The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

, /1••• .. - ..- ," 44 , ..... et 4...... • I. ?. ../4-......?"-- , 6 , 44..ter.......... 6,0 if Crib • • 1 i , I ........._. No. 2,289.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1853. ... et. me Alowalea nialtilli"" "AIL" we- INKRALOGY end GEOLOGY.-Elessentary MURDER AT YORK. SHARE LISTS. HONE I - , „„ - to beaten the Indy 411 these Menet breathes -w- • ~ h e l 4 , g 5. to . 20, 31. to It gamer each, of J. --•••- St ISO Bristol So &Wert per Cl.; - - YORK, WHINWIDAY. •.,jv , - e. end to ler Mejeety. 149. Wand, LOMA. Mr. IL tieloaisdemila Ale - ! ! 100 to lel 111'" • ' . ewiets Inewel...a is gliaerakey and (isotopy. Last evening a very shocking murder was perpe- WiDNUDAY EVISNINO. td 15 poser and Holyhead , - - 21 ••••1 • " The railway market this morning advanced with si ell 1 Oark aM Maw - - The Eaglish stock to in this city. Mr. John Hall, of Swainton New Inn, Si au I mams, raw saiiiil7 with a firm appears*. iNILNAMF-NTS be tbe DRAWING-ROOM, sear Sesrbro ', was at York, attending the great Christmas Consols , being favourably affected by the scarcity of kw Jaast , ers ... e s t 6I ll 33 Randsalten(Stleellp.Ct 4 41 41 s an upward tendency. SI . / ix t-r , . tr ti a= d ... 6l = i r i alt P.117.„....k Gr,,Lat horse show. On Tuesday evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock, stock, and by the absence of any real supply, as well cennttn In &1 & •Do. do. (U.) 7 per O. 61 owner. dudeaN owd7• 1110 dea=l , llo l olwl being in liquor, he fell into the company of two loose Oils. üby some considerable purchases of London and 7 .1 2 Do. de. (71. IN 7 per Ct. 4 1 pm prices were 1 per cent 7twe'dreire by J. WINANS (late neweg 10, Londaa. es Seet.the.tate. a e 6..001 111 Pm today ; but on the sed . 19 1 10 !Do. Now 6 per (bat. Stoat 131 41" ,It - FOC IV ry of ARTS.-PRIZE SHILLING BOX a dark, lonely place, near the river Ouse. A little before other descriptions in proportion. On the decline in so so Easl.l7alen.eiripiptep.O top II 1 despatch from Vienna ,„( Wsrea rotor Ks, owl by H.R.w. Moos Allsort, to 6 o'clock a man named Sargent saw Mr. Hall with then fleets were positively 1 go .d W. ......cowhil anapotli r, JOSHUA ROOMS, 133, IlmthIll• two girls, who were shoving him about, with • • view, it the funds, however, a reaction set in„and the market bet , ,ITlEma gestai lalludam weaysia.s.stui z - 1 Black Sea, a fall of r, 4 4„,,, e. me all rennin. except they bear klo adders nail a finally closed flatter in character, at the lowest prices s ^ e 1 17 . 4 1a..Pordi.DandaeaUdi 21 Si am ege do on th e lid o th e m4,ma W es mope is supposed, of robbing him, he having about tsfiroul" d* • Itt. morels Nestles pee et 11l 113 closed }per cent. lows ob.. 1 , ..1. is otimpo. J. We witalled Drawing ewe *who. 501. in his possession. He eadeaveured to beat of the day, which generally show a trifling decline N. we r g s . 6 66 , ani. I w o. 1 .. 0 61. eath, wr N. Ili doles. and Hathen.tiool lannumals. meow now of awry nth r erwidiateot the Fine abet.. t he girls off, but was so much intoxicated as to be unable on the final rates of yesterday. - dientalle at le p.m.,. lee 11l le , 10 Do. 41 potent. me* llO 1 IPs 1 01 of the Consol market I almost entirely attrib to do so. Sargent shouted to the girls, " let the poor man 6(1 6413telhaWeandliftlitha s 54 T II 0 MAII SALT and CO., go," but they took no notice further than to laugh at him, NAST 124D1A PALE ALE nexweLs, 111311011.011-111E4T. and they penisted in their attack upon Mr. Hall until they THIS DAY.-Two "'CLOCK. 10 4 tillOWeinlibehUnatosz sp . el l 7 et' Deame.redema. 64 we• lel 10$ Business in the railway market is almost sus- B L , ionnu e i lm i mi g 6646 ,, e i es 100 1014 raged operators for a: the afternoon was less imam forced him gradually down to the water's edge, when one fiat at the close by ii babe 23, Umetalard.whart. of them gave him a shove, • and he tell backwardsway off pended, and the tone is rather flat. Dover. have 14 b S iteadaiddadaaaLd d 2O 4 dl• ear im. In , Ditto e per wet Meet.. Id 144 52, Ilawyweet. fallen to 181 to 191. Caledonians are rather lower, st. nelLem.a erlph.Pret.3 poni• - - vourable reaction Ilrissmr- ..... - 37, brawaddrest. the Staith into the water. Sargent immediately procured fle.'l6o Ditto r New Otar.ll por MI - - a' 28 to 1, and Lancashire and Yorkshire stock, at Is 1 i I se jus t w ou tu u su u t, s i 3 poi to-day. It should b seneisseem ....... sit, masseuse. assistance, and an oar was held out to the drowning man, ' NriMorg.. stdi nen, Beidwiastne t. telegraphic despatche but, on account of the state he was in, he was quite enable 67/ to 681. In other descriptions there is little MI au ad 10 aldasda157 *Odor. lab' - IR - is DUN, • le 10 D. New Ate ... .. 10 IlNaa 4 101 City fi rms, though in vessel lying close by the spot where he wee knocked into is quoted 104 to I t Great Western, 84 to 1 t Mid- 6 8 Do. a s i 4p m Mon that the fleets we i Aides ... 13. New Ina Retry, Ithdketrest. the water. The river was dragged for about two hour. land, 84 to 3 ; and Great Northern., 211 to*. ism si ii i e rwyp.*oidursof 'e sot - - psa 143 state that this step he r ing GITLICHAL-Mr. WM. IL MAW% the afterwards, when the body was drawn from the water, and swan esiverim of ni p aressel=rden. Maros conveyed to • a publiobouse fa the neighbourhood, where it Mob t h i ' d l eam trd . o s % 50.441,1001dd yew s is m s . " o . o , lde u ndd d• was found that if the girls b a d intended robbing the 35 to I; Strallbmr r i l 33 to 3 ; French shares have fallen. Northern. are quoted It " in I.ll°."" Dtlie Prehrlet am'C' 1 . 40 1 • 4 I die and Puri. and -, ---* 51 1 ism Da 4pr,e SW 1.1 113 1 91 1014 This further mousse served, is regarded as , ..esei Mer mete.et. ^Me I De.Wwwerfallory. 6 "et - - portance, and as cal deceased, they had not accomplished their object, as there 16 1 to t• IL 100 Pore NOM ... .., - - influence on the re: ECHI'S PREPARA'f lONS be CHRISTMAS was taken from his pockets six 5L notes, 19 sovereigns, Luxembourg. (161. paid), after touching iia to i, so all North Rill . ordsie . re IL neosiera, Wwwww, and Powers and Russia. 