The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET a. 11) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCt. CITY, Two o'CLocK. At length the advicee from the United States report some decided indications of improvement in the New York markets ; but the effects of the late crash are still painfully visible in all directions. Several months will probably elapse before there is a complete recovery, but as stocks of various kinds of gold have been much reduced, an increased de mand is soon expected. Owing to the general dul ness in trade money was in limited request, and good bills were rather scarce. In this re spect the position of the New York and the London money markets bear a strong resemblance, but as soon as the resuscitatio❑ is fairly commenced it will no doubt make rapid progress. The United States Economist observes that " a better feeling is beginning to pervade the foreign dry goods market, and ere long we look for a brisker business, but not to the extent of former years, as few, if any in the trade, care much about doing a very extensive business till such time as they are able to see the way more clearly etor them. The late financial crisis has placed nearly every one in the trade in a crippled condition, and many will find it about as difficult to recover from the effects of the catastrophe as the child who loses his way, wanders in to the woods or marshy grounds, and then finds him self desolate and alone, with no one to lend a helping hand. There is no denying that most of those in the trade, in and out of the city, are so peculiarly situated ; consequently most merchants are indifferent about disposing of their fabrics un less for cash or short time, to any one whose credit is looked upon with suspicion. Consequently one half the amount of goods sold in former seasons will hardly be disposed of. The business done will be within the limits of a healthy trade, and in the end will be found more lucrative than the extensive trading of previous years, on long credit to all persons,. honest and dishonest. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday prevented a very animated ap pearance, and quotations in most instances ad vanced id. per lb. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken by the specula tors, and 500 by the exporters. Although the Silver Market continues dull, small parcels are still received from the Continent. About 25,0001. worth wan received yesterday from Antwerp. There is uo alteration to report in the price of the metal, and it is expected that the steamer, on the 4th proximo, will not take out more than a quarter of a million sterling. About 37,0001. in gold was received at the Bank of England yesterday. On the Paris Bourse there was a slight decline, the 3 per Cent. Rentes having closed at 69 20 for money, and 69 30 for the end of the month. In Lombard-street, and'at the Bank of England, the demand for money is still very quiet, and, owing to the exvensive supply, the terms charged for discount still tend downwards. A. reduction of or 1 per cent. in the minimum is expected, on Thursday, in which case discount accommodation will no doubt be obtained in the open market below 3 per cent. A meeting of the Sortridge Consols Mining Com pany was held to-day. The accounts showed a profit on the three months' working of 4831. The assets and liabilities exhibited a balance of 2,3641. 15s. in favour of the mina. No dividend was declared. At the meeting of the Cobre Copper Company to-day a dividend of 1/. per share for the half-year was declared. The market for English Securities is very heavy, a decline of nearly per Cent. having taken place. Several sales, both real and speculative, have been made, but business is dull, and the aggregate trans actions have been much smaller tbau the extent of the variation would lead most persons to imagine. The heaviness on the Paris Bourse has tended to affect the quotations. Consols have been 95 to 951 both for money and account, and the present prices are 95 to 95i and 951 respec• tively. The New 3 per Cents., in which there have been several transactions are, 95 and the Reduced are 95f Exchequer Bills are 19s. to 225. prem., the Bonds 100, and India ditto 12s. to 17e. pram. Bank Stock is 224 to 226. Ir 41-- apparent, but prices are flat. Turkish n per - cents. are 981 1, and the 4 per Cents. 1044. Mexican 3 per Cents. are fiat at 201 21. Brazilian 5 per Cents., 102 i. Chilian 6 per Cents., 103. Peruvian 44 per Cents. are firmer, being 79. Russian 44 per Cents., 991 ; and Venezuela 41 per Cents., 311. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6; Mexican, 201 21; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 44 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 414 42 ; ditto Deferred, 25i 26. The transactions reported in the Railway Share Market this morning have been limited, and a de cline of about per cent. may be quoted in the values of most of the principal lines. Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, and North-Eastern (Barwick), declined ss. ; Caledonian, Great Northerns, Brightons, North-Western, and South Wales, 10s. South-Easterns and Midlands im proved 10s. Most of the other lines were at previous quotations. The Foreign and Culo aial lines were very inactive, and lower rates are current, particularly for the Canadian undertakings. Owing to the unsatisfactory traffic re,urhs Grand Trunk of Canada have declined fully 31., and Great Western about 10s. ; East Indian have receded 10s., and Geelong and Melbourne, ss. to 10s. Mining Shares have exhibited no material varia tion and in Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares a fair amount of business has been done in some instances at rather improved rates. Union of Australia advanced 10s. ; Ottoman Bank, 10s. ; London Joint Stock declined 1/. ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam improved 1/. "%JUTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 4/01.06A. (From the Officsal List:) Bank St oc k 13nsineos done. 8 • per Cent. icedueetiAnnuitto, 3 Ter Cent. C...:n001e ann , iitioe 95 A A 5 Now :1 per Cent. Annuities 9 511 4d d Lo.g Annuities, expire 6th Jan. 1860... 2A Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 1 13-16 ducts, nitto, under £lOl.O l7 12 p llsalk Stook for Account 226 :nv EzJiitia t eur 11111 e, iatXlt: .41110 . .......,« • ::66022 19 23 p 22 19 p Exchequer Bonds, 1658, 3i per Cent lOO Ditto, 1359 PRIORS OF FOREIGN FUNDS Al ONE O'CLOCK. Brendan 5 per Cent. ..:. lo2k Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3 Mexican .-. per Cent ••• Ditto Account _1 Peruvian Bonds, 4A per Cent — "'Ditt o Ace oust 79 Russian Boras, 11522, .k; St., E. per Cent — • Ditto, 44 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 p er cent 99 10 , tto Guai . auteed, 4 per Cent. DittoAcco lint .... . Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent ____ DittoAcci7Unt ............... .. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOC IL . . 95 ...... i t Consc.ls, money 95i i Coincide for account Privates letters have been received from French Guiana to the 10th December. At that date the position of the colony Mas highly satisfactory. The working of the golthfielda continued under excellent conditions, and the land cultivated by the convicts produced abundant c o r f ° o- The establishment of Oyapok for the cultivation duce a ughx-cane had completely succeeded. The pro . iLee c opeddered to be of as good quality as that of " 5 Vogt India Isl an d s . lette do r i t r from Marreilles, dated yesterday, etates that 11, 0 g the bad weather which prevailed on the coast of Pan 3 i : L c f from the let to t h e 15th of Jar nary, ace..iii reertil with stor nls o f extraor d inar y violence, two The ' p a t 't t mhiPs wer e c as t as h ore on th e co a s t of the Riff. ere: Ate r a pillaged th e t wo s hi ps an d m urdered the A v Part 4itt iat.P ...,of the crews. One of these vessels was an "Pug the other a Portuguese. MAg%ErrS— This Dfq). ttAIL W NYS. '{AILWAY , Ambg. Nottng. Rost dr Eastn. June.... 