The Sun. — London, England, 1840-12-11 00:00:00

rEVEN!,.NG EDITION. NEW WORK 'ZDITEI) Ily G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ. Now riady, •ip vo!s. Bvo., with Portraits. LET . fEtts, 13- T ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE C ° AND TIMES OF WILLIAM 111. Addressed to the Duke of Shre'.vstury, By JAMES VERNON, Esq., Secretary of State. Edited by G. P. R. JAMES. Esq., Author of " Memoirs' of the Court of Louis XIV.," Henri " Richelieu," &c. PuhlOyer, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Dv. UOYAL, COVENT GARDEN. 13 -Vrt the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRI'•:. THIS EVENING, DEC. 11. ko. presented Shakspere's Comedy (with Music) of TILE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Harder ; Master Slender, Mr. C. Ma thews; Ford, :Or. Cooper; kenton, Mr. W. Harrison; Mr s. Fora, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Ann Page, Alms Rainforth, Mrs. Quickly,'Mrs. C. Jones. Alter which, THE CRITIC ; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED. Sir Fretful Plagiary, Mr. W. Farrell ; Puff, Mr. Cherie. Mathews ; Sneer, Mr. Cooper ; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos, 41 r. H rrley ; Tilbui ins, Mrs. Orger. To-morrow, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Brother Ben, and Two in the Morning. On Mowlav The Midsummer Night's Dream , with Br other " Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to ) %; I .ixienee at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Box._ 3 to be taken of Mr. Grogan I kt the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tbkets 41 0 ne had upon application. Private Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. And: ems, bookseller 167, New Bond-street. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price. 1 b•; Gallery, Is. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 1r• ELIA SON begs leave most respectfully to announce that the above Theatre is now OPEN EVERY EVENING With the Grand Musical Entertainments, entitled THE CONCERTS D'HIVER. Last Week but One of Mons. Musard's Present Engagement. Leader, Mons. NADAUD—Conductor, Mons. MUSARD. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, DEC. 11. PART FIRST. Overture--Fidelio—Beethoven. 'Naos—Les Fusees Yolantes—Strauss. o verture—Guillaume Tell—Rossini. New Quadrille—La Fille du Regiment—Musard. bolo 1: Flute—Herr Frisch. ' 4o nuknee from Guido et Ginevra—Solo Cornet a Pistons— Herr Koenig. Locke's celebrated Music in Macbeth. PART SECOND. %And Scene Satanique, selected from Robert le Diable, ~,„arr anged by Musard. 4- `,,sw Quadrille—Rendezvous de Chasso — Musard. ,‘ , .oneerto Ophieleide—Mons. Prospere. vilses—Aurnra—Labitalty. terenades Espagnoles. GalQuadrille—L'Angleterre—Musard. p_La Belle Asglaise—Eliason—Solo Cornet a Pistons by Kerr Koenig. , :Prices of Admission :—To the Promenade, Is. ; Dress "rcle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d Visitors to the Boxes have the privilege of passing to and from the Promenade. ,t4t Mr. Eliason, in compliance with numerous app lications, rltgs leave to announce that the Lower Gallery will for th e fu re be opened at the admission of Is. to each person. b boors open at half-part Seven o'Clock, to commenc e at Elhclist precisely. tivate Boxes can only be procured of Mr. Mitchell, Rol al No. 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre. Prices, 10s. 6d., 1/. Is., and 11. Ils. 6d. Boxes Ind Places in the Dress and Upper Circles may be secured on t illication to Mr. Parsons, at the Box-office, daily, from Ten t " Pour &Clock, and those in the Dress Circle will be kept g ristg the whole of the evening, if required. PRINCESS' THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 'his splendid Theatre is OPEN EVERY EVENING with PROMENADE CONCERTS, Under the Direction of Mr. WILLY. n addition to the Solo Performers who have already ap vetted at these Concerts, Mr. Willy has great pleasure in an nouncing that he has made arrangements with M. Delabarre, Oboe), of the Academie Royale, Paris; M. de Folly, (Pic %lo) • and M. 13aumann, (Bassoon). THIS EVENING, DEC. 11.—PROGRAMME. PART I. 2 , erture_Euryanthe--Weber. Uidrille--Falstaff—Negri. altz-- Sophien—Labitaky. yerture—La Da Blanclae—Boildieu. Li eet--Batti, batti me —Clarinet Herr Nen, Violoncello Mr. Ba tister—lloaart. S election from Meyerbeer's Opera, Robert le Diable, arranged With Solo s for Bassoon, harp, Corno-In g lese, and Clarinet, by Messrs. Baumann, Ireland, Delabarre, and Herr Itjen. PART 11. ove rture— Guillaume Tell—Rossini. Quadrill e f rom Ob ero n—Tutton. X O lO on the Cornet a Pistons by Mr. M‘Farlane. 14 3 Bouquet des Dames, or Musical Wreath—Strauss. Pronaenade, Is.—Diese Circle, 2s.—Upper Boxes, ls. 6(1. B ox-offi ce , B oxes, IL Is. and 10s. 6d. each, may be had at the "'"-office, and of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. kr• Butler and Jim along Josey for another Week—Change of Pieces every night. THIS EVENING, DEC. 11, Will be acted, THE IRON CHEST. Sir Edward Mortimer by Mr. Butler. T • be followed by MM ALONG JOSEY, and Piccaninny Ccaman's Visit to the Masquerade. To which will be added, PETER BELL. To conclude with THE GOLDEN FARMER. Rothe ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Theatrical and Literary World, the Members and Stu. , dents of the Universities, and all the Liberal Professions. THIS EVENING, DEC. 11, Will be presented the New Tragedy of SPARTACJS, THE ROMAN GLADIATOR. Written by a Member of the English Bar. Characters by Messrs. Dale, Harding, Courtney , Bender, Rin g , Mulford, &c. Spartacus, Mr. Hicks ; Camilla, Miss E. Montague. After which, THREE PAIR OF LOVERS. ' 4 O conclude with the successful National and Naval Spectacle of 41 :1E WAR IN SYRIA ; OR, THE BOMBARDMENT AND CAPTURE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE. "'eh has been greeted with the most tremendous shouts of public approbation. nOYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Th• Under her Majesty's Immediate Pa trona g e. ~ " highly popular and interesting resort is OPEN DAILY from Ten till Dusk. ‘4 1 1 11 , 6 Menagerie, which is unequalled in the number, variety, ai o ueauty of the specimens it contains, occupies several spa sritts and elegant buildings comfortably heated, and arranged Alit th e nearest possible assimilation to the natural habits of ,kce The most important additions recently received the rare and beautiCul black Leopard, le Mignon Elephant, le i r 1 4 the s ca rce Curassows, called Cushew Birds, the Sacr ed (..,.:!,the B us h C ow (the only specimen in Europe) , a p air of ;.7 1 0 waries the Monster Boa (the largest ever seen in confine ), & e . The splendid collection of Careivora are fed at Four o'Clock, p - i;oich time the ferocious attributes and amazing muscular t itt i e a r g of these forest monarchs are displayed to the utmost ad ge• Admission, One Shilling. ‘1 •ISIV ZEALAND MEETING'iT GLASGOW. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. have just seen your article in last Saturday s f ,",on th e su bj ect o f th e meeting held in the Justiciary ` Jou rt Hall here, on the evening of the 30th ult. l Iv 44 variou s particulars of your statement yo u are iz , "PI, and I reque st I may be allowed to put you right. .ti.ens "t• The meeting was not a public meeting of the l of Glasgow. It was a meeting specially called o ' all f r i en dl y to emigation to New Zealand" only. ( 1 . The o bj ec t was to memoralise Lord John Rus ',ell for free p assage s to New Zealand, out of the funds te Zealand, or t o b e d er i ve d from the sale of lands in New and not for a grant of public money, as you represent. 38. The meeting was at the instance of the Glasgow dew Zealand Emigration Society, the members of Which are working men, not able to defray their own Passages, and who prefer emigrating to New Zealand, Where labour is scarce, and in great demand, to remain ing at home and running the risk of sinking into pau perism, and becoming a burden on the parish poor's fund. Whatever may be the cause of the state of things in this country, whether political or not, on what principle has any political party a right to interfere with those who think they will better their circumstances by emigration, and to obstruct the measures they wish to adopt for gaining their object ? The conduct of the Chartists, on the occa &ion in question, was an act of gross impertinence ; it Was worse, it was a piece of democratic tyranny, as in .