The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A _ID COM MERCTAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Notwithstanding the improvement which is now apparent in the manufacturing districts small failures are of frequent occurrence, and although individually the liabilities are small, they amount to an important sum in the aggregate. This state of things was anticipated, and although many fresh disasters may take place for some time to come, they will not impede the general recovery, which will be secured by the increasing easiness of the money market. Among the suspensions recorded during the last few days are those of Messrs. Arthur and Co., warehousemen, of Glasgow, and Messrs. S. Broom, of Stourford and Kidderminster, worsted spinners, but in neither case are the lia bilities of an extensive character. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and values of most descriptions were lower. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market manifested a quiet a ppearance, and prices were without any material alteration. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has been active, and advanced rates have, in some instances, been realised. For sugar, of good grocery qualities, there has been some enquiry, but the inferior de scriptions have been quiet. In .the Refined Market prices are firm, owing to the scarcity of dried goods on offer. For coffee there has been an active enquiry, and full rates are current for good coloury qualities of Plantation Ceylon. Tea has been firm, and common congou has advanced to 130. per lb. For rice, rum, and fruit there has been some enquiry, and in the latter article the common qualities of currants are in demand at an advance of ss. to 6s. per cwt. Saltpetre has been actively enquired for, and al though the stocks on hand are large full rates are current. The indigo market continues very firm, some small lots have been disposed of at an advance of 4d. to 6d. per lb. on the rates current at the last October sales. Tallow is quiet, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 555., January to March, 545. 6d., and March delivery 555. per cwt. There was a decline of about per cent. on the Paris Bourse yesterday, the 3 per Cents. being 70f. for money, and 70 25 for the account. Gold continues to pour into the Bank ♦aults. Yesterday nearly 200,0001. was taken in, and the 155,000/. received from America by the Canada will no doubt follow. A prospectus has been issued of the Great Southern of India Railway Company, the object of which to is afford railway communication south of the existing Madras Railway, including the pro vinces of Tanjore, Tritohinopoly, Madura, Tin- Coimbatore, Salem, and Travancore. The capital required is one million, and as all Indian investments are now in special favour, there can be no doubt that the whole amount will be placed without difficulty. It is expected that a guarantee of 5 per cent. will be obtained from the East India Company, and that the undertaking in fact will be put on the same footing as the other Indian companies. The mu tiny and its melancholy results will induce the authorities to expedite the formation of all public works, and especially railways, which will not only promote the development of the resources of the empire, but no doubt also prove remunerative to the companies by whom they are constructed. 20 At the London and Greenwich Railway Cora- 20 pang's meeting to - day a d ividend of ss. 4d. per ,2205 25 share was declared. 25 The demand for money is quiet, and accommoda tion can be obtained on good security at 5 per cent. On the Stock Exchange also the terms are moderate, Varying from 2f to 2i per cent. for short loans. There has been more activity in the market for English Securities to-day, but sales having prepon derated, the quotations have been weaker. An increased supply of money stock has been brought forward, and has had a depressing influence. Consols were 94i i 4 for money, and 94i for account, but they are now 94i s and 94a I respectively. The New Threes are 941 4 ; the Reduced, ata ; and 5 per Cont. Annuities, Mi. Exchequer Bills are 15s. prem., and Ditto Bonds 99i The Foreign Market is moderately active, but although there has not been much variation in prices, they are generally flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 961 to 97k, and the 4 per Cents. 104 ; Mexican 3 per Cents. are 20k ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 53 ; Danish 5 per Cents., 100 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 88} ; Spanish New Deferred 258 ; Belgian 2i per Cents., sq ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 64i ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 99. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Greuada Deferred Bonds, 5i 6; Mexican, 1. - ` ( 20l ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 78i 91 ; Ditto 3 per iC Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 110 ; Ditto, 41. per E Cents., 98 100 ex div. ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41i ; Ditto New Deferred, 25/ 261 ; Ditto Certificates, ; Ditto Passive, The Railway Share Market this morning has been active, but most of the leading lines dealt in have declined about to 1 per cent. Edinburgh 1 1 and Glasgow, Gt. Western, Brighton, N.-Western, 11 S.-Weatern, Midland, and South-Eastern each de clined 10s. ; Caledonian, 15s ; Chester and. Holyhead, and Eastern Counties, 11. Most of the other English lines were a fraction lower. The Foreign lines were dull. Eastern of France declined 10s.; Sambre and Meuse, ss. ; Pernambuco, ss. ; and Great Luxem bourg, ss. The Colonial undertakings very de pressed. Grand Trunk of Canada receded 31. ; - Great Western of Canada, 10s. ; and East Indian, 1/. 10s. Mining Shares were inactive, and exhibited no variation of importance. For Joint Stock Bank Shares there was some inquiry. Oriental Bank improved ss. ; Union of Australia, ss. to 10s. ; and the New Shares, 1/. In the Miscellaneous Shares no change of im portance can be reported. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (Tram the Official Lists) _ _ _ - Busineesdone. a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94} i 3 per Gent. Consols Annuities 9 44 ii $ i I New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94 i i i t 5 per Cent. Annuities IIIA O,L sots fur A.ccouLT , Feb 4 1:1 Ex .th eq an Bills, hid. 21000 . ....•.. 0 - ' l :ttS we 11........ .............. ...... .. 1 Exchequer Bonds, 1858, :ii per Cent 991 i ..10Itto, 1659 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Danish Bonds, 3 pee Cent., 1825 — Ditto 5 per Cont., Mexican 3 per Cent 2O/ ttli u ttto Account 2Ol Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent 53 Sardinian Bon4s, 5 per 0, nt. Ditto Account S P , nihh Bolds, .4 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 por Cent. Ditto Account 2SH T arkisle -Bonds, 6 per cent 971 i r Ditto Account 10itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account lO4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs Dutch Exchange, 2 . per Cen;:., 12 Guilders 64/ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. 941 ii 94g 4 ...4Consolo, money .. enronsola for acc0unt,,,,,,,. EXECUTION OF JOHN BEALL —This morning John Beale was publicly executed in front of Taunton Gaol, fur the murder of Charlotte Pugsley, at Long Ashton, near Bristol. Mr. Frederick Howard, a member of an eminent h gal firm in Bristol yesterday met his death through the accidental explosion of his gun. NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL—The followicg gentlemen yesterday took their seats within the bar as Queen's counsel:—Mr. Bazalgette, Mr. Shapter, Mr. Toiler, Mr. Greene, Mr. Goldsmid, Mr. A.rophlett, and Mr. Pit ming. SURREY ARCHAOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The Coot ell of this society have fixed that the summer congress of its members shall be held at Farnham, and have resolved to invite the Bishop of Winchester to preside on the osoasion. MIAETS—Ihis Day). RAILWAYS. Closing rr'e -c yesterday. - 5i 8 - 69 - 71 .. .... 