The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-18 00:00:00

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On Policies for the whole of Life, one-half of the Annual Premi ums for the first five years may remain on Credit. and may either contAne as a debt on the Policy, or may be paid off at any time. Claims paid in THIRTY DAYS after proof of death, and all Poll ales are INDIS P UTABLE except hi cases of fraud. INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned to the increased risk The Assurance Fund already invested amounts to X 850,000, and the Income exceeds £136,000 per annum. The Accounts and Balance Sheets are at all times oven to the inspection of the Assured, or of any Person who may desire to assure. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents; or of GEO. 11. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. 93, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London. THEACRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Beaeon of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. Tills EVENING Will be pe7formei the popular and highly attractive Comedy of MASKS IND F.10E4; or, Before and Behind tie Curtain—by Messrs tfeniamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle; Mrs. Stirtiny, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs, Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny 3Jaskell. After which, the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED, by Meagre. Buckstone and Keeley. To coaolude with the WOMAN I ADORE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING Will be perfoumed lIIE JENKINiES. After which, ane;rjemicErVnat called LITTLE TODDLE /BD*. Ch..tracters by Messrs. C. 3lathews, Baker, Butler, Miss F. Matthews, Miss Oliver, and Miss Ellis. o h 3 followed by (6th time) a new Comic Drama, called a PHE VB.NON IN A SMOCK-FROCK, Characters by Messrs. C. Ma thews, F. Matthews, and Horricastle ; Miss Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. To which will he added the BALLET from the Chain of Events, In which Miss Itosina Wright will appear. To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, lb, New Bend-street. . THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. The successful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Emery, 0. Smith, and Cullenford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Coffins, Miss Harding, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the admired Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. To conclude with the Comic o?era of GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR PANTA LON. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. TELLS EVENING Under the Patronage of H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. For the BENEFIT of Mr. BARTLEY, and Last Appearance upon the Stage. Will be performed Shakspere's historical Play of HENRY IV. (Part I.) Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Bartley, W. Lacy, Harley, Ryder, Addison, J. Vining, Meadows, Graham, and Saker ; Misses Murray and Daly, and Mrs. Daly. After 'the Play, Mr. BARTLEY will speak a FAREWELL ADDRESS. To cowhide with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Principal characters by Messrs. Lacy, Ma l lows, .A.dd son, and Everett ; Misses J. Marston, Vivasb, and Leclercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren THIS EVENING Will be presented MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER. After which, JOHN DOBBS. To be followed by GO TO BED, TOM. To conclude with UNCLE TOVi'S CABIN, Supported by Messrs. Farren, Common, W. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Cook, and Shalders ; and Mesdames A. Phillips, H. Gordon, L. Rafter, B. Bartlett, &c. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The great novelty of the present day is Uncle Tom's Cabin To be witnessed nightly at this House. THIS EVE:MENU, Dec. 18, the perrormances will commence with the superior Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. To be followed by unparalleled Equestrian and Dramatic Achieve ments in the Arena, by the most talented Artistes of the age —in cluding M. and :Vile. Lalonde, and the Brothers Siegrist, from the Cirque Olympic, Paris. To cenclula with the highly amusing Farce of THE DE VIL TO PAY. In consequeace of the crowded state of the Theatre, Mr. Batty begs to inform Ws Fronds, that Seats cannot be kept after the con clusion of the First Act. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; Buz-oillco open daily from Eleven to Four. HIGH WATER AT LONDI lON BRIDGE. Tots DAY —Morning 57 min. after 6 Evening 25 min.aft. 7 I To-Moßnow—MornThg 54 min. after 7 Evening 27 min.aft. 8 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 1852. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. ITAST IN G S .8.W., hard wind—send. SOUTHAMPTON—W., storm—heavy rain. VOLKESTONE—S.W., strong breeze—overcast. yTcNßurn gentle breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—N.W. 9 hard wind—overcast. hardGREENWICH—S.W., ard wind—partially cloudy. STROOD—S.W., strong breeze—rain. SWINDON—S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Cor t clusTEß—S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S.W.,. strong breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— S.W., hard wind—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock : LIAERTCK—S. gentle breeze—overcast. HASTINGS—W. gentle breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE—W., calm—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W.. gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—S.W. ' gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LElGirrox—S.W. by W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. CAMBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. YARmouni—W. by S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD—S.W., gentle breeee—partially cloudy. LANCASTER—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WHrrsr--calm—overcast. DARLINGTON--W., gentle breeze—cloudy. SHAP—S.E., calm—principally cloudy—snow on the mountains. THE. WEATHER.- Sus' OFricE, Dec. 18. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 49 highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 40—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'27—An extraordinary rise of more than an inch in 24 hours, indicating a very decided change in the weather. WIND, N.N.E. to N.E.-4que sunshiny weather, in clining to frost. There was a heavy storm, with thunder and lightning, on Friday morning, about from one to two o'clock, stretching from London to Gravesend, and over great part of Essex. THE WELLINGTON SUN. _ON THURSDAY THE 18TH ULTIMO, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLE:SVID PORTRAIT °P ATE LATE . DUKE OF WELLINGTON , WITII HIS AUTOGRAPH, 4up,,A FULL ACCOUNT CF THE CRA/FD NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. „• - =4.: • l i t f a t 4 4 . LONDO N , SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1852. If any doubt could have been entertained as to the intentions of the DERBY Government, it would be set at rest h , Y the statement o f L or d MALMES BURY, that tue PREMIE R had repaired to Osborne to seek an audien ce Of Her MAJESTY. The resig nation of the entire Cabinet has unquestionably been tendered to the SOVEREIGN and it is equally certain that it has been accepted'. The only point remaining to be ascertained is, who will be the new Prime Minister—on w h om w . - ll]. the QUEEN confer the arduous and important duty of forming As we stated yesterday, there the new Ministry ? is a general feeling that "the famil without the Y party" can never again hold the reins of power, infusion of new and more vigorous blood. It is further asserted that Lord Jonx R usspaa, will not be required to undertake the situation - of First Lord of the Treasury ; b u t tha-b as the' t r i um ph belonged to a coalition, th e fruits' of the victory will be divided among :those who re n d ere d e ffi c i ent a id i n th e s t ru ggle. The PEEL party, it will be