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MIL KOWITTS NEW WORK. New ready .1t all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 2 1 s. bound, T HE HALL AN!) THE HAMLET. By WILLIAM }IOWITT, Author of " The Book or the Seasons," "Rural Life in England," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This Day is publi3hed, revised, price 219., SECOND EDITION OF pA D I A N A; Or, SCRAPS and SKETCHES of IRISH LIFE. By Out Author of THE " HOT-WATER CURE." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Unler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be peesented Shakspere'e Comedy of THE TAMING or TM SHZEW. Baptista, Mr. Gough ; Vinceatio, Mr. Tilbury ; Lucentio H-Vandenhoff ; retrucio, Mr. Webster; Grumio, Mr. Keeley ; Katharine. Mrs. Nisbett ; Bianca, Mrs. Seymour. To conclude with the Comedy 9f SPEED THE PLOUGH. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3e. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to eommence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction or Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, called GABRIELLI ; or ,the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol, Mr. Boyce ; Major Dunmore, Mr. Worrell; Marques di Mincio, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Bal thazar Valdarno, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright ; Gabrielli, Madame Celeste ; Sigaora D'Ossuna, Miss Brooks. To be followed by a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE GACY. Turnem Green, Mr. Wright; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; LAnty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Callenford ; Policeman, Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. After which, a New 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., &c. To conclude with the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, Air. Wright ; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard ; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Mary White, Miss Woolgar; Mdlle. Cherry Bounee, Miss Emma Harding. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Pnors open at Half-past Six, Performance io commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Comic Drama called PEGGY GREEN. To be followed by the Comic Drama, entitled THE PRIDE OF 'THE MARKET. Principal characters by Messrs. Buckatone, Leigh Murray, Granby, and Parselle ; Miss H. Gilbert, Mrs. C. Jones, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, The public is respectfully informed that the celebrated vocalist and actress, Madame Anna Thillon and Miss Cushman, Miss Emma Stanley, and other members of the Company'not having as yet suf ficiently recovered from their severe attack of the prevailing Epi demic (as certified by medical certificates), there can be NO rEit- FORMANCE THIS WEEK. Auber's Comic Opera, THE AMBASSADRESS, will be repeated immediately on the recovery of Madame Anna Thillon. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. ON MONDAY EVENING Will be presented the Comedie-vaudeville of MANCHE A MANCHE. After which, LE REVEIL DU LION. To conclude with LE CHEF-DCEUVRE INCONNU. A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the pieces which will be produced during the season, may be had at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bend-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, from ll to 5. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. tkl.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, No.!, Davidge-terrace, Kensington-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the celebrated Opera of ___ THE MAID OF ARTOIS. The Marquis de Chateau Vieux, Mr. H. Phillips ; Jules de Men tangon, Mr. D. W. King ; Sans Regret, Mr. M‘Mahon ; Synnelet, Mr. H. Horricastle ; Martin, Mr. S. Jones ; Isoline, Miss Poole ; Coralle, Miss Collett ; Dhaka, Miss R. Isaacs. To conclude with the Farce of DEAF AS A POST. . Characters by Messrs. Vining, 11. Ilorncastle, Attwood, H. Lewis ; Miss Collett, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss R. Isaacs. A distinct 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 until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Grand Srectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirely new Scents in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the Establishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THE WHITE FARM. . _ . In preparation, a New 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. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS OF "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, A.ND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. ** Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the San-office, 112, Strand. W EATIIEI4.-6 LIN OFFICE, DEC. 11. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest. 53 ; Noon, 49. BAROMETER, 29.82. WIND S. W. ; hazy. i WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. minutes after 3. I Evening .. 11 minutes after 4. r ...,, s , ...Le 1. 't. • O m f 0,0 I • 1,44. , dr h:',... . - a. 1 ... , ..4:5i , , , , , ,',.. --' A , „,..- -I...c t i,: * ~.,4 0 *.„,„:0,.7-,; , ,,,,,.. - ,,,, ;; , : ,..,,,•„,,,, ‘ ..,,,- 0 „.,•„ ..:,,........ 1° - Voting auz LONDON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1847. The Irish Outrage Bill has gone through Com mittee, and was ordered to be reported, and the re port to be this day brought up. Mr. JOAN O'CoNNELL thought it necessary to propose several amendments, but he only once ventured to a division, and then:obtained but four votes in support of his proposition. The Bill may now be looked on as vir tually passed, and we are convinced that when ju diciously brought into operation it will be found productive of the most beneficial results, There are many points in which the new Bill possesses vast ad vantages over the more stringent enactments of former days, which will render it far more efficient in affording the desired protection to life and property, while, at the same I time, the interference with the liberties of the people is reduced to the minimum amount, and will not be complained of by any well-disposed and peace able persons. It adopts the humane principle that , prevention is better than punishment, and it there fore enables the Lord-Lieutenant, with the assent of the Privy Council, to proclaim a district even before outrages have been committed, if those threatening indications are observable that render it a matter of perfect certainty that speedy disturbances will ensue. The old Whiteboy Acts were open to this objection, they could not come into operation until the or ganization was complete, and numerous outrages had disgraced the locality. That which in the earlier stages could easily have been repressed was suffered to acquire strength, and to proceed without let or hinderance until it had attained a cer tain pre-eminence in crime, and the great body of the Peopl e had been involved in illegal confederacies, from which th e y wou ld g l a dly ha ve r e mained free, . fully protected a ga i ns t th e ne f a ri o us designs of the outlawed miscreants who originated the disturbances. NoN Lord C LARED con fidence of all clahassses that and theregrades is i n l o r t e Ireland. nadi single . l% P e er N s v o i n ll venture to assert through out the entire it possibl e t h at he would wh o wou ld suppose w u h ld le abuse th e p ower i ntruste d to his h an d s . And her MAJEST Y is s o for ittn nate as to p ossess so trustworthy would, indeed, b e a mosta representative, h.e should be compelled to disrelin"e precaution if Lower in the horizon, a n d tog the the clo u d s t h at await patiently the coming storm before preparations were co unter its violence. made to en - Another admirable provision of the present IV ll the casting the entire expense of the additional is ice force upon the localities in which their services are required. The payment, too, is not to be postponed to a future day, but an estimate of the probable outlay, for a period of three months, is to be made, and im mediately levied, in like manner as the county cess, upon the occupiers. Here , then, is a direct incentive to that class who can alone effectually preserve the peace of