The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO MIME COMPANY. THIS EVENING Will be performed Balfe's Opera, entitled r afteTHREBr ; 11 BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon,:Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, • 1 1 ) orli A e N re, m Mr. Horncastle; Ardenford, Mr. D. W. King ; Mal_ 1-Prit. Isaacs opos,lliri Harley; Madame Corinne,. Miss Romer ; Grisette, M is s Frivolo, Mrs. Hughes. After which will be produced the Grand Comic Chri stmas Panto ' m ime, being a mixture o f the historical and l egen dary, HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. The Overture and Music composed by ' Mr R. Ilu hes • the new and ex tentarsive Scenery by siatan Mr. Grieve, '. Telbi g n, and numerous as ' • the Tricks and Transformations by Mr. Blamire ; the Ma chideryts ' by Mr. R. Sloman ' • the Dresses by Mrs. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and a host of auxiliaries. The whole produced under the superin tendence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. ABODE OF KALYBA, THE ENCHANTRESS.—Date and lo cality not exactly known, but considered by the Antiquarian Society to have been discovered "somehow or other," "some time or other," near " somewhere or other," Kalyba (the Enchantress, not by Balfe, mistress of all the elements, except those of " Arithmetic," having quite miscalculated her power), Mr. 11. Horncastle ; Fiends and Fu ries (illustrating a common expression of speech, with anything but a common expression of countenance), Messrs. J. W, Morgan, Burt, Connell, and 11. Payne; Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, (the four Ele ments, with a strong love of mischief), by Dealers in each; the March of Intellect (travelling " incog." as." Young England," a true bit of British blood, by Intellect out of Industry, dam by Science, out of Perseverance, has never been beaten, and can be matched against anything), Miss Annie Payne.—How the March of Intellect lays a " flying visit" to Kalyba ; and how, being empowered by the Committee on National Education, he gives the old lady sudden no tice to quit, by as suddenly changing the premises to Scene 2. INTERIOR OF INFANT SCHOOL.—SCIIOOIIIIIISter, Mr. Big wig, who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys a half-holiday on the occasion. Scene 3. EXTERIOR AND KARBACAN OF COVENTRY CASTLE.— The Earl of Coventry (Lord Hi g h St ewar d o f E ng l an d , an d hi s ow. into the bargain), Mr. Mazzoni; the Countess of Coventry (a goon housewife, and supposed to hav e b een th e i nvestor o f the cerebrated "Coventry Cake"), Miss Haines ; Head Nurse (with a good character from her last place), Mr. Cheel ; Master George (afterwards cele brated for a battle he fought with a dragon, but at present without any knowledge of" arms," except his nurse's), Miss Marks; Masters Andrew, David. Patrick, Denis, James, Anthony (very youthful knights, but destined, with their " cousin George," to astonish the natives by and by as " tars Coyle, Savell, Dix,The Seven Champions of Christendom"), Mas- Welsh, Desborg, Francis.—How the youthful St. George is feted on his birth-day—how he makes his" first," and nearly his " last " appearance ix public on the occasion—how his "cousins Andrew, David, Patrick, Denis, James, and Anthony come to a ish him many happy returns of the day—and how Kalyba shows her " love of children" by taking the " whole brood under her wing." Nories.—" Nothings material to our historic" occurring during a period of fifteen yesrs, the author trusts that the audience will at /ow him to cut it, and come again to Scene 4. KALTRA'S HOUSE OF CORRECTION !—St. George of Eng land (a rum'un to look at, but a rare'nn to go), Mr. W. 11. Payne ; St. Andrew of Scotland, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy (all pretty much of the same kidney !) Mr. Heath, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Marks, Mr. Chapin, Mr. Sanger, Mr..T. Haynes.—How St. George and his brother champions (considerably grown since their last ap pearance In public) are kept in durance vile, and on " very short commons" by Kalyba--how Kalyba pops her affections on St. George who " can't abide her"—in short, how—but we won't anticipate— merely observing, that the upshot is the Downfall of Kalyba, and the Emancipation of the Seven Champions of Christendom! Beene 5. I)ovaa ROM:M.—How the Seven Champions of Christen dom set out for their respective destinations—" the management having, in the handsomest manner," made special arrangements for that purpose with the various " Metropolitan Conveyance Com panies." scene d. RANKS OF THE. NILE.---AIMMIZOr, King of Morocco (his ewn Lord High Admiral, Conimander-in-Chief; &e., on his way to King Ptolemy's Court, to court King l'toleiny's daughter), Mr. T. Nlatthews ; Ptolemy, King of Egypt (rather a remote ancestor of Ibrahim Paella, better known as Abraham Parker), Mr. Priorson. Moorish Sailors, Attendants on King Ptolemy, &c. How Almanzor came to Egypt to be married—the Princess having a decided objec tion to their being " bound in Morocco ;" and how St. George, not having even " dipped" into the question of " lights," runs his steamer on shore, and saves himself on the funnel. Scene 7. (la &No HALL IN THE PALACE OF PTOLEMY THE FIRST, KING OF EGYFT.--The Princess Sabra, Mr. Hance, about to be mar ried to the King of Morocco, but patriotically devoting herself to the digestive organs of the Dragon (a gentleman, whose prodigious allowance of jaw enables him to speak fc•: himself), Mr. IViellnd. How this " marriage in high life" is sud•ienly interrupted by the Dragon, who, not only forbids the banns ; but elopes with the bride; thereby plunging " lin* illustrious parents and several families of dis tinction at the west-end of the town into the deepest affliction," &c. (vide Morning Papers). ROYAL PROCLAMATION. " Who'll kill the dragon ? " Or me he shall gorge ; L I says St. George, I'll kill the dragon."—Ohl MS. Arming of St. George for the approaching Fight. Latest odds at the "Corner," 1,000 to 0 on the Dragon (taken). " May the best man win." Scene 8. THE DRAGON'S HAUNT IN TOE DESOLATE VALLEY.— How the Dragon introduces the Princess Sabra to his " country quarters ;" how St. George follows on horseback (the railroad not being quite finished); how he and Cie Dragon fall in, and then fall out. The Battle (for particulars of which keep your eyes fixed on Messrs. Payne and Wieland). How the result of the last round not only elevates Si. George to the " Crown" of Egypt and the " five shilling pieces" of England, but at the same time introduces the audience to Scene 9. GRAND HALL OP CIIIVALRY.—TIOW St. George receives the " Battle Money" (alias the hand of the Princess Sabra). Re appearance of the March of Intellect. Introduction of Old Friends in New Characters. Harlequin.... Mr. Howell, Clown.— Mr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon..... Mr. Priorson. I Columbine Miss Hicks. Scene ID. DEALER IN CURIOSITIES AND IRONMONGER AND CUT- Lues SHOP.—lmproved Surgical Instruments. " Holding the mirror up to nature." "Families furnished" on a novel principle. A loud Report on the New Houses of Parliament. A fashionable complaint Ries to the Clown's head. Scene 11. CORNCIIANDLER'S SHOP AND GRANARY.—More ways than one of being "in clover." Specimen of the very bast "Britannia Metal," Plenty of "game" in high preservation. Cabinet measures *Mr corn measures. A lot of " chaff " in both. Harlequin gives Clown " the sack." Abundant specimens of the New Tariff. Scene 12. SIAMESE VILLAS AND NURSERY GROUND.—" To be let, to gether or separate." Ethiopian Serenaders provided on the shortest notice. " Get out of the way, Old Han Tucker," and make way for "patent elastic India-rubber boots." Effects of "putting your feet in it." The Spanish marriage horticulturally illustrated. Spanish nut and Orleans plum. " A plague o' both your houses." Scene 13. TINMAN AND TAILOR'S SHOPS.—The original little Tin Kettle. Water always hot. A grate mistake. " Going out a shoot .ng." Grand Experiments in Gun Cotton, ending in an awful Catas trophe. Scene 14. INTERIOR OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN TOY WAREHOUSE.— Toys for the Million. Magic Cards. How to " cut and shuffle." Jack in the Box and out of it. First-rate teem and turn out. " See the Conquering Hero comes." Scene 15. THE STATI , 6 AS IT I 9; or, Wellington at liple-park. corner. Scene 16. THE STATUE AS IT WAS ; or, Wellington at Waterloo, •` Look here upon this picture, and on this." ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COVENT GARDEN ... The nobility, gentry, and public are respectfully informed, that the New Theatre will Open the first week in April, for the per formance of the Lyrical Drama, on a scale of efficiency in every department never before attempted in this country. The Ballet will include the names of the most celebrated Artists. The Prospectus for the arrangements of the Season will be issued in due eonrse. M. BEALE, Director. January fO, 147. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Under the 3Ltnagement of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVIININS Will be performed the popular Comedy, called MONEY. Lord Glossmore, Mr. Holl ; Sir John Vesey, Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Frederick Blount, Mr. Brindall ; Mr, Benjamin Stout, Mr, Buckstone; Evelyn, Mr. Stuart; Graves, Mr. Webster; Captain Dudley Smooth, Mr. lindson ; Lady Franklin, Mrs. Glover; Georgina Vesey, Miss Hor ton ; Clara Douglas, Miss Fortescue. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, "La Itayadere," " Italiana In Algeria," " Guillaume Tell," and a Po lonaise. To conclude with an Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza ; called the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and MIAs Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. Triumphant success of Boz's new Christmas Piece. The new - and splendid Pantomime every evening. A great hit. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Drama, founded on the New 'Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permission of the author, from the proof sheets) by Albert Smith, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal cha• meters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Farce of MRS. WHITE. Characters by Messrs. Turner, Kinloch, and Oxberry ; Miss Villars, Miss Turner, and Miss Arden. To conclude with a New Comic Pantomime, entitled THE BUT TERFLY'S BALL. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri; Clown, Mr, J. W. Collier; Pantaloon, Mr. Gough ; Columbine, Miss 0. Hicks ; Attendant Sprites, Masters. C. and F. Lauri. THEATRE ROYAL, ADET.PIII. r.NDER THE DIRECTION OF 1114 DAME 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 Pupils—the Masters Hanlons, will ex hibit their wonderful Jeux Gymnastiques. After which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled TIIE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a Grand Opera, entitled ANNE I3OLEYN. Henry VIII., Mr. Leffler; Percy, Mr. Allen; Rochford, Mr. Wal ton; Smeaton, Miss S. Flower; Ilarvey, Mr. Wynn; Lady Jane Seymour, Miss G. Smithson; Anne Boleyn, Miss Basun°. In the course of the evening Professor HEMMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing " The Railroad Overture." To conclude with a new Grand Comic Chrstmas 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. 11. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S TIIEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed the Comic Vaudeville of LA DOT D'AU VERGNE. To conclude with the popular Play of DON CESAR. DE BAZAN. Don Cesar de Bazan, Mons. F. Lemaltre; La Maritana,lle. Clarisse. Boxes, 65., Pit, 3s. 6d.; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened , at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. IVIESSRS. LA.SIO.ND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support end patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orerious to their being offered; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. TO CORRESPONDENTS. donot take up the quarrels or complaints of parties with other journals. We have quite enough of our own. IHE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, JANUARY 11. TRERNOMETER, Lowest, 25; highest, 33 ; Noon, 32. BAROMETER, 30.18.—WIND E., fine. 111t411 WAl'!.",.,t. AT LONDON-TtRIDGi^: TUIS DA , Morning .. 14 minutes after 9. I Evening .. 48 minutes after 9. .§. - ',, ':'-' , 5.t . J -'. . ..., : ... 446 ° ..!... .; , . Cl4l I q4,lc, 1 -4,4SORri) M ( .„....,.., . ~ '.l. , titti,.. , * • 4.4, -04 i ,, -0. ~e,. ,r,., ANIL ', 1 ,-,... - ,;:' . -,;'•'" ......,. ~,,,„ , ...,. K.....;,/,,, 7.,..;,„„-440.3: M r ' ~.... , t. • .. -,-.- ' - '''' , 4 . , 'LE U V; i), , .. 0 • ,`", . ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS Pell, IlariiTgton, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeating their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENT at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING, and Saturday next (there being no performance on Thursday next).! ;Doors open at Eight, and the Entertainment commences at Half-past Eight. And will (by desire) give a GRAND DAY PERFORMANCE, on WEDNESDAY MORNING next, Jan. 13. Doors open at Two, and the Performance to com mence at half-past Two. Boxes, 48. ; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at all the principal Libraries and music-sellers ; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Queen, Prince Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the . Albert, Prince or Wales, and Royal Family. ced to Christ Pantomime increases in attraction , and is pronoun The new Grand " be mint Magnificent for novelty, scenic, atuLmechanicai effects. Will be perform e d a g THIS E VENING titled TILE DEMO N rand new Magical. Equestrian RomanCe, en- Charmed Bit. SIORSE ; or, Th e Twelve Wishes and the To be tbllowed Laurely siCENP.S of the CIRCLE with the performances 01 tz Wrelff, the great rietaian horseman. To conclude with the successfuleomleF.questrianrairy P a nto ti , Br. NV. iler entitled THE FORTY THIEVES ; or, Harlequin and Ali Itaba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Ilarleqnin vey;Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini; Columbine, Miss Louisa wan e . enstrom eleven till "Elva o'clock.—Doors ope n „ s i x liEtox•office op a nd commence atithalf-past six o'clock.—. Stage Manag er, m i .. w .. Tiroadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Drama, entitled THE HAND OF CARDS—GAME, LIFE, STAKES, DEATH. The characters will be supported by the whole of the talented Company. To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, calle.l THE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams: Har lequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon, Her R. Dentin ; Columbine, Mc - 111e. Theodore ; Clown, Herr N. Dentin ; Punch, Herr E. Deulin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE Boxes, Is., Half-price, 6d ; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d..—" The Black Doctor" receiv;td by crowded audiences with thunders of applause, tears, and enthusiastic cheering; and the great " Go-a-Head Pan tomime" pronounced, by unanimous opinion and the public press, the best production of the season. THIS EVE NING Will be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Howard, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After Which will be produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en- Hued THE BIRTM OF THE STEAtI ENGINE ; ot, Harlequiu .• do-a-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown, Mr. T. Barry 11 5 inn tg 241 LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1817. It will be perceived, from a letter addressed to ourselves, by his Excellency the Governor of Guern • sey, and published in another column, that the cal culations latterly advanced by some of our Contem poraries as reasons for the retirement of the British troops from Sinde, are, as we insisted on the 6th ultimo, altogether garbled and fallacious. We are always disposed to look with suspicion upon state ments advanced with so much egotistical positiveness in reference to a country so remotely situated and so recently annexed to the dominions of British In - dia. Again, it was manifest that a territory of such considerable dimensions, and of such unquestionable fertility, could not prove so entirely an encumbrance .to its conquerors, or that, presuming it did at the commencement of the occupa tion necessitate any remarkable disbursements from the Exchequer, it must ultimately, and very speedily, repay that outlay by extraordinary and remunerative contributions. Much stress has been laid upon the Parliamentary returns by those who are solicitous for the abandonment of Sinde ; indeed, it is upon those Parliamentary returns that the arguments of these dissentients are based. "Let us re joice," they exclaim, " let us rejoice that there is at last a feeble approximation to sanity in the councils of Bombay. Yes, the legislators of our Oriental possessions are beginning to recognise the execrable nature of their bargain along the banks of the Indus ; they perceive that since the period of it s invasion, namely, for three whole years, Sinde has been nothing better than a maelstrom to our Indian treasures ; that for three years it has been sucking in rupees at the rate of a million and a half pounds annually ; that during those three lamentable years it has required an outlay of between 3,000,0001. and 4,500,0001. per annum, The Government of Bombay are at length becoming aware of their egregious, blundering—the troops stationed upon the Indus are to be diminished by a withdrawal of 7,000 soldiers. Yet, alas !" they continue, " there is scarcely any substantial cause fof self-gratulation. The Hydra's head is scarcely lopped off, when another starts from the bleeding cicatrice. Eight thousand men are scarcely removed from their expensive quar ters upon the Indus to their original position in Bengal, when nine thousand are absolutely imported to Belooch. Still there is to be a reduction in our Sinde expenditure notwithstanding. But such a re duction ! We are no longer to be annually drained of a cool million and a half. No ; but we are still to be out of pocket every year just one million sterling." There is something positively amusing in this dogmatical manner of arriving at conclusions. It is about as comprehensible and satisfactory as the final opinion entertained by the drunken Mr. WACKFORD SQUEERS, when musing over his plight in the station house A double L, all—everything, a cobler's weapons U, r, up, adverb, not down. S, ta, u, double r, x , s, Squeers, noun substantive ; total, all up with