The Sun. — London, England, 1840-12-31 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (WEDNESDAY 27ENING.) CIMON/CLE.—The subjoined communications, being extracts from letters dated Ist of December, le - *dived from a mercantile house at New York, agents for riire State of Illinois, will be satisfactory to the holders ref the Stock of that State, the credit of which was shaken in consequence' of the proceedings adopted by the State against Mr. John Delafield, of New York. Mr. Delafield had received fro:n the Fund Commis sinners of Illinois a large amount of State Bonds, under eentract of the 7th May, 1839, to the extent of 283 bonds, for 1,000 dollars each, which he was bound to pad Ly instalments in terms of contract. appears, ho,wever, that he only paid the two first instalments Excording to contract, and the Fund Commissioners, therefore brought a suit against him in the Chan cellor's Court for breach of agreement. Mr. Dda field pleaded much in his defence on the bad faith of the State of Illinois, whereby the value of the:r bonds had been seriously depreciated. His plea was founded on the following resolution of a com mittee of the Legislature of Illinois, of date the 30th January, 1840 :—" Resolved, That the contract made by MM. Rawlings and Charles Oakley, fund commis sioners of the State of Illinois, with John Delafield, banker, New York, on the 7th day of May, 1839, for ties sale of 283 State Bonds, for 1,000 dollars each, is not made in conformity with law, and is hereby repu• iliateri." It it important to observe that this resolution ‘ViIS passed in consequence of the protest of the drafts for the Duci.mber and January instalments of Mr. De latield's debt, and, above all, that it was rejected ulti mately by the Senate, and was never entertained by the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois. It originated from the failure of agreement on the pin of Mr. Delafield, who passed the bonds of the State into other hands without paying ti.e price, and in consequence of which illegal conduct on his part, the State, after a long and useless correspondence, to .ffect a compromise, was ultimately compelled to eeek redress in a court of law. The object of the visit, however, was not to repudiate the validity of the bonds which Mr. Delafield had, by himself or agents, &gaited so thiri parties. The State of Illinois never vo-:ant to question their liability for the bonds ; they telly wished for an injunction to prevent Mr. Delafield from passing those remaining in his hands away to others, and to make the proceeds of those which he bad gold answerable for his debt, under the contract with the State. That such was the nature of the pro ocedinfs against Delafield is fully explained from the following letters : On mount of the unfavourable impression which has been made is the Loudon market, in consequence of cer tain proceedings of the State of Illinois against Mr. John Delafield of this city, we have thought it would be inter esting to you to receive the inclosed letter, addressed to us by the Hon. Daniel Webster, who, you would perceive, was one of the counsel employed by the State. We hope the explanations contained in this letter will effectually remove all further apprehensions on this subject. " Since enclosing you the letter of Mr. Webster by this conveyance, we bare received the enclosed letter from Mr. S. B. Ruggles, who was also engaged with lir. Webster as the solicitor of the State of Illinois:— (Copy.) " New York, Nov. 30, 1840. " Gentlemen,—Mr. Ruggles has suggested to me that some alarm has been excited among the holders of Illinois Bonds by the Chancellor's decision in the suit of Illinois against Delaficid. I know no reason of alarm, arising from anything decided, or contended for, in that case. It was not suggested by the Counsel for the State of Illinois, nor, as I understand, intimated by the Chancellor, that the State could repudiate the bonds, or refuse their pay ment. On the contrary, the ground insisted on for the relief claimed was, that the bonds must be paid, in all events, to the holders, into whose hands they passed from Delafield.—l am, &c., ( Signed) , i DANIEL WEBSTER." (Copy.) " New York, Nov. 28, 1840. " Gentlemen,—ln answer to inquiries made by your selves and others, holders of Illinois bonds, as to the ob ject of the suit in Chancery, prosecuted by the State of Illinois against Mr. Jobn Delafield, and of which I have charge as Solicitor, I state that the object of the suit is, not to-repudiate, or in any way disavow the bonds of the State, but merely the contract by which they were sold to Mr. Delafield. The bonds are regarded throughout as being, of and in themselves, valid and perfect securities, obligatory against the State in the hands of all persons except the original parties to the contract, and the main object of the Bill is to prevent Mr. Delafield from parting with the bonds, and thereby placing them in hands where, in all events, they would be binding on the State. " It will be seen that the decision of the Chancellor plainly recognises this principle, in attaching the proceeds of such of the bonds as Mr. Delafield may have nego tiated ; and such, too, was the whole scope of the reason ing of the eminent counsel (Messrs. William Kent and !girlie!, Webster) who argued the cause in behalf of Illi nois before the Chancellor. The idea was never for a moment thrown out or entertained, either by court or esnnsal, that the bonds once out of the possession of Dela field were not legally, as well as morally, binding on the *taws, and thil obligation was not only admitted, but it was urged anenlied on, as furnishing the sole ground for seekiag the aid of the Court. The opinion of the Chan cellor will show that he recognises this obligation as the very bjelis of his decision. itnestion arising in the cause, as to the legality of- the entginal sale of the bands to Delafield, by the fund Commissioners ' is a matter resting exclusively between List and the &ate, in no way affecting third parties holding the bonds, who are not bound either to prove, or know, or inquire how, or by whom, the bonds were originally put in circulation. " I am, &c., ( Signed) " SAMUEL B. RUGGLES." Mr. Daniel Webster was counsel for the State of ll!inois, in the action against Delafield, and Mr. Ruggles was solicitor in the cause. The above com munications, therefore, which fully explain the nature anti object of the proceedings, cannot fail to give con fidanca to those who may be holders of bonds of the state of Illinois. TlMES.—There have been frequent intimations of late of the approaching introduction of foreign ►oans into this market, but they have died away again for the most part and been forgotten. All this implies, as plainly as though it had been publicly stated on unde niable authority, that the market has been examined very carefully, and found not to be capable of receiving any additional supply to a large extent. This is to be ascribed in part to the efforts of the Bank to make money scarce ; bet there exists another and more power ful cause for it, which is, that we have not at hand much spent capital available for such purposes. Projects at ler.° of various kinds, but principally those connected with railways. have absorbed money to an immense amount, in permanent investment, for good or evil, as the case might turn out to be ; while the systematic dealers in money, who might be tempted, while it ras• of little or no value in the discount market, by the high• rate of in terest on foreign loans, to lend their help at least in setting them. forth, have been able to derive all the profit they could have derived, and of a safer kind also, .front the current rare of money on private loans, to the profit on which there is, in fact, hardly any limit, as the recent disclosures respecting some of the loan societies have proved. These circumstances, j o ined with the discredit attaching to foreign loans gene rally limn the quantity of dishonoured paper of that kind now in circulation, will probably keep us free for some time to come from any large introductions of that kin.l. _ _ The Consol market was buoyant to-day with improv ing symptoms. 