their respective neighbourhoods to act ener getically and zealously with the authorities in repressing every species of disturbance, and banishing the criminals who might attempt to come into their ; it applies a certain penalty for that apa •thetic indifference that has so justly been censured. will now be known that where the escape of an offm*der is connived at, and the people do not come forviard to vindicate the law, to capture its violators, and consign them to condign punishment, the THE StiN s LONDON, SATITA DAY nVENI NG, DECEMMER lAA farmers—the persons affording employment by which the labouring classes are supported— will sustain a heavy pecuniary loss. Those persons who formerly remained quiescent will now have a powerful motive to preserve the tran quillity of the country ; a prompt pursuit of the guilty parties, in which the peasantry join with activity and alacrity, will prove that the public feeling in that vicinity is in a healthy state, and that there is no occasion for any extraordinary measure to be introduced where the people have acted in so praiseworthy a manner. The clause by which per sons refusing or neglecting to join in the search and pursuit of those who have committed, or attempted to commit a murder, when called upon so to do by any justice, peace-officer, or constable, are made guilty of a misdemeanour, and subjected to two years' imprisonment, with or without hard labour, will likewise prove most serviceable to the cause of peace and order, and will be found to be, pro bably, the most valuable provision of the Bill. The clause which was added at the suggestion of Mr. BAINES effects an improvement, the necessity of which has long been recognised—indeed it is diffi cult to conceive any reason why it has so long been overlooked. It will be especially useful at the pre sent moment, when Lord CLARENDON has declared his intention of making all those who comfort, shelter, and protect well-known assassins, and enable them to escape the punishment due to their offences, amenable to the law as accessories after the fact. Formerly no person could be brought to trial as an accessory (unless tried with his princi pal) until that principal had actually been convicted- This defect was, however, remedied, so far as related to accessories before the fact, by the 7 Geo. IV., c. 64, by which it was enacted that " accessories before the fact to any felony, whether by common law, or by statute made or to be made, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and may be indicted for a substan tive felony, whether the principal shall or shall not have been convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to justice, and may be punished in the same manner as if convicted as accessories to the felony." No change was, however, made in the law so far as it related to accessories after the fact, and conse quently, if the murderer escaped from justice, no punishment could be inflicted on those who enabled him to do so. Mr. BAINEs's clause will obviate this defect in the law, and make both classes of acces sories subject to the like regulations. This most beneficial enactment should, however, be made per manently, and not as a part of an Act which will ex pire in less than two years. Indebted as the people of the United Kingdom are to the exertions of Dr. SOUTHWOOD SMITH, of the Marquis of NORMANBY, of the Earl of LiNcomq, and of Viscount Monprrn, in the furtherance of the cause of sanitary improvement, they are in no small mea sure indebted to the labour of Lord DUNCAN and Mr. ROEBUCK for the abolition of the iniquitous tax upon windows. We are induced to couple the two projects together, from a reason similar to that which induced the Commissioners at Gwydyr House, to de clare, last year, that no sanitary measure could be regarded as perfect which did not entirely abolish the window-tax. Without the removal of that into lerable obstruction the health of the community can never obtain anything like adequate protection, for upon the sufficiency and excellence of ventilation the lives of the multitude are principally de pendent, and ventilation can never by any possbility be effectual with an indifferent number of windows in our dwelling-houses. For several years past the representatives of Bath have recognised this ne cessity, and have advocated with consistency and earnestness the destruction of this paramount obstacle to ventilation. Now that Mr. ROEBUCK has been prevented from entering the new Parliament through the ingratitude of his late constituents, his noble colleague is compelled to pursue the old system of agitation without his customary assistance. At the meeting of the delegates of the metropolitan parishes, which occurred yesterday in the Court-house, Mary lebone, Lord DUNCAN again insisted upon the re markable advantages which must accrue to the com munity by the dissipation of those imposts which are, perhaps, the most burdensome in the whole system of taxation. The intelligent mind of DuruTTREN has long since demonstrated the intimate connexion which exists between light and ventilation and the maintenance of the healthy condition of the animal economy. Without a proper supply of the light of heaven, and of that atmosphere which is the chief source of nourishment to men, disease must be prevalent and death must be of unnatural frequency. Of all the means which the DiviNivr has employed for the support of life in the animal and vegetable kingdoms, not one is so universal and perpetual in operation as the air, which is alike respired by the lungs of the one portion of creation and by the leaves of the other. Considering how requisite is the purity of the atmospheric gases for the sustentation of both human and vegetable exist ence, considering the continual consumption which is taking place in its constituent portions, and that such an accurate equilibrium is essential between those parts as shall leave 21 per cent. of oxygen, and 79 per cent. of nitrogen, or azote, in connexion with one-thousandth part of carbonic acid—it is a matter at once of amazement and ad miration that the atmosphere is everywhere else on the surface of the globe, excepting in those localities in which the ignorance of humanity has thwarted the designs of OMNIPOTENCE, as pure as on the morning of creation. The manner in which this has been effected is depicted with considerable accuracy in a pamphlet, recently published by Mr. MATHER, of South Sheilds, who observes that this eternal puri fication is attributable to " the gentle airs that undulate along earth's surface ; the winds that blow through the atmosphere ; the storms and hurricanes that rouse the aerial mass to its depth ; the electric fluid that streams and flashes in it, agi tating its bosom and setting its clouds in motion ; the different temperatures of the various climes, pro ' polling it ever onward, seeking equilibrium and rest, and finding everlasting motion ; the rivers, seas, oceanic streams, and tides producing aerial currents ; the sun's rays ; the great law of the diffusibility of gases ; their various specific gravities, projecting some into the higher regions, diffusing others in mid air, and rolling along or sinking others in the ground ; their absorption by water, aqueous vapour, clouds, or rain ; and the actions of vegetable life, forming new and healthful combinations." Such is the reciproca tion of activity which would invariably lead to the nourishment of mankind through their most subtle organs of respiration, but for the evils which are permitted to accumulate in the vicinity of their homes, and the cruel dispensations of the Legislature in imposing a serious tax upon the daylight and the atmosphere. By the total and im mediate abolition of the window-tax we can alone hope to ensure to the multitude the benefits of sani tary improvement. Among the preliminary mea sures of this character, the most necessary for the prevention of a frightful increase in the national mor tality are enactments having reference to the Asiatic Cholera. The assertion made the other evening by the Prime Minister, that the new Acts are un necessary because those of 1832 are still in operation, proves to be altogether erroneous. So far from the