The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

w • ':.....,....:...... 4 . 1 C ...' '. .V.' ~!• ,y /r /L~✓t~--f Ttt vr43r.e% No. 2,287.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1853. [THREEPENCE. BRITANNIA LIFE AIIIIURANCR COMPANY, 1, rftamseesee, bilk Lead EMlllaaked A 414,1837. T .. ro wered hp amid Ad at nalamatat. . 4 TkL. tap. IL r.dia ka somata argot .trap duty. 'sort,'... (J. It. 'BERT ALEXANDER. Iracitheath Park, Chatriaaa. St II P .raarts Pp, In, Fmaraurch.atreet. Romp Own& Nectuar r Ilinimoadaay. P. P. Codirms, ISp.. alamdar.4l sad Tstragaltams. a m p arm. Z.. , Sbacktrwell. Nusimarmatry, Waite Itarvesart, Lasabard.atreet. bia Damp. EN., DE CoralalL Erato*. biker' fuoer, EN., I, Prima-street. Bask. T. s. atpargi. Bal.. 7, Tokraboure.yard. H. L. //NAN EN., Doetor's.canousa. ll 1114Wea Kw, Yaq.„ 0, Old-agave, Ltneobt'olan. ot krt , ILL Mom. ICIAeI oat Ihroning, In, Loodos4treet, Veasbarek.etreet. rumor. Ott vre, Dtormielo. Drevett, Yowlers. sod Bernard, 30. CorablS. Ibe wafted tesloosy in favour ut life mitarasee totaled by the hesasture in the esemptims hem ineinse.tas of the semnium= hr the beregt of a surd. ing Ideally, is deserving the most iNelttlo• dell dames; not only on amount of the seine raving. but eke se merest of the high estisastkiu to which It per,eee tbet the Melees of Ale enema generally is hell by the government of the *Autry. Increasing rasa of premien, oppesially sinful to creditors for so. ming Loam or Debts. 110 osmium col, malted Sabot kot web yews. itisurested payable thine. life. hooteino during mks:city for Orphan. SWAN XIA, MUTUAL LIMB ASSOCIATION. g=.W.94 b 7 he 1"4"T.8 sera tattoo roma. «wow ha ever, three soothe klbrotioe of ego. lioWS — odit emonrome ea s aro pies ploolkety shootageoso to pilay At dr het uaml .mend lbeetlagoi volution of 30 pee teat. woo menu the torrent year'. premium cm aB nertidgealee Media (rrnAt.) A .... 1 91191. 411,11- Yearly Rely Pre- Pre. Pre. Oki& laitlML Adam. ,-- - - 1t e. d.l L ad. I Tara M. Sala.gß.d. S S. d. re 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 30 0 3 7 3 1 4 20 13 3 44 1 9 3 219 1 i 3 2 7 6 1 4 46 11 4 te 3 2 6 4 1 4, 4 I 714 1 4 61 012 3 60 3 6 4,4 to 4 i i 9 2 4 2 1 4 90 12 4 R. L root% 114434 at Director. ANDIRW FRANCIS. Sestetszy. I I let Soso 1 . ) Pn - I;aea ilasa. of ; Air' THE. WONDERFUL KALEIDOSCOPIC MEAT scayr4, eonstructed is minutiae and optimal by .etch the object (via , the Ire be the Mailimmwd Is at the meat we rootlet St time, limn np alma Whim 11111110•111- trent, that with (ronuseetively) ammo MMIaI et 1181. a Wm Joist el meat may be bestritull, cooked 1410 It. sod slasS i bmaistl all ceer. BARLOW'S KALEiDwoonc SEAT SORE MY repay its whole cost is ■ kw mein; ias imelamba prise will suit everybody. JAI BARLOW, ismfte, wasaistarer, and wester, 14, Kiag tbillisst-etreet, blambabhanm Miabilaboil 1810. Also, hia Pit- ThST CAAK STAND, adralmbly reststr4 that no mums& is the rah us get dimming. Abeam be had, hie SIN 11IVIIITID POTATO ITEAIII6II, mirmatal to Muk in mrianim, b lehisb Mirky potatoes esoarabad wag b IM ban larmsaliad M Ila on& I my method, whilst am al dva bast waskty ars mind uplink that has Weer sad delosse brim so giber mound as supply, *bey baing sochad by sissm Mt 14111100 malsbann May eammisal. as by this all maga r avaidaL TM above are weaseled to delight toffy porrhaivr. Doran and mos them as mad for engravings and prim, *web my be bad glans. EIVE GUINHAS.—Mr. WM. H. HALBE, the Modal Galvanint, 022, Ernemiskdquaro, Ueda', Inform Monde Wilds PITS GUINEA ♦PPARATUSES aro now rsdy. .411.4 tin mow sawing Ins bilo Poloblot on Itadleal Oshannau SOUND ood WHITE TEETH no sot only Lodi*. mei* wintOotos ploainomonor heft sem. SO thee we peselliety appeselelei thee.* lb es Wok* "6 = 6 blailb ee_e_hee VaanoraaVrerroimatscrft oom die ht. BMW= And umeTemme Y writ leg dt toter eed ash. eteitme.sedleesern m eent.ae vbhemeilleollllllMdkolowele" tooriss epees el the eleme dm art eed, Obi the Ma on* s Son ds Zno lla t ill aaton eremile telle. tele. topetlasereetaeos why to the Pelee le. Ott. pm hoc Ceelea.—The weeds, "Itenbade WNW' art es the Met, mad •A. 110•1•11 MI lan, IA getleeppriee." es the peeerasset stow. Sid W dem sad be Omits owl pertesesee. - MLOCOCIUS PULMONIC WAFERS the INA nasty tar Asthma. Osammatke. tie., OMAN sad all K leo Inoth sallow. Ifs, have a=mslm—Psise Is. 114" b.M.. mai Ils. pec hos. Sad by sit " Wbst V.est li *lima Meth r T EWIS'S ALTERATIVE PILLS an a tried sad Li pissed moldy Ise sU thaw= has asomelbileolumumproaa sift 'aft NOM =dig sell =m e ta i la w lsos of rim. Modals. ,68. aseadaarapplabla al da losMs sarsaill nodded paradigm lobs dm. dm s so mpisio for WNW sr bias 'lab al as slaw slloodissa. Tay Ists bat elkslasity at saes so tbs Wad% lbw, Wry; sad ide. sloar Ur iserstisso, sad orris, Ism Is las wadi =Propred oad odd try BILNOSION, NUM sad Cu., is. 41710, prise ts. ISIL. U. aL, as. Ild., ie.; mall by on maim animas Surat by part am rossios of paitise Vanes. ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. ---0.