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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO- MIME COMPANY. THIS EVENING Will be performed Belle's Opera, entitled THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon,:Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, Mr. Horneastie; Ardenford, Mr. D. W. King ; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley; Madame Corinne, 311.5 s Romer; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. After which will be produced the Grand Comic Christmas Panto mime, being a mixture of the historical and legendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND TILE DRAGON. The Overture and Music composed by Mr. R. Hughes ; the new and ex tensive Scenerli by Mr. Grieve, Mr. Telbin, and numerous as sistants ; the Tficks and Transformations by Mr. Blamire ; the Ma chidery by Mr. R. Sloma.n ; the Dresses by Mrs. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and a host of auxiliaries. The whole produced under the 'superin endence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. ABODE OF KALTBA, ENCIIANTRESS.—Date and lo cality not exactly known, but considered by the Antiquarian Society to have been discovered " somehow or other," "some time or other," near " aomewhere or other" Kalyba (the Enchantress, not by Baife, mistress of all the elements, except those of " Arithmetic, " having qu it e miscalculated her power), Mr. H. Horncastie ; Fiends and Fu ries (illustrating a common expression of speech, with anything but a oommon expression of countenance), Messrs. J. W, Morgan, Burt, Connell, and H. Payne ; Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, (the four Ele ments, with a strong love of mischief), by Dealers in each ; the March of Intellect (travelling " mcog." as" Young England," a true bit of British blood, by Intellect out of Industry, dam by Science, out of Perseverance, has never been beaten, and can be matched against anything), Miss Annie Payne.—How the March of Intellect pays a " flying visit" to Kalyba ; and how, being empowered by the Committee on National Education, he gives the old lady sudden no tice to quit, by as suddenly changing the premises to Scene 2. INTERIOR OF INFANT SEROOE.—Sehoolmaster, Mr. 1110 4 wig, who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys a half-holiday on the occasion. Scene 3. EXTERIOR AND BARBACAN OF COVENTRY CASTLE. The Earl of Coventry (Lord High Steward of England, and his own into the bargain), Mr. Mazzoni ; the Countess of Coventry (a good housewife, and supposed to have been the inventor of the celebrated " Coventry Cake"), Miss Haines ; Head Nurse (with a good character from her last place), Mr. Cheel ; 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 " The Seven Champions of Christendom"), Mas ters Coyle, Savell, Dix, 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 4me to A ish him many happy returns of the day—and how Kalyba ows her " love of child ren " b y t a ki ng th e " w hole brood under er wing." _ NoTicE.—" Xothinge material to our historic" occurring during a period of fifteen years, the author trusts that the audience will al low him to cut it, and come again to Scene 4. KALYBA'S HOUSE OF CORRECTION s—St. George of Eng land (a rum'un to look at, but a rare'un to go), Mr. W. H. Payne; fC. Andrew of Scotland, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland . 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. J. Haynes.—How St. George and his brother champions (considerably grown since their last ap pearance in public) are kept in durance vile, and on " very short commons" by Kalyba—how Kalyba pops her affections on St. George who " can't abide her"—in short, how—but we won't anticipate— merely observing, that the upshot is the Downfall of Kalyba, and the Emancipation of the Seven Champions of Christendom! Scene 5. Dovta ROADS.—How the Seven Champions of Christen dom set out *r their respective destinations—" the management having, in the handsomest manner," made special arrangements for that purpose with the various " Metropolitan Conveyance Com panies." Scene 6. BANKS OF THE NlLE.—Almanzor, King of Morocco (his own Lord High Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, &e., on his way to King Ptolemy's Court, to court King Ptolemy's daughter), Mr. T. Matthews ; Ptolemy, King of Egypt (rather a remote ancestor of Ibrahim 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 fimnel. Scene 7. GRAND HALL IN THE PALACE OF PTOLEMT TILE FIRST, KING or EGYPT.—The Princess Sabra, Mr. Hance, about to he 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 fer himself), Mr. Wieland. How this " marriage In high life" is suddenly interrupted by the Dragon, who, not only forbids the banns ; but elopes with the bride ; thereby plunging " her illustrious parents and several families 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 ? I"Orme he shall gorge ; I, says St. George, kill the dragon."—Old MS. Arming of St. George for the approaching Fight. Latest odds at the "Corner," 1,000 to 0 on the Dragon (taken). " May the best man win." Scene 8. TILE DRAGON'S HAUNT IN THE 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 ha and the 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 St. 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 OF GIIIVALRY.—How St. George receives the " Battle Money" (alias the hand of the Princess Sabra). Re appearance of the March of Intellect. Introduction of Old Friends In New Characters. Harlequin.... Pantaloon..... Mr. Howell, i C10wn.... Mr. T. Matthews. Mr. Priorson. Columbine Miss Hicks. Scene 10. DEALER IN CURIOSITIES AND IRONMONGER AND CUT LER'S 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 Ines to the Clown's head. Scene 11. CORNCHANDLER'S SHOP AND GRANARY.—MOre Ways than cne of being "in clover." Specimen of the very best " Britannia metal." Plenty of "game" in high preservation. Cabinet measures and corn measures. A lot of " chaff " in both. Harlequin gives clown " the sack." Abundant specimens of the New Tariff. Scene 12. SIAMESE VILLAS AND NURSERY GROUND.—" To be let, to gether or separate." Ethiopian Serenaders provided on the shortest notice. " Get out of the way, Old Dan Tucker," and make way for " patent elastic India-rubber boots." Effects of " putting your feet in it." The Spanish marriage horticulturally illustrated. Spanish nut and Orleans plum. " A plague o' both your houses." Scene 13. TINMAN AND Tattoo's SHOPS.—The original little Tin Kettle. Water always hot. A grate mistake. " Going out a shoot ing." Grand Experiments in Gun Cotton, ending in an awful Catas trophe. Scene 14. INT'Entoo OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN TOY WAREHOUSE.— Toys for We 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. TilE STATUE AS IT IS ; or, Wellington at Ilyde-park• corner. Scene 16. THE STATUE AS IT WAS; or, Wellington at Waterloo, " Look here upon this picture, and on this." THEATIZE ROYAL, 11.11:31A1tKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee, 'MIS EVENING 'Will be performed the popular Comedy, called MONEY. Lord Glossmore, Mr. Moll ; Sir John Vesey, Mr. Tilbury; Sir Fredarick Mount, Mr. Brindall; Mr,Denjamin Stout, Mr, Buckstone; Evelyn, 31 - c- Stuart; Graves, Mr. Webster; Captain Dudley Smooth, Mr. ; Lady Franklin, Mrs. Glover; Georgina Vesey, Miss Hor ton; Clara Douglas, Miss Fortcscue. _ _ _ During the evening the Band will perfonn.the Overtures, "La Bayadere," " Italiana in Algeria," " Guillaume Tell," and a Po- lonaisc. To conclu4e 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. Ituckiruham, Miss Reynold-, and Miss Julia Bennett. 1111•:A'Plti I(OYAL, I.7CEUAt. Under the Matnwement of Mrs. Keeley. niumphant success of Iloz's new Christmas Piece. ,The new an, splendid Pantomime every evening, THIS EVENING A great hit. 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 racters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Kteley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Farce of MRS. WHITE. Characters by Messrs. Turner, litnioch, and Oxberry ; Miss Villars, Miss Turner, and Miss Arden. To conclude with a New COl4llO Pantomime, entitled THE BUT TERFLY'S BALL. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Clown, Mr. J. W. Collier ; Fantaloon, Mr. (lough ; Columbine, Miss Hicks ; Attendant Sprites, Masters. C. and F. Lauri. THEATnE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Drama, called CO 10MBA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates ; Messrs. Wrlght, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c- Between the pieces the celebrated ENTORTILATIONISTS, Mr. John Lees and his three Pupils—the Masters Ilanions, will ex hibit their wonderful Jeux Gymnastiques. After which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GiSELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, ]lr. O. Smith, Mr. Cullen!bni. Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, llias 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 an original remantil Opera, in thve parts, entitiect TILE NI(iIIT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of Glselle." The principal characters personified by Miss 6eorgiana Fmithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall ; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, llonner, &c. 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 ; am, The One-eyed Geni. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Pauli ; Columbine, Miss Burbidge ; Sprite, Mr. H. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flextnore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. The Last Appearance of the eminent Comedien, M. PERLET. TMORROW ENING Will be performed O- L'ECOLE DES MARIS. Sganarelle, M. Cartiwny ; Valere, M. Langeval ; Ergaete, M. Lucien ; Ariste, M. Dorgebret ; Un Commissaire, M. Masquillier ; Un Notaire, M. Pa genier ; Isabelle, Mdlle. Angele r Eleonor, Mdlle. Fouquet ; Lisette, Mdlle. Kbin. After which the Vaudeville of LE COMEDIEN D'ETAMPES. Dorival, Mr' Perlet (who will sustain four different characters) ; 3Ladeleine, hidlle. Amalie Khin. To conclude with MONSIEUR PIQUE ASSIETTE. Pique- Aresiette, Monsieur Perlet. Boxes, 6s. , Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at balf_p as t seven, and the performancT commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gormon, will have the honour of repeating their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENT at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays. 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 commence at half past Two. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, _2s.; Amphitheatre, 2s. . _ Pre 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. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. trenised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, and Royal Family.- Unrivalled success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, acknowledged by the press and the public to surpass all others for magnificence and novelty. THIS EVENING :ill be Performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en 111 ea Tux DEmON NORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the Charmed nit, m in To or b om efo llowed by Ratt y ' s SCENES of the CIRC L E ; w ith Performances by Mr. Henderson, as Clown. To cotiveri ,zieircltithltyhe uecessfulComic EquestrlanFairy Pantomime, entitled the Robber's ave. THIEVES ; or, Harlequin and All Baba and Rochez ; Harlequin, Mr. W. Har vey ; Pantaloon, Clown,Mr. La Bo..office open trot. eleven lii(i:eiliumbine, Miss Louis, Waite. Sled )mmence nt half -past sl VS o'clock. ---Doors open at slit ° clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Zroadfoot. ItOYALSURR IE Lessee, Mrs. F rances Davieige• • THIS EVENING win be performed an original Drama, entitled TUE '1 CARDSGAME, LIFE, STAKES , DEATH. The e ` SA ND OF T supported by the whole of the talented Company. ''teeters will To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE KING Or THE CASTLE ; or, Harlegni.n in the Land of Dreams. Har lequin, Herr Donkla ; Pantaloon, :Herr R.Deblin; Columbine -put; Tbeedere ; Clown, Herr N. De , ; Mr. Punch, Herr E. Deulin. • ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. 'eduction of Prices.—Boxes., is„ Half-price, 6d ; Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, ad. ; Private Boxes, 2s. The Victoria again victorious. Decided success of the new itra'ad " Go-a-Head Pantomime." " The best pantomime ever prodl'eed at a minor Theatre."—" The oldest In habitant of Lambet l a cannot remember so excellent a Panto snlme."—Vide Publte Press. THIS EVENING Will be perform :4 THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Ed. Ards, Bird F 'Forman, &c., will perform. o t ie rm atial ba,produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en ifq KAM& BIRTH 0 THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin -. 1160... ratlnd Job er and his Men. Cl own , M r. T. Barry ; -10,, \ tbr Oanio e; Harlequin, M. Lupine; Columbine, if io - ' aW4U lam, I 44-1131iiirfER, KgeTtER, WE ARE BOTH IN THE Captain Berkeley an d the Hon. crayrniarrkeleY•havelSeen on a visit t o E ar lFi tz h ar di nge, Berk eAttring the last few days, --Cheltenham - ft INTERESTING NEW BOOKS. JUST PUBLISHED BY M.R. BENTLEY. I. HOWITT'S HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE WRITBISH POETS. 2 vols. B vo., with numerous Engravings, by dG. Measoms, 30s. neatly bound. 11. 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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1847. ! •.• • , • := I • 4 ,...... 7 :tyrn 3 „,, • 4. ' „AC mit(777 •, , • °• ' ""% SECOND EDITION. trn "...-tzttattb LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1847. Every lover of humanity and every aspirant for civilisation will grieve to observe the continuance of the unfortunate disturbances which have so long desolated the population of Otaheite. Little indeed has been gained by the inhabitants of the surrounding archipelago from the establishment of the French Protectorate in lieu of the independent government of Queen POMARE. Instead of tranquillity, there has been continual commotion ; instead of peaceful barterings between the inhabitants of the different islands, there have been increasing acrimony, and sometimes open contention, between the aborigines and their European defenders. Civilisation has with its numberless blessings brought to that savage people all the concomitants of . hitherto unknown wretchedness. With the humanising influences of refined life they have been subjected to the endless bickerings consequent upon refined avarice. In the admirable drama of The Briton, by AMBROSE Pumps, the Tribune VALENS 13 reminding the in sular chieftain of the advantages accruing to himself and his countrymen from the Roman invasion. " We found you naked," he exclaims. "And you found us free !" is the retort of VANOC. It is invariably the case in the colonization of newly-discovered or hitherto unpeuetrated countries, that civilisation brings with it curses as well as blessings. The benefits re sulting from the knowledge imparted to the ignorant but innocent savages are unhappily aossciated with evils to which they had previously been strangers. When CORTEZ invaded Mexico he was accompanied by the priesthood of a true religion and the apostles of a sublime morality, but he was likewise attended by the advocates of licentiousness and the promoters of debauchery. The bloody troubles con sequent upon the alliances entered into between COLOMBO and GUACANAGARI were the immediate and mournful results of the discovery of a new hemisphere. From the wonderful researches in the southern ocean by the immortal navigator COOK, arose those sanguinary skirmishes between the disci ples of enlightened Christianity and the upholders of a barbarous idolatry, in one of which that :great man was himself destroyed. As previously as were the prurient passions of the aborigines displayed in the Bahama Islands, upon the South-American continent, and in the various groups contiguous to Australia, hare those of the population of Otaheite been aroused by the interference of the French armaments in the administration of the primitive government. By the intelligence just received from Polynesia, it would appear that the Sandwich Islands have continued to be the arena of commotion, of bloodshed, of chicaneries, and of double-dealing up to the commencement of the autumn of 1846. In the different encampments of the Otaheiteans at Papenoo, at 'lantana, and at Bunaauia, the French, under Governor BRUAT, have again been actively engaged against the natives. Although Papeita is reported to have become to a certain extent tran quillised, there is little cause for gratulation among the other portions of the Otaheiteans. Their pro tectors have pursued their advantages from Tapai to Papana, and thence to Ahona, they have penetrated into the valley of Fatahua, and notwithstanding the furious opposition of its defenders they have taken possession of the fortification of Panavia. It is in the occurrences of last winter, however, that the disposition of French authority in that quarter of Polynesia may be best conjectured. A more detailed explanation of those occurrences than has been hitherto received has reached us with the last dispatches forwarded from Honolulu. From this explanation it would seem that nothing could have been more decisive or explicit than the under standing arrived at between Admiral Sir GEORGE SEYMOUR, the Commander-in-Chief of her Britannic Majesty's Forces in the Pacific Ocean, and the French Commissioner at Otaheite. In consequence of the protestation of the Chiefs of Huahine, Raietea, and Borabora;that those islands could not,f.rom their inde pendence, be affected by any treaty made by Queen POMARE, the question of their right to claim exclu sion from the Gallic Protectorate became a matter of debate. With a view to ensure the dispassionate investigation of this complicated question, the Britis,l, Admiral stipulated that no hostile measure what ever should be undertaken against the inhabitants, of Hua hine, Raietea, and Borabora until the Prjint at issue should have been definitely settled, That was th..