The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-03 00:00:00

_DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, of DEC. , 18. State of the wi n d an d wea th er at each the 3 follo s2 wing places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—W., gentle breeze --partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—W. 2 gentle breeze —partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—W., light breeze --overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE—W., calm—cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. STRooD—W. gentle breeze —p ar ti a ll y c l ou d y. SWINDON —S. W., light airs—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— W., gentle breeze cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—S,W., calm —partially cloudy. POOLE—S.E., gentle breeze --partially cloudy . HASTINGS—N.. gentle breeze--cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON—N.E., gentle breeze—foggy. POLKSTONE—N.W., light breeze —partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., calm—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., calm—frosty and very cold. GR EENWICH — caIm—cloudless. STROOD—W., gentle breeze—oloudless. SWINDON-- S., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—S.,_ calm—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—N.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD--W., gentle breeze overcast--rain. LANCASTER—S., hard wind — ra i n . WHITBY—S.S., strong breeze—rain. DARLINGTON—S., strong breeze —overcast--rain. SNAP—S.S.E, strong breeze—rain. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, Dec. 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'12. WIND, S.W—Mild, dull weather, THE WELLINGTON SUN. ON THURSDAY THE 18Tir, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLENDID PORTRAIT DUKE OF THE LATE OF WELLINGTON, WITH iiIS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT CI , THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. eyw t u, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1852. It is gratifying to know that already nearly enough money has been subscribed to build over the hitherto neglected grave of poor dear THOMAS HOOD an appropriate monument, by way of testi monial. Yes--in the iron days of railroads, in this " age of bronze," as the nineteenth century has been called, the great heart of the poet— throbbing still for ever and for ever in his metre, though it has long ago crumbled away to dust under the sods of Kensal-green Ceme tery—has yet found a generous and ardent band of sympathisers. "Alas, poor YORICK !" We stand by the ground that contains his mouldering coffin, and we call to mind, not without a pang at the remembrance of so many troubles in life and of so much abandonment after death, the eccen tric and Protean wiles of the most quaint and yet the most genial of humorists. Those who have Contributed to swell the already somewhat consider able fund now popularly known as the HOOD Testi monial, have manifestly felt something of this in the transmission of their little tributes of gold and silver to th e treasurer. But most of all, they must Pa ve cherished in recollection the sweetness of that • magi c Which h a d t ouc h ed with the' deep and ex quisite vibrations of its pathos their soul's inner most sensibilities —the music of those beautiful songs which h ave come to be loved at last as among the household words of lettered English men. It has only need e d one c from a woman's heart—a cry o f deep and affectionate admiration for the popular g en i us, now seven or eight years departed, to call forth sufficient en th us i asm from the public grititnde, + capable of raising a tomb Collect a sum HOOD, inscribed with°vtehrat Rtn°pieashiluest of THOMAS most eloquent epitaph suggested by himself e song of th e M int ,' " He sang was conven e d at the Yesterday a m eeting Whittington Club, for the purpose of arrangino. matters definitively, for the winding-up of the affairs of the Testimonial. After a third Trustee had been unanimously elected to co-operate with the Secretary and the Treasurer in carrying out the general arrangements of the enterprise, it was decided that the Fund should be fixed to close on the . first of the ensuing month of February. A futile, and, as it appears to us, a very frivolous effort was made on the part o f some malcontents to open wide the door of the Committee for the admission of new members now at the eleventh hour, aiidswhen almost everything i lit-e----... ti.. 4. - _ _ Ak-,. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSUR.A.XCE SOCIETY. The Assured may reside in most parts of the world, wit:tout extra charge, anti In all parts by payment of a small extra Pee titian]. has been accomplished. It was pretended that, would be more graceful to nominate as Committee men some among the literary celebrities of our generation—and appears to have been entirely forgotten that these same literary celebrities, but for the parties in whose ardour the present scheme originated, and under the influence of whose exer tions it has flourished —would have left the grave of HOOD unmarked by a pebble or a root of daisies, to say nothing of a marble monument ! The good sense of almost every individual present yesterday, appears to have recognised the force of these considerations almost instinctively —and so matters have been left, for all practical purposes, in their original condition. The fair and gifted lady who has acted as Treasurer from the commencement still retains the undisputed and undivided glory of giving rise to the idea of the undertaking. The active and intelligent gentleman who has undertaken from the outset the part of Secretary to the enterprise still continues to preside, as he deserves to do, over the details of the general management. Another trustee has been formally and unani mously elected to co-operate with the before mentioned : and the Committee maintains its ground, as it has earned the right to do, by contriv ing, by some extraordinary means or other, to exist without the aid of the literary celebrities already referred to. And thus the affairs of the fund have been settled entirely to the satisfaction of the va rious contributors ! And so poor THOMAS HOOD —the innocent humorist and the gentle poet-- may, before long, have his humble grave adorned by the marble graces of a funereal monument. The small share of Pi•ofit divisible in future among the Share holders being now provided for, withont intrenching on the amount made by the regular business, the ASSURED will hereafter derive all the benefits obtainable from a Mutual Office, with, at the same time, cormiete freedom from liability, secured by an ample Pro prietary Capital—thus combining in the same office all the advan tages of both systems. FIVE BONUSES have been declared; at the last in January, 1852, the s,um of 131,1251. was added to the Policies, producing a Bonus varying with the different ages, from 215 to 55 per cent. on the Premiums paid during the five years ; or from 51. to 121. 10s. per cent. on the sum assured. Th 3 next and future Bonuses may be received in cash, or applied at the option of the Assured in any other way. On Policies for the whole of Life, one-half of the 4nnual Premi ums for the first five years may remain on Credit, and may either continue as a debt on the Policy, or may b e pa i d off at any time. ciesClaims paid in THIRTY DAYS after proof o f d eath, and all Poli are I INVALIDNDISPUTABLE except in cases o f f raud. increased risk. LIVES may be secured at rates pr o po r ti oned to the The Assurance Fund already invested am oun t s t o £ 850,000, and the Income exceeds £ 1 36,000 per annum. The Accounts and Balance inspection of the Assure d Sheets are at all times oven to the ware. , or of any Person who may desire to Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of , Society's Agents ; or of GEO. H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. 99, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken on speculation. The market closed firmly, and the advance noticed yesterday of to in American, was fully maintained. