The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-03 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
THIS EVENING

Pi Al be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS
OF THE Nolan, or, The Prisoner of Shlusselboarg. Alexis
Boreanouski, Mr. Webster; Tripteletnas Kront, Mr. Wright; Eliza-
beth, Madame Celeste.
After which, THE CRICKET ON THE 'HEARTH. John Peery-
bingle, Mr. 0. smith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lambert; Tackleton,
Mr. Cullenford; Edward, Mr. Selby; Dot, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Bertha,
Kim Woolgar ; May Fielding, Misa Taylor.
To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pau-
tamime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGEEEWANG-
FLIBEEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSREEBANG; or, The King of the
Cannibal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss
Fleming ; Clewn, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitcheason.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
THIS EVENING WILL BR PERFORMED
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY' TALE
OF HOME.
The ?ritmil,al Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows,
Mr. F.
.I;;lii7,isnl.:. Era. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley, Mrs. Woollklge, Miss
.°7_,,r(l. Miss Forster, and Miss Turner.
After l'rnicnvrine repeu.d.
entitled THE ENCHANTEDa New Grand Romantic extravaganza.
Persia and the Princess of Benigiar.SF'' or, Prince Fireuz Schah of
Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, principal Characters by Messrs.
Mes-
dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, lunlecb• ; yard, Arden, tkc.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, o:,,vituvritEET.
THIS EVENni,
p The
W 1 Murray
will be repeated THE CRICKET ON E, TEs
Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Compton '4l4tTll.
Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. _i•eo
Brentnell, and Miss Somers. &brok ,
Mies
To be followed by a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMR, TR
RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELET-iiQUARE. JearnesEu4
Mr. Compton.
To conclude with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE
KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY
BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey ; Columbine, 3gi,,s
Butlen; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
THIS Will be presented a Domestic DramaEVENING of powerful interest, entitled
THE LADY OF ST. TROPEZ. George Maurice, Mr. J. Browne;
Count D'Aubrieve, Mr. Brookes ; Hortense (the Lady of St. Tropez),
Miss L. Melville.
To be followed by the MARRIED BACHELOR.
And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee
and grandeur, called FORTUNATITS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP.
Fortunatus, Miss Hamilton ; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy
Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Sinythers ; Pantaloon, Mr
Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHPIATRE OF ARTS.
Will be performed thenno veIEVENING Drama of THE PYRENEES. In
which M. Wellen's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whose per-
torrnances at the Cirque Olympique, Paris, has drawn crowded
Louses for the loud nine months.
New Scenes of the Circle, combining tke talent of the Frenek aid
English Artistes.
After which will be repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan-
tomime, called HARLEQUIN DON QUIXOTTE DE LA MANCHA;
or, Sancho Panza, and Dulcinea of Teboso, with new Scenery,
Dresses, 1S ha ni cal Changes, &c.

ROYAL VICTORIA IHEATRE.
THIS EVENINM.

zsujePollaed by Messrs.
RICHARD PLANTAGENET, in Three Actisii
Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville, T. Fredericks,
Pearle, and Misses Vincent, Richardson, Eliza Terre;, IKres, lierbrt'
After which, Pretbssor HEMMINGS and his SONS will (1. Lee.
rr,ore
unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex-
hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risley himself.
To conclude with a new gorgeous Pantomime, called TIPTITY-
AvITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BOBBIN and the COMICAL
CoIum-
rTCELES of LANCASHIRE. Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ;
it%MIRO Le Vite ; the Two Clowns, Messrs. IC. Blanchard and
nem; the Two Tantaloons, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom
ianehM,
th
vorY King of Pantomime and Prince of Pantaloons.

the
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ETON COLT-I:it', FRIDAY.-1
flip authorities of
College Chapel, which was commenced e brye.s.t.o_ration 9f:
the college in 1842 iq, as early as possible, to
'with, under the superintendence of Mr. Deason, tbheeparreccheietedcet.d
It is proposed to enlarge the choir to its original size, so as
to make suitable provision for the increased number of
Vie scholars, as well as to obtain better accommodation for
the resident families and strangers. It is intended to erect
Gothic stalls and a ncwiscreen, and also to amend and remove
the present roof. The expense of these alterations and im-
provements has been caculated at between 10,000/. and
12,000/. ; upwards of half this sum having been already sub-
scribed by members of the college and old Etonians, hi order
that the whole design may be completed at once, instead of
reserving a portion for a future period. The projected altera-
tions are expected to be commenced early in the emuiug
eprias.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 3.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 27 ; Highest, 35 ; Noon, 36.
BAROMETER, 30.53.—W1ND N.W., frosty.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
21.,rning .. 42 minutes after 5 Evening .. 7 minutes after 6.

