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

/- Ttt Olfintsl No. 1,654.) LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1851. I THREEPENCE A L L the BEST NEW WORKS are EX-1 MR. MECHI ON FARMING. eitAN G,..p nrrior at the mildew, of every Sabecribrr I . NO 3fa Ilmik* of Ml' DIEW 4r.LEcr LINE% NY 011 the Wowing , A sitting of the Society of Arts took place ---' volumes et on e tinw Two Guinrw. or Pia Volumes at ~.„: -wee 6.i....•per.... livid .. h „,.i. It o' . l e t . p o et e. yesterday evening, to enable the members and their friends ow"' Three .., se ear is Tareee, N'alpole's Assay. ii, and ever, to hear the results of Mr. M, chi's farming for last year Lert5n,,,,,,,,,,,5, we seat in .rawer to every smile atios. Neu stateil' by Mr. Mechi himself. There was au escceuingly fike 7 ,_,,,7;., sea . bp C. " Www- 37 . Wirimw". 7, w3. C 3 . 144- numeirous attendance, among whom we recognised many Upper Klag-ritreet, WoressatiorL. the authorities of high lot Anding. The length of 8 " 4 "" . m pg pp i . E. !JUDIE, 73. sMn-i Wow "boa 1'""7"76.7. and ."" i ' S ' n ' l '" 7 . 17 '''' the paper read by Mr. Mechi precludes nu publication iriefwel. 117e.4 .. 1111(4" CHRISTMAS CRE.NENT AND NEW TZAR'S Gin. Win the most important passages: —2 ey Aeissure! 314 141111.'N•f11.1114N'lli. I After stating that his object was to illustrate the condition TIIE COMPLETE OFFICIAL I)ESCRIPTIVE of the labourer, the tenant, and the landlord, Mr. Mechi N sal I. LUIsTitATEU CATAISIGUE it the GMAT MIMI. proceeded to say :—" Let us first consider the labourer.-1 o f wtiKK4 of INI.KIifItY el AI.L NA IIONA, I'4l. In have no hesitation in af fi rming that bin position is one of III) ,„- .. th. • fee. price The • Gainer,. unusual prosperity. As overseer in my own parish, of some th 7 ".•'''' . `"" ... " .u Pam teat will at all times haw the erue es•s!osse i. f .. only i , .... 8,000 acres, I beg to state that the peor•rates for the last .. r0 .,, „f om ,fog vs r. coitecti u the AN et stemming features es t he twelve months are lower than they have been for many years ET •1 NI r-^—AAArce..m. !'" , " * 6 r the Official Deerrtptive and Illuetrated Catalogue 1 —(cheers )— and from a comparison with my books in former ""er'di'l l" bits si a a anise' reputatin. It he. an rosiunng yearn, lam satisfied that the poor•rates rise and fall with of the . fa. at .3 IN . ~„,,,,s, a ssiostae Mt inettien nt suers, ~, ! , e i eseei p : the price of • . •• . into.? in Or to n •hich it 1,11 Emiry object in the oTiec -- t 7 u ' in . W.:11-1.M.—Ion7id wi..1 wn ami Mau ioni with the amount of particularity OW to tt" Ti 3 O , rk oats" tuhli-Mal In Fire Part.: Parts I and 2. price 10v. tadt. Pat. 3. I, ant 3. price 13.. eat b, . 1111.N1'S 11.13ildloOk to the GREAT EXHIBITION. In solaints. fru" toi o w 0 Ibr m rt" lIIMIPIStOPS and histories of the aslant -Atheneum. .. corn, in the same 'way and ratio as our tithe ration. In this Dart of the country it has always been the custom to estimate a week's wages by a bushel of best wheaten flour, independent of extra harvest wages. Now our able.boclied labourers are receiving 84. per week, whilst the bushel of flour can be had fur 64., leaving a com fortable margin fur clothes, tiring, and shop goods, their annual rent being paid by their extra earnings -^ the ' • Ember ins .4 OW 11:000*' . 3. lilt: oral , s%I aI.L CAYAIoi)G UK Finally corrected sad edo.ce, nun Indiana BILOTI and Po IF.otn, leen Lanni. Ire.. o ice 7P ed. WI. CI °WU. and PO% reinter, as e a 1 Cenilnaine Clffloor, .11. Pew ilrodcepaleent, Bic lifriara, and of all banlinileria during harvest month.' ao his . surprise, he had aseert tined that British labour was (everything considered) cheaper than continental, while, by adopting the system of task work, his labourers earned much more money than those of his neighbours. Me. Meehi strongly urges the use of seientific appliances, and accounts for the present low state of farming prospects by the following rather graphic description of the niOdus operandi Ho where you will you may find abun dant evidences of unused opportunities. Tumble-down and misplaced buildings, full ditches, great and ugly fences— (hear)—queer, small, and mishapen fields, stagnant water for want of drainage, and well-washed animals and manure ; cumbrous and antiquated conveyances, an enormous waste of manual and animal labour, most extraordinary discre pancies in agricultural practice and valuations in various counties, under the same circumstances of soil and climate. In one place a pair of horses abreast will plough one acre per day, in another four, five, and six horses in a line will only plough three-quarters of an acre. In one county they will sow six bushels of oats and three or four of wheat per acre, in another half the quantity. In Essex we plough once for wheat, in some other counties three or four times (in some places nine ploughing fur turnips, in another only two). Here we allow is. per acre fur ploughing, whilst else where 13s. is a common pi ice. In one county an imprusing tenant is allowed by valuers for many things, in another no thing." lie hopes for bepcethinaa, however, from the writings ofsuch men as Liebig, Playfair, &c., and from the increased application of steam to agricultural purposes. At present there is only about 100• horse power for every million of acres. The farmer, he thinks, has more to fear from the competition between favourably and unfavourably sanded uistricts than the effect/ of the foreign producer. " The ' tenants of heavy undrained land, parcelled out in miserable three or four acre fields, encumbered with enormous hedge- and timber, scarcely accessible in winter by green and muddy lanes, their farmyard manure waterwashed by the drippiii.:s of wretchedly old untroughed buildings, and their animals exposed to every atmospheric vi-issitude—l say each tenants must succumb in the competition with more fortunate districts, blessed with intelligent landlords, liberal covenants, ample capital, railway communication, good roads, steam power, large and well-drained fields, ample stock and buildings, and ready railway or water communi cation with the great consuming districts." (Hear, hear.) Ile has no hope for the farmers until there is an improved 'mode of buying and selling load. "Jo long as landed pro perty continues involved in mystical legalities, copyholds, live and dead heriots, &c., and withdrawn from the common sense principles of . possession and ready transfer, so long will agriculture be an the rear. (Cheers.) Until you treat your purchase and sale of lands as you do your three per cent consols—by an authorised registry and immediate transfer—there are no hopes for the perfect development of our agricultural powers. (lcer, hear.) 