The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1859. - .. - .........r.5.._...e.5................. Lance..., ar...............- ---- r. , ... -, ~.-.. ~.................... 2110,VEY MARKET'AWL) CITY NEWS. SHARE ATARKET.-(TIIIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS ee 1 Closing CITY, Two o'CLocK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. _._ _ _ ___ _ ___ Share, l ' Railways. Paid. Business dcua Price. Badness Owing to the absence, of Australian arrivals and Share Railways; !Paid. Cl osing 000 1 Atlantic &St Lawrence an. 86 88 18 8 Price. I , ( Leased at 6 per cent.. the cessation of : remittances from America, the - - - - -- Stk 1 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 000 004 n e w 4 bullion dealers are having recourse to the Bank for 12.10 'Arnhem., Notting. Bost. 1 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do. Addit. Capital A all 171 11 and Eastern Junction 10 f 4 61 18 Do. Do. B 11 Idi pa . the gold they require on continental account. so Relfaot and Ballymena.. all - - About £44,000 was withdrawn yesterday and a 13.14 'Bin, Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 81 201 IBuffalo and Lake Huron all 41 51 0 1001 20 0 ' il up D ffn o a. . i N o v r:ui t all - - a lOO ll s_l _6l Steak nir., La., and Ch. June. 100 78 79 further efflux is anticipated unless fresh consign- 26 Blackburn Preference.&Godrich 0 25 lllyth and Tyne - - 111 ents are speedily announced. Two or three yes- to Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun all 61 7 (6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Eels, including the Lewchew with £112,000, how- 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - - 100 93 033 9a • 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Stock (laledonien Stock 1000001 and Exeter - - - e ver, must now be near at hand, and under these 5 0 Cork anti Bandon . 0 - - 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 30. par * p C ircumstances the drain is not likely to become2o Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 11 lit 20 10 'cork , its,,Cpardastgaagen alt L a :__ 20 Cornwall all 61 7 1 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. ed. - - Very extensive,t all - - I 10 Do. Af A roves. no div. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 7 1 1 1 . 11 The demand for mone in Lombard-street and to , Do. B until6p.c.per an.' au - - 171 Demerara - - yhasbeen pd.toß., 20 Eastern Bengal.em.sp.c 5 1 1 at the Bank of Eng land continues very active, and 50 IDublin andßeltastJuno.' all - - Stock East Indian, gu."s p. c lOO 1021 1034 1031 3 I Dun.,Perth,& Ahr.Junc. l 011 8 81 20 Do. 10 Shares Ext 5 par IP full rates have to be paid for the accommodation 25 Stock East Anglian ' 100 14 15 1 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 par ip o btained. , Stock Eastern Counties lOO 571 684 581 100 D 0.4/ p.c. Bds. payos9 all - - Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 39 41 100 Do. 01 p. c. Debentrs. all 100 101 Letters from Liverpool report,tillat the Cotton Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 ,27 23 20 Geelong& Melbourne .. all 190 21 f Geelong Corporation 6 1 lee _ _ Market closed quietly, although more yesterday 25 1 Do.Nw.A .ote.E.U3ds) 81 I - - 20 , East Sullblk ' al 1 - - Sto. I per cent. Bonds Stocky Grand Trunk of Canada 100 41 43 01 " business was transacted, 7,000 bales having' been 10 Do - - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 82 83 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 95 96 sold at about previous rates. In the Railway Share Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee.' 100 24 30 100 Do. 6 percent. Debentr all 73 74 :3 Market rather less animation prevailed, but prices to Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 ..„ all 85 87 85 Stock Furness , 100 - - 100 Do. do. 1867 ~.. all 75 77 75 tended upwards. Stock Glasgow& South Westn 1 100 99 100 100 100 Do. do. 1872 .... all 73 75 The transactions in the market for English 10 Great North of Scotland all - - Stock Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 100 a 1011 1011 Stock Great Northern lOO 10 6 1 07 20 Do. New, g ua.s p er cent 6 4 par Se • • es have been rather limited to-day ; but Stock Do. do. A Stool - lOO 94 96 20 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-ScriE 110 lid curat Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 131 1 g uaranteed 5 per cen Several changes have occurred in the quotations. Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 111 113 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 131 At one time the market was very buoyant, Consols Stock Great Western . 1 91201 Do. New Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rall Gna.Stk. 100 60 62 100 5 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ( apt. till 60 being 951 buyers, but they have since receded to 12 Irish South Eastern.... i all - - 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 102 Stock Lancaster and Carlisle.! 100 203 206 MI I, partly in consequence of the heaviness re- 164 Do. Thirds 161 Do. New Thi r ds all 17 1•711 7 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do . All 92 95 P Stock Madras, guar., 4/ p. c. ' 100 91 93 Ported on the Paris Bourse, a further decline hay- Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire l ' 100 994 99 i 100 Stock Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 100 102 101 ing taken place in the Renter. The New Three per Stock London and Blackwell. 100 65 67 Stock Do. 41 p. c. Exteneion.. 100 90 91 Stock Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 114 115 Cents. have improved to 951 96 ; the Reduced 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 131 141 Stock Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. all - - • remain at 951 I- ; India Loan Debentures (1858) Stock London & North West's , 100 97 1 OE4 981 1 9 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Do. do. - - 121 Do. Eighths - .... are firmer at 981 'a; ditto (1859) at 98 -:- -2- ; ditto Stook London& South-Westn lOO 94 081 Newßrunswick&Canda. 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - New 5 per Cents. Stock has advanced to 1041 ; 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 84 _Ol SO Rie&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 8 - C ass ACaTitl.Share.. 1-1 ditto enfaced paper, to 96/ ; but Exchequer Bills Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 371 38f .. Do. do. and d 0... e 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d hate reeeded to 295. and 30s. prem. Stock Midland lOO 1081 109 ' 110 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ~ , 1 1 8 - -(1 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 86 89 Only a limited amount of business is recorded in so Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 20 Oude (Limited) - - 1 Scinde i a..s all 20 201 201 Foreign Securities, and prices are steady. Turkish 25 Do. 1 Shares all - - 20 Do. New 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. all - - e C 15 id 1p j 761 to 77 ; New ditto, 63} to 25 New., Aber., & Herefdi all 10 il 20 Do. Punjaub „• .1 5 1 Id 4+ 6 per Cents. are 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. &,0° all Id 1 P 191 It, Newry & Armagh (clef.) 9 - - • 64 ; Venezuelan 21 per Cents. remain at 29 ; Spanish 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - i 3 per Cents. at 451 f, •; and Russian 3 per Cents. at Stock Norfolk lOO 59 61 10 Triniaaa(Litnited) Scrip 1 Id 1 p 8-I, P or t ugues e FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 3 per-Centa. are heavy at 46 ; st s o o ok North rgorth ;B C rlei un el t t leB Union. 100 34 62 34 621 63} 631 _ but Mexican has improved to 22!Stock Nor.Dev.RailatDlc. Stk. 100 - - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 ,1• Stock I Do.A Stk.-Aree.no div. 20 Ardennes all - - 0 The shares of the Ocean Marine Insurance Corn- until Ap.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Bale&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 par 1p Stock' Do. B Stock - - 6 Belgian East. Junction all 1 0 Pany are quoted 11 1 prem. ; the Universal ditto, stooklrrorth-Eastn.-Berwick too 911 951 941 51 20 Beziers to G raisses sae.. all - - 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d d 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rai - all 21 21 , Par to i prem. •; and of the San Paulo Railway, 100 48 481 100 Copiabo - - to i prem. i Stock Do. Leeds Stock I Do. York lOO 781 78/ 79 81 10 Ditto Extension .... all 11 cl Stock North London lOO 107 100 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 44 11 d The last week's railway receiptsoscertained up 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 4 31 d 13 1 1 20 Eastern of France 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 81 91 20 Euphrates Valley 2v. - - p to this day, are in round figures as under :- Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 35 37 20 Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c 6 - - 1859. 