The Express. — London, England, 1851-12-31 00:00:00

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Off sail Co Asen.corner ; and mold by all book. ernes. QEASONABLE FESTIVITIES At this festive 17 toefted dee year. the liollnetng unrivalled dime:merles for the Fort ere gelled into orterraiett regulation, Dainely, 11011TIANDo' 11ACAAntlt MU tor creating mid enetaloing o Inswient heed el tem Howtwele li.oltder, to, rendering the Ala KR, tali., and mew;y. Rowel .eds' °Joel", ,r Pearl Denti/rpe, for tweartlng part-hlie erbium/ • t., the U wit ; end Rowlands' Ago. Wiles, • tre. Fruit pet Noirctuewo p rtuno , , an weinti .1 eerompwitnteat to plaeee et tiohl.e mew worn! nil ergot, d l.embliot. The raironsge of royalty throtetheet ',trope, end the wrlt-kreoern tor &We tawny d these troche. etre them orelety ity unpendleled. end refer them prat ly elegant w.d eo ownielge prrownlit. Dewier of warless tottatt or s. Ihe only "Boone el rob beers the muse of `. preeeding thetet thrertnle in the wrapper or 4181. —gold try A. aowt,v4 if and wAtt. 40, Ilattortgrar!re, London, mad budermilibl sod pertimers. sal his aim mit allrom . J. B. Issiseedatilla as . en...hod et tappina ssroks. ' , sweated t. , trad Imo we hi. saw, •e v' hes we sad Mall We sEw ISTILD TAP WILAPI•ViId (to owes& the Magda, swetbsal al wiser sadmwo, a GIL awl la oer POO". Thl• trade SEPplielL /1.11. It is la tie Dent Kalubitinn. Maw It. IN. WI HILL= OP LONDON DURING THE WEEK. NW said report ssys--The deaths rogielmered in the meivegollems diglriete have declined teem 1,206, the another teems ill tie pewandling week. to 1,00 in the week which Meld Int ernminky. t - he tea correspunuing week, of 1841- 50 the deaths ranged from 910 in the year 1845 to 1,403 in the year 184 e, and the average was 1,137. If this average corrected in proportion to the greater amount of popula tion now eziatine, it becomes 1,251, compared with which the 'mortality of last week thews a decrease of 211. It appears from a comparison of the results obtained i n the present return with there of the previous week, that the mortality from nearly all classes of disc A.O is diminished. Zymotie dieerues, which in the week ending Dee. 20 pro duced 251 deaths, reduced their number last week to 203; diseases of the respiratory organs declined from 2.52 to 219, tubercular diseases from 291 to 140 ; diseases of the organs of circulation from 55 to 37; diseases of the kidneys from 15 to 10. Diseaers of the digestive organs lime raised the number of fatal cases from 51 to 61 within the two weeks. The mortality from phthisis or consumption has fallen from 150 in the previous we. kto9B in the last. This latter number is loser than usual. for in corresponding weeks of 1411-50 it ringed from 102 to IGO. Amongst the com plaints which form the elms of diseases of the respiratory organ.," the deaths of last week are distributed a. follows : 9) were ceased by bronchitis, 96 by pneumonia, 17 by asthma, 7 by pleurisy, 1 by laryngitis, 8 by diseases nut described in 'twine terms. The present return shows that in the zymotie or epidemic floss small-poz was fatal to 23 children and 6 adults, measles to S children and 2 persons of 15 years or upwards, scarlatina to 36 children, hooping.cough to 31, croup to 5, flirted' to I, remittent lever to I, infantile fever to 1, disc than and dysentery to 21 persons, influenza to 2, purpura to I, typhus carried off 42 persone, puerperal freer 7 women (besides another case of death after childbirth), and erysi pelas 9 persons. Two deaths were caused by syplulis, and 5 by noma or canerum oris. Last week the births of 669 boys and 615 girls, in all 1,275 children, were registered. In six corresponding week. of 1811-50 the average ~umber was 1,2.52. At the Royal Ohsermeury, Ureenwich, the mean reading of the barometer in the week was 306'24 in. ; the mean daily reading was 29.656 in on Sunday, declined to 29 . 490 in. on Monday, and to each of the rentairing days of the week was alive 30 in. The mean temperatur: of the week wo. 387 deg. On Sunday the mean daily temperature was 461 deg., or 7 degrees above the average of corresponding days in ten years; it fell continuously, till on Saturday it was 92.1 deg., or nearly G degrees below the average. The vied was in the moth at the beginning of the week, but on Tuesday changed to the north. TIIE NORTII LONDON SCHOOL OF DRAWING AND NIOUELLINfi.—Last evening • conversaziose of the friends and promoters of this institution took place at the Collegiate School, II igh-stret t, Camden-town, under very distinguished Imtronage. The company consisted of a large number of persons, and amongst them were several well known artists, clergymen, end advocates of popular education. The walk were covered with drawings in different styles of manipulation, and • large collection of engravings and lithographs, many of which were representations or articles , in the L iystal Palace. Drawings and sketches by the pupils in the school were also displayed throughout the t , s , ms, and every effort was made to prove the usefulness of the institution whose objects were intended to be served. It may he ..tnted that the school was established by Mr. IV. Care Thomas, for the instruction of workmen employed in "tinF, chasing, carving, drawitur, &c., and the result has continued to be a source of credit and gratification to the promoters. the various PtILYTECIINIC 1.----- " amusements" noticed in our columns at Christmas time. we omitted to mention this favourite place of resort, where many additions have been made to the usual stock of entertainnint. with a view to render the institution spe call, attractive to holiday folks. Amongst the numerous el.pets which meet the eye " are several prise models and works of art from the Great Exhibition, including Mr. Mcch 's model of his farmery at Tiptve Hall. There are, Landes, many interesting article, connected with science and machinery, and a great variety of " eurio.ities" which are web cakestand to arrest the public attention. Ows of the most attractive tentures in the exhibition is the diving which continues to be the source of wonder and =M , a meat to all who visit the institution, rather to gratify their curimily than to cultivate a love of practical science. The dissolving views are also still exhibited, and are accompanied by an interesting description which serves 10 render the entertainment instructive 111 IPA is addition to these objects of attraction, MOMM• lial l i t hrend daily upon venous subjects :—By on the Ballad Mune of England; by Lh'. ea the Philosophy vi Scientitie Menreation; and if LL Kpper, on Sykie Ward's nane ilinhemmine UMW Wes the last.mentioned subject um&1lsl afd ammo ment are derived, not only from tbeilkilislivesipmbessio, but from the clear manner in which the ileum adapts his theme to the comprehension of the audience. la • word. it nay be stated that there is no exhibition in Lelia which maid aged a better return for an hour cc twit *MI INA the Royal Polytechnic Institution. MASTERS' Oincts.