The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

,ft YSTERS.—The Real Burnham River Native ikt ib. A... 7 Oysters, six years' of four hours from the beds, per B.C. Rail way, aro to be had only of IL WATING, Fish, Oyster, and Ice Merchant, 159, Cheapside, i • r 65., Bs. 6d., its. 6d• ;in bags, for clubs, Sce.,l2s. 6d. Very su (sr yster-rooms, Stead's Pale Ale, and Reid Stout ; a good dish a fish for tea, ss.—Depot for the Real Wenhanq Lake Ice and RefrigeratOrk .„,,,.................ssosos,.. -..ary'.. TILRATRE ROYAL. HAYMARia...._ ' , wow & gown of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and THIS EVENING - ,, ala;or The celebrated Comedy of MONEY. by Messrs. Barry Sullivan, B. Webster, Bockstene, Leigh Murray,Lambert, and Bowe ; Mrs. Fitz william and Mrs. Stirling. With (last night but livo at present) the successful Farce of BOX and COX, MARRIED and SETTLED. To conclude with the new Farce of THE WOMAN I ADORE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Oct. 25, Will be performed THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Booby, Baker, lter, and Horncactle ; Mrs. C. Horn and Miss M. Oliver. After which THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Jason, Miss Julia St. likorge; Medea, Madame Vestris. To conclude W.h A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters by Meeers. EMy and Baker ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Mar. tin4talf THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Opal for the Season, Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING The celebrated Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES, or a Hundred Years Ago, by Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Paul Bed ford, Emery, Bcc. .. -- To couclade with the Historical Drama of JACK SHEPPARD . Jaak. Mrs. Keeley ; Blues in, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL PROCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE PRIMA DONNA. Principal eharacters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, and Cathcart; Miss Robertson, and Miss Heath. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, Ryder, Meadows, J. Vining, and Chester; M*see Phillips, Robertson, Murray, and Carlotta Leclerq. To conclude with the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, In which Ur. Wright will sustain his original character. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The LAST SIX NIGHTS of the Equestrian Season, during which all the talents of the Circle will be produced. Likewise the Brothers Seigrist in fheir Double Performance on La Perche and the Trapez. On MONDAY, Nov. 1, the Dramatic Season will commence with an entirely new gorgeous SPECTACLE, which has been some time in preparation, and will bo place I on tne Stage, regardless of expense, under the exclasive direction of Mr. W. West, Stage Manager. Doors open at Half-past Six o'cYour k dall y - office open from Eleven to toy. PORTRAITS OF WELLINGTON AND SOULT, WITH MEMOIRS AND FAC-SIMILES OF THEIR HAND- WRITINGS. A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLING TON TOGETHER WITH THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY WYON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT- SIX TIMES, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE SIXPENCE. Sun Office, Oct. 25, 1852. HIGH WATERAT LONDON BRIDGE. Tina DAY —llorukur 19 min. miter 12 J Evening 41 min. after 12 To-3102atow—Ildorning 1 min. after 1 I Evening 17 mln. afte: I THE WEATHER.--SUN Osmet, Ocronsn 24 THEILMOIIETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon on Saturday. 43—lowest yesterday morning, and during Sat. night. o2—yesterday at noon. BAROMOTEa, 29.72. WIND W.NW., light breeze, cloudy, with sunshine; a smart shower in the morning, and hail showers in the afternoon.. Ocrosan 25. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and daring the night. 45—this day, at noon. BknoINETER, 29.41. WLND N.NW.—Sready rain. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning.—The stations er - arranged in order of latitude. liesrmos—Wind S.W,. gentle breeze—overcast. FoLanerosta—Wind S.W., light breeze--overcast. l'unnninas—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. nR EENWICII—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Coumplarza—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. YARMOUTH—Wind SW., strong breeze—overeast. ibe returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Friday morning at nine o' ei ock LuattilicK—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. crwmaen—'Wind S. E., gentle breeze—rain. COLCUUSTEIL —S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot undertake to return rejected communica tions. ftWIIV".! ,;,1gUl• 4,, l , - ' • : ~. A 407, , ,„.r 4 c , 3 --..-.4.1,-,t , A ,- ,!, , - I: ^ w 0 - 1,75,,, -, X• M 4.4;1 '14 *. A.....5- 0. - % ettllnt - LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1852. Nearly 300,0001, after the payment of all the expenses connected with the Great Industrial Exhibi tion, remained as the surplus in the hands of the Royal Commissioners. Nearly 300,0001. ster ling ! And already it would seem almost every six- Pence of that magnificent sum has been expended. Hew this has been accomplished, the nation will doubtless wonder ; but it will wonder still more when it learns that it has been effected simply by the device of purchasing a cluster of market gardens as the site of a new National Gallery—this rather expensive site being situated 'between Brompton and Kensington. After this, JOHN BULL may well pmaphrase what has already been go delightfully paraphrased by Dicx SNIVELLER. He may reasonably lament that he never has a comfooliable little surplus in his pocket but it is sura to be expended in the purchase of market gardens ! Here are three plums rolled away quietly for the acquisition of a plot of cabbages and a cluster of gooseberry bushes. Not a hodful of bricks, or a trowelful of mortar has, up to this moment, been secured for the cons:ruction of the projected galleries. But then the site has been obtained. Yes ! and in obtaining tile site, the nation he had the in expressible honour of sharing from 200,0001. to 300,0001. comfortably and cosily between the hitherto lords' paramount of the land and seig neurs of the soil, between Monsieur la Baron de VILLARS, and my lord the Earl of HARRINGTON. It is really to be regretted, that the entire transaction has been closed so precipitately. For the use to which the surplus was put, the Royal Commissioners must have known that, directly or. indirectly, they were r e sponsible to the nation at large —responsibl e so f ar that they were assuredly to be looked to in the mat ter, for something like a rational appropriation of an amount so enormous. Yet acting, of course, solely upon their own judgment, it would now appear that the whole sum has been squandered upon the one object of securing ground for a building to be devoted not merely to the preservation of the pictorial trea sures of the nation, but also to the promotion generally of arts, commerce, and manufactures. The object of this euterprize, is, of course, we admit, at once, noble enough in itself, and one which we should re joice to see kept in view more sedulously than it has been hitherto by the Members of the Impe rial Government. We bear in recollection with unalloyed pleasure, the half promise that a structure of this kind should be raised in the immediate vicinity of the Metropolis at the earliest possible opportunity —an intimation given in the course of his speech at the last dinner of the Royal Academy by the Right Hon. Gentleman the CHAN. , CELLOS of the EXCEILQUER. It is high time indeed that England s hould h ave some edifice of the cha racier here implied, more suitable to the glory of the United Kingdom than the wretched monstrosity of a bu ld iog is " Teafalgar-square--th e st ructure doing d u ty a 3 a --tet-stand in presence of two d um b- wa i terd by way o f• . fountains. A nything, we all be referable to the continuance of the would preferable to know, c,lt in this direction—the disgrace f disgrace Jong le s portion of the national pictures decorating beholding merely a d ecora ti n g the walls of that odious architectural abo mination. Any thin g wo uld be welcome in fact that appeared to be calculated to bring about the desired change—anything but the wholesale disposal of th e 300,0001. surplus of the Exhibition for a group of market gardens, agreeable by way of site, according to the opinion, or perhaps, we should say, according to the crotchet, of the Royal Commissioners. MOSES, in the " Vicar of Wakefield," selling his ather's colt for a gross of spectacles in shagreen cases \— his J m A c o u th , e i r n , s t h o e o w s t o f r o y r o a f t h h a e n ß a feualn ofS t al k, mottle parting beans — afford ea w 7s ith afford us tolerable illuBtration3 of the barguin r...