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Vs , .e of Neath— / rixtension of time. ark, Newcastle, and Berwick — Bishop Auckland branch. Durham line, power to construct docks at: Sunder. land. Deviation and abandonment of part of the Thirsk line. Abandonment of the Mahon line. Lease or amalgamation of Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway. IRISH LINES. Dundalk and Enniskillen —extension of time. Dundalk and Monaghan. Dublin and Belfast Junction. Dublin and Belfast—extension of time. Londonderry and Coleraine—amendment Acts. Deviation and extension. London and Enniskillen—enlargement of Londonderry station. Consolidation of capital. Amendment Acts. Newry and Enniskillen—amendment Acts. Ballymoney and Ballycastle. Ballymena and Ballymoney. Carrickfergus and Larne. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin—amend ment Acts. Alteration of Dublin and Kingston line. Power to subscribe to the South Wales Railway. Waterford and Kilkenny—extensions. SCOTCH LINES. Caledonian—Purchase or lease of Wishaw and Coknew,. Branch across the Clyde to the Glasgow station. Branches connecting the Clydesdale Junction and the Wishaw and Coltness Railways. Lease—Scottish Central. Monklands, Kirkiatilloch, Ballochney, and Slammarman Railways—amalgamation, lease, or sale. _ Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. " TOWN AND COUNTRY." Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ITnler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be produced a new and original Comedy, called FAMILY PRIDE. Mr. Chapman, Mr. Tilbury ; Doctor Dodge, Mr. Farren ; Arthur Coartnay, Mr. Henry Farren ; Captain Shangenah, Mr. Hud son; Blandish, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Willoughby Courtnay, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Sophia Chapman, Mrs. Nisbett; Letitia Bradley, Miss Reynolds; Grace, Mrs. Humby. After which, a new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, H. Vanden kotT ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with the Farce of MORE BLUNDERS THAN ONE. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web ;ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, Is. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25. ; tipper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, called GABRIELLI; or, the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol, Mr. Boyce ; Major Dunmore, Mr. Worrell; Marques di Mind°, Mr. Paul Bedford • Bal thazar Valdarno, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright ; Garielll, Madame Celeste ; Sigaora D'Ossuna, Miss Brot.ks. After which, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD title property of the late William Shakepeare), Inquire Within. Cha racters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed ltsrd, Mrs. Laws, Ste., Ste. To be followed by the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, Mr. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Menyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bouace, Miss Znlnts. yarding. To conclude with A NABOB F. AN HOUR. Boxes, 45.; Pit, Es. ; Gallery, Is. P' ors open at Half-past Six, rerformance to commence at SeYen ROYAL LTCEI:M THEATRE. trader the Management of Madame Yestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a CURIOUS CASE. After which, a new Comic Drama called PEGGY GREEN. After which, a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac. samara. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. 13ngageraent of Mr. MACREADY and MISS CUSHMAN. TIIIS EVENING A new Comic Opera, entitled THE A.MBASSADRESS. To conclude with the Opera of GUY MANNERING. Colonel 3f annering, Mr. Conway; Henry Bertram, Mr. Barker; Dominie Sampson, Mr. Compton ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. Neville ; Lucy Ber tram. Miss Ann Romer ; Meg Merrilies, Miss Cushman. Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee. Mrs. F. Dayidge, No. 1, Davidge•terrace,Kensington-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the First tied ficeoad Acta of the :elebrated Opera of THE BONDMAN. Principal characters by 3fessrs. H. Horncastle, Rafter, Maynard, Jones, D. W. King, awl Attwood ; 3iiss Poole, Mrs. R. Hughes, and Miss Rebecca Isaacs. To conclude with the Farce of LOVE, LAW, and PHYSIC. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which save been re-Itted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the Drincipal Librarians ; and at the Box-oftize of tie Theatre, which is open daily from Ten until Four. Boxes, 28. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6(1. AsTLEY'S ROYAL AMPILITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Omit' Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirely new Scenes in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the v:sttblishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called TRH WRITE FARM. Box-oftiva open from II till 5 Acting and stage Manager, Mr. W West. MEETIN G or PARL LAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS OF "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTAItY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. '.• Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. WEATHER.—SUN Orricz, DEC. 2. THERM METER, Lowest, 36; Highest. 46 ; Noon, 47. BAROMETER, 30.3.—W1ND S.S.W.; hazy. 111011 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. linrnin.. 36 minutes after 9. J Evening .. 10 sainutts Me , 10. i % e 0 C-*--, A ,, ,?, —,..,,,,i alit•. :4 ,: , . fj . 401, ge '•• ' ' -. ).-*\ '' e'ib1 0 ,.... - • 0 , • . -.------. -'• ask ' , , L. ..., , , N• ', z -,..77 , 0, 4 ' -- ''''''Xl) .. "liri-,-,. , „ cli fd , - • •. . , , •At 0i t ~,, 4 . i .... 1.1 ~ 1 '.,,,,,,,,,„,,, T • m 4)... '': ....T."'; .• ''' : • -- • ..kv , ,W... , -f.' '"'" '' ." , I" • '''`. ' Chrtning LOND' )N, TLHJRSI)AY. - DECEMBER 2, 1847. A well-known means of evading the consideration of a disagreeable question, whenever its advocates be come unusually troublesome, and it is forced in a pe• culiar manner on the Ministerial attention, is to grant a Special Committee for the purpose of inquiring into matters, of which, perhaps, the fullest knowledge is al ready possessed. It is not that additional evidence is required, or even desired—it is not that there is any want of ample mat er i a l s t o ena bl e t h e H ouse to le gislate in a satisfact o ry manner, or t h at a d ozen votes will be influenced by the mass of evidence that may be taken, or the report of the Committee, the nature of which may be easily understood, and in almost every instance correctly stated, from the avowed politics and principles of the majority of the Members nominated to serve thereon, even before the commencement of their labours. In fact, in nine cases out of ten, the Committee is con ceded merely for the purpose of gaining time and with the hope, which generally speaking is ful filled, of thereby shelving the question for the session, and perhaps getting rid of it entirely, as before the conclusion of the solemn farce new circumstances may arise to divert the public attention therefrom, or per haps the Ministerial benches may be filled by new occupants, to whom the labour and responsi bility of solving the problem, and meeting the diffi culty ,may be left. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's motion of Tuesday evening objectforma no exception to the ordi na ry rule ; ind ee d the He has not attemptedto conceal, we shall not say, hi s leaning, but his fixed determination, and from the happy knack which he possesses of remaining blind to the signs of th i e ) thing couleur de rose—densleis-Tregarcung every and disregarding the apprehensions . the dangers • forced on his unwilling ear some that are importunate de putation, to whom he is unable to refus e an audience, m aintaining the vis inertice, and constant policy, we have little h ope that he to the laissez faire a b a ndon the doctrines to which he so unfortunately 11 comm itted himself in 1844 , and to which en Tues daye he avowed his still unshaken allegiance, notwith standing the bitter experience of the past season, and his own co operation in the virtual suspen sion, we might say abrogation, of the law founded thereon. As if sufficient differences did not on the much controverted questions o f banking, the currency, and the law for regu lating the issue of bank-notes payable on de mand, a variety of topics are opened by the terms of the proposed resolution, sufficient to take up the time of ,the Committee and provide them with ample occupation, not only for the remainder of the present i onion, but fir the entire existence of the present Parliament, until the several constituencies shall again be called on to make choice of fit and proper persons to represent them in the popular branch of the Legislature. It would, indeed, be hard to enumerate the subjects that might, :and most probably will, be legitimately introduced into the investigation, it would, perhaps, be equally difficult to find one that is ex cluded. We are by no means certain that even amongst the members of the Committee itself there may not be some disposed to think that the measures that have been passed for the relief of our Roman Catholic brethren from the unjust and impolitic laws by which they were so long oppressed ; and the Act of the Prime Minister, in supporting the claims of a Jew to a seat in the Legislature, with the manifest intention of immediately removing the Jewish disabilities, have been some, and not the least certain, of the causes: of the recent commercial distress. Sir CHARLES WOOD must have felt but little gratitude to Mr. WILSON, for whose opinions he professes such unbounded respect, for the exposure of the abortive proceedings of the former Committee on the same subject, in 1841. We may judge of the probable results of the present resolution by what then took place. We shall adopt the statement of the Member for Westbury :—",Some Honourable Members might not be aware of the position in which this question had been left in 1841 by the last Committee, which had entered upon a similar inquiry. A Committee was appointed in lB4O, to inquire into banking and currency, in reference to the operation of the Bank Charter Act, and the inves tigation was without result, in consequence of the dissolution of Parliament in 1841. Of that Com mittee the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Ezcheper was the efficient Chairman, and the Right Hon. Baronet Sir R. PEEL an efficient member. The report on the evidence, so far as it went, was interest ing. The Committee stated, in reference to the great question involved in the inquiry, that they felt it would be impossible, before the probable termination of the session, to give that consideration to the many important points suggested in the evidence which would enable them to re port a well-grounded and definitive opinion to the House. They were aware of the disappointment which would be experienced at the circumstance of no final report being made after such a protracted in quiry, but on a subject of such magnitude to the whole country, and involving such complicated in terests, they would not allow the knowledge of that fact to weigh against the expediency of due caution and careful deliberation in arriving at a conclusion. It would be (said the Committee) for the House, in the next session to determine whether another Com mittee should be appointed, to whom all the evidence should be referred, for the purpose of framing a report ; but under the then existing circumstances they considered that they had only one course to pursue, to report upon the evidence they had heard without any observation. Such was the conclusion of that long investigation of 1840, and from that day to this no further inquiry had been instituted. Par- liament proceeded to legislate without seeking for any more information." Of course they did, when they decided on doing anything. We have seen what occurred in 1840.41, and what hope can we now reasonably entertain of a different result. Then the question was confined to banking and cur rency, in reference to the Bank Charter Act of 1819, the Right Honourable Baronets (subsequently the sponsors of the JONES LOYD bantling, the " tidily icksy sing " which trey both regard with as intense admiration as the fair Lucavri® Tox exhibited towards the infant Dom- BEY), were on that Committee,—one, the efficient chairman, the other an efficient member. Now there is, in addition, the Act of 1844, free trade, railway expenditure, the Irish loan, undue speculation, overtrading, usury laws, the whole question of the national taxation, and a variety of other topics, every one of which has, at some time or other, been put forward as a cause of the commercial distress, and the Right Hon Baronets will again sit, probably, the one as the efficient Chairman, the other as an efficient member of the new Committee. Then two sessions were consumed in the inquiry and the investigation was without result. We must leave our readers to judge for themselves the probable consequences of the present inquiry, and the nature of the report that may be presented by the Committee jubt moved for. Ti-e frightful increase of mortality in the metro polis which has occurred within the week ending on Saturday last, is something so enormous and unpre cedented as to demand a more than merely passing consideration. According to the latest return of the Registrar-General, the deaths which have occurred within that brief interval are, of males 819, of females 858, yielding a total of not less than 1,677. This number shows an excess of 631 over the average mor tality of the season ; and the largest amount in the corresponding week of former years may be found in the statistical tables for 1843, at which period the num ber reached 1,114, minus by 563 the amount recorded for the week which has just expired. Of these 1,677 all causes of death are enumerated, but from the comparison of the different registered cases it would appear that this extraordinary increase has principally arisen from the epidemic diseases. The mortality originating from those diseases and from the affections of the respiratory organs are declared by the Regis trar-General to be very nearly " double the average." " Under the former," he continues (namely under the epidemic class of diseases), " measles, influenza, and typhus are predominant; under the latter" (namely, under the affections of the respi ratory organs), " hrore hitis and pneumonia are the most fatal." The rapidity Ns ith which these physical afflictions have spread may be estimated by the signi• i ficant statement that influenza rose, within seven days, ' from 4 to 36 ; while bronchitis and pneumonia in creased with equal suddenness from 156 to 366. Such is the appalling havoc which is perpetually being made amidst the population by the prolonged and in comprehensible neglect of such sanitary precautions as the natural instincts of man declare to be essen tial for his preservation. Morally and physically the work of destruction proceeds and flourishes. Morally and physically the Legislature is culpable until it has renounced its former lethargy, and thereby removed the doom which is at this moment hanging over so many thou sands. On a former occasion it was remarked, by one eminently qualified to pronounce such an opinion, that " the disease-mist, arising from the breath of two millions of people, from open sewers and cesspools, graves, and slaughter-houses, like an angel of death, has hovered for centuries over London ; but it may be driven away by legislation." That is the declara tion of the • Registrar• General. It is a declaration which should smite remorsefully against the doors of Parliament, and clamour for the removal of that deadly haze by the potential breath of the law. If the simple but terrible sentence of the Registrar- General be insufficient to enforce this gigantic neces • sity, let the eloquent adjurations of CHARLES DICKENS plead for the abased and neglected. In the fifteenth number of Dombey and Son there are these most forceful passages, demanding the removal of the mists of both moral and physical disease. The