'Belfast & 'lallymen" Blrmng. Wolverh. d. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lance]. & 6...ai Cheshire Jnnct Black burn Rlyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter edonian. ... (;`heater & Holyhea' 'Cork and Bandon r!ork, Black. & Pass Cornwall lib.. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. dzAber.June. East Anglian Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion.A.stk Do., do. B. Do. New A........... East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. 'Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb.Prth.&Dunde. Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock , Gt. Sth. &West.(lre) Great Western. Do. Str. V. R gua. St Irish Sonth-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds ..„ Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Sonthpurt. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester , Do. Fifths ...... Do. JO/. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S.Weatern lanindrry.dtOoleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Nfanch.Shef.&Lineln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Ifidland ..... Do. Birming. da Dub, Aidland O. West.(lr. Do. A Shares Newcastle dz Carlisle.. Newpt.A berg.dzilrfd Newry ds Enniskillen evirry, Warrenpoint do Restrevor Norfolk.-- ..... Northn. Counties Un North British '.North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. at S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. ,`Torth Staffordshire. lorth Western......., V. dr S. We,strn. June Oxford Worcester 6. Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central , ;Scot. N E. Abrclu. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer. ;South Devon ;South Eastern........ Do. 4i per e. Shares South Wales IS. Irorkeh. River Dui: 'Do. !Staines,Wok.,&Wok.l Stockton & Darling Do. do 1854 Do. do.; 1855 IStoekton di Hartlepl (Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R Val:: of Neath I Water fd. & Kilk enny IWaterford&Limerick Vest Cornwall West End of London' and Crystal Palace Do. A I Do, B 'West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon, FiRITISH POI Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. I Do. ni2 l s3rntostvoda 6 p. c:bds., 1 Aug. , '72 Do. do., 1 July, 73 Do. do., 1 June '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. ,Demerara. • 2s3d lOs Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c. Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do. '59, do. Geelong do Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c, Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wean. of Canada Do. New Do. Do. Do. Du. ISSESSIONS. ••• ... ••• * a I IA. ___ 1K 185 -- 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 i - i~ 1i - 1 110 - 110 li - lip, 19 48 50 85 87 211 21i' 14 p 1 2(4 id, Bds., payable '57 do., '76, p. '60... do., '73, do. ... do., '73, without St. St. St. St. 100 100 100 100 100 ...ii all option Madras, guar. 4 p. c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. , Do. 4th Ex., do, Undo (Limited) I Scinde, guar. 5 per c I Do BRITISH 105 - 110 ,105 - 110 105 107 19 —1 9 i 20 4 21 6 1 d a -- i LP 1 I :--- iip 109 81 19i 47 6a 86 21i I 4f 12j i 121121. 20 1 27i 17s 1715 7i 17s 6/15 12s0 ;Alfred Cone. (Philk.) !British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev • Gt • Cads. (T.ay.) East Basset (II :ogan) IGreat South Tolgus Vor (Heist%) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crotty Par. Cons. (St. Blazy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Cant Brea (Illogn. )1 S.W. Franees(lllogn.) Tam. S. St L. Min. Co Tin Croft Ult. Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towoy (Camay.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh, Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) 'Wh. Kitty (U. Llaut) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 126 -- 136 5 -- 7 80 -- 50 420 -- 440 924 -- 976 I4i 151 4 -- 5 16 1 -- 11 11 -- 12 14 i -- 1561 4 -- 5 18 -- 19 4 -- 5 11 -- 16 340 -- 350 5 -- 56 190 -- 200 11 31 -- 41 - 1 •25 - 26 iOO - 110 i 160 - 180 2EO - 280 71 - 7i 11 - 13 45 - 47 26 - 28 , It , IWh. Trelawney (Lis.)l 26 - zts ; FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. in Antwrp & Rotterdam 64 - 7 6/ al Ardennes ... ••• 20 74 Australian - 1 al Belgian East. Junct. 1 - I 6 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 4 d-ap al 1 Beziers to Graissessac ... - ... 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued all Carmeaux&Toulouss ' at £5 pm) Coal Mines and Ry. 34 - 4 30 all Do. Cocaos di Cuiada ... - ... 15 Dutch Rhenish - 3 1 all Eastern of France - 28 20 1 15 i D. St. oia o reu on d J onc n o D n. el m ß i e n y . 14 - 12 a 12 • Co. of Jamaica , all Do. New .. 40 all Cobra Copper 4l - 43 42 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... - ... ... all Gt. Central of France ... - 16 Copiapo - 13 ... 1 all Dun Mou n t a i n Cop an Great Luxembourg... 7# - 8 6 Italian Junction - - -. per Mining Co. ... id -I P 2 all Fortuna - id all Lake Const. & Bale _ - ... all Liorre and Turnhout ... - ...d 20 all General - 18 3 all Linares - 9 6 Lombardo-Venetian 51 - 53? all Lucca di Pist.sp.c.. ... - 5 1/ Lusitanian - id .. all Lyons and Geneva I ... 274 - 286 1 all Mariquita -- i all Lyons & Mediterran. ... - 1 all New Granada... 1 all Noveau Monde - all Do. New all Maria Antonia - • • .1 54 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&Smlt 41 - ose . - ... all Namur & Liege -8/ 8 5 1 Port Philip 16/ Santiago de Cuba - 21 all Do. do. 6p. c. P re f. 204 - 20 - 0 i - 4# all Northern of France.. 37' 1 - 34 374 8 all United Mexican ... all NorwegianTrnk.P re f 8 - 96 MISCRLT A NEOUS. all Paris and Ly o n s 34 - 3 4 1 all Paris and Orleans - ... 9 Recife di San Fran , 25 19 Australian Agricult. 27 - 29 27/ all Rome (Pern an am d .) Fr g. ss 7 ca p t . i c !.. -- 1 ... 1) all Royal Danish l6 - 18 all Royal Swedish 4 - i all Sambre and Meuse.., 8 - 8. \ 8 , 1 501 0 0 a 4 12 01 I%.DBruois.tt.Nrakelinwn.eißisiscao.yanatl Land 35 2 3..5 1 . ....!= 2 40 # 2# 10 all Berlin Water Works.. a 0 100 326 I Canada all '30.54 per cent. pref. 8 - 84 8/ 1 St. 100 ,Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 110 a - 1116 Ulf 106 all Southern of France.. 214 - 22 St. all ,Copper Min. of Eng. 27 - 32 all West Flanders 4i - 44 25 all ' 'Do. P ro f . 7, p cent. 23 - 25 all o. 56 per c. Prif -I •96 5 all ' 'Do. Crystal Palace ll - 1 1 all W.&N.W. of France 27 - 28 5 all 'Do Preference 4 4 - 4 _ 44 4 6 , Western of Austria... .... - •. • 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ... - , all I Wo, t. of Switzerland ... - ... 20 all Eastern Steam 5 --6 5i all ,0/ .eal aden - 106 all ! Do.B p. cent. pref. ... - ... 1 all 'Electric Tel. of Irel. ... - ... all Zealand 5 all En.drAust.Cop.SmCo 1 1 - 14 10 I.os. Xur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. id - 4 p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9 all rEur.&Am.Stn“lim.) 5 - 6 44 a 20 4.11 'Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... - ... all Australasia B6 - 88 866 6 .I.lBii . 13 13 ;k co o t f B E k gy .d, p ial t . co .. 2 . 4 - 1 .. /d 15 14 ;Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ... 20 5 ;London Discount ... 11 1 4 d 50 ,Bank of London a 5O ll ;British c ic .tßyk ...o. 6 4 :2 8 . 1: 64 5 - 2 . 4 all Lond. Gen, Omnibus 3/ -3# A 20 10 Difagdalena St. Navig. ... - ... 10 all Meditera,n. Elec. Tel. ... - 10 ... 