The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-27 00:00:00

MONEY VARKET A _ID COMIVIEROTAL INTELLIGENO2. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The business transacted in the Foreign and Colo nial Produce Markets during the last few days has not been very active. For the finer qualities of sugar, suitable for home consumption, there has been a moderate demand from the trade, and prices in several instances improved at the commencement of last week, but they have since shown a downward tendency, owing to the large quan tities announced for public sale. In the refined market business has been quiet, and in the absence of any active demand rather easier rates may be quoted. Dried goods, however, are`by no means plentiful. Coffee has been in steady de mand, and the fine clean samples of Plantation Ceylon on offer have sold readily at fully former rates ; in some few instances an advance of ls. to 2s. per cwt. was realised. Tea has been very quiet, as large quantities are advertised for public sale, and the letters by the overland mail being expected during the day, purchasers are holding back. Common congou, however, is quoted 13/d. to 131 d. per lb. Cocoa, owing to the large stocks on hand, has been heavy, and a decline of from Bs. to 103 per cwt. may be quoted on most quali ties. The demand for rum has not been very active, but prices were in most instances fully maintained, fine proof Jamaica being sought after. For rice there was little inquiry for either home use• or for export, the downward tendency of the corn market having also affected the value of this article. Saltpetre has not exhibited much animation, a few dealings were reported at a decline of about ls. per cwt. on former rates current. Tallow has exhibited little variation ; prices however may be considered in favour of buyers. P.YC. on the spot is quoted 535. 9d. to 545. ; March, 535. 9d., and last three months, 51e. to 51s. 3d. per cwt. For the purpose of giving effect to the preliminary arrangements entered into with the Hon. East India Company, the directors of the Soinde Rail way have made a call of 41. per share on the shares of the Indus Steam Flotilla Capital, payable on and after 26th February next, upon which an in terest of 5 per cent. will immediately commence to accrue, as well as upon all calls paid in anticipation. With the money market, in its present easy state, this privilege is important, as it at once becomes a valu able source for the profitable employment of capital. A large addition was made yesterday to the gene ral stock of bullion in the Bank of England. Be sides 200,0001. in gold, a large number of sovereigns were sent in, and the total now probably exceeds 15,000,0001. A further accumulation will no doubt take place in consequence of the American receipts, and the large quantities of sold coming forward from Australia. It is calculated that up wards of three-quarters of a million sterling in gold is approaching our shores from the antipodes, and as the continental demand is so inactive, it will no doubt be sent into the Bank. The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon were firmer. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a very animated appearance, and an advance in price of fully id. per lb. took place on all de scriptions. The sales were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, 1,500 of which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and only a limited amount of business was transacted, at about previous rates. The market for English Securities opened with a very depressed appearance, but there has since been rather more firmness. The large amount sent to the Bank yesterday, and the confident expectation that the rate of discount will be reduced to-morrow, have tended to strengthen the quotations. Consols have been 94i 95, but since then they have been 05 to 95} for money, and 95i for account. tor the March account they are 951 I. The New 3 per Cents., are 951 a ; the Reduced, 95U ; Ex chequer Bilrs, 20s. prem. ; the Bonds, 99i ; and India ditto 15s. to 17s. prem. Bank Stock was 224 to 226, and India ditto 219 to 220. In the Foreign Stock Market a moderate busi ness has been done, at about previous quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98k f, and the 4 per Cents. nominal. Brazilian 5 per Cents. are firm at 102 I, and Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents, at 97. Peruvian 44 per Cents. have declined to 781 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents, are 441 ; Russian 6 per Cents., 99i 100 ; Spanish per Cents., 41i ; ditto Deferred, 251 ; and ditto Certificates, 5. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6; Mexican, 201 201 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41k ; ditto New Deferred, 25i e. There has been a moderate business transacted this morning in the Railway Share Market, and prices generrlly have fluctuated to the extent of about 4 to 1 per cent. Eastern Counties, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Wales, improved 65. ; North-Western, South- Western, and Midland, 10s. to 15s. ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and South-Eastern declined ss. to 10s.; North British, and Edin burgh and Glasgow, 155.; and Chester and Holy head, Edinburgb, Perth, and Dundee, and North- Eastern (Berwick), 11. The Foreign lines were quite neglected, and in the Colonial lines prices have slightly improved, Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 10s., Great Western of Canada 55., and Great Indian Peninsula, and East Indian, about ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. English, Scottish, alid. Australian Char tered improved ss. ; Oriental Bank, ss. ; Union of Australia declined 55., and Australian Aglicul tura], tss. BR [TIM FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES THIS DAY. el . (Tram the Official List:) is Business done. qik Stook 3 Per Cant. Itednead Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 51 1 1 Lon e Annuities, exp i re sth J an. 186 0.... • 2 1-16 India Stock 'tante liondg, ')itto, under £lOOO l7 p ClAsols f r kcccun ~ Exiz,o,Lu. r Bui s , 2 0 . .C.100') ........... 20 UsOfi 20 S TAP Exchequer Bond s , 1`,58,3i 24 20 Par Ditto, 1859 ar Cent—. 100 991 100.1 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS —THIS DAY. Branuan 5 per Cent, Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 pe'r Cent. 97 6 Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 44i Russian Bonds, 1822, 4: St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 4i p er C en t . - Ditto Small eirdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. - 9 Danish Boiads, 3 per. Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 p er Cent. Dittu Passive Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5= 5 Taskish Bonds, 6 per cent 9B $ IDitto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. Dividends on the above payable , in London. Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders 65i tlitEE O'CLOCK. ft Consolp money 95/ $ Ditto account (Februa r y 4) C‘ _;olonel B larzkheas arrived at Fenton's Hotel from Titness-park, Berko, Fitzroy Lieut.-Colo ne l Fitz Campbell has arrived at Fen ton's Hotel from melt A FZLINE FISHEE. i itwbray. oseholder residi ng i n Hi g her Hillgate, Stockport, says the local Advertissr, has a favourite cat, which on several occasions nail brought home a plump member of the tribe,. the fish being invariably alive. For some tim e t i 7 to account for the source of pa ,,,,; B la wilY were uzzled depredations, and endeavoured to prevent the cat obtaining the house, but in vain. Several nightAsitni egress from succession the cat brought home a floundering fish, Comfortably reservoir aitn was set, and the rendezvous traced, corn e f ngth a watch ing itiolt upon the banks of a well-stockeinil the neighbourhood, pussy watched the the fish until an opportunity offered for naakineragentsof ~ia almost ic4,ritne ture. Shortly a goodly fish presented itself making cap. R " f ace, ‘Ol 'n in pour:cod the cat, s wam back to the hank with its }nix-, which was En t ,, v ., the reservoir home as usual. It has long been suspected that totaerheserrvoir was plundered by a different species of es, and it is alleged that a strict look-out has, bee n h . kept both day and night, some of the finest fishes te 4 r v io in ti g been recently extracted from the water in a rays -4 manner, 18 20: 100 100 00 20 20 20 St. 20 100 100 20 THE SUN, itAUNDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1858 sHA,R,L mAR:-CETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. k losing Pr , c, thia day. Business dons this day. :*. { Paid RAILWAS 3 . 