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3f, , 4 7-r k k 4r7 i , 1 , 1;t 0 ) SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'clock, The Hurdle Race. Victress Half-and-Half Fazeley Ten ran. Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion, on the ground that it would entirely alter the character of the reports presented by committees of their lordships' house. The motion was then agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes to four o'clock. NE LLEYW , the new member for Peter borough, took the oaths and his seat. PETITIONS. Mr. M'GREGOR presented a petition from Glasgow against taxes on knowledge. Mr. CAYLEY presented a petition from operative colliers in Durham and Northumberland, praying for legislative measures for the prevenfon of explosions in mines. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from the Southwark Mechanics' Institution, praying that the re ports of the house be distributed to literary and scientific societies. Mr. BUTLER presented a similar petition. Mr. P. M'GUIRE presented petitions from Ireland, praying that the Tenant-light Bill of the hon. member for Kilkenny be passed into law. Mr. CROWDER presented a petition from Liskeard praying for the distribution of Parliamentary papers to literary institutions, &c. ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPEAKER intimated that the Examiner of Re cognizances had reported that the recognizances of the petitioners against the returns for Leitrim and Middle sex were unobjectionable. POOR LAWS. Sir J. TROLLOPE moved for a series of returns re. specting paupers in the receipt of relief, and able bodied paupers, &c. in 1851 and 1852. Agreed to. MAILS TO THE NORTH. Mr. BLACKETT asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether any arrangements were in progress for accele rating the transmission of the mails to the North of England. Mr. HAMILTON said arrangements had been for some time in progress for accelerating mails to the north, but they were still under the consideration of the Post-Master General, who hoped to be able to complete them very shortly. CASE OF ALLEGED CRUELTY AT LAMBETH WORKHOUSE. Mr. J. WALTER wished to know if the President of the Poor Law Board had made any enquiry into the case of cruelty to a young woman who wished to obtain admittance to Lambeth workhouse, the circumstances connected with which had appeared a few days ago in the public journals. Sir J. TROLLOPE said, on perceiving the paragraph in the newspapers, he immediately directed enquiries to be made into all the circumstances. He had to-day instructed Mr. Hale, the Metropolitan Poor -law Inspector, to go to the workhouse and ascertain the whole particulars, and report the result to the board. When he (Sir J. Trol lope) left the office this afternoon, that gentleman had not returned, but when he was in possession of his re port he would be happy to lay it before the house. As to the interference of the police in regard to the admis sion of inmates to the workhouse, he could not find any clause in the act which sanctioned such a proceeding which, he believed, was opposed to the spirit of the poor laws. PETITIONS. Mr. G. H. MOORE presented a petition from the diocese of Tuam, praying for the re-appropriation of the revenues of the Protestant Church in that country to the education of the people, and to other purposes. • LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS. Mr. TUFNELL moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the expediency of distributing, gratis, under certain regulr :ions, a selection from the reports and returns printed by order of the House of Commons, amongst the Literary and Scientific Institutions, and Mechanics' Institirzes throughout the United Kingdom. Since 1641 these papers had been distributed throughout the country, while in 1680 they were ordered to be printed, and as many of these papers combined 'latch matter of useful information, he was anxious to have a selection of them distributed amongst the literary and scientific instity:,;ons of the country. It was impossible to print the whole of them, as they were of a too exten sive character. From 1731 to 1801 the number of volumes printed by the house was 110, and from 1801 down to the present time the number had reached 1724. Previous to 1801 the average number of volumes printed annually was about 20, but since then it had reached GO. Now many of these volumes con tained ninny subjects of peculiar interest to the reading portion of the community, and he could see no reason why selections from them should not be distributed amongst our literary and scientific institutions. Most of those institutions were great ornaments to society, and he was rejoiced to find that the highest nobles of the land and some of the greatest statesmen of the age ( I cl not despi se th e t as k o f l ectur i ng at some of them. The Committee which he was moving for would have 481!-ple means of arriving at a satisfactory conclusion on this and he hoped the house would find no difficulty in in F;ranting aiyt it. For his o . wn . part h . e could see no difficulty rnittee mi ht accomplishing this object, for the corn it should te be made permanent, and from time to time hilted in the d eputed to select the papers to be distri- The rnotionraner that he proposed. ha Mr. 11147,Arolsiz.ilir said he most cordially co ncurre d i n the object, and h e ho difficulty in ad opt ingpi etd. the h ouse would experience no Mr. HUME said great facilities._ were afforded to the public for the purchase those facilities were jna-r,arliamentary papers, but It was found one day, b y I L l F:anted by accident. house had two millions and a .h aif ofiden that the locked up, for which they had n valuable papers were putting the country to great ° ex u e se, and which house-room. It was, therefore, deter rn i P ne l , l i s t e o for ware and the rate at which these pape rs were noweelolltdhem, merely the price of the paper. Still he thou gut tee and was sufficient ground for appointing this cm mittee, he should give the motion his cordial supp ort. The information which committees of the house collected of the most va l u able character, and if there wa s no tax on newspapers, most of it would be reprinted at a trifli ng expen se th roug h out t h e l eng th an d breadth of the land. (Hear, hear.) Mr. M. MILNES said it was rarely known that these papers were to be had at a very low price, and he thought somethin ought to be done to make that fact more generally known. He complained of th e change-whichprinting thecommittee had made in th e s h ape of the volumes issued b the house. They had been c h anged from dumpty f orm, wh • ch the orthodoxfolio shape to a was tno4t inconvenient to hold and still more difficult of reference. Mr. WILSON said the rea ding which the busy classes y y classes cared a b out was that of a p o li t i ca l c h aracter, an d it was therefore the duty of the house to take care that THE WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASE. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Grand Steeplechase. Handicap of 20 sovs. each. Vainhepe ................. . . ..... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS---(THIS EVENING.) F The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a petition from New Zealand against the impolicy of saddling that colony with the debt said to be due to the New Zealand Company, and praying to be relieved from it. The Earl of DESART declined on the part of her Majesty's Government any share in the legislation for New Zealand, from which this complaint arose. The Duke of NEWCASTLE reminded the noble lord that the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of State for the Colonies had taken to himself on the hust ings credit for having legislated for New Zealand, and it certainly was a novel doctrine for the Government now to wash their hands of that part of the measure which had excited complaint. THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. Lord LYNDHURST rose to call the attention of their lordships to the report of the Commissioners ap pointed to inquire into the system of education pursued at the University of Cambridge now lying on the table. The noble lord proceeded to read several passages from the report, detailing the efforts made by the University authorities for the advancement of learning, and for the extension of the cycle of education, and for the general benefit and encouragement of the students committed to their care. As one of the oldest members of the Univer sity—having been a member of the Senate for sixty years, having represented it in successive Parliaments, and now holding in it a high office (Lord High Steward) —his lordship said that he thought it no more than his duty to call the attention of their lordships to these pas sages, as affording the best refutation of the charge of backwardness and reluctance to meet the requirements of the age which had been some time ago brought against the University. (Hear, hear.) On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Oaths in Chancery Bill went through committee. On the motion of the Earl of DERBY, the Bank Notes' Bill passed through committee. Earl GRANVILLE rose, according to notice, to move that for the future, in the event of any division taking place in any select committee, the question put, the name of the lord proposing it, and the vote of each lord present, be entered on the minutes, and be printed and presented to the house with the report of such com mittee. (From the London New Price Current of this Evening.