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NEW WORK BY SIR E. BULWER LYTTON BART. On Ist January will be published, 11/11 r NOVEL ; or, Varieties in English Life. By PISISTRATUS CAXTON. In 4 vols. post Bvo. WELLIAZ BLAczwooD & SONS, Edinburgh and London. Thia day is;Publigkied, elegantly bound in gilt cloth, price 7s. 6d. KATIE STEWART: ATrueStory. Originally published in Br ACKWOOn MAGAZINE. With Frontispiece and Vignette Title. William Blackwood & Bons, Edinburgh and London. THEATER ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Itenjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING _ _ Will be performed the popular and highly attractive Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Wtbster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parseile; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Essa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny Maskell. To conclude with the Fare of A CAPITAL MATCH. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. W,ebster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. Last Night before Christmas. THIS EVENING, ThB successful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin--by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Emery, 0. Smith, and Cullenford Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Collins, Miss Harding, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the admired Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. Te conclude with the Comic Opera of GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR PANTALON. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. On MONDAY, Dec. 27, will be presented THE IRON CHEST. Sir Edward Mortimer, Mr. Charles Kean. After which will be produted a new and original Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline (first appearance here); Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Car• lotta Leciercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. nth Appearance of Miss Edith Herald. THIS EVENING Will be presented THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter, Mr. Roskins ; Sir Thomas Cliffottl, Mr. W. Farren ; Fathom, Mr. Comp ton; Modus, Mr. Shalders ; Julia, Miss Edith Herand; Helen, Miss Gordon. To conclude with UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Uncle Tom, Mr. G. Cook ; George Harris, Mr. W. Farren, jun. ; Eliza, Miss Gordon. Box-office open froffi Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. B atty. ' The greatest novelty of the season is Uncle Tom's Cabin. In consequence of the crowds unable to obtain admission nightly, the Grand Spectacle of Uncle Tom's Cabin will be repeated till further notice. THIS EVENING, Dec. 23, and following Night, the Enter tainmants will commence with the highly popular Dramatic Spec tacle of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. To be followed by new scenes in the Circle by Native and Foreign Artistes of the first celebrity. To conclude with, for the Last Two Nights, THE DEVIL TO PAY. Doors Open at Half-past Six o'clock. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 5s ; Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Lower Gallery, is; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half Price at Half-past Eight. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. NOTICE.— -A New Grand Equestrian CHRISTMAS COMIC PANTOMIME, by Nelson Lee, will be produced with great splen dour on MONDAY, December 27, Boxing Night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAT —Morning 0 min. after 0 Evening 2 min.aft. 12 To - Moaaow—Morning 25 mill. after 12 I Evening 44 min.aft. 12 THE WEATHEit.—Stru OFFICE, Dec. 23. THERNONETER, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 37—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.83. WIND, Easterly—dell weather, inclining to frost. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1852. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. IlisTniGs--8.W., light airs —overcast. S OUTHAMPTON —W., strong breeze—rain. FOL KESTONE—Calm—foggy. TUNBRIDGE—N.E., gentle breeze —overcast. GRE ENwiou — Calm—overcast. SWINDON--W., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—N., calm--rain. - fori j i gtz LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1852. Ann-m-KADER—the last of the Green Turban Chieftains--has at length set forth on his depar ture from Christendom. After a captivity of nearly five years' duration, at first in the fortress at Pan, but subsequently at the Chateau at Am .boise, he is tasting the sweets of liberty on his Broussa—the sweets of that liberty which has been accorded him by the Emperor NAPOLEON'S unquestioned magnanimity. It cannot be for gotten that before the heroic warrior, now on his road to Turkey, had any inkling whatever of the probability of his release from incarceration—. an earnest and generous plea was addressed in his behalf to the then Prince Presi dent of the French Republic, by a brave-hearted veteran of the English army, who had visited the Arab in his prison --CHARLES WILLIAM, the third Marquis of Londonderry. The incident is by this time as familiar with the great nations on either side of the British Channel, as the kindred one wherein the same gallant soldier interceded with King Louis PHILIPPE for the liberation from his dungeon, at Ham, of the then Prince Louis NAPOLEON. Remembering that previous inter cession in regard to the condition of an eminent state prisoner, Lord LONDONDERRY had sufficient reason to conceive that he, especially, could with with very peculiar grace, beseech the clemency of the ruler of 35,000,000 of Frenchmen, in favour of the Hero of the Desert, who was pining for freedom in a state of almost utter hopelessness. Ile was not mistaken. Everybody at once recog nised the grace as well as the generosity of his in terposition. Everybody understood at once that the Voice which had once been raised in behalf of the Captive of Ham, was, of all voices, the one which could most apopriately address the same personage --a prisoner now no longer, but chief magistrate of the foremost race on the European Continent--in behalf of the captive of the Chateau d'Amboise, the valiant ABD-EL-KADER, the preux Chevalier of the Wilderness. And so Lord LoN ZONDEREY wrote, as will be remembered, to the ruler of the French people, delicately recalling to the recollection of the PRINCE the occasion when a document had been addressed to his Royal Predecessor. The response to this appeal was exactly what might reasonably have been antici pated. it was at once an expression of sympathy for the EMIR and of regard for his advocate— tut it ma. oomuc.GLAL K luu.e, t/Lau :411 rat—it w dti a distinct pledge of honour, as from the hand of I) RINCE, that twelvemonths should not elapse without a visible token of his magnanimity. That P l edge, the world knows by this time, has been nobly*thad punctually redeemed. Encouraged by th e accordant voices of nearly the whole adult la , ' once in e population of France, united for Pointing the moral" of Hi s t or y, th e Emperor XA POLEON lll.