The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-03 00:00:00

. . , • ..... 1111 4111 • it . ~.._ . ~,. . , tIIE SUN, LO ic crisr IRRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 3, 1852. ICAL MEDICAL, and GENERAL has been accomplished. It was pretended that it MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS: LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. would be more graceful to nominate as Committee- • TIIE BUDGET. -* MONUMENT TO THOMAS ROOD. THE SIIA.RE MARKETS. Ai5 ....--; LINES LEkSED AT FIXED RENT ...------ A meeting of the subscribers to the fund for the erec- Bug o The Assured may reside in most parts of the world, without extra charge, and in all parts by payment of a small extra pre- mat some among the literary celebrities of our CITY, Two O ' CLOCK. (From the Horning Hera.) tion of a monument over the grave of Thomas Hood, took BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices doo . Compans. Yesterday. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were To-night the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver .0 geyerittion--end appearaosta. have been entirely place yesterday afternoon at the Whittington Club •; Closing Prices Baslness done - --- --- Mi The . small share of Profit divisible in future among the Share forgotten that these e literary celebrities, but estimated at 10,000 bales . , of which 1,000 American his financial statement in the House of Commons. It is James Stir. Paid FAILWAYS. Yesterday. this Day. 50 all Bedford and London & holders being now provided fbr, without intrenching on the amount Wyld, Esq., in the chair. made by the regular business, the ASSURED will herea ft er derive were taken on speculation. The market closed impossible to over-rate the difficulties by which the right Bletchley.... N. West. ... - ... all the benefits obtainable from a Mutual Office, with, at the same or the parties in whose ardour the present scheme firmly, and the advance noticed yesterday of ito i• hon. gentleman is met at every corner, Scarcely half the The report of the Committee, which was re e ad su b b y se M rip r . . 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. time, complete freedom from liaty, secured by an ample Pro- . . , in the same office all the adeane origmaled, and under the influence of whose exer- in American, was fully maintained. The sales financial year has been completed, anethe probable amount J. Watkins, the hon. secretary, stated that th guarantee ... Gt.Westn. 30 - 31. prietary Capital-thus combining tions amounted to 3421. 3s. 6d., of which 101/. 16s. had S 2 t o . 10 8 0 Am Abe b r g d . e N en o . t . t . n . g .... B .. o .. s . t ... 33 - 34 33 2 i 304 all Do.withoutgr Do 2 96 -30 i tapes of both systems. tions it has flourished would have left the grave comprised 5,000 American, 130 Pernam and Mar . & Eastn. June 64 - 63 6i FIVE BONUSES have been declared; at the last in January, of revenue from the sth April last mist be computed in 30/ all Birm.Woly. & 1552, the sum of 131,125/. was added to the Policies, producing a of 11,00Dauti sm at ei to 7, 69 Bahia at si, 300 Egyptian Dudley guar. Do 3O - 31 unmarked by a pebble or a root of Bonus varying with the different ages, from 24 % to 55 per cent. on _]l_• at 6i- to 9i, and 300 Surat, 4to 4 i- per lb. Rail- = making any estimate for the coming rear. Thus the esti- to ,be collected. The expenses already incurred were 14 all Birmn,g. Wolverh. & _ 10 _ 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 - 30 the Premiums paid during the live years; or from 51. to in. los. wu mies, to say nothing of a marble monument ! way shares were dull, and a further decline took te for income must be a matter .f conjecture-not of only 23/. 4s. ild. The Committee recommended, as the 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Stour Va11ey......... 101 - 1 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. diN.W. 109 - 111 per cent. on the sum assured. The next and future Bonuses may be funds were likely to remain in hand some time, that they Cheshire Junct...... 6/ -64 d 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon - 54 received in cash, or applied at the option of the Assured in any The good sense of almost every individual present place. calculation. Under such circumstances, we must acknowledge (how- should be deposited at interest with the London and 27a all Do. Chesh. & Birk., other way. Yee,-,erday, appears to have recognised the force of In produce this week, less has been done, and 5 2 t 2 .100 1 84 .3 D 2 i 0 .: 5 . 5 ,:£ 1 4 2 4 0 -:: .: x s e : n . St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. On Policies for the whole of Life, one-half or the I unual Premi- . . instinctively—and ever we should like a bold and comprehensive budget) it Commercial Bank in the names of Miss Eliza Cook, Mr. 6p. cent. Gt.Notrhn /49 - 151 rams for the first five 'years may remain on Credit, and may either the quotations have declined in • th.ese considerations almost so - J. Watkins, and a third trustee to be appointed by the 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn. 33 - 33 continue as a debt on the Policy, or may be paid off at any time. 109 3 I- - 2 11: 661 66 25 all Glas. Barr. dr Claims paid in THIRTY DAYS after proof of death, and all Poll- ' chequer may adopt a cautious course, pending the results D aatters have been left, for all practical purposes Sugar and coffee have been rather in favour of subscribers. The Committee had resolved that, previous St. 100 Caledonian. s2l 22 cies are INDISPUTABLE except in cases of fraud. in their original condition. The fair and buyers. Tea dull, but not pressed on the market. Rice well supported. Cotton higher and in more to any appropriation of the funds, another meeting of 50 all Chester & Holyhead 241 -25 24 Neilsn.Direct Caledon ... ... ... 25 all Do. New Do • INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned to the of the financial year, and that he may not attempt at pre nt, with reference to our fiscal and financial system, 50 all Cork and Baneon.... 18i - 196 18 . -- ..• increased risk. gifted lady who has acted as Treasurer from request, and tallow brisker. Spirits firm. Manilla sent, the subscribers should be called by advertisement. The 50 45 Dublin&BelrastJuac. 2 - 1 d 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. The Assurance Fund already invested amounts to f.,850,000, B.nd the commencement still retains the undisputed hemp has been lower, but jute up 20s. to 30s hon. secretary explained that the smallness of the ex- 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- Railway & Berw.. ... - ••• , the Income exceeds £136,000 per annum. more than would satisfy the immedate wants and wishes 50 all Hull & Selby. Y.&N.Md. 113 - 115 , : 3 The Accounts and Balance Sheets are at all times open to the and undivided glory of giving rise to the idea of selling at 12/. 'Ts. 6d. to 121. 15s. Od. -) of the people-indicating at the sane time his future course penses was owing to the generosity of Mr. Murdo deen Junction ..... .. 9 - 10 95 all Do. a Shares. Do 64 - 5n inspection of the Assured, er of any Person who may desire to the u n dertaking. The active and intelligent In the review of the past month's transactions in of policy with reference to demands and resources. 25 all Do. New - ••• 12a all Do. i Shares. Do 27 - 2 8 assure. Such a course of policy would cbubtless disappoint very Young, to whom they were indebted for the free insertion 25 a ll As• ce2- 1 of • advertisements which would have cost 80/., and East Anglia - aL. 124 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern. 14 - 14 Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of gentleman who has undertaken from the outset the Colonial ma:kets, Messrs. Dewsbury and Co. &E.& L. & D 0..... 6 - 61 61 1 the Society's Agents ; or of 20 all Do. Preference Do 256 - 26 the part of Secretary to the enterprise still state :- many amongst the masses ; but tiers are many also who 41; 4i GEO. H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. would applaud such a course of action. If any of the sup- also for having collected among his private friends nearly 18 all Do., (XlB E. ,&. H.). . 134 13i 13 20 all Lowestoft gr. 99, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London. continues to preside, as he deserves to do, " The transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Pro- gestions, which we subjoin, shotld not be made by Mr. 100/. In the course of the discussion which ensued 20 all Eastern Counaes..... 