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ls 6d to 2s 6d ; Tame Rabbits, s to 2s ; Wild 10 , 10d to ls 2d; Pigeons, id to 10d; 1 Pigs, 4s to 7s and 'lett ; SurrevPowls, 5s to 9s; ditto Chickens, 4s to 5s fid ; flarn-dOor Fowls, 2s 6d to 5s per couple. Eggs, Eng -1?1, 12s t o 15 3 per 100; Fresh Butter, is to is 4d per lb; Pheasants,t 2s to 3 s 6d ; Partridges, is to 2s; Hares, 2s to 3s; s Is 3d ; Woodcocks, is 6d to 4s ; Grouse, 2s ; ls to 2s; Teal, 6d to ls 3d ; Wild Ducks, is 9d to us; Widgeons, 9d to Is 6cl; and Plovers. ls each. HU of . Pu ll average su most NGERFORD kinds of produce were on :ari ale ere, while thepplie s general demand was heavy, at but little ation in prices. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10(1 to 4s Bcl ; 33 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 4s to 4s lOd per 81bs. WBILLINGSGATE. e had a steady demand for Fish, at very high prices. WHIT :CRAPE&. P r i f ro me Beef and M u tt on so ld fi rm ly, a t f u ll p r i ces —B ee f, is ra 2 s 8(1 to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3a 8d to 4s 8c1; Veal, 4s to 8 d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs. BREAD. Ole prices of Household of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from t° 'id; ditto, 654(1 to 8d per 4lbs loaf. toMarket Hides, 56113 1 to RDE 641 b, 3d pe MET. r ARK lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d t o o,d; do. 721 b toBolb, 3d to 3 1 . 2 d; do.Bolb to 881 b, 3 1 / 2 (1 do. 881 b to 961 b, 4(.1 to sd; do. 961 b to 1011 b, 5d to Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Horn Hides, 13s ; Polled tut e eP, 43 4d to 5s 6d ; Kent and Half-breds, 4s to 4s 9d ; jpe Wils, 2s 8d to 3s 6d. 11.11. Y MARKETS. ai.—." .fiFlZLl).—Aleadow Hay, 21 8s to 4/ ; Clover ditto, tO Ci tom ' and tr ; ade andrath Straw, dull 1/ 10s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply er . ditt„lT4BEttnAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 41; Clover, p 3 l 53 to 4/ 16s; and Straw, 11 lls to 11 15s per load. 1:r average supply and a steady demand. diti T c s u 7 E cßAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 41; Clover Trad dull at late 5 3 to 5/ 2s; lo ad. CR Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 13s per e rates. CR Th Lord C h a n EßY ellor di — d (TH IS to-da DAY.) e not hit y. 4 , 1-; ,,E•CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) kkiefor e the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) 11, INSOLE V. FEATHERSTONEHAUGH. 1 1 4 - '4 further ar guments i n this part-heard case occupied tso •• 11 °11r the Vi ce -Ch anc ellor of England the whole rtung. (Before Sir J. K. BaucE.) g gi X R PARTE FRIENDLY HUMANITY SOCIETY. $ e 18 Rotioun delivered judgment in this case to-day. pet t w to as disposed, after weighing all the eircustnc . es, p etit . give costs on either side with respect . the . first he - i tt i , ell - With reference to the second petition, it was 7 ' and he would give the respondents their costs. LEE v. STONE. the e: w as the petition of the defendant, praying for to ugh statoret the i; ee4 t lo ll of the trusts of a will. It appeared that who died in January, 1841, left three I ' l lcide te ir; 8' the petitioner (Mrs. Stone) and two others, tonai _. nsed , o pfe them his estate, which consisted of' per event - - , ects, in the following manner: —That in the he r ° f the death of any of the parties without issue, ethePortion should go to the survivor or survivors of the t ortel s r „' d the plaintiffs had raised a question as to the i r eti ° ll of these words. tr, -- '"otrrt recommended that the case should be ear the 0 - ; a court of law, which could best adjudicate upon e stion at issue, which was strictly legal. 4.40 N„ Iselt 44 ON SESSIONS,—(T HIS DAY.) daY - a General Quarter Session of the Peace was thail„ldiournment. There were no traverses, and the il l'h: r mrY was sworn in. '4eOZ-14earned RECORDER, in addressing them, said that i t !er, -- b eB generally were for assaults. One case, how ‘lol " 84 of a more peculiar nature, being an in aeullt against a person for refusing to serve the office 411 )Pi i , 4 h e st man. It was necessary to tell the jury, that debttant of the lands of the City, paying rates, suit and service to the Court Leet, and entitled to L ° 4 ththe wardrnotes, was liable to serve on the inquest, k iltrY had better confine their attention to the ilseih:mether the party so indicted was so entitled, and 1 71ei 4 „,he had been duly elected and had refused to qb• -tr they found all these facts they would return a h°lll. d ttor gr a tk 11 jury, after a short time, returned a true a tl tsp n :Lie above misdemeanour, but the defendant did L t tli e ` — ‘ l ! r • The other bills were for trifling assaults, ilitlent‘-'eurt was detained until twelve o'clock, in con o tra f the part i es not b e i ng present ; the cases w up th k 01,, es very tr of iflin the! ur assaults. n amy being called, an application hbl'e to excuse a gentleman who was a director of top i litt:„ er nPany • he was excused on the ground of k g ' Ir t i r e age, Cut the Lord Mayor said all the direc -"g of f ices in the City were liable to serve on GU- v --- 1,./01,„‘IxLDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) N. (1 , +1 11 oss , who was in the service of -1111 ,4 3 1 Eilackfr m i ar o s and whose i n tm d eg ao brother was yes -11 eotirnded upon the charge of unlawfully receiv k;Ald"itts this morning placed at the b h ar before t tol, 1. " et all Sidney, charged with being t e actualyesterday, th -1 1 6 11 ; officer of the City detective police, () ittPriso r , 4lt ° custody. When the coat was shown t ;1 1 - B tsa l l i. ' he said that he recollected . having bought . Y , 14 br ot hcl - street of a Jew, having afterwards .. sold it k il -vr t i a ,,, er for 30s. The brother, in his defence IQ*, -4, sai d it was he that bought the property from titi; t V i A ll 1,." -i ngs-road, Gray's Inn-lane, and that the I th In t —.-terman (Wilson) seemed to think the pur lap ,°' such property in the streets from an un- Isp m i l tet: j e a t c , B° , ll was the strongest case against him. br otl Pris n ' a ung some further evidence against the pre kilt -n et', the Court directed the two prisoners to be a ti p kT tli 1 1 again on Tuesday. )1.- Y tl c l Stv. E PitAup s IN TUE . CITY. —Ur. Alderman of t a b" Mr• Alderman Chahss were occupied a great .46 - "e 11l * • hearing further evidence in th 4 11110 of the (wrun g in n Catchpole, who was remanded 1 4 4 tie r ? ?oung ma of having obtainedparcels of satin, er a charges billq:41(1 other costly materials, under the pretence that 'atb ""e ordered by his employer,e Mr. Lynn, of the is taercial-road from mt wholesale kt. Witnesses from Mears Morrison, Dillon, and k t i' uleasrs Felton and Eve, of litittlteller firms, gave additional evidence,St aznsidered complete, the and Ch u t r h c e h y casesa r d, Itti P aul s prisoner was committed 07101,V -S TREET. --(THIS D AY.) q 4b." ta s /IP-Keur Nva placed at the bar before Mr. f, charged with feloniously attempting to enter the 11,41.%4,11.01sr_folt.la2t,ebtenyt,ague-street, Montague-square, by supposed to be stolen. The pr h i c - ) 'N 4 41 forinerly servant to the Misses Rose, w ktek„Prlvate boarding-house as above. Last night he 4 4 ,c 1 to open the street-door by means of a latch , 3 Was apprehended. \ 40 , o: 411- key was sworn to as having been lest by l kkbolieet LnEnates of the house during the time of t it lit vice. No 04411trgaret Rose desired to withdraw from the t 11 4 ". th e ' e courit of the inconvenience of prosecuting,. 4 Ptis o et Ought to be prosecuted. Ile would commit { k i l t to prey for trial, and bind Miss Margaret Rosi lit' to rtt)secute. However, in order to give the officers %la ak A r ttl ,„ -- e inquiries as to the prisoner's character, he C e-41 : 11 :1 him for a week.—Remanded accordingly. K EN ZO% ry v WELL.-(THIS e nob/ 4 'l):Bterda eB l the young man who was remanded th j oi l i n 4 on the charge of robbing his employer, 4N,,,tner ti i.,.. l7°, of Seymour-street, was again brought p t ,t 4l :.ree t, s t,;,, when the evidence of Mr. Chick, of 34,rta ..uno, and Mr. Pownal, of King-street, Soho, iltz• 4u PPort of the charge against the prisoner, M t tteiv ed )• t0.., 0 ot. money for his master, which he had -414 1tted in use, after which the prisoner wa3 or trial at the Old Bailey. AR U M ktiitet N DEL .—T H UR SD A Y • tq We r • the wee k essued by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, the i rate inviting the inhabitants of this place to b t , toorior of the castle, and on Thursday last s by Persons availed themselves of his G . race' l whikyisitiew the superbly decorated suite . C , Ae, ra g iZerefitted expressly for the royal visit. '" of Copy of the letter which his Grace , 14114E1el uliorfolk addressed to the Mayor ?' El (E. GibZw4rd Gibbon, Esq.), relative to his th he ta nts of e cr the loyalty displayed by the hohi-14to vie_'4rOndel, I l t n iiink it would be gratifying to hq0414 red In e w,• the by 4 Partinents which the Queen has d'O°Cellpying during her Majesty's visit,. N tty...... 1 . ea, directions for tickets to be issued _ac- L "r 8 tr 1 `Ante. u Y' NORFOLK. f sth eehis- .0 tile above great * boon granted to the inha t:f tfi,,Grace has been pleased to present the me the-4131e which was killed during the Royal 04 4 eh abi erent tradesmen of this town ; and, to ‘ Lbi titil t4l of the who did not avail themselves of aocep e tin n g . '441 1,4t 5 t1 . °11 thee provyons which were given by believe k‘gia eutn,oecaston of the Royal visit (we 1 4 11 e1I-Prais e "), he has presented 10s. each. oath)' liberality of his Grace . the Duke . of itlC'hts 11 ,1; be remembered with gratitude by the „Arundel, and, we hope, will be an example r io Many imitators.—B righton Herald. qt t 'll6 _Rev qtrr, y's id last Mr. ACCIDENT.—On"got Ail by 1 1 - 4 -, the eminent surgeon of London, accom rN , N. ll Railwaßoney, Ronev the secretary to the Eastern tolw ay t a opi,s, visited Colchester for the purpose of p l t tp t 4o , i t ' l °. ll upon the case of Mr. Nathaniel Brom th: of ou wl , ll be remembered, sustained a severe Vtia,sihe e e „.'eg, by the accident at Stratford some iyir. Cooper, after seeing the patient, held 14 4 1 * l4 atri with the professional gentlemen who have k4p4. niillanee upon Mr. Bromley. at Colchester, h, (1 1) 1 1 4 of Z at l),nd, they were all of opinion that as no 0 Of Iractured bones has taken place,. there is n ot " being restor d but that amputation of the 4 'tpt o 13 4 t1 Itir o l e ri t essary or desirable.