The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-13 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool oa Saturday were estimated at 4,000 bales; 500 America❑ were for export; 300 Surat realised tlid. to 2-d., and 100 Pernam 411. to 41(1. The market was firm.—Tae Share Market was better, and prices seem to have an upward tendency. The Continental letters are not very interesting upon commercial matters, and in the north of Europe espe cially the progress of the seaso❑ was occasioning the usual contraction of business operations. The state of the money markets of Hamburgh and Frankfurt con tinued the same, but at Berlin there was less confidence. Iu the accounts from America, received by the steamer, we are sorry to notice many complaints of the dulness of trade, and the unremunerating prices for goods. The exportation to Europe of such a laree amount of specie, estimated this year at 10,000,0(10 dollars, has not sufficed to meet the indehte lness of the United States to its European creditors; but if corn shipments are pushed forward the exchange may go lower, and at least prevent specie being forwarded either Way, unless under special arrangements. In reference to the stock and share market a New York journalist remaks that— " There has been no change of consequence in prices either way. Some securities have slightly advanced, and some have slightly declined. The interest is accumulat ing on most of these stocks; but that appears to mske very little difference in the market value. The effect of the tightness in the money market is not seen so much in the securities quoted above, as in those of a more fancy character. During the present pressure upon the market Government and State stocks have not varied one per cent.; while some of the fancy railroad securi ties—which are, in fact, safer and better investments — have depreciated ten, fifteen, and twenty per cent. "No one can for a moment doubt the ultimate pro• ductiveness of even the most depreciated railroad pro perty in this country, or the safety, as permanent in vestments, of those now paying good dividends. Rail roads are much more profitable investments in the United States than in Great Britain or any part of Europe ; and those which pay dividends, even in the present state of population, must, long before the ' country becomes as thickly peopled as most of Europe, be immensely productive. Their business is almost unlimited ; and as most of them have been constructed at small cost, their divi dends almost annually increase. Government and State Securities, on the other hand, are limited i❑ their dividends, and their value as investments is as great one time as another. It is true, they do not fluc tuate in ♦alue so much as railroad shares; but there is no sounder basis for the security of State Stocks than that of railroad shares. In our opinion, private credit and responsibility are at all times more desirable than public faith. We have had the value of such practically illustrated in this country, and, in fact, in all parts of the world, and at all times, and under all circumstances, in dividual liability and private credit hare proved vastly superior to that of Government." The Corn,Market has been flat to-day. The following particulars from Aria' Birmingham Gazette, informs us of the state of the iron trade : " The increasing inclination to do business at lower rates, which prevailed after the late quarterly meeting, has been 'temporarily checked by the more promising incidents of the last few days. The revival of our South American connexions, the reduction of Bank discounts, the favourable news from the continent, and, above all, the dissipation of much of that apprehension which had overwhelmed the affairs of our great railway companies in causeless panic, all operate beneficially upon the feel ing of the trade, and assist in re-establishing a tone of confislence. in every day_ transactions. But the most ,material drawback, so. far as Staffordshire is affected, appears to be the formidable rivalry of the Welsh and Scotch markets. The low wages of their workmen, and the almost nominal royalty paid in many cases for the minerals, combined with the lighter expense of obtaining them, enable the Welsh or Scotch maker to realise a profit upon his iron at prices which would insure a speedy ruin in Staffordshire. And although the article produced must be acknowledged to be interior in qua lity, yet it is now so much improved that it can be substi• tuted in a considerable proportion of those uses where Staffordshire was formerly the only material consumed. Hence the demand for the latter has become mere limited, and confined to better purposes ; consequent'y, the market is More easily glutted, and the rates obtainable must, in