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THE LEADER NEWSPAPER of TO-MOR ROW (Saturday), October 16, contains:—The True Prin ciples of Taxation (with a dissection of the Report of the 'late Com mittee on the Income-tax)—William the " Miles Gloti osus" of East Somerset—The Spiritual Insolvency ' of the Church —The Queen at the Preston Station (a Special Report)—Lost, strayed, or Stolen — The Enzlish People—Me Prospects of the Anglo-American Alliance —Lord Derby elected Chancellor of Oxford—Preteat of the Senior Proctor—The Third St. Luke—Paris Correspondence — The Empire —Letters of a Vagabond. IM—Pallsay, the Potter—The Theatres, ay. Bc.c. No. 124. Price Sixpence. Office, 7, Wellington -street, Strand THEATRE Litt"eAeLandHAMPrnagAßKSer. oldrirnmpton. Mr. B. W , bgtem. Sol° eas Being his Farewell Season as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, The new comic Drama of THE FOUNDLINGS, by Messrs. Buck- B t one K ee ley, Leigh Murray, and Howe ; Mrs. Fltzwilliam, &c. After which, a new and original Farce, called BOX and COX, MARRIED and SETTLED, by Messrs. Keeley and Buckitone. Ts conclude with THE WOMAN I ADORE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Le , s ec, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. Real Attraction. . _ 9th appearance of Madame Celeste since her return from America. THIS EVENING, W 4 ll be performed THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madame Celeste, 3diss Woolger, Messrs. Pao! Bedford, Emery, Honey, &c. To conclude with the celebrated Adelphi Drama of JACK SHEP PARD. Jona,iiaT. Wild, Mr. S. Emery; Owen Wood, Mr 0. Smith ; Jack Sheppsrd, Mrs. Keeley; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford : Thames Darrell, Miss Ellen Chaplin ; Wirnifrecl, Miss Laura Honey. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Trader the Management of 1" - -. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be presented THE PRIMA DONNA. Principal characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, and Cathcart; M‘ss Robertson, and Miss Heath. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ters by Mews. C. Kean, W. 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Til Dar —Morning 52 rein. after 2 I Evening 15 min. after It To-Moaaow—Morning 44 min. after 3 I Evening 56 min. after 3 THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, OcrosEß THERMOMETER, LN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. BAROXECTUR, 30.33. Wmp E.N.E.—light breeze and cloudy weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations ari arranged in order of latitude. aimmis—Wind E., fresh breeze—cloudless. o unweirroN—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Turiumnoz—Winu E., gentle breeze-cloudless. BasmiszoKE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREEN W ICH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Ernoon—Wind N.E., calm—overcast. 3 ., )LCHEATEa.—Wind N.W.. strong breeze—overcast. Csmn I he returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wedne'day morning at nine a'slock MuLuystan—Wind E., calm—partially cloudy. p ooLE .-Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. it... 1 ,275) ii 4 1 ,, 4. 2 A, . •,.. ,TC•.•044 .." 7 " , • r N ' A tr• „ ......"...AN‘. gr .:._,Lr..-4. :, \ -t_Aoligi k . • , 1-0- 1 ;. • lib ° —: '„ .4, .-r'le, , , -s- e l m ! ix , ,;: w it& ~ „e, ,-.-- -- =,-, ~,,„..4 -i t •. p , 4 ,„ '..,...............4.* ,7• m 0 ' 401.. t DRE, I'' ._ ,_ rf. " 1 17s I , 0 4 • ,„..., Obr_ritiltutcxu - - --— 5 ,4 0 • T LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1852. Farmers must make bay while their political sun shines. We (1,3 not suppose indeed that Lord DERBY will walk out just when it pleases Lord JOHN to walk in. Still, in the actual state of parties, no politi cal prophet can foretell how soon some other Govern ment may supersede the present one. A Ministry of professed farmers' friends is now in office. A Minis try of indsvidulls, each of whom in the long seven years' war with the League, and afcer their defeat by it, in a three or four years' war with their con querors, fought steadily in the regiment of farmers' friends. They have fought till they have at least en tered, by a s udd e n panic among their opponents ; int o the very stronghold of their enemies. To such firm and fast friends, friends now victorious and in com mand of the very citadel of legislation, the far mers are bound to look for something. How is it they are not moving ? Do they not know what they want ? Have the burdens on land quite vanished ? Manufacturers could tell Government and Parliament boldly enough what they wanted. Public meetings, petitions, deputations ( no t a l ways convenient to b e re ceived by a Prime Mini s t er ) could leave no mista k e as to their wishes. Why are the farmers so silent P Is it confideoce ? Well, but every one of them who on ly sees a county paper at the Swan or the Maid's Head, knows that leaders in Parliament crave above all things the help of "support without." Our far mers then should forthwith hold public meetings, settle what are the b urden s peculiar to land, and a: mend their removal with irresistible numbers and energy. Now or never! Well, then, what are their peculiar burdens ? It is not their raw material. The land•tax, nominal as it is, falls not on them; of the tithes the same is true, they are a deduction only from the original purchase money, or inheritance. Agricultural horse-tax they pay none—nothing for tolls in carting manure. They are even allowed one horse to ride. Poor-rates they pay more lightly than most towns, while the towns relieve them of many of their surplus labourers. Farmers have, however, peculiar burdens, and now is the time to press them on the attention of Parlia ment. Foremost amongst these we regard the land. lord's right to distrain fcr rent, and thus to obtain an unjust preference over other creditors. At present, low as prices are, there is a severe competition for farms : obviously there are too many farmers. Till lately the promise of protection in some shape, has been the pretext for keeping up rants. Now that i$ THE SUN, gone, there is the much more formidable fact left, that if one won't give the rent another will ; and why should the landlord take less than the market value ?" All right, unless the laws favour the landlord in the market ; this they pla'nly do by the law of distraint. The landlord need not be so careful as other men in respect to the class of parsons he accepts as tenants, because the law sr:tires him his rent whether other creditors get a F rnny or not. It may be said, that after all the landlord prefers a tenant of good property, and will give him the preference. True; still the biddings of the class who ought not to bid at all, re;se the price, and enable the landlord to knock his article down to the man of adequate property at a higher price than,it could otherwise have reached. If the tenantry of the kingdom will unite to press this griev ance on the attention of the present landlord Ministry, they can hardly refuse to rennove it. The history of this unjust landlord privilege is somewhat interesting. The remedy for recovering rent by distress seems to have been derived from the civil law; the feudal law forfeited the estate, in respect of which the service or rent was not rendered. But this forfeiture was in the nature of a pledge, the object being to secure the thing due, which lcaing accomplished, the estate was suffered to return to its former holder. The civil law favoured the " pignorial" method; this was the foun dation of the system of distraint. Till the second year of WILLIAM and MARA, however, the things dis trained could not be sold, the idea of a pledge being