OF THE LEEDS AND WEST RIDING BANK.—In the Leeds Court of Bankraptcy, yesterday, Mr. Commissioner Burge gave judgment on the argu ment urged against the validity of the adjudication. He decided that he had no power to annul the adjudication, but that the parties, of course, had a right to appeal to the Court of Review. It is with extreme gratification we notice that Captain Jackson, the Commander of the Princess Vic toria, the Antwerp Steam Company's vessel, has been elected a Junior Brother of the Trinity House. All who know him must be delighted at this event, as his general conduct ensures him the good wishes of every passenger. his chief study seems to be to attend upon their comforts, and render the voyage a pleasant trip. ExTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF AN ILLICIT DIS- Tth - LEnY.—Last evening police-constable Redford, 32 L, one of the warrant-officers attached to the Southwark Poli,se Court, went to serve a warrant on a man named Hackett, at No. 38, Broadwall, in the parish of Christ chureh,'Southwark. On arriving at the house he was detained at the door nearly a quarter of hour, during which time he heard a shuffling noise inside. At last the door was opened by a female, when the smell that pro seeded from the lower part of the premises left very little doubt of the business that had been going on there. Hackett made his escape over the back wall with a great portion of the still, and on Redford proceeding to the kite eon he discovered the other parts, with a large fire and sr it. In the same room several tubs containing about two hundred gallons of wash were found in a fer mer_ting state, several casks of spirit, and other utensils sufficient to carry on an extensive distillery. Redford instantly sent to Hawes's soap factory, for the supervisor of the Excise, and on the arrival of the latter the still was broken up, and the spirit and wash were conveyed to the Excise-office. A WOMAN KILLED BY A THRASHING-MACHINE.— Ay; the thrashing-machine of Mrs. Tadman, of Higham, near the line of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, was in full work on Friday last, a poor woman named Phi Lips, while employed in feeding it, was caught by the lowe r spindle, and before it could be stopped her body revo . ived with the spindle three or four times, breaking both her legs, one arm, several ribs, and fracturing her skull, The poor woman lingered until Sunday morning, wheia death terminated her sufferings. Deceased was a widow, and has left a family to lament her untimely end. PIiOVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.—The Burlington and Arethusa from New Yerk, and Judah Toni() from New Orleans, which were reported at the Custom-house, Liverpool, on the 11th inst., bring 3,529 barrels flour, 1 9 ,975 bushels wheat, 6,140 bushels barley, 11,534 bushels and 4,758 sacks Indian corn, 703 barrels Indian corn meal, 632 packages cheese, 278 barrels pork, and : , ;56 packages lard. A;RREAR OF BUSINESS IN THE COURTS OF CHAN.. CERY.—There are no less than 645 causes standing for hearing before the Lord Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellors of England, Wigram, and Knight Bruce, during the present term, in addition to an enormous number of motions arid petitions. CHELSEA OUT-PENSIONERS. --It having come to the knowledge of the Secretary at War that the pensioners in warious districts were about to petition Parliament for the abolition of the per centage now charged on the payment of their pensions, a circular, dated the 7th inst., has been addressed to all the staff officers of pensioners, requ esting them to caution the men against signing any such petitions, on the ground that the attention of Government has been already directed to the subject, and they intend bringing in a Bill in the next session for abolishing the obnoxious impost. MONEY and COMMERrTA 11, NE CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. Tire sales of Cotton yesterday at Liverpool weie 2,500 bales, including 500 American on speculation. The market was very dull, and prices were nearly 8.1. per lb. lower than on Friday last. Railway shares were lower again. There are no late arrivals to day. The sale of Rail way Shares yesterday, at Messrs. L amond and Co.'s, went off rather dull, but a good business was done ; prices lower. The following are a few of the principal sales : Calcutta and St. George's Point £0 4 0 Newport and Abergavenny 1 3 0 Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire, New 0 15 0 Taw Vale Extension and Dock . 