1858. 10 Peebles all 71 84 20 Great Central of France all - - Great Western... £25,227 £25,170 20 , Portsmouth /forth-Western 81,556 71,927 101 Rhymney 10 - - 100 116 118 20 Italian Junction ....... all - - - - . o. ketth-Western Stock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 284 201 20 Lierre and Turnhout.. all - - zrighton 14,300 13,752 StocklDo. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 8 3 8 5 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 10 21 3 p 12/ Midland - - 'South-Eastern - - ' Great Northern Stock South-Eastern (4l 441 10 Do. do. New - - 100 83 63 1 84 1 1 20 Namur and Liege Lan, (*shire and Yorkshire all 191 201 z riatol and Exeter .. 6,304 5,881 Stock SouthYorksat Itiv.Dun. all 62 64 16 Northern of France .... all 38 39 , North-Eastern - • North British " 9 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 37 371' Oxford Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,210 4,616 25 Do. do. 1855 ' West Hartlepool - - 20 Paris and Orleans_...... all 55 67 Belfast and Ballymena - 1,240 1,156 - Stockton & llartlepool 161 - - Stock Taff Vale lOO - - 20 Recife& S. Fran. ( P eru.) ) gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) „, 13 1 d 1 d Waterford and Kilkenny - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 81 - - ltdia.burgh and Glasgow - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all ' - - Glasgow and South-Western - - ' Grand Trunk of Caleda - - 1 I Great Western of Canada - - Stock Vale of Neath lOO 63 6.5 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 61 7 These returns continue to show ' a favourable in- to Victoria Station & Pim 91 - - 9 91 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref.... al 1 20 Southern of France .... all 21 22 l crease on several of .the principal lines. On the so , Waterford & Limerick, all - - 84 West Flanders all 53 0/ North Western it amounts to £9,629 ;on the South 20 West Cornwall I all 1 64 10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal ' all - - 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 94 10 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 221 230 • Western to £2,664; the Brighton, £548; the Mid- 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Western of Austria.. " 6 - B - 1 land, £3,263 ; the South Eastern, £1,121; the Lan - 5 Do. B all '- - 7 p.c. has been pd. to all - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 20 West London all 1 - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - _ eashire and Yorkshire, £4,368; the North Eastern, 10 Do. Ist Class all 1 - 20 Zealand.... all - - . £3,929 ; and the Grand Trunk of Canada, £3,391.. 20. Do. 2d Class - - The transactions in the Railway Share Market • 4 have been rather extensive, but mostly in connec - PREFEREItdi 814ARRA. - - l lion withthe arrangement of the account. Prices share i Railways. no. / closing linable'. share, L'a Price. Done. Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. lgenerally are firm, and in some instances there has -- -- - -:- - itii:ZTov.6 p.c Ja.& July 100 MOT* , l been *an advance of about Ito 1 per cent. Lance - 25 Blythe and Tyne per (issued at le 050) all - - ' Do. 6 - Do. 6p p.c.lolo&Aug. 100 114 116 .c.Mr. A Sep. 100 114 116 L ahire and Yorkshire improved ss. Bristol and j Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 - .8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July lOC 1111 1121 20 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - Exeter , Eastern Counties, Great Western, North- toot Caledon 210, 41 per cent 100 102 104 - . S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1021 - Weste rn , South-Western, Midland, and North 12 .10 o.Cluar. Shares, No. 2. all - 1 p. c. all - - - - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 101 102 el Cork & Bandon, 5 D0.5p.cen.1888 and up 100 101 102 British, lOs. ' South Eastern, 1 5 5.., and Great 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all - - - ovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. S. • Northern, £l. F 6l Dun. Perth a z A be.. Jun. all 51 6 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 Steck .Afign. Class A 7 & sp, 100 100 1 0 2 - sS.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&Jnly 100 113 116 In the Foreign Market there has been Tory Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 115 e- 3Vict-Gov.6p.c.Jan&Jely 100 - - t little activity. Stock Do. do. Class C 7 nc . . Lombardo-Venetian have daclined Roe E. Coun. Ex. s pat. 10 . 0.;; 100 114 116 100 104 106 -- 1 Do. do. April & Oct. 100 1101 111 stop Do. do No . 100 113 115 MISCELLAriEOUS. to 12-1 , - • ; Great Luxembourg are 71, and Pernam- II Stoc k Do. New 6 per ct. Stooks 100 128 130 ----- tueo 12 to 12 1, Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct.' 100 84 56 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 15 Q A 2 . Stock Edin.3-Glas. spc shares 100 11l 113 1000 tlantio Tel. (Limited). all 180 210 a The ' Colonial lines are a shade firmer ; East Stoc' . Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 02 25 Australian Agricultural 19 321 331 Stook Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 76 77 10 Australian Ro y al Mail . all - - - 0 Indian realise 1031 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1011 ' • Stock Furness, 5 per cent ..., 100 - - 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 41 6 0 i' 50 British American Land 40 - - Grand Trunk of Canada are 421 43 ; and Pun- Stock Glee. &S West. a..pc. pc. 100 ,115 117 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 35 37 Joubs, 41. StockiGreet Noi i;hern, 5 p et. 100 ,118 120 Stoekl Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pw 100 112 114 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 10 21 0 Stock; Do. 41 p , c. do, do. aoint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are too j Do.sp.c. Redm. . 5 pc. pm, so se es 100 Canada Land 321 108 ' 112 a • O dull ; London and Westminster have declined 10s. to ,q t. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pl. all -- - Btoakl i Gt i). S a n . ..& W (Ireland) 41 100 98 100 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(l,lml all 8 9 Stook Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlt), all - - think of Egypt, lOs • and .Commercial of London, . , t pref. Stock .. • 1 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 23 24 IS S. ; Red Sea Telemraph are steady at 15 . a ; and 4, 50 Great West. (Berks anci Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.... 6 - - 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference all 1 1 all 5 S • . ' Van Dieman's Land are 12k. Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 pet. 100 08 100 931 100 Stook D o . 6 p . c. Pe rp et. Deb. 100 401 103 I. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 89 91 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 106 108 S Stock Do. Irredeemable, do„ , 100 91 93 25 Do. New IP/liens OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE (YOLOAR. Stock Do. 5 p.' ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 102 101 5 En g lish & A net. Co pp er all 11 1/p ‘s , 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 9 51 1 8 Do. Biros. Pref. Shares all 10 101 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 101 Great Ship (Limited).. all 1 4 f f 441. 3 peek ent. Annuities - - O India Sto 10 00. do. sp. ct. pref all 17 18 all 104 101 5 London District Telegr. 2 1 f d - bitte Debentures, 1858 9B} 4 Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock 100 75 76 20 London Discount 5 1 /di s Ditto, 1859 Ditto E n f aco d Paper 96 3 131 Do. do. do 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - P OII sol a for Account (Jan. 10) O India Stock for Acounnt 2285 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 25 ae ion al Discount C 0... 5 , 1 Idi O , Ditto, 1859, 5 per Cent. - - Stock Lon.&Brlg.spc.g,u. No.l 100 118 120 10 etherlands Land all - -- ! a 0 Xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 15c1 .. 30 Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 118 120 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis. all 1 1 ' ba ° X. 500 t - - 100 .Er.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 p : -- - 1 N.b%Australasian (Lim.) ' all 1 1 Stock Do. do. sn. c. No. i 100 118 120 O 11 a1W110111 7,14135 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 5 00. do. 44 per c. shares 44 - - 1 riental Gas 1 Do , New Shares lss. 1 d } p eilsan. 