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

riurb ViDttton SUN OFFICE, Seven e Clock. THE LEVIATHAN. The preparations for completing the launch of the Leviathan are progrPssing with all that speed, safety and certainty will permit. An additional number of hydraulic rams are being fitted, and from their number and magnitude there is every probability that the next attempt at launching this monster ship will be suc. meta. The packing of the rams and construction of the necessary appliances for their effectual working necessarily occupies much time, and as certainty of operation is more desirable than hasty construction and failure, Mr. Brunel has wisely determined on not hurrying the progress of her launch to-day, as first proposed. Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., was in the yard yesterday in company with Mr. Brunel, and to -day we noticed the presence of Mr. J. Locke, M.P., also of engineering celebrity, and several other gentle men of eminence in the commercial and engineering world. With the combined ability and experience of these gentlemen there is now no doubt the difficulties that have hitherto impeded her successful progress will be overcome, and to-morrow (Saturday), the day fixed - for another attempt, she will be safely afloat riding majestically on the bosom of the Thames. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day. The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Mastere—Charles H. Dillon, to the Wellesley ; John W. Reed, t• the Saracen. Masters Assistant—John G. Boulton, to the Porcu pine. Midshipman—Thomas L. Woods, to the Viper. Assistant-Surgeons—J. N. J. O'Malley, to the Rolla ; Fitzgibbon L. Graham (confirmed), to the Sybille. Mr. John B. Swan has been confirmed to the rank of Paymaster. LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 1. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Brussels, fixing as follows the import duties on coffee, fish, and imbue° : Coffee, 11 francs per 100 kilos. Fief!. Herrings, of all kinds, 1 franc per 100 kilos. Lobsters, taken from national beds, 6 francs per 100 kilos ; others, 12 francs per 100 kilos. Oysters, taken from national beds, 15 francs per 100 kilos ; others, 25 francs per 100 kilos. Dried plaice, 1 fran• per 100 kilos. Stockfish, 1 franc per 100 kilos. TOBACCO. _ _ _ _ _ Unmanufactured—ln leaf or roll, 11 francs per 100 kilos ; stalks, 7 hallos per 100 kilos. Manufactured—Cigars, 215 francs per 100 kilos; other manufactured tobacco, 35 francs per 100 kilos. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Northamptonshire Militia—Hiram Manful], Gent. (late Lieutenant of the Ist Derby Militia), to be Quartermaster. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia— William Thomas Bawling to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Soame, resigned. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Lieutenant Geo. Lane to be Captain, ♦ice Borthwicke, resigned. 6th Regiment'of Riiyal Lancashire Militia—Lionel Vane Smith, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal North Lincoln Militia Henry Geldart Metcalfe, Gent., to be Lientenant, vice Bell, resigned. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Samuel Perry, Gent., to be insign, vice Austin, retired. Dumfries, &c., Regiment of Militia—Ensign Thomas Hugh Dalrymple Vans Hay to be Lieutenant, vice William Jordan, resigned. South Herts Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Stevenson Arthur Blackwood to be Lieutenant, in the room of Dud- ley Henry Ryder, resigned ; Charles Townshend Murdoch, Gent., to be Cornet, in the room of Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, promoted. HOME-OFFICE, Dxc. 28, 1857. The Rescue Society's Reformatory Institution for Girls, at Hampstead, in the county of Middlesex, has been certified by the Secretary of State as fit to be a Reforma tory School, under the provisions of the statute 17 and 12 Vict., c. 86. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. $2, for the Week ending on Wednesday, the 30th day of December, 1857. xistra DEPARTMENT. Notes issued . . 25,330,555 Government debt •• • • 11,015,100 Other securities .... 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 10,905,555 Silver bu11i0n........ -- £25,380,555 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 3lst day of December, 1857. £25,380,556 . BANKING DIPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Rest • • Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, COMMISMOuers of National Debt, Say- Ina Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 7,443,613 Other deposits Seven Day and other Bills Government seenritles (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .. •• . . 7,541,491 Other Securities .. • • 27,299,815 Notes ....... • .... .. 6,064,935 Gold and Silver Coin.. 619,406 £41,455,697 t 1,455,697 r. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 31st day of Des., 185' AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 29, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid er payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America 3O 4A Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 3l 5 Average of the above descriptions. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuts DAY. Amsterdam .......... 11 16 j Gibraltar Ditto, three months .. 12 N, Leghorn .... • • 30 35 Rotterdam •• •• •• •• •• •• 12 14 Genoa . „ Brussels 25 57 - 71ainhurgh 13 7% Naples •• •• ... 40% na •• •••• •• ...• •• • . • • Palermo •••• •••••• •••• 113 2s 30 Messina .. Do. three months .. 25 67% Lisbon .. Marseille/ •• .• •• •• •• .. 25 67% Oporto • • •• 52% Bourdeanx .• Rio Janeiro ..... . Frankfort-On- daine •• 120% Buenos Ayres.-- • • .... Berlin .. •• 04 •• •• ••• • •• • • New York,6o days' sight Vienna •• .... 10 47 Philadelphia ... ... Trieste .............. 10 48 PSICEP OP %GLUON. PER CZ: ClSterSbnPli ••••••••••••• 344 Foreign Gold 111 liArA .E 3 17 M adrifi „, 48 ?ortugal Gull Cein .• 0 0 0 Cadiz ..........• 48)A Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona .„ New Dollera 0 0 0 Se vi .. BANKRUPTS. Braneis Claxton, innkeeper, Dovercourt, Essex, to sur render, Jao. 8 and Feb. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Roach, mining agent, Old Broad-street, Jan. 11, at eleven, and Feb. 18, at one, at the Court of Bank r*ptoy. Henry Watkins, merchant, Irongate-wharf, Freed street, Paddington, Jan. 12, at twelve, and Feb. 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Scott, coal dealer, Shrewsbury, Jan. 16 and Feb. 4, at Kali-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Barnard George Dyer, ship chandler, Cardiff, Jan. 11 and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. George Wall, baker, Cheltenham, Jan. 12 and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. William Quayle, ship broker, Liverpool, Jan. 13 and Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Taylor the elder, William Taylor the younger, and Henry Taylor, linen manufacturers, Barnsley, Jan. 18 at half-past eleven, and Feb. 22, at ele7en, at the Leeds Distr.,t Court. Samuel Perry, jeweller, Birmingham, Jan. 13, and Feb. 1, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Adolph F. Beckman, shipcbandler North Shields, Jan. i 12, at eleven, and Feb. 24, a t one , n. the Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. William Hues, commission agent, Warwick, Jan. 16 and Feb. 4, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Gilliam Cook, stone mason, Birmingham, Jan. 16 and Feb. 4, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. John Curford and James Thompson, Bradley Hall Iron works, Staffordshire, Jan. 25 and Feb. 15, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Daniel Edgar Monies, merchant, Liverpool, Jan. 18, at eleven, and Feb. 2, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Macdonald, partner of the Western Bank of Scot residing in Musse'burgh. Ronal& and Co., shawl manufacturers, Paisley. 