The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-29 00:00:00

RIGRTI IO BOATS• nal.) lied mai we rep Ls that had bel g• principle , which were 0,1 tributed to tile o th e r respe ts i made which , 8 8 j roved by actu the propertY fof 3 to the crew ich as that Wile; :17 carried 0 1, 4 ch of her haP c i in a seaway , a l i t f e -b e lt s alone n the last fe c l have occur r the other two', tg the resul ts !! not only obtsl. he self-rig.h t n ll / g r the partic— ng to is no :--- life oint of Ayr he istance from L the s hore, Du o and the NI, drowned. I sr i , of to her keel' hey became es Lng no Life-bell' void lifeboa. si one of the fin e , r g, when out le, a rather he el ; lenly ran hef° oo crew haviet; being v 60111 1 0 41 saved, althe n o , .xhaustcd st y ho had gen e t ° put on lifebeitsf ctober last, If-righting 11 . boat Instituti3 a heavy s e e] : ▪ to a vg, re p - e . Lt about tli rr r i i - e t station. ight, and a',` e r eserted by re )r the 51 1 . 1; rowed sa fe 11 • a de e lSt B was cant% in success))) the other ti lt " o id the coxswt, T, she was c— t„ to, and uP se le immedis tell r ' °if of all 'wa te when she sc s ", ti The crew , e-belts, ficia te c i the cable, ar l ii e of them e sl i, that this a ec , ight, and its, wo similar O w occurred t' nt e at once, 11, who still reps, sting prop fat doption of P . '„ )ry of lifeben the danger (7 d are emplei. e „; m. on suffer" that this is the led of a wP°: rough such "" ho formed te we must sti',"; ness to 119 '; immediat e l services 10 5, ey, unask e a Ice in her al i t her whene.„ They likeor e ifebelts, on the applied by this calls falling , 3f 4 ,11. raiLl• 4 161 0 ill o 1 0 , o 12 ) o 10 o 1 0 0 221 o 6 0 all 1 0 0 20 0 2 0 3 0 10 o 15 r e are re ace of death at Readiugf oiled, with a tt. MunnElt; rercantile og attorney" oed his Nvile He NV39 by his evil rooml. hs tter 6E1 013 is the OXI DIPS B * --j the nil fie kilt is • patch ; th . re buttons, t crinasesl Highl an ! l eo c hars° represeeti r ry Spre a" Caßlig °r°l i in eil Y e k r The COreE le . tef a l so oft• ecially f o he cololgr W ith lon aks g ef the ligergess MONEY MARKET AND CITY NETTS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The progress of business in City circles, as usual at this period of the year, presents no features of public interest. The attention of all who are en gaged in business is absorbed in the arrangements of annual accounts, and other routine proceedings necessary for bringing the affairs of the old year to a termination. There is consequently very little information to furnish in this department. A fea ture, however, which attracts observation is the sus tained inquiry for discount accommodation, and the increasing exportation of specie to the continent and to the East. During the ensuing month the shipments of both gold and silver will represent a large aggregate amount. To China very heavy remittances are likely to be made, in consequence of the late advance in the exchanges at Hong kong and Shanghai. Consignments to the conti nent will, therefore, be stimulated for the purchase of the requisite supplies of that metal. It is not expected, however, that any material inroad will yet be made upon the stock of bullion at the Bank of England, as it is imagined that the arrivals from Australia and other resources will be maintained on an extensive scale. The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer has been disposed of at 6lid. per ounce standard, and the few Mexican dollars at 611,d. per ounce. In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon no material alteration was apparent. The Norman has arrived from the Cape of Good Hope with £3,380. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed steadily, and prices were unaltered. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market the transactions were of a very limited character, and at about former values. The English Stock Market continues in a very inactive state, although indications of firmness are still apparent. Speculative dealings are still of the most limited description, and until the present account is liquidated, namely, on the 11th proximo, an active resumption of business is scarcely antici pated. Consols are about 961 97—the bona fide, as well as the time dealings, not being sufficiently extensive or diversified to create fluctuation. Bank Stock is flat at 225. The New Threes are marked 971 -I, and the Reduced 97k 1. Long Annuities are 18. The March Exchequer Bills are 365. to 395. prem. ; and the June ditto, 365. to 395. prem. India Loan Debentures are heavy at 991 1, and the Bonds 17s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market the dealings have been of a rather limited description, and prices are steady: Turkish 6 per Cents, are 92 ; the Scrip, Ist issue, 1 to 1 dis. ; ditto, 2d;l to 1 dis. ; Chilian Loan has been dealt in at par to 1 prem.; Braziliai 6 per Cents. are firm, at 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. at 48; the Deferred at 314 ; Venezuelan 5 per Cents, at 441 ; Russian 5 per Cents. remain at 113 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents. receded to 661 and 67. The settlement of the account has been the chief business attended to in the Railway Share Market to-day, and prices have been well maintained. Several of the principal lines show an improve ment of about to Q per cent. Chester and Holy head, Great Northern, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have advanced ss. ; Eastern Counties, Great Western, Midland, and North British, 10s. ; and North Western and South Eastern, 15s. South Western have declined about 10s. The foreign lines have been neglected, and prices are nominal. In the Colonial Market, East Indian receded 10s., and Great Western of Canada 55., Grand. Trunk of Canada brought about former quotations. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet, no alteration of importance having taken place in prices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 7k 1 1 I New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 li Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lBl • India Stock Ditto Debentures 991 I Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account 961 7 March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21. & 10.. 36 9 3& 9 Ditto £SOO Ditto Small, lid. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Prazilion 5 per Cent. Chilton, 6 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. Scrip Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ll3 Sardinian, 5 per Cent. 9of Spanish per emit 4B Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent • 3l Turkish 6 per Cent 921 a lt Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip a 1 d Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. . . .... Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent l7f I Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent., THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. Lownow, Dec. 29.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; Moderate breeze, and very fine. PLYMOUTH, Dee. 28.