„ engagement voluntarily entere A l into between Sir GEORGE SEYMOUR and thr..: French ' • Jmnaissioner, that was the engagement the particula rs of which were communicated, by the former to the venerable QUEEN of llv.. d a l i ne , Notwithsta:adingmeir.kiiously styled ARAIIPAIA. this agreement, three hundred dol lars were soon afterwards extorted from the people of Borabora by the French force, commanded by Captain B ONARD. ! on the 17th o f January,A the nd isl a nd H u a namely, hi n ewas entered by the same party, and an extraordinary fine of six hund re d d o ll ars (I,emanded from its population. In consequ ence o f cer'cal• n misunderstandings arising out of the re l up,ui and Otaheitepaay ns to t r h o i s s e agai amount, nst the French each other in arms. As th ey very well merited, thft 'former suffered severe l y f rom the encounter. The reasons given f or t hi s flagrant violation, of the compact with Admir a l S EYMOUR are altog',Aer inadmissible, although there was m ai d_ considerable provocation. Ardently is it t o b e fest' A y /. .loped that a mere consciousness of the odium which such proceedings are calculated to cast upon the French throughout the world may deter the officers of that nation from the repetition of these shameless transactions. Unless there be some diminution of their stringent authority in Polynesia, the very name of the Protectorate will be a ridiculous satire. Now that we axe so close upon the advent of the session of 1847 it must be presumed that the Ministry, with a view to the efficient discharge of their initiatory functions of legislation, have by this time, for the most part, matured their several measures which, for the general welfare of the empire, they consider essential to bes recommended to Parliament. As affecting Ireland. in particular, we may feel certain, from the intense pressure which her almost disorganized condition has kept u upon the attention of the Government have their accession t o pc wer , th a t th e Cabiry. .at have or series of conclusively de c id e d as ; t o th e p r i nc i p l e on will base their me asure , - 1:41e which th e y 4sgres, for her regeneration. Respecting the details by which the principle, they have determined on supporting, can be best effectuated, it is most likely that they are daily undergoing alteration, according to the varying in telligence which is constantly arriving from Ireland, Whatever may be their preliminary, or corollary measures of relief, for removing the diseased symptoms which at present so fearfully disfigure the social features on the other side of St. George's Channel, there can now be but little doubt that the main object will be to render them all conducive to one great end, viz., that the land shall be rendered primarily and substantially liable for the support of the population born and bred upon its respective divisions and localities. This is the pri mitive principle of society in its rudest form, and flows in direct accordance with the prescribed dictates of nature herself. We cannot analyse the history of any nation, civilised, semi -barbarous, or in what is termed a strictly primeval condition, without severally discovering in their earliestages the universal prevalence of the principle in question. Whenever, through the artificiality of legislation, this sound base of all social organization has been com promised, or lost sight of, the infringement of the mo ral laws of nature has always been rendered palpable by the disastrous consequences which have ensued. No matter how ingenious the devices resorted to by men who had acquired large possessions, and were am bitious of retaining their territorial influence, re gardless of the ;duties inseparable from their acqui sitions, and to the faithful discharge of which the native peasantry possessed an inalienable claim by -- ",:nature,— no matter how subtle may have been their selfish efforts to shift their legitimate burdens upon the shoulders of the industrious classes, ill capable of sus taining them, it only amounted to a putting off of the evil day. Invariably has posterity been called upon, sooner or later, to suffer for the delinquencies of their ancestors. These historical lessons are most fruitful in their beneficial effects. They teach men that they are not to live for themselves alone—that if they disregard the wants of the contemporary poor; themselves or their descendants shall not escape with impunity—and if the latter, then that they are only dishonest stewards for those who must succeed to their possessions. In fine, man is hereby impressed with the salutary truth, that he is a link in a .mighty chain reaching from the confines of remotest antiquity, and gradually extending itself into the vista of futurity— and that his individual actions contribute to that summation of national conduct by which, for weal or woe, the destiny of his country will be regulated. It is quite clear that a Bill for the reclamation of waste lands in Ireland will be among the earliest of those which the Government will introduce to the Senate. It is equally clear that no necessity ought to have existed for such a measure had the Imperial Par. liament and Irish landlords long ago discharged their respective and appropriate duties. However, except as a warning for the future, jeremiads on this head are utterly futile. In regard to the mode in which the reclamation of the soil should be undertaken, much of valuable light is imparted in a letter, just printed in the form of a pamphlet, from Mr. RIGBY WASON to Lord JOHN RUSSELL. It contains the substance of a series of letters which have appeared in our columns, which renders it unnecessary for us to dilate upon it at any length. This gentleman ably insists upon the principle to which we have referred in our foregoing remarks. He points out that the primary cause of the evils which afflict Ireland is not the failure of the potato crop, inasmuch as, if it were, the same evils would have afflicted Scotland, where, in parts, and very extensively, a similar visitation has been experienced. The distress has originated in the want of employment occasioned by the cultivated land in Ireland being divided into such small possessions that employers of labour are not to be found, except with the greatest difficulty, and then at the lowest wages. The perni cious consequences of this state of things is clearly elucidated by Mr. RIGBY WAsosr, and the remedy suggested is to create a class of agricul tural labourers, for whom there is at present no regular demand, by rendering their situation better than that of the occupier of the existing small posses sions. To this end, we have the recommendation that, out of the land to be reclaimed, there should be con stituted large farms, say of 250 acres, with a few of about one-fifth the size, the latter to act as an incen tive to the honest and industrious labourer to become a farmer himself. A calculation is made that, if 3,000,000 acres of land were, when reclaimed, to be partitioned out upon this principle, permanent em ployment would be given to 120,000 heads of families, exercising a moral and social influence in Ireland of the most regenerative cha racter. Considering that the expense calculated for the accomplishment of this scheme is insignificant, compared with the object to be obtained—that the scheme emanates from a gentleman who has himself, during the past ten years, succeeded in profitably re claiming waste land at Corwan, to six miles in extent, we think that his suggestions are entitled to a most favourable consideration, and that the Government might derive much benefit from a perusal of Mr. WAsoses remarks respecting the real origin of the aggravated evils of Ireland-211e/ius est petere fontes quam sectari rivulos. One iti o o the n f o flreland,m es t w alarming meh j f u e s a t t i u fi r e e s s a i n present gl t o h o e my fo r fore boding condition for the future, is the total and