The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-01 00:00:00

Al • .010 , •- • •• a . . - ' -* .' • ' ".•••• ...- , 3 V ' ';'<... l-1--- . ? /- 7 : ' l6 / 4 " -- - r- '''P-• - • - t• I . ........- ... • 1 - • I . I • • . . .... .. .. ' ..• t... -" Koot fit "ie 1 . . • 0 . 1 1 t . • s. . , • 1 ' •••••.-!.. . ....._ No. 1,353 ] Bvny SATURDAY Altman' will lis pablielwd, THE EXIIIBITION EXPRESS, THE GREAT EXHIBITION. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1851. mese day metier flea a rd history. Bet Mr. Pox bed pbo metro otoodon of the aid isles*** la •is exertions daring Mr pond welt! led e r Wan og In atteadce boa la the masidis 111 10 at I. A Ales, heu.) Ih• Omega llotosfeellida Bee • M Mr. Cochrane. Toe setting oat oldie pelted iPal IMINIdeI by Mr. Browesger ; ▪ e 'sternness Oahe machines by Me owe son, Mr. Edward A. Cowper: earl the rehire of Me arches wee susorlsuraded by Mr. Wilber. No 11,014 whoa their Mesa front the afttlaent vidted this spleadid pawn they would be asitudakod at the sight of the trees. Bat they might learn a lemma from it, sad net em itakeportant me, Boom of them had been sande, Isedimives of late years with erecting trees of Om". way et giblet het withered and dried um Ti. Ratak pee plc weer net very fond of emblem; but he for am lashed upon them trees as real trees of liberty. They proved that the people did not live under a despotic government. Some years ago a thoussnd trees were cut down in Kensington•garden, and no remonstrance was made. But John Ball had est his mind on those trees (reheat to the trees sassier the transept roof ). It might spoil the building to retain them, but he did pot care for that ; and there they remained • pros of the lineation which government paid t of the people. (Hear, hear.) Ile might carry , tion a little further, aid say that these trees rept rights, sod privileges, and wishes of the 'trims society—the scanmanaty ; sad ell that wm req that them trees of liberty should be so pruned 11141 is not to overshadow their neighbours—(hear, hear) the niaandltant arch above resembled their glosione eon, which .se comprehensive en:ugh to include r them all. (Cheese.) The lectors► then proceeded, edmennded her of tlg.: visitors, to the prowl dieshine machine, the paicicg and sbi; v. scriptions of machinerY. nuteneee, to the eviuent tried him. MONEY MARKET. [TH 'ENCE PROFESSOR COWPER'S LECTURE AT THE BUILDING. RAILWAys. THIS DAY. Two o'CLoco. The Anal settlement of the mount having been =W, the shore market opened with s better in-day, and the prices of business in most show an improvement. A slight mac hu sines taken place, the general tone at 'event moment being a shade weaker, but most dosoriptions still command better rates than °mild be obtained yesterday. The prices of Balsa this signing will be found below. THIS DAY. MINES. MI Or A DAILY 11011XINO DOUDL• PAM, PRICE FOURPENCE, Two °Tines. The market for the home funds opened this morn ing with a much firmer feeling, and at an edvatce of per cent over the last rates of yesterday's market, 'and though the full improvement has not been maintained up to the present hour, the tone is still lathe reported steady. The favourable reaction Iwiiala has taken place in the foreign exchanges has relieved the minds of many people who were anxiously watching the course of that market, and has doubtless contributed to the increase of firmness in the home Necks. Consols were first marked 962, and then leeched 3, but the appearance of Er Ilers awed the price to drop to 2, and it is now quoted 962 to 3 ex div. for the 16th January, which u 2 more than yesterday's. dared Three per Cents. mark 972,3; and Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 983, Exchequer Bills is rather steadier margin between the buying and more clearly defined, but the quotation - of rallying from the decline of 2s. olished yesterday afternoon. Bills of been tranaaoted at 675. and 60a. prem.; large, a 6 s. prem. in foreign securities is almost bat innerly supported, and s the feeling is deci eperntions of the morning, as I, ere limited to Brazilian Old Five TOSSIBLN 11170111117101 111LATITZ TO TYI GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851, ITS MI MI, INIIIBITOIII . 1101111C711, INTINDID COX• TWITS, A6l XXXXXX NT', ATTIA/SAIICI, 72001111, PAST AND TITTIII2. THE enormoso slumber of mass istortotod in the forthenerne Great Exhibition of the World's ladestry laving hitherto had no eatisfavory representative Ia the Proom—so Paper suffic.thily large. and with thealsaitsa Dnepr e bestirs Gemmel le grasp red OSUMI plity the tortheosiag Expositios with Meths worthy of es graad an event—the Proprwtsrs tt the " EXPRESS" have deterethad upon isuaing, 'rely Saturday afternese. a &able skeet of that Paper, le etwitaie the tallest sad luau istorthation relative to she Eakihittee, together with a eases of ether matter sotoptattio to Yu antritade of persons iatererod either as Owed sad Deed Camaistethaea sod Secrets/rim limbers _. Priced& ," Darnami RAILWAY'. di Pen Wild TreteWog Clubs, EckLWton, . , of "ollibitslie.hehi of Ishlbiteee, nod the toll loner sad wider efeek Odom taloa an to be the hundreds of thousands O Intim, te the Metropolis &tripe the hotheonsfed Con• grew of Ifuteadey el ell Nations. lo addition to everythini tektite he the 'trillion, the Daub/e Sheet will give finial Now, amd will. moreover, airelelly mama le all Cum' avows la Literates*. &Mom aeratilo ••— Oa -, Oa gam day ears Satu , d.y the pram of the EXPRESS win be Thmpeoe•, as heittiofory. Ai) ERII S E %TENTS. Tire Intl valve of the " EXHIBITION EXPRESS " Y alndies, out he evutebt W e.lvertisete. - - AU Warms/meats must be at dm Office is Whitarriara at K Wore Eight is the Evening, of sash Friday, to nears in. ameba Is the samba of t►e tailoring day. L\SURANCFS of every deserlyties Sr. Linatby Ow RONAL EM)I7./K .e 1 GISMO. nag terIANCE ly/MI.ANY. Yw M. Starkaalha smog am' ism, soda sdithow - I~ ld Ab ~.e~lnl .t ma . nnibk nwa disc at CluWean an new f=ekelleed.oelix, aid in the a the sante. porueo tot e bontinwt tlt eated in the laic ill•IMMIO derartmat way be nb,..inril ttw swine:a.m. WILLIAM SLUM. Waren Director. No 346 Reread !Akan. ART UNION al LONDON.—GREAT EXHIBI TION of I.4I.—SICELITOKS ore oneaked to NOTICE that the orATEETTER to heoideoltted to competition tor the presninese of Cleo and /be 'Eked by M. Art-Urdom of Locket ore to k Feet to the I, eke of the flak% 411, West Herd, en NON DAY, the rith, or Tl* MAT, the Mk k rebrkry seed, before 9 o'clock in lb. enemas. Pe:lice:are aisy be obtained of the cake ea &hove. GrAtittilt GODWIN. / ltoo . se e e, LEWIS PO CM, 414, Weit Strant, Jim 1, le3l. 4HT UNION of LON1)0N, iccorporattd by Royal garter.-11nheerfolion of 1631.—Each I'ILIZEHOLTW.I3 ANNUAL 1/14/111111 - 1111,4 will be witilled to SELISCT Inc 11131etLY, se bidet Aire, a WORK of An from coe of the public exhibition& Every raiteenber will have for each guinea, the choke of one of too liar edge., deers f*Tne IturiA of Ilarokt," by V. Ilea" after V. N. lirternin, .3 ICA., nr " The Villa of Lacunae," by J. V. Winnewe, A1..11...1.. after W. T. Lentil; and, in addition, a volume of 31 wood enersivinjei M , lolnt ortirt.., illustrating Goldenidee pans of Tee Ti4refi.r." Ihe icapremiona (,1 the •• of La mellae' are Dow mid, fD awe who erlret th.it rubj, eL 111: , .11GE GOON%tr , I Mammy Lovli I'OCOCK, j ficerelaries. 