The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

_ - - -.....,_ _ __ ... • THE SUN, LONDON , TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1860. ......._ . _. , "deli- Of resisting the slow doca ft' dfd f • th torm ' applicatien to Congress, have obtained a convention for the MONB Y .3141LERT AND Cl'i'i . 1% 7 E4 S . y o ime an o e ytng e s s SHARE XARKET.-(7111S DAY.) • BRITISH POSSESSIONS. lit is a of ag es. - same object." If could - , Indeed, well may the jealous patriots of that day have This is the very course which I earnestly recommend in • .54 - Tie form ' di nged fears that a Government of such high powers order to obtain an " explanatory amendment" of the Con- CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHA ttES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. C r l° r V i g e. ...Nem - - ass done might violate the reserved rights of the States, and wisely stitution on the subject of slavery. This might originate ig su b- The transactions in the Foreign Colonial Produce I !p a i d. ' Cl P o r st i : e ! I Business 100 - A Bo t m lan .,B ti a c r & od S a t er L c a e w i f t e in nee d all i3O 95 79 8 9 1 6 9 4 5 0 4 Sha.rel Done. eon the did they adopt the rule of a strict construction of these with Congress or the State Legislatures, as may be deemed Markets during the last few days have been of a I powers to prevent the danger! But they did not fear, nor most advisable to attain the object. ( Gu. 5 per cent.. atil the Ilac i they anyreason to imagine, that the Constitution would The explanatory amendment might be confined to the rather restricted character. Tea has been dull, Railways. Do, Do. B 16 11 1 d is pre- aver be so interpreted as to -- enable any State, by her own final settlement of the true construction of the Constitution without any change in price. Sugars have been stock Birk., La., and Ch June. 100 81 83 204 Buffalcrand Lake Huron all 41 -so all - - of the act, and without the consent of her sister States, to dis- on three special points : . . 11 ° 14 B ie c ir l !, a W st o a l n , d a ß nd ai S lY i n n ie l nr a a l. all all --- i 8 - 1 25 Blackburn - l iens, slaves her people from all or anilkof their Federal oblige- 1. An express recognition of the right of property in in very limited demand, at a decline of about 6d. 25 Myth and Tyne all - - d l kl o 4B I Do. Preference ...... all 61 7 ; vigollf slaves in the States where it now exists or may hereafterloo 1 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 100 75 so isg en- . 'a the refined market lower rates 10 Boat. Sleaf . and Mid. Co. all 64 7 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 It may be asked, then, are the people of the States with- exist. per cwt., and i have been accepted. For coffee there has been a stack 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 67 72 the per- ant redress against the tyranny and oppression of the 2. The duty of protecting this right in all the common s . Territories throughout their territorial existence, and until limited inquiry. The finer descriptions, however, 10 Caledonian t t: k k Bristol and Exeter 100 Do. do. June]. 1879 100 65 70 5 Ckutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' 3 Id pr Seated a P ederal Government ? By no means. The right of resin- Carmarthen & Cardio - an , tti 50 Cork and Bandon ' all --, 100 all 9_Bl L 9/ 981 f f 2 0 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.; 2s. - - t injury lice on the part of the governed against the oppression of they shall be admitted as States into the Union, with or have maintained their previous values. Rice, fruit, 20 "ork illrock., tPassage all - - Union.. ,- 20 Ceylon Cu & Dock Scrip 5 11 l d 34 their governments cannot be denied.lt exists independently without slavery, as their constitutions may prescribe. ail 6 64 20 Cernwall ..... of all constitutions and has been exercised at all periods of 3. A like recognition of the right of the master to have spices, and saltpetre have been at almost nominal 17 4 Demerara . - - i violate the world's history ' . Under it old governments have been his slave, who hes escaped from one State to another, rates. In the tallow market a stead business y has 10 Do B' f A 10 n ° A ' until 6p'. Perm I all - - gets no div. (all - - 2 0 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. e 10 lt lf d ciple of destroyed, and new ones have taken their place. It is restored and delivered up to him, and of the validity of the. hasbeen' .1. toB stock, East Indian, gu. sp. c. loa 101 1 6 2 Inli i been done chiefly for forward delivery, the demand 2. 5 5 0 Dublin 11 lfast itinc. all - - ' 20 Do. F Shares Ext.._ all d pr he overt e mbodied in strong and express language in our own De- fugitive slave law enacted for this purpose, together with a Pe k rth, e &Ab.Junc. all nB4 ... 20 Do. Jubbulpore all d pr ed into VAration of Independence. But the distinction must ever declaration that all State laws impairing or defeating this for consumption on the part of the trade having stock Dun., EastAne•lian lOO 16 17 NZ 10 Do. ai pc. De , all 981 991 he observed, that this is revolution against an established right are violations of the constitution, and are consequently been extremely limited. P.Y.C., -on the spot, is stock Eastern Coulities lOO 52 63 5 34 i 100 Do. 5 Deb., 1864.. all 1005 101 i amence - Go vernment, and not a voluntary secession from it by virtue null and void. . stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all - - it is to °f an inherent constitutional right. In short, let us look It may be objected that this construction of the constitu- steady at 60s. 3d., and for speedy delivery 60s. 3d. stc.it Do to 60s. 6d. Der cwt. do Bdo 100 26 28 stock Geelong Corporation 6 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. , 134 - - per cent. Bonds ...... 100 - - 3to the i L lte danger fairly in the face : Secession is neither more nor tion has already been settled by the Supreme Court of the - United States, and what more ought to be required ? The - stock East Suffolk - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 241 251 251 66i mment. 1 , 9 _ 8 .. 8 than revolution . .. It may or may not be justifiable revo A fair amount of business was concluded in the 100 Do. 6 per cent. Prof.. all 7" '79 8 1/ 80 1 sal their lotion, but still it is revolution. answer is that a very large proportion of the people of the United Sta'es still contest the correctness of this decision stock Edin. Perth, A Dundee 100 29 295 29 stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 87 89 __ 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr. all 51 53 ; Liverpool cotton market yesterday, and prices were io Fortla & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 1 58 e 2 less this °f the in the m tirne, is the responsibility and position forceand never .. will cease from . agitation and admit its bindine• 100 - - 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 62 55 the Executive ? He is bound by solemn oath before God well maintained. The sales were 12,000 bales. stock Furness my 11 clearly establishe by the people of the several stock Glass. and S. Western 100 114 116 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 50 55 [possible and the country " to take care that the laws be stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua..sp.c. 10 0 9 74 98 1 98 States in their sovereign character. Such an explanatory A meeting has been convened by the Bank of 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland 100 all faithfully executed," from this obligation he cannot be ab 'll4 1715 112 20 Do. New p.ua. sp. c... 8 amendment .. would,. it is believed, for ever terminate the stock Great Northern; d 1 d consti - ,ao.lved by Y any human power. But what if the performance London shareholders, for the purpose of receiving stock Do do A stock existing dissensions and restore peace and harmony among . . stock Do do Bdo from the ' 1 this duty, in whole or in part, has been rendered im the States. the directors' report and for the declaration of a Practicable by events over which he could have exercised stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 112 114 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 t 114 111 I con sti- It ought not to . be doubted that s . uch . an . appeal to the dividend. stock Great Western 110 Control ? Such, at the present moment, is the case arbitrament . established by the constitution itself would be stock Do Gtr Val elle. stock 100 60 62 . 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with eve been t hroughout the State of South Carolina, so far as the laws The directors of the Bombay, Baroda, and Cen- 12 Trish South-eastern - - opt, till '6O received with favour by all the States of the confederacy. Tovision °I. the United States to secure the administration of justice 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O. all 95 100 In any event it ought to be tried in a spirit of conciliation tral India Railway have made a final call of £2 per stock .d 0 0 i) .... : . t . 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all v 3 96 'the re- b y means of the Federal Judiciary are concerned. before any of those States shall separate themselves from stock stock Li i ., , 00 a ni n i dd c L ancashire s nc h iarne and Blackwell Torksb ir r 1 100 00 120 62 1 6. 