The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-19 00:00:00

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of Saturday night GERNANY. The Berlin Gazette officially announces the ap pointment of General Von Bonin as Prussian Mints ter at War. SEVERE SNOW-STORM-LOSS OF LIFE Ar - PROPERTY. (From the Inverness Courier.) Sine, the memorable snow-storm of Nov. 1826, when nearly twenty people, returning to their homes from the Martinmas Market, perished in one night within a circle of a few miles round the town, no snow-storm has visited the north of so severe a character as that which com menced from the north-east on Thursday last, and still continues. On no occasion since that period have the mails been so irregular. Since Tleuredny morning last no mails have been received from the south up till this hour (Wednesday, 4 Pim), and conseque ntl y six days mails are now due. The Highland road remains completely blocked up with snow. As yet no information, has been received of its state from any point farther south than Freeburn, only fifteen miles from Inverness; but from the great mass of snow which covers the ground, and the stupendous character of the drifted wreaths on this short part of the long line of road, we can form some conception of what is likely to be the state of matters at such places as the grim pass of Sloichmuichd, and the long cold e xposed expanse between Palmitin and the pass of Drumoichter. At an avenge the depth of the snow on Sunday may be stated at from sixteen to twenty inches, but wreaths or drifts from five to twenty feet in depth extend in every direction. The Aberdeen roial, contrary ts the experience of the last few years, has been comparatively clear, though so heavy was the snow along the line, that all communication by coach hag been cut off since Thursday last. Oa Sunday three days' mails were due front Aberdeen, but the road has since been partially cut, and only one day's mails are ,now behind time. The storm has been equally severe north or Inverness ; and the north mails are not less irregular than those from the east. From the interruptions to communication, it is as yet impossible that the loss of life and property from t he storm can be corresay ascertained; but it is known that two persons have perished in Lochaber; three persons are said to have died on the borders of Banff and Aberdeen shires; large numbers of sheep wintering on low groands, as well as on the hills, have perished in the drifts '; and in the Moray Firth, from the severiey of the wind accompanying the snow, there has bzen a loss of shipping u nparalleled on our coasts for t ni.ny years past, atten ded, also, with loss of life. Fee t 11 , last twenty-five years the north, and particularly the deunty of Inverness, has not suffered from a storm of a more severe, prolonged, and destructive character. Froin.the interruption to labour, followed as the snow has 'been by frost, the sufferings of the poorer classes must bo of a severe description, calling for an extensive exorcise of benevolence. No southern papers having come to bud, we h'iv little information ma to Vne extent to whit/ % the storm has been felt south of the Ilighlasd bonier. It se,€:ms, iao sever, to have been severe on the east coast; we.fiad, frosn the Aberdeen Herald of Saturday (which rPacia..!d Inverliess'on TursstAiiy morning, in place of Sun day morning). that the railWa.y had h,:ea blocked up by ssowclurog Fri , t,sy and Saturday, the ealy, train which hatitfound its aft , : to Aberdeen - baying bean a .fish-train froth is" fees the - coast village.. Oa the west coast, south, of Obari; little or inat fad; but we learn from Captain Rslikinia; of the sttlxper ; ` l. - , ApTing," which reached - CUrpriok. on S.turjay a,ternt•on, atter a pro , Tat pi,S6age frolic G-Tasgo..7 :1:t1!)otit sixty-two boors, th a : vbry scve.tio sqn.its of Cud rain Lad prevailed on tne °lye , and s t clew:rally. The "Lap ., , _!te c4de and in Laca vrtni" Re s thr,:e liar ?)1,1T2,:'i Vs , .: 7 ris of refuge for shel ter tr. , 2. TEST - PA !IRS. I.:Srase-re—le Ll 9 etew heals aScertained that' 'toe of Theseidef. Frfday,- Saturdey, end SOT 19": ;evela-ea cateied back to reeth, and would be e-- sexy oa . ..lii'rdeen. Numbers of trees have then eie a dean ell' alueg the road from Blair- A , :e r ele to Dirkslel, the weight of soft anew which &hey carded see their appals braucae4 having renderod them leas. - ahla.,to resist the violence . ef the wind. The snow on the Hi-ghland read. all eloeg from Thaviot, near In- - verness, - to - Bleir,Alele, it e;iere.le to be about six feet in depth, a mats winch be impossible, to cat so 8 to permit the passage of horars or *healed vehicles. We 'need not, therefore, expect to tee the Highland road open until a thaw comes. Mr. Mitchell, C.E., kindly iefurms us that the roads are now paSsable for light vehicles eloeg the Aberdeen road as far as Fochabere, and a strong fere° has been set to work to open the lino all the way to Aberdeen. An attempt wasneafe to-night to get the coach through. It left Inverness at half-pest five, drawn by six horses, and carried :he mails for England and the i,outh generally. - Theeiorth road was open to - day Tor light carriages as far as Golspie, _and it is expected that a coach will get through to-morrow as far as Tain. The men art busily engaged cutting the road. In Caithness the fell has been very severe. Between Thurso and Wick two mail coaches are rest in the snow. For - sorue time. the mails for that county must be carried from Golapie or Helmstlae on horseback. A mail has just come in from Kiugnske brought by a supernumerary guard—Pearson—who left Inverness on Friday. iu chargeof the mail, and succeeded in gettingas far as Kingussie on Monday night in company with the guard why left Inverness on the preceding night, whom ho overtook at Creggie. Pearson,. while regularly in the service, proved himself a most active and fearless guard, and he has now agein done good service to the Post-office and the public. When he left Kingussie on his return, the other guard, Macarthy, was about to proceed to Dalwhinnie. From Kingussie to the place where the mail from the ;south turned back to Perth is a distance of some thirty-two or thirty-three miles, but it is the worst part of the road. We are informed that the. road is open as far as Freeborn (fifteen miles from Inverness) for saddle horses, bat the guards walked on foot from that place to Carr-bridge, carrying the bags. Sloichmuicbd is barely passable on.foot. Near Carr-bridge some of the wreaths over which the horses were ridden were fully sixteen feet in depth, but the snow was quite hard. Between Carr bridge and Aviemore there was comparatively little snow, but between Aviemore and Kingussie it was found very 'Leavy, increasing near the latter village. THE AirolY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) OIiDNA.NCE.—rhe old Court-house at Nenagh, which had been hired for the use of the troops, is ordered to be given up to th© proprietors. Several transfers of the heavy men of the 6th Dragoon Guards have taken place this week , to the Ist, 23, and 4th - Dragoon Guards, a lighter description of recruit being required for the service of the regiment in India. AaTILLERY VETERANS.—At the recent quarterly ' l. °°berge of invalida from the Royal Arti ller y at Wool "nub, seventeen men had served, upon an average, up -7_22'41 'of thirty-seven years, and who have q uitted the 3''7126 spun pensions commensurate with the ir require ments,. Noel Burin„ caParta feet have been floating 21)3 4 " the .vrtek we-410IVA not be surprised snortly to be euzbletLto:anaoaeoe then ppointment of that m ost ia -6:!3142131'3, ftlal4,. *tad exe.tient officer. Captain Will i a m n2"' '''' 1 ' 3 ' 16 of her Majesty's ft hip Terrible, t o a c° mr l ati4 where hie zsal and talents will be most 133nut1e3i137 exerted for the , oDd of th. 3 aervico and of the. country. _ . Goo]) NEWS the Admiralq have al 1e .....T,)R;,--- 7 ,7...,s 7" 1.-"- - ' apdmitaod tllst I of the vari,m3 pi t i es for n t t o b i egenPri-uriit ,3 ti the claiLna eur nventiqn and adaptation of tie screw to propellin g pay ment of. 10,0001.• out or the. N avy Esti mates , t o the men-of-war by the com pany whieo, under one fi rm i nte rests. , have am a l gamate d t h e i r Her Maj,zsty's old steam.packet Urgent has been purchased oy MeAsrs. Hall for perrornaing the contract m ail s'rvice in the L'vant. —BY a r:cent order CiIATIIA 3I G ARRISON. of the Maio r -G e neral commanding the troops in garrisoa have b een prohibited pract isin g ball firing against the target of the new butt on the marshes. The eentin aed wet wea ther has preven ted the troo p s p ractis ing ro ute marching as usual. PissA.GE NIONEY FROM IN The President of th e Council of India, in Council. ;has announced that, when officess.of her Majesty's or of the Honourable Company's service are appointed to the charge of invalids, or time. expired men pr on ee ding to England, the passage-money allowed on their account wil l be that of their regimental rank; and -that,-under ordinary circumstances, a Field. officer should not be appointed to the c har g e of a p art y consisting of les s th an one hundred and fifty men, nor a Captain to one under sixty. __—......---. MINING INTELLIGENCE (From the Mining Journal.) The present week has passed off quietly as regards the actual amount of transactions on the Exchange, bat we understand privately a considerable number of g ood shares have changed hands, amongst which the dividend mines predominate; and , with 'few exceptions, these shares are rising into notice, and will continue to do so proliNbly in proportion to their i ntr i ns i c wo rth, as a larger amount of capital is brought to act upon them through the medium of the Stock Exchange-several members of which body appear quite alive to the importance of this new branch of business, which we bail as a general good to the mining interest. The in other mines are improve only items worth reporti n g merits announced in the lodes of Wheal Robins, merllyn, Tregardook, and several newly-established concerns, an d a rise' in the value of the shares; whilst others, p re „i. ously eiraggerated, have undergone and deservedly, great reductioa in price, and scarcely a transaction has actually occurred in them for several weeks. At North Roskear meeting, on Monday, the accounts for Oct. and Nov. showecl--13u1ance from last account, 1,8711. 