The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO MIME COMPANY. THIS EVENING Will be performed Beife's Opera, entitled THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreeille , Mr. Raft er i ; w.Mo kaliernge: Mr. Homcastie ; LaValliere, Mr. Galli ; Ardenford, r. D. Mal-a-Propo4 Mr. Harley ; Madame Corinne, 1138 Romer , Grisette, Miss Rebeccasaacs. After which will be produced the Grand Comic Christmas Panto mime, being a mixture of the historical and le gendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEOR GE AND THE DRAGON. The Overture and Music composed by Mr. R. lliughes • the new and ex tensive Scenery by Mr. G rieve, Mr. Te bin, and numerous as sistants ; the Tricks and Transformations by Mr. Blamtre ; the Ma chidery by Mr. R. Slom an ; the Dresses by Mrs. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and a host of auxiliaries. The whole produced under the superlia endence of Mr. W. West. scene 1. ABODR OF KALYEA, THE ENCIIANTRISS.—Date a nd _ lo- Uty 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. 11. Horncastie ; 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 11. 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.—llow the March of Intellect pays a " flying 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 SClLOOL.—Schoolmaster , Mr. Big wig, who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys a half-holiday on tha occasion. Scene 3. EXTERIOR AND BARBACAN OF 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 kndrew, David. Patrick, Denis, James, Anthony (very youthful nights, but destined, with their " cousin George," to astonish the atives by and by as " The Seven Champions of Christendom"), Mas ers Coyle, Savell, Dix, Welsh, Desborg, Francis.—How the youthful t. George is feted on his birth-day—how he makes his" first," and nearly his " last " appearance is 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 yenrs, the author trusts that the audience will al. low him to cut it, and come again to Scene 4. KALYEA'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, it. Anthony of Italy (all pretty much of the same kidney !) Mr. Heath, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Marks, Mr. Chaplin), Mr. Sanger, Mr. J. Ilaynes.—llow St. George and his brother champions (considerably grown since their last ap pearance in public) arc 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 Champions of Christendom I Scene 5. DOVER ROADS.—IIOW 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 VIE NILE.—AIDIRDZOr, King of Morocco (his own Lord High Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, Ace., on his way to King Ptolemy's Court, to court King Ptolemy's dati,ghter), Mr. T. Matthews ; Ptolemy, King of Egypt (ratker a remote ancestor of Ibrahim Paella, better known as Abraham Parker), Mr. Priorson. Moorish Sailors, Attendants on King Ptolemy, &c. How Ahnanzor 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 Ihnnel. Scene 7. GRAND lIALL IN TOE PALACE OF PTOLEMY TrIE FIRST, Klan OF Eover.—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 for himself ), Mr. Wieland. How 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? I " Or me he shall gorge ; I, says St. George, I'll kill the dragon."—Old MS. Arming of St. George for the approaching Fight. Latest odds at _the "Corner," 1,000 to 0 on the Dragon (taken). " May the best man win." Scene S. 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 oyes fixed on Messrs. Payne and Wieland). How the result of the last round not my elevates St. George to the " Crown" of Egypt and the " fire billing pieces" of England, but at the same time introduces the audience to Scene 9. GRAND HALL OP CRIVALRT.-11017 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. Matthewg. Pantaloon..... Mr. Priorson. I Columbine Miss Hicks. Scene 10. DEALER IN CURIOSITIES ♦ND IRONMONGER AND CUT LER'S Suor.—ltnproved Surgical Instruments. "Holding the mirror up to nature." "Famines furnished" on a novel principle. A loud Report on the New Houses of Parliament. A fashionable complaint flies to the Clown's head. Scene I 1. CORNCIIANDLER'S SHOP AND ORANARY.—More ways than one of being "in clover." Specimen of the very best "Britannia metal." Plenty of " game" :n 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 NURSERY GROUND. ---g. 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 ♦ND TAILOR'S SIIOPS.—The original little Tin Kettle. Water always hot. A grate mistake. " Going out a shoot ing." Grand Experiments in Gun Cotton, ending in an awful Catas trophe. _ Scene 14. INTERIOR OF BRIVISH AND FOREIGN TOT WAREHOUSE.— Toys for tle 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. TIM STATUE As IT It ; or, Wellington at Hyde-park corner. Scene IG. TUE STATUE AS IT WAS ; or, Wellington at Waterloo. Look here upon this picture, and on this." THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. 11. 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 Gwynn', Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buckstone ; Harwood, Mr. Howard ; Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Mar? Ryland, Miss Fortesctio ; Jenny, Miss Woulds. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, " Ln Bayadere," " Itallana in Algeria," " Guillaume Tell," and a Po lonaise. After which the New Comic Drama of STORY TELLING ; or Novel Effects. In which Messrs. Farren, Buckstone, Miss Telbin, aed Mrs. Hamby will appear. To conclude with an Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynold'', and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TIIIS 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 Smith, Esq., called THE 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 Villars, Mrs. Wigan, and Miss Arden. ' To conclude with a New Comic Pantomime, entitled THE BUT TERFLT'S BALL. Harlequin— Mr. John -Lauri; Clown, Mr. J. W. Collier; Pantaloon, Mr. (lough ; Columbine, Miss Laldlaw 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-- LOME:IA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Tates ; .htesers.:Wrlght, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c. Between the pieces the celebrated ENTORTILATIONISTS, Mr. John Lees and his three Pupils—the Masters Iliatons, 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, i►tiss 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 an original romantic Opera, in three parts, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of " Giselle." The principal characters personified by Miss eleorgiana Smithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall ; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, Honner, &c. In the course of the evening Professor HEMMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will g• 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 Gent. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Ilurbidge ; Sprite, Mr. 11. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. Last Appearance but Two of the eminent Comedien, M. PELLET. On MONDAY EVENING Will be performed a new Vaudeville, entitled LA DOT D'AIT VEIVINE. Pierre, M. Dumery ; Jerome, M. Pagenier ; Madeleine, Fouquet ; Felicite, Madame Dnmery. After which will be produced the popular Vaudeville of LE SAVANT. In which will appear MM. Perlet, Langeval, Dorgebret, Pascal, Tourillon ; Madame Grassau, and Mdile. Vallee. To conclude with the favourite Comedy of LE PARRAIN. The characters by MM. Perlet, Dumery, Pascal, Pagenler, Priston ; Mdlle. Angele, Madame Dumery, Mdlle. Celina Fougact, 31 adame Grassaa, and Mdlle. Leyder. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS (Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon) will have the honour of repeating their Inimitable ENTEItTAINSIENT at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays ; doors open at Eight, and the Enter tainment commences at Half-past Eight. And will (by desire) give a GRAND JUVENILE PERFORMANCE, on Wednesday Morning next, Jan. 6 ; doors open at Two, to commence at half-past Two. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, and Royal Family. Grand Christmas Holiday Fetes. THIS EVENING, a double rotation of Equestrian and Gymnastic Novelties. The "Demon Horse ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit." Herr Neuparte, the great Datch Bottle Equlllbrlst. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, tene titled THE DEMON MORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and h Chummed Bit. New and entire change in the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the Grand Ghristmas Comic Fairy Pantomime, the entitled Robber's Cave.E FORTY TIIIEVES ; or, H arlequin and Ali Baba and Clown, r. Rochez ; 'Harlequin, Mr. W. Ilar vey ; Pantaloon, M r . LaffartniM Miss Louisa Waite. and examence at half-p as t sit Box-office open from eleven till tiva o'clock. — Doors open at six Broadfoot. o'cl..,ck. —St age Manager, Mr. W. ROYAL IlliltßEY 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 conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE RING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har lequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon, Herr R. Dentin ; Columbine, Theodore ; Clown, Herr E. Dentin. ROYAL. VICTORIA THEATRE. Reduction of Prices.—Boxes, Is,, Ilalf-price, Ed ; l'it, Ed.; Gallery, 3d.; Private Boxes, 24. Mr. N. T. Hicks as " The Black Doc tor." Great suceess of the new allegorical Railway Pantomime, THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Ed wards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which will be produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en titled THE BIRTH OF THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin " Go-a-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown, Mr. T. Barry ; Pantaloon, Signor Osmonde; Harlequin, M. Lupino; Columbine, Mdlle. Adele Lauri. RUNNING MATclx.—Yesterday, the quarter of a ~.mile..ritee between Mills, of London, and Baker, of tiiM Ati/ e fiaro f -name off at Battersea, for 201. a side. At ~.. .:-,.---tV e ,start is took the load, w hi c h h e ma i nta i ne d / ::„ ___Thrtiughnitt, f , d artcr a good r ace th e f ormer came i n /4 7 ) . ~,_-4 , 4 4innntrby n yards, having run over t h e quarter of it . - f.. f r .:, - is. - 'Ol. ein 10,- . an one minute's time. - , !•12....t.i- 4 ' -,-.:-• /- - / K ...., N. a •-. THE, SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1847. CHEAP RE-ISSUE OF " THE NELSON LETTERS." Now ready, price only 55., with fine Portrait, P ART I. OF THE NELSON LETTERS AND DISPATCHES. To be completed in Fourteen Monthly Parts, Price only ss. each. " The most valuable gilt that has yet been offered to the seaman— both as an inspiration, and an instructor."--Athenfemn. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COPYRIGHT EDITIONS. Now ready, handsomely bound in half morocco, adapted for the Library, price Ss. Gd., with Portraits, VOLUME I. of B ENTLEY'S MODERN LITERATURE. Completing THE LETTERS OF lIORACE WALPOLE. - - Any of the preceding volumes may be had separately, price 81. 6d. each ; or in two Ruts, price 3s. 6d. each. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. To be had also of all Booksellers. 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 Kamer, at One o'clock, at the flail of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully , equested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orerlous to their being offered ; and advises of results will be lorwarded by the first post alter the sale, and the proceeds !num tiately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. 'IHE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, JANUARY 1. fRERMOMETER, Lowest, 25; Highest, 32 ; Noon, 32. BAROMETER, 30.57.-WIND E., fine. -111011 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 16 minutes after 2. I Evening .. 37 minutes after 2, and. :military, has scourged the northern and we stei . n provinces of Mexico. From the insatiable lust of territory, which has been a conspicuous cha racteristic of the United States since their first conso- Lida Lion into a federal republic, the calm settlement of diff ?.rences between the Mexican and American Go vertin,,ents has been altogether impossible. Else where, with the exception of New Zealand and a few of the minor colonies, mankind have abstained from the ps .rpetration of those more grievous outrages which unhappily constitute the bulk of historical and geog...aphical records. Reviewing these conflicting circumstances in the different quarters of this ter raqut ous globe, circumstances which stamp the by gone year of 1846, as one not the least remark able in the past centuries, it is impossible for the mind to abstain from a bewildering oscillation be tween the brightness of hope and the darkness of trepidation. Italy, regenerated under the en li guidance of Pius IX., is a consolatory and sublime spectacle, but Poland, annihilated by the brute force of imperial accomplices, is in some mea sure a counterpoise. Germany, awakening to a con• sciousness of her own capability for social and politi cal greatness, is a sublime spectacle, but the Iberian peninsula groaning under the damning influence of a Gallic schoolmaster and a Gallic ambassador, is a counterpoise. Belgium, flourishing under the guardianship of a beneficient constitution, is a sublime spectacle, but Switzerland, writhing under the strug gles of infuriated sectarians, is a counterpoise. Egypt dawning into its pristine greatness is another sublime spectacle, but Mexico, dismembered and deluged with the blood of her citizens, is again a counterpoise. Internally Great Britain affords us equal cause for exultation and dread. Seeing that Parliament is prorogued only till the 19th of the present January, we shall on Monday comment upon the national panorama disclosed to us by the termination of the past memorable year. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Our columns of Wednesday, contained two docu ments of extraordinary importance which have j ust ema nated from the Colonial-office. It will be in the recol lection of our readers that an Act was passed towa►ds the close of the last session of Parliament, 9 and 10 Vict., chap. 103, by which extensive powers were given to her MAJESTY for the purpose of making provision for the government of the New Zealand Islands, and conferring a Constitution on the inha • bitants of that colony. In pursuance of the authority thereby granted, Earl GREY, as Chief Secretary for the Colonies, prepared drafts of a Charter for these islands, and also of a new commission and in • structions to the Governor, which have been submitted to and approved of by her MAJESTY in Council, and may therefore be considered as in immediate operation, at least will be, when a proclamation to that effect is issued by the Governor. With a praise worthy regard for the interest that must naturally be felt by the members of the New Zealand Company, with respect to changes of so extensive a character in the constitution of the colony in which their property is embarked, his Lordship directed that copies of these several instruments, together with one of the explanatory dispatches addressed to the Governor of New Zealand, should be transmitted to the secretary of the company. The dispatch is of great length and singular ability, fully disclosing the policy hence. forward to be adopted, and explaining with great clearness the reasons by which his Lordship has been actuated in arriving at the several conclusions. It evinces a sound and perfect knowledge of the true principles of colonial government ; and, far better, it proves that his Lordship is thoroughly imbued with a real love of liberty, and anxious to confer, to the ut most of his ability, the blessings of free institutions and self-government, so far as it is practicable, on the people, and to guard with a jealous eye against any of the jobbing or favouritism that too often, indeed, we may say invariably, hitherto has characterised all the proceedings of an infant colony. There is, likewise, manifested a desire to deal with the aboriginal in habitants in a spirit of equity and justice worthy of the British nation. It would be impossible within the space that could be devoted to the subject, to give more than a slight sketch of these documents, and the principal points of the new charter. We doubt not that it will be received with the greatest joy and gratitude in the colony, and that in the United King dom it will be hailed with the approbations it so richly deserves. The Charter itself contains 25 clauses ; it is, how ever, little more than an echo of the Act