4,.., 91 - 9i 90 - 92 88/ -89 i 38 40 11 - 13 4 - 5 - 18A - 45 - 31 - Business done this day. Paid I ftAILWAVI. 10' Ambg. Not tn,g. Bost. I& Eastn. June.... all I Belfast & Ballymen all Birmng. Wolverli. Stour Valley 100 Wrkenhd. Lancsl , . Cheshire Junct all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter_ 1 0 0 Caledonian. 100 Chester dr Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.... all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Ds. A all Do. B all Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber.June. 100 East Anglian 100 Eastern Counties 100 EasternUnion,A. stk. 100 Do. do. 8.. ..... 8 i Do, A all East Kent 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk all Do. 100 ;Edinburgh & Glasgow all 'Eclinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundep all Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 Furness 100 Glasgow & S.Westorn all 'Great N. of Scotland 100 (Great Northern 100 IDo., A. Stock 100 IDo., B. Stock 1 100 jGt. Sth.&West.(lre). 1100 Groat Western. 1 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St all Irish South-Eastern. all ILancaster & Carlisle. 141 Do., Thit , is 15 Do. New Thirds _ 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F 116 Do., Wet. Riding Un. ' all Do. Southport. ...... all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths I all Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 5 Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 lVtanch.Shef. &Lindh. 14 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland ......... 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G. West.(lr.) all Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Newpt.A berg. dillrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Ni ewry, Warrenpoint & RPstrevor 100 Norfolk - 36 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British , 100 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock ......... 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.Easteru —Berwick all Do. do. Extension 16/ Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 31.1 N. &S, Wetn., Ramp stead, and City Jn 1 1.7. North Staffordshire all North Western 1 all N. & S.Westrn. June 1100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 18 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central ...., 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St . 1100 Shropshire Union , 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 South Devon. ...... 1 . 100 South Eastern all Do. 4i per c. Shares . 100 South Wales-- all IS. Yorksh. River Dun: 10 'D0............ all Staines,Wok.,&Wok all Stockton & Darling 176 Do. do., 1854 5 1 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl. 1 100 ,Taff Vale IWO 'Do. Pref., No. i 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. I all IVale of Neath... 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny ) all Waterford&Limerick ) all West C0rnwa11........ ) all West End of London and Crystal Palace., 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B ) all West London ) all Do. First Class ) all Do. Second Class 0 all Wmbledon &Croydon St. St. St. 50 4oi = ii 93i - 94, 66 - 67 13 - 14 6 - 64 3i - 3J 53 - 54 - 98 2d pal 53 54 85 86 90 95 - 4 - 2i = 32 - 9 - 105 - 107 25 - 26 47 - 49 3i - 2L -34 - 36 71 - 73 80i -- 13 -- 36 - 15 5 1 5 di 20 - 20: 17 - 20 ... ... ''. .1 7 - 9 3 -3, 6 - 6. ••• ...'. • ••• • BRITISH POSSESSIONS. all Atian. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake nur Buff., Brut. & God ch I; ds. , 1 Aug. , '72 1 Do. do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June,'74, Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.)i Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds. '57 , Do. do. do., '59;d0.1 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada' Do. 6 p. c. Deben I Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. i Do. jDo. Do. Bds., payable '57 d0.,'76, p. '60... d0.,'73, do.. ~ do., '73, withoUt' option IMadras, guar. 4 p.c I Do. do., 5 per e. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e. I Do, 4th Es., do 'Oude (Limited) Scindo, guar. 5 per c all I Do li - 2i 5i 5 ct 185 90 83 87 80 85 ii - ir~l & - 1p ill - 112 1/ - 2i pi 20 - 21 53 - 55 85 - 87 22 - 221 1 - 1 4 PI 21i - 21$ it - i P 105 - 110 105 -no 'lO3 105 1 19 201 21i 224 par ? 2 p lip lhpi il = iiP J::1 all !,0 all 5 all .t 0 all 6 all ,33 'Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry etch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley 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 Northern of France NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 1 Recife & San Fran , O all ;CI all 10 6 ?.0 all zo all n 6 5 all Mi I all LO all !O all !O all l 6 all LO all ?,0 all !O I all (Pernam.) g. 7 p. e. 10 all Rome and Frascati,, 20 ali Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 20 all Sambre and Meuse 10 all )o. 5i per cent. pref 20 all Southern of France 8 all West Flanders 10 all Do. 54 per e. Prsrf 20 all W. di N. W. of France 20 6 Western of Austria 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all , Wiesl aden 6 , all Do.B p. cent. prof 20 all Zealand 6} - 7 .. -- ... 11 I 4 - 41 3i - 31 281 -28 i SO ..... •• • 7i = i* "6 - 29 --- io 8 - 201 - 39. - SI - 35$ - 56 - 1 - V,pl is 18 I - i E3 8 - 8 23 - 23; 0 - 5 8i - 91 27i - 28 ••• ..--. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all 18i 50 all all !Australasia Bank of Egypt !Bank of London ;Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co ;British N. American 'C. Bk.of Ind. Au.d&Ch ,City Colonial ;Commercial of Lona Eng.Scot.diAus.Cia Lon. Ch. Bk.of A at,t ,Ditto New !London and County !Lud.&E.Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock. LonlandWestminst, National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New R. Aus. B. &G. Im.Co south Australia Union of Australia 'Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Woltrußk of Loud all 1. all all 86 89 3i 2 t d 43 52 60 - a I§ 3 / 4 - 19 18 -18 j 46 - , i 4 31 - 33 18a 19 ... '''''' • • 35 - 37 50 - 51 ••• ••• .•• ... d ... = ma St. 50 St, St, 20 20 10 St. .8 I all 0.1 all 10 100 )0 100 10 100 !CI 2s. 0 2s6d O 108 ;0 1 L 74 all !O 2s. it. 100 ?,0 15 )0 all )0 all ZO all It. 100 )0 all 0 all !Co 4 tOi all !013 )0 all )0 all )0 all )0 all !CI all I) all !CI 10 0 5 9 5 0 10$. !,0 5 99 85 124 99 58i 53 1 S (i. A A !i 1 0 1 8 5 8 T E S t.! 1 , iN 1) N, • - S ) * 0.111•1 LLNE3 .1./EA.SE ' D AT FIXED ItENTALS. Paidi l RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices yesterday Ln. &N. \IT. Caledon 100 Buckghamsh 100 ' Clydesdale Jo. all ICol.Stour Vy. 100 l E.Lin. g. 6 p., all E. Un. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares all Do. i Shares all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lon. Til., &S. 10 Do. Bark. Sh. all Man.ch.nxton. and Matlock ] 100 Mdld. Bradfd. 54 Newmarket Bm7E.G.spc. all NALEst.S p.c. all Do. 6 per ct.. all Do.Fixedsp.c all Prest. &Wyre all I Do. Shrs. A 100 ,Itoystn.& Hit. all ' Shrews. & Her l all 'S. Staffordsh.. all IWearVaLg6pc I all 'Do t. 400 ,Wilts&Somrst 92 - 9 i 94 -- 96 12 - 14 132 - 136 32 - 4 E.U.41E.C 1 Gt.Northi E. Count. Caldonian Do Gt.Westn V. & Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Ln.&N.W & Midld, , Midland , !1~6 -- 107 12 - 13 23 - 24 99 - 101 2i - 21 92 - 94 E. Count. 