—Yesterday, then AIM te emed after she vacation. ARLOW'S NEW IN- IIX' •••*,' •:: : - Le A p. VP.:(1:2 1 3!. ; )1tC,17 , 1 %0 T 1111 . 12M AP. 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In the Ezpresa of Monday wo stated that two men, who gave their names, William JINN* sad Thomas Jack eon, bean apprehended at Beadle, and eauunitted for trial on the charge of having uttered a esedderable number of (urged notes, purporting to be the ivies of the Doncaster branch of the above banking eseapany. We also stated that s large number of these forged notes had been issued at Leeds, and we have now to mid that three other men have been already .apprebendei, end two of them iden tified as ha awed sews of the notes at Leeds. They were app w eeietded at •pablic-house in Sheffield, on Satarelai n tt, by OnWm, inspector of the Leeds that Mow having on that day received ir=lies wadi* enabled him to trace them out. They were brought before Ralph Markland, Esq., and C. G. Medea, two of the Leeds borough Justices, at the coartehenee, en Monday lest, when they underwent a very long enemination. The primers' names are Janice Ellis, Edward Marshall, and John Green. It wee determined to bind the witnesses over to give evi dent, at the neat York snags against Ellis and Marshall. As regards the prisoner Gress, against whom no evidence was sabred. Mt. led mils& to have him remanded. lie said the whole ins woes reputed thieves, and he wished to have dual, getup litter evldesee, as he believed earns other sates bed bed..jWt . the tetra respecting which be had art bed this Mr. nabbed selit..= " prisoner • Green was in com pany with Marshall whoa apprehended, he thought he should be justified in remanding him, and be should there fore remand both him and the other prisoners until Thursday. 'the prisoners were then removed in custody. THE ENGINEERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS, TO TUB ZDITOit OP TUB IMPRESS. tint,-1 admire your article in to-day's paper on combination laws and strikes, and there can be no doubt that the letter of your correspondent " on the same subject is suggestive and in the abetratt judicious. But I do not see that either touches the real points in dispute betwe.n the engineers and their employers , and I am quite sure that " " arrived at his conclusions in re gard to this particular case without very well informing himself as to what those points were. In this instance the Express, its contemporaries, and correspondents have taken tor granted with too great readi ness that the workmen arc in the wrung and the masters in the right. It is this foregone condemnation of the press of which the working classes have always to complain. The tune of the press towards them is most unreasonable. They are spoken of and to as though they were a set of helpless children, necessarily at the mercy of demagogues and agi tators and secret societies. Those who know the working theses know that all this is cant. Thu mechanic class generally is a highly intelligent and well-in formed class ; and the engineers are the must intelligent and the best in formed of that class. Match the twelve thousand members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers against any ' twelve thousand tradesmen, and on all mental qualifications the engineers will have the superiority. Take the ordivary test, and they are respectable men. These twelve thousand engineers arc so frugal and careful that they have in twelve mouths subscribed a sum of 25,0001. fur their society • and, as they are men in the midst of competitors, we might trust tithe usual selfishness that iu their dealings with their em ployers they would do nothing very silly or very wrung. 'lbis Amalgamated Society is spoken of as some criminal miAiveyericitt—as an illegal combination ; and as forcing on perpetual strikes. Now the fact is that this society is an amalgamation of sectional societies, many of which had the support and the co-operation of the masters themselves ; that its executive is elective and open ; that it can do no thing without the concurrence of the body of the members ; that it directs and advises rules and regulations, not fur the masters, but for the men, and fur the sake of the men ; that its funds are funds for the support of the sick, wounded, and maimed, and for otuer purely benefit society purposes; and that these funds are in no ease applied to the maintenance of the members during a striae. Ilan legal right and moral necessity of such a governing body as this in every cousiderable trade are obvious. 'there has been great talk, duricg this business, of " socialism" suet " disciples of Louis Blanc." This is just as infainons cry as Louie Napoleon's. Whenever the workmen move in • body, for their general interest and guidance, they are socialists ; and apparently it is thought in England as it is thought in France, that any injustice is justice for socialeds. Will anybody be good enough to state the grounds on which the Amalgamated Society of Engineers are to he eesdemned ns *emanate ? Are the members of the Reform Club socialists? Is the Trade Protection Society socialist? Lot us see how this question stands. Mosses. Hibbert sad Platt made a special agreement with their workmen, and out of that agreement they have backed. The men remonstrated, and Messrs. Itibbert and Platt raised the cry that there was to be a strike on the 31st. What had the Amalgamated Society to do with this? The Amal gamated Society, it appears, have advised against the sug gested strike at Oldham. Then, there is the circular of the Amalgamated Society to the employers, dated the 24th December. The em ployers, at their meeting the other day, charged upon the smutty several demands which are certainly nut to be found in this circular, and which it is fair, therefore, to suppose r ever have been made. The circular of the 24th reties to two points—overtime and piecework, and to these only. The spirit of this circular is decidedly conciliatory. The whole pith of the matter is in the two con cluding paragraphs, and