enactments, 2 William IV., c. 10 and 11, and 3 and 4 William IV., c. 75, being still in force, they expired with the dissolution of the very Parliament in which they originated. Some additional measures are, indeed, absolutely requisite if the Government would take the most ordinary pre cautions for th e m iti ga ti on o f one o f th e most destruc t ive scourg es t o w hi c h t h e h uman fam i ly i s liable. A. letter from Berne of the sth says— to " t Y heou are alrea dy orort by acquainted w i t h th o note presented Minister, M deyK to the Directory, M. de Boi s l e C omte. T he Austrian are ) and tatserfeld, bas a dd resse d a s i m i lar one the Pre s id ent of the Council of the So n d er b und, which is are da t t h e e d sa th in o e w 3O or th d u fe lo r t, w t e ro d m , Bregeoz. The two notes with this difference that the A ustrian one is addressedr Comte, to the President of lii(' that of M. de Bois le other Powers have not yet thea Diet. The notes of the learnt from a sure source thatrWeed at Berne. I have the committee, and drawn up b y Ai' . l r r e r Proposed by the Vaud, contains a decided refusal u t ey, deputy for offered mediation—first, because the facts aauepeePt the the five Powers no long er exist, and some of tti e l :, l33ed by have existed; and, second l y , because the p r i n n e e i v n e i r upon which the m ediation is founded, inasm uch `,,' s it places the Diet and the Sonderbund on the same footing, is as contrary to the Federal Constitution o f Switzerland, as to international law, and to the in tegrity and independence of the Confederation, acquired. as the note expresses it, at the price of its blood and guaranteed for ages past by Europe, as well as by the treaties of Vienna. A brilliant serenade was given last night to General Dufour, at which an immense crowd was present. An address was then presented by the so ciety of the Liederta fel to him, expressing their warm admiration of the able manner in which he had fulfilled the important duties confided to him as Commander-in- Chief. The General returned a suitable reply, declaring that all the merit of the late successful events was to be attributed not to him but to the troops under his com mand; and still more to the Diet which had by its energy proved that 'they knew how to put down insurrection at home, as well as that it could successfully oppose in trigues coming from abroad. That body had shown to the world that Switzerland was capable of causing itself to be respected by foreign powers, and could repel all attacks on her independence, from whatever quarter they came.' Loud applause greeted these observations. Colonel Ochsenbein gives to-day a grand dinner to the General and to the principal officers of his staff." A letter from Modena announces the arrival in that city of the Archduke FERDINAND, brother of the reigning Duke, and of his newly-married wife, the Princess ELIZABETH. The Government, it is said, had sent a body of troops to Ceserano and Fivizzano, to prevent these places from being attacked by the inhabitants of Pontremoli. It was rumoured at Massa that the Duke of MODENA was about to arrive, and to accord a general amnesty. The Diario di Roma of the 27th ult. announces that the appointment of Cardinal ALTIERI to the Presidency of Rome and the Comarca, having vacated the post of Secretary of Memorials, the POPE has conferred it on Cardinal FERRETTI, Secretary of State. his submission. Already has General Lamoriciere, com mander of the division of Oran, repaired to the extreme frontier, where he will no doubt be shortly joined by the Duke d'Aumale. It was only after having exhausted all means of entering into a negotiation with the Govern ment, by which all his overtures have been rejected, that the Emir, whose position became more and more critical, has resolved to essay a last attempt. He cannot expect to treat with France as one sovereign treats with ano ther. He once did so, at a period now remote. We may, consequently, suppose that Abd-el-Kader will make his submission on certain conditions." A letter from Cherbourg, of the 6th, gives the fol lowing statement of the works to be done during the ensuing year in the building yards of that port:— " The steam-frigate Sane, the first-class steam-cor vette, of 320 horse-power, the Colbert, and the steam corvette, the Newton, are to be completely finished. An advice-corvette of 200 horse-power, to be called the Milan, is to be laid down, and on to 8-24ths. A 20-gun brig, to be called the Obligado, will be car ried during the year up to 12-24ths. The Austerlitz, ship of the line, will be advanced to 12-24ths ; the third ship of the line the Tilsit to 16-24ths ; the second-rate frigate the Bellone to 18-24ths ; and the Euridice corvette to be finished within 3-24ths." By an order of the Minister of Marine, issued Nov. 29, the following new vessels will be laid on the stocks at Rochefort in the course of 1848 :—The Dugueselin, of 70 guns ; the Algeria, a frigate of the third rank ; the Entreprenante, a frigate of the first rank ; the Laborieux, a towing vessel of 220 horse power. The following are to be completely finished to the degree of forwardness men tioned below :—The Mogador steam-frigate will be terminated and put in a position to be armed if necessary; the Ulm, a vessel of the first rank, will be carried up to the 22- 24ths ; the Semiramis, a frigate of the first rank, to the 12-24ths ; the Flore and Circe, frigates of the second rank, each to the 12-24 tbs ; the Constantine corvette, to the 22-24ths; the Catinat steam-corvette, of 400 horse-power, to 22.24ths ; the Coligny steam corvette, of 300 horse-power, to 22-24ths ; and a vessel of the third rank, to be called the Alexandre, will be put on the stocks and carried up to 4-24ths. The man-of-war, the Ulm, and the Semiramis fri gate, will be fitted up with steam•engines. At Lorient, the Minister has ordered that in the course of 1848 the frigate of the first rank the Vengeance, and the brig the Chasseur, shall be completely ter minated and launched ; a frigate of the first rank, the Pallas, the floating battery the Protecteur, and the brig Zebre, of 20 guns, are to be put on the stocks ; the construction of the man-of-war of the second rank Duguay-Trouin and the Annibal, the frigate of the first rank the Entreprenante, the frigate of the second rank the Dryade, the corvette the Thisbe, and the steam-corvette, the Tisiphone, be advanced, The Annibal and the Entreprenante will receive steam engines. COURS AUTRENTIQUE.—PARIS, DEC. 9. —Five per Cents., 161 f. 20c. ; Three per Cents., 75f. 45c. 25c. ex div. •, Three per Cent. Loan, 1847, 76f. 60c. 50c. ; Rente de Naples (Roth sc hild' s ) , 102 ; Romans, 97f ; Belgian Five per Cents., 1842, 28f ; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 92f ; Spanish Th ree p er C en t s ., 3 0. Ex change on London, one month, paper, 25f. 45c. ; three months, money, 25f. 20c. BOURSE, DEC. 9.—Lasr PRICES.—Five per Cents., 116 f. Three per Cents. 75f. 20c. ex div. ; Three per Cent. New Loan, 1847. 76f. 20c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 10. Boulogne and Amiens, 14 1 / 2 —Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 15 1 4—Dutch Rhenish, 2%—Namur and Liege, s —Northern of France, 11%—Over Yssel, 2 dis.— Paris and Lyons, 5 1 11—Sambre and Meuse, 7k—West Flanders, 1%. IMPERIA L PA It LIAM ENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPRAYER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. Mr. M. ARCEMALL took the oaths and his seat for the county of Fermanagh. JEWISH DISABILITIES. Mr. RICARDO presented a petition from Wor cester in favour of the repeal of the Jewish disa bilities. ELECTION PETITION. The SPEAKER stated that the recognizances in the case of the petition against the return for Great Marlow had been examined and found unobjection able. JEWISH DISABILITIES. Mr. E. GLADSTONE wished to know whether it was the intention of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government to bring forward his Bill for the re newal of the civil and religious disabilities of the Jews on Thursday, as he had stated ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Noble Lord would be in his place on Monday, and it would be more satisfactory if he then stated to the House the course he intended to pursue. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for bringing up the report Noon this Bill being read, Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that it was not his in tention to oppose the Bill upon that stage, seeing that the sense of the House was so decidedly in favour of the Bill. He hoped, however, that he should not be considered as adopting a factious course if, upon the third reading of the Bill, he should think it his duty to take the sense of the House again upon the mea sure, more particularly with respect to the question that the House had refused to adopt remedial mea sures before passing the Bill. The report was then brought up and agreed to. Sir G. proposed some verbal amendments in one of which were agr ee d t o . H e a l so t G he R clauses, Eir proposed to bring up a cla use authorising the Lord- Lieutenant to remove prisoners under sentence of imprisonment from any gaol in which they might be imprisoned, in case of fever or any other disease. In the last session an Act was passed giving the Lord- Lieutenant power to remove such prisoners, and it was thought desirable to give the same power to the Lord-Lieutenant under the present Bill, autho rizing him to remove prisoners from any gaol in any of the proclaimed districts, leaving the expense of the maintenance of the prisoners to be borne by the barony, county, or district, from which the prisoners were brought. Mr. J. O'CONNELL wished to know whether the clause would be confined to prisoners aftur con viction ? Sir G. GREY said that it would. Under the former Act it referred to an prisoners whatever. Mr. J. U'CONNELL thought that in case of fever or other disease the provisio n i n quest i on would b e a valuable one, and in case it would not increase the severity of the measure, he had no objection to offer to the insertion of the clause. The clause was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. The House adjourned about twenty minutes past Twelve till Four o'clock on Monday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 'BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY. WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASE.-5 to ISp t Switeher (t)-6 to 1 agst Chandler (t)-10 to 1 agst St. Leger (t). LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.-15 to 1 offered on the field. TEE DERBY. --10 to 1 agst Surplice -12 to 1 agst Glendower-16 to 1 agst Springy Jack (offers to take) —lB to 1 agst Assault-22 to 1 agst Tbo Stinger-27 to agst Beverlae (0-33 to 1 agst Cervus-33 to 1 agst Backbiter -40 to 1 agst Rossiya (t)-40 to 1 agst Edie Ochi'tree. DREADFUL INCENDIARY FiltE IN ELTRAISL—Last night, about the hour of eleven, a most terri fi c destruc tion o f property commenced on the estate of a gentleman named Clarke, residing at Eltham, in Kent. From the inf ormation, obtained, it a ppeared that at half-past ten o clock some persons were proceeding along the road, and observed a sudden glare of light near the haystacks of Mr. Clarke. An alarm was raised, and the inhabi tants were promptly on the spot, but from the inadequate power of those present, till the arrival of an engine from a parochial district, nothing stayed the progress of the destructive element. About one o'clock the West of England, several of the London Establishment, the County, and several other engines from London arrived, but unfortunately they could not be provided with the necessary supply of water, having to supply each other from a large ditch some distance from the flames ; yet such were the exertions of the firemen, that not withstanding this gr ea t di ffi cu lty, the fi remen sav e d th e dwelling house as also the barn, but the sheds for the reception o f b easts, four stacks of hay, out- b uildings, and considerable other property were destroyed. At three o'clock th e fi remen had succee d e d i n their efforts in allaying any farther alarm, though it was necessary to keep two engines working, to preserve five stacks of hay left in jeopardy. It was ascertained that Mr. Clarke is insured in the Sun fire•office, so that the object of the incendiary in that respect will be thwarted. The loss cannot be estimated at less than 7001. or 800/. The ' horse and foot metropolitan police rendered every assist ance. Sir De Lacy Evans has been prevented by influ enza from voting for the Catholic Relief Bill, and the Prevention of Assassination Bill, and against adjourn ments. We are requested to state that Sir Montague J. Cholmeley is prevented attending to his Parliamentary (latices in consequence of having dislocated his shoulder by an accident in hunting. CAPITAL PUNISILMENT.—SiT E. N. Buxton re sented a petition on Thursday eveninarom Plymot.th, very numerously signed, for the abolition of capital punishment. Died, on Tuesday last, at his seat, Copgrove, near Knaresborougb, Thomas Duncoinbe, Esq., father of T.. . Duacombe, Esq., MP. for Fincbury.—Leeds Mercury.. ON E Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool this week has con tinued very heavy, prices having receded id. to id. per lb. Sales yesterday, 3,000 bales.—Railway Shares have been quiet again The following is an analysis of the Bank of England weekly return to the 4th inst.:— Notes issued £24,366,085 Increase Best Decrease 42,563 Public deposits Increase Other deposits Increase Seven day and other bills Decrease 5,362 Government Securities No alteration. Other Securities 18,070,409 Decroase 461,401 Notes .... Increase . . Bullion Increase Active circulation Decrease 186,490 The great increase in the bullion, reserve of notes, deposits, &c., suffices to prove that the Bank is fortified for a long time to come, and that it is more likely to have a difficulty in employing its funds than otherwise. There are not any arrivals announced this day from our colonial possessions. It is understood that as far as the West India trade is concerned, that a more easy feel ing exists, under the full impression among its members that the Government will propose to the Legislature some measure of relief. How this is to be effected, should such be the fact, is a point upon which no in formation to be relied upon has been made public. It was known that the firm of Lysaght, Smithatt, and Co. had yesterday afternoon suspended payment, and, as reported, for 60,000/. to 70,0001. We understand that the accounts given are much exaggerated. The partners were engaged in the East India agency business principally. The Consol Market has been rather heavy this morn ing. The Account price has been at 84i, the half-year's dividend off, and at 85i 86 for Money, with the dividend on. The value of Exchequer-bills has remained from ss. to Bs. premium. The prices quoted fer Bank Stock to-day have been from 184 to 188 i. Mexican Bonds have been steady at l7i the Spanish Three per Cents. at 28i, and the Grenada One per Cents. at 18-. In the Railway Share Market there has not been any business of interest transacted to-day. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock lB6% 183 ._ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ... .. 84% 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 85% 86 New 3 1 4 per Cant. Anus 853 86 1 ,/ Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 9-16 5 / 8 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 8 5-16 Consols for Account B5 84% 85%xd Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 500/. Small ... 8 12 9 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK: — Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent... 30 Grenada, 1 per Cent. . Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 1 7 1,% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto Passive Bonds 3 3 A Ditto, :3 per Cents — Ditto for the Account 2By 8 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 55% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PDS 811AZE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 9% — ...... to Ayrshire and Galloway - Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. .. Birmingham & Oxford Jure-. 1 . 5 Birmingham, %Vol., & Dudley 10 ... . 14 Binning., \Vol., & Stour Val. 101.