'George Oughterson, iron merchant, Greenock. Robert Blair and Co., hot-presser, Glasgow. Peter 51`Laren, ship carpenter, Glasgow. The reduction i.he rate of discount seems likely to renew, to a partial extent, the draiu of silver to the Although the amount by tts ateamer of the 4th January will be small, preparations are a;ready being made for the despatch of a larger supply by the next mail, when it is calculated the increasing cheapness of money may render the operation profitable. THZ SPANISH MINISTRY, --Private letters from Madrid are full of speculations on the state and prospects of the Ministry; they purport to show that if M. Mon and his colleagues fall by Palace intrigue, or the open hostility of parties, the Liberal cause will havesustained another and a severer blow, and the regeneration of Spain by pac.fic vacate., will be postponed to an indefinite period, THE NEW AND THE OLD )(PAR.— ,I*, teeny of the i3nrches lest night there were taidni4h , s ervick s, Ica the purpo.les of ,inabiln4 ceugregatious to s pend in devetional exercises the devirtitre ot the old year and the ;,A - ,tiDgr ;rt , tf the eow, "ustorn sated amongs. the WeOdy3n Methodists, the last. night of the year being termed the " Watch Nigt t ;" but l a tterly the custom has exten ded to other Nonconformist d e n o minations, and has also been ado p ted by some clerical members of the Church of England. SHARE biA.R ZTS This D Iy.) RAILWAYS. Closing Pr oe4 this day. Business done this day. RAILWAYS. Paid Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Bastn. June.... ißelfast & Ballymena Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesb. Cheshire Junet Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter— Ca1ed0nian............ 161;ester it Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blank. & Pau Cornwall Da. A 1 ,$ )o. B blindsßelfastJunc Dnn. P. &Aber.Junc East Anglian tern Counties EasternUnion,A.stk. Do., do. 8..... ...... Do. New A ....... East Kant ...... East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Forth and elydeJunc. Furness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock ... Do., B. Stock 1 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gna.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds ...... Do. New Thirds ... Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wst. Riding tin. Do. Southport. London & Blackwell Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Westerr , Do. Fifths ... Do. ,16/. Sn ,M&8... C Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch .Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ....... . ..... . Do. Birming. cilierby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares ... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k........ Northn. Counties Un North British . . . INorth Devon, &11 . . i• IDock Stock Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ..... .... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension ... Do do. G.N.E.Pnrch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London . . ... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton .8 1 Portsmouth - .0 Rhymney 10 I Scottish Central 10 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 10 Shropshire Union .... 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer. 0 ?South Devon .. iSonth all rDo. 4i per e. - Shares 100 South Wa1e5..... ...... all S. Yorksh.Rivernin 0 Oo all iStaines,Wok.,&Wok.l all 'Stockton & Darling..' .7il Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 6tStoekton & Hartlepl \)0 Taff Vale.... )0 Do. Pref., No. 1 Z 2 Thames Hay. D. &R ill Vale of Neath.... .00 Waterfd. & Kilkenny El WaterfordikLimerici 11 West Cot a West End of Londo n and Crystal Palace a Do. A U Do. B 11 West London U Do. Firit Class 11 Do. Second Class 11 , Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH Pi all Adm. and St. Law. 9 j Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 1 'Do. i Buffalo dr Lake Hur.' / 'Buff., Brut. & God ch. , ) 6p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72' Do. do., 1 July, '73' ) Do. do., 1 June, '74 1 a. iCaleutta and S. East. 6d Central Onde (Lim.)! Os Ceylon A ellarees 1 1 Do. B. do. ill Demerara 201 2s. 'Eastern Bengal 20i 100 1.00 100 10( 20 21 20 2sf 20 1( 20 174 a 3t.'10 20 1 00 a 100 a 20 a 10 jEast Indian .5 Do. C Shares ill Do.4i p.c.Bnds. ' '57 al Do. do. do., '59, do. ill Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Doben ' Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c., 611 ,Gt. Wostn. of Canada 3 Do. New all ;Do. 13de., payable '57 2N a 20: 1 100 100 100 100 all iDo. do., '76, p. '60... all Do. d0.,'73, do. all 'Do. do., '73, without' en GU a 20 i 20 I t Antwrp &Rotterdam J. Ardennes .0 Belgian East. Jnnct 11 Beziers to Graissessac dl Carmeaux&Tonlouse Coal Mines and Ry 3 Dutch Rhenish ' (Eastern of France Do. New A. Euphrates Valley dl Gt. Central of France dl Great Luxembourg 6 Italian Junction dl Lake Conat. & Bale al Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian 11 Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. 11 Lyons and Geneva 1 Lyons k Mediterran, ' Maria Antonia Do. New Namur k Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France.. I NorwegianTrnk.Pref 11 Paris and Lyons Jl Paris and Orleans Reeifo & San Fran.,l (Pernam.) g. 7 p. 0.1 10 1 Roma and Frascati , 20 Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 2C all Sambre and Meuse_ 10 all Do. 5. per cent. pref. 20 all Southern of France 8i all West Flanders 10 a ll Do. 5i per c. Pref 20 all W.dxN.W. of France 20 6 Western of Austria 20 all 1 , Wort. of Switzerland 6 all 1W lest aden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref. 20 I all ,Zealand.._ option di '.'vfii.dras, guar. 4i p.c 01 i Do. do., 5 per C. „, .0 Do. 4i p. c. Exton. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c.' 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, Ondo (Limited) 5 IScinde, • gnar 5 pot C 1 I Do 20 a] 5 al 20 al 20 t 20 al 20 al 20 1 al 20 1 al 20 1 al 20 al 20 1 20 20 33i 10 20 20 16 10 20 al 20 al 20 86 86 82 3# all lAnatralasia 18i Bank of Egypt ... 50 , Bank of London ail Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all Britisi., N. American ; ,10 C.Ek.of Ind. AiLeaCl , 50 City St. St. St. St. FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. - ill Antwrp & Rotterdam` 61 7 61 20 71 Australian ill Ardennes • ••• 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 4 d -- par 9.0 Belgian East. Junct •11 11 11 1 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(iesued ill Beziersto Graissessac ... ... at .£5 pm) all Carmeaux&Tonlonse 30 all Do. Cocaos &Cuiada .. ... Coal Mines and Ry. 31 44 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 11 . 1 121 13 1 111 121 13 ,Dutch Rhenish ill Eastern of France all Do. New 40 all Cobre Copper 39 4 39 140 •• 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... ••• . 1 all Dun Mountain Cop. .. 16 Copiapo all Gt. Central of France ... • ••• , all Great Luxembourg ... 7t — B l 71 8 per Mining Co. 6 Italian Junction „,. ••• 2 all Fortuna all Lake Conat. & Bale -..— ••• 20 all General all Lierre and Turnhout .... ...d 3 all Linares - 9} 6 Lombardo-Venetian 5 - 6}p 5 q Lueitanian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ••• .. 1 all Mariquita all Lyons and Geneva ... 27 28 1 all New Granida 3 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ... 1 all Noveau Monde all Maria Antonia all Do. New — . 5 1 Port Philip — all Namur k Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof 2O —20 f 281 all United Mexican Ai 41 4 1 i all Northern of France.. 38 4 39 38 4 1 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8s 91 MISCELLANEOUS. all Paris and Lyons 344 351 all Paris and Orleans 53 55 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ••• •.. 9 Reeifo & San Fraa., 25 19 Australian Agrioult. 