The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-28 00:00:00

A_lD RAILWAYS. r. 3 0 *NiMETICIA.L INTELLIGENCE, Bhr. (Pi Id] NAILwA-D. rr c yesterday. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday presented a very firm appearance, and prices of all descriptions continue to improve. The sales were estimated at 8,000 balez, 2,000 of Which were taken by the speculators. The Rail- Way Share Market closed quietly, and only a very limited business was transacted, at about previous rates. bg. Nottn". Bost. & Eastn. June.... 11 Belfast & Ballymen 611 Birran g . Wolverh. Stour Valley Wrkenhd. Lancsh. , Cheshire Junct al Blackburn 11 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) )0 Bristol & )0 )0 Chester & Holyhead ,II Cork and Bandon..., J 1 Cork, Black. & Pass al Cornwall al Do. A 11 Do. B ...... 11 Dublin&BelfastJunc. I I Dun. P. &Abet...Banc. East Anglian C ) Eastern Counties 0 Eastern Tjni on ,A. stk Do., do. B. Do. New A ........ ,Il East Kent ......... 1 0 East Lancashire .., ,11 East Suffolk ...... al Do. ,Edinburgh& Gl ;sgow al iEdinb. and Peebles... )0 Edinb. Prth. &Dunde, 11 Forth and ClydeJunc. 0 IFurness ........ 5 1 84 - 81 71 - 73 64: -6i 92 - 94 91 - 914 3 8 - 40 10 - 12 About 11,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank of En g l an d yes t er d ay, and the tota l stoc k o f bul lion in that establishment must now exceed 15 ,000,000/. The Australian vessels, now overdue, Will no doubt ensure a further augmentation, the export demand being very quiet. Nearly three quarters of a million sterling must now be near at hand; Borne of the ships, including the Marco Polo, the Northumberland, and the Oliver Cromwell, having been upwards of 00 days on the voyage. The demand for silver continues very inactive, but the prices of bars remains firm at ss. lid. per oz. standard. ••• - ... 4 - 5 ••• .--. ••• -ai 8 - 9 191 20 621 - 63 47 - 49 32 - 34 , 15 - fi 91 - 93 sih 66, io : ii ALTERATION IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. A reduction of 1 per cent., viz., to 4 per cent., has been made to-day in the minimum rate of dis count. It was generally expected that the directors would adopt this course, owing to the easy condi tion of the Money Market and the immense accumu lation of both notes and gold which has taken place in the national establishment. In anticipation of the change, the London and Westminster Bank had lowered their allowance for deposits to 2 per cent. for sums of 5001. and upwards, and 1 percent. for smaller deposits. The other banks will no doubt make a similar reduction, as they have already more money than they can satisfactorily employ. In Lombard street there is still a very limited inquiry, and bills are negotiated at 3 per cent. and under, so that the reduction just made will fail to attract an increased business to the national establishment, where a further relaxation may be consequently expected in a few weeks. The Funds are buoyant. Before the decision of the Bank Court was known a rise had taken place, and the measure itself produced no additional im provement, showing that it had been "discounted." Business in the Consol Market is not very brisk, owing to the approach of the settlement, but pur chases for the March account have been effected, which have increased the strength of the market. Consols have risen to 951 for transfer and the 4tb proximo, and to 95 i i. for March. They are now 951 a and 95i respectively. The New 3 per Cents. are 95i ; the Reduced, 951 ; Exchequer Bills, 20s. to 235. prem ; do. Bonds, 99; to 100 e ; and India ditto, 15s. to 17s. prem. Bank Stock is 226, and India ditto 218 to 222. In the Foreign Stock Market a general advance has taken place, and a fair amount of business has been transacted. Turkish 6 per Cents, have ad - Tanced to 98 3 / 4 99, and the 4 per Cents. to 105 k. Peruvian 4i per Cents. are higher, being 79 ; Brazilian 6 per Cents. have improved to 1021 ; ditto 41 per Cents. to 98 3 / 4 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. to 98 ; and Sardinian 5 per Cents. to 891. Portuguese 3 per Cents. are steady at 441 ; and Dutch 2i per Cents. at 651. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; M ex i can , tee ; Peruvian 4 per Cents., 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 4 4 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i Per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41k ; ditto New Deferred, 251 26. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : !Glasgow & S. Western a !Great N. of Scotland 0 jGreat Northern 0 Do., A. Stock !Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) 10 Great Western. 10 Do. Str. V.R gua.St Lll Irish South-Eastern. 11 Lancaster &Carlisle. 4li'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. & Yorkshire Do., do. F 116 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Fifths Do. Eighths Loudon & S. Western Lndndrry.drColeraine Lndndrry. dr Ennisk. Wanch. Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland O. West.(lr. ) Do. 3 Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt..A berg.dzHrfd Newry & Enniskillen e wry , Warrenpoin+ dr Rcstrevor Norrolk Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ...... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ...... N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London . N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. Nora Western.. N. & S. Westru. June Oxford Worcester Gt Wolverhampton Portsmouth .. SRhymney cottish Central ... Sc't. N.E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Uniou Sitingbourne &Sheer, South Dev0n........,. South Eastern Do. 43 por c. Sharesl ,South Wales..... S. Yorksh. River Due 93 - 95 9i - 10, 1043 - 105 , 91 - 93 129 - 131 102 - 104 60 - 58 - 62 80 85 9 11 p 9 11 p, 931 94 ' 1 d 109 k - - 11 6 1 1 100 A - 101 k - $ 98 —99 d . - ... 40;- 414 94. - 95 66 - 68 13 - 14 63 - 65 31 -Zi 51-4 55, bi 6 is 511 52. 83} 81 93 97 ... - ... 3 : - ti .•. -- ... B,i -- 9i 32 ---- 33 9 5 d, 106 108 25 - 26 48 - FO 3A - 21 35 - 37 75 - 76 82 83 13 15 7 5 d 9 11 36 38 !Staines,Wok.,&Wok. (Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 185 Stockton (Si Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath )Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick 'West Cot nwall I West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class.., Wmbledon &Croydon 1858. 1857. Great Western North. Wester n. Ro uth -Western Erighton Midland Routh -Eastern 15,492 14,878 Great N orthern - 23,750 21,549 Lancashire and Yorkshire 19,102 21,748 Bristol and Exeter 4,913 5,146 144 Lancashire 5,078 5,879 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincoln 9,127 9.003 i s iorth-Eastern North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 3,812 3,808 Edinburgh and Gla'gow Glasgow and Sou h. Western Eleottish North-Eastern 3,440 3,240 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 8,212 9,369 Qreat Luxembourg . 7Bl 651 The dealings in the Railway Share Market this blorning have been very I.mited, and the few t ransactions reported have been chiefly in con- Zection with the settlement of the account, the arrangements for which are now in progress. N orth-Eastern (Berwick), South-Eastern and Great Western, improved 10s. ; Lancashire and /orkshire, North-Western, South-Western, and North-Eastern (York), 1/. ; and Caledonian and great Northern, 11. 10s. The Foreign lines ha"e been quite neglected, and in the Colonial under takings there is a slight improvement to report. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 11., and East Indian, 10s. ; Great Western of Canada and Great Indian Peninsula were at about previous Bated. 