The Express. — London, England, 1851-12-24 00:00:00

. J' A .1 - T ~- yr, ,r ~,trq LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1851. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. toting either for the amendment or for the original resolu tion. The meeting then adjourned till Wednesday neat at 12 o'clock. Yesterday the adjourned meeting of the propie tors wu held at the Nine Elms Station Vauxhall; Mr. REED in the chair, in the absence of Mr. C haplin and Lord Merit y. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said the committee had been most assiduous in prosecuting the in quiry, and the result of their deliberations would now be submitted to the meeting. The SISCIMAILY then read the following report: " Having reference first to the Central scheme, the atten tion of your committee has been directed to the terms of the heads of agreement submitted for your decision, the second clause of which is as follow s , v iz., The South-Western Company will pay over to the Salisbry,Yeovil, and Exeter Company one-half of the net profits brought upon or car ried from the now existing South-Western lines, such net profits to be ascertained by deducting from the actual takings 20 per cent.' It appears to your committee that to estimate as ' net profite* 80 per cent. of the ' actual takings' for passengers and goods is to exceed the limits of fair cal culation' and that whether the 'net profits' be correctly estimated or not, to surrender to the promoters of the ' Cen tral Line,' in addition to one-half of their own gross earn ings 40 per cent. of the actual takings' in respect of the new traffic over any portion of the now existing lines' of this Company, tither to or from London, Portsmouth, Southampton,Dorchester, or any intermediate station,would be in effect tantamount to a guarantee of their maximum claim—vix., 6 per cent. upon their capital. If your com mittee are correct in this assumption, it follows that, inas much as a direct guarantee by this company of 4i per cent. would be amply sufficient to raise the required capital, you would have to pay, through the complicated process now recommended to you, 3-3 per cent. more for the construction of the central line ' than it would be needful to expend under a more direct and simple arrangement. Your corn-'! mittee are of opinion that, whenever the period shall have arrived at which it may be deemed wise or prudent to pro mote a central line, ' that object would be best accomplished seaby a are* proossbs as this part of this company, by which dataembognrgli gellaiagenimint lie {Meet ipossible cos% bat els emnsernemen and management of the line be placed under your own absolute control. For these reasons your committee are of opinion that the present proposal of the central scheme' ought not to receive your sanction. The committee do not reel themselves called upon to ex press any opinion upon the policy of renewing a contest with the Great Western Company, with whom as with all other companies, they consider it highly exp edient to the interests of this company to maintain friendly relation,. The proposed extension of the Coast Line fromborchester to Exeter has been fully considered by your committee, and they feel bound to express a very decided opinion, that the construction of that line cannot fail to add materially to the value of your property, and that it deserves every encou ragement and old which the proprietors of this company individually may be disposed to give it. Your committee have felt it to be an important part of their duty to con sider the position in which this company it placed with reference to the completion of the line between Basingstoke and Salisbury ; and after much deliberation, they are of opinion that it would be expedient for yuu to request the directors to furnish you at a future general or special general meeting with further information thereon. In the mean time, your committee cannot too strongly urge upon you the sound policy of authorhing your directors to resume, at the earliest period compatible with a duo regard to economical arrangements with contractors and others, and to complete as a single line that portion of the railway which lies be tween Basingstoke and Andover. Your committee have ascertained that the works lastly alluded to are, in point of fact, in a forward state, and that the rails arc in hand. The further outlay, therefore, although considerable, is of secondary importance, inasmuch as it is a question which may involve the permanent security of a large portion of yo llrf p . r fl i n7;said that, in the absence of his learned friend, Mr. Scrjeant °melee, the chairman of the committee, who had desired him to express his regret that he could not attend, he rose to mow that the report now read be re ceived and adopted. The main grounds of the committee's conclusions appeared on the face of their report. As re garded the claims of the central company, he must remark that there were great discrepancies between the directors' report and the heads of agreement submitted by the central company, and which did not appear to have been finally settled when the director** report was issued. According to the report of the directors, the central line was to be handed over to the company complete, and they agreed to work it absolutely at 50 per cent. of the receipts, whereas from the heads of agreement it appeared that the net re ceipts were to be charged to the actual cost, including in terest, but not exceeding in any case 60 per cent. Thusif the gross expenses exceeded 50 per cent., the lose would fall upon this company ; if they fell below that sum, the whole of the difference would go into the pockets of the central company. (Hear ' hear.) Then, again, the directors had told them that it was proposed that they should divide the net profits of the additional western traffic brought by the new line. In the heads of agreement the word " additional " no where appeared. For "additional" they were to read " all," so that if a passenger were put on their line at Salis bury, though he might have travelled only from the nearest station, they would have to pay one-half of the net profits arising out of the fare just as much as if the passenger were brought from Yeovil or Exeter. (Hear, hear.) Was that reasonable ? (Hear, hear.) The net profits were to be calculated in this way. They were to deduct from the actual takings 20 per cent., and 80 per cent. of the earnings were to be considered as clear profit on their part. The ar rangement amounted to this. One-fifth of their gross takings from all traffic brought upon or carried from their line by the central company was to be deducted for expenses, consequently there would remain two-fifths for each of the parties who were to divide the residue, and they would have to give up two-fifths of all receipts on the respective lines. Such were the terms proposed, and the committee, after giving them the most calm and patient consideration, were strongly of opinion that they were unfair, unreasonable, and improvident terms ; and therefore they strenuously ad vised the proprietors to reject them. (Cheers.) With re gard to the Coast line, all the committee said was that it deserved to be encouraged. The addition of 50 or 60 miles could not be otherwise than a great advantage when they were to pay nothing for it. As respected the completion of the works to Andover, the committee thought it neces sary ass protective step. Mr. BAKER seconded the motion. IS I St. SS U SI is I ts Notting., Dom Land loot !unction Birs.Woh:. iStoarFallipi birkielaid,Laneuhire,i Owe hat..late33l.6s.bL Meier sal Vaibek Daft awl WhisJoes Dwatl4teltiw il dlaet 7 bit Z& Do. (so Beaten CeautUow_ Brum V.ion Quo A Date u. e 6.) bu elms B ono oeiti 4 I Do. 