The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-16 00:00:00

The return from the Bank of England for - the week ending the 13th inst. is of a very satisfactory character. The stock of bullion now stands at over thirteen millions ; and in the reserve of notes there is an increase of nearly half a million, not withstanding the payment of the dividends. The other securities have run off to the extent of over a million and a half. In the public deposits there is a decline of about four millions, consequent upon the distribution of the dividends ; but this is in some measure balanced by the augmentation in the private deposits. The active circulation is larger by one hundred and seventy thousand, and in the Government Securities there is an increase of about one million and a half. The principal items and the Changes they present are shown in the follow ing table : Active circulation Increase Bnllion Increase .... Rest Increase .., Public de- iits _posl Decrease X 19,671,6 80 172,725 13,357,107 713,914 3,653,418 47,413 . 2,986,996 4,203,665 Other deposits Decrease Seven-day and other bill 4 Increase Government securities Increase Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase 19,124,733 4,273,856 883,878 33,863 9,191,986 1,426,677 23,849,662 1,811 ; 404 7,540,675 451,755 These changes, which are more favourable than was anticipated, will prepare the public for another reduction of the rate of discount. It is prepos terous that the minimum should be maintained at sper cent. when the Lombard-street firms are only charging 4, and in many cases 3i per cent. The Bank are now following the market, instead of lead ing it, and their quotation is merely nominal, since the increased facilities offered out of doors deprived them of business. A reduction to 4 per cent. is looked for next week, especially as the specie con tinues to flow in with unabated rapidity. A large amount of gold was taken into the Bank to-day, viz., about 160,0001., the greater part of which was brought by the Teviot. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday were generally rather lower. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly at rather lower rates. The sales wero estimated at 4,000 bales. Railway shares presented a flat appearance and prices were without alteration. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 518,0331., and the exports 60,000 exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the Continent, during the week ending Thursday last : Gold Coin Hambro ... 16 Ozs. Boulogne ... 60 „ 11 I Silver Coin Hambro ... 75,000 „ 1, f t A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Albert Pally and Co. was; held to-day, at which the state ment exhibited—claims, 36,3161. ; and assets, 85,7411. The surplus was 49,4251. The solicitor proposed, on the part of the firm, to pay 20s. in the pound, by four payments of ss. each, at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, with interest. It was agreed to accept the proposal, and no inspectors were deemed necessary. The market for English Securities lia,3 been very Inactive to-day, but the quotations have been well maintained. Some support has been given by the favourable Bank return, and although the specula tors for a rise do not extend their engagements, operators are equally disinclined to effect sales. Consols for money have been 94 and for aocount 941 The New 3 per Cents. are 941 to 95, and the Reduced 942 Bank Stock is 222, and India Do. 224. Exchequer Bills arc 21s. to 243. premium, and the Bonds 99k 100. India Do., 15s. premium. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is very dull, and prices!remain without alteration. Turkish per Cents. are 98 98k, and the 4 per Cents. nominal ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 96 97 ; Gre nada Deferred, 51 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20a ; Peruvian 4k per Cents., 77i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i ; Russian Small Bonds, 99i ; Vene zuela 41 per Cents., 311 t ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 65 ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 99k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6; Mexican, 2011 ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 110 ; Ditto 4k per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 41} ; Ditto Deferred, 25i Gi. Business in the Railway Share Matket this morning was very inactive, and the few transac tions entered into exhibited little variation of importance. Eastern Counties and South-Westerns improved ss. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 10s, ; and Brighton, 1/. Midland declined 55., South Wales 10s., North British los., and Great Western V. The Foreign and Colonial lines were in limited request. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined about 1/. Great Western of Canada, East Indian, and Great Indian Peninsula realised former quo tations. Mining Shares were quiet. South Wheal Frances were dealt in at 200, and North Wheal Crofty at 13;14,. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were at steady quotations, but business was inactive. Union of Australia declined 10s. ; National Dis count Company, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, realised former quotations. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. ( From the Official List:) Business done. ii ,nk Stock 3 per pent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cont. Console Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 95 4 1 1 5 Loop Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 1 13-16 India Stock I , dis Bonds, £lOOO (Insole for Account, ExeitivpiEl Hills, zla. £1000 k;500 2, p 5ma11........... 1 Exchequer B on d s, i s5B, :ii per Cont - Ditto, 1859 991 100 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account, Jan. 29 96 7 Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred 5/ Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 203 Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent -- Ditto Account Jan, 29 Po:buguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --- Ditto 18.3, 3 per Cent ---.. Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, 4; St., 5 per Cent.— -- Ditto Small Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 9?4 Ditto Account 9Bl / Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gui'dem 65 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Console TWO O'CLOCK. money 9 .. . Consols for account 20 10 10 50 THE POLICE COURTS. —Nothing of the slightest interest occurred at any of the Metropolitan Police Courts this morning. T he charges were nearly all con fined to drunkennele and petty theft. MINES —The demand for mining shares has increased during the week, so that great difficulty has been expe rienced in getting stock to deliver. Purchasers seek to buy at quotations which they have been accustomed to lee for a long time past, while holders are not anxious to sell, even at advanced rates. 13anca tin has advanced to 1151, per ton, and both copper and lead are firmer. Thus, with the cheapness of money, and the want of means to employ it, a greatly increased amount of atten tion will be directed towards mines, and already the inquiries for good stock on the part of the public are u nprecedented. Many mines are now being purchased to pay 20 per cent but such will not long be th e case, from th e general advance in prices, and a ra nge of 10 to 15 per cent. on good mines is the percenta ge li kely to be kept up.—Nining J o urnal of this day. EXECUTION AT PAISLEY. —The execution of John Thomson, lately convicted of the murder, by poisoning with prussic acid, of a girl, named Agnes Montgomery, a mill-worker, in Eagleebam (a village about ten miles s outh of Glasgow), took place in Paisley on Thursday. In additio n to Thomson's confession of guilt in connec- Iconnec tionwith the Eagleshatu murder, we learn that, since drtrial, h o stated that, when only nine years of af,;e, he e e n . :Le d a boy i n a quarry h o l e at T ar b er t, i n t o Which be intentionally pushed him. MONEY i\fi A "it T A_lD COMMEROTAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. E ►U N Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing [Companies. Business done this day. LE:N.-SED A.T FIXED RENTALS. Closing Prices this day M k 6 This Day). A.YS. Closing Pfc, this day. 5.4 Si - 70 - 72 9} - •9 92 - 94 90 - 91 38 .