2 1 31 . _ 12_1 4 1 1 • having All the Federal officers within its limits, through whose the Union. share on the B shares. stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 116 117 117 Chat.. and Dover 100 52 54 54 o obtain a gelicy alone these laws can be carried into execution, have When I entered upon the duties of the Presidental office, The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail- stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 102 1024 itre stock Do. do. 5 per cent stockloo Do. 5; a d r 0 ., .. 4 '7 4 7 p d . 0 0 .... 1 1 ) 1 0 1 8 9 5 0 8 8 7 3 already resigned. We no longer have a district judge, a the aspect neither of our foreign nor domestic affairs wasstock Lond. & Sth. Western.. 100 941 951 951 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 88 89 way of . Canada, for the week ending the 30th nit. 15 14 11 a lance to district „ attorney, or a marshal of South Carolina. In fact, at all satisfactory . We were involved in dangerous com- ' 25 L'derry A Coleraine .. all - - 20 Do. Fourth do .. i u te Whole machinery of the Federal Government necessary plications with several nations, and two of our territories exhibited an increase of £414 compared with the 25 L'derry & Ennisxillen all 30 ; 11 stock IVl D elb il .Corp g = _- ationari Lor the distributicn r i Y of remedial justice . among ifthe people. were in a state of revolution against the Government. same period in 1859 stock 'Kan. Shef. & Lincoln.. 100 495 50 535 45 31 44 st 5Q Maryport and Carlisle.. all - - 26 Newßrunswick & C ii a li nt last two 'as been demolished ; and it would be difficult, not un- A restoration of the African slave trade had numerous * 124 Do do 4 shares..., all - - Ry.dilLand(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Possible, to replace it. There were no bullion operations of importance overeign and powerful advocates. Unlawful military expeditions 10 ATetropolitan 5 31 21d Class A Capital Share n The only acts of Congress on the statute-book, bearing were countenanced by many of our eitizens, and were suf- at the Bank of England yesterday. stock Midland eordance eon. this subject, are those of the 28th February, 1795, and feted, in defiance of the Government, to escape from our 6.4.0. Do new - - 20 o. do. B Capital d 0... all 57a of the I March, 1807. These authorise the President, after he shores, for the purpose of making war upon the unoffend- It :has been announced that Mr. F. H. Saroder, stock Do I , irming. & Derby 100 107 109 .. Do. do. Land do. .... . . 3onfede- 'hall have ascertained that the marshal with his posse com• ins people of neighbouring republics with whom we were sugar refiner, has suspended with liabilities est"- , 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - - 25 Do 4 shares zil - 20 Onde (Limited) - - stock Scinde ... ...... 'B 4 : 100 90 100 100 991 100 f I the vote Nitata s is unable to execute civil or criminal process in any at peace. mated at £20,000. • '25 Mid Kent all -• ' 20 Do. Punjaub .... )cs ~9 10 1; dll 1 . a,ny one Particular case, to call forth the militia and employ the In addition to these and other difficulties, we experienced 10 Do, Cray Line - 20 Do. Do. ........ ts' o_, all -- d 1 103 , and navy to aid him in performing this service, hay- a revulsion in monetary affairs, soon after my advent' to The transactions in the market for Public Secu- leo Newcastle and Carlisle all - - sto3k Do. Indus. St. Flo ti. 100 91 96 . Limier by disperseloNewrySt.Andrews and retire peaceably..t) their respective abodes, to all the great interests of the country. When we take a stock - 1. • all Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. - - 10 !Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 a a d have not led to any change of importance in quota- 100 54 56 stock Norfolk emedy it Within a limited time." This duty cannot by possibility be retrospect of what was' then our condition and contrast this • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ae • /formed in a State where no judicial authority exists to with ics material prosperity at the time of late presiders- lions. At the close of business yesterday some tent is a ig yi Counties Union . .. lo gi 64 - i 6 - il d 681 it 7 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 51 51 i ssue process, and where there is no marshal to execute it, tai election, we have abundant reason to return our grateful depression was experienced, the improvement seta- i clued at stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoe7 100 .- - 20 Ardennes .. .. .. .. .. ... all - -p ( I where, even if there were stick an officer, the entire thanks to that merciful Providence which has never for- stock D, A stk ; A recs no d. 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 10 11 114 f this be population would constitute one solid combination to resist oaken us as a nation in all our past trials. blished in the morning being nearly lost, but a until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 ietrated, hint, stock Do B stock ......... 100 - - 20 Beaters to Graissessae.. all - slight tendency towards recovery is now apparent, 16134 P ip . 5 . n. in any „,,The bare enumeration of these provisions proves how in- OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. p 6 Ca' - neaux Mine A Rail all 10 11 1 Consols being 94 -1. The New Threes and stock2s D N o th d . o E , Eastern - Berw ick p ß urc env ha ic s k e 100 104,1 105 105 4 5 i resolve quote they are without farther legislation to overcome a GREAT BRITAIN.IOO Copiapo ........ A.. .. .. all - - i stile re- lalited R , opposition in a single State, not to speak of other Our relations with Great Britain are of the most friendly the Reduced are steady at 921 93 ; India 51 per stock Do York stock Do Leeds .............. lgg 6 9 1 855 9 64 t 100 101 103 101 2 10 Ditto Extension .... all 3 21d 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 21 211 131 States who may place themselves in a similar attitude. character. Since the commencement of my administration, Cent. E f c d Paper is firmer at 1014 - - ; but‘Ex ; respon- n a e the two dangerous questions, arising from the Clayton and chequer Bills are flat at ss. dis. 10 Do new 5 --- 20 Eastern of France .... all 234 295 l e lt °:gress alone has power to decide whether the presentstock North London .. 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 174 21 21 1 154 15 t 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p.a6 - - 1 I , eel them , 3 can or cannot be amended so as to carry out more Bulwer treaty and from the right of search claimed by the 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 94. do. entirely eff ectually the objects of the Constitution. 20 Great Central of France all - - British Government, have been amicably and honourably Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll sg Sa our fore- t The same insuperable obstacles do not lie in the way of adjusted. moderately active, but prices in some instances _ 10 I - Debles ...... - - 20 Gt. Luxexn., Con. she... all 61 ra 7 1 ,The discordant construction of the Clayton and Bulwer Portsmouth - - 20 Italian Junction ...... all - - )stablish. 'etUting the laws for the collection of the customs. The t Leirenne still continues to be collected, as heretofore, at the treaty between the two Governments, which at different show a slight decline. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 71 1 10 1111 YmneY •••••-" • • • • " all - 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all - - 3 history 9 stock Scottish Central ` l4 t ioin-house inCharleston; and should the collector unfor- periods of the discussion, bore a threatening aspect, have to 72 ; ditto New, 57-1,- to 58.1- ; Mexican is fl atter stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 335 34 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - 1 1 , After tt. u.liately resign, a successor may be appointed to perform resulted in a final settlement entirely satisfactory to this at 21 ; 5 i s ; Peruvian 41_ per Cents. at 96 •; ditto 3 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 335 Maria Antonia ........ all - l care, it q ls duty. Government. In my last annual message I informed Con- stock shropshire Union - - D several ,Then in regard to the property o f the U n ited States in gross that the Briti s h G overnment had not then " com- per C en t s. are firm at 74 2 8 ; Venezuelan 3 per Cents. io Sittin ebourne & Sheer. all 6 7 20 Namur & Lie,ge .... .... all 71 7 71 r 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 194 2n :tined at I_4th Carolina. This has been purchased for a fair equiva- plated treaty arrangements with the republics of Hondo- are 211 ;and Dutch 4 per Cents. remain at 1004. stock South Devon l: 100 85 854 8.85 11 i f •16 Northern of France.... all 881 39 stock SJuth Eastern ...... nof the s k tl tt, "by the consent of the legislature of the State," " for ras and Nicaragua, in pursuance of the understanding be- The transactions in the Railway Share Market 16 Do. New Shares - - n the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals," &c., and over tween the two Governments. It is nevertheless confidently stock S. York. and River Dun 100 77 79 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 7 1 1, 1 d powerS have been ' moderately active ; a slight decline, 20 8 stock South Wales .......... 