The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-20 00:00:00

R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, tinder the sole Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely new and roma Ale Opera, by Mr. W. Baife, entitled SATAN.ELLA or, THE POWER OF LOVE. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's Clothing. Commence at Seven THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. T.essee—Mr. E. T. Smith. TUTS EVENING. LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. Bainey To conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD; or, Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. ROYAL I.RINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETIL Macbeth, Mr. C. Kean Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled TiamHE. KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and Princess Brighteyes. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. WITS EVENING, THE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER. Widow Cheerly, Mrs. W. C. Forbes. Ai cer which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled UNDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. * Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING the new Drama, entitled MARION DE LORME ; or, The Cradle of Steam : Madame Celeste, Mr. Vanienhoff, Mr, Emery, Mr. Falconer, &c. After which, will be produced the new Burlesque, written expressly for the Lyceum Company by Robert B. Brough, and entitled THE SIEGE OF TROY. The principal cha ract:Ts by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Julia St. George, Mrs. Weston, Mix. Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kat e Saxon, Miss E. Romer, &e.: Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. J. Rog!ra, Mr. Barrett, &c. ; Miss ROSillar Wright, Miss M. Charles, Miss Harriet Dalton, &c. To conclude with the new Comic Pantomime, replete with new tricks and mechanical devices. entitled HARLEQUIN TOY HORSE ; or, The Cremorne Fete. Clown, Mr Charles Lauri ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri. tduced Prices —Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit , 2s R . ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. TTIIS EVENING, THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington ; Miss Kelly, Mrs. Chatterley. To be followed by TARTUFFE. Tartuffe, Mr. B. Webster; Organ, Mr. C, Selby ; Damius, Mrs. Bellington ; Elmire, Miss Henrietta Simms ; Dorine, Mrs. Mellon; Marconi, Miss Keeley. To conclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled MOTHER RED CAP ; or, Harlequin Johnny Gilpin's Ride to Edmonton. Clown. Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Mr. Hilde brivid ; Columbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino ; Sprite, Mr. Le Barr. DOYAL STRAND THEATRE. , Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh. THIS EVENING, THE RULE OF THREE. Ai ter which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Qucene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. And THE LITTLE SAVAGE, Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. G -eat and glorious SucCess of the gorgeously-appinqeCl Pan tomime.—First appearance these two years of the celebrated continental equestrians Mr. A. Brydges and Madame Brydges. Dr , is Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. During the week, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE REVOLT EI INDIA; or, The Fugitives and their Faith ful Steed. A "ter which SCENES IN THE CIRCLE by the Star Rid Ira of Europe. T-) conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN CILIUSEN, AND lIIS COMICAL CREAM COB CRUISER. Baron Munehausen, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, Mr. H. Hemmings ; Pantaloon, Herr Cole; Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston. Stage Manager, Mr. it. Phillips. A Morning Performance of the renowned Pantomime every Sati.rday, at Two o'clock. 0 rriages for day iwrformances at half-past four, and for nig;.t representation at half-past eleven, CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor -C. MORTON. 71c public is most respectfully informed that the FINE Arms GALLERY. in connection with the above Hall,lS NOW OP DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'cl ,ck p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he play confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing ITusie Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently addod Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as egards the architectural beauty of the structures them seh s, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations wit lin, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Sev , m o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATIIER.-SUN OFFICE, 31N. 20. THET.LMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 52—highest since. noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. .52—this day at noon. RinomETEr.-30.22—a sudden rise. WIND, S.W. ; light, with very fine weather. THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1859. It is almost certain that there will be very im portant alterations in the law of debtor and creditor during the ensuing session. There are different measures before Parliament at this moment, and it is more than probable that one differing in many ret,pects from ,any of them will eventually receive the legislative sanction. It is scarcely possible th,t the present system of imprisonment will be continued at the mere will and pleasure of an indignant and, perhaps; vindictive creditor. With out knowing whether the person who is unable to me et his liabilities has merited censure, he is praished without investigation, dragged from hi; family and friends, deprived of the oppor tu aity of earning money for their support, or of looking after his affairs at the very time that the master's eye is of paramount im pertance. We do not say that the party who fraudulently or recklessly contracted debts, who, unable to satisfy his own obligations because bound for another not better than himself, or who contracted debts without any reasonable expecta ticn of payment, should be exonerated from all his oh ,igat?ons without undergoing any vexation or at noyance., We do not desire that there should be any royal road for getting rid of fair and just debts —that any one guilty of misconduct should be '1 et abled to laugh his creditors to scorn. But his coaduct and proceedings should be decided by - a competent tribunal, and he should receive full juAice according to his merits or demerits, not from the will of an angry loser by his dealings. Mr. Commissioner FANE, a gentleman of great experience and learning, has delivered some very. important observations on the state of the existing la .r, which are well worthy of calm and attentive cc asideration. We cannot agree with him on every p( nt. But still whatever is delivered as his de 111)erate opinion must carry with it considerable Ni l ( ight, and materially influence the judgment of thase who have not so many opportunities of inves t4'.ation. The learned Commissioner speaks strongly at must "liquidation," which, he says, means "se er : C y." He would "never lift a finger to assist pr.vate arrangements " would " not allow nilety•nine creditors to control the hundredth We cannot agree with him in this viow c , of the ea:;e. If it were so there wraild always