'Tie arrangement of the account to-day in the share market being passed over easily, although as much as 15 per cent. was paid for accommodation, the prices of the general descriptions have been fully maintained, whilst is nrime a further advance occurred. liy she usual official return published by the Customs, the exports of the precious metals from the port of Lon don to foreign and colonial ports, for the week ending tits ?4 t h instant, was as under : Ounces. Silver coin to Belgium 2,000 Mauritius Connected with the desire which is generally felt for the introduction of a higher stamp for the postage of foreign letters, are a memorial to the Treasury slay the Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Coni et-etse„ and an accompanying letter by the London 1. kyr. India and China Association. The B inthay eiteet3:ialswet represent that they have observed w ith e t ;re' that the present impossibility of pre-pa: ins titor 'Asters to littglaud prevents them availing them sdet:s of ae advantages of overland communication, er.,! go so gar as so any, that many persons who would open correspondence s in England are de li reed from so doing by an unwillingness to entail exormse on those parties with whom they might car rt scoot. They therefore suggest that envel o p es an d stamps similar to those in England%ut specially stamped for Indian letters, should be sold by the home Post-office to the English stationers, who would for 1 ma n per ceP:age transmit them for sale to India. In the letter that. Accompanies this memorial the Committee of the East India and China Association, considering that stamps of the present low denomination would, from the num ber that would be requisite for Indian communication, both disfigure the letters and increase their weight, suggests that Is. be the amount of the statnps made far India, provided the wish of the Bombay memo rialists is granted. As the Indians themselves are will ing to purchase these stamps, there seems no objection that can be urged by the Government against a mea sure that would tend to increase the revenue, while pub lic convenience was at the same time consulted. For on the transmission of the pre-paid letters from India to England no loss could of course be sustained by the Government did any accident prevent their safe delivery ; whereas, under the present arrangement the loss of a letter is a loss to the revenue as well as to the party for whom it is designed. Some persons suggest.. in addition to this alteration in favour of the Indian public, that a similar stamp should be made for the postage of the letters taken to India from England. This would prevent much of the delay which now arises from thf clerks who take the letters to the Post-office h os i ng to wa it while their letters are examined and taxed, and the consequentupwd which is found to be so great an inconvenience at the office on the 4th of every month. The letters would be weighed and stamped in the houses of the parties who sent them, and not a moment's delay would arise at the Post-office. These suggestions seem altogether unobjectionable, though there appears no reason that a shilling should be fixed upon as the maximum of the postage stamps, and why these may not be issued of every amount for which use might be found. POST.—The transactions of the foreign market have been generally limited, and with a view to the settlement and effects of the account, which closes to morrow. There was a good deal of stir in the Spanish funds, which continue to advance, though with an evi dent, and probably a well-founded, suspicion on the part of the dealers that there may be something unsound in the views of those who are operating for the rise. Co lombian 231 to 24 ; Mex;can 281 to 29 ; Five per Cent. Portuguese 321 to 32i ; Active Spanish 24 to 25 ; and the Treasury Bonds, 26. Great Western Railway Shares closed at 26 to 261 prem. ; ditto (new), 111 to 12 prem. ; London and South Western, l 7 to 171 prem. ; Brighton, 6 to 6 dis. ; Birmingham 81 to 83 prem.; and London Joint- Stock Bank, 2i to 2i prem. per share. This market exhibits but little activity (it was settling day). Prices as will be seen, are nevertheless, still rather upon the rise—a circumstance which may be ascribed to the easy state of the money market. Discounts on first-rate foreign hills were effected at 41 per cent, Every day seems .to bring to light some fresh defect in Mr. Rowland Hill's Post Office arrangements. A money order received by a respectable merchant from Jersey, was yesterday presented at the proper window for payment by the gentlemen in person. The answer was, that no advice to pay had come hand. In the midst of the uncertainty that exists, with regard to the position and prospects of our money market, it is gratifying to the commercial interest in the City to find, as they do, from the advices just received by the Great Western steamer from New York, that there is no reason to apprehend a drain, or even a demand, for specie from that quarter. On the departure of the steamer the exchange on England ranged be tween 8,1- and 91 per cent. prem., the supply Qt to being at the same time very moderate. In the absence of any fresh State loans, and with the exchange as suming so satisfactory a tone, under an adverse state of trade, the confidence displayed by our commercial men, as respects the relations of this country with the United States, seems to be perfectly warranted. The matter may be placed more strikingly before our readers by the aid of figures. In the table here annexed it may be readily perceived how disastrous the late crisis must have have proved to the manufacturing and other pro ducers in Europe. It is shown that in the year 1839 the imports of various commodities were double those of the present year. It is enough, for the purpose of comparison, to refer to the return for New York for the period named : IMPORTS INTO NEW YORK. • Wine. Brandy. EnWare. Iron. From Jan. Ist to Noy. 30, 1840 ..... 61,760 9,781 16,961 56,089 Same time in 1839 ... 147,924 16,402 34,596 92,995 Pipes, Pipes, Crates. casks,&c. easks,&e. Tons, pigs, and bars . Our manufacturers are now busily occupied in the execution of orders fur the United States markets, and it may be taken for granted in the event of no extra neous circumstance occurring to interfere with the natu ral course of trade, that the exchange will improve, and continue favourable for this country the whole of the ensuing year, especially when it is considered that a large amount of American paper will have to be nego tiated through this country for the purpose of liquidat ing certain outstanding liabilities on the Continent. We have, in 1840, during which the imports from the United States did not fall short of the average received from thence for several seasons past, a most unpropitious year. We come, then, to the conclusion—a conclusion in which there is scarcely room for error—that the ba lance of trade must be so decidedly in our own favour as to justify the importation of specie from America as a safe and profitable investment. When it is recollected how large a proportion of our foreign traffic is with the United States, it will be con ceded that to see the exchange in that part of the world placed upon a satisfactory footing must necessarily fur• nish the trading part of the community, as well as our capitalists, with fair grounds for all the exultation which they seem to experience. The only thing that can well go counter to this en couraging state of things is the unfortunate propensity that is, we fear, still prevalent, for the dirty loan jobbing that acts so prejudicially to the interests of the country, both public and private. If this is kept under control there can be little fear that the Bank will before long begin to recover their stock of bullion, and relax the " screw." As many persons in England are deeply interested in the progress of the canal, coal, and iron woks in America, we give, far their information, the fol “wing extract from the National Gazette (Philadelphia I per) of the 30th ultimo : " The Danville Intelligencer of Friday last says : ' The north branch division of the public works continues to ork well, and such a rush to get down Wyomin coal ar,.! up Shamokin coal to Danville before the close of navig !on was never before known. At the wharfs of Biddle, Ct ,nt bers, and Co., in front of the Montour iron works, an I in front of the steam-engine manufactory and machine shop of Heywood and Snyder, mountains of coal are raising from the continual stream of boats there unloading. All the assurances of the canal officers that the canal should be navigable this fall are more than fulfilled. Our iron.. men will have fuel plenty on the spot where they want it for the winter season, and three, if not four, anthracite furnaces will be in blast at Danville throughout the ensu ing winter. One of tho large new furnaces of Biddle, Chambers, and Co., is now ready for business, and another nearly completed.'" Commercial letters from St. Petersburgh continue to speak of the appearance of the British at Pekin. In one of them we find it stated that two considerable towns, besides the capital, had been taken possession of. The Manchester Guardian gives the following (dated St. Petersburgh, Dec. 11), which has been addressed to " an eminent Foreign house" at Manchester, and which was received yesterday morning : " At the beginning of this week a Tartar arrived here from Kiachta, wiih the news that the English had taken the capital of China after hav'ng bombarded it, and de stroyed all the forts near the river. The Emperor, the Son of the San, had fled with all his mandarins. The consequence of this event will be a good treaty, which will completely change the commercial dealings with that empire." This informationn seems to be express and intelli gible enough. It is given, not as a matter of hearsay, but as one of fact, and, as it agrees substantially with a variety of statements previously obtained here and at Liverpool, it may be considered, in the opinion of the Guardivi, as not without foundation. Kinchta is geo- graphically the nearest, and, moreover, the most con venient point tram which news might be expected over land. It is a frontier town, in which there aresta- tionad custom-house officers, Chinese as well as Mit sian, to see to tha regulation and payment of duties on the part of the respective Governments. HERALD.—The Post-office appears to be getting into disgrace. An order has been exhibited in the City from a provincial office which has been refused payment on the ground of " no orders," that is, as regularly disho nOured as any bill of exchange ever protested. In reference to the " London and Westminster Water Company," noticed soaie time ago under this head a report has appeared in the City drawn up by Mr. Robert Stephenson, the celebrated engineer, which appears highly satisfactory. As it ►nay probably appear iu another part of the Herald as being a document of public importance, there is no:occasion to refer to it here more particularly at present. SUN.