1 sod NM YEAR rhustsrs. - andlik OM las Iwo= ss. 6J. in silver, and some copper. As soon as the girls had are now quoted 111 to 1. widow:nine when low sad triendehip Ow Malr=les. Welew..llll.llper Coot 106 lel Consols opened at 15 all Dine Olen Akio 1 II pm - gmeitiabt, Nothl has Ides (ere to redis am a pushed the donned into the water, they ran off; and from ORDINARY SEAR= AND lITOCKIL et all flitottidalestral New Prof. - - January, advanced t *Ku for towel maim Num mad dallF 11111100•1110 is a description given of them by Sargent, Isabella Campbell, h um , a petal, kr the met INIMMISIMO SO 11011 IS Is meet of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and Cuoliae Nicholson, of Middle own pram so u e e .s ey 0 S Wirewalhairritreetrunt. 91 104 we, articles ore to be Mad at ble maim el millise end Ilk. 1 Pd. ILowees. Yesterday . to 3 p.m. Id Id sow • p a r d t ou r . • "..' is 14 s i sth eeere, 4, LemMlMS.dgeol. now the NUM lbw& Illeglanithes Water-lane, York, were shortly afterwards • apprehended 1 1 -- oven 1.1•• flo" 111411 /. Os Sod , alsislamillsdirt "la '" not far from the seen of the catastrophe ; they having just da• "I d° I & bird "' esmii .... - • * ''' •• 24 " 2 I 1 Jew de l'Aa " et me lbstp sine the hem* Is emelly maw wont. the pins ef abetlen. AMY Wiles a vie kw the mem emerged from • dram-shop. 30 ll Whore. Wait bet Itretes_ ..... 34 IN Mali lOnntriell to lb empletwgt , where they War be 11411estonits ^/^3.dAy, at noon , the prisoner, ne st bro ug ht up ( 01 . ess. IR all Shas.Wdv.ellineovelnis 9 10 le le De. 8 per Osat ... ... 11 15 II U Dan a . IS IS 10 11 MO mania if es; omit fNs f yes 144 au emelit loners (Mad* and had rallied at Subsequently, bowel again, at 943 to fi. as follows :-Three p log, 18th January, 9 Asia 5L1A....... 24 144 le ' mdr luta iatestioas Ids la obaps. la lie ellewe thew . . II Si 61111•11..14nekabwaiwa. 11 ii dis per Cent. Reduced, It. 1,10 Do, %pee mat - ilig - ipflallee mann= before the magistrates at the Guildhall, when the 11 4 a the, W eira .1 6 1 6 a n 7 Zitit V.Z . 4.... unmfte •a l=grodiAdiell above facts were given in evidence, and the girls were r e - 22 15 1 Da ie. ace. Pk- 111 6 11 1 3 461 / sheentatCrs, teseaddise e _wildwa, in Isle leo m mote fowl 1..341 pf 0611•00 wit dad la the pawl dawns* the ben sanded. Ws rather. mime% ddiebim yseirmlese. ettimpelselm Mem and sex li.u.bnwbes owl • sada MOW et geode ansgeml to wiry it. IN Mad lad Railw ... .. INI 1 it 166 oessisaim .-.. .. sof sal MI I Ist ail Ohner an MIAMI - lei 174 10 all OW awl Mud= _... ... 14 II meliWwl. aw ol al7 lo , o • damage welllsmatt oe CONVICTION FOR WIFE-MURDER AT LEITH. se CI ArAlbsemi lelemtlum... 46 47 as Wary or wet 4117.-e. ...-- - -- At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on r t ay. Dnadis""1144111"1.1"1"-1117: 61 I CISTMAS PRESENTS.-The exuberance of Monday last, William Cumming, seaman, was convicted of LI Vo l aliali Dgrtin 12"Q"4:: 2 4 if dubOM% essid "Ms 'Oak% Wow dis SW mid= the murder of his wife, by repeated assaults sad berbarous os all laden Oman 13 131 1N 6 ite ssie ts siosili tiblailde losisa lakir te d l . 64 9 • o 444o4 4 ""r eithe aka&r iaso. *a n d". a %kw treatment.. The .._ .priso_ eller leaded not guilty. He was /5!. ma) sewn Unte u e1ea1 .... 7a..... 1 •_e 44_ Nem elm so wumir auc A rk t a on" 6,„,„s aa d 66 year 01 ace, MI send in the East India Company, , .: ~. Nur s , ...-, .• .. s . elnelnleg a Inenden heed of beer; ROWLANDS ILLY Le from whom it WI said the lead a pension, and he had mar. Be. 4 3 3 .7 3333 .1 3 7 . 7 i r a it . • Ike MY relk_ealr. ami linestsg; and ROM Dr tied the deceased en bisrettint hems five or six years ago. e t . 10; Imm o * . 0 1 maw.. 54 aa ow Posit 141•11, ha 1w19111 11 1 1 6 • Itwel__Eks___•!_o4lwm Several witnesses damned to acts of the most brutal ta se ugebsio ma peal._ - - bile 1 - eal. 03 13110 . 11100 Issolorl=iska• so law mmommilef cruelty. Medical testimony was then called, and a long et 100 ilastbssub.lbrik . t{ It am mused siniatagne se saga* he ime eilmired. aummarigissosidimism no 4* iimise al sea win Om catalogue of Wades resultiog from violence was proved. di. 1 00 al SimakWeillffs - - .... 2 . 66 . 66 ... a m aMe I wo se tha wrapper or The immediate eases of death was oppression of the brain, I L L i l r g 16‘ a s se lent A.66 . 46 ..."' - 33 °4 1 1 4 • " 1 . 3 .n03 *A. g,) LAlrDndorms.Me. asmulageop. lainicm caused bye:terns] vi 015..., She was otherwise a healthy IL I n E l , 3 . ime, "' IN too awl by WNW and pertemsre. WOMIIII. St 100 01411011164101WOCibf . 4; 101 106 The prisoner, in his declarations, admitted having struck at In Ouset Western ... .. 84 Mt of I M all Ith.Yedwlthel Ow 17 19 6 S W / 1 dle ht. 100 INZLeit ak esselnk or se Bas.perel 94 $9 17 5 DIM Dina ... 1 4 44 SS 10 York 411.10LILM.Pare 4 dim gar -...-.-0---. MINES. Quarter per Cents., nuities, 1860, 51. Ba Money wan in in Exchange, and was b per cent. on i nvert however, was 4 to 4 f Exchequer Bills et woo M• .O rat Cll4 3 , ni Zl ididdidd (km , 31. to 6s. prem., brio; Ne.o l 40,_ - Yesterday.( today . remain quoted par ter - - In the foreign owl all 1 Ipm KM 1 Maple Awthalbut Geld all 6 ego pee 14110110 10. •AnorleCallforniaa New 10 tAwireaden ISIO Hoorallea 1 Australia Cbrdlllera 1 netnnen Freehold Sttl Are Nark oil lOn CO Stamm Iron it Coal all • 12 1611,4100 i Britt& Amoratha tiotd ail IMs 6 I Ilkale 20 tinnily= 13.6 le further rally in Peru* Cents. closing 2 per I . per cent. better the. Gluon manifested to scheme of the Penis. meat to holders of scarcely changed in p At 4 o'clock Mexican um. .. orbit le wealth Mame Mal* I" and his wife with hie hand on one evening, but alled that he If II libli ___ leseins - ... - - 16 " os elleasistP.Omagi'da I N I 1 1 11 6,1110 SO DmOmaseandOelabs ... mem atitMilsempewleftla tialwil..,____ lll lll o • 7l asserted that site was given to drinking. In, 1 sma.owsiname., law 1 - - ex div. Spanish De awl rrmtay es sf die 8 ALTERATIVE PIL I - 14 - ---- are a tried knew rml no n o o o t nothing of the s e w et: o ss u r se e il kia uries which ag she fl i t i 1 larrso .Pr ra mi t i llde ::. 