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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1845.

In Taira Magazine for this month there are some
judicious remarks on the subject of the Repeal agita-
tion, whose special object the writer justly regards as
impracticable; and even could it, by any possibility,
be carried into practice, as detrimental in no ordinary
dogree to the interests of the three kingdoms, more
et peeially to those of Ireland. Yet, though he ex-
/ tenets himself decidedly hostile to the Repeal
c :otchet, he is impressed with a profound sense of the
pl,wer and popularity of the movement, and greatly
e:caggerates, we think, its effect on the public mind
o the sister country. Thus he assures us that it is
n d only the ardent desire of a vast majority of the
Irish people, whom misery has left nothing to lose by
rebellion and civil war ; but that it is the fixed idea—
tl a enthusiastic aspiration of a set of men, of whose
21 tellect, energy, and sincerity in the cause there can
be: no possible doubt, though their political sagacity
may fairly enough be questioned. He adds, that the
weole commercial and trading democracy of three
Ir ish provinces are for it, as one man, and that the
of position of the fourth has already begun to be
somewhat equivocal ; that the various municipalities
hs..ve voted strong Repeal resolutions; that the Na-
floral Church has pronounced its solemn benediction ;
—in a word, th:tt the mov,enent has every attribute
of formidableness, depth, breadth, and strength. This
pi( ture is exceedingly overcharged; indeed, were it
no t so, no power on earth—not even that of Mr.
(1 CostsaLL—could keep Ireland in its present state
of quiescence. The overruling passion of the hour,
be wring down before it all obstacles that reason might
throw in its way, would infallibly find vent either in
the shape of renewed monster-meetings, or in some
'elm questionable form. The writer in Tait goes on
to observe The recent aspects of Irish agitation
ave.given Eriking confirmation of a portentous fact

which we have more than once urged on the notice of
our readers—Mr. O'CONNELL is not the Repeal
movement. The agitator has ceased to be master of
the agitation. The magician is impotent to exorcise
—has only a qualified and conditional power to com-
mand—the spirit that his spells have evoked. He
cannot now do quite what he will with his own ; there
is a power in the Loyal National Repeal Association
behind the chair, and greater than the chair !" This is
unquestionably not the case at present, whatever it
may be, should Sir ROBERT PEEL disappoint the ex-
pectations of every rational Irishman by the signifi-
cant hints which he threw out towards the close of
last session. Just now, Mr. O'CONNELL exercises
as potent an influence as ever he did over the Repeal
agitation, which is diminished or increased according
to his sovereign will and pleasure. When he is absent
from the chief scene of action in the Conciliation
Hall, indulging in the peaceful retirement of Darry-
nane, the question of Repeal remains in a state of
comparative torpor, only to be roused into activity by
his reappearance in the field of agitation. In opposi-
tion, therefore, to the statement of Tait, we unhesi-
tatingly maintain that just at present Mr. O'CONNELL
is, in the strictest sense of the term, the Repeal move-
ment; though it may be a question how long he will
remain so, should circumstances arise to increase the
hostility of the agitators towards the Union with
England. If the Premier, for instance, scared by the
clamour of the Irish Orangemen, who have already
expressed their feelings in no unequivocal manner,
and by the opposition of the English Church digni-
taries who will be pretty sure to fraternise with them,
narrows his views on the subject of Irish national
education, and backs craftily out of the assur-
ances which he gave last year in Parliament, the Re-
pealers, taking prompt advantage of his infirmity of
purpose, and invested by it with tenfold moral influence
, over the mind of their disappointed and indignant
countrymen, 'will resume the agitation with more
reckless energy than ever; and should Mr. O'CON-
NELL evince an indisposition to go the whole hog with
them, and lend the weight of his sanction to all their
revolutionary extravagances, then, in that case—but
in that case only—he will, to use the words of Tait,
" have become impotent to exorcise the spirit which
kis spells have evoke,l." But we anticipate no such
contingency. Mr. O'CONNELL knows well how to
play his game; awl knows also that the Repeal agi-
tation is by no means so deeply seated in Ireland as
he would have us here in England believe it is. He is
the salt of its life—the breath of its nostrils—the fuel
that supplies the fire, and when he relaxes in his
exertions the cause sinks fur the time into a state of
positive inertness.

One of the subjects which demand, and must re-
ceive the attention of Parliament early in the en-
suing session, is the law of settlement. The Bill
introduced by Sir JAMES GRAHAM at the close of
last sei sion for the consolidation and amendment of
the lags relating to parochial settlements and to the
removs I of the poor, will open the whole question,
and gi, ;e rise to full discussion. But any discussion
as to the law of settlement will never settle this
matter, so long as there is any law of settlement to
discus 2 . There ought to be no particular settlement—
relief ,ught not to be attached to a locality, to a
parish, but to the nation—the poor man's home where
he ma; .r claim and receive relief, ought to be his resi-
dence when want and distress overtake him—and all
the caste which legal rapacity and class interests
now muse, ought to be avoided.

have been led to these few remarks by a letter
addressed "To the Society of Clerks of the Unions
of tie Northern Districts of England," by Mr.
HEN: tY COPPOCK, which appears in our columns this
day, and which deserves thk!. closest attention. This
letter has received the approbation of the majority of
the F rti c t ica 1 men in the North, and does credit to
its au th or, who is well known as the able and in-
defatigable Town Clerk of Stockport. Its more
gene:!al circulation at the present time, may draw
publi c notice to this very important matter.

