The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-25 00:00:00

SHARE MA.RKET.-(YESTERDAY.) ZONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. CITY, Two o'CLocg. The Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, and all places of business resort are closed, as usual, on Christmas day. _ _ _ Subjoined are the particulars of the Bank of Eng land return for the week ending Wednesday last, shoaling an increased demand for money, and a continued accumulation of the precious metals : .. 119,705,990 40,265 .. 19,148,997 124,628 .. 3,105,199 4,755 ▪ 9,660,818 .. 134,047 _ 13,149,007 .. 542,876 • 752,694 11,168 ▪ 10,808,591 No alteration. Other Securities .. 16,494,120 Increase .. 505,617 Notes Unemployed .. • 13,242,060 Increase 135,845 Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 1227,422, and the eXports £208,822, exclusive of the following shipments direct from . 14 udon to the Continent, during the week ending Thursday last : Gold coin Boulogne Silver coin Active Circulation Decrease .. Bullion .. Increase .. Rest .. Increase .. • • • • Public Deposits • • • • Increase .. • • • • Other Deposits Increase .. • . • • Seven Day and. other Bills .. Decrease .. Government Securities Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following 141 the prices of the American Securities : Redeemable. Prices. , tr nited States 5 per Cents..... 18 6 7- 1868 102 104 ?. 6 pe r Cent Bonds .. 1868 103 105 'ttabama 5 per Cent. Bonds.. 78 itteatucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 92 aryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds .96 aasachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. Xionds 01,; 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 P ennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock I— T eansylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 .oanessee 6 per Cent,Bands. Divers v9'ginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886 B oston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 Illinois 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Central 7 per Cent. I llinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent Do. (Preelands) 12. shares, 60 dols. paid Tehigan Central 8 per Cent N ew do. shares "Nv York Central 6 per Ct , New convertible .. '''eNs' York-Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from June 15, 1857_59 1 1 .. P. do. shares New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3 d mortgage . New York and Erie 7 per Ct., New "e'vr York and Erie, 7 per Ct., 'linking End 0. do. shares Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort i, gage Str. Bonds, not cony ''o. do., Ist. .do.. 103 104 98 100 83 85 87 871 84 86 87 89 86 88 90 92 81 83 80 82 1875 1875 1660 80 82 34 32 dis 1869 84 86 45 50 ISB3 1864 1833 1862 1875 1859 99 100 1865 - 96 BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Sauk Stock a Per 4 Cent. Reduced Annuities 97i I w 3 per. Cent. Annuities rung Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 _ Ditto 30 - Years ' expire sth Apr., 1885 lB/ I ndia Stock - D itt© Debentweq Ditto B on d s , £l,OOO under £l,OOO e ° 11 201.1 for Account 9 61 7 March June. I ,xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & ltd.. 39 1 36 9 D itto 500 t'd to Small l td 37 9 I zehequerßonds, 1859, 3f per Cent .... 1001 . FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. )3 ranhan 5 per Cent. _Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. , 95 1 'flUait 7 6 per i Cent lO3 41 1 l if . exican 3 per Cent. 2Ol bitto Account P eruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account • Ditto (Uribarren), 4-. 1 - per Cent. hu...:-- -- -- -. 4 ^ 113; . - . 9 ?i i. Blythe and Tyne le per c. pref. (issued at 250) ;k Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock ) Do. do. do. Shares .ek Caledon £lO, 43 per cent .10 Do. Quar. Shares, N 0.2. ,ock Chester & Holyhd, 53 pc ock Do. do. 5 p. ct. fittlk Cork & Bandon, 53 p. c Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun toe E..Angn. Class A 7 & spc ,cock Do. do. Class 116 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc . • • • Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.i Stock Do. do - N 0.2 Stock'De. New 6 per et. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. )ck East Lane. 6 per ct 6 E.& W. York. Jon. fifths ,ock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. :ock Furness, 5 per cent ock Glas. &S West. % a. 5 pc. ;ock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. ock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm k Do. 44 p. c. do. do. ) Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm. '0 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt. 4 , j Gt. Sn. & w (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock .• t .xreat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 pot.. .ck Do. Redeemable, 43 p al. ..,cock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. Throughout the whole of the year 1818 Charles Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. Yorke commanded the admiral's yacht, a tender, Stock T i r o: 5 1 1. ot. . Redeem.Pr ef. ireare . s the Little Jane, a small vessel more or less con- 10 Gt. h W ar e e l. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. tinually employed in conveying despatches to and to Do. do. sp. ct. pref fro between Halifax and Bermuda—between the st-° 1 g 0 0. 13 6=g0 ' a a r r s . ll are k s "still-vexed Bermoothes" and the capital of the ;st !0 Do Do . do. do . Nova Scotian Peninsula. ,ock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Is there not a glimpse at once of the precision of ,i,oocclicc Eg\a to o n.& r g . l. p t. ga .. .L0 . .1 2 . the old Scotch admiral and of the perfectly co ol and - n tc'e t Do. t ew s " 6 13. 1t..4 high-bred effrontery of the young English midship- Stock m Lon.&N.v‘..uov.&Nun- InEtn in the faint echo from a point of ti me l y in g Stock Loera 5.47etp..et. stock, far away there at the extremity of that perspective late ed shares :23 Londondy & Cole, 3 shs. of forty years ? ..2i Londondy.& Ennis 3 sh. Dinner in the admiral's cabin, on board the Sto 6 ok ll o an i S a h., & Lin., 6p. ct. Leander—corks flying—glasses replenished. took Do. 31 per cent. 123 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Admiral (looking askance, with a grim watch- I Do. 4 per cent... fulness, at one of the youngest of his guests, then Stock . Rid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . drinking hilariously).—' Misturr Yaw rk ! hadn't Stock Boo.C4r.Bllisrairet., ye betturr drink the champagne in toom blers ?" I Do. All • c op P tro e n till 1860 Middy.—" Thank you, Sir David. Here, waiter . Stock , ? e o. L o oi r l.2 b y r itz p ef r .At i bring me a tumbler." (ills it- to the brim, and ' 0 I Do.Pe p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm then bending forward, glass in h and, w ith the rpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 politest of smiles)—" Sir David,'l drink your very Le Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares good health." ;ock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Admiral—grimmer than ever, andbreathing hard kD o 5.1 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 Lock Do...Way.Val.Ex.SklB47 —is " shut up" accordingly.— The Derby Ministry Cabinet Pictures. By Mark .Rochester. St ock occlek Do. Nor t w h e ß w ri , gll tis a h . , 5 5 p p e e r r c e ce n n t t Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& pfk.Co. ock N-East. irred. 4 p.c.. Deb. ock Do. Bervrick, 4 p. c Pref. ussiart; 1822, £ SE, sPer Cent c , Ditto 4i per Cent. Bardinian, 5 per Cent 'anish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent... — Ditto Account ~. Ditto Passive ''Panish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6i ' urkiEh 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip — Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent. .. 84 . THREE O'CLOCK. 47i Consols, Money Ditto Account, Jan. 11 — 94 7 xd ZO.RD HARD TVICKE A MIDSHIPMAN. MR. BRIGHT, M.P., AT NEWCASTLE, 7 Do. do. do. . ..... ~. . )0 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 . Mr. Bright being unable to accept an invitation N orth Yor .H ord &S. Purci • to address a public meeting in Newcastle expressed Stock e i,rsevorei...t.; a desire to meet the executive of the Northern Re- -c oc k Do. do. do., 2d form Union, to confer with them as to the best .ock Lo u l t tr e D e b.stkinperp course to be pursued in the present position of the 60 8 1 Scottish N. ll E r a a s l ie n r e n w d eb reform movement. On his return from Glasgow he Stock Do. W ere. pref. stock therefore stopped at Newcastle , and met the execu- Stuck ct li3oo..A7bia.epnrgiasacc tive of the union at the Central Statio n Hotel on los. South De. von. Ann. 10s Thursday morning. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent 1.0.6. South Eas Reading Mr. BRIGHT detailed the points of * his contem- Ann:, 1. t ern( plated measures, as far as he had yet made up his Stock Do-.4i pe cent mind upon them, which were discussed seriatim , t t oc oc i i c c 1300..izewealctp, 2d issue. and at length. These comprised, we understand, a Stock South Wales, put. 4 p.c. rating franchise for boroughs, £lO occupancy for Stock ~.Itr4itateirrece. : p t .u. gun. counties, shorter. Parliaments, vote by ballot, and such a re-distribution of seats as would give the ' O l i D Stockton o 6p per r n ee d Dar. nt 5 p.e. great towns an increased number of members. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, I 6 per cent. Various suggestions were made respecting the propriety of making the borough and county fran chise similar ; or if the £lO rental was made the basis of an occupation suffrage in the counties, to institute a third franchise , wh ich would include lodgers in the boroughs, and a large proportion of working men in counties. Mr. BRIGHT said logically no reason could be adduced against manhood suffrage, but that the question to be considered was, what was the best ractical measure that could be carried throu g h Parliament in the present position of parties. He was not wedded to any particular scheme, and was desirous of gleaning information from bodies like the Reform Union, representing large sections of the people, upon the subject. Mr. COwEN explained the position of the Union, and the work they had done during the past twelve is months. They had held upwards of sixty p meetings, and in the aggregate had appealed to above 40,000 people. Last session they forwarded 25 petitions to the House of Commons, and their organisations in the different towns and villages in the two counties were in a very efficient state. He laid before Mr. Bright what was intended to be done by the Union between this time and February. From every place of any importance in Northum berland and Durham they would get up petitions before the meeting of Parliament, and take such other measures from time to time as might be found necessary. Mr. BRIGHT expressed his gratification at the results of the policy pursued by the Reform Union, and said if other places had done as great an amount of work the reform party would have been much stronger than at present. The interview, which was of a strictly private character, concluded with the understanding that while the Union still held by their original pro gramme they were prepared to give Mr. Bright every possible assistance and support in his efforts to carry a large measure of reform through the House of Commons. The meeting lasted upwards of two hours, and was of a very cordial and satis factory nature.—Newcastle Chronicle. Railways. I Paid. Cl Price. osing I Business Done, - -- -- -- ~, Closing \ Business - Sh a re Railways. Pal" - Price. Done. 1 0 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5 54 20 Ardennes all - - p 17E10 A mberg., Notting. Bost. ' 20 Bah. &S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 d 4p 3 and Eastern Junction l 10 64 61 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 11 50 I.'eVaxt end Ballymena..l all - - 20 . Beziers to Graissessae all - -- 31.11 Bin, V:ol., and Mr. Val. all 7f 81 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. I 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 31d Junction ' lOO i 36 68 6 Eastern of France 25 Blackburn - - p 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Great Central of France all - - Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian - - Stock Chester and Holyhead - - 50 Cork and Bandon a ll - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian... . 8 41 41 p 20 Cornwall all 44 5 1 20 Lucca &Pi stoja, 5 p.c.f. all - - A roves. no div 2O Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 10 Do. A tall - - 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. all 331 Maria Antonia all - - hasbeep pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - 50 Dublin an dßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 9 51 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 7 R 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 21 22 Stock East Anglian lOO 1 171 17 16 Northern of France .... all 40 40q Counties lOO 63 6 1 63 1 4 20 Do. New Shares - - p Stock Eastern rn Union A Stock 100 47 49 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 1 9 1 Stock Easte Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 3 1. 1 2.5 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 Faris, Lyons, and Medit. all 351 34 351 25 East Kent all 12 14 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 56 Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 20 Recife& S. Fran. (tern.) 1 9 id 20 East Suffolk all - f t gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... ) 1P '- 10 Do - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 } 691 10 Rome arid Frascati .... all - - Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 28 28 20 Royal Danish all - - - 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Ro y al Swedish Stock Furness - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - Stock Glasgow & South Westn la) 9 3 95 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 7 81 7i 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 10 4 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 9 Stock Great Northern lOO 107 108 107 1 20 Southern of France.... all 23 23 Stock Do. do. A Stool- lOO 92 94 8/ West Flanders all 5 61 Stock Do. do. B Stock • 100 133 135 134 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 9 Ja Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lre'd) 100 1011 1051 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 1 Stock Great Western - - St o ck Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk l OO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all - 12 Irish South Eastern all - 6 Wiesbaden - - 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 87 92 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 164 Do. Thirds - - 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 98 99 1 99 f d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 10 Do. do. F 216 6 9 Do. do. 29 shares 7 1d 6/ Closing Business . 3 Do. West Riding Union .i. - - Sh are Railways. Paid. 20 Do. Southport - -., Price., Done. 11.6.3 London and Blaekwall all 5 4 ot 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4i - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence Stock London ihton &S.Coast 100 1121 1131 112 f all - - Stock Lon & North Westn 100 9 5 1 05 - 1 9 51 4 Leased at 6 per cent.. 1818 Bomm.,sßarod percent a&Centlnd 1 121 Do. Eighths ... . ..- . Stock London& South-Westn lOO 95 4 951 95 4 65 i - - 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 p 25 L'derr & Enniskillen. all - ar AP I Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 384 391 3 8 t 18 Do. Do. 841 par l i po 41 f 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 51 61 Stock Midland lOO 103 1031 ' 1021- 3 1 201 Do. New l6l 15 14 d Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 7.1 76 75 100 f Buffalo,Brant. &Godrieh 1 100 78 8 2 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - - t 6 p. ct. gds. 1 Aug., 1.872 ) 25 Do. 1 Shares all - - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 1® 75 78 100 Nes , feastle and Carlisle all - 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 73 76 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 111 124 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. 1 4 p Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 - 20 Cape,Eas tn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 1020 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all - Stock Norfolk lOO 65 67 • 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- 50 North. Counties Union 3l 1 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 1 11P - Sto c kc North British lOO 58 . 69 58 4 1 171 Demerara - Stok Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e 5 1 IP S I 1 4 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 108/ 109* 1081 981 9 Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - - until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO - -p Stock Do. B Stock lOO - Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 91 )41 01i 1 1 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 4 1 d d 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - St 2 o o . [ Geelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 17 18 Stock Do. Leeds lOO 4 481 Geelong Corporation 6 i Stock Do. York lOO 77 771 774 7 it 100 - - Stock North London lOO 102 104 per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 36 37 361 10 N. &S.Westn.,llamPstd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 73 and City Junction.... £3 Is. - 20 North Staffordshire. ... 171 44 4 d . 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 91 92 911 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 4 32 8 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 4 p 20 Do. do 4 ' 4 p 44 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 3 0 10 Peebles - all - 20 fGt S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO - 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 161 l e4 Stock Scottish Central lOO 11 l 113 112 201 Do. New Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 28 28i 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 106 108 apt. till '6O Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 ' B4 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 80 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 - 106 108 - ittingbourne & Sheer all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 105 107 10 S Stock South Devon ‘ Stock South-Eastern lOO 74 1 75 4 75 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 18/ 19 76 77 76/ 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 20 1 Stock South Wales 13 15 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 d 1 d 20 SouthYol ks.