be men to stand out for the purpose 0.." obtaining unfair advantages or undue preferences f(r• themselves. If two-thirds or three-fourths of Go creditors, in number and value, are willing to aercpt a fair and just arrangement, sanctioned by a commissioner, it ought to be binding on the :nority, and they should not be entitled to seek a:; • y peculiar benefits for themselves as the price of Every day's experience proves tl.at even very eminent firms will stipulate for en d uNive payments to themselves beyond what will bc given to the rest of the creditors. On many points we cordially concur with the learned Commissioner. He thinks there ought tl:3ir adhesion. , 1,40 43^ : 7 iLi; tt Ron THE SUN. not to be two laws for bankruptcy and insolvency. Whenever a man is :unable to meet his liabilities, take possession of his property—realise, and fairly ' distribute it amongst all his creditors. If he has meritedpunishment, let him receive it, but on a fixed scale, decided by the presiding Judge. But, when ever he has expiatedhis offences—when he has paid the allotted penalty—return him to the world of industry perfectly clear from all former liabilities. Let not his future efforts be paralysed, let him not be discouraged from saving a portion of his earnings by the notion that any degree of prudence or good fortune on his part will only lead to new and vexatious inquiries, and the absorption of the money for the old creditors. As Mr. Com missioner FANE truly remarks, " creditors are nearly as much to blame as debtors, and ought not to be permitted to oppress those whom they have misled by their own carelessness." But if there should be but one law, there should, as the learned Commissioner clearly ex plains, be two courts, and the present establish ment in Portugal-street should be maintained for those whose assets are insufficient to meet the demands of the more aristocratic tribunal in Basinghall-street. A vast number of the suit ors in the Insolvent Court are small tradesmen owing less than £3OO, and the expenses of going through bankruptcy would be sufficient to meet all their liabilities. There is also a great distinction between men who have been engaged in trade and com merce and others who, although unable to pay their debts, may not have committed any commer cial offences. No man should be permitted to levy a fi. fit. on the goods of his debtor. They may be seized and sold, but the proceeds should be paid into Court ; and the simple fact that they had been disposed of by the sheriff should be re garded as an act of insolvency, and compel the defendant toappear in court. We have re peatedly put forward this view of the case, and we are happy to find that it has obtained the high sanction of Mr. Commissioner FANE. The remaining, and one of the most important, features in the plan is, that any one who was unable to satisfy every just demand, or any.unpaid judgment creditor, should be entitled to bring a case before the Court, so that it might be properly and fairly adjudicated upon. Mr. VANE'S views have been well considered, and, if adopted, would, we have no doubt, prove beneficial to all classes, not only to debtors but also to creditors. Esquimault gives good promise of becoming very rapidly what was predicted from the first—the Queen of the Pacific. There already, upon a rocky plateau on its border, is growing up swiftly,.to the rasp of the saw and the clink of the hammer, a fine new city, by name Victoria. So speedily is this future maritime metropolis of Vancouver rising, that whereas exactly one year ago there were some 300 persons collected together upon its site, hud died together gipsy-wise in tents, Indian-wise in wigwams, and otherwise anyhow almost—there are now.' according to our last advices from Quadra, in this new town of Victoria no less than 3,000 inha bitants. And, what is more, this population of 3,000 citizens or burgesses are settled down not merely in a phantom city, a city existing only on paper, like the Eden of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, but Victoria' is taking rank already as a substantial town, remarkable for its orderly arrangements. It is laid out upon the plateau already mentioned over a space of one and a half square miles. This area is subdivided into upwards of 1,500 blocks and lots—nearly 1,150 of which had already been pur chased by enterprising adventurers. It is being intersected by roads—these roads being carefully macadamised. Peace is preserved among the 3,000 inhabitants by the watchful care of some twenty policemen blue-coated, baton in pocket, glazed hatted, like our own fami liar Peelers. Three conspicuous spaces are reserved upon appropriate sites in this new town of Victoria—for a green that may eventually become a park—for a school that may arise to the dignity of an university—for a church that may ultimately expand into a cathedral. Besides the 3,000 resi dent inhabitants, there are some 500 diggers per petually fluctuating to and fro as a surplus floating population. The panoramic view obtained from the elevated spot selected from the open ground for recreation is described as magnificent. There is Nature in all her wild luxuriance. Yonder, upon the verge of the vast horizon, stretch in a vast semicircle the snow-peaked mountains of Washing ton Territory. Yonder, in the direction of the op posite coast, the entire extent of the Straits of Fuca —the entrance to the waters of Puget Sound—the mainland of the north Continent. Victoria has been thus rapidly developed, moreover, with the perfect preservative hitherto of order and good government. This—thanks to the good sense of the gold hunters attracted to the new El Dorado of British Columbia—thanks to the respect and confi dence inspired by the fluttering symbol of the Union Jack—thanks to the energy, the prompt and resolute determination, the sagacity, cou rage, and ready tact of the noble Scotchman who happily chanced at this imminent period of transition to bo then entrusted with the weighty responsibility of regulating and guiding:the machi nery of administration.. His Excellency Governor DOUGLAS has earned for himself no fugitive repu tation as the first ruler of the new colony of British Columbia. He has acquitted himself, from first to last—in a position, be it remembered, of extraordi nary difficulty—to the complete satisfaction of her MAJESTY'S Government. Nor can the hearty ap proval accorded to Governor DOUGLAS, by the Secre tary of State be any matter of surprise—if it be only borne in mind that order has, been hitherto maintained in the new colony by his Excellency, and for the most part by his Excellency single handed. We have yet to hear of the arrival in British Columbia of Colonel MOODY, with his sappers and engineers, with his marines and surveyors, with his ab un d an t su pply of all the wonderful material of civilisation — sleepers and iron bars for railroads—steam .engines, stationary and locomotive—batteries and wire-coils for the electric telegraph—types and rollers for the printing press —camera and collodion for the magic apparatus of photography. Judge BEGBIE i had yet to make his appearance in the new colony, whither he had been despatched to administer the laws of England. There—awaiting the support of his various subordinate officials—the Governor of British Columbia continued still, by our last news 1 from Vancouver, to