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

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMI'IIITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert. Prince of Wales, and Royal Family. Grand Christmas Holiday Fetes. THIS EVENING, a double rotation of Equestrian wishes and Novelties. The "Demon Horse ; or, The Twelve wishes and the Charmed Bit." Herr Neuparte, the great Dutch Bottle Equillbrist. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON IILORtiE ; or, The Twelve Wiskes and the Charmed Bit. N e w and entire change in the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To entitled conclude TILE FORTY with th THIE VES ; ore Ora Ghrtstmaa Comic Fair; Pantomime, , Harlequin and All Baba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harlequ Mr. W. Har vey ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. Box -office open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors °p ea at six and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THE.A.' Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Dr.una, entitled THE HAND OF CARDS—GAME, LIFE, STAKES, BEAT 11. The characters will be supported by the whole of the talented Company. To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dream. Har lequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon, Herr R. Deuliu ; Columbine, Mdlle. Theodore ; Clown, Herr E. Deulin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Reduction of Prices.—Boxes, Is,. Hall-price, Ed ; Ht, Gd.; Gallery, ad.; Private Boxes, 2 , . Mr. N. T. Hicks As " Tim Black Doc tor." Great suceoss of the new allevoricrd Railway Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Illel, Ed. 'wards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which will be produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en titled THE BIRTH OF' THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin Go-A-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown, Mr. T. Barry ; Pantaloon, Signor Osmonde ; Harlequin, M. Lupine; Columbine, Mlle. Adele Lauri. RUNNING MATCH.—Yesterday, the quarter of a mile race between Mills, of London, and Baker, of Mitcham, came off at Battersea, for 20/ a side. At the start Mills took the lead, which he maintained throughout, and after a good race the former came in the winner by ten yards, having run over the quarter of j a mile in less than one minute's time. TfIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LXNE. The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO MIME CO3IPANY. THIS EVENING Will be performed Ba:fe's Opera, entitled TILE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville Mr. Rafter ; orliere, Mr. Horncastle ; La Valllere , M r. Galli ; AEA I enford, Mr. D. W.. King ; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley; M adame Corinne, Miss Romer; Gilsette, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After which will be produced the Grand Comic Christmas Panto mime, bong a mixture of the historical and legendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. The Overture and Music c.omposed by Mr. R. Hughes; the new and ex tensive Seenery by Mr. Grieve, Mr. Teibin, and numerous as sistants ; the Tricks and Transformations by Mr. Bitimiie rs theßa Ma -1 c hiderY by Mr. R. Sion= ; the Dresses by Mrs. Bovey, M ; . i ls, and a host of auxilia ries. The whole produced under the super n cadence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. ABODE OF KALTBA, TIIE ENCIIANTRESS.—Date and lo cality not exactly known, but considered by the Antiquarian Society to have been discovered " somehow or other," " some time or other," near somewhere or other " Kalyba (the Enchantress, not by Balfe, mistress of all the elements, except those of " Arithmetic," having quite miscalculated her power), Mr. H. Horncastle ; Fiends and Fu ries (Illustrating a common expressiottof speech, with anything but a common expression of countenance), Messrs. J. W, Morgan, Burt, Connell, and H. Payne ; Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, (the four Ele ments, with a strong love of mischief), by Dealers in each ; the March of Intellect (travelling "incog." as." Young England," a true bit of British blood, by Intellect out of Industry, dam by Science, out of Perseverance, has never been beaten, and can be matched against anything), Miss Annie Payne.—How the March of Intellect pays a " flying visit" to Kalyba ; and how, being empowered by the Committee on National Education, he gives the old lady sudden no tice to quit, by as suddenly changing the premises to Scene 2. INTERIOR OF INFANT SCHOOL.—Sehoolmaster, Mr. Big wig, who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys a half-holiday on the occasion. Scene 3. EXTERIOR AND EARBACAN OF COVENTRY CASTLE. — The Earl of Coventry (Lord High Steward of England, and his own into the bargain), Mr. Mazzoni ; the Countess of Coventry (a good housewife, and supposed to have been the inventor of the celebrated "Coventry Cake"), Miss Haines ; Head Nurse (with a good character from her last place), Mr. Cheel ; Mast& George (afterwards cele brated for a battle he fought with a dragon, but at present without any knowledge of " arms," except his nurse's), Miss Marks ; Masters Andrew, David. Patrick, Denis, James, Anthony (very youthful nights, but destined, with their " cousin George," to astonish the atives by and by as " The Seven Champions of Christendom"), Mas ers Coyle, Savell, Dix, Welsh, Desborg, Francis.—How the youthful t. George is feted on his birth-day—how he makes his" first," and nearly his last " appearance in public on the occasion—how his " cousins " Andrew, David, Patrick, Denis, James, and Anthony come to slob him many happy returns of the day—and how Kalyba shows her " love of children" by taking the " whole brood under her wing." NOTICE.—" Nothinge material to our historic" occurring during a period of fifteen years, the author trusts that the audience will al low him to cut it, and come again to Scene 4. KALTBA'S HOUSE OF CORRECTION !—St. George of Eng land (a rum'un to look at, but a rare'un to go), Mr. W. H. Payne; St. Andrew of Scotland, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, %t. Anthony of Italy (all pretty much of the same kidney!) Mr. Heath, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Marks, Mr. Chapin°, Mr. Sanger, Mr. J. Haynes.—How St. George and his brother champions (considerably grown since their last ap pearance in public) are kept in durance vile, and on " very short commons" by Kalyba—how Kalyba pops her affections on St. George who " can't abide her"—in short, how—but we won't anticipate— merely observing, that the upshot is the Downfall of Kalyba, and the Emancipation of the Seven Champions of Christendom ! Scene 5. DOTEII ROADS.—How the Seven Champions of Christen dom set out for their respective destinations—" the management having, in the handsomest manner," made special arrangements for that purpose with the various " Metropolitan Conveyance Com panies." Scene 6. BANKS OF THE Nrtg.—Almanzor, King of Morocco (his own Lord High Admiral, Commander-an-Chief, &e., on his way to King Ptolemy's Court, to court King Ptolemy's daughter), Mr. T. Matthews ; Ptolemy, King of Egypt (rather a remote ancestor of Ibrahim Pacha, better known as Abraham Parker), Mr. Frierson. Moorish Sailors, Attendants on King Ptolemy, &c. How Almanzor came to Egypt to be married—the Princess having a decided objec tion to their being " bound in Morocco ;" and how St. George, not having even " dipped" into the question of " lights," runs his steamer on shore, and saves himself on the funnel. Scene 7. GRAND HALL IN TOE PALACE OF PTOLEMY THE FIRST, Knso or Eover.—The Princess Sabra, Mr. Hance, about to be mar ried to the King of Morocco, but patriotically devoting herself to the digestive organs of the Dragon (a gentleman, whose prodigious allowance of jaw enables him to speak for himself), Mr. Wielanel. How this " marriage in high life" is suddenly interrupted by the Dragon, who, not only forbids the banns'; but elopes with the bride; thereby plunging " her illustrious parents and several families ofdis- Unction at t*p west-end of the town into the deepest affliction," See (vide Morning Papers). lIOYAL FROCLANIATION. " Who'll kill the dragon ? I " Or me he shall gorge ; 1, says St. George, I'll kill the dragon."—Old MS. Arming of St. George for the approaching Fight. Latest odds at the "Corner," 1,000 to 0 on the Dragon (taken). " May the best man win." Scene 8. TuE DEACON'S HAUNT IN TUE DESOLATE VALLEY.— How the Dragon introduces the Princess Sabra to his " country quarters ;" how St. Gorge follows on horseback (the railroad not being quite finished); how he and the Dragon fall in, and then fall out. The Battle (fir particulars of which keep your eyes fixed on Messrs. Payne and Wieland). How the result of the last round not niy elevates St. George to the " Crown" of Egypt and the " five hilling pieces" of England, but at the same time introduces the audience to Scene 9. GRAND HALL OF CHIVALRY.