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

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Assured may reside in most parts of the world, without extra charge, and in all parts by payment of a small extra pre mium. The small share of Profit divisible in future among the Share holders being now provided for, without intrenehing on the amount made by the regular business, the ASSURED will hereafter derive all the benefits obtainable from a Mutual Office, with, at the same time, complete freedom from liability, secured by an ample Pro prietary Capital—thus combining in the same office all the advan tages of both systems. FIVE BONUSES have been declared; at the last In January, 1852, the um of 131,1251. was added to the Policies, producing a Bonus varying with the different ages, from 243 to 55 per cent. on the Premiums paid during the five years; or irom 51. to 121. 10s. per cent. on the sum assured. Ths next and future Bonuses may be received in cash, or applied at the option of the A ssiired in any other way. On Policies for the whole of Life, one-half of the Annual Premi ums for the first five years may remain on Credit, and may either continue as a debt on the Policy, or may be paid off at any time. Claims paid in THIRTY DAYS after proof of death, and all Poli cies are INDISPUTABLE except in cases of fraud. INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned to the Increased risk. The. Assurance Fund already invested amounts to £850,000, and the Income exceeds 2 136,000 per annum. The Accounts and Balance Sheets are at all times open to the inspection of the Assured, or of any Person who may desire to I.9BUre. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any o Society's Agents ; or of GEO. 99, Great R usee ll -street, BH.o PINCKARD, Resident Secretary lomsbury, London. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin We'mter as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular and highly attractive Comedy of MASKS AJ.4.13 FACES: or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle: Mrs. Stirline, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miis Fanny Maskell. After which, the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. To be followed by YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. To conclude with the Farce of HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management or Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TAKING BY STORM. After which, a new Farce, in two acts, entitled THOSE DEAR BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker, Suter, Butler, and Miss Wyndham. To be followed by USED UP. To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters, by Paul Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, For the Fifth Time, en entirely new Drama, in three acts, called SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan (his Fifth appearance), Emery, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Madame Ce leste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Extravaganza of MEPHISTOPHELES; or an Ambassador from Below. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will he performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which Mr. Wright will appear Principal ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Immense success of the Equestrian Drama of Uncle Tom's Cabin' The Debut of M. and Mdlle. La'ande, from Franeoni's Cirque Na tionale, Paris, having been unavoidably postponed, hey will posi tively appear (for the Fifth time) T HI; EVENING, when, and during the NVCCX, the Entertainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, in two acts, produced with new dresses, scenery, and appointments, written expressly for this Theatre, ae,d embodying all those stirring inci dents aad situations so graphically described In Mrs. Stowe's popular work, and which are so peculiarly adapted td the resources of this Establishment. To he followed by an extraordinary display of Equestrian and Gymnastic A chieveinents in the Arrna. To conclude with a popular FARCE. Stage Manager, Mr. IV. West. Doors onen at llalf-past Six o'clock; Eox-oltlce open daily from Eleven to Four. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY —Morning 43 min. after 5 I Evening 10 min.aft. 6 To-lloartow—Morning 36 min. after 6 Evening 6 min.aft. 7 The flippant decision of Mr. A ' BECKETT on the Railway Cab. question —a subject of consi derable importance, not only to the Boards of Directors of the several lines having metropolitan termini, but also to the community in general---is likely to be subjected to speedy revision. Not withstanding the magnitude of the interests in volved in the result notwithstanding the doubtful and difficult nature of the issue submitted for his decision, the learned gentleman not only refused to suspend his judgment until his brother magistrates had an opportunity of considering and forming an opinion on the question—but even to frame it, so that an appeal might be made to a higher tribunal. Whatever may be the ultimate result, the parties concerned have much reason to complain of the self-sufficiency —w e might almost say obstinacy —that induced Mr. A'BECKETT to refuse the reasonable request of the gentlemen who appeared on behalf of the de fendant. All that was required at his hands was, that he would put the matter in train for further investigation, so that the opinion of the Judges of one of the Superior Courts might be taken thereon. That application he re jected, but we are happy to say that none of his magisterial brethren have acted in an equally ar bitrary manner. The topic has been brought for ward in other Police Courts. The Directors of the South-Western, and, more recently, the North- Western Railway, have been virtually made de fendants, but in no instance has the example set by Mr. A'BECKETT been followed. The other Justices have exhibited a degree of modesty and discretion of which the Southwark magistrate was totally deficient. The admirable decision of Mr. LONG, at thelVlary lebone Police Court, put the matter in so clear a light, that we have no doubt it will ultimately prevail. That learned gentleman justly and pro perly entered into the consideration of all the Statutes bearing on the point, and of the inten tion of the Legislature, deducible from the various enactments. He also made full allowance for the rights appertaining to private property, holding that " if a railway company could not select cabs, and have them under their own control, other per sons could not select them and have them waiting upon their private property. The Duke of Devon shire, if he had a party, could not do so." It would indeed be monstrous to suppose that any company should be bound to have their pre mises open at all hours, so that any person who thought proper might come in—whether for pur poses of plunder or otherwise. It is already suf ficiently difficult to preserve order on the arrival or departure of crowded trains; but, if Mr. A'BECKETT'S decisions were sustained, the scenes of confusion on every such occurrence would be indescribable, and there would be no security for travellers, either with respect to the valuable property in their possession or from the abuse to which cab-drivers are too much inclined to resort whenever their extortionate demands are resisted. We venture to assert that such a state of things was never contemplated by the Legislature, as would arise from the in discriminate admission of all cabs, without any controlling power being vested in the railway authorities. If the matter were left in the hands of the Commissioners of Police, the boundaries might be so defined as to render it impossible for the Railway Company to carry on their other business. And, as we have stated, their could be no exclusion, no preference shown to the well-behaved and trustworthy man, the necessary result would be that the companies should exclude all cabs, or public vehicles of any description, to the very serious detriment of pas sengers of every class and grade in society. There would, in fact, be no limit to the amount of inconvenience. Mr. LONG placed this matter in so clear a point of view, that we cannot