Star. — London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

rYl)r; rQuzrAaLE ASSITIIAgyer SOCIETY. du and ; in. Nes.- Ileei • i {the wall s lava nbay • yesterday, an extraordinary Court of this Society • kas held, for the confirmation of the minutes of the preceding Court. After these minutes were read, the Recommit (who is Vice-President), inquired if Mr. Sweet had any proposition to submit? and was answered ''ln the affirmative. Mr. Svizirr said, that he had in point of form to submit to a second Court the motion of which he had given notice at the preceding one—namely, "'that the propriety of remodelling the. Society be submitted to the . consideration of the Court of Directors, for the purpose of reporting their opinion thereon." In the few words which he had to say in submitting his motion, he was far from anticipating any discussion; he merely meant to express his feelings of confidence in the honour, in. tefrity, and ability of their Directors, whose deliberate determination would, he was persuaded, give general satisfaction—(Hear, hear). He knew they were pre pared to do perfect justice to the important interests involved in the present consideration, and that none of the Members of the Proprietary. imputed the contrary to them. It would be also most desirable for tlie Di rectors to accompany their report with an Appendix, containing the details of the data ion which it was founded, so as to place Tinder the revision of the Pro prietors, the facts and principles upon which such re port mainly rested—(Hear hear). He knew that the Directors were fully entitled to the respect and confi dence of the Proprietors, and would in this, as in all other instances, justify the continuance of such feelings -towards them —(Hear). • Mr. SwEar's motion, of which he had given notice at.the last Court, for submitting the remodelling oldie' Society to the consideration of the Court of Directors, was then put, and unanimously carried. • Mr. BUSHMAN had a motion also to sutmir, which was,.to propose by way of suggestion to th b immediate consideration of the Court of Directors, the propriety of suspending. the taking out of any more insurances for the whole term of life, until the subject now sub mitted to their investigation was decided upon by them —(Hear). He by no means wished to stop the general business of the office, but to suspend all new insurances for the whole term of life, till the larger question was determined. It must be obvious, that by letting in new insurers, they were, under existing circumstances, de feating their own proposed object—(Hear, hear). The suspension could be of no moment, froM its temporary operation, as be bad reason to thinkthe Directors would - be soon ready with their report, which would settle the r - main question. He concluded by,submitting his mocker. j • Mr. Po'rsDxa thought there, were two objections to ~this motion.—the first, that as it went vitally to affect the funds of the Society, due notice ought to be given of it at one Court, before it could be debated at another ; arid, secondly, that it tended to anticipate the consider ation which they bad just before intrusted to the Court of Directors, by Mr. Sweet's motion. Mr. FRISHFISID said, a general impression pre vailed that there existed a large surplus capital, which ought, or at least a proportion of it, to be divided among the Proprietors who had alone contr ibuted to its accu > mutation. It was natural for those who entertained such an impression to wish that all new insurances should * • susperided which could interfere with the old interests It had been said that the proposed &aspen - sion of new insurances Was unnecessary, as the report of the Directors on the general question *as nearly ready. Now he thought that_ pi. be the,very..teasou in fa- - vc.ur of the suspension ; for ifile report were in so for ward.a.state of preparation r then little impression could • berneade nion their funds - tot so partial a delay of 'bu siriess—(Hear). The question - reallY was, whether they ought to be called upon to admitinto a participation of stheita past accumulation of profit,- a host of new pro prietors, who had incurred none of the past risk, though they were naturally enough ready to hurry in and par take of a distribution of well-applied capital ?