—There were no arrivals to-day. The business done to-day in Consols was rather more extensive, and this led to a further slight improvement ; the quotation for the opening having been 88i1 to 88,1 ex-dividend, and the latest bargains being at 88i to The other Stocks also rose a little. The Reduced Three per Cents obtained 881 to ; the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 971 to 97a ,the Old Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 974 ; Bank Stock, 1374 ; and Long Annui ties, 13. The value of Exchequer Bills was again 2s. to 4s. premium ; and of India Bonds 15s. discount. The market was favourably influenced by the higher prices received from the Paris Bourse, but it did not leave off quite so good as it was in the morning, pro bably on account of the advices from Lisbon, by the Montrose steamer, still being of a warlike tenor, the preparations being continued with considerable activity, and the public mind being much agitated. The very extensive transactions entered into on the Madrid Stock Exchange, have inspired the jobbers here with more confidence, and to-day they have been doing more than for a long time past. As to morrow is the day appointed for the settlement of the half monthly account, the operations entered into, where not for money, and these also were important, have been for the 14th of next month. Much good is anticipated from the efforts of M. Gamboa to dispose of the Convent Lands, and it has been stated that nego tiations are in progress between the English and Spanish Governments for the adoption of some energetic mea -1 sures calculated to meet the claims of the foreign cre ditors. The Active Spanish Stock ranged front 2-0 2 to 2,5 for immediate transfer ; front 24i to 25k for the 14th of January ; Portuguese New Five per Cents. opened higher in the morning, viz., at 321 ; but this afternoon they gave way again, and closed at 321 to 4. The Three per Cents. varied from 21 to 21t. Colombian Stock of 18'24 improved to 234 to 24 ; and Mexican to 984 to ; Brazil Bonds were at 71 or a rally on the previous nominal value of about I per cent. Spanish Treasury Bonds were quoted 26 ; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. 51 to 1 ; and the Five per Cents. 971 to 8. A meeting of the Portuguese Bondholders is called for the 6th of next month, when, we perceive, the pro priety of petitioning the Government anti both Houses THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 31 7 1840. of Parliament to interfere in their behalf, will form a prominent topic of discussion. There was very little doing in the Railway Shares to day, but Grunt Western advanced to 26:1 ; the New to 12 ; the B;rmin , ,;ham to 82 ; and the South Western to 17-g- premium. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC' JOURNALS, (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.) (From the Morning Chronicle.) 're-day we take our final leave of eighteen hundred and forty, who departs to join his ancestors ‘.‘ with the years'beyond the Flood." Another day brings another annual date. May the old year part in peace ! If we have Seen some better, there have been many worse. To the Sovereign of these realms it has been an eventful year ; a life-colouring, and, we trust, a life-blessing period. Her prospects of a happy existence, as well a' of au honourable reign, have augmented, to the satis faction of all hones: heart's. The promise of direct suc cession afforded by the birth of the Princess Royal is calculated to still something of the activity •f faction by abating its hopelessness. 'The predictions of evil omen, which some dared to utter, have beer. felicitously lalsi fled. A Hanoverian succession has gone down in the doctrine of chances. The Royal infant is a living Act of S,Atlement. And thus do national consideration• create a halo of public interest around the, deeper and tenderer emotions of Royal mother and her illustrious consort. In reference to her Majesty, the year has taught decency to Tory tongues. The achievement re flects credit on old Anno Domines powers as a school. master. The gross and virulent abuse by which Con• servative festivals had been characterised, is discon tinued. Restraint has been imposed upon the elo quence of the Bradshaws, Robys, and other " wine warmed individuals." The party found that it would not do. They have learned what Tom Crib told a pupil was " the best attitude of defence," viz., " to keep a civil tongue in their heads." Even Prince Albert's Protestantism has ceased to be a subject of V public v anxiety. Demonstrations have been scarce during the recess. The tone of faction is tamer than last year. I:lreatenings to turn out Nviu;sters upon the first division have dwindled to the bet of " a poncy" upon a change by next Easter. The path of progressive reform is evidently open to such general union amongst Reformers as is re quired to take advantage of opportunities. Symp toms of an advance towards union have increased ; and if, even •under all the evils of apathy and schism produced by the disappointment of numbers at the imperfect working of the Reform Bill, the Tories have still been kept in opposition, what may not be obtained, of re lief and of right, by the hearty co-operation which sin cere Reformers desiderate and anticipate? The benc ' ficent measure of a cheap postage, and the multiplied and multiplying facilities of locomotion afforded by tie extension of railways, have bee❑ silently carrying on some of the best of all reforms and improvements throughout the year. Of the benefits of either, it is not to be expected that the public generally should have a prompt and full appreciation. Such changes work like the rains of Heaven upon the springing corn ; no one actually sees the growth, but the harvest comes. 'rho amount of communication by letter has been more than doubled, and it will be more than doubled again. Per sonal communication between the inhabitants of different districts has been multiplied at a far greater rate. How much is implied of pecuniary profit, of cheapening en joyment, of mental stimulus, and even of moral good ! By the continuance and enlargement of these agencies, the whole island will approximate towards possessing the social advantages of an immense town, without any of the attendant nuisances. The sun of the year sinks peacefully below the horizon. The clouds that seemed to forebode a storm have parted, and are bright with the reflected beams of success. The apprehensions are dissipated of that heaviest and fearfullest of all calami ties—an European war. May the new year have no thing pugnacious in his juvenility, but leave the world even quieter than he found it, and more earnestly dis posed to make the most for humanity of the means of well-being by which we are surrounded ! (From the Times.) When gentlemen of the Whig-Radical persuasion, or perhaps we ought rather to say profession, are obliged to attend a meeting of the dupes who return them to Parliament, they should endeavour to keep their orations out of the newspapers : not that they have in general much credit to lose in their own per sons, but they expose their party—they help to show up the Ministers. Even such a slip has been made at Caper, in Fifeshire, by the offspring of the most skil ful backstairsman of the age—by the son of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice. Mr. Ellice, jun., has blabbed to the Reformers the composition of the Whig party ; he has let them know that the Whigs are utterly power- less for the objects which they pretend to advance ; in short, that their whole policy is a pretence, with no one practical object except to keep the Tories out, or, in plainer English, to keep themselves in, " The Government." he said ! might so fast as many of their friends could wish ; but great allowances must be made for them under the present difficult circumstances of their position. It should be remembered that their majority in the Commons was extremely small; that the majority against them in the Lords was overwhelming ; that many of their lukewarm supporters in - the House of Commons would desert then: the moment they proposed any of those measures which would add extensively to the direct influence if the people upon the Government of the country ; and that their small majority was even then daily decreasing, from the influence of watt), power, and station which the aristocracy had brought to bear upon the constituencies." In every point of view this passage is remarkable. In the first place, it admits not only that the Ministerial majority is an "extremely small" one, but that many of its constituent members are " lukewarm supporters" of the Adminis tration, and that its slender amount is even " daily de creasing." From almost any of the Whig vassals an ac knowledgment like this would have been important, es pecially in immediate sequence after Mr. Gishorne's significant admission at the Manchester dinner. But it comes with an especial weight from the mouth of Mr. Edward Ellice's son, because the whole compo sition of the Whig Radical force, its character, or want of character, its schisms, its reconcilements, the screws that coerce it, the blandishments that cajole it, all its history, even the inmost