until then preserved; but by 2 WILLIAM and MART, C. 5, the distress could be sold. The land lord's priority is, however, limited by statutes, as against execution creditors, but in th• absence of an execution he must be paid in full for as many years as are due. If an execu tion goes in, he can only claim a year, as against that (or less under the county Court Act) ; but still, so far as the law recognises his right to a preference, although it shows a disposition to restrict it, it is clearly a remnant of the now abrogated feudal system. In all reason, therefore, the law of distress should be abrogated also ; landlords should be regarded as simple contract creditors, and come in pari passu with other creditors in cases of insolvency. This would make them wide awake in the choice of tenants, and of course somewhat lessen the present severe competi tion for farms. Should the present Ministers refuse to abolish a landlord privilege, which is at once so unjust to other creditors and so injurious to the farmers, they must renounce for ever the character of farmers' friends ; and must stand forth in the undis guised quality of landlords caring only for their own class. Another grievance is almost too obvious to need mention. The G.rne-laws. This is a burden which though apparently in the power of the farmer to escape by agreement, is not really so. By de claring, what to the agriculturist are only noxious vermin, game, the law gives the landlord a power of preserving it to the farmers' in jury, which he would never obtain otherwise. The very name is something. To preserve game, and to preserve vermin, "ound like different things. Yet rabbits and hares (we say nothing of winged game) are 83 much vermin to the farmer as rats and mice. His green crops, especially Lord CARLISLE'S " glorious turnip," on which the fertility of his land depends, are as much injured by the former as his corn ricks by the latter. And so indefinite, so diffi cult to assess, is the extent of injury, that while it is very serious, it cannot easily be made a subject of bargain. The Game-laws are in fact another rem nant of feudalism, and ought to vanish with it. Moreover the actual cost to the farmer for increased county rates, for the rural police, who are but auxi• liaries to the gamekeepers, for supporting the families of poachers while the fathers lie in prison, and in the mischief done by criminals manufactured by the Game-laws, is by no means small. An intelligent gentleman, in a small parish where the game was but moderately preserved, showed us once conclusively that the Game-laws cost that parish, not less than 1001. per annum. The " farmers' friends" would struggle hard to preserve these " brute enemies" of the farmers, but if the latter would bestir themselves the rest of the community would soon compel the Lords of the Soil to yield. There is another burden which has been much complained of, though we are not quite so clear that it is a burden of ♦ery serious amount to the farmers we mean the Melt-tax. The extent of soil whick grows the better malting barley is rather limited; no doubt, however, were the duty, and the consequently increased expense of manufacture removed, there would be a large quantity of grain malted which now will not afford the duty ; and the middling qualities of barley would be much more in demand. There would, no doubt, be a better market for barley gene rally, and as foreign barley, es is well known, is by no means equal to the English for manufacture, the benefit would be chiefly to the English grower. Still we are inclined to think that while excisemen are maintained at all, and at an enormous cost to the nation, the gain to the farmer would in no respect be equal to the loss of five millions a year to the revenue. It is the whole community which pays the tax. The fermer only suffers as the sellers of all taxed articles suffer, by the diminished sale of his article. Should the present income-tax be extended to four times the number of persons who now pay it, it will render possible the removal of several taxes, and the farmers will only have to show that it is more desirable to remove the taxes on strong beer, than those on know ledge and cleanliness; or on some of the most extra ♦agantly taxed articles, such Fs tea and tobacco. Can not the farmers persuade the landlords to pay legacy duty like other people ?—this would go a a long way towards meeting the deficiency occasioned by the repeal of the malt-tax. We cordially wish that this and every tax on British manufactures could be abolished at once. Excise regulations are most pernicious to the process of manufacture itself. They spoil a vast deal of malt annually ; in the soap and paper manufactories they do ten times more mis chief. They are indeed a blight on inventive in genuity and economy in every manufacture they touch, but they can only be removed entirely by adopting universally direct taxation. To this things will come at last ; and if we have to bear the an noyance of a scrutiny of our property and income by the taxgatherer, we may as well bear it for ten es for one per cent. We should have no more unpleasant ness to submit to, and we might save in Custom house, preventive service, and Excise charges of collection, two or three millions a year at least, not one penny of which finds its way into the national Exchequer. Let the farmers be awake—November is at hand. The Mystery, ur a finance scheme by Mr. B. DISRAELI, is not yet published. It is quite pos sible for them to supply their own Chancellor of the Exchequer with a page for his much-expected book. History is under great obligations to M. VICTOR HUGO. His recent contribution to the annals of the French Republic must secure to him the gratitude of all those who are capable of appreciating to the fullest extent this elevated species of composition. The sedateness of his style is really something remark able. There is perceptible throughout such serene impartiality of tone, such refined delicacy of ex pression, such impassability of judgment, such im perturbability of temper, such exalted dignity of manner, such persuasive lucidity of arrangement. SHELLEY used to say of the Elgin marbles that they were the despair cf modern sculpture. It may be said with equal significance that the last literary pro duction of M. VICTOR HUGO must prove the despair of all future annalists. Already we have taken C cesion to instance some few among the characteristic beauties of this historical masterpiece. We must now venture to particularize a variety of other examples of a similar description, satisfied that they cannot fail to command in like manner the most respectful and unaffected admiration. M. VICTOR HUGO, we have be fore remarked, sedulously avoids anything that might have the appearance of mere abuse or empty vitupe ration. Lecrees with all his terse pungency of satire never allows a sarcasm to degenerate into scurrility. Neither of course does M. VICTOR HUGO—scurrility and his pen are altogether unacquainted. Live sometimes indulged in some terrible and damning adjective, but he never condescended to " call names" with the voice of a ticket-porter and the volubility of a fish-fag. Neither of course does M. VICTOR HuGo—a writer whose exceeding fastidiousness of diction breathes rather the atmosphere of Mayfair Vi * " Napoleon le Petit," par Tlicter H ugo, The a zettllyutho- I . sed translation is published i n England b y and Company, of 135, Fleet-street. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER l5, 1852. than of Billingsgate. But—we are allowing our emotions to transform what we intended to be a simple comment into nothing less than an impassioned eulogium. We must turn to the volume itself and gratify the English public by quotations that may clearly demonstrate the accuracy of our foregoing observations. It must be remembered that our historian, in the work to which we are here making especial reference, is recording events which have recently attracted the regard of Christendom, and in doing this he pro nounces judgment upon the present members, and particularly upon the present leader, of the French Republican Government. He accomplishes this ap parently difficult task simply enough—by force of language. Under the effort his diction proves almost! wholly inexhaustible. His imagination, moreover comes to the aid of his diction, and he luxuriates in an astonishing multiplicity and diversity of what some cavillers might be absurd enough to designate the most coarse invectives and the most vulgar per sonalities, As in the introductory pages of_ the volume, these are for the most part directed against one personage in particular—the Chief of the State, the man whom the French democracy has chosen for its chief magistrate. M. VICTOR HuGo, in his capacity as an historian, speaks of this individual by all sorts of designations. He calls him an " eunuch" (p. 63). He calls him "an ordi nary man broke loose" (p. 64). He calls him a " ruffian" (p. 116). He calls him a " miserable wretch" (p. 117). He talks of his " satanic art" (p. 121). He says to him—precisely in these words— " you are a liar" (p. 123). He speaks of him as " this great homic:lde" (p. 124), this " felon" (p. 124), and this " slaughterer" (p. 124). A little further on, and he intr( Auces the same personage to us by new epithets, an I under rather unpleasant circumstances —pointing him out as " this man, this ghastly but cher," with " his apron round his waist" and " his bands in w noking bowels." He likens him to the most incongruous personages both in the realms of fact and in the realms of fiction. He informs us that the head o! the French Government is a " grotesque FALSTAFF " (p. 145), that he is a "tragical RICHARD III." (p. 1.45), that he is a " CESAR BORGIA" (p. 124), that Ile is a " CARTOUCLIE" (p. 124), that he is an " abor Lion of TIBERIUS" (p. 246). Remember ! we are read log history, and that M. VI ITOR HUGO is the historian ! Already we have seen that the First Magistrate of the French Republic is stated (p. 62) to be an " eunuch." He is now no longer an " eunuch"—we regret that we must write thus, but we are luoting the express lions of a great annalist—he is n)w no longer an euauch," he is a woman, he is a "MEs samma" (p.. 190). He is one moment a " green of FRANCONC (p. 229), and at another a " Manirin of Lilliput'" (p. 220)—though what all that meanswe are left, of , course, at full liberty to conjecture. R. fre shed, it 'would seem, rather than exhausted by h previous a quanderings of epithets, the dignifies and elevE it ed historian speaks of the Ruler, of one of the greatest nations in the world as " this hog wallo'a ing in his own slime" (p. 146). He calla him a, "wretch" (p. 146). He calls him a " brute" (p. 160). He calls him a " noodle" (p. 176). He calls him a " scoundrel" (p. 184). ,He terms him at one moment a "malefactor" (p. 187), at another a " wretched creature" (p. 188), at ano ther a " trail or" (p. 191), then a " rebel" (p. 191), then an " irs ipostor" (p. 191). Here he is a " rogue" (p. 192), a: ad there he is a " miscreant" (p. 215). Now he is'' hideous" (p. 216), now he is " paltry" (p. 215), au d now again he is " ridiculous" (p. 216). He:is a " no; :turnal strangler" (p. 215), he is a " pig my tyrant" (do.), he is a "buffoon" (do.), he is a " groter - pre' '. (do.). Turn over the page and you find that he is a " fellow" (p. 216), and a " knave" (p. 217), a `"brigand" (p. 217), and a " poor little skeleton" (p. 216). Turn over another page, and you learn tin tt he is a " rogue" (p. 218), and not only a " rogue,'" but " a pitiful, sneaking scamp" (p. 218) inl;c , the bargain. M. VICTOR HUGO'S hair must be sleets, we conjecture, and his voice snuffling when he sail h (p. 229), that the leader of the French democracy iu " a man of trick," and ," a man of lies," and " a mat of evil"—why not have added, and " a man of sin,' with the nasal twang and in the very words of Er. DRAM SMOOTH ? Within the same page, however, eve n within the same paragraph, the sancti monious snee r breaks out into the coarsest fury of vituperation, where the serene and sedate historian— through fool ling lips and gnashing teeth—howls out —There mu 3t be once more driven back " to his dust, to his filth, to his oblivion, this gipsy king, this pickpocket prince, this imperial ruffian" (p. 229). Remember, again say we, that it is history we are reading, and that M. VICTOR HUGO is the historian! If we are 'to believe our illustrious and incom parable emu klist, the supporters of the chief of the French stet a are " wolves " (p. 235), while the chief himself is—what ?—a " hyaena " (p. 217). If we are to believe him ! But how can we ? Scarcely have we heard that the Ruler of France is a " hyzna" (p. 217,) when we are called upon to credit M. VICTOR HUGO'S assurance, first that he is an " ars" (1). 245), and then that he is a "parrot," (p. 245). s.lurely, this is the very menagerie of his tories, if it b: be not, as we almost fancy the annalist at one moment insinuates, the scavenger's cart, or the draggling Fp Ltter. Speaking of the supporters of the existing Government at Penis, the great annalist re marks (p. 2:23) that " they brave the bespattering of the mud." Can he mean the mud thrown about so very plentifully by M. VICTOR Hugo in his capacity is historical scavenger? Such mud as that, for ex ample, throl Tv n:against the Parisian Ministers en mans, where he Ci 6.11 s them (p. 135,) " those civilian bullies of the conspirator." Or such mud as that cast against the French administrators individually in neat little splashes, ati where (p. 76) he calls the occupan of the Elyrsee "Crime, " and the occupant of the Luxembouri: " Basmess," and the occupant of the Palais Boul bon 1 " Imbecility," and the occupant of the Palais IJ 'Orsay " Corruption," and the occupant of the Palais de Justice " Prevarication." Such mud as that flung at the Government, again collectively, where he designates it (p. 77) "horrible, hypocritical, and stupid." Or, still more, such mud, tossed up by the heels, against the Head of the Government, where it is said (p.. 189) that "he is perjury personified; he is mental reservation incarnate, felony in flesh and bone ; h' is an ambulant false oath, wearing a ge neral's hat, and styling himself Monseigneur." Let us not mistake, however. We are not looking at mud—we :Era looking at the lofty words of History. History---which terms the same personage (p. 246) " this masqne, this dwarf, t 1,15 Luthiug." History — which calls (p. 246) ROU/lER " a lackey," and TROPLONG " a valet," and BAROCHE—the annalist's pet phrsse of opprobrium : what possibly can suggest it to him frequently ?—BAROCHE "an eunuch." But—again and again let us repeat it, for otherwise we should have it infallibly slipping from our recol lection—we, are reading History—History, sedate, dignified, and impartial. Yes, we are reading History ! And M, VICTOR HU.