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 130 Pernam an d Mar anham at 6i to 7, fig Bahia at 6, 300 Egyptian at 64- to q, and 300 S ura t , 4 to 4i per lb. Rail way shares were dull, and a further decline took 1 place. - In produce this week, less has been done, and the quotations have declined in some instances. Sugar and coffee have been rather in favour of buyets. Tea dull, but not pressed on the market. Rice well supported. Cotton higher and in more request, and tallow brisker. Spirits firm. Manilla hemp has been lower, but jute up 20s. to 305., selling at 121. 7s. 6d. to 121. 15s. Od. In the review of the past month's transactions in the Colonial markets, Messrs. Jewsbury and Co. state : THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. /farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be perf ormed the popular and highly attractive Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parseßet Mrs. Stirling, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. To be followed by YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. To conclude with the Farce of HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. " The transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce markets during the past month have not been on so extensive a scale as those of the previous one, but im porters have been firm, and the quotations are mostly unaltered. The deliveries for home consumption continue very satisfactory, and the want of acti vity is chiefly attributed to the season of the year, there being generally a disinclination on the part of dealers to purchase freely at the close of the year ; and there is also the usual falling off in the export demand, consequent upon the closing of the rivers in the North of Europe. The demand for Dyes and Dying Materials has been steady, with a moderate business doing ; pre vious rates are well supported for the leading articles, except for Cochineal and Safflower, which are easier ; the deliveries of the former have improved, but the large proportion of the stock in the hands of Specu lators, whose movements are uncertain, causes a want of confidence in the article, and as the market is freely supplied there is no inducement to go into stock ; con sequently, dealers and others purchase only for imme diate requirement. The late accounts from the Conti nental Produce markets report Sugar as steady. Rice and Indigo were in partial demand at previous rates." Of the London Silk market, Mr. Henry W. Eaton states, that there is— " A surplus on the total stock of India and China Silk, as compared with the same period last year, of only 578 bales, with an increased delivery of 679 bales over that of November, 1851, while the total consumption to date of 1852, shows an increase of 467 bales per month. The Silk market during last month has, on the whole, expe rienced a fair current demand." The state of the railway share market during the month of October is summed up by Messrs. Lamond and Co. in the following terms :- 1 " Not much activity is evinced among the promoters of home undertakings. The Chatham and Canterbury Local Railway is designed to accommodate the traffic between those places, and is supported by the most respectable parties in the locality. The capital stated is 300,0001., in 15000 shares of 201. eac h , deposit 21. per share ; a n d if the act for the line be not passed, no greater amount than ss. per share will be retained for Parliamentary and other expenses. The Great Western and City Junction Railway requires a capital of 275,0001., in 13,750 sh ares o f 201. eac h , deposit 2/. ; and the pro moters propose that accommodation shall through this line be given to Kilburn, Finchley, and Haverstock-hill, finally effecting a junction with the East and West India Dock Railway, at or near the Grange-road, Kentish town. The shareholders of the East India Railway Company have confirmed the contract for the additional million of capital to carry out the extension line to Rajmahal, the guarantee of interest by the authorities in Leadenhall-street being 4,1 per cent. The new shares issued under this arrangement will be offered rateably to the proprietors of the old. "An increased business has been transacted in the shares of the several Australian Banks. Those of the old establishments, the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia, have considerably improved. The dividends shortly to be declared will, it is stated. show the prosperous condition of their affairs, and, under these circumstances, purchases have been made on the behalf of influential capitalists. The Bank of Austra lasia shares have advanced from 60 to 71, and the Union of Australia from 57 to 61. The shares of the newly constituted companies have also been largely operated in, and the demand has been principally for those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, and the Bank of India, China and Australia. Not much has been done in English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank shares, but their price is firm." The imports into Belgium during the first six months of 1852, included 78,765,179 kilogrammes of wheat, and the exports 382,381 kilogrammes of wheat, and 11,222,577 kilogrammes of rye. The price of silver has declined, sales having been made at 610. per ounce. The correspondence between the Committee of Turkish Bondholders and Earl Malmesbury, has been published, and fully bears out what was stated under this head a few days back. His Lordship declines interference, but hopes the Turkish Government will, as he is assured they intend, pay back the principal, with some allowance of interest. The Loan being contracted, however, with an immediate deduction of 2 per cent., for , commission, the Turkish Government has ob viously not received the full amount paid by the subscribers, and therefore a return of the capital would not be at all satisfactory. Together with the correspondence, we have a copy of the terms upon which the contract was entered into, and consequently every one may judge for himself. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. under the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TAKING BY STORM. After which, a new Farce, in two acts, entitled THOSE DEAR BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker, Suter, Butler, and Miss Wyndham. To be followed by USED UP. To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Charactlii. by Paul Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby, Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. The flippant decision of Mr. A'BECXETT on the Railway Cab question —a subject of consi derable importance, not only to the Boards of Directors of the severa l li nes having metropolitan termini, but also to the community in general--is likely to be subjected to speedy revision. Not withstanding the magnitude of the interests in volved in the result notwithstanding the doubtful and difficult nature of the issue submitted for his decision, the learned gentleman not only refused to suspend his judgment until his brother magistrates had an+ opportunity of considering and forming an opinion on the question—but even to frame it, so that an appeal might be made to a higher tribunal. Whatever may be the ultimate result, the parties concerned have much reason to complain of the self-sufficiency —w e might almost say obstinacy—that induced Mr. A'BECKETT to refuse the reasonable request of the gentlemen who appeared on behalf of the de fendant. All that was required at his hands was, that he would put the matter in train for further investigation, so that the opinion of the Judges of one of the Superior Courts might be taken thereon. That application he re jected, but we are happy to say that none of his magisterial brethren have acted in an equally ar bitrary manner. The topic has been brought for ward in other Police Courts. The Directors of the South-Western, and, more recently, the North- Western Railway, have been virtually made de fendants, but in no instance has the example set by Mr. A'BECKETT been followed. The other Justices have exhibited a degree of modesty and discretion of which the Southwark magistrate was totally deficient. The admirable decision of Mr. LONG, at the Mary lebone Police Court, put the matter in so clear a light, that we have no doubt it will ultimately prevail. That learned gentleman justly and pro perly entered into the consideration of all the Statutes bearing on the point, and of the inten tion of the Legislature, deducible from the