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Nor- Man (screw steamer), from the Cape of Good Hope. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 28.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Ham monis (steamer), for Now York, disabled in machinery. RAMSGATE, Dec. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Fe, from Rio Grande for Leith; Zion, from Bo'ness for Dieppe, assisted in with loss of bulwarks and stancheons, bowsprit sprung, sails split, &c. BRISTOL, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bencleugh, from Mauritius. PILL, Dec. 28.—Wind W., fresh.—Sailed—King Arthur, for St. Michael's. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 28.—Wind N.—Arrived—Juliana, from Monte Video ; Mazatlan, from London for Boston, with loss of rudder ; Purchase, from Liverpool for Yar mouth, N.S., leaky. NEWPORT, Dec. 28.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Pilad, for Theodosia. HOLYHEAD, Dee. 28.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Joshna. Waddington, from Liverpool for Bombay. OPT DONAGRADEE, Dec. 28.—Arrived—North Briton (screw steamer), from Portland, U.S., for Liverpool ; left on 18th. GRIMSBY, Dec. 28.—Arrived—Balfour, from Richi bud°. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Havre, steamer, from Havre; Hammonia, Steamer, put back, with slight derangement of machinery. Barbier, for Bordeaux ; Supply, for Sun derland ; Cheshire Witch, for Newport. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W., fresh. Arrived, Dec. 28.—Blanche Moore, from Manilla ; Alad din, from Calcutta ; Rome, from New Orleans ; Danube, screw steamer, from Genoa. Arrived, Dec. 29—Nugget, from Calcutta • Economic, I.Xoni Buenos Ayres ; London, from St. Michael's ; North zriton, screw steamer, from Portland. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; tide two hours' ebb; weather fine. Arrived, Dec. 28—Janet and Jane, from Stettin. Arrived, Dec. 29—Emily, from Tielbock ; Demetrius, from Lagos ; Orako, from Alexandria ; Black Swan and Delta,—both from Callao ; Duna and Britannia—both from Cronstadt ; Julius, from Lorient ; William, steamer, from Copenhagen.; Fyenoord, from Rotterdam; Shardlo, from Gottenburg• „Sailed.—Eclipse, for Madeira; Isabella, for Mauritius; zIY• Cook, for New Orleans; Clyde, for Calcutta. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W., moderate. Passed—Ohio, from Shields, for Havannah ; Josephine, from Shields, for Naples ; Paris and London, steamer, f rom London, for Paris ; Daphine and the Silurian, from London, for Cardiff;: John Mowlomn of Weymouth, brig, from north, for westward. Sailed.—Shakespeare„ for Bombay; Risk, for Trinidad With several others to the westward. DEATH OF MR. BELSIIAW.—Mr. Thomas Bel shaw, so well known as connected with exhibitions of arts and manufactures for the last twenty years, especially by his receiving and managing the goods, &c., at the Great Exhibition of 1851, died on Thursday, the 23d inst., at Kensington. Mr. Belshaw has been suffering the last three Years from injuries received on board the Berwick transport 'whilst going out to the Crimea in charge of the 3d division of the Army Works Corps. The remainder of the gold by the Kent, X 3 90,744, has been bought for exportation ; £125,000 is on account of the new Chilian loan, and will be sent to Chili by the next W es t I n di a s t eamer . A ccor di ng to a note from 'again E. B. Brine, her commander, the Kent made her Passage from Melbourne in 79, inst ea d of 80 days ; and the q tantity of gold on board (including, it is presumed, all the amounts in private hands) was £500,000, instead of 4390,744. A telegram from St. Petersburg announces that tho Exchan ge on L on d on , which very recen tly t ouc h e d 37 1, has suddenly relaFsed to 361, The absence of coun tenance to the hasty assumption that a loan would be brought forward immediately, has perhaps a good deal to do with this movement. The tallow market is reported Ilia ) at 166 re., with 10 ro. down, for delivery is August. - 4 \ fr( SIIARE - IS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I P aid ' I Closing I Business Price. Done. A.Mberg - ., lotting. Bost. and Eastern Junctior !ZelfaNt and Ballymena Wol., and Str. Val Birk., I.anc., and Chesh Junction Blackburn • Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at 2510sp.sh Lon.,Brighton k.S.Coast London & North Westn. Do. Eighths London& South-Westn IL'derry & Coleraine... L'derry & Enniskillen. Nian, Sher., & Lincoln. Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby %rid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 4 Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.' Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor. Dev. Rail. &Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpd Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction.... North Staffordshire.... North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingtourne & Sheer ,South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. ' do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 185.5 Stockton & Hartlepool , Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDkazßail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-etid Lon. At Cry. PAL 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B 'West London . Do. Ist Class... Do. 2d Class PREFER: Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall A roves. no div Do. A Do. B until6p.c.per an hasheen pd.toß Dublin and Belfast Jtmc Dun.,Perth,k Abr.Junc: East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness 100 100 all 100 160 100 100 100 013 41 £3 Is, I7i all all all all 22i 7 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all Share! Railways. Do. 3} per cent. Nfaryport & Car., 4 p.c IDo. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, fi p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh are, Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. S i p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way. Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dsk.Co. N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 !o. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Not. 6 pc. Ist Do. do. do., 2d gua Co. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new p 1 Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock' Do. Aberdeen.gua.B pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. south Devon. Ann. 10s . Do. Fixed 44 percent., ISouth Eastern (Reading . . Ann., 1.0 0 ) Do .43 peygent. Do.Ffied 4i p.c. Ist is. Do. New do., 2d issue. South wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford St Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet4p.ct Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon MO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. et. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. cr. a. 51 3 c Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. sRedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 45 pe p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pi Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 j p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . Do. Redeemable, 44 pct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do.. . Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Brig.Spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 she Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et Do. £6 6 1 64 71 8i 66 68 104 11i 29 31 94 01 E 8 B ii 46 47 :); 1 3 11 64 64 47 49 31 33 12 14 96 97 68f 69 28f 29 91 96 10 10 1054 107 21 93 133 135 [OM 1054 551 561 55 57 87 B 2 12 13 p 12 13 p 98h 100 P 5 1 ei [ll 113 92 98} 1 dl 951 39 394 - -d 031 1041 77 79 I .1i 12 65 67 34 3 d 61 614 9 I 4 8 1 P 5 d 4_ 4 9} 95 1 i 6 5i 77' 78 [Ol 103 41 4 d 13 13 74 30 32 Ll 2 114 28 i 28 1 85 87 45 47 4 2d 37 38 75 75i 76 78 13 15 9 11 33 34 DO 95 6 6i 3 3i 61 61 61 col 94 4 ARES iClosing Price. 49 61 96 98 1103 1.05 6 6 100 103 113 118 109 112 115 117 113 115 131 133 84 80 73 71 113 115 122 124 112 114 106 108 Cl 66 10} 111 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock ao Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 2 I f 3l 20 Stock Stock, Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock 121 Stock' Stock, 12i 12 Stock Stock Stock 1 6 / 1 17 10 101 72 74 18 19 9 9i 13/ 14 143 145 120 122 163 168 123 125 II) 68 72 , 142 144 104 106 Stock all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 961 97i P ti 91 11i 11f 9 10 Stoct Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8i Stock , Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock' Stock 25 251 Stock] 110 112 99 100 i die p d i IP 231 21i 121 123 106 108 101 103 104 11 244 25 103 105 103 105 17 19 29 30 3.3 34 44 47 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid.l Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshireg.r..6p,c. E ITnion,HarwichShs. 'Lndc N.W ILndt N.W 'Caledonin E.U.ALE C Gt. North. E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge ... 1 Glo.Barr.&Neile,Dret. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Caledonia Do. ' Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E. Counts. Do. Do. Do. II artl pool. Dck. &Rail hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich • Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. Sr Matk Midsb.& Redcr, g,.6p.c Thd.BradfordPrf. Stk.' Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 pei cent Preston and Wyre. Do. iShtHes _ ___ A. L&N Wi cir L.Yk. i Do. 99 101 104 106 17 19 143 145 4 41 Roygtn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.itoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrgwsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn., 99 Pm Gt. North. Lam& Yk T Braasoy M'Clean Stk.dt Dar Do. Gt. West L./¢Brgtn DOCKS. 14 11 93 95 8 9 Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min Stock East and West India Stock Loudon Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton StocklVictoria 20 Do New 111 113 67 1 8 17 5 412211 94 96 2i, 99 IG . 68 60 5 30 25.2.811 1142 144 Share I Paid 100 100 100 100 100 - •100 100 101 103 18 4 p Closing Business Price. Docks. 107 Of 71 if LNG` - 'T-SS raid, Business Done. L I Share! Railways. Paid. C i l,o rre ng I Business Done. Onwards. By the author of " Anne Dysart," " Rosa Grey," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This story possesses the same merits which have rendered the former works of this author favourites. Without belonging to the first class of novels, they attract by their sim plicity and unaffeected earnestness. The present story is a very interesting one on the whole, it relates the adventures that befel two young people in their arduous endeavours to make an onward progress. There is sufficient dif ference marked in the characters of James Carver and Honor Sky, to impress the mind of the reader with the contrast. Both were very clever children, and far in advance of all their companions ; but the feeling of conscious superiority animated them very differently. While James only thought how he could rise and trample down under foot all who opposed him, how when rich himself he should repay with interest the taunts with which he had been assailed when poor, the gentle Honor dwelt alone on the power to do good with which her talents endued her, and she ever sought to renderherself more competent to impart to others that instruction for which she had so often sighed in vain in the days of childhood, and which, when she at last gained she prized and loved as a rich benefit and a great blessing. The record of her career as a scholar and a teacher is full of a quiet interest, and the details are all naturally given. Some of the persons who appear on the scene, are very well sketched. Mr. Mauleverer, for instance, with his pompous plausibility and self-sufficiency, is a decided suc cess. Mr. St. John is a very different character, but a far more pleasing one. He was peculiarly adapted to the profession he had chosen, with his qui& perception of talent, and his ready appreciation of worth, he was indeed an invaluable friend to the poor and needy, and a benefactor to the young aspirant. He was the first to recognise the abilities of the two children, and he at the same time admired the varying qualities of each. The passages which relate the engagement between James and Honor are excitingly narrated, and the heroine acts in a manner becoming her early promise of excellence. .There is another source of interest in the fortunes of Frank and Mary Austen, and the episode of Mary's brother, William Hurst, is an_ agreeable diversion to the incidents of a school life, and the simple details of Honors's humble friends. The• moral of the story is con veyed in the fact of James Carver's ambitious schemes at last passing beyond the restraints of rectitude, and he being compelled to leave the country for ever, only saved from an ignominious fate by the interposition of Honor with his betrayed friends. She is left peaceful, if not happy in the faithful discharge of her duties, which she truly thinks are worthy • objects to which to dedicate her life, and she reflects that to succeed it is not enough to look only " onwards," but that the traveller to whatever goal of earthly labours should also look " upwards." There is sufficient in the book to engage the attention agreeably and profitably, and it is therefore a welcome addition to the fictions of the day, and has every chance of meeting with the same success that attended the author's previous productions. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes 41- 511 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belkrian East. Junction. Beziers to Graissessaa Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish fa i f. l 1 ii 2 / 271 271 Eastern of Franee: Euphrates Valley Great Central of - France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction - - P 7- 1 71 Lake Constance & hale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Genera Jfaria. Antonia Do. do. New 3; 4,4 Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans ...... Recife& S. Fran. (Pens.) gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Rig - a and Ditnabury Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland , Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand A Dictionary of Political Economy. By H. Dun ning Macleod, Esq., of the Inner Temple. Part 1. Longman. This is the first part of a very remarkable and valuable work—one which has no competitor in our language, though it treats o f a su bj ect w hi c h is calculated to excite the interest and develope the faculties of the profoundest thinkers and most cul tivated minds. Political Economy is a seienc e which, in its wide ramifications, involves so many vital questions of national prosperity, and affects indirectly the happiness of so many millions, that it should be .a subject of congratulation to the public when a work of this character makes its appearance in the literary world, with the avowed object of collecting and classifying all existing information on the sub. ject. A work of a similar nature, we are told, has been brought out in Paris, the production of thirty eight of the most eminent Politico-Economists of Franoe, but none such exists in the English language. This omission is the more remarkable when we call to mind the many eminent names which rank among the list of our countrymen which have distinguished themselves iu this science, one which from its peculiar character seems particularly adapted to the English taste and intellect. The following programme of the work explains its object and design in a clear and intelligible manner. " It will contain—Biographical notices of all persons who have contributed to advance the science, according to their relative importance, with a list of their works. Original articles on each branch of the subject, exhibiting, where necessary, full and accurate details of business ; and the views of all preceding writers of eminence will be brought together and critically examined, An analysis of all the principal works on the subject, exhibiting the distinguish ing features of the opinions and system of each writer. A critical examination of each work, indicating how far it has advanced, and the permanent truths it has added to, the science; in what points it is defective, and what it has left to be done by succeeding writers. Much valuable infor mation, many germs of important theories, several of the chief doctrines, and many of the opinions of eminent per sons, in political economy, are only to be found in pamph lets and other fugitive writings. A distinguishing fea ture of this work will be, that copious and literal extracts will be given from such pamphlets, etc., containing all such facts, opinions, and doctrines as are of permanent value. It will be preceded by a Preliminary Dissertation, contain ing a narrative of the rise and progress of the science from the earliest times, being a compl e t e hi s t or y of ideas on the subject up to the latest form it has assumed. It will thus bring together a greater body of information on the subject than is contained in any other work, and it is hoped that it will greatly facilitate the labours of all future writers and others interested in the science. It will be published in parts of ninety-six pages each, royal octavo, double columns. Price 4s. each part. It is expected to be com pleted in 15 parts, in the course of two years. The follow ing parts will appear as speedily as can be done, with due regard to the efficiency of the, work." Cassell's Illustrated Almanac. One of the most prominent of the articles in this part is the one headed " Axioms and Definitions" which treats largely of the nature of the science. The following paragraph exemplifies the lucid style in which this difficult question is treated — "With respect to the conception of the science itself, we have shown the advantage obtained by framing such a de finition of it, as shall be free from the objection which Mr. Mill has justly brought forward against the ones in com mon use. By treating it as the science which treats of the laws which regulate the exchangeable relations of quanti ties, we obviate the objections which have been justly urged against considering it as the science which treats of the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. For it at once draws a sharp and distinct line between an agri cultural product, and th e art and science o f agriculture, between any commercial product, and the art and process of producing it, and in general between any actual pro ducts, and their exchangeable relations, a nd the seve ral processes by which they are o btained. Thus we have a clear and distinct test of what the pure science of political ecouomy includes, and what is to be considered beyond it s limits. Because whatever causes an incre ase or diminution of the number of products, or varies their exchangeable relations, is a ques tion of pure political economy, the method or process of obtaining such products is a branch of the arts of com merce. Thus the causes which induce a greater or a diminished quantity of corn to be produced, and influence its price when produced, is a question of pure politica l economy, the improved mod es of cult i vat i on are part of the art and science of agriculture. But the question of found ling hospitals, and the influences they e xert in increasing or diminishing the numbe r of foundlings is a question of pure political economy. S o ragged schools and refornia tories, so long as they are considered with reference to the improvement or deterioration of the inmates of them, come under the denomination of morals, but if we consider their effects in increasing or dimi n i shing the n umber of criminals, that is a question of political economy, and so on." The concluding passage well worthy of perusal.:-- .of the same article is "We must now rehtchintly bring these remarks to a close. We have only selected a few prominent instances of the important effects of accurate notions, and not exhausted them. The considerations five have suggested would require a volume for their proper development, and duly treated would touch the foundations of all science. For. somewhat fuller details we must refer to the Preliminary Discourse, and to each separate leading terra in the subject. We shall have done some little good, if we call attention to the causes of the very incomplete state of political economy at the pre sent time, and show that this is not due to anything in the science itself, but to the ihethod in which it has been treated. There is but one possible mode of succeeding— namely, to follow the brilliant example set by physicists. .Almost all erroneous doctrine springs from erroneous defini tion. The only way to remove these idols, fallacies, or m i sco nceptions, is to form tru e definitions a nd axioms by genuine induction. The most eminent physicists thought no time lost, which was necessary to settle these elements, but economists are apt to despise such things, and the con sequence is, instead of the opinions of writers at the present day tending to uniformity, they are becoming mo re and m ore divergent every day. Theory and practice must be brought into harmony with each other. But, to elaborate a just theory from the facts, certain qualifications are abso lutely indispensable :-1. A general knowledge of the mode of argument in experimental science, and a constant vigi lance to see that the arguments in political economy are in strict conformity to the standards of reasoning in natural philosophy. 