M. ►drd journals of the 27th ult. have been re-
ceive d, but they bring no news of the slightest inte-
rest. On that day the Three per Cents. closed at 32
for c; ish, and 32 at 60 days; the Four per Cents. at
22 7-16 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 23 for
cash, and 23i at 60 days; the Coupons at 26i
at 6t► days ; and the Debt without Interest at 7 at
60 d tyv.

T he few Parisi papers published on Thursday are
chiefly occupied with the addresses presented to the
Km., on New Year's-day, and his MAJESTY'S replies,
whie' a possess more interest than is usually found in
these interchanges of compliments. This arises chiefly
from the KING'S visit to England, the settlement of
the t Usputes with Morocco, and the universal wish
expre stied for peace by all parties. The POPE'S
None io represented the Diplomatic body, and the
Duke PASQU mit and M. SAUZET delivered addresses
in t: a(: name of the Chambers. The Nuncio prudently
ma( le: no allusion to the KING'S journey to England,
a jt •urney not at all gratifying to one or two of the
So% rereigns whom he represented; but both the Presi-
den ts; allude to it in the most marked terms, and regard
it a s a guaranteee for peace among the nations of
Euro] )e. The language of 8.1. SAUZET is peculiarly
happy and complimentary, not so much to the Eng-
lish S OVERKIGN, as to that country which first esta- '
blishe d on a solid basis constitutional government.
" France," said he, " is proud of her KING, and
shov n i her pride in him to all Europe. Wherever
you: : MAJESTY may bend your steps, you must be
received with the respect due to the name of France,
witl- t the admiration which is inspired by a life of
devo tedness, services, and trials, with that irresistible
influ, 3 ace which is ever attached to great missions
fulfill( ml with fortitude. These sentiments must pre-
vail it i that land which was the first cradle of consti-
tutiot al liberty. It belongs to twe great nations—
both I roud of their history—both rendered illustrious
by h tying passed through great struggles—both
admis ed at present for their rivalry in intelligence
and ii i the peaceful arts, to aggrandise themselves by
a m' si.;ual esteem, and watching with equal solicitude
over ! t he maintenance of their reciprocal interests—of
find ing in the conviction of their independence and
pees% 'er, a common bond for labouring in the cause of
that ; liberty and civilization of which they'are and must
cont i nue to be the firmest supporters. This work of
orde • and of liberty we have concurred with your Me-
JEST 3 ' to strengthen in our country. The days of storms
have : fled; the time of repose and of consolation for
your heart has arrived. May PEOVIDENCE long give
you t he enjoyment of it, after so many trials." To this
the K me replied :—" It is, as you have so well ob-
serve( 1, for the progress of civilization, to efface be-
tween i two great nations, so worthy of esteeming each
other , the last traces of those old animosities which
hayie lighted so many wars and caused so many evils,
anelf ...o give birth in their place to that reciprocal good-
wil 1, which will secure to them the enjoyment in com-
mo n of the benefits of peace. In the course of my
visit to the Queen of ENGLAND, I was surrounded by
the i nanifestation of this sentiment, and I was able to
asce; etain that the advantages of the happy concord
whit :h now subsists between the two Governments,
on Thursday,
wen
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M• DEBELLEYIIR on his
K 33 G when congratulating M.
e' ,ec tion as one of the Vice-Presidents oufthn.
the
( U.stnbt-a. They denounce such language as nco
titutional and a wanton interference of royalty with
1 he free deliberation of the people's representatives.
fiat the journals who thus complain have fifty times
c 0 =rutted similar errors. They have, contrary to all
c )) Istitutional principles, attacked the KING under the
tit] e of the "chateau," or some other cognomen
eq( sally intelligible, a practice totally at variance
wit h the principles of a constitution which admits
the t the KING can do no wrong, and throws the re-
ap( ,nsihility of every measure on his advisers. But
tht : fact is constitutional government in France is
c n iy in its infancy, and time and experience are re-
cE ired to instruct both KING and people in the
( ti vette adopted by all parries in a country where
1 the rules of debate, as well as writing in political
.
journals, are universally admitted and practised. As
a sl Rcimen of the anger displayed by these journals,
we give the following from the France :
~ We should like to know for what object the Cabinet
pub, lishes these words, and ricks an attempt so little in
hart iony with constitutional prescriptions. Is it an act
of vt cation or an ill-advised piece of tactics, a vengeance
again ist the Tuileries, or a calculation with regard to the
Chat fiber ? They may be both one and the other. M.
Guiz, )t would not be sorry to pay back to the Château

