The Sun. — London, England, 1840-01-06 00:00:00

EVEN IN G EDITION. quarters of a mile from the poor houses. The powder house I refer to is a different one to Mr. Crossfield's. Cross-examined by Mr. Kelly—l was at the Westgate , Inn for five minutes when the attack was going on. I was • not there at the end of the business. I have been exa mined several times before the Magistrates. I know a man with a wooden leg, named Turner. I believe I saw that man in Newport. I have doubted since about my seeing Turner. I will not.swear positively now that I saw Turner there that day ; but I believe I did. I saw a man with a wooden leg in front of the Westgate. I did not know Turner personally before that time, but I haze since seen him very often. Mr. Kelly—You tell me now you have a doubt about Turner? Witness—l have. Mr. Kelly—Have you never said you had no doubt. Witness—l have said so. In the course of the examination of the last witness some laughter was caused in Co urt, b y some of the pikes which the witness was identifying falling on the seat on which the Attorney-General and the Crown lawyers were sitting. Thomas Watts examined by Mr. Talbot— : I was on the road to Newport on 4th of Nov. I saw pikes and guns lying in the tram-road. There were 200 or 300 pikes, like those produced in Court : I saw, lam sure, from 8.000 to 10,000 persons running. I saw about 40 or 50 with guns. A discussion arose upon an objection raised by Sir Fre derick Pollock to the description of Morgan James, which he contended was vague and incorrect. The description of the witness in the panel was" Morgan James, Pillgwelly, in the parish of St. Woollas, in the borough of Newport, collier, sometimes abiding in th c house of his son, John James, of the parish of Bedwelty, in the county of Mon mouth, collier." On the examination of the voir dire, it appeared that the witness usually resided with his son for purposes of his work ; but that he went up once a month to Pillgwelly, (where he had rented a house for eleven years, and where his wife let lodgings), to purchase provisions. It also appeared that the son's house was in the parish of Moneythrashine, and not in that of Bedwelty. The Solicitor-General contended that the description of the place of abode was sufficient, and the other residence was supplied merely to give even facilities for making any in quiries that might•be necessary as to the witness's habits and character. This case was analogous to that of a commercial traveller who had a permanent residence, but was frequently absent from home on his business. In that case it would be sufficient to give the permanent residence, and there was no obligation to state every place at which the tra veller had called, or might intend to call, on his journeys. So here, the description of the house which the indivi dual rented, and where his wife carried on business, was sufficient, without any reference to the other place of abode. The Attorney- General said, as this was a very important point, and would be referred to hereafter as a precedent, he thought it necessary to trouble their Lordships with a few words is addition to what had been so ably urged by his Learned Friend. The first description, be submitted, was abundantly sufficient, and it was t s iated by the subsequent part. Here the information• equired by law was exceeded; for the purpose of giving the prisoner all possible means of access and inquiry. The house at Pillgwelly was the man's domicile—his dwelling, and if a burglary were committed, the house would not be laid otherwise in the indictment than the dwelling-house of Morgan James. Mr, Justice Parke assuming that the one residence at Pillgwelly would have been a sufficient description, yet having given a further description " sometimes abiding at another place," there may be a question whether it is not necessary to prove both residences, or only one. The Attorney- General conceived the case to be similar to that of a nobleman 'who had a town and country house, in which case the description of the town house would be sufficient. Chief Justice Tindal—lf you give only one it may be sufficient, but if you give two places of abode, and one of them be faulty, will it not vitiate the other ? The Attorney-General conceived that if the descrip tion •f Pillgwelly were admitted to be correct, and to be in itself sufficient, it could not be vitiated by what fol lowed, and was allowed not to be essential to the case. Sir F. Pollock contended that it was quite insufficient to describe the party as abiding at Pillgwelly, a place to which he went only two or three days in two months, and that for the mere purpose of purchasing victuals. By re ferring to another place of abode, stated to be in a parish where no such place of abode was to be found, the prisoner might not only be misled, but put to expense and inconve nience in making a fruitless search. Chief Justice Tindal—lf the case rested upon the first part of this description, I should have been satisfied with it as sufficient ; because it is found that the individual has a house at Pillgwelly, which he has rented for eleven years, and where his wife and family reside ; that would. therefore, be quite a sufficient description of the place of abode within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. Otherwise there would be endless difficulties in the case of persons passing part of their lives in any other place than their regular residence. The difficulties would arise equally in the case of the fisherman who goes from his home for a month at a time ; the traveller for five or six months at a time ; and the merchant, who goes from his home every year. The place, therefore, where a man has a house, and where his family lives, is sufficient; but here more has been intended than done. There is a de gree of doubt about the description as it at present stands. If you had said " sometimes abiding at Pillgwelly, and and sometimes i* another place," instead of saying " of Pillgwelly, and sometimes abiding, Ere.," all would have been right; but, as the description is true in the first part and not true in the second, inasmuch as it appears that the party has no son residing in the parish of Bedwelty, I think it is not suf f icient. I have no doubt that the error arose from a greet anxiety to give every possible informa tion, but on account of the inaccuracy, I feel bound to de cide against receiving the evidence. Mr. Baron Parke said, although he had some doubt upon his mind as to the propriety of the decision to which the Court was about to come, yet, having the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice in favour of that decision, he was obli g ed to concur in it. If the abode of Pillgwelly alone had been given, it would have been sufficient, because it appeared that the party only lived at his son's house for the convenience of his work, but by the incorrect addition which was made to the description, the prisoner might have been subjected to some hardship and loss of time in searching for the witness, where he was not to be found. Mr. Justice Williams said the question was whether the whole was to be taken on the description of the abode. It appeared to him that there had been an endeavour to give a more general description of the place of abode than would have been supplied by the first part, and that the latter part might have occasioned some unintentional de ception, inasmuch as it was incorrect, the parish which was set forth being a wrong one. Thomas Jones Phillipps, examined by the Attorney- General—l am a solicitor and clerk to the Magistrates. I usually reside at Newport. I left my home on the 3d of November, and returned on the Monday morning between ten and eleven o'clock. I know the Westgate Inn. In Commercial-street, in which the Inn is, the first thing I noticed was a dead body under the portico of the Mayor's house, on the right side of the street opposite Westgate Inn. I saw nine dead bodies at the Westgate that