2205 Commercial 10 all ,Do. Extension Teleg. ... _ ... cis.' of -- lO all ,Mexican&S.Amerien ... _ . all Eng Scot. Lond 1 - 9 1 1 - 9 . 6 25 5 Nat. r Discount C 0.... 14 -1• J 34 4 all lion.. Ch. Bk.of A Ist, 194 - 10 6 'Netherlands Land..., i _ l4 •• 191 191 6 10 all Do. Do. - 3i all 'Ditto New 5 all Do.Bp.c.Pf.iss.at ld 3l - 36 36 I i 5 3 ,Do. Do. - id 20 London and ....... '' - ... 301 na 50 Lnd.drE.Bnkn n " - ''' '''' 100 80 'New B. &N. S. Land 17 - 20 8.-erp -- St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.& p.c.D. 93 - 95 10 London Joint Stock. ... ... 20 Lond.andWestminst. .: A ~.I I all N. B. Australasian... 4 - 1 4 35 National Pro. of En g . ... • " l'° 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... - ... • - 10 Do. New - ... 1 all Oriental Gas - 1 1 ... ". 25 National Bank ...... ... 1 10s. Do New Shares P all New South Wales .... 44 -46 i ". 5 all Peelllr. Ld. di Minrl. 2 4 2i 11 Oriental Bank Corp 32 -. 3 4 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 77 - 79 79 8 324 20 Ottoman Bank - 194 20 50 10 Do. New - 84p 18 18 . n Provincial of Ireland ... - .v , 50 all Rhymney Iron - 24 22 3 all Do. !New lOO 60 Royal Mail Steam.... ... - I R . Ans. 1i..V.,. [m. Co - m... 1 all Scot. Austral.luvest• 7} - 14 ~. ... all 30, 10 . ustralia 35 - 37 all Union of Australia 46 - 48 48 t 1 2 L k l l t i l:Zia c.l = l r 43 : 1 !: 26 Do. New lB - 20 194 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip # --la ' i i 10 Union of London ..,' 23 - 25 24 1 all Do. Registered - 1 50 Unity Mut ua l I A. . -. MO 20 5 True. Ln. Co. Up. Can. ... -- ... 1 100 284 Van Diontou's Land.. 10 772 . 12. 4.- Westrnßit of Lond m "..r.. md I - • . all all all all • iotoirtat er c Saturday. 84-- 71 - 73 9 1 -- 9i 92 - 911 - 38 - 40 10 -• 12 4 - 5 8 19i 62A - 6'q 47 - 49 32 - 34 15 - 17 91 - 93 - 641 30 - 32 93 -- 95 9/ 101 1041 —105 t 90 92 129 131 102 104 59 tsoi 58 62 80 85 9 11 p 9 —ll p 931 944 3 d 6i - 6 110 - 111 1001 - 101 i - i‘! 983 - 993 36i = ieq 941 -94 i 66 - 68 fai .7. fid 63 - 65 3i - 34 51 - 55 bii 981, - 52 - 63 84i -85 A 93 - 97 1 ••• ...... • •• 24 ..... 2a gi = oi 33 1 9 5d 106 - 108 25 - 26 48 - 50 - 2i 35 - 37 75 -7% 82 83 13 15 7 5 d 9 11 36 38 201 - 2O 20 - 5 7 - 9 3 - 3 6 - 64 Business don• this day. Tli E -S ETN, 91 90i 8i 191 631 2i 3 1054 4 914 130 93i 60 59i 4 61 I 10i00W00 36 75 6 82i i i d 140 N DO*, TUESDAY' EVEN-ING, , JANUARY 26, T 1858 LLNEa LEASED AT FIXED ILENTALS. Leasing Closing Price , Buiine.s Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Companies. Saturday „ this day . St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 94 96 St, 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 95 - 97 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 12 14 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c Gt.Northu 133 137 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 44 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. New Do 25 all Glatr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn — 50 all Hull di Selby. Y.& N.M lOB 110 25 all Do. Shares. Do 124 all Do. Shares. Do 12 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern l2 —l3 20 all Do. Preference Do 234 244 St. 'lOO Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 9B 100 10 110 Do. Bark. Sh. Do 541 all Manch.Bston. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2i 2i St. ,100 Mdld. Bradfd. Midland 94 641 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count — p 50 I all N.diEst.s p.c. Do 56 58 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &IS. W ... 1241 all Do. Shis..4 Do - St. 1100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn'l33 136 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Braesey 7h 8 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MClean 91 91 50 all WearVal.g6pc. Stk.&Dar. 25 all Do Do St. 1100 I Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 185 87 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, This Court was occupiei in hearing special cases for the opinion of the Court, Jetoid of public interest. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 50/.) Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4 i p. c Ches. & Ho. sp. c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandons p.c Dun.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ...... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lane ash. 6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 P.C Groat Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. GLINT . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W.( B. &H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per vent. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. e.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. Lon. &B. G. 5 pe. No. 1 Do., P., 5 p. c. St. No. 2, Do. New Guar. 6p.e. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W.. Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . Lon. & S.W. 7 per et. late 3d Shares ... Londy. & Color. i Sh. Londy. &Ennis. A Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ... .. Do, do. 3i per cont. %iarypt. ^ Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. ... Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 P.C. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. sp.c.pm. Do. Perpot. 6 pr. et., Norf k. D ob. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. Ti. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur North Staffordshire_ Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debeatr. St Scot. Ceut.New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4 pr cent. S. Eastern (Reacting Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent, Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 44 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4 p, c Stock. &Dar., 5 p. 0 Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc PREFERENCE SHARES. io =- 52 99 - 101 ••• --- 6 -64 ••• 105 - 110 110 - 114 108 - 111 lu6- 109 127 - 130 74 -: ii 1116 110 - 112 103 - 105 63 - 65 10 - 106 - 81 g 90 -- 92 82 -- 84 83 -- 85 98 -- ICO 9i -- 10 16 -- 17 71 --73 4 194 1 9i -- 9i 14 -- 15 136 - 138 1155 - 160 118 - 122 65 - 7 133 - 135 99 - 101 91 - 93 111 -11 i 6.E6 - 1457 93 98 i— i d I - 21i - 74 120 - 122 106 - 108 101 - 112 71 - 73 101 - 24 - 25 95 - 100 95 - 100 26 - 28 60 - 1 - 1 M COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sitting in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Mr. Baron Martin, Air. Baron Watson, and Mr. Baron Chanrell.) H 4 AIANIN V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COM2AN2.-3 II D GM ENT. In this case the plaintiff had brought an action against the defendants for compensation for injuries received by the plaintiff's horses, whilst being ,conveyed over the defendant's line, by the breaking of the truck. When the horses were conveyed, the plaintiff signed a notice paper that he forwarded thsm at mileage rate at his own risk, and the company contended that one of the risks was the breakage of trucks. They also contended that no negligence had been shown on their part. The Court gave judgment fcr the defendants. The second nisi prius sittings iu Loudon commenced this morning at Guildhall, but no case of interest had occurred up to the time of our going to press. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) READE Y. BENTLEY. This case came before the court upon motion for decree, and for an injunction to restrain the defendant from publishing, without his consent, the following works of which the plaintiff was the author, via., " Peg Woffingtoa" and " ileaste Johnston." The point turned upon a written agreement entered into between the plaintiff and defendant regulating the publication of these works and a question of copyright. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor, in delivering judg ment, said that it was a matter of indifference whether the works were stereotyp dor set up in type ; in either case the right to publish a second, third, or fourth edition of the work could be equally well protected by an injunction from this Court, or a court of law. His Honour was of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to a decree that he was at liberty to determine the arrangement for the .publication in terms of the agreement entered into between him anti the defendant on 3d Nov., 1852, with respect to publish. ing "Peg Woffington ;" that he was also entitled to determine the arrangement from the date of agreement on the day of June, 1853, with respect to the said " Heaste Johnson ;" that from Oct., 1857, the date of notice to the defendant, he is not entitled to any order for an injunction ; that this declaration is with liberty to apply ; that the defendant is not entitled to publish a third edition of either of these works ; that be is not entitled, under the said agreements respectively, to pub lish any other edition of the said works ; that an account be taken of the daily transactions between the plaintiff and defendant in respect of the publication of the above named works under the said agreements respectively. The plaintiff is not in any way to interfere with the sale of the said several copies of the said work respectively published since the sth of October, 1857. His Honour gave no costs up to the bearing of the cause, because each party was equally at fault in entering into an agreement of so very difficult a construction, (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) GOODWIN V. ➢'INLAYSON. This cause stands over for further consideration. LOWE V. NORTH. The only point on which his Honour, the Master of the Rolls, delivered judgment this morning was the qusstion of costs of this suit. His Honour was of opinion that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover from the defendant the costs in tht. case. This was a euit between attorney and client, who had been on very friendly and intimate terms, and his Honour saw no reason for giving costs in the cause. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) THAMES—CUTTING AND WOUNDING. Antonio Pinner, a Greek seaman, and Edward Mahoney, an Irish labourer, were brought before Mr. Selfe, on remand, charged with assaulting and wounding Jeremiah Coghlan. Mr. Routledge, of the London Hospital, was called for the first time, and said Coghlan was brought into the hospital early on Sunday morning, the 10th instant, covered with mud, dirt, and blood, and in a very filthy state. There were wounds on his back and another on his right arm, an inch and a half in depth. The wounds were likely to have been caused by the knife prodaced. The wound on the arm was a severe one. Evidence was given that the prosecutor Coghlan, a rough blackguard, who was brought from the hospital to give evidence, was engaged in a disgraceful row on Sunday morning, the 10th instant, at half-past 1 o'clock. He was beating some pr'stitutes in a den of infamy, called Palmer's-folly, Ratcliff-highway. The prisoners interfered, and Mahoney struck Coghlan, knocked bim down, and kicked him. The Greek Pinner stabbed the complainant three times with his knife, and left him vrettenng in hie Wood on tt3e ground. The . prisoners were afterwards apprehend e d by Thomas Harris, 383 K, in a house in Perseverance-place, a continuation of Palmer's-folly, and the knife with which the wounds had been inflicted was found on a mantel-shelf in imme diate proximity to the Pp 1 where the Greek was site ng. Mr. Selfe said the conduct of all parties was alike disgraceful, and Coghlan had been the defendant in another case, where he had brutally attacked a man. He should not send this case to the sessions, but die pose of it summarily. He fined Pinner 51., and, in default of payment, two months' imprisonment; and fined Mah oney 10e. Coghl an , who was in a weakly con dition, was sent back to the hospital. His wounded arm was in a v er y b a d state. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day. Lo.inorl, Jan. 26.—Wind this day POR TSMOUTH, J an . 25.—Wi n d COWES, Jan. 2 5.—Wind S. at noon, S.E.; light breeze an d f i ne. s,—Arrived—Onega, from Pern am b uco. from C a ll ao . JERSEY, Jan. 24.—Wi n d S . S.E.—Arrived —Dolphin, from N ew Y ork. Sailed—O. Blanchard, for Bahia ; Asia, Barbido es . CLYDE, J an . 2 5. —A rr ived—Wm. Witherlee, from Philadelphi a ; Le i cella, from C or i s co Bay ; C eres , Mauritius. —Wi n d S . E.--arrived — Ella Reed, ReistaaATE, Jan. 25.—Wind S.—Sailed —Jose Ygnacco, for Bilboa. PLyhroant, Jan. 25.—Wi n d S.S. ru —Arrived—Marion Stuart Elphinst one, f rom Moulme i n ; Tarsa, Bu enos Ayres, with l oss of sails. Sailed -011 arva , for H a v ana ; Armenian, ( es ), for the Coast of Africa. FALMOUTH, Jan. 25.—Wind N.—Arrived—Crystaline, Magda lena, Guayapo n i from M a t anzas for Amsterdam ,• Triton, from Hernosand for Adelaide, B.A * ; Anna Martha, Rio Janeiro ; Magda - for St. Thomas .j SHIELDS, J an . 2 5. Wind S.— s a il e d—B e tty Peal back, for Sin gapore. for Valencia , Medway, from London S.S.E., fresh. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind S. by Morning LavEspooL, Tues day • Arrived—Wexford, from Savannah; Carl Heinrich, A!b, Monte "Video ; Lo r d El g i n , Demerara; Verania, ConstantiHamburg; nopleMauritius;Bonny; ; Nept une, Alex andria ; Mystery, Trieste ; Cascade, Huelva ; Birmingham, Sines. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind, E ' S ' E ' ; tideGEAVEsEND, Tuesday Morning. fine. high water; weather , fresh and Arrived, Jan. 25 —Drolinda, Sheltiel, and Eli, from Guernsey; Acc ommodation, Rouen ; Id s, Aalborg; Union, Ronan; East Anglian C ar l s b ur g ; Rhoda, Kioge ; Thomas and Mary, R ouen. . , Arrived, Jan. 26.—Corsair, from Guernsey; Springbok , Cape Town ; Leasing, Dantzi o ; S amue l U n derby, Cape Town. _ _ Sailed, Jan. 26.—Sir Robert Peel, for Dunkirk; Sophia, Adelaide. Wind, S.S.E. ;fresh. Dur,, Tuesday Morning. Passed.--Conflict, from Bombay— . Mooltau, Calcutta ; Shallet, Colombo ; Sanderson, Madras—ail—ailfor London; Lcor (s. s.), from Folkestone, for Ramsgate. MA /MET NEW S. —(This Day.) HAY Al A.ltii.ers. Si lOs to 5 1 Os; and S traw. 116 8 to 11 10 3 per l oa d. A. short supply, and a steady dem an d . SMITREIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 CUMBERLAND.MIaiir ha Y , 2 1105 to 4/ Os; c l over, lOs to 4/ Os; clover, 31 12s to 6/ V 8 ; 8.110. straw , 1/ 55 to 11 10 5 per load. ~ Both hay and straw met a fair inquiry, at full prices. WRITEORAPEL.—Meadow h a — , y 2/ 10g to 4/ Os ; clover, Trade steady; Supplies limited. w. 1/ 55 to 11 Os per load. 31 10s to ed Os ; and stra COLONIAL. Tn.—The market has been steady, a very limited co mmon congou at 13id to 13id per businessib. has been done in core SUGAR.—There has been very little business reported, a nd prices have exhibited no material alteration. In the Refined Market there is an absence of actual demand, and rather easier terms are current. COFFEE.—The market is firm and good clean qualities of Plantation Ceylon sold readily at f u ll ra t es. T here was a mo d era te enquiry for Native C e yl on. RUM.—The market has been inactive and prices are unaltered. RICE.—The business transacted has been confined ex clusively to immediate wants, and previous rates are current. SALTPETRE.—The market rema i ns very quiet. There is little or no demand, and prices are un a lt ere d. INDIGO.—b-loaf small quantity h as b een sold for expor t . Dry Madras went at about 3d per lb. under last October sales' rates. The public sales are fixed for the 9th February. TALLOW.