malice for malice, and on the other hand he would find it
piquant to give a hint, by means of the royal words, to
his friends who are absent to come to their posts. This
would be all fair warfare, but the proceeding is some-
what late. Nobody is ignorant at present in the majority
that, at all periods, Louis Philippe has ostensibly sus-
tained to the end all the Ministries that have been over-
turned for fourteen years. Each has had the satisfac-
tion of hearing him repeat. ' I am with you, and com-
pletely of your way of thinking.' That, however, has
not prevented the crisis. In the present case what has
just occurred at the Tuileries may well precipitate it."
The KlNia'S remarks, however, appear to have had
some effect. On Thursday the Chamber of Deputies
met for the purpose of appointing a Committee to
draw up the Address in answer to the Speech from the
Throne, when Ministers had a vast majority. Not
fewer than 330 Deputies were present, and of these
191 voted for the Ministerial candidates, and only 139
for those of the Opposition, giving a majority of 52.
The Members appointed were Messrs. PEYRAMONT,
MURET DE BORD, D'ANGEVILLE, FELIX REAL,
Marshal SEBASTIANI, LATOURNELLE, HEBERT,
GAUTHIER DE RuMIGNY, and ST. MARC GIRARDIN.
The first seven support the Government, and the
two latter are claimed by the Opposition, though
M. ST. MARC GIRARDIN is one of the principal
writers in the Journal des Debats, regarded as a
Ministerial paper. A brief discussion took place in
the Committee, during which M. GUIZOT defended
his policy, both as regards the affairs of Morocco and
Otaheite. The question respecting the right of
search, he said, was still a subject of negotiation be-
tween France and England.

THE BOURSEr.-TIIURSDAY, JAN. 2.

First Highest Lowest Last

Price. Price. Price. Price.
rranab INva oer Cents.-- 120 65 .. 120 65 .. 120 65 .. 120 65
iper Cents..... 85 10 .. 85 10 .. 85 10 .• 85 10
.New Loan ........ 86 30 .• 86 35 .. 86 30 •• 86 30
3aak of France
Eolgian Fives,lB4o lO4l .. 1041 1041 1041
Spanish Threes ..... 37 .. 37 .. 37 .. 37
Active ...... • ... • • 37 .• 37 .. 37 .. 37
Passive .... ••.• • . • • 6f • . G-f .. 6f .. 6f
Portuguese Five per Cents • • 604 .. 601 .. 604 .. 601
Neapolitan—. .. • .... 56 .. 96 .. 96 .. 96
Roman 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING-, JAN4UARY 4, 1345.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 4.—Wind westerly, moderate breeze,
and cloudy.
DEAL, JAN. 3.—Wind W.N.W., very light. —Sid. Cal-
cutta, Sierra Leone; Penelope, St. Lucia; Vigilant, Ber-
muda; Mars, Halifax.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind S.S.W., fresh breezes.—
Arrd. Elizabeth, River de Sella; SanchotPanza, Smyrna.
Off, Rialto,' Chase,, harliston for Havre ; St. Croix,
Bireh, Messina.
Barr.rum, JAR. 3...i...A cased cask of spirits of about 40
gallons, marked on the bilge " 166-1, L," and on the
head " Meraud, Bordeaux, Cognac, C. M. and C 0.," was
picked up yesterday off Beray Head.
MUMBLES, JAN. 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Gipsey, Tur-
pin, Cuba.
HULL, JAN. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Acrd. Neva, Simp-
son, Ichaboe.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 3.—Wind S.S.E., light —Arrd.
Anger, Calcutta; Princess Victoria, Thorns, Ichabue;
Oberon, Pernambuco; Theresa Jane, Wright, Maran-
ham; Frankland, Bahia; Coromandel, Mobile ; Alex-
ander Grant, Savannah ; Montezuma and Troy, New
York; Jas. Calder, Boston.

OFF TIISKAR.—John R. Skiddy, New York.
OFF KINSALE.—NorfoIk, Quebec, leaky.
WATERFORD, JAN. I.—Arrd. Cumberland, Power,
Pernambuco ; Kingston, Thomas, Ichaboe; Velocity,
M'Grath, St. John's, New Brunswick.
ALDBOROUGH, JAN. 3.—The Governor Harcourt, from
Honduras to Sunderland, is off this port, leaky, having
struck on the Barnard Sand, and is proceeding to Harwich
in tow of two pilot boats. The Cybele, Yates, of Scar-
borough, from Newcastle, got in contact this morning
off the port with a light schooner; she is much damaged,
but proceeded with extra hands. A brig ashore in
Hasborough Sand was passed last night by the Mes-
senger, from Inverkeithing to Marseilles, arrived off
this port.
CLYDE, DEC. 31.—Sid. Brahmin, Bombay ; Wan-
derer, Trinidad.

WHITBY, JAN. 2.—The sloop Blyth, Terry, hence to
Stockton, went ashore this afternoon three miles to the
northward, and is expected to become a wreck.
SOUTHWOLD, JAN. 3.—The Ann, Knight, of Blyth,
and the Priscilla, Hall, of Hartlepool, were in contact
last night off this place, and both received damage. The
former has gone to Yarmouth with two of the crew of
the Priscilla, and the latter with four of the Ann's crew
northward.

YOUGHAL, JAN. I.—Arrd. Columbine, Ichaboe.
BELFAST, JAN. I.—Arrd. R. A. Parke, Quebec.

MARYLE BONE VESTRY.
(THIS DAY.)
THE REPAIRS OF ALL SOULS' CHURCH.