morning. There was a warrant against Frost ; that afternoon, about five o'cleck , I went to his house to assist in executing it. It was a search warrant as well as one to apprehend him. I went accompanied by the Superintendent of Police. Frost was not to be found. I afterwards went to the house of 3,,hn Partridge to execute a search warrant, not to arrest the prisoner; some special constables went with me; it was between the hours of seven and eight; I knocked at Partridge's door. No notice was taken, and I at tempted to enter the house, and called out to Mr. Par tz idge. The door was fastened. Partridge said, "I am Bono to bed." I said, get up and open the door, or I must force it open. The door was not open, and I forced it open. I heard the irons fastening it fall ; and when the door was opened, I saw within tw• yards of me Mr. Frost, the pri. soner. Charles Waters, one of the persons included in the indictment, and Partridge were also there. I walked up to Mr. Frost, and Mr. Rogers, who were with me, advanced also, and we laid our hands on his shoulders, and said he was a prisoner, and Mr. Frost said, very well, I will go with you directly ; and I said " No; we are not yet ready to take you." I then executed the search warrant. Frost appeared very much fatigued. He walked with me to the Westgate Inn, and Waters was also conducted there. Frost was searched, and three pistols found in his pocket and a powder-flask and some ball. Four pistols, some powder, ball, and Luci fer matches were found on Waters : Frost's pistols were loaded (they were produced, together with the balls), the pistols wore loaded, and remain as they were, except that the caps were taken eff. Those found on Waters were also loaded—l don't know if they are loaded with ball. Baron Park—You can see that. The powder flask was nearly full—Waters' pistols were al=o loaded ; forty or fifty balls were found upon Waters. The prisoner was committed to goal. Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—l had a search warrant to search Mr. Frost's house, and found papers there. I went to a room there, in front of the house, which ap peared to be that in which he kept his papers. I did not break open any place to get them, as the papers were handed to me by one of his daughters, who attended me. He has five or six daughters and two sons. Several of them were there. This was before I apprehended Mr. Frost. The papers were taken from the shelves by his daughter ; when I first went to the house I saw the servant, who showed me to a room where M rs . F rost was , and she made no di ffi culty in giving me the papers. I got them all, and have them. met Mr. Frost accidentally at Partridge's house. Frost's and Partridge's houses are nearly back to back. Partridge has been employed as a printer by Mr. Frost. I have known Mr. Frost for many y ears , an d h e mus t have known my voice at Partridge's. Re-examined —l believe there is a back communication between Partridge's and Frost's house. In coming from Tredegor you would pass Frost's house first ; but through 6.9, fields you could get to Partridge's. Fr o st s aid, when at Putrid/o's, trid/o's, that i f I thought I should get all his manu scripts I was mistaken, The Attorney-General then said that this was the case for the prosecution. Sir F. Pollock asked if it was the wish of the Court at that late hour that he should commence the case for the prisoner. Chief Justice Tindal said, certainly not, if it was more convenient to Sir F. Pollock. Sir F. Pollock bowed to the Court and sat down. Un the application of the Foreman, the Court gave permission to the Jury to take the air on this evening and tb-morrow, and the Court then adjourned. 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He then went away, and I stopped with the others till half-past five o'clock on Monday morning, when we went on towards Newport, for a mile and a half or two miles from Cress-y-Kylog. I saw Jones standing talking to two men ; they left him, and went on towards Newport. There was a man " hitched" up in Jones's arm, they were walking arm in arm. One of the two men was called back, and a sword and dagger was given to him, and he was told to go towards Newport. Jones went out towards Cross-y-Kylog again, and I went on towards Newport, and saw no more of him. Cross-examined by Mr. Kelly—l was at one time a Chartist. I raised subscriptions for the defence of Vin cent. There was no great deal of interest taken in the subject by the Chartists. There was a subscription amongst the men on the market day. I subscribed. I would rather for him to have got off at the time. I can \ out tell how long it was before Vincent was tried, but I received subscriptions for his defence. John Phillips was the next witness called ; but after an exerni: ation on the voir dire, and another witness having spoken as to the locality of his residence, the Court con sidered that the description in the list of witnesses was so far doubtful that he ought not to be examined, and his evi dence, therefore, was rejected. Christoph'er Kichagan examined by Mr. Sergeant Ludlow—l am a butcher, and live about four miles from Pontypool, and near Cross-).Kylog. On Mon day morning, the 4th of November, I was at home, and betwren seven and eight o'clock five or six per sons same to my house, and took me from W home. Some were armed, some had pikes, some hatchets, and some guns. They said that I must come along with them. I was not willing to go, but I was taken by force. One of them pet a spear to me, and they said 'sew would push it into me if I did not come. They put it 1 against my waistcoat. I know Jones of P ont yp ool, the i, watchmaker. He keeps the Bristol public-house, at Pon ' 300 1 . I first saw him on that day, at Malpas. There .re between 2,000 and 3,000 persons; I walked among ,ee people. There is a place called Crindanaer, near to \ the Malpas turnpike. There is a lane going towards Pen ylaer, which joins the two roads; the men all went up *hat lane, from the Pontypool road, towards the Risca ° road. Jones said, " This is the way up the lane," That lane leads to the turnpike road which leads from Newport to Risca. We met a collier coming across the fields from Newport. He came up to the hedge, and Jones asked him where he had been. He said he had been to Newport, and that there had been three or / four men killed. Jones said in answer, " Then we are done." I beard him say so. He said no more. We fol lowed him through Penylaer. There we left. The com pany dispersed, and I went to Newport. I don't know whet became of Jones after I left him at Penylaer. A great msny of the body had arms, guns, pikes, pistols, and hatchets, and a great variety of weapons. Cross-examined by Mr. Kelly—l don't know what Jones did after he said, " Then we are done." After I left him at Penylaer-maur, I saw no more of him. Going towards Penylaer-maur from the place where Jones said, " we are done," is going away from Newport. Penylaer-maur is about a mile and a half distant from Newport. I suppose where I was taken from, was about six miles from Cross-y- Ky log, and we went about six miles. It might have been more altogether. It might have been upwards of two hours while we were going. I made a deposition on oath that, while I was going with the men , I did not know what ee were going to do. iZ...