—(Hear, .hear). That there was - -a rush for this profit was ap parent, and he must deny the assertion chat the new 'comers were shut out, as had been said. The average of their new policies within the last twelve months had been at the rate of four or five a week ; and of late, since the publication of the fact of this great accumu lation of capital, they had averaged twenty tt Vicar, hear). This wasenough, he thought, to shew the necessity- of their suspending new insurances until the general question Was settled... KMitsusen observed, that none of these. new Pro . prietois could participate . IR the old *profit, until the ,number of the old Proprietors was reduced below 5000, a reduction which might not be accomplished before twelve or fourteen years. t.Mr.faitsustaso repeated, that they became part ners since 1816. Mr. Swaim said, that theGentlesuan who had spoken • last but one, had fallen into a great error as to those who were entitled to participate in the profits of the So ciety. For although no new members could participate in the profits, until they got within the pale of the 5,000 names of members, still they had a contingent interest, , • so far as their chance in due course of being so placed. ( Hear.) Why, then, should they unnecessarily increase the entanglement which had rendered all this discus sion for revision necessary ? They had before suspended business in 1809, and why not for the same reason re 'peat that course now? . Why alter the lien of partner ship at the moment when the revision was submitted for the consideration olthe Court of Directors? The Sal .tation of the Society depended, in his opinion, upon the view taken of their affairs fir the consideration now re ferred to the Court of Directors.' They had suspended business in 1809, and why not dd the same now ? The RECORDER said he would give no opinion of his Own, but merely read the resolution of the 4th Decern ber, 1817, which provided, that no recommendation -should be made, from the Court of. Directors, or the Members of their Society, - which tended to alter the 'existing-bylaws, or in any manner to affect the property of the Society, without previous notice; or be sanctioned without the approbatiou of two successive Courts called specifically for the purpose. Mr. BUSHMAN said that he had no desire to precipir: tett any discussion-:--he would either submit the motion ' bow, or let it stand by way of notice, as the pleasure of the Court suggested. The Chair was again emoted to upon the practice of the Court, and Mr. Morgan (the actuary, as ender.' stood) was likewise appealed to: Mr. Monoms rose and said, that as the motion was, merely a suggestion to the Directors to exercise that own judgment upon a particolar.point of business,.be' thought it did not.come within theproeision 01 a regu- - lotion, which only applied to more imperative recom mendations. Indeed; if they weie called upon at once to suspend their new assurances on that day, a question Would 3/iie upon the propyiety of dept vilirtheif SU; • crrety in so summary it manner Of the profit accruing from such fresh contracts. He could, however, assure the Proprietors, that theCoert of Directors were pre pared to meet the general question in the most calm, deliberate, and unprejudiced manner. It would, he , thought, be wrong to precipitate a report, which ought to be the•result of the most matufe and cautious delibe ration. They ought to bear in mind the great import ance of their decision to a society like this, which might be called a national establishment as welt as one of individual benefit. He thought it would be much better to leave the whole subject, suspension and all, to the dispassionate judgment of the Court of Directors. He pledged himself that the whole matter should be referred to them. The discussion upon the point of order was then re. viied, when the general impression appeared to be that Mr..Bushnan's motion, being merely a suggestion to the Directors, required no notice. Mr. BUSHMAN repeated, that he meant it merely as a suggestion. He must deny, however, that this Scciety was a national one, or any other than one established and supportedfor individual benefit, and to be regulated by individual controul. If a contrary notion got abroad, and that they were to be considered as a national society, the Government might give them their aid in nationally disposing of their ten m►llions and a half (if we caught the amoupt correctly) of capital which was under consi deration—(A laugh, axd cries of hear.) He repeated his confidence, that the subject would be fairly and fully considered in the Court of Directors, and that justice would. be done in the result to the interests of every class of Piopi ietors. He concluded by persevering in having his motion put, by way of suggestion, to the Court of Directors. _ _ _ It was then .put from the Chair, and carried in a crowded Court, with only seven dissentients. Thr remaining minutes of the former Court were then severally put and confirmed.—The Court then ad journed sine die. • ;- • Mma••••••MIImma.• FEMALE FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. CARRIAOR Dans.—A pelisse of rich shaded figured silk (the co lour toreWe d'oursj, trimmed with rich shaded plush to correspond: full ruff, Composed either of lace, or richly-worked muslin : the bonnet of shaded velvet the colour of the pelisse, listed with rich ribbon, trimmed with the same, and surmounted with a most beau tifully variegated Lancer's plume: black kid shoes, and yellow kid gloves. EVRIIING Fon. Darts.