various enactments. He also made full allowance for the rights appertaining to private property, holding that " if a railway company could not select cabs, and have them under their own control, other per sons could not select them and have them waiting upon their private property. The Duke of Devon shire, if he had a party, could not do so." It would indeed be monstrous to suppose that any company should be bound to have their pre raises open at all hours, so that any person who thought proper might come in —whether for pur poses of plunder or otherwise. It is already suf ficiently difficult to preserve order on the arrival or departure of crowded trains ; but, if Mr. .4213ECKETT'S decisions were sustained, the scenes of confusion on every such occurrence would be indescribable, and there would be no security for travellers, either with respect to the valuable property in their possession or from the abuse to which cab-drivers are too much inclined to resort whenever their extortionate demands are resisted. We venture to assert that such a state of things was never contemplated by the Legislature, as would arise from the in discriminate admission of all cabs, without any controlling power being vested in the railway authorities. If the matter were left in the hands of the Commissioners of Police, the boundaries might be so defined as to render it impossible for the Railway Company to carry on their other business. And, as we have stated, their could be no exclusion, no preference shown to the well-behaved and trustworthy man, the necessary result would be that the companies should exclude all cabs, or public vehicles of any description, to the very serious detriment of pas sengers of every class and grade in society. There would, in fact, be no limit to the amount of inconvenience. Mr. LONG placed this matter in so clear a point of view, that we cannot refrain from quoting his very words. He said : "It had been said that cab proprietors paid a large sum of money for their licences to work their vehicles, and that they ought all to have an equal chance of suc cess. Yes ;if they all possessed good cabs and good horses, then let them all be treated alike ; but could any thing be more notorious than that there was the widest possible difference in the appearance and cleanliness of cabs, and in the behaviour and character of the drivers. The railway companies selected the best of cabs and the most respectable drivers, and as far as his own experience went, he seldom had anything to find fault with, either as to the cabs or the men driving them. On the whole, he had no doubt it was a very great good that railway companies selected cabs of the best sort, and drivers civil in beha viour, and honest in their conduct. He was of opinion that the words in the act meant plying for hire in public places only, and! that the Legislature did not intend in any degree that the act should apply to or interfere with private property, which rail wa y stations were. The summons must be dismissed, as th e p l ying for hire in this case was not plying for hire within the meaning of the act of Parliament." THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, For the Fifth Time, an entirely new Drama, in three acts, called SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Allred Wigan (his Fifth appearance), Emery, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Madame Ce leste, Miss Woolgsr, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. Atter which, the Extravaganza of MEPHISTOPHELES; or an Ainhassador from Below. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, in lire acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. To, be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which Mr. Wright will appear. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Immense success of the Equestrian Drama of Uncle Tom's Cabin' The Debut of M. and Mdlle. Lalande, from Francoul's Cirque Na tionale, Paris, having been unavoidably postponed, they will posi tively appear (for the Fifth time) THIS EVENING, when, and during the week, the Entertainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, in two acts, produced with new dresses, scenery, and appointments, written expressly for this Theatre, and embodying all those stirring inci dents and situations so graphically described in bfrs. Stowe's popular work. and which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Establishment. To be followed by an extraordinary display of Equestrian and Gymnastic Achievements in the Arena. To conclude with a popular FARCE. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Doors nnen at Ralf-past Six ,I o'clock; Box-oilice open daily from Elex en to Four. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Turs DAT —Morning 43 min. after 5 I Evening 10 min.aft. 6 Te-Illonow—Morning 36 min. after 6 j Evening 6 min.aft. 7 The English Funds have been weak this morn ing, and there is very little doing in them, most parties being anxious to await the Budget. The idea of a reduction in the rate of interest upon Consols could not, it is thought, be carried out, unless a bo nus be given, for with the price only at 1008 to 101, the market would speedily fall under par. Bank Stock is at 222 to 2231, and firm. Exchequer Bills are 695. to 725. premium. Foreign Securities have been rather less in re quest. Spanish Deferred are 241 to 25. Portu guese 4 per Cents. are 38i to f. Mexican Bonds have been 24 to 25. Brazilian New have been at 97i to 98. Grenada Stock is worth 13 to The Turkish Loan is at 1 premium. Dutch and Russian Bonds are firm. Railway Shares are flatter again, principally from the diminished dealings. Gold Mines are not so good, nor the Australian Banks. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) - Bank Stock Business done. 1 3 per Cent. R e d uced Annuities. 100 223 2 • g 100 i 3 per Cent. C onso l s Annuities....... ...... 100,1 1 1004 New 34 per C en t . A nnuities. ...• lo3i # a Long Annuities, E xp i re sth Jan., 1860 ..... 6 7-16 India Bonds, £lOOO BO 3 Consols for Aceotuat. Exchequer Bills 14d. 101 100/ 1 March. June. £1000.......• ...... ........................ 69 72 72 69 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. l Danish 5 per Cent GDitto, 3 per cent. ..... .. ... . renada Bonds, 14 per Cent . . ... . Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 33 f 124 13 Mexican 3 per Cent....... ......... ............. 25 4i Ditto for the Account Peruvian 6 per Cent Peruvian Deferred 3 per Ceni................. 654 54 Portuguese 4 per Cent. . Russian Bonds, 44 per Cent. ....... .....•—• 104 i Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ......... Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ........ Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent..... Ditto for the Account • Swedish Loan Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 Venezuela Bonds 3, 1 1 per Cent. , Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates We hope and believe that this sound and able decision will be finally adopted, and that the public will be spared the injury and annoyance which a rigid adherence toMr. ATECKETT'S orders would necessarily occasion. If his judgment should by any possibility be sustained, a legislative remedy would be required, and would doubtless be speedily granted ; but in the interim an amount of damage would ensue of which it is impossible to form an adequate estimate. We can scarcely suppose that Mr. ATECKETT will be so wedded to his own opinion as to refuse an opportunity of appeal, should the matter again come within his jurisdiction. 24 241 1 d p 4foc Consols THREE VULOCK. 1004 1 Ditto January Account LLOYD'S SHIPPING- (2HIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 3.—Wind at Noon, S.W., light airs, and fine. DEAL, Dec. 2.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived —Duke of Wellington, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Protector, Demerara ; Hespesus Havana ; Hebe, Honduras ; P or t W allace, Port Wallace ; Indefatigable, Quebec ; Chevy Chase, do. ; Ge orge M orr i son , d o . ; B ru t us , d o . • f or Newcastle —Margaret, Pegwash. Arrived from the River—Will Watch, Port Philip ; Honduras, Hobart Town ; Middleton, do. ; Medora, Tobago ; Naiad, St. Thomas Naples, New Orleans. Arrived from the River and sailed—Norfolk, Madras. CowEe, Dec. 2.