The Sun. — London, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

Just ready, in 3 vets. post Bve., MILA W ARRENNE , THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. By the Author of " ; Censtanee D'Oyley," " Margaret Capel," &e. Diehard Bentley, New Barlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. ESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHAB.E AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends scud the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every WZD NEZDAT. at One o'clock, (instead of Tuesday said Friday, a.; hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions t with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. ill scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be g,,cwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds benne dietely disposed of according to instructions. N.B. Sales and purchases of all descriptions of steak and share s effected by private contract, every day, as usual. maces. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Valet the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING WWII' be Permed Shatspeare's Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Pedro, Mi. H. Vanelenhoff ; Don John, Mr. Brindal ; Benedict, Mr. Webster ; Antonio, Mr. Tilbury ; Leonato, Mr. Ro gers ; Thigberry, Mr. Farren ; Verges, Mr. Keeley ; Friar, Mr. Gough; Beatrice, Mrs. Nisbett; Hero, Mrs. Seymour. To be tellowell Isy MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Uncle Fooelc, Mr. Farren ; Mr. Budd, Mr. Holl ; Mrs. Quickfid,get, Mrs. Glover; Mrs. Budd. Miss Julia Bennett. To eenclude with a new and original Farce, called WHO'S MY HUSBAND Doctor Mull, 31r. Tilbury; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. 8. Rneliingtzam ; Sally Starch, Mrs. Ilumby. Stage Manager, Mr. Farr en; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF THE OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Ways, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Glennaire, Callenferd, and Worrell ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, and Madame Celeste. To be followed by a saw Faroe entitled THE TIPPERARY LE GACY. Turnem Green, Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; Lanty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Cullenford ; ?oliceman, Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD (the property of the late William Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha racters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed ford, Mrs. Laws, &c., Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Sevea. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Ender' the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be presented new Comic Drama, entitled THE TRA GEDY QUBEIL To be followed by a new Comic Drama called PEGGY GRERIC. after which, a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX. Principal ammeters by Mr. Barley, Mr. Bnckstone, aad Mrs. Mae. samara. To conclude with A CURIOUS CASE. Dress Boxes, is. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. Ne half-price to any part of the house. The .iiew Box-office, No. 2, IVellingtou-street, is open to the Pablic every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell et the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Madame ANNA THILLON. THIS EVENING A new Coml. Opera, entitled THE AIIBASSADRESS. Duke de Valberg, Mr. Bedda ; Benedict, Mr. Barker Fortunatus, Mr. Lef fler; Countess de Fierschombarg, Miss pillar; Madame Bameck, Mrs. Selby; Charlotte, Miss Anne Ramer; Henrietta, Madams Alma Thillon. To conclude with Shakspeara's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Mercutio, Mr. J. Yining ; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Ryder ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman. Dress Cirele, 55.: Boxes, 4a. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. • FRIANCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed the Comedie of LA MARQUISE DE SEN 'I,TETERRE. Ciriq-Mars, M. Montaland ; Le Marquis de Senneterre, M. Fechter ; Le Commandeur, M. Cartlgny; Henriette, Mdlle. Bap tiste; Marion de L'Orme, Mdlle. De Varennes. After which, LE CHEF-D(ELIVRE INCONNU. Maitre Michel, M. Gt. Marie ; Rolla, M. Fechter ; Stephano, Mdlle. Baptiste. To conclude with the Vaudeville of UNE FILLE TERRIBLE. Anais Dumoulin, Mdlle. Lagier. A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the pieces width will be produced during the season, may be had at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bend-street ; and at the BOX-0111C° of the Theatre, which is open daily, from 11 to S. Boxes, se. ; Pit, k. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3e. ; Gallery, 2s ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrsi. F. Davidge, Dig. l, Davidge•terrace, Kensington-road, Surrey. THIB BVENING, the performances will commence with the celebrated Opera o! THE DAUGHTER. OF THE REGIMENT. Characters by Messrs. H. Phillips, King, Horncastle, Rafter, Att, wood, M`Mahon, and Miss Poole. To eon:dote 'filth Till BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath, Mr. Rafter ; Peaehum, Mr. Attwood ; Lockit, Mr. Maynard ; Filch. Mr. H. Nomeastle ; Mrs. Peackum, Mrs. W. Daly ; Polly, Miss R. Isaacs ; Lucy Lockit, Mrs. H. Mathes. A distinet entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the Principal Librarians ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten ivatil Four. Boxes, Ss. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Frorrietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. IT* Performance on Friday and Saturday. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Grand Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirety new Scenes in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the Establishment, in the serious modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THIS WHITE FARM: In preparation, a Drew Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which will exceed in splendour and effect all former productions at the Amphitheatre, Box-office open from 11 till 5 Acting and stage Manager, Mr. W West. TILE WEATHER.—Strx OPTICZ, Dsc. 21. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35 ; Highest, 38 ; Noon, 35. BAROMETER, 29.64.—W1ND N.W.; cloudy. MOH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TAIb DAY. 52 rntrintes after 12. 1 Evening .. I.g minutes eter 1. Mornin the power of the Company in Asia was threat ened with tremendous and appalling perils at the period when Viscount HARDINGE undertook the affairs of their enormous and superb dominions. Through all those perils he has carried the standard of the Company, not merely without rent or abase ment, but with additional accessions of glory. Instead of; danger along the banks of the Sutlej, there is more of safety and stability on those frontiers of British India than has been experienced under the direction of almost any one of his predecessors. As a testimony of the security which has been insured by the policy of his Excellency, we may mention that there has been a further reduction of 50 men in each regiment, on 150 Native Infantry corps, reducing the muster-roll by 7,000 or 8,000 men, and diminishing the expenditure by nearly 60,0001. per annum. Remarkable as is this supple. mentary curtailment, it has, nevertheless, left the army stronger than it was ten years ago by nearly 45,000 men, and somewhere about 900 officers. As a preparative to the administration of the Earl of DALHOUSIE, nothing could be of a more serious character as auguring a serious comparison between himself and his predecessor than this wholesale reduction in the standing army, preceded as that reduction has been by so many brilliant achievements of a military kind. Lord DALHOUSIE will have to advance in spite of this alarming ordeal, but he will also find that his course has been marvellously facilitated by the skill, the valour, and the sagacity of the dis tinguished Captain in whose footsteps he must follow. He will experience less obstructions from the warlike races of Hindostan, but he will meet in the end with a severer criticism from the mass of his fellow countrymen. Both Houses of Parliament have adjourned their sittings, and the labours of either branch of the Le gislature are suspended until the 3d of February next. On the vitally important