13 I t : ''"" U. WO Leamethe awl Yeatehlre MI 6 1 oroper met end 5m .... t_5hi5t! . .ia ... ...._. seawl,l,..tif analaklimo""r• The Lord Justice Clerk, in reviewing the ease, remarked l ir 1 4 4 , D O:. P ere i t i liiisi Tine -- . i ree am . 6 1„7. 6 .6 6 . "7= 6 . 61 1 ‘ 6 O b o w a m 6 that the deceased appeared to have hem • quiet, gentle, se au Lode Neellissa ... .. 1114 H m oi s t o . edam ass we AB is 62 awe ammo& and industries@ woman, and during the period to which the 114 14 Inannand ffilkolli ji - 1 1 At oo ls i 5 i 13 1 . 4 .000 00* 2 1 0 come Do. 114. 0.1, 66 es Del ley 15 14 ad HI 31 1.4 a P ri el Z v t i al ' f r p h er Cents 4 i db. par eawhead 12.000 40 Osase 0961 W all 46 47 lekeee II tOtimiiil usie - Onient-.... I I I Out 16 as 13 1130,340 Rt. 4 6 / a jpes lasere of Zan all 70 NI to 55 per cent. RIII 114 ; ditto Four-ant Granada Active, 21 ster we net sehemally at elm me Me Ilemb. Veer, Maim evidence related there wee no evidence of her drinking ; l et in Lan- lA. "%ts. lee itor a 11114 f Mee n +De. Mt. 74 waist. all 66 gm Sales are marked a . sep ape. the sowellow, and etalleV_lne be the likes but whether she had been_ given to drink or not, it was 3 - ,_ 103 taco , Wader , 1014 1041 IS4 10,000 5 elladetAsseralwOoppr all 36 8 qMem-Preillrei sad sad Hudolats..„ o " ll . dad °L.,,,_ I. high time that a pixy Nand sternly lay aside such nun- - no. Me MOBS mere nems vele ea - - Sall Si i Half per Cents., 611 wa loadawafl• Ww• h• II". dd da, ' a " `'`. its., """ tbm times when they found women beaten to death in the 20 11 Be. Man -,. ." ... - i In;°°° S I De. licgistesed - . Certificates, 96. -* Etii sesinsimilea seat by lost cm reselpt et poems elemea fl i es SO Kisearal mom I Deana Deft of .saber all 1 4Cs SoMp#llllo.la Iles plies bathe Trade • in 11.1., ILl: MAWR ANNUAL REPORT of the anew i• efts; Mier deliberation, unenimotuly returned i... 4 tee Lamar ,D,: r„,, tel mums a NMI; WMlons - .. " T A - 1 -1 1 , op .: urstaaimt e rtiet. of Alltilie. DRATIM, and MAR- 6 v i tiet Of Lrdtilt of murder as chat . . on the . n r e m ga. gm : ...". .. le i s . 1 Wee: ratibed Iler MIL eletkmay OM. er theiges. tee ....e._!_t 'lnk Orem. sad WI tonenannallnalanlen - - of enemies at Rdiabargh, en Monday, the 9th of Tanury et. no Ignik i lh,oll,lnekieli. 23 134 meet. In discharging die jury, he intimated that their el 44 _lasallmadalld- 14168 .7 .7, der 0 1 whcalkeliff 1060 (. 17 ` 1 ° tdd Fan 11 ' /Ili a l l s a l andl verdict bad the full seam and unhesitating senearreace et m a. t ir o m oll' oe.ain i . l a ir Dl a i " ^ l7 " ss i IIINWW) way lei be hat THE ANECDOTi a rE 6I W ei g No. L, price May, to be withal; witty. W. IL OW, 16 and 17, Warwick-Me, City. the court. SO 471 HILO. woe. (Ire)... .... The priseser then said, is a Ilesi tame-Will you anew u 14 on e Hoy thsege... ... - - On. we to spelt, my lied f I have beef at ma ter 40 years, et. tee ... ... . 51 II acd for 25 years ham served goverameat ( meanlng the Ram 14 s Da. Intemiss .. ++ era par India employ) faithfully, and have doss as/ . ..12 as a 16 17 i man. Though the sentence of death has bent 4 6 0 St id, u p on le ail ilianyllserandlathltn. 8 me, len assure you that I did it with no isteatioa of con- f 0 7 3 m itt o sl iga igliwri sad ... ... ... .... 2 6: 51 EATKAORDINARY YIELD OF GOLD AT witting murder. lam innocent of that; mail trust the is is OA New - - BALL.ARAT. --•-• The recent information, which justileil • ia anti - ' Lord will have mercy on as. is M 54 siabers oisiiis - siisiiii si el alts Tsui i The Lord Justice Clerk &dammed him, and said-Wil- s:- les Mem - - ... lai 24 4 34 di ham Clamming. you may ran ea it that my beat hope i s le le North De N. 1. ... 6 le net to chi risk run feitliage. but to humbU yotreelf before I : alla Des L ag o mmtiuu Thelnia 4 2 7 1 i nesting how . 0.4 Ballarat mws a pea dialeemoissi WM Almighty God, to acknowledge your gat, and to leaping, mil so di 51 53 set suspected. A theruiaah know at aba isamilms it •- •.--. -,..1 t.......• ...... 41..• g _ l ' -1.,... ---- 1.--- -- --. 1 ke ..: . : . - - 11.641 14 0watemp05h........... au It If lames i Late lathent. MAO 1 Waft, -.... 1: 1 1l i h i t 84. 1e 6. 8 1 t imidessoa ttasess poo.. oold an 11 13 :a lekece I exrei ts eit Cnaing li t". a ah l e dle i par I *A* 10 Weskaandt.Amerlean 9 7 6 MOO 1 New Orsesda 11110,11•11 1 Memesem learea WM° s Port PlAllp - 1 1 I ale 1 WOW 1 Quarts Zook._ ...• .... to,etn 30 tithraney Ina 10,900 13 + Do. New 7,0 w 10 tientiego bombs lop'. I math Australian 6,000 10 On Croft 111 06 61 Si all 6 tao Ima 7 3 7 43,174 Islet 4 Called Menier... 70, 1 Weller 100.0•0 1 roost • nriaaa - au 6 1 die 4 100,000 i 104-44 t startoos.. t00,K.0 I T ab all 4 Ime . • Treameass by stamped deed. • 69j. Portuguese F coupons, 40f. Rua ditto Four-and-a-Hal Three per Cents., 46 Or Cents., 221. There is a good de circles, and the gene paper seems to he al short dated bills, he by discounters. Shipments of wild . tinent, but the dema and by far the large brought in by the e w ill probably be r Bank of England. T to.dav_ MONEY MARKET. [THREEPENCE. Camel and Michigan Central Lines, to tun express trains from New York to Chicago, in 32 hours. In summer the time will be shortened, and will then 1 et New York to Niagara Falls Niagara Falls to Windsor 6 ~ Detroit to Chicago 8 Allow for changing care I 91 WIDNIIIWILY EYZNIAO• The English stock market opened this morning with a firm appearance, and soon gave evidence of an upward tendency. At one period of the morning prices were 1 per cent. higher than they closed yes terday ; but on the publication of a telegraphic despatch from Vienna to the effect that the combined fleets were positively understood to have entered the Black Sea, a fall of ensued, and prices finally closed }per cent. lower than yesterday. The strength of the Consol market daring the morning was agaiu almost entirely attributable to purchases by discou raged operators for the fall, but the tone throughout the afternoon was less firm, and was further rendered flat at the close by intelligence of a decided unfa vourable reaction on the