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Magdalene, Batavia. _ THE MADTAI—The Berlin Speners Gazette of the 29th ult., stated that the Madiai - would be liberated by the Duke of Tuscany on the Ist of December. This measure, it was said, was due to th e di rect intercession of the King of Prussia, through Count Arnim Blumberg. INCREASE OF THE NAVY. —The increase to the naval forces will be asked for in a supplementary estimate, and that when granted, as we are assured they will be, the en try of seamen and enlistment of marines will commence forthwith. THE TENANT-RIGHT QUESTlON.—Yesterday a numer ous meeting of Irish members of Parliament assembled in committee-room No. 15, to frame resolutions in accordance with the tenant-right meeting held in October last, to at tend to proposed legislation on that subject, and on Irish questions generally during the session. There were about forty members_yresent. SINGULAR EMIGRATION FRAUD.—At the last meeting of the Limerick board of guardians, a letter was read from a man named Michael Ryan, of New York, complaining that, having forwarded a passage ticket for his sister, an inmate of the workhouse, a female had been sent out wkom he never saw before, and stating that the 4/. he had paid for that purpose was all the money he had saved up to the tim e ho remitted the order. THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.—We are requested to state that the decision of the Government, on the applica tl. n of the directors of the Crystal Palace Company for P°Chnarteedru'utilB tnaw.:?pirinofiovfenthe This a decision hofadthbeeencrpoowstna had been ascertained, as to the bearing of in old act of George lll.proh'biting the opening of disorderly places under the pretence questions, OR s und of discussing religious and political This opinion has beeaYs--on the case of the Crystal Palace. cinnstgiiven to the effect, that th) wording Cryst a l vattereenders it illegal to open any of the statute in beenor park on Sundays, and con portion of the Cry ° shall g t z e n with a clause piovid sequently the charter has g con ing that no such opening gidatlir9 !than think fit to sanction itplaP unless the Le . tract, LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.—Wind, W. Arrived—Sir Henry Pottinger, Shanghai ; Royal Sovereign, Akyab ; the Duke, Calcutta ; Philo, Callao ; Empress, Pernambuco ; Runnymed e , do. ; Lindisferne, Ceara ; Hero, New Orleans ; Alliance,l Charleston ; Mary Winch, Balti more • Sir Howard Douglas, Quebec. Put back— Manila, Valparaiso. Off Port—Commodore (s). TEE DERBY ELECTION COMMITTEE. Yesterday this committee, consisting of Mr. Goulburn, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord Barr ing t on , L or d H. Vane and Mr. Deedes, met at three o'clock f or th e fi rs t t i me ins committee room No. 12 of the House of Commons, to try the merits of this peti tion. Mr. Goulburn having been chosen chairman, Mr. Creed, the comm it ee c l er k , called for the attendance of the " parties." Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Q.C. and Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., with M r . C oppock, the parliamentary agent, appeared for the Liberal party, but neither counsel nor agent appeared for the parties petitioned against. The chairman (turning to the reporters' table) inquired whom they represented ? Mr. E. James :—They represent the public press. Tho Committee : Oh, we don't---and in ferrinq from this in one sense significant, but in another insignificant, notification that tie representatives of the press were not wanted, they withdrew, but were politely informed in about a minute afterwards, by the learned counsel, that the committee would meet again on Monday at twelve, and every subsequent day at eleven, by which time they will have had an opportunity of thinking over the matter of the admission of the public...press. THE SUN, LONDON, _FRIDAY EVENING, DECEM.BE R 8 18 moxEy AND COMME_RCIAL NEWS, , THE BUDGET. MONUMENT TO THOMAS hOOD. A meeting of the subscribers to the fund for the ereL tion of a monument over the grave of Thomas Hood, took place yesterday afternoon at the Whittington Club ; James Wyld, Esq., in the chair. The report of the Committee, which was read by Mr. J. Watkins, the hon, secretary, stated that the subscrip tions amounted to 342/. 3s. 6d., of which 101/. 16s. had to be collected. The expenses already incurred were only 23/. 4s. lid. The Committee recommended, as the funds were likely to remain in hand some time, that they should be deposited at interest with the London and Commercial Bank in the names of Miss Eliza Cook, Mr. J. Watkins, and a third trustee to be appointed by the subscribers. The Committee had resolved that, previous to any appropriation of the funds, another meeting of the subscribers should be called by advertisement. The hon. secretary explained that the smallness of the ex penses was owing to the generosity of Mr. Murdo Young, to whom they were indebted for the free insertion of advertisements which would have cost 80/., and also for having collected among his private friends nearly 100/. In the course of the discussion which ensued upon the report, allusion was made to an accusation, that the names of no literary men of note appeared upon the Committee ; and it was observed, in reply, that a monument to the memory of such a man as Hood, would come with quite as much grace from the people of the metropolis and the country, who appreciated his genius ; and that, probably, if they had not taken the initiative in the matter, the poet's grave would have re mained without any record of him who rested below. The recommendations of the Committee were approved of, and, on the proposition of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Hibbard, Mr. Murdo Young was unanimously elected third trustee. Mr. YOUNG observed that the wish of the meeting 16 had been anticipated, as upwards of 100/. had been already paid into the Commercial Bank, another 14 1001. would be added to it in a few days, and interest 50 would accrue on the amount deposited until it was 1 . 20 7 . withdrawn. 1 On the s ugges ti on of Mr. Young, it was determined St. that the subscription list should be kept open until the t• Ist of Feb ruary . 1 20 A vote of th an k s t o Mi ss Eliza Cook, and the two St. other trustees, for the great exertions they have made to 2 increase the amount of the fund, and also to the Com- 25 mittee, was carr i e d unanimously. A resolution was t h en moved, That a general Corn- 25 5 t., mittee be a pp o i nte d to manage the raising and appro priation of the subscriptions, selected from the general s ' t `' . body of th e su b scr ib ers. Mr. BALFOU R oppose d the resolution. He would ask 5025 the mover w h e th er any of the long list of subscribers, 00 from the Duk e o f D evonshire downward, had expressed 1 St. their diss a ti s f ac ti on at the present composition of the 25 Committee ? For his own part, as one of the Com- 50 mittee, if there could be found any body of gentlemen, 20 literary or otherwise, who could d o b e tt er th an the pre sent Committ ee had done, he was quite willing to retire. t• He thou g ht th ey h a d all done their duty, from Miss Eliza Cook, wh o h a d gone to Kensal-green and stood in „ * g‘; the damp—(la ug ht er )— to write apoem on Hood's grave, 16. down to th e h um bl est Committee-man. There would be 16 one inconveni ence a tt en di ng this proposition, and that 8 would be, that they would have to introduce into the 8 Committee not only the Duke of Devonshire, who headed 20 the list, but also the "poor needle-women," who 20 came at the b o tt om ; an d he left it to gentlemen who 10 were acquainted w i t h pu b lic business to say how a St. Committee of that sort would act. (Hear.) Mr. MAGUIRE opposed the motion in an eloquent St. St. speech. The SECRE TARY sa i d, that he had within the last few St. St. days received a l e t ter from Hood's daughter, expressing her extreme gratification that the intention to place a 10 monument over her father's grave should have origi- 26! nated where it did, and assuring him that both herself and her b ro th er f elt as much pleasure in that simple fact -1-°' as in the d es i gn i tse l f. (Hear, hear.) 20 Mr. ESPI NASSE d e f ended the Committee. Looking at 20 what had been done