The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-09 00:00:00

1 THE SUN, LONDON, T] - . -...... abent THIR D EDITION. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) _ FOREIGN. , . irtues ___-4.--. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I Paid. Closing Business empt. Price. . Done. Paid. lo r g e n . g• 1 Business ption, SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. Share! Railways. 3 law, I _---_ - 20 Ardennes - - p igion. TATTERSILLS . -( THIS EVE XING . ) 12.10 Aials•r-.,-.lNottmg. Bost. , 20 liah.&S.Fran.,Lini.7p.c 3 Idlp 21 3 Have ____-.0--. and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 50 Belfast and Ballywena.. all - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 It 3 ten- There were only a few members present, and no bet of 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 74 71 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all 7 8 . 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 a t lic )es of Stoek Birk., Lanc., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish any importance on the Derby, Two Thousand, or Chester Junction lOO 66 68 .odern. C uP came wider our notice. 25 Blackburn all 101 111 6 Eastern of France . ... all 274 271 he " obli- -_____ 25 Blyth and Tyne Stock Bristol and Exeter - P 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con.ails tall 71 171 Fir that NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Stock Caledonian - - - CA f free- Stock Chester and Holyhead . ----...--. 20 Lake Constance es .tialo all ' - - L itself • 5O Cork and Bandon - Lieut. J. C. Loady has been promoted to the rank of 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - US in- Commander. 20 Cornwall all 44 41 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 31 3 4 P hi 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf. all - - as notlo Do. A Lieutenant-The Hon. Armor L. curry, to the Orion. `all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 Pa Ind itslo Do• B until6p.c.per an. t A rcves. no div. all - - 33/ Maria Antonia all - - Surgeons--Dr. J. J. Crawford, to the Orion; Dr. R. W. • hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - pa re may Clarke, to,the Eagle. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 991 14 th id life . 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 71 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 211 22 Stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 se speak 100 611 621 624 1 4 16 Northern of France .... all 391 40 40 we re- RONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS Stock Eastern Counties • Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 _ 20 Do. New Shares - P 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 wi fis Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 221 selves. • s 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 3 1 d 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 35 4 35 1 351 so all 111 121 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 56 to the CITY, Two o'CLooK. 25 th East Kent tender During the last fortnight commercial affairs have Stock East Lancashire 20 East Suffolk lOO 93 94 all - - 20 5 Recife& S. Fran. (Pere.) 1 9 i idBl 1 qt never Presented even a quieter appearance than before, 10 Do - - ( silo. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... ) 20 Rrga and Duniburg.... 4 - - th T than I'4'lol is attributed to the usual contraction towards Stock Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 661 571 Edin.,Perth, & Dunee. 100 27 27* • 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - th is and •20 Royal Danish all - - the close of the year, when manufacturers and s ic) Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - an old ex- Stock Furness - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - tic d priu- others are preparing for the completion of their Stock Glasgow & South Westn ldb 91 93 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 74 71 a nnual accounts, and other necessary arrange- stock Great Great North of Scotland all 10 101 tock Great Northern lOO 108 1081 1074 81 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref.... all 901 20 Southern of France .... all 221 234 na H Ments. At the same time, however, t he c. St oc k Do. do. A Stock lOO 34 1 95 1 941 5 81 West Flanders all 5k 6A 6 St o ck Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 1311 10 Do. 51 p. Preference . all 0* 04 11;1 D Prospects of business are improving both Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1031 104 . 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 231 241 se at home and abroad, and it is expected that e l e a rn il Gualtk. 100 166 55 66 5 6•5 7 i ' ll4 6 51 t 20 Western of Austria .. , 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland • all - - fiN during Stock the ensuing spring a decided impulse will so Lancaster and Carlisle. all 84 88 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - - k a i l be • Do. Thirds mission given to all branches of trade. The traffic upon 164 20 Zealand all - - results. all the • • 1613 4 Do. New Thirds principal railways, as compared with the Stock Lancashire 16 11 12 p & Yorkshire 100 95 1 96 i 96 1 6 7 th orfu to- Corresponding 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 01d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Si . period of last year, continues to show 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 d ta iication a marked improvement, which is satisfactory tothe 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 Share Railways. Closinp• 1 Business ed • the 20 Do. Southport - - Proprietors of that description of property, and it 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 64 54 6 within i s also • l 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l - - tble im- demonstrative of enlarged commercial s Lou.l • 1 &S .Coast 1 11 9 1 Stock on., rig iton & . oast 100 11/ 1121 - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence I all - - in con- o perations. Stock London & North Westn 100 91 041 941 1 7 Leased at 6 per cent., 121 Do. Eighths .at the The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Stock London& South-Westn lOO 03 931 93 i i 5 per cent 1 par 8 1 18 u. o all - - 18 ash Go- to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all - - , . 18 Do. Addit. C. - p;Lal A 6 1 1d 51 tb imprac- 18 Do. Do. E4l f 1d 11 guess to 1858. 1851. Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 3 71 381 0 7 1 10 3letropolitan 3 - - d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71 .ISI Great Western - ,964 Stock Midland • lOO 99 991 99 1 1 100 201 Do. New 161 14 •13 d se improve , N orth-Western 100 5 Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 1 100 80 85 B ;he Lord bouth Wt - es em - - (6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1871 ) invests- Brighte n - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 18V; 100 77 80 .Ilr Iby Sir Midland • 33,775 30,727 IC3 Newcastle and Carlisle all - 25 New., Abe H ll 12 r., & erefd. all 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1F,74 100 74 77 20 Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Li-n. 1. 3. 0. - - p di S outh -Eastern - - dg Le assist- 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - Great Northern 23,512 22,337 20 Newry Warpt., & Roil' all - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - Pm cc realised. Lancashire and Yorkshire - tS of the Bristol and Exeter.... land the North-Eastern - - N Chester and Holyhead - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e. 511 d 1p la they feel Stock Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c.. 100 107 1 , 108 1071 871 S . Bast Lancashire 5,449 4,866 20 Do. C Shares all sion to a until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100 - - Lancaster and Carlisle - - 20 Do. E Shares E::t. 10 1 11p 11 101 st own and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .. . 9,257 9,144 Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 92 921 924 3 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5--6 51 6 were ac- Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton. 4 457 4,037 , 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 613 4 1 4 d d 100 D0.41p.c. Eds. pay.'s9 all - - d 3tory and South Devon Stock Do. or Y k 100 74 75 754 5 sto. c Geelong Co-poration 6I no _ ffiCultV. West Hartlepool Edinburgh 3,230 3,104 Stock North London lOO 100 103 ( per cent. Eonds - L is critics, and Glasgow, 5,400 5,070 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd Stack Crane Trunk of Canada 100 37 38 36 1 7 of Glasgow and South-Western.6,6ss 6,449 and City Junction.... £3 is . - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 77 79 e of Mr. C Northern Grand of France raised c , Trunk of Canada 10,415 9,752 „. & _ all 12. 13 I. 21• 4 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. all 21 211 214 C a 94 , 7 10 No. Sou. W. Junction all 78 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 fp b d hastily Great Western of Canada 2O Do. do 8,668 °, ' Stock Oxford, Wor.,& waiver. 100 27 29 pe of the Lombardo-Venetian 7,34 6,631 10 Peebles all - 20 i Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.--Ecrip 1 2s. b par 1p and juts- In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a 10 Rh 20 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d guaranteed 5 per cent. o ymney lO - 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 171 171 174 r enforces moderate amount of business was transacted-8,000 Stock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 201 Do. New ks on the bales having. been sold at previous rates. The Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 274 100 5 Do. Bonds pay. ' 76,witli 1 all 106 108 t 1 her Ma- Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 34 86 ( opt. till '6O NI and the • Stock Shropshire Union Railway Share Market exhibited rather more am- lOO 45 46 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 42 d 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 105 107 b m time to Illation, and itriceS 6lightly advanced. Stock South Devon lOO 36 37 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do .. all ..991 100 100 a itablished The Dawstone, from New South Wales, has Stock South-Eastern Stock South Wales 100 73 7 5 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 184 181 20 Do. do. 5 per can` all 201 201 201 a o explain a • rrived this morning, but :she is not supposed to 20 S hY its &Riv D 12 14 out o • . un. all * 20 Do. 4f P. C. Extension.. 15 Id 1 d d isting be- have any specie on board. 