'Tis true that such a system would test bona fide possession, and affect the mortgage system ; but this would confer a great national benefit, by passing land into llie hands of bona fide capita lists, able and willing to improve it, and responsible fur its duties, as well as entitled to its rights. (Cheers.) We have evidence of this in the Irish Encumbered Estates Bill." (Hear, hear.) Mr. Mean is a warm advocate of agricultural education, and hopes much from the use of the American reaping machine, which he congratulates himself is the invention of a Seotehinan after all. After a few more g, neral observa tions, Mr. Mechi proceeded to read the following balance sheet of his farming operations during the past year : 3115.1 KAVANAGIV:i NEW WORK. hint re.itl, is one 'Who'll!, poet Be watt Portraits, pries 124., * breir.,l In embneeed cloth, silt ege+, ItrOM EN of CIIRISTIANI'rY, exemplary for y Arts of P.rty an.i Charity. Its Ji:Liai LIVANAGII, Autbur a l ott worn is Er Netball*" Rt. L imam: Smith, Eker,aarl (b., 43, Ownhlll. nmoß STOPPING DECAYED TEETH.—Price Jr 2a. ail.--Patroitawil by her ble)e-ty and 11. K. 11. Prince A.trrL.. ifiINAKD'A W 11172 tit:CCU/Ay:EU% for cooping Det.iyed Teeth, however large the cavity. It to traced la the tooth Itswl elate, without any memos tr pan, and immediately h miens pia • a bre it will remain In the tooth many yeare, render. ling erratum %mem ..ry, and I.rrerting rue farm, prom ~ at gory, cad r tir mop rot to anything ever before mot, so 1t will ever Mem* dew aotred in the tooth. All (ATOMS ire It them arm, me, .a fall dtrectioris aie Mewed. Prepared only by Mr. HOWARD, Berger Itentio, 17, Geof4e4l4.ltlt. HAMM. mug., who wi:l reed it into the country free by pat.—Sold by Itiwastrtreet; ranger, 14t, end Ileitrry, kb, Otfo.d. atr et Midi. 4, Cheat ride; Johnston, 68, Combill ; and all medi ator 'come to the Mordant. Price 2e. 114.—Mr. H•tWAKI) mint ier. to aapply the Med With on Ms NEW ATITIE 4 of tif.LP.Alt. NE.1074 without Whigs or wirer Tha antthe4 deco not require the Immerser my teeth a. meta, or any *OW operation what. ewe. -17. Ecorametreet, flimmerrauere. —At 11061111 mm 11 PI: 1. It HUMAN HAIR. —The vopreet dented .orses et r.owLAND, , MACASRAIIt Olt, dyer In prawn *gibe hag I , l*a original arearth aad beauty. ar thawing It when bet,. unleerrally known and appreciated; and I. recorded by tedt rraii• mow ',itinerate in therewith*, end o 'tilled by the highest eturi.ithe. It ha- oatmeal the .ICI4IMTO patrimage of royAlly, not ea! ...wreath our two Court, but those of the whole of Ithrore. tor he thou.*^ puniy and delicacy, It in admirably adapted far me. of (imams, can of the wet lender are, cod a colotactil two m •he Burn ry of royalty and by the Walt,* of the mad', and u..'nr✓e. Price 3a. Mt or I amity bottles ;equal to four Ma fa., and double that .fag, Its. On the wrapper of Geer kit: le *the arum" an there wurila. In two town—t Mori:Pad.' Ns a•-• • • Ill." read bp • . iW LAS D an; , oNe, 2). Hatton-00 , a, red olds the, me mai per.vams. To valuation, 30th October, 18i0: Horses, 8 £Bo 0 0 Sheep Bullocks, cows, and calves 473 0 0 Pigs 296 19 6 Implements, including 12 iron stack frames, iron hunlles, &c. Til.ages, hay and manure (the tillages in clude the cost of the unconsumed root crop.) T. labour (onlinary farm) 240 45 6 Ditto (treble trenching, and removing rocks from 15 acres of laud) 9O 0 0 Ditto, in connexion with the lire stock in yards, Ike. - -- l5O 0 0 To rent ois 125 acres (1 indlord's measure) of my own land, at 365. per acre Ditto on 45 acres I rent, at 20s. per acre, 281 5 0 with ss. which 1 add for my improve- i meats on it Tithes, poor-rates, church, police, and sur veyor's rate, property tax, &c. Tradesmen's bills. including purchase of a Bentall's broadshare Coals for steam-engine 55 15 0 Repairs to engine 2O 0 0 Miscellaneous payments Man's wages, acting as engineer, miller, and stoker to engine 39 8 11 Seed, corn, &c 4B 8 0 Live stock bought 7lO 12 0 Oil cake and corn, bought as food _for stork 1,558 17 6k interest on farm capital, 2,7001., at 3k per cent . 91 10 0 Guano, euperphovh.ite of lime, and chalk, bought m manure 135 7 8 .£5,688 19 10 By Valuation, October 30;1851 : Horses, 5 Sheep 167 8 Bullocks, cows, and calves l'igs Implements 867 6 Tillages and manure 499 8 By wheat crop, 72 acres: average (including one field injured by blight) 36 bushels of marketable wheat per acre, is 2,592 bushels, at 6s. per bushel 648 0 27i acres of potatoes, only half a crop having been injured by drought, quality of pota toes good, selling at an average of Is. to Is. 2il. per bushel ; 4,000 bushels in all, the small on,. fur iced and consump tion by stuck Meat and live moms sold 2,181 0 4 • ... Wool sold 3O 17 2 Butter, &c., produce of eight cows 6O 10 0 ~lisccllaueous receipts By apparent deficiency to balance, arising en tirely from the large quantity of food pur cha-ed fur feeding stock, as per account annexed, and 901. labour in treble-trench ing and removing rocks—a permanent im provement. This apparent deficiency is amply compensated by the additional ma nure obtained 653 18 4 £MBB 19 10 I The most important fact he wishes to be deduced from this balance-sheet is, that he makes 101. worth of meat and 51. of wheat fur every acre, while, in places in Sussex, the gross value of the produce does not exceed 17s. An imme diate deficiency is disclosed by the balance-sheet, but that is caused by the great amount of live stock and purchased food, • sure source of future profit. By a subsequent balance-sheet, (rum which the items of live stock and pur chased food are exclu •ed, be shows a profit of 111. 2s. Id. on the year, in addition to 621. lOs. interest on capital. After some observations on the value of purchased food to land, and the retentive powers as regarded manure of heavy clay soils, Mr. Mecbi proceeds to analyse the income of the labourer, a .d finds that, in rather favourable cir cumstances, he does not receive sufficient to provide a very low standard of subsistence for himself and family. In his own case he is enabled to improve their living by means of the number of beasts slaughtered on his farm, snit the various modes he has of employing their families : but still their condition is bad enough, and one case is cited in which an old men had been obliged to use one pair of blankets for fifty-six years. The compare ! tire "slowness" of country boys he accounts for as follows:—" We often complain of the slowness of country boys, but do we allow for their low physical condition ? I asked a boy once, what do you have for breskrist ? bread ! for dinner? bread!