of Parlia ment on which it is founded, calling into existence the powers which the QUEEN was authorised to create. It is the accompanying instructions that, as his Lordship says, " exhibit the plan of the new constitution in all the detail in which it has been possible to prepare it in this country," and which is made the channel of signifying the royal pleasure fully and circumstantially. These instructions con sist of fourteen different chapters, each of which is divided into several different sections. The first and second clauses of the Charter refer to the constitution of the municipal corporations, which are made the basis of the popular branch of the Le gislature. They are to be the electors by whoa the House of Representatives in each province is to be elected. The fifth chapter of the instructions provides for the establishing those corporations. All such parts of the island as shall be owned, or lawfully occupied, by persons of European birth or origin, are to be formed into municipal districts, to be called boroughs, in each of which there is to be a capital town. The Governor is to determine the number and extent of these boroughs, taking into his consideration the po pulousness and wealth of the districts, the general community of local interests subsisting between its inhabitants, and the facility of access from the diffe rent parts of the district to the capital town. Each borough is to have a Mayor, Court of Aldermen, and Common Council, similar in every respect, and with similar powers and authority, to our own municipal institutions; and every male person (with the usual exceptions), who, on the -Ist of January hi every year, is in possession of a tenement which he has oc cupied for six months preceding, is to be entitled to the municipal franchise in the borough, in which his property is situated. Sir R. PEEL has told us that the battle of the Constitution was to be fought in the Registration Courts, that wise statesman clenly`per ceiving that the real source of political power rests with those possessing the elective franchise. • It will from this at once be seen how wide the foundation on which the popular representation of New Zealand is henceforth to rest. Every male of full age, &c., who on the Ist of January, in every year, shall be in pos session of a tenement, which he shall have occupied for six months preceding, has a voice in the affairs of his country. He can vote for, and is eligible to be a member of, the Common Council, from whom are to be elected the Mayor and Aldermen. The Common Council, too, are to select the members of the House of Representatives for each province, who are again for the present to elect one-third of their body to be of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly. We have thus a suffrage of the most extensive description, and the popular branches of the New Zealand Legislature made to consist of a real representation of the many. This alone will serve as an example of the liberality of the entire scheme. Each House of Representatives is to be elected for four years, and is to determine with out appeal, the validity of the election of its own members. The qualification necessary for a member of the General Assembly is to be the possession of freehold lands or tenements in New Zealand of the annual value of 201., or leasehold lands or tenements of the annual value of 801., or to contribute to the value of 101. to the general revenue of one of the pro vinces, or to the local rates and assessments of some one of the bodies corporate within the same. We have thus stated the constitution of the Houses of Representatives at some length, because everything will depend on the fair infusion of a sufficient share of popular strength and power into the national councils. We entirely ap prove of the principle adopted by Earl GREY, who deserves the best thanks of all real reformers for his extended and philanthropical views. The system is analogous to our own institutions. Their Legisla ture is to be divided into three branches, parallel to our King, Lords, and Commons. The Governor de rives his authority directly from the Sovereign, and will of course have (under the direction of the Home Government) power to exercise all the prerogatives of the Crown. In this he will be assisted by an I Executive Council, consisting of the Colonial Secre tary, the Attorney-General, the Colonial Treasurer, and the officer in command of the military forces, or, in the absence of any of those officers, of the persons provisionally charged with their duties ; the Governor-in-Chief to have the power of sum moning any number of persons not holding public offices, and not exceeding the number of the official members, he is not bound to consult with or adopt the advice of the Executive Council , but in such case must give t o th e S ecretary of State r an explanation of his motives. The members of the Legislative Council (analo gous to our House of Lords) are to be appointed by letters patent, issued in pursuance of warrants under the sign -manual of the SOVEREIGN addressed to the Governor-in-Chief. The Legislative Council of the General Assembly is to consist of one-third of the Legislative Councils of each province, to be appointed by the Governor. All vacancies by death, resigna tion, Sze., to be filled up by the Governor, subject to confirmation or disallowance by the Crown. We have thus shown the most important part of the new constitution, via., the constitution of the Legislature for the colony, from which will flow all future mea sures with regard to that country. We are unable this day to advert to the other important points alluded to in the Charter—instructions and dispatches which relate chiefly to the policy to be adopted by the Executive with respect to land and dealings with the natives. A letter from, Berlin of the 224 states that no for mal notice of an intention not to renew the treaty of Navigation concluded between the States of the Zollverein and England, in 1841, has yet been given, but that the States are resolved not to re new it. The treaty expires on the ht of January, 1848. The Augsburg Gazette, of the 25th, has the fol lowing from Posen :—" It is now said that the incorporation of the kingdom of Poland with Russia will not take place with the new year, as was intended." We read in the Hantburgh Correspondent of the 24th:— " It is said that the King of Denmark has been advised by the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin to give to his country a constitution of States-General, to which the two duchies might send Deputies, which, however, would not, it is supposed, sa•isfy the inhabitants of tht duchies. It is added that the King of Denmark has shown no repugnance to this project, and has replied that he hoped soon to see States General convoked in Prussia to servo him as a model for a constitution for his subjects. As to the project of a constitution for Prussia, it is positively stated that it has been decided upon, and that the only person who voted against it in the council was M. de Voss. The publication of the con stitution awaits only the decree of the King. It is not known when that will be issued, or what has caused the delay. When the King was at Ermansdorf a printed copy was sent to a functionary in Pomerania, but all at once the publication was postponed." The Grand Duke of TUSCANY has published 2n edict, declaring that, as the succession to the duchy of Lucca belongs, by the terms of the final act of the congress of Vienna to Tuscany, the debts of the duchy, and the mortgages upon the domains of the state, will not be recognised. A hope, however, is expressed that a loan, contracted by the duchy of Lucca will be paid off. The shareholders in this loan, which was contracted a few years ago, with the house of ItoniscruLD, have the guarantee of Duke FERDINAND of Este. Madrid papers of the 24th ult. have arrived. The Madrid Gazette publishes a circular from the Minister of Finances to the intendants of the pro vinces, recommending a more equitable mode of as sessment for the taxes, and desiring that the land owners may not be assessed at a higher rate than 42 per cent. upon their net revenues. There is nothing else of any interest in these journals. MADAM BOLSA, DEC. 24.