-tonsistent with those professions of love pf liberty which the Chartists delight in, as can possibly be imagined. , The cause of colonization is making rapid progress, the estimation even of the Chartists. The resu lt of the meeting in the Justiciary Hall has not put an end t emigration meetings in Glasgow, or the west of Scot lan ('• There is to be a great meeting in the Town Hall u:hroorrow at which the Chartists, I warrant you, will net venture to interfere. At the New Zealand meet- VC the leading Chartists of Glasgow—Moir, Purcie: BmM—did not interfere nor take part. ol° Contrary, they disapp r oved of the con duct of their Party. - The question of colonizition is n ot understood, not "'Y by the working men of the country, but by many °I our Legislators and others, who might know better. ', l ,,‘' . ,knawledge of it is speading, however, every day ; • the more that is known of it, the less will it be seen to 11" be subj ec t to those exceptions which you join with t he Chartist orators in attributing to it. I wish only we bad some man with the genius of Sir . "alter Raleigh, in her Majesty's Councils, at the pre , sent day, to take advantage of the spirit of colonization Which prevails throughout the country. What mig ht y „rn e nieveents might then be accomplished ! Greate r f ar ' l and m o re glorious than any ever effected in war. In way of colonization the energies of the country •ould now be directed, and the reign of Victoria made I ' renowned as that of El;zabeth was in the annals of Britain and of the world.—l am, Sir, your's, &c. A COLONISER. Glasgow, Dec. 8, 1840. [We must remind our Correspondent , both as regards the.they took and ourselves, that the ob j ecti on which took. was not to emigration, but to asking for Pu blic money to emigrate ; which will, in bet, be . 44 1 d by those who stay at home. We, like the Char , 1 -1 ! )t s , object to the State interfering with emigration, 4 r3d think that it would be better if the people went to t ke united States, or wherever they like, of their own free will, and were not influenced to go to a much greate r cibtance by Government bounties or rapacious ED. SUN.] TO CORRESPONDENTS. . M.D. is informed that Prince Albert has rover yet acted as Regent legally or otherwise, and we hope it will be a very, very long time before he does. ORDERS FOR ‘' TUE CHINA SUN," NOW PUBLISHING, ND WHICH WILL BE KEPT ON SALE FOR. SOME TIME,) nay be given to all News-agents, or sent direct to the Sun Office, 112, Strand, London, where prompt attention will be paid to each communi cation in tlke order it is received, and the Paper duly forwarded. Parties sending Orders should write their Ad dresses distinctly, to prevent mistake. On former occasions several letters had been received with- out either Name or Address. The Price of the CHINA SUN is only SIXPENCE, which can be sent by post FREE. N.B.—No EXTRA Charge to Regular Sub scribers, who will receive their Papers in the usual course. THE GOLDEN SUN Was published to commemorate her most Gracious MAJESTY'S CORONATION ; but the Penny Postage, which now facilitates the send- ing of letters, was not then in existence. Look ing forward to an event of great national in terest, which Queen VICTORIA has now HAPPILY realised, we reserved a few copies of THE GOLDEN CORONATION SUN, Which can be sent by post free to all parts of the Empire. Price SIXPENCE. Sun Office, 112, Strand, London, Nov. 28, 1840. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. Morning 25 nintutes after 4 I Evening ......4ti minutes after 4. The Publication of the Evening Edition of Tux SUN cowy menced at 10 minutes after Three. (")' - • . e tf),e )Itll+ LONDON: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1840. We brought evidence yesterday to show that the suppression of objections to the Scriptures by re nal enactments is tyrannical, unjust, and absurd, and that the law is partially administered. If we return to the subject, it is from a deep sense of its almost immeasurable importance. Our whole internal policy, nearly, is framed with a view to sup port the Church. The Church is founded, or rather pretends to be founded, on the Bible, but we are now told by the decision of the Jury on Tuesday, that it is a crime to object to its statements. The happiness of society, then, is to be chained and bound by principles and doctrines, which society must not examine ; for if men must not object, what is the use of examination ? We see disorder pervading every part of society. The poor arc set against the rich, and the rich are zealously engaged in oppressing and coercing the poor. Crime increases, and though more Churches arc building, religion is decaying. The remedies suggested for our disorders, within the bounds sanctioned by the Church, are more numerous than the disorders themselves ; but though confusion and anarchy threaten us, the law forbids men to say aught against principles which our rulers have followed, while society has been brought into its present condition. What the law now decrees against what it calls blasphemy, it decreed not two centuries ago against witchcraft. It now denounces the former as displeas ing to GOD ; it then denounced the latter for the same offence. Men and women were in those less humane days burned for displeasing GOD, while now they are only fined and incarcerated. By the pro gress of knowledge, lawyers, both barristers and judges, have been compelled to give up that portion of the perfection of human reason, and the law against witchcraft has become obselete. If our view of the law for suppressing objections to the Scriptures, under the name of blasphemy, be cor rect, it is not more reasonable than the law against witchcraft. While no lawyer, however, will now lend himself to revive the latter or carry it into execution, there are numbers, we ray it to the disgrace of the profession, zealous and eager to apply the former, at least to the penny tracts which are addressed to the poor. It is therefore with deep regret that we saw so eminent a man as the ATTORNEY-GENERAL lending himself to this sorry work. We are ready to admit, as a Tory Contemporary has stated, that he has done his duty, and he finds his reward in the praise of the Tories. Nor did he show, as far as we can learn, certainly not in his reply, any reluctance to perform it ; people say he did it as if he had something to atone for, and was rather eager to gain the approbation of Bishop PHILPOTTS. His labours were crowned with a success which his own party reprobate. In Westminster Hall he has triumphed, but an appeal lies from that to the world, and even the Whigs, who have heretofore denounced prosecutions for blasphemy as for witch craft, consider that in the last resort he will sustain a terrible defeat. Mr. HETHERINGTON has already suffered in body and mind, in purse and health, and probably a waits with a pprehension the sentence, which may c onsig❑ him to prison and ruin. He is down stricken by the law ; hut those who have read his defence, and prefer reason to legal fictions, will place him far above the triumphant ATTORNEY-GENE RAL. He made an admirable pleading for free inquiry, which Plain JOHN CAMPBELL instituted a prosecution to suppress. In his reply Sir JOHN so far overstepped the bounds of propriety, that the de fendant would not allow him to proceed, and was s upported by the Court. In a bad cause the AT TORNEY-GENERAL used poisoned weapons. He upheld a prosecution for blasphemy, which is as ridiculous as a prosecution for witchcraft, and de scended to misrepresent the accused. With our opi nion of the law he was enforcing, we are bound to say that Sir JOHN CAMPBELL shod have left such a duty to be performed by some taker of a half-guinea fee, who never got beyond the precincts of the Old Bailey. It was wholly unworthy of an eminent lawyer, who has risen into political power as a professed friend of free discussion. The slaves to lust have some pleasure for their punish• molt, but the servants of the grimgribber of Westtniniter Hall, who sacrifice present fame to a sense of duty to it, reap little more than disgrace for their nauseous drudgery. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL prosecuted Mr. HE THERINGTON, in the language of the indictment, for being 44 a wicked, impious, and ill-disposed person, having no regard to the laws of this realm, but most wickedly, blasphemously, impiously, and profanely devising and intending to asperse and THE ~ 11 71i*., h , LONDON, FR, i DAY, DECEMBER 11, I$ M. vilify that part of the Holy Bible which is called the Old Testament." Now, having no respect whatever for the fictions of the law, we have no hesitation in branding such accusations of a pub lisher as a monstrous tissue of falsehoods, and to affirm that it is a disgrace to any man who has the least respect for truth to defend such a charge. We care not about its being the customary lan guage of the law, for truth and men's liberties are not to be sacrificed by and for such absurdities. Further, this said aspersing and vilifying the Bible is said by Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, at least.. such is the language of the indictment, which he used arguments to sustain, to be greatly " to the displeasure of Almighty GOD." Who knows that ? What worm dares to say that the Almighty GOD is displeased with another worm for uttering or writing a fcw words ? Who is the vain and arro gant man that claims for himself the task of inter preting the thoughts of the VIosT HIGH, and demanding that a man be punished for having dis pleased Almighty GOD ? What name does the Court deserve:which, being instituted to do justice and protect the people, punishes one of them because he displeases the ALMIGHTY? Can He not punish those who displease Him ? To doubt it, to undertake to protect or avenge Him, to describe Him as displeased, while He showers prosperity and contentment on the man said to displease Him, is far more impious,more blasphemous,more dangerous to religion than anything Mr. HETHERINGTON ever published, or Mr. HASLAM wrote. Such, however, was the crime charged against Mr. HETIIERINGTON, which Sir JOHN CAMPBELL endeavoured to substantiate, and of which a Jury, who arc as much deserving of reproach as the prose cutor, found him guilty. Such is the crime for which the Court will hereafter pass sentence, un dertaking, like the Inquisition, to decide for the ALMIGHTY, and punish actions as displeasing to Him, at which He, by the course of nature, shows no displeasure. _ _ At the present time, when a great portion of the Whig press will support the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL or be silent, leaving The Sun to defend the great principle of free inquiry and free printing, as they left it to defend the same sacred and noble cause when it was assailed in the person of Mr. HA rtmErt, we think it our duty not to be silent. As we should assail any Tory Attorney-General who had instituted such a prosecution, or carried it on, so we cannot allow it to pass unstigmatized because it has been instituted by a Whig At torney-General. We know that the wisest and best ,politicians of the party deprecate such proceed ings, and not the less because they will call forth in many independent Journals, to the injury of the Whigs, an expression of honest indignation. We read with great pleasure the many proofs which the addresses from all parts of the country, and the numerous presents sent to her MAJESTY, supply of the loyalty of the people. It is a gra cious and a grateful feeling, akin almost to devo tion, a just pride in our native land, which, in ho nouring her MAJESTY, seems to render a homage to the ALMIGHTY for the many blessings He has vouchsafed to England. While such feelings per vade the community, they appear to us so kindly and so amiable, that we shall never despair of its fortunes. A little consideration might, perhaps, however give them a somewhat different direction. Though the head of the State, and therefore worthy of all the respect which belongs to that, her MAJESTY cannot, from her age and her dependence on her Ministers, have contributed much to that national greatness which is almost worshipped in her. The, true sinews of our strength, it will scarcely be denied, are the labouring classes, now unhappily much, if not completely, estranged from all above them,—and now unhappily treated by the oth e r classes, and in tur❑ treating them, with no little unkindness, not to say ferocity. Unjustly, and even cruelly, have they been used, and though long accustomed to respect, obey, and work for the upper classes, they have at length thrown off all regard for them. We believe that some of this mutual exasperation might be removed were the upper classes to begin, as in duty bound, to evince owards their humbler brethren a more kindly The peace of society requires us to cultivate good fellowship in all ranks. We earnestly wish, therefore, that our loyal people would bethink them how much the lower classes need to be conciliated, and would direct feelings which are now wasted on the Throne towards eelini. their toiling and suffering countrymen. Loyalty may be honourable, but justice is csscntial to the safety of the empire. The QUEEN has more than justice ; the loyal addressers should now do justice to the people. The whole of the Paris Journals of Wednesda) have been received. A report of the death o the Emperor NICHOLAS prevailed on the Bourse o Lille, but letters from the Hague, of the Gth inst., state it to be wholly unfounded. The war feel ing does not apFear from the Journals to be at all abated in France. On the contrary, nearly all the ultra-Liberal Journals rejoice that there is an end of the English alliance, and recommend France to throw herself into the arms of Russia. Now, therefore, is the time for the friends of peace to bestir themselves. Unless a restoration of the good feeling which existed between France and England, prior to the ratification of the Treaty of July, speedily take place, we pronounce war to be inevitable. With such armaments as France and Germany are preparing, the peace of Europe be comes an impossibility. True, there is no longer an object to fight for, such as in private life would justify an appeal to a Court of Quarter Sessions. Fiance has sustained no injury, save what she has inflicted upon herself. She was asked to partici pate with the other chief Powers of Europe in re storing the Syrian sceptre to the SULTAN. She refused, and the act in which she was requested to participate was performed without her. We have always admitted that on the occasion of signing the Treaty there was a want of courtesy towards France on the part of the Great Powers. No secret ought to have been made about the signing of the Treaty. Previous to its being signed a copy of it should have been placed in the hands of the French Ambassador, and the day it was signed it ought to have been officially communicated to him. There was no occasion for secrecy—none even for the semblance of reserve. But though he Four Powers ware wanting in that courtesy due o France as a first-rate European State, her pre- sent Ministers, who ate fully cognizant of all the circumstances, have themselves declared that no in- tention existed of insulting her ; that the neglect did not amount to an insult ; and that nothing had taken place to justify an appeal to arms. Why arm, then ? Why involve France in a ruinous load of war taxes, when nothing has happened to disturb the general peace ? Besides the settlement of the Eastern question, which the French Government admitu to be virtually dispo sed of, what has France to fear from the Allies ? Have they or any of them been mad enough to threaten an invasion of her territory in any part of the world? Do they, except in the Eastern ques tion, which concerns England an hundred times more than France, interfere• in