- _ Oa the last trip of the steamer Sonora one of than little episodes of life occurred which are boyead the.. °Mi sery transactions that snake up the am total of human exi.tence. At an early hour, as we are Wormed, this Beet sad noble steamer might have been awn warns the tows of Greenville. The wanes looks exchaaged between sway of her passerine portended that there was smoothies ex traordinary 'Wen to wen-. Was it a ease of cholera ? or had sums we's pocket boon picked 1 were the exciamatioos of than who saw bat did not consprehead the mystery. At tenth the matter was explaieed by the announcement that if there was • judge, justice, or perms on band, has ser vices were required. Every one breathed easier, foe sow it was a clear can of matrimony—mad that, too, " on the wing." This important functiwasy was soon found in the pawn of ledge Bann% who, being on his way to Greenville, upon being introduced to the couple, declared his readiness to solemnise the Wass on the arrival of the steamer at that plain. Everybody was happy, for a wed. dug is always &oyful event, whatever the consequences may be that res ult from it. In • few minutes the boat I arrived, and, after she was fairly landed, the famous "shepherd boy," Thames 0. Noel, of 'offence, led forth from the Wheel' cabin the Weariful sad amompliehed Has Lydia &Maw, of Emend'', attended by the dawns Hies V., of New Oriaaas, and a gentleman from Treace, whoa his Honour, is the presence of • hundred peaseesers, awed into speechless silence by his ampere sive manner , proceeded is the ' beautiful formula " of pc diem! rite to stake them one, and waling their vows at lie command, " Salute the bride !" uttered with distinct gad measured tows, the breathing stale'ss was broken by the simultaneous echoes fres • hundred tongues, " Long live in blissful happiness tee wedded pair !" The steamer immediately naloond her moorings, and Captain La Barge, with becoming liberality, had • feast prepared as was • team, while a " few " bottles of Champs/nil suf fered, and all went happy as :• marriage-bell. The two who first met on deck as strangers lett the woe ;at the Crescent City linked in golden chains, to panes one life sad one pathway. May that life and pathway be to them ever unclouded !—St. Louis Ikpeolican. THE IVIIITEBAIT IN DEVONSHIRE. Mr. G. P. R. Palma, of Crewkerne, states, in a itommunicatioa to the Modem Priv Pod, that he has ascertained beyond doubt that the Brit (as it is called), with which the Dart abosads, is the veritable whitebait which has become one of the "institutions" of thee:matey. Be says: " The pert of the river in which it is found, and it swarms there is incredible numbers, is that which extends from Totnes-weir to the mouth of the river at D .rtmenith, • distance of about a dozen miles, being the part of the river within the influence of the tide. During the hot months the flab, in particular parts of this interval, line the sides of the river in shoals, and often attract the most indifferent observer by the singularity of their movements. Beer and anon the water seems alive with their gambols, or as if hailstones were falling thickly upon its surface. The fish are then evidently engaged in feeding upon the myriad shrimp, which occupy the places alluded to; for the little victims spring continually above the surface is futile attempts to escape from their active and insa tiable enemies. The whole of the specimens examined by Mr. Puhrisn contained numbers of these little anaemia, more or less d;gested, so that the nature of the white bales prey is placed beyond a doubt. The little fish itself is known, on similar evidence, to become the prey of the Bass and other larger species which inhabit this romantic stream. Bushels upon bushels of the whitebait are hauled shore, during the fishing slams, in the salmon nets, and are left, with wasteful indifference, to rot upon the banks. A gen tleman last summer ventured upon the experiment of cook. Me a few, by way of sample, and he pronounces them to be la every way identical—equally delicious as • piteatory asormasi—with the far-famed Greenwich luxury. Whether the fish remain in the river during the whole year, et otherwise, has not been ascertained ; but they have been observed in Much 'and in every succeeding month till the end of November, and the fishermen do not remember their absence from the salmon nets at whatever season those nets might have been used—a fact which, if it dose not settle the question of time (and of mune I do not advance it with that intention), at least speaks plainly es to the sort of mesh employed on the Dart in the capture of salmon, and thus adds another instance to those which are constantly occur ring of the short-sighted folly which, by using nets suffi ciently small to capture the salmon fry along with the parent fish, is everywhere dooming to positive 'nineties the princely race of SnMo. THE GREAT METROPOLITAN WINTER POVLTRT Rftow.—lt bas been determined to hold the second great Metropolitan Poultry Show, which started into existents last year, at the Baker.striwt Bazaar on the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th of January nest, in consequence of the Mtge amount of patronage which tie club has received sacs last year. THE FOREIO.V CORN TRADE. (Prim UM, Mark-lame Erprfst.) The &cat has continued, and the Baltic ports have bees closed by ice Caries the lust few weeks ; further ship meats from theme will therefore. in all probability, be ren dered impracticable until spring. The letters frets Danzig are wholly without interest, the close of the shipping mum having been followed by a period of calm. Prices bad, it appears, remained unaltered ; but in the absence of business quotations bad becomes in a great measure nominal. The frost had not been particularly in tense, but