for Moore, who, socially speakin g , stood much hi g h er t h an Hood, he thought the present Committee h a d d one much more than any other which 50 St been . had ever formed f or a similar purpose. (Hear, 50 hear.) (Front the Morning Herald.) To-night the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver his financial statement in the House of Commons. It is impossible to over -rate the difficulties by which the right hon. gentleman is met at every corner. Scarcely half the financial year has been completed, and the probable amount of revenue from the sth April last must be computed in making any estimate for the coming year. Thus the esti mate for income must be a matter of conjecture—not of calculation. Under such circumstances, we must acknowledge (how ever we should like a bold and comprehensive budget) it may not be improbable that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer may adopt a cautious course, pending the results of the financial year, and that he may not attempt at pre sent, with reference to our fiscal and financial system, more than would satisfy the immediate wants and wishes of the people--indicating at the same time his future course of policy with reference to demands and resources. Such a course of policy would doubtless disappoint very many amongst the masses ; but there are many also who would applaud such a course of action. If any of the sug gestions, which we subjoin, should not be made by Mr. Disraeli in his financial statement to-night, none of our readers who desire a cautious budget will be disappointed ; if the bold budget should be adopted, we have no doubt that some of the paragraphs underneath will have relation to the scheme of the right hon. gentleman. There can be little doubt of this. The public (if the bold plan shall be adopted) must expect a considerable increase in some items of taxation, in order to supply the deficiency created by the reduction of others ; but we have little hesitation in stating that any such increase will be founded on the principle of unrestricted competition—therefore rather than th e i n d ustry, of the affecting the property, country. With commendable prudence the Government has kept inviolate the secret of the details of the forthcoming bud get. The principles upon which it will be framed can scarcely be deemed a subject with which the press and the public have not a right to deal ; indeed, it requires not that the wand of a conjuror should point to them, or a stretch of imagination to hazard a few conjectures as to the mode in which those principles are likely to be carried out in practice. The declarations of Lord Derby and the leader of the House of Co/unions have left no doubt that the principle of free trade will be carried out faithfully and without shrinking. Now, in order to accomplish this object we must neces sarily take into consideration means as well as ends, and there must be an impartial dealing with every class of the great community composing the British empire. First, then, with regard to the claims which an impartial system of free trade necessarily makes upon an honest Ad ministration, we have the acknowledged burdens under which agriculture and the landed interests suffer; and we have the interests both of the owner and the occupier to deal with. With regard to those interests combined, a re construction of our poor laws would afford a great relief from the huge load with which landlords and tenants have had to struggle, and an equalization of taxation in this respect is one obvious way in which this relief could be af forded. To make the poor-law fund a charge upon the national revenue would be one mode in which this could be accomplished, and this would at once put an end to all difficulties as to the law of settlement, &c. We, of course, cannot say whether such an arrangement of the difficulty will be proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but such an arrangement would not create an increased de mand upon the national purse. Yet it is very likely that the consideration of this question may be for the present postponed. If postponed, we have no doubt that ere the great fact shall be accomplished, Mr. Disraeli will propose other means, developed in his speeches delivered to his constituents and the country, for the relief of the agricul tural classes. It is almost impossible that, in deference to public opinion, some reconstruction of the income and property tax will not be proposed in the budget of to-night ; and any re-construction of it which would be popular or tend to the carrying out of the principles of free trade must involve a considerable loss of revenue. A tax upon property realised or existing we cannot hold to be an unjust impost ; but an equal tax upon incomes which, uncertain in their character, cease with the lives of those who earn them, is not a fair allotment of burdens, which should be borne relatively to their means by all who partake of the benefits afforded by our laws and our constitution. However the Government may decide on this, we have no doubt that the result will be satisfac tory to the public, although it may compel a reduction of the national income from the sources whence it is at pre sent derived. The general desire for the reduction of the tax upon tea may be possibly recognised in the budget ; and if so, any considerable reduction of the duty would leave a large de ficiency in our national income. If the demands of our Irish spirit-dealers be acceded to another defficiency will be created ; and should the malt tax be at all dealt with, that deficiency must be consider ably augmented. With reference to the duty on hops there is no small dif• ference of opinion. That a reduction or abolition of a tax, conceived and carried out in the spirit of a gambler, is de sirable, we have no doubt ; the question is whether the financial scheme of the Government may leave them the means for dealing with that portion of our income. We can only hope that it may. Now with regard to the " taxes upon knowledge," we shall be content if the duty on advertisements be dealt with. For ourselves we cannot help stating that we are desirous the penny stamp upon the newspaper should be continued. The whole question, however_ occupying, as it has done, the attention of the public for a long period—is likely, we think, to demand the notice of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. " 20 After some further discussion the motion was nega- 20 tived almost unanimously, only the proposer and se- conder, and t wo ot h er gentlemen, voting for ,it. in The meetin g th en separated after a vote of thanks to the Chai rman . 20 The increase of the navy and army, which has been re solved on, will of course add to the estimates which must be made for the ensuing year. Then, with reference to our Excise duties, they are " bur densome,—--rial, and expensive with re f erence t o co l. lection. The more extensively they aro dealt with by Mr. Disraeli, the more Popular will be his financial statement. The report upon the wine trade is suggestive ; a reduc tion of the import duties on wine would be popular, if it can be afforded. Now, with reference to our colonies : we scarcely think that the Chancellor of the Exchequer can reduce the duty on sugar, or modify the differential tax upon that article, but our dependencies in the West Indies would be largely relieved were an extensive system of labour importation of the healthy, hard- wo rking Chinese coolies undertaken at the national expense. This, again, would cost money. Should any—some or all of the items we have enume rated, be embraced in the Budget of Mr. Disraeli, there must be a very extensive alteration, as well as re-construc tion in our system of t axat i on. How, then, are the means to be found to meet the ends which we have suggested. Some persons speak of a duty on coal. This would, however, involve the objections which we have offered to any increase of our Excise system. Prospectively the decrease of the interest on the New Three-and-a-Quarter Per Cents. will afford a considerable increase of the revenue, but an augmentation which is in considerable in reference to the reductions which must be contemplated in a comprehensive financial scheme. The extension of the income tax to Ireland—an act of justice to England, and one of