refrain from quoting his very words. H e sa id It had been said that cab proprietors paid a large sum of money for their licences to work their vehicles, and that they ought all to have an equal chance of suc cess. Yes ;if they all possessed good cabs and good horses, then let them all be treated alike ; but could any thing be more notorious than that there was the widest possible difference in the appearance and cleanliness of cabs, and in the behaviour and character of the drivers. The railway companies selected the best of cabs and the most respectable drivers, and as far as his own experience went, he seldom had anything to find fault with, either as to the cabs or the men driving them. On the whole, he had no doubt it was a very great good that railway companies selected cabs of the best sort, and drivers civil in beha viour, and honest in their conduct. He was of opinion that the words in the act meant plying for hire in public places only, andl that the Legislature did not intend in any degree that the act should apply to or interfere with private property, which railway stations were. The summons must be dismissed, as the plying for hire in this case was not plying for hire within the meaning of the act of Parliament." We hope and believe that this sound and able decision will be finally adopted, and that the public will be spared the injury and annoyance which a rigid adherence toMr. A'BECKETT'S orders would necessarily occasion. If his judgment should by any possibility be sustained, a legislative remedy would be required, and would doubtless be speedily granted ; but in the interim, an amount of damage would ensue of which it is impossible to form an adequate estimate. We can scarcely suppose that Mr. ATECKETT will be so wedded to his own opinion as to refuse an opportunity of appeal, should the matter again come within his jurisdiction. THE MADDI—The Berlin Speni—rs Gazette of ted the 29th ult., stated that the Madiai would be liber a by the Duke of Tuscany on the Ist of December. This measure, it was said, was due to the direct intercession of the King of Prussia, through Count Arnim Blumberg. INCREASE OF THE NAVY.—The increase to the naval forces will be asked for in a supplementary estimate, and that when granted, as we are assured they will be, the en- try of seamen and enlistment of marines will commence forthwith. THE TENANT-RIGHT QUESTlON.—Yesterday a numer ous meeting of Irish members of Parliament assembled in committee-room No. 15, to frame resolutions in accordance with the tenant-right meeting held in October last, to at tend to proposed legislation on that subject, and on Irish questions generally during the session. There were about forty memberspresent. SINGULAR MIGRATION FRAUD.—At the last meeting of the Limerick board of guardians, a letter was read from a man named Michael Ryan, of New York, complaining that, having forwarded a passage ticket for his sister, an tlm,neheer inmat e of the workhouse, a female had been sent out whom he ev r s e a m w i tted before, t he order. dstating that the 4/. h e h a d pa i d for that Purpose was all the money he h a d save d up to the state that E th w e TRE N C RYSTAL PALACE.—We are requeste d to decision of the Government, on the applica charter, has now tion of the direct() Crystals decision Palace had Company been for po s post poned poned until the o This a the law officers of the Crown had been ascertained, as to the bearing of an old act of George lll.—prohibiting the • opinio n directors of vheen under the pretence of discuss in disorderly places, the c g questions, on Sundays — on 1 o _ religiouse ancj. political fth Crystal Palace. This opinion has been given to the effect, that tha wording of the statute in question renders it illegal to rtion of the Crystal Palace or peen en Sunda open an an y portion ys and con he charter has been ven withawnless' sequently t . provid take • that no such opening shall Place, the La ing oia think fit to sanction it.—Ti ma. gislataw -- has been accomplished. It was pretended that it would be more graceful to nominate as Committee men some among the literary celebrities of our generation—and appears to have been entirely forgotten that these same literary celebrities, but for the parties in whose ardour the present scheme originated, and under the influence of whose exer tions it has flourished—would have left the grave of HOOD unmarked by a pebble or a root of daisies, to say nothing of a marble monument ! The good sense of almost every individual present yesterday, appears to have recognised the force of these considerations almost instinctively—and so matters have been left, for all practical purposes, in their original condition. The fair and gifted lady who has acted as Treasurer from the commencement still retains the undisputed and undivided glory of giving rise to the idea of the undertaking. The active and intellifent gentleman who has undertaken from the outset the part of Secretary to the enterprise still continues to preside, as he deserves to do, over the details of the general management. Another trustee has been formally and unani mously elected to co-operate with the before mentioned : and the Committee maintains its ground, as it has earned the right to do, by contriv ing, by some extraordinary means or other, to exist without the aid of the literary celebrities already referred to. And thus the affairs of the fund have been settled entirely to the satisfaction of the va rious contributors ! And so poor THOMAS HOOD —the innocent humorist and the gentle poet— may, before long, have his humble grave adorned by the marble graces of a funereal monument. " The transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce markets during the . past month have not been on so extensive a scale as those of the previous one, but im porters have been firm, and the quotations are mostly unaltered. The deliveries for home consumption continue very satisfactory, and the want of acti vity is chiefly attributed to the season of the year, there being generally a disinclination on the part of dealers to purchase freely at the close of the year ; and there is also the usual falling off in the export demand, consequent upon the closing of the rivers in the North of Europe. The demand for Dyes and Dying Materials has been steady, with a moderate business doing ; pre vious rates are well supported for the leading articles, except for Cochineal and Safflower, which are easier ; the deliveries of the former have improved, but the large proportion of the stock in the hands of Specu lators, whose movements are uncertain, causes a want of confidence in the article, and.as the market is freely supplied there is no inducement to go into stock ; con sequently, dealers and others purchase only for imme diate requirement. The late accounts from the Conti nental Produce markets report Sugar as steady. Rice and Indigo were in partial demand at previous rates." Of the London Silk market, Mr. Henry W. Eaton states, that there is— "A surplus on the total stock of India and China Silk, as compared with the same period last year, of only 578 bales, with an increased delivery of 679 bales over that of November, 1851, while the total consumption to date of 1852, shows an increase of 467 bales per month. The Silk market during last month has, on the whole, expe rienced a fair current demand." The state of the railway share market during the month of October is summed up by Messrs. Lamond and Co. in the following terms : " Not much activity is evinced among the promoters I of home u n d er t a ki ngs. Th e Chatham and Canterbury Local Railway is designed to accommodate the traffic between those places, and is supported by the most respectable parties in the locality. The capital stated is 300,0001., in 15,000 shares of 201. each, deposit 21. per share ; and if the act for the line be not passed, no greater amount than ss. per share will be retained for Parliamentary and other expenses. The Great Western and City Junction Railway requires a capital of 275, 000/., in 13,750 shares of 201. each, deposit 21. ; and the pro moters propose that accommodation shall through this line be