The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-17 00:00:00

iav Cornet a, 14th High- DfficerS goons, and 32 32 men tit of trill and 15 :nights LCld in of the .terday school of of of the [mince, ctories. enced rnor of . The the va [Tressed Led offi acidate -of-fact a of his rig and his dis to the Lstrated ketches ded his matter rtunity veapons breast- is audi tal, the to ana t as the al, as it soldier, I not be n forma s happy h which made 1 of the guns, so proved, uns laid lught to mmen se ey. The e rifled o as to a can be nd with In el con- larks on ies, the I a high L charge the use measure 3tablish ae of all worthy. few en for the number ners ap lited the e colonel =tory of rich they ered the military sion, and mandant iroolwich V THE AT.ES. !eupaney ;burg on letters of ing from ig regard ntry, the )ossess a ov. 22. o receive L inst., at of Fort of public Congress, his privi- reflecting country its corn ) western he centre ring city, rosperous ,c rritorie s t wilder- we have til, while into the ,y be the len your le second of Port compose rful, and red ? Or ider, and s States ? t celebra ennediate reunited► one great ye, under !(I. by the 'isis when en of the f the con- ns are far epublic it wonounce ice,sadly cribed as naginary , .ly vanish ;ed. away► vho were example/ Lt genera' ther they posterity of hearts may tend iti.zens of tdess and M. resolve form and refathers , in future ing years langerous hers, like ies which w, yet vro iod of the Should Ind their 1 Legisla n of free mree, and military 3e, canno t c virtue. a become he tree 0 1 die. note pos , for ages ry of the nd pros - E . the core r respect- NAN." steame r Leith, 'O s would re; 3 prOpOSeT 1 on hal v cd by tele' [den thavit was once judg,e°, ve decide , ' e lirestera o have no; be °Tanta' .statenie f the 4th is and lift' tre h o ldersy 1 Would bue :zit to eac h d raise the MONEI MARKET .AND CITY NE' WS'. ' CITY, Two O'CLOCK. bluing the last few days there has been rather More animation in the markets for Foreign and 10 ' Arnhem., Notting. Boat Colonial _produce. Prices, however, have not I and Eastern Junction Tl f e ir lf . ast and Ballvinen2.. V aried esxiremetioy any material , material extent. Tea continues 13.14 , Wol., and qtr.` al. Stock Bis t k ii;c l t f o i n ic., and Chesil, and for the better qualities of 25 Blackburn agar full rates have been realised. Coffee has been maintained at extreme rates, particularly Stock l i ll rL tl t i o r an d d Tliz Tyne 1 andgo qualities of Plantation . teylon. In rice Stocko e: Caledonian esterand Holyhead _ Spices th e dealings have been limited, 50 Cork and Bandon !o o i r •k n , ll ß ,a l l lfrock,&Passage and in sonic instances prices have receded. Rum zo hrs..attracted a fair inquiry, and fruit has exhibited 10 Do. A roves.,.A unihup.. n per d a i n v : 10 Do. B 4. slight improvement. Saltpetre continues inac- hasbeen pd.toß. beenso dull, with a downward movement in value. Stock toc p a slA rn ngli v a n n ties _ in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday an Stock Eastern Union , stock'' Stock a l Frage amount of buSiness was transacted, and !Tees of all descriptions were fully supported. The Stock i l t:Nw. At tc . E D . U3d e s ) 5 L a s s t Lancashire .. , _ a es amounted to 10,000 bales. The Railway Share 10 0 East o Suffolk I ‘ , l rket closed quietly, and quotations tended Stock Edinburg and Glasgow downwards. Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction! The Stock steamer Parana, which leaves to-day for the Furness Stock Glasgow rns & South Teat% `Pest Indies, will take out £122,720, the greater 10 Great North of Scotland : St o ck Great Northern P ar t of which is on account of the New Chilian Stock Do. do. A Stock... Loan. Stock Do. do. B Stock i t i hAW rn stn.(lreld) i A steady demand for money is still experienced Stock toe at ie S a ir 1. 11 . the general market, where the Bank minimum, st l o 2 ck i r rtl .n o V u lglip a l i F t r e u rn a.Stk. 1 , I , 4 „" 2 1 per cent., is charged for first class 50 Lancaster and Carlisle bills, the supply of which is decidedly larger. 16 1 1 6 14 Do. o New ir Thirds At the St oc k E xc h ange , h oweve r, loans are again Silk ba o n . cashLr . e & F Y.Al ( rhire negotiated on Government Stocks at 2 per cent., 9 Do. do. £9 shares 3 Which will tend to diminish the demand at the 20 80 0 .. S- o e u s t t lip ß o i r d t Bank, Union where 21cent. is • d for per 11.6.3 Do.Newiss. at 2.5105p.5h. acc ommodation. It is nevertheless imagined that Stock Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast St l o 2 c 4 k Londoni Eighths Westn t he_ "Other Securities," at the national establish- Tent will now exhibit a gradual increase, owing St2osck L'derry az & sg e h r - a v i c n e e s tn : 0 the reviving tendency of trade and the usual 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. St l o o ck i le t i rlp tl n & Lincoln re quirements of the commercial public at the close of the Stock Midland year. Stock Do. Birming. & Derby A favourable movement was reported on the 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 11 •Shares ' . ails Bourse yesterday, the 3 per cents. baying 100 t . v i castle and Carlisle. realised to-day 73.30 for the end of the month. 25 - New., Aber., & Herefd. 10 Newry & Armagh (def. , The meeting of the Eastern Steam Navigation 20 Newry, Wa t & Ros Stock Norfolk rP" C ompany to-day, was to consider the resolutions 50 North. Counties Union °f the 2d November for dissolving the company, Stock i North vore ß r riti a s h . .Bil.&Dk. Stk a nd disposing of the vessel, which, after some dis- Stock Do.AStk.—Areo.nodiv until6p.c.hasbeenpdß c ussion, were confirmed. Stock Do. B Stock At the half-yearly meeting of the South Austra- st 2 ° s ck r t . l E G a ril er t s ek e Tian Company, this day, a favourable report was Stock Do. Leeds Stock Do. York read, showing an increase in the company's revenue during the last six months of £869 145., and of Stock North London 10 N.afilMtnicitlomnP std -. 1 ,864 7s. 9d. compared with the year 1857. The 20 North Staffordshire directors state that the dividend, at the rate of 7 ;; es . /11 0 ) ID‘foo.rt--wou tPlfr.nJunction per cent. per annum, agreed to in June, would srock Peebles' Wor.,& Wolver. _ " payable on and after the 15th of January 20 Portsmouth new. 10 R ne hymn Stock Scottish Central The ma r k e t f or English Securities has been very stock no g s . ii Ale c f . . Stock duff,c. a further decline of about 1 per cent. having Stock Shro ith sh e i o r vu e orn U ne ni & on sheet "'ken place soon after the commencement of busi - Stock kL u South i f l . ess • Speculators for an advance are deterred Stock o South-Eastern:.: extending their engagements through the zo SouthYorks.&E:v.D,un. increased demand for money, and the numerous 20 20 Staine Do d :, Wok., & Wok.. rejects which are likely to be brought forward g V o ockt d o o n & I Darlington. 11 ring the next few months for public support. 25 Do. do. 1855 Stock — Taff Yale & Hartlepool The advices from Italy have also tended to d epress values. Consols have been 961 97, but Stock-Do. W. am Pr e e s tr a e v n e ce nb laL i t hey c , are now decidedly flat, at 961 buyers. Bank tock Vale of Neath 1 Reduced is 2251 ; the New Threes are 971 1; and the t s o o ck ;a a t t e el lo o r r c d l .I . z s Ililke e i i i .i n c i tteduced 971 ; Long Annuities, 13-16 ; the March 2 1 g Ovate ford ca rn on wa PC y Pal. 41118 , 365. to 38s. ; June ditto, 365. to 38s. prem. ; 5 Do.A.—Arec . v.no r di . v.till I , an d the Bonds are firm, viz., 1001 1 ; India Loan 5 Do7.Pt has been pd. to B -Debent ures are 991. 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class Foreign Securities continue rather heavy, espe- 20 Do. 2d Class e 2aily Turkish, and quotations are steady. The old 6 per Cents. are 921 to 931; Scrip, Ist issue, 1 to 4 dis. ; ditto, 2d_issue, 1 dis. to par. Chili= Loan ` B 4 , tog p rem . Brazilian 41 per Cents., 1858, are :Cady at 951. Grenada arc firm at 201, and Spanish r emain ain at 471. Venezuela Bonds are flat—viz., 1 4 1 to 45 for the 5 per Cents., and 171 1 for the -Deferred 5 per Cents. . The committee of Spanish American bondholders have received advices from Mr. Mocatta, dated 19th ult. He was at La Guayra on his way, via Puerto Cabello, to Valencia, where the Convention is' sit- i ling. The Budget of the Minister of Finance was s printed. It states that the produce of the annual s revenue was estimated at 3,900,000 dols., of which it is proposed to apportion 500,000 dols. to the in terest of the foreign debt, and to the domestic debt 2 75,000 ; the general expenses of the State being calculated at 3,065,000. The Treasury debt for , contracts, &c., to be converted into the consolidated debt. About 500,000 dols. is destined to pay off diplomatic claims. He proposes to delay all pay raents until July next year, so as to pay off the en gagements contracted by the revolution. Mr. Mocatta states that he himself estimates the annual revenue at an amount nearer to 4,500,000 dols. The Venezuelan dollar is to be calculated at 61 dols, t o th e £1 s t er li ng . - PRE Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following te the prices of the American Securities : Redeemable. Prices. Baited States 513er Cents 1867-1868 102 104 -Do. 6 p er Cent Bonds •&laban t a 5 per Cent. Bonds — 78 Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 91 Maryl a nd 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 96 f c lassachusetts 5 per Cent. Str Bonds Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock. Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds Tennessee 6.per Cent. Bonds. lirginia 6 per Cent. Bonds ~ Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds iinston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. Illinois Central 6 per Cent (Freelands) Do. shares, 60 dots. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent Do. do. shares • New York Central 6 per Ct., 1886 103 104 98 100 83 85 86 87 84 86 87 89 86 88 90 92 80 82 80 82 1877 Divers 1886 1888 1875 1875 1860 80 82 34 32 dis 1869 84 86 45 50 1883 83 85 not convertible New York Central 7 per Ct., convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 Do. do. shares New York znd Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortirame New York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , sinking fund 1875 Do. do.. shares Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort gage 100 gage Str. Bonds, not cony 1859 99 S ..., do., Ist. do. In the Railway Share Market the transactions s have been rather numerous, but prices generally show a further decline. North British, Midland, Brighton, Eastern Counties, Lancashire and York- si shire, South Western, North Eastern (York), and. ; South Eastern, declined ss. Bristol and Exeter, S Chester and Holyhead, Great Northern, and Great 8 Western, 10s. North Western 155., and North Eastern (Berwick), £l. Caledonians improved about ss. to 10s. In the Foreign Market scarcely any business has been done. Pernambuco brought 91, and. Carmeaux Mine and Rail 2.1. The Colonial lines are flat. Eait Indian has re ceded 55., and Great Western of Canada ss. Great Indian Peninsula and several others broughtfor mer rates. British Mining Shares are at quite nominal rates. North Rhine Copper of South Australia are quoted 1 prem. ; Bon Accord Copper; 1- prem. ; and Scottish Australian Mining, 1-17 account to par. Joint-Stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares arc at slightly reduced quotations. Bank of Austral asia are 581 ; London and County, 30 ; London and Westminster, 491 to 50 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 811 to 82. 1864 91 93 76 ;8 1833 70 72 40 42 40 42 15 16 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 7% 7 New 3 per Cent. Annuities .... ' ... Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., -16 Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 l5-16 India Stock Ditto Debentures 97 61 Consols for Account March , June. Fxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lid... 38 6 1 38 6 Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 4% per Cent. 951 5 Chilian, 6 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip til ) Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent 2l Spanish 3 per Cent. 47l Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip — Ditto Account Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account Venezuela, 5 per C e nt. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money Ditto Account, SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing' Business Share Railways. Pai d. price. Done. 12.10 Arnhem., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 10 64 6 1 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Btr.Val all 74 71 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn 25 Myth and Tyne all 29 31 Stock Bristol and. Exeter , lOO 93 94 91 31 Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 41 41 1 1 0 0 D D o o . . A B t all all A rcves. no div. until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc. all 71 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 1 7 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 624 641 64 3 46 48 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 25 East Kent all 12 13 i Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 96 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 67 68 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 271 284 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOl 92 91 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 1084 109 104 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 24 96 • 92 Stock Do. do. B Stock loo' 132 134 Stock Gt South.& Wstn.(lrcld) 100 104 105 Stock Great western Stock Do.Str.Vl.llail Gua.Stk. 100 55 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 86 ao 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 98 il 9 98 4 4 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 i d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 fd 6 1 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 61 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 44 Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1 12 114 113 4 Stock London & North Westn 1 0 0 96 96 4 96 2 5 1 124 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn. 100 9 5 96 96 4 5 1 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all Stock Man., Shcf., & Lincoln lOO 38 39 3 4 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 1021 1021 1011 2 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 7 4 76 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares ' all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. all 25 - New., Aber., & Herefd. 8 1 1 114 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def. , 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all Stock Norfolk lOO 64 66 65 4 50 North. Counties Union 3l 3 3 d Stock North British lOO 56 691 58 4 4 1 Stock Nor.Dev.Rait&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div witil6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 10 0 914 95 94 4 a 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 I 1 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO '4B 49 484 Stock Do. York lOO 771 774 77 Stock North London lOO 100 103 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction 2s ls. 20 North Staffordshire 174 4 3) d 1 34 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 4 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100. 30 32 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 Stock South. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 274 28 2 8 4 i Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 8 4 86 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 10 Sittinvbourne & Sheer. all 4 2 d Stock South Devon lOO 36 4 37 i Stock South-Eastern lOO 75 754 751 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&r.v.Run all 12 14 12 1 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 3 2 4 33 4 25 Do. do. 1854 224 -- 25 Do. do. 1855 7 Stockton & Hartlepool 163 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 . Stock Vale of Neath lOO 85 90 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 6 64 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all —-- 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 4 5 Do. B all 6 4 20 West London all —-- 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class _=___—______• _...—.. 1131 10 96 9 4 51 M i 31 zu d 100 48} A 77 Bto. Business Done. :d.~ ERENE SHARES. Share) Railways. !Paid, 25 Blythe and Tyne It per 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares took Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2 . Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc ;ock Do. do. 5 p. ct. c. pref. (issued at 'MO) 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. . 13 64 un. Perth,& Aber.Jun. bock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc tock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Lock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .. N took E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. 0.11 tock Do. do. N 0.2 Lock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock lock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. tock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& V. York. Jen. fifths tock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares tock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. tuck Furness, 5 per cent ...tock Glas. &S West. , z R. 5 pc. Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.ai.c. liefim.,sl 3 c. pm. 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist nt. Stock 1 Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock t 50 reat West. (Burks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p . ct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Stock Do. Irredeemable, do . Stock Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do do. sp. et. pref Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 264 Do. Chester guar.shares 134 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Stock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Stock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Stoek Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct . Kock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares 124 Londondy & Cole, 4 she. 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. Stock 3fan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 6 Do. £6 Stock Do. 34 per cent. 124 3faryport & Car., 4 p.c 124 I Do. 4 per cent .. Do. itock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock :took Do.Con.Bris.Aßir.6p.ct. Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Stock Do. Leic. & Hitpref. st. 10 ( NewportAber,&e. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p.c. sh ares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Vai.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dik.Co. Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 124 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 25 Fo. York, 11. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire ... Stock Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua ;ock Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 8,1 Scottish Central, new pt ock Scottish N.-Eastern deb ,ock Do. 34 pert. pref. stock ;ock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. ock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. .0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) bock Do Ai per cent Lock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is tock Do. New do., 2d issue. took South Wales, gm& 4 p.c. Lock Do. 44 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. l 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. 25 i I Do. 6 per cent StockWaterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Closing Price. 49 6 1 96 98 1103 105 51 6 1 100 103 112 115 109 113 115 117 113 115 131 133 84 86 72 73 113 115 122 124 113 115 105 107 64 66 101 111 all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all 95 97 86 £B. 87 S 9 99 101 91 10 161, 174 10 10 72 74 18 19 9 9i 131 14, 1143 145 1120 122 142 144 1104 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 1163 1(8 121 123 684 72 !Z PI 96 97 Di 91 114 111 9 10 1109 111 99 100 i dis p d ip 23i 241 [2O 122 100 102 10 11 24 25 102 104 102 104 28i 29 33 34 40 45 ,LIGENCE.-( THIS I)AF.) _ I Paid. Closing I Business Imre Price. Done. Antwerp & Rotterdam) Ardennes I3a h. &S. Fra n ~ Li m.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessaa I Carmeaux Mine &Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Fiance Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. aha Italian Junction Lake Constance &. Bah Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pi stoj a, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege P 1 d p 11 7 s 27 28 7i 71 31 - 3 i PI 241 2rs? Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent, Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.), gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and Dnuaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand • 9 !1 ' 21 22 39 40} —r si 91d 3 35 i 35 1 55 56 I 1 71 8 3 / 4 9 , 1 23 23 3 / 4 r i . 9. 23 3 / 4 243/4 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, _ DECEMBER 17, 1858 BRITISH POSSESS: Share Railways. a Atlantic &St Lawrence' Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 8 gu. 5 percent 8 Do 8 Do. Addit. Capital A .8 Do. Do. 'A Buffalo and Lake Huron *i Do. New Buralo,Drant.&Godrich t 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 * Do. do. 1 July, 1873 10 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 10 Cape,Eastn. Proy.(Lim.) 10 CapcTown & Dock Scrip 9 Central Oude (Limited) 0 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7 Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. 11‘ East Indian, gu. 6 p.• c Do. C Shares Do. B Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D0.44p.c. lids. pay.'s9 Geelong& Dlel.gua.s p. c. Geelong, Corporaton 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New, gua.s per cent. Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip • guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares 201 Do. New J Do. Bonds pay. '76,with t apt. till '6O )0 Do. do. '73 till '6O )0 Do. do. 'l3 without opt DO Do. 54 p. C. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c 20 Do. do. 5 per cent 20 Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 20 Do. Fourth do. Lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 20 /Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Lard(Lim.)g.6Pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land do 20 S Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde 20 , Do. 20 Do. New 20 Do. Punjaub . 20 po. Indus. St. Flo. bt,7 20 ISt. Andrews & Quebec A 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip IClosing Business Paid. p r i ce .: Done. all 9 all id par 100 100 100 11. 3. 0. 2s. ?s. 6d . 2 all 5 -100 par' par 6 7 14i 130 78 82 75 • 78 73 76 I Ipl all all 100 1 00 all 100 all 'par il 3 l 11081 1041 1 lipi 17a 18,1 36 38 78 79 02 93 211 211 f I IP Par IP 17 171 3,1 3 d 106 108 106 108 105 107 994 100 181 181 2 i l 201 d d ri d pp 2 10 4 3dl Pm 3&4 108# 1 11-p 21} 21 a c r i i p ) Id Ip par 3pl BRITISH MINES. Share) Mines. Closing I Business raid. Pr i ce. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 9 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 150 160 Great South Tolgus.. 17s 13 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 3 4 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) 81 7 8; North Wheal Crofty 7 . 9 .4 3 4; N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan nil. 7 8 4 --Par Consols (St. Blaxy 11 16 17 Porkellis Unit. (Wend. 9 Sortridge Cons, Min. Co. 6s # SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 405 41 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 3 -- S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 249 250 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 1 1 10 Tin Croft 9 31 31 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 1 1 West Basset (Illogan) ll 221 231 W. Caradon (Liskeprd). 20 130 140 Wheal Basset (Illogan). 54 210 220 Wheal Buller (Redtuth) 5 140 160 Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 51 21 3 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelaut) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'l MaryAnn(Meahe) 8 46 47 - - Wh'l Tretawney (Lisk.) 41 23 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim lOB d p 35 Brazil. Imp. (it. at £sp ) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 9 11 5 Do. Land ardMiningeo all 14 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 38 40 16 10 12 Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 20 21 204 3 Linares all '8 81 5 Lusitanian 1 1 M P riquita all 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 1 p 20 Pontg,ibaud Silver, Lead Mining and smelt.... al l 41 5 5 Port Philip 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Closi no* Business Sh ar e Securities. Paid. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1161 117; 1161 Do. 6 p.c.Fb./tAug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6p.e. Jo. &July 100 114 115 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. k Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1021 NovaScotieGov. 6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 114 115 114; S.Aus.Gt.6Pc.J an &July 100 113 115 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 112 114 1131 13 Skarel T-STOCK BANKS, Closing I BUSIIICIIB Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. IA gra &Uni edServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. Gen. Bk. of , Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County . • London Joint Stock ... London & Westminster. Nat. Prov. of England. Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. 7;k. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London, 27 28 2} ld 62 Gf 171 181 211 21t 29 30 49 50 211 21:t LINES LEASED .T FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. 