The Sun. — London, England, 1858-11-30 00:00:00

1110.NEY MARKET' AND CITY WS. CITY, Two o'CLocii. The markets for Foreign and Colonial pro. duce, during the past few days, have been very steady. Prices in most instances have been well maintained. Tea has been in increased favour, the advices by the Overland] Mail announcing that the season's crop will be considerably smaller than in former years. Sugars hrive been dealt in to a fair extent and at full rates, although the arrivalS have not been extensive. Coffee has been dull, and but few transactions have been reported. For rum there has been a moderate inquiry, but prices have exhibited no material variation. Rice has been in fair demand, but in some instances at a slight decline. For Fruit there is still a fair inquiry, and the better quota tions of currants fare in good demand. Valentia raisins are inquired for at full values. Saltpetre continues in fa - 1r request at about former quota tions, and tallow has shown a downward tendency. The public sales of colonial wool continue to pro gress steadily, and the rates realised at the com mencement have been well suppcsted throughout. The series will close to-morrow, the Ist of Decem ber, as regards the finer qualities of Australian 16 wools, 'but a few lot s o f l ow E ast I n di a and other descriptions will be offered for public competition during the latter part of the week. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed l c 'with a quiet aspect, and prices remained without si aheration. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, 1,000 of which wer e t a k en f or export. At the close of sl buoiness in the Railway Share Market a slight im- si pro'vem ent took place. Owing to the usual monthly engagements, the sf dema , ad for money is rather more active, but there arc ho indications of pressure, and the rates, 1 charged for first class bills show scarcely any varia tion. The quietude of trade has diminished the sl quantity- of commercial bill s d ue on each succeed- ing 4th of the month, an d th e per i odical liquids- Si Lions at the Stock Exchange also absorb a corn- Si paratively small amount, in consequence of the g; continuation of s p ecu l a ti ve enterprise. There is no probability o f such an immediate extension s s i of business, in any direction, as will cause s ' an adverse movement in the state of the market at present, although the inquiry towards the end of the year may be stimu lated by the closing of commercial engagements and the preparations for the prosecution of business during th e spr i ng. a, si Small quantities of s il ver are arr i v i ng f rom the si Continent, to supply a portion of the remittances S ' intended for the East. Stool Stoc) The suspension of Messrs. Davies, boot and i leather merchants, seems to have attracted much ' attention. It is presumed that the liabilities are heavy, but at present no authentic information has been elicited upon that point. The following is an abstract of the profit and g loss acc oun t o f the London and Chartered Bank of Australia, to the 30th June, 1858 : To Ei g hth Di vidend of 3 per Cent. for half- £ s• d. year ending 31st December, 1857 21,000 0 0 To balance of preliminary expenses at 31st December, 1857, as shown in last balance sheet, now written off 5lB To re serve fund 2, per 10,000 14 6 0 0 To proposed dividend,. a t th e rate of 6 cent. per annum, on June,ai-p capital, for 11 alf-year ending 30th , 1858 (free of meotne-tax) T balance to next half-year Illy balance at 31st Dec, 1857, per last report. 13y balance of profit a - ,.td loss in London and in the colonies for half-year ending 30th June, 1858, aftf:x deducting curren t ex enses, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts. THIS DA Y.) Sbarei ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid., Closing. Arn berg., IN.:ming. Bost., and Eastern Ju nc ti ett l 10 64 61 I:te'fast and Ballymena., all , Bir., Wol., and :qr. Val. all 71 71 Birk., Mlle., and Chesh. .7utietion lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne 1111 29 31 Stock Bristol and Exeter ..... lOO 87 874 Stock Chester andolyhead 50 Cork anti Bandon all 20 Cork, Illkrock,&Passage all 20 thruwall all 41 41 10 Do. At A roves. no div, f all until6p.esper an. lO Do. B all haslreen pd.toll. 50 Dublin antillelia s t June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 7 8 Stoct , East AnOian leo 151 161 Stock Eastern Countie s lOO 611 624 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. Il Steck 100 20 31 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 -•-• -- 25 East Kent a ll 111 121 Stock East Lancashir e lOO 93 94 20 Do Suffolk ....... 10 Do , Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee lOO 264 27 10 Forth.% Clyde Junction all Stock Furness St Glasgow& South Westn lOl 90 92 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 1071 1071 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 92 94 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn,(lteld) 100 1 03 104 Stock Great Western . ... ... . 100 53 1 Mt Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rall Gua.Stk. 100 55 57 0 1 12 Irish South Eastern all SO Lancaster and Carlisle. all 8, 3 8 7 ''6l Do. Thirds .. . ......... 141 1 0 1 1t 1 13 4 Do. New Thirds .. . . . . 16 10 . 11 ock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 ' 96 . 16 Do. • do, P £l6 ..... 6 1 04 1 9 Do. . tic. £9 shares.. 7 f II 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 DO. Southport .. , . all .6.3 London and Blaciwit.ll. all 54 at 6.3 Do.Newism.at X.slosp.sh. %a Lon..Brightnn &S.Coast 100 110 111,4 Lock London & N or th Westn 100 92fr2 12.. Do. Eighths ....—.. . .. 7i 1 1 1 1 .1 Lock London& South - Westn. 100 ' 92 4 93 4 1 25 L'derry & Colerain e ... all —— 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all Lock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 36, 1 37 4 3 : 10 Metropolitan 3 —— d took Midland lOO 98 98 4 took Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 69 71 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 2,5 Do. 4 Shares . . ... . 0 0 Newcastle and ' Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & tiered 'all 10 Newry & Armagh- (def.) 9 20 Newry, Wftrpt., & Ros all Lock Norfolk lOO 63 65 50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 3ti Lock North British .. . ... 100 561 564 Lock Nor.Dev.llail.&Dk. Stk. 100 kick Do.A Stk.— Aree.no div. until 6p.c.liasbeenpdß 100 took Do. B Stock ... .. .. .. . 100 —. lock North-Ea.stn.—Berwick 100 92 93 1 25 Do. do, G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 f d lock Do. Leeds ............. 100 4 46f lock Do. York . . ............ 100 74 751 7 took North London ...... . 100 102 103 6 1 10 N. &S.Westn.,liampstd and City Junction.... .C. 3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 44 41 20 North-Western ... ... all 111 12 d 10 No. & So u . W. "unction all 74 84 ;ock Oxfbrd , Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 29 2 10 Peebles .. .......... all 10 Rhymney 20 P0rt5 m0uth;.......... 19 7 5 d 10 jock Scottish C en t ral . .. . 100 110 112 ;ock Scoth. N.E., Aber.Stock 100 261 271 2: lock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 Lock Shropshire Union . . .... 100 43 44 4 1 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 4 2 d Lock South Devon ........... 100 35 1' 36 1 LOCK South- Eastern ......... 100 74 75 took South Wales _ —.. 100 73 75 71 20 S outhYorks.& . Riv.Dun. all 12 14 1 20 Do. d 0... . _. .. . . 18 ——2 O W0 . k.,.& Wek . .. all 9 11 25 Stockton & Darlington, all 3 2 4 33 4 25- Do. do. 1854 ......... 224 25 Do. do. 1855 .. ... -- .. 7 Stockton & Hartlepool 164 zock Taff Vale ....... ,tock o. Preference, No. 1.. 1 25 T DhamesHavenDk&Rail 22 00 Stock Vale of Neath .. . ..... 100 88 92 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all' 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv. no di v.t i ll 7 p.c. has been pd. t o /1 all 3 4 5 Do. B all` 61 6 1 20 West London ....... , 10 Do. Ist Cla ss .... ..... 20 Do. 2d Class all 13.14 Stoelc Ph I~`. Share' " • Railways. Il' 12 Business Done. 63,421 1 10 £ s. 33,673 12 29,747 9 63,421 1 10 g i Y baltrace brought down. 8,902 7 4 At the half-yearly meeting of the Waterford S t r ld Xilkenny R a il way C ompany, to-day, a report st am ; Presented, statin g th e revenue of the last half- g P am to b e £10 , 27 3 ls. 101, and• the.expenditure, Si ";e5)408 10s. 4d., leaving a balance of .