The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-09 00:00:00

, THE SUN, LONDON 9 A FOREIGN. , cent -N n -, v T E IMA Ric_ET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) . . . cues • e . Closing Busin Done. Share Railways. Paid• apt. CITY, Two o'CLocK. • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Price. I Do ion, During th e l as t f or t n i g ht commerc i a l a ffairs have Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. I Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 551 EtW/ presented even a quieter appearance than before, Amberg., Ottillg. Bost. - 20 Ardennes all -- p LOB • 1'2.10 - 20 Bah.&S.Fran„Liin.7p.c 3 1 d }p Which is attributed to the usual contraction towards • and Eastern Junction 10 64 64 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 14 aye 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - 20 Beziers to Graissessae. all 7 8 h ten- the Close of the year, when manufacturers and 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Str. Val. all 74 71 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 _ 3of others are preparing for the completion of their Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 274 271 h tern annual accounts, and other necessary arrange ments. 25 Blackburn - P . /Mi. 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 _ 20 Great Central of France all - - At the same time, however, the Stock Bristol and Exeter that Stock Caledonian 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she.. all 74 7 4 c Pros of business are improving both• 100 88 88 881 7/ 10 Italian Junction ....... 8- - Yee-20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - tself at home and abroad, and it is expected that Stockw Cork kstaenr and Bandon Holyhead ßandon . 100 401 i 421 2 all - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 31- 31 P h ; in- da ring the ensuing spring a decided impulse will 20 Cornwall all 44 41 20 Lucca & Pistoj a., 5 p.c.pf. all - - not be given to all branches of trade. The traffic upon 10 Do. A I all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 p. l its • all the • • 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. A reves. no div. all - - 33 4 Maria Antonia all - - I) principal railways, as compared with the hasbeen pd.toß. _ -20 Do. do. .New - - may co a marked period of last year, continues to show 50 Dublin and Belfast June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 991 tl life 25 Dun„Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 74 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 211 22 s( )eak improvement, which is satisfactory to the Stock East Anglian Stock Eastern Counties lOO 16 17 100 61 4 624 62 1 1 16 Northern of France .... all 391 40 40 20 Do. New Shares - - P Ns re- pre 'Prietors of that description of property, and it Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 94 2 fi Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 20 Ottoman, gua. 6rr cent 7 3 1. '' 3s ives. is also demonstrative of enlarged commercial 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - -s( 20 Paris , Lyons, anu Medit . all 334 34 1 , the operations. 25 East Kent all 111 1 2 4 20 Paris and Orleans ..... all 55 56 tl rider Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 9 . . Recife& S. Fran. (Pem.) 1 9 4 4dBl 1 e' The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up zo East Suffolk ever to • lO Do - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - -- tl than ti ns day, are, in round figures , as under :- Stock Edinburg - and Glasgow 100 66 4 1 10 Rome and Frascati .... •.. all - - tl Stock Edin„Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 27 f all - - • 20 Royal Danish and G 1858. 1851. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - re 91- 10 fO 3 l I ex- Xo reat w estern - - ti ?Hu- e rt h - Western ~"° ll. t h - Western 12,453 12,257 10 Great North of Scotland all 20 Sambre and Meuse ..... all 7/ 7 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. ... all . 9 9 n kil:lghton 12,455 12,208 tern.r....nea NErthem Grt_ht Midland..o. Stock Great Northern lOO 1071 1081 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 244 954 94 1 ' • 8/ West Flanders all 57, - 64 6 F So 15,866 15,588 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 10 31 1e4 4 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all . 23. 241 SE 23,512 22,337 Stock Great Western - - fi' • Fneashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern and Exeter - - fil 20 6 W iV i e e s s t b e a rn de o n f Switzerland all l l _.-- _- ir E. '' r th-Eastern 31,048 31,794 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 84 88 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - - al C liest 161 Do. Thirds - -s• ision 1 , ,,,,, Chester and Holyhead - 4,8.59 4,553 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p a llitS. Lancasterawt Lancashire i and Carlisle U to- Manchester 5,844 5,640 16 Do. do. F 216 6 1 04(1 9 Do. do. £9 shares... 7 1 1 d n _ hester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .... 9,257 9,l44Closing Business ttion 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 - - Paid. 01 s 'll°lll , Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,457 4,037 Sham Railways. Price.; Done. the S o Devon - - 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 f 4 6 4 ithin Rest Hartle of 3,230 3,104 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 41 - - im- Gi ult burgh and Glasgow 5,400 5,070 Stock Lon„Btighton &S.Coast 100 111 4 1124 100 (Atlantic &St Lawrence' all - - ~a. 80.0 Leased at 6 per cent.. eon- t, w and South-Western the N orth©,.,rn of France grand Trunk of Canada Stock London& South-Westn lOO 93 03 / , 93 i 10,415 9,75218 Do all. - -! 18 , Go- rreat Western of Canada 8,668 9,947 25 L'derry & Coleraine,,. all -- ' 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all -, ~„.- lB Do. Addit. Cap _tut A 6 1 1(I ; ti prat- Lomb ardo-Venetian 7,31 6,631 Stock Man., She., & Lincoln.. 100 37 1 66 4 371 18 Do. Do. B 4.4 1 1d• 44 N 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71 ss t o ln the Li ver p oo l C o tton Market, yesterday, a 10 Metropolitan - - d 20. Do. New l6l 14 13 d se Stock Midland no 99 99 1 99 a 4 trove moderate 100 4 nuffailb,BrantAGodrie l l 1 100 SO 85 H derate amount of business was transacted-8,000 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 70 72t 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Lord 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all - - IV 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 80. iresti- ' ba les having been sold at previous rates. The 25 Do. 4 Shares shaving all - - Newcastle and Carlisle. all - - IC3 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 74 77 di y Sir ilvvay Share Market exhibited rather more ani- 20 Clcutta.&S.Easlrn.L'm. 1. 3. O. - - p ssist- nlation, and prices slightly advanced. 1002 New., Aber., & Herefd all 11 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2- - Pm di cc lised. has 2O NewrY. Warpt., & Ros all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 20.00. - - T he Dawstone, from New South Wales,Stock Norfolk ' 100 63 65 CA if the " arr ived this morning, but ;she is not supposed to st s o o ck NNoo r rt h h. B C r o it u i n sh ties Union 34 31 3(I 100 5 ( 57 4 "I 20 Ceylon Guaranteed Op.c. 2 1 1p 4 171 Demerara - - N d the ba • Stock Nor.Dev.ltail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - 20 Eastern Ben gal.gu.sp.c 5 4( 1 4p la Stock East Indian, gm. sp. c lOO 071 108 1071 871 r feel N. e any specie on board. Stock Do.A Stk.- Aree.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - - kr Ito a The applications for discount accommodation, both until 6p.c.hast 3enpdß 100 - 20 Do. E Shares E lO 1 14p 11 104 SU in Stock Do. B Stock - - 1 and Lombard-street and at the Bank of England, Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 924 921 924 20 Do. Jubbi•lpore 5-- 6 5 1 de re ac- continue on a rather limited scale, and there is 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 16134 1 1 1 d d 100 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 171 184 Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 _ __ Sc 100 464 461 y and Co nsequently nothing to disturb the quietude lately Stock Do. Leeds Stock Do. York lOO 74i 75 751 5 I per cent. Bonds ) 11 ilty. Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 37 S 8 36 1 of rides, w itnessedin money market. arrival of 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 77 79 C( f Mr. s pecie, and its disposal to the Bank authorities, are and City Junction £3 ls. - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref..... 100 92 91 4 • 20 North Staffordshire l7l 41 41 d 1 3 1 i 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. all 21 21; C( end in not without a favourable influence ; and, should 20 North-Western astily the export of the precious metals be restricted, lO No. & sou. W. Junction all 7 4 Si Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Woken 100 27 29 20 Do. do 4 11) be of the there is reason to believe that the bullion at the 10 Peebles all - - - 20 ( Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip / ( guaranteed 5 per cent. ) 2s. par ip of . Judi- 20 Portsmouth ta nk of England will reach a much higher total. 