The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-02 00:00:00

' • 0,000 was .e of COT- - and Quo ) the stern I less 'a sier re on ,and ,o the ; 9.20 dian, is off is is MOXEI MARKET AND tITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The traffic returns of all the principal railways of the United Kingdom continue to show a progres sive improvement, but the comparison, it must be remembered, is now made with the period of last sear when the commercial crisis was most severely felt. Any evidence of amelioration however must be considered satisfactory, and, looking at the extreme caution observed in all branches of business, and the studious avoidance of all speculative adventure, there can be no doubt that the reaction, already commenced, will continue Until affairs are brought once more into a flourish ing condition. This will necessarily be a work of time ; but holders of share property have now an additional cause for congratulation in the success ful arrangements just made between the rival companies, and which it is thought will bring about an improved system of legislation throughout the railway system. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 18.58. Great Western worth-Western ; South-Western I 3 righton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire N'orth-Eastern ;Bristol and Exeter East Lancashire 5,490 Manche s t er , Sheffield, and Lincoln North-Eastern North London 2,160 North Stafford West Hartlepool Edinburgh and. Glasgow 5,452 G lasgow and South-Western Northern of France Grand Trunk of Canada ureat Western of Canada The public sales of Australian and other colonial wools, which commenced on the 4th ult., were con cluded yesterday. The quantity offered amounted to 53,815 bales, the greater part of which was Cape of Good Hope wool. Prices at the commencement exhibited an improvement of lid. to 2d. per lb. on the better kinds of Australian, and id. to lid. per on Cape wools, compared with the rates current at the close of the last August sales ; and during their further progress a further slight advance took place, owing to the active demand for home consumption conse quent upon the improvement in trade in the manu facturing districts. Cape wools were in fair request notwithstanding the large quantities in the hole, and the condition generally very good ; they were purchased to supply the place of Van Die men's Land and Adelaide wools, the imports of Which have been very limited. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton market yesterday closed heavily, and prices tended downwards. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales. The Railway Share market presented a ir erY dull appearance, and quotations were un altered. At the half-yearly meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, to-day, Mr. Weguelin, M.P., in the chair, a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent., per annum, was declared. The Government broker has invested £lO,OOO in Reduced Annuities for the iSavings Banks' Com krisioners. The condition of the money market continues to show a generally augmented demand, but, beyond a few additional applications, there is no alteration t ° report. Evidence of an abundant supply is visible 14 all diretions, which capitalists seem anxious to /iploy when a favourable opportunity is presented. It is satisfactory to find that the facilities now offering fail to stimulate specUlative enterprise; and the reception given to foreign loans, as illus trated by the Turkish, and still later by the Chilian operation, will, it is hoped, discourage the intro duction of other schemes of a similar description, since they lead to the withdrawal of a largo amount °f capital, which can never be expected to return to this country. If new enterprises be encouraged at all, preference ought to be given to industrial u _ n dertakings at home, which might be expected to .radace to th e genera l p ros p er ity o f th e U n it e d Aingdom. The English funds are somewhat firmer, but there is very little business in progress owing tik. the proximity of the settling. day. Indeed the few operations now reported are chiefly in connection Nvith the liquidation ; but the recent depression has . Partly resulted from a large supply of stock. Consols are now about 98 to 981- for money, and 081 dfor the January account. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 2241 and 2251. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities, 96 f - i - -I. India Stock is 228, and the Debentures, ; ditto Bonds, 13s. to 14s. prem. The March -Ptchequer Bills, 365. to 395. prem. ; June ditto, 335 . to 365. prem. A fair amount of business is recorded in the Foreig n Stock Market, and prices are steady. p„, lurkish 6 per Cents. are 921 ; ditto Scrip, Ist I s sue, to 1 dis. ; ditto 2d issue, par to 1 prem., b eing rather firmer ; Russian 5 per Cents. 1131 114 ; Sardinian, 921 ex div. ; Mexican, 201; Peru- I lan, 41 per Cents. 931 ; Spanish New Deferred, I N 31 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 42-1- 43 ; ditto ueferred, 161 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 101. Chilian Loan is 4. to 1 prem. A rather limited amount of business has been transacted to-day in the Railway Share Market, b ut prices have improved in most instances to t he extent of about to 3 per cent. in consequence of the favourable traffic returns. Caledonian, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and Midlands, improved ; Bristol and Exeter, Bfighton, and North `Vestern, 10s. ; Great Northern, South Eastern, and one or two others were at former rates. The F oreign and Colonial lines have been very quiet. raris and Lyons improved about 55., and East Indian ss. to 10s. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 55., and Great Western of Canada, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are "1 1 , but prices are well maintained. London and , `Vestminster have improved 55., Ottoman Bank, 1(9 ". Peninsular and Oriental Steam advanced £l, and Trust and Loan Company of Upper C anada, ss. B RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 Per C en t. R e d uce d A n nuities 96 a 3 Per C en t. C onso l s Annuities lz a 3 S p t e o r ck - 96a Ditto Debentures Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £ l,O OO 14 e "Ads for Account 9B/ 8 I p March June. , xQtequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &11d... 39 f 33 Ditto £5OO, i 36 Di tto Small, 1Id. P RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. B razilian 5 per Cent. , m bitto 1858, 4 1 per Cent. 951 a 'Vean 3 per Cent Ditto Accornt Pe ruvian 41 per Cent , Ditto Account rkitsian 1822 St., 5 per Cent ll4 13t ~. 7 9 8 t -kvnian, 5 per Cent. 92k 2 ad P,a ll l'sli 3 per Cent b u i i t t t t o o A N c e c w oun De t ferred, 3l 3 per Cent. 30a ,1"-Puanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not tUnded 6 a t:b rL ' ( l . tt i tt e oo l l NA 6 ec t e o e . r Cent. — I L m o t an Scrip a t d Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent l6l I) Dividends on the above payable in Lon don. li b te . ll Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — 'lto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ___ TWO O'CLOCK. Cows()ls, Money Ditto Account, January 98,1 MINER BLOWN UP WITH GUNPOWDER.