—HOW St. George receives the " Battle Money" (alias the hand of the Princess Sabra). Re appearance of the March of Intellect. Introduction of Old Friends in New Characters. Harlequin.. • • Mr. Howell, Clown .. . • Mr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon.— • Mr. Priorsou. I Columbine Miss Hicks. Svelte 10. DEALER IN CURIOSITIES AND IRONMONGER AND CUT LER'S SlloP.—lmproved Surgical Instruments. "Holding the mirror up to nature." " Families furnished" on a novel principle. A loud Report on the New Ilouses of Parliament. A fashionable complaint flies to the Clown's head. Scene I I. CORNCIIANDLER'S SHOP AND GRANARY.—More ways than one of being "in clover." Specimen of the very best "Britannia metal." Plenty of "game" in high preservation. Cabinet measures and corn measures. A lot of " chaff " in both. Harlequin gives Clown " the sack." Abundant specimens of the New Tariff. Scene 12. SIAMESE VILLAS AND NURSERY GROIIND.—" To be let, to gether or separate." Ethiopian Serenaders provided on the shortest notice. " Get out of the way, Old Dan Tucker," and make way for " patent elastic India-rubber boots." Effects of " putting your feet in it." The Spanish marriage horticulturally illustrated. Spanish nut and Orleans plum, "A plague o' both your housos." Scene 13. TINMAN ♦ND TAILOR'S SROPS.—The original little Tin Kettle. Water always hot. A grate mistake. " Going out a shoot ing." Grand Experiments In Gun Cotton, ending in an awful Catas trophe. Scene 14. INTERIOR or Barrisit AND FOREIGN Toy WlREnousE. Jac Toys for tt , e Million. Magic Cards. How to " cut and shuffle." kin the Box and oat of it. First-rate teem and turn out. " See the Conquering Hero comes." Scene 15. THE STATUE AS IT Is; or, Wellington at Hyde-park corner. Scene 16. THE STATUE AS IT WAS ; or, Wellington at Waterloo. Look here upon this picture, and on this." THEATRE ROYAL, FIAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a sew awl original Drama, called TIIE ROUND OF WRONG ; or, • N r ireside Story. Sir Arthur Foljambe, Mr. Stuart ; Lichen, Mr. Rogers ; Reuben Gwynne, Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buckstone ; Harwood, Mr. !Toward; Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Mary Ryland, Miss F ortescue ; Jenny, Miss M ou ld s. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, " La Bayadere," " Habana in Algeria," " Gaillaume Tell," and a Po lonaise. After which the New Comic Drama of STORY E LLING 'Novel Effects. In which 3lessrs. Farren, Bucksto T ue, Miss Telbin, aed Mrs. Humby will appear. To conclu , le with an Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Drama, founded on the New Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permission of the author, from the proof sheets) by Albert Smith, Esq.. called THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal cha• factors by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Farce of MRS. IVIIITE. Characters by Messrs. Turner, Kinloch, arid Oxberry ; Miss Villars, Mrs. Wigan, and Miss Arden. To conclude with a New Comic, Pantomime, entitled TIIE BUT TERFLY'S BALL. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri; Clown, Mr. J. W. Collier ; Pantaloon, Mr. Rough ; Columbine, MLss Laldlaw ; Attendant Sprites, Masters. C. anti F. Lauri. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHt. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Drama, called CO. LOMBA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates ; Messrs.:Wright, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c. Between the pieces the celebrated E NTORTILATIONISTS, Mr. John Lees and his three Pupils—the Masters Hanlons, will ex hibit their wonderful Jeux Gyinnastiques. After which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM. DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford. Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Enuna Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. - - PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romanti2 Opera, in three parts, entit:el THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of Giselle." The principal characters personified by Miss t eorglana Smithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, Renner, &c. In the course of the evening Profillsor HEMMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing " The Railroad Overture." To conclude with a new Grand Comic Chretinas Pantomime, entl tied The ENCHANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE ; or, Pau The One- olum ed i yGent. Harlequin, air. Bologna; P antaloon, Mr. ; Cb, Miss Burbidge Sprite, Mr. U. Marshall Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. Last Appearance but Two of the eminent Comedies, 31. PERLET. On MONDAY EVENING Will be performed a new Vaudeville, entitled LA DOT D'AIJ VERGNE. Pierre, M. Dumery; Jerome, M. Pagenler ; Madeleine, Mdlle. Fouquet ; Felicite, Madame Dumery. After which will be produced the popular Vaudeville of LE SAVANT. In which will appear MM. Perlet, Langeval, Dorgebret, Pascal, Tourillon ; Madame Grassau, and Mdlle. Vallee. To conclude with the favourite Comedy of LE PARRAIN. The characters by MM. Perlet, Dumery, Pascal, Pagenier, Priston ; Mdlle. Angelo, Madame Dumery, Mille. Celina Fouquet, 31tulame Grassau, and Mdlle. Leyder. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the perfOrmances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETIIIOPIAN SERENADERS (Pell, Barrington, White, Stanwood, and (lumen) will have the honour of repeating their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENT at the above Theatre, TiIIS EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays ; doors open at Eight, and the Enter tainment commences at Half-past Eight. And will (by desire) give a GRAND JUVENILE PERFORMANCE, on Wednesday Morning next, Jan. 6 ; doors open at Two, to commence at half-past Two. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, 2s. COPYRIGHT EDITIONS Now ready, handsomely bound in half morocco, adapted for the Library, price Bs. 6d., with Portraits, VOLUME VI. of B ENTLEY'S MODERN LITERATURE. Completing TIIE LETTERS OF . HORACE WALPOLE. Any of the preceding volumes may be had separately, price Is. Gd. each ; or in two Parts, price 3s. 6d. each. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. To be had also of all Booksellers. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY L'HARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c. take place every TUESDAY and Fatoas. at One o'clock, at the (tall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imine- Gately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 2. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 30; Highest, 35 ; Noon, 32. BAROMETER, 29.93.—W1ND E., fine. II Rill WATER AT LON DON-BRLI RI E TILLS DAY. Morning .. 16 minutes after 2. i Evening .. 37 ululates after 2. 4 1, 4 „,f, , " • '• I A. • ',. .•.,;,/,` 4 , ''. • '‘'' 4\''''4 41 4 3 *-.,. 1 '!' . 'AO.% ' Fa - ,- ~ Allrei * - 6=17,.. 0,- t t leir-.Fle: -- 4 1 " , r' • Aie ; ;; , .L'ADIEOZ,,F,I.. , . ....g: i -. 7 . ..:,-, . ""'" , 4 1 ' '. t .., .., .„ ••• . intim LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1847. In reviewing the different events which have occurred throughout the world during 1846, we yesterday afforded sufficient testimony of the accuracy of our assertions as to the extraordinary character of the past twelve months. We did this, moreover, merely by an enumeration of circumstances taking place beyond the shores of the British islands. Our proofs were of a cosmopolitan rather than of a na tional species. We glanced over the more memorable European, Asiatic, African, and American occur rences, reserving those peculiarly connected with these dominions for a separate mention. A cursory reminiscence of what has happened during 1846 in England and its dependencies, must agitate every patriotic mind with anxieties and anticipations about the possible events of 1847. We remember the miseries which have befallen this empire during the old year, and we dread their repetition duriLmg the new year. We remember that during the cold year the Parliament achieved moral victories over he evils of centuries, and we marvel whether the session of the new year will be illustrated by comparable pro ceedings. We remember that the 011 year witnessed the disruption of parties, and we endea vour to c3njecture the consequences of that. disrup tion in the futurity of the new year. From aill these conflicting considerations the re-assembling - of the popular representatives and the Peers, at West sremster, on the 19th proximo, is looked forward to with the utmost curiosity. Foremost among the events of 1846 were' the re peal of the corn-laws, and the consequent anrii hilation of monopoly. After a toil for the realisatic a of free trade, extending over a period which nii ght be