acknowledged, took a prominent part in the broceedings. GLADSTONE, WI Ail A nx, and GOULBURN, put forth their utmost strength, and entered heart and hand into the contest. , Indeed, it was apparent that they had, or believed they had, a direct interest in the re sult ; and that if success attended their exertions; th e y .would be required to forget minor differ epees, and once more assum e : li, portion of the cares and responsibilities of office. • It hastindeed,, been for some time anticipated, that . the\'' paiir which, although numerically small, was powerful in the ability and experience of its leaders, would be speedily called to the Councils of their SOVEREIGN. They could control the balance of power, and make the scale incline to either side as they might deem expedient ; and it was known that overtures had been made from both sides—the DERBYITES and the Rus- SELLITES, who were equally desirous of obtaining the co-operation of such efficient auxiliaries. It was on the refusal of Mr. GLADSTONE to join a DERBY Administration that the late PREMIER re linquished the attempt in the beginning of 1851 ; and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, when called on to con tinue in office, in vain endeavoured to secure the services of GRAHAM and ABERDEEN, of HERBERT and NEWCASTLE. The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, however, constituted an impediment that could not be overcome ; and, like their great leader, the PEELITES were contented "to bide their time," well knowing that sooner or later it must arrive. It has at length arrived, and they are about to reap the fruits of their patient tactics and judicious strategy. What share will they now demand in the new dministration ? Although their numbers dimi nished at the last general election, their power was increased as the others became more equal in strength. They are well aware of that power ; and if they do not demand the lion's share, it is almost certain that they will not be contented with anything less than a full and fair participa tion in that which is about to be distributed among the Parliamentary expectants. It is gene rally believed that they will not consent to become subordinate to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, but that if any of the late Whig . Administration will be permitted to assume the chief place, that the Marquis of LANSDOWNE is the man. The un blemished reputation of the veteran statesman— the universal respect entertained for his character and consistency, lead to the belief that he ' would be willingly accepted by all parties. But the great age of the Noble Marquis, and we regret to be obliged to add, his increasing infirmities, render it, to say the least of it, exceedingly improbable that he will undertake a position involving not merely so great responsibilities, but such excessive toil. He has already announced his intention of returning to the enjoyment of the "otium cunt dig nitate," which he has so eminently deserved. We have no doubt that he will exert all his powers and all his influence, to smooth away asperities, and remove the obstructions to a united Ministry. For this purpose he may consent to hold a place in the Cabinet, either with or with out office. But we do not believe that he would un dertake the most onerous position—one that would be utterly inconsistent with his advanced years. The name of the Earl of ABERDEEN has also been mentioned, and it is by no means unlikely that the quondam Foreign Secretary may be placed at the head of a Cabinet containing many men superior to himself in talent and abi lity. Those who would refuse to serve under Lord JOHN RTJSSELL, or Sir JAMES GRAHAM, or Mr. GLADSTONE, might consent to render allegiance to the respectable mediocrity of " Get-Excellent ABERDEEN." His position would be something similar to that formerly occupied by the Earl of LIVERPOOL, and subsequently by Lord GODERICH —a bond to cement the union between the conflict ing elements of the Cabinet, but scarcely possessing the weight or influence that should belong to the station. It is said that Lords LANSDOWNE and ABER DEEN have gone to Osborne. It is, then, more than probable that " the travelled Thane" will be the nominal head of the new Government, and that there will be a complete fusion of the Peelites and Whigs, Lord JOHN RUSSELL taking the lead in the House of Commons, either as one of the SECRETARIES of STATE or CHANCELLOR Of the Ex cHEQuEß—most probably the former. We believe, too, that the services of the GREY clique will be dispensed with ; and that if the recent exertions of Sir CHARLES WOOD should be considered to entitle him to any position, it will not be at all connected with the financial department. Considerable doubts are entertained as to whether the Manchester School will be repre sented in the New Cabinet. If not, if the basis be not rendered very wide, we should not augur very favourably as to the probable duration of the New Cabinet. The question of the further extension of the principle of direct taxation, and the - distiaction between permanent and pre carious income, will constitute a great, if not au insurmountable, impediment to this junc tion. It is, however, on the fiscal policy of the Government, more especially on the Property and Income Tax that all will depend. Mr. DISRAELI has assumed a position on that subject in accordance with the common sense of the country, and if the crotchets of GLADSTONE and GOULBURN are to be sustained, we cannot anticipate any prolonged tenure of office for those who set themselves in opposition to the tide of public opinion. A few days must now solve the problem. Nothing can, of course, be done before the Christnias recess beyond the formation of a Ministry 3 =an t we must patiently await the reassembling of Parliament for the development of the new -financial policy. A simultaneous effort is being made to advance the political and artistic education of the co (=u nity. Deprived of the chance of any immediate and comprehensive scheme of National Educa tion—familiarising the population with all the various department & , of , human knowledge —the people of the United Kingdom are to have their taste cultivated by an enterprise abo u t to grow up in the market gardens between Brompton and Kensington, while their minds are being agreeably surfeited with Parliamentary Literature. The paper duty is not to be remitted, but blue books are to be supplied gratuitously to Mechanics' In stitutions. The nation, it seems, is to learn wis dom, not at the knees of GAMALIEL, but of Han sard. Learning, as well as Religion, is, it would appear, to be henceforth regarded as by law esta blished. While we cannot but still regret the apathy evinced by our rulers in re ference to the grandest of all the promo ters of civilisation, we are, nevertheless, so profoundly impressed with the necessity of some thing being at once effected-in the way of impart ing instruction of some sort to the multitude, ,that we hail even the almost imperceptible' movement in that direction above indicated, with a pecu liar degree of satisfaction. Better for the people to have blue books than no books at all. Better for them to spell out the science of political eco nomy through the laborious researches of Com mittee-men and Chancellors of the Exchequer, than to guess, without any guide or assistance whatsoever, the drift of the arguments put for ward in the writings of ADAM SMITH, MILLS, RICARDO, and M c CuLLocu. It is a step in ad vance, and, as such, is unquestionably entitled to commendation. Like so many other changes already hinted at, or already effected since the DERBY Ministry came into power, it betrays on their part a slight, but at the same time, however slight, most gratifying recog nition of the responsibilities devolving upon the Members of a Government. Whatever may be thought of the inadequacy of the projected im provements—improvements they are admitted to be on all hands—contrasting as they do so strangely with the torpor or indifference of past