The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-25 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. LAST NIGHT OF "THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, THIS EVENING THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Drama, called CO LOMBA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Mrs. Yates ; Messrs. Wright, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c. Between the pieces the celebrated ENTORTILATIONISTS, Mr. John Lees and his three Pupils—the Masters Hanlons, will ex blisit Shear wonderful Jetta Gymnastiques. After which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISDLLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford,Madsune Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin. and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING WM Me performed tha new Musical Romance, entitled THE SEVEN' MAIDS OF MUNICH ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Col. Bertrand, Mr. C. Fisher ; Capt. d'Armincourt, Mr. Barker ; Capt. Bellejambe, Mr4Delavanti ; Lieut. Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; Cornet Grosdos, Mr. Compton ; Baron Bristlebach, Mr. Walton ; Bumps, Mr. Honner ; Seven Maids of Munich, Misses Sara Flower, Rourke, Howler, Hincks, Millar, L. Marshall, Laporte ; Uriel, Miss marshal' ; Madame Groutz, Mrs. Fosbroke. After which a new Comic Drama, entitled THE TWO RAIN BOWS. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Cowell, Granby ; Mrs. H. Hughes, and Miss E. Homier. In the course of the evening Professor HE3IMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing "The Railroad Overture." To conclude with a new Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, enti- Hed The ENCHANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE ; or, The One-eyed Gent. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Burbidge ; Sprite, Mr. H. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the favourite Vaudeville of LOCISETTE on, La Chanteuse des Ruee. After which the popular Play, entitled LE BARRIER DU ROI D'ARACON. Perez, Mons. F. Lemaitre. Boxes, 6s. Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at lf-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, sT„ The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, wh i te, gu n wood, and Germon, will, in consequence of the tri m iphant suocess and unparalleled attraction of these Performances, be, ve the honour of continuing their Inimitable ENTERTAIN 31E'NTS, at the above Theatre, TO-MORROW EVENING, and every TUet day, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment commences at Half-past Eight ; and will , in consequence of the continued demand for places, re peat; their DAT PERFORMANCE every Wednesday Morning until - Master. Doors open at Two o'clock, and the performance com- AMON at Ilalf-past Two. Boxes, 40.; Pit, es.; Amphiteatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33. Bondstreet and at the Box-office. ASTLRY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Nr. BA...TT!' respdectfully begs to ack nowledge the unprecedented sUceess bestowe on his productions at the above Establishment, an d, in returning thanks, purposes devoting a night for the benefit fl an d relief of the destitute Irish and Scotch, on THUR SDAY, Feb. The evening's receipts will be given, and the ex t ensive re . sources of the Theatre will be brought into action. Tatronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, prince of w a l es , and Royal Family. Grad Juvenile Fetes, and last weak of " The Demon Horse." THIS BVENI.NG__ Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON NORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the iihartned Bit. "'nava change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. 're conclude with the successful Comic Equestrian Fairy Pantomime, b I,IIIC FORTY THIEVES ; or, Harlequin and All Baba and - Ito.bere's Cava Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harl equ in, Mr. W. Har- Laffarini tr ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. csd om eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at siX ,Ittroadf — oe "''u t. e 4 at Usaf-Ptist six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. ROYAL SUR THEATRE. Lessee Mrs Franc es David e. THIS EVENING g 14i1I bs, performed a new Drama entitled RARY RATTLER cue Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole ~, m th of the Cornpany. Istli,----0 oonelude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE KING THE CA STLE ; er, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har- OE' ; Columbine Arne. Herr Denim; Pantaloon, lierr R. DeuUn r ain ' - Clown Herr X. Dentin ; Puneh. Herr E. Dentin.' "dons . ' _ • ROYAL VICTORIA Tli ATim A *other new Drama, Head" Puntomtm7 rof ~ O great .. and co n tinued carE THIS KVENING' Go, Will be performed THE GUNSMITH OF iIL INT A, jal lad Woman's Secret. In which Messrs. Hick,, Forman, E; er 7311 Howard, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Hicks , . Mrs. Sea . ne e , FN tree will appear, Lee, and Mims A fter which, the Burletta of THE MISTAKEN STORY. u r . Fort man, Miss Pearce, &c. T A • conclude with the _grand Christmas Pantomime ' 'ea stied TIM BIRTH OF THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlecint a .. ao .0-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown, Mr. T. Barr y, Imre Tx - Ex T.RAoaDrassir DISPATCH. — Through the polite ittentiort of G. Graham, of out Post-office, we were favoured Weiinasday morning last, about eleven o'oleck, with a copy of _TAe Son newspaper, containing the Queen's Speech, aid neer] . 1- the whole of the debates in Parliament on the pre ceding of k , 'at I The papers were sent by Mr. Smith, the willed and active news agent of 192, Strand, and conveyed y Ate 1 4 „ 4epter and Carlisle Railway..—Carlisle Journal. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The fbllowing outline of the ARRANGEMENTS for the SEASON 1847 is respectfully submitted to the Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and to the Public. It is presented with the confident hope, that the silmbssful exertions made to secure, under circumstances of peculiar difficulty, a company still more worthy of the first Theatre in Europe, and of its distinguished Patrons, will insure the continuation of their support. ZNQA.GEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Mdlle. Jenny Llnd (her first appearance in this country), Madame iel Carmen Montenegro (her first appearance at this Theatre) ; Fagiani, and Madame Solari (their first ap pearance In dre . Tian this country) ; the Contralto, Mdlle. Yletti and iddlle. Raria Nascio (their first appearance in this country) ; and Madame Castallan. Signor Fraschini, the great Tenor of Italy (his first ap pearance In this country) ; and the favourite Tenor, Signor Gardoni, now of the Italian Opera, Paris, having lately withdrawn, at a great pecitnias, saerifice, from the Academie Royale de Musique (his first appearance in this country) ; Signor Superchi, the distinguished B ar itone (his first appearance in this country); Signor F. Lablache ; Signor Borella (his first appearance in this country) ; Signor Corelli ; the celebrated Basso Cantante, HerrStaudigl (his first appearance) ; and Signor Lablache. In addition to the above, arraggements are pending with Signor Coletti, of the Italian Opera at Paris. That great oomposer, the Chevalier Meyerbeer, has arranged to visit this country, to bring out the CAMP DE SILESIE, and another of his admired chefs-d'oeuvre ; the principal parts in the Camp de Sileste, by Mdlie. Jenny Lind and Signor Fraschini. The celebrated Dr. Felix Mendelssohn Bartheldy will likewise visit England, and produce an Opera expressly composed for her Majesty's Theatre, the libretto founded on THE TEMPEST of Shakspere ; written by M. Scribe. - Miranda. Ferdinand ••• • • • ..... .•••• • • • • Sig. Gardoni. Caliban • • .......... ..... ... • • Herr Staudigl. Prospero .......... ••• • • • It is likewise announced, with great satisfaction, that Signor Verdi, having recovered from his severe illness, has expressly composed for this theatre a new Opera, of which the plot is founded on the ROB BERS of SCHILLER. Rossini's Opera of ROBERT BRUCE, lately produced at the Aca demie Royale, has also been secured. Mesdames Castellan, Sanchioli, and Montenegro ; Signors Gar donl, Superchi, and Fraschini, will appear before Easter. Mdlle. Jenny Lind, whose engagement commences in March, and extends until the end of the season, will appear immediately after Easter. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. BALFE. In addition to Via above, several Operas, new to this country, will be produced, and the repertoire will be selected from the chefs d'ceavre of Mozart, Cimarosa, Rossini, Donizettl, Mercadente, Bai lin', Br.e. The strictest attention has been paid to all the details, so that an ensemble raay be presented perfect in all its parts. A NUMEROUS ORCHESTRA, of the most distinguished talent and power, has been selected from Some of the best Orchestras of Europe, combined with former Meritorious Artistes of the Establishment ; amongst whom may be mentioned M. Tolbecque, Leader ; 31. Nadaud, Loader of the Ballet ; M. Deloffre ; Mr. Collins ; M. Pluys, of the Conservatoire, Brussels ; Mr. W. Watts ; Mr. Pigott ; M. Koessel, Ist Basson, from Linz ; M. Bahr, Horn, from Linz ; M. Marin, Trombone, Royal Theatre, Brussels ; M. Lavigne, Oboe, from Vienna ; The Chevalier Anglois, First Conte-Basso of the Royal Theatre in Turin ; Signor Platt', Ist Violoncolo from Parma ; Signor Templiui, Ist Basson, from Palermo ; M. Burgoin, Violoncello, Aeadimio Royale, Paris ; M. Plekart, Contre-Basso, Academie Royale, Paris ; 31. Elie, Flute and Piccolo, of Paris ; M. Dell'uomo, Clarionet, Conservatoire, Milan ; M. Ista, Timbalier, Opera Comique, Paris; 31. Zeiss, Trum pet, Professor of the Conservatoire, Brussels; and other distin guished Artistes. - THE CHORUS hag been chosen with the greatest care from Italy, Germany, and England ; and will comprise upwards of Eighty Per formers. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET. Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, and Mille. Cerito ; in addttion to which an engagement has been made with Mdlle. Caroline Rosati (of La Scala, at Milan, and other great theatres of Italy), who will mate her first appearance on the first night of the season in a New Ballet, expressly composed and arranged for her, by M. Paul Taglioni ; 3fdlle:Wauthier, of La Scala, her first appearance is this country ; Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlle. Honore, Mdlle. Elise Montfort ; Mdlles. Thevenot, Julien, Lamoreux, Emile, Fanny Paseales, and Bertin ; and Iddlle. Caroline Baucourt, of the Academie Royale, and La Scala, Milan (her first appearance in this country). In consequence of the enthusiastic manner in which this eminent artiste was received last season, hopes are entertained that Mdlle. Taglioni may be induced to appear for a limited number of performances. M. St. Leon, M. d'Or, of the Academie Royale, Paris This first appearance in this country), M. Gosselin, M. di Mettle, Sig. Venafra, M. Geurlet, M. Paul Taglioni, and M. Perrot. Composer of the Ballet Music, Signor Pugni. Principal Artist, Mr. Marshall. Maitres de Ballot—M. Paul Taglioni, M. Casati, of La Scala ; and M. Perrot. Sous-Maitre de Ballot, M. Gosselin ; Regisseur de la Datum, M. Petit. Amongst the novelities of the Ballet Department will be produced, at the opening of the theatre, a new Ballet by AL Paul Taglioni, in which Millie. Caroline Rosati will make her first appearance. An Original Grand Ballet will be produced, written expressly for her 3Lajesty's Theatre, by the celebrated poet, Henri Heine, on a subject selected from the Old Legends of Germany. A Novel and Poetical Ballet, for the subject of which the establishment is in debted to the kindness of a-noble and distinguished Poetess, entitled NIGERIA. Various other Novel Ballets and Divertissements are in more or less immediate preparation, in which 3ldlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, and Mdlle. Taglioni, will appear. The celebrated Pas de Quatre and Pas de Deesses will be revived, and an entirely new Divertissement, introducing another Grand Pas by M. Perrot, which, uniting all the peculiar attractions of the Pas des Deessee and Pas de Quatro, will present a novel feature of strik ing orizinalitr, and will combine the talent of all, to be entitled LA CONSTE L L AT lON. The Snbscription will consist of the same number of nights as last season. The Theatre will open in the middle of February, when will be produced, for the hrst time at her Majesty's Theatre, Donizetti's Admired Opera of LA FAVORITA, in which Signor Gardoni and Signor Superchi will make their first appearance in this country. To conclude with an entirely NEW BALLET, by M. Paul Taglioni, in which Mademoiselle Caroline 'Rosati will appear. TIIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The Splendid Pantomime of " Harlequin and St. George and the Dragoo,* is acknowledgod to be one of the most successful ever produced. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera of THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, M r. Romania ; Ardenford, Mr. W. Harrison; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs; Trivole, Mrs. Hughes. Alter which, the Grand Conic Christmas Pantomime, being a mixture of the historical and legendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND 'ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called THE ROUND OF WRONG ; or, a Fireside Story. Sir Arthur Foijambe, Mr. Stuart ; Lichen, Mr. Rogers ; Reuben Gwynne, Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buckstone ; Harwood. Mr. Howard ; Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Mary Ryland, Miss Fortescue ; Jenny, Miss Woulds. After which, Planche's new Comic Drama, called WHO'S YOUR. YRIEND I. or, The Queensberry Fête. Viscount Leatherhead, Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Felix Love], Mr. Holl ; Giles Fairland, Mr. Webster ; The Countess of Rosendale, Miss Bennett ; Lady Bab Blazon, Mrs. Glover ; Mittens, Miss Carre. Daring the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, "Le Fidel. Berger," " Antoinette" Cellarius, " Dublin " Waltz, and the " American Polka." To conclude with an Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. Will be performed a Drama, founded on the New Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permission of the aathor, from the proof sheets) by Albert Smith, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. Atter which a new Farce, called THE WIGWAM. Characters by Messrs. Matthews, Oxberry. Keeley, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Miss Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. To be followed by the Drama, TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. To eonolude with the Farce of MRS. WHITE. THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN," THE VERY LATEST NEW WILL BE FOIII(D, AS USUAL, IN THE THIRD EDITION OF g , THE SUN," THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1847. WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE DEBATES IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT UP TO THE HOUR OF POST, THEREBY ANTICIPATING OTHER PAPERS BY TWELVE HOURS. STATE OF IRELAND. A FULL REPORT of LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S SPEECH, on his bringing under the consideration of the House the STATE of IRELAND, will be given THIS EVENING, in a THIRD EDITION of " THE SUN." EXPRESS EDITIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON ALL IMPORTANT OCCASIONS, BRINGING DOWN THE DEBATES TO THE LATEST MOMENT. Orders received by all Newspaper Agents, and at THE THIRD EDITION Sun-office, 113, Strand. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING, Jan. 26, 1847, will be repeated HAYDN'S ORATORIO, "THE CREATION." PRINCIPAL VOCAL PERFORNIRO. Miss Birch, Mr. Locket', and Mr. H. Phillips. The Band and Chorus will consist of above 500 Performers. Tickets, 3s. each; Reserved Seats, 55., may be obtained of the principal Music Sellers ' • of Mr. Howley, 53, Charing-cross ; Mr. Ries, 102, Strand ; or of Mr. Mitchell, 39, Charing-cross. THOMAS BREWER, Hon. Sec. _ THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF MRS. JANE BARKER V. THE REV. DISNEY ROBINSON. Tthe above-named defendaiit:laerebyeipress my I sincere and deep regret at having written and sent the letters forming the subject of this prosecution. I greatly regret the concern and annoyance such letters have caused to the prosecntrix, and I acknowledge that the sending of them was unwarrantable and un justifiable. DISNEY ROBLNSOIkT. Westminster, Jan. 25, 1847, RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectßilly requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advice* of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds lame ilately disposed of according to lustmctions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Thre London. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 24. TortumoxETEn, Lowest, 38; Highest 43 ; Noon, 44 BAROXETER, 29.34.—Wind S.W., rainy and squally. JANUARY 25. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest, 47 ; Noon, 45 BAROMETER, 29.4.—W1ND S.W., fine clear weather. 111Gi1 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGELth DAY. Morning .. 13 minutes after 8. Evening .. 50 mint2tts after 8. ' ttt t e, "' d . 44 110 • ` g t , ;' 4 I 1111 [S eye I' w 7 °" 4 it 4, - • • 4k fur Lo twin rj~ LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1847. The cobweb of plausibilities which has been accu mulating round the question of the Montpensier alli ance ever since the opening of the French Chambers, was blown away on the 20th ultimo by the very enunciations of M. GUIZOT himself. That eminent statesman may be capable of distorting truth with some adroitness when compiling elaborate statements in his cabinet; he may be, and unquestionably is, very felicitous in making out a marvellously sophis tical case on the wrong side, when dropping docu ments one after another into his Ministerial portfolio ; but in the tribune of the Chamber of Peers all his speciousness blunders into the most naked guile, all his ingenuity stands forth as the most palpable hypocrisy. On explaining to the Chamber of Peers on the evening in question the policy pursued by the French Government in relation to the marriages of the Spanish Princesses, M. GUIZOT very ostentatiously reminded his auditors that he was speaking "in the presence of the Chambers, of France, of England, and of the KING." In addition to this he distinctlyaffirmed that he by no means spoke for the purpose of defend ing the policy of his Administration. He was not defending that policy, and yet the whole of his harangue had nothing about it distinguishable from special pleading! We would undertake to declare in the most positive and deliberate manner posssible, that there never was articulated a ministerial expla nation so manifestly flawed by reservations, so im pertinently disposed towards the British Government, so miserably characterised by shameless and con temptible shufllings. M. GUIZOT had the coolness to insinuate that some such course might be expected from him in his pretended explication of the mysteries of French diplomacy in the Peninsula. During the preliminary portion of his address, he observed, " I am fully aware that my words may have some in fluence on the present delicate situation, and I pray the Chamber to imagine what my position really is, and to go freely with me both in my frankness and my reserve." Those expressions were a most necessary stomachic to enable the Peers to digest the very crude explanations and assurances vouchsafed to them by the Minister. It was the trumpet blown before the Pharisee, and which only rendered his hypocrisy the more ostensible. After insisting upon the doctrine which had continued to be the actuating principle of the French Government in regard to the Peninsula since 1841, namely, that under all circumstances the hereditary sovereignty of Spain should not be permitted to pass out of the Bourbon dynasty, M. GUIZOT entered upon an enumeration of the different suitors to the hand of her Majesty Queen ISABELLA 11. First, the Comte DE MONTEMOLIN, he remarked, was the candidate supported by the three Northern Powers, and was