counted by decades, after a toil which at fi; rst pro mised to be interminable and fruitless, the b ton was obtained, whereby the national commerce was invigo rated, and the national agriculture relieved from a disgraceful and pernicious " Protection." Simulta neously with that brilliant success over the p •ejudices of many generations, the true principles c if political economy were engrafted upon the mercant iI e code of England. The interests of the revenue • were not forgotten, while the perfect freedom of ti ade was ensured. The ignorance or the covetousn .e as of the so-called " country party " was repaid by 'the over throw of their venerable fallacies, but a _respite of three years was at the same time conceded: to them. Then, again, the great Conservative part y was de stroyed—the strong Government was split tt ered into fragments—the Peel Administration was cc a .tpelled to resign. Many of those who during some% Jere about a quarter of a century hail associated them: a ;Ives with the late Premier, and who had ultimat ly, spon taneously, and deliberately selected him . for their political chieftain, took the occasion of his ni able con version to the Free-traders - to asperse his . character with a revengefulness, a bitterness, a fero ';y, and a relentlessness to which the pages of lIAI is, UM fur nish no parallel. Because he had the cc in; rage and magnanimity to avow the mistakes of a , long and honourable career, and to announce, on a flour of the House of Commons, and in the face of tl to whole world, that, after a painful and labor is us con sideration of the matter, he had corn 0 to the conclusion that Free Trade was aim le conso nant with the principles of Justice and the laws of Nature, his quondam followers mal ig ned him with an acerbity more applicable to a nit lefactor than to a Minister of the Crown. For al ter Ing his opinion upon one question of policy, the Protec tionists declared that the whole life of the Premier was odious, from his continual tergiversation. - They asserted that his whole life was execrable at repre hensible from his conduct having been in v ariably modelled upon expediency. Supposing this ass( 3= tion to be correct, then does it recoil with redoubled is npetus upon the very men who gave it utterance. For, if the life of Sir ROBERT PEEL was thus odi , n Is and thus execrable, sorry indeed must have b aE n the character of the party who had wilfully selec it ad him for their leader—poor must have been their c cnnbina tion of ability and integrity when they cot la only discover such a man to undertake their gui dance— most miserable, most odious, and most e. tecrable must they have been who were so long the obs equious followers of a man of such a shameless caree r! On their own showing, the Protectionists ar e only worthy of distrust and contumely. But Sir E I .OBERT PEEL, when he invoked the hatred of a contet aptible r few, ti assured to hi mse lf t h e love and adm i ration o f t h e million. By hi s proceedings in signed hi s name to t h e grateful an dlperpetual ha r s , ; ,m c e o rn n .. - brance of his fellow-countrymen, he has rend wed it inevitable that that name will henceforth be u ttered with expressions of gratitude "in the cottag es of those whose lot it is to labour," he has ass timed for ever a prominent place amongst the moss pa triotic and the most illustrious of the statesra en. of England. Another Member of the Commons' House of 1 liament has likewise, during 1846, attracted towa himself, in a remarkable degree, the admirati of the public. In the past year RICHARD COBDI consummated that great struggle for commerci emancipation with which he will ever be so honour ably associated. In that year, also, he corn—, m pilgrimage of civilisation throu g h thr... variousencd a e states of Europe—a pilgrimage more honour-- able, if possible, than all his previous exertions. Ins consequence of the accepttahtieonAonfti-thcn eofrreelatrwadLeepargiune2 ciples by the Legislature, was dissolved. Another remarkablebad been bassnociaaltrioeandyof: a peculiarly popular character namely, about the commencement ean ofthelB4soci 6,d e i t s y - I solved in like manner—we mean for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. In 1846, .fi moreover, the present Government, under the di leadership of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, was installed ha in office ; and from the known disposition of th e dif- an ferent members of the Administration every con fidence is reposH in the intentions and capacity of that Government. In 1846 the condition of Ire land became more perilous than at any previous mo ment of her history. In 1846 a misund ers t an di n first arose amon g th e Repealers in Conc anta i ili g tion Hall. In 1846 t h e father of the : slavery agitati on , THOMAS CLARKSON died. In 1846, the entente cordi a l e was ruptured. In 1846 our quarrel with the American Government was brought to a satisfactory conclusion. In 1846 we had first a positive Ministerial promise of those sanatory and educational measures which had been so long and so ardently desired. Such have been the most con spicuous events of the bygone twelvemonth, such have been the advantages realised, the evils avoided, the calamities experienced during that memorable inter- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 18i7 val. As an incitement to yet greater assiduity in the population in general, and in the legislators in particular, 1846 may be most useful and mot glorious in being the cause of emulation to the (possibly) more useful and more glorious year just dawning upon the world. England this will be one, and that not the least, of the benefits which- the discovery . of .SCIION BEIN will have conferred on the nation. :VIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. 1 - QUA TER TO THREE. The Cotton marks t Lc. el puol tit x•cri: Las about Ad. to id. per lb. The sales of the week are 31,810 bales, of which 20,000 bales were on speculation. The stock is 438,970 bales against 885,480 bales at thiS time last year. Shares were much the same. The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, at Messrs Lamond and Co.'s, was well attended, and a fair business was done at good prices ; French Shares sold well. The following are a few of the principal sales : Warwick and Worcester London and Manchester (Remington's) 0 9 6 Great Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia 1 0 0 Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 10 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham Great Northern of France .. London and South-Western, Tenths 5 7 6 Vale of Neath Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia 0 6 0 London and York Extension, ex int 2 12 0 Northern Counties Union 1 13 6 Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 9 0 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 11 0 Paris and Lyons 5 6 0 Manchester and Southampton 1 18 The principal points in the Bank of England state ment for the week to December 26, compared with the previous week, are these: — Notes issued Increase 'The German Journal of Frankfurt has the follow ing from Vienna, Dec. 22 : "M. de Rothschild is expected here to-morrow. The Bourse is in a very excited state. Galicia is in a state of anarchy. It is feared that the political fanaticism of the masses will be transformed into one of a religious character. All the peasants of one village left their church in a body, becau-e their cure spoke to them of the Decalogue. Their exclamation was, We do not went so many laws.'" We adverted on Thursday to the new Charter for the Government of New Zealand, which received the royal signet on the 23d ult. This is a great fact, which will ever he remarkable in history. It will al ways be instanced as one of the most signal bless ings of civilisation, that the extensive territories, comprised in the New Zealand isles, whose inhabi tants, when first discovered, consisted only of barbarous and wandering tribes, powerful in form, and brave anti fierce in their rude art of war, were, within a short period of their attachment to the British Crown, subjected to a scheme of provincial and general legis lation, based upon the representative principle, in which is involved the essence of the English constitution. So speedy an attainment of the choicest fruits of civilisation, so rapid an ac quirement of institutions, municipal, legislative, and executive, in a country where, a few years since, a hardy race of savages alone ranged free, igno rant of the sublime principles of their better nature, is without a parallel in history. This recent act of our Ministers, under the authority of Parliament, will be regarded by surrounding nations as the strongest proof of the reliance we have in the vigour and excellence of our form of government, and of the confidence we repose in the attachment and veneration which our compatriots uniformly feel for their native