The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDON, MONDAY' E:TENING, `:DECEIVIBE It 29, 18

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated A Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA.
Char'es the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar De Bazan, Mr. W.
Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss
Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole.

Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor
RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical
and Popular Exercises, being their First Appearance on this Stage.
Alter which, a new grand Christmas comic Pantomine, called
HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarflo. .The New and
extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the Overture
and Music by Mr. It. Hughes; the Tricks, Transformations, and
Decorations by Mr. Blarnire • the Machinery by Mr. B. Sloman ; the
Dresses by Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The
whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West.
Scene 1. INTERIOR OF GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day,
1845—between the Dinner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City
Giants—once at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and
Mr. 11. Ilontcastle ; Ge eral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, bat causing a
great panic in the Giant market), Miss Dale.

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" Who'll kill the Giants?
I, says Tom Thumb,
As soon as I come,
I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale.
The Genius of Pantomine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny
Club"), Miss A. Pa) ne.—How Tom Thumb takes the Giants down a
peglor two—" From words they'd almost come to blows "—Umpire
and Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in
manner (it is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes,
pit, and gallery.
Scene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LlLLlPUT.—Discovered A.D.
1499. "After a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (having a passion
for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gul-
liver (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament),
Mr. Hance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places.
Timely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock
to the tune of "Here we go up, up. up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to
the tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having
ceased to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto-
nish the Lilliputians Peasants (the real " small natives"), Messrs.
and Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small,
Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ; Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian
Police, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the-
way, Push-a-long, Walk-on, &c.; Engineer, Mr. Easer ; Stoker, Mr.
Rot-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountaia, is Boutin over
to keep the peace ; and how, "by a long pull, a strong pull, and a
pall altogether," he is carried away to the court of the Emperor Lil-
liput.

" And wasn't he a dainty dish
To set before the King ?"

Old MSS. in the British Museum.

Scene 3. HALL OF SCIENCE IN THE PALACE OF THE KING OF LA-
rutA.—His Majesty the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome-
try—vide, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews; Lord High
Chancellor Parallelogram and Lord High Chamberlain 'Equilateral
(fond of " Figures," especially lumber " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr.
Johnsen. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages,
&c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;"
and how, having lost her G—, the Flying Island is placed at her
disposal to recover the same.
Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPVT.—HIs
" High" Mightiness Golbas to Momaren Molly Ully Gue, Emperor
of Lilliput, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em-
press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high-
est" families in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least
2 ft. 6 In. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scallions,
&c. &c.—How Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not
only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he
kisses tke Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the
Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and
is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert,
by the news of the arrival of the Bictascadian fleet. Gulliver re-
gains his freedom, by towing in the enemy's fleet. The Palace on
fire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves
the Empress, and Is then obliged to save himself, which he does by

taking a hop, step, and a jump into
Scene S. CORN-FIELD IN BROBDlGNAO.—Longostreteho (a sub-
stantial Brobdignag farmer, and member of the Brobdignag Agri-
cultural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs.
Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of a go-cart), Miss H.
Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very fine family)
Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the Brobdignag
Cattle Show), Mr. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and
gets the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to
the " great-uns," he pitches into the " little-tni" in the go-cart.
Scene 6. BROBDIGNAG BED-ROOM AND NURSERY.—Brobdignag
" Gemini" (Anglice twins), Masters James and Elliott; Brobdignag
Kitten, Mr. Pussey. For further particulars of this scene apply
personally to the principal performers, who can be seen in it every
evening till further notice.
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Scene 7. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF L.LIPUT (as Scene 2), and
re-appearance of the Flying Island ; from' Which Mrs. Gulliver takes
a flying leap Into Gulliver's arms —" We may be happy yet." Our
old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance,
the Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters.
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Harlequin •.• • • . Mr. Wieland. Clown .• .... Mr. T. Matthews.
Pantaloon •• • ...Mr. Howell. Columbines • . Miss Hicks and
Miss Lonsdalc.

Scene 8. END OF COVENTRY-STREET, Piccinitriting In
Eight Lessons. The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom-
paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake
Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. fish, fruit
and vegetables.

Scene 9. CLOWN'S LODGINGS.—Bed and Window change sides, and
Clown " goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan-
ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle et' elongation
"Carried out." Clown is tossed up, • and Harlequin comes down
" heads."