Squeers." Not one jot less preposterous is the mode of drawing inferences adopted by the advocates for the evacuation of Sinde. There is no raising of hypotheses in their consideration of the question. There is merely a dogged, blundering misstatement of facts. Nevertheless, it may be insisted, those facts and those arguments are many of them taken from the Parliamentary returns. The perpetual stress laid upon data derived from these official sources would lead one to imagine that there must be some very prevalent and very popular superstition as to the infallibility of Parliamentary returns, than which superstition nothing could be more frivolous. Now, it is very plainly stated by Major-General Sir WILLIAM NAPIER, that the Parliamentary returns relating to Sinde are flawed with many egregious inaccuracies. In 1843, those papers apportioned to Sir CHARLES NAPIER 6,137 more soldiers than were actually under his direction. In 1844, 8,705, more ; and in 1844, 9,336 more. We shall waive this point, however, notwithstanding the facility it affords us for worsting those who are so strangely desirous for the abandon ment of Sinde. We shall waive the point for the purpose of directing particular attention to the counter-assertions of Sir 'WILLIAM NAPIER. " Sir CHARLES NAPIER," he says, " has paid all the ex penses of the civil government." And yet we are positively assured that Sinde is virtually a mill-stone about the neck of the " British Lion " in the East! Verily the mill-stones are expanding into bladders! Sir CHARLES NAPIER has, moreover, paid "the cost of many great public works of a per. manent nature." Still we must believe that Sinde is a most costly appendage! Besides this, Sir CHARLES has supported " a police of 2,400 men, 1,000 being cavalry, out of the revenues rf Sinde." So much for the burden of this new conquest ; so mush for the extravagant disbursements required annually for the continuance of British authority along the banks of the Indus. But what is the reverse calcula tion advanced by the historian of the Peninsula ? Why, it is to the effect that Sir CHARLES NAPIER. has paid into the general treasury the following perio dical surplus :—For 1844, 27,000/. ; for 1845, nearly 200,000/. ;: for 1846, 310,0001. And it is antici pated that on the conclusion of the ensuing year, ending in April, a surplus of somewhere about 360,0001. will be forthcoming. So much for the truthfulness and the precision of the depreciatory of Sinde. Their figures are as vapoury and fluctuating as an ignis fatting; their picture of Sinde is as un real and visionary as thel pictures disclosed by the Fatet Morgana. Instead of a province calculated to exhaust the exchequer of British India, we dis cover in Sinde a province, which, within a few _ ..._... months of its occupation, is capable of supporting its own institutions. Instead of requiring a payment of her expenses, the Government of Bombay is considerably indebted to its new territories - for its affording support to an extensive civil de partment and a numerous police. In simple terms, the deficiency of from 3,000,00 W. to 4,500,0001., is transformed into a surplus of 512,700/. ! After con- quering the country of Sinde by military stratagies and personal prowess, Sir CHARLES NAPIER has had to conquer the opinions of his countrymen by the internal administration of the territory with which his nam e is so honourably and brilliantly associated. We return to the subject of reducing the duty on tea, in consequence of a deputation from the London Association, formed for the accomplishment of this object, having last week waited upon the Premier to represent the existing state of our commerce with China, and the benefits to be derived from a sensible diminution of the duty upon one of the chief articles of consumption in this country. Our anxiety to enforce the importance of this matter continues un abated, and we feel assured that a Free -trade Govern ment will not be found hesitating to give their sanc tion to the fiscal modification respecting the import of teas, and in preference, we should hope, to a reduction THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1847, of duty upon any other article, so soon as the state of the revenue will justify the recommendation. The hopeful condition of the revenue, as recently in dicated by what has been officially laid before Oa public, serves to enliven our hope that the national exchequer will, without any considerable interval, be so far invigorated, that the large deficiency which must, in the first instance, attend a relaxation of the duty to the extent desired, could, with a due regard to public credit, be safely encountered. There are some people who have been arguing that any approximation to unrestricted commerce in tea would not benefit the consumer, but only the grower, for that the increased demand which would follow the reduction of the duty, would only serve to enhance the price in China. This is an exploded dogma of the old school of political economists, whose principles are being in rapid succession almost daily consigned "to the tomb of the Capulets." It is pos sible, and natural, that where there is a sudden de mand, and only a limited supply of any article, that the effect would be as indicated by these wiseacres, but then it would be only temporary. The resources of nature and the energies of man soon regulate production by consumption, to the reciprocal benefit of all parties interested in any particular branch of commerce. But these sudden demands are of rare occurrence. Not only, however, is a well-regu lated commerce antagonistical, generally speaking, to inequality between demand and supply, but laws affecting staple commodities, and in respect to which a most extensive trade is carried on, are not hastily repealed in a countsly whose commerce is in a highly artificial state ; and the thousands of miles that lie between China and England imposes another salutary check against the existence of those com- mercial irregularities, on the assumption of which it is contended that a reduction in the duties leviable upon tea would not advantage the consumer. The best practical answer to be given to the ridiculous apprehension entertained that China will be unable to provide for our increased demand for tea, should the duty be considerably diminished, is furnished, as Sir GEORGE LARPENT aptly observed to Lord JOIIN RUSSELL, by the Custom-house returns, which "show that while the consumption in this country had in creased from 5,000,0001b5. to 50,000,0001b5., the price in China, so far from being raised, was at the present moment rather lower than at the period when our imports of tea only amounted to about 5,000,0001b5. annually." It appears, moreover, that in years when the trade has doubled itself, and when there has been an extensive demand for any peculiar variety of tea our demands have been readily met, without any advance in prices. Looking at the vast expanse of the Chinese empire, its variety of climate, its amazing population of four hundred millions (equal to one twenty-fifth of the supposed population of the whole earth), to the activity, intelligence, and indefatigable industry of the inhabitants, it appears to us to be the height of folly to assume—in opposition, too, to our actual experience —that China would be unable to produce tea in the quantity we should desire, under the auspices of an amended tariff. We rejoice that this subject is to receive " the fullest consideration of her MAJESTY'S Government." Upon the moral and commercial benefits that would accrue, if the duty were to be only ]s. per lb., we have frequently enlarged, and need not therefore re. peat our observations. It is a lamentable fact that the import returns are considerably below the quan tity of tea sold under that name in this country, so that the poor must purchase a deleterious article, and the honest dealer be defrauded. Another grievous circumstance is, that, owing tothe dearness of tea, the humbler classes are prevented from using a whole some beverage as a substitute for the noxious stimu lants to which they now have recourse. Let but the revenue continue to prosper, and we shall soon see our countrymen relieved of these impediments to their social comfort and prosperity. they should be grateful for the assistance rendered to them to enable them to discharge that duty effectually. They call also on the Government to remove all artificial impediments to the supply of the deficiency of food, by the temporary suspension of the naviga tion laws and the duties on the importation of corn, and to permit such vessels of her MAJESTY'S navy as can be spared, to be employed in the transport of provisions ; and also demand that the unrestricted use of sugar and molasses should be permitted in breweries and distilleries, and that relief committees should be allowed to sell food at less than first cost to the destitute in their respective neigh bourhoods, and that their doing So should not disentitle them to Government contributions in aid of their funds. Every one must assent to the object proposed by these several measures, but very serious questions will arise as to how far the means may be calculated to attain that object. Some of them, at least, demand mature consideration, and that the possible evils that may arise from their adoption, may be fully inquired into. The