The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1848, Page 2

neal + tng of | galling He was af OpSior Ghat 'ths aburct States from the deliberations of Congress, bar the of | galite tes ~ : fest of making the Presideot + sage te tole @ oth cS ryt od ed in zm reabieas, Leead ba the Hie teenden fey sinister of | dittor Of Spain et t iment fle then rea tasatigns of public polley. | dered far away fr: nog at the com- | the conversion of gett “A ‘taken in | gloa—and litersily chanted » “Gloria in exo ‘s of speeches from the | the house over that vain hallucivation of his fancy he American practice | Mr. A. Hore opposed the measure, ou the ground that erialeloquence | there was no pre-eminence of super excellence in the sted harangues | Jewish race which would justify the house in relaxing the Peasident the Union upon all the graat The annual message. which mencement of th session, 1 fall pre-payment of an enti ir treatuty bench ; and probably ¢ conta in theend & far less amount of mink and puriic attention than the pr: pi bdo; te (Oa, no. formar ocos- | the “fag ends” of those oaths watoh were mecussary to of Paropean staieemitction bat the President's | be taken before any member could take is scat in Par- meet age been mora calculated to awiken earnest liament veld Although its conclusions are in Mr. Cone dre ne most violect chatact=r, and might well ex- | ‘ienment an? hesitation of a people less ad. Baca to territorial aggrandiz¢ment than tha Ameri- | Cans yet they aro brought forward with ao much argu: | mentative iog-nuity. and enforced by such an accumu. | Jation of aophistical reasoning. that nothing could be more artfaily calculated to place the policy of Mr. Polk | jn the most advantageous light, and to pledge the coun- try. even ta spite of itsowm coavictions, to the sapport ofthe line of condactin which be has engaged. We know of nothing more consummate in its way than the art with which Mr. Polk has contrived to subject tho whole Union to his own will upon the most momentuous question which could arise in it, and while he affects to torow himself upon the indulgence of his countrymen with all the candid dovility ef a servant, he takes care | to remind the pation that itis so entirely committed tothe Mexican war and all its consequences, fature well as past, that even the fundamental principles of the American constitution will not stand in the way of the falfilment of his designs It will be worth while to trace, as briefly as we can, the neat gradations of language and logic by which the President leads the country on to this result,and then to examine what the real nature of that result is ac knowledg-d to bs The whole case is, of course, made to rest on the assump h has repsatedly been put forward, and always with eqaal falsehood, that some sufficient conse of war against Mexico existed before the esizure of Texas, and that hostiliti eTe Com. meneed * by the act of the Republic of Mexico.” It ta needless to repeat, that no manifesto or declaration of war ever made those ceuees of war Knowa to the world ot sanctioned them by the anthori'y of Congress ; snd | the.trus commencement of the war was the advance of the American troops into the disputed territory. by order of the President alone. Nevertheless. as the pre emble'o the act of Congress of the 13th of Ma for granting supplier of men and money, was Newpraars followed on the same side, but con- tended, that in opposing the emancipation ofthe J he was not influenced,as Mr Disraeli supposed, by avy remnant of the “dark superstitions of the darkest ges’? The adminsion of every infidel and atheist into Parliament was inevitable if we once admicted thy Jews, who knew most of the divine revelation given to us, and who nevertheless had rejected it. He then controverted the arguments of Mr. Gladstone and censured bim in very strong language for voting in favor of a measure of which he clearly foresaw the difficulties If it had been known in the University of Oxford. that Mr. Glad- stone entertained his present sentiments, to vote aguinst the principle for which he had formerly voted, he never would have enjeyed tue bigh honor which bad recently been conferred upon him by that university Lord Monrxrn adopted the principle that, when the tate required from any class of citizens the perform- ance ofany acts orthe payment of aoy duties which the claim of citizenship imposed. ne difference of creed whioh did not lead to practices trjurious to the comuu- nity should operate as an exclusion from any right, dig rypported this measure, which he zemiaded Sir R tng- Tras not intended to emancipate Pareees and Hiu- doos, but was contized simply to the removel of Jewish Not that he shrank from following out the principle of equality before the iaw to its fullest extent, irom any fear of an irruption of Parsee candidates into Great Britain or their acceptance by # British con- tituency. He then applied hime lf to a consideration of the motives of opposition to this measure, bothin the House and in the country—motives which, in bis opin ion, were founded on religious views alone. He then dented that Lord John Russell bad ever asserted tha: religion had uothing to do with politics. On the con- trary, his Lordship had distinctly declared that | religion ought to pervade and influence everything we | did. He aid, however, that the security of christianity Tee eee cticchent, the President now tates | Would not be impaired by the admission of Jewsinto Par- ere aE thet hel co niles that “tho war was | lamient,and he, Lord Morpeth, was of the same opinion ; declared by Congress with eordin animity.”? | and for this among other reasons, that if the religion of the GirsiChristiar 8 was not endaugored by their taking ser- vice ip Cwsar’s houreheld, 00 neither would our religion be endangered by the admission of a few Jewa into our Senate, The Jews were now in the possession of al! the | privileges of citizens in France, and never had there been more vital piety ia the Roiman Ca holic and Pro- testant population of that country than at the present moment. He called upcn the houso to treat the Jews with similar Kindness, tenderness, and justice, and to consider them, in their scattered and fallen state, like te truok blighted by the lightning, sanctified by the very stroke which had caused its ruin. He bad been much struck by despatch which Lord Palmerston had revently addressed to the Sultan of Turkey, advisiog him to’place ali classes ot bis subjects, as to civil righty and privileges, on tae eame footing. Hehad no doubt that the sume advice bad also been tendered to the Sul- tau by the King of Franoe, and it was good advice to be tendered by tae Christian Powers te their Mabometan It could be teodered with perteot jastice by 2os, but not by Great Beitain, if it persisted in this oxcluston of tha Jews. We rbould, im auch @ case, give the Sultan the means of makiog ® good rejoinder. He might tell us, “f have large classes of men of different. the trath bein the rote at all that it was neither deb The only question Congress ever had to determine was, how to provide the means cf saving General Taylor's army from the consequences of a rach and unconstitutional act In the message of De declared, in a passage whic calla to sur memory. th with a view to conga petrates with far more siocerity th: s with a view to conquest, and that Congress itself is aire ly pledged to that consequenoe. For, seys he, jn voting tho sap- plies necessary to carry on the war you muet have fore- seen that our victorious armies would require an in- | demnity for those expenses as one of the indispensable | conditions of peace. Bat it is xotorious that Mexico can give no indemoity excrpt in the shape of territorial con- ons Territory, therefore, is the only formia which these debts, which Congress itself as eauetioned, can now be naid, No doubt thisargumest corroborates ia every part the opinion uniformly entertained in Europe | Phe transaction runs ina vicious circl-: theerpenses of the war ave been focurred to support the polioy of the President, and territoriai concussions must be exac- poe pay the expenses of the war; therefore the policy gions in my domin‘ons, I have turbulent Albanians Of the President leads directly to territorial aggrandizs. | Greeks alwayd ready tor new insurrectiovs, and Maron- ment. which noone ever dovbted in Europe, or ever be. | ites perpetually disturbing the peace of Mount Lebanon; fore acknowledged in America | bat 1am told Uhat you have a race among yourselves Mr Polk is, however, now perfectly explicit on the | remarkable for their peace, loyally aud churity,—con- point, sed henceforth no ane can accuse the Ameri goveroment of dissemblin al objeat of ita policy In figures. the President tony briefly bx stated to claim atrect of country ex ending over 24 degrees of lor tude by 10 