55 - 57 Do Do ... Do L. dilS . W Do Gt. Northn T. Bramsey M. MCI eau Stk.&Dar. *** - 13:5 132 - 8 9 - 9i Do Gt.Westn iii —32 e 81 86) PREFERENCE SHA.RES. all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501„) 100 Brig. &Ex. 4 P.C. St. 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 4 p. C 100 Ches. & 110. 56 p.c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork&Bandons6p.c all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 100 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c ;100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 100 Do. No. 2 100 ,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 East Lane asb .6 p. cts all E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin.&Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 46 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.of Scot.lst Pre 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 46 p.c. 100 'Do, con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do.ChesterBp.e.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesil. 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.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 1001 Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 F. et... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 peret. late 3d Shares ... all Londy.& Color. 6 Sh. all Londy. &Ennis. 6 Sh. 100 ~ S., &L. 6p. Cent. 46 10. do. do. £6 .. . . 100 Do. do. 3 per cent. all Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 46 per cent 10. 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. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.&p. '.,1847 100 North British 34 Do. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf 8i Do. do. do 13 I Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l 9 ,Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ 10 Do. York H.& S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 1.00 Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 'lOO IDo. p. c. 2d guar._ 100 IDo. do, Debeutr. St. all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 100 Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. d 0.36 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 4i pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d. 100 Do. 46 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh 100 Do. New 46 pr. centl ,100 . Wales Gua. 4p. c. 100 80. do. 4i p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. a 19 Do. do. do. 10d' Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc 6 -- k oi 97 ••• ••• 6 - 6.1 105 -- 110 110 -- 114 106 -- 109 101 -- 107 124 -- 127 ; 73 -- li --- 107 - 110 100 - 102 62 - 64 10 - 104 51 -- 6 90 -- 92 83 -- 85 83 -- 85 97 -- 99 9i -- 91 15i -- 1t; 91 -- 70 --72 4 18 -- 19 9 -- 13i -- 14 135 - 140 115 - 118 155 - 180 115 - 120 i - 4 64 - 68 132 - 134 98 - 99 88 - 90 ••• ••• 1 11 -11 ii I1;1 -105 96 98 d 22 - l i i - 23 115 - 120 103 - 105 105 - 110 71 - 73 10 - 10, 23 - 23 95 - 98 94 - 98 it - 1- 28 Ei• -7:: Ea BRITISH MINES. 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philkj 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 27A East Basset (Illogan) 17s Great South Tolgus 1715 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 7B Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1h Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Urn.Minee (Gwennap 12s 6 V. of Towoy (Camay.) lo W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 51 1 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Mina). 5i Wh. Edward(Calstek 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.: 2 7* 1 10s.1 * all !CI 15 1 4 A all M 2I all 0 all 3 all 5 1i 1 all 1 all 1 all 10 1 16 i all -12 i 134 6 - 7 80 - 90 420 - 440 95 - 100 14 - 1 5 4 - 5 -- 1 11 -- 121 13 __ 15 4 -- 6 16 -- 18 4 -- 5 351411 4 - 5 220 - 230 - 3 - 4 23 --- 26 rioQ 110 145 155 260 280 71 .r 1 12 14 1 44 46 26 28 MINES. I 1 - 2.1 IA 1. - iii 43 - 45 12 - 13 is l al 16 17 8i -- 9 Ad ii = ii - FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL ) Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes dt Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop• per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita Now Granada Noveau Monde Pont.Sil.LdM.& Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican MISCELLANEOUS. Kxy 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim. ) 5 19 Australian Agricult. :0 all lAustraln. Royal Mail LO all Berlin Water Works.. LO 2 iDo. New iss. at 51. d SO 40 Brit. American Land, 10 324 Canada It. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July A. all Copper Min. of Eng. 15 all IDo. Pref. 7§ p. cent 5 all Crystal Palace 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France all Eastern Steam !Electric Telegraph .. Electric Tel. of Irel !En. &Aust. Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel.! , Eur. &Am. Stm.(lim.) Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 'Gen. Steam Navigat., London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Do. Extension Teleg. Mexican& S.Americn I Nat. Discount C 0.... !Netherlands Laud._ Do. Do. Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. e. D. N. R. Australasian... Nrth.ofEuropeSteam Oriental Gas . Do Now Shares Ld. & Miurl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron [loyal. Mail Steam scot. Austral. Invest. S. Aus Gov. 6 P•c•bds• south Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip, Do. Registered ! p. van D Trus.Linesi.Coon., Uti ••• --- ••• 25 - 26 ••• ••• 4 -- 5 35 - 40 loi -- 1101 27 -- 32 23 -- 25 la -- la 4s 44 4 - 104 - 108 . 1} - - ••• ••• 5 - 6 .1 Tcl l 31 3i 1 1 - 3 I 1 d 17 20 93 95 73 - 5i - 20 - 51 - 11 - 7h 22 p 56 34 - see ---.. ••• 10—' 12 Business this day LAW INTELLIGENCt.—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. • (Before the Lord Chancellor.) 11:11.LRR V. MORGAN. This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Stuart. The contentious point was whether a judgment credi tor for 4001. was entitled to rank upon three mortgage properties rateably with the mortgaged, and whether the mortgagees were bound to reeoupe and pay to the judgment creditor a rateable proportion of the tents of the mortgage property received by the mortgages since the date of the judgment. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the judg ment creditor was entitled to rank rateably on all the three mortgage properties of the defendant, and to re ceive payment of his debt rateably with the mortgagee, and with this variation of the Vice-Chancellor'm decree, remitted to the Master to inquire and settle the rate of payment to the judgment creditor, and dismissed the appeal with costs, as costa in the cruse. IN BE DODDS. This was a motion for Hrebus Corpus to bring up the body of the applicant from the prison of Jersey to be liberated. Mr. Mackison, counsel for the detaining creditors, applied for a copy of the Sheriff's return. The motion will be heard fully to-morrow. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCE% (Sittings in Banco before Lord Campbell, lustices Coleridge, Wightcran, and Crompton.) SPIERB V. WALTER. Mr, James Pollock said this was an action in the Lord Mayor's Court for 4,0001., upon which an attach ment had issued, and he now moved for a prohibition on the ground that the eause of action was not within the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor's Court. It appeared that the defendant was a merchant of New York. He believed that the action was originally brought in New York, and had no idea that any proceedings had been taken against him in any of toe courts of the United Kingdom. Ruh granted. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. - - (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Watson, and Channell.) THE WEN V. ZARIIY. Sir F. Kelly moved for a rule calling upon the At torney-General to show cause why the verdict in this case, which was for the Crown, should not be set aside, and entered fur the defendant, or a new trial granted. The case was tried at the late sittings at Westminster, before Mr. Baron Bramwell, when a verdict was re turned for the Crown. The question was one of consi derable importance, the point in dispute being whether certain animal materials used by the defendant under a patent was to be considered after its manufacture parchment or paper, the latter article being subject to duty, and requiring a license for carrying on the trade. The learned counsel handed in a deed engrossed on the so made parchment, which their lordships examined. Mr. Baron Martin said he should consider the article parchment and as such was not liable to duty. Ultimately a rule was granted. COURT OF PROBATE. The new Court of Probate commenced its sittings this morning in the Lord Chancellor's Court, Westminster Hall. There was a large number of the members of the bar present from the Common Law Courts, as well A 9 those usually practising in Doctors' Commons and at the Equity Courts. The space allotted to the public was densely crowded to witness the formal opening of the Court. Dr. Harding, Dr. Phillimore, and other leading members of the bar practising in the Old Court were present. About 11 o'clock Mr. Justice Cresswell, preceded by Dr. Bayford and Mr. Middleton, the registrars, entered the court and took his seat on the bench, the members of the bar rising to receive him. Dr. Bayford having read the Royal warrant appoint ing Sir Cresswell Cresswell, Knight, Judge of the Court of Probate, dm, Dr. Harding, the Queen's Advocate, in the name of himself and the bar ; who had so numerously assembled thatreorning, tendered their sincere and hearty congrata- ' lations to his lordship on his assuming the office of Judge of the Court of Probate, and also that of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court. They esteemed themselves most fortunate in being placed under the guidance of a judge who had such long experience, was distinguished by such great ability, and who still possessed the full vigour of his mental and bodily powers. After alluding to the removal of the Court from its ancient occu pation in Doctors' Commons to Westminster Hall, the learned gentleman referred to the many years his lordship had been connected with the profession, and how long he had been a distinguished ornament of the bench, and expressed a hope that his lordship, and those who practised under him, would work harmoniously together, and carry to a successful issue this great ex• periment in jurisprudence wisely entrusted to his able hands. Entire confidence prevailed at Doctors' Commons between the bench and the bar, and he trusted that feeling world soon take root in their new locality, and flourish between his lordship and those who would practice under him, and in whose name he (Dr. Harding) heartily and cordially welcomed his lordship's presence in that Court. Mr. Justice Cresswell in reply said, that he returned to all of the members of the bar his cordial thanks for the kind manner in which they had received him on entering to the Court. He assured them that he felt infinitely in need of such encourage ment from a fear that he was unequal to discharge the duties he had taken on himself, but he was now fully assured of the kind feeling of the bar towards him, and that he could place the utmost confidence in their learning and honour. In ih-ir learning they would be able to supply him *Rh the information necessary to lead him to a oorrec !judgment, and in their honour, to prevent their using that learning to mislea !instead of enlightening his judgment. Allusion had been made to the period he . had been co nnec t e d w ith Westminster Hall and to the interest shown towards him by the large number of the members of the profession p r esent. It he had the g ood fortune to p ossess their esteem and good will he could only ascribe it to their justice he had ever been animated b y one leading men, desire, that o f h o ldi ng the scale equally to all ,n, showin g no in believing that preference or personal feeling but dealing even-handed justice to everybody who bad practiced before him. He hoped he might without pre sumption express a hope that throughout the remainder of his judicial career he should extend the same conduct to all who might practice before him, and that when he retired from active life he might carry with him the same kind feelings that his entrance into the court had given rise to. His lordship then proceeded with the business on the paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day. MARLBORO U GS-STREET. SHOP ROBBERY.—William BrennOn 20, and William Pickuell, 18, we re placed at the bar, before Mr. I3eadon, charged by J am e s C o le, 317 A, a detec tive officer, with stealing took fro m hi s some cigars from the shop of Henr y Cross, of 2, Carnaby- s t ree t. Cole s a id t h at l as t n i g ht be was standing at the corner of Silver -str ee t an d Carnaby-street , w hen he saw the cal two priso ners , w i t h t wo other lads, come from the pro secutor's shop, and seeing some thin g bulk y in one of the pri soner ' s pockets he as k e d him what he had got, and ran away, an d h e se nt a young man after him and pocket some cigars. The other p risoner he was t a k en i nto custody. Henry ledto t C h r e o ss , transactionthe p ros e b o y u t a o r ; 0 s u a n i g d his a n a , t t h e e n t f i o o u n n b d e , i n o on examining his cigar case on his counter, some had been taken. Mr. Beadon asked whether the prisoners were known. Two officers said they bad both been convicted several hum Mr. Beadon committed them both for three months, with hard labour. ar.,.,.....••••• WESTMINSTER. A. STRANGE A FFAIR. —R OB BERY AT A CONCERT Room. — Edward O'B r i en was brought before Mr. Paynter charged under the following circumstances : Eiizabeth Dowse, a "nymph of the pave," said that on the previous evening the defendant was in the Rose and Crown in company with the prosecutor, his brother, and myself. We were all drinking, and prosecutor was treating some other girls. The prosecutor went up stairs, and while there prisoner said to me, " His (mean ing prosecutor'n) watch is in his right hand trousers poc ket, and the handle unscrews, his purse is there also, and has got a good deal of money, and if you don't have the lot, I will." Prosecutor then came down stairs and went into the yard, and was followed by prisoner, and directly afterwards I saw the watch in his band, and be left the house. I directly gave information, and he was pursued. I was taken to the station as well, and remained there until the defendant was brought in and charged. Thomas Oushen, a hainmerenan, said prosecutor, who was deaf and dumb, was his half brother, and went with bins to the concert room at the above house, where they drank some beer with defendant and last witness. I saw my half brother go to the yard, and defendant followed him directly. I then went out, and my brother told me that he bad been robbed by th e p r isoner. Police-constable 281 A. took prisoner into custody. I we nt to his house, wh ere he b ad b een a f ter th e ro bb e ry and gone away — presently h o returne d, and I took him. Th e watch has not b een found, but, he was seen in companywith anoth er man. Defendant in a long story said that Dowse had taken the watch ; but the police said that when brought to the station prosecutor made signs that defendant had broken his watch from the chain. Cushen having stated that he did not sufficiently understand his brother to interpret his