- 40 11 - 13 ; : ihr. Paid RAILwAya. I iirollg. Nottng. Bost. , & Eastn. Jane._ Belfast ,S.:. Tlallyinen- Birnang. Wolvarh & I Stour Valloy .. rirkonhd. T...ancsli is, Cheshire Junct Blackburn __ ' Blyth Ez Tyne original £25 (iss. at £.-15).,. ristol & Exeter ICalodonian. ._ _ _ Ix Holyhead iCork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass ,Cornwall D. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJuno iDun. P. &Aber. June rEast Anglian E as tern Counties I EasternUnion,A.stk. Do., do. 8..... ..... Do. New A ..... East Kent ..... East Lancashiro ;East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles._ Edinb.Prth. &Dundee ;Forth and ClydoJunc. ;Furness .. IGlasgow & S. Western ,Great N. of Scotland ' Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ;Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western. ;Do. Str.V.R. gua. St ;Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Weston I Do. Fifths . D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S.Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. dr Lincln. Metropolitan ...... Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Slidland Do. Birming. & D orb; \ Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares . Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor Norfolk. ..... . Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. di 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 7i l North Staffordshire 11 North Western 11 N. &S. Westrn. June 10 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton .8 Portsmouth .0 Rhymney Scottish Central )0 'Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St )0 'Shropshire Union .... 8 Sitingbourno Sheer. ISouth Dev0n..... ..... )0 ;South Ea5tern......... IDo. 4} per c. Shares' ;South Wales.. 611 I S. Yorkah. RivigrDtin dl Stainca,Wok.,&Wok. l ill Stockton & Darling L7i Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 1.6 i Stockton ex Hartlepl )0 Taff Vale )0 Do. Pref., No,l Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath )Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick 11 West Col nwall.. 11 ' ; West End of London' and Crystal Palace 11 Do. A 11 ; Do. B 11 West London 11 I Do. First Class 11 ' Do. Second Class all ,Wrubledon&Croydon - i - 5 ••• .... .. - 19 - 19, 624 - 63, 46 - 49 32 - 34 17 - 1§ 92 - 93 --- ..• - ••• 321 - 33, 92 - 94 9i - 10, 103 - 101 90 - 92 126 - 101 - 103 60 - 60. 58 - 62 79 83 8 —lO p 8 10 r 94A —93 i di 6i - 6 i - 113 1100 - 101 •• • • - - 100 40 - ii ••• ... ~ Sli - 94 67 - 68 ••• - ••• - 14 62 - 3i - 3. 55i - ... - ~ - 99. 2d pai 51 55 86 87 93 97 •• i - 2 •• 2 8 -9, 33 34 9 5 dl IOG 108 25 26 48 50 3?c, 2i 34 36 75i 76, 31i 13 15 d 7 5 d 9 11 36 38 ••• .... •. ••• ".'• . 20 - 20 : 20 - '‘G see • ••• ''''' • 7 - 9 3 - 3. 5i- 6. • ego • •• • ... • • . • ''''' • BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 611 Atian, and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen,lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 611 IDo. 11 Buffalo (SE Lake Hut. K) Buff., Brnt.&Godeh. 10 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72' Do. do., 1 July, '73 10 I Do. do., 1 June, '74 1 s. Calcutta and S. East. CA Central Oude (Lim.) Os Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. 11 'Demerara . S Eastern Bengal , 0 1 East Indian .5 Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do '59, do.l Geelong di MelboUrne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben ••• Gt. In. Pon. g. 5 per c. l 4 IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c. II Gt. Westn. of Canada 3 Do. New 11 Do. Bds., payable '57 411 po. do., 76, p. '6O al 'Do. do., '73, do. al Do. do., '73, without option ill 'Madras, guar. 4l p.c ; Do. do., 5 per c. LO ' Do. 4i p. c. Exten. 5 I Do. 3cl Ex., g. sp.c. 5 , Do. 4th Ex., do, )s. ',Gude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c 20 I a ll Do all all all al ] Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junet Beziers to Graissessac Carmeau x& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry (Dutch Rhenish 'Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valiey Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca. & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Antonia . Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref 1 Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref !Paris and Lyons iParis and Orleans ißeeife dr San Frail , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Roma and Frssasti,-, Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sa.mbro and Meuse Ro. 5i per cent, prof Southern of France West Flanders Do. st, per c. PM W.&N.W. of France Western of Austria We:A. of Switzerland W iesl aden all Do. Bp. cent. prof. all Zeal and ••• ••• 3 - i 14 - 15 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 ii : lip 1p 10 4 } -- 1001 1 lip 20 21 49 51 85 87 211 —21 i l 20. —2 1 p id par 105 - 110 ,105 - 110 103 105 19i —19 i X2o, 21: l t d — par i P /3 i p i. : iipl 6i - 7 1 - 1.1 34 - 44 3i - 4 27i -28 i so "..' se. * ... 7i - 8 ...d 5i - sipl : 2 . 8 - 29 - 20 - 21 38 - 33 8.,- 341 - 351 55 - 57 1 - 1:p1 16 - 18 8 - BA , 8 - 8A 22 - 221 4 - 5 8i - 27 - 28 .., ..... ... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. (Australasia .. Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch. City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng. Scot. &Aus. C t Lon. Ch. Bk .of A at Ditto New London and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock. !Lond.andWestniinst. 'National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp.! Ottoman Bank ' Provincial of Ireland Do. New . Aus. B. &G. Im. Co. 'South Australia Union of Australia... Do. New Union of London .... Unity Mutual 'i r footrußk of Loud 86 - 88 31 - 48 - 52 ... ''''' .. 61 - 63 : 6 2 : I ' l ' 4 18i -- 191' 44 =- iC 31 -- 33 18i -19 i toil .".". et: 35 - 37 46 - 48 ... ''''' ... •0041 ito =1 XlOO 100 all 100 all 100 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Je. leol.Stour Vy . g. 6 p.k. E. Uu. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils.Diract. Do. Now , Glstr.&Dn.Fr Elull Selby Do. 2 Shares Do. I Shares i Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. iManch.Bston. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd, Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.& Est.s P.C. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed 5p c i Prest. &Wyre i Shrs. Roystn. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh ;WearVal.g6pc Wilts&Somrst Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 50/.) Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares ) Caledn. £lO 4: 1 ; p. c & 110. 51 p, c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork&Bandons4..c 'Dun.Porth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh iDo. do. Cl s. B O p. c Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 IDo. New 6 pr. c. St }East Un., G. 6 /3. c. Do, 51., per cent. Do, 10 Debentr.Sh. i) - 92 96 7= oi a = 105 110 107 105 125 - 110 - 114 - 110 - 103 - 128 , Do, do. 4 per_cent... East Lancash.6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Ediu.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth. &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, sp. c . IGlas. di 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c, Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.:V . . of Scot.lst Gt. S di W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(8.&11.Ex.42 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. IDo. irred. 4 per sent. Do. 5 p. c, red, pref. Do, Birm. Pref. Sh,. Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c, Do, Birm. Gua, Stk. Do. Chesil, Gua, Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan, & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p. c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 613. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W., Cov. di Nuneaton 5 F. ct Lon. & S.W. 7 perct 14 - fi - •.• - ;18 - 110 - 102 62 - 64 10 - 104 5i 90 -- 92 81 -- 83 82 -- 84 95 -- 97 9i -- 10 16 -- 17 9i -- 104 70 -- 73 18 -- 9i 94 1 -- 1 9 i 14 -- 15 435 - 140 115 - 118 155 - 160 115 - 120 i - iil 61 - E 8 133 -- 135 99 -- 101 8$ -- 91 ill = ill liii -107 97 - 99 I - - 4 1 21i —12 a Ll 5 120 [O3 105 le -- • • • 105 - 110 71 - 73 10 - 10. 