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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The following outline of the ARRANGEMENTS for the SEASON 1847 is respectftilly submitted to the Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and to the Pubis. It is presented with the confident hope, that the successful exertions made to secure, under circumstances of peculiar difficulty, a company still more worthy of the first Teatre in Europe, and of Its distlnguLshed Patrons, w ill insure the continuation Of their support. ENGAGEMENTS FOR TIIE OPERA. Mdlle. Jenny Lind (her first appearance in this country), Madame del Carmen Montenegro (her first appearance at this Theatre) ; Mdlle. Sanchioli, Male, Faglatil, and Madame Solari (their first ap pearance in this country) ; the Contralto, Mdlle. Vietti and Mdll adame e. lbari4 Nascio (their first app earance in this country) ; and M Castellan. Signor Fraschini, the great Tenor of Italy (his first ap pearance in this country) ; and the favourite Tenor, Signor Gardoni, now of the Italian Opera, Paris, having lately withdrawn, at a great pecuniary sacrifice, from, the Academie Royale de Musique (his first appearance in this country) ; Signor Superchi, the distinguished Baritone (his first appearance in this country); Signor F. Lablache ; Sigor Borea (his first appearance in this count) ; Signor Corellt ; then ce lebrate ll d Basso Cantante, Herr Staudigl (his ry first appearance) ; and Signor Lablache. In addition to the above, arrangements are pending with Signor Coletti, of the Italian Opera at Paris. That great composer, the Chevalier Meyerbeer, has arranged to visit this country, to bring out the CAMP DE SILESIE, and another of his admired chefs-d'oeuvre ; the principal parts in the Camp de Silesie, by Mdlle. Jenny Lind and Signor Fraschini. The celebrated Dr. Felix Mendelssohn Bartheldy will likewise visit England, and produce an Opera expressly composed for her Majesty's Theatre, the libretto founded on TEE TEMPEST of Shakspere; written by M. Scribe. Miranda ••..•••.•.•• • • • • • • • • • • Mdlle. Jenny Lind. Ferdinand ••••• • • • . • „ Sig. G i • art one. Caliban .• . • Prospero •••• • • • • It is likewise announced, with great satisfaction, that Signor Verdi, having recovered from his severe illness, has expressly composed for this theatre a new Opera, of which the plot is founded on the ROB BERS of SCHILLER. _ . Rossini Opera of ROBERT BRUCE, lately produced at the Aca demie Royale, has also been secured. Mesdames Castellan, Sanchioll, and Montenegro ; Signors Gar doni, Superchi, and Fraschini, will appear before Easter. Mdlle. Jenny Lind, whose engagement commences in March, and extends until the end of the season, will appear immediately after Easter. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. lIALFE. In addition to the above, several Operas, new to this country, will be produced, and the repertoire will be selected from the chefs d'ceuvre of Mozart, Cimarosa, Rossini, Donizetti, Mercadante, Bel- MU, &c. The strictest attention has been paid to all the details, so that an ensemble raay be presented perfect in all its parts. A NUMEROUS ORCHESTRA, of the most distinguished talent and power, has been selected from some of the best Orchestras of Europe. THE CHORUS has been chosen with the greatest care from Italy, Germany, and England ; and will comprise upwards of Eighty Per formers. ARRANGF.MENTS FOR TIIE BALLET. Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, and Mdlle. Cerito; in addttion to which an engagement has been made with Mdlle. Caroline Rosati (of La Softie, at Milan, and other great theatres of Italy), who will make her first appearance on the first night of the season in a New Ballet, expressly composed and arranged for her, by M. Paul Taglioni ; Mdlle. Wauthier, of La Scala, her first appearance in this country ; Madame Petit Stephan, Millie. Honore, Mdlle. Elise _Montfort ; Mdlles. Thevenot, Julien, Lamoreux, Emile, Fanny Pascales, and Benin ; and Mdlle. Caroline Baucourt, of the Academia Royale, and La Scala, Milan (her first appearance in this country). In consequence of the enthusiastic manner in which this eminent artisteavas received last season, hopes are entertained that Mdlle. Taglioni may he induced to appear for a limited number of performances. M. St. Leon, M. d'Or, of the Academie Royale, Paris (his first appearance in this country), M. Gosselin, M. di Mattia, Sig. Venafra, M. Gouriet, M. Paul Taglioni, and M. Perrot. Composer of the Ballet Music, Signor Pagni. Principal Artist, Mr. Marshall. Maitres de Ilaliet—M. Paul Taglioni, M. Casati, of La Scala ; and M. Perrot. Sous-Maitre de Ballet, M. Gosselin ; Regisseur de Is Danse. M. Petit. An Original Grand Ballet will be produced, written expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, by the celebrated poet, Henri Heine, on a subject selected from the Old Legends of Germany. A Novel and Poetical Ballet, for the subject of which the establishment is in debted to the kindness of a noble and distinguished Poetess, entitled EGERIA. The celebrated Pas de Quatre and Pas de Deesses will be revived, and an entirely new Divertissement, introducing another Grand Pas by M. Perrot, which, uniting all the peculiar attractions of the Pas des Dowses and Pas de Quatre, will present a novel feature of strik ing originality, and will combine the talent of all, to be entitled LA CONSTELLATION. The Snbseription will consist of the same number of nights as last eaten. The Theatre will open in the middle of February, when will be produced, for the first time at her Majesty's Theatre, Donizetti's adm!red Opera of LA FAVORITA, in which Signor Gardoni and Signor Superchi will make their first appearance in this country, and an entirely NEW BALLET, by M. Paul Taglioni, in which Mademoiselle Caroline Rosati will appear. TiIEATRE ROYAL, DiIRY-L,I_NE, THIS EVENING Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, called TIIE FAVOURITE, „Alphonso XI., air. Stretton ; Balthazar, Mr. Borranl; Ferdinand, 3lr. Travers ; Don Gaspar, Mr. Ilomcastle ; Leonora, Miss Romer ; Jule, Miss Collett. After which, the Grand Comic Christmas Panto.nime, being a mixture of the historical and legendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management •f Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Drama, called THE ROUND OF WRONG ; or, a Fireside Story. Sir Arthur Foljambo, Mr. Stuart ; Lichen, Mr. Rogers ; Reuben Gwynne, Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buckstone ; Harwood. Mr. Howard; Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Mary Ryland, Miss Fortescue ; Jenny, Miss Woulds. After which, Planche's new Comic Drama, called WHO'S YOUR FRIHND ? or, The Queensberry Fete. Viscount Leatherhead, Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Felix Lovel, Mr. Holl ; Giles Fairland, Mr. Webster ; The Countess of Rosendale, Miss Bennett; Lady Bab Blazon, Sirs. Glover ; Mittens, Miss Carre. Te conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TUTS EVENING Will be performed a new Comic Drama, called £5OO REWARD. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, H. Butler, Miss Iriliars, sad Miss Forster. Atter which a new Farce, called THE WIGWAM. Characters by Messrs. Matthews, Ox!ferry. Keeley, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Miss Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. To conclude with the Drama, founded on the New Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permissioz. of the author, from the proof sheets) by Albert Smith, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal cha• faders by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Drama, called CO LOMBA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates ; Messrs. Wright, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c. Between the pieces the celebrated ENTORTILATIONISTS, Mr. John Lees and his three rupiLs—the Masters Hankins, will ex hibit their wonderitil Jeux Gymnastiques. At', or which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GLSELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullentbrd, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor. Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Grand Opera, entitled ANNE BOLEYN. Henry VIII., Mr. Bodda ; Percy, Mr. Allen ; P.ochford, Mr. Wal ton; Smeaton, Miss S. Flower; Harvey, Mr. Wynn; Lady Jane Seymour, Miss Rourk ; Anne Boleyn, Miss Hassan°. In the course of the evening Professor HEMMING 'and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime tho Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," Introducing "The Railroad Overture." To conclude with a new Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, enti tled The ENCHANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE ; or, The One-eyed Geni. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Burbidge ; Sprite, Mr. H. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. ilohn Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedic-Vaudeville, entitled PHILIPPE. Characters by MM. Cartigny, Pascal, Berou, Madame Grassau, and Mdlls. Fouquet. To conclude with the popular Play of DON CESAR DE BAZAN. Dbn Cesar de Bazan, Mons. F. Lemaitre ; La Maritana, Mdlle. Clarisse. Boxes, 6s. , Pit, 35. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gerrnon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, TO-MORROW EVENING and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mences at Hall-put Eight. And, in consequence of the continued demand f..>r places, will repeat their DAY PERFORMANCE on Wednesday Morning next, Feb. 3, and every Wednesday Morning until Easter. Doors open at Two o'clock, and the performance commences at Half-past Two. Ths Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Amphiteatre, 25. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, lir. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family.