195.; ores sold, 3,592/. 41. 10d.=--5,4641. 35. 10d. Mine costs and merchants' bills, 3,068/. 193. 3d.-by divi dend of 4/. per share (5601): leaves balance in favour, 1,8354 4s. 7d. At East Wheal George quarterly meeting, on the 13th instant, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 4651. 16s. 10d.; October ore sold, 132 Z 7s. 4d.; Novem ber and December (estimated at), 19 9 /.=7901. 4s. 2d. Costa for three months' working, 459/. 143. 11d.; Mr. R. Adam's balance of par-centage on ores sold, 1731.45.; London expenees, 121. 101.: leaving balance to next ac count, 1411 153. Bd. At Wheal Treasury meeting, the accounts showed a balance in hand of 71. 6s. 6d. Mine quart er l y meet i ng A Treg orden , on the 7th in sta,4t, the acaoucto showed-Ralac ce last account 2231. 75. sd. ; labour-oast for September, 1231. 04. Bd.; Octo. her. 139/. 7s. 1104 Novernhor,-1411. 13. 21. ; materials, 1031. 1,1.; lord's dues, 8/, 16s: 6i. ; interest and com mission, 21. Bs.=- - 746/. 17 3 . 9d. A call of 1/. per share leg made. At Rix gill- Mine quarterly pleating, th e accounts - • showed-Balance last account, 6581. 12s. 10d.; over es timate of tin sales, 451. 17a. 7d. ; expense of delivering ores, 91. 9s. 23. ; cost for September, 2141. 93. 6 d. ; Oc tober, 2431. 3a. 9d.-....1171. 12s. 101. Proceeds of Sep tember and October ores, 4801. 7s. ; leaving balance to next account, 6911. ss. 103. At East Crowndale Mine quarterly meeting, the ac counts showed-Balance last account, 3/. 3s. 7d.; call in Oct., 389/. 125.=3921. 153. 7d.-By cost for Sept., 133 1 . Bs.; Oct., 701. 18s. 10d.; Nov. 931. 163. 3 d.; 80 toes of coa, 481.: leaving balance to next account, 461. 12s. 6d. A call of 3.. per share was made. At Great Sheba Mine hi-monthly meeting, on the 7th inst., the accounts showed-Cash received, 482/. 58.- Less balance due from last account, 1161. 7s. 7d.; cost for Oct,; 1331. 17s. 91; Nov., 1301. 105. 3d.; sundries, 71. 5.., leaving balance to next account, 941.45. sd. A call of 12a. 6d. per share was made. At the West Phceoix bi.monthly meeting, on the 7th inst., the accounts showed-Cash received, 6071.-Balance due from . last account, 621. 3s. 6d.; Oct. cost, 1401.15.. 5d.; Nov. ditto, 1601. 18s. 11d.; sundriee,9l. 18s. 3d.: leaving balance to next account, 2301. 3s. 11d. At Wheal Gill bi-monthly meeting, on the Ist inst., the accounts showed-Balance last account, 541 2s. 7d.; paid Mr. Anstis for deeds of additional ground, 51L 195.; sundries, 101. 19s. 7d.; cost for Oct, 164/. Is. 5d.; mate rials from Trewalder Mine, 18/.cost for Nov., 136/. 12.. 11d.; Nicholls and Cu's. balance of pitwork, 415/. Bs. 6d.; timber, 731. 83. 3d.=9241. 15.. 9d.-Cash received, 842/. : leaving balance against the mine, 82/. les. 9d. A call of 10s, per share was made. At Tremar Mine bi-monthly meeting, on the Bth in stant, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 258/. 10s. 4d.; call on 839 shares at 11., 839/. 1,097/. 10s. 4d. -October cost, 195/. 43. 83.; November, 1731. 3s. 103.; merc hants' bills, 1501.; James Ttiomas'a first moiety on account of steam-engine, 5001.; leaving balance to next account, 791. Is. 103. A call of 103. per share was made. At Glyn Wheal Mary meeting, on the 9th instant, the accounts showed-Paid Lord Vivian fur costs in curred in driving the adit 74i fms., 2561.; railway therein, 20/. 3a. ld.e.-_276/. 3.. Id. To defray which a call of 303. per share was made. A meeting of the Peter Tavy and Mary Tavy share holders was held on the 10th inst. The accounts showed about 7001. in hand, and stated that the tin sold realised about 901., which csrtainly very far from approaches the amount anticipated, from the reports circulated. The last month's coat was about 1001, being a considerable excess over previous months. At the Warleggan Console meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 1121. 9s. 4d.; calls, 1251 10s.; Calstock United Mine rent, 201.=25T1. 19s. 4d. By mine cost S€pt. and Oct., 911. 15s. 9d.; Merchants' hills, 191. 14s. Id.; carriage, 3/. 14s. 101; salaries, 271 651.; machinery on account, 101.; gratuities to agents, 10/.; sundries, 1/. 55 ; London expenses, 75/, 65.: leaving balance in band, 18/. 17..83. A cell of ls. 61. per share was made. At Treburget United Mines meeting, held at Truro, on the 10th inst., the accounts to the end of December showedes less of 2361. 4s. 100., which was divided. At Trethevy Mine meeting. on the 7th inst.. the Accounts showed-Balance from last eccount, 155/. 93. 103. ; casts for Oct., 161/, Os. 63.; Nov., 1581. ss. 7d. 1 • sundries, 71. 51.=482/. Os. I Id.-By cash received, 3961. 171. 6d.; leaving balance. against mine to next account, 851. :36. 53; A call of 10s. per share was mele. At West Ueited Hills meeting, on the 29th Dec., a call of 5.. pre share was made, peyeble forthwith... , At What Comfort meeting, on Tuettley s the aceohnts for Aug., Sept.,. Oct., and Nev. showed-Belance from last account, 6101. 19.. 111; costs and mrrabants? bills, 1,188/ ss. 8deee1,7991. ss. 7c1.-..--By- ores sold (less dues), 8371 19s. 43.; Call in Sept., 6401.; leaving balance against adventurers, 321/, 6e. 3d. A call of 51. per share was made At the.Carvtnnall Mine meeting, on the 6th inst., the accounts for Oct. and N v.. showed-Balatca last ac• couet, 4711 IBs. 54.; Oct. mine cost, 4221 ts, ssi a di t t o, 'Tov., 3351. 17e. • 11d.; copper dues. 71. ss. 2ries--1,237/. 2s. lld.-By division of costs, 4751. 45.; call of 55., 2641; copper ores sold. 1081. 18s. 23.; leaving balance against the mini, 389/. Ocr. 9c1,, 'which was divider!, and a further call of 53. per share made for tats prosecution of the mine. At East Wheal Margaret meeting, on the 7,h inst., the accounts ehowed-Balaece against adventurers last labour o e c t o ,: st BB f i o . r 2 A c e 3 g i u . account, 6141. 12 e 7d.; t d , () b e l t o L r l a ' n ) s l . d 6 .; :i.e merchants' bills,lB3/ 19.. d e t. b ; , S 4 e i p ; te e na la b r e i : izee B , 6 l /. 0 9 1. 5 3 . 101 1,0681. 19e. Bd. By call of 153. per share, 768/. ; leaving balance against adventurers, 300/. l''.. 83. A call of 63. per share was made. During the week shares have changed hands in Al fred Consols, West Caradon, West Wheal Alfred, Wheal Setoa, St. Aubyn and Grylls, Trevelyan, South Tamar, Wheal Robins, Merllyn, East Dsren, Garreg, Bedford United, Treluaback, Mary Ann, Trelawney, Wheal Basset, South Frances, Cook's Kitchen, Wheal Cupid, Callington, Black Craig, Carn Valley, B 3iorn , Wh ea l Tom, Wheal Seamen, Tincruft, Eest Black Craig. Wheal Arthur, Lewis, Carbone. Dyingsvin, Nant-y-Car, Wheal Golden, Dsvon Consols West, Allt-y-Crib,Wick low, Mining Company of Ireland, Cervennat, Condor row, East Seton, Hawke's Point, Wheal Brewer, Com ford, and Low's Patent Copper Company. In Foreign shares transactions have taken place in Imperial Brazilian, United Mexican, Cobre, Santiago, and Worthiug. THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES. Sir,—May I bog you to insert in your paper a letter addressed to me by Lord Cranworth under the follow ing circumstances ? I received on Thursday, the Bth, a letter asking me whether I would act as an arbitrator between the opera tive engineers and their employers. I wrote in answer that I should be ready to do anything which would tend to produce a reconciliation, but I doubted whether arbi tration were the right issue at present. On receiving a second letter on Saturday I hastened at once to Landon, and proceeded to consult Lord Cranwortb, whom, as I was told, the operatives had desired to place at the head of a council of arbitration for the decision of the ques tions now unfortunately at issue. I found him engrossed by the duties of his high office, but on learning the object of my visit, he set aside all other business to devote his whole mind to its consideration. _ _ _ The result is best shown in the enclosed letter. I received from him permission to make use of it at my discretion. My first act was to communicate it to the Executive of the Ama►gamated Society; but I could not expect them to give it publicity. It was not, indeed, without some repugnance on my own part that I brought myself to employ it in a manner opposed to the present views of those who had induced me to act; but my doubts were removed when I came to reflect what sufferings the operative engineers were about voluntarily to impose on themselves and their families, for the single purpose of obtaining what they regard as justice for their class— what Lord Cranworth pronounces to be injustice for all. Before these sacrifices are actually made by a gallant band of men, in a spirit of heroism, to what I cannot but conceive to be a mistaken sense of right, I desire to put before them the impartial and disinterested testimony of one to whose enlightened arbitration it had been the wish of their leaders at one moment to appeal. It is with this view that I now request you to give it a place in your columns.