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LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1845

THE

NEW MINISTRY.

The following appeared in our Second Edition of
last night :

(FROM A CORRZSPONDENT.)

Lord GREY, Lord MORPETH, Lord CLARENDON,
Mr. FRANCIS BARING, and several other noblemen
and gentlemen, assembled this morning at Lord JOHN
RussELL's residence in Chesham-place, Belgrave-
square.

The conference with his Lordship and his political
friends continued at two o'clock.

It is rumoured that Sir GEORGE GREY will go oui
as Governor-General of Canada;
That Sir J. HOBHOUSE will not take office on ac•
count of bad health;

That Mr. C. BULLER will be Secretary for Ireland;
That Mr. C. WOOD will have a seat in the Cabinet,
and be Secretary-at-War ;

That Mr. MACAULAY will be Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster.

The following appeared in our Third Edition of

last night :
Lord JoHN RUSSELL went to Windsor at eight
o'clock last evening, accompanied by the Marquis o:
LANSDOWNE.

It was generally understood that the visit of the
Noble Lords was by the special command of her
MAJESTY, and had reference to a communication
made by Sir ROBERT PEEL in the course of the day,
that uE was unable to re-construct his Ministry if
Lord Jorm RUSSELL should not accept office.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL returned to Chesham•place
this morning, at twelve o'clock. He was there met
by the majority of the friends with whom he has
been in communication for the last few days. -
A messenger was forthwith dispatched for Lord
COTTENHAM to Parley. The ex-Loan CHAN-
CELLOR speedily arrived, and until a quarter past
three the whole party remained in consultation.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL left shortly after that time
fur the Great Western Railway, en route to IVindsor.
A Queen's messenger has been in attendance to
convey dispatches to her MAJESTY, but the Noble
Lord carried his own message.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL returns at seven o'clock this
evening, and the result of his mission will then be
announced to his friends, who are to re-assemble at
that hour.

There can be no doubt of the purport of Lord
Jomi's visit of this evening, and to-morrow's intelli-
gence will show the correctness of the information
which we have been enabled to give upon this im-
portant point.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The political meeting at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S
residence broke up at half-past two o'clock this after-
noon, when the whole of the noblemen and gentle-
men present took their departure, with the exception
of Lord LANSDOWNE, who remained some time
longer with Lord JOHN RUSSELL.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord LANSDOWNE re-
turned to town from Windsor Castle soon after eleven
o'clock this morning.

Some days ago we published an excellent letter
from Lord h!NNAIRD, containing his own opinions
as well as those in his neighbourhood on the real in-
terests of the agriculturists, and we expressed at the
sarne time a conviction that such opinions would in due
time become prevalent in England. It is gratifying
to find, therefore, that at almost every "protection "
meeting throughout the country, some farmer or
landlord has the courage to come forward in opposi-
tion to the bigoted doctrines of his colleagues, and
rising superior to prejudices, with a firmness which
conviction only can produce, shows that the fears of
the multitude are unfounded, and that England
has nothing to dread from competition. In Scotland
this opinion has long prevailed. It is need-
less, therefore, to refer further to that country, but in
England a vast mist hangs over the minds of the ma-
jority ; and when men belonging to the same body
begin, one after another, to appear determined to dis-

" We will maintain the amount of protection at pre-
sent existing to agriculture, and will not suffer an
iota of that protection to be taken away." These,
said the speaker, Isere the colours by which
Sir ROBERT PEEL obtained his majority of
100 ; and he could only say " that he had that day,
and he now declared, Sir Roismir PEEL a renegade,
and a deserter of their cause." This was received
with loud cheers from the Sussex landlords, but
nevertheless Mr. HALLETT was not to be
diverted from his purpose, and he boldly
proclaimed to unwilling ears these truth*—
"He occupied 500 acres of land, so that he
ought not to be considered prejudiced on this ques-
tion. Now, his impression was, that the agricul-
turists of this country had nothing to fear from fo-
reign countries, because in this country the energies
were greater, the capital was greater, and all the
appliances were in favour of this country." No an-
swer could be given to these undoubted facts,
but the Chairman simply called upon the
Sussex men "to maintain their present posi-
tion, to avoid alteration, because by alteration
they would only be destroying themselves and de-
' stroying their labourers." These, indeed, are the
only arguments used at agricultural meetings. The
squires fear danger from their ignorance, and cannot
perceive that the flood has broken in upon them on all
sides, and that if they refuse to go with
the current, they must be swept from their places.
All men of common sense admit that a change,
and a most material change, must come as
certainly as the rising of the sun, and can-
not these men see that till the question
is settled their property is not worth half its
value ? No man will take a lease—no improvements
will be made--the country will be kept in a constant
turmoil ; and, even shOuld a RICHMOND or
a STANLEY Cabinet be able for one session to
stem the tide, will it not in the next come
with redoubled fury ? We tell them that:the change
cannot be averted, and our conviction is, that it is
more for their interest than the interest of the rest of
the community that the question should be settled at
once and fur ever.