—as the fi rs t manifesta tion of the 'l el!" power entrusted to his keeping by the nation-..... ujay be said, with very slight meta phor, to have broken asunder with his own h an d s the chains of th e R em of the Arabians. ABD-EL RADER was free : b ut While he owed his freedom directly, of course, to the the generosity of his Im perial Deliverer, he o w d it ctl to generosity of his Inte r e r alsos° i ndire y us - , the chivalrous quis of LONDO3STDERRY. Since that memorable morni ng Ipitztqcm PRESIDENT stopped for when th e. then a while at the Chat eau d'Amboise--on hi s way to his first triumphal entry into P aris --and him self announced to the EMIR the close o f his prolonged and unjust captivity, an in teresting correspondence has taken place be tween ABD-EL-KADER and Lord Lorinorrnsitny. A. communication was transmitted to the Arab Chieftain by the gallant Marquis, inviting him, prior to his departure for the East, to partake of the hospitalities of one who had shown himself in a very obvious manner his friend in the hour of 3nrsfortune. Had the invitation been accepted, ABD-EL-KADER, we believe, might have reached this country in sufficient time to have witnessed the obsequies of the late Duke of WELLING TON iu Si., Paul's Cathedral. Circumstances terposed to prevent the pos sibility of "2-ifulf in teresting and a ptly-ti me d (7 ” -- arrival of the 'Aram in the United Kingdom. It was iraprachiable f or hi m, indeed, to visit England even or a brief interval previous . r - N..- LONDONDERRY. " Thanks to the only true GOD. " ABD-EL-KADEB. " Mohammed it Deen, " Dated the Bth, last day of Safar, 1269." It is essential that every man who has arrived at the conclusion that a revision of our fiscal sys tem is just and necessary, should be up and doing. Never was there a time when agitation on the subject was more required, or calculated to pro duce more important results. We are threatened with a Ministry the chief members of which are not only firmly pledged against any modification of the present unjust, unequal, and oppressive as sessment of the Income and Property Tax, but have also recorded their deliberate opinions against any extension of direct taxation save in the event of war, and, as a necessary consequence, against the further carrying out of that system of unre stricted competition which the Legislature has re cently, by an overwhelming majority, pronounced to be just, salutary, and expedient. It is there fore not merely desirable, but imperative, that those who feel the magnitude of the interests at stake, and who understand the effects that may follow an unfortunate decision on this all-important topic, should speak out plainly and unequivocally, even while the Ministerial arrangements are still pend ing, and while stipulations may be made which in a few days or weeks may be no longer practic able. . Although we differ, toto ccelo, from Messrs. GLADSTONE and GOULBURN in their views as to dealing equally with every description of income, without looking to the source from whence it may be obtained, we willingly acknowledge the purity of the motives by which they are actuated—and that their opposition to the required modification is of the most straightforward and conscientious character. But that renders it even more important to combat their opinions, and to show the dangers by which a Cabinet adopting such opinions must be surrounded. There is no person so dangerous as an honest but wrong-headed enthusiast, who will not suffer himself to be influenced by any qUestion of expediency or public policy, no matter how urgent, and who cannot give credit to those who may venture to differ from himself, for equal integrity and purity of motive ; but ascribes every argument in which we cannot coincide to a total absence of principle. Although we may respect even the errors of such persons, we should deeply regret any circumstances that placed the destinies of the nation under their control and management. We may respect the consistency with which Colonel SIBTHORP and some at least of his fifty associates supported the defunct monster, Protection; but we should not the less deplore that the construction of a new Government were placed in their hands, and should labour as zealously and energetically to prevent their attaining a position and power that might enable them to carry out their honest but mistaken views, and thereby to inflict serious in jury on the community. As we have already stated, the opinions put for ward by the Right Hon. Gentlemen the Members for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are not only opposed to the feelings of the minority on the late division, but even to a large proportion 41f the mai. , L iel t eninpolhad the resignation of Lord DERBY'S Cabinet. How could Messrs. HUME and COBDEN forget the impressive and en- ergetic arguments which they have so repeatedly and energetically put forward on this very point ? The only objection which they expressed to that portion of the Budget was, that, although rejoicing at the tardy recognition of the distinction between permanent and precarious income, they could not agree to the details, which were not sufficiently favourable to those in the receipt of fluctuating profits arising partly, if not altogether, from la bour, physical or intellectual, and dependent not merely on the enjoyment of good hearth, but on a variety of other casualties too numerous to par ticularise. Even if these gentlemen could permit their opinions on this point t o remain in abeyance, are there any of the hundred Liberal Representa- tives, whose opinions they are generally supposed - - ,o represent, who would concur in such a course We believe not. We should, indeed, bl Even blush for our public men if such a thi ng werepossible. the followers of Lord JOHN RUSSELL were by no means unanimous on this point. When Sir CHARLES WOOD endeavoured to repair his gross financial blunders by an addition to the impost of fivepence in the pound, he was deserted by so many of his own party, that he abandoned the attempt in despair. It was not, however, to the payment of ls. in the pound that they objected ; on the contrary, even a larger rate would have been sanctioned but for the gross and palpable unfairness of the assessment. Men's feelings re volted at the extreme injustice of the system, of which they had an intuitive perception, which no refinement or casuistry could impair or set aside. which must necessar il y That a temporary inaf ew an nu i ty, expire years, should pay so much as a permanent one of five times the actual value, is so clearly wrong, that it requires no ar gumen t to maintain t t h t e ha a t bs e uV t i ra V ain f such vaiew. o f the case , case. Thos e w ho 4 h: to his departure for Turkey. Arrangements for his immediate reception at Broussa had already been negotiated between the SULTAN and the EM PEROR. ABD-EL-KADER was compelled, therefore, regretfully and respectfully, to decline the invitation. His letter (penned in Arabic), expressing his regret at this circumstance, and conveying his acknowledg ments to Lord LONDONDERRY, is a document in every way characteristic. We are fortunately here enabled to 'hake the epistle public, for the first time, through our columns—and. doubt not but that our readers will examine with interest the subjoined literal translation : LETTER FROM ABD-EL-KADER TO THE MARQUIS OF " His Excellency, Lord Marquis of LONDONDERRY, ' the Irish General—Peace be with you! Know that the Commandant, BOISSONET, has communicated to me your letter. You are, indeed, a man of a good heart, and it was you who kindly visited me at Amboise, and it is quite one of the impossibilities that we should forget your visit and your bounty : For a Sherif [meaning a Noble] is he who 'never forgets the good done, and does not recollect the evil.' " The Emperor NAPOLEON has set me free : May GOD prolong his life in the Empire and increase him in victory. I shall remain obliged to him to the end of my life, and my children after me will inherit my gratitude to him. " I cannot visit you in your country because my de parture is at hand, and my mother is old and infirm, and I cannot leave her. "May God increase your good, and be gracious to you : and peace be with you. "This is from your friend, With the above peculiarly Oriental