question of the dis tress which is so prevalent in all parts of the country nothing of the slightest value, or from which an im provement in the condition of the country may be hoped for, has taken place. A Committee, indeed, has been appointed to inquire into the causes thereof, and how far they have been affected by the laws for regulating the issue of bank-notes payable on de mand, but we have already pointed out the utter inutility of such a Committee, the impossibility of their making their report within any reasonable time, so as to hold out any prospect of an improve ment in our monetary code for many years to come, or of a circulation adequate to the wants and exigen cies of the country. Meanwhile the Act of 1844, which so fearfully aggravated the panic and increased the difficulties of the nation, is revived in all its stringency, and although its temporary suspension, or rather, we may say, the general knowledge, that the directors might violate its. provisions, and trans gress the limits thereby assigned, if any necessity for such a proceeding should arise, was attended with the most beneficial results, and it became manifest even to the Char.cellor of the Exchequer that its continuance must have occasioned the most fearful consequences—the country is again subjected to its baneful operation, and no provision has been made to enable the Government to sanction an in. creased issue by the Bank, if circumstances should render such a course expedient. The remonstrance of the bankers of the metropolis, who in 1844 pointed out to the then Premier the dangers that might arise from the absence of such a provision, is still neg lected, although their opinions respecting its probable results have been so painfully verified. " We are apprehensive that the absolute limi tation of the issue to 14,000,0001., without any power of expansion being reserved, whether that amount be in itself a proper amount or not, will create a general feeling of uneasiness throughout the country, and, by preventing the satisfactory recep tion of the measure, will deprive the scheme of many of the advantages it possesses, and interfere with its success. We respectfully submit that the effect of such an absolute limitation, will be to restrict the business of the country, by leading to a general with drawal of legitimate accommodation, unless some power be reserved by the Bill for extending the issue with the sanction of the authorities above alluded to, in cases of emergency, to be made apparent to such authorities." Such was the statement bearing the signature of every banking firm in London (with a single excep tion), which, on the 11 th of June, 1844, was pre sented to Sir ROBERT PEEL ; but the warning was disregarded, a species of insanity had seized the Legislature, and despite of the protests of those whose avocations and experience eminently qualified them to form a sound judgment on the point, the fatal enactment was carried, and, we regret to say, is still maintained in all its stringency. We are rejoiced to find that the Member for Stamford has announced his intention of " bringing forward the subject on one of the earliest days after the re-assembling of Parliament." The embarrass-• ments under which the manufacturers are now labouring, and the depressed condition of the arti sans and operatives throughout the country, were depicted by the Right Hon. Gentleman with much force. He stated that two-fifths of the working classes in the manufacturing districts were at present out of employment ; that of the remainder a portion only were in full employ ; and that a large number of factories and mills were working short time, and no inconsiderable number were not working at all. If to these things were added the fact that merchants abroad are purchasing cotton at a lower price than' our merchants, and carrying away to foreign countries produce which ought to be in the hands of our own operatives—it proves that the most anxious deliberation, not only of the Government, but of Par liament itself, is required." This is most assuredly the case. What topic can be more worthy of consi deration than the means by which the national re sources may be fully developed—the national labour fully and beneficially employed. The real wealth, the real capital of a nation, consists in the quantity of labour it possesses, as we have repeatedly pointed out; accumulated capital of any kind is really no thing but "hoarded labour," and the first object of any Government should be to afford every facility for the occupation of every man in the country able and willing to work. At present these facilities are withheld. From the want of a sufficient circulation, and the consequent high rate of interest at which money is maintained, production is checked, a more than rea sonable proportion of the profits are taken from the manufacturer by the money-lender, and prices are also depreciated to an alarming degree. He cannot keep his factories open without a serious loss. His workmen are discharged, and obliged to await in idleness the approach of more propitious times, and become a burden on the resources of the:kingdom, in place of being the producers of national wealth ; and all this is occasioned—the prosperity of the country sacrificed—and the great body of the people compelled to submit to the greatest trials and pri vations, that an abstract theory may be maintained- The safety, and happiness of the nation is made to give way to the security of the metallic standard. By the Levant mail we have received advices from Constantinople to the 2d December, and from Malta to the 11th. The Porte has officially announced the entire paci fication of Albania. The Turkish local paper announces that the SUL TAN has ordered the construction of three military institutions for soldiers, aged from twelve to twenty —one to be established at Adrianople, a second at Brussa, and the third at Damascus. The intelligence from Malta is important. At the moment of the departure of the packet the news reached that island by a steamer from Corfu, " that a revolution had broken out in Greece; that there was hard fighting in Patras, in the garrison ; and that th e G overnor was a pr i soner i n t h e h an d s o f t h e insurgents." It is said that GRIVAS was at the head of the rebellion. Intelligence had also arrived at Malta of an insur rection at Tripoli. The PACHA. had been defeated by the insurgents, and had applied to the SULTAN for assistance. Th e British protect Admiral had ßri t is h dispatched ship of war t o Tripoli, tointerests. The insurrection, it is said, was planned in Tunis. Madrid papers of the 14th have arrived. The debate on the Address was still proceeding in the Senate. Great savings are to be proposed by the Finance Minister in the Budget. A reconciliation (in all probability a merely temporary one), has been patched up between CHRISTINA and NARVAEZ. MADRID BoLSA, DEC. 14.—The Three per Cents. were done at 28, at 50 days ; the Five per Cents. at 16, for paper; and the Debt without Interest at 5. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The Journal des Debats, the Presse, the Na tional, and the Miele publish what may be consi dered as the manifestoes of the various parties they represent, preparatory to the opening of the session. There is nothing remarkable in these declarations of political faith, save an indignant disclaimer on the part of the National of the charge of favouring com munism, which had been brought against it by the Debats. The Constitutionnel has the following on the ex pulsion of M. BAILONNINE from France:— " We have announced the expulsion of M. Bakonnine, a Russian refugee, for having delivered a speech at the meeting held on the 29th November, at Paris, to cele brate the 17th anniversary of the Polish revolution. We are assured that AL Bakonnine, during the three years that he has been a refugee in France, has never done anything Ror said anything which did not show his profound respect for the laws of our country. It is, then, absolutely contrary to truth to say, as has been said in the order of expulsion, which was noticed to him, that his presence in France was calculated to compromise order and public tranquillity. Besides, M. Bakonnine having demanded at the Prefec ture of Police what acts contrary to public tranquillity were ascribed