--AwhiNhocking accident occurred at 'Dudley, the other day, by a man, named John Winchurch, was killed. The 1, - v eas , e4 worked at Messrs. Dixon's limestone pits, at Dud tk" p o rt On Wedneseay last he was engaged in blasting of e tt. rock for the purpose of moving the stone. firing one „, e charges he had no opportunity of retiring before the e t - '`` ) sion occurred. The unfortunate man was blown a V7r;seiderable distance from the spot on which he was at work. e ; r 4 n taken up he presented a horrible appearance. His v e e r s w e, re blown in, and various parts of the head and body tint ! ) 'rightfully mutilated. He lingered in great agony a Saturday, when he expired. An inquest was held on ; I ° 1 1 , :lay a f te moon and a verdict of "Acciiental death" Jfan c s re hei ""n te ed• The deceased leaves a widow and family.— r GegiSfia• SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) Share) Railways. I_. .0 iNuLting. and Eastern Junction Tdelfast and Ballymena ' 11 7 01., and Sty. Val ' :Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction. Blackburn Blyth and Tvne i Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Chester and Holyhead: Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,kPassage Cornwall Do. A D , z , s until6p.c.per an. A rcves. no div. hasbeen pd.tol3. Dublin andßelfastJunc. Dun.,Perth,Ad Abr.Junc East Atwlian Eastern Counties 'Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.UMs) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk 13.14 Stork; Stock Stock Stock Stoct Stock Stock Stock Stock; Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland ;Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern (Lancaster and Carlisle ,Do. Thirds 'Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwell Do.Newiss.at £sloap.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 4 Shares Newcastle and Carlisle INew.; Aber., Arilerefd 'Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.ltaiL&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Pnrchase ' Do. Leeds 'Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire..., North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Psi Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class - Stook! Stock Stock Stock Stock: Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161' 1613 9 1 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 121 Stock) Stock) Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 'Stock Stock Stock, Stocky Stock 25 Stock Share, Stock l 12.10 Stock Stock 64 Stock Stock Stork Stock Stock; Stock: Stock! Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock) Stock' Stc?k Stock 100 100 100 100 [613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock' It 3 le, all all 22i 7 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all PREFER: 37 38 11 12 88 92 6 64 3 6 i 61 34 SHARES. Railways. Blythe and Tyne it per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4} per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 515. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spe Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Do. do. Class C 7 pc.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 'Eastern Union, 4 per et. East Lane. 6 per ct I E. & W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West... a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et 'Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nli. of Scotld, lot Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 pet Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeerr Ible, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref I Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Bri9,-.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Stock' 2 14 67 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 121 12 Stock Stock 12., 12/1 Stock Stcck Stock stock Stock Stock' Stock' Stock' Stock' Stock Stock Stock. Stock! Stock Stock , 8k Stock, Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock S took Stock 20 25 25 Stock late 3d sliares 'Londondy & Cole, she lLondondy.& Ennis sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent j Do. I Mid. Con. Si p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem. at 5 p. c. pm Do. l'erpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares I Do . sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 i Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Ws v. Val.E x. Sk 1847 I North British, 5 per cent Do. New, qua. 5 per cent INth.Dev,Rail.& Dik.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 80. York, H. & S. Purch. (North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst Do. do. do.. 2d gua. Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 105. Do. Fixed 4) percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is. Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gas. 4 P.C. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yarkshire, 4 p.c. gua. ,Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent - Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. 61 61 71 71 66 68 104 114 29 31 924 934 86 87 37 39 41 4] 7 8 15 16f 61 62} 44 46 29 31 11 12. 93 94 65 66 26i 27 90 92 10 104 108 108.4 24 96 131 133 10034 1014 54 54 55 57 83 87 p 10 I 1 p 95 94 1 Old d 5 1 ei 111 112 921 93} 11 srl 92 934 98 984 69 71 91 3 87 7 i 39 I 9 4 I 1111 93i i 931 3 1 63 65 34 34, 56 664 , 92k 92/ 1} f d 4C 461 74} 75 102 103 98 1 I 1 . 41 d 11 12 7 84 27 29 7 5d 110 112 2i 274 83 6 85 44 46 4 2d 354 364 744 75 73 75 12 14 46i 74 103 12k 12 27} 4 44 Ps- Closing Business Price. Dose. 114 4 it 106 1 p ed. Closing Business Price. Done. 'Atlantic it St Lawrence; Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd nu. 5 percent Do. ------------------- Do. Addit. Capital Al Do. Do. B Buffalo and L ake Huronl Do. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrich' 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcuttet.*S. Ea strn. LI m. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. East Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. C Shares Do. E Shares s Ext Do.-Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay. '59 Geelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77do Madras, guar. ; 44 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent. Do. 4, p. e. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.dcLand(Lim.)g.6pe Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do ,Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) ... . Scinde Do. Do. New al 23 Do. Punjaub ~v Do. Indus. St. Flo. bt u ; St. Andrews Ea QuebenA Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 49 51 96 98 103 105 [OO 103 [l2 115 [O9 113 [l4 116 112 114 129 131 82 84 79 72 110 112 121 123 113 115 105 107 04 66 10: 11} 95 97 86 F 8 87 89 99 101 91 10 lei 17i 10 10. 72 74 18 19 9 91 134 141 142 144 1119 121 :160 165 120 122 fib 72 1 P 141 143 103 105 95 1 971 1) 91 9;41 111 111 9 10 108 110 99 100 i dis p id ip 234 244 120 122 99 101 101 102 241 25 102 104 102 104 28i 29 32i 334 40 45 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leaping Closing' !Paid. Co.'N. Price. Done. Bedford and Welchley Iluckinzhamshire Clydesdale Junction .. Colchester, Stour Val. 11.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E Union,HarwichShs.l Do. Woo4ibridge Gls.Barr.& Neils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest I I artl pool. Dck. &Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwlch Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gun. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Mane. ,Buxt n. & Matk Midsb.& Reder, g6p.c Mid.BradfordPrt: Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c.' Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. It oystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Sh re wsbrv& Hereford South Stdffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn ' Share Docks• Stock Commercial St ock Do 4 prCent Pref . in StocklEast a nd West India M.. • Stock 'London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria co Do New 'Ln & N.W ILn N.W ICaledonin E.U.,I.TE Gt.North.l I E.Counts.i Caledonia Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . . E.Counts.' Do. 11.