maintain law and order among the motley population under his authority. This, moreover, in spite of the disgraceful and formidable incentives to insubordination scattered among the American diggers by the lawless band of the late United States' agent, Mr. JOHN NUGENT. Success ful in maintaining tranquillity in the new Colony, when alone and unaided, under these peculiar. cir cumstances, Governor DOUGLAS, we may rest con fidently assured, will at the least be none the less successful when he finds himself supported in his important position by all the machinery of a well ordered Government. Another and an eloquent plea has been advanced with a view to the development of our system of ragged schools and juvenile 'reformatories. The THE SUN LONDON, TIITTRSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2d, 1850. occasion was the meeting held on Tuesday week at Hull, when the Earl of CARLISLE delivered a com panion speech to the oration uttered last year by the Earl of SHAFTESBURY. When Lord SHAFTES BURY spoke in 1858, it was at the laying of the foundation-stone of the New Ragged School at Kingston-upon-Hull, just completed. When Lord CARLISLE addressed himself, last week, to the benevolent supporters of that humane enterprise, it was in the presence of the stubborn fact of a debt upon this ragged school amounting to £4OO, yet remaining to be defrayed. As speedily as the edifice has been completed after the former harangue, so speedily we do hope and believe the debt specified in the latter oration will be liqui dated. It cannot, indeed, be a matter now of any doubt whatever. The philanthropy of that wealthy community cannot by possibility have been appealed to vainly in regard to a liability in itself of such comparative insignificance. It may be reasonably calculated, therefore, that already the required money is virtually forthcoming, so that we may look to the development of the undertaking down at Hull as freed from the incubus of this incum brance. Altogether in that particular institution there are 165 young people in course of training -5 in the family class, 63 in the girls' school, 87 in the boys' school. " I fear," says Lord CARLISLE, " that this cannot exhaust all the available candi dates in the large town of Hull ; " and, therefore, the Noble Earl earnestly recommends the more generous among the inhabitants of that borough "to do- their very best, and not to be contented until they have made their school con2mensurate with the lowest depths of destitution' with which they have to grapple." It is nmendation equally appli- schools throughout the cable to all the ragged . United Kingdom. Those that are the most flourishing are at the best but a t. gere comen cement . In no single instance does the rno l / 4 3 t capacious and the most crowded amongst them contrive to exhaust all the available candidates in its imme diate neighbourhood. Everywhere the promoters of the interests of these ragged schools have yet to make them respectively commensurate wi . ,`ll the particular amount of destitution with which t!I have to deal. They have all of them advanced but a comparatively short distance upon. the road they have undertaken to traverse—some have advanced more, some less—there is a wide stretch of the sterile highway of life before them ere they can hope to come more within sight of the goal towards which they are all alike struggling. The bene ficent labour of amelioration, of improvement, of instruction, has, even in the most conspicuous instance, only just barely commenced. Happily, however, that commencement has been made now far and wide all over this densely-populated coun try, in which, if anywhere, the extremes of the social system meet and jostle each other—princely wealth and the uttermost destitution. National education, in truth, is now no longer an idle day- , .dream—a mere philosophical hallucination. The work of its extension is at this moment being steadily advanced, not so much by the Government as by the people themselves—thanks to the development and multiplication of grammar schools, infant schools, ragged schools, industrial schools, mechanics' institutes, and juvenile reformatories. THE VACANT JUDGESHIP. DUBLIN, THURSDAY. The Daily Express says:—" We are enabled -0 announce that the Hon. Justice Crompton's resigna tion has been accepted by the Government, and that in consequence thereof Mr. Francis Fitzgerald, Q.C., has been appointed a Baron of the Exchequer, and Mr. Edmond Hayes, Q.C., a Justice of the Queen's Bench." A work of interest is said to be in preparation at the Royal Polytechnic, for which vocal talent (including Miss Roden) of a high order has been engaged. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary, who hale returned to Cam bridge Cottage, Kew, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, at Hinchingbroke, Hunts, intend to remove to St. James's Palace, for the season, tt the end of the week. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and family are expected to arrive at their villa at Campden-hill, Kensing ton, the week after next; from Inverary Castle, N.B. The noble duke and duchess intend to visit the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham, Staffordshire, en route south. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have been, entertaining the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford and, a select party of friends at Kimbolton Castle, Ihmtingdon- shire. The Marquis of Salisbury comes' to town daily from Hatfield House, Herts, to attend to his official duties, returning to his country seat in the evening. The noble Lord President and the Marchioness of Salisbury come to town for the season on Wednesday next. The Marquis of Exeter has left Windsor Castle for Burghley House, near Stamford. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are ex pected to arrive at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, on the Ist proximo, from Broadlands, Hants, for the meeting of Par liament. The Earl and Countess of Durham are expected in town on the 2d proximo, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn at Baron Court, county Tyrone. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and Lady Alice Villiers have left Windsor Castle, for the Grove, near Watford. The Earl and Countess Delawari and Lady Ara bella Sackville West intend to come to ,town from Buck burst Park, Sussex, early in the ensuing week. The Earl de Grey's intended grand ball at Wrest Park, his seat in Bedfordshire, on Tuesday night, was put off owing to the illness of his brother, the Earl of Ripon. We regret to learn that the Earl of Ripon is suffering from severe indisposition at his villa at Putney heath In consequence of the illness of the noble earl, Viscount and Viscountess Goderich have been summoned to the family circle assembled at Putney. The marriage of Mr. Henry Pease, M.P. for South Durham, to Miss Mary Lloyd, daughter •of Mr. Lloyd, of the Old Park Iron-works, Wednesbury, took place at the Friends' Meeting-house, Birmingham, yester day morning. _ _ A conference on the pew system was on Tuesday held in Manchester, but it doeinot appear to have had any definite results. A proposal for bringing a bill into Parlia ment, securing existing rights, but designed "to check the pew system," was made, but fell to the ground. The annual ball in aid of the funds of the Hotel and Tavern