10 Ithymney lO - - 204 Do. New forces Stock Scottish Central lOO 'lO 112th v 41) 11 0 i. bo ut £lO,OOO was sent into the vaults yesterday Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 ( Do. Bonds pay. '76,with all 106 108 i m the Stockstock Shropshire Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 46 100 1 ept. till '6O Ma- h, with the previous deposits, gives an aggre-100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 06 108 d the gate Union lOO 45 influx of nearly £200,000 during the last few 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 105 107 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 994 100 bl. at inue to . days. Stock South Devon lOO 36 87 Stock South-Eastern lOO 744 741 74 4 i 20 Madras, boar., 44 p. c. all 184 181 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 204 204 201 a lished Stock South Wales oplain ND ---- 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 12 14 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 Id p 5 --"--, REDUCTION OF THE BANK RATE 20 Do. do - - 20 Do. Fourth do. ig be s, and OF DISCOUNT. , 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all 9 11 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 32 4 334 334 took Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - se _4(l3n . The Bank of England directors have reduced 25 Do: do. 1854 221 --- Newßrirnswick&Car da. . 20 t Ry.&Land(Limdg.6pc 10 2 lid ca the2s Do. do. 1855 7 - - Class ACapitl.Saare.. al these ~.. minimum rate of discount to 2f per cent. The - Stockton & Hartlepool 163 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. • PI ace of measure Stock Taff Vale lOO - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. in 4 3 d ure appears to have taken most persons by Ii Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... - _ itional kir l i rise. 25 thamesllavenDk&Rail 22 - - I Northoflndia Tramroad 2s. - in in the The Stock Vale of Neath lOO - - 20 Limited, Scrip ai ,, her market for English Stocks again resentsp a Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Oude (Limited) - - di higher dull 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Scinde 4 15 1 1 41 1 ) A ereign. appearance ; the quotations, however, are 20 West Cornwall e pub- we ll maintained. The Government broker con- to W-end Lou. & Cri-. Pal. all - - 20 Do. New l'.' °.5 f 1 P pi ed or Urn, 5 Do.A.-Arecv.no iv.till 20 Do. Puniaub es his daily purchases of Reduced Annuities on 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 N 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo ten,'- 5 I_d par t 1 t from °O 9 5 Do. B all 61 69 20 St. Andrews& Quebec A 18 - - I,_ In ge Banks account, and to-day he has 20 West London all - - al to be 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 1p iission • uli g il t £15,000 of these securities. Specula lie- • 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class all - - all - - aission . 4 is very quiet, the operators showing no PREFERENCE. SHARES. BRITISH MINES. al rogate lannediate inclination to enter into extensive en- . Cl os ing I Business shire 1 Closing Business £1 .ert of !a Share Consols have been specially trans- Share Railways , I Pala , Price , Done. Mines. Paid. Price. Done. tl islands --_ re : erted at 971 to 981, and 98 1 for the account. 2.5 . Blythe and Tyne 1( per - betties They c. pref. (issued at 250) all 49 51 - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 3 9 N 34 , the /lite are marked 96, 0 , 7 1' ex div. Since the Bank i Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 g 20 pritish Iron ed the rate, there has been no movement in 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - ti ajesty, Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 103 105 - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 50 6 0 10 Devon G. Cons. ((Taoist .) 1 450 46„ which Prices, Bank Stock has been dealt in at 224. 12.10 Do. Quar . Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 - - • es The V Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - - - East Bamett (Illog - an). 30 157 161 160 3 - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 131 1 0 British ew Threes and the Reduced are 962- -Z-. The Stock Do. do. sp. ct. lOO - - .- G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 3f - 1 Great , NC `v w2 l per Cents. are marked .82 ; Long Annui- 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. a all - - Stock 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 61 -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 81 4 l a - Lady Bertha charge ti es, I 3-16 ; India Loan Debentures, 991 The E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Mogan) 84 71 8a: an and Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 112 115 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 3 44 Mar ch Exchequer Bills 335. to 345. prem. ; June Steak Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 109 113 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illog,an) nil. 7 81 icted." (lift. Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 p ci. No.l 100 114 116 116 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16.. 17; retcnd -0 , 325. to 345. prem. Stock Do. do No.2 100 112 114 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - 'sty by T he Foreign Market is, equally inactive, the Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 130 132 132 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 1 • these de l' a ings not being extended to more than half a Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84 Stock East Lane. 6 per et.. ... 100 - - - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 405 415 - • Sor th C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 gi will . do zen 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - - -S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18 .9'24© 250 b( en securities. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about s tof its 9 21 tock Edin.&Glas: spc shares 100 - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead of the ; , I; the Scrip is nominally 1 prem. for the Ist 48,. Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 714 721 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - Miring Co. 10 Tin Croft 44 / 1 9 3 1 3 1 si ust ex- , Lt e, and 13- prem. for the 2d issue,-70 per cent. Stock Glas. &S West.: e. 5 pc. 100 113 115 •- UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - aan in I.B e ll °W paid of the former portion of this loan. The I‘i Stock Great Northern, 5 . ct. 100 121 123 • - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s fiel 1 1 - Welt Basset (thoga”) ll 224 23?, . n't le itisfied W Chilian Scrip is I 1,- 5 prem.; Portuguese 3 per Stock Do. 5 pcliedm.,lop.c.pm p 100 113 115 1141 Stock Do. 44 p. a do. do. - W. Car. eon (I. 4 skeard). 20 120 130 el deve- s eeri ta. are 48 •; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 901 911 ; 100 Do.sp.c. Red m.. 5 pc. pm 6O 64 66 - Wheal Benet (111o_,•an). 51 210 220 to find 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotid, Ist 71f all 101 114 - Wheal Buller( iledruth) 5 140 160 of PaniBll 3 per Cents., 471 •; and Deferred, 31. Stock ( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 - - Wheal Edwa d (Ca' 5.).. 54 21 3 a what I p. ct. pref. Stock - Wheal K itty (U. Lelant) ,1.7.2 8 9 • tl to ap- bln Railway Shire Market the dealings have een 50 Great West. (Berks and 6 •- - Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct - - WWI Mary Ann (Mcnhe)l 8 4C4 471 .. Wlel Trclawney (Lick .) l 41 27 29 mrtant of a rather limited character, and notwith- 'Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. 100 95 97 8 - s •Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 86 28 FOREIGN MINES p lonian taigllng the,improved character of the traffic re- . tarn Stockoe Do. Irredeerr able, do lOO 87 89 a' pose of -- a, generally a slight decline has taken place. Stock Do. sp. C. - . Redeem. Pref lOO 99 101 20 Australian o any- North Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Mid- 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 10 10 Gt. Welt. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim. lOs 1 d 1 p Well as all 164 174 17 35 Brazil. Imp. (ie. at £5 p.) 27 14: 24 share' Lan d, South Eastern, and Manchester, Sheffield , 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref 2O Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 11 • h ' viola- all 10 101 5 Do. Land and Mininr.;Co. -all 14 2 ild vi n e- and Lincoln, declined 5s ; and Caledonian, Great Stock Do Birming. guar. stock too 7 W 72 74 26% Do. Chester auar.shares all 18 19 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing (2f Jamaica ... 1 --- d 0 :rs who western, and North Eastern (Berwick) improved 13-i Do. do. do - all 9 91 58.40 Cafe "- •.',per - • all 38 40 ti entions , The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have 20 Do. do. do. - Coplapo l6 10 12 of Mr. been Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 142 144 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.o a all * 1 Very inactive. Paris and Lyons have receded Stock Lon.&Brig,.s gu. No.l 100 - - 2 Fortuna .edings 58 Stock s Do. pref., 5p a ...No. 2 100 - - 20 Gcneral all 20 21 '' and Grand Trunk of Canada 15s. East Indian s tock Do. New gua 6 t 100 -- i 3 Linares all 81 84 'Utatiell lisp • e improved about lOs . Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 5 Lusitan'an Lnd. the Stock Lon. &N. Vir.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mariquita all 1 * r 100 119 121 1 New Grenada all I ,utional , li I ° . int Stock Bank Shares have been in very eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.ol* S.Aus.L 10 1 P 1 'Til ted demand, but prices are well supported. U • late 3d shares TOO 160 165 20 . Pontgibaud Silver. Lead ' • f of the 111.01 1 of Australia have improved 5s and Bank of ~ 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs. all - - 121 Londondy.& Ennis 4 ell. all - - Mining and bmelt.... all 41 6 / 5 Port Philip 1 .dstone, gYptos. Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 120 122 30 Santiago de Cub: l6l lit sent that 6 Do. £6 44 4 41 , all 21 3 I n the Miscellaneous Market no alteration of an Y Stock Do. 31 per cent. evolent iCOLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. d Ilio•la I, aiportance can be reported. An 10-Mexican Mint are 1 I. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all -- - 121 I Do. 4 per cent... ...... all - Closing Business )ecially -3 .3 - , and Berlin Water Works 3 to 31. Do. .- - Share Securities. Paid. p r i m e: Done. Senate 11 RI Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock - - Stock Do. 44 100 111 143 -- Lid and ~ 'FISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 104 106 • • Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta. & July 100 116 117 1161 17 164 4,alik Stock ... 224 6 Do. with option till 11160 3 1 Rp - Do. 6 p.c.ll3.&Aug. 100 113 115 I motion, Per Cent. iteduc,ed Annuities 9 64 i i Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. et. 100 _ 96 97 97/ 7 ght be le" Cent. Consols Annuities 1s in a N ew 3 Per Cent. Annuities - - _ Do. 6 p.o.mr. & se?. 100 113 115 4 - for a I . '` v 2 4 per Cent. Annuities p. a redeem, at 5 p. c. pm option till 1566 all 111 111 -- - N. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb. 100 1011 1024 - N.DD.oG.ov.o6pp..cc..AJpe...rouciv. 100 114 115 ain and Fla' Annuities; expire sth Jan., 1860.... 1 3-16 -10 Nbtfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all p 10' 0 - NovaScotirGov.6 c .c. Si. ht.,. stock - Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock.lB46 100 - - Deb. redeemab e, 1875 100 113 114 iced in --ritte , D ' Debentiu'cs 991 Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - and in Ditto Bonds, 11,000 - 100 - - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&Ju gentle - '' ll o Under £l,ooo - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&Julvy 110000 112 113 1 1 1 1 4 5 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ;, both Co `-usols for Account, Jan. 11 963 ix d . s l oc oc k k \, D t o li ..N n e o w v. , l ei u m s i .. ( 5 15 p D e . r k e . p a t 1 100 00 ._- - ....- Closing Business his mo - 1r. x. ,, March June , Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Pricilt Done. Ditto -11 equer Bills, £l , OOO, 2d. &lid... - I 32 4 Stock Do. Derv, ;ck, 4p. c. Pref. 100 99 100 994- know' fficulty .uitt o • , Small, lid. - - be half 121 Do. do. Quariors,lB46 .. 9 100 A gTa&UnitedServiceßk 50 - ie most PRIG OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK . 25 no. York, H.. 2 S. Porch. 10 1(I 1p 10 tr. :,, 5 40 Australasia all *- - • all 27 274 271 1 ...ziean per Cent. - 20 North StaCordshire .... all 231 24.1 25 Bank of Egypt nission. p t 'itto 185 s, 41 per Cent. 951 5 Stock Ox.wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g 100 120 122 100 Bank of London 5O - - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - igst the ett niriese 3 per Cent. - Steak Do. do. do. 2d gait . lOO - - 53 British No* th American all - - Ditto Account 1853, Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 99 101 20 Chtd. Bank o 7 India, &c 10 21 2 0 believe R. _ :kto Account - - tf advo - .:aullan, 5 per Cent g u ltto Account Ditto INT w D f rred, 3 per Cent ....... Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - MO City 5O 62 64 100 Colonial - - British .... 914 904 Stock Do. 34 per c. pref . s :ock 100 - - 20.11 Corn. 11; nk (3,7 Canada all - - D a nih 31er C e en e t. 47 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - - to d o Stock Do. 7P. c. pref. stock. IC9 - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 - _ 10s. South Devon. Ann. 10s. all 101 11 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 171 171 Protect Ditto 7 , .0 Account 31 10 Do. Fixed 44 ner cent. all - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - islands, Ur icl di 6 per Cent I) . - . 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 20 Lon.Char.Bk.olAustral. all 2 1 4 2 2 4 50 London and County ... 20 - - - i 2 0 1 ield by Ate Account - - and St. TWO O'CLOCK. Stock Do .41 per cent _ . 100 102 101 Stock Do.Fixeciiip.c.istts lOO 102 104 100 London & Westminster. 20 49 50 491 ation of Consols., Money - - ourable Ditto Account, - - Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c too - - 20 Do. new lO - - 50 National 11..uk 25 - Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO ale gen - 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gus all 20 New South Wales - ad win - A • L o n instalment of 15 per cent. on the Turkish 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. all 281 29 25 ) Do. 6 per cent all 321 334 25 Orient. Wales Corporatien all - - 20 Ottoman P ink - all 20/ 211 ople of an (first issue) became payable yesterday, amounting to stook Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 Provincial Of Ireland - • - 1 10 Do. New all • - *l l, O OO. The total now paid is 70 per cent., andthe 6 per cent. • 3olutioll the will be completed by an additional 15 per cent. on h 1 e Oth January next. 25 South Australia 25 Do. New - - 174 - - i will be LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Union of Australia all - - 574 At most places on the continent the supply of - - B ulwe r 5O Union of London lO - - • m oney is abundant. At Paris the rate is 3 per cent. ;at Paid. Leasing Closing Business LI-office. aniburg, 2; at Frankfort, 4; at Amsterdam, 31 ; and at . Railways.Co.'s. Price. Done. 100 Unity Mutual 55 - _ ;htened ,Brussels, 3 per cent. 100 Western Bk of London 50 20 1,8 d i , ent has major Oldershaw, Royal Artillery, has just pro- _ wonder Buckinghamshire.-.. 100 .I.n& N.W 09 100 Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W - - e e_ led ed to Paris on a special commission relative to the ton. , MISCELLANEOUS. .. the ad- uuanei al affairs of the Black Sea Telegraph, of which he clydesdale June i • 100 'Caledonin 103 1 05 . Share Miscellaneous.: Paid.l Closing Business don* W 4 - the Goye director at Varna d the late war . Price. routine. Gt. North. 142 143 rtunent ,_ E.Lincolnshire.g.6p.c. 100 ibstacle 4; THE VICTORIA BRIDGE, MONTREAL.-The SCL• ~..'r ig of the stone-work on this structure has, for some time Do. Woodbridge ... 100 - E Union,ll arwichShs. all E.Counts. 4 . _ 4l 10 Angle-Mexican Mint .. -all: 134 144 134 :ommon 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 250 280 wen the v 4 4, avers ed wards of 80 , 000 cubic feet Per week. Ten Gls.Barr.&Nells,Drct. 100 Caledonin - 0 11 t of g u p wa - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 331 341 t h the twenty-four tubes are fixed, and it is expected 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 the late at two more will be finished by the end of the present Gloster Dean - ifficulty raoath. Five more will be completed by April, leavine- Do. Nstew.... ............. I rll G p t o .. West. - - 112 - 10 Berlin Water Works . . all 24 34 at 3 10 Do New, issued at .25 die 3 - - sav e e , Ault and Selby II artlpool.Dck.&Rail aallli et , n• to erect during the six ensuing. months. Twenty out Y y k k ..N N ..y d r . 1 - 10 50 British American Land 40 - - reasingiDo. 1 Shares all Do. - - A,the twenty-four piers are ready for receiving the tubes. Do. i Shares all Do. - - 50 Brit. & Irish 31 a •e. Tel .A. all 40 42 aroused 20 Do. B, 7p. C. till 1862.. all 19 21 '''''`r- James Hodges, the engineer and representative of London&Greenwich . 100 S. East... 1 65 1741 6 2, 7 i II 20 Do. C. • Edward to-essrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts, fully expects to be able Do. Preference 3erCeiCe ao ern the bridge for traffic by the Ist October, 1859. If Lon„Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Veto &Co 92 95 95 100 Canada 324 108 112 10 C anada Tel.(Lim ) all 91 101 ' Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. - - ire, and e ' e will be nearly two years in advance of the contract Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et.i -100 Nortolk .. - - Stock Cop.Min.ofEhg.&Smltg all - at Once inle •-Canadian Hews. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. ... •• - - 25 Do. Preference 71 per et all 24 26 HO of . Op T ELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE ISLE Manc.,Buxtn. &Matk all LN . W&M 24 2? Midsb.& T 1 edcr, a.611.c all Stk.& Dar -- - 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 4/ 51 Lappiee t „ • ..,, s WieuT.-On Tuesday telegraphic communication with Blid.BraKordPrt. Stk. 100 Midland .98 100 20 Eastern Steam all 2 24 ish Go- be Islo of Wight was re-opened. The cable, which had Newmarkt.,Buryßx 1 100 313 115 5. 5. 6. ) , ..Counts. 1 4 n 5 lEng. & Auvt. Cop.St.Co. all 1 1 14 had to seriously injured by a vessel fouling it with her anchor, , gun rante sp. c. SteckElectric Telegraph guiShea 57 59 r,B 10 jEurop. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. • - _ t - 7 , to be picked up, landed, repaired, and laid down again. N orthn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. id even Do. do. 6 per cent. . all Do. '"'y exertion was made to complete the communication Do. Fixed 5 per cent.' all Do. - - beforerender the arrival of her Majesty at Osborne, and by the - all L&N W 1 - e l all Do. _ 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 11 - - Tity of ene rgy and skill of the Electricand International Telegra„ol Co Preston and Wyr & L.Yk. 20 London Discount 5 11 / d rm allu TPany's enginee this object was accomplished. r, Do. 1 Shares Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 g sp.e. 1811 6 1G L t a . n N .st or y th i 141_ 143 . 