a great measure, be dependent upon the prices at which Welsh and Scotch can be brought into the same lo cality. These at the present moment are excessively low, and as yet without any tendency to improve ment. The immediate home market of this district has, however, experienced a slight impulse during the past week, consequent upon the renewed activity of the mer chants and manufacturers of hardware; and although this is insuffieient to disperse the gloom through which the prospects of the winter trade have hitherto been viewed, even in our own neighbourhood, yet, in addition to the considerations before mentioned, and with a prospect of a better export trade early in the spring, more firmness may be expected in maintaining present rates, and a fair employment will be provided for the workmen." Tho English Stock Market is very quiet to -day, but the quotations have been firm. Consuls have been 861 to for the present Account, and are nearly the same for the December Account. The Continental news has not any immediate or present influence, but the state of affairs at Berlin, and the uncertainty as to events in France, serve to check a material rally. The " Account" will be arranged to-morrow, and it is still said the " Bears " are the losing party; but many of them have already made their arrangements to " carry over," and it is not therefore expected that there will be so much to settle as, under other circumstances, it would have been natural to expect. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 851 to 851, and the Three per Cents. 85 to 854. Ex - chequer-bills have been 40s. to 435. premium, and 375. to 40s. for those dated March and June respec tively. East India Bonds have been 375. to 38s. prem. The Foreign Securities have been very dull. Spanish Five per Cents. for Account, 111; Portuguese Four per Cents. about 23i to 24i; Brazilian 72 to 74; Mexican 21i to 211; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 45 to 46; Grenada about 12i to 13. Most of these prices are merely nominal. The market for Railway Shares is rather inactive to day, and the higher rates of Saturday are not in all cases maintained. Great Western and South-Western have receded. The York lines are better. South- Eastern steady, and also Eastern Counties. North- Western firm. ONE PAICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 2 per Cant. Reduced Arms 65 % 4% 85 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 86 1 / 2 1,4 New ni per Cent. Anns.... India Bonds, 1,0001. CLOSING PRICES. 85 1 A 86'4 85% 38 p 86 40 p 40 p 40p 40 p Ditto under 1,0001. .. ..... - 37 38 p Consols for Account 86 % 1 / 2 14 Exchequer Bills. 2 lAA. & 2d. 1,000/. March ...... 1,0001. June ...... ........- 5001. March 5001. June Small, March .. .. 40 43 p Small, June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS crNE O'CLOCK. Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 1 34 1 2 Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto 3 Der Cent Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.... — Ditto, Account Ditto, 3 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. 40 p 40 p CLOSnit; PRICE S. 12% 2% 21% 21% 23% 11 1 4 23% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. IT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen — . .. Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 4%...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 Relfaat & County Down 19 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 . Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. without guarantee 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... .. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... .. Bristol and Exeter 9O -. .. Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 27% huckinghamshire... 14/. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. e t ...... .. Do. New:lo/. Pref..... 5 ...... 4%3/4 Ditto,Cly desdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead.- 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ...... ••• Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin a n d B e lf ast June. 35 — Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 251., L & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do., 18/., E. & 1.1.... 18 Do., 31.105. Eastern Counties 2O ...... 123 / 4 5 /s Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ...,... ..... 714 8 1 4 41 ... Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... par Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d - Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. ...... 50 ... Do. Quarters ......... 12 % Do. Ne w Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . .... Do. Srip (6 percent.) 10 ...... rip (6 ... 2O •••••• ........ Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent............ 214 ..... East Lancashi re Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6 ference Quarte-s ... 64 East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 13 .. .. ••• Edinburgh and Nod ~ ,,ern 25 Ditto, Newport Exeter,Y Dumfriesrch. 2% l l/S ii Glasgow, and Carlisle - THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NON EMBER l3, 18-18. Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 Do:Preference Consol. reat Northern Do., - 1 / . AD. ferred 12 1 ,4 ...... 4 1 A 3 . ....... Do., B 6 per Cent. guaranteed Do. Extension reat South. and West. Ys:!.i (Ireland) rent North of England 100 ...... ....... ..... .. Ditto, New, 40/ 4O Ditto, ditto. 25 Ditto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto, New, 15/ l4 .. .. Great Western 9O ...... 86 83 85 ...... ... Ditto, I, Shares 5O ...... Ditto. 1 4 Shares Ditto. Fifths 2O Ditto, New 17/... .. . 13 ... .. 10 1 / 2 . ....... . Huddersfield and Manch. 30 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 Ditto, 1 4 Shares Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 .... Ditto, Thirds t ancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... _ •••• • Do. Quarter Shares... 17 1 / 2 — „, Do. Fifths Do. Sixteenths 6 14 — Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... 4% % ...... .... . . Do. New,Gua.6 perct. 5 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto 1,4 (late Hud dersfield and Shoff.) 43 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 ..... 1 3 / 4 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A)... 91% — .. Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 . ..... Do., Half Shares 25 Do., (blue) Scrip.-- 2 1 ,4 — Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 Ditto, New ...... ....... 35 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3% — ••••.. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ...... ..... .. 31 4 . 2 — I,iverp., Manchester, and - Newcastle Junction 2 1 /i. London & 131ack wa11...13/. 6s. 8d.... Do. Extension ..... 22 1 / 2 ... .. 10 ..... London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Guarant. 5 per et... 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per at. 50 .. Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. Llndon and Greenwich 12/15s 4d — 4% Ditto, Preference... 18/ 173 2d ..... London and N. Western 100 l2O 118% Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 Do. 401.Shares(L.M.) 25 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...,.. Loal &S. Western 5O . 39 38 ti z Do. New 50/. ... ..... 42%.. .. 28% Do. New 401 . 34 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto ......... 40 Ditto. Thirds.. --AU, 6s. 8d... 4% dis 4% dis. Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pi ef. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...I/. 13s. 4d... ...... ....... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londoriderry&Coleraine 27 1A...—. .._ _ Londonderry and Emus kill,,n 27% --•— ... ..... ••—• Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 13 ‘I anzhester,Buliton,and Matlock rilancliester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...l oo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . ......... 13 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ... — , Do., Grimsby Dock... '2O Do. ll a nchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.25. — Midland ... ..... -.1(X) 83 85 83 1 ,4 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 50/. Shares.- 28 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming.,6 per ct. -.100 ll3 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 38 Ditto, ditt0............14 1 . lBs — Ditto,Leicest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. NewcastleannCarhsie 100 Do. Quarters 25 lc4wmarket ........ . .. 20 Do. Extension ...... ...21. 12s — ewport, Abergavenny, and Hereford . 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, _ and' hostrevor .. 20 Norfolk .......•..100. Do. New 20/. .. Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 /ft pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 .- North British ... ... 25 15 3 / 16 LA Ditto, Halves .. Ditto,;Quarters Ditto, Extension O% Ditto, Thirds .... .. Bj 4 North & South-Western 2 North Staffordshire l5 ...... 9V I ......... North Wales . 3 12 — North-Western ..... lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO Royston and Hitchin ... 2 •••••. ......... Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) Do. do (Sou. Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birm... 9 Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l7 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 1 , 2 ...... Ditto Oswestry 17 3 4 . — Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO ..... .