23 - 24 96 - 98 95 - 98 ia .1" 28 50 -- 85 PREFERENCE SHAUES. Late 3d Shares Loudy. & Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. S.,&L. 6 p, Cent. „ o. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 3i per cont Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4i por cent Do. do. IC& Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 46 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L &H. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Norfk.Deb.4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 1847 Do. V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. c, Pr:. Do, do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l Do, do. Qrs., 1848 Do.Yorkll.&S. Pur LNorth StAffordshire 10x., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar IDo. do. Debentr. St cot. Cent. Now Pref c.N. E. Aber.g .6p .c iDo. do. 7 p.c. pf. St o. d0.:3 p.c. pf. St nth Devon 1:)o. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Readinc , Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent' S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 44 p. c 6.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. :Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pct. BRITISH Alfred Cons. (hulk.) British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) East Basset (Mogan) Great South Tolgus.. Grt.W.Alfrd.(Pliilk.) 'Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Mogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blasy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft lin.Mines (Gwennap', V. of Towcy (Camar., W. Basset (Mogan) 1 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 1 \Vh. Basset (Illogan) \Vh. Buller (Rdr uth) Wh. Edward(Calstck) Vh. Kitty (U. Limit) Vh. Ma. Ann (Menht.) h. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL) Brazilianlmp.(i*sued; at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes 6t Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey' Clarendon Con. Min.' Co. of Jamaica I Cobre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Monde Pont. Sil.LdM.& Smlt Port Philip Santiago do Cuba United Mexican Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 'Australian Agricult. !Austral% Royal Mail (Berlin Water Works Do. New iss. at 51. d Brit. American Land Canada i lDo.Go.6pc.Jan&Julyl ;Copper Min. of Eng. IDo. Pref. 74 p. cent l i Crystal Palace IDo. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam i Electrie Telegraph 'Electric Tel. of Irel En. &Aust.Cop.SmCo lEur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. lEur.&Am.Stra.(lim.) Gen. I r.Sc. Col. (lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Nieditoran. Elec. Tel. iDo. Extension Teleg. l'4exican&S.Americn Nat. Discount Co (Netherlands Laud._ Do. Do. Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at 1 d. Do. Do. INew B. &N. S. Land Gov.s p.c.D. N. B. Australasian Nrth.ofEuropoStoam Oriental Gas Do New Shares Peelltr. Ld. & Miurl Peninsular & Orientall Do. New Rhymnoy Iron Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest S. Aug, Gov. 6 p.e.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Seri Do. Registered Tru s. Ln. Co. Up. Can Van . Dl=oll'o Land, 12e 13i1 5 7 75 85 420 440 92i I , q 4 5_ 1i - 1 11?; - 121, 13 - - 15 4 - 5 17 - 19 4, - 5 - 340 - 350 41 - 51 200 - 210 i - li 31 - 4 I - 1 24 - 26 100 - 110 1145 - 1 260 -2 r :) ' `lO - 1 2 11 45 - 47 26 - 28 MINES. i - 1 A d - ip li - 2. 12 - 13 id id 16 18 - - 9 1; .. 4i - 5i . ii - 21 42- 41 ••• - ••• 26 - 27 ••• • 4 - • 5 35 - 40 110 - 111 27 - 32 23 - 25 - 4i - 4. 5 d . L O. l 108 ••• •••• ... 11 •••• 14 P •-••-• 6 ••• ---- ••• 'll l'ici 3f 3i 1 3 3. i 3 4 td 17 20 93 95 1-ij P iP 21 74 - 6 - 7 p 21 - 23 55 - 57 11 - 34 -- 36 if 4 i la ••• ••• 10 --, 12 La. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do .......I Do &IS. W Do Gt.Northn, T. Brassey M. MCloan Stk.iSzDar. I Do Gt.Westn 2:; - 2i 93 - - 95 - IP 56 i - 58 132 - 135 8 9 - 9i 31 - 324. 85 - 87 97i 6i St. 100 St. 100 50 r all 25 I all LOO all 25 all 50 9 20 all st. 100 50 3? st. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16, St. 100 St 1100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 I 1' 20 I 1 .0I 1.1 St. li St. 1( St. 1( St. 50 111 St. 111 20 a 20 11 25 r 25 ;5 I 22 20 al St. 10 . 50 al 20 al 5 a 20 a 10 a 20 al 18 I 1 20 100 11 100 11 100 10( 20 2E 20 2s( 20 1C 20 ] 174 a] 20 2: St. 101 20 11 100 a 100 a' 20 & St. 10 100 a: 20 a . 20 204 20 1, 100 a. 100 a 100 a 100 a all all all all all 63i 2i 3i 1031 4 3} 90 i 61 i 601 12 11 12i 94 i i i 821 xd I 1091 9 20i 51 50i 149 86 • 20/ i 32i 214 2 36i 47 20 19i I 24 , AA ti D - 01 " 3 Business this day Ln. &N. W. oCalcdon "E.U.&E.O Gt.Nortlin E. Count. 'Caldonian. Gtt.Westn. N. )1. Eastern. ;Do 'Peto &Co Do 93 - 95 94 - 96 12 - 14 132 - 136 4 - 41 ••• '-'-' .0 - 7 - 109 12 - 13 23i -24 i 99 - 101 COVERT GARDEN. The supplies generally we; trade ruled steady, at fully FRU Pineapples, per lb. 4s 6(1 to 6s Coloma I do., ea. 0; Od to 03 Od Grapes, per 1b... 3s Od to lOs Foreign do Os Oa to 0; Od Melons, each ....Os Od to Os Od Peaches, p. doz. Os to 0; Od Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od Apples, p. h. sv. is Od to 2s 6d Pears, per doz ...3s to e, Oci Oranges, per 100..5s Od to 15s Lemons, p. doz. is Oil to S's Od Apricots, p. doz. OsOd to Cs Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Oa Odi lAA 6.1. , 4z - tifE7m„,- , - A , e tolerably extensive, and the Last week's currency. 'IT. Filberts, per 100 lb 30s to 50s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 00d Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per pottle Od to Od Gooseberries, per half sieve . Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. h. sv. Os 03 to Os Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Od Greengages, per h.sv.Os to Os Raspberries, p.potl. 01 to 0d VEGETABLES. Greens, p. doz. bun. 3s to 4sod Shallots, per lb. Gd to 8d Cabbages, do. Os Od to 03 Od Horseraddish, p. b. ls6d to 4s Savoy do., p. do. Os 2d to Os 3d Parsley, per do. 2d to 3d Cauliflowers, do.4sod to 6s Od Celery, per do is Od to is 6 d Brocoli, p. bun. is 0,1 to is GI Beet, per doz. is Od to 2 s Od Potatoes, per ton 80 s t o 140 s P ars nips, per do. 2d to Os 4 d New do., per cwt. 0 8 0 d t o O s S ma ll salad, p. pun. Od to Od Peas, per hsiev Os 0,1 to Os Od Mushrooms,p.ptl.lBodtols 3d Turnips, per bunch 2d to 43 Artichokes, each 6d to 8d Carrots, per bunch... 4tl to 6,1 Lettuces, per scr. ls 6d 280 d Cucumbers, each is to is 4d Endive, per scr. is to is Gd Garlic, per lb 64 to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.bun. is to 2sOd Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Tomatoes, per hsv.Os to Os Od Spinach, p. d0...1s Od to 28 tk; Walnuts per 100 ...01 to Od Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 is Gd to 28 Od half do 2s 0,1 to 3s Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush Os Od to Oa Od Rhubarb, p. bun. Od to Od New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, per bund 4s to 8s French beans, per Ses,kail,perpun.2s Od to 38 Od half-sieve ... 3s Od to 4s Oil Turnip greens, per Leeks, per do .2dto 3d bush NOdtoOs Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to ns Od • Poults, Os Od to Os Od; G e e se, 5s Od to 8s Od eac h • Goslings, 5s Od to 68 ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; t ame ra bbits, i is 3d to 2s Oct each ; wild do., 8d to is id ; Pigeons, Gd to is each ; large Surrey Fowls, Gs to 8s ; barn-door d0.,4s Od to 6s Od; Chick ens, 4s 0,1 to 5s 0,1 per couple; Capons, NOd to Os; Hares, 3e Oil to 4s Od ; Grouse, 3s Od to 3s 6d each ; Pheasants, Ss Od to 3s 6d ; Partridges, is 3d to is 9d ; Woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Snipes, is 9d; ',Teal, is 9d to 2 s Od; Wild Ducks, 3s Od to 3s Gil; Widgeons, 20 3d to 2s 9d; Plovers, is to is 4d each ; Guinea Fowls Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 4s Od to 8s Od each. Ostend 'fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; English do., is 4d to is 6d per lb. ; English eggs, 13s Od to 148 Od; French do. 12e to —0 Od per 120; Leverets, 2s Od to 3s ld each. NEWPORT. Beof, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Oa Od to Os Od ; veal, 33 6d Ito 4s 6d; pork, 38 6d to 4s 10d per Blbs., by the earvsse. _ WRITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d : lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; pork, 36 6d