—Essea. Standard.. th P t * l to th e GIFT —A beautiful font has ills been tqlll4e.tion- in"eiVicar. and Churchwardens of Messing p ‘ ll Ott, t ne parish church. It is of Caen stone, 0141?ktiuisitgoual form. At the angles are projecting N °lt or e IY carved, as are also the crochets and a folly ( IC bei t ,„ a Fe• The shaft is a fac simile of one . c 'ultht ""gteg to the church, the basin of which itIN „kit ) , Y destroy by the Puritans. The present , 4 0 d,„ . (.1/4 that►ttaleholm;eofcts by Scott, of Spring gardens thkilitkehoin;eneects the highest credit on the sculptor, tip % tot t lY is i n' Maldon. On the pavement of the 4 1 0 d °Wi n , aid a cross of pure white marble, with eath 16 text at its b: " B faithful a nd .„ ass e thou WILL give thee a crown of life." —Essex t' St ' i e h el v oci Ilveat Western f New York, had not 4 1 14,‘ , th:f,no,4 yes tPrda r ; m aftern(on at half-past four tho, our at which our express left •for London. "oft fifteen days. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB. CHINA. IRELAND. ALARMING STATE OF THE COUNTRY. DUBLIN, DEC. 10.—The accounts received to-day are most afflicting—destitution increasing, crime extending to a most alarming degree, and the country rapidly sinking into a state of utter disorgan isation. More deaths from starvation are reported; and we grieve to add, murders of the most daring and atrocious character have been perpetrated, one of them in the open day, in the streets of a populous town hitherto considered re markably peaceable. ICING'S COUNTY. PA RSONSTOW N. DEC. 9. ATROCIOUS MURDER. —The King's County Chronicle of yesterday contains the fol lowing:—" W e regret exceedingly to report that again has blood been shed —another victim has fallen. Out rage after outrage, murder after murder, and crimes in numerable disgrace and pollute the annals of our county. Yesterday (Tuesday) evening, about half-past six o'clock, Mr. William Lloyd, when standing at his hall doors, in Church. lane, within a few doors of the post-office, in this town, a shot was fired at him, the contents of which entered his body. Mr. Lloyd was heard faintly to cry out Murder, murder,' and immediately he fell to the ground a lifeless corpse. Doctors Wood and Keenan were immediately in attendance, but their services were not required, as death was instantaneous. The assassin must have been quite close to the unfortunate gentle man. Some of the police who were in Duke-street heard the shot and went in pursuit, but without effect. It was a heartrending sight to behold six orphans bending over the lifeless body of their beloved parent, who but a short time previously had left them in the possession of life and health. The perpetration of a savage murder has thrown the town and neighbourhood into a state of fearful excitement . The assassin in his flight dropped a hat, which is in the possession of the police. Mr. Lloyd was the owner of a small property, which is situate at Ballough, in the county Tipperary, within three miles of this town. He has had the misfortune of having a very refractory set of tenants, who very seldom, if ever, paid him rent without his having been obliged to resort to law to compel them. His care taker has been beaten, threatening notices innumerable, from time to time, have been posted, and some weeks ago he had cattle distrained for the rent of these lands, which are considerably in arrear. On the day of sale a very large mob assembled, and he was compelled to abandon the sale. Mr. Lloyd was a very quiet, inoffensive man. It appears that after dinner he went out. During his absence one of his tenants, named Watkins, called, and told his son that he wanted to settle his rent; a domestic was sent for Mr. Lloyd, but returned without him. Watkins then left the house, and in less than half an hour afterwards the unfortunate gentleman was mur dered. Sub-Inspector Duncan had Watkins and his wife arrested, both of whom were lodged in gaol. Mr. Duncan, accompanied by constable Finn and party, proceeded to the county of Tipperary, and returned with four men, who were charged with being im plicated in the murder. At an early hour this morn ing James Dillon, Esq., senior coroner o f t h e county, arrived to hold an inquiry into the melancholy circumstances of the case. The following magis trates were present at the inquest, viz.: —John Warbur ton, Thomas Hackett, J. Persse Grorne, Esqs., and Captain Kelly, R.M.; John Dunean, S.L., was a l so i n attendance. A respectable jury was sworn, and after the examination of some witnesses, the j ury recor d ed a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." The anniversary meeting of the members of this club was held yesterday morning, in the committee-room at the Bazaar, Baker-street. The attendance of members was more than u , ually numerous. The Duke of Richmond, president of the club, occupied the chair; and among those present we observed the Honourable IL W. Wilson, Mr. P. Pusey, M.P., Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. Hillyard, Mr. Ellman, Mr. R. Smith (of Burley), Mr. Brandreth, Mr. S. Bennett, &e. The business of the day was almost exclusively confined to routine matters in connexion with the club. Among other announcements Made by the Secretary, Mr. B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, was one which appeared to give very general satisfaction, viz., that the committee had com pleted a renewal of the lease of the Bazaar with the pro prietor, and that the future exhibitions of the club for some years to come would take place in the very conve nient, well arranged premises at present occupied for that purpose. The only other matter worthy of notice in the proceedings of the day was a notice of motion for a reconsideration of the prize sheet, with a view to car rying out some important alterations, both in the classi fication of the an:mals and the mode of feeding them. Upon this subject some discussion arose, but the motion was ultimately agreed to non. con. The ordinary financial operations of the club having been formally submitted to the meeting, the same were unanimously approved, and the business closed with a vote of thanks to the Noble Chairman, and to the secre tary, Mr. B. T. B. Gibbs, both of whom briefly acknow ledged the compliment. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Bazaar just as the proceedings of the above meet ing had terminated, for the purpose of inspecting the exhibition. The Duke of Richmond, accompanied by the lion. W. Wilson, Mr. P. Pusey, M.P., and other members of the committee, and attended by Mr. Gibbs, met his Royal Highness at the entrance of the yard, and accompanied him round the several classes. His Royal Highnees seemed to agree with the general im pression as to the excellence of the present exhibition, and especially complimented the Duke of Richmond on his sheep._ After remaining in the exhibition near an We find the following valuable statistics on the Chi nese empire, in a work by Mr. Montgomery Martin, on that important and interesting country ; they are chiefly compiled, as we icarn from Mr. Martin's state ment, from official records furnished to him in China, the population census being considered correct by Dr. Gutz • Taff and other Chinese scholars :—" In China Proper (says Mr. M. Martin) there are 367,000,000 inhabitants, and i❑ the dependencies of Mantehourie , Mongolia, Turkestan, and Tibet, about 40,000,000, making a total of four hundred million people under one Government The population of the whole earth is estimated at from 800 to 1,000 millions. The number of inhabitants to each square mile is about the same as in England, and less than the number in Ireland. The most dense population in China is along the banks of the great rivers, particularly near the great Zang-tze-Kiang, and the central districts of the country, where the waters furnish large supplies of food. The fe cundity of the Chinese is visible in every village. The area of China Proper is given at 1,297,999 square miles, or 830,829,100 acres, of +,l hick 140 million acres are in culti vation. Of the 18 provinces into which the empire is di vided, 11 are inland, and the remaining seven on the sea coast. The average population to each square mile is 283 ; tho total fixed revenue 35 million tads (a tael is 65.); the army 1,232,000. The description given of each province, with their principal productions, is as follows:—" Pe- Chibte, inland ; westward, very flat, sloping towards the sea, sterile—millet, ginseng, fruits, tobacco, coal, saltpetre, skins. Shan-Tung, sea-coast ; mountainous, a bracing climate, bold and good harbour — corn and fruits, drugs, wines, skins. Shan-Se, inland ; very mountainous, sterile, and woody—silks, wines, iron, salt, marble, jasper, music. Ho-Nan, inland ; flat, very fertile, climate agreeable—the garden of China—rhubarb, musk, indigo. Bang-Soo, sea-coast ; very low and fer tile, climate good—medical herbs, chinaware, gold, lead, tin, salt. Gan-Hurey, sea-coast ; romantic scenery and fertile, on the banks of Yang-tze-Kiang—varied trees, green teas, silks, rice, millet. Kiang-Si, inland ; sterile and hilly, climate healthy--coarse cloths, chinaware, drugs. Koo-Kien, sea-coast ; very mountainous, good harbours, fertile where capable of cultivation —black teas, camphor, sugar, indigo, tobacco. Che-Keang,‘sea coast ; on the sea- coast very hilly, but fertile—silk, paper, wines, lungtzing-cha, a costly species of tin. Hoo-Pih, inland ; well watered, numerous lakes and rivers —teas, paper, rice, musk, tobacco. Hu-Nan, inland ; slightly elevated and fertile, a good cli mate—gold, silver, tin, drugs, mercury, hemp. Shen- Se, inland ; plains and mountains, cold and barren— woollens, iron, copper, furs, drugs, millet. Kan-Suh, inland; mountainous, fertile fields, and sandy deserts— gold, quicksilver, musk, tobacco. Sze-Chuen, inland— bold coast, good harbours, fertile, fine climate; copper, iron, tin, rhubarb, rice, salts, drugs. Kwang-Tung, or Canton, sea-coast