--A white tulle dress, over a. rich white satin alp. The ornamental part of this dress is particularly novel and elegant. A fulfruche of tulle, with a wave of pearl beads, form the eitranity of the trimming, from which are placed folds of tulle crossed with wreaths of miniature, roses, and. two rows of rosettes, composed of tulle, with wreaths of roses, and small pearl beads its the centre. From each rosette in the upper row three white ratio ra:leans are carried (to the top of the dress: the sleeves • are orna mented with reversed plaitings of tulle, wreaths of roses, and satin edged with blond. A blond and satin bow at the waist, and a fall trimmingof rich blend over the shoulders, complete the of the dress. The scarf is of starlet barge, the ends strewed with gold : the head-dress, marabouts and roses ; white satin shoes, white kid gloves.—Frew the _British Megarbse, No- I. THE ARMY. We have already, stated, that considerable reinforce- . meats ware going out to the Army in India. The re-, inforcements for the 30th, 47th, 59th, and 67th have received orders to prepare for embarkation immediately. Even Officers . whose leave of absence extended to March r and, in some instance, to September, have been ordenwl, • . The payment of the three months' half-pay to the reduced OS cm of his bisjesty's Land Forces, due the 24th. instant, including tboie heretoftiVe borne on the Irish Establishment, wilt comments on the 18th January next. The Detachments belonging to the 3d Battalion of the Grenadiei Guard, which are stationed at Brighton and Reading, will be re. placed on the 17th of next month, by Detachments from the same Corps at Windsor. The 98th Regiment of Infantry was inspected by Sir Hailer Tounuina on Wednesday, at Chatham, preparatory to the imme diate embarkation of the Battalion for foreign service. The 99th Regiment is still in Edinburgh Castle waiting the ar rival, at Leith, of the transport' in which the Regiment is to pros teed to Portsmouth. Wsa-Orrua, Dreccara 9, 1824. I am directed by the Secretary at War to acquaint yda, that his pirdship has decided that the allowance of bed mdney heretofore granted in Ireland to Commissioned and Warrant OfScers, shall cease from the 24th instant.—l am, Ste. (SPed) • LAU. SULIVAN. • To Mars commanding Regiments, and Agents, in Wand. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The Merchant of reeks was last night played at this Theatre, for the purpose of introducing .to the Public . Mrs. SLOMAN in the character of Portia, and Mr. J. Rosset.r. in that of Skylock. Mrs. SLOMAN was very effective throughout, and more particularly' so in the scene where the casket is chosen by Bassanio. In the trial scene also, her acting was judicious and even good. On the- whole ) it was a very respectable representation of a character which could not be done full justice to by any actress at present on the stage, with the excep- . tion of Mrs. YAM. Mr. Ruseara., as Shylock, pos sesses energy, a good deal of judgment ) and s good delivery. Mr. COMA, as Bassanio, was every thing we cords) wish, except in the trial scene ; during the greater part of .which he appears to be as little con cerned for the late of Antonio, as any of e the sßectators. —Mr. Yarta, as &alum°, displayed considerable hu mour. Miss Lova was, as usual, lovely and interesting in Anima; and Miss HAMMER SL! sang much more to -- our satisfaction thanlfr. Dimmer, and was much and deservedly applauded. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. This morning, at Queen-square office, Caroline Red did was brought before E. MARICLAND, Esq. by - Ottaway, a Bow-street patrol; charged 'with robbing the house of her master, Mr.Samuel - Moguinie, Watch *mike!, No. 1, Princes-row, Pimlico. The prosecutor deposed, that the prisoner had been in his service about three months, during which' time "he had repeatedly missed articles of valuable jewellery, ' a silver watch, seals, Ike.. He strongly suspected the prisoner, from several articles of dress that she recently brought into the house, which he sras positive could not be procured by her wages ; and this morning .he challenged her with robbing him, but sbe denied it. He, however, insisted on searching her boxes, where to his great surprise, he discovered a part of the stolen property, consisting of a silver watch, four pair of gold ear-rings, two gold rings, a gold pin set in amethyst, a gold hair-brooch, and a variety of silver articles, also some lace, and two new Bibles. The prisoner . then fell on her knees, and begged for mercy : an officer was, however, sent for, and she was taken into custody. Mr. Moguinie said, that within the last nine months he has been robbed by his servants to rt considerible prisoner said nOthing in her delence,. gad She war committed to Newgati for trial. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ' • . 