which the Irish could not complain if their burdens in reference to the poor laws, &c. were lightened—this would add considerably to the national purse, but not sufficiently to meet the losses from the re duction of taxation, felt generally, which we have a right to expbct from Mr. Disraeli. What reason, then, we ask, is there, in the present stat e of the Money Market, why the interest on Consols should not be reduced ? Here is a fund whereon to found a com prehensive budget—to enable a Chancellor of the Exche quer to deal with our whole fiscal and financial system sa has benefited more than any member of the community from tifa et° freer and equitably. The fundholder difthe principle is to be carried out honestly and faithfully, the fundholder has a right to pay his portion of the tribute towards a national pledge to a l t y r , ade; thoroughly aand national policy. We know not whether this will form a portion of the financial scheme of Mr. Disraeli ; but, unau thorised by an intimation, uninformed by a word from any official quarter, we suggest that to obtain the due means for a great object, the Chancellor of the Exchequer should not object to deal with a fund which has been made by free trade a debtor to the nation. Reduce the interest on Consols, and —we stake our credit on it—not 500,0001. would be required money off the recusants. What could they do with their if they had it in hard cash ? i [Want of spa ce prevents our giving a fuller report at 50 present, and doing ample justice to the manly eloquence 20 of the several speakers—Mr. Hart in particular.] 20 ---------_-_-- St. I FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR 25 0 , LIVERPOOL, ON THE LON DON AND NORTH- t,'' WESTERN RAIL WA P. —A N ENGINE-DRIVER "- AND STOKER KILLED. LIVERPOOL, THTIRSDAT NIGHT, 12 O'CLOCK. This afternoon, a shocking accident occurred on the London and North-Western Railway, at Huyton, near this town, by which the engine -driver and fireman of the express train from Liverpool to London were killed. The express train for London left Liverpool, as usual, at a quarter past five o'clock this afternoon, and pro ceeded at its usual rapid rate of speed. On arriving at Huyton, a distance of about six miles from Liverpool, and whilst going at the rate of about 40 miles an hour, the engine suddenly ran off the line on the near side of the railway, and rolled down on to the side of an em bankment. The engine ran across the rails with tre mendous force, tearing up the train-way and sleepers to 1 the extent of nearly 100 yards, leaving, in its course, the 2 broken fragments of the iron railing scattered in every direction up and d own t h e line. The train consisted of lASt four first-cl ass carr i ages, and a luggage van and 5 break waggon. The coupling chains by which the carriages were attached to the engine were St. broken, and whil s t t h e engine was driven off the up line of rail s , an d em b edded in the earth on the St.st.,l left embankment, th e carr i ages were forced from the up line, and thrown in an oblique direction, partly upon 6 i the down line, the effect of which was that both the up 60 and down line were blocked up and the trains were stopped. On an inspection, immediately after the St. accident, it was discovered that both the engine- 16 driver and the fireman had been pitched off the engine, and no doubt killed on the spot. When the St. mangled remains of the poor fellows were discovered, a2O frightful sight presented itself. The with was 20 lying on the side of the embankment with his head com -20 pletely severed from his body, and the fireman was lying 12 , some yards from him, the body being cut into two St pieces, just below the stomach, and otherwise shockingly mutilated. The guard fortunately, but almost mitacu- S lously, escaped i njury , and on looking into the carriages 50 it was also found that none of the passengers had suf fered. Their escape is attributed to the coupling chain St. 10t. of the engine having broken at the moment when the St. 100 Lon engine flew off the li ne . Thi s was a providential circum- Nu] 50 c stance, for had th e eng i ne dragged the carriages OE after it dow n th e em b an k ment, it may easily be imagined 12i 10 Ln 5 Lon e' that the destructio n o f h uman life would have been still S 1 more fearful than it was under the circumstances of 12i all Loud the catastrophe. Si The news of the disaster was almost immediately tele- 25_ all Maui graphed to Liverpool, and in a few minutes an engine i Sl and a number o f waggons, containing about 100 work- 1., all Do. men, were despatched to the scene of the accident to ~ 6 3 IT., assist in clearing the line, w hi c h was now impassable 4 1.2 i all Do a . r3 either way. M eanw hil e several trains to and from 12, 8 Do.. Liverpool had ar r i ve d a t H uyton, and could proceed no St. 100 MM. further—the lin e was th us b locked up both on the Liver- St. 100 Do.l pool and M anc h es t er s id e. The first object was to Bir dispatch the express train to London. It was not deemed 16 5 Do..' safe to send on any of the carriages which had been de- 20 all Non tached from the ill-fated engine, and therefore, on the 5 all Do. arrival near Huyton of the half-past five o'clock first- 2 all Do. class train from Manchester, the passengers of the last St. 100 N s o;. named train were transferred to the train from Liver -20 all Nort pool which had followed the express, and so sent on St. 100 Oxfo7 to Liverpool, while those of the passengers by \Vol the express who chose to go forward, were placed 15 6 Do.. in the Manchester carriages, and these went for- 8 all Shre' ward to London after about two ' hours' delay. In the Nei , meantime, the trains from Manchester, London, and the 10 all Shre , North, continued to arrive in quick succession at the (NO scene of the disaster, but were unable to proceed on their 10 25 all Sout] 10 Do. I , journey i n consequence of the line being still blocked up. 10 14 Do. Several of the trains from Liverp oo l were detained at 1.0.6 all S. E that stati on f or several hours, until it was ascertained Am that the li ne was clear. Eventually, the line was cleared St. 100 Do.. about ten o'clock, and the trains which had thus been 20 all S.Yc detained proceeded after a delay of upwards of five hours. 121 all Stoc] The London train, which is due at Liverpool at a quarter 5p. , before ei g ht o ' c l oc k , was the first train which passed over Wat, that part o f th e li ne after the accident, and it arrived in orl 5 3 Liverpool at el even o'clock. At the time I write (1 St. 100 Yorl 2 o'clock) th e over - due trains are still being dispatched to Bel 25 10 Y o e Manchest er , L on d on, and the North. 17 5 Do., & In the h urry an d confusion of the moment, it is diffi cult to ascertain how the accident occurred, but it is -------- supposed by many that it was owing to the slippery state of the r a il s . Th ere was a heavy fall of hail just --45---zl-- before the expre ss l ent Li verpool, and it is conjectured 100 all Britt that this may h ave h a d a prejudicial effect on th e rails. 100 25 Cohn No doubt the matt er w ill b e fully investigated at the in- 100 20 iCom3 I quest.—Correspondent. t u t] •.. I COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL 4 Engl Aus Yesterday —Yestday a Court 20 was held for the disp a t c h o f b usiness, when the new Lord 2 Land Aus Mayor took the chair for the first time. A vote of thanks 50 20 Gond to the late Lord Mayor, for his conduct while in office, was 50 10 Nand, unanimously passed. Mr. Deputy Corney requested to be 100 20 Lend informed whether a day had been fixed for the entertain- 100 35 Natio went at Guildhall in lieu of the feast of the 9th of Nevem- 20 10 Do. b ber, postponed on account of the death of his Grace the 50 21 1 Natio Duke of Wellington ? The Lord Mayor said he felt plea- 25 all Orien sure in stating that invitations had gone out for the Bth instant, and th a t h e h a d every reason to believe that the 25 5 C. / Coq City would be honoured upon the o ccas i on by the presence 100 25 Pro yi of a number of distinguished guests. I n answer to a gees- 10 all Do. / tion from Mr. Deputy Harrison, who doubted the right of 5 1 Roya a committee of the court to appoint a deputation without & C the consent of the court itself, to represent the corporation Com at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, Mr. John Wood 25 all uniel dated that the committee had, as it would be found when ... 