here they are :—" In this instance, at least, benefit to yourselves and bene volence to your workmen go hand in hand ; and we beg that you will serve at mice your own cause and that of your workmen by intimating to us that we need not fear your opposition but rather may reckon on your sup port in this effort to deal with the questions of piecework and overtime. Entertaining these views, and actuated by these motives, the executive council have decided to advise the trade generally to discontinue the practices of systema tic overtime and piecework after the 31st of December, 1851, and in those eases where overtime is really necessary, in cases of breakdowns, or other accidents, all time so worked over to be charged said paid for at the rate of double time." The argument justifying these recommendations is ex ceedingly simple. When they ask that there be no more overtime, the workmen do not mean that they will do less work for the same wages, but that they will not earn all the wages which the masters would tome upon them. They find that 68i hours a week is quite enough for the strongest man, even if lie is only to look to his bodily health; and they therefore desire that when the yard bell rings at six in the evening they shall be allowed to go home for rest, and not he compelled to return again at seven or eight to the yard to do more work, and earn more wages. The suggestion as to piecework is quite as plain. Were the employed to deal direct with the employers they would be houestly treated; but between the employer and employed is the foreman and the middle-man. The workmen hod that, as a rule, the foreman tiles the price and the time for the piste work ; and the result is an aggregate fraud and injustice which the workmen would be lunatic to endure. Now, hiss the working man a right, or has he not a right, to say how long he will work? lie does not, mark, fix the wages. to aix he will work willingly for the sum which is now paid him; but he will not work after six, and he will not earn more. le this dictation to the master? As well say that when the master, in consideration of his pocket, doses his yard fur a week or a month he ie dictating to the workman. Is it even doing the master an injury ? On the reentrary, as the circular shows, the master is a loser by the system of overtime. His remedy is easy. Instead of work ing 1,000 men up to ten at night let him work 1,300 men lap to six. He would pay the same wages, and he would get more work done. And in this age, when Ashleyism is rampant, and when the legislature itself has fixed the house in which a factory operative shall labour, is it decent to quarrel with the engineers for doing for themselves what the legislature would not do fur them The objections to piece-work are palpable. It gives the capitalist an unfair advantage over the labourer. At all events the men think that they arc entitled to the abolition of piece-work. Again the question is to be put, have they or have they not a right to say that they will not work in that manner ? Deny this right, and what right remains ? A general strike of the engineers could nut be a crime. Their right to refuse to work upon systems which they re gard as unjust is clear—as clear as the right of the musters to compl with their eemands. A general strike, how ever, m ig ht be a folly. That is what the Erpress says, sad may be quite true ; but is it not possible that the masters would be guilty of folly in resisting their de mands? From all I bear, I should think that it is not, and has not been, in the contemplation of the men to strike. They will, after the 31st, refuse to work overtime. The masters may on that close their establishments. Who would then be responsible for the strike? The masters. Public opinion ben been deceived on this controversy. So far the masters have had all the talk to themselves. The men are to be heard in their own defence, and the public will, perhaps, see at tut that there are two sides even to this queetaon.—Your obedient servant, Dec. 30. NO ENGINEER. THE PROJECT or A MUSEUM IN BURY has now assumed &definite shape and an ensouraging aspect. The site and a good design far the building are obtained. The necessary sum, about 1,5001., is proposed to be raised by donations and by 61. shares. The Marquis of Bristol has smile a donation of 100/., and the Bishop of London has testified his attschnteut to his birth-place by the gift of 101. —*mirk lizpress. BASINGSTOKE AND SALISBURY RAILWAY.—It is =by this line to complete the corameniciation ranted by parliament, and partly completed from. Basingstoke, ens Ocestoa, Whitehurch, and Andover, to Salisbury. SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. THIS DAY. The following is the result of the poll with to the rival schemes lately discussed at meetings ri this company, as deelared at an adjourned meeting held this morning at the Nine Elms station : For the motion For the amendment Naj?ri9: 970 The effect of thideciaem lief Nom M oration the n port of the committee, and dr 'balm "NM that steps in accordance with it would but OMB by the WWI imme diately. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Frances, Crum°, a young Frenchman, was charged with stealing a gold watch and purse, belonging to Mrs. Mary Ann Waring, 8, Wardrobe-terrace, Doctor's Commons. The prosecutor deposed that between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening she was proceeding along the Strand, on her way to Hanover-square, and when near the Lowther Arcade she was accosted by the prisoner; but, not understanding what he said, she grade no reply. When she arrived in Hanover-square the prisoner, who had followed her, suddenly rushed in front of her and tore her watch from her side, and ran off. She called out " Stop thief!" when several persons ran after the prisoner, who was apprehended in Brook-street, with the watch produced in his possession. On arriving at the station-house, she missed her purse from her pocket. William Ward, a private of the First Life Guards, pro duced a purse, which he picked up close to where the pri soner was stopped. The police officer who took the prisoner into custody pro duced a card with the name of the prosecutria written thereon, which he found in the prisoner's pocket, on search ing him at the station. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. The British Electric Telegraph Company have 11 ,4 commenced laying down their system of telegraphic com- a munication uniting Liverpool and Manchester, and the a Yorkshire towns of Halifax, Bradford, Huddersfield, and X Leeds, with Hartlepool, Stockton, hull, and other north- V, eastern ports. Their offices in Manchester and Liverpool '' are close to the Exchanges in those towns, and coniesuost for business. The Magnetic Telegraph Company are said to have laid down their wires between Liverpool and Yew cheater, (taking the line of the London and North Western Railway, whilst the other new company go by the Lanca shire and Yorkshire Railway route, taking Balton and Wigatt on their way), and are supposed to be nearly ready for business. The latter company carry their wins under ground, whilst the British Electric l'elegraph COM. pany will have them above ground, something like the wires of the old Company. Meanwhile, so far us the public are concerned, the advantages of competition are already telt in the reduction of terms by the old company, who some time since lowered their prices nearly one-half, chargkg for 20 words between Liverpool (or Manchester) and Len eon 51. instead of Bs. &l. Between Liverpool and Mau- cheater they have reduced their charges still more materi ally, conveying melanges of 20 wo rd s now for a shilling instead of half-a-crown, as formerly. The distance from Manchester to Liverpool is over 30 miles, so that a charge of a shihing (which is the amount the railways woeld charge for delivering the message as a parcel) is very ream 0- able. In this country, where the distances between the large commercial towns are comparatively small, the al vantages of the telegraph will perhaps never be felt to sash an extent as they are on a great continent like that If America, where the distances are thousands instead of hue dreils of miles, and where the rail can never ea nearly compete with the wire as it does in this country. It would be a curious inquiry to what extent the electric wires have interfered with rail way traffic. We have heard commercial men say the: they can do business through the telegraph where they would formerly have to send special messengers, or under take the journey themselves; but there is no doubt the telegraph, like a ll great discoveries, has created wants of its own, and supplied wants, which would never have been known but for its invention. The railway stock-broker, who cannot obtain particular stocks on the London Ex change within the limit assigned by his employer, and who halfoas-nour after yards receives a message (in answer to his own) to say that the order has been executed on the Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, or tome other exchange 200 miles away, would probably never have transacted the bu-iness at all but for this wonderful convenience. The merchant who has neglected to make provision to take up • bill in London, and discovers the neglect only un the day when it becomes due, and who walks into the Telegraph aloe at Liverpool, aid pays down the amount, with the ne =instructions, surely has an advantage which the of the ladies could not have purchased ten years sp. The man who has left home forgetting to put suffi cient money in his purse, or who has promised to eat his New Year's dinner with a friend, sad at the last moment lads he cannot keep the engagement,—or Is summoned soddenly to the bedside of a dying relative fur who in the Met case is informed half-an-hour later that " all is over," cad that money and time would be sacrificed needlessly by the journey), hes also reasons for feeling satisfac tion that such an extraordinary agent has been within his reach. We have reason to believe, lever, that the present Electric Telegraph Company have greatly increased their receipts by the reduction of prices, which is, perhaps, the beat proof that they at first fixed them a trifle too high. In some such cases as those we have enumerated no charge that was nut very high would be grudged, perhaps; but in cases where commercial transactions are concerned, and which lewd bec me in time, if they have not already, the chief business of the tele graph, low prices are important, as entering into the calms a. I lotion on which each particular transaction is based. so IRISH SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—The success attendant on the establishment of the submarine telegraph between England and France, has induced the projection, by parties in connexion with the Electric Telegraph Com pany, whose wires were lately extended to the port of Holyhead, of a similar chord of communication between England and Ireland. The parties propose to carry it out by sinking in the first instance a four-wire cable, the manu facture of which hu been commenced, on a somewhat similar, though said to be improved, principle to that already down between Dover and Calais. Two of thew wires are to be for the exclusive use of governmen., and two for commercial and general purposes. The distance between Holyhead ant: Kingstown, at which Latter place the wires will connect with those on the Great Southern and Western Railway at Dublin, Cork, and Galway, will require upwards of 60 miles of cable, or three times the extent 61 that between Dover and Calais. By this means, when effected, the communication between England and Ireland will, like that between London and Paris, be almost instantan eous, the communication across the channel now occupying several hours by the fastest steamers, which, with their mails, in rough weather are oftentimes detained. The proposed establishment of steam-packets between Galway and New York will greatly facilitate the transmission of American news by this agency, as compared with the route by Liverpool. There is very little doubt but that when the wires are laid down Englishmen and Irishmen will be able to hold constant communication across the channel, by the payment of Is. or ad. per message. PROPOSED BIMIOPRIC OF SOCTIIWAIIIL.— A pro position will, it is said, be brought before parliament in the ensuing session for dividing the diocese of Winchester, and establishing a separate bishopric for Southwark, which is to comprise the whole of the arehdeaconry of Surrey. The church of St. Saviour, Southwark, is to be the cathedral. The diocese of Winchester at present contains 631 benefices, of which upwards of 200 will form the diocese of South wark. The income of the new bishop (the same as that of the Bishop of Manchester, 4,2061.), to be paid out of the funds of the ecclesiastical commissioner', until the next vacancy in the bishopric of Winchester, when it will be taken from the revenues of that see, the future income of which has been filed at 8,0001. ; the new bishop to have a seat in the House of Lords by rotation, as provided in the Manchester Bishopric Act. —Morning i'oper. Tin TWEED SALMON POACIIERS.