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13, Great Marlberongh-street. MR. COLBURN HAS PUBLISHED THIS DAY, THE NEW NOVEL, ENTITLED, stt " LEONORA, A LOVE STORY," VIE& may sew be had at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. COMPANION TO THE PEERAGE. Now ready, in 2 vols., royal Svo., V. 10s. bound, BUELL'S HISTORY OF H E LAND ED GENTRY A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY 7 OP TES UNTITLED ARISTOCRACY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. "A wort in which every English gentleman will find a domesl is interest, as, it contains the ftllest account of every known farnil;l in the Halterl Eitigdoen."—Messenger. Mawr Colbarn, PAblislter, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORE ON BORNEO. DEDICATED TO HIS HIGHNESS THE RAJAH BROO RE. This Day is published in Svo., with numerous Plates, S D A It A W Plates, SI'SIiABITANTS AND PRODUCTIONS. Notes during a Residence in that country with lI.H. t' ag Rajah Brooke. By HUGH LOWE, Esq., his Private Secretary, Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty) .~K, It.AILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. VrESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY I SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their F riends and he Public for their continued support and patronage :., and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares,. &c., take mace every WRDN2ISIDAT, at One o'clock, (instead of Tuiesday and. Friday, as hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Thready; ktedle street, London, to v,l3'.ch place, favours, containing instrt actions (with a reference), ',re rospectflilly requested to be addressed. All ,crap and l'.hare Certificates must be rie ‘ postted, Hoe day precious to their being offered; and advices of results will 'ae f..rwarded by tha ffrst post after the sale, and the proceeda Jinn ,e -cliate.v disposed trt according to instructions. N.B. Sales and purchases of all descriptions of stock and she., s effected by private cnatract, every day, as usual. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Tin ler the Management et Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. MONDAY EVENING, Will be performed Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir An thony Absolute, Mr. Farren ; Captain Absolute, Mr. H Farren ; raulkland, Mr. Creswick ; Acres, Ir. Webster ; air Lucius O'Trig ger, Mr. Hudson ; Fag, Mr. Rrindal ; David, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. (Mover; Lydia Languish, Mrs. Ntsbett ; Julia, Miss rortescue ; Lucy. Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled THE WORLD UNDERGROUND; or, the Golden Flute and the Brazen Waters. _ Stage M onager, Mr. Fan en; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. _ ... „ . . J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. 13 , ixes, 51. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. D•ors span at Half-past Six, Performance to sommence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. 'Under the direction o: Madame Celeste. ON MONDAY EVENING, Will be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF THE OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Waye, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Oleimaire, Cullenford, and Worrell ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, and Madame Celeste. To conckude with an Italian Pantomime, entitled PIERROT, the Married Man; and POLICIIINELLO, the flay Single Fellow. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25., Gallery', Is. nnors open at Ilalt-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. MONDAY EEENING, _ . Will be presmitd new Comic Drama: entitled THE TRA GEDY QUEEN. After which, a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN BRANCH. To conclude with a Collie Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. Dram Boxes, is. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; *finery, is. No half-price to any part of the house. The aew Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, Is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. MONDAY EVENING, Will be presented the Tragedy of THE GAMESTER. Mr Po verley, Mr. Cooper ; Stukely, Mr. Ryder ; Lewson. Mr. Conway ; Bates, Mr. C. Fisher; Jarvis, Mr. Gilbert; Dawson, Mr. Norton; Mrs. Beverley, Miss Emmeline Montague ; Charlotte, Miss Susan Cushman ; Betty, Miss Somers. tftor which, a new Farce, entitled ABOVE AND BELOW. Frank, Mr. Compton ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD FATHEtt TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Fpur Seasons. Dress Circle, Ss.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davicige, _Ns. 1, DAyidge-terrace, Kensington-read, Surrey. MONDAY EVENING, Will be performed the Tragedy of THE EARL OF WARWICK. King Edward, Mr. F. Vining ; Earl of Warwick, Mr. H. Hughes ; Duke of Clarence, Mr. Constantine ; Earl of Pembroke, Mr. H. Horn castle ; Margaret of Anjou, Mrs. W. West. To conclude with a new Pantomime, entitled EATTLEDOOR and SHIITTLECOCK ; or, Harlequin Trap, Hat, and Nall. distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which baTe beets re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the nrincipal Librarians ; and at the Box-otlize of the Theatre, which is open daily frorn Ten until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. AISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Propetetor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Di• Performance on Iffiday and Saturday. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. MONDAY EVENINGS The Grand Sleeted° of THS CAMP OF ittLESIA. Entirely new Seencs in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the kAtafeiskment. in the various modes 01 equestration. In preparation, a New Grand Senile Christmas Pantomime, which will exceed in spleadour and effect all former productions at the Amphitheatre, Bea-oillee open from 11 till 5 Acting and stage Manager, Mr. W West. :1:E WEATUER.—SVN OPEICE, DEC. 24, TnEnsiostrims, Lowest, 34 ; highest, 35,; Noon, 36. FiAttommTEß, 29 92.—WIND N.N.E.; cloudy. Hli.li WAXER. AT LONDON-BIZIDGF TUT Morninz.. 17 minutes attar 3. I - Evening .. 3S minutes ►ter 3. wf • _ • «A, • , 1" •4" 1,11111,, :I:.ix t rl4t f . • . '''" • . 4 • 1 , 1 k , 44. sty!, " imak, \4 Jutitilig ...-1111t LONDIIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1847. Tery exaggerated rumours are prevalent in the United States as to the mercantile movement now observable in our West Indian possessions. It is conceived by some of the American journals that the doom of our colonial interests in that beautiful archi pelago is at length sealed, and that Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guiana itself will very speedily effect their sepa- ration from the mother country, in the hope of re alising certain republican predilections, and of securing their commercial prosperity as well as their political independence. Nay, the anticipations of our contem poraries across the Atlantic are not restricted to the British dominions in the West Indies, they anticipate a similar declaration on the part of Cuba—the Virgin of the Antilles—and look forward even to the period when Canada, as well as Mexico, shall be " enfolded in the arms of the Union." Surely the cause of all these auguries and predic tions is sufficiently manifest ; the motive in which they have originated is transparent. Everything has evinced of late the greed of the United States for territorial aggrandizement. The history of the model republic is little better than the narrative of a succession of flagrant and most unjustifiable spolia tions. Its avarice has advanced—gradually--south wards. The most enormous act of annexation was, until the invasion of Mexico, the annexation of Texas ; since then, however, California has been seized, and the brave soldiers of Washington marched iato the very citadel of the Montezumas. Nothing has retarded this unprincipled ambition of the Ame ricans, stimulated as it has been by the equally unprincipled connivance of Mr. President POLE. It has premed