100 62 64 62 11 3 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 354 361 t ,` 4O authority "to exercise legislation" has been expressly expected that this good work will ere long be accomplished. taines, Wok,. and Wok at 6 8 . its of the r aia, ted by the Constitution to Congress. It is not believed This confident ;expectation has since been fulfilled. Her however, has been apparent in prices. 25 Stockton & Darlinglon all 42 43 424, 20 Paris & Orleans all 54 56 b er a fair fr o any attempt will be made to expel . the United States Britannic Majesty concluded a treaty with Honduras Lancashire 25 and Yorkshire, Brighton, and Midland, have re- Do do stock Taff Vale . . . 100 - - 20 f Recife &S. Fran. (Peru.) ( gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 .3 25d 10 1 n ation for this property by force ; but if in this I should prove to on the 24th November, 1859, and with Nicaragua on stock Do Pref. No 1. lO3 - - 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 'l4 - - wean the hem ltistaken, the officer in command of the forts has received the 28th August, 1860, relinquishing the Mosquito ceded ss. ; Caledonian and North Western, 10s.; 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 10 Rome & Frascati ...... all - - n ° Mars to act strictly on the defensive. In such a contin- protectorate. Besides, by the former, the Bay Islands and Great Northern A stock, 155.; South Easter's 50 Ulster . ••• - - 1 DT OCCUr -5 Royal Swedish .. ..... . all - - !, e heY, the responsibility for consequences would rightfully are recognised as a part of the republic of Honduras. 25 Do ....... ......... or advo- ' O at upon the heads of the assailants. It may be observed that the stipulations of these treaties improved ss. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, El p 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - t and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 105.20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 51 51 s i2 t l o 3 l c k 0 5 r V l a p e l t e o o o r i a heath ta . and - . . p .. im .• :: a nig were ~ Apart from the execution of the laws, so far as this may be conform in every important particular to the amendments adopted by the Senate of the United States to the treatylo Do. 51 per cent Pref..... all 8 A state felt vta cticable the Executive has no authority to decide what „ The Foreign and Colonial markets were steady ; 20 San Paulo, tim, a. 7p. c. 2 11 l yi Si e What aFederal Government and concluded at London on the 19th of October, 1856, between ; b all be the ' relations between the 1:102011 6 1 8 11 7 1 0 1; stock o Waterford waterford A RL T T i c m ilk er e i n o n k y 100 all _- --__ 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetia 12 5d f d oath Carolina. H e h as b een invested with no such dis- the two Governments. It will be recollect' d that this treaty Pacific and• San Francisco brought wk. and San all 6 61 20 Southern of France.... all 20 21 d ist those Paulo; 3-,-,' ; Grand Trunk of Canada improved to 20 West Ce+rn wall all - - 81 West Flanders Zetion. He possessles no power to change the relations was rejected by the British Government because of its ob- 20 West London fi le endati -10 Do lot class .. ..... all - - 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference all 9f 9 I.,,erstofore existing between them, much less to acknow- jection to the just and important amendment of the Senate to the article relating to Ruatan and the other islands in the 251- 26 ; and Great Western of Canada declined 20 Do 2d class .. _ .... all - - 20 W. & N.W. of France not until , 23 Western of Austria 6 - - 'vest the independence of that State. This would be to stock WestHartlepool Harbr , ernment i'vest a mere Executive officer with the power of recognis- Bay of Honduras. to 11 1 ' and Rail t . 100 -- - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - o Ass then ? t ,Phe dissolution of the Confederacy among our 33 sous- It must be a source of sincere satisfaction to all classes of 4. our fellow-citizens, and especially to those engaged in . Joint Stook Bank • and Miscellaneous Shares 6 Wietlbaden - - 'tn. States. It bears no resemblance to the recognition of 1 foraign . commerce,. that .. the claim on the part of Great 6 ,Do. 8 per cent. Pref all - - Generalstockatock West Midland-Oxford land- N O ewp xfo o r r c t l 100 00 - 4 4 2 7 4 9 4 8 stock Do. , Hereford 100 83 85 ' 2O 'Zealand - - 0 Lfareign de f . acto government, involving no such responsi - realised fully previous quotations. 3, trans- " g ' i tY. Britain, forcibly to visit and search American vessels on -- . ler eV. e 1. ,. II Tl. 01 '• • • - __ nee ne se .„, ..... e en , non eerear, sv estern or teanacia declined stock Westifahlepoisi Harbr _ - Bay of Honduras. and Rail ,„ 100 - , ernment ißsest ii - m - eTtace - en a ti - ve;flic - e - r - v - iiii - tiee power of recognis- It must be a source of sincere satisfaction to all classes of ; 4 „F the dissolution of the Confederacy among our 33 sore- to 11 t. • stock West Midland-Oxford 100 ' 47 48 was then our fellow-citizens, and especially to those engaged in , Joint Stock Bank - and Miscellaneous Shares stock Do. Newport 100 42 44 'tn States. It bears no resemblance to the recognition of • General kfe • stock Do. , Hereford 100 83 85 eine de e facto government, involving n o such responsi- foreign commerce, that the claim on the part of Great realised fully previous quotations. -- 3, trans- nu t ty . Britain, forcibly to visit and search American vessels on PREFERENCE SHARES. the high seas in time of peace, has been abandoned. This 3 m p ew er 3 C p en e ß r t it . nine to i nkay attempt to this would, on his part, be a naked act of Cent, Reducedlt .S Annuitiesn Annuities was by far the most dangerous question to the peace of the ie rights patios. It is, therefore, my duty to submit to Con- two countries which has existed since the war of 1812.. 921 3 Railways. Paid P r i ce. Done. emselveS s ' e 4l l_ the . whole question in all its bearings. The course of Whilst it remained open, they might at any moment have92l 3 tea, from t os nta is so rapidly hastening forward that the em ergeiry been precipitated into a war. This was rendered mani- India Stock •.. .. - Share' 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per oerty and th'Y soon arise, when yon may Be called upon to decide feat by the exasperated state of public feeling Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. - c. pref. (issued at nee sll - - es ° momentous question whether you possess the throughout our entire country, produced by the Ditto 51 per Cent. annot be 11.,,wer, by force of arms, to compel a State to remain in the forcible searel of American merchant vessels by Di tte Bonds £l,OOO • stock Caledon £10,41 percent 100 101 103 s utterly 41 0 n.• Ishould feel 'myself recreant to duty were I not . . t o • my British cruisers on the coast of Cuba, in the spring of 1858. Consols for si . .ccount, Jan. 10 .. .... et to under £I,OOO D Bri o. s d . & o. E no x . e s t h 4 n p r . e c s tstock 1 1 0 4 0 95 97 stock no. Quer. Shares, No. 2. 10 0 - - 1 general ,express an opinion on this important subject. The American people hailed with general acclaim the 931 -,1,a1l 2 5 01 6 2 - 4 11 ch it Wito s e Lhe question fairly stated is-Has the Constitution dele orders of the Secretary cf the Navy to our naval force in Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid el an to Congress the power to coerce a State into subnus the Gulf of Mexico, "to protect all vessels of the United FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK 100 99 101 t f,° 4 Which is attempting te withdraw or has actuall with-stitution avni from the Confederacy ? If answered in e States on the high seas from search or detention by the Milian 6 per Cent stock Do. do. Class 11 6 p.c.. 100 111 113 sto 2 c 69e k : 1 1 1 96 0 1 10 1; t a , vessels of war of any other nation." Ditto 41 per Cent B'l C T , C D: I . u A rr n nk n . P w :e a rl Bandon, l t h i s a & s p A s e b r e c e 7 r 5 ,1% 5 15. p n . ::: l a a ooo l l o l l together 1, jnuative, it must be on the principle that the power has war These eiders might have produced an immediate colli- Mexican 3 per Cent 214 i stock Do. do. d oti o. n r: E la x s . e s C p 7 . c. p. N c. 0 ... i No. 100 108 110 tamed in e n conferred upon Congress to declare and to make sion between the naval forces of the two countries. This Ditto Account 211 f ' stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 124 126 ;meter of :Labia_ t a State. A . fter much serious reflection I have was, most fortunately prevented by an appeal to the justice Peruvian 41 per Cent 96 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct 10e 80 82 gated at the conclusion that no such power has been dele of Great Britain and to the law of nations as expounded by Ditto 3 per Cent e beyond - 6,n t etl to Congress or to any other depa . rtment . Of the Federal her own most eminent jurists. Ditto Account 90 ?2 a portion ti v n ernment. It is manifest, upon an inspection of the The Co- her only question of any importance whichstill remains e . ler ? [ll e n - ndlo that this is not among the specific and enumerated open is the disputed title . between the two Governments to Turkish 6 per Cent stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 10 e - - sued the rt, w _eil li g:ran . ted to Congress; and it is equally apparent that the island of San Juan, in the vicinity of Washington Ter- Ditto Account - 72 cent me -- - stock sk Edit.4sGPelarse.esr.e.g.srarr.e.s. 1000 1 - 11 1 - 11 stock Furness, 5 per .... stock Glas.