20 Do. do lB - - 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all . 9 11 20 Do. Thud Ex. gur.s.p.e 5 rid 4 p 5 20 Do. Fourth do. ands, and 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 3 2 1 33 4 33 1 lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.o. Bone 100 - - s IS :-" On The applications for discount accommodation, both 25 Do. do. 1854 V/ - Nevitrunsmici-l - Canda. c in L 25 Do. do. 1855 - - 20 Ity.t.;Lanc;.(Lim.)g.6p , 5 )ver these Lombard-street and at the Bank of England, 10 211 - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - Class ACrpitl.Siiare.. 0 istenee of Continue on a rather limited scale, and there is Stock Taff Vale lOO - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. I stitutioual Con sequently nothing to disturb the quietude lately z 5 num Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - - esHavenDk&Ra • il 22 - - 20 Do. do. B. Ca ital do. Land lO .. Do. do. do. , 43 d l ots in the Stock Vale of Neath lOO - - 20 1 . Nor thof India Tramroad - i 'Witnessed in the . money market. The arrival of 2s. .ce higher Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - Limited, Scrip C . specie and its disposal to the Bank authorities, are 50 'Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Oude (Limited) - ' sovereion 20 West Cornwall f the piih- not without' a favourable influence ; and, should 10 W-e d ' n Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do. IS t o all 214 21/ fringed or the fth • metals be restricted, export o e precious 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. New Ez5 1 1 p i that from there is reason to believe that the bullion at the 5 Do. B 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 3/ all 64 61 20 Do. Punjaub .. ) 0 5.,/ 5 par 4 i 44 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. loo m 7 5 4 d par , c I lily to be tank of England will reach a much higher total. 20 West London 10 Do. rat Class all --- all - - 20 St. Andrews& Quebec A 18 - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 :par ip i ommission About £lO,OOO was sent into the vaults yesterday 20 Do. 2d Class - 1 ny• mission Which , . PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. 1 d derogate with the previous deposits, gives an aggre- - Closing Business concert of gate influx of nearly £200,000 during the last few share' Railways. Paid. re m. Done. share Mines. Paid. Price. Done. 1 he islands days, ----- liberties - 2 - - Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51, - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 3 9 _____- I nd by the THE REDUCTION. OF THE BANK RATE 20 Do. do. 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 do. Shares - - 20 British Iron - Condurrow (Comb orne) 2O 50 6 0 Majesty, took Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 103 105 OF DISCOUNT. 3.0 Devon G. Cons. (Taiga.) 1 450 46, for which 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • - East Bartlett (Mogan). 30 157 16, 160 3 the British The Bank of England directors have reduced Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - - - Great South Tolls's-. . 17s 131 11 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.11.11 31 ' i way Great 1. the minimum rate of discount to 2 2 per cent. The 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Et of Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 54 ei• - Lady Bertha S discharg e Measure appears to have taken most persons by Stock E.Ang.n. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Illog..n) Bl Bl Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 112 115 - North Wheal Cro.ty 7.9.E 3 44 - ropean and . „ • surprise. • Stock - Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 109 113 - N.W h' l Bes-et allog,an) nil. 7 8 / ontracted. The market for English Stocks again presents a Stock E. Coup. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 114 116 116 Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16:. 171 ho pretend Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 112 111 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9- - . e treaty b y dull appearance ; the quotations, however, are Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 130 132 132 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 4 i over these Well maintained. The Government b ker con- broker Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84 - SoutliCaradon (StCleer) 21 405 415 they will t . Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - nines his daily purchases of Annuities on 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all - - - Sort% C. liTea( Mogan). 221 3 - S. 'W heal Fran. (Mogan' 18.18.9 . 248 250 count of its Sa ' , Vings . Banks account, and tn-day he has Stock Edin.,kGlas. spc shares 100 - - 1 5 Tamar Silver and Le: g, nity of the b Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 711 7 91 - -..) Ought L 15,000 of these securities. Specula- Stock Furness, 5 per cent - - Mining Co. 10 Tin Croat 4l 4 1 9 31 31 find just el - , 4 .• Lion • . Stock Glas. &S West. ga. 5 pc. 100 113 115 - UnitedMines(Gwenn-,) 40 - - as very quiet, the operators showing no Stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 121 123 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 / 1 ntleman II; , Stock Do. 5 socßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 13, 115 11?1 - West Basset (Illogau) l/ 22* 231 dissatisfie d i mmediate inclination to enter into extensive en- Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. - W. Car..cion (Liskeard). 20 120 130 )11t to deve: gagemE,nts. Consols have been specially trans- ioo Do.sp.c. lledm.;s pc. pm 6O et 66 - - Wheal Baset (Illman). 51 210 220 ions, to find ferret at 97 1 to 98 1 and 98 1 for the account 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist IA all 101 114 - Wheal Ba s ler( Rod - uth) 6 140 160 gthen what They s -- gf are marked-96:?- 1 -4 1 ex div. Since the Bank Stock ( Gt.Sn..it w (Ireland) 4 1 100 _ (p. et. pref. Stock .. , ) - Wheal Edward (Cale.). • 51 21 - Wheal li itty (U. Lelant • 1.7.2 8 9 eased to ap 50 Great West. (Berks and 6- - - - Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe 8 461 47 3 important altered the rate, there has been no movement in Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct. 100 95 97 ...,, Wh'l Trelawney ( Link.) 41 27 29 the lonia ° Prices. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 224. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 E 8 FOREIGN MINES • id repose 0 f The New Thr ees andthe Reduced 96 5 7 The are - - Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 87 89 86. Stock Do. sp. ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 100 20 Australian! 74 1 1 Vill do any' New 21 per Cents. are marked 82 ; Long Annul- 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 10 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. lOs 1d 1 p _ yas well as ties, 1 3-16 ; India Loan Debentures, 991 The 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares all 161 171 17 35 Brasil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 11: 21 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 11 104 Any viola'all 10 101 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref 5 Do. Land and Mining Ce. all 11 2 March Exchequer Bills 335. to 345. June prem. •; CS could not . Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 1 Clarendon Consols Mil'- writers Nvh ° ditto, 325. to 345. prem. 264 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 ins Co. of Jamaica ... 1--- d 13 Do. do. do le intention S • • The Foreign Market is equally inactive, the 20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 10 12 jests of g . : dealings not beinextended to more than half a S g tock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 103 143 145 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.l ) all 1 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gut No.l 100 - - 2 Fortuna proceeding' dozen securities. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General all 20 1 e refutati on ' 92" s 4 ; the Scrip is nominally 1 prem. for the Ist S Stock Do. New gun., 6p. ct. , . 100 - - 3 Linares all 8 81 tock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - Nth, and the. 5 Lusitanian 1 issue and 1 4.- prem. for the 2d issue,-70 per cent. Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mariquita all 1 onstitution a -1 - eaton, sp. ct. i•S now paid of the former portion of this loan. The Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.:`, all $ p state of th e New. Chilian Scrip is I -,1- prem.; Portuguese 3 per late 3d shares lOO 160 105 , 121 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs all - ' - 20 Poutgibauct Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt.... all 41 51 r. Gladstone' Cents., are 48 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 901 911 ; 121 Londoncly.& Ennis 1 sh. all - - 5 Port Philip 1 t Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 121 123 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 111 counsel tha t Spanish 3 per Cents 47 2 - • and Deferred, 31. . 6 Do. £6 4l i ; - 1 , 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 3 t • I 04 e benevole n In the Railway Share Market the dealings have Stock Do. 31 per cent. a Lord Hig l/ 1 9 4 Maryport & Car 4all ~ p.c. - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Do. 4 per cent .. - - • 31 1 1 en speci 0 been of a rather limited character, and notwith - 121 1 Do. - - Share Securaies. Paid. Clos ins , Business ---- onion Senate u stan.ding the improved character of the traffic re- Stock mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 ,- _ Stock Do.Con.BrisVaßir. 6 p.ct. 100 141 143 Prices. Done. ----_ [ for aid sa d turns, generally a slight decline has taken place. Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 ,104 103 --- informati elu North Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Mid- 6 Do. with option till 1860 31 Rp , Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 116 117 1161 17 161 i b 0 Stock Do. Leic. & Hitpref. ct. 100 06 97 971 7 - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Ang. 100 113 115 at might ‘- Do. 6 p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 • a l and, South Eastern, and Manchester, Sheffield, i NewportAber,&c.pref.s all 91 OZ - N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 100 114 115 Thus, in 10 redeem, at sp. c. pna - fe n d . n paved a and Lincoln, declined 5s ; and Caledonian, Great 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. loth - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - Britain a ll ' Western, and North Eastern (Berwick) improved option till 1866 all 111 111 111 .