-exemined by Mr. Sergeant Ludlow—The road upon which e c were proceeding would have taken us to Newport, if ee had not turned up the lane at Malpas turnpike. J ihn Mathews, examined by Mr. Sergeant Talfourd— am in the service of Mr. Protheroe, who was a partner of Sir Thames Phillips. He has a house beside the Mal as-turnpike. I was in his service as a gardener. On Monday morning, the 4th of November, while I was at my breakfast, a little before nine o'clock, I heard a voice in the stable -yard. I went out and saw a great number of men there, some of them had pikes, and some guns, and one had a hatchet. Mr. Protberoe's coachman was there. Armed men were about him speaking to him ; on my coming up, one catches hold of me by my jacket, said " you must come along." I endeavoured to resist but was not , able. I dare say there were 160 or 150 men in the yard. / I went with them, and while with them, I heard Jones of I Pontypool inquired for. I was rather before him, and if he ( was not immediately in sight, the people were inquiring for )him. I saw him walking amongst them from time to time, but I did not see him do anything. There was ii person of the name of Aust. I went with them to the 1 lislalpas gate. There's a road which goes from the Pon ! typooi read, across the canal, and then there is a lane which leads to the Risca road, a short cut from the one to 1 tiae other, without going through Newport. There were some people at the gate who cheered ns up the lane. I ‘, saw Jones in the lane. He halted before we got up to the ; end of the lane. Some persons who had been at the / Westgate came and gave intelligence that they had at / ticked the Westgate and had been defeated. I saw Jones at that time. The mob then gathered round and were I conversing with him, or he with them, but what they were speaking about I cannot say. I got away into Newport. ' Cross-examined by Mr. Kelly--I was nearly two hours with the mob, when the intelligence was received, and etood for a little time, and when I could I made my escape. I went into Newport Some of the mob at that time wore sitting down, some were standing, and some were going on towards Risca. Richard Pugh examined. by the Attorney-General-1 keep the Coach and. Horses at Blackwood. I have kept t nine years next March. I know Frost, the prisoner at .ho bar by sight. I know Zephaniah Williams and Wil l:am Jones, of Pontypool. The watchmaker I saw the . Wednesday before the disturbances at Newport. Mr. Frost was at my house on the Friday. Zephaniah Wil liams and William Jones were also at my house on Fri day, as nigh as I can recollect, between eleven and twelve o'clock in the forenoon. They were all together at the same time. They were in the long room, as we call the place up stairs. There were also some per sons who were strangers to me. They left the house between five and ail o'clock in the evening or night. as I can recollect. They had been together in the , room. tThere were thirty altogether is the room as nigh as I can understand. There were no orders wien as to people going in. I did not see them deny ary body, nor hear of it, and had not seen the strangers I before that Friday. They had no refreshments in the room. I do not know who the strangers were nor whence they came. It was not stated in the presence of Mr. Frost, Williams, or Jones, the watch maker, in my hearing, who the strangers were or whence they came. My customers go into that house when there is not room below stairs. The house was full that day. There was a Chartist lodge in my house, which was esta blished about eight m nine months ago. The Chartist lodge met in that room. The time of meeting was Mon day evening. This meeting on the Friday was not a re gular ine,tine of the lodge. The prisoner and Williams ~ad Jones lett the house at the same time, or nearly. I saw no more of the prisoner on that day, but he was at my ;mew perhaps for an hour. or a little more, on the Satur day ,v, ning. I was not in the roorr, and cannot tell who .ass with him. I saw no more of Zephaniah Williams, as Ihr as I can recollect, from Friday evening until after she disturbances took place. I saw Jones after it glass gettin; dark on the Sunday evening. He had a I e( trends,' and water at my house, and left between ey an n six o'clock. The first time I saw Mr. Frost on ! the Surxt."9 evening was, as it was getting dark, between six and seven• He had a glass of beer; I did not stop above ten enatites. There were a sight of people coming ~,,s ; go ing oer all the time. Nut one of them that I saw was armed. The people continued coming in and going ou t a b ou t an hwur and a half. I heard nothing more that eight. I heers.l people going by almost all night. I could n et judge ih what ,erection they were going. I remained iti doors on the F s idav, whilst the persons were in the long room on the Fiiday. Ido not remember any persons going i.n besides the stranger,' and the persons I have mentioned. ' Cross-examined by Six F. Pollook—Blackwood is about 1, tan, 'en miles from Newport. I knew the persons of Frost, Jon h se, and Williams. I did not know any of the other peop l e , except a man of the name of Boswell, who was se cretary t i the lodge. The J ul • : cr s .s and Jury here retired to take some refresh ment, on titesie. return Edmond Li, eied was called and examined by the Attor „ey_Ge„raie_f icep the Royal Oak public-house at Black wood. i krk eav John Frost , the prison er at the bar, and Zephaniah Willis saes. 1 know Jones, the watchmaker, by eight. I never sa v Mr. Frost in my hou se . I saw or four times in the week before :um iu Blackwood three • Iliam's horse was put up at my the riots. Zephaniah Wi. iiouse either for three or fc hts during that week. I cannot recollect what ni e tifithr:i - g it was when he was taken away by Zephaniah N. villiams. I cannot tell the (I.ty of the month, but I believe the three days that the horse was there were Wednesday, . Thursday, and Friday. \ls. Jones was at my house shout th e middle of that week. , The Thursday or Friday Zephaniah Williams and he came er, but they took no 1 in together, and talked to one aniath re freshment. :The witness was not cross-examined. e'e s eph Stockdale examined by the Soli( sitor-General—l . the 4th of No live .+ .Aberystwith. I remember Sunday, em b e r, before the riots at Newport. I was i leer Zephaniah There were a Willi/in:a t e house on the Sunday morning. T o'clock. He I great maey people there between five and sis spoke to me about going to the hills, and told me me to , bring tnat I / a weapon of some sort with me. He told s hould meet vet lb 14,000 mere on the bills. , ie did not He did say anything about where arms were to be got. inot tell me anything about weapons , where the., ' we" to be bad or not. I did apt go t o the hills. N ot cross examined. i William Henry Williams' examined by the S llicitor ( General—l know Mr. Crosetiold very well. I was in partnership with him some time ounce. He is a co, Isider .able dealer in gunpowder, and supplies the mine ws very i considerably with that article: He has 1,000 bar eels in t he year. He has a warehouse in the bocough of Ne ;wort. Cross-examined by Sir F. Pollock— I was in He him about nine or ten yeaa's ago. He is nen l 'iP „iii a. `IVC. I have since then known of his sending i. a ,aru.: l oat powder. What brought The to this pl. ace t delivers. ,g e' was °the.' business. I know nothing of his business' E e yond any ,9ne else. The barrel of gunpowde'r isl.oolll 1. ' weight. 'fbey aro always the same weight; b eat I ,neve r em v one we:gbed. Moses Surd, examined by Mr. Wightman—,A am one f of the policeee Newport. I was in Newport on the 4th % ,of November last. I was present at the attack on the 'Westgate. I saw the crowd that was in front, so, 'ne of he ' sri were armed with g uns, others with p ikes and .'nan is; when the attack was over, I saw the mob disper w in g . ' 'r . I s .1 ., ..one man throw away a pike. I saw also weapons lying % where the mob had been. Witness here, a t th a de ahet tile Court, produced some of the arms that bad b een of found ( rice gun and a sword, and a mandril, pikes, long i ron e vened at the end, some well made, but the n tajo r rods, sh sera of very rough and hasty workmanship., / I part of tl also pioi , e 4. up . one or _two guns. I found some of the 2 rrel icing on ti . , 0 line in which the mob was running away, iup about 250 of those sort of arms. I &ore I Pic . r et , tho s e are powder-houses in Newport—that is , k no w t h at w eer is kept—one of those places is th. see places wheo e pe' • —.a.m., mr 0011. 