& N W L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North , Lam& Yk T Brassey . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn DOCKS. 99 100 102 104 17 19 1142 143 4 41 1110 112 G 5 67 11711221 91 94 08 100 iP 57 59 1141 143 10 1091 I Paid Closing I Business Price. Docks. 101 103 i 4 iP 95 : Ipo. . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1858, FOREIGN. Shard Railways. I Paid .' Cploriscien.g Business: Done. Antwerp it Rotterdam Ardennes ; Bah. &S. Fran.,Lim.7p. c Belgian East. Junction IBeziers to Graissessaa Carmeaux Min. & Rail !Dutch Rhenish !Eastern of France ;Euphrates Valley Great Central of France ;Gt. Luxem., Con. atm !Italian Junction ;Lake Constance & Ralf/ Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia • Do. do. New 5 —p ' d P 1 8 9 270 28 all tall • 8 all - -p 7f 7; 4 4} p i - - 21} 254 Namur and Liege • Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris, Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (fern.)' gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. s.lper cent. Pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden D 9 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 21 4 1 39 39/: p 84 94 3 1d 35 351 55 56 d 7; 8 5 1 9 9 23 23 gi 9 23 24 Share ; LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) IN RE TRISTRAM. The further hearing of this part-heard cause was resumed this morning. Mr. Bacon, Q.C., informed his lordship that since the cause was last before him two of the creditors had returned the money paid to them, and the opposition was now with drawn. The Lord Chancellor assented to the arrangement, and the proceedings terminated. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) JUDGMENT.-110RT0.14 . V. lIROCKLEIEURST. His Honour the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judg ment, said—ln this case I must express my regret that I am obliged to come to the conclusion that Mr. Brockle hurst must be held liable to account as trustee and execu tor under the will of the late Charles Aitken. The testator, by his will, appointed Mr.. Brocldehurst and Mr. Low (who afterwards became bankrupt) his trustees and execu tors. The testator died in 1856. Mr. Low took the chief management of the estate, but debtor and creditor accounts were periodically rendered to Mr. Brocklehurst with the legatees. And it appeared from affidavits produced that Mr. Brocklehurst took an active part in thd manage ment of the estate, and was cognisant of the actings of his co-trustee, Mr. Low. Under these circumstances his Honour considered Mr. Brocklehurst was liable to the cestui que trusts, not only for his own actings, but also for the doings of his co •trustee, Mr. Low. His Honour held Mr. Brocklehurst liable on the state of accounts produced, but if the accounts were disputed, they must be settled at Chambers in the usual way. Costs of the suit before the Lords Justices to be set off against the costs in this cause, with liberty to apply. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railwayg. Pid(l' Closing Business Price.: I Done. par ipl P to par 7 7i 14 13 d 80 85 77 80 74 77 —P i I}Pl par 107 1074 1 lfpl 17 18 37 39 77 79 91 93 211 211 PP • iP par ip 17& 181 2 d 106 109 106 109 105 107 991 100 18 181 2C. 20a id # d par ip par p 2 li* 4 3d 1 lip 21} 21t Pi par . 2 p i par 3P , 1•••• Par IP 10 • BRITISH MINES. Mines. Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 7 8 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taviat ) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 120 130 Great South TolTus.. G.WhealAlfd.(Phillaci) 11.14.11 24 21 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 8: 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 8 3 7 Bt . North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 3 4 43 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 7 8 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 13 163 174 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6a 3 3 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 23 405 415 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 23 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 238 250 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 43 3 1 10 Tin Croft . , 9 33 3i UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 70 60 Vale of Towev (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (illog;an) l3 22 234 W. Car. don (Liskeard) 2O 110 120 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 53 210 220 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 IES 180 Wheal Edward (Cal s.) 53 23 3 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelast) .1.7.2 8 9 Wh'lMaryAnn(Meshe) 8 46 47 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk ) 43 26 28 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian - 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 13 13 20 Do.St.Jolindelltey,Lim. 15 9 10 5 Do. Land and Mining,Co. all 13 23 1 !Clarendon Consols Min ing* Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper al 36 37 38 Cspiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 2 3 Linares all 81 8 5 Lusitanian 1 d 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.or S.AIIB. L 10 3 p 3 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 44 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 162 1 1 4 28.2.82 iUnited Mexican all 21 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Sem:ties. r a i d. C i ko r s ic in es g . B po usin ne. es Can.Gov.6p.e.Ja. k July 100 1153 1173 1163 1 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 113.1 1143 114 -- Do. op.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1024 NovaScotirG 0v.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeesnable, 1875 100 1124 1133 1131 S.Aus.Gt.6pc-Jan&July 100 113 115 Viet•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 112 114 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Shares Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. I Bus Price. Dons. Closing kesa lAgra&UnitedServiceßk 'Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk.lF. LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Coma Bank of Canada Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster. Prov. of England. iDo. new 26} 20 ICO 100 20.11 100 3 20 1 62 C 4 10 17 National Bank New South Wales Orient. Lk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland ,Do. New 22 22i ( South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London all all 17i all 191 191 niai 60 21 2 1} 20 18d MISCELLANEOUS. lAnglo-Mexican Mint' Atiantio Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at ZS dis British American Land, Brit. do Irish Matr.Tel.A.i Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C_ 14 15 280 300 34 35i I 1 21 -- - 40 42 19 21 13 15 108 114 91 1114 Canada IChan. Islands Tei.(Lim ) Cop.3lin.ofEuf,r.&Smltg Do. Preference 7 per et ;Crystal Palace ..... jDc. Preference 0 Eastern Steam 24 26 1 4 1 1 5 / it 2 113 115 1 1} Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim ) Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c. Pref.,i ss.at 1 di s N. lir. &NovaScoti aL an d N.B. Australasian (Lim.) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Au s t rl n . I nv. ( Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered iTr.& Ln.Co.Of Upr. Can. Wan Diemen's Land , lf 2} 11 1i 1 1 1 d 71 8.1 1 i d 1 2 1} 15 18 1 ciis par 2; 8 5 873 12i 13 24 10 25 n 59 61 1 1 38 39 l~ Miscellaneous.: Paid. C l, ° r a ice in !. 