444, Wed 111raa4, lan. 1, 1431. VINDEILtd. STOVES, and FIRE - IRONS.— num. M rime. are requit.tal, before &tiny dreiellng, WILLIAM K. kIUKTUN't sIIOW-HOINII4, 3.1, OXFORD.. ifILEKT (turner of lleinnanuitreet), and No. I, NEWMAN.STIIGIIT. peg are the Lirce.t In the world, and 'retain ruck an wort nerd of rltNlikltn. ItANGEN, YINE-IRONS, and GINS. SAL IntiNNIONI.ERV at cannot be arpruiched elaewhenc, either Ike variety, um, Ity, brunt, of desire, or eautiiiltesesa or work nwiedup, while tbe prior. are on thut low scale for which his ans. Ininkaarat ha. been celebrated for more thni a quarter of a centur). *lntl .tune., with bruniid orninsent• mad two art. of bus, £1 lie. 11111, ditto with ..rneolu ortosnl-ut• Awl two wta of bar., LS Inw F ; steel feretile, haw X! 11, to with r7r:horatolu oraa astma, In. El Isr. to 177 7r.; flreoroor, from la 9d. the met to S 4 4.. By:caner mid oil other newel storm with Misting be.rth plates. IRON ItEDSTF.AI/3 and CHILDREN'S COTS. A very !war .--ortrnent of thew Bedstead. la Iron rod= 10e. ; an, Coto tram 20e. each, fitted with Sloe mad patent packing, and erolrely free k® t., or I. on sALE, at the Show-room. el WILLIAITI au merto, ti. bxrutto..ntEET (enter of Newsaaaoareet), and No. 1, NEW NIA N-VTILEVT, whteh are the taratat to the world; where say 11,0 he eerythe PATENT ItIIEIOCLION, as easy 111074 who:4 i• upv.PeJble allo to half sad wooden itioistivid.. It do h. en bgond, a. an :I , lllliary to perfect root, =patio.. ma to the wider bed. Common iron bas oleteads at 11a. tat. each. r UMukd (*.triggiturv, orb Iw:raving% as well as of every Iron ▪ inger7 article, rr nt $ gar i..-t) free. WILLIAM v. rtritrov, erg. 4. of GENERAL FURNISIIIIO lIRONNIONtiY.RT 1.1. ti riliy the Lirogvii in the woad. abd ae gb• La• 'Mtge ran he employe 1 to vire 3 eorreet idea of Sr varlet, and extent, frATVIA2MTP are ins to c.ll and nwpret It. The money retuned Ow every oriole saa *omit 01 ONEiIIII-STKEET (corm, el Newwww-rweet). and No. 1, NEWNAN-STREET, Leadoo.—kalst blotted in Wellwetreet, 1828. DDg AH It 1.1? ell INI N KY- PI EC ES, GRATES, and 1 ERNItElts.—J. E. DOWROM, 123, Oaceed , treet, (near R tan,. I,rtik tn. 1.4 nn view In his extensive show MOMS, • rn.ut V.,riety of M %KM I. rill NIN ItY.PIECGts, Register Grates and Irk.nder., of flo• to 1,4 eh;; ant and perfect deocriptioq improves/ kitebeg mg,. :.n,l olio r vv)kolit apparstuv. Every azUde atstufsetured ursei tlo• m.l covtect pc maple., and at emdy wary pism.—ioloi laanittivtgrers of l'un.l) . . i'atrnt Stoves. CH HIS riAs r RESENTS.— At ibis festive period d the fear, when friends mid toren ersernble et Me mewl bned, or ionn in the ratan. of the dents, s more than usual extent) a etratrd for remind attraction, sad the folk:twins unrivelied ilocoveries for the toilet see celled into lecreased requisition, nemety, aIIN L %Med MAI'A.SAN 011, for emoting and sionstning s her 'Mot demi of Aso, ROWLAND& kd LUX% um metering the shin soft, fen, end Idatommet, nod HOW LANDS' OWN CO, or roast Des- Write, for Imparting o trearldtke 'Menem to the teeth. efferent sad seusonatik. prentot. Weiser of Plitiriroo4 illlitatialk The old? im mune of each Woe the name of tt tuncedr it t s t setkie on the stepper or istrel.—Sold by there et 20. Loadoe, and by ebent:ate and perfumer*. i()Tl.Eivs • BLACK CURRANT COUGH LI.INIK, in Ilottles, at la I td. und la. nd. each, ;comas Gee tre hitherto unable to lk down in their We, the refreshing punt. beta of roost end 'tap promating n free expectoration. It instantly re hears .sdhsa, d i nar ty of breathing. ke., and rapidly auras rough., colt* intturaxa, hoarseness buoying ninth, consumption. A single bottle will effectually retablan tta eurerturny ova every other kind o( (sough insdic.or in repute. Sold by flaunty and Co., Oxfurd..treet ; sad Jaelens, ladig.strea. Cheapeide ; and all ehetoLate, la battles at Is. 414.. and to. 9d. rich. C.mtiom.--late eerrful to inquire far HOPPER'S BLACK (TRH ANT ELLUII, and do in* be pereanded to purchase as Instance. WATCIIING OUT Trill OLD YEAIL-1411 aight the canoes of mobile the last boar of the enable, year in row gregatosal dte,tion was observed at all the principal War ',yen chapels in Loadoo, which were filled to overfloisiag. The superintendent minisb , n of the Cifelitf, who generally toodueted the ele• aims., delivered addresses on (Ca mar. recces of the last year, improving the rest aspect in a opi, 'km.: light; and just before twelve the wirabled mew Rations knelt in prayer, until the &trek* of a clock annostaced that • new period of I;fe and hope had anameseed, when all, /Wing, joined in a hyena et praise. This practice Cu o: late pion bees adopted by ether desominatione, and was ob. awed Ism sight in some of the metropolitan churches. Tax BauuseT or 1830 To 18,11.—" I desire," said tlistntator, Is a aistinet voice. " to *Wail the remembramm althea o• as filleenieff for ever. Of the statesman, as aa English's.* who in jested an 'dustiness nobility, lad composedly kiwi" hie swa. Of the:king, as. peat example that the unwell who addresses himell to the "sans prr sions of hiessany, and governs by manias and ciirruptioa, males hie bed el thores, and e-ts his throne on Ghana, sand." The head registrar of births took a note of the bigots*. "I. there any other wish ?" inquired the chief of the grave dies. re, observing:that his patton elceta hie err. " 1 bogesilt to my garmeeer," said the asl ant geatleman, opening hem agate, " • vast intient. &nom of degradatioa sad nooks% in England; and I chairs his, I. he he wigs, to get speedily through ir, do hereby give and bequeath to him, also, Ireland. Ad I admoaiek Sea to Iss as hie guesses in a better sedi tion this he will find it. Reran hardly leave it to a worse." The airatching of the pea used by the head misses el births was the only mast that broke the anemias .dens. ' I do its and bequeath to him, likewise," said the testator, reasdast himself by a vigarees effort, "the Court of Chan. eery. Thu lees be leave. el it to his sucemor, the better fee mieltial." The bead registrar of birth, wrote as las ditiosely a poulbln, fee the cloak showed that it was within fire sinatos of eidnight. " Also, Ido give gad bequeath I. him," said the tentator, "the costly governante= of the Engin\ law I. general. With which Ido hereby couple the nee d01e.." The regilltrar, waist to the end of hi. note, repeated, " The gam, advice." Also, Ido give sad bequeath to his," said the testator, •• the window tan. Also, • general mismenagesetat of all publie errs dines, reveaam sad property, in Orest Brisk' sad Is poseessiss." Tb. sissies regienar. with s pleas et Ms clock, repeated.. And ita poposesiams." "Also, do Imo and Guiana' to kis," said the Water, collecting Ws strength once more, by • remising effort,"Nietelee Wiseman sad the Pape of Riau." The two .Modest. breathlerly inquired together, " With what ihjunetions i" "To study well," and the testator, " the speech of the Dean of Bristol, med. at Bristol aforesaid ; sad to deal with thea and the whole sized guides according to that spools. And I do hereby give and bequeath to my gumegeor the said speech sad the said faithful dean, as great prieemetom and good guides. And I