20} -20 i 7 - 3 - 6 - Joint Stock Bank and Mi3cellaneous Shares are quiet. Bank of Egypt have advanced 10s. ; Lon don and Westminster, ss. ; Australian Agricul tural, 108. ; and Netherlands Land Preference ;Shares, 53. it/Lang/I FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE ', —o' ii, (-From the Official Ltst:l Sank Stock 3 per C unt . Reduced. Annuitie s 3 ,Per Cent. C onso ls ALIDAiti 6F 95 95; iiii ‘,'" " 7 3 per Cent. Annuities 951 •govr 2 i per Cent. Annuities In dia Stock 18 222 18 ladia Bonds, £lOOO ..• ..... . W ~. r)itto, nde£'looop otsole f u . r 10 Account, kr,heost Bills, - 4. 3 d. £l.OOO ........... .... 100.1 23 20 p S - nell. ... Exchequer BOnds 1 5 .q.ii, 3i per Cent 99i 100 k unto, 1359 ... V 9 9 VICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Al ONE O'CLOCK. .ssrasinan 5 per Cent. , D itto 1852, 4i por Cent. c'lleuos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 9B L rens.da New A etive, 2} per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Ceut 79 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- t D itto 18b3, 3 per Cent 441 4trdinian Howls, 5 por Cent. wtxrktah Bonds, 6 per cent. .. . 9B i Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. . 105.i 5 Dividends on the above pa. able in London. 35144 Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders 65) TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 9sk i Consols for account Consols account (Larch) .A.tivices are shortly expected to remit. London by tele graph announcing the arrival of the steamer European at Suez Isom Australia. As the acccounts which reached London early in the present month stated that the %hips Blackwall, Donald M'Kay, and Guy Mannering gwere fixed to leave Melbourne in November, and the ent and Shaftesbury early in December, the intelli gence by the European will prob a bly ment i on t h e Shi pmenti of a large quanuity o f gold, in addition to 71,000/. already known to be actually at see. ITELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIO N WITH INDIA. The l o urt of Di rec t o rs have again h a d under their considera ce. the ques ti on of telegraphic communication with Nita, and have again expressed their willingness to Valet to the Red Sea Telegraph Company such support and d ble them to raiee the neces e assistance as Woul - " a We believe that the - a a r .„ ll capital for the undertakieg. ~,,._ es,,i . ' 4°ll " ',melted for a line of telegraph from Suez to 47 - e tlt r , rac hee is; 700,000/. ; and the Court, we understand, r re Pared to - join with her Majesty's Government in 241-413teejarlog.,la revenue sth eq uivalent to 5 per cent. upon that awn, e urk is finished and as long a s it i s kept itt g oo oo n d a The proposition now on ly r order. 4 tl: l4i L ta the ratification of her Majesty's Trea , f u ou y r , month " a ° ca, by the bye, a similar plan was submitted or (Lue aRO - vieliout eliciting any expreesion of approval 4uPPert.- Daily News. Tuesday.— The rie e T , 4l. OP TRADE.—MANCHESTER, has . if 4 , 1. P , it lb, in the Liverpool market since Fr iday, ar e Icauecc id this market in a similar degree. Spinner. tid r a : k icg from J. to 41. per lb. more than en is - bl ia 3' an fi Friday and iu isolated (-sees tuie advance kate,e saln ed ; but, ai a rule, the effect has been to lit u i t - e ' d 'all7 cle eck business, the sales of the day being lar ge} ' The trade, collectively, are buying cotton BO N, °Lola Y. Btct tO induc e the belief that they have no Ito- enact tho Criiiid of 1857. MONEY MARKET; MARSETS-4This Dv), Business done this day. BRITISH Atian. and St. Law. I Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo di Lake Mir. ' Buff., Brnt. God eh.' '6 p. e.bds., 1 Au,g.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73; Do. do., 1 June, '74 1 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Liin.)! Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian i Do. C Shares Do .4 p. c. Buds. ,'57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc {Do. New. guar. 5 p.c 'Gt Wostn. of Canada { Do. New {Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. .{ Do, do., '73, without{ option (Madras, guar. 4 j p.c ! Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton.' Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c. Do. 4th Ex., do, On& (Limited) ,Scinde, guar. 5 por a, Do. I SSESSIONS. i - I 13 - 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 - 1064 1094 la lip 19i 46 48 - 85 87 211 1 pi 19i 20 f 1 . idi ••• 105 - 110 105 - 110 105 107 19 19 20 216 d t) 4 - lip ••• -.- FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam' Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carrueau dt Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry (Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France . Do. New .......... 'Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg._ Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierra and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca dt Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria uiia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Noithern of France orwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. Roma and Frunti— Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5 per cent. pref southern of France West Flanders Do. 5.i per c. Pr,,f • W. & N. W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland Wiesiaden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zeal and .. ........ . 66 - 61 ••• ••• ..• 1 Ii 3/ - 4 4A - 3i 27A - 28 N ~ •~• 7 - 7i ...d N - 5iPl 28 -: 29 - 20t -20 i -33 g 8 - 9 34i - 34& 55 - 57 i - 1 pi 16' - 18 8 - 1 8+ 8 - 211 -22 i - 9 - 9i 27 - 28 ... """ ... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. !Australasia Tank of Egypt ;Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Liu, Co (British N. American IC. Bk . of Ind. Au. 41;Cli iCity !Colonial Commercial of Lond lEng.Seot.dtAus.Cnt 'L Cl Bk fA , t on. 1. .o Ditto New !Loudon and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestminst, National Pro. of Eug. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bauk Provincial of Irelandl Do. New..... South Australia Union of Australia IDo. New., Union of Lond on Unity Mutual..... eatrnßk of Loud 85 - 85 2 - 1 48 - i; -- G4.(1 16 : foi 19 3 -- 191' 44 -- 46 32 -- 34 19i -- 20 ... ...... .. 35 37 46 48 18 20 24 25 .“ •-!. md 50 'a 13 .] St. 11l St. 1 11 St. 'll St. 1( 50 a 20 a 10 a] 10 al 50 al St. 'lO St. 10 St. 10 25 8 25 a St. 10 20 a' st.;] , t. St. i i ll St. 111 st. It 12 I al 16 1( 15 St. 100 St; 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 2i 5 St. 100 5j all 25 all St. 100 10 1,3 10 1 1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 100 all 25 all 501 9 20 1 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16 St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 .2o 17i 20 all 10 all - A. 100 sti 18 LO 10 3t. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 h.l 8 $0 100 it. 100 .0 all >t. 100 Mall 20 all 25 all 25 17i 25 5 . . St. 100 St. 100 25 22 20 all St. 103 all LO all 5 all 5 all !O all LO 1 all :0 all 1.0 j all 10 all .8 9 .8 al I O all )0 103 )0 100 10 1100 0 2s. 0 10 108 .741 all it. 100 !O 15 )0 all )0 all !0 all it. 1100 /0 all 0 au lit al] I,i]3 all all all all !O all !O all ;0 10 !O 5 ;0 5 ;0 1 ss. .0 all ;0 all 5 all ;0 all 6 all () all '.(l all !O all :0 all LO 6 !O all tO all 5 I all :0 all I3A all .0 all .6 I all LO 1 all 9 I all .o' all 5 all !O all .0 all :0 all 8 all .0 all !O i all !O all 6 all 6 all !O all 18i 50 all all r p ar TTTE SflN, .14ONDON, THURSDAY. EVENING, JANITARY 28, 185 S Leasing Companies. !La. &N. W. Caledon 95 - 98 95 - 97 13 - 15 133 - 137 4 - E.U.ekE.C, Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. !Gt. Westn, Y. & Do ••• no S. Eastern Do 12 - 13 234 - 244 98 - 100 Peto &Co Do Laa. &N. W. dz Midld. 