The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

i i ' i 1 I r . i ; •,.‘• 1 , P.;'11: I X 4 zarOall LEEDS, MONDLT NIGHT. A large meeting, called by the Mayor in com pliance with • requisition signed by upwards of 1,100 of the inhabitants of the borough, was held tonight in the Victoria-hall, to memorialise the government and petitiOn parliament in favour of a reform of the representitien. The Karon presided, and the large hall was crowded. Mr. J. G. MABSIULL, who formerly represented — the borough, mo►ed, and Mr. Alderman Loma, ex mayor, seconded a resolution expressing satisfaction with the inten tions of government tointroduce • reform bill in the ensuing session, and selling fora liberal measure. Lord HOUGIITON supported the resolution, and said be considered that the meeting had • plain practical purpose —to declare that the imputation which had been brought againat large bodies of the working classes, that they were apathetic on the question of reform was not true. (Cheers.) He should be sorry if that charge were true, because the dangers to England would not arise from any inordinate love of change, but from the apathy or the ignorance of the people. With regard to the kind of reform they should ask for, he did not think that meeting was the proper place for the dissuasion of its details. He recommended them to merge all differences, rely upon the government, and give them their support. He believed Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone were sincere, and he hoped they might augur for the statesman who now guided the affairs of the country, that after a life in which he had participated in so many great measures of popular improvements, he would have for his government and illustrious close. (Cheers.) Mr. Balms, M.P., said he regarded the reform ques tion ea being now in • much more enoodisging position than before. He ridiculed the fears entertained that • six-pound rental qualification would swamp the present constituency, and showed by statistic that it would not add anything like the number of new voters which their opponents supposed it would. MEMORIAL TO THE PRIMATE ON RITUALISM. The following circular, dated London, Jan. rith, has beea sent out: Rev, and dear Sir,—We are desired to forward to yon a copy of a memorial to the Archbishop of Canterbury, with the request that, should it meet with your approval, you will append your signature, and at your earliest convenience return it to us at the address which is printed on the back of the next page,* The latest day for presentation will, it is believed, be February 2nd. It may obviate mistakes, in printing the names of the memorialists, if you will add your full clerical derigaation.—We h aye the honour to be, your faithful servants, R. G. BAKER, Vicar of Falb= ; ENHAES BATLEY, Rector of St. George, Bloomsbury ; and DANIEL Mown:, Incumbent of Camden Church, Camberwell.— P.S. —lt will be a material montane., if von will kindly obtain the signatures of any unbenetced clergy resident in your parish whose addresses may not be open to us. " To the Right Honourable and Most Reverend Charles Thomas, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all Eagbuid, sad Metropolitan.—May it please your Grace, — We, the nnaisrsigoed, clergymen of the united church of England and Ireland, resident in metropolitan parishes within the dioceses of London and Winchester, respectfully address your crane in reference to the recent introduction into [the celebration of divine service of practices which, by their diversity, and by their deviation from law or Eltmn-estekolished an& are disturbing the peace and pairing the efficiency of the church, And are dlrrinietiog the minds of many devout members of our communion. Without venturing to suggest any remedy for the evils of which we complain, we earnestly pray your grace to devise such measures, in concert with your androgens, as may be best calculated to repress such of the practices referred to se are illegal, and to secure that measure of uniformity in the celebration of divine service which is involved In the idea of a national church.—We bag to sub. 'crib' ourselves, with great respect, your grain's most faithful and obedient servants, CniustoriumWospswoura, D.D., Archdeacon of Westminster ; JOHN Jarninme, M.A., Rector of St. John's, Canon of Westminster, and Rural Dean ; W. WILDON CHANPNETS, M.A., Vicar of St. Pancras, Canon of SG Paul's, and Rural Dean ; EVAN NEIMAN, M.A., Canon of WEATHHOster ; W. CONWAY, M.A., Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's ; RICHARD BURGESS, DD., Rector of Upper Chelsea, Prebendary of Si. Paul's, and Rural Dean ; DAM= WILSON, M.A., Vicar of Islingtoo, and Rural Dean ; E. BATLIY, 8.D., Rector of St. George, Bloomsbury, and Rural Dean; Idwo.un. GIBBS, M.A., Vicar of Christ' Church, Newgateatreet, and Prebendary of St. Paul's ; Damn MoonE, M.A., Incumbent of Camden Church, Camberwell ; C. LANG, M.A., Incumbent of Hampstead ; ' AURIOL. M.A., Rector of St. Danstan-in-the.Weet, and Prebendary of St. Paul's; It. G. BARRI, 3LA., Vicar of Fulham, and Prebendary of St. Paul's; A. BOYD. M.A., Padoihm•on. Rand Man. wad non. Gloucester." • To the Rev. the Hon. Secretarial. 33, TorTington vinare, London (W.C.) THE DIOCESE OP NATAL. (From the John Bola) From our file of papers we learn that on the Sun day before Advent there were two morning services in the cathedral at Natal, one at 9.15 a.m., conducted by the dean. The Church Chromelc, a supplement to the Natal Alcrcury, says: "The attendance was fair, about the usual avenge number of persons being present. The dean preached from St. Joho, air. 1, ' Ye believe in (kid, believe also in me.' The address was short and applicable to the present troubles, warmly advocating the necessity of supporting the truth. The service ended about 10.30, when many of the congre gation dispersed—many still remaining to hear the bishop. His lordship arrived at a few minutes to eleven, entering the vestry-room, and emerging thence robed, acoompanied by his steward, Mr. Foster, without any opposition being offered. The dean was sewed in a corner of the church, immediately behind the pulpit, and kept his place during the whole time. Penile° resistance to the exercise of the bishop's authority now seems to be the policy of the dean and his supporters. Although the bell ropes were not re moved no ringing took place ; indeed, we are informed that the dean personally stopped some officious person from ringing them. No cleric, no assistant minister, was there to help the bishop. No one was in attendance except his lordship's steward (Mr. Foster). The congregation, though considerably more numerous than at the first service, was not so large as might have been expected from last Sunday's demonstration. The building was only well Ailed—at the lower end somewhat crowded. None of the excitement displayed on the first occasion of the bishop's appearance was shown. 