onwards from the Rio Grande to Mon terey, from the quays of Vera Cruz to the battle ments of the republican capital. It has triumphed while throwing bombs and rockets into streets where the majority of the victims of destruction were women and children. It has signalized its victories in the land of which COUTES was the first conqueror, by hanging the mercenaries of RILEY in a batch—on a row of gallows—in cold blood. Knowing these things, it is anything but surprising that the lust of dominion should extend beyond the shores of the continent, and while hungering for the subjugation of Canada in one direction, and of Mexico in another, should yearn for the capture of Cuba, and Trinidad, and Jamaica, and Barbadoes, and the rest of the West Indian Archipelago. Never were anticipations more premature ; never were predictions more ill-timed and inappropriate. Immeasurably more has just been done by the Su premean Government forlhe retention of those colonies, d for securing the gratitude and obedience of their inhabitants, than has been recently accomplished for any other of our remote possessions. Hitherto the proprietorsin our West Indian Islands were cramped into a condition very nearl y approximating to that of pauperism by the evil influences of three egregious and gigantic blunders. They were a ffl icted w ith penury, moreover, by iese three things, while their estates were situat e d in o n e of the h most kuitful regions on the surface o f globe. These three causes of th e i r calamitte° s were :—I. The impossibility of obtaining l a b ourers sufficient to cultivate the plantations. 11 . The villanous :system of Protection, as applied to them selves—namely, the necessity, which was forced upon them as a boon (as a boon, forsooth!), of having the monopoly of the English markets, when they were unable to supply anything like the amount demanded by the consumption of Great Britain. 111. The ex pensive system of agriculture adopted by the planters, a system which squandered the largest capitals, with a certainty of resulting in the least possible returns. Such has been the mercantile Cerberus, the triple headed monster which has destroyed the energies and misdirected the fertility of our islands in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, however, the case has been rendered altogether different. Efforts have been made by the Colonial part of the present Administration, underithe able and _ vigilant superintendence of Earl GREY— not to lull ouster by throwing it a sop, like /ENEAS, but gle it ottright,,and relieve those colonies from a protracted incubus'-Efforts of this character have been made, and efforts so peculiarly er,ergetic, that they must ultimately prove success ful. An economical system of cultivation will before long be introduced into oar different West Indian possessions—a system which will elicit the most abundant and remunerative crops from the soil with the most moderate expenditure. This of itself must be an inestimable improvement. Then, again, the extension of the blessings of free trade to those islands and to British Guiana will eventuate in an extraordinary incitement to the enterprise of the planters and proprietors ; and, above all, the Legisla ture has removed those restrictions which have hitherto prevented the importation of labourers fitted by constitution to the tropical toil of the sugar plan tations. The West Indians will no longer have to send at enormous expense for ship loads of Hill Coolies from Hindostan ; they will no longer have to suffer from the incapacity of Eu ropeans to work among the sugar canes under the broiling heat of a noonday sun. Now that the coast of Africa is opened to their vessels, and that they are permitted to afford employment to the negro popula tion on such terms as are suited to freemen, there can exist no further sense of hardship among our colonists, they will be unable to charge the mother country with a selfish sacrifice of their social and commercial interests. What, the West Indians will ask them selves, what good can be accomplished by their rupture with Great Britain and their alliance with the United States ? The provisions of the new Act for the Prevention of Crime and Outrage in Ireland are, probably, al ready brought into operation in some of the more disturbed localities. A Privy Council was to have been held yesterday for the purpose of deciding the districts that should be proclaimed, and the addi tional police force that should be sent to the scenes of disturbance. Most sincerely do we hope that these proceedings may have the desired effect, and that the Government may find that the moderate mea sure with which they were contented will prove more effectual for the repression of crime than more stringent enactments, involving a more serious departure from the spirit of the constitution. The recent accounts from different parts of the country, unfortunately, afford additional proofs of the absolute necessity for energetic and determined action on the part of the authorities. Threatening letters have been sent to many of those who have zealously and efficiently discharged the duties incidental to their position, who have resided on their estates and de voted their entire means to the improvement of the condition of the people. In Roscommon, Lords CROFTON and CLEMENTS have been obliged, in consequence of threatenining notices, to depart from the localities which through their liberality were preserved from those heartrending scenes of misery and destitution which were unfortunately too prevalent in less favoured districts. Lord CLEMENTS, who represented the county Leitrim previous to the late dissolution, had made himself rather remarkable in Parliament for the active part he took in pressing the distress of his country on the attention of the Government, and for his resistance to the Coercion Bill brought for ward in 1846 by the Peel Ministry. He advocated ultra-popular views, and it was supposed that he would have been one of the last who would have in curred the animosity of any class of the people. In private life he is a kind-hearted, benevolent, and humane nobleman, who during the famine supplied food at his own personal expense to the destitute poor. An attempt on the life of another resident landlord, WILLIAM TALBOT, Esq., has been made in the same county, a gun having been snapped at him, which, happily, missed fire. In Kildare, the Earl of CLONMEL has received similar notices, and, by a refinement of barbarity, a letter was directed to the Countess, hoping more easily to excite her fears. The Noble Lord has given constant daily employment on his demesne to seventy five labourers, besides maintaining a large establish ment. In the Queen's County Sir CHARLES CooTE and his agent have been served with Rockite notices, while even the County Down—hitherto one of the most tranquil and prosperous parts of Ireland—has not escaped, the trustee and agent of the Annesley estate having received intimations that they have in curred the wrath of the midnight legislators. We have mentioned but a very few of the many instances with which the local journals of almost every county are filled. There is, however, one case that demands especial attention, not merely from the high character and admirable conduct of the gentleman whose life and property have been menaced, or from the determined courage he has manifested in disregarding all attempts at intimida tion, and remaining at his post still to benefit the people, but because, it is said, that immediately pre vious to the . delivery of the notices he had been de nounced from the altar of the chapel at Newport, as an exterminating and tyrannical landlord. Sir RICHARD A. O'DONEL, since his accession to the family title and estates, more than nineteen years ago, has .constantly resided on his property, and deservedly obtained the character of one of the best and most improving landlords in the kingdom. No pains were ever spared to improve the condition of his tenantry. The cultivation of flax was intro duced by him - on his estate, and his exertions have earned