Scene 10:EXTERIOR OF GROCERS, FISHMONGERS, AND WINE MER-
CHANTS' Suops.—Two active lads. versus active clothes-horse. Cask
of West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum,
Putting up the shutters—the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re-
peated. Great change on the premises, and " business removing."
Scene 11. HIGHGATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour-
hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand
Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines
from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off
they go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and ending in a "dis-
solution of partnership."

Scene 12. FLEET-STREET DURING THE REPAIRS, with Glass Shop,
Tinman's, and Railway Printing•oflice. Railway Prospectus and
l'rovisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any
amount punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1845. Great
battue of stags; "they come—they come." No thoroug.hfare. The
shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among
the crockery.
Scene 13. EXTERIOR OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, and Probable Ge-
neral Railway Terminus.

Scene 14. 'WATCHMAKERS' AND BOOKSELLERS' Suors.—Teaching
the young idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch
of curry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to
Germany, and all eyes directed to

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Scene 15. TUE CITY OF COLOGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's
arrival.

Owing to this great attraction, Immediate application should be
made to JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cush-
man (her First Appearance at th's Theatre) ; Juliet, Miss Susan
Cushman (her First Appearance in England).
To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE
AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal
Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr.
Clark, Miss P, Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mfrs. Caulfield, and Mrs.
Stanley.

THEATI,E ROYAL. ADELPIII.
THIS EVENING
Will he repeated an entirely New Drama, called TIIE LICoNESP.
)F THE Nonni, or, The Prisoner of Stdusselbotirg Alexis
itomanouski, Mr. ♦Vebster; Trlptolemus Kront, Mr. Wright ; Eliza-
beth. Madame Celeste.

After which, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL.
To conclude with an entirely Now and Original Christmas ram-
tiunime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGKEEWANG-
FLICEEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of tho
Ilannibal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss
Fleming ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitcheason.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
amens* Success of " The Cricket on the Hearne—Tremendous
of " The Enchanted Horse."
THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE
OF HOME.

The Principal Characters by Mr Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows,
Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Keeley, Miss M. Keeley (her Sixth Appearance
on any Stage), Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Dawson, Miss Howard, Miss
Forster, and Miss Turner.

After which will be produced &New Grand Romantic extravaganza,
entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Fireuz Schah of
Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs.
Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &e. ; Mes-
dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden. &c.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated a tie;Eitra;a7;;;;:entltled JEAMES, THE
RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-iQLTARE. Jeames Plush,
Mr. Compton.

After which, DON CABAIt DE BAZAN. Don Cteeer de Bazan,
Mr. WlLLlack ; Marita.na, Mrs. Stirlinz.
To conclude with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled TFIE
KEY OF THE KINGDOM; or, HARI EQUIN AND THE FAIRY
BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. 11 Harvey; Columbine, Miss
Bullet' ; Clown, Mr.Flearnore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE,
THIS EVENING

Will be presented a Domestic Drama of poweitil 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 DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Col.
Freelove, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Lady Freelove, Miss L. Melville.
And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee
and grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CM'.
Fortunatus, Miss Hamilton; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy
Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr
Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITI'D Anti; OF ARTS.
Extraordinary Treat to the Holiday Visitors.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the novel Drama of THE PYRENEES. In
which M. Wellen's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whose per-
formances at the Cirque Olympique, Paris, has drawn crowded
houses for the last nine months,
New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and
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 Toboso, with new Scenery,
Dresses, Mechanical Changes, &c.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
The Greatest Hit ever made at the Surrey Theatre—The New
Drama and Pantomime triumphant—Hurrah!

THIS EVENINO
Will be performed THE MENDICANT SON; or, The Jew of
Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers,
Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin,
and Daly.
After which, a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN AND THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON ; •r,
The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack;
Columbine, Miss Smithyss ; Clown, Mr. Paul Herring; Pantaloon,
Mr. Anderson; Sprite, Mr. Stilt.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Another Triumph for the Victoria in the immensely successful Pan-
tomime of " Tippitywitcher—With the Extraordinary Feats of
Professor Hemmings and his Two Surprising Infant Sons.
THIS EVENING.
RICHARD PLANTAGENET, in Three Acta, supported by Messrs.
Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville, T. Fredericks, Niggle, Dale, Herbert,
Searle, and Misses Vincent, Richardson, Eliza Terrey, Mrs. G. Lee.
After which, Professor HEMMINGS and his SONS will give more
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 TIPI'ITY-
WITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BOBBIN and the COMICAL
WITCHES of LANCASift IRE. Harlequin, Mr. Chapin; Colum-
bine, Miss Le Vile ; the Two Clowns, Messrs. E. Blanchard and
M'Donald ; the Two Pantaloons, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom
Blanchard, the very King of Pantomime and Prince of Pantaloons.

BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.
No.CCCLXIII. for JANUARY, 1846.

CONTENTS:-

I. Sir William Follett. —II. Let never Cruelty dishonour Beauty.
—III. The Last Hours of a Reign. Conclusion.—lV. A Campaign in
Texas.—V. The Mother and her Dead Child.—Vl. The Greek and
Romantic Drama.—Vll. My College Friends. No. 3.—V111. The
Student of Salamanca. Part 3.—IX. Sicilian Sketches—Syractulana.
—X. 'Esthetics of Dross—Military Costume.—Xl. From Goethe.—
XII. Christmas Carol, 1845.—X111. The Crisis.
William Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edinburgh; and
37, Paternoster-row, London.

ILLUSTRATED BY LEECH, AND WITH A PORTRAIT OF
ALFRED CROWQUILL, FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING
BY M. BAUGNIET.
The January Number, price Half-a-crown, of
BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY,
Will contain
BRIAN MINN ; OR, LUCK IS EVERYTHING.
By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq.,
Author of "Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sports of the West," &c.
With an Illustration by Leech.
Chapter 3 Innisturk—Beyhood of Brian O'Lynn—Misther Toole
changes his Profession.
Chapter 4—More Passages in a young Life—Love will be the Lord of
all—Loss of a Protector.
Early Years of a Veteran of the Army of Westphalia, between
1805 —l4.
An Auecdotical Account of Play, Houses of Play, and Play-men—
Gaming, Gaming-houses, and Gamesters.
The Jolly Miller, and Jack and Gill—Monkish Ballads.
Loiterings along Love Passages. By Everard Clive.
There was a Time in Infancy.
The Retreat to Corunna—Anecdotes of the Peninsular War, from the
Recollections of Rifleman Harris, edited by H Curling.
A REAL COUNTRY GHOST STORY.
BY ALBERT SMITH.
Memoirs of Alfred Crowquill, with a Portrait, from the Original
Painting. By M. Baugniet.
The Avenger's Witness against Murder (Concluded)—Sleeplesss be-
cause Criminal —Retirement—The Gaol-Chaplain.
The. Picture, a Slight Sketch. By Alfred Crowquil
The Duke and his Portraits —Return from Hawking—A Baronial Hall
ix the Olden Time—The School—New Engravings.
The Death of Sappho.
Quacks and Quackery. By a Physician.
OUTPOURINGS. By D. CANTER.
(LIBATION IX.)
The Histrionic Art—Cooke—Knight—The Unpopular Tragedian—
Amateur Actors—Earl Fitzhardinge—Major Dawkins—Lord Fre-
derick Lennox, &c.—Amateur Theatricals—The Unwashed Othello
—Kean at the Louvre—Stage Fright—The Performances, &c.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

4FNLARGEMENT OF THE ATHENAUM.
On and from January 3, THE ATHENIZUM will be PER-
M ANENTLY ENLARGED to Twenty-Four Large Quarto Pages.
Price Fourpcnce.

13, Great Marlborough-street.
MARY HONVITT'S NEW NOVEL.
THE CITIZEN OF PII.kGUE.

A NOVEL,
EDITED BY MARY HOWITT.
Is now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vol s.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
pomFRET. A NOVEL.
By H. F. CHORLEY, Esq.
" One of the most perfectly written novels we have read for many
years, and as such, it is well calculated to please the most fastidious
reader."—Weekly Chronicle.

" -I work of extraordinary character. Grace Pomfret, the heroine,
is a beautiful creation, combining deep feeling and strong self-con-
trol, ardent love, and voluntary self-sacriflce. Her story alone
would render the work interesting. The style is free, animated, and
effective, and an air of reality is given to the whole which greatly
increases its attraction."—Sun.