° is the His torian I Thanks fo the stringent comments of the public journals, the metropolitan magistrates are beginning to discharge their duties efficiently, so far as wilful and unprovoked essaults are concerned. These mur derous onslaughts on private individuals or on mem bers of the police force, are no longer regarded with leniency, dismissed with a trifling reprimand, or the infliction of a small fine, as a playful and venial ebullition of the animal spirits. The pugnacious gentry whose custom it is, on the smallest provocation, or no provocation, to " pitch in" to those who have been so unfortunate as to incur their displeasure, have re ceived a heavy blow and great discouragement. One of their reccgnised leaders, one of the prime spirits of their order, has been for a time removed from public life--JAams CANNON, the fighting chimney isnwfleieept e e d r, who r easd thatalready r e m a r i e m p e n d r t e t d w o tn policemen ha ve on a e n a d . sioned the death of another—has been com mitted for trial for a murderous attack on a fourth victim, another member of the obnoxious force, who, uufortunately for himself, interfered to obtain medi cal assistance for his assailant. poor DWYER bad been one of the most efficient members of the body, end was remarkable for a kind liness of disposition—one of the most essential quali fications for his situation—that obtained the respect and approbation of all with whom he had been brought into contact. His conduct on the unfortunate occasion also allowed an almost unparalleled degree of forlearance. Notwithstanding the extraordinary nattre of the transaction, the desperate character of the [track, he refrained from using his truncheon until he heard the name of his adversary. Then, indeed, but aot until after he had been sud denly and unfair y thrown down, his chest and bowels jumped or and e n attempt at strangulation made, from which ie o e escaped by the clasp of his stock giving wzy—afar being " butted" and kicked with the utmost ferocity, he at length availed himself of be weapon with which he was en trusted, but only so fir as to enable him to keep his brutal assailant at bay. Such conduct is deserving of the highest praise, and ve trust that the Commissioners of Police will evince :heir sense thereof by the early promotion of this meritorious officer. One of the most painful parts of the transaction Was the apathy exhbited by the spectators. Although there were from 2,000 to 3,000 present, no person rendered assistance to the officer. He repeatedly called for help, but none came forward. The only result of his 7epeated appeals wes that some vagabond in the crivid—a kindred spirit to the defendant—encouraged the ruffian by calling out " Well done, CANN)N—give it to the —." This participator in, and accessory to, the outrage, unfor tunately escaped detention. The constables were too busily engaged in securing his confederate, the chief delinquent, it requiring the united force of seven constables to d:ag him to the station house. The appearance of poor DWYER showed that the consequences of the assault had not been overstated. He had previously hem one of the finest young men in the division, bet he was so altered that even the officers of the court could scarcely recog nize him. He could only move when bent double, and his glassy eye, haggard appearance, and death like countenance, indicated the intensity of his sufferings. He may never fully recover from the effects of the brutality, but Ceiertoel appeared, even in the very court itself, to glory in his villany, and regard it as a matter of perfect indif ference. He was but too well aware that the pre sent state of the law did not admit of an ade quate punishment. Perhaps ho thought that for the fourth time he would escape with comparative impunity, and that—like an Indian rejoicing in his scalps—he might hereafter boast of the disabled DWYER as another victim to his prowess. Mr. ELLIOTT has, however, performed his part, and we have every reason to hope that a considerable period must elapse before the truculent ruffian be again let loose upon society to prove a misery to the inhabitants and constables of the district cursed by his presence. Such a man is like a wild beast or a rabid animal, against whom the most strin gent measures must be adopted. Such beings are dan gerous to scziety, and should be forthwith removed. LONDON ASSURANCE (NOT BOURCICATILT'S.) Frequently as the public have had reason to rejoice at the announcement of some new association for the better assurance of Hie arai property, they have seldom lad cause to experience sucks deep satisfaction as at the l'•.cent organization of " The Royal Model Life Assurance, Guarantee, Endowment, and Annuity Scciety, empowered by Special Act of Parlia meat." According to the prospectus of the sneitty, just published, it will be seen that the capital is fixed at one million, in 10,000 sb , rel of 1001. each (101. paid up). When it is re maTkei, moreover, that among the trustees are num bered, that highly distinguished nobleman his Grace the Duie of VERYSOFT, that noble-hearted and ora • cular peer, the Earl of TWADDLE, the gallant Lord TuomAs'..sioppx, and the philanthropic Lord POWDER HAM BAIDERDASH, the community cannot fail to welcome tae enterprise with the fullest confidence and the liveliest gratification. Is it not enough, iideed, that •among the directors we find alre a dy inscribed the name of the high principled Si RIILIARD TURPIN, Bart., York ? Or that we find that eminent person coupled with the humane Sir JMATIIAN WILD, M.P., Westminster ? Or with the "down-putting" Sir PETER SIMPLE ? Or with the inyielding Sir HECTOR Son.? Or with that Sir PLANS INCENSE, whose name smells so sweetly in the tostrils of the community ? Among the more agreealle intimations offered to the notice of the public generally, are the two following :—First, that " persons mv assure in this society to any ex tent, on any risk in whatsoever profession or rank they may be 'Acted ;" secondly, that " assurers may pay the premiums annually, h a lf- year l y , or no t a t all, according to their convenien ce ." F or f art h er particulars (vs they s ay in all ge nu i ne puffs prelimi nary), see the prospectu9. THE SHARE M&A,KETS. TTISH StAMWAY& Railways. Nominal Prices. Business done t(. day. Aberdeen 1001. paid Arab., Not., Bost. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jet., late 33/. 65.8 d., 28/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 50/. & 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 18 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 1001. pd. Caledonian _lOO/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Cork & Bandon, all pd Dub. & Belf. Jet. 45/ pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. all pd. Ditto, New all pd East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. Do (181. E. & all pd. East. Counties ... all pd. Eastern Union, dais A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all nd. East Lancashire ...ad p E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd Edinb. & Glas.,loo/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 100/. Glas. & S.-West., 1004 Great Northn., 100/. pd D0.1 1 : ..5. A Stk., 1001. p Do. B Stock,loo/. p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 1001. pd Lane. & Carlisle, ail pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 1001. pd Do., Fifths l5 pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt. all p Lond. & Blackw., e'l pd London, Tilbury, and Southend 3 pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct 100 p Lon. & N.West.,loo/. p Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 10/.-M &B (c) 1/p Lon. & S.-West 1001. p Do. New 50/., 42% pd Do. New 401 341. pd Lon. & Ennisk" , all pd Man. shef. & Lin.,loOlp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union z ' 2s. pd Midland 1001. pd Do. Eir. & Derby 100/, Mid. G t. Wt. (Ire.) 47 Do. % Shares, l'i % r d Newcss. & Carl. all pd Newmarket lOOl. pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford _l4/ pd Newry & Enrisk. 7% p Norfo .k lOO/. pd Do. New 201.... 201. p North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd North British ...1001. p Nth. Devon, No.l, 13/.p Do., No. 2 6% pd Do % A, def....a1l pd Do., % B, guar. 5/. pd North Stafford. 