'fhb', no doubt, was the result of the wiser course now adopted of not oppaitig legal authority. After conducting the service in his usual able manner, his lordbhip entered the pulpit, and preached from Isaiah 14— ° Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings ?' The sermon was seemingly a continuation or supplement to the discourse of last Sunday morning, in the delivery of which his lordship cursorily adverted to the doctrine already advanced by him in his writioge, as to the non-existence of sternal punishment." The following letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Dear of Natal has been published : " Addiogtou-park, Croydon, Oct. 8, 1865. -- - _ . " My dear Dean,—On my return from a short tour on the continent, I found your letter of the lit August, ac oompanied by the resolutions agreed upon at the meeting of the clergy and representatives of the lay communicants of the diocese of Natal in the cathedral on St. Peter's Day. The Bishop of Capetown has sent me his answers to the questions put to him by the assembled clergy and laity at MaritzLurg, and I consider them to be judicious. Ido not see how you can accept Dr. Colons° as your bishop without identifying yourselves with his errors. The bishops of the church of England, I believe, with scarcely an exception, have either publicly prohibited Dr. Coleuso from preaching in their diocese, , or have intimated their unwillingness to permit him to do so. At any rate he has not, so far as I am aware, preached in Loy diocese, except on one occasion, no that the great majority of the bishops have withdrawn from all communication with him. As to the appointment of a Bishop of Natal, the church in South Africa has been pronounced by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to be just as iodepeudent as any of the nonconformist com munities; and under this view is, I conclude, competent to silelt its own bishop, without reference to the authorities in England, either civil or eoclerinatioaL Nor, as I conceive, will such an act separate you from communion with the church of England. The Scotch Eons-oval church is in communion with us, but elects its own MIA tops, and is not oblige Ito submit to appeals to the Julicisl leommitk , e of Privy Council. May the Lord bless and guide yourself and the church of Natal under your present tzisls Believe me, dear Mr. Dean, yours very faithfully, _ "C. T. CArnua." THE LIFEBOAT FATALITY AT GOALISTOIC—Yester day a meeting was held at the Corn Exchange, Great Yar mouth, for the purpose of considering the beet means of affording relief to the nine widows and twenty-four children left destitute by the late lifeboat disaster at Gorlestom The Mayor (Mr. C. C. Aldred) presided. The ball was well I filled, and addresses were delivered by the Mayor, the Rev. H. R. Nevill, Mr. Chamberlin, Mr. Worship, Mr. Blake, Mr. Hammond, and others. It was stated that 701. had already been received at the local banks, while 111. had been collected at Hopton Church. Sir E. !Aeon, MP., sent a donation of 251., and General Fox. of Bournemouth, 71. Ts. Several letters were read from different parte of the kingdom, in which the writers expressed deep sympathy with the widows and orphans, and proffered assistance. A committee was formed for the purpose of raising a further sum for the relief of the sufferers, and it was also deter mined to form a permanent fund in order to meet the nrgest claims of those left destitute upon such melancholy occasions. About 3004 was subscribed before the =satin broke up. TIM EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1866. DRAMA. DRURY-LANE. George Colman, the elder's, comedy of the Jealow Wife—s piece founded is $ great measure upon Fielding's novel of "Tom Joaes "—was revived at Drury lane last night with a very excellent general oast, and Mr. Phelps and Mn.s Hermann Voisin in the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley. This comedy has always been a favourite with tragedians—Mr. Macready and Mr. Charles Kean often played in it—and also with large mixed audiences, chiefly in oonsequenee of its ludicrous dramatic "situations." The version used at Drcuy-lane is the one in three acts, which gets rid of a tiresome Irish character, one °ratter, and keeps the gallery for as short a period as possible from its feast of pantomime. Mr. Phelps's dry humour and ear nesteess of manner are, to our thinking, always more effective in comedy than in tragedy, and it would be difficult to find a more charming and spirited Mrs. Oakley than Mrs. Hermann Vezin. Mr. Barrett, Mr. Helmer., Mr. H. Marston, Mr. E. Phelps, and Miss Rose Leclercq were of great service to the comedy in the other principal characters, sod the revival has every chance of proving attractive. The pantomime at this house is one of the most popular in London. NAVAL AND MILITAAY. A DNIR&LTY, JAN. 22. —A PPOINTM nfra.—Ch &plain the Rev. It. llessham, to the Indus, vise Carwithen, whose period of navies has expired. Assistant Paymaster J. E. Sullivan, to the Victory, for service in the secretary's office. Mauler's Amistaat G. Swainson, to the Ns:clam. WOOLWICH, JAN. 22. In accordance with Admiralty instructions, a large quantity of clothing, stores, bedding, &0., belonging to the Archer, 13, screw corvette, Captain Martin. from the West Coast of Africa, was this day removed from the vessel and destroyed by burning near the dockyard wharf, in consequence of the yellow fever having prevailed on board to a fearful extent during her present term of commission. The personal wearing apparel and other articles belonging to two officers and eleven seamen of the crew, which it was considered necessary to destroy, were previously valued, and the amount will be paid to the representatives of the deceased. The vessel has been care. fully cleansed and fumigated in every department. ROYAL MAsnrss.—From information received at this grrriaoa, the force of Royal Marine Light Infantry of this division, which left Woolwich for service in Japan in December, 1863, is now constantly expected home. The force is on Image on board the screw frigate Conqueror, which arrived at the Cape on the 10th of December hat TIIE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES. The following is a statement of the public debt of the United States Oil the lit of January, 1866. DEBT BEARING COIN INTIBEEIT. Ch a r a cter of I ssue . When Redeemable or Amount. Payable. Dols. 6 per cent. Bondi .. Dec. 31,1867, and July 1,1886 18.323,591 80 6 per cent. Bonds .. Jan. 1, 1874 10,000,0e0 00 6 per cent. Bonds .. Jan. 1.1871 7,022,000 00 6 per cent. Bonds .. Dec. 31, 1880, & June 30,1881 182,645,800 00 6 per et. 6.20 Bonds May 1, 1867, or May 1, 1682 614,780,500 00 6 per et 6.2.0 Bonds Nor. 1, 1860, or Nov. 1,1884 100,0(0,000 00 6 per et 6.20 Bonds Nov. 1, 1870, or Nov.l, 1885 60,590,300 00 6 per et 10401304 Mar. 1,1876, or Mar. 1, 1904 172,770,100 00 6 per cent Bonds, Oregon War July 1,1891 1,016,600 00 Total 1,167,148,291 NO DEBT BRAZING CURRENCY INTERMIT. 6 per cent. Bonds, U. P. R. R. Co. .. Nov. 1,1895 6 per cent. Bonds, C. P. R. R. Co. .. Jwa. 16,1895 to ot ... 10 days' notice after 30 days 97,257,194 50 4,5, & 6 per et Tem- Certilica porary Loan In debtedness One year from date 60,667,000 00 1 and 2 year 6 per cent. Notes One and two years from date 8,536,900 00 3 year Compound Interest Notes 3 year 7-30 Treasury Notes Three years from date .... 830,000,000 00 Total 1.179,475,235 50 MAII7IID DM NOT PRESENTED POE PATIENT. Texas Indemnity Bonds 3 year 7-30 Treasury Notes 240,000 00 Bonds Treasury Notes 110,411 64 Temporary bun, Coin Total 1,166,680 32 DENT BEARING NO INTEREST U. S. Notes Fractional Currency 26,000320 tC Gold Certificates u Deposit 7,288,141 00 Total 460,519,950 37 Total Debt 2,001,310,07 99 Amount to Treastuy, Coin.... 46,785,650 09 Currency 44,999,271 11— 90,728,621 80 Amount of Debt, less Cash In Treasury 9,716,581,1M 19 The foregoing is a correct statement of the public debt, as appears from the books and treasurer's returns in the department, on the Ist January, 1866. HOOD Illimoca, Secretary of the Treasury. THE LOSS OP THE LONDON.