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SI St 1101 Ditto without a gastan (latanl to GreatWastarn $$ se all Bina., Woly and Dulls, ealletlalyp4orwitlaue. (lamed to OreatWastarn I la pia all Ditto withoatagurantee (lead to Quatifeatus 17E BucluagbanulAre (lewd to LatulookN.Wutarni SO Clydarkde _Aairatles (1 - • 1111 DAL (leaser , O Olouesetke . (lewd to(.. Hallanialby(L Do. I Do. t . n sham Or 'Ludo& P • -- Mr. BLUNT ! a dissenting committeeman, said the reason why he dissented was that he feared that if they did not enter into an agreement with the Central Com pany the Great Western Company would. The CHAIRMAN said he was quite willing to admit that the inquiry hail been properly conducted, and that the committee were entitled to their best acknowledgments. They were met there as partners in one concern, and the board desired nothing more than that that line should be adopted which would prove most advantageous to the shareholders. The question was, what course they ought to adopt for the security and increase of their dividend. It was not:a short-sighted policy which should guide the ac tions of a great company like that. They must not keep in view only a few shillings more or less of dividend on a miserable two or three hundred thousand pounds ; the question was, how a capital of 8,000,0001. might be rendered most secure. (Hear) The board believed that the com pany's interest would be best secured by the adoption of the central line. Haying regard to the lines which the Great Western Company had executed, or had the power of ex ecuting, the directors conceived that they would not have been justified in .standing with their arms folded and not bestowing on the subject their gravest attention. (Hear.) They had wished to have both the lines proposed, but they thought it quite impossible to find the requisite capital. It became incumbent on them •to make choice between the two, and the board believed that, looking at the future prospects and revenue of this railway, the central line would be the best. The shareholders had been told that the central line would not produce more than I 6001. per mile per annum. le knew not how to deal with such absurdities. (Hear, hear.) The Bristol and Exeter Company took between two and three thousand pounds per mile, and if it were said that only 6001. of that was through traffic, that was so much in favour of purely local traffic. (Hear, hear.) In 1847, this company was willing to take, at 1,8001. per mile, the re ceipts of a railway which it was now said would not pro duce 6001. per mile. After making all proper deductions, he felt convinced that the central line would produce far more than 6001. per mile. He would take off 50 per cent. from the traffic originally estimated. It could be proved that the actual cost of working the Dorchester lino was 503/. per mile per annum ; he had not the least doubt that the traffic of the central line would be at least as great as that of the Dorchester line ; and if he deducted 50 per cent. from the estimated takings on the central line, leaving 1,1001. per mile, there would remain quite sufficient to secure this company against loss. (Hear, hear.) At some time or other the company would have a direct line to Salisbury, and its trains mast work in harmony with those which went further west. How much would be the cost of conveying 20 additional passengers from Salisbury to Lon don? He believed it would not exceed 20 per cent., the amount which it had been proposed to charge. (Hear) It was difficult to say what might be their regrets by and bye if this central line were not taken up by them. In the last put of the report he entirely concurred, and the direc tors would, at a later period, propose some resolutions on that subject. (Cheers.) After some discussion Mr. R. CURRIE moved as an amendment, that the re port of the committee should be received, and that the directors should give it their best consideration; also that the alternative mentioned by Mr. Locke that day with re gard to the raising of the capital should be considered. • Mr. SAINTSBURY seconled the amendment, which was lost on a show of hands. A poll was demanded; and after a long and very stormy discussion, the chairman determined that it shoulu be open for one hour that evening at the Nine Elms, and be re , opened at the York-road Terminus on Monday and Tu es- I day, closing at 3 o'clock on the latter day. It was also arranged that the shareholders should have the pinta of I 9pm all 191 Is} Ceiedocilia I4I 43 eitLineolosh.gnarAlp.CLl (leaved to Gt. Northern), 236 33 loaceeter % Deem 'west, I (lensed to GreetWeetern 4 4pa 60 HulltdelbyiLiorLaNXld 104 IG6 26 Do. shares (ditto) '6l 62e 121 Do. shares (ditto) 24i 23 6 20 'Ueda& Bredroed (Midland 101 lel ;1 In London nee Greenwich, I (leased to South kantern . 111 13} 30 ,Ditto Preference (ditto) 94 26 20 Lowestoft duar.npereent I (leaned to Norfolk) — o SO Northernrshaetern 9pseCt tleaeed to EseLCounties , 43 Ditto ditto New 22 l3 PlestostWyre (less. Lois I InN.Wert.eLene.&York 126 11 ! Ditto 'bares (A) (dljtcil 14 14 'o6ll.,Guild., and Reigate i (land to South Pastern 11/1 Ililloystew and Hitohln (lees, to Great Northers 4 l D3.Bheiseth 15 1100 .41itt 0 II oil9oethtittffordehlrelleseed I is 9tr. 6PClran 36 25 'Wear Valliy. p. (leased 0 StaktonaDar.' 113. 1 100 With lk Somerset (awed to Greet Western. 34 36 4 6 pci 4 9i Pa 211 11i 1 : 11 fps Ri If the if 21 92; 92i P11611311611C11 MAIM Rd 10 iCaledoulan 610 ... „ . 7i 71 IS 1 IS Cheater and Holyhead .. 161 16 61 all 'Dundee, Perth, and Aber. dew Junction ... „. 1 1 die le 31 ffeatenslianp/.10e)60.C1. 21 2i ell 61 Eastern COUIANIS Eaten.. 3 per C' No. 1 1 1 pea 61 6; Ditto do. No.; par i pa 10 10 ,113. New 4 per Cent. 3teek, 101 i 1 30 20 'lleetlintoa,deripau.66 . 3 0/ 104 o 6 Idlaburgh, Perth, 3, 1 Dundee, 51 per Cent 7 1 1 dle 12C 121 Great Northern 3 wrGest, 1 Ifi IS4, I, Do.spCt-ItedeemebleS=lo, 1 pm IV VOClltbiglirectrn(l)!Jilitlo I II 0.1 SO 1 6 LemeashirekVorts. 