&Riv.Dun. all 20 Do. do lB - - 20 Do. Third Ex. gua-5.p.c. 5 1p54 4 • 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 911 20 Do. Fourth do. 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 33 34 334 took Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - 25 Do. do. 1854 221 --- N ew ß run swick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 20 / Ry.&Land(Lim.)g. 6 pc 10 2 lid - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - Class ACapitl.Share.. Stock Taff Vale lOO - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 110 4 3 d 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... $ - Stock Vale of Neath lOO 90 95 20 f Northof India Tramroad ) 28 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - t Limited. Scrip - 50 ,Waterford Az Limerick all - - 20 Oude (Limited) 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do. 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. New 4 , 5 ip tp 14 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 20 Do. Punjaub 5 Do. B all 61 ` " 'a l 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 0. 1 ),,, 5 par p 20 West London all - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Do. Ist Class all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par ip 20 Do. 2d Class all - . BRITISH MINES. 20 iDo. 2d Class I 811 I . PREFER ENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. losing Business • Closing Business Paid. Share - Railways. Paid. p r i ce . D one . Share Mines. Price. Done. .------- 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per 51 fre c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 1 20 Do. do. do. Shares - - - Ald Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 7 1 81 81 20 Ilritish Iron l4 4 3i - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - - toek Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist) 1 450 460 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, N 0.2. 7.10 - -• 1 - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 170 180 1761 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - ' 122 1 - Great South Tolgus.. . 17s 121 13 Stock Do. do. sp. et. lOO - - 113 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 11.14.11 21 3 (It Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 81 1 Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun. all 6 61 - Lady Bertha 18s 6d 11 1 Stoc E . Angn . Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Mogan) 81 71 81 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 115 120 - North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 3 4 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 109 112 - N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 71 81 Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 115 117 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 151 16 Stock Do. do - N 0 .2 100 113 115 1141 - d'orkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock'Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 131 133 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 4 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 84 86 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 2/ 405 415 Stock East Lane. 6 per et lOO - - - • Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 2/ 3 5 E.& W. York. .Jon. fifths all - - - S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9'230 240 Stock Falin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - ? 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 721 731 Mining Co 4l ; 11 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 31 si Stook Glas. &S West. g• a. 5 pc. 100 113 115 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 122 124 - Vale of Towev (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 1 Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 112 114 - We t s Bas.set (Illogan) ll 22 23 Stock Do. 41 p. C. do. do. - arac (Liskeard). 20 130 140 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 14 66 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 210 220 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf all 101 111 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 120 140 133 5 _ Stock Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 1 100 _ p. et. pref. Stock - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 50 Leat West. (Berke and 6 • - - - WlelMaryAnn(Merilie) 8 44 46 45/ Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. - - Wh'l Trelawney ( Lick . ) 41 28 30 Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 pat ... 100 95 97 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. 100 86 E 8 FORE:GN MINES Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. . 100 87 89 Stock Do. sp. ot.Redeem.Pref. 100 99 101 20 Australian 8 Do. Inn. Pref. Shares all 91 101 1 Doe AccordCopper,Lim lOs par tp 4 10 Gt. West. Ches. S p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 shares all • 161 171 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 13; 141 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 10 10i 5 Do. Land and Mining - Cl. all 11 21 Stock Do Binning. guar. stock 100 72 74 1 Clarendon Consols Min -261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 -- d - 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 10 12 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 143 145 1 DuilMoun.Cop.3ling.o 3 all 1 1 Stock Lon.&Brig.spe. p; a. No.l 100 - - 2 Fo rtuna, Stock Do. pref., sp, o. ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General all 20 21 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 3 Linares all 7 81 8 Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 5 Lusitanian Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mariquita all 1 eaton, sp. et. Stock Lon. &S. W, 7 pit. stock , 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p / late 34 shares lOO 163 168 20 Po nt gi baud Silver, Lea.. 121 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 41 51t 121 L on dondy.& Ennis leh all - - 5 Port Philip 1 1 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 124 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 6 Do. £6 43 i ll` 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 21 ,21 1 Stock Do. 31 per cent. 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 121 i Do. 4 per cent .. - - Do. - - Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock - - Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir. 6 p.ct. 100 142 144 - Prices. Done. Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 104 106 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 ip - C an .Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1113 117 1161 1 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. et 100 96 97 98 - Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 [ 10 ( NewportAber,&c.pref.s 1 all 91 91 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 113 114 114 13 1 tp. c, redeem, at 5 p. c. p m Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - 10option till 1866 all , 113 114 111 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1021 102 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares all 1 9 10 1131 - - NovaScotiaGov. 6 p.c. St Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1131 1141 Stock Do. sp. C. Ext. Stock,lB46 100 ' - 1 51. p. c. Prof. do. 1847 100 - - - - S. Au s. G t. 6 pc. Jan &July 100 112 114 113 1 12 Stock Do. v. V a l . E x .SklB47 100 - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113 112 Stock Do. Wa : Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 110 112 • • Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Stock Nth.Dev.Rait&Dfk.Co. 100 - - Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Closing B u ot t ess Shai e, Joint-Stock Banks. Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 99 100 991 I Paid. price. Done. 17 Do. do. do. ..... ~ .. . . q. 13.4. 1 dis p 20 Do. Leeds, i rr . e. No. 1. 13 - - • 121 Do. do. Qua ere, 1848 . 9 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 1 25 N o. York, H. & S. Purch . . 10 '1 d 11l 40 Australasia all - - 93 a 20 North Staffordshire . . all 312 241 25 Bank of Egypt all 27 28 Stock Do . do . & Wol. 6pc.ls . t . g 100 121 123 122 100 Bank of London 5O - - Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 106 108 40 Brit. Col. Bk. &Loan Co. all - - t Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk. in perp 100 101 103 50 British No-th American all - - 591 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - - 20 Chtd . Bank of India, &c 10 2 1111 e Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 City 5O 621 631 ,e Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - -- 100 Colonial 25 - - L - Stock DO.Aberdeen.gua.Bpc. 100 - - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - Stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock. lea - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - S 10s. 10s. South Devon. Ann. 10s. all 101 11 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 17 18 171 10 Do. Fixed 4; percent. all - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 1.0.6. South Ea stern (Readin g 20 Lon.Ch ar. Bk. o tA u stral. all 21/ 22; 213 21 I; I- . Ann:, 1.0 6 ) all 24 1 25 50 London and County - is Stock Do 41 per cent - 100 103 105 50 London Joint Stock .