The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL—Mr. Arthur Macnamara, the well known omnibus proprietor, appeared to an information calling upon him to show cause why a distress warrant should not issue to recover a penalty of 10/. upon a con viction in this court about eighteen months ago, for having an omnibus illegally constructed, which convic tion had subsequently been confirmed at Quarter Ses sions, and in the Court of Queen's Bench. The City Solicitor attended for the complainant, Mr. Roe, the summoning officer of this court, and Mr. Pub ling, the barrister, appeared for the defendant. Mr. Roe, having been sworn, stated that he served the summons upon ire defendant personally on the 20th of the present month. Mr. Pulling—Do you lay the information in this case, Mr. Roe ? — The City Solicitor objected to that question being put to Mr. Roe, as the information was me re ly ca lli ng upon the defendant to show cause why a warrant should not issue. Mr. Pulling said his object in asking that question was to know if Mr. Roe really was the informant ; and, if so, to show that information given by any person but the Solicitor for Stamps was invalid according to the statute under which these proceedings should have been taken. Alderman Wilson said he could not allow Mr. Roe to be examined upon matters that took place prior to the conviction upon which the present information was issued. The case had been litigated now for about a year and a half, and they could not go into the merits of it again. Mr. Pulling then asked that the conviction, or a copy of it, might be produced, in order that he might know what offence his client was charged with. The City Solicitor said the conviction was in the hands of the clerk of the peace, and as it was on record it was not necessary to produce it. Mr. Pulling said he wished for the conviction, to show it was null and void on the face of it. The City Solicitor said such an objection should have bean made at the proper time. Alderman Wilson was surprised Mr. Pulling should make such an objection, when he knew that the case had been tried in several courts, and the original con viction finally confirmed. Mr. Pulling said it was only just that a man should know what offence he was to be punished for. Alderman Wilson said it was too late to question the ♦alidity of the conviction, the defendant was only required now to show cause why he had not paid the fine. Mr. Pulling further objected that the conviction was drawn in error, inasmuch as it had been drawn according to the form of Jervis's Act, which exempted revenue cases, instead of being drawn under the Stage Coach Act, which contained a proper set of forms. The forms in these two acts were essentially different; and, inas much as the conviction was wrong in that respect it could not be enforced at all, the rule of law being that where a conviction was wrong in any part, it was void altogether. It did not merely adjudge but directed also execution, therefore a warrant was unnecessary, as by the form of conviction, though informal, the defendant could be taken in execution upon it. Alderman Wilson said that was the customary form, but it was never contemplated that it would be acted upon without a warrant of distress issuing previously. Mr. Pulling also objected to the warrant on the ground that every facility had not been given to the de fendant to pay the money. The conviction ordered half of the penalty to be paid to the Queen and the other half to the informer. Now, there was no difficulty in complying with the first part of that order ; but there was with the latter, for if Mr. Roe was the informer, the conviction was bad on the face of it ; and if not, how was he to know who was, when he was not allowed to examine Mr. Roe on that point ? The City Solicitor said it was too late to urge such an argument now. - Mr. Pulling said it was lawful to argue against the conviction of a judge at any tinge. The City Solicitor : Yes, and against your own con vict*, too. (Laughter.) Mr. Pulling said he had nearly finished. The City Solicitor said that expectation had induced him toAlisten so quietly, in the hope that he would soon run out. (Laughter.) Mr. Pulling repeated that the conviction might be acted upon the same as a warrant, and then set down. Alderman Wilson said no officer would act upon it without a warrant. He did not see any good reason why a warrant should not issue. A warrant of distress was then ordered. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John Pittman, alias Mr. Edmund Vinten, yeoman, and William Johnson, alias Malcolm, 'alias Bean, alias Mr. William Killick, miller, Rochester, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having obtained large sums of money from gentlemen connected with Kent by means of a petition falsely representing that the bearers had been large suf ferers from the recent floods, occasioned by the overflow ing of the Medway. Sir Thomas Maddock, M.P. for Rochester, said the prisoner Pittman, and another man not in custody. brought a letter to him at the Clarendon Hotel, which contained a statement of alleged losses sustained by a farmer named Balcombe, near Rochester, in consequence of the recent floods. This memorial purported to be signed by a number of respectable inhabitants of Roches ter and the neighbourhood, who had various sums as contributions placed against their names. In addition to this memorial, the following letters were handed to him : " St. Margaret-street, Rochester, Dec. 6, 1852. " Sir Thomas—Under the painful circumstances which the accompanying memorial will fully explain, I venture to address you on behalf of the family of the afflicted Mr. Balcombe, whose melancholy situation calls for sympathy. I have certainly taken more than ordinary interest in this affair, having known the family many years in this city, and at the request of the bearer, Mr. Balcombe, jun., who leaves home this evening for London, in order to make some arrangements in connection with this case, I beg to submit for your charitable consideration the documents in his possession. Trusting the motive which actuates me will be deemed an apology, I have the honour, Sir Thomas, to remain respectfully, " D. BAXTER LEWIS, Town-clerk, Rochester." "The Rev. J. W. Sheringham presents his compliments to Sir T. H. Maddock, and at the earnest entreaty of the bearer, Mr. E. Vinten (a respectable farmer in this parish), begs torecommend to hisnotice the accompanying memorial, signed by the civic authorities of Rochester. If claims of a more pressing nature do not prevent Sir Thomas from contributing, he (Mr. S.) can assure him it is a case merit ing ample sympathy. The Rev. J. W. S. takes more than ordinary interest in the bearer's welfare, inasmuch as Mr. Vinton is a person of exemplary habits, and has a large family depend en t on hi s exer ti ons . opes this will be deemed a sufficient apology for intrusion. " Sir. T. H. Maddock, M.P." Believing the statement in the petition, and having faith in the authenticity of the letters handed to him, he gave the men 101. Shortly after this he was informed by the Mendicity Society he had been imposed upon, and that the petition and letters were forgeries. Pittman was the man representing himself as Vinten ; the other man, not in custody, was Balcombe. Webb and :John Horsford, two of the Mendicity So ciety's constables, proved that they apprehenAd the two prisoners in the Blackfriars-road. A card was found in their possession, which had the names upon it of " Mr. Edmund Vinten, yeoman, Rochester," and "Mr. Wm. Killick, Rochester." William Horsford, of the Mendicity Society, said he had known both prisoners for a long time as common begging-letter impostors. Johnson had been repeatedly convicted. From infbrmation sent to the Mendicity Society, it was ascertained that the prisoners and an other man had been going about with petitions, and col lecting a great deal of money from gentlemen connected with Kent. The prisoner, Pittman, denied being the person who obtained the money from Sir Thomas Maddock. Mr. Hardwick said the prisoner had been clearly identified, and therefore he must be committed for three months to hard labour. William Horsford said he had a charge to make against Johnson for obtaining 101. from the Hon. F. Villiers, M.P. Johnson had been already convicted for obtaining money from various noblemen and gentlemen, among whom were Lord Saltoun, Sir H. Meux, and Lord Edward Hill. The following letter would prove the nature of the fraud : " St. Margnret-street, Rochester. " Hon. Sir,—Under the painful circumstances which the inclosed memorial will more fully explain, I venture to ad dress you on behalf of the family of the afflicted Mr. Bal combe, whose melancholy situation calls for sympathy. At the request of Mr. Balcombe, jun., who leaves for London to make some arrangements connected with his family af fairs, I beg to submit the inclosed memorial for your charitable consideration. " I have the honour to be, ter "D. BAXTER LEWIS." Isir. Le • jun., of Rochester, proved that both let ts, eries purporting to be written by his father, were f or - The Prisoners were remanded for the attendance of Mr. illiers, till Monday next. Catkerine Johnson was charged with having been conce rned with others in committing robberies