2il 101 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... all ;i all 13elfastllymen• 131rmng. Wolverh. Stour Birkenhd. Lancsh. cU Cheshire Junct Blackburn Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) ;t. I log 15 all 5 all it. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 io All ~ , 0 all !O all LO all LO all & Exeter__ ....... Mester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass 'Cornwall D.. A. Do. B !Dnblin&Belfast June Dun. P. &Aber. June lEast Anglian Eastern Counties..... !EasternUnion, A. stk. Do., do. B. !Do. New A._ ;0 all ;5 all t. 100 3t. 100 3t. 100 It.lloo 15 all . t. 100 East Kant 'East Lancashire ..... East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinh. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dundee 'Forth and ClycleJunc. Furness . Glasgow & S.Western , Great N. of Scotland ',Great Northern ...... Do A. Stock ...... Do., B. Stock ...... Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Str.V.R. gna. St (Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. IDo. New Thirds 5C f all 161, 141' 161; 15 st. 100 16 6 3 1 20 all 11i all St. 100 St. ;100 20 all 10 all 12i I 5 St. 100 45 all 25 all St. 100 10 j 1, 1 2 10 1 Lancash. &Yorkshire [Do., do. F 116 ... , Do., Wst. Riding Um~Do. Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright. & S. Cst . London k N. Wester Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.Sh ~M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch .Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's, 5A - 81 - 71 - 73 ••• - •._ 91 - 9i 92 - 94 91 - 91. 38 .- 40' 10 - 12 4 - 5 8 - 9 193 - 20 62 - 631 47 - 49 32 - 34 15 - 17 91 - 93 666 - 6.631 iO - 32 93 - 95 9/ - 10, 104 i - 105, 91 - 93 129 - 13: 102 - 101 60 - 60 58 - 62 80 - 93i - 1 - 85 11 p 109 6k 111 6a 1001 101 i - 98 - 40J - 4L St. 1100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 ! all 50 9 20 all arrangement 1 Midland . Do. Birming. dr Derlzo . Midland G. West. (Ir. )1 Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt. A berg.diHrfd Newry dr Enniskillen ewry, , Warrenpoint & RP strevor Norfolk. ......... Northn. Counties Un I North British North Devon, Rail. dr Dock Stock Do., A Stock ••• Do., B Stock N, Eastern - Berwick Do, do. Extension o . do. G, N. E. Pu rch. ;Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. `'stn., Hamp stead, and City Jia North Staffordshire North Western 94. - 95 66 - 68 131 - 14 ;100 3i 100 100 63 - 65 3i - 3 i . 54 - 55, St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all' 25 St. 10) St 100 St. (00 10 31.1 ••• -... •' 97 - 98 20 20 10 St. N. & S. Weetrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union . Sitingbournc &Sheer. Seutli Devon 'South Ea5tern......... Do. 4i per c. Shares South Wales... ....... . S. Yorksh. RivtirDnn 20 20 25 25 Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1834 Do. do., 18q5 Stockton & Hartlopl ' Taff Vale, Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath......... Watered. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West C0rnwa11 ........ West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbled on &Croydon, li - 51i - 52,1 83t 93 - 97 - ... - ••• I 8i - 9' oli 386 32 33 9 5 d; 106 - 108 25 - 26 48 - no 35 - 37 75 - 76 82 83 13 15 7 5 d 9 11 36 38 ••. - 2 •.• 2(31 - 0i 9 19A # 61i 31 65i 30 I 1011 5 91 59i 601 60 60 91 13i 1091 iOO i 981 9 81 4O 1 91 i i 63i 531 _43 7 - 9 3 - 3.3 6 - 6i 97 8 74 83i 4 4 14h i 36i i 75 83 2i x d 374 7 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) COURT OF COMMON FLEAS. ;Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Justices 'Williams and Willes.) IN BB AN ATTOBNEY. Mr. Joyce moved for a rule nisi in this case, calling upon an attorney to show cause why he should not take steps to discontinue an action he had brought without the knowledge of the plaintiffs ; to pay cote incurred, and answer the matter of certain affidavits. It appeared that a person named Price employed a Mr. Fleming to sell a tavern for bim. Fleming sold it to a person named Harwood, who entered into an agreement, and paid a deposit. Mr. Price subsequently found that Mr. Fleming had instructed an attorney to proceed against Harwood for an alleged breach of tbis agreement without his knowledge. Rule granted. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE ELLIRION.-JUDGMENT-SIISFENSION OF x y C iYtloll 'N r 4, SUN OFFICE, Siat o'Clock. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Master—F. F. Davis, to the Russell. Naval Instructor—Timothy Sullivan, to the Nankin. before the meeting. Whilst approving of the prayer of the petition he did not bind himself to all its statements or arguments. There were, however, good grounds for most of them. In the regular course of events, he would shortly be called upon to fill the chair, but if it was the opinion of the proprietors that it would be better for the present Chair man to continue that position another year, or that a person better qualified for the position than him (Sir F. Corrie could be found, he should be happy to make way for him. (Cries of no, no.) He complained that the Government had given them no particulars of the proposed change. He thought hon. proprietors mis stated the case when they said no inconvenience or delay arose from the double government, because, since he had been a director he had known many such in , stances, but they were not sufficient to require the abolition of the Board of Directors, but a modifica tion that might easily be introduced. (Hear, hear.) He concurred in the view that the proposed change was ill timed, and a dangerous experiment just now. (Hear.) It would be considered a concession to successful mutiny by the natives. Mr. MACNAUGHTEN (director) also concurred in the prayer of the pea ion, and defended the present form of Gorcrment. After remarks from other hon. proprietors, . . . . Mr. Sergeant GessLEß moved the adjournment of the debate, that the Chairman might have an opportunity of delivering his views. Alter some discussion the debate was adjourned tat to-morro N. pore on the 22d NOT. She made a capital run down the China Sea (only 8 days), and had had lovely weather. Four of the invalids died on the passage, but the rest of them werepic king up rapidly. From Amoy we hear little of importance. Trade seems to be dull, and raw cotton, cotton yarn, and rice are the only imports in which transactions have taken place; the latter is said to be in good demand, and is quoted 2 dols 30 for Siam, and 2 dols 55 for Formosa. EAST INDIA HOUSE. ADJOURNED MEETING THIS DAY. The adjourned meeting of the proprietors for the purpose of considering the proposed change in the Government of India, was held this morning at the East India Howe, Leadenhall - street Mr. Rose Nlan gl em, M.P., chairman of the Court of Directors, in ,be chair. The attendance of proprietors was more numerous than at either of the previous meetings. The CHAIRMAN, in conernencing the business of the meeting, urged on the proprietors the necessity of their bringing the proceedings to a close this day, either by affirming or negativing the resolution before them. In reply to a question from Mr. Lewin, The Cumamex, as we understood, intimated that the directors would support, by their votes, the resolution proposed by Mr. Crawshay. Mr. HELPS, in resuming the debate, referred to the petition circulated by the directors since the last meeting, and said that its perusal