- , cently made by the Royal Commissioners in theropputora chase of a few market gardens between Bro and Kensington in return for the ismit:btiatlioenf. nearly3oo,ooo/.,the surplus of the Industr Spectacles are, of course, very good things in their -nd especially we might presume them to be way, 1... ` a particularly short-sighted stripling useful to Buell - -kzAa alias JRNIIINSON. Beans, as the dupe of BALM- ' doubt when nicely pre again, are capital eating nu But surely it m ust, pared and seasoned a la haricot. rather remark on the:very face of it, be regarded as a . for a those able act of extravagance, the purchasing, . so enormous, a collection of potato patcheslikGeal intended for the site of our futur e Nat ional The bargain, however, bad t hou g h we cannot but has been made—c' es t U7l f a it accent]) deem it, iiletr:e.- land is the nation's—the money is that belonging to the Baron de VILLAILS and to Lord HARRINGTON. Forty-eight acres have been bought for 150,0001.—0 f tw e nty acres for 60,0001.—and smaller parcels land, at the rate of 4,0001. per acre, have been ob tained in " hot haste" by the zeal 01 the Royal Commissioners. There appears to be no help for it—the ground referred to is now the property of the country, and the House of Commons will calse quently be called upon to advance additional sums o. c money for raising the superstructure. The " deed being done," Parliament must make the best of it; and we shall now, therefore, look forward with no small solicitude to the course about to be adopted in the matter by the lower branch of the Legislature. At present, the few valuable paintings belonging to the nation are scattered about in various directions — some of them, and those not the least interesting, being only accessible with some difficulty, and under particular circumstances. There is the noble collec tion in Trafalgar-square—disgraced by being depo- ‘ sited in one-half of that miserable edifice, the other half of which is appropriated to the Royal Academy. There is the collection, in some respects still more choice, at the Dulwich Gallery, with those exquisite Pouissms and incomparable Murtu,Los. There are the specimens of the English school in the curiosii:l - of what is known as Sir JOHN SOANE'S Mll , seum—comprising, among other treasures, some of the most masterly productions of HOGARTH. There is the magnificent store of native works of art, now decorating the apartments of Marlborough-house, and renowned by the name of its public-spirited founder as the Vuitzrom Collection : and there are other and smaller groups of paintings still more widely distributed, and some of them, for that reason, almost entirely overlooked. If these treasures of art could by any possibility be collected together in a grand central gallery, worthy of England and of her:Metro polis, the citizens of London might not find such ample reason to blush for our national want of taste when visiting the gorgeous galleries of the Louvre, and surveying the storied walls of the Luxembourg. Under the particular circumstances of the occasion, we must henceforth, therefore, look hopefully in this matter to the munificence of the House of Commons— a munificence more than ever requisite, now that the whole of the surplus of the Exhibition has been ex pended in the purchase of those unfortunate market gardens, now that the amount, nearly reaching the splendid total of . 800,0001., has been exhausted, now that the country may be:said, in plain terms, to have bought a " pig in a poke," at the precipitate recom mendation of the Royal Commissioners. The Common Law Procedure Act—one of the most important measures of legal reform ever intro duced to, or sanctioned by, the British Parliament— has at length come into practical operation. The dynasty of Joint DOE and RICNIABD Ron—time-hon oured potentates— is overthrown ; writs of distringas, whether for the purpose of compelling an appearance, or proceeding to outlawry, are, henceforward and for ever, abolished ; and special demurrers and rules to compute will be numbered with the past. We have frequently expressed our opinion respecting this im portant measure. It is unquestionably a step in the right direction, calculated materially to simplify the proceedings in the Superior Courts. It does not, however, go sufficiently far, and will scarcely be accepted by Legal Reformers as a permanent settle ment of the question, or as full satisfaction of the general demand fig cheap and speedy justice. The end of the wedge has, however, been admitted, and the power of future resistance to reasonable altera tions will be greatly reduced. The statute, which contains no less than 236 sec tions, exclusive of the schedules, is fnunded on the report of the Common Law Commissioners, most of whose recommendations have been adopted. It in- , troduces very important alterations in practice which may lead to considerable expense and vexation, until the new system is thoroughly understood, and the opinions of the judges have been taken on all doubt ful points which the ingenuity of counsel or solicitor may discover. Its object is unquestionably meri torious. It aims at the abolition of useless techni calities, and allowing the decision of the Courts on the merits of each action to be obtained so speedily as may be consistent with a due regard to substantial justice, and at a moderate expense. The forms of action are, however, still retained, although the neces sity for such a course was strongly devised by com petent judges. The pleadings, too, are to be framed in a formal manner, and forms are given in schedule (B) as statements of causes of action which may serve as precedents in similar cases. It might have been better had the parties been al lowed to state their own cases in their own language. We are aware of the high authority on which it was considered that such a course would lead to useless prolixity, and the introduction of unnecessary mat ter. We cannot, however, help thinking that a plain and simple story briefly setting forth the nature and character of the acts complained of, and an answer, either denying the facts or explaining them, would be far preferable to any set forms, although the latter were free from all need less averments. The object of pleading is to enable the presiding judge and the opposing party fully to understand the case set up, and the points relied on ; and it certainly appears that would be more fully ac complished, and the danger of " surprise" considerably diminished, by the mode we have suggested. There was, however, apparently too great a dread of the assimilation of the proceedings in Law and Equity, and the fusion of the several tribunals—a reform that must eventually be accomplished, to permit the adop tion of such a course. We shall now briefly explain some of the provi sions of the Act, which it is essential should be gene rally known, although it would manifestly be im possible to enter into all its details within the space allotted to a leading article in a public journal. The writ of summons is, as heretofore, to be the first step in every suit ; but it is no longer necessary to specify the form or the cause of action therein, and it may be served anywhere within the jurisdiction of court, in place of being limited to the county or bailiwick for which it was issued. Concurrent writs, too, may be obtained for service within and without the juris diction, so that it will scarcely be possible for any person whose locality is known to evade the service of process, and' thus set his creditors at defiance, while he is certain of obtaining full notice of the proceed ings that may be instituted against him—a very valuable improvement in every respect. ingas longhow these absurd practices w ere tolerated. The object for which they were sanctioned was that of enforc ing the appearance of a defendant, who could not be personally served with the writ of summons, but wh o knew of the proceedings, and kept out of the way to avoid service, under the system now happily abro gated. When the various calls had been made, and the judge satisfied of the bona file attempts to effect personal service—in place of