- N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1021 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.sisares all 9 10 9 1 - NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. ill Deb. redeemable, 187 -, 100 113 114 1141 Sa. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have Stock Do. 5p c. Ext StocIPS46 100 - - S evinced i ; 0 4 I,_ H. * P * ef do 1847 100 - - ' - S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 113 115 • --s:-.,. Puvig and Lyons have receded Stock Do. a, r . • ..-,,, nr. w.v.Val.Ex.SklB47 100 - - - Vict•Gov.6P.c.Jan&Jul; 100 112 114 ' - '"" - • __ __ ___ • 4 ,, Closing 1 Business. are' Railways. Paid Price. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5 51 54 I - - P ~ 10 Aiali , •r 4-.,-.IN °twig. Bost. , 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lini.7p.c 3 4 d 4P 24 3 and Eastern Junction 30 61 64 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 It WI gel fao and Ballywenu.. all - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all 7 Ll 4 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. a ll 74 7 / . 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 2 4 1 a t ;ock Birk., Lane., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 274 271 25 Blackburn all 104 114 20 Eu p hrates Valley 2s. - -I' 25 Blyth and Tyne........ all 29 31 20 Great Central of France all - - ock Bristol and Exeter .... 1.00 924 93 934 ~.. „ 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs tall 74 17 / ock Caledonian - - ock Chester and Holyhead - - 50 Cork and Bandon - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 3 1 3 4 p 20 Cornwall all 44 41 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf. 10 Do. At A roves. no div `all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 until6p.c.per an 10 Do B all - - 334 Maria Antonia all - - • hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 991 41 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 214 22 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 74 8 took East Anglian lOO 16 17 16 Northern of France .... all 39t 40 40 took Eastern Counties lOO 611 624 624 4 / 20 Do. New Shares - - p took Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 • 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 94 took Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 224 20 Ottoman, nun. 6 per cent 7 3 1 d 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U 3 ds) 8 4 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 35 1 35 1 351 25 East Rent all 114 124 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 56 took East Lancashire lOO 93 94 20 ( Reeife& S. Fran. (Pero.) 1 9 4 4dBl 1 20 East Suffolk all - - ( oua. 7 p . et. (Lim.) ... ) 10 Do - - 20 Ri g a and Duniburg.... 4 - l oc k Edinburg and Glasgow 100 66 1 2 674 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - t oc k Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 7* '2O Royal Danish all - - 10 Forth & Clyde Junctio n all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - tock Furness - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - tock Glasgow & South Westn 1)0 91 93 20 Sambre and Meuse..... a ll 7) 71 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. ... all 9 9 lock Great Northern lOO 108 1081 1071 84 20 Southern of France .... all 221 23t L o ck Do. do. A Stock lOO 344 95 1 94 4 5 81 West Flanders all 5/ 64 6 took Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 1311 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 0* 04 iri took Gt. South.& Wstn.(lrek) 100 1034 1041 4 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 * 24 4 t o ck Great Western - - t oc k Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gualtk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 12 • Irish South Easter n all - - 6 Wiesbaden all - - I 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 84 88 6 Do 8 p er cent. Pref.... all - - k 161 Do. Thirds - - il3 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p took Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 954 96 1 66 4 6 7 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 16 Do. do. F £ l6 6 1 04d 0 Do. do. £9 shares 7 I 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 4- - Share Railwa y s. I paid. Price .. ClosinF Business 20 Do. Southport - - - Done. .6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 6.1 6 1 ( 3 ____ .6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 44 - - took Lon.,Brig,hton &S.Coast 100 111/ 1124 1124 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence) 1 all - _ took London & North Westn 100 9 4 041 94 4 1 7 Leased at 6 per cent.. 124 Do. Eighths took London& South-Westn lOO 03 931 93 i i ' gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all - - 18 25 L'derry & Coleraine... all - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all - - , „ 18 Do. Addit. C. - p Lai A 6 i 4d 5i 18 Do. Do. B 44 f 4d 44 took Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 4 38 1 . 7 1 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 74 took Midland • lOO 99 991 90 1 1 100 204 Do. New .... l6) 14 •13 d took Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 70 72 100 ) Buffalo,Brant."&Godrich 1 100 80 85 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lrelancl) all - (6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 100 D. do. 1 July, 187; 100 77 80 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1F,74 100 74 77 tO3 Newcastle and Carlisle. all „;- - 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all II 12 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Li-n. 1. 3.0. - - P 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - -- 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 25. - - Pm 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all - - lock Norfolk lOO 63 65 , 64 4 ,• 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. --- 50 North. Counties Union 34 3 1 3 a 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 f 1p 4 lock North British lOO 56 574 57 1 8 171 Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 514 d 1p tock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk. 100 - - Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 107 1 , 108 1074 874 $ lock Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - - until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Do. E Shares E::t lO 1 lip 11 101 itock,Do. B Stock lOO - - 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 651 6 lock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 92 02/ 921 3 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 f d d 100 D0.44p.c. lids. pay.'s9 all - - ;took Do. Leeds lOO 4 46/ 20 G eelong& Mel. gu a. 5 p. c. all 174 184 ;tock Do. York lOO 74 75 751 5 sto. c Geelong Co-poration 6 1 100 - ;took North London lOO 100 103 ( per cent. Londe Stock C rand Trunk of Canada 100 37 38 36 4 7 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction.... £3 ls. - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 77 79 20 North Staffordshire.... 174 44 1 d 1131 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92 DI 92/ 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 fp 20 Do. do 4 11 3 ;took Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 29 1 10 Peebles all - 20 i Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.--Scrip 1 2 20 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d guaranteed 5 per cent. ) s par ip 10 Rhymney lO - 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 17 4 17 4 174 ;took Scottish Central lOO 110 112 2(4 Do. New 100 ( opt. till '6O 5 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ;took South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 274 274 ;took Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 10 0 34 86 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 l a 3 ll 106 31 1408 d 94 ;took Shropshire Union lOO 45 46 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 105 107 10 Sitting bourne & Sheer all 4 2 d Stock South Devon lOO 36 57 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all .99* 100 100 Stock South-Eastern lOO 744 741 7 1 1 4. 5 1 5 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all 184 181 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 12 14 * 20 Do. 4f P. C. Extension.. 15 Id 1 d 20 Do. do lB - - 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 5 r id IP 5 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all 9 11 lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.o. Bone 100 - 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 324 334 33 1 - 25 - Nevitrvusu iel-.8- Can da . Do. do. 1854 2 24 25 Do. do. 18 55 2O RY. I - , Lawi(Lin . o 10 2 14d 7, 6 P ' - - Class ACrpitl.S"nare.. Stockton & Hartlepool 161 .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. Stock Taff Vale lOO - - Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 4 3 d 25 ThamesHavenDk&Ra . ll 22 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... 20 1 Nortthof India Tramroad - - Stock Vale of Neath lOO - - 2s. Limited, Scrip Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Oude (Limited) - - 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 4 20 Sciude ) 41 . -.1 15 1 14p 20 West Cornwall 20 Do. 10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do. New 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 3 4 20 Do. Punjaub )c4 , k , 5 par 4pi 44 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo u m ,'" 5 4 d par , 5 Do. B all 6 1 6 4 20 St. Andrews & quebec A 18 20 West London all --- 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 :p ar 1p 10 Do. Ist Class all -—• on Tln 9a viass - .r.mm,..t-i ltr TATUS Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (i e s 4 s il uid r.eet a s. t stee £so k ) T HE REDUCTION. OF THE BANK RATE ,tk Vo l . g a & o. gox. OF DISCOUNT. ock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent _lO Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. The Bank of England directors have reduced ock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc the minimum rate of discount to 21 per cent. The Stock Id e o r . i c c lo i 7,1:. . z . n, _ . ismer.til,aBcssAila.e7rd.sz spcn 5 '.1),, - c: Measure appears to have taken most persons by ,ocki.An surprise. c,elc Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... ,co3k - Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... The market for English Stocks again presents a Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l dull appearance ; the quotat ions, however, are 't ;t e et 1 1 30 0. .1 .) ew 6 per ct. Stock well Well maintained. The Government broker con- ,tock East ern Uni 6 on, 4 per ct. Unties his daily purchases of Reduced A nnuities on Stock - E. & wr. ae o'rk. p Se r n e . fifths i S avings'. Banks account, and to . -day he has 'Mock YlinnlteGritahs. aonshtrpces Lion £15,000 of these securities. Specula- Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... !ion is very quiet, the operators showing no ii % B Vo W rtl e i s e t rn i: ' . p s . C . . r o c: a z e r a ea immediate inclination to enter into extensive en- Stock Do 5 peredm 10p cpm Stock Do.. 41 p. ‘ . c. do. do. • '- gagements. Consols have been specially trans- 100 Do.sp.c. lledm.;s pc. pm. 10 C , 4t o rtg ia . cis v e , pAzi n te i ferred at 971, to 981-, and 98 1 for the account Stock p. ct pref. Stock .., T hey are marked-965 I g - 7 ex div. Since the Bank 50 Great West. (Berks and altered the rate, there has been no movement in Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . Prices. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 224. Stock Do.o I lre d d ee ee m m a a l tl e e, 4 4 l l Ct . The New Threes and the Reduced are 96i I The . Stock Do . . Irredeemable, uo. Stock Do. 5 p. a. Redeem. Pref.. New 22 per Cents. are marked 82; Long Annul- 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares _ties, 1 3-16 ; India Loan Debentures, 991 The 10 Gt s . h W ar e e s s t. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. March Exchequer Bills 335. to 345. prem. ; June 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref Stock Do Birming. guar. stock ditto, 325. to 345. prem. 264 Do. Chester g-uar.shares The . Foreign Market is equally inactive, the 1, 13:11 . • 2 . dealings not being extended to more than half a Stock toc I., , ,t o n n . s u r rk s 6 p.c. stock dozen securities. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about Stock Do. New. g . pPc e. . g1i ....N0..2 921 a; the Scrip is nominally 1 prem. for the Ist Itoe ° l l lro • . do. V i c. a. ' 6 P Z.. 4 i SSIIq, and 1 1 prem. for the 2d issue,-70 per cent. Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun iS now paid of the former portion of this loan. The Stock - LO e n at .A. 5 ‘4 3 ,1 t p . .ct. stock, New. Chilian Scrip is I i prem.; Portuguese 3 per late 3d shares 124 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Cents. are 48 ~:Sardinian 5 per Cents., 901 911 ; 12; Londondy.& Ennis 4sh Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct Spanish 3 per Cents., 47.7-0 and Deferred, 31. . 6 Do. £6 r cent. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have stock Do. 31 per Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. been of a rather limited character, and notwith- 4 i 8 0 0 .. 4 per cent .. s tanding the improved character of the traffic re- Stock Mico 6p. c. Stock . turns, generally a slight decline has taken place, S s t t o o ft i l i r o *. C 4 c i n r , j3 . c r . i s p ' f:j 3 . ir s stock North Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Mid- land,. South Eastern, and Manchester, Sheffield, Stock o D Newpo . rt,Aber,Z. pref.s and Lincoln, declined 5s ; and Caledonian, Great p. c. redeem, at sp.c. pm i Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with Western, and North Eastern (Berwick) improved option till 1866 °S. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have Stocke lsi)inoi..tstilk. C. t x . t 4l i c o .:4lr4s 6 been very inactive. Paris and Lyons have receded Stock Do. 5., p. 6 S.t and Grand Trunk of Canada 15s. East Indian Stocke' Noo'rthaßiltisii,s Per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent have improved about 10s. Stock Nth.Dev.ltail.&Dek.Co. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been in very Stock ? . 1 ; 1 , ..E; mt m c.jo E .De st r . w ir ic r l e c el 4 4P•c Tr e e 3 i limited demand, but prices are well supported. 17 Do. do. do. P Union of Australia. have improved 55., and Bank o f IZI it i d'o e l s iia 6 rir e s . , lC ae l. . gypt ss. 25 1400iThogait liPreureh. In the Miscellaneous Market no alteration of any 'Ito& ox.wr. owet. 6pc. Ist ti importance can be reported. Anglo-Mexican Mini ;took Do.o Ao p .. e. ad .st g k ul n perp are 131, and Berlin Wat er Wo rks 3 to 31.8 i Scottish Central, new pt tock Scottish N.-Eastern deb lock Do. 31 per c. prof. stock `,ock Do.Aerdeen.gua.6pc. took Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per c en t. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock Do .41 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d Issue St o ck South Wales, eta. 4 p.c Stock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. N 5 Do. 6 per cent lt Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. state of th e r. Gladstone: counsel the ) , e benevole n, ' a Lord 'lie en special- 1 1 0 onian Senni for aid 0 11 informati°t e at might Thus, in 0 paved fora Britain 011 ,„ s evinced tone, and,„ irable gent% classes, be t o , Lee of his 1 ) only I , ° t4 A diffiew aid to be 113 0 gur the Til ° ll , pned missif he amongst. t he Son to belie ° , folly of ads: the Brit do I, o desire to t nd to pr° tec a o , these isloe b io evee, held 4 f, ichael and o f able portio n 10 • unfavourov o , I n ourable g e ity ular, and .6 c d ian people MO 11 JOINT -STUCK BANKS, 100 100 100 8.13.4. Cl os ing Business Share J o i n t-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. I Done. 99 100 i die p 991 I 100 Agra &UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 40 Australasia all - - all 27 274 27 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt - 100 Bank of London 5O - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 53 Britich North American all - - 50 62 64 1 2 00 0 C C i li t t y d. Bank of India, &c 10 2.5 2 d 100 Colonial 25 - - 20.11 Cora. Bank of Canada all - -- 100 Commercial of London. 20 - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 175 17 1 20 Gen. Lk. of Switzerland all - - 20 Lou.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 225 50 London and County ... 20 - - 29 1 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 100 London ft Westminster. 20 49 50 49 4 100 Nat. Prey. of England. 35 - - 20 Do. new lO - - 50 National Bank 25 - - 20 New South Wales - - 25 Orient. Bk. Corporatio - - 20 Ottoman B.lnk all 201 215 201 100 Provincial of Ireland - 10 Do. New all - - 25 South Australia - - 25 Do. New - - 25 Union of Australia all - - 571 25 Do. New 2O - - 50 Uniou of London lO - - - ...245 100 Unity Mutual 55 • - 100 Western Bk of London 50 20 18 d MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellanaous.: Paid.l Ci,o_sting Z us i n ess done r ce. 10 AnF,do-Mexican Mint'.. all 135 14: 1 4 135 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 250 280 25 Australian Agricultural 19 335 341 10 Australian Royal Mail. all / 1 10 Berlin Water Works . . all 24 35 3t 3 10 Do New, issued at 5 dig 3 - - 50 British American Land 40 - -- 50 Brit. & Irish MaT.TeI.A. all 40 42 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C ... all 13 15 100 Canada 325 108 112 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) al 01 101 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlig all - - 25 Do. Preference 75 per ct all 24 20 5 Crystal Palace, 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam all 2 25 Stack Electric •Telegraph lOO 1 13 115 5 Eng. & Amt. Cop.St.co. all 1 • 15 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 108. - - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 11 25 15 20 GLlronScrewCol.(Lima all -:- - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 20 London Discount 5 11 d 4 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 1. 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 8 81 25 National Discount Co 5 1 5 d 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at 1d is all 11 11 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 60 15 18 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all i 7 20 North of Europ e Steam a ll - ....! - 1 Oriental Gas 1 1 Do. New S hares lss. 1 dig par - 5 Peel Elver Land & Min. all 21 50 Pen. & Orien tal Steam. all 85 87 50 Do. New 10 13 15 235 - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 5 1 50 Rhymney Iron all 241 251 100 Royal Mail Steam_ . a __6ol 2 eve 59 71 61 7 11 11 15 1 D sc o o . t. ll 25 South Australian Land. all 38 40 39 1 Submarine catere d crip. all ll 1 Do.-do Reg ustrin.lnv.(Lint) 11 all 1 ii 20 ITr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Ca 1 5 - i Van Dienwa's Land id ill 2:14 24 20 122 _ - 99 101 Si Sti Sta. Stoc) BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9f 1 / 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities • 96f i / 1 7 New 2t per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 1 346 India Stock Ditto Debentures 991 I Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,00 0 Consols for Account, Jan. 11 961 I 7 xd. March J une. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. Scli.d... 3 34 3 3322 4 Ditto .f,500, Ditto Small, Id. - 32 FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Sardinian, . 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 471 f • Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK - - 104 11 241 25 102 104 102 104 24 29 34 33 40 45 fe. jel l actor y solln i uestion will e r E. Bulry s c ce , Dolonial-offi 6 4 e enlight el l l o 3 ,vernment der aardly wov a j• sm of th e .e. e and rou ti e je arable obst i ' 00 I:ise of eO lO OO iples, evell is te Had the 'it/ mian on incfea l ldenly ar° ll ' s o3 Sir EclW l ce to Pe rce e d than cure , , ce E . affairs at?iijor e the orig, ll .ot , i the he'Proo' e disting.lo/0 ;onvinecci jet, !sire to r e ' e. integri t iod ipon a firlios e to theta rigid 01.0'0° o f C condit l er itt and p r eDp e lonian P arttll sed. ag - 95i 6 Consols, Money 96i 7 d Ditt o Account, An instalment of 15 per cent. on the Turkish Loan (first issue) became payable yesterday, amounting to ZI-50,000. The total now paid is 70 per cent., and the whole will be completed by an additional 15 per cent. on the 10th January next. At most places on the continent the sup of money is abundant. At Paris the rate is 3 per Pty; at Ilam,,urg, 2 ; at Frankfort, 4 ; at A.msterdam, 31 ;and at Brussels, 3 per cent. • TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE ISLE OP WIGHT.—On Tuesday telegraphic communication hadwith the Isle of Wight was re - opened. The cable, which been seriously injured by a vessel fouling it with her anchor, had to be picked up, landed, repaired, and laid down again. Every exertion was made to complete th e communication before the arrival of her Majesty at Osborne, and by the energy and skill of the Electric and International Telegragh Company's engineer, this object was accomplished. THE VICTORIA BRIDGE, MONTREAL.