—Kr. BATTY respectfully begs to acquaint the public that he purposes giving a free night, for the relief of the destitute Irish and Scotch, on THURSDAY, Feb 11. The evening's receipts will be given, and the extensive resources of the Theatre will be brought intolaction. _ THIS EVENING Will be performed THE ROtAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and gteeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. Box-office open from eleveh till five o'clock. —Doors open at six and e)mmence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoo t. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled RABY RATTLER; or, The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole atgength of the Company. To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called TIIE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har lequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon, Herr R. Deulin ; Columbine, Mdlle. Theodore ; Clown, Herr N. Deulin ; Punch, Herr E. Deulin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will he performed THE GUNSMITH OF ORLEANS ; •r, The Dead Woman's Secret. In which Messrs. Hicks, Forman, Searle, Bird, Howard, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Lee, and Miss Pearce will appear, ♦fter whish THE BRIDE'S JOURNEY. In which Messrs. Searle, flows-id, Fornan, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, &c., will appear. Atter which, the Extravaganza of WILFUL MURDER. To conclude with the grand Chri;tn; as - i;;;IoZne, en titled TIIE BIRTH OF THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin " Go-a-Head." and Joe Miller and Ns Men. Clown. Mr. T. Barry. Mr. Wilson, the celebrated Scottish vocalist, the most popular of living singers at the other side of the Channel, is, we learn, about to visit Paris, to give a series of soirees ' at which the musical world here will, for the first time, have an opportunity of hearing the national melodies of Scotland in perfection. Though an accomplished exe critant, Mr. Wilson carefully avoids all the elaborate orna• meatso f the foreign schools; and hence his singing, like the flkirnrurns "native.wpod-notes wild" of his immortal countryman 'thdee4.lave* its charm, not from artistical display, but expression, zt e l i s i ess of his voice and touching power of which are the finds its way to every heart—rare gifts, Gatignani. true secrets of Wilson's universal success, THE AGRIcuLTIm by an esteemed friend, LABOUREILS.—We are re mindedzral labourers of thisiend, of the sufferings of the agri enduring the severest pangs many of whom are pa tientlyh same now, with wheat"ngs of want. Their wages when wheat was five and six at ten shilli ngs a bushel, as p o tatoes to resort to. It wou ? ei t e e , and n ow th ey have no potatoes to resort to. It jsflce, and flow (hey have no b idle t.ec(iofliats te interpose between the Idle to ca ll on t h e pro rices whirl:have a hic bridged their f l abourers and th e hi g h F they havo always maintained, that tlas: terribly. But as pended on the price of food, they on now of ' wages de di exertions with the farmers—if w n to use their in truth of their theories, at least to succour the suffering to prove the suffering poor. .-- Western Times. DISEASE AMONG CATTLE.—An inflammatory dis ease, generally known by th e name of " Black Quarter," has been making sad havoc of late amon g st the y ou ng stock of Mr. George Brass, of Longton Field, near Appleby. During the last fortnight eight valuable yearly heifers have died from the effects of it. The animals, on being seized with the complaint, which attacks them very suddenly, become listless and stupid, hang down their heads, refuse their food, and appear to move with great difficulty. Swellings appear on different parts of the body, which, on being pressed with the finger, made a crackling noise; and the disease in gene. ral proves fatal in about ten hours after the first symptoms have shown themselves.— Carlisle Journal. A singular railway accident took place a few dais since at Orton, Westmoreland. ' The tail of a pointer dog, which was standing upon the railway, was cut Off by a pain train...Carlisle Journal. 'THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1847. 'ow ready, Vols. 3 and 4 (completing the work) of the HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF AT APOLEON, at ST. HELENA. BY GENERAL COUNT lIONTHOLOY, The Emperor's Companion in Exile, and Testamentary Executor. Now first Translated and Published from the Author's ori;inal Manscript. . _ Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. PRESENT STATE OF PORTUGAL. 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Whatever may have been the political differences between our selves and the French, no man, in his senses, can seriously entertain the supposition that the latter nation, so sensitive upon points affecting their honour and integrity, will view with approbation the humi liating policy which M. GUIZOT has sanctioned. For ourselves, gratified as we are with the eclaireissement, so favourable to the ability, and—what is of far greater consequence—the good faith, with which Lord PALMEnsTos has acted throughout, yet are we much more concerned that the chi valry, refinement, and instinctive integrity of our neighbours, should have been confided to the guardianship of a Minister who has proved himself to be devoid of every one of those ennobling senti ments. None but a mean and jealous mind would think of identifying the national character of France with the repulsive and isolated acts of a self-dis honoured man. By suffering the diplomatic dispu tation to terminate, Lord PALMERSTON would be observing a silence which could not fail of being gratefully construed by the French into a graceful commiseration on our part for the cruel position into which they have been brought by M. GUIZOT. All that has hitherto passed in the French Legislature was based upon the garbled and mutilated documents which their own Minister had laid before the Cham bers. A due vindication of the injuries she has re ceived, France herself, it may be safely depended upon, will not be slow to require. Hu manity itself is shocked at the bare contem plation of M. GUIZOT'S public career. But yester day, as it were, how high and fair stood the temple of his fame ! How tremendous the crash with which it has now fallen to the earth ! The melancholy ruins will ever present a fearful warning to present and future statesmen against courting the favour of royalty at the expense of their country's good. The last dispatch of M. GUIZOT requires no com ment. It is of a piece with all his former ones— Talon iinbelle sine kin. Completely jesuitical and absolutely repulsive throughout, it is at the same time fraught with palpable contradictions and attenuated hypocrisy. Untruths are reiterated with wonderful pertinacity, notwithstanding that Lord PALMERSTON had previously scattered them to the winds. It is somewhat facetious in M. GUIZOT to observe " We must have looked to the things themselves, and not merely to the form of the communications and influ ences." And yet M. GUIZOT'S chief pretext against Lord PALMERSTON was built upon the fact, that the name of a Prince of the house of Coburg happened to be at the head of a list, enumerated by Lord PAL MERSTON, of candidates for the hand of the Queen of SPAIN. This formal arrangement of names in a dispatch, and not a candid regard to " things themselves," was insidiously twisted by M. GUIZOT into a marked preference on our side in favour of the Prince at the top of the list. The task would be a loathsome one to travel through the shuffling discrepancies of the last missive to the French Am bassador. They all lie bare on the surface, and speak for themselves, which happily renders it unnecessary for Lord PALMERSTON to take any further notice of a subject which, from first to last, has been charac terised, on the one side, by contemptible intrigue, and, oa the other, by unimpeachable integrity. We have already expressed our cordial approbation of the Government proposition for an extended poor law in Ireland, giving a right to the destitute and im poverished to obtain the relief which their necessities may require. Although it came last in order of the three modes of interference, by which it is hoped that country may be permanently benefited, its vast im portance induced us to give it the precedence it deserved, and to postpone to a subsequent period our observations on the earlier suggestions offered by the Premier. The first great principle laid down is to render such assistance to individual proprietors as to enable them to improve their properties, and at the same time to afford the greatest possible degree of employment to the surplus labour of the country. The measure that has already been resolved on for this purpose has been for some time before the public, having been put forward in the Treasury minute of the Ist December, and the explanatory letter of Mr. TREVELYAN. It was at that time fully commented on, and received with the greatest approbation by all classes in every part of the kingdom. By the amend ments that will be introduced the Drainage Acts will be consolidated, the difficulties that have hitherto pre vented them from being made fully available and pro ductive of that national advantage which might reasonably have been hoped for from their general adoption, will be obviated. The tenant for life will be enabled to obtain that assistance as readily as the owner in fee, when it shall be established, by compe tent evidence, that the improvement, of whatever de scription it may be, whether by draining, embank ing, reclaiming, or otherwise, may increase the permanent value of the land to such an extent, that the persons having remote interests may not be pre judiced, or their future incomes diminished. The rate, however, of that increase we conceive to have been fixed at too high a standard : the Ist and 2d Wm. 4, c. 33, which, as amended by sub sequent statutes, has been taken as the basis of the new enactments, provides that the increase of value consequent on such an outlay shall be at least ten per centum on the amount proposed to be expended there on. At the time that this was fixed on as the mini mum rate the period for the repayment of the full loan was far shorter than that to which it is now about to be extended. The interest, too, was