fifth resolution re commends that seed depots should be established by the Government throughout the country. We are convinced that every means will be adopted by the Government to assist the landowners in having due preparation made for the ensuing harvest, that the frightful miseries of famine may be averted. But we must again remind the landlords that it is they them selves that should take the first steps; that they can only expect to be aided in that which is wholly beyond their power, and that they are not to look on in helpless imbecility while their lands are lying waste and uncultivated, calling on others to do that which they should at least attempt in the first instance. march, not to leave the slightest doubt upon our truth and probity. The first note that we published contained, it is true, some trifling omissions, but these, though modifying the text, made very little alteration in the tenor of the document. We were the first to reeogni. e these omissions; but, to deprive the organs of the Mi• nietry of every pretext for dcnegation, we have procured a new and perfectly correct .copy, which we have now lying before us. We publish it entire, in order that e may this time give complete satisfaction to the Minieter for Foreign Affairs, and at the same time spare the Deputies the trouble of going to search for it among the bundles of papers that are about to be deposited in the Chamber." The France then gives the note, as follows : " Sir,—The Austrian Charge d'Affaires came to me on the 18th of the last month to communicate dispatches from Prince Metternich, dated the 6th, announcing to the King's Government that the incorporation with the Austrian empire of the city and territory of Cracow had been decided upon by the Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh, and explaining the motives of this re solution. Annexed I transmit you a copy. On the 20th the Prussian Minister and the Russian Chargi d'Affaires made :ne a precisely similar communication. I rendered an account of this to the King in Council. The King's Government experienced from it a profound and painfui surprise. We received in February and March last, as in 1836 and 1838, the assurance that the eecupetion of Cracow by the troops of the three Powers was a mea sure purely military, and not political, commanded by necessity, and that it would cease with that necessity. It is now said that a temporary occupation was not suffi cient, and that the measure adopted by the On e Courts is indi- pensahle for guaranteeing definitively in their states 'order and peace, incessantly disturbed by the conspiracies and insurrections of which Cracow had be come the permanent focus. But, for the suppression of the small state of Cracow to put an effectual termination to these disorders, its independent existence must be the only, or at least the principal, cause. This supposition is not admissible. The frequently recurring fermentation of the ancient Polish provinces arises from a cause more general and more powerful. It comes from the scattered members of a great state violently destroyed, n hich 'still agitate and attempt to rise again. Treaties which show the existence of such facts cannot make the wounds, and the agonies resulting from them, at once disappear. Time, equity, a constantly active benevolence, and long-continued good government alone can succeed in doing this ; for these are the only means which the present civilised state of Europe renders possible and practicable. The sovereigns and statesmen assembled at the Congress of Vienna judged thus. They n iehecl, even at the moment when united Europe was decid ing the partition of Poland, to give to the Polish nation, and to the conscience of Europe, disturbed by that par • tition, a certain moral satisfaction. They had, at the same time, held out to Polish subjects a perspective of ameliorations in the institutions and internal government of their country. Serious disturbances may have inter rupted the course of this wise, and at the same time generous policy, not, however, to cause it to be entirely abandoned and abolished. Nothing can more ecaipro mise a Government than for it to declare that it is test in a condition, even slowly, and by force of time, to fulfil its premises, and the hopes which it has itself raised. The destruction of the small state of Cracow may create for Polish conspiracy and insurrection some means of action ; but it may also keep up and even irritate the feelings which these deplorable enterprises so obsti nately excite and revive. In the meantime it takes from the influence which might prevent them a great portion of its authority. It weakens throughout Europe in this painful question the principles of order and conservatism, to the strengthening of blind passions and violent designs. Article 9 of the Treaty of Vienna imposed upon the republic of Cracow the obligation of expelling from its territory all perturbators; and the three protecting Powers had an undoubted right to insist upon this obligation I.eing fulfilled. But were there not, for attaining this end, other means than an annihilation of the independence of this small state, and the suppression of it ? The narrow limits of the republic, the immense strength of the three great Powers in the states within which it is enclosed, the rights of protection conferred on these same Powers by article 6 of the treaty, everything, in fact, leads to a conviction that measures carefully combined and vigi lantly watched over in their execution would have been sufficient to combat the evil with efficacy, with out having recourse to there extreme measures ; which, while overcoming some dangers, frequently create other and serious evils. It was, in any case, the incontestable right of all the Powers who were parties to the Treaty of Vienna to interfere in all delibera tions and decisions by which the republic of CracoW might be affected. Prince Metternich says, in his dispatch of November I, that the three Powers had, by their own will alone, on the 3d of May, 1815, created the small state of Cracow, and that they had afterwards ' presented to the Congress of Vienna, for enrolment, the convention entered into between them.' The King's Government knows not how to admit an assertion so foreign to the principles, and even to the arrangements which constitute the public law of Europe. Independent Powers, who treat on a footing of perfect equality, and discuss their common interests, are never called upon to enrol determinations and acts elected without their par ticipation. So far as regards Cracow and Poland, remi niscences and public documents attest that prolonged incertitudes and long discussions between the representa tives of all the Powers at the Congress of Vienna pre ceded the conclusion of the special treaty of the 3d May, whioh is pow said to have regulated the interests of the three Powers co-participators in the division of Poland, without any concurrence of the other Powers of Europe. The very text of the Treaty of Vienna shows that the lot of Poland was settled by an European deliberation. It was with Poland that this treaty was first occupied, as being the most important of the general questions upon which it had to decide. Articles 1,2, 3,4, and 5, define the portions which each of the three co-participat ing Powers were to have of the territory of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. Articles 6,7, 8, and 9 constitute the republic of Cracow. There is not the slightest differents between these articles and those which gave to Prussia a part of the states of the King of Saxony. The founda tion of the republic of Cracow is placed on the same line as the stipulations which formed other states, created kingdoms, recognised the free towns of Germany, and established the Germanic Confederation. Two articles of the general treaty of June 9—articles 10 and 118— make mention of the special treaty concluded on May 3, and they declare that the provisions contained in this treaty shall have the 'same force and value as if they had been textually inserted in the general act.' Most assur edly, far from rendering the existence of the republic o f Cracow more precarious, these words, adopted and signed by all Europe, had for their object to give to it much stronger and more authentic guarantees. The King's Government is only exercising an evident right, and, at the same time, fulfilling an imperious duty, in solemnly protesting against the suppression of the re public of Cracow—an act directly contrary to the letter as well as the meaning of the Treaty of Vienna of the 9th of June, 1815. After long and redoubtable agita tions, which have so profoundly shaken Europe, it is by re spect to treaties and the rights they have rendered sacred that the order of Europe is founded and can be main tained. No Power can force itself from them without at the same time setting the other Powers free. France has not given any example of such an attempt upon the policy of conservatism and peace. France has not for gotten the painful sacrifices imposed upon her by the treaties of 1815. She might rejoice at an act which would authorise her, by a just reciprocity, never to con sult henceforth anything but provident calculations of her own interests. And yet, she it is who calls to a faithful observance of these treaties those Powers who have gathered