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction. Boston, Stamf. , & Birm;ng... 5 Bristol and Exeter D0., Thirds Buckinghamshire... lO/. 4s — Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Hoiyhead..— .... 37 1 / ..... - Ditto, Preefevce 8 Clarence. - ...,.. to Do., ist Class, 6 per Cent lO - Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 ner Cent. 10 Dublin and Belfast J unction.. 20 Domialk and Enniskillen ... 15 ...... to East Anglia, 251.& L. , E. and L. & D. Ditto, 181., E. &H. lB ...... Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 2 Eastern Counties .... Ditto, ditto (B) Do. Perpet.,s perct.No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... . to Do., do N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d... Do., Yoek Extension Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 •••••• to Do., Quarter .... .. ........... 12 1 / 2 D0., New Eastersn Union. ... - 50 — - ..• • to -- Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto., Thirds ...135. 4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... . — East Lancashire Ditto, New ... .......... .... . 13 Do., New Quarters East Lincolnshire 12% to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ...... 46% ...... to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 2 1,(. — Edinburgh and Northern ... 22 1 ,x ...... Ditto, New..... ... ......... ... 3 3 / 4 — ...... to Ditto, New port.. ... ........ 9 V s . — ...... to Ditto, ditto, New 2 14 — ...... to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% X, ...... to 1 Ditto, New ... 2% — to Glasg., Dumfries, Is Carlisle..B/. 6s. 8d... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 — to Ditto, New Do. 1 ,/, Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12% ...... .. ... to Great 'Northern lO% 4i , 2..... to Do. London & York Exten. 2% — ..... to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 35 Great North of England 100 Ditto, New 401 5 Ditto, New 30/. Ditto, New 151......•......••. 6 1 / 2.-- . ... to Great Western Ditto, Half Shares ...... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 4 Ditto, Fifths 2O Do. New 17/ Buddersfield and Manchester 22 .. -. Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby SO Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 15 Do. do. and Norwich Do., do., Extension Scrip (late (Camb. and Ely) 2 1 / 2 1%..,,,, to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds lO ...... Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters 14% — to Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ... ..... ... 64 — ...... t o Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 10,.4s — Do. Liverpool and Bury... 34 Do. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 33 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 47% Do., West Riding Union ...41. 25..... -... Do., Preston and Wye ... 25 Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto (B) 1 1 4 Leeds and Bradtord 5O ..... 91%...., to 92% Leicester and Bedford Leeds, Dewsbury, & Mooches. 37 1 % — to Do., Branch % Shares 12% — to Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2% — ...... to Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% — to Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2% — to Leeds and Thirek '36 Ditto, New . 17 %..... Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. .... .....• to Liverpool, Crosby, and South port. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2 1,! — to London & Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d — to Ditto New, No. 1,. Ditto New, No. 2 4l. 13s. 4d.... . .... to Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 .....43V/ 4 43 to 43% Do. Consolidated Eighths... 30 ...... - Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...••• Do. Pref. Cony. 5 p er C en t. 50 ...... London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... ...... to London and North Western..loo 153% 153 to 164 Do. Quarter ......L. and B. 17 Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 Do. do. Fifths Do. Quarters ...... ... G. J 25 Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 15 ...... Do. 40/. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... Do. 10/.... 51. and B. (A.) 7 1 ,2. .... - Di D. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 7 1 ,4 — ...... to 1.), J. 101. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western.... 41.. 6s 8d — ... . to 54 L. o. New Consolidated Bths. 40 42% to LP tto New 50/. ....... ....... 32%,..... 29 1 4 to I ) itto New 404 ..- ..... .. •. 26 . .... to 1: o. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 to I io. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 :TAU°, Thirds 6/. 13s. 4d... c udon, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 / — Lo.ndonderry and Coleraine... 27 1 / — Londonderry and Enniskillen 23 3 / 4 — ..... to NIA nth. Buxton, & Matlock 3 51anchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto I,_. Shares (No. 1) ... 13 Ditto, ditto ( No. 21 25 Ditto, % Shares (.N e. 3)... 7% — to Ditto Grimsby 25 — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto ... 4% — to Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. 7 1 % . .. . to M anchester and Southampton 2 1 4 — - ... to 51 ithand lOO Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 40/. Shares Ditto, 501. 5hare........... 10 - Midland,lllrm., and Derby...loo ... B2 .... .to Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent.... 100 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 34 Ditto ditto 71.95.... Midlaud, Leices. and Swan aington (8 per ct.gua.).... 50 ..... Midld. Great Western(lrish) 35 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO to Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Chesterford 18 1 ,6 . _ Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and Heref. a Norfolk Ditto New 20/. Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norflk 2 Do. do. Waveuey Valley... 2 Newry and Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Aorthern Counties Union .... 4 North British Ditto Half Shares.. 12% — - Do. Quarters .q /s — .....• to - Ditto. Extension .... 5(B — to - Ditto Thirds .... 2 ...... 2 - North;Staffordshire... .. ...... 7% -7% tA ... to - North Wales North Western . 6 - Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhaipton .. - Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7% ...... to - Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central ... 20 Scottish Midland ..- ...... -. 17 1 / 2 — ...... to - Ditto, New lO - Sheffield, Rotherham, and , Goole 5 - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 - Ditto, ~ ditto, Class B. 3 - - Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) - Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... .. . - Ditto, Oswestry - Ditto (New) - Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 - Shropshire Union - South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 - Ditto, Preference South Staffordshire 4 , 2% to South Eastern and Dover 33% — to Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l7 Ditto, New, No. 3 l 5 Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ... .. 7% SJ ... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole . Swans, and Loughor and Ca meron's Still. Coal ...... ... .. 4 Chames Haven Dock and Railway l 7 l, — to Taw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 1 3 1...... Waterford and Limerick ... .. 37 ..: .. Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Whitehaven and Furness l2 ... .. Windsor, Staines, and South Western s2s. Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 3() York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... . 34 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .. ... 31 Do. North Shields Purchase 25 .. ... Do. Exton. No.l (Y. Ss N.) 10 Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 rork and North Midland .. 50 ...... 75 1 ,4 to 75 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension .... FOREIGN RAILWAY& Anglo-Belgian 4 .••••• --- ..• •• to •-• Barbadoes •• ••- 00000000 1 Boulogne and;Amiens Central of France ( Orleans . and Vierzon) Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . - Dutch Rhenish 7 ......, ...... to:— East Indian Great Indian Peninsular ss. ..... . ...... to Great Southern of Madras Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada 3 14 ..".• Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ......... 7 .. .. — Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madras Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % — to Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege l4 ...... ... . to . 5 Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux .... Over Yssel 4l3s 4d .. 2% dis. to Paris and Lyons - .. 10 Paris and Orleans 2O — to Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt Trinidad.. ... ........ ...:. 2 1 4 West Flanders 8 ;( .... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London 2O — to London Joint Stock .... ...... 10 London and Westminster. .. 20 ;-"' Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 22% ... .. to Provincial of Ireland - .. ... to Ditto, New Union of Australia Ditto, New 2% to Union of London ........ ..-.. 10 Union of Madrid 4O ...... ...... to MINES. Anglo Mexican .. 100 Astrian Mining Company ... 11 . — Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrip - . British Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 21 Cobre Copper Galvanized Iron Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. 3 1 .4 to COURSE OF EXCHANGE. annstenlam .......... 12 T I Gibraltar.... DU:Ai, at eight :..... 12 a Rotterdam .......... 12 7 tintwerp ....... ....... 2G 20 damburgh .... • .M.ll. 14 Paris, 3 days' sight .... 23 Leghorn •• ..•• 31 40 Goaoa ..•• • . Milan ..•• ............ Venice.. .... • • • • • • • . Naples ...... • • • • 39% Palermo, 119 Lisbon.. 51 0p0rt0.... ..... 513 Rio Janeiro .... liuenos Ayres .... New York, 21 days' sight 473{ Philadelphia .......... PRICES Of BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars X3 17 9 Ditto, .............. 26 Itarscilles • ••••• ...... 26 15 80urdeaux......... .. 26 15 Frankfort on Maine.... 123% Petersburgh, Sil. Itble .. 36 LA Berlin •• • . 7 6 Vienna, effec. tio •. • . 10 20 Trieste, ditto.... •• .. 10 21 Madrid 46% Cadiz .. „ „ ........ 48 Bilbao .. Barcelona . •• •• •. • ..• • . • • .. - NeW Dollars ...... 0 4 *i PortMgal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver la bars ........ 0 4 11% LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 11.—Wind S.W. by S.—Fresh breeze and dull cloudy weather. OFr MARGATE, DEC. 10.—Wellington, New York. DEAL, DEC. 10.—Wind S.W.—Put back Persia, for Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon ; Mountain Maid, for Cape of Good Hope ; Lord Wellington, Charleston. A vessel bottom up was passed 7th instant on the Kent by the Ocean, Patterson, in the Downs. The Alonzo, Donaldson, from Shields to Havre, got on the Main last night, but was assisted off without apparent damage. LIVERPOOL. DEC. 10.—Wind N.E. light.—Arrived William Penn, Ross, Pictou. Sld. John Moore, Bom bay ; Callao, Lima ; Lady Bruce, Rio Janeiro ; Go vernor. St. Martha ; Washington, Newhill, Aberdeen; New York, Manchester, Newfoundland ; the Wilson Kennedy, Forbes, arrived here on the sth instant, from Quebec, was not waterlogged from having been on shore on Green Island as reported. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Wind S.W., fresh and squally,—The Keppel. Kertch, to Falmouth, arrived here to-day leaky, &c. COWES, DEC. 10.—A vessel burnt down aft to the gunwale, was seen yesterday, nine miles S.W. of Port land, by the Margaret Skelly, arrived here. FALMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Wind S.W., a strong gale.— Off port, Elizabeth, of Philadelphia, New Orleans, with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 7..--The brig Mould has been got off shore and towed in here. HULL, DEC. 10.—Last night the wind was strong at W. Since seven A.M. it has changed to N.E. and E., moderate.—The Eagle, Lynn to Goole, has been assisted into Grimsby in a sinking state. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 10.—It still blows a very strong gale from the S.W.—The Elizabeth, Hastie, from Liver• pool to Philadelphia, leaky, and with loss of sails and bulwarks, and with mate injured, arrived here to-day. The Maria, Ufland, from Rio Janeiro to Christiania, leaky, and with loss of bulwarks, &c., put in here to-day. FALMOUTH, DEC. 10.—The Seagull packet, for the Brazils, is still detained by the violence of the weather. The Lord Oakely, Azzopardis, from Alexandria to Li verpool, arrived here yesterday with loss of bulwarks, sails, water casks, &c., and a part of her cargo thrown overboard. The Lady Huntley, Cummings, from Liver pool to Charleston, put in here yesterday, leaky, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c., having been struck by a heavy sea, whilst lying to, 6th inst., in lat. 49 lon. 11. The Christina, Craig, from Hartlepool to Singapore, arrd. here yesterday, with mizenmast and maintoptnast carried away, loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c., having been struck by a sea, 27th ult., which threw her on her beam ends, and shifted the cargo. The Titania, Voss, from Ibraila, arrd. here yesterday, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, and anchor stock, &c., having been in con tact with a brig, 4th ult., off Cape Matassan. repairing 1 Caroline, e CORE, DEC. 7 inT h a e s A gu n a h a sprung both masts The damage dono upon cha r coast LEITH, DEC. 9. — from Gulaty, has been surveyed, and must dischage. Ni las 'e t night. The Grantor. from St. David's, all sloop s, were d has been ver gr eat. The Po ltine, Ann, and Tontine, y wrecked at The Napier schooner , of Sunderlan from Wemyss to Perth, and the Halifax brig, of Newhaven, were driven on shore near Port Seton this morning; crew saved. N E WPORT, DEc. 9.—The Orion, Young, of Belfast, from Troon to Cadiz, has put in here with loss of bul warks, longboat, &c., having experienced severe weather, and been ashore on Arklow Banks and on renarth klead, and will probably have to discharge. We rend in the Prussian State Gazette of the 6th :- " We, Frederick William, by the grace of God, King of Prussia, &c.—ln our message of June 24th, in the present year, to our States assembled in the United. Diet, we expressed our intention to present to the Com mittee of the States the project of a new penal code; and, taking into consideration the observations of the Provincial States, which have reached us on this subject, with the wish to convoke them for this purpose with the shortest delay, and considering that the necessary pre paratives are terminated, we have resolved that the Com mittee shall be opened on the 17th January, 1848, in our capital and residence of Berlin. We hare named as Marshal, the Prince de Johny Mohen Salm Lich, and as Vice-Marshal, Lieuntenant-Colonel Adolphe de Ro chau de Stuipe. At the same time we ordain that the section of the Committee appointed for the project of the penal code, according to sections 6 and 7 of the regulations of the United Committee of the States of the. 2d inst., for preparing the pleniary deliberations, shall enter upon its functions before the opening of the Com mittee of the United States. and consequently shall assemble at Berlin on the 29th of December. Our Minister of State is charged to order the convocation of the Committee of the United States by the Minister of the Interior, and to make the necessary preparations. Given at Charlottenburg, this 34 December, 1847. (Signed) " FREDERIC WILLIAM, (Countersigned) "DE BODELS WING." A letter from Munich of the Ist says:— " The Address read on the part of King at the close of the session is vague as to the fate of many of the questions brought forward during the lest few months, as well as to the intentions of the Government relative to the press. The Address merely says:— ' We assembled the States of our Kingdom before the period fixed by chap. viii. paragraph 22, of the Con stitution, for an object which was expressly indicated in our patent of convocation. But we do not the less reserve to ourselves to subject to a more pro found examination several of the wishes and pro positions which have been addressed to us.' Until lately all that had relation to the press and book publishing was under the control of the Ministry of the Interior ; but an ordinance of the King dated the 30th, has charged the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince de Wallerstein, with it. The Prince also takes the direction of affairs concerning public worship and schools, in exchange for the direction of the Post office and of railways, which are to belong for the future to the Ministry of Finance. These changes are only, we are assured, the precursors of other much more im portant ones," A correspondent writes from Magdeburg on the Ist, that the entire incorporation of the kingdom of Poland with the Russian empire is decided upon, and will positively take place on Jan. 1, 1848. At the sitting of the Chamber of Magnates, held at Presburg (Hungary), on the 30th ult., a proposi tion that the nobles should be subjected equally with the other classes to the tax on domestics was voted by a large majority, but another proposition for their being rendered liable to the war taxes was rejected. The Madrid mail had not arrived in Paris when the post left. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. There was a rumour on the Bourse that M. GUIZOT, disgusted at the ill-success of his meddling policy in Switzerland, at the progress of the reform question, as manifested by the recent municipal elec tions in Paris, and, above all, at the refusal of the KING to permit him to dispose of the various em bassies according to his own desire, had tendered his resignation. As regards the Swiss question, there can be no doubt but that M. GUIZOT has completely out manaouvred himself. Annoyed at the declaration of Lord PALMERSTON in the House of Commons on Monday, M. GUIZOT says, through his organ, the Journal des Debats, " There is, in fact, no need to put an end to a war which has terminated of itself, but the suspension of hostilities was only one of the terms of the mediation ;" thus intimating that the conferences may be still continued, notwithstanding the secession of Lord PALMERSTON. But scarcely had M. GUIZOT announced this his determination, when M. liumAxN, First Secretary of the French Legation, arrived in Paris from Berlin with dispatches for M. GIIIZOT, announcing that the King of PRUSSIA considered the question of mediation in Swiss affairs at an end, so that there is every probability that M. GUIZOT will be left " alone in his glory" to enjoy, without a rival, the proud title of " Protector of the Jesuits." The conduct of the English Government has won for it the approval of all parties in France, save that of which M. GUIZOT is the idol. The Constitutiennel says— " The English Government is more wise than M. Guizot; it takes the facts as they aro, and gives to our Cabinet a lesson of common sense, in delivering it by a single word from this absurd affsir of impossible media tion, in which M. Guizot still struggles. Why has not M. Guizot acted like Lord Palmerston? For two rea sons; first, because the mediation was the invention of M. Guizot, who groans at seeing his work fall into immense ridicule, and who would save it if he could by a desperate effort; and secondly, because ho has placed himself at the tail, or rather at the head of the re actionary and absolutist passions of Europe against Switzerland. His heart, however, begins to fail him in this struggle against the Helvetic Confederation,fand ho has already declared, that he desires nothing better than ' to live in good harmony with that small and in teresting republic,' which, only yesterday, was in his eyes a nest of brigands, communists, and assassins." Even the Presse, which never scruples to declare its hatred of England and of everything English, is on this occasion compelled to praise the " wise decision" of the British Government, " which has," says:the Presse," placed common sense on its side, and reduced us to the necessity of re gretting that our Cabinet had neither the same intel ligence nor the same sagacity. England compre hended a mediation as long as a civil war existed, and so long as the action of the Powers might have the effect of disarming parties engaged with arms in their hands, and of stopping the effusion of blood ; but she could not comprehend it when there was no longer either war or bloodshed. Her statesmen are not persons to render themselves ridiculous by main taining officially that it is night when it is mid-day— to summon to their tribunal a Sonderbund which no longer exists —to propose gravely to belligerent par ties to separate, when it is clear to the whole world that the contest has definitively ceased. Neither are they in the humour to engage rashly in a crusade against Radicalism—in a war of principles. They consider that the time has passed for Don Quixotism of all colours, and in that they give a proof of good sense which it is impossible to deny." It is said that the KING has positively refused to ratify the appointment of M. PISCATORY to the Ma drid embassy. This is another check for M. GUIZOT, and, coupled with the refusal of the Cabinet to sanction the appointment of the Duke of GLUCKS BURG to the Lisbon embassy, an appointment to which M. GutzoT was personally pledged, would seem to indicate that the KING and the Cabinet consider M. GUIZOT " used up," and would fain be rid of him. A letter from Algiers of the 80th, published in the Constitationnel, says— " The G , vernor-General has just received from the . west dispatch es o f t h e highest importance, which will probably oblige him to proceed forthwith to that part of the colony. We have been assured that General Lamo riciece has apprised the Duke d'Aumale of a movement effected by Abd-el-Rader in the direction of the Algerian frontier, with a view to open negotiations with the French anthorities. Instructions have been demanded from Paris respecting the nature of the terms to be granted to the Emir, who, it appears, is inclined to make r votiir-$0 SWANSEA, DEe. 10.—The Nlis of Limb. rick from Quebec, is ashore on the Langenny Sands in liapilly Bay, and wid probably be a total wreck. MILFORD, DEC. 9.—The Polus, Howell, from Water ford to Cardiff, ' . parted her chains the 6th instant, and struck the ground off Popter Point. The Susannah, Davies, for Cork, also parted, and ran up to Meyland, off Pembroke Duck. DUNDEE, DEC. 9.—The Adah, of and for this port, from Archangel, is on shore at the entrance of the river, and in a peritoui situation, as it is blowing a bard gale at S.W.; boats are gone to her assistance. SHIELDS, DEC. 10.—It blew a heavy gale from the west yesterday afternoon, and much damage has been done at the Stanhope Drops by the tiers breaking adrift. HARWICH, DEC. 10.—A large ship, name unknown, is reported to be on the Shipwash Sand; several smacks are gone to her assistance. PORT TALBOT, DEC. 9.—The Orleans, Denireit from Cork, caught the side of the bank coming in, but is expected off next tide. The Eagle, Richardson, rc was aground on the sands, came off this morning, without damage. GUERNSEY, DEC. B.—The Elizabeth schooner, of this port, is stated to have been run down and sunk, during the late gale, but the crew to have been saved. COWES, DEC. 10.—The Robert, G. Shaw, of Boston (cargo cotton), apparently from New Orleans to Havre, was passed on fire, and abandoned, on the Bth ins tant, twenty miles southwest of Portland, by the Ann Ben zell, Davison, arrived here. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Potatoes, from 55 3d to 75 6d per cwt.; Onions, is 3d to 2s 6d; Apples, is 3d to 28 6d; and Pears, 2i 6d to 6 1 per half-sieve; Walnuts, 8d to Is; and New Oranges. 105 to 14s per 100; Greens, 2s to 2s 9d ; Turnips, a l to 2s 6d; Leeks, 9d to is 4d ; and Carrots, Ss to 5 , 6 per dozen bunches ; Red Cabbages, 2s 3d to 5s 6a; and Savoy ditto, 9d to is per dozen; Pine AppleS to 9s each; Celery, 9d to is 6d; Horse-radish, Is 9 to 4s; and Brocoli, is to is 6d per bundle; Mushroorag. 9d to 15 Gd per basket; Hothouse Grapes, 2s 6d to 4s; Filberts, 6d to 8d; and Cob•nuts, 6d to 9d per lb; Spinach, as to 4s per sieve. 11IINGERWORD. We had a very inactive general demand. In Pri ce 4 however, no material alteration took place. NEVTGATE AND I.3l3lsll3oNEttilars• Prime Beef sold freely, at very full prices ; all other kinds of Meat were a dull inquiry. Beef, from 25 0 1 4s; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s id; 111 % Pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2d per Sibs by the carcase. Turhe„,Y" 5s to 7s ; Geese,. 