missive closes that interesting incident, which seems for .a while to have brought the Spirit of the Fast, or the Shadow of the Desert, or the "Breath of Araby the Blest, " for a brief interval into the bosom of Christendom. The heroic wanderer is at last on his passage to Turkey—freed from the thraldom of France—seeking repose in the dominions of the young Sultan, ABDUL MEDJID. Peace go with him—for he has not only fired our imaginations by his valour, but won our sympathies by his gentleness. The lovers of the Cross have learnt for once a lesson from a champion of the Crescent. The Arab has taught the European. The disciple of Islamism has re vealed, in a very touching and persuasive manner, one of the most exquisite of the virtues inculcated by Christianity—resignation under misfortune. His reward has already been assured to him—for is not ABD-EL-KADER at liberty ? Yes ! He is on his voyage to Broussa, after his prolonged sojourn at Amboise. And he carries with him the recollections of beneficence and magnanimity. In anticipation he may even now, and with truth, count upon the sheltering generosity of ABDUL MEDJID, while in retrospect he bears in grateful remembrance the fact that in the hour of sorrow Lord LONDONDERRY was his Advocate, and NA POLEON the THIRD his Deliverer. The EMIR, con soled under the weight of captivity by the sym pathy of the MARouis, can no more forget that he is protected by the SULTAN, than he can lose a remembrance of the day ►hen he was nobly libe rated by the EMPEROR. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1859. try expects that you will faithfully discharge your duty. The friends of popular education ought now to bestir themselves. The ice is broken. A large and enthusiastic meeting has been held in Exeter Hall. A deputation from it has been graciously received by Lord DERBY, and partial promises made, and petitions begin to flow into the House of Commons. With the aid of a tolerably hearty effort in the provinces, _especially in the boroughs, we should nob despair of seeing the greatest obstacle to general education completely removed when the next or any other Budget becomes law. Our earnest advocates of universal educa tion should avail themselves of the Christmas holidays to hold meetings, and to sign petitions for the repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge. We had, indeed, hoped that our first literary CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would have signalised his first financial scheme by the truly noble achievement of a thorough emancipation of the Press. Perhaps he had it in his heart. Perhaps he would be thankful for a popular coercion of his colleagues, but more probably following the wont of his predecessors he has listened first to the most clamorous, or to the necessities of pre serving political support. Nothing else, we think, could have induced him to retain so paltry and indefensible a tax as that on Advertisements, espe cially when he was making his reductions in each department in such piecemeal style. Do our readers of the trading class fairly under stand the value of Advertisements ? The expense of them, under the present system, has so limited their use, that few are aware how much a freer employment of them must benefit trade. A grocer or a draper cannot put half his things in his shop window, and, if he could, his window cannot visit half the persons who might be his customers, but do not pass it ; but a newspaper finds its way into every dwelling, or would do were it untaxed ; and an Advertisement in it would remind persons of comforts, conveniences, luxuries, and ornamental elegances, which they would not otherwise think of ; would do it at home, where the wife could talk with her husband as to ways and means, and the daughters,ply their entreaties so omnipotent with papa. It would tell of every fresh arrival of Winter, Spring, and Summer goods from the great manufacturing depots of the North, and lead to a visit and a purchase ; it would announce every reduction of price, that great temptation to so many, who buy because it is now " cheaper than it was. " It would tell the other class, which quits an article as soon as " everybody can get it," of the new and just registered pattern or fabric, now making by one of the first houses in Manchester or Bradfoid ; and that " Messrs. TAYLOR and SMITH having this week received a large supply thereof, with many thanks for the past unprecedented support they had received, invite the favour of personal in spection." Happy couples, in the near prospect of the blissful day, would study in it on the sofa the catalogues and prices of cabinetmakers and upholsterers, ere they made their half-blushing visit to the shop, and many an addition to what they might otherwise have thought of would pro bably be pencilled down in the smiling discussion ; while the prudent matron, half questioning whe ther she must not merely alter the last year's dresses of her six daughters for this season, " be times are so hard," is unable to resist the temptation of clothing them afresh all alike, " be cause, on the other hand, these new dresses ad vertised by Mr. - are really at once so cheap, and look so respectable." We do not, mean, of course, to insinuate that there is even the shade of a thought in the mother's mind that new dresses are anything at all of the nature of an Advertisement them selves. The careful housekeeper, too, glancing, while at her needle, at the butcher's, baker's, and grocer's Advertisements, - would ponder prices and articles, and think of many a thing for to-mor row's purchases. There is, indeed, no depart ment of retail trade to which cheaper advertising would not be an invaluable boon. Keep things before people's eyes, and in time, though they did not buy at first, they will think they need them, Good advertisers, even under the present system, have almost always made their fortunes. Far be it from us to deny the merits of the articles fur- nished by the most eminent in that line ; bu, surely they do not surpass in quality and cheap ness those of hundreds who do far less business. America is wide awake to the advantage of adver tising. Her Advertisements amount to ten millions annually—England's but to two millions 1 Every body there advertises everything. All are at liberty, without a farthing of paper-duty, or of stamp-duty, or of advertisement-duty, to tell each other what they want to buy and sell. The consequence is, that in America FOUR HUNDRAD AND THIRTY MILLIONS of news- papers, annually, are required to tell the wants of neighbours to each other,—in England ninety-five millions suffice for the same purpose I The Ame ricans know the value of hand-bills, placards, circulars, periodicals, and the other means of ad- vertising, as well as we, but still our shrewd brother JONATHAN finds his account in publishing ten millions of Advertisements to our two millions! Let our tradesmen of every class open their eyes to this. But it is the educational advantage of the untaxed newspaper on which we lay the great est stress. It is little better than folly to cram children perforce with knowledge, while you leave in abeyance the best allurement you can offer to seeking it spontaneously. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, according to the testimony of Lord BROUGHAM himself, found all their efforts to reach the lowest classes useless, because the penny stamp forbad them to pub lish news in a penny magazine. He tee- so chiefly on the ground that it is impolitic to tax capital. Now, it is by no means difficult to prove that it is practically a tax on capital, and that of the very worst description. Let us, for example, take the case of two persons each possessed of 10,000/. The one may choose to invest his money in 3 per cent. Consols—the other in Long Annuities, which expire in 1860. The one would obtain a permanent charge of 3001. per annum. The other one for eight years of, say 1,500/. per annum. The first would maintain its value, if it did not improve ; while the latter must deteriorate each year, as it ap proaches its termination. Can the whole of 1,500/. in the hands of the annuitant be con- sidered as income ? Certainly not. If at all a prudent man, he will set aside a considerable por tion thereof ; so much as would, if accumulated at compound interest, replace his original money at the termination of his charge. His 1,500/. is, therefore, made up partly of interest, or income, and partly of capital. Thus he may spend 3001., while he lays by 1,200/. ; the 3001. being in come, the 1,200/. capital—but while, like the fundholder, he is compelled to pay 81. 15s. on his income, he must also pay 351. a year on his capital, on the income derived from which he will also be bound to contribute in every sub sequent year; so that before his 10,0001. is again collected in 1860—he will have been charged nearly 500/. on his capital, from which the fundholder is altogether exempted. But if this be unjust to the long annuitant, how much more so is it to the man whose only income is derived from his own exertions ? He must also put by a large proportion of his receipts in each and every year to secure some provision for a rainy day—for the time when age and infirmity, or a change of fashions or of law, may cut off his sources of income, or his helpless family may be deprived of a father's care. He has many ar duous struggles to maintain his position, and which is essential to do, unless he would with it surrender his emoluments. But the cruel tax on his entire capital—for he has nothing but his earnings—:prevents him from laying by anything whatsoever, keeps him in diffi culties during his lifetime, and consigns his help less family to poverty and destitution after his death. This is alike inequitable and impolitic, and we call upon every right-minded man to resist it with all his power and all his energies. And this is the fitting opportunity for so doing—such as, if suffered to pass by without due advantage being taken, may never again arise at any future time. Fiscal Reformers, look to it. Your coun We have room to notice but one point more. There can be no doubt that the real reason for retaining the taxes on knowledge is the dislike of our aristocracy to the people's acquiring political knowledge. We are confident they are wrong in this, even for their own objects. They dread, in plain English, exposing what one of our greatest legislators termed " the shameful parts of the Constitution," in Church and State, to the popu lar gaze. But we ask, Where do you find the greatest moderation, even on these subjects ? It is, after all, amongst those who can read and think. These " shameful" things must be got rid of eventually, and this will be done none the worse for our populace being accustomed to hear both sides on these subjects. The tendency of habitual reading is on the whole to enlighten, and hence to moderate rather than to irritate. Confident do we feel, that did our working people read the debates of Hon. Members and Noble Lords, or even abstracts of them, it would do much to soothe political discontent ; it would at least tend to guide it into safe and useful channels. The present is, however, a time of remarkable political quiet. The working classes are, on the whole, satisfied. It is, therefore, the very hour to throw open the newspaper to the million, and begin to educate them in the great social principles which they cannot violate with impunity. We firmly believe, that in this country, where good sense and moderation are sure to have the preference, the immediate eman cipation of the newspaper press, might save the need of regular and yeomanry cavalry, in the next time of commercial pressure, whenever it may come. Poor, indeed, must be the newspaper which would not educate our working men to perceive the folly of strikes, and of physical force assem blies. Poor, indeed, if it did not better pre pare him for those full rights of citizenship to the attainment of which their class is rapidly tending, whether Cabinets like it or not. Opera tives will soon be electors ; they will become so more safely the longer they have enjoyed the training of the newspaper. The Duke of Welling-tor, we understand, contemplates forthwith throwing open Apsley House to the public, under certain regulations, in order that they may view the mag nificent collection of presents given by foreign Sovereigns to his late lamented and illustrious father. It is, we be lieve, an acknowledgment an the part of his grace for the late munificent grant of 80,000/. for the late duke's inter ment. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and family have left Stafford House, St. James's, for Lilies Hall, Shrop shire, whence their graces proceed to Trentham Hall, for the holidays. The duchess is expected to pass through London the second week in the ensuing month, en route to Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen, having been in vited by her Majesty, with other distinguished personages, to witness the first of a series of private theatrical perform ances at the above regal resid ence . CITY ORTHOPCEDIO HOtiPITAL, HATTON GARDEN.— HANDSOME DONATION.—At a recent meeting of the emu mittee and friends of the above institution, held in the Board Room—Dominic Ffronch Duff, Esq., in the chair, — some routine business having transpired, it was stated by Timothy Pollock, Esq., that the handsome donation of given to the funds of the ho s pit a l of Balls Park, Hertford, i n b t thirty rguineas George Big Bishop, inn ., i t . n , E 3 1 . , addition to an annual subscription of 201., for the purpose of maintaining an extra bed for the accommodation of in- E. J. Chance, Esq., of Old an inquiry, stated that since th e B pa r t o i a e d nt s s iree Th t, e in seni answer or to an opening of the institution, in June, 1851, up to the present time, there were no less than 1,212 patients on the books, and as no letter of recommendation was required, almost every day brought a fresh accession of patients. MENDELSSOEIN'S ORATOSO ELIJAH will be performed first time this season, thin' evening (Thursday), by the London Sacred Harmonic Society, under the direction of Mr. Surman ' founder of th o E xe t er Hall orator i os ; also, an Elegy, "Mourn for the Mighty Dead," composed by Sir Henry Bishop. Principal singers, Mrs. Endersohn, Miss Dolby, Mr. Locket', and M r . H. Philli ps , ASTLEY'S AMPRITHEATTE.—The pantomime in pre paration here bears the title of Fortuni o and his Horse or, Harlequin Comrade, cfrid Seven Gifted Men, and is we have reason to b elieve, w i ll b e of a most written by the celebrated pantomimic author, Mr. Nelson cazzling group s , gorgeous para phernalia, and scenes of supernatural splendour, will delight Lee. brilliant aenfftec character; racter ; and astonish the spectator s . The comic portion will be very ably sustained. Messrs. Melbourne Ella, Gardner Boleno, Priorson, and R. 'lemming, are respectively the Harlequin, Clown, Pantalcbn, and Sprite, and Madlle. Christine the Columbine. 