3 per Cent. - - 10 Orientl, In. Steam, A.. 6 - - It P ortuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - 10 Ditto B 6 - - eaton, sp. ct. - - 10 Ditto C 29. - - . I tussian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent - Stock Lon.36S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 52 55 li a Ditto, I per Cent., 1859 651 late 3cl shares lOO - - S panish 3 per Cent - - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 78 80 e 50 o. New l5 31 13 1 nrkieh 6 per Cent - 121 Londowly.& Ennis 1 eh. all 10 11 20 ed Sea & Ind. Telegr. 15 1 I p )1 ,bitt a New Loan 8 Y o llCsoelBll 2l per Cent 29 6 Do. ta 44 4 1 0 15 Do. New all 1 6 7 , Stock Do. 31 ner cent. a Dividends on the above payable in London. 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent. 5 i I p Stoc k Scot. A us t r l n. l nv .(Li m ) 100 1130 140 t, TWO O'CLOCK. 121 llaryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - - 2 5 S ou th A us t ra lian Land all ; 36 38 ti Do. 4 per cent .. ...... all - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all ' / 1 Consols, Money l2l 1 Do. - - 1 Do. do Registered all 't 1 r • Ditto Account (Jan. 10) .. 95 1 ax d Stock 11 1 d. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - 10 pTr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5 - - Is Stock Do.Con.Brisatßir.6p.ct: 100 140 142 1 0 0 ( V an Dirmen'll Land .. 281 12 11 Stock Do. 41 P. c. pref , stock.. 100 102 101 1 9• 4 1- 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 I p - - It THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. Stock Do. Leic. & Ilitpref. at. 100 95 96 . BRITISH MINES. 10 1 NewportAber,&c.pret.s 1 all ~ 10 101 Closing Business Share Mines. Paid. i- . -4. 1 p. c. redeem, ats p. an rn 1 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. a. with Price. Done. t „__Lorrpow, Dec. 29.-Wind this day at noon, South option till 1866 all I'4 121 - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 44 s} t esterl with dull rainy weather. Stock Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares 100 - 20 British Iron Stook Do. sp. a. Ext. S t0ck,1846 100 - 'W y ; , t, Porersaforru, Dec. hl • 28. -`Vied, S.S.W. to S.W., Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Clifford - 290 300 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 440 450 1 , °Wow hard.-Arrived-Hurkaru, from Chippicolum ; Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.SklB47 100 - - [ - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 120 120 ° l lea Sharp, from London for St. Kitt's; H.M.S. Mersey, Stook North British, spercent 100 111 113 hole Portland. Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 110 112 I - East Caradon - E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 125 121 114 1 e Stock Nth.Dev.Rall.& D.k.Co. 100 - - 1 h. 0 RAMS G ATE, Dec. 28.-The Hercules (barque) of Amster- Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 544 61 63 -- Great South Tolgus 175 141 141 us x , , struck upon the Galloper, and is at anchor off the Stock Do. Consul. Pref. 4p. 00 100 91 9 - 3 --e G.WhealAlfd.(Phillackj 12.4.2 1 14 North Foreland. Stock Do. Berwick, Ip. c. Pref.! 100 93 99 0 ' SWANSEA , Dec. 28.-Wind, W.S.W ') squally.-Arrived 17 41 f p 4 -G. Wheal Vor (Holston) 91 1 1 - 'Grenville 5 3 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - ''' - }lercules, from Coquimbo. 121 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 . 9 - - - Herod's-Foot 8 211 224 T ... Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 1/ a SiLLoyar, D ec. D 28.-Arrived-Euphemia, from Quebec. 25 0 /o. York, H.& S. Punt:. 10 n 1r) - Lady Bertha ... BRIDGEWATER, Dec. 28.-Arrived-Bacchus and Char- 20 North Staffordshire.... all 23 24 - Margaret (alny Lelant) 9l 50 55 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g, 100 125 127 c l otto Harrison, from Quebec. Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua....1 100 1125 130 - North Downs - North France s l l slogan) 10 5 , 53 ; PENZANCE, Den. 28.-Off port-Edmund Graham, from Stock Do. Irredeem., 2d gua.l 100 117 120 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 10 - Calcutta. • 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 84 - - - N.Wh 1 Basset (Illogan) 5 51 51 85 Scottish Central, new p 1 al - - e a OPP MOUNT'S BAY.-John Patton, from New Orleans Stool; lcottish North-Eastern 100 - - .- Par Consols (St. Blazy). 11 11 12 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 45 47 l er Havre; Lorenzo, from Mobille for Falmouth. Stock 31 pers. pref. stock....) 100 73 75 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 100 1 4 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. , 100 120 122 o - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 250 260 Stock Do. 7P. C . pref. st oc k . ' 100 - - - South C. Brea( Illog,an), 2 25 23 d (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 10e. 4outh Devon, Ann. 105.1 all 104 113 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 111.18.9175 180 d 5 SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per oent. 1 all - ••• - Stray Park 18.18.0 21 22 Wind W., squally, with heavy rain showers. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 10 6 ) all 24 241 6 Tamar Silver and Lead 1 Arrived.-Itose, steamer, from Liverpool; Alliance, Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 103 104 Mining Co 4l 21 34 s teamer, from llavre ; 'Wonder, steamer, from Jersey. Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is 100 102 104 10 Tin Croft 9 4 1 54 s- Vale of Towey (Carm. 12s 6d 1 1 Sailed.-Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Rose, steamer ,. Stock South Wales, g - ua. 4 p.c: 100 - - - West Basset (Mogan). • /I 171 18 a f °r London ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey. Stock Do. 41 per oent lOO - - - West Seton I LivEnroor., Thursday Morning. i Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gu t '. 100 84 87 - W. Caradon (Liske: • . 10 74 77 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 sac all 284 204 t, , Wind S.W. 25 Do. C B 6 per cent .... all 33 34 - Wheal Basset ((Illoga n . 51 175 185 s Arrived, Dec. 28.-Anglo-Saxon, screw steamer, from , 25 Do. 6 par cent all 3%1 331 .0 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 105 110 - Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 6 11 1.; a Portland; Lucy, from N an t es; Mizerium, from Monte- Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 121 131 t '" 1(1 00 ; Dauntless, from Bonny ; Mistletoe, from Rio 6 per cent.- I 100 54 59 . - Wh'lMaryAnn (Menhe) 8 34 36 J aneiro ; Columbia, from New York. LINES LEASED AT PIXED - RENTALS. - mil Trelawney (Lick. ) 41 29 30 a a Arrived, Dec. 29.-Imogen, from Paraiba ; Lord Elgin) - 1- Isom Demerara ; George Washington, from Mobile. Railways. ipe d. es ! Leasing Closing Business FOREIGN MINES d Co.'s. Price. Dons. zo Australian 7l 1 1 i 1 O (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) -- I I 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s * d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (iv. at £5 p.) 275 - - e GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.Wi .. .. Wind W.S.W., tide five hours' ebb, weather cloudy, with Buckinghamshire lOO Ln& N.w ; 90 101 rain, Chester & Holyhead.. 100 1/o. l5O 51 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 181 1111 5 Do.L and and Minute - O C°. all - - Arrived, Gazelle, from F.t. Male. Do. do. 51 p. 0t..... too Do. 124 1: 6 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 - - d O Do. do. sp. ct. Dnam, Thursday Morning. ciydesdaleJunctien. 100 ,Caledonin 103 105 L. , Wind W.S.W. ; fresh, rain. Colchester, Stour Val'. all E.U.3010 Cl 6 17 - Cepiapo l6 71 81 . 1 DunMoun.Cop.Min,g.Co all 1 1 • Passed.-Moggie Miller, from Calcutta, for London; E.Lincolnshire,g.ep.c 100 Gt. North. 139 141 2 Fortuna , 11.34.5. Icarus, from Sheerness) for Portsmouth ; Brenda, E Union,HarwichSlis all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge 20 General • f - - 3 Linares all 10+ 114 t f rom London, for Cadiz. Gle.llarr.&Neils,Draa 100 Caledonia - - .1 Do. New I 100 Do. Gt. ::: ' 5 Lusitanian . 1 Mariquita all 1 1 O 1 a ll all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L lea. par I p Gloster& Dean Foreet The Madrid journals of the 23d have arrived. t ee fartilx ' apc"Raft ; all Yk.N.Md. 110 112 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead 1 null and Selby , Mining and Smelt all 6 7 i all Do. -- , 5 Port Philip 1 4 I Mr. Buchanan, the English minister, had given a Do. 1 Shares Do. 1 Shares ' all Do. 4 - grand dinner, at which were present the Countess London&Greenwich . 100 S. East... 65 V 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... lOs 1 d * p 28.2.81,United Mexican f de Diontijo, M. Mon, M. Martinez de la Rosa, 100 Do. ll5 120 Lon..Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co 95 07 e Do . Preference JOINT-STOCK BANKS. and other eminent persons. The Pope has given Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk.. - - - - -- - a Do. 6 per cent s 100 Midland 98 100 th e Grand Cordon of the Order of Pius to the Mini - Manc.,lluxtn.