3 4 0 Direct Northern (scrip) 2 16 0 North British Extension South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 8 6 Shrewsbury and Hereford Great Indian Peninsular Beston,Stamford,andßirmingham Vale of Neath 1 10 0 Manchester and Southampton 1 8 6 East Indian . Cornwall Northern and Southern Connecting Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 4 0 0 Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 13 0 Royston and Hitchin Among the various suggestions for meeting the pre sent crisis in Ireland, Mr. Jasper Rogers has put forth some which he conceives would not only improve the con dition of the peasantry, but be of paramount advantage to the ironmasters, manufacturers, and agriculturists of England, and referring chiefly to the adoption of peat and peat charcoal as a fuel and fertilizer. In a commer cial point of view even the subject certainly appears to merit attention. If capital were applied to the preparation of peat, it could be used, not only for household, but like wise for manufacturing purposes, steam-boilers, &c., and, converted into charcoal, would be more dense than the fuel made from wood, fully equal in purity, and about one-fourth of the cost—a most im portant consideration to the iron trade, as when even the best made iron is prepared with coal, it is im possible to know whether the metal may not have be come unsound by an over-action of sulphur in its pre paration. As a fertilizer the value of peat-charcoal is now established on the highest authority, for it is lasting in its effect and general in its action, supplying abundantly to the root that carbon of which most vegetables contain from 40 to 50 per cent. It is proposed to establish a society upon the principle laid down in the report . to the late Relief Commissioners of Ireland, and it is calculated that there would be a consumption of six million tons of peat annually, which could be supplied at 4s. 9d. per ton, while the average cost of coal throughout Ireland is about 255. per ton. The nett surplus revenue from this source is calculated at 236,000/. per annum, of which 150,0001. could be disbursed in ameliorating the condition of the people, while the rest on a capital of 1,000,0001. would yield 10 per cent. to the proprietors. The English Stock Market has been flat this morning, Consols being 934 4 for Money and Time. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents are 954 4. Bank Stock is firm at 2064 ; and Exchequer-bills have rallied to 10s. and 13s. premium. The dealings have been to a limited extent only. The Foreign Bonds are duller even than yesterday. Spanish Three per Cents. have been quoted wily 354, and the Five per Cents. 254 4. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quiet at 38. In Mexican there have been no bargains officially. The Share Market has been rather heavy again, and prices rather favourable to buyers, both for the English and French lines. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock - - - - • , 3 per Cent. Reduced Aims...— 9r/ 4 7/ 8 93g 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93A% 93 1 / 2 New 34 per Cent. Annuities 9SA q 95 1 / 4 t:,ongAnnuitiesto expire Jan.lB6o 9 9-16 5 A 9 % India Bonds, 1,0001 — Ditto under 1,0001................ 17 p South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Opening 93AI /2 93% Exchequer Bills, 1000/.1%d. 13 10 13 p 13 p OXE CLOSIh U O'CLOCK PRICES 17 p t- RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 B6 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Russian Bonds ll l 3/ Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4 1 /• per Cent ...... 95 1 4, Dutch 2% per Cent. . Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2% 2% 3 / 4 Belfast & County Down 4 3 / 4 Birmin. and Gleucester..loo Ditto New 17% — ... .... ..... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 425...... 5 3 / 4 % p 5% p Birming., Wolverlepton, and Stour Va11ey..... 425. ...... 3 3 / 4 p 3 3 /4 p Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 / 4 — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. %34 P. Bristol and Exeter 75 Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 32 Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares...... 2 1 h Ditto, Clydesdale Janc 25 Chester and Holyhead... 