to him, was answered that the Ministerial order, in virtue of which he was expelled, set forth no motives. In vain did M. Bakonnine apply to the Minister himself to ascertain what facts were alleged against him—he has been obliged to quit France without obtaining any reply. In reality, there was nothing to reproach him, but having delivered a violent speech against the Russian Government as the oppressor of Poland. In this speech M. Bakonnine, cursing the Government of Russia and its Sovereign for the yoke of despotism which they cause to weigh as heavily as they can on Europe, protested energetically against the divi sion and the oppression of Poland; against the occupa tion of France, by the Cossacks, in 1815, &c.; and he at the same time painted in the darkest colours the state of servitude in which the Russian people groaned." Letters from Oran, of the 12th, announce the sub mission of ABD-EL,KADRR to the Emperor of MO ROCCO. The French troops stationed on the fron tiers had, in consequence, been ordered to return to their quarters. The Moniteur contains a notice of the Charge d'Affaires of Spain in Paris, informing the holders of Spanish Three per Cent. Stock that his Govern ment had placed at the disposal of the London and Paris committees the sums necessary to pay the dividend due on the 31st of December. The Three per Cents. were done in the Passage de l'Opera on Sunday at 75f. 65c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 14%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 15 1 ,4—East Indian, —Namur and Liege, 1 % 5 —Northern of France, 11 3 4—Orleans and Bordeaux, 5% —Paris and Lyons, 5 1 .E—Rouen and Havre, 18 1 / 2 —Sambre and Meuse, 63i. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and Special Juries.) BUNN V. LIND. It was expected that this case would be tried at the sitting of the Court this morning. But as it stands lourth on the list of to-day, it is possible that the trial may not take place until late to-morrow or Thursday. We were informed, however, that it was very possible it might not be tried this term. ' I "V.:S.C.' , i it NI P i`t.. , •'— -- 4. . . t k .1. . saki no .14.4 fr , ,r, -A 4 \ .: 1 : ......,---,,,,.. - ...— mil i k ii-,., rfil -,.., , , . • , .... .-- ..1.. ~,.., . ~t. • ~..,,,, .--.- . - , ,.,- , ),..0 ~ , 1 , , , b„ ~:- ~-,,t, . I T inning gint LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1847. Notwithstanding the impressions which were until very recently prevalent that Lord HARDINGE in tended to associate, by a film' act of negotiation, the seizure of the territories of the NiaAM and those of the King of Ounn, with his memorable and trium phant administration, it appears that such a move ment is by no means anticipated in Hindostan. Ac cording to the extraordinary express received in anti cipation of the overland mail from Calcutta, such enor mous efforts at spoliation—advantageous as they would prove to the cause of Asiatic civilization, and calculated as they would unquestionably be to in crease the happiness of the Oriental multitude—are anything but probable ; although the Governor- General is preparing to effect such changes in the Governments of Oude and the NIZAINI as would inevitably tend to enhance the influence of the Com pany, and to ameliorate the condition of their miserable and degraded neighbours. A change of this character is shown to be most requisite in both directions by the involvements of the exchequer of the one potentate, and the impoverished and deso late condition of the subjects of the other. From the possessions of the NIZAZI, the only important in formation which has arrived is a repetition of the old story as to the embarrassments of the Deccan, together with an account of the tendered resignation of the principal Minister, and the inhuman and almost incredible atrocities perpetrated by the brother of the SOVEREIGN. While this infuriated Prince is described to be walling up the live body of his mistress in solid masonry, and gloat ing over the spectacle of her death-struggles through perforations in the sides of her dungeon, the state is depicted as still encompassed with a serious and nearly insurmountable accumulation of pecuniary difficulties. With the intention of diminishing the miseries by which the population of Oude have been long op pressed, Lord HARDINGE was proceeding to Lucknow for the purpose of having an interview with his Majesty the reigning Monarch, returning to Cal cutta by Cawnpore and Allahabad. Whatever may be the consequence of this remarkable interview, whether it may end in the transference of the supreme authority to the supreme Govern ment, or only lead to an •indirect interference, such as that W hi c h was effected at the commencement of 1846 in the P enjaub, it i s cer t a i n th a t th e interpo sition of thehisown 'V icero y, and the reiteration of remon strances from lips and f rom th ose o f th e British Resident, must p roduce a mos t b ene fi c i a l mo dification in the policy hitherto adopted by the indo lent and unconscientiou s Sot-vs:d d ust zios. His p eo pl e , or u bby the cruelty can no longer be ground int o h q uestion the dastardly i S s of his eunuchs and favourites caprice of his armed emissaries. me fort una t e alteration is inevitable; the only as to the manner in which it may be negotiated, and the instruments which may be selected for its execution. Farewell banquets to hi s Excellenc y t he Governor General appear to be the vogue in those portions o f Hindostan through which he was carried by circum stances. Upon these occaions, the language employed by Lord HARDINGE, in taking a retrospective survey of his administration, was naturally enough the lan guage of confidence and satisfaction. Throughout the whole period in which he has presided over the affairs of British India, our arms have been successful, and our diplomacy generous, conscientious, and advan- A - E . w .jtymuv our envoys have evinced a salutary de ,,,,;-_-,;,,_. _,___,.,.1.01gg , our soldiers a matchless and invincible Z.:t eyorid this, it must be remembered that dizi r I\ --- i's •-•-)4 --.....` e ., -... ,5.. '-: ~ _~) t ‘ THE SUN, LONDON, TRIMER. V. VISCOUNT CURZON. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the en gineer to the Oxford, Thane, High Wycombe, and West Dray ton Railway, to recover from the defendant, the deputy chairman of the company, the sum of 1,5001. Evidence was adduced to sho%; that the defendant was an active member of the committee. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having replied, . - The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summe d up, and the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the de lendant. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The December adjourned sessions for the county commenced this morning at ten o'clock, at the Court house, Clerkenwell-green; Mr. Walesby presided. The number of prisoners for trial was eighty-eight. Mr. WALESEY briefly addressed the grand jury. Elizabeth Thompson, about 13 years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing two pieces of ribbon, value 75., the property of Richard Hall. She stated she had no father and mother, and took the ribbon because she was hungry. Mr. WALESBY said it was a pitiable case, but he had no other course to pursue than the ordinary one. He should sentence her to two months' imprisonment. Henry Cohen, a Jew, was indicted for stealing a table, the property of Edward James Cotsford. It appeared that the prosecutor carried on business as a cabinet maker, at 101, White Horse-street, and the pri soner carried on an indefinite system of traffic, at one time hawking old clothes or oranges, smuggling tobacco, or dealing in old furniture. The table was outside the door of the prosecutor's shop about nine o'clock on the 14th instant, when it was missed, and soon afterwards a policeman informed the prosecutor that the table was at the prisoner's house, where they both went, and found that the table had been taken asunder and all the leaves planed over. Fortunately they came before the meta morphis was so complete as to prevent the prosecutor from discovering several marks upon it, by which he was enabled to identify it as his property. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, accompanied with a recommendation to mercy, and Mr. WALESEY, in accordance with the recommenda tion of the jury, said he should only sentence the pri soner to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) James Buck was charged with stealing a half pint of brandy, the property of Mr. Fellows, landlord of the Crown and Dolphin public-house, at the corner of Cannon-street-road, St. George in-the East. George Bradford, barman to Mr. Fellows, stated that the prisoner came into his master's house about nine o'clock yesterday evening, and called for a pint of beer, with which he was supplied, and for which he paid. Witness was the only person in the house at the time. Almost immediately after a female came in and asked for a bottle of pale ale, and witness was compelled to leave the bar for a short period for the purpose of pro curing it. As he was reaching the bottle from a shelf in an adjoining room he " heard something running," and hastened back to the bar, where he saw the prisoner, who had walked round the counter, and was in the act of filling a quart pot from the brandy tap. fie had drawn off about half a pint. Witness collared him, when he struggled violently, and would have escaped, but a policeman coming by at the time he was given into custody.—The prisoner was fully committed for trial. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) EAT MAZZLETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21105 to 31 12s ; Clover, ditto, 31 10s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 10s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 10s to 41105; and Straw, 11 5s to 11 10s per load, A full averag e supply, an d a s l ugg i s h d eman d . WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to Si 126; Clover ditto, 31 10s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 8s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. _ _ COLONIAL. Si:MAR.—The market for British Plantation is steady, 430 hhds having been sold. The public sales have com prised chiefly 2,000 bags Bengal, 1,800 baskets Penang, and 800 bags Singapore, which sold without material alteration in value: Bengal at 36s to 37s for fine yellow Benares, and 39s to 44s for low to good white ; Penang, 22s to 32s ; and Singapore, 31s to 36s for brown and yellow, according to quality. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,435 hhds., 41 tierces, 18 bar rels; there were taken for home consumption 1,369 hhds., 173 tierces, 449 barrels. The stock in the same places is 19,010 hhds., 2,021 tierces, 4,828 barrels. COFFEE.-1,003 bags Ceylon, 140 bags washed Rio, and 200 barrels Bahia, were nearly all withdrawn, there being no disposition to give former prices. COCOA.-120 bags Bahia was chiefly taken in at pre vious rates. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 734 puns .280 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 822 puns 41 hhds, and exported 86 puns 55 hhds. The stock in the same places is 14,139 puns 1,583 hhds. RICE .-8,783 bags Aracan were offered by auction, but there being no buyers at previous rates, and im porters being unwilling to force a sale under such cir cumstances, withdrew the whole, at prices ranging from 9s to lOs 6d, according to quality. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 46s 9d to 475 per cwt on the spot, and Town 49s 6d. TEA.—The market is quiet at about previous rates. COAL MARKE' -YESTERDAY. Adair's Main ......... 17s Od Medley Davison'sWest Hartley 18s 6d Hilda 2os 3d Dipton Tanfield ..... .... 158 6d Harraton Main ... 17s 6d New Tenfold l6s Od Bell Ord's nedheugh Stewart's Hartley West Wylam Wall's End, &c. Whitwell Clennell lBs 9d High Thornley Elm Park Ships at mark ;t, 17—sold, 14. EDINBURGH THBATRIL-Mr. Harrison, the cele brated vocalist, is the great attraction at present at this place of amusement. Of Mr. Harrison's powers it Is scarcely possible to speak too highly. His enunciat ion and intonatien are perfect, and he possesses a voice of great power, compass, and flexibility. In the Beggars Opera, on Monday night, Mr. Harrison performed the part of Captain Macheath, in a style which elicited un bounded applause; but, in truth, all the performers ably discharged the trusts reposed in them. Box and Cox continues to be nightly received with shouts of approba tion. Indeed, the entertainments at the theatre, at the present time, are of the most satisfactory description, and are attracting excellent houses.—Edinburgh Weekly Register. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2l, 1847. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.' CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was heavy. Sales, 3,000 to 3,500 bales, without change of prices, American realising 44d. to 6d. per lb. Railway shares were exceedingly dull and depressed, although it is stated that there was not much stock in the market. The demand was very limited. There has been a report current, that, by express, news has, in a certain circle, been received that Louis Philippe has expressed his desire to abdicate the throne in favour of the Compte de Paris. Should this prove to be the case, which we doubt much, a long Regency would damage confidence in the French as well as the English funds. The General Steam Navigation Company's mail steamer has arrived with about 7,0001. in specie on board. There have not been any arrivals from the colonies to day. The Consol Market has been somewhat depressed by the report to which wo have above alluded. For the Account the prices have fallen from 853 to 85, at which they remain, with a heavy aspect. Should the statement made by a morning Contemporary, in a second edition, prove to be correct, a weight will hang over the Stock-market for a considerable time to come. The sales to-day have been small, and as a check to the ope rations of the Bears, the favourable news from the East Indies has been rather important. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been at Es. to lie., and East India Bonds have rallied to 16s. discount. In the other Funds the changes this morning amounted to about 4 per cent. A good amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Funds this morning. Brazilian Stock has been quoted at 79* ; the Chilian Three per Cents at 49 and 50; the Mexican Five per Cents. at 171; the Portu guese Four per Cents. at 223; the Spanish Three per Cents. at 301; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 564 and 56. The Railway Share Market has been rather dull to-day. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS, O'CLOCK. PRICES 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. 84%% 8476 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne 86,4% 86% Long Anus. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 % 8 5 India Bonds, 1,0001... l6 dis 16 dis Ditto under 1,0001. ...... 12 dis 12 din Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 5001. .. Small ONE CLOSING i RICES OF FOREIGN fI7NDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds 79% 79 LA I Chili= Bonds 6 per Cent.... Ditto 3 per Cent 49 50 50 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred 3 % 5y 3% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 17% 3 / 4 17% Ditto, Old, 5 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred lO 10 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent 2 2 IA 22 1 A Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. 3 per Cent 30% 29% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent., 12 Guild 56% 58 56 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 84% 3 / 4 84 3 / 4 FRICES OF PA ID . EUSINESS DONE CLOSIN G RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2 %..•... Ayrshire and Galloway.. .2% .., • Uelfast Sc County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox fard Junction Birmingham, Welver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... ... .... Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 146.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 7 3 / 4 . Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter BO Ditto, Thirds • Buckinghamshire 101. 4s 3% dis .. 3% dis Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares..... 3 3 / 4 -- Ditto, Clydesdale June 50 ...... Chester and Holyhead... 87ILA — ........ ...... Ditto, Preference .. 8 Clarence 784 - - Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 . . Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. lO _ ..... - Dublin and Belfast June. 20 Dundalk & Enniskillen 15 East Anglia, z 51., L. & E. and L. and D. ...... 25 13%......... ..... 131A 1 Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 Do., 31.10 x., E. &11. 2 Eastern Counties Ditto (B) 2O -.. ...woo ••••• Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 61. 135. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... !,‘ dis. % dig Do., York Extension.. 10 ...... ... 7% 1)o., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters Do., New 23 Eastern Union . 5O .. ... --- .... ....... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 Ditto, Thirds .. l3s. 4d Do., (guar. 6 per cent) — ••• ....,. EAst Lancashire Ditto, New — Ditto, New Quarters : ast Lincolnshire ._ . . Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 —. 45% 45 ... ..... 45 Ditto Half Shares ... 15 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Edinburgh & Northern.. 22 1 Ditto, New Ditto, Newport ..... ... 914...... Ditto, ditto, New • .... 2!,‘ Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle B/. 6s. 8d Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New Do. Preference Conhol. 12 lA.__ Great Northern lOl% 4 l si A 4% Do., London and York 214..... Great south. and West (Ireland) Great North of England-100 ...... , — Ditto, New 401. 5 Ditto, New 301. 80 Ditto, New 15/. 6% Great Western B5 ...... 93 94 Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares ... 50 Ditto, 1 4 Shares ...... 15 • Ditto, Eifths Ditto, New 17 1 .......... 7 Huddersfield &Mulches. 22 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby 5O ... ... 99 98% .. ...... 981 Ditto, Half Shares.— 25 ...... _ Ditto, 1 4 Shares ..... .. 12% _ ... — Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 15 Do., do., and Norwich 15 _ Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 215 1!( Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto 1 / 4 Shares . ... 38 ...... Do. Quarter Shares... 14 1 ,1 Do. Fifths Do. Sixteenths ...... .. 6 1 4 ...... ._ Do. Thirds (Reg-)....101. 4a. ... Do. Liverp. and Bury 84 - Ditto 14 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.( Wakefield, Ponte tract. & Goole Do. (W. RidiugUnion) 44 28. 3 dis. 3 dis. Do. (Preston 16 Wyre) 25 Do. 14 Shares (A) 9 . Ditto ditto (B) ... 114, _ 1% Leeds and Bradford Leicester and Bedford... 16e. Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 37 1 ,E — Do., Branch 1 / 2 Shares 12 1 4_ Do. New Branch( blue) 2 1 4..., Do. Extension (green) 21.• ... Do. NewExtem (pink) 2% Leeds and Think 36 Ditto, New 20 — ... ..... ...... 4% Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% — ...... ...... . Liverpool, Crosby and Sotithport .... .... Liverp., hlnchstr& New castle Junction 2 1% ...... London and Blackwall..l6l. 18s. 4d. Do. New, No. 1 Do. New, No. 2 .. 41 M. 4d.... Do. Extension 17% London, Brighton, and South Coast ..»..... 50 Do. Consol. Ei g hths.. 30 ....... Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 • Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 Ditto, ditto - 1852 50 ...... ••••• ...... ** London and G r e enw i c h 12115 s 4d... Ditto, Preferen ce ...18117 82 d. •• 147 145 145 147 % London and N. W es t er n 100 Do., Quarte rs L. & B. 17 — Do., n0., N ew Ditto Fifths Do.. 10% lO% IA Shares (G. J.) 25 ... - - ••- Do 46/. Shares(l.M.) ) l5 58 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% Do. 10/. (01. & B.) C. 1 Lond. & &Western 41/. 6s. 8d ......... • •"• g 77 Do. New Con so L Bth s 40 ...... " Do. New 50/. .. ..... 32%.• Do. New 401. 26 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 ..... Ditto ditto 4O ••• ....... Ditto, Thirds.' • 6L 133. 4d.... 2 di s. ... 2 die. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil 1%••••• • Londonderry &Coleraine 27%•..... ""*** Londonderry and Ennis killen ...... ........ 23 3 4 •••••• Manche iter,Bazton,and Matlock ............» 3 ...... _ _ Manchester, Sheffield . and Lincolnshi re ...100 ...... "' "- ..... Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 ..... "'' — Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 ...... Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 71/4 ...... Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 ...... —' •"""' ...... .... . ...... Ditto ditto • ••••••••• 7 ..... Ditto ditto .... 4%...••. Ditto Sheffield and 7 % ---- ....., •••••• ....... Lincolnshire Blanchest.& Southampt. 21,4 ' ....••• . O6 105 lO5 Blildand lOO ......1 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 401. Shares 7 Do. 50/. Shares lO ..... ~ 79y2........ ...... 78 Do. Binn., and Derbyloo 40 Midland Consol.Brist. & Binning., 6 per cent. 100 ......119 1 / 2 11 9 14 Midlnd, Brist. &Glocstr. 34 Ditto, ditto 71.9s — ..... Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Ne wcast le and Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket&Che.sterford 1814 — Do. Extension ...... 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 12% — .. ........ .... Norfolk ......... ...100 Do. New 20/. ... 5 Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk 2 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... 25 Do. Half Shares! 12%...... 11 . Do. Quarters 4 34 3los. 3% Do. Extension Ditto Thirds — NortY Statlordshire 7% ...... North Wales North Western Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 35 ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... IA, — ... ........ .. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 17% — . .... — Ditto, New......... ..... 10 Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Sarewsbury and Birm... 6 Ditto ditto. Class B. 3 Shrewsbury & Chester • (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... .. ... Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 5 Shrewsbury and Here,fd. 2 ....... Shropshire Union South Devon 40 Do. Preference South Staffordshire outh Eastern & Dover. 33% — Do., No. 1 20 Do., Nc.2. Do., No. 3 .. ..... ...... :5 D0., No. 4 South Wa1e5............... '4 5 lb 4:)uttii Yorkshire, Don- caster, and Goole 2 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 4 Taw Vale Extension ... 4 - ••• ••• ..... ••• - Thames Haven Dock and Railway ........... 17% ..... . Vale of IN eath Waterford and Kilkenny 13% 1 — .. ... Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterld,W xfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall hitehaven & Furness 12 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 525. — ilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth ... 30 f ork, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... . 25 ..... 32% .. Do. Onginal New and Berwick .. ... 25 - • •••• Do. North Shields Pun 25 Do. Extensioa No. 1. R) Do. do. No. 2. ..... 10 - ........ .• _. 11 De. G.N E.Preference 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference Do. East and W est Wil ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... 14% 14% Central of France (Or leans and. Vier zon) ... 14 ... Central of Spain ... . ... 2 Ceylon 5B Demerara Dendre Valley ...... ... .. 4 ...... Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... —.. .... I , ;i Great Indian Peninsular 6s. Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... Jamaica S.Dlid. Junction I Louvain ala Sambre ... 7 ... • ...... Luxembourg . .. 6 - Lyons and Avignon 5 Madrid and Viientia.... 2 ... .. Namur and Liege Northern of France. lo ..... 11% ll% Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d . ... Paris and Lyons .. 10 ..... 6 1 ,4 5% Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen 2O — Paris and Strasbourg 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ... .. 18 Strasbourg and Basle... 14 "fours and Nantes ...... 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 16 West Flanders ...... .... 8 1 / i — JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock London & Westminster 20 National Pro v. England. 35 Ditto, New ...... .. ..... 10 National of Ireland 2214 — .... ........ ... Ditto New... ..... ...... 10 Union of Australia Ditto,New... ........ ... 21,4...... . — Union of L0nd0n......... 10 Union of Madrid 40 MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO Brazilian Cocaes & Cuiba 30 ..... British Iron Bolonos Scrip — Galvanized Iron Ditto,New Real Del Monte, Unreg. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 21.—Wind N.W. by N., light airs and dull, hazy weather. RAMSGATE, DEC 20.