confirmed the impression it made ion him when read to the court of proprietors. He highly applauded the document, observing it was one that any Chancellor of the Exchequer might be proud of —and one that would do credit to the best served country in Europe. (Rear, hear.) It represented not only the feelings of the court of directors, but those of the proprietors and the public out of doors. (Rear, hear, and cheers.) He referred to a former proposi tion of Mr. Jones's, urging the desirableness of their having Indian representatives in the board of directors to inform the court and the people of England of the actual requirements of the Indian people. (Rear, bear.) It was to be regretted that the Government had not allowed the court of proprietors and directors an opportunity of discussing the details of their proposed mea sure, especially as the members of the court of directors comprised men who were perhaps the best qualified in this country to gi►e a sound opinion on Indian Government. Lie was, however, very much afraid that her Majesty's Government were rather more anxious to silence than take advantage of their information, and that they con templated shutting up the India House by a sudden stroke. (Rear, hear.) He referredi to publio meetings that bad been held in reference to India to mislead the peopleof England—he especially alluded tooneheld at the London Tavern, attended by Lord Clanricarde, brother-in law of thepresentGovernor-General oflndia,and observed tlis lordship then u,tated that the annexations in India bad taken place At the instigation and directio❑ of the Court of Directors. That and similar statements made by the noble lord showed astonishing ignorance or false hood on his part, and was, he (Ur. Helps) presumed, his pasQport to office. The hon. proprietor said he entirely concurred in the resolutieu, which is to the following effect :—" That the proposed transfer of the governing powers of the Ea,t India Company to the Crown is op posed to the rights and privileges of the East India Company, is fraught with danger to the constitu tional interests of England, is perilous to the safety of our Indian empire, and calls for the resist• ante of the Corporation by all constitutional means and then proceeded to discus it clause by clause urging that facts and circumstances confirmed the truth of its expression. The Government of the E ist India Com pany had produced a great amount of material prosperity amongst the people of India, which wasabout to be put in peril by the proposed ,cheme of her Majesty's Government. It bad also advanced Chri.di tuity, and seed once sown in the soil of religious toleration was sure to flourish and come to maturity. The people of India possessed greater freedom than any of the European countries, and seas ble,sed with one of the greatest blessings of civilisatiQn up to the present disturbances—the freedom of the press. The policy of the Government was to condemn first and examine afterwards. Mr. C. MILLS, the oldest member of the Board, de fended the conduct of the Board of Directors in the Government of India. He complained that no charges could or had been made against the Board. He considered the Premier would make no charge against them, but pro bably others would to whom truth was a matter of in difference. The board were ready to meet the strictest investigation into all they had done, and they empha tically denied that they had been the cause of any delay in the transmission of troops through Egypt, that being a political matter resting with the Government and the ambassador at the East. He said that the proposed change would increase the cost of Government—would elevate Mr. V. Smith to a secretaryship to whose loose rein aed spurs India was to be entrusted ; the officers removed to the west end of town, and every trace of the ccrnpany swept away. Ile remarked that Parliament was the worst tribunal before which to bring private grievances. Men wore gene rally dragged before it and afterwards abused it. Colonel RAWLINSON (director) said be was one of the minority at the board who were not prepared to adopt the resolution or the petition. All his assuciatious and reminiteences were in favour of the present form of Go vernment, having risen in that service from an infantry cadet to the high position of a director. He considered we had been unable to realise 'the danger that had me naced and was menacing us now. The question was whether the proposed change would or would not be for the general good of India and England. He believed it would, and proceeded to prove his opinion. The proxi mate cause of the rebellion, he considered, was the an• nexation of Oude, and he thought they were far from seeing its end. Alter restoring our military superiority in India there should be an amnesty proclaimed by the Queen—(cries of no, no)—and not in the usual manner, believing that the latter would have no effect, but con• sidered a matter of weakness. A. royal amnesty if proclaimed with the change of Government would be considered in India an act of grace and strength. (Cries of no, no.) A. sense of duty against his rta•on induced him to appear in this singular opposition. (Hear, hear.) He thought that the appearance at Delhi 01 a son of the Queen of England, surrounded with all the pomp and pageantry of Royalty—now that the last of the Princes of the Timour race was fast fading away— would have more effect en the people of that country, and sooner restore tranquillity, than the arrival of 100,000 men. (Cries of "No) no.") It appeared to him that with the meagre information they possessed as to the intention of the Government measure, it was waste of time to discuss the establishment of imaginary councils or possible Indian Secretaries of State, Sec., as mentioned in the petition. lie thought it would be for the public good that the two boards should be brought more into harmony; but no Minister would, he thought, be rash enough to tamper with the present government in India. The same machinery must be continued there, the only change being in the proclamations , tinning in the nam e o f the Queen instead of the Company. He did not c ons id er this a struggle with the Government for patronage, which he looked upon as one of the most disagreeable duties the directors had to perform. He would rather the patronage iu reference to the civil servants should be openly distributed, one-half being re served for the 80138 and relations of those who bad died in the service. Any change made in the military patron. age was likely to be abused. Dr. BURNES, K.H. late Physician-General, Bombay, whose son is now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels in Lucknow, said that after 28 years of Indian experience, he came forward to express his unqualified approbation of the petition of the directors about to be presented to Parliament. Justice, truth, and dignity were imprinted in every line, and wherever ke had been since its production he had heard it spoken of with sen timents of approbation. He protested against the pro- posed absorption of the power of the government of India into the hands of a Parliamentary party as being fraught alike with danger to the people of India and England. He expatiated at some length on the danger ot Indian patronage in the hands ot a corrupt minister and a servile parliament. He instanced the neglect of Parliament in the Crimean war, and their incapacity on that occasion, and asked what hope was there fur a free, distant, strong, and peculiar people from the hands of he Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear, hear.) India must be governed in England. The Court of Directors had been weighed in the balance and not found wanting, and they were the men, one would have thought, an honest Government would have wished to advise them. (Hear, hear.) There was an impression abroad that no country could be happy without it possessed institutions and laws similar to England, forgetting that it has taken us 1,000 years to be educated fit for them. The Indian had no