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Birmingham
Boston
Bradford
Brighton
Bristol
Cambridge
Canterbury
Colchester
Dover

Durham
Exeter
Hull
Ipswich
Lancaster
Leeds
Liverpool
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Worcester ... ••• ••• ..• 1
York ... . . . . ... 1
We have printed in italics some names of places
whose obvious manufacturing or commercial interests
render their misrepresentation by monopolists pecu-
liarly disgraceful. London, we believe, is sure to
retrieve, whenever a. new election comes, its great
mistake of 1841--as sure to give Lord JOHN Rus-
sELL and Mr. PATTISON two suitable colleagues, as
the'Vest Riding is sure, in a few weeks, to reinstate
Lord Moureru. We have lately seen gratifying
signs of movement in Bradford, Bristol, Norwich,
and Stoke-upon-Trent. We cannot beliew: that
Birmingham, Leeds, and Sunderland will c ontinue
to endure their present political annihilatio .n. We
trust that in every place named in the -above list
some spirited elector will be found ready
to
himself to the task of rescuing himself and brother
electors from their present disgrace. If so, let him
begin at once, and never cease till the time of selection
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comes. Hewill then have done his hest. Lett one,
man of energy, character, and infltrooe do his. best
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to be contended for, and already the people of that
colony begin to look with anxiety, though not
with fear to the threatening in PoLK's Message.
One of the Montreal journals says the style of im-
pudent bravado adopted by him towards the Euro-
pean Governments are intended, no doubt, to
irritate, and show that if he can possibly ex-
cite a war during his administration he will
certainly do it. It adds, "'We much :ear
that the control of the affairs of the United States
has fallen into the hands of bad men." On this truth
the New York paper referred to makes the follov‘ing
friendly comment :—" The control of public affairs'
in this country has indeed fallen into the hands of bad
men—decidedly too bad for England or Canada."
Several of the other journals write in a more peace-
able spirit, but, unfortunately, their conclusions
seem founded en the assumption that America
is to get all she demands. "We are
happy," says the Courier and Enquirer, "to renew
our congratulations to our readers upon the convic-
tion which we have arrived at, from evidence which
we deem satisfactory, that war, as a means of 'adjust-
ing' the difficulty with England, is not within any
rational calculation of probabilities." But further
remarks on the subject at present are not required.
We must wait the course of events, and in the mean-
time be prepared for the worst.

We are not likely to know before the meeting of
Parliament what Sir R. PEEL means to do with the
corn-laws, and we must know soon after. Specula-
tion, under these circumstances as to the course
which he will take may seem idle ; but, when the
corn-laws are the one single subject of interest in
connexion with the meeting of Parliament, when no
topic divides public attention with the corn-laws, it is
impossible not to speculate on what the Minister
means to do. We believe that his policy will be total
and immediate repeal. As to measures of com-
pensation, there is no compensation but what
would be scouted by the people as outrageous,
that the agriculturists would not repudiate as a
mockery. A straightforward and decided measure
will procure for Sir ROBERT PEEL the support of the
whole Liberal party, which, with that of his own
following (whatever it may be), will probably ensure
success in the House of Commons. A measure of
compromise and attempted compensation will ensure
the combined opposition of the Liberal party and of
the agriculturists, and defeat in the House of Com-
mons would be its certain fate. Sir ROBERT PEEL is
not the man to plunge headlong into defeat.
Everything which has happened since he threw
up the reins of Government,—his indirect com-
munications with Lord Jour; RUSSELL,—the
unmeasured abuse which he has met with from the
TYRRELLS et id genus omne,—the new Cabinet re-
cruits, Mr. GLADSTONE, Lord ST. GERMANS, Lord
ELLENBOROUGH, and Lord DALHOUSIE, all progres-
sive Tories ;—all these things increase the probability
of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S adopting a free-trade policy.
As to the RIPONS, GRANYILLE SOMERSETS, &C., ho
were supposed to be likely to secede, still being kith
him, we do not know how long they may intend to
remain ; and if they have not screwed their courage
to the sticking-point of free trade, they may be wait-
ing only Sir ROBERT PEEL'S convenience till he has
had time to make the necessary arrangements as to
their successors.
We have already urged the necessity of the public
being prepared for either alternative, and we rejoice
to observe the many great signs of even increased
exertion, as the hour of victory draws near. But
there may be more than one impediment in the way
of victory. Sir ROBERT PEEL may not triumph over
the Upper House ; and, unaccustomed to fight with
the Constitution, he may then turn over the task to
the Liberal party. The appeal will then lie to the
electoral constituencies of the kingdom ; and in pro-
portion to the loudness of their affirmative response
will be the ease of the victory—which in the end must
come—over the hereditary Legislators. And, if Sir
ROBERT PEEL perchance should truckle to the agri-
culturists, instead of defying them, it may still de-
volve on Lord Jousi RUSSELL to appeal to the coun •
try, before a measure for repeal of the corn-laws
goes up to the House of Lords.
Looking to a dissolution of Parliament, sooner or
later, for the settlement of the corn-law question, we
have been lately led to consider the extent to which
corruption and proprietary influence still drown the
people's voice in the House of Commons, in our
Saturday's paper we stated that there were no less
than 82 constituencies, each of which contained less
than 500 electors; and no less than 174 consti-
tuencies of less than 1,000 electors; and that
as many as 241 Members were chosen, each by less
than 1,000 persons, and as many as 110 by less than
500 persons. With a few very honourable excep-
tions, nomination and corruption have marked these
small constituencies for their own. A strong excite-
ment, such as the question of Parliamentary Reform
created in 1831 and 1832, and such as the corn. law
question may yet create, is the only hope of the
popular voice finding expression in the returns of
these diminutive constituencies.
But the people will have a stronger case of re-
proach against ,these small constituencies when the
large constituencies of the kingdom have all done their
duty. We have taken the trouble to make out a list
and
d
ot
the
e ranks constituencies
of
monopoly; exceeding 1,000,
which now swell
publish the list in
order to show what there is yet to be done in consti-
tuencies large enough to defy foul influences, and to
urge the friends of free trade in these constituencies
to begin at once to prepare for a general election, and
to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to replace
next time every moaopolist Member by a free. trader.
There are 41 English cities and towns, having more
than 1,000 electors each, which return in all 57 mo-
nopolist Metnbers. Shame on them, we say.
No. of Mono-
polist Members.