for him the thanks of the Society for the Pro motion and Improvement of the Growth of Flax. Every encouragement was afforded to those who occu pied any portion of his lands, and his entire income has ever been expended amongst them and for their benefit. His example has been particularly valuable during the past year ; a vast amount of employment was provided for the people, to several hun dreds of whom he gave wor k, every means within his power was adopted to render their situation more tolerable ; and, as an evidence that he had not relaxed his efforts, we may mention that he had just concluded an arrangement for the loan of 12,0001. from the Government, for the further improvement of his estates ; and yet this is the gentle man whose name has been added to the black cata logue of victims, whose life is threatened by the as sassin, and whose property—the flax he has cultivated with so much care, in order to provide additional oc cupation for the families resident on his estates—is to be burned ; and in accordance with the new system these notices were forwarded to Lady O'DONEL. The cowardly miscreants were, however, mistaken in their man. Sir Ricsenn despised their infamous threats, and disregarded their menaces. He assembled his tenantry, gave them the most admirable advice, and offered a reward of 101. to the first man who should arrest a Terry Alt. " We are suffering (said he) from the calamity which in the) wisdom of GOD has been inflicted on us. We have all passed through the late affliction of last year, and a continuance of it, and by the blessing of PROVIDENCE, and the united exertions of tenant and landlord, we will succeed. Let us depend on ourselves and our own exertions, and we will get over our difficulties ; let us i but work as men and not as unlawful combinators ; let us com mence to dig the land and prepare for seed time ; let us help ourselves and each other, and the ALMIGHTY will bless our efforts, and I trust we shall be better off next year than at present. I give you this advice as a friend, but do not suppose that I care for these marked notices. I tell you again I don't care for their threats ; they shall not deter me from the pur suit of my duties and my business by day and by night ; and no threats, nor " Molly Maguire" notes, shall drive me from this place or this country. No, my friends, I am determined to remain with you, and help you, if I can." It is unnecessary to comment upon this a d m i ra bl e con d uct. Si r R ICHARD O'D ONEL hioh h e has acted d eserv ingof ac the publicbielg, if the Mayoratitudef ort Constitution hemannerin ‘V is ri g ht, and th a t ;h w altar his shibseernevesrelanndderceadluamnnia dter nounced from th e will merit the most and that can be sevin flicted. The s cene is re po rt ed censure liktLoEhavlevtaken place in the diocese of Archbi s h op M r SIIIIEEY will not re cent letter of Lord ,ArtuNnex.. e trust the the heavy scandal and be thrown away, but that re proach that must be sustained, if such proceedings are connived at or passed by with tacit acquiescence, may be averted. Admiral Sir WILLIAM PARKER, and the Hon. Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Minister of England at Turin, have arrived at Rome. The celcbrated CICEUOACCHIO has placarded the walls of the city with the following protest : " PROTESTATION.—I, Angelo Brunetti, better known as Ciceroacchio, find it necessary to announce that I have no connexion with place beggars, and cannot procure situations for needy persons. lam a simple man, earning my bread for my family by honest industry. I do not frequent antechambers or the halls of great people. It is made known to me that people are going about collecting money, by way of tribute to me, as a man who ought to be supported at the public experise. These men are impostors and traffic on public credulity. My only wish is to do my duty as a citizen, and to forward the interests of the dwellers in the noblest land the sun ever shone upon— the land of Pio Non. !" A letter dated Rome, December the 11th, says— " Discontent increases here and in the provinces on account of the retrograde march of the Government. Cardinal Ferretti retires, and we are assured that he gill be replaced by Cardinal Bernetti, Secretary of State under Gregory XVI. Count P. Ferretti has left Rome for Naples, and it is said that he will not return here. The Consulta sees the evil, but cannot apply a remedy; it can only give its opinion on the Bills which are presented to it. Thus far there has been no question of the fundamental laws. The affair of the evacuation of Ferrara, which has been an nounced as terminated, appears to be once again de layed. General Radetzki, commandant-in-chief of the Austrian army in Italy, is opposed, it is said, to the convention made between M. de Fiquelmont and Count Bailly Ferretti. M. de Lutzow, Austrian Ambassador, has sent a courier to Vienna, and it is not until after his return that we shall know what is to be done on this subject." By a decree of the 15th December, the Sardinian Government has reduced the stamp duty on political journals from sc. to Bc. This is considered a further concession to liberal ideas. Journals which are ex clusively scientific and political will continue to enjoy absolute exemption from the stamp duty, but all notices, prospectuses, programmes, and bills distri buted to the public, must be stamped. Accor3ing to letters from Modena of the 12th inst. the DUKE was disposed to join the Italian Customs' League, but on receipt of dispatches from Vienna, he abruptly broke off the negotiations, and M. COEBOLI Busse departed for Rome. We learn from Trieste that the Emperor of RUSSIA has ordered the duties on imports from Austria to be reduced to the same amount as is charged on Prussian products. The reply of the Government of Neufchatel to the Swiss Diet relative to the fine imposed upon it by that body for not having supplied its contingent of troops to acL against the Sonderbund, is thus given by the Prussian papers— " We have received the note you did us the honour of addressing to us on the 11th instant, communi cating to us the resolution of the Diet of the same day, which imposes upon our state, as a fine for having refused its military contingent to the Confe deration to act against the Sonderbund, the payment of a sum of 300,000 Swiss francs, in money or bills, payable to the 20th December. We have the honour to notify to you, in reply to your communication, that after the counsel and unanimous resolution of our legislative corporation, we are quite willing to pay the fine in conformity with the aforesaid decree at the time appointed. (Signed) "THE GOVERNOR, " PFUEL-FAVARGER, Sec. " Neufchatel, 14th December, 1847." The Carlsruhe Gazelle of the 18th gives the follow ing. Notwithstanding the announcement that the news is from a source worthy of credit, we must be permitted to express our doubts of it : " During the manoeuvres at Winnica the Emperor of Russia addressed the following words to his gene rals, What we are now doing is net a theory ; in two years I shall have ledl this army into other countries upon the field of glory I' It is even asserted that the Emperor, addressing a General, said, ' You, General, shall command the avant-garde ; I am no longer satis fied with my neighbours ; we must seek for other allies.' These words were commented upon by the generals, and General Orloff acknowledged that there was some truth in the idea of differences with the Prussian Cabinet, and of an intention to cultivate a good understanding with France. What we state comes from a source worthy of credit. It is a person who was present who sends it." The King of BAVARIA has issued a decree abolish ing the censorship of the press on all subjects of do mestic policy. It is only to exist as regards trans gressions of an existing penal law, and d&-Carnation of private individuals. The censorship is, however, to continue as to articles on foreign countries. Madrid papers of the 17th have arrived. The motion of Senor SEGASTI for a return of the payments made from the revenues of the Havannah was rejected by a large majority, as might have been expected, when it is remembered that had these re turns been produced, they would have shown that a great portion of this revenue had found its way into the pockets of Queen CURISTINA, and another por tion had been wasted in endeavouring to purchase a party in Mexico last year to proclaim the Duke of RIANWIES king of that country. It is also believed, notwithstanding the unqualified assertions of Senor Mori to the contrary, that the expenses of the abor tive expedition of General FLORES were defrayed out of these revenues. It was rumoured by the Minister of Justice that the Government would shortly submit to the Cortes a project of law, for securing to the clergy a befitting maintenance. The Princess of ANGLONA, the Duchess of Amu, the Countess of Pixo HERMOSA, and the Countess of REVILLAYEDO had been appointed ladies of honour to the QUEEN. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The Journal des Debuts has a long article on the subject of the recent mission of Sir Jour/ DAVIS to Cochin-China, towards the close of which it alludes to the interference of France in the affairs of that country in 1774, when under pretence of supporting a native Prince, who had been converted to Catho licity, and brought to France by a French Priest named PIGNEAUX, the then French Government sent out this said M. PIGNEAUX with an army to de throne the reigning SOVEREIGN, and to place this protege of the priest on the throne, in return for which the Prince conceded to France the sove reignty of the Bey of Touran. The Debate then goes on to state how the adherents of this Catholic KING of Cochin - China were expelled, and the old order of things restored, and winds up with one of those marvellous tales of the persecution of some French Catholic priests with which the French Government is wont to prelude any violent seizure of territory from those with whom it can pick no other cause of quarrel. Fortunately, Lord A➢ERDEEN is not now at the head of the English Foreign-office. Had he been Foreign Secretary we should ere this have had the tragi-comedy of Otuheite acted over again on a larger scale in Cochin-China. There was a rumour on the Bourse on Wednesday that King Louis PHILIPPE had been seized with a fit of apoplexy, and this rumour obtained such general credence that the Rentes fell in consequence. The official answer of M. GuIZOT to the inquiries of the Commissary of the Bourse on the subject was, that the KING, with the exception of a slight cold, was in his usual state of health. Count MOLE is, it is said, a daily visitor at the Tuileries. On Wednesday M. GUIZOT had a long conference with the Ambassadors of Austria, Russia, and Prussia. It was then decided, it is said, to ad dress a joint note to the Swiss Diet without the par ticipation of England. The Preme states that the Emperor of RUSSIA has sent a large sum of gold to Hambnrgh to be invested in the new Belgian loan. The merchants of Bordeaux, by the organ of a special commission chosen from among its members, recently addressed to the President of the Council a letter, setting forth the present situation of the sugar trade, an&calling on the Government to take some step to settle the question definitively, The follow ing is tho reply of M. GUIZOT, dated Dec. 13 : " Gentlemen,—l have read with all the attention that it merits the statement which you have drawn up relative to the sugar question. The Government is fully aware of the importance of that question, as well as of its difficulties. I am happy to find that you render justice to the efforts which it has hitherto made, unfortunately without effect, to settle the matter in a sense f avoura bl e t o t h e ge- 1 neral interests of to country. Although the ' propositions which t has already laid before the Chambers have at been favourably received, it will not the ess persevere in seeking out such practical mess as may be calculated to put an end, or at least to ford some relief, to a situation which very justly occpies your solicitude. I shall, in consequence, be rest happy to learn from you what conclusions you lay in the end arrive at ; and although the question elongs more especially to the attributions of the Misters of Commerce and Fi nance, the advantages)f a prompt solution are too evident to my eyes fotey department not to eagerly co-operate in any invstigations which may facilitate that object." We /had the followir; in the Constitutionnel : " Among the paperBeized at the College of the Jesuits, at Friburg, W 4 a catalogue of the members of the Society of Jest; printed at Lyons in 1846 by the Society itself, prhaps with the very presses which have been the cuse of a process still pending. This catalogue, whicltas been published by a Swiss journal, the Gazette dßerne, is therefore later by a year than the negotiabn of M. Rossi, than the de clarations of M. Guist, and than the famous Note published in the Moiteur of 6th July, 1845, thus conceived The Goernment has received intelli gence from Rome. the negotiation with which M. Rossi was chargedlaa attained its object. The community of the Jeuits will cease to exist in France; it will dissoba itself; its convents will be closed, and its noviciats dissolved.' Now the cata logue shows that the ommunity has not ceased to exist in France, that ii has not dissolved itself, and has not closed its novixates, for it indicates the con vents, the members, an. the missions of the Jesuits in the province of Lyot subsequent to this false de claration. Nay more—if we compare the personnel of the order in the proviice of Lyons at the beginning of the year 1846, with , hat it was at the beginning of 1845, we find a consderable increase." The Three per Cent. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 75f. :sc. ; New Loan, 76f. 45c. ; the Five per Cents., 16f. 90c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,205 f.: Rouen, 907 f. 50c. ; Havre, 472 f. 50c. ; Great Nortlern, 550 f. ; Avignon, 575 f.; Vierzon, 545 f. ; Bordesux, 487 f. 60c. ; Basle, 161 f. 25c.; Paris and Stra*urg, 413 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 3 4 32 f. 50c. Pais and Lyons, 403 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCI EXCHANGE, DEC. 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 14%—Dutch Rhenish, 2N — Northern of France. 1116—Orleans and Bordeaux, 5% —Paris and Lyons, 57i—Paris and Strasbourg, 4%—Sambre and /lease, 7. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was with out alteration. The sales amount to 4,000 bales, nearly all American. The Bank seduction of its minimum rate has had scarcely any effect on the price of Public Secu rities to-day. We have had Consols at 85f for the opening, and down subsequently to 85j. They are now called 85k to 85k, but the market sluggish. The dealings of the morning have been chiefly in the heavy Stocks, .but without any material alteration of prices. The Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents. are 86-4 to k, Reduced Threes 94 4 2. to 5. Ex chequer-bills rale higher at Ds. to 12s. premium. As the holders will now enjoy the facilities of obtaining advances upon them at the Bank of England, and at a reduced rate, it is probable that the present prices of the bills will be supportedoif even they do not improve. Our Foreign Market remains dull. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. are called better at 56 to it, the Fours at 851 toe. Spanish Fives 1$ to I ; the Threes 30 to k ; Mexican 171 to Belgian, 88 to 91. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF RRITIELI FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna........ 85 85 1 4 84% 84% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. 86 % 14 86 1 ,r s tong Anns. to expire J an. 1860 ... 8 11-16 % 8% India Bonds, 1,0001. Consols for Account B5 l/004 85% Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 5001. Small omrE RICER OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto. Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2 1 A per Cent., 12 Guild 5 6 ,4 56 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates $5% 85% VILICES OF PAD' BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2 5 4-- Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ... .. ... .... Birm ing., Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 14e.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ohookkiva June.. . 7% - Boston, Stamfd, & Bir. c• - • Bristol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire 10/. 4s 2% die 2% die Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares 3N - - Ditto, Clydesdale June 50 ...... Chester and Holyhead... 37% Ditto, Preference .. 8 Clarence 784 Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. lO ..... Dublin and BelfastJunc. 20 Dundalk & Enniskillen 15 CLOSES 0 PRICES. 80 East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D....... 25 — .......•....•. Do, 18/., E. & H.... 18 Do. ' 3/.105., E. &H. 2 Eastern Counties Ditto (B) Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 61. 135. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... % 1 4 dig.— ...... Do., York Extension lO ...„. Do., North. & Eastern 50 ...... ...... ....... Do., Quarters ......... •• • • Do., New 23 ...... Eastern Union 5O .. ... _ .... ....... ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, Thirds ... .....13s. 4d ...... Do., (guar. 6 per cent) ...... ... ...... East Lancashire ......... 25 ...... Ditto, New .......... .. 13 ..... Ditto, New Quarters... 3% ..... ...... Fast Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 4 3 43% ... Ditto Half Shares ... 15 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 % ...... Edinburgh & Northern.. 2 2% ...... Ditto, New ........... 3 3 / 4 Ditto, Newport ...•• ••• 8% — Ditto, ditto, New • .... 2g _ Exeter, Yeovil, & porch. 2 — Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Glasgow, Kilmer., ............... 8 /. 6 s. 8d " o ' ns .Ayr 54° 12 0 %...... -- 4V Do., London and York 2 1 A.. ... b i iii i i Great Do' N P o r'eN r i t (ife ls erw e lenm rn ear. . e .. ............... 10% Great South. and West. (Ireland) ............... 35 Great North of England-100 — Ditto, New 401.......... 5 Ditto, New 30/. 30 Ditto, New 151. 6% is, teat Western B 5 Ditto, % Shares. 5O — Ditto, , 7 4 Shares ...... 15 Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 171 Huddersfield &Blanches. 24 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby 5O .. ... 98%.• ..... ....„ Ditto, Half Shares 25 Pitt*, 1 4 Shares....... 12% Ipswich& Bury St. Edm. 15 ~..... Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Comb. & Ely) 2% — Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds lO Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto ............ 82 ... Ditto % Shares . ... 38 Do. Quarter Shares,... 14% Do. Fifths 8 .. ... 7% Do. Sixteenths ...... .. 6 1 ,4 Do. Thirds (Reg.)....101. 4s. Do. Liverp. and Bury 34 Hud dersfield and Shell.) 33 tract. & Goole Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 — Do. % Shares (A) 9 — Leicester L eDDDe d:i -- Ditto(ta:o‘t:Vt droui.a2Rkndeidi Bradfordt: if lthl ß eani e tdg(e d f ' I' 1 1 i° r d n° . . tIl " ) 41 1 5. 6 °12 s . 148 ........... --- Lee d s , Dewsbury, &c.... 37 1 ,( — •••••• • Do., Branch % Shares 12%.• -• Do. New Branch( blue) 2 1 ,4 — .••••....•.•••. Do. Extension (green) 2%.• ••• Do. New Exten. (pink) 2% Leeds arid Thirsk Ditto, New 20 — ... ..... .••..• Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% Liverpool, Crosby and Southport.... .... 2 -. Liverp., Ilinchstr& New castle Junction 2%.. .......• ...... London and Blackwall..l6/. 138. 4d. ...... ..... ... Do. New, No. 1 •••• „- Do. New, No. 2 .. 4/. 13s. 4d.... Do. Extension 17% —..- London, Brighton, and South Coast .... Do. Consol. Eighths.. 30 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 ... • - ....... • •••• .• • Ditto, ditto 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Ditto, Preference ... 18/1;32d... London and N. Western 100 l4B 148% 14814 !..),.., Quarters L. & B. 17 Do~ do. New Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 1% 15% IA dis 12 43 21% 16% BIX3 98 1 - 480/8 7i 42% 20 Do. li Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 15 — Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% ll ... .. ll Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 Lend. &S. Western 41/. 6s. 8d 5O ....... ... .... 50 Do. New ConsoL Bths 40 Do. New 504 ... ..... 32%.. Do. New 404 26 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto _. .... .... 40 Ditto, Thirds 64 13s. 4d.... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ...... . ........ 1%...... Londonderry&Culeraine 27%. — ....... Londonderry and Ennis killen .— Mancheiter,Buxton,and Matlock ...... ...... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 - ••• • — Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ... ..... 7 ••••••••••••••• ...".. Ditto ditto ... 4% Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire -.. Manchest. & Southampt 2 14 ...... - - Itildand lOO 107 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo - - Do. 40/. Shares Do. 504 Shares lO - ..... ......... V A Do. Binn., and Derbyloo - Midland Consol. Brist. & Binning., 6 per cent. 100 ...... - Midlnd, Brist. &Glocstr. 34 - Ditto, ditto 7l -9s. - .............. Midlnd,Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ...... - - Midland Great Western Irish B5 - Newcastleand Carlisle...loo - - - Do. Quarters 25 - - Newmrket& Cheaterford 18% - - Do. Extension .........21. 125.... - ... - Newport, Abergavetiny, and Hereford - Newry and Enniskillen 7 - - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 12% - .. ........ -..- Norfolk. Do. Now 20/. Do. Extension - - Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk... 2 - .•• ..... .•• • • '''' Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 - - Northern Counties Union 4 - - North British ... .... ... 25 Do. Half Shares l2l ...... 11%% ll% Do. Quarters 4% 4 , 4 1 / 2. 4 l /2 Do. Extension - - Ditto Thirds 2 ...... 1% % l% Nort# Staffordshire 7 I,E ...... 7 North Wales - . •• - North Western 6 -••-........ ..... Oxford, Worcester, and .-.. Wolverhampton - Reading, Guildford, and Reigate - - Royston and Hitchin ... 1% - ... ........ .. - Scottish Central Scottish Midland 1 7 1,E - . .._ -NO Ditto, New 10 - ........ ••• •• - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole - - Shrewsbury and Birne... 6 / - Ditto ditto, Class B. 3 - - Shrewsbury & Chester ( Nor. W. Min.) l6 - - Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 - Ditto Oswestry ..... 12 - - Ditto New - Do. S per Cent. Pref. 5 - - Shrewsbury and Heretd. 2 ....... - - Shropshire Union south Devon.... 4O - Do. Preference South Staffordshire 4 - .• - 7,outh taaeru & Dover. 33% - - Do., No. 1 20 - - Do., Nc. 2. - ..... .... ... 16 Do., N 0.3 .. ..... ...... :5 - Do., Ne. 4 - 51 Yss 5 l /2 South Wales ....... ........ la - - South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 2 - ....... •••• • ••• ...... Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Sun. Coal. ... 4 Law Vale Extension ... 4 - ..• •... ..... ••• - Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..... ...... 17% - Vale of ..Neath ... .. ...... 4 - W aterford and Kilkenny 13 1 / 2 .,.... - .. - Waterford and Limerick 40 - •• .-. Waterid • Wxfni,Wicklw, and Dublui - - W est Cornwall MN% Whitehaven & Furness 12 - - Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 52& - - 11 ilts, bomerset,& Wey mouth fork, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. ...... ... 25 .....33 1 4 33 ... 33 Do. Original New and Berwick ........ ...... 25 Do.NorthShieldsPur. 25 - - Do. Extension No. 1. 10 - - Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 . 11 7 4% ...... ..... 11% De. G.N &Preference 8 ...... - York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. ast and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - - Boulogne and Amiens... 20 — ...... ...... .. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 Central of .pain ... . ... 2 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley ....... .. .. 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... 