idea of political rights. His fathers before him never possessed them, and what was wanted for India was a well chosen and benignant Governor-General, who would administer strict justice to all around him. Hear, 11E1110 Captain SHEPHERD (director) complained that Colonel reasons Rawlinson had not given the c our t ev id en ce of the evil of the working of the double governmen t w hich he so strong ly condemned. H e doubted if the name o f c pp a o n se g d e , a a n n y d valid he lid badaso fan th e Queen would hav e that effect i n I n di a • it was supposed, thing that had been said b y the supporters of the pro . i posed s le f d ar to it. di T sc h o e v p er rop in osi a t n io y n . of change of power on th e m i nds of the Indians at the present time would have the effect of again producing revolt, feeling that having got rid of one Government, they might another. The time to make such a change should be in times of tranquillity. (Hear, hear.) The directors had taken every opportunity consistent with their promises and treaties with the natives, to advance Ch r i s tianity in India, an d he emphatically denied that they had ignored that religion, or had pursued a timid and cowardly policy in that country. He challenged the fullest investigation into the present govern ment of India by the Court of Directo rs . (Hear.) The proposed change would be detrimental to the people of India, for instead of its being used as a means for increasing their welfare, it would be used to promote party politics in reference to the ins and outs of office. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible to devise a better Government than that that now exists, which was never swayed by court in, the interests of a Minister, or a constituency on the euetiegs. he ar.) He defended the course taken by the Board in Placing these petitions before the people of England, because they had nothing to fear or conceal. (Hear, hear.) Sir F. COBBIB, deputy-ohairman, had signed th e pe tition, because he concurred in its prayer, and by so doing, he oonsidered he was supporting the resolution CERTIFICATE. His Honour this day gave judgment o n the q uestio n of certificate in the case of this bankrupt, wbo was de scribed as a warehouseman in Bread-street. The case was fitly reported a few days since. His Honour said that this was one of those cases which had latterly been before the Court, and had been treated muck less seriously than they de. served. In this case the bankrupt bad commenced business in October, 1855, and at that time be owed 1,593/., without a farthing for his creditors. He had however ree'ded in Harley-street, on credit obtained from the weak and credulous, who were foolish to trust him. He now owed to creditors 7,3511. 18.., and was also liable for a further sum of 1,0471 , and all that was likely to come to the creditors was 3s. in the pound. His personal and domestic expenses during a period of about 18 months had been 1,4991,, whilst his profits bad bean only 601., and the losses SOOT. In this as in the other similar cases it had been urged that there had been no fraud, although it was admitted that there had been reckless trading. His Honour could not look upon such cases as being reckless trading, it was, in fact, fraud, and there was more design, contrivance, and moral turpitude evinced, by many who came before the Court, than by many who were convicted at the CI Ruins' Courts of larceny and other offences. This Court, however, had no direct power to inflict punish ment, except by refusing pretection. The bankrupt in this case had committed the grievous offence of obtaining credit without the slightest probability of meeting hi, engagements, and must therefore bear his punishment. The certificate (3d class) was suspended fur 12 months without protection for 6 months. CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergeet, Q.C.) COMPENSATION TO PARISH CLERKS. In a case which came before his Honour this morning, the plaintiff, a parish clerk, was questioned by his Honour as to his emoluments. He said he could not give the defendant much time to pay his debt, as he him- self was much pressed. His fees had dropped off very much. His Honour—l see ; there are no burials i❑ the City now. Plaintiff—No. Hip Honour—But of course you have compensation for the lois of your fees. • Plaintiff—No, indeed I have not. His Honour—The rector and curate have, I euppo=e Plaintiff— Yes, in all cases. His Honour—Then, I think it is a shame that pariah clerks hare not some compensation. They seem to rue to be as much entitled to it as any other elan. ♦ PROIIIIIE TO TAY—IMPORTANT DECISION. PEACAIC V. GRATH. This was an action for rent. The defendant pleaded that plaintiff had allowed him to leave the house upon payment of 245., but hie Honour thought that was no bar to plaintiff recovering the balance. Defendant—She came round to my place of business, and, to get rid of her, I said, "Go away ; I'll pay Jr PP 1 His Honour—That is a promise to pay. Defendant—But I never intended it. His Honour—lt is a promise to pay, and you cannot bark out of it I ehall give upon that promise a verdict for the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WELL-KNOWN THlE7.—Williatn Thomson, a young man well known to the police as a convicted thief, was charged with being concerned with another, not in custody, in picking the pocket of Miss Alice Berkley, of 122, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square. The proseoutrix stated that the prisoner, accompanied by a little boy, accosted her yesterday evening, and in quired the way to Northumberland-street. On her directing him, he said they were perfeat strangers in London, and walked by her side a short distance, perhaps for the space of three minutes, when they left and hurried away. At this moment a young man asked if she knew them, and on her replying in the negative, be desired her to see if she had not been robbed. On putting her hand in her pocket she found she had lost her purse, and feeling quiie convinced the prisoner had stolen the same, they went in pursuit, and earns up with them in Charles-street, Berkeley square. Her purse contained silver, but she could not say how much. Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, who defended the prisoner, cross-examined the prosecutor with the view of showing that she might have left her purse at a shop in Tottonnam-court-road, at which she had previousq celled, but failed in shaking her testimony. She was positive it was safe just before the prisoner arrived. John Morell, of If, Charles-street, Berkeley-square, servant to Lady De Dunstanville, said, suspecting the prisoner, from his appearance and manner, tie accosted the prosecutrix as she bad described: On being apprised of the robbery he went in pursuit, and met the two in Charles-street, when the buy ran away as fast as he could, but he laid hold of the prisoner, who struck and kicked him repeatedly to get away. C 129 took prisoner into custody, and found on him loose silver but no purse. C 47 said the prisoner was exceedingly well known, and he himself had him in custody in August, 1855, with four others, for felciay, when the prisoner was con victed, and sentenced to 18 months and hard labour for felony, his companions being sentenced to 4 years ; prisoner then gave the name of Herbert. Three months and hard labour. MAIMET W h.---(1:11ks Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market was limited, and chiefly composed of Monday's unsold samples. For all kinds we had a slow inquiry, but no further change took place in the quotations. Upwards of 9,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come just to hand. Even the finest qualities met a dull enquiry, at barely Saturday's prices. Both barley and malt moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. Oats were in moderate supply, and a slow sale, at late rates. Beans and peas were almost nominal. The ibs. nominal top price of torn made flour was 43s per 28 ARRIVALS TUIS W. Wheat. I 1 Barley. ' Malt. Oats. Flour. 