—Wind S.—Sld. Hotspur, Monte Video; Gesina, Wilhelmina, ditto; Lotus, Demerara; Margaret, Milne, Santa Martha ; Kunigunde, Cuba; America, New York. DOVER, DEC. 19.—S1d. Montezuma, Valparaiso ; Feronia, Pernambuco; Active, Surinam; Esther and Sophia, Trinidad; Dettmar, Hayti. PORTSMOUTH, Dzc. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Queen, China; Charlotte, Pernambuco; Victoria, New York; Resolute, ditto; Mills, ditto; Persia, Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Tigre, Havannah. MUMBLES, Dac. 16.—Sid. Alpha, Valparaiso. Put back, Siren, for Valparaiso. DEAL, DEC. 20.—Wind N.B. to E.N.E.—Arrd. Duchess of Buccleugh, Calcutta; Sovereign, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River and aid.— Enmore, Adelaide, South Australia; Herald, Sydney, New South Wales; Thomas Jones, Africa; Nunez, Nunez; Bank, Lima; Favourite, New Orleans. Sld. Jane, Cape of Good Hope; Ellerslie, Callao; Osprey, ditto; Forest Monarch, New Orleans; Windsor Castle, ditto; Ann Rankin, ditto; Broome, ditto; Victoria, ditto, with the whole of the outward bound. SouTuemrroN, DEC. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Indus steamer, Alexandria. YARMOUTH, DEc. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Prince Re. gent, Hobart Town, with the whole of the outward. bound. —..-. WIGTOWN, DEC. 19.—The sloop Spring, of Port William, Newry, to Runcorn, has been wrecked in the Bay. Part of cargo oared in good and part in bad condition. On , FALMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Ethelred, Bradford, Moulmein. COWES, DEC. 20.—Wind E. to E.N.E.—SId. Marga ret, Skelly, Pernambuco; Tropic, Jamaica; Amphion, New York; Queen Pomare, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, Dac. 20.—Wind E.—Arrd. 19th, Petrel, Bonny, Thomas Battersby, White, Macao ; Standard, Fawcett, Demerara, sailed 10th ult.; Leligh, Young, New Orleans; Roscius, Moore, New York, with 50,0001. in specie on board. bld. Mary, Muir, Singapore; Ur sula, Bombay; The Duke, Callao; Zillah, Valparaiso; Barbara, Lima; Caroline, River Gambia; Partenotisr, Rio Janeiro; Zephyr, Africa; Harmony, New Orleans; William Ward, ditto. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind E. by N.—Arrd. Venus, Mortimer, Prince Edward Island. Sld. Tulloch Castle, Bombay; Juliet, Hong-Kong; Sam Slick, Gambia; Bo livar, St. Vincent ; Ann, Kenny, Charleston, U.S.; Broad Oak, Valparaiso; Camillus, Demerara. TORBAY, DEC. 19.—The whole of the wind-bound have sailed. The Johanna Hermann, Lapreux, Ham burgh to St. Leon, went on shore in working out of the bay, crew and passengers saved. ALDBOROUGH, DEC. 20.—A quantity of paper, mostly shipping orders for the schooner Fanny, Par kinan, dated Faro, Oct., 1847, has been picked up in part of a writing desk between this and Thorpness. A mast, apparently a brig's mainmast, has washed on shore here to-day. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Some hatches and other por tions of a wreck have been washed ashore in White sand Bay. BEAUMARIS, DEC. 19.—The smack Wexford packet, Travers, from Wicklow to Liverpool, was driven on the beach last night, and is become a total wreck ; cargo washed out, and entirely lost. The Wasp, from Liver pool to Ambrey, has put in here to repair damage, having been struck by a heavy sea while lying to in a gale of wind. A schooner, name unknown, has been driven on the beach at Puffin Island. It blew a heavy gale of wind here last night. SKIBREREEN, DEC, 17.—A timber-laden vessel has been wrecked at Gun Point, inside Cape Clear, the timber (all short pieces) and deals will be saved. The Charlotte, Hawkins, from Bombay to Liverpool, anchored inside the Cape this morning ; during a gale, cut away her masts, and was towed into Long Island Channel the following day. WHITEHAVEN, DEC. 17.—The Britannia, Cork h ill, and W e llington, Beoby, anchored off this port to-day, but were obliged to slip their anchors and chains, and have been driven on shore at Workington, but are expected to be got off without much damage. CORK, DEC. 18 —Thu Ajax (steamer), for London, broke adrift during the night, got foul of the Custom House, received slight damage to her quarter, and then drifted on a bank lower down, but is expected to come off this tide. BELFAST, DEC. 18.—The Anne Jones (schooner), of this port, and the Triton (schooner), of Maryport, are reported to be on shore in the Lough, but it is expected they will be got off to-day without damage. WESTPORT, DEC. 17.—Last night it blew a very heavy gale from S.W. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 17.—The following vessels re ceived damage to-day during the ebb tide, viz. :—The Eliza and Jane, of Exeter, lost bowsprit, cutwater, stanchions, &c. ; the Charles Henry, had stern broken, and lost stanchions ; the Cleaver, of Sunderland, lost fore-top -mast ; the Hawthorn, of Sunderland, lost bow sprit ; the Louisa (schooner) is behind the end of the North Pier, damage not ascertained. CITY ELECTIONS.-(THIS DAY.) This being St. Thomas's Day, Wardmotes were held in the various wards throughout the City, for the purpose of electing Common Councilmen and other Ward officers, to serve during the ensuing year. The Wards of Farringdon Within and Without, Cord wainers, Crippl ega t e, Bishopsgate, Billingsgate, the Tower, Aldgate, and Portsoken, it is exl , ccted, will be vigorously contested. BISHOPSGATE WARD. (W. T. Copeland, Esq., Alderman, returns fourteen members.) The following gentlemen have been proposed to serve as members of the Court of Common Council. (Those marked * are new candidates, Messrs. Tozer and Ben nett having resigned):— Mr. Stevens, Deputy Mr. Halo Peacock Thomas J. R. Carr Jones W. Johnson Shacland R. Ashley *Gilpin H. Patten *Hopwood Filcher Tagg. Owden It is expected the latter will resign, and that there will be no contest. BROAD-STREET WARD. (Samuel Musgrove, Esq., Alderman; returns eight members.) At' a wardmote, held at the Ward Schools, London wall, the following gentlemen were returned:— T. Corney, deputy I F. Gadsden R. W. Jupp W. Marriott C. Wharton S. Baker T. W. Foster Henry Brown. CORNHILL WARD. (Sir J. Pirie, Bart., Alderman, returns six members.) The following gentlemen were re-elected : Mr. E. Harrison, Deputy Mr. James Waterton John Carter Richard Randall Robert Debee John Hunter. LIME-STREET WARD. (C. Farebrothor, Esq., Alderman, returns four members.) At a Wardmote held at the Ward Schools, St Mary Axe, the following gentlemen were returned:— Mr. D. Cook, Deputy I Mr. T. Symonds T. B. Simpson W. Simpson. The last named gentleman in the room of W. Tanner, resigned. PORTSOKEN WARD. (F. G. Moon, Esq., Alderman; returns 8 members.) A wardmote was held this morning at the Three Nuns Inn, High street, Aldgate. After the inquestmen and ward-beadle bad been elected, the following gen tlemen were proposed as fit and proper persons to serve in the Court of Common Council for the year c nsuing : Mr. Wright, deputy. kilbee. Hay ward. Danford. Christie. On a show of hands being the new candidate, to the e: poll was demanded by th© tleman. Mr. Thomson. Barker. Jutsum. *Wylde. favourable to Mr. Wylde, xelusion of Mr. Jutsum, a friends of the latter gen- THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. M. Jullien is proceeding in his career as manager of this national establishment in a manner which leaves nothing to be desired. He last night pro duced a most successful English opera—English in every sense of the word ; the story is English, the composer is English, the author of the libretto is English, and every artiste employed in bringing it before the public is English, and, as old supporters of the English school of operatic music, right glad are we to say that the Maid of honour, the opera produced here last night, composed by Mr. Balfe, written by Mr. Fitzball, and in which the characters were sustained by Miss Birch, Miss Miran (a fine contralto, who made her first appearance last evening), Mrs. Weiss (better known as Miss Barrett), Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. Weiss, need not fear a comparison with any other opera that has been produced at any theatre in Europe of late years. The plot will be in the recollection of the greater number of our readers, inasmuch as it is pre cisely similar to that of the ballet entitled Henrietta, or The Statute