—Owing to the ' apparently approaching extirpation of the salmon, the pro prietors of the Tweed fisheries resolved to make additional efforts this year to protect the breeding fish during close time. On the lower parts of the river these efforts have been very successful; but much difficulty, and we may say danger, are encountered in trying to pr:vent the work of destruction is the upper Peeblesbire districts. la the vil lage of luncrleithen particularly the law is openly defied, and the poachers muster nightly at the sound of the horn in bards of a hundred, and sally out resolved to overpower, if they can, any force brought against them; and so for midable have they become that it is not thought safe to interfere with them unless the bailiffs muster 30 strong, Such also is the amount of terrorism exercised by the , chiefly by nocturnal outrages on doors and win- Etr ehere s, and by threats of personal violence, that for 17 miles eking the banks of the river it has been Mend impossible to (Memo ludgirgs for the bailiffs. In consequence of some window-breaking and threats, even a nobleman, formerly zealous on the side of the law, has been frightened into prohibiting the bailiffs from lodging on his estates. This is a bad example, and that set by some other magistrates and officials is so verry little better that there is about as much law in Tweedilals this winter as them was 300 years ago. — Scotsman. • QUEBEC AND RICIIMOND RAILWAT.—The works upon this line have at length been commenced. RAIL WAYS THIS DAY. Two O'CLOCK. The settlement of the account in shares has been completed to-day, and ammently without the occurrence of any , difficulty. On the whole, prices have been much better maintained in this de partment than in the English stock market. Daring the earlier part of the day the full rates of yesterday's improvement were readily obtainable; and though, since the decline in Consols, a slight feeling of fiatness has manifested itself, most rail way stock/• are pretty well supported. Frencl‘ahares are firm, in sympathy with prices at Paris, bat there is not so molt doing. IDAILIN AND eructs UNGUANAN rut). MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'CLocw. It is noticed, as somewhat singular, that the Eng lish stock market has for the last few days presented an aspect very different from that of the foreign stock and railway share departments, Consols showing a decidedly drooping tendency, whilst the other classes of securities have established a marked rise in prices; and the dissimilarity is rendered the more worthy of notice from its being analagona with the course of the Paris Bourse, where railway shares have excited great atten tion, contemporaneously with a sensible down ward movement of the Bentes. To-day's mar ket shows the anomaly even more strikingly, atten tion being very . prominently attracted to some de scriptions of foreign bonds, and certain classes of rail way sharce,whilst Collie's rule 1 per cent. lower than yesterday. 'With the increasing importance of the railway share market, however, as attained in late veers, it is highly probable the same effect may henceforth be more frequently observed, one depart ment withdrawing speculative attention almost en tirely from the ot hers. To-day the English stocks have been decidedly flat. Consols opened 971 sellers, and after improving to 971 fell to 961 to 97, but without any business being done at this reduction. They arc now rather better again at 97 to : 7 ex div. for the 16th January. The government broker has taken another parcel of Reduced at 94. Actual prices are :—Three per Cent. Consols for account, 971, 1; Three per Cent. Re duced, 971, 98,1; Long Annuities, 1860, 7 ; South Sea Old Anne., 971; India Stock for account, 265. The market for the unfunded securities remains very firm, hut the advance in Exchequer Bills has restricted business. This morning's quotation is as high as 575. to 60s. prem., being a rise of tis. since this day week. In India Bonds the only transaction marked is at 635. prem. The settlement of the account in the foreign mar ket is now being effected. The market is very good, with stocks in demand. Sardinian have risen 11 per cent. since yesterday, and Peruvian 3 per cent. Spanish Actives are close upon 22. Some trans actions in French Itentes have taken place. The following is the official report of the dealings which have been effected this morning :—Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 601. French Five per Cent. ltentes, 100 fr. 50c., at an exchange of 25fr. 25e. Mexican Bonds for January account, 281,1. Peruvian Five per Cent. Bonds, 921,1, 95, 931; ditto, Deferred, 47, 47/. Portuguese Four per Cent. Bonds, 331. Sardinian Bonds, Five per Cent., 87, 87 Spanish Active Bonds, 211 ; ditto Old Three per Cent. Bonds, 42 ; ditto Three per Cent. Deferred, 17!, Vemzuclan, 37. The Gold Mining Share Market is quiet. Agua Fria shares are quoted to 1 prem.; and Nouveau Mondes, rather flatter at 1 to Iprem. Monday next has been fixed by the Stock Exchange Com mittee as settling day in the English and Australian Copper Company 's shares, which rule at „to 1 prem. The subjoined table shows the extreme prices at which business has been done in the principal rail way stocks during the account now closing : Paid. MAW. Lowest. 60 Caledonian l 6; 20 Eastern Counties 7 25 Great Northern 190 timid. tae-tare BSA 100 Liincsalcre and Yorkshire 100 London, Crichton. and width °mat 95 100 Looton unl Nurtb;Wtsters 100 London and coons aimswee NO Manchester, ,Indleld, ant Lincolnshire 33 32 100 1111,11,nd 171 North StattordMire 271 201 an Saab Kasten 53 Yore, Newcastle, & Send* ll 50 Tort and North 76ittlsd This statement shows a good deal of fluctuation, which is altogether in the nature of a rise. The improvement during the fortnight has been of a re markably steady character, and to-day's prices arc in nearly every case the highest of the account. The fall caused by the coup djeut at Paris has now been fully recovered, and in many instances prices stand at a considerably higher range than just prior to that event. The tendency in the market for foreign exchanges yesterday was rather upward. Short Paris, being much offered, was done at 25.221 to ; ditto, three months, 25.40 Or 45. Bills on Antwerp and other places in Belgium were rather in demand, and sold at 25.35 to 40. Amsterdam continues very heavy, at the advanced rate of 11.181 to . 