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in West India Sugar for grocery and refining purposes ; in some cases the rates taken were rather under those of Friday. Of 250 hhds Barbadoes at auction barely one half found buyers at easier terms—fine yellow went at 38s to 40s, and middling to good 34s 6d to 37s 6d per cwt. Total operations are only 220 hds, &c. REFlNED.—Although rather lower rates have been ac cepted for refined Sugar, home dealers operate with re luctance, and there is an increasing suppiy. Th e pr i ces accepted for brown lumps, are 43s 6d to 445; Titlers, low to fine 44s 6d to 48s Gd, double 49s to 50s ; Hambro' Loaves 458 to 495, double 50s to 51s, Standard lumps 45s cwt. To-day home dealers were reluctant to operate in re fined sugar; there are sellers of brown lumps at 438 to 435 6d, and low to fine grocery 44s to 47s per cwt. Crushed sugar for exportation is much wanted, still there is no general decline. MAURITIUS.—To-day previous terms were demanded for Mauritius sugar, at the same time dealers operated with caution. At auction, 6,400 bags were sold, fine and good yellow at 35s to 38s, low to middling 32s 6d to 348, good to fine brown 30s. to 325, and low to fine better for grey 31s to 36s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA This afternoon the demand was not Of 4 ,0 ° 00 b Ben al and prices declined 6d to is per cwt. f r iny ; other sorts sustained previous terms. at 42s middlin g to to 4 1 , g , s at auction a part only sold, grainy white fin e to fine yellow ditto 38s 6d to 39s 6d, drag little a:le-white Benares 38s to 39s 6d. In Ma auction. privately, and there was no public FOREIGN. —To-day po e-trade purposes, and former notice for shippi ng or h r eign Sugar attracted little rates are barely sumapienrerv. A b cargo of yellow Havannah less l. numberreciu required, w as sold at 21s. 3d. b N ut on ou e p w p ; y s mou.sus,—This l i ' s r offered at public sale. rejoi reading was of the very best character. He was ced on that account that this motion had been made. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the parliamentary literature of the country was one of the most remarkable features of the age, and it could not be too highly valued. No institutions were more worthy of support than those re ferred to by this motion, and he should offer no oppo sition to the appointment of this committee. It would depend however upon the manner in which the commit tee carried out the suggestion, whether the plan of dis• tribution should be hereafter adopted. Care should be taken that these institutions were made to value theboon the House was disposed to grant them, and hoping that that would not be lost sight of, he would sit down ex pressing a hope that the committee would be enabled to complete their wish with satisfaction to all parties. Mr. BROTHERTON said the time had gone by when this country was to be governed by physical force, it must now be governed through the instrumentality of the press, and therefore the more solid and sound the house made the infonnation that was distributed amongst the people, the easier they would be governed. After a few words from Mr. HILDYARD, the mo tion was agreed to. AMERICAN SCREW STEAM-SHIP COMPANY. Mr. BROWN moved for copies of all applications made by the London, Liverpool, and North American Screw Steam-ship Company to the Board of Trade for a charter ; and of all correspondence between the said company and the Board of Trade on the subject thereof; and of all letters, memorials, and other communications received by the Board of Trade from other persons, com panies, and associations relative to such application. He complained of the charter which the Board of Trade had granted to this company, and declared that it was viewed by alarm by that portion of the public who traded with America. No company of this nature ought to be vested with exclusive privileges of any sort ; unrestricted com petition should be the ruling principle in all these mat ters, and he hoped, in justice to the shipping interest generally, the Government would be induced to annul this objectionable charter. Mr. CLAY seconded the motion. Mr. HENLEY found fault with the manner in which the motion had been brought forward. The question was, in point of fact, sub judicie, and the fair mode of dealing with the matter would have been, either to wait until the question had been decided, or to move at once that the charter should be rescinded, when the whole merits of the case could be fully considered. The house should understand that this was a case of entirely an exceptional nature, and the broad rule of general competition did not apply to it, inasmuch as the company proposed to sup ply this country with steam communication to Canada. He must therefore resist the motion. Mr. CLAY said had those who were opposed to the charter waited until the decision of the Board of Trade was given, it would have been too late to agitate the question. NUTMEGS.—To-day at auction 20 casks from Rotter dam were taken in at 2s 9d for good, and common at is 7d to is 8d per lb. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was in good demand privately, and realised full rates ; white Bengal 11s 3d to 12s 6d. At auction the sound of 3,000 bgs peeeled [ Mulmem was taken in at 10s 6d to 11s, with buyers at [ 10s, damaged sold at Is to 10s 6d per cwt. , TALLOW.—There is less disposition to operate in Rus sian on the spot, and prices have rather declined ; fine yellow candle selling at 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. Of home melted the supply is not more plentiful, and the value remains at 47s 9d to 48s cash, but demand is less brisk. The quantity of other sorts of tallow on offer is less than previously, and in prices little variation is appa rent. At auction 160 casks Australian were sold ; beef at 45s 6d to 46s 6d, mutton 46s to 47s 9d ; and 216 cks South American 45s to 48s 6d per cwt. Prices are lOs to 11s per cwt. more than this time last year, and stock is 20,000 cks less; whereas deliveries for con sumption are favourable. OILS.—The demand is less active for cocoa nut, but supply being limited, prices are sustained ; Cochin selling at 39s to 40s, Ceylon 38s to 395, and other sorts 37s to 37s 6d per cwt. Lard oil met with a slow sale at 60s to 625. A much better demand exists for lin seed oil both for the home and foreign markets ; prices are also better, and rule at 29s 9d to 30s. Purchases are on a large scale in Rape Oil, whilst an advance is apparent, brown selling at 335 to 33s 6d, re fined 35s to 35s 6d, and foreign 36s to 36s 6d. A brisk sale exists for Olive, and there is a rise ; Gallipoli selling at 551. to 571., and other sorts 531. 'to 551. per tun. Deliveries are exceeding arrivals. Cod is offered at 331. 10s to 341., and purchases have been small. Only li mited sales in Seal, and more desire is evidced to sell, pale at 351. 10s to 361., other sorts 331. to 351. Purchases are to a fair extent in Southern ; supply is limited, and the currency is 341. to 381. for low to fine. Sperm finds a more ready sale, and prices are better, ruling at 861. to 871. 10s for good to fine ; and headmatter 871. to 891. Ground nut oil is 33s 6d to 34s per cwt ; and sperma ceti is 4d to is 5d per lb. for American. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon cochineal was purchased more freely at previous prices. At auction 150 bags found buyers ; Teneriffe silvers at 3s 9d to 3s 10d, black 4s to 4s 2d, and Honduras silvers 3s 9d to 3s per lb. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) CROWN-OFFICE. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. December 4, 1852. Borough of Oldham.—William Johnson Fox, Esq., of No. 3, Sussex-place, Regent's-pa r k, L on d on, in the room of Joh n Duncuft, Esq., deceased. December 6, 1852. Borough of Bury Saint Edmunds._ Tames Henry Porteus Oakes, of Newton, in the county of Suffolk, Esq., in the room o f J o h n S tuart, Esq., who has ac ceptd the office of Vice Chancellor. City of Durham.—The Honourable Adolphus Fred , erick Charles William Vane, commonly called Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane, in the room of Thomas Colpitts Granger, Esq., deceased. Borough of Abingdon.—The Honourable Montague Bertie, commonly called Lord Norreys, of No. 18, Grosvenor-street, in the county of Middlesex, in the room of Lieutenant -General James Caulfield, deceased. December 7, 1852. City of Peterborough. —George Hammond Whalley, Esq., in the room of the Honourable Richard Watson, deceased. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 7. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Major Thomas Ackers Shone to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Palmer, retired on half-pay ; Second Captain Richard Henry Crofton to be Captain, vice Shone ; First Lieutenant George Barstow to be Second Captain, vice Crofton ; Second Lieutenant Henry Richard Porter to be First Lieutenant, vice Barstow, Dec. 7. Commissions by Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Thomas Badger, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Cor nelius Cartwright, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; John Amery, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; James Ashwin, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Nov. 19. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Battalion of Militia —Hardress de Luttrell S aun d erson , E sq. (late Captain in her Majesty's 66th Regiment of Foot) to be Captain ; Thomas Place, Esq. to be Captain, Dec. 2. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— Captain William Lewis Grant to be Major, vice Wil lard, deceased, Dec. 4. Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia— George Humby, Gentleman, to be Lieutenant, vice Hudson, deceased, Dec. 1. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Captain Gervaise Tot tenham Waldo Sibthorp, from the Royal North Lincoln Militia, to be Captain, vice Whichcote, Bart. promoted, Dec. 4 ; Charles Thomas John Moore, Esq. to be Cap tain, vice Johnson, resigned ; William Parker, the younger, Esq. to be Captain, vice Tathwell resigned; William Earle Welby, Esq. to be Captain, vice Livesey, resigned ; Hamilton Beckett, Esq. to be Captain ; Wil- Ham Henry Peacock, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Tennant, resigned ; Charles John Bullivant Parker, Gent. to be Lieutenant ; John Beasley, Gent. to be Lieutenant ; Frederick Bowman, Gent. to be Lieu tenant, Dec. 6. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Militia --Lieutenant Arthur John Goldney to be Cap tain, vice Elton, resigned, Nov. 30 ; Lieutenant John French Slegg to be Captain, vice Harford, resigned ; Ensign Duncombe Pyrke, the younger, to be Lieu tenat, vice Goldney, promoted ; Christopher John Bar nard, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Pyrke, promoted, Dec. 1. This article is substituted for the one which appeared in the Gazette of Friday, Oct. 8. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire. Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Sir James Fergusson, Bart. to be Cornet, viee Campbell, pro rooted, Nov. 29. WHITEHALL, Nov. G. The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed William John Beale, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgment of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and tecoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Warwick, also in and for the counties of Stafford and Worcester. BANKRUPTS. ! John Richardson Oates, tailor, Finch-lan e , Cornhill to surrender, Dec. 15, a t h a lf- past eleven, and Jan. 22 at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street Bucklersbury. William Hatcheti Surridge, borse dealer, Harrow• road, Paddington-green, Dec. 17, at eleven, and Jan. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Jones, duality-court, Chancery-lane. Robert Grear, tallow-chandler, Wandsworth-road, 7, and Jan. 21, at one, at the Court of Bank- Graham, official assignee ; Rogerson and Ford, 's -inn-Fields. Dec. 1 ruptcy Lincol David Sutherland, seed merchant, Preston, Dec, 20, and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Wilmott ; Andrew, Manchester. William Bacon, grocer, Essex, Dec. 17, at eleven, and Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans feld, official assignee ; Rawlings, Furnival's-inn. Richard Bell and George Campbell, merchants, Liver. pool, Dec. 20, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Anderson and Collins, Liverpool. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. THE SUN, LONDON, T UESDAY EVENIN being limited, prices rule firm. Antigua at 16s 6d to 17s ; Demerara 15s to 16s 6d ; other sorts 14s. 6d to 15s ; Cuba and Costa Rica 15s 6d to 16s 6d ; Bengal 13s to 14s—consumption remains good, stock which is mostly in second hands is much less than at this time last year. Prices are is 6d to 2s per cwt. above those of 1851. COFFFE.—This afternoon the private operations in Native Ceylon Coffee were on a small scale at 465. to 47s ; and at auction the sound of 1300 bags was taken in at 485., damaged selling at 43s to 45s 6d for third to first class. Prices for Plantation do not show a de cided reduction ; but the public sales of 140 casks and 300 bags passed off qu i e tl y ; good to fine at 60s. to 655. 6d., middling to good middling 555. 6d. to 595. low middling 545. to 555. other sorts 495. to 535, ord and low 45s to 48s. The market for Mocha is inactive, and 234 bales and half bales were nearly all taken in at 85s to 85s 6d for good long berry. Of Costa Rica 2984 bags realised the full worth--good to fine ordinary selling at 48s 6d to 50s 6d, and fine fine ordi nary 51s 6d to 525. Of Madras 90 casks and 160 bags nearly all taken in at 50s to 52s for fine ordinary. TEA.-A free sale exists for Pouchong, and realised 8d to 94d. Ooleng met with greater attention, common to mid at 94d t o i s Id . and good to fine is Id, to is 9d. Souchong is much wanted, low to fine lid to 2s Od. Green has been in greater request ; low to middling hyson is 2d to is sd, good to fine is 6d to 2s 10d, choice 3s to 35 6d, young Hyson Canton 10d to is, Hyson kind Is 2d to is Bd, fine and superior is 9d to 2s 3d, Twan kay 9d to is, Gunpowder Canton Iod to is ld, Hyson • kind is 2d to 2s 10d, fine 3s to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton lid to is id, Hyson is 2d to 2s 3d, and Hyson skin 7d to Bd. An improved demand for Flowery Pekoe, and prices are better, ruling tor low to middling at is 3d to is 7d, good to fine is 8d to 3s Bd. In Caper not much has been done, still the currency is firm ; in boxes at 10d to is ld, and scented is to is 6d. Sales are important in Scented Orange Pekoe, fine at is 6d to is 10d, and other sorts lld to is 5d per pound. FRUIT.—This afternoon the market closed with a dull aspect, and supply is large. There are sellers of Va lencia Raisins at 41s to 45s ; and sound Currants, 44s to 58s per cwt. DISSOLUTION OF THE SPANISH CORTES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] • PARIS, TUESDAY, 8.30 A.m.—After Martinez de la Rosa had been appointed to the Presidency of the House, the Spa n i s h C ortes was dissolved. The new Cortes is convoked for the Ist of March. The Moniteur contradicts the rumour of the French Government having exerted some influence over the Spanish Government with regard to the pro jects of constitutional reform imputed to the Spanish Cabinet. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB SBOW. This show of fat stock, forming as it does one of the earliest and more striking indications of the approach of Christmas, takes place in its old locality in Baker-street during the present week. There is no reason to doubt that it will prove as attractive as on any former occa sion, and that for the next few days thousands will hasten to feast th e i r eyes upon the prospective supplies of a season consecrated to good cheer. It would form a subject of curious speculation to inquire what are the secret springs of that intense desire which seizes upon Londoners to inspect, poke, and handle the animals which are destined to furnish forth their Christmas dinners. Vegetarians and Brahmins may recoil appalled and disgusted at the calculating cruelty of that cold-hearted survey, but unquestionably it is one which chimes in amazingly with the popular humour and tastes. Being great consumers of animal food, a fine large joint of meat is in the eyes of the multitude as genuine and Worthy an ob ject of admiration as anything else, and at this season their enthusiasm carries them a stage beyond the butcher's shop to stare at the portly and sleek results of careful feeding and shelter. Undoubtedly, a fine show of fat stock, unless the fattening is carried to excess, is as pleasant and comfortable a sight as can well be de sired; and it is satisfactory to be able to state that the display this year at Bak er - s t ree t i s larger, better in quality, superior in arrangement, and in every class more worthy of our agriculturists than on any previous occa sion. The Smithfield Club is fortunate in the favour with which its annual show is everywhere regarded by prac tical farmers. Numbers of them who view with linger ing suspicion the action of the Royal Agricultural Society take a pride in fattening up a beast or two to send to London at Christmas, and carrying off a prize in the arena of Baker-street, is considered a great event in their lives. The impending doom of Smith field has abated none of the confidence felt in the club, and this year the entries are greater than ever. In sheep especially the increase is marked, but nearly all the classes are well filled, and the new and extended prize list has been well responded to. Formerly the animals exhibited were not arranged according to breed, and for reasons, which appeared sufficient, as it was considered that an exhibition of fat stock ought to be judged of solely with an eye to the meat market and without refer ence to the purity of the blood. It was found, however, that the want of classification interfered with the justice of the awards, and prevented the public from duly appreciating the merits of the whole display. A clas sifidation has, therefore, been adopted which admits of the compariso n of animals of the same kind with each other, which is wide enough to embrace the advantages derived from judicious crossing, and which also in cludes a general survey of the whole collection, by giving gold medals for examples of extraordinary excel lence. By this change the club have imparted to the show of the present year a distinctness of character which enables the most uninformed visitor to appre ciate its general excellence, and helps the connoisseur to satisfy himself thoroughly as to the fairness and im partiality with which the judges have discharged their duties. The classes, as will be seen by a reference to the prize list, besides extra stock, are 31 in number, and the total number of entries is 333—being, we under stand, an increase of 20 above last December. There is a small display of Devon steers not exceeding three years old, and of heifers not exceeding four years old ; of Hereford heifers not exceeding four years old ; and of Scotch, Welsh, or Irish heifers or cows of any age ; but in all the other divisions the competition is well kept up, and the show is remarkable for its sustained excellence throughout. An interesting feature of these annual displays is the stand-up fight which the farmers and graziers make against the great amateur agriculturists, who, with unbounded resources at com mand, enter into rivalry with them. Prince Albert, the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Leicester, the Earl of Aylesford, Lord Feversham, the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Hatherton, the Earl of Radnor, the Earl of Darn ley, Earl Spencer, and the Earl of Hardwicke, are among the aspirants for prizes and medals at this year's show, and one might have imagined that with such op ponents in the field, practical men who pursue cattle breeding as an occupation, would have very small chance of success. Yet strange to say, the latter have decidedly the best of it, and year after year their superiority is be coming more decided. The merits of the show may now be considered quite independent of aristocratic contribu tions, and it becomes a question whether their zeal in be half of agricultural improvement might not henceforth be more usefully directed to endeavour by experiments, which are, of course, beyond the means of ordinary men, to elucidat e more fully than has yet been done those na tural laws upon which the qualities of stock depend. As an example of what may be accomplished in this way, we may refer to a remarkable account given in the "Jury Reports" of the Great Exhibition of a new breed of sheep developed in France which possesses a peculiar and highly valuable fleece for manufacturing purposes. A hasty run through the showyard last night enables us to do little more than speak in general terms of the excellence of the animals exhibited. The grievous cruelty and waste of over-fattening is less to be complained of than on former occasions, especially among the cattle, and we sincerely hope that free trade, among other ad vantages, will at length teach our farmers that there are limits to oilcake feeding, and that they manufacture for the butcher not the tallow-chandler. While on the subject of feeding, a point strikes us of some importance in connection with these winter exhi bitions. The conditions imposed by the club upon competitors require them ,to specify the kind of food given, but not the quantity. Now, i n go i ng t h rough the country, nothing is more common than to find agricul turists pampering animals which they intend to send to Baker-street at an unheard-of outlay—one far beyond the limits of possible recompence in the market, and which, besides outraging every rule of economical ma nagement, is the secret cause of the rage for over-fat tening against which Earl Ducie and all our greatest au thorities on farming have long and vigorously protested. We have known instances of bullocks maintained at a weekly outlay equal to the support of a labourer and his family. This is, upon the face of it, a monstrous extra vagance, and the Smithfield Club might surely do some thing in their regulations, if not to suppress, at least to discourage it. Might they not, for example, make fhe cost of feeding an element for the consideration of the judges, or at least take some step by which economy of management would have its due reward ? One remarkable feature of the present show is the ab sence of any animals exhibited as mere curiosities with out reference to the useful objects of the general display. On most former occasion 'Brahmin or Italian bulls or three-horned sheep, er contributions of the kind, have been displayed; ut now there is nothing new o r strange to gape at, u n l ess, i ndeed, i t b e the h i deous re presentation of her Majesty in zinc, with which the Vieille Montaigne Company disfigured the nave of the Crystal Palace, and which, by a singular fate, has found sanctuary among the fat oxen, pigs, and sheep in Baker street. Oilcake and bean meal have had a sadly dege nerating effect upon the restless sharp-horned Devons and the fiery West Hi g hl an d ers, or, b eyon d a ll question, there would be a case of treason on the premises of Mr. Bulnois. He has effected great improvements in the arrangement of the sp ace d evote d to t h e s h ow, and by his liberality, and the e xert i ons of M r. Brandreth Gibbs, i the Honorary Secretary to the Club, some prospect is with ordi nar y comfort. afforded of enabling th e pu bli c at length to see the stock HOUSE AND WINDOIV DUTIES. County. Bedford Berks Bucks Cambridge Chester Cornwall Cumberland Derby Devon Dorset Durham Essex Gloucester Hereford Hertford Huntingdon Kent Lancaster Leicester Lincoln Monmouth Norfolk Northampton Northumberland Notts Oxford Rutland Salop Somerset Southampton Stafford Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwick Westmorland Wilts Worcester York Anglesea Brecon Cardigan Carmarthan Denbigh Flint Glamorgan Merionoth Montgomery . Pembroke London Nu mber of Houses Westminster Middlesex.... England and 1 Wales f Scotland Amountol Inhabited House Duty. 431,447 30,472 663,389 43,629 Total.. 