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.............4,..... —.—...- -- LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. On Tuesday next will be published, Volume Third of MISS AGNES STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the QUEENS of SCOTLAND, and English Pencesses connected with the Royal Ssonauccession Life of . This volume conta ins the commencement of a perl -Mary Stuart, which it is believed will be found more autentic and complete than any which has yet appeared. It comprises an amount of curious and important information hitherto inedited, the fruits of long and arduous research in the State Paper Offices of England, S co tland, France , a nd other nations, and in the charter-chests of the descendants of the nokle families of Great Britain ancestrally con nected with that niomentous period. The result is a Biography whist] is likely to be the crowning work of Miss Strickland's great national undortakhig. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. ____.--------"---.--- ANGLO-CALIFORNIA.N GOLD MINING COMPANY. 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T HE LEADER NEWSPA.PER of TO-MOR ROW (Saturday), October 16, contains: --The True Prin ciples of Taxation (with a dissection of the Report of the late Corn xnittee on the Income-tax)—William, the " Miles Gloriosu" of East at Somerset—The Spiritual Insolvency of the Church —The Queen the Preston Station (a Special Rep ort) —Lost, Strayed, or Stolen— The En_ lisn People—The Prospects of the Anglo-American Alliance —Lord Derby elected Chancellor of Oxford—Protespondene — est of the Senior Proctor—The Third St. Luke —Pas Corr The PallsoY, the Potter—The Theatres, —Cotters of a Vagabond. 1X. — to. lot. No. lt,`4. Price Sispence. Office, 7, Wellington-street , Strand. HA Y MARKET, Mr. B. W 1 r• Sole L n e ° se irA' ee r and Manager. Old Itrometon. 4 ,11 ; , :e : Being his Farewell Season as Lessee and Mabiger. THIS EVENING, Th e pew comic Drama of THE FOUNDLINGS, by Messrs. Buck stone. Keeley, Leis,h Murray, and Howe ; Mrs. Fl zwilliam, &c. After which, a new and original Farce, called BOX and COX, MARRIED and SE fTLED, by 3lessrs. Keeley and Buckstone. To conclude with THE WOMAN I ADORE. -----_ THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. Real Attraction. 9th appearance of Madame Celeste since her return from America. THIS EVENING, Ir.ll be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. by Madame Celeste, Miss Woolger, Messrs. Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Sec. To conclude with the celebrated Adeiphi Drama of JACK SHEP PAUD. Jonia".c.: Wild, Mr. S. Emery ; Owen Wood, Mr 0. Smith ; Jack Sheppard, Mrs. Keeley ; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Thames Darrell, Miss Ellen Chaplin ; Winnitred, Miss Laura Honey. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management 01 Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVE NLN Will be presented THE PRIMA DONNA. Principal characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, and Cathcart; Miss Robertson, and Miss Heath. Alter which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. 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Tais DAY —Morninw after 2 I Evenlrac 15 min. alter 3 y o .Ven.Aow—Morrtim 34 nun. after 3 1 EveninB s#l mar. alter 3 THE WEATI-lER.-SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 15. THERMOMETER, LN THE SIIADE. 150—':i. , ,host since noon yesternay. 45—lowee! thin morning and daring the night. 61—:hie day, at noon _ _ _ BAROY SYBIL, 30.33. W ETD E.N.E.—light breeze and cloudy weather. DAILY WEATHEI: TABLE. state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday mcrning.—The stations sr- arranged in order of latitude. HAsrmaa—Wind E., fresh breeze—cloudless. Sonvaaxurraft--Wind N.E , strong breeze—partially cloudy. Tunrapon—;Vino E., gentle breeze— cloudless. BASINOSTOKE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREEN With:lL—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. PeritooD—W ind N.E., calm—overcast. Cowan:rms.—Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast. Calfaiumar.--Calm—cloudy. l'he returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine etwoomt--Wind E., calm—partially cloudy. poous—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. .. -‘4. f r:::,-,:p N —.- - :?:, -kt. . i l--7-,-i: ";- ' , 4.? ; •- i •- • ~,:.e.,,,/,..;:ja11L.....L!,-,,..„. 4 ...:..., ‹ k, * fa t .A , •-- , - '44ei ~._ 'v ; -::;., :.!.--- •:• - tt.4 . ,'. 7 :•,'O'ff ..: ai r ..t.!sib--77.-:•:,,, :3 f Z':L....: :i.,.,4_,.....,ik____Arii. , 7,14,,._:•,,,.'2.A....rf.,:,....,,,,1 , - DROI , ... .. 1.44.:,,....2.7 - 3411 LONDON, FRIDAY, OCrOBER 15, 1852. Farmers must make hay while their political sun shines. We de not suppose indeed that Lord DERBY will walk out just when it pleases Lord JOHN to walk in. Still, in the actual state of parties, no politi cal prophet can foretell how soon some other Govern ment may supersede the present one. A. Ministry of farmers' friends is now in office. A Minis professed try of individue ls, each of whom in the long aeven years' wdr vvih the League, and after their defeat by it, in a three or four years' war with their con in the regiment of far mers ' querors, fought steadily friends. They have fought till they have at least en tered, by a sudden panic among their opponents, into the very stronghold of their enemies. To such firm and fast friends, friends row victorious and in com mand of the very citadel of legislation, the far mers are bound to look for something. How is it they are not moving ? Do they not know what they want ? 'lave the burdens on land quite vanished? Manufacturers could tell Government and Parliament boldly enough what they wanted. Public meetings, petitions, deputations (not always convenient to be re ceived by a Prime Minister) could leave no mistake as to their wishes. Why are tlle farmers so silent ? Is it confidence ? Well, hut every one of them who only sees a county paper at the Swan or the Maid's Head, knows that leaders in Parliament crave above all things the help of "support v;ithout." Our far , mera then should forthv.rith hold public meetings, settle wliat arc the burdens peculiar to land, and de mand their removal with irresistible numbers and energy. Now or never! Well, then, what are their peculiar burdens ? It is not their raw nisterial. The landetcx, nominal as it is, fahs not on tha=w; of the tithes the same is true, they are a daduction only from the original purchase money, or inheritance. Agricultural lorse-tax they pay none —nothing fur tolls in carting manure. They are even allowed one horse to ride. Poor rates they pay more li B htly than meat towns, while the towns relieve them of many of their surplus labourers. Farmers have, however, peculiar burdens, and now is the time to press them on the attention of Parlia ment. Foremost amongst these we regard the land. lord's right to distrain for rent, and thus to obtain an nr‘just preference ov..;r other creditors.. At present, lOW as prices ere, there is a severe cenr,petition for farms : obviously there are too menr farmers. Till SIVS.}. lately theyth proiniae of protectic.n :Me shape, has A PZ. l ,2`). beep ptetat f.)