of Iatitude He wesorta indeed, that the ter- ritorial liai's of Texas already embrace all that portion of New Mexico which lies east of the Rio Grande—a slice which at ones incorporates in the United States the | city of Santa Fe, avd th- whole of that vast region ; but he then procee!s 19 degrees further to the west, from | the Rio Brande to the Panic. and annouaers that the | liberty and toleration, or of telling us, when we next whole of New Mexico aod Upper California do already | pears on him our advice, that we ought to act upon it Delong to the territories of the United Stutes by right cf | Curselves. as zs coment ‘and xs they cao never again be surrendered to | Lord Davatrannic opposed, and Sir H. Verney sup- Mexioo. be proposes that this huge region shou'd at once | Ported, the motion before the house. ‘be nubjected to the jurisuiction and Jaws of the Union, | | Mr. H Drumaoxp boped the house would excuse him without waitiog for the formality of a treaty to legalize | if be ventured to olfer a few observations upou this oc: their possession of the country. Arough ides of the | Casion, although he was not presumptuous enough to dimeusions of this territory may be formed from the | suppoce he could place the question in @ new point of view, Before proceeding furtaer, however, he must fact that it is about equal to the extent of the continent | Vis of Europe from the coast of France to the Black Ses, | take the liberty of denying the motive—as far ag any one could deny @ motive—attributed to the opponents and trom Gibralter to Ostend | Upon this important question, therefore, the Congress | of the propositio» before the house by the hon iaember of the United States must decide ; andin deciding this Bu eer for 4 could beeen! sth it e the true pri pan ose of the | being actuated by old prejudices or any uawortny pre- rata te ays and purpose of the | ‘oiises towards the Jews, Many persone who heard him | | | ember last year, the President he rather incautiously re- t commenced | tional wealth, and that race consists of but a handful | of men. [amtold that the mon of this race are the | men whom you pertnimaciously exclude from al | share in your national representation, and whom you | obstinatély debsr from all che hovors and rewards | which you vonter on your other citizens.” Ho hoped that by the vote of that evening the opportunity would be taken away from the Sultan of retoriing upon us that we had-no riyht to advise him to adopt the maxims of war, In order to stimulate every passion and dehu: 3 which can assist hia designs, Mr. Polk has even o kaew that be was not saying what was uatrae, though fcende? to repeat the « of the Jackson | private reasone induced him not to state more; but he party, that “the mom should cease | Wight add, that few members of that house had taken more pains than he had to become wequainced wit the to ocenpy Upper California, some European pow would make an effort to posares it, by conqu at o Jews, not only in this country, nor in one condition, but chase ;”’ and this confident intimation of theintentions | in every country of the world (bear, hear), and he could of some Europeen power, is accompanied by @ repetit declare that so Yar from being actuated by hostility to of Mr. Monroe's cecisration, “that no foreign power | them, he admired Sidoois &i:nost as much as the elo- shall, with the consent of the United Svates, l . | quent memb Buckiaghamsbire himself. (Laughter ) mitted to plant or establish any new colow but ic considering this question it was necessary totake heed of the spiric which was abroad. When ho remem- dered the petition of Archdeacon Wilberforoe—the pe- utions for the abolition of pramunire—when, too, he hed heard & Cabinet Minister deciare that he was pre- pered to go to the fail length to which the principle in- volved in the osed measure could bs varried, he uking that the hon, baronet who 5 jon on any part of the north Amvric: continent.” It is certainly remarkable tust this declaration should De reiterated. not by * governmen! adhering steadily to the pacific principles of the American constitution, but by 8 otatesman who is taking sdvantage of the absence of any countervailing force on the Awerican conticent to accomplish tae most extensive spoliation of a f-eble | could not help t a yor which isrecorded in modera bist for Mr | closed the debace last night hit the right nail on the Polk at lnsat bas not set the example of a fra adhe. | bead when he ssid that the intense ijaterest which the discussion of this question excited did not regard the Jews, but the estublishedchurch. (Hear, hear) * Thiv question.” continued the hon member,™ must be car- ried. No matter what the division may be to-night, ed sooner or later. the question must be carried. The Hon. the chances of | member for Oldhum gard truly enough, that if we refuse | the Jews this measure, we shall back Baron Rothschild on the constituenay of jon, who would return him rence to ihose peace of north \m+ ¢ sorny try in ou which it is now The ooservations of the M ssaze ¢ peace, and on the modeof conducting \he war, are equal: ly wntatisfactory. Finding no disposition on the part principles ot moderation by which the ard the world might be secured; policy may it and expensive | Mesiouna to trect with the invading army, Me Polz | agaia, and thasthe contest ehich occurred in Wilkes’s rae elo suziert thay & povernm-nt tm she be formed | case would be Fevived. ‘That was undcubtedly true — ePRt the frieads of peace’ in Mexico, ty “the enesur | The unbappy electors of London could not « few mouths agement and assurances of protection of the American | Generais commanding ia the field”? end that such o overnment formed by the military support of the ene [ iy wight safely alien ate half the arrivory of the Mexi- | that period, of which, however, I haze not heard — esu Republic! ais” rays Mr. Polk, “msy be- | (Laughter) ‘he noble lord told us last night how very come the only mode of obtaining such # peace as we | different was the treatment which the Jews now i eceiv- require.” Very likely; but what is this but to commence | ed from the sof Londou from that to which they the fatal system of foreign dominion ia neighboring states | were subj-cted many years back. Perhaps it is more in und forciga interference ia domestic revolutions, whieh | sppearance thaa in reality. Im former times they ex- always ends in the demoraliaation of the one rtste aad | tracted gold fcom (he Jows by means of the thumbscrew; the subjugation of the other? All other resources fail- | Bow they extract itin # more tender, ‘but not less effica- ing, however, Mr. Polk recommends the continued oceu | cious mauner—by means of a contested election. (Much pation of tbe w y by the amerisan troops, t laugoter aud cheeriog ) | agree with the noble lord that reinare of ali 1 ues of the Mexican repab- | there is no law against the introduction of Jews into the 2 levying cont they are in that unfortuoate position still, unless @ vast influx of Christianity has poured in upon them sixce \d Intended | nity, or privilege within its gift. Oa that principle he | verasnt in affairs, adding large contributions to your na | sgo flod one Christian to represent them, Doubiless | | | | lio withia the g {. | Legislature; neither is there any law against the intro butions of war on th very fori consistent | duction of Turks or womea We bear of many lectures with the lawe yarlicular, which | sboat the rights of women, and not a few persona maia- | tein that they ars equal to seo in’all capacities ows but we may havea Mary Woistoccraft to adoro of this house?” “Te honorable member + the reason why there was no law of Jews or other unbellevers se in ancient times the church Whenever aay hos- of the may churches, (. forbesra ‘ oan governmen Congress is called and additional vo juto Pariament was be state were one (Hoar, hear ) and 4 loan lara for this year, with a farther loan o wn for the next year, should the war still ¢ tility was displayed towards the church before the Refor- reserve our remaiks oa mation, the civil power crushed it #t onee After ihe e r Reformation Kinz Henry VILL kaooked down Papists on for avothe re out res one hand aod Nonconformists on the other; but still the Parliament was of the faith of the established church Afcer that the nonconformists were let ju, aod Parliament ceased to be ® Cbarch of Fuglaod Legislature, but etill it was Protestant. After that you ndwitted the Roman and the Lezielature was no louger Protestant lers the broad out- afairs § T dl ut ntly apoealing to the ised tim to power to pastions of the popula # objects and its dura curry on A War ao Hol Who | : tion, aa it was bias alowed in Sts com. but stil it wos Christian, He asserted that this »asnot | menoement. And, what is still Jamentabie and | now a cburch of E Houre of Commons Hoo surprising. although we do ngt t t this violent membore alt had their own private opinions ‘The Hon aud rapacioas p ands th ; | member for the Uaiversity of Oxford (Sir R Inglis) had aesont of any rat ght-minded ela-sof Amcriean | bia private opiuions, and other honorable gentiemen people, yet its opponents want either the menos or thy hed theirs—bat in that houss thay all had on cowmon moutb-pirce and organ man, the Speaker had, of course, bis own epinions: but as Speaker he could not hyve any. (Alangh) Indeed it appeared to him (Mr Drummond) that the Speaker was much in the same porition as @ lady who was waked ouasel what her age was, dud wao replied, ular aga; the eame age as other psople? (Leughter.) He conorived that if Her M summon tho Speaker to the House of Lords, and to esk what was bis religious creed, ths right hou. geatie man must anewer—not es @ private individaal, bu the mouth piece of the ho No particular creed. but the same creed ag the rest.’ (4 lauga) It had been sald that the adoption by that house of the nobie resolution to check the Executive Government in it Asa private gentl ¢ the laws of interuationsl jus eaker has, however, been elected im the tatives by a majority of one vote, and arty will rake # Vigorous effort to ev of this M ure no: those of le of the United A Whig §; House of Re we trust ths W show that th priv: the whole peo The Debate in the British Parliament on Jewlsn Oisabilites. On the 17th of Dreember, the sajourmed debate “on Jewish disatilities wa umed by Mr Law. who insisted that *, whieh in- redto © that Hous and was —thar it would remove the iast rear tute book. (Hear, hear.) i oh of liveralisia ; but whut was liberaliam ? \nd the cpponent of religion (Loud ¢1 and” order”) Religion was tae prise gut man to reverenes God; while libe the admiss nd d splace @ Chr filel or en athe t him free trom all obligation to of * No, 00,” and iaterruption ) eraliin lefo @ man at liberty to make, srom hia then eutered into a very el ag, v hlsown God, and taught him to despwe tation of tae various ur "| aof the church. (Cries of “No, 00,” ahd Rossel! last wight, and ba “order”’) Liveraliom tauget a man to deny what the dogmas laid down ia a Tt burch told him —that averytuing taat was calle God Review He rewiaded Lord J but the God inoataate, was a false god. (Loud eries of ment which had p:#sed the bill * aud coufusion ) the Jew#in 1752, had been co of un m; icled every msn to seek his own interest, aad outraged people to repeal nexty mblivg tharéfmo other persoa That was the religionol Frauce and warned him that if a similar resction shoult (Ciro of * Order, order?’ and * On") ‘This couatr: + w maprobavie, the people bad gone @ long way in the same direction It had bee nd sometbiag more thaa the repeal of this inatier of boast that there were no longer parti pposiag that it thould be carried. He then oustry So much the wore, ‘There was m' Sttacked Mr. Glad-tone wita poas borrowed trom | that weseunobling in a party, but they were mow divi- | the saine armory from which he bad drawn his missiles | ded iato litte miserable factions, which could only pre. egaiont Lord J Rosell, anserting (hat the conscience of | tend tom mockery of the noble party warfare of old that gentleman might well be pricked, arterall he had (* Hear, hear,” audalauch) Therewas no man who eaid und wri rity of Oxford, at seeiny dared take the lead, because no man knew where he was the word “Cbristiauity bdrawa fom the portaisof toivadto (L ughter.) Che French revolution was the w the constitution Takiog leave of Mr Gladstone with | triumph of Hberaliem (Hear) The Nderals, because the paselvg remark. that Lisepeoch Wasa striking iilus- they had been tyranuiged over by their King rose up and | tration of Tailvyreac’s saying, toat language wat | destroyed bim; and because they-+had been duped by | given to man to cou vis Thoughe*, be mext veu- priesterafe, they were not cootent till they had etrack tared to break # lance with M sreeli,whose nation of down the priestnood itself, Ho agreed with thy noble lord contented Jews ja Ching to eapport the esta | (Lord J Rurgell), that nothing was ro contemptible a+ Diished religion of tha ry treated with to protend :o take interpretations of prophecy «a aguide no slight ridicule He then returoed to fs origtual de | in politice; but there was eucoa thing es natioal apos- nupcia ions of chit ro t considered a8 tecy mentioned to soriptare (hear, hear,) and every man more subversive of (he sof this country ought to couriser how fer his opinions and his couguct than apy mevsure ev iament were calculated to lead tornch ® result ((Hear, hear) might obtain Loe « oof both | sof t He niso agreed in opinion with the noble loca, that the Legirlature. The t fy r fag oud Of an Oxth Was not the means ug whic the pleasures of triuap 5 fr religious principle (Hear, bear.) The ooly mode in would coms, wud they it whieh they coud secure areaily Christian Legisiavace p.ople of Eugiand would potacquirsrs tu (a we understood the honoratl+ gentiemaa, who was ofthe Legislature, if it ceased ty be wholly or eed. cowsionsily very iodistinetly heard) was to require cer ly Chrieuian Gcatvs from the clergy that the candidates were par- The Esti of Asusper and Scany support ‘takers of the ancraments, aad were in connexion with | pure on (be goueral greunds Of redgious ievedow wud re theehurch (Oh, oh,’ and “hear ) He maintalaed | Nigiowr truth fe wax not old eno: to bave cuffered that the clergy were alone the competent judges of tho hlawelf fom (he Koman Catholic disebultier; bar he Chrisdanity of every member of their locks (Renewed well remembered the etroog feelings of imag oo Ih oh’) He wight tay, how , that thie whiob bis fachor God his graad(ather exp rivera owing ry wea yeu Christan, but if this measure passod, to their baviag been : cluded), them irom Pariiomeut, ond Jews were admitted into Parliament, that could be it wae, ales wih elore, not wonderful that be should rymps- | eald po longer. (Hear, hear, the Jews, who Wore suffering wader the seme | vonisy onthe. YH sjoaty were to | Liberaliam wan Jast ego- | No) which were datiy rec te thad Baeee) aie Hf tile mas | pure Were odopted bn nounidened frome thet tics j werd, RO man showld ever the Bei Fartis. | Toent, te pronounce the name of Met Lord @. Bert:xce seid, that he should be slinfiiug from his duty if he did nothing more than his yote in favor of this measure It was with deep pain be felt himself oiled upon to separate himself from his friends, and to inflict what might perhaps prove au in- ary to his party; but he wen actuated by a solemn sense of duty, to whi ‘ich all other considerations must give way. He had supported; along with the friends of Mr. & ing, the first motion which the whige had made on this subjest nd the conduct of the Je: ince that time, had If be could bring himself to believe that by voting in fa- vor of this measure he waseither impairing Christianity or unchristianizing Parliament, he would be man to vote in favor of raising the Jews to a political equality with the rest of their fellow subjects. ie reminded the house that when the bill for the re) of the Test and Corporation Acts was passed in the Commons, it was passed in such a. shape as would have at once enabled Jews to becom: bers of the Legislature, and that it was not till the bill reached the House of Lords that the words “on the true faith of # Christian” were inserted in the declaration which was thenceforward to be taken by ail candidates for admission into office and into Par. liament. When the bill was returned to the House of Commons, the regret was univereal that those words had been inserted. No one then saw any danger in the omission of thote words—nor did any person defend their insertion on the ground that they would exclude Jews from the Legislature. But where, he would ask, was the danger of admitting J. into the Legislature? They must be returned b: Christian constituency, and it they were to attempt to make laws destructive of Christianity and promoting Judaism, they would have little chance, when they laid down their trust as nem- bers of Parliament, of having it again restored to them Besides, the danger itself was almost visionary; for there was nospirit of proselytism in the Jewish religion. fle then asked how the house could refuse the Jews the measure of justice now proposed to be after it had rendered them capable of filling agi rial aod municipal offices? A Jew might now be elected Lord Mayor ot London. Acting in that capacity he might become a member of the frivy Council; for there was nothing said in the oath of a P, which he read at leogth—about the Christian.” If, then, be could quslify himself under the existing law to become a Privy Councillor, why shouid he bs preres from becoming also 8 member of the Senate? He then adverted