2. A technical knowledge of the law of instru ments of credit, and some other things. 3. A technical knowledge of the mechanism of commerce and agriculture. Without these indispensable qualifications, it is a perilous task for any man to venture upon the troubled waters of political economy. " Nave senza nocchiero in gran tempests." When Galileo began to study natural philosophy, he put aside mathematics, never dreaming that there could be any connection between the two ; a sentiment, too, that appears in Bacon. Galileo very soon found out his mistake. Many persons at the present day may think that there is no con nection between political economy and natural philosophy. They are in just as great error as Galileo was. Political economy is a science of causes end effects produced by the properties of men, and its types and standards of reasoning are to belound in the science which treats of the causes and effects produced by the properties of matter. In both equally, the inductive logic reigns supreme. The sarao general method of investigation is common to each. And there is the same hope and encouragement to expect future success, that the Athenian orator gave to his countrymen, because their failure arose—not from the nature of the en terprise, but from their own. errors. .So it is with political economy. The unsatisfactory state in which it is at pre sent does not arise from the nature of the thing itself, but from its method of treatment, When economists pay the , THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1858, The Commercial and Trades Legal Guide. By F. H. Markham, M.A., barrister-at-law- Richard son, Cornhill. _ _ The author of this little work observes in his short and sensible preface, that it is a well-known legal maxim that " Ignorance of the law excuses no one," and yet that most people who are not lawyers are ignorant with regard to the legal questions arising out of the simplest matters of everyday life. He supposes that this want of necessary information arises from the general idea that the laws of England are so complex and mul tifarious they could never find time to read and understand them. It therefore occurred to him that a short and simple digest of the laws principally affecting commercial men might be of practical bens fit. I n this little work he gives a brief and intelligible account of a variety of legal questions ; contracts, bills of exchange, partnership, copyright, wills, executors, actions, bankruptcy, patents, and many others of equal importance being among them. The legal relations of landlord and tenant, master and servant, husband and wife, and the laws relating to the press, are also inserted. It is a very useful little compendium, and we trust will enable many of its readers to avoid the intricacies of the courts of law. The Farmers' Almanac and Calendar for 1859. Ridgway. This almanac contains a large and varied amount of good practical agricultural information, besides all necessary staistie_c of imports, exports, fairs and markets, farmers' clubs, &c. It is a very handy little work, likely to be a useful assistant to the farmer, and giving also a calendar for the flower and kitchen garden. This almanac maintains the character of its inde fatigable publisher. The illustrations are above the average, and the rest of the almanac fully equal to its competitors. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS RAY.) same attention, as physicists have done, to obtain true con ceptions and axioms from reality itself by proper methods, and not by arbitrary dogmatism—when they proceed, step by step, definition by definition, axiom by axiom, principle by principle in due and proper order, and maintain a pro per unity of conception and principle, from the beginning to the end, it will be found that a vast and magnificent edi fice of demonstrative truth may be reared up, and political economy will emerge from the haze of controversy, a science as well defined, as self-coherent, as complete, and as harmonious as any in existence." Another remarkable essay is that on the word " Bank," which traces the history of banks and banking from the earliest records of their existence. Those who are acquainted with Mr. Macleod's extensive knowledge and correct views of financial questions, and who have met his laborious and original work on the theory and practice of bank ing, will not be surprised to find that this subject is treated in a most comprehensive and vigorous manner, exhibiting great research, considerable argumentative power, and a thorough knowledge of the questions treated of. The biographical sketches add to the value and interest of the Dic tionary, which, from the originality of its design, and the ability of its contents, will doubtless be come a standard work in the national literature. The Annual Gift Book. A Drawing-room Por trait Gallery of Eminent Personages. 199, Strand. The handsome series of portraits which have adorned the pages of the Illustrated News of the World since its commencement, are now bound up in an elegant gift book, most suitable and appro priate to the season. A very faithful likeness of the Prince Consort forms the frontispiece, and is immediately followed by the portraits of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess Frederick William. A portrait of the Duke of Cambridge completes the list of royal likenesses. Further on, we meet some of the chief politicians of the day. conspicu ous among them being Lord Palmerston, Lord J. Russell, and Lord Stanley. Military heroes also occupy the prominent position due to these days of martial valour. Portraits of Major-General Sir A. Wilson, the conqueror of Delhi ; of Major-Gene ral Sir J. Inglis, the heroic defender of Lucknow ; an d Lord Clyde, the Indian Commander-in-Chief, are side by side with the cele brities of the late war—General Sir Fenwick Williams, General Windham, and the Due de Malakoff. Science and art have also their repre sentatives. Professor. Faraday's likeness is espe cially pleasing, while those of Charles Dickens and Dr. Livingstone will be particularly interesting to the public. Charles Kean, Miss Goddard, Madame Alboni, and' other theatrical celebrities, are faith fully represented. The likeness of Miss Goddard makes that lady appear somewhat too old, both as regards her real age and her personal appearance. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, the Attorney. General, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Duncombe, and a numerous selection from eminent living personages, occupy the remaining portraits, among them being the late and the pre sent Lord Mayor. The list is as yet incomplete, many distinguished names being announced for the ensuing portraits, including the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 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Can N'as Plinuen'o all all all 15s. all all all all all all 5 Paid Closing • Price.business done 13 14 1 250_ 280 354 304 I 1 2 1 3} 40 42 19 21 13 15 112 118 11); 24 25 14 1! 