any way with her policy, internal or external: She admits not having been injured ; her statesmen, most tenacious of her honour, declare that she has not been suited. Why, then, we repeat, alarm Europe by her armaments ? But because France has not been treated with all proper courtesy in the affair of a Treaty which has vi r t ua ll y cease d to ex i st , s h e c l a i ms the right of bei ng suspicious of her neighbours, and consequently of being prepared to resent any ill offices they may contemplate against her. This is a dangerous delusion. Her suspicion of her neighbours must beget severally an equal amount of suspicion on their part. They too, will, natu rally provide for the worst, and thus the policy of self-defence becomes inevitably aggressive. When a nation is at med to the teeth, the temptation to try its strength is irresistible. The impulses of a whole people transformed into warriors are as strong and as decisive as those of a pair of school-boys to to=t the appalling terrors of a new pop-gnu or a freshly purchased pocket-pistol. And if this be true of every people, how much more so is it of the people of France, t o w h ose diseased imagina tions excitement of some kind or other is as necessary as quiet is to the happiness of the less mercurial inhabitants of England, Austria, and Prussia ? France in arms cannot be at peace. With the hundreds and thousands of mili tary adventurers having nothing to lose but their swords, and everything to hope from the chances of war, she must either take the field against a pretended foreign enemy, or she must again pass through the fiery ordeal of another revolution, far different from the last. One or other of these re sults must happen if she persevere in her prepara tion for war. And both are equally to he dreaded, for both, in the end, must come to the same thing. Another revolution would be but the preliminary step to a general war. It is the duty of statesmen, not of journalists, to propose measures for the conservation of the peace of Europe. We would therefore be stepping out of our province were we to do more than suggest the necessity of another European Congress to arrange any differences, and hear and remedy any complaints among the different States of Europe. Whenever disputes arise between nations, it is thus that they ought to be settled. With the progress of science, and particularly of steam, must come a time when nations, like individuals, must be go verned by fixed laws, or some one Power must absorb the dominion of half the world. To illustrate our meaning the progress of steam has brought Vienna nearer to the seat of the British Govern ment now than Edinburgh was in the beginning of the seventeenth century. And with this increased proximity, and the increase of intercourse conse quent thereupon, increases the chances of disputes which would involve Europe in endless war, were no attempt made to improve the administra tion of international law. National dignity can never be incompatible with justice, and all that justice requires is easily attainable by arbitration. The ultinza ratio regum in the time of Louis XIV. was a campaign ; why not now a Congress Even the worst diplomacy—that of a CAS TLEREAGH at Vienna, or a CHATEAUBRIAND at Verona—is better than the most successful war, with its taxes, tears, blood, and accumulated mise ries of widowhood and orphanage. The preparations for the .funeral solemnities of NAPOLEON were proceeding with the utmost ra pidity on Wednesday. We have given, in another part of The San all the miscellaneous news in Wednesday's Journals.- CHURCHMEN AND DISSENTERS.—The Churchmen reproach the Dissenters with adopting their creed by way of trade. That the accusatio n is false appears certain from the fact that the Dissenters must pay for di,sent, while to Churchmen is appropriated a large portion of the annual produce of the industrious people. If such a charge were, made against the Churchmen it might at least have more probability. If it were ap plied to the priests of the Church of England, it would be eminently true, for they all swear to one formula of faith, though they differ amongst themselves, and they do this committing perjury in the way of trade. In fact the whole functions of the priesthood are assumed and practised for pelf, and to the Churchmen and their priests belongs the reproach of embracing a religion by way of trade. CuusAN.—Mr. Wyld's little map of this island and the surrounding Archip e l ago will be found very useful in reading the accounts of the operations of the British squadron in that quarter. It is a curious circumstance, but at the same time a striking proof of the scanty communication we have had with the Chinese, that, al though thtee or four of the principal islands have Chi nese names, all the rest appear to have been christened by the sailors as they approached them. We give the following specimens: —Buffalo's Island and Buffalo's Nose, where one of the sa il ors in the passage to Chosen was devoured by a shark ; the Calves, Vernon Island , Beak Head, Two Si sters , Two Boseys, Bell Hand, Burnt Island, Tiger's Cub, Dead Man , &c. The sunken reek on whi c h t h e Melville struck is dis tinctly laid down, and it i s , th er efore, surprising how Admiral Elliot run up on i t w i t h such a good chart in his possession. The f o ll ow i ng is the account Mr.W yld gives of the port of Tie g _h a i :--" The rise and fall of the tide makes a differen ce o f a bout twelve feet. Toe time of high water at the fall and change is about twelve o'clock. The tides are very irregular, and vary according to the wind and the eddies, produced by the number of islands. A t the distance of two leagues among the islands, the irregularities of the tides arc suc h, that there is sometimes a difference of two hours in the time of high water at the two places:' CIIANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY). THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WILSON-THE CORPO- RATION OF LEEDS. This case, which was specially appointed for to-day, came before the Court, upon information and bill filed by the Attorney-General, on behalf of the present, cor poration of Leeds, who sought to recover certain pro perty belonging to the corporation, which bad been alienated, as was asserted, by the old one, by illegal and abortive instruments. The short facts of this case appear to be as follow :—The corporation of Leeds was first constituted by a charter granted by Charles 11., in the 13th year of his reign. By that charter there was to be a Mayor, 12 Aldermen, and 24 Assistants, who were named by the Crown, and who were to nqme their successors. The parties so named by the Crown were created Trustees of the Corporate property, which was to be applied for the good rule and government of the borough of Leeds. As was matter of history in 1835, tl.o Government thought of introducing a measure for the reform of corporations, and one of the provisions of that proposed measure was that the parties were to elected by the popular voice, and not by their own body. In that year the old corporation determined that their successors should have nothing to do with the property of the corporation, which consisted of 6,500/. Thi ce per Cent., and 5001. which had been lent to the Commissioners of the Leeds and Wakefield Road, resolved to alienate it, and for that purpose two deeds were executed, giving _ the property in trust to three gentlemen of the names of Wilson, Beckett, and Blades. In those deeds, however, no trusts were declared, and no application or appropriation pointed out. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Beckett, and Mr. Blades, knew nothing of this transaction till June, when a letter was written to them stating that the corporation had transferred those sums to them, and that they were at their disposal. After this the corporation took the opinions of ,Sir F. Pollock, Sir W. Follett, and Mc. Milner, the Recorder of the Borough, as to their power to alienate the property, and those opinions being against that power, certain members of the corporation, in their private capa city, presented a memorial to Messrs. Wilson, Beckett, and Blades, calling upon them to dis. pose of the funds they held in trust, by giving 5251. to the Recorder, 1051. to the Deputy Re corder, 750/. to the Leeds Infirmary, 500/. to the Leeds Free Hospital, 2501. to the Public Dispensary, 1,0001. to the Incumbent of St. Mary, 1,000/. to the Incum bent of Christ Church, 500/. for the purpose of erecting a gallery in St. Mark's Church, and the residue to pay the debts of the corporation. The Recorder and De puty Recorder refused to receive the money ; certain sums, however, had been disposed of, and upon the passing of the Municipal Reform Act, the new corpo ration elected under its provisions, found no corporate property belonging to the borough of Leeds. Being, however, afterwards informed of the aliena tion which had taken place in 1835, of the corporate property they came to the resolution, under the 97th section of the Municipal Act, to call in question that transaction, and filed the present informa tion and bill to have it set aside. The Attorney-General, Mr. Jacob, Mr. Wigram, and Mr. Walker appeared on behalf of the information ; and Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. Bethell, Mr. Loftus Wigram, and Mr. Atkinson were counsel for the defendants. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, at considerable length, contended that it was not in the power of the old corpo ration to alienate their property, but that, if it was, that alienation not being complete, was void both in law and equity. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL, at the cone.usion of the Attorney-General's address, took an objection to the case proceeding further, on the, ground of want of parties, the relators having made only five of the members of the old corporation defendants instead of the whole number. M. BETHELL and Mr. ATKINSON followed on the same side. The LORD CHANCELLOR overruled the objection. Mr. WIGRAM then proceeded to address the Court upon the whole case, on behalf of the relators, fol lowing the Attorney-General. The Learned Gentleman had not concluded when we went to press. ROLLS COURT-(THIS DAY.) WILLS V. GUIS. The arguments of Counsel upon this motion, which was opened yesterday, was resumed this morning. The case, which is somewhat interesting, is this : On the 1 Ith of June last, an order was made on the defendant, Mr. Gibbs, to pay into the Bank of Eag land, in the name of the Accountant-General, the sum of 1,4041. The plaintiff caused a memorandum of that order to be entered with the Senior Master of the Court of Common Pleas, under the authority of the Ist and 2d Vie. c. 110, the Act for the abolition of imprisonment for debt in mesne process. The order not having been ' obeyed lie sued out a writ of attachment, but not being aMe to execute it, he sued out subsequent process, and finally a writ . of rebellion was issued. On the 7th of November he ap plied for and obtained an order for the Sergeant at-Arms. In pursuance of that order the defendant was taken, and on being brought into Court, was turned over to the Fleet, where he now is. The applic❑tion now made was, that . the order of the 7th of November, and a warrant of the Lord Chancellor, dated the 12th of November, made in pursuance of that order, and the order for turning him over to the Fleet, might be dis charged ; that the entry in the Common Pleas might be cancelled or vacated, or that the plaintiff might be declared to have re:inquished all right and title to the benefit of any charge or security they might have in the defendant's estate. In support of the motion, it was argued that an order for payment of money into the Bank, in the name and with the privity of the Accountant-General, was not an order within the scope or pro‘iion of the Act of Par liament ; and, then, that there had been an improper entry made, which the Court had jurisdiction to alter. If it was within the scope and provision of the Act of Parliament., then it was contended it was irregular and iinpropzr to take the p rson into custody, after the me morandum had been entered ; or, at any rate, that that could not he done without forfeiting the benefit of the charge intended to be given by the Act of Par:lament. His Lordship, the AINsTEn. OF THE ROLLS, thought he had no authority to intercfere, in the way that w<ls asked. VICE-CHANCERY-(THES DAY.) Unopposed petitions and short causes occupied the Ccurt the vvi:oie morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY. (Sittings at Guildhall before Lord DEN MAN and a Commcn Jury.) GILSON v. THE GRAND SURREY CANAL COMPANY. Tills was an action brought by the assignee of a bank rupt, named Hedgcock, to recover the value of certain goads and merchandise which had beeri shipped on board the sloop Henry, and had been passed under a bill of sale to a person named Davis, who was the real dcfcndan in the case. The question was, whether the sale was a bone fide one, and whether the property which bad been so sold to Davis was part of the stores and rigging of the vessel or merchandise shipped on frvig-ht. The sum claimed was 1501., and, after a good deal of contradictory evidence as to the nature and value of the articles, which had passed under the bill of sale, the Jury, by consent, found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 501. TRENHOLME V. LOW. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a but cher, carrying on business at Stoke Newington, to &e -cover a sum of 351., for meat supplied to the defendant, a cow -keeper. The defence was, that the plaintiff had purchased cattle from the defendant, and that the balance really due was only a few pounds. Mr. Platt appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. The sivr for the defendant. The delivery of the plainaf's bill was proved, and there being some difficulty about the proof of checks alleged to have been paid by the defendant to the plaintifi on account, the Jury by consent found a verdict for the plaintiff for 351., subject to a reference. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY When sitting at Guildhall this Court occupies thc. old King's B.:nch Court, wherein neither the Judge, the bar, jurymen, or any one baying business in the sane can be at all accornodated. At the sitting of the Court this morning, Lord ABINGER, addressing the bar and the jury said —I have often received promises from persons repre senting the city architect that something should be lone to improve this Court, but they have hitherto proved unavailing. It is a most inconvenient Court, and is neither properly warmed or ventilated, and is most inconvenient, not only to the Bar, but to jurymen and witnesses in waiting. A Juryman in the box said the observations of the Learned Judge woe most just. Besides the incon venience of the improper ventilation, it had frequently been his lot to be compelled to stand for four hours and upwards, waiting to be called. Lord ABINGEft—I have often received promises that the matter should be attended to, and the inconvenience remedied. If 1 had any power in the matter, some im provements would be made before the next sittings. 