almost un accountable negligence evinced by the farmers generally with respect to the cultivation of their in a g g s r . ieu T ltu he ra re l h la a b s o b u e r e , n t a h n e almostfieldsl i u e n f i a v l e l r o s w a l , s e e e v ss e a r t a i l on ho o ld f and uncared for, there is no tillage going forward or preparation of the lands for the ensuing harvests. The favourable time is passing away, moments that cannot be recall e d, flit t i ng by ; while the small holders look on in listless apathy, and take no steps to remedy a state of thi ngs which, if p ersevered in, must pro long of the p eop l e, and produce another yeartohre national distress and destitution, greater, if possible, than that which unhappily prevails at pre sent. Last year was signalized by the almost total destruction of that species of food on which the great bulk of the population were supported. A loss a wretchedness greater than amountone amounting • fully to 10,000, 000 / . sterling has been of sustained; but ; t e h r a that loss occasioned of human m y and double t'ne amount, if happening to any o th er descrip tion of edible. The very poorest, those' who, in ordinary seasons, would have had a bare sufficiency, a scanty support from the produce of their potato ground, were deprived of their all, and plunged into the most abject poverty. The high prices obtained and obtainable for corn of every kind, in some degres compensated the larger farmers for the failure of the potato; but that which had perished was the only crop to which the cottier could look, and when it became a mass of putridity and rottenness, not worth the labour that would be required to dig it out from the land, nothing remained, he was ruined, reduced to ab solute and hopeless destitution. But lamentable as was this calamity, and fearful as the suffering thereby occasioned, there was something to fall back upon. There was food in the country, although of a diffe rent and more expensive description than that usually consumed. Although there was a necessity for a large importation of breadstuffs, yet the expenditure could be met; and although individuals and districts suffered severely, and were exposed to the horrors of famine, yet the country generally was preserved from that fate by the gigantic and praiseworthy exertions of the Government. An arduous and difficult task was undoubtedly imposed on the Executive, which was greatly increased by the manner in which every thing was cast upon them by the landed proprietors throughout the whole kingdom, with some few ho nourable exceptions. What was intended to have been only an auxiliary to private enterprise was looked to as the sole means of providing for the people, hence that, which if duly and properly carried out in the spirit in which it was conceived, would have proved fl a most jotingon valuable bturned /boon, was into a means of in flicting from the vast outlay. An important change was - perty heavy charges, and little benefit was derived themselvr authorised by the authorities, taking upon .1 a grave and serious responsibility. There was r:4, longer a necessity for making the present- P lants for public works of an unproductive character. Presentments for drainage were sanctioned, pro vided certain conditions were complied with by the parties whose lands were to be improved by the ad vance of the public money, but here again something was wanting; all were not compelled to join in mob , expenditure, the measure might have been more perfect and in place of taking advantage of the opportunities afforded of doing the utmost with the means within their power, much valuable time was lost, and heavy burdens entailed on the land, while the majority of the proprietors stood with folded arms and uttered loud complaints because they were required to do anything. Again a regulation—mirabile dictu—almost universally approved of was intro duced; but still, although a great benefit is conferred on all those who are willing to avail them selves of its provisions, the usual and ordinary occu pations of the people are suspended, and no means are taken to sow the lands or to provide for the ensu ing crop. Small farmers have not only ceased to employ the quantity of labour usually occupied upon their holdings, but they have themselves sought to obtain daily wages on the public works, to the utter neglect of their tenements, and in contempt of their own bests interests. It would appear as if they supposed that the crops were to be put into the ground, cared for, and attended to at the national expense, and that they were to reap the fruits they did not toil or labour for. Such an insane course, if persevered in, must occasion a dearth of every description of produce, and render necessary an expenditure perhaps greater than the State, with all its resources, could bestow. There is yet time if the people will be warned. The national disaster may yet be averted if the parties will only bestir themselves, but if the golden opportunity is lost the result will be frightful to contemplate, and those by whose neglect it is occasioned, will prove the first victims. It would be the first duty of the landlords to look attentively to this matter in sufficient time. The persons who are so neglecting their holdings should, so far as the landlord was empowered to do, be com pelled to take active steps for the due and proper cultivation of their farms while there is yet time ; if, on being remonstrated with, they still neglect or refuse to till the land, their reasons should be ascer tained if it was really owing to distress that they had not the means of livelihood, save from the wages that they could obtain for their daily labour, that they were therefore unable to occupy themselves upon their own holdings, or to procure seed to put into the land; loans should be granted to them by their landlords, or from the private subscriptions of gen tlemen connected with the neighbourhood, and every means taken to render them due and adequate as sistance, so as to enable them to meet the emergency, and successfully to encounter these difficulties ; but if, on the other hand, they have had the power of culti vating the soil, and that they have been holding back from a di.sire to assume an appearance of distress, not warranted by the facts, and to obtain a portion of the funds granted for the relief of others of a totally different class—or to evade the first claims of their landlords—or from any other improper motives, they should be punished to the utmost degree—they can not be proper persons to remain in possession of the lands, and should be got rid of as speedily as possible. We trust that the Irish landed proprietors will at once turn their most serious attention to this matter of pa ramount importance. They are fully warned, and if they neglect their own interests, and that of their country, which they are specially called on to pro tect, they cannot expect any sympathy for the future sufferings they will be compelled to undergo, and which will be entirely occasioned by their own in sane and criminal negligence. The Augsburg Gazette has the following in a letter from Rome of the 24th ult. : " I learn from an authentic source that, by order of the Sovereign Pontiff, the criminal tribunals are to be separated from the police tribunals, and that the former will be exclusively composed of juris-consults belonging to the civil order. These judges will be appointed for life, and will receive a salary, wishing by this means to render them independent and inaccessible to corruption. There will be attached to each court a functionary to defend the interests of the State. The police courts will henceforward have no authority but over trivial offences." The Voss Gazette gives the following from Bres lau, 29th ult. : " The ultra-Danish party has mado the following pro positions to the King:— "' I. To arrest the Duke d'Augustenburg. " ' 2. To cause all the functionaries in the deputies to take an oath to maintain the letters patent, and to dis miss those who refuse. '• 3. To establish at Copenhagen a central Regency for the Duchies.' " The Ambassadors of the two leading German powers at Copenhagen were informed of these intentions, and made them known to their respective Courts." Madrid papers of the 30th ult. have been received. Prom the Clamor Publico we extract the following account of what it justly denominates "a scandalous outrage," viz., the arrest, by order of the Govern ment, at Lozoguela, of Senor OLOZAGA : "SCANDALOUS OUTRAGE.