excellent harbours, fertile soil, climate good; rice, silks, fish, vegetables, copper, iron, tin. Kwang Si, sea-coast—bold mountains, fertile val leys, large forests; fruits, rice, cassia, sugar, iron, lead, tin. Yan-Nan, inland; the Switzerland of China, very wild and jungly—rich in metals, rice, musk, betel-nut. Kwei-Choo, inland; wild and mountainous, intersected by several rivers—considerable metallic wealth, tobacco hour, his Royal Highness left, apparently much gra' fled with his visit. His Royal Highness Prince George, accompanied by Sir William Massey Stanley, visited the exhibition dur ing the afternoon. The Dirl Delawarr, and the Hon. L. Sackville West, Viscount Torrington, and several other noblemen were also present yesterday. The sales of stock continue very dull. TIIE DINNER. Last evening the members of the club dined together at the Freemasons' Tavern. The Duke of Richmond occupied the chair, supported on the right by the Earl of Warwick, Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., and General Wemyss, and on the left by Mr. Pusey, M.P., Mr. Frewen, M.P., and Mr. Brandreth. About 200 sat down, the company including Mr. John Wood (chairman of the Customs), Mr. Samuel Webb, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. W. Trindon, Mr. Painter, Mr. Ellman, and many other agriculturists and stock breeders. After the usual loyal toasts had been proposed, the company broke up, evidently much gratified with the result of the meeting. drugs. The annexed brief extract, from the preface to the work, will be read with some interest:— The Great Western was still at sea when our ex press left Liverpool yesterday afternoon, at half-past four ; she was then fifteen days out. The Acadia, with four (lays later news than the former ship will bring, may be looked for on Sunday. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—The sessions of the Central Criminal Court commences on Monday, at the Justices Hall, Old Bailey. The Judges on the rota to preside will be Lord Chief Justice Wilde, ➢lr. Justice Patteson, and Mr. Baron Rolfe. THE LEEDS DEPUTATION ON THE TEA DUTY.- "If wealth and power involve a responsibility to Him who permits their acquisition—if England have been almost miraculously raised from a small insular kingdom, to become the dominant empire of the earth— if her destiny be, through the apparent instrumentality of her commerce, to civilise man kind—then, indeed, a fearful responsibility attends her proceedings in China. The onward progress of England, in political and commercial freedom—in the practical application of science—in the accumulation of capital—in the extension of maritime communication— indicates that she cannot be passive ; action is essential to her existence—it is the main spring of her life—the animating impulse which produces evil or good ; if not rightly directed, it will tend to her downfall, after the manner of other states ; but, under wise and righteous principles, this very law of her being will conduce to the establishment of her supremacy over the earth so long as Christianity shall exist. It is the direct interest of all other nations that this supremacy be maintained ; a re public of kingdoms is as utopian as a republic of indivi duals:—some powerful empire has always swayed the world, but whoever possessed the dominion has unfor• tunately used its power for the subjugation and enslave ment rather than for the elevation and liberty of weaker states. This has not been the career of England; her insularity has happily prevented the neces sity of seeking continental European territory ; her free political institutions have naturally ren dered her desirous of extending their advantages to other nations; and her pure and tolerant religion has made her the ark to which the oppressed can flee for safety and repose; and, while placing a salutary check on ambition or mere aggrandisement, it has inspired the desire, and furnished the means, of contributing to the advancement of all countries. What, then, have the nations of Europe to fear from the supremacy of Eng land? She has thrown open the ports of her wide spread maritime dominion to every nation ; whatever new territory she conquers, or reclaims from the desert, it is freely opened to mercantile competition; she retains no selfish monopoly—claims no undue privilege—exer cises no arbitrary sway to the prejudice of Europe. Possessed of a power which could at any moment arouse a general war—with resources at her command far ANOTHER MIIRDER.—Monday night an armed party visited the house of a poor man named Wm. Renehan, at Ceolinarney, near the Blue Ball. They beat the poor man, took 11. from him, but the wretch es were not con tent with this, for before leaving they placed him behind a fire. The unfortanate man was so dreadfully burned that he died last night. MURDER.—On Saturday last, a poor man, returning home from Borrisokane, was murdered, and robbed of the money he had obtained for a pig. OPPOSITION TO THE PAYMENT OF RENT—APPEAR ING IN ARMS.—We regret to record the foll ow i ng out rage, which proves how daringis the conduct of the people, and that a wide-spread conspiracy exists for resistance to the payment of rent. A sale of corn and cattle, seized for one and a half year's rent, due to Mrs. Ellen Haslam, of Ballyboy, was advertis e d f or Th ursday last, at Kiladrown, within two miles of Frankford, where a very large mob was assembled. Mrs. Haslam and her assistants were driven off the land, and severely assaulted. Several of the mob were well armed with guns and pistols in excellent order, and fired up war d s o f twenty shots. One of the ruffians discharged his gun at Mrs. Haslam's head, but fortunately without effect. Mr. Drought Haslam was very badly beaten, he received five severe wounds in the head, and now lies u n d er th e care of Dr. Thornton. On the following day an investigation was held at Frankford, by Andrew Stoney, Esq., J.P., and John Duncan, Esq., sub-inspector, Parsonstow n ; several witnesses were examined, and subseque n tly fi ve men were arrested, charged with being of the party, and committed to abide their trial. PLUNDERING PROVISIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.—Some flour carts belonging to Mr. Boyd, of Ballinasloe, were attacked yesterday, at Lemonaghan, in this county. For tunately some police came up at the moment, and pre vented any property from being taken away. At a later period of the day several loads of wheat, that were in course of transit from this town to Clara Mills, were also stopped at Lemonaghan, and two sacks of wheat carried oif. Mr. J. W. Scarlett, one, of the deputation from this town appointed to wait upon Lord John Russell, with the various deputations from other towns, has addressed a note to the editor of the Times, in which he says, that in the report of the conversation, inserted in that paper, it is said that the shipments of woollens to China had fallen off, but that he made no such statement : what he said was, " that the trade to China had disappointed the hopes of the merchants engaged in h."— Leeds Mercury. " What !" said an ex-volunteer to a comrade, whom he thought he had left at Monterey, but whom he found in the very difficult vocation of driving a lot o' sheep ; " What !" he repeated, "do I find you here? I thought I left you with the army." " Ah, no," replied the comrade, " you see I have abandoned the sword, and taken to the pen."—American paper. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.— Yesterday an accident of a serious nature took place, by which the life of a youth named Michael Malsager, aged 15 years, has been placed in great danger. It seems that he obtained a livelihood by selling pies at the foot of Blackfriars-bridge, on the Surrey side, and whilst standing with his machine at the edge of the kerb, a cart came swift down the hill, and before the driver could prevent the accident, the near wheel caught the machine, which was capsized on to the unfortunate boy, who re ceived a wound of the scalp and concussion of the brain. He was taken to Guy's Hospital, where he lies in a dan gerous condition. ELOQUENCE AND SUBLIMITY.—The light of the lamp was dying away in the socket, the midnight clock swung heavily aloft, and its brazen tones sounded loudly on the frozen air. It was the hour disembodied spirits walk, and when murderers, like the stealthy wolf, prowl for their prey. The lonely watcher shuddered as be heard a slight noise at the door. Big drops stood on his pale brow ; the door gently opened, and—in came a strange cat I—New York Paper. • MYSTERIOUS DEAIII AT TIIE RESIDENCE OF EDMOND WODEIIOUSE, ESQ., M.Y. FOR WEST NORFOLK. —A. sad effair transpired at the residence of E. Wode house, Esq., M.P. for the West Division of Norfolk, on Monday last. Mr. Wodehouse resides at Thorpe, by Norwich, and in the service of his lady were three sisters. One of these (the lady's maid on Monday night, was found a corpse in a private part of the pre ones, with her throat cut in a most dreadful manner, and only a few minutes after she had dressed her mis tress, and had been observed to be in good spirits. An inquest was held the next day before Mr. Pilgrim, one of the county coroners, but at which none of the re porters of the public press were present, when the verdict of the jury was, that the deceased had cut her own throat in a state of temporary deraegement. WIIAT GENIUS Is.—A disorder which, like the pearl in the oyster, destroys the possessor, while it en riches others. —Library of Secrets and Wrinkles. NOVEL SPORT.—On Friday week, as two gentle man were proceeding along the road from Avoch to Fortrose, their attention was arrested by observing the tins of a large fish which was swimming slowly within a tew yards of the shore. Having examined the object more closely, they were persuaded that it was a marine visitor of no ordinary size. One of the party, fortunately, had a gun with him, and advancing cautiously to the water's edge, discharged both barrels, wounding the fish severely on the back. A powerful Newfoundland dog that accompanied the gentlemen, then sprang into the water and seized the fish by the tail, when a furious place—both combatants disappearing re peatedly struggle took ; at last, however, the dog succeeded hen, th in d e rag - his antagonist towards dry land, ttenacity of as tonishment of the observer s, it proved to be a fox ssheparpke,seodr ttehrbaeshaeyr,eaurpowlda. A upwards five a proof f life possessed by the shark it may ved e fr m em en t t h io e g ne e d e th a a n t d , notwithstanding the wounds received h in e length,eeeei y the dog, it ev i nce d s i g ns of life for nearly an hour vora cious after being t a k en to A voc h. There was another of this eious trib e t a k en at Ch anonr y Point by Mr. Hogarth, s fishermen about three weeks ago. It corresponded in size to the one above-mentioned.