—for supper? oh, some hot cabbage. Now the latter was a treat, but I /mow this to be a fact. It is astonishing bow much a labourer will eat. A hearty hard working man will consume lb. to 2 lbs. fur his dinner, and eat upon an average 3 to 31 lbs. of bread per day, some 4 lbs. The reason they only buy the salted fat pork, with out lean or bone (which comes to London as bald pork) is, that them is no waste. It is fried in thin slices, and every 'drop of fat or grease availed of as a 'relish ! " Mr. Mechi then, in conclusion, congratulates himself upon what have been the results of his exertions in his own neighbourhood: "A new ponpollice, an titre general shop, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. MY TELEGRAPH FROM PLYMOUTH.) EXETER, Dsc : 12. The I'ropontis arrived at Plymouth at midnight I yesterday, having left the Cape, Nov. 13. The news from Graham's Town, to (kt. 28, shows that the state of Wain; is not improved. Attempts of Mawr's° and his band had been par tially successful. _ _ 4cirmishea had taken place, in which 400 of the enemy were kiUtd and wounded, and tiO on our side. LAW INTELLIGENCE. TIIIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. MIL/Okl MR. C 1.11141.101.1111 MOLIGAL, IN RR Maness. 1 has was the certificate meeting in the case of Robert D. Mercer, Silk merchant, of Church- passage, Spiral-aquae. His Isalance-sheet, prepared by MeMrs. Hart, Brother., of tleorge.yard, entrusted over two years and a quarter prior to the failure in July last. Ile had begun with a capital of 9122 Ile now owed to unsecured creditors, 284/., besides KOW. of liabilities. The property was put down at 3271. The profit* had been 1,086!.; trade expenses ' 3201.; house hold ditto, 988/. ; rent and takes, 3061. Mr. Nicholson, the official a-soignee, reported that the bankrupt had compro mised with his creditors in 1817. Hie present failure had arisen from that of Boyd, a silk manufacturer, whose estate was expected to pay about '2s. in the pound. His expendi ture was to a large extent unvouched. Mr. Lawrence supported. Mr. Sturgeon opposed, for the assignees, on the ground that the basikrupt had gone on trading without capital, and had only kept himself afloat by extensive bill transactions. In this he had been concerned with Boyd, who was now not only ir bankrupt, but in Newgate on a criminal charge. The bankrupt's expenditure, it was alleged, had been ex cessive—at the rate of about 6001. a-year for his personal expense.. Mr. Archer, one of the assianees, had been in duced by the bankrupt to discount one of Boyd's bills for 4801, on the representation that the bankrupt was possessed of some very valuable pictures, Before that hill wee due, hr got mother of the same party for 1681., discounted by Mr. Archer. Another ground of complaint was that the bankrupt had paid some of the old creditors under the corn positiou deed out of the proceeds of his trading. Mr. Archer, the assignee, was examined as to the cit. VIIIIIMISCIII under which the bankrupt obtained the dis count of the bills. lfe stated that Boyd was the acceptor, and the bankrupt the drawer of the bills. When the first bill became due, and the bankrupt was applied to, he very caudally stated he had not a farthing in the world. In croswesamination, Mr. Archer admitted that he had dis counted largely Mr Boyd, to the extent of about 1,500/. Bankrupt had asked him his opinion of Boyd, on the oc casion of the discount of the first bill, in June last. The liankrupt, iu examination by Mr. Lawrence, stated that he failed in 1847 for 20,0002 ; his meta were 25,000/. That failure was in consequence of the failure of Boyd and Banner, who owed him 6,0001. Boyd then obtained a &stelar certificate from Mr. Commissioner ilolroyd. The estate hail paid a dividend of Ils. in the pound. lie had also lest 8,000!. by the failure of Smart. For two years after he had no dealings with Boyd, and only opened an account with him after asking the advice of Mr. Archer, who, he understood, was supporting Lloyd. Mr. Archer said he discounted fur Boyd, and thought he would do well. On the faith of this representation he let Boyd have goods. But for his second failure witness would have been able to pay all his creditors in full. His capital was ia pictures, in which he had dealt ; he borrowed 5001. to mai mince with, which he had shoes repaid. His Honour said the practice of paying individual oo dles in full was greatly to be reprobated, unless the debtor should feel that he was fully solvent, and not in any peril of again becoming insolvent. The bankrupt said that when he made the payment in tpantion he considered himself more than solvent. The ease is proceeding. Mows Ma. Commumostas LAW I. Ix at Cut:. . . . The bankrupt, Ilugh Clark, was described as a stock broker, of Citeshunt and of the Bank Chambers. This was the tint meeting, fur proof of debts and choice of assignees. Though the bankrupt's liabilities are stated at about 10.0001., there was not a large attendance of creditors. The 'awl. are espected to realise between 3,0001. anal 4,0001. The case is • singular one, in some respects, as affording an illustration of the benefits of the electric telegraph in promoting the ends of justice, and as being the first oc casion on which the sub-marine telegraph had been put in opt ration for that purpose. The bankrupt absconded one Friday, two or three weeks ago ; it was suspected that he had gone to Hattiburgh ; and Mr. Cu, of Pinner's-hall, actin g on behalf of a large body of creditors, caused a com munication to be transmitted to, the authorities as Ham burgh, giving a description of the bankrupt's person, and stating that he hail absconded with 6001. in his possession. As the bankrupt had assumed • false name on arr *at Ilarnhurgh, he was at since taken into custody, and detained until fin arrival of the messenger in bankruptcy, by whom be was brought to this country, with the money in his pos session. GREENWICH ELECEION.