given to Kilburn, Finchley, and Haverstock-hill, finally effecting a junction with the East and West India Dock Railway, at or near the Grange-road, Kentish town. The shareholders of the East India Railway Company have confirmed the contract for the additional million of capital to carry out the extension line to Rajmahal, the guarantee of interest by the authorities in Leadenhall-street being 4i per cent. The new shares issued under this arrangement will be offered rateably to the proprietors of the old. "An increased business has been transacted in the shares of the several Australian Banks. Those of` the old establishments, the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia, have considerably improved. The dividends shortly to be declared will, it is stated, show the prosperous condition of their affairs, and, under these circumstances, purchases have been made on the behalf of influential capitalists. The Bank of Austra lasia shares have advanced from 60 to 71, and the Union of Australia from 57 to 61. The shares of the newly constituted companies have also been largely operated in, and the demand has been principally for those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, and the Bank of India, China and Australia. Not much has been done in English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank shares, but their price is firm." The imports into Belgium during the first six months of 1852, included 78,765,179 kilogrammes of wheat, and the exports 382,381 kilogrammes of wheat, and 11,222,577 kilogrammes of rye. The price of silver has declined, sales having been made at 61Id. per ounce. The correspondence between the Committee of Turkish Bondholders and Earl Malmesbury, has been published, and fully bears out what was stated under this head a few days back. His Lordship declines interference, but hopes the Turkish Government will, as he is assured they intend, pay back the principal, with some allowance of interest. The Loan being contracted, however, with an immediate deduction of 2 per cent., for commission, the Turkish Government has ob viously not received the full amount paid by the subscribers, and therefore a return of the capital would not be at all satisfactory. Together with the correspondence, we have a copy of the terms upon which the contract was entered into, and consequently every one may judge for himself. The English Funds have been weak this morn ing, and there is very little doing in them, most parties being anxious to await th e Budget. The idea of a reduction in the rate of interest upon Consols could not, it is thought, be carried out, unless a bo nus be given, for with the price only at 1006 to 101, the market would speedily fall under par. Bank Stock is at 222 to 2231, and firm. Exchequer Bills are 695. to 725. premium. Foreign Securities have been rather less in re quest. Spanish Deferred are 241 to 25. Portu guese 4 per Cents. are 38i to f. Mexican Bonds have been 24Z- to 25. Brazilian New have been at 97g. to 98. Grenada Stock is worth 13 to • The Turkish Loan is at 1 premium. Dutch and Russian Bonds are firm. Railway Shares are flatter again, principally from the diminished dealings. Gold Mines are not so good, nor the Australian Banks. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Bank - Stock Business done. 223 A 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Ampities. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities lOOl 1 1001 New 31 per C en t . A nnuities 103 $l3 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ..... 6 7-16 India Bonds, £lOOO 80 3 Consols for A ccount - Exchequer Bills 1 101 100 k 1 4d. March. June. £ 1000 ................ .. ..................... 69 72 72 69 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .................. Ditto 43 per Cent ............................. 97 8 Danish 5 per Cent .............................. 106, Ditto, 3 per cent B4 Grenada Bonds, 11 per Cent . . ... . Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent ........•••• 1 25 3 i 41 12i 131 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account 25 - Peruvian 6 per Cent. Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 651 53 Portuguese 4 per Cent. 3B 1 Russian Bonds, 41 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ........... Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account.. 24 k Swedish Loan 13 d Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852. ll p Venezuela Bonds 31 per Ce n t. Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates 9O i THREE O' 100 CLOCK. 4 1 1001 1 .—,—.----... LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(7.IIIS DA Y.) Consols Ditto January Account LONDON, Dec. 3.—Wind at Noon, S.W., li ght airs, and fine. DEAL, Dec. 2.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Duke of Wellington, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Protector, Demerara Hespesus, Havana ; Hebe, Honduras ; Port W a ll ace, Port Wallace ; Indefatigable, Quebec ; Chevy Chase, do. ; George Morrison, do. ; Brutus, do. ; for Newcastle —Margaret, Pe wash. Arrived from the River—wiii Watch, Port 'Philip ; Honduras, Hobart Town ; Middleton, do. ; Medora, Tobago ; Naiad, St. Tho mas ; Naples, New Orleans. Arrived from the River and sailed—Norfolk, Madras. • CowEe, Dec. 2.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Magdalen e , Batavia. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.—Wind, W. Arrived—Sir Henry Pottinger, Shanghai ; Royal Sovereign, Akyab ; the Duke, Calcutta ; Philo, Cali() ; Empress, Pernambuco ; Runnymede, do. ; Lindisferne, Ceara ; Hero, New Orleans ; Alliance, Charleston ; Mary Winch, Balti! more ; 'Sir Howard Douglas, Quebec. Put back— Manila, Valparaiso. Off Port—Commodore (s). THE DERBY ELECTION COMMITTEE. Yesterday this committee, consisting of Mr. Goulburn, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord Barrington, Lord H. Vane, and Mr. Deedes, met at three o'clock for the first time in committee room No. 12 of the House of Commons, to try the merits of this peti tion. Mr. Goulburn having been chosen chairman, Mr. Creed, the comrnitee clerk, called for the attendance of the "parties." Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Q.C. and Mr: Edwin James, Q.C., with Me Coppock, the parliamentary agent, appeared for the Liberal party, but neither counsel nor agent appeared for the parties petitioned against. The chairman (turning to the reporters' table) inquired whom they represented ? Mr. E. James :—They represent the public press. The Committee : Oh, we don't—and in ferring from this in one sense significant, but in another insignificant, notification that the representatives of the press were not wanted, they withdrew, but were politely informed in about a minute afterwards, by the learned counsel, that the committee would meet again on Monday at twelve, and every subsequent day at eleven, by which time they will have had an opportunity of thinking over the matter of the admission of the public:prese. ~-~ DAILY WEATHER TABLE. DEC. , 18. State of the wi n d an d weather at FRIDAY each , of the 3 follow s2 ing places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE —W., light breeze —overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE—W., calm—cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STROOD—W. gentle breeze—parti a lly c l ou d y . SWINDON-8:W. light airs—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— W., gentle breeze—cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—S,W. calm—parti a lly c l ou d y . POOLE—S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy . HASTINGS—N.. gentle breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON—N.E., gentle breeze—foggy. FOLKSTONE—N.W., light breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., calm—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., calm—frosty and very cold. GREENWICH—caIm —cloudless. STROOD—W., gentle breeze—oloudless. SWINDON— S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—S., calm—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—W., gentle breeze—overcast. —rain. LANCASTER—S., hard wind—rain. WHITBY—S.S.W, strong breeze—rain. DARLINGTON—S., strong breeze—overcast—rain. SHAD—S.S.E, strong breeze—rain. THE WEATHER.