O'Connellites, and agitate ! agitate l I agitate !1 !
and never hold their peace until the statute-book
shall be relieved of one of the foulest blots that ever
disgraced its pages."

The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the re-
marks on the KING'S Speech and the sessional busi-
ness of the Chamber of Deputies. Some of the Op-
position journals continue to blame that part of the
Speech which relates to England ; and the Siecle in
particular, which asserts that AL GUIZOT has placed
the dynasty and nation under the protectorate of that
country, to which the Government paper, the Journal
des Debats, thus replies :—" As regards the English
alliance, all sensible men consider it to be the safest
guarantee of the peace of the world. This, our
opinion, has been repeatedly expressed by N. TRIERS
himself. But England stands as much in need of
our alliance as we do of hers ; neither country deemed
itself obliged to place itself under the protectorate
of the other. England did not place herself under
our protectorate by consenting to the abolition of
the right of search, and Queen VICTORIA did not
come to France the first to make the homage of her
crown to the KING of the FRENCH, no more
than Lours PHILIPPE, in returning the visit of the
Queen of GRHAT BRITAIN, proclaimed himself her
liege subject. England and France are united be-
cause they have but one and the same interest, one
and the same object—the maintenance of the peace
of the world—because everything tends to unite
them, placed, as they both are, at the head of the free
and civilised nations. The two Governments inspire
each other with mutual confidence ; they have given
each other pledges of mutual loyalty ; and if the Bri-
tish Cabinet consented to a very great sacrifice in its
opinion—that of the right of search—it was, because
it knew that the French Cabinet, the Cabinet of the
29th of October, concealed no arriere pewee, and
prosecuted with similar ardour the abolition of
th.e.odicesu.Nlrrottrgmes-L-"h 13 Wee ; it rests on a rai-
tual exchange of good offices. The Speech from the
Throne expressed nothing else ; it might have ex-
pressed the same truth in still stronger terms,
without wounding in the least the dignity of France.'
The prospects of the session, as far as one can judge
from present appearances, are of a very peaceable

character, and the labours of the Chambers will pro-
bably be devoted chiefly to internal improvements,
and the affairs connected with the material interests

of the country. This, indeed, appears to be the
view taken by M. SArzy, who, as senior Member of
the Chamber, occupied the President's chair till the
appointment of M. SAUZET. On addressing the
Members before he resigned the office, he made some
judicious remarks, which deserve to be quoted:—
" The principal measure," said he, " for which the
gratitude of France would be due to the present
Chamber, was the establishment of the vast network
of railways, which must afford such rapid and ad-
vantageous openings to the produce of the country,

and, at the same time, increase the well-being of
the working-classes. In speaking of these great
lines of communication, he could not but express
his regret that the somewhat too ardent impulse that
had marked their commencement, had given birth
to an over-excited spirit of speculation, which had
produced a crisis in the money-market. He had no
doubt that the Minister of Finance would take the pro-
per steps to prevent such a state of things for the future.
The Hon. Deputy then referred to the necessity of
discussing, in the course of the session, the best means
of keeping up such a reserve for the army as would,
without entailing any expense on the nation, afford
the means of raising a large moveable force at a
moment's warning. He hoped, also, that the navy
would be placed on such a footing as was suitable to
the dignity of France. He trusted that, in consider-

ing the wants of Africa, it would be borne in mind

that conquest had run its course, and that the spirit
of order and civilisation ought at length to prevail in

Is turn. The wish of the Councils-General called

loudly for two reforms—the diminution of the duty
on salt, and a uniform postage of letters ;" of both of
these measures he acknowledged himself to be a warm
advocate. But what, above all, ought, he observed, to
occupy the attention of the Chamber, was the financial
condition of the kingdom, and he trusted that zealous
efforts would be made to confine the expenditure
within the limits of the receipts. The Hon. Deputy,
after dwelling on the necessity of carrying on the dis-
cussions without having recourse to useless recrimi-
nations, concluded by thanking the Chamber for the
indulgence which they had manifested towards him
during the course of their preparatory proceedings,
This address was well received. The Committee on
the Address in the Peers met on Wednesday, and
having expressed a desire to obtain explanations from