sufficiently so to cause the harbour to be covered with thick ice, The accounts from Konigsberg are of a similar character. At Stettin, about 40 grain-laden vessels had been caught in the ioe, and it was not expected that any of these would get free before spring. Some business had been done for spring shipments, the purchases being chiefly on French and Belgian account. Fair 61Ibe. wheat had been offered at 60s. per qr., and 60Ibs. Pomeranian barley at 345. per qr. lemon board in spring. Letters from Stralsund, of the 12th inst., state that the deliveries of new grain from the growers had been small, and that previous prices had been well supported for wheat as well as spring corn. The navigation had been sopped by ice, and I vessels had been frozen up, without much Manes of being released till the spring. From the near continental ports, we learn that Wiest bad been in good request at rising prime. Hamburg letters of Tuesday state t►at several purchases had been made there, on French sad Belgian account, for shipment iu spring. Moat of the wheat offered from Den. mark had been placed at a price equal to 641.. per qr., free on board ; whilst about 500 last., to be shipped in spring from Lower Baltic ports, had met with taken at from fas. up to 70e. 6d. per qr. free on board. For 611 b. Rostock wheat, as much as Hs. 9d. per qr. free on board bad been paid. In spring corn there bad been much doing. Barley weighing 53Ibe. was then quoted 355. 6d. to 361.641.; oats Of 39Ibs. weight, 235. 9d. ; and Danish peas, 52e. per qr., all free on board in spring. The Elbe was completely blocked by ice. Letters from Rotterdam inform us that the navigation ot the Moss had also been closed by the frost, and that in the absence of any shipping demand for wheat the artiele had become du I of sale. Previous prices had, however, been steadily supported. In the Belgian markets wheat had, according to the meet recent reports, advanced aerially, without drawing larger supplies from the growers. The latest advion from France are not of quite so ex cited a character as those received in the early part of the week, the advanced prices asked having tended to inter fere with the sales. At Paris, on Wednesday, fine flour was quoted 100 to 102 francs per seek of 167 kilos—a higher rate than had been attained at any previous period since harvest. At most of the northern marketa the tendency of prises had, it appears, continued upwards, but buyers had paid the enhanced terms with more or less reluctance. The accounts fres the Mediterranean are quieter this week, large arrivals from the Black Bea having at length had the effect of checking the rise there. • Advices from Odessa, dated 2nd instant, inform as that much excitement prevailed there, owing to the various re ports of the progress of the war. Business in corn, which had previously been very brisk, had become quieter, but the sales during the week had been important, 137,000 chetwerts soft, 5,000 chetwerts hard wheat, 7,000 chetwerts rye, and 16,000 chetwerts Indian corn having changed hands. Good Polish Odessa wheat war then quoted 395. 6d. ; rye, 365. 6d. ; and Indian corn, 21e. 6d. per quarter free on board. In freights no alteration had taken piece. The greater part of the shipments continued to be directed to Marseilles, Leghorn, and Genoa. The accounts from America do net advise any material ohmage in prices ; the supplies had, it appears, kept pace with the demand, sad quotations of wheat sad flour had remained much the same as before at tie principal shipping ports. Rather large exports had been made, partly for the continent of Europe, bat the greater part for Great Britain. Freights were still high, via., 31. 6d. from New York to Liverpool, and O. 9d. to 61. per bd. for London. The exports to Great Britain from let. Sept. had been, from— Floor, Wheat, Nov. lola bush. New York to .... 29 .... 34,176 .... 2,812,724 Now O►leans .... 19 .... 500 .... Philadelphia 29 .... 135,410 .... Baltimore Boston , . 5,748 .... 287,910 100,131 6,800 Other parts , . 1,000 .... 13,200 273,485 .... 3,219,765 A "LADY SUPERIOR" IN THE COUNTY COURT - 4•-•-• On Tuesday last Mr. W. M. Pried, the judge of the County Court at Stonehouse, Devonshire, delivered judgment in the case of " Callous& v. &lion." The action was brought by Catherine Callahan, • Raman Catholic, against Miss Priscilla Lydia &lion, the mother superior of the Sisters of Mercy et Hided, near Plymouth, to recover • sum of 111.65., alleged to be due to the plaiatiff for wages. The statement of the plaintiff, which we corroborated in wise particulars by ether witnesses, went to show that in May, 18.51, she was engaged by Sister Susannah (Miss Logan) as • servant, at 61. per year, with • prowse that the lady superior woeli also give her some old clothes. Her ' wages were allowed to accumulate, and after she had been some time in Mir Sellon's employment she was gent to Bristol, where she acted as nurse and maid of all work, and remained there till Easter in the present year, when she had permission to come home to we her friend.. About a swath after her return home her mother died, and in consequence her father desired her to remain at hose to look after his family, to which the defendant crated. The girl's father then went to the establishment at Bided, by din ction of his daughter, to ask for her wages. He saw Was Chamber., who told him Mile &lion was it ; when. upon he asked for 