plea of Mr. DICKENS is especially for the whole class of juvenile offenders, and for the inhabitants of the filthier parts of the metropolis. "Alas ! " he exclaims, " are there so few things in the world about us, most unnatural, and yet most natural in being so ! Hear the magistrate or judge admonish the unnatural outcasts of so ciety ; unnatural in brutal habits, unnatural in want of decency, unnatural in losing and confounding all distinctions between good and evil ; unnat ura l i n i gnorance, i n v i ce, i n recklessness, in contumacy, in mind, in looks, in everything. But follow . the good clergyman or doctor, who, with his atl i t n re to irn th i e e ir ri d il e e n d s , car riage wheels stones. Look round upon —millions of immorta inanity revolts, and da g i on earth —at the li leyvienrg) withinb rea breath thehe e cl e r h a , o w e s ; o g f e o s ur do'6: and daily tread upon the pavement hnttgys til creaturese delicacy c, h y a . veno o i t n h er the world n e x t the world of odious sights withfe. every mention living of which hu street, stops her ears, and lis ha.ve every and d and Breathe the polluted air, e o p e s l I don't believe it !' that is poisonous to health and life impurity sense, conferred upon our race for ' and its delightcan einntade happiness, offended, sickened and disgusted a channel by which misery and death alone' Vainly attempt to think of any simple plant, o; flower, or wholesome weed, that, set in this foetid bed, could hare its natural growth, or put its little leaves forth to the sun as GOD designed it. And then, calling up some ghastly child, with stunted form and wicked face, hold forth on its unnatural sinfulness, and lament its being, so early, far away from Heaven—but think a little of its having been conceived, and born, and bred, in Hell ! Those who study the physical sciences, and bring them to bear upon the health of man, tell us that if the noxious particles that rise from vitiated air, were palpable to the sight, we should see them lowering in a dense black cloud above such haunts, and rolling slowly on to corrupt the better portions of a town. But if the moral pestilence that rises with them, and, in the eternal laws of outraged Nature, is inse parable from them, could be made discernible too, how terrible the revelation ! Then should we see depravity, impiety, drunkenness, theft, murder, and a long train of nameless sins against the natural affections and repulsions of mankind, overhanging the devoted spots, and creeping on, to blight the innocent and spread contagion among the pure. Then should we see how the same poisoned fountains that flow into our hospitals and lazar-houses, inundate the gaols, and make the convict-ships swim deep, and roll across the seas, and over-run vast continents with crime. Then should we stand appalled to know, that where we generate disease to strike our children down and entail itself on unborn generations, there also we breed, by the same certain process infancy that knows no innocence, youth without modesty or shame, maturity that is mature in nothing but in suffering and guilt, blasted old age that is a scandal on the form we bear. Unnatural humanity ! When we shall gather grapes from thorns, and figs from thistles ; when fields of grain shall spring up from the offal in the by-ways of our wicked cities, and roses bloom in the fat churchyards that they cherish ; then we may look for natural humanity, and find it growing from Bush seed." Such are the:utterances of that spirit of practical philanthropy which has originated all the recent agitation for sanitary improvements. To-morrow the first report of the Metropolitan Sanitary Com missioners will be delivered to the Members of the House of Commons. Steps are at last about to be taken by the Legislature for the release of the community from an accumulation of so many and such miserable afflictions. Everything hastens on this beneficent laboul%of amelioration—the approach of the cholera and the increase of the mortality being the most urgent means of incitement. If, however, these sanitary reforms must be rapid, they must on no account be superficial. Letters from Lucerne of the 27th ult. confirm the report to which we alluded yesterday of the capitula tion of Schwytz. The capitulation was ratified on that day, and on the morning of the same day Uri sent two envoys to declare its submission to the Federal Government. The following proclaimation has been issued by the Municipal Council of Lucerne, temporarily charged with the Government of the canton : " PROCLAMATION. " Inhabitants of the city of Lucerne,—Well-beloved fellow-citizens!—We have just heard with much regret, and fiom various quarters, that there have been menaces held forth against the safety of the persons and property of the inhabitants of this town. It is not only the duty of the Municipal Council to prevent disorder, but they have moreover the firm desire to employ all the means at their disposal to guard against excesses, and to punish with severity all offenders. They have therefore taken measures in reference to this matter, and have concerted with the federal military authorities, from whom they will receive every necessary co-operation, in case of need. " We have confidence in the upright sentiments of the great majority of the inhabitants of the town, that they will never afford occasion for such military inter vention; that, on the contrary, they will strive to be united amongst themselves for their own interests, and that they will give us their aid to maintain quiet and good order, and to avert any troubles which might other wise arise. " The consequence of offences against good order, of violence against persons or property, could not fail to show themselves, and the condition of the town could not fail to become worse than it is, for in that case it would undoubtedly be placed in a state of siege, and every offender would be brought up for trial before the Council of War. , " Dear Fellow•citizens!--In appealing to your senti ments of propriety, in behalf of public quiet and legal order, we do so with confidence, and we will use all our best energies that the public peace shall not be dis turbed or endangered. " Go — d save the City of Lucerne! " In the name of the Council of the town, " SCHUMACHER UTTENBERG, President. " PFYFFER, ZU NEUCK, Secretary. "Lucerne, Nov. 26, 1847." On the 26th the assembly of the people to form the new Government was held, and a Provisional Government was appointed, consisting of the existing Municipal Council, and two members for each baili wick. On the motion of Dr. STEINGER (who it will be remembered, had been condemned to death by the Jesuits, and ha I escaped from a miserable dun geon, eight feet square, in which he had been con fined), the following resolutions were agreed to as the basis of the policy for the future Government : " 1. That the Jesuits be ordered to quit the Canton of Lucerne within 48 hours. " 2. That the members of the Grand Council who had adhered to the Sonderbund (or separate league) should be subject to public accusation, and be held responsible for everything which bad resulted from this course of policy. "3. A general amnesty for all who had been impli cated in prosecutions by their acts on the Eth of Decem ber, 1844, and the 31st of March and Ist of April, 1845. (The dates of the two invasions of the Corps Francs against the Sonderbund.) " 4. That the Provisional Government take steps for the recovery of the Government chests, and also of the corn which had been sent out of the canton by the late Government before their departure. "5. That all persons comprised within the terms of Art. 3 should be held inadmissible to election in the Grand Council of State." In the sitting of the Swiss Diet, on the 26th, a re port was received from the Vorort on the measures which it has taken to provide for the support of the troops. The report states that the Governments have been required to pay up their double money contingent, but that the canton of Neufchatel has not as yet paid anything. The Directory had provi sionally borrowed money from the cantonal band of Berne. This report was referred to the committee of seven. A letter from Berne, of the 27th, says— " I have seen a letter written this morning from Lu cerne by Sidler, Paymaster-General of the Federal troops. It states that the municipal council, composed fur the most part of Liberals, administers provisionally the canton, whilst waiting for the arrival of the Federal representatives. The carrying off of the state funds is certain, as is the withdrawal of the members of the late Government to Uri ; one of them, M. Schopf, has al ready made the amende honourable. lie has written a letter, in which he prays to be allowed to return ; he promises to do all he can to get the funds sent back to Lucerne ; he adds that some of his colleagues are of the same way of thinking as he ; they were led away, he says, &e." The following resolutions were come to respect ing Lucerne by the Swiss Diet, in its sitting of the 26th : "1. Three Federal representatives shall be named, and they shall proceed immediately to Lucerne. 