wish with all my heart the said anneal des were removed a little farther to tbe West of Iseland, wed made Bselsop of Bastes :"—Dickess's liousshad Words. In cousequesce of invitations which had been sent by Messrs. Fox sad Henderson, the opetneston ef the Crewel Pahee, to the S:ciety of Arts, to inspect the new building, now rapidly approaching its completion, a large flambee of members belonging to the moiety assembled on the ocesaila. It was soul tired, no doubt, that a eumpilmeat of this head —Masao appropriate sad gratieful—wea ass to that body la ' eonsideration of its services to eoseketioa with the exhild. tics sad the wimps of seta is this envery. The slut was made nitre rll3l ordinarily attractive from the (sot that Professor Cowper, of King's College, kid eons' rated to give • lecture explanatory of some of the mime prominent features el the baling, sad the modem operemeli in regard to them. In coder that redact galetude sheald prevail throughout the vast leafleting daring the delivery of the lecture, and that sot a aim& steam* of the now valuable time of the work. men should be lost, lb, lecture was delivend betweea 12 sad 1 o'clock, during which period the men ordinarily go to their diem,. The " room "is whist the lecture wee delivered was formed for the nonce by **spending • MINN of gamete, which had twee trot for the occasion by blesses Jacksaa and Graham, on poles, which gave en air of comfort to the place. At twelve o'clock Professor Cowper contateseed his teeter*. He said—Oa the occasion of the visit of the Soziety of Arts to that very splendid building be had been requested by IL* andieil to point oat to the members the scientific principles of its °protraction. It woo not his business to give a history of the building, but to pniat Cu' those port{of it which aosr deserved attengon. They all kadw that Joy were indebted kw the origin of the talaffigg te Kr Psalm, who bad shady kid it Whin the Society of Arts, without going into derails of the eoo,otruction. There were some persons who felt certaia that in anything which the government or great people had to do with there moat be a job. In this ease, on, part of the terms let forth was, that the con. tractor who might tender for the buildieg, should be allowed to maks any suegestiuns for aittratiaa that he pleated. Mr. Paxton laid his plan before Meson. Fox sod Handerron, and u those gentlemen at once perceived that that was the building which ought to be greeted, they wisely ad boldly mid, " This is the alteration that we sus;- gat." It was arroompanied with the detailed plans and estimates, sad, with the energy which had chareeter:sed the whole affair, within one week all the drawings sad estimates were laid before the ementissi Jen. Therefore there was no tri leery; everything ea' open and abovelriard ; and Meson. Fox end Henderson, bike the only contractors who tendered, they had in last only themselves to compete with. Now, he must oborts*, is the Slot place, that the building was not an architectural strutter* ; it was not built of wood, or stone, or brick, but of iron—a material whiA architects almost rid. The architect had very seldom to mn oto cakuls for hie assistance. Brick was hid urn brick and stone epos stows, without the slightest idea of risk; whirrs', in &alio' with iron—a material which was susceptible, as it were, of many forme—every part of that building, every pillar and area bar, everything, in short, that was used, Ives seinsitted by the engineer to rigid celen'etion, and the misisnum material employed. You could not there see, as at the British Museum, columns of seven feet diameter , _ which tarried nothing, howover they might conduce to beauty of eff ec t ; everything was matter of calculation. The critics had said that this building was very slight. It mu, he admitted, very light; but the letter ts a " should sot be profited. (A laugh.) He wanted the critics to leers a lesson of diffidence. He would like any who might be present to judge mentally what weight could be bores by two quills one inch Welt. (The professor here trabibi•ed two bits of the tubular part of a quill, each about an inch lone, and placed them endwise.) He had a little apparalui there for the purpose of testing the point. There mu so trick of any kind, though there was, of course, something to keep the quills in their proper Doeition, yet the weight would rest entirely upon them. (He then placed weights on bits of wood which rated on the spills, first a half cwt., and then gradually increasing the ormeure, until it reached to two cwt., when the quills broke.) The columns around them, by which the building was supported, wart hollow, end the olsreet of the Werra:ion was to show the &drastic* of wing hollow tubes for such • purpose. A columa of thirty feet high, and having a diame ter of twelve inches outside and ten inside, so that it was one inch thick, sad a solid column 6.63, were of equal area; and of these the fint woted bear 110 and the last 410. The columns were fisted in sockets on has, resting upon what was technically Wined concrete. The material for minion the comet. was found on the spot, end the foot of the socket was fastened firmly with cement. The question might be asked, bow did the contractors manage to put all the pillars in their respective places? That had been dome with great skill with the aid of • theodolite; which he need scarcely tell them was • telencepe with an sal., by means of which the eye veld test the accuracy of the placing, sad in order that there might be so mistake, a foot rule or yard nt sours was also emplued. 24 feet was the distance between two columns. The architect set out from the very point where • stake was driven, so that the enact spot was fixed upon by the person who laid the while out. But it was evident that when the socket had to be put in its place, the stake most be taken away; and the* acme the question hew to ascertain where the pillar was to eland. 1 rat difficulty also was solved very 'loved,. The leeterer here referred to models and diagrams is illustration of the nodes operandi The rows of villeins, as would be perceived, covered each other with the most beautiful exactitude, and if that had not been the ease, the girders would not have stood. Now those eolurans were fastened one upon the other. Here was ann•her Illustration of the strength of a hollow column. He need so' tell them how offensive it would be to the eye it they did not stand true. In order to attain this ohjeet, it was decided by Misers Fox and Henderson to turn the ends of the pillars in • lathe, and in each case to put one upon the other. There were 2,500 columns end ab nit 12,000 facings to be done. Very few engineers would have ventured upon so apparently expensive a pro. WS as the turning of these ends. Bat Messrs. Fox and Henderson saw, frets their experience in such extensive work.. that that was the way to proceed. By this means they had obtained this scientific resule, that there was not • crooked eslumn in the whole building. He defied any body to find one. The next point they had to consider was the girders. The whole structure was composed of lines, and thus limes were chiefly to be found on the columns and girder.. Many person, on looking at those girders, thought that they also were