/ u , nate. Nov tLit ip t v 11 s THE SUN, gone, there is the much more formidable fact left, that if one won't give the rent another will ; and why should the landlord take less than the market value ?'' All right, unless the laws favour the landlord in the market ; this they plainly do by the law of distraint. The landlord need not be so careful as other men in respect to the class of persons he accepts as tenants, because the law secures him his rent whether other creditors get a penny or not. It may be said, that after all the landlord prefers a tenant of good property, and will give him the preference. True ; still the biddings of the class who ought not to bid at all, raise the price, and enable the landlord to knock his article down to the man of adequate property at a higher price than:it could otherwise have reached. If the tenantry of the kingdom will unite to press this griev ance on the attention of the present landlord Ministry, they can hardly refuse to remove it. The history of this unjust landlord privilege is somewhat interesting. The remedy for recovering rent by distress seems to have been derived from the civil law ; the feudal law forfeited the estate, in respect of which the service or rent was not rendered. But this forfeiture was in the nature of a pledge, the object being to secure the thing due, which being accomplished, the estate was suffered to return to its former holder. The civil law favoured the " pignoriar method ; this was the foun dation of the system of distraint. Till the second year of WILLIAM and MARY, however, the things dis trained could not be sold, the idea of a pledge being until then preserved; but by 2 WILLIAM and MARY, c. 5, the distress could be sold. The land lord's priority is, however, limited by statutes, as against execution creditors, but in th e absence of an execution he must be paid in full for as many years as are due. If an execu tion goes in, he can only claim a year, as against that (or hss under the County Court Act) ; but still, so far as the law recognises his right to a preference, although it shows a disposition to restrict it, it is clearly a remnant of the now abrogated feudal system. In all reason, therefore, the law of distress should be abrogated also ; landlords should be regarded as simple contract creditors, and come in pari passu with other creditors in cases of insolvency. This would make them wide awake in the choice of tenants, and of course somewhat lessen the present severe competi tion for farms. Should the present Ministers refuse to abolish a landlord privilege, which is at once so unjust to other creditors and so injurious to the farmers, they must renounce for ever the character of farmers' friends ; and must stand forth in the undis guised quality of landlords caring only for their own class. than of Billingsgate. But—we are allowing our emotions to transform what we intended to be a simple comment into nothing less than an impassioned eulogium. We must turn to the volume itself and gratify the English public by quotations that may clearly demonstrate the accuracy of our foregoing observations. It must be remembered that our historian, in the work to which we are here making especial reference, is recording events which have recently attracted the regard of Christendom, and in doing this he pro nounces judgment upon the present members, and particularly upon the present leader, of the French Republican Government. He accomplishes this ap parently difficult task simply enough—by force of language. Under the effort his diction proves almosq wholly inexhaustible. His imagination, moreover comes to the aid of his diction, and he luxuriates in an astonishing multiplicity and diversity of what some cavillers might be absurd enough to designate the most coarse invectives and the most vulgar per sonalities. As in the introductory pages of the volume, these are for the most part directed against one personage in particular—the Chief of the State, the man whom the French democracy has chosen for its chief magistrate. M. VICTOR HUGO, in his capacity as an historian, speaks of this individual by all sorts of designations. He calls him an " eunuch" (p. 63). He calls him "an ordi nary man broke loose" (p. 64). He calls him a " ruffian" (p. 116). He calls him a " miserable wretch" (p. 117). He talks of his " satanic art" (p. 121). He says to him—precisely in these words— " you are a liar" (p. 123). He speaks of him as " this great homicide" (p. 124), this " felon" (p. 124), and this " slaughterer" (p. 124). A little further on, and he introduces the same personage to us by new epithets, and under rather unpleasant circumstances —pointing him out as " this man, this ghastly but cher," with " his apron round his waist" and " his hands in smoking bowels." He likens him to the most incongruous personages both in the realms of fact and in the realms of fiction. He informs us that the head of the French Government is a " grotesque FALSTAFF " (p. 145), that he is a " tragical RICHARD III." (p. 145), that be is a " CM3AIt BORdIA" (p. 124), that he is a " CARToucna" (p. 124), that he is an "abortion of TIBERIUS" (p. 246). Remember ! we are reading history, and that M. VICTOR Huno is the historian ! Already we have seen that the First Nagistrate of the French Republic is stated (p. 62; to be an " eunuch." He is now no longer an " eunuch"—we regret that we must write thus, but we ale quoting the expressions of a great annalist—he is now no longer an " eunuch," he is a woman, he is a " MES. SALINA" (p. 190). He is one moment a " groom of FEANCONI" (p. 229), and at another a " Mmdrin of Lilliput" (p. 220) —though what all that means we are left, of course, at full liberty to conjecture. Re- freshed, it would seem, rather than exhausted by his previous equanderings of epithets, the dignited and elevated historian speaks of the Ruler of one of the greatest nations in the world as " this hog wallowing in his own slime" (p. 146). HE calla him a " wretch" (p. 146). He calls him a 4' brute" (p. 160). He calls him a " noodle" (p. 176). He calls him a " scoundrel" (p. 184). He terms him at one moment a " malefactor" (p. 187), at another a "wretched creature" (p. 188), at ano ther a " traitor" (p. 191), then a " rebel" (p. 191), then an " impostor" (p. 191). Here be is a " rogue" (p. 192), and there he is a " miscreant" (p. 215). Now he is "hideous" (p. 216), now he is " paltry" (p. 215), and now again he is " ridiculous" (p. 216). He:is a " nocturnal strangler" (p. 215), be is a " pig my tyrant" (do), he is a " buffoon" (do.), he is a " grotesque" (do.). Turn over the page and you find that be is a " fellow" (p. 216), and a " knave" Another grievance is almost too obvious to need mention. The Game•laws. This is a burden which though apparently in the power of the farmer to escape by agreement, is not really so. By de claring, what to the agriculturist are only noxious vermin, game, the law gives the landlord a power of preserving it to the farmers' in jury, which he would never obtain otherwise. The very name is something. To preserve game, and to preserve vermin, sound like different things. Yet rabbits and hares (we say nothing of winged game) are as much vermin to the farmer as rats and mice. His green crops, especially Lord CARLISLE'S " glorious turnip," on which the fertility of his land depends, are as much injured by the former as his corn ricks by the latter. And so indefinite, so diffi cult to assess, is the extent of injury, that while it is very serious, it cannot easily be made a subject of bargain. The Game•laws are in fact another rem nant of feudalism, and ought to vanish with it. Moreover the actual cost to the farmer for increased county rates, for the rural police, who are but auxi liaries to the gamekeepers, for supporting the families of poachers while the fathers lie in prison, and in the mischief dime by criminals manufactured by the Game-laws, is by no means small. An