in each of the above-named forty-one constituencies,
and monopoly will lose the best part of the fifty seven
votes which they now s-nd her.

We have received Madrid papers of the 21st. The
Ministerial crisis here had created a great sensation
in the capital. The Espanol, after giving the news,
says—" If the Whigs return to power—if a dissolu-
tion of Parliament and the new elections allow the
Whig Cabinet to work at liberty, it is almost certain
that Lord PALMERSTON and Lord CLARENDON, on
their return to Downing-street, will regard the affairs
of the Peninsula in a different light from Lord ABER.
DERN. And who knows that we shall not have to
deplore in another sense an exterior influence dif-
ferent to the one that now presses so heavily on
us, and in a manner so fatal, inasmuch as it is
exereisfd by secret and hidden means." The Herald°,
a Goverment paper, under the patronage of MAR-
TINEZ DE LA ROSA,_ expresses a wish that whatever
party comes in, the principles of free trade may
triumph.

Nothing of importance was done in the Cortes.
On the 19th the Three per Cents. closed at 35 13-16
for cash, and 36 1-16 at 53 days, and the Five per
Cents. at 234 at 60 days.

Paris papers of Saturday have been received, with
the speech of his Majesty LOUIS PHILIPPE on the
opening of the session, which took place that day.
IVe have given the speech in another place, and re-
joice to find that it is of the most satisfactory cha-
racter. " I continue to receive," said the KING,
" from all foreign Powers pacific and amicable assu-
rances. I hope that the policy that has maintained
general peace through so many storms will one day
do honour to the memory of my reign." His words in
adverting to the last visit of Queen 'VICTORIA to the
Chateau d'Eu, and to the relations between the two
countries, exhibit a friendly feeling, and a desire to
live on amicable terms with England, highly honoura-
able tohis MAJESTY. his MAJESTY delivered thespeech
in person, and the report of the progress of the royal
procession from the Tuileries to the Chamber of
Deputies, states that " the National Guards, who
lined one side of the quays through which it passed,
saluted the KING with rather more of unanimity than
usual by cries of ' Five le Roi " The papers con-
tinue their remarks on the Ministerial crisis in this
country. The National, on what authority it does
not state, says the following may be regarded as the
real cause of the dissolution of the Whig Cabinet :
"' The Queen having been apprised (averre) that the
entrance of Lord Palmerston into the Ministry of Fo-
reign Affairs would recal to public recollection too
strongly the mischievous effect of his conduct in 1840,
her Majesty declared to Lord J. Russell that she would
willingly sign the nomination of Lord Palmerston as
Minister of the Cabinet, but conditionally that he should
be appointed to sow• other department than that of
reign Affairs.' Lord John Russell offered the Ministry
of the Colonies to Lord Palmerston, but he obstinate!)
refused to accept it. This produced a split in the Cabinet,
and the retirement of the Whigs.' "
The accounts from Algiers are to the 18th of
December, but they contain no new facts of
im-
portance. The following extract of a letter appears
in a Marseilles paper of the 22d instant :
" General Jousouff, after his junction with General
Bedeau, disguised ten of his spahis in the uniform of
Abd-el-Kuder's regular troops, and dispatched them in
the direction of Goudja, where it was known that Abd-
el Kader had established his camp. These spahis met a
small detachtm tit of Abd el-Kader's regulars, to the
number of ten or twelve. and hesitated nit to attack
them vigorously. All these regulars woe- put to death,
with the exception of one, who IN as captured and brought
to General Jousouff. This prisoner indicated the real
place where Abd-el-Kader was encamped, and at the
same moment, although the night was advanced, Gene-
ral Jousouff set out, and by means of a forced march
arrived at twelve o'clock on the following day at the
camp which Abd-el-Kader had quitted only an hour
previously. The General found the fires still burning.
The camp was situate near a morass, which was nearly
impassable, and the French troops suffered much from
the snow, which was falling in abundance."
Most cf the papers make comments on President
PoLK's Message, and consider it anything but compli-
mentary to France.