institutions, to what part soever of the world they may be impelled by circumstances to resort, and carry out the great work of universal civilisation. Nor can the experiment be regarded as a hazardous one. Frequent is the regret, and severe are the strictures, offered upon the social in - equalities which prevail within the United Empire, notwithstanding that our power and progress as a nation has been a theme of wonder and admiration in every quarter of the globe. The uneven distribution of wealth, co-existent with the poverty and misery in many over-populated districts within our native dominions, are evils, which cannot be denied; neither can they be too deeply deplored, nor too promptly ameliorated. Nevertheless, the consolation for these social ex crescences is not inconsiderable, when we find our great capitalists inviting the industrious and intelligent of a redundant population to avail themselves of their accumulated stores of wealth and, embarking for distant lands, to civilise the human race, to open up fresh sources of national affluence, and augment the several fruits of the earth. Thus, indirectly, and by reason of the social and ac cidental (but neither inherent nor incorrigible) in congruities in her system of polity, does England gradually fulfil her noble destiny of disseminating the seeds of civilisation to millions of ruthless and benighted barbarians scattered in various parts of the universe. The Post-ampt Gazette publishes a letter from Thorn, dated Dec. 29, which says " The Government of Poland have just arrested cix Roman Catholic priests for having clandestinely intro duced from Prussia sundry publications, amongst which was the Polish Gazette of Posen. The Catholic clergy find great difficulty in procuring passports from the authorities. They are obliged, in the first place, to pro cure permission to travel from the superior ecclesiastical authorities. It is said that the Government wish to pre vent them disseminating the doctrines of Christian Catholicism." The Augsburg Gazette of the 27th ult. publishes the following from its London correspondent : " Lord Palmerston will submit to the British Parlia ment immediately upon its opening a series of authentic documents concerning the marriage of the Queen of Spain and the incorporation of Cracow. These docu ments will, it is said, prove beyond possibility of con tradiction, the important part taken by Louis Philippe in the direction of the foreign affairs of his Cabinet, and reveal the impossibility of a renewal of the entente cor diale." ... £28,442,030 ... 29,030 ... 6,522 ... 493 571 80,469 Rest increase ... Public deposits, increase Other deposits, inerease Seven day and other Bills, in crease ••• ••• ••• 14,089 Notes, decrease ••• ••• 50,770 Rullion 15,066,691 Decrease ••• ••• 95,932 The later information obtained from India, rid Trieste through the indefatigable exertions of Mr. Waghorn, is in respect to political matters, of a more gratifying tenor. Cashmere being tranquil, and a temporary lull in other quarters—where the din of warfare hzs been heard so long, being likewise observable. The market for im ported goods at Bombay had, however, become lulled also, an .l prices were receding. H. M. S. Daphne. from South America, furnishes no news of interest, though it brings the large freight of 1,500,0001. in bullion and specie. Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, advise us, in their monthly statement of the piece-goods trade, that " the depression of this market, to which we ad verted in our last trade report, has continued unrelieved to the present. Although the business transacted, as a whole, has been very limited, yet quotations of prices, in some ca es, exhibit a very large advance on the rates pre viou-ly current. This anomalous condition of things is the result entirely of the speculation in cotton at Liverpool, which, the date of our last, has been conducted on a most extraordinary scale : in the three weeks end inc.. the 18th December, no less than 207,702 bags having changed hands on speculation account alone, and in the same time, prices were advanced lid. per lb. on the pre vious high rates. It is manifest that spinners and manufac turers could not sustain this continually advancing cost of their productions, without some upward movement being made in the value of manufactures, and they ac cordingly withheld their stocks, or refused contracts ex cept for higher prices; but notwithstanding the firmness which their necessities rendered imperative, the advances l on fabrics are not yet equivalent to the enhanced cost of the raw material." Much firmness has been displayed in the Consol market this morning. The price for the Account has just touched 94; for the Three per Cents. Reduced 94*; for the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 95a; and Exchequer-bills are at 9s. to 10s. premium. The only business done in the Foreign Stocks this morning has been in the Grenada Deferred, at the low figure of 3i, in the Mexican Five per -Cents., for the Account, at 25 in the Portuguese Four per Cents. at 36, in the Spanish Three per Cents. at 361, in the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 59k, and in the Four per Cent. Certificates at 93. In the Railway Shares and Scrips a full average amount of business has been transacted to day. In several instances prices have risen, as the official list annexed will show : The Journal de St. Petersburgh, of the 6th De cember, publishes, in the shape of a letter, addressed from London to the Augsburg Gazette, the following defence of the conduct of the three Powers in relation to Poland in general, and Cracow in particular. It may be considered as the semi-official manifesto of the Russian Cabinet. " Lord Palmerston has forwarded to the Northern Powers a protest against the incorporation of Cracow, which will produce as little effect as the abusive language I of the Ministerial newspapers of France. The Polish ' emigrants Existed as a political body, and continually in- 1 trigued. Applications were repeatedly made to those two Powers, particularly to France; protests were ad dressed to them against the right of asylum, taken in so wide an acceptation; the two Governments replied, that it was • all right, and no change was pos sible. What were the three interested Powers to do, under those circumstances, for their repose and security? They are accused of having violated the treaties I If those treaties were in reality violated, they would merely have done against revolu tion what the French have accomplished in favour of P , revolution. Have they not violated the treaties in Bel gium and Spain ? It is true that subsequently a new treaty was concluded as respects Belgium, but this was a long time after the fact had taken place, and was main. tained with the consent of France. At Cracow it shall likewise be maintained, but in this last case no treaty has been infringed ' • the only Powers who concluded it have alone changed it. As regards the possession of Poland, respecting which so much is said, it is legiti mate, being guaranteed by a duration of sixty years and numerous stipulations. If the English and French should think otherwise, we will ask if the possessions of the English in India, and those of France in Alsace and Lorraine, were more legitimately acquired ? Sup posing that France declared to the Congress of Vienna, and that her declaration had been inserted in the protocol, that she intended, for instance, to erect Colmar and its vicinity into a free state, what would France do if there existed at Vienna a numerous party of emigrants from Alsace and Lorraine, constituted into a political body, holding regular meetings, publishing journals, &c.? What would she do if a special military school for Alsatians and Lorraines was established there; if the Austrian Government publicly supported those emigrants ; tent the pupils of that school for some years to the Caucasus, in the absence of an Algeria, to acquire warlike habits; and that, on their return, that Govern ment sent these men to Colmar, provided with resources of all kinds, in order that they might excite from them a re volution in Alsace and Lorraine ? If France had ad dressed numerous reclamations to Austria, and been an swered that she could not prevent these machinations and revolutionary projects ; if, finally, an insurrection had actually broken out at Colmar, and extended throughout Alsace and Lorraine, and been suppressed by the rural population of the German portion of those provinces—if all that had occurred in France, we should be curious to know if the French, after witnessing those intrigues during 20 years, would have suffered the republic of Colmar, founded by themselves and without foreign co operation, to exist. Would they have allowed their Go vernment to wait for the adhesion of all the Powers of Europe whilst those intrigues were going on at Colmar and in Austria? The