intelligent gentleman, in a small parish where the game was but moderately preserved, showed us once conclusively that the Game-laws cost that parish, not less than 1001. per annum. The " farmers' friends" would struggle hard to preserve these " brute enemies" of the farmers, but if the latter would bestir themselves the rest of the community would soon compel the Lords of the Soil to yield. There is another burden which has been much complained of, though we are not quite so clear that it is a burden of very serious amount to the farmers, we mean the Malt-tax. The extent of soil which grows the better malting barley is rather limited ; no doubt, however, were the duty, and the consequently increased expense of manufacture removed, there would be a large quantity of grain malted which now will not afford the duty ; and the middling qualities of barley would be much more in demand. There would, no doubt, be a better market for barley gene rally, and as foreign barley, as is well known, is by no means equal to the English for manufacture, the benefit would be chiefly to the English grower. Still we are inclined to think that while excisemen are maintained at all, and at an enormous cost to the nation, the gain to the farmer would in no respect be equal to the loss of five millions a year to the revenue. It is the whole community which pays the tax. The farmer only suffers as the sellers of all taxed articles suffer, by the diminished sale of his article. Should the present income-tax be extended to four times the number of persons who now pay it, it will render possible the removal of several taxes, and the farmers will only have to show that it is more desirable to remove the taxes on strong beer, than those on know ledge and cleanliness; or on some of the most extra vagantly taxed articles, such as tea and tobacco. Can not the farmers persuade the landlords to pay legacy duty like other people ?—this would go a a long way towards meeting the deficiency occasioned by the repeal of the malt-tax. We cordially wish that this and every tax on British manufactures could be abolished at once. Excise regulations are most pernicious to the process of manufacture itself. They spoil a vast deal of malt annually ; in the soap and paper manufactories they do ten times more mis chief. They are indeed a blight on inventive in genuity and economy in every manufacture they touch, but they can only be removed entirely by adopting universally direct taxation. To this things will come at last ; and if we have to bear the an noyance of a scrutiny of our property and income by the taxgatherer, we may as well bear it for ten as for one per cent. We should have no more unpleasant ness to submit to, and we might save in Custom house, preventive service, and Excise charges of collection, two or three millions a year at least, not one penny of which finds its way into the national Exchequer. Let the farmers be awake—November is at hand. The Mystery, or a finance scheme by Mr. B. DISRAELI, is not yet published. It is quite pos sible for them to supply their own Chancellor of the Exchequer with a page for his much-expected book. (p. 217), a "brigand" (p. 217), and a "poor little skeleton" (p. 216). Turn over another page, and you learn that he is a " rogue" (p. 218), and not only aa. " rogue," but "ti pitiful, sneaking scamp" (p. 218) into the bargain. AL VICTOR HuGo's hair must be sleek, we conjecture, and his voice snuffling when he saith (p. 229), that the leader of the French democracy is "a man of trick," and ." a man of lies," and " a man of evil"—why not have added, and "a man of sin," with the nasal twang and in the very words of EPHRAIM SMOOTH ? Within the same page, however, even within the same paragraph, the sancti monious sneer breaks out into the cosrsest fury of vituperation, where the serene and sedate historian— through foaming lips and gnashing teeth—howls out —There must be once more driven back " to his dust, to his filth, to his oblivion, this gipsy king, this pickpocket prince, this imperial ruffian" (p. 229). Remember, again say we, that it is history we are reading, and that M. VICTOR HUGO IS the historian! If we are to believe our illustrious and incom• parable annalist, the supporters of the chief of the French state are " wolves " (p. 235), while the chief himself is—what ?—a " hyaena " (p. 217). If we are to believe him ! But how can we ? Scarcely have we heard that the Ruler of France is a " hyaena" (p. 217,) when we are called upon to credit M. VICTOR HuGo's assurance, first that he is an " ape" (p. 245), and then that he is a "parrot," (p. 245). Surely, this is the very menagerie of his tories, if it be be not, as we almost fancy the annalist at one moment insinuates, the scavenger's cart, or the draggling gutter. Speaking of the supporters of the existing Government at Paris, the great annalist re marks (p. 223) that "they brave the bespattering of the mud." Can he mean the mud thrown about so very plentifully by N. VICTOR HUGO in his capacity as historical scavenger ? Such mud as that, for ex ample, thrown against the Parisian Ministers en masse, where he calls them (p. 135,) "those civilian bullies of the conspirator." Or such mud as that cast against the French administrators individually in neat little splashes, as where (p. 76) he calls the occupan of the Elyfes "Crime, " and the occupant of the Luxembourg " Baseness," and the occupant of the Palais Bourbon " Imbecility," and the occupant of the Palais D'Orsay " Corruption," and the occupant of the Palais de Justice " Prevarication." Such mud as that flung at the Government, again collectively, where he designates it (p. 77) "horrible, hypocritical, and stupid." Or, still more, such mud, tossed up by the heels, against the Head of the Government, where it is said (p. 189) that "he is perjury personified; he is mental reservation incarnate, felony in flesh and bone ; he is an ambulant false oath, wearing a ge neral's hat, and styling himself Monseigneur." Let us not mistake, however. We are not looking at mud—we are looking at the lofty words of History. History--which terms the same personage (p. 246) " this masque, this dwarf, this nothing." History— which calls (p. 246) RoullEß " a lackey," and TROPLONG " a valet," and BAILOCUE—the annalist's pet phrase of opprobrium: what possibly can suggest it to him so frequently ?-13.1itocuE "an eunuch." But—again and again let us repeat it, for otherwise we should have it infallibly slipping from our recol lection—we are reading History—History, sedate, dignified, and impartial. Yes, we are reading History ! And M. Vic Ton HuGo is the His torian ! History is under great obligations to M. VICTOR lino°. His recent contribution to the annals of the French Republic must secure to kim the gratitude of all those who are capable of appreciating to the fullest extent this elevated species of composition. The sedateness of his style is really something remark able. There is perceptible throughout such serene impartiality of tone, such refined delicacy of ex pression, such impassability of judgment, such im perturbability of temper, such exalted dignity of manner, such persuasive lucidity of arrangement. SIIELLEYIUSed to say of the Elgin marbles that they were the despair cf modern sculpture. It may be said with equal significance that the last literary pro duction* of M. VICTOR HOOO must prove the despair of all future annalists. Already we have taken oc casion to instance some few among the characteristi c beauties of this historic al masterpiece. We must now venture to particularize a variety