—SIN OFFICE . , Dec. 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'12. WIND, S.W—Mild, dull weather. THE WELLINGTON SUN, ON THURSDAY THE IBTII, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING ~ A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OF WEL THE LATE DUKE OF LINGTON, WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT ,OF THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. Ot N.. '% '' ' ' '":" N .N . lll,n \ • LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1852. It is gratifying to know that already nearly enough money has been subscribed to build over the hitherto neglected grave of poor dear THOMAS HOOD an appropriate monument, by way of testi monial. Yes—in the iron days of railroad's, in this " age of bronze," as the nineteenth century has been called, the great heart of the poet— throbbing still for ever and for ever in his metre, though it has long ago crumbled away to dust under the sods of Kensal-green Ceme tery—has yet found a generous and ardent band of sympathisers. "Alas, poor YoRICK !" We stand by the ground that contains his mouldering coffi n , and we call to mind, not without a pang at the remembrance of so many troubles in life and of so much abandonment after death, the eccen tric and Protean wiles of the most quaint and yet the most genial of humorists. Those who have cont ributed to swell the already somewh a t consider able fund now popularly known a s th e H OOD Testi monial, have manifestly felt something of this in the transmission o f their little tributes o f go ld an d silver to theishod i treasurer. But mos t of all, they must have cherished in recoll ec ti on th e sweetness of that h music which otou f ched with th e d eep and ex quisite vibrations its pathos th e i r sou l' s inner most senßibilitie th music which hav e come usic of those beautiful songs to be loved at l as t as among- the household Wordsof lettered English men. It has only needed o ne ectionate from a woman's cr y of deep and az erj : heart—a admiration i for the popular gen us, now seven or eight years departed, to ca collectellthausiasm ll forth su ff icient gratitude, t o from the public capable of raising a tomb over the stun 0 ashes of THOMAS HOOD, inscribed with that simple but most eloquent epitaph suggested by himself—. " He sang the song of the Shirt." was convened at the Yesterday a meeting Whittington Cl u b, for the purpose of arran g i ng • matters definiti ve ly, f or th e winding-up of theaffairs " of th e T estimonial. After a third Trustee had been unanimously elect e d t o co-operate with the Secretary an d the Treasurer in carrying theout general arrangements of, the enterprise, it was decided that the Fluid should be fixed to close on the first of the ensuing month of February. A futile, and, as it appears to us, a very frivolous effort was made on the part of some malcontents to open wide the door of the Committee for the admission of new members now at the eleventh hour, and— when almost everything THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1852, MONEY AX - - VIAL NEWS. THE BUDGET. MONUME2 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken on speculation. The market closed firmly, and the advance noticed yesterday of to I in American, was fully maintained. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 130 Pernam and Mar anham at 61 to 7,6 g Bahia at 6i, 300 Egyptian at 6f to 9i, and 300 Surat, 4to 4 per lb. Rail way shares were dull, and a further decline took place. In produce this week, less has been done, and the quotations have declined in some instances. Sugar and coffee have been rather in favour of buyers. Tea dull, but not pressed on the market. Rice well supported. Cotton higher and in more request, and tallow brisker. Spirits firm. Manilla hemp has been lower, but jute up 20s. to 305., selling at 121.75. 6d. to 121. 15s. Od. In the review of the past month's transactions in the Colonial markets, Messrs. Jewsbury and Co. state 'AS hOOD. (From, the Morning Herald.) To-night the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver his financial statement in the House of Commons. It is impossible to over-rate the difficulties by which the right hon. gentleman is met at every. corner. Scarcely half the financial year has been completed, and the probable amount of revenue from the sth April last must be computed in making any estimate for the coming year. Thus the esti mate for income must be a matter of conjecture —not of calculation. Under such circumstances, we Must acknowledge (how ever we should like a bold and comprehensive budget) it may not be improbable that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer may adopt a cautious cowse, pending the results of the financial year, and that he may not attempt at pre sent, with reference to our fisca: and financial system, more than would satisfy the imm✓diate wants and wishes of the people—indicating at the same time his future course of policy with reference to demands and resources. Such a course of policy would doubtless disappoint very many amongst the masses ; but there are many also who would applaud such a course of action. If any of the sug gestions, which we subjoin, should not be made by Mr. Disraeli in his financial statement to-night, none of our readers who desire a cautious bikget will be disappointed ; if the bold budget should be adopted, we have no doubt that some of the paragraphs - underneath will have relation to the scheme of the right hon. gentleman. There can be little doubt of thio. The public (if the bold plan shall be adopted) must expeot a considerable increase in some items of taxation, in order to supply the deficiency created by the reduction of others ; but we have little hesitation in stating that any sink increase will be founded on the principle of unrestricted competition—therefore affecting the property, rather than the industry, of the country. With commendable prudence the Government has kept inviolate the secret of the details of the forthcoming bud get. The principles upon which it will be framed can scarcely be deemed a subject with which the press and the public have not a right to deal ; indeed, it requires not that the wand of a conjuror should point to them, or a stretch of imagination to hazard a few conjectures as to the mode in which those principles are likely to be carried out in practice. The declarations of Lord Derby and the leader of the House of Commons have left no doubt that the principle of free trade will be carried out faithfully and without shrinking. Now, in order to accomplish this object we must neces sarily take into consideration means as well as ends, and there must be an impartial dealing with every class of the great community composing the British empire. First, then, with regard to the claims which an impartial system of free trade necessarily makes upon an honest Ad ministration, we have the acknowledged burdens under which agriculture and the landed interests suffer; and we have the interests both of the owner and the occupier to deal with. With regard to those interests combined, a re construction of our poor laws would afford a great relief from the huge load with which landlords and tenants have had to struggle, and an equalization of taxation in this respect is one obvious way in which this relief could be af forded. To make the poor-law fund a charge upon the national revenue would be one mode in which this could be accomplished, and this would at once put an end to all difficulties as to the law of settlement, &c. We, of course, cannot say whether such an arrangement of the difficulty will be proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but such an arrangement would not create an increased de mand upon the national purse. Yet it is very likely that the consideration of this question may be for the present postponed. If postponed, we have no doubt that ere the great fact shall be accomplished, Mr. Disraeli will propose other means, developed in his speeches delivered to his constituents and the country, for the relief of the agricul tural classes. It