—The conviction gains ground among the maritime population of Plymouth that the logs of the ill-fated ship London is mainly to he attributed to her having been over-weighted. As she lay In the Sound it was noticed by scores of seamen that she lay low in the water "like a collier," and although no copy of her manifest can be procured iu the port, it is generally believed that she had on board many hundred tons of iron —railway iron probably—which lay as a dead weight, bring ing her main deck almost to the level of the water. To her already heavy cargo 50 tons of coals, in bags, were added while she lay in the Sound, and these were placed round her funnel. When the ship rolled they broke adrift, and the coals being washed down the scupper holes interfered greatly with the working of the pumps. Had the London been oat a month she might possibly have met with impunity a gale similar to that in which she foun dered, for the daily consumption of coal, water, and stores would have lightened her materially, and she would have rode over instead of forcing herself through the tremendous waves she enoountered. But as she entered the Bay of Bis cay the iron weighed her down with considerable fore-, and she plunged into rather than upon the mountains of water which came driving on. This excessive loading, with a cargo which would have involved a tremendous strain for the tightest and most buoyant of wooden ships, dragged down this iron case to a common destruction. The practice of carrying such dangerous cargo in passenger ships is condemned by nautical men, and legislation to prevent it is required. The accusation made against Captain Martin that he dad not use all possible exertions to save his crew, by cutting away the masts and forming rafts, is manifestly unjust. The London was fitted with telescopic iron masts from dock to truck, and these could not be cut away by any appliances on board. Supposing it to have been possible for a raft to hove been constructed upon a deck incessantly swamped by heavy seas, to have launched and kept afloat so frail a craft and have kept passeng-n upon her, still there was this good excuse for the experiment not being tried--there was no wood aboard with which a rift could have been built. Her top gear wee totally insufficient for the purpose, her spars on deck had been washed overboard, her spare spars were insceessible below, and to have ripped off the deck timbers would have rained the ship instantly to go down. How far it was wise to place iron masts in an iron ship, and to have no mate rial accessible for the construction of rafts is &question bearing on the future zither than the past. A portable, life raft, such as has been often tested with success, would probably have saved many lives. Captain Martin has been blamed for putting to sea on the Gth of January, when forewarned by the barometer of the gale of the 11th. If he were unwise in so doing, how much more dangerous was the act of the captain of the Union Company's Cape mail steamer *Norseman, which left the Sound with fifty-nine passengers on the 10th in the very teeth of the storm. It is a serious matter for such a ship to be detained at a port such detention would have involved in the case of the London a loss of some 601. per day.— Western if"rning News. FATAL ACCIDENT TO • RAILWAY GCARD.—On Tuesday morning, the London train due in Edinburgh by the Caledonian hoe at 12.45 was late, owing to an accident to the guard, by which he lost his life. It is alleged that a man in one of the carringes of the train had attempted to take liberties with a lady who was sitting in the same com partment. The lady spoke to the guard, named George Hogg, who determined to watch the man's he hemmer. With this view he left the guard's van, and ascended to the roof of the carriages in the train, purposing, it is supposed, to watch the man's movements by means of the lamp aperture. Hogg was never seen alive again, arid when he was mimed the train was put back, and the body was discovered, sadly disfigured, lying about ten yards from the line at the bridge at West-Calder. Hogg must have been walking on the roofs of the carriages, when the train mane up to the bridge unperceived by him, and he was dashed against the bridge with great tome. He bad been in the employment of the Caledonian Company for 18 years, and was esteemed a careful and valuable servant. He was married and had three children, for whom, we believe, a subscription has already been set on foot among the friends of the deceased. THE VALCB OP PROPERTY AT THE WEST-END.— Yesterday, at the Westminster Sessions-house, before the High Bailiff (Mr. Scott Turner) and a special jury, a com pensation case, "Shanks v. the Metropolitan District Railway," occupied the whole day. Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. C. Pollock were for the claimants, Messrs. Shanks, coachbuilders, Great Queen-street, and Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico. Mr. Lloyd (Mr. Baxter with him) appeared for the company. The claim was nearly 8,0001. in respect to the premises in Shaftesbury-terrace required by the railway. The property bad greatly increased is value ; end was in meaning. The improvements at Westminster and the Victoria station had added to the value. Mr. Shanks said he could get no other premises for his West-end bushman, and wealthy customers would not come " over the stones. " The business at Great Queen-street had been in the family more than 70 years, and that part was no longer the west end of the metropolis. He had been with the Mar quis of Westminster and his agent for two hours, trying to find some premises belonging to his lordship for the busi ness, and could not. Mr. Hawkins asked 3,0001. for the property, and two years' profits at 1,8001, a year for the destruction of the business. Mr. Lloyd said the claim was excessive, and called witnesses to show that 850/. was the value of the premises. He denied that the banjoes' would be destroyed. The jury ultimately gave a verdict for 3,8001. An influential deputation from the north of Ireland waited on the Lord-Lieutenant on Saturday to solicit his influence with the government against the changes supposed to be intended in the system of Irish national education. Lord Wodehouse, after a lengthened toovereation with the party in private, promised to lay their view, before the ministry. PASTOR OPTICS MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON. —Number of visitors for the week ending Jao. 20, 2,141 ; total number sines the opening of the museum free daily (12th May, 1868), 997,161. THE POSTMASTER•OENERAL'S REPORT. The eleventh annual report of the Postmaster- General to the Lord' of the Treasury has been published: With regard to improvements of postal acormodation during the year it appears that the increase during 1864 in the number of receptacles for letters has been more than proportionate to the increase in the number of inhabited houses, sines London, which at the end of 1863 bad one receptacle for letters to every 426 houses, bad one such receptacle to every 416 houses at the end of 1864. A like increase in the proportion of receptacles for letters to inha bited houses took place in each division of the kingdom. During the year 1864 free deliveries were for the first time established at 413 places (exclusive of single houses) in the United Kingdom ; and in the same period additional free deliveries were given to 100 planes, whilst the boundaries of 88 other free deliveries were enlarged. In Soot and 24 additional towns were provided with a day mail to Edin burgh, and 14 with a day mail from Edinburgh ; and in Ireland 10 additional towns were provided with a day mail to and a day mail from Dublin. The increase of corre spondence in 1864, which increase in the gross amounted to 37,000,000 of letters, and 7,000,000 of books, papers, and patterns, was more than proportionate to the increase of population in the London district, and in the rest of England and Wales, and more than proportionate to the increase in the number of inhabited houses in all parts of the kingdom. In the London district the proportion of letters to popu lation rose from 48 per head per annum in 1863, to 51 per head per annum in 1864 ; and the proportion of letters to inhabited houses roes from 362 per house per annum in 1863, to 373 per house per annum in 1864. In both years the total number of letters delivered in the London district would have been more than sufficient to give a delivery of one letter on every working day to