The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-11 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. "amnia Season of Mr. Benjamin Wester as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Petite Comedy of A NOVEL EXPE DIENT. After which, the very popular and highly attractive Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Roselle; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny Maskell. To be followed by the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Farce, in two acts, entitled THOSE DEAR BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker, Suter, Butler, and Miss Wyndham. To be fbllowed by USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews. After which, THE JENKENSES. The Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Roxby, and Butler; and Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss ttaker, and Miss Foote. To conclude with the BALLET from the Chain of Events. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Aileron, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENDTG, The popular new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Madame Celeste, Miss Woor, Miss Harding, Miss Collins, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keel ey ; Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Emery, Cußenford, 0. Smith, &c. After 'which, the admired Farce of A MODEL WIFE. To conclude with the Comic Opera of GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR PAN TALON. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT. Principal characters by Messrs. Bartley, Lacy, Stanley, Meadows, J. Vining, Ryder, Everett, Cathcart ; Misses Murray and Marshall, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which, THE ADOPTED CHILD. Principal characters by Messrs. Bartley, Graham, and Everett ; Misses Terry, Vivash, Le clercq, Daly, and Mrs. Daly. To conclude with DEAF AS A POST, in which Mr. Wright Will appear. .6.,STLE7'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.: Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Great and unprecedented success of Uncle Tom's Cabin, which nightly increases in popularity and attraction. THIS EVENING, Dec. 11th, and during the week, the perfor mances will commence with the new and highly successful Eques trian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, with all Its exciting and interesting Equestrian and Dramatic effects. To be followed by Batty's Equestrian and Gymnastic Scenes In the Arena, supported by the first native and Continental talent. To conclude with the popular Farce of THE DEVIL TO PAY. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; Box-otlice open daily from Eleven to Four. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRI9 DAY —Morning 22 min. after 1 I Evening 48 min.aft. 1 To-Moßaow—Morning 14 min. after 2 Evening 38 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER. SUN OFFICE, Dec. 11 . THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 52 highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'72. WIND S.W. by W.--Light breeze, and cloudy weather, THE WELLINGTON SUN ON THURSDAY THE 18TH ULTIMO, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT CF THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. „„, - 11 rit t '`Als - 4 , 41% L 4444, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1852. The discussion on the Budget has fairly com menced. The fate of the Ministry will probably be decided within the ensuing week. We could have wished that the first issue raised had been on the Income-tax. It is admitted that the im post must be renewed in some form—that it must henceforward constitute a permanent and import ant branch of the national revenue. But the verdict of the popular branch of the Legislature must determine on principle on which it is to be levied—whether there is to be an equal charge on all kinds of income, irrespective of the source from whence it is derived ?—whether, in fact, fluctuating and precarious income is to be placed on the same footing with fixed and permanent ? —or whether a wise and equitable distinction is to be taken between the two ? The decision on that principle—the `details being matter for future arrangement--will form the foundation on which the whole financial superstructure must rest. It should be at once ascertained whether the Repre sentatives of the people take the same views as the great majority of their constituents—the views that have been so ably advocated by Huatz and DISRAELI, and by the all but unanimous voice of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into and report on the subject ; or whether they will be influenced by the absurd crotchets of GLAD STONE and GOULBURN, of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and Sir CHARLES WOAD. In place of this judicious course being adopted, the issue most adverse to Ministers has obtained a priority, which, though it may be favourable to party interests on either side of the House, is decidedly adverse to the welfare of the community, and which may very probably be totally unnecessary. We can easily conceive - that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER may hope to carry his unpalatable proposition for an increased House-tax in consequence of the notion that the modifica ' tion of the Property and Income-tax is involved in the result—or that if defeated thereon, and changed from the Ministerial to the Opposition leader in the House of Commons, he will retain a formidable rod in pickle for his successors. We can conceive that the ex-Ministers, in their intense anxiety for place and power, may be willing to accept office under any circumstances, or with any • disadvantages, provided that desirable period could be in any degree accelerated,—but it is not for the benefit of the people,—of those who have little to expect from the predominance of either side— that this vitally important question should remain in abeyance, or the fate of the Ministry be de cided on a collateral issue. We are happy to find from the answer elicited from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, by the persevering and searching interrogatories of the Honourable Geutlemen the Members for Finsbury and Middlesex—that the Government ara net pre pared to stand or fall on every item of the Budget —or that a single hostile vote would ensure their resignation. It is not, then, to be " the Budget —the whole Budget and nothing but the Budget." That notion had, unquestionably, been extensively received ; and had caused deep regret amongst those, who, while they found much to approve of in the financial scheme, were yet de iriniin th e to resist to the very u tt e rmost that Witch y believed to be at once unj u st and im- P°litio— neithe r more nor less than an act of rob bery and c onfiscation—the large addition to the already too onerous inhabited House Duties. No matter what might be the consequences, that most injudicious proposition no doubt will should—and we have jority. It is the very subject th a t w ill rejected b y a l arge ma unite all the sections into whi c h th e O ppos i t i on is divided into one compact bod y. We have had • enough of class-legislati on ; and any thing that creates th t crea tes an incessant hostilit y _, ‘ a war n to th knife "—between town and erYuntr3r, must be e st ea df as tly and energetically Oppo„d . If there is to be a direct tax on property, we cannot conceive why there should be a distinction between houses, and lands, or why the person who invested h is capital in green fields—by far the most valuable Aescripticn of property—should p esca e for 7d, i n the pound, or 3 per cent. on his income, w hil e the pr o p r i e t or o f dwelling-houses paid 2s. id., or nearly 11 p er cent. Th e l a tt e r would practically : kit:Sp . pay nearly seven times as much in proportion to l' , --TlitAr i ee i pital as th e f ormer. L e t us , for instance, sup -; ;:=:, , _1- - ‘that a f a th er has bequeathed 10,000/. each to /Vs e ) .. i ttro,\ q f his children. The one, having a taste for \ • ultur agnc al pursuits, purchases land in the country, for which he pays at a very moderate rate 25 years' purchase—thus obtaining 4001. per annum fcri his 10,00 W. from a sec ure an d ..tk( ~,.` THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1:852. source. The other, being desirous of a large • present income, buys small houses, which return ▪ a nominal income of 8001. per annum, subject, of course, to considerable deductions for necessary repairs, to say nothing of the chances of loss through defaulting tenants. The one, then, would pay directly on his 4001. per annum 11/. 1 ls. Bd., while the other, on his nominal 8001. per annum, would pay directly 231. 3s. 4d. ; and, indirectly, through his tenants—for it would all eventually fall on him—ls. 6d. in the pound, or 601. per annum, making a total of 831. 3s. 4d. This is neither just nor equitable, and we venture to assert that it will not be sub mitted to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de clares that this question of extension of the House tax, is like that of the distinction between per manent and precarious income, " a principle"— but that so far as the details are concerned, "it would be arrogance on his part to say that the. Government would stand or fall by them." We should, on the other hand, fully concurring in the point respecting the details, say the " princi ple" at issue was, whether the Legislature were prepared to affirm the principle of direct taxation on accumulated and realised property, so as to enable him to afford the fiscal remissions which he deemed alike just and expedient, and essential to the welfare and prosperity of the nation. There are other reasons why an extension of the Property-tax, rather than of the House-tax, should be resorted to. We are, at this moment, in a state of fiscal transition. There must be a speedy revision of our system of taxation. The reduction of the Malt Duties, and Hop Duties, would be of comparatively trivial advantage either to the grower or consumer. The interference of the Excise would still be required at every stage of the manufacture of beer. The great monopolists the brewers would reap the benefit of the reduction, the community in general of the abolition, and it is only with a view to the ultimate abolition of the entire tax that we advo cate the reduction. This will render necessary a further increase of direct taxation, and that can only be obtained to a sufficient extent by means of the Property -tax. These changes must be resorted to, and the first resolution now under discussion must be rejected, no matter what may be results, so far as the state of parties or the Ministerial arrangements are concerned. It was a curious coincidence, that America should have been mourning for WEBSTER precisely at about the same period when England was mourning for WELLINGTON. During the same month of November (1852)—the old Monarchy consigned to the tomb with public obsequies the greatest of her warriors, and the young Republic offered a somewhat similar funeral homage to the memory of the greatest of her statesmen. In their love of country, as 'well as in the simplicity of their 'character, there was a certain degree of resemblance between DANimr. WEBSTER and AR THUR WELLESLEY, but in all other respects their natures not less than their careers, revealed a striking dissimilarity. Very different, also, was the manner of the interment of the one, and of the solemn pageant in honour of the other—as different, indeed, as the temperament of JOHN Bum, is different from that of Brother JONA THAN. In London, the ceremony of the 18th ultimo was a grand posthumous ovation, accorded to an illustrious warrior by a nation peculiarly alive to the splendour of their historical associa tions. It was a procession principally military in character, closed by a religious ceremonial of great pomp and sublimity. It was an occasion on which the millions evinced their regard for the fame of the departed hero by their presence during so many hours—a presence marked throughout as silent and respectful—whether in the myriads thronging either side of the pathway of the procession, or congregated together in tens of thousands under the gorgeous roof of St. Paul's Cathedral. In New York the spec tacle of the 16th ultimo might have appeared respectable to business men accustomed to such displays, and entirely divested of all that appeals more directly to the depths of the national sensibility, or to the heights of the popu lar imagination. It seems to have been a stupend ous affair calculated to be decidedly creditable to any large concern in the undertaking line. It was evidently conducted on a scale of colossal magnitude, for the New York Herald of the day after, informs its readers that " the procession oc cupied two hours and three minutes (evidently by a stop watch), in passing a given point." It was ushered by a powerful body of policemen. It com prised a - variety of well-known regiments—well known at least among the plains of Texas and the mountains of California—led by officers, almost every one of them distinguished by the twin Christian names familiar to the natives of Yan keeland Colonel G. W. MORRELL, Colonel R. C. WETMORE, Colonel J. A. BOGERT, Colonel A. S. VOSBURG, and a variety of others, with the like double-barrelled initials—some of them not merely double-barrelled in the way of cognomens, but regular revolvers, running through the majority of the letters of the alphabet. Ac companying these were a swarm of mutes and mourners, abounding in crape, as glossy as ravens, and magpied with white muslin. Then came, as the climax of the cortege, the funeral car, drawn by eight grey horses, guarded by the LAFAYETTE Fusiliers, appropriately conducted by Captain FRENCH—an empty car (with a " valons," like a bedstead), an empty urn (gilt), and an empty coffin —ten feet long, and four feet broad, as though con structed not for a man, but for a brobdignag. We must not be mistaken. We honour the memory of a great citizen, a great orator, a great and pa triotic statesman, like DANIEL WEBSTER—far, therefore, from us be the intention to talk flip pantly of either his demise or his interment. We are only solicitous to speak in apposite terms of the extraordinary and hollow extravagance, as it appears to us, displayed by the people of New York upon the occasion of this funereal celebra tion. Expressive of the indecorum of the whole tffair, there was a funeral oration pronounced over he deceased by—again the double-barrelled ini ials—one J, T. BRADY, in the course of which the speaker had the disgusting indecency to pronounce, at it were, over the grave of DANIEL WEBSTER, the most odious and foul-mouthed vituperations upon one of the greatest potentates of Christendom contradictory recommendations. One mourning ornament exclaimed— " Weep Not :" while another strongly advised the spectators to act quite differently, thus,— " If you have tears Shed them now !" Among many of them there was manifest a some what distressing sameness, a painful iteration, a sort of posthumous tautology. One said, " I still live," another said, " I still live," another said, "I still live," another said, " I still live." A very original quotation from SHAKSPERE informed the world from one of the fourth storeys of Park Row— " We ne'er shall look upon his like again." Another, coolly appropriating the property of a poet, declared of an orator that " He was not for an age, but for all time." Another seemed to trill very pleasantly a line of a pretty little ditty— " Though lost to sight, to memory dear." Enough of all this, however. We have surely vindicated our course by displaying these miserable pretences of grief over a really great citizen—a circumstance as insulting to the memory of DANIEL WEBSTER, as it was undoubtedly discreditable to the taste and feeling of the people of the United States. That constitutes a tolerably fair specimen of the whole transaction ! said the orator, "May we not now feel," " that we have reached his grave ?" (They were on a platform in the Metro politan Hall.) " The grave of akrairr. WEnsTER! What though he moulder beneath the turf of his beloved Marshfield, the whole of our broad land has au equal title to his