1 have suggested a simple mode of making it a good and convenient Court, but hitherto w ithout effect. I the more wonder at it, too, as I remember a gentleman be longing to the Corporation being in attendance as a Juryman—he felt the inconvenience, and promised that he would mention the matter to the Court of Corn m..al Council. I trust something will soon be done. BROOKER V. FIELD. Sir F. POLLOCK (with whom was Mr. Warren) stated the case to the Jury. It was a case wherein the plaintiff sought to recover damages for false impri sonment. Sometime in August last, upon some trum pery charge of stealing a cat, or Larbouring it, knowing, it to have been stolen, ho was given in charge to the po- lice, his house searched, his paper rummaged, and some taken away, himself taken in custody through the streets exposed as a felon to the gaze of his neighbours, charged as such at the bar of e police court, where he was held to bail, and finally discharged. For this gross and outrageous breach of lits . betty, tue plaintiff now sought reparation at the hands of a jury of his countrymen, and he trusted the damages would be ample. Although the act of giving the plaintiff into custody was done by Mrs. Field, still the husband was liable for the acts of the wife. Proof of the custody having been given, it appeared chat it did not altogether exceed an hour. It also ap peared that the plaintiff, who was now a corn chand ler in Shoreditch, had been in the police under the name of William Smith, and was discharged for being drunk. Mr. WPIATELEY (w:th whom was Mr. Chambers,) addressed the Jury for the defendant. He said Mrs. Field was possessed of a very ealuah!e black and white cat, which was without the usual canduai appendage, a tail ; it was of the Maux breed, and scarce. She lost it in the latter end of June. and offered a reward of ten shillings for it through the medium of the newspapers. On the 30:11 9 f June she received a letter by post, signed A. C., acknow ledgiog the advertisement.. Among other pa- sages the letter contained these :—" The cat is very well, but seems pining, as if he had lost one who petted him much, or like a Christian' who had lost a dear friend.— (Laughter.) It appears in my cage like a gentleman who had seen better days—l suppose caused by his fare, it is not so good as it used to be, for he has to fare hardly, along with me and my family." And it went on to demand more money for its return than the reward offered. The answer was to be addressed to A. C., at Mr. Seeley's, Mary lebone. On the 3d July the defendant received another letter, in which A. C. said, " I am sorry to say that the cat has not been so well these two days, but is rather better to-night ; had it died, I would have given you notice, although I may be as great a blackguard as Mr. Field calls me. You say you can give no more than 10s., because you may get another from the same mother. That may be, but it will not be this one. I have a wife, but 1 would not like to change her for one of her sisters.—(Loud laughter.) The cat does everything but talk. I can see how it has been petted by its ways ; it. often gets upon my shoulders and purrs all over my face, and is always very pleased to get into bed with me. You will know whether this is your cat's character." Another letter was received on the 3d of August, saying that the writer would not give up the cat under 41. ; he con sidered it worth 501., and it he was a gentleman he would not part with him for that money. This was in closed to Mr. Field, under cover to Miss Green, and in the envelope he said, " This is not a love-letter, so you may deliver it without fear. It contains more truth than one of that stamp, and is important." Another letter was written, saying that the cat would be found at Brooker's, in Shoreditch. Mrs. Field went to a magistrate, who sent a policeman to the plaintiff's, who then denied all knowledge of the cat, and said he had never seen it ; she then gave him into custody, and in a pocket book upon him was found a book in which were two paragraphs which appeared to be questions to be put to a news paper. They ran thus—" If a person detain pro perty after it is advertised, because the reward is not sufficient—what does it amount to ?" " If they cannot prove how that I came into possession of the thing in question—if they can prove that the thing in question was in my possession, and that the letters were io my handwriting—what can they do ?" He would prove these facts, and then he trusted that the Jury would find that it was an attempt to extort money, and find for the de fendant. Evidence of these facts having been led, 1 ?"` Sir F. PoLLocx replied. The Jury must see that, however wrong it might be, the plaintiff bed merely lent himself to a joke to tease the old woman about her cat, and because of that was an Englishman to have his liberty invaded, his house searched, and his most private papers laid open . to the palice and the world, and then to be used against him at a future time ? He trusted the Jury would give such temperate damages as would prove that such acts were not yet- to be done with impunity. - His LORDSHIP summed up. Mrs.Treld had not been warranted in charging the plaintiff with felony, therefore she was liable, or her husband was liable, for acting for acting. before being armed with ihe, authority of a Magiitrate. Supposing it was o'nly,a,,bad joke, the plaintiff had brought it upon hirnself,, pod was entitled to merely nominal damages. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages one farthing. ADDRESSES TO THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT. NORTHAMPTON, DEC. 10.—A most important ma nifestation of the continue - 2. and unabated restlessness of the " masses" has been exhibited here - during the present week, and more especially on the occasion of a public meeting called this, day, to congratulate her Majesty and Prince Albert, on the birth of an infant heiress to the throne of these realms. The Chair was occupied by the Sheriff, THOMAS ALDERSON COOKIE Esq. The Address to her Majesty having been moved by the Marquis of Northampton, and seconded by T. Thornton, of Brock-hall, E q , the Chair man was about to put it to the meeting, when, to the surprise of a good many, no doubt., a working man of the name ot son rose to propose an addends, praying that h r Ma jesty would be graciously phased to extend her Royal pare in to Messrs. Frost, Williams, and Jones, and all such others of her Majesty's subjects as might be suf fering on account of their political opinions, which was seconded by another working man of the name of Ran scm. After a good deal of confusion, the Address was ultimately carried by a majority of some eight or ten. J. MANsELL, Esq., M. P., tires moved a similar address to Prince Albert, which was seconded by the Rev Sir G. ROBINSON, B at., when a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, after which the Meeting broke up. CHURCH-RATES. c,-__ BRIDGWATER.—A distraint for Church-rates being about to be made on seven of the " Friends" in this town, that body have issued the following Address to the inhabitants of the borough : " The members of the Socict of Friends in Bridg water believing that there are many of their townsmen and others who are ignorant of the grounds on which they refuse to pay Church-rates, tithes, and other ceele siasticel demands, and knowing that there are some who entertain the very errcnrous idea that Quakers escape altogether from such payments, have thought it right, at the present juncture, when distraint is about to be made on thr.ir property for conscientiously re fusing to pay the rate recently levied, thus publicly to state their reasons for such refusal. They feel that the imposition of the Antichristian yoke of Church rates, and the exercise in other ways of the posver be stowed by the State upon the Church Establishment— all which took their rise in the dark ages of apostacy— are grievances to which they, in common with other Dissenters, ought not to be subjected. They feel them to be grievances, because they believe not only that they do not belong to the Christian religion, but that they are altogether at variance with it. The Friends have therefore ever regarded it as a duty en joined on them, and they still feel it to be their duty, in patience and meekness, but with firtnness, to refuse the payment of all these demands. Our Lord himself de clares, " One is your Master, even Christ ; and all ye are brethren ;" and they believe that :t is his gracious intention that all his fol lowers, without distinction, should live as brethren. They consider it to b e an intericrenee with this Chris tian privilege for any class of t he community to claim for themselves the power of putting any restraints upon the religious liberties of their fellow-men—to attempt through the State to usurp authority over the con sciences of others, either by imposing or upholding pe cuniary demands for setting forth the religious opinions of any one portion of the Christian Church. Tney seek the removal of these false appendages to the reli gion of Christ, simply by the power of truth, and their resistance thereto arises not from caprice or sullenness, but from conscientious convictions of their anti-Cluis• clan na . ore and tendency. "18.10, 12 ma., 8." A good many failures have taken place in Glas gow within the last few days—two of them of some import ance.