—We have just learnt, with the greatest surprise and indign a ti on that Senor D. Sebastiana Olozaga, in returning to this court with his passport in due order, and the official. report of his elec tion, in order to take his seat in the Congress, was made prisoner yesterday by a party of civic guards in the village of Lozoguela, 11 leagues from Madrid. " This attack on the personal security of a citizen, of a deputy elect, constitutes a grave responsibility on the Ministry, if, as is supposed, the order for the arrest of Senor Olozaga - proceeds from it." It is said OLOZAGA has been sent to the citadel of Pampeluna, where he is to be detained under arrest, and that the Spanish Consul at Bayonne, who signed his passport, has been dismissed. It was reported that CABRERA had appeared in Catalonia at the head of 1,000 men. The Gaceta contains the royal ordonnance appoint ing the Marquis of VILLUMA President of the: Senate. Intelligence of the defeat of lionfruta had been re ceived at Madrid. MADRID Bome, DEC. 30.—The Three per C en t s . were done at 33i for ca sh ; the Five per Cents. at 204 ; the Passives, at 6 5-16; the Coupons at 19. papers of Tuesday. TheW e have e o st receive d ituto n ei the hae Paris a long article on the con troversy now raging between the Debats and the Presse on the subject o f the n English alliance. The Constitutionnel treats both these journals as organs of the Government (although the Debats does not admit that the Presse is a Government organ), and then, contrasting their opinions, argues that there must exist great difference of opinion among the members of the Cabinet, and that the Government of M. GUIZOT is anything but an united Government. The following are the opinions expressed by the Constitu• tionnel on the subject of the alliance between France and England : " What is in our opinion clear from all this polemic is, that the alliance between France and . England w as essentially one of principl e ; a defence in common of the lib er ty of weak nations, and t h e maintenance in common of European independence. If the efforts of th e two nations had been turned to this side, the alli ance would have produced for both glorious and useful fruits. But daring six years our Government, timid, retro g r a d e , and desirous to pass for Conservative, annoyed by every liberal idea, by every remembran ce of the rev olution, desired to base the entente cordiale on the friendship o f Sovereigns an d t h e i nteres t s of Cabinets. We have blamed the results of this policy'. At present this alli ance, which was not rendered productive for liberty, has been destroyed for a mere family interest. The alliance of the two constitutional nations, though more apparent than real, rendered, however, the enemies of liberty in Europe prud en t an d c i rcumspec t. At any mome n t th e alliance could resume its veritable character and strength. But once the l as t b on d s were severed, the absolutist spirit r knew no bounds, and Cracow r eceived the blow." ihe opinions of the Constitutionnel on this subject are more sound than those of any of its contempo raries. However much M. GuizoT may be inclined to admit the truth of the doctrines of free trade in the aapbpstlircaactti,ohn o ehfasthne N orthern ot. yet mustered itsteraeidiwuapy courage suffi cient to defy th e protectionists, an d has refused the Company permtihsesiosxle says-- nietoismport foreign iron rails. jectthis " The Ministry, yielding to the powerful influence of I the iron -masters, has rejected the application made by the Northern Railway Company. The Ministry state that there is no necessity for the company to apply to foreign countries, that it is able to procure in France the twenty to twenty-five tons of rails of which it has imme diate need, and that the only question is the price. This, however, in such a case appears to us to be a question of importance. The company would pay in England for rails 2401. per ton, whereas the three or lour iron masters in France who have joined in making a proposi • Lion to supply the rails ask. 3701. delivered at their establishments, which is equal to 400 f. when on the spot where they are to be laid. Now upon 25 tons of rails this is a difference of 3,250,0001., an exorbitant price—an odious tribute to monopoly imposed upon the sdareholders of the company. We have already said that the iron-masters, overwhelmed as they are with orders, could not supply the 25 tons of rails. In fact, the estab lishments which have offered to deliver them at the price perttooniurhchavasee notit in the Belgium.iron o n Theyhand, willan hems d w th u s make a breach t ------e•Yeg 0110 branchbranchof the ipn ill be o f compelled 3 70f. monopoly. But even if they do this, and the Northern Company accept their offer, it is by no means certain that the rails will be delivered in proper time. It is probable, on the contrary, that they will not be delivered at the periods stipulated for. But of what consequence is it for the country to suffer if monopoly be protected? To mention an instance:—The works of the railroad from Dijon to Chalons-sur•Saiine are quite ready with the exception of the rails. If they were on the ground ready to be laid the road might be opened to the public next spring. Now, of 40,000 rails which ought to have been delivered before the Ist of the present month, only 4,000 have been delivered.' Owing to this delay, which is imputable solely to the iron-masters, who accept more orders than they can execute, the opening of an impor tant line will be deferred for an entire year, to the in jury of the company and of the public." The KING and QUEEN of the BELGIANS arrived in Paris on Monday. _ The Three per Cents. closed at 80f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 50c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,257 f. 50e. ; Rouen, 911 f. 25e. ; Havre, GSOf. ; Great Northern, 640 f. ; Avignon, 863 f. 75c. ; Yierzon, 605 f. ; Bordeaux, 561 f. 25c.; Troyes and Montereau, 350 f. ; Dieppe, 355 f.; Tours and Nantes, 485 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 508 f. 75c.; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f.., ; Bordeaux and Cette, 450 f. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 31 ex div. MARSEILLES, DEC. 31.—Marseilles and Avignon, 887 f. 50c. ; Northern, 6551. ; Paris and Lyons, 5101. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 6. Boulogne and Amiens, 15 3 /—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon 13 1 / 2 —Great Indian Peninsular, %—Great Western Bengal, A—Luxembourg, : / t —Namur and Liege, VA—Northern of France, 10%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 8 3 / —Paris and Lyons B%—Paris and Orleans, 49—Paris and Rouen,36 lA—Paris and Strasburg, 44—Rouen and Havre, 27. UNITED HILLS MINE COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the shareholders was held today, at the Company's offices, 5, Adam's-court, Broad-street—Mr. Clark in the chair. A report was read, stating that the directors had been compelled to suspend the resolutions come to on Nov. 12, 1846, to the effect that new shares should be issued, and that 3,0001. of the debt should be liquidated. It stated that 1,800 of the shareholders had refused to take up new shares, and had offered their old shares at a ruinous price in the market. The directors, there fore, could not go on. They proposed now creating 4,800 new shares, issued at 1/. instead of 21. 103., in hope that the shareholders themselves would take them up, and thereby enable them to extinguish the debt alto gether. The CHAIRMAN stated that the debt was 4,0004 and the additional 8001. would be very advantageously em ployed in sinking their shaft to a lower level. The report was adopted and passed. The resolutions of the 12th of November last were then rescinded. A resolution rescinding any clause or clauses in the company's deed opposed to the creation of new shares was unanimously adopted. Resolutions based on the report, and creating 4,800 new shares, at 11. each, to be .offered to the shareholders on or before the 21st January inst., were then unani mously passed, and the meeting separated. ELY and HUNTINGDON RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the proprietors of the above company was held at the company's offices, Mill bank-street, in order to authorise the directors to borrow such sums of money as were specified by the Act. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, Mr. H. C. LACY, the chairman, said that the business which they were assembled to dispatch was brief, but important. The directors sought to borrow certain sums of money, to enable the company to proceed with the works. For this purpose they required the assent of the shareholders, and he should, therefore, submit to them the following resolution : " That the directors be empowered, and are hereby authorised and empowered to borrow on mortgage or bond, at such rate of interest not exceeding five per cent. per annum, and for such period or periods as they shall think fit, the whole or any portion of the sum of 64,8001., which the company by their Act of in corporation is authorised and empowered to borrow." One of the PROPRIETORS having remarked on the rate of interest they were empowered to give, The CHAIRMAN said they would of course endeavour to borrow at as low a rate of interest as possible. Several Proprietors wished to know whether the Eastern Counties Company were likely to accede to the proposals made to them by the company. The CHAIRMAN said that they had refused already; but he understood that they themselves would bring for ward proposals for some negotiation very shortly. The resolution was then agreed to, and the meeting separated. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 7.—The Clyde steamer, Cap thin Simons, arrived this morning, at ten o'clock, with the West Indian and Mexican mails. She has not brought a single dollar on account of the di ♦idends, but she has nearly 2,000,000 on board on mer chants' account, the whole of which were shipped at Tampico. The American authorities have intimated that for the future the ports were closed against further shipment. A conducta of halt a million of dollars was sent express from Mexico, in nine days, for shipment, so anxious were the merchants to avail themselves of the packet. Santa Anna had published a letter in the Mexican newspapers entirely disavowing the late con version of the Mexican Bonds. A squadron of six ships was off Tampico, awaiting the arrival of the troops from America to make a land attack on Alvarado. Santa Anna had collected 25,000 troops at San Luis Potosi, to await the advance of the American General, Taylor, who occupied Saltillo with 5,000 men, and a report was current in Vera Cruz that Santa Anna had ad vanced against him with ten thousand men, and compelled, him to fall back on Monterey, the American volunteers being in a state of insubor dination. The Mexican Government were making stre nuous efforts to•strike a decided blow. Gen. Salons, the President, had decreed an advance of two million dollars, the repayment to be guaranteed by the clergy at the expiration of two years at 5 per cent. per annum. General Taylor has attempted to negotiate with Santa Anna for peace, who replied that no terms could be listened to whilst an American soldier remained in arms on Mexican ground, or an American man-of-war blockaded a Mexican port. The news from Mexico is highly favourable to the Mexicans.—Berald. DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS.—We are glad to find that the inhabitants of St. Clement Danes, St. Martin-in-the4'ields, St. Mary-le-Strand, and the ad joining parishes have commenced a penny subscription, to aid the destitute peasantry in the Western Highlands, more especially in the district of Lochaber. Mr. V. G. Dowling, 4, Norfolk-street, Strand, Mr. F. Stokes, 17.5, Strand, Mr. Burfield, 180, Strand, and Mr. S. Sainsbury, 177, Strand, guarantee the proper application of the funds without delay. Mr. E. Sainsbury, the brother of Mr. S. Sainsbury, is calling upon the inhabitants for their subscriptions, and already several pounds have been collected. We hope other parishes will follow this good example. THE INFANT SAPPHO. —ln noticing a concert recently given in Manchester, the Manchester Examiner of Saturday says—" That delightful little creature, the Infant Sappho, to whom song seems to be a natural utterance, led off the performances with a couple of her favourite airs, contrasted so as to exhibit her powers in the pathetic and mirthful. Her efforts in both pieces received, and ieserved the enthusiastic applause which they elicited from the very large and respectable audi tory. But it was in Sir Henry Bishop's " Should he upbraid," which the tiny songster has caught up from having heard it sung by one of our celebrated vocalists, that the Sappho exhibited most Markedly her quickness, her fine appreciation, and wonderful execution. She has only given this classical song three or four times in public, and yet, so well did she render its music and meaning, that a loud encore was the result." A BRIDEWELL TO BE LET.—Yesterday, the ma gistrates, at the Town-hall, Preston, had the satisfaction of leaving the bench without transacting any business. There was not a case for investigation of any descrip tion, neither was there a prisoner in Bridewell during any part of the preceding evening. This is indeed a rare occurrence.—M anchester Guardian of yesterday. DEATH OF JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY.—This gentle-. man, who has been so long before the world in the character of a philanthropist died at Norwich on Monday last. During the very sharp weather Mr. Gurney attended the meeting of the District Visiting Society for the purpose of providing for the great distress the poor of Norwich were experiencing, and on returning home his pony slipped and fell with him on passing over Orford-hill. Mr. Gurney was thrown over the pony's head on to the ground. He was quickly picked up, and in aihort time, considering that no serious injury had been sustained, he rode home on the same pony. We regret to add that other symptoms followed, and a special telegraphic dispatch was sent to London at 6 o'clock on Monday morning last, and before ten a physician from London was in attendance ; Mr. Gurney, however, we regret to add, died the same night, about ten o'clock, aged fifty-nine. The city is generally in mourning ; all the shops in the market-place and those in most other parts of the city, are closed, so uni versally and highly was the deceased respected.. DEATH OF MAJOR FRASER, GOVERNOR OF FORT GEORGE.—We record, in our obituary of to day, the death of this respected officer, and estimable country gentleman. His amiability of disposition, hospitality, and kindness, during a period of thirty-six years, in connexion with that garrison, will long be remembered , and his memory cherished by a wide and general ac quaintance. In him the poor have lost a generous friend. The funeral took place on Saturday last, with the mili tary honours due to his rank and station; and in addi tion to the strength of the garrison, his remains were followed to the tomb by many of the gentlemen of the sur rounding country, and by a large concourse of people. —Ross Advertiser. DEATH OF THE HON. HENRY DAVID ERSKINE.— This gentleman expired at his residence, near Clack mannan, in the seventieth year of his age. He was son of the fourteenth Earl of Mar and Nellie, by Miss Floyer, daughter of C harles Flo y er, Esq., for some time Governor of Madras, and was heir presumptive to his nephew, the sixteenth holder of the title. He married, in 1805, Mary Anne, daughter of John Cooksey, Esq., by whom he had issue eight children, the eldest son being Walter Coningsby, born in 1810, a captain in the 73d Bova NotiTe Taliptry• p: '^ r" e •~'7~ MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton-market at Liverpool, yesterday, was quieter. Sales, 4,000 to 5,000 bales at about Friday's rates. Shares were steady. A brief reference was made yesterday under this head, to the subscription that has been commenced for the relief of the distressed people in the remote parishes of Ireland and Scotland. We are happy to state that a large number of additional donations are about to be ad vertised. It cannot be too strongly enforced that clothing as well as money is required, and that to a very large amount indeed, to relieve the poignant distress which too many of our fellow-subjects are suffering at the present mo ment. All the aid that can be rendered to the committee for affording the relief required shall be readily given by this journal. Our advertise ment columns have • already shown a goodly amount of sstbcriptions, and under the earnest exer tions of Messrs. Rothschild and Co., and others, it may be reasonably anticipated that hundreds upon hundreds of pounds sterling will be soon added to the Relief Fund. The announcement of the arrival of the West India Mail steamer has just been made. It will be late in the day ere private letters and the public journals can be delivered. We must, consequently, wait a while fur a summary of the details. The Consol Market has been firm this morning at 934 .11, and for immediate transfer the same values have been borne. The Reduced Three per Cents. have been quoted at 94. India Bonds at 20s. premium, and Ex chequer. bills at 14s. to 1 ls. premium. In the Foreign market there has not been any consi derable amount of business transacted in the Bonds this morning. The principal quotations are for Russian 111; for the Spanish Three per Cents. 