signs, Mr. Paynter said he would remand prisoner for a week, by which time an interpreter should be present who could prosecutor's evid ence ; and, as the police knew nothing ge of Dows e , s h e was a ll owe d to depart at liberty.iv TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE WAREHOUSES OE THE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—This morning at an early hour, a fire of a most destructive character broke out in the warehouses of the Steam Navigation Com pany, at Deptford Creek. Owing to the inflammable nature of the contents, before the fire was subdued the i mme nse building was totally consumed. Property to an immense amount has been destroyed. The loss is covered by insurances THE LEVIATHAN. -- Yesterday launching operations Were resumed and continued- throughout the day with great suc cess, and indeed with results more than could have been anticipated, the vessel having move i, it was found at the close of the day's operations, a greater distance than she has ever moved on any previous day since the commencement of launching. Owing to an extraordinary rumour which had got afloat to the effect that the monster had really capsized, a !al% e number of persons hurried to Millwall, and thronged the shore throughout the day, anxious to witness the disaster. It need hardly be said that all rumours of the kind were without foundation. The Leviathan rests now as fairly on her ways as ever she did, and we may rest well assured that she will keT her perpendi cular until she is fairly afloat, by means of the massive tackle which, around the large drums, fixed like bastions in the yard, keep her movements in check. Pressure was kept up from an early hour yester day morning on the ship's cradles from the hydraulic machines, and by one o'clock the mon ster had glided steadily down her ways 8 feet 7 inches forward, and 8 feet 10 inches aft. To show that the vessel moves now much easier on her ways, it may be stated, that the pressure required to move her yesterday was only 20 cwt. to the square inch, while on Saturday it took from 27 cwt. to 30 cwt. to the s quare inch to move her. The. pressure on the whole throughout the day did not exceed 24 cwt. to the square inch. In consequence of the hydraulic pumps getting out of order at the foremost cradle, the stern got down at one time 18 inches more than the stern. However, under the superintendence of Messrs. Hepworth and Roberts, the damage was quickly repaired, and the vessel was soon again brought about square. Operations closed at a quarter-paA six o'clock, when it was found that the vessel had gone during the day, 21 feet 7 inches at the fore-cradle, and 21 feet 3 inches at the aft. Among the principal visitors admitted to the yard during the day to witness the operations, was Sir Charles Pasley, who appeared to take a deep interest in the works. _ . Operations will be continued tc-day, beginning at eight o'clock a.m. PROGRESS OF THE LAUNCH THIS DAY. The progress of the hunching of this monster ship proceeded most favourably during the whole of the morning, and so favourable that Mr. Brunel thought it necessary not to apply the whole of the rams and to lessen the pressure, and oven under those circumstances so successful were the operations, that she went inch by inch, and at twelve o'clock when the men left off for dinner she had gone down 12 feet 2 inches aft, and 11 feet S inches forward, and at high water she had 7i feet under her. Mr. Brunel is sosatisified with the progress of the ship, that he is rather disposed to retard than force her further pro gress as he does not purpose the final launch before the Ast. When the men resumed after dinner, the ship yielded to the first pressure, and was gradually progressing. MARKET NEWS. —(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. STAirrHTIELD.—Meadow hay, 26 10a to 4/ Os; clover 31 103 to 51 Os; and straw, 11 53 to 1/ 108 per load, A fair demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21124 to 4/ Os; clover, 31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 63 to 1/ 103 per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os ; clover, 31 lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 53 to 1/ 103 per load Supply good, and trade dull. COLONIAL. TrA.—There has been averyiooa demand for all gush , ties, and quotations have advanced. Good medium con gous are a shade higher, and common congous realise 13id. per lb. SIIGAR.—The market has been exceedingly steady, and for good qualities of grocery there is a fair demand at fully late rates. Other sorts, however, are inactive. In the refined market business has been rather quiet, owing to ' the scanty supply of dried goods on offer. Wet lumps realise 53s to 5:3s 6d, and bastards 34s per cwt. COFFEE. — There is an active inquiry for good qualities of Plantation Ceylon, and higher rates are current. Other descriptions remain at about previous rates. RlCE.—Very little business has been reported, and prices e steady. Rum. —There has been a moderate inquiry for Leward Island qualities, and last week's rates are current; mixed qualities have realised 2s per proof gallon. SPlCES.—Pimento and pepper have been in steady demand at about former rates. _ _ . SALTPETRE.—The demand for this article has increased, and notwithstanding the large s'..ock now on hand, high rates are demanded by hollers. INDIGO.—The market has been very firm, and some small lots have changed hands at an advance of 4d to Gd per lb. on the rates realised at the last October sales. TALLOW.—There has not been muoh business transacted, the market being quiet. P.Y.C., on the spot, 55s per cwt.; January to March, 55s ; and March delivery, 54s 6d; South American is quoted 51s ; Australian beef, 55s 6d ; sheep's, 51 6d per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G. —( This Day., LONDON, Jan. 15.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and fine. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 11.—Wind W.—Arrived—Western Sea, from Liverpool for Messina ; llebden, from Troon for Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 11,— Wind W.S. W.—Arrived Nagaden, from Havana. SCILLY, Jan, 10.—W ind W.S.W.—Arrived—Susannah, from New York for Santander. Sailed—Volante, for Va• lencia. WEST HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 11.—Wind S.W.—Saiied— George and Leidvig, for Havannah ; Christian, ditto ; Jerville, Genoa. OFF DARTMOUTH, J5O. 11.— Arrived—Fire Somer, from Shields for Callao. _ _ --- BEIIIMARIS, Jan. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—James 111‘flenry, from New Orleans. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Calm and frosty. Arrived—Dundonald, from Newport ' • Despatch (s.), Jersey ; Havre (s.), Havre ; Flora (s.), Dublin ; Atlas, Alexandria. Sailed— Empress (s.), for Jersey ; Alliance (s.), Havre ; Flora, London. _ _ . LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. S. W. Arrived—Gratitude, from Macao ; Martha, St. Domingo ; Leucothia, New Orleans. Sailed—Orontes, s.-s., for Saloniea ; Dorcas Prince, Now Orleans ; Gomerion, Naples ; Albatross, Aden. Off—Constellation, Moonlight, and John Potter. The Frank Pierce, which put back yesterday, has lost both anchors. _ _ QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 10. Arrived—Pepi, from Taganrog. The Trimountain, from Liverpool, for Bombay, which put in here on the 6th of January, is leaky, and has gone into dock for repair. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 11. The Charles Souchay, from Mazagan, for Newry, arrived here with loss of stanchions, gangways, boats, skylight, dlc., and cargo shifted, having been struck off Heads by a sea last night. BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISII TELAGRAPII. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.N.W.; tide four hour's flood; weather fresh and fine. Arrived, 11th—Venus, from Seville; Henry Curwen, Port August ; Providence, and Facet, Gravesend; Simoni, Toredos ; Ann Isabell, Caton. Arrived, 12 th —Druid , from Callao ; Washington, Rangoon; Maria Bacheri, Odessa; /Etna, Cherbourg; Britannia, Havre; Stefano, Ibrail ; William Pitt, Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored—Aveireuse, from London, for Lisbon. Passed, Jan. 11.---Vesta, screw steamer, from London, for Oporto ; Bellvue, from London, for Newport ; Anna, from Sunderland, for Rio Janeiro. THE NEW PROPERTY OF CAMOMILE.—Camomile (Anthemis nobilis) is described in all treatises of materia medica as emollient, digestive, fortifying, &c., but none point out a most precious virtue, just announced as pertaining to it by M. Ozanam, whose paper on the subject was presented to the Academy of Sciences of its last sitting by M. CeAcet. This virtue consists in preventing suppuration whin the local disease is not too far advanced, and in gradually stopping it when it has existed for a long time. For this purpose it is administered in powerful doses of 5, 10, and even 30 grammes of the flower in a litre of water, the infusion to be drunk in the course of the day, and to be continued until the cure be effacted. Compresses moistened with the infusion may be locally applied ; they aid in the cure, but are nE. necessary—the infusion alone, taken internally, being quite sufficient. In support of his assertion M. Ozanam quotes the case of a'roan, aged 33, labour ing under a phlegmenous erysipelas of the face and bead, with five enormous tumours ; the skin was separated from the skull by a vast quantity of pus ; a sixth tumour was being formed at the corner of the lower jaw. The patient had a violent fever, acco2 B th m panied with unceasing delirium. On the day camomile was administered in doses of 1 330 gr ammes gr ammes per day. During tae first days suppuration i n creased, whereupo n the doses were reduced to 15 grammes ; the suppuration rapidly diminished, and on the 20th day alter the commer ce ment of the treatment the patieet went away in perfect health. Three other cases, all worse than the former, are mentioned by M. Ozinam ; in one, the amputation of the thigh was avoided by employ. ing camomile in doses of 30 grammes per day. T he cure lasted six weeks. In another, an %lAMB of the size of a child's head was first opened by incision, and camomile administered as before. The cure lasted three weeks. The last case presents such a complication of diseases, the least of which seems to have been a typhus fever, that we will not disgust our readers with t h e d e scription. Camomile was administered in d o ses of five grammes p e r day , Owing t of the patien t, and this cure was effected the weakness d in 25 days. When, as in the first case, the remedy produces an appa• rent aggravation, it is a sign that the dose is too strong for the patient, and requires dimintagous THE POISONING CAS AT SHOREHAM. Owing to the death Of Thomas . Puttick, men tioned .in yesterda'y's San, the jury resumed the inquiry into ' this case N - esi:erday at' the Barrel', Arms before MA'. F. .H. Geil, cu.oivr. Mr: Fuller, surgeon, said that he had nodotibt ti_uat the deceased died from arseuic: Charles Towse, carpenter, .de posied that he had known Thomas Puttick, the de ceased, fir nearly ,40 years. About three weeks before Christmas he had been spending the evening with him at hii (Puttick's) hous.e. On that occasion Puttick stated that he kept tit, poison on the top shelf of the cupboard driwnstairsi and asked wit ness to put a lock on a small chip box in which he meant to keep the poison, as he said he was afraid of getting - into trouble from its being kept where it was. Although he was not afraid, he said, of his wife or son meddling with it, yet as his wife was subject to fits, and strangers were in the habit of coming in to assist her, he was afraid of its falling into improper hands. Witness also went to seethe deceased on the afternoon of the Saturday after the poison was taken. Witness then asked the deceased if it were true, as he had heard, that the arsenic had been found by Mr. Fuller, the surgeon, in the chest upstairs. Deceased replied th it it was true. Witness then said, " But that was not where you told me you generally kept it." Deceased then said " I shifted it." Witness asked him why ? Deceased continued, "Well, old mate, you know every one would have blamed me if it had been found in the usual place." Several other witnesses were then examined, but no additional light was thrown upon the circumstances. After the coroner had summed up, the jury retired for an hour. On their return they gave the following verdict :—" The jury find that Frederick Puttick, Esther Ann Puttick, and Thomas Puttick died from the effects of arsenic, which had been mixed in hard pudding, and which penetrated the cab bage, boiled with the pudding which they (the de ceased) had partaken of for dinner, but how or by what means mixed they have no evidence to show. They also find that Thomas Puttick was guilty of great negligence in leaving arsenic in a cupboard which was accessible to his family, his wife being subject to fits, which had a tendency to weaken her intellect." MELANCHOLY DEATH. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Kings Arms Inn, Durdbam-down, Bristol, on the body of Mr. F. W. Howard. The deceased was a partner in the firm of Henderson and Howard, who carry on an extensive business as solicitors at Bristol. He was 32 years of age, married, and had three children Yesterday - morning he breakfasted as usual with his wife, and then, as was his custom, retired to his dressing-room to complete his attire. A few minutes afterwards the report of a gun was heard, and Mrs. Howard and a servant rushing to the room, they found the deceased lying on the floor on his back, with a gun a few paces from him. A gentleman residing next door ran for a surgeon, and Mr. Rossiter was soon in at tendance, but upon his arrival he found the unfortunate man was quite dead. On examining the corpse it appeared that death had been occasioned by a charge of small shot having entered the body just below the ribs on the left side, and thence passed upwards into the heart. Death must evidently have been instan taneous. The evidence adduced at the inquest all went to show that the dreadful occurrence had been the result of accident, The deceased had appeared in his usual health and spirits up to the morning of his death, and no possible reason could be assigned why he should have meditated self destruct:on. He was well known to be an active and enthusiastic sportsman, and was in the habit of keeping a double-barrelled gun in his room. From the position in which the body and gun were found, the inference is that the deceased had been in the act of " drawing" the charge out of one barrel, when, from some unknown cause, it exploded. This assumption is strengthened by the fact that the lock of the gun was a peculiarly weak one, and that the lock of the barrel which bad not been dis charged was found on full cock. Further than this the hands of the deceased were found to be dirtied with gunpowder, as if from having handled the end of the ramrod. The coroner having pointed out to the jury -the reasons for believing that death had been accidental, an unanimous verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned. The life of deceased was insured in the Minerva office, on whose behalf Mr. A. Brittan watched the pro ceedings of the inquest. FIRE IND LOSS OF TWO LIVES. Between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire, which