mere impartial and logical exami nation of the fact demonstrates the absurdity of all the objections. Would all the obstreperous declamations of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, induce France to re establish the Republic of Colmar? Well 1 all the noise now making in England and France will produce as little influence over the decision of the three Powers. This event, it is true, strongly shakes the position of Lord Palmerston and M. Guizot, and places those two Minis ters in a great embarrassment. Added to that, the Eng lish lose a valuable depot of smuggled goods, which were fraudulently imported by Podgorze and Breslau into the Austrian and Russian dominions. The English, it is well known, are always dissatisfied when they export one bale less than usual; and Lord Palmerston, on the other hand, finds himself under the painful necessity of making advances to re-establish the cordial understand ing. Nevertheless, whatever esteem we may profess for the character of M. Guizot, and however we may regret to create embarrassments for Lord Palmerston, such con siderations have exercised but a very secondary influence over the resclntions of the thee Powers." Exception has already been taken to the principles laid down by Earl GREY for the acquisition and settlement of lands in New Zealand, and all future colonies in their inceptive state. It should be remarked, that the advocates for vesting exclusive rights of pro perty in the aborigines of any country, consist chiefly of two classes ; first, those who are actuated by the nicest sense of humanity, and are chiefly desirous to protect the native in his primitive rights from the rapacity and tyrannical abuse of power, into which even civilised man, largely tempted by self-interest, is prone to degenerate ; and next, those who have entered into extensive speculations, and, by a variety of stratagems, have fancifully secured to themselves, by inconsiderable gifts or trifling purchases, enormous tracts of land, from either the original (but ignorant and easily duped), or else pretended, possessors of the same. For the first class, and their philanthropic scruples, it is impossible not to entertain the greatest respect. Their error lies in the head, not in the heart. The honouraUle and deep-rooted apprehension which they entertain for the present welfare of the aborigines wins their mind over to a principle quite incompatible with the establishment or maintenance of regular government in countries where the rays of civilisation have been but newly shed. For the second class we have no such sympathies, because it is against the interest of Government to disturb them in their present or future territorial acquisitions, provided moderate and reasonable sums have been paid. So to act would only serve to prevent the influx of capital, check every spe cies of enterprise, and dry up the springs of pros perity. On the other hand, where fair compensation has not been, in the first instance, given for the pos session of land, where it has been obtained by fraud and imposture, it is right that the controlling arm of Government should be present to protect the natives from delusive or imprudent concessions, and to enforce justice and equity between the emigrants and primitive inhabitants. So that, in fact, even were it not consonant with international and colonial law, the principle that wild tribes of men cannot sell any land beyond what they themselves occupy or use in countries, the sovereignty over which has been effectually assumed in the name of a civilised nation, is the most conducive to the ends of humanity. The more civilised nations be come, the more jealous are they of their fame for honour rather than of power, and are consequently vigilant that this fame should not be tarnished by any public acts of delegated authority. The responsibility which governors lie under to the authorities of the mother country, and the wholesome influence of public opinion, which, no matter the dis tance, is n ow evv - n a ht -ievdreaesyv wherever Britishaa i p n p s i t l y th w ien a is f nt t ifl e t d iuctti o ioo n nns t s hpoerfewtvyai tyranny n s anr o ye f a the free ee best press, p r e forif en felicity. a ct l ib l t ye i t. spread phideous of a liberty, shapes, resu and m e the e the the furthers ure surest mainspring consideration guarantees hum a human of this subject. ;Et ttton THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICE: I . 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 94 1 / 8 94% New 3 1 / 4 per Cent. Annuities 9 5 % 34 95 3 / bong Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 9 13-16 % 97/ 8 Consols for Opening 93% 94 94 Exchequer Bills, 10004 1 1 Ad. ... 9 10 — P 10 p Ditto, 5001 Ditto. Small .. . 910 --, p 10 p ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK PRICES PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Granada Bonds, 1 per Ceat. — Ditto, Deferred 3F 4 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 ...... .. Ditto, Account 25 25 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account 3 6 1 /2 36 1 / 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent. . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 93 92% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING R XILWAY SILARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber.. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%..... 2 3 / 4 x. int ... 2 3 / 4 ex in Armagh, Coleraine, and 25 - Porirnsh 1%..... Belfast & County Down 4% Birmingham and Dudley 425. ... .. 7% 1 4 p 7'4 p Birmin. and Gleuceater..loo ..... Ditto New Birmingham azd Ox ford Junction. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 / 4 — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. 'V s 1 p ...... , Bristol and Exeter 75 •• ••• ...... Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Bristol and Liver. June.. 2%...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian ......... ...... 30 ..... 30 1 4 Ditto Half Shares...... 21 % 2M( 4 . •••• - Ditto, Clydesdale June 25 Chester and Hob lead... 27% 2 5 3% Churnet and Bly the 2 Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltexham and Oxford 2 Clarence Do. Ist Class, €, per Ct. 10 — Do. 2d Class, .5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. lO ..... Cork and Kilian iey ... 2% Cork and Water ford ... 1% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Slimes ... 2%...••• 1 A Direct Lincoln, East. Ret ford, and Sheird. Jnnc. 2 5 / — . Direct Northern Scrip.. 3 3 4 Direct Norwich ~ Dublin and Bella* tJunc. 12 1 / i — Dublin, Belfast. , and Coleraine ..... Dundalk & Erna iskillen 10 EastemCounties. l4/. 165....... 23% 23 Ditto New ......... 12/ 16s — Ditto Perpet aa/ , 5 per Cent, No. 1........ 6/.135. 4d — Ditto ditto, ;`:;0•. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... Do., York 117:tet ision.. 2 ...... 3 3 / 4 EastDereh'sn an cIIS - or'ch 1 Eastern Union . - Ditto, Quarter; hares 10 Do. Exten.(Har with) 11 Do., Camb. and'. Ely.. 2% • East Lancashire .. l4 Ditto. New ........ ..... 5 .. ... Do., do. (late Pay :ston and Orrnskirk). .. .. 5 . ..... Do., do., New Slot T... 1 1 4 East Lincolnshire .... 1 1 4 . 4 3 3 / 4 East & West of Ei It' and 1%...... Edinburgh and GI ea • ;ow 50 ...... Ditto Half Shar es ... 10 Ditto, Quarter t ;IJ area 12% Edinburgh &Nort hi hrn.. 12% — Edinburgh and Pe rt h... 3 Ely and Hinatingd , n i ... 12% ...... . Enniskillen and Si ig ;o ... 2% — Exeter, Yeovil, & I ,). orset 2% Glasgow, Duinfrii :s, and Carlisle . Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto New .... ....... 15 Do., 1 4 Shares (:, per - cent. guar.) . l 2 l /2 • ' Goole Doncaster, b .c. .. 2 Great Eastern &IV 'cistern 2% • ........ Great Northern (J - Aondon and York Reg( 4.) • 2%•• Do. (Direct N trthern Regd.) ....• ;•-....•• 3 / 4 — Great South. am I West. (Ireland) Great Munster... —...... 2% ...... ... Great North of S ottand 2%..„ _..... ..., Great Northof En 0 and..100 Ditto New .. Ditto, New . 