36k; for the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 591; and for the Four per Cent. Certificates, 924. In the Railway Shares and Scrip Markets business has not been very brisk to-day. Burnsa FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCL. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9336 94 3 per Cent. Consols Aims 9 3. 5A 3 / 4 - New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Jan. sth, Expire 1860 9 13-16 India Bonds 1,0001 Ditto under 1.0001 South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Opening 9 3 3 /q % Exchequer Bills. 1 1 ,4 d. 1,000/. 5001. • l4 pm. Ditto Small ..... 14 12 pm. FRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dutch 2 1 ,! per Cent., 12 Guild 59 Equador Bonds Granada, 1 per Cent. . Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent lll Ditto for the Account .. ..... 1107 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 -- Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cents 59%% Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates BTSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Pia SIIAIE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &e. 2% 2 to Armagh, Coleraine, & Portrush 1% to Belfast and County Down .. _ _ _ I3irmingham aad laloucester..loo - Do. New (iss. at 7% dis.).. 17 1 _ Birmingnani & OxfoaJunC... 2' - Birmingham, \Vol., & Dudley 425. ... . 6 5 1 3 % pto Birming., \Vol., & Stour Val. 425. - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 2 34 ' —.. ..... to _ _ Boston, Stamf , & Birming... 225. Bristol and Exeter Do., New ... 5 Bristol and Gloucester Bristol and Liverpool June... 2 1 / 2 — to Buckinghamshire.. ......... ... 84s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares 2 l / 2..... 2 3 47 i... to Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 25 Chester and Holyhead... 2 7 1 /2 — to Cheltenham and Oxford Clarence. lOO Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do„ 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, I per Cent 10 - to Cork and Killarney 2 l/ ...... Cork and Waterford 1 Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares' Direct Northern Scrlp... ...... 2%...... 2% to Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 12 11 / — Dublin Belfast, & Coleraine 2% — ...... to Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 10 Eastern Counties l4l. 16s 2 3 1 /8 to Do. New l2l. 16s 7% p... to Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d — Do., do N0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... Do., York Extension ...... 2 ...... ... Eastern Union .. 40 Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. Extension to Harwich 1% — ...... to Do. Cambridge and Ely ... 2 East Lancashire Ditto, New . Do. (late Preston &Omsk.) 5 Do., do., New Scrip East Lincolnshire ... 1 1 / 4 3%%... to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O — to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares I2IA l 9 l/i to Edinburgh and Northern ... 12 1 , , , — Ditto. New 21, -0, A 1 4 2 43 13 ...... to Ditto, Newport Ditto, ditto, New l l /2 ...... to Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon Exeter Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 5 / 8 — Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle.. 5 ...... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 — to Ditto, New _ . Do. IA Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% Goole,Doncaster, bheilid., &c. 2 ...... _ . Great Eastern and Western... 2% ....•• to Great Northern (London and _ York Regd.) 2% 3% to Do. (Direct North. Regd.) 3 3 / 4 41,4...... to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 27% 28%. .... to Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New 5 — to Ditto, New l5 ... .. 54 .. ... to Ditto, New 1%...... ..... to Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Do. New Huddersfield anti Manchester 13 .. ... Dittc, Extension Hull andlSelby 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% 23% ...... to Ditto, Half Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 14 . ... . _ Do. do. and Norwich Lancaster and Carlisle SO Do. New 5 - Leeds and Bradford Leizester and Bedford I,eeds, Dewsbury, & blanches. 22 1 / 2 — to ~. Do., Branch f/ 2 Shares 2l ...... Ditto, Branch (Blue) Ditto, Extension (Green).. Leeds and Thirsk l 7 l /2 to Ditto, New . ... ...... .. s—. .... Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%..... 5 1 / 2 to Liverpool, Crosby, and South port. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% 2 %.... . to London & Blackwall...l6l. 13s. 4d 8 7 44 to 1)o. New . Do. Extension Lond., Bright.,%& South Coast 50 ...... Do. Consolidated Fifths.. 40 Do. ConsolidatedEiglitha... 10 ...... Do. Guaranteed sper Cent. 9 . ..... London and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... ...... to London and North Western..loo ......199 Do. Quarter Shares . 2 Do. do. New ...... ...... 2 Do. do. Fifths Do. Quarters ...... G. J. 5 Do. 401. Shares.....L. &M. 8 Do. 401. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 5 . - Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 5 Do. 10/. ... M. and Bri(C.) 1 London, Oxford, and Chet ttn. 1%...... London and S. Western.... 411.6 s 10d 65 1 / 2 to Do. New consolidated 8 ths.. 40 Ditto New .... .... 22 1 2...,.. Do. New lB Ditto Tenths 5 ...... 5 5 i' 8 ..... to Ditto Tenths Ditto Scrip Ditto ditto London and Y0rk......... ...... 2% 3% to Ditto Extension London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen 15 Lynn and E1y:: Lynn and Der eham kanchester and Leeds B2 .. ... Ditto Half Shares 38 Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths! 5 Ditto Sixteenths ........ ... 6 1 4 Do. Extension Do. Liverpool and Bury... 24 Do., do., Fifths Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 425. Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto % Shares (No. 1) ... 8 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 2 1 ...... Do. and Grimsby l5 — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto .. l% — to Ditto, Sheffield, and Linc. 2% — to Manchester and Southampton 2 Midland 100 l3O ... .. to Ditto Fifths ' 2 Ditto, New Ditto, New 2 ... . 6% to Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... .. Midld. Great Western (Irish): 20 . . Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... - Ditto New 20 - Ditto Quarter Shares 64„.. .. --- •...•• to Newmarket and Chesterford 5 Newport and Abergavenny. . 2 1 ,4 — Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor NTorfolk Do. Half Shares Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847,N. of Norflk - _ to Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union .... 2% 1 % 3 / 4... to Northern and Eastern Ditto Quarter sha-es Ditto New ~. 1 North Staffordabire...,.. ...... 5 t 9 S'orth British Ditto Half Shares, . ll Do. Quarters 1!,4 — ..... to -- Ditto, Extension % to -- Ditto Thirds ... Xorth Wales 3% - North. & South. Connecting 2%..... North Western . 2% 3% to Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Oxfd., Witnev, & Cheltnham 1%..,........ Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre Ditto, Half Shares Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 3/. 125.... 1 1 / 4 dis to 1 Royston and Hitchen 1%...... 2 ...... to Scottish Central ... 15 Scottish Midland . ..... ... 12% — ...... to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole .. 2% .. 3Y to -- .. .... , Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3...... 5 1 / 8 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 2M4... to Shropshire Union South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 South Staffordshire Junction 1/138.4d 1% p....t0 South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 4. 40 , to r Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l2 Ditto, New, No. 3 1 5 Ditto New, No. 4.. ....... .... 2% 4% to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 2 raw Vale Extension Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction 425. Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Warwick and Worcester 425....... ...... to Waterford and Kilkenny ll ...... -. Waterford and Limerick ... .. 27%." .. to -- Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Düblin .. Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia - Waveney Valley - Welsh Midland 2% — to West Riding Union . 425. West Cornwall Wexford and Carlow - ...... to ...... Wisbeach and St. Ives ...... ... 2 — - Windsor, Staines, and South Western Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 15 York and Newcastle /... 25 ... .. 38 1 ,E to Ditto, New 5 .. ... 12g ...... to - Ditto, Preference 2 ..... 7;%%... to - York and North Midland - to -- Ditto, Half Shares - Ditto, Selby 4O - Ditto. Extension - Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension ...... 