27% 2 5 14 Chelteaham and Oxford 2 ...... . Clarence lOO Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Cork antiKillarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 21 % — ••• Direct Northern Scrip.. 2% 3 Direct Norwich * 1 Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12% Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 141.16 s 2 2 1/ 22% Ditto New l2l. 16s 714 p 74 1 5 Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... • Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 314% Eastern Union Ditto Quarter Shares 10 Do. Ditto, 1% — •..•• Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2%...... East Lancashire Ditto, New Do., do., New Scrip... 1 1 % East Lincolnshire ...... 11/4,, .... 3% % Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 78 79 Ditto Half Shares ~. 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Edinburgh & Northern.. 12% Ditto, New Ditto, Newport 5 ...... 6 Ditto, ditto, New .... . 1% 3% Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... Ely and Huntingdon ... 12%...... 13% Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2% Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow, Kilinar.,& Ayr 50 ... Ditto, New .. 15 Do., ii, Shares (5 per cent. guar.) ... ...... 12% — Great Northern (London and York Regd. )...... 2%.. ... Do. (Direct Northern. Rd. Great South. and West. 3 (Ireland) Great North of England-100 23% 36 L,, 111 N 25% 5% 35',4 39 951% 9234 12 N % P P 29 3 A 2% 25M 1 % 3% 17% 8 2% 3 i 79 6 314 3 1 A 4% 28% Ditto New Ditto, New . — Ditto, New Great Western B5 130 Ditto % Shares Ditto 4 Shares 12% 20%. Ditto Fifths Ditto. New . ... 4% lO% 10 Huddersfield &Manches. 13 - ********* ••• •• Ditto, Extension 3 Hull and Selby SO Do. half Shares Ditto 1% Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 14 Do., do., and Norwich 5 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Do. New Leeds and Bradford 3O Leicester and Bedford... 165....... % dis % dis. Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 27% 37% 37 ........• 37 Do., Branch % Shares 2 1 ,4.• Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2% Do. Extension( Green) 2%.• ... • - Leeds and Thirsk 171,4 16% ..... ......... Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% 4 7 ,8 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .... .......... 2 Liverp., Mnchstr& New castle Junction 2% .... . . 2 1 / 2 % London and Blackwall. 16/. 133.4 d 8 7 / 2 Do. New Ditto Extension ~ 7 %•••••• .. ........ ... London, Brighton, and South Coast Ditto, Fifths Do. Consol. Eighths lO Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 London a.ndGreenwich 12/ 15s4d 9% Do. Preference ...18117s 2d 1 1 - 9 London:and N. Westernloo 4 8 % 19:7: ........... 1 1 9 4 7 3% ... • ---• 1)o. Quarters . . Do., do., New Ditto Fifths Do. IA Shares (G. J.) 10 ..._. ............ ... Do 401.Shares(L.N.) 8 — ............ ... Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 5 _ __ . __ Do. 10/. (M. & 8..) B. 5 Do. 101. M. & B.) C. 1 16% 4' 57 3 % 91 /s 8 ............ ... London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 64% ... 3 ........ Do. New Consol. Bth s 40 Do. New .. 26 Do. New Ditto Tenths .. 5 ...... 5% ... • .. Ditto Tenths ..... 4 ...... 4% Ditto Scrip 5 3 Ditto ditto ...........4 London and Yo r k Scrip 214•„• 3 • ..... Do. Extension ...... ... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Lmdonderry& juleraiae 15 ...... ...... 124 Londoral.errr and Ennis- _ kitten ... 15 Lvlin •••,, Fi:.* 5 / ,16, L - , an and Derebam :5 Maricheste.• and Leeds 82 -- DiLto 1 ,4 Si;ares . ... 38 Do. Quarters l2 .... 17 1 ,4 • 114 Do. Fifths 5 .. . 11% il'i Do. Sixteenths .... 6 1 4 — -- Do. Extension 4 P Do. Liverp. and Bury 24 - Do. do. Fifths - Mamiliester,lluxton,and Matlock 425....... 11 / 4 1 / a p i% P Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 100 - ••• •. ......... ..... Do. Quarters (No. 1) 8 Ditto ditto (No: 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 2% — -- Ditto and Grimsby.... 15 Ditto ditto - • Ditto ditto ~ .... ... 1% — Ditto Sheffield and 1g Lincolnshire 2% — ...- . Manchest. & Southampt. 2 ...... 1:!4% 128 Midland lOO 127 128 ..... ...... -- Do. Fifths Do. New Ditto, New Do. Birm., and Derbyloo - Midland Great Western . Irish 345 Newcastle and Berwick 20 Newcastle and Carlisle-100 Ditto New 2O . ..... ...... .... .... ..