1 461,919 1707,018 HOUSE DITTY. CALCULATED ON HOUSES AT 210 PER ANNUM AND Private h ouses , 15,854,126/., UPWARDS at is. 6d. in the pound Shops, 10,698,4521., at ls. in the pound Window tax repealed in 1851 Estimated produce of the duty now proposed on houses relieved from window tax in 1851 Window tax repealed in 1851 Extimated produce of the duty now proposed on all houses of 101. and upwards rLAR A PPOINTMENTS-THE NEW COMMISSION. 4 . - MONSTROUS CLAIM POR COMPENSATION.—The Chan. eellor from Bombay, •entering the port of Liverpool on the 7th November, engaged the steam-tug Independence to tow her up from Crosby lightship and dock her for 61. 65., the weather being moderate. After proceeding a short distance the ship's hawser parted. While the crew were getting another ready, the Independence backed alongside, gave her hawser to the ship, and towed her into the river. The owners of the steam-tug . claimed 1,5001. salvage, and have arrested the cargo, in the Albert Dock, for payment of the sum. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE—THE MARIONETTES.—Our dear little friends the Marionettes, having returned from a suc cessful autumnal campaign in the provinces, made their first appearance in town last night for the winter season. Their former sane de reception in Adelaide-street being at present occupied by Mr. Woodin, the talented artist of the " Carpet Bag and Sketch Book," Mr. Mitchell's ele gant theatre in ng-street is at present the abode of these ligneous phenome na. Unaltere d i n aspec t, an d re i nforced ti of recent travel were last evening only in vocal pow er (f or the singing department is really. admir able), the fatigues Ln apparent in a r h eumatic affection, wherewith the limbs of the compay in general wore visibly afflicted, but this w e doubt not t e genial air of St. James's will speedily ame liorate. The National Anthem was sung with fervent loyalty and spirit by the whole of the company, and, after a special intro ductoryaddress delivered byMr. Albanyßrown —whose waistcoat is as white and capillary honours black as ever, a new piece de circanstance was introduced, entitled An Appeal to the Audience, or, the .32anager in Difficulties, which was the medium of making us acquainted with some very excellent proficients in the singing, acting, and danc ing lines. The sixth act of Romeo and Juliet followed, to which was added The Chalet, a very popular burletta in the hands of the Lilliputian troupe. The Ebony Marionettes afforded the concluding portion of the entertainment, and " bones," came out with especial spirit and vigour. This is the part of the performances for which we have ever en tertained a peculiar predilection—it is utterly irresistible. The house was fashionably attended, and we congratulate Mr. Simpson on his restoration of the ever-popular Mario nettes to their metropolitan friends and patrons. Doubt less an equally successful season awaits this unique troupe in their new home as attended their efforts upon their own proper stage last season. ADVERTISEMENT.]—H o II owa y's; Ointment and Pill s for the Cure of Scrof u l a. —E x t rac t of a letter from Mr. EXTENSIVE FRAUD BY A GERMAN* COUNT. Co Schen Thoss was brought before Mr. Hardwick Pemberton of Cape Town :—"Dear Wilfred,—During 33, Soho-square b fals 5 Henry examination, charged with obtaining 301. from the voyage the steward of the vessel, observing that I suffered severely from scrofula, recommended me to try unt 25 Holloway's Ointment and Pills, informing me that a . Mr... Lewis, of Golden-square, as on the previous exa- 25 COUNT.— former passenger had been cured by these invaluable ' for final 100 10 medicines ; and, as you had kindly given me a good . Webb, pianoforte maker, The evidence adduced was of a nature sufficiently sa- 50 , y e supply, I commenced using them, and in a few days I found such an improvement in my general health, that and fraudulent pretences. urination, appeared for the prisoner. I continued them as directed, and I know that you s wi old ll 1 magistrate, and the prisoner 40 be pleased to hear that I am now perfectly cured." tisfactory in the view of the magis* ••• by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's esta- , blishment, 244, Strand, London. was committed for trial. ,Before Th omas Puckle, Esq., and a bench of Magis- 1. trates.) EXT BY AERVANT. 2 Ellen Barrett, ENSIVE 26, w ROBBERY as indicted for stealing, at N ew - ington, th e sum of 81., a dress, bonnet, and other articles, 1 the property of her master, Richard Rowed. It appe are d, f rom the evidence of the prosecutor's Si wife, that the prisoner had been but a short time in their 1; employ as a general servant prior to the 27th of October, 21 when, from information she received, she sent for a con stable and gave her into custody for robbing her. The money was missed on the previous day, and no other person could have taken it but the prisoner. On her boxes being searched, the shoes, and a quantity of wit- 40 ness's wearing apparel, were found, but the money could 100 not be discovered. The prisoner had, however, pur- 100 chased several articles, and was about to leave her ser- 100 vice when she was given into custody. Verdict, Guilty. Sentence, nine months' hard labour in the House of Correction at Wandsworth, in John Brow n , 20, p l ea d e d guilty, charged with steal- 20 the g, property of Tat Lambeth, homas Hill. waistcoat, and p a i r of trousers, 50 50 The Court senten ce d hi m to four month' imprison- 100 ment at W an d swort h . s MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -(THIS DA F. ) 150 DECEMBER 7, 18 - A RETURN of the Number of HOUSES ASSESSED to the INHABITED HOUSE DUTY, ill the Year ending sth April, 1852; in each County in England and in Scotland, show ing also the Amount of the INHABITED HOUSE TAX charged thereon ; also the amount of WINDOW TAX Assessed in each of the same Counties, in the Year ended sth April, 1851, and the Amount given up by the Substi tution of the HOUSE 'TAX for the WINDOW TAX. Amount of Window Amount Duty, Given up, 1,950,792 I 1,243,77, £1,189,058 534,922 £1,723,980 I 8 20 -____ 1,950,000 I LI 1,569,900 I St' - Diminished ch arge on such houses as com- 5L 1 2380,000 St. pared with 18M 1,950,0091 St. 1,723,000 I 10 261 Diminution of charge on all houses as corn- }2227,000 13 pared with 1851 December 6, 1852. GEO. A. HAMILTON. 20 .--.............._,............_ VicroniA R. --------- Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith ; to the Most Reverend Father in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved councillor John Bird Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Most Reverend Father in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved councillor Thomas Archbishop of York ; our trusty and. well-beloved John Winston Churchill, Esquire (com monly called Marquis of Blandford) ; our right trusty and right well-beloved cousin Dudley Earl of Harrowby ; the Right Reverend Father in God our right trusty and well-beloved councillor Charles James Bishop of London ; the Right Reverend' Father in God, Samuel Bishop of Oxford ; our right trusty and well-beloved coun cillors Sir John Dodson, Knight, Doctor of Laws, and Sir John Patteson, Knight ; our trusty and well-beloved Sir William Page Wood, Knight, one of our counsel, learned in the law ; Christopher Wordsworth, Doctor in Divinity ; Walter Farquhar Hook, Doctor in Divinity ; John Jack- Si son, Clerk, Maetter of A rin ; and William Selwyn, Clerk, Bachelor in Divinity, greeting : Whereas the recom- g mendations of the commission of inq the state of the Established Church in England aWales, touching 1 . the cathedral and collegiate churches therein, proved most beneficial in enabling parliament to devise measures for the 1 greater efficiency of the Established Church, especially by making better provision for the cure of souls in populous districts where such assistance was more immediately re quired. And whereas it has been represented to us, that the said cath e d ra l and collegiate chu rc h es may b e rendered , more available for promoting the high and holy purposes for which they were founded, and for further extending the efficiency and usefulness of the Established Church : 'd Now, know ye, that we, rep os i ng grea t trust and confidence ( in your zeal, knowledge, and discretion, have authorised and appointed, an d b y these presents do authorise