& S. Westg,.a. Spa 1 00 - - ie States e ls "xercise is not "necessary and ' re er for carrying into titers. As this question is still under negotiation, it is not Ditto New Loan , t ,ition" any one of these powers. p So far from this power deemed advisable at the present moment to make any other Ditto Account - stock Cs•reet Northern, sp. et 100 117 119 .cting in ' 5B ln y t e ng been delegated to Congress, it was expressly refused allusion to the subject. stock AtiDek Do. 4;1 e ed d m o .., I d O o p . .c.pm 1 1 00 0° Venezuelan 3 per Cent - 3quently "ge Convention which framed the Constitution. Is The recent visit of the Prince of Wales, in private cha- Ditto Account 1 1 0 1 6 3 1054 100 Do.Bp.c. Redm. 5 p.c..pm 80 85 87 :onstitit.• li te ‘ 3 aPpears, from the proceedings of that body, that on ratter, to the people of this country, has proved to be a 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pr. all - - Ist May, 1787, the clause "authorising an exertion of mist auspicious event. In its consequences, it cannot fail Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutaa. Exchange, I'2 rinil. 2i per Cent - • eated by 1116 force of the whole against a delis uent State" came up . 44. ' " q b'f b t to inereaae the kindrad and kindly reelings which I trust e., e ousideration. mr. Madison opposed it in h abrief may ever actuate the Government and people of both Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ', We n,: . & eps W rte f !i s n et (Berkee e t a k n .a. e .n ) . d 4. • / 100 '. 98 100 sense of : Hants) Ext. sp. et. .. 6 - - ZerfUl speech, from which I shall extractbut a singe countries in their political and social intercourse with each • . TWO O'CLOCK. stock Co. Redeemable,4a p.ct. 100 99• 101 the go- . * o "wnce. He observes-" The use of force against a State Consols for Account, ex div. 931 1 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et 100 90 92 des are, p t . tad look more like a declaration of war than an infliction other. DI e shall give the conclusion of the Message in our late • e s t to oc e k k D D o o . S T p ri: o e t i , i b. knishment • and would probably be considered by the , rganised V n t tY attacked ' as a dissolution of all previous compacts by edition.] POLICE 12VTELLIGENCE.—( This Day). 8 Do. llaooooll 10 9 9 2 1 4 10 1 93 0 4 mts. It - ' 4 ,, r oh it might be bound." - 4- Thrmeßpremedenefb.elme'. Shares,6.' Prof. 10 Ut. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 171 181 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 101 101 es ; and e oe u Pon his motion the clause was unanimously postponed, DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. . • execut - telwas never I believe again presented. Soon afterwards, •D ins ° . Chesterilii g u gun a r .. s sharest ock . . - the Bth June, 1787, when incidentally adverting to the The following statement of the crew of the ANNOYING LADIES IN AN OMNI . Bits -Edward Middle- Mock 26i 131 Do. do. do. 1 : 6 11 7 2 6 0 78 21 41 ) . all 154 151. lulled at t or Jett, he said-" Any Government for the United, States, lugger lugger Lively, of Margate, detailing the particulars ton, a broker, residing at 44, Charles-street, Edgeware- 20 Do. do. do. stock lOO 137. 139 % s l ued on the supposed practicability of using force ageing road, was charged before Mr. Beadon with annoying The old of a very distressing shipwreck on the Kent is h Blol T ri a o n .earTl Y° B r l k al . lOd • 100 -•- s pc si ° unconstitutional proceedings of the 9tates, would prove ladies 100 - • - • f Confe- slls ionarynnd fallacious as the Government of Congress,'Knock Sand, onFriday ' rescue four in one of the London General Omnibus Company's omni- stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) - • stock Lon.n Brigespc.gu.Noe 100 116 118 ' and by 1 - ' 13ti Congress of the old men, who, after four days exposure, and in the tently meaning the then exi ng buses. . No. 2 100 116 118 Charles Smith, condUctor of the omnibus, said, last night stockB 1 /3g: g 5 i 1 ),.. e n p . C . ^ticles Of "Zederation. most exhausted condition, were saved from an `te e descending to particulars, it may be safely appalling death, has been forwarded for the con- the defendant got into his omnibus at Farringdon-street, stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 118 118 )y every stock Do do. 45 per cen'. ... : 100 103 „105 orted, that the power to make war against a State is at and on reaehing Tottenham-court-road, some ladies stopped sideration of the National Lifeboat' Institution, 5 Do. . do. 45 p. a shares all - - ireamble boa, with the whole spirit and intent of the Constitu stock. 100 152 155 express It l ' Suppose such a war should result in the conquest of - stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. wEex p ) 100 130 134 dant's misbehaviour, he having been pinching them and stock Do. ep.c. do.! . . ; • it it was 4 0 „tate, h ow a re we to govern it afterwards ? Shall we for meritorious, exertions in saving life from stock Do.4p.c.S.(drv.def.til 65) 100 69 71 rid yet it l o ', l it as a province, and govern it by despotic power ? shipwreck on the coast of the United Kingdom. pulling them about. He told the defendant to get out of stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 90 92 force, r e n 'e l le nature of things we could not, by physical the omnibus, but he refused to do so; and on coming up to stock Lou. and N.W. Coy, and li hen the poor foreigners were landed on Margate - 100 116 118 does not se the the will of the people and compel them to elect Nuneaton, 5 p. et ... . Pier on Friday night they presented a most heart- Wardour-street, and seeing a constable, he gave defendant stock Lou. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 150 155 terters and representatives to Congress,. and to perform 100 - p -- appears kethe other duties depend i ng up on then' own volition, and rending sight, being more dead than alive, their , into custody The defendant appeared to have been drink- stock Do. 4?, per cent 2s. ed. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus • ildred from the free citizens of a free State as a consti- swollen limbs and benumbed frames testifying to mg*. all - - owers • of 2s. 6d ... - i t Member of the Confederacy. the great sufferings they had undergone during Mr. Isaac Sampson, lithogranhen of 40, Star-street, Edg - 125 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all_ rnment. Ennis. Ish all 121 13 19 exercise it t lt, if possessed this power, would it be•wise to . the preceding four days. The master of the vessel ware-road, who was in the omnibus with two ladies, Saida 12 Londony.n Sh &Lin 6 per et. 100 . - - national le a t ' s 4 ,ier existing circumstances ? The object would doubt being unable to endure this frightful ff • lady 1• d that defendant had put his arm stock Do a . n A • • 44 lit P se under th e 4 e to preserve the union. 'War would not only presentsu ering had, young comp ame would unhappily, perished : 100 70 72 round her waist, and another complained that he had put stock Do. 35 per cent .1 1 p to make I nt most effectual means of destroying it ; but to con- ie 43 ,, hall hope of its peaceable reconstruction. Besides, Statement of the crew of the Lively lug ger , o f his a - m round her waist and pulled her on his knee. He 10 Do. redeem. percent..6_ 12 Aaryoort & Car., 4p. a all - - nvested e fraternalconflictvast amount of blood and treasure Margate, of seven hands, who dtclare :-" Being at n s a . . . . heard two ladies complain to the conductor. The defer- 124 Do. 45 per cent all - - bold be exended, rendering future reconciliationibetween sea on Friday morning, the 14th inst., in the vicinity dant had been drinking. He (witness) had two ladies s stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO -- le value t States impossible. foretell ne s , es ln the mean time, wbo can of the Kentish Knock Sands at about daylight, with him, one of whom was annoyed, but she did not like ock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c lOO 136 138 stock Do. 45 p. a pref. stock lOO 102 103 ens, and 1 -1 ‘ would be the suffering and privation of the people 'Il • . we discovered a sunken wreck with one mast to appear at the court. '• 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 - umerate Tag its eintence ? wind . stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st 100 95 96 k u he fact i s that our Union rests upon public opinion, standing, the i Dung about E.S.E , blowing , Mr Beadon said it was ridiculous. Itparties when they stock Norfik sp. a Ex. st. 1846 100 - - pon the ti t ;can neve r be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed a little fresh with a heavy swell. We, after try- were annoyed would come to the court and complain, he stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - aierated , stook Do sWay.Val.Ex.stlB47 100 - - s it 4 ' 41 war. If it cannot live in the affections of the people, : ,13g with all sail to reach the wreck, found it impos- would, if the case were proved, take care to punish severely. 