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, London, Jan. 15. ASHBURTON. " 40, Upper Brook-street, Jan. 10. " Daar Lard Ashburton,—Since I saw your Lordship this morning. -I have been thinking more and more of the. unfortunate matter to which our conversation re ferred. I confess it is one which gives me great pain, and the mere so because I cannot but come to the con clusion that the men are in the wrong. The masters have greater wealth, and perhaps, therefore, greater in struction if not greater intelligence on their side. I wish, therefore, not unnaturally, that in talking over the mat ter with you I could take he part of the weaker body; but I really cannot. " The points on which the men insist are, first and mainly, that the masters employ unskilled labourers, i. e., labourers who arc content to accept low wages, to do a part of the work heretofore done by skilled, i. e., by com paratively expensive labourers; and, secondly, that they get e portion of their work done by contract with per eons who perform their part of the contract by employing the workmen to do by piece or taskwork what they have contracted to get done; and, lastly, the men insist that, unless on occasions of special emergency, the masters ought not to get work done by employing workmen over time, i. e., at hours beyond the ordinary hours of work. men surely, to Now, be at confess 4 liberty t t 0 , o e n m all p are entirely in the wrong. The masters ought, whomsoever they may please for each and every portion of the work. If it is work only to be done well by skilled workmen, they must employ skilled and unless employyhesepoints, I think f l ; workmen, they do so the masters will be the work will be badly done, and the skilled sufferers. If it is not work re quiringcan the masters be workmenecalld, on what possible principle master ought t o be at on to employ them? The he may choose. Of e liberty to employ whom equally be left at liberty °u to the workman must course, by the master and work, or accept the terms offered and abstain from working. Botitf reject those terms part left at perfect liberty to do what they thtines ought to be ow n interest. So as to piecework and work for their overtime,— a ll the relations between employer and employed oug ht to be those of contract between two erfeotly are or age nts. The master m ay p ro pose whatever terms re chooses; the workmen may accept Or reject those terms. In such a st ate of thin g s, when there are no co mbinations * on either side, the result must eventually be fair and just to both sides. If the master proposes what is harsh and unreasonable he will get no workmen to work for him. on the other hand, a workman insists . on terms w hi c h fetter the master, th e master will not give employment, and the workman will be unemployed. " The misfortune is that in these disputes between those who work and those who employ workmen things never are left to take their natural course, i, e., the course they would take if each dispute was merely an individual dispute. Both sides avail themselves of the privilege which the law gives them of combining.. I be lieve the law has done wisely in allowing these combina tions. It is never politic to prohibit by law that which certainly will exist whether tolerated or not. But the misfortune is, than s the game (so to say) of combina tion, the workmen always eventually fail. They begin with the fairest and most honest intentions. They have not the least notion of putting in opera tion against their empl o y ers , or ag ainst any of their own body, anything like physical force. They tl , 'sk the justice, or that which they consider to be the justiep, of their cause will, by its moral influence, ope rate on the minds of the masters, or else that the - in ability to obtain workmen will drive the masters to ac cede to the proposed terms. But the truth is, that in all such combinations the masters have an immense ad , vantage over the men. The worst 024 can happen to them is, that capital is for a season unproductive. The reason for their insisting on perfsct freedom on the dis- , puted points is, that they think that without such free dora they could not make their capital adequately pro ductive; and so they are content to let it he altogether fruitless for a time, in the hope of a brighter future. There is no chance of any violation of the law on their part, and they are therefore content to bide their time. Bat how is it with the men ? With them what is left unproductive is not a capital on which they can at a pinch draw for subsistence •, it is the labour which is their only wealth. When that is unproductice they can only look for support from funds to be supplied by others; and of necessity those supplies are in time tar nished grudgingly. Then come jealousies and alarms; some are incited to acts of outrage towards their em ployers ; others are induced (forced, if you will) to quit their own party and seek employment; this leads to acts of injustice and even outrage among the work men themselves, and, in the end, the masters triumph. " I feel most deeply for the men, for I believe in my conscience, that, many, perhaps all, not only are most fully persuaded they are in the right, but they would scout the notion of offering or encouraging those who should offer violence, either to master or man. But, however pure and peaceable may be their intentions, I know from experience what is the unavoidable result. It has been my painful duty to try and punish for outrages such as I have adverted to, many men who, I have no doubt, when they entered into these trade combinations, would have been indignant with any one who should have suggested that what they wore engaging in could ever lead to a violation of the law. So, however, it invariably is. I cannot wonder that the masters refuse to agree to any arbitration that is to impose on them any restriction whatever as to the terms on which they are to contract with their men. No one ought to presume to define such terms, any more than to bind the men as to the terms which they ought to submit to in favour of their masters. The obvious duty and interest of the men is to treat the matter as a mere question of bargain. If once they do that—if once they allow that the master is at liberty to propose his own terms, and the workman to ac cept or reject them, I should think the masters would—l am sure they ought—to be quite ready to listen to any suggestions of the men as to any modifications of the system which should be more agree able to them, without infringing on the free agency of their employers. I tear from what has passed that there is too much heat now to expect that any temperate ad vice will be attended to. Sure I am that a time will come when the workmen will deeply regret the steps they have taken if they really are endeavouring by com buation to deprive the masters of their natural right of managing their own business in their own way. I deeply feel for the men, and I should have been very glad if we could have seen our way to suggest any sort of arbitra tion which could solve the difficulty, but I really cannot. "I recollect you said the men think there ought to be some tribunal who should decide this question between them and their employers, and that such is the case in France. I cannot say what may be the state of the law there, but I can hardly think it posaib!e that there can be a law regulating what contract a master shall enter into with his men; that is not a lit subject for a tribunal or an arbitration, and for this obvious reason—the master, after the decision given, has only to say, I will not enter into such a contract;' no one can force him to do se. When, indeed, the employed is not free agent, not therefore an equel with the employer, as, for instance, a child or a woman, there we know the Legislatureitta reasonably enough interfered. But I should be sorry indeed to think that the adult work , men of this country should claim protection on any such I ground as that which has led to the legislative protec tion of women and children in their dealings with their employers. I wish I could have written more satielac torily. I promised you to make any suggestions which might occur to me, but in truth I can think of none. I only heartily hope that the men may not take a step so very injurious to themselves as that 'which the aspect of affairs Seems to threaten. " Believe me, my dear Lord, " Yours very faithfully, " CRANWORTII." LAMENTABLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT MATLOCK. We record with much sorrow a most dreadful acci dent which occurred at Matlack yesterday (Friday) afterneou, and by which a most respectable professional man practising as a surg , :on at Buxton, and his son, a boy ten or twelve years of age, lost their lives. Mr. Cumming happened to he at Matlock for the day, and in the afternoon took a pleasure-boat in order to indulge his son with a row on the river Derwent; the recent rains had much swollen the river, and the rowers seam to have approached too near to the weir near Masson Mill ; the force of the current carried the boat over the fall, but Mr. Cumming and his son appeared uninjured by the descent, and the boat grounded at its foot: the only bridge by which help could be aff.aded wa distant, as the boat was nearest the Willersley bank, but men with ropes were dispatched as quickly as possible, and hop es were entertained that Mr. Cumming and his son could be readily rescued ; but tee unfortunate gentleman no doubt thinking he could breast the stream got out of the boat, and, with his son in his arms, attempted to pass by the foot of the cascade to the alatlock shore; the boat relieved of their weight was a n .. raediately washed down the stream; and then commenced a series of struggles to save the lives of himself and child, which it was most appalling to witness; the spectators being able to afford no help under the awful circumstances, the distance (about 60 yards) from the Matlock shore being too great for any immediate effort to be made to rescue them. The unfortunate parent made the must desperate efforts to save his child, and r(psatedly regained his feet after being drawn down by the current, hut the power of the stream proved too great for long resist ance, and the father and sod were washed away to the depths below, before the eyes of the anxious spec tators. Our informant 146 at five o'clock, at which time the efforts made with drags bad been unavailing, and no traces of the bodies had been discovered. Mr. Cumming had dined at the house of Mr. Symons, paper manufacturer, whom he had only left half an hour previously, and Mr. S. had the pain of wit nessing the unavailing struggles of his friend. Mr. Cum ming has left a wile and seven children,—Derbyshire Courier. LAW INTELLIGENCE‘ INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 17. IN RE JOHN MILLS. This insolvent, described as an author, who applied under the Protection Act, was opposed in person by two creditors named Magniss and Thompson. Mr. Cooke supported. The opposing creditors were holders of bills of ex change given by the insolvent, and the question was, what reasonable expectation the insolvent had for con tracting his debts. His wife was in expectation of money by the death of a relative, and a friend expected a Chancery suit to be settled. He had made himself liable tor debts, and had sold for 1201. furniture which cost hic3 more than 3001. Mr. Magnias had discounted bills for the insolveet, and admitted that he had charged thirty per cent. discount. The insolvent said Mr. Mag niss had charged him sixty per cent. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said if the opposition stood alone he should pay little attention to it; but he looked at the schedule, and saw the manner in which some of the debts had been contracted. He should give no assistance to gentlemen—and it should be made public —who took, by their own admission, 30 per cent. They were their own insurers, and need not complain. Mr. Thompson, the other complainant, said be was in the same "boat" as the other—ho had charged 30 per cent. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS—Do not call it boat— call it craft.—(Laughter.) Mr. Thompson said ho had lost 1,0001. by the persona from whom ho took the bills of the insolvent. Mr. Commissioner Prtnr.a.ies had no doubt bill dis counters ran great risks—it was part of their profession. They were their own insurers, and were not, under the Prisoners' Act, entitled to any protection. This case was under the Protection Act, and upon the faro of the schedule it was clear that the insolvent had incurred debts without reasonable expectations of payment. He had no authority under the Act to name a day for the final order, and therefore it must be adjourned sine die, without protection. POLICE INTELLIGENCE MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Henry Adams, a pugilist, was charged before Mr. Hardwick with conspiring with others not in custody, to pefraud William Jackson, landlord of the King's Head, Park-lane, of 341. 10s. _ _ _ It appeared in evidence that on Friday week he went to the complainant, a Yorkshireman, and asked him if he had a room for sparring, as he knew a gentleman of fortune who wanted to take some lessons. Complainant said be thought he could accommodate the gentleman, who was said to havejust come into possession of 4,0001., and who, while taking lessons, would be sure to order a bottle of wine. The next two days the prisoner and the gentleman came, ,and some sparring took place ; and, on the second day, the gentleman said he was going to leave town, but, before doing so, should wish to bring a friend to have a sort of glove-fight with the prisoner. On Wednesday last the gentleman and two others came, and, after sparring some time, prisoner told Mr. Jack son that a bet of 5/ was made for one of the gentle men's friends to fight him with the gloves on. A bet was made by one of the friends of 30/. to 101., and the better asked the prosecutor to put down 101. for him, to which be consented, and the person took it up. Tho room being considered too small for the glove fight, all persons went to a house in Cumberland-market. The glove-fight was begun, and during its continuance Mr. Jackson was induced to put down 241. 10s. more, making 34/. 103., not on his own account, bat on account of the bets made by the gentleman's friend. Mr. Jack son, however, suspected something was wrong, and de manded his money back, when the prisoner and others threatened to punch his bead, and m ade t h eir way out of the house into a cab, into which he aisogot , and they then got out, and wen t into a public-house in Lamb's Conduit street, but were followed by Mr. Jackson, who ultimately gave the priso ner i nto cus t o dy. He was r eman d e d to T ues d a y next' WORSHIP-STREET. John Fl e t c h er , a well-dressed young man, stated to be very respectably connected, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hamelin, upon the followin gc harg es of felony and embezzlement:— Mr. Peter Ludgate, an extensive draper in Chiswell strcet, Finsbury, stated that the prisoner had filled the situation of chief clerk in hitt service at a liberal salary, since the month of July last, residing upon the pre kai.3es, and had always been regarded as a person of the strictest integrity until Monday, the 29th ult. when, without the slightest intimation to any one, he suddenly quitted the warehouse in th e m i ddle of the day, an d cover again made his appeara!teq, The p r i sone oi ab- MONDAY since excited much surprise, but that was quickly dis pelled by a discovery being made by Mr. George Geary, the secured clerk, that a sum of 461., consisting of one 101. Bank of England note, two of 51., and 261. in gold, which he had tied up in a canvas bag, and in the pre sence of the prisoner deposited that morning in one of the desk drawers of the counti; ag-house, bad been stolen. Information of this robbery was at once given to the witness, who suspects-3 that the prisoner might have otherwise plundered him, and. therefore proceeded to inspect the books and accounts intrusted to his manage ment, when he detected numerous defalcations in those also, and gave immediate directions for his apprehension. An active search had been ever since kept up after him by the police, but he bad heard nothing of him till that morning, when ho found him in custody at the Feather stone. street station. Inspector Brennan stated, that while on duty at the station at eleven o'clock on the preceding night, the prisoner suddenly entered, ire much apparent mental anxiety, saying that his name was Fletcher, expressed a wish to give justice for a robbery at Messrs. Ludgate m ga h te i 's selfP to warehouse ; u witness asked him it he meant about the 464 but he denied that he had taken more than 361., and intimated that he might have been captured much sooner if they had only looked in the proper place for him. Witness therefore detained him he at Once identified him as his m , and, on the prosecutor being upo communicatednhis o n ab sconding clerk. The charge of felo n y having been thus clearly esta blished, several case s of embezzlement were next pro ceeded with, in supp ort o f which three female witnesses, named Iligge, Murp h y , and Moberly, were celled, and deposed to paying t he prisoner, on account of his em ployer, various su ms of money for goods they had par cw°inthf7 chased of him in the month of December last, and for the whole of which they produced the receipts the prisoner had given them. The prosecutor* proved that it was the duty of the ac cused to enter these and all other SUMS received during the day in a book kept for that purpose, accounting to him for them the same evening, but that some of the accounts had not been so entered, and where they had had been falsified. The prisoner, who exhibited extreme dejection, de clined offering a word in defence, and, the de positione having been taken, he was fully committed to Newgate for trial upon the above charge of robbery and three others of embezzlement. CLERKENWELL. Ellen Stevens, a remarkably pretty girl between 15 and 16 years old, was re-examined before Mr., Tyrwhitt on the charge of stealing a quantity of apparel in the dwelling-houso of Mr. Smith, 14, St. James's-buildings, Spafields. This painful , case has already been mentioned in our ecr. The unfortunate leu she was instieated by an girl was in the aerNice of the prosecutor e el vagabond, in the service of a celebrated optician in Lc r.q the ill gotten property. She was traced to Guy's Hospital, e s o u ri a ly r : to e day, wi abseond and to take to him where she, with another victim of the same dis gusting wretch, was - suffering from a . painful and earneless.disease. •On the first examination of the Ite mised she stated that, she and many other children wore 'age' of twelve; that ho first of all tempted them to otandrel'a house when of the. tender t hat afterwards he seduced them and led them to worse parlour iri for money, and enticedtturn ~hi e n a t a o t o ll: 7114 w, his crimes. . Oa the first inquiry the magistrate adjourned the case, in order e if po ss ibl e to fix an offence punishable by law on the-prineipal delinquen'; bat Mr. Tyrwhitt now said; from all theinauiriee thnt bad been. privately inetitatad, he regretted to say that he would, for the pre sent at least; eseipo p un i s h m ent. Ho asked the unhappy girl if she still persi s t e d i n her original defence? She said all was true. Mr. Trawnrre wished to know if she would like to be tried for the robbery, or should he deal summarily as he was by a re cent Act empowered to do? she woul3 r a th e r it should be settled at once. Sle h T t h si e ati MAGISTRATE (turning to the old man in gees- Lion) told him that such an atrocious vagabond ought to be spurned from society, and sincerely did he regret that he wasnot within the pale of the law such as he could administer. The unfortunate prisoner had admitted the robbery; therefore he should sentence her to a month's imprisonment. The wretch.alluded to. who has been under the cur vLillance of Fisher, the detective officer of the G since the first examination, then made a hasty retreat from the court, an d was ki c ked into the mud, amid the execrations of the pe rso ns assembled. HAMMERSMITH. Augusta Heaton, alias Mrs. H ar p er, a well-d ressed woman, described as a lodging' honaekeeper of Norland Nursery, Nutting-hill, and Harriet Augusta Heaton, seventeen years-old, her daughter, were charged before Mr. Paynter, the former with stealing six 5/. Bank of England notes, and the daughter with paying one away knowing it to• have been stolen, being the property of Mr. John Durant, a solicitor, now living at No. 3, Cla rendon-terrace, Kensington-park, Notting-hill. It appeared in evidence that Mr. Durant resided at Poole, in . Dersetshire, and on the 3d of last month he took furnished apartments at the house of the elder pri soner. On the 6th of that month he changed some bills for bank-notes, and put six 5/. Bank of England notes in the pocket of one of his portmanteaus, which he locked, and two others of a similar amount he put into his own pocket, with the key. On coming home on the following Monday evening, after being out all day, he saw a key lying on the table in his room, and was surprised at it, as he thought the key of his trunk must have fallen from the bunch without his knowledge; and, while he was musing, the servant came into the room and asked him it all his things were safe, as she was going to leave the next morning, and, having found a koy in the room after some of the children had been in it, she did not wish to leave with a stain on her character. On examining his keys ho found his trunk key safe on the hunch, and that the key ou the table did not belong to him. He directly opened the portmanteau, and found that the six 51. notes had been stolen. There was in the same portmanteau a pocketbook in which was between 601. and 701. in country notes, which he supposed had been unobserved. It further appeared that the key found on the table opened the lock of the portmanteau, and that Mr. Durant had received information of lour of the missing notes. The prisoners were remanded. TRIAL OF RIVAL IMPROVEMENTS IN