caused the loss of two lives, took place at the premises of Mr. W. Smith, coffeehouse-keeper, No. 49, Gray's-inn-lane. The house contained ten rooms, which were in the occupation of several families. Police-constables Beattie, No. 59 G, and Batchelor, No. 430 A,'discovered the smoke issuing from the lower part of the building. Au alarm was instantly raised, when Mr. Logreina, the Wizard of 'the Crystal Palace, jumped out of bed, and succeeded in rescuing his wife and four children from the third floor front. Mr. and Mrs. Odder, aged between 70 and 80 years, were in the top third floor back. Henry Horne, the fire-escape conductor, arrived, and planted his fire-escape against the house, followed by fire-escape conductor Artell, from Hatton garden. Horne passed through the front-room third floor, and got to the assistance of Mr. and Mrs. Odder ; the former was bedridden, and both very aged. This brave fellow seized Mrs. Odder and her husband, but the flames and smoke became so intense that neither the escapeman nor the other two persons were able to effect their retreat ; the man and his wife, sur rounded with flame, sank prostrate on the floor. Horne, the conductor, as a last expedient, jumped out of the window, and fell a distance of 30 feet, but before leaving the house he was frightfully burnt, and in making his exit he was so injured that it was necessary to remove him to the Royal Free Hospital, where he remains in a state of greAt suffering. Mr. Curran, the house-surgeon, dressed his wounds. In the course of a few minutes numer ous engines attended, but the fire had during the interval reached every part of the premises. The building was destroyed, and the furniture and other effects reduced to ashes. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled search was made for the bodies of the two unfortunate persons known to have perished, and they were found clasped in each o Lher's arms, terribly burnt. They were conveyed to the workhouse in Gray's-inn-lane. It is not known how the fire originated. Mr. Smith w as insured in the County Fire-office ; Mr. S. Baker, whose pre mises were also injured, was insured in the Nor wich Union ; and Mr. Wood, the dairyman, was insured in the Phoenix Fire office. CIIBISTY'S MINSTRELS. That we move in a cycle has received further confirmation. Some 12 or 14 years ago London was awakened to a new sensation by a baud of sable harmonists, who, having taken up their quarters at the St. James's Theatre, retaiuod profitable posses sion of the premises for many months—and when they had exhaus' ecl their theme and made an hon ourable retreat, they left behind them a spirit which has never completely expired ; for, even though at length it descended upon certain peripa tetic hordes, we never forgot the original personi fication. But who bad not had enough of that sort of thing ! Who did not feel a Sir Charles Cold stream sympathy—a painful conviction that thele was " nothing in it" that could now excite the old sensation 1 The Christy's Minstrels, who madetheir 166th appearance last even in g at the Polygraphic) Hall, in King William-street, have dispelled the illusion, and assured us that this class of eir s entertain ment is by no means " use d up." Thongs, choruses, dances, anecdotes, and other dor neateleions the of negro eccentricity , are fresh, as of y, Performances of P ell's troupe ; but Christy's Min strels are a better trained troupe, and, from the crowded state of their hall last night, an d the g enuine expression of satisfac th tion on the par o t f the audience, it would apdear at the Ethiopian cycle is performed, and that the second days of satiety are yet far in the future. PORTRAIT OF LORD CAMPBELL.--The Lord Chief-Jus tice of England, on the occasion of his recent visit to Edinburgh, embraced the opportunity, long wished for, we believe, of sitting to the President of the Royal ' Scottish Academy for his portrait ; and although Sir J. Watson Gordon was rather limit e d as t o ti me , L ill, from the fine I'ght which f or t unate l y prevai l ed during the sittings, and the patience displayed by Lord Campbell, who proved a n exce ll ent and untir i ng s i tter, t h e por t ra i t (a half-len g th) not only a was completed in a few days, and it is capital likeness, but a first-rate specimen of Sir John's artistic talent. Though the selection of the president t o execu t e th e p or t ra it of the distinguished Chief-Justice was only to be considered as a fitting tri bute to his great professional reputation, still, even in that limited sense, it reflects honour on Scottish art, and will, we feel assured, be viewed with feelings of gratifi cation not only by his professional brethren, but by the public generally who take an interest in such matters. The portrait, we understand, is intended for the next exbibitioa of the Royal Academy. Besides that ot the Lord Chief Justice, we observe d in the president's studio an admirable full-length of the Marquis of Dal housie, and a truthful and characteristic half-length of Professor Simpson—free from the exaggeration which prevails in most portraits of that e minent physician...-. 4 Scotsman. 25 50 25 12 881 8 38i 50 9 50 61i 60i 50 25 12i St. 921 1 12 50 63 I Si 59 4 i i 94i 3f 6i i 1074 8 98j 8 i 40 i 1 st. 100 gq I a 10 654 20 20 50 St. 62 531 a 4 93 7i 81 531 84 5 19 6 48 33, 25 20 20 St. St: St. St. 25 20i 1 496 51 846 5 5 201 I 12t St. 8 10 10 26 13 20 . St. 20 25 25 St. 115 17 118 17 RAILWAY IYTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND GREAT 'WESTERN RAILWAYS. It is with great pleat•ure we announce - that these two 141 eat railway companies have at last settled the differences which have for some_years past kept them apart. • They have completed arrangements by which the various traffics hitherto competed for at a most unnecessary expense will be carried on to their mutual advantage. The Penvenienoo and safety of th e p u bli c an d th e economy o f Iror ki ng will bs much p romo t e d by the arrangement. The papers in reference to this happy termination of the almost ruinous contests between the twp goolpaniea we re sanctioned and si gne d b y t h e respective boards on Saturday last. Aud thus ends in., a friendly alliance, competition will sooner or l contest yrya which has occas i one d th e m a i s n tl e r , a a il a ll t i e a r n t c a e r , unneceslary outlay of several millions sterling, and led to guarantees from the burden of which years of increasing traffic will not relieve the shareholders. But for the insane desire so warmly fostered by the late Sir Robert Peel for the construction of direct lines, •the pet one of which with the right han. baronet was the Trent Valley, which took him to h's "own door," it is more than probable the Great Western Company, who had subscribed largely to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton project, would never have ventured to support the Birmingham and Oxford line, by the construction of•which it was hoped the broad gauge would be enabled successfully to compete with the narrow gauge line from Euston-square for the northern traffic. It was the legislative encourage ment given to competing lines that .led the Great • Western into battle with the London and North- Western for the traffic, alluded to, and which has saddled on the back of the former the works from Fenny Compton to Wolverhampton at a cost of ,more than 100,0001. per mile, and brought upon them at the same time the guarantees to the Shrewsbury lines, the goods traffic of which never can, in consequence of the break of gauge at Read ing, be developed upon the broad gauge railway. If an instance of the madness of railway competi tion were wanted it