'British,s 100. 111 113 right to klist N s _ one day perish. Congress posesses many means of Bible to get towards it, the tide being too strong ; Sergeant Gloss, 3C, who took the charge, said the stock North p. 0. stock Do. New, frll£l. sp. c lOO 109 4 111 , p ith the le t 'lnsing it by conciliation; but the sword was not placed but as we had neared it we fancied we discovered defendant was not sober. 101 Do. 'Bor. Un. g. pf. ohs 1 twor hand to preserve it by force. 10 i Do. do. do. all - - high k t , t it may Ibe permitted solemnly to invoke my country-' a flag on the masthead, which we took for a signal Mr. Beadon having made some severe remarks on the stock N'th.Dev."R ail. & Dck.Co. 100 0 93 - - 95 se net° pause - and deliberate, before they determine to de- of distress, and seein the dangerous situation of defendant's conduct, and stated that if the ladies had stock N-East.Cons.P . .c. 1 1 k 4 re a l 4 14ef. 100 ' 102 104 I meant, this the andest temple which has ever been nedi- the crew, should they possibly have survived in attended to press the charge, he should have fined him £5 stock Do. ir. B d e o r . w do e , p. 17 •, 13.4. p 11) xercise. l' l ' ett °l to ' huma gr n freedom since the world began ?It has order to lose no time we immediately got our boat • 0 Do. Leeds, Ap. e. No. 113 - - iguage, of t b consecrated by the blood of our fathers, by the glories bus in a state he ought not to have done, and fined him 205., 2 121 . Do. do. Quarters, 1848 - _ e the hopes of the future. The Union has Ito any ki te past, and by out, folly manned her, and proceeded, rowing with or seven days. 15 Do. York, lo p ip 11 ► towards the Ar ea made us the most prosperous and, ere long, will, if aspeed,. spot, which we reached with tO North Staffordshire all 23 24 marque - - oft,erved, render us the most powerful nation on the face great difficulty, having 10 RhYunney Guaranteed. all ke any- f the lobe the - • • , been obliged to cross the 81 Scottish Central, new p all - _ titi e ge earth. In every foreign reon sand in our skiff through a heavy surf, - f debts nl ie e f American citizen is held ]nth . highest anon respect, andWe found THIS DAY'S MAREETS. ' stock Scottish North-Eastern impair- 54; 11 Pronounced in a forei land it causes . the hearts of four of the crew of the sunken galtiot Hillechind, 4- ' -35 p. a pref. stock lOO 100 12 - 2 124 lout the In e mintrymen to swell with hones' pride. Surely when from Hull to Bilboa, Clinging to the top (having HAY MARK_E'tS. stock Do.Aherdeen,.gua.6p.c. Do. 7p. a pref. stock 100 130 133 oats or iti t i i i each the brink of the yawning abyss, we shall recoil been there since Tuesday night), in a perishi 0, SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover e re South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 11 dt see horror from the last fatal plunge, Bysuch a condition. W- n r , d £3 Os to £5 10 •andstraw, £1 10 to £1 14s per load. succeeded in getting them on board 0., 13 , - g s n w catastrophe the hopes of the friends of free - our boat, and with all Trade dull. ' 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading speed rowed back to the Ann., 1.0.6) and if la ei throughout the world would be destroyed, and a long lugger, where on re li . • ac CUMBERLAND.- Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 8a •; stock Do. 4t cent lOO 102 103 101 to the , kilt of laden despotism would enshroud the nations. Our with such ing, we provided them clover, £3 Os to f 5 15s Od •; and straw, £1 10a to £1 16s stock Do.F per x , Ist is. 100 102 103 1021 it pie for more than 80 years would not only be lost ; but . em a refreshment as we had, and after getting per load. A dull trade, 2 stock youth Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 90 9 . IP O ► 100 99 101 f or lild be quoted as a conclusive proof that man is unfit t_n little round, we learnt that Capt. Schwring WRITECHAPEL.-Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; stoek Do. 44 I.Tr cent ngrese, iNf-governmeni. had perished from his lon£3 15s Odand £1 108 to £1 14e g exposure. We then cloven, Os to £5 ; straw,stock S.t , Yorkshire, 4p. a guar 100 85 88 war io i,,,: . _ is not every wrong-nay, it is not every grievous made sail . and proceeded to Margate harbour, where per load. A slow trade. 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 27 281 25 Do. B 6 per cent all 32 331 et with 14. 4 g-which can only Justify a resort to such a fearful we arrived about half-past 11 at night.-(Signed) - 25 Do. C 5 percent all 32 331 in WO, k n t native. This ought to be the last desperate remedy of Samuel Davis, We i COAL MARKET-Dm 17. stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 45 48 as will ties . . _ . . _ s . . Davis, T. Pritchard, R. Robins, et Pairing people, after every other constitutional mean John Gilbert, It. Gill ) , aartees of Coal per Ton at the close of the market stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 124 126 1255 4 stock Do. 2d do 100 123 125 eeeloneiliation has been exhausted. We should reflect that s e. ,, Gilbert j. Brockman.-Margate, 101 a. d. Walls End. , stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 190 91 tY, d er this free Government there is an incessant ebb and Dec. .to 866 100 123 125 125 xerCie° ii :Ming human, will have its day. I firmly believe that` .es•--_.__,_---..___ ... _ . _____ - Lambert's West Hart- ''n n• stock Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1 115 ' 120 118 is pro' 11 afi already reached and passed the culminating point. tit if • . THE EARL OF DERBY'S I-I ley l7 3 South Hetton EALTII.-We (Press) Byass's Bebside West Russel's Hetton 2l 0 stock Do. till 1869, lst is.! s 100 74 20 0 121 Do. do. 2d i - United 51a, ' , ) in the midst of the existing excitement, the Union are happy to state that the health of the Earl Hartley ... 17 6 Hadley lB 6 Ind all et os lPerish, the evil may then become irreparable Con- of Derby is tee o ' can contribute' mueh to avert it by proposing and fully restored that he has invited so a large shooting party r fi Buddle's'West Hartley 17 6 Cassop ... 20 0 LINES LEASED AT ' FIXED RENTALS. irity of Park after Christmas, n ke t reending to th® legislatures . of the several States the to Knowsley i . as. an eld Moor Butes..lB 0 Hetton. 2l 0 ,- --- --- --- A slight weakness in Hastings Hartley .... 17 6 Herten .. A ; all !ts o i e Y for existing evils, which the Constitutisn has the ankles is the last trace which remains of the noble H 1 11Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. rthing tee n Provided for its own preservation, This 'has earl's recent severe indisposition, sod al Tied at different critical periods of our history, West Hartley 17 6 Belmont 18 9 Itedtord and Bletchley all Ln &14. W .. .. Intrell CASIONED BY THE D ' le t , always with eminent success. It is to be found VACANCIES OC 4 EATH OF THE Gosforth 18 6 Backinghsmshire .... 100 Ln &N.W 98 100 tti.un sth. article providing for its own amendment. Under EARL OF ABERDEEN.-By the death of the Walls End. Breddylfs Hetton. 20 0' Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. '53 531 Right Hon .per cent. 100 D 0...,... 125 127 ded te Of i3rticle amendments have been proposed by . two-thirds South Hartlepool 18 6 Eden Main l9 0 Do. do. 51 113 115 the Earl of Aberdeen the following vacancies are caused • - • ••• • y 6 "Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. repre" t 4 ki n t h houses of Congress, and have been " ratified by the North Hartlepool.....l Haswell ...... 21 0 Chancellorship U i rsit of Aberdeen *- of the nve y A Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonilo2 104 legie - se o-enaures of three-fourths of the several States," and con-, lord lieu- Hartlepool. ... 20 9 Kelloe .. 21 - Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C' 16 17 of the , kis ti i7 l tlY become' parts of the Constitution. T this pro- tenancy of the county, representation of the county through Heugh Hall 21 0 Byron e , ...21 0 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. 100 Gt. North. 135 137 did bY '' ne tt le count r y i s i n d e bt e d f or the clause ,prohibiting Con- ' the elevation of Lord Haddo to the peerage, and several Ships at market, 249 •; sold, 199. E.Union,Harwich Shs all E.Counts. 41 41 Nie, B • Ar cun passing any law respecting an establishment of knighthoods and other dignities, including a knighthood - Do. Woodbridge ... 100 ...... - - Gls.Bart&Neils,Drct 100 Ca,ledonin - - WW I 4 f 311 , or abridging the freedom of speed]. or of the press, of the Garter, SP 0 RTING INTELLIGENCE. Do. New . . lOO Do. ~.. - - form.* tii - b t ,ll, e right ri of petition. - To this we are also indebted for Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt West. - - ivern - qe 'ill of A" h lf hth eo le against any abuse TEE REV. MR. HATCH. -The usual preliminary + ' Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all Yk.N.&Br - - 1 p ew ig ts w ic secures e p p in th e the appre- notice for CITY . BETTING.