•10 - - 34 100 London & Westminster. 20 49 50 , 49 3 ; Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. lstis. 100 103 105 •-1 Stock Do.:New do., 2d issue. 100 - - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - a Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - 20 Do. new lO - - 1r Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO - - 50 National Bank 25 - _ S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. all 17 19 20 New South Wales - , 481 U} 20 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all - - 371 `'' 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 29 30 le 25 , Do. 6 per cent al 33 34 331 20 Ottoman Bank all 211 214 Stock,Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 Provincial of Ireland 100 43 48 10 D 6. New all - lie 25 South Australia - - 0 per cent.- 25 Do. New l 7l - - RENTALS. n- 25 Union of Australia.... all - LINES LEASED AT FIXED 25 Do. New 2 0 he- - ___---•--_ 10050 Union Unity Mutualof London lO - to Paid Leasing Closing Businamm 100 Western Bk of London 50 55 20 . 1,8 -- di ,1,, Railways. N 1 Co. s. r..".ri • ce. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W - - M ISCELLANEOUS. B uc ki n ghamshire 100 Ln& N.W 99 100 __ Shar . ej 31iscellanwous. 1 Paid.l C p l o r s ice ln . g ,year dons CldesdaleJunction 100 ,Ca l e donin 104 106 Coylchester, Stour Val all IE.U.&E C 17 19 E.Lincolnshire,g. 6 p.c 100 Gt. North. 143 145 E Union,llarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 44 Australian ßerlin. at er Agricultural lfork s ... alll9 354 24 / 6 3 : 35 31 4 ; Do. Woodbridge . 100 • ... - - 10 An7,10-Mexican Mint'.. all 13 14 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra 100 Caledonin - - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 250 280 Do. New lOO Do. - .... - - Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. - lO Australian Royal Mail . all 1 ' .l H u l l and all Yk.N.&Br - - 25 10 Hull and Selby - - - _ Do. 4 Shares all Do. ...... - - 50 British American Lend 40 - Do. 1 Shares all Do. .... - - 50 Brit. & Irish Ma , •.Tel.A. all 40 4 - 2 London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 94 96 100 Canada 324 112 116 Do. harking Shares.. all Do. - - 10 Chan.lslamis Tel all 1 101 Lowestoft, grim. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk .• - - Stock Cop.Mtu.ofEng.&Smltp,- all - _ Do. 6 per cent lOO Do - - 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN W&M 24 1 5 Crystal Pa1ace......... all 14 1 Midsb.& Redcr, g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar - 5 Do. Preference ........ all 5 6 Mid.BradfordPrt. Stk. 100 Midland .991 t ~ 20 Eastern 5team......... all 2 2 guaranteed 5 p. c. j Newmarkt.,BuryEx 15.5. 6. E.Counts. i 4 p pm Stock Electric Telegraph .. ... 100 111 113 112 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all 1 14 14 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 5B 60 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. Do. do. 6 per cent.. all Do. - - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 11 11 14 4 Do. Fixed 5 per cet . . all Do. - - - Preston and Wyre. an L. W 1 _ 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - & L.Yk. j - 20 London Discount ... ... 5 1 1 d Do. i Shares A. all Do. sithofy.sittont,hHAitcGho.l,&.f.r.S6pheep 18116100 - - GLat.nN&or Ykth 142_ 141 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 11 13 4 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - Shrowsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy- 91• 91 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim.) all 6 7 25 National Discount C 0... 5 1 1d 41 South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean . 104 104 10 Netherlands Land 6 - - Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar - - 10 Do do all 1 2 Do. do all Do. 114 121 14 l ll wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 93 95 100 N.br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 P•rimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian ( Lim. ) all / 20 North of Europe Steam all - DOCKS. - 1 Oriental Gas ---- Closing Business 5 Peel River Land & Min all 23 3 - Price. Docks. 5 Share Docks. Paid 0 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 81 83 82 50 Do. New lO 12 13 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 5 4 41 3 100 50 Rhymney Iron t Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min lOO _ 15 Do. New all 74 8 Stock East and West India... 100 - 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock London ... . ............ 100 - 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) all 130 140 Stock St. Katharine lOO - 25 South Australian Land. all 38 40 i St ock Southsiiipton lOO - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all Ili - Stock Victoria - Do. do Registered all 111 ..o Do New .............. 18 id i p 20 Tr.& Lu.Co.of Upr.Cau 5 - - - tVan Diemen's Land THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1858. infer for themselves from the facts that he laid before them and the principles he should express. (Hear, hear.) His first reason for thinking that the suf frage might be extended with safety was this, that he thought now, and he always thought, that the Reform Act of 1832 did not extend the suffrage so far as it might be extended with perfect safety --(cheers)—and that being so, he called upon his fellow-townsmen and his fellow-countrymen to testify whether the suffrage was not much too limited now. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) And now he wished to state his reasons for thinking that it was too limited, believing that you need no longer confine th 9 suffrage, as it was then con fined, mainly to the middle classes, but that it might be very well extended to a large number of the working classes of this country, and that they were morally and intellectually entitled to have the franchise thus extended to them. (Cheers.) His first fact was founded,upon returns which he found in the census of education taken in the year 1851. It was a most satisfactory return ; it showed an immense advancement in the education, and there fore in the intellectual condition of the people of this country: He did not know how anyone could hear or read the figures he should give, resting as they did upon official authority, without delight. It was stated that the number of, day scholars in the year 1818 was 674,883. He asked them to bear that in mind. In the year 1833, a little after the Reform Act had passed, it had risen to 1,276,947 ; but in the year 1851, at the date of the last census, it had risen to 2,144,378. (Cheers.) So that they had the day scholars in England between theyears 1818 to 1851 multiplied threefold. And now, re member that it was the day scholars of 1818 who became the voters of 1833, because the men of their day were those who were in school ten, twelve, or fourteen years ago, and therefore the state of edu cation in 1818 showed the state of the voters in 1833 ; and so it might be said that the state of edu cation in 1851 showed not exactly what votes were now, but what they would be some four, five, or six years hence. He was sure the whole of them would admit that Sunday Schools had rendered an immense benefit to their country. (Cheers.) Hear what the numbers of Sunday scholars were in those years. In 1818 the number was 477,225 ; in 1833 it had risen to 1,548,990; and in 1851 it had risen to 2,407,542—that was five times as many-as were found in the Sunday Schools in 1818. Did not these facts prove, beyond all dispute, a very great improvement in the intellectual condition of the people of this country? (Hear, hear.) Lest it should be said that he overlooked the fact of the growth of the population during the time he would mention that he did not do se, but the proportions were those that the day scholars and the Sunday scholars bore to the population. There was one day scholar for every 171 of inhabitants in 1818; in 1833 there was one day scholar for every 111 inhabitants ; in 1851 there was one day scholar for every 81 inhabitants ; an improve ment of more than double in the proportion which the scholars bore to the population.. %Vith regard to Sunday scholars, there was in 1818 one Sunday scholar for every 24 of the population ; in 1833, one in 9 ; in 1851, one in 71 of the population, showing an enormous improvement in the number of persons found in Sunday schools between these years. The advance was great, rapid, and continuous ; and it proved beyond all possibility of dispute that there must be a much higher degree of education, and therefore a much higher degree of intelligence, in the latter period than in the former. Mr. Baines gave many other facts, upon which he founded strong arguments in support of an extensive and effective measure of parliamentary reform, and con cluded, amidst great applause, by moving the reso lution which he had already read. Mr. W. BROWN seconded the resolution. All the great political parties in the state, whether Tory, Whig, or Radical, had declared through their leaders that the time had arrived when the consti tution of the House of Commons required a large and a liberal renovation, in order that it might be placed on a wider and more popular basis, and re present more truly than it now did the wants and requirements of the