tomb as to his services and his fame. We are beside his grave !" Mr. J. T. BRADY was not only beside that--he was obviously beside himself ! For thereupon, after calling upon his hearers to imagine him and themselves to be standing on the brink of the grave of WEBSTER, he turns with a sort of ferocity towards a distant land on the other side of the ocean, and begisst bespattering an illustrious man, who had nothing whatever to do with the ceremony, with the mud of a hybrid kind of abominable Yankee Billingsgate. This, re- member, was at " the grave of WEBSTER"-mean ing the platform of the Metropolitan Hall in New York. Surely it was THERSITES in the robe of BOSUET standing over the tomb of one of the GRACCKI. Elsewhere than through the Funeral Oration of Mr. J. T. BRADY, the memory of the illustrious deceased was insulted by an indecorous affectation. Take in testimony of this some of the very prepos- terous and tawdry decorations displayed from the 'windows or upon the walls of the houses lining the pathway of the procession. Look at the in- scriptions hung out by the haircutters and confec tioners. Sometimes, no doubt, the simplicity of these inscriptions was not unworthy of the man and the occasion--one being, for instance, simply WEI3STER another, " DANr Fs - . WEBSTER, 1852 ;” another, "T o t h e memory of DANIEL WEB- Occasionally, too, one of these in scriptions rose to eloquence, as where it was said by one of the placards " Webster is Dead, yet Speaketh." But elsewhere the banners were inscribed with the most silly tality, tokens of sentimen with the . most hackneyed vers e , or th e most MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of so tton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,060 bales, of which 1,200 were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly, and prices in some cases were k better than on Thursday. Railway Shares were very dull. The amount of bullion in the coffers of the Bank of England was further increased last week, and there was no corresponding addition to the circula tion, owing to a very large influx of both public and private deposits, throwing back notes that had previously been issued. The discounts and loans were much larger, principally owing to the borrow ing upon stock. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows Rest—Decrease £48,987 Other deposits—lncrease 205,755 Other securities Increase 12,410,821 447,199 Notes reserved—lncrease 17,545 Bullion Increase 21,808,332 100,667 Active circulation Increase ... 22,723,150 20,085 There was a decli ne yesterday afternoon i-'- -- rates obtained for Bills of Ex c hange upon the prin cipal Continental cities. The exportation of bullion from London, during the week, to Thursday last, was 53,485 ounces of silver and 38,905 ounces of gold. The Hambro' mail of Tuesday brings the rate of Exchange on London 13 : 1/, being lower. The h Belgian Governments have re newedfrom Sydney, b r i ngs no l a t er d a t es than August 12, but a b out 17,000 ounces of gold. T The Fatima, F F th a r e th en n eh a, and Commercial Treaty of 1845. The Funds have been very strong, and sales have been made in Consols for special Transfer as high as 101 to The prices for Account are 100 , without the dividend. Bank Stock is firm at 224. Exchequer Bills are 655. premium. Foreign Stocks are rather heavy. The news from Constantinople is bad, the Sultan's Govern ment having offered to pay back the prinCipal and interest, and the English and French Governments having acquiesced. Mexican are 24g- to Turk ish Scrip was done before the news came at 1 premium. Peruvian Deferred are dull at 66, and Spanish Deferred at 24 to The Railway Share Market is quiet, and in the quotations there is scarcely any alteration. Great Western, Midland, and one or two others are rather flatter. French Shares have improved. Gold Mines are much quieter but maintain pre vious values. Australian Bank Shares have declined, but South Australian Land are up 21.105., and Van Diemen's Land are better. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock Business done. 2234 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.. ........ 100# 3 per sent. Consols Annuities.., shut 1011 4 div. for mon 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1729 New 34 per Cent. Annuitie5........... New 5 per Cent. Annuities shut Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860.. Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 . India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 Consols for Opening 18th Jau Exchequer Bills ltd £lOOO.. £5OO Small shut shut shut shut shut 1001 i ex d March. June. . 65 es 60 5 . 65 -- . 65 60 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY, Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent.. Braz lian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent Mexican per Cent Peruvian 6 per Cent. Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 66 5. Portuguese 4 per Cent. 39i Ditto Small Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 p er C en t 5l Ditto Deferred, 3 pe r p e nt. Ditto for the Account.. 24 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun, 31 p c Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 l4 2 p Venezuela Bonds 3i per Cent. Consols for Opening 18th January TWO O'CLOCK. ... 100 i i ex div. BELGIUM AND FRANCE SIGNATURE OF A MOST IMPORTANT CONVENTION. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH] PARIS, FRIDAY.—I this moment learnt by telegraph that the Duke de Bassano, Minister of France at the Court of Brussels, signed yesterday, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, a convention which puts again in force the treaty of commerce of 1845, until a new treaty may be con cluded between the two countries.—Morning Post. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The United States Mail Steam-ship Pacific, Com mander Nye, which has so long been delayed by adverse winds that the greatest anxiety was felt lest any disaster should have befallen her, arrived in the Mersey at midnight with 34 passengers and 150,000 dollars in specie on freight. The Pacific did not sail from New York on the appointed day, but remained until Sunday morning at seven, a.m. On the 4th inst. the Pacific fell in with the wreck of the barque Jesse Stephens, of Quebec, bound to Belfast, dismasted and waterlogged. This was in lat. 48, long. 40. The Pacific took off the crew, 16 in number, and the passengers on board the steamer raised a subscription of 500 dollars for the crew of the boat that went to the rescue. Discussions relative to the affair of the Crescent City occupy the New York papers. Captain Devon port has been withdrawn from the command of that vessel by command of Government, and no navy officer has been since allowed to go out in her. Whilst the ever - to - be -remembered Purser Smith is on board, no mails are allowed to go by post as far as the Crescent City is concerned, and the various insurance offices have declined insuring the Crescent City. She has put into port for repairs, but the Cherokeeon board. The latter l e ft f or H avanna h on th e 27th, and the Government has disavow all responsibility. When the Pacific sa il e d stoc k s were fi rm at N ew York • very little bu s i ness was d one, h owever, as i t was Thanksgiving -day on Thursday, and a very heavy rain fell on Friday. Money was abundant. The Breadstuff Market less active, and prices rather lower than previously reported. The Cotton Market was in very nearly the same state as when the Canada left Boston. In provisions there was no change. Exchange on London was in moderate demand at 10i to . The continental rates were nominally as before, very little paper offering, and no great necessity existing for transfers. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE. —We have to note another day of extreme dullness an inactivity in the Share market, but without producing any marked decline in prices, which are given as follows in the committee's list :—Aberdeen, 164 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead), 21i • Caledonian, 34i, ; East Lancashire, 19i London and North-Western, 127 ; Midland, 80 4, I ; South-Eastern and Dover, 243. MANCHESTER, DEc. 10. STOCK E XCHANGE.