& Matk all LN W&M 21 04 Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. - Price. Done. o eters of Foreign A ff airs and Justice, also to M. Rios Mid Bradford Prefer- e It once S ;5. 5. 6.llo.Counts ' - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - outs. The submarine telegraph to Africa was Newmark tn t. c .Ti k aryEl guarantee 15p. C. , 1 4 P 40 Australasia all 82 84 s Working regularly-it runs from Ceuta to Tarifa. Nortim.& Eastn. 5 pa, ' all Do. e The intelligence from the seat of war is insignifi- Do. 1 - I 100 rank of London 5O 50 52 ..do. 6 per cent.... all Do. per cent. all Do. - - allorth Western cant. Several of the Moorish horses had been taken Do' FIT" 5 all ' Midland .14 143 CO British North American all - - II L& N W ia the late engagements ; they were all small, and Preston and Wm. all Ar L.Yk. _ 25 Cli.oler.of In. Lon.&Ch. all - - 0 generally of a grey colour. Do. 1 Shares A. all I Do. - 100 City TT n •IE , OVENTRY MURDERER.--John Kington, Roystn,llitelo,& Sliep 100 1G t.North. 137 139 Shrowsbry& Hereford 100 T Brasses' 103 305 100 'Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - s th ..... 0 Cov en t ry weaver, who now l i es awa i t i ng execu ti on i n Do. Do. 1 .... par 1 p 100 Commercial of Landon 2O 191 201 20 e Wa rwic k G aol for the wilful murder of his wife, Elizabeth South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean . 101 11 20 king , Scot., & Aug. Ch all 171 171 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 iGt. West 93 95 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all Ant K in g ton, - - O of the l aw 3' wimbleilonAr Croydn. all IL.Acliretn 7} 84 1 _ 0 on Friday next. Ho continues to confess his DOCKS. 50 London and County - - ° rune to his turnkeys, and talks with awful coolness and - 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - L a o 9 few/ of the manner in which ho will hold his neck, 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - 66 54 Paid Closing I Business Share Docks . 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - the;Ta other revolting acts, when he stands on the drop. OnPrice. Done. 20 Do. new lO - - O aka tt i tssing of the sentence, that firmness which is unmis y his characteristic signally failed him, and he was Stock i Commercial 1 I 50 National Bank 25 - - 0 br ~.. 100 - I 20 New South Wales - - 58 e ° rged to be carried to his cell. He remained deeply Stock ,Do 4 porCent.Pref.3lin. 100 - 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all 39 40 It affected during, the whale of the day until the evening, when Stock East and West India... 100 - I 20 Ottoman Bank ;all 171 lel Y Stock Lend r e _emed to become more composed and resigned to his on , cv mr a a rwi dfu c l fate. The last execution which took place at Stock St. Katharine lOO 100 - 1 - 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 77 79 10 Do. New 'all - - wail k was on Friday, the 14th April, 1848, when Davis Stock Southampton lOO Stock IV D i o ctr ow ia, .......... ...... ; 100 - 25 South Austra li a - ... air hung for the murder o f his wife at Birmingham.--25 Union of Australia all --- • 50 Union of London lis 281 291 minghain Daily Post. ta.•••••••••es.„, 2 ei e 104 106 100 Unity Mutuaii.. .. , fo - = POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(111118 DAY.) 2HE NAV I-. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY AND A COMMISSION AGENT CHARGED WITH DRUNKENNESS AND ASSAULTING A PROFESSOR OF DANCING.-Mr. Francis Cole, 13, Conholt terrace, Brixton, commission agent, and Mr. llugh Neville, 138, Tatchbrook-street, captain in her Majesty's 2d Foot, were charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance at the Crown and Two Chairmen, Dean-street ; and Cole was further charged with assaulting Mr. John Caldwell, professor of dancing. • The following circular has been issued from the Admiralty dated Dee.lo : "My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are of opi nion that it is desirable that the defects of the fleet should, as far as possible, be made good by the artificers' of the fleet ; and their Lordships thereore direct that when repairs arc necessary requiring superior mechanical skill, and which cannot be satisfactorily performed by the carpenters' crew, blacksmiths, and ship armourers, the same shall be executed, when practicable, by the assistant-engineers of the fleet. " My Lords are further pleased to direct that when assis tant-engineers are thus employed in actual manual labour, upon work unconnected with their own ship, they shall be allowed increased check-money at the undermentioned rates, which are to be charged tot the ship under repair in the usual way, viz. :—First-class assistant-engineers, Gs. per diem ; second-class assistant-engineers, 58. per diem ; third-class assistant-engineers, 4s. per diem of 10 working hours. " When employed during a part of the day a propor tionate allowance at the above rates to be paid. "By command of their Lordships, "C. PAGET." Mr. John Caldwell, professor of dancing, Dean-street, Soho, said the defendants wore in an upper room in his house, and came down to the bar with two females. The females being disorderly they were turned out. The de fendant Cole then (addressing Mrs. Caldwell, his wife) asked if she was his (Mr. Caldwell's) " woman." He told them immediately to leave his house, and Cole then pulled off his coat and gave him a tremendous blow on the mouth with his fist. They were both drunk. Cole said ho was forced out of the house. lie had asked Mrs. Caldwell:what had offended her, and Mr. Caldwell was asleep at the time. The screw frigate Galatea, 26, 800-horse power (nominal), arrived at Chatham yesterday afternoon from Woolwich, from which port she had steamed, and was immediately taken into the second dock to be rigged and completed for the steam reserve in the Medway. Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham for the North Star, one of the old Arctic discovery ships, which was used in the fruitless searches after Sir John Franklin, to be removed into one of the docks at that establishment and taken to pieces, it having been found that, owing to the work in which she was engaged. she is unfitted for further service. The North Star will be taken into the dock now occupied by the Rattlesnake, 26, as soon as that old frigate has been broken up. The screw corvette Charybdis, 21, which has been fitted at Chatham for the steam reserve, commenced taking her guns on board yesterday; Her armament is to be a very heavy one, and will consist of 20 8- inch guns, each of 60 cwt., and 9 feet long, which will be disposel on the upper deck, and one 68- pounder pivot gun of 95 cwt., and 10 feet long. The Mersey, 40, screw, Capt. Caldwell, C. 8., and the Fawn, 17, screw, Com. Cator, both arrived at Spithf ad yesterday from Portland. The Firebrand, 6, paddle, Com. Bruce, steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday from Spithead, to make good defects in hull and machinery. The Urgent, screw troopship, Corn. Hire, is still detained at Spithead. She is expected to convey detachments to Kingstown, from Spithead, on her way to China. The Arcona screw corvette (Prussian), Captain Sundewald, is expected to arrive at Spithead this morning from Dantsic ; an electric message havinc , been received fro m C a pt a i n S un d ewa ld f rom the e Downs to that effect. T urvey, 208 C, said the defendants were both drunk, He saw Cele strike Mr. Caldwell, and he assisted in putting Neville out. Mr. Bingham said the defendants, at their time of life, wearing as they did decent coats, and from their position, ought to know that every man's house was his castle, and if he had got a disagreeable customer he had a right to put him out. In fact, if he did not do so he might be fined for not keeping his house in order. If persons are disorderly they must be restrained. He should fine Cole 40s. or 14 days, and Neville ss. for being drunk. The fines were paid. TYPE SCOTTISH ANTIQUARIAN _MUSEUM. (From the Edinburgh Courant:) On Friday night a conversazione was held by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, for the purpose of inaugurating the National Antiquarian Museum in the building of the Royal Institution. The invi tations were responded to by a numerous and fashionable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, among whom were—Lord Neaves. Lord Deas, Sir J. G. Baird, Sir John Melville Hon. B. F. Prim rose, Lady Menzies, Miss Sin c lair and Miss Cathe rine Sinc lair; Professors Christison, Simpson, Leo, Lyon Play fair, Fra.ser,„Shank More, Miller, Balfour, Allman, Fuller (Aberdeen), Mr. Robert Chambers, Mr. Cosmo:lnnes ' Vice-Admiral