—The Three per Cents. were done at 334 cash; the Five per Cents. at 20j-; Passives, 6i; Coupons at 19; and Vales, Bi. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The Ministerial programme of the session, published in the Journal des Debats of the day preceding, and which we gave yesterday, is the subject of comment in all of them. The Constitutionnel has the following article on this subject, which may be considered as the programme of the Opposition for the approaching session:— " A few days scarcely separate us from the opening of the Chambers, and no one conceals from himself the particular interest and gravity which the Parliamentary discussions will have this year on account of the diffi cult situation in which the faults of the Ministry have placed France. To give some satisfaction to public im patience, the principal organ of the Ministry has been pleased to raise a corner of the veil which hides the future, and allow us to get a glimpse of what Ministerial wisdom and eloquence destined to us. A session, which opens in the midst of a financial crisis, cannot termi nate without some attempts being at least made t( palliate an evil which was treated as merely chimerical when the Opposition predicted it, and endeavoured to prevent it, and the existence of which is at present acknowledged so lightly. An endeavour is merely made to explain it by the too great rigour of the conditions which have, it is alleged, been imposed on railway com panies. That is not the truth. We never opposed favourable conditions being accorded to useful under takings, but the cause of the evil is not in the conditions which have been voted, or in the degree of confidence with which they have been able to inspire the public. The evil, every man of sense allows, is in the number of the undertakings which have been authorised, in the ex cess of public works ordered, in the exaggerated appeal made to the financial resources of France. Now, what remedy is it proposed to apply ? Too many railways have been conceded, and the resources of the country are not sufficient for the execution of all the works the authorisation of which has been demanded from the improvidence of the majority. Do you believe that some restrictions are about to be applied to this ex cessive development of public works? Do you suppose, for instance, that advantage will be taken of several concessions not having taken place to nip in the bud undertakings which it would be impossible to go on with and complete in the present state of our finances ? How ill you are acquainted with the political economy in useamongst our Government, and the manner in which it comprehends the administration of the public wealth! Look at the budget; each year the expenses increase and the resources diminish. What has been done? The ex penditure has been constantly increased; and the day on which the deficit was clearly shown, on which it was al lowed that it would be the work of long years to establish the equilibrium, an eloquent and right-thinking deputy, M. Magne, came forward to celebrate the diminution of the budget of receipts, and to prove that the State would become rich in proportion to the debts which it contracted. This doctrine carried its author straight to a direction of finances; he had reduced' to theory what our Ministers practised. It will be with railways as with the budget ; the resources of the country are not sufficient for the enterprises conceded or planned ; but nothing will be postponed, nothing abandoned. The means of existing which are wanting will not be given to the companies, but hop e will be given to them. The conditions imposed on them will bo alleviated, and more extensive privi leges will be accorded to them; but the capital which they demand in vain from the public, and without which they cannot do anything, will not be found for them. But to place the companies in a state to swell their hopes without increasing their possible resources, is to furnish fresh food for jobbing; it is not to remedy the crisis, but t mi op n r is o t l r o:g it. We are t o ld t h a t th e sess i on w hi c h i s about to open w ill b e h o ld a thousan d goo d i ntent i ons coming into existenc e an d exp i r i ng . Si nce au t umn th e were particularly distasteful to them last year. It has days again i t a h php a ae s i asalvte-ry decided taste for the abolition of the duty on that in throwing light i , is enamoured of postal reform; and on certain into t t o b h ty e h conversion ou mindile v h e rs deplorablei o o f n t h o f e t Ministry, l e i nsFiesivtvereyr severity, y e i r t, Cents. But the autumn which has enlightened our Mi nistershas deprived them of the means of profiting by it. 'ln o consequence snois l of crisis, this it severityis found of thenecessary bad everything, with the s a sa r. 11l ° bt e ee o ne n nd v e e nm r e t a e yr d kfoe to all kinds of reforms, which th to postpone they pass somewhat into a funeral ° intentionedhave persons might, it is true, assert that bad harvests olma h t P hian t g hat the opportu . nity will not always existed, that in six years some of these eulog to prepare the ameliorations,on which necessary to make a conquest of the Ma oration, might make their peace with M. Pritchard,else do; it that Marquesas, sat isrs: wasthen ne cessaryronuettod admiration of the C onservative system it electoral and then e d n y ; was with England ; and when t o for quarrel il n all these fine things had consumed the time and talents • • of our Ministers at the moment of occupying themselves with improvements and setting vigorously to work, this unfortunate autumn comes to deprive them of ail means of acting, and has only left them good intentions. It is autumn that, w ith ten departm en t s , h as drownedthe conversion of th e Fi ve per Cents., p os t a l re f orm, and the abolition of the duty on salt. With the severity of the autumn what remedy can be found ? As to the foreig n relatio ns o f F rance, we are invited, a s we ll as the rea ears attentive and to prepare our of , Europe, to hold our of eloquence which we shall havese vet for the prodigies take place ? 'Will foreign peace b to hear. What is to maintained ? Will passions be soothed down or exeite e d? Will the liberty of Europe have to praise, or to complain trial which is announced ? All this is of, the solemn make not stated, but we are assured that M. Guiaot will m: e plenty of fine speeches. We shall have phrases to consol us fur the fall of Cracow and our isolation." The Commerce is exceedingly bitter against the I Government, not only on account of the postpone nsent of the various pr om i sed reforms, but also an ' account of the reasons gi ven f or the postponement. n " Up to the present h our we had thought " Commerce, " that public calamities , ~ says the ] ies, great crises, and the 1 financial embarrassments of a country, impostd on those who govern the obligation of seeking immediately, in a better organisation of the taxes—in new combinations— in the reform of certain portions of the budget which arc over onerous, a remedy for evils, the diminution of which cannot without danger be postponed. The present Government is not of this opinion. Experience, oppo sition, crises, are. for them only a pretext to persev,Te in a vicious course. It has not the c mrage to meet difficul ties opealy; all that it can do is to postpone the solution of them; yesterday, on the plea that the country en joyed a❑ apparent prosperity; today, because it is un fortunate; to-morrow, who knows, because France has been placed by them at the verge of ruin, and because then, and in reality, it will be too late to prop up the social edifice." The Republican National, which seems to vie with our own "territorial aristocracy" in its hatred of the commercial and banking interests, is exceedingly irate with the Minister for the sort of half hope held out in the programme that something will be done to assist railroad companies so as to prevent any undue pressure upon the Money-market. The National More than insinuates that the ruin of bankers and capitalists would be a benefit to the nation. The Presse is furious at the supposition that M. GUIZOT can entertain an idea of reconciliation with England. The Russian serf is working bravely for his autocratic master, but we doubt whether