The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-27 00:00:00

NON EY MARKET AND CITY SEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Business in the various manufacturing districts of the North of England has been very restricted during the past week. The preparations for stock taking, consequent upon the near approach of the close of the year, being the chief occupation of most Parties. At Leeds a moderate amount of transac tions has been entered into for exportation, and the prospects of the spring trade are encouraging. At Bradford piece goods continue in fair demand, and 'wools are firm. At Manchester the demand for goods suitable to the India and China markets still continues brisk, and fully late rates are current. At Leicester the hosiery trade continues strong, and manufacturers are fully engaged upon orders. The iron trade of South Staffordshire is steady, and at Birmingham a fair amount of business has been done, considering the time of the year. At Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhampton more ac tivity has been a pp aren t, an d prev i ous ra t es are fulls supported for most descriptions of goods. The advices received from New York mention that the exchange on London was firm at 1093, a rate that would admit of profitable shipments of gold to this country. Moderate remittances from that quarter, added to the usual receipts from Aus tralia, would ensure an extensive importation, and maintain the stock of bullion at the Bank of Eng land in spite of increased consignments of specie to the Continent and the East. There was more acti vity in the demand for money, the last City banks' returns showing an increase of £36,500 in the amount of loans and discounts effected by those establishments. The stock of the precious metals lodged there on the 11th inst. was £5,440,000. The Kent has arrived in 80 days from Victoria, Wi th 9 7A86 minces of gold, valued at £390,944. A fuxther small supply of specie is announced— 'viz., £l6,ooo—from the United States, by the s teamer Europa. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Sank Stock : lper Cent. Reduced Annuities 971 k i i' N €Liv 3 per Cent. A nnu iti es - L°Lig Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years expire sth Apr., 1885 lBk I ndia Stock ' Ditto Debentures 991 I Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO „ to under £l,OOO k-onsols for Account 7 March June. Ditto'Exchequ % r 37 Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 39 9 1 36 9 z_543 Ditto Small, 114 37 9 I E xchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent .... 1001 ' 13 r°z1 •lian FOR 5 EIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PR IO2I 3 ICES. per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 95 / C hilian 6 C' t , per ell 103 f 4f Mexican 3 per Cent ...„ Ditto Account l 'eau.,_ vian 41 per Cent — " 1 ,, tto Account b u ltto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Zu4rd'ilmian' 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 1132 Ditt o '4.1 pe r Cent. an per Cent. 9of 814 ....LY .8 11 3 Cent. — Ditto ACcount Ditto New D e f erre d, 3 per Cent. — L'itto Account Ditto Passive , B Panish C om . C er t . o f C oup. not f un d e d 6l ' urkieh 6 per Cent _— Ditto Account Ditto New' Loan Scrip Ditto Account „,.itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. '' e ntzuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. A ustrian, 10 Gu, £, 5 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account, Jan. 11 961 7 ad COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 26. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Princess of Leiningen, t he Prince of Leiningen, Colonel the Hon. R. Bruce, Sir James Clark, and Major Lindsay. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance, - mu Performed during dinner the Overture, " La Dame Blanche" Boieldieu. " Der Wanderer's Lebewohl" The Hallelujah Chorus Charivari a Her Majesty' s p r i va t e b an d a ft erwar d s p er f orme d i n th e mra wng-room the Overture, "Le Medecin malgre, lui" Gounod. Fantasia Spaeth. Selection, "Marco Spada" Auber. Quintett o , " II Turco" I ~onigliclPreussischer Armee Marsch Divertissement, "Le Profhete." Meyerbeer. The Queen and Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, and Princess Louisa, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, the ladies and gentlemen of the Mut, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor and the Rev. C. F. Tarver performed the service and administered t he Holy Communion. SUNDAY, Dec 26. .Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday comprised the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Princess of Leiningen, the Prince of Leiningen, Prince Edward of Sane Weimar, and the Countess of Dorn burg, Lady Fanny Howard, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Phipps, Col the Hon. R. Bruce, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon.. Mrs. Wellesley, the Hon. Mrs. Biddulph, Sir G. Couper, the Rev. C. F. Tarver, Major Lindsay, and Mr. Glover. The following had the honour of receiving invitations after dinner :—The Rev. Lord and Lady Wriottesley Rus sell, Miss RuSsell, Lady Mary and Miss Hood, Colonel F. 11 . and Lady. Emily Seymour, Miss Seymour, Lady and Miss Couper, Mr. and Mrs. G. Couper, Capt. and Mrs. F. Sayer, and Miss.H. Phipps. The Orpheus Glee Union had the honour of performing before her Majesty in the evening the following : Glee, "The Miller's Daughter" Part song, "When evening's twilight" J. L. Hatton. Glee, " Soldier's Love" Kucken. And a Serenade by Mendelssohn as follows : " Slumber, dearest, while around ns All is still till morning breaks ; Flocks of golden orbs surround us, And the shepherd o'er us wakes. " There in realms of light and splendour Souls like thine repose at night ; Itest till morning's glories render Earth to thee renewed delight." A Christmas Carol harmonised concluded the perform ance of the Glee Union. Her Majesty's private band performed during the even- in the Overture, " Il Seraglio," Marche, " Les Deux Journees" Cherubini. Bolero, " Vepres Siciliennes" Verdi.; - Divine service was performed this morning in the pri vate chapel by the Rev. C. F. Traver. Tho Queen and Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales,l Princess Alice, Princess Helena, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, the ladies and 'gentlemen:l)f the Court, and the domestic household attended the service. Despatches were‘reeeived yesterday at the Colonial •office rora the Governor of Malta. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and fine. It blow very heavily at one time last night. PORTSMOUTH Dec. 26.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Alecto, from Sierra Leone ; Padang, from Havre for Arica; Frederick William IV., from Onega and Queenstown, leaky. PENARTH ROADS, Dec. 26.—Arrived—Lachaber, from Newport for the Brazils, dismasted and crew disabled, will repair at Bristol, Newport,; or Cardiff. Ci.virE, Dee. 25.—Sailed—Glasgow (screw steamer), or New York ; Salti,Tor Monte Video • Cuban, for Trinidad. COWES, Dec. 26.—Wind NV.—Arrived—Gervasia, from Akyab. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Minna, from Biemen for Philadelphia. Puirgouxu, Dec. 25.—Wind N.W. — Arried — Tartar, from Ldndon for Madras. OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, Dec. 25—Ondine, steamer, from Dublin; Alli ance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed, Dec. 24—Artisan, steamer, for Cardiff; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey. Sailed, Dec 25—Bittern and Ondine, steamers, for London. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. 'rived, Dec. 26.—8e11e of the Ocean, from New Or .eans. Arrived Dec. 27.—J. Bradshaw, ftom St. Johns, New 13111118 wick. (131 r SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind W. ; fresh breeze. It blew a heavy gale last night and early this morning from W. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; tide half-ebb; weather fine. Arrived —David, from Rangoon; Acis, and Jenny, both from St. Michael's; Curlew, from Venice; Flora, from tngterdam ; Lord J. Russell, from Dunkirk ; Diana, from ~Tasterdara • Eliza, Bombay ; Acor, steamer, from Denia; froM Antwerp. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES ' 4 Y , NvAy.—We are informed that the sufferers by the late acc ident e at L ea -b r id ge are all progressing favourably, with exception of Mr. Horn, of Edmonton, of whose recovery 110 6 Pes are entertailled,—Cklmsford amnia, 0 dols. dols. 1 per sight, per 100 0 taels ; ;. ; New . res, 635 r Patna, )18. i dols. 659 dols. 110 tads. ?ivecl at SING. e of this nsurrec defends iness to iustrian ,ry mea- c. 25. s, of the .ernment thousand prevailed rms. EC. 25. ed Prince vvisional was com- Interior, evolution mquillity r remains UNDAY. 5e holiday :vening to esentation ere. yesterday ataigne, 'embers of Colonies. followill." ablshment. ' The neW ; name, of et Com . will have he Credit ion; they ptoir d'Es ablisbment le right Of ted by the execution the capitals r definitely Lbscription . be 60 mil when we s generally will soot ready been 3e. 10 01 Aly solved , many in" 'orations 10 0 ie market. 6th says as rejected , te, the pre emancips- obles them' of carrying he proposr Ling for the station, and r privilege! , by erouncl" of the Ell?' Le reorgani• rawn up by Leliberatioe+ Some per riminal and )rs, that the vns and vil- mid to havo Lent in Ser n 1839. I f Drrect, it i 5 Implicatio ll. prow . (l their privi- 2 e is repre" but all the w up arm s T of Passa' th constant ,ly to Ms ade, it 10 9 [BO4 threl used Prim e ucharest, . tilts ova I under th e Lose purl' by the nos y ibly. Ol e this revolt . ' the treaty ee of Sercn i ' ibute to the • for A affairs commotion' Dnfirms t he 's of Triest e in order . t 0 of Russia° 2d in the The Ys o s D PrW ee took 1) 1 1 A gr 3 ; l o which to and all the Fel amily anbassa a° ',: -will tit Jan usr •fl messes opog enbage: An sa. e )iet f the ig s of tia' ci n " - his the P i is Sao , here ding P i t it'y' im beei d eon. SOS, 3.1 ' a,13, 0 lligence, If-ere:011.10 SHARE MARKET.-(FRIDAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid, Closing Business Price. Done. A rnberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall A roves. no div Do. A until6p.c.per an Do. B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds; East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld; Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall, Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brir,diton kS.Coasl London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn, L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan . . Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.: Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdlt Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction :Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer , South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&Rail 'Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class. Do. 2d Class . 6 1 6 i 8-4 66 68 10 1!i 29 - 31 94 94 87 44 44 88 45i 6 all all all all all Share' Railways. I p aid. Closing Business Price.. Done. Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd all 9 all gu. 5 per cent !co _ _ Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huro n. De. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrieli 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug. ' 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) I Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do.li p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind. Lim.—Seri guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'V3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4/ p . c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 V.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 1 Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do ) Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New d 8 Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. ko,„'" St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip Ipar p' Par ip! par 1 p 51 4P 15 14 d 78 82 75 78 73 76 * ip 1 lip los: loplt - -p1 41 I 41 J l . 17 8 64 64i 47 49 31 33 12 14 95 97 681 6% 28 28 93 95 10 10} 107 108 92 04 133 135 104} 105 i 55f 55f 55 57 87 P 2 12 13 p 12 13 p 98 991 Isd 11 1124 1134 A 5/ 1 1 it 95} 951 38i 30i - - 03 1031 74 76 11} 12} 65 67 3i 3 d Ma SD 91 )44 1 d 44 481 77 77i [O2 104 41 4 d 13 13i 7i 81 30 32 111 113 28 28} 84 86 45 47 4 2d 37 3 8 nt 751 76 77 , 13 15 1 9 11 33 34 90 95 6 6i 3 6 i 61i 17 63 4 162 100 100 100 1. 3. 0. 2s. 64 2 all 5 100 all all all 100 1 00 all 100 all 2s. 17 18 613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock £3 is. 174 all all all all 22i 7 16f 100 100 100 100 all all all 36 37 76 78 91 92 I 21f 21 j IPip '1 1.06 1461 10 31 8 166 1043 108 105 107 99 100 18 19 20 20/ d I 41 2 lid 4 3d 1 lip 21 22} ip p pa p r par p par ip PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. Sharel —. Railways. Closing . Business Paid.i p r i ce. D one . Share Mines. P a id. 1 Closing Business Price. Done. .. . ... _ 1221 133 Blythe and Tyne IC per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares lock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 2.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. a k Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. E. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do. .... N 0.2 ock. Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths St Edin.kG las. spc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. ~ a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. "00 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm '0 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pf ( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 t p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. no. Redeemable, 44 . pct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, do.. . Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref. IDo. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p ; c.pf shares Do do. 5 . p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. !Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spe. gm No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. Ne. 4 Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 she Londondy.& Ennis 4 8h Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent .. Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Bris. & Bir. 6 p. ct. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. NewportAber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 0 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 51 p. c. I'ref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent StOck Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.llail.& DOc.Co. Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Stock Do. do. do.. 2d gun Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk. in perp, 81 Scottish Central, new pt Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pe. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. - - South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. ( South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist Is. I Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. l I Do. A percent. -, IWaterfdrd &Kil , 6 per cent - .... It . Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 20 25 25 Stock LINES LEirl, Railways. Paid. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E Unlon,llarwichShs. Do. li oodbridge Gls.Ba rr.StNeils,Dret. Do. New _ Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. i Sharei Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, iina. 4p. ct. Do. 6 per cent 3lanc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Redcr, Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,lturyEx guaranteed 5 p. c. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Share Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock DolperCent.Pref.Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock LondOn lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria - lOO 20 Do New is Stock Stock Stock Stocki Stock stock 204 13/ 20 Stock Stock Stock - Stock Stock Stock, stock] 124 124 Stock Stock 14 1 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 I 10 Share) 12.10 13.14 , Stotk Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, 49 51 96 98 1103 - 105- 6 6i 100 103 115 120 109 112 115 117 113 115 131 133 84 86 72i 73i 113 115 122 124 112 114 106 108 64 66 101 llt 95 97 86 28 87 89 99 101 9} 101 16} 174 10 10 72 74 18 19 9 O i 131 14 143 145 1120 122 1163 168 122 .124 68 72 142 144 104 106 rail 96 97 91 91 11i 11/ 9 10 1110 112 99 100 i dig p d ip p 31 24i 121 123 106 108 101 103 loi 11 247 25 103 105 103 105 17 10 29 30 33 31 43 43 FIXED RENTALS. ',easing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Lndc N.W Lnda N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. lE.Counts. Caledonia Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&'Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.&Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. IDo. L&NW) & L.Yk. Do. IGt.North Lan.& Yk T Brassey 111‘Clean Stk.& Dar Ina. !Gt. West. IL.&Brgtn DOCKS. 99 100 104 106 17 19 143 145 4 4i 1111 113 65 67 117i124 94 96 1 24 99 R. PI 68 60 142 144 Of Of 101 10 93 95 8 9 I Paid Closing Business Price. Docks. - 101 103 iA i P 107 i 1121 951 I 951 6 Si 31 4 !02& 3 1 75 581- £ 94} i i d 771 7 f FOREIGN. THIS DAYS MARKETS. Sharel Railwayp. I Paid Closing i Business Price. Done. CORN EXCHANGE. The provincial markets held towards the close of last Week were steady for selected samples of wheat, and the best barley, at very full prices. Other kinds, however, moved off slowly, on former terms. Oats, beans and peas wore a dull inquiry; but the transactions in flour were rather on the increase. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes 5 51 BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessao Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish f d p i 1 It I 2' 2 3 27 28 Throughout the Continent wheat has met a dull sale, at barely stationary prices. Spring corn has been heavy. The arrivals of English grain to our market, last week, were only moderate. From :abroad we received 2,932 quarters of wheat, 20,088 of barley, 12,559 of oats, 2,716 of beans, 650 peas, 22 sundry seeds, 1,925 sacks and 27 bar rels of flour. 7i 71 4k 41 p MANSION -HOUSE. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1858. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) TRADER DEBTOR SUMMONS.-SHARE BROKING. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) SERVANTOALISM-MISTRESS DON'T SUIT ME:- HEARNE V. GREENWOOD. LA IV INTELLIGENCX.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Sherwood appeared in support of a trader debtor summons, calling upon the alleged debtor to show cause why he did not pay a certain debt, or, in other manner, comply with the provisions of the act of Parliament in that respect. Mr. Sherwood said the summons was a dishonoured cheque for £2OO, and he understood the answer would be that there was a good defence to the action. Mr. Chidley, for the alleged debtor, said such was the fact, and he would wish to examine the party who made the claim. His Honour said that might be done as far as referred to the ground of the claim. As these cases are deemed private meetings, although frequently argued in open court, no names were given, and the facts only went to show that there had been extensive transactions between the parties in shares and debentures, the result of which, in the present instance, was that, in the nature of a settlement, claimant had been paid £3OO in cash, and a £2OO cheque, to be held over for two days, but when presented payment was refused, on certain grounds on which a motion was pending. • His Honour said that, the plaintiff having been examined, he would call the defendant. Defendant was briefly examined, and Mr. Chidley sub mitted no bond ought to be asked for, and his client would deposit £2OO in court. His Honour said that the Act of Parliament did not admit of that course, and, on the application of Mr. Chidley, the time for entering it was enlarged to 14 days. This was an action for one month's wages alleged to be due under the following peculiar circumstances : Plaintiff, who told her tale with considerable dignity, said she went into defendant's service at the annual wage of M. This sum she was at first to receive monthly. But the very first day defendant behaved to her it* a most scan dalous manner, and plaintiff gave her notice. His Honour—What, give notice the first day ? Plaintiff—Yes ; she behaved more like a savage than a mistress. At the end of the week she told me to go, and threw me and my box into the street together. Defendant said that plaintiff had greatly misstated the transactions between them. The girl conducted herself very badly, and used to go about the house with her hair turned back and a bow of light-coloured ribbons at the back of her head. (Laughter.) She refused to wear a cap. His Honour—A cap is much more becoming. I never heard of such a thing. What can be more becoming than to see a servant modestly and cleanly dressed ? Bows, indeed. Defendant—She was only with mo one week, and that money I have paid into court. Plaintiff—Oh, I gave you a month's notice and agreed to remain, although you did not suit me at all, but you would not let me. Defendant—She did all she could to annoy me. She used to lay in bed in the morning till seven o'clock. Plaintiff—You had a good character with me from my previous place. I was there nine months. His Honour—Although I dare say they put up with a great deal. (Laughter.) I think plaintiff is entitled to a verdict, but I would advise her to wear caps and not flaunt ing bows. That frightful love of fine things is the ruin of half the servants in London. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) A young boy, about 10 years of age, who gave the name of Green, was charged with stealing a piece of butcher meat, about three pounds weight, from the stall of Mr. Harrington, butcher, High-street, Aldgate, on Friday night last. Remanded, to make inquiries about him. William Steßand, aged 22, a gamester bagatelle player, was charged with stealing from the house of Mr. William Allen, tavern-keeper, Blackfriars-road, on Friday night, 19 bagatelle balls, value £4 10s. ; also with stealing 31 bagatelle balls, the property of Mr. Charles Kean, of the value of £6, on FridaY afternoon. Committed for trial at the Sessions. - John Hoffman, aged 23, a jobbing carman, was charged with assaulting his master, Mr. John Mowat, Crutchet friars, and his clerk, and also with assaulting the police constable who took him into custody, on Friday afternoon. The prisoner, who had been previously convicted of a similar offence, was found guilty, and sentenced to 16 days' imprisonment, with hard labour. Eastern of Franee: Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Genera Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Prof. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit., Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Frau. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. per cent. Prof. Southern of France West Flanders DO. 51 p. a Preference . W. dz N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 24 25 nl ti 21 22 4( 401 —p 8 9 3 1 d 35/ 351 55 36 71 Si 9i 23 23‘. 3 I 6i 9- ic) 2. 