• Shrewsbury and llerefd 2 Shropshire Union mouth Devon... SO Do. Preference South Staffordshire 6 1,4 S ,uth Eastern Do., No. 1 24 i 510.2. Do., No. 3 ....... 25 Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 ••• •• South Wales. ...... •••••••• 28 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor et Ca meron's Stin. C0a1.... 6 raw Vale Extension 8 ritames haven Dock and Railway ..... 17 1 ,4•••••• Vale of Neath ...... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick 47',4 — Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dubhn Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ...... 42 3 4...... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 10 ....• ..... vV est Cornwall 6 ... West London Do. Do. Ist (Mass ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class 20 Whitehaven & Furness 13 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 9 t / i Wilts, Somerset, & 1% ey- mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. Do. Original New and Berwick 25 ..... 27 1 4 27 Do. Extensioa No. 1. 15 - Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... lb Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 17,rk and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 4 1 4 — Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara l5 Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ...... ... 7 1 4 - •• ...... •••• East Indian ...... - ...... - .... • Great Indian Peninsular 1A..., — Louvain ala Sambre ... 714 Luxembourg Ditto lO Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege Northern of France...-. 12 Orleans and Bordeaux-. 7 Paris and Lyons ll ..... Do. Do. . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20 • Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 2•V i • .... -.. Strasbourg and Basle fours and Nante5........ 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Lau ' den and Hasselt ..... 20 West Flanders 8 34 .• ••• JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock lO London & Westminster. 20 ..•••• National Prov. England. 35 ...... I),tto,New National of Ireland 2 2 1 / 2...... ....... ..... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New... ..... 10.1 — ........ LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 13.—Wind N. by W. ; light breezes, Ind heavy hazy weather. Dovaa, Nov. 12.—Wind E.N.E.—Acrd. Gazelle, John, Charkston, for Rotterdam. DEAL, Nov. 12 —Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Prince Albert, Batavia ; Duke of Wel lington, Calcutta ; Diamond, Sydney ; Dale Park, Sierra Leone ; Palmyra, Demerara ; Lotus, Barbadoes; sTarnaica, Antigua ; Osprey, Port Philip ; Seymour, Valparaiso ; Somersetshire, Sierra Leone ; Gilbert Munro, St. Lucia. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11 and 12—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Antelope, Cape of Good Hope. PENZANCE, Nov. 11—Wind N.E., fine.—Sld. the whole of the windward flevt. FALMOUTH, Nov. 11—Wind N.E., fresh breeze; 12, ditto.—Off port, Utility, Prince Edward's Island, for Nu w2astle. WIVENHOE, Nov. 12.—The Hope, London, to this port. was wrecked here 9th instant; crew saved. MILFORD, Nov. 11.—A quantity of wreck of two boats, two - pieces of a stern marked A. R. Y., and the other deals, part of a mast belonging to a vessel of about 300 or 400 tons, have washed on shore near St. David's Head. BELFAST, Nov. 11.—The Parrsbro', hence to Ayr, went on shore on Kelroot 9.h inst., but is expected off. The Lady Louisa, Kerr, Maryport to Glenarn, was got off shore yesterday. Sid. Tay, Clyde and Sydney, New South Wales. Sr. IvEs, Nov. 11.—The remains of a vessel was yesterday boarded off this place. The entry in the sea men's paper is as follows:—" Dealy, of Bantry Port, of Baltimore, from Arbroath to Shields, and thence to a port of discharge in Ireland." KiNosTowN, Nov. 11.—Arrd. Thomas Wright, Far rell, New York. WATERFORD, Nov. 9.—Arrd. York, Roy, N. Orleans. COVE OF Coax, Nov. 10.—Off port, Huntingdon, Baltimore, for Limerick. GUERNSEY, Nov. 9.—The Queen of the Isles, to Punta Arenas, on the receding of the tide, fell over, re ceived considerable damage, and will have to discharge. RA SLATE, NOV. 12.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Robert, Demerara. _ _ . YARMOUTH ROADS.—Arrd. Lord Mulgrave, Brodrick, Miramichi. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 11.—Wind N.E. 12th, E.—Arrd. Richard Alsop, Smith, New York; Britannia steamer, Lang, ditto. Sld. Pakenham, Port Adelaide; Mary, Somerville, Calcutta; Jane, Prowse, Africa; Phoanix, Rio Grande; Rossendale, Pernambuco; Xarifa, Barba does; Herald, New Orleans; Haidee, ditto; Cambria steamer, New York; Inca, Lima; Dryad, Valparaiso; Doresuna, Calcutta; Una, Sierra Leone; Merle, Sene gal; West Lothian, Vera Cruz; Wyoming, Phi lidelphia; Ohio, New York; Chaos, New York. The Saxony, Knowles, from New Orleans for London, put into New York, 25th ultimo, with loss of sails, rigging, and bulwarks, cargo shifted, and part thrown overboard, and leaky; the Deborah, Pettigrove, from Liverpool for Restigouche, was driven on shore near Halifax, 19th ult., crew and part of cargo saved. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11.—The Libertas, Genoa, of and for Memel, trom Southampton, sprung a leak, 7th inst., in lat. 52 deg. 12 min., lon. 2 deg. 19 min. E. ; crew taken off by the Baldour from Swendborg to Liverpool, and transferred, on the 9th inst., off Portland, by the Hercules, Cork to Memel, arrived here. The Baldour laid to by the Libertas for two hours, after taking the crew on board, and the water was then above her deck. JERSEY, Nov. 10.—The Mary Ann (cutter) bound to Swansea, has been lost during the late stormy weather, and another cutter going to her assistance, picking up her boat with three men in it, struck on the mast of the Mary Ann, bilged and filled. The crew took to their boat, and with sonic of the men from the Mary Ann, were saved, the remainder, four or five in number are supposed to be drowned. FISGUARD, Nov. 9.—A lion's face figure-head, painted white, apparently belonging to a vessel of 500 tuns, also two iL ck beams of twelve or thirteen inches, a steerage ladder, a cabin table, and several pieces of broken spars, have been picked up at Abercastle, sup posed to have belonged to a colonial built ship. The following has been posted at Lloyd's:— NOTICE. " Lloyd's Agency Office, Malaga, Oct. 31,1848. " Sir,—l beg to apprise you, for the information and guidance of the important shipping interests of your committze, that the Board of Health of this city has recently passed a resolution imposing a quarantine of fifteen days' observation on vessels arriving here from any port of the United Kingdom, with the proviso that should the port of departure be infected, or reported to be infected, with cholera morbus, in such cases the ves sels are to be refused pratique, and ordered off to Port Mahon to perform a rigorous quarantine. Under these circumstances I would venture to suggest that ships bound from England to this part of the Spanish Peninsula might touch at Vigo, and there comply with the quarantine regulation, by which course I have been assured by these authorities a considerable saving of time and expense would be attained. (Signed) " WM. PENROSE MARK. " Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's." MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. A large quantity of English Barley, upwards of 8,000 quarters, was received up to our market last week coast wise. The receipts of all other grain, as well as Flour, of home produce, were small, the time of the year con sidered. Those from Ireland and Scotland were on the increase, yet we cannot call them even average ones. Very large supplies were reported from abroad, they having amounted to 34,998 quarters of Wheat, 11,943 ditto of Barley, 24,058 ditto of Oats, 1,100 ditto of rye, 748 ditto of Beaus, 10,863 ditto of Peas, 4.123 ditto of Tares, 3,217 ditto of Linseed, 37 ditto of Mustard-seed, 318 ditto of sundry other seeds, 7,320 barrels and 4,283 sacks of flour. The supply of Wheat received fresh up to our market this morning, coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, was very limited, and of middling quality. Notwithstanding the Small show of English Wheat, and the full average number of both town and country buyers in at tendance, the demand for all descriptions, arising from the heavy imports of Foreign Wheat and Flour, was in a very sluggish state, at, in most instances, a decline is the prices paid on Monday last of fully Is. per quarter, at which the market closed heavily. As might be ex pected, the show of Foreign Wheat samples was large. All kinds were purchased by the millers with extreme caution. Selected parcels moved off heavily, at a fall in value of quite Is. per quarter ; while the prices of the middling and interior kinds must be considered from ls. to 2s. per quarter lower than last week. On speculation no transactions worthy of notice took P lace ; and we ha d scar cel y an y in q uir y for inland consumption. Bonded Corn was nominal. For all kinds of Barley, the supply of which which was large, we had a very dull inquiry. Malting parcels were 2s, and grinding and distilling sorts is per quarter lower than on this day se'nnight. The foreign supplies t a h r e o u g s thi the h coming y to of hand Malt x s e ho c t e l t l o e n s t ay c o a d r i g t ieo,n. the AI. in quiry for that article was heavy. In some instances last week's figures were paid for fine qualiries of new, but old parcels and the