2i - 2i 94 - 96 E. Count Do Do 'Do A - iP 56 - 58 L. &A. W. Do Gt. Northu.l33 136 .T. Bramy 7 8 Meloan 9 101 Stk. &Dar Do 32 Gt. Westr, 85 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—;This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) IN BE THE QUEEN AND EARL VON YRANTZIUC. This was a motion to declare the finding of the inquisition absolute. A commission and inquisition had been granted to in quire whether the petitioner's works, undera Government contract, had been properly executed. The finding of the inquisition was in the affirmative. Counsel on behalf of the Attorney-General objected to the finding, and asked to be allowed title to demur to the finding of the inquisition. The learned counsel asked one month. The Lord Chancellor paid that demurrer was the usual form of objecting to the finding of the inquisition, and allowed the time asked by counsel to demur. COURT OF APPEAL. (Before the Lords Justices.) PAIN V. COOMBS. Tbis was an appeal motion from an order of Vice- Chancellor Sir John Stuart, findkg that the terms of th• proposed lease should be altered, and that the tenant should be bound to cultivate his farm in a good and husbandman-like manner. Lord Justice Knight Bruce said that whatever might be the practice of the country as to a one, two, three, four, or five system of rotation of crepe, it must give way to the written and express terms of the lease. His lordship said be would add the words of Sir Thomas Plummer in the case of Wenn— that the "custom of the country applies only where specific ter ms are wanting. " Lord Justin e T urner was of the same op i n i on, and referred to the opinion of Lord Eldon, 18 Vesey, to the same. 113 I The appeal motion was refused with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) IN RE REY. 11. CHERRY,-CRUELTY TO A WIFE. _ _------ - In this case Mrs. Cherry last term exhibited articles of the peace against her husband, rector of a parish near Reading, for cruelty and a threatened repetition of a former forcible abduction from her residence (having left her husband's roof) to that of hor buaband. After hearing counsel in discharge of the articles, The Court held it was a case in which they should interfere, and the rev, defendant was ordered to find sureties, himself in 100/., and two sureties in 501. each. COURT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CROWN CASES RESERVED. THE QUEEN V. MELLOR. The Court re-assembled this morning, when Lord Campbell said the Court would take further time to con sider their judgment in this case. It will be remembered the prisoner was left for execution at the late Liverpool winter assizes for the murder of his wife Alice, at Bolton, Lancashire. The day after the trial it was discovered ts juryman had answered to the wrong same, and was sworn and served accordingly. The question was that it was a 'nib-trial. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner lane.) IN Ell HALL AND HALL. To-day was appointed for the consideration of the certificate of these bankrupts, who were deocribed as of Boswell-court, solicitor, , , and also large farmers at Neasdon. The case has been frequently reported. The debts are stated at 110,0001., and the assets are set down at 27,0001. A dividend of 24. in the pound has already been paid. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Rivington to oppose on behalf of Sir Charles and Lady Rushout. Mr. Bagley supp)rted. Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Rivington addressed the Court at great length, and the latter called Mr. Henr% Hall, one of the bankrupts, who was under examination when the report was despatched. IN RE DAY. This bankrupt had carried on business at Birch as an innkeeper, and came up for his c,rtificate. The accounts rendered by Mr. Hayles for Messrs. Hart, Brothers, showed debts about 2,0001., and assets about 600/. His Honour (Commissioner Goulburn) granted an tumediate certificate of the second class. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF ASSAULT —Michael Donovan, an Hell man, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with assaulting Charles Nichols, a barman at the Black Horse Public-hostse, Tottenham Court-read. The complainant stated that the pri soner came i n t o th e house and called for a pot of porter for whi c h h e ten d ere d twopence. Perceiving that he was drunk, he re fused to supply hint with any drink whatever, and requested him to leave. Upon this, the prisoner took up again the twopenny pieces and, deliberately taking aitn, threw them one after the other at complainant's head. The first cut his head open, but the second be proved most seri ous, f rom the force and malignityfortunately escap e d, or the consequence m i ght h ave with which it app eare d to have been thrown. Complainant now thought it hi g h t i me to request that a policeman might be sent for, which was done, and prisoner given into custody. The prisoner, who said he was sorry, was iced 31., or one mouth's hard labour. DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXATION.—In a case which Court, on Wednesday, Mr. came before Mr. Prendergast. Q.O , at the City Sheriffs' He was summoned for come writing performed for him by a woman and her husband in the construction of a table extends over ma y " most elaborate table of trades, professions, &c., showing at what each person is at present rated indirectly. The Parliamentary accounts and blue-books. Mr. Aek!and (the well-known Parliamentary and electioneering agent) said be had at much labour and expense ascertained that by indirect taxation at least twice the expense is incurred, and showed how direct taxation might be easily accomplished. His work is i w s as co th m e p d il e e f d and f a ro li m t. not for publication, but no class of the community is passed, and the average earnings and incomes of each from the highest to the lowest is -hown. MA Ltaika Bit Day.) CORN EXCEI INGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 28, 1858, made up turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Town England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT 1 BARLEY I OATS RYE 1 B EANS I PEAS 48s 9d 37s 6d 22s 4d I 32s Od 1 395 4d 393 5d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. PEAS WHEAT I EARLEY I OA T , I R" I "INS 6d 140 s ld 485 3d 3 6s 7d 22s 6d 338 Od 39s ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. from the R s L wheat, 113,521; barley, 1 07,432; oats, 13,498; beans, 5,987 ; rya, 126; peas, 1,902 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATH AND LEADENRALL. The supplies of meat ruled per steady Veal :—B 33 Beef were only, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; M u tt on , 3 s 2d here to-day ; V, dto 43 8d ; P ork, 3s 2d to 4s 6(1 81bs by the carcase. mode ra t e, and the tra d e genera lly to 4s 8d SOUTHALL, Jan. 27.---O nly moderate supplies of fat stock were on sale h ere to-day, but the trade generally ruled inactive, as f o ll ows : —Beef, from 3s 01 to 4s 4(1; Mutton, 3s 4cl to 5s Od ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 01; Pork, 3s Gd to 4s Gd per 81b s , t o sink the offal. ROHFORD, Jan. 27.—W e h ad a dull sale for stock, and last week's prices were with difilatalty maintained : - -Beef, to from 3s Od to Pcr 4s 6(1 38 Gd ; Mutton, 33 6(1 to 58 2d ; V ea l, 4s Od 4s 10 k, Cows to 48 63 Per 81bs; Store Pigs, —a to --s ; Milch , --1 --a to —7 . -- 8 ; L ean Cows, --1 to —1; Suckling Calves, 169 to 248 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meaw h, 21 to 41 O s; c l over, 31 12s to 5/ Os ; an d stra ay w, 1/ 58 to 1/ 108 per load. A moderate suppli, and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 10 3 to 4/ 2 8; clover, 3/ 10s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 63 to 11 108 per load. WHITECIIAPEL.