Administrations. and a tot a l a b roga ti on o f th e tax ley]. A remission, we repeat, of the P .e a d pe u r p D on ut A ie d s - , vertisements, would have been infinitely more ac ceptable to the intelligent part of the population. Yet, in the absence of those great boons, we are disposed now to welcome with an apparently dis proportioned ardour, the resolution lately ar rived at by the Legislature, to forward periodi ca ll y • to our Mechanics' Institutions, those voluminous documents which may be re garded as constituting the mass of Parliamentary Literature. The adoption of this course would be th e more commendable if we could believe for one moment that these same institutions scattered ~ho England have really been provid e d fi actuallyforones mo ment that suc h i s the case v (ri:ti andgh os areuet altogether p reposterous—it would be evidencing'Toouls beo a total i a o - uoranee of the condition and character of those establishments. We wish most heartily that the fact could be rendered otherwise. We wish that it had been veritably and not merely nominally to mechanics that the Earl of CARLISLE delivered his graceful disquisition upon the genius of • POPE, and upon the aspect of the American Republic. We wish it had been to mechanics that Sir BuLwER LYTTON delivered, at Hertford, his thoughtful and eloquent oration upon knowledge. We should have rejoiced more cordially if it had been to mechanics that the Earl of BELFAST delivered his ingenious essays upon the poetry of therecent and present generation. It would have enhanced our satisfaction at the occur rence to have known that at Leeds, the other day, mechanics in their fustian jackets, as well as clerks in their broad cloth, had been among the audience addressed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL : and it would have increased the interest felt in reference to the Lecture about to be delivered at Hull by the learned and gifted Recorder, Mr. WARREN, if we could credit the possibility of his hearers numbering in their ranks the work-be grimed and horny-handed members of the indus trial population. As matters are, however, it is not so—Mechanics' Institutions beink apparently or ganised for the advantage of every one except mechanics. So that the poorer classes of the com munity will reap no benefit at all from this pro ceeding in reference to what we have spoken of before as Parliamentary Literature. The blue books are to be supplied gratuitously to Mechanics' Institutions—not to the rendezvous of mechanics, but to Mechanics' Institutions—meaning to the trades-people of our various towns assembling at those miscalled establishments. From the very mea sure which is about to be (to a great extent, we be lieve, ineffectually) adopted in regard to those well-known institutions, we are sanguine, that there may ultimately arise their total re-organi sation. It is needed. It has long been required. Let us change the names of those actually in ex istence, or in justice let us admit the artisans— the cobblers, and tinkers, and carpenters—to a participation in the benefits accruing from their existence. A ridiculous injustice requires to be removed, and in effecting its removal we shall be destroying a very grievous evil, while we are conferring an incalculable blessing upon a consi derable and neglected class of the community. For calling our attention to the necessity of this improvement, we are indebted to the recent resolve of the Legislature, to supply blue books gratuit ously to Mechanics' Institutions. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEC. 17, Owing to the unfavourable weather the Queen and Royal Family were unable to leave the house yesterday afternoon. The Prince of Leiningen, wh . o remains on a visit to her Majesty, was the only addition to the royal dinner party. The Earl of Derby left town at three o'clock yester day afternoon, by the London and South-Western Rail way, for Osborne, Isle of Wight, to have an audience of the Queen. Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Charles Turner and Mr. Richard Lambert had interviews with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governor-General of Canada. His Excellency Lord Howard de Walden has left Harcourt House (the Duke of Portland's) to resume his diplomatic functions at Brussels. His lordship had audi ence of the King on Wednesday, at which he presented Mr. Bates, the chairman of the Namur and Liege Railway. THE MINISTRY.—It may be right to mention that her Majesty was not taken by surprise, either by the vote of the House of Commons yesterday morning, or by the con sequent resolution of Lord Derby to resign. His lordship prepared her Majesty for both contingencies, on Tuesday morning, after learning the determination unanimously come to of the Irish Liberal members to vote against the resolutions moved by Mr. Disraeli. From that moment he saw that the doom of his Administration was sealed. The great question now is—Who is to be the succ essor o f L or d Derby ? The prevalent opinion at the West-end was, that his lordship would advise her Majesty to send for Lord Aberdeen, and that to the latter noble lord would be con fided the task of forming a new Administration. In the course of to-day we shall doubtless learn whether this im pression be or be not correct. The noble earl had not, up to a late hour last night, received her Majesty's commands to proceed to Osborne House, but it is possible he may re ceive them early this morning. It is stated that Lord John Russell will not offer any opposition to an Aberdeen Government ; but that he will, on the contrary, give it his support, provided it bring forward no important mea sure of an objectionable kind. It is added that the ex- Whig Premier deems this the wisest course which he could, in existing circumstances, pursue, because by giving a helping hand to an Aberdeen Ministry for two or three months, he will have. time allowed him to bring about a better understanding among the various sections of Liberals than at present exists. As affording prdsumptive confir mation of this view of matters, we may mention that a meeting took place, some days ago, at the Duke of Bed ford's, at which the Duke himself, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Mr. Gladstone were present. It is believed that at this meeting of these four important political per sonages the adoption of the course of conduct which we have indicated was determined on.—Morning Advertiser; CONTRACT FOR Rum FOR THE NAVY.—The contract for rum for the navy, to be delivered at Deptford, was taken by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Son, of Fenchurch street, on the 9th instant ; and the contract for rum also for the navy, to be delivered at Gosport, was yesterday taken by the same firm. THE Corrvicr JOHN HORLER.—This unfortunate con vict who was tried on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Wight man, remains in a most desponding way since the sentence. A petition is in the course of signature, praying her Gra cious Majesty's mercy may be extended to this unfortunate young man. The petitioners urge their prayer on the grounds of temporary insanity occasioned by imagined in juries received from the wife's relatives. The petition will be forwarded to the Home Secretary. SUICIDE OF A REDUCED SURGEON BY TAKING CHLORO FORM.—Yesterday an inquest was taken by Mr. William Payne, the coroner, in the Vestry-hall, of St. John's, Fair street, Ilorsleydown, touching the death of Mr. Theophilus Webb Green, aged 45 years, formerly a surgeon and licen tiate of Apothecaries' Hall, who committed suicide by swallowing a quantity of chloroform. The jury returned a verdict of "Remporary insanity." A subscription was raised for the benefit of the widow and children- f the de ceased, and the sum of 21. Ils. was collected, including a contribution by the worthy coroner. THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. WHITTAKER'fii.