—The market is quiet. P.Y.C., on the spot, 54s ; February and March, 53 8 9d; and March deliver'', Site per cwt. Racing Fixt. FEBR Linecin 11 NuttiughAm Spring 16 Li verrol Spring 2 Ludlow Spring 4 Doncaster Spring 9 Thirak Spring ll Warwick Spring l6 Richmond Spring 1 New market Craven 5 Durham 5 Catterick Bridge York Spring 13 Chester Bath Harpenden Ascot 1 Hampton Newton 9 y Summer Beverle _.. .16 _ _ Bibury Club l6 Stockbridge l7 Ipswich 1 Pontefract . 1 Newmarket July 6 Worcester Summer 8 Ripon. North Staffordshire 3 Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton Reading ll SEPTE Derby .... Cardiff ... Warwick . Doncaster . Leicester . ....14 ....22 OCT( Chester Autumn 5 Richmond 7 Wrexham 7 NOV E .es for 1858. UARY. Darby ,CH. 11verley Spring* ~.......17 Kipling Coate.; .lB Northampton 23 Coventry Croston Park 26 IL. Malton l5 Epsom Spring l6 Newmarket F S l9 Plymouth Spring 27 Salisbury 29 Y. Epsom lB Manche6ter 26 Winchester lB Chelmsford 22 Neweastle-on-Tyne Abingdon 24 Carlisle 29 Shrewsbury 29 Liverpool Nottingham 26 Good wood 27 UST. York 18 Radcliffe 23 Egham 24 Hereford 26 Stockton Lichfield MBER. Monmouth 23 Manchester Autumn 24 Newmarket F 0 28 1 Walsall 29 Nortballerton 3O )BER. Newmarket S 0 ll 1 Warwick Autumn l9 Newmarket II 25 MBER. Shrewsbury Autumn ...16 Worcester Autumn 2 Liverpool Autumn Irish Racing Fixtures for 1858. MARCH. Howth and Baldoyle Spring .17 APRIL. Curragh NAY. Howth and Btldoyle Summer 18 JUNE. Curragh 22 I Tramore 29 JULY. Belle watown 7 I Wicklow Down Royal Corp 2O 1 AuGusr. ...27 Heath of Maryboro' Galway 17 Roscommon lO I SEPTEMBER. Curragh Kilkee .. 7 I Jenkinstown Park 2l ~.. 4 1 Johnstown 2B OCTOBER. Gothel Cirragh 12 Down Royal Corp l9 Limerick 26 ST. PHILIP'S, STEPNEY.—Yesterday nearly three hun dred families were supplied with beef, bread, and coals, in hoc our of the marriage of the Princess Royal. The in cumbent, aided by Mr. Alfred Hobday and others, was engaged from eight in the morning until a late hour in the day in administering relief, and the poor were heartily gratified with the bounty afforded them. THE FAMILY OF THE ETTRICIE SHEPHERD —Lord Palmerstoa bas intimated to Hiss Hogg, the eldest daughter of the Ettrick Shepherd, that her Majesty has been pleased, in consideration of her father's genius, to confer on her a civil list pension of 401. a year- A few years ago Lord Aberdeen bestowed on Mrs. Hogg, the poet's widow, a pension of 30/., which she continues to enjoy. Courant. FATAL ACCIDENT IN OXFORD-STREET.— On Saturday a man named Henry Skinner, a tailor by trade, was run over by an omnibus in Oxford-street; his legs were fractured in a dreadful manner, and be received other serious injuries. He was immediately taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where he was attended by the house surgeon, Mr. Totham, but he gradually sunk and died during the day. THE LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE.— The proprietors, at their annual meeting yesterday, agreed to a dividend of nine guineas per share, to be paid on the let February, and an additional three guineas in lieu of the right by proprietors of nominating subscribers to the newsroom. A. bill is to be promoted by the proprietors next session, to raise money for the enlargement of the newsroom, and for the improvement of the Exchange-buildings. ROMAN RAILWAYS.—The Piceno of Ancona, of the 9th, announces that the Pio Central Railway is already far advanced. The sections between Fano and Pesaro, and between the latter and La Cattolica are completed. The tunnel which is to be pierced through the mountain at that place is already commenced, and is being actively pushed on. La Cattolica, it will be remembered, is an important strategical point, which has figured more or less as a rallying point in all the troubles of Italy during the last 27 years. EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP. —A few days ago, a dreadful accident occurred in the Brandy Colliery. Rhosllanerchrugog, which ended in the burning of nine men mad - barging two more. This accident, caused by an explosion of fire-damp in a new pit, was brought about by the rashness of the workmen, who, after the blasting of some of the coal, went into the workings with naked candles instead of making use of the lamps which are provided for them by the company. The men are doing well.—North Wales Chronicle. SHEFFIELD PETITION FOR PARLIAMENTARY REFORM —The c anmittee appointed at the recent town's meet ing at Sheffield on Parliamentary Ref irm have adop ed a petition praying that the borough franchise should be given to every male person not subject to legal incapa city, who shall reside in a borough, be duly registered, and occupy premises rated for the relief of the poor ; that the county franchise be given to ten-pound house holders, and that the franchise in Ireland and Scotland be made the same as in England and Wales. The pe tition also prays for vote by ballot, electoral districts such that a majority of voters may choose a majority of representatives; for the abolition of property qualifica tion of members; and for triennial parliaments. THE WADSWORTH MOOR MURDER. The Halifax Courier Bays—The deceased seems to have been induced to leave his borne along with the prisoner on the under. standing that a number of cattle were to be sold cheap in the neighbourhood of Wadsworth. Shepherd and the deceased were repeatedly seen together in the direction of the scene of the murder. Mr. Spiers is said to be in possession of infertnation accounting for the doings of the prisoner for almost ever. , hour from quitting Parkin son's bone to the period when the former surrender at the police office on Saturday night. Already Mr. Spiers has about 40 witnesses who will give evidence on the subject. THE CARLISLE WEAVERS.—The !cleat Journal says the number of men daily employed by the relief committee still remains the same. The funds, it is expected, will last till the end of next (this) week. On Tuesday night a resolution was passed by the committee that the men be requested to work half an hour longer every day, in order that the works in progress might be completed before the funds at the disp isal of the committee were exhausted. On Wednesday night this order was commu nicated to the men, when about 112 of them refused to comply with the reasonable desire of the committee, and resigned their tickets. A committee meeting was sum moned, the resolution was rescinded, and the malcon tents returned quietly to their work on Th ureday. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AT HOLYHEAD NEW HARBOUR.—The staging lately erected for the construction of a round head on the north breakwater has, during the late gale, been destroyed to a fearful extent. The formidable mass of piles gave way to the terrific fierceness of the gale, and about 70,000 feet •f timber were carried away and are now strewn along the coast below Ponrhos. Six out of the seven turn-tables, and 33 of the strong iron waggons, laden with stone, placed on the top for steadying the timber, were plunged into the sea. The loss sustained must amount to many thousands of pounds, and a great number of men have been necessarily thrown out of employment. The crash caused by the fall of the staging was tremendous. Many casualties occurred to vessels, but none of an important nature. _ _ ADVRRTIREMINTI SIGHT AND HEARING SPEOFACLIS POWERFUL Timmons -- OPERA, RAC; AND Pzasracrivs GCASERS. —S. and B. Solomon, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, withincreasing powers accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, —A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a p erson can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every Pur' pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer -stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and touwrists. wonderful ith Opera, Camp, Perspective, and Race - cours e Glasses, powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengtkened and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occ upation—can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the den gerons effects of further powerful assistance. Person' oan be suited at the most remote part of the in a le world tters,and by end. ing one of the glasses out o f their spectacles stating the distance from the eye they can read small print newly-invented with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by age . Deafness. —New Discovery.