1 1 % — Great Isidian Peninsular Ss Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... . Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 7 ... . ... — Luxembourg. ..... ....... 6 ...... l4 Lyons and Avignon 5 Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ... .. Namur and Liege Northern of France....... 10 .. ... 11%% l l% Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 413, 4d ... Paris and Lyons ... 10 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ... .. 18 ...... .. Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 tours ax s d Nantes ...... 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 16 West Flanders ...... .... 8% l% l% JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial 25 - ••• . 41.8.4..4. - Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Commercial of London 20 Loudon Joint Stock lO - London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 Ditto, New lO National of Ireland 2 2 1,E — Ditto New... ........... 10 Union of Australia Ditto,New... ... 2%...... . Union of London... lO ...... Union of Madrid 40 MINES. Angle Mexican 100 BrazilianCocaes&Cuiba 30 ... •• - •••• British Iron ... l2 Bolonos Scrip Galvanized Iron Ditto, New - 4 Real Del Monte, Unreg. LLOYD'S SHIPPINU—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 24.—Wind N.N.E., light breeze, and dull, hazy weather. DEAL. Dzc. 23. Wind S. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Per sian, Edington, Calcutta ; Susan Crisp, Holdsworth, Cape of' Good Hope ; Westminster, Mitchie, Hudson's Bay ; St. Andrews, PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Nunez, Rio Nunez; Zenobia, Cape and Calcutta. Off port, Ann Dashwood, St. John's, N.B. POOLE, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Nelson packet, Lane, New. foundland. PLYMOUTff, DEC. 23.—Wind, A.M., E.S.E.; P.M., S.W. —Arrd., 22d, Tigris, Sinton, Ceylon; John King, Mar tin, Manritius. Put in, ?Ajmer, Fleetwood, Gothenburg for Bahia, with loss of sails, rigging, and spars; British Queen, Hill, Hartlepool for Ceylon, eight of crew re fusing to proceed. Off port, 21st. Justina, Madras. PENZANCE, DEC. 22.—The Isabella, M'Connell, from Quebec to London, was passed on the 11th instant, in let. 25, lon. 26 W., waterlogged, and with loss of rudder, sails, &c., and crew taken off by the Loodianah, Dalli more, arrived here. SWANSEA, DEC. 23.—The Garonne, Dunn, of Dublin, repairing here, took fire last night, and has received considerable damage. CORK, DEC. 21.—The Emily, Keane, from Liverpool to Africa, with loss of topsail yard, bulwarks, &c., water-casks bilged and ring-bolts torn up, put in here to-day. Tnuao, DEC. 21.—Arrd. Gateshead Park, Glidon, Newcastle, after having been in contact with a schooner, name unknown, off the Eddystone. SRIELDS, DEC. 23.—The James, of Yarmouth, which went on the rocks 17th inst., got off and went up the river to repair. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY. The change of wind having enabled several vessels, which have been out some time, to make their passege, the arrivals of English Wheat for our market this week hare been tolerably extensive; yet, as most of the cargoes were disposed of previous to arrival, the show of samples here to-day was small. Selected qualities were in moderate request, at full prices; but all other kinds were much neglected. The business doing i n Foreign Wheat was limited, n evertheless previous rates were mostly supported. Fine Malting Barley wa s qu i te as dear, but grinding and distilling sorts iweredia The supply eshoarhdn.::: lower. Although the q uantity of Malt was not lar g e . that article was dull, at barely stationearsy, prices , supply of Oats be in g lar g e, all kinds moved off heavily , at a slight decline in value. Beans, Peas, and Flour, were a very slow inquiry, ARRIVALS. Ve b 34.1. I Gatl4. ~ . , .„ _ 5,981 qrs. 9,970 qr s . 41 . 0 ' 3,415 ski. 2,180 _____ Malt. 6,920 qrs, 2372-10 gni. I --- tngitan • • • • • • Foreign ••.... SMITHFIELD. An unusually small supply of Beasts was on sale in our market this morning, while its general quality was very inferior. The few prime Scots, &c., (tiering, found buyers, at from 4s 8d to 5s per 81bs, but all other breeus were heavy, at barely late rates. The show of foreign stock consisted of 112 Beasts, 260 Sheep, and 22 Calves, i❑ very middling condition. With Sheep we were scantily supplied. Prime old Downs sold at Monday's currencies. Otherwise, the Mutton trade was in a slug gish state. In Calves, only a limitsd business was doing; yet prices were mostly supported. The Pork trade was heavy, at unaltered figures. Milch Cows were a mere drug, at irom 141 to 171 lOs each, including their small Calf. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. to v. d. e• d. t• s. a. Interior Beast►..... 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 iecond quality ••• 3 10 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 8 S 0 Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 6 Southdown Wether 5 2 5 4 t'ritne Scots ••.. 4 8 5 0 Ditto out or the wool Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 410 Small Porkers 4 8 5 2 Suckling Calves .20 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..20 d 25 0 Inferior Sheep . 3 8 4 0 Lambs •••••• • • .. 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET, Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I l'lgs ti t 5 1.650 Ifi 250 NITWG.B.TM 8.143) I.23.A.DErif HALM. Although the supplies of meat here today were very great, the general demand was brisk, at our quota tions. At per etone by the Carcase. s. d. to a. d. s. d. to s. d. Bee t • infei for 3 4 3 8 Mutton, interior .. 3 2 3 6 middling .. —3 10 4 0 middling.. 3 8 4 2 prime large .. 4 2 4 4 prime —•• 4 4 4 8 prime :lanai' .. 4 6 4 8 1 Pork, large .... • ..• 3 8 4 6 Veal" •.•••• • • • • 3 8 4 8! —ii mall 4 8 5 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Qd. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. We have to notice a better feeling in the demand for the best East Kent flops of the present year's growth, at an advance in the quutations of 2s per cwt. In other kinds, with which the market is well supplied, rather an improved amount of business is doing, and prices are fairly supported. Sussex Pockets, 21 16s to 3/ 6s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 31 to 31 103 ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31 Gs to 51 12s per cwt. SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) ROSE V. RUSSELL. The plaintiff in this action resides in the Wands worth-road. The defendant is a musician in Jullien's band. The action was brought to recover the sum of 31. is. for lodgings for defendant's wife. The de fendant pleaded that he was not indebted. Mr. ROBINSON, for the plaintiff, said the claim was for five months lodging of Mrs. Russell and her son. Mrs. Russell having been obliged to separate from her husband in consequence of the ill treatment she received, and her husband being living with another woman. He would show that Mrs. Russell had been reduced to a state of the greatest distress, and that defendant was liable at least up to a certain time, when the magistrate made an order on defendant to allow Mrs. Russell six shillings a week. The claim had been reduced to 31. 