-- Ditto Quarter Shares 6 1 4, Newmrket&Chesterfrd 5 ..... Do. Extension - ...-- Newport&Abergavenny 2 1 ,4...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .... Norfolk ..,...... ......... —IOO Ditto Half Shares .. 9 6 Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North '.... of Norfolk._ — — •••• ••• Do. do. Waveney Val: 2 Northern Counties Union 212 North British . ....... ... 25 ...... 3514 .... Do. Half Shares ll ...... 15% .. Do. Quarters - Do. Extension SA ~.. . . . 1 1 A 2 '3l Ditto Thirds I '63 Northern and Eastern... 50 .... Do. Quarter Shares... 1212 — Do. New North Wales . 3 l /2 . .•• ...• Northern and Southern . • Connecting . 34 North Western 2 1,2 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, . Witney, and ' ...• Cheltenham..... 1%..... ..., Portsmouth Direct ...... 3% ...• Preston and Wyre 25 ...- Do. 1,4 Shares Reading, Guildford, and , l i t( Reigate 3/. 12s. Royston and Hitchen ... 1% 2% 2 .22Y1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12% Sheffield, Rotherham, .... and Goole Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... . 5% 5 ' :3, Ditto ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 2% 2 .3 1 1 all Shropshire Union • South Devon.... 4O :•,-' ... it South Staffordshire June. 1/.135. 4d :M -• ',397 , uth Eastern & Dover. 33% a s % 40 39%... :44 Do., No. 1... Do~ Nc 2. Do., No. 3 Do., No. 4 South Wales south Yorkshire, Don- „R caster, and Goole 2 Swans. & Loughor &Ca- -4 meron's Strn. Coal. ... 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 3 Trent Valley, Midland, & ci Grand Junction 42 s . • , I / 1 Vale of Neath 2 Wakefield, Pontefract, & Goole Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . .... .. ...• Waterford and Limerick 271 W aterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, 1,.... and Dublin W exford, W aterford, and ':., V alentia West Riding Union 42 s ,2% p.- ,••• . JO ... ,••• •• ••• • •., West Cornwall Windsor, . Staines, and - i South Western ..... W i Its, Somerset, & Wey ..,, mouth -, • York and Newcastle. ... 25 .. ... 3814 .. 1.... 0 Ditto New 5 ...... 12 1 4 Do. Preference ...... 2 ...... 71/ %% i York and North Midland 50 Ditto % 5hare5........ 25 ~,o Do. Selby 5O .... ... ...... li Do. Extension 2O Ditto, Preference 2 Do. East and West Rid- 1 5 % ing Extension - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes 1 Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2 1 ,G z i 54 Boulogne and Amiens... 18 Bordeaux,Toulousa, and :0 Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 ..... Do. (Espelete's) Calcutta and Diamond Harbour .... 7s. ...... — " Central of Frcnce (Or- 1, leans and Vierzon) Central of Spain ... .... 2 Ceylon •.!' Demerara 2% ...... ;fe Dendre Valley .• Direct Bombay and ;, Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3LA ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... .. Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . 1 3 4 ...... Luxembourg...... ..... .. 6 Lyons and Avignon 111 adras .. Madras. Nellore, and , Arcot % Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. • , Mauritius .. Namur and Liege Northern of France. - .. ... 9% ,? North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... .. .... Over Yssel 4138 4d Paris and Lyons ... .... 8 Paris and Orleans 2O .. .. 9 5 Paris and Rouen Faris and Strasbourg 5 Rouen and Havre ...... 20 Sambre and Meuse lO .... ......... .... / Strasbourg and Bale Tours and Nantes ...... 5 Toumay, Jurbise, Lan -; den, and Hasselt. 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 6 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 0 Australasia British North American 50 National of Ireland 2 2 1 /2 ... ......... ... .4 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Union of London lO London & Westminster. 20 MINES 0 Real del Monte Unregd. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS 1 -1 A % it LONDON, J. 13.—Wind E.N.E., light airs, go' hazy weather. OFF THE NO RTH FORELAND. Hudson, New Yor k . tom' DEAL, JAN 11.—Wind S. to S.E., fine —Sid. Mid -L° Fyall, Hong-Ko ng; R am bl er , D e G ruchy, M aur itius. totif LIVERPOOL JAN. 12.—Wind S., fresh.—And. Ca l v i p* To. n, St. John's ' New Brunswick. Sld. Brilliant. t h oef Porto Rico; Osprey, Ripley, Havannah; Mederusch, Charleston. OFF CAPE CLEAR, JAN. s.—Avon, Quebec, for Londo*i„ e i( DUBLIN, JAN. 11.