-,-*JUst be fore the adjournment of the Central Criminal Court on Thursday evening, John Cooper, who was conirieted at the November session of robbing his employers, the represen tatives of the well-known firm of Whittaker and Co., booksellers, of Ave Maria-lane, was placed at the bar for judgment. Before sentence was passed the prisoner so lemnly asserted his innocence, and said that he had entered the service of Mr. Hood, the prosecutor, with the highest testimonials, and' during the fifteen years he had been in the employment of-the firm no complaint had ever been made against him. Mr. Justice Wightman, the presiding judge, said he knew nothi ng o f th e f acts of the case, and all he had to do was to pronounce the sentence which Mr. Baron Alderson, who tried it, considered ought to be awarded to meet the requirements of justice, which was, that he should be transported for ten years. EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLWAY.—Yesterday, a special general meeting of the Eastern Counties Company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the pur pose of receiving a statement from the directors as to the measures intended to be brought forward in Parliament in the ensuing session on behalf of the company, or by other parties, and which affect the interests of this company. Mr. D. Waddington took the chair, and stated that, amongst the various schemes to be brought forward, was one by the New Electric Telegraph Com pany, which required watching. In respect to the Har wich Docks, no agreement for a guarantee fro m thi s com pany would be come to, without first calling a meeting of the shareholders. The proposition of the Eastern Union to make a line from Wisbeach to Spalding, would require the vigilance of the directors to see it did not injure the prospects of this company. The line to the Victoria Docks would be beneficial both to the Dock Company and the Eastern Counties Line. The proposed line to Woodford and Leyton would pay the average dividend of 5 per cent., and was recommended as a pleasure line, which could be constructed for 105,0001. The chairman having pointed out the advantage of capitalising the mortgage, debt by preference shares, at a low interest, stated that in the act it would be left to the shareholders to nominate the direc tors on vacancies happening betwixt the general meetings. The meeting having expressed their thanks to the chairman for his explanations, adjourned. MORE INUNDATIONS.—The metropolis and suburban districts were, on Thursday night and yesterday morning, again visited by tremendous showers of rain, which accu mulated in such vast streams in the corn-fields and market gardens as to cause a still greater destruction of property ; and—what is a very unusual circumstance at this time of year—heavy peals of thunder reverberated for some hours during the height of the storm, whilst the lightning shone forth so vividly as at times to light up the streets of Lon don. The river, in some places, again rose several inches ; but in the marshes and low lands it was between two and three feet high. The whole of the railways are stated to have received considerable damage by the great accumula tion of water upon the surface of the permanent ways, but more so in the cuttings. In several places, especially on the South-Western line, as the trains pass over the metals, the sleepers are forced down to such an extent as to cause the water and soil to ooze up. Careful surveys are being made, and wherever the least danger is apprehended fresh ballast is thrown down, and every precaution taken to pre vent accidents. The accident, which took place at the tunnel near Winchester, on Thursday, is attributable en tirely to the heavy fall of rain, which so loosened the chalk as to cause several tons weight to fall and choke up the rails. Before anything was known of the accident, one of the long goods trains ran into the tunnel, and the driver of the engine was first informed of what had occurred by the wheels of the locomotive running on the chalk, and the train being thrown off the metals. The mail was not then near due, consequently sufficient time elapsed to signal it of the accident which had happened, more especially as it was seven minutes after time in reaching that spot. For tunately no one was hurt, and after the space of three hours or a little more, one of the rails was cleared, but it was late in the day before the two lines were perfectly cleared of all obstruction. The tunnel during yesterday was sufficiently protected as to prevent the possibility of a similar occurrence. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1852. 11 - 1 E MINISTRY. The reports are that the Marquis of Lansdowne has been sent for to Osborne. Up to the hour of going to press, the Earl of Derby had not returned to town. We shall probably have some definite information in our next Edition. We believe that the chiefs of the rival parties would consent to serve under Lord Lansdowne, but not otherwise. VICE-CHANCERY-THIS DA Y. JUDGMENT.-MORGAN V. HOLFORD. This was a special case, for the purpose of taking the opinion of the Court upon a correspondence between the late Major Holford and Mr. Crespigny, relative to the sale and purchaae of an estate in Wales, for a sum of 60,0001. The case stood in this way :—The contract, if contract there was, took place in October, 1836, so that the result was that, if there was a contract, the equit able interest in the estate proposed to be purchased passed under the major's (the purchaser's) will, inasmuch as the property was his, in such case, at the date of the will. If, however, there was no contract, but a treaty merely, the estate did not belong to him at the date of the will ; and, consequently, as the law of wills then stood, Major Hol ford's will did not operate on the estate, and the testa tor's object was defeated. The case was argued at some length, on more than one occasion, before his Honour Vice-Chancellor Stuart, and this morning it was got down in the list for judgment. His Honour, on taking his seat, stated that in the case of Brown v. Monck, which had been cited during the argument, the title was a bad title, but here it was the reverse. His judgment was, that the right of the heir of law was excluded by the equitable interest passing with the will of Major Holford. In conclusion, his Honour directed that the costs should come out of the estate. Judgment accordingly. BOW STREET-( THIS DAY), • John Smith, about 60 years of age, a driver of a fly, was charged before Mr. Henry with furiously driving over one of the collectors of toll at the Waterloo Bridge, with intent to do him some bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant, and a police constable, that this morning, about half-past four, the defendant, who was driving a party of ladies home from a ball, went up to the Surrey side of the bridge, and having paid 2d. toll,rwas asked for his excise ticket. He said it was a private carriage, and upon the collector getting in front he drove over him, and by some means, the collectors' feet getting rested on the springs of the carriage, he was dragged along the road for several yards, whereby he sustained a hurt of both his legs, his head was injured, and he had a very narrow escape of his life. ...