Mr. WATTS, who acted as clerk to-day, in the absence
of Mr. Flood, called the attention of the above Vestry to
the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into
the necessity of certain repairs of All Souls' Church.
On a former; occasion, when the Committee ex-
pressed their opinion that the repairs were necessary,
Mr. Gomm proposed that their report be recommitted
to them, in order that they might state whether any
further repairs were necessary, and if any, what. Mr.
Gomm's motion having been carried, the Committee
have since made a new report, which was submitted to
the Vestry this morning, and in which they state, that
not only the repairs, concerning which they first re-
ported, but also a curtain in the organ-loft, which was
not included in that report, were necessary.
Mr. G 03131 inquired whether any further repairs
not connected with curtains were still wanted ?

Mr. ItinuwAit observed that he was not present at
the time when the report was re-committed, or he should
then have made some remarks upon the incessant appli-
cations to the Vestry for money to defray the expenses
of repairs in All Souls' Church. Persons conaected with
this church were continually applying fur little repairs,
of 51. and 101., with now and then a, repair of a larger
amount. If all these repairs were necessary, why were
no contributions raised upon those portions of the con-
gregation who complained of draughts and other incon-
veniences ? A nobleman who complained of a draught at
his back would always be willing to give a draft on his
banker to get rid of it. There were some gentl, men
having an interest in All Souls' Church who never came
to the Vestry but when the subject of repairs was being
mooted. Why did not these gentlemen attend to their
other duties as vestrymen ?
Mr. JOSEPH did not think that Mr. Ridgway had any
right to question any vestryman as to the frequency of
his attendance at the vestry. Tne question before the
vestry was, whether these repairs were necessary, and
Mr. Gomm inquiring as to whether anything else was
wanted, had nothing at all to do with the matter.
Mr. RIDGWAY again rose, and was about to address
the vestry, but was interruped by loud cries of " Chair,
chair," which rendered him utterly inaudible.
The CHAIRMAN, who agreed with Mr. Joseph, e.d-
vised Mr. Ridgway to give way and sit down, but Mr
Ridgway proceeded, still being, however, inaudible. Mr.
Ridgway having at length sat down,
Mr. WILSON said that he was very sorry that when
the Chairman recommended Mr. Ridgway to give way,
he (Mr. Ridgway) did not do so. He (Mr. Wilson)
thought that the report ought to be accepted by the
vestry, and that it would be better to cause the repairs
to be executed than to lose pew-renters, perhaps to a
yearly amount of four times the cost of the repairs.
lie (Mr. Wilson) would, therefore move that the report
of the 'committee be accepted.
Mr. Wilson's motion was seconded, and carried
unanimously.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRl➢fir.
CHESTER CUP.

33 to 1 agst Ratan—t
40 to 1 apt Portobello—t
40 to 1 agst The Bashaw—t,
40 to 1 agst Rowena—t
50 to 1 agst Barricade—t
DEI

11 to 1 agst Alarm—t
16 to 1 apt Idas
18 to 1 agst Kedger
18 to 1 agst Pam—t
Very little done, except of

50 to 1 agst Velerian—t
50 to 1 agst Pug—t
50 to 1 agst Clumsy—t
8 to 1 agst Hesse'tine's lot.

'BY.
30 to 1 agst Annandale (Re-
becca colt)
.36 to 1 agst Pantasa—t

the Chester Cup.

FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ST. PETERSBURG", DEC. B.—Under the inspection of
the Exchange Commission, consisting of twenty-four
members, persons are now employed in removing the
funds deposited in the vaults of the Bank as security for
the notes of the empire (Reichs credit billete), to convey
them, by the Emperor's order, to the new building
erected in the fortress for that purpose. They amount
in the whole to no less a rum than 70,70U,000 silver
rubles (about 11,000,000/. sterling), partly in bars,
partly in gold and silver coins. 6,000 poods (240,000 lb.)
are removed every day, and this operation will take
twelve or thirteen days. The Emperor orders that this
removal shall be effected under the superintendence of a
number of merchants, that they may be convinced of the
actual existence of these funds, and contribute still
further to confirm the already well-established credit of
the empire.
The shares of the Steam Navigation Company have
risen to-day to 600, because the Company is said to be
gonretaht leopsosinetveorfy
year,selli and thus to relieve itself from a all its sea vessels, which cause a
great burden.—Allgerneine Zeitung, Dec. 30.
N.B. No papers ware published at Brussels on Thurs-
day, the printing-offices being closed on the preceding
(New Year's) day.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bevssats, Dec. 31.
Actua Debt, g% per Cent.,
•••••• 00000
Rothschild's Loan, Five perCeat...«.«.«.».„.««—
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.......„.,„
Three per Cent.........,
Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
(1840)............... 103%
103
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 102%
1532
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Ceat —
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent. 57%
Issue of 1841•.•••••••••••••••:••••••••........................•••
—Brussels Powers. Jan. 1.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS...NIENNA, Dec 27.
Five per Cents. .......... 111%
' Four per Cents. lOl
Three er Cents...... ....... .......
... .... 70%
Bankshares ......... • • MO
Loan, 1834.
Ditto, 1539
Estarhaay's Loan
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand. 177%
Gloggnita
Milan 127
117%
—4llgetneine Zeitung, Dec. 28,