an appearance being at once entered for the defendant, the writ was issued, under which they were authorized to distrain on his goods and chattels to the value of 40s. This dis tress, although utterly useless to the plaintiff, was generally presented in the most stringent and vexa tious manner. It could not be sold, and, therefore, it the si ral i u fi e ed of no thing4os. , orwohfetahesrinweheatfawrtashintga.ken was of The full value was, however, invariably taken. The Sheriff was bound to restore the article or articles seized, on an appearance being entered; but although this was the law, still vexatious impediments were ) interposed, so that it could scarcely be ob tained again without a Judge's, order (procurable only at a heavy expense), or by iTay meat of a fee to the officer. The latter was the most usual course, and constituted the reason why the full amount was levied, and that on the most indispensable articles— so that application for their return and the accom panying fee might be secured to the bailiff. Hence forward the Court or a Judge may—on being satisfied that reasonable efforts had been made to effect per sonal service, and either that the writ has come to the knowledge of the defendant, or that be wilfully evades service of the same, and has not appeared thereto — order that the plaintiff be at liberty to proceed as if personal service had been effected—subject to such conditions as may be deemed expedient. All that could be desired will thus be achieved, and the tedious, - gious, expensive, and utterly useless process vex.. io avoided. Le n w t e Sheriffs' r e ev e n v en 'ings to outlawry against parties residing The proceb. ' , *nations in for t m he al d it i i ff e e s ' abroad—the proc , .. - -us Courts and other ridic,- -.4, while they did not more vexatious and expensi... • - 4 th e nature of ensure a knowledge by the defends,- , T n Place the suit about to be instituted against him. -. ,i g of the worse than useless forms , the o bvious plum I adopted of permitting the service of the writ in any part of the world, and whether a British subject or a foreigner and on obtaining the permission of the Court or Judge, to proceed in the action in such manner, and subj ~ c t to such conditions, as may be directed. Dis tinct pr: 'of of the debt, either before a Jury or a writ of inquiry, or before a Master, is however, indispen sable in the cs'se of parties residing out of the juris diction, and the n:4king of such proof is i condition precedent to obtaininj judgment. 11, however, there be a special endorsemen!' on the writ stating the par ticulars of the debt or liquidated damages—which special endorsement shall atai?d for particulars of demand—final judgment may be Entered on default of appearance by parties living in England. It is essential that this provision should be universally known,otherwise parties might unexpectedly fi,, , i them selves precluded from offering any defence or opposit;:n2 t o the demand. If the special endorsement be omitted a declaration must be filed, and if not pleaded to with in eight days, judgment may be signed by default; and execution issued for any sum not exceeding the s olount endorsed on the writ of .summons, with inter est at the rate specified, if any; and such sum as may be fifed by the Masters for costs, unless the plaintiff claim more, in which case the coats are to be taxed in the ordinary way. Our space will not permit reference to the other al terations effected by this statate. The rules relating to pleading, &c., however, are snore for the legal practitioner than for the communitv in general ; and ignorance thereof cannot produce such formidable re sults as those respecting the writ of wumous and appearance, thereto above referred to. 1 The Duke of Newcastle is at present surrounded by a family circle at Clumber Park, where his grace has re turned from Yorkshire. - ------- The Marquis of Abercorn has renewed his lease of the Earl of Chesterfield's splendid mansion, Chesterfield House, which expired on the . Ist inst., for another three years. Lord and Lady Brougham are entertaining a suc cession of visitors at Brougham Hall, Westmoreland. The Hon. Mrs. and bliss Spalding joined their noble relatives last week, from town. The noble and learned lord, we be lieve, has postponed his visit to his chateau on the frontiers of France and Sardinia, until after the meeting of parliament. Lord Mount Edgecumbe, who has been alarmingly indisposed at Mount Edgecumbe, has rallied, and his lord ship is considered to be progressing favourably. TEE DUKE or TEBCEIBA.—His Excellency the Duke of Terceira (upon a special mission from her Majesty the Queen of Portugal to the British Court) accompanied by, the Luchess of Terceira, aides-de-camp, and suite, arrived on Saturday afternoon at Mivart's Hotel from Portugal. The beautiful mansion-house and demesne of Morne Park, the residence of the late Viscount Newry and Morne, have been taken, on a long lease, by Mr. E. G. Hallewell, late representative for Newry, who purposes residing there with his accomplished family. hornoN.—lier Majesty has been pleased to grant a yearly pension of 751. to Dr. Charles Richardson, "in con sideration of his services to literature as the author of a pew Dictionary of the English language."—Ahenceum. ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS.—It is reported that, early in the ensuing session of Parliament, a bill will b• in troduced by the ministry, " for the purpose of restraining Roman Catholic priests at elections." NEWS FROM THE DIGGINGS.—The San Francisco has arrived from sydney, whence she sailed the 27th of June, with about 13,000 os of gold, valued at 52,0001. Tas CHRISTMAS PARTOMIMRS.—The gentlemen who concoct the " comic scenes" for these merry annuals hare been greatly perplexed this year, as the " examiner of playa" at the Lord Chamberlain's office has cut out many of their best jokes, and refused to license many capital scenes on account of political or personal allusion. THE CITY HosricE.—Yestorday morning, at half past ten o'clock, a considerable number of poor persons of both sexes assembled in the dining-hall of the City Hospice and Soup Kitchen, Victoria-street. It was nrranged that all those who attended prayers should be regaled on their return with soup and bread, and the savoury smell that issued from five or six large boilers afforded the visitors most satisfactory proof that in due time their piety would be rewarded. Of course the rule adopted was, no prayers, no soup, and conse quently the visit to the church was a necessary preliminary to the freedom of the kitchen. The females, about 35 in number, .were sent to St. Michael's, Cornhill, aad the males were formed into batches, and directed to proceed, under proper superintendence, to the following places of worship : To St. Sepulchre's 30; St. Stephen's, Walbrook, 24; St. Vidast, Foster-lane, 14 ; St. Bartholomew-close, 16. Accom modation was not provided for a greater number, and there fore about 50 other persons who presented themselves were not Bent to morning service ; they were requested to return at half-past two o'clock, forth° purpose of attending afternoon prayers, with a promise, of course, of getting their share of the bread and soup. THE CLARE-STREET NUISANCE.—An adjourned vestry meeting of the parish of St. Clement Danes has taken into consideration the question of the removal of the obstructive nuisance in Clare-street. The interest the subject had ex cited caused so large an attendance that it was necessary to remove from the vestry-room to the court-house. The conduct of the paving -committee was very severely cen sured,. and a series of resolutions were carried, the first of which charged the board with partiality in their proceedings; the second condemned the conduct of certain members of the committee, in preventing the street-keeper from doing his duty; the third declared that the conduct of certain members of the committee to a deputation of pa rishioners had been highly censurable, and that one of those members was unfit to be again elected; and the fourth was to the effect that at the next election the committee ought to be composed of men who had no party interests to promote, and who would treat the parishioners with common civility. Mr. Lewis addressed the meeting in defence of the paving committee, and moved another resolu tion, to the effect that it was their duty to carry out the Act of Parliament, and , to preserve for the use of the public the foot and carriage ways unimpeded. Mr. Jaquet pointed out the mischiefs caused by the stall.keepers, and stated that the conduct of the police (at which the magistrates at Bow street had expressed their surprise) had caused the misunder standings at the paving board. He said that he had that very day seen little children dragged along the street to the police-office for trying to sell a few onions, while the real offenders, the stall-keepers, we re unmo l es t e d . Aft er consi derable discueeion, the vestry affirmed Mr. Lewis's resolution by a maiority of 18. There is, therefore, now some probabi lity that the intolerable nu i sance i n question will be abated, the decisive opinion of th e par i s h h aving been thus pro nounced. SUPPOSED CHILD Mum:mt.