6 EV', dim 61. 100 I Do. G per Cent. Stock .433 133 04.1100 yeadon„Bright„laLCeen,; I Pret.SperCt.Stoek,llsl. , 16000 ,Do, New Guar. epee Cent. 141 143 lh 13, Loudon A N.Weel.(Cor. ' . Nuneaton) 3 per Onst.f.l 50 3 ,LoadomilcdthWeetern New 35 ' 16 Nan.teheff.kLusc.ltu.Nol 101 10 Do. New 616 6 3 Do. 69 lit. 100 111,11aridCcn..11i.64.6p.de I Ditto Pederson ......... I Noriol6 Eitearma... ~. Do.Giaratitted Si perCt 'North Briti,h ._ ... ... North Sta.rorihttire . Word. Woecoriter , ri . id h Waiver., f 13.6 per Ort, 0 I turowl.kbirm.N.wGuar. 10 10 ItChertio(Nor.R. Min.) 6 per Gent... .- IS SS South Devon ... ~ ... 17 17 York. Newz.irtte,& Berm.. Ot.North of Eng.pureb. 17 S Ditto Ditto - ... U 111 TorkaNJLid.ELAMParak IT I D 10 jli li 1 ,0 11 131 121 1 11 131 134 i I dil 13j 10j 4 41 4J 3 A dis lot par 94 70111131 114 sad Amioso = . rent* (118118 DOM .1114 ham Indlxm Laumbonro Do. (Railway) I Do temaD eV *aria Antoci 114 Do. do. Now ... SO Namur ale Lime 18 Northern of ?roma... 9 Orleans 414 &dem 1) Peru an.lerlamo 20 Nei and lama 18 Pars and Mr. %boort ... fD ,Roam and Harm lambrt and Nears.. ... 17 70.1r9 mad Nantes BOUM YlamMes... 1111 I 41 10 I 3 134 16 11 13 16 1 I i 1. 1 i fli !011ie ! it II iie l i i Z 5 Sii 7 isi 164 3 1',4, S 20 i i 1 1 16 In In ►6 821 I 101 l Ili 111 Siii ILWAYS. 10 101 19 191 4221 i 2 i pm in 1 21 4l 1 11 3 die S 11 slat. slt : 2 1 at. : fi Ili i 4,1 2sl 141 MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'Ctoex. In view of the position of the money market the decline of 1 per cent. sought to be established in the English stock market yesterday on the strength of alleged cabinet dissensions, has to-day, even in face of a confirmation of the rumour, been almost fully .. recovered, although the intelligence of a heavy fall in the French Rental yesterday afternoon is re garded as a circumstance the reverse of re-assuring. After the extraordinary rise on the Paris Bourse, how ever, a reaction consequent upon the realisation of profits was inevitable, and it is by no means improbable that operations antagonistic to a rise may henceforth form a more important element of business there, the present range being so high. *ports relative to a proposed conversion of the Fretch Fives, are also stated to have had some influence in producing the depressiou. Consols opened at yesterday's depressed rate ofl 96:a to ex div., for the 16th January, and have since ' rallied to 96,t to 97, at which they remain steady. The business includes another purchase of Reduced sharesby the government broker,the exact figure being 971. The official basinesslist includes : Three per Cent. Consols for account, 97; Three per Cent. Re duced, 97!, t, S; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, 98, 4, ; Long Annuities, 1860, 7 1-16. With the approach of the holiday season there is bat a small attendance of dealers in any department at the Stock Exchange to-day. Exchequer Bills are ls. lower to-day, at 495. to 525. prem., with less doing. In India Bonds there bare been no transactions as yet. and no marled' change in prices. Spanish and Peruvian are firmer, whilst Mexican Bonds show a little weakness. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. remain at Yesterday's rates. On the let of January next bolds to the amount of 110,0001., as drawn at St. Petersburg in Oct. last will he paid, off. This is the first application of the sinking fund of 2 per cent. per annum, availablefor the redemption of these bonds, and the operation is consequently the more interesting. It will thus be seen that the fluutuation in the price of this stock may be expected to be confined within a nar rower margin than heretofore, the bonds being re ikemablo at par, or 100. Transactions are con fined to the following investments: Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 93. Belgian Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 91, 921 ; ditto Five per Cents., 1001. Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents., 591, 1 . Mexican Bonds, 261 1,1. Peruvian Five per Cents., 1849, al. Sardinian Five per (ent. Bands, 831. Spanish Active Five per Cents., 21. The Californian gold mine shares are quiet at about former rates, except that Agua Frlas are a shade lower, at Ito 1; 7 prem. Nouveau blondes are worth Ito # prem. British Australian shares are quoted to t prem. By the advises from Berlin, we arc informed that the long expected Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan had at length come into tho market. The amount is about 2,100,0001., and the issuing price 100, with sundry allowances to the principal subscribers. The meeting held yesterday of the claimants or the caution-money deposited by the Lyons and Avig non railway company was adjourned, to learn the result of the visit of the deputation to Paris. With the approach of the great half-) early divi dend period, notice has been issued of the due pay ment of the dividends on the following stocks, all due the Ist January, viz. :—ltussian Sterling Four and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, Canada Debentures, South Carolina Bonds, Maryland State Loans, and tho Harrisburg and Lancaster Five per Cent. Ster lin Bonds. The transactions in the market for foreign ex changes yesterday were not of an extensive nature, although the supply in most instances was not de ficient. Paris was done at 25.171 to 221; ditto, three months, 23.371 to 421. Amsterdam was languid at 11.17 t to 18. Hamburg was freely offered at 13.10, and found buyers at that rate to 101. Spain was not much inquired for, and done a shade in favour of buyers, whilst Portugal was in better request. An amount on St. Petersburg was nego tiated at 361 to Z. Vienna and Trieste were deci dedly lower, but the merchants do not place great reliance on the expected improvement, although spe culators on the Vienna exchange anticipate an emu lation of Louis Napoleon's "rigging" the bourse on the part of Baron Krauss. The price for Vienna was 12.30 to 35, and for Trieste, 12.38 to 40. There is no change in the prices of bullion. A large quantity of gold quartz has been received, but particulars are not yet known. As yet no remit tances of quartz for disposal in the market have been made, but it is to be presumed that small parcels from California and Australia will be consigned for immediate sale. The amount of bills drawn by the East India Com pany on their respective presidencies from the 7th to the 23rd inst. is as follows : L s. d. Rates of Exchange. Bengal.... 228,520 8 5 1 2L per Company's rupee. Madras.... 55,145 5 3 Bombay ... 2,520 12 6 2s. ON. per ditto. Total 286.186 6 2 Subjoined is a detailed statement of the amount drawn since tho 7th of January, amounting in all to 2,079,411!. 16s. 11d. The aggregate amount re quired for remittance in the year 18.