17% p N ort h- Western...all pd N. & 6.-W. Junc. 8% p Oxf.,Wor., &W.,100/. p Scottish Central 1001. p Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrews. & Do. do. Shrew. & Her B/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry...all pd Shrop. Union ...6% pd Do. A, B, C, & D iully pd. up at per cent. _ I South Devon 2 1 1 p( South-Eastern 1001. pdl South Wales all pdl S.York.& Riv. Dv u 15/.1 Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunierm. all pi Stock. & liar.l6/23.3.d. Tali Vale 126/ pd Thames Haven Dock na Railway ...191. pd Vale of Neeth...l; /. pd kVaterfd. & Kilk. all pd l Watei;d. & Lim. all pdl West Cornwsill 131. pd. West London pd Yk., New. & Ber. 100/.p Do. & New. Ex. 20/, p Do. G.N.E.purc. 101. p York & N. Mid.loo/ pd Londond PREZIO Aberdeen ell pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Bris. & Ex., 4 p. ct.Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, 51. pd Caledonian, 10/. 100/ p Ches. & Holyhd. a'i pd Cork and Bandon, 5 1 h per cent. l% pi Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(S/10s)6 pc. all Do. (51.) 7 per 1 ,1 1 p 1)0. (7i 17s) p. c. 2 Eastern Counties Ex., 5 p. c., No. 1 pd De. No. 2 ell pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. all East ,- .a Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct all p Do. 101. Deb. Sh all p Erst Lancashire, 6 per ct. Qulr. Sirs. all pd l East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. ell pd Glas. & S.W. gua 5 p.c. Gt. North. 5 p. c 1001 1 Do. 5 n c. red. sc 100 A Great south. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd GL West. (Berl—i& E. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 1001. p Lancashire end York shire. F. 207. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 13/. pd Do. Om, 1813...9/. pd Lonci a & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c 1001. D Lon. & N.-A. (Cov. tw Nunet.) 5 p. c. 100/. pd Ln. & S.W. Co.3ds. 51. p Lon. & En. % Sh. all pi Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, ICI. ...all pd Do. 6/. 3/. pd Mary-port and Carlisle, 4 per cent all pd Do., 4 % per ct. p Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 1001. Do. Con. Eris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Va'. all p Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. VOL p Do. Pre., 4 p.c. 51. p Norfolk Exti.a... all pd Do. Gr. 5% p ct. all p Do. W.Vol. 5 p.c. ell p North British 1001. pu Norte Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 151. 6 per cert.... 100/. pd Ditto ditto ... 31. pd, Shrews. & Eir. N.G. ell Shrews. & Ches. (N.'S. Min.) 8 per c 911 pd Do 5 per cent. 10/ pcl l South Devon r l .l pd Do. New 1 pd St.-Est. (Reading An nuities)...l/. Os. 6d pd Do., 4 p c 100/. p Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterfoiu& Kilkerny, 6 per cant. 3/. pd York, New. & Ler. all p Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Purch. 10/. pd Soutlr , Ea LINFS LEASE: 28 to 28 6 _ 61% 10% -10 X 7 6 dis. 20% 21% 3% 3 dis. 100 --102 49 —5O 21 —214 14% 15% 6 e;,. 7% -8% 4% -4% 3 -3% 11% - 11% 9 -9% 6 sy, 18% Hy, 57 -59 73 -75 26 -28 78 -79 41 -43 116 - 118 47 1 4 - 48 1 4 96 - 96 1 4 82 -84 10 —ll p 84% 85 3 3 . 4 dis. 3 2 , 4 dis. 17 17',4 ••• ..-. ••• 8%, -8% 1 7 4 2%p 104 105 119 119% 2 3 A —31 A 1 1 / 4 1 3 / 4 p 89% 90% 5% 5 dis. 5 4 dis. 1 63 / 4 17% 32% 33% 3 —2% dis. 77 77 1 % 42 ~.' .1 47 -48 2 3 /di,. 2 45 X3;4 - 34% 7 - 63/4 2 2 1 / 1 , 1 4 dis. —4jc"s. 3% -4 1 ,4 p. , !3 -49 85 -86 55 -57 68 -72 ..• ... 2 —l% dia. 19% 20% 934 10 1 4 144 15% 3 % —3 1 i 22 —23 75% 76% 41 41% 14 —l5 par p I'6 - lil 2% - 12% - 13% 63 % - 65/i 21% - 22% 93 4 - 10% 68 —66 8 —7% dis. 2 3 4 —2% (1;3. 50% - 51% terry and Coleraine, ISLIENCZ S MILS 106 :ilia 100 -103 18% - 10% ;Adis.— 'gyp C -6% 3% -3% 3% -3% 13A - 2 p 1 5 / 8 - 1 7 / 8 p 14% - 15 -17% 9 -9% 2% -3% 8% - 9 i}i - 1p 107 - 109 %dig. par 151 154 •.•• •• 3% -• 31 / 4 p 13 - 13;f1 9 -10 11% - 12 % - 7 / 6 13 %dis. % p y,dis. %p 148 - 150 par V a p 22 22% sli 6 1% 2 93 —95 101 [5l 49% 49 50 49 5 / e 21% % % 1:11% 6 6 % 75 % 7$ 26 I,i 78% 42 118 117 9648% pm 84 7 / 8 3 A B5 111 A IA 1 7 y a y & 1, 104 119 % 119% 17% 32% 33 2% 33% 1.32%/ d 33% 76 3 A 77 % 75 % 7n 50% 51% 17% 108% 116% ,112. RIINTAMI. Buslnesda- Re;lways. 1 Lewin Ss Nominal Prices. to 'Companie. Y. s BO" & b,tch.,olp l Lon.&N.W ... ... 8i , ..8- Or gua. all Gt. Westn. 29% 30% Do. wit lout, all p Do. ... 29 —3O Bir.Wolv. & Dud., gear all pd Do. Do. skitbou# Rh p Do. Buckinghavh. all p p Lon.&N.W ... ... Clvdsdsle Jc., ellp Ciledonian 51 —53 E. Lin., gua. 6 pa , cent 100/.pd Gt. Northn. 147 149 Gloucest. & Dean Forest all pd Gt. Wastrn. 32 —33 Hartli.pl. Dk. & S Yk.:.*Tew. t Railw....all pd I . &Berw. f Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N M 113 115 Do. 11Pives.,all p Do. Do. Qua - , .s., all p Do. Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern 13% 14% Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 I per cent...all pd Norfolk Do. 6 p. et., all p Do. Mich. Euxtn, I L.& NW I 3 _ 3 yfi & Matlck,s lA, pl &M. j Middi ir' & Red car, ...i n. c., all p Stktn &Dar ... ... Midlnd iirdf.,all p Ilidlsod N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 63 —65 Pre,tn. &Wyre, f L.& N.WI 1 0 1 paid I . & La. &Y f ••• ••• Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pd Do. Roy. & 11it.,1001.p Gt. Northn 149 151 Do. Sbep. Ex., all Do. l4B 150 Shf. Rth. & Goole, sp. c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks ... ... S. StafFdsh., 9% p MrM•Clean ii % di g , Wear Val. 6 p c., all Stckt& Dar 30 —3l Ditto ditto, all p Do. ...... .., _ . 80% Wilt,a.34ifan NM Qt. lir %gm wit% - 16,5 1 ronzxan. Railwave. Nore lne 1 P lean.r Bn t )-da done y. mommican 111111. Eng Cent. France (0.V.) all ... Charl. & Erquel all pd 1514 16 % 15% Demerara all pd ••• Dijon & Be-sncon,4:pd 2 214 p 615% Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd % East Indies all pd 7 1 ,4 8 p Gt. Indian Pei* p 2 21 / 4 p 7 Grnd. June. of Fra. 4pd Iy, P Great West. of Canada Shares ...... 514 pd par I p Louv. a la Sambre 714 Luxerlbourg l4l. pd 7% Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 4 3 / 4 5 Do 1 pd % Do. (Canal) 214 pd 1% 1 1% 1 % Lyons & Avignon, spd 6% p Madra5......... pd 3 —3% p Maria ntor , a 27% pd 7 9 Do. New Namur & Liege all pd 8 73/ Do. ox int all pd 6 7 North. of France, all pd 30% 313% 30 D 0.20/. 3 p.c. Bds, all p 13 7 /s 14% 143% Orleans & Bor 11/. pd p Paris & Lyons 10/. pd 17 17% p 26% 25% 26% Do. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd 58 —6O ' Paris & Rouen ...all pd 35% 364 p 5 Paris & Stras. all pd 31 3114 29% 29 36% Paris, Caen, and Cher bourg 4pd 2% 2 5 / 8 p 6 % Rouen & Havre...all pd 16 3 / 4 —l7 % 1614 Sambre &Meuse all pd 9% —lO % 10 St. Andrew's & Qaebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 171. pd &- West Flanders all pd 4% 43% 4% West. of France 31. pd 7% —79 k 15 16 DUXES. Agua Fria all rid % % p Anglo-Californian, all p %dis. 3 p Asturian 15/. p Australasian 21. pd par 1 p Australian 5/. pd 3% —l% Austr. Freehold all pd % 94 dis. Ave Marla all pd % dia. % Bi:t. Austr. Gold all pd % dia. British Iron 131. ss. p 5 6 Braz. Im. (is. sp) 2414 7y 73% Do. Coca. & Cvi. all p 3 Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek rfl pd % dis. par ys Cobre Cooper ...401. pd 41 —46 Colonial Gold 1/ pd % p Copiapo 14/ pd 6 634 Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p % die. General all pd Gold Mountain all pd _ ( 3; s , Grd.Duch.Baden, all p %dis. par Great Polgooth all pd 13 / 4 2 p Leke Bathurst all pd % dis. Liberty ... all pd p Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd 3% % die. Mariquita all pd 3%dis. par Mexi. &S. Amer. 9/. p 4 3 / 4 New Grenada all pd y % dir. Nouveau Monde, all pd ' p 1 1 4 Port Philip all pd % 5 / 8 p Quartz Rock ell pd % % dis. Santiago de Cuba 10% 11 1 ,E 12% 12% South Australian, all pd % % p %, Tin Croft 7l. pd 12 —l3 12 % 12 United Mexican all pd 71,4 8 73/ West Mariposa all pd %dis. par 3 / 4 . Yuba 1 paid! % p 707ENT-STOCZ 13/INICS. Australasia all pd 58 —59 Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 67 —5B Colonial 25/. pd 15 16% Corn. of London 201. pd 29 —3O London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & Crunty 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd 18% 19% Lon. & Weotm. 