142 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 1t 14 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - _ ra thos e ~ f• curious incident respecting the present Vice- Shrawsbry& Hereford all T Brassey 91 91 Slit. Rotle&Gol 10 Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 8 84 anforce- 'Y a Lombaidy is mentioned in a recent letter from Milan . . Aqu,„ M _ -- -2," the tokens of favour bestowed by the Archduke South Staffordshire .. all IPClean . tot pi 10 Netherlands Land - - tion ref +I, 11 - 4411 ilian on the few Italians of merit who would accept Wear Valley, g. 6p, c. all Stk.& Dar - - 25 National Discount Co 5 4 4 d 10 Do do all 1 2 ...„ N D V o ilts d a o nd Somerset. 100 11 Do. Gt. West. 92 93 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref. ,i ss. at ldis. all 11 11 sperityi led was a diamond in presented to M. Saari, in acknow -1 peep i c nem Rl:tient of a work presented by him to his Imperial High- Wimbledon& Croydn . .all hist the t o • The literary courtier was no doubt credulous enough bell • • • • 20 Orient of Europe Steam all - - 100 N.tr..kNovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 dia eve in its genuineness, and probably weak enough to DOCKS. - - 1 l Gas it a P, l aY the glittering gift. Whatever his appreciation of 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 dis par thi n „ ) Y worth may have been, it certainly meant some- Share Docks. l Paid 1 Closing Pasiness 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 85 87 as been g . ra lt . : - -possibly something better to come: so M. Saari was I Price. Docks. 50 Do. New . ~.. ._ lO .13 15 234 5 Peel River Land & Min all 24, 3 nehcster • " I L In a very short time, however, he became aware i 20 Red Sea & ..... Telegr. 5 1 tp me diate that either he or his patron had been deceived, and that the Stock Commercial lOO - 50 Rhymney Iron ........ all 241 251 hie cable t "1 Wawa sham. Discreetly making known his discovery Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pref. Min lOO ) tile •- 15 Do. New .. . .......... all 71 7 ser by' a Pi ed giver, he left it to his Excellency to redeem his Stock East and West India lOO _ ibsidy in th e ge . But if, as is said, he has hitherto waited in vain. Stock London . lOO - 1 Scot.Austrln. • . Inv (Lun ) all 11 14 ns a s in isa • by th i 'appointed savant has in all likelihood come to concur 100 -- Australian Land. all 38 40 100 Royal Mail . Stearn . : ... 60 59 61 25 South ock Southampton lOO - 1 1 . 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all i R ;104Y t ° t aai 3 time with- the rest of his countrymen in their habi g tiock Victoria lOO 101 103 -1 Do. do Registered ..... all - Stock St. Katharine P a e4 tkoitte of Auataia'a mock diamouds.-Morreing 2 0 Do NOW ..... ......... 18 iii i p Pcr o . 20 iTr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5. - a Viran Diem,est'o Land..A PLA P. Closing Business Share Railways. Paid. Price. I Done. - 12.10 Amber,., t3ttiug. Bost. - • and Eastern Junction 10 61 6 4 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Str. Val all 71 71 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil Junction lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 - Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian ' 100 88 884 881 7/ Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 41 41 10 Do. A `all A neves.no div. until6p.c.per an. 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. all 50 Dublin and Belfast June. all 25 Dun„Perth,& Abr.Junc all 71 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 611 621 62 1 4 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 25 East Kent all 111 121 Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 94 20 East Suffolk ' all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 27 661 674 Stock Edin„Perth, & Dundee. 100 271 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn l6l 91 93 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 1074 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 241 951 941 • Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 131/ Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreki) 100 1031 1041 Stock Great Western St oc k Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gna.Stk lOO 55 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 84 88 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 954 96 1 96 1 6 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 01d 9 Do. do. t 9 shares 7 1 / d 3 Do. West Riding Union i 20 Do. Southport .„ 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 fi ~t 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l Stock Lon„Btighton &S.Coast 100 WI 112,E Stock London & North Westn 100 04 014 91 4 1 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 93 934 , 93 i 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all —, -". , Stock Man., She., & Lincoln lOO 37 9 38 4 '4Z 10 Metropolitan 3 —— d Stock Midland lOO 99 991 99 4 i Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 70 72 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 11 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk ' 100 63 65 50 North. Counties Union 34 3 1 1 57 3 d Stock North British lOO 5 e3 57 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hast,3enpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 924 9'2Z 921 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 14 ~0 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 46} 464 Stock Do. York lOO 741 75 751 5 Stock North London lOO 10 0 103 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire l7l 41 41 d 1 3 1 1 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 4 8 4 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 27 29 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO AO 112 Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 46 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 2 d Stock South Devon lOO 36 87 Stock South-Eastern lOO 74/ 741 74 4 1 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 12 14 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 11 } 25 Stockton & Darlington all 32 4 334 33 1 25 Do. do. 1854 221 25 Do. do. 1855 7 Stockton & Hartlepool 163 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cr'. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 5 Do. B all 6 1 th) 20 West London all 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class all PREFERENCE SHARES. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 ,9 20 British Iron Condarrow (Camborne) 2O 50 6,, 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 450 46',' East Bassett (nlo g an) 3O 157 16' 160 3 Great South Tolgus l7s 131 1,; . G.Wheal Alcd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 3 -- f G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 81 l4 Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) &I 71 Bi.: North Wheal Croay 7 . 9 .4 3 44 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 7 81 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16.: 17; Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 4 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 405 415 • Sot , fix C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9' 24© 250 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Miring Co 4/ 4 1 10 Tin Croit 9 31 31 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 4 4 Welt Basset (Illoga”) l/ 221 23A . W. Car. non (L 4 skeard). 20 120 130 - - Wheal Base (Ille,;an). 51 210 220 Wheal Buller (itedruth) 5 140 160 Wheal Edwa d (Ca's.) 5l 21 3 Wheal E itty (IT. Lelant) ,1.7.2 8 9 WWI Mary Ann (Mcnhe)l 8 4€4 471 •-. Wh'l Trclawney (Lisk.) l 44 27 29 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian I 800 AccordCopper,Lim lOs 4 d 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (19. at £5 p ) 27 11: 24 20 Do.St.JohndelßeT,L'm l5 10 11 • 5 Do. Land and Minim;Co - all 1/ 2 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing. ( .. I ; _tf Jamaica - d 40 Cobra - 4.,p..er - all 38 40 Copialio l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.o a all * it 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 81 81 5 Lusitan'an 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Grenada all 1 1 N.RhineCop.ol* S.Aus.L 10 1 p 20 . PoatgibaudSilver. Lead Mining and bmelt all 41 54 5 Port Philip 1 • 4 30 Santiago de Cub: l6l 1 1 28.2.81,United Mexican all 21 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Sh ar e Secur:ties. paid. Closing Business Prime. Done. • Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta. & July 100 116 117 1161 17 161 Do. 6 p.c.Fla.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 114 115 -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1014 1024 NovaScotieGov.6 p.c. 8:;. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 113 114 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 113 115 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 112 114 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1858, LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) of their shops. It was tempting boys to steal. Mr. Cooke had forgotten the words, " Lead us not into temptation." Mr. Cooke—The candles - were put outside the shop as a matter of convenience. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) IN RE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK V. NICOLLS.- APPEAL. Mr. Yardley—People are too much in the habit of con sulting their own convenience in this world. Such conduct not only amounts to gross selfishness, but even to immora lity and guilt. The further hearing of this part heard appeal motion was heard this morning. The Attorney-General (Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C.) was heard in reply for the official manager. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.) CANCELLATION Or A WILL.