—The ()wank stating their small, Vibrator, as extraordinari:y powerful, instrument for deafness, entirely different from all of iers, surpassing anything of s I th e kind that has been, or prot This can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the k • - n no t perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distin ctliat churchand at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensatic n of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it all the a ssistance that p ossibl y could be desired. at) affords pearls-street, riccadill7.—Opposite the York , A —3 9, Albe. Otela IRELAND. MoYDAr MORNING MR PARIS FLOP. The escape of the French Emperor from the machinations of assas:ins was celebrated by a solemn Te Dnon yesterday in .the Church of the Concep tion. The buildin,7 was crcwded to suffocation, the congregation including the Lord Mayor, the French Consul and all the leading Roman Catholics of Dublin. Archbishop Cullen presided over the day's ceremonies, and the sermon was preached by the,:Rev. P. O'Neill. MA . ..14 JU AUG THE TRIAL OF FATHER CONWAY. The trial of the Rev. Mr. Conway, as the result of the Attorney-General's application for a change of venue, will take placa in the city of Dublin be fore a special jury of the county at the close of the next sittings, subject, however, to a motion, for which notice has been served, whether the Common Law Procedure Act does not apply equally to criminal and civil proceedings. Delay seems to be the grand object of the defence, and to achieve this end it is abundantly evident that no stone will be left un turned, in the hope that in the chapter of politicai chances something may turn up that will le +d to the rescue of Mr. Conway from the grasp of the Attorney-Genera'. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. The King Williamstown estate of Mr. Vincent Scully has been purchased by private contract for 9,5001. The lands comprise the model farm and the village of King Williamstown, with all the Government improvements, which had been some time since sold by the Crown. FOREIGN TRADE OF DUBLIN. Onoif the Dublin trade reports of this morning . supplies the following information : "The foreign trade of Dublin during the past year exhibits an increase to a considerable extort over that of the preceding 12 months, and if the comparison is extended to 1855 it will be seen that the advance in the numbers and tonnage of the vessels both entered inwards and cleated outwards is upwards of 50 per cent. In the foreign ships engaged in the trade there was in 1857 a ver y great increamu ; in the pre ceding year there was in this I r inch of traffic a falling off. Russia, Prussia, and Denmark all show a great increase. In 1856 the number of arrivals from the first-named country WaB 11, of which s - x were from p. - )rts in the Baltic, and five from those in the Black Sea. In 1857 the number from Northern Russqk was sigh*, and from the Black Sea 25. The vessels from Prussia in creased from 26 to 39, and those from Denmark from 11 to 31 From France there is an increase on the year from 30 to 44, from Portugal the number is greater by five, from Belgium by seven, and frim the Tui lost, dominions ny four. There is an increase also from Norway and Au,tria. Of places from which le•t year there were a , r:yals, while in the former year there were none, may be enumerated Sweden, Meckl.oburg, Ham burg, Greece, the 114,,uritius, end Honduras. On the other hand there were in 1856 cargoes received from the Azores the Papal States, the lonian Islands, Syria and Palestine, Morocco, and Prince Edward's I land, while last year none were received from any of these places. There is also a falling off from Holland, the Channel Islands, TuQcany, and Egypt. Toe numbers are alike is both periods from Norway, Trinidad, Demerara, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Peru. From Canada and Nova Semis there is an increa.ie, but from New Brunswick a falling off. From Barbadoes the number of vess,ls is nearly the earns in both years, being in 1856 21, and i❑ 1857 23. From China there were last year two vessels ; iu 1856 there was but one. A GIIOST STORY. A. well-looking girl, named Mary W., recently formed the acquaintance of the servant of a family residing in West Nile-street, and latterly she became known to the mistress of the house, who formed a favourable opinion of her. On Monday last, the girl came to the hones, apparently in much afilic.ion, stating that her only brother bad died on the preceding Saturday, and that her mother had departed this life ou that very day. Amidst her sobs she begged, as a favour, that Mrs. S. would lend her a black dress and bonnet for the funeral on the Wednesday fol lowing, until her own mourning could be got ready. This was readily promised, and on the day appointed, the girl was dressed respectably, if not handsomely, in clothes belonging to the lady, with which she attended the funeral, as was understood, and returned with the garments in the afternoon, when she obtained a promise that she would again have them on the following day, when she attended the house to dispose of her mother's effects, to whom she was sole heiress. About eight o'clock the same evening the bell in the West 11 de street house was rung, and the servant went to the door. She was heard to open it, and in a moment or two af'erwards scream out, " Mary's mother," and then fall on the floor of the passage with a clash." A female inmate then proceeded to the door to see what had happened, but she followed the example of the servant by also screaming in dire alarm, and then tumbling over in a fainting condition. The mistress then went forward, and waleing over the bodies of the prostrate maidens, found a pale-faced decent. looking woman standing in the passage, respectably dressed, with a white cap on her head, and a good-sized haddock' iu bci baud. Cltici split/ uo. bof intently on the two girls who had been frightened into oblivion by her very appearance. " Are you Mary's mother 1" said Mrs. S—. " I am," said the pale-faced woman. " Were you not buried to-day ? " " Not to my knowledge," rejoined the other. "Then come in." The matron was accordingly brought into the parlour, and an explanation made to her re garding the reasons why she should have been accounted dead and buried on her own daughier's authority. On her part she stated that she had herself been within an inch of fainting, when she noticed others go over with a yell without any perceptible cause. She had noticed her daughter that very day dressed in a suit of mourning, and she had made free, while out pur chasing a haddock at any rate, to call for the servant at West Nile-street, to ask if she knew where the dress carne from. No sooner were these explanations made, than the girl Mary called, still in a very doleful mood. She was at once brought into the room, and con fronted with her mother, when she yelled in real alarm at the exposure, and bolted to the kitchen. Eventually both were sent off together, and the house settled into its ordinary wont, after having been for a time in great confusion. It is believed that the girl had fabricated the story of Ler mother's death and funeral, to obtain a suite of good clothes in which to show off before her sweetheart or acquaintances, and at last she might have walked off with them altogether. At any rate toe West Niie-street ghost has given rise to a good deal of merri ment in the neighbourhood.