—On Friday Massing Thomas Mitchell discovered within the iron railings of 14, Weymouth-street, the late residence of the Duke of Ormond, the naked and lifeless body of a newly born male infant. He instantly informed police constable 48 D, who conveyed it to the workhouse, where it awaits an inquest, previous to which the coroner has ordered an autopsy. DEATII ISOM VIOLENCE AT GRAVESEND.-00 Saturday an inquest was held before Mr. Hilder ' at the it H h e m a vy s waLe e r ,: Brewers' Arms, Gravesend, on the body o f Robert Patrick Ferguson, aged 15. Joseph R. Jukes depos e d th a t fi ve or six weeks ago he saw the deceased rowing to th e A msterdam ter man, public-houses H t r n s r y , where Simons, deceased strike got o h t i out. across the arm and back three times. It was about three feet feet long, and three-quarters of an inch thick. Patrick Ferguson, father of the deceased, said the boy came home and told him he had been beaten by Simons for taking his boat to save some things from his (witness's boat. He came back the moment Simmons called out to him. Mr. Crook said he found a contused wound on the back of the deceased, about four inches square, in which matter was formed. On the Bth inst. the patient was feverish from in. fiammation. The sore in the loins was the ultimate cause of death. A verdict of manslaughter was returned, and Simons was committed to Maidstone for trial. FALL OP TWO HOUSES AT BAYSWATER , . —Yesterday morning at an early hour, between 3 and 4 o'clock, the in habitants of Sutherland-place, Bayswater, near the bottom of Westbourne-grove, were alarmed by a noise like thunder, which turned out to be the downfall of nearly the whole of two houses which were in the course of erection in that place. The houses in question bad been "run up" by contract, and had reached their full height, but the roof had not yet been put on, the scaffolding was consequently still standing. They certainly were not built very substantially (as is the case to a great extent in that neighbourhood), and it is supposed that the accident was caused by the great wet which has pre vailed lately, and has affected the foundations, which are laid on a clay soil. The family in the adjoining house, which belongs to the Rev. Dr. Magee, were very much alarmed by the sudden crash and the shock which followed, but fortu nately no personal injury was sustained. Had the accident happened when the labourers were at work, some six or more men would in all human probability have been buried alive in the ruins. The damage done is estimated at above 2001., and the remainder of one house, which still is standing, will have to be taken down and re-built. We understand that the houses belonged to Mr. Watts, chemist, of the Edgware road. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. On Saturday morning, between four and five o'clock, a fatal accident happened to a porter, named John Strong, on the Great Northern line. He was on duty at the London terminus, and was crossing as the mail train came up, when he stumbled and was thrown down, three of the carriages passing over bins, crushing his arms and head, be sides inflicting other frightful injuries. He was removed with all speed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-lane, where he expired two hours after his admission. r4t4 t 4 21 : f 1 f. NEWMARKET RACES- (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRITERION STARES. Speed the Plough West Australian 2 Filbert a good third ; North Pole a 0 tSittia - owurue wall up. Won by half a length, Seven ran. batch—Diomedia agst Warbler. Off by consent. Handicap Plate of 50/. Cambridge Course. Gladiole 1 Trouseau Match. Conspiracy filly beat Pensioner, Sweepstakes. Vivandiere , a Florence ........ 14,5.• IIAIP•• 2 LATEST BtTTINC4, CRITERION. 6 to 5 eget sittingbourne 2 to 1 agst West Matra.ROA 4 to 1 sgst Filbert CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 6 to 1 agat Babette (taken) 13 to 2 apt Azael 8 to 1 apt Robbie Noble (taken) 8 to 1 agst Weathergago 13 to 1 agst Knight of the Shire (taken) 15 to 1 eget Stebbings's lot (taken) 20 to 1 agst Alfred the Great 25 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn (taken) n .i n ds—Ruataborough, Evadne, Ant eve rt a , 'Varmint, Ada, Doubikshot, Lcrrywhent, Sir Robert, Black Doet.)r, and Woodlark. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 23. The following had the honour of dining with her rjajesty yesterday ;—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of lien t, their Serene Highness the Prince and Princess of Hohenloho Langenberg, their Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide and Prince Hermann of Hohenloho, the Lady in Waiting to the Dunces of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, uud the Rev. Lord Wrothosley Bussell._ _ _ The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, drove out in en open carriage yesterday afternoon ; Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut. Colonel F. H. Seymour were in attendance, on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot ing. this morning, attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colons: the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymou:. Tho Prince, on returning, inspected the new model lodging-houses erected for the labouring classes by the Windsor Royal Association. The following had the honour of dining with her Majesty this day :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highness the Prince , and Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, their Serene Highness the rrineoss Adelaide and Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe, the Lady iu Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baront.iss do Speth, and Colonel the lion. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps., OCT. 24. The Queen and Prince, and Princess Royal, _and Princess Alice, with :be Duchess of Kent, and the Prince and Princess of lielifinlohe Langenburg, attended Divine service in the Castle this morning. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and the do mestic household, were also at the service. The Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell officiated. Mr. R. IL Hamilton, Comptroller of Imperial Customs. Montreal, Canada, had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Bernard Hall, of Liverpool , and Mr. James Hosack had an interview with Sir John Pakington, on Saturday, at the Colonial office. The Bishop of London had a interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole, on Saturday, at the Some-office. Earl Cowper had also an interview, on Saturday, With the Right Hon. Secretary. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli left town on Saturday, on a visit to the Marquis of Salisbury, at his seat, Hatfield, Herts. Earl Desart (Under Secretary of State for the Colo nies) returned to town on Saturday, from Ireland. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY. The October Sebsions of the Central Criminal Court were opened this morning by the Recorder, Alderman Hooper, Aldortaml Sir Geo. Carroll, Alderman Moon, and Alderman Sir E. Carden, the Sheriffs, and other civic functionaries. After the grand jury had been sworn, The Recorder observed, in his address to them, that the calendar generally preaontod the usual Timber of offences at this time of the year ; but he regretted to say, that there were several oases in which human life had been sacrificed. The calendar contained two oases of murder, and he was informed that another, in which the charge assumed the same serious character, would be brought before thorn. In one of these cases it appeared that a man, who was no doubt living in the most de grading profligacywith the object o f hi s violence, caused the death of a wom an by blows ; b u t i t was not distinctly shown on the deposition by what they were i n fli cte d. There did not appear to be any provocation on the part of the deceased, but if the case were sent for further in vestigation before a jury, and it could be found that the prisoner had no intention to cause death, he would be entitled to the acquittal of the charge of murder. The other case was that of a young man who stabbed a fellow-work men under peculiar circumstances. Some charges were reduced to the offence of manslaughter by the fact of their being provoca tion ; b y a blow, an d w h ere a man re ceives a blow, and in heat of blood returns it by violence which results in death, generally speaking, the absence of malice prepens e, or premiditation, m a d e th e o ff ence manslaughter, a nd not murder ; b ut i t was laid down that every blow did not justify the use of a deadly wea pon, and in this case the deceased seemed to have been stabbed with a knife* There wus another case in which the manufact ure o f f i re -works, but death was caused by the circumstances were such as to raise great doubt in his mind whether the prisoner was liable to the charge, as he wat4 not present when the occurrence took place ; but another investigation into the matter was going: on before a coroner's jury, and, probably, no bill would be laid before the grand jury, unless the evidence was con sidered sufficient by the other jury. After some further observations the Recorder remitted them to the dis charge of their duties. The first edition of the calendar contains 9 oases ; 19 of which arc for London, 51 for Middlesex, 1 for Essex, 4 for Kent, and 17 for Surrey. SUREy SESSIONS-(THIS DA y. ) The Octcber Sessions for the county of Surrey com menced this morning at the Court-house, &willton causeway. The calendar contained the nam es o f 59 pri soners for trial, 5 4 for felonies, and five for misde meanours. James Litstead, 23, a young man, of good connexions , pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing two h a ii. erowns the property of his master, Mr. J ames Chapm an, n a li nen draper, at Etixton, and was se ntenced to nine months' hard labour at Wandsworth. It was ascertained the prisoner had been very extravagant since in the prose cutor's employ. He kept, his boat at Searle's, and asso ciated with '' fast men." EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BANK N OTES. — On Saturday, information was forwarded to the various metro politan and city police stations that a man named Jenkins, recently arrived from California , h ad been robb ed of 6 50/in 101. notee, and a draft on Roths child's bank ing.house , for 4501., by some sharpere. THE LATE E XTEN i IVE ROBBERY IN TUE STRAND. —No clue to the parties concerned in the robber y of watches and jewellery at Mr. Jones's h a s yet been discove re d, and the police appear to have been completely foiled in all their attempts to discover the perpetrators. Mr. Jones himself is under the impression that some of the parties may yet be induced to come forward by the offer of his large reward, and is strengthened in this by the fact that it was nearly fi ve weeks after the robbery of plate anti jewellery at Messrs. Savory's, in Cornhill, when a co mmunication was made to them to the e ff ect that the whole of the property would be restored upon the payment of a certain stipulated sum. ANOTHER EXTENSIVE BURGLARY, --OR Saturday morning, abort four o'clock, as Police-constable Smith, 111 C, was taking his customary examing round, he discovered that the door of the White Bear Tavern, in Berwick -street' Oxford-street, was not in that state of security that he had left it on his previous visit. lie at once aroused the inmates and on Mr. Se ar l e , th e l a ndlord, admitting him, it was fou n d that burglars had been on the premises, and had broken open a cupboard in the bar-parlour, and carried off 551. in gold, silver, and country notes. The thieves had also attempted with much /iolence, but fortunately without success, to force open an iron safe, in which was lodged between 8001. and 9001. From no external marks of a forcible entry being visible, it is presumed that a boy had concealed himself on the premises late the previous night, who at the fitting hour had admitted his more expert accomplices. EXTENSIVE RAILWAY RounEur.---Several rob beries have recently taken place of valuable packages of goods from the goods shed of the Midland Railway Com pany at Bristol, and, among others, was one, about three weeks since, containing 35/. worth of sewing silk and silk twist, which had been consigned to Mr. Lindrea, Maryle port-street, Bristol. Inquiries were set en foot, and the re sult has been the apprehension of two men named Charles Delatouche and Charles Derrett. STEAM NAVIGATION.—Letters received from New York, aunounce the formation, :in that city, of a company with the object of establishing a direct steam communica tion to the Rio de la Plata and Paraguay. NEW RAILWAY.—It is now fully decided to make an application in the ensuing Session of Parliament, under the immediate auspices of the Great Western company, for powers to form a line of railway from lbstmouth to ROSS. CO -AL NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The &Ilea acotton at Liverpool, on Saturday, were estimated at 15,000 bales, of which 4,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The mat het was+ firm, and chased with prices of all kinds tight. The sales comprised 12,500 American, 800 Per narn and Marcham, at 6id. to 71i.; 200 Bahia at €3O. to 614. ; 500 Egyytian at 6 i d. to 81d. ; and 1,200 Sur a t at 4d, to sd. per lb. Railway ehares were quiet ) aq's; steEliy. "Upu the state of thcz dried fruit trade we have the following from 3,lessrs. Witherby and Hansom : T h e Cephalonia New Fruit, althou g h diff er i ng much in appearance from the Patras and Genova, has the same character of deadness, tastelessness, and want of substance. It is held at 658. We have now had speci mens of what is probably the worst, and, according to some accounts, of what may be c3nsidered about the hest of the 1852 crop of currants. They corroborate, or rather surpass, the most unfavourable opinion wo have )et ventured to give of the new crop ; and it is ebyous that as more arrivals of such fruit take ple.ao, ,ha effect must bo to further enhance the value of ;,:is old, espe cially if we proceed at our present r,s,la Of consumption, which exceeds that of any praylous autumn. The 'a -at parts and populous localities have still to procura, winter supplies.' The railway meetings announced are the follow ing :—Dijon to Besancon, 25 Oat., Paris ; East In dian, 2 Nov., 50, Old Broad-street ; Great Indian Peninsular, 29 Oct., Office ; London and North- Western, II Nov., Euston Station ; London and South- Western, 26 Oct., London Tavern ; Midland, 3 Nov. Derby York and North Midl and, 2 Nov. York York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 2 Nov., )( ar k, The directors of the Sombre and Mem o railway are prepared to pay overdue hitt:est upon the 10 per cent. debentures on and '... P iter Ist November nex t, upon presentation ', P r the coupons at the office. The I directors al; also willing to pay off the debontur„ I the holders be so inclined. The requisite notices have been given to enable the proprietors of the York and Midland '.o decide at the special general meeting, on the lid o f whether the provisions of th Canals' oNovember, Purchase Act (1847) and the Victoria Branch Act (1852), which authorize the raising of new capital to the extent of 70,0001. and 60,0001. respectively, shall be put in force; and, if so, whether the whole or what portion of the above-mentioned sum shall be raised, and on what terms and conditions the new shares shall be issued. The steamer from the United States has 300,000 dolls. on board. The stock market was rather dull. The banks had extended their discounts in New York, but there was a decrease in the specie they held. The latter may be owing to the accumulation of bullion in the sub-treasuries. The exports were still smaller than the imports. The Chilian accounts represent business and finances as being in a very favourable condition. The Government of the Sandwich Islands has pro mulgated a treaty of reciprocity with the United States. The Amsterdam stock market on the 23d inst. was firmer, but not much was done in D u t c h stock. Spanish was more offered, and other foreign securities were about the same. The Second Chamber of Hol land has voted a first subsidy for