- - MeadoW hay, 21 108 to 41 Os ; clover, 31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 54 to 11 10 3 load Both hay and straw moved off steadily, a t full quotations. per . Trade steady. COAL MARK Prices of Coals por ton at s. Flit — JAN. 27. the close of the market Wallow:id, Ste. Longridge's Wst Hartley 15 31 Bebside's Hartley 15 j Tanfield Moor l2 3 Holywell l5 0 W&llsend, - - Gosforth . s d .................. 16 6 Flartou ...... ............. 16 6 Braddyll ......... .. ..... 19 0 Framwellgate ............ 18 6 Taswell .................... 20 3 Cassop ........................ .19 0 iouth Ilettou ........... 20 0 Russell's H bees ettou .......... 19 0 Thorp ........................ 20 0 ..................... 19 6 71—Sold, 51. Acorn Close ............... ls 6 Eden 18 6 Trimdon .19 0 Heuga Hall 18 9 South Kslloe l9 0 Ships at marks RAILWAY BREASS.—Colonel Yolland, ORE of the Government inspectors of railways, has been sent down to Lancashire by the Board of Trade for the purpose of making a series of experiments, testing the comparative merits of the railway breaks invented by Mr. Newell, of the East Lancashire Company, and by Mr. P ay, of the Lancashird and Yorkshire line. Th ese are two of the most powtrful and efficient breaks tha t h ave yet been invented, giving a perfect c , minunication b etween the engine -driver and guard- , , and locking up the vswelt of every carriage in.tantly, RO 24 to bring the whole train to a stand in a very short space of time. It is understood that the railway companies are giving every facility for these experiments. FERDINAND'S FIRUNBSS.—Bomba took the earth. gnake at Naples coolly enough. It did not shake his krone. —Puna. Business this day EAST INDIA HOUSE. ADJOURNED MEETING THIS DAY. The fourth debate on Mr. Clavvshay's resolut;on relative to the proposed change in the future Govern ment of India, was resumed this morning. Mr. E. Mangles, M.P., in the chair. Dr. BEATTIE opened the debate. Ho stated he had had considerable experience in India, and complained that the bible had not been made a class book in the Indian schools as it ought to have been ; and the want of encouragement of Christianity by the Company's ser vants. (He ar .) B e, h owever, strongly deprecated the i e s r t n ri m m o o r d e e f o a f fri G y o d v m h n e n t e t , d a t n h d a n s a i d thatthat f no th e E patrona ge aet proposed ch ange . (H ear. ) He approved of the present I n d w i:, Company, contrasting it with the recent Government appointment of Lord G. Paget, Inspector of Cavalry. (Hear, hear.) He contended that the East India Company's government had been advantageous to the people of India, and instanced the con struction of public works, the roads, canal &c., He hoped the petition would be adopted as that of the whole proprietary body, &c. (Hear, hear.) He could not-too strongly denounce the proposition of change as one fraught with the greatest possible danger to the true interests of the natives of India. He should cor dially support the petition. Mr. PRINSEP (director) denied that the East India Company had discouraged the spread of Christianity in India. Their reason for not having urged it more forcibly was that they wished to extend to the natives the same religious toleration that was enjoyed by the Christians, and also out of respect to their religious prejudices. (Hear, hear.) On the day of humiliation the sermons of all the preachers in this metropolis laid the blame of the mutiny to the East India Company, in consequence of circulars previously sent round to them from the Church Missionary Society to that effect—a society that bad been especially favoured by the company in India, but he had reason to know the contents of the circulardid not meet with the concurrence of the bishops in India, because they could not agree in its assertions. He contended the company had done all they could to develop the resources of India. The company was a responsible body, being responsible both to Parliament and the people through the medium of the press. He concluded by defending the conduct of Lord Auckland, relative to the Afghan war, and threw the whole Maine of it on her Majesty's Government. Mr. Winn; M.P., took that opportunity, as a pro prietor of stock, of expressing his firm approval of Mr. Crawsbay's motion. The CRAIRMAN then addressed the Court at some length, in the course of which he asked for a searching inquiry on the part of the Government, before making the proposed change. It was to be expected errors had been committed, but when their administration had been examined, and inquired into, he felt certain it would b, found, in the words of Mr. Mill, the Indian historian, " that no Government had ever manifested more die ,nterested benevolence or an earnest desire to improve the condition of its subjects than bad the East Government, and the black spots to be discovered would be but few." (Hear, hear.) He directed atten tion to memorials received from several Rajahs: is India, in favour of the present government, and expressed an opinion that the proposed change had been ill-timed. Tn• lion. gentleman read documents received recently from India. One of them was from Mr. Grant, Preaiden• of Benares, denying that he had pardoned any one or had committed the errors attributed to him, Hie object in reading the letter was in illustration of the state of public feeling that could alone have led to the concoction of many of the extraordinary stories that had been put f.)l th He had always cons:dered two points were necessary fo• the Government of India, first, that absolute authority should be in the hands of imperial authority ; aud, E cio ndly that by some means or other there should be a body of advisers—a non-political body—(hear)—au independent body—to stand between the Indian and the direct action of the Home Government. It wa essential that it should be a body independent of party change or party politics, and be knew none better than the Board of three Lora. Referring to the remarks that bad been made by previous speakers, hesaid that the Court of Directors c,,ncurred with the Governmeht in the annexation of Oude, but he though that was not a Ifficient to dissolve the company, seeing the Government was a particeps criminis, but he believed, with Sir J. Lawrence, that that was not the cause of the mutiny. [We shall give the conclusion i❑ our last edition.] LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—(Thia Day.: LONDON, Jan. 28.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 27.—Wind S.S.E. to S.E.--- Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Vulcan, from Gibraltar. SWANSEA, Jan. 27. —Wind S.E.—Arrived—Sir Henry Pottinger, from Coquimbo. HULL, Jan. 27.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived--Maria, from Now York. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 27.—Sailed—Tagus (q), for Gib ral tar. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 27.--Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Eliza both, from --- for San Cyprian ; Imogene, from -- for Pernambuco; Rose, from -- for Madras; Gleaner, from Whitehaveu for Matanzas ; Bennett, from Liverpool for Rio Janeiro; Ledway Auguste, from Liverpool for La Guayra. CiLCUTTA, Dec. 21.—The George Washington, from London to Shanghai, was spoken by the Banian, arrived at this port; she had been on fire. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Wonder, steamer, from Jersey; L'Etoile, Cherbourg ; Alliance, steamer, Havre. Sailed—Tagus, steamer, for Gibraltar; Havre, steamer, Havro ; Dispatch, steamer, Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—D, from Jersey ; Lochiel, Callao ; Nyverheid, Ost , ,nd ; Duero, Corunna ; Balbec, Havre; Empress, Leghorn. The Lore, screw steamer, which sailed last evening for London, was ashore on East Hoyle atlo p.m., and remains with her back broken. Passengers landed in the Hoylake 1 ife- boat. Sailed—Arno, for New Orleans; William Owens, Benin ; Adelaide, Pernambuco. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 23. LITERATURE. ------illt•-•••-•--..-- Illustrated History of Preston, in Lancashire. By Charles Hardwick. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Upon the substantial basis of this goodly volume, of very nearly seven hundred . pages, Mr. Hard wick has forthwith built up a durable and distin guished reputation, at once as an archaeologist and' a topographer. It assumes its position . upon the same shelf with Cunningham's London, and Barrett's Bristol, and Whittaker's Mancliesier. It is a work, we may observe, published by sub scription, under the direction of a_ local firm of considerable enterprise, the firm of Messrs. John Worthington and Company, of Town-hall Cor ner, Preston—the metropolitan agents being the Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall, the London booksellers. Altogether, after a very careful examination of the volume we do not hesitate to pronounce it one of the most entertaining, and at the same time one of the most conscientiously elaborated productions of the kind that has probably yet anywhere made its appearance. The interest of the work is not by any means of a local or even of a provincial character exclusively. It throws light through its antiquarian researches upon the general history of the island, as well as in a more peculiarly vivid manner upon the martial anuals of the county of Lancaster. Nor can this be re garded as in any remarkable degree surprising when it is considered that the borough of Preston is, after all, one of the most ancient boroughs in the whole of the United Kingdom. Its antiquity, as place of human habitation, indeed, dates back to a period, to use my Lord Macaulay's phras e , "l ost i n the twilight of fable, " or, according to a f amous legal idiom, regarding the borough of Preston as such, the me mory of man • running not to the contrary. Preston is presumed to have risen . out of the ruins of Ribble Chester, and Ribble Chester is under stood to have flourished immediately before the advent to our shores of Julius Omar, Britain's first conqueror, and what is yet more Britain's first lite rary celebrant. Preciselyas Hume, and Rapin, and Lingard, respectively begin their narrative of the national fortunes, Mr. Hardwick begins his more restricted record of the fortunes of Preston (vice Ribble Chesterabolished !)—with reference to classic authorities, such as Strabo's Trav e ls an d C aesar ' s Commentaries. He illustrates his argument in these annals, moreover, somewhat as a geologist might illustrate a treatise of the strata of this earth byallnsionto the print of ferns upon the dazda] granite, to the footmarks of extinct monsters, to the very bones, the colossal skeletons im bedded in the solid rock, the osseous relics of the mastodon and the icihyosaurus. Iu- tead, however, of doing so with loot-prints and skeletons, 'the archa3ologist adorns his text with sketches of antique amulets, and celts, and paalstabs—spearheads of iron, bronze urns, and bone needles, curiosities dug up in the course of recent excavations. The plan of Mr. Hardwick's History of Preston appears to us to be really admi rable. Divided into three pats—it treats of Pres ton successively in a historical and topographical point of view, subsequently expatiating upon its environs—with particular reference to the Valley of the Ribble, the Hundred of Leyland, the Hun dred of Blackburn, and the Hundred of Amouuder [less. A very curious Appendix is followed by a most diversified series of Biographies, and this again by a Chronologic,il Table and an Index, each admirably complete, and each arranged with a careful regard to the facilities for instant reference. - The purely Historical division of this History of Preston carries the reader by due gradations downwards from , the most remote epoch upon record to times immediately contemporary, through the British Period, and the Roman Period, and the SAxon Period, and the Danish Period, to the Norman Conquest, and so onward in the stream of eveuta throughthe reigns of Plantagenets, and Tudors, and Stuarts, to the dy nasty and the very reign of our present gracious Sovereign. After the fifth chapter of the First Part, a chapter, bringing us from the Restoration o the age of Victoria, we come to three other chapters, completing the section, with records re lating to Municipal Government, Guild Merchant, Trade and Commerce, and Parliamentary Represen tation. The illustrations of the work are so profuse and costly, that we are almost ashamed to notice, iu regard to them, what, nevertheless, appears to us a deficiency. Yet it is without doubt a deficiency so remarkable that it may not unreasonably, in spite of the merit and multiplicity of the numerous engravings scattered through the letterpress by way of embellishment, be here at once distinctly sped fied. The deficiency we speak of is simply no other than that caused by the absence of a really good plan —nay, for that matter, the absence of any plan at all—of Preston as it is nowadays. There cer tainly is o plan of Preston in the volume, intro duced opposite page 429, one solitary map of the borough among all these ninety-five engraved and lithographed illustrations—but it is a map of Pres ton only it was in 1774, just eighty-four years ago ! The omission of a plan of the botough as it actually appears now in the second half of the nine ---- teenth ovntury might be very advisably flied up in any subsequent edition of a book worthy of being very often reprinted. Verb. sap. to men of enter priAo like the Me9srs. Worthington. Other histories of Preston and its imwediateleighbourhood have already of course at intervals before now made their appearance tuthe gratification of the curious in such watters in Lancashire. But besides the fact of these productions being loi g since out of print, and only to be met with accidentally once in a way upLin some old book-stall in a daik corner of a bye-street somewhere (a rather vague and tantalising direc tion this to au impatient bibliopole !)—Mr. Hard wick's work has many claims for pre-eminence beyond the very .best of his various predecessors. It is a topographical, and archmological, and histo rical, and LiogrAphical record of the annals of Pres- ton, readab'e elsewhere than in Lancashire. It is a. narrative so readable that any one of moderate intelligence who happens to dip into the book once in search of information, will be tolerably- certain to return to it more than once in quest of amuse ment as well. If every old borough in England had an annalist as painstaking and conscientious as our historian of Preston, the labours of the Macau lays in the way of research would b 3 very won drously facilitated. The work, although appa rently merely provincial in its character, is indi rectly but indisputably imperial in its interest. As such, we can earnestly and heartily recommend it to the perusal of the metropolitan reader, hardly less than to the more minute examination of the habitual inhabitants of the ancient borough of Preston itself, and of the contiguous parts of the county of Lancaster. Highland Jessie : a Song. Words by D. M. Aird. Music by T. Browne. Henry Bale, 340, Strand. Another impassioned song, ssociated with the heroic memory of Havelock. It is a song, too, worthy of its theme—poet and musician having alike acquitted themselves to admiration. The profits derived from the dittyareto be devoted to the India Relief Fund. May they help to increase that fund not inconsiderably. Mr. Aird's war song of "Havelock to his Warrior:Band," renders his name upon the present title-page doubly acceptable. We observe that whie his new song is commemorative of the Heroine, it is at the same time dedicated to the relict of the Hero of Lucknow. Few