each house throughout the district. On the whole, 28,000,000 of letters, and 21,500,000 of books, pipets, and patterns, passed between this country and foreign countries and colonies in 1864, there being an increase on the previous year of 2,000,000 of letters, and 2.500.006 of books, papers,and patterns. Up to the close of 1864 no change had taken place in the proportion borne by the foreign and colonial letters coming into the United Kingdom to the whole number of letters delivered in the kingdom. The foreign and colonial letters formed, as in many previous years, about one-fiftieth part of the whole number of letters delivered. The increase during 1864 In the number of circulars sent through the post in letters appears to have been considerable. In 1863 an account was taken of 4,000,000 letters which were posted in London end which obviously oontained circular,, and could be as signed to various trades and societies in proportions which were exhibited in a table at page 28 of the tenth annual re port. In 1864 • similar account was taken of 4,600,000 letters posted in London, and obviously containing circulars. In both years the number of valentines posted in the western postal district of London was nearly one-fourth of the whole number posted in London. The Increase in the number of registered letters during the year was the rate of 8i per cent. (the increase in the number of ordinary letters being at the rate of only 5 7.10 per cent.), making the total number of registered letters for the year about 2,130,000. During the year 1864 only fourteen registered letters were lost in this country, and of these two were contained in the Macclesfield mail bag, which was stolen from the standard of tho apparatus for exchanging bags at the Chelford Rail way station os the night of the Ist April, 1864. The per petrator of this robbery was very shortly discovered, con victed, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. The regulations which were framed In 1861 for the compul sory registration of letters containing coin, if posted as ordinary letters, have bad the effect of diminishicg very largely the number of unregistered coin letters. A great reduction in the number of such letters bad taken place up to the close of 1863, and &trio* the year 1864 a further redaction of about 30 per cent, is believed to have taken place. The following table shows the numbers of returned letters in 1864, and the meaner in which they were dis posed of : Returned to the writers Re-issued to corrected addresses Returned unopened to foreign countriee 111,314 Destroyed, about 483,000 In band, about Total number of returned letters... 3,154,089 The proportion of returned letters to the whole number of letters rose from *44 per cent. in 1863 to '46 per cent. in 1864, but this very trifling increase was more than counter. balanced by the fact that the proportion of returned letters which could not be satisfactorily disposed of fell from 17 per cent. in 1863 to 15 per cent. in 1864. The proportion of returned letters to total correspondence is, moreover, much lower in the United Kingdom than in foreign countries. During the year ending 31st March, 1865, the capital sum due to all the depositors in post-office savings banks throughout the kingdom increased at the rate of 31 per cent. The sum due to depositors in England arid Wales increased at the rate of 32 per cent. ; the sum due to the depositors in Scotland increased at the rate of 18 per cent., and the sum due to the depositors in Ireland in creased at the rate of 17 per cent. The rate of increase was, however, much higher in some counties of England and Wales. Thus it was 71 per cent. in Cornwall, 57 per cent. in Dorsetshire, 56 per cent. in Monmouthshire, 69 per cent. in Shropshire, 50 per cent. in Ham 86 per cent. in Leicestershire 52 per cent. in Wo and 56 per cent. in Yorks hire. Although hugely increasing numbers of persons nee the post-office savings bank' for a prolonged investment of their armless, there are in the post-office savings banks, as in the old savings banks, large numbers of other persons who use the banks for a short time only, as mere places of security for the money which they do not require for immediate use. The total sum deposited up to the 31st March, 1865, inclusive of interest, in post-office banks, was 9,217,0001., sod of this sum 3,852,000/. or 42 per cent., had been withdrawn up to that date. Th e total number of depositors who had entered up to that date was 690,912, and of these 166,572, or 24 per cent., had closed their accounts. The labour and the cost of the post-office banks up to the 31st March, 1865, mast be measured, as a matter of course, not by the number of accounts remaining open at that date, but by the whole amount of business on all accounts opened end closed up to that date, or, in other words, by the whole number of transactions to that date. The cost of each transaction, i.e., of each deposit or of each withdrawal, in post-office savings banks, continued up to the 31st March, 1865, to be rather lam than sevenpence, to which sum, prior to the passing of the set for the esta blishment of post-offios savings banks, it was estimated that the cost of each transaction would attain. From an examination into the wupations of about 11,000 depositors in post-office savings batiks in all parts of the kingdom, it appears probable that the 524,340 depositors who had opened accounts in the post-office banks on the 31st March, 1865, may be thus elassified:—Females, male minors, and trustees, 285,769; males of independent means, or of no stated occupation, professional men, and their clerks or assistants, 31,353; melee engaged in education, 5,692; tradesmen and their male assistants, farmers, and clerks of all kinds, except clerks to professional men, and clerks in general offices, 53,7543; mechanics and argues, journeymen mechanics and artisans, domestic servants, farm servants, railway servants, policemen, labourers, pensioners, boatmen, fishermen, and merchant seamen, 140,518; persons employed in the revenue departments, 2,570 ; p nous in the army or navy, 4,682; total. 524,340. Of the whole number of depositors in post-office savings banks nearly one-third reside within the limits of the London postal district. Of the whole number of depositors in the post-office banks throughout the kingdom, about 4 per cent. have balances due to them of 501. and upwards. In London there was in each year one depositor to every seven persons ; in the reel of England and Wales one de positor to every fourteen persons ; in Scotland one depositor to every seventeen persons ; in Ireland one depositor to every seventy persons; and in the whole of the United Kingdom one depositor to every fifteen persona. It has been stated oo authority that in Paris, as in Loude; there is one savings bank depositor to every seven persons, but that in the whole of France there is only one depo- sitor to every 25 persons. The effective staff officers, postmasters, clerk., sorters, stamper'', messengers, guards, and letter carriers, in 1864, numbered 25,637 ; while the pensioners were, 1,131 ; cost of collo,. tioo, delivery, and management, and of money order business for that year, was 1.408,924/. • total cost of conveyance of mails was 1,663,311/. ; the to tal cost of post. office service being 3,072.2351. The total postal revenue for the year was 4,231,55 e/. ; which, after deducting the cost of the service as above stated, left the net revenue for the year, 1,159,37.34 The average net revenue of the first five years was 509,966/. ; and of the second, 851,6651. PRINTERS' ORPHAN ASYWM.