to 48 10d per Sibs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 203 ; Brills, 2s 01 to 103 each ; Salmon, Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 01 to 10s each ; Soles, 4d to 2s Gd per pair; Trout, Os Od to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 3s Gd; Crabs, Gd to 2s Gd; Whitings, 2s Od to 103 per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 45s to 50s per lash. ; Mackerel, es to Os per 100; Smelts, is Cd to 2s 6d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os 01 per gallon ; Bloaters, 5s Od to 8s 01 per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os per 100; Scotch do., 01; Sprats, 4s Od to Gs 01 per bushel; Doreys, 2s 01 to 103 each ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s pei doz.; Pike, 6d ; Sturgeon, 6(1 per lb ; Prawns, 5s 0(1 to 03; Mullets, Os 6d to 2s 6,1 each; Plaice, 4d to Is,each; Halibut, Gd per lb ; Flounders, is 01 to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 81 to is; Carp, is to 5s ; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Garnets, 41 to is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro from 7d to Sd ;of household ditto, 5 to 6id per 4lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 31d to —d ; 6416 to 721 b, 34d to 3id ; 7216 to 801 b, 3id to 3i ; 801 b to 881 b, aid to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 44d to 4Ad ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —(1; upwards, —d t o —d ; horse hides, 9s Od to Os —d ; Calf skins, light, 3s 01 to 4s 6(1 ; ditto full, 6s Od to 7s 6d ; Polled Sheep, 6s Od to 7s 6d ; Kents, 4s 9d to 5s 9d; Half-breds, 4s 9d to 5s 91 ; Downs, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lambs Os to Os 0,1 ; Shearliugs, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os; clover, 1/ 6s to 1/ 10a per load. 3AI SMITHFIELD.—Meadow average supply, •O s — u s p ;M p a ; iii°;nsvtdraaws straw, demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ Os; clover, 3/ 103 to 5/ Os ; and straw. 1/ 68 to 11 lOs per load. Both hay and straw realised full quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os ; clover, 31 12s to 51 04 ; and straw, 11 53 to 11 103 per load The demand generally was far from active, at late rates. COAL MAR ET.-JAN. Prices of Coals per ton at B. d. Longridge's Wet Hartley 15 6 Boll's Primrose l2 ( 1 Haswell Gas 13 0 Holywoll . Tar:Weld Moor Butes 12 9 NowtonMain 13 0 Wylaui tho close of the marlcot Wo.llsend, Ace. i a d. Braddyll 2O 3 ' I laswell 21 0 Cassop 0 1 0 Hartlepool 2O 0 fletton Russell's Retton 20 3 south Hartlepool l9 6 itewAtt's. 21 0 aottou Lyons Main IS 0 Wallsend. &a. Northumberland l6 61 Kelloe 21 0 Ships at market, ~ 103—Sold, 75. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-JIN. 15. There was only a moderate amount of business doing in the market, and fine wheat was at a slight decline from last week's prices ; inferior 2d, and Egyptian 3d to 4d per 701 b below previous rates. Flour neglected. Oats and oatmeal both dull t aind the turn easier- Egyptian beans sold in quantity at 6d to Is per 4801 be under Tuesday's rates. Barley a slow sale. Indian corn declined 6d per qr. WAKEFIELD-JAN. 11. Wheat was generally held at fully 2s per qr. below last week's rates. Fine barley slightly iu favour of buyers, but other sorts is lower. In oats, beans, and shelling not much change. - Averages for the week : Wheat, 48s 41d I Oate , 30s 9d I Pe" , O ' l. Barley, 38s 2;dl Beans, 418 24(1 I Rye, —l3 O. EXETER—JAN. 15. CORN.—Wheat, Gs 3d to 7s Gd ; barley, 48 to 4s 63 ; grinding do., Os Od t o O s Od. Oats, 2 s 9 d to 34 Od Beans, O s Oto 0 Od. Pe a s, 00s Od to 00s Od. FLOIIL—Fine, 36 s Od t o 38 s Od ; seconds, —s Od to 351 Od per sack. CATTLX. —Thera was a sm a ll, supply of bullocks. Best beef, fr om 9 s Gd to Us Od er lb •, barrenn ers, Os Od to Os per score ; inferio r, 7s to 8s p er score ; fat calves, Od to Octp Od. per scor e ; cows and calves, 121. to 201. us ; butchers' calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearine calves — s to —s each; sheep, ewes and lambs, 21.5 s to 31. 5s per c ou p le ; ewes, 01 to 60 ; wethers, 7(1 —d ; la m bs 7 1 1 to 0 per lb. Pigs, large si ze , — s to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips , — s , ,l Rough fat, 41d per li , „ Pork carcases from 9s Od to lOs Od per score. --- BRISTOL SUGAR —JAN. 15. We continuo to experience a firm demand for sugar of all descriptions, about 600 hhds West India having been disposed of thi s eek, in some instances at rather higher prices, an d t h e stocks 'of this class of suga r are now pearly Fxhaust e d. A amount of business is also reported in floating cargoes. Refined goods are in short supply and mach wanted. Rum firm, but few sales to report. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week endingonWednesday, the 13th day of Jan., 1858. Notes issued ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X £ ....,.,• 27,212,405 Governmen t dobt• •• • 11,015,100 Other securities .. • • 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,737,405 Silver bullion • • .• • , • • ____ X 27,2 i 2,405 I £27,212,405 ARSHALL, Chief Cashier , Dated tho 14th day of Jan., 1851'81 : 11 NANKING DEPAUTIIEI4T. £ Proprietors' capital .. 145,000 Rest • • • • • ........ . • , 3,653,418 Public deposits E Cchequer, Commissio ers of National Debt, Sav ings' Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 998699 f, Other deposits ...... 19,1 e 4,733 Seven Day and other llllls ...... • • 883,878 (lovernment securities (incluiti.DeiulW ei g ht A nn uity).. • . 9,191,986 Other Securities•• ..•• 23, 8 49,6'.2 Noies ...... ••.• • .. 7,540,675 Gold ani Silver Cola.. 619,702 £41,202,02 5 M. tRSIIALL, Zhlef Cashier. Dated the 14th day of J an., 1858. s £ 41 , 2 02,025 COURSE OF E . na --- r : :: YESTERDAY.. .. ....... 30 30 Exo11:::hor Oporto .: *** •• 52 Amsterdam ...... • • .. •• II 15 Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Itotterdam .......• •• .. 11 13% G enoa ..... : .. : . ....... 25 775 g Antwerp ......•• •••••• 25 45 Milan • . ......•• Brussels ................ 2 2 5 5 ~1557% L V i e s n b i o c i e , .... :......................,.. 5114 24ii:°% Buenos Ayres ..... ••• '' -- 12 4 2 1' 4 Altona ................ .... Palermo • .... ...... .... • .. 123 P l a a r m is b . u . r.g.h.. .... .. ...... • 1 : •••• •••• •••• ` 1: 265 N : a e P s l :l s na . •.:• • • • ...... " Rio Janeiro ..... ......• New York,6o days' sight 'O .. Vienna •• •• •• •• •••• •• •• 40 Philadelphia ...... •• •• • 10 42 Bum Frankfort oDa ru Bounder dn . o ei t l h al. , r ea. x : : : . .n m : 0 5..1.. n a.: t k h n... m e.: ..: ..: ..... ... PIIICES OF BULLION, FEB OZ: rrifilita.• •• •• •• • ~ . Petersburg •• •• •• •• • "14 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 New Dollars .. 0 0 0 •• Silver in bars ...... 0 5 1% C :4 l9 : d d rci ii: l. l ..i. :: . : • •••••• :.••• ' .. i ::: i'i 4 4 , 8 :4 14 m Po e r xi tug ea a n l GDool)diarCsoi.n..... 0 0 5 0 0 0u SeTllle•. LOCAL SHARE MARKBTS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 15. --- STOCK EXCIIANGIR : — In the Liverpool Stock Exchaige there was a good hosinees doing to-day, but no particular 63 62 ,—Loadon . and North Westerns, 100); ! feature to note. Trunks, 12 Caledonians, 45—South Eastern, 24 i—Sheffields, 4oa —Midlands, m a —Great , B—Eastern Counties, 12i Lancashire and Yorkshire, 94! . —Great C?nstit. INFLICTION OF THE LASH. —For several months past, in consequence of the large num b er of soldier; who h ave undergone the punishment of flogging at the riding-house, Woolwich, on each successive Monday, this day has b grat ify in g to state that for th e f uture i t i s not pro b a ble that e n h m military " Black Monday." It is carried out except in extreme cu m Major-Geueral Sir W. F has recently e thin p e u d ni wbhyrntehnet will recommended the remission of the sentence of flogging passed by sentence of court-martial upon various delin quents, and such remission has been granted by Igor Majesty. It is, however, understood th a t in such cases the term of imprisonment will be proportionately in creased. 131 141 110 f i 941 31 16, ibos .1 A N A it Y DREA DFUL AU , RDUZ AT DA E fortablo," and reel tad, "Petty well ; bett. r tna. might. b expeo. ed., I think." Thy cuipse , ern tins at ,he tli , e t.g. ; 4_ yet. iuqueA was to be opened yesterday, 1 4.