'twine's done _10r,12 IN RE CAREW'S ESTATE. This was a bill to make void a sale made under the di rection of the Court, on the ground of an unjustifiable agreement entered into between two persons not to bid against each other at the sale of this property. Mr. Wes terman and Mr. Pitt became desirous. to purchase this lot, and they agreed not to bid against each other at the sale, and to divide the profits. The lot was put up at the re served price of £6OO, and gold at £6bo. The question raised was whether this was a-- valid agrethient; and whe ther the sale was void in respect of the illegality of the agreement. - His H,onour, the Master of the Rolls, after referring to the dicta of Sir Edward Sugden, in his book on Vendors and Purchasers, and to the decision in the case of Watson ; 2d. Vessey, jun., pages 52, came to the conclusion that there was not such fraud in the agreement as to make void the sale. His Honour was of opinion that the sale cannot be set aside. Costs to be paid out of the estate. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SKAIFB V. DKUKPIS--.THE • COLNEY..HATCH ASYLUM. _ _ The plaintiff, Mr. John Skaife, clerk to the committee of the visiting justices of the Colney-hatch Lunatic Asylum, brought this action against Mr. Samuel Daukes, for breach of duty as architect in superintending the erection of that building. The defendant, in his pleas, denied in toto that he had been guilty of any breach of contract. He also denied that there had been any material deviation from the plans and specifications, and said that if there had been any deviations they were made with the sanction and approval of the com mittee. The further hearing of this case was resumed this morn ing, and occupied the court up to the time of our going to press. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) SULLIVAN V. BAKER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for false imprisonment and assault. The plaintiff stated that, in June last, she was very unwell, and went to purchase some rum. On returning she was taken with sickness, and, from certain circum stances, the defendant gave her into custody of a policeman, who conveyed her to the station-house, where she was locked up on a charge of drunkenness, which imputation she maintained was untrue. The defence was that the plaintiff was in a condition that justified the defendant acting as he had done. After some contradictory eviaence, the jury found a verdict for the defendant. DIVORCE COURT. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CHERRY Y. CHERRY. One of the learned gentlemen connected with this cause, asked the learned judge whether it was intended to pro ceed with this cause during the day, as he saw it entered for hearing on the notices published in the papers. - The Judge Ordinary said it was an error. Tsthe official list of the Court was consulted it would be seen it could not come on out of its proper order. The learned gentleman asked if it would be taken during the hearing of Evans v. Evans and Robertson. The Judge Ordinary said it would not. Baron Martin would preside during the case just mentioned, but no se cond court would be opened. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO . A CHILD BY ITS FATHER. — Wm. Camp, 5, Hertford-place, Piccadilly, a stableman, was brought up and placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged by ,Sergeant Vincent Gummer, :21 . :C, with cruelly ill-treating his son, Edward Camp, aged 5 years, and with beating him with a strap with an iron buckle. The child, who is a poor pale-faced little fellow, and seemed to have been sadly neglected, was placed in front of the witness-box, and was the object of great commise ration in a crowded court. In addition to h.ving several bruises about, the body he had a severe bruise over one eye and the other was black and blue from a previous infliction of the prisoner's brutality. Sergeant Vincent (hummer said—Between five and six on the previous evening, from information I received from one of my men, I wont to 5, Hertford-place, and in the back room on the second floor, occupied by the prisoner. there saw the child now produced, with his left check cut open and his eye blackened from a blow, and the right also black and blue from blOWs previously inflicted. On examin ing his body I found several severe bruises, and he said he was very hungry. The prisoner was present at the time, and I asked the child in his hearing who had caused the bruises, and he at once said it was done by his father With the buckle of a strap. I then asked him if he was in the habit of doing it, and he said he was constantly flogged, and tied up to the bed-post. „I then asked the prisoner if he had done it, and he said he had. I then told him from what I had seen and heard of his treatment of the child I should take him into custody. The room was in a very filthy state, and I believe there was asimuch inhu manity on the part of the mother as the father—she seemed to have no feeling. Viney, a constable of the C division, said he lived in the same houso, and some females having spoken to him about the child, he went up to the prisoner's room, and there found the child bound to the bedstead, with a strap drawn very tightly to the bedpost, and seemingly invery great pain. Released the child, and asked who did it, and he said it was his father. The child was in a very dirty state, and seemed to have been much neglected. Sergeant Gummer said he understood the prisoner was in the habit of tying the child up to the bed-post from nine in the morning till night, and as - his wife was out all day, the child and others - sittis left without food, and that when• ever he came home he ill treated it. The prisoner said he was out all day, and the child was mischievous, and that, coming home on the previous day, he did certainly strike it, but was sorry for it. Mr. Bingham, having animadverted in severe terms on the prisoner's brutality to a little child of five years of age, said by way of teaching him, and as an example to other parents, he should committ him for two months, with hard labour; and ho hoped as the mother of the child was pre sent, and had heard what had taken place, she would profit by it. Great praise is due to the sergeant for the promptitude with which ho anted in the matter. THAMES. DESPERATE AFFRAY IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—Richard Lucas, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and creating a disturb ance in the Admiral Blake public-house, in Cable-street, Whitechapel. He was also charged with assaulting Mr. Thomas Bell, the landlord of the house, and tearing his coat, and assaulting two police-constables of the H division named Jackson and Ambridge. The prisoner went into the public-house with a woman of the town last night. Ho called for a pot of ale, and a threepenny piece, part of the money offered in payment, was objected to, and another demanded. This raised the ire of the prisoner, who abused the landlord, and, after he was ordered to be put out of the house he made an attack upon Mr. Bell, and tore his coat to pieces. A fierce struggle ensued, and the prisoner, the landlord, and his boy, all fell together. Jackson, a police-constable, was called, who was assaulted and thrown by the prisoner. Ambridge then came to the rescue of Jackson, and he was kicked by the prisoner several times. The prisoner declared with an oath that 20 police-constables should not take him to the station-house, but twn managed to do it. Mr. Yardley fined the prisoner 405., and ordered 10s. of it