of those who sing the thrilling words and tones of " High land Jessie," but will heave a sigh of sympathy for the Lady Havelock. _ Thom's Almanac and Official Directory for 1858. Thom and Sons, Dublin : Longman and Co., London. This volume is one of a series whose value is recognised and whose character is established fcr general accuracy and utility. It is the fifteenth year of its publication, and, consequently, it is no new candidate for popular approbation. When first commenced in 1844, it was almost exclusively devoted to Ireland ; but, encouraged by its exten sive circulation, the compiler has taken advantage of the opportunities afforded him to enlarge its sphere of usefulness, and it now gives the reader, in addition to the regular Irish Directory and Almanac, several distinct directories for other parts of the United Kingdom and its Colonial possessions. One of the most remarkable features of the work, States and one which immediately commends it to the favourable notice of politicians and political econo mists, compi ler mists is the collection and compilation of statistics in t the portion for die United Kingdom, also of Foreign their population, revenue, (tc. re ). w ithcondition marks that it is gratifying to trace, in of these statistics relating to Ireland, progres sive improvement and advanc, in which is evidenced by the comparison yearofle year. The commercial tables are likewise of great practical utility to the tmerchant and the mau of Poefertahgee, varonetage, and Orders o b f u s ißes Knighthoodirhe Army, Navy, and Militiaf Directory, the Govern- SAlools o Medicine , mentOffices, United Kingdom, the ttlrl e with e i s t , h L t i h t o e r E a r o y . clesiastical, L aw, Postal and and Scientific are all ar range d and classified I nstitutions, toge C o b u y n a t y completeDi re ct o r a i e n s d , convenient method. The Indexes are c l ear an d compendious and greatly facilitate reference. The public will, 110 dot, appreciat e th e care an d pre - It ch this laborious undertaking has been conducted. The History of England. By Lord Macaulay. Vol. 111. Longman. The third volume of the popular edition of this valuable work has now appeared. Those who have been unable to obtain it in its previous form Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Aristarchus, from Reni. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind S.E. ; tide, three hour's flood ; fine. Arrived, Jan. 27 - Wakefield, Swan, Argo, and Con , eordo—all from Dunkirk ; Billow, Ostend ; Metropolis, Guernsey. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, after the departure of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia for Windsor Castle on Monday, honoured the Countess of Jersey with a visit at her ladyship's residence in Berkeley-square. SKATING IN THR PARKa.--Yesterday a great number •'f persons covered the ice in the parks, and enjoyed themselves in skating and sliding. Several immersions took place, but none of them ended fatally. THE IRISH LAW APPoINTHINTS. Mr. Justice O'Brien, Queen's Bench ; Mr. Justice Christian, Com mon Pleas ; and Mr. Hughes, Solicitor-General, were sworn in on Tuesday. Advices from Stutgardt state that the irritation of the chest and the cough of the King bad again somewhat increased from the change in the temperature, but that the fever had not returned, nor bad his Majesty's strength been impaired. Field-Marehal Count Parr and Colonel Baron de Prokeech left Vienna on the 23d for Athens, to con gratulate the King of Greece, in the name of the Emperor of Austria, on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne. DON'T .. mum; YOUR OWN WILL.—I am iFitnewhat unwilling to give you any instructions for making your will, without the assistance of your professional adviser ; and I would particularly warn you against the nee of printed forms, which have misled many men. They are as dangerous as the country school mas t er or the vestry clerk. It is quite shocking t o reflect upon the litigation which has been occasioned by men making their own wills, or employing incompetent persons to do so. o save a few guineas in their lif e ti me , m en leave beh *d them a will which it may cost hundreds of pounds to have expounded by the Court s b e f ore th e var ious claimants will desist from litigation. Looking at this as a simple money transaction, lawyers might well be in despair if every man's will were prepared by a competent person. To put off making your will until the hand of death is upon you, evinces either cowardice or a shameful neglect of your temporal concerns. Lest, however, such a mo ment should arrive, I must arm you in some measure against it. If you wish to tie up your property in your family you really must not make your own will. ft were better to die witbout a will than to make one which will only waste your estate in litigation to discover its mean ; ing. The words "children," " issue , " " he irs of the bod y ,' or "heir,"sometimes operate to give the parentthe entire disposition of the estate, although the testator did not mean any such thing. They are seldom used by a man whomakes his own will witboutleading to a lawsuit. And now an operation has been given to like words b . y the new s t a tute, which I could not explain to you without yon possess ed more knowledge of the law than I give you credit 'or. It were useless for me to attempt to show you how to make a strict settlement of your property and therefore I will not try. I could, without difficulty run over the names of many judges and lawyers of note, whose wills made by themselves have been set aside, or construed so las to defeat every intention which they ever had. It is not even a profound k aowled g eof law which will capaei. tate a man to make his own will, unless he had been in 'be habit of making the wills of others. Besides not. .ithstanding that fees are purely honorary,yetitie a lmost proverbial that a lawyer never does anythin g w ell for which beis net feed. Lo Lord Mansfield t o ld a s tory of himself, that feeling this influence, he once w h en about to attend to some professional business awn, took several guineas out of his purse, and put of f e h m is into his waistcoat pocket as a fee for his labour. —Lord 0. Leonardf Handy Book. 3t. j 100 3t. 100 15 all it. 100 51a11 it. ,100 RAILWAYS. Paid l3ttckghamsh. n. GDGEe 0 1 aybisirli Stour. Be d gDwa a . ni 1 6. r e . vEr.p J y &. c I • IE. Un. 11. Sh. Neils. Direct. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lou.` Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld.Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. & Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed 6p c Prest. & Wyre I Do. Shrs. A IRoystn. dr Hit. 'Shrews. & Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts&Somrst, Closing Prices yesterday 91; 2; 624 i 33 31 i 30i 105; 6 59 60 50 all i 5 all L2i, all it. 'lOO all j l2 all 15 I all 100 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501., 100 Bris.dtEx.4 P.C. St, 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares., 100 ,Caledn. £lO 4. p, c, 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 P.C. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent_ all Cork&Bandonsb.c. all Dun.Porth.&Aber.J. 1.00 IE. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. I 100 Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l [OO Do. No. 2 [OO Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all :Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 jEastLancash.6pcts. all iE.drW. York. J. sths 9 Ediu. & Gl. sp. c. Sh, 00 Ed.Prth,&Dun.4p,c. 00 Furness, sp. ..... 00 Glas, & 5.W.G.5 pc. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 IDo. 5 p. e. Redeem. at 10 p. c. 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Prr 18 ! Gt. S & W. (Ireland) 18 ,Do. 4 pert. Pref. St. 6 IGt.W.