25 26 (Pernam.) g. 7p.c. 11 —14 p 101 10 1 1 10 all ,Australn. Royal Mail ... .. 2 all Roma and Frascati — 1 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 i 4 1 . ... all Royal Danish 1 6.. 18 10 2 Do. New his, at 51. d ... 50 40 Brit.' American Land 30 --35 all Royal Swedish i i all Sambre and Meuse B4 Bt, 81 1 1 100 321 Canada 125 130 all Do. 54 per cent. pref. 8 84 Bt. 100 Do•Go.6po.Jan&July 1091 —DI 1091 10 i a ll Southern of France.. 22 23 22 4 St. all Copper MM. of Eng. 27 32 all West Flanders 4 --5 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent, 23 --25 1 1 1 1 all Do. 5 1 per c . Pref . 8 9 5 all 'Crystal Palace 1 all W .dxl sI.WW. of France 27 28 5 all Do. Preference . 4 41 4t I I i 6 western ofAustria... 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ,„ ~. 20 all ;Eastern Steam... 3 4 • 1 all , Wo;-t. of Switzerland ... „, St. 100 'ElectrieTelegraph lo* 108 .. all I Wiestaden all 1 Do, Bp. cent. pref. ... ... 5 all En.ddiust.Cop.SmCo • 11 1 all ,Zealand ........ - • ••••• ••• "' lO I.os. Eur. & Ind•Jatn. Tel. .., 9 all 'BurdcAm.Stm.(lim.) • 5 51 51 JOINT-STOCK BA.NKS. 20 %II Gen. Ir.Sc•Col.(lim.) ,„ .., 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . 2 d .. . all \Australasia B2 81 18 i ' 50 , Bank of Egypt Bank of Lo n d on 43 3 —' 52 5° 20 5 London Discount ... 11 Id3l 4 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 31 31 n 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ail Bri.Col. Bk.& L n . C o ., ... -- •• 10 all Mediterau. Elec. 'tel. .., ~, all 'British N. American' , "•. .. ••• J.O C.llk.of Ind.A.u.drel' - •• • d 10 all Do. Extenaion Teleg. ..„ ~. 10 all Mexican& S. AIII 0 ricu .. 50 City , GO ... 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... ji l i ii 25 'Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond . . . . 201 10 all ! Do. Do. all Eng.Scot.&Aus . Cnt. 18 1 . 81 5 all po.B p.c.Ptisa.at Id 2— 3 1 f 3 all ,Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. 174 181 5 2 0. Do. all Ditto New ... r ••• 100 80 ew B. &N. S. Land 16 18 20 Londonl and County ... ••• 2 81 t. 10 0 .S.W. 0v.5 p. c.D. /93 95 50 I Lnd.dtE.Thakng.Corp ... ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 1 10 'London Joint Stock ... -- ... ,„. 20 1 a a u ll rirtahn.toalfEGurasopeB...teare... .. i ..... 11 20 Lond.andWestminst ... ... vo 150 i 1 1 la itia al 60 : 1 10 1 11 8 : 41. / DP K : e 0 : io n e z7 ;i ao. EN n ii4 s n re u z ; : l y : d a a: r: 17 ::: r • s :ll 2lo e i M :ani : l e . b :n .i ta r : i t.. . : l l l . 7 66 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... ... 76 10 Do. New ••• ••• 57p21 -- 74 1: 26 National Bank all INew South Wales all OrieuLal Bank Corp '3l 33 31 4 i ... .1 5 20 ;Ottoman Bang • ;25 !?roTincial of Ireland ..• -- ... 1 tlll 'OO. Ncw ,„ —• ... ! I R..‘ I - ie./1.:34(.4.1.114c ~,, St. 100 ..S.Alls, Cov.ti I). c.bds. - ~ 03 ,„ -- ~, all South Attritralia '33 3 5 25 all South Au.. 111. Lf..nd , :35 :35 all , i all Union of Australia 49 51 49 4 5 0 1 Submaiine T e l. S er i p 1 ... 18i 18 17 1 all Do. Registered 21 i Do. New I 1 10 !Union of London — ... 21 1 20 5 True.ln.Co.Up.,Can. ~ -- ..... 50 'Unity Mutual i ..... ...d .1 284, Van_Dieniou's land.. 0 1.1.. • 5J Westrulik of Lond ... .7-7 ... d . . . 8 - 8i 68 - 70 •.. - 9i - 10 ..• ••• Si - 8S 85i -85 i 3i - 36 7 - 9 4 - 5 181 -19 i 59i -60 i 43 - 44 30 - 32 17 - 18 92 - 93 6 :: E 4 30 = 37. 89 - 91 9 - 9} 97i - 98, 86 - 87 122 - 12 4 97 - 99 56 - 56. 58 - 62 - 80 1 8- 9 N 8 - 9 p! 94i - 95 i - I 6 - 6} 107 - 109 983 - 99 i $d 97 98 39 - 39! 91/ - 92; 66 - 67 i• - ii 60 - 62 3/ - 34 52i - 53 i = 94 55 - 5 6 85i -86 i, 90 - 95 2i - * AI = 31 33 10 8 dl 105 - 107 24 - 26 47 - 49 4 -3 , 34 - 36 72 - 73 79i —80 j 13 15 d 7 sdi 9 11 36 33 i:6 3 / 4 - iii 7 - 3 - 5 t - ISSESSIONS. 11 - 24 5j - 544 183 - 87 82 - 85 81 - 84 ii -- ii, -- 112 i -- 113 3 / 4 2 -- 18i 191; 50 52 83 85 1 22 —22 i: 2 1i -- lb; 21 id - 108 - 112 108 - 112 101 - 103 j 19 - 204! 214 - 224 - 4P 1 - 10, 1 - lip! - 2ipi ••• ''''' 5 2 i I 8 5 i i i 8/ 60 / j 59/ 31i 98} 71 87 123 98 55 i 94i 5 4i i Gi 6 99 1071 8i tli 961 7 391 8i 9i 92 13 2i 11 61 60 11 62i i 971 81 71 8i 55i i 86 i si, 61 14 iiii 804 x d 36ã 7 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16i St. 100 St ,100 • St. 1.00 10 31.1 20 17i 20 all 10 all St. (100 St. 20 20 ! 1 20 25 l' 25 ! St. \lO St. U 25 20 1 St. li 50 1 20 1 1121 134 19 51 50i 1i 84 3i 22t 20i 12 13 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paidi RAILWAYS. Leasing !ompanies, Closing Prices this day Easiness this day I Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H.Sh. Glas. Barr. dr Neils. Direct. Do. New GlstrADn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. A Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. N.&Bat.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.e Preet. & Wyre Do. Shre. A Royetn. & Hit. Shrews. & Her j S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pe Do i Wilts &Sorarat Ln.&N.W. Caledon... E.U.&E.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Gt.Westn. i s/. & N.W. Eastern. /Peto &Co, Do La. &N. W. & Wild. Midland... IE. Count.. r D o a Do ... Do L. &N. W, o t.Northr T. Braesei M. MClean Stk.&Dar Do IGt.Westn. PREF ERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (iesd.at 50i.) Brie. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per a. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork&Bandonsip.o. un.Perth.&Abei.J. E. Anglian Chg. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.lsx,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. /ow 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh o. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.lcDun.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 eent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. prem. Gt.N.of Scot.lst Pr( Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(8.6111.Ex.5pc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. i Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per )ent„ Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100: 100 Do. Cheater Bp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Qua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D o. ,P., 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. di N.W., Coy. dr Nuneaton 5 r. et... i Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... Londy.& Color. 6 Sh. Londy. &Ennis. 6 Sh . _ _ ~ B ,&L. 6 p. Cent. o. do. do. £6 ... o. do. 31 per cen t Mar4pt, it'lrearcein.t4 p. c. Do. 4 per Do. do. Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St o. Con. Br. Bir. 6 P.C Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St ew., Aber., &0., pr 5 p.o.red. 5 p.c.pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct Norfk. Deb. 4 p. c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~ ,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf I Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p. 0., Ist guar Do. 6 p. c. 24 guar_ Do. do. Debentr. St. Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc .N. E. Aber. g.6p . c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon is o. fixed , 4 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4} p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent ~.. Wales Gnu. 4 p. c. i o. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc 1' 271 176 174 BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk. ißritish Iron ... Condurow (Cambrn. Day. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. East Basset (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.; Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Mogan; North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy: Porkellis U. (Wend.] Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Clear' S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S. W. Frances(lllogn. Pam. S. & L. Min. Co, Tin Croft Un.Minee (Gwennap: V. of Towoy (Camar. W. Basset (Illogan)., W. Caradon (Liskrd. Wh. Basset (Mogan) Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. FAward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Lls.nt) Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.) Wh. 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It has for some time past been ob served that there has arisen a feeling of dissatis faction in the mind of the soldier who is about to embark for India in consequence of what is con sidered the unfair treatment to which he is sub jected in comparison with his officer, who proceeds in the same vessel. In addition to having to pur chase his sea kit, which amounts to within a few shillings of 21., the soldier on embarking for India is placed under a stoppage of 6d. per diem for rations, exclusive of beer money, whereas the officer is allowed free rations on board, except in the case of those returning to England on " private affairs." It is now proposed to provide the troops gratui tously with sea necessaries, and to place them on the same footing as the officers with regard to their rations. The Admiralty steam vessels, Vivid, Master Commander Allen, Black Eagle, Master Com mander Petley, and Banshee (not in commission) are ordered to be got ready with all despatch, to form a part of the squadron which will convey the Princess Royal and the Prince of Prussia from Ragland after the marriage of their royal high nesses. The launch of the Gannett screw steam-sloop, of 11 guns, at Pembroke Royal Dockyard, took place on Wednesday, at Pembroke, about 5 o'clock in the evening, in a most satisfactory manner. On being afloat, she was taken in charge by Mr. Martyn, assistant master-attendant of Devonport, where, on being jury-rigged, she is to be navigated, and placed in commission. The following are her dimensions :—Length between the perpendiculars, 151 ft. ; ditto of keel for tonnage, 131 ft. 21 in. ; breadth extreme, 29 ft. 1 in. ; ditto for tonnage, 28 ft. 9 in. ; ditto moulded, 28 ft. 3 in. ; depth of hold, 15 ft. 10 in. ; burthen in tons, 5771 ; horse power, 500. Orders for disembodying the Pembroke dockyard battalion, in common with other yards, arrived here this week, and the force has been disbanded accord ingly. The adjutants are placed on half-pay, and the men are allowed to retain their present clothing. Orders have been given to complete the Colossus, 80, screw steamer, and the Argus, 6, paddlewheel steamer, now in dock at Chatham, so that those steamers may be undocked during the ensuing month. An Admiralty order was yesterday received at Woolwich byCommod•re Shepherd, superintendent of the dockyard, ordering the uniforms to be pre sented to the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Dockyard Brigade. The order also specifies that Lieutenant and Adjutant Christie is to be placed on half-pay, and the whole of the brigade is to be forthwith disbanded, the stores, &c., to be returned to the depot. The whole of the numerous staff comprising the officers and crew retained on the books of the re ceiving ship Fisgard, bearing the flag of Commo dore Shepherd at Woolwich, was yesterday paid off, forming an aggregate of 600 officers and men, all of whom, with the exception of Masters Mug ford and Williams, removed to the half-pay list, retained on the establishment for the ensuing five years. The French Government tank-vessel Tocsin, Captain Leloy, from Cherbourg for Goree, put into Plymouth on Wednesday evening, one of her crew having been injured by a fall from the bowsprit. He is under the charge of Mr. Francis Fox, sur geon, and is progressing favourably. UNIVERSITY IMPROVEMENT IN SCOTLAND. An influential public meeting, presided over by Lord Campbell, Lord Chief Justice of England, was held in Edinburgh on Wednesday, to promote the cause of University reform in Scotland. Among those who took part in the proceedings were the Lord-Advocate, Sir E. Colebrooke, M.P. ; Mr. Stirling, of Keir, M.P., Mr. Baxter, M.P., and other gentlemen. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted by the meeting : " 1. That the Universities of Scotland, in their present condition, do not afford sufficient encou ragement to the attainment of high excellence in literature and philosophy, and that it is matter of national concern that they be strengthened and im proved, so as to enable them to meet the exigencies of the times, and enter successfully into competi tion with other great schools of learning. "2. That while it is desirable that measures be adopted with a view to raise the slandard, and to increase the efficiency of professional instruction, it is iu the highest degree important that these ob jects should be effected in such a manner as to pre serve the distinctive character of the Scottish Uni ♦ereities. "3. That it is expedient that an increase be made to the endowments of such of the existing professorships ai are not at present adequately maintained, and also that retiring allowances be provided to aged and infirm professors. "4. That it is expedient that new professor ships be established in some departments of pub lic instruction of obvious utility and importance, which are not at present provided fur. "5. That it is desirable that the graduates of each University should have some share in its government ; and that they should, by this and other means, be led to retain a permanent in terest in its prosperity and advancement. "6. That it would tend greatly to the benefit of our Universities were an improved system of examinations adopted, with a view better to test the progress of the students, and to enhance the value of degrees. That in order to give additional value to University degrees, as well as to increase the efficiency of professorial instruction, where that may be found necessary, some endowments are desirable for assistants to the professors in cer tain of the existing chairs, such assistants to be selected from among the graduates. - - "8. That the Association for the Improvement and Extension of the Scottish Universities has already been the means of calling public atten tion to the defective condition of these institu tions, and that the favour with which the views thus advocated have been received, both in Eng land and in Scotland, justifies tha hope that, at no distant date, these effoits may lead to most beneficial practical results." A FORMIDAB LE ENEMY.—A cor res p on d en t of the Nofus.ritite, writing from Oude on the 6th ult., makes the following report of a strange affair in which our troops had been concerned :—" The troops, however, enc ountered a much more formidabl e an d en terprising enemy on their way back to camp, and r am ashamed to say the 9th Lancers turned tail ; both officers and mfqa fled in utter contusion, while the Artillery abando ned their guns, and bolted like mad, but without avail , for the enemy pursued them to camp, which friend and foe en tered at the same time, the latter getting among t he tents and having the audacity to attack our whole force, which had turned out in greatalarrn to cover the retreat Of the Lancers and the others when they were seen running in such wild despair I The kilted Highlanders did not on this occasion display the courage for which they are famed, for, if anything, the 931 sought shelter from the attacks of the victorious enemy with more agility than their breeched comrades, though I confess that being less protected they suffered more. The sailors of the Naval flrigade also, strange to say, showe d the white feather, and-'topped their booms' with the rest, uttering naughty nautical ejaculations in the ex tremit y of their terror. There is no mistake about it, our fellows were utterly routed, and the enemy continued to hover around the camp for some time, without our daring to molest them, and and with very trifling loss." Don't be ala rmed or in ultimately they retired in goo d erder, dignant, good reader; imagine what you would yourself have uone if attacked by a swarm of bees ! While the force was returning from the Alurubagh to camp one of , the Lancers was tempted to poke his spear into a bees nest, and the result is above deccribed.