virtually rejected by the populace; secondly, the Comte DE TRAPANI was the candidate supported by Queen CHRISTINA, and so on throughout the cata logue, from Prince LnoroLD of Saxe-Coburg, to Don HENRIQUE and ultimately to Don FRANCISCO. "No one," says M. GUIZOT, "is more con vinced than myself that the struggle for in fluence in Spain between England and France is disastrous to her." A very prettily-turned sentence, that—under the circumstances ! It reminds us, in voluntarily, of Lkoo crying shame upon the caitiff who would " stab a man in the dark," at the very moment he is pinking RODERIGO with his Damascus. It were superfluous to enter into a minute analysis of the fallacies and mis-statements of M. GUIZoT when addressing the Chambers on Wednesday. Our columns contain the documents relating to our Peninsular and Parisian correspondence, laid upon - 1 the table of the House of Commons on Friday even ing by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Those documents, together with the internal evidence of (M. Guizor's own oration, form the most fitting commentary upon these flagitious distortions of the truth. And, supposing the falsities of the French Government in this matter were not sufficiently manifest already, Lord PALMERSTON will very shortly deliver in his counter•statements, which, we doubt not for a single moment, be amply elucidative of the guile of France and the candour of England in this by the ugly transaction. We must, nevertheless, com ment upon one obs e r va ti on uttered French Prime Mi n i s t er . "N ever ," sa id h e , spea king of the co-operation which was so desirable between England and France, in reference to Spain, "never has England entered frankly into the concert; her , policy was one of reserve and procrastination P. Scarcely had the echoes of his voice in pronouncing those syllables died away, when the air vibrated with his expressions of esteem towards Lord ABERDEEN, for the cordiality with which he had co-operated with France during the Adminis tration of Sir R. PEEL. The inconsistency of this would be altogether incomprehensible, did we not remark that the panegyric upon Lord ABERDEEN was merely an introduction t o an a b usive allusion to 1 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER To THREE. ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bond%, 5 per Cent .. 84% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 42 40 Equador Bonds Grenada, 1 per Cent .. 18 qi 19 Ditto, Deferred .. 334 Mexican Bonds, Old, 5 per Cent .. 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Shares 11. &B. • • 40 .. •• ••..•• • • • • 74 Ditto, 101. Shares M. (C) 1 • • —••••• • • • • • 7% London and South•Westem .• 411. G s . 10d . . • 60% 6114 •• .. 61•31 Ditto, New . • . • .. 22% .... 25 Ditto, Tenths .. • • ••5.. • . 5% .• • • 5% Ditto, Tenths .. • • • • ••4.. • . 4% .• • • 4% Ditto, Scrip.. .. ••• . 5 .... 5% % • 5% London and York Scrip .. .... 4 .. .• • • 4 Ditto, Extension ditto .... .... .• .. Lynn and Ely .. .• • • .. 20 .... 2e% . ......... 2 0 % Manchester and Leeds .. .• • •• 82 .• —105% .......... 105% Ditto Extension .. • • .. 425. ...• 10% p.... • • % P Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. ....• 14% P • ..... % P Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% % 1% Midland .. .. —lOO . 122 120 121% .• 123 Ditto, New .. 30 .... 35% 36% .... 36% Ditto, New • • •• • • • • 2 • • 5% N..... 6 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .. •• 32 ••• • „ 32% Norfolk .. •• ..100 ....125 124..• ...• 124 Northern Counties Union .. ••2%••••1%• • • • • • • • • 1% North British .. .• • • •• 25 •• • • 33 1 i Ai • ....... 33% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 11 .... 14 V, Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 1% •• .. 3% 3. ..... Ditto, Extension • • • • • • %•••• 1 %•• • • • • • • • 1% Ditto, Thirds • • •• • • ••1• • ” 3 %,•;, •••• • • • • 3% North Staffordshire • . • • ••a• • • • n 1 74 8 % •• • • 9% North Western .. .. • • • • 2% • . • 2% 3.. .... 3 Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 17% .... 11% 12 111 i Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 ••• 29 ••• • - • .... 29 Scottish Midland .. 17% .. • • . • 18% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 4. •..• • • • 4% Ditto, Class B .. • • • • • • 1 % •• • • ••••• • • • • • Shropshire Union .. .• .• 425..... 1 Ndis ••• • • • 5i tits. South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .. • . 36/ ...... • • 37% Do.. New (do. au. 63.8 d.) No. 2. 12 .... 13;' , 8 ........ • 13% Do.. New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... .. •••• • .. 15% Do., New (d o . '151 . ) No. 4. 3% 4........ 4 South Wales .. .• .. 10 .... 7.... • • 7 South Yorkshire., Doncaster, and Goolel3l, Waterford and B ilkenny .. 11 .... 4% .......• • • 4% West Riding Unice ••• • .. 425. 1% %p•• • • • • 1 % p Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 15 .... •• • • 9 York and I` ewes stle .• .. 25 .... 35% .......• 35% Ditto, New.. .. • • • • 5 11% % Ditto, Preference .. .• .. 2 .... 6% %.• • . 6% York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 90 ...... •• .. 0 Ditto, Preference • • • • • • 2 .. • . 11% 12 12 FOREIGN_R.AILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .• 18 .... 14% .. Central of Spain .. • . . .. 2 %.......... Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • 7 .. • . 4 .......... Great Southern of Madras .. ss. •••• % .......... Namur and Liege .. 3 ... Northern of Franc e ..... •• .. •• 8 .... 11% 12 . .. Orleans and Bourtteaux 6 Paris and Lyons .. .. • • .. 8 .... 7% % . .... Paris and Strasbour g .. .• .. 5 .... 3%, Rouen and Havre 2O 26 ..... Sambre and Meuse .. • , .12 .... 6% • MINES. Real del Monte, Ernrezistered 3% • • •g• • - • •• LL' 12 73 7% 3% OYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 25.—Wind S., light pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. It blew a heavy gale, with violent squalls and rain yesterday until 4 30, r. 31., when it cleared off, and continued fin e throughout the night. DEAL, JAN. 23,—Wind S.W. to S.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Claudine, Norris, .Madras; Hebe, Dahl, Rio Janeiro; Cybele, Griffiths, Demerara; Codrington, Huxtable, Antigua; Ma tilde, Ross, Campeachy, for Bremen; Sarah Hind, Bailey, Philadelphia; Aut ioran, New Bedford; Philadelphia, New York Sirius, Hod i ge ditto ; Nitra di Haan, ditto, and sld. for Brem en ; Xenoph ' on, Rochester, Pugwash, and sld. for Hull; Venus, Mon to Video; Amatever, Saguenay; Jessie, Newfoundland. A barque, supposed to be the Palmyra, was in contact with thse Lannorna in the Gull Stream this morn ing; the latter sustained trifling damage. ILFRACOMBE, 24.—The Charles, of Padstow, sank oft Sharp's Nose, 22a inst. ; crew saved. LYNN JAN. 22. —The Whitwell, Grange, from St. An drews, N. 8., has been got off shore. YARMOUTH, JA 24.—The Doncaster, of Stockton, has been assisted in, very leaky, having been on Sizewell Bank. The Charles, of Lyme, has arrived here leaky, &c., having been in contact with the Flora, of Jersey. The Celerity, of Lyme, got on shore here to-day, but is expected off in a tide or two. FALMOUTH, JAN. 24.—Wind S. S. W., strong gale.—A rr d . Quiz, Norfolk,. Sierra Leone. CAUTION TO MARINERS. Conic, JAN. 2 - I.—A vessel, of about 400 to 500 tons, aban. doned, was pass ed on shore on a rock : about 2i miles of the S.W. point of Porto Rico, by the City of Poonah, N e l son, arrived here. The rock is not described on the chart, an d i there appeared ab9ut seven feet water on t. There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool on Satur day, at previous rates. Sales, 3,000 bales, all to the trade. Shares were lower. The numerous arrivals from abroad do not, as may be presumed, bring equally favourable intelligence. The political accounts from our East Indian possessions, intimate that there was some fear of treachery at Lahore, but few here doubt the ability of Lord Her dinge to overcome it. The Six per Cent. Loan was filling up better. In general the markets for imported goods, whether in India or China, were not active. The packet-ship Anglo Saxon, with accounts of the sth inst. from New York, seems to bring a good report to those who watch with patriotic anxiety the chances of an abundant supply of food. There is evidently a conviction on the part of the Americans that they have so large a surplus that it will be to their interest to sell us as much as they can at existing rates. In the Metropolitan Corn Exchange these accounts have had due weight to-day, wheat being dull of sale, while malt, &c., is decidedly cheaper. At Dublin, and in other places also, there is a decline in the price of grain. The news, per steamer, from Jamaica, Demerara, and the other West India colones, is very cheerful with respect to the weather and the prospect for the next crops. In Aris' Birmingham Gazette, received this day, we find the following just remarks :—" The preduction of railways is not essentially different from the production of manufac tured goods generally—wages have to be paid and circulated while railways are making, as they have during the process of other manufactures, and the return of profit will imme diately commence in both cases, as soon as the manufacture is completed ; and supposing railways to be—as they ought to be—in the hands of capitalists, no inconvenience can arise from the necessary delay in their completion. With the present scarcity and high price of provisions, it is well that the labouring classes have profitable employment, and that our captalists are compelled to circulate their money, since this must tell immensely to the national welfare and advantage. Fortu nately for the stability and safety of the trade of this impor tant district, Birmingham has been comparatively free from 'that undue and unwholesome speculation in railways in 1845, the consequences of which continue to be gradually developed in towns where that speculation was carried to so fearful an extent. Our merchants and manufacturers have, for the most part, already furled their sails, and are prepared for the threatening storm, which will pass harmlessly over them if legitimate credit and confidence be fairly maintained and supported." We join our contemporary in the remainder of hie reason ing as to the impolicy of the Times, or indeed of any journal making bad worse by its exaggeration of evils. We are enabled to state, on the best authority, that the London and North-Western Company have offered to lease the Scottish Midland Railway in perpetuity, at 6 per cent. and half profits; the offer will doubtless be accepted. As the Scottish Midland joins the Aberdeen line in the neigh bourhood of Forfar, it is understood that this offer to the for mer is preliminary to the conclusion of the negotiations between the London and North-Western, which have been going on for some time for leasing the Aberdeen, in which case the Euston-square company will next year have an un interrupted communication from the metropolis to the north of Scotland, a distance of more than 500 miles. The English Funds have been to-day decidedly better. The rally is in fact % to % per cent. in Consols, owing mainly to the great improvement in the Rentes at Paris on Saturday. For transfer to- morrow the quotations have been 90 3 / 4 to 90%, and for time 90 3 / 4 to 91%. Exchequer-bills have been Is. higher, viz., 3s. to 7s. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 92% 3 / 4 . Bank Stock is worth only 203% to 204%, not having participated in the improvement. East India Stock is marked 248 to 250. The Foreign Bonds have participated in the improvement of our own market, and are more dealt in at advancing rates. Spanish Five per Cent. have been 23 to 23%; and the Three per Cents. 34 1 % to 34. Portuguese Four per Cent. have been 34 to 34%; Mexican, 21 1 ,4 3 % ; Grenada, 18 3 / 4 to 19 ; Brazilian, 84 to 84%; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 57 to 1 / 2 . Shares have been improving, with a moderate business doing. Caledonian are 25 3 / 4 to 26; Great Western, 122 to 124; Brighton, 54 3 ; to 55; North-Western, 190 to 191 South-Western, 60Y6 to 61 3 / 4 ; Midland, 122 to 121% North British, 33% 7 ; North Stafford, 73 to ; South Eastern, 36 3 / 1 %; Ureat Northern of France, 11N, to 12 and Boulogne and Amiens, 14%. B1ITI:311 FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRE. 'ES. Bank Stock .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 203% % 2043{ 204 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 91 90% 91% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 90% % X 91 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 92%% 93 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 11-16 9-16 9 9-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 9 L 9% India Stock .. .. . .. .. ... .. 248 250 Consols for Accqunt .• •• .. . . 91 90% 9114 Exchequer Bills. I%d. 146 d. 1,000/... .. .... 37 pm. 7 500/. - .. .... 74 pm. 7 Ditto, Small .... 7 pm. 7 CLOSING PRICES. MARKET iNtAVS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCII A C E-1110N DA Y. The past week's arrivals nf English Wheat and Malt, as well as Flour, for our own market was moderate, and of full average quality, but those of other articles were small. From Ireland and Scotland scarcely any grain reached us ; while the imports of foreign Wheat and Flour were limited, those of Barley seasonahly extensive. Taking the arrivals and imports collectively, they have proved the smallest we have had to report for a c , nsiderable period. From Essex a fair average quantity of Wheat of home produce came to hand this morning. ; and, on the whtile, the show of samples of that article was moderate. The'attendance of town and country buyers being good, the demand for selected qualities of both Bed and White was steady, at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last. In the middling and inferior kinds exceedingly little business was doing; yet the holders would not submit to lower rates. The market closed rather heavily. With free foreign Wheats we were fairly supplied. Notwithstanding the opening of the ports and the suspension of the navigation-laws, the importers were by no means anxious to realise. The sales, however, were only to a trilling extent, at previous quotations. As the duties will no doubt be remitted this week, nothingwas doing in any article in bond ; hence prices were quite no minal. We understand that the stock of Flour under bond at Liverpool is now about 400,000 barrels. Owing to the proposition to admit sugar into the distilleries, the Barley trade, although the supply of that description of corn on sale was small, even including the foreign arrivals, was very dull, at a decline in the quotations of this day se'nnight of from 3s to, in some instances, 5s per quarter. The show of Malt being on the increase, and as many of the distillers are already purchasing sugar, that article was heavy, and, to sell, Is to 3s per qr. less money must have been taken. With Oats we were very scant Ly supplied, yet the trade was dull at barely last week's (mu:lions. In Beans, next to no thing was done, at a decline in value of from is to 2s per quarter. White Peas were qui: eas dear, but grey and maple were to be purchased on easier terms. The Flour trade was slow, at unaltered figures. CURIt.ENCY 1 . 1•:1Z tel MEASURE Arheat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— • • 84s to SFis Red, Nev . 68,, to 79s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 74s 85s Lincolnsh., Fecd. 33s 36E Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe • • 36s 398 coin, Red... Gds 71s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.... • . 753 79s Black . ... •• • 385 40s ' Irish, Red.. . • • • —s —a Cork, White ... • 395 413 Ditto, White .• • • s —s Scotch, Feed. • • 38s 36s Rya—Old . • New... .. • • .... 42s 44.3 Pigeons • .. 455 523 Barley—Grinding ... • . 333 44, Pease—Grey. 483 50s Malting . ...• Vs ,2s . Chevalier .... • • 523 53s White ... ... ••• .. 528 56 8 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .•• • • 565 58 8 folk.. ••• • • 77s SOs Flour—Town-made.— —8 Brown 74.4 Suffolk . ...... 608 65 Kingstonand Ware 80s 52s . Stocktn & Norfolk 483 52' &MITZI rzzlat. The following import, of live stock have taken place into London in the past week • From whence. Oxen. Nordwycke . Nieudiep Harlingen .... Boulogne... Cows. Sheep, 16 _ 69 ...... 266 4 Total Nearly the whole of the above have passed directly into the hands of the butchers, without appearing for sale here. At the outports about 30u head of beasts and sheep have been landed, chiefly from Holland. We had on oiler about 40 foreign beasts, and 100 shrcp, with which the trade was dull, on somewhat easier te; me. With home-fed beasts, the quality of which was ve y good, we were f a i r l y supp li e d . Although the attendance of buyers was numerous, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the quota tions obtained on Monday last of 2d per 8111! the very highest figure for the best Scots not exceedi ng 4 s 4 ' d per 81bs. From the northern districts we received about 1,000 short horns; from the eastern counties, 300 Scots, homebreds and short horns ; from the western cid midland counties, 800 Hereford,, runts, and Devonvlse.. And from other parts of England, 750 of various breeds The numbers of sheep were considerably on the increase, and of excellent quality, owing to which, the dlangc in the weather, and the heavy supplies offering in the duo:at markets, the Mutton trade was dull, and the currencies declined 2d per Slbr, the best old Dawns selling slowly at 5s per Blbs. In Calves, the supply of which was limited, Very tittle was doing, at barely stationary prices. The Pork trade was dull, but we can notice no alterations in value. Per Ens. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts-- 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 Atcond quality .• • 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woollea ditto 4 4 4 8 Prime large Oxen • 0 4 0 Southdown Wetlie.. 410 5 0 Prime Scots . . Large coarse Chives 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs Prima small ditto 4 8 0 Small Porkers •• • 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves —lB 0 '29 () ar ter old Pigs l6 019 8 Inferior Sheep • • • 3 6 3 0 Lambs •• •• •••• • • 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT AtAltI{ET. Ideasts. Si;pap. Calves. I Pi gs. I 3,004 23,30) I 70 300 2%1•LI.VE;(11.'.1":>:: ELT= The arrivals of country slaughtered Meat for these markets having been large since this day se'nnight, and the supplies killed in the metropolis seasonably extensive, and of excel lent quality, the general demand has been much less active than for some time past, and, in some instances, the quota tions have had a downward tendency. About 40 carcases of Foreign Beasts, and 260 ditto of :Theep, have been on sale, and disposed of at lair priers. 'A t per stone, by the Carcase, s. d. to S. d. I. d. to O. Beef, inferior.... 2 6 2 8 , Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6 - middling .... 210 3 0 ; middling.. 3 8 4 0 - prime large 3 2 3 4 prime .. •• 4 2 4 6 - prime small 3 4 3 6 , Purk, large.... ••• • 3 8 4 6 Veal.... - small Lamb. o.s Oil to Os Od. Bonouen /inn 5P1T.A.7.14XEX4.118. The receipts of Potatoes from our own coasts have been very small; but from France 455, and from GuernseyBl tons have come to hand. Owing to the want of supply, very little business is d,ing ; yet prices are considerably on the advance. York Rev,ents, 200 s to 2405; Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Regents, 140, to 185 s; Ditto Kidneys, 140 s to 150 s; Kent. and Ess , x Regents, 200 s to 2405; Ditto Kidneys, 200 s to 210 s ; Fi encli Whites, 140 s to 160 s per ton. The export of Potatoes frui France is now prohibited. B0a01:7U41. Sop rezann..r. There is still a moderate doing in the best hops, at full prices. Otikry, ise the &wand is in a very sluggish state. Present pi ices rule as tioder:—Sussex poCkets, 3/ 16s to 41 7s ; Weak! of Kent, do., 4/ 2s to 41 12s; Mid and East Kent, do., 41 10s to 6110 s. During the past week the imports of Wool have consisted of CS bales from the Cape, 400 do. from Spain, and 200 do. from various other quarters. In the private contract market rather more business is do i:.g in English Wool, at full prices, but foreign and colonial qualities are much neglected. TALLOW. The price for fine Y U is :toady at our quotation; and for February and March the price is quoted 51s 9d. In new Y C for the autumn delivery (say the last three months) there has been business dime during the last week at 45s 9d to 46s for cash on the delivery of the Tallow. The demand continues very good. Town Tallow 520 to 535, net cash. QUEEN'S BENCIL—(THIS DAY.) LIBEL.