is almost impossible that, in deference to public opinion, some reconstruction of the income and property tax will not be proposed in the budget of to-night ; and any re-construction of it which would be popular or tend to the carrying out of the principles of free trade must involve a considerable loss of revenue. A tax upon property realised or existing we cannot hold to be an unjust impost; but an equal tax upon incomes which, uncertain in their character, cease with the lives of those who earn them, is not a fair allotment of burdens, which should be borne relatively to their means by all who partake of the benefits afforded by our laws and our constitution. However the Government may decide on this, we have no doubt that the result will be satisfac tory to the public, although it may compel a reduction of the national income from the sources whence it is at pre sent derived. The general desire for the reduction of the tax upon tea may be possibly recognised in the budget ; and if so, any considerable reduction of the duty would leave a large de ficiency in our national income. If the demands of our Irish spirit-dealers be acceded to another defficiency will be created ; and should the maP tax be at all dealt with, that deficiency must be consider• ably augmented. With reference to the duty on hops there is no small dif ference of opinion. That a reduction or abolition of a tax, conceived and carried out in the spirit of a gambler, is de sirable, we have no doubt ; the question is whether the financial scheme of the Government may leave them the means for dealing with that portion of our income. We can only hope that it may. Now with regard to the " taxes upon knowledge," we shall be content if the duty on advertisements be dealt with. For ourselves we cannot help stating that we are desirous the penny stamp upon the newspaper should be continued. The whole question, however—occupying, as it has done, the attention of the public for a long period—is likely, we think, to demand the notice of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. The increase of the navy and army, which has been re. solved on, will of course add to the estimates which muss be made for the ensuing year. Then, with reference to our Excise duties, they are bur densome, inquisitorial, and expensive with reference to col lection. The more extensively they are dealt with by Mr. Disraeli, the more Popular will be his financial statement. The report upon the wine trade is suggestive ; a reduc tion of the import duties on wine would be popular, if it can be afforded. Now, with reference to our colonies : we scarcely think that the Chancellor of the Exchequer can reduce the duty on sugar, or modify the differential tax upon that article, but our dependencies in the West Indies would be largely relieved were an extensive system o f labo ur i m p or t a ti on of the healthy, hard4orking Chinese coolies undertaken at the national expense. This, again, would cost money. Should any—sothe or all of the items we have enume rated, be embraced in the Budget of Mr. Disraeli, there must be a very extensive alteration, as well as re-construc tion, in our system of taxation. How, then, are the means to be found to meet the ends which we have suggested. Some persons speak of a duty on coal. This would, however, involve the objections which we have offered to any i ncrease o f our E xc i se system. Prospectively the dec rease of t h e i n t eres t on th e New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. will afford a considerable increase of the revenue, but an augmentation which is in considerable in reference to the reductions which must be contemplated in a comprehensive financial scheme. The extension of the income tax to Ireland—an act of justice to England, and one of which the Irish could not complain if their burdens in reference to the poor laws, &c. were lightened—this would add considerably to the national purse, but not sufficiently to meet the losses from the re duction of taxation, felt generally, which ye have a right to expect from Mr. Disraeli. What reason, then, we ask, is there in the present state of the Money Market, why th e interest on Consols should not be reduced ? Here i s a f un d w h ereon t o f oun d a com prehensive budget—to enable a Chancellor of the Exche quer to deal with our whole fiscal and financial system equitably. The fundhold er sa tisfactorily,hbenefithoroughly benefited dmoreth andanany member of the community from free trade ; and if the principle is to be carried out honestly the fundholder has a right to pay his faithfully, tribute towards a national pledge to a portion of the financi a l sc h eme o f M r . Disraeli ; but, unau thorisedhe portionnationaln by d of ys policy. n W e kno w no t whether this will f orm a t intimation, uninformed by a word from any official quarter, we su ggest that to o bt a i n th e d ue means for a great object, the Chancellor of the Exchequer should not object to deal with a fund which has been made by free trade a debtor to the nation. Reduce the interest on Consols, and —we stake our credit on it—not 500,000/. would be required to pay off the recusants. What could they do with thei r money if they h a d it i n h ar d cas h ? COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEC. 2. The Queen and Prince, with the Pride of Leiningen, took their usual walks yesterday. The Royal children also rode and walked in the grounds. Colonel Bouverie has arrived as Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Hon. Colonel Grey has succeeded Major-General Buckley as Equerry to her Majesty. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It was attended by the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale' the Ma rqu i s o f Salisbury, Mr. Secretary Wal pole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John Pakington, th e Chancell or o f t h e Exchequer, the Duke of Northumber land, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hard wicke, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and Lord John Manners. The Council sat one hour. A deputation from the Crystal Palace Company, con sisting of Mr. Laing, M. 13 , c h a irman ; Mr. Geach, M.P., Mr. Anderso n , Mr. Farquhar, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Leech (solicitor), and Mr. Grove (secretary), had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Turner, presented a memorial against the granting a charter t o the Lon d on, Li ver p oo l, an d N orth American Steam Screw Company, from the leading firms of Liverpool engaged in the trade to North America, to the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, on Tuesday last, at the Board of Trade, at the same time as the deputation from Glasgow, &c., with the same object. Mr. Wilson Patten had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Derby. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day, from the Governor of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, &c., Malta, and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. A meeting of the subscribers to the fund for the erec tion of a monument over the grave of Thomas Hood, took place yesterday afternoon at the Whittington Club ; James Wyld, Esq., in the chair. The report of the Committee, which was read by Mr. J. Watkins, the hon. secretary, stated that the subscrip tions amounted to 3421. 3s. 6d., of which 101/. 16s. had to be collected. The expenses already incurred were only 231. 