£4,814 lls. 13(1 . ; being a considerable falling off over last year. The English Stock Market opened heavily, and very few bargains were reported. A purchase of. Si 10,000 New Threes, by the Government broker, t reated a firmer tone, and since then the quotations lave been better supported. Consols have been 98 to 981 for money and the 7th proximo, but they Si are now 981 1, and for January 981 1. Bank stock has been dealt in at 224. The New 3 per 'Cents, and the Reduced Annuities, 96y India Si tOcic is firm at 2271 228 ; ditto Loan Debentures The for th e I s t i ssue, and 991 1 for the 2d ditto. e March Exchequer Bills, 375. to 40s. prem. ; and June ditto, 345. prem. st st moderate number of t ransac ti ons are recorded r In the F ore i gn St oc k M ar k et, and prices exhibit §i a do wnwar d tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 91 21; ditt o N ew Scrip 3- to 1 dis. ; ditto 2d issue, h, 3 prem., b e i ng l ower ; R uss i an 5 per Cents., 114 ; stoc) Sardinian, 941 -I; Spanish 3 per Cents. 479 ; Vene St - Zuela 5 per Cents. 411 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents., 1 ( 18 58), 97;:: ; and Peruvian 3 per Cents. l oan is - ,75 ; Chilian 12 ' 1 Stoc 1 prem. St( The transactions in the Railway Share Market st have been rather limited, but prices in several st instances have slightly improved. Great Northern, ,Great W es t ern , an d Manchester, She ffi eld and 44 ,ineoln have advanced ss. E as t ern Count i es and South Western, 10s.; and North Western, 15s. Caledonians declined 155., and South Wales, 10s, 111 the Foreign lines there has been little variation to report. Great Luxembourg, Sambre !lid Meu se , an d P ernam b uco are a s h a d e f i rmer. 6 Colonial undertakings have been depressed. G reat T run k o f C anada have recede d 10s., and ureat Western of Canada, 10s. ; East Indian have itiproved ss. Joint Stock Bank Shares show a slight decline. lank of London have receded 10s. ; London and 'Westminster, ss. ; and Union of Australia, ss. ; liank of Australasia advanced ss. to 10s. In the Miscellaneous Market, Crystal Palace are Ste ady, at 1 , ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 861. B LTISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL OCK a am, Stock 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96k 1 i Cre Cent. Consols . Annuities j ) ,',, I Y 3 per Cent. Annuities h , la Stock 4,itto Debentures 991 1 , bitto 2d Issue kmitt° Bonds, £l,OOO i.,, under tl,OOO /keels for Account 98k 8 March un . e t l .'-'hequer Bill s , £l,OOO, 2d. &lid... 37 J I 31 Igo Small, 1id.40 I 8n ‘ , ICE OF FOREIG N FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. razilian 5 per Cent.. b b itto 1853, 4 i per Cent. ............... 971 e ruvia n 41 per Cent. ................ . li hitt° 3 per Cent. .................... 75 k li stian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ......... 114 • -Ainian, 5 per Cent 9li I P h a llish 3 per Cent 47 1,4-'itto Account jjkieh 6 p er C en t. 91 1 ' 2 h i,tto New Loan Scrip .. v e "'.tto Account 11 ,ezuela, 5 -r per Cent. ,'tto Account "'LW Deferred 2 per Cent p. 4t Dividends on the above payable in London. .elt Routes, 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f. Consols TWO O'CLOCK. , Money Ditto Account, January 9Bi Ir e regret to learn that the Lady Ch ar l o tt e I,l,ggenian, who was goi ng on we ll up to the morning of 'aY last, died on that day from the effects of the severe L ad es she sustained at Weston Park a few days since. 1 4 11 " y, her sister, is, it is hoped progressing favourably, 29 ° VERNM ENT IMlGRATlON.—Southampton, Nov. men, 'le Wellington, of 535 t ons , C aptain Howlett, sailed No l C ti e l Yesterday, with 239 emigra n t s f or Sydney, New -Kob e _ irpl::s, under charge of Sur geon -Superintendent 4 Robertson. t 0, 1 ,r. Majesty's visit to Aldershot, to inspect the ii,m„,„l4 camp, which was expected yesterday morning at 14 t e "' again postponed in consequence of the inclemency bee ] , a weather. It was not until after the Royal escort had vi:'Patched to Frimley that her Majessy's intention of the cam that day was made known by tele froniP v°llrabl Windsor. If the weather should be at all more 1 ../O_p at e to-day (Tuesday) . her Majesty will arrive in e:, 11 o'clock, and review all the troops in the Long Share Share) Railways. I paid. Closing Business Price. I Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam 20 Ardennes 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 Belgian East. Junction 20 Beziers to Graissessae 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail 20 Dutch Rhenish . 6 Eastern of France 9 Euphrates Va11ey...... 9 Great Central of France 9 Gt. Luxem., Con. slim.. 0 Italian Junction ..... 0 Lake Constance & Dale 0 Lierre and Turnhout... 0 Lombardo Venetian.... D Luc= & Pistoja, 5 pc.pf. ) Lyons and Geneva .... 3,1 Maria Antonia ) Do. do. New ) Namur and Liege Do. do: 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref i Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. .. a Paris and Orleans ...... a f Recife& S. Fran. (Pern..) t gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) .. Riga and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati .... • a Royal Danish a. Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref al Sambre and Meuse a] Do. 54 per cent. Pref al Southern of France West Flanders al Do. 54_p. c. Preference ' al W. & N.W. of France at Western of Austria Western of Switzerland at] Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref all Zealand all 5 ' 5l r i cl i i P pi 8 9 2 2} 4 3d 27 28 71 71 ' 7 - 4 4 - 1 pi 2s 94 91 214 22 39f 39i 3 I d 3 8 - 5 1 92:1 55 56 & }d 81 , 74 23 23 5 4 5i 9i 91 23 2 21 THE VOYAGE OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE. The following particulars are supplied by the Freeman's Journal :—" The anxiety which for some time past has prevailed so generally in this country relative to the safety of the Indian Empire, whose arrival at Galway was so long overdue, is now happily allayed, the gallant vessel having anchored in Broadhaven at 9 a.m. on Friday morning, after having experienced one of the most terrific and continuous storms that has ever been witnessed in the Atlantic. The gratification which all persons must feel at learning the safety of a ship respecting which some apprehensions had been entertained will be enhanced in the minds of Irishmen by the fact that the steamer whose safe arrival we now chronicle is one belonging to the newly established Transatlantic line, whose prosperity is a subject of such lively interest to the people of this country. The arduous and danger ous passage which the Indian Empire has success fully accomplished under the most adverse circum stances lasted in all 25 days from Halifax to Ireland. We • have been enabled to glean the following particulars of this interesting voyage, which will satisfactorily account for the delay, and which may be relied on as strictly accurate. Having taken in a fresh supply of coal, and repaired some trifling damage which had been sustained by a collision with a brig on leaving New Y or k har bour, the Indian Empire having then 16 days' supply of coal, , left Halifax on the afternoon of Saturday, the 31st of October, and had a tolerably f avoura bl e run to Cape ace, a distance of about 500 miles. The wind was not directly favourable, being on her quarter, and the average speed of the ship during this time was 11 knots an hour. Upon rounding Cape Race the wind shifted dead a-head, and gradually rising blew with great violence, which in a few days increased to a most fearful hurricane. The ship gallantly struggled against the violence of the wind and waves, the captain displaying all the resources of skilful and experienced seamanship, and being ably seconded by his officers and crew, who had the most implicit reliance in his ability and judgment. Of course, progress was scarcely possible under the circumstances, and after 13 days. of such weather as has rarely been experienced in the AtlantiC, even at this season of the year, the captain found himself still four days voyage from Galway. Upon calculat ing the amount of coal which remained on board, and finding that it was barely sufficient for a four days run, he thought it expedient to lie-to rather than incur the risk of expending all his fuel in an un availing struggle against the elements. At this time there was a fair prospect of more favourable weather; the barometer was rising, indications of a change were apparent, and moreover it is an unprecedented thing for a south-easterly wind to last three weeks in the Atlantic, especially at this season of the year, when westerly winds more generally prevail. However, the expectation of fine weather was not fulfilled; the wind still 'continued high, and the Indian Empire lay to seven days, during which time she made a little headway. At the end of seven days there was a lull, and the captain gave orders to steam ahead, in the hope of completing the passage without further difficulty. In a short time, however, the wind again sprung up and increased almost to its former