to the arguments of Mr. Goulburn, and observed that that geutlemen had for- merly opposed the admiesion of Roman Catholics into Parliament on precisely the same grounds upon which he now opposed the adimiss! of the Jews. But when Mr. O'Connell was returned for the couuty of Clare, and keocked #t the door of the house for admission with miilions at his back, Mr Goulburn was @ mamber of the cabinet which shrank from the contest, and which sub- sequently conceded all the privileges which they asked. He hoped that it would not be necessary for Mr. Goul- burn to undergo once more the same process of resis- tance at one time and humiliation at another, in the case of the Jews. He then called upon Mr. Goulburn for anexplanation of the reasons which hid induced him, not only member of the government, but also as planter in Jamaica, to consent to the admission of the Jews into the loca! legislature of that island. If he on- tertained at that time ois present opinions, he ought not to have consented to unchristianise the legislature of Jamaics; and if be did not, he ought to explain what had caused so extraordinary a change tn his opinions as that which he had receptiy exhibited He reminded the house that shortly before the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ bad implored hie Divine Parent to forgive the Jews, because they knew not what they were doing. We were nu ithin eight days of the nativity ef our Lord; aod we should be wretched imitators of his diviae example if we should withhold from the Jews the privileges which they were now clsiming. Mr, O'Gorman Manon, in reply to Mr. Home Drum- mond, denied that liberalism was the absence of virtue, picty, and religion ; it was the absence of all religious acrimony apd intolerance—it was the absence of perse- cution and sectarian bigotry—it was the absence of all those selfish and vindictive feelings which denied to man the right of worebiping God as he pleased. Hw co- incided im the propriety and justice of the proposition ef Lord J. Russeli—namely, that from the present hour everything like @ disqualification consequent on consci- entious belie! shoula bs removed from tue statute book He entered into @ description of the combination by which be bad secured the retara of the late Mr O’Con- nell for Clare, and of the gentle violence by which, after one repuise, be had secured his entrance toto the House ot Commons. He called on the House to reflect that fear bad then extorted for ths Roman Catholics of Ire- Jand that boon which justice Fequired that they should now grant tothe uative born Jews of this‘country. It bad uven said when the Roman Cathelics were first mitted into Parliament, that they would unprotestan- tise the empire. Some 20 or 30 had since been admitted. and the country was es Protestant asever. Had th-y any just grounds, then, for expecting that four or five Jews admitted into Parliament would unchristianize that body? Lord J. Russert taid—I wish, before the debate closes, to say a few words as to the precise motion I am nd the resolution that I should propose the house wert into committee of the The right honorable gentleman who op- posed with such great ability last night the motion I in- tended to make; naked me what was the precise meesure that | mesnt to propose? The right honorable gentle- man stated at the same time that he conceived it went only to the aduissiou of Jews and to relieving them from the obligation of swearing on the true faith of a Chris- tien ;” while it wouid ot exempt other and Christisn members trom the declaration which they now make The noble jord the member for King’s Lynn bas men- tioned to-night that the Roman Catholic makes s de- claration iv which the words “on the true faith of a Christian” do pot ceour. What I should myself propose in to jeave the Protestants to cake the decieration that ike, ending with the words“ on the true faith a ;” to lea’ eo the Roman Catholic oath in which it at present stands; and to pro- poue for ths Jewn as nearly ax possible the words cf the oath subscribed to by the Roman Catholic. To that they do not, I understand, object; ifthe Roman Catho lic ‘oath be proposed, » Jew woula be ready at once to take it. This would bethe general oath | would propose, jeaving out some of the declarations with regard to the power of Pops, to which certainly it is not necessary to ask their consent. The resolution that I should propose would be, when in committee, that “it is expedient to remove all civil ditabslities at present existing, attecting Her Mejesty’s subjects of the Jewish religi: n, with the like exceptions asare provided for Her Majesty's eub- jects peofeesing the Roman Catholic religion’ The bill would be founded on that resolution. The resolution is in the same words as that resolution proposed by Sir R. Grant in 1833, and which was agreed to by the house without adivision. I think it necessary to gay a few words in reference to some of the observations of the right honorable geutleman the member for the Univer- sity of Oxford. {am quite ready (tke noble lord was Understood to £85) to re! oath and declaration so objection offered to these words, as not conveying an ob- ligation, arises entirely from the distinction made between using an oath as a sanction, acd using an cath es @ test. In the courts of justice we ask a Christian to swear on the New Testament, and » Jew to svear on the Old Testament We make such a man teke that oath which is mort obligatory oa his con- science, aud we then use the osth as ® aavction by which be will be bound. But itis quite diff-reot when you use an oath as a test by which you fotend to ex- clude persons from the House of Commoas (iear, hear) J would not trouble the House longer if | were not called upon to correct @ miconception of the hovor- able and learned gentleman the Recorder for London, (Mr Law) The honoable and learned gentlemen inight bs supposed to speak with some knowledges on this subject, and iu professing to answer my‘speech—a course to whiea | do not obj ct, or each portion of it was open tohis criticism—he took the opportunity of makiog & statement ia relation to the late election for the city of London. {a whieh he was most grievously in error. ‘He eupposes that my ¢lection was carried in consequence of ‘oy aesociation wih Baron Rothschild oa that occasion; ead again, that in consequence of the honor which was done me by that election, | was faduced to bring ina bil fur the emancipation of the Jews, The honorable and learned gentleman {# mistaken in both these infer- ences. (Heer, hear.) The fact was,as he might have teen by the pavile advertisements, that thore gentle- mea who were iny opponent red they were not inclined to opp my re-election—that the: would be ratisfed if the gentleman who was my col- league ia the inst Parlisment, and who is my colleague now, were proposed; if they, on the opposite side were al- owed te nume two other gentlemen adopting their own views, ‘To my election, therefore. they had no objection whatever; and soon my part, | must confess —knowing | the troubie, the diMiculty, aud the risk of a contest, | kuowing likewiss that with my official position ic is very lord’s motion would complete the triumph of liberaliem | inconvenient to be «xponsd to the eumity of « poiltical party whom | might «fterwarde would have been very well watietied if there had such revere contest as tha which [ had to underso (Hear, hear) That purty. however, which brought me forward in 1841, wad which asked me to stand acaia, | said ae political party is apt tosay in the case of ap | elvction, "We are much stronger thea our opponents; | | | “On.”) It wquid be | {4 we will not be conten: with having two of our owa and two of he other side returned; we will have no lees than four enodidates, and you shalt be ons of the four? had then to choose betwee relinquishing the h'gn honor of representing the city of Londou, which | way not wil- ling to 40, or entering upon a # | -bousbe I was bound to necept the latter alternative, his og been | carried before nad entertaining @ wish again to rep the city, (Hear) But so far from Baron Korhschild coming forward being an advantage to me in that eleo- tloo, ihe circumstance was on the Gagiet f 4 disadvan tege) (Hear. hear) 1c was ao bovor to which he might justly aspiro| But when he asked me for my opigion, 1 told him to pursues hiv owa course and to do exact and if he decided npoo id I would be ready ) ly what be thought best ; appearing as w candidate, | with him. (Hear, Now, as to the other statement, that in consequence of ths! election | have undertaken to bring forward this measure. thehon and learned gentleman $s likewise in error. It 80 hap- pens that, for a long series of years, whenever there bas been ® question of removing reiigious disabiliticn before Parliament, I have always given Py vows and