$1-52, and ex pected to be realised by tho sale of bills, according to the usual notice of the company was 3,000,000!. Jan. 7to 23 £143,112 14 6 Jan. 24 to Feb. 6 41,416 12 2 Feb. 7 to 22 Feb. 23 to March 6 20,482 0 7 plarch 7to 2 - 2 March 23 to April 6 April 6to 23 128,850 5 7 April 24 to May 6 May 7to 23 May 24 to June 6 9,528 8 3 June 7 to 23 77,790 18 10 lone 24 to July 5 ,__ July 7to 23 - 67,321 17 6 July 21 to Aug. 6 Aug. 7to 23 90,913 16 0 Aug. 24 to Sept. 6 Sept. 7to 23 67,122 15 3 &pt. 24 to Oct. 7 25,400 1 1 Oct. Bto 23 Oct. 21 to Nov 7 98,574 5 11 Nov. Bto 22 379,217 16 9 Nov. 23 to Dec. 6 Dcc. 7to 23 ENOLIIIII IBM Ra—Tnie DOT. Bank Stock. 2141 151 Lonk Annulties,sbul 3 toe Ct. Redo:oil, •J7l 1 bulls Stock, seat 3 per Ct. Consols, Asa Ditto 80nd.,1,0001., Vii. 63e. 39 per Lt. Comma, toll 2 Exchequer 9i11. 4 1,0u0i. 49g. 521. Consols for Acct.. 9St 7 FOREIGN FUNDS. 41 per Ct. Belgian, 90 3 3 per Cl. Med:m.264 1 5 Pit CL Brannan, 23 5 5 per Ct. Peruvian, EIS 20 Do. New, 924 Ditto Deferral. VI 22 4 por Ct. /tour, Aims, 48 21 6 per Ca Portucueic, 10 3 C per Ct. Ciiiiion, 97 110 6 per Ct. Ramis°, 11l 13 par et. Chihli., CI 4 42 per Ca %salon, PO 4 3 per Ct. Denali, 76 7 6 per Ct. Sionnah, Active, 351 1 24 per Ct. Dutch, 59 6) 3 per Ct. Smitilsh, 49 4 4 per GL Dutch, 87 90 Do. Passive, 5 4 Erundor. :I 31 21 per Ct. Voile:oda, 34 6 1 per CL Orcoula. US 6 lit Do. Hermit l,ll2 129 Sari ..tmlin per Cent., 43 to 55. THE NIONS , TER IRON STEAMER building for the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and which is to run between Southampton and Aler.andria, is , to be named the II imalays. PARIS AND LYONS ROLwAT.—Tho adjourned meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Sishopegate.strcet. Mr. Alderman Salomons took the chair, and said the business of the day would be very brief. The committee had felt it their duty, previously to going to Paris, to avail themselves of the opportunity of consulting with the shareholders u to any measures the deputation might deem it their duty to propose. Seeing, however, that their powers were so ample, and having re ceived a favourable answer from tho Minister of Public Works, the committee thought it would be better to reserve any further remarks till the result of their visit to Paris was known. There being no objection raised to this advice of the chairman, the meeting adjourned. THE RECORDERSIIIP OF PORTSYOUTH.—Thomas Phinn, Esq., Recorder of Portsmouth, in a letter to the council of that borough, read at its meeting on Monday; sent in his resignation of that office, having been appointed to tho recordership of Devonport, vacant by the transfer of Mr. Greenwood, Q.C., to the ass:stant solicitorship of the Treasury. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. S - Part Prie? CItISTMAS PRESENTS. —At this festive period of the YOU, the following unrivalled diecenries for the betel are called tato lataomsod ngalrtiea, namely, ILOWLINDS' 'MACASSAR OIL, for casabas and a luxuriant heed a f lair; Rocloods . Kalydor, for rendering tho_ skin eat , fife, of Moran/ ; Rowlands' °Mato, or Pearl DenUfrlce, for travertine • pent.in emseseas to the teeth; sad Rowlands . Aqua Mho. a Ira. pant and oviritonur perfume, In emends' enomtanbeent to places of pubic amusement and needed assemblies. The pgronage 01 rots:ty *fawned Europe, and the high approdation by rank und with the bra-',Down infallible .Map of then articles, etre them • etietrity unfundleled, and reeler them • peatauly elegant tr.d ma. insabie prevent. Beware of spurious imitatioes. The 011;y gebtlibe of nth btu. the muss of " Rowland?" encoding that of the article urn Insister or I .bbl.—Rolal by A. ILO WY u ad SONS, 20, flat. IS.trarden, L.:olbn, bail by challista and perfumers. NOTIIER CURE of 15 YEARS' ASTHMA Dr. Locoms ruvosic WAtilitg.—"Oentrib-etor. A by bant.b L Gentle nee.,—rat s big IS MIMI Illy RLs ha. been ste.tird with owe asthma. wed ?re thse ha OMR face atle to obtain more Wra than p • 'ray sedl heist nue the bee t...ken two bow. of die wane ber sr* helm ma W biwathlwa to auw a. tree se she eeehl EINTIIOIIOO . laSide• Wakes rive Inetbst relief rol a vapid me et ledielek 400 0 0 t aid 6 n OR' or Ws et the twee* re hugs. They hew a meet mom tote. Prue la. I a Is. 011 sad Ita per has. Peip•wd by DA SILVA sad Co., 1, Itriel•lsite, Iftest•street, Lamb .. TM tof druiTiaft. with hie Moe ea eddems. J. B. t•WAISEIWIS • Lew method of tapping mike. summated to ONO' elltehe gee It, and euprhee wholesale red retail hi. NEW Ve.NTED TAP Wan EIZo (to bupersede the bowling method or wog per packet. 1134 trade supplied. N.B. It Iffi the Oteet Behdutlon, Section 22, No. Mil DIPLOMATIC CUANCE.—We (Morning Herol have reason to believe that the Marquis of Istormanby is about to leave Paris, and that Sir H. Ilulwer is likely to re place him as our minister in France. We hear, also, that Count Flahaut will shortly arrive in England as minister from the French Republic, in the place of Count Walewski, who is about to retura to France. Ltarr. l'ut, R.N., arrived at St. Petersburg on the 13th inst. lie purposes proceeding to the mouth of the Sol ma Miser, rid Irkutsk and Jakutks, in Siberia. TUE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT HUDDEES riaLn.—Dr.Atai or ANUTIIIia UP Ella SErlallatia.—The mother of the children whose deaths by the late accident were recorded in Monday's Erpress died on Sunday morn ing, making the fifth life sacrificed by the occurrence. In quests were held ou Saturday on the bodies of the children, suil on Monday on that of the mother, when, the facts already detailed having Wen Riven in evidence, verdicts of "Accidental death" were returned. A subscription has Una set on foot for Barry, whn has lost, with his wife and fear children, the few articles of furniture of which he was possessed. TilE GUY'S DOSFITAL -The cx tensive new buildings at Guy's Hospital are progressing very fan towards completion, covering an immense piece of ground at the rear of that ancient institution, extending from the middle of Maze Pond, St. Thomas'estreet, to ' King-street, Snow's-fields. The estimated cost is :10,0001., and is being constructed by the Messrs. Piper and Co., ' builders and contractors, of Great Tower-street, City. The noble building is being erected on patent preciples, with immense iron rafters and girders, and when completed will he (avail,: of accnnmodating 300 additional iu-door patients. 'the lower part of the building will form the new library, the museum, reading-roonb, lecture-room., anatomical theatre, lie. Toe MODU.N JACK SICIEPPARD.