-fo,eAL. Hargreaves, at the GI eenways Arms, Over, /Jar wen. The neighbourhood has of course been in a state of excitemelit since the discovery ; on Wed nesday night the street was crowded with pcorde, and many of the villagers who hied left their iii hearing of the occurrence remained up - t'e hoL night. Sometime on Weduesday afternoon a murder of the most shocking description was perpetrated at the large manufacturing village of Over Darwen, near Blackburn. The victim was an elderly man, named Robert Kershaw, and there is but too much reason to suppose that he met his death at the hands of his eldest son, with the knowledge and complicity, perhaps at the instigation—of his own wife. On Wednesday evening the body of deceased was found by the police, buri e d under a heap of coals in the cellar of his own house,_ his forehead gashed with repeated wounds, and still covered with blood. The scene of this dreadful occurrence is a cottage in Wood-s'reet, where the decersed lived with his wife, two grown-up sons, and four daughters nots° old. He had been a small farmer at a place called Tockholes, and having met with misfortunes, came some years ago to live at Over Darwen, where all the children found employment in the factories. The old man, who was in his 60th year, is known to have remained at home for some time past, and perhaps has done so ever since his removal, it being considered necessary that some one should always be in the house with Mrs. Kershaw. For some years she has been "flighty," if n it insane, in her talk, though usually a+ile to attend to her house hold duties. On Wednesday morning all the children went to their work as usual, but Thomas, the eldest, left Mr. Grimes's factory, where he was employed, at nine o'clock, saying he was going to Blackburn, and did not return during the day. All the family, except Thomas, were at home to dinner at noon, and when they returned to work their father and mother appeared well and com fortable. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon Thomas was seen to enter his father's house. One of the girls, a child about 12 years of age, was the first home from work in the evening, and came in be tween six and seven o'clock. She found her mother alone, and, on asking about her father, was told he had gone out. Soon afterwards Thomas came in, and (as the child says) at once went down to the cellar and "began to shovel the coals." The other eon, whose name isißobert, came home about seven o'clock, and not seeing his father made some in quiries, but says neither his mother nor Thomas would say anything about him at first. Afterwards when he again asked, because his father's absence was something so unusual as to give him great sur prise, Thomas replied that he knew nothing about his father except that "he went out long since." Robert's further statement is, that Thomas after wards pressed him very much to go to bed with him, and when he had slept a short time Thomas wakened him and said, " I've something horrible to tell thee ; but thee mustn't tell nobody about it." Robert asked what it was, and Thomas said, " When I came home I found father dead in the house. Mother did it ; but we'll all get taken up for it." Afterwards he added, "I took the body down stairs and buried it in the coals." Then he asked Robert, "Don't you think about four or five o'clock in the morning we could bury him in some place where he won't be discovered ? Then our best plan would be to make for Liverpool, and there we can find a ship to go to America." Robert jumped out of bed, saying, " Stop where you are a bit," and ran down to the coal cellar, where he "found that the story was true." Instead of re turning to his brother, however, 'he says he slipped out at the back door, and ran to his uncle's, not far off, and knocked him up, asking him to send some one for the police. His uncle, whose name is Kearaley, sent his son to the police-office, where Mr. Inspector McDonald, in charge of the police at Over Darwen, was alone. He states that it was about half-past ten o clock on Wednesday night when, hear ing a noise at the outside, he went to the door, He there found the youth Kearsley, who ex claimed, "My uncle is dead ; and his son, Thomas, has killed him." After answering a few questions, the lad, who was much excited, ran away : and Mr. M'Douald went to Kershaw's house. He found the sons and some other persons there. Thomas was leaning against the fire-place, with nothing on him except his shirt and trousers. Looking round, Mr. M'Donald suspected he saw marks of blood on the floor, but, being alone, he sent a man to collect four or five constables, and then locked al/ the doors. His assistants having arrived, he took a candle and went to the coal cellar, calling to Robert to come and show him the place. The young man followed with Sergeant Atkinson. The officer see ing something which appeared like the elbow of a man protruding from the heap of coals, Mr. M'Donald assisted him in an attempt to pull the body out. They were obliged, however, to shovel away about 2 cwts. of coal before the body could be removed. The old man's head presented a hor rible sight, for it was apparently one mass of blood and wounds, each of them deep enough to be fatal, and of course it was frightfully blackened with the coals. The body was taken upstairs and washed as soon as possible, Mr. S. H. Wraith, surgeon, being sent for to superintend and make an examination. In the meantime Mr. M'Donald observed that Thomas Kershaw appeared much agitated, and seemed watching for an opportunity to make his escape from the house. Mr. M'Donald told him he should take him into custody on suspicion of being the murderer, on which the prisoner ex claimed, " Before I'll be charged with that, hang myself." Having secured him, Mr. M'Donald went upstairs, where he found rs. Kershaw in bed. On his asking her whether she knew anything of the death of her husband, she replied, I've nothing to do with it." Being reminded that there could have been no one else in the house but her self and Thomas, she said her husband and son had commenced " a scuffling ;" that she went out, was away for about twenty minutes, and when she came back saw no one, but heard a noise in the cellar, as of the moving ofcoals. She called out but could get no answer. To furtheriquestio as she gave excited and incoherent replies, and mentioned that she had "seen some blood in the place." Mr. M'Donald ordered her also into custody, and both the prisoners were taken to the police-station. The struggle would appear to have taken place near the fire-place, which is the gable wall, the house being the end one of the row, and this may account for there being no noise heard by theneigh bours. The traces of blood are near the fire-place of the " house-part." The deceased was a stout heavy man, but the body appears nevertheless to have been carried across the floor, down a flight of 10 or 11 steps, and into the dark, small cellar, where it must have been almost doubled up to allow of its being cov.zed with coals. A large heavy spade, found in the cellar, is the weapon presumed to have been used in the infliction. of several of the wounds on the head. By one of them the skull is shat tered for. several inches completely across the line of the right eyebrow, and that wound must have been instantly fatal. On the left part of the fore head there are three great wounds extending from the hair to the eyebrow, the skull appearing to be fractured iu each instance. Under the right eye, and across the cheek bone, another deep gash was inflicted, and the eye was almost forced out and destroyed. No trace of blood has been found on the spade, which had, however, been used in shovelling the coals. Another heavy blow under the left side of the jawbone is supposed to have been dealt with a poker from the grate in the " house-part." The collar-bone is also broken on the right side ; there are contused wounds in the neck, and there are five or six other wounds on the face, sharply incised. It is possible that these were inflicted with a razor belengiug to the old man, which was missing from its case on Thursday, an d ' has not yet been found. The poker is stained with blood. Although the crime appears to have been com mitted in the " house-part," the floor had been washed before any of the family