2. The canton of Lucerne shall be provisionally occupied by a sufficient number of Federal troops, and the represen tatives shall come to an understanding on this subject with the staff. 3. The representatives shall propose to the Diet the measures proper to be adopted for the security of the Confederation, and the durable pacifica tion of Lucerne. 4. They shall adopt the measures re quisite according to Art. 21 of the ordnance on the war funds of 1835 to cause the restitution of the military federal chest, and the articles of the hospitals which belong to the Confederation, and for which Lucerne is responsible. 5. The troops of occupation of the canton of Lucerne shall bosolaced at the orders of the repre sentatives for the drojects indicated in the present in structions. 6. It one of the representatives should be unable to accept the mission, or be momentarily absent after having accepted it, these instructions and powers shall be equally ♦alid and binding in the others. 7. The Vorort is charged to communicate the present resolutions to the Federal representatives and the staff. The representatives named are Messrs. Kern, Baffler, and Latour." Madrid papers of the 25th ult. have arrived. The amendment proposed by ESCOSURA to the Ad dress was negatived without a division. Senor SAGOSTI drew the attention of the Chamber to the fictitious sale to the State of the hotel of General NARVAEZ, and to the illegal arrest of the editor of the Clamor Publico for exposing the job. General NARVAEZ explained, and an animated discussion ensued; after which the Chamber resumed the con sideration of the Address. MADRID, BOLSA, Nov. 25.—The Three per Cents. were done at 26k, at 50 days; the Five per Cents., at 15 for paper ; the Debt without interest, at 41 ; and the Coupons, at 10-i. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The Reform meetings are already producing effects on the electoral body. A vacancy having occurred in the representation of Rochefort—a place in which it might be imagined the Government was particu larly strong (inasmuch as Rochefort has a dockyard and arsenal)—General Dum.ts,;the aid de-camp to the KING, started as a candidate, he was opposed by M. BAROCHE, a Reformer, and defeated by a majority of eleven, the numbers being— ➢l. Baroche M. Dumas ... 246 .. 235 The result of this election has caused a great sen• sation in Paris. Sir STRATFORD CANNING arrived in Paris on Monday, and had an interview with M. GUIZOT, and with the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Ambassa dors. He was to leave on Wednesday for Neufchatel, where it is said the Congress will be held. The fol lowing are the terms on which the mediation of the five Powers will be offered : " ' 1. That the Catholic cantons appeal to the Holy See for counsel on the religious part of the drspute. 9 . That the Diet undertake to protect those o the cantons whose sovereignty is threatened. " ' 3. The dissolution of the Sonderbund. " ' 4. General and reciprocal disarmament. ~ 4 5. An undertaking not to infringe or in any respect modify the Pact without the unanimous assent of all the cantons.' " Should mediation on these bases be accepted then the representatives of the five Powers will im-' mediately proceed with their work of pacification. If refused, the five Powers will respectively regard the attempt at mediation at an end, and resume their respective positions as if no such proposition had been entertained, and act according to circum stances." The influenza is raging fearfully in Paris, and the cholera is rapidly approaching. The Semaphore de Marseilles of the 27th says :—" We did not think proper to mention the occurrence of a case of cholera on board the Mentor steamer during her passage from Constantinople to Malta, for fear of uselessly alarm in the population. We can now announce that the First-Lieutenant of the vessel died from the visitation of that dreadful malady, and that the Mentor, after landing her passengers in the lazaretto of Malta, is now undergoing quarantine at the Frioul. The sani tary board of our city, on the declaration of the com mander of the packet, adopted the necessary precau tions. On the arrival of the Mentor on the '23d, it decided that she should be subjected to a rigorous quarantine of twelve days, and that the cargo should be landed in the lazeretto. The Sanitary Board, moreover, decided that all steamers without distinc tion arriving from countries where the cholera pre vails, although no cases or deaths occurred on the passage, should be held to perform a quarantine of ten days. That quarantine is to be augmented in proportion to the number of cases that may have manifested themselves on board." _ On the 29th the Polish refugees celebrated the 17th anniversary of the revolution. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Tuesday, at 77f. 10c. ; New Loan, 76f. 90c.; the Fire per Cents., 116 f. 55c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares,l,2l7f. 50c.; Rouen, 9131. 75c.; Havre, 500 f.; Great Northern, 567 f. 50c.; Avignon, 567 f. 50c.; Vierzon, 557 f. 50o.; Bordeaux, 492 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 385 f. ; Basle, 1681. 75c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 421 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 405 f.; Paris and Lyons, 406 f. 25c.; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52a; Spanish Three per Cents., 22. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 1. Boulogne and Axiiens, 15%—Dutch Rhenish, 21,4—Lux embourg, I ,4—Namur and Liege, 5 3 / 4 —Northern of France. 12.14—Over Yssel,2 l / 2 dis.—Paris and Lyons, 6!4—Sambre and &tense, 6 3 / 4 —West Flanders 11/2. We have heard with sincere pleasure that the de sign of Richard Tress, Esq., of Little St. Thomas the Apostle, an architect of experience and ability, has been approved by the board of guardians for the City of London Union Workhouse. It appears that the competition for the prize was a strong one— forty-three designs having been exhibited on the occasion. As might naturally be expected, a great deal of jealousy has been excited on this occasion, and some remarks have been made on the unfairness of the selection; but on examination of the plans it must have been apparent to every impartial person that the design of Mr. Tress. has a vast superiority over that of his competitors in chasteness of design and completeness of arrangement ; and having had an opportunity of inspecting the whole of the plans ex hibited, we cannot see any grounds for impeaching the decision of the board of guardians ; and we con sider Mr. Tress is fairly entitled to the honour of having submitted a design which, when carried into effect, must meet with general approbation. The design is made especially for the wants of the City of London Union, and is not a copy of any suburban or rural workhouse, the arrangements and require ments being in many respe c t s w h o ll y d i ff erent—t h e perfect separation and classification of the sexes ob tained in the design is capable of subdivision to al most any extent, with great facility of communica tion throughout the whole establishment. CIVIL AND MERCANTILE JOURNAL, No. 111., EDITED BY JAMES IRVING SCOTT.