THE ROYAL VISIT TO STRATHFIELDSAYE.—We
have it in our power to announce that the precise day is
now positively fixed for the visit of her Majesty and the
Prince Consort to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfield-
saye, Hants. The Queen has been pleased to appoint
Monday, the 20th inst. We understand her Majesty is
likely to remain the guest of the illustrious Duke three
days. The Duke has approved all the arrangements
made at Strathfieldsaye for the reception of his Sove-
reign. His Grace is there with the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Douro and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley.
SUSPECTED INCEEDIARIS3I.—This morning (Satur-
day), shortly before three o'clock, a fire was discovered
in the stack-yard belonging to Mr. Holland, butcher, of
Lower-road, Islington, bursting from the midst of a rick
of hay, containing about fifty loads, situate in the Globe-
fields, Stoke Newington. Flames were first perceived
issuing from the body of the stack by police-constable
275 N, who, after having given the necessary alarm, re-
ceived assistance from the residents of the neighbour-
hood. The engines from Whitecross-street, Farringdon-
street,to extinguish the
and the West of Englund station in the Waterloo-
road were in attendance. After an ineffectual attempt
the part of the parish engines
flames, the firemen from town succeeded in drawing one
of the large engines close by the margin of the New
River, but it requited several hours of continued labour
to subdue the conflagration. Fortunately the stack was
detached from any other property, so that the fire was
confined to that alone. It is understood that the pro-
prietor is insured in the Atlas Office. It is feared that
the fire originated through the act of an incendiary.
TIIADE OF LEEDS.—The circumstance of wool
having maintained its price during the dull trade of the
last six weeks, and the prevailing opinion being that it
cannot be lower, but in all probability will hare a ten-
dency upwards, has had the effect of causing more stir
in our cloth halls this week than for some time past.
There has also been pretty extensive orders given out for
thin goods for the India and China markets, which will
employ a portion of the manufacturers for some time to
come, and prevent their bringing an overstock to the
market. On the whole the prospect is much brighter
than might have been expected a few weeks ago. The
merchants generally being engaged in taking stock, and
this being the season when few buyers visit the market,
there has consequently been little doing in sales of
finished goods during the week.--Leeds Meicury.