Fair, which was produced here some years ago (the only difference being that the scene is laid in the days of Queen Elizabeth, instead of in those of Queen Anne). Miss Birch, who ap peared for the first time on the English stage, was the Lady Henrietta, and she perfectly astonished us. As a singer we felt assured that she would be all that could be desired, but we feared that as an actress she would prove inanimate and tame. On the contrary, she is as great as an actress as she is as a singer. She was espiegle, animated, spirited—the very Lady Henrietta of the story, and sung in the most delicious manner imaginable. The part of her companion, Lady Alison, was admirably sustained by Miss Miran, whose rich contralto tells with im mense effect in the duet in the third act (supposed to be sung between Orpheus and Eurydice in the masque scene). Miss Miran is a great acquisition to the Drury corps. Mr. Sims Reeves has in this opera completely vindicated his right to be considered the first of English tenors. In Edgardo he proved that in the execution of Italian music he was without a competitor on the English stage. In the Maid of Honour he has shown that he can beat the English ballad singers on their own ground. Nothing could exceed the beauty, the pathos, and the effect with which he gave the exquisite ballad "In this old chair my father sat," which occurs in the third act, and which is one of the most delightful melodies that Balfe has ever composed. Indeed this opera is replete with gems of melody, nothing can be more beautiful for instance then the exquisite ballad " The Red Cross Knight," which was deliciously given by Miss Birch. In a fortnight this ballad will be found on every pianoforte in the United Kingdom. It will be the song rf the season. The music of this opera is perhaps the most dramatic that Balfe has ever composed. The music of the whole scene of the statute fair is superior to that of any modern composer, native or foreign. It is spirited, de scriptive, and full of fun. Why does not Belle give us a genuine Opera Buffa ? The opera was completely and deservedly successful, and at the conclusion all the artistes, together with Balfe and M. Jullien, were called before the curtain. The house was crowded. Among the fashionables present we observed the Earl of Durham, Viscount Castlereagh, Lord Char leville, Lord Ward, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lady Lake, Lady Antrobus, and the Misses Antrobus, Sir W. and Lady de Bathe, Sir John Macdonald, Right Hon. Fox Maule, lion. Mr. Astley, Hon, Mr. Grey, Miss Burdett Coutt and party, &c. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S. Two new pieces were produced here last night, and both were successful. The first, a vaudeville entitled tine Jeunesse Orageuse, may be briefly described as the adventures of Joseph and Charles Surface after marriage. There are two young men, one a model of propriety, the other a rattler; they are both mar ried, and the wife of the rattler is the object of the greatest commiseration with the wife of young " pro priety." The rattler, however, turns out to be merely a rattler, while it is discovered that young " pro priety" is a thorough s co u n d re l. The success of this piece is mainly owing to the admirable manner in which the principal characters were sustained by Madame Valmy, Mademoiselle Baptiste, and Monsieur Montaland. The . next piece is a broad farce, entitled La Fille Terrible, in which Mademoiselle Lagier made her debut as La Fille Ter rible, and achieved a great triumph. She is very young, very pretty, very fascinating, and po ssesses that which few French art i stes possess, a thorough appreciation of the humourous. La Fille Terrible is the . daughter of a coquett i s h widow, who would fain dress la file as a child, and keep . her as a child, albeit she has attained the marriageable age of eighteen years, and h a s, of course, without mama's kno w l e d ge , a lover. She refuses to dress in a girl's frock and pina fore, and in order to force her to adopt the juvenile costume, the mother dep r i ves h er of her only dress, and she is seen running about in a petticoat. Her lover approaches, she hides behind a screen, and in order to meet they both mount on a chair, their heads thus meeting above the screen. The mother tries to marry her to an old man, and she be comes a child again, playing with a skipping rope, and forcing the old beau to skip also. So the fun goes on, until, o f course , sun d ry unexpecte d discoveries are made, and she is permitted to marry her youn 6 lover. The audience was in a roar the whole time ; in fact, the farce is a regular screamer Mademoiselle Lagier is, we think, destined to become an especial favourite here. She produced an immense effect last evening. The performances were attended by the following,. among other distinguished personages Excel lency the French Ambassador, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, his Excellency the _Russian Minister, Baroness Brunnow and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Earl of St. Germans, Viscount Cantalupe, Viscount Clifden, Lord and Lady Holland, Lord Suffield. the Count and Countess de Jornae, Hot:. Spencer Cowper, Sir 11. Meux, Sir J. Walsh, Sir W. Ball, Mrs. Sandford, &c. &c. ADELPHI THEATRE. A new grand magical spectacle, entitled The Pearl of the Ocean; or the Prince and the allerinaiden, was produced here last night with the most complete and the most deserved success. For grandeur and magnificence of spectacle, of costume, and of scenery, it surpasses anything of the kind that has hitherto been produced at the Adelphi, and is just the sort of thing to take children to see at this holiday season of the year. It must become unboundedly popular, and e give due " notice to parents and guardians," that their children and wards will teaze and teaze unt il they have been taken to see The Pearl of the Ocean, winch to Webster will most assuredly prove not only a pearl of price, but a pearl of value. The fol lowing is the plot of this superb dramatic romance The piece opens with a series of dissolving views, la which the story is told. Coralie, a beautiful mer maid, has saved the life of a Prince of the Pearl Islands on the night of a great storm, when his ship was wrecked, and having carried him to the shore near a convent, leaves him in the care of a nun, who had discovered him lying exhausted on the beach. In the first scene of the drama we have a fairy cave in the Pearl Islands, in which Mr. Wright makes his appearance, and relates a wonderful story of his being caught by a mermaid ; Grimgrowlino, an old pearl diver, follows suit with a stronger yarn, and the scene closes with Mr. 'Wright's taking a dive to make his fortune by bringing up some of the treasures from the Sea King's palace. In the next scene, which is at the bottom of the sea, Madame Celeste appears as the mermaiden, with the usual appurte nances of a fish's tail, looking-glass, golden locks, &c. This scene is very beautiful, and capitally managed—the working of the waters, and the appear ance of Madame Celeste and her five sisters most beautiful and picturesque. Coralie having dis covered that the Witch of the Whirlpool has power to deprive her of her tail, an d permit her to go on earth, determines to pay her visit She accordingly proceeds to her abode, and, after a Freischutaian incantation, finds herself " on her legs," executes a grand scene of pantomime, and a 6; tends to the earth—so ends the first act. The second act commences with the appearance of the Princ e (Miss Woolgar), who sings a very charming song hi, Auber ; the mermaiden then rises from the sea, an d has an affecting interview with him ; but being for" bidden by her compact with the Witch to inform him that it was she who saved his life, he remains in ign°' ranee that he is indebted to her. The Ambassador from the Khan of Circassia next appears, and o ffers his master's daughter to the Prince for his bride. The, Prince consents to accompany him to Circassia, and departs with his Court, and accompanied by Coralie disguised as a Greek nobleman. The next scene 1 ' in Circassia, and discovers the Khan and his Court waiting the arrival of the Prince. A golden Oil, soon appears, bearing the Prince and his suite, an" the scene conclndes by the Prince discovering in