1 'ME SUN., LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 6.1P40. TIIE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING JANUARY 5 9 1840. No. I.—An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain i n th e Years an d Quarters ended sth of January, 1839, .and sth of Jannary, 1840, sheaving the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof. YEAR QuA wr ras ENDED ended QUARTERS ENDED IYear ended Jai. 5. Quarter ended Jan. & /„.....-......------------__--„\ ended ,-.....----....., / April 5, 1 July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5" Jan. 5, Aprll 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, Jan. 5, . 183 3 1933 1838 1839 1839 1839 1839 18311 1840 1840 Increase. I Decrease. Increase. Decrease. --- -___ Customs.-Consolidated Duties 3,153,007 3,453,032 3,990,050 3,750,032 - 3,497,823 3,825,871 4,484,752 3,805,719 - - _ Sugar Duty applicable to Consolidated 493,&M 1,045,462 - - - _ 4 7 2 71 7 ) , 3( 27 6 1 1 9 1: R4 95 ° 2,15 13 2 68 8 45 ,133 4 - - Fund 303,268 1,316,348 - - 1,479,221 1,104,356 - - 420,423 - 1,293,234 973,586 - - Sugar Duty applicable to Supplies 605,395 - - --- --.--- ---- ----- ----- Total Cu5t0m53,627,18048.4388 11,864,11419154729 4,411,569 1841511 4,871,333 2570311 5,776,016 113159 4 3. , 75,083 Excise 1,,05 8&3 2,437,1°2 , i - RI '194 1 6Q.,134 1,751,476 1,521,123 6,612,927 1,640,253 1,647,423 1,6.9,724 1,587,061 6,574,461 33,466 65,938 199,919 Stamps -"*"-' ''' -Q, •- - ' • -.- ;lia 328 045 1 586 689 3 654 818 176 140 1 639 372 311 283 1 581 694 3 711 794 Taxes . H.,„A„ 130;,76_ 1,09,- , , , , , , ,__ ___, _ , p . p• , , 36,976 1,990 Post Office 3ro Toti . 381,000 410,000 , ;.. ~ , 4,769,400 45,4;330,295791 365,000 1,525,000 392,000 369,000 407,001 3,1,000 1,519,000 65, , W 0 40,000 170,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,n , 0 160,000 6,000 14,000 Crown Lands 65,000 10,000 Miscellaneous ZB4l lo.no . 8,376 6,340. 80,704 35,545 14,611 17,654 IEI,BOO 86,610 5,906 17,997 ' ----- ------ ....___ Total Ordinary Revenue 8,006034 10,899,544 12,126,127 12,000,730 43.e62,292 8,537,318 11,152,050 12,366,826 11,788,!36 4 3,344,330 836,509 54,466 65,938 30,3,2'-:.9 :120,758 28,424 125,060 609,260 31 853 591,625 41,42 d 41,992 416,996 92;114 13,068 Imprest and other Moneys • 35,018 127,660 194,524 193,716 8 ( 4,462 125,786 20.,462 234,045 176,890 719,183 19177 . 21 Re-payments of Advances 88,56218,626 --- , , 8129714 11,347,9(52 12,349,075 12,349,263 44,176,e14 8,694,957 11,656,137 12,61;4297 12,0 7,018 45,000,409 9 71 ,225 146,830 65,938 408 Total 1nc0me..,183 The Amount applied to the Consoli- Deduct 6,750,952 9,641,134 9,596,403 32,469,638 6,009,031 6,602,324 9, , V4,564 8,772,340 `.',0,778,759 Decrease. Deduct dated Fund lncrease. 146, , 30 65,938 Ditto, as Advances, and to pay off Ex co 78,150 126,000 50, 9 00 257,350 421,877 172,400 23 1 ,761 98,692 923,r 30 cchequer Bills, issued as Advances 3,2 6,481,149 Ditto, as part of the Ways and Means 4 , 5 1 8,860 2,381,941 2,702,8(10 11,449,026 2,264,249 4,880,913 3,016,972 3,135,098 13 , 29 8,120 Increase on of the Year 1,645,365 Decrease or. ----- * ------ the Year. the Quarter 8,129,714 , 11,347,962 12,349,075 13.3 49 , 263 414176,014 8,694,957 11,656,137 12,649,997 12,00 ',OlB 45, ,, 0,),409 824,395 Total •..... 342,245 11 No. 11.-Income and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth J a n uar y, 1 839, and the sth January, 1840. Quarters ended Jan. 5. M t .. ------.------N INCOE. 1839 1810 CHARGE. Quarters ended Jan, 3.,. ' 1839 ....-. ------ 3,750,052 3,8415,719 Permanent Debt. Customs.-Consolidated Duties Terminable Annuities 8,107,779 8 , 17 2, 5 43 Sugar applicable to the ...... Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolid a t e d F und 735,907 7 3 7 , 7 27 Consolidated Fund _-_---- Sinking Fund 8,165 10,920 3,750,032 3,805,719 The Civil List - Total Customs Other charges on the Consolidated Fund 3,649,496 3,41 8 ,70 7 Charge on account of Advances, the repayment of which are carried to Consolidated Fund Excise -. 1,5 2 1,1 1,587,062 O,OOO 11,104,869 0 , ,e1' 2 Stamps l .s q tvsy 1,594,699 Total Charge Taxes Post Office Crown Lands ~,.. 36,047 18,900 Miscellaneous 125,000 41,99•1 'The Amount of Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1839, 1426;213 lmprest and other Aioni6s 193,716 176,890 Parliament out of the Consoh_ ------ rod en u d c e e d oLt n ha s t . F i ti B n i d o, for in t pa he rt Q o u r art th e e r e infin nde sl d g J r a a n n . ted s, n lQ4 y Repayment of Advance - 11,267,213 11,031,869 a A nd m p o tt u i n d t or iss o u u t t ‘d of in th t e he g The 4,818,347 dated Fund fbr Supply Services To Cash brought to this Account 'The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Jan. 5, laur 3,135,988 - to be applied to pay off Deficiency 50,000 1 , 50 3,094 1,632,892 8i115.... •••••• The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated F ,------ 11,20,24 11,104,869 I' Jan. 5,1810 Fund, Quarter ended 1 ' I rowing Quarter P NEW ♦OLUME OF " THZ STANDARD NOVELS." Now ready, handsomely bound, with Engravings, front Designs by George Cruikehank. CAPTAIN CHAMIER'S 1, 13 EN BRACE." COMPLETE FOR SIX SHILLINGS. " The details given in " Ben Brace," of Nelson's career and death—some circumstances attending the latter being re lated that escaped the vigilance of Southey, &c. &c., for the correctness of which Captain Chamier vouches—will preserve the popularity of this work beyond the day. George Cruik shank has illustrated the work with characteristic drollery."— Spectator. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. it ; and there is no hope of any permanent improve ment till Toryism is trampled down as a noisome weed. Tory policy is the source of the discon tent amongst the working classes, for the Tories are the authors of the coercive, restrictive system which both injures and insults them, and the greater part of the enormous annual expenditure ne cessary to preserve political obedience. The trial of Mr. FROST promises now to be shorter than was expected. The case for the pro secution was closed on Saturday evening, rather unexpectedly, and the defence will begin this day. Some of the witnesses appear to have been impro perly described, which prevented them being exi mined. We presume that others whose names were not mentioned in Court were liable to the same objection, which shortened the business. It does not appear to us that a very formidable case has been made out against Mr. FROST, un less his being in authority over armed men be proved by his humane act in releasing Messrs. BROUGH and MATTHEWS. We are not quite clear that in the end a case will not be made out against the opposite party. What were those secrets which Mr. HAWKINS (from whom it was extorted in cross-examination that he had visited the Rev. Mr. COLE on the morLing of the riot, one of the active Magistrates in committing the prisoners) had with the Rev. Gentleman ? What is meant by special constables going out of the town to get information of what was going forward in the hills ? If party virulence was great on one side, is there no reason to suppose that it was equally great on the other ? and if democracy threatened to be o rampant, thosi d i m s c i r g e h d t i t s ilt m a e u a t n h s o , r w ity hic h h av i e t huassee d revyzee employed, to secure its ends and aim ? We do not like the appearance of things, and wish both par ties a good deliverance. We must add that the Spectator asks whether it be expedient that the three Judges should acknowledge their inability to perform the duty especially required of them, the interpreta tion of an Act under which the trials take place ? Other journalists, we notice, have been struck, as well as ourselves, with the little security a treason law which depends on so many technicalities can afford to the country in these times of general excitement and general discontent, and, like our selves, insist on the necessity of reforming the treason law. There is one class of writers, the