of jewel lery, to the amount of 1,500/. or 2,000/., at the shop of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell. The robberies were supposed to have been effected by a person representing himself as the husband of the pri soner, and who contrived to effect the robberies at vari ous times when he is th e s h op as a customer. The poner was appr e hended as she was about to start by railway for Dover Remanded till Friday. The sum of 2/. has been r „ • „ I. er fe d per Mr. Superin tendent Otway, from 111, for the poor-box. WORSHIP-STREET•—James Wells, an athletic and Mr. fellow, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hammill, charged with havi violently assaulted Wiadsor-terrace, Mr. John Willis, a cabinet-maker, City-road, with the supposed intention of c ommitting a highway robbery. The prosecutor stated that while passing through Shoreditch on his way home, between one and tZ,,, o'clock that morning, he was suddenly encountered by the prisoner and two other men, one of whew civilly accosted him, and requested that he would oblige him with a light from a cigar that he was smoking et the time. Before he had time to comply with the solicita tion, a simultaneous rush was made upon him by the three men, which caused him to stagger back into the road, and at the same moment the prisoner struck him a heavy blow on the temple, which knocked off his hat and felled him to the ground. He instantly started up, and on demanding what they meant by such conduct, the prisoner dealt him a violent blow under the eye, which knocked him down again and partially stunned him. At that moment the prisoner and his companions were apparently alarmed by the sound of ap proaching footsteps, as they made off at a rapid pace, but witness proceeded after them and saw them commence a similar attack upon another gentleman, whom they also surrounded and knocked down at a short distance from the spot. Witness then crossed over to the opposite side of the street, where he fortu nately met a policeman, under whose directions he has tened after his assailants, but the instant they caught sight of him, the prisoner darted across the road, and grasping him tightly by the throat forced him back against the wall. He was proceeding to further acts of violence, when the constable whom witness had just spoken to, suddenly made his appearance, and after a desperate resistance the prisoner was apprehended and secured. Mr. William Frederick Ellis, a professor of music, re siding in Fountain-place, City-road, stated that he' was returning home from a concert at the -time in question, when he met the prisoner and his two confederates, who commenced hustling him in a suspicious manner, and on demanding an explanation of their conduct, he received a violent blow from the prisoner, which stretched him on the pavement. The blow was delivered with such force that he was completely stupi fied, tnd before he could recover his feet he was joined by one of his friends with whom he had spent the evening, and at whose appearance the prisoner and his companions instantly started off. In consequence of the stunning effect of the blow, witness was unable to pro ceed in pursuit until the whole of them had disappeared, but he shortly afterwards met the last witness and a policeman, from whom he ascertained that the prisoner had been lodged in the station-house. On being asked if he wished to say anything, the pri soner sullenly replied that he would rather reserve his defence. Mr. Hammill said, that it was a very aggravated case, which was replete with suspicion against the prisoner, and ordered him at once to be committed for trial. SOUTHWARK.—Arthur Gallafant, in the employ of Mr. Lewis Ash, an engineer ' in Herbert's-buildings, Southwark, was charged before Mr. Combe with robbing his employer to a considerable amount. The complainant stated that the prisoner had been in his service for the last three years, and having latterly suspected his honesty, he gave information to the police, and on the previous night he was taken into custody in the act of leaving the premises. When searched, there was found in his possession several tools of an expensive description belonging to his employer, which he had pur loined from the workshop where he was in the habit of working. On a subsequent examination of the prisoner's house, a further discovery of stolen property was made of upwards of 350 new files, brass taps, and other ma chinery belonging to turning lathes, to the amount of more than 501. The prisoner, it appeared, had been for some time making preparations to go out to the diggings, and for the purpose of carrying out his intentions and procuring the money necessary for his outfit and defray ing the expenses of his passage to South Australia, he commenced robbing his employer, although he was in the receipt of excellent wages as a journeyman engineer. The prisoner, who declined saying anything in answer to the charge, was committed. Mary Gorman, Catherine Sullivan, Catherine Roach, and Mary Reddington, were brought up for final exami nation, charged with knocking down Mr. William Ward, a wine merchant, and robbing him of a watch and chain on the Queen's highway. The additional evidence was that of policeman 123 M, who stated that on the night in question he saw all the prisoners together in the Borough-market, and he told them to go away. They then all ran towards Winches ter-street, and a few minutes afterwards he went after them and observed the prosecutor lying on the ground exclaiming that he had lost his watch and money. Ob serving that he appeared in liquor, he took him to the station-house. The following morning Reddington gave such information as led to the apprehension of her fel low-prisoners, and the recovery of the watch and guard in the room occupied by them. Reddington had given the above information on her fellow-prisoners in conse quence of their having refused to give her, as she termed it, her " regulars," that is, a share of the plunder, she, by her own account, having been present when the offence was committed. The prisoners were committed. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDA ST. JAMES'S PALACE—DEc. 22. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Dr. Henry Hol land, of Brook-street, Fellow of the Royal College of Phy sicians, and a Physician in Ordinary to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to be one of her Majesty's Physicians in Ordinary, in the room of Dr. William Frederick Chambers, resigned. DOWNING-STREET- DEC. 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Belford Hinton Wilson, Esq., some time her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General to the republic of Venezuela, to be an ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of th 3 Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; and of Wil liam Fenwick Williams Esq., Captain in the Royal Regi ment of Artillery, and Brevet Lieutenant. Colonel in the Army, some time employed on a special service in Turkey, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain George Edward. Wade to be Civil Commissioner and Collector of Taxes for the Seychelles Islands, dependencies of the laland. of Mauritius. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Thomas Kelly, Esq., M.D., to be an A ss i s t an t M ag i s t ra t e f or t h e d i strict of Natal, in South Africa. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 24. _ sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain John Digby Murray, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Abraham Bolton, who exchanges ' • Lieu tenant Adolphus William Desalt Burton to be Captain by purchase, vice Murray, who retires ; Cornet Henry Hugh McNeile to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burton ; Cornet Richard G. Boraford Bolton, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice M c N e il e , D ec . 24. 2d Dragoons—Captain Wm. Boyd, from the 87th Foot, to be Captain, vice Robertson, who exchanges, D ec . 24. 11th Light Dragoons—Brevet Major John Douglas, to be Major, by pur c h ase , v i ce J ones, promo t e d i n 3d West India Regiment; Lieutenant Arthur Brisco, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Douglas, Dec. 24. 7th Regiment of Foot—Captain Reginald Yonge Ship ley, from the 55th Foot, to be Captain, vice Verner, who exchanges, Dec. 24. 10th Foot—Ensign Henry Henderson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maher, who retires, Dec. 24. 12th Foot—Lieutenant Wm. Edward Crofton, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Hearn, deceased ; Ensign Thomas Edmund Miller, to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Crofton, Oct. 13; Serjeant-Major George Gib son, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Miller, Dec. 24. 20th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon John Meane to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cole, promoted in the Ist West India Regiment, Dec. 24. 55th Foot—Captain John Donovan Verner; from the 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Shipley, who exchanges, Dec. 24. 