24,! BRITISH POSSESSIONS. John Hopkinson, charged with assaulting his wife, and breaking her leg with a poker. She appeared in court on crutches , and from the evidence had been grossly ill-treated by her husband. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—DEFENCE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—john Sherringtono. respectably-dressed young man, residing in Vine-street, Lambeth, et clerk, was charged with stealing, from the person of Mrs. Fennell, of 12, Devonport-street, Hyde-park, a purse containing 98., in the following manner : Mrs. Fennell said she was crossing Great Cumberland street on Friday afternoon, with her little boy, having her purse in her hand at the time, when a snatch was made at it from behind. At first she held her purse very firmly, but afterwards thinking it might be her husband who had followed her, she allowed it to go. She turned round and saw a person whom she believed to be the prisoner. Her little boy called " Stop thief I" ,and the prisoner then ran down Park-lane. She only lost sight of the prisoner for a moment, and she firmly believed he was the person. Mr. Charles Platt, barrister-at-law, 59, Portland-place, was walking down Oxford-street on Friday afternoon, and when at the east end of Cumberland-street saw the prisoner snatch at the lady's purse. He called " Stop thief." He then ran across the road under the horses' heads down Park-lane, he (witness) following. On meeting a gentleman coming up the lane he told him what had occurred, and he went after the prisoner and brought him back. Mr. James Gilder, a clerk in the War-office, proved going after the prisoner and bringing him back. A constable proved seeing a number of persons running down Park-lane—the prisoner being in front at the time. In answer to Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, the constable said the prisoner gave a correct address, and, from appearances, he believed him to be respectable. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length, co/1 7 tending that it was a case of mistaken identity. There was no doubt she had lost the purse, but he was instructed that the accused was incapable of such an action. He had mpectable persons present to speak to the prsisoner's character. Mr. Thomas Taylor, of 72, St. Andrew's-road, proprietor of the Home Magazine, &c., gave the prisoner a very high character for general honesty, having entrusted him with large sums of money. Mr. Bingham said the case must go to a jury, but at present he should remand him. THAMES. SCANDALOUS CONDUCT OF PAUPERS.—AN ABUSE OF PUBLIC CHARITY.—Three sturdy able-bodied paupers, named James Banks, Phillip Goodfellow, and Michael Tobin were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with being disorderly in Ratcliff Workhouse, and assaulting William Morris, a lad, who is also a pauper there, Henry Snelling, the porter of the house, and several constables of the K division. It appeared that the prisoners were indulged with a holi day on Christmas .day, and came back to the workhouse at two o'clock, all the worse for liquor. Banks received his dinner from the lad Morris, and was dissatisfied with it, and began swearing and making a disturb ance, and struck Morris a violent blow on the eye. Morris attempted to turn him out, and the other prisoner came up and attacked Morris, and beat him till ho was nearly senseless. A serious disturbance then took place, and several police constables who were called to quell the row were struck by the prisoners, and Snelling, the porter, a very well conducted man, was also violently assaulted and his trousers torn to pieces. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said that Tobin was like an infuriated wild beast, and was brought to the station-house on a stretcher. Snelling, in answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, said the prisoners had been in prison or in the workhouse for eighteen months on and off. They had spent as much time in prison as in the workhouse. Two of the prisoners re ceived two months' imprisonment each for stealing clothes from the workhouse, and their sentences expired on the Ist of December. . . . Mr. Yardley—l suppose. the inmates of the workhouse had some extra fare on Christmas day. & lo lling—They had as good a dinner on Christmas day as any tradesman and his family would wish to eat. They had roast beef, plum pudding, plenty of vegetables, whole some bread and strong beer. Mr. Yardley had no hesitation in saying it was an abuse of public charity to support the prisoners at all out of the poor-rates. They were idle, disorderly, ruffians and ought not to be admitted into the workhouse again. He sen tenced the prisoners to 40 days' imprisonment and hard labour. BURNS' CENTENARY.—It is worthy of notice, at the present time especially, that Burns, writing to his earliest patron, Gavin Hamilton, in 1786, thus expresses himself :—" For my own affairs, I am in a fair way of be coming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan ; and you may expect, henceforth, to see my birthday in scribed among the wonderful events, in the Poor Robin and Aderdetn Alma,nacks, along with the Black Monday, and the Battle of Bothwell Bridge."—See Lockhart's " Life of Burns," p. 110.—Notes and Queries. The new maitre de ballet at the Grand Opera is an Italian named Rota. He is to bring forward immedi ately a ballet ifom Byron's " Don Juan," the music of which is by Count Gabrielli, who has already been success- Ad La ballet ratteic at the Operai—Court Tornal. "The bark Oregon arrived here to-day, havint on board Lieutenant White, of the cutter McLel land, who was taken to sea by the Filibuster Susan. Lieutenant White reports that he left the Susan 250 miles out, bound for Greytown. Her com mander, Maury, put the lieutenant on board the' Oregon last Thursday. White says when he found the Susan under way he ordered her to anchor, but his orders were not heeded." The journals to hand by this arrival are full of indignant remarks about the boarding of the Wash ington steamer by British officers at San Juan. The fact that Sir W. G. Ouseley was in the neighbour hood at the time, and must have cognisance of the transaction, added much to the bitter feeling which prevailed. The Washington Union, referring to the subject, says : " It is to be hoped that our own naval vessels may yet succed in intercepting the fugitive Susan, bringing her back to our ports, and preserving this Filibuster question still longer as a purely domestic one in our policy. Upon the vigilance:of our officers in the waters of the Gulf may depend in a great measure the peace of the world. " A correspondent of the New York Tribune writes from Lake Nicaragua, on the 23d of Nevember, as follows. His statement will of course be received with great suspicion : " The small steamer Catharine Maria was soon ready, and, taking the agents of the companies interested in the transit, and such passengers from San Juan del Norte as were known in the interior, and your correspondent, we left just at night for the ports on the Lake. After proceeding some miles up the river, the steamer, which draws much more water than she should for this navigation, struck a sandbar, and it was found impossible to proceed in her. We were obliged to return to San Juan, and, going outside the harbour, made for the Colerado branch of the San Juan. The night was dark, with rain and a heavy swell; it was a good deal like going to sea in a bowl, and it was nearly daylight before we passed the bar and found our selves on the river. I should have mentioned earlier that we left the Valorous at San Juan with Sir George Ouseley and family on board, and that the other English steamers had gone to sea almost upon the arrival of the Washington. As we passed the bar of the Colorado we saw in the dim morning a large steamer, apparently bound for San Juan. We immediately concluded it was