W. J. H. Johnston, Major-General Robeitson, &c. &c. The company filled to overflowing the library hall of the Royal Society on the west side of the building, where an inaugural lecture was delivered by LOrd Neaves. Before proceeding with his sub ject his lordship begged to thank the ladies and gentlemen present, in name of the Antiquarian Society and its office-bearers, for the honour of their presence at the opening of the new rooms of the museum, and expressed a hope that they would have many such pleasant meetings on future occa sions. (Applause.) Lord NEAVES then delivered an able and inte resting address, from which we make a few extracts. Antiquarian studies, he said, may be prosecuted in various ways ; as a mere amusement or pastime, as a gratification to the taste and imagination, or as a philosophical science for the ascertainment of im portant truths. In all of these views they are a valuable resource. They abound with topics full of curiosity and entertainment. They reveal, particularly in the departments of architec ture and the other arts, a rich store of objects and ideas replete with beauty and grandeur, and 'they afford important illustrations for the study of history, particularly its most important branch, the history of civilisation. After remarking on the great interest and importance of various depart ments of antiquarian is march, Lord Neaves went on to say—l may best follow up these remarks by giving some account of the museum which has been formed by our own society. I cannot, however, proceed to do so without mentioning the debt of gratitude which we owe to her Maj esty's Govern ment for the magnificent manner in which they have supplied us with accommodation in this build ing, and have also contributed to maintain the staff necessary for carrying out the society's objects: Their liberality in this respect, as well as the liberality of the Board of Trustees, to whom the detail of the arrangements was committed, certainly lays upon us an obligation to take care that everything is done on our part which can pro mote the diffusion and improvement of antiquarian science. After some observations on the mode of classification adopted in the museum, his lordship entered into some detail of the objects of more general interest which it contained. In our mis cellaneous collection, he said, we have many things that would repay attention, to which I can only allude in a cursory way. We have here the branks, an ancient Scottish instrument made of iron, and fastened upon the head, for the purpose of serving, as our catalogue tells us, in somewhat satirical phraseology, " as a corrector of incorrigible scolds." We have here, too, one of the Highland purse clasps referred to in " Rob Roy," with pistols con• coaled, so that any stranger attempting to open it would be shot through the hands. We have the thumbikins, a well-known Scotch instrument of torture, much used against the Cove nanters, and of which, perhaps, one of the last victims was Principal Carstairs, who after the Re volution got a present from the Privy Council of the particular thumb-screw, the pressure of which he resisted with so much courage, and which, when he tried it, King William declared would extort from him any secret he possessed. We haveanother Scottish instrument of a penal kind in the maiden, that " dark ladye," as Coleridge might have called her, who bestowed her fatal caresses on some of the noblest and best men that Scotland ever produced, and who may be said to be grandmother or grand aunt of that sainted female the French guillotine, who, somewhat in the same way, did so much more fearful and extensive execution. We have an im partial collection of relies and memorials, on both sides of the leading political and polemical ques tions. We have abundance of Roman Catholic re mains, not forgetting the beautiful old bell of Kil michael, Glassrie. We have John Knox's pulpit from St. Giles's Church ; and we have what tradi tion has called Jenny Geddes's stool, which she hurled at the Dean of St. Giles's, on his trying to read the service-book, but as to which it is but fair to say that, by another report, the lady is repre sented to have become somewhat of a malignant, and to have burnt her stool out of joy at Charles the Second's restoration. We have copies of the covenant signed by Montrose when he began his career as Covenanter; and the solemn league and covenant, with the subscription of Archbishop Leighton ; and we have one of the banners of the covenant, borne by the Covenanters at the battle of Bothwell Brig. We have the blue ribbon `worn by Prince Charles as a Knight of the Garter when in Scotland in 1745 ; and we have a ring given to him by Flora Macdonald at parting with her: After adverting to the desirableness of having some better collection of the old Scotch dresses, and suggesting that those at least who had duplicates of such curiosities should send them to the museum, Lord Neaves noticed the addition made to the Egyptian antiquities by the valuable relics from Thebes, recently contributed by Mr. Rhind, and which were dug out under his personal superintendence, during a residence of two winters in the country. Mr. Rhind, besides that magnificent gift, had given them, in the general arrangement of the museum, the useful aid of his personal advice and assistance, and of the experience he has derived from an ac quaintance with the best museums in Europe. The learned lord concluded by commending the pursuits of antiquarian science to those of his auditors not already members of the society. He said—l am aware that there may be bitter feuds about anti quarian controversy, and that people who wish to quarrel may do so about an ancient name or monu ment, a picture, or a locality, as well as about any topic of the day ; but at least the subjects of such dissensions are beyond the reach of evil conse quences, and the disputants themselves will pro bably soon recover from their asperities. The topics on which antiquaries agree are, luckily, still mere numerous than those on which they differ; and the study, in its general effect, must be considered as eminently conducive to placidity of mind, and to the enlargement of the faculties, by extending our sympathies, and exciting our interests in the his tory of the human race in all times, and in all its differentraspects. (The lecture was listened to with evident interest, and was followed with cordial applause.) Mr. ROBERT CHAMBERS moved " That the thanks of the meeting and of the Antiquarian Society be tendered to Lord Neaves for his learned and elo quent address"—(cheers)—and remarked that he never had the pleasure of hearing his lordship lec ture on scientific or literary subjects without at the same time experiencing a feeling of reget that, so much of his time and attention being necessarily taken up with the duties of his dignifie d profession, such intellectual treats as they had this evening enjoyed were so seldom bestowed upon the com munity. The company then passed. to the library of the Antiquarian Society, where tea and coffee wore served, and afterwards spent some time in examin ing the collection of antiquities in the museum. ' N 0.6 transport, the Sir Wm. Peel, has arrived at the Arsenal pier, Woolwich, and has just com menced shipping a heavy battery of siege guns and war materials for China. She is berthed stern to stem with the Adelaide, No. 5, under the hydraulic cranes, and has been fitted with care for the ser vice, particular attention having been paid to her ventilation, as she is intended to be used, on her arrival in China, occasionally as a transport for troops and an hospital ship. The engineer officers of the dockyard yesterday made a minute inspec tion of her engines and machinery, which were pronounced in first-rate working condition. The Adelaide and the Sir William Peel will embark about 4,000 tons. The Thunder, the Powerful, tho Melbourne, and the Mauritius, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4 transports, in the same service, have already shipped full cargoes of the same description. Both ships, although exceeding 2,000 tons each, are ex pected to be ready for sea during the first week in January. The facilities of the hydraulic machi nery, the patent shot slides and tramways, extend ing to the port-holes and gangways of the ships, renders' the task of shipment extraordinarily expe ditious and comparatively light to the former method, even during the embarkation for the Rus sian war, since which many important improve ments have been introduced.' A detachment of Reyal Marine Light Infantry was yesterday ordered by the Lords of the Admi ralty to be in readiness at Woolwich for service on board her Majesty's steam sloop Hecate, about to be commissioned, it is expected—although not officially announced—for the River Plate, to replace the Weser, pronounced unsafe for the voyage, and dangerous to the safety of the officers and crew. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Wm. l'attullo, acting assistant surgeon, to the Queen ; J. Davenport, acting first class assistant-engineer for temporary servic, addi tional, to the Wellington, for service in the Lark ; H. Perry, paymaster, to the Victory; and D. I'. Waugh, clerk, to be secretary's clerk, to the Excel lent. 2.111 S DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 43s Gd ; barley, 34s Od ; oats, 21s Id ; rye, 28s 10d , beans, 39s Ild; and peas, 37s 6d. THE Six Wm& AVERAGES. - Wheat, 43s 10d ; barley, 35s Ed; oats, 21s 9d; rye, 39s lld ; beaus, 40s Ild ; peas, 38s 10d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 132,715; barley, 90,039 ; oats, 13,275 ; rye, 276 ; beans, 6,022 ; peas, 2,678 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Only a limited supply of beasts was on offer in to-day's market. Primo breeds were in fair request, at full quota tions ; otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. Prime sheep were very scarce, and in demand, at full prices. Long-wools commanded very little attention. The few calves in the market were disposed of without difficulty, at extreme rates. In pigs, only a limited amount of business was transacted, and much cows wero very dull. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 2 Pme. S'thdowndo.s 0 5 4 Prime largo oxen 4 4 4 6 ( Large crso. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 ' Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Crso. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 40 4 4 Small porkers 40 4 8 Suckling calves, 20s to 22s ; and quarter •old store pigs, 24s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep 3,194 Calves Pigs ' FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NY:WHITE AND LEADENHALL. - The supplies of meat are seasonably good, and the trade is inactive, as fol lows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4,1 4d ; pork, 3s 6d to 411 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTH ALL, Dec. 28.—The supplies of stock are only limited, and the trade generally has ruled heavy, at our quotations :—Beef, &um 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dee. 28.—The demand for stock was heavy, at almost nominal currencies :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; lamb,Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves, —s ; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 27s each ; milch cows, £— N to £— cash. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD. — The cable was laid yesterday (Wed nesday) afternoon across the Mersey, between the landing• stage at Liverpool and the Woodside ferry. The operation lasted 10 minutes, and the cable was worked successfully during the remaining part of the day. The want of such communication between the two sides of the river has of late been very much felt, and much inconvenience had been suffered in consequence during the prevalone: of the lato foggy weather. HAY MARKETS. SNltTitmEr.n.—:Meadow hay, £2 1O to £4 4s ; clover, £3 lss to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 58 to £1 lOs per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 4s ; clover, £3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per lead. Supply moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Mond ow hay, £2 lOs to £4 4s ; clove', £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 10s per load. Trade rather dull. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR SHEFFIELD. —On Monday night the passengers by a train leaving Mas bro' for Sheffield were placed in considerable jeopardy, and several of them received bruises of a more or less severe character on their heads and faces. The train leaving Derby at 8 o'clock at night and Chesterfield at 9 49 was about half an hour beyond its time on arriving at the Masbro' station. The passengers for Sheffield changed carriages at Masbro', and when the train in which they had taken their seats had got fairly in motion, and was turning the curve which joins the Midland main line with the lino running between Sheffield and Rotherham, it ran out of its proper course on to a siding. There was a luggage train standing on the siding, and the passenger train ran into it with some force, causing a severe shock to the passengers, some of whom were pitched with great force off their seats to the other side of the carriage in which they wore sitting. The train ap pears to have got out of its coarse by some negligence at the points, which did not appear to have been altered after the luggage train had been shunted on to the siding. When the driver of the engine saw that the train had got out of its course, he suddenly reversed the engine, and did all he could to diminish the force of the shock which must inevit ably take place. notwithstanding his great efforts, how ever, the shock was very severe, and several of the passen gers were much shaken and bruised. In a first-class car riage there were the following legal gentlemen residing in Sheffield :— Mr. John Chambrs, Mr. Wm. Wake, Mr. Ber nard Wako, and another gentleman. The Messrs. Wake sat opposite each other, and when the concussion occurred Mr. Bernard Wake was thrown violently against his brother, and the nose of the latter was very severely bruised and both his eyes deeply discoloured. Mr. Chambers was severely shaken, and sustained contusions in the loin and on the shoulder. Many other passengers were also bruised about the face and other parts of the body, but we are informed that, notwithstanding the nature of the accident, not a single inquiry was made of the passengers by any of the railway officials as to whether any of them were hurt. We have no doubt the authorities of the line will institute a proper inves tigation into the cause of the accident. —Manchester Exa miner. THE FRENCH PRESS.—The responsible editor of the Pltare de la Loire has just appeared before the Cor rectional Tribunal of Nantes for having copied from the Anti de la Religion tho letter falsely attributed to King Victor Emmanuel, and was condemned to 400 f. fine and costs. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL. — The general half-yearly meeting of the governors of this admirable commercial charity was held at the London Tavern yesterday, Geo. Moore, Esq., the treasurer, in the chair, to receive the report and accounts, and for the election of twelve children— seven boys and five girls—on to the foundation. There was a crowded attendance of commercial tra vellers and subteriters, and amongst them we noticed Mr. J. B. Walker, Mr. C. Woolloton, Mr. J. Angell, Mr. John Baggally, Mr. Charles Blower, Mr. Jenkin Jones, Mr. George Rawson, Mr. W. Skelton, Mr. W. Ridley, and others. Mr. ALFRED L. SAUL read the report, which was received with applause, as follows : " The board of mangaement again present them selves to submit their usual half-yearly report. The amounts received for subscriptions, &c., during the six months are as follow : Donations. New subscriptions Old ditto ..., Shou!taueous £325 290 1,087 341 " These items show a considerable improvement, when compared with the receipts of the correspond ing six months of the previous year. Last year the annual subscriptions exceeded those of any previous 12 months, and it is gratifying to observe that this year there is a still further improvement. In the donations, also, there is a material increase. " It affords the board much satisfaction to observe that the amount received from the simultaneous collection is greater than that of last year. About 1,400 commercial hotels in the United Kingdom were in October last furnished with the necessary papers relative to the simultaneous collection; from these 240 answers have been received, enclosing amounts varying from half-a-crown upwards, the average amount frem each hotel being about 295. This appears at first sight to be somewhat incon siderable, but it must be borne in mind that only in the principal commercial hotels in the larger towns can a company of commercial g e ntl emen be met with on any given day. In some particular hotels the movement met with great support; for instance, at the Cross Keys, Hull, the amount re ceived was £lO Gs. ; Crown, Edinburgh, £7 18s. ; Cinque Ports, Rye, £l2 ls. ; Steele's, Glasgow, £5 Mee's, Liverpool, £5; Batty's, Manchester, £7 14s. Gd. ; Fountain, Portsmouth, £5 ss. "The board have so thoroughly explained their views in regard to this movement in the various addresses which have been issued from time to time, that it is not necessary here to do more than thus briefly refer to the result of the collection ; at the same time, they would be guilty of a great