79th Foot—Brevet-Colonel Horatio Walpole, from half pay 39th Foot, to b e Li eu t enan t-C o l one l , vice Honourable Lauderdale Maule, who exchanges ; Major Edmund James Elliot to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Wal pole, who retires ; Brevet-Major John Douglas to be Major, by purchase, vice Elliot ; Lieutenant Keith Ramsay Mait land to be Captain, by purchase vice Douglas ; Ensign Henry Holford St evenson t o be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maitland, Dec. 24. 87th Foot--Captain Andrew Robertson, from the 2d D ragoons, to be C a pt a i n, v i ce Boyd, who exchanges, Dec. 90th Foot—Captain Tobias Purcell, from half-pay un attrached, to be Captain (repaying the difference), vice Brevet Major John Blaquiere Mann, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Thomas James Meredith to be Captain, by purchase, vice Purcell, who retires ; Ensign Henry Hope Crealock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Meredith, Dec. 24. 95th Foot—Major James Webber Smith to be Lieut.- Colonel, by purchase, vice Walter, who retires ; Captain Henry Hume to be Major, by purchase, Nice Smith ; Lieu tenant James George Eddington to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Hume ; Ensign Frederick James Taylor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eddington, Dec. 24. Ist West India Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon Robert John Cole, M.D., from the 20th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice John Edmondstone Stewart, M.D., who retires upon half pay, Dec. 24. - 2d West India Regiment—Sergeant-Major Milner Bur leigh, from the Ist Went India Regiment, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thompson, deceased, Dec. 24. 3d West India Regiment—Major Inigo William Jones, from the 11th light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase a vice Findlay, who retires, Dec. 24. BREVET . — Captain John Digby Murray, of the sth Dra goon GuArds, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837 ; Brevet Major John Digby Murray, of the sth Dragoon Gue.rds, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11, 18x1; Captain Tobias Purcell, of the 90th Foot, to be Ma jor in the Army, Nov. 23, 1841 ; Brevet-Major Tobias Pur cell, of the 90th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11, 1851. The under-mentioned Cadets of the East India Com prAny's Service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign, during the period of their being placed under the command of Colonel Harry D. Jones, of the Royal Engi neers, at Chatham, for field instruction in the art of Sap ping and Mining :—Salusbury Thomas Trevor, sent. ; George Newmarch, Gent. ; Thomas Beckley, Gent. • Cuth bert Walter Finch, Gent. ; J o h n Li dstone Watts, ' Gent. ; Irwin Montgomery Grei g , G ent. ; John Norris Huntl)r, Gent. ; Joseph Bealty, Gent., Dec. 24. MEMORANDUM. The Christian names of Captain Meehan, of the Ist West India Regiment, are " George Walter," and not " Walker," as previously stated. • ADMIRALTY—DEo. 17: The following promotions have this day taken place con sequent on the death, on the 16th instant, of Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G.:— Vice-Admiral John Wight, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Admiral on the same list ; Vice-Admiral Wil liam Henry B. Tromlett, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Admiral on the same list ; Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., to be Admiral of th e Bl ue ; Vice-Admiral of the White Thomas Brown to be Vice- Admiral of the Red ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Josceline Percy, C. 8., to be Vice-Ad m i ra l o f th e Whi te ; Rear-Admiral - of the Red James Whitley Deans Dundas, C.B. to be Vice-Admiral of th e Bl ue ; R ear -Ad m i ral of the White Barrington Reynolds, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Francis Erskine Loch to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Captain Sir George Richard Brooke Pechell, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral on Reserved Half-pay ; Captain Herbert Brace Powell to be Rear-Admiral on Reserved Half-Pay ; Cap tain the Hon. Henry John Rous to be Rear-Ad miral of the Blue • and the following Captains on the Retired List to 'be Retired Rear-Admirals on the t.e„Fllls , proposed in the London Gazette of Ist September, -s96l:_without increase of Pay :—Captain Henry Theodo -ITownsius 11.rsovrne Collier, Captain John Brenton, Captain Wil . O Mn, Captain EdwarSd asenren' Captain Henry tcanhurozopne: cC33p.t,aicnapJtociali.nn CommissionsAlab sign e d by tho LorclLjeu(enant of Pembrokeihi re. E 8 (1 t i mrii i , "— ei L ; i ng e t eauttneea.n:Btna. of D ec . oi c e Deputy.. be Deputy Lieutenant ; William be Geore Dunn, Thomas sir r Commission s e q r i . c , kt byo William h e jeui D La e Lieutenant. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieu tenant ; Captain George Floyd Duckett to be Deputy Lieu tenant ; Major William Elsey to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Henry Morris Kemshed, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Charles Mills ' Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant • Sir John Musgrove, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Lodge Murray Prior, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant • James Roe, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Joseph T;irnley, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Robert Crook Watford, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Westmore landshire. James Gandy, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Dec. 4. Commissions signed by the Lorcl-Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Royal Wiltshire Militia—John Elton Prower, Esq., to be Captain, Dec. 8 ; George Hodgson Wayte, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 7. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset shire. Ist Somersetshireßegiment ohfilitin—Ensign Alexander William Adair to be Captain, vice Jones, resigned, Dec. 18; the Honourable Amias Poulett to be Ensign, vice Adair, promoted ; Lieutenant. Herbert Butler Batten to be Cap tain, vice Ford, resigned ; Ensign Edward Clarke to be Lieutenant, vice Batten, promoted, Dec. 20. BANKRUPT. William John Berridge, cheesemonger, Deptford, Kent, to surrender, Jan. 4, at twelve, and Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane ; Pocock and Poole, Bartholomew-close. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. R. Warren, Nelson-place Remmington-street, City-road, coach-maker, Jan. 14, at half-past twelve-W. Lock - yer, Old-street, St. Luke's, and King-street, St. Giles's-in-the- Fields, baker, Jan. 14, at twelve-J. Westley, Playhouse yard, City, bookbinder, Jan. 18, at eleven-G. Bolton, Albany-street, Regent's-park, coachbuilder, Jan. 18, at eleven-T. Linsell and W. Linsell, Piccadilly, tailors, Jan. 21, at eleven-J. B. Drew, Wittam's-buildings Old-street road, carpenter and builder, J an . 21, at eleven-J. Thomp son, Piccadilly, linen-draper, Jan. 18, at one-E. Steward, Broughton, Norfolk, corn-merchant, Jan. 14, at twelve- T. Roe, Suffolk-place, Lower-road, Islington, uphols terer, Jan. 14, at half-past eleven-A. Sands, Coal Exchange, City, and Chatham, coal-merchant, Jan. 15, at two-R. Green, jun., Brighton, ironmonger, Jan. 15, at half-past o ne-A. Dean, Brighton, clothier, Jan. 15, at one-T. Harris and J. Burls, Hampstead road, brewers, Jan. 15, at eleven-S. W. Gillam, Tarling ton-place, Edgware-road, wine merchant, Jan. 15, at half past one -J. P. Sandie, North Ockendon, Essex, market gardener, Jan. 15, at half-past twelve-J. Heathwaite, New-street, Covent-garden, cheesemonger, Jan. 15, at one -H. N. Brewer, Counter-hill, St. Paul's, Deptford, and Bermondsey-wall, Bermondsey, mast and blockmaker, Jan. 15, at half-past one-W. B. Adams, and G. Ralstoli, Fair field Works, Bow, engineers, Jan. 15, at two-W. B. Adams, Fair-field Works, engineer, Jan. at two-J. B. Dauptain, Wharf-road, City-road, colour-merchant, Jan. 15, at twelve-E. H. Dalby, Hornsey-road, butcher, Jan. 14, at half-past one-R. Sewell, Swaffham, scriviner, Jan. 14, at half-past one-T. Messon, Fenchurch-street, coal merchant, Jan. 15, at half-past eleven. In the Country. P. A. Morley, Great Bridge, Staffordshire, iron manu facturer, Jan. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham- S. Grocock, Leicester, hosier, Jan. 14, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham-A. W. Bellairs, Stamford, Lincolnshire, and J. Bellairs, Derby, bankers, Jan. 14, at ten, at the Court, Nottingham-R. Eminsou, Grantham, Lincolnshire, scriv ener, Jan. 14, at ten, at the Court, Nottingham-H. Glad win, Nottingham. d ra p er , J an. 14 , a t t en, a t th e C ourt, Nottingham-T. Young, Hartlepool, Durham, grocer, Jan. 21, at half-past one , a t th e Court, Newcastle-upon-'Tyne- G. Rowell, jun., Carlisle, painter and glazier, Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-D. Gibson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, grocer, Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon -Tyne-E. M. Hadaway, Newcastle upon-Tyne, grocer, Jan. 21, at one, at the Court, New castle-upon-Tyne. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. H. Worms, Blackfriars-road, bootmaker, is. 31d., on Monday next, an d every subsequent Monday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Carman, Alderman bury, City. H. E. Ford and W. Reeves, Leadenhall-street, ship brokers, second dividend of sid., on Tuesday next, and any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, J. Loader, Finsbury -pavement, cabinet maker, 55., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, or any succeeding Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers. A. E. Corvan, Hampstead-road, baker, 4d., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. T. Patient, Saffron Walden, cooper, 2s. 3d., on Tuesday, Dec. 28. or any succeeding Tuesday between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Ba singhall-street. J. J. K. Boote, Commercial-road, manufacturing chemist, 4 5-7 d., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guild hall-chambers, Basinghall-street. A. R. Stace, Strood, ironmonger, 9d., on Tuesday, D ec . 28, or any sub sequen t Tuesday, btween eleven and two, at the office of M r . Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall street. R. Mitchell, Lime-street, merchant, Ofd., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, or any succeeding Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Ba singhall-street. W. L. Kelly, Newport, Monmouthshire, bookseller, lid., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, or any su b sequen t Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-s+reet. C. J. Carttar, Greenwich and Shooters's-hill, solicitor and newspaper proprietor, 6d., on Thursday, Dec. 30, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. C. Sanford, Paternoster-row, stationer and bookseller, 6d., on Thursday, Dec. 30, and the three following Thurs days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stans feld, Basinghall-street. C. Johnson, Northumberland-place, Commercial-road, East, ironmonger, 4d., on Thursday, 30th inst., and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. T. Long, Belgrave-street, South Pimlico, picture dealer, ls. 4d., on Thursday, 30th inst., and three following Thurs days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. Streeter, Brighton, corn-merchant, 10s. 6d. any Wed nesday, between e l even an d th ree, at the office of 'Mr. Whit more' Basinghall-street. E. Mountcastle, King William-street, City, and Green wich, hatter, 4s. 11d., any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. W. Wylam and J. Green, jun., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchants, second and finaldiviend of 3-20 d., any day after Dec. 26, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. Pearce and W. Thackray, Sunderland, Durham, timber merchants, 2s. Bd., and a second dividend of ld., on Friday, Dec. 31, or on any Saturday after Jan. 6, be tween ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, New castle-upon-Tyne. T. Pearce, Sunderland, Durham, timber merchant, 205., on Friday, Dec. 31, or any Saturday after Jan. 6, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. T. Tomlinson, Winterton, corn merchant, 1 5-16 d., on any day between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. Kendall and Co., Leeds, grocers, ls. 6d., on any day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. S. Beniams, jun., All Saints, Herefordshire, grocer, 2s. 9d., on any Thursday between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. T. Dalton and T. Edwards, Birmingham, iron founders, 2nd., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. R. P. Weston, Wellington, Salop, surgeon, 6d., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. J. Leader, Liverpool, joiner, ls. 9d., on W e d nes d ay, Dec. 29, or on any subsequent rednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. W. Pritchard, Liverpool, tea dealer, 2id., on Wednes day, Dec. 29, or any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Dobson, High Holborn, optician, Jan. 21, at one. In the Country. J. G. Harrison, Liverpool, dealer in locks, Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W, Fawkner, Kidder minster, licensed victualler, Jan. 15, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham—G. E. James, Briefly Hill, Staff or d s hi re , draper, Jan. 18, at elev en , at the Court, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. S. Bradley; Mark-lane, corn and malt factor—W. Winch, Fountain-court, Strand, licensed victualler, certi ficate of the second class—H. N. Brewer, Counter-hill, Kent, mast maker, certificate of th e fi rs t c l ass — C. Davey, Brixton, linendraper, certificate of the second c l ass — J. p. Sandle, North Ockendon, Essex, cattle dealer, certificate of the second class—C. Brady, Hood-lane, merchant, cer tificate •of the third class—W. Meane, Brighton, brewer, certificate of the third class—R. W. Ogilvie, Newcastle upon-Tyne, ship broker, certificate of the third class, after 21 days from Aug. 13—C. W. Wass, New Bond-street, picture dealer, certificate of the second class—J. B. Boon, Burslem, woollen draper, certificate of the second class— J. Wood and E. Norton, Hoyland. Nether, Yorkshir e , corn millers, certificate of the third class, a ft er 12 months from Dec. 16. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Evans, Liverpool, draper's assistant—J ames Whit taker, Rochdale, butcher—David Hep wor th , Skipton Yorkshire, dyer—Jackson Villiers Tuthill, Shenfi e ld ; Essex, out of business—Thomas Gidley, Chipping On gar , Essex, butcher—Thomas Knowles, Bearsted, Kent, ,plum bar—James Gibbons, Maidstone, Kent, poor rate collector —John Short Vickery, Bridgewater, Somersetshire, beer house keeper—Thomas Hodgson, Cumberland, far mer — Joseph Bastow, Wibsey, Yorkshire, joiner—Th orn t on Muschamp, Bradford, Yorkshire, warehouseman—Charles Garforth Hodgson, Bradford, Yorkshire, out of business__ William Clayton Stow, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, out of employment--James Plant, Frith Ville, Lincolnshire, farmer—Thomas Lane, Pontnewyndd, Monmouthshire, haulier—Thomas James, Pontymoile, Monmouthshire, sawyer—Owen Edwards, Aberffraw, Anglesey, watch maker--John Moody, Bath, engineer's clerk—James Hug gett, Magor, Monmouthshire, farmer—Charles Johns, Pill gwenlly, Monmouthshire, painter. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John Jackson and Joseph Jackson, of Macclesfield, dra pers—Robert King and Robert Clark, of St. John's Wood, carpenters—Edward Allen, Robert Allen, and Joseph Holmes, of Bradford, stuff manufacturers (so far as regards Robert Allen)—George Colthurst and Edward Colthurst, of Bristol, maltsters—Beujamin Bonn and William Bald rey, jun., of Hanworth—Patrick M`Gany and Lawrence Crinan, of Little Hulton, Lancashire, provision dealers—. Jonathan Kay and Henry William Goff, of Prospect-place, Kingsland-road, chemists—Louis Leoni Lee and James Coxhead, of 48, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, musicsellers —William Arthur Cherry and Edward Nicholas Gabriel, of Rolls-buildings, Fetter-lane, Hampshire Hog-yard, St. Giles's, and Stephen's-mews, Gresse-street, Rathbone-place, veterinary surgeons—Robert Binns and Samuel Pinder, of Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, card setting machine makers— David Henry Walsh, Richard Lilling,ton, and William Hedges, of Bristol, tailors—Charles James, John James, and Lewis James, wine merchants Alexander Ley burn and John Wild, of York, engine makers— John Besemeres, John Besemeres, junior, and Wil liam Besemeres, of 120, Wood-street, Cheapside, and 61, 62, 63, and 6t, Houndsiitch, warehousemen—Thomas Webb, Joseph Webb, and William Hopkinson, of Hud dersfield and Bydney, general merchants (so far as regards William Hopkinson)—Benjamin Johnson and William Morgan, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, nail factors— Thomas Willis Fry and Henry Charles Groom, of 9, Lime street, City, ship and insurance brokers—James Mills and Thomas Wild, of Heywood, Lancashire, cotton spinners— Caspar Kruse and Samuel Ridley, of 13, Savage-gardens, Tower-hill, ship chandlers—Benjamin Worley and Octavins Fisher, of Liverpool, ship insurance brokers--Phoebe Eliza Atkinson and Chas. Musgrave, of 94, Chancery-lane, City, law stationers—Charles Thomas Masterman and Joseph Linsey, of 4, Bishopsgate-street Without, gas engineers— David Orange and Stephen James Hobson, of Leicester, worsted spinners—Robert Chadwick and Robert Buckley, of Oldham, Lancashire, painters—John Swinbarne and William Ratcliff, of 2, Old Gravel-lane, St. George's East, engineers—William Miller and Charles Bell, of Kettering, Northamptonshire, manufacturers of chicory—William Thiselton and John Lukey, of Dover, Kent, grocers. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 18th day of December, 1852. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued 34,495,125 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 20,475,971 Silver bullion 19,154 £31,495,1i5 £34,495,125 1. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1852. Dated the 23d day of December, BANKING B 1 Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest .. • • ........ .... 3,030,773 Public, deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of Nat.onal Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 8,648,726 Other deposits ...... 12,496,270 Seven Day and other Bills 1,468,714 :PARTMENT. Government securities (Includg,Dead Weight Annuity) , .. 13,962,688 Other securities 13,356,036 Notes ....... ..... 12,258,660 Gold and silver coin 670,099 £40,247,483 £40,247,483 if. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ,1852. Dated tto 2sd day of December PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 21st day of December, 1852, is 255. ld. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (Front the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.-A further increase has occurred in the home trade demand for Colonial, and supply keeping moderate prices have advanced for nearly all descriptions, whereas opinion is favourable with respect to the future position of the market. In Foreign operations for all purposes are larger than for some time past, supplies keep much under the previous season, and rates have an upward tendency, although accounts from Havannah and Brazils are rather favourable relative to the crops. West India prices ad vanced 6d, low to fine brown realising 31s 6d to 33s 6d, yellow 338 6d. to 39s 6d, and refining 32s Oct to 37s 6d. Purchases were 1,400 hhds, &c., including at auction 432 hhds Barbadoes, which went at previous valuations. fine yellow at 38s to 381 Gd, mid to good 35s 6d to 375, and common 34s 6d to 35s per Mt. REFINED.-For home consumption large parcels of Re fined Sugar have been disposed of, indeed the market is nearly cleared, and there is a further advance. Sales of brown lumps have been made at 44s 6d to 455, tittlers com mon to fine 45s 6d to 49a, double 508 to 51s, Hambro loaves 46s to 50s, double 51s to 525, and Standard lumps 46s per cwt. Several contracts have been entered into for delivery at similar terms, indeed a further rise is anticipated, con sumption being large. A free sale exists for wet lumps at at 42s to 435, and fine 43s 6d to 44s with a firm market. To-day refined sugar was in excellent demand for home consumption, and rates tend upwards, ruling at 45s for brown, and at 45s 6d to 488 for low to fine grocery lumps. -Se 'eral buyers of crushed sugar for shipping at previous prices. 111AURITIUS.-By private contract many parcels have been sold at full prices, indeed, best refining and grocery sorts realised an advance of 6d per cwt. At auction 4,800 bags were disposed of, fine and superior yellow at 36s to 395, good 35s to 35s 6d, low to mid 33s to 34s 6d, fine brown 32s to 328 6d, common to good 28s to 31s 6d, low to mid refining 328 to 345, and better sorts 34s 6d to 37s per cwt. The value of grainy is, yellow 35s to 41s, white 42s to 445, and brown 33s to 34 s 6d. T o -d a y several parcels of Mauritius sugar were sold privately at a small advance. EAST INDIA.-Including parcels at auction, operations for the week are 9,000 bags ; Benares low to mid white at 37s to 38s 6d, good to fine 39s to 40s, soft brown 268 6d to 288, yellow ditto 28s M to 33s 6d, fine ditto 343 so 355, fine grainy yellow 398 to 41s, common to good 358 6cl to 38s 6d, white 41s 6d to 44s 6d, brown 34s to 355, and Mauritius descriptions at 328 to 37s for common t o fine. Stock of Bengal is 2,000 tons smaller than last season. Penang met with much attention, and realised Gd per cwt. advance. To-day many purchases were made in brown and ord soft Bengal sugar at 27s to 29s per cwt. Madras was sold to some extent at similar rates. FOREIGN.-A further increase has taken place in the de mand for duty paid parcels of foreign sugar, and rather higher rates have been obtained for all sorts. The private transactions are 10,000 chests yellow Havannah at 35s to 40s 6cl for common to fine, 30,000 bags Manilla at 30s 6d to 31s 6cl for unclayed, small parcels clayed. 33s to 343 6d • 200 hhds Porto Rico, fine yellow 39 5 t o 41 s , o th er sorts 34E; M to 38s 6d, brown 338 to 348 ; 300 chests Brazil, white 36s to 40s, yellow 34s to 35s 6d, brown 288 to 33s 6d ; fo reign Muscovado, low to fine yellow 34s 6d to 395, brown 31s to 34s ; 3000 bags China 30s to 325, grey and white 32s 6d to 365, and small parcels white Havannah in bond 27s to 31s for common to fine. The rates offered are equal to last week, that is to say for brown Havanah 20s to 208 6d for numbers 9to 10, yellow 21s to 24s 6d, for 104 to 16, and brown Pernambuco 17s &l to 179 6d. Bahia 2 cargoes have been disposed of at 17s 9d to 188 for brown, whilst white is held for 20s. to 22s 6d per cwt. To-day Foreign Sugar was much sought after, both for shipping and home consumption, but a small advance being demanded pre vented business of moment. COCOA.-Holders are firm, and have offered none at pub lic sale, but privately transactions are limited. Trinidad, fine red at 40s to 445, middling to good 35s to 40s, common 33s 6d to 34s 6d, grey 30s to 335, and Grenada 30s to 37s per cwt. MCILASSES.--The scanty supply of West India much in terferes with basiness ; there are buyers of Antigua at 168 6d to 17s ; Demerara, 15s 6d to 168, and other sorts, 14s 6d to 15s. Cuba and Porto Rico wanted at 15s 6d to 16s 6d ; Bengal and Mauritius, 13s 6d to 148 per cwt, COFFEE.-Although purchases have been on a small scale in Native Ceylon, still merchants are firm, and require 46s 6d to 47s for new, and 46s per cwt. for old import. At auction the sound of 1,100 bags was taken in at 475, damaged selling at 438 to 45s 6d for third to first class. At auction 444 half frazils and 117 half bales were sold, mid to good clean garbled small berry at 728 to 765, un garbled 55s to 638, and triage 44s to 50s. Privately, fine yellow can be obtained at 808 to 83s, and long berry from 748 to 85s. Stock is 1,700 bales greater than in the former year, but rates show some decline. We quote Malabar and Mysore at 42s to 588, Madras 43s to 645, Singapore Java 448 to 478, Company's 50s to 525, Sumatra and Padang 40s to 425, Tellicherry 48s to 70s, and superior 728 to 725. Foretn Coffee is held with firmness, and stocks are light, few buyers are however to be met with for shipping or borne trade purposes. The value of Costa Rica is-good to fine ord 48s to 51s, fine fine ord 52s to 548, low to ' mid 55s to 625, good to fine 64s to 908. Since Wednesday there has been an improved demand for coffee, chiefly from home dealers, and full rates are ob tained. Privately 800 bales Mocha sold at 74s • 3,000 bags Native Ceylon at 46s 6d, a nd se vera l parce l s dplantation at 50s and 59s per cwt. TEA.-In congon purchases have been on a limited scale, with sellers at rather lower rates for inferior, but in the value of the better kinds there is scarcely any change at present. For low to good common prices range at lOd to 10id, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf lid to ls, strong and Pekoe sorts is Oid to is Bd, and fine of the new crop is 9d to 2s 2d. Pouchong is held for 8d to 9id, few buyers are, however, to be met with. Oolong has been operated in with caution, and more desire is evinced to sell, good to fine at 18 2d to is Bd, low to mid 10d to 1s id. m Fi o n n e a a n n ( c l i g nn ood i S p o nr uc e h h o n n 2 The value of low to mid Hyson is is 2d to 18 501 - , good to s g es wa h n a t v ec e l be at e l n a s t il to ni s iod but to in is co xi m : fine is 6d to 2s 10d, choice 38 to 3s 4d, young Hyson Can ton 10d to is, Hyson End is 2d to is Bd, fine to superior is 9d to 2s 3d, Twankay 10d to is Id, gunpowder Canton 10d to is id, Hyson kd is 2d to 2s 10d, fine 38 to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is to is 2e, Hyson sort is 3d to 2s, Hyson skin 8d to 9d. To-day there was more inquiry in the tea market. SPICES.-There uis no farther decline for Cassa Lignea, yet little 104 sh to as b i ee ne, ndgoonoedprio fine ivat the3ellyl,eto ine. currency is for low to Rum.-There continues to be an active demand for Lee ward Island rum, and vices keep on the rise, ruling at There gallon i eproof, good and demandstock i much reduced. r t° edu 2s ced. pern for fin E t as ha t India, a i : and the currency is firm at is 10d to is ; indeed, sup ply is not sufficient for dealers' wants. FRUIT.-With Valenta raisins the market continues to be abundantly supplied-there are sellers at 4 2s to 438 , and tender 38s to 418, still nobusiness has been done since our last, as a decline is lookal for, the grocers holding large stocks. There are sellersof Denia at 33s to 345, and red Smyrna 44s to 455, but few buyers are to be met with. Currants are not prestige' for sale, prospects being unfa vourable for next season's crop. RICE.-To-day severa: purchases were made in Arrican and Madras rice for arri*al at previous rates. On the spot there is rather more dolig-white Bengal lls 3d to 128. TALLOW.--411 the fealty part of the week there was an improved demand for Enssian, and prices advanced to 46s 3d to 46s 6d for yellow oandl e on the spot. STA2E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dm. 23.