MONEY and COMMEROAL _NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a moderate demand for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday, and previous prices were supported. Sales
4,000 bales.—A very large business was done in Railway
Shares, and prices were fully maintained. Chester
and Birkenhead, 361 37 ; Churnet Valley, 44 3 ;
Dublin and Cashel, 103 ; Eastern Counties, 15 ;
Grand Junction, 227 k 228 ; Ditto, Half, 1133 ; Great
North of England, 184 ; Great Western, Half, 92 ;
Lancaster and Preston, 463 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
Half, 107 ; London and Birmingham, 229 ; London and
South-Western, 763 ; London and York, 43 ; Manches-
ter and Birmingham Quarter, 51 ; Manchester, Bolton,
and Bury, 1223 ; ham,
and Leeds, 1283 ; Ditto,
Half, 563 ; Midland Counties, 116 ; Newcastle and 8.. -
-wick, 73 ; North British, 71. 13s. 9d. ; North Wales, 73 ;
North Union, 1473 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 18s. ; South-
Eastern, 413 ; Ditto, New, 144 33; York and Selby,
70 ; Lyons and Avignon, 23 ; Paris and Lyons,
31. 13s. 6d. ,• Paris and Orleans, 444 3 ; Northern of
France, 6 64 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 5 53 6 ; Cen-
tral of France, 113.
The following notice has just been handed to us :
" January 4, 1845.
" In a letter received this morning, by the East India
and China Association, dated Admiralty, Jan. 3, it is
stated that a contract has been entered into by their
Lordships for the conveyance of the mails between Suez
and Calcutta and China, and that the particulars will be
promulgated by the Post-office department."
The following was received by Messrs. Keeling and
Hunt this day, and we are glad the question has been
met with a liberal feeling on the part of ihe Lords of
the Treasury, especially as the article it refers to affords
a livelihood to a vast number of the poorer classes ; and
had the increased rate of duty been vexatiously enforced,
an additional.; price would have been necessarily de-
manded, which must have materially affected the inte-
rests of importers and consumers :
" Treasury, 3d January, 1845.
" Gentlemen,—The Lords Commissioners of her
Majesty's Treasury, having had under consideration your
report, No. 1,851, concerning the memorial of Messrs.
Horton and Pereira, requesting repayment of the addi-
tional duty alleged to have been overcharged on two
cargoes of oranges imported from St. Michael's, I am
directed to acquaint you, my Lords concur in the views
' you have taken upon the subject, and are pleased in con-
formity thereto to authorise you, that all chests or boxes
of oranges and lemons, measuring 36 inches in length,
20 in width, and 7 in depth, and having cones
of 9 and under 12 inches in height, may
be admitted to entry at the rated duty
of 3s. 9d. each, and that all chests and boxes of the above
length, width, and depth, having cones amounting to or
exceeding 12 inches in height, may be charged with the
rated duty of 7s. 6d. each ; and I am further to autho-
rise you to return to the applicants the difference of duty
paid by them on the two cargoes of oranges in question,
and to desire that you will cause the parties to be in-
formed of their Lordships' decision on the subject.
"I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
" C. E. TREVELYAN."
In the return of the Bank of England, as to its opera-
tions, the only feature worth notice is a slight decrease
in the amount of bullion. The issue of notes has been
increased by about 48,4001., and the public deposits by
336,5471., the gross amount being stated at 7,411,6051.
Next week this balance will be enormously encroached
upon by the payment of the quarterly dividends.
The Funds have been rather firm this morning.
Consols for Account have been done at 1003. ; Reduced
Three per Cents. at 1 per cent. above par ; the New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 1043 ; and the
premium on Exchequer Bills has risen to 655. Bank
Stock is up to 2123, and India Stock to 289.
In the Foreign Funds there is not much to notice to-
day. Spanish for Account have only fluctuated from
273 to 283; Dutch Two-and. a-Half per Cents. from 633
to 634. Mexican has remained at 353, Portuguese
Converted at 593, and Colombian at 143.
The London and Birmingham Railway Shares have
advanced to 130 premium this morning. Most of the
other Shares have receded a shade. There is a good de-
mand for the Irish lines. The Northern of France are
in request.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2113 2123
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl 1003
New 3i per Cent. Annuties ... 1043
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 123
India Bonds 1,0001 — pm.
Ditto under 1,000/ 79 pm.
Consols for Opening
India Stock 2t,83 288 289
Exchequer Bills. lid. lid.
1,000/.
500/.
Ditto Small —
Ditto Advertised ..... ... •••••• pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 353
Ditto for the Account 353
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., MO 2B
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Passive Bonds 63
•
Ditto Deferred
Dutch 23 per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 lO 2
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Holyhoad
Churnet Valley
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junction 23
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Great Western 74
Ditto, Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Birmingham ...100 230 -
London and Brighton.... 5O 513 -
London and South Western.. 413 ...... 77
Ditto, New
London and Croydon
London and Y0rk...,... ..... 24 •.... 433
Midland
100 1153
Newcastle & Darlington Sunc. 24 ...... 624 62 to 613
Newcastle and Berwick
Norwich and Brandon 8 t
...... 143 ...... to
Ditto New 1
Rugby ••• 1
40 to
41 33 to 41
South Eastern and Dover ... 333
Ditto New Shares 4 - to
Yarmouth and Norwich'
York and North:Midland ... 50 1•054 1043 to 105'
Ditto 3 Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch lO 324 to
Ditto Selby Scrip 2O 703
Ditto, Extension
Boulogne and Amiens 2
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 4443 ... to
Paris and Strasburg...
PRICES OF IRISH STOCK S,'DEc. 2.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Money
3 per Cent. Reduced .
33 Stock .
Ditto Money _
33 per Cent. Debentures .
Long Annuities
Bank Stock ....
Royal Canal Stock . —
Grand Canal Stock —
Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent —
Ditto, 4 per Cent - .
4 per Cent. City Debentures.......—....
4 per Cent. City Debentures, New. ...
4 per Cent. Ballast Office Debe atures.
4 per Cent. Pipe Water —
Kingstown Railway Debenture. 3 --
LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARK.
Dublin and Kilkenny Railway lO 0 215
Drogheda Ditto: 6O 723
Great Southern and Western
Ditto Scrip
Ditto Extension l?3
Dublin and Belfast Junction l 3
Irish Great Western, Dublin to Mul- / 2i
lingar and Athlone Railway
Dublin and Cashel ditto
Belfast and Ballymena 23
Waterford and Limerick
Dundalk and:Enniskillen 24
Wexford and Carlow ' 13
Hibernian Bank 2t, ;3
Royal Bank
National Bank
National Insurance
Patriotic ditto lo_ lO4
Mining Company of Ireland 7— l4
Wicklow Copper Mines 5.. l9
City of Dublin Steam Company
Ditto Ditto, 1836 50... 533
Steam Ship Building Company
British and Irish Steam Company 50.... 553
Limerick Extension Railway
Peninsular and Oriental Ditto 50.......... 66*
Dublin and Glasgow Steam Company 50.... ...... 44
Dublin and Cavan Railway....... 23 . . 23
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 3. —We have
had a very buoyant market, and a considera Axle business
done. Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2,2:. T 24 ; Shef-
field and Manchester, Quarters, 12, ex int.; t ;o,uth-East-
ern, No. 2, 123 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, al id Cheshire
Junction, 6 9-16 ; Blackburn, Barnsley, at id Accring-
ton, 31 ; Caledonian, 43 ; Churnet Valley, 44.- 4* ; Hud-
dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 41 ; Lon-
don and York, 43 ; Great Northern of France, . 63 1.16 ;
Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 113.

1021

CURIOUS REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.—We 'tre yes-
terday shown an old Queen Anne musket, wb ich had
been picked up by some fishermen on the south side of
Long Island, a few days since, in about 25. feet of water.
It was entirely encrusted with gravel, pebbles, oyster
shells, and such like marine productions, abo, at two
inches thick ; the barrel and lock were completely es-,,ten
away, but the stock remained almost as perfect as the
first day it fell in the water. It is supposed to have • be-
longed to some English troops which landed near the
spot where it was found at the beginning of the revolt t-
tion. It has been presented to General Storms, who ha s
placed it in the United States Arsenal of this city
among other revolutionary relics.—. New l'orh paper.
The dividend declared at the rneetieg of Lond of
Dock Proprietors, held yesterday, was 21 per cent.--t ht •
same as on the last occasion. The stock of guods it.
the dock shows an increase of 30,400 torts, as coinpar eti
with the correspi,nding LAI of Lst year, it being r e-
:i
turned now as 16F,426 tos. The s:;rpitis of profit s.
after paying the drvidolp!, i !3,093/.. c);' a.l;ich 5,000/.
to be appropriated to iiwvf- tt) increase f,,i,,,„
for business.