—A correspondent say.: " A runtleman of high mercantile standing in the City, Ind of liberal principles, has, as a member of the merchants' committee for reform of the customs, been solicited to offer himself as a candidate for the representation of Greenwich, and ha. intimated hia intention of complYing with Shit re quest." RIOT AT GRANTUAIL—For several days past a large number of navvies employed under a contractor ow the Great Northern Railway at this town, have been on strike for an a d vance or 3d. I day epee their present wages. 2s. 3d. Oa Wednesday they heater es oatrageoua, setting the a u th or i t i es at defiance, and threatening to blow the Awe Ile. that a messenger was despatched b 7 the evening train to Nottingham for a detachment or military. Two tv , cl 4 , under the command of *jar Jones, proceeded on match, at half-oast S o'clock in the arming, and arrived in Grantham at 10. They succeeded la dispeesiag the new, about We in number, without: i s= recount to erns, sad they have time costlased a couple of additional butchers, and many new cottages, all indicate an increase of business, of means, and of comfort ; a new dissenting school, in connexion with an humble chapel, spreads its benefits around, and only awaits the wholesome rivalry of an established church and school— long prayed for and long needed. I hope I may here be permitted to say, that it is to be regretted, that whilst increasing population and capital hare gradually extended, encroached upon, and given greater value to this once wild and waste country, the ancient parish church should still stand seven long miles from this neglected extremity, unavailable by time and by distance to myself or my poorer neighbours, and unaided by any auxiliary provisions (Hear, hear.) The multiplication of many such eases, within my knowledge, would almost cause sac to venture to hope that in timer to come our great and proper authorities may consider the whole question of dila pidated, .misplaced, and, consequently, ill attended religious edifices in our agricultural districts du• placed, as it were, by lapse of time and mutabi• lity of population. In conclusion, my conscience tells me that I have done my duty to my country that I have employed the surplus means with which it has pleased God to bless me fur the benefit of my fellow-crea tures and for the good of my country. (Cheers.) I hope it will:be admitted, in the eloquent words of the late excel lent Lord Spencer, when describing, in the Royal Agrieultid- I • rl Journal, Lord Leitelltill'S improvements in West Norfolk, that " these are striking facts—they cannot be denied, nor can they be accounted for in any way but by the improve ments in the cultivation of the soil which has taken place. They are nut only interesting to those who aro practically enraged in agricultural pursuits, but they aro also interest ing to the philosopher, because they prove that, although the general principle must be admitted to be true, that po i pulation will press upon the means of subsistence, yet to a certain point at least the skill and industry of man may counteract their tendency, and supply a greatly increased population, not. only with the same, but with a much better deseriptioa of food from the same district." Mr. Meehi resumed IA is seat amid loud cheers. SECOND EDITION. FROM Tills NIGHT'S GAZETTE. OSBORNE, Dm. 11.—This day had audience of her Majesty : The Prince di Carini, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, to deliver his credentials; and Lieut.- General Sir Julius Hartmann, K.C.8., on a special mission to deliver a letter from the King of Hanover, notifying the death of the late King, and announcing his own accession to the throne : To which they were respectively introduce(' by Viscount Palmerston, 0.C.8., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 11.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Robert Duncan Wilmot, Esq., to be Surveyor-General for the Province of New Brunswick. WAR OFFICE, Dee.l2. ist Regt. of Life Cado. -A. IL Davneru►r, gent., to be err. end sub lieut., by our. vice Bateren, perm. 1,1 Dog-.- A. Nine t gua4., to be one., by per., vice lone., prom. Wth Lt. Drags.-M. J. B. Droit, gent., to be our., by pur., vice lion. C. J. Kt .h, prom. Nth U. Drupe. -8. R. Janor, gent., to be er., by pur., vice Van. stiturt, prom. trd P.rgt, of F. - W. WAtrinan, ge .t.„ to he ens. by pu•. F.-W. C. GARD*, gent., to be eon., ley pur. vice Cn iptuan„ app. to , he.!.th P 13th F. - N. 11. B. Vekivili, gent., to be ens , by pur., vice Do herty, who 15th V.-P. A. A. TWYNAN, gent. to be ens., by pur., vice Crowther, wl a Vets. pith P.-Brev. M.tj. L. C. Bouscutes to be maj , without pax.. vice 01)rariv, who reto. open f..p., P. IL Dian, gent. to ha ass., ey Par., vice E. E. %Vanish*, pm n. 22nd P.-Eno. A. L. dto• en to be lieut., wt pout pur., e Mayne, prom. to the Gold Cur/ earls ; S:rj. It. Jscutoos to be ens., without pur., ere Mundt. 2.:rd F.-D. pinny.; pet., to be see. bout., by pur., vice listbund, prom. 2411% P.- Q tantrum. T. Mausav to be adj., with the rank of ens., eke llortshorn prom. 28th P.-T. M•. N. Ilr achisoos, gent., to be ens., by pur., vice Strat ton, •'rem.; J. Cou.oto, gent., to be ens., by pur., vice Moss, - . Pc• so. 27th V.-Brew. Velar O. A. Bramenau ti by major, without per., Tic* Fier.' kat -Cul. Goodrum. des.: LleuL E. N. 3‘ol...ROlabt to be rcpt, without per.. rev Der:ford; Ens. T. lipeciav to be bete., w thou: 90r. ' vice SitliteMorth. Slot V.-Lieut. A. E. Banes to be capt., by par., vice Noel, who Tit.; Ens A. V BALL to be lieut., by per.. vise Mown; A. Elm cirri... gent., to be ems., by per., vim mehreiber, prom.; E. W. Yap or:romp, gent., to br• ran, by per., vim Ball. 18th Y.-O. U.S. DAVIS % gent., toe ens , by par., vice Modirees, prom. 46tn Y.-P_ O. floes& gent., to be ens., by our., eke Tower, aut. to the Coldstream Mgt. of Foot GM. 49' b V. Men rem, gent., to tie em , by per., vies A. S. Arm•trong, tents. 31st V.-C. Amon, Gent, to been*. by par., vice filmier, prom. Stod root- Unit A. O. CORIUM to be rapt., by per., vice Beek who ruts.: Lieut. Y. H. limos', from 3rd Hest India Reit., to be lieut., vice Bacon, who eith. ; U. il•Lug. gent. • to he ens. by par. 92nd P.-E. itoolplrrS, lent. to be enm, by per., 1100 Berme, prom. 46th P. -J GAl.surra, gent to be env., by per., vim Tottenham, who vets.; J. L. VIIIICNOTLE, gent., to be tee. by put, eke Nuli, who nits. filth Y.-F. 0. BAUER., rent., to be ens., by per., vim the Hon. E. Masts'', i.rons. in 7th V. 79M F.