55., plaintiff's wife having given Mrs. Russell work, part of which was paid for liberally, and the other Mrs. Russell let run off the rent. Matilda Rayment was called, and proved she was servant to the plaintiff'. Mrs. Russell lived then with her son. She was in a state of starvation during a great part of the time. Mr. Russell did not visit, and only called once to inquire for his son. Cross-examined—She was not in the habit of being visited by men—a Mr. Webb called now and then as a friend. The. Learned SECONDARY said, if it wa s intended to he proved she was living in adultery, such evidence would be good as a bar to the demand, but if it could not be proved, such question had better not be put. The cross-examination was then discontinued. Mrs. Armitage. a sister of the plaintiff, was called, and proved that Mrs. Russell was in a very dis tressed state. She never saw any impropriety in her behaviour, in drinking or otherwise. Mr. John Robert Webb was called. He had known defendant from childhood. Defendant and his wife had been married about fourteen years. De fendant treated his wife with brutality, and in conse quence of his striking her, witness discontinued visiting the house for two years before the separation. He was formerly a suitor to defendant's sister, and was a very frequent visitor at the house. Cross-examined—He visited Mrs. Russell—per haps twice a week. She was not in the habit of drinking, nor did he ever see her drunk. He was not in the habit of smoking, or drinking with her. On one occasion only he smoked his own pipe, and sent out for a glass of ale—that was on one occa sion when Mrs. Russell had called on him to request him to attend as a witness before the magistrates to state the facts, in order to get an order for mainte nance, which he did. By Mr. RORINSON—I solemnly swear that there is not the slightest ground for imputing improper conduct between me and Mrs. Russell. The defendant's attorney said that under the cir cumstances he should not carry the case further. The Learned SECONDARY said the defendant was legally liable during the time he made no allowance to his wife. The jury accordingly found for the amount claimed. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) We are requested by Mr. llammill, the sitting. Magistrate, to acknowledge the receipt of I SI. for warded to him from the Earl of C---, and who in the letter in which the money was enclosed, expressed a hope that others might be induced to "go and do likewise." 51. has also been sent by " M.A.P.," and two soveloigns from " MX." Each donation was sent towards the funds of the poor-box. BRADSHATV'S RAILWAY ALIIIANACK, DI RECTORY, and SHAREHOLDERS' GUIDE and MANUAL for 1848. This useful publication, in addition to the usual contents of an Almanack, gives us lists of the directors, engineers, secretaries, and principal officers of all the railways in the United Kingdom, and is illustrated by a large Map of Great Britain, with all the lines of rail way laid down, including both those in operation and those for which Acts have been obtained to the pre sent time. It also contains a correct account of the amalgamations and leases of lines, with the rent and tolls of the same, of the guaranteed stock, and of the dividend or interest payable on each line of railway—so that parties desirous of investing their capital in rail way shares will here find every information that they can require to direct them in their purchases. But it is not to the shareholder alone that "Bradshaw's Railway Almanack" will be found useful; the railway traveller will find in the Travellers' Directory a full account of the best mode of conveyance by road, rail, and sea, between the metropolis and the principal towns throughout England and Wales, together with their distance from London, the nearest station by railway, and cost of transit. In fact, all information that either shareholders or travellers can require will be found in " Bradshaw's Railway Almanack." WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOK, or, Court and Fashionable Register for 1848. This edition of the " Red Book " has been care fully corrected up t o th e d a t e o f pu bli ca ti on , an d con tains a greater amount of information than any other work of a similar kind which has yet appeared. The publishers have amalgamated the Law Courts with the other portions of the book, which greatly facili tates a reference to its contents. There is also, for the first time, added a complete list of the Baronets of the United Kingdom, with the dates of their creation, and also a list of various new streets, which have be come inhabited since the commencement of 1847. This is the most complete edition of the " Red Book" that has yet appeared. A COMPANION 70 717 E BAROMETER; or, A Table for Showing what State of Weather will be Likely to Follow its Changes. By John Underwood, London. Mr. Underwood, in presenting this table to the public, says— " That his object has been, not to furnish matter of research to the scientific meteorologist, but to supply a desideratum long felt--viz., a simple means of foretelling the kind of weather that may be expected to result from the simultaneous observa tion of certain phenomena. With this view he has collected, arranged, and condensed the chief series of meteorological observations that have been made during the last thirty years, more especially those with reference to the variations in the height of the barometric column." Considering the notoriously uncertain conclusions which are at present drawn from the weather -glass, it must be acknowledged that a table of the nature of the one under review would, if correct, be invalu• able ; and, to make it correct Mr. Underwood has spared no pains. lie says— ". This table has been compiled with the most s not stated which exactness, and nothing has been lir w hich the experie n ce of many. n t. meteorologist, of oofilySaonfdl‘wi.ric.hl,Ve H. adds to the s off Weeks, the a eminentThe follov‘, con fidence with which thi s wor k is offered to the pub lic. lie writes thus :---` All r the leisure I could com mand since I received your paper has been devoted to the subject. I have gone over my own journals for twenty-seven years, in addition to many others, and I have now no hesitation in saying .I. believe your table to come as near the truth as anything of in the present state of our knowledge, likely to ap proach.'" The Collegiate, or Cathedral Church at Manchester, although of the latest period of Gothic architecture, has many beautiful parts, in spite of the perishable nature of the stone used in its erection, and the restorations to which it has been subjected, at less favourable periods than the present. Internally, there are some remark ably fine roofs, and much old stallvvork, and other wood work in various parts of the building. The restorations ;eiti to be cc a, very oxteusive ortiy ~or at io n b a t a frost , arrang ,, znont of the pulpit and fittings, rendering the building more in accordance with its new purpose.—Budder. AMERICAN NEWTS. By the packet-ship Isaac Wright, Captain Marshall, arrived at Liverpool, we have advices fronaNew York to the 3d inst. We extract the following summary from the New York Express : The week has been rather a blank one for news. Nothing striking has reached us from the seat of war in Mexico, or, indeed; from any quarter. Public at tention is now turned to Washington. The session of Congress commences on Monday, and there is no doubt that the house will be organized, and the Mes sage transmitted on the following day. The views of the President, and the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, will be read with unusual interest by all classes. In the early part of the week the weather became i suddenly cold, which closed the Erie Canal ; but it s believed that the storm of rain on Wednesday night, and the mild atmosphere of yesterday, have again opened it. In the course of two or three weeks the North River will be frozen, and probably remain ice bound for three months. The fall season is over, and the belief is, that it has been a good one. The crops of the country have been abundant ; prices are high, and all domestic trade sa tisfactory. The year 1847 has probably been one of as great prosperity as this country has ever ex perienced. Ashes—Both sorts have declined, owing to the in creased receipts ; but since the canal has closed there is a little more firmness in the market ; sales of pots at 5 dolls. 75c., and pearls 7 dolls. 