-(YESTERDAY). Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. 110 112 Ni t , r , by the Federal Government.: Such were an action at law for damages has been served, on s own' Do. / Shares - - ' 4 ll " 1:18 justly entertained by the f r iends o f etate.rights at the part of the Rev. Mr Hatchthe solicitors who were Two THOUSAND. Do. 1 Shares - a men ] ells period as to have rendered it extremely doubtful , he • • without entrusted with • * * ,on . his defence in a recent trial at the Central 6to 1 agst Kettledrum (off-7 to 1 t f.) Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.&N.W 207 211 tits, r the Constitution could have long survived Greenwich 100 'East. .. 61 63 eking e aCriminal Court • • London & Gree , in which he was convicted of a criminal Bto 1 agst Diopharaus (offered) 11.5 120 A neendments. Do. Preference seter. 4, tain the Constitutionamended by the same pro-' assault, and sentenced to four year's penal servitude. The Bto 1 agst Russley (taken) Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 10() Peto &Co 93. 97 be of ) was or to Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk - - (F 1 isi. I : , ep te rr the election of President Jefferson by the House of rev. gentleman. founds hi s compl a i n t on the fact of the Bto 1 agat Klarikoff Do. 6 per cent........ 100 Do. - _ , e lld s ; 4l3 .tatives, in February, 18C3. This amendment was legal firm in question refrainin from producing for exami- 10 to 1 agst Any other Mancenuxtn.n Matk. all LNW&M 35 31 of I'S- g ,erfeot "hi e tl necessa to revert a recurrence of the dangers merit • r Y P nation certain w itnesses,"- DERBY. Mid. Bradford Prefer- • previously subpcened, whose evi 100 Midland 97 99 '99 dead e. seriously threatened the existence of the Govern ence Stock .......... , r eal dente, he maintains, would sto 1 agst Dundee (offered) Le in - 4 e "'nog the pendency of that election. ' The article for kl . 'vb. he suffered ' , ould have disproved the charges for 14 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken) Newmarkt,BuryEx 1 5. 5 6 .E.Counts e i p Je st _ amendment was intended to secure the amicable which imprisonment, and now entail on him the guaranteed 5p c. 55 57 nom' asst to 6 agst Diophantus Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all ,1:20c) t'es e "'mat of conflicting constitutional questions like the loss of character and reputation. all ,Do. - - t a ,_ l lt, Ne • . Do. do. 6 per cent .... 20 to 1 agst Kettledrum Do Alone e 'es which might arise between the governments of the A BOY HANGED BY ACCIDENT. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all . •_ _ An accident of 20 to 1 agat Klarikoff • all Midland • 15 15/ )1e 0 1 '11t e , 411 4 that of the United States. This appears from 1 Pere a very painful nature occurred at Nottingham on Friday • North Western f Lip NW 1 - lit to itt e th 4 neous history. 25 to 1 agst Matador (30 to 1 wanted) 1 ' • Preston and WY' all & L . yk . a the O n teis e ,: l connection I shall merely call attention to a few afternoon, the 14th instant • tby which a youth named John 25 to 1 agst Nautilus (30 to 1 wanted) Do. 1 Stares . ...... A. all Do ("• t * North 13 - 137 over ' 4 U ' in Mr. daddisen's justly-Celebrated report, in Wood met his death. The deceased t o 'to tn was about 14 years of 50 to 1 agst Overton (taken) Roystn.Hitch., &Shep 100 i . 3rved ?lei . -e legislature of Virginia. In this he ably and kin 481 vel b age, and was in the employ of Mr. S. Parr, druggist, as an Shrewsbry& Her eford' 100 T.Brassey,lo4 105 tat 4t4 re y defended the resolutions of the preceding le- 50 to 1 agst Forester (taken) 1 1 errand boy. He had been in the habit on of t h On o against the strictures of several other State aegis- . of amusing himself hire 50 to 1 agst Cashio (offered-1,000 to 15 taken) ouch Staffordshire .• all M'Clean.. 101 11 1 00 Gt West. 93 95 In Of t' Ir . ' 'hese wre ainly founded upon the protest of .Ik,„, tr .,„_, e m , . at meal times with a rope which . hung from the ceiling in a - 50 to 1 agst Knight of flu 3 Thistle (taken) Wilts and Somerset.. - L.de Brgtn , 74 84 0 1 it , t tla,t, 1.:Icla legislature against the " Allen and Sedition back room on his master's premises, and on the afternoon in Wimbledon & Croydn. all I.e„..4lltiot;„' Palpable and alarming infractions of the Con- question, leing absent from work rather longer th 50 to 1 agst East Stanley (offered) n Mat S. viol l's e tlies . In pointing out the peaceful and constitutional search was made for him. In a short time thean usual 1000 to 10 agst Deucalion (wanted) ___- , Closing Business 1 • Paid. Price. mss. I ) re auth o rd he referred to none other, to which the Btetes a body of Share, Docks. Done. ,o r i s • the unfortunate boy was found suspended b , . --- mds- concluies 4,..,(tyj ilfp, ~ tined to resort, on such ocensions t . he . y the neck in I reads of a d ies that the legielatures of the Sta States might have the room above mentioned; arid it seems, from the position Nothing doing at Tattersalls' laat.evening. ____ ...________ . ___________ _ silty , rennin Cc' . representation to Congress with a view to in which it was diseeeered, that instead of swingi ng b e stock Commercial ..... .... 100 It Litt e rescinding of the two offensive acts, or the x his a:wcs y hands the deceased had tried to swing on his chin " , ONTRACT OF RUM FOR THE NAVY.-The con- stock Do. 4 per Cent..PrerMin. 100 - f ic, o haw '''% th e repr kla their esented to their respective Senator in Con• b tightly y a sudden twist of the rope, his neck became tract for 100 c. ,lish ri -- WWI • d oso an London 100,000 . . 100 -- Of tt ,llat or that two-thirds thereof waul Pr°P . secured. The b o dy was immediately cut down, and although been taken by the undermentioned firms :-Henry White stock St. Katharine , o bla qekse,Y a mendment to the Constitution, or two-thirds tit was quite Warm and every possible means were used to and Co., Thomas Lewndes and CO., Rowe and sons, and stock outham ton ... . - stock Victoria! ) ... 100 101 103 ay es; if such had been their option, might, by an restore animation, li fe in a few moments Was Sigrid. - I I i i P Alfred Lamb., • so Dot NM .....setwOr .. PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES: ✓CLOCK. . 1 3 Share' Railways. Paid Closing Business 92 Price. Done. Sharel • Mines. Paid.l Closing Business I 921 3 Price. Done !Alfred Consoli (Phitack) 2.11.10 35 4 20 'British Iron Clifford nil 220 230 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 410 420 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 120 125 —. East Caradon i 2.14.6 104 11 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 114 114 Gam.itSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 541 27 29 Great South Tolgus I 17s 9 9 G. Wheal Alfd.(Philack)l2.l&9 - 1 15 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 95 15 11 Grenville 5.14.6 3 34 Herod's- Foot 8.12 32 14 Hingstion Downs 4.10.6 31 31 •-• Lady Bertha 1 1.8.6 11 14 Margaret (Uny Lelant) 91 54 56 North Downs 2 3/ 45 North Franeei (Illogan) 1 5 4 5 N. Wh'l Basset (1110 an) 15s 4 5 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 15 95 11 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 45 47 'Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 14s 1 15 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 300 310 S. Cars Brea (Illogan) •35 21 35 1 S. Dev. Iron ArG-en., Lim. all 5 1 S.Wheal gran. ( Illogan) 181 , t.5 115 155 Stray Park 24.18.0 49 51 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 45 25 21 10 Tin Croit , 9 55 51 Vale of Towey (Carm )L3s 6d 1 5 West Basset (Illogan) l5 , 17 18 iW. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 76 78 West Seton ,Wheal Basset (Mogan); 55 120 125 IWheal Buller (Redruth) 5 ' 135 145 'Wheal Edward (Cals.) 12 if 15 —'Wheal nifty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 17 18 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.), 8 20 22 Wheal Treta_wney (Lis.)l 55 17 19 FOREIGN MINES. 20 1 Australian 1 IBonAccordCopper,Lini lss 1 d 5 35 ' Brazil. Imp. (is. at .Ci p ) 275 2 25 20 Do.St.Johndel Repam, 15 285 29 5 Do. Land and Mmingeo. • all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. f dis. 40 Cobre Copper • all 43 45 Copiapo a 16 8 10 1 unMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail / 1 2 'ortuna. all 2 25 20 General all 21 23 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 par Ip 14 ,Kapunda (Limited) 1 15 11 p 21 a 3 Linares ' all 95 105 5 Lusitanian 2 p ip 1 IMariquita all 1 4 1 IN.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 126.6d. 5 ad 20 IPontgibaud Silver,Leadl Mining and Smelt all 5 6 5 Port Philip 1 1 f 1 IScottish Austen.. (L.) los. I 5 d 281.81 United Mexican . 1 Worthing (Limited).— all 1 I 1 ,Do l9s. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedSeryice Bk 50 82 84 40 Australasia all 1711 25 Bank of Egypt all 194 20 100' Bank of London ..... 20 Bank of Turkey 50 :ritish North American all 57 69 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 224 221 25 Ch. Bier. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 36 100 City 100 Colonial 25 39 41 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 21 22 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 142 154 20 Gen. 