charge able at mot less than five per cent., whereas 31- only will now be required. The entire advance will, by the present arrangement, be liquidated by half yearly inaalments, at the rate of 6i per cent. per annum ; and surely the rights of the remainder-man would be sufficiently protected if the estimated im provement were equivalent to the annual charge, and that 6f were substituted for ten per cent. per annum; indeed, when the object for which those advances are to be made is taken into considera tion, this aid afforded ; that it is to provide full and adequate employment for the labour of those persons who would otherwise be supported in idleness ; that it is not merely as a profitable investment of capital, a speculation that should be encouraged solely on account of the pecuniary returns that may be looked for, but that the general occupation that will thereby be afforded will diminish the burden of the poor rates, will render the able-bodied pauper a useful member of society, a producer of national wealth, instead of an object of terror to the poor-law guardian ; that it will lead to an increase of the general produce, so that a sufficiency of food may be raised in our own land for the consumption of all its inhabitants—a far lower rate may justly be fixed upon. In this respect, therefore, we hope that an alteration may be announced when the discussion of the Ministerial measures is again re sumed. In every other particular the measure is an admirable one, calculated to afford the greatest en couragement to all parties anxious to discharge the duties they owe to the public, to bring into the high est degree of fertility and culture that portion of the soil, the property of the State, which was originally granted for the purpose of being used and made productive, and not of being suffered to remain barren and valueless. The other propositions which are stated to be under the consideration of the Government, and which belong to the first class of measures, have for their object the freeing of real property from the chains and fetters by which its free transfer is restricted, and for facilitating the sale of encumbered estates, and thus ultimately ob taining a more solvent and wealthy proprietary, and also for converting the long leasehold tenures for lives, redeemable for ever, into perpetuities. This latter provision was strongly recommended in the Report of Lord DEVON'S Commission, and will get rid of much annoyance and inconvenience to all parties. Means will also be taken, as far as possible, to establish the same degree of connexion between landlord and tenant that now happily exists in Great Britain. It is impossible to overrate the importance and beneficial effects of these contemplated measures when brought into perfect execution. The full ad- vantages may not be immediately attained, hut they will imperceptibly tend to, and ultimately pr o d uce , a healthier state in the l oca l relationship between land- lord and tenant. A letter from Berne of the 26th ult. saye— " There is great talk here about a visit made yesterday ,to the President of the Directory, M. Frank, by the Count de Reinhard, first secretary of the French Embassy, the osten sible object of which was to announce that he would fill the office of chargé d'affaires during the absence of the Ambassador, M. Bois-le-Comte. But this interview was of a much greater importance, if it be true, as asserted, that M. Reinhard held a language which proves that the affair of Cracow has had a powerful re-action on the conduct to be followed in future by France towards Swiss cantons hostile to the separatist cantons. M. Reinhard is said to have ex pressed himself in terms leaving no doubt on this point, that the French Government had positively refused to join in the demonstrations of the Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Cabinets." Madrid papers to the 24th hare arrived. The Duke of SOTOMAYOR having failed in his endea vours to form a Cabinet, had resigned the task. The QUEEN then sent for Senor Mos, who, however, persisted in his refusal to attempt the construction of a Ministry, and eventually the Marquis DE MIRAFLORES undertook to attempt, in conjunction with Senor CASTRO Y OROZCO, the construction of a Cabinet of which Senor BRAVO MunILLo and Senor PACHECO should be members. As Senor PACHECO objects to join any Ministry of which Senor Mox is a member, Senor SANTILLAN will, it is said, be the new Finance Minister. Hi The debate on the Address was concluded in the Senate on the 22d. The Chamber of Depnties have elected two more Vice- Presidents from amongst the opponents of the Isturitz Ministry. Senor SALAMANCA and Senor ROCA. BE TEGORES are the two recently-elected Vice-Presidents. The Secretaries are the Dulco of AL BA and Senors VAIIEY, COELLO, and Ftmcom. The Chamber was thus fully constituted, and would proceed immediately to consider the Address in reply to the Speech fromithe Throne. The Tienzpo:states that Senor OLOZAGA has addressed a request to the Chamber of Deputies to be allowed to come to Madrid, either as a prisoner, a Deputy, or as a simple Spanish citizen. We have received the French papers of Friday and Saturday. The Ministerial journals, the Debats, the Epoque, and the Preve, undertake the defence of M. GUIZOT against the charges of bad faith in the con ducting his negotiations with Lord PALMERSTON and the Marquis of NORMANDY. This defence consists in a repetition of the oft-refuted assertion that the Prince of COBURG was put forward as an English candidate for the hand of the QUEEN. With regard to the MutA FLORES mission, M. GUIZOT says, that what he stated was the fact—that the Marquis DE ARRAFLORES did not come to solicit the KING of the FRENCH not to oppose the CoDunG marriage. The Debuts adds:- 4 , In declaring what M. de Miraflores bad not come to do, was he obliged to say what he had come to do? Was he bound to say, for instance, that the Envoy of the Court of Madrid was charged to demand in pressing terms from the King his consent to the marriage of the Duke de Montpen sier with the Queen? Was he bound to inform him of the King's answer? We are very sure that Lord Palmerston himself would not exaggerate to such an extent the claims that he might have to the confidence of the French Go. vernment." We leave this defence to speak for itself; always re membering that this visit of the Marquis of MinAFLoaEs to Paris took place before the rapture of the entente cordiale; that no intimation of the object of the mission, or even of the mission itself, was given to the English Government, and that the English Government had it self been the first to give information to M. GUIZOT that Queen CURISTINA was intriguing for a Coburg al liance, and that such a project would have no support from England. The miserable quibble about the mar riages not taking place at the same time is thus sought to be explained away:— " It is certain that at the moment that M. Guizot was in communication with Lord Normanby on this point the French Government itself opposed the fact of the two mar riages being effected together. If it was obliged to change its resolution, it is neither it nor the Spanish Government that ought to be reproached for doing so." This is a perfectly different explanation from the one given to the Marquis of NORMANDY . , and is evidently an afterthought. Had the case really been as M. GUIZGT here states it, he would never have descended to the use of a subterfuge. The Opposition papers continue the polemic on the Montpensier marriage, and there can be no doubt but that the debate in the Chamber will be very animatel The Constitutionnel of Saturday contains the following on the subject of the Bank of France:— " Count d'Argout read on Thursday, to the general meet ing of the shareholders of the Bank of France, a report of the operations of the year 1846. The principal results are already known from the quarterly returns. It appears that notwithstanding the money sent from London, the reserve has only reached the sum of 84,000,000. It has been stated that M. Lebobe has proposed to re- constitute the old capital of 90,000,000, by issuing 22,100 shares withdrawn from cir culation from 1516 to 1820. We believe this to be an error. M. Lebobe does not form part of the council of the Bank, and the council, if we are rightly informed, is not to deter mine before Thursday next on a proposition brought forward on this point by one of its members." From the tenour of a lengthy article in the Sema phore de Marseilles, it would appear as if the French contemplated making of Oran an impregnable fortress, as a counterpoise to Gibraltar. The National is exceedingly irate with England for taking possession of the Island Labuan. Food riots still continue to take place in various parts of France. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies charged with examining the estimates for 1848 had chosen M. BIGNON for its chairman, and Messrs. MAGNE and FOULD for its secretaries. The Moniteur of Friday publishes a royal ordinance prohibiting the export of meal of every description, and chesnuts, whether whole or ground, until the 31st July next. The same journal contains another royal ordi nance, calling into active service 12,000 recruits of the class of 1845. providing o down rw e nd u f n jeu l d o yu n , trit,eBs4ri imposed rice, T d h r y e otoe tdht the The Moniteur of Saturday publishes the law autho rising the free importation of grain, flour, same journal a a l nd co m n e ts a i l n , sunatriloythael ordinance,3l'st-ao' India corn and buckwheat, either in grainray, 3 l flour, stol ex j p u o l ;t , e l d B4 b 7 y , la th n e d m o a r x s im ea u , m sh e a f ll on those articles by the law of the 15th of April, 1832. The Reforme announces that the price of bread in Paris would be increased on the Ist of February by 4 centimes per kilogramme (nearly a farthing per pound), and remain thus fixed during the first fortnight of that month, namely, white bread 51 centimes per kilogramme (21d. per pound) ; second quality 44 centimes. Very large purchases of stock were made in the Passage de I'Opera on Friday night, and on the Bourse on Saturday, probably with a view to give a turn to the liquidation (Settlement). Prices rose in consequence somewhat considerably. The Throe par Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 781. 