940 1,290 \ 3,370 3,169 2,300 8,150 -- 390 ski 6,160 700brls English Irish Foreign.... 9,530 7,340 WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat was in good supply, and sluggish request, as follows : —Beef, from 2s lOd to •4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 38 10d to 4s 101 ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Fine hops support the recent advance, but the demand for th©m is by no means active. All other qualities are dull. A MARRIED WOMAN'S RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.-4 must yet give you some information about the rights of property in married women. Both real and personal estate may be settled upon a woman for her separate use, so as wholly to exclude any right of the husband, and such a provision generally enables the woman, although married, to dispose of it by alienation ; but this may be, and frequently is guarded against by an express clause against anticipation, which, during the marriage, effectually prevents any alienation of the fund. A wife having a separate estate cannot be compelled to contribute to the family wants or to maintain her children. Although a married woman with her husband can convey or transfer all her in terests in real property, yet neither she nor her hus band can deprive her of any interest provided for her out of mere personal estate—funded property for example— to take effect on her husband's death. S that if you provide a portion for your daughter on her marriage, and settle it on her husband for life, and then on your daughter for life, and then to the children, you may f•-el assured that your daughter will benefit by your bounty on her husband's death. Many attempts have been made in Parliament to take away this security, and to enable the husband and wife ti sell her life interest, and se strip the woman of the provision made fur her. These attempts have hitherto been successfully resisted, but a partial measure has just been carried, providing that married women may, by deed, acknowledge in manner required by the act, with their husband's concurrence, dispose of every future or reversionary interest to which the woman, or her husband in her right, shall be entitled in any personal estate under any instrument made after the 31st Decem ber, 1F57, or r-!incrii , ,b or r-len-e al:y power she bas, her i ig4t of equity to a settlement out of any personal estate ; but this power does not extend to any rever sionary interest which is restricted from alienating, nor does it enable her to dispose of any interest in personal estate settled upon her by any settlement, or agreement for a settlement, made on the occasion of her marriage. —Lora St. Leotards' 50114 Book. LITERATURE.. Adele. A Tale. By Julia Kavanagh, author of " Nathalie," etc. 3 vole. Hurst and Blackett. Miss Lavanagh is well known in the world of fiction as a writer of many clever and successful works. Her last production, indeed, was not worthy of her powers. It abandoned those pic tures of character and delineations of feeling in which she excels, for the wild, the startling, and extravagant. But in the work before us we •are happy to find she has resumed her old manner, and achieved a decided triumph. All is fresh, and simple, and natural ; and if some events seem out of the usual current of daily life they never out strip the legitimate domain of fiction, and both incidents and characters form a striking contrast to the adventures and dispositions of that very un attractive couple, John Owen and Grace Lee. The heroine is one of those whom Miss Kavanagh espe cially excels in pourtraying ; a young French girl, brought up iu seclusion, yet in freedom, with quick intelligence and ardent feelings, a frank, careless manner, and an intuitive grace and delicacy of feeling that never forsake her. She is a charming picture, and secures the reader's sympathy throughout. Mr. Osborne, her English husband, though the very opposite from his excitable and variable wife, does not fail to excite interest. His character is ably and consistently drown, and the difficulties and annoyances of his position are vividly pour trayed. His father, on his death, had left his son, from whom he had parted in anger, the whole of his property and business, burdened with the charge of his stepmother and her three children ; the former a crafty, smiling, and ambitious woman, the young people equally agreeable. The son, placed in charge of one branch of the business, com mits an extensive fraud ; one daughter is a selfish invalid, the other a violent tempered beauty, who nearly drives Adele frantic by her hints and inter. ference. The business is a failing one, and poor Mr. Osborne, whose private fortune is large, finds himself called from artistic quiet to all the turmoils and troubles of an embarrassed property and a dis cordant household. He obtains a reward for his disinterestedness in the affection of Adele, but at first his marriage only adds to his per plexities. The story of Adele is the most prominent part of the tale, all the other incidents being inter woven with it ; the change from her girlish light ness and indifference to the depth and intensity of a woman's feeling is skilfully shown. The story is novel and interesting, the characters are vividly drawn, and the style is fresh and attractive. It will no doubt become at once a popular favourite, and add another to the list of Miss Kavanagh's successes. Burns and Scott. By the Reverend J. White. Routledge. The Rev. J. White is favourably known to the public from his contributions to the popular library, in simplifying and classifying ancient and modern history. The present volume consists of essays on the lives of Burns and Scott, rendering all the honour to their memories that might be expected from a writer of such cultivlted taste. We com mend it to all who wish for an hour's literary entertainment. The Play-Ground ; or, the Boy's Book of Games. By G. Forrest M.A Author of " Every Boy's Book. Routledge. A pleasant volume for boys, giving them a de scription of plays and sports for the schoolboy's year, It is a treasure for holiday folks, and many an hour's pleasant and healthful recreation may be derived from its pages. The Useful Metals and their Alloys. B.oulstou and Wright, Paternoster-row. This extremely valuable and scientific work will certain to secure for itself a s tandard position. It treats of all the useful metals, mining ventila tion, mining jurisprudence, and metallurgic che mistry, with their applications to the industrial arts. It has employed the labours of seven authors, all of thein engaged in some practical works of the character. It is difficult to forla an idea of its comprehensive scope and pact ical utility without seeing the volume, but a very brief in spection will convince the reader that it is equally adapted to the scientific amateur or the practical mineralogist. It will no doubt take a high position among ins'ructive and standard works of this claQs. A Week at the Bridge of Allan. By Charles Roger, LL.D., &e. Adam and Charles Black. The fact of this being the seventh edition of this little work is a sufficient testimony in its favour, and the present edition is of a commodious size, and illustrated with numerous engravings. The descriptions of Scottish scenery, connected as they often are with its romantic history, are full of in terest. The seventh edition of the work will pro bably be as well received aci its predecessors. THli BATTIdiI AT CAWNPO.RE. We have been favoured with a copy of the fol lowing letter from Cawnpore : "The Trenches, Cawnpore, Dec. 4, 1857. . , "My dearest Father,—l am going to write you a highly interesting and exciting letter, telling you el our exploits within the last week. You will, even before you get this, I think, receive an account of the fighting before Cawnpore, but as I doubt not that my own par ticular story will be appreciated by you to the fu 1, I shall give it in miens°. Last Thursday, Nov. 26, after having been in camp about three miles fr ,in Cawn pore for some