13 25 all Eastern Union, Class 4 per cent... Norfolk - 19 duce markets during the past month have not been on .20 all Do. 6 per ct... Do over the details of the general management. g Disraeli in his financial statemen to-night, none of our upon the report, allusion was made to an accusation, ; that the names of no literary men of note appeared 25 A. late E. U. 5h.... 104 -10 i ••• - ••• 5a all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. so extensive a scale as those of the previous one, but im-Another trustee has been formally and W 33-11- porters have been firm, and the quotations are mostly 6 D., do - ••• upon the Committee ; and it was observed, in reply, that and I ratio& dr Midld. 3 ...- 34 3 Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. readers who des ire a cautious budget will be disappointed 25 all Do., B. & C..... ...... 7a. - 7# 7 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & • . THIS EVENING mously elected to co-operate with the before- unaltered. The deliveries for home consumption if the bold budget should be ado?ted, we have no doubt St. 100 Eas.; Lancashire a monument to the memory of such a man as Hood, 50 all East & West Ind. Dk 7B • 796 78 Redo , r Darlingt. ... - -logy Will be performed the popular and highly attractive Comedy of mentioned : and the Committee maintains its continue very satisfactory, and the want of acti : e th o e f p t a h ra e gr n.g a h p t hs h un on. d g em en e t a ie t m h a w r - i ill have relation 100 all Hidld 3radfd. Midland... 10'74 MASKS AND FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain-by vity is chiefly attributed to the season of the year . & Birmin3. June.... 57 - 59 would come with quite as much grace from the people 50 all Northern and Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle ; ground, as it has earned the right to do, by contriv- b • to tha t t h w e s m ch s e o m f St 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 80 - 82 80 179 Mrs. Stirling, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss in.g, by some extraordinary there being generally a disinclination on the part of There can be little doubt of this The public (if the bold of the metropolis and the country, who appreciated his 1 Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 64 -66 Fanny Haskell. means or other, to exist dealers to purchase freely at the close of the year ; and plan shall be adopted) must expeci a considerable increase St. 50 all Do. 6 per ct Do - ... After which, the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. tathOUt the aid of the literary celebrities already there is also the usual falling off in the export demand, in some items of taxation, in orderto supply the deficiency • genius •; and that, probably, if they had not taken the St. Glasgow & S.Western 60 -62 50 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo ... - ... To he followed by YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. initiative in the matter the oet's rave would have re- • -'r St 100 ("mat Northern Stk.. 86 - 87 85 4 100 Edinb.Prk,h.&Dundee 30 - 32 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &A .W. To conclude with the Farce of HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE , referred to. And thus the affairs of the fund have consequent upon the closing of the rivers in the North created by the reduction of others ; put we have little 1 , P g .„ Si 103 Do IA. Stock ..,... -49 - 51 &Ln&Yk ... - ... been settled entirely to the satisfaction of the va- of Europe. The demand for Dyes and Dying Materials hesitation in stating that any such increase will be founded mained without any record of him who rested below. St. 100 Do., B. Stock.. 122 -124 12i 114 Do. a Shares. Do - - • ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. has been steady, with a moderate business doing ; pre- contributors ! And so poor THOMAS HOOD vious rates are well supported for the leading articles on the principle of unrestiicted. competition-therefore The recommendations of the Committee were approved 50 all ',reat Southern and St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 150 - 152 Hader the Management of Madame Vestrla. Western (Ireland).. 10M - 1086 107 i 7 affecting the property, rather than the industry, of the of, and, on the proposition of Mr. Hart, seconded by St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 149 - 131 —the innocent humorist and the gentle poet— THIS EVENING, except for Cochineal and Safflower, which are easier '; St. 100 t rea t Western........ 964 - 974 96 i 25 18g Shef. Roth. & Lancash.dt Will be performed TAKING BY STORM. may, before long, have his humble grave adorned the deliveries of the former have improved, but the country. Mr. Hibbard, Mr. Murdo Young was unanimously 12 11 irish South-Eastern,. 7 - 7a Goole g. 5. p. Yorksh . ... - - ... After which, a new Farce, in two acts, entitled THOSE DEAR large proportion: of the stock in the hands of Speen- With commendable prudence the Government has kept elected third trustee. 60 all 'Lancaster dr Carlisl,'.. 87 -89 p P' nl ' 12 9.4 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean i - i d BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker, Suter, by the marble graces of a funereal monument. lators, whose movements are uncertain, causes a want inviolate the secret of the details o! the forthcoming bud- Mr. YOUNG observed that the wish of the meeting 16.1 11i Du., Thirds ............ 11? i - 126 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & Butler, and Miss Wyndham. St. 100 a . Lane sh &Yorkshire 86i - 871 86/. To be followed by USED UP. of confidence in the article, and as the market is freely get. The principles upon which it will be framed can had been anticipated, as upwards of 1001. had been 6 per cent ... Darling ... - ... 20 15 Do. Flahs . ...... ..... 3, - 244 llf 25 all Do .. Do 33 - 34 To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters, The flippant decision of Mr. A'BECKETT on supplied there is no inducement to go into stock •i con- scarcely be deemed a subject with which the press and the already paid into the Commercial Bank, . another 14 " " • • 21 2 d 111 D0.,1 ~ st. Biding Un. . - by Paul Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby. euntl dealers and others purchase only for Cone public have not a right to deal • indeed it requires not St. 100 Wilts &Somrst Gt.Westn. 105 i - 106 L, sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcro ft , 15, New the Railway Cab question —a subject of consi- d irequirement.T l frthe . - te e he ate accounts om 1- - " " - 1001. would be added to it in a few days, and interest 50 all Leeds Northern...-. 18A -19 181 ___,/ Bond-street. that the wand of a conjuror should point to them, or a 20 all Liv. Crs's v. 4: Sonthpt. ... - ... derable importance, not only to the Boards of nental Produce markets report Sugar as steady. Rice would accrue on the amount deposited until it was stretch of imagination to hazard a few conjectures as to 11 all London 4 Dlackwali 9 - • 91 94 i • FOREIGN. / THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Directors of the several lines having metropolitan and Indigo were in partial demand at previous rates." withdrawn. 10 3 Lon 1. Tilb. & Sthend. 1 - 2 p the mode in which those principles are likely to be carried s cl° Open for the Season. termiini, but also to the community in general-is Of the London Silk market, Mr. Henry W. On the suggestion of Mr. Young, it was determined St. 100 Lona.Bright.&S.Cst. 103 1094 109 Closing Prices BusincS, out in practice. stir. Paid RAILWAYS. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster . — Directress . Madame Celeste. this 11 ' likely to be subjected to speedy revision. Not- Eaton states, that there is— St•• 10) London &N. Western 128 - 4 123 127 a 84 Yesterday. THIS EVENING, The declarations of Lord Derby and the leader of the that the subscription list should be kept open until the • 12 '' 20 Do. I tabs 4i - 4-i p 161 _....-.--..*" For the Fifth Time, an entirely new Drama, in three acts, ca ll ed Withstanding the magnitude of the interests in- " A surplus on the total stock of India and China Silk, House of Commons have left no doubt that the principle Ist of February. 10 1 D0.,10/.5h.,3•1,t_ii...0 1i -2i p 3 SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin-by Messrs. Alfred Wigan volved in the result notwithsta,mlin the as compared with the same period last year, of only 578 of free trade will be carried out faithfully andwithout A vote of thanks to Miss Eliza Cook, and the two St. 103 Lon. ton & S.Western 95 - ,3 95 5 3 BelgianEasnt. Junct. 1 - 2 ( 20 all Cent•minf Fran no lily, (his Fi ft h appearance), Emery, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Madame Ce- g e bales, with an increased delivery of 679 bales over that _,, Kra 4.91 [ln 4•;11 2 0 A 2CII sects, Miss the n,o Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. doubtful and difficult nature of the issue submtited of November, 1851 while the total consumntion to date sh r in ki ng, nth frnstfopa f',.. +l-.. ......s.,* ...