— Glasgow Chronicle. GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—The Postmaster- General has issued an order to increase the facility of trans mitting small suns of money through the Post-office, ,by which, on and after the 14 h instant, branch offices will be established in various parts of the town, and within the limits of the twopenny pest, for the receipt and payment of money. PoisoNi NG.—England, the woman charged with having put poison in her husband's broth, was brought up to the Nottingham Police-office last Tuesday, when, after the production of some crirninatory evidence, she was com mitted to take her trial. li la E st, D th i e VB P ß rinc °) PRINCE ALBERT AND T the occasion of the visit of his Royal Hthigehdneivs.esrtowhtioieeweent prudently Po lytechnic Institution on Wednesday sired one of his attendants to present under water with two " guineas " to keep outthe cold." Insttad of doing this, the diver has gui.ne lc a i s. The mahogany coffin which enclosed the remains of Napoleon at St. Helena, and which was exchanged for the ebony one brought fro,manFdranCeswas cut up by order 11 13 le cile Po y ule and Favorite. o o f in the eeri P a r n i d n c m e e d n e o i f o t i i h l v e 1 L a D d jo D urn E e S d E IftrTo from Thursday, distributed in pieces to the sterday afternoon an ciure p da e y L.o t r he Ist in d st..,xs ect inquiry, Ctl re sumed before Mr. Wakley, M into the circumstances able Jury, at the Glow ester Ar . ms Tavern, Gloucester road, Kensington, the death of an infant male child naine unknown, which seas found exposed on the evening of the 27th ult., at natteltiant upon Maida-hill, Paddingtcn, and which died in the workhouse of the Kensington Union a few hours afterwards, After a long inquiry the Jury returned a verdict of ~ Wilful mur der by some person or persons unknown." EVENING ) j 0 NT THE MARKETS.---(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals this week have been moderate of English Grain and Flour, and fair of Oats from Ireland. Very little English Wheat was offering, and Monday's ra'ca have been rather exceeded. There was a►iro a greater in. clination to firmness in the prices of other Gran. Flour still dull of sale. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Yesterday we we were favoured with a private view of this useful Institution, when a vast crowd of Lords and Ladies, and lovers of arts and science, attended to see the improvements made in th e esta .. I blishment since it was closed, about eight weeks ago. Several new rooms have been added to the building, and at each end a spacious gallery. One and is provided with a com of the rooms is fitted up as a lecture room for ex perimental.),A se cond is adapted for the exhibition of geological i iete and a inp philosophy,le apparatus for the purpose. models, and is well fitted for the purpose. Th e model shown at present is that of the Underchfr hi the Isle of Wight, which we noticed yesterday. Th e galleries, rooms, and stairc ases, are ador ned with a variety of paintings, statues , models, and o th e r rare objects of art. One re p resents t he Ca:.tbn River from the City to its embou chure in the well exec uted. Chinese sea, and is veryAs for merly, the canals and circu lar ba sin in the great hall are covered with models of every description of naval architecture, from the Chinese junk to a British ship of the line. Here also is exhibited a model of a ship fitted up with the patent pneumatic marine pre server, the object of which is to prevent ships from sinking, and also to raise those sunk, : I Without loss of cargo. Mr. Bakewell, the patentee, explained the invention, and showed by a model how the sunken vessel could be raised by injecting .air into the interstices which are to be formed round the hulls of vessels built on his principle. But we have not space to describe one-tenth of the objects ,-ix - hibited, and that, too, would require more time and better oppo rtunities than cou ld b e obta i ned yesterday. From ten o'clock, but chiefly in the afternoon, the establishment was crowded to excess, not fewer than four thousand persons having visited it in the course of the day. A mong the assem bled company were severa l of the Foreign Ambas sadors ; also Viscount Duncannon, Lady Jodiell, Lord Nugent, Sir Astley Cooper, the Marquis of Winchester, Sir Richard Jenkins, Sir George Staunton, Bart., Sir John Scott Lillie, the Earl of Wicklow, Sir Peter Laurie, Lord Porchester, Lord Gage, the Earl and Countess of Beauchamp, Sir Wm. Baynes, Bart , Mr. Stevenson, the Ame rican Minister, with many other persons of fashion and distinction. The Institution will be, open for the public to morrow, and we confidently trust that the great ex ertions made by the Directors, and chiefly by Mr. Sievier, so well known for his useful inventions and various attainments, will meet with clue reward. NEW STRELITZ, D • EC. o.—Hi s R oya l High ness the Crown Prince of Denmark, who has been here on a visit to the Grand Ducal family ever s i nce t h e 22.1 of l ast month, has applied for the hand of the Prince:ss Caroline (born 10th January, 1821), second daughter of the Grand Duke, and. receivedyesterday her consent. Th e congratulations of tliT Court and City on this happy' event will be received to.day.—Harnburgh florsenhalle, Doc. bp SMITHFIELD MARKET. The supply of beef was short for the Friday preceding the great market, and the trade very brisk, particularly for, the best qudities. The 'trade for Mutton was extremely dull, and barely realised the prices quoted. A good de mand for Veal, In Pork but little doing, the greater por tion consisted of coarse Pigs, &ores, Sc. Beasts, 689 ; Sheep, 3 500; Pigs, 610; Calves, 141. Beef, 3s. 10d. 'to ss. ; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 8:1. ; Veal, 4s. 6d. to 6s. ; Pork, 3s. 4d. to 44. Bi. COLONIAL MARKETS The public sales were light, and privately the demand was limited, bath for borne use and export. The arrivals were small from all parts, and but few ships are near at hand. TEA MARKET, Prices luziked downwartls ft,r Tea of al kinr!s, s..d the marketwas in a dull state; 2-;. 21. was the nearc.,t prices for Company's Congou. 6orne large -sales have burn an ounced for Toes 4... J TALLOW MARKET. The drtnand was st,saiiy for Russian both on be spot Lnd to arrive in spring monti.s. Prices were iteady at 475. 6d. to 48 , . p r cwt. L 1.() YD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Dee. 11. —lt blew a fresh gale last night and part of this morning from the southward and cry - Award. and with very violent squalls. Wind this day at noon—Fresh bretz:t from the eastward. DEAL, DEC. 10.—Wind S. S. E., fresh breazas —Ar rived the General Hewett, Sellers, from Quebec ; David Luckie, Ritchie, Demerara. Sailed the outward hound. RAMSGATE, DEC. 10, --The Galway Lass, from Galway to London, which was on shore or, Sandwich fiat, has been got off and brought into tine harbour. Livaneooa, DEC. 10.