—The Liverpool merchants and speculators appear to take much the same view as the Americans, resjcting the probable yield of the cotton crop ; for, a rather better state of things with us does not enable them to quote any ad vance upon the rates of last Friday ; at w hich, however, they are d ec id e dly firm. The prevailing opinion here is, that the quantity of the raw material is pretty mre to keep it moderate in price ; probably to bring it (with intermediate upward oscilla tions) to a lower range, by and by, than the present one. Should this be so, it must of course tend to modif y the action of any circumstances which would raise the prices of our productions ; and this view produces a general feeling of cautiou amongst buyers. But the pro spects of demand for the coming year are good ; and this encouraging fact is inducing some increase of business, and causing spinners and manufac turers rather to harden in their terms. Speaking of yarns and goods at large, they cannot now be had at the lowest prices which the reaction from the high range of October caused them lately to touch. Do mestics are still flat • but there are signs of approach. ing busine ss ; while T cloths and printing cloths are' becomi ng dearer under an increasing call for them. The German and Mediterranean merchants are still out of the market ; but the India and China houses, influenced by favourable advices, continue their operations, under the action of which 40's and 50's mule yarns have gained id. per lb. of what they had lost, and water twist and 40-inch shirtings are becoming dearer. At the same time the greater demand for East ern fabrics and printing cloths is leading to purchases of snita b!e yarns by the manufacturers, and to a conse quent hardening in terms on the part of spinners of medium counts. The principal cause of anxiety respect ing the future is the long-continued fall of rain, which is now felt to be of serious import.—F ro m the Manchester Guardian of Friday. TEE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Badness done Yesterday. [di RAILWAYS. Shr. I Pi St. 1.1 20 Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June ill Birmng. Wolverh & Stour Valley 8 Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire 27i all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... 22 184 Do., £20.. St. 100 Bristol & Exeter...... St. 100 Caledonian... 50 all Chester & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 50 45 Dublin&Belfast June. 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... 25 all Do. New ............... 25 all East Anglian (£25 L. 31 I 2: & E. & L. & D.) 18 all Do., (£lB E. & H.) 20 all Eastern Counties 25 all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh 6 Do., d 0....— ....... 11 Do., B. & C.. ..... 10 East Lancashire 11 East & West Ind. Dk Birming. Juno 10 Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 0 Glasgow &S. Western K Great Northern Stk 0 Do., A. Stock 10 Do., B. Stock 11 Great Southern ad 25 a St. 10 50 a] St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 50 Western (Ireland) St. 100 Great Western 12 11 hitin South-Easters 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 161 111 Do., Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 20 15 Do., Fifths 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un 50 all Leeds Northern 20 all Liv. Crsby. &So uthpt. 11 all London & Blackwell 10 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. St. 100 Lond. Bright. &S. Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 Do. JO/. Sh. ,M&B C St. 100 London & S.Western 50 42i Do., £5O. 40 34 Do. 25 all Ludndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Hanch.Shef.&Lincln. 48 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. St. 100 Midland St. 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 50 47 Midland G.West.(lr.) 25 17 Do. Shares 100 all Newcastle & Carlisle St. 100 Nen mark et .. 25 14 NewptA 11 berg.& . tid. 50 74 Newry & Enniskillen 20 all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor St. 100 N0rf01k. ....... 15 all Do., New .... 50 31 Northn. Counties Un St. 'CO North British 16 13 North Devon, No.l 16 62 Do., No. 2.... 8 all Do., 1 A Deferred 8 5 Do., 6 B Guaranteed 20 171 North Staffordshire 20 all North Western 10 81 N. & S.Westrn. une St. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 10 Scottish Central 10 Scottish Midland 10 Shrewsbury & Birmg 10 Do., L. &N. Westn 1 St 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10! Guaranteed Stock... 10 ' 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 263 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... 13 all Do. Halves, d 0....... 20 - 21 20 1 Do. Oswestry 6i Shropshire Union .. Do., A. B. C. drD .f ally paid up at p. c. 50 all South Devon ...... St. 100 South Eastern 50 all South Wales ' 20 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 20 1 5 Do ......... ........... li 25 1 .61 Stockton & Hartlepl. .9 Thames Haven Dock and Railway .7 Vale of Neath 1 Waterfd. & Kilkenny .11 Waterford&Limerick' .3 West Cornwall 11 West London 1 Woodford..... 10 York Nowak & Berta. D Do. Xatensions 0 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 10 York &N. Midland 20 1 20 a] 50 al 20 I 20 St. 101 25 21 25 11 St. 101 St. 101 5 a] St. le' 20 St. 10 15 a] PREFEREP )0 Aberdeen all Do. No. 2,7 p. C ;3 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock . 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares .. 0 Caledonian £lO ..... 611 'Chester & Holyhead) Guar. 52 per cent.. 3. Cork &Bandon 54 p.c Dundee PerthdrAl;er. deen Junction......, a EastAnglian (X 3 10e; 6 per cent ........,., all Do. 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American 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lon don 4 English Scottish aad Australian 2 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster, 35 NationalProv.of Eng 10 Do. New . 22 I National of Ireland .11 Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 15 Provincial of Ireland .11 Do. New 1 Royal Australu.Bkg. & Gold Importing Company. al South Australia all Union of Australia 2 1 Do Now LOlUnio4 of 1404c10n 31i - 6i - IA - u. 7 —6i d '2l 21i ] 2 d 106 108 671 67 23 24 18 —18 i 8i 92 - 64 4 4A 13 - 131 10.4, 11,12 8 - i - 8i 77 - 79 55 -. 60 78 - 80 29 - 31 60 - 62 82 - 83 44 - 46 121 - 123 106 107 1 94i --y574 68 -- 74 88 -- 90 11A -- 12Ap 84 -84 A 18i 31 3# d I 2 -- 2i d 17 -- 9 -- 9i -- 2 107 -- 108ip 1216 -- 125 4 -- 4i p 2tp 90 -- 91 5' — O4 d -- 3i d 12 -- 124, 20 -- 21 30. -- 31 3 — 3 d 79 -79 i 47 -- 49 51 53 3i 3 d 2ti 2i 9 i 51 53 7i 3 2A d 38 —39 7 6i d -2 I d 4 -- 3 d 91 —4i p 53 54 92 94 63 65 66 68 78 -- 82 li id 19 -- 20 9i -- 10 14 -- 15 3 -- 2i d 24 -- 25 82i - 83 - 39i -- 3 13 -- 14, 4 -- 4 21 21 - 13;' 9 - 27 - 27 0 , 1 - 10 73 - 74 ! ..;1 6 - 2 2. 4 (1 58 - 59,11 SHARES. • • • '''' 1108 is , 110 1105 - 107 19 —19 i par P 3 3 1 --- 1 3 - 1i p 1 - 15 181 -• 18i i **a 1127 - 129x1; 112 - 114 8i - 94- - 1i p 1109 i -. 110 a 52 * - 1 - 3 55 P ... - P 1 3i 4 p 8 1 si 13i - 14 11 - 114 - - fi P 1 - li p 149 - 151 P 23 -23 i 6 - 64 - 2i 102 - 104 25} -26 i 22 -- 2i p 11 -- 174 -17 i P 17 -- 1 1 8 par -- p 26 -26 A i• -: io id IPm 'lO2 - 104 5i - i - iPI BANKS, 31i I 1 107 6 i 8 7 23 St. 101 20 L 20 1' 20 12 ' St. 101 St. 101 50 a] 12 12i a] St. 101 20 al St. 101 10 I 11 25 al St. 10 20 al 121 a] 17 1 25 li 83 i i 4 17i 18 1 1 1-. M" 91 90 I i 3oi 1 79i 81 9} i 241 4 82i 4 2 i 58i 9i 9 [IO6 6 7 x. n, 2 13 z. n , .1.... . . . -- .. • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans, Closing Prices Yesterday. Business Yesterday. Badford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent GLstr.&Dn-A Glas. Neilsn.Direct Do. New Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent I Do. 6 nor ct Mancv_ . 1 3xton ! and Matlock & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. D o . Fixed sp. c Prest. &Wyrc Do. i Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. c S. Staffordsh.. WearValleygr 6 per cent ... Do Wilts &Somrst London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do L. &N.W Caledon Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. Caledon , Do Yk. New & Berw Y.f&N.Did Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk I Do Ln. &N. W ' & Midld 1 Stckton &I Darlingt. Midland E. Count, Do L. &N . W &lan& Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash. Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. Darling Do I Gt.Westn. 30 - 31 29i -30 i 30 - 31 29 - 30 LO9 - 111 54 56 149 - 151 33 - 34 112 • 114 56 - 57 27 - 28 14 - 146, 256 - 266 19 6 - 20 23 - 25 3 - 04 :: i'di 64 - 66 150 - 152 150 - 152 i— id 1051 -- 1061 FOREIGN. Closing Prices Business don e Shr. Paid RAIL WAYS. Yesterday. Yesterday. 5 3 BelgianEastu. Junct. 1 2 20 all Central of Franco(Or leans & Vierzon.... 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 14 15 14/ 17? all Demerara — 20 6 Dijon and BecaLßon 2l —34 p 20 8 Dutch Rhenis la 1 d 20 all East Indian 9 —9l p 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 2 2 p 71 20 4 Gd. Junct. o France 14 pxd 204 104 Gt.Westerr o 'Canada Shares 1 1 p ... Do. Bds. (lst i55.)1857 ... • Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 2▪ 0 14 Luxembourg 10 10 Do. (Railway) — 54 44 5 5 11 Do. 5 23 Do. (Canal) 1 1:4 20 5 Lyons & Mediterran lO —l2 p 20 44 Lladras 24 3 p 334 29 Maria Antonia — 10 10 Do. New ... ••. 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 8 81 8 20 all Do. (ex interest) 6— 7/ 16 all Northern of France 354 36 354 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. She ) 15 154 10 all NorwegianTrunkPrei 20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux ... 20 10 Paris and Lyons 164 —174 p 40 28 Do. Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 39 41 20 all Paris and Rouen 3B 39. 20 all Paris and Strasbour:, 324 —33ixd 324 4 zd 20 4 ParisCasn&Cherbrg. 44 —5/ p 10/ 2/ Quebec &Richmond 4 —14 p 20 all Rouen and Havre 2l —2 1 a 20 all Sambro and Meuse lO4, 11 10 4 1 20 4 Southern of France 44 5 8a 20 4 St. And. &Quebec(A) 20 17 Tours and Nantes — 20 2s. Upper India Scrip — 4 p 4 4 pm 84 all West Flanders . 