people. (Hear, hear.) It was felt and acknowledged that there were large num bers of men—worthy, industrious, and intelligent men—both in the counties and the principal manu facturing towns of the kingdom, well fitted to ex ercise with advantage to the Statethat franchise of which they were now deprived. The large increase of population in some districts, and the progress of material prosperity and general intelligence of the people, demanded, in his opinion, a redistribution or transfer of the members now representing the smaller boroughs, which were principally, in the agricultural districts, to new, larger, and more po pular constituencies, together with a large exten sion of the franchise, based upon worth and intelli gence. He maintained that this would not be a re volutionary but a trulyconservative me asure—a, mea sure tending not toluproot anddestroy,lout to renovate and strengthen. It would make the - basis of the constitution broader, and add to its stability and greatness, by embracing a larger garrEon to up hold and defend it. (Hear, hear, and applause.) They had, certainly, not now the corrupt and fla grant abuses to deal with which existed under the old, the " rotten borough" system, which the Reform Bill of 1832 extinguished ; but there were still great defects and anomalies to rectify. He had no desire to speak of class interests, or to excite class feelings. He wished to see all classes in that great community, both manufacturing, agricultural, and commercial, blended in one common prosperity, and working together in peace and harmony; but he did desire to see the activity and the intelligence of the commercial communities more fairly and fully represented in Parliament than they now were. He believed that the time had come when Parliament would have to deal with this important question in a large, a liberal, and an enlightened manner. (Hear, hear.) He believed that the opinion had gained ground that the House of Commons, as at present constituted, did not represent the wealth, the population, and the intelligence of England as it ought to do, and it was these feelings and this conviction that had induced him to come forward on that occasion to second the resolution which Mr. Baines had proposed. (Loud applause.) The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was carried unanimously, and with acclamation. Mr. CARTER moved, and 'Mr. Councillor MUS GRAVE seconded the next resolution—" That such measure of reform should include a large extension of the suffrage, with the protection of the vote by ballot ;" to which Mr. Councillor NEWTON moved, as an addendum—" Such extension of the franchise to include in England and Wales every male per son of full age, and not subject to any legal inca pacity, who shall occupy, as owner or tenant, any premises which are rated to the relief of the poor ; and also, in counties, the occupiers of houses paying a rental of £lO per annum;"—Mr. D. CAMPBELL seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN then put it to the meeting, and declared it to be carried, the majority being about ,hree to two. _ _ Mr. JOHN HOLMES then moved, " That such measure of reform should also secure a representa tion morein accordance with the wealth, popula tion, and intelligence of the country, with a shorter duration of Parliaments than that fixed at present by law." In explanation of the course which he had pursued in voting, he stated that he did not wish to vote against the amendment, nor yet in its favour, although he was prepared to vote for the original proposition. He was sorry, therefore, that the Chairman had not put the original motion, be cause he believed the decision was not that which the meeting really meant. (Disapprobation.) He might be mistaken, but it would have been more satisfactory had the amendment and the original proposition been put together, so that the real de cision of the meeting would have been made clear. Mr. PERatmo seconded the resolution, and on being put it was carried. Mr. NEWTON then moved the adoption of a petition to Parliament embodying the above reso lutions. The propositions having been adopted, three cheers were given for Mr. Bright, after which Mr. NEWTON moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried by acclamation. REFORM MEETING AT BOLTON. A meeting of non-electors was held on Thursday night, in the Temperance-hall, Bolton, " for the purpose of discussing the question of the necessity for Parliamentary reform, the basis on which it should proceed, and how far the scheme of John Bright, Esq., M.P., is entitled to popular support." The hall was about one-half filled, and at twenty minutes to eight o'clock Mr. Crook, M.P., Mr. James Staton, and other members of the Non electors' Committee, ascended the platform, and were loudly cheered. Mr. Wm. Eaton was called to the chair. Mr. J. HODSON, an operative cotton spinner, moved the first resolution :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that ii is the undoubted right of every man of sound mind and untainted w.ith crime, who has attained his majority, to vote in the elec tion of members to serve in Parliament ; but that it is prepared to support any measure that shall meet with the coneurreneeof reformers generally." He thought it the birthright of every t:lan in Eng land to have a Voice in the making of the laws by which he had to be governed. Air. W. HARRISON seconded the motion. Mr. J. STATON supported it, and recommended the meeting to accept household suffrage, as the mo st they could get under present circumstances, Iwhilst, at the same time , t he y asserted their claim to.universal. suffrage. A working man, named NEWTON, spoke in favour of manhood suffrage, and moved as an amendment, " That this meeting recognises manhood suffrage, and as men will contend for nothing less." Mr. WM. WITHERINGTON seconded the motion, and on a show of hands the motion was declared to be carried, though the division was a very close one, and the show of hands had to be taken twice. COMBINATIONS Alll 0 21' G P.RIXTERS. (From the Times.) A recent trial in the Court of Exchequer hag dragged once more into the light of day those prin ciples and proceedings of Trades' Unions which. NI% ere so effectually exposed in the case of thet Amalgamated Engineers some six years ago. It is not often that the actual operation of these societies can be clearly brought before the public, and the lesson, at the present moment, is far too instructive to be lost. Readers in general will require to be informed that the leagues in question are by no means confined to those purposes of mutual sup port which association naturally promotes. They are not merely unions, but combinations—organised bodies, charging them s elves with the absolute regulation of their particular trades, in defiance alike of economical laws and individual liberty. In the case of the engineers the society was leagued and bond to ke e p the trade a s se l ec t as possible, by limiting the num b er of apprent i ces, an d to enhance-the remun era ti on of the workmen b y im posing terms upon employers and employed together. In the case o f t h e Pr i nters ' Union the objects are similar, and th ey appear, indeed, to be so devised that, if they could be once accomplished, masters and men throughout the kingdom would simply be the slaves of the Union Committee. Fortunately the very violence of the principles defeats their end, and the society can by no means extend its control over the whole of this important trade. Here follows a sketch of its operations, as illustrated by the case of " Harrison v. Pearce :" Supposing a man desirous of getting his bread as a letterpress printer, he has, of course, the option of joining the Trade's Union or not. This option, however, although representing one of the simplest of personal rights, the Union does its best to render merely nominal, for it affixes a stigma and penalty on all who choose to take care of themselves and manage their own concerns in their own way. A printer not belonging to the Union is called a "yat," and Union men positively refuse to work in his company. If in any printing-office the hands engaged were Union men that office would be abso lutely closed against any independent operative, however excellent might be his character or his -skill. If the employers ventured upon taking him all the rest would leave, so that on his very first entrance into his trade a young artisan finds him self debarred as far as possible from employment by men assuming to be his benefactors and protec tors. Let us next suppose that, with these terrors hanging over his head, he joins the Union, and accepts tho chances of membership rather than fight single-handed against the machinations of a league. From that hour he surrenders every particle of personal independence and individual freedom. Ho is the slave of an unseen and distant conclave, whose orders are imperatively conveyed to him, to be obeyed at his peril. To begin with, certain large establishments are closed in his face. He is positively bound not to accept employment in the offices of the Times or the Queen's Printer, or in those of the Morning and Evening Star, or Morning Post, besides which, wherever he may be engaged, he must resign his engagement if any non-Union printer is called in to work by his side. This is but the commencement of