21. to be paid him on account of the plaintiff's services, but Mies Chambers refused, and said, when the lady superior got well Kate should not he for- gotten. She only received Se. 6d. during the time she wee in Miss &Dos's service, and was to receive no wages until the present action was brought. The defence was, that the girl was taken in out of charity, and that there was not only no agreement whatever as to wages, but the plaintiff herself had never demanded any natal prompted by the editors of 1 of the leral newspapers. His Honour adjourned his decision until Tuesday last, when, after carefully reviewing the facts, be said there appeared to have been a hiring in the ordinary way, and gave judgment for the plaintiff for the full amount, with °oats, 21. Die. An attorney, who appeared for Miss Sellon, gave notice of his intention to move for a new trial. The case has excited considerable interest in the neighbourhood. PADDINOTO6I.—The village of Paddington, which was once given to Westminster Abbey, and afterwards by Edward VI. to the Bishop of London and his successors, is sow one of the most remarkable portions of London. The story of its growth sounds like a fable. In 1801 it con tsined 357 houses, and a population of 1,881 persons. In 1851 there were 8,619 houses, with 222 in progress, and a population of 48,308 persons. The rates were levied in that year on an annual rental of 390,7321., and in 18.52 this had been increased to 410,6171. The Ty-bourn and the West-bourn (different names for the same brook probably) have merged into a sewer , but have left their name upon the locality. Nor another memorials of bygone times wanting to reward the search of the inquiring student. In the churchyard on the green lied buried, Bushnell, the sculptor of the figures on Temple-bar; the elder Barrett, the pAinter; Banks, the sculptor; Nollekens ; Mrs. Siddons ; W. Collins, the landscape painter ; and Benjamialllaydonff If we could. Asmodeus like, peep into the piles of houses forming Hyde-park-gardens, Hyde-perk square, Glouces ter square, Cambridge and Oxford squares, Gloucester gardens, Norfolk-crescent, Southwick-crescent, Sum:- square, and Westbourne-terrace, we should find a startling amount of accumulated wealth, ands satisfactory exhibition of elegance and refinement. We should be mammal with the impression that would be given, if two or three houses here, with the interior of which we happen to be tolerably well acquainted, were sealed up with lava by a neighbour ing Vesuvius for the examination of the antiquaries from N-w Zealand or elsewhere, who may besseking in a distant age to know something of the homes and inner life of the English in the nineteenth century. The account, however. I would not be worth much, if they drew from these any general inference.— PA* Builder. CHEB9.—The Bey of Tunis, who has the reputa tion of being one of the four best chess players in the world ((writes the Paris correspondent), has challenged the Chess ash of our Passage Joeffroy to a rubber gams for 1,0001. sterling. The first game hes already begun. The club drew the first move. SHARE LIST& MONDAY BriNnro. The railway market opened at Saturday's rates, but, notwithstanding general inactivity of business, prices soon showed an improving tendency, in sym pathy with console, and finally closed at an average advance of about 10s. per cent. in the heavy stocks. On the whole, this department of the market may be said to retain a strong appearance. THIS DAY.—Two The transactions in railway stocks continue ex tremely scanty, bat the market remains firm, and where any change is to be noticed in prices it is in the direction of improvement. Hovers, Great Northeras, and Caledonians are looking up. London and North- Western stock is quoted 104 to 1 ; Great Western, 84 to 1; Midland, 64 to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 68 to 1 ; Great Northern', 211 to ; Caledonians, 28a to ; and Hovers, 191 to 1. French shares arc a shade better. Luxembourg. have advanced, the old 151. paid shares being quoted 11/ to a. ORDINARY BHAI6 - 8 AND STOCKS. N. BAn.waTs. aeatar tea W t etter. terea. awe I isnot .. 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Jam Del key 13 34 16 a 110,000 1 Clteee/Ve Creek 4 4 dla par 80,000 1 teta.olo6.lll3.Co.,Jam 4 13,509 40 06986 Oeppet ....... all 41 47 110,000 II tedioalal Geld I 1 1 18 ...... .. Coplapo l6 II 13 SLO,aOO 01. Ksapper Mans 01 Eag all 70 $0 0,000 U +De. Pref. 76 per amt all 6 11 pa 10,010 II ellaskAmMallastOuppr ail 24 S 103.000 3 Ortat os. lizr ose lela all —— cm 10,000 10 $G ..0i ... 71,000 I Dread Daft et Ilmkr all 4 4Me 11.04* '.' 4 0rea34 . 4311111113 all 14 14 14 100,00 , Lake Natiant. ..... 80,0*0 Llbarty all 4 I dle. 10,001. *Warm 20,000 Idadao/tCalltura. Gold Quarts CredalagOo all 4 11" is 1044000 tberlquita 20,000 1 meatemblk.Amerima 9 7 8 60,112* New Granada .—... all par Ipm 390,000 NOWILII Marie ..... ... all 19 ~000 IC 431,4 , 60 (4Witti Itaek ...... all I _Pm 1 1 MA( I tithyttrey o Ina 10,900 3 9 De. Aar I,+oo SO leadage de eats ll4 6 64 60,00. meth Australian all 4 die 4 pm 00 1 TM Coat 43 6, . 0 174 01.1,115 +MOW Mealesa all 44 4 7 1 70,090 1 Waller 10e,000 1 Wait armada all 4 dla 100,600 1 Weal Mariposa all `din 100,000 1 Tuba $ ?renderable by deased deed. JOINT STOCK BY ELECTRIC Buidneso dons to day. 4617 T 6 6 I LIVERPOOL. TOZ3DAY, 10.30 A.Y. Wind 8.E.; moderate and foggy. No arrivals or mailings. BEAUMARIS, Dac. 19. Wind E.S.E., blowing a gale. Put in.