—The business to-day was not very large, but prices were somewhat better than yesterday. The sales were :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 6 dis. ; Bl ac kb urn , N o . 1., 7i, 13-16, ; Cork and Bandon, 19 ; East Lancashire, 19;; Fleetwood, Pres ton, and West Riding,6 dis. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 864 ; ditto Fifths, 34 di s ; L on d on an d N or th-W estern, 1273; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 31k, 2, li, 2 • North St affordshire, 3 13-16 d i s. ; South-Eastern, 241-16, 4, BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Market quiet, but firm, closing good. The following sales were effected : — Shrewsbury and Birmingham Stock, 67k. MERTHYR TIDVIL ELECTION.—Mr. James, the Chan cery barrister, who had offered himself to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir John Guest, has retired from the field, in favour of Mr. H. A. Bruce, of Dyff/yn. ENLARGEMENT OF THE CORN MARKET.—y esterday, the ventilated,etnhecodmompleeteis pladthtee e nlargement of this m ar k e t, which was o p ene d for public bus i ness, an d f oun d greatly to add to th e com f ort of the corn dealers. Th e market is well glass supported by 12 massive stone columns, and presents a neat and elegant appearance. The enlargement cost about 5,0001., and reflects great credit both to the architect and surveyor. LONDON, LIVERPOOL, AND NORTH AMERICAN SCREW STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—Tho Liverpool Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting on Thursday, to consider the propriety of memoralising the Board of Trade against the proposed charte r , upon the principle of limited respon sibility, to the above company. The president, Hugh Hornby, Esq., occupied the chair, and after a very long discussion, the meeting agreed to defer the consideration of the subject for the present. II SHARE TRANSACTION.— In the Court of Queen's Bench, yesterday, the case of Hitching v. Brown was tried. It was an action by the plaintiff, a share-dealer at Bristol, to recover damages from the defendant, a share-broker in Loudon, for not selling scrip for 200 Goole and Doncaster Railway shares, and in not re-delivering to the plaintiff 100 Goole and Doncaster shares and 150 Worcester and Warwick Railway shares, which had been deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant in the year 1845. The sum claimed as a balance of account between the parties was 11 7251 . The jury found a verdict for the defendant. 1 COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. Count and Countess Walewski and the Earl of Mal mesbury had the honour of joining the Royal dinner party yesterday, and left Osborne in the morning for London. • The Hon. Mary Seymour has succeeded the Hon. Eleanor Stanley as Maid of Honour in waiting to the Queen. Mr. Roche and Mr. Heard had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Captain Willis, R.N., and Mr. Adderley had inter views yesterday with Sir John Pakington, at the Colo nial-office. Lord Bateman, the Earl of Shaftsbury, and Mr. Hollesl had interviews yesterday wfth Mr. Secretary Walpole, at the Home-office. The Earl of Malmesbury returned to town from Os. borne, Isle of Wight, yesterday. Mr. Bankes had am interview yesterday with the Ear] of Derby. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day, from the Governors of the West India Islands. Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governor-General of Canada, and the Governors of the North American Provinces. THE WEST INDIA INTEREST. It is extremely gratifying to observe that the great West India question, which for years had assumed an aspect of hopeless and interminable complexity, has at length re ceived a solution of an agreeable kind, and with some appear ance of finality. The proceedings by which this conclusion has been brought to pass have been exceedingly remarkable. The planting interest, incessantly represented as in a state of depression and decay, anticipated of course, in common with other " sufferers from recent legislation," a certain measure of relief from a Protectionist Government. When the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, however, reviewed the ascertainable claims of these several interests in his financial statement, he found himself compelled to show that these very British colo nists, alleged to be expiring under the effects of free trade, had positively increased their exports to this coun try, had, by the latest returns, entirely overborne their rivals, and were actually at that moment commanding the metro politan market. Under these circumstances he naturally refrained from attempting to accomplish at the expense of the country what the West Indians were most effectually ac complishing for tlbemselves; and limited his boons to a pro position which apl )ears to be thought of extremely equivocal value. But the s wbject was not permitted to rest with this confession. The Ivree-traders resolved to exact a little more. Mr. Disraeli, while admitting the results, impeached the legislation under which they occurred, and Mr. Wilson there fore, in a most effb ctive speech, brought forward a motion, of which the purport. was to show that the said legislation had really been " just, and beneficial," and that the conse quences under review were due to its direct and natural ope ration, and not to :any unforeseen or accidental circumstances. In some respects, !indeed, the motion was a counterpart to that of Mr. Villiens, but it had at least a different termina tion ; for Sir J. Pakington, though he delivered a laborious defence of his °pill Lions, could not controvert the facts, and made nu objection, to the vote. Such was the history of Thursday's debate..—Times. THE FRENCH :EMBASSY.—The Count Walewski, who returned to the Embassy, in Grosvenor-square, on Thurs day evening, fro a Osborne House, where he delivered his fresh credentials, :has received the usual instructions to de liver passports in the name of the Emperor of the French. The French miiais::,er at Brussels issued the first from his embassy, on Thursday, to General Lamoriciere, who in tended departing forthwith on a tour in Germany. THE DERBY ELECTION INQUIRY. The Committee resumed their inquiry yesterday with the examination of Frail, Morgan, and Radford. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The valuable estates at Putney. in East Surrey, called the Ceda rs , an d College of Civil lOngineers, and the Rectory estate at Eal ing, in the count' of Middlesex, have been purchased by this society for distribution amongst its members. PRINCESS'S TEIEATRE.—On Tuesday next, the cele brated melo-drama of The Corsican Brothers, matchless in stage effect and unequalled in popularity, will be performed for the hundredth time since its production in February last. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 10.—The Government emigra tion to Australia from Southampton will be commenced on the 3d of January, the Emigration Commissioners having just taken up the Harriet, a fine ship of 600 tons, to start from Southampton Docks on that day, conveying emigrants sent out by the commissioners. ENGLAND AND BELGIUM.—We understand that the contractors wait only for favourable weather to submerge the cable which is intended to inclose the medium of electric communi cation between Great Britain and the north-eastern portion of Europe. Their Royal Highnesses the Duc de Brabant and Comte de Flandres, on their re turn homewards, visited the office of the Submarine Telegraph Company at Dover. OSTEND, DEC. 9.—The landing of the Belgian Princes, which took place this day, at half-past 12, was nearly proving fatal to many lives. Just as the Belgian steamer came alongside the quay, when they were preparing to place the gangway on board, the platform gave way, and 20 or 22 persons were immersed in the water. Two minutes later and the Princes might have shared the same fate. They appeared much affected at the melancholy sight. Fortunately assistance was near, and boats were lowered from the steamers, and it is believed no lives were lost. Several persons wers slightly wounded, some from the muskets of the soldiers who fell in the wrter. COLLISION IN THE RIVER.