and C appoint, you the said John Bird Archbishop of Canterbury, 10 Thomas Archbishop of York, John Winston Churchill, 20 Esq. (commonly called Marquis of Blandford), Dudley Earl of Harrowby, Charles James Bishop of London, Samuel, 10 Bishop of Oxford, Si r J o h n Dodson, Sir John Patteson, Si r St, William Page Wood, Christopher Wordsworth, Walter 5 Farquhar Hook, John Jackson, and William Selwyn, to be our commissioners to inquire into the state and condition 5 of the several cathedral and collegiate churches in England St. and Wales, and into the duties of the members and minis ters thereof, and other matters connected therewith, with St. a view to the suggestion of such measures as (regard being St.: had to the purposes for which such cathedral and collegiate churches were originally founded) may render the same 6 4 more efficient and useful in promoting and extending the means of public worship and religious education, and in 50 enforcing ecclesiastical discipline in the several dioceses in which they are situate, and also (where occasion may seem St. to require) with a view to the suggestion of such measures as may make the said cathedral and collegiate churches, and the rev enues th ereo f , available, in aid of the erection 16 of new sees, or of other arrangements for the discharge of St. episcopal duties. And for the b e tt er e ff ec ti ng the pu2o rposessur o commission, we do by these presents give and gr of thi to you, 20 or any four or more o f you, full power and authority to call 20 before you, or any four or more of you, such persons as you 12? shall judge necessary, by whom you may be the better in- St• formed on the subject of this our commi, and every matter con nec t e d th erewith; and also t o ssion call for, have St. access to, and examine all such official books, documents, 50 papers, and records as may afford the fullest information on the subject ; and to inquire of and concerning the pre- St. raises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. St. And our will and pleasure is, that you do receive and consider all such suggestions as the several deans and chap- 50 tern of the said cathedral and collegiate churches may sub mit to you in writing, as to the means by which the objects 12? of this our commission may be best obtained, so far as re gards their respective churches. And our furthe r will and pleasu re i s, th at you, or any 12? four or more of you, do and shall, within the sp ace o f two 25 years after th e d a t e o f thi s our commission, or sooner, if the same can reasona bl y b e, report to us in writing, under 111 your hands and seals, respectively, your several proceedings - 0 in this matter, as the same shall be respectively completed ll and perfected. And we will and comm an d, an d b y these presents ordain, 12; 12 1 that this our commission shall continue in full force and St. virtue, and that you, our said commissioners, or any four St. or more of you, may from time to time proceed in the exe cution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein con- 16' tained, although the same be not continued from time to 20 time by adjournment. And for your assistance in the due execution of this our 2 commission, we have made choice of our trusty and well beloved Richard Jones, clerk, master of arts, to be secretary St. to this our commission, and to attend you, whose services 20 and assistan ce we requ i re you to use from time to tim e , as Sroccasion may requ i re. Given at our Court of St. James's, the 10th day of November, 1852, in the 16th year of our reign. By her Majesty's command. S. H. WALPOLE. ..................„......._..... SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) ~, , ZXT i 1 y • y THE FRENCH EMPIRE. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tats DAY. Amsterdam.... ••• • .. 11 17 '.•• • • • • •Gibraltar . - Ditto, three months .. 11 18U !Leghorn ••• • • - Rotterdam ...... 11 18% Genoa Antwerp ....... 25 40 Milan .. 8ru55e15.. .....25 40 Venice • Hamburgh ..... ....... 13 5% Naples .. Altona Paris. Palermo 25 20 Aessina Ditto, three months . • 25 40 'Lisbon ... Marseilles.... • • .... 25 42 %!0p0rt0 ....... Bourdeaux .......... • • Rio Janeiro . .• Frankrort•on.klaine —. • 119% !Buenos Ayres .. Berlin . .........• ••• • York, 60 days' sight Vienna ........ • • 11 40 'Phi'ladelphia Tr........ Petersburgh.... • ... .. 11 40 PRICES or BULLION, PEE oz. ........ 381,E Foreign Gold n Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ....... 49% Portugal Gold Coin .. 00 0 Cadiz.......... •• • • .... 501 Spanish Doubloons Seville . 8arce10na........ ••• • • • New Dollars Silver in bar s • • • • • • • . 30 6.5 • • • • • • .. 25 55 41 1 . 24 w 534 534 2734 111ABKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for colonial is firm, but the feeling can hardly yet be ascertained. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 827 hhds 35 tierces 105 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,676 hhds 165 tierces 418 barrels. The stock in the same places is 12,523 hhds 1,505 tierces 3,267 barrels. COFFEE. —This article is flat. Rum.- The quantity landed at the East and..:** I n di a Docks last we e k was 335 puns 35 hhds. There wep. talc for home consumption 298 puns 24 hhds ; and exp o rt 192 puns 242 hhds. The stock in the same places is 13,372 puns 559 hhds. ate SALTPETRE.—At auction, 951 b ags Bengal sold`tit 25s to J 25s 6d for mid, 104 to 9 per cent., and 27s 6d to 28s for I good, 6 per cent, refraction. RieE.--3,000 bags Moufmein offered by auction were all taken in at 103 6d to 11s for mid peeled. SPlCES.—Nutmegs, 29 casks Dutch limed were taken in at is &l to 2s 9d for ord and good mixed ; Cassia Vera, 20 bales realised 52s for mid. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 47s 3d per cwt on the spot, and town 49s 3d. TEA.—There is a brisk trade. Common Congou 103 d, and finer sorts is Oid, bei ng id hi g h er than last week. • HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. .CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4l Os; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 41 16s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per load. Trade rather dull, at late rates. _ WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15e to 4/ Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 115 s to 1/ lls per loath Supply good, and trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 7.—Wind at Noon, S.W., with rai n . DEAL, Dec. 6.—Arrived--Roman Emperor, Sydney ; Parsee, Cotfield, Calcutta ; Sennoe, Westcott, Mauri tius ; Despatch, Gales, Algoa Bay ; George Wilkinson, Quebec. Sailed—City of Glasgow, for Calcutta ; Har mony, Port Phillip. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 6.—Sailed—Propontis (s), Africa. FOWEY, Dec. 5. Arrived—La Belle, Rio. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.—Arrived, Mary, Broun, Laguira; Prince of Wales, Quebec ; Josefina, Havana ; Sea Eagle, New Orleans ; E. C. Scranton, New York ; Centurion, do.; New York, do. ; Daniel Webster, St. John's, N.B. ; Celestial, Halifax, N.S. ; Brittania, Quebec ; Anna Mooka, do. ; Sir Harry Smith, do. ; Closina, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed—Africa, Melbourne; Alexander, Calcutta ; Alarm, Ceylon ; Alice Jane, Jamaica ; Pol lak, New Orleans ; Europe, Philadelphia ; Celestial Empire, New York. FLEETWOOD, Dec. 4.—The smack Hope, from Liver pool, with timber, cap s i ze d to-day, 10 miles from Nor breck, crew saved. MURDEROUS OUTRAGE BY POACHERS.