alight. Now, let them see, to use an expression which chemists and engineers were fond of em ploying—let them wee how these girders " behaved." [The Intuit:here illustrated the strength and action of the girders by means of an ingenious apparatus which he had brought with him for the purpoe^ I N.t only was there strength, but there was alto stiffness. [Here a Model section of the building was exhibited for the purpose of illustration.] Some penent said that there wee no stiffness in the building, and th et the wind would blow it all down. This was the building of the critics. hut not the building of Melon. Fox end Henderson. (Laughter.) The lecturer here held up the model section, and showed how easily the wind would blow it to pieces without the proper supports, but oe fixing to it • plight lath bestial:, it remained perfectly round and firm, (The illuezation elicited loud sheen.) The girders were proved by a hydraulic press, which consisted of en iron cylinder and a pump. Now, all the girders had been tested by a weight of 15 tone, otherwise they were not allowed to page. The breaking weight was 30 tons, yet 7i tons was all the weight that they would actually have to bear. One of the peculiarities which must strike any puma on entering the building was the absence of scaffolding. When he brought his scholars from King's College to view the build ins, they asked him where the scaffolding war. That was a question which was put to him by grown up persons as well me by the students of the college. But in the prune ease the various part of the building supplied the place of sestelding, and all that was neceesszy futile' were ropes. lie had now to direct attenti in to whet were called the P..xton sratt.re, which ran along the building, and, bevies been invented by Mr. Paxton, were made by hand at Chatsworth. Some objectors said. " This building won't do ; the condensed water will drown them all ; what is to he done to prevent that 1" Why, Mr. Paxto n bad done what was necessary before the critics eat down to write. (Hear, hear.) The learned professor here exhibited a seatien of the gutters, which in its lower part contained a peon for the reception and conveyance of the water and condensed vapour. As be had said, these gutters bad bean made at ChaM. worth by hand. Bat Messrs. Fox and Henderson had roe sorted to machinery, and the application of machinery in this instance had loan perferly encoessful. The whole thief wee run through and cut at once. There bad been a variety of machines used then. There had been machines for cutting the gutters—machines fee cashing the sash bars and marlines foe drilling. The painting was done by a machine. The sash bar was tai lin • trough of fluid paint surrounded by brushes, and the paint had afterward. to be swept off instead of being put on. (Laughter.) Now, with respect to the transept, he wo u ld observe that it weakest intended that the building should be uniform from ace end to the other, Hat as Misers. Fox and Henderson thought that a transept would give an additional stiff au to the building, and as the tree, required to be coy end in, it was determined that there should be • transept, the roof overtopping the tallest of the trees 20 feet. A transept of iron would have been too heavy. Everybody would say that en arch must have alms. Granted, if the arch had weight upon it. But hers the arch bad no weight upon it, cad therefore it stood. This the lecturer illuented by mesas • model arch, and called upon his audience to observe hew beautifully were exemplified the equality of tension and of mint,. It was at first intended that the arches whisk formed the transept roof should be taken up one at a time. But one of the fumes, Mr. Wilb.e, suggested that a pals of arches should be taken up together, and that these meld be made to set as a traveller to the rest. Messrs. Fox and Henderson adopted the suggestion, with this exception, that they determined that the ar.dies should all be raised in pain, and find at .nee is their plumy Now, during the program of the building various tenons had given hints which might Il~tan~ L?dm. THE BISHOPRIC OF MORAY AND Ross. stand that the Right Rev. David Low,LL.D , Bishop of Moray and R ma, has intimated his raVgnation of that office—his advanced years and lacressed infirmities keying rendered him usable for the due discharge of his duties —E/gin Courata. RPPEAL OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS AND THE VeLtle o► 82111.—LIVISPOOL, ThiliDLT.—This being the close of the first year since the paving of the bill repeating the navigation laws, the annual circular, which will be tuned to-morrow, from Merin. Tongs, Curry, and Co., the eminent ship-brokers of this port, will no doubt be read with unusual later.,', the whole tenor of it showing that the pros n a-icatret disastrous effects of the repeal of these laws upon British shipping have been perlisc'ty fellseieus and unfounded. The circular says: "New British shape have fully main-, tained our last quotatiors ; indeed, we have f, It the want of a larger supi ly of good vessels of 500 to 6 , 50 tens register, which would have met a ready sale at fair prices, if at hand. We have also had much inquiry for good vessels of this size, having from four to six years to remain A 1, bat have not found owners of such disposed to sell. If 6011111 of the vessels of this kind, so long kept on the rocks for rale at the outperts, were finish( d and sent round here under Baltic outfit, a quick return might be emiculated upon. The number of ships launched and in the course of completion in our port this year is 20, tonnage computed 7,459, rgainst 8, computed at 2,800, in 1849, which, how ever, are built to order. As regards steamers, there is a very increased enquiry for bath paddle and screw boats, the former for the cattle carrying trade, and, we presume, in anticipation of the expec•ed increased counts:Lotion duriog the ensuing summer. In directing attention to the accom panying prices current, list of ships on sale, &o we hay reason to believe the bwiness of the put year has been of a decidedly healthy kind. Most of the sales have been made for cash, and we have the highest au•hority for stating, that the mortgages taken upon ships are very few, as compared with previous years. As regards the future, if we may venture an opicion, very many concurrent einem ' , sec's lead us to believe we shall have a year of unusual prosperity. Money and food are cheap—freiglve are on the advar.ce—our consuming power is lik.ly to be vastly aug. meted—capital has been steadily increasing, and as a community, we have learned to avoid e &Ins speculation, and to recognise the policy and propriety of trading within our means " SO 30 12 SO 100 17 12 SUICIDE IN ST. BARTUOLOMEW'd HOSPITAL.— Last night, Mr. W. Payne held en inquest In St. Bertha- Image's boll/its), on the body of David Spikesly, aged 36, who committed suicide in User institution, under the follow ing circumstances:—The deceased was admitted to October lest, suffering from paralysis of the spine. He went on well, but was very I.w-spirited, On Monday mmnint , shout half.past three o'clock, the right nurse heard a strings noise proceeding from deceased's bed. and, on going to learn the cause, she found that he had cut his thee it in a fright. tel manner with a pocket knife. The sister of the ward tried to step the hemorrhage, when deceased attempted to get Lis hands up to pull open the waned. He lived only ten minutes after committing the act. The wife of the de mated, who midis at Ilatfi4d, came up by nil gay yester day to take her husband home, thinking he was cured, when, on her snivel at the hospital, she was made acquainted with his death. Tee jury, after consulting topthet, returned • verdict of " Temporary insanity." ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE BY TIER Hue- BAND, AND SUICIDE OP TER HUBBAND.—Very early on M Juday morning, about 3 o'clock, the ichabitents of Upper North-street, Brighton, and i's neighbourhood, were alarmed by piercing cries of " Murder" and " Police," and in a short time the police diseovned at the spot whence the cries proceeded the deed but still bleeding body of a men, stretched an hie beck in the middle of the road. Olie of the neighbours, Wootton by same, was the first on the spot, and at his request, Mr. Richardson, surgeon, promptly made his appearance. His aid, however, was iliog. The man had suffered from a fatal wound which severed the windpipe: and principal arteries, and death must have been inetanta as ous, or nearly so. The accessed was named William Henry Marshall. He was a butler out of place. I His lest ergagement was in the family of Captain Preston, e Magistrate, where it appears he was not comfortable, and his wife states that he had several times stated Lis apprehension that he should in consequence take kin own iife. This service he had left about 16 months, and ever since be had been In a low way. Within the last few days he had obtained tem porary employment in the family of Mr. Lawrence. Here be had cmducted himself remarkably well; he appeared elated at the circumstance of his having at length obtained employment, bat Mr. Lawrence believes that he neither slept nor drank daring the time he was in the house. He was se usual on Sunday night; and at 11 o'clock turned off the gas from toe main. At 3 o'clock in the morning of Monday the wife of the de ceased was awoke by a knocking at the door, and having descended the stairs and ascertained that her husband was at the door, she admitted him into the house. Oa opening the door she observed that her husband was almost in estate of nudity. He was even without his nowise/. " What did he return home for in that state ?" she inquired. He replied, " To kill you ;" and suiting the WIWI to the word, he seized her by the shoulders, and then grasped her throat. Nearly naked as she was, the rushed into the street, fol lowed by her husband, who caught her in the middle of the road. They there struggled together till she fell, and he upon her. She raised the cry of" Police," and a lodger that of " Murder and thieves," and the wife then effected bar escape. As she ran off she sow a new in his hand, and be having raised himself, again fell. She then returned Or 3iol, and found the blood gushing from a large gash in his throat, and a razor lying beside him. By this time assistance came to the spot, and the surgeon was sent for, and ses arrived, as rated above ; but death speedily followed the infliction of the wound. An inquest was held in the evesing at the Windmill Tavern, before S. H. Gel!, Esq., coroner for EastSuseez, Wllllll the above frets having been elicited in evidences the jury returned a verdict of " Tenporary de rangement." SUROLART AT FURNEAUX PELHAM--011 Monday the 23rd ult., the cottage of • labonier, names John Law, in the en.ploy of Mr. Pottarill, of Funnies, Herts, was fercibly broken into between the hours of twelve at night mad one in the morning. As Law sleeps it the hones of Mr. Funeral, as a protection, his aged wife who was left alone in the house, was disturbed between 12 and 1, by a knocking at the door; she at first thought it was some neighbour requiring her melees as a and she got up and asked who was there, when a voice sailed out with an oath, " Open the door." Immediately an arm was thrust through the glom, and opened the window, a man springing into the room and threw her on the bed, sod covered the clothes over her. He than unfastened the door and let in another man. Pillows and clothes were heaped upon her until she was nearly smothered, and they threatened to Id re her breins out if she moved for thee hours. The men spoke in • disguised tone, as If they had something in their mouths. They then ransacked the home, end tock away some wearing apparel, two stone bottles of home-made wine, and some tea sad sugar, and about tits. in money. WINDING UP JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.—The fol lowing is • list of those railway and jobt-stock companies now under the operation of the Windng-up Act, in con nexion with which balls have been made to defray liabilities : Direct Birmingham, Oxford, and Readbag Railway ; Direct Hester, Plymouth, and Davenport Rahway ; Direct West sad and Croydon Railway ; Galway and Emilie Grand Justine Railway ; Grand Trunk, and Staffed and Peter borough Railway- Irish West Coast Railway. Tee only railway nader :he Winding up Act in which a dividend has been declared at present is the Tries, Reading, and Basing. stoke Railway. The general joint-Bieck companies in ocinaszion with which similar calls have been made and are in mune of payment are the Bemires Iron Company, Boston and Thorp Arch Bath Company, Godolphin Miainer Company Kilbreckezt Silver Lead Mining Company; Kingsland, Daimon, and Ds Beauvoir Town Literary and Scientific Isetitution; Hollman's Carriage Improvement Company ; National Disinfected and Dry Manure Company ; Meter Dale Iron Compiny ; North of England Joint-Stock Basking Company; Northern Cml Mining Company ; St. George's Steam Packet Company. It Is calculate d that between LOO,00)1, and 200,0001. have or are being collected in the shape of calls under them estates, to pay off creditors and oataaading liabilities. ~: a (lats E. U. Rh.) Do. elan B. and C ditto Do. Scrap (goo. 6 p. Ct.) East Lancashire Eastlusoolosh.guar.6 p.Ct Edinburgh and Glasgow Estioburgb,Path,Dunlee Exeter,Yeorilok Dorrhes. Exeter and Exmouth .. Great Northam , ecutte;,A , De tiered Do. e shares B, 6 p. Ct. Do. 5 per Cent. l'ret.. 01. Southend Weet.(ire.) l Great \ Veaters _De. New Xll dull and Selby De. shares Lseceate! glad Carlisle Lancaster and Pftll2oll ,Lalleuel!illy and Yorkature ... Do. (Is. Ct. Pref. Stook Do. west Riding Unite Leeds and Bradford ... Leeds and Think 61 7 4 q I& Ist Is 124 Sli H 27 29 6 7 Do. iet.ciia7cei'4:l pls London and blacetwall Lon., Enghton, ire S.Coast Do. New gua 6 p. Ct.... Do. guaranteed Sp. Ct. late Croydon Minim Do. Pref. 3 pet Cent.. . Do. Cairn. p. 0,1531 Landon and Greenwlek Do.l'referelee •-- ... London St North-Weelern Do. do. New j shove... London It Soutb-Weetero Do. New, S5O „, Do. New, CIO Do. New Preference ... LowenortGuar.4 par Cent. Meath., Dux., Wall Matlack 31anch.,Sbet,ntloeolonb. Do. *bares, No. I ... Do. New 1:10 Pref. Do. S. ?mann* .. Do. Man.& Lincl. Union kSO;Ilar; Da Sinn. and Derby Do. Con+. B. B. p. C. !fewn?thet „,. Do Y.stawwa Do. Outran. Si per Ct. Britieb icei;;;;Ce •.:. North Otetfordelore. Word. 'tom # Wolver. Prestos sod Wyro D 0.... 