23 Do. I the repo r t should be brought up, acted upon the precedent 50 10 Unic ,f the proceedings on the funeral of Lord Nelson, and com pletely protected the civil privileges.- - Adjourned, ' l O all Unit COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEC. 2. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Leiningen, took their usual walks yesterday. The Royal children also rode .and walked in the grounds. Colonel Bouverie has arrived as Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Hon. Colonel Grey has succeeded Major-General Buckley as Equerry to her Majesty. - - A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-offi ce , Downing-street. It was attended by the Earl o f D erby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, the M arquis of Sal i s b ury , M r . S ecretary Wal pole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John Pakington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Northumber land, th e Ri g h t Hen. J. - W. Henley, the Earl of Hard wicke, the Right Hon. J. C. Berries, and Lord John Manners. The Council sat one hour. A deputation from the Crystal Palace Company, con sisting of Mr. Laing, , chairman; Mr. Geach, M.P ., Mr. Anders on , M r. .Farquhar, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Leech (solicitor), and Mr. Grove (secretary), had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Turner, granting a chart er to the London, Liverpool, and North M.P., presented a memorial against th e American Steam Screw Company, from the leading firms of Liverpool engaged in the trade to North America, to the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, on Tuesday last, at the Board of Trade, at the same time as the deputation from Glasgow, &C., with the same object. Mr. Wilson Patten had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Derby. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day, from the Governor of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, &c., Malta, and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. TRE SHARE MARKETS. Paid! RAILWAY/ Aberdeen 81 Ambg. Nottng. Bost Eastn. June all Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey....... 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junet..... all Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O & £25 Cons... 18 Do., £20.. ..... . 10 0 Bristol & Exeter ..... 100 Ca1ed0nian..... .. .. ... all Chester & olyleac all Cork and Bandon.... 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber. deen Junction ....... all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) ..... all Do., (£lB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 6 Do., d 0.... ..... all Do., B. &...... 100 East Lancashire .... all East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June.... [OO Edinburgh & Glasgow :00 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee DO Glasgow &S. Western) 00 Great Northern Stk.. 1 100 Do., A. Stock ...... 100 Do., B. Stock .... . all Great Southern and Western (Ireland).. 'lOO Great Western......., 12 11 Irish South-Eastern.. all Lancaster & Carlisle.. i 111 Do., Thirds . 100 Lancash. & Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths . . ..... 114 Do., Wst, Riding Un. all Leeds Northern...,,, _ all Liv. Crsby. &S o ut h p. all London & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright.dr S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 100 London &S. Western, 42/ Do., £50... 34 Do. £40...... ..... all Lndndrry.&Cole ra i ne all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shet&Lincln. 4i Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 100 Midland 'lOO Do. Birming. dr Derby, 471 Midland G. West.(lr.)l 17/ Do. Shares . all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket. .. . , 14 Newpt.Aberg.&it-f.d. 7 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint, & Rostrevoe 100 N0rf01k......... all Do., New. ...... 33 Northn. Counties Un LOO North British 13 North Devon, No.l , si Do., No. 2. all Do., A Deferred 5 Do., 4 B Guaranteed 17/' North Staffordshire all North Western 8/ N. &S. Westr n . une 00 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... 00 Scottish Central 00 Scottish Midland._ 1100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. 20 Do. Oswestry ..... 63 Shropshire Union ... Do., A.B.C.&D.fully paid up at p. c. all South Devon ...... 100 South Eastern all South Wales.. ... 15 S. York s h. River 5 Do.. 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven. Dock and Rai1way......... 17 Vale of Neath......... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny, all Waterford&Limerick I 13 West C0rnwa11........ all West L0nd0n....... ... 1 Woodford. .00 York Newctl. & Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland 50 50 50 25 24 - 804 - 403 - 14 - 4 - 2i -- 12t -- 94 -- 27i -- 9i __ 75 - 21 2 61 - FlO7 - 109 'lO4 - 19 - i a 6 - 31 -2 p lg 1f p 14 -- 15 174 -• 17i i - 127 .7- 129 . 12 - 114 9 - 94 _1 pl LOO par p .52 - 155 -- ... -- ... - 4 BRITISH RAILWAYS, 'E SHARES. Closing Prices/ Badness done 1 his day. this Day. PREFEREN 100 A1;;;Zen7.7 - all Do., No. 2, • 'i * ;•.• • 4 •• • • 3 1 00 Bristol & Exeter 4 p .. .. cent. Stock .......... 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO ...::: all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... 24 Cork &Bandon 5,3 p.c. all DnndeePerth&Aber- deen Junction......, 31 all EastA nglian (£3los; 6 per cent. ...... . 6 all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 7i 2 Do. (£7l7x) 7p. ct.. st all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l all Do., No. all Do., New 6p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip, Guar. 6 per cent.... all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all East&Westyorkshire Junction, Fifths..... all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. s p, c , 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent...... 6 Lancash. & Yorksh F. £2O. ..... 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock 13 Leeds Northern, 6 p cent., No. 1 17 Do., No. 2. 5 Do., No. 3 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. , 1.00 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 New Guar. 6 p.c. I & N. West. C o y . & a., 5 p. c. Stock ton & S. Western . Third 5......... onderi7& Coler. 3i are 5........... Bl adry. & &task. 1are5......... ...... 13i ;h. ,Shef. , & Lin., lams, No. 1...... 9i qew, £10........ . 11 26 . ....... .......• pt.&Carl. 4p. C. d 4 per cent....... par Consol. 6 p. c. St. Consol. Bristol dij m. 6 per cent....l 4, per cent. folk Extension...Guar. 5i p er c t . Waveney Valley er cent rth British .. . '...' .. liStaffordshire rd Worcester di verb. £15,6p. c. P ) P 151 34 2p 11i 32i -33 hi 33 24 3 64 - 6 M 6 104 103 d 21 22 3 —2i d 109 111 1091 66a 67.} 6 24i 25 24 4 12 194 18 19. 1 9 10 1 a ~. - .. 6 - 6 61 344 4i - 133 131 13 10 - 10. 15 129 8 1121 10 I 15 100 ... 2g wsbury & Birm • W Guaranteed.... 114 , wsby. & Chester )1.. W.Min),B p. c. 17 1 18 5 per cent ..,,,, i li p h Devon .. (...... 17 18 :astern New ...... Readi . .... par i p ng 1.0 of £1 08.6 d. 25i ti per cent...... .., --- 7 / : rksh.4 .c. uar. —2O E.& Ilartpl. Guar. 19 ;. till 1 Jul 15 "' rfd. &Kilk.6p.c id fpm Newcastle and vick, 4 p.c.Pref. 102 104 ......... 5 i 51 .&N.lliiilland H. Purch.. r,soi ....1 4 - i 1151 20 10 50 50 100 English Irish .. Foreign Beasts 4i I Sheep Calves 4if Pigs 3011 all 30 all 3041 all 30.11 all St. 100 59 all St. 100 25 I all 7 I 25 I all 25 I all 100 all 50 all 95 all 123 all 12 all 20 all 20 all 20 I all 5 all 50 1 all 100 I all 50 all 50 I all 50 all 25 all ri 1 12 i 111 st. 100 st. 100 25 18/3 p.m 12 9A 7 I 50 all 25 all St. 100 Bedford and Bletchley.... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee ... Do. withoutgr, Birm.Wolv. & Dudleyguar. Do.wtht guar. Buckghamsh . Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Glas. Barr. & Neilsn. Direct Do. New DDH I l oou r t ilp r l Shar es Railway Do. Shar e s Lou. & Green w Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Baton. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. ds Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn. & Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh.. WearValleygr 6 per cent Do:. ... 