omission if they failed to record their grateful appreciation of the kindness of those commercial gentlemen in the country who, by their advocacy and energy, so successfully assisted this movement. " The children continue to enjoy good health ; their robust and cheerful appearance was a subject of general remark as they passed round the room on the day of the anniversary dinner. There is only one child on the sick list at Pinner at the present time. " On the subject of education there is little to state in addition to what has appeared in previous reports. When the court last met it was ordered that a selection from the written answers of the boys in competing for Mr. Moore's prize should be printed for distribution. The instructions of the court in this respect have been carried out. The selection, published in a small pamphlet form, has been widely circulated, and with the most bene ficial effect. Few of the subscribers to the insti tution have the opportunity of ascertaining by their own personal investigation what is the character of the education imparted at Pinner ; but the pub lished answers of the boys afford an opportunity of obtaining an insight into the nature of the instruc tion communicated at Pinner, and of ascertaining the general qualifications and attainments of the scholars. "At the present time there are 98 boys and 48 girls in the institution ; of these 10 boys and 1 girl are about to leave; 7 bop and 5 girls are about to be elected, which, with 2 boys about to be admitted by purchase, will make the number of children in the establishment 149, consisting of 97 boys and 52 girls. "Trhe board feel it incumbent upon them to acknowledge in the warmest manner the energetic and successful labours of the stewards during the past 12 months. The year has been, in a financial point of view, a very successful one, and that suc cess is to be ascribed in a great measure to the zealous and efficient manner in which the stewards have fulfilled the important duties of their office. " In conclusion, the board desire to record their sense of the Divine goodness in vouchsafing to the institution so long a career of prosperity and use fulness." Mr. C. WOOLOTON then moved, and Mr. J. ANGELL seconded—" That Mr. Moore be reap pointed treasurer," which was carried with ap plause. Mr. TURNBULL moved, and Mr. T. C. WARD second: d—" That the board of management, con sistino. of 30 gentlepen, be reappointed," Mr. J. B. Walker being appointed with applause, in the place of Mr. Stacey, who retired. ' Mr. J. B.,IVALKER then proposed the reappoint ment of Mr. Saul, as secretary, eulogising, amid general applause, that gentleman's indefatigable services in bringing on the institution to its present prosperous position.. The friends and supporters of the charity were highly indebted to Mr. Saul for the zealous and efficient manner in which he had performed his duties. (Applause.) Mr. CHUBB seconded the motion. Mr. POTTER, after expressing disapproval of the amount of the society's expenditure as contrasted with its income, alleging that the former was some thing like 25 per cent. 'Of the latter, proposed as an amendment, that Mr. Saul be re-elected secretary, but that his salary do not exceed £250 per annum. Mr. TOULMIN seconded the amendment. The CIIAIRMAN disputed Mr. Potter's statement regarding their expenditure, and showed that the income, owing to the late successful dinner, gave the society an increuse altogether of £5OO over the preceding year. (Loud applause.) The strictest economy was exercised by the board of manage ment. Mr. SAUL (the secretary) corroborated this, and stated that there was anothei' item to be added, showing their income for the past year was con siderably in excess of their expenditure, he alluded to the sum of £2OO which they derived from pro perty invested. (Applause.) Mr. H. HEATH (firm of Leaf and Co.) deprecated any reduction in the, remuneration of the society's most important and responsible officer. Mr. J. B. WALKER, also, in an ablespeech pointed out the inexpediency, in a commercial point of view, of reducing the remuneration of their most efficient officer. The better the man the better the manage ment, and this could not be obtained without ade quate pay. (Applause.) The great evil in connec tion with half the establishments in London was the employment of young men at paltry and inadequate salaries, and frequently the result was the failure of those houses. If they got a good man keep him and pay him well, and if he wanted an advance and it was justifiable, give it him. (Loud applause.) The energies of such men would always uphold an esta blishment, where a cheeseparing economy would destroy it. (Applause.) This was the rationale that should regulate their transactions, and on these grounds he deprecated any reduction in the salary of their able secretary. Mr. JENKIN JONES believed that the best inte rests of the charity would be jeopardised if Mr. Potter's proposition were persisted in. It had been negatived by a crowded meeting on a former occa sion, and it was greatly to be regretted that it was brought forward again. After some further discussion the amendment was put to the vote and negatived by the entire meeting, the original motion—that Mr. Saul be re-elected secretary with an undiminished salary—being car ried with a demonstration of three hearty cheers. On the motion of Mr. Hewitt, seconded by Mr. Fiddeman, the report and accounts were carried by acclamation. , Mr. Ridley then proposed, and Mr. Charles Blower seconded, " That Messrs. Bradbury, Green, Heath, Storey, and Brand be elected auditors for the year ensuing." On the motion of Mr. Walker a vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to the chairman for his ability and urbanity in presiding, and for his un tiring attention to the interests of the Commercial Travellers' Schools and other kindred charities of • this great City ; and the meeting separated to as sist in the election of candidates, which closed with the poll at four o'clock. THE COLLISIONS IN THE CHANNEL.—In the notices which appeared of the collision between the steam ship Lyra and the schooner Sweetheart, when off the Mull of Galloway on Saturday morning, it has been omitted to mention the friendly service rendered to the former by Capt. Jones, of the Welsh schooner Petit Louis, and for which he received the cordial thanks of Capt. Wheeler of the Lyra. The Petit Louis, which was proceeding from Ply mouth to Glasgow, was running up from the southward point of the Isle of Man to Corsewell Point, when the steamer Lyra was observed with signals of distress. The schooner luffed up to her under her lee, when Captain Wheeler asked Captain Jones to heave to, which the latter did, and kept with the steamer for about three-quarters of an hour. Shortly afterwards the barque Patience hove to on the windward of the Lyra, and 'she, being the larger vessel, the steamer's boats wore got out,"and her passengers all transferred to the barque, as previously !recorded. The schooner which came into collision with the s.s. Thetis on Sunday morning, off Cumbraes, was the Brackley, not Brightly, as given yesterday.—North British Daily Mail. General Blunt died at Southampton on Saturday at an advanced ago. He distinguished himself in the Pen insular war in the Portuguese service, and fought under Lord Beresford. Tho gallant general received a pension from the Portuguese Government up to the day of his death. B UN G .1 P. _Y. --4.-- (From the Co; respc;;dent of the Daily News.) PES:ni, DEC. 25. It is a peculiar feature of the House of Haps. burg, even in the female line of the Lorraines, that they,consistently oppose the principles of civil and religious liberty. There is not one province of their empire which has Not revolted against them at some period or other on account of their oppression, and some of them were aide to throw off the yoke for ever—for instance, the Swiss Cantons, Portugal, the Low Ceuntries, and lately Lombardy. The Austrian system, however, remains the same, though it lcd to rebellions in Catalonia under Charles V., in Arragon under Philip 11., in Austria Proper, in Carinthia, and elsewhere, in Bohemia during the Thirty Years' War, and six times in Hungary during the last 250 years. Indeed, the dynasty never learn nor ever forget anything; they seem to think that their task is not to govern a large empire to the satisfaction of the inhabitants, but to uphold the system of centralisation and the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church at the continual risk of their own existence. Out of the six risings in Hungary, three we r e enti re ly successful, and resulted in treaties of peace, en suring perfect equality for the Protestants and constitutional liberty for Hungary ; a fourth was brought to a