of other examples of a similar description, satisfied that they cannot fail to command in like manner the most respectful and unaffected admiration. M. VICTOR lIUGO, we have be fore remarked, sedulously avoids anything that might have the appearance of mere abuse or empty vitupe ration. TACITCS with all his terse pungency of satire never allows a sarcasm to degenerate into scurrility. Neither of course does M. VICTOR 1-luGo—scurrility end his pen are altogether unacquainted. LIVY sometimes indulged in some terrible and damning adjective, but he never condescended to " cell names" exceeding Al VICTOR with the voice o f a t i c k et-porter and the volu bili ty o f o fa nu fi G s o tfa ar N ite e r ith w er h,lsece courseedi dgoe fastidiousness diction breathes rather th e a of atmosphere of Mayfair Thanks to the stringent comments of the public journals, the metropolitan magistrates are beginning to discharge their duties efficiently, so far as wilful and unprovoked assaults are concerned. These mur derous onslaughts on private individuals or on mem bers of the police force, are no longer regarded with leniency, dismissed with a trifling reprimand, or the infliction of a small fine, as a playful and venial ebullition of the animal spirits. The pugnacious gentry whose custom it is, on the smallest provocation, or no provocation, to " pitch in" to those who have been so unfortunate as to incur their displeasure, have re ceived a heavy blow and great discouragement. One of their recognised leaders, one of the prime spirits of their order, has been for a time removed from public Iife—JAMES CANNON, the fighting chimney sweeper, who had already maimed two policemen and inflicted iljurideesatth of hataraenortehpeorr—as been ted h to have occa sioned the com mitted for trial for a murderous attack on a fourth victim, another member of the obnoxious force, who, unfortunately for himself, interfered to obtain medi cal assistance for his assailant. Poor DWYEE had been one of the most efficient members of the body, and was remarkable for a kind liness of disposition —o ne of the most essential quali fications lee his situation —that obtained the respect and approbation of all with whom h e h a d b een brought into contact. Ilis conduct on th e un f or t una t e unoarallehd j,icn 0,0 _E,howed an almost * " Napoleon le Petit,7pur Victor Hugo. The autho rised translation is published in E ng : and by ~.nd Company, ~ , 1 135, Fleet' atlcat. Vinteliy LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER l5, degree of forbearance. Notwithstanding the extraordinary nature of the transaction, the desperate character of the attack, he refrained from using his truncheon until he heard the name of his adversary. Then, indeed, but not until after he had been sud denly and unfairly thrown down, his chest and bowels jumped on, and an attempt at strangulation made, from which he only escaped by the clasp of his stock giving way—after being " butted" and kicked with the utmost ferocity, he at length availed himself of the weapon with which he was en trusted, but only so far as to enable him to keep his brutal assailant at bay. Such conduct is deserving of the highest praise, and we trust that the Commissioners of Police will evince their sense thereof by the early promotion of this meritorious officer. One of the most painful parts of the transaction was the apathy exhibited by the spectators. Although there were from 2,000 to 3,000 present, no person rendered assistance to the officer. He repeatedly called for help, but none came forward. The only result of his repeated appeals was that some vagabond in the crowd—a kindred spirit to the defendant—encouraged the ruffian by calling out " Well done, CANNON—give it to the —." This participator in, and accessory to, the outrage, unfor tunately escaped detection. The constables, were too busily engaged in securing his confederate, the chief delinquent, it requiring the united force of seven constables to drag him to the station-house. Aberdeen 1001. paid Limb., Not., Bost. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jet., late 33/. 65.8 d., 28/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501.8 g 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto 18 1 ,E pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian ...100/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Cork & Bandon, all pd Dub. & B elf. Jct. 45/. pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee,Perth, & Aber deen Junc. all pd. Ditto, New all pd. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & IX) all pd. Do (181. E. & H.) all pd. East. Counties ... all pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 61. pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire ...all p E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd Edinb. & Glas.,loo/. pd Edin.,Per. & Dun. 1001. Glas. & S.-West., 1004 Great Northn., 100/. pd Do. IA s. A Stk., 100/. p Do. I,‘ B Stock,loo/. p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 1001. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 1001. pd Do., Fifths l5 pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 %p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt. all p Lond. & Blackw , all pd London, Tilbury, and Southend ti. 3 pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & . N : West.,lool. p 28 to 28,,i 6 -6 10%-103, 7 saw 20% 21% 3% 3 dis. 100 --102 49 —5O 21 2lq 14% 15% 7 6 dis. 7 1 / 2 - 8K 4% -4% 3 -3% lly & - 11% 9 -9% 6 -6% 18% -18% 57 -59 73 -75 26 -28 78 -79 41 -43 The appearance of poor DWYER showed that the consequences of the assault had not been overstated. He had previously been one of the finest young men in the division, but he was so altered that even the officers of the court could scarcely recog nize him. He could only move when bent double, and his glassy eye, haggard appearance, and death like countenance, indicated the intensity of his sufferings. He may never fully recover from the effects of the brutality, but CANNON appeared, even in the very court itself, to glory in his villany, and regard it as a matter of perfect indif ference. He was but too well aware that the pre sent state of the law did not admit of an ade quate punishment. Perhaps he thought that for the fourth time he would escape with comparative impunity, and that—like an Indian rejoicing in his scalps—he might hereafter boast of the disabled DWYER as another victim to his prowess. Mr. ELLIOTT has, however, performed his part, and we have every reason to hope that a considerable period must elapse before the truculent ruffian be again let loose upon society to prove a misery to the iLhabitants and constables of the district cursed by his presence. Such a man is like a wild beast ors rabid animal, against whom the most strin gent measures must be adopted. Such beings are dan gerous to society, and should be forthwith removed. 116 -118 47%-48g 06 - 96% 82 -84 10 —ll p 84% 85 33 4 —3% dia 3 dia. 17 17% ••• .•.- ••• 8% "• 8% 1 7 4 2%p 104 105 119 119% 2 3 4 p I%p 89% 90% 5 dis. 5 4 dis. 16% 17% 32% 3314 Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 10/.,M &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 50!., 42 1 4 pd Do. New 401...341. pd Lon. & Enniskil., all pd Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo!p Do. Manch. &Lincoln Union 41.25. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 100/. Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47 Do. % Shares, 17% pd Newcas. & Carl. all pd Newmarket lOOl. pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford ...141 pd Newry & Ennisk. p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 20/. 