-Livia It. to be epee., by per, glee Reeve, who "P.M; O.F. Otlref, LOU) Lome, to be ens., by per. Uth t'. Waeaterrom to be rapt.. by per.. vice *MOW', who Ns.; Ma. lion F. J. Beets to be hem., by per., vice Warburton; C. W. Moos, gi to be rue. , by per., vice Sir 11. U. Edwerde., Bart.,xem.; R. C. titers gem., to be ens., by per., ti e J. W : Quartermaster-Merit. J. It. Rome to be quartermaster, vlr heill, who rata on b.-p. Sod Wert India RegL-Y. R. CIIAINOCIL, gent., to be ens., by par.. vice Weteter, app. to the 98th Y. 3rd Were India Rev.-Lieut. C. A. Bacox, from the 32nd P., to be Iket, vim Woo, who rich. Homers.. ATM.,. -Sorg. A. CAIABFLI, Iran b: p. 33th F., to be etalf stay. of the pacer dd..% 'toe Powell, die. liC1101.11.D1:11.-Tbe name of Lieut. George Wedderbern, of the 76th Foot, LI Wauogan• IMR. not Werlderbern, as previously ported. The Chrbeism name , of Ensign Lost Cecil, of the 43rd root, ars EionsteP HOIST KYOWNLOW 0.1/C.T.R. Mamma in the (ime'ter of Dee. 4.-7th F.- For Ems S. cc Coracv IPGmor, from the ..4th P., to be lieut., without per., vice Dow. tiger, app. to 41st Y., reel vice Dowbizgla. app. to 4th P. OFFICE Olf ORDNANCE', Dec. 11. Royal Reel. of Ar chivy.-tkev.-31sjor G. 11. Item( to be lieutseol., ' vice Collin/ton, tire.: See. Capt. A. °Lynam. to be earn., vice Hyde; First Lle ‘l,. R. K. F•iutrn to be see. rapt.. vice (*Meld Unit J. S. Simi mo to be art Beet., vice En•eth. Coupe of Royal hatelneerm-Briv..Nsjire R. J. STOtHKID to be Bunt.. cot., vim Levi., rot. on E.p. • Reim..3lajor I. C. Bumaineum le be amt., vice Stotberd; First Lieut. J. R. Mare to be sea. emit, vim Berm atm; See. Unit. 11. It. LVAMIN to be ant lieut., vise BANKRUPTS. ALDROROCOR IIICIIA110;0NnA7IMS, New-court, Bow lane, City, wine merchant. CHARLDI JAMES SANDEits, Collingwood-street, Black friars-road, provision merchant. JAMES MASH, Colchester, draper. THOMAS &static, Basinghall street, City, warehouse man. WILLIAM MASIIHAM, Charlotte-street, Portland-street, canter. FEDERICK Foci's, Hampton, grocer. CHARLES MENKE Oacsuom, Hove, Sussex, licensed victualler. JOHN BILL, Wolverhampton, hinge manufacturer. Tana Is Pzmaosz Buxom, Falmouth, printer. EDWIN FowLza, Bristol, tailor. lIENRT SHAW, Houses-hill, near Huddersfield, and HENRY GARTHWAITE, Mold-green, near Huddersfield, fancy manufacturers. Huxley Somme, Beverley, innkeeper. ISAAC HODGKINSON (otherwise Barausa•w), Belton-le- Moors, Lancashire, ironfounder. WILLIAM NEIL MONIES, Liverpool, wine merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. ANDREW THOM, Glasgow, coaclunaker. t Ow We wack own= Dim 6, 1681. "taut. o.Yrif /11,01 , ,110 ttOtwor td.1.41.,464.1 I 0,04 COII9 and 13.10tc00 16.019.866 *tsar ........ 7.3,374 L 30.001.930 1.,7•11.713iat securetds diaz4o. Dart V• mebi Atll:utty, . . C 13511 - e8 Able Sonwitke 11 . 547 . 043 Sot.. . 10 . 416 '104 , 1 myni ......... 64;i1; . 116,3 i 890 1111.18 BALL, Ch 0.2, ice of lower, the produce of tompeted from the returns node 1631, Le 3 , e. 76. per eat. Behar, rim he podocrt of the /UM of the tee isewpwag drecriptiowa BANK OYILKOLANI 1 ,7 1 P DI! Note. knee ! 01,902.00 09.902.9.10 11•1111141 Progirlownv tiapi 1 ...Al 4 SA.1.•••• Rea. • . .... . 3.126.495 "AO! D•poult• 11,401 irreb;.4.77.67..a0 — G Oose•AN. . of Dobt,al.l Pre. A0r.0., 0r,344 Oats It . 9.41),I801 ..44...k5y Gado**, I tine 1.L.56,86:1 Doe 11. 1631. A 41,152,19), SUGAR.—The avenge fbe Brittrkpasorfrioa. In taer ititti - eSeetiret;tiht - tie - litiTtee — ',l the prod.°, of the Ileartilue, he lathes. 1 is. ild. The average prim denser, pistil. is 20s. id. MANALAIIGHTeR AT MANCHE/WM.—An inquest was held at Manchester on Tuesday before Mr. Herford, on the body of Mary Connor, wife of a cabinet-maker, of the age of 48. About half-past nine o'clock on Saturday evening, deceased and her husband, who was intoxicated, were at a public-house in Salford. Connor got into a dis pute with a man named John Burns, and they commenced Aghting. The party went into the street, and the de ceased was interposing between the combatants, when Burns, in striking at her husband, accidentally struck her on the forehead. She immediatel feU insensible on the stones. Deceased was taken home, and died some hours afterwards.—Mr. James Ste phens, surgeon, said he had made a post-mortem examinati Is, and found a fracture of the skull, which was the cause of death. He believed the fracture • &sassed by the fall on the stones. The jury found a verdict of " man- slaughter " against John Burns. Burns, who had escaped oa Saturday, surrendered himself on Wednesday, and was committed to take hie trial at the next Liverpool anima. RAILIVAM THIS DAY. Two o'Cioci. The share market still shows a decidedly rising tendency. Business this morning has not been brisk, but in nearly every instance higher rates have been odd, and the market altogether looks very good. Aberdecns, Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Midlands, South Easterns, Great Northerns, and York and North Midlands, besides many others, are very buoyant. The Eastern Counties receipts for the last week show a fulling off of 2261. as compared with last year, the amount being 13,3211. against 13,5471. in 1850. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'CLoot. The English stock market is well supported, a further advance of 1 per cent. has been established during the course of business this morning. The transfer books of Consols shut to-day for the dividend, re-opening on the 16th January. A num ber of money operations have consequently come forward, and as purchasers have predominated, a further stimulus has naturally been imparted. This is " pay-day " in Consols, when the differences arising out of the monthly account which expired yesterday are brought to a liquidation, but no difficulty seems to have been experienced in the requisite arrangements. Consols have been dealt in for cash at 971 to 981. For the account of the 16th January they left off yesterday afternoon at 974 to 98, and have to-day advanced to 981 to 1 „ at which the price is at pre sent maintained. The broker of the National Debt Commissioners made a cash purchase in this stock at 9t, and another in Reduced Threes at 971. The following is the official business report :—'lhree per Cent. Congeals, 97'-,-`„ 984, 971 ; ditto for account, 94, Three per Cent. Reduced. 97i, 97, 4. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 971, 981. Long Annuities, 1860, 7; ditto 30 years, 1859, 6 13-16, ; ditto, 1860, 7 5-11 t. India Stock, 262, with div. for money. South Sea Old Annuities. 