returned ; but near the fire-place there are traces of large patches of blood. Several shirts and other wearing apparel were found on a clothes-horse by the police ; they were still wet, but not properly washed, and 'one of the shirts belonging to Thomas Kershaw, has great stains of blood on the sleeves. These circum stances lead to the supposition that Mrs. Kershaw must at least have been engaged in removing the traces of the murder. No adequate motive for the crime has been sug gested. Mrs. Kershaw is regarded as partially in sane, and the sons have also been considered sin gular in their habits and their talk. They were, however, as well as the old man, sober, and quiet in their conduct. Mrs. Kershaw is said to have alleged that her husband ill-used her when they were alone, but the neighbours believed him to be a good, kind, husband. She hasbeen complaining that her husband taunte d her with not being pro perly married to him, but it is not known that there is any foundation fo r this, evenissullpnpdoerssintoog understood s t a t e ment to be true. Tho mas have always taken the mother's part against of fll the other children, in believing her accounts that deceased's ill-usage ; but it is not supposed y re . he was on bad terms with his father,. were any serious disagreements in.erththeaftamthiel Thomas Kershaw whohimself,goeurt. He 22 years of age, has borne a really . He has been od c le har a a h ct e was neither turbulent nor dissipated. a member of the Over Dame for a long tim©, and was coma e . red studious, hay dlechanics' Institute h "on he ino books of his own. After his appre ensi was, or pretended be , and a sked for pen, ink, to demented. He talked mu ch rambling nonsense, might wr ite to the Emperor , he asked for "Robinson and paper, that Ci . Kersha w Napoleon. On Thheursd He kept :2, Mrs o ll f the . rooms n soe," from amongsd watched. amongst hi e s d b in oo o k n s e . locked up in a ce ll, an is There ae is a strang e l oo k in her is also watched, bu t of the police-office. ce. s he i s sometimes much excited. On eye, and Thursday she was asked by one of the officers, when she was seated by the fire, &A, alto bolt pretty comrn THE LATE GENERAL NEI LL. We learn from Madras that the community of that city have resolved to commemorate the gal lant Neill, and the honour he has done to the Madras army, by the erection of a monument. This will consist of a granite obelisk suitably in scribed, and bearing, besides the name and services of Neill, the names of the officers and men of the Madras Fusileers who have fallen in this conflict, iu Bengal. A public meeting on this subjec -, held at Madras on Gth Dec., was presided over by Lord Harris, who spoke in especial praise of Neill's care of his men. The last words that officer addressed to him before leaving Madras, were commending t`}►e families of the soldiers to his lordship's Care. Two of the speakers singled out another of Neill's quali ties for peculiar eulogy. This was his readiness in an emergency to undertake f r the public good heavy personal responsibility from which most men would have shrunk. The Hon. the Chief Justice of Mad ras said—l firmly believe that to the decided con duct, the unflinching energy, amid the noble self devotion of the late Gen. Nell, not only the safety of Calcutta, but the peace of this and the sister Pre sidency of Bombay is mainly, if not wh , lly, owing. He was essentially the man for the occasion—equal to it, because he dared'to take : upon himself rePpon sibility, and, having d, ne so, to act irrespective of the opinion of others. He was not the man -to wait for orders in an emergency which require el to be met at once with energy and decision, and in a mode fitted only to the extraordinary circumstances then occurring. I feel that in thus speaking I may be approaching dangerous ground ; but I beg most distinctly to disclaim all intention of referring to or reflecting iu the slightest degree on, the conduct of others. My object is to do honour to the gallant Neill, and to show to how large an extent his coun - try, in my opinion, is indebted to him. Had a leas determined or less energetic man appeared at Be nares at the important moment that he did, who can say to what places the conflagration, then raging and threatening to involve the whole of India in its flames, might not have reached ? We need not attempt to conceal the fact now. This was no partial disaffection and mutiny of a portion of a❑ army, to be put down by ordinary means." The Attorney- General held language nearly similar, and said :-- "He believed he might safely say that with the single exception of the gallant Havelock, whose loss he feared they had also to lament, there was no man on whose steps the country hung with such intense interest, or who so absorbed their admiration, From the time when the general took possession of the railway station at Calcutta, there, as so often afterwards, fearlessly assuming responsibilities front which ordinary men nervously shrink, to the time when he saved Allahabad, and at Cawnpore in flicted righteous retribution on those high caste murderers, the Bengal Brahmin Sepoys, the fame of his deeds rang trumpet-tongued through the land, and in England, at all events, that retribution was not looked on as vengeance or revenge, but simply as that which the Commaneler-in-Chief of theßritish army, the Duke of Cambridge, had so lately said, amidst the cheers of all who heard him, he hoped and trusted would be rigidly carried out, namely justice—prompt and stern justice—on every sharer in those atrocities." (Loud applause.) BE NA It 2. The following is the extract of a letter from the Rev. Jas. Kennedy, dated Benares, Dec. 5 : " All is quiet at Juanpore. The Gude rebels have not followed the Ghoorkas, as it was supposed they would have done. They remain on the frontier. This is rather strange, considering their strength, and the encourage meat to advance by the retirement of the Ghoorkas. This back ward move of our allies is said to have exeited in our enemies the suspicion that we are laying a trap for them, and therefore they fear to come on. Long may their fear continue 1 There are now at Juanpore 500 European soldiers, 500 Madras sepoys, and 2,000 Gboorkae, with artillery—a force deemed sufficient to meet any number coming from Oude. We have no rea son for apprehension at Benares. If you see any state ment to the contrary you may for once safely disbelieve it. I have seen in Calcutta newspapers statements about our danger, which have no foundation in fact, or rather no foundation equal to their support. The order for the formation of an army here is suspended, partly, I believe, because the authorities are satisfied that the danger of Benares being attacked from Oude has been generally overrated, and they deem the force at Juanpoie quite sufficient for our defence (we always have here a garrison of 300 or 400 men) ; and partly because the demand for troops further up the country is very urgent. As English soldiers are passing through daily, in the event of any emergency a large body may be very soon conotntrated in this city." THE DACCA MUTINEERS. The following is an extract of a letter from an officer of the 73d Bengal N.I. : " Jelpigoree, Dec. 3. "Only time to tell you `All's well at present,' and that we are in high feather and spirits, awaiting the Dacca mutineers, who are not far off. Our men have sworn to their native officers (not to us) that they will do their duty, and our spies, who have hitherto proved so trustworthy, declare that we may fully depend upon the regiment. Yesterday the test commenced by our ordering accoutrements and ammunition to be served out to our 20 Ghoorkas. This was done cheerfully, and is a very good indication of the prevailing feeling. A strange scene it was, watching the eepoye doling out am munition to Ghoorkas to fi gt against their own (the sepoyal comrades, and it did once s heart good to see it ; we are all under arms, and very sanguine." RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TILE WEEK. Miles Receipts. opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. 1857. 1857. 1856. IinITISU. X X Aberdeen - - 65 Belfast and Ballymena •• •.... r. •• -•. 1,142 1,128 17 Belfast and County Down.• • • • • • • - • • - - 32 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,862 2,053 26 34 Bolton,lllackbum, and West York .... 