—Bombay Gazette, Dec. 4. [ADvaßrissmigNv.l—D u Barry's delicious Rev alenta Arabica F oo d sa ves fifty tip aes i ts coat in other remedi es, and cures indigestion (dyspepsi a ) habitual constipati on, nervousn e ss, biliousness, and li ver , co mplaints, flatule nc y , distension, acidity, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, nervous headaches, hysteria, neura lgia, noises in the head and ears, pains at the pit of the sto mach and between the shoulders, erysipelas, eru ptions of the skin, impurities and poverty of the bl oo d, scrofula , cough, asthrmt, sumption, dropsy, rh euma tism, gout, nausea and sickness during pregnancy, aft er ea ti n g, or at sea , low spirits, spa-ms, cramps, epileptic fits, sp l e en, general debil i ty, inquietude, sleeplessness, involunta r y bl us hing, paralys is, tremors, &s like to society, unfitne ss for study, l oss of memory, delu sions, vertigo, blood t o the head, exhaustion, melancholy, groundless fear, ind ec i s i on , wretchedness. It is, more ever, the best food f o r infants and invalids generally, as it never turns acid on the wea kest stomach, nor in terferes with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digos. tion, and nervous and mu scular energy to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Protessort , of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorlaud ; Dr. flarve, ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wilmer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of cast 3. stuart; Ma or-Use. Thoccia , 1S log, and Iha!ty other rem t..etab!t w l,O 1 )PlIth has been msloro , l by it, after ail .)thcl of "r" had failo.t. :-,ltitaby packed with full in atrui.:tioe.l, a cat d sters jib, 2s. Qd• ; 2114 4s. 6d. ; ; 12 , th, I:2e. Tito 121 b can i s t e rs are sent carriage Ott ieceipt order. ---Barry C:;., 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTANT CAUTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—Tho Vice-Chaucel ler, , Sir William Pag e Wood, granted an In j unction on the 10th March, 1854, ag ainst Alfred Hooper Nevin, for imitatin "Du Barry's Revaleuta.Axabica Food." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 31. MANSION-HOUSE.—Samuel Smith, a man under 20 years of age, belonging to the K troop of the Royal Horse Artillery, and SimonWertheimer, a general dealer, were brought up under the follow ing circumstances : Francis May, constable 613, said—l found the prisoners last night quarrelling in Irongate-lane, and upon asking them what was the matter, Smith said he belonged to the Royal Horse Artillery, and that he had sold his regimental clothes toWertheim er, who refused to give them up. I took the . pri soners into custody—Smith on the charge of deser- , tion, and Wertheimer on that of having purchased tke regimental clothes. 1 afterwards searched Wer theimer's house, but did riot find the clothes. The Lord Mayor—Did Wertheimer say anything to you when you took him into custody? Witness—He denied ever having seen the other prisoner in his lite till that moment. Smith—This man (Wertheimer) bought the whole of my regimental uniform of me for ls. I after wards wanted my things back again, and then he turned round and said he didn't know me. I was carrying my clothes in a bundle near the Shoreditch station when he stopped me and asked me if I had anything to sell. I told him what my bundle con sisted of, and he gave me ls. for it. Wertheimer—l declare most positively that I never saw this man Smith till last night, when he came up to me and demanded his clothes back. I told him then, and I tell your lordship now, that I never purchased his clothes at all. It must have been somebody else. The Lord Mayor—There is no evidence against you except the statement of Smith, and you are discharged. Smith will be remanded, in order that the authorities at the Horse Guards may be com municated with. William Jones was charged with uttering coun terfeit coin. The prisoner, on the previous evening, entered the Three Orowes public-house, Old Jewry, and called for a pint of beer, in payment for which he tendered a florin. This the barman immediately detected to be bad, and returned it to him. The prisoner said be knew where he had taken it, and must get it changed. He then g tve the barman a half-crown in its place. The barman handed him back two shillings and some coppers in change, when the'prisoner objected to one of the shillings, which wasa little worn, and another was give, him. After standing,' at the bar for a minute or two he was observed to raise his hand to his mouth, and directly afterwards he threw down a shilling, and said, " Look here, you have given me a bad one." The barman, finding it a " shocking" bad one, re turned it to him, accused him of having rung the changes, and 'expressed his determination to give him into custody. He went to one door to call a policeman and during his absence the prisoner was observed by a gentleman standing at the bar to raise his hand to his mouth and swallow something. He t hen attempted to rush out at the other door, but was secured and given into custody. Upon searching him only ls. and four pieces in copper were found upon him, he no doubt having swal lowed both the bad florin and bad shilling. The Lord Mayor—What answer have you lto • make to this charge, prisoner? Prisoner—Why, I took the florin somewhere and didn't know it was a bad one ; the barman himself gave me the shilling. The Lord Mayor—Where are the florin and the shilling gone to ? Prisoner—Well, I suppose, my lord, they fell down in the scuffle and got kicked into the street. The Lord Mayor—Barman, did he speak to you in that gruff voice when he first came to your house ? Barman—No, my lord, he spoke plainly enough. Prisoner—Why, you see, my lord, I've been locked up in a cold cell all night, and if that'won't make a man speak a little gruff I don't know what will. The prisoner was remanded, in order that the authorities at the Mint might be communicated with. GUILDHALL.—AIbert Stokman, described as a clerk, was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain and various articles of jewelry. Alfred Stokman, a printer's brassrule cutter, said —The prisoner is my cousin. On the 22d of this month I received a letter from Mr. George Hay ward, a friend of mine at Portsmouth, stating that the prisoner had stolen a gold watch and chain and other property, and requesting me to give him into fmstody if I saw anything of him. The priso ner called upon me yesterday, and I gave him into custody. I asked him if he knew anything of Mr. George Hayward, of 68, St. Mary's-street, Ports mouth, but he pooh-poohed the charge of robbing that gentleman. I telegraphed to Mr. Hayward, who is now present. Mr. George Hayward said—l am a publican, at 68, St. Mary's-street, Portsmouth. The prisoner called at my house for the first time on the 6th of the present month. I did not see him until after he was in bed, when I went up to his room, and he said he called upon friends of mine in London, but I had no knowledge of him. As he was in bed, I could not turn him out, and in the morn ing he left, and did not return until the evening. He remained at my house until the morning of the 90, when he purposed coming to London. I went up to my bedroom for m y overcoat, intend ing to accompany him as far as Landport, and he returned to his bedroom on the same floor. I put on my hat and coat and came down stairs, leaving my gold watch and chain and some trin kets on my dressing table and the room door open. While I was putting my co at on the prisoner came into my room to speak to me, and I went dow n leaving him in the room, but he followed me almost immediately after, and eventually took the train to London. When I returned home I missed my watch and chain, and afterwards found them pawned with a Mr. H aw g ood, of Lam port, and the!pawnbroker des cribed the per s on pledging them in every respect corresponding with the prisoner. The prisoner denied the charge. Alderman Cubitt said there was sufficient evi dence to justify him in sending the prisoner to Portsmouth to be dealt with. MARLBOROUGH -STREET.