1 . ' . .rte NOTICE TO PILOTS. • Russian Consulate, Ldndon, Dec. 27. lint —Having received from my Government Information, that henceforward Russian men-of-war will fix a signal-flag to their fore top-gallant-mast head, of which the inclosed is a correct drawing,* as a signal for Alms ; I hasten, therefore, to communicate this new regulation to yotl, for the information of the Committee of Lloyd's, and such parties es it may concern. (Signed) . A. DE DUBATCHEFSKY. To Sao. Bennett, Esq. Secretary of Lloyd's. • The flag *mild resemble, at a distance, the British Union Jack, with a broad white border. Yesterday, the dispatches for Bombay and China, by the ship Windsor, were closed at the East indil House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. . • The Ann, --, from Demerari, it iupposed to be arrived off Wey mouth. The Acasta, from London to New York, was spoken with on the 19th inst. in lat. 49. 20. tong.2s. 30. The Alfred, Oxtenattre, was on shore near Helvoet on Tuesday. The Ceres, of Aberdeen • Lady Annabella, of Sunderland ; and the Manchest e r, from Wyburg to Hull, were driven on shore near Eisineur, during a violent gale at S.W. on the 20th inst. The Fame, Nrcnorson, from Liverpool to Petersburgh, is totally lost between Wyburg and Croustade —crew saved. The Neleus, Huretintson ; find Anna Maria, Baacnt.tx, from Hamburgh to London, have been on shore near Hamburgh, but got off—the former must discharge. The Hull, Hama, front Hamburgh to Hull, was on shore in the River Stoer previous to the 24th ult. and would be obliged to discharge. The Vriendschap. Carsten, from Batavia to Amsterdam, was I wrecked on Eyerland or the 231 inst.—a great part of the cargo expected to lie saved. DEAL, Die. 50.—Wied W.S.W.—Passed through yesterday from the River, the Navigator, LOGAN ; Agapha, DAVISON • Sultan, JacesoN; and Daphne Foamaan. Arrived from the R i ver, and remain,the Spying, Seance; Adonis, Purses; and Ben Lo mond, Srrix. Put back the Mary Ann, Moazt.mr, and Lavinia, Bsooas. PORTSHOUTN, Dac. 50.—Wind W. blowing fresh.—The wind having shifted to the S.W. during the night, and blowing hard, the greater part of the outward bound which sailed yesterday are com ing back. The following outward-bound vessels have arrived from the Downs, vie. The Pursuit, &Dr ; James Harris, beta; Suffolk, Buoy ; Amity, M' Inrosu ; illiatn Bryan, Dattunaar; Topaz, STROVAN ; Venus, K MOOD ; Waterloo, WALKEN ; Cuba, Wasson ; Dominica, HOLDER ; Risebro', Kinn, and his Majesty's ship RANGER, with several others, names unknown. Arrived the Hope, Hawaii, from Petenburgb, for Bristol. Sailed the Vibelia transport, for Chatham. Rome, Dec.ls.—The merchants who carry on commerce by sea, and in general all seafaring persons, subjects and foreigners, are in formed, that by the etpress orders of his Holiness, the arsenal of Civita Vecchia will afford them in future everything requisite tho roughly to repair their vessels. A letter from Stockholm, dated the 7th of December, states that the hurricane of the 18th ult. tore up by the roots more than 3,000 trees in the crown domains near that city. Five thousand were uprooted at Leafstadt, and 40,000 in the wood of Orebro. . Saturday, five persons went into a boat at Wood•quay, Dublin, for the purpose of reco*ering a hat which had been blown into the river. In consequence of the vio lence of the wind, and the agitation of the water, the boat, having been carried for some distance down the river, was at length overset, and two young met', of the names of Porter and Kearney, were drowned. _ The amazing success which has attended the inven tion of the steam-vessel, gives an interest to any circum stance connected, in the most distant degree, _with this important mechanical application. In searching (for a very different purpose) the public records of Friburg, we find, that in the beginning of the year 1701, a me chanic of Burgos*, of the name of Dromee, procured fro& the Gbvernment of Friburg, for himself and his heirs male, an inclusive privilege for establishing on the Same a none' species of boat, which was to be pro pelled neither by oars nor sails, nor yet drawn by horses, with which he proposed to navigate the river, for the conveyance of passengers and merchandize. He un fortunately did riot explain the substitute by which be meant to- effect this purpose; and we are also as com pletely in the din* as to the obstacles which checked his undertaking. It may be, that the inventor was fearful of incurring the of a:people, buried at that period in the blindest superstition.