—A letter from ' New York states that there can be no doubt of the identity of the notorious Liiroev Hackett with the person who on the 27th of Jane last broke Into the atom of 81r. of Newark, New Jersey, and stole from thence watches and jewellery to the valise of 5,000 doilars. He was subse quently arrested in • house in New York, known as the !'ire Points, in company with smother Englishman, and all On stolen property found to hie peseessioss. The thieves, who pawed wider the 10111111t4 of Shields and Thomas, made a desperate resistance, wounding the officers severely with clubs, but were ultimately secured, and committed to pri son. Here Hackett made a most daring attempt to es cane, and astonished the turnkey . , by the never-ending sepply of tiles he seemed to have in his possession. It was found necessary . to remove him to a new cell every day, so frequent and ingenious were his attempts to break from prison. On being brought up for trial he pleaded guilty of the burglary, and was sentenced to 10 years imprirooment in the State Prison, and two more fur the attempt to escape. On bearing his scut( nee he coolly requested the judge to "put on the other eight, so as to make the even twenty." His accomplice was sentenced to eleven years, and both me now, writes our correspondent, in "snug quarter.." which the Gaoler garantecs will "hold them to eternity, if necessary." Nollril LONDON JUNCTION RAlLWAY.—Yetter .l3y the Master in Chancery, Brougham, adjudicatedllon the let of contributories liable to discharge the outstanding debts brought in by Mr James, the official manager, and plated thereon, as liable, the 16 gentlemen who acted es members of the managing committee, on the ground that they attended meetings and gave orders in promotion of the measure, besides taking shares and paying the deposit. Mr. B. then, one of the committee, and who also acted as solici tor to the directors, was discharged from liability on the ground that he officiated as a servant of the company, and only nominally as a managing director. A number of solicitors were in attendance, and the evidence consisted of the mi nute, allotment, attendance: books, ite. The Master then gave , dirictions that Mr. Bagshawe, M.P., one of the members of the committee of management, and petitioner to the court to have the company wound up, should endeavour to esta blish his claim, amounting to about 1,0001., against the cotamivee of management. The claim consists of arrears of root sad expenses incurred for the company's establish ment, which was taken at 8, Finsbury place ; and at a 01 '. tine of the directors in 184.5, Mr. - Bagshawe and Mr. Alderman Hughes were requested, as trustees on behalf of the company, to execute a lease of the premises for three nr four years, with an indemnity ; but, under pressure of thrrLtenrd ctionr, Mr. Bagshowe has been compelled to toy the above sum by way of settlement and compromise to the owner of the premises, who has surrendered the um:- meld term of lease. Mr. Bagshewe now seeks to be recona- P and by his co-contributories. The official report says :—The present return shows that the mortality in London, by which recent weeks boy. hem distinguished, still maintains a position which in- MOON en unfavourable state of the public health. Since ilkandidille of November the weekly deaths have been, in sossiodes, 1,132, 1,279, 1,316, 1,191, and in the wee k end * hut Saturday 1,208. In the week ending 18th Decem- UN, 1110, Judaea:a raised the deaths in London to 1,916; bon if this mortality of that week be excluded from the InW, it appear that the average number of deaths e ism orresponding weeks of 1811-68 was 1,060, which if corrected fur increase of population is 1,166. On this cor rected average the return of last week shows an excess of 40. It will he seen on inspection of the table of Fatal Canoes that two classes of disease, the symotie or epidemic, and that which comprises affections of the respi ratory organs (exclusive of phthisis and hooping-cough), }seduced last week almost the same amount of mortality, the deaths enumerated iu the former being 251, those in the latter 252. Bronchitis was fatal in 10.1 cases, pneumonia 11'110 ; in the three corresponding weeks of 1818-50 the tanner disease ranged from 68 to 110, the latter from 81 to 117. Asthma carried off 18 persons last week. laryngitis and =us stridulus 6, and pleurisy 5. l'hthisis w a s re _ the cause of death in 160 cases, which is more r_ the GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.— A copy of the treaty of friendship, commerce, and naviga tion between Great Britain and the Sandwich Islands, lisped at Honolulu on the 10th July last, has just been re ' caved. It is one of entire reciprocal freedom with the ex• ception, as regards naviastion, of the coasting trade of the respective countries. British whales. are to enjoy the pri vileges lately conceded also to those of the United States of entering certain pore, in addition to Honolulu and La haina, and are to be allowed to trade to the amount of 2JO dollars without the payment of duties of any kind. They may also, upon paying the ordivary import or export dutie-, trade to the further extent of 1,000 dollars before becoming liable to port charges. A provision is inserted for the sur render of naval or military deserters which, in consequence of the proximity to California, is not without importance ; and there is also a clause for the residence of a British packet agent, in case there should at any time be esta blished British mail packets touching at a port of the is lands. The ratification of the treaty is to take place by the 10th of May next. FATAL AIIESEMENT.—A Naples letter of the 18th says : .0n Monday last I witnessed the ceremony of bles sing the troops on the Campo di Marte,' and a most im posing ceremony it is, when near 40,000 men, under arms, kneel down at once, and bare their heads to receive the be nediction from the archbishop on that splendid site, and under the canopy of a heavenly sky. The King and Queen, with most of the royal family, attended, and the troops passed in review on leaving the spot, under the command of his Majesty, who returned home with the Queen and two daughters, in a barouche and four. The King was much greeted by the troops, and seemed much pleased with his reception. The following day their Majesties went to the hunt on Mount Aitroni, where a royal preserve of game of all sorts is kept for the special pleasure of the royal family, and the number of wild boars killed on the occasion is immense. A portion of it is sent to the nobles of the court as presents near Christmas. An unfortunate accident occurred yesterday, when a poor guard, who was doing some work stooping, was mistaken for one of the wild boars and killed on the spot. Tho King is much grieved at the accident, as, it is said, it was from his own gun that the shot came. The King is reported, in the Comers Mercantile of Genoa, to be leading a retired life, whilst two days ago he was chasing on the lakes of Cum*, where wild geese and other birds flock at this sea. son; and on his return home, the whole way, through Poz zuoli, 'lagoon, &c., was illuminated on the occasion. SANITARY LWS IN ALGIERS. —An nfffintin3 scene has just taken place at Melilla, but