from them the principal advantages ! She it is who is occupied, above all, with the maintenance of acquired rights and the respect due to the independence of states. " GUIZOT. " Paris, Dec. 4, 1846." A Council of Ministers was held on Thursday, it is 'supposed to settle the draft of ;the Royal Speech to be delivered on the opening of the Chambers on Monday. This royal speech will, it is said, be of a remarkably reserved character. No allusion whatever will be made to England, except the usual paragraph announcing that the relations of France with the different foreign powers are of such a nature as not to permit a doubt of the maintenance of peace can be described as such. The Montpensier marriage will be alluded to merely as yet further strengthening the family bonds that unite France to Spain, and the incorporation of Cracow will be spoken of as an event to be regretted (en ' evenement regrettable), against which, as having violated the sanctity of treaties, France had, as in duty bound, protested. These, it is said, are all the allusions to Foreign affairs which the speech wil contain. The next four resolutions are directed to throw the burden off their own shoulders, and to make it fall on the empire at large; and not exclusively on Ire land more particularly, not upon the lands which would certainly appear to be responsible in the first instance. These propositions, too, would require some discussion, in order to convince those not now responsible of the justice of the substitution. To that part of the tenth resolution that declares that each proprietor should be enabled to take upon him self his proportion of the baronial assessment, to be expended in reproductive works on his own property, and that he should be enabled thereby to discharge himself from any further taxation in reference to that assessment, we fully and entirely assent. We have long advocated its adoption, and we are con vinced that, if judiciously brought into operation, it would be most advantageous to the country. The state of preparation for the ensuing harvest, loans by the Government to railway companies, and a system of emigration, form the topics of the other three resolutions. We think the discussion of every one of these proposals would be useful ; but to make it really so, the press should be freely admitted, and full publicity given to all the proceedings. The German Journal of Frankfort has the fol lowing from Tiflis, relative to the affairs of the Caucasus:— " According to the latest accounts received from the Caucasus, the military operations in that quarter have not been interrupted by the winter season. The Chief of the Mundes has not been discouraged by the victories gained by the Russians in northern llagliestan, for some days after the combat which took place near Rataschi, which cost the Russians more than 1,500 men, 4,000 of the Tschctschenses passed the Terek, carried the ad vanced posts, and marching forward as far as the environs of Kislar, made a considerable booty in the mountain. At the same time a body of Scharnyfs forces spread terror to the very neighbourhood of Gromaza, and although a larger body of Russians advanced against them, they were not repulsed until after some severe fighting, in which the loss on both sides was very considerable. Camil Bey, at the head of 2,000 Tschetchenses, made a fresh irruption into Cachetin, where he was carrying on the war against the Russians with alternate success and repulse. On the Kouban the intrepid Mansour Bey had again taken up arms against the Russians. It is said that he has rallied around him a great part of the tribe of the Abchuses and the warlike race of the Übichs. He has already suc ceeded in taking a fortress on the Kouban, and has even threatened Jckatcbergnoder. These events on the left wing of the Russian position have compelled the Gensral in-Chief to dispatch considerable reinforcements to that quarter. The energy of•Schamyl and of his partisans, who have resumed the offensive against the Russians, lead to the presumption that operations on an extensive scale will shortly take place. " The Russian officers who reckoned on getting some repose at Tiflis look very sad at these accounts. Schamyl 'has dispatched numerous emissaries even as far as the environs of Erzeroom, to preach up a holy war against the Russians. He has lately made several expeditions even under the walls of the Russian forts, and has in flicted a severe chastisement on those tribes who have been faithless to his cause, which has spread great dis couragement amongst them, seeing that the Russian forces have not been able to protect them. The par ti,ans of Russia are far from satisfied, and in spite of the bombastic bulletins which are published at St. Petersburgh, announcing the successive defe a t s o f Schamyl, affairs in the Caucasus are really anything but favourable for Russia." The general meeting of the Peers, Members of Par ament, and landed proprietors of Ireland has been fixed for Thursday next, the 14th instant, and is to be held at the Rotunda, in Dublin. Circulars have been forwarded to all parts of the country by the secretaries of the Reproductive Employment Com mittee, requesting the attendance of the parties to whom they are sent, and that they should commu nicate the contents to the several landlords in the neighbourhood, and urge their attendance also at the proposed meeting, admission to which can only be obtained by tickets. By a very proper resolution of the committee the proceedings are to be - confined exclusively to the consideration of the social condition of the country, and all extraneous topics and party politics are to be strictly excluded. We do not e however, coincide in another determination that has been arrived at. It has been decided that the public press is to be excluded, and that no part of the pro ceedings is to be published except the resolutions agreed to and the names of the parties who may attend. Now this we think a most injudicious course. The great value of such a meeting is the full publicity, the extensive circulation that may be afforded to the sentiments of the several speakers. A very small proportion only of those interested in the land will be able to attend; many will be compelled to remain at home, attending to the pressing wants and im perative necessities of the poor on their own and the neighbouring estates, while many others will not feel themselves justified in expending anything that could possibly be avoided, and which they would regard as wantonly abstracted from the exigencies of the suffer ing poor. All such persons would anxiously look for, and would be entitled to receive, a full and copious report of all that may take place. The very differ ences of opinion may lead to something beneficial ; but that is to be withheld, and the advantages of the general assembly is to be restricted to the compara tively small number who may be enabled to attend on the occasion. This is not as it should be, and we trust that an alteration will take place that will give the public generally full information. The meeting is not solely one for conference and discussion ; elaborate preparation has been made, the very reso lutions that are to be proposed have been already prepared and circulated throughout the country, and their adoption or rejection will be of little use unless it is known what can be urged pro and con., either in their behalf or in opposition to them. The proposed resolutions are thirteen in number, they chiefly relate to questions that have already been considered by the committee and distributed through the country. Some of them contain excel lent suggestions, which may be most beneficially adopted, while others are of a more doubtful charac ter, and will require some modification and discussion before the principles involved in them are sanctioned or approved of. They relate chiefly to temporary mea sures, rendered necessary by the present emergency,and are thus termed in the circulars in which they are enclosed. The first four of these resolutions are di Advices have been received from Lisbon to the 6th January by the Achilles steamer. The Miguelite General, MAcnoansiELL, had been defeated by CASAL, foOrnrCeßraanrou, amou nted to 2,000. MACDON with a loss of 240 killed. NT all Eh l eL e . f T aig e t l t k i edte fr Guimares after the action, and event ua lly re t rea t e d to Amirante. DAS ANTas had not made any s ta n d the li head of 1,200 m en , f e ll b ac k upon at Coimbra, but , with the Marquis of 'JOULE'S con • tingent, was continuing hi s retreat on Oporto, fol lowed by SALDANHA, whose forces were in o f Coimbra. possession Several of DAS AN TAS'S men had deserted to SALDANHA. The troops under VASCONCELLAS, after evacuating Santarem, have retreated upon Abrantes, wh ere th ey are fortifying themselves. The Count DE ME LLO the . Algarves. SCRIVALEACK is ad vancing against him from St . Üb es. Negotiations are still going on between the Mi gue lit es an d t h e Juntaocfuljos Evora, and comma n d s th e prov i nces of A and Oporto to form an un i on. T o th i s, however, 8 Tul refuses t o li sten, and declares that should D. - t Bd into effect, h e w ill res i gn his com m The number of volun teers in garrison at O p ort o does not fall far short of com mand and i bAe leavel cDaErrie the country. 8,000 men. In Lisbon everything was quiet,' but there was no business transacted. V ..