-......i.:-.. J-1- --- 1_ _ _ 1 , After which, Extravaganza of MEPHISTOPHELES; or an f nr m c , d,,„.;„;„.,,, ~,,,, ,____ , . , Ambassador from Below. The flippant decision of Mr. ATECKETT on the Railway Cab question —a subject of consi derable importance, not only to the Boards of Directors of the several lines having metropolitan termini, but also to the community in general—is likely to be subjected to speedy revision. Not withstanding the magnitude of the interests in volved in the result notwithstanding the doubtful and difficult nature of the issue submtited for his decision, the learned gentleman not only refused to suspend his judgment until his brother magistrates had an opportunity of considering and forming an opinion on the question—but even to frame it, so that an appeal might be made to a higher tribunal. Whatever may be the ultimate result, the parties concerned have much reason to complain of the self-sufficiency —we might almost say obstinacy—that induced Mr. A'BzoicErr to refuse the reasonable request of the gentlemen who appeared on behalf of the de fendant. All that was required at his hands was, that he would put the matter in train for further investigation, so that the opinion of the Judges of one of the Superior Courts might be taken thereon. That application he re jected, but we are happy to say that none of his magisterial brethren have acted in an equally ar bitrary manner. The topic has been brought for ward in other Police Courts. The Directors of the South-Western, and, more recently, the North- Western Railway, have been virtually made de fendants, but in no instance has the example set by Mr. A'BEC&ETT been followed. The other Justices have exhibited a degree of modesty and discretion of which the Southwark magistrate was totally deficient. The admirable decision of Mr. LONG, at the Mary lebone Police Court, put the matter in so clear a light, that we have no doubt it will ultimately prevail. That learned gentleman justly and pro perly entered into the consideration of all the Statutes bearing on the point, and of the inten tion of the Legislature, deducible from the various enactments. He also made full allowance for the rights appertaining to private property, holding that " if a railway company could not select cabs, and have them under their own control, other per sons could not select them and have them waiting upon their private property. The Duke of Devon shire, if he had a party, could not do so." It would indeed be monstrous to suppose that any company should be bound to have their pre mises open at all hours, so that any person who thought proper might come in—whether for pur poses of plunder or otherwise. It is already suf ficiently difficult to preserve order on the arrival or departure of crowded trains; but, if Mr. A'BECKETT'S decisions were sustained, the scenes of confusion on every such occurrence would be indescribable, and there would be no security for travellers, either with respect to the valuable property in their possession or from the abuse to which cab-drivers are too much inclined to resort whenever their extortionate demands are resisted. We venture to assert that such a state of things was never contemplated by the Legislature, as would arise from the in discriminate admission of all cabs, without any controlling power being vested in the railway authorities. If the matter were left in the hands of the Commissioners of Police, the boundaries might be so defined as to render it impossible foT the Railway Company to carry on their other business. And, as we have stated, their could be no exclusion, no preference shown to the well-behaved and trustworthy man, the necessary result would be that the companies should exclude all cabs, or public vehicles of any description, to the very serious detriment of pas sengers of every class and grade in society. There would, in fact, be no limit to the amount of inconvenience. For the Fifth Time, an entirely new Drama, in three acts, called SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan (his Fifth appearance), Emery, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Madame Ce leste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. After which. the Extravaganza of MEPHISTOPHELES; or an Ambassador from Below. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, In five acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstaniey, Mrs. Dal, and Mrs. C. Kean. To y be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude n ith THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which. Mr. Wright will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Princlpa' Immense success of the Equestrian Drama of Uncle Tom's Cabin' The Debut of M. and Mdlle. Lalande, from Franconrs Cirque Na tionale, Paris, having been unavoidably postponed, they will posi tively appear (for the Flail time) TEIIi EVENING, when, and during the week, the Entertainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, in two acts, produced with new dresses, scenery, and appointments, written expressly for this Theatre, and embodying ell those stirring inci dents and situations so graphically described in Mrs. Stowe's pop: tar work, and which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Establishment. To be followed by an extraordinary display of Equestrian and Gymnastic Achievements in the Arena. To conclude with a popular FARCE. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Doors oven at ilgif-prst Six o'clock; Box-office open daily from Eleven to Ryir. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morning 43 min. after 5 Evening 10 min.aft. 6 To - Mmow—Morning 36 min. after 6 I Evening 6 min.aft. 7 " The transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce markets during the past month have not been on so extensive a scale as those of the previous one, but im porters have been firm, and the quotations are mostly unaltered. The deliveries for home consumption continue very satisfactory, and the want of acti vity is chiefly attributed to the season of the year, there being generally a disinclination on the part of dealers to purchase freely at the close of the year ; and there is also the usual falling off in the export demand, consequent upon the closing of the rivers in the North of Europe. The demand for Dyes and Dying Materials has been steady, with a moderate business doing ; pre vious rates are well supported for the leading articles, except for Cochineal and Safflower, which are easier ; the deliveries of the former have improved, but the large proportion: of the stock in the hands of Specu lators, whose movements are uncertain, causes a want of confidence in the article, and as the market is freely supplied there is no inducement to go into stock ; con sequently, dealers and others purchase only for imme diate requirement. The late accounts from the Conti nental Produce markets report Sugar as steady. Rice and Indigo were in partial demand at previous rates." Of the London Silk market, Mr. Henry W. Eaton states, that there is— " A surplus on the total stock of India and China Silk, as compared with the same period last year, of only 578 bales, with an i ncrease d d e li very o f 679 bales over that of November, 1851, while the total consumption to date of 1852, shows an increase of 467 bales per month. The Silk market during last month has, on the whole, expe rienced a fair current demand." 