the Commodore, in the Roanoke, then expected, but after we had got a few miles in the river, stopping to regulate some of our machinery, we saw men-of-war boats in haste rowing up the river to overtake us. Thinking them the boats of the Roanoke, we prepared our mouths for a good laugh at our countrymen for mistaking our little craft, with 20 people on board, for a Filibuster, when, to our surprise, they hoisted the cross of St. George, and the first boat coming near us, we were hailed by the English captain of the Leopard. He had seen his mistake ; he had a cheerful smile on his face and wished us " Good morning." They were pulling up the river "to shoot," and see what it was like,—would take news for us, &e. As we had said our last farewell in Greytown, we did not write any letters, but looked with wonder at the captain of an English. frigate, in a large boat, full of men, supplied with water and provisions, and armed with muskets and cutlasses, followed by two larger boats crowded with armed marines, row ing up the Colorado on a hot rainy day, taking ob servations and shooting alligators and turkey buzzards. A correspondent of the New York Times, writing on the 23d of December, states that Flag-officer M'lntosh, of the Roanoke, on his arrival at San Juan, " Addressed a temperate, but firm, decided, and well written letter to Sir W. C. Aldham, the cap tain of the Valorous, calling him strictly to account for such an unwarrantable proceeding, as well as the gross departure from the recent assurances and understanding between their respective Govern ments upon the subject of the right of visiting or searching vessels bearing the flag of our nation ; and stating, in the strongest terms, that if such visits' were renewed it would assuredly bring the vessels of the United States' home squadron and those of her Britannic Majesty on this station into Collision, for he (M'lntosh) would not allow such belligerent proceedings on the part of her Britan nic Majesty's vessels ; and that if the peace of the two countries was thus jeopardised it would be entirely owing to the persistance of British officers in endeavouring to enforce this British 'right of search' or visit' on vessels sailing under our flag, after repeated warnings had been given that it would be resisted and promptly met by our Govern ment ; and, further, that his instructions were per emptory that it should not be permitted under any circumstances. He (M'lntosh) and the United States vessels were there alone to examine into and decide upon the character of vessels sailing under our flag, and entering the ports of this country; and that the visit' or search' of our vessels by British officers, should it again occur, would be resisted by him at every hazard with the force under his command. I understand that a reply from Capain Aldham to Flag-officer M'lntosh's communication was sent on board the Roanoake early on the morn ing of the 29th ult., and that Capt. Aldham therein claimed the right to visit our merchant vessels and institute an examination into their character, upon the old and oft-disputed grounds that the coast and harbours of the Mosquito kingdom were under the protection of Great Britain. You are well aware that under the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty that preten sion was thought to be entirely exploded; yet it now appears that the British Government clings to its protectorate over the Mosquito coast, not withstanding its treaty obligations with the United States not to assume' or ' exercise any dominion' over that or any other part of Central America, which, of course, includes the Mosquito coast. The afternoon of the same day (29th) Flag-officer M'lntosh's secre t ary, Mr. Zantzn i ger, visited the Valorous, bearing the second communication for Capt. Aldham, and remained on board that vessel a ; considerable length of time. Mr. Zantzniger did not come on shore, and I therefore did not see him ; but I learnt from an officer of the SaYouctit that Mr. A correspondent of the New York Tribune , writing from nn board the frigate Niagara, which had returned to New York from Monrovia, after landing the negroes captured on board the slaver Echo, says :—" A French ship arrived at Monrovia from France before we left the frontier port ; and, as suspicions of her legitimacy were entertained, some Libernian officials, accompanied by an officer of her Britannic Majesty's steam frigate Alecto, boarded the Frenchman and demanded his papers. A naval officer in French uniform assured his Eng- lish contemporary that' all was right;' notwith standing which search was instituted, which re- suited in the discovery of a free negro (among se veral who were on board), but as that individual did not seem to object very strongly to his new quarters, the matter was allowed to remain . in statu quo until an official council will - be convened be tween French and Liberian authorities. The suspected slaver, however, left Monrovia bound for a more northern port." At Havannah on the 10th inst. sugars were firm. No. 12, 91 to 91 reels. Stock at Havannah and Matanzas, 40,000 boxes. There was nothing new in molasses. Exchange on London, 121 to 13 per cent. prem. Advices from Mexico confirm the reported defeat of Zuloaga by Degollado at the Bridge of loto- The Spanish Consul had expressed himself pleased witn Governor Corso's satisfactory explanation to the American, French, and Spanish Consuls, where in he denies the statement published by the ex pelled Zuloagan Government, but intimates that he has deemed it his duty to make a requisition upon the Captain-General of Cuba, for a vessel of war, not for any hostile purpose, but to remain in port with the exclusive object of protecting her Catholic Majesty's subjects in case it should be necessary. General Artheaga had completely defeated the troops commanded by Col. Puclas in the neighbour hood of Guanajuato. Artheaga had not entered the city, preferring to keep up his communication with Degollado. Col. Puelas, after his defeat, went to the city of Mexico, where he arrived on the 26th ult. Several rich houses in the city of Mexico re fused to pay the contributions demanded by Zuloaga. BY TELEGRAPH, VIA HALIFAX. WASHINGTON, DEc. 16. The explanation of the British officers in regard to the boarding of the steamship Washington, at San Juan, Nicaragua, on suspicion that she was engaged in a Filibustering enterprise, is said to be quite satisfactory to the United States' Government. The treaties recently negotiated between this country, and China and Japan, have been officially confirmed by the Senate. The appointment of Mr. Preston, of Kentucky, as United States' Minister to Spain, and. of Mr. J. Glancy Jones, of Pennsylvania, as Minis ter to Austria, have likewise been confirmed by the Senate. HALIFAX, DEC. 17. Lord Bury recently addressed a large meeting here in advocacy of the projected Intercolonial Railway. Resolutions were adopted eulogistic of the zeal displayed by his Lordship in the enterprise. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. At New York, on the 13th, a further advance took place in foreign exchange, bankers demanding 109/ to 1091 for 60 days' bills, and 1101 for short sight. The official averages of the banks in the city of New York for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 11, present in the aggregate the following changes from the previous weekly statement of Dec. 4 : Dollars. Increase in loans Decrease in specie 212,205 Decreasa in circulation 88,351 Increase in gross deposits 16,309 Decrease in undrawn deposits 559,207 The stock market h a d b een unfavourably affected by the more complicated form of the Nicaragua question. The following were the latest quotations :—United States' Fives, 1873-4, 104 . 