secrets of each successive Secretary to the Treasury, and of each assistant• whip. per-in, every note or message in any way referable to the business of voting, or to the still more delicate af fair of pairing, however " private, confidential, and im mediate"—all these things have been known to the orator's Right Hon. Parent, from the very beginning of the Whig dynasty, down to the present month of De cember, 1840 ; insomuch that by this time, in so well trusted and clever a functionary, for such undoubtedly he has been approved— " -- Long experience sloth attain " To something like prophetic strain." It is from the son of that consummate authority that we now receive a fresh intimation of the decayed and still decaying state of the Whig forces and of the Whig prospects; and if the Ellices don't know the state of the party, there is no intelligence left among mankind. But what a strange, unblushing avowal, does the before-quoted passage involve of Whig chi canery and humbug The Whigs ridiculously inferior to their rivals as men of business, and lamentably overmatched be them in Parliamentary talent, have yet been supported by the party of the movement, in the expectation and on the promise of progressive reform. Year after year has rolled away, and the poor gapint; Radicals have still been fooled with apo logies and assurances—apologies for the nothing that is past, and assurances of the much that is to come. Meanwhile the march of liberality has taken the line of the crab ; agitation hits become distasteful ; Ministerial majorities have dwindled from hundreds to units ; and now, a regular and well-taught Whig ling proclaims the Government to be utterly bank rupt—ay, notoriously unable to redeem any one of its pledges of popular reform, lest it should be deserted in that very moment by its lukewarm sup porters ! If that be so, was there ever anything half so shameless as such a Ministry's continuance in office, or anything half so stupid as the continu ance of the Radical support to such a Ministry ? It is the history of the appropriation clauses, re-acted. They came into office to distribute the property of the Protestant Church among the Papists and agitators, and they versed, by all that was sacred and all that was profane, to accomplish that object or lay down their existence. They relinquished the object, hut they clung to the existence. They had now found out something else to live for—the exten sion of the people's rights. It was the Whig Admi nistration, and the Whig Administration alone, which would achieve this great and new design—this super sedeas of the settlement which but eight years ago it had held out to the country as final. The Whig Ad ministration alone had the means of uniting all classes of Reformers, and forcing freedom against a reluctant aristocracy. More years elapse, and the little trades men begin to think that they have given credit enough, and arc entitled at least to something on account. But when any of then: mentions any little bill of long stand ing, and humbly hopes that something will be forthcom ing after Christmas, the fine gentlemen who form the committee of direction for Old England resolve that the request is outer raason, or out of season, and that if they were to attempt such a thing as the discharge of their lia bilities they would be rained that very moment—" the moment they proposed any of those measures, their luke warm supporters would desert them." So says Mr. Ellice, jun., one of the connections of the firm. Will none of the parties whom theyhave so long been putting off with empty promises, get up and ask them why they entered into engagements which they are thus forced to own them selves incapable of fulfilling ? They have their answer resdy :—" To keep out the Tories." And thus says Mr. Ellice, jun., with perfect gravity, to the patriots of Capar—" Granting that they had merely kept out the Tories, I would still contend they have promoted the interests of the people." The argument is most satisfactory, - and runs thus:—You must help us to keep out the Tories, because we shall carry a series of re i forms which a Tory Goverment would stifle. Well but when you confess that you cannot, end dare not try to carry out any of these reforms, why should wt. be helping you any longer to keep out the Tories ? Oil. because—because by your help we do keep out the Tories. This sort of reasoning has gone down pretty well with the R.tdicals to the south of the border but the men of Cupar, though stupid gnough to be Ridi. eels, are still Seotchmen, and must have some satis faction upon the question of gain or kiss. If we are to gain nothing by keeping in..the Whigs, can you show us that we lose anything by letting in the Tories? "To be sure," says Mr. Ellice, jun. "Do you think your meetings about Corn-la*s, Universal Suf frage, and other popular topics, would be tolerated ? Even the salutary moral influence of the masses over elections would be effectually crushed ; for would there not be a troop of re-established yeomanry at every polling-place to keep down what the Tories call the rabble ? I do not mean to say that such a state 0! things would be long endured ; but it would only be by some popular convulsion, which would endanger the well-being of society, that it would be got rid of." So then this gentleman wishes the poor people at Cupar to believe that Sir Robert Peel's Government would tole rate no more meetings upon popular topics, and would attempt to crush the opinion of the country by an overawing force of cavalry at the elections ! Does Mr. Ellice, jun., believe this himself? If he does believe it, what shall we think of his understanding ? If he does not believe it, and yet says it, the alterna tive is one which we will not complete. But Mr. Ellica, in avowing his opinion that the merit of keep ing out the Tories would of itself be a sufficient one, takes credit, however, to his friends the Whigs, for " the support in some instances, the countenance in all, which Government have given to the Ballot, the alters• Lion of the Corn-laws, the establishment of a popular system of education, and other measures of a similar tendency." Of their education system, the country. may say what the patient did to the interrogation of the apothecary, whose physic be bad left unswallowed : " The draught did good ? " It did no harm ; for yonder it bath stood." But upon the otier two subjects, Ballot and Corn laws, was ever assumption so ludicrously unlucky ? Why, if there - were two subjects in the world wliich it was most desirable for the Whigs to huddle out of sight—two subjects exposing above all others, their characteristic shaubiness, those two subjects are their two "open questions" of Ballot and Corn-laws. They dare not promote either of those changes as u Govern ►nent, hecAuse a defeat upon a vital question would be the loss of office ; they dare not, as a Government, oppose either, bee::.use divers of their Radical allies would, in that case, be ejected from Parliament at the next election ; they pursue therefore the course most safe for themselves, but most dangerous to the country, by leaving those two important matters wholly and perniciously unsettled ; and this shirking on one side, and shrinking on the other, is extolled by their Ellice.3 as an evidence of public virtue, and received by the Cuparites as an instalment of reform ! (From the Morning Post.) The authority of M. de Tocqueville having been frequently quoted of late by some Journals called " Liberal" in support of democratic theories, we took the trouble of showing some days ago that when M. de Tocqueville describes - the circumstances which actually exist under the most potent democracy in the world, he depicts a state of frightful and disgusting tyranny. A confident and very shallow writer in a Ministerial print of yesterday says : " And those who so continually quote de Tocqueville for particular instances of the m6chiefs of democracy might learn some respect for his general conclusion, that the tendencies of society are towards democracy." .We have not observed any want of respect for the conclusion above stated. But that which honest :Alb- jects of the British monarchy can have no respect for is the theory that because the present tendencies of society are towards democracy they should go with the tide, and beeome democrats. This is the fatal and (as we regard it) the cowardly mistake which so many people make. We (10 not dispute that the tendencies of society are towards democracy ; but the more palpable this tendency becomes the more incumbent is it upon duti ful subjects of monarchical Governments to resist that tendency, and to be upon their guard lest they should be in any degree carried away by the stream of tendency from that point where it is their duty to stand fast. The tendency of society is towards democracy ; but who can read the deliberate and careful statements of M. do Tocqueville 'coocerning the state of society in America without perceiving that this tendency of so ciety is a tendency towards an extremely bad thing ? Our business is to resist this progress towards evil as much as we can. We may be but partially success ful—we may utterly fail ; but at all events, while we are resisting as - much as we can we shall be doing our duty. The tendency of the nature of man ever since the fall of Adam has undoubtedly been to sinfulness. Will any man pretend that it is, therefore, right to promote sin and to further depravity ? No ; but. the ease_ _eatiteisee..