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FROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES. have felt bound to resign ? Considering the rela tion of Ministers to the Governor on "native management," they were a parcel of geese to give any advice at all. The sole responsibility is the Governor's, his Ministers ought not to have im paired or weakened it. The Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Abraham) and Archdeacon Hadfield, too, seem to ms t o h ave com mitted a great blunder in the protest which I en close. I believe they are quite right in thcir view that the war is unjust in its origin. I have already explained this at length. Indulge me in a few words of recapitulation. If the Governor had adhered to his old (and I think wise) rule, to deal only with tribal—quasi-national—rights, Kisgi, as the superior Chief, was the person to deal with. As, however, he departed from that, rule, and dealt with . an indi v id ua l claimant, 'feint, or Taylor, Kingi, a larger claimant, should also have been dealt with. This is the Governor's dilemma. The native -secretary's explanations and defence was this—Teira offered his land, others offered theirs. Kingi was present. Teira threw down his parawai (mat) on the ground, and Kingi did not take it up (according to the native mode of expressing dissent). He only said, " The land shall sot go." Was this not notice of a disputed claim ? and the Governor admits in a printed letter of Mr. Bell that he did declare he would not purchase any lands respecting which there was a disputed claim. I say, there fore, that I agree with these' ecclesiastical person ages thus far, but no further. They assume that be cause the Governor is wrong, therefore the natives are right ; right in raising the standard of rebellion in a disputed claim to 600 acres of land ; right in tomahawking half a dozen innocent settlers, in_ . eluding two children ; right in burning and laying waste the settlers' homesteads and farms in ground where there is no disputed title. "Treat these natives," says the Bishop and Archdeacon, " as you would Englishmen," Granted. But how would Englishmen be treated—how would they deserve to be treated—if they armed t heir retailers because the Government had wronged them about a small landed estate ? The Wellington representatives in the Assembly who carried to Auckland the remon strance of the Nga-te-awa chiefs avoided this error. They told the Governor that he hal committed a grievous error, the more grievous as it compelled the Queen to carry on an unjust war, "for the war must be carried on so long as the natives retain their hostile posture." If anything will bring Wirimu Kingi to his senses it will be the speech of Mr. Superintendent Featherston in the Auckland Assembly. It breathes a manly sympathy to the natives, and yet told them they could not be listened to with arms in their hands. MELBOURNE, OCT, 25. The latest ;ntelligence from Taranaki is far from satisfactory. There has, indeed, beef a slight sue cess on the part of the forces under Geu. Pratt, but nothing decisive, so as to change the aspect of the war, or to eradicate the contempt which the native:- have conceived for the Queen's troops. The news is up to the 12th of this month. On the previous day a detachment of the troops had taker three smalls paha in succession. Not a man was killed on our side, but several were wounded, and among them Capt. Pasley, of the Royal Engineers severely, but not dangerously, in the thiga. Capt. Pasley came out to this colony a few years age to fill the then newly-created office of Government Engineer. This office he resigned early in the pre sent year, and was about to return to headquarters. Woolwich, when the war in New Zealand assumed so serious an aspect as to demand the immediate presence of General Pratt. Capt. Pasley at once volunteered to service in New Zealand, and accom panied the general in July last. He has since done good service. It is reported that the natives have suffered considerably on this last occasion from the artillery. General Pratt was making preparations to follow up this success by an attack on theWairia pah, about 17 miles south of New Plymouth, and had ordered a supply of provisions for the troops sufficient for 10 days. This looks like more vigour than has hitherto marked the general's proceedings. Indeed, he has had his own way in removing the only two serious difficulties that beset his path. 1. He has received carte blanche from the Governor, who has waived the Downing street regulations in the general's favour. He has forcibly removed the women and children. For this he bas been much censured by the local press; but, as far as I can see, it was a necessary measure. At all events, the two paints gained placed the general in this position,—the whole responsibility now rests with him. He cannot now say,—. If I had not been ' fettered by instructions' and crippled by impedimenta I could have done so and so." He is now expected to restore the prestige of the Queen's troops, of which former commanders had allowed them to be shorn. It is said that the bulk of Wirimu Kingi's fol lowers—i e. all but his own people—have retired to their kainga (homesteads) to plant potatoes. This is quite consistent with the native practice of war. Potatoes are planted by the natives till the rata comes into blossom, about the 17th of Decem ber. After that we may expect the war to recom mence with vigour. This is very disadvantageous to our troops, unless in the meantime Kingi should be successfully dealt with. Unless the whole native population were armed against us, we can not treat those peaceful potato planters as our foes. The instant the Maori puts aside his gun, and takes up the spade or his grubbinghoe, he becomes a non-belligerent, and cannot be identified as a ci decant foe. After his work is done be may come down upon our troops without warning, and his first attack is likely to be a success. But there is a far greater danger than this, and one which is far from improbable. There can be ao doubt that the native mind is disturbed through out the northern island, and the absence of any decided success on the part of our forces has gene rated an opinion that Kingi is a match, and even more than a match, for the troops. The Maori king party among the Waikattos, are watching this contest, in order to turn it to their own advan tage, on a favourable opportunity presenting itself. It was hoped that on the death of Te Whero-Whero (Potatan) the king movement would die out. This, however, has not been the case. The Waikattos have chosen his son under the name of Potatan 11. At the date of tile latest intelligence a body of Waikattos, at least 400 strong (some accounts say 800) was moving southward to join Kingi. Some small parties of 20 or 30 of Kingi's connections near Wellington were also on the move t 9 join him. In the Wairarapa-valley, to the eastward of Wellington, the natives are discussing the policy of an attack on the settlers in that valley in December or January—this is after the planting, season is over. The natives of Auriri, or Hawkes bay on the east coast north of Wairarapa, openly declare that they intend an attack about the same time. I learn these facts from a private letter on which I can rely. Whether these threats will be carried into execution or not will depend mainly on the success or failure of Kingi, at Taranaki. The arrival of the 14th Regiment early in December may influence the native mind to some extent, bat nothing will do so effectually except some signal success on the part of Gen. Pratt, and if this be done with the force now at Taranaki—which far outnumbers the natives—l feel pretty certain that it will confine the character of the war to what it is at present, and prevent it from becoming gene ral. The natives are as readily depressed by a reverse as they are elated by success. If by any decisive success of the Maoris at Taranaki the war should become general, a simultaneous attack upon Wairarapa and Auriri, besides being most disas trous to the settlers there, would seriously embar rass the commander of the troops. Auckland itself is not without alarms on the same score, and even Wellington, though the natives there seem as friendly as ever, might be involved in a similar dis aster, inasmuch as it is quite impossible to predict how they might be influenced by simultaneous at tacks in other places. It should be observed that all these threatenings and rumours point at one and the same time—December, and that is the time for renewing or commencing hostilities accurding to native custom. If these threatened attacks should take place, any considerable, though not universal, success, would be seized upon by the Maori king party to take decided parts, and Pototan 11. is not a worn-out of chief, like his predecessor, but a man in the vigour of manhood. At present he appears well disposed towards the settlers. He holds the language 'of peace ; but the events which I have alluded to as quite possible, and even probable, would undoubt edly change his policy; for he would be quite unable, even if he were so disposed, to stem the tide of Maori opinion. In the moment of elation Wirimu Kingi gave out that he should first beat the soldiers, then the fighting men among the