--The set• ting of the stone-work on this structure has, for some time past, averaged upwards of 80,000 cubic feet per week. Ten Out of the twenty-four tubes are fixed, and it is expected that two more will be finished by the end of the present month. Five more will be completed by April, leaving seven to erect during the six ensuing months. Twenty out of the twenty-four piers are ready for receiving the tubes. Mr. James Hodges, the engineer and representative of Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts, fully expects to be able to Open the bridge for traffic by the Ist October, 1859. If 8 97 he will be nearly two years in advance of the contract time.—Canadian News. iorial i ,„ s b the Ma u ma Aiti , air ord ut ; cow 1 telegraPn. bio its or by a 811b : ' os to ther rdea,rjl tecroftbe'''- ~,,~..'. THE SUN, LONDON, TriURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1858. of their shops. It was tempting boys to steal. Mr. Cooke had forgotten the words, " Lead us not into temptation." , Mr. Cooke—The candles were put outside the shop as a matter of convenience. Mr. Yardley--People are too much in the habit of con sulting their own convenience in this world. Such conduct not only amounts to gross selfishness, but even to immora lity and guilt. Mr. Cooke—The candles were tied up with a rope. Mr. Yardley—You must be a very unobservant person not to know that fastening candles up with a rope outside your shop was no protection whatever against such boys as these. THIS ,DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 41a sd; barley, 35s 4d ; oats, 22s 8d ; rye, 31s 2d; beans, 42s 6d; and peas, 43s 10d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 10d ; barley, 35s 4d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 31s 8d ; beans, 42s 9d ; peas, 44s 11d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 128,287; barley, 110,163 oats, 8,937 ; rye, 90 ; beans, 3,900 ; peas, 1,166 quarters. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing I Closing Business Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... 1 Clydesdale Junction .. 1 COlchester, Stour Val. ' E.Lincolnsbire,g.6p.c., 1 E IJnion,HarwichSh s. ; Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drc t. Do. New : Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&nail Hull and Selby Do. 1 Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. Do. 6 per cent Manc.,lluxtn. &Matk. Mid sb. & eder, g.6p.c. 3lid.llradfordPrt. Stk. ewmarkt:JittryEx , r guaranteed p. C. N orthn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent.... Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep SI& Roth.&Gol.g.sp.e. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. Gp. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Share Docks. Ln & N.W i Ln N.W Calodonin iE.U.&E C iGt.North. lE.Counta. Cao.n.in D 0.... Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. ...... Do ..... S. East... Dm . . .... Peto &Co. D 0...... Norfolk .. Do • .. LN W.Cal Stk.& Dar Midland . ;.lE.Counts. Do. Do. Do. LAN W & Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassey Welean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn 14101 l 92 93 1 8 9 1 i DOCKS. Stock C ommerc ial lOO Stock Do4perCent.Pref./ 11 in lOO Stock East and West India lOO St o ck London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO _ S t oc k Southampton lOO Stock Victoria lOO 101 103 , 0 Do New lB id ipl • Paid Closin g 1 Rusin ess I Price. i Docks. 99 100 103 105 17 19 142 143 4 41 110 112 65 67i 117112 2 , 92 95 21 2 98 100 F 57 59 141 143 'METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. All breeds sold steadily at fully Monday's improvement in value. Sheep—the show of which was only moderate—changed hands freely at full quotations. We had rather an active inquiry for colours, at a further advance in prices of 2d per 81bs, the top quo tations being 5s per 81bs. There was a fair inquiry for pigs at extreme rates ; but milch cows commanded very little attention. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 210 3 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 3 2 3 8 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 6 5 0 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 8 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 6 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 2 10 3 0 Large hogs 2 8 3 2 Second quality do. 32 3 6 Small porkers Suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 17s to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves 290 Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL.—A fair average business was done at full prices, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Ed ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; pork, 2s 8d to 4s 2d per Blbs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. B.—There was an improved demand for each kind of stock at the market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 5s Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 48 Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Blbs. to sink the offal. Romrouri, Dec. B.—The trade generally ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4a 10d ; pork, 3s Od to 4s per Sibs ; milch cows ; £l4 to £l7 Os ; suckling calves 13s to 18s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s Od ; clover, do., £3 15s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 ss. to £1 10s. per load. Supplies good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 5s ; clover do., £3 15s to £5 ss. ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per lead. A. full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, 10., £3 15s to £5 ss. ; and. straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load. Trade ddll. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 9.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; light breeze, and fine. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Celt (steamer), from the Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Savage, from London for Bombay. NEWPORT, Dec. B.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Gloriosa, for St. Thomas. FALMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind variable.—Arrived—Ocean Traveller, from Callao; Rachael, from Callao, and sailed for the Clyde. Off port—Herschel, from London for King George's Channel. BRIDGEWATER, Dec. B.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Mar quss of Bute, foT Quebec. ($Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind E. (Arrived—Deutschland, from Hamburg ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Dispatch, and Atalanta, steamers, from J er sey ; Bartley, John and Isabella, and Griffin, from Sunder- land. Sailed—James Kennedy, steamer, for Cardiff; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Mechanic's Own, and Wonderer, for Newport. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Dec. B—Guildford, from Gaboon River; St. Patrick, from New Orleans , Elizabeth, from Odessa; Albat Ross, from Savannah; Obey, from Jersey; America, from Montreal. Arrived, Dec. 9—Ethiopc, Royal Mail screw steamer, from Africa. - The Science, from Buenos Ayres, for Liverpool, was abandoned in a sinking state on Dec. sth in lat. 50 N. 10 W., having experienced tremendous weather. Crew saved by the St. Patrick, arrived here. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind E. ; tide, last how's ebb; weather, cloudy. Arrived, Dec. B.—Lionne, from Gravelines. Arrived, Dec. 9.—Good Intent, from Calaiss ; Furet, from Gravelines. Sailed.—Dutchman, steam er, for Constantinople ; Lord J. Russell, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind E.S.E., moderate. Passed.—ldalia, from Palermo, for London. Sailed.—John lull, and Amazon, for London, with latter in tow ; Percy, for Hull; Royal George, for Sheldo BEHIND THE SCENES. (From Household Words.) I like to think of the domestic pleasures, The homely fancies and the human cares, The joys and griefs of heart the mummer treasures Behind the tinsel of the garb he wears. The piebald clown upon the sawdust turning, With mouth elastic and lash-tickled calves ; The Master of the Ring, with aiguillette fumbling, While with the jokes of Motley going halves ; The flitting fairy in her gossamer jacket, With silver sash, and loosely flowing hair, And dandy whip—she well knows when to crack it, While leaping garters from her flying mare ; The sole-chalked acrobat on padded saddle, Who turns the sommersault at wildest speed, Or spans four chargers with portentous straddle, While deftly guiding onward steed on steed : These, I delight to know, are men and brothers, Are sprightly sisters with a touch of grace, With filial tenderness, some nurturing mothers, Some, with paternal love, a toddling race. Thus, yonder, winking through vermilion sockets, His tongue grotesquely thrust in whiten'd cheek, With sausages purloined crammed into pockets That were a paradise to area sneak — May be but one who midst the peals of laughter Has secret cause in truth for saddest tears, Perhaps beneath whose squalid garret rafter There droops the partner of his hopes and fears. Yet again, that more preposterous fellow In lacquered boots with monstrous jingling spurs, His coat all frogs, his swell-gloves dainty yellow, Who always struts whene'er a step he stirs— He perchance may have a chubby rabble, Among whose gambols he unbends with ease — His dearest joy to hear their infant babble, Their chief delight but then to climb his knees. Thus, yonder flippant elf in spangled raiment, With sauciest air, who holds the sinewy reins, Perhaps but hardly earns the niggard payment That some crippled dues life sustains. Even yon rider, bounding like a cricket Above the crupper of his snorting horse, Who skims a five-bared hurdle like a wicket, Wheeling clattering hoofs around the whirling course— Nay, ev'n this agile Indian-rubber antic— Quite independent, seemingly, of feet— He but ties himself in knots, and twirls half-frantic, With the homeliest view to make the two ends meet It lends a dignity to humblest labour, That reverent tending of the household hearth ; It draws sweet music from the pipe and tabour, To which th' itinerant player tunes his mirth. And hence the sympathy I love to squander Among all mimes I note, no matter where, Feeling sure these golden threads oft wander Thro' the tawdry warp and woof they wear. REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY.—The annual meeting of the AssociMion for promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge Will be held in Exeter-hall on Wed nesday, Feb. 2, 1859. ',f. MR. R. STEPHEN SON, M.P.—ln the course of an article published in our columns on the 2d inst., a belief waOntimated that Mr. R. Stephenson had at one time givAi a professional opinion against the construction of the Birkenhead Docks, which nevertheless have played an im portant part in the commerce of the country . 'Since this was published, facts which have come to our knowledge have satisfied us that Mr. Stephenson did not deliver the opinion imputed to him. We therefore wish, in justice to that eminent engineer, to withdraw the statem ent in ques tion, together with the inferences deduced from it --Daily News. PROPOSED REFORM ASSOCIATION IN MANCHES ' TMIC—At the weekly meeting of the general comm ittee of the Bright and Gibson soiree, held at Newal's-building re , on Tuesday evening, Dr. John Watts sa id that they we told that Mr. Mi g ht was preparing a new Reform Bill , and ho regretted that they had no effective organisation of Reformers in Manchester. He suggested that the soiree on Friday, would offer a good opportunity for inaugurating such a movement. Mr: Councillor Simpson thought the suggestion a good one, believing if a committ were formed on Friday Manches ter might give an impulse tot h Reform mov ement, and emerg e from the total ecl George Wilson, chairman, approving th e suggestion, Mr. Simpson proposed that the executive committee should draw up a resolution to be submitted to the meeting on Friday, with a view of organising a Reform association in Manchester. The mo tion was seconded and agreed to. 10 231 I -. 100 100 100 100 100 LAW INTE. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) IN RE Tip ROYAL BRITISH BANK V. NICOLLS.- APPEAL, The further hearing of this part heard appeal motion was heard this morning. The Attorney-General (Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C.) was heard in reply for the official manager. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.) CANCELLATION OF A WILL.-WILLIAMS V. TYLET- JUDGMENT. The late Mr. Thomas Sanderson, in the testing clause of his will, declared that his will (which consisted of five folio pages) was written on this and the four preceding pages to which his name was subscribed, and the fifth page, to which his name was also sub scribed and his seal attached. After his death the will was found in his repositories with his name torn away from the first four pages of his will, and his name was scored across with cross-bars on the fifth and last page of the will, but his seal attached thereto remained entire. .The question raised was, whether under these circumstances, there was a cancellation of the testator's will. His honour, the Vice-Chancellor, in delivering judgment said, that the answer to the question raised rested entirely on the inten tion of the testator ; did the testator, at the time he tore his name from the will, intend thereby to cancel his will. His Honour referred to a letter written by the testator to Mr. Foster, in which he stated his intention to revoke the pre sent will and make a new will on account of the death of five of the legatees named in this will, and looking to the authority of the decision in the case of Price v. Price, and also the case of Onion, his Honour was of opinion that there was here a clear revocation of the testator's will, and that his real estate was in a state of intestacy, to be taken up by his heir-at-law. Costa of all parties to be.paid out of the estate. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SCULLY V. INGRAM.—THE SADLEIR FRAUDS. Mr. Bovill this morning opened the case on the part of the defendant. It was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Vincent Scully, an Irish barrister and a Queen's coun sel, and formerly M.P. for the county of Cork, against Mr. Herbert Ingram, the proprietor of the Illustrated London News, and M.P. for Boston, to recover compensation in damages for fraudulently representing that he (tbe defen dant) had purchased an estate called Castle Hyde, in the county of Cork, ffom the late Jehn Sadleir. The facts of the case are fully disclosed in the subjoined short statement. Mr. Vincent Scully (the plaintiff) was a connection of the late John Sadleir, whose gigantic frauds are already well known to the public, and who terminated his career by suicide, on Hampstead-heath. In 1851 Sadleir was in debted to Scully in the sum of £9,000 for money lent, and Scully having by him ready money to the amount of £lO,OOO, was desirous to invest the whole in the purchase of an estate in Ireland, through the Encumbered Estates Court. The property of Castle Hyde, in the county of Cork, was put up for sale in December, 1851, and Sadleir; by direction of Scully, purchased it for £19,425. Sadleir bought it in his own name, in trust for Mr. Thos. Eyres, of Bath, the plaintiff's uncle, representing to the plain tiff it would re-sell better in the market if it appeared that the purchaser was an English gentleman. After wards the plaintiff t ried to g et hi s £ 9 , 000 from Sadleir, but failing to do so he authorised hi m to re - sell the estate, and Sadleir had got a purchaser at apr defendant.ofi profit loefi expected w h h o t ae6Tot r o e t int tt o hh hee person m plaintiff yi consented t o thi s arrangement, and purchase would b e completed. Sub sequently the plaintiff was persuaded by Sadleir to stand as candidate for the county of Cork, but in order to give him a status in the county hewas desirous to possess some landed property within it. Sadleir having told him that his friend Ingram would readily re-sell the estate, the plaintiff entered into negotiations with him on the subject, but as Ingram demanded more than he would give they were broken off. After Sadleir's death it was found that Ingram never had purchased the estate, and that the plaintiff was virtually owner of it, and could have asserted his rights by moving the Encumbered Estates Court in the usual way. It was also discovered that Sadleir had mortgaged the property, first of all to the Albion Assurance Society for £50,000, and secondly, to Messrs. Backhouse, of Darlington, for £89,000. So far as the p laintiff w as concerned, therefore, the om ali p d en h sa e tio n n om in damages sought to for lendin g himself, as aagainst ai recover e n s s t t a ate Mr. . h m irretrievablyels Ingram, ganrad,thefthe g p jury C i e plaintiff, alleged, to the misrepresentation that he was the owner of the property, when, in fact he never had any interest in it, even to the extent of a farthing. The case is not expected to terminate before to-morrow afternoon. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) PARTE.-SINGULAR APPLICATION. At the Fitting of this court, his Honour was asked to give judgment in a case in which the adjudication had been disputed—the case had also been before Mr. Commis sioner Holroyd. His Honour said that he wished to confer with Mr. Com missioner Holroyd before he gave his judgment, and that learned commissioner could not attend before 12 at the earliest, but he (his Honour) would wait up to the closing of the Court, if necessary. The solicitor for the petitioning creditor intimated that the case would not admit of delay. His Honour asked what was the cause of such an extreme pressure, and was answered that property of very consider able amount was involved, and might be seized on by a mortgage at great loss to the estate. His Honour said he would not decide at the moment; but his present impression was that the adjudication should be confirmed. The case was ultimately adjourned until tho sitting of the Court, to-morrow. EX PARTE .-A CITY FAILURE. A petition, under the Private Arrangement Act, was pre sented by Mr. Weston,.from Mr. Wells' office, Moorge.te street, on behalf of a gentleman, stated to be of great com mercial importance in the city. The requisitions of the Act having been complied with, protection was granted. The figures of the account did not transpire. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY BY THE PORTER OF THE CARL TON C L UB.—William Smith, a re spectable looking ma n , hall porter at the Carlton Club, was charged with stealin g a p urse con t a ining one sovereign, one half sovereign, a crow n pi ece , &c., the money of Sara h Franklin. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the accused. The prosecutrix said she resided in the York-road, Camberwell, and that she was a " gay woman." On the previous day she had spent some hours with the prisoner at public-houses, and on leaving him at nine o'clock at night, near St. James's-square, she missed her purse. She then spoke to a constable, and went to the club-house and asked the page for the prisoner, but was told he was dressing. She however waited for him, and on his coming down she asked for her purse, and told him if he did not give it up she would give him into custody, and on his refusing to give .. it up, she gave him into:custody. Mr. Lewis subjected the prosecutrix to a long cross-exa mination, in the course of which she said—She knew he had been at the club-house some years. He had com plained of her going to the club. Had never been given into custody for annoying him. Only once ; that was all. Yes, twice. Never lost her purse before. Was out on M on day night. Had a little to drink then. Did not tell her landlady she had lost her purse then. Said she had spent more money than she liked to do. Had lived with the prisoner for two years as his wife, but left him. Was sober when she left him on the previous night. Went into a pastry cook's to buy a bun—left it on the counter. That was because she was in a hurry. Had only been in three public-houses with him. A constable said, in going to the Club after the prisoner was taken to the station, he was shown into the prisoner's room by the steward, and in a drawer found a purse (the prisoner's own), one sovereign and one half ditto, and a crown piece and some shillings. The prisoner at once said they were his, and he bore a good character at the club. Mr. Lewis having addressed a few words to the magi strate, _ ._ _ - _ .. Mr. Bingham said he should admit the prisoner to bail in his own recognisances to appear that day week. THAMES. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION.—Three boys, rough and dirty, who presented the appearance of having been greatly neglected, and who gave the names of Ritchie, Howard, and Macgennis, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 3 lbs. of tallow candles, the property of Mr. Cooke, a shopkeeper, at the corner of Grundy-street and Crisp-street, Poplar. The boys, who have been allowed to run wild about the streets, committing acts of mischief and petty pilfering, took advantage of a box of candles being exposed on the foot path outside the prosecutor's shop, to steal 3 lbs. of them, with which they ran away. They were pursued and taken into custody with the candles upon them. The father of the prisoner Ritchie attexded on behalf of his son, on which Pullen, a police-constable, No. IGI K, said the man had been tried at the Clerkenwell Sessions for fowl stealing, and acquitted, and was after:- wards convicted of fowl stealing, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Ritchie admitted the truth of the officer's statement, aml said that six years had elapsed since his conviction, and he had been working at his trade of a shoemaker and gettinz his living honestly. Mr. Yardley Amonished Ritchie to take more care of his son, and ordered him to enter into his recognisances in the sum of £2O for his good behaviour for three years, and said that recognisance would be enforced if the boy offended. again. He remanded Howard and Magennis until Monday next. The magistrate then said it was highly improper for tradesmen to expose goods for sale on the foc;tpa.tlis in froi THIS DAY.) THE 80. P SHIP. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 8. The Bombay troop ship, Capt. Thoma 3 Flamank, still remains in the Sound. The troops were landed by Government steamers at the Royal William Victualling-yard, yesterday. The detachments have been located in the Millbay barracks, and the sick sent to the military hospital. The sufferings of the men have been very great during the six days they were battened down between the decks with spare stores, cattle, &c., during the fury of the gale, which carried away the top gear of the ship. In addition, they had to sustain the loss of their clothes, and were deprived of the means of cooking, and of the regular rations frem the 23d ult. until tiaeir arrival in the Sound. Nautical men are loud in their praise of the pluck and per severance displayed by Captain Flamank during the fearful gale, but by the non-nautical he is blamed for not going into Cork on the evening of the 10:1 ; and still more for not sooner accepting assistance after the vessel became a wreck. It is said that the captain was unwilling to go into Cork on tile evening of the 10th, as he was anxious to have his decks cleared and put in a more pre sentable condition before the ship was seen by any officials or others from the shore.. The history of the Bombay during the 49 years she has been afloat would be a very interesting and chequered one, and present many instanees of hair-breadth escapes. There are persons resident here who made voyages to India and back in her more than 40 years since, and others who remember, years since, seeing her roll so fearfully in a gale off the Cape of Good Hope as to shake out the whole of her masts. From an Admiralty despatch received here on Monday afternoon last, directing that the Bombay shall be supplied with a n y s p ars f r om the Royal Dockyard at Devonport that cannot be pro cured in the merchant yards here, it is presumed that she will be repaired at this port. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.' The exhibition opened yesterday morning at 8 o'clock for its second day's show, and so great was the influx of visitors that they doubled the thou sands who passed through the Baker-street Bazaar Am Tuesday. Indeed, during an experience ranging over the entire period of 18 or 19 years since the Smithfield Club Cattle Show was removed from Goswell-street, never can it be remembered that so many persons visited the show on a second day. Notwithstanding this, with the exception that the implemc-•nt galleries became now and then 4 little crowded, and, as is usual, that the public will con gregate and crowd round the most important prize animals, the locomotion was easy and comfortable to every one. Some -complaint was made on the previous day as to the ventilation, but yesterday, so great are the facilities for ventilation at the dis posal of Messrs. Boulnois, not only was the show, even where the pig and sheep classes are located, free from the slightest oppression of atmosphere, but it is a fact that some of the exhibitors com plained that there was too much cold air let in upon the animals. The sales yesterday were much more brisk among the classes than on the previous day.' In Class 5, No. 29, second prize of £lO to Mr. Isaac Niblett's Hereford steer, sold to Mr. J. C. Yinge, of Bristol. In Class 6, No. 44, Mr. W. Heath's £lO prize Hereford ox, sold to Mr. Feeble, of the Red Lion, New Cattle-market, it is said for £55 ; while in Class 9, No. 55, the gold medal and prize of £25, and silver medal as a breeder, to Mr. Richard Stratton, of Broad Hinton, found a pur chaser in Mr. G. C. Davis, of the Black Bull, New Cattle-market. In the sheep and pig classes most of the principal sales were effected on Monday, but in Class 30, the first prize 173 of £2O, and Mr. Francis Jordan for his pen of long-woolled sold to Mr, H. Barclay, of Great Titchfield-street. In Class 32, Mr. Thomas West's pen, No. 190, second. prize of £lO, sold to Mr. W. C. Hayhow, of Hor ton ; Mr. Jeffrey was the purchaser of Sir R. G. Throckmorton's and Mr. J. Overman's pens of short woolled, prizes of £lO and £5 in their class. THE DINNER. that the landowner who did not take the opr 0 tunity of meeting the tenantry of the country lost one of the greatest pleasures that it was possible for a landlord to enjoy. (Loud applause.) Last year he was unable to do so, as he had to attend to a regiment of militia, of which he was the corn• mander, and which, having just been formed, he found it necessary to stay with in order to prevent the men getting into those scrapes which young men would do unless well looked after. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) He was early taught the prin ciple of duty first, pleasure second; therefore, last year his duty was at Dover, his pleasure with. them. (Hear.) He felt proud of the honour which had again been conferred upon him in re-electing him president of the Club for the ensuing year, and he hoped that it might continue its prosperity. (Loud cheers.) The health of the Vice-Presidents, Trustees, Judges, Stewards, of Mr. B. T. R. Gibbs, the hon. secretary, and other toasts were given ; and the proceedings were interspersed with the singing of Miss Eyles, Miss J. Wells, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Geo. Gen ge, and Mr. Ransford. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. The annual dinner of the members and friends of the Smithfield Club took place last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's inn-fields, when upwards of 100 gentlemen partici pated in the festivities of the occasion. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, the President, occupied the chair, and was supported by Lord Berners, Vice-President ; Mr. C. T. Tower, the Father of the Club ; Mr. Alderman Mechi, Mr. Brandreth, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. C. Barnett, Mr. It. Millward, Mr. H. Wilson, Mr. K. Westbrook Baker, Professor Simmonds, Mr. Sanday, Mr. Torr, Mr. Quartley, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. John Hudson, Mr. Druce, Mr. B. E. Bennett, Mr. T. Brandreth Gibbs, the lonorary Secretary, and a large number of eminent agriculturists. The noble CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The health of her Majesty the Queen," said he felt it his duty to announce to the members of the Club that her Majesty had expressed her most deep regret that she was not in a position to be at their show this year. (Applause.) He believed there was never a Monarch who sat upon the throne of these realms who was more anxious for the welfare of her sub jects than her present Majesty, and her Majesty's conduct in private life was a great example to them all. The sympathy the Queen expressed for our soldiers and sailors in the late war had endeared her to every heart. He had, therefore, no hesita tion in proposing " The health of her Majesty." (Loud and long continued applause, amid which the toast was drunk.) The noble PRESIDENT next gave, " The Prince Consort and the rest of the Royal Family." His Royal Highness, under the powers awarded by the Club to himself as President, that upon his in vitation Royalty might be admitted to view the show either before or after the award of the judges, had availed himself of the opportunity of visiting the show on Saturday last. His Royal Highness spent a good deal of time in going round, and he was greatly interested and very much pleased with the show. Indeed, his Royal Highness took a very deep interest at all times in that Club, at the shows of which he was a con stant contributor. (Cheers.) The Prince of Wales had entered the army and Prince Alfred the navy, and it was quite right that those who' were destined some day to be at the top of the tree should see a little of the roughs as well as the smooths of life. Although Prince Alfred as a midshipman might find it good fun on a fine day to be at sea on board a man-of-war ship, there would be times when he would find it rather rough. At all events the step taken showed that her Majesty and the Prince Consort were anxious to devote their children to the service of their country. The toast was responded to amid repeated ap plause. The Duke of RICHMOND next proposed " The Smithfield Cattle Club and success to it." He had great pleasure that he could congratulate the Smith field Club upon its success, for it was a great suc cess to say that they were enabled to distribute in prizes over £l,OOO per annum, pay all their expenses, and yet have a balance in hand. The advantages conferred by the Smithfield Club were not confined to England alone. -They had not only an enor mous number of ';isitors from every part of England to their show, or from Scotland or Ireland, but they had visitors from far distant countries, who came to London at this period of the year to see what the farmers of England have been able to do for the benefit of the country. He (the noble chairman) said that he considered the show of the Smithfield Cattle Club of the present year a very creditable one. (Hear, hoar.) It was true they had not those large fat animals which they were in the habit of showing in former years, but all must admit that there was greater attention