1 gnu (Ai Reed. Omikl., aie Se 6 kOrslol3 and Intel:Oa Do.tiheproth Eateries deottbh Central . _ ••• Totisi I tuurms. & Bun., 6;45.1 Do, Shrei.bury Mid ®eater Do. °street:l Do. New ... Do. • per sent. P0d.... Shippshire tinion Both Btalfordshiz• Sorg% P.:stern Ili i Ire 101 111 12k liy 34 40 - pa 77 7 74 44 1 La. 99 101 44 - iie 21 33 ee io ii - it Po 26 27 „ 25j 4 bei tot lot dik 7 7 dhs. II l„ 118 132 i 6 Si dY SS 97 18 G 1 Pia 137 886 87 10/ 114 57 (65 3/ GO 114 13 1212 24 123 1 Si Si PM 3.6 76111 302. 77 12 II di& 101 34 631. 14 190. 13 13 1 4 db. 2 4 1 241 101 114 loi 31 4/24 dk 44 194 194 de 14 26 IA 130 24 3 21 93 13 14 dla 16 17 11 44 11 4j 3j 44 11 411. 17 174 41j 41 74 ei 131 19 7 7 134 14i 64 7 6 31 3 4 41a. 91 10 12 13 I 31 • 10 11 1 dis 144 14 31 dim 14 13 II 13 221 31 1 310 2 1 22 Li 121 12 7.9 7' Si Tel 37g 7 Si l 76 1231 20 1 1 47 f In ; • ef i7li}•a 61 6 dls 221 3 21 Ell q I IS } '5 Si az illy 3i; ditto email, 881. Dutch Two- Cents., 57 i ex div.; ditto Four per Coat. Certificates, 90, 91. Mexican Bonds, for the 15th inst., 351. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1849, 791. Portuguese Four per Cents., 311. The late negotiation in this market to join in a 'tender for French Rentes attracts some attention, and surprise is expressed that French securities are held to so email an extent in England, and the more par ticularly as the French law allows of stock being convened into bonds or inscriptions payable to bearer. It is stated that besides those tendering under Messrs. Laffitte's list, English houses are ten dering under Messrs. Itotheehild'slist, and some anx iety was expressed to know the issue of the adjudica tion of to-day. The settlement in the share market was heavy, though not so heavy as the last account, and was ar ranged without difficulty. 25 per cent. was not an uncommon rate of continuation in the lower stocks. The result of the late operations shows that the puh lie have been large takers of railway reeks, and that the late improv, ment in prices is owing to invest ments coming forward, and not to the speculations in particular lines. The prices negotiated on 'Change yesterday for bills on foreign lilac: a were higher. Hamburg was done at 13 mks. sto 6. Bills were offered, but there were few buyers, and little was done. Amsterdam at short was 11 8. 15 to a ; and at three months, 118. 161 to 171. The buyers were very reluc tant to make offer,, and a good deal of paper remained over. For piper on Antwerp and Brussels there were no buyers, but the rates may be considered higher. With regard to Paris, some amounts were done in the beginning at 24 f. 921 c.; but afterwards no better price then 24.971 was offered. ()n Vienna and Trieste only a few transactions took place. There was a good demand for bils on Madrid and Cadiz at the rates of last post day, but no larg.. supply. Genoa was much in demand, arid was done at 25.621 to 67a. Bank shares are not attracting the least attention at the present time in the market for iavestments, other di scriptions of security occupying prominent notice. The shares of the Bank of Aestralasia are the only kind dealt in during the week, the price realised being 31, with 401. paid. In dock shares a moderate amount of liiminese was doneyesterdav at the following rates, viz., Commercial Dock, 81 ; East and West India, 1411; London, 1191; St. Katharine, 78; Southampton (501. paid), 91. There was a general impression on 'Change that the exchanges will rally in favour of this country in the beginning of the year, and hence no disposition was shown to buy bills except at considerably ad vanced rate.. Every transaction to-day was more favourable to the buyer than last post, with the exception of Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Naples, and Genoa, which remained without alteration. The ciao which has already taken place cannot be accounted for by a corresponding rise in bills on London at the continental exchanges, because at several the value of the pound sterling has again receded, as at llsmburg, for instance. At Paris, nevertheless, there is a tendency to rise, and this market seems to have the greatest influence at the present moment, having for tha time become the centre of operations, as Ham burg and Amsterdam were latterly. One chief cause of the improved rates seems to be the desire of the Bank of England to bring about that state, in order to prevent further large exports of gold from Eng land, and it is understood some of the largest bill takers are co-operating with them in this object. There is no change of prices in the bullion market. The late high rates are maintained. Advices born Belgium represent that the new law has drawn mush gold coin from its hoards, some of which is coming forward for investment in the na tional funds. ENGLISH FUNDS Ten Doe. Rook Ptak. 213 14 I 3 per Meat. Arc.. 481 I 3 per CL Red. A 1.11., 571 I 31 pa Cu. tat 3 per C1.1.10n. Aura.. arta Excheyoer Lido Cs. to FOREION FUNIAL 1 per Ct. Grenada E.Y, 17 18 Grenada Deterred 114... 1 5 per C . Mel. Ltda.. 331 pet Ct. I'erovirka Bd.. 73 80 Pompom., Cm.. 34 5 i per r CL ltem . 111 12 Unto Srrnod 8d.., 171 C. C lierg:lt l3 lB 4 .: *2 18140 Bowie.! Ode.. 31 If ror CLVoueruels kid.. 31 3 1 esesoela lkderred 800 ia. 11 12 6 pit Ct.lan IloodZ.7' I t pot per g t . ... 1.1. u1d. Bonds. 90 2 . I par Ct..ltrazllldn 879 tDitto N. 85 7 I 69 t7t.t. ( 7 3. C1147 " 411 . 771h 4 2 Ditto Columb. Colutold6d EquaJor 39 1 3 per CL. Utorh Itdd., 75 8 21 ter .1. Iheh DU, 58 9 4 per Ct. Dutch *Ark, IX) 1 EMPLOYMENT FOR TITE BASRA HIGHLANDERS.- The poor Barra Highlenders, to whom the Edinburgh night asylum has affirded shelter and support for the last ten days, hare been offered employment by Mr. William Dunn, con tractor, Esat-Colder,:who has undertaken the management of extensive draining and trenching operations on waste land, on the estate of a nobleman :in the north. From what we have learned of the contract there is reason to expect that the employment will continue for • very conaiderable time.— &climax. RIGHT OF WAY AT HAWICK.—Great excitement has prevailed at Hetrick regading proceedings connected with the shutting up of a path by William Laid's', and Sous, which has been opened from time immemorial. Early on Saturday morning, when the workpeople were passing by the usual way, they found that the road wu boarded up, and that no path was provided for them. Oa ascertaining theta proceedings, a band of workpeople armed themselves with sledge hammers and picks, and demolished the barrier. In coast gun°. of these procudings, Ire& litigations are commenced. INCENDIARISM.—hat as we were going to press, information reached tte that the houm and premises of a man named Michael O'Kelly, situate between Athlone and Bel linasloe, were let on fire and totally consumed on last night. The act is supposed to be that of an incendiary. Captain Rathbourne,R.M., proceeded to the seine of °atm' at an early hour this morning, in order to investigate the circumstances connected with the affair.— Westmeath Inde pendent. ANOTHER PLATE ROBBERY AT NOTTINGHAM.