—This journal may now be considered as firmly established in public opinion as the organ of those engaged in the civil service, and as such we find the editor coming boldly forward as the defender of that old public servant Mr. Stephen, against those who find fault with his conduct at the Colonial-office. The parsimony of the Ordnance authorities, in awarding only a miserable 201. per annum to the widow of Marsh, the chemist, a man of European fame, is justly v it uperate d ; an d we h ave an admirable article on th e i mportant su bj ect o f suretyship. This is the b es t num b er o f t hi s r i s i ng periodical that has yet appeared. S.—(THIS DAY.) ev l ar l y os dull, manzETs. MARKET EA N T E SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 12s ; Clover, ditto, 31 d I and Straw, 11 3s to 11 8s; CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 105 to 31. 14s ; at the above quotations. Clover ditto, 31 perloa. lOs Tr a t d o 4 lOs to 4110 s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to I/ 9s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 108 to 31 10; ; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 41 12s ; and Straw, 1/ 3s to 11 8s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. NZWGATE AND LEADENEALL. The supplies of each kind of Meat on sale to-day were somewhat extensive, yet the demand was tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef from 2s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Veal, 38 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. MEAT MARHETS. SOUTHALL, Dec. I—Prime Beasts and Sheep were in moderate request. Otherwise, the demand was in a very sluggish state, and last week's prices were not supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 55.; veal 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d. to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, DEC, I.—We had a very slow trade this morning, on the following terms:—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8(1; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 8d per 8lbs; Suckling Calves, 20s to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 20s to 255; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 151 to 18/ each. LEWES, Nov. 30.—Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Mutton 4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 6d per 81bs.. A moderate supply and a sluggish trade. COAL MARKE' Adair's Main 16 3 6d Carr's Hartley Hasting's Hartley lB3 Od New Tanfield l6s 6d Original Tanfield 163 Od Pontop Windsor 163 Od Tanfield Moor 17s 6d Townley West Hartley ... lBs 8d Wylarn Ships at market ;T.—YESTERDAY. II Wall's End, &c. Belmont 2os 9d East Hetton Hetton Lambton Russell's Hetton 21s Od Seymour Tees South Durham 2os 3d W. Hartley Netherton 18s Od Sidne) 's Hartley 23—sold, 28. CORN AVERAGES. G ENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Dee. 2, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and Wales per Inv)erial Quarter. WEEAT. I EARLEY.' OATS. I ate. BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .• 182 e hid 31, 64 22s 104 32s 10d I 44s 6d 44e 5d The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended, The Rev. J. H. Gurney is to be Rector of St. Mary's, Marylebone. It is probable that the Rev. W. Jacobson, of Magdalen Hall, will succeed Dr. Hampden in the chair of the Regius Professor of Divinity. PRAGUE, Nov. 21.—The sudden failure of one of our most important spinning manufactories here, Messrs. Richter and Co., has caused great consternation. A number of hands are thrown out of work, but it is hoped that the creditors will endeavour to arrange matters so as to allow the firm to continue working. The defi c it i s estimated at 50,000/. Near Aussig, where the Prague and Dresden Railway runs alongside the Elbe, a boat containing a number of workmen employed on the line was upset, and thirty of the unfortunate men found a watery grave. Owing to the late rains the river was unusually high. The Hon. W. Temple, the British Minister at Naples, was to have left town on Monday, on a tour of visits in the provinces, but was that morning taken with the prevailing epidemic, and has since been extremely unwell, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QI 7 A.R7'ER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was flatter, Sales, 3,000 bales. Egyptian and Surat were ad. per lb. low( r. Railway Shares were tolerably firm, and with a good demand. At Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale yesterday, there was a decided improvement; buyers are beginning to get confidence, and to operate more boldly than for some time past. The following aro a few of the quotations:— Great Northern £l 0 6 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock 0 19 0 South Staffordshire North Staffordshire North British, Thirds Shropshire Union and Canal 1 13 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 7 3 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 0 13 0 East Lancashire 2l 5 0 Eastern Counties. York Extension 8 4 0 Boston, Stamford, andßirminghan ...... 310 0 Eastern Counties Caledonian, Halves There are no later colonial or foreign arrivals with news of general interest. The resumption of the debate upon the Currency Bill of 1844 is looked for with some anxiety. People begin to perceive more clearly what we yesterday stated as our own impression, that the Government is likely to persevere in the maintenance of the obnoxious and that because the position of the Bank of Eng land exhibits temporarily a decided improvement, there may be an attempt to "gloss over" our past misfortune This, however, must not be. We have clearly much suffering yet to undergo unless the Bank Charter Bill be altered, and•for an alteration, at least in part, every man of business, we should think, will inflexibly contend. The arrival of the Overland Mail is anxiously looked for both here and in the manufacturing districts, as by it the effect of the stoppages in England upon the houses in India will be known to some extent. As to the affairs of Messrs. Fletcher, Alexander, and Co., it would appear that there are still some difficulties in the way of a satisfactory arrangement, although the friends of the house are yet sanguine of success. The English Stock Market has been rather fluctuating, b-ing, unsettled both by the rumours concerning Messrs. Fletcher's position, and by the suspense uto a reduc tion of the rate of interest at the Bank of England, upon which point we may be enabled probably to make some announcement ere going to press. Consols have been 86 to 85i for present transfer, and 86i to for Ac count. Exchequer •bills have realised Is. to 3s. pre mium. Bank Stock is worth 187 to 189. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 851 to 86i. In the Foreign Securities there has been very little doing. Spanish Five per Cents. are 18+, and the Three per Cents., 29 to 29+. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 221. Mexican Bonds are 17+ to Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents, are 54i to I. Railway Shares have been at improved rates. THREE O'CLOCK. REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank "Parlour" meeting has just broken up, and the rate of discount is reduced to 6 per cent. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock lB9 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 846 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Anns B6 88 1 / 2 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Antis. Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 B% 9-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 B% 7-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 8% 13-16 India Bonds under 1,0001....... ........ 20 Ditto Old Annuities Bl% Consols for Account ... Exchequer Bills. 2d. 1 3 p 5001. Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Equador Bonds 2 3,4 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 17 % 1A Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 22% Ditto for the Account 22% % Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto for the Account ....... 18 Ditto Passive Bonds Ditto, 3 per Cents 29 'A Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 54%,04 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILT WASIIARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PIA SHARE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2% — ...... to Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. .. Birmingtaam lk Oxford June... 15 Birmingham, WoL,& Dudley 10 ... . 14 Binning., \Vol., & Stour Val. 8 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 7 34 Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds .. 20 liockinghanishire lOl. 4s Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 Cheater and H01yhead......... 37% — to Ditto, Preference 8 Clarence. . 78 1 4 Do., let Class, 6 per Cent:— 10 - • ... to Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 20 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 15 East Anglia, 251.& L. , E. and L. &D. Ditto, 181., E. & H le Ditto, 31. 108., E. & 11... 1 Eastern Counties Ditto, ditto (B) Do. l'erpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... Do., do N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... ...... to Do., York Extension Do., Northern & Eastern 5O Do., Quarter .... .. ........... 12%... Do., New Eastersn Union. ... .. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% — to Ditto., Thirds l3s. 4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... ...... East Lancashire Ditto, New ... l3 Do., New Quarters East Lincolnshire 12% l 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 46%...... to Ditto, Halt Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 2 1% Edinburgh and Northern ... 22 1 ,C — Ditto, New 2 l/ .2 — Ditto, New port 7 Ditto, ditto, Now l% — ...... to Edinburgh and Perth Ditto, Extension .. Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to Ditto, New Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 63.8(1... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 — to Ditto, New . _ __ — Do. i x ; Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12% ... to Great Northern ... 10% — to Do. London & York Exten. 2 1 ,E — to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 35 Great North of England 100 Ditto, New 40/ 5 Ditto, New 30/. Ditto, New 151.......... ...... 114 Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths Do. New 17/ Huddersfield and Manchester 22 .. _. Dittc, Thirds Hull and Selby Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter. Shares .. 12% — to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 15 Do. do. and Norwich Do., do., Extension Scrip (late (Camb. and Ely) 2% — ...... to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ... ..... ... 6% Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101.45. — Do. Liverpool and Bury... 34 Do. (Budder.. and Shetf.) 33 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 47% — Do., West Riding Union .1 1. 25 ..... ... Do., Preston and Wyre ..725 Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto ..............(B) 11 Leeds and Bradford Leicester and Bedford Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manche& 37 1 , — Do., Branch % Shares 12% — to Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2% — to Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% — to Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2% — ...... to Leeds and Thirsk 36 Ditto, New Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%..... Liverpool. Crosby, and Sout h- _ port. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% to London .' Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d — Ditto New, No. 1.. Ditto New, No. 2 4l. 13s. 4d.... .. .. to Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 ..A4 1 ,4 44 44 1 4 to 43:4 Do. Consolidated Eighths... 30 ...... Do. Guaranteed riper Cent. 9 . ..... Do. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... London and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... ...... to London and North Wcstern..loo ...156% 155% to 157 Do. Quarter .....L. and 13. 17 Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 Do. do. Fifths Do. Quarters ......... G. J Do. 40/. Shares.....L. &M. 15 Do. 40/. Shares...sl. and B. 40 Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 7 1 to Do. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 7 1 Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western.... 411. 6s 8d... 55 1 Do. New Consolidated Bths. 40 Ditto New 501. ..... .:..- ... .. . aiq...... 291,4 co Ditto New 404 .... ..... .. -. 26 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds 61. 13s. 4d... ...... to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 ,4 — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 27 1 ,4 — Londonderry and Enniskillen 23% Manch, BnAton, & Matlock 3 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1847. Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 1 .4 Shares (No. 1) ... 13 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, 1 / 8 Shares (No. 3)... 74 ...... ... . . Ditto Grimsby - — Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto .. 4% — to . _. Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. 7 1 7 2 ...... Manchester and Southampton 2 1 ,ii — .. ... to Midiand 100 lll 111 w to 110 Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 40/. Shares Ditto, 50/. 5hare5........... 10 ... .. 9 Midland. Binn., and Derby...l(o ..... 83 1 XA Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent.... 100 ll9 ...... to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 34 Ditto ditto V. 95.... .. Midland, Leices. and Swan ning-ton (8 per ct.gua.).... 50 .... . hi idld. Great NVestern (Irish) 30 Newcastle and Carlisln Ditto Quarter Shares __ Newmarket and Chesterford 13 1 /...... Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and Heref. 4 Norfolk Ditto New 20/. Ditto Extension Do. &trip, 1847,N. of Norflk '2 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 N ewry, Warrenpoint, and Rost reror Northern Counties Union .... 4 forth British Ditto Half Shares. Do. Quarters 4 3 f { 4 3 /4 to Ditto. Extension .. Ditto Thirds North Staffordshire..... 7% 7 % 3/... to North Wales 3% ..... ..... to North Western 6 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7% ...... to Royston and Hitchin ...... ... 1%...... to Scottish Central Scottish Midland ... ........ .... 17% — ..•... to Ditto, New lO Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3 - Shrewsbury and Cheste: (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... Ditto, Oswestry Ditto (New) - Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union South Devon ................40 __... _ Ditto, Preference South titatrordshire South Eastern and Dover 33 1 ,E WA to 3114 Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No 9 l7 __ _ ...... .... Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ... .. 64 5 3 /4 ....• to II South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 4 Uhames llaven Dock and Railway 17% — Taw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 13% ...... Waterford and Limerick ... .. 32%... .. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Dublin ... 2 West Cornwall Nhitehaven and Furness.-- 11 ... .. Windsor, Staines, and South Western Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 30 — ... .. to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... . 34 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .. ... 31% 3 / 4 ... to Do. North Shields Purchase 25 .. ... 31 ...... to Do. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 10 Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 York and North - Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens 2O ..... 15% to Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara. Dcndre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish 7 ...... 