se veral times havo spoken, in favor of the pr position (Cheers.) As soon es I came into offlve, in the year 1846, a deputation of Jews waited upon me, to ack me if I were prepared to bring in a meature relieving them from their remaining di ties, 1 said | would not pledge myseif asto the terms of the meneure | would in. troduce, nor as to the particdlar time; but | aseured them, {f they would be content with my choosing tae terms | thought best, aod the time | thought most expe- dient, | would be ready to deciare at ovoe thar { would undertake such # mengure. (Cheers) [t was, there- fore not in cookeqence of anything that happened mt the late election tuat | brougat forward this ine high authority of the Recorder of sled rome persons ns to the actual dit ia only to prevent misconception that | have ventured at this leogta to tres; patience of the House (Cheers.) The Hours then divided, when the numbers were for for the motion—Ayer, 253; nove 186; majority, 67 The House toen went into committer, and the resolu. tion proposed by Lord J. Russell wasagreed to, On the House resuming, Sir R. Ixoxis considered that what the House had in \ttee wae tantamount to gris leave © bill founded on the resolut.om. He like- upon the | ‘alae tn that nee * roading Of the Hé, therefvrs, suggested thst Lord J. Bussell should fiz 90 distant ® day for the seocnd reading of it as to give a Christrian country time to ex- press its sense of the ontrege which this bill would in flict upon it. Lord J. Russeti poapoand with the permission of th» House, to introduce his bill, and read it a firet time Mouday, and to fix the second reading of it for the 7h February. After the observations of Sir R. Inglis. he was almost inclined to ask him whether he intended to expel the Jews from England as the Moriscoes had been expelled from Spain? ek sewer of the resolution in committee was then France. Our advices from Paris are to the 30th ult inclueive The Paris papers of the 29th ult are filled with com- ments on the King’s speech st the opening of the Chambers, and as is usual on such occasions, they are bs no means of one accord in their appreciation of it — ‘he opposition papers speak of it as weak and as regards foreign affairs, and irritating as regards bome matters. The Ministerial papers appear to have got the mot d’ordre to declare the speech to be a model of deci- sion and firmuess. A ‘umor was current on the Paris Bourse on the 29th ult. that the French Government bad that morn! ceived a telegraphic despatch, announcing that the Aus- trlan troops had entered Parma, Placentia, and Modena No such despatch has been published by the French Government, but as the rumor was generally belleved in quarters usually well informed, we think it right to mention it. The President’s message te Congress, in the pass: relating to Mexico, has caused a slight depression in the bonds of that republic. lexican are new quoted 173¢ to 18 only. The change of ministry in Holland also has affected the stooks of that country. M. Sauset is elected to the presidency of the French Chamber of Deputies He was opposed by M. Odillon Sarrot, and obtained & majority of 227 votes against 105 The election ot M. Thiers to the presidency of the eighth bureau, which we also announced yesterday, was ined by a majority of 21 against 20° M1. Thiers was @ conservative candidate, M. Dupont. opposed by mentioned on Thureday a statement which we had received from a quarter entitled to crodit, that Austria had intervened in Italy. Im corro! tion of this letter since received from Florence, dated the 20th, mentions a report t the Emperor of Austr'a, at the request of the ex-Duke of Lucca and the Duke of Modena, has marched troops into Modena snd Parms. If this report be well founded, and the movement should have takea place without the previous consent ef the King of Sardinia, and the Grand Duke of Tus- cany.it may lead to serious rewonstrances. The Constitutions! discredits this rumor, and con- siders that it has probably arisen from a notice which it irms that the court of Vienna hes given to the great powers, of its intention of augmenting the force of army in Italy, disclaiming, however, any design of in- terfering with the other states of the peninsula ‘The same journal sfirms that M Guisot has proy a joint reply to be sent to the answer ofthe Swiss federal government, in which the powers declare themselves re- leased from the obligations in relation to Switzerland. imposed by the treaties of 1815, but thet the Emperor of Russia declines being a party to it or avy other diplo- matic note, although he is ready enough to join in an act of armed intervention. A reform benquet, attended by a thousand persons, took place at Grenoble on Sunday the 19th. A much greater number applied for tickets, but no building suffl- one spacious could be obtained M Guisot and Count Molé were among the guests at a dinner given on Tuesday by M. de Montalivet, The Union Movarchique, remarking on this singular con- junetion, saya, + by so piquant 8 rurp: ise. the two statesmen observed to- wards esoh other, during the repast, the coldest and most disdainful reserve ” Vice Admiral Mackau, ex-minister of Marine, has ised to the rank of full admiral. between the Duke de late Duke and d ex-ambas- -prime minister of Spain, sador of Spain at Rome, has returned to Madrid. The four ministerie| candidates are elected vice-pre- sidents, Marsbal Bugeaud has succeeded agains: M. de Maleville. Tho secretaries are not yet announced. OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. The following is the speech of the King of the French, at the opening of the French Chambers on Tuesday, the 26th ultimo: — * Gentlemen, Peers, and Diputies— “Tem heppy on finding myself again among you not to have eny more to deplore the calamities which the high price of provisions has inflicted on our country. France has endured them with @ courage that | could not behold without deep emotion. Never.in suck cir- cumstances have public order and the freedom of trans- actions been 60 generally, maintained. The inex! ble zeal of private obarity has seconded our common ef- forts. Our commerce. thanks to its prudent ectivity, has been but feebly affected by the orisis that has been experienced in other States ‘e are reaching the con- clusion of those trials. Heaven has blessed the labors of the people, and abundant crops are reviving everywhere comfort and security. ou « Treckon on your co-operation in order to bring to s conclusion the great public works which, by extending frsst whet ad pecuried ti the ne had no tnt ten i divide etre | ‘ar from showing themselves gratided | ati | 1 congratulate myself on {t with | evasive | | | | to the entire kingdom facility and regularity of commu: | nication, must open fresh sources of prosperity. At the same time that sufficient resources shall continue to be applied to that fruitful enterprise, we will all wateh with scrupulous economy over the judicious employmeut of the public revenue, and I am coafident that the receipts wiil cover the expentes in the ordinary budget of the State, which sball be shortly presented to you. “A npectal bill will be proposed to you for reducing the price of salt, aud diminishing the postage on letters to a degree compatible with the good si of finances. “ Bills on public instruction, prison discipline, customs tariffs, are already submitted to your de tions. Other Lills shall be presented to you on various important sul) Particularly on commercial property, mortgages, the Mont de Piete, and the application of savings banks to fresh improvements in the condition of the working classes. it is my constant wish that my Government should labor, with your co-operation, in develcp ng, at the eame time, the moraiity and the wel- fare ot the people, “ My relations with all the foreign confidence that the peace of the worldis secured I hore that progress of general civilization will bs ever: whi Accomplished by a good understanding between governments and people, without impairing internal order and the good r-lutions between states. “ Civil war bas disturbed the happiness of Switzer- land My government has come to an understandin; with the governments of England, Austria, Prussia, an | pied give me the Rassis, in order to offer that nrighbering and friendly | people an amicable mediation. Switzerland will, 1 hope, acknewledge that respect for the rights of all, and the maintenanoe of the basis of the Helvetic Con! can alone ensure to her those endearing con er by treaties, “ My Government, in aooordance with that of the Queen of Great Britain, has adopted measures which must at length succeed in restoring our commercial re- lations on the banks of Ls Prate. “The illustrious chief who has long and gloriously commanded in Alzeria has. desired to reat from bis la- b rs. J have trasted to my