--WILLIAMS V. TYLEY-- JUDGMENT. Mr. Cooke—The candles were tied up with a rope. Mr. Yardley—You must be a very unobservant person not to know that fastening candles up with a rope outside your shop was no protection whatever against such boys as these. The late Mr. Thomas Sanderson, in the testing clause of his will, declared that his will (which consisted of five folio pages) was written on this and the four preceding pages to which his name was subscribed, and the fifth page, to which his name was also sub scribed and his seal attached. After his death the will was found in his repositories with his name torn away from the first four pages of his will, and his name was scored across with cross-bars on the fifth and last page of the will, but his seal attached thereto remained entire. The question raised was, whether under these circumstances, there was a cancellation of the testator's will. His honour, the Vice-Chancellor, in delivering judgment said, that the answer to the question raised rested entirely on the inten tion of the testator ; did the testator, at the time he tore his name from the will, intend thereby to cancel his will. His Honour referred to a letter written by the testator to Mr. Foster, in which he stated his intention to revoke the pre sent will and make a new will on account of the death of five of the legatees named in this will, and looking to the authority of the decision in the case of Price v. Price, and also the case of Onion, his Honour was of opinion that there was here a clear revocation of the testator's will, and that his real estate was in a state of intestacy, to be taken up by his heir-at-law. Costs of all parties to be paid out of the estate. THIS BATS MARKETS. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SCULLY V. INGRAM.-THE SADLEIR FRAUDS. 111r..Bovill this morning opened the case on the part of the defendant. It was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Vincent Scully, an Irish barrister and a Queen's coun sel, and formerly M.P. for the county of Cork, against Mr. Herbert Ingram, the proprietor of the Illustrated _Landau Net's, and M.P. for Boston, to recover compensation in damages for fraudulently representing that he (the defen dant) had purchased an estate called Castle Hyde, in the county of Cork, ffom the late John Sadleir. The facts of the case are fully disclosed in the subjoined short statement. Mr. Vincent Scully (the plaintiff) was a connection of the late John Sadleir, whose gigantic frauds are already well known to the public, and who terminated his career by suicide, on Hampstead-heath. In 1851 Sadleir was in debted to Scully in the sum of £9,000 for money lent, and Scully having by him ready money to the amount of £lO,OOO, was desirous to invest the whole in the purchase of an estate in Ireland, through the Encumbered Estates Court. The property of Castle Hyde, in the county of Cork, was put up for sale in December, 1851, and Sadleir, by direction of Scully, purchased it for £19,425. Sadleir bought it in his own name, in trust for Mr. Thos. Eyres, of Bath, the plaintiff's uncle, representing to the plain tiff it would re-sell better in the market if it appeared that the purchaser was an English gentleman. After wards the plaintiff tried to get his £9,000 from Sadleir, but failing to do so he authorised him to re-sell the estate, and Sadleir wrote to him saying he had got a purchaser at a profit of £6OO in the person of Mr. Herbert Ingram, the defendant. The plaintiff consented to this arrangement, and expected that the purchase would be completed. Sub sequently the plaintiff was persuaded by Sadleir to stand as candidate for the county of Cork, but in or d er to give him a status in the county hewasd esirous t o possess some landed that I ngram never had wouldgive they were b ro k en off. property within it. Sadleir having told him that his friend Ingram would readily re - sell the estate, the plaintiff entered into negotiations with hint on the s ubject, but as Ingram demandedpnrAfterchaedd et m ihr more sr thanedeathestate , it he was found a nd that the plaintiff was virtually owner couldstheas Court in he veasserte t dhi rights by moving the u s stud way. It was al mortgaged the property, first of all to the Albion As suranc e Society for £50,000, and secondly, to Messrs. Back hou se , of Darlington, for Encumbereddi se of o t iv:rae nd dEat that Sadleir £89,000. So far as the plaintiff was concerned, therefore, the estate was irretrievably gone; and he now sought to recover at the hands of the jury compensation in damages against Mr. Ingram, the plaintiff, for lending himself, as alleged, to the misrepresentation that he was the owner of the property, when, in fact he never had any interest in it, even to the extent of a farthing. The case is not expected to terminate before to-morrow afternoon. CORN EXCHANGE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) EX PARTE.-SINGULAR APPLICATION. At the rating of this court, his Honour was asked to give judgment in a case in which the adjudication had been disputed—the case had also been before Mr. Commis sioner Holroyd. His Honour said that he wished to confer with Mr. Com missioner Holroyd before he gave his judgment, and that learned commissioner could not attend before 12 at the earliest, but he (his Honour) would wait up to the closing of the Court, if necessary, The solicitor for the petitioning creditor intimated that the case would not admit of delay. His Honour asked what was the cause of such an extreme pressure, and was answered that property. of very consider able amount was involved, and might be seized on by a mortgage at great loss to the estate. His Honour said he would not decide at the moment, but his present impression was that the adjudication should be confirmed. The case was ultimately adjourned until the sitting of the Court, to-morrow. EX PARTE , -A. CITY FAILURE. A petition, under the Privatb Arrangement Act, was pre sented by Mr. Weston, from Mr. Wells' office, Moorgate street, on behalf o a gentleman, stated to be of Feat com mercial importance in the city. The requisitions a the Act having been complied with, protection was granted. The figures of the account did not transpire. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY BY THE PORTER OF THE CARLTON CLAM.—William Smith, a re spectable looking man, hall porter at the Carlton Club, was charged with stealing a purse containing one sovereign, ono half sovereign, a crown piece, &c., the money of Sarah Franklin. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 5d ; barley, 35s 4d ; oats, 22s 8d ; rye, 31s 2d; beans, 42s 6d; and peas, 43s 10d. TILE SIN WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 10d ; barley, 35s 4d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 31s 8d ; beans, 42s 9d ; peas, 44s 11d Esc Lisn GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 128,287 ; barley, 110,163 ; oats, 8,937 ; rye, 90 ; beans, 3,900 ; peas, 1,166 quarters. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the accused. The prosecutrix said she resided in the York-road, Camberwell, and that she was a "gay woman." On the previous day she had spent some hours with the prisoner at public-houses, and on leaving him at nine o'clock at night, near St. James's-square, she missed her purse. She then spoke to a constable, and went to the club-house and asked the page for the prisoner, but was told 'be was dressing. She however waited for him, and on his - coming down she asked for her purse, and told him if he did not give it up she would give him into custody, and on his refusing to give it up, she gave him into:custody. Mr. Lewis subjected the prosecutrix to a long cross-exa mination, in the course of which she said—She knew he had been at the club-house some years. He had com plained of her going to the club. Had never been given into custody for annoying him. Only once ; that was all. Yes, twice. Never lost her purse before. Was out on Monday night. Had a little to drink then. Did not tell her landlady she had lost her purse then. Said she had spent more money than she liked to do. Had lived with the prisoner for two years as his wife, but lest him. Was sober when she left him on the previous night. Went into a pastry cook's to buy a bun—left it on the counter. That was because she was in a hurry. Had only been in three public-houses with him. A constable said, in going to the Club after the prisoner was taken to the station, he was shown into the prisoaer's room by the steward, and in a drawer fo and a purse (the prisoner's own), one sovereign and one half ditto, and a crown piece and acme shillings. The prisoner at once said they were his, and he bore a good character at the club. Mr. Lewis having addressed a few words to the magi strate, Mr. Bingham said he should admit the 'prisoner to bail in his oven recognisances to appear that day week. THAMES. LEAD US NOT INTO TEmrraTioN.