(B.&H.Ex.Sp c 100 IDo, con. rod. 4i p. c. 100 I Do, con. red. 4 p. c. 100 10. irred. 4 por lent. 100 Do. 5 p. c, red. prof. all Do, Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. ChestorBp.e.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Bin, Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do, do. do al Do. do. do 100 Lan. & York, 6 pc. St, 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 1001 Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. 1001 Do. do, 5 p. c., No. 4 1 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy, & Nuneaton 5 r . ct 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 porct late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color, jSh all Londy.&Ennis. A Sh. !100 H ., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 41 Do. do. do, .46 100 IP o, do. 34 per cent. all Nlarypt. Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 44 por cent 104 Do. do. 100 Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do, 4i p. c, Pref. St 100 Do. L. &IL Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p, c. red. 5 p.c. pm all Do. Perpet. 6 pr, ct all Norfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh 400 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 100 North British .. .... 3i Do. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Prf Do. do. do 13 Do, Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 'Do. York H.& S. Pur all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar._ 100 Do. do. Debeotr. St. all Scot. Ceut.New Pref. 'lOO Sc.N. E. Aber. g. 6p c. 1 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 1100 Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all axed 4i pr cone all 1 6. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d. 1100 Do. 44 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 100 Do, New 4i pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. 100 Do. do. 4. p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 19 Do. do. do. 100 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH !2112!Alfred Cons. 14 IBritish Iron 20 Condurow (Cambru.i 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.), 271 East Basset (Mogan)? s Great South Tolgus 17 c 5 Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) n Grt. W. Vor (Helstn.) 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 1A Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2 S. Caradon (St. Cloer) 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn.) 19 S. W. Frances(lllog,n.) 46 Cala. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) 12s V. of Towey (Camay,) 1A W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5A Wh. Basset (Illogan). 1 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 5i Wh. Edward(Calstek) 11 7 ' h. Kitty (U. Llaut) 8 IVh, Ma. Aun (1 1 ,1enht. ) 1 4A . 1 h. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7i Australian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaos & Cuiada' 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 6 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. all Fortuna all General all Linares li Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Novean Monde all I Pont. 5i1.1.,134. & &lit 1 1 Port Philip 16i Sautiago do Cuba all Unitod Mexican .000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Um. , 25 19 Australian Agricult, 1) all !Australis, Royal Math 10 all Berlin Water Works 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d 50 40 (Brit. American Land [OO 321 Canada St. 100 I Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July St. all ',Copper Min. of Eng. 25 all , Do. I'ref. 71 p. cent 5 all ICrystal Palace 5 all IDo. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France, 20 all Eastern Steam St. 100 Electric Telegraph ~ 1 - 1 11 - 21 11; -12 i 40 - 42 12 - 13 id p - 16 18 83 -- 9 16 id "ii :: ""'" ••• - - 4i MISCELLANEOUS. 27 - 29 2 - 3 . - 5 35 - 40 ... - 101 - 1111 X 27 - 32 23 - 25 1 4 - 11 4k - 411 1.5 = 1103 - 106 •• 11 - P 4 - 5 ~ ...... ... 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Registered 1 . 0 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can. 100 28,i , VanDnmou's Land 1011 1 98i i 9 265 13 3 / 4 20' St. 98 71 51i 84 i 14 i St. 12 12 1241 Id io LO St. St. St. 7 1 4 St. St. St. St. 20 25 25 St. 1084 9 8 16i 47} 7 85 . 21i 204 ~D0.,, Do . 90 - 92 - 6 -. 64 105 -- 110 110 -- 114 103 -- 111 106 -- 109 -- 130 ii - ii ii • 3 -- 'lB 1110 - 112 1103 - 103 63 - t 5 10 - 1O . 5 i -- 90 -- 92 82 -- 84 83 -- 85 98 -- leo 9i -16 i 16 -- 17 72 --74 } 18. -- 19 91 -- 9i 14 -- 15 137 139 o• "---. ... 1155 - 160 , . ....• ... 120 - 122 3 5 - 65 - 70 o• .." ••• le ... ... 133 -- 135 100 -- 102 92 -- 94 Ili ":". ili • ".. ••• '-'. ... --. ... V) . i =lo7 9i 9A i— i d 21i - 120 - 122 106 - 108 103 - 112 71 - 73 10i - RI 24 - 25 95 - 100 95 - 100 26 = 28 50 7 7 13i -14 A 6 -- 80 -- 50 1 420 -- 430 95 -- 100 15 - 16 1A -- 1 1 -- 11 -- 12 14A -15 A 4 -- 5 18 -- 19 4 -- 5 14 340 -- 350 5 -- 5A 190 -- 200 31 -- 44 - 1 25 - 26 100 - 110 160 - 180 2EO - 280 7i - 7i 11 - 13 45 - 47 26 - 28 MINES. 1091 24 I 87 f 1001 (should sacure the present hands )me and moderate 1 edition, which is equally adapted to the library - or (the casual reader. We are glad to .see a woricla this character placed within the reach of moderata means. THE BALL . 21T VIE BRITISH EMBASSY. The fete given by Lord and Lady Cowley' nn Monday night in honour of the nuptials of the Princess Royal of Eegland was of a most brilliant deNcription, the general magn;ficence of the arrange ments being enhanced by the elegance of the orna mentatim, and the whole entertainment being dis tinguished by a certain heartfelt joyousness which most happily suited the occasion. The exterior of the embassy on both sides of the hotel presented. blaze of light, the grand entrance in the Rue da Faubourg St. Honore bearing the arms of England in jets of gas, with an extensive scrollwork at each side, and the garden side being adorned with a multitilde of lamps arranged with infinite testi); Inside, the whole of the extensive suite of rooms on the ground floor were thrown open, and a large por tion of the grounds was covered in, and converted into a splendid supper room. Flowers and shrubs were arranged in graceful profusion along the vari ous passages, and when the light of innumerable lamps fell softly on their foliage, the spectator for got that the winter season prevailed out of doors, and could almost fancy that spring time had ar rived. The earliest guests began to arrive about 9 o'clock, and from that hour the stream of carriages poured on without cessation, setting down all that Paris contains of distinguished personages in the fashionable, political, and administrative circles. By half-past ten the rooms were filled with a most distinguished company, consisting of the diplomatic body, the ministers, marshals, principal members of the Senate, Legislative Corps, Council of State, and constituted bodies, accompanied by such a displ4y of beauty as is rarely seen, except when the fair daughters of Albion collect together. Bat what imparted peculiar attraction to this entertainment was the fact that the Emperor and Empress, in order to testify the great interest which -they took in the domestic happiness of the Royal family _of England, had graciously signified their intention to be present. Their Majesties arrived at about balf past ten by the garden-entrances and were received at the' vestibule of the hotel by the ambairsadorand Lady Cowley, accompanied by the whole staffof fdie. - embassy. The sugu , Vguests were condtieted to{tigis Throne room, where, in the part which communi cates wi'h the great bali-room, chairs of state had been placed on a raised dais, covered over with a foot cloth of crimson velvet edged with gold. Four chairs