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
lettibltt 14, otaton.

" Who rung may read:

Dee. 28
27

Arbroath and Forfar •••• • ••
Birmingham and Gloucester.... .. .
Brandling Junction . •

Bristol and Gloucester • • •• •

Chester and Birkenhead . • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dublin and Kingstown • • • • •• • • • • • •

Jan. 2
Dec. 29

Dundee and Arbroath

Durham and Sunderland ..• .• • • • • ••
Edinburgh and Glasgow .

Eastern Counties and North Eastern • •
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • . • • • •
Glasgow and Greenock....
Grand Junction ..

Jan. 2
Dec. 29

Great North of England
Great Western ..• • ......... •• •• •• ••
Liverpool and Manchester .• •• •
London and Birmingham .. ••••
London and Blackwall..
London and 8right0n..........••• • •
London and Croydon ....... ••

London and Greenwich .............
London and South Western ..... • • • •
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ......
Manchester and Birmingham........
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc..
Midland Counties ......... ....... ...

Jan. 2
Dee. 28

Newcastle and Darlington
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newcastle and North Shields.. .. .•
North Union and Bolton and Preston
Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans • • • • • • • • • •
Paris and Rouen • • ..... ••••••• • • • •

163
2,498

1,124
531
602

125
1,737

593

617
2,13.5
4,305
1,356

677
8,125
3,542
14,738
4,650
15,796

640
1,928
3,345
1,275

.696
5,844

'967
10,933
4,159
12,020
559
3,074

Preston and W}ire•• •• •• •• •• •

Sheffield and Manchester .....
South Eastern

Taff Vale • • • • • • • • •

613
2,135

241
648
5,145
726
2,486
5,679
7,511

Ulster . .......

Yarmouth and Norwich ............
York and North Midlaud . ..........

1,307
343
1,014
3,806
3,092
209
629
2,449
405
543

4,011
300
656
4,048
720
596
246
1,956

1,983

Sir William Follett, Lady Follett, and family, are
arrived at Rome, from a tour in Sardinia, Tuscany, &c.
The Hon. and Learned Gentleman is in rather improved
health, and is not expected to return to England for five
or six weeks.— Western Times.

Shipmasters and others at all acquainted with the
Elbe must frequently have experienced inconvenience
from those obstacles to its navigation, the bars at Bien-
kenese and Schulau. It affords us much pleasure to be
enabled to state that a prospect exists of these obstruc-
tions being removed, through the enterprise and public
spirit of an individual. Mr. R. 141. S,lowman, an English
gentfetnan residing at Hamburgh, has, we are informed
by a correEpondent ou whom we can place reliance, made
an offer to the Senate of the city to attempt this much'
desired object wholly at his own exp case and risk, with-
out asking or expecting any remuneration beyond the
reimbursement of the actual cost of the work, if success-
ful, and being willing to put up with the entire lose
should he fail in the undertaking. Whis offer strikes us
so extremely advantageous to the int crests of the city o,e
Humbwgh, that we cannot doubt ti to Senate giving
ready assent; and, consequently expt !ct that operations
will be commenced early in the sprint;. We understand
that Mr. Slimmer: intends using the rake and harroW
lately so successfully employed in siniilar works in this
country, and by winch the opening or the New or Vic-
toria Ctiannel, if: the Mersey, was so greatly facilitated,
We need scarcely cay that we sincerely wish that an un-
dertaking so generously ventured on, at the expense of lb
private individual, and in its character likely to prove
alike beneficial to all nations navigatit ig the river Elbe,.''
may meet with the success it dc serves.—Shippini
Gazette.