the President of the Council and the Minister of the
Interior, it was agreed that they should attend the
Committee on Saturday. We subjoin some miscel-
laneous extracts from the papers :
"On Wednesday, at one o'clock, on the occasion of
the approaching new year, the King received the Arch-
bishop of Paris and his clergy. At eight in the evening
his Majesty received the ladies of the corps diplo-
matique, and at half-past eight the Council of State.
" According to the official reports of administration of
criminal justice in France during the eight years, from
1836 to 1843 inclusively, 47 parricides have obtained
the benefit of the law which authorises juries to return
with their verdicts of guilty a declaration of the exist-
ence of extenuating circumstances. Of these, the greatest
culprits, 19 have had their punishments reduced from
death to hard labour for a limited number of years, at the
expiration of which they are let loose again upon society,
with the indelible stain of their father's blood upon
their heads. During the same period of eight years there
were convicted of wilful murder, including poisonings
and infanticides, 1,307 persons, who by the same finding
of extenuating circumstances escaped the capital punish-
ment which would have been their doom but for the law
which puts it in the power of the jury, by the addition
of the above-mentioned finding to their verdicts, to re-
duce this penalty.
" During the first fortnight of December the average
price of the hectolitre of wheat was,—at Toulouse, Gray,
Lyons, and Marseilles, 24f. Bc. ; at Marans and Bor-
deaux, 21f. 81c.; at Laurent and Le Grand Lemps, 22f.
27c.; at Mulhausen and Strasburgh, 24f. 96c.; at Ber-
' gues, Arras, Roye, Soissons, Paris and Rouen, 21f.
53c.; at Saumur and Nantes, 19f. 44c.; at Metz, Verdun,
and Charleville, 21f. 13c.; and at St. Lo, Paimpol,
Quimper, and Hennebon, 19f. 94c."
" The price of bread for the first fortnight of the pre-
sent month remains fixed at 38 centimes the kilogramme
(about 7d. for the 41b. loaf).
" There issued from the French press, during the year
1845, 6,521 books of various kinds, 1,405 prints, 492
pieces of music, and 104 maps—in all 8,520 works.
" M. Alfred Marey Monge, who perished in the wreck
of the Papin steamer, was a grandson of the celebrated
mathematician of that name. M. Marey Monge was ad-
mitted into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1840, as a
junior in the Consular Department, and was soon after-
wards appointed provisional consul at Belgrade. Thence
he was removed as Consul to Corunna. An Lccident si-
milar to that by which he lost his life gave him an oppor-
tunity in 1844 of distinguishing himself. The Vedette
Government steamer, on the 15th October in that year,
while at anchor off Corunna, was in danger of being
lost, from a sudden and violent gale of wind coming on.
The state of the sea was so tremendous that no one else
had courage to face it ; but M. Mongo jumped into a
boat, and, being followed by others encouraged by his
example, the Vedette was reached, and brought safe into
port. For this bold and humane act he was invested
with the Order of the Legion of Honour. In June last
he was appointed Consul at Mogadore, in the room of
M. 11. Jorelle, and was going there when he met his
fate, being only 31 years of age. He has left two
brothers, the eldest a Major-General serving with dis-
tinction in Africa, and the youngest attached to the
French mission in China."

New Year's-day was observed at the Paris Bourse
as a close holiday. At TORTONI'S the Three per
Cents. were quoted at 83f. 15c.
Bpeou.loscgnceetatned(EA:speile:sa.).
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, J. 2.
Angle-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia...
Barbadees
334
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... •••••
Bordeaux aseroxleuse Orleans and Vierzon .. 173%
_l2l/s Namur and Liege
Do. (Mackenzie's
Callao, Lima, and Pa-
).. 2
00vrleeraynsasaer Bordeaux 11%
Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 21,4
citie Coast ............ Ditto (Ganueron's). 3%
Central of Sped' .. ..... Ditto (Odom's).— —2%
Ceylon
_Ditto (5.,, t--

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Dendre Valle
Dutch Rhenis
Dieppe & Paris Janet —
Dijon and Malhouse .
East Indian
Grt Northern of Franco

. and Orleans
Paris and Rouen . —
Paris and Strasburg
(Ganneron's)
Do. (Cornpe de L'Est)
Do. (Aynkard's) —
Paris and St.QueiC

Pane

,in.

Constituted 143%
Great Indian Peninsular 34
Do. Pepin le Halleur —
Great Paris and Lyons 2%

Great Western Bengal
Great Western Canada
Jamaica & Mid. Junctieft
Ds. North Midland
De. Extension
Jersey
Louvain aid Jemappe —
Lyons and Avignon— 214
Luxembourg

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