—In the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday the case of Morris v. Venus was resumed. It was an action to recover damages for an injury occa sioned to the plaintiffs' steam -vessel the Star, by the do fendants' vessel the Rose Castle, a large coal brig, running aboard of it. The question was which party was in fault. The plaintiffs' witnesses stated that the Star was coming up from Gravesend against the tide, and was keeping in " the slack" of the tide close to the Essex shore, when the Rose Castle, having the tide in its favour, reached across the river, and by not tacking in time occasioned the mis chief. The defence was that the Rose Castle was beating down the river against the wind, and that in such circum stances the Star, which was a steamer, must be deemed in the condition of a vessel going free, and was therefore bound to give way. The jury found for the plaintiff damages 2001. ALARMING FIRES IN LAMBETH.—Yesterday mornin, two alarming fi res , which were nearly attended with fatal conFequences in each case, happened ; one in the Waterloo road ; the other in the house of Mr. J. Watson, licensed victrtaller, carrying on business at the " Three Compasses Tavern," No. 107, Lower Marsh, Lambeth. At the time the first outbreak commenced a boy was sleeping in the first floor, and was w o k e b y a suffocating sensation, and on arising found the bed on which he was lying on fire. Having succeeded in effecting an escape, the engines of the London Brigade and the West of England office attended, and the fire was extinguished before any considerable damage was done. Mr. Watson was insured in the Sun Fire-office. The other fire originated in the back parlour where a young female was sleeping, and had it not been for the praiseworthy exertions of another female living in an adjoining room, there is no doubt but the occupant of the first-named room would have perished. SAILING OP THE ADELAIDE FOR SYDNEY, MEL BOURNE, AND PORT PHILIP.—This fine British-built, commodious, and tastefully fitted-up ship left the East India Docks this day, conveying a most valuable cargo of merchandise, and a numerous quantity of passengers, among whom were some gentlemen connected with the for mation of a new fire insurance office for Sydney, buildings and other property being so greatly on the increase. Al so mechanics of every trade, mostly carpenters, builder ; en gineers, and printers, several of the latter, it is understood, being engaged, or partiy so, for new publications at Mel -bourne and Port Philip. Many of their friends were pre sent at their parting, and many females were to be seen in tears, on leaving, probably for the last time in their lives, their dearest parents, whilst others seemed happy at turn ing their backs on what was once happy Old England. The ship is expected to reach Plymouth on Tuesday next. andso Southamp ton Oriental I.2am p Company's DETENTION AT MALTA OF THE OUTWARD I NDIA MAILS.—By accounts from Malta to noon of the 2dDecem ber,weregrateetamto-shleiap ii rnt andtliat ntghtol2 the Peninsular , ton the 20th Novemb e r, and might therefore be considered which left as due at Malta on the 29th or 30th Nov., had not yet arrived. This vessel, it will be recollected, had upwards of 430,000/. of specie on board for Alexandria, India, and China, besides a valuable cargo of merchandise, and 160 passengers, chiefly for India. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The 'Belgian Princes, the Duke de Brabant and Comte de Flandres, paid a visit to the offices of this Company at Dover, on their way to the Continent. We understand that the cable containing the electric wires intended to communi cate between Great Britain and Belgium, will be sunk in a few days, weather permitting. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY.—The half-yearly meet ing of the South Australian Company was held yesterday, when a supplementary report was presented, describing the favourable reaction in that colony since the first announce ment of the gold discoveries in New South Wales and Vic toria, and referring also to the important details recently received of the opening up of an extensive gold field within its own boundaries. The tenants of the company, it was stated, although making occasional excursions to Mount Alexander, showed no disposition permanently to desert their lands or neglect the cultivation of them, and the in come for the half-year ending the 30th of April, for rents, &c., was 10,8671., being only 1751. less than in the preced ing six months. Among the new leases granted were two blocks of land on the Murray, the attention of the colonists being now drawn to the probable introduction of steam navigation on that river. 1,497 acres of land had been pm - chased since the last report. The mining operations of the company had been nearly br oug ht t o a c l ose, and, to facilitate their transactions in land, application has been made for a charter of incorpowaSira, PARLIAMENTARY BUSYNESS. (From Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had re- 811 r ceived Reports from the Examiner of Recognisances, stating that the recognisance to the election petitions St. respecting the following plac es were unobjectionable, 20 viz..— Norwich (1). Norwich (2)) Wexford. Leitrim. Meath. Mayo. Barnstaple. 14 Berwick-upon-Tweed. Hereford City. 31 Heretord County (1). Hereford County (2). 27; Maidstone (2). INOOME AND PROPERTY TAX. 1 The following Resolutions are to be proposed by Mr. Hume as an Amendment to the Propositions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the continuance of the Income and Property Tax, in Committee of Ways and Means :- 1. That each person should be taxed for the support of Government in proportion to his ability, and as that ability is measured more accurately by the value of his property, under the protection of the State, than by any other standard, the tax, to be equitable, should every year be levied on the value of the property, labour and skill being the property of large classes of the community. 2. That the existing assessment of the income tax (under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35) should be so modified as to make it a tax on property, including, under that term, the capitalised value of all industrial income. 3. That all the property, real, personal, and industrial, in the United Kingdom, should be taxed at one uniform rate on its value. 4. That all realised property, under schedules A and C, be assessed and taxed in proportion to its value ; and that all industrial incomes under schedules B, D, and E, be assessed and taxed only on the capitalised value of that portion of each person's income exceeding 501. in the year. - 5. That, in levying the tax for the financial year, April 1853-4, the schedules and th e re t urns of income, under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35, be taken as the basis on which the property is valued and assessed for that year, subject to the following modifications :—(a) The profits or income of the clergy, now under schedule A, who have only life interests in their incomes, to be transferred to schedule E. (b) The profits accruing from the occupation of farms now under the schedule 8., to be returned and assessed in the same manner as the profits of trades and professions under schedule D. 6. That for the financial year 1853-4, the assessment on the value of the respective properties be taken as under: — Schedule A (exclusive of life incomes payable to the clergy)—( a) Land in Great Britain to be valued at 30 years' purchase on the rents, subject to a deduction not exceeding 10 per cent. for necessary buildings and repairs. Land in Ire land to be assessed at its annual value, allowing for repairs ; or valued at the number of years' purchase for which the land of Ireland has sold under the Encumbered Estates Act. (b) Houses to be taken on the rents at 20 years' purchase, subject to a