—George Pidd and Richard Vine,, said to be well-known poachers, have been committed to Norwich Castle, for trial, for taking part in a desperate outrage on the preserves of Mr. J. Augustine, of Wettery Hall, near Swaffham. THE ROYAL NAVY. — Yesterday the supplemental esti mates of the Royal Navy for the year 1852-53 were printed. The whole charge amounts to 1 13,1001., and 100,0001. for the expenses of steam machinery for naval purposes during the year ending the 3d April, 1853. The Senate met at the Palace of the Luxem bourg at 1 o'clock yesterday. M. Mesnard, First Vice-President acted as President. M. Mesnard has been charged with all the business of the Senate since the resignation of the ex-king Jerome. The sitting was very short. Two projects of a Senatus Consultum, transmitted to the Vice-President by the Minister of State, were read. One of these is relative to the civil list of the Emperor. The amount of the Civil List is not fixed in the draft of the law ; it is left to the munificence of the Senate. It is stipulated that a sum of 1,500,000 f. shall be charged to the Civil List for the dotation of the hereditary Prince. The Emperor will have the en joyment of the forests, palaces, and manufactures of the State, but the expense of maintaining them will be defrayed by him. The other Senatus-Consulturn, concerns the modi fications to be made in the Constitution of the 18th January. The principal one refers to the manner of voting the budget. The Legislative Corps had hitherto the right of voting the budget chapter by chapter. It is now proposed that it shall be voted ministry by ministry—that is, the expenditure of each department to be voted en bloc, or rejected. Modifications are demanded in the project as respecting the minutes of the proceedings of the Senate ; and new attributions are created relative to the publicity of the sittings of the Legislative Corps. Both projects will be examined without delay in the bureaux, and two commissions will be named for that object. The organic decree relative to the nomination of the hereditary Prince was not laid before the Senate, but it appears certain that the ex-King Jerome will be the hereditary Prince. In the project of the Senatus Consultum on the Civil List there is no mention, it appears, of the dotation of the Viceroy of Algeria. A special de cree will fix that dotation, which will probably amount to 1 ,200,000 f. or thereabouts. 243 438 309 589 762 596 1,755 774 488 594 12,514 19,714 1101,367 242 480 334 585 743 729 1,815 899 459 634 36,554 67,288 169,604 TILE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. ;t. 100 !O 81 14 I all 31 I 28 Closing Prices I Bashi Yesterday. thi Ir.! Paid 27al all 28,5: 7,2; 22 184 r S ES St. 100 13 St. 100 10 s_o all 14;081 4,98! 11,24 30,32! 11,5 V 6 50 all 3 50 45 : 7 25 all 25 I all 8 I 25 I all ii I 181 all I 20 all 7 25 all I 25 I 6 6 25 all 2 St. 100 ;7 50 all :;§ I St. 100 a St. 100 0 St. 100 6 st. 1.00 16 St 100 6 St. 100 10 50 all 7,04, 14,291 53,75 i 20,34; 19,950 61,376 36,183 27,921 6,381 16,789 4,556 1,572 1,775 4,00: 2,78] 9 - 10 .• - ... PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aber all Do., No. 2, 7 p. e... 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock ....... • 107 109 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... 100 Caledonian £lO ...... 104 106 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5,1 per cent... 19 194 34 Cork&l3andons p.c. 1 d 1 p all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction . 6 64 all EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent. 3 all Do. (25) 7 per cent 3. 4 2 Do. (£7l7 s ) 7 p . c t all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l 1i 2 p all Do., No. 2 ll —1/ p all Do., New 6p. c. S t l4 - 15 15 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 174 184 18/4 all Do., £lO Deben. Sh Lop EastLancash. 6 pets all East&WestYo r k s hi re Junction, Fifths all Edinb.Prth.drDundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Gre a t Northn r. 5 per cent. ... . . 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem._ 127 129 127 at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths...l 9 94 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cont .... ... .. 1091 11011110 6 Lancash. & Yorksh., F. £2O. .... . . ••• par .. -- P 100 Do., 6p. c., ....... 152 -- 15 5 I 13 Leeds Northern, 6p. cent., No. 1 ....... 17 Do., No. 2 ...... ....... 5 Do., No. 3... ... 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848. 00 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 .............. Ix) Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. .00 Lon. &N. West.Cov. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds.,,,. ... 10 Londonderryd;Cer. / Shares .* ..... 84 8 all Londndry. & Ennisk 1 Shares.... . . all Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin. Shares, No. 1...... all Do. New . , £lO ...... 3 Do., £6 . .-..... . p all Marypt.&Cari. 413. c. d PI all Do. 41 pe r cent....... par pi iqDo ..... . .......... . —•-• .00 Mid. Con so l• 6 p. c. St. 00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 peg cent.... 150 151 5 Do. Pref. , 4 per cent. 1 p all Norfolk E x t ens i on... 23 23/ I all Do. Guar. 51 per ct.. 54 6 all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent ..... 1 1 1 —2/ LOO North Briti s h lO2 104 all North Staffordshire 25 . 26 00 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c 6 Do 2 all Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed 11j all Shrewsby. & Ch ester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 17 10 Do. 5 per cent.. ...... all South Dev on • ......... 17 14 Do. New ..... _.. ... par all S. Eastern (Readino. Ann.,) of £1 08.6 db. 25' too Do. 41 per cent.. ..... . . all S.York s h.4p.c.Guar. 19 all Stock Hartl. Guar. 0053 DY W Beoo a r. t ik:Nv e .. rf 7i ; l k l 4c ß ap i s l .t k ele. .. p 6 . l: en . c fd . : 1025 1 id c• till 1 Ju1y,185 6 1 0 York& N. Midland .. & S. Parch.. 02 - 114 - 1 pi - PI 1314 3i - 4 13i- 13] 9 4 - 10, 11 1 - 11: - ... - 2 s l pi - 11, 18 18 P 26i iPta 104 4 - iPi JOINT-STOCK BANKS all Australasia all British N. American 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lon don 4 English Scottish and Australian 2i Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 36 NationalProv.of Eng. 10 Do. New 224 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 'Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Importing I Company all Union of Australia 2} Do. Now 10 Union of London.. .. .---• .. 8 5.4 5 5 4 i 3 I all !Union of Madrid.. 32 - 33 132 i 3 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng Bost. dt'Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley lO4 10 11 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct 6 -64 d Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons 2l 22 Do., £2O 34 2 d Bristol & Exeter lO7 109 109 Caledonian........ Chester & Holyhead 24i 25,4 25 Cork and Bandon lB4 -_l9 18i. Du blin&BelfastJunc 2 1 d Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ...... East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (XlB E. & H.) Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Classl A. late E. U. Sh. Do., do.. 631 41 4gi 138 13$ 131 nion, Class ..be E. U. Sh 10i 111 103 d 0........ ...... — Do., B. & C 78 -- 8 7f East Lancashire — 79 East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June 57 59 'Edinburgh & Glasgow 79 81 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 29 31 Glasgow & &Western 60 62 Great Northern Stk B4 85 844 Do., aA. Stock 47 49 Do., 38. Stock 122 124 1223 Great Southern an Western (Ireland) 107 108 107. Great Western 961 — 96 96 a . Irish South-E as tern — 71 1 Lancaster & Carlisle BB —. 90 Li Do., Thirds. ... . 113 12ap ) Ihancash. &Yorkshire . 86 —B6 86A 5 5 Do., Fifths 3/ 38 d 11i 1/ Do., Wst. Ridi ng U n. 2a 2 d .11 Leeds Northern . 18a —l9 188 1' 1.11 Liv.Crsby.diSouthpt. eli London & Blackwall . 91 93 9' 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 1# —ll p 00 Lond.Bright. dr S.Cst. 108 A 1093 00 London &N. Western 1271 127' 127 12 Do. Fifths 4 48 p 16 1 Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 11 —2B p 100 London &S. Western 94 95 94; 428 Do., £50... ..... 3a —24 d 34 Do. £40...... all Ludndny.&Co . leraine 13 —13 a all Lndudrry. & Ennisk. 21 22 211 100 Manch.Shef.dtLincln. 32 328 32 48 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 38 3 d 100 Midland 100 Do. Binning. di Derby 47 49 47) Midland G.West.(lr.) 17a Do. a Shares .......... all Newcastle &Carlisle.. 100 Newmarket E2 54 53 i 14 Newpt.Aberg.daltfd 3l —2i d ) 7a Newry & Enniskilleß 3 3,4 38 0 all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 9l Q it. 100 Norfolk. .5 all Do., New .... it) 33 Northn.Couniies Un 3 2 d it. 100 North British .6 13 North Devon, No.l I6B —6l d 6 6a Do., No. 2......... all Do., a A Deferred 5 Do., a B Guaranteed # d 17a North Staffordshire 5 -3g d 13i all North Western 9 94 83 N. &S.Westrn. unc 33 —4B p 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 53 54 538 4 100 Scottish Central ...... 94 98 100 Scottish Midland 67 —69 680 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 67 69 100 Do., L. & N. Westn 10 Guaranteed Stock... 75 80 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 14 d 7. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... 20 21 all Do. Halves, d 0....... 10 10.1 20 Do. Oswestry l5 16 6•3 Shropshire Union.... 