The market for Stock and Railway Shares, on Saturday,
was very firm, and a considerable rise had taken place. The
Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 65c. for cash; the New Loan,
at 82f. 50c; the Five per Cents. 119f.15c. ; the Orleans Rail-
road Shares, 1,235 f. ; Rouen, I,olof. ; Havre, 800 f. ; Avignon,
9401. ; Vierzon, 6651.; Basle, 242 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 530 f.;
Bordeaux, 630 f.; Northern, 747 f. 50c.; Montereau, 430 f;
Fampoui, 500 f. For the Account, the Three per Cents.
closed at 82f. 75c., and the Five per Cents. at 1191. 20c.
tiUSINES DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Dac. 27.
Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia...
Barbadoes • — Mauritius
Boulogne and Amiens.. 11A Namur and Liege 3A
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... .
Bordeaux and Toulouse !Orleans and Vierzon .. 1
ii,
dia.
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 2 Orleans and Bordeaux 113,
Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. 2 Over Yasel
Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 21,i',
chic Coast
Central of Spain ..
Ceylon . — _ Ditto (Sid Est) —

Demerara

Pans anii Orleans,

Dendre Valley ......5,4
Dutch Rhenisk ...... 814
Dieppe & Paris Janet.
Dijon and Madhouse

Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasburg
(Ganneroa's)
Do. (C9mpe de L'Est•)

East Indian ...... l%
Fampeux & llazebrouk
Grt Northern ot France
Constituted l5l
Do. Pepin le HaHear —
Great Paris and Lyons 2%
Great Western Bengal
Great Western Canada 3:Y4
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 24
De. North
Do. Extension
Jersey
Louvain aid Jemappe 2l/1
Lyons and Avignon —
Luxembourg

DO. (Airnard's)......
Paris aid St. Quentin.
Rouen and Havre......
Royal North of Spain.
Sambre and Meuse ....
Strasburg and Bale ....
Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt —
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's)
De. ( Lefebvre's)
De. (O'Neill's)
Trinidad
Verona and Ancona —
West Flanders 5

Sir Robert Peel has not arrived in town to-day,
but is expected to arrive at his residence in White-
hall-gardens to-morrow or the following day.

Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents —
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 61
Iltis,ian Bonds ........ 112%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
• Ditto. 3 per Cent 39%
Ditto, Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent ...... 95% 95%
Dutch, 2% per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 933% 94 93%
PRICES Of BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
is P. ITN' 'VI' SHARES PAID. AT ONE ')'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Banff, & Elgin 2%
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l%
Aylesbury and Theme.. 1%
Belfast & County Down 2% —
Bideford a inlTav istock... lx, —
Birmin . and Gloucester. 100
DI tto New 17% —
Birmingham and Ox-
far(' Junction
Birmingham & Leicester
Direct

425.