1. Hamburg was also higher, closing 13.10 to 1. Bills on Italy pre sented no change, but little money was offered for Spain and Portugal, which were negotiated in favour of buyers. Vienna and Trieste were again lower, the former ruling at 12.12 to 15, and the latter at 12.15 to 20. The bar silver and dollars brought in by the West India steamer Avon, have all been sold at former prices. Sovereigns at Paris have followed the movement of short paper, and have risen 5 centimes. Louis d'ors are likewise more in demand, and are now quoted 31 to 4 p. mills premium. Pillar and Mexican dollars have further considerably advanced. ZNOLISLI FUN 3 per Ct. Itedeetet. 974 2 3 per Ct. Conaote. *hut Cow.* for Ate. 37 31 par Ct. Camels. 981 170REIG' 44 pee Ct. Deliteet, 92 4 6 per Ct. Braelltaa, 87 8 De. New. 83 6 6 per Ot. Bueette A 71... 49:2 6 par Ct. Citiltaa, 93 191 3 per CI. Cle/1t5e.172 4 3 per Ct. Dralab. 70 8 21 pee Ct. Dutch, t. 7 4 per Ct. Dela. 999 qaekti. 3 1 per Ct. Grenada. 14 16 !Miguel/A 6 per( Loss Auttugw— I Steck. shut -TI/ 19 DAT. Vitt° 14.1..1,4.000/.. 66. Mo. lix3m4uA.T Stio. Um. IN FUNDS. 3 per Ct. Medea. 23* 5 for Ct. Peruv um. 91 Ditto Deferral. 46 7, 3 per Ct. Portugue.,l4/ 3 ;. per Ct. Itu...timo. 112 14 4i per CI. Itta.lian, 102 3 5 per Ct. stanißh. Aetir4. 211 I 5 per Ct. Sptoish. 411 Do. Pa.ive, 511 24 pa Ct. Verialuels. 75 7 Do. Deferral. 12 13 dent...B4lto 87. IL Pd.' , It. $0 146.14...... SO Si4Uslimi,. Ittioi . ~ Be I sad Lot Swat= 101 111:11112,LWoly. !Stour Os SS Ilirkoshood, lAasuittle Closs. Jim. late 431.62 R. I re an atc UAW ... ilalooloSood SS 40 EMMY sod B.IOnt JV S 1 all Dr. , Veqlh and 2$ hi r 1114160 (Sal lo I and LStDi 3;7 RR i: fasters Counties Deters DAW Claes A NW N.D. N De. elms B end C dittt Nest laneeetttre Do. New eleares Nest & West India Dooks :Wei rm. lueicTieca.7 Edinburgh and °Megan Edlaburan,l'erth,lJunde , ()Winn it South Western Great Narthrra ... .. I ° — l3; si;;;.,A,Dainie i Do. i share., li, 6 peret. t. South. aad Woe. am:: Otst Wesisra_ .. . 67.6;:aff7w7Culf;i• _ . , sod Yorkshin I Dn. I ehva ... ... .. Ow tttth3 Do. W B+ato` Leeds 21 arthsto illl..•.loltand blackmail 1: cr n oon. CoUt . 12 Do. Go, Ishvas 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.SlONis.,lCsurill.(a) L+ .too k Soatls-Weetern P°" Lw • 11.4 &10 ... .. 114=6., Bus ~ and Mitkic.• Vonch.,dber..BiLineolentt. Do. Maa.k Lausal. Unice val,rl Do. Ulan. end Drrby klalln;rti7es t Wietere . (I) Newmarket . ... Newport, Abergaseway, sad Hereford Newry and laillidllew .. ___ Do. New ne... ... I ortbern Cowan •Ilskial NOrai WetlT I North &Mouth Wrot. _,....... ........___. lister ... ft, %Yore., A Wolves. ieottfre Central ... ... Scottish Melised ... ... Do. 0w.... ... I Shrews. & Cho A DO., shrewabury nod Chain (r c .7. W. Min.) ... tltteeppentre Vance; down heron ;both Watts Walee loath Torkeln.l6l.lrerltu. Sturinue aa.l I/unreel:slim eluckton and Itart.ep.ol.. Wnl Ounwa!l Wattfud aad therriok 1 611 61 If 1 7 1 7 8 6 N Is; 161 7 71 85 94 1171 1181 211 3, pm 21 ~ 881 878 7 6 gin 6; 4i 211 21 84 36 . .. 31 23 als 364 Sat 29 31 II Ilf Sf fj dis 21 93 II 13.1 die 3 2i dim 7 11 71 die idis par 151 Ilf 134 9 9 7i 1.41 41 4 42 St dis 14 16 7 10 II 1 die Xi 31 419 14 16 211 Ili 30 SI 21 Aim 6 19 II *3 16 IS di. 'crii:14;07e55i757;4747 , 14 Do. do. Lousiness GO Ma Do.O.N.E.Parehale . $ 31 at sad North hildhoor 331 181 LINES LEARED ..yy rpm) 11171")•iftiaiieleibleUttne sallalidypd,orwithivar. setae (lea to Ot.Wist. 9$ II Ditto without • guarantee (leaeld to OrsatWastern IS 19 elan.. Wolv., and Dudley eatiutolypd..erwitiniwir (leased to GreetYlostelw 9 Ig pia Ditto without agesreatee; Dewitt to Draw Western, 7 9 ple dueknighaut•Mr• (Lased' to LoodowitN.Westerni . 174 181 AllIC:{011 (lewisil to CA*4o6l2o 41 44 11;: to tLine..inalt.guar (laved ( it. Nurtberu). 129 n loocester t Dien• Forest ', (faiwed to tirestWeio 14 14 ps• 44 11..016:44ifi7(Liork&N Mid $94 1(6 21 Do. p stuns Dlittol 42 53 14 Do. 1 Munroe (ditto) I 144 1611 50 Leeds& Bradford Aidlsnd 101 p 1422 124 Loudon we Granule& I !heated a. Mouth itienorn 114 124 20 ; Ditto Prefrroics (ditto) 24 25 &I Lowestoft fiusr.Oper(knt (lased to Norfolk) NerthcrosEastero3 paret Wand to EastdAsuotieil 53 47 43 Ditto ditto New 6 7 pna ss Prowalis Wyse Drs. Law. I oN.West.49Laseallaark 44 46 11 Ditto 4 seam. , 'ditto) 114 94 pea 20 11.wid.,Guild., and Dolga , I Dewed to 090th Easton' 114 214 6j 64,14146 A end Machin (leas ' ; I to Great Northern 64 61,D0. Whepreth Eatendditio 14 Ipa 14 9, Woutb fleitTordsbirs ilsesodl to Mr. M'Clesti 24 14 dim 66 23 Wear Valley, 6p. Clinsa ! (lamed to otocetan&D4r '; 25 19 et. 100 Wilts & 'unwise" (lessee to Great Western 9 l 93 ollsoil PREFERENCE 1111AUFA. 10 'Caledonian RIP ... ... f/ 8 15 ;' Ch eeier mid Liolyhesd _ 14 161 ail 'Dundee, Perth. and Aber 341 dean !unction ... ... 1 1 die g ast sn e d..s(3l.lo6)ll..Ct. 21 21 01t4 teroCounties Esteem., 6 per Ct No. I :I 1 1 P IN ee 4: CO do. No. 21 p g Do. . low G per Cent. Stook: 1 it I Rana 'olos,Ferip su.o p.Ct, 10/ 1 Ildinbui IN Perth. 0101 , D./lg.', 31 per Cent ...'. 1 1 die Gnat Nor 15'1. 3 per Gent' 13 ISI I D.3 p citg. ieenzeibleBorlpi I Fak I, l ol.BthetWis , Te( l l 6 hilithei 1 11 c an Lanceshireal 11,16 - V . 020 Do. 6 per Cent Mock i ;121 1 In lAnike,Bricht.„ V 0 . 0 : 101 ,' Prief.Sprrtt.St. , *Mal.' Da. liew Guar. 0 pe. 'SM. 11 2 145 / Leedom k .West.lt ' 0 .. 13 i Peneston) 3 per C.. 1 1.-1 „—; LoediroXisthWeiitere 7. ' l w 01 11 pm 11an.11heff.S.L1rie.1eo.No 11 10 4 1 1 Do. New gle .. 12 1 12 Do. XS ... ..„1 I 1 9 611 IllidlasuiC,onii.BrAß ilp.Ctille 1 22 . ..,_ Ditto Prefetenen .........1 t V 0 . 1 . "foetid. Extensa._ _. 19 lel Do.Goaranteed 34 pact. 4 14 Plinth Britii.h _ .... .I 41 a North Sta ff ordshire .. Word. Worcester, and, Wolver., X 13.6 per Cod, 1 die par .hre.matiirm.N.wovAr.i 84 104 Ilisrewas Chests. (Nor. W.l 111in.i I per Cent-. II ... I 131 13 10 South Deena York, Newaietle,k Rerw.,, Gt.Nurth of Eng.pureh.• 131 161 i Ditto Ditto ... ...1 I 41 IToek&N.YOLILIS.Puret 1 las roarioN RAILWAYS. Boulogne awl Asian. ll l 'Cesare France (Pierson; I 20 1 Lhiteh Menial' .. ... .. 4 ef di IFaist Indian 3 II Ps ... ... .. Great Indiali Paineells... 1 Do. loseniboure ... ... ... 2 2 " Do. (Railway) ... .. $ 31 i Do. (Canal) .. ... ... 1 4 171 Marta Antonia... ... ... a. Do. do. New ... .. DO tremor ano Liege ... 641 2 Id Nraihern of Ersnce...... .. 18 131 111021 , 9 0• sad Bordeaux .. si AI 20 Pane sort Orleans ... .. 41 43 ft ,Parie and Route .. 