—Nordstyrner, from Trieste for Liverpool. CROOKHAVEN, Dac. 13. Wind E., fresh. Put in.—Jane, from Smyrna for London; Solway, from Quebec ; Jahn Stewart, from Quebec for Liver pooL WEXFORD Du 18 . The sloop William and Maria, from Porthgain for this port, went on shore last night in the south bay. GRAVESEND, TIIIMAT, 10.16 A.M. C USTOWe REiU RN. Wind E., last hour's ;bb,a,ai: Arrived, 19th.—Rhine, steamer, from Helvoet sluys ; Ravensbourn, steamer, from Antwerp ; John Bull, steamer, from Gluckstadt ; Rainbow, steamer, from Antwerp. 20th.—Diana, steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed.—Magnet, steamer, for Niels Diep; Eagle, steamer, for Boulogne. DELL, TUMIDLY, 9 Wiod S.E., light, with sleet. No arrivals. FLOGGING IN THE NAVY, PRODUCING APOPLEXY AND EPILZPOIY.—Ia the Medical Times and Gmette, of the 17th inst., are reports, by Dr. Davidson, of the eases of two men who were flogged on board one of her Majesty's ships, one of whom was removed from the gratings in a fit of epilepsy, and the other bad an apoplstic attack. One was rendered permanently unserviceable. Surely these facts alone are sufficient to put an end toe practice which is a disgrace to our country and our age. QUARANTINE NOTICES.—Lisbon, Dec. 11.—Sir, By an order of the Board of Health of 7th Dec. in the Diario of Bth Chester, is declared infected with cholera from 16th ult. thee altering the order of 4th Oat. lut (Mario do Govern*, No. 234). (Signed) Charlie Isamu, Lloyds' agent.—Capt. G. A. Halsted, R.N. Secretary, Lloyds. Civic Vecchia, Dec. 11.—The quarantine on arrivals from eountriee infected with cholera rumbas has bees removed. •••••••5 iNo. Sh. Poloft ... I A v. : L i ..... ... :I is. Mk au - - C Ohm Wei 11.11 A VAirs 6U 02 20 Mut. loft of WM. Ao mo os tZamml 0h1m0....... 2 1 . dis 'lOO Ommmaili . ali • I • o;M • ciiii . -. X -.- 20 Nog. Met.. 4 Mot Mart. 10 11 Of llm ; gargsvt suit. is i 1 A v• t mv-iiiid..,"l wine a Nom am& Xi. ... . —.• •• - • 72 4r * Odom* Ift** imi **lstiou all 47 - 46 IX Pr•Madal of M X IMOD 1 rto & yll " LiMliih - 11M • nhhie . " .- - sad Gold Imp. 00. 1,•00 X South Ammtalls ..... - - 20000 26 Valois ot Awinals .ll 74 76 LOOM Do. Nem. .... . 00. X Umbel o/ LOMIOM - • 10 - - ! 16.000 40 Vahan of Madrid MI -.- Dw o PSI Numarrasoos. IPd. y pri s- c7a ' 32.006 blAsals O►Y sad has I 6 - - IS 26 AsslasNms istaDaml 174 45 47 12.100 20 aeoloalmlas MEM 16.11 _ 14 - - W.OOO lu AmamNis RPM Dag - - 6 - - 31100 10 Daft llstrwarks 2l - 50.000 / " Ibh uricaoaLawa" mia lud l4.4 tic.:&: 3 1 i - 75 - 80 10,PNI 1 Omsk 100,0 M ► Qin 62q pm 50.000 C r i llfes 1 2) 2 pm 130.600, 4 Chystal Palmas of ➢Yana 50.55.• 20 &Am Mom_ ... ... - - Wt.' 2.5 Maetria islurapli 12.000 26 Da. ...... • AIN 16 - - 2),,s 15 Nand elmicliiiiatton. 14 - •- I Omni 11. L aligig Co lB - - 6,040 21 11 Ina Ihdrae4 ems 7* - - 10.000 =6ll r a g = 6 - - 56.000 1 N all - - Pols 1 NMlselemb Mail . . 4 2 ISS 75.000 NA Wake CmlaiiiMM. 123,71 1 Norak aimm llellie Nmigaigea Avikaladas e° al ll - 4 11 pm - 65.600 1 Do. New . - s.OOO 20 &Old 1175i;46 eliaM - 10 - - 1 2 M 0. Peel Myst Lod a Mims] all 4 Ima Vmdssalsr 41 Orionis* 116 m. all - - le Do. - - Perliesd Itim a tlempasy all - - 100 lama Nal Rom • 00 - - 1 AeSs laveui all 1/ 14 pm 1% AsolisNsa Land - . 26 40 42 150,000 1 Tdarspli lierip all par 4pm 104 , 00 108 Vas Dlisms`. laml 266 16 16 11 Y.rdy. IS 24 Si S 9 10 4 11 1 die !7 19 Si 4 dim 97 99 ili 16 17 14 18 44 47 $ l .l :f 4 14 Ist 44 44 30 33 al 67 64 64 Is 14 0 U 0 U 121 111 104 111 $ l l NI 9 4 91 61 171 a, ar 131 1 Fq_ 79r. kit iiii P i r 1 lo Pi w 77i 114 11 11 a 11 9., 11i 114 1/1 if 141 37 K 26 114 45' 3 . 6 1 6 1 22 61 as Si ern 334 84i II 10 a ii Ai 63 SI If die $4 9 6 IPm SI 4 % Si Si 844 8/4 SO el 32 40 21 11 4te 14 16 7 4 II IS S 1 it Me 16 IS $1 64 SS/ 14 4 1 4114 $7 SIB li II 16 i i 6 7 IS le_ $ ii N 63 si SI Ls 4 4S 3 ~ 13 si 111 11l to i p.a. isi i IHII 4 1 Oil i U 4i :I 611 Nit istesrp era SWUMMeI Solow bp Orsimisss...l SsikairellikOmail. Se 101 M se s se Min ileelere Juniata Marlene 4 freestlere., Nes Ileracua Oat De. Ilemeee . o.lrrerent bin femme .4. I Greed Peek et ewer ek WeeesieliMiel OnstCarited of Wait Orills. awes Readitas estimate .. Leseatrissys.lp.Ct.rtsl Do. (itaihno Do. 4o Preheats, adOsss,.. Munn • Lissi(wiii Moths= of Presse.._ Ds. MK $ per it. Dirk (6. a. • Adair Wu.) IlkinNidiarnuik Priem Pule awl ipmes „. . Paris ma Orions IhrOssd isms :." I h ebm Isikilia — drida;gotlia NM Mauload ... Soma sad limn.... .. Royal Dudek Royal Ildoilik tbaatas sad Mara ... Dial ii i par GIRL Praha. ftspira at Yuan all Wirt Madero 10 Ds.% pee oaths( ... 10 *swam of llama... 4 Wasters et 13wItaerlas0.. , 3 Wisibadso . I ...... 71 Il I e I 83; 1 MONEY MARKET. Derhasia does to-day. MONDAY EVENING. Although the accounts received to-day from Con stantinople were regarded as definitively proving that the attack of the Russian fleet upon the Turkish squadron at Sinope was made whilst the latter was lying inactively at anchor in the Turkish port, and u consequently indicating a decided act of offensive warfare on the part of the Czar; and although the broker who usually acts for the Bank of England, and for the government, was a seller of stock to-day to the amount of 170,0001.