We publish in our advertising columns the report
of the Committee of the Royal Northern Lunatic
Asylum, presented to the general meeting of the sub-
scribers at the Castle of Inverness. We have so re-
cently directed the attention of our readers to this
subject, that it is only necessary for us now to request
that they will attentively peruse and consider the
document to which we have referred. Appended to
the report is the list of the Committee, which, it will
be seen, consists of the elite of the nobility and gentry
of the counties of Inverness, Ross and Cromarty,
Sutherland, Caithness, and Nairn. Their names are
sufficient guarantee to the subscribers that the funds
of the institution will be properly administered, and
we therefore call upon all Scotsmen in every part of
the world to be aiding and assisting in this good work.

Madrid journals of the 10th have been received.
The municipal elections were about to commence, and
excited some interest, as the Progressistas had lat-
terly shown a disposition to resist the great majori-
ties of their opponents. The Senate was to hold a
meeting on the 1 1 th, preparatory to the opening of

the Cortes, which is fixed for the 15th instant. The
QUEEN was to open the session with a speech from
the throne, drawn up by AIARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, in
which the situation and prospects of the country
would be alluded to with satisfaction.

The following is said to be the quantity of
Sherry exported from Xeres and Port St. Mary
during the ten months from the Ist of January,
to the end of October of the present year :—the total
amount is 27,149 butts, 25,063 of which were sent
to England, and 314 to English possessions and de-
pendencies. 379 butts were sent to the countries
formerly constituting Spanish America ; 324 to the
United States, 28 to France, and 1,038 to all other
parts. Estimating the average value at 100 dollars
per butt on board, the total value of the wine ex-
ported during the ten months, is 54,298,320 reals
(542,9831.) ; of which 50,127,716 reals (501,2771.)
worth was sent to England, and 56,666 reals (5661.)
worth to France.

The Three-per-Cents. had a further rise on the
10th of about I for Account. These are quoted at
cash, and 374 at 60 days. 13,800,000 done
according to the official list. The other Funds are
not quoted. Exchange on London 36i.

Most of the Paris journals contain articles on the
Ministerial crisis in this country, but we find no-
thing in them of interest to the English reader.
The only intelligence of importance in these papers
is given in a speech of M. CuNIN GRIDAINE, the
Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, addressed
to the Council-General of Agriculture, Manu-
factures, and Commerce, on the opening of the
session, usually held at this period. The meet-
ing was held in the }Jail of the Council of State,
at the Ministry of Commerce. We are glad
to find from this speech that the Government
are resolved to modify the import duties on cer-
tain articles. Among these the Minister mentioned
three, and he submitted them as questions for the
consideration of the Council—namely, the admission
of foreign iron for naval constructions, of the iron of
the north for the fabrication of steel, and a modifica-