PADDLE-WHEELS. On a n interesting experimentt was made on the river, or the Pnrpose of testing the relative merits of two new invent ions for im p r oving the construction of paddle-wheels, wh i c h ma y be destined to exercise an entions were Mr. L ee S tevens ' s fan paddle c wheel, and M. Ri chard Chatterton's im om po p r e t t a i n ng t i i n fi fi v uenee on steam navigation gen era lly. The screw propeller. The trial w as made with two of the Iron Steam-boat Co m p an y 's v essels, the Twilight and the Bridegroo, "Coburg " double she former being temporarily fitte d with Mr. Stevens's i nvention, and , the latter with that of Mr. Chatter ten- The boats are t w i n craft, be i ng pre cisely of the same build, tonnage, and peSver; and the coarse adopted in the experiment was to test their speed in a race from Cad o g an p ier, Chelsea, down to London bridge, and back ag ain to the starting point. To give th e reactor some idea of the nature of the Teepeccive 'riven veetions, we may mention first, with regard to Mr. Stevens's f a n paddle, that the inventor h as designed it to consist of fixed oblique floats joined endwise,- and diminishing in surface towards the centre like a lady's fate which floats, or segments, press against the water, right and left, in a continuous and perfectly balanced action, and so as m ateri ally to diminish the back water—to g i ve greater speed to the st e amer with the same expenditure of p ower, or the same speed with loss power—and entirely to p reve nt the vibration caused b y the use of any other p addle-w heels. The effect, too , is uniformly alike, whe ther the motion be ahead or ast ern On board the T w ilight, howeve r , i t shou ld b e stated that the invention was economically mo dified with wooden instead of i ron flo ats, and adjusted to the p1:0- violas frame Work of the common paddle-wheels, a cir cumstance conaidered not so well ca l cu l a t e d to display the superiority of the fan paddlo-wheels as when the inventor's. ideas are mor e thoroughly carried out b y having them constructed of iron, With respect to Chat t erton's double screw propell er —the rival invention — it is applied like the ordinary paddle-wheel, at each side of the vessel, the distinction being, that whereas in the common paddle the floats enter and leave the water horizontally y and at intervals, with violent successive concussion and consequent disadvan tage of downward pressure, unpleasant vibration, and back lift, in the: case of Mr. Chatterton's propeller they pass into and emerge from the sphere of re sistance quietly and continuously as a screw, without disturbing in front or lifting the water behind; at the same time, being perfectly balanced at all p oints, ha lf o f ea ch float being precisely opposite a correspon ding half on the other side, and forming together, as it were, a succession o f wedges in their action upon the water, the pressure on the shaft is quite as square as in the common w h eal; while, the displacement being the same, with a larger surface of friction exposed to the surrounding water, and the shape of the float being spiral, the propelling effect below is proportionately in creased, on the well. known principle that a body wedge shaped offers greater resistance in its transit through water with the point of the wedge foremost than it would do if reversed, because it is more easily drawn from than driven against the friction on its sides. The weather was beautifully fine, and a party of gen tlemen, including the inventors, a director of the Iron Steam C om pany, Lieut. Aitobeson, and other scientific and nautical men, witnessed the match on board of either vessel. The boats started well from Cadogan-pier at eleven minutes peat two o'clock, the run down the river being with the tide. They passed through Westminster bridge stem and stem, keeping close up with each other until they reached Southwark- bridge, when the Twilight was half a length ahead of her opponent. In passing under London-bridge, however (which they did in 21. minutes from the time of starting), the Bridegroom had the advantage iremaking the turn, and shot nearly two lengths ahead .of her competitor. This dif ference was accounted for from the fact that the Twilight bad a keel, the Bridegroom having none, thereby rendering the latter better able to make the turn. The return run was against tide, and the contest now be came more exciting. The Twilight speedily began to recover her lost ground, and had diminished her rival's advantage to only half a length at Hungerford-bridge. In a minute or two more they were both paddle- box and paddle-box. E very nerve appeared to be strained by the competitors, but during the remainder of the race there was not the variation of a quarter's length—and the two boats reached the starting point exactly at the same moment. The race was concluded at twelve minutes past LEI . ' o, hasilg occueied an hour and one minute both ways. Tho average revolutions per minute on board the Bridegroom were 444., and those of the Twilight 43. We a ere informed that toe extent of propelling surface im mersed by the fan-paddle is 22i square feet, and by Mr. Chatterton's propeller 30 feet, the average of the com mon wheel being 27 feet. There was scarcely any per- Ramo of Company. Amorist 01 Share. s. d. 40.0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 53 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 Paid. s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 45 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 ceptible vib ration on board of the Twilight during the whole of he r passage, and the motion of her wheels did not cause so much swell as those of her competitor. Both invent ions, however, Were considered by the pro fessional spy zctators to have dono their duty remarkably well; and a (though the trial was not deemed very deci sive as to th eir comparative merits, the general opinion was that be reflected the greatest credit on the inge nuity of th eir respective projectors, both equally being valuable improvements on the existing modes of pro pulsion. PRICES. OF SHARES :N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COAL• PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. rUBLISHEM EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. SOIN' 1 -9'WOCZC B/L2MS. 51. per cent. St. per cent. 61. per cent. 21. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. pr cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 41. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cont. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. Australasia ........ BritshNorth American Commercial of London Colonial . • • • • • Gloucestershire • • • • • • lonian •• • • • • • • • • London and County .. Loudn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock ... Prov nci al or Ireland • • Ditto, New. •.• • • • National of Ireland .. Nat. frovncial of Eng. Ditto, New. . • • • • .. Oriental Bank Corpora. South Australia • Union of Australia • Ditto •• ............ Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... Dividend per Annum. INSURANCE{ 0 Xamo a Company. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. Paid. Price £ s. d. £ s. 4. Albion •• --•••• • •• • • Si. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 11l 00 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 Alliance F.rit. and For. N. 14 44 . 51 6 .. d.b5. 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2_l Ditto Marine. •• •• • • Si. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42% Atlas .••••-•• •• . •• •• 138.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 17% Argus Life •••• • • • • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial .• 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med.& Gcn.Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 27% Eagle Eqtty and Law •• 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 474 European Lilo ••• • • 105. 20 0 0 All paid. 12 General ••..• • • • .... - 5 0 0 ID 5 i,i GI ,t•o ....... •• •. ••• • 61. per cent. Stock. /I 1343 Guar:Lan .......• - -5/. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 55% Imp:Mal Fire Impert,Ll Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18 Indemnity Marine.... 1 Lyn. & us. 100 0 0 20 0 0 49 Leo/ Fire • ...... •... 25.& 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 3% Law Lite .. .. .. .. .• .. - 100 0 0 10 0 d 46 1 4 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 514 London Piro .... -.• 10s. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 21% Landon Ship • ........ 10s. & bs. 15 0 0 12 10 0 213 klarine.. .....•..... 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 15 1 4 s te , l.lnvlld&Gen.Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% Monarch --- • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 19s. `:ational Lean Fund- 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% PAlladium Lile Si. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Pko:nix - -. 161 Professional Life.. •• •• 5/. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 17s. ed Provident Life•• - •... IL ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 80 Rock Life.... -..- - ss. 5 0 0 010 0 6% Royal Exchange 6/. p.ct. & bs. Stock. all 225 dun Fire. - ~ 209 . Litto Li fo 11. 6e. - ~ 48 United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.&bs.ll 2O 0 0 40 0 4 Universal Life........ 10% ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Victoria Life .• 51. per cnt. - 4 12 6 53% 13:SIMMS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ...................................i. .................e ................s. -,.. ...,.... So • a • d. £. a. 4. Hungerford. • • • • • •• •• - - - 15 Sou ihNt rk .. - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 10 Waterloo .. ••-•• • • • • - 100 0 0 - 3 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 2414 Ditto Nw ditto ofal. 2/. 23. Od. - 40 0 0 22 Vauxhall .... ... AT. 21. 70 10 3 - 13 W.A.T t', M..- IV 0 RIMS Dividend Amount Name et Company of Paid. Price. ' Annu m. Per Share. £ s. 5. £ s. d. East L0nd0n.......... 8/. & Us. 100 0 0 - 145 Grand Janction •••• .• 41. per cot. 50 0 0 - 67 Emt.....• •••• - - - 41. per cot. 100 0 0 - 81 Lambeth ............Si. per cot. 100 0 0 - 97 New River Company.. 21.10 a. - - 60 Vauxhall ••• • • • .... - 151. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97 West Middlesex • . . ;61.0a. pr ent. - - 106 DOOMS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .. -- - £ e. d. £ 8. d. Commercial • • ........ 