—The second annual meeting of this institution connected with the printing trade wee held last night at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, Mr. Charles Reed, F.S.L. io the chair. Mr. W. Doffing too, the secretary, read the report, which stated that in Jose last the code of rules for the government of the insti tution had been adopted at a general meeting, and about 30 of the leading master printers of London had accepted the offices of vice-presidents, trustees, and treasurer. Since that time the committee, all working printers, had been occupied in working up the institution by the issuing of reports, circulars and advertisements, calling the attention of the trade and the public to the claims of the institution, and had met with • response from the trade of 250/., with auuual igtecriptions from the journeymen to the amount of about 501. As it was upon this latter the r . .ll,iitetien must mainly depend for support, the °palmatee hoped by the next annual meeting they would be largely increased, and for that object trusted to receive the a ssistance of the press. There was no iatention, at least for many years to come, to expend any of the funds in building, but the children, as elected, would be placed in e ffi cient private schools selected carefully at the out of 201. per annum. The committee were now prepared to proceed to the first election, and invited applications from the widows or representatives of deceased members of the Tarim= branches of the printing profession. The total in come of the past year had been 2821. 15e. ; the expenditure, 711. 12e. 9d.. leaving a bateau of 2111. 2a. 3d. On the motion of Mr. Wyman, of the firm of Oox and Wyman, seconded by Mr. Machin, the report was adopted. The trustees, treuurer, auditors, secretary, and committee having been re-elected, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, and to Mr. Wyman and the other employers c o-operating with the committee. Bourn Kamuscrrow MUSEUM.—Daring the week ending 20th January the visitors have been as follows : On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 11,480. On Wednesda y, Thursday, and Friday, students' days (admission to the public, 6d.), open from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1,164 ; total, 13,464 ; from the opening of the Mumma, tsmois. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PIMAS.—JAN. 22. Sittings at NW Priam in Middlaoar.—(Balora Mr. Juotios Brio end • Common Jury.) CORDING V. WllO3. This was an action to recover damages for slander. Mr. Ribton and Mr. Will appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Bridgman and Mr. Thesiger for the defendant. Both parties to the suit were tradesmen in business in Newport-market, the plaintiff carrying on there the trade of a butcher. It seemed that Mrs. Costing had said some thing about having seen the defendant'at Margate with • tall lady dressed in black, and this coming to the ears of the defendant irritated him, and canted him to visit Mn. Cording in her shop. He then used, in reference to her, language which was extraordinarily foul even far a market. The words, however, were not in themselves actionable, but the defendant alleged that he had sustained special damage in consequence of the slander. It was stated that the dis turbance oostissed for twenty minutes, that a mob of 100 persons collected round the shop ; that two persons, named Ward and Field, had discontinued to deal at the plaintiff's shop in consignee°e of what they heard on that occasion ; and that the busieess generally bad fallen off since. The jury found for the plaintiff—damages, 40s. Mr. Bridgman asked his lordship to certify to deprive the plaintiff of his costa. Mr. Justice Bytes declined to do so, saying that he thought that the law ought to take its coarse. EITRAND. A very whimsical farce of the Charles Mathews' type, which doubtless owes its leading idea to some clever and well-paid French author, was produced at this elegant little the►tre last night, under the title of Lending a Band. A soft headed man named Muddles wishes to distinguish himself in the eyes of a widow to whom he is paying affectionate attentions, and in seeking for adven• tures, picks a drowning man out of the river. The drowning man, when he recovers his consciousness. become" a nuisance, demands food and raiment, and almost deprives his preser►er of the hand of the widow. When Muddle", however, in despera• Lion, attempts to drown himself in the river from which be eared the nuisance, the nuisance makes amends by saving him, and the piece, of course, ends happily, and what is more to the purpose, neatly. The dialogue is light sad humourous, and the author or adapter is Mr. Gilbert "'Beckett, a name entitled to kindly welcome for the sake of his father. who did so much to amuse the public. This is the first time that Mr. Gilbert l'Beckett, we believe, has appeared as a dramatic writer, and the success of Lending a Rand ought to encourage him to write more. The piece was very well acted, and Mr. Belford, who played the chief character, the preserved nuisance, Felix Flashpan, Esq., though he wants the pattering glibnees of Mr. Charles Mathews, has plenty of animal spirits to make such parts effective. The fares was admirably placed upon the stage. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY. The muster in the subscription-room to-day was rather small, owing, no doubt, to the dreadfulweather. Rain set in about 3 o'clock, and continued without intermissioa right through the afternoon, an untoward state of things which as • matter of coarse prevented many members from putting in an appearance. Had the attendance been larger, there is no saying what range speoulatieh might have taken, and even as ft was there were some stiffish investments made. Rustic was decidedly the hoe of the day, it being pretty well known that there was • genuine commission out from the proper quarter to back him for the Derby to an " amount. His im mediate party were however limited to 7to 1, at which price he was supported to money, although nothing like • moiety of the intended amount " was got on." Had any thing been required to dispel the double of Lord Lyon's early supporters, it was amply famished to-day by the presence of his spirited owner, who offered to take eight " monkeys" about his representative, a request with which, however, no one appeared disposed to com ply. This demonstration had the effect of speedily bringing the son of Stockwell and Paradigm into favour, and although the stable failed to effect any in vestments at their own prioe, there were others who deemed it " good enough to take half • point less, at which he was supported for about 1501. The recent hoe tility against Student was again followed up today by a commissioner, who, it is admitted, generally knows what he is about. At the opening of business, sod on the first mention of Mr. Merry's horse, he offered to lay 11 to 1, which was at once accepted to 1001.. and this transac tion was repeated three times, the takers being by no g means amateurs in their vocation. 1,000 to 60 was laid once against Roden, and Janitor had more friends at 20 to 1 than layers fell disposed to "mom modate. The everlasting Slabber was again the medium of aomo e}aouletioa at her old price, 33 to 1 ; and the Bribery colt would have commended considerable support at 40 to I. We had almost forgotten to election that 2,0001. even was laid on Lord Lyon against Rustic ; • fact which speaks volumes for the oonfideoce entertained by the supporters of Mr. Sutton's bone. 300 to 100 was laid once against Lord Lyon for the Guineas, but the same odds were offered on the field till the close of the room. The subjoined list of quota tions will be found a correct return of the betting : TWO THOUSAND. 300 to 100 agst Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyoa (t) DERBY. 