beloved son the Duke d’Au- male the great aud arduous task of governing that French land. I flatter myself that, under the direction of my government, snd thanks to the laborious courage of the generous army that surrounds him, his vigilance aud devotedness will secure tranquillity, the good ad- ministration, and prosperity of our establishment. * Gentlemen, the more | advance in lif-, the mera I dedicate with devotednees to the service of France, to the eae of her interests, dignity and happiness all the activity and strength which God has given, and still youchsafes me Amidst the agitation that hostil: and blind pessions fowent, a conviction animates and rup- ports we, which is that we possess in the constitutional monarchy—in the union of the gr States—sure means of overcoming all those obstacles, and of satisfying ail interests, morel aod material Let us firmly walotaio, accordiog to the charter, socisl order and all its conditions. Let us guarantee, according to the charter, the public liberties, and all their develop- ments We shail transmit, unimpaired to the genera tions that may come afer us. the trust confided t> ux. and they will bless us for having founded and defend d fee the under shelter of which they will live happy and free. rey The Madrid mails of the 24th arrived at the moment our correspondent was closing spatches. MM. Mon and Pidal had refu enter the cabinet, and some other ministeri rangement hid to be contrived. General vaez was to continue President, without a port- folio ; General Figueras was to be Minister of War; Beltrande Lis, Finances; and Roca de Togores, Marine. The resignation of M. Orlaa- do was announced. , i M. Jose Amador, one of the Ministers of Public Instruction, has been named as the Queen’s Secretary. | 3 Ata meeting of the Chamber of Deputies, a proposition was made to demand of the govern- ment, an exhibition of the amount of funds drawn by the treasury on Havana. .. In a long speech, M. Sagasti inquired of the governinent all information in regard to the pro- iret of establishing a monarchy in Mexico, in which he ma allusions to the expedition of Gen. Flores His language was so violent against all the moderate ministers, that the Minister of Marine thought it necessary that the government should pay some consideration to thy subject, in order that the violent attacks of M. Sagasti should be denied. : F The proposition » scorenny taken intocon- sideration, unanimously. The Minister ot Marine was left speaking when the mail left. M. Moru offered to give a catagorical explana- tion relative to General Flores’ expedition to the Equador, and reply in detail to M. Sagasti The debate promises to be exciting and interest- ing I Letters arriving daily from italy continue to bring re- ports of revoltand fermentation in the territory of Na- ph d Sicily. bans wai Portugal. Letters from Lisbon of te 484 announce that « chenye of ministry hae taken place, Tho following isn list of the new cabinet: Presigent of the Council , Minister of Foreign Affairs, and ad in vim of War_ the Duke of Saldanba om Marine—Agort Justice—Joaquim ico de Q ariros Several severe shock of earthquake had been felt at Lisnon, bat po serious injury ocurred. The French aad Spanish Governments had refused to join Sir Hamilton Seymour im @ protest against the t-ctlous, peers India and China. Advices by the Overiand Mail from India and China have Fouled us, vie hee com Bombay qi 2 UNov 16, aod ‘Hong Kong, Of Nev Lesagh s t powers of the | | are now remarking, so prost-ated ae it is ; | they act cautious, and which isthe only course they | | | | | | through the inte! be Ll and security that Europe wished to guaranty | to | opened to-day at 8534 to 3¢, fell su | Peshawne | 471,800 bales less than last year; and our present range |& | veel Lahore we earn that the Poses testi ba over in quiet Sip #, Currls was to eae ed Colone! rence on.the departure of the latter from the Punjaud. The Sikh soldiers were behari well under the guidance of the British, and had defented ® refractory tribe in the mountainous districts near From i} > 2s country continued in its usual disturbed stute ‘The prizae minister had tendered his reeignation ia consequence of his inability to govern, while the s0- vereign was laboring to paralyse ail the efforts made to arrange the finances. The Goomsoor districts remained in their former unsettled state. The Rajah of Ungool had not yet made his submission. ‘The intelligence of the numerous failures in Europe during the months of August, September, and October, had produced much alarm in India. At Canton all remained quiet. Tho markets for imports had beom dull at Canton during the month of October, and the prices of most of the staple artieles had either receded or were quite no- | minal, from the difficulty of effecting sales, except in barter. Money was becoming scarce, and the rate of interest high. ‘Teas had advanced in price during the | moath about two taelson congous, Graen teas were ar. | riving, and high prices paid in consequences of s short | supply. Several ships hud left since tac 20th of October | Commercial Cireular, Livenroot, December 8lst, 1847. As some of the tables of our annual warket report are not complete, we defer sending it till next eteamer. We regret to have further to notice the failaro of Deaves | & Brothers, Cork; ‘ob Wright & Co. London; Thomas | and Joseph Sands & Co , Liverpool ; (Sands, ‘Turner, & | Co, are not involved in T. und J.8) & Cos failure )— | Money is eary on undoubted paper, of which there is now little, owing to the curtuilmeat of transactions Distryst continues inthe East Indiatrade. The Bank have reduced the minimum rate of interest to 5 per cent as rapidly as if the present supply of money arose from a healthy abundance of capital, instead of from the sud- den collapse of trade, aggravated by theirown early mis- ménagement. The rate of interest is now reduced to a | point at which th lway Companies can legally bor- row ; how soon the evil of this will develope itself, we cannot forsee. Cotton—Our market declined till within week ; fully fair uplands were sold with ditioulty at 434d, and good middling Orleans at 4%; during this week the spianers have bought more freely, and prices of American have advanced fully 3{ perlb. In Manches- ter, domestics have improved in demund, but East India goods have been sold as low as ever, and some sorta of yarn have declined this week ; unless we have some im- provement there, the consumption, which was increas- ing, will declin i ‘To the 30t! import, &e., of cotton, wore as per statement, below, viz:— Import. Stock, Taken by »» eekly. Export. Specu- the trade. lation. 1847, .1,088,215 363.530 1,014.90 20,039 127,120 £86 484 1846. .1,134,405 438,970 1, 10 0 20,179 125.540 689. bales; the market closes jay the sales are 4,000 Prices. Ordinar: ‘a aay 1817. wag. ie pland... Mobile « 1% 5 136 1a er 4 ‘ine. 167, 186 % = Mobile = = yew ™h 8% Sea Island. 20 2 Stained .. 8 Grain -Our aarket bas continued very firm, and flour being very scarce, hes advanced Indian corn was held for higher prices, but is easier to-day, owing to accounts of shipments from New York; the Irish demand hitherto has been small. The crops of wheat, barley, and oats are reported (o turn out very favorably We American wheat, red. 639d. 85 64; white. 58 6: per bushel of 70 1b.; flour, W. C . 8088 31) &o. none; sourand partially sour,’ To eorn, mixed, $43 n 354; yallow. 251.0 876; whits, 363 0 985 per quarter of 480 ibs "In meal, 168.8 16s po bbl To: bacco-- Che market i+ very inactive; sales of the month only 743 hhds, withuut change in prices. Holders of the new todacco are generally very firm, In other articles, no change of importance We are. sir, your obedient servant! RATHBONE, BROTHS & CO. Cotton Circulars. Liverroon, Deo 81, 1847 —Not having any doubt asto the correctness of the above tables (the yearly tables, which we are compelled to leave ont ] which have been made up with the ueual care, we shail proceed to submit to your notice the facta which they present, vis. : The import from the United States is 117.353 bales lees than last year. from the West Indies 6.483 bales, and from Egypt 40.001 bales; and it is 23010 bales greater from the Brazile, ond 126 809 bales from India ; making, in the aggregate, 18.919 bales less than last year. The stock of American is 65.045 bales lesa than last yea. of Went India 2911 baler, of Egyptian 31,139 bales. and o: East India 31796 bales, aud of Brozils it is 35.510 bales larger; making the total decrease of the stock 94 681 bales of all kinds. The deliveries for contumption are of prices is within a 3% af the lowest point ever known, "These are pointe which deserve, aod will, no doubt, ob- tain, the rerious consideration of every one interested in this great and sll-important staple commodity It is not our busin: as to trace cause and effect,or to speculate upon the future, but it fs lamentsble to see the trade of the couotry, and especially that branch upon which we | out there in| no doubt that the scarcity of provisions and dearness of | money consequent thereon, have great y aggravated the | calamity, which oan only de ameliorated by time and | rudevce The businers of the market, so far this week, | as “one On steadily. ce has been ob- tained for American descriptions, the present tendency | being rather in favor of holders.’ A public sale of Sas | Island is declered for Friday, 7th January next. There | will not be any business in this cotton market from the close of to-morrow until Monday next WM. CLARE & SON, Broke Livearoon, Dee, 24, 1847.—Nothing has occurred thia week in our market of moment. The demand has not | improved, though it is evident that consume gloning to resume or increase their spinning; can adopt, whilst there is any doubt as to their future prospects. Prices are again somewhat easier for all | kinds, and a low sale was made in Bahias, a concession of about 4 off the current rates being mede in or- der to quit quantity, (500) the quality beiog below an average. The sales to day are 4000 balra of a'l kinds— an improved demand, and sotton not offered so freely Please to observe that no business w ll be donein this cotton market from the close of Friday. 3ist inst., until Monday, 3d January t.—WM. CLARE & SON. Markets, Loxpon Monsy Market, Friday Evening, Dec 31 - An impression was abroad to day, as accounting for the siogular fall in the fands, in the absence of acy special apparent cause, that certain capitalists were getting out of stock quietly, and for which purpose sales were mad ntion of jobbers, instead of brokers through whore intromission the origin of the transac- tions might be traced There is probably some truth in this suggestion, which comes from parties high placed in the stock exchange Plainly to speak, the Rothschilds have sufficient on their hands, with the inte French loan, French railway shares, the Great Northern especially, and a vast number of small German loans with industrial thare enterprises berides, to say nothing of a Belgian loan in negotiation, to induce them to realise a porticn of their | niass of securities by relingon the public Cousols. which quently to 85, sell- ers, but at the close of business recovered ao far as to | 85% to 34 for the oponing. with ® market by no m:ans firm. ‘the Reduced Threes, 847% to 544 ‘Three. and. Quarter per cents, 86 to 3¢ Long Aunuities, 8% E:x- ehequer Bilis, 94. to 123 premium. India Bonds, dn. dis- count tols. premium. Bak Stock, 186 to8. Datsh stocks, coming lower from Amsterdam on the 27th int , continue in decline here The Two-a0d-a-baif per cents, | fell at the close of business to 55 to }é, a decline of ons per cent within the last three days: the Fours 81 5}. The iuciplent speculation in Spanish bond: to have been stopped throvgh the adverse acpeat of | ands, and the prices remain therefore with little al- | teration, the Fives 184 to the Threes 3036 to 4, Mexi- can 175 to 18, Portuguese 23 to 4, N. Granada 18% to 1934, | Foreign exchange presented little variety to-day. Am- sterdain was rather higher, but the market, in fact, was | diMoult to deal with. ‘The negotiations on Amsterdem | wera 126 to 4; on Rotterdam. 126%; on Antwerp, | 26 5 to 10; on Hamburg, 13 16 to 3g; on Frankfort, 123% to % ; on Paris, 26 9236 to 26; oa Vienna, 1019 to 20; op Leghora, 21 35 ; on Naples, 3634 to %j on Madrid, 4634—all at three months On Lisbon, ac 60 BLM, to2 We sra concerned to state the suspension of pay ments of the highly respectable house of Cotesworth, Fowsll, and Prior, jo the Bragzilianand South American | trade, and latterly in the West India trade also. The Habilities are variously rsported from £320,000 to £500.00. In some quarters it is stated that the firm has acceptances to the extent of half «million afloat. The stoppage of Durand, Mackenzie Co, in the Ameri but the Habilitics, fwo other stoppag |, one of @ Wr India house, the other in tha leather trade, but the names, without authority, need not be rendered public. Chese uafortuoale and unexpected failures, the ficat more espeoially, wind up tue old year most inauspi- ciouly. The money and commercial accounts from the United States by the Britannia steamer, do not come improved materially Il exoesdingiy | dght up to the 15.b inat., ge ruled for good bills at 110 to 110) at New York, but with few takers, | Should this state of affairs continue, it ia clear that mo- ney or capital must begin to return from henos shortly, | the more especially as the government will have to raise | means for pzoarcuting the usjuet usurpations upou | Mexico. The Britannia brings £53.00) fa apecie; the | Ashburton, yesterday, £21,000, | Tie Bank of England averages fur the week ending | the 24th instant, give, as compared with the returns of | the week previous. the following resul b tion ive, £:19,609,075 Increase, £299 680 ' Decrease, 499.000 ots, 88 Inerease,” 472.441 5,443,208 953.793 vartmeut, 11,065,267 Other secnvities, 15.9 91160 cm Apecie & bullion, 12,239,526 + Increase, voener bills 207 198 Di ‘other bills, 19 + Decrease, 49.588 The 9.619.570 ! lwereawe, 9 163 The reserve of notes had ino‘ased to £7.786,180 in the banking department, or aay £235,040 above the pre- viona returns. With the specie in the same departy of £627,451, this conetituted m ‘otal reserve of £8.41 680, Itiea long time since the disposable fande, It will be o! fer, how, ae the close of the your was upproaching, the private or dition | | | 179 278 610,350 | other deposits were drawn npon. The large under the coin and builion head hag been aiready an- icipated [tis not likely that much furiber inorease to that respect will have to be noved for some time to | come | The railway share market yesterday beoeme more d Pressed, fa oonmequ sce of the heavy and deciining styte of Connols Prices nominally were unaltered, but bu- | tiness was diffloul to do. | Bank ov Exaianp~ Account ror tHe Wi ENDING | no, 24, Issu ++ £25,609,079 Gov't det 4h 0a gs | New Orleans—dead weight 10s to 128 6d; five Baneie Dargaiirems tei aap. AULD Levit ., 9,018,379 lie de cluding! Savings’ Commission rs of National Debr, and Dividend Accounts 9,235,978 deposits... . a cay ant other I £36.45 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashi Panis, Doo. 30 —Cours Authentique —Five per oenta, 117f, 116f, 900 ; Three per cents, 15 500; ditto, New Loan, 76f 600 ‘600 ; Bank actions, 3,200f ; Rentes de Na- ples, Roeskilde, 1030, 25f.; Romaus, 96%; Beleian Five er centa, 1840, 98; ditto, 1842. 983g; ditto, four-and-a- bait per cents, 9134; Haytaia Loan. 310; Spanish three per cents, 30%; ditto Domestic Debt, 26%. Exchange on London, one month, papsr, 26f. 500; money. 26f. 473¢0.; three months paper, 251. 30¢ ; money, 26f. 800. Bourse, Deo. 30—Last Prices—Five per Cents, 116f. 900; Three per Conts, 75f 450; do New Loan, 76 550. The Reforme states that the stock of bullion in the coffers of the Bank of France, and those of the branch banks, amounts at present to 160,000,000f (£6,400,000 ) It wes in consequence of this favorable position that the directors of the b-nk determined to reduce the rate of their disccunts. The stock of bullion is, however, lower by 48 000.000f. than that on hand at the conclusion of the year 1845. Lonvon Conn Excnanar, Fridsy, Dec 31.—The srti- vals are lerge of Foreign Wheat, and good also of For- eign Oats. Wheat continues firm, without much doing. Barley fs still dull, and the turn lower. Good Oats met # firm demand at fall prices, bat other Corn is slew. The trade for other articles is moderate, but prices are firm Weonespay, Deo 29 At this day's market the email supply of English Wheat meta fair sale at Monday’s prices. ‘The arrivals of foreign ave liberal, but only & moderate extent of businers was transacted, chiefly to buyers from the west of England. Barrel Fiouk in good request. Indian Corn firm, and azain rather dearer. Malting Barley depressed, but factors refuse to submit to farther reduction. The supply of foreign Oats is quite adequate ta the present demand There was but little passing to-day. as few are disposed to enter into further engegements till the beginning of the year. In other grain there was no alteration. Monpay, Dec 27 —At this day’s market there was agaio a very thin attendance, and the supply of English wheat was moder: Factors endeavored in the early part of the day, to establish an advance, but rales could only be effected at previous prices The value of town made flour as before, but American could scarcely be bousht at former rates. Ther @ good display of samples, but the supply waa not 60 large as on this day week. The inquiry for this grain was decidedly dull, and sellers had to rubmit to an abatement ef ls to 2s perqr. Malt was likewise difficult of disposal. and the turn cheaper. Towards the close of the part week, rather a largo supply of foreign oats came to hand, and since Sai y we have had further arrivals. Mean- while the supplies of home grown oats continue scanty, aud factors were therefore unwilling to accept lower terms to-day ; we have. however, to slow trade to-day. Beans supported their of grey and maple peas underwent no change; white boiling peas were the turn dearer, We heard of no transactions in Indian cora or meal. Liverroot. Manxer, Dec, 31.