—Three boys, rough and dirty, who presented th e appearance of having been greatly neglected, and 'who gave the names o f Ritchie, Howard, and Macgennis, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 3 lbs. of tallow candles, the property of Mr. Cooke, a shopkeeper, at the corner of Grundy-street and Crisp-street, Poplar. The boys, who have been allowed to run wild about the? streets, committing acts of mischief and petty pilfering, took advantage of a box of candles being exposed on the foot path outside the prosecutor's shop, to steal 3 lbs. of them, ' with which they ran away. They were pursued and taken into custody with the candles upon them. The father of the prisoner Ritchie attended, on behalf of his son, on which Pullen, a police-constable, No. 161 K, said the man had been tried at the Clerkenwell Sessions for fowl stealing, and acquitted, and was after wards convicted of fowl stealing, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Ritchie admitted the truth of the officer's statement, and said that six years had elapsed since his conviction, and he had been working at his trade of a shoemaker and getting his living honestly. Mr. Yardley admonished Ritchie to take more care of hips son, and ordered him to enter into his recognisances in the sum of £2O for his good behaviour for three years, and said that recognisance would be enforced if the boy offended again. He remanded Howard and Magennis until Monday next. The magistrate then said it was highly improper for traction:Lett to expose goods for sac 04 0 0 oopaths iu front METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. All breeds sold steadily at fully Monday's improvement in value. Sheep—the show of which was only moderate—changed hands freely at full quotations. We had rather an active inquiry for colours, at a further advance in prices of 2d per 81bs, the top quo tations being 5s per 81bs. There was a fair inquiry for pigs at extreme rates ; but milch cows commanded very little attention. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 210 3 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 3 2 3 8 Pine. S'thdowndo. 4 6 5 0 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 8 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small d 0... 4 6 5 0 Case. & inf. sheep 2 10 3 0 Large hogs 2 8 3 2 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Small porkers .... 3 4 4 2 Suckling calves, 16s to 20s; and quarter-old store pigs, 17s to 21s. TOTAL. SUPPLY. . Beasts 1,456 Sheep Calves Pigs 3OO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts l3O Sheep Calves lB6 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATE AND LEAMINITALL.—A fair average business was done at full prices, as follows :—Beef, from 2s Bcl to 4s 6d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6:1; pork, 2s 8d to 4s 2d per Blbs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. B.—There was an improved demand for each kind of stock a:, the market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dec. B.—The trade generally ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Bcef, from 3s 2d to 4s ICd; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s Od to 4s per 81bs ; milch cows, £l4 to £l7 Os ; suckling calves 13s to 18s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £1 5s Od ; clover, do., £3 15s to £5 Os; and straw, £1 ss. to £1 10s. per load. Supplies gcod, and trade dull. CUMIIERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 53 to £4 53 ; clover do., £3 15s to £5 ss. ; and straw, £1 Os to £1 lOs per lead. A. full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, io., £3 15s to £5 ss. ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load. Trade ddll. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 9.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; light breeze, and fine. SOUTHAMPTON, Dee. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Celt (steamer), from the Cape of Good Hope. P L YMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Savage, from London for Bombay. NEWPORT, Dec. B.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Gloriosa, for St. Thomas. FALMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind variable.—Arrived—Ocean Traveller, from Callao ; Rachael, from Callao, and sailed for the Clyde. Off port—Herschel, from London for King George's Channel. BRIDGEWATER, Dec. B.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Mar (piss of Bute, for Quebec. (Bir ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind E. I [Arrived—Deutschland, from Hamburg ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Dispatch, and Atalanta, steamers, from J er sey ; Bartley, John and Isabella, and Griffin, from Sunder land. Sailed—James Kennedy, steamer, for Cardiff ; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Mechanic's Own, and Wonderer, for Newport. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Dec. B—Guildford, from Gaboon River; St. Patick, from New Orleans , Elizabeth, from Odessa ; Albat Rocs, from Savannah; Obey, from Jersey; America, from Montreal. Arrived, Dec. 9—Ethiope, Royal Mail screw steamer, from Africa. The Science, from Buenos Ayres, for Liverpool, was abandoned in a sinking state on Dec. sth in lat. 50 N. 10 W., having experienced tremendous weather. Crew saved by the St. Patrick, arrived here. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursdrty Morning. Wind E. ; tide, last hour's ebb ; weather, el3udy. Arrived, Dec. B.—Lionne, from Gravelines. Arrived, Dec. 9.—Good Intent, from Calaiss ; Furet, from Gravelines. Sailed.—Dutchman, steamer, for Constantinople; Lord J. Russell, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind E.S.E., moderate. Passed.—ldalia, from Palermo, for London. Sailed.—John Bull, and Amazon, for London, with latt e r in tow ; Percy, for Hull ; Royal George, for Shelds . BEHIND THE SCENES. (From Household Words.) I like to think of the domestic pleasures, The homely fancies and the human cares, The joys and gsiefs of heart the mummer treasures Behind the tinsel of the garb he wears. The piebald clown upon the sawdust turning, With mouth elastic and lash-tickled calves; The Master of the Ring, with aiguillette fumbling, While with the jokes of Motley going halves ; The flitting fairy in her gossamer jacket, With silver sash, and loosely flowing hair, And dandy whip—she well knows when to crack it, While leaping garters from her flying mare ; The sole-chalked acrobat on padded saddle, Who turns the sommersault at wildest speed, Or spans four chargers with portentous straddle, While deftly guiding onward steed on steed : These, I delight to know, are men and brothers, Aresright:y sisters with a touch of grace, With filial tenderness, some nurturing mothers, Some, with paternal love, a toddling race. Thus, yonder, winking through vermilion sockets, His tongue grotesquely thrust in whiten'd cheek, With sausages purloined crammed into pockets That were a paradise to area sneak — May be but one who midst the peals of laughter Has secret cause in truth for saddest tears, Perhaps beneath whose squalid garret rafter There droops the partner of his hopes and fears. Yet again, that more preposterous fellow In lacquered boots with monstrous jingling spurs, His coat all frogs, his swell-gloves dainty yellow, Who always struts whene'er a step he stirs — He perchance may have a chubby rabble, Among whose gambols he unbends with ease — His dearest joy to hear their infanl! babble, Their chief delight but then to climb his knees. Thus, yonder flippant elf in spangled raiment, With sauciest air, who holds the sinewy reins, Perhaps but hardly earns the niggard payment That some crippled elaer's life sustains. Even yon rider, bounding like a cricket Above the crupper of his snorting horse, Who skims a five-bared hurdle like a wicket, Wheeling clattering hoofs around the whirling course— Nay, ev'n this agile Indian-rubber antic— Quite independent, seemingly, of feet— He but ties himself in knots, and twirls half-frantic, With the homeliest view to make the two ends mee It lends a dignity to humblest labour, That reverent tending of the household hearth ; It draws sweet music from the pipe and tabour, To which th' itinerant player tunes his mirth. And hence the sympathy I love to squander Among all mimes I note, no matter where, Feeling sure these golden threads oft wander Thro' the tawdry warp and woof they wear. REPEAL OF •THE PAPER DUTY.—The annual meeting of the Association for promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge will be held in Exeter-hall on Wed nesday, Feb. 2, 1859. - - MR.. R. STEPHENSON, M.P.—ln the course of an article published in our columns on the 2d inst., a belief was intimated that Mr. R. Stephenson had at one time given a professional opinion against the construction of the Birkenhead Docks, which nevertheless have played an im portant part in the commerce of the country. Since this was published, facts which have come to our knowledge .- have satisfied us that Mr. Stephenson did not deliver the opinion itnputed to him. We therefore wish, in justice to that eminent engineer, to withdraw the statement in ques tion, together with the inferences deduced from it —Daily News. PROPOSED REFORM ASSOCIATION IN MANCIIES TMit.