10 4 Do. 54 per c. Pref s d 4 p 20 9 Western of France ll —114 p MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian 5 7 pB4 74 20 5 Australian 7— 8 6i 76g 74 1 all Australian Cordillera d— p 1 4 1 all Australian Freehold. p p 1 1 all Ave Maria 4p— p 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Aastrin. Gold p 1 20 13.5 British Iron ll 12 11 35 24l Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 4 5 4 1 3 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 284 294 294 1 all C2,II4OIIS'S Creek — RP 40 all Cobre Copper 4O " 42 5 1 Colonial Gold 34 —31 p ... 14 Copiapo 5 all English and Austin all Copper Smeltg. Co l4 —4 d 44 20 General — 1 all Golden Mountain > d— 4 p 1 3 all Great Polgooth. l4 —l4 p 1 all Lake Bathurst p 1 all Liberty —14 p 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co — d 1 all Mariquita — pl 4 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 44 44 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde l4 2 p 2 4 1 all Port Philip 24 -- 2/p 3 1 all Quartz Rock — pl 4 50 all Rhymme Iron 24 26 90 104 Santiago de Cuba 8 9 1 all South Austrlian — 4 p 14 10 7 Tin Croft ......... 284 all United Mexican 9 94 94 9 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba P MISCELLANEOUS. !Australian Agricult Canada Copper Miners of Eng. Do. Preference Crystal Palace ... Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam , Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlands Laud Peninsular & Oriental Royal Mail Steam South Austral. Land Univeral Emigration and Colonization Van Diemen's Land Submar. Telegraph .. 250 255 266 [255 273 89 xd 50 49 51 49 19A 20 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 24. SPOOR EXCHANGE.—The Share and Stock market opened rather flatter this morning, but improved in the afternoon. The following are the quotations :--Caledonian, 33} ; Lan cashire and York s hi re , 844 ; L on d on an d North Wes tern, 1254 ; Midland, 79i 80 79i ; South Eastern a n d Dover, 241 k 5 4k ; York and North Midland, 29g. MANCHESTER, DEC. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business to-day was tolerably good, prices having a downward tendency. The sales were :—Kendal and Windermere, 14R ; Leeds, 841 ; Sheffield, 31i 30i ; Midlands, 80 79i ; North Stafford shire, d. ; Caledonians, 358 ; Leeds F., p. ; Dovers, 241 11-16 11-16 ; North Westerns, 8t; lank of Man chester, ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 39 ; London Stock, 1251 5.; Manchester and Salford Ban , 4 1, ; Eastern Counties, 13k ; Manchester and Birmin g h am (e) Quarters, 1i p. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business transacted in the railway share market. Among the closing quotations were—Midland sellers, 80i ; North Stafford shire, 4d. ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham (guaranteed by London and North Western), 80; Shropshire Union, paid up stock, 52 per cent. BRISTOL, DEC. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—lnactivity prevails in the market. Bristol and Exeters, which brought an advance, were done at 107; Great Westerns, Hi. A SHEET OF PAPER.—We had the pleasure of inspect ing on Friday last, at Airthrey Mills, an enormous sheet Or web of white paper. The web is without a break, being one continuous sheet, 3,000 yards in length— within a little of a mile and three-quarters-54 inches broad, and weighs 4001bs. This web was made, dried, and finished ready to be dispatched within three hours, and might have been at its destination (Edinburgh) that night, had it not to wait until the next morning for the excise officer to charge it with duty, and then an additional number of hours to give the supervisor and opportnnity to re-weigh it, insuring a delay of about two days. In reference to this, a corre spondant says :—" For this delay and careful super vision there is charged upon the web 21. 11s. 6d. as duty. The manufacturers will receive rather under 101. for the above sheet. They have the risk of bad debts, but, allowing all to be good, they have to pay for the rags, bleaching powder, alkali, rosin, &c., used in the manufacture ; then rent, wages, wear and tear of machinery, as well as the above duty of 21. 1 ls. 6d. , all out of the 101. If it were no t f or machinery, hat would be the price of paper at present ? or where would information for the people be ? are questions that readily suggest themselves to us. They leave no doubt on the mind that, if the stamp and paper duties were abolished, we would have as extensive a circulation for newspapers as brother Jonathan. Besides the impetus that would be given to the spread of knowledge, the repeal would benefit more than one branch of industry, which to a great extent is dependent upon the gleaning of the manu facturing fields, for, after the staple textile manufac turers have made the most of their materials, the paper maker uses up that which would not only be waste in deed, but a nuisance to the land."—Stirling Journal. ARAP FOR THE WEATHER ASTRONOMERS:—M. Arago, the celebrated French astronomer, has published a de claration which some English almanack makers would do well to take ~a note of. He protests that, he never anthorii:ed one of tl mnny rweclietiors wideli 'nave been imputed to him, and declares that never, be the progress of science what it may, will learned men that are honest and careful of their reputation hazard it by predicting gip weather. ~ -- ... RAILWAY RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST 10: Miles opened 1852. NAME OF RAILWAY. Recel lilrrizt A let IS II it t 4PPointed a „,?It the , th ali Sh IC* hatt of the e • 1 • ales 8 the shar 4 t 101 (1 atom, That a pro 1 114C*PanYto r ?atop It_ as al , 18 53, bu on or A f l m lrom all 111 i,.l is ttieref 0 their Sh a agezient bi register( vh, realise( 1 oft Meet! b aled this 2 I 1 7, Grae( or QE 111 -NING, : th e Royal. c All H irnen o t of tmeni Agr N., 4t di Villiers "., Sussex— eY Brow V -Chaim d G. Alst( h aring, E, 1 e r ge be la \„", Etrightoi V: 3 Chandlei 144gitoeur lPiede Esdaile. ‘lvard Oral dskerry,c ohailanki .rand D oc k, au IL Nnrato CC ..‘CINEI.ItS- MZTALL' ZERS -111 'IOIIERS-1 SOLD • 1 14.011 c ui rectora, 74 1 8 ting .for 3 improv IRnY (which e Qt book sy kof Austr t r pr ocess, is 6..,? great ma, ua, a larg ;MY' means I ofh,, !IA t comps 6.2 1 , such a t z, as to rer C r e, Marke I:7...eeeniber, k t , t by the ME NiZwitoutrinj ti:7esses in Met erised Lki and sti 'sr Monsen, brnnec that very .414 11 _ . ni In 0 7 1 ra ore, und i e s i i ', 1 , 1 is NOT t hose who ceder the ssitTer a -3 (1 for re ed, the dye s 'Veil' IA exy 4M silver 4 4 ° known. received tit tome an( 1 / 4 '4 0 ,1 41 to can: -( to be Get . 1 1 1 4 kt, i ° Director ko the prof .47,!.uationy l resu rtt.E.,,.. -a h Direeto t k iI ININ iO k XS for at. RGYI t N ee Charl , teensed p en every Ist( 0:1 1 4 ° 1 11 Open ‘. II, ( IYA . Nit taslVll Ni l AM," th L k tkl : b p ' B erY EV4 4 44 ` 4 . Peppi ~ AL LOW to a ► II 4e q L OONI/ 1 1 , 4 0 1 4. lad ER C 'Llarston, 1 tAr. A c, k rnalln hi, e unerr 'r pr never t 11 / 4 'Pared 6(1 . cad ked l i e t t 3:ard. ne v e IMPORT th „ os ho n I,,t:teltet Or 4sf Ca e ster s , a Mr. 'AC}, °f this 11, " ;kedne r ' 11,,e1 that 1 lL PELY bi t lit t 3 ' hand of clin ‘lr e l ' ai n, 1.4 th e thie; 4 Y auf It ° q thl lost Years aal'Lo Um, 4 41V 4 h t ( 4 4 ': °,1 1 t SO v , ffed, tr4°VerSis ' , to ,b ut , i'v a rd s arc h 41way: BEITII3H. Aberdeen •• •• •• •• •• •• • .••• Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County D0wn............ Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • • • Bristol and Exeter Caledonian.— .. • Chester and Holyhead • • .... • • .• Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • • • Cork and Bandon Dublin and Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda.• •• • • •••••• • •• Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • •• •• •• •• Dundee and Arbroath .. • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen— •••• • • • • East East Lancashire .. ........ Eastern Counties and Norfolk Eastern Union • • .• .. ••• . • ••• • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• • •••• • • • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee • • • • • • Exeter and Credit0n................ Furness Railway ... ••..•• .. • • Glasgow, and South-Western. • • • • • • • Great Northern and E. • • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western .. Irish South Eastern • • • • .. • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle .• ...... Lancashire and Y0rk5hire............ Leeds Northern .. .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• •• London and North Western London and Blackwall London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South We5tern......... Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction."... Maryport and Carlisle Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Monklands •••••• • • • . • •••••• • • •• •• Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. North Staffordshire North-Western ..... ......... Scottish Central Scottish Midland •••• • . •• Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• Shrewsbury and Chester •• •• •• • • •• •• Shropshire Union •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• •• South Devon— •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• •• South Eastern•••••••••••••••••• •••• South Wales •.