which is not without precedent in countries where the sanitary laws assn rigorously applied. The sentinels placed on the ramparts of that pliw, on the side of Campo Moro, a few mornings since, saw a man running towards the wall, who, notwith standing he wore the dross of a native, appeared to be a Christian. On arriving near the soldiers he stopped, and told them that he belonged to Alicant ; that he had emi grated to Algeria, and had had employment at Oran, but that having penetrated further into the country in the hope of ob taining better wages, he had been taken prisoner by the Arabs, by whom he had been detained for two years. lle had at length found means to escape. Anil had come to seek reluge at Melilla. The unfortunate man was thrown into the greatest distress, when be was informed that the qua rantine laws would not allow him to be admitted into the place, and that ho must return whence he came. The poor fugitive, feeling assured that he should be retaken by the natives and killed, uttered the most piteous lamentations, and represented, but in vain, the cruel tortures which awaited him, if he could not enter Melilla. AU that he could obtain was to have throwu to him from ths walls the dress worn by the convicts at the presitlio, and the recom mendation to pass himself off for a fugitive from the place. This rigorous conduct is the more to be deplored, as there now remains no trace of cholera in the country from , which the man had come, nor would any one think of it, but for the exaggerated precautions which the Spanish garrison still continue.—Aabar of Algiers. Nnw BRIDGE FROM FULHAM TO PUTNEY : —A 00M- pang has been formed for the purpose of obtaining from par lament authority to construct a neer and commodious bridge over the Thames, connecting Fu' ..tha and Putney, in hen of the old and present structure, wilich is dangerous ' to passengen, insufficient for ordinary traffic, and an un sightly as well as a perilous and vexatious obstruction to the navigation of the river. The proposed bridge will consist of wrought and cast iron, spanning the river with five arches of 133 feet each, and of sufficient height—viz., twenty fcvt, the present bridge being only twelve feet—for vessels to pass under at high water, so that no such impediments as now interfere with their progress and endanger their safety will exist. CHELSEA NEw SUSPENSION BRlDGE.—According to the Iste report of Woods and Forests, the commissioners of Public Works are to advance 120,0001. for the new sus 'pension bridge and Thames embankment at Chelsea. PAINTINGS IN CHURCHES.—In 1639 the parish ioners of Allhallows Barking complained that certain Odium, &c., had been set over the font of their church. Thu matter was referred to the chancellor of the diocese, the celebrated Arthur Duck, who found that most of the vestry approved of the particulars complained of, and en deavoured to mediate between the parties, and at last "ordered and decreed that all the said pictures above and as the canopy of the said font should be taken down, and that the pictures upon the rail of the communion table should likewise be taken down."—Burn's Eccles. Lou', Phillimore's Edition, 1 col., 371; Gibson's Codex, 2 rol., p. 1,166. LYONS AND AVIGNON RAILWAY.—A simeial meet ing of the claimants of the caution money ormerly de posited for this undertaking, was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bialtopagata-street, far the purpose of de teraduing upon such active measures as may be immedi ' stet,' necessary for the protection of their rights and interests. The reason assted for this step, was the fact of the French governmen t - having postponed the adjudica tion of the railway from the 19th inst., to the 3rd of Janu ary.—Mr. D. Salomon, M.P., took the chair, and stated that the business which brought them together would be very brief. Notwithstanding the ample powers with which he and the committee were honoured at the last meeting, he thought it his duty, previously to the deputation proceed ing to Paris, to avail himself of an opportunity of consult. */ with them as to the measures which might be proposed *Sgt. lie had written to the Minister of Public Works sad of Finance, and to the President himself, and had seteived an answer from the Minister of Public 'Works. The committee, however, looking at the vi ry @maple powers with which they were already invested, bad deemed it more prudent, and more politic, and more re spectful to the French government, not to propose anything glaseitic upon the present occasion. lie thought, under en- Ming circumstances, that the parties interested could not require or ask for any further information or explana tion, but would give the committee credit for not re commending a course which they did not deem advan tageous to all parties concerned. He had great pleasure in being enabled to inform theta that, having had frequent opportunities of consulting with some a the parties en gaged in tendering for the line, ho had received satisfac tory assurances of their desire to carry out the undertaking. The clia.rmau concluded by informing the meetins that the deputation would leave London for Paris on kriday next. A sl:3ht discussion ensued, and the proceedings ter minated. TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANT.—Testerday a Chita for 7301. was brought in on behalf of Mr. Manning, for services as secretary to the " People's Branch " of this naanceassful projtet. ......--___ Now reedy, pike Oise Shilling iOrne; diseaseri;;gld wornaair°, 07.7a;r7;;;1111; ST. I)UNSTAN and THE DEVI . L , The True 117. Asthma carried off 18 persons last week. laryngitis and : s howing bow the HORSESHOE became a chum laryngismus stridulus 45, and pleurisy 5. l'hthisis was re- " 1 1 1 17 1 111CILtrr. With illostratieris by Gnome Claiinalialin, corded as the cause of death in 150 CAWS, which is more 00 1001 Vi,j 4 1 7 6 : Er.i.o2ese, Larks. tad al loskislies. D. than has been usual at the came period, the numbers in eorresponding weeks not having averaged more than 120, H EN itY MILLS, Diseases of the resriratory organs show collectively a gra- ,,,,, dual decrease during the last three weeks, in which the " airi 0 1 ib i1 . 7 1 , 1% K an t ig.T7 deaths attributed to them were 333, 281, and 252. On the W LOND 0 N, re mammas other hand symotic diseases taken together have maintained his tilehly-eabeed GOLD a more uniform rate of mortality, and are now more fatal . .. Wart•HEs, of the Hoax- than usual at this time ; the deaths from these in the last WIN rat. CONSTRUCTION, three weeks were 249, 243, and Zit ..: . ,; e 7 c. I o ~,, , GOLD DIALS, JEWELLED, Last week the births of 783 boys and 672 girls, in all sr,,, De., at rive Unbar each. 0. , e, 1,, ...p,,, c,.,,,,, at Two - 1,466 children, were reps' tend. The average number in • ' .