— Os Monday the neighbourhood of 04oergate, was excited in consequence of the shop of Mr. John Lomb, pawnbroker and general Palestina, having been entered during the sight and Ps following valuable property stolen ' Between 40 and 60 gold and silver watches, some pieces of plate, • number of watch amine, brooches, and jewellery of every deecription ; in feet, they cleared the pleas of almost everything valnable, This is tee most extraordinary robbery that has taken place hers lat e ly. Th e thieves effeUed an witzaaci through the roof of the house, and as Mr. Limb does not sleep on the premises, the, had full play at every thing. There was a large bull dog in one of tie rooms, which they cut and maimed in the most brutal manner, thereby oil, acing the animal and disabling him from biting them. The neigbboun are quite alarmed, as there have been four robberies of this clue within the last month. 'MALICIOUS BURNING.—On the night et Thursday list au out office belonging to Mr. Husk Kelly, of Wood mount, Galway, was maliciously set on fire and burned to the ground; a =ilea cow in calf, and a two year old heifer, that were in the house, were also consumed. This is the second cowardly attack on Yr. Kelly's property, a large turf rick of his having bees burned some time ago. From the Imperial Brazilian Company, dated Barmaid, October 23, 1850, the chief commumioner's report states that the machinery would soon be re paired so as to enable them to resume working at Banana'. A small quantity of work had been ob tained for the washing house from the baflk of 7 fathom level, but poor, producing only 4oz. They had holed the adit level north of Goldsmith's shaft, to the crosscut, west of May's, and the next proceeding would be to select the most promising vein intersect. ing the crosscut and commence driving on it towards the old workings called Morro du Almas. The pro duce from Gouge was very little, owing in some measure to the want of surface water, but pried- I pally to the poverty of the Jecotings, but better remits were expected when they advanced more into the heart of the old workings. Produce from Oongo from the 13th to the 22nd October, 1 lb. 8 oz. I dwt. Banana!, 4 tb. 9 oz. 15 dwts.; total, 6 lb. 5 oz. 16 dart. Total from the Ist of July to the 13th Oct., Gongo, 391 b. 6 oz. 19 dwts. ; Banana', 76 lb. 10 oz. 15 dwta.; • tiny , 1161 b. 5 oz. 14 dwts. 123 lbs. oz. 10 dwta, 23 grs. of gold dust has arrived at Falmouth per Crane packet, value about 5,2001. The St. John. del Rey Company have received &deices of the respective dates of the Bth, 18th, and 28th October, 1850.—The reports are deemed fa vourable; the produce for the month of September had increased, whilst the outs for working had con siderably decreased, as shown by the following statement : Costs for August, 6,0481.; for September, 4,6321. ; profit for August, 2,3961. 6s. Id. ; and for Sep terr Iris, 2,9821. fhr. Id. The supply of stone had been abundant, enabling them to add nearly 400 tons to the refuse heap ; and a perceptible improvement had taken place in East and West Cachceira Mince. The Bahu Mine is re ported to be in good working order, and the Hurry inclined plane had gone to work on the 12th. The National Brazilian Company's advice. are dated, Cuito Mice, Oct. 22, 1850.—The report on the proceedinga in the mines shows au improvement in the produce during the past ten days, with the probabi lity of finding some rich deposits of gold in the layer lot divorered. Cuiba produce, from 16:h to 26th October, 3 mks. 1 1 24 ; Cocaes ditto, from 14th to 23rd Oct., 7 mks. 4 5 52 ; mks.,lo 3 7 4. - - - - --•-•••••••.• •-•••••••••••• • Some yeeis yo • • Abmis . „. ... to lot 1 . 4 --- touched 1, bit utton•strden, sad .se se Us. 1.4.;...; . .. I 4 da. caused the price to Ball had set his 10 Se Seabees, Noun& lost& tO ,I OK di,. for th seder the transept Wirt :mass ... If Si .. . lain them, but he E. .il Dela di nom ID& pt. than yesterday's. Pined es standing ee , .. Wm- • OW 6 I Ps The Reduced T see paid to the wishes ••• "" . le 30 the New Three-ai van, the Memo- as p D.; g psteat 17 U The market for re represented the SO IS dv.. awl Dans, various slaws of andliguar. 5 II pas, to-day, with the was required was 30 li D& siosseatee 7 5 so. selling prices mon tot IP Illtn.WetalsOlwir Valley 104 Ile allows nos igns o eased sad trsked les. IN Nisei sot Isaac ... .. 16 77 ear, deer)—shied De Ire . . ... .. 171 IS Which was establii r glorious Pastilta- os, 60 . .... ... ... 10 11 . 10 1 ell sizes have beer nand. and protect 10 IS Ds. Lie ... d 6 SO SO tsar awl .. IS 17 ledia B mds, lam dby a large saw- 15 : , 11:ee ... 131 14 131 I i The business in • •.. 33 the Rutter tutting , , . 26 g purely nominal, vszious ether de- .•• so ' :'' ~i ' s S D Ix . for Mexican and 1 sd weds geiP eel- T mia ' ' - `''."' • "-" dedly firmer. /be one who sceomps- 1 1 5i..4 .- ' swct.Pre, 4 4 St. NO lbasen Osentles ... 6 se Gi officially reported, - le 10 Do. New ?rel. 4 p.:41t.. let 11 per 1:-nts., at 881 _ 41 61 DD lat., 5 v. Ct., No.l Pw Its. —We ander- of 64 Do. do. N 0.3 A dial pss 6 die sad-a-Half per C 1 , 13 ishep of Moray So So Du N. IS Neste per et I Cent. Cc rtificates, of that odes—his N 1 el Do. New 4 4 Pm 15th inst.. 351. Pt . ... 21 li IKAIMIIIIM 1t.t... •I••• • ii ii 3 ti &a II 7 die NA 111 44 33 I:I 18 a.. 3 3 Ili. 16 17 2 3 1 2 1 1 dix 1 8 3 31 1P 41 41 db. 1 1 pat 1 1 t.n 2 51 61 IS 13 41 44i 34 86 97 171 1:1 3141 a 11 311 10 91 zdv I9o~th I'aL.6ire t~Yltar Tew N'ale Eatanaica - /Istartard and Lieseriak Illatarturd and Mammy.. akar Valley, d p. Ct. rm. Ditto Ditto ... Orilts7;;iorniet,ZWora ... . lon, Newcastle !Berwick Do. Fat (York& Nowak 0..N.E.r arch orPret Flit; E lit; fork sad yortlk 1111411aarLI .1F010414,1 RAILWAYS. Ansk!-Itallan (lots Italian wd Austrian) . Boulogne and Amiens ... 'Central Fromm (Vieolion) Dutch Mein& Gnat loam Pp:alums& ... Do. Do. Namur and Liege Northern of Prams... ... ortrene rout Bordeaux ... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen „. P...ris and Strsebourg Rouen and Han* dantbre and Meuse ... Tours and Nantes LIVERPOOL, December 31 &atm Excuarron.—There were some alight fluctuations in prices t.)-day; but, on the whole, the market may be termed steady.— Caledonian, 10/—Esst Lancashire, 121 — Great Northern B's, 11—Lare.shire and Yorkshire Consol 66/ 7—Ditto (flub &hares), 7 646 d.—London and North Western, 1231—Ditto (new 1 shares), 31 p.—Manehester, EltefSeld. and Liocoln, 261 6—Midland, 47 I—Ditto (4 shares), 20 1.16 6 d.—South Eastern and Dover, 221 — York and North Midland, 241 —Rouen and Havre, 10i • MANCHESTER, December 31. BTOCZ EXCII &NOE.—There has been • heavy market. Besides the et presaing influence of the coarse taken by the Bank of England last week—a comae which has been acted upon by the misery bathers down hers—the usual system adopted by our bankers at this season of the year of looking more narrowly into balances has had a tightening influence on the money market, and h es p ro d uce d for the present mere of caution and sometking of timidity, which indisposes them to operate ea freely as they have heretofore done. Under these eircummanees the London quotations of a fall of prices bas been more severely felt, and produced • fully corresponding result. Prices are not only lower, bat the market is flat and depressed in all respects. BIRMINGHAM, Deustehr 31. STOCK EICHANOI.