—Thomas Moore was brought up for final examination charged with several acts of e mbezzlement. The first charge was for embezzling a check for 8/. 65., drawn by Lady Carteret in payment of a bill due to Mr. Jones, estate agent, Park-street. L a dy Carteret. 13 , Chesterfield -street, Mayfair, said on the 24th of November she sent a check in a letter to Mr. Jones, of 72, Park-street, and shortly afterwards she received by post a receipt which she now produced. Frederick Jones, estate agent, 72, Park-street, said the prisoner was formerly in his service as confidential clerk, and (was authorised to receive money on his account. It was the duty of the prisoner immediately to pay over to him all moneys received. He had never, received a letter from Lady Carteret enclosing a check for 81. 65., nor had he sent any receipt for such sum. After the pri soner had left his service he had suspicions of his honesty, and he went to Ealing, where the prisoner lived, and in a drawer he found a letter from Lady Carteret, referring to a check for 81. 6s. The re ceipt sent to Lady Carteret was in the prisoner's handwriting,. and the amount for which it purported to be a discharge had never been paid over to him by the prisoner, nor was there any entry of such payment in the books. There was another amount of 101. 10s. received frcm Mrs. Bovell, -which the prisoner had received and not accounted for. Mrs. Bovell, 34, Glocester-terrace, Hyde-park, said about the 14th of October she paid 101. 103. to the prisoner on account of Mr. Jones. George Cox, head clerk to Messrs Drummonds, paid the check drawn by Lady Carteret in favour of Mr. Jones to some man, but could not identify the prisoner. Police-constable Wells, C 172, said when he took the prisoner into custody he said it was a bad job, and he admitted having received three accounts, and that he had kept the money. The third charge was not proceeded with. The prisoner was fully committed on two oases. James Fitzgerald was charged with stealing 861. 7s. 6d., the property of his master, Hypolite De bora, lamp manufacturer, 35, Gerrard-street, Soho. Hypolite Dehors said the prisoner had been in his service as porter fur about three years. On Tuesday, the 22d of December, he told the prisoner to get from Mr. Passant a check for 761., to get it cashed, and, with a sum of money, 10/. 7s. Gd., which he also gave him, to pay the whole amount to a tradesman named Hessell. The prisoner went out, but never returned, and witness gave informa tion to the police. Joan Hessell, oil merchant, Old Broad-street, said the prisoner had not paid him any money. E lmund Scholefield, clerk to Messrs. Prescott and Co., said a check was presented for 761., and the amount was paid to the presenter in gold, be cause gold was required. Police-sergeant Glass, C 3, said he took the priso ner into custody at No. 9, Tower-street, for stealing 861. 7s. Gd. The prisoner, when at the station house, said he had lost the money and was afraid to return to his master. He asked the prisoner why he got the check cashed all in gold. The pri• ,aict lee drd not ask fur ge:cl at the hankeis'. Tut) pri6uiler was fully co.utpitted.. .ESTIII.NSTER. ---Ezkti3er Delley, id. i (Mk -70111:)11, was finally elanniied, charged with stelling a great quantity of silver plate, table linen, and other articles, the property of her master. Prisoner had beeu in the service of the Rev. Albert Augustus Isaacs, of 24, Stanley-street, Pimlico, since last March. About a fortnight ago that gentleman missed a great quantity of plate, and table and bed-linen, when the prisoner admitted that she bad pawned the property, and gave him 31 pawnbrokers' duplicates relating to it. The accused pleaded guilty. Mr. Arnold observed that in consideration of the facility which had been afforded the prisoner to dispose of the property, he should only commit her for four months' hard labour. CLERKENWELL.—Augusta Leigh, a respect ably-dressed woman, residing at 10, Park-place, Liverpool-road, appeared in answer to a summons taken out against her by the parish authorities of St. Mary's, Islington, which charged her with as saulting Susan Dan. Mr. Wakeling, solicitor, was present on behalf of the defendant, but no particulars were gone into in consequence of the illness of the poor girl, who is confined to her bed in the workhouse infirmary, and the absence of a medical witness. The case was then adjourned for a week, but in consequence of the continued illness of the girl, and the fear be fore that time arrived she would die, Mr. Tyrwhitt, accompanied by Mr. Mould, the chief clerk, and Bayliss, the chief usher, attended at the Islington workhouse, for the purpose of taking her deposition. The injured girl, who was confined to her bed, and presented a frightful appearance, having had the oath administered to her by Bayliss, in answer to the questions of Mr. Spading, the solicitor to the trustees, stated as follows :—I was formerly in the service of Mrs. Leigh, and while there she was continually ill-using me. About a fortnight since, on a Monday, the defendant struck me on the head with a poker, and hurt we very much. The day before she struck me on the eye with her hand. Be cause I upset a bath she struck me on the lower part of the body with a chopper. The defendant also hit me over the head with a poker on the Thursday before, and before that she hit me in the area with the same weapon. She also hit me seve ral tim s with the hearth-broom and other brushes. The cuts on my head were all caused by my mis tress, who has ill-used me all the time I was in her service. There was another servant in the house, but she never struck me, nor did I ever fight with 'her. In answer to questions put by Mr. Wakeling, the poor girl said she never complained to Mrs. Leigh about the other servant ill-using her or giv ing her a black eye. The other servant and her self had not agreed to accuse Mrs. Leigh of caus ing the injury. There were four persons living in the house, but she did not tell them of what had occurred because she wps kept in the kitchen. Mr. Hicks, the relieving officer for Islington, called at Mrs. Leigh's, but she did not complain to him at all about the matter. The defendant told Mr. Hicks that Ellen, the other servant, had given her (the complainant) a black eye, and that they had been fightinc, together, but that was not true. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case was a very serious one. He should remand the further hearing for a week. Mr. Wakeliug applied that bail might be taken. His client would be forthcoming at auy moment t' meet the charge. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would accept two respon sible sureties in the sum of 501. each, and herself in 1001. for her appearance that day week. THAMES.—John M'Gratli, a tall and powerful man, aged 26, who has been repeatedly in custody for assaults and robberies, was charged with the following robbery : Captain Pearson Campion said he was master of the ship William Pitt, of Hartlepool, lying in the river off Limehouse. On Wednesday night he was on his way to his ship, and pulled out his watch to look at the time. The prisoner at the same time camo up acd snatched it from his hand and ran away. ge ran after the prisoner, and, without losing sight of him, saw him stopped. The watch was worth 4/. 