20 IS dl Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W - • ----. MISCELLANEOUS B uc kinghamshire .... 100 i Ln & N. W 99 100 . lydesdale Junction. 100 Caledonia 1 04 106 'Colchester, Stour Val . . all E.U.&E C l 7 19 Share Miscellaneous.; I Paid: 1 Closin g Businces done E.Llncolushirea.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 143 145 Price. E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. 4 41 l Ta ex i teel r c a. Agricultural( n oi l S t rn l ki i n s e t d. .)... allaal 1101 l 250 3 5 1 3 2 42 83150:4 3.l , Do. Woodbridge . 100 ..... - an Rol al Mail . all 4 I k Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra 100 Caledonia Do. New .... .. .... . 100 Do. ...... 1000251 1 :0 0 AAB Atlantic enurgsltlia Australian 1 i 3 at t 5 dis 3 0 loster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 10 50 5 , British i Brit. tNihwt IrishAmerican ss' ls e f d a Land Hartlpool. D c k . & R a I 1 . all Yk.N.&Br ez.Tel.A. all 40 42 : Hull and Selby Do. 1 Shares - - Do. 1 Shares 64 London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lo..lby.&Soutend. 100 Pato &Co. 91 96 100 Canada 321 112 116 Do Barking Shares. all Do. ...... —— 1 10 C anada Tel.(Lim ) all 91 101 Stock Cop.Min.elEnct.&Smltz all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk .. 1 _ Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. • . ... - i 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 Manc.,Thixtn. & Matk all LN W&M 21 1 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference Midsh.& Rader, g.flp.e. all Stk.& Dar all 5 5 Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .99 IG. 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 pm Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 112 114 Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed sp. c.l 5 ' 5 ' ' E.Cmlit6 E . I i F 5 ng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all I 1} 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. ' - _ Nortlin.& Eastn. p.c. all D 0....... 58 60 Do. do. 6 per cent, . all Do. —— as 9 Europ .& Am.Stm .( Lim.) all 1 1 t Do. Fixed 5 per cent . . all Do. — 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim g all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 Preston and Wyre. { all L 4 NW 1 20 London Discount & L.Yk. 5 11 1. d Do. 1 Shares A. all Do. — 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 1 Roystn,Hitch.,& Shop 100 ,Gt. North. 142 144 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Shf.ltoth.&Gol.g,.sp.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk 10 Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 71 81 Shrowsbry& Hereford all T Brassey 91 91 25 National Disrount C 0... 5 1 1 d South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean . 104 101 1 0 Netherlands Land 6 Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar 10 Do do all 1 2 Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 100 N.ltr.&NovaScotiaL and 80 15 18 Wimbledon& Croydn all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 4 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas DOCKS. 1 Do. New Shares lss. 4 dis par 5 Peel River Land & Min all 2/ 3 Share Docks. 1 raid Closing Business 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 81 83 814 2 Prioe. Docks. 50 Do. New lO 12 13 20 Red Sea & Ind. Tclegr 5 4 4p 51. Stock Commercial lOO 50 Rhymney Iron - all 251 261 St oc k Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min. 100 _ 15 Do. N ew all 71 8 Steck East and West India... 100 _ 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 59 61 Stock London lOO 1 Scot.A us t r in.lnv.(Lim.) all 130 140 Stock St. Katharine lOO 25 South Australian Land. all 38 40 Stock Southampton lOO 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 111 Stock Victoria YO ,Do New lB id i 20 iTn&Ln.Co.oll.lpr. I Catt. S P Iya, n Diemen's Land.... 281. _ 10 12 100 100 20.11 100 LAW INTEL. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL-IVYTHES V. LABOUCHERE. This is an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood and the Lords Justices of Appeal, finding that £.30,000 is due, on taking accounts, upon the sqeurities granted by the late Mr. M'Gregor and others, to the directors of the Liverpool Commercial Bank, and the Eastern Counties Railway for £lOO,OOO. . Mr. Rolt, Q.C., is now being heard for the appellant. The arguments will continue the whole day. APPEAL-SHEPPARD V. OXENFORD. The Lord Chancellor, at the conclusion of the arguments of the appellant's counsel in this case yesterday afternoon, affirmed the decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, and dismissed the appeal with costs. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) Jt7DG3IENT.-RACRET V. ALEXANDER. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judgment said, I am of opinion that the plaintiff has wholly failed to snake out his case. Taking the most favourable view that I can take for the plaintiff, I am disposed to agree with the contention and suppose that Mrs. Sarah Alexander did give instructions for the prepara tion of the deed that was executed by her, as a mortgage over her property at Fencham, Surrey, on the 30th November, 1857, for £5OO, and placed it in the hands of her solicitor, Mr. Evans, as an eskcrow se curity for that amount to any person who might advance the money. Yet she did not authorise Mr. Evans or his clerk, Mr. Beattie, to borrow from the plaintiff £440, and afterwards £75 on that security, and apply it in payment of an account due by her to him. His Honour considered the evidence given in the cause extremely contradictory, but it appeared that the mortgage deed was not to be handed over to the mortgagee until the money was paid to her, and as the money was not paid to her the plaintiff was not entitled to the mortgage security executed byher over her property. His Honour dismissed the bill with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SMITH V. TILE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This case, which occupied the court until a late hour last evening, was resumed this morning. The plaintiff was a coramercial traveller for the firm of Serjeant, Webb, and Smith, drysalters of London, at a salary of £l3O a-year, and a guinea a-day for expenses. On the 13th of August last he was a passenger by the Great Northern down express train, which leaves King's-cross at 8 45 in the evening, and he was a severe-sufferer by the ' accident which happened about midnight s three-quarters of a mile from the Coulton station. He was laid up for a month at a village inn with concussion of the brain, con sequent upon a wound on the head, and medical men gave it as their opinion that his general condition was weakened, his health impaired, and his mental powers diminished since his comparative recovery. The accident arose from a fish train having sunk and come to a standstill, in consequence of the ballast under the rails being washed away by an unparalleled flood. The express train, in which plaintiff was a passenger, dashed into the trucks, the engine was thrown off the line, the carriages were broken and upset, and the passengers thrown out, some into a ditch up to their necks in water, and some into an adjoining field. Many were the injuries received, and this is only one of a series of actions which have been brought against the company to recover compensation. The case of " Maitland and Wife v. The Great Northern Railway Company," which was tried in the Court of Exchequer last week, was one of them, and the evidence in this case was very nearly a repetition. The company denied their liability, and attributed the accident to the demolition of a bridge over the river Beck, which, instead o damming back the water, as it had done while it stood, released an immense body to swell and give impetus to the collected waters near the line, about 31 miles distant It was proved beyond doubt that the bridge gave way at half-past eleven, and that at ten minutes to twelve, or about ten minutes before the accident, a heavy train passed over the spot where the rails became displaced in perfect safety. Scientific witnesses proved from meteo rological observations at East Retford and Highfield, near Nottingham, that the rainfall was twice as much in an hour and a-half on the day of the accident as on an average during the whole month of August. Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Sergeant Hayes, and Mr. Badde ley appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Phipson, Mr. It. Clarke, and Mr. Honeyman for the rail way company. The jury had not returned their verdict when we went to press. POLICE /N 2 (THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—John Chip, a short, wiry-looking man, was charged with assaulting a female, named Aim Robins, in a very brutal manner. From the evidence given in the case it appeared that the prosecutrix had been in company with the prisoner and his wife and others at a public-house, and on leaving some slight words ensued, and, without any further provocation, the prisoner struck the prosecutrix two or three severe blows in the face, blackening one of her eyes, and causing some severe bruises ; and not content with this, while she was on the ground, he gave her several severe kicks, causing bruises about her body. To such an extent had he carried his brutality, that, on her being taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where she was attended to by the surgeon for an hour and a-half, she fainted, and the surgeon stated that one of the bruises on her face was the effect of a kick. Mr. Bingham ordered the prosecutrix to be examined by a female connected with the court, and a constable brought back word that the injuries on the prosecutrix's body were quite to the extent deposed to. For the defence, the prisoner entered into a rambling statement, stating that they had been drinking brown brandy and ale, gin and stout, and that one of the witnesses (a female) who had come against him was a woman that " encoys" females away from their husbands, and had " deliberately " paid for some gin ; and as to the bruises, that they were done by the woman's own husband. Mr. Bingham said it was an aggravated assault, and clearly came within the meaning of the act, and committed the prisoner for three months. THE CHARGE AGAINST THE PORTER OF THE CARLTON. —William Smith, porter at the Carlton, who was charged some days since, and a report of which case appeared in this journal, with robbing a female named Franklin, was again brought up ; and the prosecutrix not being in attend ance, he was discharged. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Since Monday, very little English wheat has come to hand coastwise, the supply being only 1,620 qrs, and by land carriage to-day the receipts were limited. Although the show of samples was small, the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, but we have no quotable change to notice in prices. There was a large quantity of foreign wheat on the stands. So little business was transacted in it that the quo tationg were almost nominal. The supply of barley was seasonably large, and most kinds met a dull inquiry, at Monday's currency. In malt very little was doing i on former terms. Oats, beans, and peas were a slow inquiry, but not cheaper. _ The transactions in flour were much restricted. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. English 1,620 1,760 ; 3,710 • 1,110 ; Irish -I 200 , 70 , Foreign 5,560 7,630 ; --6,540 I Flour. 1,930 660 sks NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Although the supplies of meat on sale to-day were large, the trade generally ruled steady, at very full prices. Per 81bs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 3 oto 3 2 I Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 8 Mid. d 0... . 3 4to 3 8 ' Mid. do 3 1 0 to 4 2 Pm.larzedo. 310 to 4 2 Prime do. 44to 4 8 Do. small do. 4 4to 4 6 Veal 3 Bto 4 8 Large pork.. 210 to 3 8 Small pork BOROUGH HOP. For good and useful hops of the present year's growth the demand continues steady, at full quotations. All other kinds sell slowly, at about last week's currency. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 120 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do s2s to 68s „ Sussex do 50s to 62s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—The market continues very firm, but there has been very little business transacted. Common Congous quoted ltd. per lb. SUGAR.—Rather more activity has been apparent, but prices have undergone little alteration. In the refined market a moderate business has been transacted, and pre vious prices are fully sustained. COFFEE.—There has been an • active inquiry for the better qualities, and Plantation Ceylon have been sold at a slight advance on former rates. RlCE.—There has been inquiry for the common qualities, and prices have been steady : Rum.—The demand has improved, more particularly for good and fine qualities. Good Demerara sold at 2s 2d, and Jamaica at 3s 10d to 4s 4d per proof gallon. SPlCES.—Rather less firmness has been apparent, and pepper, declind ginger, mace, cloves, and nutmegs have slightly in vaue. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SALTPETRE.—The market is quiet, no transactions of (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Justice Wines and a importance having been reported, and prices are unaltered. Special Jury.) TALLOW.—There has teen leas animation in the market, and prices have given way to a slight extent. P.Y.C. on MARTIN AND OTHERS V. THE EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION the spot is quoted 50s 9d ; all the month, 50s 6d ; and spring,„delivo-y, 50s 6d to 50s 9d per cwt. GREEN FRUIT.—A brisk demand consequent upon the approaching Christmas holydays. Several cargoes of oranges received from St. Michael, three of which, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, realised high prices from the scarcity of other kinds, No lemons in stock ; arrivals daily expected. Nuts in moderate request. COMPANY. This was an action to recover the rent for the yard where he Great Eastern was built, from Oct. 16, 1857, to March 858. The plaintiffs are Messrs. Martin and Stone, the bankers The defendants are proprietors of the Great Eastern. The action was brought to recover double value for six months' holding over a portion of the land occupied by the Great Eastern, owing to the difficulties met with in launching her. The plaintiffs were the bankers of Mr. Scott Russell, and at the time of his failure (he hav:ng previously made an assignment to the defendants of the vessel, tools, &c.) they had made large advances to him, and held as security on mortgage his shipbuilding yard, upon part of which the Great Eastern was built. After his failure his affairs were wound-up under inspection, and the creditors, in February, 1856, agreed with the plaintiffs to pay them at the rate of £lO,OOO a-year for 12 months. This rent was paid for the year which expired February, 1857, and then an arrange ment was made for the payment of £2,500 for six months, excluding certain parts of the premises. This rent was for the freehold portions of the land, and was in addition to rent for the leasehold portions, and also interest on a prior mortgage ; rent was paid till August, 1857, and from that time till the end of February the defendants, compelled by the circumstances of the launch, were in possession of part of the premises. The sum of £2,500 had been paid for the rent for two months up to the 16th of October, 1857. The demand for possession was on the 20th of October, with notice that double rent would be claimed. On the 20th of November a writ of ejectment was issued. The vessel was launched on the 31st of January, and on the 2d of February judgment was signed in the action of ejectment. In Fe bruary the possession was given up. The question was as to the amount to be paid for the period referred to. The plaintiffs claimed at the rate of £lO,OOO a year from the. 16th of October 'to the Ist of March. The question was complicated by various considerations with re ference to the value of machinery, the interest to be paid on mortgages, &c. The plant was stated to be worth £30,000, the loose tools, &c., £2O 000 and the use of the who le went with the premises. Th e negot i at i ons were p ar tly in con versation and partly i n correspondence. The contention on the part of the defendants was, that the arrangement as to a rent of £lO,OOO had only been on the understanding that the plaintiffs should not claim as creditors, but should take their securities in satisfaction. Another question was whether the plaintiffs could claim anything for the tools ; and th e d e f e ndants contended that as the assignment to them w as p r i or t o the mortgage to the plaintiffs, the claim as to the plant was very doubtful. Much of it was upon land never mortgaged ; and it was no t mortgaged, but the rem a i n d er over hung, and so stated oce th up a i t ed, the greater part of the vessel was on land indeed con structively the land which was mortgaged to the plaintiffs. The recovery i n e . jectment was likewise relied on as inconsistent with a claim for rent. The case was proceeding when we went to press. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE GRANT.