Boston, Stainfel, & Birm. 225. —
Bridgewater & Minehead 425...... •••
Pi istol and Exeter
Ditto, New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 55%
Bristol and Liver. Junc . 21,4..„.. .
Buckinghamshire
Caledonian
Ditto Extension ...
Cambrian & Grand June 42s ......
C..mb-idge and Lincoln 1%. 3l/21,& ..
Do. New
Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — ...
Canterbury and Dover.. 1% —
Central Kent 2%...... . .
Chelmsford and Bury ... 1% ll4 ,
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Chester and Manchester 425.
Cheltezham and Oxford 2
Clydesdale Junction ..... 5
Cork .Blackrock, and
Passages
Cork and Killarney ... 2%
Cork and Waterford ... 1% —
Cornwall
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester l% ......
Dartmouth, Torbay, and
Exeter
1 ierby and Crewe —
Derby, Gainsbro', and
Great Grimsby .. 1%
Derby, Uttoxeter, and
Stafford
Direct Manchester
(Remington's)
Ditto (liastrick's) SA ...... - .. .... .
Direct Northern . 2% —
Direct Norwich
Dublin and Armagh 1%.....
Dublin and BelfastJunc 5
Dublin, Belfast, and
Coleraine
Dublin and Galway... .. 4
Dudley, Madely, and
Bruseley
Dundalk & Enniskillen 2%
Easteni Counties 14/. 165....... 2174 %22 ....
Ditto New 61. 16s.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1. 6/.135. 4d —
Ditto ditto. No. 2... 4/. 13s. 4d % p
EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1
t..astern Union 25 .. ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 334 —
Ditto Extension
Do. Ipswich and Bury 4
Do. Ex ten'n to Norwli 21/2 —
Do., Cainb. and Ely.. 2% —
East Lincolnshire
East & West of England 1X,......
r dinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ......
Ditto, New
Edinburgh & Northern.. 1% — .
Edinburgh and Perth... 1%......
Ely and Huntingdon ... 5
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21,4 —
Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% —
Exeter, Dorchester, and
Weymouth
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 234
Glouc.,Abeiystwith,and
Central of Wales
4,4
Goole and Doncaster .. 425....... %1/2 p ..
Grand Junction —lOO —
Ditto lialf Shares 5O
Ditto Quarters
Grand Union l% 1 r,i %
Great Eastern &Western 2 %......
GreatGrimsby and Shef•
field
Great South. and West.

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension ...... 12% 17% ,
Great Munster 2%......
Great North of Scotland 2%...... — ,
Great Northd. England-100 214
Ditto New 5
Do. New .... - ........ 2

Great Western 80
Ditto % Shares SO
Ditto 14 Shares 2l/51, IS
Ditto Fifths
t uildford, Fare'm,l'orts. 5
flarwich
hull and Selby 5O
Ditto LA Shares
Do. Half Shares
Inversessand Elgin 1
Ipswich, Norwich, and
Yarmouth 2 ....•• •••••• 000000
- . .

Irish North Midland l% — .. .
Isle ofAxholme 2%
Killarney Junctions 1 4 ...........
Kendal and Windermere IVe —
Lancasterand Carlisle... 30

_____ .....
Lame, Belfast, and Bal-
lymena - ...... ....
Leeds and Carlisle
Leeds and West Riding
Junction
_l% ...

Leicester & Birmingham 225: — ... ......,
Leicester and Bedbrd... 225. % p
Leicester and Tamworth 425. AIA p ...... ....
Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... ..
Do. % Shares
Do. Quarters 25
Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% ..
Lpool., Dlnchstr, & New-
sastle Junction
Lsiidon and Birminornloo 2211/4 222 221 223 220
Do. Thirds
Do. 4 Shares
Ditto Fifths
Ditto Extension ...... IV ll/4
London and Blackwell. 161. 13s. 4d. 91,4 %
Do. New
Ditto Extension ~.... 3 ...... 3 .
I. mdoz, and Brighton... 50 ...... 664 % 66
Do. consolidated Bths... 40
Ditto, Sixths ......... 014 —
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 2d 22% 14
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
Lon., Chef., 0x.,G10., and
Hereford
London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d lO% 10
Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d —
London Hounslow, and
Western .... 2

[I2IA
281 i
40

404

86i

2198
8p

P

21
17%

102
21%
22

18%
37%

P

1
9
"4
3
67 1/1

22 ...;
834

Lond. & S. Western 411 6e 10d 751/2 77
Do. New Consol. Bths 20
Do. New
Do. New
London & South Essex 234 ......
London and York 2% 44
London and Windsor ... 1
London, Warwick, and
Kidderminster .... ..... :1% — ......
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
andonderry& Coleraine 5 ...... .......- .....
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 5
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham 5
Manchester and Leeds - 76 136

18%
16

41A

Ditto is Shares
Do. Quarters 2
Do. Fifths 1 . .... 13%
Do. Sixteenths 514
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters 4 ...... 11%
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Do. Continuation and
Welsh Junction _ 1%

77
1114
91,2

-
Manchester,Buxton,and
Matlock 42a....... 3 21A 314 p... 3 p
Manchester, Birm., and
Mould Junction