violence. At one time on Wednesday last, the Indian Empire reached within 25 miles of the Galway coast, running at the rate of 2+ knots an hour against a heavy sea, when the gale increasing in violence, drove her a distance of 100 miles away to the westward. The prudence and foresight of Capt. Courtenay in hav ing laid to for seven days was then made manifest, for at this time the coals had been completely ex hausted, and it became necessary to consume a small portion of the cargo, consisting of cotton, stores, &c., and also some spare spars and part of the planking of the decks. At half-past lon the morning of Friday, the lights of Broadhaven were sighted, and we need not say that every one on board experienced the keenest delight at the approaching termination of their long and difficult voyage. Broadhaven, as our readers know, is an excellent harbour on the coast of Mayo, about 40 Miles from Westport ; and eight hours after its lights were sighted the Indian Empire dropped her anchor in the harbour amid the hearty cheers of the passengers and crew. It is gratifying to be able to state that at no time —even during the greatest vio lence of the gale—did the passengers manifest the slightest alarm or apprehension. Their confidence in the captain, officers, and crew never for a moment failed, and they took frequent occasion during the voyage to give expression to this feel ing. They knew that everything which skill and judgment could do would he effected to bring the vessel in ' • and their c on fid ence was i ncreased by the good qualites displayed by the ship, which excited the admiration alike of the experi enced- and the inexperienced. The manner in which the Indian Empire stood the severe test to which she was subjected proves her to be an excel lent sea boat, well adapted for Atlantic navigation. No more convincing proof of this could be affqrded than the fact that she shipped one sea only during the whole passage, Captain Courtenay, who has had large experience as an Atlantic navigator, states that the weather was unprecedented in its combina tion of violence and duration. THE ANDOVER MURDER. Yesterday morning Tho s . A. Banks was brought up before the borough magistrates, at the Town hall, Andover, charged with having murdered the deceased Wm. Parsons. Mr. Loscombe, solicitor, again appeared to prosecute on the part of the friends of deceased, and Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Earl and Smith, for the prisoner. The Town-hall, long before the hearing of the case, was thronged, the respectable position of both the de ceased and the accused creating great interest. At the request of the clerk to the borough magis trates, Mr. Footner, who had acted as coroner on the inquest, Mr. Lamb, clerk to the county magis trates, was appointed to act in his stead on this occasion. Mr. Loscombe said it was painful to him to be placed in the position of having to charge the pri soner with the crime of murder. He should on the present occasion merely bring before them evi dence to prove that a murder had been committed, and the finding of the body, together with the fact that information had been obtained which led to the belief that the prisoner was implicated in the horrible crime ; and if their worships were satisfied that such was the case he should then ask them to remand the prisoner until a future day, to give time for the completion of the evidence. Mr. Northover and Mr. Superintendent Wedge then recapitulated the evidence they gave before the coroner. Mr. Wedge, in answer to Mr. Los combe, said he was in possession of information which led him to believe that the prisoner at the bar was implicated in the transaction. He was not in a position to lay the facts before the court on that day. if the investigation were adjourned for a week he should be enabled to bring sufficient evidence to obtain a committal ; but if that evi dence were then given it would tend to thwart the ends of justice. The prisoner was then remanded for a week. Mr. Poland made an application to the bench that the prisoner might be allowed to confer with his legal adviser, which was granted ; also that he might be allowed to see his wife in the presence of an officer. LITERATURE. It is always desirable to gain some information of the inner life and secret musings of those who, during their sojourn in this passing scene, have been in any way conspicuous in their attainments among , their fellowmen. In the work before us there is no exaggerated statement, and no attempt at display; but facts are simply stated, and opinions brought forward, the authenticity of which cannot be doubted. .At the close of his memoir it is thus observed—" Of his long life, seven-five years and six months, the 23d Psalm contains the epitome. It never rose to triumphant success or world-wide reputation; but he who works and feels he works, he who prays and knows he prays, has got the secret of transforming life—failure into life— victory," This memoir, with the extensive and interesting range of its subjects, will be a valuable addition to the library of the litterateur and the artist. Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific. By Baldwin Mollhausen. , Translated by Mrs. Percy Sinnett. 2 vols. Longman. In the year 1853 the Government of the United States despatched three expeditions, along different latitudes, through the wild and desolate regions that surround the Rocky Mountains, to discover the best route for a railway to California The author of the work before us, a young German of great energy and ability, was appointed topogra phical draughtsman and naturalist to one of these expeditions. He was strongly recommended by the illustrious Alexander von Humboldt, who was much interested in his career, both from a desire to encourage talent, and from the sympathy he felt for the congenial tastes of the young traveller. He has also shown his friendship by giving the present volumes the sanction of his name and approval ; and in a brief, but interesting, preface has expressed his entire satisfaction with their contents. He observes, with truth, that " when a traveller's descriptions are the result of accurate and con. scientious observation, and especially when they concern the condition of natives standing at various grades of uncivilised life, they must always interest the student of humanity." The wild tribes of the American Indians have always occupied a some what elevated position in our general estimation of savages. There is something poetical in our asso ciations with these red men of the West, gradually yielding to the inevitable ascendancy of the whites, and passing away from their hunting grounds with the traditions of the past. It is somewhat curious to find these Indians, who are usually pictured only with the war-dance and the tomahawk, tending the ground and devoting themselves to agriculture. This, however, is not of frequent occurrence; it is not often, owing to the cupidity and cruelty of the whites, that they have the opportunity. Xot the least interesting portion of M. Mollhausen's work is his description of the habits and character of the different tribes of the natives. The trapper's stories, the narrative of the hunter who was abandoned in the wilds, and many other anecdotes and incidents, serve to illustrate their character better than any verbal ac count. M. Mollhausen's knowledge as a naturalist and his observation of the habits and peculiarities of the animal kingdom also add largely to the in formation to be derived from his work, and he has had the advantage of the studies of others of the party in his geological and botanical accounts. The part of the country which they examined has so seldom been traversed by whites, being s o w ild an d desolate i n some parts, besides. being the resort of Indians, that his narrative has all the freshness and novelty of the description of a new country, com bined with instruction for the scientific, and adven tures for the lovers of the startling and dangerous. Many hardships and privations had to be under gone by tho little party, the worst of which, was the want of water, from which the poor cattle suf fered severely. Many of the mules were so ex hausted by the fatigue and bad food, that they had to be killed, as they could no longer continue the toilsome march. These animals are peculiarly fitted by nature for the journey through these regions. Their strength and power of enduring fatigue, the writer tells us, far exceed those of the horse. "In situations where the latter, though relieved of all his burden, can scarcely drag along his exhausted limbs, and must perhaps be left behind as a prey for the wolves, the, mule goes on pati en tl y , b ear i ng his burden, and fighting against hunger by crop ping the