he will persuade Frenchmen that it- would be for their advan tage, or their honour, that France should become Cossack. We find also in the Presse the following semi-official announcement::— " We are assured that the speech from the Throne will contain a paragraph having reference to the sup , pression of Cracow. This would be in effect the surest ' means of establishing the character of the protest of the Frtnch Cabinet against the act of the three Powers." The " Societe pour le Libre Echange" held its fourth public sitting on Tuesday, in the great room in the Rue Montesquieu. The assemblage was very numerous. The business of the day was opened by a speech from M. CHARLES DUNOYER, the President, who, with great clearness and firmness, maintained the advantages of free trade, and contended against the policy of the Protectionists. He was followed by M. BLANQUI, M. MICHEL CHEVALIER, and M. HORACE SAY, all of whom supported the principles laid down by the President and the general objects of the Association. M. FREDERICK BASTIAT intended to address the meeting, but the lateness of the hour compelled the President to adjourn. The Duke and Duchess DE MONTPENSIER are to make an excursion to Brussels in the month of February. According to the Constitutionnel, the corps dip7o niati9ue are greatly perplexed as to how the question of the Montpensier marriage is to be treated of in the usual congratulatory address presented by them to the KING of the FRENCH on New Year's-day. " The speech," says the Constitutionnel," which is to be delivered by the KING on the Ist of January, by the representative of the diplomatic corps, appears to be the object of a real negotiation. The question is, whether the Port's Nuncio, who is likely to ad dress the KING in the name of the corps diplomatique, shall make more or loss allusion to the Duke DE MONTPENSIER'S marriage, and whether he shall speak of it as a mere family or a political alliance."_ The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bouree, on Wednesday, at 80f. 50c. ; the Five per Cents., 1181. 45c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,262 f. 50c, ; Rouen, 922 f. 50c,; t Havre, 6821. 50c. ; Greallorthern, 648 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 8761. 25c. ' • Vierzon, 610 f. ; Basle, 218 f. 75c. ; Paris and Stras• burgh, 486 f. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 490 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 5111. 25c ; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f. Bordeaux and Cette, 4511. 25c. ; Spanish Actives, a 4; Ditto Three per Cents., 38 1 / ; Ditto DoTestic Debt, 32%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 31 Luxembourg,%—Northern of France Constituted, 10% Rouen and Havre, 26 3 / I —Sambre and Meuse, 4%. FLANDERS MAIL BRUSSELS, DEC. 30.—The average price of wheat during the week ending Saturday, De,c. 26, was 27f. 23c.; and that of rye, 21f. 74c. per hectolitre, which is an increase of 10 centimes on wheat, and 15 centimes on rye, above the prices of last week. The Senate, in its sitting to-day, received a report of Mr. Bethrone on the budget of the interior; and that of Mr. Ribancourt off. the budget of law relative to the im portation of tow. The assembly unanimously agreed to the project of law for the exemption from duty of salt intended for manure, and the budget of dotations. It then opened the general debate on the provisional vote of credit for the department of public works. The Moulton- of this day publishes a law dated Dec. 22, which fixes the budget of the marine for 1847 at the sum of 2,191,5621., conformably to the annexed table. RUSSIA AND -POLAND. We yesterday received two letters, dated Dec. Bth and Dec. 15th t by the same post. It seems that the mails have been detained longer than usual. The letters confirm the accounts of the unsuccessful endeavour of the Emperor to cross the Niemen, which is very thinly frozen over, and his Majesty return in con sequence to St. Petersburgh. The letters mention as object of the Emperor's intended visit to Warsaw an in disposition of the Grand Duke Michael, with which he was attacked in the Polish capital. The Imperial Family had left Czars-Kojeselo and had removed to the palace of the. Emperor at St. Petersburgh. Prince Woranzow had again arrived at Titles on the 15th of December. after an absence of six months. The Russian troops in Trans-Caucasia hope soon to go into winter quarters. The Livonian papers mention rrany instances of wolves attacking both men and cattle. The district of Dorpet was the most infested by those ravenous beasts. Yet, even France, the land of civilisation, has not yet been able to extirpate these animals, though there is scarcely any other kind of wild beasts to be found there. Other accounts which we have received speak of the measures continued with great rigour to propagate the Russian-Greek religion. The whole island of Ossel, they say, is already converted to the Greek church, and the Protestant churches were now frequented by the landowners and their children. Thus the nobility in the Baltic province are punished for having so long per sisted gradually to give civil liberty to the peasants, and to inspire them with attachment to themselves and their religion. BELGRADE, DEC. 17.—A few days ago Mustapha Beg, a Turkish Commissioner, arrived here, and brought the orders (about sixty in number) which were pro mised to the most deserving civil officers in the service at the meeting of the Sultan with Prince Alexander Kara : t e a o a r r g e i e i a w t i h t s a c t l t i h l e a P s t r p n e r i e n a g s . of s The ery i m a - o r s e e t. e r ievme d f r r k e a m b l t e h e c i s r a c ul Sultan n the present of his portrait, richly set in brilli;ints, which the bearer hung round her neck with great ceremony, in the presence of the Pacha of Belgrade. This is car tainly the first distinction of the kind with which the Sultan has honoured a Christian lady, subject of his kingdom. All this proves both how the Turks have changed, and likewise how much the Sultan has at heart to obtain the attachment of the Servian nation. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was more active. Sales, 12,000 to 15,000 bales, at an advance of ,d. to id. per lb. compared with last week. Shares were steady, but rather quiet. The sale of Railway Shares to-day, at Messrs. Laruond and Co.'s, was well attended, and a fair business was done at good prices ; French Shares sold well. The following are a few of the principal sales : Warwick and Worcester £o 5 0 London and Manchester (flemington's) 0 9 6 Great Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 10 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham ........ 5 3 • Great Northern of France .. London and South-Western, Tenths 5 7 6 Vale of Neath 1 7 6 Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia 0 6 0 London and York Extension, ex int 2 12 0 Northern Counties Union 1 13 6 Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 9 0 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole '2 11 0 Paris and Lyons Manchester and Southampton 1 18 0 The accounts received yesterday by the Caledonia steamer front the United States and Canada do not notice the entire termination of the trading season, be cause the canals had re opened, and afforded a tempo rary opportunity of bringing down further supplies. There seems to be nothing against an active trade next year between England and America, although the balance probably will be against us, the exchange al ready being very low. Tne Annual Timber Circular of Messrs. Forsyth and Bell. of Quebec, is full of information valuable to the trade, and the following remarks appear to be of general interest : "In reviewing the state of the markets during the past season, we have to remark on the great ex it-. mes in price and the still greater uncertainty that at one period existed, whether our supply of timber was to be excessively limited, owing to the unusual end extraordinary drought that prevailed in March and April, or abundant without parallel, as proves to be the case, and, perhaps, in no one year has the un certainty of the trade, generally, been more signally manifested than in the present. We wish to call the at tention of the country, generally, to the