Paris Bourse of to-day. It should be mentioned, however, that telegraphic despatches received to-day by eminent City firms, though mentioning the prevalent impres sion that the fleets would shortly enter the Block Sea, state that this step had not yet been actually taken. This further movement of the fleets, it may be ob served, is regarded as invested with the deepest im portance, and as calculated to exercise a decided influence on the relations between the western Powers and Russia. Total 27 hours. It is stated that the local traffic, so far, is duublo what the managing director calculated upon, and when the whole line is opened early next month, the through traffic will no doubt be very great. A meeting of the Canada Company was held to day, when a dividend of 2/. per share was declared. The proceedings are noticed in another column. Laud shares were steady today, except British American Land, which showed renewed weakness. Bank shares were quiet, with little change in rates, but those of the Bank of Australasia continue to re cede. Crystal Palace shares were rather better, closing 21 to 2I prem. The Australian Royal Mail Steam Company's shares (81. paid) have been dealt in at 22 ; Electric Telegraph Company (201. paid), at 18; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, at 681 ex dia. and bonus. A marked rise in the French and Italian silk mar kets is thus referred to by Messrs. Milsom and F. Poy, of Lyons, under date the 16th Dec. The symptoms of a rise, which we noticed at the begin ning of the month, have now become so marked as to make it our duty, out of our regular courPe, to advise you of the state of our market. On the 15th our condition had numbered 1,898 bales. Our price current will show you the present advance. A similar movement is taking place all through Italy and the south of France, with still higher rates. The greatly increased consumption after several deficient crops makes us feu great scarcity and very high prices in the spring. Annexed are the latest reports from continental bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's express : Amsterdam, Tuesday, closing prices :—Dutch Four per Cents., 931; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 611. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 21 11-16 ; the Coupons, 5 5-16; the Old Three per Cents., foreign, 451. Austrian Five per Cent. Metallic', 761 to /. Portugueae New, 371. Mexican New, 221 ex div. Peruvian New, 65. Peruvian shows a decided rally, and other stocks are steady. There is no alteration in the exchange on London, which comes reported at 11.65, short. At Paris to-day (Wednesday) the Three per Cent. Renter closed for money at 74.60 ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 101 ; and (Bank shares at 2,920. Yesterday's improvement has passed off, the Four and-a-Half per Cents. exhibiting a tall of 1 per cent., and the Three per Cents a fall of 35c. compared with the final quotations of that day. THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx. Business in the English stock market to-day has been very restricted, owing to the suspense in which political affairs are still maintained. The tone of the market is flat. Consols have been stationary all day 94 to lex div. for the opening of the 18th January, being } per cent. lower than they closed yesterday. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 94 1 to j ; the Three.and-a-Quarter per Cents., at 961 to 1; and Exchequer Bills, at 3s. to 6s. prem. The foreign stock market is dull, business being almost suspended. Peruvian fully maintained its rally, the Four.and-a-llalf per Cents. having been purchased at 69 to 70, and the Three per Cents. at 49 to 50. Mexican is rather flatter, at 24 tol ; and Spanish Deferred, 22 to 1. Sardinian Five per Cents. have been dealt in at 90, 1 ; and Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents, at 641. In no other stock is business marked. m il T e -prisoner then said to a drue teat —Will you allow us to spoil, my lard ? I lave been at sea for 40 years, azd for 25 you . have served governawat (meaning the East India Compsay) faithfully, and have dose my duty u a man. Though the esatitan of death has beui passed upon me, I eon assure you that I did it with no isteeitioa of co mitting murder. lam innocent of that; and tenet the Lord will have mercy on us. The Lord Jetties Clerk addressed him, and said—Wil liam Cumming, you may rely on it that your best hope is not to chi rub rub feeliags, but to huiabW rumen before Almighty God, to acknowledge your gnat, and to Implore, by (smut and instant prayer, that mercy which you hope to obtain. Shut not your mind against the influences of sonvietion by any hopes of pardon ; and, above all, shut not your mind by Tantalus notions of your guilt oil this oo cation. MINES. WEDNESDAY EVENING. JOINT STOOK BANI ' North Wefts Perth ass& watitse o Wimp Is Ruin" 40u 79 Si wise. doss today. The recent inforetation, which justified we in =ti s bee from 0.4 Ballarat news of peat discoveries, was net unexpected. A thervugh knowlee*ef the legality kw W as slwaye to poiat to the Haarlem. reap ge the ghee where gold would be found is the pester* *sissies. Prow the esintneseiniest of theheSZ ISA, the heaviest gold wee mom dialers approximated to Buninyosg. At Poverty Point sae piece weighing 13 os. was found is slay about Sew feet deep , another piece weighing 8 es. was found at the same depth, sad in the same stratum. Batiespiest dieoneries et the Csuadian Golly developed masses onboard of berseo la the Napoli of diggings—mmese of the peesious metal that were weighed by the hundred, and when vales was eskelsted by thousands. The diseoveries of tda are worthy of their predecessors. The amount and le doubled in one week, and upwards of 12, 000 ovum skew as the product of 8,000 &grin' labour! Ballarat steads out in bold relief from the other gold fields ea being pre-eminently the best and the most indaring. The first discovered, it is the most lasting. It has gradually improved *army the last seven months, and the yield fur August is greeter then during any month since December lest.