disciples of Mr. BENTHAM, from whom we yet expect many remarks in consequence of the strong light in which the beauty of Judge-made law has been set by this trial. Our readers are already aware that on the 10th instant the plan of the Universal Penny Postage, as regards the interior of the United Kingdom, will come into operation. The Government has honourably kept faith with the Parliament and the country, and we have no doubt but that the country in its turn, notwithstanding the sneers and ill-concealed vexation of the Tories, will keep faith with the Government, by cheerfully co-operating to prevent any defalcation in the revenue. The in dustrious and commercial classes, for whose benefit more especially this measure was intended, will not henceforth, we trust, be found guilty of evading the law, and defrauding the revenue by the trans mission of letters otherwise than through the Post office. Under the old system the smuggling of letters by carriers, by stage-coach and steam-boat travellers, and by every other mode of conveyanc e that human ingenuity could devise, was not only allowable, but meritorious, as without a breach of the law persons in humble circumstances could not afford to communicate with the distant members of their own families. An ob servance of the old Post-office regulation s must have dried up the fountains of natural affection in o hearts nd w of t h thehis child,poor. thTehweiffeatwhietrhehoeurldhnuosbtacnodr: t trh h ese e p brother with his sister, without the friendly as sistance of the village waggoner, or stage-coach driver. This was not thought a hardship by the Tories, for they regarded it as no part of the business of the humbler classes to read or write, or affection. They r egar d ed, and cont i nue to regar d, even th to e poor feel a as born ties o f ki n d r ed and frat erna l n e to toil for the Squire and the Parson ; not t o t hi nk, or to attempt giving expres sion to th oug h t , Instead of seeking parental ad vice the absent son or daughter was recommended to consult the Parson of the parish, or the Squire's maiden sister, (of course, an antiquated spinster of forbidding features, rancorously se vere morals, an d evangelical principles,)in ord er that he or she might owe everything to the condescending benevolence of their supe riors. But a brighter day is beginning to dawn upon the children of toil. Their claims to think for themselves, and their right to communicate their affectionate feelings one to another, are recognised and established. There are none so poor but they can afford a Penny as o f ten a s they may wish to write a letter ; an d we trust t h ere w ill b e none su base or so un grate f u l to t h e G o ver n ment as t o evade in any way the payment of a sum so trifling. It must be carefully borne in mind that when the postage is not pre-paid it twill be doubled upon the receiver. This regulation, which has 'been carped at as unreasonable by the Tory Journ a l s , will have the eff ec t o f Ma ki ng the pre-payment ge neral, and th us sav i ng t h e : Post-o ffi ce and th e . letter carriers much time, trohble, and confusion. Few persons will be so unreasonable as to put their correspondents to' an unnecessary expense merely to keep a penny id their own pocket, especially as the doing io will wear the 6,451,259 semblanc e of want either of respect or courtesy. Besides it ought to be remembered that the penny pre-paid, and thus directly remitted to the Trea sury, will produce a greater revenue to the Go vernment in the long run than the twopence col lected at the door by the letter-carrier and passing into the coffers of the Post-office. With the establishment of the Penny Postage the privilege of franking, Parliamentary and official, will be abolished. The abuse of official franking has long been notorious to the country. Six months have not elapsed since an official frank was employed to carry, post age free, a lady's dress from London to a remote part of Scotland. This fact we had from the mouth of the gentleman who sent the dress ; and we need not state to our readers, that it forms but an everyday illustration of a system which we are very glad to see will cease to exist in the course of the current week. With regard to the abolition of Parliamentary franking, we must confess that we are not surprised to find the measure un popular among the Conservatives. We could ourselves, if we thought proper, enumerate an hun dred Members of the House of Commons, whose Legislative labours never consisted of more than franking letters, and voting with their party on di visions. These personages will be henceforth but mere ciphers. Deprived of the privilege of frank ing they will be stripped of all their consequence. Half their occupation, and the only half too, that procured them any share of notice in the lobby of the House of Commons, at clubs, at public dinners, and in tradesmen's shops, will be gone. Franking formed the great bu siness of the aristocratic striplings who found their way into the House of Commons, and was regarded as a no small inducement by many of them to seek seats in that House. But by the hard-working and conscientious Members of Parlia ment, the abolition of the franking privilege will be accepted as a boon from the Government. It will rid them of much trouble and impertinent in trusion. Of course all who write to them after the 10th will pre-pay their letters, as it would be very unjust indeed to compel the very persons who voted for a reduction of the postage to pay a pe nalty, in the shape of a double charge, for their patriotism. But while we demand for the Government the gratitude of the country, and particularly of the commercial and industrious classes, for the esta blishment of the Uni form Penny Postage, we would not have them unmindful of the individual claims of the authors of that: truly valuable measure. Had it not been for the ui 'ceasing efforts of Mr. WAL LACE, Member for Greenock, and Mr. ROWLAND HILL, the country might have been for twenty years to come witTiout a penny postage. But something more tha a bare acknowledgement of this fact is necessar y to testify the national appre ciation of such invaluable services, and the time is at hand when that s omething should be forthcoming. A hint to the public is all that we conceive neces sary upon such a subject. The public-spirited will not fail to act upo n it. At least, such is our con fident expectation.. We learn from a good source that amongst Mr* FROST'S friends the strongest hopes are entertained that a verdict of acquittal will pronounced. We trust that such be the case, though we know nothing of the e vidence for the defence ; so will the scandal be av(iided of running even the risk of condemning hi na by an ex post facto, Judge-made law. At the same time it is publicly stated that the Governmt nit means to institute other prosecu tions against the prisoners for riot and sedition. Before it tat ces that very unusual step it will, we hope, well c:o nsider all the circumstances of the case, First,. it ought , to refer to the state of parties in that rem ote district, and be quite sure that nothing, ei:t her of omission or of commis sion, procmded from the local authorities which might; tend to disgust all good men with a further pros ecution. It has always appeared extra ordinary to us that the Government was in the most compl ,ete and total ignorance of any contem plated mov , ement till it actually burst forth. Our astonishine nt has changed to a feeling of a different character, S ince we have read the evidence, and seen the F tccount of the communication between Mr. HA' WKINS and the Rev. Mr. COLES. Secrets ii ndeed What were they ? Before the Gov e rnment institutes a further presecution, we pray it to look well into the conduct of the le ,cal authorities, and the state of parties in and about Newport, and we pray it not to allow it self to be made a cat's-paw of to gratify local or sectarian arilice. Next we, would