—Sld 9th Lady Napier, St. John's, Brunswick ; Nassarima, Wilson, New Orleans. COWES, JAN. 11.—W ind E.—Arrd. Norfolk, Rogers, ton, for Bremen. rep-- PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 12. Wind E. Arrd. Leve;:itlif Kerr, Bahia. Wanderer, Priest, London, for Chirtst, o . lil l damage, having been in contact with her Majesty ~ 0 0 Hyacinth. The latter lost bowsprit, &c. Off port, Isles, Robson, Demerara. LIMERICK, JAN. 11.—Wind S.E. Rotheral, New York; Ann IM Moore,liT — ee S , l d d itto S . usan 61 01: SLIGO, JAN. 10.—The Dorad a . C ord i er, of and frool,.t.ei kirk from St. Übes, was ab an d oned on the 23d ult., rite lon. 9, in a sinking state. C rew taken off by the 4,1•4000' Roach, arrived here, and t ransferred to the Gaspard Pi" for Nantes. Orr FOLKE STONE—CharIes Jones, Cape of Good 1t,,P e. 0 4 ' ILFRACOMBE JAN. 11.—Wind E.S.E.—A rr d. Bcb" Eliza, Parker, St. John's, Newfoundland for Bristol. e u rl7' CORK, JAN. 10.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Circassian, Cuba, for Swansea. : 1 1. A. 0.1 CLYDE, J AN . 11 . — W ind E.N.E.—Arrd. Cindad A toria, Deld, Matanzas; Pentucket, Taylor, New Yorlr%ao; Sarah, Watt, Batavia ; City of York, Campbell, ValP 4 ' Cherokee, Wyllie, New York; Athol, Fraser, Mobile. SCILLY, JAN. 11.—Wind S.S.E. —Arrd. 5. Eo t 7o lll Brown, Poole for Wallace, N.S. 7. H un t e r, P St. John's, Newfoundland, for Torquay. Orl e OFF DUNGEN ESS , JAN. 11.—Cli n t on , D oane, N e w for Antwerp. OFF HASTINGS, JAN. 11.—Waterloe, Batavia for ' 4 : sterdam. A DP ! , RELIEF TO THE HOMEWARD-BOUND l'ffi.iclo4' A dispatch has been received at Lloyd' s f rom the , tlO 6 ralty, announcing the return of her M ajes ty' s s l oo p . o ne sl s to Plymouth, after being off Scilly f or some d ays , an . g.:f ing many vessels, but none requi r i ng assistance. inf. of jesty's ship Queen, has been sent to cruise to the P• 3 00,' Scilly, for ten days, for the relief of the h ome ward• , trade, MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DO). CORN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESD - 00 We had an unusually short supply of English Wh it l o l ," show to-day. Although the attendance of buyers WO o " t eb l6 the demand was steady, at fully (but at no thing 4 1 11- r ole t; beyond) Monday's prices, and at which most of the Es 01 0 were disposed ot. There was a good inquiry for fine t4 e llo, Wheat, at extreme currenci es . I n f er i or b on ded Al e 0, were held at ls. per quarter more money. I n t he lir,„ o o' the best descriptions no va r i a ti on was not i ce d . The for Barley was firm, but we can notice no further in a . Poi, mtnt in value. In Malt, th e supp l y o f w hi c h wa3 1"--014 e steady business was doin g a t th e l ate advances. 08-- te. B e and Peas had an upward tendency. ARRIVALS. I Wheat. I Barley. 1,220 qrs. 1,730 qrs. O gr ip Oats I 2, 660 1 350 Vl* I M 90 004,f English • • • • • • Irish ........ Foreign . • . • • • I 9,380 Malt, 2,960 qrs. We had On the who 2s 10d to 3s and Pork, 4 SPOI BET 15 to 2 agst to 1 agst li to 1 agst 25 to 1 agst 2 7 to 1 agst 8 3 to 1 agst 8 5 to 1 agst . 11 C 11 The Lon te " - daY and s e ssed any eerned. ROLI VISR ER The argt hot eonclud VICE.I (Befor THE ELECT The argt behalf of th Were resum 114 nor the defends to be adopt over, i n or , determined probation c Ills Ho/ stated that lag of then (Be vfAltT g m log the injt on M onday STARJEIE gis got plaintiff. ceased, and (4 John E( The object execu Jo hn Edws na me o f Plaintiffs i t he deecl'w, should a n annum,an, consider Edward St Percy. I t )ect to a which Johi Edward St one of 7501 other li a bi h imself by • Ilia llor In Which ai to the effec LErrs The ar eluded to ( Judgmel QUM Mr. Mo. UP4en the r ter her i n for the del to recover traint levi let a T hou. plaintiff, 1 onged to furniture. finding th. With, he setting fc moved hei trial. He unpreeed€ Lord I create a pi In a rui interest,T trial, or f( Lord D nonsuit. h as given different matter wa Wm o f hi moved for eat i 4 n; hi 81 On, he c by their t verdict, thi ng as for lame This ea It „sley 1 Tin g, 1411 d, in se rvant, ' w hich sh the d ete jur f oui 71 . y 10s. AILS ( the plaii entered, tried the the grot and on 1 issue be Was or 1 tract be plaintiff had give and whi notice h aver, di how eves Was no Iler un( do ne , o. Lord With th th e whc Rule PowEn poi • to bai , t•e; •