paid to the symmetry and quality of the animals than formerly. (Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt but that the Smithfield Club was of the greatest advantage and benefit to the farmers of England, for it had induced the farmers to pay more attention to their stock than they used t o do, and the result that it was more remunerativ to them as well as of advantage to the public.e He would appeal to them all wheth er they had any chance The w h a t eve r with bad stock. (Hear, hear.) improvement in stock had not been confined to England, throug h the i ns t ru mentality of the Club, but it had extended to many of her Majesty's colonial possessions. (Cheers.) He hoped that the club would continue to prosper, and he would en-' courage those who had not been successful compe titors on this occasion not to be down-hearted. It might be expected that old stagers like himself should carry off sonic of the prizes—(hear, hear, and a laugh)—but he was happy to say that he found among the successful competitors this year the names of gentlemen he had never before seen or heard of, and, therefore no one should despair. (Hear.) As a warm friend of the agricultural in terest, he must say that he believed that it was very deeply indebted to the institution of which he had the honour to be the president, and therefore he had great pleasure in giving them, " Success to the Smithfield Cattle Club." (Loud and general ap plause, amid which the toast was drunk.) The gold medals were here distributed to the successful exhibitors, and their healths were seve rally drunk amid applause. Lord BERNERS proposed " The Health of the noble President," which was most enthusiasticr" responded to. The Duke of RICHMOND said that he never fei greater delight than when he had an opportunity of meeting the tenant farmers of England. (Cheers.) He had frequently said it, and h e repeated again CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 7. ASTRONOMY—MUNIFICENT GIFT. The Vice-Chancellor has great pleasure in an nouncing to the members of the senate that the representatives of the late Rev. Richard Sheep shanks, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, have offered £lO,OOO stock, 3 per Cent. Consols, for the promotion of the science of astronomy in the university. The terms on which this munificent gift is offered for the acceptance of the university will be learnt from the subjoined letter addressedto the Vice-Chancellor by the Astronomer Royal : "Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Dec. 2, 1858." " Sir,—l am requested by the representatives of the late Rev. Richard Sheepshanks, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, to state to you that they are desirous of offering for the acceptance of the uni versity an endowment of £lO,OOO stock in the Three per Centum Consolidated Annuities (together with one year's interest on the same, which will be due on Jan. 5, 1859, and will then be available 'under the proposed regulations for the employ ment of interest), for the following several purposes, namely, for the establishment of an astronomical exhibition in Trinity College; for the promotion of the science of astronomy in the Uni versity of Cambridge ; and for the rendering effi cient the Cambridge Observatory for the benefit of astronomy, or of terrestrial magnetism or meteoro logy, or of such other sciences as usually arc or may be continuously followed in an observatory. " It is proposed, with regard to one-sixth part of the above-mentioned stock, that the prin cipal shall in no wise be touched, but that the entire annual proceeds shall be applied every year to the maintenance of an exhibition to be called " The Sheepshanks Astronomical Exhi bition ;' which exhibition shall be given to that undergraduate of the University of Cambridge, elected by the master and seniors of Trinity Col lege, who shall be found, upon notice of com petition publicly given, and examination held by them or by persons appointed by them, to be best versed. in astronomy, theoretical and prac tical ; and the person so elected, if not a student of Trinity College, shall thereupon become a student of Trinity College ; and shall retain the exhibitions for three years, on condition that he shall keep, by residence, every university term - of that time ; except so far as he may have permission of non-residence granted to him by the master and seniors of Trinity College. " It is further proposed, with regard to the re maining five-sixths part of the above-mentioned stock, that the original principal shall in no wise be touched; but that the entire annual pro ceeds thereof, and also any interest which may arise from the investment year by year of the un expended portions of the annual proceeds and previous interest, and also any sums which may arise from the sale of such investments (if such sale shall be thought necessary), shall be employed cs follows : " The annual proceeds, interest, and produce of sales of investments are not to be applied directly or indirectly to the benefit of the professor or other principal director of the Cambridge Obser vatory, or to the erection of buildings for the resi dence of any person whatever ; but to the causing to be made the best possible observations and cal culations for advancing the science of astronomy (whether physical or gravitational or mensurative), or the sciences of terrestrial magnetism and mete orology, ot• other sciences usually pursued continu ously in an observatory ; or to the erection of buildings or procuring of instruments proper for and appropriated to those observations ; or to the payment of actual observers and actual computers personally employed on the observations and cal culations. " For the due control of these moneys it is pro posed that the entire endowment of £lO,OOO stock be invested in the names of the trustees : the trustees being the master, fellows, and scholars of Trinity College, together with Mr. G. B. Airy, Astrono mer Royal, during his life, and afterwards the master, fellows, and scholars of Trinity College for ever ; but that the immediate expenditure of the sums annually available be entrusted to the obser vatory syndicate, or other body appointed annually to this management by grace of the senate (which syndicate or other body so constituted is hereafter denominated the managing body). " And it is proposedthat the following course be pursued every year for supplying the managing body with the funds which may be required for the purpose of the endowment, and for the audit of accounts : " On any convenient day in the month of Novem ber or December of every year the managing body shall, through their chairman, present to the trustees, through the master of Trinity College, a statement of the several purposes for which money will be required during the next year, and of the ,estimated sums necessary to effect those pur poses ; and the trustees shall take the statement into their consideration ; and if it appears in the judg ment of the trustees that the purposes so specified are included among- the purposes for which the applica tion of funds annually available is permitted by the regulations above described, and not otherwise then the trustees, as soon as can conveniently be done after the payment of the January dividends, and possible not later than the 20th day of January following their receipt of the said statement, shall pay to the vice-chancellor, to be expended by directions of the managing body, the total sum required, or so mnch as can be raised by the annual proceeds and the interest of investments and the sale of investments. And, on occasion of the next application of the managing body to the trustees, an account with proper vouchers shall be rendered by the managing body, of the disbursement of the sums received from the trustees. And any sums which remain unexpended in the hands of the managing body shall be refunded to the trustees, or shall be carried to the next account as a debt of the managing body to the trustees. And, if the trustees approve of the account, the master of Trinity College shall attach his signature to it, and this shall be held to be a complete discharge of all responsibility of the managing body towards the xustees. " After payment by the trustees of the sums re quired by the managing body, the trustees, as soon as may conveniently be done, shall ascertain the amount remaining in their hands, and shall invest the same in the Three per Centum Consolidated. Annuities in the name of the trustees. "At some time in every year, on a day to be named by the vice-chancellor, the trustees shall lay before the auditors of the accounts of the univer sity a statement, accompanied with proper vouchers, of all the money transactions of the trus tees in reference to this endowment during the preceding year ; including as receipts. the balance in hand from the last account, the sums received. by annual proceeds and interest and sale of invest ments, and the moneys refunded. by the vice-than cellar or the managing body ; and including as payments the stipend o f the Sheepshanks Astrono mical, the sums paid on the demand of the ma nagin,g body, a the the balance in a a paid i ant the t h e t p h n u r e e h e a f s p e r of e stock_ sums • smiting the account ; and when such account is approved - and signed a by the auditors, the trustees shall be discharged and to whom soever, a s al i l .eg r a e i s s pon dsa s l i l b t i l l . i a t i i - s a w c h ti a a t n e s v e in r the moneys of this endowment to the date of such approval and signature. " lam further authorised by the representatives of Mr. Sheepshanks to state that, in the event of the university accepting this endowment, imme diate steps will be taken by the representatives for giving legal foe to the endowment and to the provisions above detailed. " I have now to request that you will be pleased to lay this communication before the senate, with a view of obtaining the acceptance or otherwise of this endowment by e ' the university ; and tat you will have the goodness to make me acquainted. with their decision. —I have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, " G. B. AIRY. -11 , ) "The Rev. W. 11. Bateson, D.D. Master of St. John's College, &e., Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge." aity Mr. G. G. Scott (whose design for the new Foreign-oillee has been selected by Goverment) is the grandson of the Rev. Mr. Scott, the commentator, the fliend of Newton awl Cowper, and the author of that re markable piece of biography the «Force of Truth." r 14;4 1, -7 0 • i i