4. grand treat awaits the visitors of Astley's on Boxing Night. commencing London eAl3i N Dramaticl.Tll with gA CIubTK RE n . tooko 1 s , s woentraunDgßlenzraßedAvacrenmr: — Tie first performance of the Tuesday last, before a crowded audience, the entertainments place at the above theatre on Miss Mortimer played Julio, excellently ; her reading of the play of The Hunchback. part was lucid and distinct This young lady is the clever est amateur actress of the day, and only wants bringing out to become a valuable acept f riti cal t o the stage, possessing all the qualities requisite for the profession. liaster Walter eluetdebdalithe evening. was very ably sustained by Mr. W. Howard, who seemed to have a thorough conception of this arduous character. Messrs. Ryder and Roberts, Heartwell, played with their usual ability. The farce of M rs . white followed, as Lord Tinsel and Master in which Mr. Pitt as Frank Brown, , o n s n d w e ed. Mr. Selby's farce of The Unfinished concluded A OCIDE/t.— ad in so expressive a manner that it A moulder, named William 50 years of age, employed at Mr. William Riley's at Mill-fields, W o l verhampton, met with hi s d eat h onThursday last, unde r th e following distress i ng circum swDtaoanrvkeei:,s. ki e was engaged in assisting to draw an iron cast ing up with a crane for the purpose of removing it out of his wa y, to enable him to proceed with his work ; and when the casting was suspended by an iron chain, he ran under it ; the hook of the chain suddenly gave way, and the sus pended mass, weighing upwards of four tons, fell upon him, forced his head aid neck against an anvil, and nearly severed his head from his body, killing him upon the spot. FRIGHTFUL OCCUBBENCE.—Yesterday afternoon, a frightful accident occurred to William Hulbury, barge man, who resided at fiudbury. It appears that the man was at work on a barg e in the Paddington Canal, when he He wa s instantly picked up and conveyed to St. Mary's s a u c m cid e e o n v, tAl w lY ere sli i : a Hospital, where Mr. Lone, surgeo n, and Mr. Bullock, house and fell headforemost into the cabin. that his skull was fractured, beside other injuries, and the least excitement mightcause instant death. immediate attendance, when it was found MURDEROUS ASSAlTLT.—Yesterday afternoon infor mation was received frcm St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, of a murderous assault, that was committed on William Walker, aged 11 years, residing at 3, Burn's-place, Chapel street, Paddington, under the following circumstances : It appears, from inquiries on the spot, that three boys were playing near a neighbour's shop, belonging to a person of the name of Bush, and from some cause which at present cannot be clearly ascertained, he rushed out and beat the sufferer over the head and face with either a whip or a stick, lacerating his cheek, and severely injuring the eye, great doubts being expressed whether he will ever regain the use of it. He was conveyed to the above hospital, a precarious state. under the care of Mr. Lane, surgeon, where he remains in NEWS FROM AIISTRALIA.—It appears that the Lady Flora, just arrived, left in Melbourne, on the 6th August, about seventy sail of ships, amounting in the aggregate to some 35,000 tons, a few of them getting men at 101. for the run to Sydney and Adelaide, while others were quite de serted by all but the masters, with little chance of getting away. It was with the greatest difficulty that the captain of the Lady Flora could get a crew for, London at 501. for the run home, Vessels for India, he states, could not obtain a man for any amount of pay. tifies that could they have made part of their magazine a good newspaper, they could have easily gained attention to more per manently useful knowledge through the news. Hence he denounced this " last penny (the penny stamp) as the worst penny of all." There is but one of the present daily papers, of any business or intellectual merit, which would not augment its circulation incalculably were it wholly untaxed. Each would, at least, have five readers for one. This alone would increase the Advertisements largely, and the Advertisements, again, would aid the sale. It is not chimerical, indeed, to hope that our daily papers, if untaxed, might have a tenfold sale. But a yet larger class of readers would be created by an immensely increased cir culation of local newspapers. Thousands who now take only a weekly local paper, would add to that a daily London journal ; but tens of thousands who see no paper at all, or who go to the beer-shop and waste their families' bread to swe one, would have one at home, and would read it at their own break fast or supper table. Here, again, would be an immense field for Advertisements. But here would be the welcome schoolmaster also, the instructor whose teaching is no task, whose lessons, though adapted at first to the tastes of his learner, so far as to interest him, would ad vance with the intelligence of his pupils, and while better than nothing at first, would soon become of great social, and ultimately even of great intellectual, value. It has been the fashion to cry down the newspaper as a tutor for the many. Let, however, the majority of our readers ask themselves how many other books they them selves get through in a year ? They get the paper because of the ?MIS j that is glanced at ; it is laid aside for business hours ; but the leisure of the evening comes, and all that is interesting is looked over, and perhaps read in the domestic circle. Why should the illiterate, then, be expected to read books more than the great mass of their betters ? Or, on the other hand, why, as they share the common desire for news, why should not they be likely to acquire also much incidental knowledge from a newspaper, which, like their betters, they will never obtain from any other source ? MONEY AN. IIAL NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken on speculation. The market closed steadily at previous rates. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 170 Perham and Maranham, at bid. to 7id., 50 Bahia at Rd., 200 Egyptian at 6d. to sid., and 400 Surat at 4d. to 4fd. Railway shares were dull, at rather lower rates. The six weeks average price of wheat is 41s. 3d. per quarter ; and the last week's sales were 121,850 quarters. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (From the Official List,) Bank Stock Bu siness cone. 223 i 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... ... .• New 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6i India Bonds, £lOOO 7B Ditto, under £lOOO 7B 82 South Sea Old Annuities lOl4 Consols for Opening 18th January Exchequer Blls lid. March. June. £lOOO 64 7 £5OO 64 4 Small 64 7 I9LICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.... Portuguese 4 per Cent...... Ditto for the Account .... Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 4i per cent lO5B 61 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 514 1 Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. Spanish Committee) Cert. of Coup. not fun 44 4 p c Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 684 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates. 2 1 4 2 i 64 40i Consols for Openi ng 18th January lOOB iex div. 50 Two MORE SUDDEN DEATHS.—Yesterday Mr Davis, the coroner's beadle, forwarded to Mr. Wakley i n f orma ti on of two cases of awfully sudden death, which occurred within a few hours of each other, and almost in the same locality. The first was that of John Chapman, aged 39, clerk. who resided at 99, Metropolitan-buildings, in the Old Pancras -road. lie returned horns at his accustomed hour, and at ten o'clock was found sitting in his chair quite dead. The other case was that of Thomas Stacey, aged 21, residing at No. 23, Grange-road, Camden-town, assistant to Mr. Barker, a brewer in the Hampstead-road. Deceased was seen by a fellow lodger to get out of bed in the course of Monday night and walk along the passage, where he was discovered a few minutes afterwards in a state of unconsciousness. Mr. Coldcleugh, a surgeon, of Grange-road, was called in, but life, in this case as in the preceding, was quite extinct. AN UNWELCOME CIISTOMER.