—Courier Francaise. RAIL-ROADS AND CANA comparison has been made of the relative advantages of railways and canals, in.a Provincial Paper. The writer calculates the de gree of resistances carriage or vessel meets with, either from friction or the pressure of water, in each of these modes of conveyance. From these calculations it ap pears, that a horse will draw a load ten times as great .upon a railway, and thirty times as great upon a canal at he will upon a good road. When the horse moves at the rate of two miles an hour, therefore, a canal is the most advantageous mode of conveyance; but when the speed is iriereased, the case is very different. With regard to the expense, the writer estimates the cost of a railway at three times the cost of a good turnpike-road, And that of a canal about nine or ten times. If rail ways, therefore, should come into general use, two thirds of the expense of transporting commodities would be saved, as, though the first cost of the railway is three times that of the road, the same force will move ten times the weight over it. Railways then, it is obvious, afford prodigious facilities overnay other mode of con veyance, both - as regards time and expense; and there is scarcely any limit to the rapidity of movement these iron pathways will enable us to command, or to the im provements in trade, commerce, and even agriculture, which they will allow us to effect. Yesterday, the inhabitants of Union -street, Somers Town, were thrown into great consternation by the cry of 44 Fire!" and that of an extraordinary descrip tion—no less than four chimneys being on fire in one house. The parish engine speedily arrived, as also some other ueighbouring engines, but before there was any occasion for them to work, all alarm had subsided.l On inquiry, it appeared that the fire originated blithe following manner : A number of Spaniards, lately come over to this country, wished to make their own experiments in dressing a rump steak ; their regular breakfast hour was nine o'clock, and in their respective apartments they proceeded on this experiment of culi nary skill. They all agreed that the steak should not only be fried, but that it should be immersed in the pan In a quantity of lard, a pound and a half of which being considered as a standard quantity; but when the heat of their fires operated,' there was a complete over flow of the lard, the consequence of which was, every chimney in the house took fire. Monday evening last,. James tyrich was waylaid on his return from the fair of Newmarket, county Clare, to his residence at lVfoghane, by a large party of men, who beat him in such a barbarous manner that he died the next day. . . ' l ' ORIGIN or GROG.—OId Admiral VERNON first in troduced_ rum and water as a beverage on board a ship; the veteran used to wear a grogram cloak in foul wea ther, which gained him the appellation of Old Grog; from himself the sailors transferred this name to the • liquor, and it may be a,question to which of the srogs they' wete. most attached. SPORTING BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, DEC. 30. The betting today, which was principally on the Er. Legrr,:wa s neither ostensive nor heavy. Ckoeland and Alemnon are shout equal, the former far choice, 1100 to 100 being taken. 'lle Duke of York's and Lord Jersey's Phantom colts have each receded a point. The odds are as under : Rmatsawoaeu•-5 to 2 apt Rufus. • imam 20 to t agst Canvas 22 to 1 apt Legacy 22 to 1 apt Nigel 25 to 1 apt Diana 23 to 1 apt Jenny 25 to 1 apt Gohanna u. 9 to 1 apt Rufus 9 to 1 apt Muleteer 13 to 1 apt Duke of Tort's c. 18 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's colt 18 to 1 apt Advance (taken) 18 to 1 apt Bolero 51 to 1 apt Aline $ to 1 apt Sorcery 10 to 1 agst Waltz 10 to 1 agst Attica 15 to I agst Pint Fly 15 to 1 apt Pipylins 17 to 1 apt Z.Arika 11 to I agst Cleveland (taken) 11 to 1 agst Memnon la to I agst Itedgauntlet 18 to 1 apt Homer 22 to 1 apt Mandane (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mandane or Dupore winning the St. Leger (taken). 41 to t agst Mr. Watt's Stud (taken). PEDESTRIANISM. Townshend, the pedestrian, accomplished another surprising feat on Monday last, in which he bad engaged to run seven miles, to drive a hoop seven miles, and also to run a wherl.barrow the same ' distance, making in all twenty:one miles, in three successive hours, which he performed six minutes within the given time. The piece of ground which was selected for the task, was on a half-mile of the road leading from this town to Bishop's Hull. It being a holiday, the pedestrian was encouraged in his arduous task by the presence of nearly 2,000 spectators, whom the delightfulness of the weather and the novelty of the feat bad assembled.—Teunten Courier. 2 to 1 art brother to Dupore 25 to 1 agst Croweatelser So to 1 agbt Ilia Grace 50 to 1 agat Muleteer SALE OF THE VILLA OF TIIE LATE MR. ILENRY FAUNTLEROY, AT 111tIGHTON. Since the premises have been on view, through the medium of tickets and purchased catalogues, the vi sitors have been extremely numerous. The company assembled at an early hour on Wed nesday, and the Ladies, that inconvenience might be precluded, were supplied with seats; prior to corn meneement, not only the room appropriated for the sale, but all the avenues, uete crowded ; the intolerable warmth was increased by the heat of the sun, whose sudden appearance and darting rays changed the sur rounding scene from the gloom and dulness of winter, to the warmth and resemblance of summer. Mr. Dawson began with the