0. Ditto, New .. Great Western B5 — The Madrid mail had not arrived in Paris on Thursday. \\T® have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The Journal des Debats, in a temperately written article, replies to the attacks of the Presse, and con tinues more strongly than ever its a d vocac y o f the English alliance, without however abandoning the smallest portion of the position it has taken up on the subject of the Spanish marriages. On that subject it says— " We are content to calmly maintain the right of France. But shall we now proceed to increase the irri tation which may still exist in England, and change a quarrel of self-love into a subject of national division ? No, a thousand times no I Let others assume that odious task ; we shall rather endeavour to appease men's minds in England, and to enlighten them. We shall not fear appealing incessantly to the reason and wisdom of the English people. We shall seize on all occasions to set forth the profound motives which command England and France to remain united - for the advantage of peace and of humanity ; and we answer that, in doing so, we shall give proof of true patriotism, true independence, and true dignity." The Presse, in an article on the short time ques tion, applauds the agitation of Messra. OASTLER and FERRAND, and expresses a desire that they may suc ceed. One of the reasons given by the writer for this desire is, that by their success England may lose sonic commercial advantages. " But this consideration," adds the Presse with unnecessary candour, " affects us but little." The experiments performed by Mr. MONTAGUE L. PIIILLIPPS on gun-cotton, an account of which, copied from the Brighton Herald, appears in another column, are most important. We fear the authorities have been somewhat too precipitate in deciding against the adoption of gun -cotton as an explosive power, inasmuch as Mr. PUILLIPPS'S experiments go to show that many of the objections to its use as applicable to fire-arms may be obviated. One objection was, that in consequence of its heating the barrel, coupled with its facility of ex plosion at a low temperature, its use could not be continued for any length of time. Mr. PRILLIPPS, how ever, has shown that gun-cotton, properly prepared does not heat the barrel at all, and therefore this ob= jection is exploded as easily as the gun. cotton itself. Another objection was that the acid adhering to it would rust the barrel, but, prepared according to Mr. Pummel's' formula it is entirely deprived of acid, and, so far from rusting the barrel, a gun which was for a month used with gun-cotton, was found at the end of the month quite clean inside. His discovery that grease or oil deprives the cotton of its explosive qualities is as valuable as it is curious, and his proposal for making snuftiess candles is well worth the attention of the manufacturer. His proposition for using it as a motive power is worthy of consideration, and will, we trust. be submitted to the test of experiment. And here we would call the public attention to a want which has long been severely felt, and which, ias, we are convinced, prevented us from eriving all those national advantages from chemical icoveries which, under a better system, we might ye derived from them. It cannot be expected that Unpleasant rumours on the subject of the KING'S health were again circulated in the political salons, and it was even said that his MAJESTY would be obliged to receive the complimentary visits of the Ambassadors, &c., on New I ear's-clay seated. The Courtier Francais says— " We are informed that orders have been given for embarking a quatity of warlike stores, in a corvette, bound for La Plata. This indicates that the Govern ment does not consider the conclusion of a peace so near at hand as has been said." The weather continued to increase in severity in Paris and its neighbourhood. At nine o'clock on Thursday morr.ing the thermometer (Fahrenheit) marked 21 deg. ;at fiv e o'clock, 27i. The rise in the temperature was attributed to the approach of snow. The Paris Bourse was again flat on Thursday. It was stated th a t f or the last three weeks the Bank of France had been selling Government securities, and it was repeated that new overtures had been made by that establishment to the Bank of England to obtain succour in the shape of bullion. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on l O i r a l y e a re n , s 6 Railroad 77 f . 50c. S ; hares, o ret 12 Thursday at 80f. 4 0e. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 30c.; the Vierzon, 607 f. 50 c . ; B ordeaux, 565 f.; Boulogne, 442 f. 50c. ; Paris and St ras b urg, 488 L 75c. Paris and Lyons, 510 f. ; N ' o s r 7 t e r 5 n 0 , c 64 ; Lyons and Avign on , 485 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 451 f. 25c. ; Spani s h D omestic Debt, 32%. sc ß ; ou A e v n i , o 9 o l n 6f : 8 2 7 5 5 2 ;; LYONS, Dix. 29.—Paris and Rouen, 918 f. 75c.; Avignon and Marseilles, 888 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 612 f. 50c.; Northern, 652 f. 50c. ; P ar i s an d L yons, 512 f. 50c.; Orleans, 1,270 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 1. Boulogne and Amiens, 15 %—East Indian, %—Luxe bourg, I ,,—Northern of France Constituted, 13%—Par m is Constitute = and Lyons Rouen and Havre, 26X. .. 237 ___ Ditto % Share: L.. ' 50 1 4 Ditto Sharer r Ditto Fifths ... Ditto, New .... .. ....... 2 Huddersfield &M au ches. 13 Ditto, Extensi, m. Hull and Selby. . ... Do. Half Sharer , Ditto 1% Shares Ipswich & Bury St.. Edm. 14 Do., do., and Inc rr with 5 Lancaster and Cat Ii 310... 50 Do. New Leeds and Bradfc rc i 3O - ••••• ...... . Leicester and Be 1. 4 3rd... 169. Leeds, Dewsburi r , &c.... 2214 — .. ...... ..., "'"133.. Branch ( cl ine) ... 2% — ••• Do.Extensior i( Green) 2%.• ..• Leeds a* d Thin A.......... 17% — , , Ditto, New . ;.., ........ 5 Do., Prefer., 6z er Ct. 3% — Liverpool, Cr( ,sbj -, and Southport.... .. ~,,... 2 Liverp., Much; tr.& New castle Juncti eeL. Loudon and T .l.lacltl ,all. 161. 135.4 d D 3. New /Os ....... ••• •• ...... .......•.. • Ditto Ex tensicin ~.... 7 % ...... London, Bright()m, and • South Coast -- Ditto, Fifths . ...... 40 ...... •• Do. Consol. 'iii tO the.. 10 D. Quaran• i.. 51 er ct. 9 y individual should carry out experiments of this nature at his owl expense. It is sufficient that he gi , ;es to the nation his ideas, and the nation, v% hick pr Jilts by teem, should surely be at the expense of performing the preparatory experiments; but, unfor tv, lately, we have no public body in this country aria lox los to the Academie des Sciences of our neighbours, to / v . i. ‘ich scientific individuals can communicate their i de ns with a prospect of having them fairly carried o ut, 0 ,* to which Government can refer for information as tot 1:le real value of alleged important inventions. An Ac 12 (1e, ntie des Sciences would have years since set at rest the ve xatce questiones of the long range and the ex plosive shell, and would have either convinced Cap tain 'W ARNER of his mistake or have rewarded him as one of the greatest benefactors of his country. If these experiments upon gun-cotton should lead to the es; *lament of an Acadamie des Science; in THE CABINET.—Lord John Russell is expected to arrive in town this evening from his residence at Chorley-wood. All the other Cabinet Ministers are expected to assemble in town in the course of next week. FATAL FALL THROUGH INTOXICATION. —On an elderly fe ma l e , res i d i ng in last, r e t urne d h ome to her lodgings a late hour, very much intoxicated, arid while ascending the stairs she Wa s heard to fall, by some of the lodgers, on the landing, but no not i ce was taken of it till Bear-yard, e h a u l- s y d a a r y d , night Clare-market, lar e - r yesterday morning when one of the inmates was going out to work, who, on opening his room door, discovered the deceased a liff.less corpse, she having broken her neck by th 9 fall. London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... P-crerc ,- • Western i o idon and N. WetternlCo . ..... 196% 197 199 Do. Quarters .. Do.. d0., New Di to Fifths Do. 1 A Shares (G. J.) 5 Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 8 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 5 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 5 Do. 10/. Al & B.) C. 1 London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 6 4 1 /2 63% Do. New Consol. Bths 40 Do. New Do. New Ditto Tenths Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 Ditto Scrip Ditto ditto London and York 2 14 — ...... •••—••• Do. Extension London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ......... ........ 21,4...... Londonderry &Coleraine 15 - ~. Londonderry and Ennis killen ... 15 Lynn and Ely 2O Lynn and Dereham l5 Manchester and Leeds 82 ll2 EDitto IA Shares . ... 38 - ••••• .... . I 'Do. Quarters l2 .... Do.:Fifths 5 . . 11% ll% Do. Sixteenths 6 lz /4 Do. Extension 42s. — p ..... .......... Do. Liverp. and Bury 24 Do. do. Fifths 1 blan;:hester,Buxton,and Matlock 423....... V A % p l% p Manchest. & Southampt._2 Midland - 100 — Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Ditto, New Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Midland Great Western Irish l5 Newcastle and Berwick 20 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carlisle-100 Newmrket &Chesterfrel 5 Newport& Abergavenny 24...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevcr Norfolk Ditto Half Shares .. 9. Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk — Do. do. NVaveney Val. Northern Counties Union 2% % North British Do. Half Shares ll Do. Quarters Do. Extension Ditto Thirds Northern and Eastern 5O Do. Scrip (iced. 5 die.) 50 Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,E — Do. New North Staffordshire i ...... North Wales Northern and Southern _ Connecting North Western 2% Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witiiey, and Cheltenham..