-• The discount on bank notes has got up to 26 percent Messrs. BARING, Brothers, of London, have con , tracted for the completion of the next dividend. Madrid papers of the 2d have arrived. There were 150 Deputies assembled in the capital. The election committee of the Chambers was busy in the verification of the qualifications of the newly-elected Deputies, and considerable curi osity was excited as to the manner in which they would deal with the case of Senor OLo zAGA, but, as the names are arranged alpha. betically, some days will probably e l apse be fore they come to his name. He has, it is said, addressed a petition to the Chamber demanding to be set at liberty, or sent back to France. He passed through Aranda de Douro on the 30th, so rigorously guarded that it was with difficulty he was permitted to send a verbal message to his Among the first measures submitted to the Cortes will be th ose f or re f orm i n g the tariff, the tribut ar y system, and the monetary laws. MADRID BOL S A JAN. 2.--The Three per C en t s . were done At 31i ex.di v: for cash; the Five per Cents, at 204 • the Coupons at 181. ; the Debt without Interest at 61 and the Vales at 811. rected to the supply of food. They assert the signal failure of the present system, and call upon the Go vernment, in the most imperative terms, to take such measures as will secure local supplies of food suffi- cient to keep the people alive, and to sacrifice any sum of money that may be necessary for that pur pose, and declaring that any neglect or delay will The Minister of War has directed the intendants of military divisions to forbid the victualling agents under their orders to purchase any wheat in the markets of towns, as the grain necessary for their purposes has been provided through another channel. The distress among the working classes seems spread. log in all parts of France. As might be naturally expected, distress has given rise to disturbances. According to the Journal des Debuts serious emeutes have taken place in the department of the Vienne, in consequence of the high price of corn. Several National Guards who attempted to prevent sacks of wheat from being pillaged were disarmed ; and even a body of gen d armes were obliged to re treat before tht victorious mob, and to intrench render them responsible for the safety of the people, There appears in this something too much of the de- pendence on others, that we have so often lamented in the Irish nation. They seem to expect that every thing is to be done, that Government is to be all- We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. The Debats and the Presse still continue to specu late on the alleged schism in the Opposition camp, which as they contend, notwithstanding the denial of the Constitutionnel, still exists. The most important document to be found in these papers is the circular note of M. GUIZOT on the in corporation of Cracow, an imperfect copy of which appeared some time since in the France, and the authenticity of which was denied by the Ministerial journals. The France of Friday publishes this famous note textually, introducing it by the following re marks : powerful, and that they themselves are to be spared from all trouble—to have provisions made for the people without any exertion on their own If Government provide them with means which, if duly used, will enable them to provide for the wants of their own poor, it is all that can be reasonably expected ; and the at- .empt to cast the responsibility of providing for the ,hemselves in their barracks. These occurrences safety of the people on the Executive appears an un fair attempt to evade and escape from their own so- ,00k place at the market of Leucloitre, near Chatel llerault. lernn duties, and to shift them on other shoulders. We agree that everything should be done for the miserable and starving people; that no expense A letter from St. Aignan, dated January 3, which is published in the Reforme, says— " Disasters of every kind are being accumulated on our heads. Inundations, dearness of provisions, and riots,—l repeat riots; simple peasants, ordinarily most peaceable, have had the great temerity to complain too loudly of their sufferings, to menace the authorities, and to destroy some measures used by dealers in corn which were found to be deficient in oapacity. This demon stration produced a visit from the officers of the Crown to St. Aignan, accompanied by an immense military force, when some poor wretches were arrested and con demned to pay fines and suffer imprisonment, whilst the inhabitants are compelled to feed and lodge the troop; dispatched from Blois. Our small town presents the most afflicting spectacle. At Tours the prisons are filled to excess. All the towns in the neighbourhood, as Roraorantin, Chatillon-sur-Indre, and Montriehard, " On the immediate approach of the session, at the moment when the Chambers and committees shall have to take into consideration the diplomatic documents re lating to the question of Cracow, Ate feel ourselves bound in conscien ce t o pu b lish integrally, and without a word more or a word less, the famous circular note, on the subject of whi c h t h e Cabinet of the Tuileries ventured but timidly to contradict us. M. Guiaot, we hope, will appreciate our scruples on an incident which has occupied the whole of the European press. He will comprehend that there is in this more than a question of amour-propre. It is a question of honour; for, though there may be journals which occasionally show themselves to be but little anxious about the honour of the press, we hold ourselves bound, both in our honour and in the honour of our friends, and in the honour of the flag under which we should be spared to provide for their wants, and to all.- viate their sufferings ; that not one single human being should be suffered to perish in a Christian land, no matter what may be required for the purpose; but the means must be fully and maturely considered. There must be no grasping at temporary expedients that may eventually lead to mischiefs of a more dangerous character than those they are in tended to provide a remedy for. And the landlords must consider that they themselves are the parties on whom the first duty of providing for the poor of their respective estates devolves, and that - are treated treated with equal severity. When will all this finish ?" In the same journal we find a letter from Yvetot in Normandy, which sari— " The misery existing in thi- country is frightful We reckon 300 indigent families dut of a population o 10,000. Charitable workhouses have been esta,hlishtli where all the unemployed are received, but those houses entail considerable expense on the inhabirants ; and, notwithstanding the collections made, and the other means alopted to procure funds, it is to be feared that the available resources of the town will be speedily exhausted." The Courrier Francais says— " M. Olozaga did not apply for hit; passports at the Embassy at Pa-is, as is stated in the Spanish journals. M. Olowlga had not received at Paris the oftioial docu ments connected with his election ; they were not. s.:nt. to the Embassy at Paris, but to the Con,iulate at Bayonne. It is, therefore, only at Bayonne that he could ask for a Spanish pasvort. Ile left Paris with his French one." The Council-General of the Roads and Bridges hare reported to the Minister of Public Works that in their opinion, the site of tile grand terminus of the Paris and Lyons RAilroad should be established on the Boulevard Contrescarpe, near the Place de la Bastile, and will require the construction of a coAly viaduct over the streets Moreau and Tra versiere, and the grounds of the new prison of La Force. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 791. 75c. the Five p,r Cents., 1181. 25c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,242 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 9071. 50c. , Havre, 691 f. 25c ; Great Northern, 6361: 25c ; Avignon, 8651. ; Vicrzon, 6001. ; Bordeaux, 5571. 50e. ; Basle, 217 f. 50c, ; Paris and Strasburg, 482 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 507 f. 50 e . ; Tours and Nantes, 4851; Lyons. and Avignon, 487 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 452 f. 50c.; Spanish Passives. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 9. • Boulogne and Amiens, 15 —Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 13 1 /--Dutch Rhenish, 43—Jamaica South Midland Junction, 1 1 / 2 —Luxembourg, %—Northern of France, 10 1 4—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Over Yssel, 2. 7 1 dis.