have the Government consider well the sta to of feeling iamongst the unrepresented masses. V That might be• the effect on them of in stituting ne• v prosecutions) after the first have failed, we pretend not to conjecture, but we are assured by those who know them in Wales that it would be most irritating. The people have need of anodynes, they want to be soothed and composed, not stimulated and goadc'd. by Tory medicines into fury and mad ness. Su ch a course, perhaps, to encounter a second failure--(for the complicat ion of the law makes it a most uncertain instillment to work with)—would be most delightful to the Tories, but we take leave to say that it would be most disastrous to the Whigs and the country.. For Heaven's sake, let us not, in the present h alf-maddened state of the popula tion, have anything which they can construe into persecution. To the Whigs, for a long forbearance, unfortunately departed from in the end, and for a temperate ap plic•ation of the law, the country is, we take leave I ►ositively to assert, most deeply in !,-,l)ter.l. HaLI tlit: 'Furies been la olike their Cuci cion would have bound the bulk of the Irish and the followers of the Convention into one heartily co-operating mass, and the Government would most assuredly have been bearded, if not overthrown. The draft of an Address to her MAJESTY from her faithful Irish subjects will be found in another part of the paper. It is eloquent, loyal, and, what galls the enemies of Ireland more, it is strictly true It exhibits that hitherto distracted country, for the first time during many centuries, in a state of great tranquillity, a condition to which it has been brought by the mild and just government of Lord NORMANBY, whom the Tory Lords at- , tempted to crush, and in which it has been confirmed by his successor, whom the Orangemen first flattered and then reviled. Peace to them is gall and wormwood : their jour nals are therefore moving heaven and earth to ex cite a civil war—first, by libelling and insulting the Catholics ; and next, by cheering on the Orange men to fight for themselves. The allusion to this diabolical attempt is full of good sense, and breathes a spirit of meekness which forms a glorious con trast to the incendiary spirit which animates the men that would trample every Catholic to death. " We respectfully submit (the words with which it concludes) that there is neither wisdom, nor hu manity, nor Christian charity, in a party that seeks to irritate and provoke, as well as to oppress, mil lions of their fellow-subjects." We have received letters from Constantinople and Alexandria, the former of the 17th and the latter of the 18th ult. We hive likewise received the Journal de Smyrne of the 19th, and the Harle quin, a Maltese Journal, of the 23d, bringing late, but unimportant intelligence from the East. Of political news of interest there is hardly a syllable in these letters and papers. The Eastern question was to all external appearances as far removed from a final adjustment as it appeared to be on the morn• ing of the battle of Nezib. Baron STURDIER, the Austrian Ambassador's negociations had failed ; while M. PONTOIS, " the perfect diplomatist," scarcely took pains to conceal from the Porte that he rather appeared as the partizan of the VICEROY than the Representative of France. The Porte, in pursuance of the plan of reform pointed out by the Hatti Scheriff, has established a Council of Justice, without the consent of a majority of the members of which no law can henceforth be promulgated. All projects of law are to be regu larly debated in the Council, and the speeches thereupon, and the objections of the minority, re gularly entered in the books kept for the purpose. This is a mighty stride on the part of the Porte towards a representative system of government. No fewer than twenty-seven merchant vessels were either wrecked or disabled in the late gales in the Black Sea. None of them were English. The French steamer Veloce, having the French Ambassador to the Court of Teheran on board, was driven into Sinape, where she underwent re pairs. The Metternich, the Crescent, and the Russian Government-steamer Nicholas, narrowly escaped foundering. Colonel HODGES, the British Consul-General at Alexandria, had arrived in that city, and pre sented his credentials to the VICEROY. His Highness is in excellent health and spirits, to which the disunion among the Representatives of the Great Powers at the Porte is sup posed greatly to contribute. The number of English travellers in Egypt is very great , and the VICEROY is represented as exceedingly anxious to provide for their accommodation and insure their safety in travelling through his dominions. The English and French fleets were at Vourla ; but Admiral STOPPORD was ordered to return to Beshika Bay when the weather would permit. The complaints of English tra vellers of the want of courtesy on board Freneh steamers in the Mediterranean are so loud and so frequent that we are surprised that no British Com mercial Company has yet thought of starting a line of opposition packets. The dissolution of the present Lisbon Cabinet is stated in the letters from that capital, dated the 30th ult., brought by the Juno steamer, which ar riveal at Falmouth on Saturday from the Tagus, to be one of the great objects now aimed at by the Anti-Anglican faction. The noisy slave-traffiick ing demagogues, who are for selling their shirts to raise funds for the destruction of the British Navy, are mad for the restoration of the Baron SABROSA to power, especially as his Excellency gave them hopes of a speedy and cheap settlement of the question of the Foreign Debt by making it appear that Great Britain, instead of being a:creditor, was largely indebted- to PortUgal. On the 2d inst. the QUEEN was to open the Cortes in person,. and on the evening of the 30th all the Senators and Deputies in Lisbon were invited to th 2 Hotel of the Foreign Minister Count VILLAREAL to hear the Royal Speech read. From an outline furnished to us, but for which we have not room in our co lumns of this day, it appears to be a very satis factory document. One paragraph is devoted to to the reprobation of the slave-trade, another to the hope of a specific settlement of the differences with England, and a third to the recommendation of a measure for the liquidation of the Foreign Debt. The only miscellaneous news received is comprised in the following extract from a letter addressed to a Morning Contemporary : " Two notorious Guerilla chiefs have been killed during the past week—Francisco Larginho, near Beja, who, on endeavouring to escape from his escort, was shot, and Maurel Jose Espada in a rencontre in thw Serra de Milhae ; on his person was found the sum of 53,450 reis, a spy-glass, and other valuables. " Public security in the northern provinces every day,becomes more precarious ; large bodies of highway men go about with impunity attacking whole villages. The other day an officer of the tobacco contract was stopped between Valhelas and Sarzodo, by a strong banditti, and eased of 1,400 milreis, about 3501. ster ling, also three horses and his baggage, with which they succeeded in getting off safely, notwithstanding the officer was strongly guarded and well armed. Sailed on the 27th, the French war corvette L'Aigle for Brest ; on the 28th, the British brig of war Trin culo, for Cadiz. " Foreign Ships of War in the Tagus—Donegal and Revenge, British ; Le Blonde, French. The Augsburg Gazette of the 30th ult., re ceived last night, contains the following extract from a letter from the Turkish capital, dated the 1 1 th, on the subject of the betrayal of the Ottoman fleet. We have already sufficiently expressed our conviction as to the share which the French Ad miral had in that infamous transaction. The real facts of the case will soon be established; for we feel assured that the Opposition in the Chamber of Deputies will not rest satisfied with the Mi nister of Marine's clumsy