96 ,i! Exchequer Bills have rallied Is. to 48s. to Ms. prem., India Bonds remaining unaltered at 58s. to 61s. There is rather more doing in these securities to-day. In the foreign stock market there is no large amount of general business, but two or three changer in prim have occurred. Speculators for the rise in Mexican have appeared, and, with some rather large purchases, the price has rallied 1 per cent. Sardinian Ponds have also risen to about the same extent. Portuguese stocks opened steady, but the new financial arrangement as pro jeeted by the ministry being generally regarded with disfavour, a fall of two per cent. has since occurred. The actual prices of the day's sales are as follows : Brazilian Old Five per Ceut. small Bonds, 95. Austrian Five 'per Cents., 81 (exchange fixed at 10 gu. per Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89. Dutch 'I we-and-a-Half per Cents., 581. French Five per Cent. Itentes , 95fr. 50c. (exchange, 25fr.25e.) Mexican Bonds, for account, 16th December, 251, 1. Peruvian Deferred. 45!. Portuguese Four per Cent., for account, 31, 32!1. Sardinian Five per Cents., 82, ex div. 'panisli Active !Five per Cents., for Account, 201, ; ditto, Three per Cents., 391 ; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 161. In the market for American stocks there has been rather more movement this week, the recurrence of French disturbances having stimulated inquiries in this department. l'riees, however, show little change. The present quotations are thus reported by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. : itedeemil.le. Dividends. Priem Cnited atvtis 5 per Ct. *Ma DUN, 0 per Ct. per CL .1.. Jan. &Jul, 1114 112. . . - . - Do. 6 'l. Ct. Atock - • 1118/.11181 Jim. Juli 114. Pum•4l•••du 5 per rt. Stuck Feb. & Aug. $l4 824 51.utruciturettu 5 ger Ct. Smiting . _ _. Bonds 11188 April & Oct. 1081 1074 Maryland 3 per Ct. E. terlieg lids... Jan. & July F 9 1.9. Virginia i prr caw. Vona. — Jan. &July 98 97 Tenneeve 8 per Cent. Oinada 6 per et. loads ............ 1574 Fon. & Aug. lat 109 Barton tMy 3 per Cl. Montreal City 8 per Ct 1837.1963 i Ap ,,,. oc i M.irchore t" 1 83 81 Pliiirdelphia and Il..iding Bail ff - - .. . - -. 1460 Jan. & Jute 73 75 The dollars brought in by the Dee, West India steamer, were sold to-day at 4s. 11 per oz., being the full advance lately established. They were chiefly taken for shipment to India by the Alexandria steamer, which it is expected will take out between 140,0001. sod 130,000!. value. The succeeding steamer will, it is anticipated, take out for the same quarter a further sum of 120,000!. or 130,000!., pur chases of the silver to arrive by the next West India mail having already been effected. It will thus be seen that a continued upward movement in the price of this metal is extremely probable. The traffic returns fur the last week on the under mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to this day, arc as follows: 1851. 18.50. London and North Western 34,636 £ 37,791 Midland Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,223 .... 14,784 London and South Western 8,009 7,399 London and Brighton Great Western South Eastern York and North Midland 7,664 6,814 Exeter and Creditun Bristol and Exeter York, Newcastle, and Berwick 14,024 .... 13,613 Shrewsbury and Chester 1,402 .... 1.38.1 Great Northern 10,414 .... 6,481 Leeds Northern 933 790 North Staffordshire Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham 446 .... 353 Manchester, Sheffield, and LIU - - colnshire • 6,517 .... 6,051 Shropshire Union Che%ier and II lyhead Shrewibury and Birmingham 588 .... 541 London and Blocky/all Liverpool, Crosby, and South port Total £171,462 £157,408 The total receipts upon the corresponding lines being 171,3901., this year against 157,4081. in the same week of 1830, the increase is shown to be 13,9821., or 81 per cent. The number of miles open in 1851, was 3,892, and in 1850, 3,7781, being an increase of 1131 miles, or 3 per cent. The aggre gate average return per mile per week was, in 1851, 441. Os. Bd., and in 1850, 41/. 13s. 2d., so that the dif ference remains in favour of the present year to the ex tent of 21. 7s. 6d. per mile. It would thus appear that in place of a falling off during the winter months, we are more likely to have a progressive in crease in the traffic, which may now be con sidered to have quite returned to the ordinary channels of the season. Though still presenting an increase, the South Eastern return does not con trast quite so favourably with last year's, a circum stance which is probably owing to the influence of the new French revolution in temporarily checking visits to the other side of the Channel. The Great Northern return is assisted by the great cattle fair at Spalding, but there have been no other occur rences of a character calculated to disturb the traffic of the country. The return per mile per week is subjoined : 18.51. 18.50. London and North Western .. £71.61 .... £72.98 Midland Lancashire and Yorkshire 66.24 66,86 London and South Western Great Western London and Brighton South Eastern Bristol and Exeter Chester and Holyhead York and North Midland York, Newcastle, and Berwick 47.70 .... 46.56 Great Northern 43.16 .... 27.46 Leeds Northern Liverpool, Crosby, and South port 16,00 .... 25.60 The returns on Scotch lines are as under : 1851. 1850. Aberdeen Caledonian 8,124 .... 7,453 Glasgow and South Western 3,686 .... 3,156 Edinburgh and Glasgow Total There is thus an increase of 1,0291., or 81 per cent. The Irish returns are: 1861. 1850. Ulster £96B .... £929 Belfast and Ballymena Dublin and Belfast Junction 607 .... 391 Dundalk and Enniskillen 174 .... 151 Dublin and Drogheda Londonderry and Enniskillen 163 .. 129 Waterford and Limerick .... 300 .... 329 Belfast and County Down.... 185 .... 147 Total £3,971 £3,638 Nov. 1 . t W00r..; KYR') I ha. r 774,17. 54 14. 164 21. &I 27. 34 134. Id G. 14117. 64 1 93. 104. 1004.4 2d 34• 44 V. 74.13. 16 N. 1311211. 44 28 34 11iv 9 , 27. 04 111 6193. 24 29.1 64 VI. 741 7. Td 27. Id 13. 114:12. 74 30• 3d 46. 111 31. BA 24 041$. 24 27. 64 30. &I 29 &I &ir - 24 2C•s; 74 22 - 471 (late. ItTe. &An.. and res.. If. Nut. I. Now. 6. Not. 1.. Nov. a. Nov. 29 Dew 6 weans' A. A•m. (hire.—Wbed ten.. 37 37 36 11 36 6..." 36 36 I wi -- . Dem I. ... ~ .. lIIDES-THIS DAY. Laanasnat.L.-561b. to 64166., ltd.; 641135. to 12.1b5., ltd. to 2d.; 72Ibs. to bOlbs., 2.d. to 21d., SOlbs. to 881bs., 2ld. to 2ld. ; 19411 w. to 961b5., 215. to 3d. • 96Ibs. to 104th..,34. to 31d.; 1041bs. t 3 1121b5., 314. to 3 4 1. Honor Md.', Us. Calf-skins, light, Is. to 2c ; ss. BBILMONIMEY.