„ Because the tendency_ of what it is, the mere see--we ueut..l always to be watch ful in resistance, and to counteract the tendency which we continually acknowledge and lament. ( From tLe Morning _Herald.) The impression becomes stronger, from day to day, in this country, that the Ministry of M. Guizot cannot stand. The war party, it is believed, will crc long prove too powerful for him. The objects of the war party arc not, at first sight, very obvious ; yet to those who are familiar with the structure of French society, there can exist little difficulty in diseermng the causes which pro mise to overwhelm the Administration of M. Guizot. The war party in France comprehends many who have no particular desire that France should embroil herself in quarrels with other nations ; but who look upon war as the direct road to revolution, and who, therefore, oppose themselves most strenuously to the continuance in office of Ministers whose policy is pacific. The war party, strictly so called, numbers in its ranks the few surviving Bonapartists, and a considerable number of the less violent republicans. These men dream of foreign conquest—and pant for vengeance on those " natural enemies," who checked the growth of the French republic, and who, subse quently, blighted the glories of the French imperial. dynasty. But the greatest number of the anti-peace Administration party is made up of men imbued with the doctrines of Robespierrianism—under the more modern titles of Socialism, or St. Sintionianism. Tim St. Simooians c onstitute a far more extensive portion of the French people than is generally supposed. Not that all the tenets of the sect are embraced by many persons—still less that those tenets are avowed by all who really, although it may be only partially, hold them ; but however it may be lost sight of, no fact can be less disputable, than that anti•property doctrines lend their colouring to the convictions of scores of thousands of active-minded Frenchmen. These arc the men who constitute the most formidable portion of what is denominated the French war party. These men care little for foreign conquest. Their aim is, a vast social revolution; When the revolution of 1789 broke out in Paris, the doctrines promulgated by the leaders of the popular movements were subversive of the rights and privileges of the monarchy, the oobility, and the Church. At that point, however, the original directors of the revolution stopped. A small section of " Reformers" soon outbad them in the competition for popularity. Robespierre and his supporters laughed to scorn the notion, that mere equality of political rights could ever confer permanent benefits on mankind. Such a result, they maintained, could be secured only by "social equality"—by the imparting to all men, in equal sh ares , a ll th e a dv a ntages which society can cull into existence. But of all the institutions of society, Property is the most remarkable—and in the benefits of that institution, Robespierre and his followers con (coded thAt all men are equally entitled to participate. Community of property was, in fact, the great dogma of the faith which Robespierre laboured to promulgate. T. root out from the .minds of men the ideas which arc represented by the words nzeton and tuum was the object at which he professed to aim. Ho protested a ga i nst the tyranny" of kings, and nobles, and priests ; bat he maintained that so long as the tyranny of the Purse should be tolerated, mankind would only by each successive revolution, exchange one despotism for another still more grinding. Ro bespierre, together with the bloody despotism which he, in his turn, contrived to establish, have passed have not di away ; but the notions to which he gave currency Lion of the French peoplepearc oin dfro fr nt the mindschniind of of a th t it sgseacto siaen: more esp e cially. which affects to represent the thinking principle among our neighbours. The middle classes succeeded, fifty years ago, in overthrowing the nionarchi eel and aristocratical systems of France. The privi leges of the middle classes themselves arc now ex posed to dangers, scarcely less imminent than those which threatened the principle of monarchy in the per son of Louis the Sixteenth. All power in France radi aces now from the Bourse, and from behind the counters 'of Paris ; and the people who rose in re bellion against the prescriptive privileges of a King, and a territorial aristocracy, are little likely to submit patiently to the despotism of usurers and loan jabbers. England is hated by the anti-property party in France ; because England is the centre whence is de rived the whole strength of the system of stocksjob bing, and of commercial gambling in all its varieties. England is hated by the republic and Bonapartist fac tions, because, as themselves avow, Crecy and Water loo, dis7ant as the events represented by these words may ha from each other in point of time,—the feelings which these words excite, can never (lie in the bosoms of a large class of Frenchmen. It is urged, that the war party in France must be mad to dream of en countering Europe in arms. It might be so, perhaps, if the war party in France did really anticipate a junc tion against France on the part of the other great Euro pean powers ; but the French are somewhat s,!eptical us to the cordiality of that alliance which at thts mo ment appears to unite England with Russia. Tho in terests of Russia are, in all things, diametrically opposed to the interests of Great Britain ; and no alliaoce between these countries can, in the nature of things, be of long duration. Russia is much more likely, in the long run, to unite with France, than with England. Eng . lima io• to 1)4 . ml object of deeper dislike, and of . . stronger envy, than each is to the other. Russia long, to possess European Turkey. France sighs for Egypt. Russia casts an eye of affection towards our lwliart possessions. France covets supremacy in the Aleditcr rancan. England is the great obstacle to the triumph of Russian, as well as of French ambition. The wa, party in France does not fear to reckon Russia among the number of the foes of France ; and if Russia should reuhtin neutral—or should aid France—the war party in that country might risk less by hostilities, than, at the present moment seems probable. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) Were the defects of the amended Poor-law equal in number, and in imputed injurious results, to the sweep ing denunciations hurled against it in the columns of the Times and the Herald, there would still remain, as a reproach to all such accusers of the Whigs, as exclusively the authors and apps overs of the measure, the incon testable fact, that it was introduced and consummated by the concurrence and assistance of all parties, who saw in the continued operation of the old law the cer tain demoralization of the labouring classes, whose ra pidly increasing pauperism, produced by the vicioussystern of relief afforded to the applicants, and the yet more vicious administration of the law, was rapidly destroy ing the springs of industry, by giving a bounty to in dolence, and prostrating the independence of the able. bodied labourer before the parish pay-table. Whether the absence of those qualities, essential to the efficient administration of the new law in any instance, has wrought injury to thcrate-payers, or neglect and op pression to the poor, these furnish no legitimate ground of argument against the law, unless it ca❑ he proved that sonic defect in its construction, of sonic positive oppression in its provisions, create or sanction these evils. Under the .old law the .instance of tnal-adminis tratio❑ were more numerous and injurious—peculation, extravagance, corruption in all the various forms in winch long practices had rendered it familiar to paro chial officers, from the beadles, strutting at the head of the procession of parochial officers, bedizened with gold lace, and bearing the mysterious silver-headed staves, to the churchwardens, " with fair round belly, with good capon lined," their countenances be-purpled with port, charged in the yearly account as " sacra mental wine," but the quantity of which, if used exclu sively for such pious purposes, must have rendered each communicant a receptacle of at least two bottles on every occasion on which the sacrament was administered. We are not drawing an imaginary picture. On auditing the accounts of a large parish in the metropolis, the churchwardens' acaount for " Wine for the Church" attracted the attention of an auditor, who considered it to be within his duty to dissect as well as pass the ac counts. The result of the investigation into this item gave the result we have described. (From the Standard.) It is, indeed, rather late in the day for the Morning Chronicle to tell us that the power of the Romish priests in Ireland rests upon opinion in any other sense than the power of Mehemet Ali, or the Emperor of China, may be said to rest upon opinion. Doubtless all power rests upon opinion of some kind or other. Mehemet's power rested upon the opinion, not of the unfortunate Fel labs, upon whom it was so cruelly exercised, ex cept as they were of opinion that resistance was vain, but upon the opinion of his mercenary Arnauts, who were of opinion that his service was profitable, and the exercise of a derivative tyranny a pleasant thing. Such is the power of the Irish Ito-' manist priests, they have their fanatical familiars, and