—TILE QUEEN IN The PROSECUTION OF MRS. JANE BARKER v. THE REV. MR ROBINSON. This case was tried at Gloucester some time ago, and ex cited much attention at. the time. It was an indictment at the instance of Mrs. Barker for a libel, the libel complained of consisting of letters which were addressed to her by the defendant, expressing his surprise that she should revisit Cheltenham atter the reports which had been spread as to her previous conduct in the same place, and plainly charging her with having committed adultery. The letters bore the initials of " W. P." The case now came before the Court in the usual form, and Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD (who, with Mr. Alexander, ap peared for the prosecution) prayed judgment upon the defendant, who appare,! upon the tb-or of the Court. A great number of affidavits were handed in by both sides, the reading of which occupied it more than two hours. Those of the prosecutrix went to show that there was no truth in the allegations of the defendant, whilst those of the defendant cap eased his sincere r egre t th at h e had penned such - letters, and attributed his conduct to the excited state of his feelings at the time, in consequence of the reports which he heard They further stated that he had made an ample apology, before these pro cee di ngs , and. that he had off er ed t o p ay 501. towards the expenses in curred, which terms he understood were accepted. After dwelling upon the fact that he had founded a Magdalen Hospital in Cheltenham, and that he had taken active steps to prevent prostitution, and to reclaim those who had fol lowed such a ceuree of life ' he threw himself up on t h e merciful considerat on of the Court. WIIATELEY, Q.C., proceeded to address the Court on behalf of the defendant, and in mitigation of punishment. He dwelt, at some length, on the various offices which the defendant had filled for the last few years. In 1844 he removed to Cheltenham, and took a house on Pitfield-parade, - within two or three doors of which Mrs. Barker occupied a house. She was frequently visited by a nobleman whose name had become too familiar in the records of public intelligence (Earl Fitzhardinge), and car riages and °the,. vehicles were constantly at the doors of her house. To a gentleman of an excitable temperament, who had pupils in his house, and who was living there with his wife, and being responsible fur the morals of those pupils, and being, moreover, a minister of the .Gospel, this was an in tolerable grievance. There was everything to induce him to believe that the reports which had been spread as to her conduct in Cheltenham were true: Mrs.. Barker. was the wife of a poor player, and came to Cheltenham, in the first in , stance, from a small town within two miles of Berkeley Castle, with the hounds of the noble owner of which she was frequently in the habit of hunting. Some stress had been laid on the fact that the letters were signed with initials, namely, IV. P., and that he thereby intended to fix their authorship on sonic one else. Ile had no such intention; but as he wrote anonymously, lie affixed these initials, a plan very frequently adopted by persc,ns advertising for servants. He had addressed Mrs. Darker on the occasion of her pre vious visit, but no notice was taken of his communications; and when he addressed the letters, out of which these pro. ceedings arose, he believed that she was about to take up her residence at Cheltenham. llc, however, sincerely regretted that he had penned them. It was understood that the de fendant would not be brought up for judgment at all, and negotiations and .correspondence had taken place between the parties to that end, but as the 'name of Mrs. Barker had b een frequently mentioned in the painful correspondence which bad taken place between Earl Fitzhardinge and Mr. Grantley Berkeley, Sir. Rubinson had been proceeded against, in order that the reflections which attached to Earl Fitzhardinge, in consequence of his connexion with Mrs. Barker, might be removed by obtaining a conviction, and consequently the assumpti on that Mrs. Barker was free from we suspicion. He held, hoeer, that the apology which he had off neredENwlarsts su:q,id Ici , er ;e t. Lord what the counsel for the 'prosecu tian would deem a entlicien ) t Rhich tSheergedaenfltnla'ameitrotnennide:e;:i'l \N l . : l :ad h dit , ion to the apology but he refused greaov nigr c . et thett annoyance which to accede to it : --" these letters have occasioned, en, I hereby declare that the charges whi c h they convey aro holly un warranted. " refused to acce d e to this, or to consent th a t his refttatilione should be publi s h e d i n the n,,' his regret at havinrittell:e Lord DEerelex—h o He simply e x p resse d g- w y there . is anything in that which a person sending stroll letters ought not to make? Mr. Wrt IT ' nem - m v Lord DENMAN thought - Lord. a that the p u bli cat i on of such an apology could n o t be te, and that upo n ca l m re flection th e Learned Co:;n.sel would consider it his duty to advise his client to accede to it. It was not one which he ought to refuse to make. 111 r. WITATELEY did not hesitate, on the part of his client, to make the required npelogy. Lord DENmAN—Then we ruse that this puts an end to the proceedings. Mr. Sergeant TALFGURD accepted the apology, on the part of hi s c li ent, and applied to the Court to make au order onthe o d f ef t e h n e da p n ro t ee t e o d p in a g y s soet!iing more towards the thanex penses the 50/., which sirs. Barker proposed to devote to charitable purposes. From the short debate which took place in the House of Lords on Saturday, it is clear that the Bills for suspending the laws affecting corn and navigation will be this evening unanimously passed through their remaining stages. This is prompt legislation, combining the dictates of wisdom and humanity. The whole empire—but especially Ireland and Scot land—will recognise in this rapid enactment of mea sures of alleviation a commendable spirit of benevo lence and sympathy on the part of the Legislature with the severe trials of destitution and famine to which they are at present so deplorably and extensively exposed. Our earnest hope is, that the same generous sympathy, and the like unanimity, will be found to welcome the introduction of any comprehensive and philanthropical plans which Lord JonN RUSSELL may this evening submit for rescuing Ireland from the existing social evils, and for preventing their recur rence. It is impossible to estimate the advantages of the moral effect produced in the minds of afflicted millions when they learn that Parliament cordially and liberally exercises its powers for the mitigation of their heartrending suffer ings. It binds their affections towards a pro vident Government, attaches them to the insti tutions of their country, and fortifies them to a conti nuance of the exemplary patience which they have hitherto exhibited to such a praiseworthy extent, that it properly constituted a theme of eulogium in her MAJESTY'S recent Speech to Parliament. We have, however, to regret, in consequence of what has passed in the House of Commons, and what transpired in the Upper House on Saturday, that some considerable delay is likely to intervene before we shall possess a law, conformably with the scheme broached by the Government, securing to us the advan tages that will accrue from the use of sugar in breweries and distilleries. The Protectionists are desirous that this measure should be limited in its duration—viz., to the Ist of next September. The Ministry, on the other hand, are fixed in their opinions that it ought to be rendered permanent. There can be no doubt that the Ministerial view is the sound one. That of the Protectionists would, if adopted, be found pernicious in the extreme. Lord STANLEY is anxious for a Select Committee to inquire into, and examine, by viva voce evidence,the probable effect of the measure. We hope the Government will resist this suggestion. Such a proposal would have no chance of success in the House of Commons. The labours of a Select Committee may be spun out with tedious prolixity, and we have no doubt that such would be the case, were the merits of permanently regulating the duties on sugar, molasses, and rum, to be sifted by such a tribunal. Our readers must bear in mind that this measure is not consequent upon the distress prevailing in Ireland, but is (independently of its adaptation to the principles of free trade) an honour able fulfilment of an implied pledge, given to our Wrest Indian colonies, when we exposed them to com petition with foreign sugar. It is but just to the West Indians, that after they were deprived, and very wisely so, by our adoption of free trade, of the advantages they possessed in our home market in the shape of differential duties, they should be allowed to bring their produce, of every kind, into competition with that of any other, here or else where. This hope was distinctly held out to them last year. An implied pledge of a similar character was given to the Canadas, in respect of corn, simulta neous with the relaxation in our tariff of differential duties favourable to Canadian produce. That understanding was subsequently faithfully com plied with. Lord STANLEY officially carried it into effect, and no man more strenuously insisted than did his Lordship, when threatened to be thwarted by the agricultural representatives, that it would be a gross breach of national faith not to permit their corn to be imported into the United Kingdom with the benefit of a diminished duty. .Mutatis rnutanclis, Lord STANLEY is bound to take the same course now with the West Indians which' he formerly adhered to on behalf of the Canadas. The West Indians could derive no benefit from a temporary law of a few months in reference to their sugar, rum and