4s. lid. The Committee recommended, as the funds were likely to remain in hand some time, that they should be deposited at interest with the London and Commercial Bank iii the names of Miss Eliza Cook, Mr. J. Watkins, and a third trustee to be appointed by the subscribers. The Committee had resolved that, previous to any appropriation of the funds, another meeting of the subscribers should be called by advertisement. The hon. secretary explained that the smallness of the ex penses was owing to the generosity of Mr. Murdo Young, to whom they were indebted for the free insertion of advertisements which would have cost 801., and also for having collected among his private friends nearly 1001. In the course of the discussion which ensued upon the report, allusion was made to an accusation, that the names of no literary men of note appeared upon the Committee ; and it was observed, in reply, that a monument to the memory of such a man as Hood, would come with quite as much grace from the people of the metropolis and the country, who appreciated his genius ; and that, probably, if they had not taken the initiative in the matter, the poet's grave would have re mained without any record of him who rested below. The recommendations of the Committee were approved of, and, on the proposition of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Hibbard, Mr. Murdo Young was unanimously elected third trustee. Mr. YOUNG observed that the wish of the meeting had been anticipated, as upwards of 1001. had been already paid into the Commercial Bank, another 1001. would be added to it in a few days, and interest would accrue on the amount deposited un withdrawn. On the suggestion of Mr. Young, it was determined that the subscription list should be kept open until the Ist of February, was 1 A vote of thank s t o Miss Eliza Cook, and th e two St. other trustees, for the great exertions they have made to L° increase th e amount o f the fund, and also to the Com- 25 mittee, was carr i e d unan i mously. 25 A resolution was then moved, That a general Com- St. mittee be appoi n t e d t o manage the raising and appro- 8 A priation of th e su b scr i pt i ons, selected from the general St: body of the sub scr ib ers. St, Mr. BALFOUR oppose d the resolution. He would ask 5025 the mover wh e th er any of the long list of subsc r ib ers , no from the Duke of Devonshire downward, had expressed St. their dissatisfaction at the present composition of the 25 Committee ? For his own part, as one of the Corn- 50 mittee, if there could be found any body of gentlemen, 20 literary or otherwise, who could do better than the pre sent Committee had done, he was quite willing to retire. He thought they had all done their duty, from Miss Eliza Cook, who had gone to Kensal-green and stood in the damp--(laughter)—to write apoem on Hood's grave, down to the humblest Committee-man. There would be one inconvenience attending this proposition, and that would be, that they would have to introduce into the Committee not only the Duke of Devonshire, who headed the list, but also the " poor needle-women," who came at - the bottom ; and he left it to gentlemen who were acquainted with public business to say how a Committee of that sort would act. (Hear.) Mr. MAGuIRE opposed the motion in an eloquent speech. The SECRETARY said, that he had within the last few days received a letter from Hood's daughter, e:pressing her extreme gratification that the intention to place a monument over her father's grave should have origi nated where it did, and assuring him that both herself and her brother felt as much pleasure in that simple fact as in the design itself. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ESPINASSE defended the Committee. Looking at what had been done for Moore, who, socially speaking, stood much higher than Hood, he thought the present Committee had done much more than any other which had ever been formed for a similar purpose. (Hear, hear.) After some further discussion the motion was nega tived almost unanimously, only the proposer and se conder, and two other gentlemen, voting for it. The meeting then separated after a vote of thanks to the Chairman. [Want of space prevents our giving a fuller report at present, and doing ample justice to the manly eloquence of the several speakers--Mr. Hart in particular.] FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR n 2 5, LIVERPOOL, ON THE LOND ON AND NORTH- 4a WESTERN RAIL WA T.—AN ENGINE-DRIVER St. AND STOKER KILLED . LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT, 12 O'CLOCK. This afternoon, a shocking accident occurred on the London and North-Western Railway, at Huyton, near this town, by which the engine -driver and fireman of the express train from Liverpool to London were killed. The express train for London left Liverpool, as usual, at a quarter past five o'clock this afternoon, and pro ceeded at its usual rapid rate of speed. On arriving at Huyton, a distance of about six miles from Liverpool, and whilst going at the rate of about 40 miles an hour, the engine suddenly ran off the line on the near side of the railway, and rolled down on to the side of an em bankment. The engine ran across the rails with tre mendous force, tearing up the train-way and sleepers to the extent of nearly 100 yards, leaving, in its course, the broken fragments of the iron railing scattered in every direction up and down the line. The train consisted of four first-class carriages, and a luggage van and break waggon. The coupling chains by which the carriages were attached to the engine were broken, and whilst the engine was driven off the up line of rails, and embedded in the earth on the left embankment, the carriages were forced from the up line, and thrown in an oblique direction, partly upon the down line, the effect of which was that both the up and down line were blocked up and the trains were stopped. On an inspection, immediately after the accident, it was discovered that both the engine driver and the fireman had been pitched off the engine, and no doubt killed on the spot. When the mangled remains of the poor fellows were discovered, a frightful• sight presented itself. The engine -driver was lying on the side of the embankment with his head com pletely severed from his body, and the fireman was lying some yards from him, the body being cut into two pieces, just below the stomach, and otherwise shockingly mutilated. The guard fortunately, but almost miracu lously, escaped injury, and on looking into the carriages it was also found that none of the passengers had suf fered. Their escape is attributed to the coupling chain of the engine having broken at the moment when the engine flew off the line. This was a providential circum stance, for had the engine dragged the carriages after it down the embankment, it may easily be imagined that the destruction of human life would have been still more fearful than it was under the circumstances of the catastrophe. The news of the disaster was almost immediately tele graphed to Liverpool, and in a few minutes an engine and a number of waggons, containing about 100 work men, were despatched to the scene of the accident, to assist in clearing the line, which was now impassable either way. Meanwhile several trains to and from Liverpool had arrived at Huyton, and could proceed no further—the line was thus blocked up both on the Liver pool and Manchester side. The first object was to dispatch the express train to London. It was not deemed safe to send on any of the carriages which had been de tached from the ill-fated engine, and therefore, on the arrival near Huyton of the half-past five o'clock first class train from Manchester, the passengers of the last named train were transferred to the train from Liver pool which had followed the express, and so sent on to Liverpool, while those of the passengers by the express who chose to go forward, were placed in the Manchester carriages, and these went for- t ward to London after about two hours' delay. In the meantime, the trains from Manchester, London, and the 10 North, continued to arrive in quick succession at the scene of the di sas t er, b ut were unable to proceed on their 1025 journey in consequence of' the line being still blocked up. 10 Several of the trains from Liverpool were detained at 1.0.( that station for several hours, until it was ascertained that the line was clear. Eventually, the line was cleared St. about ten o'clock, and the trains which had thus been 20 detained proceeded after a delay of upwards of five hours. The London train, which is due at Liverpool at a quarter before eight o'clock, was the first train which passed over that part of the line after the accident, and it arrived in Liverpool at eleven o'clock. At the time I write (12 o'clock) th e over -d ue trains are still being dispatched to 1725 Manchester, L on d on , an d the North. In the hurry and confusion of the moment, it is diffi cult to ascertain how the accident occurred, but it is supposed by many that it was owing to the slippery state of the rails. There was a heavy fall of hail just before the express left Liverpool, and it is conjectured 100 that this may have had a prejudicial effect on the rails. 