15e. ; the Frye per Cents., 118 f. 25e. • the Orleans Railroad Sha res, 1,228 f. 75e. ; Rouen , 880 f.; Havre, 680 f. • Great Northern, 6111. 25c ; Avignon, 831 f. 25e.; Vierzon, 571 f. 25c. ; Bou lo g ne, 410 f. ; Basle, 202 f. 50e. ; Dieppe, 340 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 470 f. • Tours and Nantes, 467 f. 50e. ; Paris and Lyons, 4911. 25c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f. ; Cette, 450 f. MA RSEILLZS, jAN• a—Marseilles and Avignon, 8271. 50e.; Northern, 615 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, ANUM 30. Dutch Rhenish, Vt—East Indian, 34—Great Southern of Madras, 1,4 __Luxembourg, 2 —Namur and Liege, 27i —Northern of France, 1234—Rouen and Havre, 26%. Lord John Russell affixed in town this morning, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. --- The Duke of Wellington has obtained her Ma jesty's sanction t o th e grant of an annuity of 20 /. , commene- Wing, late of the 17th Foot, at present Sergeant-Major of the Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners (Light Infantry) Militia , at Truro , for his meritoriousconduct Majesty's service. Sergeant-Major Wring served upwards of 32 years in h er Majesty's 17th Foot or Royalo Tigers, and while in h er was present thr oug h th e w h o l e of the campaign f AFghanis tan, and the capture of Ghuznee and Khelat. This is the first non• commissioned officer of the line who has obtained this bonus under the royal warrant of the 19th of Dec., 1845. ALARMING FIRE. Yesterday morning a fire, nearly attended with the most disastrous results, was dis covered on the premises b e l ong i n g to Mr. J. T. C lark 2,iron monger, situate at 8, Limekiln-hill, Limehouse. The fire originated on the ground-floor, and when first discovered was ascending the staircase. The inmates happily succeeded in effecting a safe retreat; but the fire could not be extinguished until that portion of the house in which it commenced was burned out, and th e f urn it ure an d u pper rooms were severely damaged. Mr. Cl ar k e was i nsure d i n the Guardian - office. FIRE A ND N ARROW ESCAPE O F SEVERAL FA miLms.—Last n i g h t , shortly before eleven o'clock, a destruc tive fire b ro k e out upon the premises i n th e occupation o f Mr. Ro use , straw bonnet•maker, carry i ng on business at No. 13, B ermondsey -street. The flames or i g i na t e d i n th e front sh op, and were first discovered by' police-constable a 250 M, who i mme di ately sprang his ra ttle, and after con siderable troubl e succee d ed in arous i ng f ro m their slumbers the whol e o f the inmates, consisting of four or five families. However, befo re h e h ad accomplished his object , t h e shop became fir e d f rom end to end, and the flames were riving with such f ury t h at none of the residents were able to ga i n the street-door. Fortunately they were enabled to effect a ddlablinheul rgsaseei abundant destroyed, _g ohsat e yi em . eot r hide ss o oe i t ss d heoaiuen , fnp retreat from the back of the premises. One of the lodgers, whilst descending with a child in his arms, fell through a window and seriously hurt his hands. Information having been sent to the tations, in a very short space of time, en gines of the Lonton Brigade from Tooley-street, Southwark idistrict,t l and too pt hathere parish hle building,andfir e\mvWaterloo-roadeotnshte,setfi Englandtv oe s rw t e a o t er i o nk i a arrived,s baelneodcrni blt)yoar.ay. attack carry. a a Ac n kn d of water having been obtained from the fortunately Extract w o a f s a insured. ci p t l h 3 t ' e h right e pre m q i u s a e quarter, t er, seriously and n g e o d t . the m r fire Rouses nb - not, however, until the whole of the stock in trade was private letter from Rome, dated Jan. 18:—" The Holy Father has just given 1,000 scudi (about 2401,) to the fund for the distress in Ireland, and has ordered coming from the, head of the church three sermons to be preached by the first preachers in Rome for the same cause. It ig, said b . ;ii 4.i thisl value to and baencia, 8 i 1, , ,,, on :nt.• but doubtless it will be of initne c a ( e an . 1 - Ireland,''. source of blessing to those for whom it is meant." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday was without change as regards prices. Sales, 6,000 bales, including 2,000 bales of American on speculation, and 500 bales of Egyptian for exportation, at 9d. per lb. Railway shares were rather better. The great monopolists of grain and flour will be much excited when they learn that at Mark-lane this morning a fall of not less than ss. per quarter has taken place in wheat ; in oats, la. to 2s. per quarter; and the same decline in peas. Now that the market is on the decline supplies are coming forward very freely, not only in the great metropolitan, but in the whole, or nearly so, of the provincial markets. A much greater fall may be anticipated in all quarters, and it is to be hoped that the poorer classes may soon have the benefit of the late rather heavy reduction in bread stuffs. The bakers of the metropolis were pretty " slick," as Brother Jonathan would say, in raising the price of the loaf when the markets first began to take an upward movement. Of meat, also, the arrivals are immense. In the past week not less than 6,000 car cases have come to our markets from Scotland, and 9,000 to 10,000 from various parts of England. This is a pretty plain proof that the prices are falling in the country. Here prices have gone back this morning, with little animation on the part of the butchers to purchase, but from hand to mouth, as the phrase is. In the Discount market there is rather more demand for money this morning, active preparations being made to meet the payments of bills which will become due on the 4th inst. The principal discount houses are not over-ready to take in cash, at call, at a rate of interest over 3% per cent. There has been a heavy market for Consols and other securities this morning. The first bargain in Consols for the Account was at 91%, but a fall almost immediately took place to 9118. For transfer the value went back from 91% to 91. Bank Stock has just been done at 203, or at a fall of 2 per cent. on the opening rates. All the other Funds are proportionately lower. Exchequer-bills opened at 45., and are now at Bs. premium. India Stock is firm at an advance to 250. In the Foreign Market the transactions have been but few this morning, but the tendency is principally in the same direction as that for Consols. The Four per Cent. Portu guese Bonds have just receded from 35 to 34; Russian from 111% to 11012 ; Spanish Actives from 24 3 / 4 to 24%; the Three per Cents to 34 3 / 4 ; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. to 58. Grenada Stock, on the contrary, is rather higher, having touched 19'. There are but few exceptions where sales of Railway Shares have been made this morning at Saturday's prices. Money appears to be in demand among the dealers in the Share Market. The ccrreeted prices at which business has been done this morning are annexed ; BRITISH FUNDS. CLOSING PRICES. 203 91% 91% 9 % 250 ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock .. .. 205 203 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 91%14 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 91% 91 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 93% % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. India Stock .. . .. 250 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. 10 South Sea Stock .. .. • • • • .. 101 1 1 ,i Consols for Account • • • • • • .. 91% Exchequer Bills I%d. 1,0001. • • 4 8 pm. 8 5001. -.— •• •• 4 8 pm. Ditto, Small • •• .• 4 8 pm. 9 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 581 i FOREIGN FUNDS. Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Gull .. Equador Bonds .. 3 Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 18 3 4 19% 19% Ditto, Deferred .. .. 3t4 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. Portuguese Four per Cent 35 34 Ditto, for the Account .. 35 Russian Bonds .. .. 110% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .• Ditto, for the Account . • • • . • Ditto, Three per Cent .. 343 i Ditto, for the Account ...... Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 38 Ditto, Deferred .. • • lON 11V, Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 58% 58 58 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 91 4 BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% .... .......... Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 14 13% . Wolver., and Dudley.. 425. p...... Birming., Wolver., & Stour Valley 5 .. .. •• • ... . Bristol and Gloucester .. 32 .... Bristol and Fxeter • . • • .. 75 .... 75 .......... Buckinghamshire .. 845..... p........ Caledonian .. 30 .... 26% 26 ...•.. Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% Ditto, Clydesdale Junction .. 25 .... 39% , Cheltenham and Oxford 2 .......... Ditto, half Shares .. Direct Northern Scrip .. 2%.... 2% %. . Eastern Counties .. 20 21% 22 21% .. Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 19% .. •• • ..... Ditto, York Extension .. .. 4 .... 4%%........ East Lancashire .. . • .. 14 .. 16 ... . . . .• . Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • • 7 % Ditto, ditto New Scrip • . 114 •• . • 2% .. • • .... • . Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 74 75 • • ..... . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% 18% 19 ...... Ely and Huntingdon 12% .... 13% ...... Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .• • ...... . Great Northern (London & York Regd.) .. .... ..... . Do., do (Direst Northern Regd.) 3% .... 3% ..... Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 27% .... 26% .......... Great Western .. .. 85 .. • ....... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 121 .... 20 1 4 19% .... 19% Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... .......... 