—0 f which 100,0001. was in Consols for the account, and 70,000/. in the 'three-and-a•Quarter per Cents. for money—the English stock market was, on the whole, marked by increased strength, and finally closed per cent. higher than on Saturday. On the whole it wou!d appear that real stock is rather more freely supplied at present. The market still derives its chief support from the purchases of ope rators for; the fall, to cover previous speculative sales. The rise in the price of corn tends to cause some dulness of tone, but the prices of securities are little affected by it. Support appears to have been afforded to the market to-day by the statement in the Paris Moniteur to the effect that the resignation of Lord Palmerston will not diminish the cordial under standing relative to the Turkish question hitherto existing between the British and French govern ments. The Paris Bourse to-day closed a shade firmer than on Saturday. Consols were first quoted 941 to 1 ex div. for the 18th of January, advanced to 941 to 1, and declined to 941 to 1, which was the quotation current at the official close. At 4 o'clock, however, the price had rallied to 911 to 1. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for the open ing, 18th January, 941, 1,1, 1 ex div.; Three per Cent. Reduced, 941, a. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 951, 961, 951, 961. Exchequer Bills again declined Is., closing 2s. to &s. prem. India Bonds were quoted par to 4s. prem. The foreign stock market wu quiet,. at about former rates. Russian stocks remain well supported. In Peruvian there was not any further depreciation, but little disposition was shown to operate in this stock. At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 241 to a. Peruvian Three per Cents., 44 to 46 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 64 to 66. Sardinian, 901 to 911 ex di,. Spanish Deferred, 22 to 1. Russian Five per Cents., 112 to 114 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 98 to 99. Granada Active, 21 to 22; ditto Deferred, 7; to 81. Sales are recorded as fol lows :—Belgian Four-and a-Half per Cent Bonds, 96 (exchange 23f.). Brazilian Five per Cents., 99; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 931 ex div. Mexican Three per Cents., 24a. Peruvian Three per Cents., 46, 43. Portuguese Four per Cents., 423 ; ditto Three per Cents., 1848, 371. Russian Five per Cents., 114 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 981, 1. Sardinian Five per Cents., 91. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 461; ditto New De ferred Three per Cents., 22. Money continues in good demand, as usual at this period of the year, but accommodation is easily ob tained. We hear of first-slabs abort dated paper being discounted as low as 41 to 4; per cent., but this, it should be observed, is a minimum and excep- tional rate. It is stated that agents of the French government are making active inquiries in the English ports, with a view to learning what amount of shipping could be readily placed at the disposal of the French government for the conveyance, if necessary, of troops and stores to the Levant. Notwithstanding the diminution in the demand for silver for the East, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Colombo, which is fixed to leave Southampton to-morrow for Alexandria, takes out specie and bullion to the value of 241,4361., of which 33,1201. is in Fold and 208,3:51. in silver. The des tination of this shipment is shown below, viz.: For Malta, gold, 20,0001.; for Alexandria, gold, 2,500/. ; for Ceylon, gold, 10,000/. ' • for Bombay, silver, 57,4501.; for Madras, silver, 15,5001., and gold, 6201. ; for Calcutta, silver, 9,4501.; for Penang, silver, 13,0001. ; for Singapore, silver, 14,0001. ; for Hong Kong, silver, 66,6001. ; for Canton, silver, 31,3131. ; and for Shanghai, silver, 1,0001. The tallow market again advanced 6d. per cwt. to day, closing at 575. 6d. for Russian, for delivery in January to March. As an illustration of the disturb ing influence exercised on the market for Russian pro duce by the present threatening aspect of politics, it may be mentioned that the price of tallow at St. Pe tersburg is fully 101. per ton lower than the quota tion current here, after making allowance for freight, insurance, loss of interest, and all other charges. Of course dealings in Russian tallow are for delivery next year, the present shipping season having closed. Letters were received to-day from St. Petersburg to the 10th inst. They report business in exports as stagnant, but that in imports, on the contrary, was rather brisk. This, of course, results from the position of politics, the dealers being little disposed to enter into engagements for making shipments next year,— ' contracts which war with Great Britain would render impossible of fulfilment; whilst, on the ether hand, the p ossibility of supplies of goods from Western Europe and elsewhere being put a stop to, causes more disposition to speculate in imports. The ex change on London comes quoted 38 15-16 to 39,1-16 d., showing no important variation. The supply of home-grown corn at market to-day was small, but the foreign arrivals of grain last week were to a fair extent. Notwithstanding the presence of many country buyers, the trade was not so brisk as on Friday, but very firm. English wheat was quoted 4a. per quarter, and foreign off the stands 3s. to 4s. per quarter over l ast Monday's rates. Flour was 2s. per sack and Is. per barrel dearer. Barley brought 25., oats 6d. and la., beans and peas Is. per quarter advance. For