were disposed there, the two iu the centre being occupied by the Emperor and Empres having the Princess Mathilde on the left, and Prince Napoleon on the right. Both the Empress and the Princess were a tti re d i n w hit e, her Majesty wearing a tulle dress trimmed with bouillons, the upper skirt fastened up with bows of plaid velvet to match, with diamonds ; the head-dress was com posed of plaid velvet to match, with diamonds, the whole being remarkable for its elegant simplicity. The Princess Mathilde also wore white tulle with gold blonde and cherry coloured velvet trimmings, her headdress being a circlet of diamonds on red velvet. But the Empress and the Princess wore magnificent diamond necklaces, the latter having, in addition, a row of large diamonds round the body of her dress. The Emperor was dressed in a I lue evening coat with gilt buttons, and black continuations, wearing the grand cross of the Legion of Honour, and the Order of the Garter, in compliment to the ambas sador of England. Behind the Imperial seats, other chairs were disposed for the ladies of the Court. When their Majesties had taken their seats a momentary pause ensued, and it was then possible for the looker-on to take in at one glance the precise nature of the lovely scene before, him. In consequence of the fete being a nuptial one, the immense majority of the ladies present were in white, but still there was a sufficient sprink ling of rose-coloured and other hued dresses to pre vent monopoly. The prevalence of white, however, in a ball-room always imparts a character of fresh ness, elegance, and youth to the scene, and this was peculiarly the case on the present occasion, when such a crowd of lovely girls were assembled. Nothing could produce a more charming coup d'o3il than the long vista of elegantly-dressed women, many of them sparkling with a profusion of dia monds, which stretched out its length before the Imperial party as they occupied their elevated posi tion at the head of the room. It was almost a pity to disturb so charming a picture, but ball-rooms have their inexorable laws, and on the signal for the dance being given by Waldteufers orchestra, 'the whole assemblage was in an instant in move ment. The Imperial quadrille was an unusually large one, the Empress dancing with the Prince do Leichtenstein, and the Princess Mathilde with the - Duke de Malakoff, the other parties being Prince Napoleon, Lady Cowley, Lord Cowley, Countess _Walewski, Count Walewski, Baroness de Wend land, arc. The Emperor did not take part in the first quadrille, but danced in the sub sequent one. Vhen the ball had once opened, dancing continued without intermission. during the rest of the evening, the Imperial party appearing much amused by the changing scene. Both their Majesties seemed in excellent spirits, the Empress conversing for a considerable time in an animated manner with Marshal Pelissier, and the Emperor speaking to various persons, and among . them to Sir A. Malet, the British Minister at Frankfort, who alsa bad the honour afterwards of occupying the attention of the Empress for some time. The Emperor twice during the evening made. the toor of the apartments, and seemed to enjoy himself with a freedom from all reserve not often witnessed at state entertainments. At a quarter to one their Majesties withdrew to a supper-room specially provided for their reception, while at the same time the temporary building erected for the occasion was thrown open to the general body of guests. The effect of this beautiful room was so striking as to attract the attention of his Ma- jesty, who expressed his admiration as he passed. The numerous guests were accommodated there in the space of an hour and a half, and all without the slightest difficulty, and with such a profusion of delicacies as was well suited to a wedding feast. In the Imperial supper room, just before their Majesties left the table, the Emperor rose, and in a few appropriate words proposed the hea lth of the Princess Royal of Eng land, then Princess of Prussia, and expressed a hope that her Royal Highness might , be as happy in her married state as her many amiable qualities so richly merited. It is needless to say that this toast was drunk with enthusiasm. Their Majesties then left the table and returned to the ball room, where they resumed their seats, and again remained some time regarding the dancers. It WAS nearly two o'clock when at last their Majesties rose to leave the ball-room, and at their departure they both expressed to Lord and Lady Cowley the great gratification which the evening had afforded them. After their Majesties' departure dancing was kept up until four o'clock, when this splendid entertain ment was closed by the band playing " God save the Queen." It would be unjust in concluding this short account not to observe on the admirable man- nor in which all the details of this fete were con- ducted. It falls to the lot of few to give such grandiose entertainments, to fewer still to have the honour of Imperial guests, and almost to none to have perfect success in a fete of such splendour ; Lady Cowley, however, stands in this last-name& category—a result not more attributable to the excellence of the arrangements than to the perfect grace with which her ladyship did the honours of the evening to 2,000 persona who had accepted the invitation. —Galignant. LivEsrooL, Jan. 25.—The s crew steamer Indian - the eyi this m or n ing cabin,for P e T rt h l Portland, Maine, with th e. Canadian nfsodc:reNweewteaymorekrgere of City with of a simile, a fair c argo, and 117 passen gers , Baltimore e wn cta il ed n o ship's mail and a large number of P Raven era The next steamer for Ame r i ca i s the Cu nard g unard • steamshi p Niagara, whi c h sa il s on Saturday for Halif ax and Boston. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE MERSEY.—FIVZ MEN DROWNED.—LIVERPOOL, Wednesday,— Last ' ht b tween 7 and 8 o ' c l ock, a v er y nig I e . sad accident took place on the river, by which five men met with a watery grave. It appears that four riggers got into a small boat at the 'audio - g stage, for the purpose of proceeding with stores to the ship Castilian, lying at anchor between New Bright on and Egremont. A moderate gale was blow ing at the time from the south-east ; and as the wind and tide were meeting each other, a heavy swell was rolling up the river. Upon getting into the middle of the stream the boat was suddenly upset, and her crew were seen for a short time struggling with the waves and endeavouring to maintain a hold of the mai craft, which was floating bottom upwards. The accident was witne-sed by the crew of the screw steamer Indian, lying at anchor, as well as by the men belonging to the Rock Ferry steamer Ant, the Tranmere boat Cato, and the steam-tug Sailor King. Life-buoys were thrown from the small steamers to the drowning men, but owing to the roughness of the river the poor fellows were uLable to seize hold of the preservers, and in a short time they disappeared. What renders the occurrence more melancholy is the circumstance that whilst the crew of the Indian were lowering a boat for the purpose of saving, if possible, the drowning riggers, the boatswain's mate fell overboard, and was also drowned. His name was Alexander Clements, An d it is said that he has left a widow and a family of rTall children. Notwithstanding the loss of their 4rmPaniffe the crew of the Indian lowered two of their bo at nd the other by zur f commanded by the chief mate, the ri sk o auo in the hope Carr, the second mate—and at ri ao, their lives struggled against the m eno. After searching the inissin ' re turned to the of picking up some of t hoer, they in the river Ea se ab "" n that their exertions had 1 regretting landing-stage, p y been Urnevailing. 9 Ei 2 5 1 I