--. The defendant, in defence, said he did all he could to stop his horse, but it was a very spirited one. He had been out from eight the previous evening. Mr. Henry said the horse he believed could not be very spirited after being out so many hours, and he should inflict a fine of 51., or two months' hard labour. He might also stale, that the defendant had, by not having an excise ticket, rendered himself liable to a fine of 101. The fine was not paid, and the - prisoner was sent to prison. THE WESTMINSTER PLAY. The Adelph,i, of Terence, was performed on Thursday night by the Westminster scholars, according to the statutes in such case made and provided. The following is the cast for the present year : .311,ci0 Demea Sannio .iEschinus Syrus . Ctesipho Sostrata Canthara Geta Hegio Drom,o Parmeno Tibicina T. M. Gilbert. F. W. Oliver. A. F. A. Slade. C. Upperton. Q. W. F. Twifs. W. Madan. F. H. Dodgson. G. A. A. A'Beckett. C. F. Gregorie. G. Lavie. R. H. Somerville. R. M. Freeman. E. Wodehouse. The Syrus of Mr. Twiss was very good. The drunken scene in the fourth act was a perfect bit of acting. Mr. Oliver placed the fretful acerbities of Denzea in tolerable relief, and the gentler deportment of ilficio was well ex hibited by Mr. Gilbert, while, to the benevolent speeches of Ilegio Mr. Lavie gave very considerable feeling. The play altogether was capitally acted. According- to recent rule, the critical scream of Pamphilia, in the sixth scene of the fourth act was omitted. The prologue for the year, tributary solely to the memory of the Duke of Wellington, was delivered by the captain of the school, Mr. Q. W. F. Twiss, amid much incidental applause. The epilogue dealt chiefly with the gold discoveries, the Syrus of the evening, Mr. Twiss, personating a Yankee, Indicrously exaggerated in cos tume, with much comic gusto. At the termination of the performance the national anthem was played, while the largesses of the visitors were collected in the trencher caps of the scholars. BETTING AT MANCHESTER YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Oscar (take 20 to 1). 20 to 1 Sir Peter Laurie (taken). 20 to 1 Miss Mowbray (take 25 to 1). METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 100 to 3 Muscovite (taken freely). 40 to 1 Goldfinder (taken). 40 to 1 The Hatchet (taken). 50 to 1 Contentment (taken freely). CHESTER CUP. 1,800 to 40 Muscovite (taken freely). 1,800 to 40 Scarecrow (taken freely). DERBY. 100 to G agst West Australian (offered). 100 to 6 Umbriel (offered). 20 to 1 —• Cineas (taken freely). 20 to 1 Sittingbourne (take 25 to 1). TELEGRAPHIC COMPETITION.—it is proposed in Con nexion with the Submarine Telegraph between England and France, to commence laying down a duplicate line of telegraph along the old coach road, under ground, between London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham, at a cost of 50,0001. PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT'S DANES.—The committee having the conduct of the erection and sale of sittings in the churchyard of St. Clement's Danes on the occasion of the funeral of the late Duke of Wellington have already been enabled to dispose of the following sums to the under mentioned valuable institutions, viz. :—The St. Clement's Danes Benevolent Pension Society, 311. 10s. ; the King's College Hospital, 311.105. ; the St. Clement's Danes Ragged School, 30/. ; the St. Clement's Danes District Visiting Society, 30/. ; the Parochial Charity Schools, 25/. ; the Public Dispensary, 25/. ; the Parochial Sunday Schools, 20/. ; with many other charitable donations of smaller amount, SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' SOCIETY. —A special general meeting of this society was held at the chambers of the institution yesterday, to consider the pro priety of restrictingthe relief afforded to fishermen, to their widows and orphans and aged parents, and for loss or damage of boats, or clothes by wreck, except in very ex- Sweny, R.N. occupied the Maude, R.N.; Captain Beechey, R.N., of the Board of c t h re a m ir e ; c a a n se d s. we C o a b p s t e a r i v n e( 3l l p . r H ese . nt—Captain the Hon. Francis Trade ; Captains Dixon, Miller, Barlow, Thompson, Lean, and Heaslop, R.N.; Lieutenant Colquhon, R.N.; G. F. Ramsden, Esq.; Mr. Cornish; Francis Lean, Esq., R.N., :the secretary ; and Lieutenant W. H. Symons, R.N., tra velling secretary of the society. Resolutions, confirmatory of the minute of the committee of management confirming relief to fishermen as above, owing to the too heavy pres sure upon the funds of the institution, were moved and se conded by Captain F. W. Beechey, R.N. ; Captain the Hon. Francis Maude, R.N.; G. F. Ramsden, Esq., R.N.; and C.pi.,1.. 3;1...1ap, R. and passed unanimously, and the meeting broke up. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 17, Six P.M.—The Camilla, Dublin, Falmouth, Plymouth, and London steamer, arrived at Ply mouth at half-past five, and brought the melancholy news of the loss of Captain Newton, who was washed off the quarter-deck in the gale this morning, about half-past two o'clock, between the Long Ships and the Lizard. A boat was lowered and was lost, but the men were saved by a hawser. The bulwarks were shattered. The Bosphorus Cape mail is still here, and also the Adelaide Australian mail, the weather being too bad for them to leave. OLYMPIC THEATRE. —A completely successful debut took place last night in the person of Miss Edith Heraud, who last night made her first appearance before a London audience, in the ever popular but arduous part of Julia, in Sheridan Knowles's fine play of the " Hunchback." The appearance of Miss Heraud was a matter of no inconsiderable interest in the literary world, on account of the respect in which her father is held in literary and critical circles. Miss Heraud is petite, but complete in figure ; has a very expressive coun tenance, a sweet voice, and is extremely juvenile. Her acting was excellent throughout, especially in the fourth act ; at the termination of which, she was compelled to re-appear, and, at the conclusion of the play, was again called for. Mr. Hoskins performed Master Walter with considerable effect, and occasionally with power and feeling ; Mr. W. Farren enacted Sir Thomas Clifford iu a gentlemanly manner ; Mr. Shalders was clever in Modus ; Mr. Compton quaint as ever in Fathom ; and Miss Harriet Gordon was a gay and spark ling Helen. HARMONIC UNION SOCIETY.—Last night, the Har monic Union Society gave a performance of sacred music in Exeter-hall, consisting of the motett No. 6, by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Charles Edward Hor s l e y. Th e p e rformance was preceded " Joseph," a sacred oratorio, by Mr. by the National Anthem, which was very effectivelygiven. The principal attractio n of the evening—the oratorio—has not, we believe, been before performed in London. The captivity of Joseph and the subsequent events of his life offer excellent materials for the composer, and present in cidents affording every opportunity for musical combina tion and dramatic effect. The oratorio, if not exhibiting pretensions of the highest order, is yet of a very pleasing character throughout, and the choruses were especially ex cellent—ono in particular, in the second part, " Lord God of heaven," possessed a massiveness and grandeur that told with admiral effect, and it had' the advantage of being sung with great precision. Of the concerted pieces, the quartette, " The Lord knoweth," admirably sung by Miss Birch, Miss M. Williams, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Lawler, was most successful, and was warmly encored. Several of the arias and duets were also much applauded. Asa whole, the oratorio reflects great credit on the composer, and as the performance will, no doubt, be frequently repeated, we shall have other opportunities of speaking of it more in detail. The vocalists were Miss Birch, Miss E. Birch, Miss M. Williams, and Miss S. Low; Mr. Lockey, Mr. Lawler, Mr. J. Walker, and Mr. Beale. The band was excellent, with Mr. Benedict as conductor ; and Mr. G. W. Morgan presided at the organ. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, The market was steady, but tame, at previous rates. In Railway Shares a good business was done, at rather lower prices. The large shipments of bullion to Australia told upon the amount in the Bank of England coffers during the week to the 11th inst., and as the gold dust received has to be refined and assayed before it is paid into the Bank, the full effect of the latest imports will not yet be felt. The circulation fell off in consequence of the increased amount paid in to the credit of the Government. In loans and discounts there was an increase, as customary about the period when the transfer books close. Com pared with the previous week the changes are as follows : Active circulation Decrease ... £22,555,570 167,580 Notes reserved. Decrease 12,415,100 108,640 Bullion Decrease 21,510,155 298,177 Increase 3,077,217 2,206 Public Deposits Increase. 