20/. p North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd Norta British ...100/. p Nth. Devoa, N0.1,13/.p Do., No. 2 6% pd Do., % A, def....a1l pd Do., % B, guar. 51. pd North Stafford. 17% p North-Western...all pd N. & S.-W. June. p 0xf.,W0r.,&W.,100/. p Scottish Central 100/. p Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrews. & Do. do. 2% di& 77 —77% 42 —44 • • • -- ••• 47 .- 48 —251 dis. 2 43 —45 101 49% 49 50 21% Y 5 ••• 33% 34% 7 —6% die. ••• ••• 2 2 1 // 1 4 dis. 4 1 ,‘ LONDON ASSURANCE (NOT BOURCICAULT'S.) Frequently as the public have had reason to rejoice at the announcement of some new association for the better assurance of life and property, they have seldom had cause to experience such deep satisfaction as at the recent organization of " The Royal Model Life Assurance, Guarantee, Endowment, and Annuity Society, empowered by Special Act of Parlia ment." According to the prospectus of the society, just published, it will be seen that the capital is fixed at one million, .in 10,000 shires of 100/. each (101. paid up). When it is re marked, moreover, that among the trustees are num bered, that highly distinguished nobleman his Grace the buke of VERYSOFT, that noble-hearted and ora• cular, peer, the Earl of TWADDLE, the gallant Lord TnomtsNcnny, and the philanthropic Lord POWDER.. HAM 13ALLERDASH, the community cannot fail to welcome the enterprise with the fullest confidence and tie liveliest gratification. Is it not enough, indeed, that among the directors we find tlready inscribed the name of the high principled Sir RICHARD Tutirmr, Bart., York ? Or that we fircl that eminent person coupled with the humane Sir JONATHAN WYLD, M.P., Westminster ? Or with the " .own-putting" Sir PETER SIMPLE ? Or with the unyielding Sir HECTOR SOFT? Or with that Sit PRANK INCENSE, whose name smells so sweetly in the nostrils of the community ? Among the more agreeable intimations offered to the notice of the public generally, are the two following :—First, that " persons may assure in this society to any ex tent, on any risk, in whatsoever profession or rank they may be placed ;" secondly, that " assurers may pay the premiums annually, half-yearly, or not at all, according to their convenience." For further particulars (as they say in all genuine puffs prelimi nary), see the prospectus. Shrew. & Her 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent.... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 1001. pd South Wales all pd S.York. & Riv. Dun 15/. • 31,‘ - 4 , Ap. 48 -49 85 -86 55 -57 68 -72 Do. Do. El.:Pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & 16/ 2s. 3d. Taff Vale 1261. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...191. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd West Cornwall 131. pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Ber. 100Lp Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E.purc. 10/. p York & N. Mid.looLpd PREF: ..• ••• 2 —l% dis. 19% 20% 9% —113% 14% 15% 3% Vi d. . . di& 22 —23 75% 76% 41 41% 14 —l5 Par XP ••• - ••• 169 - 171 2% -2% 12% - 13% 6% -6% 21% - 22% 9% - 10% 6 6 75 3 26 78X 42 118 117 Pm 84% 8 % 11% % 17 % % % 119 % 323( 33 2% 33% 68 —69 8 .7% dia. 2% di& 50% 5114 17RENCH a: Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Bris. & Ex., 4 p. ct. Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, 5/. pd Caledonian, 101. 100/ p Ches.& Holyhd. all pd Cork and Bandon, 5% per cent. l% p Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/ 17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. all Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct all p Do. 101. Deb. Sh all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd, Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 1 ,4' per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. gua 5 p.c. Gt. North. 5 p. c 100 pd Do. 5 p c. red. sc 100 p Great South. & West (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berko & H. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 1001. p Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. —6/. pd Do. 6p. c. Stk. 100/, p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 l3/. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 9/. pd London & Brig guar. 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr.s p c. Stk. 1001. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 100/. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 100/. pd Ln.& S.W. Co.3ds. 5/. p Lon. & En. % Sh. all p Man., Shell:, & Lincn.l Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, 161. all pd Do. 6/. ,31. pd Maryport and Carlisle, 4 per cent all pd Do., 4 % per ct 6 % p Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 1001. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. all p Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per e. Guar. 1001. p Do. Pref., 4i p.c. Si. p Norfolk Exten all pd Do. Gr. 514 p ct. all p Do. W.Val. 5 p.c. all p North British 1001. pd North Stafford....all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Ditto ditto ... 31. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd Do. 5 per cent. 101 pd South Devon all pd Do. New 1% pd St.-Est. (Reading An nuities)...U. Os. 6d pd Do., 4% p e 100/. p Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, New. & Bar. all p Do. Do Si. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Purch. 101. pd 106 - 108 100 - 103 18% - 19% Adis.— ! , 1 P 6 -.- 6X a%-- 35i lu 2 p 154 Pis P 14% 15 17 -17% 76% 77 33% % 13% 13 9 -9% ••• ..... limp 2% - 3K .. ... '-••• ••• 8% - 9 1p 107 109 dia. par 151 154 ... -- ... 69 70% 75 3 50%51%{ 108% A FLA ski IN THE PAN. With reference a silly stat ement ma d e respect ingthis e journal,rence to by a Mr. D o b son C o ll ett, at a meeting League Rooms i n M anc h ester, on Montdi"agy held ast, at the prop r i ety o f t h e repea l r the consider of the taxes on knowledg e, we need hardly observe that the allegations of Mr. Collett are utterly with- e l t o with out foundation. —Morning Post of Thursday. [We wonder how such papers as the Daily News and Globe should have g iv en insertion to such a statement without taking the trouble t o i nqu i re i n t o its correctness. In this instance, at least, the adage of " Where there ' s a will there 's a way " does not hold : the way was very short, but the will was a long way off.—En. Sun] WE'LL BE TRUE TO EACH OTHER . oVE LYRIC. (From .Eliza Cook's Journal) We'll be true to each other, though Fate has now parted Two spirits that yearn with devotion and love; We will show the hard world that we both are strong hearted, And the wings of th e e agle shall nestle our dove. They say thou art young, and that I may be fickle, That Time will cut d o wn all our youth-tinted flowers; Let us prove that 'cis only old death with his sickle Can dare to destroy such pure blossoms as ours. Perhaps it is well that cur faith and affection Is tried by a cold and a lingering test, But if thou art mine by thy soul's tree election, We'll be true to each other and hope for the rest. Let us chafe not unwisely', by rudely defying The doubts and denials that echo in vain; Like the ship in the stream, on her anchor r e lyi ng , We'll live on our truth till the tide turns again. I'll pray for thy welfare, right firm in believing That knowledge and years will but help thee to see, That my spirit, too proud for a selfish deceiving, Is honest and ardent incherishing thee. We are parted, but, trust me, it i s not for eve r ,— We love, and be certain t hat t love will be bleat ; For we'll work, and we'll wait, with Love's earnest endeavour, Be true to each other, and hope for the rest. ELIZA. COOK. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Produce Match—Don John filly beat Lucy Banks col Match—Lady in Waiting beat Presto. Sweepstakes; winner to be sold for 40, Gavotte .. Beiram filly •• • ... ••• ••• • 2 Frenzy ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Match—Knight of the Garter and Poodle ran a dead heat. Handicap. T.Y.C. Runnymede ..• ••• PRENDERGAST BETTING. Even on Sittingbourno 3 to 1 egst Filbert 7 to 2 agst Estrella ... 2 ....-bitl3 lititttott. fl ndicap. Sabra ... Child of the Mist PRENDERGAST STAKES. Sittingbourno Filbert ... ... ... ... 1 ••• 2 ... 1 ... 2 COLOSSEUM.--"IES Highness the Rajah of Coorg, being anxious that his wives should view this celebrated establishment by day, made an appointment for a private visit on Wednesday morning. These distinguished ladies arrived about nine o'clock, and having the whole range of the building, escorted only by the female attendants, they re mained-about an hour and a half, and were particularly de lighted with the view from the top of the building, and with the Conservatories containing the Eastern plants, &c., and retired e vidently highly gratified with their visit. A1024.EY ORDERS.—In consequence of several frauds having been committed by penons procuring rost °Wee :money orders without paying for them, the Postmaster- Genersd has ordered postmasters to obtain the amounts of all money orders on the first moment of application, and before Proceet:tiPg to all iLI the Lacey order foiro. THE SHARE MARKETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. un.TTISEC RILTI.W.iITII Business done to-day. LINES LEASE: AV TXZED RENTaili. Leasing Business Railways Conipanies. Nominal Prices. to-clay• Bdf.& h;tch., all p Lon.&N.W Bir.& gun. all Gt. Westn. 29% 30% Do. without, all p Do. Bir.Wolv. & Dud., guar all pd Do. Do. without, all p Do. Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W •.. Clydsdale Jc., all p Caledonian 51 —53 E. Lin., gua. 6 per. cent 100/.pdGt,.Northn. 147 149 Gloucest. & Deant Forest all pdGt.Westrn. 32 — B3 Ilartlepl. Dk. & 5 'Yk.New.l. pd I & Berw.s Hull& Selby, all i):Yk. &N 111 113 115 Do. Halves., all p Do. Do. Quarts., all p Do. Lon. & Grenw., all ,S. Eastern 13% 14 Do. Pref....all pdl Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk Do. 6 p. et., all p Do. Stanch. Buxtn, I L. & NW & Matick, 51 & 3_. Middlesbr' & Red , car, 6p. c., all p Stktn &Dar Midlnd Brdf.,aap Midland N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 63 —65 Prestn. &Wyre, I L.& N.WI all paid &La. &Yf ••• ••• , Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pcl i Do. Roy. & Hit.,1004 Gt. Northn 149 151 Do. Shep.. Ex., all Do. Shf. Rth. & 5 p. c., & Yks S. Staffdsh., p Mfl&Olean % din. Wear Val. 6p c.,alllStekt& Dar, 30 —3l Ditto ditto, all pl Do. WiItAFMIL 12414 1 444 W`44lai i 10 4 4,4 103 Cent. France (0.V.) all! Charl. & Erquel all pdl Demerara all pd Dijon & Besancon, 4 pd Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd East Indian all pd Gt. Indian Fenin. all p Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd Great West. of Canada Shares ..... pd Louv. a la Sambre 7 1 A Luxembourg l4l. pd Do. (Railway) 10/. pd Do 1 pd Do. (Canal) 2IA pd Lyons & Avignon, 5 pd Madra5......... 4 1 4 pd Maria Antonia 27 1 ,E pd Do. New Namur & Liege all pd Do. cx int .all pd North. of France, all pd Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 11/. pd Paris & Lyons 10/. pd ••• - ••• 15% - 16t,i 2 —2% I) V, %dis. 7% 8 P 2 2% p I% 1% p par 1 p Do. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd', Paris & Rouen ...all pd Paris & Stras. ...all pd Paris, Caen, and Cher bourg ..... ...... 4pd Rouen & Havre...all pd Sambre & Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 171. pd! West Flanders all pd, West. of France 91. pd Agna Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p 1 Australasian 2/. pd Australian Si. pd Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 13/. 55. p Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24 1 ,E Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper 4Ol. pd Colonial Gold 1/ pd Copiapo 14/ pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Mountain all pd G rd. Duch. Baden, all p Great Polgooth all pd Lake Bathurst all pd Liberty ... .all pd Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd Mariquita all pd Mexi. & S. Amer. 91. p New Granada all pd Nouveau Monde, all pd Port Philip all pd Quartz Rock all pd Santiago de Cuba 10% South Australian, all pd Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd Yuba 1 paid 7Y B - 7 5 4 1 4 3 / 5 LA - - 114 6 1 4 - 7'4 p 7 3 314 p - 9 2 - 3 VA - 8 - 7 30 3 /. -31% 13y 8 - 14yi Ii - . I . i ep 58 -CO 35 3 % - 36 % 31 -31 14 2% - _2% p ... 16 3 / 4 - 17 yi 9% - 10,4 - - • 4 3 / 4 -7 3 4 p. MINES. 3fi— % %dia. P par 1 p 3 / 4 % 3 / 8 - dis.' dis. % 5 6 7y 4 — 73/4 % dis. par 44 —46 % p 6 6 1 / 2 dis. Y die %dia. par 1 3 / 4 2 p % dis. P 3/, - 5 / 8 dis. 3 i dis. par. 4% -4% % dis. % —1) %P % % dis. 11% —12% 12 -13 8 'Adis.— par 4-- 30 14% 15 3 / 4 JOINT. Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 25/. pd Corn. of London 201- pd London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22 p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. Do. New all pd Roy. Aust. Bkg. & Gold Importing Com. Ipd Union of Austral. all pd Do. New 2 l-4 pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pd 26 1 / 4 25 IA 35 29% 29 30% 6 IA 1614 .15 16 1 1 A 12% % % '-STOCK EANKi. 58 -59% 57 -58 L 15 -16% 29 30 3%- 4 18% - 19% 32 - 33% 45 - 46% 18 3 A - 20 38 -39 46% - 47 y, 16%-173i MISI Austral. Roy. Mail, 4 p Canada 32 1 ,4 pd Copper Miners of Eng land . . all pd De. Preference, 7 1 ,4 pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd, Elect. Tel eg. Ireland 1 p Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pdl Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Company...so/. p Irish Beetroot Sug. 2i p Netherlands Land, 2 pd Penin. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. ...151. pdl Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p 1 -1% 49% - 50% 6 - 6 34 17 -18 lELLANEOI7I 3 - 4 50 -51 36 - 37% 29 -30 4% 8 -5% 2%s a/, 50 —5l x.d 2 85 - 86% 41 -41% 79 -80% 86% 78% x.d MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 15,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export; 4,500 American, 500 Egyptian, and 1,000 Surat on speculation. The market closed firmly, with an upward tendency. The sales comprised 11,000 American, 600 Pernam and Maranham at 6.3 d. to 7id., 550 Bahia at 611. to 61d, 1,000 Egyptian at 64d. to 100., and 2,000 Surat at 31d. to 511. per lb.