20/. pd 32 33% Nat. Prov. Eng. 85/. pd 45 4614 Do. New lO/. pd Nat. oilreland 22% p 18 3 % —2O Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 38 —39 x.d Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 46% 47% Do. New all pd 1677 8 17 1 4 Roy. Aust. Nig. & Gold' Importing Com. Ipd 1 —1% Union of Austral. all pd 4914 50% 60 Do. New 2% pd 6 614 Union of London 10/. p 17 —lB 17% "1 , 1-,1-:.1 -11 _ 701 NT. Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 25/. pd Corn. of London 201. pd London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & Cennty 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd Lon. & We3tm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. ol'lreland 22% p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. Do. New all pd Roy. Aust. I3kg. & Gold' Importing Com. Ipd Union of Austral. all pd Do. New 2 1,4 pd Union of London 10/. p _ Union of Madrid all pd' English and Scottish, 3 3 4. VIISCELLANEOI7II. Austral. Roy. Mail, 4p r 3 4 Canada 3 2 1,E 50 51 Copper Miners of Eng land . . all pd Do. Preference, 7 1 ,4 pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd Elect. Tel eg. Ireland 1p Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Company-50/. p Irish Beetroot Sug. 2i p Netherlands Land, 2 pd Penin. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. ...15/. pd Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd Universal Emigration, and Colonization, 2/. p 86 - 37 1 ,i 29 -30 4 -5% 50 —5l x.d 2 —2% 85 - 86% 41 - 41% 79 -801,4 86 78% T 9 x,d MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 15,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export; 4,500 American, 500 Egyptian, and 1,000 Surat on speculation. The market closed firmly, with an upward tendency. The sales comprised 11,000 American, 600 Pernam and Maranham at 6/d. to 7:1d., 550 Bahia at bid. to 64d, 1,000 Egyptian at 64d. to 100., and 2,000 Surat at 3ed. to sid. per lb.—Railway Shares wore active, at improved quotations. The Colonial Markets have been animated and firm this week. The price of sugar . has been rath er hi g h er, coffee has been very steady, tea is taken to some extent as respects the useful qualities, rice is wanted, and all spices have advanced. The speculation i n cotton ap pears also to have revived a little, and cochineal is ra ther dearer. Indigo has gone a littl e fl atter. For tal low the demand is animated, the suspension of a large firm at St. Petersburgh causing the tall ow th ey wou ld have shipped to be detained by th e cre di tors, c hi e fl y producers in the interior of the kingdom. The public sales of Wool have opened well, and full prices to a slight advance have be en o bt a i ne d f or some descriptions of colonial, with brisk biddings. There has, however, out of nearly 50,000 bales expected to be put up, been as yet so little offered that we cannot draw accurate conclusions as to the ultimate issue of the whole series. If the last accounts from Australia be accurate,l there is not much to apprehend, though some private letters threaten us with a very short supply, and state that foot-rot prevails among the sheep. This is, probably, only focal Purt Philip Wool has realised ls. sd. to 2s. for well got lip samples of Sheep's,'and ls. 6id. to 2s. for Lamb's. Van Diemen's Land washed Sheep',:has been sold at Is. sd. to Is. 9d., and Lamb's at Is, 7id. to ls. 9d. Cape has ranged from Is. ed. to Is. Yid., and Australian from is. bid. to Is 11d. per lb. for clean Sheep's. Alterations have long been considered desirable in cur monetary system, and the adoption of the decimal currency is the main point to be aimed at. Various . suggestions have been made for the accomplishment of this, a ,c 1 the Provincial Chambers of Commerce have properly taken up the matter. One party, referring to the subject, remarks that—" The alteration would be much more easily made than is usually supposed, but it must be done, not by any half measure, but completely. We have but to recollect that the pound sterling is at present divided into 960 parts or farthings. All t h at i s necessary to make our money decimal is to extend the divisional parts of a pound to . 1,000. Th e fi rst instal ment of the decimal money the new Florin, or tenth of a pound. Divide this florin into two parts (instead of its present 96 farthings) and the work is done; and what better name could they be called by than cents? Pennies must be abolished, and the duodecimal system would fall as a matter of course. What we should want would be half and quarto' , florins, for old shillings and sixpences, and copper coins of one cent, and u p war d s to ten cent pieces, removing all the present copper money. There would then be the best decimal scheme of money and of accounts in the world, and one that might be established with less trouble than that proposed by A. H. Accounts would of course be kept, and all reckonings made in pounds, florins, and cents, instead of pounds, shillings, pence, andfstrthirgs." • We believe that there would be no necessity for etre-g -ing even as many changes as are here proposed. The pence, half-pence, and farthings alone, .require to be altered, so as to give five pence to the sixpenny piec, and tan to the shilling. The letters by tho Overland Mail are favourable in respect to trade at Calcutta and Hong• Kong. Th e Indigo crop is still unfavourably reported of. The liabilities of M. Podsossoff, of St. Petersburgh aro to be met by a payment of 10 per c en t, d own and 15 per cent. per annum afterwards, until the 422,5001. is ,aid iu The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 13th instant was steady for Dutch Bonds, Spanish Bonds are 6 sup ported. Austrian, Mexican, Cen ana t. are u s d 3 to 3 dull. Dutch Two-and-a-Half p 'I he English Stock s , w hi ch went flatter yesterday. af hrnoon, have l 3en further depressed this morning, and y there is rather a l arge supply of Consols. The prices have been 100 t o for Transfer, and 100, 1 to for Acccun , , The s t ate o f affairs at Paris has its influence, ant there is money required for the instalments rpon the new companies. ate New 'Three•and.a-Quar t-, r per Cents. have been 103 if to 103/, and the Three Per Cents, 99i to .99i. Bank Stcck has liken to 225 }. Exchequer -bills of March are up to 755., rnd Indian Bonds 85s. to 88r premium. Consols now are 100 f / for Money and 100,} for Account Foreign Securities have L - 2n inactive. Spanish new Deferred have been 25 to 4, and ere now 25 to 4. The Three per Cents. are 501 to 51. Mexican Bonds are nominally at 24i to The Turkish leen hr . , been done as low vs 6, but i 3 now 6i to 7 premium. Grenada Deferred Bonds have been at 111, End Fri wren 102. Dutch Two end-a-Se l f per Cents. have been at 64i to 65. Sardinian Bonds have been up to 97 end 97k, The Railway Market is exceedingly quiet for all the English lines, the impotrs given by the settlement yes terday having subsided. Prices generally are very fairly supported. French Shares feel sensibly the ro c-Alen at Yetis. The Lyons have dropped about 1i to 2, the Strasbourg 1i to 14, And the Northern 1. Belgian Share) F - 0 steady. Gold Mines aro Tcly quiet, but not cheaper. The BordeatEr pad Cotta ore about 4 /; the Alit' werp, ato 1; Upper India, to Norwegian, I; Swedish Railway 1 ! . 