1,0 , 6 930 118 Bristol and Exeter • • .... ••-. • •• .......•.• •• ...• 5,170 5,170 . 5,406 1 9, 811 4 Caledonian-- --.. • • • - .... __ _ 12,5,8 12,413 ' 4l i Chester and • • • • .... ... 4,33.. - 4,332 4,570 8 .% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • - 160 157 2 .9 Cork and Bandon .. ••..•••• .. - • • • • 287 288 56 Dublin and Belfast.T unction ••..• • • • 1 , 089 1,117 63 Dublin and Drogheda•• •••••.. • • • • • • 1,318 1,152 40/A Dublin and Kingstown . ..... •• •• •• •• 1,224 1 , 345 17 % Dundee and Arbroath ••••••• • • • . . •• 555 6 8 5 5 0 8 9 L 1 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junctior 35 Dundalk and Enniskillen ••..••• • • • .. 8745451:- 857 6734 East Anglian.... •• • • 4,847 6,143 93 East Lancashire •••• .• . . ..••• • • • • • 489 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. ••• • - 1 21,176 21,445 E a stern Union • • • • • • • • ••• • .. • • • • • 142 Edinburgh, Edinburgh Perth, and 3 and Glasgow j d .. B . n . . e • e. . .. 78 . •• •• : 5 3: 8 1 5 1 _ 7 0 5 : 75 3213 9 6 Exeter and Crediton.. •••••••• • • • • • • I - - 22 Furness Railway ••••••••• •• • • • • • • - - 183% Glasgow, and Sout h-Western •• • ... .. 5,560 ' 5,587 283 Great .................... 23 , 29 2 . 23,29 2 21,464 20334 I Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5,358 5, 28 465 Great Western ••••• • • • • • ......... _ 24,051 23 876 2554 Irish South Eastern ••••••.•.. • • • • • . - - 90 Lancaster and Carlisle.. •••. • • • ..... 5,003 4,817 2 86 % Lancashire and Yorkshire ..... ..... 18,236 21,857 - Leeds Northern ...• .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - - 16i Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... - -- 637 London and North Western .•• •• - - 50,430 55,364 5 % London an,d Blackwall.• •••••• • • • • .• 1,228 1,135 183 % London, Brighton, and Smith Coast.. 10, 531 9,877 2893 London and South Western. •• •• •-• 11,770 11,677 60 Londonderry and Enniskillen .. ••• • .. 711 648 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 173% Manchester, Sheffleldoind Lincolnshire 8,018 9,571 9% Manchester and South J unction .... ••813 74G 28 Maryport and Carlisle ••••.••• • . • • • • 869 699 567 Midland • ....- ...... •• • ........... 27,236 27,211 177 Midland Great Western (Irish) •....• 2,823 2,950 52 Monklands • • • • • • • • •• • • • • •• • • •• •• • • - - 78 Newcastle and Carlisle...• ........ • • ' 4 - 580 4,631 - 149 North British •• •• • • •••• • • •• • • •• • •'' 5 8 88 7. 096 233 North Staffordshire .• •••••• • • ••• • • • ' 809 724 47 North-Western ...• •••••••• .• .. • • •• 2,378 2,574 50 Scottish Central • • • • • • • • • • - .. - - 823 y Scottish Midland •• ••••••••• • •• •• • • 1 , 378 1,432 29 Shrewsbury and Birmingham •••• •• 2, 6 4 9 7 8 1 3 48 0 4 BShrhroewpsalibiure"UanniodnCh.e.s.t.e.r. :: :: :: :: :: :: 22 2 : ' 38 72 6 9 39 6 5 1 1 3 4, 8 1 .: 57 South Devon •• •••••••••••• •• • • " '' ": 18.136 17,51,7 301% South Eastern.... ••••••• "• " " '• • 6,050 6,355 171 South Wales .• ••• • • .w and •••**'• '' " - 18083% TSoauffthveYoer.k.•,..D.o.n..cas.. t.e.r.,..... .G.0.0.1.e..... 1,303 1::9 1,025 77 Waterford end Lime r •• • 1,013 27 West Cornwall ••••••••••• • • • • • . • • 554 53 9 1234 Whitehaven Junction ...............360 40 5 *6 32 York and NeweaStie, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. _ ..... IMILEION. 109 Dutch Rhenish • • .................. 2,159 1 - i 344 Lyons and Mediterranean ......., •• - , 758 63 Montereau and Troyes .. •••• • - -'- 8-39 NorthernNa m u aa r a nn a idld n dos d :ft L oFrotta i ri e ,ctsa g i e u...c‘re . v.g .. eh ... s ... t ..0.. .. .. . .. e e.: ....: .....: 1 :77_ - - - Orleans and Central .. ••• •• •••. .. -- 434 Paris and Lyons .. ..... .• • - - -• 588 : ParisPWareisst•••• - _ 96 Rouen and Havr • • • . • • • • • • .' •• - _ _ f Fran - __ The Courts of Chancery will be closed on the 25th instant. PRESENT TO THE EMPEROR OP THE FRENCH.—A. new pattern gun, of exquisite materials and workmanship, intended by her Majesty as a present to the Emptror Napoleon, is now being manufactured at the royal sun fautnries, Woolwich Arsenal, under the superintendence of Lieut.-Colonel E. Wilmot. The gun has been c.- , and men are now engaged in placing on the weapon an appropriate inscription, with the imperial arms of France. The gun carriage has been made of solid oak, and the hinges and cranks of iron highly polished. The present will comprise an ammunition waggon and two limbers, which will also be made of oak. I ~l l_ •/ ` lli~ Ili.(, U .1 Li:- J.LL u . ..j . V S • - /inpoA . a.nce conne.:tel wito the principles of agri culture and th,'. pracics of husbendry. An essay on the possession of land as an industrial occupa- . ticn for the peo7le, by the Rev. David ERdaile, treats of a subject whese) interest is not confined to agricultural readers, Inv: is fitted to eng , :ge the wtention of legisiators and nhilsnthrupie,ts. A paper on Roman husbandry is equally suited tothe antiquarian, while the "Farmer's Note 13.;0k." the "Agricultural Summary" for the quarter, the tables of the prices of grain, and the 'ransactions of the " Highland AL , ricul.ural Socie'y"-are adapted to more practical rea.de•s. It is a sign of the diffu.. sion of educision and intelligence that classes ~n d professlons for/hely considered the most tedious and uniutellectual, now main' ain serials and quarterlies entirely devoted to the consideration of their priucipls of action, and the various iaiprove meets and alteratiims made from time to time. The one before us is no doubt a valuable assistant to the agricultural amateur and practical farmer. The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology. John Churchill, No v Burlington_ street. - This quarterly continues its useful and steady course. It is a valuable publicat on, collec'ing the statistics of insanity and its trea.meut, from all parts of the civilis-d world with the most, su.cessful methods adopted, and the vsriou scauses that are found to modify and influence the dis4 , ase. It trews also of subjects which interee the psychologist, ai the qualities and charact , ifistics of vary ng minds and tumperamenta. A paper if, the present number on "Intemperance as a f , rm.of Mental Disorder," reveals sonic startling facts to the intemperate. Thera are numerous art;clus which deserve the attention of all interested in the consideration, or engaged in the treatment of his t.er ible malady. FRENCII AND ENGLISH RAILWAYS. That thereis a considerable difference between a French and an English Railway is what a good many of our readers will have discovered for themselves, and have drawn, perhaps, a certain moral from their conclusions; but there is one particular point of distinction on which , rdinary passengers are not very likely to reflect. In France Railways are profitable to the proprietors as well as to the public ; in England the public comes off better ban in France, but the proprietors far worse. Gene rally speaking, these great speculations have proved remunerative across the Channel, but unremunerative in these Islands ; and the question is under wh4t circum stances such a contrast was established. The whole -übject was admirably reviewed on Tuesday last at the Institution of Civil Engineers by Mr. Joseph Locke, president of that body, and we yesterday transferred to our own columns a complete report of the address. In some parts the investigation necessarily assumed rather a technical complexion, but its leading deductions can be readily understood. Railways are more profitable in France than in Eng land because the action of the State in the former country was exerted to prevent extravagant and calamitous out lay at the first period of construction. Government decided on the best line, adjudged it to the most promis ing bidders, assisted the work in many cases from national funds, and protected the proprietary throughout from competition. The absence of rivalry enabled the managers of the lines to bestow great attention cm their own interests, and trains accordingly were net very frequent, nor was the rate of speed maintained very great. Every train, as a rule, was pretty well filled, and moderation of pace saved the wear and tear of stock. In England all these conditions were reversed. Govern. ment not only did not