2N...... to East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Great Southern of Madras Great Western Bengal -. ss. Great Western Canada Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 ... .. .... Louvain il la Sambre ......... 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madras ... 1 - ..... to ,Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege......... ..... 14 5%... . to Northern of France. Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d.... Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale Tours & Nantes ... .. Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hassel t Trinidad.. ........ ......... West Flanders 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London 2O — to London Joint Stock ..... ..... 10 London and Westminster. .. 20 Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 22% ..... to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New Union of Australia Ditto, New 2% to ._ . Union of London ... 10' Union of Madrid MINES. Anglo Mexican .. 100 Astrian Mining Company ... 11 Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 - British Iron Brazilian Imperial .... ..... 21 Cobra Copper Galvanized Iron Real del Monte, Unregistered 3 1 4 to -- LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 2.—Wind S.S.W., light breeze, and fine, DEAL, DEC. I.—Wind N.W. to S. W.—Arrd. Florence, Forrester, Quebec. Arrd. from the river, and sailed, Mary Louisa, Singapore; Salucia, Sydney, New South Wales; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's, and since put back; Mediator, New York. Sailed the whole of the outward. bound, except Osprey, for Callao. BIDEFORD, Nov. 29.—Arrd. Lord Ramsey, England, Quebec; British Lady, Prince Edward's Island. MUMBLES, Nov. .29.—Arrd. Stewart, Quebec, for Port Talbot. Put back, Alpha, for Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, DEC. I.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Vigilant, Reynell, Rio Janeiro:; John R. Skiddy, Luce, New York, with 41,400/. in specie on freight; Martha, Wash ington, Stewart, Mobile; George Fraser, Pictou; Ann Mary, Tomkins, Pelican Island. Off port, Golden Eagle, and Tynemouth Castle, —. PLYMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind S.W.—lt is reported that her Majesty's ship Dolphin has fallen in with the Lady Kennaway, and will tow her in here. CORK, Nov. 29.—Wind S. W.—Arrd. Cashmere, Wil- son, Havannah; Caroline, St. John's, New Brunswick. LONDONDERRY, Nov. 29.—Fanny, Quinn, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRISTOL, DEC. I.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Dit'on, RRnouf, Cape Breton. DUBLIN, Nov. 30.—Wind W.—Arrd. I'alandar, Lo vett, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Union, Trinidad, CLYDE. Nov. 29.—Wind W.—Arrd. Lady Harvey, Miller, Demerara. Ski, Philip, Lang, New Zealand; Argyle, Batavia ; Eliza Stewart, Bombay; Mary Ann, Trinidad; Saint Mary, Jamaica. KINSALE, Nov. 27.—S1d. Enterprise, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. GRAVESEND, DEC. I.—The Argo, for St. John's, New Brunswick, has put back with damage to hull and rigging, having been in contact, in the Downs, with the Enmoll, for Adelaide, South Australia. HARWICH, Nov. 30.—Some wreckage—a ship's round house, lined with thin stuff, painted light and blue inside and yellow outside, and, a black varnish cask, marked " Ovington," were seen between the Galloper and Kentish Knock on the 25th instant, by a revenue cutter. MUMBLES, Nov. 29.—A large ship, waterlogged and abandoned, with only mainmast standing, was passed in lat. 50 N., long. 25 W., by the Ariel, arrived here. FALMOUTH, Nov. 30.—The Naiden, Schutz, which arrived here to day, parted company with the barque Lady Kennaway, of London, 28th instant, in lat. 49 N., long. 5 W.; it then blowing a strong gale from the N.W. Her Majesty's ship Dolphin, from Plymouth to Sierra Leone, fell in with them 24th instant, in lat, 47. long. 8., put an officer and seven seamen on board, sup plied hawsers, Rc , and proceeded; a temporary rudder was making, which would probably have been ready by noon of the 28th. MARYPORT, Nov. 29.—The Wilean Rothery, Fletcher, from Dumfries to Maryport, is on shore near this place, but is expected off next springs without dam age. PLYMOUTH, DEC. I.—Sld. Asia, America. WATERFORD, Nov. 29.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Souriner Farrestal, Tool!, Miramichi. Sid. John Bell, Savannagh. GREAT Pat RLI Ahi EN TAICY FEAT. —George Ben tinck, alias the Stable Mind, alias the Protectionist Pet, can be backed for any amount, to perform the following feat: —lle will pick up with his memory four octavo pages of unconnected statements, trundle a theory over a dozen great facts, contradict himself fourteen times, swallow a score of full-sized absurdities, and conclude by his celebrated figure• dance blindfold, among three pam phletfuls of statistics, without ever touching the real point of the case, all in one hour. His money will be ready at any of the sporting houses, and he can always be heard of at the Carlton, where ho is ready to make the above match, if he can ho accommodated with a customer.—Punch. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice CRESS WELL aid a Special Jury.) NEWTON V. LORD CUNYNGHAM. Mr. Ilunsfrey . and MiTii:iliertoiif;the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Bramwell for the de fendant. This action was brought to recover from the de fendant, Lord Alfred Conyngham, the sum of 2751., being the amount of deposit paid by the plaintiff upon 100 shares in the Galway and Ennis Grand Junction Railway, at the rate of 21. 15s. per share. Ilis Lord ship was sued as one of the provisional committeemen of that company. It appeared that the line was projected in 1845, and that the sum of 9,2531. 15s. was received by the directors as deposits upon the shares allotted. The directors stated that the project was supported by nearly all the land owners in the district, and by some of the most influential railway companies in England, and they held out con fidently to the shareholders the prospect that the pro ject would be proceeded with, and that an application would be made to Parliament to sanction its construc tion. The necessary surveys were accordingly made, and plans prepared, but the directors had neglected to go to Parliament. The plaintiff now sought to have his money returned out of the balance remaining in the hands of the directors, which he submitted was amply sufficient for the purpose, on the ground that they had failed to fulfil the promise held out to the shareholders. The contract and subscribers' agreement were ten dered as evidence, but was objected to by Mr. Sergeant Byles, and The Learned JUDGE held the objection to be fatal. At the conclusien of the plaintiff's case a number of_ objections were taken by M r . S ergean t Byles, the ch ief of which were that the defendant was not proved to have been a member of the com p an y w h e n the plaintiff paid his deposit, and that there was no evidence of the nature of the contract entered into when the deposit was paid, and on which the present action was based. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL was of opinion that there was no evidence to go to the jury in the present case. It appeared that the plaintiff paid the money 0 0 1711 i September, 1845, upon some con t rac t, the nature 0 which did not appear in evidence. The jury could not: therefore, know upon what terms the plaintiff parte?, with his money without the subscribers' contract And agreement.—Plaintiff accordingly nonsuited. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DA (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncHELL.) STEVENS v. PoCoCIE. The plaintiff in this action is a builder at Gravesend. Defendant is an attorney, and also the proprietor of marble works at Paddington. The action was brought to recover the sum of 4! 45., stated in the particulars to be the amount of an overcharge in an account on which defendant had brought an action. The defendant pleaded that he was only indebted to the amount of 11. 