—At the weekly meeting of the general committee of the Bright and Gibson soiree, held at Newall's , build in g s, on Tuesday evening, Dr. John .Watts said that they were • told that Mr. -Bright was preparing a new Reform Bill, and he regretted that they had no effective organisation of Reformers in Manchester. He suggested that the soiree on Friday, would offer a good opportunity for inaugurating such a movement. Mr. Councillor Simpson thought the . suggestion. a good, one, believing if a committee were formed On Friday Manchester might give an impulse to the Reform. movement, and emerge from the total eclipse that had come over it during the last few years. Mr. George Wilson, the chairman, approving the suggestion, Mr. Simpson propc4ed that the executive committee should draw up a resolution to be submitted to the meeting on Friday, with a view of organising a Reform association. in Manchester, Tu g , mo . tion wa seconded and aeed to. THE BOMBAY TROOP SHIP, PLYMOUTH, DEC. 8. The Bombay troop ship, Capt. Thomas Flamank, still remains in the Sound. The troops were landed by Government steamers at the Royal William Victualling-yard, yesterday. The detachments have been located in the Millbay barracks, and the sick sent to the military hospital. The sufferings of the men have been very great during the six days they were battened down between the decks with spare stores, cattle, &c., during the fury of the gale, which carried away the top gear of the ship. In addition, they had to sustain the loss of their clothes, and were deprived of the means of cooking, and of the regular rations from the 23d ult. until their arrival in the Sound. Nautical men are loud in their praise of the pluck and per severance displayed by Captain Flamank during the fearful gale, but by the non-nautical he is blamed for not going into Cork on the evening of the 10th, and still more for not sooner accepting assistance after the vessel became a wreck. It is said that the captain was unwilling to go into Cork on the evening of the 10th, as he was anxious to have his decks cleared and put in a more pre sentable condition before the ship was seen by any officials or others from the shore. The history of the Bombay during the 49 years she has been afloat would be a very interesting and chequered one, and present many instances of hair-breadth escapes. There are persons resident here who made voyages to India and back in her more than 40 years since, and others wh o r emember, years since, seeing her roll so fearfully in a gale off the Cape of Good Hope as to shake out the whole of her masts. From an Admiralty despatch received here on Monday afternoon last, directing that the Bombay shall be supplied with any spars from the Royal . Dockyard at Devonpo r t th a t canno t b e pro cured in the merchant yards here, it is presumed that she will be repaired at this port. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.' The exhibition opened yesterday morning at 8 o'clock for its second day's show, and so great was the influx of visitors that they doubled the thou sands who passed through the Baker-street Bazaar on Tuesday. Indeed, during an experience ranging over the entire period of 18 or 19 years since the Smithfield Club Cattle Show was ; removed from Goswell-street, never can it be remembered that so many persons visited the show on a second day. Notwithstanding this, with the exception that the implement galleries became now and then a little crowded, and, as is usual, that the public will con gregate and crowd round the most important prize animals, the locomotion was easy and comfortable to every one. Some complaint was made on the previous day as to the ventilation, but yesterday, so great are the facilities for ventilation at the dis posal of Messrs. Boulnois, not. only was the show, even where the pig and sheen classes are located, free from the slightest oppression of atmosphere, but it is a fact that some of the exhibitors com plained that there was too much cold air let in upon the animals. The sales yesterday were much more brisk among the classes than on the previous day. In Class 5, No. 29, second prize of £lO to Mr. Isaac Niblett's Hereford steer, sold to Mr. J. C. Yinge, of Bristol. In Class 6, No. 44, Mr. W. Heath's £lO prize Hereford ox, sold to Mr. Keeble, of the Red Lion, New Cattle-market, it is said for £55 ; while in Class 9, No. 55, the gold medal and prize of £25, and silver medal as a breeder, to Mr. Richard Stratton, of Broad Hinton, found a pur chaser in Mr. G. C. Davis, of the Black Bull, New Cattle-market. In the sheep and pig classes most of the principal sales were effected on Monday, but in Class 30, the first prize 173 of £2O, and Mr. Francis Jordan for his pen of long-woolled sold to Mr, H. Barclay, of Great Titchfield-street. In Class 32, Mr. Thomas West's pen, No. 190, second prize of £lO, sold to Mr. W. C. Hayhow of Hox ton ; Mr. Jeffrey was the purchaser of Sir R. G. Throckmorton's and Mr. J. Overman's pens of short woolled, prizes of £lO and £5 in their class. THE DINNER. The annual dinner of the members and friends of the Smithfield Club took place last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's inn-fields, when upwards of 100 gentlemen partici pated in the festivities of the occasion. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, the President, occupied the chair, and was supported by Lord Berners, Vice-President ; Mr. C. T. Tower, the Father of the Club ; Mr. Alderman Mechi, Mr. Brandreth, Mr. Fis:ier Hobbs, Mr. C. Barnett, Mr. R. Millward, Mr. H. Wilson, Mr. K. We3tbrook Baker, Professor Simmonds, Mr. S3nday, Mr. Torr, Mr. Quartley, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. John Hudson, Mr. Druee,:Mr. B. E. Bennett, Mr. T. Brandreth Gibbs, the Honorary Secretary, and a large number of eminent agriculturists. The noble CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The health of her, Majesty the Queen," said he felt it his duty to announce to the members of the Club that her Majesty had expressed her most deep regret that she was not in a position to be at their show this year. (Applause.) He believed there was never a Monarch who sat upon the throne of these realms who was more anxious for the welfare of her sub jects. tlian her present Majesty, and her Majesty's conduct in private li;'e was a great example to them all. The sympathy the Queen expressed for our soldiers and sailors in the late war had endeared her to every heart. He had, therefore, no hesita tion in proposing " Tlie health of her Majesty." (Loud and long continued applause, amid which the toast was drunk.) The noble PRESIDENT next gave, " The Prince Consort and the rest of the Royal Family." His Royal Highness, under the powers awarded by the Club to himself as President, that upon his in vitation Royalty might be admitted to view the show either before or after the award of the judges, had availed himself of the opportunity of visiting the show on Saturday last. His Royal Highness spent a good deal of time in going round, and he was greatly interested and very much pleased with the show. Indeed, his Royal Highness took a very deep interest at all times in that Club, at the shows of which he was a con stant contributor. (Cheers.) The Prince of Wales had entered the army and Prince Alfred the navy, and it was quite right that those who were destined some day to be at the top of the tree should see a little of the roughs as well as the smooths of life. Although Prince Alfred as a midshipman might find it good fun on a fine day to be at sea on board a man-of-war ship, there would be times when he would find it rather rough. At all events the step taken showed that her Majesty and the Prince Consort were anxious to devote their children to the service of their country. The toast was responded to amid repeated ap plause. The Duke of RICHMOND next proposed " The Smithfield Cattle Club and success to it." He had great pleasure that he could congratulate the Smith field Club upon its success, for it was a great suc cess to say that they were enabled to distribute in prizes over £l,OOO per annum, pay all their expenses, and yet have a balance in hand. The advantages conferred by the Smithfield Club were not confined to England alone. They had not only an enor mous number of visitors from.every part of England to their show, or from Scotland or Ireland, but they had visitors from far distant countries, who came to London at this period of the year to see what the farmers of England have been able to do for the benefit of the country. He (the noble chairman) said that he considered the show of the Smithfield Cattle Club of the present year a very creditable one. (Hear, hear.) It was true they had not those large fat animals which they were in the habit of showing in former years, but all must 'admit that there was greater attention paid to the symmetry and quality of the animals than formerly. (Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt but that the Smithfield Club was of the greatest advantage and benefit to the farmers of England, for it had induced the farmers to pay more attention to their .stock than they used to do, and the result was that it was more remunerative to them as well as of advantage to the public. He would appeal to them all whether they had any chance whate7er with bad stock. (Hear, hear.) The improvement in stock had not been confin ed to England, through the instrumentality of ti r Club, but it had extended to many of her Majesty s colonial possessions. (Cheers.) fie hoped that the club would continue to prosper, and he would en courage those who had not been successful compe titors on this occasion not to be down-hearted. It might be expected that old stagers like himself should carry off sonic of the prizes—(hear, hear, and a laugh)--but he was happy to say that he found among the successful competitors this year the-Mimes of gentlemen he had never before seen or heard of, and, therefore no one should despair. (Hear.) As a warm friend of the agricultural in terest, he must say that he believed that it was very deeply indebted to the institution of which he had the honour to be the president, Mid therefore he had great pleasure in giving them, " Success to the Smithfield Cattle Club." (Loud and general, ap plause, amid which the toast was drunk.) The gold medals were here distributed to the successful exhibitors, and their heaths were seve rally drunk amid applause. Lord BERNERS proposed " The Health of the noble President," which was. most enthusiastically responded to. The Duke of RICHMOND said thai - lie never felt greater delight than when he had an opportunity of meeting the tenant farmers of England. (Cheers.) die had frequently said it, and he repeated again: that the landowner who did not take the oppor tunity of meeting the tenantry of the country lost one of the greatest pleasures that it was possible for a landlord to enjoy. (Loud applause.) Last year he was unable to do so, as he had to attend to a regiment of militia, of which he was the com mander, and which, having just been formed, he found it necessary to stay with in order to prevent the men getting into those scrapes which young men would do unless well looked after. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) He was early taught the prin ciple of duty first, pleasure second ; therefore, last year his duty was at Dover, his pleasure with them. (Hear.) He felt proud of the honour which had again been conferred upon him in re-electing him president of the Club for the ensuing year, and he hoped that it might continue its prosperity. (Loud cheers.) The 'health of the Vice-Presidents, Trustees, Judges, Stewards, of Mr. B. T. R. Gibbs, the hon. secretary, and other toasts were given ; and the proceedings were interspersed with the singing of Miss Eyles, Miss J. Wells, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Geo. Gen ge, and Mr. Ransford. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 7. ASTRONOMY—MUNIFICENT GIFT. The Vice-Chancellor has great pleasure in an nouncing to the members of the senate that the representatives of the late Rev. Richard Sheep shanks, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, have offered £lO,OOO stock, 3 per Cent. Consols, for the promotion of the science of astronomy in the university. The terms on which this munificent gift is offered for the acceptance of the university will be learnt from the subjoined letter addresscdto the Vice-Chancellor by the Astronomer Royal:— 'Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Dec. 2, 1858." " Sir,—l am requested .by the representatives of the late Rev. Richard Sheepshanks, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, to state to you that they are desirous of offering for the acceptance of the uni versity an endowment of £lO,OOO stock in the Three per Centum Consolidated Annuities (together with one year's interest on the same, which will he due on Jan. 5, 1859, and will then be available under the proposed regulations for the employ ment of interest), for the following severPl purposes, namely, for the establishment of an astronomical exhibition in Trinity College; for the promotion of the science of astronomy in. the versity of Cambridge ; and for the rendering effi cient the Cambridge Observatory for the benefit of astronomy, or of terrestrial magnetism or meteoro logy, or of such other sciences as usually are or may be continuously followed in an observatory. " It is proposed, with regard to one-sixth part of the above-mentioned stock, that the prin cipal shall in no wise be touched, but that the entire annual proceeds shall be applied every year to the maintenance of an exhibition to be called " The Sheepshanks Astronomical Exhi bition ; which exhibition shall be given to that undergraduate of the University of Cambridge, elected by the master and seniors of Trinity Col lege, who shall be found, upon notice of com petition publicly given, and examination held by them or by persons appointed by them, to be best versed in astronomy, theoretical and prac tical ; and the person so elected, if not a student of Trinity College, shall thereupon become a student of Trinity- College ; and shall retain the exhibitions for three years, on condition that ho shall keep, by residence, every university term of that time ; except so far as he may have permission of non-residence granted to him by the master and seniors of Trinity College. " It is further proposed, with regard to the re maining five-sixths part of the above-mentioned stock, that the original principal shall in no wise be touched; but that the entire annual pro- ceeds thereof, and also any interest which may arise from the investment year by year of the un expended portions of the annual proceeds and previous interest, and also any sums which may arise from the sale of such investments (if such sale shall be thought necessary), shall be employed as follows : " The annual proceeds, interest, and produce of sales of investments are not to be applied directly or indirectly to the benefit of the professor or other principal director of the Cambridge Obser vatory, or to the erection of buildings for the resi dence of any person whatever • but to the causing to be made the best possible Observations and cal culations for advancing the science of astronomy (whether physical or gravitational or mensurative), or the sciences of terrestrial magnetism and mete- orology, or other sciences usually pursued continu ously in an observatory ; or to the erection of buildings or procuring of instruments proper for and appropriated to those observations ; or to the payment of actual observers and actual computers personally employed on the observations and cal culations. " For the due control of these moneys it is prc posed that the entire endowment of £lO,OOO stock be invested in the names of the trustees : the trustees being the master, fellows, and scholars of Trinity College, together with Mr. G: B. Airy, Astrono mer Royal, during his life, and afterwards the master, fellows, and scholars of Trinity College for ever ; but that the immediate expenditure of the sums annually available be entrusted to the obser vatory syndicate, or other body appointed annually to this management by grace of the senate (which syndicate or other body so constituted is hereafter denominated the managing body). " And it is proposedthat the following course be pursued every year for supplying the managing body with the funds which may be required for the purpose of the endowment, and for the audit of accounts : " On any convenient day in the month of Novem ber or December of every year the managing body shall, through their chairman, present to the trustees, through the master of Trinity College, a statement of the several purposes for which money will be required during the next year, and of the estimated sums necessary to effect those pur poses ; and the trustees shall take thestatement into their consideration ; and if it appears in the judg ment of the trustees that the purposes so specified are included among the purposes for which the applica tion of funds annually available is permitted by the regulations above described, and not otherwise then the trustees, as soon as can conveniently be done after the payment of the January dividends, and possible not later than the 20th day of January following their receipt of the said statement, shall pay to the vice-chancellor, to be expended by directions of the managing body, the total sum required, or so much as can be raised by the annual proceeds and the interest of investments and the sale of investments. And, on occasion of the next application of the managing body to the trustees, an account with proper vouchers shall be rendered by the managing body, of the disbursement of the sums received from the trustees. And any sums which remain unexpended in the hands of the managing body shall be refunded to the trustees, or shall be carried to the next account as a debt of the managing body to the trustees. And, if the trustees approve of the account, the master of Trinity College shall attach his signature to it, and this shall be held to be a complete discharge of all responsibility of the managing body towards the trustees. " After payment by the trustees of the sums re quired by the managing body, the trustees, as soon as may conveniently be done, shall ascertain the amount remaining in their hands, and shall invest the same in the Three per Centum Consolidated Annuities in the name of the trustees. "At some time in every year, on a day to be named by the vice-chancellor, the trustees shall lay before the auditors of the accounts of the univer sity a statement, accompanied with proper vouchers, of all the money transactions of the trus tees in reference to this endowment during the preceding year ; including as receipts. the balance in hand from the last account, the sums received by annual proceeds and interest and sale of invest ments, and the moneys refunded by the vice-chan cellor or the managing body ; and including as payments the stipend of the Sheepshanks Astrono mical, the sums paid on the demand of the ma naging body, the sums paid in the purchase of stock, and the balance in hand at the time of pre senting the account ; and w h en such account is approved and signed by the auditors, the trustees shall be discharged of all responsibility whatever moneyst o of whomsoever, thisen d a o s w r m e g e a n r t d t s o a l t l h t e r d a n a t s e a c o t i f o n s s u c i h n a th n e d approval and signature, " lam further authorised by the representatives of Mr. Sheepshanks to state that, in the event of the university accepting this endowment, imme diate steps will be taken by the representatives for giving legal force to the endowment and to the provisions above detailed. " I have now to request that you will be pleased to lay this communication before the E cnatc, with a view of obtaining the acceptance or otherwise of this endowment by the university ; and that you will have the goodness to make me acquainted with their decision.—l have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, «G. B. AIRY. " The Rev. W. H. Bateson, D.D., Master of St. John's College, &c., Viee-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge." Mr. G. G. Seott,(whose design for the new Foreign-office has IiPPTI selected by Goverment) is the grandson of the Rev. Mr. Scott, the commentator, the friend of Newton and Cowper, and the author of that re markable piece a biograplaytbk "Force of Truth." ~,, .~t~i j r