Keepers' Institution, which has for its object to assist distressed hotel and tavern-keepers, cooks, and waiters, members of the institution, as well as their widows and children, will take place on Monday evening next, the 24th inst., at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. It is understood that the project for constructing extensive wet and dry docks at Northfleet, near Gravesend, which has been for some months under consideration, will be brought forward in about a fortnight. The area intended to be brought into use will be very large, and great reliance is said to be placed upon the facilities which the chalk for mation of the locality will afford for the solid and economi cal construction of such works. The ultimate capital to be raised is expected to be about £2,000,000, and the title of the undertaking will be " the Northfleet Docks Company." The plan includes arrangements:for an absorption of the business of some of the private wharves at London-bridge. A rise of about per cent. took place yesterday in Brighton Railway stock, upon the official araouncoment of a dividend of 31 per cent. for the last six months. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 19.—The screw steamship Kanr , aroo sailed hence to-day for Nev York with the United States' mails, a full cargo, and about 100 passengers. The Royal Mail steamer Asia sails for the same destination on Saturday. SHIELDS, Jan. 18.—An immense fleet of vessels have arrived in the north-east ports since Saturday night. They are mo s tly co lli ers from London. C oa l f re i g ht s to London have fallen 3d. per to- , . INTERPRETEUS FOIL JAPAN,—The Government have not been slow in taking measures to turn to advantage the treaty concluded by Lo..d Elgin with the hitherto scclu ded empire of Japan. A corps , of officials is being assem bled, and will soon sail for that distant region. Among th e corps are several young men who go out expressly for the purpose of learning the Japanese language, and study ing the. manners and customs of the people, so as to act as interpreters, and be otherwise useful to British subjects settling in or trading with that country. Whether by design or accident we know not, but it is certain one of the future interpreters has been brought from the heart of the where the Gaelic language is s p o k en i n it s r i te l ty a :tasgo!v Herald. .11011........... DEATH . OF THE DISTINGUISHED DR. ESDAILE. This great and good man died at Sydenham on Monday, the 10th inst., and . was interred on Satur day, the 15th inst., in the cemetery at Norwood, followed by his brother, the Rev. David Esdaile, one of his widow's nephews, Dr. Elliotson, Mr. Corbould a medical neighbour, and three other friends—in privacy and simplicity. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Dr. Esdaile of Perth, and born at Montrose on the 6th February, 1808. He studied and graduated in the University of Edin burgh. At the age of 15 years he became the sub ject of a chronic bronchitic and asthmatic affection, which at the end of 35 years destroyed him. With the hope of benefit from a warm climate, a medical appointment in the civil service of the East India Company was procured for him ; but the hot and pestilential climate of Indiabrought him frequently to a state of extreme weakness ; and having arrived in India on the 14th July, 1831, he was obliged to leave it on furlough on the 24th January, 1836. He returned to India on the 23d November, 1838, resolved not to stay one day after his term had ex pired, and accordingly left it for ever on the Ist June, 1851. When he first went out he lost his bride of 17, before the ship arrived in India. He remained a widower many years, but at length married again, and again lost his wife. He then, now eight years ago, married a third time, and the lady survives him. He never had any children. In 1837, the facts of mesmerism began to be copiously and clearly presented to the British public, and reported in the newspapers and medical journals. They attracted his attention; and, instead of objecting or trusting to others, he examined the matter experimentally, as every person can, although he had not seen a single fact. " Ever since Dr. Elliotson declared years ago," said he in his first report, published in the Indian Journal. of Medical and P4iicarScience in 1845, " that he should despise himself if he did not de clare his conviction of the truth of mesmerism, I ceased to regard it lightly, and paid attention to all well-attested reports upon the subject. At last the facts became so numerous, and were so well sup ported by credible witnesses, and kept their ground so firmly both against adverse reasoning and ridi cule (the test of truth), that I felt compelled to sur render my belief in the existence of the unknown power, or cease to be a reasoning and judging being. Ten days before making my first experi ment, I thus wrote to a friend at home :—' What think you of this new science, mesmerism ? For my part I am thinking seriously about it, and can-. not help suspecting that we have hit upon one of Nature's great secrets. I keep myself perfectly neutral, and hear the evidence pro and eon. If it Iturns out to be a delusion, I will be happy to assist in digging its grave.'"* ;His first results were published in the Indian 2fl ec i t ,^al Journal for June, 1845. His first trial was casr:al. On seeing a felon in agony after a surgical operation, he thought he would try to mesmerise the poor creature, who knew not what the process meant, and yet presently exhibited the very phenomena which he witnessed in England— went to sleep, was pinched, had pins and nails thrust into him, sat on the edge of a chair with the back of his neck resting against its sharp back; had fire applied to his knees, inhaled strong ammo nia for some minutes, and drank it like milk, with out any uneasiness, and bore the exposure of his eyes to the sun without winking or contraction of the iris. After this time Dr. Esdaile performed a very large number of surgical operations—some of them absolutely gigantic—without pain. Enor mous tumours are common in India, and Dr. Esdaile cut them away by wholesale, and with perfect suc cess, the patients knowing nothing about the matter, till on awaking they saw their tumours lying upon the floor. 