five or six days, we received orders to march against the enemy, consisting of the three con tingents of Holkar, Soindia, and G-walior, with the 40th N. 1., artillery, cavalry, and other warlike appendages. Early, then, on the morning of the 20th Nov. we turned out at 4 a.m.., and having been inspected by Generals Windham, Dupuis, and Adte (all of whom, by the bye, took notice of and spoke to me), we, the 82 i, 88,h, some Sikh cavalry, Rifles, and four or five guns, marched up the banks of the Ganges canal. About 3 miles on the other side the sharp whiz cf the grape and round shot commences, and we are for the first time in our life under fire. I am not going to describe all the different feelings, kc., which all people talk about as having experienced when just going into the fi he, but all I say ie, that at that particular moment I would rather have been quietly smoking a cheroot at a comfort able distance off ; but then, as the smack of the rifle mingles with the boom of the cannon, and as with a British cheer we rush forward over the paddy fields to drive in the position of the mutineers, the feeling changes ; we feel as if we are on wings, and begin to enjoy our selves amazingly. And now thick and fast fly the musket balls of the enemy, and thick and fast fall those who are hit ; but we don't look to the rear, it is all front work, and we keep going on after the already retreating sepoys, until suddenly the cry of "Cavalry coming !" is raised, and quick as thought the 34th Queen's form a square, and with one thundering volley we redden the young rice before ns with the blood of all but five. Then on again ; a little more grape, shell, and round shot, and we form on the Calpee road, find that we have not lost any officers, but plenty of men, and with band play ing, return—now watch the mistake—to a camp one mile from CaNynpore. Mark the result. Next day, just as the 12 o'clock gun from the fort at Cawnpore has sounded, a rattle of round shot announces that the enemy, having been allowed to cross the canal, are going to attack us. " We showed our weakness yesterday in employing our whole force against what appears to have been but a part of theirs, and hence their pluck. You will read the account of this day's fighting with astonishment, my dear father, for it tells how Eng lish troops, with their trophies and their mottoes, and their far-famed bravery an, were repulsed, and lost their ca m p , their baggage, their position, by the scorne d and degraded natives of India. "It was a sad business, and I dare say you will hear but a very modified account of it, so I will describe it impartially. Seeing that we were attacked, the 82d moved on in front, and we were sent (i.e., two compa nies) through a village on oar road flank, and took up a position on the Nawalegunge . After waiting here for some considerable period it was reported that the 82d and 88th were retiring. So, marching down the road, we found ourselves, in about 20 minutes, on the other aide of Cawnpore. Wheeling to the right we attempted t., join the main bod y , and then wha t confusion greeted ue—flying camels, elephants, he.ckeries, servants, and musket balls ; before as overturned tents, horses, pillaged officers baggage, and men's kits. W e ll, we made a stand, and my company was detached from the others, and had to take up a position on the top of a large mound of earth, where we overlooked the whole field of action. It was a desolate scene, and one to make us feel uncom fortable. Again the order to retire was given, and silently through the deserted bazaar of Cawnpore the ' beaten Feringeee' made their way to the fort. I was lucky ; allshell-jacket, mybaggage,Ar' ....c.,was saved with the exception of throughthe fidelityofblankets,a Madras servant. My horse, too, is safe. I found him at night in the entrenched camp. And now I must give you an account of the third day, the most disastrous for us of all. "The Sepoys attacked us about 10 o'clock. All through the Bazaar and Canes we kept fighting till about 2 ; then we advanced, and sustained such as storm of grape, musketry, and aells, as some of the oldest among us had rarely or never beheld. My company was in front about 4 p.m., and repulsed the enemy, rescuing a gun in great style. About smy captain took off one subdivision, my fellow subaltern a section, and I was left with about 20 men at a place where I certainly never wish to be again. The men were falling fast, when sud denly from a road on the left a rush of 82d men, Rifles, and other corps came down, and the whole, in spite of the attempts of the officers to rally them, rushed pell moll into the fort. The firing and fighting was kept up until dusk, when we retired from the town, leaving the mess plate of 10 regiments and the baggage of nearly all those officers who were murdered in their hands. And what a list we had of killed and wounded! 3 officers killed and 8 wounded of our regiment alone. Poor Grier, my fellow sub., Applegate, and Lieut. Jordan, composed the former. Col. Kelly, Major Maxwell, and Capts. Stuart, Cassidy, and Jordan, Lieuts. Lampen, Cochrane, and Holroyd, wo un d e d. It is extraordinary how I escaped, and I thank God for it. I have had my escapes though, and if you don't get too nervous I will tell you them. On the first day a sepoy had just covered me with his aim, and was on the point of firing when our colour-ser geant took a chance shot, and the' rascal lay writhing in the dust. Next day, as we were retreating through the Bazaar, a black, I believe a native, took a shot at me from the house-top; the ball passed between me and the left band man of the section. You will own it was a I pretty close shave. As to bullets whizzing about my head and shoulders, why every minute the fellows keep popping away, and as I lie here under the parapet, in an impromptu kind of tent on the banquette, composed of two sticks and blanket, the bullets keep whistling over my head in undesirable proximity . . And now I will con tinue this account. Ever since this day we have been day and night in an outwork of the fort, without covering from the heat by day and the intense cold by night, living on ration biscuit, hackerie bullock's' flesh, or rather gristle, and sighing after the fleshpots of Egypt. " It is hard work, but my health is excellendeart, and, as for all things, I thank God for this. My est father, I wonder how you would like to see your sou either at the head of his section, cheering the men to the charge, or in the centre of a square charged by cavalry, or quietly smoking his cheroot with the round shot and musket bullets flying around him, or sketching on the parapet walls with the sepoys taking pot shots at him, or break ing his teeth against the impenetrable biscuit, or in the e-litary watch at night, or, finally, eating his gristle with Adam's fork and spoon ; for these and such like are his occupation now. My sketching stands me in excellent service. I was told the other day by an old officer that were I to send in a good sketch of the enemy's position I should get staff employment without reference to length of services. I have taken sketches all about here, and doubt not they will be tolerably interesting by and by. And now I am going to say good bye, and to tell you on no account to be anxious or nervous about your young hopeful, for Sir Colin says he won't lose a man he can help, and has determined to nothing but shell and round shit them, polishing them off like so much vermin. A report, indeed, has just come in that they are bolting, and have, in fact., suceeeded in crossing the river, but of that there appears but little chance. I forgot to tell yen that we had an attack on our position last night. They came on well, but were repulsed almost immediately. I don't think I ever got up so quickly in my life. "I have now been eight days without taking my clothes off. Yesterday I managed to get a clean shirt. As I turn out in a mud-coloured coat with white facings, a forage cap with white cover, and my trousers generally tucked in my