his slavery, for he cannot even put a price upon his own work or measure his own labour. The Committee assumes not only to nominate the places of his engagement, but to fix his wages for him, and determine the time and period of his exertions. All this is no longer matter of his own choice, capacity, or speculation ; he is a mere unit in a mob—a living and a thinking creature, but with no freedom in the exercise of his will or power. These are the conditions of his daily calling, which, under penalty of proscription, and, if the society could insure it, of starvation, he must needs accept. The case came out with remarkable clearness in the quarrel at Sheffield which occasioned the trial before us. The plaintiff was a newspaper proprie tor in that town—a sort of head-quarters of the Printers' Union, and the defendant pursued the same profession in thesame place. In the plaintiff's office were a number of society men, of whom he wished to be rid. Why he conceived this desire he stated with great plainness. " The great objection was that their connexion with the Union enabled them to rule me and be my master, and they were so, instead of my ruling them and being their master. I could not employ what men 1 liked. They would have struck if 1 had employed a non- Union man. They would not allow me to make arrangements as to the wages I should pay—an in ferior man must be paid as much , as a gocd man—and would not allow me to set a man his work according to his capacity. They wanted some type, and I gave them some, and they refused to use it, although it was detrimental to them not to do so. Then - would not allow me to print for whom I liked." tinder these circumstances he took the resolutiori of employing more manageable hands, and the consequence was that the society issued a placard so scandalous and injurious as to constitute —when inserted as an advertisement in the defen dant's paper—a libel, which the jury visited with £5OO damages. There is one point in this precious illustration of tyranny which we cannot pass over without special notice. 'We need not advert particularly to the fate of the unfortunate proprietor, who, because he would not submit to dictation in his own office and. his own business. was thus malignantly assailed. On this head the jury spoke out pretty plainly in their verdict • but what we wish especially to indicate is the onslaught made by the Trades' Unions upon evprything resembling excellence in industry, patience, or skill. It was precisely the same in the case of the Amalgamated Engineers, whose chief object of attack was the practice by which a man able and willing to do better work than others received somewhat better wages. This species of distinc tion is, in the eyes of Trades' Unions, an unlawful and abominable thing. "An inferior man must be paid as much as a good man ;" and no man must presume to earn more than is convenient to his idler or more dissolute neighbour. The result aimed at is a dead level of mediocrity, with no scope for energy or excellence either . in proficiency or diligence, and with one uniform scale of wages maintained as high as possible by combination and terror. It is lucky for these Unions that they can not quite have their own way. Their success, if they could ever be successful, would simply end in ruining the trade altogether. When they talk of " a fair day's wage for a fair day's work," they forget that somebody must be found to provide the work and to produce the wage, and that this some body is just as much entitled to consideration as they are. And now we should like to point the moral of this story by one remark more. The people who are cajoled or coerced into these Trades' Unions belong for the most part to those very " working classes" whom it is now proposed to invest not merely with a share, but with a possible monopoly, of political power. We say, a monopoly, because in many towns or districts, if Mr. Bright's designs were carried out, the new electors could of them selves, and of their own suffrages alone, out-vote the entire aggregate of existing electors. In Edin burgh, for instance, it is computed that there would be 9,000 of the new voters added to the 8,000 old ones, and in Glasgow Mr. Bright himself antici pates a still larger infusion of fresh blood. At first sight the obvious reflection is, that these men would not go in a body either one way ,or the other, but would merge indiscriminately in existing parties, as at the period of the last Reform Bill. Look, however, at the examples given by these Trades' Unions ; observe not only th e organisation of which the working classes are capable, but the purposes to which they can be induced to apply it, and then say if classes so easily ruled and so easily led are qualified to exercise power so enormous without even the obligation of exercising it in. public. If these classes are capable of sub mitting to the dominion of Trades' Committees, and of allowing the edicts of these conclaves to supersede all their personal rights and privileges, why should they not be banded together, behind the shroud of the ballot, for any purpose which a " committee" of designing agitators may choose to conceive ? We are told that they are industrious, intelligent, and thrifty. W e b e li eve it • but in the operations of thes e soc i et i es we have ply evi dence that they ar e no t Proof against the machina tions of crafty leaders even in matters more imme diately within their own cognisance, and most intimately. affecting their daily interests. Can we assume, then, that they will be more so when the questions at stake are less familiar, and the deci sions less apparently important ? THE 'FLITCH OF BACON.—A circular has been issued stating it is the general wish of the commit tee and the inhabitants of Duninow that the ceremony "should be postponed till the railway is completed from London to Dunmow ;" but how far this will be agreeable to the candi dates who will be cou2elled to carefully bottle up the rising connubial squabble till the parliamentary battle has been fought and w0...1, and the pickaxe has paved a way of iron to the ancient rill, is somewhat matter of doubt.— Chamsforti Chronicle. A LEAK STOPPFD BY Fisii—As a brig belonging , t%) the Tyne was on her passage from Shields to London during a late gale, she sprung a leak off Winterton, and as she made so niuch water the craw refused to go any further. The captain put into Grimsby, engaged four extra men, and proceeded much against the will of the obstinate crew. After she was discharged in London and put on the shore, the leak was found had proceeded from a hole in which was found two fish, the one about the size of a sprat, and the other of a larger size : the smaller one was quite in, and the larger one had its body half in.- The captain is o opinion that had these two memb ers o f the finny tribe not taken shelter in the hole, he would not have been able to keepher. afloat,—NortheriiDaily Express. O USE OF israeli stands thout a rival ily, however, prominent r manifested. instances, his Lye, cautious, nful delibera scarcely ever. n. His• eyes low but sin s the appear e by an effort air of super- y the imnii by the pres tn unwonted voice, look, is whole ap °rifled. His Likened, and I, the trage tion upon a tntagon ist•—• as a glance, barb to the winged steel n. It is thus Lrt of some ►f scorn and le, inflicted ien taunted overthrow, s ago, that Pn to " the pleting the e outbursts ician, here, he highest history, in Ministry : is at large, are so well hardening ye entered ats are en 3oyer their ; and the iet. The lia renders it week, in of 40-inch rtings are to jacco are firm in Domestics m held to- Dhristmas. this com , tendency The trade e so active Story, and d. There connection anches of y. Spin' has been goods. ,nsactions period of been so ere is no ade, and .e begin- les mode however, ny per ;ince last Nothing Lumbers, ron, 525. tDFORD. 11 address r between time has zeside at RY.