—SERIOUS CHARGES. The bankrupt, who was described as of Cheapside, trunk manufacturer, came up to pass his last examination. Mr. Beard appeared for the bankrupt, and said that the examination had been adjourned from November for the production of accounts, Which unfortunately the bankrupt had been unable to furnish; inasmuch as for 12 months of the time over which the balance-sheet extended the bro ther of the bankrupt had carried on the business, the bank rupt having been in a situation; the books had been so im perfectly kept it was impeesible for the bankrupt to furnish complete accounts, he, therefore, suggested the bankrupt should be allowed to pass, all questions as to conduct to be reserved for the certificate meeting. Mr. Dodd, for th e assignees and creditors, objected to any further adjournment, except sine die. The case was one of the grossest frauds that had ever come before the Court. In June last he had petition e d under the Private Arrange ment Act, and swore that he had assets, and made an offer of payment of 20s. in the pound, by three quarterly in stalments, but before the first instalment was due (only a few days), the whole of the ptoperty had been swept away, besides which he had obtained goods from creditors without anyreasonable means of payment. Therefore, he (Mr. Dodd) had not only to ask for an adjournment sine die, but for an order of the Court for the prosecution of the bankrupt. Mr. Beard again urged that the object cduld be attained by an adjournment to obtain the assistance of the brother to endeavour to amend the accounts. His Honour—But you say you cannot amend the ac counts, and therefore the case must be adjourned sine die. Mr. Dodd—And itur Honour will probably make an order for a prosecution ? Two creditors said that they were determined to prose cute. His Honour said the creditors must make out a case be fore he could make any order on that point, and an exami nation upon the bill take place. Mr. Beard applied for protection, which was refused. We are happy to state that letters have been re ceived from the party of young Englishmen travelling to the Red River Settlement, dated Fort Garry, October 28. Aawere quite Bale, THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. Lownory, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Her mesty, from St. Domingo for Hamburg, with loss of jib boom; Southampton, from London for Melbourne; Indus, I from Sunderland for Callao, to stop a leak. BRISTOT„ Dec. 16.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Pet, from St. Michael's. SWANSEA, Dec. 16.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Try Again, for Gibraltar. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 16.—Wind S. strong gale.—Arrived —Eleanor Dodson, from Liverpool for Bahia ; London, from Liverpool for Bahia. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived— Caractacus, from Hayti for Liverpool ; Thomas, from Mazagan; Panapa (screw steamer), from the Clyde for Athens. _ . _ PonTSMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Dee, from the westward ; her Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, from the eastward. SUNDERLAND, Dee. 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—l. 0., from Quebec. CARDIFF, Dec. 16.—Wind S.—Sailed—Charlotte, for Eiavannah. YARMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Arrived—Savannah La Mar, !rom Buenos Ayres. (RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning Wind, S.S E. Arrived—Saxon, from Newport; Ondine, steamer, from London ; Rotterdam, steamer, from Gibraltar ; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Ondine, steamer, for Dublin; La Poule and Le Coq, for Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning Wind, S.S.E. Arrived, 16th—Joshua, from Bombay ; Sylvanus, Blanchard, Arno, Emily Augusta, and Britannia, from New Orleans ; Uncle Joe and John Carver, from Charles ton ; R. A. Tleirn, from Savannah ; Eclair and Water Sprite, from St. Michael's ; Celia, from Nantes. Arrived, 87th—Florence, from Quebec ; Emilie, from Spain ; Cecilia, from Denia. Sailed, Dec. 16—Reindeer, from Newfoundland; Herey nm, for Mobile ; Centurion, for Old Calabar. Sailed, Dec. 17—Jorna, screw steamer, for Alexandria; Corinthian, screw steamer, and Sarah, for Trieste ; Rinde, for Lima ; Dryad, and Scott, for Bohia ; Golden Eagle, for Buenos Ayres ; Linios, for Syria ; M. Catharida, for St. Thomas; Susan Douglas, for Naples; Joseph, for Ant werp. The French brig Alfred, of Rochelle, for Havre, 43 days out, loss of sails and rigging, and making water, was spoken in lat. 39, long. 48, and supplied with materials for spars by the Britannia, arrived here. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning, Wind S.E. ; tide high water ; weather fine: Arrived, Dec. 16—Sela, Thomasine, Eagle, Bona-fide, Sisters, and Stokesley—all from Cronstadt ; Earl of Bathurst, from Dantsic ; Charlotte, from Neystadt. Arrived, Dec. 17—Jantine Gesina, from St. Petersburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind S., moderate. Passed—Robin Hood, from Too-chow-foo, for London; Berkly, for Glasgow; James Holmes, for Demerara—both from London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S.—TIIURSDAY. Although the attendance did not exceed "a Thursday's" average, speculation was more active than it has been of late on that day. For the Two Thousand 4to 1 was offered on the field, and 7 to 1 was offered against Ralpho, who was backed on Monday last at 6 to 1 to some money ; 16 to 1 was taken shout Hal o' Kirklees to £5O, and 20 to 1 was , offered "bar five ;" 500 even was betted on Cynricus against Lord of the Manor. 10 to 1 was offered on the field for the Derby. The odds quoted against Electric and Cavendish were taken to £lOO about each of them. Merryman was frequently inquired after, and 40 to 1 was wanted about Balnamoon,.but the highest offer was seven points short of the price required. 1,100 to 100 soya. was taken about Isiusjid and blectric coupled. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 7to 1 agst Ralpho (offered) 16 to 1 agst Hal o' Kirklees (taken) 500 even on Cynrieus agst Lord of the Manor (taken; DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 20 to 1 agst Musjid (offered) 23 to 1 agst Electric (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cavendish (taken) 33 to 1 agst Balnameon (offered) 11 to 1 agst Musjid and Electric coupled (taken: Dr. Beck, of Dantzic, has just made a curious discovery. He has found an antidote, or rather a counter poison for ardent spirits. It is a mineral paste which he encloses in an olive, and which at once absorbs and destroys not only the rising effect, but likewise the disastrous conse quences of drunkenness. He tried several experiments on a Pole, an irreclaimable drunkard. The individual, named Radevil, swallowed three bottles of brandy in succession, and after each bottle ate an olive prepared by the doctor. He experienced neither the effect of drunkenness nor the lalightot riche66• An Accon t, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in circu lation during the week ending Saturday, the 4th day of December, 1E53. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co. £ 8,914 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmett, Pomfret, & Co. 11,883 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Cobb and Co 23,440 Baldock Bank and Balduck and Biggleswade Bank, Biggleswade--Wolls, Hogge, and Co. Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 6,864 Basingstoke and Oldham Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford-Barnard and Co. 28,299 Bewdley Bank, Bawdloy-Nichols, Baker, and Co. - Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co. 16,845 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham- Attwoods, Spooner, and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Claypons and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. L. Sealey 7,7.56 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co. Broseley and Bzidgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritehards, Boycott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. 20,924 Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury-J. C. and A. Gilbert Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 27,320 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Lloyds and Co. 21,680 Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 52,384 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Co Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington-Hard ing, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Worlledge and Co. Cambridge, Bank, Cambridge--Mortlock and Co 14,817 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cambridge -Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co - Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Costa and Son 2,644 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, &Co 14,095 Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester- Mills, Bawtree, and Co. Cornish, Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co.. 37,835 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Woodcock 5,303 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co. Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbeck, and Co 56,560 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow- Bromage, Snead, and Co.. - 7,915 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans and Co. Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 38,427 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co 27,581 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co. Dies Bank, Diss-Fincham and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Eank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse and Co 85,415 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co 8,020 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetsh're Bank, Dor chester-R. and H. Williams 43,410 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 50,979 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms ford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 37,051 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 25,138 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring don-Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,974 Farnham Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 9 , 826 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and C 0.... 5,300 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 4,739 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon.... 13,007 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 26,932 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat thews and Co 12,273 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull- Smith, Brothers, and Co Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Veasey and Co Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin-Sharples and Co Hereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and C 0.,. 17,870 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders & Co 57,193 Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Randall, Mercer, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 41,339 Longton Staffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey and Son .. 5,050 Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 52,635 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. T. Paget 28,059 Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co. 22,606 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co 80,536 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-S. and G. F. St. Barba 3,266 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Ly nn Legis- Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bark, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co 10,674 Macclesfield sank, Macclesfield-Erocklehurst and 14,495 Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and C 0... 1,017 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 17,144 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co. Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co 26,315 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth- Bromage, Snead, and Co. Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co. Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co. 17,460 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, and Co.. 15,977 Norwich Crown E ank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons 47,037 Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor with-Gurneys and BiAbecks 88,288 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bark, Notting ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddo - ek and Co. ... 2,872 Naval Bank, Plymouth-Mir - Lis &Co ... 19,603 New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestiy -Croxon and Co. 9,252 31 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-P a rsons and Co.. ,262 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge ant. Tont)* idge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire IVitncy Bank, Witney-J. W. Clinch and Sons 11,127 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Ba nk ar Beverley Bank, Hull - Pease and Co. 45,718 Penzance Bank, Penzance - Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter - borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest -J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Co. Reading Bank, Reading--Stephens, Blandv, & Co. 28,528 Richmond Bank, Richmond - Roper and Cz. 6,710 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, & Co. 2,928 Rochester, Chatham, and Stroodßank, Rochesttlb-- Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons 11,471 Rugby Bank, Rugby-A. Butlin and Son 9,6C0 Rye Bank, Rye-JR. C. Pomfret and Co 2,810 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Allaway and Ma6Dougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron W a ld en -Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, & Co. 12,565 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough-Woodall and Co. Shrewsbury Old Brnk and Shrewsbury and Ludlow . Bank, Shrewsbv-y-Rocke, Eyton, and Co 36,083 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne- Vallance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp ton-Maddison and Pearce 10,764 Southwell Bank, S ou th w ell-Wyldc and Co 11,919 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southampton -Atherley, Fall, and Co. Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and Co. .. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayley, and Co Shrewsbury anl Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury- Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, i. unton-H. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Sons, and Co. Thombury Bank, Thornbury-Harwood and Co Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamptonshire, Thrapston-York and Eland ..............tcher .... Tring Bank and Chesham B ank, Tring andßu Son ................................ . . Towche.ster Old Bank, Towchester-Percival and Co. Town and County of P oole Bank and Ringwood and Poole Bank, Poole-G. W. Ledga rd and .Co..ons Union Bank, Cornwal l, Holston-Vivian andCo Union Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, &. Wallingford Bank, allingford-Hedges, Wells; 'W and Co. ............... ........ ........7 ick ... Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, . I . V . a . 1.. Greaves and Co. ................ F . Somerset Bank, Wellnigton- ox, Wellington Brothers, Bank W es t Riding , Wakefield and Pontefract Bank-Leatham, Tew, and Co ' Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chapman, and Co. Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Winches.. ter-Bulpett and Co. Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Wey mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. Wirksworth and Ashboume Derbyshire Bank- Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech-Gur neys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton 1; ank, Wolverhampton-Goodricke and HolYbake 11,972 7,930 0,114 19,645 42,951 4,235 32,158 2,884 [2,349 27,448 20,615 27,365 8,096 9,077 .0,02 ,625 .2,583 6,455 7,598 14,141 9,392 7,292 1.9,632 3,686 43,540 13,641 16,25 13,127 33,744 46,754 Worcester . Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R. and W. F. Fryer 9,270 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birk beck, 81 073 35 0 ea cgs 10.141111111/111,11,109111111"-• Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank Great Yap mouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and C 0..... York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and . .. 9,617 36;623 - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal £9,154 Barnsley Banking Company, Btirnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolves'•• hampton. 8,823 -.myth, Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven 25,991 Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford i 0,115 Burton, Uttoxete ,r and Staffordshire Union Bank ing Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Com pany, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, •" Coventry ... 21,310 Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry.... 10,958 County of Gloucester Banking Co., Cheltenham.. 98,501 Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Co., Carlisle ... 21,272 Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking C..)