to be paid to Mr. Bell for the damage done to his coat. It is reported that the large increase under the head of "other securities," shown in the last Bank return, was caused by an advance of 4 , 500,000 to the Council of %dais:4a India Douds. * THE CANNONADING AT QUEENSTOWN, The court-martial on board her Majesty's ship Nile, in the harbour of Queenstown, on Lieutenant Luckraft, of her Majesty's ship Hawke, on a charge of having, while drunk, beat the ship's company to general night quarters, and opened fire from the ship, on the night of the 31st of October, which had been adjourned from Monday, was resumed on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The prisoner's defence was read, which, after re ferring to the evidence of the different witnesses to show that he was perfectly sober when the drums beat to night quarters, and that it was improbable he could have got drunk after, when he could have tasted no liquor, proceeded to state that it was much more probable that the staggering and thickness of speech which had been deposed to were produced by a constitutional affection, called by medical men a congestion of the brain, which he would endeavour to prove had been pro duced in him by long exposure in a tropical cli mate. The defence then stated that the best evi dence would be produced to show that he was sub ject to such attacks, and that they might produce all the symptoms which he had exhibited on the night in question, and which had led to the suspi cion that he was drunk. Lieut. Pickard, First Lieutenant of the Hawke, was then examined, and stated that he had never seen the prisoner under the influence of drink pre vious to the 31st October, and that he had never hesitated to leave him as commanding officer of the Hawke when circumstances required it. The pri soner had also been frequently commander of the Hawke at Plymouth. Believed the prisoner to be of a nervous temperament,, from his manner and the peculiar nervous twitching of his head and eyes, which were observed in him since he joined the ship. Witness's opinion was that the prisoner's conduct, as an officer and a gentleman, had been always perfectly correct while on board the Hawke, up to the 31st October. Mr. Thomas Heywood, paymaster of the Hawke, also stated that he had observed the prisoner to suffer occasionally from nervous attacks while on board the Hawke, particularly a few days after joining the Hawke at Plymouth, when the pri soner requested him to write an application for 42 days' leave, and when witness endeavoured to as certain the reason, he seemed perfectly unaware why he wished to get the leave. Mr. George Simmons, additional paymaster of the Hawke, also gave evidence as to the nervous temperament of the prisoner, and as to his uni formly correct conduct up to the 31st of October. Mr. John M'Kay, chief engineer, Stephen Cuer, boatswain, and George Creed, carpenter, all de posed that the prisoner was sober up to 9 o'clock, and the two latter stated that aboat ten minutes past 9 he told them the ship's crew were going to quarters, and he then was quite sober. Rear-Admiral Alfred Luckraft, father to the prisoner, was next sworn, and deposed that while the prisoner was serving in China he wrote several letters to him (witness), stating that he had on several occasions suffered from sun strokes, one of which was a very severe one ; and from his letters after that he appeared to be very depressed. He returned in Nov., 1857, in a state of great weakness and ill health, and on several occasions showed symptoms that made him appear as if he had been drinking, though witness knew very well that he had not taken any drink, and that it would have been impossible for him to have taken it without his knowledge. Witness did all he could to keep prisoner from being employed until he should be in a better state of health ; but he got an appointment in the Hawke, and he wished himself to join. Wit ness , before allowing him to go, made inquiries about the Hawke and her cap tain, and finding that she was a quiet harbour ship, he allowed the prisoner to go to sea in her. A certificate was then read from Dr. Magrath, of Guernsey, which that gentleman had sworn to, stating that he had been in attendance on the pri soner after his return from China, and considered him to be naturally nervous and excitable, and pos sessed of a naturally weak mind, which would be likely to break down in after life. The certificate also deposed to the state of nervous excitement under which the prisoner laboured while under the doctor's care, which led him to impress on the pri soner's father that he should not go to sea for at least 6 or 12 months. An affirmation from the sister of the prisoner, made before Mr. Gallagher, J.P., of Queenstown, was next read, in which she stated that the prisoner after his return from China, had frequently laboured under fits of nervous excitement during which he appeared to suffer under delusions, and sometimes did not recollect afterwards wh atl had occurred while labouring under one of those fits. Dr. Alexander Eugene M'Kie, staff surgeon of the fleet, was then sworn, and stated that he had served in China, and was acquainted with the diseases peculiar to the climate. Believed that sun-stroke produced congestion of the brain, and that such a disease caused by sun-stroke had a great tendency to relapse. Believed that a staggering:gait, temporary mental delusions, flushed face, and embarrassed speech were produced by such a disease, and that frequent relapses had a decided tendency to produce mental disorder. The symptoms mentioned sometimes had the appearance of drunkenness. A person drinking spirits to a moderate extent under such circum stances would be much more liable to have his head affected than ordinary persons. A letter was read from Admiral Richards, lately one of the Lords of the Admiralty, addressed to the prisoner, which referred in high terms of praise to his uniform good conduct; and certificates were read from the following ships of her Majesty's fleet in which he had served—Sybille, Encounter, Ven geance, Impregnable, Caledonia, and Victory. Dr. Robert Bernard, surgeon of the Hawke, was called by the Court and examined, and he gave similar testimony to that given by Dr. M'Kie, as to the effects of sun-stroke, and the symptoms pro duced by congestion of the brain. This closed the evidence on both sides, and the Court was cleared. After an interval of about an hour and a half the public were again admitted, when The Judge-Advocate read the decision of the Court, which declared their opinion that the charge was proved against Lieut. Edward Alfred Luck raft, but in consideration of the medical testimony which had been produced and his previous good conduct the sentence was that he should be dis missed from her Majesty's ship Hawke and ren dered incapable of serving in her Majesty's em ployment again. The Court then broke up, and the prisoner was released from custody. The sentence does not preclude Lieut. Luckraft from receiving half-pay. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 2.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; moderate breeze, with rain. OFF MARGATE, Nov. 30.—Arrived—Omi, from Singa• pore. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. I.—Arrived—Parana (steamer) from the West Indies. POOLE, Dec. I.—Wind W.—Arrived—Honour, from Quebec. LOWESTOFT, Dee. I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—lmanuela, fir Bilboa. Poirrsmot Tit, Dec. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Son nerary, from Monte Video, Stadeona, from Quebec; her Majesty's steamer Himalaya, from Corfu. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W., heavy rains. Arrived—Friends, from Newport; Parana, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey; Havre, steamer, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W., fresh. Arrived, Dec. I—China, from Quebec ; Princess Royal, from Gallipoli. Arrived, Dec. 2—Wasp, from Bombay; Greenland, from City Point ; Dickey Sam, from Jamaica ; Reliance, from Quebec ; Ann Baldwin, from Bahia ; Tuscarora, from Phi ladelphia. The Admiral, for Savannah, has put back leaky and ground tier (salt) nearly washed out. The Norfolk, of Newcastle, from Spain, for St. John's, New Brunswick, was abandoned at sea, Nov. 15, in lat. 41 N. long. 52 W. ; crew taken off, and brought to Liverpool by the Tuscarora. QUEENSTOWN', Nov. 30. . . The William and Mary, from the Mauritius; for London, which was abandoned on the 24th inst., has been picked up by the Marathon, from Quebec, and is now off the harbour. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind S. by W., tide last hour's flood, weather light and fine. Arrived, Dec. 1. Princess Royal, from Palermo ; Bloomer, from Moravia ; Caroline, from Trieste ; Lucella, from Guernsey ; Magic, from Smyrna ; Euxine, from Quebec ; Azof, from Mogadorc ; Margaret Dundas, from Akyab ; Barillo, from Bilboa ; Earl of Mulgrave, from Licator ; Triton, from Kifa ; Lionne, from Gravelines ; Blascour, from Ibrail. Arrived, Dec. 2.—Belle of. Devon, from westward; Ann Charlotte, from Dunkirk; Punch, from Cephalonia; John Pearse, from Patras ' • Hortense, from Calcutta ; Ocean Star, from Orleans ; Josopha, from Odessa; Braes o Mur ray, from Landscrona D EA L, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; moderate. Arrived and anchered—Nicolaus' from London for Mes sina ; Athyn, from London, for Port Phillip Claudia, from Demerara, for London. w P in a s s e § o e n d s — in Th4 m ln N tr e e w pid y , from the otthhefoCrafoenodfoGn.ood Hope:; Sailed—All the homeward bound for the river. A SUBMARINE CONVULSION.—The Isipk, arrived at Liverpool from Alexandria, experienced a fel;,rful sub marine convulsion on the 11 th November , when al , out 50 miles off Cape St. Vincent. The Istok was 6414401 from stem to stern, Share 1000 100 • 1 10 Stock, Steckl all all all 15a. all all all all all all 5 24 41 31AGAZINES. Blackwood.—The readers of this magazine will soon miss from its pages its chief attraction in the brilliant work of " What will he do with it." The interest becomes more intense ; and it is most pro bable that in the next and final number the author will achieve as great a success as in any o f hi s previous novels. In this portion we meet with some striking passages, the chief of which may be cited that in which the ardent preacher, GeOrge Morley, endeavours, with all the , force of his powerful mind, and all the fire of his glowing eloquence, to influence and direct the proud anti inflexible Darrell. A higher aim the loftiest ambi tion could not aspire to than that which animated the man who dared to assail the unapproachable stronghold of the mighty recluse. He addressed himself to his arduous undertaking in the only spirit which could render it practicable. He re garded things in their relative value, showed how good qualities and glorious gifts may be perverted, and, finally, for the sake of argument, supposed a character similar to the one he then beheld, and, in this fictitious form, contrived to express opinions and urge claims that had otherwise been impossible. He pointed out no worldly advantage accruing from such actions as he extolled; but he dwelt on the blessings that wait on the true sacrifice of self —the mind at peace, the heart at rest. He attacked the greatest enemy of Darrell's life, pride, in the right way, by showing how insignificant an attribute it was to a character so exalted. " What an heir to train through the brief school of earth for due place in the ages that roll on for ever !" he exclaimed, in allusion to the noble nature he illus trated. The result of his app ea l h as yet to b e ma d e manifest. An interesting scene is that which re cords the vindication of " Waife." His old friends restored to him, exerted themselves to make his in nocence clear before the eyes of men, and they suc ceeded without implicating the offending son, to maintain whose apparent innocence the father had paid so heavy -a penalty. Those who, in most romances, are the most prominent on the scene— the young, whose fate has to be decided in the dangerous lottery of love—seem here in a manner eclipsed by the striking peculiarities of the more developed characters. There may remain some , however, who fix their attention, and centre their interest, in the gentle Sophy, and the daring Lionel, whose horizon is now so overcast. A very able article is that entitled " Bright Absurdities," in which the writer exposes the fallacies of hisargu• ments, the errors of his assertions, and the mistake he has committed in substituting bombast for inde pendence of spirit. It is said that, " even in his calmest days, the sight of a peer, a bishop, or a general in uniform, used to act on the Quaker tem perament of Mr. Bright very much as the sight of scarlet irritates the horned leader of the herd." There is great truth in the remarks addressed to Mr. Bright regarding his infatuation for the model republic of the West. It is asked how the freedom can be perfect where one half of the country is covered with slavery ? It is also suggested to Mr. Bright that he should proceed to the country of his choice, and see what reception it will give to the abuse of its errors. In conclusion, there is an analysis of some of the most glaring inconsistencies that strike the attentive reader in the orations at Birmingham : " In executing this oratorical legerdemain, he had to perpetrate a hundred inconsistencies, but he never flinched. What are we to think of a man who denounces are aristo cracy as the promoters of a war policy, yet quotes as on his side Fox, Walpole, Grey, and Aberdeen (four of the most aristocratic statesmen of the last hundred years, and each of whom was strongly supported by the great houses) —leaving the great commoners, Cromwell and the two Pitts, to be quoted against him ? What are we to think of a man who says that forty thousand officers and soldiers perished in the late war, yet the next moment asked, ' who have gained from it, but the military ?' What can we say of one who justifies the costly and menacing fortifications of Cherbourg, yet is furious at the proposal to add a single man, gun, or gunboat to our own defences? What are we to think of one who asserts that the people' are all for neace, yet himself scolds the working-classes for having 'given their voice for the war r Can he be honest or fair who ridicules the balance of power' in Europe, yet eulo gises the people who sport the doctrine of 'manifest destiny' on the other side of the Atlantic ? Is the man sane who, as a proof of the injustice done to the lower classes, points to the enormous amount of poor-rates, yet holds up as his idol countries where there are no poor-rates at all, and where paupers are left to shift for themselves P With what effrontery does he complain of the slow triumph of free trade, as a proof that the franchise is too limited and the people not adequately represented, when in France and the United States free trade is scouted under a regime of universal suffrage ? In fine, what discernment is there in a man who regards the reign of the people as synonymous with peace, freedom, and free trade, when universal suf