—lnverness Courier. COMMITTAL OF A POSTMASTER.—John Charles Lockwood, postmaster, was again brought before the magistrates on Saturday last. We detailed the case last we e k, t h e facts of which are briefly, that a letter, containing a sovereign, posted in the month of January last in London, by Harriet HuinP hris, had not been re ceived by A nn Stratford of Lechlade to whom it had been addressed. The evidence implicating Lockwood was that of W a l eot, a letter-carrier, who deposed to seeing the pris oner take the money out of the letter. The only further evidence adduced on Saturday last was a person from London, who proved rL posting the letter, li directed to Ann Stratford. Hodges, an innkeeper, who said . he e h e e i d wood called L' withr. Lockwood,Walcot when said if fe Mr. Lockwood madeconversed against Mr. tild had h not e taken him before the magistrates, he no e t aus a e v d should said any thing about it : it was jealousy which the disagreement between them. Mr. Millward—Did you ever hear Walcot say that the charge he now :Hakes is a false one ? Witness — No. The prison er wa called upon for his defence, when he said th at he now innocent of the offence imputed to him, and that Walcot had perjured himself. The magistrates informed Mr. Lockwood that they, after maturely considering the case, found it to be their duty to commit him to the as.. sizes for trial.—Doncaster Gazette. greater than she ever possessed—of a magnitude which strangers cannot see, and which are comprehended but by few, she yet earnestly seeks peace, because it is a Christian duty, and desires no other rivalry with her surrounding competitors than that of extending the bles sings of order, industry, and intelligence—of promoting the interchange of commodities—and of facilitating inter course with the most distant regions. These unques tionable facts demonstrate, that whatever position England may acquire in China, it will not be for her ex clusive advantage ; the time is happily arriving when nations, as well as individuals, learn: that a benefit con ferred returns to the donor with a blessing, that injuries reflect punishment on the perpetrators ; and thus, even in a selfish point of view, the exercise of good is a far better policy than the commission of injustice. A con viction of the truth of this divine precept is slowly dawn ing on the minds of men ; it is the high behest of England to prove the reality by its practical application. No sphere could be more appropriate for its exercise than China, where myriads of our fellow -creatures seem specially adapted for, and prepared to receive, the influ ence of a Christian civilisation. It is impossible to esti mate fully the effects of such an influence on so vast a mass of mankind ; it is difficult to calculate the extraor • dinary commercial power which would be created by four hundred million active and intelligent beings, with nu merous desires, keen perceptions, and indomitable in dustry, having full scope given to their singular energies —it is deeply interesting to consider the physical, moral, and intellectual results which would accrue not only to the continent of Asia, but also to those of Europe and America, from the Christianisation of China. Under Providence, this glorious consummation may be wit nessed by the existing generation ; but whether this be permitted or not, it is the bounden duty of all Christians to aid in its accomplishment." ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—On the night of Friday last Mr. Wilson, of Verdant hill, near Roscrea, was attacked by two robbers in his own yard, who were armed with loaded whips or sticks, commonly called skull-crackers, one of whom struck him a severe blow on his head, which knocked him down ; they then robbed him of a hand some gold watch, some silver, and a pencil case, with which they walked deliberately away. ROBBERY.—A most disgraceful act was committed in this town on Thursday night. The soup kitchen esta blished by the relief committee was broken open, and a quantity of bread and several trifling articles stolen therefrom. The King's County Chronicle contains a further list of outrages, including highway robberies, violent assaults, and plunder of provisions by armed parties. COUNTY OF GALWAY. BARBAROUS MURDER. —On Monday evening last John Browne Lynch, Esq., of Clonkeely, near Tuam, formerly an officer in the 6th Regiment of Foot, was barbarously murdered in his own avenue, returning from the fair of Ballindangan. A pistol was found near his body. It is supposed he struggled with the murderers, as his skull was fractured, and his throat cut and dread fully mangled, as if with a reaping-hook. The shot was heard in the unfortunate gentleman's house, and his horse ran into the yard immediately after. The Galway Vindicator states that the object of the assassins was plunder, as Mr. Lynch was supposed to have had a large sum of money on his person. COUNTY OF LIMERICK. ATTACKS ON OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS. —On a new line leading from Croom to Dromcolloher, between the hours of one and two o'clock on Monday, three armed men attacked Mr. Lindsay, an officer under the Board o f W or k s, and, after firing a shot over his head, wanted to swear him not to go on the line again. This outrage, it is stated, occurred in the presence of the men engaged on the works; but they appeared very in different about the matter. Mr. Lindsay, notwithstand ing, did not leave the works until he regulated his busi ness.—Limerick Examiner. [The Government, yesterday, as I apprised you, issued a proclamation offering a reward for the apprehension of the persons concerned in this outrage.] Mr. John Fitzgerald, en g i neer of the Board of Works in Ennis, received' a threatening notice, telling him he would get the death of Mr. Carrick. Mr. Mahon, en gineer in Br oa df or d , removed to Tulla, received a threatening noti ce f or the second time, saying that powder and b a ll wou l d be the next ; and Mr. Richard Creagh, as s i s t ant - eng i neer at Tulla, was grossly abused at Six-mile-brid ge , f or refusing to allow a full day ' s wages for a h a lf day's wcrk.—Limerick Chronicle. DEATHS FROM STARVATION.—The Rev. Mr. Hickey, the highly respectable parish priest of Mon, in this county, has stated in conversations had by him with some clergymen of this city, that seven persons died last week in this parish, he believed from actual want. He further states the small farmers are mostly limited to one meal in the day, and that principally turnips—that seven members of a family are obliged to live on the shilling which the head member earns—and that they pinch the one meal on themselves to increase that of the indivi duals that labour.—Limerick Examiner. In the district of Knockaderry and l3allingarry armed bands of peasantry are traversing the country almost every night, and attacking farmers' houses for money and arms, firing shots in their progress, without apparent fear of detection. THE Mans.—Muth irregularity has taken place in the arrival of our mails from the south within these few days. This has 'been partly accounted for by the change of weather, a good deal of snow having fallen in Berwickshire and the north of England. But the extraordinary detention of the last two London mails has partly arisen from other causes, which we think, with a little forethought, might have been provided against. The mails due on Wednesday, at nine o'clock in the morning, did not reach our post-office till twenty minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon. On inquiry we learn that half an hour was lost south of Newcastle; thence to Berwick, where it is horse-coached, about two hours more were lost from the same cause, namely, a rather deep fall of snow, and the horses not being frost shod. But at Berwick, when the mail came up, there was neither engine nor carriage to forward it, and it had to twoenmdoignh mail, due or a s t eight o'clock mi wait an hour or two for the return of a train fro m th e h more occurred e l o extraordinary edk tohned T ua Tuesday sdp arye case v elvo eu ns oi. evening, f dhiwhat not reach h ere till half-past two on Wednesday morning , upwards of six hours behind time. This was also partly owing to the call wea ther; but there was another cause, and it requires o nnorth oA explanation. There are about ten miles of the way, we tand between Ceckburnsp ath and Renton, where exp unders , at present end of this space, and, finding that mail comes up to o ne passed an expected train from Edinburgh, there is only a single line of rails. Well, the it had not yet rail. The Edinburgh train comes to the other end, and V f ro m the same cause. proper precau erythe makes a halt it very properly stopped, fearing a collision on the sin g le But how long did they thus other? Three mortal hours, by stop lookin g for each d ask if communica tion Now, we would Lions. Better delay a short time, rather than risk loss of life and property- Shrewsbury clock. l b the most lazy conveyance, in a shorter space of time than three hours? The mail could not have been had between the two ends of the si ng l e li ne — on l y e i g ht miles long— y It might h ave b een d one on f oo t in lesstime. was the first to take courage and p r oceed on this occa sion, and, h a p p il y, no collision took place. But, really, such exi genc i es as these ought to be loo k e d t o , an d pro vided for.—Caledonian M ercur y. FALL O F A B RIDGE ON THE NORFOLK RAILWAY .