41. pr cent. Stock. - 85% East and West Duns- 61. pr cent. Stock. - 143 East Country . ... 200. per sh. 100 0 0 - - London ..... , ...... 51. pr cent. Stock. - 120 Ditto 80nd5........ 41. per cent. - - - st.Katharino ........ 3% per coat. Stock. - 81 Ditto 80nd5........ 4341. pr cent. - - - Southampton ....... - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - C.A.N.5.1.13. Names of i IDividendl Names of ai Dividend ~- per Companies. 4 \ per Price. Companies. ;, 3 , , AnnWA. Price. sc Annum. ~ 0 -•-- --1---- " --- --• £ £l Ashtn & Oldh 98171. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield. 100, 21.100. 50 Barnsley.• • • 160' - - Neatk ••• • • • 1001 161. - larktik&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 11'. 185 Birmingham 401 41. 933 Peak Forest. 7813/. 183. 70 Coventry.. • • 100, 251. 200 Regent's -.• 33, 11. 3s. 18% Derby ••• • • 100 6/. 63 Rochdale.... s 5 2l. 42 Ellsaire&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 353{ Somrset Coal 150 - GrandJunctn 100 3/. pr. et. 48 Do.LkFdSt 12 - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11% Stffrd&Worc 1 40 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100, 21. Os. 3234 Shrewsbury.. 125 - - Grand Union 100 11.10 s. 24 Stoarbridge., 145 201. 290 Ecnnt & Ant 39 48. Od. 5% Severn and) L an caster . 100, - _ wye R a u . i 26 31. Os. 24 Leeds&Livrp 100 ; 201. 405 Warwick& L e icester ..• • 100 , Si. 66 Rirming , . 100 41. 40 Lcicstr&Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick& 1 Loug hboregh 142; 701. 510 Napton..S 100 3 /• 28 Monmouthsh 100' - - Worcstr & -- j W il ilt ir s in ic i tk i s 7 - 1 - 4 . 1 1 876 . d. 3 % mntgemrysla 1 00, - mennSfwbry 100 - 43.4.3-ZaGHT AND cosi' compAin cEs. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Annum. Share, Paid. Price. 4. s. d. Z. B. d. British ••• • - ll. 40 0 0 18 0 0 113 f Ditto Provincial.• •• 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18 Brighton • • ...... „, 5l. 20 0 0 City of London .. •• • • 61. 100 0 0 - - 150 0 0 130 ContinentalConsolidat. bOs. 75 0 0 31 5 0 393 j Equitable.. • . .... 503. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27% 50 0 0 69% Indo-Impe rial " '' •• .• .• . 6 3 1 1 .. 55 5 40 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 pendent 55 4 00 0 00 0 00 0 1 7 46 - _ Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 - Phoenix .- „ „ 4l. 50 0 0 49 0 o 26% Ratcliff ••••••. • • • • • • 5/. 100 0090 0 0 - United General .. •. - 11. 50 0060 0 0 1634 Westminster Chartered 81. 50 0 0 - 42 Ditto, New -••-• - 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - 2./IST or ECOTTISE 0024 PALTIX1111' PRIECIOS Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ........................1.••••••••••.••• ...................... ................. *... Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 8/, per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1983 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow /Sank GI. per cent. 10 0 0 10 8 0 113 Clydesdale Bank • Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 175 Eastern Bank •••• • • - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 9% Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. percent. 50 0 50 0 3% Eschangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 1100 0 0 42 0 0 8 National Bank 6}4 per cent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 15u Northof Scotlandßank 5/.percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 ' 100 0 0 132% Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88% Western 8ank:..... • . 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68 Alliance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 213f s British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glasgow Life 6l• per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31, las Colonial Life Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21% Eng.& Scot, Law Life 5/.percent. 50 0 0 217 6 33( Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 31. 15s National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 253.6 d North British Insur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27% licottishllnionlnsrnce. 63(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 298.60 Standard Life - .... - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 1 12% United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s Od MISCIIILLILIVMOI7I3. Dividend Amount NAM of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- Assam Tea • • .• • .... - A. a. d. X. e. g. 20 0 0 20 0 0 9% Auction Mart ..• -•• • • 21. se. 50 0 0 - 26% Australian Agriculturl 1!, 100 0 0 80 0 0 15 Australian Trust .... 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 2034 Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 243 x, Ditto, Half Shares. . - - 210 0 - British American Land - 58 10 0 - Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10_ 0 49 - Do. 5 per cent Bonds - 109 Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percen t. - - City Navigation Bonds 31 cent. - - 93% Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. per c."2' 0 0 100 0 0 107% 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Equitable R evers ionry 51 pr. cent. 100 50 0 0 7 10 0 - Ditto New ...• • • • • - Gcß.StcamNavigation 10 p .ct. 15Stoc 0 k 0 14 _ .. 0 0 28 . 206 Hudson's Bay.. • • • • • • 2/. 58. - 100 0 0 4 7 Hungerford ...• ••• • • • - 78 15 0 6% _ London Institution . • • 25 0 0 25 0 0 - New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Ditto, New •••• •• • • - 26 5 0 - - - nssell Institution.. • • Peninslr&Or.Stm. 1. c.&bs. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72 Reversionaryient Int. Soc. 4 8 %1 P .Pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100% Royal Mail Steam.. - 41• p. share. 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 6250 0 0 2 7 3 6 54 &nth Australian.- .. , I/. per share. ie' 0 29 0 o.' „ 1 yanDieman's Land.. I -___ [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills a certain cure for Stomach Complaints, Indigestion, and Bile.—John Kni g ht, Esq., Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, informs Professor Holloway, by letter dated March 17, 1851, that Mrs. Tolmer, of Hobart Town, declared to him that Holloway's Pill s h ave been the means of saving her life. She had been for a long time afflicted with an inwar d disease , which defied the skill of the doctors, octors, and for two years she gradually go t worse and worse. A cc identally meeting with a t reat i se on the Hollo. wayian o System of Medicine, she commenced taking Holloway's Pills, and found immediate relief, and by persevering in their use she was permanently cured.—Sold by all druggists, and a t Professor Holloway's Establishveent, 244, Strand, London. DISCOVERY OF A TREE FROG IN SCOTLAND.—A species of batrachaan, new to this country, was discovered a short time ago in the woods of the Duke of Sutherland, in the north of Scotland. The. specimen, which came into the possession of two ladies, was obtained from the interior of a fir tree, and from its character appears to approach to the genus Padochius ; and the species being new, it is proposed, in honour of one of the ladies to whom we are indebted for its prearvation, to term this form the P. Brownii. The spe cimen, when discovered, was in a state of hybernation, and still continues so. It is probable, however. that when it re vives from this state, it will develop its beauties, and that something more may be learned concerning its food and na tural history.—North British 'gait. 50 0 0 40 0 0 .24ePANIES. Price. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Commander Gray Skipvvith, who commanded the Hydra, 6. steam-sloop, at BrazdA, has been appointed to the command of the screw-sloop Conflict, on the sumo station, vice Drake, invalided. Boscawen, 70, ordinary guard-ship at Chatham, was paid wages down to six months, on Friday. Barracouta, steam-sloop, arrived at Chatham on Fridtq, from Woolwich, to be fitted for commission. Fury, steam-sloop, Commander Tatham, at Ports mouth, has coaled and is already for sailing; it is sup posed she will proceed to-day for the Mediterranean, touching at Lisbon for Commander Martin's squadron. She takes out some supernumeraries and a number of pack ages. Herald, 26, in dock at Chatham fitting for a surveying vessel in the South Sea Islands, is progressing in her re pairs, Sco. Captain Denham paid a visit to the ship a few days since. Rapid, 8, Commander Blane, sailed from Devonpert for the East Indies on Friday, Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain Warden, is lying all ataunt at the moorings off the King's-stairs, Portsmouth. She was to go to Spithead to-day, but some little repairs require to be done to her machinery, which, it is said, will detain her another day in harbour. St. Vincent, 100, is fitting for sea service in the cld basi❑ at Portsmouth. Report says she is to bear a rear admiral's flag, commander-in-chief of the Channel squadron. THE BRAZIL SQUADRON. PORTSMOIETTII, SUNDAY.—Extract of at letter from Rio, dated December 15:— " At Rio the Dido, 13, Captain Alorshcad, C. 8., from England, en route to the Pacific; the Gorgon steam-sloop, Commander Pay nter, from the Pacific, on her way to England to be paid off (the latter will leave to-day and the. former to•morrow); the Cormorant steam-sloop, Commander Chamberlain (who is seriously ill and com pelled to give up the senior otlicership, which duties he has performed since the absence of this and the former admiral in the River Plate); the Plumper, 11, screw, Commander Nolloth ; the Rifleman, 8, screw, Lieutenant-Commander Dalton ; and the Harpy tender, Lieutenant Williams. Comtnsnder Jenner, of the Cen taur, flag, has arrived in the Rifleman, and will this day go in the packet to supersede Commander Drake in the command of the Conflict, 14, screw, who goes home at his own request. "At Bahia—The Conflict, 14, Master Commander Drake, and the Bonetta, brigantine, Lieutenant Wake. " The Rifleman is getting a new funnel, and will in a few days proceed to Bahia to relieve the Conflict, which is ordered to join the Admiral in the River Plate. " The Flag• Lieutenant Boys is appointed Commander (acting) of the Centaur, vice Jenner; and Mr. Truscott (the Adinirzli's nephew) Flag-Lieutenant (acting), vice Boys. ‘-‘ The Harpy has just had her boilers patched up, but is found to ho still unfit to go to sea. The Locust, LientenaidDex, is daily expect e d f rom Bahia on her way to join the Admiral, with provisions." Admiral George ArKinley died very suddenly this morning at his residence, Angiesea, Gosport, aged 35. He was only taken ill yesterday. SHEERNESS, SATURDAY.