293 Ditto, New .. 434 .. • • 8%.......... 8% Huddersfield and Manchester .. 13 .... 16 .......... 16 Ditto, ditto, Extension .. .. 3 .... 4 1 /,, 4 .. 4 Lancaster and Carlisle 50 .... ... 63 Ditto New .. 5 .... 9 8.......... 814 Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. 35 .... 81114 . . Bl% Leicester and Bedford 165..... 14 ells. • ... • • % dis. Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 2714 Do., New Extension (L'ink) .. 21 .... 4 ........ • 4 Leeds and Thlrsk .• 221 .... 20 1 1 ...... 2014 Ditto, New Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. .. 31 .......... 4% Liverp., Manch., & Newt. Junct. 2% 2 1 4 ••.. • • .... 214 London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 814 . 8 Ditto, New .. .. 4 .... 5% 5 x 5 London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .. 5514• . Ditto, Consol. Fifths • • .. 50 55 3 4 .55% London an . North-Western . • .100 —193 1 1 .. •••• .. • • 1931 Ditto, Quarters . 2 ...... Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 14 Ditto, Fifths .. .. • • .. 2 .... 19 ........ • • London and South-Western • • 411. 6s. 10d... 64% 64 ...... Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... .......... Ditto, New .. . • .. 22%.... 25 .......... Ditto, Tenths .. •• •• • • 5 .... ........ Ditto, Scrip • • .. • • • . 5 ... 51. London and York Scrip .. . 41 !,‘ Ditto, Extension ditto • • • • 2%.... 2% ...... Lynn and Ely .. .• .. 20 .... 2114 . . Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 Ditto Extension .. 425. •• IIA p ..... • 1% p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 14 Midland .. ..100 . • 125% 124% 124% Ditto, New .. . .. 30 .... 36 351 ...... 35% Ditto, New .. .. 2 .... 6 ...... •• .. 6 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .. •• 3314 ..• .. 33 Northern Counties Union 21 1 North British .. .. 25 .... 35 Ditto, Half Shares .. 1214 .......... 16% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. • • Ditto, Thirds .. .. • • .. 1 .... 3% %•••• • • • • 374 North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .... 894-18% 7 • • 8 38 North Western .. • . 2% • •. •••• • • • • 3 Oxford,Worcest., & Wolverhmptn. 1730 .... 12 .. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 • • • ••••• • • • • • 3 % Royston and Hitchin ... • 2 'Ai 4•••• • • • • 21 A Scottish Midland .. 17%••.. 193 2 ••• • • ..... 1932 Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole .. 2 .• • 33A • • ... •.• .. 3 % Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 4 1 4 •••• • • • • 4% Ditto, Class B .. • • • . 114 •• • • 174 % • Shropshire Union 425. . • 4% fits. •• • • 3( dis. South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33 1 ,4 .. • • Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4,3% .... South Wales . • .. 1() .... 7 •• • • •• • • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Watcrfd.,Wexfd.,Wicklow,&Dub. 1 1 % West Riding Union • . • • .. 425. .... 1%54 p...... York and Newcastle 25 .... 3474 37% .... Ditto, New.. .• .• • • • 5 ... 13 1 4 12% Ditto, Preference .. . • • . 2 .... 7% 7 ........ York and North Midland .. 50 .... 91 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .• 25 .... 45 .• • • Ditto, Selby .. 50 .... 91 Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 20 37 34 Do. E, and W. Riding Exten.• • 5 •••- 17% ... . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. • • • • 18 .... 1414% „ Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 „ Ditto, ditto (Espelete) • • Namur and Liege .. • • • • • • 8 "• • 3 ••••• • • • • • 2 4 Northern of France • • • • • • 8 .... 1214 11% •• • • 11% Paris and Lyons • • .. • • • • 8 .. ..... Paris and Strasbourg .. • • • • 5 •• • • '! ••••• • • • • • 4 s ß am oue b n re a an nd d l 3 la ie v u re - . so 2 12 0 2 6 b% % .. 634 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. .. 2 2 0 5 .. _25 1 ,4 x . .. .. .. .. .. •. 25 1 4 20 X s d Lon Union of and fA u Westminster ns t . e . r : : • MINES. Real del Monte, Unrealstered •• • • 31> ••• • • • •• • LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Fix 1. Wind N.W., light breeze, and dull, hazy weather. COWES, JAN. 31.—Wind N. by W.—Sld. Rothschild, New Orleans; Carthage, Charleston. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31. —The St. James, Meyer, from New York, arrived here yesterday, with decks swept, loss of boats, having been struck by a sea which filled the cabins, washed four men overboard, and left her with seven feet water in her hold. BRISTOL, JAN. 31. The schooner Ellen, of Cowes, has gone to pieces on the New Passage; crew saved. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30. N ind N.N.W., light.-31st, Wind N.N.E.—SId. Queen Victoria, Savannah; H.al.S, Mutine, Lisbon; Wanderer, China; Ann, Madras and China; American Eagle, New York ; Prince Albert, New York. SHEERNESS, JAN. 30.—The Friends, Goodwill, has put off shore and sailed for Woodbridge. NEWHAVEN, JAN. 29.—A quantity of oranges and lemons and much wreck, apparently of a foreign vessel, were picked up yesterday near this. SHOREHAM, JAN. 29.—A cask of oil, some oak staves, a forty -gallon cask of red wine, and a quantity of timber wreck have been picked up here. PILL, JAN. 29.—The Eliza, Roberts, for Jamaica, was got off the mud yesterday. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 31.—The Alliance has been got off shore, much damaged and very leaky. PLYMOUTH JAN. 30.—Wind N..—Sld. Prince of Wales, Sydney ; We llington, New York; Union, Honduras; her Majesty's ship Athol, Malta. • SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30.—S1d. Pike steamer, Calcutta. LIVERPOOL, Jas. 30 AND 31.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. John Horrack, Bond Demerara ; Jamaica, —, St. Jago de Cuba; Davenport, Kirk, New Orleans ; Laurel, Ducket, Savannah ; Percival, M‘Duffy, Boston ; Eliza, Guthrie, St. John's, N.B. ; Lady of the Lake, Smith, St. John's , N.B. ; Edw ard, Wil liams, Pictou ; Gardyne, Hallidan, Patagonia; Eurequeta, Pavin, Havannah ; Colonist, Sinnot, Savannah. Sld. the outward bound. Off port, England and Isabel. • DEAL, JAN. 31.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.; r.M. N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Sultana, Antigua Lanark, Kennard, New York for Hull. Sld. James Dean, t or t Philip; Persian,C a 1 - cutta ; Tartar, Madras; Hebrides,B o .mbay ; Margaret Eliza beth, Bahia; Bengal, St. Thomas; General Hewitt, New York; William Gibson, Madras; Greyhou n d, Cape am f Good aic a Hope; Camillus, Demerara; Lady K. Bar h a m, s ; jo Dumbar Mariasine, New Orleans; Carrado, New Orleans ; ton, New Orleans; Adeline, New Orleans; with the whole of the outward bound. OFF MARGATE, JAN. 29. Rent Holmes, Baltimore • for Loi:-. 1°1 . 1 ' 29.1-The Caroline from London ha s PORT 1 ' h aving T uAll' been on shor e in the river. received damage, 28.—The ~ J o h n and William, from POETMAD°c4 JAN. Pugh,'were in contact in St. Shad- Liverpool, and the Victo ria, black with loss of bowsprit. well's Road ; the former bag Thompson, Hartle ; YARUOUTIT, JAN. 29. c ontac. 4- with the Ceres, of nool, to 6outhampton, was . fu nd received other Newcastle ; iirrd. Emilia, Olsen , L A . ,, Janeiro, for Dad bowsp rit s p rung, damage. Cowzs, Jars, Bremen. LIXERIcic, Jeri. rtd. Eleutheria,New York. INVERKEITHING, JAN. 26.—Arrd. Frances and Ann, New Orleans. BRISTOL, JAN. 31.—The Eliza, Roberts, for Jamaica, has been got off shore, and gone up the river to repair. MILFORD, JAN. 30.—The Henrietta has been assisted in. with part of cargo thrown overboard. GREENOCK, JAN. 30.—The Urgent, Jopp, from Copen hagen to Newfoundland, has put in here with decks swept, &c. TARBERT ROADS, JAN. 30.—Put back, Ann Marie, M'Fee, for New York, with loss of topmasts, &e,, and Eliza Cornish, Harrison, with damage. LIMEEICK ' JAN. 30.—The David, of Prince Edward's Island, was fallen in with lat. 49, long. 2, dismasted and abandoned ; one man dead, the rest taken off by the Eleu theria, arrived here. kn. Sc 1;:: :: 7, 4 0 .te , r • 0 b o.a. • 1 411t,f MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE--MONDAY. During last week, the receipts of English Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Flour, were slightly on the increase; but those of all other articles of home produce were small. From Scotland no Gra;n came to hand ; while from Ireland, only one small cargo of Oats was received. The imports of Foreign Wheat, Barley, Oats, an I Linseed, were seasonably good. Those of Flour large, viz., upwards of 20,000 barrels. Fresh up from Kent, an unusually large supply of English Wheat reached us by water carriage; indeed, we may observe it was the most extensive we have had occasion to report during the last two years. From Essex, Cambridge shire, &c., the receipts were but moderate. The stands being somewhat heavily filled with samples, the country markets coming lower, and the prospect of fu ture importations somewhat improved, the demand for all descriptions of Wheat of home produce, notwithstanding the attendance of buyers was good, ruled very heavy, at a de cline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of from 4s. to ss. per quarter, and a large quantity remained unsold at the close of the market. Although the actual quantity of foreign Wheat on offer was by no means large, that article was a mere drug, and is. to 2s. per quarter lower. Holders, however, were by no means anxious sellers, hence the above abatement was not generally submitted to. The quantity of Barley brought forward was not to say large. Selected parcels were in moderate request at last week's prices, but all other kinds hung on hand, though they were not cheaper. With Malt we were rather scantily sup plied. The brewers purchased with considerable caution, and, notwithstanding the actual business doing was small, the rates of this day se'nnight were mostly supported. There were comparatively few Oats on sale; nevertheless, the demand for that article was heavy, at an abatement of from is to 2s per quarter. In Beans next to nothing was doing, and the rates receded is to 2s per quarter. The sale for Peas was dull, at a decline in value of from Is to 2s per quarter. Flour, both in barrells and sacks, commanded very little attention, and prices were somewhat easier. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier 845 to 88s Red, New.... 638 to 748 Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 70s 80s Lincolnsh., Feed. 33s 362 Norfolk and Lin- Po tatoe 36s 391 coin, Red..... 62s 69s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White .. •• • • 69s 76s Black .. . Irish, Red.. •• —8 —s Cork, White ....• 39s 4is Ditto, White • • •• —5 —a Scotch, Feed. •. • • 38s 368 ilys—Old •• .. —8 Beans—Tick New. .. ••.. • • 42s 44s Pigeons .... 48s 528 Barley—Grinding . .. 38s 44s Pease—Grey......• 48s 50s Malting . • . 48s 52s Maple . • 49s 515 Chevalier .• .• ... 52s 53s White 52s 56s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....... • . 565 58s folk .. ........ 778 SOs Flour—Town-made... —8 Brown • • 725 74s Suffolk . 60s 65$ Kingston and Ware 2108 82s Stocktn & Norfolk 48s 525 SMITHFIELD. 10 10114 111314 244 341 A 3 , 1 y, 38,2 111,4 2 13.7 i 5 p 2% 39 R 1 la During last week the imports of live stock from abroad were composed of 75 cows, and 416 sheep from Nieu Diepe, together with 6 oxen, 11 cows, and 18 sheep, from Nords dycke, nearly the whole of which have passed into the hands of the butchers by private sale. At the outports, about 100 beasts and 300 sheep have been landed in good condition. To-day we had on offer only about •10 beasts and 90 sheep from abroad, whilst the demand for them was in a very de pressed state, and the quotations had a downward tendency. The numbers of home-fed beasts on sale this morning was seasonably good, and of full average quality. Prime Scots; Herefords, runts, &c., moved off steadily at full prices, but all other breeds were a very dull sale, at barely last week's quotations. From the northern counties we received 800 short-horns ; from the eastern counties 900 Scots, home breds, and short-horns; from the western and midland coun ties 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; and from other parts of England 750 of various breeds. The supply of sheep was lese than last week, yet the Mutton trade, owing to the heavy arrivals up to Newgate and Leadenhall Markets, was extremely inactive, at barely late currencies. In calves ex ceedingly little was doing, and prices had a downward ten dency. The pork trade was dull, but we can notice no al teration in• value. Per albs. to si s. d. to 8. a. Inferior Beasts-- I 3 2 3 4 Second quality 3 6 3 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3i 0 4 0 . . Prime Scots Large coafse Calves 310 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 8 0 suckling Calves ..18 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep .. • 3 6 3 10 ink the offal. s. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool 2% 3% 2GN 124 SUPPLY AT MARKET laeasts. I Sheep. I I Calves. 3,134 I 22,330 90 NEWGATE AND LEADENNALL 54 2 % 21!4 I Pigs 2.50 At per a Cune uy the Carcase. BOROUGH HOP 11TALIZILET. Although there is rather more business doing in most kinds of Hops, the supply of which is good, we can notice no improvement in value. Present rates as follow :—Sussex pockets, 80s to 88s; Weald of Kent ditto, 858 to 965; Mid and East Kent ditto, 95s to 130 s per cwt. WOOL._ CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) . The Lord Chancellor heard appeal motions to• day, it being the last day of Hilary Term. MAINES V. TAYLOR. The Court was occupied the whole morning with the argu ments in this case, which came before his Lordship upon an appeal motion from the decision of the caster of the Rolls re fusing to grant an injunction applied for by the plaintiff. The plaintiff, it appeared, had a house near Kensal-green, and the defendants were erecting near it works for the manufacture of illuminating gas, which were to be brought into operation in March next. The plaintiff, fearing that the works would be productive of great injury to his pro perty, filed his Bill, and applied to his Lordship the Master of the Rolls for an injunction to restrain the defendants from proceeding with their works. The Master of the Rolls re fused to grant an injunction to restrain prospective damage, and from that judgment the present appeal was brought. (The case had not concluded when our Evening Edition went to press.) 54 IN p 37N _7.IA ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) THUGWELL V. lIOOVZIt. This a motion for the production of certain correspondence which had passed between a joint solicitor and trustee. It appeared that a solicitor, Mr. Goldney, was acting profes sionally for a gentleman named Treyme, between whose daughter and the defendant in the above cause a marriage took place in 1841, and Mr. Goldney agreed to act as trustee for Mr. Hooper and his wile. A dispute having arisen, in reference to a settlement between the parties, Mr. Goldney discontinued to act, and a correspondence took place between him and Mr. Hooper, for which, as well as for let ters which had passed prior to the marriage of 1841, the present motion was made. These letters were supposed to have reference to the above suit, in which a cross bill has been filed. Mr. Kindersley and another Learned Gentleman ap peared for the motion, and Mr. Turner and Mr. Hardy ap peared for Mr. Goldney. His LORDSHIP considered that Mr. Goldney could not divest himself of the trusteeship, and under the circum stances that it could not be maii.tained that he was acting merely as solicitor to Mr. Hooper, and that he was not en titled to the protection of the Court, therefore that the letters in question should be produced: VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) This being the last day of Hilary. term, his Honour th e THE Vice-Chancellor }uNGEßF oat MARKETEnglftnd COMPANY A m N o y t v o . n Tu s to- day. cAß G CROSS BRIDGE COMPANY. The arguments in this part-heard motion were resumed to. day. Our readers will recollect that the case came before the Court last week upon a motion on behalf of the Hunger ford Market Company, for an injunction to restrain the de fendants, the Charing-cross Bridge Company, from hindering passengers to the steam-boats from crossing their bridge to the float erected by the plaintiffs, on the south side of the bridge, for the purpose of the embarkation and disembarka tion of passengers from steam- boats. On the last day the case was on, Mr. Bethell was heard on behalf of the plaintiffs, the Hungerford Company, when the case was ordered to stand over till to-day. Mr. GWFARD was probeeding to address the Court on the same side this morning, when The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked whether the question must not be tried at law? Mr. GIFFARD said that he should submit at all events that his clients were entitled to the injunction. The VICE CHANCELLOR—Does it appear from your davits, Mr. Giffard, when these tell tales were first put up in the mode and form they now appear? Mr. GIFFARD—Yes, Sir, it does; they were (affixed long ago, when the bridge was first opened to the public, in May, 1845, but the float was not erected till lately, and therefore we could not take proceedings. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to address the Court, following Mr. Bethell, con tending that according to the provisions of the lease, that the Market Company were entitled to have free egress and ingress from and to the float across the bridge for all steam-boat passengers, and that such right having been denied by the Bridge Company, the Court was bound to grant the injunc tion asked for by the plaintiffs. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—Do your clients, Mr. Rolt, admit that the rights claimed by the injunction for the plaintiffs are clear ? Mr. BOLT—Certainly not, sir. The VICE•CHANCItLLOR--Now it strikes me that it is not the duty of the Court to interpret legal rights. If there had been a ite: ge, that would have been prima facie evi dence or the u.Age, but that ii not the e.a,o here. I really think that no injunction should be granted at present. The Hangerfotcl Market Company may be at liberty to bring _ Coarse-woolledditto 4 4 4 8 Southdown Weth,, 4 10 5 0 Large Hogs ••.• • • 3 8 4 7 Small Porkers •• • 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 Lambs —•••••• •• 0 0 0 0 An unusually large arrival of Slaughtered Meat has taken place for our markets during the past week; they having amounted to 8,000 carcasses from Scotland, and 9,000 ditto from various part of England. About 600 of the latter have been received from Cumberland per railway. These immense receipts have had a most depressing influence upon the trade, and the quotations have receded 2d per 81bs without effecting clearances. The supplies on offer killed in the metropolis have been seasonably good, and of excellent quality; but we have had very little foreign meat on show. s..d. to s. d. s. d. to s. Beef, inferior • . 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 3 2 3 4 middling 2 8 210 middling— 3 6 310 prime large .• 3 0 3 2 prime .. •. 4 0 4 4 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large • • ••• • 3 4 4 4 Veal.... •••••• • • • • 3 8 4 8 small .• .. • • 4 6 410 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH AND SPITA.LFIELDS. About 200 tons of potatoes have arrived in the Pool from France since this day se'nnight. The vessels bringing the above supplies had sailed previously to the shipments of potatoes being prohibited by the French Government ; but we can expect no more from the other side of the Channel for many months. Coastwise the receipts have been small, vet the demand is firm at the late advance in the quotations. 