—On Monday evening, about seven o'clock, Messrs. Hall, stationers and printers, Cambridge-terrace, Camden Town, were suddenly sur prised by the unexpected entrance of a bull into their shop in the following manner :—A bull ran across the road, and made for the plate-glass folding doors of Messrs. Hall's shop, which it threw wide open, ringing at the same time the shop bell, and nearly overturning a case of goods di rected to Messrs. Bull, Gibraltar. It then proceeded at a trot to the end of the shop, brushing against a large plate glass show case, and passing with ou t i n j ury a quantity of ink-bottles on the floor. Mr. Bull then endeavoured to turn round, but in doing so, got wedged in between three stacks of paper and a cutting-machine. In this position he remained for 10 minutes or more, apparently somewhat astonished at his novel situation. By dint of the coaxing and persuasion of the drover, and the way out-being made a little more clear, Mr. Bull walked out again without damaging anything beyond a small picture-frame glass, which was broken by the violence with which the front doors were thrown open, and which bear the mark of the bull's horn, fortunately striking the wood work in the centre of the doors. The printing-office doors at the end of the shop had just been closed, or Mr. Bull would pro bably have proved rather a slovenly " distributor," and have made some very unpalatable "pie." FIRE, AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LlEE.—Last evening, between the hours of five and six, the inhabitants of Half Moon passage, Bartholomew-close, West Smithfield, were most painfully excited in consequence of the following me lancholy occurrence, which it is feared will terminate fatally. : —lt appears, from the inquiries instituted, that a family n amed ll fackey,resided at No. 9, in the before -named court, and whilst Mrs. Mackey was engaged in melting some bee's wax and turpentine on the fire, the spirits became ignited, when the flames coiled up in a vast body. The unfortunate female, to prevent the chimney taking fire, laid hold of the vessel containing the flaming ingredients ; but the heat was so great, that she was compelled to drop the same, when the liquid fire ran over the room, and over the wear ing apparel of the poor creature, completely encircling her in flame. She immediately ran down stairs into the street with the fire mounting over her head, and at the same time the fire was seizing upon the furniture in her room. A - number of the neighbours and police ran to the assistance of the female, and by great exertions they succeeded in ex- - tinguishing the fire about her body, but not until sbe was in , n " nn most serio us ly b urned. The sufferer was forthwith removed ti' to St. B ar th o l omew ' s Hospital, where she remains in a ',-" very precarious condition. Th e eng i nes o f the London a's' Brigade and parish quickly attended, but owing to the services of the police and neighbours -the fire in the pre- -- mises was subdued without the aid of the engines. Mr. Mackey was uninsured. The building belongs to Mr. Howard, of Tottenham, and it is unknown at present whe ther it was insured or not. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills a certain specific for the Cure of Scorbutic Eruptions.— Extract of a letter from Mr. Abbitt, chemist, Leaming ton, dated Nov. 25, 1852 :—To Professor Holloway : Sir,—A person named John Margoschis, of 19, Itagent street, Leamington, was afflicted for eight years with scorbutic eruptions on the lips, and at length the whole surface of the mouth and lower part of the face was covered with sores. He tried all kinds of remedies without deriving any benefit whatever. At length he was recommended to use Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which in three days produced a great change for the better, and in a short time effected a perfect cure."—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand, London, There will be no further public sales of Sugar, Coffee, &c., until January 4, the markets having t last night closed for the holidays. Sugar has this t week been firmer, and British Pl an t a ti on h as ad- 2 vanced 6d. per wt. East India sorts also have been rather dearer. Of Coffee there have been but sparing buyers, and Mocha is down to 2s. Rice has been dull, and also Tea. Tallow is in I rather more demand, and also Cotton, and Saltpetre - 21 has risen 6d. per cwt. The deliveries of produce 2 for home consumption, with the exception of Tea, are satisfactory. The French G overnmen t , or the a 21 gents sup- si posed to be a c ti ng f or it , is still covertly, though 5( largely, purchasing grain, and the object can only be divined to be to produce such an impression g upon the French mar k e t as will keep down prices. st It is probable th a t th e l ast crops were smaller than St, has been supposed, or the necessity for this course st would not have arisen; arid the advisers of Louis Napoleon, sensible that popular discontent waxes "" warm when food is dear, are determined, at whatever St sacrifice to the National Treasury, to repress any 12 rising tendency whenever possible. Under auto- 50 cratic sway, this is not so difficult a task, but it 16+ would be very different where the Finance Minister g has his accountability towards th e representatives 14 of a free people. Private competition must here 50 be left to accomplish what Government inter- 20 ference can alone bring about in other quarters. 11 Those interested in French securities, however, 1 2 may not regard with an indifferent eye the heavy st. • drain upon the national i ncome, occas i oned by the 20 new charges for the maintenance of the Imperial 10 Court, as well as by these commercial operations, St. and a new loan ere long seems inevitable. 50 The last week' s ra il way rece i pts, ascertained up 2540 to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 25 1852. 1851. St. Great Western £17,526 16,496 8, North Western 45,469 42,366 St. St. South West ern 9,454 9,294 5„ Brighton Midland 100 South Eastern North Stafford 5,109 4 ,706 25 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick Stocks are again rising, but there is less doing than there was yesterday. Upon the reopening of the transfer books, there will probably be sales as usual, but the state of the Money Market will ultimately determine whether the speculators will be encouraged to rally the quotations. The Bank of England return, to be published in to-morrow evening's Gazette, will show, it is expected, a de crease of about 300,0001. in the bullion. Consols have been 1000 to and the New 3i per Cents. 1041 to f. Bank Stock is quiet, at 223 i. Ex chequer Bills are up to 645. and 675., and India Bonds to 78s. and 82s. premium: The Foreign Securities are flatter generally. Mexican Bonds have been 24k to 4-, and Peruvian Deferred 64 to Grenada Def erre d St oc k i s quiet at 12 g and Equador si. Spanish New Deferred are at 24, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. at 40/; ' being heavy. The Turkish Loan is quoted premium. Only Dutch 2 per Cents. are 68i to In Gold Mines business is falling off ; prices are down only about on the U. Australian Shares, The Californian have receded to a similar extent. The 51. Shares of the Australian Mine have de clined 1. Australian Agricultural Company's shares are at about last evening closing rates, to 101. decline, and Van Diemen's Land 1/. lower. The South Australian are 71. to 91. cheaper. The Joint Stock Bank shares are heavy. Not much is doing in railways. Midland have been higher, and also Great Western. Caledonian and others rather lower. French shares are neglected. TBE SHARE MARKETS. Paid! RAILWAYS. Closing Yesten 100 Aberdeen ..