paragraph in the columns of the Moniteur ; and even were they to do so, it is not possible that the Cabinet of London would suffer the question to rest where it is, now that the door to the fullest inquiry is opened CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. return to the important information given by Mr. Forth, and more especially by Mr. Avedic, interpreter on board the Turkish Admiral's ship, at the time of the defection of the Capitan Pacha, in formation, which seems essentially to implicate the French policy. Admiral Lalande seems to have made die greatest impression on the mind of the Capitan Pacha, by the as surance that Chosrew and Halil Pacha, the supposed betrayers of their country, and at the same time Achmed's enemies, had fo rme d a plan in concert with the English to deliver the Tu r ki s h fleet to the Russians. This, It is said, threw the Turkish Admiral into a dreadful state of pc r plexity and a l arm, and, by frightening him with the The Lord-Lieutenant, Lord Carrington, has been o e b g il u i st a s t will rema in ombe Abbey, Wyc a e t nt w e h rt ic a i i i ni m ng ag a n p ifi a c r e t )n - oft s t e l a ' e t t N h until, the meeting o f P ar li ament.— AyiestbzTy N ew& The Marquis o f D ouro, with his lady, visited o n hi s way h ome from Scotland. It is I l i 5 Lordship's int en ti on to meet his conituents to the sitting o f Y ar li araent.— st VorfoTh Chroni pre vi cras cle. The Earl o f Stradbroke has given the munifi cent donation of 2001. towards the National Education Fund of the Deanery of Dunwieh, and has consented to become President of the Committee at that place, ... , THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, JAN. 6, Will be performed Arne'o Opera •f ARTAXERXES. Artaxerxes, Madame Vestris; Artabanes, Mr. Borrani ; Ar baces, Mr. W. Harrison ; Mandane, Miss Rainforth ; Semira, Mrs. E. Knight. PATTER TEASUI CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with th• New Grand Comic Christmas Panto mime, entiiled HARLEQUIN AND THE MERRIE DEVIL OF ED MONTON ; OR, THE GREAT BED OF WARE. Wi ,entirely New Scenery. Machinery, Dresses, and De corations. Har.equin, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli ; Merrie Devil, Mr. Gibson ; and Co umlsine, Miss Fairbrother. Dress Boxes, is ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven .'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets nay be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr, Andrews. bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The Grand Comic Pantomime, universally allowed to be the beat in London. is attracting the most brilliant overflows ever witnessed, hundreds are nightly disappointed of obtain ing admission. The splendour of the Sienery and appoint ments surpass every other production. THIS EVENING, JA./t. 4, Will be performed, an enstively new Legendatv Drams, sailed THE L/LPIDARY OF LEYDEN. After whisk, the Now Romantic Drama, called MICHAEL EARLE, THE MANIAC LOVER. Charaetors by Messrs. Saville, H. Hughes, Neville, John sea, and Smith ; Mrs. ♦ining, Mrs. Daly, and Miss Martin. To conclude with the Now Grand Christmas Pantomime, called THE QUEEN BEE, OR HARLEQUIN ♦ND GOODY TWO SHOE S . The splendit Scenery by Mr. Bruaning—The magnificent Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips. Columbia*, Mies Sharpo; Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon, and Sprite, by the bolero Family. Messrs. Sams of St. James's-street ; Andrews, Ebers, and Bond-street; and soguin of Regent-street, Book -101 la", *iv appointed to lot Prints and Public Roars during the run of the Pantomime. SIGILWAIMINI ♦T LONDON BILIDIPII TO-si OltRO W. Morning.... 44 minutes after 3 I Evening 0 minutes alter 4 LONDON : MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1140. The quarterly abstract of the Revenue, consider ing the nature of the harvest and the distress of the people, is not so unfavourable as might have been expected. On the whole year the increase, as compared to 1838, is 824,3951., while the decrease on the present quarter is no less than 342,2451. On the Customs the decrease is 75,0831., which is partly to be accounted for, we presume, by the greater quantity of corn imported last year in the corresponding quarter. On every other quarter of the present year the Customs exceeded the amount of the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. The same remark applies to the Excise, in which there is no less than 199,919/. decrease on the cor responding quarter of the present year. On the Stamps there is an increase on the quar ter of 65,938/, and on the year a decrease o 38,466/. We presume that this is chiefly to be accounted for by the deduction formerly made in the Stamp-duties, the effect of which was felt in the early part of the year, while in the latter quar ter the usual effect of reducing a tax, in causing an increase of consumption, had come into notice. The alteration in the Post-office charges is too recent to allow of any deduction to be drawn from the decrease in that branch of 14,0001. in the quarter ; but it may be noticed there was a decrease in the July quarter of 12,0001., showing that it was not previously to the alteration, like the Customs, a uniformly increasing source of revenue. On the whole year the decrease of the Post-office is 6,0001. The other items require no remark, while the general fact deserves notice, that the increase has generally been progressive till the present quarter, and that now the decrease is begun, as if the coun try had reached the acme of prosperity—as if the mighty struggles of industry, to bear up against the enormous burdens of national debt, Corn-laws, timber tax, sugar monopoly, bank jug glery, could no longer resist the pressure, and wa s at length sinking to decay, crushed by the load. It is some consolation to notice, that into those branches, and up to the time in which a re duction has been made, new life appears to have been infused ; so that, with a rigid eco nomy and judicious further reduction of b a d taxes, like that levied on bread, not for the public service, but to enrich the al rea dy wealthy landlords, there is no reason to despair. We insist, however, on the necessity of the most rigid economy, and of relieving the industry of the country from the most vile and most oppressive of all taxes, the taz on the industrious classes to keep up the state of th e idl e landlords. The Tories, we b e li eve are quite capable of exulting over this commencement of decay ; we will remind them that they are the authors of it. To them the nation is indebted for nine parts out of ten of the taxes and laws which are ruining ' , , ; . 1111 . 174 • - {k i t'. ' • „ 'On - EVENING P,DITIOW. ppr, .aching E.lrlv,l of !.1:c Eq ; lisL 11Let, v.hich Houid pie bably contrive to prevent the saving of the Turkish squad, ron, such an effect was produced that Achmed following rather the impulse that was given him, than his own counsel, left the Dardanelles, and proceeded to Alexandria. Letters and Papers from Madrid of the 28th ult. have been received. They bring no news -of the least importance either from that capital, or the theatre of war. The belligerents on both sides were suffering greatly from cold and scarcity of pro visions. Carlist desertions were very numerous. On the Bourse little business was done. The Five per Cents. Active were at 274, with little demand. The Paris Journals of Friday and Saturday are occupied with the New Year's Day addresses to the KING, which afford the Opposition papers an abundance of food for sarcastic merriment. It is really time such a ridiculous ceremony, which can not fail greatly to embarass the Government, and the Chambers should be abolished. The number of French troops already embarked for Africa is 10,600 of all arms. About 20,000 more are under orders to be ready to sail at an hour's notice. A letter from Oran of the 12th ult. states that war had commenced in that pro vince, and the garrison