—The America, Mackie, from Quebec to this port, is on shore near Rockhavcn, and it is expected will become a wreck—the cargo will be saved. The Economy, frcm Quebec to Newcastle was aban doned on the 29th ult., in Ist. 45. lon. 39, being water logged—crew saved by the British Tar, from Miramichi to London, and six of them transferred same day to the Asia, arrived at this port from Savannah. The Francis Lawferi, from Pictou to this port, has been aban doned at sea, crew saved by the Cromwell, arrived at Falmouth ; the second mate, time of the crew, and a pas senger, were afterwards put on board tie: Adrian, strived at this port from New Orleans. The Bihamian, Tizard, from Calcutta to this port, put into Mauritius 16th Sept., owit gto a leak supposed to be near the rudd'-r, and it was expected that the discharge of 500 or 600 bags of sugar would be sufficient to have the leek stopped. Arrived the Warrior, Cowe, Mauritius ; 131ackailer, Watson, Cuba; Asia, Stars, flayarinah ; Lady Sarsh Hastings, Quebec ; Juhti Walker Gaskin, ditto ; Ocean Queen, Wilson, ditto ; William Parker, Sewell, ditto; Nercide, Alexandria ; Penrith, ditto ; Par ton, Gallipoli; Eliza and Mary, Stevens, Ma laga ; Virginia, Lisbon ; Eleanor, Cornelius, Ghent ; Mary Selglas, Antwerp : Pauline, Kehrman, Bremen. Sailed the Mary Muir, Payne, for Valparaiso ; Tigress, M‘Gill Calcutta • Munro, Balfour, Monte Video; Wil liam Russell, Juries, Bahia ; Bounty Hall, Cole, Maran ham ; Caledonia, Irving, Vcra Cruz ; Ceres, Smith, Hon duras ; Emily, Quitter, Texas ; Sir Colin Campbell, Pee tccott, New Orleans; Mary Caroline Lawson, Broad, Constantinople. Off port, the Adam, Lodge, from Cal cutta ; Adrian, New Orleans ; Dovecot, ditto. The Majestic from Q lichee, is reported off port, but requires confirmation. Arrived the Columbus, Cowan, from Quebec, sailed on the 17th ult., with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c., having experienced a severe gale on the 25th. She was struck by a sea, which nearly filled the cabin with water. The Warwick, Little, has s arrived from Quebec (sailed Oct. 30). with five feet Tx ater in her hold. §TANGATE CREEK —Arrived the Dirgente, Nickel's, from Messina; Sharp, Meeling, Denia ; Alexander Adam, Davies, Alicant and ditto; Mantua, Weeks, Xabia ; Four Roberts, Samuel, Cephalonia ; Brisk, Huellin, Vos tizza ; St. Joseph, Elia, Barletta ; St. George, Moora, Marsala., - MARGATE —Arrivcd off port, the Tamerlane, M'Kcn zie, from Calcutta. DEVON.—Arrived the Duchess of Clarence, from Li verpool ; Prima Donna, Tell, Swan River, and sailed on the 27th of August, for Penang; Anger, George Fife, Singapore, and tailed Aug. 4, for London. MONEY and COIVIYIERCIAL NEWS. CITY, T WEL VE O'CLOCK LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.--The trans actions in Cotton to-day were .5,000 bags, chiefly Ameri cans, with: ut material change in prices. We have no Share List to-day. Aeccunts were received yesterday from Amsterdam, of the Bth inst. The Messrs. Hope and Co. had contracted a new loan of Four per Cents for the Russian Govern ment, to the annunt of 25 millions of silver rubles. 'Die above loan is nominally te.ken at 86:1-, but from the ruble being twkr ti at 40 *rivers, it would stand to the public at 90, payments to be made in all January and -February. The 1, an would amount to about four niirlions sterling. • BOURSE GF AMSTERDAM, DEC. B.—The great majority obtained by the Freacti Mini;ry to the addri.ss, and the die of the French Funds, has had aa influence in our ir.tioral funds, which has cau:,ed a r:action from the MI of yesterday, but the business done was not of much im- portance. Auluih'a Spanish, owing to the fall at Antwerp, nes wePk, and kft off 21 15 -piths to 22 ; Coup3r.s 18'1 . This morning, it appears, that M. GuizotSlCl:t a cou rier the following. pressing istruetions to M. Cocheict, by the Camticon :—" It is formally enjoined to M. Coehelet to declare to Mehemet Ali, that it' he does not submit immediately, and without conditions, to the stipulations of the Quadruple Treaty, and implore forgiveness of the Sul tan, he must renounce all protection of the French Go venl-lent, and in that case M. Cochelet is to embark im mediately for France." Accounts have been received by the telegrapi. at Paris that Admiral Napier hes left Alexandria to transport Ibrahim Paella and his army to Egypt. Austria, it is said, is on the point of making another loan. France, for the present, hes put per's off, but eventually must negotiate a loan. It appears that Ministers hive entered into an account with the Bank of F.ane e to advance 250,000 000 francs against a &posit c f . D .kuyaL bonds, but the private letters fiom Paris state that in the month of April the French Government will sake a loan of 100 000,000 francs. The abuve contracts, :ve have no doubt, will operate in some measure upon the British Mar ket, and hang heavy on it for some time. Consols opened this morning at the leaving off price of yesterday, 8946 ex-din. ; Reduced 89H-, with little doing as yet; Exchequer Bills, 1 3 prem. ; Bank Stock, 1564-1571 ; India Stuck, 237 239 ex-div. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active left off 24 ; at present not so good, 24a ; Deferred, 12k ; Passive 71,- 6 ; Portuguese, same as they closed, at 341 ; Tnree per Cents. 214 224 ; Colombian, at the testing off price, 25i 26 ; Mexican, same, 29. ; 71 72 ; Cnilian, 56 58; Danish, 77 78 ; Dutch T.vo-and.a.. Half per Cents., no alteration, 514 ; Five per Cents. 98,. SLIARES.—G , cat Western, 234 244 prem ; Londsa and IL ightou, 9 8 discount ; Blackwall, 4i 4 discount ; Birmingaam, 78 80 prem. ; Southampton, 54 55 per share ; Croydon, 114 124 per share ; Greenwich, 71 ,cq per share ; Maticlicster and Birmingham, 13 11 dis. We have few arrivals this morning, and mast of them of old dates. PRICES OF SIIARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto Debentures London and Brighton London and Birmingham 9O l7O South Eastern and Dover 2B - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia Ditto New HALF-PAST ONE. The British Funds have continued during the morning inactive, vt lib scarce a bargain doing; consequently, we have not a fea ure worth noticing to the present time. Consols are a shade lower than in the earlier part of the morning, and may be quoted 894 for the opening ; Re- duced 69i1. 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 1 3 prem. ; Bank Stock for Account, 158 L In the Foreign Market little doing. Span:sbActive also a shade lower, 241, have been 241 ; Portuguese, 34, also a shade lower ; Colombian Bonds, 1824, 26 ; Brazilian, 711: Dutch Two-and-a. Half per Cents., 518 i ; Five Dover, per Cents., 98i. a The Share Market. is inactive; Eastern Counties, deb., London and;South Eastern Brighton, 3l ; Londonnd and i q l3 . irrning. 4li ; , 170 171 n CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS !lank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 69i Ditto Bonds ••• e• ..... dis 3 per Cent Cons ...... - 3 per Cent Red 9B Ditto New Annuities... New :.3i per Cent New 5 per Cent ... Ditto 5001 4pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11...... 7 pm Jan: 1830 . l3 Bank Stock for Acct 15,94 Oct. 1859 — India Stock for Acct ... Jan. 1860 ... Consols for Opg. ......... 89* FOREIGN FUNDS. A astrian, 5 pe r cent... P ortuguese , 5 percent. Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto.... • . Brazilian Bonds per cent. ... _ BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 Chilian, 6 per cant s anish 5 per cent 241 Colombian, 6 per cent... -P-- . d 06 Ditto, Deferre ••• Ditto, 1824 French,s per cent... —f..--e. Greek, 1825, 5 percent — Danish, 3 per cent — —f. --e. Exchange .. French, 3 per cent... — f. —c. Mexican, 5 p er cent.... r . Dutch, 2* per cent 5ll 'Ditto, 6 per cent, I 82-). 16 Ditto, 5 per cent..... 98/ Peruvian, 1 825 , 6 p er ct. SHARES. Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) paid) ... 41 Di t to Debentures c:.-reat Western Railway (6 5 paid) B4 G Ditto New Shares ( 40 p aid ) ....., „, 50} Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) 9k London and Brighton Railway (40 paid) „, 3 4 London and llirmin , zham Railway (90 pd) 171 London and South Western Railway ... .. , ... 54 Manchester and Leeds Railway (70 paid) 78 Ditto New Shares (25 paid) ............. 29 . North All(iland Railwi.y 000 paid) .. 75i Smith Eastern and D,r.er (1:8 paid iii ............. ~—_ WA T ERFORD.—We have had some very stormy weather with great rain since Eunday night. It began to blow about eight o'clock that night from S.W. and S. to S E., and continued much violence until late yester day morning, when it somewhat mitigated, but the rain came down in torrents up to the hour we were putting to press.— Waterford Chronicle of Tuesday. , . • ill aad .a6fr 131 ging jlovi eter [oho veld be I of ard , ;011 of Itht 3ar- )pC, ?v ial re- la" our red , She E 306 rd; or • Sir bli st§ le.