• ....... 81 Ambg. Nottng. iiost. & Eastn. June all Birmng. Wolverh. d Stour Valley.., 28 Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junct... , all D o . Chesh. &Birk , £5O & £25 Cons 21 184 Do., £20.. 34 fib() Bristol & Exeter 106 1100 Caledonian. 684 all Chester & Holyhead 23 all Cork and Bandon 181 45 DuAn&B alfastJune 3/ all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Bl all Do. New ......... ... .. all East Arlan (£25 E. & E. & L. & D.)..... all Do., (£lB E. & H.) all Ea stun Counties..... ... all Eastern Union, Class A. lata E. U. 5h.... 101 6 Do., do all Do., B. & C. 100 East; Lancashire ... all E as t & W est Ind. D . k & Birming. June 55 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 78 100 Edinb•Prth.&Dunde e 29 100 Glasgow &S. Western 60 100 Great Northern Stk B2l 103 Do. 3 A. Stock 100 Do., i B. Stock 122 all Great S ou th ern and Western (Ireland).. 107 100 Great Western......., 95 11 Irish South-Eastern. 6i all Lancaster & Carlisle.. 88 113 Do., Thirds__ .. ... 111 100 Lancash. & Yorkshire 844 15 Do., Fifths 3 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un 2 . all Leeds Northern l 7. all Liv•Crsby.&Soullpt. . all • London & Blackwall 9: 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 1' 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 107 100 London &N. Western 1251 12 Do. Fifths ' 4 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 1i 100 London &S. Western 91 421 Do., £50........ 34 Do., £4O. Co 2. all 13 ndru.di - Coieraine 12. all Lrdndrry. & Ennisk. 20 2 1 100 :Vfauch.Shef.&Lincln • 30 2 e 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 31 100 Midland ... ..• • • 794 100 Do. Birming.&Berby 47 47, 1 Midland G. West. (ir.) ... 1 17i Do. 3 Shares 1 all N ewcas tl e & C arlisle . . 'lOO Newmarket 5l 14 Newpt.Aberg.diHtfd 3l 71 NeNs2y & Enniskillog 2g all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Bi 100 N0rf01k...... ..... all Do., New ... .... ... .. 71 31 No' thn. Counties Un. 2 100 North British 39 13 North Devon, No 1.. 7 61 Do., No. 2 all Do., 1 A Deferred 5 Do., 1 B Guaranteed g 171 North Staffordshire 4 all North Western...,, , 8i• 81 N. & S.Westrn. une. 3 100 - Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 534 ICO Scottish Central . 100 Scottish Midland-. - • 64 100 Shrewsbury d: Birmg. 67 IC3 Do., L. & N. Westu. Guaranteed Stock 7B 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd l4 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)....• • 194 all Do. Halves, do 9i 20 Do. Oswesti7 ...... 61 Shropshire Union . ... Do., A.B.C.&D . f u ll y paid up at p. c . . all South Devon ......• 100 South Eastern....,, 814 all South Wales 391 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 13i 5 Do.. ....... ... 163 Stockton di .11 - artiepi ... 19 Thames Haven. Dock and Railway_ —• • • 2 17 Vale of Neath. .... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 9, all WateCord&Limerick 27 13 West C0rnwa11........ 9t all West L0nd0n.......... ... 1 Woodford. 100 York Newctl. & Berw. 73 20 Do. Extensions 64 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 21 1100 York &N. Midland 59 31i - 51 4 13 - 5 ___ ~~ - ,~ - a - 82 i d —20 i —10 f - 2i 0 13.1' 10 27i 1 10 I BRITISH RAILWAYS. 63 - 7 103 - 11 6i di 21 2/ a 108 ssi 68. T 24 23A i 19 18 lid 41. 6i 4i 134 13; -11 A 8 79 7B 83i 47 45 124 108 1107 9 54 941 5 7/ 90 12ip 84i 84 sg d 11i 2/ d 181 -6 ti 9 1$ 2 p 108008 7A 126 425 h 6 4,3 p 2 p 92 91 2id 2 d 13 -- 21 3 a 39'821 81 14 74 73 2A 62 d 4:1 13 60 59 A Prices Business done ^day. this Day. PREFERENCE S 100 Aberdeen all Do., No. 2, 7 ***** 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock .....• • lOB 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO 105 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 19 34 Cork &randon 53 p.c d all Dund ^e, th &Aber deen Junction ...• • 6 all FastAn3lian (£3los) 6 per cent... 3 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 3 2 Do. (.:7175) 7p. ct all Ea ste - ca Cour t,ies Ex tens,on, sp. c. No.l 1i all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. 1 1 41 all Easter. Snip Guar. 6 per cent.... 18 all Do., £ l .O Deben. Sh. 100 Eas.Lancash. 6 p.cts. all East&WestYorksb,ro Ju”cti on, Fifths..... all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 3 100 Glasgow &S. Western var. 5 per cent,. 100 Great Northn. 5 P.C. 127 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 91. 6 Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c.).• 1 100 Great Western, fixed 4 : 1 , per cent 1092 6 Lancash. & Yorksh., F. £2O. par 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock 152 13 Leeds Northern, 6 P cent., No. 1 17 Do., No. 2 5 Do., No. 3..••• 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848. ... .00 London and. Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertfale, SP. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p c. 100 Lon. &N. West. Cov. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 36 10 Londonderry& Coler 6 Shares ........ ••• ••• 84 all Londndry. & Ennisk. Shares....... ••• ••• 136 all Manch.,Shef., &Lin., 4 Shares, No. 1..... all Do. New, £10........ 3 Do., L 6 all Ma”ypt.&Carl. 4p c, all Do. 46 per cent ... .. 8, ........ ........... 00 'Slid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 103 Do. Consol. Bristol e , Eirm. 6 per ~er t• • 149 5 Do. Prep. 42 per cent. i all Norfolk Extension... 23 all Do. Guar. 56 per et.. 6 all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent.......,,, 100 North British . ....... . 102 all North Staffordshire.. 256 103 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c 9 Do all Shrewsbury & Birm New Glum/Aced all Shrewsby. & Chc - ter' (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 17 , 10 Do. 5 per cent...,.,,, all South Devon 14 Do. New all S. F-stern ( 1 13 a ding Ann.,) of Z 1 0 8 .6€1. 25 St. ICO Do. 46 per cent.,, 20 all 5.Y07.11F2.4p.c.Guar. 122 l9 all Stock.k7..-.V Guar. sp. o. L"'.l July,lCs6 5 3 Water d.&lirk.6p.c. id St. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 102 17 5 Do.. .................... H . 5i 25 10 York& N. Midland H. & S. Purch... .12 - 16 , 20 5 2 94 - 11 -I 21 - 111 - i - 50 50 100 100 20 50 JOINT-STOCK all Australasia all British N. American 25 Colonial 20 Commercial 0 ... . Lon don •.. 4 English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County .. 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster : 35 Nationalprov. of Eng. 10 Do. New 221 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Importing Company all South Australia .... all Union of Austr a lia.:: 21, Do. New 10 Union of Loudyn ' • - ... 4 g P 31 li i; 18 i P 261 i Pm 104 5i 79 80 79, 49 53 521 3 d 21 2i 94 53 52i 1 7 2 d 40 38k -6} d 2i d 3t , d 13i 91 4 i p 54 I 54 98 94 68 69 I 67 3 3 4 iP 2 p li p 15 14,1 NI Hi i 129x1127 8 x, n, 113 1112 13 x.n 1101110 i P 155 1i p 10i 114 11 i P 151 1150 ii pl 1184 2 p - I 844 3i 5i 5 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS• Shr. Paid RA ILWAYS , Leasing Ciosing Prices Business done Compans. Yesterday. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley . N. West. . 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. .. guarantee ... Gt•Westn 30 31 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 292 303 304 all Birm.Wolv. Dudley guar. Do 3O 3 1 304 all Do.wtht guar Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh .L. &N.W lO9 1 11 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon St. 109 E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Gt•Notrhn 25 all Glstr.