1 1 1ie state of the railway share market during the month of October is summed up by Messrs. Lamond and Co. in the following terms " Not much activity is evinced among the promoters of home undertakings. The Chatham and Canterbury Local Railway is designed to accommodate the traffic between those places, and is supported by the most respectable parties in the locality. The capital stated is 300,0001., in 15,000 shares of 201. each, deposit 21. per share ; and if the act for the line be not passed, no greater amount than ss. per share will be retained for Parliamentary and other expenses. The Great Western and City Junction Railway requires a capital of 275,000/., in 13,750 shares of 201. each, deposit 2/. ; and the pro moters propose that accommodation shall through this line be given to Kilburn, Finchley, and Haverstock-hill, finally effecting a junction with the East and West India Dock Railway, at or near the Grange-road, Kentish town. The shareholders of the East India Railway Company have confirmed the contract for the additional million of capital to carry out the extension line to Rajmahal, the guarantee of interest by the authorities in. Leadenhall-street being 41 per cent. The new shares issued under this arrangement will be offered rateably to the proprietors of the old. "An increased business has been transacted in the shares of the several Australian Banks. Those of the old establishments, the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia, have considerably improved. The dividends shortly to be declared will, it is stated, show the prosperous condition of their affairs, and, under these circumstances, purchases have been made on the behalf of influential capitalists. The Bank of Austra lasia shares have advanced from 60 to 71, and the Union of Australia from 57 to 61. The shares of the newly constituted companies have also been largely operated in, and the demand has been principally for those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, and the Bank of India, China and Australia. Not much has been done in English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank shares, but their price is firm." The imports into Belgium during the first six months of 1852, included 78,765,179 kilogrammes of wheat, and the exports 382,381 kilogrammes of wheat, and 11,222,577 kilogrammes of rye. The price of silver has declined, sales having been made at 61id. per oun c e. The correspondence between the Committee of Turkish Bondholders and Earl Malmesbury, has been published, and fully bears out what was stated under this head a few days back. His Lordship declines interference, but hopes the Turkish Government will, as he is assured they iniond, pay ha olr the principal, with some allnumuce of interest. The Loan being contracted, however, with an immediate deduction of 2 per cent., for commission, the Turkish Government has ob viously not received the full amount paid by the subscribers, and therefore a return of the capital would not be at all satisfactory. Together with the correspondence, we have a copy of the terms upon which the contract was entered into, and consequently every one may judge for himself. Now, in order to accomplish this object we must neces sarily take into consideration means as well as ends, and there must be an impartial dealing with every class of the great community composing the British empire. First, then, with regard to the claims which an impartial system of free trade necessarily makes upon an honest Ad ministration, we have the acknowledged burdens under which agriculture and the landed interests suffer ; and we have the interests both of the owner and the occupier to deal with. With regard to those interests combined, a re construction of our poor laws would afford a great relief from the huge load with which landlords and tenants have had to struggle, and an equalization of taxation in this respect is one obvious way in which this relief could be af forded. To make the poor-law fund a charge upon the national revenue would be one mode in which this could be accomplished, and this would at once put an end to all difficulties as to the law of settlement, &c. We, of course, cannot say whether such an arrangement of the difficulty will be proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but such an arrangement would not create an increased de mand upon the national purse. Yet it is very likely that the consideration of this question may be for the present postponed. If postponed, we have no doubt that ere the great fact shall be accomplished, Mr. Disraeli will propose other means, developed in his speeches delivered to his constituents and the country, for the relief of the agricul tural classes. It is almost impossible that, in deference to public opinion, some reconstruction of the income and property tax will not be proposed in the budget of to-night ; and any re-construction of it which would be popular or tend to the carrying out of the principles of free trade must involve a considerable loss of revenue. A tax upon property realised or existing we cannot hold to be an unjust impost ; but an equal tax upon incomes which, uncertain in their character, cease with the lives of those who earn them, is not a fair allotment of burdens, which should be borne relatively to their means by all who partake of the benefits afforded by our laws and our constitution. However the Government may decide on this, we have no doubt that the result will be satisfac tory to the public, although it may compel a reduction of the national income from the sources whence it is at pre sent derived. The general desire for the reduction of the tax upon tea may be possibly recognised in the budget ; and if so, any considerable reduction of the duty would leavo a large de ficiency in our national income. If the demands of our Irish spirit-dealers be acceded to another defficiency will be created ; and should the malt tax be at all dealt with, that deficiency must be consider ably augmented. With reference. a. Gut) auty on hops Laz.,.. .....11 a;c_ ierence of opinion. That a reduction or abolition of a tax, conceived and carried out in the spirit of a gambler, is de sirable, we have no doubt ; the question is whether the financial scheme of the Government may leave them the means for dealing with that portion of our income. We can only hope that it may. Now with regard to the " taxes upon knowledge," we shall be content if the duty on advertisements be dealt with. For ourselves we cannot help stating that we are desirous the penny stamp upon the newspaper should be continued. The whole question, however—occupying, as it has done, the attention of the public for a long period—is likely, we think, to demand the notice of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. A vote of thanks to Miss Eliza Cook, and the two other trustees, for the great exertions they have made to increase the amount of the fund, and also to the Com mittee, was carried unanimously. A resolution was then moved, That a general Corn. mittee be appointed to manage the raising and appro. priation of the subscriptions, selected from the general body of the subscribers. _ _ Mr. LONG placed this matter in so clear a point of view, that we cannot refrain from quoting his very words. He said : Mr. BALFOUR opposed the resolution. He would ask the mover whether any of the long list of subscribers, 1 from the Duke of Devonshire downward, had expressed their dissatisfaction at the present composition of the Committee ? For his own part, as one of the Com mittee, if there could be found any body of gentlemen, literary or otherwise, who could do better th an th e pre sent Committee had done, he was quite willing to retire. He thought they had all done their duty, from Miss Eliza Cook, who had gone to Kensal-green and stood in the damp--(laughter)—to write a poem on Hood's grave, down to the humblest Committee-man. There would be one inconvenience attending this proposition, and that would be, that they would have to introduce into the Committee not only the Duke of Devonshire, who headed the list, but also the "poor needle-women," who came at the bottom ; and he left it to gentlemen who were acquainted with public business to say how a Committee of that sort would act. (Hear.) Mr. MAGUIRE opposed the motion in an eloquen speech. The SECRETARY said, that he had within the last few days received a letter from Hood's daughter, expressing her extreme gratification that the intention to place a monument over her father's grave should have origi nated where it did, and assuring him that both herself and her brother felt as much pleasure in that simple fact as in the design itself. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ESPINASSE defended the Committee. Looking at what had been done for Moore, who, socially speaking, stood much higher than Hood, he thought the present Committee had done much more than any other which had ever been formed for a similar purpose. (Hear, hear.) After some further discussion the motion was nega tived almost unanimously, only the proposer and se conder, and two other gentlemen, voting for it. The meeting then separated after a vote of thanks to the Chairman. [Want of space prevents our giving a fuller report at present, and doing ample justice to the manly eloquence of the several speakers—Mr. Hart in particular.] ;0 all Liv. 4: Son thpt. .1 all London & Blackwall .0 3 Lonl. Tilb. & SthemL t. 100 Lond.Bright. &S. Cst. it,. 103 London &N. Western, ;0 12 Do. riiths X 1 1 Do. C' it. 103 London & S.Western 10 426 Do., O 34 I Do., £4O . . 5 all Ludndrry.&Coleraine ;5 all Lndndrry. & it. 100 . Vianch.Shef.d , Lincln. Si 44. Do., Man. &Li n. it. 100 Midland it. 100 Do. Birming.& D:Tby 10 476 Midland G. West. ;5 176 Do. l Shares.... . all Newcastle &Carlis . ;c it. 100 Newmarket... Z 14' i 0 7i * all it. 100 5 all i 0 32 A. 100 ' .6 13 .6 .9.3' FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR 25 LIVERPOOL, ON THE LONDON AND NORTH- 25 WESTERN RAIL WA Y.-AN ENGINE-DRIVER - AND STOKER KILLED. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT, 12 O'CLOCK. This afternoon, a shocking accident occurred on the London and North-Western Railway. a,t Huyton, near this town, by which the engine-driver and fireman of the express train from Liverpool to London were killed. The express train for London left Liverpool, as usual' 8 I 'all at a quarter past five o'clock this afternoon, and pro ceeded at its usual rapid rate of speed. On arriving at Huyton, a distance of about six miles from Liverpool, and whilst going at the rate of about 40 miles an hour, the engine suddenly ran off the line on the near side of the railway, and rolled down on to the side of an em bankment. The engine ran across the rails with tre mendous force, tearing up the train-way and sleepers to the extent of nearly 100 yards, leaving, in its course, the broken fragments of the iron railing scattered in every direction up and down the line. The train consisted of four first-class carriages, and a luggage van and break waggon. The coupling chains by which the carriages were attached to the engine were broken, and whilst the engine was driven off the up line of rails, and embedded in the earth on the left embankment, the carriages were forced from the up line, and thrown in an oblique direction, partly upon the down line, the effect of which was that both the up and down line were blocked up and the trains were stopped. On an inspection, immediately after the accident, it was discovered that both the engine driver and the fireman had been pitched off the engine, and no doubt killed on the spot. When the mangled remains of the poor fellows were discovered, a frightful sight presented itself. The engine -driver was lying on the side of the embankment with his head com pletely severed from his body, and the fireman was lying some yards from him, the body being cut into two pieces, just below the stomach, and otherwise shockingly , mutilated. The guard fortunately, but almost miracu lously, escaped injury, and on looking into the carriages it was also found that none of the passengers had suf fered. Their escape is attributed to the coupling chain of the engine having broken at the moment when the engine flew off the line. This was a providential circum stance, for had the engine dragged the carriages after it down the embankment, it may easily be imagined that the destruction of human life would have been still more fearful than it was under the circumstances of the catastrophe. St. St. St. St. Newpt•Aberg.&Htf , I. Newry & Enniskillen' Newry Warrenpoii I & Rostrevoe... Do., New........ Norihn. Counties Un, North British ',Cora Devou, I Do., No. 2. • • Do., A Deco]Ted 5 B Guaranteed 173 1 North Staffordshire all North Western.. 83 N. & S.Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcezter Wolverhampton 103 Scottish Central ... 103 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birms 103 Do., L. &N. We - ... 41 Gu.rantced Stock 8 Shre vsby. & Herefd I all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do 20 Do. Oswestry 6,1 Shropshire Unio ... Do., A.B. C. &Tr) _ ly paid up at p. c. all South Devon 100 South Eastern all Sou;,' Wales 15 S. Yorksh. R:ver 5 Do ......... ..... lei Stockton & Hartlepi 19 Thames Haven Dock; and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Wa;;er:cl. & ICilkermy all Viatar:ord&Lime_ _ 13 West Cornwall all West Loudon. 1 Woodford 103 York Newatl. & Berw 20 Do. Extensions 10 Do. G.N.E. Purk hase 100 York &N. Midland 91 -- 91 1 -- 2 p 103 -- 1094 128 4 -123 i 4i -- 4i p -- 95 --253 3 p 3 —2 d 2i -- 2 d 13 -- 13. 21 -- 214 321 -- 33 - 3i -- 3 d 801 -- 49 80i 47 -- ' "It had been said that cab proprietors paid a large sum of money for their licences to work their vehicles, and that they ought all to have an equal chance of suc cess. Yes ;if they all possessed good cabs and good horses, then let them all be treated alike ; but could any thing be more notorious than that there was the widest possible difference in the appearance and cleanliness of cabs, and in the behaviour and character of the drivers. The railway companies selected the best of cabs and the most respectable drivers, and as far as his own experience went, he seldom had anything to find fault with, either as to the cabs or the men driving them. On the whole, he had no doubt it was a very great good that railway companies selected cabs of the best sort, and drivers civil in beha viour, and honest in their conduct. He was of opinion that the words in the act meant plying for hire in public places only, andj that the Legislature did not intend in any degree that the act should apply to or interfere with private property, which railway stations were. The, summons must be dismissed, as the plying for hire i n this case was not plying for hire within the meaning of the act of Parliament.' We hope and believe that this sound and able decision will be finally 'adopted, and that the public will be spared the injury and annoyance which a rigid adherence to Mr. A'BECKETT'S orders would necessarily occasion. If his judgment should by any possibility be sustained, a legislative remedy would be required, and would doubtiesa be speedily granted ; but in the interim an amount of damage would ensue of which it is impossible to form an adequate estimate. We can scarcely suppose that Mr. A'BEcKErr will be so wedded to his own opinion as to refuse an opportunity of appeal, should the matter again come within his jurisdiction. THE 111.ADIAI—The Berlin Spenera Gazette of the 29th ult., stated that the 31adiai would be liberated by the Duke of Tuscany on the Ist of December. This measure, it wr-a said, was due to the direct intercession of the Rin g of Prussia, through Count Arnim Blumberg. INCREASE OF THE NAVY.—The increase to the naval forces will be asked for in a supplementary estimate, and that when granted, as we are assured they will be, the en try of seamen and enlistment of marines will commence forthwith. TEE TENANT-RIGHT QUESTlON.—Yesterday a r ... - ous meeting of Irish members of Parliament . as- _.,.`, 1 _ . - 1 , 1 ,er coromittee-room No. 15, to frame resolutions: ._ -ambled with the tenant-right meeting held in O'er 'w .;tober last, F :abject and on tend to proposed legislation on Void : P:et";kon. There were about Irish questions generally during the forty members present. SINGULAR ENIGRATIO' - •u+ ...i x RAVD.—At the last meeting of the Limerick board r Aguardians a letter was read from a man named Dfic . hr A Ry_an, of STew York, complaining inmate of the we,rkheuse, that, having forws - A . ded a passage ticket for his sister, an for neArer saw I ,ef ore , a female had been sent out whom and stating that the 41. he had paid tiro(` %at Pu:rpose was all the money he had saved up to the , he remitted the order. NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.—We are requested to pelted until the tsitca:lcel7fhathtethdie decision of the Government, on the applica d been ascerta°in 04arter, has t r o ecto b rs of the Crystal Palace Company for a pep given. This decision had been post _ on of the law officers of the Crown George 111.----preh* .as to the bearing of an old act of ting the opening of disorderly places, under the pretence of discussing religious and political questions, on Sunday given ithte case of the Crystal Palace. ofTli tihseopstinatiountehians beennstion ren o d t e h e effect, that the wording ;asrli,to Weal to open any portion of the Crystal Palac e or sequently the charter has been ni ve n • unda P l, and non b n with a claus e pro ' yid ing that no such opening shall tak e pl ace, gl wile's the "slature shall think fit to sanction it.—Ti rao. - Le. . The English Funds have been weak this morn ing, and there is very little doing in them, most parties being anxious to await the Budget. The idea of a reduction in the rate of interest upon Consols could not, it is thought, be carried out, unless a bo- Tins be given, for with the price only at 1001 to 101, the market would speedily fall under par. Bank Stock is at 222 to 223, and firm. Exchequer Bills are 695. to 725. premium. Foreign Securities have been rather less in re quest. Spanish Deferred are 24/ to 25. Portu guese 4 per Cents. are 38f to . Mexican Bonds have been 244 to 25. Brazilian New have been at 97i to 98. Grenada Stock is worth 13 to The Turkish Loan is at 1 premium. Dutch and Russian Bonds are firm. Railway Shares are flatter again, principally from the diminished dealings. Gold Mines are not so good, nor the Australian Banks. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (From the Official List.) _ Bank'Stock 3 per Cent. R e d uce d A nnuities 223i 2 100 k 100 i 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu i t i es.. New 34 per Cent. Annuitie5.............. Long Annuities, E x pi re sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, £lOOO 80 3 Consols for Account....... ...... ........ Exchequer Bills lad. ' March. June. £lOOO. 69 72 72 69 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent Danish 5 pe r C eu t. 106 8 Grenae.o. Bonds, 1i per Cent . 22 Di ;,to New Deferred, 3 per Me - Cent............ 13 _ • .xican 3 per Cent 2541 Ditto for the Account 25 Peruvian 6 per Cent. Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 65 Portuguese 4 per Cent. 3B 4 Russian Bonds, 4i 5 per Cent. ....... .. -....• 1C ' Sardinian Bonds, per Cent... Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. Swedish Loan lj d Isurhinh L oan , li per C en t. , 1t352 . p Venezuela Bond s 3i p er C en t . Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9Bl lIALF-.P.AST TWO. Consols lOl Ditto January Account The increase of the navy and army, which has been re solved on, will of course add to the estimates which must be made for the ensuing year. Then, with reference to our Excise duties, they are bur densome, inquisitorial, and expensive with reference to col lection. The more extensively they are dealt with by Mr. Disraeli, the more popular will be his financial statement. The report upon the wine trade is suggestive ; a reduc tion of the import duties on wine would be popular, if it can be afforded. Now, with reference to our colonies : we scarcely think that the Chancellor of the Exchequer can. , reduce the duty on sugar, or modify the differential tax upon that article, but our dependencies in the West Indies would be largely relieved were an extensive system of labour importation of the healthy, hard-working Chinese coolies undertaken at the national expense. This, again, would cost money. Should any—some or all of the items we have enume rated, be embraced in the Budget of Mr. Disraeli, there mist be a very extensive alteration, as well as re-construc tion, in our system of taxation. How, then, are the means to be found to meet the ends which we have suggested. Some persons speak of a duty on coal. This would, however, involve the objections which we have offered to any increase of our Excise system. Prospectively the decrease of the interest on the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. will afford a considerable increase of the revenue, but an augmentation which is in considerable in reference to the reductions which must be contemplated in a comprehensive financial scheme. The extension of the income tax to Ireland—an act of justice to England, and one of which the Irish could not complain if their burdens in reference to the poor laws, &c. were lightened—this would add considerably to the national purse, but not sufficiently to meet the losses from the re duction of taxation, felt generally, which we have a right to expect from Mr. Disraeli. What reason, then, we ask, is there, in the present state of the Money Market, why; the interest on Consols should not be reduced ? Here is a fund whereon to found's com prehensive budget—to enable a Chancellor of the Exche quer to deal with our whole fiscal and financial system sa tisfactorily, thoroughly, and equitably. The fundholder has benefited more than any member of the community from free trade ; and if the principle is to be caned out honestly and faithfully, the fundholder has a right to pay his portion of the tribute towards a national pledge to a national policy. We know not whether this will form a portion of the financial scheme of Mr. Disraeli ; but, unau thorised by an intimation, uninformed by a word from any official quarter, we suggest that to obtain the due means for a great object, the Chancellor of the Exchequer should not object to deal with a fund which has been made by free trade a debtor to the nation. Reduce the interest on Consols, and—we stake our credit on. it—not 500,000/, would be required to pay off th e r ecusants. What could they do with their money if they had it in hard cash ? COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEC. 2. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Leiningen, took their usual walk s y e sterday. The Royal children also rode and walked in the grounds. Colonel Bouverie has arrived as Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Hon. Colonel Grey has succeeded Major-General Buckley as Equerry to her Majesty. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It was attended by the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Secretary Wal pole, the Earl of lVfalmesbury, Sir John Pakington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Northumber land, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hard wicke, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and Lord John Manners. The Council sat one hour. A deputation from the Crystal Palace Company, co n . sisting of Mr. Laing, M.P., chairman; Mr. Geach, M.P., Mr. Andersoa. Mr. Farquhar, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Leech (solicitor), and Grove (secretary), had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence iri Downing-street. from the leading firms American SteamMS.Pcr.ewpreCosmenptaednya, memorial against the gra M nt r in Tu g a rn c e h r a ' rter to the London, Liverpool, and North of Liverpool engaged in the trade to North America, to the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, on Tuesday last, at the Board of Trade, at the same time as the deputation from Glasgow,_ &c., with the same object. Mr. Wilson Patten had an interview yesterday with g 6,21. of Derby. plopai.ches were received at the Colonial-office yester day, f r om the Governor of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, &c., Malta, and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Wands. The news . of the disaster was almost immediately tele graphed to Liverpool, and in a few minutes an engine and a number of waggons, containing about 100 work men, were despatched to the scene of the accident, to assist in clearing the line, which was now impassable either way. Meanwhile several trains to and from Liverpool had arrived at Huyton, and could proceed no further—the line was thus blocked up both on the Liver pool and Manchester side. The first object was to dispatch the express train to London. It was not deemed safe to send on any of the carriages which had been de tached from the ill-fated engine, and therefore, on the arrival near Iruyton of the half-past five o'clock first class train from Manchester, the passengers of the last named train were transferred to the train from Liver pool which had followed the express, and so sent on to Liverpool, while those of the passengers by the express who chose to go forward, were placed in the Manchester carriages, and these went for ward to London after about two hours' delay. In the meantime, the trains from Manchester, London, and the • North, continued to arrive in quick succession at the • scene of the disaster, but were unable to proceed on their journey in consequence of the line being still blocked up. Several of the trains from Liverpool were detained at 1. that station for several hours, until it was ascertained that the line was clear. Eventually, the line was cleared about ten o'clock, and the trains which had thus been detained proceeded after a delay of upwards of five hours. 3 The London train, which is due at Liverpool at a quarter • before eight o'clock, was the first train which passed over that part of the line after the accident, and it arrived in Liverpool at eleven o'clock. At the time I write (12 3 o'clock) the over-due trains are still being dispatched to Manchester, London, and the North. In the hurry and confusion of the moment, it is diffi cult to ascertain how the accident occurred, but it is supposed by many that it was owing to the slippery state of the rails. There was a heavy fall of hail just before the express left Liverpool, and it is conjectured that this may have had a prejudicial effect on the rails. No doubt the matter will be fully investigated at the in quest.—Correspondent. COURT OF COMMON COUNClL. —Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business, when the new Lord Mayor took the chair for the first time. A vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor, for his conduct while in office, was unanimously passed. Mr. Deputy Conley requested to be informed whether a day had been fixed for the entertain ment at Guildhall in lieu of the feast of the 9th of Novem ber, postponed on account of the death of his Grace the Duke of Wellington? The Lord Mayo r sa id h e felt plea sure in stating that invitations had gone out for the Bth instant, and that he had every reason to believe that the City would be honoured upon th e occas i on by the presence of a number of distinguished guests. In answer to a ques tion from Mr. Deputy Harrison, who doubted the right of a committee of the court . tq appoint a deputation without the consent of the court itself, to represent the corporation at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, Mr. John Wood stated that the committee had, as it would be found when the report should be brought up, acted upon the precedent of the proceedings on the funeral of Lord Nelson,ed com pletely protected the civil privileges.