1n'1846 he removed twenty one tumours—some weighing 301bs, one 401b5., and one 1121bs ; in 1847, eight—one of 401bs. and another of 1001bs. weight; in 1848, thirty-four 30MC of very great size and weight. In 1849 he removed ten—some very large. In 1849 we learn that he performed sixty-two capital operations. In one place we read that after one hundred capital operations with insensibility, only two patients died within a mmrth—one from cholera and the other from lock-jaw. With equal painlessness he amputated, cut out nails, pared sores, performed lithotomy, tore asunder adhesions and contractions, and applied the strongest acids to ulcers. He also cured obstinate diseases. All his glorious doings may be found in the Zoist • Persecution he of course experienced; but the editors of the newspapers took up his cause. A mesmeric committee was appointed by Government to investigate his facts. He satisfied them, and was placed at the head of a mesmeric hospital. The Governor-General, Lord Dalhousie, sent for all the papers of the committee, found time to examine them carefully himself, told Dr, Esdaile that he was perfectly satisfied, invited him to dinner, and in the course of the evening congratulated him on his being appointed Presidency surgeon ; and in reply to Dr. E.'s thanks said, " You have nothing , to thank me for, Dr. Esdaile ; you have only to thank yourself ; I have done only an act of justice." After his return home, he subscribed to the Mes mer Infirmary, and was made a vice-president, but, on account of his bad health, lived in privacy, first in Scotland and ultimately at Sydenham, as he found the north too cold. He was the means of in troducing pisciculture, or the artificial propagation of fishes into Scotland ; and his last good act was to devise an admirable scheme for giving the best education on the lowest terms to the daughters of ministers of the Church of Scotland and professors in the Scottish Universities., It is now exciting great interest, and is strenuously promoted by his brother, the Rev. David Esdaile. For integrity, benevolence, intelligence, inde pendence, and intrepidity, Dr. Esdaile will never be surpassed. * See the Zoist, No. 13. THE SUNDAY OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The following is the result of the poll, as declared at the Bridge-house Hotel, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the motion for rescinding the resolu tion, authorising the admission of shareholders to the Crystal Palace and grounds on Sunday after noons . FOR RESCINDING THE RESOLUTION. Personal votes Proxies Total 75,764 AGAINST RESCINDING THE RESOLUTION. Personal votes Proxies .__ Total 92,785 Showing a majority against rescinding the resolu tion of 17,021 votes. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Farquhar) consequently de clared that the opening of the palace and grounds to shareholders on Sunday afternoons would be c ontinued as heretofore. Capt. YOUNG said he wished to give notice that he should renew his motion for closing at the next half•yearly meeting. Two other shareholders intimated that they should propose resolutions, one to the effect that the ques tion should be adjourned for five years, and the other that Capt. Young and his friends should pay the expense of these ballots. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. SPANISH AMERICAN BONDHOLDERS. The annexed memorandum, relating to the debt of Venezuela, is from the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders : The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have received advices from Mr. I,locatta, dated Valencia, the 18th ult., stating that "Finding the minister of finance still silent, I addressed him a note on the 10th inst. referring to the delay, adding the bad impression it will make in London, , and urging a commence:vont of conferences with the object of coming to terms. To-day I have received' a reply, dated the 16th, wherein Senor Herrara reiterates the difficulties which en compass him, and expresses surprise that I should attempt to hurry him when his plans are not yet formed. The con tinued assurance that no time sball.be lost, but without say ing when it is probable ho will be ready, leaves me quite uncertain as to whether it will be prior to the closing of the sessions of the convention or not, or, in fact, gives me no data for information to. you. I have .just Wilited on Gene rat Castro, who received me ve r y politely, heard all I had to say, and. I did not fail to urge' on him the ill effects of further delay ; and I touched - freely on all points bearing on the welfare of the country, united with the just rights of the bondholders. His excellency assured me that the. best intentions prevailed on his part, adding that he would speak to Senor Herrara on the subject. The convention will close its sessions within a mouth, when the executive will return to Caracas. Gen, Paez is said to have reached Curaana." LATEST NEWS. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. VIENNA, JAN. 20. The Oesterreichische Correspondenz states that Sir J. Young was to have left Corfu on the 18th or 20th inst. Mr: Gladstone has summoned the lonian Parlia ment for the 25th inst. THE INDIA AND CHINA. MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, from Alexandra t, passed Rurst at 9.10 a.m, The following telegrams were received at Mr lleuter's office : MARSEILLES, lAN. 19. The Journal de Constantinople of the 12th inst. publishes an article; stating that new conflicts have arisen between the Caimacans, asserting that the state of affairs is particularly grave in Moldavia, and regrets deeply that the elections had not been adjourned. Private letters announce that the disturbances in the provinces surrounding Bagdad become more serious. Mehemet Bey will not return to Paris as am, bassador. Two Russian vessels arrived here from Nicolaieff and proceeded on their route to Viii ifranca. Mr. Murray, the English ambassador in Persia, has embarked for England via Marseilles. Prince Alfred is expected at Constantinople. TURIN, JAN. 19. The official Gazette of Milan publishes an article endeavouring to weaken the sensation produced by an article in the Austrian Gazette, which announced a system of terror for the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom. Prince Napoleon received yesterday the mem. hers of the diplomatic corps. BERLIN, JAN. 19 The Count de llatzfeld, Prussian ambassador al the imperial court of Paris, is: dead. FRANCE. PARTS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19. An infamous attempt was made to create a panic at the Bourse to-day, which fortunately did not succeed. Th 9 principal agents of the coulisse (unlicensed brokers) received this morning by post a circular in manuscript announcing, on the authority of a telegram from Turin, that a formidable insurrection had broken out at Milan and at Venice. This circular has been deposited with the Commissary of the Bourse. Fortunately the circular produced no effect on the Bourse, as a genuine telegram had been received from Milan announcing that the greatest tranquillity prevailed in that city. BOURSE, Jan. 19.--The market has been again in a state of great agitation, in consequence of war like rumours which have been current, and a sud den reaction has taken place. Threes, after being at 691. 10e., declined to 68f.. 80e. ; Mobilier varied from 815 f. to' 795 f. ; Austrian, 5801. to 572 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,3351. to 1,327 f. 50e. ; Lyons, 850 f. to 8471. 50c. ; Northern, 9451. to 942 f. 50c. ; Southern, 582 f. 50c. to 580 f. ; and Lombardo-Venetian, 5401. to 527 f. 50c. The following were the last quota tions : 4f per Cents. 96 65 Do. end month 96 50 3 per Cents 69 10 Do. end month 69 15 Bank Shares 3OOO Credit Fancier 650 Belgian 41 — Piedmonteso (5) 87 Roman 9O 50 Anstrian Credit Mobilier .. 