the Khan's daughter the nun who (as he believes) saved his life. Coralie, in despair , is about to throw herself into the sea, a s the act drop falls. Act 3d. A kiosk and g arden of the Khan's palace. Coralie sends the Pearl Diver to intercede with the Witch of the Whirlpoo l ' The next scene is a grand hall in the palace, with the wedding fete; it is opened with an Arab dance, aft er which Madame Celeste appears at the head of a c orps of Amazons, all clad in complete suits of steel armour —the armour is most beautiful and costly, having, been manufactured expressly in Paris. Coralie an the Amazons carry off the Princess. The next seen ° a grand fight takes place. A basaltic cavern is the next scene, where Coralie and the Princess have an explanation, which is by no means satisfactory to the former. The Witch of the Whirlpool then appears? and urges Coralie to assassinate the Princess, as het only chance of winning the Prince. Coralie, work"' on by the 'Witch, consents, and leaves the stagedecer mined "to revel in blood ;" but her resolution being very weak, she breaks it in the next scene, and Tar es her intended victim. The last scene shows the ls.le and the Prince and Court, waiting for the bride, who at length appears in the person of Coralie, the Prince ss having, with most unfeminine generosity, resig ned her claim. The Witch of the Whirlpool then appear s ' and after stating that all was but a trial of the mer maiden's heart and constancy, invites the party to grand fete at the bottom of the sea. A grand ning l "; transformation then takes place, and all of made ends happily. Great alterations have been d behind the curtain to enable this piece to be A room quite as large as the stage has been . built :sol es joining to and communicating with it by wide arches so that a large galley can make its progress irn.a.let directions, and then be completely hidden. This directions, and then be completely hidden. lways pro . duce improvement is what Frederick Yates was always striving for, and Mr. Webster has only been enabled to carry it into effect by his purchase of the ground in Bull Inn-court, where some time since a nuix!ber of houses were burnt down. The whole building, extensive as it is, has been constructed with extraor dinary rapidity in a little more than fourteen days. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AT DERBY. -- On Tuesday last the conference of Nonconformist ministers and delegates connected with the congregational union was held in the school-room connected with Victoria street Chapel. A large number of ministers and laymen attended ; Dr. Hamilton occupied the chair. The great object of the conference was to devise practical measures for the promotion of religious and secular education , upon the voluntary principle. The Rev. J. Fletcher, Of this town, detailed a self-sustaining plan of operationp by which, in his opinion, 43,0001., by small weekly con tributions, might be annually raised in their congrega tions in support of the system. The plan was much admired, and elicited the warmest expressions of appro bation. A series of resolutions, embodying a plan 0; education, exclusive of Government aid, were prop osed in excellent speeches by various gentlemen, and adopted. The conference was concluded on Wednesday, and in the evening a crowded public meeting was held in the chapel, H. Forbes, Esq., in the chair. Exce llent ad dresses, in support o f resolutions for carrying out th• objects of the conference, were delivered by the chair man and by Mr. E. Baines, jun. (Leeds) , ReZ B- Ainslie, London ; D r . H am il ton Leeds ; D r. ' mass, Manchester ; Mr. J. Condor, editor of th e Rev. A. Well s , L on d on; an d th e R ev. J. Gaw greathorne. T he proceedings proceedings w ere c h aracter i se d b y t h e Patriot; una nimity.—Stafford Mercury. *vß LOST. EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.--SETEN L - , 5 ,,, re —The inquest on the seven unfortunate men ^h at killed by an explosion of fire-damp a short time 4 ." te d the coal works of Messrs. Bailey, Nantyglo, terminate on Wednesday, when the jury returned a verdict to t' d effect that the deceased died from suffocation produce by an explosion of carburetted hydrogen gas. ° SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last a N °rl4 man, in the employ of Mr. Barnett, of Marstovv , Whitchurch, went to the top of a rick of bay, for s i :!, purpose of cutting some trusses. Having finished hQ job he threw his hay knife upon the ground, whil st § descended the ladder. In doing this one of the ran. broke, and the poor fellow fell on his back from C 0 siderable height upon the edge of the knife. ~° o f nearly severed through, and lies without any hope recovery. , „, of The bank notes and cheques, to the wilt's' • --- 7,8661. 7d., stolen from the clerk of Messrs. Sti ll ! , to Paul, and Co., in February last, hare been sent ba c ": 0 1 the banking-house, in a parcel, containing the notes and cheques, with the exception of one collo' bank note of the value of fire pounds. for A writ was moved last night for a new election. t, the borough of Wells, in consequence of the ple in t e. ment of G. W. Hayter, Esq., to b e J u d g e-Adoo clt u ici We stated some days ago that this appointment w ° t he probably be made—the only doubt b e i ng wbetherhbt office would be accepted by one of th e o ld es t, ataunc4 o : and most respected of the Liberal party, H. W• ,ich cred, Esq. Mr. Hayter's appoi n t ment i s one for o'c e o while the Government may b e congra t u l ate d, it dese r . p . t. the highest credit. The most recent judicial apP°; to ment before this—that of Master Tinney—was io the very reasonable objection of having been mad ;b° forgetfulness of the superior party claims of men But are at least his equals in professional attainments• ie. about Mr. Hayter's politics thero is no doubt, A 6,eept tion more creditable to Ministers, or generally s e `y, - co able to the whole Liberal party, could n o t have - made.—Chronicle. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., the lady Louisa Cotes, of a son. On the 16th inst., the wife o f th e R ev . Edward sniY of Newbold-on-Avon, near Rugby, of a son. Efl" On the 11th inst., the wife of Thomas Terrett Taylo r ' of College-reen, Brisol, of a son. w ife of On the I g 6th inst., itn Norfolk-street, Park-lane, the Seth B. Watson, D.M., of a son. A ~rdeh of h On the 16th he wife 'e Re , J _ inst., the wife of the 'v. James A bdale House, North Mimms, Herts, of a son. On the 17th inst., in Berna rd-s treet, Russell-square, -Ifre.. S. Moss, of a daughter. wif e On the 17th inst., at Grove-road North, Brixton, the, of John Edward Giles, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a d3ugh b L i e r . e, On the 17th inst., at Bramcote Lodge, Nottinghons the lady of John Hadden, Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., in Upper Eccleston wife of T. E. P. Lefroy, Esq., of a daughter. place, Pimlico, t" MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at East Teignmouth Church, C B P t3lll W. IL Jeremie, 38th Bengal Light Infantry, to Elizabeth, Maria, daughter of the late Rev. Lucius Francis Ferdinand Cary. On the 18th inst., at Trinity Church , Cloudesley-gitlar.e' Islington, Mr. Alexander Skelly, of Gibson-square, to MOO Aune, second daughter of the late Mr. John Harker, ofole^ C man. street. On the 18th inst., at St. John's Church, Paddington, W• P. Jordon, Esq., of Lower Belgrave-street, Eaton-square, to Louisa, only daughter of the late Richard Dlarnell DIED. On the 10th inst., at Rose-hill, near Liverpool, Thomas Rawson, Esq., aged 72. On the 10th inst., Catherine Margaret, on ly daughter o f Mr. Sergeant Halcombe, Queen's-square, Bloomsbury. On the 13th inst., at St. Katherine's Hospitl, Regent'O' park, the Rev. G. F. L. Nicolay, IM.A. Rector of the united parishes of St. Michael Royal, College-hill, and St. Martin's, Vi g ntry, aed 83. Ou the 16th inst., in Brompton, Anna blaria, relict of tie late Martin Madan, Esq., aged 84. On the 17th inst., Louisa Matilda, the wi fe of Mr. J. Li Ablett, of Regent-street, St. James's, aged 35. London: Printed and Published by ARAM° YOUNG , 7 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The S un Office, N. 11 Strand, in the Precinot of the Savoy, is the GountY Middlesex, Tuesday, December 21, 1847. . ,