inferior household fur niture, and after about forty lots had been disposed of, the Auctioneer announced he should proceed to the sale of the villa. Here some confusion commenced ; those At a distance, to render hint more audible, proposed his removal to the lawn—others nearer contended for his continuance in the same place. This was at length ar ranged by removing the rostrum to a more cent: al situ ation on the platform where it stood, and the disposal of the following property then succeeded; A Villa Residence, standing on a lawn, comprishtg arcade, con taining nine apartments, conservatory, billiard room, domestic offices, double coach-house, loft, lodging room, four stall stable, kitchen garden, and carriage entrance, the whole inclosed with a brick wall—sold for £4590. A Plot of Building Ground, adjoining westward the preceding, south frontage 143 feet six inches, north end 154 fett, east end 139 feet, west end 126 feet six Inches—£l2oo. it ditto at present used as a garden, opposite the residence, north and south sides 48 feet five inches each, west end 50 feet six inches, east end 56 feet—X44o. The whole were bought by Mr. Rainy, auctioneer, of Berkeley. square, for a Gentleman of rank, whose name did not transpire. Hampton Lodge is an elegant villa, but its southern views of the sea are greatly interrupted by the into me diate buildings, and the prospect on the north is abruptly bounded by the quick rise of the Down. It is in the purest style of Grecian architecture, in which, al though there is nothing novel, it presents a striking con trast to some contiguous residences, especially one where the chimney flues, collected to one point in the centre of the dome, the smoke issuing therefrom gives it the appearance at a distance of an elegant tile. kiln. The apartments of the lodge are all on one floor, in the true villa style; elegance, simplicity, and convenience,, are visible throughout in their construction, and the chaste, substantial,ar.d appropriate furniture greatly heightened the effect. It is said Mr. Fauntleroy paid great atten tion to the conduct and character of Bonaparte, to whom he bote a great resemblance in person, and the billiard-room, probably the most elegant in Europe, was a fac-simile of Napoleon's travelling tent.-- The conservatory displayed great skill and taste in the selection, and in addition to the most curious and rare specimens of myrtles, geraniums, flax plants, and coronillas, were some valuable_ mesembryanthemums, and nearly fifty orange trees of a Tema' kably fine growth. There were about seventy volumes, such as Bell's Shakspeare, Fontaine's Fables, Flowers of Literature, Moore's and Scott's Woi ks, a telescve by Adams, a piano-forte by Wilkinson ; the piaster medallions in the hall were, however, from the antique, and even the lamp was of a classical description. In occasional re tirement from the fatigues of business, Hampton Lodge must, devoid of private anxiety, have proved an CO. viable retreat. After the sale of the villa and land, that of the ar ticles of furniture was resumed, to be continued the next day, a detail of which would be a waste of space, and far from interesting—it may be sufficient to add, that in numerous instances,from spirited and obstinate competition, much more than the original prices were obtained. CORN EXCHANGE, MARX LANE, - DEC. 31. There are tolerable good supplies of all kinds of Grain at market this morning. Our millers want fine Wheat, and they give rube more money for suck parcels, but there is not much doing in Miler qualities. Barley finds buyers on much the mnse terms as blonday. Beans and Peas are unaltered. Oats meet a tolerable free sale at last quotations. Arrivals—English Wheat, 5,000 quarters; Barley, 5,600 quar ters; Oats, 5,900 quarters; Flour, 4,300 sacks ; JIM Wheat, 900 qrs. Oats, 7,800 quarters. London Averages for the week ended December 25, 1824 : Wheat 7942 qrs. at 66a. Id. Barley 14234 qrs. at 425. 7d. Oats 7620 qrs. at 28s. 11d. Beans 1230 qrs. at. 494. 4d. Peas 4119 qrs. at 50s. 4d. SMITHFIELD MARKET, DECEMBER 31. The Beef supply is a fair average one for Friday, and the qua lity ie rather inferior, which, together with a laxity 81 demand, causes a trilling decline in the price of Beef from Monday's Market. The best Oxen are not higher than Si. Bd. to 45. Bd. per Inoue, few maintaining the latter price. In Mutton the prim continues to advance, the rot.anstirg• the Sheep causing the Improvement. The best Mutton li wtsrth sa. 2d. to ss. 4d. per stone, and inferior is ,good sale at Ss, 4d. to Si. The Veal trade has not varied meek, sad Pork remains steady, at 4s: 6d. to ss. per atone.—Beasts Sheep 3210, Pigs 90, Calves 146. Beef per stone of Blbs.-3s. ltd. to 4s. 8d. 414 11.10tt0n 4s. 4d. to -55. Od. Veal ss. 2d. to 6s. 4d. Pork 4s. 6d to 61. Od.—Hay 3/. to 51. aover 44 Or. to 64 Straw 11. 16s. to 24 • - • MAILS.—THIS DAT. •ss. inra. ... •••as. Du. 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