100 No doubt the matter will be fully investigated at the in- 100 quest. —Correspondent. COURT Or COMMON COUNCIL —Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business, when the new Lord Mayor took the chair for the first time. A vote of thanks ' to the late Lord Mayor, for his conduct while in office was , unanimously passed. Mr. Deputy Corney requested to be informed whether a day had been fixed for the entertain ment at Guildhall in lieu of the feast of the 9th of Novem ber, postponed on account of the death of his Grace the Duke of Wellington ? The Lord Mayor sai 1 he felt plea sure in stating that invitations had gone out for the Bth instant, and that he had every reason to believe that the City would be honoured upon the occasion by the presence of a number of distinguished guests. In answer to a ques- I Lion from Mr. Deputy Harrison, who doubted the right of a committee of the court to appoint a deputation without the consent of the court itself, to represent the corporation at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, Mr. John Wood stated tint the committee had, as it would be found when the report should be brought up, acted upon the precedent of the proceedings on the funeral of Lord Nelson, and com pletely protected the civil privileges. —Adjourned. THE 511.4. RE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paidl RAILWAYS. Closing Prices This day. 32 - 33? - 3 21 3 104 lot 6i 64 di Betslnnis done this Day. RAILIVATS. Bedford and Bletchley .... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee ... Do.without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh . Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Glas. Barr. & Neilsn. Direct Do. New Leasing Compans, Do Do L. dz N.W. Caledon Caledon Do Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N. Md. Do :rtlpl. Dk. Railway S. Eastern Do LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do Closing Prices this Day. 30 31 293 -3(:/ Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 53 - 54 .49 - 151 33 - 33 1.1 . 3 115 56, 57 27 - 28 14 14 25i - 28 100 Aberdeen 81 Ambg. Nottng. Bosl & Eastn. June all [liming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. dr Cheshire Junet all Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O & £25 Cons 2l 22 184 Do., £20. 100 Bristol & Exeter lO9 111 ' 100 Caledonian. _. .. -..- 66i -- 674, 1 all Cheste r & Holyhead 241 25 all Cork and Bandon lB4 194 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc 2 1 d all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L &E.& L. & D.) all Do., (£lB E. & 11.) 4l 44 all Eastern Counties l3 13,1 all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 6 Do., do. . all Do., B. & C. t. 100 East Lancashire CI all East & West rnd. Dk & Birming. June 57 59 1. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 79 81 1. 100 Edi n b.P r th.&Dunllee 29 31 it. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 60 62 it. 100 Great Northern Stk B4 86 .3t. 100 Do., 3A. Stock St. 100 Do., 18. Stock.... 122 123 50 all G rea t Southern and Western (Ireland).. 107 -- 108 St. 100 Great Western........ 961 97 12 11 Iri s h S ou th-E astern.. 7 71 10 all Lancaster & Carlisle.. 87 —89 p -1 -1 11i Do., Thirds... ._ . - ... 111 121 100 Laucash. &Yorkshire 87 871 15 Do., Fifths 34 3 d 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un 2l 2 d all 'Leeds Northern lB4 —18 it 1 all Liv. Crsby. &So uthpt. all London & Blackwali 94 - .63 5 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 11 2 p 100 Lond.Bright.&S.C s t . 108 109 109 100 London &N. Western 128 1281 127/ 12 Do. Fifths ' 44 —4l 164 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 11 --p 21 p 3 100 London &S. Western 941 951 95 4, 42/ Do., £50... 3 2 Id 394 34 Do. £ 4 O all Landrry.&Coleraine 13 13?) 13 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 21 214 100 Nlanch.Shef.&Lincln. 32 I 32. 32$ 4 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 3/ 3 d 100 Midland ... .. 100 Do. Birming. .... Derby 47 49 47l Midland G. West.(lr.) ... ... 17/ 2 Do. 1 Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket. 14 Newpt•Aberg.&Htfd 34 2 (I 71 Newry & Enniskillen 3 —34 . all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevoe 8 - 94 100 Norfolk. all Do., New .... ....- •• . 6i —74 31 Northn.Couniies Un. 3 21 100 North British 4l 42 404 4' 13 North Devon, No 1.. 61 -61 d 6/ Do., No. 2 — ... all Do., 1 A Deferred 5 Do., 4 B Guaranteed $ $ d 171 North Stafford s hi re 4l —3l d 13$ all North Western 9l 9 8?, N. &S. Westrn. une 3l —4l p 100 - Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland._ ... 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 100 Do., L. & N. Westu. Guaranteed Stock... 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... all Do. Halves, do. ...... 20 Do. Oswestry ...... ... 61 Shropshire Union . ... Do., A.B.C.&D.fully paid up at p. e...... all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 16 Stockton & 11 — arilepl. 1 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway... 17 Vale of Neath .. . ... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 13 West C0rnwa11........ all West L0nd0n.......... 1 Woodford 100 York Newetl. & Berw 20 Do. Extensions. 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland. o- i 0 _ 7 - 74 78 • 79 54 -- 55 531 4; 94 - 98 941 66 - 68 68 67 - 69 67 75 77 14 d 61.7 20 21 10 101 15 16 3 —2/ d 3# t 24 -- 25 80i -81 i 80 $ 1. 40. -- 416 14 -- 15 4i -- 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen ...... 5 all Do., N o . 2 , 7 p• e•• >t. 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock 30 5 DO. 4p. c. Sharps 3t. 100 Caledonian £lO l 5 all Chester & Holyheac Guar. 5, per cent 64 24 Cork &Bandon 51 p. c 64 all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction , all EastA nglian (X 3 10s; 6 per cent, 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 7i 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. ct.. st all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l ei all Do., No. 2 10 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. ZO all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... [0 all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. 3t. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. 5 all East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths..... 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Du n d ee, it. 100 Glasg ow & S . W es t ern l guar. ;t. 100 Great Nor p thn. 5 P.C. ;LI 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem 64 all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 0 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. t. 100 Great Western, fixed] 4i per cent 6 6 Lancash. & Yorksh., F. £20. ... t. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock ) 13 Leeds Northern, 6 p cent., No. 1 ) 17 Do., No. 2 ) 5 Do., No. 3....... ..... 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St I all Do. Convertible, sp. 1852 ..... . • 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. • 100 Lon. cl..r N. West. Cov. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Color. 5hare5........... . all Londndry. & En n i s k. Shares.... ... . . all Manch. ,Shef., 4 Shares, No. 1 all Do. New, £lO 3 Do., £6. all 1 1 farypt.diCarl. 4p. c. all Do. 44 per cent 8 ....... 100 Mkt Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4 i p er cen t all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 54 per ct all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent ._ .......„ 100 North British ... all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester &, Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 6 Do.. all Shrewsbury & Birm New Guaranteed all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent...... all South Devon Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent.,...,, all 8. Yorksh.4p. c. all Stock.