is to be found in the deviation line at the Didcot station of the Great Western Company. This deviation was effected for the purpose of saving a few minutes' detention at the station named, so as to enable the Paddington authorities to perform their longer route to Birmingham in the same time that the Euston-square train took to run to that town. But the running "through" the Didcot station necessitated the employment and expense of an additional engine from Paddington to Oxford, and such was the increased working cost cf the system, that some considerable time since the " deviation" line, which cost 40,0001., was dis used, and the Birmingham carriages were taken on by the ordinary through trains. We refer to the frightfully expensive contest' between the London and North-Western and Great Western Companies —now so happily set tled—for the purpose of drawing attention to the differences existing between the former company, the Great Northern, the Midland, and the Man chester, She ffi eld, and Lincolnshire Companies. It is b ut a few months since that the London and North-Western and Great .Northern Conl. panies thought proper to run against each other at something like the eighth of a penny per mile, and in order to accommodate the public, the Great Northern, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Companies subsequently determined to shorten the duration of the journey between Lon don and Manchester. We predicted at the time that the proposed rates of speed ever the latter rail way were likely to result in serious accidents and loss of life, and unfortunately our fears were verified in a very few days after the prediction. In this competition, which still exists,'it is not, we are told, an unfrequent circumstance that the fast through trains over the Manchester and Sheffield line leave the former place with two or three through passengers only ; but the fight is for the traffic which the London and North-Western Company have so long almost exclusively en joyed, and the question is to what extent such traffic can be abstracted, and next what compromise can be enforced. The opening of the Leicester and Hitchin line, which gives the Midland. Company the advantage of carry.. ing its through traffic over the Great Northern line to King's-cross, and therefore rendering the Mid land independent of the London and North-Wes.. tern Railway at Rugby, has greatly com'plioated the differences between the London and North- Western and Great Northern. A traffic agreement which had long existed between the London and North-Western and Midland was some time since put an end to by an application to Chancery by one of the Great Northern directors, andfrom that day to this the Midland Company, whose traffic cannot be very seriously interfered with by the London and North-Western, have been, and very naturally, carefully feeling their way to make the best terms for themselves—either with their old allies of Euston-square or their new friends at King's-cross. From what we team the latter appear to bid the highest, and it is not at all unlikely that the London and North-Western will shortly be relieved from a great portion of the Midland traffic, and at the same time—no slight convenience to the public —from the interminable delays caused by the non• arrival at Rugby of the Midland trains. To what amount of competition these differences and com plications may lead, it is, of course, impossible to surmise ; but certain we are, that whatever injuri ous rivalry may take place, the result must eventu ally be—compromise. The contending parties may delight our country cousins by running trains to Peterborough and back for five farthings, or to Manchester and Leeds for 3id.; but to a compro mise they will and must come at last, and to such a compromise as we believe any three practical and impartial railway men would arrive at in 48 hours. —Morning H erald. WAITING FOR THE AMERICAN MAILS AT SOUTHAMPTON. On Friday evening the American packet North Star, from New York, was telegraphed to South ampton as having passed Hurst Castle at about half-past 4. It was understood that she was to come up Southampton Water to land her English and French mails and passengers, which she could have done at about half-past 6. She dropped anchor, however, off Cowes, and a telegraph was sent from thence to Southampton ordering down a tug steamer for the English and French passengers and mails, as the North Star was to proceed on from Cowes to Bremen. The tug steamer did not h s t t . re a l n t i i t s o n b o o t a r u a s ual the f t o u r g a s li . y A one o s u t t h i e n r t e o . return to the Southampton Docks until after mid the p th er g so o fore who have business with the American passen gers, cargoes, mails or news, generally wait their arrival at night in the Customs Dock Watch-house, a trail structure built on piles out on the water, to command a view from the Isle of Wight to the government powder magazines at Marchwood. On Friday night the watch-house was filled for hours with persons waiting for the arrival of the tug from the North Star. The night was not cold, but very dark. The dock is rather a dismal place at such a time ; it is dimly lighted, and nothing is seen stir ring there but the gliding form of the revenue offi cer or the dark watchman. By means of a night telescope in the watch-house, Southampton Water was seen to be dotted about with brilliant specks, th ere were lights in the boats of fishermen plying their art by line or trawl. The gun of the fowler was occasionally keard on the south shore making havco among the wading wild fowl. The peculiar cry of the plover sounded repeatedlyhigh above the soughing of the wind. Occasional scintillations on the e water would reveal a dark object skimming noiselessly along. This was the Customs' boat,• h filled with watchers, on the look-nut fur smuggler. They peer into every bay and creek. Their power of distinguish ing sounds on the waterat • night • is, from long prac tice, remarkable. They can hear at an immense distance, and can tell from the peculiar sound of the breaker what object it is washing against, whether it be a buoy, a boat, or a large vessel, and, what is most singular, whether the latter is " clinker" or " carvar built. The sound of the wave, as it rushes up the side of the vessel and is snapped off short by the edges of the overlapping boards of the clinker-built ship is, it appears, very different from the noise of the wash against the smooth surface of the carval-built craft. The prettiest sight seen on Friday night, on South ampton Water, was the departure of the Jersey and Havre steamers. As they steamed down the river nothing was seen of them but the three brilliant lights which they carry, one at the masthead and one on each paddle-box, thus forming the figure of a huge triangle. The twistings of the Channel make the fiery triangle appear to dance to and fro from one shore to the other. Just after the town clocks struck the hour of midnight, a most welcome sound, about two miles off, washeard in the watch house, viz., the measured beat of the paddle wheels of the tug steamer, laden with passengers, cargo, baggage, and mails from the North Star. By one o'clock on Saturday morning the clicking of the handles of electric telegraph instrumefntiwn Southampton was incessant, and telegrams 9_ll`l_. York news were flashing to London : : 1 4 an wir c y o'clock in the morning many busy Il w e r,, bad to Loner 'l3 wagging tongues, belonging s co _ ope d u p I the been five mottal weary hot; i n profound TO , Customs Dock watch-houso, pone. 100 100 'Co 20 20 100 6h 108 986 FOR: 121 100 59 62 10 10 p 95 IIGN. 99i i 34i 74 i gi I 28j i 7i i 514 1 1 a 1091 lil 51 51