deduction of 10 per cent. where the repairs are made by the landlord. (c) Railways, canals, gas-works, mines, iron -works, quarries, fisheries, and all other pro perties now under schedule A, to be assessed on the value as determined by the price of shares on the 31st day of March in each year, or as may be found most convenient and equitable. Schedule C—That the value of all property in annuities and dividends under this schedule, and of securities of every kind, be assessed on the current prices, on the 31st day of March, 1853. Schedule E—That for the year 1853-4, all the salaries, pensions, and payments, under this schedule, including the life incomes of the clergy, be taken at 15 years' purchase ; and, in subsequent years, be valued as the Government life annuities under schedule C. Schedule B and D (farms, trades, and professions)— That g for the year 18534, the profits of farms, trades, and profes- ° sions be taken a t 15 years purchase. That, i n su b sequent 20 years, the value of the ca p i t a l an d s t oc k b e taken as in an 20 ordinary balace-sheet, an d assesse d a t t h e same rate as other 10 property ; and that, a ft er d e d uc ti ng 5 per cent. for interest St. on this capital, the rest of the income be valued as a life annuity imperfectly secure d, an d assessed accordingly. • St . St. 7. That, to serve as d a t a f or th e assessments of the year St. 1854-5, tables, showing the prices on sales or valuations of tho various kinds o f p roper t y i n the United Kingdom, St. should be prepared and presented to Parliament in March, 1854, and in each su ccee di ng year. 10 8. That any revenue which Parliament may deem it right to raise in the year 18534, by continuing the Act „ i 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35, a s mo difi e d a b ove, be assessed under the " schedule.; at such a rate p er cen t um as shall be adequate 20 to provide the requir e d amoun t on the value of property. 20 9. That the basis of the valuation of property and the ••• rate of taxation be subject to revision in 1854, and in every KA subsequent year, with a view of correcting inequalities and Ft. rendering the tax equitable. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. POR, FRIDAY. The Fearless screw-steamer, belonging t M o OUTH the Russian Go vernment, having had her machinery thoroughly repaired and and modified by Messrs. Tennant and Dykes, of Deptford, went out of this harbour to Spithead, yesterday noon, under steam, to try the working of her engines. This vessel is 200 tons register, and although she has only a single engine, with a cylinder 22 diameter and 20 stroke, she accomplished a speed of T knots per hour, which will be materially increased after adjusting her machinery, proving that, owing to the alterations made, her speed has been much increased, while the consumption of fuel has been by the same means reduced one half. The Fearless sails next week as a tender to the Russian 50-gun frigate Pallas, for Kamtschatka. The Avon, steam tender, Master-Commander Veitch, ar rived this afternoon with supernumeraries from Plymouth. The Furious, 16, paddle frigate, Captain Loring, hauled out of dock to the fitting basin to-day, having had her bottom cleaned ; and the Sidon, 22, paddle frigate, Captain Gold smith, has been placed in the vacant dock for the like pur pose. Captain Martin, C. 8., of the Victory, returned from leave to-day. SHEER, DEC. 10. Her Majesty's s hip L on d on, 90, Captain NESS G. R. Mundy, sent up her top-gallant masts yesterday, and will proceed to the Nore this day. After having taken in her powder and being inspected, she will be towed to Spithead. To assist in navigating her to that anchorage, one boatswain and 30 men from the Boscawen, guard ship of ordinary at Chatham, 20 blue jackets from the Monarch and Waterloo respectively, and a party of seamen riggers from the dockyard, have been placed on board. Mr. Taylor, the Admiralty pilot at this port, is to proceed in her as far as the Downs. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam-vessel Adder arrived from Chatham yesterday with supernumeraries for the London. At a late hour yesterday afternoon orders were received from the Admiralty to liberate from arrest, on board the Wa terloo, flag-ship, Mr. John Forbes, late surgeon of the Rosa mond, under orders to be tried, by a court-martial, on charges preferred against him by his late commanding of f icer, Lieu tenant Cranford, and to discharge the witnesses summoned to give evidence on the part 3f the prosecution. It is stated that owing to some irregularity in the proceedings of the courts-martial holden on Lieutenant Godfrey Taylor, and Mr. George D. Gordon, clerk, both of the Rosamond, the sentences on those officers have been annulled. WOOLWICH, DEC. 10. APPOINTMENTS. Midshipman Robert Pitman, to the Cruiser, 17, steam sloop, at Woolwich ; Philip J. Hawkins, to the Sidon steam. frigate, at Portsmouth. Naval Cadets—C. B. Powell, to the Sidon ;R. A. Herbert, to the Britannia, 120, flag-ship on the Mediterranean station. The Cruizer, 17, steam-sloop, Commander Hyde Parker, was taken out of the basin to-day, at 11.30 a.m., and imme diately went down the river to try her engines, having on board Commander Cracroft, formerly commander of the Reynard steam-sloop, Commander Hornby, Commander Kerr, Commander Stewart, and Lieutenants Wodehouse and Hodgkinson, five of the officers studying steam ; and Lieutenant Robertson, of the steam department, afloat at this port ; Lieutenant Pym, appointed to the Cruiser ; Mr. Atherton, chief engineer at the factory at Woolwich dock yard ; Mr. Roughton, instructor of the officers studying steam ; and Mr. George Rennie, and Mr. Rennie, jun., of the firm that constructed the engines of the vessel. On reaching the measured mile in Long Reach, the time was taken, and on the average of four runs, two down and two up, the speed of the Cruiser, • with steam only, was ascer tained to be 6.54 knots per hour, the engines making 53 revolutions, or 106 turns of the screw propeller, per minute, on the average of the four runs at the measured mile. The engines are only two, of 30-horse power each, making col lectively 60-horse-power, and their working gave great satis faction, as they were only fitted as auxiliaries to a vessel adapted and rigged for sailing, and of 800 tons, giving a pro portion of 13 tons to each nominal horse power of the engines. The cylinders are 28 inches in diameter, with a two-feet stroke, and the engines worked so smoothly that there was not a hot bearing in any part. The engines, although nomi nally of 60-horse power, indicated while working to-day that, with a pressure of 14 lbs. to the square inch, they could exert a power equal to 170-horse power, or very nearly three times the amount of nominal horse power they were constructed or. The Cruizer, in charge of her gallant commander, re turned to Woolwich at half-past four p.m., and was hrought up at moorings in the stream. The Pacha. of Egypt has ordered a small yacht to be built, of 55 feet in length, and only to have a draught of 18 inches 'when afloat. In order to construct a vessel of that length to have so little draught of water, she is to have two screw propellers on Captain Carpenter's principle, and the motion will be given to them by two small disc engines. Mr. Rennie has had a boat constructed, 36 feet long and 5 feet broad, with a draught of two feet, to which he has fitted a disc en- 1( gine 10 inches in diameter and five inches thick, and on try ing her during the present week, he made the run from Black- 10 friars-bridge to Woolwich, about 10 miles by water, in one 25 hour with the tide. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(711IS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 11.—Wind at Noon, S., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, Dec. 10.—Wind, W.S.W., fresh. Arrived— Mary Catherine, Calcutta ; Bolton, Madras • Japan, Mau ritius ; S co t sman, S anta Martha ; Cale ndar, ' New Orleans, for Antwerp ; Geo. F. Patten, Quebec ; Chanticleer, New foundland. Arrived from the River—British Queen, for Trinidad. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind, S. to S.W. Arrived— Retriever, Akyab, for Rotterdam ; Caroline, Quebec. JERSEY, Dec. 9 . —Wind, W. Arrived—EohO, Labra dor. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Wm. Carey, Calcutta ; Wm. Darley, Bombay ; Ajax, do. ; Undaunted, Valparaiso • William Ackors, d o. ; Ann, Para ; Tamaulepa s (s), Vam_pioco and Havana, on freight 273,20 dollars ; Jeannie Johnstone, Quebec ; Huron, do. Sailed—Derry Castle, New Orleans ; Liverpool, York ; Arctic, do. Off Port—Talbot, H New ungarian, Hindoo, and Infanta. Th e A nne Armstrong, from Calcutta, struck against the Pier-he a d, an d ma k es nine inches of water per 50 hour.—Dec. 11. Arrived—Pacific (s), New York, left 50 28th Nov., 'on freight 150,000 dolls. The Jessie Stephens, 100 of Irvine, Quebec to Belfast, was fallen in with Dec. 4, 4$ 100 N., long. 40, dismasted and wa t er l ogged ; crew taken off 20 by the Pacific (s). QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 9.—Arrived --50 Highland Mary, 25 Maulmain, for L o nd on . COWES, Dec. 9.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived —Anna Char- 25 lotta, Singapore. • 5 DEATH BY FlRE.—This morning, a fine little boy, about fivo years old, died in King's College Hospital, after 12 days' suffering. The little fellow was playing with some 25 lucifer matches, and set fire to its clothes, and its body was ... dreadfully burnt. The c hild , whose name is Ernest 50 Domina, lived with poor people at No. 3, Bedford-court, 40 Catherine-street, but its parents are unknown. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid! RAILWAYS. 100 Aberdeen ..'.... 83 Ambg. Nottng. ' Bost & Eastn. June all Birmng. W o l ver h . Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. L ancs. Cheshire Junct.. all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £ 5 O & £25 184 Do., £2O. ...... 100 Bristol & Exel ' er 100 Caledonian.... ' .. all Chester & Holyh ' eaCi all Cork and Bandon 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. dr D.)..... all Do., (XlB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class, A. late E. U. 5h.... 6 Do., do.. all Do., B. & C. 100 East Lancashire all East dr West Ind. Dk & Binning. June 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 Ediub.Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow & S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., 3 A. Stock 100 Do., 3 B. Stock.... all Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 100 Great Western 11 rish South-Eastern all : ncaster & Carlisle 113 I 0., Thirds 'lOO Lancash. &Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 11 Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv. Crsby. dr So uthpt. all London & Blackwall 3 Lond. Tilb. & Stheud. 100 Lond.Bright. dr S. est. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 100 Loudon & S. Western 423 Do. £50........ 34 Do., £40.. .... all Lnndrry.diColeraine all Lududrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.SheL&Lincln. 43 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 100 Midland. ... 100 Do. Birming. .. Derby 473 Midland G. West. (Ir.) 173, Do. 3 Shares ..... all Newcastle &Carlisle 100 Newmarket... 14 . 73 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.. all Do., New.. 33 Northn. Counties Un 'lOO North British 13 North Devon, No.l 6i Do., No. 2. all Do., 3 A Deferred .. 5 Do., 3 B G uaran t ee d 173 North Staffordshire all North Western.. 83 N. & S.Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... 100 Scottish Central ..... 100 Scottish Midland..... 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Westu. Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... all Do. Halves, do. 20 Do. Oswestry 63 Shropshire Union - . ... Do., A.B.C . &D . f u ll y paid up at p. c...... all South Dev0n...... .... 100 South Eastern all South Wales. 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do.. 163 Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath .. . ... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 13 West C0rnwa11........ all West L0nd0n.......... 1 Woodford .00 York Newctl. & Berw 20 Do. Extensions 10 Do. G.N.E. Purcase 100 York &N. Midland PREFEREN , , 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848. 100 London and. Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Uo. Convertible, sp. (3., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. °p.c. 100 Lon. &N. West. Cov. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Coler Shares all Londndry. (Sr Ennisk Shares all Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1 ..... . all Do. New, £lO.. ...... . 3 Do., .E 6 ........ ..... , . all Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c all Do. 4 per cent _B4 Do ................... 100 Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent. all Norfolk Extension... 20 5 2 all Do. ' Guar. 51 per ct.. all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent ....... . .00 North British. ..... all North Staffordshire.. LOO Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 6 Do all Shrewsbury & Birin. Now Guaranteed ... all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent........ all South Devon . ......... 14 Do. New ............... all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £ 1 O s.6d. 100 Do. 42 per cent....... all S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. all Stock.&Hartl. Guar.' sp. c. till 1 Ju1y,18.56 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. _OO York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 5 D 5.....- 10 Yorks N, Midland''' & S. Purch.. ........ 46 [OO 100 00 all ustr l i alasia all Briti s h N . American 25 olonial. 20 Commercial o f Lon don 4 Engli s h S cott i sh and Australian 23 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 36 National Pro v. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company all Union of Australia Do. New 10 Union of London all Union of Madrid 100 Aberd all Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock -5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... . 100 Caledonian £lO ...... all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... 34 Cork &Bandon 5i p.c. 4 all Dundee PerthdrAber deem Junction all EastA uglian (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (25) 7 per cent 2 Do. (27 17a) 7 p. ct all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths..... all Edinb.Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cont.... 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed) 44 per cent .......... . 6 Laucash. & Yorksh., 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock.. 13 Leeds Northern, 6 p cent., No. 1 17 Do., No. 2. 5 Do., No. 3. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Prices this Day. - 33 6i d -21 i 3 ti 4 - 107 - 109 68 - 69 243 - 25. 19 -19 A 2k - - 10 si 10A - Gi -- 40 13* - 11 - 8 i - 78 - 58 - 30 - 60 - - 85 - 49 - 124 1.071 10 964 --96i -88 90 111 -- 124 851 --863 31 _-:. 34 21 -- 21 181 -- 19 9A -- 93 -- I_o9t -- 110,1 127 -- 1271 4 -- 4i 95 p 94 -- 3! -- 20 -- 2 d 13 -13 A 21 -- 22 31i -32 A -- 3 d 80i -- 814 47 -- 49 52 54 3i 3 d 3L _ 59 61 8 —9 2i d —442 64 ii a 2 g d 4 3 d' 9 91 3 i 4 p 94 98 67 69 67 69 78 ___ 82 14 id 20 21 10 —10 ii 15 16 3 2 d 24i 25 794 got 394 14 15 40 5 2itw 13 , 13i 10 - 104 27i - 28/ 9 - 10 ... ----. .• mi - InA 6 :i 6 a 2i 2 d 61i 626 !E SHARES . 1109 - 111 16n I iia7 19 —19 i id *la 3 - 3 -- 11-2 p 1 14 i - p i 18 18 *8 .27 - 129 .12 - 113 9 - 91 -lip .09i --110 i par 4 p 52 155 te - 34- 4 84- 1317 -- 13, 9A 10 111 113 4 - p •.. _ - 1 P 150 - 151. - 23. - 3,1 6 - 63 -2/ 102 - 104 254 - 264 213 -- 2i p 111 -11 i 17 17 I 1i p 174 17 par p •?. a• 26 1 264 9 - 20 par 4pm - 104 5 i - - i Des'ness done this Day. 50 50 50 25 50 16i St. 20 50 40 25 25 3i 1031 78-1 94 6Si 7 NES LEASED AT FIXED RE/sTTALS' Leasing Compans. Closing Prices This day. RAILWAYS. ihr.l Paid 50 I all 104 all 304 all 104 all 104 all it. 100 all ;t. 100 15 all 15 all 5 all 0 all )5 all .23 all all 9 all 9 all 9 all 5i all )0 all 0 all i 0 all i 0 all 5 all .2a 11? >t. 100 'it. 100 15 18i 2 91 0 all 5 all it. 100 Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Je. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Glas. Barr. dr Neilsn.Direct Do. New Hrtlpl. Dk. dr Railway 30 20 1 40 Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. 4 Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per ct... Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redear. . Midld.Bradfti. Northern andi Eastern sp. c. D p o o .. F 6 ix p e e d r s e p t.. . c Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shares. Roys tn. dr Hit. Do. Shepth. St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst Paldi RAILWAYS, 27, Do. (Canal) 5 Lyons & Mediterran, 4i Madras 29 Maria Antonia.. 10 Do. New (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.; all NorwegianTrunkPrel 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 10 Paris and Lyons 28 Do. Bonds . all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 24 Quebec &Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Southern of France 4 St. And. & Quebec(A) 17 Tours and Nantes 2s. Upper India Scrip., all West Flanders . 4 Do. 5i per c. Pref 9 Western of France all Agua Fria all Anglo Californian ... 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24 Brazilian Imp. (issued at R 5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey all Carsons's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiapo all English and Austin all Copper Smeltg. Co General all Golden Mountain all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst all Liberty all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Mexican&S.Americn all New Granada all Nouveau Monde all Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymme Iron 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian__ 7 Tin Croft . all United Mexican all West Mariposa all Yuba MISCELLA I 4 Australian Ryl. Mail 321 Canada all CopperMiuersof Eng all Do. Preference 5 Crystal Palace 2 Crystal PalaceFrauce 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 50 General Screw Steam Shipping Company 21 Irish Beetroot Sugar 2 Netherlands Land all Peninsular & Oriental 20 Do 60 Royal Mail Steam 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 20 10 50 50 100 3 BelgiauEastn. Junct all Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon all Charleroi & Erquelin, all Demerara 6 Dijon and Besangon 8 Dutch Rhenish .. _ all East Indian • all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 Gd. Juuct. of France 10 Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do.Bds.(lst i55.)1857 14 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 1A Do. all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201 . 3 p. c. Bds ... _ _ MARKET NEW London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do L. dxN.W. Caledon .., IGt.Notrhnl Gt. Westn. Caledon Do Yk. New & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W & Midid Stckton & Darlingt. Midland E. Count Do L. & IN . W dlLn& Yk Do Gt.Northn i Do Lancash.& Yorksh.. MrMClean Stockt. & Darling. Do IGt.Westn. 30 - 31 29 - 30 - 31 29 - 3 " [O9 - 11 , 1 5 53 149 - 151 33 - di ~ 1.16 561 57 27 ___ 28 14 - 25. - 26' 19} -- 20 25 23 -- 3 - 31 - 07 - ..-- •- liO 1 149 - 1 --- 4152 ..• ' i d 1054 - 1- Closing rilcei this day. 14 - 3i -- 91 - 1 - 2, - 24 - par 1 P 7i - 5 - 2 Vi - ib : 141 4 - 1) 9i 1 id 1 10P /11 3 P 2i P 7 51 51U Cpl g 9 74 3 35i sa 35 1 = 15 -15 i 16* - 65 - 38 - 32 - 21i - 12 - . loi 16iP 261 32j 32 ' 54P 3 9 i' P 22 12} al P a 61 P 1 11 i P i i 4 —41 1 :3 4 0, 4 -- p a r __ fi d r : 4 I d ; 1. p , i 74 :: Bi p 19 1 =-- 3i - 4i 2 .. 3 - 30A 3l P 4 1 43 44 2 Yi 7 i d 1... id : par 1— la P li par p - - P i _ 1 i P pq i 11 —1! P p IP 20 - 21 ni 10 - 12 1."1 - P - 12 8 2i p j P - SOUS, 108 3 961 i 6 865 i 11 9i 112 0 74 04 4 6 94 4 80i i 1 80a I 20 p.m 25 4i 80 39.1 40 ----------''' -(THIS DAr'l _l O ,l Both fruit and vege t a bl es were in goo d 0- 111) FjP e steady demand, at fully last week's prices. u g, r , FRUIT.—Pine apples, 3s 6d to 6s od • hot-b°, 69 1 1 ! 2s 6d ; Hambro ditto, sto is 6d per lb ; aPI :u 0 1' re 1,0 4s 6d to 7s 6d ; cooking ditto, 3s to 6s per oP' fi ot'' 4s to 8s per half sieve ; lemons, is to 29 Od ; cob -9d to is 6d per dozen ; filberts, 10d to is per lb' tiO 755. to 80s per 1001bs. 13 1 4) 3i " VEGETABLES. —Cabbages, 8d to is ; ,1155 , e1$ fl° is 6cl to 2s 6d per h a lf s i eve ; greens, is 3d I ' 3 . p0i ) 6,1 dozen bunches • cauliflowers, 8d to 2s perdozei:; dl4' 4 ' 80s to 145 s per ton ; turnips, 2s to 26d car i9v- r' r4s per zen bunches ; celery, 8d to is 3(- 1 P. d " to •` 14 4,1 1 spinach, is to 2s per half sieve onns, 10 b .-- 63 tc;f: half sieve • leeks, ld to 2d per bunchy; shallots; a e garlic 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, is to is Gd per ser salad 2d per punnet ; horseradish, is to ,19 per parsley, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches. COVENT GARDEN. BRE The prices of wh ea t en breadAD in . the metropoll 1114 0 0. 6dto 7d; of h ouse h o ld di tto, 5d to Gd per 41b NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL . ' l- 1 Geese, 33 6d to 7 s Od ; Turkeys, 3s to 12s,eacAh;jittDo is Gd to 2s 6d ; t ame R a bbi ts, 12d to is 6d; tv ii ; Cpci to is; Pigeons, 4d to 8d each; tdroasing Chicken' pri each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od; itto I . c9, 11 ,i; to 5s Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s Gd to 5s Od P er . V a d° Pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od; Partridges, is Od to is 40, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Woodcoc is; to 3s Od; G rouse , 2 s Od t o 2 s 6d ; S n i pes, 9d tong, 6d to 10d; wild D uc k s, i s 3d t o i s 9d ; Widgc°o Tier/ is 3d; and Plovers, 4d to 9d each. English Eggs', OW 12s Od; Fren c h ditt o , 8 s 6d to 9s 6d p er 120 ; 10d to is ld per lb. NEWPORT. i r4 Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3 s Od t o 4s 0; 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s ° (1 per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL 4° AO Beef from 2s 6d to 38 6d ; MuttOn, 2s Sd t o er Veal, 2s 8d to 4s Od ; P or k, 2s 6cl to , 3s 100 P by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Fiat Cot Turbots, 3s Gd to 8s Od • Brills, is 6d to 53 Od; 00 I; • • SL 2s Gd to 7s Od each; Soles, ad to 'f2s 3d per Pa ir i 'to 1 V; to is per lb ; Lobsters, 8d to 2s Od • Crabs) Gd to Whitings, 2s Gd to 5s Od per dozen ; Haddocklk cole y af Doreys, 2s Od to Gs Od; Mullets, Od to Os eae u t go 0 ", e 0; Oysters, 9s Od to 163 Ocl• Natives 34s Od t°, d fl °' 0 0; bushel; Mackerel, 10d to is each; Smelts, 1s Od r a r e„ 0° Scats, 4d to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is 6cl to 2s 3 d P i n - es, Bloaters, is ld to is 4d per dozen; Fresh H err— to is 6d per dozen. -- _ 0 HIDES AND SKINS. , 0 121 0 1 /f5,1; Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to 2d; 64th , „, d t O ,O to 21d; 721 b to 801 b, 24d to 20; 801 b to 881b o , a il ito 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 30; 961 b to 1041 b, 30 t od; ' ll OO is Od to 2 . 9 ,0 hides, 58 Gd to 6s Od; calf skins, light, fl full, 38 6d to 58 Od; polled sheep, 6s 3d to 8s od, a half-breds, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Downs, 3s 10d to 49 ' e v J r HAY MARKETS. 4 , SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 4 ; 4 10- ditto, 3/ 15s t o 51 Q s ; and straw, 11 5s to 111 1 $ P er /. Supply good, and trade firm. 4sLi j o o" CUMBERLAND. —Meadow h a y, 2/ 16s to ditto, 3/15s to 4/ 17s ; an d s t raw 1/ 5s to 1 / 13° r et A fair average supply, an d a stea d y demand. clO ll l. WHIgeHAP.EL..----Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to v n e r ditto, 31.15 s to 61.0 s ; an d straw, 1 ? 4 0 t o 14 ""s Made firm, nb fullpices, rb --_-_ From i t Pade out ( of th :Luproved. Paris branch L a: tia..tion ha t4lll l, uns in waSr securi eons Pro v i nces. eirculal 44(1 1. cur rent of 41111 ions. a uout I of ,il4ovinces. el Te pi 40 Goes at ci. ti te4t tive tc ciittsv. , v r t4l4.llne ta , ll4: : . )-11:1 . 1 l e ti° re il tuli e l i te e t iiii ijc .r e d8eP t e t el e 0 e : h rtrr t 0 b i li v da a ii , 1 ~.,_°l l. 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