7,955,077 317,367 Other deposits . Decrease 12,507,244 192,059 Other securities Increase 209,382 There was a slight improvement yesterday after noon in the rates at which Bills of Exchange were negotiated on the principal Continental cities. A statement has been circulated by the directors of the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Milling Company, for the information of the shareholders, and this appears to be of a very flattering character. In deed, the Californian mines are now coming to a point at which their value must speedily be_ tested. The rich gold mine in which the Ave Maria Com pany has taken an interest, is situated in the Nevada district, and believed by the directors to be unequalled. A searching investigation was entered into by an agent specially sent out, as well as by the Company's mining captain, and several other competent miners, and these fully prove the great richness of the mine. The title is confirmed by the Government officers and notaries of Cali fornia. From Marysville, about 50 miles off the mine, schooners run to San Francisco ; and between the mine and Marysville there is a good mountain road, on which 4,000 mules, in teams and packs, travel every day—as ready facilities for travelling existing as in Cornwall. All supplies, &c., will therefore be very cheaply conveyed. During the week to Thursday last, 33,122 oz. and 62,0001. in gold, were exported direct from London, chiefly to Australia, and a fair quantity of silver. The funds have been buoyant, although there is not much doing. Consols have been up to 100 k to g- for Account. The New 31 per Cents. have realised 104 to 104 k, and the 3 per Cents. 101 to mg. Exchequer Bills are 60s. so 635., and India Bonds, 80s. premium. Foreign Stocks have been in fair demand, Grenada Deferred are 12k to 13k, and Equador 5k to k ; Brazilian 4k per Cents. realise 98i ; Spanish Bonds are worth 24g to being dull ; Spanish Deferred are 50k to ; the Turkish Loan is 1f to 1 prem.; Dutch 4 per Cents. are 994 to par. Railway shares are better, but with very little doing. The Gold Mines are all very brisk, and have an upward tendency. Australian Shares are more sought after than Californian, but the latter no doubt will have their turn. The Australian Agricultural Shares have risen 1001. again this morning, being 310 and 335. The Van Dieman's Land also- are up 100 per cent., viz., to 30 and 40, though since down to 27. Joint Stock Banks are rising. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities. New 3/ per Cent. Annuities. Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6l 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 India Bonds, £lOOO BO Consols for Account lOOl i Exchequer Bills lid. March. June. £lOOO 63 60 - £5OO 63 60 Small 63 60 PRICE OF FOREIGN •FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ' 102,1 Ditto 41- per Cent 984 Equador Bonds s} i Grenada Bonds, I t i per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent l2 7i 134 13 1 Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 65 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 4 , per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent SO 4 Ditto for the Account 50;!- Ditto Deferred, 3 por Cent. Ditto for the Account 238 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 3:4 p c Swedish Loan ' li d Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 l/ i p Belgian Bonds, 41 per Cet. Ex. 25fr lOO Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 6B.f Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 18th January lOO3 gcx div. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT—Dec. 17. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.—The Mar quis of Conyngham has sold his schooner yacht Constance, of 255 tons, to Richard C. Naylor, Esq., of Liverpool, and has purchased of that gentleman his own cutter yacht Sultana, of 100 tons. We have reason to believe that Mr. Naylor has long been anxious to obtain this splendid schooner, and that he was even in treaty for her while she was the property of the Marquis of Done gall; she is the finest yacht in the fleet. GAS ACCIDENT.—As some workmen were engaged this afternoon putting a larger service pipe from the main to Mr. John Redfern's shop in the High-street, in screwing it in, the plug was by some means knocked out, and a great escape of gas occurred. A lighted candle being near, an explosion took place which shook the shop-shutters down, the gas setting fire to the silks and drapery in the window ; fortunately, Mr. Redfern and Mr. Smith were on the spot, and pulled down the burn ing articles, while Captain John Jones, of the Leda yacht, with great presence of mind, caught up a blanket and covered up the service pipe, thereby extinguishing the flame, and the fire was quickly got under, but not until considerable damage had been done. ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY. On Monday meetings were held at Newport and Ryde to explain the nature of this undertaking, and to obtain the opinions of the inhabitants on it. At Newport the scheme was opposed by the promotors of the River Medina Improvement Company, but. on a division a very great majority of the inhabitants declared themselves for a railway. At the Ryde meeting, only two hands were held up against the introduction of a railway. At Ventnor a meeting was held on Tuesday, when a large majority declared for a railway. At Cowes on the same day a very largo meeting took place at the Vine long-room. The chair was taken by Dr. Hoffmeister, when Mr. Young, the chairman of the proposed Isle of Wight Railway, addressed the meeting, as did Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, explaining how the town would be benefited by the proposed measure, and stated his readiness to answer any question that might be put to him, and to give every explanation that might be re quired. Having done this to the satisfaction of all present, Mr. BARTON, in an able speech, proposed the following resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the introduction of a railway into the Isle of Wight would develope the trade, would largely increase the number of its visitors, and consequently be highly beneficial to all classes of its inhabitants." Mr. MOORE seconded the resolution, explaining the benefits the town was likely to derive by the increased facilities for travelling which the railway would intro duce ; with it would come additional steam-boats, and thus connect East and West Cowes, while it could not injure their present trade. The proposed railway ter minus and railway would not be even seen by the yachts men and other fashionable visitors. They might ride and drive about the country as usual, without even knowing that they were near a railway, as it did not cross or even come near a public road. There was about to be a vast increase in house accommodation—probably more than 100 villas would be erected within one twelve month, and a greater facility of communication would be required. He therefore called on the meeting to carry the resolution in the most unmistakeable manner. • On the resolution being put it was carried unani mously, and three hearty cheers given. Mr. C. STOKES proposed the second resolution : " That this meeting pledge itself to use its best exertions in forwarding the proposed railway"— which, being seconded by Dr. CASS, was carried in a similar manner. On the motion of Mr. YouNG, seconded by Mr. MICHAEL RATSEY, a vote of thanks was voted to the chairman. Mr. BETHELL, having first called the attention of the meeting to an advertisement in the Times, stating that the railway was being forced on the inhabitants against the wish of the grett majority of the inhabitants, said this was explained as having been got up in 1815, but that they had since seen cause to change their opinions, and they now declared themselves unanimously in favour of the railway. VERY CHAKACTERISTIC.