50c. The stock on hand is 3,118 pots and 1,197 pearls. Export for the month of November, 1,210 barrels and pots,..no pearls. Cotton The advices from the south state that prices are higher. The market has become better; there is a more active demand, and prices have advanced c. The demand for export has principally been for the Mediterranean and of her markets. The •total receipts at all the shipping porte are-298,790 bales, against 318,022 to same date last year, a de crease so far this season of 19,232 bales. The total foreign expors this year is 77,718 bales more than last—say 44,845 increase to Great Britain, 17,058 increase to France, 15,105 increase to the north of Europe, but 710 less to other foreign ports. The shipments from southern to northern ports are 14,872 bales less this season than last, but there is an excess in stock of 5,534 bales. Flour—We have had a cold snap of weather, which has partially, if not wholly, closed the canal. With the prospect that the receipts must soon stop, the market is up about 12/ cents, and holders firm. Oswego and Western is selling at 6 dolls. 12je. to 6 dolls. 25c., and Genesee at 6 dolls. 25c. to 6 dolls. 50c. The stock of Southern is light; sales of Brandywine, at 6 dolls. 75c.; Petersburgh and Richmond, 6 dolls. 37kc. to 6 dolls. 50c. ; rye flour, 4 dolls. 62c. to 4 dolls. 75c. ; buckwheat, 3 dolls. 25c. to 4 dolls 12jc. ; corn meal, 3 dolls. 25c. to 3 dolls. 37j-c. The receipts down the Hudson since the opening of the river navigation to yesterday are of—wheat flour, 2,787,566 barrels; corn meal, 106,825 barrels. Export from the Ist to the 30th of November—wheat flour, 26,091 barrels. Grain—There is an active demand for wheat, and sales of 2,000 bushels of Genesee, at 1 doll. 35c. to 1 doll. 36c. ; Illinois, 1 doll. 25c. to 1 doll 27c. ; Sou thern 1 doll. 25c. to 1 doll. 30 c . P arce l s i n s tore are held for an advance. Rye is selling at 88c. to 90c.; barley, 85c.; oats, 50c. ; corn went up a cent or two, but is again slack ; sales of 6,000 mixed, at 72c. to 74e. The receipts down the Hudson since the opening of river navigation to yesterday are of— Wheat, 1,739,264 bushels ; corn, 3,520,682 bushels; rye, 345,335 bushels. Export from the Ist to the 30th of November-- corn, 59,865 bushels; wheat 27,688 bushels ; rye, none ; barley, none ; oats, none. Tobacco—There exists some inquiry for Kentucky leaf, and sales of about 250 hhds. have been effected, part taken for export, and prices remain unchanged ; 150 hales Yara brought 35c.; 140 ditto St. Domingo, for export, on private terms. Money—The market continues to be tight, and there is a good deal of paper in the market selling et 1 to 1/ per cent a month discount. Within the month about 2,000,000 of specie and large amount of bills have been sent abrcad. The market is in an unusual state. The pressure seems to pervade two branches, viz., those engaged in foreign comrrerce, and those operating in stocks. The large interest of regular traders connected exclusively with this country are comfortable and easy, and are not p ressed' great jobbing and grocery trade are easy. This is not singular; the trade 0f the country has been sound and profitable. There has been no excited speculation in any branch of business. The embarrassments of Europe, however , have reached this country ; confidence has, been so shaken that a large portion of the remittances have been in specie. So much having been drawn from our banks has affected those operations; and they have contracted their discounts. Still, with the ex ception of one or two German houses, there have been no failures. The fall of Treasury-notes to par has prevented any considerable demand for specie on our banks; this has relieved them in some degree. The general impression is, that there will continue to be some pressure throughout the month, but that money soon after will be more abundant. Specie—The failures in England have been so numerous and extensive, that confidence is greatly impaired. A large portion of the remittances have been in specie, and since the month came in over two millions of dollars have been ex ported. Many houses have written out to ship specie, and not to take bills at any rate, : in consequence of the difficulty in getting 60 days bills discounted after they get there. Another cause why so much specie has been sent is, that there is no specie going to England from Mexico. Those who are working the mines there are purchas ing army bills and Treasury notes at a premium, and sending the same to this city, where they are turned into specie and sent to England. The export of spe cie to Mexic o i s d one , an d a ll t h e paymen t of s pecie for duties is nearly at an end, all the payments being in Treasury note s . O ur i mpor t s are now s° li g ht l that it is beli eve d th at t h e b a l ance o f t ra de cann,",,t long be against u s , an d th at soon t h e same specie that has gone, and is goi ng , w ill b e re t urne d. Per cent. American gold, old lO6 to 106 Ditto, new . , 100 .-104 Half dollars look —1 0 0 k Portuguese gold lOO look Spanish dollars Ditto, quarters Mexican dollars Ditto quarters Treasury notes Value. $. c. , c. Carolus dollars.. 1 3 to 1 6 Five francs Doubloons Ditto, patriot ... 15 60 15 7 5 Soverei ls 4gn. Ditto, light Heavy guineas .. • ••• 5 0 Napoleons . 3 83 Exchange—Foreign----The market has continued in the same state as last week. The sailing of the packets and steamer of the Ist has taken a large amount out of the market. No bills have been sold but those of unquestionable credit. English Govern ment being the favourite, the range has been from 1091 to 1101. All second-rate names are withdrawn from the market. per cent. Bills on London, 60 days, £ sterling 109+ to 1101 Bills on Pari5..... Bills on Amsterdam -40 f Bills on Antwerp Bills on Hamburgh, Marc Banco Bsi Bills on Bremen, rix-dollar ••• • • 78 Freights—Foreign All descriptions a r e dull• There are some shipments of cotton to the Mediter ranean and Havre, but at a low figure. To Evglo na freights were seldom as low or more depressed. , To Liverpool—Cotton square an d roun d b a les, tu' to 3-IGd. per pound. EXETER HALL.—Last night the Sacred Harm on Society repeated Handel's Orator of accompaniments, the It east , accompanio th wit i h o Mozart's additional ' and the attract ion of the performance w as suc h t h at t h e l arg e hall wee completely filled. Th e voca l parts on this occasio n were assigned to Madame C ara d or i Allen and M il ' s Steele, Mr. H. Phillips, Mr. Leffler, and Mr. Bennett, and they acquitted themselves in the most successful manner, rendering the beautiful music with that purity and simplicity alone befitting the divine productions of Handel. The band and chorus were on the most exten sive scale, consisting, as stated in the programme , of five hundred performers, and nothing therefore Wes wanting that could add to completeness and effect. The choral department of the Society exhibits co nsiderable improvement, their singing last night b ein g marked by that closeness and steadiness which g ood drillin g and constant practice only can produce. The p atronage which the Sacred Harmonic Society continues to receive is the most flattering compliment that can be p aid to it, and affords the most gratifying p roof that the exertions of the Society have been prop erl y a pp reciated. ANTI-GOLD-LAW LBAGID3.—The tenth meeting of this association was held last night at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The advertisements stated that special reference would be made to the discussions in Parliament on the appointment of the Currency Committee, and upon " the too evident attempt of the bullionists to shelve the question, notwithstanding the intense and extensive sufferings of the mercantile classes of the UnitedjKingdom." Mr. Francis Bennoch, president of the League, took the chair, and he stated that Mr. Taylor, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Bell, who bad undertaken to engage in the proceedings, were prevented, tho two first from illness, and the third by indispensable busi ness. He was himself ready to proceed, but he suggested that the sense of the meeting should be takes, whether, f,,trcuinstanc , A, the procolings sLould not b.; Af3j. l / 2 arnt d. question being put, there appeared to be a majority for the adjournment, and the proceed ings consequently were deferred till after the holidays. T„il E SUP N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1847.