withered plants of the marshes, or even prickly brambles. Bnt as the strength of the horse and the perseverance of the ass are in some mea sure united in the mule, so does he also unite in his own person all the faults that can make horse or ass intolerable—timidity, obstinacy, perseverance, cunning, are the qualities with which one has to contend in them, especially in the process of break ing." The travellers had a proof of the timidity of their herd by an accident that detained them two or three days. A flock of wolves coming very near the mules one night, the animals, panic stricken, broke loose, and were only recovered after . a long, search and loss of time. Fortunately, notwith standing all their difficulties and dangers, the party completed their expedition safely and satisfactorily r —having on l y l ost one poor Mexican, who was murdered by the Pah-Utah 'lndians, one of the lowest and most degraded of the tribes. Some of the other tribes behaved very differently, even offering the party guides for a portion of their route. Another of the expeditions was not so for tunate. Captain Gunnison, the commander, and six of his officers, having left the main body to ex plore the neighbourhood, were murdered by the Utah Indians. The little party of which our author was one, did not happily meet with any such frightful disaster, though on one occasion no less than nine of their party were attacked by smallpox, that frightful scourge of the Indian ter ritories, which is said to have been introduced by a negro attendant of Cortes. They all recovered, and M. Mollhausen attributes their safe passage through a district inhabited by hostile tribes to the presence of this,deadly foe of the natives in their camp. The old Indian inscriptions found on some of the rocks are curious, but they are eclipsed by the interest awakened in the mind of the European by such words as the following cut in the rocks by the Fish Spring, near Pueblo de Zuni—" Bartolome Narrso, governor and captain general of the pro vince of New Mexico, came past this place on his return from Pueblo de Zuni, on the 29th of July of the year 1020, &e." " There pissed this place with despatches (some words effaced) on the 16th day of April, 1606." There are many such inscriptions on this smooth rock, mostly in the Spanish tongue, speaking to the travellers of the present of those brave but cruel adventurers of the past, who gave Europe a new world, but have left the trace of inhumanity and' treachery to be the bane of Spanish America to this day. One of the greatest natural curiosities met with by the party was the Petrified Forest, near by the Rio Secco which M. Mollhausen thus de scribes : "As we proceeded furtherwe re illy thought we saw before us masses of wood that had been floated hither, or even a tract of woodland where the timber had been felled for the purposes of cultivation, Trees of all sizes lay irregularly A Memoir of Thomas Uwins, R.A., late Keeper of the Royal Galleries, and the N a ti ona l G a ll ery, Librarian of the oyal Academy. By Mrs.. U wins. 2 vols. Longman. These volumes form an interesting subject for perusal. They afford a clear insight into the diffi culties that attend the career of artists, and at the same time they present in an attractive manner the bright inducements to progress in the glories of the noble art to which they devote their lives. This work is compiled from various sources, a great por tion consists of letters which Thomas Uwins wrote to his brothers during seven years spent in Italy, and there is also published some correspondence with the late Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Charles Eastlake, A. E. Chalon, R.A. These latter epistles are of great value, and will doubtless be attentively regarded by those who wish to become acquainted with the opinions of eminent individuals, expressed without reserve, and containing that freedom of thought which can only exist where the writer is treating of a familiar subject to a kindred intelli gence, or a congenial spirit. The letters which Mr. Uwins wrote to his brothers are replete with information that is conveyed in an agreeable style; his impressions of the manners and modes of foreign life are forcibly expressed, the first of his travels was undertaken for the purpose of sketching a vine yard, he gives a glowing account of the "vinecovered hills and gay valleys of France." As may be imagined it was in Italy that the artist awakened to the influence of the greatest delight, and was excited by the most ardent aspirations. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever," seems exemplified by the effect produced on the minds of successive genera tions as they behold the treasures with which Art has made glorious the cities of the South. Thomas Uwins was fully sensible of the obstacles that lay in his path in consequence of the drawbacks of his early years. He thus mentions the subject in a letter to Sir Thomas Lawrence : I"Allow me to thank you for much kindness and valuable criticism. Your words contain a principle,• which may be come, as Lord Verulam has it, ' parcel of my own ramd ;' but clearness of colour and lightness of hand depend too much on early habit and long o . practice for me t o expect t h e attainment. A man wh o begins his career in the arras an engraver, tollows it out as a water-colour painter, and only takes to oil w h en h e b ecomes too blind to continue this miserable course, must never hope entirely to emancipate himself from the trammels with which .such a course will inevitably surround him. I do not hope for it; and my chief reason for staying so long in Italy is, that a new c l ass of subjects may give me that advantage in the market which the feebleness of my powers as a painter would otherwise dony me." Wind N.W. Wind W.; moderate, THIS DAIS SHIPPING. ffLownoN, Nov. 30.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. strong breeze, and cloudy. TEIGNMOUTH, Nov. 29—Wind S.W.—AtTived—Abetuu., from Labrador. JERSEY, Nov. 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—Echo, from Labrador. CLAGGAN, Nov. 2 7.—Arrived—Governor Douglas, from the Gold Coast, leaky and in want of provisions. Crew in a weak state, and the Coastguard assisting at the pumps. OFF DARTMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Arrived—Gertrude, from Havannah, for Bremen. Pm - motTR, Nov. 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Rt vensdale t from San Francisco, with damage to rudder. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGItAPII SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.. Arrived—Colert, Felicity, and Richard Hill, from Car diff; Llangothland, Tiber, Rhind, Wanderer, British Lady, and Bewley, from Newport ; Dispatch, steamer, from Jer sey ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Providence, and Emerald, from Ne•ith. Sailed—Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; La Poule, for Cherbourg ; Wonder, and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived, Nov. 29.--Rock City, from Bombay; Roger tit - 3wart and J. M . Wood, from New Orleans Arrived, Nov. 30.- 2 -Georgiana, from Africa"; Marchant, from Buenos Ayres; Charlotte Reed, from New Orleans; Great Western and Orient, from New York ; City of Man chester, from Quebec ; Urania, from Gergenti ; Excelsior, from Malaga; Mystery, - from Rouen; Emanuel, from Lucon ; Bienvenu, from Dunkirk ; Duchess, from Jamaica. g The Corinthian, from Rio Janeiro, arrived at this port making much water, having been as h ore l ast night on West Hoyle. The anet Kidson, from Quebec, for Cardiff, was spoken in lat. 46, long. 21, in great distress and leaky, and supplied her with provisions. (BY SUBMARINE AND, BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.W. ; tide, high water weather, fresh and cloudy. . Arrive], Nov. 2 9.—Mellona, Isabella and Jane, Emma Eden, Larmes, Lively, Ino, Joseph, Lord Strangfcrd, John Wesley, Ellen Murray, Good Intent, Reward, Providence, Prince Alber, W ave, H ero—all from Guernsey ; Clarenda, from Quebec; Arithus, from Buenos Ayres; Eglontiue, from Taganrog ; Storm, from Zante ; Ghentu, from Ja maica • Franklin, from Algoa Bay; City o f Peterborough, from : Rangoon ; Eliza Mary, from Calcutta; Westminster, from Wellington; Celina, from Bor ; Andromache, from Callao ; Mary Winch, from Sierra Leone. Arrived, Nov. 30—Wave, Shealtiel, Mary's, Don Colino, and Alisill—all from Guernsey ; Shooting Star, from Bahil; Experitor, from Lucon ; Mary Adeal, from Nantes; Mar garet Reid, from Koige ; Sylph, from Nantes; City of Pekin, from Calcutta ; Excelsior, from Denia; Golden Fleece, from Columbia ; Cordelia, from Porto Rico; Konich, from Cronstadt. Sailed, Nov. 30—Isabella, for Madeira; Reliance, for Algoa Bay; Excelsior, for Auckland; Victoria, for New York. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored-1;;;;;, ;d Jane, from London, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Amazon, from Now York ; St. George, from Singapore; Clive, from St. Helena; Hastings, from Bombay—all for London. Passed—Harold, Swedish brig, from the westward ; Ladoro, from Colombo —both for London. THE LATE DINNER TO GENERAL INGLIS.--In the account of this event which appeared in our paper of the 26th inst., the name of Captain Ruggles should have appeared among those of the galla n t li tt l e b and assembled to do honour to their worthy chief. COUNT DE MONTALEMBERT.--A suggestion hay ing been made that it would be an appropriate expression of sympathy with M. do Montalembert that the fine which the French Court of Correctional Police has imposed on him should be paid by Oxfordand Cambridge, a subscription for that purpose has been opened in Cambridge. The co-ope ration of Oxford has been solicited, and should it be obtained the amount to be raised in either university will be £6O. Subscriptions may be paid to the Clerk of the Union So ciety; Messrs. Macmillan and Co. ; Messrs. Deighton, Beil, and Co. The amount of each subscription is fixed at 53 . —Cambridge, Nov. 27. FATAL ACCIDENT. —An inquest was held before the Borough Coroner of Liverpool, on Saturday, on the body of a carter namad Richard M ar ti n , age d 40. On Tues day the deceased was assisting to swing a Inge flagstone from a railway waggon in the station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, when the chain broke, and the stone, which was two and a-half tons weight, fell upon him, crushing both legs in a shocking manner. Ho was taken to the IN orthern Hospital, where amputation of both limbs was found to be necessary, but he only survived the opera tion until Friday. A verdict of "Accide ital death" was recorded. • scattered about, and amongst theft/ stumps with the roofs that had been left standing; some of them were more than sixty feet long, and of corresponding girth, rind looking as if they had been cut into regular blocks, was*. broken branches and chips lay heaped up near. On a closer ex amination we found they were fossil trees that had been gradually washed bare by the torrents and had broken off by their own weight, and that, singularly enough, in logs of from one to three feet in length. We measured some of the largest trunks, and found one of five feet in diameter. Many of them were hollow—many looked as if half burnt, and they were mostly of a dark colour, but not_so much as to prevent the bark, the burnt places, the - rings, and the cracks in the wood from being clearly asc,crnible. In sonic of the blocks appeared the most beautiful blending of agate and jaspar colours; and, in others, which had yielded to the .influence of the weather and fallen to pieces, there were bits ' so brilliantly tinted that if polished and set they would have made elegant ornaments ; others, again, had not yet lost the original colour of their wood, and looked so like decaying beams of deal that one felt tempted to convince oneself; by the touch, of their petrifaction. If you pushed these they fell into pieces that had the appearance of rotten clanks, We collected small specimens of all these various kinds of fossil trees, and regretted that as our means of transport were so small we had to content ourselves with fragments, which certainly showed the variety of their petrifaction, but not the dimensions of the blocks." Another natural curiosity is the Cereus giganteus, known in California and New Mexico as the Peta haya, which M. Mollhausen aptly styles the queen] of the cactus tribe. Those who have only seen the cactus in our hothouses would perhaps scarcely credit that the Petahaya grows to a height of from thirty to forty feet, and that they are said in some localties even to reach sixty. They are altogether eclipsed by the giant trees of California, of which family one specimen was 300 feet high, measured 96 feet in circumfeaence, 32 in diameter, and whose rings indicate that it has attained the age of 3,000 years. This tree, not inaptly designated the Big Tree, was. some time since cut down. It. took five men twenty-five days to fell it, and the stump which was left has been smoothed at the top, and now it is said that sixteen pairs of waltzers can dance on it without interfering with each other. Another group of trees are called the Three Sisters, as they all appear to issue from the same root, and the middle one only begins to get its branches at the height of 200 feet; its circumference .is 92, and its height 300 feet. Many such interesting details are given, and the traveller's account of the animal kingdom is no 'less attractive. 'His accounts of the community of prairie dogs and beavers might well appear in credable to those who have never watched the wonderful sagacity of some of the lower mess. The author, though a keen sportsman, evidently takes a kindly interest in all living creatures, and his knowledge of their habits and instincts is ex tensive. His accounts of the various rivers, the shallow Rio Grande, which varies from 400 to 800 feetin width, whilst the depth is on an average scarcely 2 or 3, to the great Colorado of the West, which the party reached after a journey of 1,522 miles from Fort Smith. It is curious that it was not till the year 1700 that the Spaniards were convinced that California was connected with the continent of America, and that only the river Colorado flowed between. They were indebted for the proof of this to Father Kino, who received public thanks for his information. A journey through the wilds of Central America would, of course, be incomplete without the sight of a prairie fire. Our author was fortunate enough to see one, without running any risk. This Magnificent sight is generally full of danger, and M. Mollhausen describes it as a most impressive spectacle The red natives of the steppe, who are ready to meet with haughty defiance enemies the most superior in strength, tremble at the thought of the swiftly advancing fire, and the proudest warrior among them will droop his deco rated head when you speak of it, and whisper, ' Do not awaken the anger of the Great Spirit. He is in possession of a terrible medicine." The sketches of the more Civilised towns through which they passed, , and the descriptions of Panama and. California are full of life and spirit. The expedi tion completed their survey, after having journeyed over 1,892 miles, which would have been 1,360 in a straight line. They had the gratification, besides the credit due to their careful survey, of having their route selected for the proposed railway line. The official report of Mr. Jefferson Davies, of the United States Government, is given, and contains a useful summary, for practical purposes, of the re sults of the exploration survey. We must not omit to mention tae numerous coloured illustrations which are executed in chromolithography, and are from the pencil of M. Mollhausen, on whose artistic skill they refle et much credit. A map of the dis trict traversed is also given. Great praise is due to Mrs. Percy Sinnett for her careful and ele gant translation, which has int ro d uce d t h e work to the British public. It will inte rest the reader to know that the indefa tigable M. Mollhausen is once again on his travels in the Far West, exploring and surveying the River Colorado, with a new expedition from the United States. His volumes offer attractions to the geologist, the botanist, the ethnologist, and the mere reader of travels. They reflect the highest credit on his ability, energy, and humanity, and add another to the list of those records of European adventurers who have penetrated into the wildest regions and mixed with the most uncultivated tribes, who have visited the Esquimaux amid his snows, and the wild Kirghis of the Tartar steppes ; who have penetrated the deserts of Southern Africa, and are now fearlessly treading the paths of the red men amid the Rocky Mountains. Let us hope that so much courage and enterpri se may meet:the reward of success, and that M. Mollhausen may return in safety from his present expedition, to add still further to our store of knowledge by his:pictures of pen and pencil, diawn in the soli tudes of the Far West. BRITISIi POSSESSIONS, Share' Railways. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 18 DO 5 per cent 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. B 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron 20i Do. New 100 c Buffalo,Brant&Godrich (Do p. ct. s. ' 1 July, 1 Aug., 1872 100 . d bd o. 1873 ICO Do. do. 1 June, 1874 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Liin. 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 20 Central Oude (Limited) l 20 Ceylon Guara n t ee d 6p.c.i 171. Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c I Stock East Indian, gu. 5 p. c 20 Do. C Shares 20 Do. E Shares Ext 20 Do. Jubbulpore ..... 100 Do.4i p.c. lids. pay. '59 20 . G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. Sto. f IGeelong Corporation 6 ( per cent. .. Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B ICO Do. 6 per cent. Pref.... 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.ip.c. 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 20 Do. do 20 Gt Sof Ind• Lim.—Scrip I •• guaranteed 5 per cent. 2 GLIV; of Canada Shares 204 4 Do. New 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ( flit. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 without opt 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar. 44 p. c 20 Do. do. eper cent 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 20 Do. Fourth do. Lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.apc Class ACapitl.Share.: Do. do. Land d 0.... 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land do 20 f Northof India Tramroad ( Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 &h 20 Do ide . 20 Do. New g 20 Do. Punjaub ' . 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 0 po St. Andrews dr Quebec A 110 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip all all 100 100 all 100 • all all all all all all all all 5 5 1 j ' 5 /p aid. Closing I Business Price.; Dons. all 9' par # p td par 7 7i 14 13 d 80 85 77 80 74 77 100 100 .00 3. 0. 12s. 6d, lip . par ip 107 1074 1 lip r 7 18 37 39 77 79 91 93 214 21 OP par ip 17 14 2 n d 106 109 106 109 105 107 994 100 1 2C 20, 2 id /A par 4, par ipi 2 • liAi 4 3di 21 1ip * 211 I 1) P p par 2 p Par ip Par 14 4 10 BRITISH MINES. 1 25 Blythe anu Tyne it per I --- Price. I Dos 10 c. pref. (issued at 250) all 49 51 ''- Alfred Consols (Philacki 2.11.10 7 8 1 Stk Bris. & Exet4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 , I [2O pritish Iron 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 50 60 d. tack Caledon 210, 44 per cent 100 103 105 " I (10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavhit.) a h 150 460 3 12.10 i Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 - - • - East Bacsett (nlogan). 120 130 . Stock Chester & Holyhd, Sipe 100 - - - Great South Tolgus. . • 17s 134 14;, Stock Do. do. sp. ct. lOO - - - G.WhealAlfd.(Philla . ck, 11.14.11 21 21 61 Cork & Bandon. 54 p. c. all - - -G. Wheal Vor(klelston) Ef 1 1 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 61 - Lady Bertha lBs 4d 11 14 7 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Mogan) 84' 7 Si. Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 112 115 - North Wheal CroCty 7.9.4 3 4/ - Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 109 113 - 10 Stock E. Coun. E x . 5 pc t . N o.l 100 114 116 N.Wh'l Basset (Ill ogan ) n il . 7 8 - Par Consols (Si. Blaxy) 11 14 171 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 112 114 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - - Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 / 4 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 82 84 - Southearadon (St.Cleer) 21 405 415 d Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - Soy tli C. Brea: Illogan). 2 24 3 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all - - 't Stock Edin.&Gl as. s pc s h ares 100 - - S. Wheal Fran. (Ill ogan ) 18 .18.9 230 250 E., 5 Trmar Silver and L ea d Stock Edin. Perth,& D un. 4 pa 1 00 714 724 724 Mining Co. .. .. ...... ..-, 41- - - f ' Stock Eurness,.s per cent-. !CO - - 10 Tin Croft 9 3 1 1 st a, Stock Glas. &S West. , 2; a. 5 pc. 100 110 112 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 70 60 Stock Great Northern, sp. at. 100 121 123 - Vale of Towey (farm.) 12s 6d ! 4 3. Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 113 115 114 - Welt Basset allogan) l4 22 23/ Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. - W. Camden (Liskeard). 20 110 120 • 100 Do.sp.c.lledm.,sspe. pm. 60 64 66 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 54 210 220 d 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist TO. all 104 111 - Wheal Buller (Red uth) 5 165 180 ,t. Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 , 00 _ - Wl Edward (Cal 5.).. 51 21 3 ? p. et. pref. Stock - W hea thea Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 50 Great West. (Berks and 6 • - - - Wh'l Mary Ann (Motile) 8 46 47 r, Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. ..„ Wh'l Trelawney (Lisle. ) 41 26 28 S Stock DO. Redeemable, 44 pat 100 95 97 . Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 i i. ct. 100 85 57 3 Stock Do. Irredeeir FOREIGN MINES able, do. . 100 87 89 • i r Stock Do. sp. ct. Redeem.Pre . f. 103 98 100 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 9/ 10 20 Australian 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim los par p C 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25p.) 27 11 11 shares all 164 174 10 Do. do. sp. a t. p re f all 10 104 20 Do.St.Johnd e lß ey, Li m. 15 9 10 5 Do. Land and ng Co. all 11 24 L Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock 100 '72 74 1 Clarendon Consols Min- : 261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 13 Do. do. do - d 1 40 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & Yo r k 6 p. c . s t oc k 10 142 144 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l 100 - 1 DunMoun.Cop.Mi ng .C o al l 2 Fortuna StockiDo. pref., 5 p. a. ...No. 1 .No. 2 100 - 20 General a ll 20 2 Stock Do. New g u a., 6p. e t ... 1 00 - - • all 8 61 Stock Do. do. sp. a . N o. 4 100 -2. - 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian Stock Lon. &N.W.Cov.&Nun -1 MP riquita ll 1 1 d al 1 , . eaton, sp. at. 1 New Granada Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.l l 10 1 p late 3d shares lOO 160 165 20 Pontp,ibaud Silver, Lem, 123 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs. all - Minincr and Smelt.... all 41 51 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. all - Stock Man.,Sh., & L;n., 6p. ct. 100 119 121 121 5 Port Philip 1 1 i 6 Do. 26 44 i fP . 30 Santiago de Cuba 161 1 1 Stock Do. 31 per c en t. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all -- - Do. 4 per cent. .. ...... all - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 124 Do. 101 - - B Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. St oc k . 100 - - Share Securities. Paid. Closing Done usiness Stock Do.Con.P.ris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 141 143 Prices.. Stock --- Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 103 105 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 4 gp -- Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta. & July 100 1154 1174 Stock Do. Leic. & ilit.p re f. a t. 100 9 5 97 961 - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&AuT. 100 113 115 10 f Newport,Aber,&c.pref.s -- Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep 100 113 115 p. c. redeem, at sp. c. pm all 91 91 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1134 1141 Ili 10 Do. Pcrpet, 6p. c. with -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - option till 1866 all 114 111 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. 100 1014 1021 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all 9 10 - NovaSeotiaGov.6 n.c. St. Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.. t0ck,1846 100 - - Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1123 1134 Stock Do. 53p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - S.Aus.Gt.6p..Jar&July 100 113 115 Stock Do. Wa v.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - --. Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 112 114 Stock North British, spercent 100 108 110 Stock Do. New, gun. 5 per cent 100 - - S tock Nth.Dev.ltail.& D : k . C o. 100 Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Closing I Business Stock Do. Dem ick. 4p. c. Prof 100 99 100 Share Joint-Stock Banks. 'Paid. price. Dine. 17 Do. do. do. . ..... - . . 8.13.4. 4 dig p i N gi o 6 . 1 . . 1i 22 2 1 05 2 0 iNp ip ° D 00 0 r. . ' t Y (I l l ' ;:l e s . r e k t gd a , si w l;B l• o 6 . r r & r d e. :l es ; : i P r o u . r . c h . : a l ll 2 4 1 ( 1 4 i t i - 4 a 100 A gra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 40 Australasia all - - 911 1 25 Bank of Egypt all 264 261 27 i Stock'Ox.Wr. & `Vol. 6 pc. Ist g 100 120 122 Stock Do , do. do.. 2d gua. .... --. 100 - - Stock Do. 44p.c. Db.stk.in peril 100 99 101 100 Bank of London 5O - - 461 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo, all - - 63 British North A mer i can all - - s. 81 Scottish Central, new pi all2o Chtd. Bank of India, die 10 3 2. 1 ,d , Stock Scottish N.- Faster a deb 100 .