—Adjourned. 52 54 3k 2i d 3 3i 8i 50 6i P 3 41 2i 42 6A d 9 - s. - 2i d 34 d 4s p 9i 55 100 69 69 54 - 96 - 67 - 67 - 75 77 d 20 21 10 101 15 16 3 2 d 24 - 25 80A - 816 403 - 416. 14 - 15 4:6 - 5 2.- 2i 12 - 131 9 - 10 27 - 29 9i - 101 75.4 —76 A 6t 21 2d 62 63 PREFERENCE SHARES. 103 .'therdeen 5 all Do., No. 2, 7 p. ... . 103 Bristol & Exet,r 4p. cent. Stock lO7 ?,0 5 Do. 4p. C. Shares 3t. 100 caledonian £lO ... 104 all Chester & Hulvheadi Guar. 5. 1 i; p.a. cent... l 19 64 24 Cork & Band° ;15 ' p.e4. d 64 all Dund'?.:3Pertl &,,ber deen Junction ....... 34 all EastAng_.;an (X 3 10s) 6 per cent. 5 all Do. (2i) 7 per cent.. 7 '2 Do. (~.71 75) 7p. et.. l 6t all Easter . Count i 1 Ex tension, 513. c. No.l 63 all - )0., No. 2. .0 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. 0 all ]a3t:rn Uaior, Sm.:p Guar. 6 par cent—. 0 all Jo., £lO Debon. Sh. ;t. 100 l EastLancash. 6 p.cts. 5 all East&WestYorksh' Junction, Fif',l 5 all Edinb.Prth.& Our .lee it. 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... t. 100 Great Northn. 5 P.C. , t 4 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem 64 all Gt. Southn. &WeAn. (Ireland) Eighths... 0 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. t. 100 Great Western, fixed 41 per cent..... . 6 6 La , :cash. & Yorksh., t. 100 Do., 6p. c., ock... 0 13 Leeds North( 1, 6p cent., No. 1 D 17 Do., No. 2............. D 5 Do., No. 3 ..... ........ 9 Do. , Quarters, 184$. t. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. t. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St D all Do. Convertible, sp. c.,1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 100 Lon. &N. West. Coy. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Color Shares . all Londwdry..& Ennisk Shares all Manch. ,Shef., Shares, No. 1 all Do. New, £lO 3 DO., £6 ........ ..... all Marypt. &Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 43 per cent 83 Do .. 100 Mid.Consol. b. 100 Do. Consol. Brstol Eirm. 6 par cent . 5 Do. Pref. 43 per all Norfolk Emtenigion.., all Do. Guar. 53 per et ; all Do. Waveney Valley! 5 per cent 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxlbrd Worces •-•,r & Wolverb p. c. 6 'Do .. all Shrewsbury & Birm. New Gr—ianteed all Shrewsby. & Cheater (Nor. W. Mir),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 16 20 5 2 11 Do. Now ; all S. En..s l :.?Tn ('-':,a(Eng Ann.,) of Os.6d. 100 Do. 4 por cent all S.York!;:l.4.n.c.thiar all Stock.k, Plain Guar , sp. c.t!ll 1 July,lBse, 3 Wat 100 York Newcastle r.nd' Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 5 De... 10 York& N.Midl an d & S. Parch -- 109 - 1061 - 321 1 80i 80 3 BelgianEasnt. Junct. all Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon 0 all Charleroi & Erquelin 7/ all Demerara I) 6 Dijon and Besap2on 0 8 Dutch Rhenis 0 all East Indian 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 0 4 Gd. Junct. of France oi 10/ Gt. Western of Canada Shares . Do.Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 0 14 Luxembourg 0 10 Do. (Railway) 5 1/ Do. 5 2 Do. (Canal) D 5 Lyons dr Mediterran D 4/ Madras 3/ 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New JOINT-STO 40i 40 1 all Australasia all !British N. American 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lon don 4 English Scottish and Australian 21 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Prov. of Eng . 10 Do. New - i 6 - - all 'Namur & Liege (with, 1i - 2 p 14 - p - 15 interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France., all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds. _ _ 17 - 'i - -ii 22i National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provir3ial of Ireland all IDo. New _ 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company all Union of Australia i ii 2 - - 12J 112 «. 114 9 * 9i i --1 PI 2i Do. New 10 Union of London all Union of Madrid.. 1001 A- 110/ Par- p 152 - 155 •• • ...... • • , 33 - 4 id Bfi 8",1. 134 - 13 94 103 11 I par i Pi 150 151 23 :: Li p - 61 l 103 f - 101 25 -- 26 (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.; all NorwegianTrunkPre, 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 10 Paris and Lyons 28 Do. Bonds . 2a -- 21 p 11/ -11 i 17 -- 18 f 17 -- 1 18 p par P 25i -- 264 19 - 20 5 4 31 68 67 lid pm 102 ICI 5i all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 2i Quebec &Richmond all Roue 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 I ii - ii 4 -- 4.1) d 9 94 3 —a& P par 1 p 6 7 .10A -31 i "'" i P 7- 1 - 14- 1 - 1i 11 - 12 p - 80f - Of 7 - 7k 351 36 15k - 151 9 1 i 055 BANKS 18 -- 18ip 39 -- 40 34i -- 35 5 -- 5i p P 22 -22 t 11 -- 12 ... in - - Gi ... - • 22 11- P l3l 5i 6i MINES. 1 all Agua Fria — p 10s. all An g l o C a lif orn i an ... $ 1 p 1 10 2 Australasian 33 —43 p 20 5 - Australian 4— 5 33 1 all Austral ;an Cordillera d par 1 all Austria , 'an Freehold. par Ai) 1A 1 1 all Ave 31 - .• ria d ip 1 1 all Baden r,lcl.Duchy of) Ad par 1 all British Austrin. Gold A - 4p 14 20 13.5 British Iron 7 S 35 24 Drazilianlmp.(ismed at £5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 304 —3l 1 all Carsons's Creek k a-40 all Cobre Copper 43 44 5 1 Colonial Gold — 2 p 21 3i •.. 14 Copiapo 7 —73 5 all Eurslish and Austin all Copper Smcltg. Co 3 20 General —12 f 1 all Golden Mountain 3d par 1 3 all Great Polgooth 1 —ls p 1 all Lake Bathurst d par 1 1 all Liberty 1 lAp 1 all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co, - d 1 all Hariquita ........ * P 10 9 Kexicau&S.Americn. 44 5 1 all New Granada . —p 11 1 all Nouveau M on de l3 p 2. - g 1 all Port Philip lf 1 p 2 If 1 all Quartz Rock 3d— F ,p 1 50 all Rhyinme 1r0n........, 20 --21 90 10i Santiago de Cub...,. 12 14 134 1 all 'South Australian...„ pl 3 10 7 Tin Croft ........... 11 12 11 283 all United Mexican Si 91 1 all West Mariposa...,..,, g p 1 all Yuba * P 1 MISCELLANEOUS. 110 4 Australian Ryl. Mail ... 323 Canada St. all Copper Miners of Eng — 25 all Do. Preference 5 5 Crystal Palace 20 1 Eastern Steam.. 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Ste, - 33. Navigat — 103 50 General E3rew Steam Shipping Company ... 20 23 Irish B3e:,root Sugar ... 10 2 Netherlr - ads Laud._ 23 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 20 Do — 52 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization ... I 20 W 4 19i I . --- ••• 3i I 10 I 1 ex. I 56 15 I 90 15 of 100 . ...- •.. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY•) CORN EXCHANGE, The present week's arr i va l o f E ng li s h w h ea t uPi:ll market, coastwise, has amounted to 2 190 quarterb fro, „ 4 in middling condition. By land carr iage the receip t up to-day were very moderate, and the s how of no 10 was comparatively small. As millers in gen a 'illop n i limited stock, the dema n d f or all kinds of wheat ah o se produce ruled steady, a t p r i ces fully equal to v . ' t is!ri Monday last ; indeeu, in some few instances, tha t quotations were somewhat exceeded. ums From abroad, 14,370 quar t ers o f w h ea t have v-nciel) ported, chiefly from the altic. .Most kinds comni firm inquiry, at fully the late advance in prices. 0 01. Floating cargoes of wheat were mostly held fo r money; but the business doing was not extensive..., oil Fine malting barley moved off steadily, at previef,: j etl but grinding and distilling sorts met a very market. In the value of malt no change took place. The q on offer was but mode ra t e . ° , r We had rathe r an i m p rove d sa l e f or oa t s; i n pr ime' ever, no change took place sl' . Beans, peas, and flour firm ; the top price of • was 43s per 280 lbs. Mounts ma WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. I Malt. 2,190 7,33 J 2,140 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. _ 1 14,870 1 1,770 P oats. P l 9 , 2- 3,060 ...--.., 5,810 I,o v 2,120 SMITHFIELD. ra k The supply of beast s on sa l e here t o -d ay being vueteriiiii, derate, and the w ea th er more f a vou ra bl e for slaugi;oo the beef trade rul e d s t ea dy, and a goo d c l earan ce or Of fected, at fully Monday's prices. The t o p figure erS, ° o best sorts was 3s 10d per 8 lbs. Alth oug h th e n uni r ipQv ce sheep were very moderate, the demand f or th a t deo' 00 ,0 0 of stock was very inactive, yet we have no change t° ol 4 • in the quotations. The primest old D owns were w o ciV 6d per 8 lbs. Prime small calves produced full e,'""ei l b but other kinds of veal were heavy, a n d qu it e 2a P° lower. , ...