—Sheep Skins, polled, 6s, 34. to 64. Gd. ; Keats and balf-breds, 41. 34. to 6s. 3d.; Downs, 3s. Od. to 4s. Od. SMITHFIELD MAItKET.—TIIIS DAY. We have a large supply of Beasts, and several of very good quality ; trade is exceedingly dull, and they cannot all be sold, although there is a disposition to take lower rates. There are but very few Sheep, and buyers are equally scarce; the prices quoted are with difficulty main tained. Calves are plentiful; good ones make scarf as much as of late, but middling ones are unsaleable. From Germany and Holland there are 190 Beasts, 340 Sheep, and 194 Calves; Spain, 52 Beasts; 200 from Scotland; 100 Norfolk and Suffolk ; 700 Northern and Midland ; 200 Western; and 125 Milch Cows from the Home Counties. Per mama of Mba ad. o. . , err Yin. of Mts. 4. Has Nests. Ilareforda 3 11 310 Nog Doc & 111.-bds. Ca 0 0 0 • 1344 tibon.horm deeded quality least 3 0 3 4 ; Dv. do. Sham 0 0 0 • Wren 3• 4 ; Earn as I arooad quality 210 3 4 root . ......... Bar Utr & .01* 4 0 4 4 I Lambs . 0 • Marto at &arm, 1,713; t.lsoup and Lamas. 2,980; Caltca, 243; Plp, 280. COTTON.—HAVRE, DEC. 11. Total sales yesterday upwards of 3,000 bales. This morn ing prices maintained. and up to 2 o'clock near 1,200 bales disposed at tho rates of 80fr. for very ordinary l'levr Orleans. BLACKWALL RAILWAY: This company are about to improve their City terminus in Fenchurch-street. ADA►.KS AND iIU NitILINUUANANTEILD. SO • Aberdeen Si •Vnher , tr-i woo_ 1 AMi 0, Jun.. te= tr•rin. , ij:nctis° •-• 1 / 4 . Vole. at.i4tae , 11'41142 Otr t ahew ,41stta a w y stic SO ,Gilederiiiin A Unlyissei 451 (ftaki • 4lees„. Inod (54:1441:81711.C.r* 38 4 Ms& L.St gager* Counties_ ..• s'eitere ion, Udell A. .. Site K. U. Do. Clam Edia , Kest Lancashire . Ue. New eilinburkb l'erth„Dunda _ Great Western Lancaster and CuliW ... Do. Third re sad York kw D t share. Do. i t icesi ked :n ii ii N u o i r irl u' h n lS n' eli m :a tl ll7 ‘,o,l,n s r aie . Do. 8'119,. -• De.lll • • ab.,M.snri B Gant.* St iksitti-W 130., inters *** 40 IbkiLwAvs. Lio.ins prior Irorerday. it.l ft. le 1 SO $1 tuu 4 101, 47; 10f 10! q 9 10 II 10 al :II 80 13 :3/ 191 201 23 21 die 6{ 7i 31 $1 24 24 CI Ilk 41 61 SI at Hi :4 49 51 $0 97 so ss • 12ti I 'lOO IS I 34 I "• 94 h. I h 4. 310.0.di Laid. Unioo Do. limn,. and D. rby olLon4l 4:4 ea: %\ c,terno; Nevrolor.e4. . Newport, Ahergtteno,, end Ilereford !teeny and Enniskillen Do. New EP Nurtbern tountiat Union North inn North Stattordeltite.. . 6 North Devon . Worth &South Went-lane. o taford, Wore., ik Wolver. .cottleh G atral aconien 11..dttod Da New . ; ihrewe. & Hirr., Sao A Do., Claw D.... 4rentburylitllererordtilln •liretrattury sal (lbw& (Nor. ,; W. Mn.), Do. thore.try Do. New ... „ whrepeatre Union .„ dooth Ilevuo Mouth Ewttern South Wale. tooth Tork.h.&RlrerDs . Stirling and Ditufermlin; a.ocktow and Itertlepiol. ThannwHaeenDoeklettail Weft Ge.ner.ll Wateaf , rd sod Tork,Newtwalealarehe Do. do. hattionose Do.O.N.E.Purebsee . York and Narita Midland 17 , 1 17 , 1 14 ;21 38 SG ei ei .80 St et P ,B Slit Si Ai 6 Si 11 141 6 4 7i tit 631 11. nil 3 33 pot 3 3i 3 „ 631 Ni 611 71 6 1 3i 12i 33i dig 33 33i 23 7 It St bi We 24 22 1 31 1 11 ,Ife b 6 7 8 Si do 76 li „ I die par 111 1 1:4 n 9 7 6i 61 4 41 3 4 1 ills 14 14 I 11 I leil db 'u dil Ini ri 371 28 4 3 Ala 9 10 11 13 1 16 13 dl. 171 181 7$ 7 Ali 3 911 11l LINES LEASED AT VtEED RENT) Jlltantmpb.,rusUriardJut t : attladullpd,m ortdruar. aster (leg .to GL West. 281 291 I Ditto without asuman I (leased to DrestWestorm 18 21 .Birm, Wolf., and Dodleyi csahrdulypd„orwitlisurr.l (ktsed to GreatWm.tern l 9 10 pm %Us without assAnnus, De.0.,1 to tirm,s enters' 7 9 pui - "—omm,Blre (Buell tat Clydesdale Jumbo (leased to Caledonia* 41 49 IlnetLiseultwk.guar Sp.*, (11•11.4 to Cit. Northers) 224 U Gloucester Dees Forest' °resell to Great Weetero , 14 111 psi Ibilliknelby(LtorkANgtd 106 108 Do. sham (.litto 1 21 0 1 414 Do. shares (ehtta) 24 234 !Leeds% Dradlord 1911idlend IC le 11 I'D...slue =4 Greens telt tiessed to South Kaman ' Ditto ('reference (ditto) Lowestoft Gusr.tperCese Dewed to Norfolk) Northerner:esters 3 pert ,leased to Y....t.Coustwa Ditto ditto New PreetoureWytu Gess. Lon laN.WeeLt inea.tlfork Ditto sherry (A • (ditto) Read., 'wild., utd Reigate (touted to d,uth Rastas 211 214 I 11.yetun sad I (dents (kw. to Gre.a Northers 1 Du.Shepreth Exten.(ditto 11 2 pre Sleuth Staffordshire Omitted, is Mr. M'Cliss 2l 11 dl. Wets Valley. 6 p. ..ereed to ietwatorialier 174 2114 Wilts & Streereet (lewd to ()teat Western 91 4 92 54 SI 4 4 pis 111 I 24 22 PR6VEItENCE SHANXI'. !Caledonian £lO /I Che,er and 1104th:id -15 i 131 Dundee ' Perth, and Aber even Juntas. - 1 Ettetarreant3l.lotOp.Ct. I si Neatern Count,es F.steaa, per Ct No. I I Ipa Latta du. No. 2 par pa Do. New 6 per Cent. 'lca* 101 .1 as de Baet-Untos,aeripito.tift.Ct 10 104 Edinburgh, Perth, sad, Dundee, Si per Cea s t.-. rfpl 1 ills Great Noehern prrarat II IN :We-trn(1(I 14 If LsataaltireiYorha. V S, Do. 6 per C. nt Stook Bright-A &Caw l're..speret.Mnek,lll3l _ it f'.,, 11u — iss — di. I P ° ' 1 : 4 " ° n e n. Mr- 1 - - 141 143 !i".;«1;n - s - r7. - vi:.77c07. N i! pct Ikat viL7i;. — Fie;; 31.0.8buff.8sLine. iso.Nol Do. New a:10 . I Dn. C. . 1 XmilikzECon..l.lr.kll.4p.Ct, D.t.to Preferces• YarHdt Extemune _ j ries to.day up to I p.a. 101 11 Si .oJAractell per Ct. !ort!‘ litill.n ...I 13 1 i 4 171 IS 3 1 HI 6413 , .... .........-.. 'Sorth 24441'4.41N , Oatagel. Wuremmer sail, i Wolver., IS. ar Obeli 4 1trewr.Shirru.NP•rOuar.j threwn.aClie4e,(Nor.W.l Mir,.! ioalls Devon ... fork, Sc:trots .-- lit.Nortlt of Enti.purolt. , Ditto Uitto Toittlai.l4:kL F.Purciii 68 1 i 14i 0 41 116 In @II 4 5 4 I 6 4 54 15 144 203915 i 1 I 11 12 4 pm 12/ 14 111_ 122 13 lii iii 4 4 41 4 dis pee 111 lei PURL IGN 1: 30 ; 20 Illoulogua sad Axons . I. , 20 Cann' drawn (Vim) A. I 11 DNA aLkail ... /a ;IS ;MN ladies . ... .. It: 1 S 'Great Indio Pealaaals... oneiLii. /0 1 17 1 Do Ie Lausaboorw . ... -. 1 ,10 Do. (Railway) ... . 3 ' I Do (Carl) ... ... . 30 I I/5 taxis &aloft+ ... ... .. 13 ; si Do do. N.. ... . 92 153 1I.;our NW Nage ... . 5 116 Y. ethers or Prance . . 5 ; 9 and Bordeaux 10 I 20 Pana and Orleans ... S, 30 Paris aid Romeo ... S 1 I Par's sad I/raglan .. 135, 30 Rows sad Harr* ... .. 10 120 Ilambra mad Meuse... . 20 N Nora and Nantes ... 