7.... . . Wilts &Somrst, Shr.l Paid! RAILWAYS. London dr, N. Westi Gt.Westn i 30 Do 29; Do 3O Do 29 L. dt N.W lO9 Caledon IGt:Notrhnil49 Gt. Westn. 33 Caledon Do Yk. New & Berw Y.dtN.3ld ll3 Do 56 Do 27 S. Eastern l4 Do 25 (Norfolk • Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. 3 Stckton & Darlingt. Midland... 107 E. Count 64 Do Do L. dr 11. W drLn& Yk Do Gt.Northn 150 Do 149 Lanc,ash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do 321 Gt.Westn. 1054 5 3 BelgianEasnt. Junct. 20 all Central of France(Or• leans & Vierzon 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 171 all Demerara.. 20 6 Dijon and Besancon 20 8 Dutch Rhenish....,., 20 all East Indian 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 20 4 Gd. Junct. of France 20i 10 Gt. Western of Canada Shares • .. Do.Bds.ast i55.)1857 • . Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 20 14 Luxembourg.. 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 1 Do. 5 2 Do. (Canal) 20 5 Lyons & Mediterran 20 4 Madras 29 Maria Antonia 21 33; 101 1 10 Do. New 20 j all Namur & Liege (wall interest) 20 all Do. (ex interest).,. 16 all Northern of France. 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Eds. 10 all NorwyegianTrunkPrei 20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 20 10 Paris and Lyons 40 28 Do. Bonds . 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Pari s an d Rouen 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 20 4 ParisCasn & Cherbrg. 104 2i Quebec &Ri c h mond 20 all Rouen and Havre.... 20 all Sambre and Meuse... 20 4 Southern of France.. 20 4 St. And. & Quebec(A) 20 17 Tours and Nantes.... 20 2s. Upper India Scrip ... 8i all West Flanders ........ 10 4 Do. 5i per c. Pref.... 20 9 Western of Franco... Closing Feces this day. 1 - ii - 1. 41P 10 9 9;1 P 21. -3i P " - 3 P par 1 P 11 - - ,-i 7.1 -i , 51 5 - 1 - 5 1 i 1 1 - li 10 - 12 P n - :3IP 8i - 9 ' 7 - li 3 61 35 -35 i 151 -15 i 17 - 170 39 40 33 - 344 ' 9 l 3 - p 14 1, 21 22 1 1 1 - 1 1 -81 5i g - BP I a - 6i iiii - lliP 1 all Agra Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian ... 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 1 all British Austrin. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 35 24i Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 1 all Carsons's Creek. ..... 40 all Cobre Copper 5 1 Colonial Gold. ... 14 Copiapo 5 all English and Austin, all Copper Smcltg. Co, 20 General... 1 all Golden Mountain.. 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co.. 1 all Mariquita l 0 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 1 all New Granada . ..... 1 all Nouveau Monde... 1 all Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock 0 all Ethymme Iron 0 10 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 0 7 'Pin Croft ......... si all United Mexican 1 all West Mariposa.. I. all Yuba.. - ƒp l 3i - 4i P 3 i 4 - 5 pr— 1 o i id -pr iP " 7- 8 8 4 -5 2 -3 30i -- 31 iP43 , 1 43 - 44 „- 2 - 2,1 p 4 5 7 - = id i id —par 2 61 d p a r p lUf lip 21 fp h 2, g - 13 p j 24 20 2 1 13 l i a o - P 12 11 •- 91 1 3 p 1 pl 6 !........ MISCELLA_NEOTTS. _...... 4 Australian Ryl. 32i Canada 1 all Copper Miners ofEng all Do. Preference 5 Crystal Palace 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 50 General Screw Steam Shipping Company 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 2 Netherlands Land.... all Peninsular & Oriental 20 Do 60 Royal Mail Steam 2 Univeral Emigration and - - • • ...... „, ••• ... ..... .• 95 if 2 • - _ • • f Ty.? ......._ e ______ Of CORN EXCHANGE, p l ' ° •eg heat II eli l r d; The present week's arrival of English wheat f i market, coastwise, has amounted to 2,190 clu 3.- p' p , ` • tit re ce "00 in middling condition. By land carriage s n f 11 up to-day were very moderate, and the ahoy , 0 - 0 1 10 ,0 ) was comparatively small. As millers in wheat 4 , ' limited stock, the demand for all kinds of N'tu — 0 1° I ) / produce ruled steady, at prices fully eq ual te th o ' Monday last ; indeed, in some few instances, quotations were somewhat exceeded. 1 0 ' W e i l e d ° t, ve v From abroad, 14,870 quarters of wheat i- e ,,, A ase ported, chiefly from the Baltic. Most kinds ce' -- fa ot 6 firm inquiry, at fully the late advance in priet for ' Floating cargoes of' wheat were mostly he ld 401 money; but the business doing was not extece l ,';' Of' Fine malting barley moved off steadily, at Pre,-fiicr' ~ but grinding and distilling sorts met a le" tif/ market. 01 0 In the value of malt no change took place. 511°4 i' on offer was b u t moderate. in Prz po WO' We had rath er an i mproved sale for oats; iv , ever, no chang e t oo k p l ace. f ale I* Beans, peas, an d fl our f i rm ; the top price ° was 438 per 280 lbs. Wheat. 2,190 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. I Barley. I Malt. 7,33 J 2,140 4,870 I 1,770 tlf• ri ° ,o Ontg• 2, " 3,060 ' O O 5,510 1, 9 2,12° ............. 41 SMITHFIELD. IP' verf 58' The supply o f b eas t s on sale here to-clay being A i terl ,f. derate, and the weather more favourable for sm ug WOO the beef trade ruled steady, and a good clearen e- for . ., o f fected, at fully Monday's prices. The top figure„eih e 'ioli best sorts was 35 10(1 per 8 lbs. Although the Jr a rin c o sheep were very moderate, the demand for that 'L e i ° 0 0 ,40 of stock was very inactive, yet we have no chaog ° o , o st eo ; i o n d t p h e e r cc iobtea Prime tions : a tri ee m l e v s e t e old produced lwif wereull earre e s ' 0 , 4 but other kinds of veal sme were heavy, an d qu ite 2d P e lower. Pigs sold to a moderate ext en t , a t l ate figurt los 0411' Mulch cows were very dull, a t from 14/ to I°' including their small calf. Per 81bs to si s. d. s. d. Inferior Boasts ...2 2to 2 4 Second quality ...2 6 210 Prime large oxen 3 0 3 6 Prime Scots, dm. 3 8 310 Inferior sheep ...3 0 3 4 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Primecoarse-w11d.3 10 4 2 TOTAL SUPPLY. ink the offal. ... 940 1 ~ 4,020 - 2391 - 340 0 , 6 s. d• 4 (I' (Prime Southdown 4 4 3 6 Large crse. calves 2 8 4 Prime small do ... 3 8 5 6 Large hogs ......... 210 3 lv Small porkers .... .. 3 8 3 0 ,, Suckling calves 19 0 o u Quarter old pigs 17 0 Calves ße ; 3Bt ........... ...................... ........................ - °„...! Sheep ..................... 1,0 Pigs ...................... NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. ooa Each ki n d o f meat—the a l of which if" - sold st ea dil y at full prices. upp y g Per 81bs by the carcase. 6 •. d. . 0 ' 10 s. d. s. d. Beef, infe r i or 202 2 1 Mutton, Inferior 28 3 ° 6 Do., middling 24 2 8 Do.,middling ...... 3 0 0 Do., p r i me l arge 2 10 3 2 D o ., prime .........3 8 ', % Do., do. 5ma11....3 4 3 6 Veal ...... . ........... 2 8 ? 0 Veal 2 6 3 0 Do., small .........3 8 * BOROUGH HOP. The show of samples of most new hops continues,Leffio moderate. On the whole, rather an extensive busill'Zto doing, as follows and East Kent pockets, INqui 160 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 90s to 1053 ; Sussex JAW: "" to 105 s. gi and ColonizatiOnT.7.l ARKET NEWS --(THIS JOINT-STOCK BANKS ;ntia,Bia ish .. N. Ani ***** ** tmercial of Lon lisp Scottish ''' stralian ......... I. Chart. Bk. gtralia . lon and County lon Joint Stock L. & Westminster• malProv. of Eng few )nal of Ireland ital Bank of poration few incial of Ireland few Australn. Bkg mold Importing ipany a of Australia a of London a of 31.acirid •.• .. -- .. . - ... 74 7 79 1 1 78 7 -- 78 57 - 59 79 - 81 179 29 - 31 30 80 60 - 62 84 - 86 85 4 47 - 49 49 8 122 - 123 123 .107 108 107 3 7 . 963 —97 96 7 • 7 73 . 87 —.B9p 113 123 87 —87 k 74 3 3 d llf 2i 2 d 181 —lB 183 A 13 9 9 1 3 94 2 p 108 109 109 128 - -1283 12 1 73 8} 8 41 lf 3 —95 i 49 2 d 391 134 13 21 324 32a —3 — 893 80,E 54 2 941 52 I 5: 41 9A - 3i 54 - 74 ' 2 6 42 40h 40 di 66 - 67 - 75 - 14 - 20 - 10 - 2 d I 3L(.11 13; 55 53. 4 , 98 94. 68 68 69 67 77 I i di 617 IN 16 n di 31 4 tr. . I Paid 25 I 81i1 80 1, 2i 131 13 12i 13 10 98 I i 28 271 8 10i 76 75 6 6d 2id 7i 62 61 a 2 li LINES LEASED AT FIXED - RALLWAYS. Leasing I Closing Compass. this I --4 4 . ,„ I /~ of Dec eigt Bea De c and Port an, to t] whet th e 1 sa n d bear and IN-0N pia E coral the f gyp( Part( I rate fainil 7 , 18 c,, thi s by ; to eni Pr Votes r, ( Plibli TI serer, th e I ill Ca then,