10s. William Barnes, a watchman in the Regent's Canal Dock, stated that he saw the prisoner run into Noah's Ark-alley, Limehouse. The prosecutor was running after him. He stopped the prisoner, and the prosecutor said to him, " You have stolen my watch." The prisoner said nothing to that, and was given into custody. The prisoner said he was not guilty, but Mr. Yardley committed him for trial. SOIITHWARK.—Wm. Elliott and Wm. Fish, alleged to be the proprietors of the Temperance Loan Society, 15, New-cut, Lambeth, were charged with committing an assault on Mr. Walter Kirk, of Wardrobe-place, Doctors'-commons. The complainant stated that he was clerk to Messrs. Newton and Son, solicitors. He was ac quainted with a young widow who had recently been left with three children, and a few days ago she obtained a situation in a gentleman's family in Lancashire, but had not the means to proceed to her destination. On Saturday last she informed :attht him et TemptehraatnesheeLhoaadn Society,applied faotrlas,loNanevrof-c3u/t. she had told the persons there that she was g to a situation i n L ancas hi re, and could give g re no going security th an h er own. She gave her add and paid ls. ou t o f th e only half-crown she had s ' s' the world f or inquiry money, and was toldthatsl l i n e should h ave au answer on Saturday morning. Wit ness at once saw through the affair, as it was not likely that any one, much less a loan society, would lend 31. without security to a woman who was going nearly 200 miles in the country. Finding that no person from the loan society called on Saturday, he was persuaded that the poor widow was done out of her shilling ; consequently on that evening wit ness went to 15, New-cut, where he found " The Temperance Loan Society" held in the kitchen. Mr. Combs asked him what was his object in going there ? Witness replied that he considered the widow had been done out of her shilling, and he went there to get the names of the parties, with a view of suing them in the County Court. He acted merely ea public grounds to prevent the frequent impositions practiced by loan societies. It was between 5 and 6 when he knocked at the door, which was opened by a youug woman. He then inquire I of her for the proprietors of the Tempe rance Loan Society, which was held in that house. She left him at the dour, and another woman came up horn the kitchen, and on his asking her a ques tion of the same kind she attempted to shut the door, but he put his foot against it to prevent her. One of the defendants then came up (whom he be lieved to be Fish), and having seized witness tried to push him from the passage. Witness told him he had called to ask a civil question, and he did not intend to go until he got au answer. Fish then struck him a blow on the chest. The other defend ant then came up from the kitchen and used a vulgar expression to him. He immediately struck witness a violent blow across tee nose, and he fell on the pavement bleeding very much. He was par tially stunned from the fall, and his elbow and knee were bruised. Witness immediately went to the Tower-street Police-station, and, having shown the bruises inflicted on him, a police-constable accom panied him back to the defendants' house and ob tained their names, after which he took the present proceedings. He was positive that the shilling was obtained with not the least intention of granting the loan. Mr. Combo said it was evident to him that there was something like a conspiracy between the two in carrying on the loan society, and when Mr. Kirk went to make inquiries about the poor widow's shilling they assaulted him. He should commit them both for trial at the ensuing sessions. Bail was accepted. George Fox, a smart-looking young fellow of swarthy complexion, was charged with picking pockets in St. George's Church, Southwark. James Wills, the beadle of the church, stated that just as the congregation was leaving church on the previous night he saw the prisoner very iuslus triously pushing himself among the crowd. Sus pecting his avocation he watched him, and saw hint distinctly put his hand into several ladies' pockets. Witness then forced his way towards him, and caught him with his hand in a lady's pocket. Witness asked the lady whether she had lost anything, and she examined her pocket and replied in the negative. He, however, handed the prisoner over to the custody of a constable, after he had made a desperate struggle to get away. Wan( ss added that there were frequent robberies at the doors of the church, and it took his utmost vigilance to keep the thieves away. Mr. Combe asked the prisoner whether he would prefer being tried by him, or going to the session to be tried by a jury ; if the former he must plead guilty. The prisoner, in an impudent tone, said he was guilty, and he wished to be dealt with at once. Mr. Combo committed him to the House of Correctio❑ at Wandsworth for three months with hard labour. 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There was a better inquiry for wheat, and the best runs of both English and American must be noted the turn dearer. In seine instances rather more money was asked for flour, but the transactions were limited at about the rates of last week. Oats and oatmeal met a slow sale, and both have been rather cheaper. IKO particular change was observable. NEW.A.RKADEc. 30. A. good attendance, and prices similar to tkose of las week, except for wheat and barley, which were a shads dearer. Wheat, white 56s to 58s, red 503 to 545; barley, malting 381 to 425, grinding 368 to 375; oats, 24st. 32s to 363, 22st, 24s to 28s ; beaus, 468 to 488 ; malt, 60s to 721; peas, 44% to 46s ; tares, 56s to 60s per qr. LOUTH-Dm. 30. An inactive trade in corn to-day, with little variation in rates, but a downward tendency. Wheat, 41s to 45s ; extra, 51s ; barley 33e to 368; oats 203 to 233; beans, 40s to 455. BOSTON—Dzo. 30. The wheat trade to-day was in a rather inactive state. The few sales passing in wheat were at a reduction of is to 2s. Spring corn a slow sale, and on easier terms. Prices :—Wheat, red, 40s Od to 483 Od; new, —e to white, 463 Od to 50s Od; extra, 51s. Barley, 26s Od to 38s Od. Oat 3 18s to 255. Peas, 33 to 41s lid. Beans, 34s Od to 4is Od per qr. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—Die. 30.1 Large supply of grain to-day, and sales heavy. With the exception of wheat other grains were cheaper. Wheat, on the top, is Od down, and on the average 03 3d down. Barley, 3s Od down on the top, and Os Id down on the average. Oats on l the top were Os 6d sh and on the average 03 6d. down. Beans on the top 2e Od down, an , i on the average Os 2d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 0 1 1-12th. Do. now -12ths. Barley , Oats 1 1 7 2-12ths. Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 1306 qrs sold 1077 qrs Barley 2074 qrs sold 1763 qrs Oats 2003 vs sold 1585 qrs Beans lB5 qrs sold 155 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD.—Dso: 29. A fair supply of fat beasts to-day, but the demand was limited ; higher prices were asked, and beef was a little better sold. Sheep in small supply, and well sold. Thor* was a good supply of fat pigs, and the sales heavy. Fat calves numerous. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 546 to 6id; mutton, 7d to lid ; lamb, —d to Od ; real, 7§d tc 01 pot lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to 11.8 3d per score ; rough fat, 5s Od to 0! per 141 b. ; hides, 44d to 61d per lb ; calf-skins, 6d to To per lb. LOCAL SHARE MA RKETA. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The Liverpool Stock Exchange continues to improve daily, and closed this afternoon stew dily at the following rates :—Eastern Counties, 11 15.4 12—East Lancashire, 92a—Lancashire and Yorkshize, 944 954—London and North Westerns, 994 a—Ditto (a shares), dis.—Sheffielde, 40 —Midlands, 924—North Eastern, Berwick, 246—South Easterns, 21i 2—Grand Trunk of Canada, 14—Great Luxembourg, 715-16. 