secondary kinds of new were quite is per quarter lower than last advised. The bulk of the new Malt was extremely fine. The exten sive arrivals from abroad produced considerable heaviness in the inquiry fur all kinds of Oats. The best parcels were 6d; other kinds is per quarter lower; and a large quantity remained unsoled. We were fairly supplied with Beans, the sale for which was heavy, at barely stationary prices. Having an unusually large quantity of Peas on show, that article was very dull, and is to 2s per quarter lower. Indian Corn and Meal were quite neglected; yet we cannot call them cheaper. The Flour trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's prices. The nominal top figure for town made was 48s per 2801bs. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Arheat—Essex & Kent, M t—Chevaller.• •• .. 64S tO 65 Red. ........ 449 to 55s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 48s 61s Lincolnsh., Feed. 19s 211 Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... 215 Sis coin, Red. • ... 44s 54s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • .. 48s 59s Black .•.•••• 17s 22 3 Irish, Red •••• • • . • —s —s Cork, White..... 19$ St. Ditto,White.. ••.. —s Scotch, Feed. .. 23s 27, Rye—Old .... • ..... —.— s Beans—Tick . .... 251 32. New. ••• • • • ...... 30s 32s Pigeons ...... 37s 39. Harley—Grinding .•• .. 26s 30s Peas—Grey .......... 36s 35. Malting ... • . 30s 325 Maple ....... • . 360 W. Chevalier •• • • ... 33s 35a White... ... • • ... 34s 37. Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....• 36a IfC folk .. •. • • ...... 613 6Bs Brown. ••• • • . . • 543 593 Kingston and Ware 633 648 Flour—Town-made... 43s 48 , Suffolk ••••• • • . .. 38s 40' Stocktn & Norfolk 38s 40* smsTranzLn. Last week's imports of foreign stock into London, were as follows: From Beasts. Rotterdam' 309 Antwerp ... Amsterdam 42 Ilavre ...... 7 Harnburgh 50 Harlingen lO9 Ghent Ostend... . 211 Sheep. 1,367 Pigs. 4 ... 8 ••• "" ••• .... Total 728 Corresponding week in 1847. .7,, 810 Difference ... 92 less. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Shakspere's comely of Twelfth Night, the most delightful comedy that perhaps even Shakspere ever wrote, was revived here on Saturday evening in a manner worthy of Shakspere. Mrs. Charles Kean was of course the Viola. She is by far the best Viola on the stage, and Viola is her greatest comedy cha racter. From the day that she first appeared in this character she made it her own ; never, before or since, have we seen this beautiful conception of Shak- ' spere so perfectly, so admirably embodied. To de lineate the Viola of Shakspere requires an aggrega t ion of qualities such as seldom are to be found united in one person. Your Viola must be pretty, your Viola must be arch, your Viola must be pathetic, above all your Viola must be lady-like. She must also be a perfectly accomplished artiste, capable not only of perceiving, bnt embodying, so as to make them perceptible to others the various delicate nuances of feeling of which this delightful character is composed. In no lady on the stage do all these requisites so completely meet as in Mrs. Charles Kean, and, accordingly, on Satur day night, she gave us one of the most perfect and delightful representations of Viola that ever was wit nessed. Heretofore she had been accustomed to dress Viola in the usual page's dress, but on Saturday she appeared in the costume of a Greek boy—a costume not only more picturesque, but more appropriate, seeing that the scene of the comedy is laid in Illyria. Her delivery of the celebrated line " she never told her love" wa s e xq ui s itely beautiful, and it was evident, throughout the play, that Mrs. Charles Kean kept this description in view, and made it the key-note as it were of the character. Her acting throughout was the embodiment of untold love. The scenes with Olivia were delightfully ren dered, and the celebrated " I am the man!" was given with such a keen relish:of th e l u di crous . which the situation suggests, that it drew down repeated rounds of applause. The comedy was very strongly cast; Webster was the Malvolio, and admirably he acted the part—he threw into it a deegree of burlesque gravity that was quite Listonian. The letter-reading scene was superb, and the cross gartering and the lecturing Sir Toby and the condescension to Olivia were all rich—rich exceedingly. Since the days of Liston we have had no such Malvolio. Sir Toby Belch found an admirable representative in Tilbury. Keeley, as the Sir Andrew Aguecheek, was perfection. His Sir Andrew is superior even to his Verges, and that is saying everything. Wigan as the Clown gave a perfectly new reading of the part, and a reading which is, in our opinion, the correct one. He