., Dudley 31,023 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 1),269 Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Company, Darlington 21.104 East of England link, Norwich 23,830 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 1269)0 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 19,085 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 3'2,441 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 11,973 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banki ngeo. Hal ifax 39,562 Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knareaborough 26,161 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster Leeds Bankinm. Company, Leeds 23,278 Leicestershireßanking Company, Leicester 65,568 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 51,016 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Com pany, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birmingham • (Head Office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London) North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 39,679 Northamptonshire ion Bank, Northampton 75,015 NorthamptonshiraßankingCompany,Northampton 20,130 North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 51,610 Saddlewortb. Banking Company, Saddleworth .... 1,986 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield. 34,856 Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Langport . 329,404 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall. 38,507 Stourbridg-e and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridgc. 4563.5 Sheffied and Hallamshire Banking Co. , Sheffield 22,794 Sheffield and Irothtrrharn -Joint-- Steck Banking Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond 50,790 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton - Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 14,716 Whi 'iehaven Joint Stock Banking Co., Whit e h a ven 26,909 Warwick and Leamington Banking Co., Warwick. 23,570 W. W. DALBIAC, Acting Registrar of Bank Return Inland Revenue Office, Dec. 11, 1858. DEATH OF DR. BRIGHT. 31,100 We regret to announce the death of Dr. Richard Bright, the eminent physician, by which the medical profession has lost one of its most illustrious mem bers. Dr. Bright died yesterday, at half-past 12 o'clock, after a short illness. The lamented gentle man received patients and was out in his carriage on Saturday last, after which he complained of in disposition, and retired to his chamber, which he was destined never to leave again alive. Bichar I Bright, M.D., was the third son of Mr. Richard Bright, of Ham-green, Somerset, and was born in Bristol in September, 1789, so that he was in his 70th year. After the usual course of elementary education at a private school in his native city, and afterwards under a private tutor at Exeter, he matriculated in the autumn of 1808 at the Univer sity of Edinburgh. During his first year he de voted his attention almost exclusively to the general lectures delivered at the University, among which were those of moral philosophy and political economy, by Dugald Stewart; of natural philo sophy, by Playfair ; and the mathematical lectures of Leslie, in the higher class of which he that year successfully competed for the prize. In the fol lowing session he pursued studies more immediately connected with his profession, and besides attend ing the course of chemistry by Dr. Hope, and the lectures on anatomy by 1)r. Monro, and on the Institutes of Medicine, by Dr. Duncan, he availed himself of the excellent anatomical course delivered out of the college by Dr. John Gordon. In 1810 he went, together with Dr. Holland, with Sir George S. Mackenzie to Iceland. On coming to London that year he took up his residence within the walls of Guy's Hospital. He remained in Guy's during two rears, and during that period, stimulated by the inspiring energy of Sir A. Cooper, he acquired a taste for pathological investigation. In 1812 he re turned to Edinburgh to further pursue his medical studies ; and in Sept. the following year he gradu ated, having written his thesis De Erysipeiote Con tagio. He next proceeded to Cambridge, and entered •Peterhouse, but only - reinained there for two terms, and subsequently became a pupil of Dr. Bateman at the Dispensary, and applied himself closely to the practical part of his profession, particularly direct ing: himself to pathological inquiries. In 1814 lie visited Holland and the chief cities of Germany, and arrived at Brussels about a fortoight after thel:att le of Waterloo, and found much of professional in terest. Dr. Bright, in Dec., 1816, was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, and was shortly after elected assistant physician to the London Fever Hospital. In 1820 he confined his public duties entirely to Guy's Hospital, of which he had been elected assistant physician, and con tinued to discharge the duties of that office till 1824, when, on the retirement of Dr. Laird, he suc ceeded him as physician to that institution. For some sessions he lectured alone, and afterwards associated with him Dr. Addison. In 1832 he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and the following year was appointed Gulstonian lecturer, and in 1836 chosen one of the four censors —the late Drs. Paris and Chambers and Sir H. Holland.being his colleagues. The lat.? Dr. Bright had contributed largely to the advancement of me dical science b' his numerous works, far too nu merous to be enumerated in this brief notice. His works on dropsical affections have a universal re putation, and have bc ea translated into all the languages of Europe. He was greatly esteemed by the members of his profession. Dr. Bright was Physician Extraordinary to the Queen, was a Fellow of the Royal Society and several other scientific institutions. lie was twice married — first, to Martha, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Babington ; and secondly, to Miss Follett, youngest daughter of Mr. Bryan Follett, of Topsham, near Exeter, and sister to the late Sir W. Follett. THE POLICE AND THE MILITARY AT WOOLWICH. On Wednesday a deputation from the Woolwich Local Board of Health, consisting of Mr. Morgan (chairman), the Rev. T. Tuffield, and Messrs. Ru egg and Jackson, waited upon the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police, by appointment, for the pur pose of representing the necessity of increasing the number of police-constables for the district, in consequence of the numerous military riots which have recently occurred, and also an alteration of the existing system of non-interference with sol diers by the police force. The deputation were yeeeived at Scotland-yard by , Richard Mzyne, Chief Commissioner, who paid great attention to the statements made. Mr. MORGAN observed the deputation was ap pointed at the meeting of the Woolwich Local Board, as numerous outrages had recently been co mmitted in the town of Woolwich u p on civilians by the military, and especially by the militia. The deputation did not complain of the conduct of the R division of Metropolitan Police on duty at Wool wich, but the force was manifestly too small to cope with the evil which prevailed. • Mr. RUEGG observed that some two years since an order was issued to the police of the district not to interfere with soldiers unless under extraordinary circumstances. He could not say that an official ord.& was given, but certain it was that the police voide T din interfering ring mofilittharey asi district e h as a possible. resultiv with the that the unless a military picket was in sight w h en a r ow took place the disorderly soldiers committed out rages almost with impunity. It was quite true that the mere handful of police on duty at Wool wich was entirely inadequate to preserve the pub lic peace and to protect the civilian population. It had been stated in the public press that the metro politan police force was to be considerably aug mented, and if this was correct he trusted that the commissioners would consider the necessity of pro viding more constables for Woolwich. I After some remarks from the Rev. T. TUFFIELD, Sir R. MAYNE observed it was a mistake that an augmentation was about to be made in the metro politan police force. Certain alterations were to be carried out, but the force was not to be augmented. He was surprised to hear about an order for non interference with the military by the police, and would make inquiries on the subject. He was not aware that any such order had been given, and if so it certainly ought to be abrogated. With regard to increasing the force at Woolwich, he should be happy to meet the views of the deputation as far as it might be practicable consistent with the require ments of other metropolitan districts. He would institute inquiries on the subject. The deputation, after thanking Sir R. Mayne for his attention, withdrew. 6,081 ~. `~ I