5 15 2 2; 110 112 I 14 2 1 11 11 d 6 7 I 1 2 14 2 15 18 aid par 21 3 81 83 12 13 25 1 2fri 71 8 co 61 125 .140 38 40 I It 811 2 Lio is MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN OLD OFFENDER CAUGHT IN THE ACT.—Mary Ann Sullivan, described as a charwoman, was charged with being found in a house in Upper Rupert-street. The evidence in the case showed that the prisoner, whose practice is to carry a bunch of keys with her, and enter any house that she may find the door left open, and then, when detected, to say she was looking for a" Mrs. Smith," on the previous day entered, by some means, the house No. 5, Upper Rupert-street, and commenced operations by in serting one of her keys into the lock of a bedroom of a person named Crewer, who happened to be in the room at the time, the door being locked, she having been unsuc cessful with the lock of the adjoining roGm. To her great surprise he opened the door, and, on asking her what she wanted, she merely replied that her object was not dis honest, and ran down stairs. Mr. Crewer followed her down the stairs, and saw her pull a key, from tho Jock, which was now produced. Dodsworth, 333 A, said, he took the prisoner into custody, and at the station a bunch of keys, 11 in number, and suited to open any ordinary lock, was found on her. The prisoner, who was committed from this court some months since for a similar attempt in Tottenham-court road, and who was recognised by Sergeant Mills, of the E division, as an old offender, was committed for three months with hard labour. A PERSEVERING UTTERER OF COUNTERFEIT COIN.— William Taylor was charged with uttering counterfeit coin to Mrs. Bradbeer, tobacconist, of 31, Greek-street, under the following circumstances :-- The prosecutrix said that on the previous evening, about nine o'clock, the prisoner came in and asked for half an ounce of tobacco, tendering her in payment a shilling. She gave him change, and put the coin in the till with one or two others. About 11 o'clock he came again and asked for half an ounce of tobacco, again tendering her a shilling. For this also she gave him change, and put it in the till. A few minutes after he paid her another visit, this time also ten dering her a shilling, but asking for a pickwick. She served him, but did not put the . coin into the till but left it on the counter, and immediately after he had left a suspicion arose in her mind that it could not be all right, and on looking at the shilling on the counter, and also those in the till, she found them all to be counter feits. Two friends came in shortly afterwards, and while telling them the circumstances, the prisoner entered the shop a fourth time and asked for another half ounce of tobacco, this time tendering a pod sixpence. She then said to her friends, " This is the man," when the prisoner im mediately replied, " I've come in for tobacco and given you good money." He then tried to get away, but was pre vented, and given into custody. Police-constable Hurd said he had made inquiries at 7, Great White Liou-street, where the prisoner said ho lived, and found that he paid 4d. a night for his lodging, and had only lodged there three nights. Remanded. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Anne Masterton, a woman about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a large quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Abraham Sugenberg, a Jew, carrying on the business of an outfitter and clothes salesman, of No. 151, St. George's-street, alias Ratcliffe-highway. It appeared that the prisoner had upon several occasions pawned new clothing at the shop of Mr. Telfer, in Rat cliffe-highway, and said they belonged to sailors who were lodging at a boarding-house in Prince's-square, St. George in-the-East. Yesterday she came again with a pair of new trousers and a necktie and asked for a loan upon them. Mr. Poole, assistant to Mr. Telfer, again questioned the prisoner, who repeated the story she had told before. Mr. Poole directed her to fetch the sailor, and she left the shop. Mr. Poole followed her, and instead of prcceeding to Princes-square she entered Mr. Sugenberg's house. Mr. Poole immedi ately communicated with. Mr. Sugenberg, who at once iden tided the trousers and necktie offered in pawn as his pro perty, and also owned two other pairs of trousers which the prisoner had pawned in-the course of the present month. The prisoner, in defence, said she had been saving up the money, and purchasing the spoons and towels at intervals for the last twelve or fourteen years. A ponce constable believed he would find an owner for the spobns and towels if the prisoner was remanded. Mr. Yardley—Let the prisoner be reminded until Satur day nat. Share 2001 100 100 St°. Stock 20 I Ef 100 1 100 100 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE. INQUEST THIS DAY. An inquest was held this afternoon at St. Thomas's Hospital, before Mr. Payne, upon the bodies of William Cooper, of No. 7, Anthony street, Bermondsey, and Henry Nash, aged 17, two of the unfortunate persons who lost their lives on the afternoon of the 27th. The jury having been sworn, The Coroner said the jury were assembled to in quire into the deaths of two of the sufferers who lost their lives in consequence of being trampled upon on an alarm of fire being raised at the Vic toria Theatre on Monday afternoon. The other unfortunate individuals had been conveyed to dif ferent parts of the metropolis, and that fact ac counted for the present inquest being limited to the two persons above mentioned. Before entering into the inquiry he begged to state that, in order to set aside any notion to the contrary that might exist, that if any person wilfully raised the cry of fire in a crowded assembly, and death was the consequence, he was, without question, liable for all the fatal conse quences that might follow. The jury having viewed the bodies returned to the inquest room. The first witness called was William Hands, who said—l am a money-taker at the gallery of the Victoria Theatre. About half past 4on Monday afternoon I was in the gallery saloon, when I saw the people in the gallery all jump up. The morning performance was going on. I wondered what was the matter. The audience commenced rushing towards the staircase crying out "Tire." Coroner—Who did that ? Witness—l can't say. The check-taker and myself tried to stop them going out the way they were going. We directed them to go down the cross staircase. Some went that way, but a good many, however, got past us and unfastened the frontdoor. That was the commencement of the panic. We did all that was possible to prevent fatal con sequences. The fatality took place on the third landing. There was no fire at all, at least I saw none. I cannot say how the cry arose. By a Juror—There was an escape of gas after the people had broken down the gas pipe. That was after the fire. The pipe was pulled out of its place by the people trying to escape. The alarm was given in the boxes, not in the gallery. There are two galleries. The staircase of the top gallery is five feet six