7to I agst Duke of Branforat Rustle (t freely) 15 to 2 Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyon (t and oil) 11 to 1 Mr. Merry's Student (a 1000 to 60 Lord St. Vincent's Rodin (t) 20 to 1 Baron Rothschild's Janitor (t and wanted' 20 to 1 Count F. de Lagrange "s Auguste (off t2l to 1) 1000 to 30 Mr. T. 8. Dawson's (Dabber (t) 60 to 1 Marquis of Atlesbury's colt by Stockwell— Bribery (1) 60 to 1 Marquisot 'Stater's Kniabt of the Crwscent(t) 2000 to la Sir Joseph Hawley's Wolsey (t) 30)0 to 66 Mr. G. Bryan's Lrozret (t) 600 to b Mr. Mackenzie's Ma waste t) 600 to 5 Mr. Jackson's Czar ,t 1 2000 even on lard Lyon apt Rustic :0) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNDAY. TWO THOUSAND. 7to 2 apt Lord Lyon (t) I 10 to 1 apt Janitor (off, to 1 student toff) tllto 1) DEBBY. 7 to 1 eget Rustle (t) 40 0 1 eget Knight of the 17 to 2 Lord Lyon (off; CresceoUott) 20 to 1 Janitor (off, t 1000 to 10 Itecter.(9. 22 to 1() i 1000 to 10 Lancet(i) WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 20 to 1 Asa Mr. Bartholomew's uomitoit'on (t) 25 to 1 Mr. Haywood 's nomination ,t) 15 to 1 Mr. Spinks's nomination (oln. 15 to 1 Lord Sefton's nomination ,oif) 33 to 1 Mr. 6nowles's nomination t) 40 to 1 Mr. Brocklabank's nomination (t and lel 50 to 1 Mr. Bake's nomination (off) 1000 to 15 Mr. Strachan's nomination t) 104 to 15 Mr. Dean's nomination (oft) Di gruzam NG SC l nEs. —Yesterday Dr. Lan kester held an inquest at the Merlin's Cave publie-house, Mar garet-street, Meryl bone, relative to the death of George C. Staunton, aged 31 years. The deceased, who was unmet , ned, was a gentleman of property, residing in Sloane-street. He attempted suicide last November by endeavouring to jump out of a window of his residence. Hie friends then placed him under surveillance, and it was observed that he was affected with strange delasbes, he on one occasion observing while a volunteer band was passing that they were going to dram him out of the army. He was even- Wally removed to Dr. Sothern's private asylum, in Mar gsxet-street, where, after two months' coulinement, he wee found hinging from his bedstead by a person employed on the establishment. Robert Proctor, who stated he was superintendent of Dr. Sothern's private asylum, deposed that he found the deceased hanging from his bedstead, a white cambrie handkerchief being tied round his neck. He had died before his position bad been observed. The deceased was in the habit of saying that he had done wrong, and that he was not liked by his friends. Mr. Charles Wing, brotherin-law of deceased, stated that the allegation made by the doomed in referees° to his friends was made under a delusion. Witness and some other friends played cards with him the night previous to his death, and they observed nothing unusual in his manner. He was always affected with low spirits, and seemed to have a suicidal disposition. The jury found that the deceased had com mitted suicide while in an unsound state of mind.—last evening, Mr. Richards, deputy coroner, resumed at the Butlers Army, Butlerodreet. Bethnal-green, au inquiry relative to the suicide of Emily Manning, aged 33 years. Richard 11. Manning, 2, Nottisford•street, Bethnal - green, the widower of the demised, said that he had been a clerk at a gas works, but was latterly a labourer at the docks, earning 2s. 6,1. a day. Oe last Monday morning, when going oat to his work, he left the deceased in bed, and the asked him to kiss her. Witness did not suspect that she was going to commit suicide. She bad six children, and there were eight people to be supported out of his wages. The rent was sa. 6d. a week. Witness did what be could for his wife. She had been ill for some time with fever. Ellen Manning, a little girl, 11 years of age, said that at nine o'clock on the morning in question, her mother, who was ill in bed, told her to fetch her father's neon out of the other room. Witness refused at first, but upon her mother threatening her, she brought them. She was then told to leave the room, and she did so for an instant, but upon looking in, she saw her mother cutti ng h er th roa t. Witness was te rrified, sod ran for help. The unfortunate woman died in 20 minutes. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind from the delirium of fever. [Advertteement.]—HouzwaT's Plus are the most gentle yet most effective aperients, and therefore better oslculated for a family medicine than any other drug. They always set the stomach right, rouse the liver, stimulate the kid neys, and thoroughly cleanse the whole system. Holloway's Pills are most useful in chronic weakness of the stomach, in closed by luxurious living, sedentary habits, or other causes. They have restored the emaciates to health after every other means bad failed. While they are purifying they are strengthen ing, while regulating they are increasing nervous and muscular power. These Pills do not excite any violent action in the body ; hence they are specially suited to the young and feeble, whose constitutions may be irretrievably injured by more power- Jul medicines. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-JAN. 22. Sittings in Bane°. —(Baforn LordChial Baron Pollock and Barons Martin, Mammal, and Pigott.) DAIENDALI AND OTHU O. LONDON AND SOUTH WWI - SAILWAT 00IPANT. This was a special case, stated for the opinion of the wart by an arbitrator, in accordance with an order at nisi prima. The plaintiffs were the well-known carriers who trade as Pickford and Co., and they brought the action to recover certain over charges, which they alleged the defendants had made upon their coneignmente of goods by the South Western Railway. The company are in the habit of charging the public for a number of separate packages con wiped to one person the tonnage rate, which is much lower than the rate charged for mull parcels. Mears. Piskford send by the railway the packages entrusted to them for delivery within the distance traversed by it. They do not place them together in one large package, but allow them I. go separately, (cosigning all for a partacular destination to their agent at that place, and upon these the company charge the small parcels rate. The first point raised by the case was whether the company were justified in compelling the plaintiffs to pay that higher ram for carriage. The next question was whether they were bound to make a deduction for the services of collection, cartage, and delivery, where those services were not per• formed by the defen dants, but by Mews. Pickferd them , selves. Thirdly, another question arose as to whether the defendants ought to make the plaintiffs pay the Name sum for the conveyance of goods from London to Southampton, as they charged the public for carrying goods from London ' to the Isle of Wight. Mr. Ravin, Q. 0., with whom was Mr. K. Digby, argued the case on the part of the plaintiffs ; and Mr. C. W. Wood, for the defendants. _ _ _ _ _ _ The second question was oonoeded by the defendants, Mr. Wood intimating that they were willing to allow a rea sonable sum for the collection, cartage, and delivery of goods. Be, however, said that it was probable the point would be brought before another tribunaL Upon the conclusion of the arguments, The Lord Chief Baron said the court would not have much difficulty upon the first point (some of the learned barons had expressed a strong opinion upon it in favour of the plaintiffs) ; the second had been given up ; and the third was the only one that raised a question of any dif. foully. The court would take time to consider, and give judgment in a day or two. Judgment deferred. THE POLICE COURT& M ANSI ON-HOUSE. John Pernewan, rseman, described as being 37 years of age, and by profession • sur geon, was brought up before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Detective-sergeant Spittle of the City police, under warrants granted by the Lord Mayor, charging the prisoner with feloniously forging and uttering en the City of London certain transfers of shares In the Halkobsagle Mining Company, with intent to defraud. In the second warrant the