the railway extension from Arnheim to the Prussian frontier. The Executive Committee for promoting the for mation of Tribunals of Commerce have selected Mr. Francis Lyne as their chairman, and Mr. Jackson as their deputy ch a i rman, and afull meeting is to be inked to confirm this. There were 95,3434 11. s. drawn in bills on the 3 presidencies by the Honourable East India Company, in the fortnight to Saturday evening. The affair of the Turkish loan excites still con siderable attention, and the Committee of the Stock Exchange having expressed itself dissatisfied with the meagre information hitherto afforded, meets again to-day to hear whether any answer has been received by Messrs. Devan from the Turkish Ambassador at Paris, who has been applied to for explanations. The business doing in English stocks continues very limited, and prices have been heavy. Consols are 100 e for transfer. The New :3i per Cents. bring 1.03 i and the 3 per Cents 99i to Bank Stock has realised 223 to being a little firmer. Exchequer bills of March are 755. to 763., and East India Bonds 858. premium, Consols are 100} for Account. Foreign stocks are rather variable. Peruvian Six per Cents, have risen to 1031 Mexican are firm at 24i to 25, Equador Bonds realize 5, Buenos Ayres have improved a little, being 79 and 80. Spanish Deferred are rather lower, the quotation 25k to The Certificate is firm at 3i to 1. Turkish Loan, after being 4i has receded to 31, and is nnw 4 to 4i premium. Russian 5 per Cents are worth 118 i. Swedish Loan, to 1 discount. Rail way shares are some what firmer, but with very little doing, except in Leeds Northern, which are lower. Caledonian, to better. Midland are buoyant. Foreign shares aro very buoyant, and Paris and Rouen, Dijon, and some others, are dearer. Gold Mines are quieter. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (From the Official List.) Business dons. i3aak Stock ......... ....... l S t3 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 99% 1 ,4 3 per Cont. Consols Anna. IO O I,E Now 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Arms. lO 3 l /i U. Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 Ditto 30 yearn, Exp., sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds 1,0001. Ditto under 1,0004 7 Consols for Account Ezchrquor Bills. 1 1 ,%d. March Juno 1,0001. .i . 601. Sntall PRICE GF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. Equador Bonds 5 Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 per Cent lO3l i i Aussian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. - Ditto for the Account Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded.-- 3% 34 Swedish Loan Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 QUARTER TO TEREB. ficinaols 100% Ditto Account. Nov. 13 ... 100.4 DEPARTURE OF THE AFRICA. —On Saturday after noon, about four o'clock , th e British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Harrison, commander, sailed from the Mersey for Now York direct, with the usual mails, 90 passengers, and a good general cargo on freight. PROBABLE RENEWAL OF THE PAROCHIAL CONTEST IN MARYLIIIIONR.—There is every reason for believing that there will be again a contest for the election of vestrymen in Marylebone. The defeated party of last year are about t o hold a meeting on thi s da y for the p ur pose of considering the management, the p claration p parochial ha a il rag A DRUNKARD'S END.—A man nam e d A ttw i ck better known in and about Isli▪ ngton as "Golden Jack," in consequence of his immense wealth, died while drunk a few days ago, at his residence in the Shepperton cottages, near the Rosemary Branch. METROFOLITAN CARRIAGE COMPANY.-011 Satur day a general meeting of the above company was held at the office, 10, Craig's-court, Charing-cross—William Green, Esq., in the chair, to receive the report of the direct ors an d for general business. The object of this company is to in troduce an entirely new cab sy s t em, which will obvi a t e th e necessity of mileage, tend to reduce the fares, an d at t h e same time to add to the comfort and convenience of the pub. lic. The report, which was read by Mr. Spears, the secre tary, stated that the number of shares applied for represented a gross capital of 52,3001., being• 2,2001. more than the re quired capital. The report having been adopted, it was re solved, upon the motion of Dr. Burnett, seconded by Mr. M'Cabe, " That in consequence of the suggestions of the ma gistracy, a plan of the company be laid before her Majesty' s Government in extenso." The solicitor to the company was also directed to communicate with professional men in the principal towns throughout the country, and after a vote o f thaniss to the chairman, the meeting broke up. THE PROPOSED GREAT DOCKS AT THE BITER'S MOUTH.—The survey of the mouth of the river Avon. with a view to the formation of docks capable of accommodating the largest class of ocean steamers, which we some weeks ago announced as having been commenced by Messrs. Rendell and Blackwell, civil engineers, has at length been brought to a conclusion with the exception of an extra supplementary boring or two which have been commenced to extend the results already obtained to the Swash channel and anchorage ground, and a deep boring which is just put down on the Dung Ball island. The engineers have not yet made any re port, but we believe we are correctly informed in saying, that in a physical and engineering point of view they concur in thinking the site near the Lighthouse, on the Gloucester side of the river, the most eligible. There is an absence of rocks and a better flow of tide, and nautical men are almost unanimous in recommending it before the Portishead side. It is in contemplation, should the docks be made, to connect them with the Great Western railway, by means of a railway Passing along by Bristol quay. ' - ACCIDENT AT CAMDEDI TOWN STATION,(THIS DAY) —An accident occurred at the Camden Town station of the London and North Western Railway Company to the down mail train leaving Euston-square this morn ing at 10 o'clock. The driver of a goods engine, believing the mail had passed, improperly crossed the main line without receiving the signal of "all right" from the pointsman, and the consequence was a slight collision, which threw the mail train off the rails. The up and down lines were consequently blocked up for a consider able time, but happily no injury was done to the majority of the passengers, nor was any inconvenience suffered by them beyond the annoyance or the shock; and the mail trai n having been remade up, it proceeded on its journey at 11 o'clock. One or two of the passengers were slighly bruised ; and one of the engine-drivers received a severe blow, whi c h rendered his removal to the hospital necessary. THE. MARIONETTES' THEATRE.-" The Carpet Ba g and Sketch-Book" is the title of a new entertainment, of which a private rehearsal took place on Saturday ni g ht, at the Marionettes Theatre, Adelaide-street, Strand. It is somewhat in the monopologue style of Mathew's celebrated , 4 Evenings at Home," the representative of the various characters introduced being Mr. W. S. Woodin, who exhibits very great versatility of talent and flexibility of voice and feature in his impersonations of the various individuals pre. sented. The illustrations are aided by some cleverly painted pictures from Mr. Woodin's Sketch-Book, and diversified by sin g ing in character and costume, THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH PAILWAYS. Railways. Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Aberdeen 100/ paid Amb., Not., Bost. & E. June. B l /2 IJir., Wolv., and Stour Valley all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jet., late 33/. 69.8 d., 28/ pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. & 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, 201. 18 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian ...100/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Cork & Bandon, all pd Dub. & Belf. Jct. 451.v.1. Dundlk & LA pd. Dundee,P44;4, &Aber deen 31e all r Dit . to, New fd, Lust An ( E. and L. 8-, all pd. Do (18/. ":6.S c IL) all pd. East A:ounties all pd. .....astern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire ...all p E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd Edinb.'