— Greemst Adrertiser, Sept. 1. Ballarat, Angset 26. " A bole is sunk not far Irons my teat 90 feet through the este, and the parties hare come upon gold is very great abandsoce. They took out of the hole last Tuesday 1021 M. weight. They are now paying two min one ounce of gold each per night to watch the hole, so that it must be rich to nable them to do that. The parties were three maths is sinking the hole which has turned out so fortneately."— Sydney Lovire, Sept. 9. " Ballarat, &pt. 5. " The quantity of gold (nand is perfectly incredible. This week's escort re 16,227 as. Besides thia, there are 9,000 or OD deposit, which will be left behind, I saw shun sea (Oarratt's Arty) start for Geelong on Satarday with two carts, taking with them 1,0231b5. weight of gold, obtained in seven weeks. "ONE HUNDIIEDWILIOUT tic • Loter.--' I, John Lon. of Geelong, geld-digger, working in Prince It•onst's Gully, Ballarat, where I have a claim nearly bottomed, and expect to drop upon the stuff in the Jeweller's Shop, do declare to my own koowl-dge, that I saw 100Ibe. weight of gold taken from s ten-gallon keg, half filled with staff, taken front one claim in Prince Regent's Gully. I saw the gold weighed, and the weight was 100Ibe. avoirdnpoise. The digger to whom it belongs I know also ; his tame is Wilson, and he was lately servant to ;Mr. Harrison, formerly landlord of the Shearers' Arms, New Town. I do not care who believes it. I saw it, and bandied it, and God bless the diggers A ' Baitte or OOLD.—The ' Jeweller's Shop,' as the newly-discovered strata of gold at Ballarat are called, are of surpaveicg richness. A Geelong correspondent states that people were arriving after a month's work, with from 200 to 100 ounces of gold. The rich new discovery is de scribedas being • ' basin' of gold. The gold is fouod in an =mean circular patch, or monster pocket, and suready about a doses holes have been sunk into it, every one of which has hit. So uniform is this rich stratum, that its value, wherever tested, has been found is range from 1,2001. to 2,0001. per superficial foot. From other parts of Ballarat, the anernints are little lees successful. It is said that the miners earn, on an average, from 2./. to 31. a day. Groins of gold were found in sinking • well at Emerald Hill, beside Melbourne."—MsHourns &raid. WASHING 11Y STEAN.—The French Minister of War has addressed a report to the Emperor, recommending the adoption in the army sad military hospitals of th, system of washing linen by steam, which has been for some time practised in the military hospital of Nancy. That system, it decline, has ban proved to be not only more expeditious (six hours sufficing in place of 24), but las ex pensive, the coot of washing 100 kilos. of Ilan being re duced from llf. 10c. to 6f 70e. The same proportion of saving would reduce the sum of 170,000 f. now paid on an average each year for the washing of linen in the hospitals of trance and Algeria by a sum of 69,000 f. For the general washing of toe army, the qualm is declared to be more c in:loex. At present the shirt and pocket handkerchief of the soldier are alone washed regu larly by means of a weekly payment of 10c. each person. The washing of the drawers, canvas trousers, wen, and other articles, is left to the ear* of the soldier himself, and cats not less than sc. per week in the infantry, and Bc. in the cavalry. In addition, the rough means employed by the soldier and by the troop- washerwomen are such as to necessitate a most rapid de- teriontion of the articles cleaned, and which, in the end, falls on the state when the said offsets have to be renewed. The report proposes that, for the future, all the washing of the army shell be effected by steam, from a fund set apart for the purpose, at a oat of 65c. per quarter for the foot soldiers, sal of !fr. sc. for the cavalry. This system calls for the atablishment of wubing-house by steam in all the poison -towns of France sad Algeria. The expense of such lastalletion is animated at 1,000,000 fr., whereas the annual saving for the army, independently of the edam °Wl is a sanitary point of view, will not, it declares, be less than 2,000,000 re A decree from the Emperor follows, "P"Til i ff of the sugations of the report, and directing than to carried into effect teas the let January, 1854. S BENEFACTIONS TO CLERGYMEN WITH SMALL INCOMES. At this season of the year a eeneldissalde sum of money is annually distributed pew mutes and other clergymen of the Established by the Gover nors of the intent Corporatism of the Mae ofal ibi Clergy, and on Saturday last, the 17th fat s thsy MU tide novel westing for the puree at the Osepowatiss Nerme, Me. 2, Blooesibury-ptace. Sir Robert Marry leglia, Bart., M.P., the senior trea surer, took the chair ; and amongst Om et h er governors present were Lord Radstock, the Bus. D. Spry Vivid, Bev. Canon Jennings, Mr. Freehfield, M.P., treamtrer, Mr. &desist Chanaell, Major Moore, Kam. Zunis Bentley, Charlie Francis, 0. Hargreave, John Pens, Hoary Pow nail, &a. The aloes of 93 poor clergymen in beep& and Wales were investigated, and sums from 101. MIK wets given to 80. The benefactions thug seasonably distributed aro mainly limited, by the benevolent persons wise bequeathed them to the corporation, for curates in actual duty; bet es there are always a large number of elagymon applying who are not eligible for moisten.. from those benefactions fa consequence of basis; temporarily lest their (wracks or Wing incapacitated by metal or bodily dimwit, or superannuated, or in posmosiaa of small boas ters, the (oversees have recourse to a " special fend," which was established some years ago to meet such cases. Thus, on the present occasion, whilst 8171. was given from the appropriate funds to 66 curates in actual duty, 2351. was awarded from the " special fund" to 24 other clergymen. The applicatioas came from all parts of England and Water, and disclosed various sources of dis tress to which so large a body of men as the clergy must ever, in many of its members, be unavoidably exposed. Numerous other applications which arrived too late for con sideration this month, will be submitted to the governors in January, by which time we cordially hope the funds may he imply replenished. In June neat another class of benefactions, viz., for beneficed el/Tenses, with small incomes and large fami lies, will be distributable. Hiving thus relieved as far as the funds would allow the several cases of distress amongst the clergy, the cover ants proceeded to consider applications from the widows, sited single daughters and children of clergymen, and ap propriated amongst them 3811. in donations, educational grants, outfits, and apprentice fees. MARIE ANTOINETTE.