makes the Clown a Figaro, a fellow of in finite wit, who perfectly understands what he is about, enjoys in every sense of the word his pri vileges, and who himself keenly relishes the fun and mischief of which he is the author. The Olivia of Miss Reynolds was exceedingly tasteful. This young lady is fit for better things than burlesques; she can act high comedy, which is more than can be said of many artistes who hold a nominally higher professional rank than Miss Reynolds. After the comedy we had the beautiful drama of the Ransom, in which Mrs. Charles Kean resumed her old cha racter of Pauline, which she rendered with all the heartrending pathos which she knows so well how to infuse into her representation of the woes of domestic life, and which never hell to win her a plentiful tri bute of tears and of applause from her audience. She was called for at the conclusion of each of the pieces. The theatre was well and most fashionably attended. (From the Times.) Some years ago Miss Ellen Tree, after a long absence in America, re-appeared at the Haymarket, as Viola, in Shakapere's Twelfth Night, and as Pauline in the do mestic drama of Vie Ransom. Among the theatrical habitués, to whom debilts, farewells, and appearances form the important incidents of a year, the reminiscence of that evening WAS awakened on Saturday by the pub lication of a similar programme. The same lady, now Mrs. Charles Kean, was again on the same stage, as the same Viola and Pauline, and a genial tone of recognition was diffused over the audience. In the past week she acted two of her favourite parts, but some how or other this perfermance of Saturday seemed to be the veritable re-appearance. Let us not omit the important circumstances, that the house was decidedly the best of the season—a redly good house. In costume the character of Viola has greatly changed since Mrs. Charles Kean performed it at the Haymarket. Then there was the page's dress, with blue and silver tunic, white tights, and hat and feather, voted the repre sentatives of pages in general, without reference to epoch or country. Now, thanks to a reformation by Madame Vestris (during the Covent-garden manage ment, when Miss E. Tree also played the character), Viola appears in the costume of a Greek, which is re markably picturesque, and indicates the nominal scene of the play. But though the dress is changed, the Viola is the same Viola that charmed her audience in former times. With the exception of the one speech, "She never toll her love," and the practical drollery of the duel, Viola is not a character that affords salient op portunities to everybody. An indifferent actress might easily let all the peculiarities of the part slip through her fingers. Its beauties lie beyond the reach of convention, and are too subtle for cold precept to point out. The love which fed on the " damask cheek" of Viola was never told," and can only be understood and interpreted by an actress who has a profound sympathy with this most delicate creation of the great poet. This untold love is exhibited by Mrs. Charles Kean with the most exquisite truthfulness. Having no words by which she may •ven hint her passion to the object of her adoration, there is an eloquence in her pensive eyes, a deep devotion in her looks, which completely supply the place of language. The few lines about "patience on a monument" are always effective, however uttered, on account of their recognized beauty, and applause at these indicates nothing; but it was worth while to observe the fine distinction which Mrs. Kean gave to the lines immediately sncceeding, and beginning " We men may say more," and to note how the gentle grief of the narrator was modified into the tenderest reproachfulness at the concluding sentiment. The interviews with Olivia were marked by a graceful courteousness, which rose into a fine enthusiasm as the disguised maiden pleaded the cause of her lover. The favourite exclamation, " I am the man 1" was uttered with that burst of comic tri umph with which Mrs. Kean has always distinguished it, and drew its accustomed round of applause. The play altogether was remarkably well acted; some of the cha racters could not have been played better. We would especially mention (after Mrs. Kean) the Sir Andrew of Mr. Keeley, whose representation of a melancholy con dition arising from the joint effects of imbecility and drunkenness, was as perfect as it was original. Nothing could bo more comical than the thick crust of dismal ness through which the scintillations of joviality burst forth. Mr. Webster's Malvolio was a creditable per formance after the known fashion. The Clown of Mr. Wigan, on the other hand, was so completely a depar turn from the received manner, that it will doubtless expose him to