value of the export of timber giving employment to British and Colonial shipment to an extent of 560,000 tons from this port alone, equivalent in sterling money to about a million in the article of freight an nually. That such a trade shouldbe underrated by many in the mother country is not' to be wondered at, a hen: many contend England would be better without ' her colonies, but the extent of this one branch ought to L show them the value of the connexion—to say nothing of the importance Canada is assuming as one of the few important granaries that is un.:ontrolled by foreign in. fluence." An arrival from the Cape of Good Hope brings us in telligence of October 24. There were continued skir mishes between the Kafirs and the troops, with loss on both tides, but the former were nearly exhausted in their means, and as a large quantity of waggons and beasts of burden, under the management of Deputy Commissary-General Palmer, had been sent by sea as near as possible to the scene of action, the ar could be more actively prosecuted. As much as 504 had been paid previously for the hire of a waggon from Graham's Town to Fort Beaufort, where provisions were exceedingly scarce. The heavy rains that had fallen would restore verdure to the ground, although far a time they retarded the movements of the British forces. Waterloo Bay appears to be too dangerous a locality for thel anding of stores. A most satisfactory report was made at the half-yearly general meeting of the London Dock Company, held this morning at the Dock House, Prince's-street, Bank. The quantity of loaded ships which entered the London Docks during the six months, to the 30th November last, was 703; tonnage, 181,196 tons. Same time last year, 731 ; 168,553 tons. Earnings this half half year, 209,1661. ss. 51.; lest year, same time, 209,091/. Bs. Gd. Expenditure last half-year, 118,187/. 3s. 7d.; same time last yesr, 110,8554 Bs. 9d. The ire come has exceeded the expenditure the last half-year by 90,9711. Is. 10d. A dividend of 2} per cent, for the half-year was proposed by the directors and unanimously agreed to, the income tax to be paid by the company. The English Stocks have been rather dull again to day, and there appears still to be an impression that money is getting tighter. The best test will be, how ever, upon the payment of the dividends on the Bth instant, for if the surplus amount should be absorbed, it will be a convincing proof that capital is more wanted, and that the rate of interest may be expected to rule higher. Even now there are parties asking 4 to 5 per cent. for loans extending over some time, although this is not the current charge for accommodation on short dated bills. Consols have been 934 for Account, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. 95i I. Bank Stock has been quoted 205. Exchequer-bills are worth 6s. to 9s. premium. The Foreign Investments have been generally very dull again today. The Peninsular Bonds are merely nominal. Mexican have been up to 241 Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents., ex-dividend have realised 594. Shares have been steady generally, and there is an im provement in Great Western, South-Western, North Staffordshire, South-Eastern, Rouen and Havre, and one or two others. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. . 205 CLOSIN rRICF.S. 205 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 93% 94 94 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 95 % 1 /7 9512 LongAnnuitios to expire Jan.lB6o 9 13-16 15-16 9 1 &-16 Bank Stock for Account .. ••• 2O Consols for Opening 9 3% Exchequer Bills, 1000/.1%d.... 6 9 6 p Ditto, 500/ . . 6 9 6 p Ditto. Small •. 6 9 6 p ONE O'CLOCK RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 Ditto, Account 2 4 34;74 Russian Bonds ll l 3 /4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 : 4 per Cent. . Ditto. 4 per Cent.- Certificates 93 1 / i 93 93 3 / 4 6p 6p 9p CLOSING rßicEs PRICES or PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING R 4ILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber., Lott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 25% 8 2% x. int Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush .. Belfast & County Down 4 3 / i — Birmingham andnudley p. Birmin. and Gleucester..loo 129% 128% Ditto New 17% 3 21 ...... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc.... 2 3 / 4 — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. 3 / 4 s p Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Bristol and Liver. Junc.. ...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares...... 2 1 A 2j s . ....... Ditto, Clydesdale Junc 25 Chester and Holyhead... 27 1 1 4 2534 Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltexham 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 and Killarney 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares Direct Lincoln, East Ret ford, and Shetld. Junc. 2 % - Direct Northern Scrip.. 3.% — Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfas t J unc. 12 % — Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 14!. 16' 22% 23% ...... Ditto New l2/ 16s p Ditto Perpetual, 5 psr Cent, No. 1....... 6/.135. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 6!. 13s. 4d... p Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... EastDereh'm andNoech 1 Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 10 Do. Exten.(llarwich) Do., Camb. and Ely.. East Lancashire Ditto, New Do., do. (late Preston and Ormskirk)... Do., do., New Scrip East Lincolnshire ... 1 East & West of England 1% — 42% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 78 Ditto Half Shares ... 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Edinburgh & Northern.. 12% — ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... ....... Ely and Huntingdon ... 12 1 4 l4 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 4 — Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 2% Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow, Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 Ditto New .. 15 Do., 1 4 Shares (5 per cent. guar.) Goole, Doncaster, &c. - Great Eastern &Western 2 1 / 2 ...... Great Northern (London and York Regd. 214.. ... Do. (Direct Northern Regd.) Great South. and West. ••• 000000 ••• 23 1 % 7 % P A P 3% 17% 3 19 (Ireland) ... 27% ••• Great Munster 2l / i...... Groat North of Scotland 2 1 ,4...... Great North of England..loo Ditto New 5 Ditto, New . Ditto, New Great Western B5 133 Ditto % Shares Ditto ~i Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto, New Huddersfield & Manches. 13 Ditto, Extension 3 Hull and Selby 5O Do. Half Shares 25 Ditto 1, Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 14 ~.. , — .... Do., do., and Norwich 5 •••• Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Do. New ... 5 Leeds and Eradford 3O - Leicester and BedfJrd... 16s. Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 22% — •• ...... Do.,l3ranch (Blue) ... 2% — .• Do. Extension( Green) 2 Ih.. ~. —.. 18 1 4 7 3 A •• •••.• 000000 ••• ......... 52% 67% 75% • • .• lz-*.i' --I- - • -.• I 4 0016 ;•- Or •,.'iiit:l4- ' ,-;:jr:',7-. Avb;lllb. A3' •.- '"' t'l .r,' :1491/4. , t;, ,a-- N ....* "' - il , - 4,!:, ~,,,,:f.,,,e,„,-,1",,,,,-, marnillix 111114. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1847. Eighteen Hundred and Forty-six having just ex pired, and Eighteen Hundred and Forty-seven having just commenced, we would utter a few sentences in retrospection and in anticipation. The scroll of the old year unrolls itself before our scrutiny; it is blurred with many blunders, it is blotted with vile records that cannot be erased, it is crowded with grotesque and villanous entries, but it commemo rates, nevertheless, occurrences and achievement s which more than redeem its errors of commis sion and omission, and which will render it memorable amongst the most memorable yeas of British history, and glorious amongst the most glorious years of the history of the world. The virgin scroll of the new year remains yet unopened ; its destinies have yet to be written. At these periodical epochs of transition it is advis able to scan the whole circumference of dir individual careers, of our national policy, of our advancement in legislative reform, of our progress in knowledge, and of our diffusion of the ennobling principles of civilisa tion. In many of these particulars 1846 has been most fruitful, and its fruitfulness has been most sa tisfactory. The national policy of Great Britain has been eminently characterised during 1846 by conciliation, by dignity, by even handedness, and, above all, by honesty. With the exception of 1832, our advancement in Le gislative Reform has never been more brilliant or more comprehensive than during 1846. The progres sion of knowledge, and the diffusion of civilising principles are, on the contrary, appreciable only pros pectively. In all essential respects, however, the bene fits ensured, the evils dissipated, the moral and physi cal victories obtained within the past twelve months are marvellous and unprecedented. We will briefly recapitulate the circumstances that have transpired during that interval, externally and internally, with regard to Great Britain. Throughout the European continent, from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Ural mountains, there have been changes and innovations. In France the germ of a new discord has been fostered merely for the selfish aggrandisement of the Orleans dynasty. The peace of thirty-one years' duration has been jeopardised for the marital prospects of the Due DE MONTPENSIER. From the Cabinet of the Tui leries the entente cordiale has been blown to the winds, the liberties of Iberia have been bartered for a nuptial ring, a fierce incitement has been given to Northern despotism. In Spain the people have had their independence juggled from them by the guile of an Ambassador, by the unmotherly pro ceedings of CHRISTINA, by the chicaneries of a foreign office and the imbecility of an Afrancesado adminis tration. In Portugal the population has been plunged into the dismal tribulations of civil war through the machinations of a pedagogue and the subserviency of the SOVEREIGN. In Prussia, in Russia, and in Austria, the unrelenting thirst for domination has been perceptible, and the territorial avarice of the triumvirate has manifested itself in the seizure of Cracow and the preparation of preliminaries for the complete incorporation of Poland. In Hungary the fluctuating health of the Palatine has alone contributed in a special manner to the anxieties of its inhabitants. In Italy the most remarkable events have been the de mise of Pope GREGORY XVI., and the nomination of his successor Pope Pros IX., than whom a more fitting personage could scarcely have been selected to exercise the spiritual and tempo ral power reposed in the hands of the Sove reign Pontiff. From the novel reformations, both political and municipal, which are now being effected in the Papal States, a propitious future dawns upon abased Italy under the generous auspices of the late illustrious and en lightened Bishop of Imola. In Switzerland the can tons have been in a perpetual state of agitation from the religious animosities by which the Confederation has been tormented. In Belgium a singular tran quillity and prosperity has been visible, and the speech delivered by the SOVEREIGN on the opening of his Legislative Chambers promises largely as to the patronage and facilities afforded to national industry and commercial enterprise. In Sweden the son of the fortunate adventurer BERNADOTTE, has continued to reign in peace at his palace in Stockholm. In Turkey the most memorable circumstance has been the visit of MOHAMED ALI to Constantinople, for the purpose of establishing some cordiality between himself and his former superior, the young SULTAUN. In Greece the disrelish for the monarchical government under King °TIM has considerably diminished; and the political institutions of that country are assuming a less vacillating appearance. Throughout the Asiatic continent dissensions have still continued to be prevalent. The intelligence of our victories over the Seikhs arrived towards the commencement of the past year—the news of the prowess of Sir HARRY SMITH at Aliwal, of the dearly-purchased triumph of Ferozeshah, of the heroic death of Sir ROBERT SALE at Moodkee, of the terms ex torted from the Maharaja LALL SINGH by Lords GOUGH and lIARDINGE. On the eastern frontiers of Persia, namely among the mountains of Caubul, the perfidious character of ARBAR KHAN has continued to render tranquillity in that quarter pre carious. In regard to Japan, the necessities which are continually experienced for fresh fields for mer cantile enterprise have caused a general anxiety to penetrate, by pacific means, beyond the limits of that fruitful archipelago, to barter our own commodities with the people for the riches hidden in the mines, and the spice groves, and the arable districts con tained in the land stretching from Satzuma to Fikiva Jamma. In China our relations have remained upon the same satisfactory footing as heretofore, the tribute having been duly transmitted from the treasury of the Celestial EMPEROR, and the various other stipu lations having been amicably fulfilled. Blood has still flowed upon the dust of the African conti nent. In Cad/ear/a the warfare has remained in- French battalion s ,searnegii still a r in termittent, but lgtehreias, supple y chieftain kan-EL-K ADER has still evaded his European pursuers. In Egypt the paternal government of the venerable - Neal. has ministered wi •th unabated ear nestness to the wants of the NI 1 ussu men ;and, notwith standing the eastern wande • rlngs of MORAMED ALT, and the western pilgrimage of IRRAIIIM, the mecha nism of the State has still worked in its accustomed channels without d e l ay or impediment. Savin g the somewhat diminished v i o l ence of the at La Plata, the southern continent of America has preserved a slothful peace, from the extremity of Patagonia to the Caribbean sea. On the northern continent of the new world, on the other hand, the most relentless warfare, both diplomatic • COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Sir John Hobkouse took his departure from the Castle to-day. _ The Queen had a dinner party to-day at the Castle. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses Prince George and the Princess Mary, his Serene Highness Prince Frederic of Hesse, the Duchess of Sutherland, and Lady Caroline Levesan Gower, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Cambridge, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, the lion. Lady Lyttelton, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Captain Francis Seymour, and Baron Knesebeck. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during dinner. Her Majesty had an evening party. The following had the honour of receiving invitations :—The Vis countess Forbes and Mr. Vaughan, Lady Waterpark, Lord James Murray, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ashley, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the Dean of Windsor, and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville, the two Misses Neville, Mr. and Lady Georgina Fuller ton, Sir George and Lady Couper, Miss Couper, Hon. Miss Lyttelton, Miss Pole Carew, Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt (of St. Leonard's), Mr. Ralph Neville, M.P. Rev. Dr. Hawtrey (Provost of Eton), and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. Glover, the Commanding Officer of the First Life Guards, and the Commanding Officer of the Scots Fusilier Guards. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Con sort, and their illustrious guests, were on this, the first, evening of the new year, entertained with Racine's tra gedy of Atlictlie, which was recited in a very impressive manner by Mons. Brosseur, the Professor - of Literature and the French Language at the King's Colic go and the Charter House. The lyric portion of this fine com position was most effectively performed by the gentle men of her Majesty's band, directed by Mr. Anderson, and aided by a chorus selected from the Opera, Exeter Hall, and the Ancient Concert performers. Three ladies, (the Misses Kirkham, Morgan, and Du val), sang the solo portions of this very beautiful music, which Dr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy has rendered in a style that enhances his reputation as the greatest of living classical composers. The Right Hon. 'l'. Milner Gibson, and Mr. Mark Phillips, had an interview with Sir George Grey yester day at the Homo-office. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of the West India colonies. Lord and Lady Alan Churchill have arrived at Far rance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, from Yorkshire. HOSIERY.—The wrought cotton hose branch keeps its ground, and the stockingers in the villages are not suffering so much as in the town; but cut-ups of every description are on the wane. The same may be said of steam propelled stocking-frames ; they are evidently on the decline. The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt branch is very dull, and many good and steady hands make heavy complaints of short employment, yet we hear of no attempts to reduce the wages. The silk glove trade is further en the decline, especially in the town, the two-needle frames in the villages taking the employ ment—in many cases through the truck system—Not tingham Review. Leeds and Thirsk 17%...... Ditto, New 5 — 1)o., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% 5% 5 Liverpool, Crosby, and 50ut1if0rt.............. 2 Liverp., Dinchstr& New etv,iLle Junction 2%,..,.. 2 5 / I c% L 11 , 1,,n _and blackwall. 16/. 135.4 d 8% Do. New Ditto Extension Loiid..n, Brighton, and South Coast 5O 59 1 / 4 Ditto, l'ifths Do. Consol. Eighths.. 10 Do. Guarant. sper et. 9 :",ondonandGreenwich 12/ 15s4d - Do. Preference ...18117. 2d • London, Hounslow, and Western Lolidon and N. Westernloo Do. Quarters ... 2 Do~ 00., New Ditto Fifths .... 2 Do. IA Shares (G. J.) 5 Do 40/.Shares(L. M.) 8 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 101. Of. & B.) A. 5 Do. 10/. (111. & B.) B. 5 Do. 101. 'AI 8:_13.5 C : 1 ,ondon, Oxford, and Cheltenham Load. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 6l 63% Do. New Consol. Bths 40 Do. New Do. New Ditto Tenths ..... ... 5 - so Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 D•tto Scrip Ditto ditto ....... .... 4 London and York 2 16 31% Do. Extension London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... ...• ........ 2 %.....• . Londonderry &Coleraine 15 Londonderry and Ennis killen l5 Lynn and Ely Lvnn and Dereham l5 — Manchester and Leeds 82 ll O l/ Ditto 1 4 Shares . ... 38 Do. Quarters l2 ....: 17 1 4 Do. Fifths 5 .. . 11% Do. Sixteenths 6 l /4 Do. Extension 42s. Do. Liverp. and Bury 24 Do. do. Fifths M am.thester,Buxton,and • Matlock 425...... 1 % P Manchest. Es Southampt. 2 Midland lOO l3l 130 ...... ...... Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Ditto, New Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Midland Great Western Irish Newcastle and Berwick 20 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newmrket&Chesterfra 5 Newport&Abergavenny DA,...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevcr 5 - Norfolk ............ ...... ...100 l2B .... »....... Ditto Half Shares .. 9 Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk... — Do. do. Waveney Val. — Northern Counties Union 2% l%l/., North British ... ..... ... '25 ...... 361. Do. Half Shari a Do. Quarters Do. Extension Ditto Thirds • 1 .. 3'i*4 Northern and Eastern....50 Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 50 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New North Staffordshire 5 ...... 9 1 / 2 North Wales Northern and Southern Connecting North Western 2% Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Portsmouth Direct 3% 4 l /2 Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 12s. Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% 2 • Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12% — • Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire Junc. 1 1 4 — 3 514 ... 128 11% 9 N Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 - Do. do. Extension 425. .... ..... ...... Shrewsbury and Bina... 3 .... 5 14% ...... .... Ditto ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 — Shropshire Union South Devon South Staffordshire June. 2 1 South Eastern & Dover. 33% 4l 40% 2%. '•• diS 32 10 3 4 i 4017$ Do., No. 1 Do., Nc .2. Do., No. 3 - me. •••• •••. Do., No. 4 1111 •••••• DID 4..• le •' 3 10 . _ St.Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... 428. — Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Still. C0a1..,. 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 3 Vale of Neath 2 — Wakefield, Pontefract, & Goole Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . Waterford and Limerick 27% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, W aterford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ... 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union West Cornwall Wexford and Carlow Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York and Newcastle. ... 25 ..... 38% Ditto New 5 ...... 12% ..... ...... . Do. Preference sji York and North Midland 50 Ditto % Shares-- ... 25 Do. Selby 4O Do. Extenaioe - 20 Ditto, Preference.... 2 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension ' FOREIGN RAILWA I r..... Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes Belgian Eastern Junctn 2% .., Boulogne and A miens lB Bordeaux & Mediterraa 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's) 2 .. Do. (Espelete's) . 2 Calais, Dunkrk, and W est ~... 15% 15% Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour ....... ..... Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast Central of Spain ... . 2 .. Ceylon Demerara 2% Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... • ... 5 8 . Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 ... Great Indian Peninsular ss. .... Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 / 4 Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ••• Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 .... Jersey Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... Luxembourg...—. ..... 4 Lyons and Avignon Madras Madras. Nellore, and Arcot %••• Madrid and Valentin 2 ... Mauritius .. Namur and 'Liege Nn of France Constituted 8 .. North Jamaica... Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ... Over Yssel 4138 4d Paris &Lyons Constituted 8 .... Paris and Orleans 2O .... Paris and Ronen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantic Tours and Nantes Con stituted ..... 5 .• Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... 6 ••• --- - 1 ' ,••• Al lii • • ..... •••••• e • .... •••• 3 y4 % ,••• - OOO .•••• ••• 13 3 / 13% ,••• -- ~. 8 1 4 . ID. ..... 041%••• l• • 26% • • •••••••• ~. .... MP TS. Real del Monte Unregd. COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam ......C.F 12 4 Ditto, at sight • l2 1 Rotterdam .... •• 2 U l2 4% Antwerp... ..... ... • • 25 85 flamburgh .. •• • • M.B. 13 10% Altona. Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 55 Ditto, 3 months.... • . 25 85 Marseilles • • ~ 95 90 Bourdeaux.... 25 90 Frankfort on Main▪ e.... 121 Petersburgh, 3 Berlin Vienna, effee.fio.... • . 10 5 Trieste, 'lO 5 Madfid ........ • „ 35% Cadiz .. • Barcelona ........ •• • • &&& •• at /13 ,NGE.(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar.. • • • • .... • • .. • Leghorn ..............30 55 Genoa .• • • Milan ................ Venice.. ....• • • • • • • .... • • ...... 40 o, per . sax LrNiaasibpeolrme:. oz „ 53% Oporto • Rio Janeiro • • 26 Bahia ... ......... Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... • • - PRIM OF BULLION,. TEZ oz. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 New Dollars •• 0 4 105 k Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver is bars ...• •• 0 5 Qg MELANCHOLY Loss OF TWO LIVES ON THE RIVER. —On Wednesday evening a waterman of the name of Payne, living at Greenwich, was rowing down to that place, when, in moving from his seat for a moment, he suddenly pitched over, and was carried some way down the stream. He had been in the water but five minutes when be was got out and taken to a house in the neigh bourhood of the platform at Rotherhithe, but was found to be quite dead. On the day previous a waterman of the name of Cornish, who plies at the King and Queen stairs, Rotherithe, was passing along a boom by the side of the stairs, when he slipped from it, and fell into the water. The splash was heard, but as it was not supposed he had fallen in, no notice was taken of it by the other waterman. It was many hours before the body was found. 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