—Rouen and Havre, 27—Sambre and Meuse, 51,i. REPRESENTATION OF MID . DLESEX. The lamented death of Mr. Byng, which we this day announce, causes an earlier vacancy for the county of Middlesex than was anticipated. That Mr. Byng did ❑ot intend to offer himself again has been for sonic time known, although the public announcement by himself was only made on the 31st Deceu , ber last. A requisi tion to Lord Robert Grosvenor to come forward on the first election, had been in course of signature by the electors, and had the full concurrence of Mr. Byng himself, who highly esteemed and valued the Noble Lord. That requisition was in the following words:— " TO THE LORD ROBERT GROSVENOR. " We the undersigned electors of the county of Mid dlesex, having beard with much regret that it is not the intention of our highly valued and faithful representa tive in Parliament, George Byng, Esq., to offer himself again for re-election, and having, from your known character and public services, a full conviction that we shall find in your Lordship a successor worthy to follow him, and fitly to represent the Liberal constituency of this county, do hereby request you to come forward as a candidate, and pledge ourselves to give you our full and earnest support." This requisition had been most numerously and respectably signed, and lt ft no doubt of the unopposed and triumphant return of Lord Robert Grosvenor, if the invitation were accepted by him, Until the last melancholy duties are paid to Mr. Byng, no further public demonstration can be made, but we can state without doubt that Lord Robert Grosvenor will accept the requisition, and that his return is sure. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JAN. B.—The Moniteur of this date pub lishes the convention concluded and signed at Berlin on 234 November, 1846, between his Majesty the King of the Belgians and his Majesty the King of Prussia, to re gulate the postal communication between their respec tive dominions. With this convention the Moniteur publishes also the articles agreed upon between the Bel gian and the Prussian post-officers fur the execution of this convention. Sir Hamilton Seymour the English Ambassador, who was to quit Brussels yesterday and return to London, has been obliged to _defer his depar ture in consequence of indisposition. His Excellency will not set out for London before Saturday or Sunday. Sir H. Seymour will remain in London for a month, when he will proceed to Lisbon to exercise the functions of British Ambassador in Portugal, to which be has been appointed by his Sovereign. Sir 11. Seymour's successor at Brussels is not ex pt cte,l till some time in April. The Journal de Flanders says the appeal made by the Bishop of Ghent to the charity of the rich inhabitants of the eiy, will produce, we may believe persons well acquainted with his Eir nence, an immense sum. A journal of this city reckons a sum of more than 100,000 francs. The Journal of Liege mentions a serious affair which happened a fear weeks ago in the Communal Council Rotnse +, in consequence of the departure of a priest who was appointed by the Bishop of Liege to another cure. T?tat journal publishes the following extract from the official proceedings of the sitting of the 9th or of December:—" The burgomaster informs the council that, having had a conference with the Bishop, the latter toll him ' that he intended not to appoint any pastor at Romsfe till the council should desist from its pretensions respecting the school attached to the parsonage of Romski.' The Bishop charged me with this communi cation, and desired me to tell Mr. D— to wait upon him, that they might confer together, or that the council should go to him in a body." In consequence of this communication, the council decided totauhnously that it has nothing to discuss with the Bishop; that he is at liberty to send or not to send a priest to Romse i; and as for the school contiguous to the narsonage, the interest of the commune in which the Bishop appears to demand as a condition sine qua non to give a priest to Rom:6e, the council intends to maintain the just rights of the commune to the property of it. FROM THE RUSSIAN FRONTIERS, DEC. 28.—Prepa rations are being made in Cracow, which indicate that the whole territory will be immediately included in the boundary of the Austrian tolls. In the Cracow Gazette, however, there are several letters addressed to Austria, which originate is Berlin; in Breslaw especially the hope is entertained that they may not be entirely unin fluential on the , proposed measu res , nay , i t i s even affirmed, on good authority, that Vienna will avail it.self of this opportunity to approximate more closely to the Zollvereite I have been already informed that the Rus sian post was removed from Cracow on the 15th instant, and is now at Buchaowitz. The Russian Post-office still remains, and will do so till all the arrears for postage, &c., are entirely settled. The incorporation of Poland with Russia, which is so much spoken of, and commented upon by .the public newspapers, has produced not the slightest impression here, for it is well-known and felt that this incorpora tion has in all essential matters taken place long since. If the regrets expressed have any signification what ever they must refer to the East; but Russian policy has without doubt been long clear on this point, and it is not to be presumed that this policy should in tend to set the giving up of Cracow to be the step for fur • ther incorporations. The energy, we might almost say vehemence, with which the affair of Cracow was pushed by St. Petersburgh, arose front the personal sentiments of the Emperor—they are thesame sentiments by which, guided by a misunderstanding it is true, he was induced, disregarding the interests of his dynasty, to treat the affair of the King of Denmark, in the Slesing Holstein question, in a friendly light—they are the same senti ments which induced him sternly to refuse the Poles who approached his throne with their well-known petition— in short, they are the same sentiments which owe their origin to the unconditional disagreement of his mode of thinking with every revolutionary tendency. We may think what we like of the Russian policy, which is go verned rather by the imperious necessity than by the will of any human being; yet it is impossible to deny our tribute of respect to the honourable, unswerving con sistency of the Monarch. We learn from Dresden that the notorious Tyssonski, who is still imprisoned at Konig.tein is to receive his dis missal for America; this has been effected with Austria, with the intervention of the Saxon Cabinet; every further punishment is remitted, and the expenses of his trans portation are to be defrayed by the Austrian Govern. went. VIENNA, JAN. 2.—ln consequence of the very afflict ing event by which the families of Prince Metternich and others of the principal nobility have been plung e d into deep affliction, the usual presentation of the diplo made body to his Highness the Prince Chancellor did not take place yesterday, New Year's Day. A MAN KILLED BY AN ALE BARREL.-011 SOUP' day, an inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, a t S t . G eorge ' s ll?s '' spital, on the body of Thomas Hughes, aged 50. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who w as a gentleman's coachman, was at Mr. Wyatt. , s, the Lord Nelson beer shop, Brya»stone-street, Bryanstone• square, on Monday morning last, when some beer was brought from Messrs. Mawr and C ross ' s , and, at the request of the landlady, he accompanied the drayrnan into :he cellar. A 36-gallon barrel of ale having to go back, ropes were slung round it, and it was being pulled up from the cellar by four men, but, when within an inch of the top, it slipped from the ropes, and, before deceased, who was beneath it, could get out of the way, it struck him to the ground, resting on his left leg. He was ex tricated as quickly as possible, in great agony, and con veyed to the above hospital, where the limb was found to be so severely shattered, that the only chance of saving his life was to have it amputated. To that he strenu ously objected, saying that he would rather die with his leg on, and, after lingering till eight o'clock on Wednes day night, he died perfectly insensible, from exhaustion, consequent on the dreadful injuries sustained. Verdict "Accidental death." THE Low PKICE OF GAME AND POULTRY.—OH Saturday, in moat of the London markets, poultry and game were selling at extraordinarily low prices, caused by the frequent continental importations. Geese were to be had for 2s. 6d. each; ducks, 2s. 6d. a pair; and Ostend rabbits, weighing from 31b. to 41b. each, for Is. 3d., and hares for Is. each. THE QUEEN DOWAGER. —We regret to state that her ALljesl Queen A t!elaide has been ind spored cor some dAys, and requires the close atttendance of her physician, Sir David Davies, who is Liow in residence at Cashiobury Park. part. SIR CHARLES NAPI - E1 1 . TO THE EDITOR OF TIDE Si ag,—lti your journal of the 6th insita , i 1 1 : vigorous and honourable defence of tii r Napier's government of Sinde, against th e il ground e l a tt ac k s pu b l i shed in the Times: .; for evident you allude to the articles which 11311 '; peared in that paper. The editor of the Times has beer deceiived by correspondent in all that relates to Sinde, 011(1 . 11 posed upon by the false Parliamentary return gc btli si i by Mr. Hume last year; a n d by th e ,continlied i hoods pro mu l gate d f rom B om b ay, as to t h e OP° 1 or PS it is termed, the "DRAIN" of Sin,"le• r.ef me, Sir, to support your ji t .liciolls °b9 t , vittions on the va l ue o f t h e possession,, certain facts, already sent to the editor c f the :P o "' but which cannot be too widely known, Itemise j cannot be disproved, th oug h th ey may be, Jeni". the men who have so long assailed Sir Charlesl i with every incamous ca l umny t h e i r despicable° excited to frenzy by a sense of impoterl* invent. , 1. Not a soldier has been raised because of quest of Sinde except a B e l ooc h battalion, alldrce, only from a tine policy, not from any want of f° The occupation of Sukkur and Kurrach ee, the Affghan war, !nay, for anything I knev 6 occasioned an augmentation of the Bombay artl l 9 l „ the conquest of Si n d e h as not. I t has, on the ' trary, given a better frontier to Bombay ; an d ~d presidency must ha ve ma i n t a i ne d a larger f°fr watch Sinde, and occupy Sukkur and Kun'ec ile ;: i the Ameers had remained masters of the count l l l B , it has done in conse quence o f th e conquest o f d 2. The returns laid before Parliament are 0 15e ' ' the following reasons : Firstly, they give Si r Ch ar l es N ap i er 17,3 u" aR t o in 1843, when he had only 11,231. In 184 4 fti give him 21,405, when he had only 12,900. 