- -' ' ; meat-Halt Guineas each. silt corresponding weeks of 1815-50 was 1,305. ' .' '' . NEW 11DOW-KOO/48, at At the Royal Observatory, Oreenwich, the mean daily e , , 4%;`,..;:.. i, 171, inhibit en eztensive reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on every day of . - s 160 r t% I " the week„ except Saturday. On Sunda it was 30.373 in., • *C: ' 4 , er , a .. 111% ,4 111.1e• isir e immi 14 UK listar.. , . - . . - ' ... . ;, , : • vas 1111.101/.. week was . . . ls ' Aire %immature a the medic was 41.6 deg. : • * *,,ti rr itisk prim. which is near the average of corresponding weeks. The !,-,;• His IS. grad JEWEL- daily mean was 30 degrees on Thursday (or 4 degrees below !'•••••..,- . 4--#• . ' •"" I. am is " am ' the average) ; it rose on the two following days to 47 do. .......... .. variety. lice Gold Guards from un. each i ale,, At,. grate and 49 degrees (or 7 and 9 degrees above the average). LEItT Cll4lBB, tram Its. sees. The wind was calm during the early put of the week, and A Tesiy.l'et, ColltAillilrf OW Lkli Or Priem and Steeliest 4 wlll be in the south towards the end. net per poit, tree, ea Krakatoa ey le.k‘ ; and as call spp Imam. •.• -olalt,ll. B'',o the Addmi-171. 171, " 4 11% "F°llD-STREET. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.— LONDON. A Ann.. , of thn frosts , of fwiantlaitin ersmnsnrwa and ...;.,....- 11 ARLOW'S NEW IN- .i,' • ....„._....) _EP VENTED BILE-ACTINO VIP/lON TAP. REQUIRES NO SENT-PEG" 31 . MI i n events sir beer, elder, or other liquor, • Ilre. • from beeomlin tat or ad so d etteetuatly IS .r" -- . 4 that the WA plat giant:draws asitxrd as t ~ t ~,N • 0 11 . r i k ____ .---__ _____ 4 r 4 . / g 1 I the find; warranted to repey Its east In I . I' •, , Iwo max of ale; rice 4., rd.;dt,so elren.trc.pbo,a4-de.ll.shetomrry,w/t,en e ~ ics. o.i. It. .51 • V- SCUM when the loose try is fitted on • .1.1. ' r the top of the plug C (wluelt Am a bole op- push, the air-tube Ili, a utflatient sir rushee through it into thecae: to cause the liquor t o ff ru po u ..o off ,e fr .ir eel c., y; u srlrea r.w sbrit tap is tamed JAMES BARLOW, 14, Rise WM= street, 51Ansion-houee. Estehad 1520. N.B.—None are sessalseezeept stamped No. 1,664.] ... u narm*, STMTS.—SYMBOL° CLOTHING MILLI, Din& " t i psocives. sad Les 4, MAKI Votes ke KR, NI A S i O2U n t B 1,01 .1. 0 ir b an received kin Be Sereses kr Yid MI. W. psokkety SILL by AVOTIOIp, at the Cole Ins s WU& tory, qI FRIO ST. is. In, st ILS Ben kik _TWO 'drift rat.S.IIOLU CLOTIIINO MILLS ma WOOLLEN MIMI% w ooly ewe =denier petersedereekkeemyedlekromee # se eiesseeseideestietzsds;Tkekkimmedesuse.‘ Seldobitsmll Promook= lls . lllll kii leater, meakeek=k= a „..b. .1, weft' ISOM, eikeemskil ken ima.km lad 7 04 , 7 N i x, In sad etat the Ilesee6 Wteibety,illest les ra g. r i me the rats sy dad" kw hen weembietrOlet ken Tier wide, so-I maw r e ranu FIIMI6-461. SO eleued by gamma es em to dismikked pollideeeheiet lbeaseg. Trseendde ; BAIA Atm Is% whamming"; WNW Was. Pomo ; mho Conk Ins, Wenttesrp ;et Med Whittier We. witalsw, row ; sod of Mr. Kum, Doilosslom Es.:, and CHOICE BOOKS.— AU the best ow woitC6 nay A obtolood wiltioultiolly from al UDIE'd LIISKARV, by ivory flohoczibto of Ow °dna err Maas. ...lb. all tlint oo Canary Solobootteos of Two Odom* and un ;;44 prtopootoles apply to CHARLES EDWARD YUDIk, two liird-ourc& Bisembw7-011lorc BAIL WA YS THIS DAY. Two o'Czoex. There is rather less business doing in shares to day. Prices opened at a slight reduction, in sym pathy with the lower range of Consols, but a better feeling is now apparent, and quotations may be con sidered as in nearly all cases identical with those which ruled at the close of business yesterday, so that the market is well sustained. Preference and guaranteed shares show a falling off in business, nor is it likely that operations will be renewed on a very active scale till next dividend period. With the receipt of lower quotations from Paris, all descriptions of French shares aro lower than yesterday. A good deal of speculative attention is still digested to this department. SHARES AND OM ER DEGUSIANTRISD. Jot total , up to 1 pa. F. 11! I. re'! su 13 I IS 4 • .dirillrOmwew ...w.•+ [THREEPENCE. LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES. PARIS BOURSE. . 1 1 ,PARIS., Dic. 23. I • °''' p. For Account. _ • Stoney. 10/2/13100 , Highest Loweo: Closing. .1- we Cons. i 63 0 , (6 0 66 0 63 0 61 60 .er Ceuta. llOl 0 1 . 102 73 102 73: 101 0 101 33 .. ler Cents. , 110 0 ... ... ... ... . . do. New Luau I ... .. ... ... ; we Cent.. 3 par Cents II 0 5 InT Costs. ........ 111 0 4 per Cents. . "..-. I 0 Ii do. New lam 3 per Cents. ankango on LonEn at sight, 25 17i ; 0 dap, 95. Belgian, 5, 1840 lOOl Money. Naples War. Monei Do. 5, 1552 — ltonrsu Loan, 1931. SS Do. 4 Do. 2 Piedmont o. Cents SS 50 DABS Shares .. .. PARIS, DEC. 23.—St. Germain, 497 50 ; Versailles (right bank), 282 50 ; do. ( bank), 2:5; Pais and tlrl ans, 1,045; Paris and Rouen, 650 ; Rouen awl Itavre, 235 75 ; Marseilles and ATI. snon 220: Strasbourg and Bale, 155; Cenue, 990; POUOIrDe and AMielfl4 180; Orleans and llordeaus, 109 75; Nflthirn, 523 75; Puri. and strasnours. 433 75; Tours and Nantes, 181 25; Mon teresu and Troyes, 122 30; Dieppe and /*cramp. 210 ; Bordesoz and Taste, 55. MADRID, I)Ec. 18.—Three per Cents., 371 ; aftet Balsa, 371. Four per Cents., Fire per Cents., 161 ; after Balsa, 161 c. Coupons, ; after Bolsa, Bc. Passives, 5 ; after Bolas, .53 c. Bank e. St. Ferdinand, 99 p. Exchange on London, 30.70. VIENNA, Dec. 22.—Five per Cents. Metalliques, 94t. Founand-a.lialf per Cents. .11Ctalliques, 831. Bank Shares, 1242. Exchange on London, 12.02.. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANK-THIS DAY. SCOAR.—The public sales arc going ofF with more steadi ness to-day, at yesterday's currency. The refined market steady ; grocery lumps, 435. 6d. to 48s. Curette.—Thc small public sale did not alter general quotations. Good ordinary native Ceylon quoted 38s. 6d. to 396.141....•,5, Tee.—The market is inactive, as usual at the; close of the year. . . _ S.'.t.TPETRE.— 300 bags sold in public Rile ; refraction 5!, at 2Nr.; refraction 64 to 11, 25r. to 266. 6,1. ItICE.-1,100 bags of East India, a portion damaged, sold in public sale without altering quotationr. CorroN.—No Kilos reported. The public markets in Mincing-lane closed to-day, and will re-open on Tuesday, January G. TALLOW MAItKET.—TI - 11s DAT. The market is steady. The demand o the spot continues good. Prices are quoted as follows :— '!'own !'allow, 375. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, new, 361. 9d.; old 365. 31. ; new year (1352), 3Ss.; January and March, 375. MAItK-LANE.