—Her first appearance daz zled the equrt and all France. She was flea but sixteen years old. Her previous beauty eclipsed that et Madame du Barry, the favourite of Lees XV., and the modern Phryne. But the beauty of Madame Barry was that of a courtesan; the Meaty of Marie Antoinette was that et a princess. Nature had adorned her with all the gifts which made her as a woman an object for admiration, and as a Queen on object for adoration ; in shape tall, her movements were swanlike in carriage and deport ment ; an elegance such as to lose nothing of her majesty ; her hair was blonds and silky, and its warm tints reminded the beholder of the wavy tresses of Titian; a lofty oval forehead like to those of the fair daughters of the Danube ; eyes of liquid azure in which the calm and the tempest of the soul mad* the look by turns sleep or undulate; the nose slightl • the mouth Austrian, of her family, that is—a ef jwide and of a smile ; the chin turned up; her enlist by the chill climate of the north ; an irresistible VIM shed like a pinthful vapour over all her features, and which did sot allow her to be viewed but through an atmosphere t f fire or of inebriation.—Latmartine. ABD-Et.KADEII.—Abd-el-Kader lives a very re tired life at Browse, in the bosom of his family, and occu pies himself with the education of his children. His principal enjoyment in the day and through a part of the night is study and poetry, for which he has a decided penchant. He carefully avoids any noise, and Browse pleases him so much as a place of residence that he has de cided on purchasing a farm in the neighbourhood, in order to give employment to himself and the persons who coax pose his numerous suite. He is disgusted with grandeur, end now prefers to live retired and tranquil, and to enjoy on his new estate the pleasures of a country life and study. The conduct of the Emir is always in keeping with his noble character, and he allows no opportunity to escape of loudly proclaiming the generosity and greatness of mind of the Emperor of the French, and in his devotions he never fails to prey for the preservation of the life of him who restored him to liberty and repose. 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OS& N N limilanalriona Norei to INSOetwaris 10 all De. $ per ern. SW) U IS FonniallWyretiete. Lor. ke.WeoLltLessitTork 1U 11 NW 6 lens (41110.) N. 1 sallikills(lstn tie overt Wordren . N. 1 Illesselk Sleek Oussel Is 111% Illgssu.. . r 10 $0 Weer Toikik s ll4l=. Osiosil 22 SII Ulm INN. Vino .. . IL 100 Witt. 11 Omuta (lewd to neat Weetwel. Istworp an I Rotterdam; 6 Redeem to Graininess I . _ _ ••• dit I par tat I psi — db i a If 241 I Om i +. .r kr -1 In 74 Si 16/ 174 pa 47 49 42 49 iii iii s 1 i 4e pm dla I 4 SO4 I dis pa 1 Ili did. IN 9 8 6 p 4 6 1 i BJa T 64 Is It I Ma 4 4 aim No. Mi. Boon. IP.I. 22.500 40 Australasia .1 01l . 40 OWL OaL Daiiii • Caiii ''' all 111;44o 60 lirllion NordiAniarkaa all 40,0001 25 Clrelorell Dank el Asia 6 60,001 20 ChM. Doak of InALs. A c =all4l Moo ...... 2 20,000,150 25,001 100 Ormirtial of London 2O 25, 10 Neg.. OK. 4 Aust. Mart lO 25, 20 L. Mat Hank of Anal it 10,000 50 Looks ad County 60.000 60 Ueda' Joint kook . 10 60.000,100 London and Wevtminolor 21 10,60400 National low. of Logland 35 10.LIJa. 20 Do. Nov . .. . . . . 1007-1 60 2 ;ow d Wal - jnI CA ... •• • all 33.41.3 25 Orlootal kit CorOondos, all 213„ 100 Provincial of Irolowl 25 4,000 10 Do. Now. .. all moos 6 Bora isiiisliSS sod Gall kap. Co. 8. 26 &WI 11•41ralla _ 10,000 16 Maim of Australia 8, Do. Now. - .... 00.000 00 Colon of Lowloa... ..... 16.000 40 Union of Madrkl all I noti ism. V °1 % ii 47 4? 49 - - sh. atiscatunort. 6 Lubin Oast sad ken 23 Anstrallaa 20 AnOraindan=lra/1 . .: lt Amtestisa Ural NW le MAK Wstanrorka b il kii iirrt i r k itt i rlin l Tße i Tut...d o: 100.0asilla ..... 6 C 3 .. ..o lai Nt l r l6.... 4 %myna' Para at Pianos Radars slam . .. 2 lOsalris Teleipsiii 26 Ds. . . .113) 1 riarraiiti&M iiia;lentioa. Classasl & & Iftippiag 0 Mk Bentroot Resin . . 1 *warns ea sairigaai I National Vaal 10 21 SIVA? amid lamr Seam Ifsnenlasa Co. 1 Nardi Bettlii fit ._ stralasi 1 Do. New 20 North of Nutars Steam 61 Peel it Land & Mineral , M I Peninsular &Oriental nun. 6b Do. do 1 1 Portland Iron COMMA) 10., Royal Mall diem illeottlan Aucr. lovestaticet 1 25 Joint. Aubtrolian Land I,Subintrostc Telegrapk SeTil IMW.ii.t Ditoweit• Law.l . i m• 74 76 I 4 84 46 47 TO T 5 ~~ 17 19 - I To 1 all 1 all 24 1 24 ikfuliiiin 11Vu 1 pm 13 14 Daiwa. data r ilil Nc; : —.- 31. St 12.800 2: 10,000 35.000 iis.obo 10,000 100.001 w. DO, It" 13.010 9%0,0 0 , 01 10. 11. 000 i I. so, 16.015 131,71e5, 26.000 140.000 1 2 0 ." 11,000 14.004 10,010 soemo 12.7001 150,0 0 0 10." BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. - -.- GRAVESEND, TurRIDAT, 10 A.Y. CUSTOM' Wind E., five Lours' ebb, cloudy, and strong breeze. Arrived.—Bullfinch, from Gothenberg ; Echo, from Cronetadt. Sailed.—City of Rotterdam, steamer, for Rot terdam. DEAL, THURSDAY, 9 A.M. Wind E.N.E., blowing very strong. No arrivals. Remain.