was in expectation of being speedily attacked. The Russian expedition against Chiva has ex cited the liveliest interest in Paris. " It is towards India," says the National, " that the ambitious views of Russia are now turned. The march of an army of 32,000 men, provided with numerous artillery, cannot merely have for its object the chas tisement of a savage horde; which the tribes of the Khirgese could easily reduce to order. The navi gation of the Oxus ceases only within a few days' mareh of Cabul. The Russian*, once masters of that river, and of the towns on its banks, may ad vance on the capital of the English feudatory, Shah SooJAir, with raore perfect ease than would a corps of army proceeding from Herat." On learning the death of his revered mother on Thursday, Lord BROUGHAM immediately` started for London. His departure was so sudden that he did not wait to take leave of his niece, who was out walking. The Temps publishes a letter from Milan, of the 27th, which states that Count DE HARTIG, Governor of Lombardy, had been instructed from Vienna to form a military cordon on the frontier of Switzerland immediately on the receipt of a re quest to that effect ftom the Count DE BOAIRELLES the Austrian Minister at Berne. BO UR S E....-PAMS, SATURDAY, JAN. 4. First Highest Lowest Price Price. Price. Last Price, ', - rench S per Cents lll 90 ... 111 93 ... 111 75 ... VI 75 3 per Cents 80:60 ... 80 60 ... 80 50 ... SO 50 Rank of France 2095 —.3000 ...2995 ...WI:0 Latfitte Rank 1,4 , 0041 5h..... 1042 50 ...1045 ...1042 50 ...1 , 45 Belgian 3 per Cents 72 20 ... 72 20 ... 72 2) ... 72 20 Bank 845 ... 850 ... 842 50 ... 847 LO Spanish Active Passive ti ... 6 ... 5% ... 5% Portuguese 3 per Cents Neapolitan' Roman 101), ... 101% ...'lO.O ... 101% RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain Versailles, It. 13 495 ... 495 ... 495 ... 425 L.B. 325 ... 326 25 ... 325 ... 325 Orleans . Nfulhausen to 'l'hann 377 50 ... 377 50 ~. 377 50 ... n 7 st) Strasburg to !sale 320 ... 320 ... 318 75 ... 320 ASPHALTES AND BITUMENS. Yarn (Moberly's) MONEY AND COMMERCIALNEWS CITY, TWELVE 04 CL 0 CI. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—" We have had a fair demand for Cotton, and the market closed with firmness. Sales, 4,000 bags, chiefly to the trade." LIVERPOOL SUNDAY EVENING.—Wind N.E., fresh breezes. No foreign arrivals, and no news of the Liverpool steamer. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester day's date, bringing the prices from Amsterdam of the 3d January—Two and a Half per Cents., 51i ; Five per Cents. 98k ; Ardoin's Spanish, 22f. The Prussian States' Gazette, under the head of Kcenigsberg, 26th November, states—" That yester day at the representation at the Theatre of the Famill'e Tourniaire, the gallery, which was crowded, gave way,. and fell upon the second tier of boxes, which was equally crowded. This accident was n•ot so disastrous as was generally expected, and according to the report of the President of the Police only tour persons were seriously wounded,and five persons rect:ived contusions.'_ Accounts from Havre state the American ship Leo - per had arrived there in 22 days from Hampton Roads,• which she left on the 10th of December, and does not bring the President's Message. She Left Richmond on the Bth. The Message was not delivered at Washing. ton the previous day. :.at fi.5.4....4,611;41.1 .i THE FUNDS. -,- The decrease of the Quarterly Revenue of 342,0001. s e e nd nt t h h i a e u r n , c the h e e a s l e of e aste 824,0001. effect 0a hasth the not British h,a Funds,tll the whichpre opened this morning at the closing price of Saturday, 921 1 for the Account ; Money 90. E 91 ex-dividend ; Exchequer Bills 1 3 prem. ; Bank :mock, 1771 178 - ; India Stock 256 257 ; Spanish a shade lower than they closed on Saturday, at 241 -a, at present 241 i ; Portuguese left off 341 4, opened 341 1 ; Th ree p er Colombian Cents., 24 4 1 ; Brazili an , 721 ; Belgian, 100} 1011 ; , 24/ 25 ; Mexican, 29} ; Dutch Two-and-a- • Half per Cents.s2ll ; Five per Cents., 99/ PRICES. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT' ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ......... .. ............ --- 1 India Stork 251% 35% 5 per Cent. Red. ........... ..91 3 / 4 % i Ditto Boilds , 3 per Cent. Cons. 90% I South Sea Stock.... .... ---• 5% per Cent — Old Anniaities — Ditto 'led. 99k 1, 4% New Ditto New 3% per Cent 119% 9 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Ann u iti es toexpire Ditto Exch. Bills, .£1,600...... 3 I P m 500 .. . - -- . a Jani 5, 1860 1 4 1-16 1 Ditto Srnall.., 3 1 pis/. 1 pin Oct. 10, 1859 —. Ditto Comma. rcial Jan. 5, 1860_ _ Jan. Ditto Advercised ,5, IStSO — Bank Stock for A ccoun t ... -- April 5, 1880 — India Stock f or Account .. P Jac. 5. 1870 — Consos for Acc0unt........ 32%% RICES OF ian Bonds FOREIGN FU NOS THIS DAN. AT ONE O,CLoi K Austr Peruvian Bonds 1 6 3 / 4% Belgian Bonds Braziln Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account ......... ..... --- Ditto Account 94% C.hilian Bond i .................. —i Prussiaia Bonds — Utta Ac4.c., nt ............. .. ) Russian Bonds, 1622.... :112% Colurat." 7.7. BC:lth ............... Ditto Account — Ditto !scan nt — i Ditto Metallic — Lo 57r: ci" Hi , d 5,1824 DM° Acco.lit ............... 2 , 3 3 / 4 % t Ditto Account. ... ...... 24%14 '4 Danis'a ike 1 s 75% , Passive ....... Ditto At tct nt -, 'Deferral ...................... 11 }ii 3 / 4 Greek Bennis Ditto Bonds, 18 I. —c..-. .....,..--- 4 per cent, -../. --e- Ditto Account --. 3 per cent ...... --I. —c Mexican Bond., 5 per Cent • Exchange.: —l. —a- . Ditto Account -i Dutch, 2% per avd. 52 0,6 Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Neapolitan -. Ditto ..... ...... . 'PRICES OF SHARES TI-ils DAY AT ONE O'CLOc K. British Paid , Per Share. Iron Comp an y - DittoNlonte Mi ning C u., Registereo 6.94 Fe s . gd. Ditto Unregistered• .—6% United Mexican (I ssue d at Qt. pm.) Eastern Counties Railw a y IS 2 % 6% Great Western Railw a y C ompany 65 63 .., 30 18 Brighton Railway London and Mae:kw/ill Railway London and Birmingham Railway Company Londow awd Croydon Railway Conapany Cwoniat Join Stock Bank Assam Company' 25 33 5 5 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JANUARY 4. It per Cent. Consols ......... per" )tt o Cent. e.. _tt,!ck ......... 98% ) pitto, 4 per cent. duce t ............ :., -- 1 . it Ditto N ew, 1830 ...... ~. 00±‘ i lithe/elan Bank ... 34 per Cent. Debentures... —lNational Ineurance p e r ---: l CHia li p tlY e las l r s Dublinf c t l e ° s F ni t... c . e ..D; Bank Stock 13: t City Debentures, 4 per cent. griold Canal Stock Royal Canal Stock P 4 ST ONS. Saturday being the 4th of the month, a great numbe r cf commercial bills bacame due, and we hear that man . y of them were not honoured. Two city bunkers had to • a large T ie amount pp a ae hi a returned. g dividends cause money to be plen- - ti I u \ l v a c t p h r a e v s e eh t. received Lisbon papers to the 31st D e. cember, but they do not contain any news of impo r . ante. The C ortes was to be opened with the QUet in t 's speech on the 2d of January. During the whole of the morning Consols have - re-- mained firm at 921 1 for the Account ; Money, 90t 91 ex-dividend ; Reduced, 911 1, with scarce anyt'aing Exch equer Bill s , 3 1 prem. ; India Bonds, 2 dis countdo i doing ; ; Bank Stock, nothing done. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 24/, hare been 241 ; Portuguese improved to 351 ; Three per Cents. 241 ; Colombian, 24/ ; Brazilian, 721 ; Russian, 1121 ; Dutch Two-and-a-H a lf per Cents. 521 ; Fi ve per Cents. 99. No tidings of any arrivals from New York as yet. India Stock must be quoted with ex-dividend at 2511 2501. MRS. S. C. HALL'S NEW NOVEL. On Thursday next, January f, in 3 VOlll. post &vs., ARI A N ; M Or, A YOUNG MAID'S FORTUNES. By Mrs. S. C. HALL, Author of " Lights and Shadows of Irish Life," " Unole Horace," &e. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.