molasses. Such a law would be only "a delusion, a m ockery, and a snare." No merchant would embark his capital upon the uncertainty incidental to a tem porary and exceedingly limited alteration of the respective duties in question. It would be a change fraught with mercantile vexation, giving rise to the speculations of gamblers, and entailing heavy losses upon all who ventured to mix themselves up with so precarious a commerce. The colonists are naturally as impatient of particular restrictions as we have become ourselves. They demand simple justice, and the Imperial Parliament will assuredly render it to them, not in a niggardly, but in a liberal and equitable spirit. A letter from Constantinople of the 80th ult. states that the Austrian Internuncio had endeavoured to obtain from the Divan its approval of the annexation of Cracow. His Excellency had had several conferences with RE scam Pecus, and used arguments to make him com prehend that his Government would derive great advan tages from this annexation. RESCHID PACHA, however, gave only vague replies. The English Ambassador, Mr. WELLESLEY, becoming informed of these confer ences, had an interview with the Grand Visier, and sub mitted to him the protest of Lord PALMERSTON. RE SCBID PACHA. thereupon declared that he could not as sent to the annexation of Cracow, inasmuch as this annexation was a violation of a treaty. A letter from Rimini of Jan. 10 states that corn-riots had taken place on several points of that district, but that the arrival of Cardinal Gizzi's circular, prohibit• ing the exportation of corn and flour, had contributed to restore order. Disturbances had also occurred in Tus cany. The Grand Ducal Government had put them down by force, and maintained the liberty of exporta tion. Great misery prevails in Romania, but it is hoped that the employment about to be given by the railways will in some measure relieve it. The different compa nies are to send in their plans on Feb. 7. The Oriental and Peninsular steam-ship Tiber, arrived on Sunday evening at Southampton from the Peninsula. Her dates of departure are as follows:—Gibraltar, Jan. 16; Cadiz, 17; Lisbon, 20; and Vigo, 21. No collision between the QUEEN'S troops and the in surgents had taken place since the last accounts from Lisbon. DAS ANTAS had made good his retreat to Oporto, where he arrived on the 7th, at the head of about 4,000 men. The total force of the garrison of Oporto is now 11,000 men, exclusive of 2,000 recruits raised in the provinces of Minho and Tras-os-Montes. SALDANHA, who has separated his army into two divisions, is slowly advancing northward. The slowness of his movements have enabled the insurgents to fortify Oporto, so as to render it nearly impregnable; as his whole force does not amount to more than 7,000 men, it is thought that SALDAMIA. will not venture to attack it, but will fall back upon ents in Op or t o seem Coimbra, or some strong position, an d awa i t an attack fro m the of success.gents. T he iTnshue most active measures qu o i m te confident haVe been adopted by the Junta, not only to defend the city, but to commence offensive operations, when such may become necessary, and they have plenty of money. Count MENSDORFF, a cousin of Prince ALBERT, who went out some months since to Lisbon, at the request of her MAJESTY, has returned in the Tiber. MADAME VEmars.---This popular actress has be en fulfilling a fare we ll engag ement for the last month at Liver pool, and on F r id ay even i ng s he took leave of the people o f that town in th e following character i s tic address :—"Ladies and Gentlem en ,—l appear b e f or e you to say farewell, and that in its m o st p a i n f u l s h a pe, a long and last farewell, m y health, rather than m y i nc lination, believe me, induc es t h is apparently sudden step. Were 1, indee d, as ol d as some trgheueoo retired stage gpeople yearse f havealgifoe, itself. n been ot plea sedon l y m from e to t rt fancyuhtehis, that havin g been mimic scene, but f rom e, I ought t o h ave usual, not being, i believe I my o superannuated. After this vOR so at an earlier age than is long before the public, and, owing to the kindness of that public, conspicuously of my sex, and leave that highly important question still both as an actress ventureerha perhaps, expectassert, etopetee.ll y l o t u be w ee h m at ee m e ) e - e ag w e h r e e h aily ae eise,jebyue'td:l claim the privilege , pu, and manager, a s h are of public favour a nd applause, s uc h as is accorded t o f ew, to submit, without a murmur , t o th ose afflic tions which a re t h e lot of many. G rea t as has b een the favour I ha ve o b tained, it has been now h ere grea t er t h an in this flourishin olent and liberal town ; and I beg, there fore to offer to g its numerous representatives here present my humble and heartfelt thanks. Flow long I may yet perform allow m e on retiring from business, our i e w t h in London i s uncertain, but my health at presen t not permit ting me to u n d ergo the continual fat i gues o f t rave lli ng pro. fessionally, I h ave come to the determina ti o n of c l os i ng my to recommend to y count'', accounts altogether. Before, I depart, however, cordial support my j un i or partner. Il e h as secure d f or him ph.T, department. therefore, y good w ill , and has, I trust, en titled himself to yo urs . I t is undertakeueeartsltiehtorapve that elling me,owill then, n fu i ex press ure ua the liberal patronage you have for so many years extended to myself , . will be st ea dil y cont i nue d to m y h us b an d . L adies and gentlemen, I most respectfully, and most gratefully, bid you farewell." Madrid papers of the 16th and 17th have arrived. The debate on the Address in the Senate still eat, inned. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA had positively refused to be nominated to the Presidentship of the Chamber of De puties, and it was thought the Senor. BRAVO MIIRILI•0 would be the Government candidate. At a meeting of Moderado Members, held on the 15tih, Senor PIDAL, the Minister of the Interior, protest 4 d against this question of the Presidentship being made a Ministerial question; but being opposed by Senor PA CHECO, the Minister retired with his friends. The 62 Deputies who remained then proceeded to ballot for a candidate, and the numbers were for Senor CASTRO Y Onozco, 20 ; Senor PACHECO, 5 ; Senor BRAVO 714 nui.o, 5; and Senor ARTELA, 1. The Heraldo states that the arrival of a Legate frt /LD Rome to the Court of Madrid is shortly expected. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 16.—The Three per Cer Lts. closed at 311 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 204; -the Coupons at 18i; and the Debt without Interest at 6-L. - ZXPERIENCES or A GAOL CHAPLAIN.—The in tercourse which takes place between the Minister of the Gospel and the criminal doomed to suffer the extreme penalty of the law must be allowed to possess great interest for the philosopher and Christian. In such circumstances the secrets of the hearts of men are most likely to be laid bare. In the gaol chaplain's narrative which will be pub lished in a few days, will befound facts of the most interest ing, absorbing and startling characters which ought to en gage the attention of all who can feel for their fellow-c,oun trymeu. The subject is of the last importance. We have received the Paris papers of Friday a ad Saturday. The debate on the Address closed in the Chamber of Fears on Friday; the Address was carried by a majoxii the Government of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and espe •Y of 144 to 8. In the course of the debate on Thursday the following note, which said had clay to a rancorous vituperation upon Lord PAL- 1 M. GUIZOT read MERSTON. Lord PALMERSTON, however, requires no been delivered to him that morni ng on l y b y t h e R uss i an apologist ; he is fully equal to the exigencies of his • I have just received your dispatch of th e 19th i ns t an t , i n eminent office Charge d'Affaires which you inform me of a question put to you by M. Guizot, on the subject of the presumed in corporat i on of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw with the empire of Russia. I hasten to reply to it, authorising you, by the express command of the Emperor, to contradict those rumours in the most formal manner. " What may have given rise to this new idea, designedly propagated by the Polish emigrants, always ready to mis construe the intentions of the Imperial Government, is the announced project of the suppression of the line of customs which separates Russia from Poland. That measure, solicited at different times by the population of the kingdom of Poland, is for its advantage, because it offers for their produce an out let which they had not hitherto enjoyed. "You are requested to make these explanations to tho French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and to conform your language accordingly to all persons who may exercise any influence on the state of public opinion." On this subject the Constitutionnel says— ,. The dispatch of Count Nesselrode, which Mr. Guizot read on Thursday in the Chamber of Peers, was concocted between the French Ministry and the representative of Russia, and sent to St. Petersburgh, where it received the approbation of the Emperor, and whence it was returned in time for the de bate on the Address." In the same paper we find the following observations on the speech of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK in the House of Commons, on Tuesday, on the conduct of the Northern Powers : " The Tory leader in the Rouse of Commons is consistent. The Absolute Powers are the natural allies of his party ; the policy of the Holy Alliance is its policy ; the reverses of France and her mifortunes are invoked by it to invite the Powers who have just annihilated the nationality of Poland fo combine with Great Britain. The defeats of France have been made the triumph of liberty! The destruction of Cracow is the happiness of Poland; Yes; these are the real senti ments of the genuine Tories—of those who contend equally against Russell the Liberal, and Peel the Reformer ! Such are the allies, the warm friends, th at our Ministry finds