—Ashee-—The sales are about 100 bbls at 288 6d to 29s for pote, and 848 for pearls, Bark--Of quercitron, 10 hhds have been sold »t 9s 6d per owt. al Stores-—There is very little doing im turpentine; an attempt was made to sell 2000 bbls by auction, but asthe highest bid was 6s 8d per owt, it was withdrawn, About 2 500 bbls ronin have been gold at 283d to2s4d for common, Pitch was held on arrival at 2s 6d pr owt. Rtor— Sales toa moderate extent have taken place from the 18th to the 2ith ut; 200 tox Carolina brought 19+ 6d to 203 G4. and 6000 bags Bengal 849d 10 98 34 for yellow cargo 9s 94 for small broken, and 12s 6d to 14s 6d perowt for middling to fine white. subsequently tieroen Carolina sold at 2is to 2in 6d, and bags Bengal at 94 Gd to 10a for yellow eurgo, and eleven sbillings for ordinsry. being rather bigher — Tallow--There {s still an improving demand, and prices dre advancivg. During the werk ending Dacem- ber 24 Petersburgh Y. C has been sold in «mall pareals at 47a 6d to 48*, but at these advanced rates, thera is little doing. Teganrog, sells at 463, and a few casks South American were sold by auction, at 41s to 438 64, for fair to good quality. Lard was scarce, and there were 00 sulea for want of stock Since the 2dth. thi to580 osaks, principally South Americ middling quality, up to 43s and 430 8d for the fine hard d-scriptions; Petereburgh Y. C. at 48s to 48s 64, and Taganrog at 46 yor owt. No sales of jard of any im- portance have taken place, holders requiring full rates. Tobacco—Tho sales of the menth are 748 bhds, con- sisting of 194 bhds Virginia lee. 69 stemmed, 24 Ker- tucky leaf. and 240 stemmed. The market has been tn- active, purchases being limited to immediate wants, in consequence of holders being firm for an advance, especially uvon the new import. All recent sales ha been made in favor of the buyer. Havre Manxets, Deo. 28,—The sales in ovs cotton market since yesterday, amount to 1500 bales, including 400 New Orleans deliverable by the Miobigan, at 71f for our ordinary, being about New Orleans fair. Old cot- ton, in inferior and ordinary description, are held firm, but the new imports are offered freely, and holders seem willing to realize. Potash is held at 55f. but bu: offer ooly OIf, Alotof 3 tons whaleboue, North ern, realized 2f 0254. Rice remains neglected No demand whatever for wheat or flour. In genersl,the market is dull, which is the case every year, at this period of the season. Fariants at Liverroor, Dac 31.—The freight market has been rather dull Lave been teken in most instences, though the arrivals of shipping are by no means heavy. For New York— dead weight i 15s per ton ; fine goods 20s; bardwara l5y to 176 64; earthenware 8s to 10s. Boston—dead weil 258 to 278'6d; tine goods 251; earthenware 101. Ph Gelphia—drad weight 15s ; fine goods 25a; hardware earthenware 10s, Baltimore—dead weight 17864’ 79; Gi; fine goods 25s; hardware 25a; eatthenware 130 2% 8° ods 208; 120 2000 hardware 20s; earthenware 8s — Focke ¢ Bow State of Trade. b Mascw eens eae, Evening. Dec. 81.-_ been considerable activity during the whe; in aadition to the contiaued demand tor neem aed trade, heavy purchases have been made o f gorda suit- able for India and China. The prices remrde's vy lo and yearns have been lower than ever Theneie yo ing fecling that we are on tho oy of a much bee seotate of business, end manufacturers fe: their production. ra feel inclined te @ acrease There has # Board of Supervisors, [ayor presidiog. ‘he minutes of mesting woreread and spproved tha preod ting eritrons—Various petitions wei 7 aividuale, for the correction oftexese need frome in- +norts—Of Committee on Annual Taxe: correcting the tax of Sheppard Ease. tie maborepe: opposed by several members of the Goard. The Recoxner thought, that if Mr. Itaspp had wp- plied within eix months. the only question for the Bo: wd to consider was, whether his aM@davite wore aatiefacts ity or not; it wasno matter to the Board whether \ lr. Kaapp was a rich or poor man; tho case should be de cided upon ite own merits; ho thought if the Board wer te fatisfled that Mr. Knapp had no peeonal property. aud thet be applied within the six tonthe, helwas: entities lief. Ald. Mayxanp was not satisfied thet Mr. ‘ mide personal application to the neremova ae he eae bound to do, under the statute; neither was he aatisded with the evidence offered by Mr Kaapp, to show that he had no taxable personal property; and nntil some erie denen was adduced to satisty the Noard that his per- sonal property was bos taxable, and that he had made eterry arplication to the aan i monthn, he should withhold his voters Meme the wix Ald Lawnexcr, Keuty and Ouiven, contended warmly in favor of relieving Mz Knapp tro After some farther discussion, the report and the resolu‘ion to relieve from the tax was adopted Bilis—Various bills, which ware not read, were pro- nted, and referred to tect appropriate commit ‘The general report cf the Committes on Taxe commends that the taxes of the following persomay should be corrected : John Hayne, George Langdon, 2 Pound, William:Taylor, OP Jowett. Michael Monty Abrabem Riker, ©. Clark, Catberine Seymour, Andi wy Stevenson, Henry P. Hardy, N. T. Sweeny, Judo 8? ag Jona Davidson, Janies Van Ordens. Peter W. ChY” tie! and some few others, whose names we di “dis- tinetly hear. SEEN MY 5 ie The Boord then adjourned. F i Comet Inteltygence, urneme Count—Jan. 18—General Terme - Justioes Strong MoCoua and Edwards —The 1 pen Madvms Resteil —This cauee wes reaumedthi. moralng. Mr E Sandford closed the argument by a ver y eloquent end argumentative apeech on behalf of tha defentiaut Mr Justice Strong stated that as tho case wa sa very im. portant one, they would rererve their decisi¢ n. ia order pot the fullest consideration, The og art then ad- ed. Unite States Commisstonza’s Orrice— fore A. Gardner, Eq —Ch ree of Laresn Seas. —Joseph Allen and George! before the Commissioner this morntug. om a charge of having stolen from Samuel Hall, om hundred avd four sovereigns to gold. together with some silver. and from Robert Highnam forty sovereigns in gold. The parties were all passengers in the Amoriaan shtp Constirution, which aatied’trom Liverpool for thia port, on the 12th of December last On tho night of the 20th, [Tail was rob- bed, andon the 19th, Highbam lost his money It ap» peared im evidenos that Allen slept in the same berth with Hall, on the night his money was taken out of hia pooket, whioh he put under his pillow when he was coing to bed, and that uotil after the robbery Allen did not appear to have any money; that afterwards ho was very liberal in treating the passengers to brandy, aod thet Lie It farth red that Allen found upon r, amongat which waa a rhilling that apart of hismoney. The examination is adjourned to to-morrow (thia) morning. Axother.—Wm Gill, and 16 others, the crew of packet St. James, from London, were arrested this merning, ad the quarantine ground, and brought up by Deputy Marehal Morrison, under a warrant issued dy George W. Morton, United States Commissioner, on a charge of having stolen, at various timee, during the voyage, a quantity of plated ware, nutmegs, cheese, and other len = property of personson board, Committed mination. Count or Genenat Sessiont—Jan 18—Before Record- er Scott, and Aldermen De Forrest ond Kelly Keeping @ Disorderly Howse —Av the opening of Court chis morning, thy trial of John Mon'gomery. on 18—Be- the High hadwick were bronght an indictment for keeping disorderly houss in Water au between Roosevelt and James, was umed The ving been opened for the defence, several wit- A were culled, some of whom testified that the: in the vicinity of the prowises complained of. and never been enpoyed by any disorderly couduct on | the part of persoon résiding or frequenting them = Oth- era depored thatthe roome in which jewd women are suid to Bava been aven, were not occupied by the acous- | ed. At 8 o'clock the court xdj wrord until to-morrow moroing, whem the case will be resumed. Couns Carenpgn—This Day—Cérenit Court—Nos, 11, 40, 47.69, 61,64, 68, 66, 67, 7, 69, 10. 60, 8. 83, 16, 44, 87,64 Onmmon Ple iret Part Non, $3, 41. 43, 46) a7, Ste 07, 60, 61, 68, #8, 68, 19,27. Becond Fast Noe. 22,26, 4, 3, 6, 60, a4, a, 82,84, 98, 90,