114.A.INICHESTER, Dim 31. STOCK EXOHANGE—There was an active demand, and there was a strong market, though business did not clog. at the highest rates of the day. Union Bank, par_North Union A, 2204—Leeds, 94i i—Sheffields, 41:4 lands, 92i a i—Dovers, 2115-16 2 4—Eastern Conn' ties, 11 15-16 Londons, 98i—East Lancashire, 924- Trunk 124 . 9-16 i—North Staffords, 2i d. 13-16—C ana d a N o if s 1 d BIRMINGHAM, Dxc. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE. —Business in the market general; firm. Birmingham and Stour Valleys, Bi—South St fords, 9— Midlands; 92 LEEDS, DEO. 31. STOOK EXORANGII.—The market to-day again active' Midlands, 921 92 91i t92—North Eastern (Leeds), 27ti Ditto (Berwick), 21k—Ditt o (York), 4 4—London AIL South-Western, 96i —North Weston], 7 13.16—North Staffordshire, 2t dis.—Dovers, 24— Birmingham a* Derby, 65i. [ADVERTISEMENT.] KIDNEYS, BLADDER, &O. Second Edition, Price 2 s. — Practical information o 0 the origin of Diabetes, Albuminuria, or Bright's diseas°l and certain other chronic affections of th e Kidneys an Bladder in both sexes their connection with th e Stomach and Liver, and only successful mode of mar By Dr Denis Cr pain 35, Brut on - s t reet, Berkels l square.—" A very able work upon diseases affectio% a largean portion of the population."—Weekly Net Smith 52, Long-acre, EAST INDIAN STATISTICS. —W e extract the fellatio% statistical details from a blue book (just issued) oontai . o l ing a mas s o f ta b ular information relating to the colour, &c., possessions of the British empire (part 2). The tor population of the British and other States in Indio amounted at the last returns to 180,367,148 souls, lir eluding 97,763,562 in the government of Bengssf 22 , 4 37,297 in Madre., and 11,720,042 in Bombsg Thus the population of the British States was 131,990 9 souls. Th e popu l at i on o f the nat i ve States inch: idl, 38,702,206 i n B enga l, 5,213 , 671 i n Madras, 110,4 4,460,370 i n B om b a y, ma ki ng a t o t a l o f 48,376,2.", souls. In the Fr e nch an d P or t uguese territorir, there were 517,149 sou l s , Th e t ota l area o f the territories thus peopl e d was 1,465,322 square m il'' In 1854 there were apprehended fur offences 1 ", Bengal 101.781 persons ; i n th e N ort h-W. 6 W! Provinces, 104,196 ; in Madras, 207,890 ; and 7 .1 in Bombay, 73,262 persons. The total number British troops employed in India (British) in 1856. 0 1 amounted to 279,148 (including 25,825 Royal si 253,328 Co.'s tro o p s ) aga i nst 280,633 in 1854 . 55 OA 282,236 in 1853-54. Th e num b er employed in Ben ' (1855-56) was 167,796 ; in Madras, 63,241; and 11/ Bombay, 48,111. The 279,148 soldiers employed i n tO/ last named year (1855-56) included only 47,782 MO' Pe ans against 231,276 natives, an d th e same alarmili disproportion is noticeabl e i n f ormer years. In 1854 j the revenue of India amo un t e d to 26,133,0501., and ib e expenditure to 27,748,7211., leaving a net defioiens o l i (atter deduction 3,011,735/ f or " home charges") , 1,620,3061 The revenue of Bengal was 11,691,34411 that of the North-W es t ern P rovinces, 5,254,268/, ; th y; of Madra., 4,929,3461. ; that of Bombay, 4,950,347 1 '; and that of the Punjaub, 1,307,7451. The items of theft venue have been given in former returns. The charges P . 1 854-55 includ e d 2 , 500 , 3581. for civil and political es blisliment,, 2,395,220/. ter judicial and police charge", 10 ,873,5251. for military (excin4ve of war) charge% 4 39,179/. for marine and pilotage, 3,035,915/. for t P : 1854.55 amounted a 5 m 3 expenditure 04u5n61t.e d Ind s interest of the d e bt , an d 2,595,92U1. far boor charges, tEhnemakingglyear en a d r l an B f s4 t to Th . sa l,6 d i e 3 b ,s t2Bl ' and d dia j i n n and the bond debt in England to 3,915,59 214 the whole debt amounting to 55 ,531,120/ , and the ie terest th ereon to 2,189 433/. In th e name Year, 1854-6/ 25,325 vessels of 3,252,256 tons entered into and cleat': out from ports in British India (exclusive of the natif," craft en gage d i n the coasting trade), 4,728 Brit vessels of 1,822,157 toes so entered and cleared that year. Tlie total v a l ue o f t h e imports by or into India in the year 1854-55 was 14,770,921_ 4 4 and that o f t h e exports 20 , 194,2551 . The itopn from the united kingdom alone were valued f, 9,853,6461. ; from Arabia and Persia, 1,027,766%: from China, 1 ,287,678/. ; and from Penang, Singapof," and Mal acca , 54 3, 4 86/. The imports from Amen'''. were only 162,130/. The imports included 3284914 ° apparel, 216,1181. of books and stationery, 1,274,0931 cotton, twist, and y arn , 5 , 40 3,2741. of cotton goof 251,0581. of malt li quors, 260,2201. of copper, OA 218,6741. of iron ; 312,3041. of wrought metals al kinds, 288,7721. of war stores, 142,6921. A l sea stores, 129,3961 . of precious stones, 197,51 0 1' of silk goods, 143,978/. of spices, 125,2251. of spirit 101,7121, of t ea , 109 , 0 12/. of tobacco and cigars, 240,874_: of wines, 171,065/. o f woollen . gods, 116,3031. of PP ehinery, 39,846/. of ice, and 191,2631. of fruits SI The exports f rom I n di a to England were 7,630,9411.01_11 of 20,194,255/. Th e general list of exports iooludl: 1,426,149/. of indigo d yes, 1,231,1531. of rice , 213,614,: 11 i of gunni es an d bags, 2211,2411. of jute, 3,694,8171. opium, 457,714/. o f sa l tpetre, or nitrate of potash, 646,03 F of seeds, 460,3091. of raw silks, 248,557/. o, silk ge ed/ 355,8271. of skins and bides, 8 20,798/. of sugar, as i 111,5501. of timber. Such is a summary of the statistic' . tables relative to our East Indian empire. •BIRTHS. GBIKWADE---On the 31st ult., at Clifton Cottag e , T*lo hill, Bri x t on, M rs. S. Grimwade. HAIBLEWOOD—On the 29th ult., at 13 Abbey-pl ace , John's-wood, th e w if e of the Rey. A shby Bl a i r Hast y wood, incumbent of St, Mark's, Hamilton-terrace, of daughter. NUNN—On the 29th ult., at Brighton, the wife of Loft J. Nun; Esq., Captain 99th Regt., of a son. PETTIWARD—On the 30th ult., at Pinborough, Stiffoll‘g the Lady Prawns Pettiward, of a daughter. iMARRIAGES. Buss—Oily:m-0n the 29th nit, at St. Pancras, it Rev. Alfr e d J . Buss, 8.A., .cu rate of St. Olave% Leonie, only surviving child of .the late Colonel c a re* and of Mrs. Caron, o f B art h o l omew - p l ace, K ent iP M DEATHS, I3HOOKER—On the 31st ult., Mr. John Brooker, of 6 Sout hampton-row, Ruesell.equare, aged 71. CUTHBERT On the 29th ult., Matilda, wife of Mr. GO Cuthbert, of Fore-street, Cripplegate, aged 55. DUNN—O n the 29th nit., at the Old Rent-road, Surreli Mr. Henry Dunn, late of Saffron Walden, aged 44. PRETTY—On the 30th ult., at 31, Bayham-terraca, Cat' den New Town, John Rowlion Pretty, Esq., M.D., 0% son of W. Pretty, Esq., 70, Mo rn i ngton-road, Regent"' park, S3im—On the 29th ult., suddenly, at 43, Sackville-streA George Beatty Smyth, Esq., M.D., aged 44. m‘DoNALD —On the 29th ult., at 3, Sylvester-row, HO nay, Mr. James M`Donald, aged 70. WILLIAMS-011 the 28th ult., at DU tngton ) Miss Henriot o aguti ; l'ui.l;4llL4 by MURDO YOUN of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 4:00 1 crf Mi(itilosex, Friday, a anuary 11 18.58. H Twelve at 3 (for n trod tic PR MAGIC 8. Stall Is ; Pri guinea.— Old Boni A D and Ora Quadrill Open ev, Argyll pager. DI Progran "(MANIC in the 1 tomical KANNT, Physiol( " the Ai and BE tures ill entirely and fr Gratis free on N° B Tro w se 7 and 0 e Thro Comm Fifty Fun Comm street. B' hereby rate of will be county Corpor the hoi No proxin By t Pollcie /acorn( Shr. St. 11 St. 11 St. ,11 50 tli St. I 1.1 61 3 311 2 73 2 THE SITN,I LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, St. St. 25 St. St. St. St. 20 St. Rt. 7 St. 20 12 25 20 Mk L 0.61 IWO 100 all 100 all 1100 100 1 5i St. St. 8 i St. 1064 9 * i 1858 i 1 At I 1857, i T wo I per c • Poll( 1,260/. Prot The Policie Assi Moder Ind! given Poll Inium Pro may t ton t I Th 4 Thi ;Tai Th iissur Emp