SOUTHWARK QUARTER SESSIONS.---Yesterday fore'
noon, at eleven o'clock, the Southwark Quarter Session'
which are established under a charter,, held by the Cor-
poration of the City of London, were opened by the Lora
Mayor, this being the first of his mayoralty, at the Town-
hall, Southwark, accompanied' by the Recorder, the Higb,
Bailiff for the Borough, &c. The mimes of the grand
jury having been called (and the usual formalities being
gone through), the Recorder at them, observing
that he was not aware there wa s any business before the
court, and that since the passing of the Act of Parlir
ment which instituted the Cei itral Criminal Court, the
most of the cases which were heard at these quarter
sessions were transferred to that court. They well
bound by the charter to hold the sessions. They won'
retire, therefore, for a short ti me, in case any present'
meat might be brought before; them. The grand jury
were absent for a short time. 1( )n their return they were
thanked by the Court. The pe it jury received the Bare.
compliment, and the court adjoi, trued.
The King of Prussia, in hi .s quality of chief of bis
illustrious family, assembled ; round him on Christmas'
eve, according to the fashion I )f Germany, all his relit;
tions at that monent in Berli )3, and made them vel7
handsome presents. These p, resents are placed on
table, from the centre of whit: :h rises a fir tree, to the
branches of which are attach ed as many lighted We'
tapers as they can support. T his ceremony is called the
Christkindlein, and is of ver y ancient usage. In ltl
origin it was, no doubt, inter) ,ded for the pleasure SU
amusement of children, but in ;bit has extended it to tbe
enjoyment of all, old as well a a young.—Court Journal
AN AWKWARD MISTAKE —A MAN FOUND IN ll'
CHIMNEY.—On Wednesday wt ,3ek a curious discovery too*
place on the premises of Mr. ] ?arry, chemist, Christian'
street. During the precedi) 3g night noises had belt
heard in the chimney, but no alarm was excited, as th:
sounds were supposed to be caused by the person i'lb„
occupied the adjoining house. Oa the morning of wed
nesday (Christmas-day), th (3 errand boy went to
upper room about ten o'cloc :k, to grind pepper, wheo,h:
heard a knocking inside the : chimney (the fire-place t;
which had been for some to ne built up), and some 013,
cried out, " I'm burning in the chimney." Assistal"
was then procured, and a poi lice officer called in, wbel
on breaking through the wa 11, a man was discovere,
standing upright in the chim nty. He was immediateit,
released ; and in reply to a q uestion put to him as to b
business there, said, " I went ;in for shelter." The 501);
position is, that he intended t u rob the public-house In
door to Mr. 1.3 arry's, but had mistaken his way, and In
got down the wrong flue, fro m which he was unable "ft
extricate himself. It appeare d he had been " shelteriotd,
since eight o'clock ou the 1 2uesday evening, and bo
consequently, enjoyed the p leasures of Christmas in
new domicile. His person also bore evident signs j
having been " sooted" in tI le strange residence he 14
been occupying, although it appeared the desire . '
liberty ultimately overcame t :very other consideration'
Liverpool Mere ui y.
Considerable damage ht. is been done to Sunderialljej
south pier, nearly thirty fee t of it having been wilebve
away by a heavy sea. The accident is supposed to bt!'cil
been occasioned by a shrinking of the foundations,'Nvh!og
had been observable some me previous to the fall tahl
place.—Newcastle Advertise.
REPRESENTATION OF B RADFORD.—A vacancy.,tii
the representation of Bradi ord is now confidently tea
cipated ; and we are glad to announce that it has del
unanimously resolved, at the meeting of the Li'es•
electors, that Colenel Thorn pson ;.s to be invited to chi!
test that borough, in the CNN nt oe. Mr. Hardy vacating rr
seat. We have long admire !cl Colonel Thompson's P°l,
tical conduct and opinion s; and believe him nileof
one of the honestest at td, ablest men in Eng'ne
whether in or out of the House of Comm
That he has so long bee.) t excluded from th%.ae
gislature, is, we think, to' I the shame and disq:oo,
of the Ten Pound Constitue Incies created by the 13.e.,d
Bill ; and it will be greatly to the honour of Bradt,%;o;
the electors of that town at tcceed in at length pIP-cf,
Colonel Thompson in his tr ne place, and where beed
advocate the cause of the people with the greatestiedi
—namely, in the Commons I Louse of Parliament.
A
Times.
LIKELY JOKE.—The line which Britain tbiP

of forming over the Desert to India is a line not flop
approved of by France ; so she is going to cut a °se
through the Isthmus off Suez. For this pureego'
company has been formed, and important 000
tiations are to be set ci foot with the Sit re
in virtue whereof that pc tentate will engage
frain from filling the exert vations, as fast as thelo bed
made with sand. An a ctive diplomatist is
,„•00,
employed in endeavouring t o reconcile the Red P's. %I;
the Mediterranean to the i des of meeting ; an" sok
them to agree respectively n of to break in prone TV
on the works, and so crush t he whole undertaking' t Olr
Siccle and other Opposition papers anticipate gre.,,,efeit:
stinacy on the part of the al ail Powers, which, °,,"erfa,„'
they impute beforehand 1 o the intrigues of ,1 usAlbion, and suggest the n( cessity of a war with
case the elements prevent t he canal from being
Punch.
ie
A CHRISTMAS PIE.--A. monster Christmas Shields;
been made by Mr. Dick, baker, of North
for a gentleman residing near that town. Zeadthl
sured aft. 6in. in lengtl a, 2ft. 11in. in ""weig"e
101 in. in height, and is of the enormolle oulc
of 2101bs The solid contents are of
description, comprising tw( ) brace of geese, "'"deoc,„(
of turkeys, two brace of gro use, two brace of Yr°"„uplo
two brace of snipes, one bra 7 e of pheasants, a %le
hares, two brace of partridi ;es, four bullocks' t, of;
24tbs. of butter, 141bs. of ).-ue t, 6st. of fine Yarraou'll'it SP;
with graud ham, the whole being seasoned te As swell
most fA,tidious taste. The baking of it occupieu
hours.—Newcostle Advertiser. yed
be ;I)
W] T.—" This must on -,,fs
inconvenient town to live is i," said a Cockney tfc, to g-o
habilitant of " for I understand you I'9'; „ndesto
our mill. :0111 Covves.' " Not so bad torso' fa
repled the Isle of Wigb t wag, " for they to
"
get al; your Wilk from Wt ;11a !"-