—Tbis Montt wu languid to-day, seemly any signs of improvsment being manifest. Shrews bury and Birmingham A's at 54 die., B's at 41 dis.; Shrop shire llnions at 31 dis. In load stocks—Birmingham Town and District Banks at 101. Is. 31., and Birmingham Canals at S 4 LEEDS, Derenber 31. fro= Excumeoz.—There bar been rather more business dole this morning than yesterday, but in tons the market her not unproved. East Lanceshires, which closed yesterday at 121, have this morning been done at 111. The other sales ware—Great Nankeens, 171. las. 3d—Ditto (pref.), 121 — Lancashire and Yorkshire, 67—Ditto (fifths), 71 die.— Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 191. Bs. ed.—Caledonians, 101—Leeds and Thinks, 131. To-morrow being New Yam's Day there will he no meeting on 'Change. 6L•1100W, PAua2T, £rD GIZEISNOCIL RAILWAY.— Tante fur the week ending Dos. 28 Passengers and paresis, 51)1. 2s. 3d. ; goods. 3151 2s. 3d. ; ansinust, 8261.45. 65. correspond's, week in 1659, 8671. 134.9 d. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY. The market will open to morrow. Tna declarations of public sale are limited, viz. :-Bsgar: 150 hitch. Barbados@ and 260 bags Bengal. Cochineal: 150 begs. COFFIE.—A parcel of 300 ben good ordinary native were sold on 'Change yesterday, at 575.; general quotations, 58s. to 575. Scarcrly any burinan doee is the private matron market to-day. _ _ PPPP -Prices during the past year: eclat January, 1651, 265. to 28.. 6d. ; February, 2.5 a. 64. to 281. ; 25e. 64. to 28s. 61 April, 24 1 . 64. to 28 s . 6d. ; M ay, 24.. to 265. 64 ; June, 25 .. to 27e. ; July, 2j3. to 27a. 6d. ; August, 24,. 61. to 275. 64. ; September, 16s. to 281. ; October, 265. 64. to 28s. ; November, 26e. 64. to 28s. ; December, 27s 61. to 295.; 21st Deeember, 27.. 9.1. to 295. 64. lima-Prices of proof Leeward, oaring the pen year On January 1, Is. 61.; February, ls. 0,1. ; Marsh, 1.. 6d to le. 64.; April, le. 61. to Is. 61.; May, is. 31d. to 11.44.; Just*, le. 34d. to la. 41. ; July, Is. 4d. to Is 41d.; August, 10. 40. to Is. 6,1.; Sept' r, 1.. 44. to Is 54.; October, Is. 44. to Is. 6d.; November, is. 6d. to Is. 74.; December, Is. 61. to 1,. 74.; D.ceraber 31st, 1..714. to Ir. 84. Tb. following ahows the comparative increase and decrease of stocks and deliveries for consumption for the year 18.50 compared with 1849, of si ver..l importaut article, of colonial produce. Sugar: West India ; the importation sheave a decrease of 8,298 cask., the deliveries a deer.,,. of 9,296 easks, the stock a demean of 11,167 reeks; bleuriius, im ports, increase 49,332 bags, the deliveries decrease 10,834 bags, the stock a decrease art 27,212 bags. Bengal, imports, decree's 65,262 bags, deliveries decrease 34,316 begs, the stock a decrees* of 35,944 bag.; M :dr.', imports, increase 19,417 bags, deliveries &crests 27,326 bap, stuck increase 24,746 bags ; Mandl*, Siam, a n d Ch er ib on , demean 16,247 packer's, deliveries ineremsed 33,32.5 pack ages, stock increased 45,579 packages; Hay annah, import, decreased 66,573 boxes, deliveries increased 28,810 boxes, stock decreased 34,772 boxes; Brasil, imports, decreased 35,360 packages, deliveries increased 2.436 packages, stock decreased 5.154 packages; Porto Rico, imports, de crease' 5,271: casks, 'deliveries ioereased 4,769 casks, deliveries decreased 6,016 cask,. Rum, W 1: imports decreased 5,636 aoks, deliveries increased 966 caske, stock decreased 7,269 cask,. Coffee, BI : imports increased 301 casks, deliveries decreased 993 casks, stock decreased 36 casks ,• Mocha imports increased 2,416 hales, deliv e ries increased 2,699 bale., stoeklincreand 675 bales ; Ceylon : imports de creased 70,576 bags, deliveries decreased 43,578 bags, stock decreu.d 13,426 bags. Cocoa: British Plantation imports decreased 6,006 bags, deliveries increased 927 bags, stock decrewed 3,131 twgs. Rice: British But India imports de creased 7,200 tons, deliveries decreased 3,894 tons, stocks decreased 672 tons. Pepper : Black, imports increased 22,000 bag., deliveries decreased 4,085 bags, stock increased 7,620 bags. Pimento: impatidecreased 8,426 bags, delive ries increased 112 bags, stock increased 6,903 beg.. Cassia lignea: imports incensed 2,946 packages, deliveries increased 645 packages, stock increased 717 packages. Cinnamon : per,s increased 502 packages, deliveries deereand 341 packages, stockjocressed 476 package'. Nutmegs: imports increased 476 packages, deliveries increased 181 par stock increased 88 packages. Saltpetre : imports Increased 31 tons, deliveries increased 1,853 tons, stock deenand 477 tone. Duty paid on Sugar to tart week to Larks, Um, ewe pool, &knot, Doti, and too Clyde 1,477,372 To the name period tut year 1021.619 Lamm 153,734 OUT= nab cm na. ng 1050 to tut wawa. lba. London Liverpool 1 Bristol Hull Clyde ........ ...... ...... 2.289,09 ti Total Sam Ha; ....... ..— 37,147,900 5':3.137 TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. The market is quiet to day, at the followiog quotatints : Town Tallow, 365. Sd. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 361. 9d. ; Jan., Feb., and March, 38s. Bd. ; last throe mynas of 1851, 38a. 9d. COAL MARKET.-THIS DAY. Ilolywell, 15.. 6d.; Care's Hartley, 14e. 3d.; Eden Main, 154. Od. ; Tat fi ld Moor, 13e. 6d. ; West Hartley, 14a 6d.; Walls Eno Haswell, 17r. 3d. ; Walls End Hatton, 17e ; Walls End Lambton, 16s. 9d. ; Walls Bad &meat's, 172. Sbips at market, 323. MARK LANE.-THIS DAY. There was little Engliah Whest at market this morning, and its value underwent to change. The arrivals of foreign Wheat and Flour are again large, and keep the market in an inactive state. The trade taday was confined to a few retail tales, at Monday's rate*. _ Barley slow sale, but cannot he quoted lower. It any change occurred in Otte, they were rather easier to purchase than otherwise. Beans and Peas doll, at late rates. ARILITAIN INTO LONDON FROM 30tit DEC. TO ht JAN. Qrs. Englisb. Beak& lea. t. , re,88. Most 870 Barley ....... ....... I 3610 ....... • •• I 1 4670 Om row. 1080 maks; terreis. Walt. go. PARIS. D•cember 30. Bottitsz.—St. Germain, 415; Versailles (right bank), 165; ditto (left bank), 165; Paris and Orleans. —; Parts Par and Rouen, 676; Amen and Havre, 270; Strasbourg and Salo, 136 25; Bouloane snd Amiens, —; Odium and Mordant':, 39.5; North, 477 50; Paris and Suss bourg, 351 2.5 ; Toon and Nantes, 248 75; Montclair' and Troyes, —; Marseilles and Avignon, 192 50; Centre, 400. GLASGOW AND SOCTH WESTERN RAILWAY for the week *poling Dec. 28 Number of passengers, 16,332; receipt', 3,3301. 6e. 41: corresponding week in last year, 29571. 13e. Bd. ATE EXPLOS!ON AT THE MORTA COL LINRY.—Oar correspondent says , .—" Another victim has fallen to this explosion, thus making six deaths, and more, it is feared, will follow, u several of the poor sufferers lie in a most deplorable state."—Cambrian. DEATH PROM DESTITUTION.—An inquest was bed by T. T. Abbott, Esq., coroner, on Friday, upon the Indy of a man named Walsh, who resided with his sister, a wid ,w, near Newport. A verdict wea returned that the deceased died of destitution. It appeared the unfortunate mzn al lowed himself to starve sooner than enter the workhouse. Ntnagh Guardian. DRAINAGE OP LONDON.—There has been, it Deems, lately, a rather consider►ble drain of specie at the Bank. I is a groat pity that this is almost the only efficient drain that we ouches: of is the City.—Piateh. Ae Li e qt $ ; Ar •