on of the tariff on cottons. It concluded with giving
an account of the commerce of France with foreign
countries, and expressed his satisfaction at the increase
which it had lately acquired. The following is a sum-
mary of his statement :—" In 1844, the general com-
merce of France with her colonies and foreign Powers
amounted to 2,340,000,000 f. (93,000,0001.), being
164 millions more than in 1845, and 248 millions
more than the average of the preceeding five years.
In special commerce the imports in 1844 amounted
to 867 millions, of which 813 millions were in natural
products and articles necessary for manufactures ; the
manufactured products amounting to only 54 millions.
The exports amounted to 790 millions, of which 600
millions were in French manufactures, and 190 in
native produce. The countries with which the most
active trade was carried on were in the following
order of importance, viz., the United States, Eng.
land, Belgium, Switzerland, Sardinia, the German
Association, Spain, Algeria, the Antilles, and Bour-
bon. With all there had been considerable increase,
particularly with America. The transit trade had
never been more flourishing than in 1844. It
amounted to 230 millions, being 38 millions more
than in 1843. This increase the Minister attributed
to the ordonnance of 1842 abolishing the transit
duties. In the ensemble of the foreign trade, the
trade by sea amounted to 1,658 millions, or 71 per
cent., and the land trade to 682 millions, or 29 per
cent., being an increase of 6 per cent. for the former,
and 12 per cent. for the latter, as compared with
1843. The maritime transports were as follow :
French vessels—amount conveyed, 764 millions, or
46 per cent. ; foreign vessels, 894 millions, or 54 per
cent. These transports employed 28,227 vessels, of
a total tonnage of 3,288,000. The foreign bottoms
were 16,466, of a total tonnage of 2,032,000, and
the French, 11,761, of a total tonnage of 1,256,000.
Compared
,with 1843, there was an increase
of 330 vessels, or 51,000 tons under the national flag,
whilst under foreign flags there was a dimiandutidonthoef
99 vessels, or 10,000 tons. These results, de
Minister, showed that the French mercantile navy
had not been stationary. Indeed, in fifteen years there

pel that mist, we anticipate that in due time the light
will shine on all, and the agriculturists of the South"
will join with those of the North, who are in advance
of them at least one century, and come to the conclu-
sion that the only safe course to be pursued is to get
rid of protection altogether. At a meeting of agri-
culturists, held at Lewes on Monday, proofs
were visible that such a change was fast
approaching. The Earl of CHICHESTER pre-
sided on the occasion, and was supported by the
Duke of RICHMOND and Lord GAGE, but, from some
cause or another not explained, these noblemen took
their leave at a very early period of the evening, and
left all the " speechifying" to the squires and the
farmers. Perhaps they were afraid of rebellion in
the camp, and had received some notice that their
peculiar opinions and dictation were not to be sub-
mitted to in silence, and the speech of Mr. HALLETT
leads to such an inference. On the toast being given
by the new Chairman—" May the Sussex farmers be
found true to their colours"—Mr. HALLETT wished
to know what those colours were; and after many
interrogatories he at last learned from Mr. ELLMAN,
who was in the chair, that this was their motto :

had been an augmentation of nearly 5,000 vessels, or
551,000 tons, but stilt the progress of navigation had
not been equal to that of foreign commerce. The
causes of this were to be explained as follows :
Some of the causes were in a manner inherent to
the nature of the country and its products; others
arose from the character and habits of the population.
In the first place, the French had not like the coun-
tries of the north to convey heavy articles, such as
timber, coals, iron, copper, tallow, &c. The French
exports, in general, were of great value in small
volume. On the other hand, the people being gene-
rally agricultural, were not naturally disposed by
taste and habits to navigation and foreign trade.
These were causes of inferiority which every efroA
should be made to conquer. The Government said
the Minister would neglect nothing to give a develop-
ment to maritime enterprise."
The following are miscellaneous extracts from the
papers :

" The Esprit Public says :—' It is now certain that it was
at the express recommendation of M. Bugeaud that his fa-
mous letter to M. de Marcillac was rendered public by the
Conservateur de la Dordogne. This letter, the orginal of
which has been seen in Paris, had a postscript containing a
formal request that it should be inserted without delay in the
Ministerial journal of Perigueux.'
" Orders have been received at Rochefort to send off to
Brest as soon as possible the 2Gth company of naval artil-
lery and four companies of infantry. It was believed at
Rochefort that these troops are intended to take part in the
expedition to Madagascar.
" Monday being the anniversary of the translation of the
mortal remains of the Emperor gapoleon to the Invalides, a
low mass was celebrated in the chapel; after which the
young drummers sang the De Profundis, with great pre-
cision. The whole of the officers of the establishment, with
General Gourgaud at their head, were present at the
ceremony.
" It is said that Baron Gros, French Charge d'Affaires at
Santa-Fe de Bogota, is to replace at Mexico M. Alley de
Cyprey, as soon as diplomatic relations shall be resumed
between the two countries. M. Gros has already lived in
Mexico, where he filled the post of first Secretary of
Legat ion.

Boulay (de la Meurthe), Councillor of State, has
just set out for Algeria, charged with a mission from the
Government.