Pakehas (Militia and Volunteers), and then the settlers. This is the account given by the natives of Wararapa and Hawkes-bay. No doubt this at present is mere boast, boasting being a native habit. Whether it will ripen into action will, I again repeat, depend on General Pratt's success or failure. If, in consequence of the events of the next two months, the threatened attacks do not take place during the two summer months, I do not think the war will afterwards extend beyond Taranaki. In a balanced state of things the arrival of the 14th will turn the scale. After that, even with fluctuating successes, now on one side, now on the other, I shall expect the war to linger, and then die out. I do not believe the Maoris can sustain the war for any great length of time. All their planting of potatoes " till the rata flowers" will not produce that supply of food which a period of peace secures. I believe that their defective commissariat will beat them in the end. I should rely on this, even should the threatened attacks of December actually take place. But what consolation will the distresses and war diseases of these deluded people—deluded by their own erroneous estiniates of our power, or rather of our weakness—afford, if in the meantime they can reproduce the frightful sufferings of the Taranaki settlers in two or three other localities ? Let it not be lost sight of for one moment that the European po pulation of Nuw Zealand an d their representatives have no voice whatever in the management of native affairs. It has been the theory of the Colonial-office that the settlers, or rather their representatives, would, bylheir dif ferences with the natives, have repeatedly forced the Government into wars. My own impression is that if native management had been confided to the local Governments and Legislature their strong in terest in peace would have found means to preserve peace. It is said that the Governor, in all these recent proceedings which led to the wars, "has taken the advice of his Ministers." The advic e tallied with his policy, and so he adopted it. Would he have done so if the advice had been contrary to his views or his instructions ? or if the Governor }lad not acted on their advice would his Ministers In the Assembly there seems to be three parties —or more properly speaking th ree distinct opinions —as to the war :--1. Those who support the Go vernor's views as to the justice of the war. 2. Those who think the cause of war unjust, and yet that so long as the natives keep a hostile fr ont the war must be carried on ; and 3, those who think that the war being unjust it should be abandoned. The last have scarcely a voice in the Assemb'y,and are only represented by ecclesiastical persons, a s above named. The war party is therefore very riumerous, the peace at any price party very small. Those of the war party who deem the quarrel unjust have no doubt a very strong leaning towards pece, and would promote it on any honourable or safe terms. The extreme war party consists chiefly of the Canterbury and Nelson representatives and the Ministry. With these mitary expenditure and the demands of the commissariat have no doubt somathing to do. The Ministry seem, judging by their speeches, to have made up their minds long ago that war was inevitable, and they seized this paltry dispute about GOO acres of land to precipitate it. It is to be regretted they did not wait for a more just issue. The people here have been liberally contributing. to the fund for the relief of the Taranaki sufferers. Meetings have been held in the municipalities around Melbourne, and committees have been formed to collect funds. So also in Geelong. In one loca lity, Richmond, the frugal people contented them selves with passing a resolution, " That the Govern ment ought, &c.," and they have since waited on the Chief Secretary with their resolution. ALARM , Nq COLLISION ON MB XIDLAND RAILWAY. A collision of a most alarming character occurred on Saturday, near the Swinton Station, about midway between Sheffield and Doncaster. The trains which came into collision were the fast pas senls*er train which leaves Leeds ut 12 iO, and should pass Swinton ab tat 1 30 p.m, and the ordi nary train train Doncaster to Stu flield, due at Swinton about 140 p.m. The Doncaster branch joins the main line about 200 yards of Sa in tun Station, aud, though the point of junction is within a few yards of a briilge crossing the Dearne and Dove Canal, the angle of land intervening between the two lime:, for sonic short distance, is so elevated as to conceal a train on the one line from the driver or passengers of a train on the other, until the two trains are within a few yards of each other. The prevention of collisions at the junction is, therefore, entirely dependent on due attention being paid to the signals. On Saturday the Leeds train was a little behind its time, and reached, the junction at the same moment as the Don caster train. The former, which does not stop at Swinton, was travelling at full speed, but the latter was slackening its pace. The engine of the 1. , eds train had no sooner crossed the points of junction than the Doncaster train ran full against it, smash ing off the greater part of the iron framework at the side, and violently shaking the passengers of both trains, the carriages of which were dashed sideways against each other. The Leeds train, from the supe riority of its speed, maintained its position on the line, and did not come to a stand until it had reached the station. The engine of the Doncaster train was driven off the rails and ran against the 1 parapet of the canal bridge, dashing down the stonework and rolling down the embankment to the edge of th e cana l, along with the tender. Next to the tender was a truck of pigs, but the coupling chains snapping, the truck and also the carriages were fortunately brought to a stand on the edge of the embankment. Some of the pigs werekilled, and others had their legs broken. The passengers were all severely shaken, and several of them were much bruised ; but, so far as is at present known, none of them were dangerously injured. Two of those most injured were Mr. Parker of Sheffield. maltster;and a working man, both of whom will probably be confined to bed for some days. The passengers in the Leeds train were severely shaken, niuny of them being thrown violently together and se verely bruised about the head and elsewthereir e elsewhere. Most of them were, however, able to pursue jour ney. Among the passengers in theDsnodncea h n st e e e r r tr t a w in was Mr. Mappin, brewer, Sheffield,th collisionsame train 1 near 4 o other gentlemen, who were in months ago, on the occasion of the e of Doncaster. On this occasion, y, th e y Sheffield which caused the death a o s f p A r l e d v e i r e m es a i n Nlaw, were fortunate enough to escape almost uninjured. Mr. Porter and Mr . Arde n , of Sheffield, sureons were promptly ont e spot an d ren t aSheffield, and two ren dered all possible a ssistance to the injured passen gers. The Doncaster engine and the cattle truck were muc h broken and several other carr i ages in that train w ere a g ood deal da maged. The sid e s s steps, handles,a!n u 'as the Leeds completely o f one of the k i nt e c i a carriages andes in the iron I,d windows, &c. on one side of nearly all the carriages in both trains were broken. The Leeds engine and carriages were, however, in sufficiently good condi tionas a s ( ti n d g e stoker r s o to convey the Masbrough. The driverl3 ter train, immediately on d their perceiving the danger fefbtohtehDtarkaininass to verse engines and jumped off, escaping with out any injuries beyond a few slight bruises. The driver and stoker of the Leeds train retained their posts, and also escaped uninjured. • The collision occurred in this w ay : at the junc tion of the Doncaster branch with the main line there is only one signal post, the signals being used for the t ra i ns on b ot h lines. About 100 yard s on the Do ncaster branch, howe ver, is fixed what is called a ba c k s i g nal, u sed in cases of necessity for the Doncaster trains. The Leeds and Doncaster trains chanced to Whistle in token of their approach almost at the same moment ; and the pointsman lowered the main signal as an indication to the Leeds train to pr oceed, but d id not lower the back signal for the Doncaster train, however, train. Robert Banni s t er , the Doncaster • seeing the driver of the na the main si i lowered immediately he whi s tl e d, supposed a that it wasintended as an intimati on t o hire to proceed, eed though the back signal still re mained at danger. He accordingly continued at speed usual at that point until he came within sight-of the Leeds train, when he instantly reversed his engine. It was, however, too late- to prevent the collision. It is considered possible that a col lision might have been avoided had the rails been perfectly dry, but they were wet and slippery, Bannister is a very experienced driver. The Don caster engine in striking the end of the parapet of the bridge moved the whole length of masonry from its position, and it is probably owing to its coming in contact with the parapet, which. instantly arrested it, that the carriages were not dragged down the embankment. I ■ I I 1