--- - 100 City 5O 62 f 1 63 - stock Do. 3} p ore. pref. stock 100 - - 100 Colonial - - Stock Do.A .rdcen.gua.6pc 1 00 ___ - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all -- - Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - _ 100 Commercial of London 2O - - ;19 103. South Devon , Ann. 10s. all 101 101 20 Eng., Scot., & Aug. Ch all 16 4 17 174 117 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent . all - ____ 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all . - - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 20 Lou.Char.Bk.otAustrP.l. all 22 224 Ann. 1.0.6.) all 244 25 50 London and County ... 20 - - Stacklo3 102 104 50 London Joint Stock ~, 10 - - Stock loo London & Westminster. 20 - - 491 S oek p D p o o o . .F . ,i e x i p e v e d d r l o ce 3 ., p n 2 . t c d . l is s s t u is e 1 1 00 00 I_o2 I_o4 100 Nat. I'rov. of Engl an d. 3 5 - - Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - , 0 Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO - - 20 Do. new lO - - SO National Bank 25 -20 New South Wales - - 251 - 25)20 S. Stockton. Yorks 1 andlir e, 1 4 ) a p r . c . . sp. gua.e ailall 2 - 85 ,z - , 2 5 Orient. Bk. Corporation all - - - , Do. 6 per cent all 321 331 20 Ottoman Bank all 191 191 ' 201 19/ Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 10 0 Provincial of Ireland - - 6 per cent- lO3 40 45 10 Do. New _ 1 00 Unity IDTo So n u i.t t y t ext A wu u t a u tr a a l l 1 . a . . .. . ... a ss a l l l 7 l l 4 _...--... - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Union of Australia all --5 f / 25 Do. New 2o - - Railways. I Paid. I Leasing 1 Closing! Business ~.? Union of London lO - Western Bk of Lon SO 20 18 d Co.'s. Price. I Done. I___________ nor] fr.. II nr.,l 7)1.-.4..1.1,—.1 _m• L. . .......1 Bedford and Bletchlcy Buckinglianish i re Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val. E Union, llarwielShs. Do. Woodbridge Glk.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New f loster& Dean Forest Trartlpool.Dck.&flai I II ull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. ('reference Lon..Tilby.&Sontend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc..Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& !leder, g.6p.c Mid. BradfordPrt. Stk Newrnarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. 1 d Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent.... Do. Fixed 5 per cent. 'reston and Wyre. f 'Ln dz N.W - I.r N.W 99 109 'Csledonin 102 104 E.II.BEE C 17 19 Gt. North. 142 143 E.Counts. 4 44 Caledoninl Do Gt. West, Yk.N.Szlir Yk.N.Md. 110 112 Do. 'S. East 65 Do. 1171122 Peto&Co 92 95 no (Norfolk: Do. LN WA-11f 2} 2: Stk.& Dar Midland . 98 100 . E.Counts. p Do. D 0.... ...... 57 59 Do. ... . . . IL& N w ) &L.Yk. — Do. ...... Gt.Nortli. 141 14:1 TBrassey 9: M'Clean . 101 zoi Stk.&Dar Do. ...... Gt. west. 92 93 L.&Brgtn 8 9 4 Shares Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g - .spx. Shrowsbr.r& Hereford South Staffordshire.. Wear Valley, g. 6 P.C. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn DOCKS. Share/ Mines. i Paid. I Closing I Business Price. Done. Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref. Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 20 Do New i Paid I Closing I rue Price. 'Doincfce" 100 .- 100 -- 100 -- 100 - 100 -- 100 - 100 101 103 18 id 106 a THIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.-111eadow hay, £3 Os to £4 7s 6d ; clover, do., £3lss to £5 Os; and straw, £1 ss. to £1 10s. per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. CUMBERLAND. -- Meadow ha y, f 3 £ 0 1 to s s st £ O l- £sls ; 10 e s i ° ; i ) -6 e - r r i9 do a . d , £3A f 15s air a to ve £s rag O e ppss.u;alny and dstraw a heavy d eman d . WHITECRAPEL.-3teadow hay, £3 Os to £4 7s; clover, do., £3 15s to £5 Os. ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at barely stationary prices. COLONIAL. TEA.—The advice by the Overland M a il h as g i ven in creased firmness tote nrarket, and cent on congous are now quoted 11 per lb. SUGAIL—A rather large quantity of this article is ad vertised for sale during the week, prices, however, continue firm, and in the refined market a slight advance may be reported. COFFEE —There has been very little business transacted, and quotations are almost nominal. RICE.---Lena activity has been apparent during the last two or three days. A few sales of good qualities Bengal have been effected, at about former quotations. liEm.—The market is very quiet, and no alteration can be reported in prices. SALTPETRE.—A moderate business has been done, and prices have been well supported. British refined is quoted 438 per cwt. TALLOW.—The market has been inactive, and prices have slightly receded. P.Y.C. on the spot, as 3d ; all the year, 49s 9d to 50s; and spring delivery, 30s 3d to Ms per cwt. REVOLTING MURDER IN IRELAND.—An aged woman named Mary M'Court, who had accumulated some .little savings, and who kept a huxt( r's shop at Claretroek, in the county of Louth, was strangled on Tuesday night last. A little grandchild aged three years was in the house, and was heard c r yi ng at 3 o ' clock next day, when the door which had been locked—the key not to be had _was forced. and tho old woman found dead, with marks of savage violence on her neck. The inquest was held yesterday evening. Two brothers of the deceased woman, who came into Dundalk and presented a bank book at tie s wings bank were ar nsted, but as they said they took the book cut of the chest or deceased after the door had been forced, to procure money t lefray the expenses of her burial, they were liberated.-- & fry A'aininvr, SHARE RK_ET. IEENCE SHARES. Paid. Closing Price. • Done. 874 64 107 934 5 - 2/ al 3 93 3 MI SCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint' 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Itoyal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at .15 dig 60 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mar.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7. p. c. till 1862„ 20 Do. C _ 100 Canada 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) Stock Cop.Alin.ofEng.&Smlig 25 1)0. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preferene,e 20 Eastern Steam Stack Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. &Au gt. Cop.St.Co 10 Europ. &In d.Junct. Tel 9 Europ.drAm.Stm.(Lim ) 20 GI. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim ) 15 Gen. Steam Navigation 20 London Discount 4 Lond.Ge;TomiiibisCo. 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 25 National Disoount Co 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 5 DoBp.c.Pref.,lss.at ldis 100 N.l%r.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) 20 North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 5 Peel River Land & Min 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 50. Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New 100 Royal Mail Steam 1 Scot. An strin. Iv. (Lira.) 2 5 South Australian Land. 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. 1 Do. do Registered 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Van Dienten'a Land all all all 15s. all all Paid Price. I mness done ild raiA ~ Closing 14 15 !SO 300 341, 354 1 24 34 40 42 1 9 21 13 15 108 114 9/ 14 24 26 1 lA,. 4 5 1 2 21 13 115 1 la 11 2i 1111 d 7/ 81 1 2 11 1f 15 18 t i 1 die par 2 i 3 85 87 12} 131 24 2 iP 5 71 7 59 61 I 11 11 38 39 I 11 10 .A 112 BANX RETURNS. An Accou t, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes : , of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in circu lation during the week ending Saturday, the 13th day of November, 1858. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. ;X10,562 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmett, Pomfret, & Co. 12,057 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Cobb and Co 24,629 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Biggleswade--R - ells, Hogge, and Co. Barnstapl e Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 8,360 Basingst o k e and Oldham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford —Barnard and Go. 29,953 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Co. 11,635 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and Co. 15,273 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham— Attwoods, Spooner, and Co. .... Boston Bank, Boston—Claypon s and Co. Boston Bank, Boston —Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. &J. L. Sealey 7,805 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Aliles, Miles, and Co. Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchains, Boycott, and Co. 16,937 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. 23,445 Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bury St. Edmunds—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury—J. C. and A. Gilbert .. 