their militia of Ribbonmen, to punish all who disobey them, as has been sufficiently proved by what followed the Carlow election. Superstition and ignorance pre vent, perhaps, that general and combined resistance by which only a people can cast off such a tyranny as that of the Irish priests ; but in the acts by which the unhappy people prove their submission, they ex ercise as little of the right of opinion as the French people did under the reign of Robes pierre. The case of Carlow, and fifty other cases, prove that the power exercised by the priests is " not in opinion merely, but in external terror ;" and how would the ballot cure this? The elector's vote would be known to the priest through the confessional ; and the priest would not want the opportunity of em ploying external means of punishment for an adverse vote, as the penitent must be well aware. Of all the falsehoods of the Romanist system, the pretended se cresy of the confessional is the most gross. Whatever may be the form of election in a country circumstanced like the United Kingdom, the great majority of elec tors must take their opinions front other men, if they vote honestly, in reliance upon the good disposition and sound views of those by whom they summit to be in structed. (From the Courser.) One great good may ultimately flow even from the excesses of Chartism and the heartlessness of New :r .hati -bc stio MIPISIIS . fur caking the attention of putolie men more strongly al earnestly to the actual condition of the great masses of the community, not in the political sense as vulgarly un derstood and acted on by clap-trap agitators of the reform school still engaged in purveying the materials for a capi tal stock of public discontent on which to trade for their own special aggrandisement, but in the physical and reli gious acceptation, so as to restore a healthy state of cor poreal action simultaneously with that mental improve ment, the ascot sana in coyorc sano, which it were vain to hope for the establishment of in the body politi under any other combination. The extraordinary and lamentable revolution in the temper and habits of the working classes for many years past could not of course escape the notice of those endowed with the capacity and the leisure, as invested with the obligation for in vestigation into its causes, which ascertained, a fair ap, preciation of the consequences ought to have followed with the suggestion and Application of such remedies as might assuage if they could not eradicate evils preg nant with peril to the peade and order of society. It was, as it is, acknowledged on all hands that the social system, so far as the lower orders, was one mass of irritable humours, which could not fail of violent out breaks in particular cases of excitement, to the jeo pardy of all classes in contact with the corruption fermenting around. But though the doctors were agreed on the diagnostics of the disease and the des peration of the crisis, all, or nearly all, agreed to differ as to the methods of cure and the medicines or medicaments to be specially exhibited. The cry of one party was for reform in Parliament as the un doubted panacea for the inward or external wound, and they succeeded in inoculating the poor patient in hand so fiercely with faiih in the wonder-wo:king powers of this mighty speeific, that to this day his ravings are ever, of more plenteous dons still— for more copious draughts of reform in the shape of Chartism, although prostrate and exhausted under the searching purgation of the Reform Bill, the blessings of hick he has experienced only in the form of new Poor law rigours and Poor•law manacles. To the working classes the Reform Bill has vaguely communicated the extension of political rights, rather abstract than prac tical, and therefore ornamental rather than useful ; but whilst with one hand it thus concedes a boon, unser viceable, because almost unavailable, it has with the other rigorously excised him of rights most substantial, dear as his household gods of home and hearth, and handed down to him and cherished as unalienable and irrevocable. Such, and its enactments, is the new Poor law, by which the Elizabethan charter of the poor has been abrogated and superseded. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTE' - .—Yesterday being the market intervening between Christmas and New Year's Day, there was as mual very little business done; and the trifling demand which might be expected at this season was checked by the advance required by the spinners and manufacturers, on almost all descriptions of goods and yarn. This ad vance buyers did not seem much disposed to give; but sellers were firm, and the little business transacted was either at advanced prices, or the very full rates of the previous week. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. 28.—There have been very few buyers in the market to-day, and very little business of any kind has been done. Indeed, at the markets which tall between Christmas-day and the " new market," very few attend. The new market is always held on the first Monday after Old Christmas Day (or the 6th of January). In the price of flannels there has been no change, and the wool market continues dull, with prices firm. lloooseseisLO. MARKET, FRIDAY, DEC. 29 . -- This market was unusually animated for the last in the year The amount of goods sold was not heavy, but the pros pect of a good spring trade seems to animate the Spirits of all parties. Prices remain firm in all new goods, and the raw material. Orders for shipping are tolerably h ea vy, which keep the operatives employed. A fair busi. ness is doing in the warehouses. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the main body of the 79th Regiment of Highlanders, under the com mand of Colonel Ferguson, arrived from Wcedon Bar racks, by the London and Birmingham Railroad, at Euston-grove terminus, and immediately afterwards marched, en route, through the streets of the metropolis, over Waterloo Bridge to Deptford, with their elegant band performing numerous martial airs. On Monday and 'furs- day the advanced guards of the regiment arrived with the. baggage ; to-morrow ( Friday) the whole of the regiment %sill embark, and sail from the Duck-yard, at Deptford, on board the General Abercrombie, Government ship, for Gibraltar. Aix, DEC. 20. The widow of Ferdinand VII. has passed through our city for the third time ; she is proceeding to Florence, whence she is to repair to Rome, where she is to have an interview with several members of her family. The Queen arrived hither on Wednesday, with three carriages, a van, and a suite of twelve persons. Next day she went to hear mass at the church of St. Jerome ; her negro pages and their tutor walked before her, and she was escorted by some gendarmes. After mass she started for Nice. Her Ma jesty must have formed but a poor opinion of the national courtesy of this country, for, in return for the salutes and gracious smiles she bestowed at every step she made, she rdceivod scarcely any token of deference and respect from the crowd Which atu-rounded her. • • FASHIONS FOR JANUAIII. From the London and Paris Ladies Magazine of I%ashion.) Materials shaded in rose dell:lac and poreelaine, due with orange, on white, are the most fashionable colours ; very elegant dresses are made in the latter style, the pattern in orange on white satin or reps, having the effect of gold ; they are trimmed with blond, and scarfs to match. Many dresses are made of the tunic form, which is sometimes of velvet on dress of satin. Crape rays gauffre, called jardi• nitre, is among the novelties of the moment, and derives its name from the multitude of small flowers of every colour, which form quite a parterre, shaded with a thousand tints. Bieck lace dresses are fashionable, lined with pink, yellow or lilac, with velvet powers to ornament them. Pretty neglige dresses are made en peignoir,of sarcenet, quilted all round about five or six inches deep ; they are of dark colours, hued with pink, blue, or the same as the outside, and arc worn with under skirts of levantine or taffetas of red, blue, or green, with a deep flounce, or quilted to match the peigaoir. Robes de chambre and travelling cloaks are made of worsted materials, with a band of silk to line the edge. Manteaux for the evening arc with hoods, imitating the shawl collar ; many cloaks have the hood resembling the domino hood, trimmed with lace or fur ; short cloaks have round lull hoods ; a Polonaises have the pointed hood, with gimp trimmings. Many of the short cloaks of velvet arc just now trimmed with fur, with muffs to ►notch, orielle d'ours, ramoneur, grenat are the favourite colours, lined with satin of the same shade, and quilted all over in patterns. Bonnets are a degrer larger, but they continue of tho close capote form with low crown ; marabouts matching in colour with the material are fashionable ; velvet bonnets have also been made full. Many pretty coiffures are formed of gold and velvet ribbon, with resillcs of gold ; the newest coiffure is composed of a fichu of point lace, bouillonne at the back of the head, each bouillon is conqued by a leaf of green velvet. Fauchonucttes of black or white lace are worn, placed over the thou of hair, the points falling near the cheek, mix with the curls and flowers. Cannezous for dress are made of tulle, with applica tion of Brussels trimmings. The newest sleeve is that termed mayenne, very tight on the lower part of the arm, and w►dening moderately tot he shoulders. Scants • of pink or blue satin are trimmed with pluche, imitating chinchilla, and are very pretty for evening wear. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. The young men, Wingfield and Kennedy, who were charged with robbing Mr. Simpson, of RA:ain't-street, and Messrs. Shrewsbury and Goodgains, otl'octon, in Bedfordshire, silk-mercers (a report of which appeared in The Sun of Tuesday), were again placed at the bar, and the additional evidence adduced, in which, although occupying the Court from twelve o'clock until five, no thing of public interest transpired. A large assortment. of silk mercery, duplicates for which were found in Wingfield's ,trunk, was produced by several pawnbrokers, and identified by the prosecu tors as their property ; after which the prisoners were fully committed for trial, and the witnesses for the pro secution, amounting to upwards of forty,' were severally bound over to appear, and give -. evidence at the Old Bailey. Several of the pawnbrokers offered to give up the property pawned, and requested that they might not be bound over to appear at the Criminal Court, as in many instances every one of their shopmen, were under bond to appear as witnesses both in this and other cases, and they must necessarily suspend their business during the Sessions. Mr. Chadwick Jones, on the part of the prosecutors, said he feared the ends of justice would be frustrated if their names were not entered as witneases ; however, if it were at all consistent, he would only subrena those whose evidence was indispensable. PARIS POLICE.. WAIT FOR MY COUNSEL. An old weaver was lately brought before the Correctional Tribunal of Po lice, on a charge of obstructing the officers of justice in the execution of their duty. The crier of the Court called on this case, and every time his name was called the prisoner requested a short delay, to await the arri val of his counsel. This delay brought on nearly the usual hour of closing the Court, and the President would no longer wait, but insisted on its proceeding, when the following colloquy took place : President—Pierre-Adrien Vincenot, you are charged with an assault on the military who were conducting you to the guard-house ; what have you to say to the charge ? Vincenot—Be quiet, if you please. I wish my coun sel were here, he would reply to_you. You - base no—need of a counsel - to enable you to answer may questions.—l did not engage a counsel to E peak myself. Wait a little, he will reply to you. Gendarme—The old man had drunk like a corps of drummers. I therefore treated him with all the gen tleness I could. I said to him "Go home and go to bed, my good man, you are an old hog." Instead of being grateful to me for my good advice, he said that if I did not be off and let him alone, he would pummel me well, called me all sorts of opprobrious names, said he would carve me into as many pieces as I had buttons on my uniform, and a variety of other abuse. Viucen9t—l wish my counsel were here, you would not then chatter in that way, he won'd soon stop your mouth. President—Well, well, but do you deny the truth of the charge brought against you? Vincenot—Let it pass, let it pass. I shall have nothing to say to it. My counsel will explain the whole affair. It appears that you were in a complete state of in toxication ?—My counsel will tell you all about that. You persist then in not replying to the questions I put to you 2—(Vincenot rising hastily.) Oh, here comes my counsel. Oh no, I am mistaken, it is not him. White the prisoner was looking anxiously round for the arrival of his counsel, the Court, tired with delay, condemned him to a week's imprisonment and 161. fine. lie was much disconcerted at this decision, but coo•• forted himself with the expression that his counsel would let the Court know what he though of the decision. flow TO RECOVER LOST TritE.—What will not woman do when under the influence of rage ? Purees quid femina passit Mlle. Merette, a modern Her (Moue, enraged beyond ail endurance that the ardour of her Pyrrhus (in the form of a young journeyman shoe maker named Lecarollet) should hare cooled and as sumed towards her the frigidity of the present ChriSt mas weather, summoned him before the Correctional Police a few days since on a charge of robbing her of a gold watch. The prisoner, on being placed at the bar, cast a look of the coldest disdain on the slighted fair one, but which, however, was not icy enough to chill her rage ; on the contrary, it tended to bring on t, still greater rise in the temperature of her blood, which soon mounted above fever beat. The President requested her to hold up her right hand in token of swearing to what she was about to state? Merette—Oh yes, Sir, I know all about that. President—You swear to speak the truth ? Merette—Gentl‘tmen, I am your most obedient—this rascal Lecarellet— Lecarellct—lt is a very pitiful affAir, my dear, that you are about. This is all I have to say to you. Merette—That may be. But this is the business. That gentleman there has witched my watch, and it is not every day that one has a gold watch worth 53 francs to lose for an ugly-faced fellow like that. I had formed an unfortunate intimacy for a month with that being— Lecarellet—l feel obliged to you! Merette—Silence, guilty one, if you please. I am going on with my complaint. There was no reason why I should be robbed of my Watch. I declare that he stole my watch. I have said the word, and I will not retract. That man there stole my watch. Lecarellet—Wl:en a thing is given it is given. You gave me the watch, and I considered that 1 had a right to do what I chose with it. I sold it puhliely ; besides wit eh, one of your old cronies, named Jerome, told me that it was only pinchbeck when lie-vgave me a guard to wear with it. Merette—Now, is it all probable that I should have given a watch, and a gold one too, to such a being as you ? • Lecarellet—That being that you talk of had a watch of his own, which be got rid of, and spent the pro ceeds for your amusement without regret. You gave me the watch in question that I might know the hour, and be more punctual Co my appointments with you, as you said I was always behind my time, I sold it, I tell you, one day, when toy passion began to cool, and I no longer wished to retain your keepsake.. I The prisotrir then brought forward the aforenanted crony Jerome, who declared that Merette had told hint one day that she had given it to her sweetheart Leca relict, and when he saw it in his pocket he immediately recognised it. This was overwhelming influence against poor Merette, whose charge was dismissed. One con solation was, however, afforded her for the loss of her lover, for Lecarellet in a dignified, and what he meant to be a theatrical tone, exclaimed, " It was'ordy justice and my rights that I wished for. Having obtained that, I atn content—there, woman—there is your watch ; I disdain to keep it—and as for you, I have the honour to wish you a good day." Poor Merette pocketed the watch, and left the Court, very crestfallen, however, at the loss of her swain. SOUP.—The giving away soup to the starving poor, we sec, is becoming gener al both in En g land and Scotland. Such acts of charity are' commendable. But with our taxes on food, our expensive Church establish. ment, and the costly machinery of the Government, many of the poor will not fail to recollect that :there is such a thing as taking with a bucket, and giving with a spoon. EVENING E D . NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTH, Dr.c.3l.—The steam-vosief Avon, .l.ieu tcnant Pritchard, with men for the Monarch, 84. and Ver non, 50, at Sheerness. The Inconstant, 96,. Captain Pring, has arrived at Plymouth from Cork, with voluintecr seamen for general service. The Vindictive, a fine frigate, to mount upwards of .50 guns, is preparing here with every despatch for commis sion ; and at Plymouth also are two more of the same class bringing forward, namely, the Portland, 50, and America, 50. The greatest dispatch is used here in the equipment of the St. Vincent, 120, a three-decker of the largest class ; she is getting rigged, and otherwise fitting for sea. The pendant will be hoisted in sleet a month. The Vengeance, 64, is in the basin, rigged and masted, and only waiting orders fur commission. The Driver, a new stcam.ship recently launched here, is in dock preparing for immediate commission. She i 5 intended for the Mediterranean. The Impregnable, 101, Captain Thomas Forest, C. 13-, and Belleisle, 78, Captain Toup Nicolas, are in Plymouth Sound, where they will complete their crews and sea stores. They will not proceed to the Mediterranean how ever for some time. The Indus, 84, Captain Sir James Stirling, and Tweed, 20, Commander Dltglas. are alongside their respective hulks fitting out. 11,th ships will be ready for sea about the 25th January. The ::bore are the only ships equip ping here, but orders arc daily looked for to commission several noire. The steam frigate Phoenix is rapidly refitting in the harbour, to return to the Mediterranean. There is no commander yet appointed to her. It is expected that she will proceed about the sth of January. The Apollo and Athol troop-ships, are nearly ready for sea. They will go to Cork to transfer troops, the 42d Regiment, thence to the lonian Islands. The Neptune, 120, is to be overhauled at th is ' p ort for commission, if necessary. The Pelical,l6, Commander Charles Napier, and iris, 26, Captain Nurse, arc ready for departure from Sheer- ness, and may be expected at Spithead shortly. At Sp thead—No vessel of war. In Harbour—Queen, Victory, Indus, Tbiecd, Royal George yacht, Excellent, Apollo, Athol, Rapid, Pho3 7l ty Echo, and flitg tenders. CORN AVERA GEN. (iENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week entletl Dec. mule up from the Hamill; 0, the Inspectors in the difrereut Cities anti 'lown s in En g Wales, per Imperial (Mailer. Wheat COs. id Oats 8ar1ey..... 3IN 41. I Bye I AVERAGES OV TII E LA ST SIR WEEKS. pgASb g WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. BEANS. !ndin. Nov 1 0 " - -.