in England ! uch is the direction in which they lean. The Whigs in their eyes are blunderers—dangerous people with whom it is necessary to break. Sir R. Peel himself, in the middle of the most lively effusions of the entente cordiale, was frequently accused by our Ministerial journals of bor rowing too much from the reform policy of the Whigs. But the true Conservatives, the real successors of Lord Castle reagh, the heirs of the authors of the Treaty of Vienna, the natural allies of the Absolute Powers—these are the friends and supporters of our Cabinet. This preference for the Tories, and the antipathy it testifies to all the Liberals of England, is quite sufficient to characterise its policy." All the Parisian journals notice with satisfaction the tone in which France was alluded to on Tuesday night in both Houses of the British Parliament, as a proof that the desire of England is to maintain, if possible, a good understanding with France. The Constitutionnel and the Siècle both declare that the conduct of M. GuizoT is without excuse ; that the declarations of Sir ROBERT PEEL and of Lord JOUR RUSSELL that a Coburg Prince was never put forward as a candidate for the hand of the Queen of SPAIN by either of their Govern ments ; utterly takes away every pretext for concluding the Montpensier marriage; and that if there has been a rupture of the entente cordiale, the British Ministers are entirely blameless. Her Excellency the Marchioness of NORSIANBY gave on Friday evening a brilliant soiree dansante, at which the chief rank and fashion of Paris were present. There was a full attendance of the diplomatic circle. Amongst the distinguished personages were noticed Marshal SOULT, Count MOLE, and Al. TRIERS. The Chamber of Deputies have passed unanimously the Bill for admitting corn and other kinds of grain at the minimum duty fixed by the law of 15th April, 1832, until the 31st of July next. Vessels leaving foreign ports before that date were to be allowed to discharge their cargoes, although they may not arrive in France until after 31st July. In the provinces the disturbances had been checked, but only by the presence of a large military force. The Journal des Debots says— " That everywhere in the department of Indre these riots offered the same character, and appeared to have been all inspired by Communist ideas. The following was the plan adopted by the promoters of the disturbances at Buzaneais, and followed in all the revolted districts ;—Tire3- imposed on the mayors and landowners an obligation to sell their wheat, until next harvest, at the rate of 21. the double decalitre (151. per hectolitre) ; to fix at If. 60c. the minimum of the day's wages of labour, and to direct domiciliary searches to be made to ascertain the quantity of grain in the possession of each farmer. All the proprietors, whatever might be their political convictions, were summoned to subscribe to those conditions, and among the houses pillaged and the mills de stroyed were several belonging to men known in the country to profess the most Radical opinions. At Chateauroux, the flying columns sent out by General RIGNY has returned with many prisoners. The murderers of M. CRAMBERT have been arrested. In the meanwhile, the cause of these disturbances still sub sists in full force. A letter from Nantes, published in the Journal des Debuts, says— " The situation of our corn market has become sensibly worse during the present week. Wheat has been sold at 35 francs the hectolitre of 156 pounds weight, and flour of the first quality 100 francs the sack. This rise has caused much excitement, and the Prefect had dispatched two com panies of infantry to Juigne, where some disturbances had arisen." And the National de I 'Ouest states, that the distress is so great in the neighbourhood of Roscoff, in consequence of the high price of provisions, that there are several families who do not eat bread once in four days, and whose principal food is composed of cabbage or turnips stolen in the fields. To add to the gravity of the situation, the Government have received information from a colonel of National Guards stationed in the neighbourhood of Tours " that the feeling was spreading among the population that the high price of grain was owing to the selfishness of the proprietors, who were holding it over, speculating upon advanced prices. Should this conviction lead to outbreaks, it was his opinion that the National Guards would not act, and all would depend upon the steadiness of the soldiery." There was a sort of emeute at Pe r i gueux on the 17th, at the funeral of M. FEYTAUD, the seni or mem b er of the bar. M. FEYTAUD h a d been originally a priest, an d during the revolution he had taken the oath of alle giance to the civil constitution of th e F rench clergy. This oath he had refu sed to retract, and th e bi s h op de clared that in consequence of such r e f usa l t h e b ody s h h he, o ,o i hi d es i b eoa e rpu, dtoshehnpoorrui theiri authorities," s d b, :s o i f db the saysrkee est r noh i lgevhecd that such det erm i nat i on of t o de la D or d ogne , t through, of sepult ure . and on S un d ay, the 17th, when a.priest was about to close the d oor of the cathe dral in order to prevent th 9 _body of the dec ease d f rom pass ing, police agents who had been posted near prevented him. A body of infantry was soon placed in front of the sacred edifice, whilst another was sent to protect the Bishop's p a l ace in case of need. The crowd soon entirely filled the cathedral, and at one o'clock the funeral procession made its appear ance, with the commissa r y of p ol ice and mayor at it s h ea d . A baker, * named Blondeau, formerly employed as singer in the of the Perigueux bar were present in their robes. The body cathedral, chanted the hliserere. A number of the members was placed before the altar, which . was entirely naked of its Afte p ; chanted the burial service. this was finished, the ornaments and symbols .of worship, and the above person Five 1 1 6 e f. r crowd peaceably retired, though not without expressing their indignation." It is announced that 150 vessels laden with grain have arrived at Marseilles. The French funds and railroad shares improved on the Paris Bourse on Saturday. the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2251. ; C e T n t h e e . , Thre e i.l7 f. ar san 3 ons, 496 f. 25c. ; p 6 e o r e.; Cents. Havre, osed . a t 30c. the Fi 682 f 50c • Great Northern, Rouen, 887 f. 50c. • ' f Vierzon, 582 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 5 5 4 0 5 1 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 34 0 • , , 345 f. • Paris and Strasburg, 4 * Bordeaux and Cett 4 i aL. 75tl; Basle 211 f. 25c. ; DiePPe , sc.; LyonsTou r Tours andand Nantes,Avignon, Spanish Three per Cents., seines and Avignon, 8601.; MARSEILLES, JAN. RAILWAYS AT TIIE BUSINESS DONE IN FOREI GE JANUAR: 23. LONDON STOCK EXCIIAN , Rhenish, 4—East India Boulogne and Amiens, 14—Dutch mbourg n, and Ya -18 Great Southern of Madras, % —L 9 u si xe Northe'rn of Fran Northern, 637 f. 50c.; Paris l and Lyons, 505 f. lentla, —Namur and Liege , -" 67i —Rouen ce 1 14-- Orleans and Bordeaux, 7—Paris and Lyons,_Nantes,and Havre, 25%—Sambre and Meuse, 4% —Tours and J>i 251 91 IA 41% 3% 19% 3% 22% 22% 2% 128 14 5 % p 14 P M P 2tiK, 2,4 lyB 19% P U P 4 ji Mr. WHATELEY said there were very grave reasons whi the Court should nct make such an order. Lord DEN MAN said the 501. must be taken as part of the conditions. He thought, however, that they ought not to add anything to it. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD intimated that Mrs. Barker never intended to impute that the annoyances which she received came directly from the defendant. The proceedings then terminated, and the defendant , TAO had covered his face with his hand, and bowed down head during the whole period, then retired, and received the congratulations of his friends. BANKUPTCY.-(THIS DA Y .) LN RE DORRINOTON. AP?LICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE AFTER TEN YEA 85 .71 s e vi rt e i- This bankrupt, who was described as a miller, at Mills, near 'Welwyn, Herts, came up to apply certi ficate, under an old commission, issued so far back as vember, 1837. • rued The Solicitor said that his last examination Was adjou ut l i e in consequence of the accounts not being prepared' b d for shortly afterwards passed ; he bad not, however , apElleto for IL- e Ne. his certificate, as since then he had been using tu".. r e. grinding corn, but as his father held the farm, and was sponsible for the rent, it had not been necessary for ban to obtain his certificate. • n g oU The COMMISSIONER—Then in f ac t h e h as been carrYi trade, net being certificated? The SOBICITOR Ye., t o th e ex t en t o f wor ki ng f ora but now his father is dead, and as it is desirable the ban'' should take the farm the present application is made. The Learned ComaussloNEß said as there WAS no °Pr tion, he would grant the certificate. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS• /.1 WORSHIP-STREET. -(THIS LYR A : r O Austin lifontroe, who had b een transported for seve n 00 0 for breaking into th e d we lli ng -h ouse of the Rev. Dr. c 6 was brought up for re- exam i nat i on on the charge of committed divers burglaries and robberies. Seageant Brennan, of the detective force of the G di stated as follows :—That on the 23d of December the Pr ° s a4 of Mr. Burdoe, clothier, Goswell-road, were broken 101° ' sad property amounting to upwards of 3001. was stoleat,ns amongst the rest was a c l oa k, w hi c h was pledge d a t the e : d i - e a of Messrs. Alton and Walker, Hackney-road. He P, r°c , se 4 on Sunday, the 10th i ns t . , to t h e prisoner's lodgo c i o sict upon his person h e f oun d a d upl i cate relating to the. g to as also several others, touching property also beim:lo,3ot Mr. Burdoe. H e a l so f ound upon the person of the V" sot several implements of housebreaking. In Ooteb, e o l.o the prisoner, with anot h er, broke into the PL'citr of Messrs. Hugham and Co., tailors and drapers, „ T r road, and succeeded in carrying off with thesawrisso perty amounting to 2001. Messrs. Huffham's Pr e .bsat were also entered last month, and goods to 5 for the same amount were stolen. The prisoner b A ho sd , some time been seen lurking about the neighboe'Asse The prisoner had been summarily convicted of stealieViV from the White Conduit House, and twice in the CitY.... t tempting to commit felony. In the month of June Pr o tbd prisoner, accompanied by another individual, went i n te d to shop of a Mr. Jackson, tailor and draper, and intitee p ee the shopman that he was anxious to speak to his ' ll 4 s ta SI: particular business. The shopman hastened to it.v he btro se :, Jackson, but on the latter coming into the sholh, had flown, and with them a large roll of cloth he,a_Z t o , disappearance. The shopman had identified the Prwv r i s aan The depositions having now been made out, th e P centrr was fully committed to take his trial at the Criminal Court, at the Old Bailey. was of HE LONDON ORPHAN AS-- A Y. A general cou r t of th ( is THIS corpor D ation was held at the o Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to receive the annual r e r - y the Institution, and to transact other business prelinue the current year. , e loc-t• Mr. -.lderman Thompson took the chair at eleven ;:01 0 * The Rev. J. P. WRIGHT Hon. Secretary to the In s " o istr, read the r e p or t. I t stated that during the past ye a r At w" five children had completed their term of reside/ o w bac: institution, in place of whom fifty-five candidates,,, st the' admitted, and ten un d er R u l e 37 by payment; wittes were 129 candidates that day, out of whom S lia . c° ,:w hich had resolved on electing thirty-six for adta ies ,Xlil - d m aks number, added to the present benefician,„'" institutio n the total number of children in the wO have amount to 374, and th e en ti re num b er o f those ad h o, that reaped the benefit of the foundation, 1,620- I t v eal' W S. the amount of donations and subscriptions this . 40 . 0 00, below the average ; and announced the following '.„D p . IaSS which had been bequeathed to the institution Min".f r oti year :-3001. from Mrs. M. W. Egerton ; 150/. stoc k Nig Isaac Cohen, E sq . ; 500 L from H. Scambler, Esq ; an d _ l ; the from Mrs. M. Weybridge. The committee regrette d loss of the late George Byng, Esq., M.P., and Mr.":„r from the direction and generous support of the instito' a T i ref The accounts laid before the meeting by th e tress t o showed the amount of receipts to be 10,461/. ; the dotn;/.. expenses, 4,013/. ; c l o thi ng, 1,083/. ; and outfits, 5 1 e ft; besides sundry other ex p enses, which, when deducted, , balance of cash in the hands of the treasurer of 11 /;1 58 ,.;dr Col6ll4and the followi ng stoc k , f unded in the name of the '16114 Lion :-6,5711., Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities; ~;e s ; Three per Cent. C onso l s; 3,309/, Terminable Annn i ; e - r 3,4711., Red uce d P resentation Fund ; and 4,7001., Nevi ryi and-a-Quarter Annuities, Wellington Fund Stock. di ef Mr. C. BROWN, in moving the adoption of the ream . '" t ior the attention of the public to the strong claims of the Ws tion, and its growing necessities.—Resolution carried. g ot Mr. Maaniorr move d a vote of thanks to Aide Thompson, and his re-appointment as treasurer. the ' iro t li e' tht t , Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, in acknowledging had been passed, said he could not avoid soliciting thZ u tion tention to a bequest which had been made to the insta t ing last year, and which appeared to him more than . 1113 ,.' josh' else to commend the institution. He said a huntn,„„ 4 Bab' vidual in the City, who had laboured hard to earn r.d sistence, a clerk in the house of Ralli, Brothers , nivel, queathed the whole of his hard earnings, after thre e , * re to the Lond on O rp h an A sy l um. What made it In°,o markable was, that Mr. Crickmas was himself a Ger e 7;oo stranger among them, who had no tie to this country,, scS a , that his labour h a d b een rewarded. The reversl%er 4,0001., and it seeme d t o hi m to speak volumes in hi' the asylum. After the services of Rev. J. P. Wright and N i eV ;l; Mackenzie, hon. secre t ar i es, h ad been acknowledge" He re vote of thanks, they, the auditors.: and the comillitn e d to re-appointed, and sever a l di s ti ngu i s h e d nameswere "" the list of patrons 4ind patronesses of the institution. awl This closed the business. f the meeting, and the ra e„ ; tbe proceeded to ballot f or the, candidates to be admitted into asylum. PET 1TIO1!S ON PRIVATE 13 "", - lIOUBE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAL , 4stssit' (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Saran, and Mr. - 11 .' 4 Examiner FRERE.) UNOPPOSED LIST: The customary formal proofs were adduced in the fo— unopposed cases :-- dlitsgow, iiiirihead, and Neilston Direct Railway B i e ck Amendment Deviations and Branches to Paisley, land Mill, Lownsdale Bleach-works, Main street arch East Dykebar Stangh Pits, Waterloo Pit, and Speirs POS and to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and A y r , ocl Paisley Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, an d ßenfrew Railways. Scottish Midl an d J unction Railway (Amendmen t an Branch to Lawrence Kirk). Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct and w G eas lasg: Southern Terminal Ralways Amalgamation. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY and Mr. Assist ant' Examiner Examiner GUNNELL.) UNOPPOSED LIST. e v i 6 The customary formal proofs were taken in the folio unopposed cases:— London and North-Western Company. Purchase of the Earl of Ellesmere's interest in the Lir chester South Junction and Altringham Railway. liee Metropolitan Manure ,Act Amendment (alteration in of works). Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Ne Inniskinnon, and Baltrasna Deviations). , he° London, Oxford, and Ch e l tenham Railway and ..nior (Cheltenl Gloucester Railway, an d B ranches to the "—„toe and Rugby and O x f ord, .Worcester, and Wolv erhoTroo Railway, and to the Aylesbury Railway, and to enable to to London and North-Western Company to subscribe, 0 ' lease, or to purchase the seine). .. vno ol, Preston and Wvre (E xtenSion from Lytham to Bla'r and additional line at Kirkscar Bay). fr °° A HAVRE JAN. 23.—The importations o f flourthe United'States, by the snips arrived here yestertial n lieS to-day, amount to 3,500 barrels, and much larger 50 Pr are expected. Prices are tending downward. ,NR7113. - On the 19th in s t . , th e wife of Alfred Colllnson, Esq..slllle° st, 10 of cross, of a da ug ht er. e la d i On the 20th inst., at the RectarY, the Rev. John Heals, of a daughter. th Pointlngton, Dorset, - ..„.,n ~-Maitland, the 20th inst., at Stanstead; Essex, the wife of Wm. - cla Maitland, Esq., of a daughter. Ala s° On the 20th inst., at Watergate, Sussex, the lady of Hall Hall, Esq., of a daughter. On the 21st l us t., at Walthamstow, Essex, the lady oJ ° Gurney Barclay, Esq., of a daughter. On the 21st inst., a t W ey b ourn House, Farnham, the wire -- o f Job Knight, Esq., of a son and heir. On the 21st in s t., a t Gilton -Lodge, Meldretb, near Royston, the lady of James Raymond Wortham, Esq., of a son. MARIED. On the 'GU I Inst., a t St. Paul's, R Covent-garden, Mr. Joseph Gerard' to Anna, eldest daughter of Mr. W. Kiddie, of Widworth• DIED. R i f e f On the 21st of Nove m b er l ast, at M`Carthy's Island, ei n th Gambia, Charles Godwi n , East., M.D., staff surgeon to di e dies oroes, This officer, after a use f u l service of six years in the Welt :, la ~, c oast was, on his retur n t o E urope last year, ordered to the Pre' te & - anbilb of Africa to take me di ca l charge of the settlements en the and there fell a victim to the pestilential African fever. o f philiP On the 14th inst., at Richmond-green, Frances, relict Combauld, Esq., late of llenbury-hlll, Gloucestershire. 4 .,,„ wife O f On the 15th inst., at Raby-place, Bath, Margaret AIM, 1 " - C. Joseph Bnlien, Esq., Admiral of the V k bite. of t he Rev' On the 19th inst., at Aberdeen, Been Maria, wife Wagstaff, aged 24. On the 20th inst., M r. William Braithwaite, et Serge " ,,,, Inn ' Fleet-street, solicitor. On the 21st inst., at Yeovil, John Neal, Esq., aged 65. ~. On the 21st inst., at Askbam Bryan, York, D'Arcy Preston!, E ms ' a nd Admiral of the White, and Deputy-Lieutenant for the TV''' . North Ridings of that county, aged 82. ..,,,,m,sea, t he On the 21st inst., at the Rectory House, Stanmore, 3..“—_,. - zsgelto Rev. A. R. Chativel, Rector of Stansaore, Vicar of Chigwe'' and Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral, aged 89. 11 2 ' No• London: Printed itnd Published - by AfunDO YOUNG, o f precinct Strand, Printer, at The Sun °Bice. W 0.112., Strand. in of the Savoy , in the County of mdcUeseZ. 1191/4*" JK nUary 25, 1847, (THIS DAY.) ° f The Assistant-Judge, accompanied by a full be nch magistrates, sat this morning at 11 o'clock, for the heaffee appeals in quarter session. BOLT APPELLA-NT, MALTBY RESPONDENT. This was an appeal by M r . Henry Holt, au e xtensive te . ttle o p salesman in Smithfield. market, against a decision of the he spondent, one of the metropolitan magistrates, by which for judged Mr. Holt, upon an information laid by the Snoetf ros, the Suppression of C rue l ty to A n i mals, to pay a fin e ° don for cruelty to two calves, by conveying them from CroYtsg to Smithfield- market with their heads hanging from th e board of the cart. As this moue of conveyance was really a vezafe between the society and its supporters and the Sl;4 dealers and farmers, th e C ourt was muc h crow ded "'— the hearing. a s to A number of wit nesses were exam i ned on b ot h the humanity of the practice, after which With The Learned ASSISTANT.JUDGE, in concurrence A t other magistrates on th e b enc h, sa i d he considereL'oei, A the charge of wanton cruelty had not been tee — Of d against Mr. Holt in th e t erms or meaning of the hed. Parliament, and the con v i c ti on must therefore be Veto for Mr. BALLANT INE , on b e h a lf o f the appellant, efiltjude costs against the soci e t y , but the. Learned Assintell` refused to grant the application. ~~ ~,,i IIII T r D , t - ` 4l 9Ori el gl 'eiture of The °l3 ts to urns Nes. klike re p ilaw I° Urth " "40 k 4 r 01loop The d beetalb the V Vii„, P ands N