131 ,0 they give him 21,336, when he had only 12,00 0 . op he voluntarily sen t b ac k 2 ,000 to Bombay that Yoi Secondly, because the numbers in th e r d column on the l e ft hand differ from the nttreb e ; the lower or ge nera l t o t a l li ne. Both can e °t Thirdly, because the reg i men t s are returlie(lo fo they were all in Sinde at one time, and at thei r ( I strength! There are, indeed, in the colt names of regiments the dates of their servi ce o , Sinde, but so confusedly and obscurely set c : e o that no person will take the trouble to analyse and correct the general numbers, which are f al° 0 1 3. It is now said " that the Governor-G 413 has at l as t d e t erm i ne d to put a stop to the aceelli, t y tion of t roops i n Si nde, " as if Sir Charles 14ir desired to have them so accumulated. I pray mark the fact. For two y ears , Si r Ch ar l es Napier has beep{ nestly urging th e re d uct i on o f t h e troops in Sie",i 5,000 men! They are now to be reduced tot3o,y men; that is to say, l eav i ng hi m 3,000 more till/hie desires ! A n d if a great b o d y 9f men hav e quartered in S;nde this last y ear , it was fora °hid j aub war, and not for the protection of Sinde, has not therefore caused that "drain." co t 4. With regard to the expense, the stateleof attempted to be palmed on the public are e c i d fallacious. oft Y Sir Charles Napier has paid all the expences ohoi civil governme n t, an d th e cost o f many great PO' works of a permanent nature, and a police ef men, 1,000 being cavalry, out of the revee ll o i Sinde ; and he has besides paid into the genera l sury the following surplus : ar ,it For he finan c i a l y ear en di ng A pril, 1844, - which war raged for eight months, 27,0001. 00 0 For the year ending April, 1845, nearly 2 0° ' I have not the exact sum at hand. For the year endi ng A pr il , 1846, 310,0001. it is confidently expecte d th at f ur 1846-7 t h e 5 44,.„0 will be 360,000/. Thus Sir, in four year s , d ur i ng w hi c h war, ro; lence, and locusts, have successively visited S ll3 newly-conquered country, Sir Charles Napi er c e governed the people h a ppily an d t o t h e i r grest epl; tent ; paid all the civil ex p enses o f hi s G o vern° i d executed immense works of permanent utility; he will in April, 1847, have paid into the o w treasury certainly not less than 800,0001., po bl 'is , nearly 1,000,000/. ! Each year the revenue creases, so does cultivation, so does commerce , agricultural settlers arrive by thousands. rou have so forcibly exposed the futility ° arguments against the retention of Sinde, that I / Li not say more ; but I thank you for your volunrol and able advocacy o f th e t ru th w i t h respec t to valuable country. WM. NAPIER, Major-Gene ral Guernsey, Jan. 8, 1847. FREEMASONRY and the pßEs grls DISTRESS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. mo t Six,—Permit me through th e instrumentality 0'11)/ widely-circulated journal, to remind my b r etbrel l ' o re freemasons of Engla n d, th a t i t b e h oves them in tOifor sent time of extraordinary distress, to do semetk i % its alleviation. I would sug , :est that a collectl°p! made in every loco, on their next meeting n ight• l , society so extensive and so we ll to d o i n the world deo certain the call upon their charity would be resrblt to in a mannf r worthy o f t h e pr i nc i ples on wllej order is founded% Th e p o p u l ar wor ld seeinglider good works, will then b e li eve t h at masonry iS something more than a name. CaT COURT CIRCULAR. o ter, ( The Queen and Prince Albert walked early rot' day morning in Claremont Park. His Royal kl i g n sipt Prince Albert afterwards enjoyed the sport of sit attended by some of the gentlemen of the royal sty,";:ipe. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, . 1. ;Ilco Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess P., took walking and riding exercise yesterday morvi r %te The Hon. and Rev. C. :Leslie Courtenay let 3 mont yesterday. o af/ In the aft moon her Majesty and her Royal C t , ° . o ill promenaded in Claremont Park, and the Royal -r" took their usual airings. cor A d( putation from the Irish Railway Conapania s VoliO, sisting of M r . J. G. Fifth, Mr. W. H. Thomas, Sir bid Camptell, Mr. T. Ty re ll, and Mr. F. H. Hemraiat an jute, vi ew w i t h L or d J o h n R ussell yes e: d a y tit official resicence in Downing -street. Mr. T. Erskine May and Mr. Samuel Smith P g ter interview w i t h t h e Ri ght Hon. Edwaid Strutt, day, at the Office of the Commissioners of R.,;111 ) Mr. Parl.er. M.P., had els ) an interview with the Hon Gentleman yestercay. st ri Th Rev. Georg e S m th h a d an i nterview w it h Grey esterday at the Colo•lial-office. wit) The Archbish o p o f C anter b ury had an interview Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. T rel Sir Joshua Wal ms l ey h a d an i nterview w i t h the --11116 Hon. T. Milne r Gib son yesterday at th e ° '" „g ' „ " of Board of Trade. 0 1 l Div. titles were received y es t er d ay at "(I ° W oo office NO a the Governors of New Zealand, CoY l4)l3 ' the G.pe of Good Hope. The hancel:,ir of the Exchequ e r arrived - t ° yesterday from Hickleton Hall, Doncaster. STRAWBERRY-HILL. -- 0, not bear- Who has , Strawberry-hill? Who is not aware of the tholl%ted wit, and fashion assi 9c/ tite and-one tales of beauty, with its Gothic walls? and where is it possibl e fo r novelist to have looked for materials more attractiveders exist in the c areer of its roost entertaining ft'untirsi‘ " Strawberry-hill" for his subject, with Horace_pole for hi s h ero, ought to of him an inexha ble fund of entertainment to draw upon; and in the ' 1 0. 4 of a writer so favourably known to the public -bf e esf picturesque 11,e of historical incidents and persol:,7 l as the author of "Shakspeare and his Friends,, bl O " Maids of H onour, " we might be sure such adrall;00 resources would be employed in a manner Ole 1310 °ut." ducive to th e reader ' s amusement and hie, ownn rer c Lion. Th e s i ngular cleverness of the book is alr0 1v subject of conversation in literary circles. le ADELPFII THEATRE.—DISTRES SED % ; —The penny subscription list, which is now goil t bo round of the St ran d an d it s adjacent parishos. i f n g in purpos e o f m i t i gat i ng t h e di stress at present e .xisti_pth the Highl an d s o f S cot l an d, was augmented by the etoet of the ladi es and gen tl emen o f t h e Adelphr e who, in the course of five minutes, and in pen ee„ c ted . added not les s than 16s. to th e amount alreadyclo"l'itste II dr- It is to be hope, that other eAahlishments will. jra' Diti the benevolent example thus set them. . ea keo JACK OF ALL TRADES.--The following was; 740, Do . from a sign at Alisterton:—"C—, brazier, and grA'"„ o f Do, Clocks, and Silver Plate, Jewellery and all ki,, 11 '",.,e 0 Do. Agrkultural Implements, neatly repared and ifq o . Do• carefully shod. Umbrellas and Parasols, covered , ' "' Lad c —Someset County Gazette. , fi neo Ch e A SANGUINARY RENCONTRE.—T wo geniall' o p t 4.ond. have just been killed at Canet (Reranit) by a 'fl n se, Do, shooting. They came near hi m , as ki ng for his ho e d Do, when h, presented his fowli ng - p i ece at them, and 10 „ 11 .. 1 , - ( 1, Do. them not to approach furth er , or h e s h ou ld fire. ';, - i ti g Dit however, advanced, and h e execute d h i s thremt,.kr t he Dit one of them. The other fired in his turn, and iv i ,.%);,el Dit I _bit sliortswan on the ground. Agitated at what had ,— „, i3 a 4 -tuck place, he proceeded to the mayor's residence , & e a , Do, informed him of what had passed. The mayor reps '' -.And ( with him . to the spot, but the sportsman had in en , 1"v, meantime somewhat recovered, and was sitting uP . ,!_ . be 4..) tid , they approached. Telling the mayor to stand wilwl, o o 1 .1141 4 fired at, ~lie g.;:i.iiiirine, and killed him, as he had P",s till with his comrade. He the then blew out his'oviiu PFP . with the other barrel,—Galignane 8 Messenger. 4: •At*,,, ..-.,.-.--..^--..'''''''' .......St D : 4 44 41 I battc ratio sla ng r liter ~ oth a Me a it irro n Of 1 ] Mai l] In Va is e, Stip , _ . T 1 p e , r t r Per aveyr Long, t 1 atiDidia pit eConso PRICE Bue Chi] Ven< Dutc Di NEW WORK BY G. W. FEATHERSTONIIIUGH, ESQ. Now ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Map and Plates, 28s. bound, CANOE VOYAGE TO THE MINNAY SOTOR. With an Account of some Lead and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin; and of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country, &c. By G. W. FEATHERSTONHATIGH, Esq., F.R.S., Author of " Excursions in the Slave States." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.)