—Gletsgoto Herald. WEST COAST OF AFRlCL.—Plymouth, Monday.—The African Steam Ship Company's mail packet Armenian, Commander Corbett, sailed yesterday afternoon, with mails for Madeira, Teneriffe, Gorse, Sierra Leone, and the Weat C )ast of Africa. She has a full general carg ,, , and is crowded with passengers, having 37 in all, of whom 12 are ladies ; several leave at Madeira. Among them are Captain Burnett, R.N., C. 8., and Captain de Ruvignes, Captain Bravo, Lieut. Murphy, and En iges Brew, Maw, and O'Callaghan, West India Regts. Capt. Burnett leaves at Sierra Leone, and proceeds thence in one of H.M.'s cruisers for the Island of Ascension,where he takes command. This is the first trip of the Arme nian in the present line. She was built on the Clyde about two years since by Messrs. Smith and RoOger, burden 1,100 tons gross, and has engines of 280-herse power. Her passage from Liverpool was vsry satisfac tory. The mail packet Ethiope, Commander Croft, due here Feb. 6, is probably at Sierra Leone owning up, and the Gambia, Commander. Tutt, should be also there going down the coast. HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY. —This regiment, of which H.R.H. the Prince Consort is captain, general, and colonel, assembled at head-quarters yesterday morning, under the command of Major Middleton, and after a royal salute had been fired by the artillery division of the regiment, under the command of Captain Kiteher, the corps went through several manoeuvres, in honour of the nuptials of H.R.H. the Princess Royal and H.R.H. Prince Frederick William of Prussia. THE ROYAL NAVAL COAST VOLUNTEERS.—The usual notice for the training of the Royal Naval Coast Volun teers of the fifth division, under Captain S. T. Carnegie, has ju-t been issued. The let and 2d sub-divisions, from Bsrwick-upon-Tweed to Newhaven, will be nailed out for 28 days' drill on the lst March ; the 3d and 4th subdivisions, from Buckhaven to Cove, on the 31st of March ; the sth and 6th sub-divisions, from C.lll,(ston to Buckle, on the 30th April, in the Pembroke, off Leith ; the 7th and Bth sub-divisions, from Lossiemouth to Portmahomack, on the Ist of June; and the 9th sub division, from Portgower to Canisby, Caithness, on the 27th September. The annual bounty is to be paid to the men on embarking, and a suit of clothes will be given to each volunteer while under training. TAKING A HAND AT WHIST AT AN INN.—At the public office, West Bromwich, on Saturday last, Mr. Benjamin Pountney, the landlord of the Scott's Arms, Barr, was summoned under the following rather singular circumstances :—lospector Price, who bas been long i n the force, and is stationed at Pelsoll, was, as he said, travelling by the Scott's Arms on the 11th of January, about eleven at night, when, needing some refreshment, intimated he entered the inn for s uch p ur p ose. T o his great surprise, hef y o i u n n g d , i , n vir the y parloura a i r r o e w sp t e b c i t s ab r l , e i n pa t t y o f gentlemen playing at cards. Calling Mr. Pountney, the thati°p inspector, s or, s a maiter must be reported, and RO it was. M r Watson, retained for the defendant, said th at it ' was ' well known that Mr. Pountney conducted his house in a very proper manner, and as to the present charge he should circumstances as must operate ies years stiethman g th at e r e at zle n d lo i\ s r. i t show such extenuating in the minds of th e ably. The learned f l a t ' ore r r t - Scott's Arms. M r. Craggs stated 8 l' t e a s t p e d e C thatted occupier o n the doafy re ferredthe Craggs, for ma n y for th e P rosecut i on of Felons dinner of the Ba r r Association Towards e ven i ng some o to th e anniversary hand at whist, and it wof tthe e w g a u s e h s e t l s d a w t a M o t r e . d P t o o u n e e t j n o e y y ' e a . hoaldienitoattiaonpaociktboefgceaeradtsaes ihi a leh f b a iso ct rbr t ,o h ,we a s t eed m . mine host Pountney incen tives to the il tabooedewever, i a n t o e the e. gaming, and the whist party were playing merely for glasses round, when in walked the inept ctsr. Mr. Watson told the bench that in Birmingham, at the hotels, card parties for whist were held weekly, and that magistrates and professionals took a hand regularly at this favourite game. After some brief consultation Mr. ICenrick said the matter was not very serious, and ll defendant must pay a fine of one penny and the costs,— ' Birmingitat Daily Pot. THE CONVENT:ION FOP THE .IVAVIGA- T1()A OF TEE A. DAAUBE. oi'the convention Of the ",itivergi - sir' States, of most importance to countries w'ho -Tara commercially interested in the navigation of Danube, are as follows- : The elair " A►t. 1. The navigation of the Danube, from the point at which the river becomes navigable down to the Black Sea, and from the Black Sea up to the said point, shall in as far as regards com merce b e entirely f ree , as we ll f or th e t ransport o f go ods as ofthefor the presenttr nspea act of t of navigationtrav ellers, if a theod thestipu lations re- gu o l o dons of the ri ver po li ce are observed. Att. 2. All the e xc l us i ve a privileges of naviga tion of the Danube, as also all special favours of the same nature which have hitherto been granted to companies, to corporations, or to privat e indi viduals are entirely abolished by the present act, and privileges or favours of such a nature cannot in future be granted to any one. The present dis positions, however, are not applicable to ferryboats or to other apparatus used for purpos e s o f trans port between the two opposite banks of the river. The riverain authorities shall in this matter take such measures as they may consider necessary. " Art. 3. All forced' dues, such as those of sta ple, depot, breaking bulk, first sale, and others of a like nature, which may ever have existed on the Danube, are from this time forward abol, ished. Consequently no master of a vessel can in future, for such reasons, be constrained to enter aoy port in the river to discharge or transfer cargo in the same, or to stop for a certain tune against his will in any place whatever. " Art. 4. In respect to postal dues, the transport of letters and the produce of the periodical press shall in each riverain country be subject to the regulations there established. No other packet or hale, whatever may be its weight or size, is subject on the Danube to the postal reservation. " Art. 5. The navigation from the open sea to each of the por s of the Danube, and from each of those poris to the open sea, is free for the vessels of all nations. Consequently such vessels can touch atall the ports lying in the direction of such voyages, cau disembark a part or the whole of the merchan dise and travellers brought from sea, and take in merchandise and travellers going to sea. In the practice of this navigation all vessels will in every respect be treated on a footing of perfect equality. "Art. 6. The papers with which ships are fur nished fur maritime navigation will serve as proofs of id.