— A serious acc id ent occurred on Tuesday night by the falling o f a b r i dge on the Wymondham and Dereham branch of th e N orfolk Railway, which has jeopardised the lives of a b ou t a d ozen men. This line was opened for goods traffic on M on d ay last, and about three miles from the Wymondham stat i on, in the parish of Kimberley, the scat of Lord Wodehouse, there is a bridge over the railway. This bridge was considered not to be safe, a sinking having taken place in one of the buttresses; and Mr. Merritt, the sub-contractor, was ordered to take it down. In removing it, the men were kept at work after dark, and to afford them light two fires were kept burning upon the crown of the bridge. Late at night, from the removal of the chief supporters, the remaining part of the bridge fell in, and about a dozen men, who were at work upon it, fall also into the line beneath, and were mingled with the ruins and fires. Great confusion and alarm existed, and several of the men, when extri cated, were found to be seriously bruised and burnt. The parties found to be seriously hurt were taken to Mr. Rudram's, of Kimberley -hill Lodge, belonging to Lord Wodehouse, where all possible attention was paid them, and there is a hope that none of the injuries sus tained will prove fatal. WAKEFIELD Coax MARKET, FRIDAY. —Owing to adverse winds we have no arrivals from the East coast, which causes our market to be very bare of samples. The quantity of wheat offering is inadequate to the de mand, and an - advance of ls. to 2s. per qr. is readily ob tained. Barley is in fair request at an improvement of Is. per qr. Oats and shelling are both scarce, the former is from d. to ld. per stone, and the latter Is. to 2s. per load dearer. New Beans are eagerly taken at Is. per ur, more money, in old ones no alteration. SEYERE ACCIDENTS FROM THE PROST YESTERDAY MORNING.—The sharp, although not severe, frost which set in after the foggy rains of the preceding evening, had the effect of incrusting most of the metropolitan thoroughfares with ice; and as such an eff ect was en tirely unexpected, the market carts and early •morning traffic was greatly impeded. As the usual hours of business approached, accidents began to multiply, not a little aggravated by the fact of its being Smithfield morning. In the Camberwell-road Mr. John R. Aild, who was driving to his house of business in the Black friars-road, nearly met with a very severe accident ; his horse slipped when near the Elephant and Castle, and. although the shafts of the gig were broken, he provi dentially escaped unhurt. On Blackfriars-bridge every horse of burden was brought to a standstill. On Hol born-hill the parochial authorities thoughtco. ihtandecheisssaleryg to strew the declivity with wet gravaenle.dxatlrthiooautgehtnhoot until animal, nr o oi r mk s e ea , n; t e ha l o ne ndcg, carman r n i mn g attnoh ewMaeesns severely hurt x t o Hospital. a kick from the very serious damage had occurred. A. valuable dray suffering animal. On the wooden pavement, between This fast-sailin s T C 1 (1 1 e u g A e n noN (N ow HER St. Clement Danes and St. Mary-le-Strand, several very serious accidents occurred, and one poor fellow, who slipped and fell, brfore the driver could pull up, was run over by a Blackwall omnibus, and so much injured that late the property •of the lamented Commodore of the Royal t unde Yacht Squadron, having ae y rgon e m h e MAJESTY'S) s s ET t sA e ) sEaHt DOTALiorciec KESTREL.—This Ty l R C A i E n cL g i. g yacht, a thorough survey and examination by the dockyard officers, has since our last been purchased by the Government, and the name of Kestrel will henceforth grace the naval list. This act of the Government, no doubt, has been in a great measure doue to record its sense of the service which that revered and patriotic nobleman (the late Earl of Yarborough) has rendered to this country, by en couraging the advancement and improvement of naval architecture. —Hampshire Guardian. EAST WORCESTER ELECTION.—A correspondent informs us that the lion. W. E. Gladstone is about to present himself as a candidate for the representation of East Worcester, and that a circular has just been ad dressed to the tenantry of Lord Ward, intimating that a candidate would solicit their suffrages in opposition to Mr. Foley. -- --- AN EARLY WEDDING.—On Monday week an impatient couple from Dundee, were united at Perth, in the holy bands of matrimony, by one of our dissenting clergymen at the unwonted hour of six o'clock in the morning. It apps ars that the gay Lothario—a man of high standing in the faith to which he gives credence, and of fair mark as an enterprising citizen—had provi- ously known the sweets of con'nubiai love, but by the fiat of fate, was unfortunately made a widower within the previous month. The bustle consequent upon the fungi. ral being over, he began to think himself a solitary man indeed, even although his evening hours were partly en livened by the prattle of three children, " the sweet me morials of his former bliss." Monday passed listlessly ; Tuesday, heavily ; Wednesday, fidgety ; Thursday, restlesslti• ; Prsday, feverishly ; and on Saturday he was altogether so out of sorts, that seizing his hat, he sallied forth, and, going directly to the residence of a young lady, whose many qualifications he had previously noted, instantly "popped the question" of immediate marriage. The lady was at first startled ; but the wooer being im• portunate, a bargain was soon made, and the happy couple, in a few minutes afterwards, were rattling in a drosky towards Perth. Arriving here, they instantly waited upon a clergyman, when, to their horror, they found that they had, in their haste, forgot the necessary proclamations of their intention. In vain was the minis • ter earnestly solicited to 'tie the knot for once without " the lines"—the panting lover was obliged to hurry back to Dundee fur the needful. Arriving again on Sabbath afternoon, he now confidently hoped for an in stant realisation of his blissful visions ; but to his un speakable chagrin, the minister inexorably refused to perform his functions on the Sabbath, frankly proffering, however, his willing services by six o'clock the following morning. As better could not be, the bridegroom re luctantly consented to the postponement, when the pro crastinated ceremony was at length happily solemnized. We believe the friends of the bride followed the trip to Perth to veto the proceedings if possible, but her affec tions wero too firmly rooted to be shaken.—Perthshire Advertiser. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER t Dividend Amount , Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --- X s. d. £ s. d. iustralasia . . - Britsh /North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 •- • Commercial of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - L Colonial.. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint-Stock ••. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 47% Ditto, New... ... .• • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100. 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, 1rew......• •. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia •. . • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price Annum. Share; -• £ s. d. £ s. 4. Aiblon ...... -•• • • • 3/. 105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18% Ditto Marine.- -• • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 51 &Has 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 1 4 British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Cleriel,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 10 County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown .......• .•• • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle ....... ....... .. 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 s%xcl Eng.l4 Scot. Law •• • • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 European Life . ..... 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ......• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 135 Guardian ... ... .• •• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 al4 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 Imperial Life •-•-• • 12s. 100 0 0 10 -0 0 - Indemnity Marine - • 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 31 Law Life............ I/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 61 Landon Fire ...... -10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 141 ,ondon Ship .•.•. . • . • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15 Marine .. ..... • • •... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Wed. Invlid&Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life. Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Os. Phoenix . - - 205 Protector Life.... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 24/. Gd Provident Lif- ...... 11. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life ...... ...... 45. 50 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - - Sun Fire.. - - 210 Ditto Life 1/. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life - DOCKS. Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company, per I of I Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. .----- - £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial . - 80 East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 141 East Country - 21 Landon " 5l. pr cent. Stock. - 213 SL. Katharine .....• • • 5 per cent. Stock. - 991 Southampton ••.• • • -4/. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 - St. Katharine • • • • • • . • Southampton • • .. IATILTZE-WORBS. Dividend Name of Company. per 1 Annum. Amount of Paid, Share. I East London •••• • • • Grand Junction •• • • 31. 10s. Kent.... • • • • • • • • • • • • 2/. 10s. Vauxhall ••• •• 5/. per cent. West Iliddlose • . • 51.55. pr cnt. s. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 LIST or SCOTTISH COll7-PLINXES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ a. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 175 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 159 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 220 Commercial Bank ...• 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 163 National Bank 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 14/.