—A Wednes eet—Mr. personal eting on Irt of the notion of ging the to repre- pointed idia and ranuary. for sea. ed from agier gow, on ted up- I Mar in the games Inds= INING , od the Liver iervice. ady for )or her after e fore- Dock, Dock -3 him. This st two REFORM We stated yesterday that a public meeting of the inhabitants of Leeds, convened by the mayor (Sir P. Fairbairn), in pursuance of a numerously signed requisition, was held on Wednesday morning, to consider the subject of Parliamentary Reform, but that in order to afford an opportunity for all classes to be present, it was adjourned to Thursday even ing. The adjourned meeting accordingly took place on that evening, at the "iictoria Hall, when there were nearly 3,000 persons present, the ma jority of them being of the working classes. lii the absence of the mayor, Mr. J. D. Ltmek.was called to the chair, and was well supported by many influential inhabitants of the town. The CIIAIRMAN said they were met to exercise a most important constitutional privilege; and it was the pride and glory of their country that they could assemble together to express their wishes on all the great and important subjects that affected the wel fare and wellbeing of society. (Hear, hear.) The great matter which was now before them was a reform in the representation'of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) One strong reason why he deemed that such a reform was necessary was, that he did not believe that the House of Commons as at present consti tuted faithfully represented the feelings and wishes of the people. (Applause.) If it did, why was it that those great measures of liberty—Catholic Emancipation, the abolition of the Test and Cor poration Acts, the abolition of the Corn Laws, Municipal Reform, and the Emancipation of the Jews—had been so long delayed ? Why had the voice of the people not been heard in Parliament, and why had those great measures, against which nothing was now said, though so many evils had been predicted—why was it that those great mea sures had been delayed so long ? It .was because the voice of the British House of Commons was not heard so distinctly as the voice of the people. (Hear.) If it had been, the House of Lords, who listened solely to the voice of the House of Cora -1 mons, would long before that day have granted those reforms to - which he had referred, but the House of Commons did not knock loud enough at the door of the House of Lords, and the consequence was, that the Lords said, " The people don't care about these things, and we don't care ;" and the consequence was, that those measures were delayed a great deal longer than they ought to have been. (Hear.) Now, they;could not be surprised that such should be the result when they considered the present con stitution of the House of Commons, when they found it stated that there were 71 boroughs, each having a population of not more than 10,000, who sent 117 members to Parliament, and that there were 54 boroughs returning 89 members. He was not surprised that the result should be what he had stated. The truth was that the Lords exercised too great an influence over the election of members of the House of Commons—(hear)--and when they found that, out of an adult population of six mil lions, the franchise was only enjoyed by one ; and that 330 members, more than half the whole num ber, were returned by 200,000 electors, one-fifth of the electoral body, he was not surprised at the pre sent apathy, and want of zeal in the cause of the people shown in the proceedings of the House of Commons. (Hear.) What then was the remedy for this evil? There were three important mea sures in his opinion which were necessary. One was, a considerable extension of the suffrage ; second, the enfranchisement of many large and im portant boroughs ; and third, the disfranchisement of a great many of those snug boroughs which were under the entire influence and control of members of the House of Lords. (Applause.) The extent to which that suffrage should go was a matter upon which reformers were greatly divided in opinion ; and they of the middle classes might, perhaps, be considered by some of their more ardent friends as rather timid. It might be thmight that because they had obtained the franchise themselves they were not satisfied and willing to extend that franchise as far as their more ardent friends would desire, but what they asked them to do was this : They asked the more advanced reformers to go with them so far as they could— (hear, hear)—for they might rely upon it that it was their wisest and best policy; and when they had gone with them as far as they could, they could then strive to go - a little further, and take them with them. (" Hear,- hear," and applause.) This was the policy of wise men ; but if, instead of that, they were determined to pass a resolution which was in opposition to their wishes, and which they could not conscientiously support, they would be under the necessity of withdrawing from them. (" Oh, ch," hisses, and disapprobation.) This did not alarm him, for he told them what he believed would be the practical working of any such im prudent proceeding. (No, no.) If they passed a resolution that night which was not in accordance with what those around hini believed to be the policy of this country, and they could not go with them, the consequence would be that they would stand alone--(" no, no," and renewed disapproba tion)—or they would secure nothing. Therefore, he would urge them most sincerely on that occasion to go-together; to sink their minor differences •, and if they thus acted together with heart and hand, they would be able to procure for those be fore kim an advantage and position which they did not at present possess, and which, if the more ad vanced reformers did not go with them in this way they would be sure to forfeit. Mr. EDWARD BAINES was loudly applauded on rising to move the first resolution. 14e congratu lated the people of Leeds upon meeting under cir cumstances so immenselymore pleasant and favour able than they met under on a similar occasion, in 1817, in favour of those great principles of reform they had lived to see carried out and triumphant, and the benefits of which they were enjoying at this day. His opinions upon the subject had never altered. He had always thought that our repre sentative institutions were the glory of our land, and the chief support of the liberties of England. He had always been anxious to freethem from every defect and abuse, and to extend the franchise as fast and as far as the moral and intellectual im provement of the people justified us in extending (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) He venerated the constitution of his country. He believed it was the means of giving us a greater amount of true and well-regulated liberty than existed in any other country on the face of the earth. He also venerated the Reform Act of 1832, which he among others did his hest to obtain. (Hear, hear.) But nothing was perfect. It was in vain to say that the institutions should be immutable when the people for whom they existed were changing and ever im proving. (Cheers.) We lived in an age of great and rapid improvement, and it was a happy circum stance that we had now arrived at another of those great constitutional epochs which would be consi dered memorable in the history of our country, which called for another great i m p r ovement in the r epresentative institutions of our land. ( The fact which he had mentioned of the early pe riod at which the borough of Leeds took a part in this great question of reform was one consideration which led him to think that it became them to meet and show their interest in those principles in which their fathers took a part, and who struggled in times less favourable than those in which we lived ; and he thoughtit would be a most unworthy thing on the part of t he people of Leeds, if, when they knew the question of reform was to occupy a most important part in the deliberations of the next Parliament, they manifested no concern in the matter, they sat still and were perfectly indifferent —they, who had been professing year after year that they saw defects which ought to be remedied, and improvements which ought to be made in our institutions, when the time came they said nothing whatever, but allowed a measure to be introduced without manifesting the least interest on the sub ject. (Hear.) He thought it became them to meet, and he trusted that that meeting which, as had ' been said by the chairman, was the first great poli tical meeting that had assembled in that hall, would be a meeting that for many years hence they would look back on with pleasure and honest pride, as a meeting altogether in its tone, spirit, and resolutions, worthy ofthe inhabitants of this important borough. The 'resolution he had to move was " That this meet ing is 'decidedly of opinion that an extensive and effective measure of reform in the representation of the people in the House of Commons is of urgent im portance." After reading the 2d and 3d resolutions intended to be submitted, in order that the meeting might understand better - what was to take place, Mr. Baines proceeded to show how nearly they were in accordance with their friends the Parlia mentary Reform Association of Birmingham in the line that was proposed for adoption. He said he held in his hand an address from the Reformers of Birmingham to the Reformers of Great Britain and Ireland. It was signed by Mr. Muntz, the son of the gentleman who for so many years was the popular representative of that great town, andthere they declared their principles under these three heads :-Ist, a large extension of the suffrage ; 2d, vote by ballot—(cheers)-3(1, a more equal appor tioninent of members to population. (Hear, hear.) These were the same things which they asked the meeting to advocate and to resolve in favour of, and they added one thing more—namely, a shorter duration of parliaments. (Cheers.) If the Reformers of England should unite to claim those great prin ciples, and should then watch to see that they were properly carried out in detail by Parliament, he was persuaded that we should have to date from the year 1859 another great and essential improvement in the, institutions of our country. (Hear.) He would now state the reasons which convinced him that a great extension of the suffrage was a measure that would be just, safe, and expedient. (A voice, " What extent?") He did not define the extent. He thought it not desirable ; but the meeting, should T LE_VDS. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY. GALWAY AND AMERICA. Yesterday a most influential meeting was held at the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor presiding, to consider what means can best be taken to secure the establishment of increased postal facilities be tween Ireland anclAmerica, via Galway. The Oak room was densely crowded ; and the assembly com prised some noblemen, members of Parliament, and all the leading mercantile men of Dublin, without distinction of creed or party. Several practical speeches were delivered, conspicuous among which were those of Mr. Codd, as spokesman for the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Vance, M.P., Mr. Guinness, Mr. Grogan, M.P., Mr. J. Ennis, M.P., Mr. W. H. Cogan, M.P., and Mr. W, Long, ex high sheriff of the city. THE ARRESTS.-THE PHCENICAN OATH. A few additional facts which transpired at the secret investigation now holding in Cork are made public in the local papers of yesterday. The Constitution says,—" Nothing could exceed the apparent levity and carelessness of the prisoners during the inquiry. They appear to be confident that the evidence against them will be so weak as to insure their release within a brief period. The evidence of the approver is very conclusive, and contains the proceedings at several meetings of the society at which he was present. He also deposes to two oaths having been administered to the mem bers of the society by a man named Cotter, for whom an active search has been instituted by the police. The terms of the oath were very nearly as follows : "' I have something to tell you which will be a benefit to you and to the country. I can tell it you if you promise to keep it secret. I have promised to keep it secret. " An oath of secresy was then administered, after which the following : _ • " ' I, A. 8., do solemnly swear that I will, to the utmost of my power, endeavour to subvert and overthrow the Bri tish Government; that I will join with and assist any fo reign army which mayarrive in this country with that ob ject; and that I will obey and carry out the orders of my superiors in this society to the best of my ability." " Such are nearly the words of the oath as de posed by the witness from recollection. All the prisoners have been identified as taking part in the conspiracy. Yesterday the inquiry was resumed, and, the direct examination having terminated, the witness was cross-examined by Mr. Downing. The progress made is necessarily slow, in consequence of the evidence havi to be taken down in writ ing. The cross-examination had not concluded at the adjournment of the Court last night. It is expected that the inquiry will be terminated to morrow evening. The witnesses from Skibbereen, named Ambrose and Bevan, were escorted to the gaol by a strong guard of police. It is expected that one of them will be examined this day. Cot ter, the person who administered the oaths, has been arrested in England, where he had fled to elude discovery." In the North the excitement is quite at an end: No fresh arrests have been made, and the sudden emigration of suspected patriots continues to attract attention. The Banner of Ulster thus reports : " It is almost unnecessary to state that no further arrests of suspected parties have taken place in Belfast. It has come to our knowledge, however, that the ' Reign of Terror' has so far been estab lished by the feeble lesson already taught, that the Phoenix' and Riband' brotherhood have for the present wisely suspended their meetings sine die. Another result. of Mr. Tracy's little swoop has been to give a fresh impetus to the previously flagging emigration trade. Several promising young men,' some of them with families, who have had lately no thoughts of Australia, California, or Fraser's River, have suddenly conceived the idea of at least aban doning our ' diggings,' and already made tracks' in search of other more secure from the visits of the Peelers in disguise. We learn, from the coun try, that fear and trepidation have been widely spread by the Belfast arrest. A master tailor in the quiet and unsuspected town of Ballynahinch, has lost four of his unlooked-for sortie. It is not known whether they have gone to join Walker's Filibusterers or to swell the ranks of the grand army in New York, which is preparing to invade Skibbereen." TENANT RIGHT IN ULSTER. The Derry Standard (Presbyterian organ) an nounces the re-establishment of the Ulster Tenant Right Association—another Phoenix poked up from the ashes of Irish agitation. The first business (?) meeting of the body is fixed for Wednesday next. Is there no sufficiently ardent patriot living to try hiS hand at the reopening of Conciliation-hall ? This is the season of merriment, and the speculation might take, along with the Christmas pantomime, Pell and his bones, or any other seasonable amusement. EDUCATION MOVEMENT. The people of Belfast have taken the initiative in a movement which if carried out can scarcely fail to further the progress of Irish education. The object in view is the establishment of a class of public preparatory schools for the Queen's Colleges, intermediate between the National Schools and the Queen's University. To this, says the Northern Whig:— _ " The recent Endowed Schools Commission plainly pointed—and it is generally agreed by the supporters of a liberal and perfectly unsectarian national education that our Queen's Colleges will never be fully developed until we have schools analogous in design, but not identical in system, with Rugby, Eton, and the other great district schools in England, where boys are educated into students, and are prepared for the more matured and extended sphere of the University." The Whig supplies the following outline of the meeting : " Yesterday, in the Town-hall, a number of noble men and gentlemen met to consider the deficiency of educational institutions in the north of Ireland, and especially the want, generally felt, of a high class of public schools for classical and scientific instruc tion. A committee was appointed to arrange for a public meeting, to be held in Belfast, on an early date, of those interested in the establishment of intermediate schools, on a non-sectarian basis, with a view of memorialising the Government, and of adopting such other measures as may seem best fitted to carry out their views. The following noblemen and gentlemen were present—the Mayor in the chair :—The Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, Lord Massereene, Lord Lurgan, Mr. Wil liam Kirk, M.P., Rev. Dr. Cooke, Professor Gib - son, Rev. John Scott Porter, Rev. Mr. Jones, Messrs. Robert Grimshaw, James Bristow, Thomas M'Clure, William Dunville, G. 0. Wilson, R. M. Wilson, William Bottomley, Thomas Sinclair, W. Coates, J.' Gibson, J. Herdinan, and W. Mullan ; and the secretaries, the Rev. Dr. M•Cosh and Mr. J. Hamilton." The foregoing list embraces names of all religious creeds but one. The Roman Catholics have stu diously severed themselves from the movement, and have thus given their opponents fresh grounds for charging the whole bcdy with subserviency to the intolerant policy with which Dr. Cullen inaugurated his accession to the office of Papal Delegate in Ire land. Even Bishop Denvir seems to have flung his old liberality to the winds, and although resid ing on the spot made no sign of sympathy with the object contemplated. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE. The Belfast Banner gives the following account of an attempt to assassinate a respectable farmer. The motive is unexplained, but it appears to have had no bearing on the agrarian or any other con spiracy : " On Saturday evening last, between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock, in the hitherto peaceable town land of Hillhall, nearlisburn, a most atr ocious at tempt was made to murder William Wilson, a highly respectable and esteemed farmer. On the above-mentioned evening, while his manservant was in Lisburn, and he was alone, a man unknown to him, called upon him for a newspaper. This per son had been engaged with a neighbouring smith, named Scott, for about five weeks, and is supposed to be a ticket-of -leave man. On receiving the paper he sai d he should return it in half an-bour. When he came to return it, Mr. Wilion was foddering his cattle, in the absence of his man servant. He was accosted by a voice, ' You are suppering up ;' and while he was in the act of fas tnnng a rail, his back being turned, his assailant seized a massive grape, and struck him a despe rate blow on the head, felling him to the ground. However, as he was a robust and strong; man he e pulled the ruffian to the ground by Then a fearful hisiegs beforeonte t s the second blow was given. ensued, and, though Mr. Wilson must have suffered weakness from a copious effusion of blood, h e suc ceeded in overmastering the fell*, whom he tied in the. house, where heremained until the autho rities arrived. The doctorwas in immediate alt A- - dance, and good hopes are entertained that Mr. Wilson will tom recover." TILE GREAT CHESS 111ATcii.—Mr. Morphy and M. Andcrssen continued their match on Wednesday, play ing two games. The first was an mete singly short ore, M. Andersson losing his queen early, and the moves ex tending to only 21. Mr. Morphy consequently won it. They then commenced a second game, in which the Ame 'lean player was also the victor. The games now stand thus—Mr. Morphy has won two, M. AndersEen one, asg4 QZ.O has been a thaw, AR gine was and rue