satisfactory end by the good offices of England, under Queen Anne, and the States General; one failed only by the supe riority of the Imperial armies backed by all Ger many; the last, though unsuccessful, left the spirit of the nation unconquered, since Francis Joseph's ultimate success. was brought about I only by domestic treason and Russian intervention, all the rest of the European governments locnting apathetically upon that grandest of tragedies, a nation struggling nobly for freedom, and crushed by a combination of despots. The Hungarians were subdued, but`not broken, and this is the reason why ten years sufficed to wear off from their mind the terror excited by gallows, prisons, and confiscations, to 'steel their hearts once more for along up-hill fight against the Austrian rule. The bigoted govern ment of Vienna, however, even 110 W took the initia tive; had it not meddled with the organisation of the Protestant, church and forced quiet people of strong religious convictions into open opposition it might have postponed the crisis for a long while. Not taugh t by former experience, those gentlemen at Vienna do their best to embitter the strife, as if they wished to provoke a collision. Oa the 15th inst. we were already within an inch of bloodshed, averted only by the forbearance of the population, which does not believe the present moment auspicious for armed resistance. The Protestants of the mountain district hating resolved to meet on that day in the Lutheran church, in defiance of the last orders of Count Thun, for the purpose of considering the Count's notorious decree regarding the organisation of the Protestant churches, the Imperial authorities shut the church up, and placed a detachment of police before the building. The members of the meeting assembled therefore in the adjoining school rooms, and hastened to draw up a protest against the obnoxious Ministerial decree. A police-officer soon arrived to dissolve the meeting, which, after a short and impressive prayer by the Rev. Joseph Szekacs, Lutheran clergyman of the Hungarian con gregation of Pesth, obeyad this order. But scarcely had the members of the district meeting withdrawn, when about 200 students of the university came, fol lowed by several hundred respectable citizens, who had on the same morning been in the Roman Catholic church, where a mass was said fort he Hungarian poet, Charles Kisfaludy, an uncle of Madame Kossuth, and who, on their return, wished to be present at the Protestant meeting. The police force, which had in the meantime arrived, rudely ordered them to disperse, and at once charged them. The multi tude gave way, but the students kept the armed police for some moments at bay, which allowed the crowd to get off without injury. The ringleader of the students was, however, taken into custody, when he turned out to be the son of an Austrian count in high Government office. He was at once released, upon which the excitement subsided: in the streets. The Protestant agitation still continues especially by the provocation given by the Government offi cials. All the Protestant districts, and nearly all the seniorats having already held their meetings and voted their protestations, the agitation would now have died out in the most natural way, but the Austrian Cabinet supplies the fuel for maintain ing the fire. Though no arrests have as yet taken place, and the government claims it indeed as a merit that it has not yet proceeded to such extremi ties, still domiciliary visits were made at the houses of three superintendent administrators and of several lay members of the district meetings ; their private papers were overhauled and carried off, and 169 persons were summoned to appear before the provincial criminal court at Kaschan on the 15th. of December, when the heavy snow-fall had made the roads nearly impracticable, much to their an noyance and anxiety. After a short inquest they were all dismissed except three, who are to be in-' dieted for exciting the people to resistance against the government ; but even these three were not im prisoned, they had only to give bail. On the other hand, the government tries to gain some clergymen over in favour of the ministerial decree, but until now with very questionable success. The Calvinist superintendent or administrator of the Danubian district soon found that his position became unten able after he had given up his opposition against the decree, and therefore resigned. The same hap pened to the Luthern clergyman of Schemnitz, to whom his congregation declared that he had for feited their confidence. But the clergyman of Szent Mikles, the Rev. Mr. Hodzsa, who in 1849 was a violent partisan of the Austrians, forgot him self oven se far as to accurse and excommunicate all his congregation, in the church, before the altar, when he saw that they were unwilling to accept the decree. Such indiscreet supporters of Count Thun only fan the flame, and are scarcely of any value to the Minister. As to the Roman Catholics, their conduct is really admirable. Even the Episcopacy displays a toleration altogether unusual in any Roman Catho lic country, in order not to disturb the patriotic unity of harmony in Hungary. The Archbishop of Erlacz has given a piece of land and material for tho construction of a Protestant school on one of his estates. Canons have subscribed for the repairs of Protestant churches and for Protes tant cemeteries, since the Ministry has given orders to protect in future Roman Catholic corpses from any possible contamination by the subterraneous neighbourhood of heretic bodies. On the other hand, the Protestants freely subscribe for the erection of a splondid altar in honour of St. Stephen, in the cathedral at Gran, and become members of the Roman Catholic St. Stephen's Association. Even the attempt to get up a petition for the preservation of the temporal power of the Pope has failed, the priests having unanimously declared that by the law of Austria they have been forbidden to meddle with politics, which belong exclusively to Govern ment. A new opportunity for expressing the wishes of the country was recently given by the Austrian Government. One of the last official acts of Baron Bach had been the publication of his scheme for the organisation of the rural and civic comet unities. It was, however, so cumbrous and complicated that his successors in office could not think of enforcing it. Accordingly it was set aside, but " confidence men" (Vertrauens-manner) were appointed in every province by the Government to discuss the subject upon the basis of Baron Bach's scheme. In the German provinces this kind of work has gone on for the last two months without great success, since each province recommended a different system, andthe presiding governors or their deputies had no instructions as to the leading principles of the cabinet. But if the work done was of little use, there was at least nowhere any collision between the confidence-men and the officals. In Hun gary, on the contrary, the Presburg confidence men, eighteen in number, agreed that no satisfac tory law could be given but by the Diet, and ten of them at once withdrew after this declaration ; the eight remaining were ready to take the scheme into consideration as a preparatory step for the Diet whenever it should be held, but the presiding Government , official dissolved the committee after a few meetings. At Oedenburg the confidence men made short work of it. The Abbot of the Bene dictines proposed the resolution that in their opinion nobody but the legal Diet was empowered to give laws. It was seconded and carried unanimously, and the confidence men at once and finally withdrew. At Pesth, Count Nemes proposed a similar resolution, though worded in such a way as to give less offence to the chair man. Count Augustus Porgach, canon of Gran, seconded the proposition. M. Pap, from Jazygia, supported it in a strong speech, as one acquainted with the views of the middle classes, and all the present confidence men voted for it, though declaring that they were not averse to dis cuss the ministerial scheme. At the end of the third meeting, however, they all withdrew, since the official paper of Vienna had declared, contrary to"the facts, that the resolution in favour of a Diet had not been carried at Pesth, and that the confi dence men continued the discussion. Thus three Hungarian districts have refused to co-operate in any extra-parliamentary legislation; about the two remaining ones we have not yet received any information, but do not doubt that they will follow the precedents. The anniversary meeting of the Hungarian Aca demy was again very remarkable for pointed speeches, full of patriotic sentiments and historical recollections which find their parallel in the pre sent state Of Hungary.