-s Union Bank of Scotland 7% 1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 91 Western Bank.... •• • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 85% North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7% Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. 8s Eastern Bank .....• • • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 111 Caledonian Bank ... • . 7%1. pr cent. - 2 10 0 41.11 s Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cer.t. - 5 0 0 7/. Is City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. 7s Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 255. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd- Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Incur... 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27% Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 225¢ . Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 1836 Edin. & (Haag. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 Ditto, U Shares.... 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18 1 / 4 , Edln., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 185 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 6914 Glasgiv& Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 165¢ Clrlsgiv &Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 395 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssurnce.l 51. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 9 CANALS. ..1 Names of Li , Dividend Names of .3 Dividend . .., per Companies. 1 per Price. Companies. d " • Etc Annum. Annum. Price co -- -- - --• X X Ashtn & Olelh 97 51.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. - Ashby-d-la-Z 113 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 1001 - Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath ••• • • • 100 171. 340 Brkuk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford.... 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's .. •• 33 1/. ss. 20 Derby ••• • • 100 6/. 73 Rochdale.... 85 4/. - Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire •• 125 8/. - E7ewash .• • 100 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - Do. Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. - Orand•Junctnlloo 71. 83 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 270 I:rand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 16/. - Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 201. 315 14istr& Brklyl.oo - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 10s. - Grantham • . 150 121. - Severn and/ Huddersfield. 571 - - Wye Rail. j 26 1/. Bs. 32 Kennt & Alm 39, 7s. 6d. 5 M;Trut& MI - 50 30/. Lancaster. - 47, 11. 10s. - I sey, M sh. Leeds& Livrp 100 T 341. 533rd Thanis &Med 19 - - Leicester ..• • 1401 10/. 105 Worcstr Bc} 78 2/. 43 I.cicstr &Nth' 83 1 4/. 52 Bi nn i ng . Loughborogh 142; 701. 850 Wilts &Mlks 67 11. ll MARKET INTELLIG E. CE. (From the London New Price Current of December 11.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was purchased with much caution for all purposes, although there were sellers at a further reduction in prices. The quantity disposed of amounted to only 150, making 850 hhds and tierces for the week, and the fall in the value during that time is per cwt. The market closes with much heaviness for all sorts of raw Sugar. REFINED.—To-day immense parcels of refined Sugar sold for home consumption, but not at better prices, 62s being taken for standard lumps, and 60s to 61s for brown lumps, according to quality. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with a dull sale; first sort at 32s 6d to 335. Mnuarrrus.—The purchases made by private contract have been limited, although all kinds can be obtained upon rather lower terms. From the Mauritius the accounts are highly favourable for the crops, which will be even greater than last season, and was expected to reach 56,000 tons. The quality was also likely to be superior to that of the former year. _ MOLASSES.—AIthough further reduced rates have been submitted to for all kinds of West India, still only a limited business has been transacted, and there is a large supply. For St:Vincent's 22s havebeen accepted, and 21s for St. Kitts. Bengal Treacle has fallen in value ; 50 puns and 100 hhds at public sale selling at 20s 6d to 22s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 1,750 bags of Madras Sugar were offered at auction, and nearly all taken in at moderate terms. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale, and privately only 750 casks of Porto Rico were sold at 20s 6d per cwt for Refining here under bond. COFFEE.—To-day there was little passing privately in any kind of Coffee for home consumption and exportation, and former rates were not obtainable. At auction 310 bags of Plantation sold at easier rates. RICE.—To-day at public sale 360 bags of Java Rice were sold at 15s sa to 16s for middling white bold yellowish white. 697 boxes 132 bags Pearl Sago sold upon rather lower terms, and went at 38s 6d to 40s for fine small white pearl, 34s to 358 for ordinary, and at 28s 6d to 35s for damaged. 1,270 bags Sago Flour ; the sound was taken in at 19s to 20s, damaged at lOs to 16s 6d ; 29 sacks of Farina withdrawn. SPICES. —To-day black Pepper met with attention, and 1,780 bags at auction were chiefly sold at full rates. White was in limited request, and 124 bags sold at 4cl lower ; 46 bags of Pod Pepper fetched 104 s. Of Nutmegs 11 cases 9 casks 12 bags were offered at auction, and partly sold. SALTPICTICE.—To-day rough was in good demand, and 635 bags of Calcutta at public sale, sold at further advance of 6d per cwt, good stron( grey good chrystal 51 to 5i per cent selling at 278, middling small chrystal 10 per cent 265, and not refracted 26s 6d per cwt. SPIRITS.—Holders of Jamaica Rum still insist upon fall prices, although exporters and the home trade purchase all sorts with caution. Only small parcels have been sold. For Leeward Island the market has presented a quiet 'appear ance, and prices have given way ld per gallon. East India has been sparingly dealt in, and there is more desire to sell Calcutta. Demarara of strong quality has been in brisker demand, but prices cannot be quoted higher. Brandy is not to be obtained upon lower terms, but shippers and the home trade have operated with caution. Geneva has met with little attention for exportation, and being a good supply, common is attainable at 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon, fine in small parcels fetched 3s to 3s 2d. British Corn Spirits have been in excellent request; English at lls 3d nett cash ; Scotch and Irish lls 2d to lls 3d. Ons.—There has been less activity in the market for Lin seed Oil this week, and prices suffered a decline of 3d. per cwt. For forward delivery there are few buyers to be met with. For Rape Seed Oil the market has a dull ap pearance, and prices tend downwards. Olive Oil has not risen in value, but holders manifest firmness, and a good business has been transacted. In Palm many purchases have been made, but not at better prices. Lard Oil is heavy of disposal at 37s to 435. Seal has been sparingly dealt in, although holders are inclined to realise. In Cod a good deal has been done. Sperm has been pur chased with more freedom, but having a good supply prices are prevented from rising. TALLOW.—No further decline at present can be quoted in the value of Russian on the :spot, but upon previous terms merchants are willing sellers. For fine Petersburgh yellow Candle Tallow 47s 6d to 47s 9d have been the rates accepted. For for Ward delivery few buyers are to be met with, although there are sellers up to the close of the year at 47s 3d to 47s 6d, and for the spring months at 478 9d to 48s. Other sorts are in fair supply, and the parcels sold privately were at easier rates. ALARMING FIRE AT ISLlNGTON.—Yesterday, be tween two and three o'clock, an alarming fire was ob served on the premises belonging to Mr. H. Edwards, a turner, No. 7, Lower•street, Islington. The flames first showed themselves in the workshops, at the back of the dwelling house. An instant alarm was raised, and in telligence of the disaster was sent to the engine stations, and in a very short space of time the engines arrived, and there being an abundance of water at hand, the flames were confined to the workshop in which they commenced, but they were not entirely extinguished until the stock in trade and building were extensively damaged. The fire, it is supposed, was caused by a spark flying out of the stove amongst some shavings. Unfortunately Mr. Edwards was uninsured. EAST AND WEST YORKSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. —The first sod of this line was cut on Tuesday last on the grounds of the chairman. 12, 1846. DONCASTER LINES.—The railway plans deposited with the clerk of the parish, preparatory to the introduction of Bills into Parliament, in the ensuing session, are five in number. And though no entirely new line is con templated in this neighbourhood, yet certain proposed stations, extensions, alterations, and improvements of existing lines are to be submitted to the Legislature, which appear to us well calculated to improve their general usefulness, and materially to benefit this locality in particular. One capital feature in these plans is the proposal to place the station near the centre of the town, which will prove a matter of great convenience to our townspeople. The plans are entitled—Great Northern (Deviations between Grantham and York) ; Great Northern (Deviations between Peterborough, Boston, and Doncaster) ; South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Rail wa y (P urc h ase of Sheffield, Rother ham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway, and of Dun Navigation, and Dearne and Dove Canal) ; Midland (Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, and Goole Line, &c.) ; Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncas ter Junction :(Masbrough to Doncaster.)—Doncaster Gazette. Prico, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. ' NEW SAFETY LUGGAGE VANS.