195., which he paid into court. The facts were these. The marble works formerli belonged to a person named Buddle, with whom tit! plaintiff formerly dealt. In January of the preseett . year the defendant sent a circular to the plaintiff , 3°lici s ing a continuance of orders, and one was given for s °ll d l ._ chimney pieces. The invoice was made out "To goo i 7 20/. 145.; cases, 41. 45.; carriage, 55.; discount, 123. id s, On the part of the plaintiff it was urged that of fou n t' action was to have been on the former terms months' credit, but at the expiration of a month as action was commenced, and when the costs amounted to 71. Plaintiff paid the full amount, 32/. 4s. 4d., defendant refusing to allow for the cases returned, or the discoun 1 to recover back which the present action was brought. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that as the plaiet iff p f hti to returned the goods ho might have pleaded a fieta the amount of their value. cif" the trans- Mr. THOMAS, for the plaintiff, said that under the _ cumstances the safer plan was to pay all, as be bad au unquestionable right to bring the present action. The facts were then proved. The defendant's attorney contended that the plain tiff must be nonsuited. Mr. THOMAS argued that defendant had by his P ie. admitted the plaintiff's right o c f ation. The UNDER-SHERIFF said he should let the case g ° to the jury, considering th a t under the plea defen dant had admitted his liability for their value. The jury gave a verdict fur 17s. over and above the 1/. 19s. paid into Court. A nsit. n u application was made for leave to m no oved for II not give The Learned U NDER -S HERIFF said he COu l— A leave, but he wo u ld re t a i n t h e wr it till next te rm, so that defendant might apply to the Ccurt above. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.--(THIS DAY- ) here Will This being what is termed " County Day , 5 111 " t a very large attendance of magistrates for t he disP° of the usual county business. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace having the re. minutes of thu last Court, and also brought uP port of the Committee for Accounts and General Pur* poses, which were received and adopted, erilr The report of the Committee appointed to sup _ tend the erection or providing of an additional peurr lunatic asylum, and to execute a mortgage of the couol rates for the sum of 20,000/. for the providing such add.l7 tional accommodation, was then read. It stated that Irt read the pursuance of advertisement, first inserted in July, t he f had received several tenders, and they now had settled,. upon one received, advancin g th e mone y at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The report was received and adopted unanimously. The report of the Visiting Justices of the House Of Correction, Coldbath-fields, was next received, end adopted unanimously. It appeared from it that the number of prisoners at present confined there was 1,010, of whom 803 were males and 207 females, and 11 chit' dren. Only one death had occurred since the last Court day, and the general health of the prisoners was good. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace then read the rep ort of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction, Westminster, from which it appeared that the number_ of prisoners confined were 779, of whom 207 iv! 1. ,° females and 572 males. It account of the state of the prisoners' health, an d also , 1 the effects of the system of moral and religious training adopted there. g ave a most tavoursooto, EN CE SPORTING INTELLIG_ " THE ROYAL LEAMINGTON AND WARWICO. STEEPLECHASES. —WEDNESDAY. Match, 500 sous. , p.p. Three miles. Captain Alleyne's The Nigger , 6st ••• (• 2 Tasker) I Mr. Isaac Day's Columbus, 9st ••• •• ••• Betting-6 to 4on The Nigger. Won in a cante r. t e h a e ch s , ec l o s n f d t, t a o n s d av s e f h t i o s of 2 5 s oya. The Grand Open Steeplechase Handicap 1 6 of whom declared.) Captain W. Peel's Chandler, declared, 37 miles.with I ( o 3 o 7 a s d u jo ded : Mr. J. S. Moseley's Richard the Fi rst, lOst 12Ib ..• • n s l t y ak i e f . Captain Barnett's Boxkeeper, lOst 21b ••• •• ; 11 st 21b (Captain Little) The following also started, but were not pl a ced:- -- 0 Mr. James Mason na St. Leger , 12st 41b •••• ••• 0 Lord Strathmore's The Switcher , Ilst 131 b... ••• 0 Mr. Joseph Anderson's Profligate, 1 Ist ..• • • •• 0 Mr. J. Elmore's Young Lott er y , lOst 12Ib •• 0 Mr. R. T. Moore's St. Ruth , lOst 10Ib ••• ••• 0 • Mr. J. Elmore's Alice Grey , lOst 81b... ••• Ib 2 • 0 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's King of the Valley, lOst 0 Mr. W. Taylor ne, Standard Guard, lOst 2lb ••• 0 Mr. 'Wortley's Sparta, 9st 121 b ••• -• Sir H. Bruce's Evergreen, 9st 121 b ••• ••• •" 0 Mr. C. C. Brooke's The Eagle , 9st 101 b • • •• 0 Mr. Douglas's Canary, 9st 10lb ••• ••• "• 0 Mr. Smith's Pembroke, aged, 9st 71b... ••• •••• 0 11r. J. Brown's Hip Briar, 9st 121 b ••• ••• Betting-6 to 1 agst Chandler, 7to I agst St. Leger, 9 to 1 agst Richard the First, 9 to I agst Standard Guard, 10 to 1 agst Lat itat, 12 to 1 agst Profligate, and 15 to I agst Boxkeeper. Won by two lengths. The Professional Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sCITS. each, and 20 added. Three miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Weatley's Gay hurst, 11st 71b ... (Archer) 1 Mr. Brown's Red Hawthorn, list ..• •.• 3 Mr. P o welrs Slow-and-Sure, 11 st • • • The following also started:— Mr. Eskrett's Sir William, lOst 71b Mr. Denistoun's Old Dan Tucker, lOst 71b Mr. Smith's Unknown, 12st ••• • • ... Mr. Essex's Old Ned, lOst 71b ..• ••• • Lord Strathmore's Mameluke, 1 Ist 111 b .•• " 0 Mr. E. J. Davenport's Viscount, lOst 71b ••• ". Mr. Fowler's Beggarman, lOst 71b ••• ••• Betting-3 to 1 agst Gayhurst , 4 to I agst Mame .l;Jse, and 6to 1 agst Slow-and-Sure. Won in a canter. 0 A Free Handier, of 5 sous. each, and 40 added. Tri miles, over five hurdles. (16 Subs.)l Mr. J. Pearce's Jack, llst 21b Mr. Lambden's Chance, lOst 121 b... ................ •••• 3 Mr. W. H. Wilson nd Valeria, lOst 12Ib .......... ••••gr. The following also started, but were not placed W. Learmonth's Cavendish, list 71b—Baron I°-„ child's The Hack, llst—Lord Strathmore's Red 1-4 1111 j, - ' 10st 121b—Mr. B. Tomlin nd The Pony, lOst 71b --- ;;;:b Parkyn's Wilford, lOst 71b—Mr. J. Eltnore's nr"'o-51 Yeoman, lOst 21b—Mr. Simpson's Amazon, 4 yr' , (Kitten) 121b—Captain Allen nd Leo, Oat 121b—Mr. 41 b w o o bl g by Valentine out of the Nab, 4 yrs, 9st 41b.- - " - cleverly. NEWMARKET COURSING MEEETING• 0 "" o 0 ••• 0 WEDNESDAY. The Puppy Stakes—(Continued). Mr. Purser's Picotee beat Mr. Vipau's Vista. Mr. Villeboie Desperate beat Mr. Arabin's AMY . e r. Mr. Buckworth's Beatrice beat Mr. Miller's Midsuoo3 Fir Ties. Young Warrior bt Brides -st I lied Rose beat Giddy dery maid. I Cimierarea beat Espar Pansey beat Beatrice. 'The other tii The All Aged St Wish-you-may-get-it beat Rose de la Refine. Lyme Regis beat Miles. Fire-office bt Smuggler Bill. Dai3y beat Fancy Boy. rs not run off. tikes—First Ties. Cruiskeen beat Figaro. Hotspur beat G irl of Kent. Brutus beat Vainpyre. Twilight beat Merry Lou. i t SC ' PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—DEATH or ENA,kr RAL SIIIRREFF .- The serious illness of this office. 13-is mentioay, ne member of family, ned y nor the ester me d dical but officers whoan attended hil a ' de st h, tertained any immediate apprehensio n of his _te Yesterday the Admiralty telegraphed to know the of his health, and the reply was that he was if:00_ 1113 5: but the Admiral soon became worse, and uotw_,ilbstssiti ing every means that was resorted to, exP i ',,fr,, - "on quarter after two o'clock this morning, troei --•snied of mucous on the chest. Admiral Shirreff only i°l_, of as superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard on the lsb i . ; ed October last, and in that brief interval has Ol io bad esteem and respect of all the officers and Ewa° l i n os occasion to communicae wi him, and his short 1,...eat and unexpected death have th con sequently c ast t i gloom over the estsblishment. • A