4 ; Missouri Sixes, 881 f ; New Yook Central shares, 83/ ; New York and Erie shares, 171; Reading Railroad share s , 51k ; Mi chigan Central shares, 510 ; Michi gan Southern shares, 201 ; Cleveland and Toledo shares, 311; Panamaßailroad shares, 117 t ; Illinois Central shares, 72k; Illinois Central bonds, 91 ; Chicago and Rock Is and land shares, 611 i Mil wau ki an d Mi ss i ss ippi, 13, Galena Chicago, 721 ; Pennsylvania Coal, 801 ; Pa c i fic Mail Steamship Company, 881. Cotton was weak at 1• c. for middling uplands. SOUTHERN MARKETS. CHARLESTON, Dec. 13.—Cotton firm—sales to-day 1,100 bales. SAVANNAH, Dec. 43.—Cotton —Sales to-day, 168 bales, at 101 to 111. MOBILE, Dec. 13.—The Persia's ads ices had an unfavour able effect on our cotton market, ceasing less firmness, with light sales; sales to-day, 1,300 bales; middling, 1 lAc. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.—The advices per steamer Per sia bad no effect upon our market, and prices remain un changed. Sales to-day, 5,000 bales ; middling, nao. to 114 c. Sugar, dull and declining, Ac. Sterling exchange, 1080 to 108 c., dull. NEW YORK, Dec. 16, Evening.—Our cotton market is firm, with slight sales during the past two days of 2,500 bales. Middling Orleans is quoted at 12e. per lb. Flour is steady, at about the prices advised by mail. Wheat is dull, and Indian corn exhibits a declining tendency, allqua lities being quoted slightly lower. Pork is heavy, and slightly cheaper. Lard is heavy, at a decline of lc. per lb. On the Stock Exchange a firm tone prevails, and prices are well supported, zoi 264 100 lc( 100 20 St,o. Stoci 100 20 1 20k 201 100 Alfred . Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 71 84 8/ 20 pritish, Iron Condurrow (Camborr e) 2O 10 Devon G, Cons. (Tavict ) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Illogar) 3O 170 180 1764 Great South Tolgus l7s 124 13. -;• G.Wheal Ala(P)sillaek) 11.14.11 21 3. •••• G. Wheal Vor (Bela Lon) 81 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 7/ 81 North Wheal Croty 7.9.4 3 4 -- N. Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. n 8 Par Consols (St. B!axy) 14 151 161' Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s / SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 405 415 - • Soy' , 't C. Brea( Illogar`. 2 21 3 • S. Wheal Fran. (Illogar' 18.18.9 230 240 5 Tamar Silver and Leao Mining Co 4l 11 10 Tin Croft 9 31 31 UnitedM r es(C wenn ;xi) 40 - - Vale of Towey (Ca•nn ) 12s 6d West Diu set (111olar) ll 22 23 W. Ca - aaon (Llske: - .rd) 2O 130 140 Wheal Bascet (Mogan) 5l 210 220 Wheal Buller (Red :nth) 5 120 140 133 5 Wheal Edward (Cal s.) 54 24 21 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'l Mary Ann (Meshe 8 44 45 451 - - Wh'l Trelawney ( Lick . ) 41 28 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AocordCopper,Lim lOO par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Jobrdelßey,Lizn l5 131 14/ 5 Do. Land and Miningeo all 11 24 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 1 d 40 Cobre Copper all 40 42 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.C3 all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 7 81 8 5 Lusitan"-n 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 44 5 5 Port. Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81,United Mexican all 24 2 , 211 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. . Paid . Closing Business Prices. Done. • Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 116 117 1164 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N. B.Gov.(i p.c. Ja. &July 100 113 114 114 131 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1024 102 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. *t. 1131 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1131 1141 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114 1131 12 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113 112 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing B Price. usbies' Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.olAustraL London and County I London Joint Stock London & Westminste7 1 Nat. Prov. of Englaild. Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia ,Do. New Jnion of Australia 10. New ation of London unity Mutual IVestern Bk of London 27 28 2 11k1 621 631 20.11 17 18 21f 22} 49 50 100 ' 100 ' 211 211 21; 21 1; 34 491 20 18d MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous. Anglo-Mexican Mint' Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berli4 Water Works Do New, issued at .C 5 die British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. e. till 1862 Do. C Canada Chan. Islands Tel. (Lim ) Cop.M in .otEng. & Smltg Do. Preference 7} per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lirn ) Gl. Iron Screw Col. (Limo Gen. Steam Navigation. London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.e. Pref.,i ss. at idis N.tr.&NovaSeotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea St Ind. Telegr. Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austrin. Inv.(Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can ,Van Diemen Land,:m all all all 15s. all all pail ! Closing 1 p r i m IZusiness done 13 14 MO 280 35i 36) 4 3i 40 42 19 21 13 15 112 116 91 101 24 25 1 5 2 2 111 113 a I 1 I 11 It A 6 7 I d' 1 2 11 2 15 18 i 1 1 die par 2/ 3 81 &3 12 13 2 2 4 7f 8 60 61 130 140 38 40 I it IA a 351 31} It 1- 111 601 i Sh are 5 1 1 1081 9 81 9 9 si 5} i METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 4,110 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 1,053 ; in 1856, 1,119 ; in 1855, 317 ; in 1854 1,410; in 1853, 1,802; in 1852, 2,568; and in 1851: head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, Rotterdam .s 286 .. 1,049 .. —.. 185 .. - Harlingen. 137 .. 617 .. —.. 19 .. - Medemblik - —• • 9• • - Ostend - Antwerp - .. —.. .. 29 .. - Total ... 561 3,294 255 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1857 3O .. 984 .. 39 1856 375 .. 742 .. 102 1855 247 .. - 100 .. 18.54 621 .. 693 .. 18.53 405 .. 1,678 .. • • 1852 3ll .. 1,867 The supply of foreign stock here to-day was very mode rate, and sales progressed slowly, at late rates. There was a very limited show of home-fed beasts, in bu middling condition. About 600 on offer were the refuse of last week. On the whole, the beef trade ruled steady, at fully last Monday's currency—the best Scots having sold at 4s 10d per Blbs. The fresh arrivals of _beasts were 350 from Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, 400 from other parts of England, 200 from Scotland, and 150 from Ireland. For the time of year wo were scantily supplied with all breeds of sheep. Downs and half-breds sold steadily, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs., and other breeds of sheep moved off freely, at very full prices. The few calves in the market zero a dull sale, at Thurs day's currency—the top figure being 4s 6d per 81bs. So little business was transacted in pigs that the quota tions were almost nominal. 96 .. 298 .. 319 .. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. Crse. &inf. beasts s. d. s. d. 3 23 6 3 84 0 4 24 6 4 8410 3 6310 4 04 6 —s to —s Second quality do. Prime large oxen Prime Seas, &e. Crse. & inf.tiheep Second quality do. Suckling calves, 17s to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 2,01 0, Sheep 7,050 Calves 5O Pigs l5O s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool d 0.4 6 4 8 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 10 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 2 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Large hogs 2 19 3 4 Small porkers 3 6 4 2 ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 320 Calves 4 Sheep Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 28, 1857, and this day, Monday, Dec. 27, 1858. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Dec. 28, 1857. Dec. 27, 1858. • s cl. s. d. 8. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . 3 4to 3 6 3 2to 3 6 Second quality ditto . . . . Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 1 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . 4 6 4 8 4 8 410 Coarse Pnd inferior sheep . . 3 6 310 3 6 310 Second quality ditto . . . . 4 0 4 2 I 0 4 6 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 4 5 0 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto Large hogs . . . . Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs . . . . . SUPPLIES 'ON SALE, Dec. 29 1856.---Beasts, 3,113; sheep and lambs, 15,700 ; calves, 58 ; pigs, 110. Dec. 31, 1855.—Beasts, 2,992; sheep and lambs, 18 ,000 ; calves, 57; pigs, 360. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Very linlited supplies of each kind-of meat were on sale here to-day ; nevertheless the trade generally ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Per 81b$. by. the Carcass. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef. 3 oto 3 4 Mid. d 0... . 3 6to 3 8 Pm.larreio. 3 10 to 4 0 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 6 Large pork.. 3 oto 3 8 s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do .... 3 Bto 4 2 Prime do. .. 4 4to 4 8 Vea1..... 3 4to 4 2 Small pork 310 to 4 2 WOOL MARKET. Since our last only a limited business has been trans.. acted in wool; yet, owing to the favourable accounts from the manufacturing districts, holders are very firm, and prices are well supported. The imports last week were 3,334 bales from Algoa Bay, 39 from New Zealand, 515 from Taganrog, 431 from Odessa, and 59 from Melbourne. BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate business doing in good and fine hops, at full prices, but all other kinds are very dull. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 120 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do s2s to 68s ~ Sussex do 50s to 62s ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Full average time-of-year supplies of potatoes have come to hand since Monday last, coastwise and by land carriage. The imports have amounted to 247 tons from Dunkirk, 150 do. from Antwerp, 232 do. from Rouen, 163 do. from Dieppe, and 30 baskets from Rotterdam. The trade rules very inactive, yet scarcely any change has taken place in prices : York Regents, 80s to 100 s per ton ; Lincoln's, 80s to 90s ; Essex and Kent ; 70s to 90s ; foreign whites, 45s to 55s ; do. reds, 45s to 70s ; Scotch, 608 to 85s. SEEDS. Linseed has been in steady request, and prices generally have been well supported. Rape and oilseeds have sold to a fair extent, at full quotations. Tares and mustard seed are held at extreme rates. In cakes about an average business has been transacted, at last week's currency. • Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown lOB 13a White, new l2s 15s Tares,Winter,new 14s0d 16s Od Carraway 405 to 43s Coriander l2s 14s Hempseed, per or 38s 425 Linseed,Eng.sowing 68s 70s Crushing Old - -- —s -8 Canary, per quarter 70s 76s Rye grass, new 22s 28s Clover, B ed Eng., et. 50s 58. Baltic .......... —s —s Odessa .... ... sfi 58s Linseed Cake, p. ton English , 9 lOs 1010 s White • Foreign Red.... White Trefoil, new. 56s 70s 48s 56s 56s 08s 20s 22s ...... Foreign, p ton 9 28. 6cl 10 15s Bare Cakes,p. ton 5 108 610 s Rapeseed, p. qr ..... 648 68s TALLOW. Owing to the holidays, no official statement of stocks, &c., has been issued to-day. P.Y.C., on the spot is nomi nally quoted at 50s. 9d. per CWt. Rough fat, 2s. 90. per 8 lbs. 1854. 1855 - 1856. I 1857. 1858 - i----_ , --. . 448 Stock this day.... ,:a3.51,i78,1 fibs 6d 17,464 131.939 33, _ Price of Y.C. .. I ( 1 8 .f r od LO 088 . 6d n 10 58s 3d to 53s 3d to 528 6d d — "u —8 Od —s Od 50s 9 Delivery last week 832 639 2,336 2,433 2,366 Ditto from June 1 48,011 76,885 74,414 66,013 62,924 Arrivals last week 3,908 856 1,224 049 2,550 Ditto from June 1 47,792 49,066 74,898 84,899 84,805 Price of Town .• • • 658 64 6 78 9d 60s 3d 558 9d 63s 6d , THE GALE OF WrtizasnAir.—TWO LIVES LOST ON THE FlRTH.—During the heavy 'westerly gales which arose on Tuesday night and continued until four o'clock on Thursday morning, an. accident occurred on the Firth, amongst others of a less serious character, _resulting in the loss of two persons — a youth of 17, named Cameron, who resided at Coatfield-lane, Leith, and who was employed in the sloop Kitty, belonging to Mr. Duncan, coal merchant, of that town. and a seaman residing near Muchals, about 14 miles scaivard from Leith/ en. the Fifeshire coast. It seems that the sloop, which was manned b y four seamen, including these two persons, was endeavouring to reach a brig lying off Muchals, with a heavy load of coal ; but the sea running high at the time, and the wind blowing with great violence, the men were unable to accomplish their object, and resolved, if possible, fearing that the gale would blow them out to sea, to run the',sloop i ne ff ec t u al attempts having been kadanTound. Several e to do this, the crew finally determined to leave the vessel. They ,accordingly went off in a small oar boat, leaving the sloop to its fate ; but when near the coast just below Buckhaven, a strong sea capsized the boat, and the four men had to swim for their lives. Two of them only succeeded in saving them selves—Cameron and the other man being drowned. The bodies of the deceased were washed ashore on Thursday near the place whore the distressing accident occurred, and were conveyed to their relatives. Nothing has since been heard of the sloop, which was most probably driven far out to sea. The same evening, about seven o'clock, Captain Matier, of the brig Lucien, a merchant vessel lying in Leith Roads bound to Sunderland, narrowly escaped being lost with three of his men. They were pulling out from Leith to reach the brig, which was then weighing anchor, but were driven to Inchkeith, where, after great exertion, they succeeded in getting shelter. It was thought that the captain and crew were lost. and the Lucien sailed for her destination, probably conveying intelligence to that effect. During the gale there were several accidents to the ship ping at Leith, but of a trivial kind. The steamers crossed over to and from Burntisland with great difficulty. — Scotsman. A CAUTION TO AI oTHERs.—On Friday last an Inquest was held at Litchurch, before Ur. Whiston, coroner, on the body of Henry Henfreys, a child three months old, who had died on the Wednesday morning previous. The child, it appeared, had been previously attended by Dr. Har wood and from inquiries made it did not appear necessary at first for an inquest to be held. Further information, how ever, having been obtained, an inquest was deemed requisite, and the jury proceeded to view the body, which presented a most emaciated appearance. After a full inquiry into the circumstances of the case, the jury 'were of opinion that death had taken place from Godfrey's Cordial having been unadvisedly administered by the mother, and returned a verdict to that effect. The coroner se v erely feprirdaniled the mother for giving the child an article of the effect of which oho wits ignontut,--Derby Reporter, AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY NIGHT. The Royal mail steamship Europa arrived . about midnight with the New York mails of the 14th, Boston of the 15th, Halifax of the 17th, and tele graphic advices from the port first named to the 17th also. She has brought 79,503 dols. on freight. The Persia arrived at New York on the 12th, after one of the most boisterous trips she had ever experienced. The steamship City of Washington, hence, passed Cape Race on the 7th, bound for New York. The Arabia reached Halifax on the 16th. In the Senate on the 13th Mr. Clingman (of North Carolina) offered the following preamble and resolution : " Whereas, the President expresses himself in his Message of 1857 and 1858, in relation to the Clay ton-Bulwer