31,722 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and 50n.... 26,371 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Lloyds an d Co 24,413 Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 50,974 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Co. Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington—Hard _ ing, Smith, and Co. _____ BuriSt. Edinunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-. Worlledge and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mertlock and Co 15,137 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cambridge -Messrs. Fosters .. 45,166 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co. 32,459 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Coste and Son 2,954 Colchester Bank, Colchester-ltound, Green, &Co 13,984. Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank-,;. Colchester-- Mills, Bawtree, and Co. Cornish Bank, Truro--Tweedy and Co. Coventry Bank, Coventry -Little and Iticodcock 5,515 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co. Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbeck, and Co 72,925 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth B an k, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow- Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans and Co. 10,855 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co .. 40,050 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and C 0..... 26,084 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co. Diss Bank, Diss-Fincham and Co 10,412 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co. c18,704 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse and Co 84,551 D D o e rc " h n e P s ° t rt er O p l a d nk ll chester-R. an d H . Willi ams 45,4.00 an D k ev a o n n d po D r o t- rse H ts o i c i l ire ge B an a d nk C , o ri .. o . r 8,722 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank ? Beverley-Bower and Co 53,208 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms ford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 36,800 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 25,842 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring don-Barnes, Medley, and Co 7,324 Farnham Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 10,762 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,352. Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 5,322 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 13,181 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 27,391 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat thews and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon -Hull Bank, Hull- Smith, Brothers, and Co Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don- Veasoy and Co. 43,545 Harwich Bank, H arw i c h-C ox, Co b bold, and Co. 4,624 Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin-Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and Co 20,586 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders & Co 59,929 Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Randall, Mercer, and Co. 16,835 Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies and Co. 26,024 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison. and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 44,991 Longton Staffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey and Son 5,256 Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co. 55,586 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. 'l'. Paget 28,044 Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co- 25,547 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co 84,671 Llandovery Bank, Lanipetcr Bank, and Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co. 30,268 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton and Cradock 7,135 Lymington Bank, Lymington-S. and G. F. St Barbe 3,218 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Legis- Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co 11,223 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co 14,997 Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and Co .529 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 8,452 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co. MonmouthshireAgricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co. 27,927 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth- Bromage, Snead, and C o . Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co. Newbury Bank, Newbury -Bunny, Slocock, and Co 17,298 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, and Co. Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor wich-Gurneys and Birkbecks 88941 Nottingham and Nottin g h ams hi re B an k , N ott i ng- , ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co. ... 3,386 Naval Bank, Plymo u th-H arr i s &C o . 21,345 New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and C 0....... 9,170 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co 29,753 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry -Croxon and Co 9,380 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Parsons and Co 33,141 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- Wells and Seve noa k s B ank, Tonbridge--T. H. and §. Beeching 9,105 Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W. Clinch and Sons 11,090 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank ar Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. 42,936 Penzance Bank, Penzance -Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter. borough -D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Co. Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blnndv, &- Co .27,241 Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. 6,484 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale--Clement, Royds, & Co. 3,175 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Rochester- Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby-A. Butlin and Son 8,963 Rye Bank, Rye--R. C. Pomfret and Co 11,537 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-AllaWay and MacDougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, &Co 12,515 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough-Woodall and Co. .. 23,978 Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbuirßocke Eyton, and C 0..... 3 8,663 Sittingbourne and Elton Bank, Sittingbourne-- Valiance and Co. ............ 2,464 Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp ton-Maddison and Pearce ............ 9798 Southwell Bank, Southwell-Wylde and Co.. ..... 11,266 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southam -Atherley, Fall, and Co.pton.. 2 1! 2 ( 5 )9 3 2 7 g c.... 0... ........ St Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Shrewsbury ant Welsh Pool Bank, • Shrewsbury Beck, Downward, and Co ................. 19,710 Taunton Bank, 1 aunton--H. and It. Badeock.... 28,460 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Sons, and Co. 9,914 Thornbury Bank, Th ornbury-Harwood and C 0... 8,745 Tiverton and De vons hi re Bank, Tiverton"-Duns ford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamptonshire, 11,730 Thrapston-York an d E land Tring Bank an d Chesham Bank, Tring-Butcher 11,268 and Son 11,730 Towchester Old Bank. Towchester-Percival and Co. 6,396 Town and County' of Poole Think and Ringwood and Poole Bank, Poole--G. W. Ledga r d an d S ons 7 , 85 0 Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co 13,968 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge--Hull, Smith,& Co 9,230 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford -Hedges, Wells, and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Greaves and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, Brothers, and Co 4,889 West Riding Bank, Wakefield and Pontefract Bank-Leatham, Tew, and Co 42,4,56 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chapman, and Co. Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Winches ter-Bulpett and Co. .Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Wey mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank- Arkwng ht and Co. Wisboch and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech-Gur r neys and Co 50,040 ive lis combo Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W . Hancock Wolverhampton tank, Wolverhampton--Goodricke and Holyoake Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury 0141 Bank, Worcester--Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 64,706 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton —R. and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birkbeck, and VQI It llllllllo lllll9l , lllllllllo l tltgl. 38,977 9,288 9,415 THE SUN, LONDOiN, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEAIBER 30, 1858. FOR 1' Tel *T