••.. • • • ..... •••• • • • • South York., Doncaster, and Goole Taff Vale •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •••• •• •• Ulster. •• •••• • ..... •• •••• •••• Waterford and Limerick • • West Cornwall . ..... Whitehaven Junction .• • • • • • YOM and Newcastle, and Berwick .• • York and North Midland . •• ••• • •• 265 85k, 189' 9434 _614 171% 285% 188 319% 288 LA 13L 77 304% 279 413 3 4 577 240 84 392 £1, 365 557 181 1,23 8 673 3,837 7,673 2,144 110 188 09 3,81 3 [4,530 1,95 0 2,92 9 2,155 368 3,757 [1,164 4,303 ,6,497_, 128 3,682 16,30 0 940 221 42,367 715 8,344 9,294 "165 124 6,493 466 599 22,73 8 2,203 854 2,21 0 3,211 4,70 6 507 1,608 For 7.IGN. Dutch Rhenish ........... Montereau and Troycl ............ Namur and Liege ................ Northern of France .... • • •••• •• .. Orleans and Central* .. Paris and Lyons .... •• • • Paris and Rouen. •••• • • • • • • Paris and Strasourgh • .• • .. Rouen and •• . Western of France . • .. • • • • 733 1,106 18 ,842 16, 370 10,03 8 4,9 06 7,642 1,9 17 2,712 io 1 ,327 783 3 ,918 8 , 6 ,0 3,0 74 131 * The receipts include the traffic on the O r l eans an d OWltt&O r cans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines. SEABORNE MAILS. Pas t-ofndi (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what -pea COUNTRIES. In General Post- Port due' Office, London. Dispatched. America (byßrit.pack.N Dec. 24 .. .. • . Liverpool ••• „ $3 America (by United' Sts. 0 packet) ..........N Dec. 28 ... Liverpool .•• Dec' America (by U. States packet) ..........N Dec. 22 .......... Southampton De c ' 95 Australia (via South ampton) . 20th of each month Southampton Pe — Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of 'the month Dover .... • • l an ' *Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N 2d of February.... Plymouth .• Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. 2,9 Alexandria* ........N l9thB3oth of mon. Dover Pal w Belgium ............N Daily ............ Dover .... • • 13 2*''''16 Brazil ..............M 9th of the month.. Southampton . 1, '•• 16 Buenos Ayres ........hi 9th of the month.. Southampton Oa' 1 California .. 2 d & 17th of month Southampton D i : 96 Wane of Good Hope ..N 14thof the month.. Southampton Oe„'''' $6 Cape de Verde I 4thof the month.. Southampton 30 Constantinople*. ... N 7th 1 7 th 27 thof mo. Dover .. .. • • Dec' _t Central America Ind & 17th of mon. Southampton _,„ Channel Isles ........N Mon.Wed.&Friday Southampton Ta '1 Chili—. M 'd & 17th of'month 'outhampton tb in .echlw France ...... M& N Twice daily ...... Dover3o Greece* • Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London ... • • ?huhl.` Holland Ai Wednesday & Sat London ... • • 11 "' 16 Honduras .......... N 17th of the month. Southampton Aa jce ctsw Ireland .. • .....M &"N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ... India (vlaSouthampt.)M 20th of the month.. Southampton De . ' I India (via Marseilles) N Bth&24thof month Dover lan' India (via Cape of Good 0 Hope)... 14th of the month.. Southampton 16 Mauritius ..........N 14th of' the month.. Southampton Dom' Mediterranean (via $6 Southampton 20th of the month , Southampton t•' - 'i ' Ditto (via Marseilles).N 4 th & 24th ofmonth Dover;.... • / a l l ' $ Mexico ... 2nd of the month . Southampton JAam' 16 Madeira 9th&23dofthemon. Southampton 3 0 7 Mal t a * • • " • • " • ' • "th,l7th,l9th,27th, 7 &30th of the month Dover $ Naples* ...• . .......N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover .....• tr..at.s Papal States... ...N s thlsth2sthofmon. Dover .....• Ja_„ - 2 6 Peninsula 7 thl7th27thofmon. Southampton Pe"' Peru . ............ ..M 2d & 17th of month 4 outhampton . 181. $ Tuscany* ..........N sthisth2sthofmcm. Dover Ja n 't West Indies ........M 2d & 17th of month Southampton Jan' Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) .......... * The mails for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope are 0 1;0 11 on the 2d of every alternate month. Those made up be e and 24th of each month via Southampton and Marseilles are 7011 r sailing vessels at present from Singapore, but next year they pf sent in steamers. * The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are con French packet to Marseilles. stt t Mails are also made up on the 2d of every alternate rac tn " . the Cape of Good Hope. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam ll 17 Gibraltstr ..... Ditto, three months ll 18U Leghorn .......... •• • •„ ° 5 51) 9 Rotterdam ll 18 Genoa .. .• . • -.- Antwerp Brussels 25 30 Venice .............. • • 41 Hamburgb 13 6% Naples ....... •• • • 121 Altona Paris •• • • Ditto, three months Marseilles.. ••..•• • • • • Bourdeaux . . Rio Janeiro ......... •• • .., Frankfort-on•Vaine Berlin . 'New York, 60 days' sight _ _ . . , Vienna .. • • ............ 11 23 Philadelphia .... ... •• • ..... of; T r i es t e ................ 11 24 PRICES OF BumorT,El7 Petersburgh.....• ...... 38 1 4 Foreign Gold i n Bars .t,O ci v, Madrid •.••• • • • • • ...... 49% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 4 1 17 ( Cadiz .... • • ...... ...... 50% Mexican Dollars .. • n ° 0 8arce10na.............. -•- New Dollars .... :• u 0 . Seville ........ ........ Silver in bars ...... u COAL MAR: Prices of Coal per ton at Wall's End, V. 16 5 Barton ................... 16 Hedley's Hartley ....... • 1 5 u , Law50n................... • 14 Northumberland E. .••••* 1 s Killingsworth E. ...... .••: 4 0 , Cannel ...................... Hetton ................... ;,, Haswell ................. ••:i Russell's Hetton ........ .••; 6 Scarborough ........... •••:1 Stewart's .................. Belmont .................. •• Lambton ............... Lambton Primrose ..... I! Cassop .................. .• Adelaide Tees ........... . • ••„ 1 ! Kelloe ....................•••• 1 6 F a South Durham ........ .• • 1 6 I, Backhouse ................ .17 Tee 5....... . ................ S. (1., Buddle's West Hartley 15 6 1 Chester Main 15 0 Hedley 14 0 Holywell Howard's West Hartley _ _ Netherton . Jonassohn 15 3 .14 0 North Percy Hartley ...14 9 Pelton Main-. 15 6 RavensworthW. Hartley 15 3 Redheugh Main 13 9 South Peareth Tanfield Moor Townley ..14 0 ..14 9 ..14 6 West Bartley 16 0 West Wylam Trader 14 0 Smith's West Hartley l5 6 Eden Main :ET—Ditc. 24. L(3 close of the market !--"B. 17 01 Cowpen Hartley ___ _ 16 0 Powell's DuffiTn . Steam 25 91 Sidney's Hartley 15 Aberanam Steam 24 6 COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD.—DEC. 24. coo l ' • We have a fair arrival of grain this week. 111 quence of the approaching holidays there is a thin ar b or ance of buyers at market to-day, and a very limiteu mo t, ness done ; with the exception of soft parcels of new, W i e which sell at irregular pr;ces, the holders of this Bail e d th/ firm ; old cannot be bought as well as last week, t oo; best new is quite as dear.. Choice barley is scare. e ' ri s fetches rather more money, but the light descriP ll9 o l ' south, and all inferior sorts, move off slowly. Oats , ling, and beans steady in price. LIVERPOOL.—DEC. 24. al0 " The attendance at the Corn Exchange this morn in g the, very slender, and the business passing in any article °,,otee grain trade quite limited, with prices nominally cl,"oir as on-Tuesday. The weather continues wet, and 11 0 factory work can be performed upon the land. INVERNESS. —Dec. 21. too At the market on Friday last a further rise of 2s. .0,0 place in the value of wheat, and to-day the advance o ,ist maintained. The quotations of barley and oats 0 unaltered. __.--• BIRTHS. OF A SON. Wy e II On the 22d inst., at Winscott North Devon, th e Wif J. C. Moore Stevens, Esq. 4 h fi re On the 22d inst., at Grove - road, North Brixton) the of John Edward Giles. Esq., barrister-at-law. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 21st inst., the Lady Hnntingtower. 1. 13 ' On the 22d inst., at Well-street, Hackney, Garwood. —..•••"" of r On the 28th of Octob er , at Sim ARBLE la D .. Captain Bag °- ' 4 ,, Cfri the late Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot, ° trude Letitia, eldest daughter of Lieut.-Col. her Majesty's 75th Regiment. On the 23d inst., the Rev. Brooke F. Westcott, Fellow of Trinity C o ll ege, C am b r i dge, an d Assistl t o oi ter of Harrow, t o Sara ] Louisa Mary, eldest n sug Thomas Whittard, Esq., of Kingsdown. DIED. On the 22d i ns t., a t F ox l e y- roa d, Kennington' 103'w Francis Stephens, Esq., F.L.S., aged 61. AO' On the 22d inst., at her residence, 12, M IC. N S(I.' villas, Clifton, Maly Ann, relict of Arthur Ps, late of Park-row, Bristol, aged 79. Ken ti c tov (l3 / Cc On the 22d inst., at 3, Castle-terrace,' ` widow of William , Tones, Esn., lgto 0 tv ,, u I:nl.k-in:A. y 01, 4 0, LONDON : Printed and Published by 111111-W" 50. of of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun , Of fi ce), o o4l Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the "" Middlesex, SatuxdaY, December 25, 1852. ; THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER ill 1852. 61 a] 61 3.31 a] St. 1 St.( I St. ID St:111 St. 11 1.6.61 St. lii 40 100 100 100 73 i .83; 3 5 B iJ 6 73t 3 § 4 13 A 94 i 51A 2 131 I 53i 92 64 3 all 100 all 100 12. 12 20 20 11,3 100 100 18 35 32i all all 16 52 * 1,5 20 550