boots, cm Zouati, I manage to get up very respectably. Of course I am obliged to sleep in full cos tume, with sword, pouch, flask, and loaded revolver on, and shall therefore stare in in imbecile manlier when I next get sight of a bona fide bed. Au mete, the only sport we have here is leaning over the parapet and getting no w and then a shot at a sepoy as he runs from one bungalow to another. You have heard me talk of Dyce, of Twickenham memory. Well, after the third day's fight, as I was passing through the hospital, looking at the wounded, the dying, and the dead, a voice called me out of the darkness. I turned and saw the person in question lying on his charpoy with a bullet wound through his foot. He had been in Cawnpore altogether about three hours. He is all right now, and I generally go and sit with him about sunset every evening. I know nearly all the staff there—Brooke:Amy, Swire, Elliot, and lots of others. After the first day I was lucky enough to get a dinner out of the Quarter master-General, poor Mr. Rae ; next day at sunset he was dead. I am told I am looking wonderfully well and feel so, notwithstanding all the knocking about I undergo. And, oh ! if I had thought of you all before, bow in this crisis within the last week have I done so I flow, when death "as so near that his messenger almost touened me, and his victims fell thick on each side, I wished for your sake and my mother, and for those who are intereste I for me at home, that those messengers might find a bcurne different from my body, and that I might get safe out of the deadly shower I " I have learnt to take things easy, and whits I trust in Providence I take for my motto, " What is to be is Ito be,' and I go on my way in a stoical manner. I must tell you that, should we have a regular fight again, I have been chosen to carry the colours, of which I ant not a little proud, BO many seniors being passed over. "And now adieu. My kindest and most affectionate lore to my, I hope, not over-anxious, dear mother, M. NI , G. P., and ail, &o. '' Poor Col. English I he was shot on the third day." OHINA. Wo:take the following summary of China news from the Overland China Mail of the 16th of December : Our readers out of China will doubtless be anxi ously looking for news by this mail of the bombard ment and capture of Canton, and, if so, they are doomed to disappointment, for though the prepara tions are well nigh or altogether completed, (nothing has yet been done beyond the drawing the blockade closer round Canton), in which proceeding, as will be seen from the following official notice, taken from the Oazeite, the Frenoh squadron is now taking part : " NATAL DIVISION OF INDO•CHINI, CABINET OT THE ADMIRAL. " Macao Roads, Dec. 10. " Mon. le Ministre,—lhave the honour to forward to your Excellency copy of the notification of the blockade of the Canton River by the naval forces of his Majesty the E,operor of the French, which are pliced under my orders, which blockade I declare established from the 12Lh of the current month.—l have the honour to be, Monsieur le Ministre, your Excellency's very humble and very obedient servant, "The Rear-Admiral, Commander-i❑-Chicf of the Naval Division of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, " C. RIGAULT de GENOUILLY." " TO RIB EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER-PLENIPOTENTIARY OF HER 3LAJESTY THE 41USEN OF GREAT BRITAIN, &C. "Naval Division of Indc-China„Caninet of the Admiral, Frigate Nemesis, 10 It Dec., 1857. " I, the undersigned, Rear-Admiral, Commander-in- Chief of the Naval Forces of his 111,:jesty the Emperor of the French in the China and India Seas : "After coming to an understanding with the High Commissioner of his Imperial Majesty on the pending difficulties between the Government of France and that of China, on the means of terminating them, on the resolutions of the Governments of Fra , :ce and England to proceed by common action for the reparations which are due to them, and in virtue of the powers appertaining to we as Commander-in-Chief, declare : From the 12 , ,h day of the current month the river and port of Canton and their outlets will be held in a state of eff,ctive blockade by the naval forces placed under my command, acting in concert with the naval force of Her Britannic Majesty. Any vessel attempting to violate the blockade will be proceeded against according to international law, acid the treaties in force with neutral Powtfrs. "C. RIGAULT de GENOUILLY. O❑ board Frigate LeNe►nssis, Macao Roa 's, 10th Decemuer, 1857." The two squadrons are to act in concert, and in taken of the alliance, the British, on the 13th, hoisted the French, and the French the British, flags at the main on board the men-of-war. For merly the blockading force was stationed at the Bogue, and little interruption was given to native craft plying outho river, but a note from the fleet, dated the 9th, tells us that from 40 to 50 junks are turned back daily at Whampoa, and that another blockade has been established at Hyacinth Island, at the junction of Fateo Creek with the Fatshan branch of the river ; the natural consequence is, the entailment of much misery in Canton from scarcity of food. Of rumours regarding the movements of the forces, we have enough and to spare, but little definite has transpired. Diplomacy continues re markably silet:t ; we gather, however, th tt Yoh has been addressed by Lord Elgin and Baron Gros separately, and that, failing his acceptance of their conditions, the combined force will, in few words, knock Canton about his ears. A notification in the name of the two Plenipotentiaries is in circula tion along the river, warning the inhabitants ol the impending contingency, and urging them to look to themselves ; and some copies, we understand, have been sent into the suburbs for distribution. As nothing is further from probability than that Yoh will surrender unconditionally, the assault on the city, it is pretty evident, will take place in the course of a few days. All the Marines are in the river, and a portion were to land on the Honan side. The artillery are on board the troop-ship Mooresfort, ready to start. The party of Engineers arrived by the mail steamer, with. it is said, 4 com panies of the 59th Regiment, are under orders to embark ou board of the Lancashire Witch ; and about 300 of the Chinese Coolie corps go up in the Inflexible. The steam transport Hesper, under command of Mr. Henry Hill, late master of Htr Majesty's ship Sybille, has been loading with fascines, scaling ladders, ordnance, and other mu nitions of war, and leaves this morning, having on board also some of the military staff and 200 na tive camp followers. Lord Elgin himself, we understand, will leave Hongkong for the river either to-day or to-morrow. Her Majesty's ship Furious having been prepared for his reception. Of the arrangements for the attack we ara told that the French fleet, the advanced ships of which entered the river on the Bth, will take the Whampoa branch of the river. Captain A. C. Key, of the Sans-pareil (who is considered one of the best officers in the service), is to command the Naval Brigade, and will be supported by Captains Cochrane and Osborne, and Commanders Hamilton and Hood ; while the field-piece parties are to be under the immediate direction of Admiral Seymour and Captain Hall. The Bittern has been converted into a mortar-vessel ; and the crews of the gunboats have been increasedfrom sto 10 men each. General Straubenzee, who went up on Saturday last, will of course command the land forces. Yesterday the combined fleets were to close in upon Canton, but previous to that the stations of the British men-of-war were Actaeon Hornet, Bittern, Highflyer, Elk, and ten gunboats (the advanced squadron), from Macao Fort to the Barrier ; Nimrod and two gunboats at Fatshan Creek ; Sybille, Racehorse, and Surprise, with two gunboats, at Whampoa ; Sampson, at Second Bar ; Nankins, off High Island ; the rest of the fleet about Wangtung and Tiger Island. False rumours have been spread abroad to