protect railway enterprise from competition, but it is said even to have encouraged the rivalry of contending projectors. Landowners got enormous prices for land, Parliamentary contests occasioned immense sacrifices of money, the duplication of actual lines perpetuated the results of competition, trains were multiplied, fares reduced, and the impatience of Englishmen gratified by express speed. Of course, with such items on the respective sides of the account there is.no great wonder about the nature of the balance as far as shareholders are concerned, nor is it at all surprising that the " Railway interest" should conceive itself somewhat aggrieved on this side of the Channel. As a matter of fact, the average dividend upon our railway property is lower than its owners might justly expect, nor is any fair proportion discoverable between the advantages accruing to the public, and the remu neration of those at whose cost these advantages were created. We believe, however, that the French system would have been absolutely imprac htiycaob er owein t h L i e s g c s o l a u t n u trrey is that by n t h o e meanssyste m a n s p w u e r r s a n b ee e for the whole of the evil experienced, and that the position of the shareholding body might be so improved oy their own effects as to bring them very nearly to a level with their brethren in France. We must take leave to observe that there are two parties to transactions of this kind. The public is en titled to consideration as well as the proprietors, and this consideration in France has evidently been concen trated upon the latter to the prejudice of the former. It is true enough that the French have got their railways, and that such means of communication are vastly above those previously in use ; but they have not got all they might have got. " The service to the public," says Mr. Locke, "is still very limited." The aim of the French Government, in fact, was to secure itself and the contributors together, and the accommodation to be provided was measured by these requirements. The principle has no doubt succeeded, but it has been at the public cost, for the railways in France are fewer, slower, and dearer than they might have been. This state of things may very naturally appear agreeable to the owners of railway property, but it would be less so to advocates of the public interest. In fact, if the French people were as restless and impatient in such matter as ourselves, and adopted the same vent for their emotions, it would be quite possible to get up at a public meeting in that country and show by a con tract of railway i ervioe in France and England how very much Frenchmen bad lost by the institution of monopolie 'instead of the action of competition. It will be asked, however, which of these two prin ciples is the proper one ? No doubt the public gets sb better bargain here than in France ; but has it any right to such advantage at the expense of private con tributors I Can any man reasonably require to be served at a loss to those by whom the service is per. formed This question obviously opens an infinite sphere of inquiry, but the results of ten years' experience appear to unto prove that the proprietors of English railways have really less complaint against the Legislature than against their own boards of management, and that, of the two systems, that adopted in this country was not only better adapted to our national habits, but better in principle too. We will take at once the strongest and most salient point in illustration of the argument—viz., the unction of more than one line to a particular ter - minus. Nothing, at the outset, could seem more wanton than this, yet nothing, in the present day, can be clearer than thet there really is room for more than one railway between two pl ices. What would have been the condition of passengers er traffic in this country if the communication between north and south had been limited to a single " arterial" line Even as it is, the lines are all so gorged with work that the most fertile r s e o n u d rc e e re o d f anceceiedsesnarty, a accidents is sou ght e ne in grtehaet company,multiplictty n o o f t t w ra it in h a . standing all competition is laying down a third line of rails on account of the positive insufficiency of the original way. Travelling of every description has been increased beyond conception, nor do we believe there is a single instance of any trunk line, whether with or without a direct rival, on which the traffic has not surpassed the most sanguine estimates of the original project. It would be hard to prove that there are too many railways in England for the public service, nor can it be summarily asserted that there are too many fur the interest of the proprietors. No doubt, the average value of the property is too low ; but is there nothing to be said on this point beyond appealing to the system of Sir R. Peel We think it plain from actual facts that more than one line may run from one terminus to another, and pick up a fair profit as it goes ; and the sanction, there fore, of these undertakings in duplicate was perfectly j t ;l o s n t i fisanbd the l e Cokonsoldwen expenses rirgekno o w f n w e o o r s k ts ing o_f ceexnpsetnrseese which Mr Looks tells us are less, notwithstanding our w m e i r g e ht it rate of travelling, in England than in France— it ca nnot be said that the accommodation actually fur- Dished to the public is greater than is merited by the b n e ot re i d o u r e t e h d i: r t u e h a s hareholders "dead weight of prim ar y debt," which hangs like a paid indeed, remunerated, m ill s t on e about the necks of the gr ea t compan i es. That a far nd es sh a a c this debt was incurred in A great measure from the costs maintainbeen ts made ueaes t snn a n t order oh o h et oepptr that to ot l i i ut e ri shouldghp t he pa t h p i specula- given i nc idental to rivalry and cont en ti on i s perfectly true, but ch o h t i o t f a r w v ps have been u u b d l e:enhnbeeeedetevopiori might i n y w e audshe much n f v t o i e o t t p se oe r c w a h r i r c i h e a t s his tiu r m T p h e e t r i t e i o w n a s w r a e s a c l l a y rr p i a e s d t , u a r n e d e , n w o u e g m h by the Legisl a t ure t o competition as in the excess to but each want e d it a ll , an d the truth of this p r at o oy p r o am s d i da ny, ion is to be found in the fact, which no one would controvert, that if all the existing railways in England had been successively sanctioned, without being allowed to expend money upon objecting to each other. there would at this moment be excellent profits for every line among them. The lines are not one bit too numerous, but each cost too much to start with, owing to the jealousies of the rest. After all, too, it admits of very great doubt whether the disadvantages of the• proprietaries in this country, as compared with the advantages of the public, are not, to a most material extent, unreal and removable. It has been more than once maintained by correspondents of great ability in these columns, that notwithstanding all the waste irretrievably incurred, railway property is, in truth, more valuable than it appears ; that its depres sion is not warrantable by facts, and that publicity and certainty in accounts would rapidly improve it. Com panies, moreover, if they cat each other's throats to start with,need not go on doing so'now. If two lines choose to lower their fares in malignant rivalry till both run at a loss, they can blame no system nor principle but their own. Railways are encumbered with large debts, but so is the nation itself. Like the nation, they are fortu nate in their earnings, and are doing au burnous: amount of trade, nor do we see why they sbanld u p . O O thrive also in despite of their capital account. Tie b bli a , in most localities enjoys very good ape° a r m % holds; it also pays pretty good fares, and if __ t wow , less than their due—as we do not deny--it so so t travellers get more—Ton"- LITERAf_:::I.T•.T. St. ill St. li St. 11 FOR lIGN. 941 i 4i 99k i 40 i 63k 56 5i 991 9 54A 4 87Y61 14j i 19 181 i 1100 54 St. 6 SI St. 100 100 100 100 100 St. 8 10 10 24 13i 20 St. 100 100 100 1001 1001 100 St, 12i 1?i St. 12. 12 12 20 12i 25 1 20 St. 25 10 1.0.6 27 17s 1715 16/151 1000 25 10 900 19' all all 10 50 LOO St. 50 50 50 100 MIST CUs. 1105 6 104 5 4/i i 1021