-ntity during the uavigatron of the Danube for alt those vessels which come fr:h2 or return to the op,n sea. The persons having charge of such vessels shall be obliged to exhihit the ship's papers ht the d -malid of the au thm ides charged with the superintendence of the navigation of the Danube, Art. 7. Vessels cowing from_ or retarning to s navigable river indirectly aininiunicating with the Danube shall ba treated according to the principles laid down in Arts. 5 and 6. " Art. 8. The exercise of the river navigation— in the strictest sense of the word—between the ports of the Danube, without entering into the open sea, is reserved to the vessels of the countries lying on the banks of the river. All the vessels belonging to this category, being legalised in con formity with the tenor of the following articles, have a right to exercise the river navigation upon a footing of perfect equality. Consequently they can without any exception transport merchandise and travellers between all the ports of the river bordering countries. However, in the exercise of the inner navigation of the river between the ports of one and the same river-bordering country, they and the persons in charge of them shall be subject to the same regulations as the natives of the country. " Art. 9. Every shipowner belonging to one of the river-bordering countries is at liberty to place in the territory of another, on the banks of the river, agents of navigation, to open bureaux, and other necessary establishments, and also to make use of the public establishments, such as landing places, quays, &c., on the same footing as the natives. The publication of the fares charged shall net be prevented. (There is reason to believe that some reservation made by the Porte respecting ' right of possession' was annexed to this article.) " Art. 10. AU the advantages granted to the ships of any other nation by a river -bordering country, in regard to the navigation of the Danube shall also be conceded to the vessels of all the river-bordering States." The act of navigation is composed of no fewer than 47 articles, and it hardly admits of a doubt that several of them must be modified before their validity can be recognised by the non-Riverain Powers. A quarantine will be established on the D.inube, and all vessels navigating the river will be obliged to have a pilot on board. DEATH ON THE QUEEN OF DUDE, e regret to state that the Queen Dowager of Oude died yesterday at Paris. The unfortunate lady left England a few days ago, in very bad health, intending to proceed to Egypt, and even tually, we believe, to Mecca. She rallied slightly after her arrival at Paris, and hopes were confi dently expressed that she would be able to proceed with her journey. But these good symptoms were delusive, and she breathed her last yesterday, we believe, in her 54th year. We take the following account of the movements of her sable Majesty and suite, after her arrival in the French capital, from the Courier of Paris of yesterday. The writer at the time was, of course, ignorant of the sad event which had just happened:— " The Queen of Oude, whose arrival on Friday the Courier of Paris has duly announced, came to this city with the object of endeavouring to re-establish her health, which had been seriously affected by the climate of London. Her Majesty was exlled in a twofold degree in England. Not only was she far away from her own country, but ' she was residing in a climate which is frequently foggy that the sun is altogether obscured, This is the first time that the Queen of Chide has visited Paris. She had been for some time pre viously expected here, but those anticipations amounted to naught. Some members of her family only had passed some days in France. "The Queen of Oude inhabits the apartment on the first floor of the hotel Lafitte. Some days pre vious to her arrival that apartment had been pre pared for her—that is to say, they had taken away from it all its ordinary furniture. The entire of the family and all the suite of the Queen lay upon the carpet, where they passed the night. " The ladies of the Queen remained the whole of the day seated upon the same carpet which had also served them for their bed. They talked together, worked, ate, and prayed alternately. " Yesterday the carpet of the, common salle was covered with beads, talismans, and amulets, scat tered about for their devotions, and before which all the Indians prostrated themselves while pray ing for the re-establishment of their Queen. " Two of the young princes of the suite of the Queen of Oude alone reposed upon a bed, which they found excellent ; but instead of placing them selves side by side, they lay down in opposite positions, the one with his head alongside the other's feet. "The Queen has also a bed, but no person can see it, not even the domestics of the hotel. At the least noise her Majesty conceals herself behind a veil and hastily draws the curtains of her palanquin, in which she passes the greater part of the day. " So►ne English families of distinction accompany the Queen of Oude. These distinguished strangers occasion a lively curiosity. A numerous crowd were stationed all the dayat the corner of the Rue Lafatte and of the Rue de Provence, for the purpose of ad miring the rich costumes and the characteristic figures of the Indian prince•, who frequently showed themselves in the balcony. Some of those princes even promenaded the boulevards yesterday, where their presence creared a great sensation." SIR COLIN CAMPBELL.—The Scotsman, after quoting an article by one of our weekly contemporaries here is g Fays :—Sir Colin's connection is not with Islay, even a Campbell. H.• to the Island of M u ll M‘Liver—the name of Campbell s progenitors and n i a realdid annadmset is ill di l :oo o r n b d i es o lih n me , we believe, from a materna l in his youth. The gallantain ali un nle who vin had abde assistede been adopt ed, him veryeo comfortable ()D a r : tit:We man —is v g n e i i n er m al n 's ll, fa i t n he a r n —o hn f m co b u le rs b e n a t AND AUST RALIAN NEWS.—A telegram will be due iu England, from Malta, on Friday next, with Bombay news up to the 9th inst. ; and a telegram will be due in England, from Malta, on Saturday next, with Australian news, from Sydney tip to the 11th ult., And from Melbourne to the 15th ult. THE OUTWARD MAILS.—The Postmaster-General gave notice, yesterday, that a mail for the Cape of Good Hope will be made up in the General Post-office on the even ing of the 260 i instant, to be conveyed by her Majesty's steamer Lynx; that mails for India, via Southampton, will be made up in the General Post-office, to be forwarded by the non-contract packets, which commence running on the 11th proximo; that the next mail for Calcutta direct, Penang, Singapore, and China, via Marseilles, will be due in London on the 27th inst., and that the next mailfromlndia, via Bombay and Marseilles. will be due in London on the 3d proximo. OPENING OF THE EAST KEIT RAILWAY.—The first portion of this line, that between Chatham and Aver. sham, was formally opened for general traffic yesterday. This railway, when completed, will be one of the most important in the kingdom, as it will open up a shorter and much more convenient communication between Dover and the Continent. The opening of the first section of the line will be celebrated at Faversham, on Friday, by a public banquet, to be given to the, chairrn an at (Lord Sondes) and the directors by th e ma p out corporation of that borough. The line bet weep S u r and Canterbury will be opened th rough ensuing summer. St. St. St. St. 400 100 all all 20 20 10 14t, 10 St. St. St. 100 100 all 100 all 16i 100 100 18 9/1 100 100 20i 204 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 100 41 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 lan all all 100 $ll 65i 31 4 40 1 i 98 71 52 i 81 St. St. 6 6 1 St. 26i 13 2u St. 20 121 25 20 St. 25 10 1.0.6 100 100 100 100 100; ; 100