3 2 d ... Do., A.B. C. &D . f uly paid up at p. c. all South Devon. iii — 2 .5 i 100 South Ea5tern......... 80 81 814 all South Wales ......- ..• 40 41 404 15 S. Yorksh. Ri ver ... 14 15 5 Do 163 Stockton & Hartlepl ... ... 19 Thames Ha ven D oc k 1 and Railway__ 17 Vale of Neath.... --134 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 9 —10 i all Waterford&Limeriak 273 28 28 13 West Cornwall. all West London ... .. 1 Woodford — . .. 100 York Newctl. &Berw. 75 76 754 20 Do. Extensions 64 6 d 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 2 .- 20 74 100 York &N. Midl an d 6l i —62 i 2 !is done Day. 4,798 2,052 2,109 2,585 4,744 3,510 5,397 2,201 2,302 3,328 69,300 32,7 , 118,472 51,11 360:433 I 190,732.1 1,809,713 1,146,3'. 141,079 97,451 52. Paidl RAILWAYS. 50 all Bedford and Bletchley.... 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee .„ 304 all Do. without gr 304 all Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. 304 all Do.wtht guar. St. 100 Buckghamsh 50 all Clydesdale Jc. St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. 25 all Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct 25 all Do. New 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway 50 all Hull & Selby 95 all Do. Shares 12:1 all Do. Shares 12i all Lou.&Greenw 20 all Do. Preference 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per ceni - .. 20 all Do. 6 per et... 5L all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock 50 all Middlesbro' &' Redcar 100 all Midld.Bradfd 50 all Northern and Eastern sp. c. 50 all Do. 6 per ct 50 all Do. Fixed sp. c 25 all Prest. & Wyre Leasing Compans. London & N. West. Gt. Westn Do Do Do L. dr N.W, Caledon Gt. gotrhn' Gt. Westn. Caledon Do Yk. New Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do 122 111 Do. Shares. St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. 25 18i Shef. Roth. &' Goole g. 5. p. c 12 94 S. Staffordsh 50 all WearValleygr 6 per cent 25 all Do.. St. 100 Wilts &Somrst Ln. &N. W. & Midid. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland... Closing Prices the day. E. Count Do i_ ~--, 30 L. dr . W &Lai Yk Do 30 - 31 20 - 30 LO9 ...... 111 53 - 54 149 - 151} 33 - ' Gt. Northn Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do -- ••• 113 11 56i_2 7 27 14 25 - i - 19,1 - 191 3.1 3 1o• 10 ; 66 64 - -- ... 15 2 [5O _ - l 5l .49 . i :'ai IGt.Westn. -- -.; 32 - 10 64 1 - - i P 05i - ' LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENT__..., 2i ii li ' 3i41‘,'l 1# z FOREIGN. Shr.l Paid' BAiLwAra. 5 3 BelgianEasnt. Junct. 20 all Central of Francepr leans & Vierzon 1 20 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 20 6 Dijon and Besanon 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 20 all East Indian 5 all at. Indian Peninsula 20 4 Gd. Junct. of F rance 201 104 Gt.WesternofCanada Shares. •• • •• • Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)18.57 • Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 20 14 Luxembourg 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 11 Do. 5 2 1 Do. (Canal) 20 5 Lyons & Mediterran 20 4, Madras 33i 29 Maria Antonia 10 10 Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 20 all Do. (ex interest) 16 all Northern of France 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fmy.B.&Ams. Sh s .) 10 all NorwegianTrunkPree 20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 20 10 Paris and Lyons 40 28 Do. Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Paris and Rouen 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 20 4 ParisCium & Cherbrg. 104 2i Quebec &Ri c h mon d .. 20 all Rouen and Havre.... ' 20 all Sambre and Meuse... 20 4 Southern of France.. 20 4 St. And. &Quebec(A) 20 17 Tours and Nantes.... 20 2s. Upper India Scrip ... si all West Flanders ..... 10 4 Do. 5i per c. . 20 9 Western of France... 1 all Agua Fria ....... 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 1 all British Austria. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 35 24? Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 1 all Carsons's Creek.,,., 40 all Cobre Copper 5 1 Colonial Gold ... 14 Copiapo 5 all English and Austin. all Copper Smeltg. Co 20 General 1 all Golden Mountain 3 all Great Polgooth . 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 1 all Load. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariquita 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 1 all New Granada ......, 1 all Nouveau Monde..., 1 all Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock . 50 all Rhymme Iron 90 10i Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croft 28i all United Mexican 1 all West Mariposa.. 1 all Yuba 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. Steam Navigat 100 50 General Screw Steam Shipping Company 20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 2 Netherlands Land... 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 20 Do .00 60 Royal Mail Steam 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization COUNTRY rARKETS• 4 ° 6 P I _ Colchester 184 418 6 — - 9 3 1 ; 1 1 5 S 7 Harwich Leigh si/ Mal don l2OO 208 500 25 KIRKALDY—DEC. 4. n 4, The followin g are th e quo t at i ons for grain :—. 13 0- 0 Wheat. I Ba r l e y. O a ts. log 0 First I j Second Third 4 os Od. 24s 6d 17s 6d, l a , A Oatmeal, per bag of 2801b s i mper i a l , 28 s Od to ''' COAL MARKET—DEC. 6. # Prices of Coal p er t on a t th e c l ose o f th e m ark et • s. d.l 1 1 4 5 66 Russell'sL am b H ............... .......... Carr's Hartley Chester Main... 0 6 , South Hartlepool Ifali... ... ''''''''''' • : Hasting's Hartley 15 6 Stewart's.. ............. .• Pelton Main I Ra ve v s e t ns w w y o la rt m hl 15 6 West Belmont .......... • Wall's End, &e. !West Kelloe .............. ' 15 0 Whitworth ............... " ,14 9 !Adelaide Tees .......... • ..14 9 Pease's West .............. Trader V.ilartl ey 1 1 4 5 _l4 61Tees....* . .... .. .............. ..15 91Gwaen Cae Gurvren ••• • • 16 9 Powell's Duirryn Stea n ' Ships at market, 119 ......... Sold, 49. Ridde] Johnson Willington Hartley Stewart's Hartley.. Belmont Hetton BIRTHS. •OF A SON. On the 4t4th'inst., at B a lbi rn i e, N. 8., the Lady GeOrgisll Balfour. • if' OF A DAUGHTER. Griffith,n t i e o 2 f st t h h ul e , t a h t 2f D a o cfra ver, s t N he a w ti i v d e o i w nf o a f n t l rev t ewt,tgli the capture of Rangoon, on the 27th of April las".____/ inst. Ist i On ~ at Kensington Mr. W . Bickerton, R . RI ED. . vv. $f zsq., of Ed war d s - square , K ens i n gton Camberwell, to Eliza Francis, eldest daughter DA Hook, Esq.,DIED. . On the 30th of September last, at Sierra Leone, Jody o Vice-Consul there. merchant, CO Ol4 and his Imperial Brazilian 3fieOn the 2d inst Mr. T. Cook brother of Mr. q;, l bf builder, of Manor"-place, WalwOrth, accidentally kill falling from the roof of a house. On the sth inst., at Bedford, William Medcalf, fornsl of Limehouse, aged 81. orlf ___—......"!- N 3l, LONDON : Printed and Published by 3fURDO I'o -0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office , No. A'l Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the malt! Middlesex, Tuesday, December 7,1552, A kV ' CHELMSFORD—DEC. 3. , , 4 .,, 0 1 - - , 2 1 t ' ) Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white' if ill 4 0 to 56s Od, new 42s to 54s ; red, old 40s to 47,1 , e griw" - 0 0 425; barley, 26s to 30s ; chevalier, 28s to 3 - 4 5 'sse L : 3:35% 21s to 27s ; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 5 5 s '°,3l.s to :3%4 19s to 258 ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white , tie" boiling 37s to 40s ; dun, new, 29s to M s ; boil!, 32 0 ' to 348 ; harrow ticks, 31s to 36s ; mazagan, 295 i. al O oo tit r i ' li‘34 The followin g i s the official stat emen t of ti'e,„-tho J,ti of corn, & c ., rece i ve d i n the port of London fr°wi 52, in. Essex, from the 29th t o th e 4th December, " inclusive : Closing Prices this dsl• 4P d 9i P P 3 P 1 P Si 9 4 ail 2514 51 .... 0 a w • 10.1,%f1f. 80k 80 - 6 1 '64 - 16ip 1 p 1 P S 4 P 3h 4 a par 6r i P d par d p 7 — 8 4 —5 2 —3 301 31 d IP 43 - 44 2t - 3 p 7 —7l d id par Ig P d par 14 d P 4, 5 11 P Ig-lip 20 P 21 10 12 11 12 1 P : F 1 / tit kirld " • " tintll SAT. .4t b: 7 aftern oon 4,..°4 Ward be; J am it arin Pt 41 1.1, e islo, Williaml7.4l, t lgate 411 4 4 j / 1) '01i Kip C' 4 h al e : 41 40 11, g it 4 , 4 rt, krk , st Tho r , rkigar ~~ 2i 3 p.m, 37 321 41 _8 9 ri' 341 151 16P 3S 32 43 P P 21 31 371 1 S. 0 7 i p 0 a 11 6 h i ',l" 1I 1 11 i l 43 23 1 To t den I,,th, -:11 io