—The Southampton, 50, Cap • tain Cory, arrived at the Nore in tow of the Lizard and Afeicati steam-tenders, at nine yesterday morning. She saluted the flag' of the Port Admiral, which was acknow ledged by the ' London, 90. The Adder having commu nicated with the ships at the Note came into port with Captain Cory. Signals were made to the Ganges, 84, Captain Smith, the Southampton, and the ships in harbour, for their respective commanding officers to re pair to the Admiral. At 11 A Si. Captain Hope and Commander Price, of the Monarch; Captain Cury, of the Southampton; and Commander _Hancock, of the London, embarked in the Lizard, and proceeded to the Nero, to form a court of inquiry ordered to be held upon the second twister of the Southampton. The Myrtle steam-vessel proceeded on Thursday afternoon to Chatham, returning at 9.30 the next morn ing,' with a party of Marines for the Hydra steam-vessel, which is commis6ioned to convey the new Governor, Major-General Cathcart, to the Cape of Good Hope. The Southampton was taken in tow up to Chatham to-day, to be paid uff, and the Ganges came into this harbour for the same pm pose. APPOINTMENTS. WooLvacli, JAN. 17:—:itipTain William Ramsay (1838), who formerly commanded tho Terrible steam frigate, on the ?,tediternne.in station, is appointed to command the Magicienne, 16, paddlewheel steam frigate, of 400-horso p(mer, commissioned this day at Devonport by that gallant officer. The Magicicnne is of 1,225 tons, and was launched at Pembroke in 1849., and brought round to the river to have her engines put on board, and has been fur some time past stationed as an advanced war-steamer at Devonport. Master Edward M. Vincent (1851), to the Hydra steam-sloop, at Sheerness. Surgeon William Loney, M.D. (1845), to the Hydra. Assistant Surgeons.—Thomas, Hunter (1845), f rom the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness, to the Hydra; Francis H. Blaxall (1848),. from the Victory, fiat;-ship at Portsmouth, for service in the Naval Hospital, to the Waterloo, vice Hunter. Masters' Assistants—Richard E. Tracy and G. W. Underhill, to the Fisguard, flag-ship at Woolwich. PROM6TION3. Commander Thomas E. L. Moore (1848), promoted to the rank of Commander on January 11, 1848, and in command of the Plover discovery ship since that daL, to the rank of Captain. Thomas Williams, to be acting gunner. The Undiue iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Second Master John Warman (acting), having injured her rud der when on her return from Ostend during the recent gales, was towed from Dover to Woolwich by the Vivid Dover mail steam-packet, Captain Smithett, and the latter will take the opportunity while here of remedying some slight defects, and return on Monday to resume her duties on the Dover station. The Undirle, the Torch, and the Dee steam-vessels were all taken into the basin to-day, the latter to be again made ready for com mission as soon as possible. The Nymph, fifth-rate receiving hulk is to be towed from Woolwich to Sheerness on Monday, us she is to be stationed there. The following is a list of the advanced war-steamers, including those refitting, so as to be soon ready for commission when required:— The Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, 300-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer George Elcock (acting), at sheerness. The Argus, 6, steam-sloop, 300-horse power, at Portsmoutb. The Barracouta, 6, paddle• wheel steam-sloop, 300- horse power, at Chatham. The Basilisk, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 400• horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer George Pearce, at Portsmouth. The Bulldog, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 500-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer Allan M'lnnes (acting), at Portsmouth. The Buzzard, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 300- horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer William B. Minhinnieli, at Devonport. The Cyclops, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 320-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer William Chilcott, at Sheerness. 'The Desperate, 8, screw steam-sloop, 400-horse paver, at Devonport. The Furious, 16, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 400-horse Power, in charge of Chief Engineer John Downie, at Portsmouth. The Edinburgh, 58, screw steam guard-ship, 450- horse power, at Portsmouth. The Eurotas, 44, screw steam guard-ship, 200-horse power, nt Chatham. The Forth, 44, screw steam guard-ship, 350-horse power, at Davenport. The Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 280-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer Joseph Neil, at Woolwich. The Ilighflyer screw steam-sloop, 4 00-horse power, at Woolwich. The Heretic), 24, screw steam guard-ship, 250-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer Sampson Harris, at Sheerness. The Leopard, 12, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 560- horse power, at Portsmouth. The Medea, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 350-horse power, at Portsmouth. The Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 560-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer Thomas Bullicrii, at Portsmouth. The Pheenix, 8, screw steam-sloop, 260-horse power, at Deptford. The , P a l t u s to h , e 4 e , rn p e a s d s d . le-wheel steam -vessel, of 100-horse power The Polyphemus, 5, paddle-wheel steam-slocp, 200- horse power, at Sheerness. The Porcupine paddle-wheel steam-vessel, 140-horse power, at Portsmouth. The Sans Parch', 81, screw steam-sloop, of 350-horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer George Murdock, at Devonport. The Sea-horse, 44, screw guard-ship, e 3 oir s gg o ae - t h e se rs:p-ho: r' at Davenport. power, The S in idon , charge of o f c paddle - wheelhief Engineer s t steam - frigate, mG fr Pemberton, l at Portsmouth. The Strombionlie„h6a,rgpeadodflce-hwiehfeeEl nsgteinaeme-rvEes.seßll, a o e f k b 2 u B r o n (acting). at Portsmouth. - ' agent, 24, screw s t eam-frigate, 620 horse horsepowTheTer e m r power, in charge of Chief Engi neer Ri chard Cooke, at f Portsmouth. he r 16, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 400-horse power, at Portsmouth. The Vesuvius, 6, p power, in charge of Chief En g ineer Devonport. Benjamin Hoge, The Valorous steam sloop, of 400-horse power, fitting with her engines, at Blackwell. The 'Vultere, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 470 horse power, in charge of chief engineer John Henley, at Devonport. The above list does not include tho Greenock, Simoom, and other iron ships, or any of the numerous small steamers in the Royal Navy under 100-horse power; nor the Magicienne steam-frigate and Hydra steam-sloop, commissioned during the present week, from the reserved list, for active service. The vessels building for screw war steamers are the Agamemnon, 90, of 600-horse power, at Woolwich; the Euryalus, 56, of 360-horse power, at 2,latitham; the Im perieuse, 50, of 350 horse power, at Deptford; the James Watt, 90, of 550 horse power, at Pembroke; the Royal Albert, 120, of 600-horse power, at Woolwich; the St. Jean D'Acre, 100, of 6 50-horse power, at Den vonport; and the Tribune, 30, at Sheerrkse. There is not a single paddle-wheel steam-vessel build ing at present at any of her Majesty's dockyards, but there are several screw steam-sloops not enumerated in the above list, a 3 they are to be fitted with engines of 60- horse power. The last accounts from St. Pe tersburgh state that the weather there was extraordinarily mild ; the therm. meter of iteaumg Mood At three degrees above zero. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. --- LiviatrooL, JAN. 17.—A large if qairy for both wheat and flour to.de,y, vory extreme prices, with increased clisrosttion t lwards busin,?ss. MANCHLSTEX, JAN. 17.--Althungh the demand for flour ha 4 been of a languid character throughout the presen!; wctk, still sellersliftVe continued to exhibit great firmness, and in the sales eff.cted previous prices were stns lily maintained. Oatmeal has been in moderate requesi,. at rather higher rates. The arrivals from all sources at Liverpool and Runcorn are exceedingly light. At our market this morning there was only a limited busineis transacted in wheat and flour, but the currency of this day se'nriight was firmly supported. Oats and oatmeal, on the contrary, met a better sale at an advance of ld per 451 b on the former, and 3d to 6d per load on the luttcr article. NOTTINGHAM, JAN. 17.—A further advance in the price of wheat or barley, or bath, has taken place this week in must of Our markets. Yesterday at Derby barley was is dearer, with a ready sale. Wheat rather slow at last week's prices. No change in any other article. Wheat, red 3Ss to 41a per 46 stone; ditto. white 463 to 475; barley, for malting 28s to 32s imperial reeasure; ditto, for grinding 22s to 26s per 30 stone; oats, old 223 to 26s per 24 stone; new 18s to 21s; beans, old 363 to 39s per 38 stone; new 30s to 335; flour 27s to 28s; super 30s to 31s per 20 stun,'. At Newark, on Wednesday, there was a fair market and a good show of samples. Wheat was moderately dealt in at last week's advance. Barley was in goon request, and advanced fully 1:3 a quarter on the previous quotations. In sprieg corn a liberal business was dope, without any change in prices. Wheat, white 43s to 48t; red 35s to 40s; bar ley, for maltieg 27s to 31s; fur grinding, 22s to 253; oats, old 17s to 27v; beans 27s to 34;. Mansfield, Worksop, Retford, Gainsborough, Grandam, Melton, and Leughborough reports all indicate a slight advance in the value of both wheat and barley. We had a short supply of wheat at market to-day, and an advance of Is per quarter was obtained. The show of barley was also, limited; it made is per quarter more money. Oats and bans maintained their value. DALKEITH, JAN. 15.