" A letter from Perpignan of the 9th says Ibrahim
Pacha dined on the 6th with Count de Castellane. His
Royal llighness was magnificently dressed, and wore several
decorations in diamonds. After dinner he went to the
theatre, and sat in the Prefect's box. He left this place yes-
terday, at twelve o'clock, for Vernet. An immense crowd
was collected to see him take his departure. Count de
Castellane accompanied him on horseback a short dis-
tance. At the moment of parting, his Royal Higness got
out of his carriage to say adieu, and thank the Count
for his attention. Ibrahim Pacha intends remaining two
months and a half at Vernet, and will then proceed to Paris
and London.'

" A letter from Lausanne of the 11th says :—' It having
been rumoured that the Conservatives would attempt on
Sunday an attack against the Government, arms were
secretly brought from the arsenal of Mosges, and placed in
several houses of the town. In the night a band of Radicals
seized on the cannon destined for the exercise of the college.
A sharp struggle ensued, and several persons were wounded.
In the morning the place was covered with blood.'"

On the Paris Bourse every kind of security mani-
fested great firmness on Tuesday, and a considerable
advance took place in the principal railway lines.
The Three per Cents. closed at 81f. 30c. ; the Five per
Cents., 117 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,163 f.
75c. ;Rouen, 942 f. 50c.; Northern, 707 f. 50c. ; Havre, 765 f.;
Avignon, 860 f. ; Vierzon, 635 f. ; Dieppe, 480 f. ; Bordeaux,
605 f. ; Boulogne, 500 E ; Troyes and Montereau, 425 f. ; Basle,
235 E Spanish Three per Cents, 39; Spanish Domestic
Debt, 35.

The following are the quotations for other lines

•
Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 51. 50c. premium ;
ditto (Calon), sf. ; Union, 12f. 50c.; ditto (Ganneron), 5f.;
ditto (Lapinsonniere), 4f. 50c.; Sud Est, 2f. 50c.; Mes-
sageries, 4f. • Ardoin, 3f. ; Receveurs-Generaux, 3f. 50c. •
Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), 2f. ; ditto (Bechet),
50c.; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 6f. 50c.; ditto (Drouil-
lard), 5f.; ditto (Carette), 5f.; ditto (Lefevre), 5f.; Lyons
and Avignon (Talabot), 6f. 50c. ; ditto (Lecointe), lf. ;
ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), par • Bordeaux and Cette
(Mackenzie), par ; ditto (Lspeletai, 4f. ; Creil and St.
Quentin (Kysaens), par; Charleroi (Kysaens), 495 f. The
Lyons Definitive Shares sold at 80f. premium ; Strasbourg,
ditto, 22f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 45f.
MARSEILLES, DEC. 12.--Marseilles and Avignon, 890 f. ;
Boulogne, 510.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 17.
Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia...
Barbadoes
Boulogne and Amiens.. Namur and Liege 2%
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ...
Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 9%
Do. (Mackenzie's) .. Over Yssel .•
Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris &Lyons (Laffitte) 214
cific Coast
Central of Si
. _ _ . . .
2%

.pain —
Ceylon .
Demerara
Dendre Valb

Ditto (Caloa's)....
Ditto (Sud Est)
Paris and Orleans...
Par; xd Roy

ley
Dutch Rhenish
Dieppe & Paris Junct —
Dijon and Mulhouse
East Indian
Fampoux & Hazebrouk
Grt Northern of France
Constituted
Do. Pepin le Ilalleur —
Great Paris and Lyons 2%
Great Western Bengal
Great Western Canada
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction
Do. North Midland.—
Do. Extension
Jersey
Louvain and Jemappe —
Lyons and Avignon l3/4
Luxembourg

•is an, _men
Paris and Strasburg
(Ganneron's)
Do. (Campo de L'Est)
Do. (Aymard's)
Paris and St. Quentin
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain
Sambre and Meuse
Strasburg and Baia
Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ...
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's)
Do. (Lefebvre's)
Do. (O'Neill's)
Trinidad
Verona and Ancona
West Flanders

Lord Brougham is expected to arrive from Cannes
;he end of this week.

Accounts from Dresden, of the 12th inst., state that
the Saxon Chambers had, after an animated debate,
passed a resolution for the adoption of open trial, and
public, instead of secret and written, testimony in
criminal trials. A proposition for the introduction of
trial by jury was allowed to be postponed.
MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of
deaths during the week ending December 13, was 970,
only 8 more than during the previous week. The deaths
from measles, bronchitis, and pneumonia, are still
greatly above the average. The others require no re-
marks. The number of violent deaths were 27, of which
3 were suicides, and 6 from burns.