prisoner was charged with feloniously forging snd at in the City of London • certain endorsement to a ba nkers cheque for the payment of 1181.10 s. with intent to defraud. Mr. Wootner, senior, appeared to prosecute , and Mr. G. H. Lewis, instructed by Mr. Roscorlm of Penzance, on behalf of the prisoner. The charge mentioned in the first warrant was proceeded with, when Mr. Wontner In opening the ease, stated that it was one of very considerable importance, and related to the forgeries of the transfer of shares in mines situate In the county of Cornwall. The primmer, Mr. John Pernewan, was • surgeon, residing and practising in the town of Redrutb, in that county, and was besides a gentleman who was eon nected in • considerable way with various mining com panies, and amongst others with the Hallenbeagle Mining Company, of which be was • director, the mine being situate near to Kedruth. It would appear that when transfers of shares in the company were made, such trans fers were forwarded to Mr. E. King, the secretary of that and other companies, and whose Mikes were in Austin friars, for registration. The course was this :—the person selling the shares bad to execute transfer in favour of the purchaser, who at foot of the trans fer had to sign his acceptance of it, and the document thus executed was forwarded, as already mentioned, to the secretary in London for registration in the name of the marehease On the 27th November last Mr. King, the secretary, received a letter dated from Tamar.ternice, Stoke. neer Plymouth, signed II Anatol, endorsing the trans fer of 100 share. in the beagle mine from Henry Weatherhead to Henry Ansted, and requesting registration on the books of the company in the writer's name. If any suspicion had arisen as to the genuine character of the transfer, such suspicion would have been lulled by the hot that the transfer was accompanied by • bank post bill for the payment of 11/. 17s. fid., the amount of calls due by Mr. Weatherhead on the 100 shares he had transferred to Ansted. The transfer was registered as requested without any question being raised or any considerable ex amiustion of the document. Shortly afterwards, how ever, a communication was received by the secretary from Mr. Weatherbeed enclosing his cheque for the calls due by him on those identical shares which had been transferred to Ansted, and this communication was followed by another, which professed to come from Austad, to tranfer these selfume shares from him to a Mr. Hut chins, and soother apparently regularly executed transfer was received, enclosing the formal transfer as before. On this the suspicions of Mr. King were raised, and he referred to the previous transfers he had received, and upon examin ing them and compering them with • legitimate transfer from a person named Cleft to the prisoner, whom he knew as a director and sometimes as chairman at the general meet ings of the shareholders, and with whose handwriting he wee well acquainted, Mr. King was at • lass to know whence it was that the forged transfers bad emanated. On further examination of the trans fers in question Mr. King discovered that they presented further a suspicious appearance, inasmuch ea from the bottom of the printed forms, wh ich could be purchased anywhere, the printer's name had been cut off in a jagged way, both the fraudulent transfers presenting the same appearance. The printers name had evidently been cut off at the same time, and with the same knife. These facts, coupled with the conviction that the fraudulent transfers were in the handwriting of the primmer, lad to the employ. moot of Sergeant John Spittle, • dete ctive officer, and he went down to the West of England to make inquiries into the matter. The officer first directed his Militaries to the house, Tamar-terrace, at Stoke, near Plymouth, whence the letter and transfers from Ansted purported to be dated, and from the landlady of the house he ascertained that a person who give the name of Ansted had engaged from her two furnished rooms on the 25th November last ; and, after engaging the rooms, the supposed Ansted went away and never ret but he left directions that any latter that came add= to him should be forwarded to him at the Post-office, St. Agnes, Cornwall. The officer subsequently took the land lady to the residence, at Redruth, of the prisoner, who she at once recognised as the person who took her apartments in the name of Ansted. The attention of the officer was then directed to trace the origin of the bank post bill for 111. 17s. &IL, sad he discovered that it in part consisted of a 51. note, which had been in the prisoner's possession the day the look post bill had been issued, and which had been paid to him by • Mr. Pike. On this the officer retuned to London to report the results be had ascertained, and to obtain further directions before finally acting in the matter. At this point Mr. Thomas, • stock and share broker, would appear on the scene, upon whom it seems it had been at tempted to impose those very shares which appeared in Ansted's name. Mr. Thomas received a letter which pur ported to be written :tom She lodging in Tamar-lerraes, stoke, requesting him to sell these shares, but the envelope showed that the letter containing the transfer had been at Redruth, where the prisoner resided. Further =ut i les were then set on foot, in the course of which other similar tramactions with respect to other names, which would form the subject matter of another investigation, were discovered. Some evidence was then adduced, and the prisoner waa remanded, bail being refused. THE RECOIDEBSIIIP Or BIRMINGILIAL—The Bir mingham Post announces that Mr. Adams, of the Midland Circuit, has been appointed Recorder of that town. t %RI 011 VI A L PALACL 0111 SHILLING DAY. °NEAT, JAL 72..—EdmisniOns oh payment, 1,819; ditto by mason Nokias, 893 ; Waal steams, 2,712. HEALTH AND STREHOTH RESTORED BY Du DILICIOO/ HAVIILEITA MUMMA Poo) which cures without dlcias or laconvenienee. dyspepsia cough. asthma, detain% someldpstioa, diarrhoea, palpitation. nee r)sasarZZ liver, and stomach ossapialata It wine fifty times its cost la Wiser ressedlss. and is the best food for Infanta. 50,000 onnis saanally.—Da Dam and Co., No. 77, Regeabstreet, LoadoL W. In tins, at la. lid. ; Es. ad.. 111bn EEL iSaba, 40a. : also at Si, Orsioniburehairost ;a, Cbssillsidi fit. la°. and fad. °Masking*: and at ail Oseesea.-1104,11MilmaL1 JEB, . BRHS. BADOCK.-January 19, at Be l rke T ley•squire, Cliftml, - W. F. Badodt of . son. d DOBSON. -January 20, at Brampton-square, the Dobson of a son. °ILE& - January 19, at Grove-villas. Rochester, tine° Giles, Esq., of a son. RAltltl2.-January 19, at Finsbury-circus, lire. S. Ilh * ion. BTIRLI NG.--January 19, at !Urania, Crieff, Perthdift , of T. G. Eq., of a son. WEBBER.-January 19, at East Dulwich, Mrs. P. • son. MARRIAGE 23. 0:00MBS-GORY.-January IS, at Christ Churek St the Rev. Ll. W. Burrows, the Rev. C. Coombs . Plymouth, to Julia, daughter of the late W. Cah Chester-terrace, RegenCwpark. %/ LANCE-TOMLINSON. - January 18, at St , Catheth!..g nor, by the Bar. W. T. Harrison, George Edzsaskro' late G. . of Osnaburg•terrace, Iter al if Marla Cecilia, d a ught er of the Rev. W. It. Tosollarth Bheraeld English, Hanipahlre. SCONCE-KERB.-January 18. at Ravels te°. e";" - . (Mptain J. Bcon ee, Royal Mallet? , 7 1. 1 Poonce, laq., Marling, to Francewleioa, aheS hwg Esq. DEATHS, BECKKT.-J snowy 19, Caroline, the wile of Mr. -• Harrow-road, Paddington, W. aged 2& SHOOKS.-January 19, at Brighton, Katherine lee k. A. Brooks, Seq., aged GAIL-January 19, at Raziewood, Anne Carr, (HMO MN Rev. John Carr, aged 76. MRADOW&-January 19, at Martvetreet, nee'r_a Cantle, daaghter of the late T. Meadows, EN. , ea; ',A 0 RUXION.