~ Portsmouth Direct ...... 3 3 / 4 Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 123. — dis. Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% I TB Scottish Central Scottish Midland l 2 l ll 1414 . Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire Junc. 1 1 4 — Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... Ditto ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 — Shropshire Union South Devon... South StatfordshireJunc. 2% oath Eastern & Dover. 33 1 A, — Do., No. 1 . 20 Do., Nc. 2. Do., No. 3 Dr No. 4 . 2% 3l/ St.Alban's, Hatfield,and • Hertford Junction ... 425. Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 1 South Wales ..... 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. 2 Ai • • • Taw Yale Extension ... 3 Vale of Neath ..• .. ...... 2 Wakefield, Pontefract. & Goole ..... 2214 — ... ......... ... Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . . Waterford and Limerick 27 1 , Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, \), aterford,and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union 42s. 2 14 p West Cornwall Wexford and Carlow Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York and Newcastle. . .. 25 Ditto New 1)o. Preference York and North Midland 50 Ditto 1 ,4 5hare5........ 25 Do. Selby Do. Extensiox. Ditto, Preference ...... 2 Do. East and Vest Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 — Barbadoes 1 Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2 1 / R Boulogne and Amiens... 18 ...... Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 — Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 ... ... .. Do. (Espelete's) .. 2 .... . ..... Calais, Dunkrk, audWest Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour ....... ..... 75....... Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 .. •• • ••• •. .... .... Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish 6 East Indian ss. Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ... Jantaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jersey Louvain ala Sambre ... .... Luxemb0urg............. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 • Madras Madras, Nellore, and Arcot - ...** ". Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ~, ~ Mauritius .. Namur and Liege Nn of France Constitute d 8 .. ... m .... •••• North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...,,, Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 Over Yssel 4135 4d — Paris &Ly-ons Constituted 8 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Pans and Strasbourg Constituted Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Bale St:iiiiciurence & Atlantic rfurs and Nantes Con stituted ........-..... 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 8 Trinidad 2 l /2 West Flanders ...... .... 6 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 2. —Wind E.N.E., light airs, and thick, hazy, mild weather. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Daphne, Valparaiso, sailed Aug. 29, Rio Janeiro Oct. 17, with 1,250,000 dolls. ; her Majesty's ship Athol, Bermuda; Belle Creole, Muirhead, Demerara. Sld. Carnatie, Madras. LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Wind E., light.—Arrd. Sandbach, Risicn, D e merara ; Alliance, Tucker , Charleston ; Isaac Newton, Philadelphia ; Joseph Porter, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; lanthe, Robins, ditto; Margaret, I4PDonald, Prince Edward's Island; Atlantic, Quebec; Emanuel Burns, ditto ; Capricorn, Rudd, Mont real. Sid. Patriot Queen, Roddock, Calcutta ; Swithamley, Jennings, Bombay; Fanny High, ditto ; Mary M'Dougall, Africa ; La Bells Barberie, Baxley, ditto; Eliza Johnston, Donaldson, Bahia ; Sir C. Napier, Huntress. New Orleans ; Thetis, Hall, Charleston ; Rosalinda, Hay: ditto ; Unicorn, Boyd, Philadelphia ; Waterloo, Allen, New York ; Runnymede, Steele, New foundland. The Pavilion, of and for jersey, from Paspeluac, was abandoned in lat. 45, lon. 44 ; crew taken off by the lanthe, arrived here. The Windsor steamer, from Belfast, has put back with trifling damage, having run foul of the Wellington, from Quebec, which also received damage. The Sales barque, leaky, was spoken in lat. 24 by the Queen, Leary, arrived here. The barque Resource, from Quebec to London, was abandoned 26th ult. in lat. 48 lon. 13, with six feet water in her hold; crew taken off by the Georgiana, arrived here. DOUGLAS (ISLE OE Max), Dxc. 30.—The Minerva, Far. quhar, from hence 18th instant, was lost in the gale of the 26th; crew drowned. Bnini.iscToN, DEC. 31.—The Hand of Providence, Tal ley, and the ~Etna, Storey, on shore at Flamborough Head, have got off and proceeded. - YARMOUTH, JAN. I.—The brig Elizabeth, of Stockton, is on shore on the Scroby Sand, but expected off next tide, after partly discharging. DARTMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind E., strong.—Arrd. Clarisse, Daniel, Bahia for Havre; Highland Chief, Prince Edward's Island ; John Hutchinson, Rowntree, Quebec. OXF SALBOMBX, JAN. I.—Wind E.—Republic. New York, CLYDE, DEc.3l.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Ravenswood, BPKel lar, Porto Rico ; Ava, Caird, St, John's, New Brunswick ; Sylph, Waltham, Montreal. Sid. Constellation, Trinidad. DEAL, JAK. I.—E. to E.N.E. fresh, P.M.; E.S.E., ditto.— Sld. Comte de .T!landre, Shotto, Bathurst.; Geemanshoop, Batavia ; Kingsdown, Nicholson, Leas ; Navarino, Dalston, Hobert Town; Sea Witch, Baker, Fernando Po; Alof Wvk, Cooper, Rio Janeiro ; Active, Hutchison, remain- Wei° ; Prince Charles, Rogers, Belize. WARRENPOINT.— Arrd. 31 Jvha 13 tip:am), Thorne, St. jpbu'O l Ncr 13xamyficli. .35 79 18% 31'4 7% )44 '- rd s 11 3 / 4 23 s ...... 253/4 234 ~ 67 10V 2 16% 47% 10% MILL, JAN. I.—Wind light and variable.—S mersetshire, D e ra t,.,-, I.•E,NLANcE, LLu. 31.—The Martha, Williams, ff,th Li, er pool to Syra and Salonica, bas put in here, with loss of fore mast and cargo; supposed to be damaged from stress of weather. The Santiago, Parkins, of Plymouth, N.S. from New York, to Brest, has been towed in here with masts cut away, and hull and cargo damaged. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. _ Pine Apples, 5s to 77rifot-liTi; Grapes, 4s to 6s per lb; Dessert Apples, 6s to 8s per half-sieve ; Kitchen ditto, 4s to 6s per bushel ; Oranges, lOs to 16s•; and Lemons, lOs to 16s per 100; English Filberts, 25s to 100 s per 1001bs; Cabbages 8d to is 6d; Red ditto, 2s to 4s; and Brocoli, 6s to 12s per dozen ; Potatoes, 4s 6d to 8s 3d per cwt ; Horse radish, 2s to 4s per bundle; Turnips, 2s to 4s ; and Carrots, 4s to 7s per dozen bunches; Celery, 2s to 2s 9d per bundle; Onions, 5s to 8s per bushel; Mushrooms, Is 3d to 2s per pot tle. NEWGATE AND LEADENMEALL. Prime Beef and Mutton sold readily, other kinds of meat slowly, at our quotarions :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d; Mutton 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Sibs by the carcase. Turkeys, 5s to 12s; Geese, 4s to Gs 6d; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is 3d to 2s; Wild ditto, 8d to ls; Pigeons, 6d to 10d each ; Surrey Fowls, 6s to 9s ; ditto Chickens, 4s to 5s 3d ; and Barn-door Fowls, Ss to 6s per couple. Eggs, Eng lish, 15s to 18s; Fresh Butter, is ld to Is 3d per lb ; Pheasants, 2s 9d to 3s 6d ; Partridges, is 3d to 2s 9d; Hares, 2s to 3s; Woodcocks, 3s to 3s 6d; Snipes, 6d to ls ; Teal, Is to is 3d; Wild Ducks, is 2d to 2s ; and Plovers, is each. NEWP ORT. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, is to 4s 10d; Veal, 41 to 45 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 11Id per 81b5. BILLINGSGATE. We had only a limited supply of Fish here, to-day, and which sold at very irregular prices. WIUTECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Yee], 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. lIITNGERTORD. The supplies of most articles on offer were by no mesuS, large. Generally speaking, the demand was inactive, at but little alteration in value. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are fronl 9d to 9 1 / 2 d; of Household ditto, 7d to 84:1 per 4lbs loaf. HIDE DIANXEIT. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3!d; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3 1 , 2 d to 3 3 /d; do. 801 b to 881 b, 314 d to 4d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4%d to 5d ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to 6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Horn Hides, 133 ; Polled Sheep, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Kent and Half-breds, 4s to 45 10dS and Downs, 3s to 4s. HslY MAILXETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 31 16s ; Clover ditto, 315 s to 4/ 16s ; and Straw, I/ 8s to 11 12s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely late rates. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 41; Clover ditto, 31 8s to 4115 s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s per load. A la' derate supply, and a sluggish demand. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 125 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) The case of Keys, the messenger to the Court of Bankyuptcy, came before the Court this morning. Nothing material was added to the evidence alreacif, given, although it was understood that other cases coul d be established against the prisoner. The deposition s having been read over at great length, he was fully cool' mitted for trial. BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY). Thomas Johnson was charged before Mr. Jardine with stealing a looking-glass, the property of John English, a broker, in Great Earl-street, Seven Dials. The prosecutor stated that he was going towards hi° own house, having been out on business; he met the prisoner coming out of his shop with a looking-glass h¢. his hands, looking at himself in it. The prisoner P o ' it under his arm and went on, and witness passed hi° and went into the shop. Ile asked his wife what she had sold the glass for? and she replied that she ha° sold no glass ; but as one was gone from the shop i t must have been stolen. Witness immediately ran afte r the pri,oner, and overtook him a short distance off. Il e prisoner said he had bought it. The prosecutor's wife was examined to prove that sh e had not sold the glass, and also to identify it as he r husband's property. She had placed it in the win dow, but an hour before. Mr. JARDINE, after giving the prisoner an oppor tunity o of sending for a witness to prove his defence (which h declined, saying, that he could not, as he did know the number), committed him for trill. A young man named Essmond, a messenger at General Post• office, was charged, on suspicion lar gO n e partly on his own confession), with stealing . a Of quantity of valuable property, chiefly constAing jewellery, from letters which had passed through hands. Matthew Peake, constable at the Post-office, sa l that yesterday morning he took the prisoner, who t tempted to make his escape, in charge. On searchl°o him witness found two gold rings, two gold pencil-cak e ; two purses, and a gold chain. He said he had tol o them out of letters at various times, and had Ore • the letters into the water-closet. In the ro i l) were 14 foreign silver coins and one gold coin (Eog ne ti o of the reign of William and Mary ,• and on going to lodgings this morning, he found there a quantit,9. - property of a similar description to that found On including a number of gold rings and pins. Thomas Thorns, plumber at the Post-office, exams° o 9 4 the letter-carriers' water-closets, and had found l y letters, one directed to " Miss E. S. Matthews, Ba rt° o end, Ailsworth, Gloucestershire," and one dated W e Tottenham-court-road, and signed " Emma," the enrol lope of which was lost. The letter contained meati°ll a purse enclosed. till The prisoner, who made no defence, was remanav — Tuesday week. CLERKEN WELL.—(T HIS DAY*) ish An old man, named Henry Allen, was charged - d 15 assaulting and wounding Alfred Bloom, a boy, abou t years of age, under very aggravated circumstances. ,o It appeared from the evidence of the police and 0104 witnesses, that yesterday evening the prisoner was i e drunk, and by his conduct attracted the attention ° f", number of idle boys, who followed, hooting and ()Oleo wise anaoying him. He made several attempt s 00 catch them, but without effect, when the lad 13/° chanced to pass on an errand, and was immedi e t e .a ll seized hold of by the prisoner, who raised him UP 1 "i dashed him again to the ground, when he con;nenc-0 kicking him about the head and face in the most es'i ll ,„ ° o manner, until he was at length dragged away by 1° : 0 0 men who fortunately came up at the moment. v ibe raising the poor boy he was perfectly insensible , bridge of his nose was broken, and there were sel e ,,A, severe wounds about his eyes and side of his be Ts, caused by the iron in the prisoner's heavy nailed boe w He was removed as speedily as possible to St. Bar th° mew's Hospital, where he now lies in a very bad elo t t i ; The prisoner urged in his defence that he was CY stantly annoyed by boys. Mr. GREENWOOD said he should remand the prist st s for a week, when the lad might be able to leaveZ t o hospital ; however, as there seemed to be no inimeol., danger, he should accept bail for the prisoner's aPPeP ance until the next examination. l f) MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS A Francis William Schultze was brought up before 5,', Long, from Leeds, charged with having feloniously st o ho s 93 Bank of England notes, of the value of 6901 e, t o sides divers gold and silver moneys, amounting in about 8001., the property of the University Life A ss* " ante Society,24, Suffolk-street, Pall-MallEast. w it w It appears that the prisoner, who as formerly aer on the Eastern Counties Railway, but lost his situar l fbo became a clerk in the employ of the Secretary ai d University Life Assurance Society. On Christasa s l4, he got into the office, broke open the safe and casirl'44, and abstracted a large sum of money and absco url , Information was given immediately at Scotland - to d t and Shackle, inspector of the detective police force, 1 7 b 0 out a flue and Cry into different, districts. Rearli,,o, chief-constable of Leeds, aft e r rece i v in g this hand'r o f heard of a young man who had been changing 13 03 7, 0 1 England notes in payment of purchases at differ be shops in Leeds. Read traced him to the hotel wher e rej, was staying, and took him into custody, and found 6 ' in possession of the prisoner. Jea Mr. Clarkson and Mr.,Humphrey's clerk, o r tt' n t he for the defence, and Mr. Talbot, solicitor, for prosecution. Charles M. Willick, secretary and actuary to the Urn . ' versity Life Assurance Society, said the prisoner see employed by himself, as a clerk, at his own Pri vs a o house, next door to the company's offices. Wi en ' • placed about 7001., part notes, part gold and silver, 0 1 0 small tin cash - box, and enclosed within a deal box. ~. saw the money safe about four o'clock on the 24th 13ke-e last. On Christmas-day some money being rai sg % , from a drawer, led him to inspect the cas h-h° oo He found the outer deal box locked ' • but do opening it the small cash. box was gone. Heaftervoqd found it in a bed room at the top of the house, occuP l if, by the prisoner, with the bottom partly pusegle si ° and the money gone. Edward Read, chief-constable at Leeds, sail he ""0 the prisoner into custody at the Royal Hotel, Leeds,: b e Monday last, in consequence of information which hie had from the landl a dy of the hotel. The cone s ,,' found the prisoner in his bed-room, and on the dressi, table loose silver t o th e a mount of 121,, and a bag e c ;bo twining 320 sovereigns. The witness described s ' o f search instituted—the finding of various large san, s io . money in the prisoner's boxes and pockets, and or 1 1 3 titles of jewellery and clothing recently purchased W I the money stolen by the, prisoner. et o ' William James, superintendent of police at Le fou nd several searched the prisoner's room at the hotel, and ie several sums of money, and also a key, which open the safe in the office in Suffolk street. • George William Spencer, chief clerk to the Life Ai:: surance Society, deposed to having received at gess Drummond's bank, on the 24th December, in VI; meat of a cheque, and certain Bank notes, w hich saw deposited in the cash• box which locked itself• riP O placed in a deed-box, which was also locked, an d the was afterwards locked in the safe below. The key °f a be safe lay in a drawer beneath the counter, whic h co u1,_,0 opened by one of the keys found on the prisoner, wririlet key was not the proper key of the drawer. Th e p rise had no acces to the keys whatever. t he William Spratt, clerk to Messrs. Drummonet t he b a nkers, deposed to having given the last witn ess jje notes in question, the numbers of which he gave' 0 . to could not give the dates of notes without returnina the bank. that Mr. Clarkson begged, on the part of the prisoner flo e the case might be remanded. The sessions wo uld e t i s ee on on M nday, and there had acivally been no to investigate the case on the part of the defence. ,ing Mr. LONG at length consented to the prison er L` 7 stur , remanded, and ordered him to be brought up on day next. 12X 2% -P 32% 51 / 15 3 4 3% 1% 9% 4 5 % 311A2 21 1 A 14!‘ !,,1 dis 31% 15 1 / 2 2IA p 110 t,; 38% 91Fi 39 1 / ___; 3 1 ,4 13 414 26 3 4 4% 01 We Tones, the folk The one in is now renders - - ber, an turbed to qua , their rea c h e d havin g to Lao( to °cel l/ the 9th, Sutlej, Seculkc Moult c there al lions of carried by j anu surers o in India Singe iniraeclit Aecordi the 12t1 extend I will ren rumour .... bearing Shandad their di. had give tic. 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