4s ed to 7s 6d ; Fowls, 2s to 35 Capons, 3s to 4s 6d; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d; Ducker Is 9d to 2s 6d; Rabbits, 8d to is 6d; Hares, 2 , id to S I ! 6d ; Pheasants, 3s to 4s ; Partridges, is 6d to Is td Grouse, is to Is id; and Pigeons, 7d to 10d each' NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per 81bs• 4 5 6d.• Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 4d to Veal, 3s Sd to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d per 6lbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 6s to 19s ; Brills, 2s to 6s ; Cod-fish, 36 Es; Haddocks, 9d to is 4d; Whitings, 4d to 10": Dories. 2s to 41 ; and Lobsters, is 6d to 25 9d esebi Soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; Smelts, is 6d to 2 6 der . , ; Fresh Herrings, is to is 6d ; and Thames Floun is 6d to 2s per dozen ; Eels, 9d to is per lb. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the me tropol 4 from 7d to lid; of Household ditto, Sid to 6id pe r 4111 loaf. HIDE DIARZET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 2id per Ib; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 34d; ditto,72lb to 801b,3d to 3id; ditto,!Olb to 881 b, 31d to 3,1 d; ditto, 88Ib to 961 b, 4d to itiel 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to sd; Calf , Skins (each), 4 s 6d W 6; 6d; Horn Hides , 13s; Polled Sheep, 3 s 10d to Sri 6d; 261 Kent and Half-breds, 3s 4d to 4s 3d; Downs, 4d 3s 2d. ; 6. ditto. HAT BTAXZETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 125 ; Clover, ditto, 31 lOs to 41 12s ; and Straw, 1 / 3s to it 66 per load. Trade very dull, at barely stationary Rrices ; . CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 1 131 Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 4110 s; and Straw, 115 s to 1 1 105 per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WIIITECRAPEL.—Meadow ' Hay, 2/ 10s to 3/ 12s Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 41 14s ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. t rd rcwsßllwßvvvv.hr_euna.hoodholssifitHiyttteawowelEsaoetnnlinertil..Ein..a..iA:ll:l:::.::". '' 12°1: s: 661 Grange Lyons ••»• 2os Od Haswell ................• 216 3d Hetton 2ls ed Keepier 2Ol 9 4 Lambton ..............• 20s sa Morrison T S W t e et: West 191 6d Hudson's Hartlepool 2os OA h ey Netherton 1 ld 1 1 :7 3: °(1 31:1 Sidney's Hartley Bewicke (small) 104—sold, 67. 12s ed tac or.tisr n. 2:22 1 0090:119; 96.6doddocidi COIL MARKE' [kiddie's W. Hartley 17s Od Davison's West Hartley 17s 3d Hasting's Bartley l7s Od Holywell Main ..... 18s 6d Londonderry Hartley l7s Od New Tanfield l6s 6d Ord's Redheugh Original Pontop 15s 9d South Peareth Tanfield Moor 171 Od Townley l6s 6d West Wylam West Hartley Wylam l6s 9d _ _ Wall's End, &c. _ _ _ Bewlace and Co l9s 9d Brown's Gas Elul Park Gosforth l9s 9d Killingworth l9s 6d Dien Main 2os 6d Ships at marke t VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE. C HANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) .„ PURSER AND OTHERS V. BRAIN AND OTHER S.-- TOO LONDON MANURE COMPANY V. THE LONDON PATENT MANURE COMPANY. Mr. BUTE applied this morning, at the sitting o f the Court, upon notice, for a special injunction to restrain the defendant from using in his printed circulars the title of " The London Patent Manure Company." It appeared from the statements of the Learned Counsel that the plaintiffs, who wore extensively en' gaged in the guano trade, had established a company; which they called " The London Manure Company., n The defendants, who were also d ealers in manure, Ila set up a rival company, which they called " The London Patent Manure Company." It had been ascertaine by the plaintiff that the defendant had taken outd - no patent whatever, and as the use of t h e i r title on his circular by the defendant was calculated to injure the plaintiff, the present application was made for the inter ference of the court. The VICE. CHANCELLOR immediately g ranted the in: junction, observing that it appeared to hi m a gross fraua on the face of it that the defendant shoul d use in the wit/ he had done the title of the plaintiff. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY-) (Sittings in Banco, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) for t h e pur- The Court sat today at twelve o'clock, pose of giving judgment in several cases. CANNING V. INCE. This was an action upon an agreement, which thew fendant contended was forced from her mobile she confined in a lunatic asylum, and consequ entl y was 13°C made with her own free will and consent , and ought' therefore, to be annulled. The Court , however , t o ok * different view of the case, and discharged the rule. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF ST. NICHOLAS, DEPT FORD, U. SKETCHLEY. In this case the plaintiff had become possessed of ce" tain property in the parish of Deptford, which the de' fendant claimed to be vested in him as trustee. The property was left many years ago, for the benefit of the poor of the parish, and the charity was vested in trustees , In the course of time, however, the trustees died off, and the parish officers undertook the conduct and adminis' tration of the charity, but the defendant subsequendl claimed and obtained possession of the charity a s the legal representative of the former trustees, and ben' the present action, to try the right of the parties. The COURT gave judgment for the defendant. BARKER V. LEMON. This was an action on a bill of exchange, to ivbi h eh „, the defendant had pleaded that the plaintiff wa s not 1"" holder of the bill, and to this plea the plaintiff h ad ue# murred. The COURT now gave judgment for the plaintiff. 7ILLITER V. PHIPPARS. ac tiOn This was a motion in arrest of judgment. -.; - pr tain ~ was originally brought to recover the value el --- property of the plaintiff', which had been destroy ed de a fire which broke out upon the premises of t he fendant.—Judgment for the plaintiff. ROBINS V. FENNELL. D yer This was a rule to compel the defendant to psY to the plaintiff a sum of money which he had rece,4o in an action wherein Robins was also tha plainti ff defendant was the London agent of Robins's attorney and had applied the money to liquidating a debt wh ic this attorney owed him.—Judgment for the defendant" NEW TRIAL PAPER. r ising of The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE intimated at the the Court that, as the special paper had taken UP x v much time this term, all the special paper days for ne term would be devoted to the new trial paper. LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY*) (Before the RECORDER, Aldermen Sir J. DUKE, Gin Wl ' and HITCHES.) Jane Bryant was indicted for an a ssault on Nickels: Henry, a clerk in the employme n t of Messrs. 13ering Brothers. tbst From the statement of the prosecutor it appeared last Wednesday, he was in the counting-house writing near the window, he heard a smash of g lass, and inn h ne' diately afterwards was struck on the shoulder wit • large brick thrown by the prisoner, who was standing outside. It appeared that the prisoner had been convicted within the last month of a similar offence. The prisoner said that her father was an enginee r at Maidstone, and that she had left her hom e in cense' (pence of disagreements between herself and her step' mother; she was in a state of utter destitut ion at the time she committed the offence. Alderman HUGHES observed that this was the effect of the heartless administration of the poor-law. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The RECORDER, in passing sentence, expres sed a We that the case would be noticed by those charita ble dies who attend to such cases, but at the same time h e felt bound to pass a severe sentence to prevent the re currence of such acts as the prisoner had coniraitte The sentence was three months' imprisonment. POLAND INCORPORATED WITH RUSSIA.--"A COI. spondent writes from Magdeburg on the Ist, that 003 entire incorporation of the kingdom of Poland with II !: Russian empire is decided upon, and will positiTely pigee on January 1, 1848. rra - I