-..... . Pigs sold to a moderate extent, at late figureff, s ; ooll° Mich cows were very dull, a t f rom 141 to 1 8 6 10 s including their small calf. Per 81bs to s s. d. s. d. Inferior Boasts ...2 2to 2 4 Second quality ...2 6 210 Prime large oxen 3 0 3 6 Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 310 Inferior sheep ...3 0 3 4 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Primecoarse-w11d.3 10 4 2 4i 4 t i i TOTAL SUPPLY. 8ea5t5..................... 940 Sheep ..................... 4,020 Calves..,. .................. 239 Pi g 5....................... 340 ink the offal. 4 , _ A 0: 0. , A 0 4 , Prime Southdown 4 * 3 1 Large crse. calves 2 S 4 i Prime small do ... 3 8 3 0 Buckling Large h0g5......... 210 . I 9 ' 0 Small porkers ...... 3 , 03 0 Beasts ..................... 1,20.0, Sheep ..................... ":. g ol c cl al p v i e g s s 1 1 9 7 v 0 °5 Calves ............ .... 6..11.."..ii.1"... °: Pig 5....................... NEWGATE AND Each kind of meat—the w sold steadily at full prices. Per Blbs by LEADENHALL. lupply of which sues g°°4l'' • g. 8 9'4 .10 Mutton, Inferior 2 " A 3 Do. middling ..... . 3 8 0 Do., prime ......•• 3 4 Veal ...... . .......... 2 g 4 ; Do., small ........3 8 he carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 20 2 2 Do., middling 2 4 2 8 Do., prime large 2 10 3 2 Do., do. small 3 4 3 6 Veal 2 6 3 0 BOROUGH HOP. The show of samples of most new hops continu.onsell4 moderate. On the whole, rather an extensive busx _Z tc , doing, as follows and East Sent pockets, 1, t"2' 10,4 160 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 90s to 105 s; Sussex dit to 1050. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(IHIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 3.—Wind at NOM, S.W.; light airs, and fine. DEAL, Dec. 2.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Duke of Wellington, Sydney, N.S.W.I Protector, Demerara , Hespesus, Havana ; Hebe, Honduras ; Port Wallace, Port Walace ; Indefatigable, Quebec ; Chevy Chase, do. ; George Morrison, do. ; Co Brutus do. ; for Ne wcast l e — Margaret, Pegwash. Arrived from the River—Will Watch, Port Philip ; Honduras, Hobart Town ; Middleton, do. % Medora, Tobago ; Naiad, St. Thomas ; Naples, No v , - r Orleans. Arrived from the River and sailed-1k rflk ..o o , Madras. - p ,vrEe, Dec. 2.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Magdalene, ...tattivia. LIAttItPOOL, tee. 2.—Wind, W. Arrived—Sir Henry Pottitik'st, ghanghai ; Royal Sovereign, Akyab ; the Duke, Calcutta ; Philo, Callao ; Empress, Pernambuco ; Runnymede, do. ; Lindisferne, Ceara ; Hero, New Orleans. Alliance Charleston ; Mary Winch, Balti more ; Sit' tioward' Douglas, Qttobw, Jut back — Manila, Valparaiso. Off Port—Commodore (a). committee, Yesterday THElt eo ß n Y sis E t lf g t/ of lol r e Go o M ui tirr uni it , M s . ir W.l r t t h i t Lord Barrington, Lord 11. Vane, and Mr. Deedes, met at three o'clock f o r th e fi rs t ti me i n committee room' No. 12 of the House of Oommons, to try the merits of this Peti tion. Mr. Gkmlburn having been chosen chairman, Lir. Creed, the commitee clerk, called for the attendance of the "parties." Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Q.C., and Mr, Edwin James, Q.C., with Mr. Coppock, the parliamentary agent, appeared for the Libe ra l p ar t y, b ut ne i ther counsel nor agent appeared for the parties petitioned against. The chairman (turning to the reporters' table) inquired whom they represented ? Mr. E. James :—They represent the public press. The Committee : Oh, we don't—and in ferring from this in one sense significant, but hi anothei insignificant, notification that the representatives of th 4 press were not wanted, they withdrew, but were politely informed in about a minute afterwards, by the learned counsel, that the committee would meet again on Monday at twelve, and every subsequent day at eleven, by which time they will have had an opportunity of thinking over the matter of the admision of the public prom, I._. !", ;`, ,:. , ,. , d --- DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, of DEC. , 1852. State of the wind an d wea th er at each the 3 following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—W., light breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE—W., calm—cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STROOD—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—S.W., light airs—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— W., gentle breeze—cloudless. The returns from ~he following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—S,W. calm—partially cloudy. POOLE—S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy . HASTINGS —N.. gentle breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON—N.E., gentle breeze—foggy. FOLKSTONE—N.W., light breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., calm—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., calm—frosty and very cold. GREErrwicH—calm—cloudless. STROOD—W., gentle breeze—oloudless. SWINDON— S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—S., calm—parsi..uy cloudy. COLCHESTER—N.W., gentle breeze—pinUy olontly. CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—W., gentle breeze—overcast—rain. LANCASTER—S., hard wind—rain. WHITBY—S.S., strong breeze—rain. DARLINGTON—S., strong breeze—overcast—rain. SNAP—S.S.E, strong breeze—rain. THE WEATHER. SUN OFFICE, Dec. 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.12. WIND, S.W—Mild, dull weather. THE WELLINGTON SUN. ON THURSDAY THE 182 n, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OP THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON , WITH MS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. _ .t::. -_-_,,, ~,le ~,,- Q „ z it ; ,,,,,, ir „ H -.---.--*, ..ilitnel, I, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1852. It is gratifying to know that already nearly enough money has been subscribed to build over the hitherto neglected grave of poor dear THOMAS HOOD an appropriate monument, by way of testi monial. Yes—in the iron days of railroads, in this " age of bronze," as the nineteenth century has been called, the great heart of the poet— throbbing still for ever and for ever in his metre, though it has long ago crumbled away to dust under the sods of Renal-green Ceme tery—has yet found a generous and ardent band of sympathisers. "Alas, poor Yonicx !" We stand by the ground that contains his mouldering coffin, and we call to mind, not without a pang at the remembrance of so many troubles in life and of so much abandonment after death, the eccen tric and Protean wiles of the most quaint and yet the most genial of humorists. Those who have contributed to swell the already somewhat consider able fund now popularly known as the HOOD Testi h, have ma n if es tly f e lt some thi ng o f thi s i n tr ansmission of their little trib u t es o f go ld an d silver to the treasurer. But most of all, they must have cherished in recollection the sweetness of that music whi c h vibrations of its had touched with the deep and ex quisitepathos. their soul's inner most sensibilitie songs which have come music of those beautiful omvreortdos of f e l l o o t v te ed rod at En las gli t shas among the household needed one affectionate cr7 from a woman's men. It has only hear t_ a cry of deep and e a;::lm ght ir y at e i p o za n for the poplier genius, nowseveilo departed, to call forth sufficient enthusiasm over th e from the public gratitude, t o collect sum ashes capable of raising a tomb of THOMAS HOOD, inscribed with that simple but most eloquent epitaph suggested b y himself " He sang the song of the Shirt." Yesterday a mee ting was convened at th.© Whittington Club, for the purpose of arranging matters definitively, for the winding-up of the aff" of the Testi mon i a l. After a third Trustee had been unan i mous l y e l ec t e d t o co-operate with th e Secretary an d th e T reasurer i n carrying out the general arrangem en t s o f the enterprise, it was deqided that the Fund should be fixed t 'a close on the first •of the ensuing month of • f t - e ry. A futile, and, as it appears to 'as, a . v rivolous effort was made on the part of • __ l o. f ir contents to open wide the door O. the tee for the admissi on o f new membrjrs now e eleventh hour, an d w h en almost eve u,thino* THE _ (-)11 We( of tuakitic Z. e s, give Pere 11c1 all th longed to r of de ban d ofi .t iace whe _37 th e tie ,‘'oe lzpaniec ke t e „ d t ta h tt i ar z i z i s i rent T,d L 0 Z, a4j4 g tl e crie Mari l'4 l l :117 ° 48€ Pere l -gent rear Arid g lletu 14 Co c o cc That „f 01 1 0,4 ] I llat e ' w it} th e Or ai fa zo ° rder as thi;'`‘ , 111 12 deel aj t ve keela r , tO t ill g, .•Og VOte, th Pub cq.ve ,~`> ra :;;;, ~ .