—We extract the following curious item from an attorney's bill which came under our observation a few days ago :—" Being at , journey from thence to your residence, when I found you had suddenly died, I:3s. 4d," —Oarlisle Journal. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia — 82 14 2 100 all British N. American ... 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lon don — ... 4 English Scottish and Australian — ••• 5,1• 5 3 20 2:1 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia — 64 51 61 t 4 50 20 London and. County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock — 2011 ; 100 20 Loud. & Westminster ... 100 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 20 10 Do. New . ••• 50 22i National of Ireland ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation — 25 5 Do. New ••• ••• 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 10 all Do. Nevr ••• ••• 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg & Gold Importing Company . . 25 all Union of A.ustralia 714 1 2 21 Do. New — 50 . 10 ...Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid...„ Paid ) 301 30 30 124 20 20 11 100 100 18i, Leas!ng Compans. Loudon & N. West.l Gt.Westn Do L. &N.W Calcdon r Gt. Notrhu IGt. Westn., l ellcdon Do Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N. Aid, Do Do S. Easteru. Do Norfolk Do Lu.&N.W & Miclld &atoll & Darliugt. E. Count Do Do L. &I\ . W &LuitYk Do Gt.Northn Do tancash.& Yorksh 111r1WClean Stockt. & Darling iDo iGt.Westn Closing Prices this day. ... .."- 30 - 31 29 - 30:1, (29) 109 - 111 53 55 149 -151 33 - 34 •-•-•• ••• ••• 113 115 563 - 572 27 - 28 14 - 142 251 - 26. 194 - 20 23 - - 25 3 - 3i 1671 1 : lOi 64 - 66 150 - 152 149 - 151 t— id 323 33 - 1051 - 1063 BasineSs done FOREIGN. ----/ s dens P r i ces BusinaL f . Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. 1.111 6 ifi.) this day. ....." 4 ___—...-----• 5 3 BelgiauEastn. Junct. , 1 2 20 all Central of Franee(Or- , leans & Vierzou ... ... 20 all Charleroi &Erquelin 14 15 174 all Demerara — ... 20 6 Dijon and. Besangon 3 -31 p 20 8 Dutch Rhenish ll 1 d 20 all East Indian 9 94 p 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 24 —2i p 20 4 Gd. Junct. of France 2 —2 xd 20:3 101 Gt. Western of Canada Shares 1 —l4 p ni ... ... Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 ... . . Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 ... ... i 0 14 Luxembourg.. 7 74 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 5 5 lA Do. 5 11 Do. (Canal) 1 14 20 5 Lyons & Mediterran 8 —lO p n 20 44 Madras - 34 p 331 29 Maria Antonia — ... 10 10 Do. New — •.• 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) B4 9 20 all Do. (ex interest) 6/ 74 16 all Northern of France 354 364 351 6 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fray. B. &Ams. Shs.) 15 154 151 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref ... ... 20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux ... ... • 20 10 Paris and Lyons l6 —164 p 40 28 Do. Bonds n ' ... 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Paris and Rouen 3B 39 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 33 331 20 4 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. 5 —54 p 104 2i Quebec &Richmond i 1 p 31 i 20 all Rouen and Havre 2l 22 20 all Sambre and Meuse ll4 114 114 i 4 20 4 Southern of France 4 i 5 20 4 St. And. & Quebe c (A) ... ... 20 17 Tours and Nantes ... ... 20 2s. Upper India Scrip 84 all West Flanders .. . . 10 4 Do. 51 per c. Pref la 4p 2O 9 Western of France l 2 124 ___...-- P_...---- - " - - MINES. / 1 an Agua Fria 10s. all An to Californian 10 2 Australasian 6 7 PB4 9 6 1 ) 1.1 8 20 5 Australian 9 — lO 10 14 1 1 all Australian Cordillera Id 4 d 1 414 1 all Australian Freehold. 4 Ap— l P 1 i 1 1 all Ave Maria — • P 1 ; 8 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par —l. p i 11 , 1 all British Austrin. Gold 11 p A 2 4 20 13.5 British Iron B4 —94 9. 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued • at £5 pm 4 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey ... x 1 all Carsons's Creek 1 40 all Cobre Copper 4ll 4 2 4 42 ,5 k 5 1 Colonial Gold 3l —4 1 p 5 ; • . 14 Copiapo 7 71. 5 all English and Au s ti n 2 all Copper Srneltg. Co l— 4 d 43 i 4 20 General — ... 14 1 all Golden Mountain par —ld 14 4 3 all Great Polgooth ll —l4 p 1 all Lake Bathurst i „A p 14 1 1 all Liberty i lip 24 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co l—4d 4 1 i 1 all Nariquita.. .. ... ..... 1— 4 p 10 9 Aexicau&S.Amcricn. 4f q 1 all New Granada - 1— 4 p p 1 all Nouveau Monde th —2h 34 2 1 1 all Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock i i p l a 50 all ahymme Iron ' 21 23 90 lOi Santiago do Cuba ... : 1 all South Australian ...•• 11 ip V i 10 7 Tin Croft — 12 101 281 all United Mexican K.- 104 10 9 4 1 all West Mariposa......., 4 4 li 4 1 all Yuba 4 4 p 1 4 -.. MISCELLANEOUS. -9ti 100 35 Australian Agricult 31028 0 7, 503 323 Canada . [270 2 °' St. all Copper Miners of Eng ... 25' all Do. Preference . 5 5 Crystal Palace France 20 1 Eastern Steam 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam ... Shipping Company 20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 2 Netherlands Land.. 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ..: 89 100 60 Royal Mail Steam I ' s 25 25 South Austral. Land 79 70 18 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization — 100 29 Van Diemen's Land 1 40 30 •40 -40 30 4° '2l MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. se e l Large supplies of both fruit and vegetables were ir ns , to-day ; yet the demand ru l e d steady at full quotal' ° ,,es , FRUIT.—Pine apples, 3s 6d to Os Od. ; hot-house g;, s - c e, 2s 6d ; Hambro ditto, is to i s 6d p er lb ; a pples, de' e, 45 6d to 7s 6d ;" cooking ditto, 3s to 6s per bushel ; is, 4s to 8s per half sieve ; lemons, is to 2s Od ; new °lirs.riot6 6s to lOs per 100 ; filberts, 10d t o i s per lb ; cc ) " 755. to 80s per 1001bs. VEGETAIII4ES.—Cabbages, 8d to is ; 2s 0" Brussels s ev i :* ". is 6d to 2s Gd per half siev e ; greens, , ls 3d to ta dozen bunches • ' cauliflowers, 8d t o 2 s per d ozen ; Cya 80s to 145 s per ton ; turnips, 2s to 2 6d ; carrots, bu n dler 4s per dozen bunches ; celery, 8d to is 3d per ,r s pe spinach, is to 2s per half sieve ; onions, is 6( 1 t o , L St l yi half sieve ; leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, Ou " - s o garlic 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, is to is 6d per score .in ; alo; salad 2d per punnet ; horseradish, is to ls per /3 parsley, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches. BREAD. rot ° The prices of wheaten br ea d i n th e metropolis il' re g. 7d to 7, , , , d; of household ditt o , 5d to 6id. per 41b boaL NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Du ke, Geese, 6s Od to 8s Od ; Turkeys, 4s to 16s each ; is 6d to 2s 6d; tame Rabbits, 12d to is 6cl; wild T ti top t to is; Pigeons, 4d t o Bcl each; roasting Pigs, 4 5 30 each; Surrey Fowls, 55 Od to Os Od; ditto Chicken s e t o wle; to 5s Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6d to 5s Ckl per flares' • Pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od; Partrid ges , i s Od to 1s 6d, 20 0( 2s 3d to 2s 9d; Leverets, 2s Oct to 3s Od; Woodcocks' 1.0 ,1, to 3s Od; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to ls; () a t° 6d to 10d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 1s 9d; Widgeoe-t oa is 3d; and Plovers, 4cl to Oct each. English Eggs, lv, ti tter , 12s Oct; French ditto, 8s Od to 12s Od per 120; f r eshy 10d to ls id per lb. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4cl to 4s 4 '-' A ; ire4' 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 8113 s. .P 3 0 5 rk 6c , 1; 2 3 6d. to 3s 10d P er WHITECHAPEL. 