& Glas.,loo/. pd Edin.,Per. & Dun. 100! Glas. & 100 4 Great Nortlan., 100/ pO ► Do. ?,( A a, A &kg p Do. B Si" l so _ r uo/. Gt. S. & W. Irwl, all p l 4 Great West- 1004 pd Lane " 81 Carlisle, all pd Do ' rr .Lhirds, 11/ 13.4 pd I:, 41e. & York., 100/. pd Do., Fifths l5 pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 %p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt, all p Lond. & Blackw., all pd London, Tilbury, and Southend 3 pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct 100 p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Fifths 121. pd Do. 10L,M.&8 (o) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/ p Do. New 50/., 42% pd Do. New 401 341. pd Lon. & Enniskil , all pd Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 44 2s. pd Midland 100/. pd,' Do. Bir. & Derb ' 1001 . ' Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Do. % Shares, 17% pd Newcas. & Carl. all pd' Newmarket lOOl. pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford ...141 p 5 Newry & Ennisk. p Norfolk 100/. pd Do. New 20/. 201. p North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd North British ...100/. p Nth. Devon, N 0.1,134 Do., No. 2 634 pd, Do., 34 A, def....a1l pd Do., ih B, guar. 5/. pd North Staftbrd. 173 p North - Western...all pd N. & S.-W. June. 8% p Oxf.,Wor., &W.,100/. p Scottish Central 1001. p Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrews. & I3ir 100/p Do. do. ...... ICIO/. pd Shrew. & Her....... 81. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union ...6% pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent.... South Devon all pd Smith-Eastern 100/. pd South Wales all pd S.York. & Riv. Dun 15/. Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/28.3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...191. pd Vale of Neath...l7/. pd Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London pd Yk., New. & Ber. 100/.p Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E.purc. 10/. p York & N. Mid.loo/pd 27 % to 284 6 -6% 10% lox dis 21% 22% 2 % —2% dis. [OO 102 51% --ss# 21K - 22% it.;A - 15% 6 5 die. 7 % -. 8% 494 5 3 YI 3% 11% •-• 11% 8 % 9% ••• ••-• ••• 6% -- 75 -- 76"" 57 —59 75 ' 7 e" 27 —2B '"• ••• 79; -80% 43 -45 'll7 —ll9 48%: 48% 95% 95% 82 —B4 10 —ll p 85 1 4 —8 5 3 A 3 5 / 8 -3%die. 3% dia. 17 —17% ••• ". ••• 8% ... 8% 1% - 2 p 'lO4 - 105 119 —119% 2% 3% p 1% p B$L 89% 5 % —5% dis. 5 % —4% dam.lB 19 31%--325i 8% a dia. 7614 634 43 _. 45 ••• - ... 47 -49 3%- 2 Xdia. 3 43 —45% 36 .-- 37 7 —6% die. ••• •—• •• 2 ••••-• 2% 1 '-- li dis. 4 5 1 i •—• 4% dis. % - 4 %P. 47% - 48% 84 -86 55 -57 68 -72 1% 14 di& 19% 20% 93 10% 14% 15% 8% —3% d. dia 22 2 . 3 77% 78% 41 —42 14 —l5 4% —5 2%-' 2% 13 - 13% 7 -7% 22 -23 9% - 19% 69 1 4 70% 7 5 —7% di& —2% di3. 52 53 PREFERENCE SHAH Aberdeen........, all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Bris. & Ex., 4 p. et. Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, 51. pd Caledonian, 101. 100/ p Ches. & Llolyhd. all pd Cork and Bandon, 5 1 4 per cent. 1 p Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd Ang. (3110x)6 pc. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/ 17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex.,l sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. all Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 101. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire 106 -108 ••• 100 yo 3 18% 19 dis. p 6 -6% 8 1 4, -3% 8% -3% 1% 2 p —1% p x.d 14% 15 Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. gua 5 p.c. Gt. Not th. 5 p. 0.100 pd Do. 5 p c. red. Sc. 100 p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 1001. p Lancashire and York. 16% - 17% ••• ...... ... 2% - 3? 1 ••• .... ... 125 - 127 8 %- 9% shire, F. 20/. —6/. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk: 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 13/. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 ...9L pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. ...100L pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c, 1852 all Do. Nat. 6p c 100 E p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 1004 pd Ln. & S.W. Co.3ds. 5/. p Lon. & En. Sh. all p, Man., Sheff., & Linen. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, 101 all pd Do. 61. 3l. pd Maryport and Carlisle, % -- 1p 109 -- 110 4 per cent all pd Do., 4% per ct. 6 % p Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 100/. Do. Con. Brie. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewesh Va'. all p Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 100/. p Do. Pref., 4i p.c. Si. p i Norfolk Exten all pd Do. Gr. 5% pct. all p Do. W.Val. 5 p.c. all pl North British 100/. pcll North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & 6 per cent....106i. pd Ditto ditto ... 61. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. It'll Shrews. & Ches. (N.W.I Min.) 8 per c all pd Do. 5 per cent. 101 pd South Devon all pd Do. New pd St.-Est. (Reading An nuities)...l/. Os. 6d pd Do., 4 , A p c 100/. p Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3l. pd York, New. & Bar. all p Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Purch. 101. pd South-Em LINES LEAS: ,%„( 11 3. --par 104 -- 164 3% -i% p 13% --- 13% 9 -10 11% --12 % - % p Wis. 3i p % dis. % p 148 -150 ••• •• par —• 3( p 22 —23 5%- 6 1% - 2 93 -95 2% - 2%p 11% .-- 11% 17% 18 %g-13fip 16% 16% %dis. par 25% - 253 ••• - ••• 19 -20 y is 101 103 69'8 par— item, 44 per cent., ;D AT FIXED R: 28 % 10% 53 % %'A a 22% 2 15% 39% 12i 14 76% 81 80 43 4 117 18% 49 95% 3,4 WA 6 11% 16% 171 16% i 104% 119% 77% % % % 1812% 22% 78% 3 9% 701,i 7% 53 X I 1. 92% 101% 14% 112 11 13 1 4 it % 05 11534 25 112. ENTALS. Leasing ' F.ailways. ' companies. Nominal Prices. Business to-day. . •.. ......I.•••••.....•••••••1... Bdf. & intch., all p Lon.&N.W ... __ ... Bin& o!v., gua. all, Gt. Westn. 293 -. 30% Do. without, all p, Do. ...... 29 .-- 30 Bir.Wolv. & Dud.,! guar all pd Do. ...... 30 .-- 31 Do. without, all p' Do. ... 29 —. 30 Buckinghash. all p' Lon. &N.W 108 --110 Cl ydsdale R., 6 all p Cale donian 52 -- 55 E. Lin., gua. per; cent 100i.pd Gt.North n . 147 --149 I Gloucest. & Dean Forest all pdGt.Westrn. 32 Hartlepl. Dk. & - yk . II i New. % " Rajiv/. ...a ,Pd &Berw. ••• , Hull& Selby, all p Yk. &N . 113 1 —ll5 Do. Halves., all p ...... 56% 57% Do. Quarts., all p Do. Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern l4 14% 14 g Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk ..• 18% •-19% Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. Manch. Buxtn, f L.& NW / 3 —3% & Matick,s%p 1 &M. J Middlesbr' & Red car, 6p. c., all p Stktn&Dar ... •••_ Midind Brdf., all p Midland N. &E., sp. c., all E. Counties 64 —66 Prestn. &Wyre, f L.& N.W . I. all paid 1 & La. &Y J Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pd Do. Roy. & Hit.,loo/.? Gt. Northn l4B .-- 150 150 Do. Shep. Ex., a I Do. l4B —l5O Shf. Rth. & Goole, Lan sits •• -- ••• SP. c ., 18 ' 11 ' 6P M ii• Clean •% % die. S. Staffdsh., 9% P r w ear v a l. 6pe. , all Stckt& Dar ! 80 ,-- 31 Ditto ditto, all:P si Do. ilte‘Soul • 10 0 1. Ot.WaBtmlloo ~.,- 105 I Railway~, Cent. France (0.V.) all, Charl. & Erquel. all pdl Demerara......... all pd! Dijon & 13 essucon,4 pd,l Dutch Rhenish...B4 pd ' East Indian .....,all pd Gt. Indian Penin, all p Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd Great West. of Canada Shares 5 14 pd Louv. a la Sambre 7% Luxembourg —l4l. pd Do. (Railway) 104 p d 1 Do. ............... 1 pd Do. (Canal) ...2 pdi Lyons & .Avignon, 5 pd Madra5.,,.,,,,, 4 , / i t pd Maria Antonia 27 Do. New Namur & Liege all pd Do. ox pd North. of FrP.nce, all pd Do. 201.5 p, c. Bds, all p Orleans 80r...11.4 pd Pails 'oc, Lyons...lol. pd Pio. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd Paris & Rouen ...all pd Paris & Stras. ...all pd Paris, Caen, and Cher bourg 4 pd Rouen & Havre...all pd Sambre &Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4l. pd Tours & Nantes 174 pt West Flanders „all TA West. of France Si. pal Agua pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian.,., 151. p, Australaair ,a 2/. pd, Australiar i 5/. pd Austr. Freehold ell pd Ave Yaria all pd Brit, Austr. Gold all pd TBrßritish Iron 13/. ss. p Itn. (is. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cul . all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper ...40/. pd Colonial Gold. l/ pd Copiapo . . ... „141 pd Eng. & A.ust. Co. all p General..... Pall pd Gold Mountain all pd Grd. Duch. Baden, all p Great Polgooth all pd Lake Bathurst all pd Liberty all pd Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd Mariquita all pd Maxi. & S. Amer 9/. p New Granada ~ all pd Nouveau Monde, all pd Port Philip all pd Quartz Rock all pd Santiago de Cuba 10 3 4 South Australian, all pd Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd Yuba . .., 1 paid JOIN Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd, Colonial 251. pd Com. of London 201. pd, London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 101. pd Lon. & Westra. 201. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22 p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pdl Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 1)o. New all pd Roy. Aust. Bkg. & Gold' Importing Com. Ipd Union of Austral. all pd Do. New 2% pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pd' Austral. Roy. Mail, 4 p Canada 32% pd Copper Miners of Eng land . . all pd De. Preference, 7 pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd Elect. Tel eg. Ireland 1p Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd, Gon.Screw Steam Ship ping Company...so4 p Irish Beetroot Sug. 2 p Netherlands Land, 2 pd Penis. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. ...151. pd Royal Mail Stm. 601. pd Universal Emigration and Colonization. 2/. p FOIEIGN. Nomine I Price& •., oe• -1G 3 % ¢p 1 difi. 8% 9 2% 2t 4- 2p par -- 1 p ••• 7 1 1 / 8 1X 1S" 13/ 8 9 •••• lop 2% —.. 3 p 7 9 2 - -3 8 -i% 6 -- 7 30 %-31% 14 % -145 i it; KZ 19 Pp ••• - 59 - 353 4 - 36% 30% - 3114 231 - 3 p 16 1 4 - 16% Bii t - 9y, 45 / 8 -4% 8 - B%p. MINES. *Yel % P par, y i p ••• m•-• ••• 11 / 4 P 11 4 3 1 4 dis., 3 / 8 • - • dis. % die. 7q 2% -3% ••• ••• Mis. par 43 —45 % 7 4 p 6% 6a % 3i dia. '' ••• dia.l dis. par 13 / 2 p :% 1 p -- % ' 41,4 - % p , - 5 die. 34 p .54 p dis. 13 --14 % 12 13 3'8 p 7 1 % 8 %clic par % %p '-STOCK BAN'S. 58 -58% 57 -58 15 - 16% 29 -, 30 1. 5 3 2 1 A -- 33 % 0 -46% 18% -20 38 -39 46% -47 y, 16% 8 - 17% 1 -1% 49% -56 `% 6 - % 17 -18 iCELLANEOUS. 3 - 4 50 -51 36 - 37% 29 -30 4% 5% 50 —5l x.d 2 85 -86 5i 41 - 41% 79 - 80% % % 50 4, % „) MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—MONDA.Y. Very moderate supplies of English Wheat were on ti ger in the leading country markets on Saturday ; yet 11 ; g : demand for most 1" description s was inactive, at ab°l previous quotations. Fi ne Barley procured rattle' .. , more money. Other qualities, incl u di ng Malt, war'; quite as dear. No change took piece in the value Oi Oats or Flou r ; b ut Beans and Peas had ,an upwl4ll tendency. The continental markets have ruled very stead,/ O f all kinds of produce, the rates of which have been freely d supported, althou g h th e supplies on offer have cent ilia! good. Later accounts from Now York state tb at to e previous advance in the value of Flour was mint , Ailed.. The arrivals of E ng li s h G rain up to the marl tet las t week were very moderate. The imports from abroa d were 7,362 qua r t ers o f W heat, 3,455 Barley ', 12,810 Oats, 4,18 Beans, 683 Peas, 2,600 Linseed, 1,9 89 Rape ' seed, Mustard Seed, 258 sundry Seeds, and 2;181 filaC i " of Four. The quantity of Wheat received fresh up 'this more ing, coastwise from Essex and Kent, was very moderato' and in but middling condttion. From ,the E as t 0 00 5 the arrivals wore small, but several parcels came t ° hand by land carriage, from the midland countries. 43f3 the whole, the show of samp l es of both Red and Wh ite was limited, the time o f year considered ; whilst sPv„ attendance of both town and country millers was by v,,, ° means extensive. Fo r most descriptions, espee;ao,7 selected qualities, we h a d a steady inquiry , and a goo' clearance was effected at prices fully equal to ',he° obtained on this day sennight. For forward deli ee the demand was steady, and the growers succeed eJ, 1 ° obtaining full currencies in every instance. The show of fresh foreign Wheat was on the dim feast and that in granary was far from extensive. ,/!,bo at 3,000 quarter s o f m iddli ng and inferior kinds ere re do" posed of to provincial dealers, at full quotations. Fil3e samples sold to a fair extent, at late rates. The arrivals of floating cargoes off Falmouth tiave so t increased. Holders wore very firm, but the business done was chiefly on Irish account. Both English and foreign Barley came slowly to WO' Maltstors and others purchased freely, and n early th e whole of the supply changed hands, at fulls • the lat e advance in the quotations. The Malt trade was very firm, and prices bad an up' ward tendency. Fine Chevalier parcels were worth 60# to 62s per quarter. The quantity of Oats on offer was smellier than for some weeks past. Fine sound parcels w ere held for more money. Low and middling kinds were quite al l dear. Beans--the supply of which was very moderate.- - commanded a ready sale, at extreme 'potations. In peas, a steady business was doing, and prices vvere well supported. The Flour trade was firm, but no change took 0 90 in the curreocies. CURRENCY FEE LMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Ma l t—Chevaller •• .. Red .. • • new 35 s to 41s Oats— Yorkshire and6os tO 635 Ditto • .... old 40s 5252.1 Lineol Feed. i s - -n io onto, White new 38s 4ed Potato ... ' ... ... 2is 2 ' Ditto.. —•• .. old 44s 558 Yonghal and • . • C ... is Norfolk and Lin. Black ....• •. 16e 1" coin, Red, old 42s 46s elo Cork, White — 165 40 Ditto, new ... •• • 31d 415 Scotch, Feed. 210 f',, Ryu---Old ...... ••• • .. 81.1 32s Boans—Tick ....• • • ... 325 °,," 0 New... .... ••• • • • 31s 33s Pigeons . . 359 4u ti arley - -Grinding. —• • 26d 28s Peas—Grey ..—— • • . 295 34 ; Malting ..... •• •. 305 32 e M aple. ••..•. „, .. 320 30 , Ctufralier .... ... 325 34e White.— .• • • .. 345 3 " Halt-81111°1k and Nor- Boilers ............ 11, 41 0 folk Brown ............... 54s "58s Flonr—To wn-Mad 0 ... 37s 4.. E ... •• • • 46s 52s Suffolk .... •. ~... 29 5 in Kingston and Ware 53s 60s Stoektis & 'Norfolk 300 35' NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Nearly 9,000 carcasses of country killed Heat arrived up to the markets last week. With Meat slaaghtored in the metropolis we aro well Supplied, yet fa full aver age business is doing as follows;._ At per stone by the Carew. B. d. to s. d. t o g CI; d. • met; Inferior •• •• 110 2 2 hfu tton,lnforior 0. 8 2 '1 middling 24 2 6 ----- -nal&lll3g.. 30 3 0 primelarge 2 8 210 prime •••• 3 g 4 orimo small" 3 0 8 2 Por k , large—••••• • 2 6 3 Veal,••••••••••••• 2 1 210 man•g Y V •- SEEDS. The arrivals of Linseed continue good, yet the de mand for that article is steady, end prices are well sur ported. Teres are lower to purchale. Other secle,s are heavy : but cakes support the late advance. Tarnip,Whlte, per bash. 83 to lls Carraway, new ...... 385 4 , 9 3 : Swede ••••• • • • • • 103 12s Coriander, new ~ • 183 b s Mustard, 8r0wn.... • • 7s 9s Item seed , per • quarter 323 rbs White, new.• .... 7s Od 103 Linseed, Eng• Sowing... 508 u, w s Tares,Winter, new.. „• 48 6d:bs Od Crushing ......... 45s l' o Spring ••••••••.. Os Od Os Od Baltic ••••.. • • —. 423 ; 53 Canary, per quarter .. 37s 41s Odessa .. .. •... 4ls ' Rye grass.. .• ••.... 28s 34s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— Q z 10 0 Clover, Red Eng . (cwt.) 38s 48 3 English .. .716 s 8l 0, White . ....... • • 38s 43s Foreign, per ton 71106 7 ' . c o Foreign Red.... • • 388 ils Rape Cakes, pr ton pi lo s 41 . 6% White • • • 37s 46s Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 22109 241 Trefoil, new.. • • ..... 21s 243 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. All good and useful Hops of the present years' growt h continue to move off s t ea di ly, at full prices. Fine parcPl6 are quite as dear, with a fair consumptive demand. 11 : 1 yearlings, very littlo i s d o i ng. Tho duty is still called 2 45,0001. to 260,000/. Midland and East Kent Golding's', 1201. to 150/. per cwt.; Weald of Kent, 75/. to 841; dO choice, 75/. to 901.; Sussex, 721 to 781.; do choice, SO • to 84/.; Farnhams, 1001 . to 120/.; do choice, 130/. 10 1404; couulrY bp 90 4 io 1004 1 do choice, ANN to 120 c _:~~: Bus , neai done to-day. % :6% % 7 1 2c.d x.d 63 33% 1,4 2 1 4 _, 171,‘ % ma. Th all br &seri last v old D WG plied Edda, tionar Pri day lE Inferior Second Prime I Prime ; Largo Prime si Lambs A. Fitab Vat On Al 2 L, 1 Stipp, P,2 Sh kk..v.r. 149 ; Pi The i Itten e i, at erdan3 baske „, 1 bash me lcaand baiticir r In _wick a 14° ori nv wh o. c o kiv ariec fo rein. ji lls bat e -Atitrier Sin ce i la s 2 ed : 44 tiouE f,, l PPorti °lll 43 ,' net I) - c Pr ,____ fi teck thi Price „ Li r ito e,r37 A nt 2o , bitt o l ls o /.11, e of Zfro_ _ Pet. a nd al FA] Rio J fur Il 461111 Me 29 IA 4 185 % f, Y and ably quali TI Nord other Scott la nd ert Ir te , We i n, b 1,7 P bas