-TIIIS DAY. The little English Wheat at market this morning WAS readily disposed of at Mondays rates. In foreign Wheat but few transactions took place, and price.; underwent no cliainfe. Flour was saleable at former prices. Barley, Beans, and Peas were in fair request, and fully Supported last 'Monday's currency. With moderate arrivals of Oats, holders evinced more firmness, and purchases could hardly be made so well as at the beginning of the week. AELKIV.V.S INTO LONDON FWIM 22nd DEC. to 24th DEC: Wa rs. Eugliah. thaaeli. lti.h. Foreira. t a lo ^Am I Barley 1460 'JAM 2OlO 2170 I 2010 flour, 2,570 barrels, 2,860 racks: t, 420 qrs. BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that the demand fer tine Hops continues good, at improving prices. COAL MARKET.---THIS DAY. Can's flartley, 14.. Gd. ; Eden 111. tin, 10,. 2d. ; Tan field Moor, 14s. ; Walls End ltiddrll, I.ni. Gd. ; Walls End Hemet 16, ; Walls End Haswell, 17s. ; Walls End Lambton, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Stewart's, 17s. 3d. Walls End Tees, 17s. Gd. Ships at market, 17U. LOCAL SMARR MARKETS. LivrniToL,Dze. 164—E3-stem Coun- .„ ties, 6j—East Lancashire (pref. fi fth shares, 2nd issue), of —Great Northern, 181 I—Lancashire end Yorkshire, 581 — Ditto (fifth shares), 8 1-16 d.—Leeds Northern (late L and T.), 111—London and North Western, 110—Ditto (new 2-shares), 31 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 33 I—Ditto (6/. new pref.), 9-10 p.—Midland. 57 t iiit —South-Eastern and Dover, 211 I — Sheffield, R ot herham, and (look N.D., 20—York and North Midland, 221—Dutch Rhenish, 11 d.-I:aris and Strasburg, 2/ d. . . . MANCHE:VIBE, DEC. 23.-11usiness was somewhat active in the morning, but towards the des, became weaker. Tho following are some of the principal transactions : —Cale donians, l 6 1-16 ; Leeds Stock, 581, j ; De t ers, 2 13.16, j, 1. DIRMINMIAM, DEC. 23.—There was increased firDNICSS in this market to-day, and very little stack is offering. Lon don and North Western New Quarters wero done at 3j pm., and Midlands at 66j, 571. LEEDS, Dec. 23.—There has been an improved market this morning. Midlands, which were yesterday done at 66j, this morning closed at 671. Tho other closing sales were:—Caledonians, 16; Lancashire and Yorkshire Fifths, 8 die. ; Sheffield, Rotherham, and Gook. 20 ; Leeds Northern.% lij ; Leeds Northern Extensions, No. 1, 363. 341. dia. _ . . '`BalaroL, DEC. 23.—The share market displayed increased activity, and had a very firm tone. (treat Weiterno were done at the improved quotation of ; York and North Midland, at 221; and 'ruff Vale, at 11J. TILE STATCES OF TILE EARL Or CLARENDON, Loran FALKLAND, Asti Joiix 11,tmenior will be put up in a few days in St. Stephen's Hall (the site of the old House of Commons). Workmen arc now putting down - . the tiles on the floors of that new hall, of the approaches to the houses, and of tho cloisters. The cloisters aro to have stained glass windows in antique style. They will he appro. priated for the members' reading-rooms, cloak rooms, The public entrance will be in Westminster Hall, leading to St. Stephen's Hall. Tho members will have an entrance in the middle of Westminster Hall to the cloisters, also by the former Speaker's porch. Peers and members will go in by St. Stephen's Porch, opposite the Abbey. THE LATE FIRE AT MESSRS. CoLLARD'S MANG FACTURY.—The ruins although in a dangerous state wfro yesterday surveyed, and the insurance authorities as well as the firm attribute the catastrophe to the proximity of some of the timbers to the flue of the boiler chimney. Mr. T. Tims, the assessor to the County Fire Office, and a de putation of Messrs. Collard's workmen, whose tools are fortunately insured in that office, are pr o ceeding with the necessary 'quo t ations for speedily adjusting their numer ous claims. The extent of Messrs. Collard's claims on the various offices has nut yet been ascertained. BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS RAIL. WAY.—Yesterday Mr. Norris, the official manager, and the various parties interested, attended before Master in Chancery, Sir William Horne, to submit a propos.d for a compromise with the members of the provisional and ma naging committee, made liable with a view to avoid further litigation, and finally dispose of the affair. The official manager reported that the creditors, whose claims amounted to about 5,000/., had acquiesced in the proposed arrange ment, and that is majority of the contributories hail given in their adhesion. The members of the committee, Lord Alfred Hervey being chairman, had agreed to contribute 2.401. each, in addition to 100 guineas each they had paid prior to the company being brought under the operation of the act of parliament. The master approved of the com promise, the effect of which will be to release from lia bility all those who agree to it, hut leave those who do not to be proceeded with under the act as the law directs. BATTERSEA-PARK.—It appears by the late report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests that the total amount expended on Battersea-park up to the3Oth March last was 100,0001. A similar sum remains to be expended. Tho owners of property to be affected by the park claimed 632,6241., for property of the estimated value of 187,4361. FLOGGING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.—Tho secretary to the United States navy in his annual message points out the serious defect in the navy laws arising from the want of substituting any mode of punishment when that by corporal chastisement was abolished. Confinement in or without irons i, the only punishment left to the dis cretion of the officer. Outside the United States a court martial is almost impossible, and therefore no punishment can be inflicted for a positive wrong save imprisonment, which to the lacy and vicious is a boon, and not a punish ment. Hitherto the abolition of flogging has proved detri mental to the service, and it is submitted that the wisdom of that enactment cannot fairly bo tested until some effec tual means of punishing guilt he provided—either by con ferring on ship officers the power of appointing courts mar tial, or some other more approved means. The coaside ration of the whole subject is urgently recommended to Congress. _ TILE UNITED STATES SQUADRON ON THE AFRICAN COAST, undo , Commodore Lavalctte, aro the sloops Ger mantown' Nicholas ; the Dale, Pearson ; John Adams, Barron ; the brig Perry, Lieutenant Foote ; and the Por poise, Lieutenant Lardner. This squadron, together with the British, have been active, aliment, and successful in suppressing the slave trade in that region, which only con tinues in the southern extremity. It was at first thought necessary to move the depot of the squadron in that direc tion, but since the inhibition of the slave trade by the Brazilian government, it is proposed to withdraw this squadron altogether, and strengthen the squadron on the coast of Brasil, which will be requirol to make periodical visits to the western coast of Africa. This change, it is hoped, will more effectually check the slave trade. r• • c Ap: ',T .>" •-.1 k I r t ., / kALPI