815 Do. Account 810 Spanish Threes Hinne Debt I - RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans • Northern New ditto Lyons and. Mediterranean B5O 850 New ditto Geneva 560 • • 570 - Midi — „ • Southern Western 6OO 597 50 Eastern 685 685 Grand Central Sardinian Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15e. ; money, 25f. 12-10.; three months,: paper, 24t. 971 e.; money, 24f. 95c. PIEDMONT. The Avenir of Nice states that the following proclamation, signed by M. Malaussena, the mayor, and by M. Della Marmora, intendant-general, brother of the Minister of War of Piedmont, was posted up in the town on the occasion of the departure of the garrison, as already mentioned : "Fellow-citizens,—The preparations of Austria [ in Lombardo-Venetia impose on the Piedmontese Government the duty of adopting measures of defence for every possible, eventuality. Rather than call the new continent under arms, it has been determined in the interest of the popula tions to concentrate in Piedmont the mili tary forces disseminated throughout Savoy, the island of Sardinia, and the county of Nice, and our brave garrison embarks this day in State steamers for Genoa. The Govern ment has not , hesitated to leave Nice completely deprived of troops, because it knows well that for the maintenance of public order the inhabitants are remarkable for their pacific spirit ; that they are embued with that traditional and constant devoted ness to the• house of Savoy which has displayed itself so frequently during the last eight centuries ; and that the national guard has always been equal to its mission of preserving order and defending liberty. Citizens, the Government manifests its intentions, with the courageous frankness for which it is distinguished, and which does it so much honour. Let us place implicit confidence in its straightforward dealing. Let the prudence and, calm with which - it prepares for the defence of the national flag penetrate our minds, and serve as a motive of security and a pledge of hope. Long live the King !—Jan. 14, 1859." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 14th state that Marshal O'Donnell having learned that the committee on the budget proposed to increase the allowance for expenses of representation to the President of the Council, sent some of his friends to beg that it would not adopt any measure of the kind. Some of the journals state that the Government has sent an agent into England to purchase twenty-four steamers of small tonnage for the Philippine Islands. It was said that the Government contemplates making various important reforms in the ad• ministration of the isle of Cuba. The French Peninsular Correspondence asserts that there is no truth in the statement made by some of the journals that the Duke de Montpensier is about to visit Italy. M. Rios Rosas had left Barcelona to continue his journey to Rome. In the Senate, the bill presented by Government making new re gulations respecting mines had been adopted. A grand review had been given in honour of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. THE F.REN VII PASSPORT ST STEM. The abolition ,of passports is a measure far in advance of the immediate intentions of the French Government. On consulting Tuesday's Moniteur we find that the reserve under which we referred to the reported abolition of the passport visa in France was Most necessary. The ministerial article re ported by telegraph as announcing that measure proves on examination to be a magniloquent and elaborate puff of the Government for having put an end- to the special aggravations of the passport nuisance which followed Orsini's attempt and restored the provisions in force just before that date.—Daily News. 'TILE COUNCIL OF INDlA.—Yesterday a meeting of the Council of India was held at the East India-house, whim Colonel Henry Marion Durand, C. 8., of the Bengal Engineers, was elected a thettiber of the Council of India. THE PACIFIC MAIL, The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Bolivia, Capt. Johnson, arrived at Pr.nama on the 21st of December from Callao, which place she left on the 12th ult.. She had 400,000 dols. in specie on board. Her dates are—Valparaiso, Nov. 30 ; Callao, Dec. 12 ; Paita, Dec. 16. The Bolivia did not touch at Guayaquil. CHILL—It will be remembered that the last mail from the Pacific brought information of a 'disastrous fire which had taken place at Valparaiso just pre vious to its sailing. It is now ascertained by this mail that property to the amount of 3,000,000 dols. was destroyed. A Mr. Edward Farley lost his life on the occasion. Two more fires had broken out since, but neither of them had done much damage. The Congress wouldshortly terminate. Govern ment carried all its measures. The provinces were quiet. The coming harvest promised to be abun dant. Copper mines were yielding well. The Mercurio records the losses of the following European vessels.. The Danish brig Berhard, which sailed from Newcastle on the 21st of June with a cargo of coals for Valparaiso, sank on the 28th of October off Cape Horn. The crew were narrowly saved by the British brig Esperance, en route to Central America. The Mecklenburg ship Ritter schaft, which Sailed from Glasgow for Valparaiso, also struck and sank on the 30th off Cape Horn, the crew escaping on, board the brig Mainlurt, bound for California. The British brig Vision, from Glasgow, with an assorted cargo, and bound for Africa, having been dismasted in. a storm off Cape Horn, foundered on the 23d December; Her master and crew were saved by the Hamburg ship Stenwarder, bound for California. BOLIVIA.—By way of Lima, dates from this re. public to the 23d November had come to hand, Everything reported quiet. VALPARAISO. H.M.S. Havannah, Captain Harvey, was at Val paraiso on the Ist December, with Consul-General Miller on board, who had come from the Sandwich Islands for the benefit of his health. CENTRAL AMERICA. The Columbus steamer, with mails from Central America, arrived at Panama on the 23d ult. Her dates are, Guatemala, Nov. 17,• and Costa Rica, Dec. 4. By this arrival we learn that the contract be tween the Government and the Panama Railway Company for the establishment of a line of steamers had been finally arranged. Congress met on the 25th November. At Sal vador indigo was not abundant, owing to the long continued rains. Prices * however, were low. Don Cayetteno Bosque, Minister of Finance, had died suddenly. Cholera had made its appearance at Salvador, but, previous to the departure of the mail, it had abated. GREY TOWN. GREY TOWN, MOSQUITO, DEC. 18. The principal notable matters that have occurred here are the arrival of Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley in her Majesty's ship Valorous, and of the White Stebbins Company's steamship Washington, with 400 passengers for California and Fiaser River. After being detained here eight days it was disco vered that the steamship Hermann had passed the port in the Pacific without even calling out ; there fore the passengers of the Washington had to be taken to Aspinwall. A few of those on board had the means, and; went to Panama at their own -ex pense, the rest were taken to New York. Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley and suite left by the packet of the 6th inst.for tho seat of his l a b ours , via Aspinwall and Panama. The Dee struck several times going out of the harbour; and his lExcellency wrote back here that he thought at one time the vessel would be lost. Our harbour is rapidly shoaling in. the channel, so much so that the Diadem, drawing about 214 feet, dare not try to come in, The master of that ship and Mr. Burton, the experienced and able pilot of this port, have been sounding at the harbour's mouth for the last two days ; and Captain Frederick, of her Majesty's ship Csar has decided that the Diadem (Capt. Moor som) shall remain outside. In consequence of the report of Mr. Burton, Captain Jarvis, of the U.S. ship Savannah, will take his ship out immediately for fear of being shut in. It is expected that our Minister has gone to Gra nada, as his despatches from England are here awaiting the Nicaragua courier. Her Majesty's ship Valorous has gone up the coast to look after an English vessel lately wrecked there. MRS. WORDSWORTH. The widow of the poet Wordsworth died at Rydal Mount, near Ambleside, on Monday night last, the 17th. She had reached beyond the age of fourscore years, and passed away tranquilly after a short illness. She was of so great assist ance to her husband in all the works he gave to the public that she was a not unimportant member of the literary world, though a silent one. Her life was long, and it was as pure, beautiful, and useful as the most ardent admirer of English domestic character could imagine. The poet could not have been blessed with a household companion more meet for him; and, better still, the poet knew and felt the blessing he possessed in such a companion : " A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light." For some years past Mrs. Wordsworth's powers of sight had entirely failed her, but she still continued cheerful and "bright," and full of conversational power as in former days. Quiet as her life was, there are few persons of lite rary note to whom she was not known, and very general will be the regret for the loss of so excellent a woman. ST. MARTIN'S HALL. Haydn's oratorio, " The Creation," was performed last owning ) , under the direction of Mr. John Hullah, at St. Martin's Hall, the solo vocalists being Miss Banks, Miss Martin, Mr. Sims Reaves, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, Mr. Santley, and Mr. Thomas. Miss Banks is a young soprano of good promiso, and de serves honourable mention for her careful and judicious execution of the important airs, " With verdure clad" and " On mighty pens." Praise is likewise due to Miss Martin, who, in the . duets, " For thee with bliss" and " Graceful Consort," gave evi dence of much natural aptitude, which, developed by well. directed industry, may presently ripen into genuine art. Mr.' Thomas, one of our very best concert basses, fully sustained his reputation by his admirable renderings of " Rolling in foaming billows" and " Now Heaven in fullest glory shone." Both these airs served to display his . fine voice to great advantage, and he sang them with appro priate dignity and energy. Mr. Santley, too, did great justice to the various pieces entrusted to him in the third part of the oratorio ; and Mr. Wilbye Cooper was no less successful in his delivery of the principal tenor parts in the trio "Most beautiful, appear," and the recitative " In rosy mantle." Mr. Sims Reeves' singing was perfect from first to last Never, in fact, did our great English tenor distinguish him self , more honourably. His unsurpassable execution of "In native worth" elicited , as usual, a rapturous redc mand. The chorus, consisting of Mr. Hullah's "first upper sing ing school," and the excellent band, with tho accom plished violinist, Mr. 11. Blagrove, as chef-d' attaque, went steadily and well under the direction of the concert-giver. The hall was crowded in every part. Mazai Pacha, the general commanding at Rou steuk, and the second son of Reschid Pacha, has just perished accidentally. He was taking a drive in an open carriage, when the horses dashed off at a furious rate, and the general was thrown out. gewas thrown under the wheels of a cart heavily laden, which passed over his body and killed him on the spot. He was the brother of Ali Ghalib Pacha, who was lately drowned in the BOSphorus. PUGILISM AT BRIGIITON.—On Monday evening about 300 persons, the majority reported as being of the lowest grade, assembled under a canvas tent in Frank Car ter's yard t o witness a grand " set-to " between Tom Sayers, the Champion of England, and his late competitor for the belt, Tom Paddock.. This was the great " draw " of the evening; though long before these distinguished orna ments of. the " fancy " appeared in the ring, several of our local novices had an opportunity of displaying their address to the' select assembly. The great event of the evening, however, was the " mill " iillullcd to, which, although of short duration, of course called forth hearty and universal applause. A good deal of dissatisfaction has been created among Carter's,neighbours by this affair, and there can be little doubt that -*fuck assemblages tend greatly to degrade the locality where they are permitted to take place. While hoping, therefore, that this may be .the last "set-to " we shall-have occasion to notice in Brighton, it is only jukice to add that, according to the police report, the affair was vet , quietly conducted; and was not att en d e d with any dis turbance. But such a congress in North-street, in thevery heart of the town, is an enormity laot to be endured patiently.—Brighton GuaiVian, THE PRESENT STATE AND CAPABI LITIES OF JAVA. VIENNA, Jan. 8, 1859.—0ne of the officers be longing to the scientific expedition sent out to the Eastern Archipelago and China, in the Austrian frigate Novara, has ju s t sen t h ome some interesting particulars of their visit to Java, from which I am enabled to communicate to you some part of the report, which may ,be interesting to your readers, as so little of the real state of that important island is known to the public, through the jealousy of the Dutch. The writer was greatly struck, on the arrival cf the frigate at Batavia, to find so few vessels in the harbour, although it is the principal commercial mart of the Dutch East India trade, which, from the various restrictive and illiberal regulations, amounts very nearly to a monopoly. About two thirds of the whole of the land cultivated in Java be longs to the Dutch Government, and its produce 13 sent home in the ships belonging to the Handels- Maatschappy, a company at Amsterdam, in which the King of:Netherlands holds stock to the extent of 20 millions of florins, as a private shareholder. The greater part of the produce of Java is, there fore, only turned into money on its arrival in Europe, and after p ass i ng t h rough the periodical sales held by the company, alternately at Amster dam, Rotterdam, and D or d rec h t. The population of Java and Madura is composed as follows : Europeans and their descendants ........ 18,858 Chineae 133,655 • Other Asiatics Free natives 10,728,833 Slaves .. 8,713 Total .. . . . ........ . Among this vast population it is striking to ob serve the small number of Europeans, and this still more when one finds that the whole number of persons born in Holland is only 2,170 (including women and children) ; other Europeans, 859 ; so that the great majority (15,829), are born on the island, and descended from Dutch parents. The military force, is composed of 22,449 men, of whom 7,863 are Europeans and Africans, and 13,889 natives, and people froth. Amboyna. The Dutch naval force in those waters is com posed of 2 frigates, 3 corvettes, 2 brigs, 8 schooners, one gunboat, and 11 armed steamers ; tog ether 27 sail, manned by 2,369 Europeans ard 583 natives. The annual mortality in the navy is 2 officers and 53 men. The average number of sailors on the sick list is 17 daily. The general state of the health of the island may be estimated by the following statistics :—During the year 1855, the number of sick admitted to the hospitals amounted to 26,115, of whom 20,200 were discharged as cured; 2,484 (about nine per cent.), died, and the rest were still under treatment. The total number of cases of illness in the island is returned at 40,707. The year 1856 appears to have been unhealthy, for we find the number of cases 52,923, of whom 4,148 died. Fevers, cholera, and dysentery, are the prevailing and most fatal diseases. Owing to the narrow-minded system of commer cial policy pursued by the Dutch, and their jealousy of foreigners,, neither the navigation, trade, nor productions are on a footing commensura te with such a vast population, and the advantageous geographical position of Java, surrounded by pro lific islands, and enjoying the benefits of a tropical climate so fully as they do. During the year 1855, the whore number of ships that arrived was 2,309 of 161,345 tons, and import ing goods to the value of 32,994,263 florins. Of this the Dutch flag obtained the lion's share, being 2,065 vessels of 125,680 tons. The chief articles of import in 1856 were : Linen and cotton goods value 4134,927 Wine and spirits 137,428 Iron and ironmon gery China and earthen ware 23,501 Copper and copper goods . Provisions Other articles Total Which came from the following countries : Europe, America and Capeland £1,738,507 West Indies, and 8enga167,160 China, Manilla, and Siam - 253,457 Ja p an The Indian Archip e l ago Total The principal exports in the same year con sisted of : Cochineal . • . 126,8111b3 value £26,153 Indigo 1,093,422 , z Coffee l,lBB,4oßpiculs Rice ....... 1,434,664 ~ Sugar Tin (Baum) Amongst the productions of the soil, the article of the largest cultivation, and of the greatest im portance, is rice, a s it affords the principal, and, in most cases, only means of subsistence for the large population of the island. lii 1855, there were 32,905 villages (kampongs) with 1,779,251 bouws (a bouw is 500 utch square roods) of land culti vated with rice, which produced 29,037,273 piculs--- a picul is 1251 b. Dutch, or 133 lb. avoirdupois. During the last few years great attention has been paid to the cultivation of the palm -tree, although it does not thrive so well in Java as in many of the neighbouring islands. The plantations at present contain 13,005,700 of these trees. They bear fruit after six years, and then generally from 30 to 60 cocoanuts, which are used for making oil. Coffee plantations, however, form the principal source of profit for the Dutch Government ; but, notwithstanding this, very little attention is directed to the improvement either of the cultivation or the quality of the crop. The number of coffee trees in bearing amounted, in. 1855, to 228,640,542, which produced 1,165,085 piculs of berries. From this it appears that 199 trees are required to produce a picul of coffee, which is a very low proportion com pared with other countries r for in Costa Rica the produce of a tree is estimated at 11 to 21b. ; in Brazil, 3 . t0 4lbs. ; and in Cuba, 5 to 61b. ; whereas in Java it is considerably less than lib. An esti mate may be formed of the enormous profit enjoyed by the Dutch Government on this article, when it is known that they bought the above crop of 1,165,085 piculs for 10,391,603 florins, which is equal to 8/ florins per picul, whilst the average price at which they sold it that year in Holland was 371 florins p er pi cu l. I n 1856 no l ess t h an 22,292,889 coffee frees came into bearing, and every year large additional numbers are planted in different parts of the island.—From a Correspondent of the China Telegraph. THIS LAY'S Mll RA'ETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 3d; barley, 32s 7d'; oats, 21s 4d ; rye, 27s 6d ; beans, 39s 2d; and peas, 41s Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES,— Wheat, 40s 6d ; barley, 33s 2d ; oat s , 21 s 10d ; rye, 33s 3d ; beans, 40s 6d ; peas, 43s 3(..L ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 107,495; barley, 90,879; oats, 15,297; rye, 46; beans, 2,851; peas, 1,807 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market wai rather scantily supplied with all breeds of beasts ; nevertheless, the beef trade was in a slug gish state, at the late decline in value. The extreme quo tations for the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. Although the show of sheep was limited, the. mutton trade was heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. Calves were in short supply, and steady request, at fully Monday's cur rency: Pigs and 'Mich cows sold slowly, at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. Crse. & inf. bea s t s 3 2 3 d. 4 Second qualitydo. 3 6 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Suckling calves, 17s to 21s 17s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. s. d. s. 01. Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 S Pme. S'thdown do. 4 10 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2 Large h0g5...... 3 0 3 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 2 and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 950 Beasts l4l Sheeps 3,000 Sheep Calves 2OO Calves l3l Pigs 3OO 'Pigs HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 18s to £4 12s ; clover, do., £3lBs to £5 Os ; and straw, £ 1 5 s t o £ 1 lOs per loa d. Al steady trade. CrIMBEILLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 121; c lover do., £3 18s to £5 Os ;. and straw, £1 G s t o £ 1 lls per load. Supply moderate, and trade, dull. WHITEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 16s to £4los ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 ss; and s t raw, £ 1 55 to £1 10s per load. Tnule dull. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL.—The 'demand for each kind of meat continues inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3 0 to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od veal, 3s 4d - to 4 8 .6 d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per Sibs. by th° carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 19.—The supplies of fat stock on offer to-day were by no Means extensive; nevertheless the tradl generally ruled very i nac ti ve, as 'follows :—Beef from 3s ea to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od; lamb, as Od to Os Od, veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 2d per Sibs• to sink the offal. RO3IPORD, Jan. 19.--We had a dull trule here to-daY , and prices had a drdoping tendency : Beef, from 3s 4d to; 4s 8d; mutton, 3s-6d to 5s Od ; veal., 3s Ed t° 52 Od ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s Od per Sibs ; milch cows, £0 Oa ; suckling calves .—s tors each; q uar t er old store pigs, 175.t0 22s each. We understand that the forthcoming. dividend of the Midland Railway Company will be at the rate of 51 to 6 1 per mit, per =tun, _ 2 / 1 02V. The I With a N disposed the Stoc Was trai unaltere Th e a as well a limited, qualities Ez a h an on Govei The s : Bank me laid befo: for distr 178 . 6d. Which thl Divide ] Guam, The Gua T he direc and e c e th e found htport an Th e h a Was held Iles of th profits of th e vario , 11,8 91 2 rosed a di °II th e p i 28 • 6(1. to, t° be as A trivestr re a d s , Cash B s di Faso 40 biyi 111.1 CAMbitto 1 1 1 1 ,N 4? aft eOl t 0 the e 111 Pe tr il el ain n aS; ter fl gar ah t t he Ner o , tO i o ' l g ha s • 11, t tst A h r • ll l , 4 Ms o 3511 o i'lNte l ? In :° 13 401 Ch. kted ktt`te I:3J,