frage, in the only two countries where it exists, has pre cisely the opposite effects—in France supporting protection and a military despotism ; in the United States supporting slavery and protection, countenancing filibusterism, and clamouring for annexation ?" There is an amusing tale, called " Cousin John's Property," which is well worthy of perusal. The point turns on a somewhat novel idea, on an old subject. A wealthy kinsman is supposed dead by his heirs, and the cause of the mistake was, that in announcing his marriage, a foreign paper bad omitted half of the paragraph, and consequently it was inserted among the deaths, and copied into the home publications. Besides this striking climax, there is a great deal of humorous descrip tion met with in the course of the story, which renders it agreeable and amusing. "A Pleasant French Book" is the title of a paper that discusses the merits of M. Biot's work on scientific and lite rary topics. It is interesting, from the talent dis played in criticising and descanting on the sugges tive subjects. " A Cruise in Japanese Waters" is the first part of some accounts of that empire, which will, no doubt, be interesting. There is a very well written article on the " Sermons" of Mr. Caird, which are admirable in their intrinsic excel lence, and well deserve the tribute which is here rendered to them. It is satisfactory that such wis dom and eloquence are disseminated among the public generally, and not confined to the limits of one congregation. Fraser's Magazine—A paper on Carlyle's Frede rick the Great opens the present number of Fraser. It is by the author of the " Life of Goethe," and displays a cordial admiration of Mr. Carlyle's abili ties, and a lenient judgment of his eccentricities. " Our New Treaty with Japan," finds a place among the subjects treated of, and affords a very interesting article. The writer evidently knows something of the peculiarities of this extraordinary people, and cautions the authorities to be careful in the commencement of their dealin gs with them. Amongst other recommendations, he tells us that every European ought to appear before the Japanese in some military character, it he desire to be regarded with respect. The soldiers occupy the fourth rank among the eight classes of Japan, while the mer chants are only the sixth. Another important requisite is an acquaintance with the Dutch lan guage,as the inhabitants of the Empire are mostly familiar with it, and it therefore prevents the necessity of employing an interpreter, whose intervention is always to be deprecated. Dutch, being the language of the sciences in Japan, an ignorance of it implies to the people an ignorance of science, which would be very disadvantageous to our repute. They appear to be an intelligent people and eager for knowledge, if we may judge from the questions they put to the Dutch merchant. An interesting paper on Snake Birds continues the zoological series, which displays both information and ability in the writer. The story of " Han worth" is brought to a conclusion somewhat abruptly ; however, as all parties are happily settled, the reader must not complain. Another story, " Hector Garret, of Otter" is also brought to a conclusion with the year. It is striking and original in style like most of the tales by the . author of " Meg of Elibank." The young simple girl, transported to the lonely dwelling of the 'middle-aged student, discovers the secret of her husband's early love for the fair Alice Boswell, and is overwhelmed with sorrow and dismay. In this part, however. we are told how time and trouble brought a happier state of things, and replaced the dead by the living. Shirley gives us a lay-sermon on " People - who are not Respectable," which con• tains some just and sensible remarks. We demur, however, to his placing Lola Montes and the Abbe Domenich in the same category. There may be some bigoted and narrow minds who would regard with the same aversion the Bavarian dancerand heroic mis sionary, ~ but we should hope in these days of advancing toleration, they are not sufficientlyThenu merous writer evi• dently possesses an elevated mind and extended s ympathies which pass beyond the narrow bounds o f sectarian creed a nd race. " India in a Mess," by the author of " India in Mourning," draws an effective picture of the general uncertainty result ing f ro m the late catastrophes. A memorial paper on the Dean of Ely traces his active and brilliant career, and an article on M. de Montalembert con cludes an interesting number. Bentley's lifiseellany.—The journal of a week's shooting in Ceylon, will entertain sportsmen and afford some amusement to the general rea d er b y showing him the fatigue and inconveniences which lovers of sport willingly undergo f o r th e pl easure o f putting a few harmless creatures , out of the world. The writer appears to have been particularly adventurous and successful in his exploits. The German almanaeks for 1859 furnish a very a musing paper, showingthe original and ingenious manner in which some of them record the remarkable events. The specimens of the jokes given do not say, much for Allemanian wit. " Died in a Fit" is the somewhat alarming title of the c ontinuation of the 1 90 history of Mr. Canterbury's family. AS have been anticipated by the reader, the beaut iful widow has married the worthless Major Dawlses, who being involved in some very serious ana:di s . graceful embarrassments, earnestly desires the death of her little son Thomas Canterbury,who k eeps her from full possession of the fortune. The poor child dies under veiy suspicious circumstances, and we presume the next instalment will tell us of-the discovery of the murderer. Mr. Canterbury's daughters, who were so unjustly deprived of tlx cir rights through the influence of their beautiful i Ind worldly stepmother, are fully avenged. The sty ry is written with the usual ease and ability of ttus writer, but we cannot refrain from again expreis iug our regret that such extraordinary events arid crimes so constantly figure in his tales. He pot sesses quite su ffi cient dramatic power to give effect andinterest to his narratives without per petual murders. " Sir Henry Sydney's Auto biography" is the title of a curious and attractive paper, containing several autograph letters from Sir Henry Sydney, then Lord Deputy of Ireland, to Sir Francis Walsingham, the Minister of Queen Elizabeth, whose daughter Philip Sydney, the writer's gifted son, afterwards married. " Monkshood" chronicles the " Downfal of the French Academy" at the stormy close of the last century ; " Japan and the Japanese," who bid fair to fill the space in serial literature that has been devoted to the Crimea. and Hindostan, are described at some length. Dudley Costello's story of " Faint Heart never won Fair Lady," appears. to approach its conclusion, but as we have reached the forty-sixth chapter without attaining the goal, the reader certainly should not have 'a faint heart in undertaking its perusal. Colburn's United Service.