3 43; Mutton, 33- 2d t ° 4 810' ireby ß athl e , e e f 3csa fr ro o ceia l to. 2s 454 d2dt;o BILLINGSGATE. fob Turbots, 3s 6d to 8s Od ; Brills, is Gd to 5s 04; 6 2s Gd to 7s Od each; Sole s , 6d to `2s 3d per pair; is to is per lb ; Lobsters, 8d to 2s Od ; Crabs, 6cl tt o Va! Whitings, 2s 6d to 5s O c l per d ozen ; Haddocks, 4-deogger Doreys, 2s Od to 6s Od ; M u ll ets, Od to Os each ; al P e Oysters, 9s Od to 16 8 Od ; Natives, 34s Od to 31 ' 5 do yen : ' bushel; Mackerel, 10d to is each; Smelts, is Od P er m jjoni Scate, 4d to 7(1 p er lb; Shrimps, is 6cl to 2s 3d Pe r 'ise ( Bloaters, is id t o i s 4d per dozen; Fresh Her rings ' to is 6d per dozen. • • - HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to 2d; 54 1 h " to lid; 721 b to 801 b, 21d to 2id; 801 b to 881 b, 2d god 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 3, 1 ,d; 061 b -to 1041 b, 3il t d to • ( ,`;. 1; hides, 5s 6d to 6s Od• milf skins, light ; is Od to 2 8 ts and full, 3s 6d to 5s Od; polled sheep, 6s 3d to 8s Od; Half-breds, 5s 4d to 6s 6d ; Downs, 3s 10d to HAY MARKETS. Glo ver SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 °8; r ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1 / 120 r A full ave rage su pply, an d a mo d e rate inquitT; 4s ; c loirS . CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to V , lo" ditto, 3/ 15s to Si Os ; and s t ra w, 1/ 6s to 1/ 16$ p - Trade steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 0° ; er el o ° Li c a e: ditto, 3/ 15s to Si Os ; and straw, 1/ 58 to 1/ 1 10 Supply good, and trade dull. Rest THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business done this Day. this Day. 32 - 324 61 - 7i I 10 11 -- 6i cll 3i - 2U-A 106 - 108 69 - 70 23 - 24 18 - 19 3 - 2ti 693 70 69,i 234 18k 9 - 10 6i - 4$ 13 -13 t 58 - 60 78 - 30 2J - 31 60 - 62 834 -84 i 45 - .47 122 - 124 107 108 I 96 - - 96 6i -- 74 88 -- 90 11A -124 p 834 -- 844 3 • 3' d 24 -- 2 d 18 -- 184 - - 2 p 108 109 126 127 4 4 p 18 2 a p 92, 93 3i --20 2. -- 2 d 12i -- 13 21 -- 22 30. -31 i 3i -- 3 80 -- 81 47 -- 49 52 54 —3 d 2i 3 84 - 91 i 3 55 7i-81 2 —2l d 191 401 61 d 24- d 4 3 d - 9 4 3 - p 53 54 94 -- 98 66 67 07 69 78 -- 82 lf d 194 -- 204 9i -- 10 1 141 151 3 -- 2i d 24! - 254 811 -82 X 39 1 4 - 39' 134 - 1 4 4 - 44 2a 2a 13 13 9i 10 274 28 04 10 74 75 2 2 d 60 - - 61 , 100 8. Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastu. June. tirmug. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. di Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O Bristol tiz Caledonian.. ..... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Dublin&BelfastJune. l Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., ( elB E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Clas:, A. late E. U. Do., B. & C. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June Edinbuygh& Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Westeru Great Northern Stk Do., A. A. Stock D 0.,. B. Stock 1 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western It;on South-Easter. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Third 5..... ....., Latteash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un ;Leeds Northern...... Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt . London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths .1 D0.,10/.5h.,111d;8...0 London & S. Western Do., £50...... Do., £40......... LndncliTy.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Hanch.Shef.&Linclu. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Do. Miming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. a Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmark et.......... Newpt. Aberg.&Htfd ' Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k........ Do., New Northn. Counties Un, North British North Devon, N 0.1.. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred ... Do., A B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.. Scottish Central ... ScOttish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westu. Guarauteed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Miu.)...... Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestiy Shropshire Union—. Do., A.B. C. &D. fully paid up at p. c. South Devon. South Eastern ' South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun D 0...... ........... Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way...... ... Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny, Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West L0nd0n....... .: Woodford York Newctl. & Berw Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. PREFERENCE SHARES lAberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. e... Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock .......... Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... Cork&Bandon 5i p.c. Dundee PerthdrAber deen Junction ..• • • • • EastAnglian (X310s); 6 per cent ..... ......I Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2. Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do., £lO Deben. Sh. EastLancash. 6 p.cts. East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths 1 Edinb.Prth. &Dundee' Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent: Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed L . 43 per cent • Laiacash. & Yorksh. F. £20...... ..... ... Do., 6 p. c., Stock... Leeds Northern, 6 p. cent., No. 1 , Do., No. Do No. 3... ..... Do. , Quarters, 1848. London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. Do. Pref. , 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ....... too: New Guar. 6 p.c. Lon. do N. West. Coy. Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London do S. Western, Cou. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares andndry. & Ennisk 5hare5.............. Manch. ,Shef., &Lin., 4 Shares, No. 1...... DO. New, £lO Do., £6........ Niaupt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per cent....... Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birin. 6 per cent.•... Do. Pref. 44 per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5:3 per ct.. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent Noah British North Staftbrdshire Oxford Worcester tit Wolverh. £15,6 p. c Do Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed.... Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. Do. 5 per cent........ !South Devon. Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os. Do : 4i per cent...... S.Yoricih.4p.c. Guar. Stock. & Hartl. Guar. sp. c. till 1 Ju1y,1856 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do.. York& N. Midland H. & S. Purch.. 108 - 110 1105 - 1071 119 19:11 i d e i.) 3 3 - -2 14 -- 181 18 - 3 -3, ii6x 112 - 113 8i 9.1 1 1 p 4094 1103 par I p! 152 155 I - - P 1 31-4 p 81 -- 8i 13i.-- 14 94 - 104 111 -11 i A- i P ••• •- -- i - li P 149 - 151 - p 231 -23 i 6 - 1 - 2h 102 - 101 251 - 263, 21 - 21 p 111 - 11,3, 4 17 i -- 17 --1 1 8 par p 25i -- 264 19 - 20 k dis ipm 102 - 104 58 - 52 - ipl 6 1g 13 83 xn ,;,45 PY 90 pm 84 W 17i i 18 18 A- 109 125 A 16 31 30/ 793180 g 18 100 100 all all 45 all 25 25 St. 50 100 11 all 113 1100 114 all all 1 all 3 100 10' 11.07, 3 1 95i 74 5 1 592 60 60 128 7i x. n, 1 1128 ;I 117 16i - 11; t LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley Birth. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. without gr F3irm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direet Do. New Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Mull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. a Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do.l'reference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Bxton 1 and - Matlock' Aiddlesbro' Redear• Midld Bradfd. Northern and Eastern 5p.c.: Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed 5p . c Prest. & Wyrel Do. s Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5.p. e S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do.. Wilts &Somrstl 55 3 394 9 53i 4i 2544 80i 21 10 25 10 1.0.6 50 40 25 25 100 all 3 100 17i all 8 100 100 100 100 100 all 1 100 20 10 100 20 20 12.1 St. 100' 100 10 all 11 all 1106;1 109 i 1531- 150' i 103,? i 11, 41 , e kir( a , i deel 1)1 ken 15 tl estai I' 4 ill St 011 • I t, rr 1.4 0.0 h tt Jo h ue 1. °I k ; N i at /Irc 2‘rl~y,Cll O l ae ' i., ~.b 1 I'll