&Dr..F r . Gt. Westn. 149 151 33 34 25 all Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct Caledon — 25 all Do. New Do ••• 00 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 112 114 95 all Do. Shares Do 56 57 55 12: 1 , all Do. Shares. Do 27 28 12i all Lon. & Greenw S. Eastern l4 143 ?.,'0 all Do. Preference Do 253 263 ?,0 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk ?X) all Do. 6 p er e t . .. D o 23 25 5:3 all Manch.Bxton. Lu.&N.W and IPttlock & Midld 3 34 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & Redcar . . . . Darlingt. 4:1 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland 1072 104 all Northern and Eastern sp.c. E. Count 64 66 65} 0 all Do. 6 per et.. Do 0 all Do• Fixed sp.c D o . • . . . . . . 5 all Prost. & Wyre L. & 11. W. &L 23 11) Do. 2Shares. Do n& Yk ••• t. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 150 152 t. 103 Do.Shepth.St. Do 150 152 5 18i She f. Roth. & Lancash. & Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh - 9A S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean d 81 ) all WearValleygr Stockt. & all Doper cent ... _. Do — ;34 100 Wilts &Somrst Gt.Westn 105/ —.106d 322 3 12.3 St. St. 25 FOREIGN. Paidi RAILWAYS. 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. all Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 6 Dijon and Besancon 8 Dutch Rh en i s h all East Indian all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 Gd. Junct. of France 101 Gt. Western of Canada Shares • Do.Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 • Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 14 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) Do. 2 Do. (Canal) 5 Lyons & Mediterran 4A Madras 29 Maria Antonia... 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy.B.&Ams. Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 10 Paris and Lyons 28 Do. Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen& Cherbrg. 2;;I Quebec &Richmond all Rouen and Havre.... all Sambre and Meuse... 4 Southern of France.. 4 St. And. &Quebec(A) 17 Tours and Nantes.... 2s. Upper India Scri all West Fland ers ........ 4 Do. 5? per c. Pref.... 9 Western of France all Agua Fria all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all iden (Gd. Duchy of) all • ritish Austrin. Gold 13.5 iritish Iron 24 mzilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all 10. Comes & Cuiada 15 10. St. John Del Rey all Carsons's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiapo . all English and Austin. all Copper Smeltg. Co General all Golden Mountain all Great Polgooth . all Lake Bathurst all Liberty all Lond.&Californ. Gold . _ par 14 i a i, 44 i 1i 2 Quartz Crush. all Mariquita.. ...... 9 Mexican&S,Americn all New Granada . all Nouveau Monde all Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymme Iron 104 Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft . ........... all United Mexican all West Mariposa all Yuba i - 24 - H - 11 - 9i - I - MISCELLANEOUS. 35 Australian Agricult 323 Canada all Copper Miners of Eng all Do. Preference 5 Crystal P a l ace ..... 1 Eastern Ste am 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 50 General Screw Steam s 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar 2 Netherlands Land all Peninsular & Oriental 60 Royal Mail Steam ... 25 South Austral. Land 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization.... 283 Van Diemen's Land 1 Submar. Telegraph • LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(7H15 DA Y.) - - LONDON, Dec. 23.—Wind at Noon, E. to S.E., ligh t breeze and dull hazy weather. DEAL, Dec. 22.—Wind, N.W. Arrived from Il l ", River—Dromo, C a p e C oas t C astle ; Sea Queen, Hong Kong ; Alice Brown, Berbice • Denmark, N ew O r l ea ns; Henry Ginn e ll, N ew York. Arrived fro m th e Ri ver a nd sailed—Monteagle and Appleton, Melbourne. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed Margaret Evans, New York. FALMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate. l ir ' rived—Maria Engracia, Havannah. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22 . —Wind, S.E. Arrived—Gener 4 Dunlop, New Orleans ; Fox, Newfounland. Off port -- ; Mary Hall. Sailed—Vesta, Cape Flaytier ; Adroiro Tromp, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Sultan and Caledonia, San Francisco ; Tavante, Valparaiso ; Indian Queen, Barb! . does ; Augu s t e , L a G uayra ; Conway, Theines, Bell Rock , and Onward, N ew O r l eans ; Mary Caroline, Mobile ; Eliza beth, Susannah ; Alliance, Charleston ; John APKenzle , New Orleans ; Pi oneer, B a l t i more ; Hero and Brewer, N. 31( York. SHIELDS, Dec. 22.—The Haleyon, of Guernsey, is on the Herd Sand ; crew saved. TORBAY, Dec. 2 2.—Wind, W. Sailed—Protector, Jae' maica. Mr. Alderman Salomons has given a presentation to one of the fatherless children of the late Mr. J. W. Allen, artist, to the Blue Coat School : and the Board of Manage ment of the Governesses' Benevolent Institution have pre sented a free scholarship in Queen's College to one of the girls. CITY HOSPICE AND SOUP KITCHEN.—A public meet ing was convenct, for yesterday, at the London Tavern, i adopt meas ures f or carry i ng out t h e opera t ions of the n' stitution, and for more effectually suppressing mendicancy and destitution throughout the city of London ; but the Lord Mayor, who had consented to preside, being unable to attend in consequence of having to preside at the election of wardmote officers in Candlewick Ward, it was thought desirable to adjourn the proceedings to a more convenien t time. It appeared from the report drawn up for the °co: sion, that the average number of beggars at present applying for relief is 57 daily, whereas formerly the number was 169. Nine beggars have been apprehencle7 and taken before the magistrates. Seven were sen t to prison, and the oLlTrs were pardoned with the au monition. not . to beg again. Twenty-six poor women or e now receiving the shelter and protection of the hospice , they are occupied at shirt -making. The skilled work' women can earn from 3 5 t o 3s 6d a week, the unskillea not more than 2s ; th e l a t ter are thus employed,' rather than live in idleness and on entire charity until they can obtain situatio ns or work suited to their ca pacity 5 Since the instituti on was opened in August last, 1,3 69 beggars have been relieved, and a liberal supply of food h 5 been given to 9,186 of the casual poor, and to 6,241 dic tressed poor at their own homes, although the kitchen 11l not yet been opened for the winter operations. Th e P . % registry contains the names of 705 applicants for situatio ns and employment, and 92 have been` for, most of whom whom have obtained situations as servants in respe o . 3 to • families. During the last seven weeks 5 414 poor destitu. _ persons have been conducted to the house of God on . t a ir:, Sabbath by members of the committee and officers Of. e a institution, in which "labour of love" they have recely the mo s t rea d y and efficient aid f rom severa l o f the Yol eo, men of Mr. Hit c h coc k' s establishment. The seeretar f an pounced the rece i p t o f a d onation of 501. from B a ron Rothschild, towards the objects of the institution. , da y SEIZURE OF GAMBLE RS AT BLACKBURN.—On -r F l 7 dap night, th e b oroug h po li ce entered two private gamb li n g houses, in Grimshaw-park, and succeeded in ca pturing o. persons, besides cards, money, and gambling aPPV:bert The occupiers of the houses (Thomas Pickering and -L' the Pickering) were c om mitt e d t o pr i son for a mon th, and to other defendants wero ordered to find sureties to keep peace. 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