'York Regents, 200 s to '24os ; Lincolnshire and Cambridge shire Regents, 140 s to 180 s; Ditto, Kidneys, 140 s to 150:4; Kent and Essex Regents, 200 s to 240 s ; Ditto, Kidneys, 200 s ; French Whites, 140 s to 170 s per ton. The imports of Wool during the week have not exceeded 300 bags and bales, chiefly from Spain. There is rather more business doing in English and the best qualities of Colonial Wools at full prices, but foreign parcels command very little attention. , • • TALLOW. This market is in a very dull state, and prices have re ceded Is to is 6d per cwt., although the stocks in warehouse are small. . eb-t-Iting .7 int LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1847. Before many days have elapsed the great national question of the improvement of our sanatory system will be submitted to the deliberation of the Legisla ture. It would be utterly impossible to exaggerate the importance of a matter so intimately connected with the health, the comfort, the morality, and the commonest decencies of society. And it is a pecu liar satisfaction to know that the modification and re arrangement of our sanatory laws will not be under taken prematurely or precipitately ; that the Govern ment is not blundering into a concession merely for the purpose of stopping a momentary clamour ; that, in short, the consciousness of the necessity for some such modification, and some such re-arrangement, has grown upon the mind of the nation through a gradual succession of years, becoming day by day more obvious to the multitude and the Ministry, both from the unanswerable logic of Reason and the indis putable statistics of Experience. Conspicuously as the name of SOUTH WOOD SMITH has become asso ciated with this remarkable movement in favour of cleanliness, the extent to which that movement has become diffused throughout the community is not alone attributable to him ; the cause has found advo cates in a thousand quarters, the people themselves have acknowledged the advisability of some alteration in their parochial proceedings, and for a very consi. derable time the Press has endeavoured to stimulate the thirst for social reformation and to enunciate the real anxieties of the population. All the preliminary measures, indeed, for insuring a change in the laws of the land have been taken ; the potential impulse of National Opinion has been given to the Legislature ; the Sovnauicx herself has recommended the consi deration of the sanatory wants of her subjects to her faithful Lords and Commons ; the Ministry is deci sively pledged to the introduction of some compre hensive scheme to Parliament—a scheme bearing directly upon the monster exigency, and calculated to dissipate all the existing evils. With so many villanous pests to remove, so many difficulties to obviate, and so many and such compli cated interests to consult, it is only natural that the Ministerial proposition about to be laid before I both houses of Parliament should be characterised by many deficiencies. This, we repeat it, is but natural. In the first step of a grand reform it would be folly to anticipate a panacea for all the ills which it is intended to correct. We must discard the advice afforded by HouacE as inappro priate to legislation, whatever it may be to poetry; we must advance with all rational caution up the scale of Innovation, instead of plunging in medias res, and surrounding ourselves with new and yet more in tricate difficulties. Meanwhile, it would be equally pernicious to nullify the efficacy of our legislative enactments by an exaggerated timidity and an over weening precaution. Either extreme would he most prejudicial, and, as with almost everything else, the best course is the preservation of a proper medium. There are two things, however, which we would emphatically impress upon the minds of our country men—first upon Parliament, and secondly upon the people in their particular localities. And we would the more especially impress these things upon them at this moment, seeing that the Ministerial proposi tions are on the very eve of their appearance. First, upon the Legislature we would earnestly re commend the extension of their scheme of reformation in the sanatory laws to every one of the more con spicuous abuses. We would see in the measures in troduced by the Cabinet no glaring omission or re markable oversight. We would see in those mea sures an individual remedy to every individual evil manifestly tending to diminish the health of the population. Rejoiced as we should be to find the Parliament called upon to aid the more extensive establishment of public baths and washhouses, we should be more than disappointed to find the Govern ment silent upon the question of intermural inter ment.' In the same way, the introduction of a good sewerage Bill would be a great boon, it is true, but it would be no compensation for a complete disregard of the advisability of forming abattoirs and of sup -pressing the system of private slaughter-houses. The diminution of the smoke nuisance, again, would scarcely satisfy us for the postponement of any effort for the better introduction of fresh water into our towns. To be brief, we shall not be contented, and the people will not be contented, unless the Legis lature sweep away all the most crying abuses of social life. Secondly, si upon the peopl d enforce one consideration tfralinicipal capacities. We would see them p actments of our more necessary en .the**sanatory mea- sures of the Legislat e tk i e tii r. e pibboesscal. ale ri rr e iedinto vao opera tion with as little d local and parochial au .drities should be ready to correspond at once with Ma generous intentions of Government, so that the public generally may reap the advantages of the new, system as rapidly as' possible. Let it never be forgotten that sanatory arrange ments, of whatever character they may be, must, more or less, influence the mortality of the nation. We have perused M. Geno T's very lengthy dispatch, of the 25th instant, to Count ST. AULAIR E and we are perfectly satisfied t h at, not only England,' but France herself, whose honou r and national in terests have been so shamelessly tarnished, and disre by her Minister for F ore i gn putably sacrificed .........smossosis.s. --sp." *."--"--"". 1 " -•••• • on a i such action as they may deem advisable, eithsilr 11 vmant or otherwise, as they may be advie , upon shall have the whole case establised at law. •fficulty in Mr: GIrFARD —I am afraid there will be much - 1 f a r ' , 2101 1 Int %. tl MO I A trying an action, a shoft case would in my opi. better. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—The difficulty would be ittl Se p a case. It appears to me, as the parties are proce *ding b y way of covenant in the deed, an action would settle it. ~.,. 0 Mr. ROLT—Then, Sir, the case stands over , and t. PI-91r. tiffs are to be at liberty to bring such action as t he y • Pas 7 Y? advised, with liberty to either party to apply? The VICE-CfrANcELLon---In the usual way. PSON V. PERSON. This case stood o n the paper to-day for lir. - Bethell's reply, in case the parties could not come to som e arrangement. Our readers will recollect that the c ase cap' before the court in the course of last week; and occtipieZ one or two days in argument upon a motion tZ'r an ac° Inn . and for the appointment of a receiver of the rprofs:tl of a bnal ness of architects and surveyors, carried on 1..7 tt.'e Ps roes, who were father and son, at °sweaty, in Shrooshire. . facts appeared to be as follows :—ln the year 1844 the fai thel in consideration of a projected marriage between his son ?etfew the. daughter of a gentleman in the same county,"- BP ' to take his son into partnership, and with this,' _ 1 . 7 a deed was drawn 'up by which the term was fi: mi- the 1 ten years, and the son was to receive one-third of . ./.,,, profits. It was stipulated also, that the son she tula,r. diligent in his attendance. In June of the same y oar ': marriage took place, upon which occasion the young • lady's father settled a sum of 10,000/. upon her, and handed to tb husband a cheque for 5001. as payment of a let ;ail V ) which the wife was entitled. The check was nu O g r quently handed back to the brother-in-law by the husks 111 `" for The newly.married couple then proceeded, with the ArXte doe of the elder Penson, to Paris, but it was stipulated i'sY the father that the son should be back in time for the Derb ysl 1 1 sessions. He was, however, as it happened, one day Iwb 1 " the time, and this it was contended by the plaintiff, ad , dec lt . o his having given the cheque for 5001. into the custody • of ,I 1 brother-in-law, a circumstance which was aggravated 1 ty ": ?2, having had occasion to apply to his father for mom 161 1 ' bring him home, was the cause of the prejudice against .11 11 o 13 :. The rest of the case consisted of cross charges of neglik Vilwf, and'disrespect preferred by the father against the son, a, itti . ,._o+ injustice and harshness preferred by the son against . he father, the result of which was the father declaring': It e . partnership dissolved, and the institution by the son or. I • L '' present suit. The VICE-CHANCELLOR, when the case was brought 1 lefor e the Court, observed that he was the last person to le ato 11 ,, compromise upon individuals who were unwilling to I isele°,.; to it, but his opinion was, that if ever there was a ea 010,;: which a compromise was advisable, it was the present. _it: should not, however, shrink from deciding the question, t he was called upon to do so. Upon this intimation, the case was ordered to stand OLet • till to-day, and this morning, at the suggestion of A' .•' Stuart, in the absence of Mr. Bethell, who was engag ed r_ the Lord Chancellor's Court, the matter was further ; parr poned to Thursday. ~ • It is generally understood that his Honour will sit: .. 111, Lincoln's Inn to. morrow. • QUEEN'S BENCH.—(T HIS DAY.)i This was the last day of the term. The greater par 1. 411 , 4 t 6 morning was occupied with applications to enlarge r fur to the next term, and with short cases of minor inter eel' The Court will sit at nisi prius to-morrow, and in bane o=~ the Bail Court. The Court intimated that during Al sittings after term they would take the new trial paper' the ordinary course, and would not make any txception. 1s favour of country cases. .„ 7 - ) , CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DA l o i a a The fourth session of the present mayoralty COMMC CI this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, 1 " 1 " . Chapman Marshall, and the Sheriffs Sidney and Kennard ' • The Grand Jury having been selected and sworn, - _.