----- --- - 61 if; 134 7 21 11 35 8 41 0 42 10 27 - 6O 0133 6 2..., 4 *2 3t 10 '4310 43 7 Dec. 4 ... 11 18 1 1 , 1 3 i 6 21 4 32 1 9 '4l i 4 9 14 25 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WESKS Wheat s9s. 10d 1 I Oats ....... .2is. 10d. Beans ......... 425. ld. Barley, ;its. ski.' Rye " 325. id. Pease ..... ....41s, 0.1. Wheat. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN• 27s H. I Oats L' Arley 13,. 10,1. I Aye ; 3 ti il . . I r8eeaa5de5.................. ! l a :. 641 I'HE MARKETS, COAL N Ships arrived shio 11 ARK ET :Et las; market-nay, 2. s.a. Adair's Puddle's West Ilartley 2O 6 1,1 lyweil Ma.n 2l 6 Poutop Windsor .. 20 0 Townley , ............. 21 (- West Hat tley.... ........ 22 0 Wylatn Walls E d Bewic^ a andC 24 0 Walls End Clennell 2O 0 Walls End Clarke and Co 2O 0 Walls End .losfo(th Walls rod Heaton Walls End Hilda. ....... Walls End Killingworth 23 0 Walls End Nor.huniberland 22 6 Walls End Riddell's 23 0 W. E. Braddyll'slietton 25 0 Walls Endlletton 25 0 Walls End Lanibton 25 0 g. d Walls End Lyons. .............. 23 . 0 Walls End Pemberton ...... Walls End Russell's Helton 94 , 1 Walls End Ste hitwelwart's ......... 25 , • 3 W a lls End Wi... ...... t." 4, ..6 Walls End Caradoe ....... . .... 25a 0 Walls End Eas t Hetton ..... Walla End Hartlepool . ...... 25 6 W a lls End Kelloe ........ ..... 24 *. p'ennant's Hartlepoo l . . ....... 25 3' 3' W.lls End Mel ude .......... 24 Walls End Cor nforth ......... 23 0 Wall, Endßichardson's Tess! .12 0 Walls End South Durham... 23 6 Walls End Tees ................. 24 -3 W a lls End West rletton... 21 0 ... 22 0 C ow per . ........... . .......... St a niey Main ..................... `'O COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. ------ Wheat. IBarley. I Oats. I Beans. I !Vase. 1—...---"- -------------- ---- Per Quarter. a. to F. s. to a. II: to S. S. to s. Itiston Braintree 5B 66 2 4 31 5'6 30 38 46 40 4 4 ll' ighton Cambridge — 61 32 ...... 21 38 31 . 3 Chichester Dunmow 6l 63 28 36 24 30 35 41 40 44 Grantham GrimsbY 53 00 35 39 '22 20 42 44 —. .... Ilailsham 'litchi!' 5B 60 30 39 '22 30 .28 31 • •••• Ipswich 5O (10 20 31 24 28 38 40 :18 42 LCIVOS 5B 66 34 26 21 23 34 38 31 38 Lynn 54 6 36 39 .21 '2B 42 44 —• 40 Maidstone 5'J (II 36 39 26 32 40 38 Norwich Petworth Rom ford 5B '7O 2 8 38 20 28 34 40 30 42 Sandwich 56 67 34 43. '27 34 33 45 34 4" 'Thetford 5O 59 32 21 30 33 40 40 48 Wisbecn 47 45 42 With a m 57 07 '2: i 34 '25 29 36 36 Yarmouth 6O 65. 27 31 24 30 40 42 33 3 Li VEIIPOOL COON DIVIKET.—D.c. 9.9 101 31 WHEAT, English, White, pe r 701 b. ~.. -----.--- Red 6 ® 9 6 Scotch, Welch, and Manx - a 8 ti L.L..h.....1.5.i.hit..... ..—... .... ....... ~„, .... o tu a:::E r English, fs: t e li i i , i 7Vl ß h. e 'e a s l i s a h l , ti a i ir: g il . S i c ,e o r tc i l n i i , r 7 g r u 4 3 s ,t l l e r r 7 3 8 7 9 10 0 --- Irish .. ... 3 0 3l} Foreign 0 o 14 no o 32 m - ._._.. in A n -D.c. 21J ..„ 106 8 6 .6,1, to Ins 31 Is. 6 10 8 3 s -o 8 ti ~... ... 7 3 8 4 - Foreign ... 711 10 0 OATS, English, Welsh, ai ---- Irish - ... 3 0 3 --- Foreign 0 0 0 ... 0 Molnar,. English, Malting, per I mp.quarter 136 0 32 ii - Scotch and Irish, pet 6011 is ---- Feeding 3 6 3 13cAos, English, per Imperial q uarter 4B 0 50 n ..-- Irish, &C. - 42 0 48 Fot•eign PeAse, English, per imperial quarter 42 0 44 0 -- Foreign FLotia, English, per 12801 b. 4B 0 50 0 - Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, i.er 24011 is .. 26 n , 27 3 INDIAN CORN, pAr 4800) -•.. livE, per Imperial quarter NIALT, per Imperial quarter HULL CORN MARKET. , White (per Quarter) Bed 44is 581. C2s. Foreign ............ . Malting "Os. 325. 345. Grinding 16. 18s. '2ls. Oats, British Foreign (in bond) 18 :. 245. Beans 4os. 425. 45s Pease, Grey 34s. 355. 36.4. Blue 405. 41s. 42.5. Linseed ... and White 42s. Os. 48s. Flour (per sack) -s 14s. : -. 0., Rapeseed (per 10 quarters) CHELTENHAM MARKETS. l'er Bushel. 5. 00 9 0 i . to 8. Beef 0„1 Per lb. d. ti ...I Wile:it . .................. 7 6 7 Arley .. .................. 4 0 4 6 Mutton ... ................. 6 7 Oats ...................... 4 0 5 0 Veal . ............... . Beans . .................. 5 6 6 0 Pork ... .................. P ease ..................... 6 0 8 0 Lamb. ................ Bay ............. .. 41.105. to 51. Os. .... per' ton. CANTERI3IIIII MARKET. 11 Wheat, white..... --60 s. to 18;....... Old.--.. , .M -s•' reo-........---. 575. to 615..-.... 0141-........- , Bark+ y, Malting .„-.. 3 , 5. to 365. ......... Griuting.. -8 . Oats__. 2:35. to '275. ...••. 0141......---.. --s. 11 , 35; to 4'15........ 010.-..........--4. ''CaSe"l" • .• ...... 425. to -s. .-... Grey.......... 405.. C 1 i F FOR I) ',11,..R.KET. Wheat, White 67 to '7l Oats ........................... Red ri''' 64 Pease, Gray ................ 39 4 i Ilarlcy '3'3 36 • White ............. Al 4 5 Chevalier Grinding ____-..--. 0 Wheat, Barley, to to —5 to to tO to —5. PARLIANIENTAUY PROCEE DINGS.--ine en closed will inform your Grace what the House did yester day, where the opposition is weak at present, and while this union laws, whatever is pre- resolved is sure to be care. ried. Some angry things are said by the other side, but they snake no impression. Mr. How thought to have warmed the house yesterday by telling them how much his Majesty was misinformed when he put into his spee nacch that there were no disorders at home. He gave such a count of his county, as if it were all in tumults, and greater were to be feared, for which lie wag told, since there was so little of it in other parts of the kingdom, they wished ti , ere were no fomenters of it there.—James's Court and Times of William 111. Mr. Lawton, the excellent host of the Rainbow Hotel, bids fair to become famous for the excellence of his Christmas pies, of which we have heard some accomplished epicures speak in terms of delight and admiration. If wo may judge by the list of good things of which they are composed, as act forth by a contemporary, they are formed of materials somewhat more savoury than those which en tered into the 'composition of that celebrated pie whilonao eaten by " Little 'corn Horner" of immortal memory. The following statement will serve to convince the reader that this is no every day pie :—Circumference 75 inches , depth 9 inches, length 25 inches, and width 22 inches. It contained I large goose, 2 turkeys, 2 pheasants, 2 capons, 2 grouse, 2 fowls, 2 hares, 1 large tongue, 1 kg of mut ton, I fillet of veal, half a ham, 61bs. of rump steaks, 41bs. of force meat, 41bs. of butter, °lbs. of beef suet, and 30Ibs. of flour. It weighed 1031bs. before baking.—Livapoo l Albion. SI'OONS, FORKS , & c., su p erior to Silver for du rability, equal in appearance. fable Spoon s or F , orks, I 2s. ; Dessert, 10s. ; Tea Spoons, ss. per dozen; T a ble Candlesticks, inches high, 7s. pe r p air ; the partieul ar metal of which 11 these articles arc made, is SO like silver, thatit eau only be told from it by the stamp ; every article made in silver s manufa tured in this material by liIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford.street, Who, to prevent itnposition, confine the sale of it to themselves Catalogues of prices gratis. ....--.....T...-....n.,............. BIR TH S. At Mount Stone, Stonellouse, Devon, on Christmas -day, the lady of Captain Bulkeley, late 2d Life Guards, of a son. O n tho 26th inst., Mrs. It. Burra, jun., of Mecklenburgh square, of a son. On the 28th inst., at Woolley Hall, /larks, Mrs. A. Clayton , of a daughter. In Upper Ilarley-street , the Ron. M rs. Kenyon, of a son. At Shirley 'louse, Hants, the lady of Major-General Sleigh, of a son. MARRIED. On the 29th inst., at the parish church of New Windsor, the Rev. Reginald Edward Copleston, Rector of Barnes, surrey, and late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, to Anne Elizabeth, daughter of the late Thomas Sharpe, Esq. On the 26th inst., at St. George's, Everton, Mr. E. Fsam , of Dal ton, to Eliza Grace, daughter of J. Shaples, Esq., of Kiel dale, near Liverpool. Un the 30th inst., at St. Panel as New Church, Edward Sl a ughter, Esq., of Clifton, near Bristol, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of J. Hensley, Esq., of Tavistock.square. D i M D. On the 18th inst., at Wortham-green , nea r Disc, Norfolk, Mr. W. Roper, surgeon. On the 18th inst., Lieutenant-Colonel C. M. Baker, late of the 14th Light Dragoons. aged 70. On the 19th inst., at Nice, Barbara Julia, only daughter of the lee E. Horne, Esq. On the 24th inst., at the Spa , Gloucester, Rebecca , relict of the late J. Earle, E , q., of St. Aryan's, Monmouthshire. On the 24th inst., at Ripley, Surrey , Caleb Beaumont Read shaw, Esq., aged 83. IROMWI/0 1N1MMEN5T... 1 • 4 1 1 ... 10 . 0 . 11 London: Printed and Published by M(IRlf.)0 YOUNG, ff No. 112, Strand, at ?he S7in Office, No. 112, Strad, la the county of Iliddloiez.—Thursiglo D oc ombor, 81, 1848.