9 ; Chartered Bank, kto i; and India and Chins Bank, 4 to premium; Seott;'7ll Aug" trel;ti, k to 4 d;lcount. QUARTER TO THREE. ,nsals loq MA° Account. Nov. 13 ... 1001 ONE vw.c.ls OF BRI"Usla FUNDS O'CLOCK. 1 1 Bank Stock 225% 2244 3 ~ o r Cent. Reduced A nne . 3 p Csnt. Consols Annnitici lO O l4 % 100 1 i. 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 ... 99* Ntw 34 per Cent. Anus,., .... ..„ 103 y a i / i 10214 Lc lg . An ns. to expire Jan. 180...,, 6 7-16 6% 64 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 6 14, 64 India Stock 274 Ic die Bond% 1,0001, . Ditto under 1,00/.. ... 85 88 p 88 P South Soa Stock — Ditto New Annuities ...... Clngols for Account xc l ie pet Bills. 13ie Marc'. June. I,OOW. .. 500/. Smell, ONA CLOSIN -a PRICES OF FOREIGN I 01..DE.t. CCLC 3R. ruICEB - Boner, 5 per Cent, Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. - Ditto, 5 per cent. Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent — --. Ditto, Deferred ll% 11 . , r s Mexican, 1846 3 per Cent., — Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 per Cent , 102 nassisn Bonds Ditto, 4% per Cent ..... ex ti 105 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cant. Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto, New Deferred 2 5 1 44 25 le, 954 Ditto, Account ........ .... Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 67 p 7 ? Dividends on the above payable in London. French 4% per Cent. Exchange Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild 64% 65 65 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 96% 96'4 es (1- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 15.—Wind at noon E.N.E., light ail* and dull weather. LAcrwra, OCT. 9.—The Rosine, the Baltic to Grange" mouth, has put into Tromoe Island waterlogged; is die' charging to repair. DEAL, OCT. 14.—Wind E. by S.—Arrd. from th 0 River and sailed, Hebe, Manilla; Golden Spring, Mitaiir tius; Gambia, Gambia; Staters, Sierra Leone. OFF DOVE"! —Fanny, Porto Rico for Hamburgh. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind E.—Arrd. Integrit Tcganrog for Yarmouth, leaky. ERISTcL, OCT. 14.—Wind E.—Sld, Joseph Humor St. John's, New Brunswick. GI. , )I3CESTER, OCT. 14.—Arrd. Robert Watt, Queteof NEWPORT.—Sid. Minerva, Thomas; AdeLibor St. Thomas; William Inglis, St. Tho mas; John Mr:" shall, New York. FALMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind E.S.E., strong.—Axrd E Fifeshire, Callao. YARMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.E.---Arrd. Rae , Stettin for London, leaky. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 14.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrcl. 7ffe'l lens, St. Andrew's, N. B. ; Gen era l Taylor, st'' Andrew's, N. B. ; New Zealander, Pitta 0 ; Forest Monarch, Quebec. Std. Petrel San Francis COt Seine, Paranagua; Rapid, Coquimibo ; Amelia, Ba'ni" Jamaica, Bahia; Tomas Miller, Bahia; Lord Got igh , Honduras; Luey, Mobile; Rosetta, Charleston; Wo l3 ' ag c)a, N.-)w York; Clara Wheeler, Boston; Bans beer Newfoundland. Off port, Caribbean, Zephyr, Em pine Suite, Sultan, Ribeiro, James Walker, Vixen, Hot we e r Tyro, Fenella, Maria Francisco, Lord Maidstone, Duke of York. LERWICK, OcT. 13.—A mahogany-laden vessel 1314 been totally wrecked on Paltasound. DUNGENESS, OCT. 14.—The Laurel, which wa 3 oil shore east of 11)e, the 4th instant, has been got off A FLAiH IN THE PAN. th reference statement made respect minegleVttiihnigs hjournal,sillyßoomshebl League ue Mr. Dob son Collett, at a Manchester, on Monday last, to consider the propriety of th e r e p ea l we need h ar dl y o b serve Collett are utterly with out foundation.—Morning t o h f a t t ha the tax a e l s leg o a n tio k u n s o of wle lg dg r e : Post of Thursday. fWe wonder how such papers 2s th e D a il y N ews and Globe should have given inserti on to such a a ve w r y ill sh th or e t r , e h 's ut the statement without taki n g the trouble to inquire into its correctness. In this instance, at least, the adage of "Sphere a Way " does not will was a : W th h e ere wa th y er w e a ': long way off.—En. Sun.] WE'LL BE TRUE TO EACH OTHER. A LOIN LYRIC. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) We'll be true to each other, though Fate has now ; parted Two spirits the; yearn with devotion and love We will show the hard wo l d that we both are hearted, And the wings of the e-,.,ie shall nestle our dove. They say thou art young, a'id that I may be fickle, That Time will cut dots n all our youth-tinted flomers; Let us prove that 'tis only old death with his sickle Can dare to destroy such pure blossoms as ours. Perhaps it is well that our faith and affection Is tried by a cold and a lingering test, But if thou art mine by thy soul's free election, We'll be true to each other and hope for the rest. Let us chafe not unwisely, by rudely defying The doubts and denials that echo in vain; Like the ship in the stream, on her anchor relying, We'll live on our truth till the tido turns again, I'll way for thy welfe”e, right firm in believing 'shat knowledge and years will but help thee to see, That my spirit, too proud for a selfish deceiving, Is honest end ardent in cherishing thee. We are parted, but, trust me, it is not for ever,— We love, and be certain that love will bs blest ; For we'll work, and we'll wait, with Love's earnest . , endeavour, Be true to each other, and hope for the rest. ELIZA COOK. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Prcdnee Match—Don John filly beat Lucy Banks colt. Match—Lady in Waiting beat Presto. Sweepstakes; winner to be sold for 40. Gavotte .. ... ... 1 Beir:lm filly ... ... . . 2 Frenzy ... ••• ... ••• 3 Match—Knight of the Gorter and Pcodle ran a dead heat, Handicap. T.Y.C. Chorus ... 1 Runnymede ... ... ... 2 PRENDERGAST BETTING. Even or. Sittingbourne 3 to 1 agst Filbert 7 to 2 agst Estrella birb inittto Ilaldicap. Sabra ... Child of the Mist ... 2 PRENDERGAST STAKES. Sittingbource 1 Elbert ... 2 CoLossEum.—His Highness the Rajah of Coorg, being anxious that his wives should view this celebrated establishment by day, made al appointment for a private visit on Wednesday morning. These distinguished ladire anived about nine o'clock, end Luving the whose range of the building, escorted only by the ;emote attendants, they re mained about an hour and a half, and were particularly de lighted with the tiew from the cap of the building, end with the Conserveoties rpnt?ining the Ea'tern plants, &c., and retired evidently highly grat'fLl with their visit. MONET ORDERS.—Is, , nsequence of several frauds having been commit' by persons procuring Post office money orders without pryiag for them, tne Postmaster- General has ordered postmasterslo obtaia the amounts of all money orders on the first momert of application, and before proceeding tk. fill in the motley order forum 2%- 27/8p 11% -- ii3/4 17 3 4 18% y. —1% r 15;x, -16j $ y 4 dis.— par 25% - 2534 19 7: ici x i % die. 102 104 5 —5% par— % P stern, 4 1 / 2 per cent 1 AT FIXED 33% 34% 34 13% 13 3i 69 70% 'MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAN CORN EXCHANGE-',FRIDAY.) , Coastwise, nearly 5,000 quarters of English NVlte o have come to used during the present week, yet the show of samples here to-day—from several of the cargoes having sold prior to arrival—was very moderate, although we bed a few fresh rarccls by railway. On the whole , the demand for both red and white was steady, at Met?' day's prices. For forward delivery we had a fe inquiry. Upwards of 37,000 quarters of foreign 'Wheat having been reported, the show of samples was .on the increase. Really fine parcels realizer; very full curron• cies, but low and middling kinds were neglected. Float ing cargoes, off Falmouth, were held at very full prices• English Barley came frecly to hand, and met a steady inquiry, at Monday's currencies. Foreign was quite 0 dear. Malt sold to a fair extent, and prices were wel l supportel. We had a steady inquiry for Oats, at lass week's quotations. Beans and Flour firm ; Peas rather heavy, except white qualities. AlilU - VALI:3 THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. i Oats. Flour. ........ 