• The RECORDER said that in the Calendar they would 168 names names of persons, against whom indictments will be 'Q ." ferred, and that number was likely to be greatly incre: OM before their labours would come to a conclusion. There • ' no case in which a legal d i ffi cu lty was lik e ly t o ar ise. In ' O3B mr list would be found one case in which there was a charge' the commission of an abominable offence, upon the testin sil l & of one witness. They would have to see w hether there. ifTe ' + any doubt of the testimony of that witness, lilnd . ._j e not, it would then, however painful it might be, be the duty to find a true bill. There were 10 ' • in the list several cases of cutting and woun : - f with intent to do grievous bodily harm, the chief of is t '___A , • I arose out of an attempt to rescue a person who was ells !, 4 . with felony, and who had, in fact, been afterwards convi 0 4 1: in that Court of the offence. The police were engage d Al„ , taking this person into custody, when several persons arts guy, .4( i them with brickbats and stones, through which means d let: . .e had had ensued; and he should observe, that as this charge , l'': . .. ~,,,',- t , volved a much higher felony than that of attempting are Ol t ; ~, )47 they would have to see whether the evidence was c d os ',"/, lated to sustain the higher charge, or if not, whether it • Ad v.-- ,„,.. sufficient to justify the second, or lower charge, and I 0-•''‘ . , :,-' ~ their return accordingly. There was another char: l e •, ~ manslaughter, which was founded upon the verdict ,i _.„. coroner's jury, and he had found the deppsition m s a w k h e ic a b: .332 /2 7,, ed 4: . ~,:; A , been furnished to him of so extraordinary a nature, a 'at . , •,I - for - ,, s should depart from his usual course, and remarks upon it. By this verdict a person 7 ° first !': Lovell was charged with the offence, in the, do t •; - , • instance, and Martha Betts in the second. It appearnd_ a i r ;!,, ••. a person named Hobbs was labouring under a clasper al s wer e . ~ order called Scala tettera, and that the persona charge d „,,, 1 har .•• r . in attendance upon her, and under direction hat.' l ,C"' i Diet- k , in a warm bath, shortly afterwards she died. ... 7 "1„, bowl • ment charged them with placing wet cloths round t 7 o desdir' and the body of the deceased, and thus caused heL n ceasit 1 whereas the testimony of the medical w itnesse=i,saible t ~, stated that even if cold water had been u se d it wee ',T A death. ' 4 '4' that it could have proved even a rem o te cees e r ii ct , that --';,„ This testimony was so directly contrary to tha, ve „ i tm easee .. A' he (the Recorder) had directed the whole of tue ,i_ and f who were examined before the coroner's jury to at/ Alam os it the grand jury thought there were no other circa; o: lol4 " 4 ths t to justify the indictment of the accused, he did cons :eiv._„ B ',„ r .•• . this was just one of those cases in which they mil tht lu- '. fere to shelter respectable persona from the 111-0 .1 ' . , ' of a criminal trial. There were several cases of Ira ._.,' in the list, but with the exc e pti on o f t wo none c ailing f°' . • any particular remark. The first was a case w h ere a polic y • wan, after being discharged from the force, called at one of ea offices and demanded his expenses on a journey to. Cheit.,;/ ham. That was a case fit to be sent f or f u ll in qtlitY , a " nothing was more likely to lead to great public iraconcet ence than the allowance of such impositions as thie• I * • other case was of minor importance, and merely ibtielf!, 01 ; point of law on which they would have every asses tar c i e ' ll O the Court. The other cases, though numerous, wo met ue4 3 / 0 happy to say, lighter in the character of the offe new '', lo usual. He would now dismiss them to their duties. ;with 'ys assurance that if any oifficulty occurred th e y mig lit 811 1,1 apply to the Court for aid and it would be readily reredeiw" * The grand jury then retired from the Cou r t. ' L it, ' ' sr N ' BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) . ..4 4 1 Two men named Bethell and Newcorne, and a soldiger D ada, Campbell, charged beiore Mr. Hall with creating e„ go re turbance in Covent Gardea Market, and assault jug f',.., 04 . the beadle, and a young man who had offered his ; issieno The beadle stated that on Saturday bight, abou a fou_r to t minutes past nine o'clock, he was sent for to t'ho ccu avenue of the market, where he found the prisone re crease a disturbance and challenging the bystanders to fight-, t he seized Newsome, who struck him in the face, rad a'. ga • same time some one struck him from bel and. .4.. succeeded, however, in taking them in cli s ribe with the help of the young man mentioned show, he'' at prizoner Campbell brandished a stick over his hcad, c a i g no hold of the young man by the collar, and held him ant the: was forced to relinguish his hold by Johnson (tile ° beadle), who took him in charge. e l ‘ The young man proved that it was Bethell wb o o tr e (5 , Moore from behind when he was st rugg li ng w ith Ne vicintjat Campbell, in defence, said that he caught holed 0 tor young man by mistake, taking him for one of the ° prisoners. Mr. HALL said he would fi ne Bethell and New come i s each for the assault on Moore, and detain them mail it ig_. paid, under the provisions ot ! the Market Act. Tine cbs against Campbell was not of so serious a nature, ale be h i t a not strike any one ; and he would, therefore, only fine e"" 55., or commit him for nine days. The fines were paid. Y) MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DA ht tip Bridget Macguire, a young Irishwoman, was broug" - o f bafore Mr. Bingham, charged with breaking 22 pa 13 ....t no , . glass, to the value of 10/. 15 5 ., un d er th e following v.'' stances : n is . ~ ' It may be in the recolle c ti o n o f th e p u bli c , that 11° .4 4 .---1 months ago a young woman was brought before Mr.Elar d l i ti o at this court, ch ar g e d w ith b rea ki ng th e w i n dows 9 1 .. .„ A 0 1 "; apartment adjoining the court, and she then told so Arl' i r c r ie r , 1 .4 talc of distress, which she a ll ege d t o b e th e c ause o ,' . ., it h breaking the glass, that the Magistrate was interested %l a the young woman's story, and caused inquiries to be 0 ,: ; ,, into her case. The facts got into the columns of the °_,, 1 1 r ,, papers, and a benevolent lady, Mrs. Stubbs, Maddox-ati:; offered to take her into her service without any char .... " — i ~ , an offer which the young woman accepted with aPPlip ,4 gratitude, and Mr. Hardwick, and the chief clerk, tee • ' Fitzpatrick, handsomely contributed a sum of money, 1 7, 0 gave her a complete outfit before taking her place. months she behaved with honesty and' propriety, but far cau month alter this she was subject to violent fits of passl o i r :' ", - '4 and whilst under these she used to threaten to cut all 1'".., 0 , o' 4 l throats and destroy the house by fire. Mrs. Stubbs " 4% therefore compelled to discharge her from her service. Mrs. Stubbs, this morning, said that on Saturday a7e , ~ , called to ascertain the character of the prisoner as a c be ' Complainant told her that she could not cook, w hich s o ' P :' l said would prove an insurmountable obstacle. Half an 12 ° t , For t-i l after this the prisoner called, and requested to see complail o ;4 -, The person who answered th e d oor b e i ng a s t range r eh° l %. her into the drawin g room , w h ere i mme di ate l y a ft e r the l b , mates heard a tremend ous no i se , an d on go i ng i n saw window frames almost entirely cleared of the glass, ei4 b 7 ti r panes having bee n b ro k en o f th e va l ue o f 51. 175., and J ° - . ornamental panes worth 41. 18s. f bet The prisoner said the complainant had curtailed her 1` 4 ,00 wages, but she took that "fair and easy," and added, ' r . engaged' for a situation, and was to have taken it on Sa t t u o day, but I found that I had no situation to take, becaaa f e ho t woman would not give me a character ; so, therefore,, A.,„ v a, got nothing else to do, but to go and break the wll"' This was spoken in a tone of the coolest impudence. m os Mr. BINGHADI committed her for two months to the "-- op : of Correction. the : A Mrs. Stubbs said she was in fear of serious injury froth prisoner and begged to have the protection of the Ceut a /It ' 4 Mr. B INGIIAM bade her wait to see what effect the I: 4 — sentence might have upon her. FALL OF THE DENBY DALE VIADUCT, C h * . The HUDDERSFIELD AND SHEFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY• or dreadful gale of wind, which prevailed on WednesdaY,r li g ne t, ing last, has done considerable damage to the wood wa sp in course of erection at Denby Dale. Out of fort/ perpand dicular supporters, twenty-seven have been blown 0 ir ,,, 11 ; the such was the distance they had to fall (100 feet), t; c 01. strongest timbers were broken into splinters and match of This accident will occasion a further delay in the open ; — The the line, and will be a serious loss to the contractors. damage is estimated at about 5,000/.—Leeds Mercury' A RENTER'S SHARE OF DRURY-LANE THEAT II— t p . es On Friday, at Garraway's, a Drury-lane Theatre O n— d share was disposed of by auction, by the Messrs. Cafe n i Co., and fetched a sum above double the amoun entitled such a property has produced for many years past. It possessor to a charge on the theatre of Is. 3d. per sigh during every night that the theatre was open for ep do ° f ante, and also to a transferable admission in every c a rer the usual audience po r ti on o f th e th ea t r e. The firs t - d was 401 . After an an i ma t e d compe titi on , it WAS kii"ke down for 951. BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—OR Friday, the 15 1 1 j, inst., the win, of Wiliiam Leedham, collar-maker, of Yolcia, " . ' l `• , 1 (4a male child, and on the following 1101 01 two other male children! Up to WednesdaY Diej t Aire the mother and children were all doing well —Stag°"- Advettiser. , Tit tratu With Aid I, ter ti 4arl ►ere 10141 r Attu Lein COII, hap tug E P ' n i ,