24 lei in !Perla and amebas, ... 16 11 al. 26 ; Kques a 16.1 Game ... ... 41 1 1 1 P 1 !iambi* NM Wage ... ... 4 41 17 'Tows and Na,tos ... .. 34 SI dB ii,,'West Flanders— .- ... 21 31 P. iiw 117, i . is P•. 'loi 101 , I I t. S e; a Ii ' IS Is I IS 17 I 17 5 Is 10 m} fl I Sle 3 31 : 13 I $ Si II 19 164 9 4 el I ez iat. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. The market aerating steady, at tarmac rata, gootatioas ruling u follows:—Town Tallow, at mat sada NOM burg Y.C. on the spot, new, 37g. 9d. ; oid ; now year (1852), 38g.; January and Mirth, 376. to 36e. 9d. BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY. Henn. Pattenden and Smith report that ths market coa -1 tinuea steady for all Sops with mbar and quality. 1 1 6 I I 14 111 ,: SS U al •W 110 i die Si ii C 11, SO SO ii.* ▪ ila° Ssl SS Ili f • 10u 17 Ti le 1 ae Su le et. 3, SO 60 9,4 13 le 1$ LOCAL SMARR MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.—Caledonian, 16I —Chester and Holyhead, 21—Eastern Counties, 7 c.—East Lancashire, 154—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 614 4c. 4—Ditto (fifth shares), 7 9-16 4 c. d.—Leeds Northern (late Leeds and Think), 154 —Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 14 I. London and North Western, 1184 4—Ditto (new }-shares), 34 4c. I c.p.—Manehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30 Ic.c. 4 35—Ditto (preference shares), 124—Midland, 581 4—North Western 114 d—South-Eastern and Dover, 2 I.4—York and North Midland, 234—Northern of France, 14 MAp 2 . NCHESTER, Dec. 30.—There was a fair amount of business, and prices were tolerably arm. East Lancashire, 16; Leeds Stock, 614; Sheffield Stock, 344. Bramistonam, Dec. 30.—This market showed signs of increased firmness to-day. Midlands were done at 584, for the middle of January account. LEEDS, Due. 30.—We have had au average business this morning, though the transactions have been chiefly . for the account middle of January. Prices show a slight improve ment, as will be seen from the following closing quotations: Caledonians, 164 ; Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bestow, 34 dis. ; East Lancashire, 16; Leeds Northern., 154; ditto Quarters, Vs. 61. prem. ; Midland Stock, 54; North Westerns, 114 dia. FRENCH ROMANCE.—A lady of property, some time ago, left Paris, on a visit to the country, leaving her house in the care of her female servant, an Alsatian, to wbcm she was greatly attached. On Friday she arrived in Paris by railway, and, on passing the Hotel-de-Ville, saw, to her surprise, the servant enter the house of an agent for military rEntpfacernent, with a bag of money in her hand. She called to her. The girl was so astounded at hearing the voice of her mistress, that she fainted. When she reco vered, the lady conveyed her home. The servant theta threw herself at her feet, and confessed that she bad taken 600 fr. from her secretary, in order to purchase the release i of her lover, a soldier n a regiment in Africa, who bad written to say that he was dying of love of her. The lady, who was much affected at the girl's sorrow, said that she might keep the 600 fr., but that she could not retain her in her service. On Saturday she received a letter from the girl, stating that she had paid for a remplacant for her lover, but was so affected at having been guilty of robbery that she intended to commit suicid e. The lady caused inquiries to be made, and learned that the girl had put an end to her existence by mesas of the fumes of charcoal, in • public boese, at llagny.—Galigisani. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. — Valle for the week ending Dec. 27 :-3,7861. 61. ; semesponding week in last year, 3,3301. 6a. 4d. . 49 51 ii ii 131 I9S 3 6i 13 14 33 33/ 37 U 78 SO_ COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE.—THIS DAY. St:GAIL—On 'Change yesterday about 2,600 boxes yel low llavannah were sold at 19e. in bond, for exportation. COFFEE.—There has been a small speculative densr4 and about 1,000 bags of good ordinary native Ceylon sill' at 395. 6d. Tzs.—The low prices have attracted attention, and bun- if new to some extent has been done in common, and etry 3 good common Congou at 84. to 94. per lb. In other articles no alteration; the holidays continue. Scoutt.—The market has closed for the year sad= • unfortunate year for the importers can sansiskis bored. Oa referring to the Gazette averages the tbssp descriptions, British plantation, Mauritius, and East India, we find the price to be on the 7th of January, 295. od., ex elusive of duties; on the 25th of March it was 275. 9d., on • the 24th of June 250. ad., on the 30th of Sentember23s. ow the 23rd of December. 201. 10d., showing a decline of as! ' The highest general average in the year was 295. ltd., the lowest 19s. 74. The hicle.st of West ladM was 30s. 11d., the lowest 21s. 2d.; Mauritius, tha highest 295. 24., the lowest 19s. Id.; East India, the highest 34n. 6d., the lowest 15s. 2d. ; but to explain this great difference it may be well ' to remark that during the last month the very low qualities were chiefly sold, when Khaur (Bengal) sold at Va., duty : paid, which was only 12s. in bond. Foreign sugar is not included in the awns avenge, but on reference to tho grgprices we find thst there has been a similar decline. assists he Milted balshow=r o o di f s : 55,000 tons at the cleet b oi d 1 " 140. show an increase of about 15,000 tons, hut the large impor tations and consumption of Dutch refined hive materially interfered with the deliveries for consumption of raw. The increasing consumption of beet, root sugar ow the Continent has also had a depressing influence on buyer., and notwith standing the present extreme low prices tho market closed for the year with a dull appearance. Duty *ooo Sugar (except foitiga refined) to last ewt. work la Londaet, Liverpool, Wand, null, and the Clyde To the some period lam .... ..... beteese 9 G, ovroni P at Tta in 11134 TO LA onyx. log. London -... 10,1i11,216. Liverpool 6.62 v 49.1 Bristol — 031,040 Hull _ 267,590 Total 40,463 4.59 bans time in ISM . 38,0116,046 barrios.. 14447,793 MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY. There was no alteration in the value of English or foreign Wheat this morning ; the few parcels of the former at mar ket brought Monday's rates, and a few retail sides of tins latter were made at former prices. Flour, in the absence of fresh arrivals from abroad, was held with firmness. . . Barley was in more request and quite a. dear as before. Oats were taken slowly by the dealers at the quotations r last market day. Beans and Peas were without alteration in value. AERIVALti INTO LONDON FKONI DEC. to 3111 DEC. Qr+. Yane.a.h. :...Ach. luta. Vurc.gs. Wbeat 1 3 7, ,144 1 1 I 4071) lßarley l Vats 2430 1 I 6160 i littO Flour, barrel+ wk.; malt, 1,120 vs. COAL MARKET.