—Railway Shares were active, at improved quotations. The Colonial Markets have been animated and firm this week. The price of sugar has been rather higher, coffee has been very steady, tea is taken to some extent as respects the useful qualities, rice is wanted, and all spices have advanced. The speculation in cotton ap pears also to have revived a little, and cochineal is ra ther dearer. Indigo has gone a little flatter. For tal low the demand is animated, the suspension of a large firm at St. Petersburgh causing the tallow they would have shipped to be detained by the creditors, chiefly producers in the interior of the kingdom. The public sales of Wool have opened well, and full prices to a slight advance have been obtained for some descriptions of colonial, with brisk biddings. There hat, however, out of nearly 50,000 bales expected to be put up, been as yet so little offered that we cannot draw accurate conclusions as to the ultimate issue of the whole series. If the last accounts from Australia be accurate,l there is not much to apprehend, though some private letters threaten us - with a very short supply, and state that foot-rot prevails among the sheep. This is, probably, only local. Port Philip Wool has realised Is. sd. to 2s. for well got up samples of Sheep's,'and is. 6id. to 2s. for Lamb's. Van Diemen's Land washed Sheep't:haa been sold at ls. sd. to ls. 9d., and Lamb's at Is. 74d. to ls. 9d. Cape has ranged from ls. 3d. to Is. 7id., and Australian from ls. eid. to la 11d. per lb. for clean Sheep's. Alterations have long been considered desirable in eur monetary system, and the adoption of the decimal currency is the main point to be aimed at. Various suggestions have been made for the accomplishment of this, and the Provincial Chambers of Commerce have properly taken up the matter. One party, referring to the subject, remarks that—" The alteration would be much more easily made than is usually supposed, but it must be done, not by any half measure, but completely. We have but to recollect that the pound sterling is at present divided into 960 parts or farthings. All that is necessary to make our money decimal is to extend the divisional parts of a pound to 1,000. The first instal ment of the decimal money is the new Florin or tenth of a pound. Divide this florin into two parts (instead of its present 96 farthings) and the work is done; and what better name could they be called by than cents ? Pennies must be'abolished, and the duodecimal system would fall as a matter of course. What we should want would be half and quarter florins, for old shillings and sixpences, and copper coins of one cent, and upwards to ten cent pieces, removing all the present copper money. There would then be the best decimal scheme of money and of accounts in the world, and one that might be established with less trouble than that proposed by A. H. Accounts would of course be kept, and all reckonings made in pounds, florins, and cents, instead of pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings." We believe that there would be no necessity for effect ing even as many changes as are here proposed. The pence, half-pence, and farthings alone, require to be altered, so as to give five pence to the sixpenny piece, and ten to the shilling. Tho letters by the Overland Mail are favourable in respect to trade at Calcutta and Hong-Kong. The Indigo crop is still unfavourably reported of. The liabilities of M. Podsossoff, of St. Pctersburgh , are to be met by a payment of 10 per cent, down an d 15 per cent, per annum afterwards, until the 422,5001. is paid in full. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 13th instant was steady for Dutch Bonds. Sp an i s h B on d s a r e sup ported. Austrian, M ex i can , and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, ar k: Peruvian 11-16 via n are t u 1 l o 4. Ihe English Stocks, which went flatter yesterday af ternoon, have been further depressed this morning, and there is rather a large supply of Consols. The prices have been 100 to for Transfer and 100* to for Account. The state of affairs at Paris has its influence, an l there is money required for the instalments upon the new companies. The New Three.and.a Quarter per Cents, have been 103/ to 103.1', and the Three per Gnats. 99i t o 991. Bank Stoc k has risen to 225 L-. Exchequer bills of March are u p to 755., end Indian Bonds 85s. to 88s. premium, Consols now are 100* for Money and 100 i a l , for Account. Foreign Securities have been inactive. Spanish now Deferred have boon 25 to I, and are now . 25k to The Three per Cents. are 501 to 51.. Mexican Bonds • Tne Turkish . Ican has been are nominally at 2411 to done as low as 6, but is now 6, 1 1 to 7 premium. Grenada Deferred Bonds have been at 11n, and Peruvian 102, Dutch Two-and -a-Half per Cents. have been at 64} to 65. Sardinian Bonds have been up to 97 and 97i. The Railway Market is exceedingly quiet for all the E n glish lines, the impetus given by the settlement yes terday having tubsitie,l. Prices generally are very fairly supported. French Shares feel sensibly the re action at Paris. The Lyons have dropped about 1k to 2, the S:i aabourg 1i to q, and the Northern 1. 13elgian Shatea are steady. Gold Mines aro very quiet, but not cheaper. The Bordeaux and Cette are about 4/ i; the Ant' werp, z : ;. to 1; Upper India, /to i; Norwegian, ft Sw( dish Railway /to 1; Chartered Bank, to i; and India and China Bank, to / premium; Scottish Aas• trAlian, k to I discount. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols 100 e Ditto Account Nova 13 ... 100 i BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 225 14 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 9%gg 3 per Cent. Console Anne. —lOO VA 100 g 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 New 3% per Cent. Alas. 103% Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 6 7-16 6 1 A D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 6 India Stock Do. Bonds, 10001 B5 p Ditto under 1.0001 B5 88 p South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities 99% Consols tor Account ..100% EK , t) ' , quer Bills. 1%,(1. March. June. 1,0001. .001 Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per Cent. _ Grenada, 1 1 A per Cent. Ditto Deferred Peruvian Bonds, 1849,6 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 97 1 / 2 t3panish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto, New Deferred Ditto Account Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent. . . 6 p Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guil. 64% 65 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 96% ex d LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 15.—Wind at noon E.N.E., light airs and dull weather. Lewin°, OCT. 9.—The Rosine, the Baltic to Grange' mouth, has put into Tromoo Island waterlogged; is dig' charging to repair. DEAL, OCT. 14.—Wind E. by S.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Hebe, Manilla; Golden Spring, Maud* tins; Gambia, Gambia; Staters, Sierra Leone. OFF DoVEß.—Fanny, Porto Rico for Hambnrgh. PoßTsmuuTH, OCT. 14.—Wind E.—Arrd. Integrity , Taganrog for Yarmouth, leaky. BnisT OCT. 14.—Wind E.—Sld. Joseph Humes St. John's, New Brunswick. GL )UCENTER, OCT. 14.—Arrd. Robert Watt, Quebec. NEWPORT.—SId. Minerva, St. Thomas; Adelibs, St. Thomas; William Inglis, St. Thomas; John Mar shall, New York. YARMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Rose, Stettin for London, leaky. SUNDERLAND, OCT. 14.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Isabella , Ceylon. • HULL, OCT. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Lena, Calcutta; Lord Mulgrave, St. John's, New Brunswick; Bolivar. Quebec. _ PLYMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind E. Arrd. Falstaff FALMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind E.S.E., strong.—Art Fifeshire, Callao. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 14.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. St. Ile' leca St. Andrew's, N. B. ; General Taylor, St ' . Andrew's, N. B. ; New Zealander, Pintos ; Forest Monarch, Quebec. Sld. Petrel San Francisco; Seine, Paranagua; Rapid, Coquimibo; Babisk Jamaica, Bahia; homas Millor, Bahia; Lord Gought Honduras; Lucy, Mobile; Rosetta, Charleston; Wash' ington, New York; Clara Wheeler, Boston; Banshee. Newfoundland. Off port, Caribbean, Zephyr, Enapir°, State, Sultan, Ribeiro. James Walker, Vixen, Bohol* Tyro, Fenella, Maria Francisco, Lord Maidstone, Doke' of York. LERWICK, OCT. 13.