-January 19, at Bath, Mall, the Sa ton. x TAYLOIL--laraary 19, at Abercrombillaa, lagir Taylor, Inq., aged 90. Pi Printed end Published by tensuis Knio 11 1 9a It o f Lombard- street. the City of Leedom. Mos in Lombards et. to the Precinct se .. lineom, JAiruasi U. lita G" ildliKETa. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK ElTlama_ 14"4- DsliWet Iltman-W. I. hhde& trnicel,3l9 u.s 444 Do brls & bags 180 be La% U Manritine Let ladle um = 11,40 1,6 5 , 141 4111 :AZ Mow • - ...... - - Mantua Bevan& - 00 Oeba bores - _ --•••• ..... .... =cnlinsoovedo casks - en I , ~,,--- packages 1,00 en " 4 "i1 a ... Beet loot casks 402 ex -••• On 1,902 . _ I A . 1 00,118.. W .L . Pascoe 17 ** "VS ton Do ..I;iii t - ... 1 . 1 11 a Coen 3BB ,091 brb. A bap ish the ~ ...'sm U N Mocha packages so to •••••• .._ Orr Other E. India e,se* IA " ~.._all we Do. do. _ ..cease - - ''o• ' - - awl Brasil & Comte Elea begs 04 Lou „..••• Cocoa bags MO me ~,,,.'"/ .1•J Foreign begs - - ; 011 I Pm Soiloi 727 I,OAS 2.2. wit Do, Wads - 141 Ea* ILI tons 1,037 40* ~,Z, lyla IMIMERE toss 162 2,51 - R/ 4 C TALLOW.-The tallow market has bey estS Mei without any speculative activity. On the 4555,6, - Mn tan look chiefly to the auctions of water damage* end dey.for their supplies, and the spot deemed's ibbil Our cl i o 3 s e i e nicee are :-Bpot, 475. ed.; fkal t .11 - 484 3d. ; A pr il to June, 48s. ; Oct. to Dec., ek . sIL holism beef 475. to 475. 9d. ; fair to fine fiegg der 48e. 3d. first pipes ; Odessa sheep, 48a, tote, sk . glee fine beef. ,475. to 47e. 6d. ; town tallow, 411,11 ' OR Coooa-nut oil steely ; Cochin, 51s. to 52a.; - INS lm oil fiat, 435. fine Lagos ; palm mato9,3e 110 * erom the Circular of Messrs. Smith and i ohik , losi enday evening.) ce - as. ln COTTON-Lreweroot, Jae. 22.--Thenhi b ut -- market, without change in prices . sa g , h 4 e bales, Mainline 1,500 speculation and emeet I rhea, IBd. to 228. ; 650 Pedant, die. to „ 20d. Maranham, 21e1. ; lOO Komi* and Be* 20* . 1 r.l him, 2315. to 28 ; Elenyreo 16d. h ilii. r e l Swat, 150 14d. to 184 d.; 'Write, 161d.'to 18d.; %we he., 12. d. to Md. ; 100 Peru, 200. to 22ed, '' del Tel c ' WOOL AND WORSTED.-Bitaeron, Jae I lharket is very quiet. The demand for wool lies se whole improved ; many apiarists, however, Sy in stock, and are obliged to come into the mast their immediate wants. Good lustre wool t i rg U every day, and prices are consequently I am Inferior aorta are neglected. In worded - pm ii , del any moment has taken place, but the Mese sigh s at trade is very sleek. In pieces there is a good loth we WI goods, especially black and white Orleans, help and foreign account, otherwise there is r at maj Manufacturer are in most instances i I tracts. Orders for fancy geode have, in soma . countermanded in consequence of too late debut', t the whole are low, and business is in alogpe tel Prices have not undergone any change. / T oe to CAME.-LtrettroOt.., JAR. 22.-The snagy* sal was very large ; of deep, about the ISM OA she ~i rd - ay. The demand for cattle was very doll, a • and much lower prima. Sheep in very good .1. much higher prices. The attendance of berme IF" was unusually small. Bed, sd. to 7d. ; and • " to 10d. per lb. IA SlO S 00ALS.-I.oeDow, JAN. 22.-Wylam,lB• ; V of ail Barton, 16e. 3d. ; Walls End Hunan, 19• a. am ; WA be Helton 194. ; Walls End Helton Lyons, lfe. M.; Ph End Titustall, 16a, 3d. ; Walls Fad Hartlemel,lta 4 1 W 84. 3111 9d ED . ; d Walls Kell Eak " I th i nt .. b DWurham,alls End Bit § Tess, 18e. 9d. ; Oarway and Duffey' Milne', 0i; Hartley, 18e. 6d. ; Walla End North Stallard* Ships at market, 48 ; sold. 40. ey ''- e , TRAFFIC RETI7RICS. e ' Ni -•-• minun. Mel Pee Mee Ted .pa open. sengers. dandies. utt a In West ending Jan. 4. A 4 4 In Detroit and Milwaukee .. 180 -•- 1,0 30 Week ending JIUL 8. o Great Western of Canada 246 - 'lO,O Week ending Jan. 20. 7 Leaden, Brighten sad S. F. Coast 29 ”11,07E 9093 MIS eel Saab Easters - 16,272 4,711 Me ,* all • The Detroit Elver blocked by ion and the feny Me '• JA to make the passage across. So AORICIILTI7I/AL Paosracra.-The week • {Cvery boisterously, with rain in the alteration. Di ' there were showers at intervals, after • good diii b 1 Is min is 4A.• pre leas night.. The day proved huh Wt 01 and of a spill-like character. The ground, hew , pi g so saturated with wet, that no field-work could bass as with, and the low lands were still much Head S.W., barometer 29.85 inches, and no promise let .. 2 dry weather setting in. Such)) a damp tamale di much against wleat-thrading, and all samples der brought out are in a wretched condition, the vale I good deal deteriorated, and the weight in mune • 21bs. per bushel lighter. This is much agaiut cube aides, and the millers act with great caution, sod In just as much as they want for their immediate a al ants there is some improvement in the atmoldenie 0 4 will bring out very small supplies, and all who sr I' II their stacks untouched are likely to do so untaihe ' D. ' been benefited by the drying winds cf Mood Ts ac I was A wet boisterous day ; wind S.W., thereto& L I degrees, barometer down to 20.65 inches, sad th 0 cones up generally, with great disasters at es all hue - , British Isles. No farm work out of doors oteldbe wee with, and the land is in • backward state for ilis ite J sowings. The return of mildness will be a maul ab descriptions of provender for the cattle, sad hue le taking more Can than usual from the dread of bet su 1 with the cattle disease. In the country district* - are much more stringent as to their remora de the metropolis, where fat cattle can be drives a eh four miles from Charing-crams ; and thus the mutual I well supplied for the large consumption of Luise prices t p u r e ac now bl m e o oa re rat an ir e bit, a t t b; t d i . ri p m e se r t lb j . oh* . d! 10 Si l of some time since. If the supplybe as well kept II ' public will derive much benefit, their fear demi rates being dispelled. The country districts aged so well, as the besets are to be killed on the prase not removed nor driven on the roads to 91 10 11 markets supplied previously with live stock. is are consequently much affected by this imported./ P I i and as agricultural prospects are not very WI ~4 present. Whilst growers are not encouraged k . le wheat to market, their dock of barley is famed, gg fair to be closely worked up before the malt* se. ' - over. The choicest qualities continue to usual s prices, but discoloured p &reels are selling low and MOW . ( feeding descriptions, however, command higher Os 0 , Si at one time was looked for, owing to foreign MO' se al la es comparatively t t he h e s teadily ydthi I n t o t °a f e Eu rope w cx a s w months u . c onsu mption Pt d in back . aa h ab : 11 d d The r e . alilrk th os e stockshi'kept a gu 14 1 b of t 17 t l b : t e l l i I s w t d 1 1111 e l o 0 ; last year at all the leading ports of the Vetted DO Oats are moderating • little in value, the stocks toe MI b found to be large, sod greater than at this Mir, season. There will be a supply from See ~.,iles' • g samples, and those buyers who prefer ouch ailmot, It have a good opportunity of securing fine Allsom7. - Se potato qualities. There was a great failure of alai' ' e j English counties, occasioned by the dry ..** 4 . "*. , q from any want of good seed corn, there being is .._ verygood plant in the early part of the scrim. F 7 6 . C middle of the week to the close there was min.'s*. ;• by gales of leas violence ; but still no pletviell !It , le proceeded with, and indoor work emploYsd 0 ' I; , It. on the farm. There was no carting of menu * ti the meadows or corn-land ; and this work ho' boa , • procrastinated by the want of a little herienisg 17 0 * a .- barometer on Saturday was still low, but the wIl! * * . I somewhat high, from the prevalence of 3.7 1 . ** a • Mark-lane Express. r 1 - i . e ~** 5 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND Dg i ' w 5i 48. Siam +8.., fine 1 Come) P5...1