floating cargoes on passage, extreme prices were asked, which checked sales, and prices are 2s. to ss. per quarter dearer than last week. Most of the cargoes arrived off the coast were sold whilst on their passage. The attention of the mercantile community may be usefully called to the report given in another column of the proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court this day, "InreS. L. Oppenheim, merchant." The commissioner refused to grant the bankrupt a first class certificate, merely owing to his having accepted bills which, though dated in Natal, were actually drawn in London. As all bills drawn in London, to make them legal, require a stamp, an expense w hich by this manoeuvre it was intended to avoid, the paper in question proves wholly worthless in a court of law. It is to be feared this is only too common a practice. At the special general meetings of the Norfolk Railway Company and Eastern Counties Railway Company, held to-day, a mutual traffic arrangement was unanimously agreed to. Hamburg letters complain that the London mails reach that city with the most disgraceful irregu larity. Only once since the direct steamer has been given up has the London mail arrived on the day it was due, and for this irregularity the mercantile community are made to pay exorbitant rates. The British newspapers that came free by the steamer aro now charged from 3d. to 11d. each. On the other hand, if the order for the newspapers be given through the Hamburg Post-office, only the usual anbscnption is charged, and about Id. per copy more for postage. _ At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Iterates closed for money at 74.60; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 101.10; and Bank shares at 2,940. I hese prices of the French funds show an improvement of sc. to 10c., compared with the closing rates of Saturday. Land shares to-day were steady. South Aus- Italian Land shares were in demand, and rose 11. Bank shares were well supported, except Oriental Bank. which declined 11. Crystal Palace shares closed 2 1-16 to 2 3-16 prem. The shares of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Company (Si. paid) have been dealt in at 21. THIS DAY.—Two o'CLora. Toe funds remain firm, and the tendency is still in the direction of improvement. Consols opened to ex div. for the 18th January, have since been as low as 94: to ~1 , and as high as 941 to 1 , and are now quoted 94 to The Three per Cents. Re duced have been dealt in at 94j to 1; the Three-and it-Quarter per Cents., at 96 to 96: ; lank Stock, .at 219 ; and Exchequer Bills, at 21. to ss. prem. In the foreign securities scarcely half a dozen transactions are recorded. Mexican is quoted 2 to ; and Spanish Deferred, 22,1 to z. The sales com prised only Granada Deferred Bonds at 81 ; Chilian Six per Cents. at 103 ; and Brazilian Five per Cents., 1 1820 and 1839, at 99i. MINES. MONDAY EVENING, There has been a moderate amount of business in British mining stocks to-day. The inquiries have been chiefly for Alfred Console, which closed at 24, " buyers." Shares of the Quintrell Downs, Wheal Peru, and Perron silver lead mines were also in requebt. The Great Polgooth shares were Oa. better. The sales reported are—Devon Great Consols at 425; United Mines, 210; East Pool, 175; Alfred Conbols. 231, Z ; Wheal Comford, 29 ; Bedford United, 81; South Tamar, ; Kircudbrightshire, 4; St. Day United, 24 ; Wheal Cupid, u; Cathedral, 2; Quintrell Downs, q ; Cwm Darren, 160. The gold mining share market remains neglected and devoid of feature. The Colonial Gold Company's shares were a shade firmer. At 4 o'clock, Colonial Gold were quoted 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; Great Nugget, to 1 prem.; British Australian, 9-16. to 7.16 die.; Ague Fria, .1 to ; prem .; Nouveau Monde, 5-15 to 7-16 prem. The St. John del Rey Company's shares were U. lower. West Indian descriptions remain steady. The Peninsular Mining Company's shares closed 1, 1 , to 11 prem. The nominal closing prices of new undertakings are as follows ;—South Devon Consols, 3 to 3 prem.; Lewis Hill Range, 3 to 1 dis.; Clarendon (of Jamaica),; to 3 pm.; Britannia Gold, to 7, per share; Mount Carbon Coal, 3to die. ; Kenmare, par to 3 prem. ; Conne mara, l dia. to par ; Glenaulin, 3to 3 the. Australian Mutual, 3to die.; Poltimore, 3to prem.; Great Crinnis, '3 to » pm.; Garnett and Moseley, 3 to I prem.; Sue River (of Jamaica), par to 3 prem. ; Metcalfe (ot Jamaica), 1 to 13 prem.; Adelaide Land and Gold, 1 to 03 die. ; Australasian Coal, 3 to dia.; Liguanea (of Jamaica), 3to die. ; Port Royal (of Jamaica), # to 3 prem. ; British and Colonial Smelting and Reduction, 3 die. to par ; Australian Consols, 3 die. to par ; Fortuna, to 1 prem.; Lacks mor Copper, 4, to 3 dim.; Obernhof, I. to 3 pm. ; Glad huh Zinc, par to 3 prem.; San Fernando Silver Lead, par to prem. ; London and Virginia Gold and Copper, par to I prem. ; Peninsular Mining, 14 to 13 prem.; Great Hewas United Tin, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 pm.; Cologne Lead, 9-16 to 7.16 die.; Monarch Gold, to 3 dia. ; Jamaica Copper. 