—A mahogany-laden vessel beg been totally wrecked on Paltasound. DUNGENESS, OCT. 14.—The Laurel, which Was Oh shore east of Rye, the 4th instant, has been got off. ••• ''' ... ••• •" s% — 33 i 13 —13;11 9 -10 11% -12 - P .(die. %p %dis. %p 148 - 150 •• • ..". 0.0 par % P 22 22% 5% 6 1% 2 93 —95 2%- 2743 p rix 2 ii% 17 3 / 4 18% 15% 16% p %Ms.— par 25% - 2534 19 .- 20 % %dia. 102 104 5 —5% par % P 1852. Railways. i NominE I Prices. Bus , ne/y done to-day. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—(FRIDAY.) Coastwise, nearly 5,000 quarters of English Whet have come to hand during the present week, yet tb: show of samples here to-day—from several of the care:, having sold prior to arrival—was very moderate, although we had a few fresh parcels by railway. On the whole , the demand for both red and white was steady, at day's prices. For forward delivery we had a EP: inquiry. 'Upwards of 37,000 quarters of foreign Wheo having been reported, the show of samples was on t he _ increase. Really fine parcels realized very full carre l " cies, but low and middling kinds were neglected. Float' ing cargoes, off Falmouth, were held at very full prices' English Barley came freely to hand, and met a steadi inquiry, at Monday's currencies. Foreign was quite 1 1, dear. Malt sold to a fair extent, and prices were we ', supported. We had a steady inquiry for Oats, at lit week's quotations. Beans and Flour firm ; Peas ratio' heavy, except white qualities. aRRIVALti THIS WEEK. 1 Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. FlolTo Qrs„ Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Baer: English ...... 4, 960 15,610 7,220 860 4 , 0 ' Irish •• —•• •• 12,260 --• roreign •••• •• 37,130 3,420 20,840 ,4l0, 1" _....0 erstrincrzELD. The show of beasts in to-day's market was but m en derate as to number, and very deficient in q ua lity. I °' breeds moved uff slowly, yet Monday's pricees were cur' ported. Foreignr stock was in good su pply, althou 199 beasts and 230 Sheep have been lost this week od passage from Tootling. Prime Down Sheep moved 0 stqadily, at full currencies. Otherwise, the Alutt° li ,, trade was in a sluggish state, but we have no chang e i" notice in the quotations. Calves were in good suPP l i; and heavy demand, at a decline of from 2d to 4d 0 Bibs. The Pork trade was inactive, at previous rate.' Mulch Cows were dull, at from 14110 s to 191 each, il l. eluding their sma!l calf. Per Sibs. tO 8 1 a. d. to I. d. Ulterior Beasts-- 2 2 2 4 Second quality •... 2 6 3 0 Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 6 Prime Soots 3 8 310 bak the offal. . a 8. d. 6 Inferior Sheep •• 3 2 Second oat. Sheep 3 8 "g Coarse-woolleddittc4 0 6 4 Southdown Wether 4 4 0 0 Large coarse Calves 2 6 3 2 Ditto out of the wool° 0 Primesmallditto .. 3 4 310 Large Hogs .•2 10 10 Suckling Calves • .18 0 22 0 Small Porkers •• 3 8 . 7 0 Lambs •• •• •• •• •• 0 0 0 0 , Quarter old Pigs •.I2 0 S' TOTAL SUPPLY AT MANKET. Sheep. I Calves. 5,800 429 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts I Sheep. I Calves. 304 1 1,900 341 NzvErmaTz AND ZEILDENRALL. These markets were somewhat inactive, yet prices ',- supported. Beasts. 916 PIO. 390 Pigs. At per stone by the Carcase. 0. s d. to s. d. s. d. to 1 . 10 Beef, inferior.. .. •. 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 6 middling ••.• 2 4 2 6 -- middling.. 3 0 " 0 —• primelarge •• 2 8 210 ---. prime .... 3 8 4„ 10 prime small •• 3 0 3 4 Pork, 1 a rge........ 2 8 Vea1........ •••• • • 2 6 3 8 5ma11........ 3 0 ' f 33024:0UGE EOP 111103.EXCET. Weyhill Flair—at which only 2,400 pockets and 2,6 0 , country Hops were pi , ch e d—h av i ng p asse d o ff brisla i ; the demand here has improved, and a large business 0 , doing, on higher terms, no t w ith s t a nding th a t the sb ° ,,t of sample is very exte n si v e. The duty is estimated from 250.0001 to 260,000/4Sussex pockets, 31 16s:to 41% ; Kents, 41 2 s to 41 18s; Mid Kents, 51 5s to 71; . 1 % .L1 Kents, 61 to 71 103 per cwt. COMONXII.I.. SUGAR —The demand for British Plantation has be lie active, and prices have risen about 6d per cwt. T , s ., supplies are moderate, and the demand is continuo:a At auction, Barbadoes went even ad to is higher; ' O . yellow 38s to 393, and gocd 363 Gd to 37s 6d. Dc 133 0 rara good sold at 38s 6d to 40s 6d. Refined has bee s, in requett,at 44s 6d to 47a for low to fine grocery lum EAST INDIA.—The price of Bengal has risen sb o g - ,1 Gd per cwt, and 4,600 bags, by auction, sold at 42s " to to 43s 6d for grainy white, 34s to 45s 6d for mid good like Mauritius, and 36s 6d to 40s for common t4 s fine white Benares. Madras has been in demanc l , i fi r r fuller rates, but not much has been offered; soft to br° 4 as realised 25s to 263, and low to mid groceryi32s to 3 'i, There are many buyers of Mauritius, and Gd „ u n o vance has been obtained. At auction 3, 1, - 3 i bags brought 35s 6d to 36i 6d for fine yellow, 32s to for common, and 29s to 31s 6d for good to fine brorio: 0 0 FOREIGN.—Th e quantity on offer is not large, and ' o t rates are obtained. Yellow Havannah washed Bold 33s to 35s 61, and low to mid yellow and grey at 359 t 0 661c1 per for c low w t COFFEE.—An 38s. White Havannah was taken in at 29a to t for mid to fine. Porto Rico sold at 33 s to 34s sa low mid, E. A and a advance e a t o 3 f 3 i s s to to 1 33: hag a; curred in Plantation Ceylon,:!And sales have been made N be a e t n ive off h er a e s d 52s to 53s 6: for low mid. Fine ord has been taken iti„ e a e n n d d e h ri ° r i e d r e ; " fi, : ?o ord having risen to 44s and 45s per cwt. Costa P. l OO s hi l b s it 6d m . uc V h e c r o y na li d t e tte c h e. as has gone at high prices, and is much wanted. At anc tl t o 2,183 bags realised 63s to 68s for good coloury, 555i to r 58s 6d for low mid and mi d coloury, 51s 6d to 543 'fa fine fine ord, and 46s to 51s 6d for fine and fine filleZ e a foxy. Mocha has been in d eman d , an d none haft brought forward to auction. ft ,SPICES. —Nutmegs have been in greater dernaref , „ o an advance of 3d to 4d p er lb on the better descriptt7to g ood and fine 33 Gd to 4 3 Bd , an d m id sma ll 23 5,,,-ja 3s 4d. Mace has also ad vance d 3 d to 4d per lb, J. a pale having be en so ld a t 2 s 10d to 3s to Cloves o w d ent at full rates, goo d lid t o I lid. I n Phoevia less has been done, but good ord has been steady lit: if to Gd per lb. Pepp er h as b een fi rm, b ut not mtle' h oo demand; good Penang, 84d to 9d. Black ord dusty - been dull at aid. Rum.—There ha 3 not been uch d oing. RlCE.—This a r ti c l e has been m brisk; good mid De vga/ lis to hls Gd. Madras 9s 3d to 10S. COTTON. —This article is in more demand. 6t ARROWROOT.—Bermada sold at is to is 3d, and Vincent's at 3d to 5d per lb. lie .!at SALTPETRE.—FuII prices have been obtained. e' A 1 0 0 good 9 per cent. refraction has been sold at 265, an d 13 4 per cent. at 24s 6d to 255. COCHINEAL.—This article has been rather desre r e ' i o INDIGO.—Tho sale has been going more MO and the middling sorts have scarcely supported t o t ; Sci vious currency. Kurpah and Madras stand d higher than at the last series. TEA.—There is more doing, and mid Congou ba s b g ie sold at 9-111 to 10id; common Congou has realise' to 2d. nd P e TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has be e n firm at 43s to 43 5 - cwt on the spot. al GREEN FRUIT.--A `go o d demand !exists o d e ig kinds, and prices continue high. A cargo of co ot" Spanish Nuts has arrived, being the first or 1,11°6 e oar arkQPQUEItit ON Per Wool. 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