20 Si 'Neat Madre. I$ 16 16 Yu ILWAYL I 1 141 14 1 4b I» • II Is i IS 21] S si 6 444 44 30 4 lis ;4 27 1 : Si di. $ 31 2 3, $ 191 Ms 2 14 I p= IN az at Ili 1 RUMOURED EXTENSIVE LOW OF Ulm AT BLAIR 00WRI lI.—A rumour was prevalent in Dundee on Monday that fifteen school boys, who were eliding on the loch be tween Blairgowrie sod Dunkeld on Friday last, fell through the ice, and were all drowned. It is said that the loch was thickly frozen over, but as the boys were sliding in • dose train, their aggregate weight broke the ice, whew they ac cordingly perished. We have inquired eeseessieg the truth of the rumour, snd obtained Bosh eseltemelisa es warrants us in thus noticin it, though we de sit womb for its autheeticity.—Dtadee The Californian gold mining shares are steady at the subjoined quotations, viz.: Agua Fria shares, to Z prem. 1% cat Mariposa, Y did to par. Golden Mountain, par to prcm. Nouveau Monde, Zto prem. Anglo Californian, Ito prem. Ave Maria, to ; dis. In the market for foreign exchanges to-day Am sterdam and Austrian places are decidedly lower; other quotations showing little change. The prices negotiated arc as follows: Time, rttoes negotiated. Tram 10 Amsterdam perC Short 1111. lame. ... Iltl. !Sista. Ditto Rotterdam Hambutg And Allots' ~ „ Ittiatea. IMOD. 13mes 10010.. ` ,l 2.ldoebotutlie-Maine per LIO „ 123. ikr. .. 1411. Okr. pert „ 13. Aims. ... 1:11.110ar. .....« ..„ 1,11. *kr. ... Itfl. iSkr. Vienaxa Antwerp ............. ..... „ ~ 23fr. 40e. ... 23fr. 45e. Brunet*, o . ..ent ...... Pert 0 Knott 25fr. 171 e. ... 231 r. 20e. Dice ..-..... ......... Ila.re Hoedeoo2. n „ 23fr. 374 e. ... 25fr. 441 e. Lyon. es „ 23fr. .75e. ... 25fr. 421.3. Mar.ellles Ck•nos Leghorn Naple. per cant " NJ pence ... 401 pence Palermo per ems, „ 119 pence .. 1191 pence Mendna . 31.1ria peg dolls :: 491 penoe ... 49, penc e rad3 - •• „ 49, pence .. 49 pence Melees •• 49/ pence ... 49 pence Gabrattar .., „ 49 pence ~. 43 pence ..49 pence ... 4n 4 pence Barcelona „ „ 49 pence ... 491 pence 1.1....45 per milrel 3.4 pence .. -- pence 01 ono " „ S'll pence ... 324 pence St. Petersburg pre rut*. „ 391 Pence ... 3.4 pence .. - • 11NtILISII 41:N Dd. —Yule Dar. 1,..k Rwek, 2141154 1..43K 41.buit.... t ler et. ltniu,r4, ...II i India Stork. obut 3 per Lt. C 1.191.11114. Ili Ditto 11.....i,1.4001.. 3d.. .1., 3t per et V0n..411.!41 . Es.thettuer Ittlle.l.U.N:. 414. EU. eetwolt fur Acct., lab Jan.. 11.9 i I 4 4 ter Ct. Ilelgtom B 7 9 PU1147119: 5 per Ct. Prattllan, VS S DO. Nor. 914 6 per Ct. Burrito+ Ayres. 47 74 6 per Ct. CbllLtu, 97 PAO .3 per CL ChiltAa. tt2. 4 3 tter Ct. Ittni , h. 75 7 *1 Per (1. Put 41, 57 9 4 p,r Ct. I tutelt, 88 9 , 1 85111.164 211 34 1 per CL trreuada, 13i 149 Sitruntlan 5 p I VIINIII. 3 pr Ct. Mexican. 266 f 6 pa Ct. Periivi... *4 641 Ditto Deferral, 44 6 6 Kr Ct. l'ortu.tuo.t. $0 3 6 ptr Ct. Rua46o, 110 IS 46 per Ct. Iltnutw , DI 4 6 pr Aru.i. 20 pia Ct. WWI. 40/ 46 4 ILO. Ct. Venvxotelt. 33 5 11/rferrol. 11 13 tr Glut.. 60 to S. PARIS BOURSE. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPII.) PARIS, Dec. 12, 1.10, P.M. Five per Cents., 06.80; Northern of France, 180; Vierzon, 450. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE—THIS DAY. SunAn.—The market during the week has been unusually dull, and the large sales of to-day consisting of t 3,009 bags of Mauritius, Bengal, Penang, and IA Mids. of Barbados", added to the depression, but the greater portion wits bought in for want of buyers at previous prices; the portion sold was at prices in favour of the bu)•ers. The result of the week is a small business done, mud all qualities except good and tint` are fully 6,1. cheaper. Relined quoted am same as last Friday. Grocery lumps fair to fine 435. 6d. to 48s. _ Corres.—This article has also been in an unsatisfactory state; the larg rot portion °tiered has been with .rawn for want of buyers, and sales to any extent could nut be made without giving way in prices ; but quotations remain about the same as last Friday ; good ordinary native Ceylon, 43s Gd. to Os. TEL.—The amount of business clone has been small this week; prices remain the same as last week, partly nominal. Spices have been dull of sale this week. Black Pepper quoted the same as last Friday. Pimento a shade lower, 4d. to 50. per lb. Nutmeg. declined to-day 211. to 31. per lb. Mace a shade lower. Whole Pepper sold to-day at low prices, lid. to Eld. per lb. SALVE rite shows a decline of 3d., with a am dl busine.. thou.. SPIUITS.—Runt and Bran.ly continuo dull of IMIe ; • government contract advertiser! for 50,0110 gallons of Rum, half West Indio, half . 1.1.4 t India. Corrow.—Tha market has been dull this week, and prices are 'shout * lower. . _ _ COCIIIM;;AL bhuws • decline of Id. per lb. on LOW qua lities. IN MOO continues dull of Bak. Mex.—This article continues in speculative demand ; a full business bus been done ut the extreme prices of lust week. Fut'lT.-A large business has been done in Currants, bat chiefly at rather lower prices. New Palms sold in publio sale, damaged, 30s. to 32, ; old sound, 265. to 275. ; Found Vostima, Us. Raisin,.: Valencia has declined 2s. to 3s. Eleme quoted 35.. to 395. Museatells dull. Turkey Figs, inferior, sold in public sale 32, to 38s. Markets generally have been dull and inactive this week. TALLOW MARKET.—fiIIs nAv. The market remain.. unaltered, at the follow mit quota tions; l'eter,burgh Y. C. on the spot, 3tk. 9d. to 37..; all the year, alki. 9d. to 375.; January and Much, 37.. BOROUGH MARKET.-THIS A.Y. Messrs. l'attenden and Smith report that the demand foe fine Sussex and Weald of Kent ll•tps continues to increase, and prices to advance considerably, the etuek of such being nearly exhausted. MARK-LANK—Tills DAY. There was no alteration in the value of English Wheat this morning ; the trade, however, was dull, and Munday's rates were supported with difficulty. In the a'isence of transactions of moment, the Monday's quotations of foreign Wheat must be repeated. Barley sold very slowly, and prices of secondary malting qualities were sorely maintained. Our market has been fairly supplied with Oats during the week, and although it cannot be quoted lower the article) was rather easier to purchase. Beans and Peas in less request, and prices of tic latter tend downward. AKttIVALS INTO LONDON FROM ',Of DEC. to 1202 DEC; - 171;h7 2 4ro 2610 770 b 120060 b 33 pao barrels 1.040 MU, t, 090 qrs. men. 404. Id. • Barley, 294. 2d.; Oats ; Od.; Berne, 295. Ild. ; ' Pew, 34e. I' I: KI %I. lint ItAtr Es. Ur& Wheat barley Flour. 2.1 LON 00/1 Ann 194.4 d. ; Rye,