& Mara Guar. sp. c. till 1 Ju1y,1856 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 1 _ 10 York& MidlandN.if. & S. Punch....,.., 2 2i 12 -- 134 13 12i 13 9 2 -- 10 9R 274 -- 28 27 8 -- 108 75 ' id 75 6 6 6 d 2 —28 d 61 62 61 21i JOINT-STOI a Australasia N. all British 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 35 National Prov. of Eng. 10 Do. New 221 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. Now 25 'Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Importing Company all Union of Australia 21Do..New ............. 10 Union of Londo n ... all Union of Madrid... St: 20 14 50 20 10 St. St. 20 16 20 5 2 50 50 50 25 1107 - 109 - 1061104 19 19 19i k d *p 6 - 61 331 38 34 4_ 3i li -- 2 p li --1 P e: 14i -- 15 , 15141 171 -• 191 17g .. --- .. 3 ---3.3, Ilii -: 129 1 129 8 .12 --114 1 1121 9 - 94 - 1 pi .003 -t- 11031110 9.1 par 155 P .52 ... - ... '•• - 1 •. -- •.. 3 i -- 4 P 13i -13 i 9 i -- 10 11 -- 11 4 d p P par -- p .•. .--• . !150 - 151 150 - P 23 - # z3h li - 2i 2 103 - 104 25 - 26 28 - 2i"pl ii 1151 17 18 17 —1 8 P par P 2 5 i - 26, _., 19 - 20 ~ ... id b ul l 3 A 2 - 104 5J I - 11,1 BANKS. , . ..-- . • - ... - - ... • DD E 1 : 00 u .. I I : e SL I e . a e l rn b ec y se. . Do. Shares. Lou.. & Greenw Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent.... Do. 6 per ct... Maach.Bxton. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. .3i 13 120 0 1 79 0 Midld.Bradfcl. Northern and :a o E F 4 t ix e r:s s p p ..e c . Do. 6 per et.. Prest. di Wyre 12. St. St. 23 .07 i 7 167 Do. Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. c S. Staffordsh Wear Valley gr 6 per cent Do m. 1 1 12 86i 74 i 7 I 50 lli Wilts &Somrst 8 1 Shr.l Pakli RAILWATN. 5 3 BelgianEasnt. Junct. 20 all Central of France(Or leans & Vierzou 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 171 all Demerara 20 6 Dijon aud BesarQon 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 20 all East Indian 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 20 4 Gd. Junct. of France 201 101 Gt. Western of Canada - Shares •• • ... Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 . Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 20 14 Luxembourg 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 1, ) , Do. 5 2.3 Do. (Canal) 20 5 Lyons & Mediterran, 20 41 Madras 33h 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 10 all NorwuegianTrunkPref 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 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 104 2i Quebec &Richmond 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 ... 8i all West Flanders 10 4 Do. 5? per c. Pref 20 fl 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 Austrin. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 35 241, 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 Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. C 0... 1 all Mariquita .. ... 10 9 Mexican&S.A.mericn 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 all Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymmo Iron 90 10i Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croft ....... ....... 288 all United Mexican 1 all West Mariposa.. 1 all Yuba - i P i - 4i p 4 -5 i d -- 1p par — p id -- p k d -- par * - -- S ip ji 26 g / 1 3 15 1 i 110 4 Australian Ryl. Mail 32 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 21 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 2 Netherlands Land—. 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 20 Do 100 60 Royal Mail • Steam 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization MARKET NEWS-(THIS DO) ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. I Barley. I Malt. 2,190 2,23 J 11,140 olio. gr 3,060 •r; O 6 5,81 0 1? 2,120 English Irish I Foreign .. I 14,570 1,770 ri p> Pigs sold to a mode ra t e extent, at late figul/ 105 '- Mitch cows were very d ull, at from 14/ to 1 including their small calf. Per Blbs to s] s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 2to 2 4 Second quality ...2 6 210 Prime large oxen 3 0 3 6 Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 310 Inferior sheep ...3 0 3 4 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Primecoarse-w11d.3 10 4 2 d. 1 ~ ( I. 6 • Prime Southdown 4 4 1 6 1 Large crse. calves 2 8 4 • Prime small do ... .2 3 8 3 1 66 L arge h og s ...... .. 10 3 Small porkers...... 3 8 0 3 1 Su c kli n g calves 19 0 i'•/, u ,Quarter old pigs 17 0 stea:pts .......................... . ........ .... ..... ............ ....i ivo l Ca1ve5..................... ~. Pig 5........................ link the offal. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs ... .... 940 .... 4,020 .... 239 I .... 340 1 CORN EXCHANGE. to ‘;1 1 The present week's arrival of English wheat market, coastwise, has amounted to 2 190 quartel'o f;',o 4 in middling condition. By l an d carriage the receiP o o 0 0 0 up to-day wer e ver y mo d era t e, and the show w o r o l I l i) was comparatively sm a ll. As millers in gen o f limited stock, the demand for all kinds of wheat , h ot I Op produce ruled s t ea d y , a t prices fully equal Monday last ; i n d ee d, i n some few instances, t' 4 " r e quotations were somewhat exceeded. elei ° From abroad, 14,870 quarters of wheat hav!,,,, De t o ported, chiefly f rom th e B altic. Most kinds co' oto firm inquiry, at fully the late advance in prices. for e l Floating cargoes of wheat were mostly held d o i ng money; but the business was not extensive• to ssai Fine malting b ar l ey moved off steadily, at previ°oo/7 but grinding and distilling sorts met a veiy d i market. riiag q ua In the value of m a lt no c h ange took place. on offer was but moderate. We had rather an improved sale for oats • in P rice 6 19t tat ever, no change t oo k p l ace. Beans, peas, an d flour firm; the top price o f the was 438 per 280 lbs. SMITHFIELD. . 1 1 , The supply of beasts on sale here to-day being .. . ai t / 6 0 o f , derate, and the weather more favourable for sin" via l3 oo the beef trade ruled steady, and a good clearanc e for d fected, at fully Monday's prices. The top fig ure ni be 1 0 0 best sorts was 3s 10d per 8 lbs. Although the 1r — or ipt, ic e sheep were very moderate, the demand for that at an' 48 of stock was very inactive, yet we have no change ;00 90 ; in the quotations. The prim es t o ld Downs were re 6d per 8 lbs. Prime small calves produced full ells' er but other kinds of veal we re h eavy, and quite 2d 1) I ower. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL 00 j..- Each kind o f mea t—th e supp ly o f which if" g sold steadily at full prices. g. cl. i o Mutton, Inferior 2 8 3 6 Do.,middung ..... .3 4 0 Do., prime ........ 3 g I 0 . Veal .... .......... 2 8 ' 1 4 Do., small .........3 8 Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 0 2 2 Do., middling 2 4 2 8 Do., prime large 2 10 3 2 I Do., do. small 3 4 3 6 Veal 2 6 3 0I BOROUGH HOP. g The show of samples of most new hops co ntinu. moderate. On the whole, rather an extensive bu 6 l oo to doing, as follows and East Kent pocke i kt a . 90 6 160 a ; Wealci of Kent ditto, VOs to 1065 ; Sussex to 105 a. Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Midld Stekton & Darlingt. Midland E. Count Do L. & . w &Ludr Yk Do Gt. Northn Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do ~Gt. Westn, 19 - 19 3 - 31 07 = 64 - 66 "• LSO - rc) - 151 ~~ ~ dl 2i 105 i -- 106 in Prices Lis day. _ - Ol d P 3 P 3 P 1 P 12p 3ip 66 1 6 71 7 I 25 .81 194 19 lig 121 6 _4, 9 - 10 ... - .., 212 ------ Bole 10 si 11 iol - 3 - 22 , 11 St 1; 04 6,1 - 11 3h041 1 i 1 1 a 1 ii I LI i 2i 3i 12f 1 oi 21 1 a 10/ - 114 p -- 4 —5 2 —3 30i 1 a_ 3 43 44 IP 2 24 p i 7 7i - id par i 14 p i d par I — 14 P 1 5 i P 41 --- i - 1i - ) 1 - 20 _ i - 11 - 81 - 1 - , • ..---. . , • '...... .. ••• ...... ... , . ---• . • -- .. .• --- ... majo r f avour fo r th e 4 4(1 o f th at i fixes t I mper ca rte, mate 'the 0 , T amil 1 y , 185 thi s d by a( evenir. to p re Votes., "G Pablic Tli( cer ee , th e D the car m 1 - 4i /I 4 b. i 304 301 304 TE " L where ill " 2i el, , 4 8, a ti(l — c beay4 "T 10. 41 1 d i JA 0 1 , 1 . . . c c l i Mix isu "T corniti th e fo] Prilll th e ni stE ad va M th e i