—The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wbeat were 18st 21b, I Bst 01b, and 17st; 41b. Oats, 12st 71b, 12st 01b, and 9st 121 b. Barley, 16st 61b,, 15st 111 b, and 14st 31b. Peas and beans, 19st 4W, 18st 71b,. and 17st 121bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 609 Wheat ... £2 3 6 .£1 17 0 £1 12 0 1663 Oats 689 Barley 1 7 0 1 3 6 1 1 6 60 Peas and Beaus 1 14 0 1 10 0 1 4 6 Average of wheat 36s 9d. ABERDEEN. JAN. 16.—Grain—Oath 16s Od to 16s 6d, 401bs per bushel; foreign oats, 00s Od to 17s Od, 401bs per bushel; barley, 21s Od to 22s ud. 521bs per bushel ; bear, 22s Od to 22s 6d, 521bs per bushel; wheat 00s to 42a; oatmeal, 13s lid to 14s Od per boll ; flour, 29s to 39s Od per sack. Provisions—Beet, 4d to tid per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 4d to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; lamb, per lb, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, Od to 3s 3d ; potatoes, per peck, 4d to 6d ; rabbits, each, Od to Od; hares, each, Os to Its Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 8d to 9n; eggs, per doz, Is Od to Is 2d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od ; hens, pet pair, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; chickens, ditto, Is 6d to 2s Od; ducks, do., 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d; turkeys, per pair, as to 9s Od; geese, ditto, 7s to 8s ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, Ors to 60s; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Od to 7d ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 6d ; pork, per stone of 141bs, Os Od to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; pork, large 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of '204 lbs, Os to Os. Meal—Oatmeal, is 4d to Is sd; barley dust, 8d to Od; peasemeal, Is 7d to IsBd ; aids, Od to 6d ; beremeal, is 2d to is 3d; flour, Is 7d to is 8t1; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; barley flour, is 4d to Is sd. INVERNESS, JAN. 13.—Wheat, per qr, weighing 621 b per bushel, 36s Gd to 37s Cd; ditto, old, weighing 62113 per bushel, Otis Od to Otis Od; barley, per quarter, weighing 541 b per bushel, 21s 6d to - .!2s 6d ; oats, per quarter, weighing 421 h per bushel, 20s Od to OOs Od. Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 16s 8d to Os Od ; ditto second, 15s 6d to OOs Od ; barley.. meal, lls 6d to Os Od ; peasemeal, OOs ttd to Os Od; bran, per stone, Os 7d to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 32s Od to 33s ed; second ditto, 26s Od to 27s Od ; oatmeal, best, per stone of 141 b imperial, is 8,1 to Os Od; ditto second, is 4d to Os Od; barley meal, Is Id to Os Od; peasemeal, Os Od to Os Od; fi rs t fl our , 2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash, 2 s 41 cre dit. Potatoes, per stone, 4d to Od; beef, per pound, 441 to 6d; veal, 4d to sd; mutton, 4d to 6d; pork, 3d to 4d; fowls, each, 12d to 15d; chickens, per pair, 12d to 16d; ducks, each, Od to Od ; eggs, per dozen, M to 10d ; butter, fresh, 8d to Od per lb; ditto, salt, 8d to 10d ; croudie (curds), 2d to 24d ; four-pound loaf, cash, 5d to 6d ; ditto credit, 54d to 60; coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 7d to Od. DUBLIN, JAN. 16.—W e bad but fe , ‘ rumples of first. tumors' wheat at this day's market, and an advance of about 6d per barrel was °brained. Barley and oats were iu better supply, and brought the currencies of Tuesday. 'Fail prices were demanded for foreign wheat, but few transactions occurred. There was rather more demand for Indian corn, and in some instances an advance of 6d per qr. was paid. Wheat, white, 20s to 255; red ditto, 19s 6d to 22s 6d ; bore, 03 to 03 Od oats, 9s 6d to lls 6d ; oatmeal, lls 6d to 12s Od; bakers' flour, per cwt.. 12a to 15a 0J; barley, Ila Od to 15s; Indian corn. per 4801 b, 28a Od to 29s Od; rapeseed, 14s Od to 15s 6d per barrel. CORK, JAN. 16 We have a great paucity of arrivals of foreign grain. The supply of home grain is also very moderate, the re ceipts for the week amounting to only—Wheat, 650 brls ut 16s to 21s 61 per brl; barley, 1,229 hrls at lOs to 123 4:1 per brl; oats, 4,905 brls at 7s to lOs 9J per brl. The value of each description of grain has been firmly main tallied. We have a Wady business doing in foreign wheat at full rates. Of some desarptions (Polish, for instanc,), stocks are getting light, while of Egyptian there is none in the market. We quote Marianople, 24s 3d to 24s 6d, Polish 22s to 22s 6d, Ibraila 19a to 19s 6d, Egyptian 18s 6d per barrel. Barley continues very firm, and prime samples are still very scarce. The high pretensions of hold,rs check business in oats, and we have, therefore. no sales of any importance to notice. We quote the value of white lls to lls 3d, of black, lOs 6:1 per barrel, free on board. We have a steady con sumptive demand for flour, stocks of Which still continue light, while factors and millers are both indisposed to press sales of the article, as in the present aspect of the wheat market they naturally look for higher rates, which indeed, even now aro partially obtainable. The trade in Indian corn continues dull, and the business passing in this grain is still very restricted. We quote the extreme value of Galatz 6/ 12s 6d to 6/ 15s per ton. Barrels. Currency. 22 White wheat 21s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stoats 23 Red wheat ...19, Od to 19s 3d 00s Od-20 do 105 Ditto ......... 19s 3d to 19s 6:1 10 Ditto ...... ...19s 6d to 20, ud 70 Barley ......... 108 3d t o 12 s Od 36 Ditto ......... 1.28 Od to 12s 4d 00s Od-16 do 0 Ditto ...... Os Od to Oos Od))) 0 Bete ....... ....00s Od to Os Od Os Od 350 Oats .......... 9s Od to 9s 8d 551 Ditto ......... 9s Sd to 10s Od 00 s od-14 do 367 Ditto ..... lOs Od to 105 60. 333 Pigs .......... 18s Od to 31s Od 28s 6d per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat; 6 red ; 30 barley; 0 bere; 69 oats; 6 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week : Wheat, 406. Barley, 1,065. Oats, 3,659. Pigs, 1,282. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRINCT., First quality 63 5 Second quality . ... 76s First quality .... ........ Third quality —65 s ualit 56 s y Fourth qualit y Fifth quality ............... OJs Fifth quality Sixth quality oos Si xt h qua li ty seconds, C otr Cows, 131. Pigs, 660. Sheep, 171. Return of Cattle sold for week ending Jan. 10. Od; thirds, 7s to4is Indian6l S e Od to 6/ 15d Od per 6s Dd to 7s Od; wheat. extra 141 Od; per cwt. Oatmeal lOs 6d to 1 Is; Indian corn meal, Ps to 9s 6d per cwt. Farmers 22s to 325; .1 .- - - 0 s F O l d ° IC I ; Il 1 : t r t ho us eholds i 6 d to Bs l3 t e o s al f. ° O s d ; average e 38s per ton. St: aw_ Farmers 30s ; dealers 34s to 4th Od; g a e v° 20s; dealers 258 Od to 004 i Od; ton. Bran 9'oB to 92a 6d per ton. Hay— Farmers Od to 24s Od ; Bread—Wheaten loaf Sid to 6d; per 4113. Fresh butter, 8d to averagehousehold g 5s 6d to 6s Od per hundred. Coals—' 10d per lb. Eggs - 5 s dotty 168 • Landore 00s ; Culls* Newport ibe Od ; Y_ Tallow 38 9 s Od to 40, per evr t * 1 13s Od per ton. 25 0. P., 55 9d per imperial gallon. WO. Whisky, f 4d to 6d; mutton 5d to 6d ; g veal 4d to' loaf 0 d 4 p: d r t a t O v o l l e r . a b - d —Bee pork 441 to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d p e r lb• 6,1 ; 003 Hops 618 s to 9103 per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s tid to 310 s Pe l ,_ : ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 810 s ; V a l on i a 151 to 01; Frenex 61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fl eece W ool 148 to 15s per stone. Hemp 29/ to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 00s; Te a ditto, 24s to 00s per barr e l ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 11/ pet ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton; red pine, 31 58 ; Tolley ditto, '2l 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides — Market 21s to 30s; salted 22a to 30s per owt ; calf skins 3d to 34d p er lb . Potatoes, white 7d to 8d ; pinks, 10d +o 12d. G uano —Peruvian, 11l Os; Ichaboe, Si to 91 " per ton. T ar —Archangel, 19s per barrel. FIRES.. —Yesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, t h e premises occupied by the Old Woolwich. Steam-packet Company, in Globe-lane, Woolwich, were con sumed. The houses of Mr. Burke, a baker. in Berwick- Street, Soho, and Mr. Gwynn, cheesemonger, Hackney-road, were also destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The Memorial Bordelais states that the wooden houses now constructing for Cayenne will be capable of ac commodating a population of '4:00 persons, who will form the nucleus of an agricultural establishment, subjected to mili tary 7 eginze, and the members of which will hereafter, if their conduct be good, be permitted to be joined by their familia- BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 13th inst., at Bodmin,ihe lady of Sir Colman Bashleigh, Bart., of twins—a son and daughter. On the 16th inst., at Park-place-villas, Maida-hill, the wife of Arthur Warburton, Esq. On the 12th inst., at Queenstown, the wife of Lieutenant J. F. C. Mackenzie, H. M. S. Ajax. ON A DAUGHTER. On the 15th inst., at Greenlands, Backs, the wife o f George Jackson, Esq. MA.R. On the 15th inst., at St. .RI M ED ichael's Church, Highgat e, Edmund King, Esq., of Paq-mall East, eldest son of w • King, Esq., of Notting-hill, to Harriet, youngest daughtel of the late T. Buxton, Esq., of Alden3gate-street, as Shenley, Herts. On the 15th inst., at Horbury Chapel, Notting-hill, Wil" berforee, third son of Edward Tribe, Esq„ Kingsdowl3, Bris . ol, to Selina Ann, fourth daughter of W. M. Newton , Esq.. of Ladbroke-square, Kensington-park. DIED. On the 14th inst., at Bath, Maria, Dowager Viscounte ll Midleton, aged 79. ' On the 12th inst., at Wimpole Rectory, Flora, the wile of the Hon. and Rev. Reginald Yorke. On the 14th inst., Robert Heintz, Esq., of Canonburr lane, Islington, aged 74. On the 15th inst., Mary Ann, the wife of Mr. W. Bartle' High Holborn, aged 38. On the 15th inst., at Hackney-road, George A. Breffi t ' Esq., ag-d 58. On the 11th inst., at Leamington, Miss Bury. On the 7th inst., at Cheltenham, Mrs. Amelia FanoOr!' widow of Colonel St. John Faneour, of H. M. 34th Ber ment, formally Commandant of Vellore, East Indies. L°ndon• Printed and Published by AUJEDO FOL T IdiO' ° f No . 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e S un Office, N 0.,„, strand,. in tha Prczinct of the Sa v oy, i n tho cOUJIAT ididdiesez v Ai9ndayi Jtuauary 19,-1801 i THE SUN, LOND()N, EVENING, JANUARY l9, 1852.