inches wide. Mr. John Croft said—l reside at 3, Nursery row, Walworth. I was at the Victoria Theatre on Monday afternoon. I entered the house a few minutes after two. I was in the boxes—the dress circle—almost in the centre of the house. Every thing went on quietly for an hour and a half. At about a quarter to 4 some smoke arose from the front part of the boxes, about eight or ten seats in front of me, and I then heard some persons say— " you're on fire—you're on fire." The persons who called were in the boxes, and they said it to a man who was close to them. The man's coat was on fire. Immediately there was a rush to the doors from the boxes. Coroner—Did you see what became of the man whose coat was on fire ? Witness—No. I ran out with the rest. I only heard the words, " You're on fire," when the audience began to leave. By a Juror—l can't say what became of the man who said, " You're on fire." I only saw a little smoke. The people ran out frantically. Mr. Edward Bowden said—l reside at 41, Grey street, Webber-street. I am assistant artist at the Victoria Theatre. At the time the alarm was given I was standing at the back of the boxes in the lobby. I was looking at the last comic scene when I took my eye off, and I saw some smoke. It was about five feet from the boxes. It was such as would be produced by about two or three boxes of fusees. There was a sulphurous smell. I jumped into the box where the smoke was. I saw a quantity of stuff like blue-fire alight on the floor. I trampled it out with my feet. A cry of fire arose, and the people immediately rushed about in a frantic manner, and began to make their escape. I implored them to keep their seats. 1 saw a man and three or four boys standing together where this occurred. A boy told me another boy's coat had caught fire. After the house was empty I looked on the floor, but I only found a piece of paper which smelled of sulphur. I found no lucifcr matches. My impression is that the smoke was occasioned by fusees. No part of the boxes was burnt. I imagine the fusees ignited of themselves. I heard some person say, " His coat tail is on fire." There was not a very great dis turbance made. I know nothing of what took place outside. By a Juror—There was 13 person smoking. _ _ __ Mr. Henry Young said—l reside at 50, Elliot's• row, and am treasurer at the Victoria Theatre. When the cry of fire arose I was in the box lobby. It seemed to proceed from the left centre of the boxes. I saw the people rise up in a mass. I entreated the audience to keep their seats, and asked them the cause of the alarm, when several of them said, "There's fire, we can smell it and see the smoke." Numbers then made a rush to the principal staircase. After a minute or two I suc ceeded in pacifying some persons near me, and then went to the staircase and told the audience they might safely return to their seats. They did so. I heard the commotion in the gallery. The alarm was perfectly electric. It spread over the whole house in an instant. Thero was a smell of lucifers or fusees. I looked on the floor but found nothing to indicate fire. After the tumult sub dided several persons told me a boy's coat had taken fire through having some fusses in his pocket. I asked where the boy was, but I was unable to find him. By a Juror—l cannot say positively whether the smoke was occasioned by lucifers or fusees. The parties who lost their lives were on the gallery stairs waiting to come in to the evening perform. ance. That is my opinion:- The persons rushing out of the gallery must have opened one of the front doors in their fright, and thus caused the cata strophe. The persons who opened that door were cautioned not to do so. They were directed the way out. There are three outlets to the gallery. Joseph Holmes, 40, Salisbury-street, Bermondsey said—l was on the top stair of the gallery near the pay place, with Cooper (the deceased) and Patrick Andrews ; he is also dead. We started from home about half-past three. We had all been waiting at the door for about half an hour. There were a great many people below us, wanting to go in to see the night performance. Cooper stood behind me, on the stair below. Andrews was on the same stair as I was. He was on my left hand side. I laid hold of the bannisters with my right hand. The first thing I saw of the accident was the gallery door opening from the inside, and some persons said, " Get out; the place is on fire." We all made a rush to get down stairs, and I was thrown down on the top of the others. I looked up, and then I saw a gas pipe had burst. We all laid on the first landing. I called out for help. A policeman tried to pull me out, but failed, as I was wedged in too tight. I saw Patrick Andrews cry until he was black in the face. There were persons below and above him. It all happened in consequence of the people trying - to get out. I did not see William Cooper. I can't say where the alarm was first given. All I know is, that I heard the person who opened the door say, " Get out ; the place is on fire." By a Juror—l never noticed the gas pipe. We were all lying on the top of cach other. I don't know anything more. I was carried immediately to a coffee-shop. I think the ga s pipe was fitted too high for the people to tread on it. - . - James Cooper, a lad aged about 15, said—l live at Anthony-street, Bermondsey. Cooper is my prices. brother. He was turned 17 years of age. He worked with my father, who is a costermonger. I went with him to the theatre. They advised me to get out of the crowd previous to the alarm being given. I, however, went back, when I heard some body say, " Get out, the place is on fire." The people on the stairs all began to rush out. After the alarm was over I saw my brother lying down. I cried for help, when two policemen came. When I first saw my brother he was lying on the floor. I thought he was dead. I put my hand to his heart, but coult not feel it beat. He was taken to the doctor's, who said he was not quite dead, and that he had better be taken to the hospital. That is all I know about it. Mr. W. Edgar—l am check-taker to the gallery. My box is a flight above the waiting place. I saw the people rushing out of the theatre—they were rushing towards the front staircase. Two or three boys opened the door. They gave the alarm. The people then began to rush down—that caused the mischief. The people, as they came out of the gallery called out " Fire." I don't know anything but what I have been told by Mr. Boden. Mr. Johnson Towers said—l am lessee of the theatre. The staircase is 6 ft. 6 in. wide, with 13 inches tread. It is the same width from top to bottom. I was at the back of the stage when the alarm was raised. My son and one of the attend ants at the pit bolted the door, and no acci dent occurred there. The same was done with respect to the boxes. The explosion of gas spoken of was merely a small Assure in the pipe. The gas-man put out the flame with his cap. It was fixed nine feet from the floor. The gas pipe, I believe, was pulled from its place by persons trying to see what was the matter. Had the people gone down the outlet they were