Treaty, as follows lam truly sorry I cannot also inform von that the complications between Great B r it a in and the United States, aris ing out of the Clayton and Bulwer Treaty of April, 1850, have beep. finally adjusted. At the com mencement of your last session I had reason to hope that, emancipating themselves from further una vailing discussions, the two Governments would proceed to settle the Central American question in a practical way, alike honourable and satisfactory to both, and this hope I have not yet abandoned. In my last annual Message I stated that overtures had been made by the British Government for this purpose, in a friendly spirit, which I cordially re ciprocated. Their proposal was to withdraw these questions from direct negotiations between the two Governments, but to accomplish the same object by negotiation between the British Government and each of the Central American republics whose ter ritorial interests are immediately involved. The settlement was to be made in accordance with the general interpretation placed upon the Clayton and Bulwer Treaty by the United States, with certain modifications. As negotiations are still pending upon this basis it would not be proper for me now to communicate their present condition A final settlement of these questions is greatly to be desired, as this would wipe out the last remaining subject of dispute between the two countries.' And; whereas said treaty contains stipulations in direct hostility to the cherished policy and future welfare of the United States, and calculated to operate adversely to the independent action of this Republic in the line of duty which mafbecome imperative to adopt in regulating and controlling the -affairs of the Central American States, and that consequently the abrogation of said treaty is demanded alike by the honour and interests of the Union ; therefore—Resolved--That the President be requested to communicate any correspondence with Great Britain and Nica ragua with respect to the termination or preserva tion of the treaty." Mr. Clingman spoke at length, but the resolution was laid over while negotiations are pending. On the 14th various memorials were presented, the only one of public interest being that of T. Horsford Smith, asking to be allowed to import iron steam ships, duty free, for his New York coasting lines. It was referred to the Committee on Finance. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives had unanimously agreed on a re solution of inquiry relative to the recent visit of British officers to the steamer Washington. A telegram from New Orleans, dated the 13th, says L'l: CZ CAPER Zantzniger expressed himself there as being highly gratified with his interviews with Capt. Aldham and Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley ; that he (Mr. Zantzniger) remarked that he considered the recent affair of L boarding the Washington as now satisfactorily set tled, so far as it could be, by Fla;-officer M'lntosh; . and that he had no doubt there would be no diffi culty . in future in that respect—the boarding and examination of American merchant vessels by Bri tish cruisers in the waters of the Mosquito coast. As an evidence of the kind feelings between our officers and those of her Britannic Majesty, I will here also mention that the same officer from whom I derived the preceding information also told me that shortly before leaving the Savannah Mr. Zantzniger sent his boat on board the Valorous for Captain Aldham, whom Mr. Zantzniger said he had invited to accompany him on his return to the Roanoke, for the purpose of visiting Flag-officer M'lntesh, feeling assured, as Mr. Zantzniger him self remarked, that a personal interview between the parties recently in correspondence upon so grave an affair as that which had taken place would in his opinion, go far to restore harmony, the kindest influences, and future mutual good understandings, Captain Aldham accompanied Mr. Zantzniger out to the Roanoke, having accepted the invitation in the same frank manner in which it was extended; and Mr. Synge, Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley's secretary; followed them out in another boat. They both were most handsomely and cordially received on board the Roanoke by Flag-officer M'lntosh (whose good natured face alone is calculated to win over the most hardened sinner), Captain Gardner, and the other officers of the ship; and were induced to remain on board the night. They both expressed themselves highly delighted with the attentions bestowed, and gratified at the opportunity thereby afforded of making their acquaintance. Capt. Aldham is a mild gentlemanly, and agreeable person, and highly esteemed. Mr. Synge is a gentleman and jovial good fellow. This was, indeed, a happy termina `ion of a very unpleasant occurrence—one well calculated to - wound and irritate the feel ings of our naval officers ; and these personal in #erchanges and explanations, with good sense and kind feelings predominating among the actors therein, certainly went far to remove bad impressions and to spread pleasant influences on both sides. It was much to be regretted that S'r W. G. Ouseley's health—he had had an attack I f fever—together with the rough sea and unpleasant weather, has prevented a meeting between himself and flag-officer M'lntosh here; but, as I learn that the former will leave in a day or two, with his family (who are with him on board the Valorous), in the English mail steamer for Aspinwall, they will, no doubt, have the pleasure of meeting there, the Roanoke having unexpectedly left for that place on the morning of the 30th ult. ; and she will pro bably now remain there until after the arrival of the mail steamer of the sth Dec. from New York. A public meeting was held here on the 18th ult., and a petition adopted, and handed on the 19th to Sir W. G. Ouseley, signed by about 70 of the resi dents, requesting his co-operation in securing an independent Government for this port." A Savannah paper asserts most positively that the yacht Wanderer had landed slaves in that neighbourhood, and they were immediately, ,distri buted among the plantations. Several persons con nected with the vesselywere in custody. It is stated that the disputes between the United States and Chili had been nearly adjusted. The Moses Taylor had arrived. at New York with the Californian mails of the 20th ult., and 1,631,511 dols. on freight. From British Columbia we learn that the new stern-wheelsteamer, 145 feet long, had been launched in Victoria. She is to run between Victoria and Fort Hope. The miners on Hill's Bar had held a meeting, and passed a series of resolu tions, declaring that Mr. Commissioner Hicks, a Government officer, had been trying to jump the claims there; that he was unscrupulous and cor rupt; that the Governor be requested to remove him ; that they would not ,submit to his caprice or dictum ; that they believed there would be riot and bloodshed if he remained any longer in office ; that he was a nuisance; that a copy of the proceedings of the meeting should be for warded to Mr. Nugent, the American Commis sioner, and that they, the miners present (100 in number) would stand by each other in defending their respective rights, and ejecting interlopers and jumpers. Douglas City was being laid off at the forks of Fraser River. The ship Lucas struck on Seal Rock, California coast, on the 10th ult., sunk, and about 20 lives were lost. A young lad, belonging to Liverpool, name not mentioned, distinguished himself very much in saving life. Mr. Millman, an officer of her Majesty's ship Alert, was interred at Panama on the Ist inst. with naval honours. - v. 14. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock s stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock all 1100 100 100 100 100 all 111 f 1000 100 10 Stock Stock; • cr