the effect that plundering has been sanctioned by the Admiral, and that 48 hours was to be granted for looting in the city, it may be as well to mention, that a circular has been issued by his Excellency, expressly forbidding anything of the kind, and threatening with severe punishment any breach of his orders in that respect. The steamer Adelaide, whose long passage had begun to cause some anxiety, arrived on the fat, having on board 20 officers and 507 men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, and 5 officers and 20 men of the Royal Artillery. She left Portsmouth on the 17th August, arrived on the 3d October at the Cape of Good Hope, whence, after having been detained six days for coals, she sailed on the 9th, and reached Singa pore on Nov. 19, leaving for Hong Kong on the same day. She reported that the Princess Char lotte, storeship, had left Singapore on the 18th, and the Sanspareil, with the Marines from Calcutta, on the 19th ; neither of which, however, though anxiously looked fo'r, has yet arrived. The men by the Adelaide are in fine order, only one casualty— the loss of a corporal overboard —having occurred on the whole passage. She left for the river the morning after her arrival. The gunboat Lee, it appears, captured a snake boat the other day, with a valuable cargo. The cargo she took out and brought down to Hongkong —the junk she destroyed. The military force has sustained a heavy loss in the death, from inflammation in the bladder, of Lieut.-Col. Lugard, commanding Royal Engineers, whose remains were interred on the evening of the 2d inst., at the Protestant Burial Ground in the Wong-nei-cbung. The funeral procession was com posed of two companies of the 59th Regiment, and one of the Royal Artillery, with a number of officers 00 c 0 om m p e a n n 'i es of the 59th, the Medi cal civilians. Lieut.-Colonel Lugard was highly 1, respected as a good officer and a kind-hearted man. e.ctiQn of their felt oe ns oi sf f t o rtn the ghe ofe expedition,saAferttyi lloefryHoewnng: would mention that the colony will be properly 'a body of French Marines will be g i: w a i l t s h o Ko As ng so d m uri e n a g lar t m he m a a b y s absence cared for by Major Cazalett and Capt. Kin It froth erhualetur Bum Staffaoe touci d th g at p at s and Madras Sepoys. naval stores ; and we suppose the A m • will Americans have a strong guard at their stores in Spring landed at West Point, for the pito Gar dens. The Tribune will remain for the protection of the harbour. The transport ship Neleus had ' arrived at Singe.- BRITISH POSSESSIONS iAtian. and. St. Law. 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A B:t u (l st ii i a l . ia e . ° 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual Westrußk of Load ... 85 85 2 lid 48 52 62 - 64 1 1 19f - 19,1 ••• _ 44 - ,i 6 32 - 3 4 19 i - 20 313 37 46 48 18 20 24 25 ...d md 10 1 all 20 1 all 20 1 al 20 20 al 20 al 20 21 20 al 20 a] 10 20 a: 20 20 20 al 20 al 33i al 10 al 20 a' 20 a] 20 al 20 20 ' 1084 9 8 47 6 84, 1 2 , 5i 21. k, 4 41 20 4 12i i 32i 34 194 60 7 A 149 i 181 24A THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. The ornamental waters in the different parks have again become frozen over, and skating and sliding have been resumed. The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving house, in Hyde-park, on Monday night indexed 28 deg., being 4 deg. below freezing point, whilst the previous night the mercury stood at 27 dcg. Yesterday morning the thermometer, at 9 o'clock, was 29 deg., and at noon it stood at freez ing point. At 6 o'clock last evening the quicksilver had fallen 1 deg., indicating a continuance of the frost. The barometer yesterday morning at 9 o'clock was 30.06 deg , but at 6 o'clock is the evening it fell to 29.94 deg. The wind was south east. The weather during the morning was very fine, but dur ing the afternlon it became cloudy, with fresh breezes. In St. James's Park the icemen cautioned per sons from venturing on the pond, and printed bills were stuck up stating that the ice was dangerous. A great number of persons, however, went on, and some dozen, chiefly boys, fell through, as well as 2 of the icemen. - . In Kensington Gardens there was skating on the Round Pond, and 1 or 2 persons fell through into deep water, and had to be got out, and afterwards sent home by the Humane Society's servants. On the Long Water the ico was about 1i inch thick. The Skating Club set up their tent on the bank. On the Serpentine the ice was about the same thickness. The Humane Society's men used great efforts to keep people off, and several !disorderly persons threw on the ice a quantity of bricks and other materials collected for making a new path. Application has been made for a few constables, to prevent a repetition of such conduct. In the Regent's Park some hundreds went on the ice, and several fell in, but we are happy to state there were no fatal accidents yesterday. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STAND ING ORDERS) —op- - Yesterday Mr. Smith and Mr. Frere, the ex amining barristers, appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into all railway and other bills before Parliament, met for the first time in com mittee-rooms 16 and 17 of the House of Commons. Teem was the usual numerous attendance of par liamentary agents, solicitors, and engineers, and the sten ping orders were declared to be complied with in the following oases : EAST KENT RAILWAY (WESTERN EXTENSIO O I2.-.-• To extend the Est Sent Railway from Stro to join the Mid Kent (Bromley) to St. Mary Cray, with power to create new shares, not exceeding 300,000/. in amount. BALLYMENA, BALLYMONEY, COLERAINE, AND PORTRUSH RAILWAY, —To make a branch or junc tion to Coleraine, with power to lease or sell the line to the Belfast and Ballymena Railway. FORHARTINE AND BUCHAN RAILWAY. —For con struction of line. Belfast and County Down Railway (opposition withdrawn), Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham Railway (for makin g better provision as to management and settling disputes) postponed until hearing of duplicate bill. DIIRILAJef AND CLEVELAND UNION RAILWAY.—To make a railway to bring the coal to the iren districts, and the iron districts to the coal. Proposed capital, 20 0,0001. Standing orders not complied with in respect of defective sections and levels. The bills of a general nature passed were the Bir mingham and Staffordshire Gas, Wexford Harbour Embankment, Sculco a t es a nd Kingston-upon-Hull Gas, Staffordshire Potteries Gas, Vauxhall-bridge road, and Tramore Embankment. EMAND. DUBLIN, TIIBeDAT MORICIN4I. SERIOUS RIOTS IN BELFAST. Yesterday, being set apart . as a general day of rejoicing, was observed in Belfast, the Irish Athens, after the fashion which for a long time past has prevailed in the northern capital—to wit, a row, which, it seems, assumed so serious an aspect as to necessitate the reading of the Riot Act to insure the restoration of order. The only account of the affair which has yet reached town is a short paragraph supplied by the telegraph, and is as follows : " BELFAST, MONDAY NIGET. " At an early hour this evening squibs and rockets began to be let off in Belfast in celebration of the Royal marriage, and immediately an immense crowd gathered in the principal streets of the town, High-street, Donegal place, Castle-place, ie., and after some time they evinced a riotous disposition by oommencing to throw stones at each other and at the passers-by. Large bodies of the constabulary a nd local police were called ont, when head-constable Henderson received a very severe blow by a stone on the head. The disturbance rose to such a height that at half-past 9 o'clock the Mayor, who with Mr. Hume, R.M., were out during the evening endeavouring to keep the peace, read the Riot Act no took prompt measures to disperse the rioters ba they sooner were they chased from . one P I age t ) the y appeared in another, and at this hour (lc h ave been town is greatly disturbed. Some nrres * mad.,„ I 10 20 20 20 FOR: ,IGN. 7i i 19 10.} • 32 U 46