directed, no fatal ace: dent could have taken place. Police constable L 168 gave evidence, but it re lated merely to carrying the wounded parties to the hospital. Sarah Bickers said—l knew one of the boys lying dead. He is my son. He was a porter. He went by the name of Henry Nash. _ _ Police constable 33 L said—l was on duty in the Victoria Theatre when the accident occurred. I fastened the gallery door, on the top of the stairs, about 20 minutes past four. There were people then waiting on the stairs for the evening perform ance. I was going to arrange the pit d oors , when I heard a confusion, and I ran baci to the gallery door, which I had fastened, and found it had been opened. A man told me the gallery stairs were on fire. I saw an unusual light under the third landing. I went to see what was the matter. I saw a number of persons lying htddled together. The slit in the gas pipe was about the 16th of an inch in width and half an inch in length. It would not have done any harm had it burnt for hours. George Batt, police sergeant, 9 L—l saw the mob on the gallery stairs. I heard seme of them say " The place is on Fire." I saw the gas blazing from the pipe. I don't know whether the light could be seen inside the house. The people were shot from the top of the gallery like coals. I saw two or three people jump over the side of the stairs. The whole of the unfortunates were completely wedged. down, none could get up, not even those who lay on the top. Edwin Corbyn, the gasfitter, said the pipe was quite perfect when the performance began in the afternoon. The leakage might have been caused by persons taking held of the pipe to climb up by. The gas pipe was here produced, and some of the jurors were of opinion that the fracture was one of old standing. Mr. Henry Gervis, house-surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, said both boys were dead when brought to the institution. Nash had three ribs broken on one side and four on the other. The lungs, heart, and brain bore all the appearance of death having been caused by suffocation. The same wa• the case with Cooper, only he had no fracture. The Coroner summed up, and said if it could b°- proved that any person had wilfully raised the cry of fire, and death had been occasioned thereby, ho would be guilty of manslaughter. A verdict of accidental death was returned, the jury being of opinion that the alarm in the boxes was the cause of the accident. The inquest on the other unfortunate sufferers will be held at the Lambeth Workhouse to-morrow morning, but it will be merely a repetition of the above evidence. THIS DA YS MA RKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was un usually small, and the whole of it was cleared off at fully Monday's prices. The demand may be called steady. There was only a moderate inquiry for foreign wheat, the show of which was seasonably large, at previous curren cies. Floating cargoes were a dull inquiry. Both barley and malt moved off heavily at late rates. There was an improved feeling in the oat trade, and full prices were realised in every instance. Beans and peas moved off slowly at late rates. The flour trade was steady, at full quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. English 3lO 350 ; 300 ; 940 Irish Foreign 550 i 10,410 i 4,370 Flour. 430 70 sks bliii WHITECHAPEL. There WAS more firmness in the trade to-day, at very full Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 40 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per 81b. by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine new hops are in fair request, at full prices, but all other kinds are very dull. AQUATICS. FOUR-OARED CUTTER RACE. A very well-contested four-oared race was rowed yester day afternoon, from Putney-b r id ge t o Chelsea-bridge. The prizes were gold rings for the first boat, and money prizes for the second. The following were the results . Red Mr. Gibson Mr. Crown C. Wells, coxswain. Mr. Lea thwoit Mr. Andrews Mr. E. Dixon Mr. Richardson T. Price, coxswain. Blue - - Mr. Crawford Mr. S. Dixon White Mr. Terry I Mr. Edwards Mr. Williams I Mr. Chapman H. Murray, coxswain. Red were the favourites, at evens, but Blue had the best station. A very fair start was effected, and they were oar and oar for about 200 yards, when Blue began to draw away from their opponents, and opposite the Feathers had nearly cleared themselves, where they continued only for a few pulls, Red again becoming nearly level, and as though they were going by them. In this position they continued rowing for a short distance, when Red took the lead, and maintained it throughout, closely pressed by Blue, who were only defeated by a couple of lengths at the finish. The race between Blue and White was very spirited to Battersea Church, where the latter gradually fell astern, and were beaten by a dozen lengths. TEMPLE UNITY ROWING CLUB.—PAIR-OARED RACE. A capital pair -oared race was rowed yesterday afternoon between six members of the above club. The distance was from Vauxhall-bridge to Battersea, the following being the result : Yellow . J. Norton V. Wood I ....W. ......... IAT- . ' Red • ''''''''''' • W. ovules I J. Phillips Blue 0 J. Dyer • . Riday They got off very evenly together, F Yellow, who had the best station, taking the lead, and at Pimlico Pier had drawn their sternpost level with Red's stroke-oar, ar maintained the le a d t o the finish, ultimately winning Ave lengths ; two lengths between Red and Blue. APPILEHENSION OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT.—A ticket-of -leave convict and notorious burglar, named David M'Cubbin, who on the morning of the 10th Nov. last escaped from Kilmarnock prison, where he had been con fined on a charge of theft by housebreaking, was on Friday night apprehended in King-street, Tradeston, where he had been on a visit to a brother, by a constable who recog nised him by the description which had been read to the force. He has been sent back to Kilmarnock.—Glasgow Mail. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday night, at Pelaw Main Station, a man named John Hedge, from Durham, on his way to Sunderland, was severely injured. Tho accident was caused by the mail train coming quickly up before tha old man could get across the rails a his hurry he fell, and although a young man, at the risk of his own life, tried to drag him MI the rails, the train came up and ran over him: He was dreadfully mangled, and at first appeared to be dead, but, he breathed a little after being lifted on the platform. The right leg and knee wero Smashed, and his head was much injured. He gave a feeble groan ; but did not appear to be conscious. He had a minute or two belze been telling a fellow-passenger that he was going to Sunderland to procurse salve for his eyes. The unf rtuulte man subsequently. died, and was c nveyed to the Central Station, where oh inatifut will be held. ____, Share 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock .Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock, 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock. 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