—The Young Turk, for river; the St. Patrick, for river; Elizabeth, for Newcastle. REMARKABLE RAILWAY of a most extensive and dangerous character occurred on the Exeter and Crediton Railway on Monday night. The heavy rains which fell during the whole of Sunday and Monday caused all the stream, in the neighbourhood to rise with a rapidity unknown for many years, and towards the evening of Monday the water begin to rise over the rails, a short distance from Crediton, end swept forward with so much force that it was found utterly impossible to run over the line between Crediton and Newton, a distance of about four miles. Unaware of this state of things, the 6.35 p.m. train left Exeter for Crediton, and proceeded as usual with the passengers to the Newton station, when, finding the line blocked up, the engine was reversed, and proceeded back to wards Exeter. It had not gone far, however, before the earth which supported the rails gave way, and the engine was embedded in the mud. The fright of the passengers was heightened by the darkness of the night and the rush ing of the waters, which swept by with great force. Every exertion was used by the officials to extricate the carriages. Horses were procured as quickly as possible, but with great dliticalty, and the passengers were ultimately drawn back hn Newton, but not till after midnight. The rain all this dem fell in torrents, ►od the water continued to pour down Om valley with increasing force. Fortunately, none of the peeseagen were seriously injured. accident Console opened at 941 to ex div. for the 18th January, advanced to 941 to 95, fell to 941 to 2, and had rallied at the official close to 94.1 to 1. Subsequently, however, the quotation was weaker again, at 941 to Z. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for the open ing, 18th January, 941. a, ' ex di,. Three per Cent. Reduced, 941, 93, 941. Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents., 961, i k, 1. Long An nuities,lB6o, 51. Bank Stock, 219, 220. Money was in increased demand in the Stock Exchange, and was borrowed at as high a rate as 5 per cent. on government stocks; the current rate, however, was 4 to 41 per cent. Exchequer Bills were dealt in at 2s. to ss. and 3s. to 6s. prem., being rather firmer. India Bonds remain quoted par to 3s. prem. In the foreign stock market the chief feature was a further rally in Peruvian, the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closing 2 per cent., and the Three per Cents. 1 per cent. better th an yesterday. The stro ng oppo sition manifested to the proposed new conversion scheme of the Peruvian government gives encourage meat to holders of these bonds. Other stocks are scarcely changed in price, with a very quiet business. At 4 o clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 241 to 25. Peruvian Three per Cents., 47 to 49; ditto Four and-a-Half per Cents., 68 to 70. Sardinian, 90 to 92 ex div. Spanish Deferred, 221 to Z ; the Certifs., 3 to 51 per cent. Russian Five per Cents., 112 to 114 ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 98 to 99. Granada Active, 21 to 22 ; ditto Deferred, 71 to 81. Sales are marked as follows :—Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 641, 63, 641 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 96.::Equador:Bonds, ak. Greek Bonds ' (blue), 7. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 671, 691. Portuguese Four per Cents., ex all overdue coupons, 401. Russian Five per Cents., 1131, 1 ; ditto Four-and a-Half per Cents., 98. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 461; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 221. There is a good demand for money in commercial circles, and the general rate for discount of good paper seems to he about 5 per cent. On first-class short dated bills, however, lower rates are accepted by discounters. Shipments of gold continue to be made to the con tinent, but the demand for export is far from active, and by far the larger proportion of the 183,000 ox. brought in by the steamer Victoria, from Australia, e ill probably be presented for purchase to the Bank of England. This gold only became deliverable to-day. The Tartar has arrived from Sydney, which port she is reported to have left on the 28th August. This vessel is understood to have on freight 16,711 ounces of gold, valued at about 66,8(101. The African Steam Navigation Company's steamer Faith, for Africa, takes out 8,0001. in specie, 3,0001. of which is silver, and the rest gold. A meeting of the committee of Spanish American bondholders has been convened for Wednesday next, to consider what course should be pursued to protect the interests of the Peruvian bondholders under the circumstances already referred to in the Daily News. There was a rise of 15s. per ton to-day in hemp, fcr which at the close of business there were buyers at 36/. In Mark-lane, to-day, the supply of home-grown corn was moderate. The foreign arrivals since last Saturday are rather large. The tone of the market was firm at Monday's rates; but, owing to few buyers being in attendance, not much business was transacted. For floating cargoes, extreme prices were asked, but few sales took place. Several car goes just arrived off the coast are on sale. From all the provincial corn markets held yesterday, an advance is reported, vie., it Liverpcbol, 6d. pet in wheat, and Is. in flour; at Hull, 3s. to 4s. per qr ; at Newcastle, 2s. to 3s. ; at Ipswich, 4r. to 65.; at Dublin, Is. M ost of the French markets report a farther rise. At Paris, the top price of flour is 106 f.. or about 695. per 2801 be. The half-yearly dividend falling due the Ist January on the State of Alabama Five per Cent. Sterling Stock, is duly advertised for payment by Messrs. Gowan and Marx. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons advertise the payment in due course of the dividend falling due the Ist January on the Five per Cent. Austrian Loan of 18.52. The shareholders of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company are entitled to receive a distribution of lft. 20c. after the 11th January, out of interest saved. The vessels of the General Steam Navigation Com pany have for the present ceased running to Hamburg and Rotterdam, those ports being rendered inaccessi ale by the ice. The extensive railway contractor, Mr. George Rennet, will come before the Court of Bankruptcy to-morrow for his last examination. The accounts which have been filed in the court are extremely voluminous, and show an immense amount of trans actions. The sum owing to unsecured creditors is stated at 343,3421., and to those holding security at 79,3921., besides 16,9191. of liabilities. The assets are also large, consisting of 80,7861. in property, and 66,5211. in good debts. Mr. Hennet had a surplus, on the let ofJanuary 1849, of 146,3421., and his losses are stated at the enormous sum of 301,8871., 49,860/. of which is from bad debts. The assignees are under stood to have expressed their approval of the ac counts, and it is expected that the bankrupt will pass his last examination without opposition. This is the largest case that has come before the court for several years. To-morrow is also appointed for the last examine , tion of Mr. Thomas Hutchings, another railway contractor, also iu as extensive way of business. His unsecured debts amount to 63,9661., and the assets in good debts, property, and amounts receiv able on works, are stated at upwards of 60,0001. Both the cases will be heard before Mr. Commis. sioner Faue. We are informed that the accounts received at the London agency of the Great Western Railway Company of Canada are most satisfactory, A por tion of the line was opened early in November, and the managing director writes: The traffic Is now being conducted with great regularity, and is increasing beyond my most sanguine expectations. I and that my views of 'he traffic will be much more than realised. In consequence of the weather, and the difficulty that has clisted during the past seaman in getting iron brought from Quebec, our track will not be entirely coin pleted to London until the lath inst. (Dec.), very soon after which we shall c momenta to run trains. I believe that on Christmas•day I shall be able to take an engine from the Falls of Niagara to Windsor, the entire length . of the line. I am now making arrangements with the New York There has been a moderate amount of business in the British Mining share market to-day. Many shares continue to meet with enquiry, whilst few sellers are offering. There is still a disposition to buy the shares of the English mines in which gold has been discovered. The sales reported are :—North Pool, at 2323; East Pool,lBo ; South Frances, 217! ; West Providence, 341, 353 ; Alfred Console, 243, 25; Stray Park, 11, 3; Carvannal, 8, 9 ; Tremayne, 9,3; Mill Pool, 61; Wheal Uny, 11,; ; Clijah and Went worth, 63 ; Wheal Henry, 4 ; St. Day United, 2, 3 ; Cubert United, r; Quintrell Downs, a ; Ferran Silver Lead, 3. The gold mining shares remain neglected, and de void of feature. At 4 o'clock Colonial Guld were quoted 7.16 to 9-16 prem.; Great Nugget, par to 3 prem.; British Australian, 9.16 to 7-16 dis. ; Agua Fria, 3to 3 prem. ; Nouveau Monde, 5-16 to 7-16 prem. In other stocks the chief feature was a fall of 2/. in St. John del Rey shares. Peninsular Mining shares remain steady at 13 to If prem., and Metcalfe Copper at 3 to 13 prem. The nominal closing prices of new undertakings are as follows ;—SouthDevoa Consols, lto prem. ; Lewis Hill Range, 3 to I die.; Clarendon (of Jamaica)„'--, to 3 pm.; Britannia Gold, a to 3 per share; Mount Carbon Coal, 3 to a dis.; Rename, par to 3 prem.; Conne mara, f dis to par; Glenaulin, to f die. ; Austra lian Mutual, 3 to a dis.; Poltimore, I to a prem.; Great &tuts, to 14 pm.; Garnett and' ' Moseley, Ito 1 prem.; Sue River (of Jamaica), A dis. to k prem. ; Metcalfe (of Jamaica), 3 to 13 prem.; Adelaide Land and Gold, 1 to Of dis. ; Australasian Coal, 3 to die.; Liguanea (of Jamaica), 3 to 4 dis.; Port Royal (of Jamaica), 1 to 2 prem. ; Chartered Aus tralian Land and Mining, 3to 4 dis. ; Australian Consols, 3 to 4 die. ; Fortuna, 3 toll prem. ; Lacka mor Copper, 3 to 3 dia.; Obernhof, f to a pm. ; Glad bach Zinc, par to 3 prem.; San Fernando Silver Lead, par to 3 prem. ; London and Virginia Gold and Copper, par to 4 prem. •, Peninsular Mining, 13 to la prem.; Great Hewes United Tin, par to 3 prem.; Cologne Lead, a to ;;die.; Monarch Gold, 3 to die. ; Jamaica Copper, 3 to 3 pm.; New Linares, 1-16 die. to 1-16 prem. • Melbourne old, 3to dis. ; New South Wales to die.; L'Aigle d'Or, a to dis.; Albion Gold, 3to 3 die. ' • Dhurode Copper, 4 die. to a prem. ; Knoekatrellane Copper, a to I die:. Carberry West, 3to dis ; Golden Mountain, 3to dis. THIS DA.Y.—Two o'CLocx. The transactions in the gold milling share market continue scanty, and prices are stationary. Agua Fria shares are quoted Ito prem.; Nouveau Monde, 3-16 to 7-16 prem. ; Colonial Gold, to prem.; and Great Nugget, kto prem. Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 46 to 47 ; Peel River, to 1 prem. ; North british Austra lasian, 3-16 to 5.16 prem. ; and Scottish Australian Investment, 1; to 17 prem. St. John del Rey Com pany's shares have been dealt in at 323 to 333 ea div., and Santiago at 51. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY. SVOAR.—The market is active, and has an upward ten. dency. 1,600 boxes yellow Havannah sold in public sale at 355. to 41s. 6d., which were full prices. The refined market is also firm; grocery lumps, 445. to 491. COFFVE.—The public sale of plantation Ceylon is going off steadily. A large business was done on 'Change yester day in native Ceylon at 495., and it is firm at that price to-day. 'PEA.—This article wean an improved appearance; common congou firm at Is. 2d. to ls. 2}cl. SPICSEL—Pepper : 500 bags Aleppo sold in public sale at 41d. Pimento: GOO hags sold in public sale at full prices at sid. to Gid. SALTPETIV!..-900 bags were offend; refraction 4 to 7. sold at 295. 6d. to 30s. ; aad 590 bags Madras, refraction 15 to 24}, 275. to 28s. Rtes.—This article is in fair demand at previous rates. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. The market is steady, with a fair amount of business doing. Town tallow is quoted 565. nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 581.; Dec., 575. 9d.; Jan. to Much, 575. 91 to $9l. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—TIIIS DAY. Mr. E. J. Davis reports a heavy trade. Prism meadow hay, 85s. to 110 s.; infe r i or , 50 s . t o 70s. ; rowels,. 461. to 6ds. ; clover, 755. to llds. ; second cot, 70s. to 1000. ; Stair, Ids. to 421. 46i i 2f