1 Qrs, Qrs. Qrs. Qra. s z cvg• English •.•• ' 1 4,860 1,670 7,220 4klo 4,21 0 Irish •• 1 12,260 Foreign —— • • 37,130 3,420 1 20,1140 MOW* srarrEramial. The show of beasts in to-day's markot was but woo derata as to number, and very deficient in quality. A 0 breeds moved off slowly,,yet Monday's prioees were stir ported. Foreign stock was in good supply, although 199 beasts and 230 Sheep have been lost this week 01 passage from Tonning. Prime Down Sheep moved off steadily, at full currencies. Otherwise, the Muttoo trade was in a sluggish state, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. Calves were in good supply' and heavy demand, at a decline of from 2d to 4d pet 81bs. The Pork trade was inactive, at previous rates• Milch Cows were dull, at from 141 103 to 191 each, iv eluding their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 11. d. to s. d. s. d. to s• Inferior Beasts"— 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheep ..•• 3 2 3 6 Second quality •••• 2 6 3 0 Second qua l. Sh eep 3 8 310 Prime large Oxen •• 3 2 3 6 Coarse-woolleddltto4 0 4 • Primo Soots •• •• •• 3 8 3IS Southdown Nether 4 4 4 ! Large coarse Calves 2 3 2 Date eat of the wool() 0 0 0 Prime small ditto .. 3 4 310 Large Hogs •. •• 210 3 .7, Suckling Calves •• 'S 0 f 2 0 S ma ll P or k ers •• •• 8 8 3 1 Lambs •• •••.•• •• 0 0 0 0 Quarte r o ld Pi gs ..17 0 21 „,v TOTAL SUPPLY AT MATIKET. I Sheep, I Calves. I Pigs. 0 5,0 429 f 390 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts I Sheep. I Calve?,l Pigs. 304 1,900 341 Beasts, 916 NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. These markets were somewhat inactive, yet prices were supported. - 7 store the Carcase. ....c'. t) z.. d. s. C. i 0 ff- . tv i ; Beef, infortor•••• .. 2 0 2 2 . i Mntton,lafarior .. 2 8 2 J 1: _ m iddli n g .... 2 4 2 2 6 ... 1 ---- --middlim,.• 3 0 3 A 0 --- primelargo •• 2 8 u J .--_____ prime .... 3 8 -• —... prime small . . d 0 3 I_ I Pori,large.• •• .. .. 2 8 20. Vent .............2 6 3 a small ................3 0 3iw BOROUGH SOP DTZLIZZICET Weyhill Fair—at which only 2,400 pockets and 2,60 country Hops were pitched—having passed off briskly. the demand here has improved, and a large business is doing, on higher terms, notwithstanding that the shovi of samples is very extensive. The duty is estimated at from 250,000/ to 260,000ljSussex pockets, 31 16s:to 416 s Kents, 412 s to 4l 18s; Mid Kents, 51 5s to 71 ; Eait Kents, 61 to 71 103 per cwt. COLONIZ Z. SUGAR.—The demand for British Plantation has been active, and prices have risen about 6d per cwt. The supplies are moderate, and the demand is continuous. At auction, Barbadoes went even 6d to is higher; fine yellow 28s to 395, and good 36s 6d to 37s 6d. Dame' rara good sold at 38s 6d to 40s 6d. Refined has been in request at 44s 6d to 47s for low to fine grocery lumps. EAST Imma.—The price of P - mgal has risen about 6d per cwt, and 4,600 bags, by auction, sold at 42s 6 3 to 43s 6d for grainy white, 34s to 458 6d for mid to good 1:k) Mauritius, and 36s 6d to 40s for common to tine whito Benares. Madras has been in demand at fuller rates, but not much has been offered; soft to brown as realised 25a to 265, and low to mid groceryl32s to 350. There are many buyer. of Mauritius, and Gd ad' vance has been obtained. At auction 3,200 bags brought 35s 6d to 36$ 6d for flue yellow, 32s to 33 0 for common, and 29s to 31s 6d for good to fine brown. FOREIGN.—The quantity en offer is not large, and full rates aro obtained. Yellow Havannah weshed sold at 33s to 35s 61, and low to m;d yellow and grey at 35s to 3 89. White Havannah was taken in at 299 to 3t3 for mid to fine. Porto Rico sold at 33s to 349 ad for low and mid, and Cuba at 33s to 333 6d for low yellow. COFFEE —An advance of is is 6d per cwt has oo cur red in Plantation Ceylov-:and spice have been made at 52s to 53s 6d for low mid. Fine ord has been taken in at and en d e h a o r l e d r e ; r s x g o e oa ' h ord si bs nil v u i calrhg Very ro i yn s e fil n id t e t t nl o cceh.a 445 s Nativea beennd -15 offered,is a per e r cwt. Costa Rica hos gone at high prices, and is much wanted. At auction 2,183 bags realised 63s to 68s for good coloury, 55s to 583 6d for low mid end mid coloury, 51s 6ci to 54s for fine fine ord, end 46s to 51s 6d for fine and fine fine ord f oxy. Mocha has been in demand, and none has been brought forward to auction. SPICES. —Nutmegs have been in greater demand, et an advance of 3d to 4d per lb on the better descriptions 3 g 3 oo 4 d d, sn m d h3ass 6ed!,Otoad4vsanBccle,d a 3 n d d m to id 4 s d m p a e ll r 2 l s b. ‘ in d i t a o and goo - 1 pate having been sold at 2s 10d to 38 3d. os g c o ti e o d e ria l d 1 afi d ar t ms o lebleuintd steadyn. o l t n m P u i a m et h e s n it t l 'i dit C eoes l m o 6s v drh e :i s tc,sie w ; rb e gc n l eob t no. at dd poi f )nee u epn l , l ca r eub a rgu t ,t e h s Bga , been dull at 30, to 9d. Black ord dusty hue Rum.—There has not been much doing. BlLE.—This article has been brisk; good mid Bengal Ils to Ils 6d. Me iras 9s 3d to 10s. COTTON. —This article is in more demand. ARROWROOT. —Bermuda sold at is to is 3d, and St Vincent's at 34d to 5d per lb. ''SALTPETRE.--Full prices have teen obtained. Benga l good 9 per cent. retraction hra been sold at 265, and low' 13 4 per rent, at 24s 6d to 25r, COCHINEAL —This article has been a ether dearer. INDIGO.—Th e sale has been going more unevenly' and the middling sorts have scarcely supported the pre; %ions currency. Kurprh end Madras stand 4d to B L' higher than at the last series. TEA. —There is more doing, and mid Congou has WI sold a. Sid to lqd; common Congou hes realised 81' to TALLOW.—P.Y.C. ha 3 been firm at 43s to 433 3d per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRUIT.—A :good demand desists for PI kinds, and prices continue high. A cargo of Black Spanish Nuts has arrived, Laing the first of the season and (Veiled at 60 4 Per barrel, Lemons lower, the war- ket being I parr,.; e, log and lii 40s pos. hal French Ct: 1114 We has The 1 12th, Woe] thuiasm, following ; " The rei Was full of ation s of cries of ' N ni excellent " The Pi havin g pas: of the eon. 'Marcum?, Immense, warmest Lc everywhere WILB receivt The reac•pt; eau be im eny severe; the populat of upwards Prince as tl The 130 been found all the nuti The corn I will take Will only r On Sat PRINCE PI the church tillery will on Wedne! respecting tion of the of details occupy. The PR] DONNET, purpose of of the cathe The Pat " The Gc menu aecou Bordeaux, rural distric already ex° fatness of ev We read " We are • The Ma ( 11:8 Portance The Nai tb, inated it. between E Egt : rf letter November, b epublishE made, all the r`del eaton assi I llera the se nt s u ffi c i The Thi - e; Debt Ac count V Q l do f AJ A h 0 57 e been The P! 'bat th e 44 ve. not I ,Yhe [lnc e A Alie 6 and th e ROO 4 . Lie Dole, C o x,mtle at The bb p )n t L, The , Yeatoe 3')Q atm o tl 1, Her R 'e re. • our h Sir Ti ad an 4 egaer atr, et. Sir Jc 'aPtai JA., Terviews Colonial 1 ,1-)lap a 4-10 P0, a sent oty Cate !iouera I llstru ct i facility 1 kid accl fr om C 1,11( bEap pou A, rieter, Was week, a I • N': 4.---_,. Li ._!