5 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes ...... ........ 1 - to - Belgian Eastern Junction.... 2% - Boulogne and Amiens lB - Bordeaux and Mediterranean 2 - to - Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's) - Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Espelete's ) . 2 - .... to ..... Calais, Dunk, & W. Fla iders 2 - Calcutta & Diamond Harbour 78. ..... - . to --. Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) - .. ... to - Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 - Central of Spain ... 2 - to --- Ceylon .... ss. - Demerara. - Dendre Valley - . to - Direct Bombay and Madrai ss. '..., - - Dutch Rhenish ....••••••, 6 East Indian -.. ....... -...... ss. - - Fampoux and Hazebrouk..... 4 - to - Great Indian Peninsular • 55....... - ...... t o - Great Western Bengal - ss. - Great Western Canada "31A ...... - ...... to - Italian and Austrian ...... 4 - to --- Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 - to Jersey - Louvain a la Sambre - to - Luxembourg - Lyons and Avignon 2 - ..• .. to - Madras Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % - to - Madrid and Valentia - to - Mauritius - •••••• to -- Namur and Liege . 8 ..... - - Nn. of France - to -- North Jamaica... 1 - - Orleans and Vierzon - - Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 - to - Over Yssel 413 s 4d..... - - Paris and Lyons - Paris and Orleans... 2O - - Paris and Rouen 2O - .. •• • to ---- Paris & Strasbg. Constituted 5 - - Rouen and Havre - Sambre and Meuse - Strasburg and Bale l4 ..... to -- St. Laurence and Atlantic - - Tours & Nantes Constituted 5 - Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt - ...... to -- Trinidad.. ........ ......... - ...... to -- West Flanders 6 - - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia - British North American .... 50 - to - - Colonial - ...... to - Commercial of London - London Joint Stock ..........10 ...... - • to - London and Westminster. .. 20 ...... to ' I - ... .. to - , ! N N a a t t i i o o n n a a l l I: f ro l v r i e n la c n ia d l of En gld. 3 22 5 1 A Provincial of Ireland 25 - tO - Union of Australia 25 - .•... to - Union of London ... 10 - to - MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered - - LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY' ) LONDON, JAN. 7.—Wind E., light breeze, and thin k half ' weather. Ac rd. DEAL, JAN. 6.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W., Lord William Bentinck, Allan, Honduras; Dmdalus,,f Orleans. Arrd. from the River, Bussorah Merchant , De e for Sydney, New South Wales; Worcester, Ferris, Ma drgi _ ll 2 , Lotus, Head, Barbadoes ; Naiad, Rose, Antigua. SW. S arah Charlotte, Dunnett, Cape of Good Hope; Audacia, Bahia. FAL.mouTn, JAN. 6.—Wind calm.--Arrd. Patmos, Rio Grande, sailed Nov. 6. A LiveKrooL, JAN. 6.—Wind Favourite, Allen, Demerara ; Emma Watts, Watts, Il e , York ; Columbus, Cowan, St. John's, New Brunswick ; •n•L' botsford, Locke, Restigouche ; Alcyon, Hick, Quebe c Midas, Law, ontreal. Sld. Montezuma, Lowher, N elf York. Off port, Leonidas, Denia, Lady Sale, an d Devote shire, —. Siam, Hong-Kong; Walker, Headwith, /11 641 _5 mein ; Tweed, Hands, Rio Janeiro ; Lady Mona, Perki n '', Valparaiso; Irt, Young, Pernambuco ; Madagascar . purdo, Havannah ; Catalina, Riambeur, Havannah ; , Gle"-. Peton lyon, Muirhead, New Orleans ; Virginia, Eaton, New Orleans; Oneco, •Drew, New Orleans; Naomi, Wilson, Savanna h ' Aurora, Henderson, Charleston. CLYDE, JAN. s.—Wind E.—Arrd. Agamemnon, M‘Kan.dt! Quebec ; James Dunlop, Harvie, Honduras. Sld. ,L lea " Ybararan, Havannah. YAK•douTir.—Arrd. Sandwich, Mann, St. Lucia; We 4 Indian, Rich, Sierra Leone • Margaret Evans, New York. _, PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Her Majesty's ship Daphne returned to Spithead, having taken the ground on the Bon e Sand. HULL, JAN. s.—The -Ocean brig is on shore betwee, e Grimsby and Cleethorp. The brig Stella is sunk near Grinis bi outfall. LYNN, JAN. 3.—A vessel, supposed a screw steame; schooner rigged, painted green, with loss of mainmast, sun in about nine fathoms water, was passed on the 27th LIT; about ten miles N.W. of the Dudgeon float light, by the Vulcan, Hodder, of this port. FowEY, JAN. 5. —Wind E. to S.E.—Arrd. Good Inten t ' Warburton, Quebec. CARDIFF.—SaiIed, Splendid, Rawley, New York. LLANELLY.—Arrd. Mercury, Hayton, Quebec. DUBLIN, JAN. 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. James Fagan, Mor ris, Quebec. KiNaszos.—Arrd. Kenella, Jones, Africa. CORK, JAN. 4.—Wind calm.—Arrd, Brigand, Parker, Sti Andrew's, New Brunswick. The Giaour for Jamaica, has ne sailed, as reported yesterday. CASTLETOWNSEND, JAN. 2. Arrd. Mary Alice, ige, ll .; treal for London, with loss of topmast, bowsprit, and all n'" canvass. Suao.—Sld. George Reed, Cuba; Gem, New York. LONDONDERRY.—Arrd. Pera, Norris, New York; superior, Mason, Quebec ; Clydesdale, Fraser, Qnebec. LOUGYISWILLY, JAN. I.—Maria, Campbell, New York. for LEITH ROADS, JAN. 4.—Pioneer, Seeger, Miramieb i Sunderland, with loss of sails and spars. SHIELDS, JAN. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Whitwell Grange , 31I'Donald, St. Andrew's, N.B. wvasess seene l, appto capsizea ren l y and a c fo o u a n st d in er g , schooner LivERr rf about j A N 1 . 2 0 6 i — on A s, 3d inst., off Point Units, by the John Campbell, arrived here, GREENOCK, JAN. s.—The Little Aggie, of Berwick, sank this morning off the port, after being in contact with the Town of Dundee steamer. HULL, JAN. 6. —The Lady Ann, from Goole to Lynn, has arrived in the Roads leaky, after being on the Whitton Sandi CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Jan. 7, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wal e. per Imperial Quarter. wnx.ifiear,EY.l OATS. RTE. I BEAM 1 PNAI• PRICE •• 1 6451 4d 44s 3d 27g 2d 46s 10d 45s 10d 465 DUTY ... is Od 2s Od ls .6d 25 od 23 od 25 oh MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY). HAY MAR3eSITS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 31 16s ; Clover ditto , 3158 to 41178 ; and Straw, 11 8s to 11 12s per load. Both Hay and Straw were in good supply, and heavy demand, At the above quotations. CusteEntAxn.—Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/1 7s ; Clover ditto 3/ 8s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1110 s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade dull, at late rates. WIIITECHAPIL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 16s; Clover ditto, 31 5s to Si ; and Straw, 1 / 85 to 11 12s per loa d ' Supply good, and trade dull. .. - . NEVITGATE .A.ND ZZIADENHALL. Our markets were rather heavily supplied, while the gen, ~, ral demand was in a sluggish state, as follows : —Beef, froi' 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3 s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 3 d v" 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81b5, by the carcase. MEAT MARICETS. Sotrutau„ JAN. 6.—We had a very dull trade here to-01 , and the quotations were somewhat lower than last Wel t :, Beef, from 3s to 45 2d; Mutton, Ss 10d to ss; Veal, 45 48 8d ; and Pork, 4 s to 4 s 64 per 81bs to sink the offal. RUMFORD, JAN. 6.—Prime Down Sheep were in go' request, at full prices, but all other kinds of stock so14:100 easier terms. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 313 10d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 8110. Suckling Calves, 18s to 29s •, quarter-old store Pigs, 164 t° 18s ; and Much Cows, with their small Calf, 16/ to 181 each. _ linmsuam, JAN. 6.—The trade was very dull here t his m orning, and prices were not supported :—Beef, from 35 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and For 4s to 4s 6d per Blbs. u ttoo ARUNDEL, JAN. s. —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; ; 4s 6d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 48 6d; and Pork, 4s to 44 4 c l 811 g. A moderate oupply, sad a 4e.avY 6=4. M p......... Cmcn n the fi 4s 4d to R!r Blbs. rigs, 16s to 181 eau SILEE B This v the sum Cambrid The (1; mit teem: Mr. Lc have been comp any. the o hs ery !until to re In order to The IN parties haC ant had h e relied upor liabl e if had not'aci th eetnplo ) verdict stayed the This Wa. 6 4 1 1s., th , pleaded till Mr. Six , and the d eerators, a] 1 846. It Pleaded the rent of sot allow the I these circu demand w collateral There vr as liability of led to the i Counsel n ot vounsel Mr. Rob Work was Mr. H og Unnecessar done for th lope had n It was a la the busi Mr. Sias roust sub . H o . tiv M es r had sad they A good grout debted to t CRIMI Mr. 11 Clarkson Mr. C rvhollj bl accident i Mr. Jta , The jin