---THIS DAY, Holywell, 17s-; Hastings Hartley, 14A 61. ; Walls End Gosforth, 16s. 3d ; Walls Eud I.ls. : Walls End Stewart's, 17s. 6d.; Walla End Russ 11's Iletton, 17s ; Walls End Haswell, 17a. 911.; Walls End Lambtou, 175.; Walls End Helton, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Tees, 17s. 3d Ships at market, 216. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. 'EDNESDAY„ DEC. 31, 1851. each of the . fol:owin.; 'plums at morning. The stetions ere Btresifth of Wm& WesUur. Ftrosomt kiAPTLYSi Fouunoani STILODD ......... COLCISPITS Gullunos YAILYOUTII Ro .valuu SPIAt BZWITOCE Gentle &veer Gavle Brew:, N.E. S.W. W. N.W. NW. B.E. Gentle Breent Cairo m•teiurt Overcast l'sthaly amid, Fog ir• V , 44141 tl•zraut Foggy Oven:cat Itritisily Coady I retbil Cloudless Overcast Overcast Psrtally Cloudy 4entle Breeze G.nYie Breeze •-- - G.talo Breese Cahn Breese THIS DAY, Bloom. Oruro. oe Wind. Strength N Wind. Stun of the Weather. W. Cals. Vine. The ram= from the following places did not reach this elite in time for publication yebterday they therefore indicate the state of Vie weather on Mon lay morning as sine o'cleck. titERILICK Clasum KOLUBIOLt Pooh - 0 - NTOI Cloudy rartlally Cknrir (lentle Bang (je'lit:2 Calm . . ..... Brerre i•artally Cloudy iilairally Clear FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday even ing a fatal railway accident occurred to Richard Green wood, railway guard, who had charge of the 6.24 train front Halifax to North Dean. The train was a heavy one, and it is bummed that the guard must have fallen from his Tint while attempting to step upon the next carriage for the pur pose of applying an additional break as the train emerged from Salterhebble tunnel. He was not mired until the train arrived at North Dean, and the driver returned, hoping to find him at Halifax. The body was found a little below the tunnel, quite dead, and from its position it would seem no though the train had gone over it a second time upon returning to Halifax. An inquest was held on Friday evening, at the Elephant and Castle Inn, Salter hebble, when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."7/fatifax guardian. Tun Cos ters Ar WooLwien.—The mutineers of this class cn board the Warrior, are still far trout being in a subordinate state •, and on the guard of Royal Marines, who remained on board and in a building near the vessel wader arm during the whole of Monday night, being re. tiered on Tuesday morning, a new guard of the Royal Artillery arrived to do duty as a COILVII. t guard, and guards from that regiment will take their turns alternately with the Royal Marines while the insubordination continues. It has hitherto been held out by the judges of the criminal courts, and believed by many, that transportation was a great punishment, and much sympathy has consequently been shown for that class; but it now uppears that many of the convicts, not less than from 130 to 170 of those on board the Warrior, consider being sent to Australia at the expense of the country would be a benefit to them. BRITISH AND AMERICAN CLIPPER SIIIPS.—The relative merits and demerits of British and American marine architecture have lately commanded much attention. Not a few were they who, cowed by the lengthy and ela borate descriptions given by American scribes of the " clippers " of their country, pitifully bemoaned the dens dence of John Bull, sorrowfuliy hiuted that Britannia was no longer " Mistress of the Seas," and confidently asserted that the " Wooden walls of Old England " stood in the same relation to the ships of our Transatlantic brethren as a butcher's nag to a high-mettled racer. Mow far these suppositions were correct has been made apparent by the various passages from China this year. The British clipper ship Stornaway, built at Aberdeen for the China trade, was the first arrival of the season, having made the passage from Whampoo to her dock in 104 days, a performance which as yet ranks as A 1, notwithstanding she had to beat down the China seas against the monsoon. The American ship Surprise came next, a clipper which, when at home, it was said, would eclipse all her predeces sors, and astonish the world by her performances. No dobbt she did her eulogists—by taking two days longer than the Stornaway, and coming at a more favourable period. After her came the Chrysolite, belonging to Messrs. Taylor, Pole ter, and Co., of Liverpool, which made the passage also from Whampoa to the Mersey in out day under the time occupied by the crack Yankee on her run, and but one day more than the Stornaway. The last arrival from China was reported in Liverpool on Monday morning by electric telegraph, namely, that of the White Squall, another Ame rican, which also required two days longer than the Stoma way, and one more than the Chrysolite, to reach the end of her voyage. Surely from the facts adduced there need be no fears as to the "bag that's braved a thousand years " continuing in the van of commercial enterprise.—Liverpool • RAtillioll7olP. AND SALISBURY RAILWAY. —A meeting of the landowner and others interested in this railway took place at Andover on Saturday last, for the purpose of making final arrangements for going to parlia ment in the ensuing session for powers to construct this line by an independent company. It is proposed to leave the gauge an open question for the present, giving the company power to join either the Great Western at South-Weesonetst Basingstoke, both companies having distinct lines thence to London, the former only 31 miles longer than the latter, The South-Western Company have had the act authorising the construction of this line almost six years, and having bought nearly all the land and executed most of the heavy works, they have allowed their powers to expire. The land owners have at length entered on the task themselves. To them it will now be a very easy and cheap work, the South- Western Company baring, 4 is stated, spent on their a dosed works newly 300,0001. • 7: The State of the Weather at Nine o'clock yesterday arranged in seder of latitw None letkes. Ofiwor I Wiwi. MI 161 151 Is 31 161 19 6316 'Si es n 81 811 I I 161 16 7 966 Ilb i 25/ 21 671 i Ig al 5 MI 29 .1s a 13; 14; flj f If Ki 1 14' 23 t