Manchester and Rugby
Direct
Marichest. &Southampt. 2
Midland... ......100 .....156 155 155
1)o. Fifths 2
Do. New
Midland,Birm., Derby...100
Midld. & East. Counties
Midland Great Western
( Irish) ... 21,x ......
Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2%...
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ...... 60 58 601.....„
Do. New Brandling 2O
New-vas:le and iSerwick 5
•••
Newcastle and Carlisle...loo
Newport& Abergavenny
New Ross an 4 Carl0w... 22s
Newry and Enniskillen 2%
Newark, Sheffield, and
Boston ..... ......... 2% 23/1%
Norfolk Extension
North British ..... 17% 2643/4 26 ......
Do. Half Shares 3% 7l/43414.. ..•
Do. Exten. to Carlisle 14 2%4 3
Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25
Ditto ditto
North Devon 2 .. ......
North of Norfolk
Northern and Eastern... 45
Do. Scrip
Do. Quarter Shares... 12% lB
Do. New
N. Kent & Direct Dover 21,1 —
North Stallordshire 42s. ...... 41/81,4 4 p
North Wales
North and South Wales
and Worcester
Northern and Southern
Connectint
Norwi,l4 and Brandon... 16
Ditto New 3
Northampton, Banbury,
and Cheltenham
Nottingham and Boston 1% 1:%4 ...
Nottingm., Erewsh.Val-
ley, and Manchester.. 1%
Nottiagham and Mans-
field
Oxford, Gosport, Ports-
mouth, & Southamptn 425.
Oxford, Worcesttr, and
Wolverhampton
Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham...
Perth and Inverness 21,

31%

6O
55
15%

-a
4p

-;ii

1511

Pilbro v AtinGspheric ... ~...
Po.,oicouth Direct ...... 37. ii
Pre 'Son and Wyre
Do. 14 Shares ..... ... 24 — ... 5%
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate -
Richim•nd
Rugby, Derby, and Man-
chester
Rugby and Huntingdon 2 • l5B IS
Rugby, Leamington,a*d
Warwick
Rugby, Warwick. and
Worcester....
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 5 ..• •• -- •••••.. —
Do. Extension
hetlield & Manchester 100
Do. Quarter Share=... 8
Shrew-bury ,nil iiirm... 2%... . 431 5... .....
Shropshire Mineral —
• Shropshire Union
Shrewsbury & Hereford 2%.
Shrews., Wolverhamp., ....
&S. Staffordsl...anc. 24
Sligo and Shannon l% -
Somersetshire Midland 2% 2l/..... ... ..... 2,4
South Devon 25
South Midland 42s
South & Midlands June. 42s
South StafforslshireJunc. 214 •—,
South Ea,tern & Dover 33! 2s 4d... 38 .
Do., No. 1 l2
Do.. Na. 2.
Do., No. 3
Do.. ..N. 4
is
Southampton, Manches-
ter. & Oxford Junction 425....... ... —
St. Alban's, [la! field, and
Hertrord Junction ... -
Staines and Richmond... 1
Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2%
South Wales ..... ..... ... 2 %......
Taw Vale Extension ...
••• •• —. ....
Tean and Dove Valley 1% -
.. . ... -
Trent Valley 2 ..... . 18% 17%
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Tring, Reading, and
Basingstoke
....
Ulverstone and Furness 2%......
Vale of Neath
Warwick & Cheltenham 1%
Warwick and Worcester 425. —
Waterford and Kilkenny 3 —
Waterford and Limerick 71/2 — ...
Waterfd,Wxfid,Wicklw,
and Dublin
bv aterford, Wexford, and
Valentia
Waveney Valley ... 2
Welch Midland
West Cornwall
West Yorkshire
WestLondon,Old Shares 20
West End and Southern
Counties
•••
Nexford and Carlow ... 21,4 — ...............
IVisbeach and St. Ives... 2
Wilts, Somerset. and
Southampton
Wilts, Somerset,& Wey-
mouth
Worcester,Hereford,Ros,
and Gloucester 425.......425.......—
Worcester, Tinbury, and
Ludlow 2% — •••
Worcester, Shrewsbury,
and Crewe Union ..... 1%... ..
Worcester and S. Wales 425.
Worcester,Warwick,and
Rugby
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20
Ditto, New
York and Carlisle 1 12% — ...... ...—..
York and Lancaster 2%
York and North Midland 50
Ditto %Shares .. 25
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25
Do, Selby
Do. Extension

2%

27
24
214

54'
53
78
30