—The Eastern Union has just received from Liverpool a supply of luggage vans constructed on a principle that combines safety to the train, with accommodation for the luggage. The van is rather longer than a second class carriage, con siderably higher, and so firmly built and tied by iron work as to be capable of resisting a very powerful shock. The fore breast is made of iron, the sides are surrounded by iron stags, the buffers are 60 strong and the screws so powerful and elastic, that one wo u ld thi n k t h ey cou ld not be snapped i n a collision. The interior of the van is divided into compartments, so as to carry luggage for different stations ; and the guard has a room in the end next the train, where he can use a power-break, and at the same time see a considerable distance before the engine. We understand similar vans are to be placed on the London and North-Western line. TACTICS OF THE LARGE LINES.— The London and ,North-Western Company have purchased the Shropshire Union lines, and if our maps are correct, it would appear that they cannot get access to their new territory, with out passing over the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, un. less they run up their own line to Stafford; and to go from Birmingham to Shrewsbury, rid Stafford, would be very like preterring two sides of a triangle to a straight line, for it is nearly a straight line from Birmingham to Shrewsbury, via Wolverhampton. Then again, it ap• pears that the Chester and Wolverhampton line of the Shropshire Union must use the Shrewsbury and Birm ingbam for two or three miles out of Wolverhampton ; while the Shresbury and Stafford line of the same com pany runs for no less than ten miles (from Shrewsbury to Wellington) on the Shrewsbury and Birminghani Now to our minds, the possession by the London and North-Western of a line, which not only lies between a portion of their own great schemer, but which most positively disjoints them, must be of consequence in many points of view, and especially as regards the efficient and economical working of the whole, for if there be one thing in tho railway system more universally admitted than another, it is the importance of having a long continuous line under one uniform management. 1 here is also another consideration. The London and North Western Company have already so great an interest in the Stour Valley line that no one can doubt they ve.ll ultimately be its sole owners. This would give the Leviathan company a right in the great central station to be erected at Wolverhampton by the Stour Valley and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Com panies, and we should think would afford an additional reason for getting possession of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line, as they would then be in a position to make terms with all the other companies (opponents as well as friends), who must run into the Wolverhampton station, and generally avoid all the complication which would exist were the Shrowsbury and Birmingham to remain an independent company, separating the gigantic trunk of the London and North-Western from its co lossal limbs in the west and north-west. It is not for us to predict which of the two great companies will offer the most liberal terms for the Shrewsbury and Birming ham line, but we think that either would be glad of it, and we are by no means singular in our opinion.-- Wor cestershire Chronicle. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week In the previous year:— Week ending Last week. ti 43 rj. NAME OF RAILWAY. Arbroath and Forfar ••• - • • • • . Chester and 8irkenhead...........•• Dublin and Dr0gheda............... Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbr0ath.............. Durham and Sunderland ...... • . . Edinburgh and Glasgow . Eastern Counties and North Eastern East Lancasihre .. Eastern Union .............. •....... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... Glasgow and Greenock.-- .• • .... Gravesend and Rochester.. • . • ....... Great Southern and Western ........ Great Western, &c Hartlepool London and North Western, &c London and Blaekwall • London and Brighton . • .• • • . • . • • . Loudon and Croydon . . ..... ........ London and South Westc , rn Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester, Leeds, and Ilull Assoc.. Maryport and Carlisle ... • . Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. Newcastle and North Shields Newcastle and Berwick North British . Paris, Corbel], and 0zkan5•......... Paris and Rouen ... • • Preston and Wyre ........ Sheffield and M and) ester •. • . ...... South Eastern and Branches . • . • South Dev0n....................•.. Taft Vale York and Newcastle • • • • • • • • ...... York and North Midland . Nov. 29 Dec. 5 THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH AT PORTSMOUTH. We are enabled to supply the following additional particulars respecting the submarine telegraph laid down across our harbour. It is now about three years - since the telegraph from the Nine Elms terminus to the ter minus at Gosport was first established. Subsequently, from the inconvenience experienced at the Admiralty office here, because of the distance to the telegraph station, the wires were continued from that place to the Royal Clarence-yard. With this addition, however, although the inconvenience was lessened, it was far from being removed, the harbour intervening, leaving a dis tance Of upwards' of a mile to the Admiral's house un• connected, and, notwithstanding the wish of the autho rities, both here and in London, that the telegraph should be carried to the dockyard, no attempt has hitherto been made to do so, because it has been considered almost impossible to,convey it under water. An offer, indeed, was made to the Admiralty to lay down a telegraph en closed in metallic pipes, which were to be fixed under the water by the aid of diving.bells. This scheme, having been found to be impracticable, has been very prudently abandoned. Whatever difficulties may have hitherto interfered to prevent the establishment of submarine telegraphs appear now to have been entirely overcome, for the time occupied for the commencement of carrying the telegraph from shore to shore, and transmitting signals, did not occupy a quarter of an hour. The tele graph, which has the appearance of au ordinary rope, was coiled into one of the dock-yard boats, one end of it being made fast on shore, and as the boat was pulled across the telegraphic rope was gradually paid out over the stern, its superior gravity causing it to sink to the bottom immediately. The telegraph consisted of but this line, and, unlike those along the various railways, required no return wires to perfect the circuit. The electric fluid was transmitt e d f rom th e b a tt er i es in the dockyard, through the submersed insulated wire, to the opposite shore, the fluid returning to the negative pole through the water without the aid of any metallic conductor, except a short piece of wire thrown over the dockyard parapet into the water, and connecting it with the batteries. The fact of the water acting as a ready return conductor was esta blished beyond question; for to test this most thoroughly repeated experiments were made in the presence of some of the principal dockyard authorities, including the heads of the engineering departments. Th ere can be no longer any übt that, without reference to dis tance, the water will act as a return conductor in com pleting the circuit. It will be recollected that in 1842 Mr. Snow Harris, when proving the efficiency of his lightning conductors in his experiments from this dock yard to the Orestes, exemplified that water would serve to complete:the electric circuit. On that occasion, how ever, the distance traversed by the return current through the water was but trifling compared with the space ac complished in the present instance. The batteries used were Smee's; and a very delicate and accurate galvanic detector, invented by Mr. Hay, the chymical lecturer of the dockyard, who was present throughout the whole proceedings, was also brought into requisition. Inde pendent of the simplicity of this submarine telegraph, it has an advantage which even the telegraphs on land do not possess—in the event of accident it can be replaced in ten minutes. The success of the trial here has, we understand, determi ne d t h e i nventors to lay down their contemplated line across the channel from England, to France, under the sanction of their respective Govern ments.—Hampshire Guardian. DEATH OF THE VAUXHALL 11ERMIT.—Yesterday a man, well known about London as the Vauxhall Hermit, expired in Guy's Hospital. His name was William Racket, aged 77 years. He had a most extra ordinary appearance, always wearing an immense white beard and long white hair. Ile formerly exhibited him self at Vauxhall Gardens as the hermit, but latterly he ha, d been in a state of great privation, obtaining a liveli hood by selling lueifer matches in the Borough, and sleeping in the low lodging-houses in the Mint. He had been an inmate of the above institution only a few days before his death. STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The annual ge neral meeting of the Benevolent or Strangers' Friend Society, established in 1785, for the purpose of visiting and relieving the sick and distressed poor at their own habitations throughout the metropolis and its vicinity, was, held last night at the office in Exeter Hall, Thomas Farmer, Esq., in the chair. The report showed that the exertions of the society were unremitting in the efforts to relieve the distresses of the poorer classes, and that upwards of seven thousand cases had been relieved within the past year. About 2091. had been distri buted in charity throughout the year. The officers of the society were re-elected, and a plan sanctioned by the meeting, which, it is calculated, will have the effect of materially extending the means of the institution. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY. ) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. There were not more than half a dozen speculators present to-day, and not a bet made. Bto 1 was offered.on the field for the Derby, and 50 to 1 in small sums ou the field for the Chester Cup. - LYTHAM CHAMPION COURSING MEETING. This meeting commenced on Wednesday, and, after two days' coursing, unexampled for excellence, variety, and quantity, terminated on Thursday evening, the frosehaving rendered a division of the stakes indispensable. The follow ing is an outline of the results:— The Great Clifton Cup, 48 dogs, was divided between Mr. Craven's Canine, Mr. Temple's Topsail, Mr. Sampson's Clown, Mr. A. Graham's Conciliation, Mr. O'Grady's Oliver Twist, and Mr. Craven's Clarina. The Talbot Cup, 32 dogs, was divided between Mr. E. G Hornby's Heresy, Sir 'l'. Heskctt's Hope, Mr. Robinson's Blanche, and Mr. Coupe's Handy. The Lytham Cup, 32 dogs, was divided between Mr. Ball's Breeze. Mr. E. Taylor's Blue, Mr. Gardner's Grace Darling, and Mr. Jebb's Christabel. The Veteran Stakes, '24 dogs, were divided between M r . Wanklyn's Reality, ‘lr. A. Graham's Sir Edward, Mr. James's Dresimaker, Mr. Ely Hornby's Hill Coolie, Mr. Smith's Topper, and Mr. Bale's Birdlime. NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETING. Na coursing to- day ,n t r l i :e AY sn i ON - N E • N b l e N it G )g . a foot deep in the town. We wait until morning, expecting a change of wea ther; but we think there is no chance, and that the Stakes will be divided. HUNTING APPOINT &LENTS. Mr. Horndou's lids., meet on Monday at Callington New Bridge; Thurs., Lifson .Park-10S. Monmouthshire lids., Mond., Ragland; Thurs., Graig Fin ger Post. Montgomeryshire lids., Tucs., Cock Inn, Forden ; Bryncseinisen-10. Shrop,hire lids., Mon. Kennels; Wed., Oateley Park ; Fri., Adderly._. to 11. Wheatland lids., Tues., Pitts Morville ; Fri., Hampton-10. Brighton hrrs., Mon , Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse ; Fri., Dyke—i- to 11. Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels combe -rye-10 Thanes hrrs., Mon., Gore End; Wed., Dandelia. Findon lids., Tues.,Kennel; Thurs., Dial Post ; Sat., Tod dington-11. Crawley and - Horsham lads., Mon., Star Inn, Horsham Common ; Wed., Crab Tree ; Fri., Baleombe Village. Glyndbourne hrrs., Mon., Niirton Top; Fri., Broyle. Eastbourne hrrs., Mon., Eastdean Lighthouse; Thurs., Wiudore Miil—M to 11. Worcestershire hds., Tues., Grafton Manor House, near Bromsgrove; Fri., Kennels. Ledbury lids., Tues., Kennel ; Fri., Feather's Inn Stamith. Holderness Ms., Mon., Sancton Village; Tues., Froding ham Bridge; Thurs., Bainton New Inn. Sir Tatton Sykes's lids., Mon., Whimnor Build; Wed., Westew • Fri., Settrington House-10i. Her Majesty's stag lids., Mon., New Lodge; Fri., the Twy ford Station-11 Cheshire hds., Mon., Twenalow Hall; Wed., Wrenbury ; Thurs., Hankelow; Sat., Hurleston. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Gresford; Wed., Carden, Fri., Penley Hall; Sat., Wynnstay-10i. North Staffordshire hds., Tues., Walgherton Lodge, Dod dington ; Fri., Stallington-101. Essex Union hds., Wed., Tiptree Windmills; Sat., Kits East Essex hds., Tues., Belchamo Bells; Thurs., Blue Bridge; Sat., Notley Gate-101. B. V. H., Tues., Hammoon Bridge; Fri., Milborne New Town-1 1. Somerset Subscription hds., Tues., Wycke Park, Fri., Raleigh's cross-101. Sherwood hrrs., Tues., Robin Downs Hill ; Fri., Par liament Oak-11. Ruflord hds., Mon., Thoresby Park ; Tues., Thur garton Priory ; Thurs., Cocking Moor ; Sat., Cloun Village--10f. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Catton ; Tues., Bretley Park ; Sat., Wichnor Park-10-2. Donnington hds., Mon., , Kegworth Station ; Wed., Morley Toll-bar ; Sat., Coleorton Toll-bar-104. Quorn lids., Mon., Skearsly Inn ' • Tues. Bidgate Park; ' Thurs. I3iliesden Kennels ; Six Hills-11. Lord Henry Bentinck's hds., Mon., Carlton-le-More land ; Tues., Hackthorn ; Wed., Thorney • Thurs., Normanby, by Stowe ; Fri., Langworth-bridge ; Sat., Bardney-11. Duke of Rutland's lids., Mon.. Goadby ; T ues., Kirkly Laythorpe ; Wed., Saunton Hall-101. Fri., Stubton-12. Essex and Suffolk lids., Tues., Woolpit Heath ; Fri., Brockley Green. Badsworth hds., Tees., Wentbridge; Thurs., Askern; Sat., Strethouse Bar-101. Mr. Lumley's hds., Mon., East Markham ; Tues., Bebworth ; Thurs., Rossington Brid ge; F r i. , 80l Guide Post-10A, . Earl ot'Harewood's hds., Mon., Cross-road, Bramhan Moor; Wed., Ribston Moor; Fri., Bickerton Bar. Suffolk hds., Tues., Woolpit Heath 3 Fri., Brockley Green. Duke of Beaufort's - hds., Mon., Ncston; Tues., Alder ton; Wed., Trouble House; Sat., Stoke House. Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon., Red Rise; Tues., Dare hill; Wed., herwell- wood ; Th urs ., Wcyhill; Fri., Little Durt W ford; Sat., Speery Well-11. Mr. Locke's hds., Tu s., Five-mile-stone, Shaston;• Fri., Haskings Penning -11. Cottes•nore hds.. Tues., Glaston; Wed., Grimsthorpe Castle ; Fri., Thistlf_Aon ; Sat., Owston Wood-104. Cambridgeshire lids., Mon., Sandy Warren ; Wed., Henlow ; Fri., Whaddon-91. South `Vold Hunt, Mon., Raitlihy by Louth ; Tues., Horsiugten Mill ; Thurs.. Burgh ; Sat., Greenfield-93, East Kent h,:;.s, Mon., Elhatu Park ; Wed., Selling° Lees ; Fri., Swanton-101. Mr. Deacon's hrrs., Vs ed., The Thorn, .Roborough Down : Sit., Shetps Torr Village—M. Whitleigh hrrs., Mon , Knackersknowle ; Wed., Hemmendon A therstone •lids,; Mon., Congleston Village ; Wed., Shuttentou -Bridge ; Fri., Aftixtdek Castle ; Sat., Cress Hands Toll Gate—lL IVarwielc;hire [Mile:ley Clinton • Tues., Weston Houiv ; Thurs.. Gramlborough 3 Fri., ' Church so e ; Whirn-z.tonti PrYge-101-. COURT CIRC ULAR. The Qoeen and. Prince Albert walked in the planta• Lions of Osborne Howe on Thursday afternoon. There was no addition:to. the royal dinner circle in the evening. Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Cozisort took their usual early walk. - Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princes Royal, and the Princess Alice, rode on ponies - ypsterday. Her Royal Highness-the Princess Helena seas also taken,an airing yesterday in the plea. sure grounds of Osborne House. Ili; Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited and inspected the Smithfield Cattle Show , yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the performance at the Haymarket Theatre with her presence 3 ealerday evening. The Duke and DuchcLs of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. Mr. Wilberforce had also an inter view with. the Right lion. Baronet yesterday at de Home office. The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Most Ho nourable Privy Council sat yesterday, and concluded the hearing of the appeal—" Her Majesty's Proctor v. the Solicitor of the Duchy of Lancaster." The Attor ney-General for the Duchy of Lancaster finished his address, and the Queen's Advocate was heard in reply. Judgment was not given. Mr. sergeant Channel, Sir John Bayley, and Mr. Wig ram, Q.C., were heard on an appeal from Bombay— " CraWford v. Spooner." The case was adjourned. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord Brougham, the Judge ,of the Prerogative Court, Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OITA OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DEC. 11. OSBORNE PALACE.—The Royal Family leave Cowes for Windsor on Friday next, and are not expected to return till February, when the season opens for planting. They have planted an immense number of trees and shrubs this autumn. The new palace is progressing very rapidly. with au s c „v ti hisedifice sp ie h n a d s i d b o e r e a n n d g i e s a p n o s d e d i e m o f by n EAST COWES CAS TLE .—Th e f urn i ture o f this princely e o r n a l t li t hi models, s an l s ti trees, publices , Mr. John Nash's v a l ua bl e co ll ect i on of casts and wee. :41r. valuable plants,go to the hammer next.Theesent proprie tor then propo ses t o pu ll down the castle and sell the materials, absurdly thinking that the ruins will produce him more money than the beautiful pile which is the admiration of all who have seen it—but there is no accounting for some folks. THE Poou.—About three years since eight or ten of the tradesmen of this town, at their evening meetings to enjoy their glass, proposed to subscribe sixpence each per week to form a fund for the relief of cases of distress occurring within the town. From this small beginning the present compassionate fund took its rise; but it is now subscribed to by almost every inhabitant that has the means; and from it 150 families were this day sup plied with coals, and that number of widows and others of the deserving poor will be relieved with bread and coals fortnightly during the next three months. Every recipient must pass a strict scrutiny as to character and means, but no deserving object is refused; and none such need even apply—it is sent unasked; and the subscription still is but sixpence per week. No town in England should be without such a society of men. The ladies, not to be behindband, have a Dorcas society, and next week give away 300 garments. REDUCTION OF PRICES AT MINOR TREATR.ES. : --- The authorities at the Lord Chamberlain's Office are ' in communication with the managers of those theatres who have lately reduced their prices of admission in order to compete with the innumerable musical and dramatic saloons and concert rooms in and about the metropolis. On Friday week, Mr. Osbaldiston, lessee of the Vic toria ; Mr. Robert Bonner, lessee of the City of London • Mr. Richard Thorne, lessee of the Pavilion ; Mr. C. Y. James, lessee of the Queen's ; and Messrs. Johnson and, N. Lee, lessees of the Standard, were summoned to attend nt the Lord Chamberlain's Office, to explain to his Lordship the reasons which had induced them. to g al e t n e t r le t m he p en, ri o c r es of their to theiraccordingtlhyeaattrteesi.idelliaensdo represented that it was in consequence of the theatrical saloons and concert-rcoms bang now licensed by his. Lordship as places of dramatic entertainment, arid possessing advantages which were refused to the theatres. The subject excites considerable interest in the theatrical profession, and the managers are anxiously avOttiting a final communication from tho Lord Cham berlain's Offi ce . ... . REPRESENTATION OF REl4lFREW.—Colon'el Mure;', of Caldwell, was yesterday e'ected Member of l'irlitc=. went for the county of Renfrew, in the room of the late P. M. Stewart, Esq., deceased. There was no oppositivu. —Wasgow Cork,- of Thursday. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From t'ie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. JOINT-STOCIL nitrams. mat Dec. 14,95! 5,1106 7,389 5•2 G 16,311 2,083 441 1,218 1,201 5,917 1346 1,739 6,17.1 1,228 771 5,039 0,233 6,133 1,839 15,626 1,172 33,104 7i7 4,6.18 5,006 893 7,109 366 15,117 1,063 4,07 : , ; , cti !,55 4.367 4,742