—The first article is on " Naval Warfare with Steam." It treats of a work on the subject by General Sir Howard Douglas, who, it is said, " still throws himself in advance of every improvement as an artillerist and tactitian." Some very sensible observations are made regarding this question, and one or two extracts are taken from Sir Howard's work, which go far to prove its merits. " Home Blunders respecting India " con tains some striking remarks. Among other ques tions, it is asked—" Are we promoting the Chris tian faith by outraging and irritating the feelings of the heathen P" It is said that the " despised old Indians " are aSnazcd at the ignorance manifested at home, especially by petitioners who pray Parlia ment to "evangelise India." In mentioning the late Lord Lyons, it is remarked that his death will cause a general feeling of sorrow. " Though not a commander of high calibre, he was a good practical seaman, and possessed a ready hand and a lion's heart." "Reminiscences of a Veteran" are continued, and present a variety of attractions in the many amusing anecdotes thlit are narrated, and a constant change of scene imparts a vivacity to the chronicles. " The Azimghur Field Force' is proceeded with, and will prove interesting from the importance of the event to which it refers. The usual quota of "Naval and Military Intelligence," which it is the peculiar province of this magazine to finish, is met with. The New Monthly Magazine.— The number for the present month has several articles of general attraction. It openswith a very interesting paper on the " Memoirs of Prince Eugene," giving numerous extracts from Napoleon's letters to him, which will delight the historical student. The author of Ashley continues his story with interest, but it is evidently not yet concluded. Sir Nathaniel, in his notes on "Note Worthies," carries us back to the age of Pythagoras, who might have been somewhat amused had he heard himself de signated by such a title. "My ,Friend Pickles" is an amusing paper showing the troubles of a fat respectable man who tried house building and novel writing. "Civilisation in Russia" is the title of an article founded on the work of Nicholas De Gerebtzoff. It contains much reflection and suggests thought. "Hans Erust Mitterkamp" continues with interest, and the story . of " Evalla' is also proceeded with. For readers of more serious tastes, there are articles on M. Guizot's Memoirs and on M. Afontalembert. The latter paper is interesting from giving the outline of M. Monta lambert's career, which may not be familiar to all who have sympathised with him in his trial. Mr. C. P. Rowsell furnishes us with an article on the Birmingham Orations, of average merit. Some graceful and fanciful verses entitled "A Dreamer's Epithalamium" by W. C. Kent, will gratify the reader. A LYNCHING IN KENTUCKY. Some 18 months since a wealthy farmer of Ken tucky, living near Campbellsville, was murdered and robbed of between 5,000 and 6,000 dols. by persons who entered his house at midnight s -and accomplished the double deed while he was soundly sleeping in his bed. Mr. Simpson was wealthy and highly respectable, and, of course, the cowardly murder caused a great excite ment in his community. Soon after the guilty culprits were discovered and arrested, -and an attempt was made by the populace to hang them, which was frustrated. Afterwards they were taken from the gaol at Russellville to that at Greensburg. Now, the second awful tragedy opens on the 10th (Wednesday last), as reported to the Louisville Journal of the 12th. This morning according to a previous understanding, men from this and the adjoining counties commenced gather ing at this place, and at an early hour took up their march to Greensburg, meeting with accessions at different points along the road until the crowd numbered 200 or 300 men, including a considerable number of spectators. The mob proceeded to the gaol, which is built of stone, and very strong, and found the doors locked and the gaoler gone. A num ber of men immediately seized a large piece of timber, and, with several tremendous blows, bursted the door from its hinges. An inner door was speedily broken with crowbars and sledge hammers; a portion of the mob stood in the debtors' room, fronting the cells in which the miserable men were confined. The locks of the cell doors were soon broken and the doors forced open, when a most horrid and sickening and revolting sight met the gaze of those present. One of the men, Elias Scaggs, a man weighing 2001b5., was found weltering in a large pool of blood in the last agonies of death, the blood spirting in large jets from a ghastly and self-inflicted wound in the neck, having with a razor cut his throat from earth ear. His body, convulsed in death, was dragged into the debtors' room, and from thence down a flight of steps on to the street paving. The remaining three men,—viz., Bill Saul Thomp son, Sloan Despano, and George Hunter, were then brought from the gaol, bound and mounted behind men on horseback, when the crowd, in double file, amid throngs of spectators, took up their return march to this place, a distance of twelve miles, dur ing which two of the miserable men displayed con siderable firmness, asserting their innocence in the most positive terms. Thompson wept and prayed audibly a good part of the way, calling on all to witness his innocence. The crowd having arrived at the place, determined to lynch I3eko also, a negre, belonging to the murdered man, who had been implicated by Seaggs as the real murderer. At this juncture, amid the yellings yid howlings of the crowd, the expostulations of the‘sheriff and our excellent gaoler, and " amid confusion worse confounded," Mr. Robert . Colvin a 'prominent and influential citizen, hav ing su c seeded in gaining an elevated position andin catching the ear of the crowd, addressed it in a short speech, which for point, appropriateness, and good sense, I have hardly e ver heard excelle d ; and it was as effectual as it was sensible, for after an un successful eflbrt of one or two inexperienced orators, the mob left the negro in gaol and conducted the three men a shortdistance to an elm tree, and began ma ki ng preparations to hang them. At Thomp son's request a prayer was offered in their behalf, h e praying anti weeping aloud during the time. He was then mounted on a horse, and after again asserting his innocence for the last time, a rope was put round his neck, the end thrown over a limb, the horse driven from under, and Thompson was launched into eternity. He seemed to the easy— one or two spasmodic jerkings of the limbs, a shud der, and all was over. Despano soon shared a similar fate, dying much har d er. Hunter gave evid e n ce of ma king At h a e t an i s breast, stage which, after a good deal of delay and reluctance, he did, confessing to the guilt of Scaggs, Thomp son, and Hunter, and implicating five others as being concerned in the murder. Their names are as follows :—Henry Suggs, Jerry Scaggs, Lloyd M'Daniel, John Underwood, and a son-in-law. of Simpson. The latter is under arrest, but. is, I believe, generally considered innocent. The sheriff, with a posse, is out to-night to arrest the others. Beko was also implicated by Hunter, and brought forth, and the two confronted. Nothing of import ance was elicited, and they were both taken to gaol—both of them making a narrow escape.— New York Tribune. DEATH OF THE HON. HENRY ASHLEY.—We have to record the demise of the Hon. Henry Ashley, who expired on Tuesday night at Windsor. The deceased gen tleman was third son of the late Earl of Shaftesbury by Lady Anne Spencer, fourth daughter of the fourth Duke 61 Marlborough. He was born May 5, 1807, and married Oct. 2, 1835, Jane Frances, only daughter of Mr. Robert Patti Son. The hon. gentleman was for some years in the 9th Dragoons. In 1831 he was returned to the House of Commons for. Dorchester, which borough he continued to represent till 1847. Re was a D.C.L., and a deputy-lieu tenancy, of the.coynty of Dorset. The families of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Lady Caroline Neeld, the Right Hon. 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