3to prem.; New Linares, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; Melbourne Gold, 3to 1 die. ; New South Wales Coal, 3 to die.; L'Aiglo d'Or, 3 to 3 die.; Albion Gold, to die, ; Dhurode Copper, die. to a prem. THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx. There is scarcely any business going forward in the gold mining shares, and prices are stationary. Ague Fria shares are quoted ;to prem. ; Nouveau Monde, ; to };prem.; Colonial Gold, 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; and Great Nugget, to l, prem. Australian Agricultural shares arc quoted 46 to 47; Peel River, tto prem., being an impr o v emen t ; North Britieh Australasian, 3-16 to 6-16 prem.; and Scottish Australian Investment, 1; to 14 prem. In other mining stocks great quietude prevails. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY. SUGAR.—The large public sales are progressing steadily at last week's prices. The refined market is firm ; brown lumps, 435. 6d. • grocery, 445. to 48s. Cur/stn.—The public sales are going off at last week's prices, but they are large, and will not conclude till • late hour. Native Ceylon quoted 48s. 6d. to 495. TEA.—The market is quiet ; common Coogan sold at Is. 2d. Rtes.-3,700 bags Madras were offered ; 700 only sold at 13s. 6d., the remainder bought in. CLowp.s.-550 bags Bourbon sold freely in public sale at full prices, 60. to sia. per lb. PEPPSH.-100 bags B/w/is sold at 411. per lb. Curros.-700 bsies sold yesterday on 'Change. In other articles no materi4l alteration. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. The tallow market is steady at yesterday's prices. The delivery is improving, being 343 casks for yesterday. Town tallow is quoted 565. 6d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 675. ; Dec., 365. 9d.; Jan. to March, 575. 6cl. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY. Mr. E. J. Davis reports a heavy trade. Prime meadow hay, 84s. to 105 s. ; inferior, 508. to 70s. ; Rowen, 4 . 5 e. to 65a. ; clover, 75, to 115.. ; second cut, 70s. to 100 s.; straw, 360. to 425. • COTTON.—LtrzurooL. lac. 19.—The market clued with firmness—the accounts from the United B:ates per Canada being considered encourating. No change of moment took place in prices. The which amounted to 7,000 to 8,000 hales, comprised 800 Peristalsis and Maranhams, 6,d. t 37; 1. (300 for t sport), 200 Eoptian, 6d. to • and 2,000 Surat, 2FI. to 4:d. (1,00 on spec:e lation) and . 2o Sea Wands, lid. to 18d. MARRIAGE OF A YOUNO WOMAN TO lIRR Stierta.—The Befitst Northern IVhiq indulges its readers with the following story :—ln the small village of J—b, on the borders of this county, there lives a young man, Mr. B—, who has, for the last four or five years, been courting a young woman, Miss F—, who teaches a school for Miss C— in that neighbourhood. The two young people had agreed to get married, but the young woman's lather and the groom expectant differed as to the amount of dowry she was to receive, and the match was broken off. Previous to this, however, au improper intimacy had been carried on between the parties. Miss F— was, a few days since, delivered of a child, and from shame, or fear of being ex pelled the school, she and her friends set their wits to work, and with what effect you may imagine, when I tell you , that, a few weeks yr...violas to her confinement, an elder sister, disguised as a young man, and having flannel round I her jaws, with the heroine of the tale, started off to the re gistrar's office—where the elder sister personified the absent lover—sad the indissoluble knot was tied ! Subsequently, I W. 5 having heard it rumoured through the country, I that at such a time and place he had been united in the bonds of matrimony, with the object of his early affection, proceeded to make inquiry at the registrar'e office, and found that a couple of the same name had been married at the time stated. Miss F-- has since confessed the decep tion played off upon the registrar. ROT IN THE OLD CHURCH Or ST. PANCRAS.— One way and the other, the church was rendered unfit for use, and application was made to the church trustees of St. Pancras for improvement. Thew gentlemen directed an attempt to be made to render the building comfortable for the winter. In carrying this into effect the flooring in parts has been taken up, and found to be wonderfully rotten, con sidering the short time the wood-work had been in its place. The beams supporting the floor bad become like touchwood and on looking below the parts which it is determined for the present to spare ' masses of the blueish white matt er which we have descri bed as squeezing through the crevices could be seen extending in all directions. In the neigh bourhood of the font and altar concrete has been laid down and a drain opened from the east end of the church through the centre aisle, passing to the screen. Is searching for this drain it was necessary to dig to some depth at the hick of the altar, and the flow of water into the twig filled several Het in the course of a few hours. A.Tayer of con crete has also been put round the exterior of the church, which has been limewashed: this, hoqever, is but a paiitt iog of the sepulchre, and will but servo more effectually to show the damp; even before the men have completed their work the stains are coming through, sod no doubt tho " dry rot," or, as it should in the present instance be called, the " wet rot," will continue to destroy the woodwork. The oak portions have not yet perished moth, but all the fir timber seems tainted ; the only way, in feet, to save the church would be to dig a deep drain rand: the building. improve the ventilation, and provide roam. fot AsSipif water to a proper destination.— The Builder.