some animadversion. This singular character is usually acted with a hard quaint ness, the " pleasant fooling" being uttered in a sort of mock oracular tone, with little or no sense of mirth; Mr. Wigan, who always thinks for himself, infuses a spirit of hilarity into his words and gestures as if the clown were rejoicing in his own pleasan tries, and thus the character gains a buoyancy and activity heretofore unknown. To those who would say that the interpretation, though amusing, is false, we would simply remark that the clown seems to us an open character, in which great license of filling up is allowed to the actor. If Mr. Wigan has made a mistake it is the mistake of a clever and thinking man, and does him more credit than mere traditional correctness. Mr. Tilbury, as Sir Toby, played with SR unction and a hearty bluffness which shows an immense advance from the useful " old men" of two or three years ago. Pro bably there is no one on the stage who could have done it better. The Olivia of Miss Reynolds puts this young actress in a new position. ' The great spirit with which she has acted in the holiday burlesques of this house might lead to an impression that she would be less in her element in the more poetic drama, but her Olivia was a very well-considered and ladylike performance. Mrs. Humby's Maria was one of those little " bits" of point in which she has no equal. The Ransom, which followed Twefth Sight, is well known from the intense feeling with which Mrs. Kean perform a character of domestic life placed in the most harrowing situations. Her acting is admirab l e , but the drama is of kind some what passé, and is too much lengthened out. However, it is a great treat for an audience to see in one even i ng s o accomplished an actress in two characters so widely different from each other, and to observe how equally she is at home in the most poetic m e l anc h o l y and the mo st prosaicdistress. The call for her at the conclusion of . it went was . rapist enthusiastic, and as f or Twefth Night, went off with a heartiness as if all the jokes were new, and written expressly for the present day. (From the Post.) THE ENGLISH DRAMA. : TWELFTH NIGHT. This theatre, so admirably adapt e d to a ll th e j ust exigencies of the high es t c l ass o f d rama , i s ma ki ng un remitting efforts, by appealing not merely to the tastes of the pleasure-seekers, but to those who, end ue d w ith reflective powers, unite with a true love:and relish for the poetical drama, a patriotic predilection for the sterling products of true English growth. At one moment we see Mr. Webster striving to evoke from their lethargy the slumbering powers of modern dramatic compositions —at others we behold; revivals, like that of Saturday night, of some neglected work of our unrivalled poets. Such efforts make a demand on our better and higher feelings, which may only be repudiated with shame, and which involve very serious considerations. In a perfect comedy, as in a perfect picture, there must be a central predominating figure, and accordingly in Twelfth Night the various characters are skilfully grouped around Viola. The difficulty and desideratum in our time was to find a fitting representative for the embodiment of this the most fascinating o f Shakspere s female portraitures, and in Mrs. Charles Kean the diffi culty was vanquished and the deside ratum accomplished. There is not one single element, however delicate or semi -concealed, no one phase of gentle mirth or pas sionate emotion, with which the character of Viola is instinct, bat is poetically and truthfully rendered by Mrs. Charles Koan. The entire conception and develop ment are " beautiful exceedingly." The recital of the verse is full of deep melody, and gushes forth — "So great, so small, yet in so sweet a note, It seem'd the music melted in the throat." It is throughout the happiestShaksperian exposition we have ever witnessed. Tho tenderness permeates through the entire character—the true womanhood, the gentleness, the arch spirit, and the perfect faith that the sudden love will be finally returned, because pure and holy, is made evident throughout, and forms the very nucleus of the conception. Mentally and physically the 23 3 4 4% 12% 15 1 4 11 2 4 1,4 22 1 / , 221% 17 18 10 47 1 4 - 5 172 13 / 4 88% 28% 117% 7 534 2 3 4 38% 27 35% 83% i01,,i 113 1 A )7% .... 8% 2 3 ja ..- % 21 - 6 3/4 27 14 26% 14 7 1 ,4 52% 9 24 1,4 b% 23 4 14% 2O Calves. 55 ... 9 ... 694 ... - ... 121 ... 993 ... 197 ... ... 3,283 ... 74 ... 8,949 ... 191 ... - 666 less. 117 less. About 1,600 head of stock have been landed at the northern outports. The annexed statement shows the importations into the United Kingdom during the first nine months of the present and two preceding years, ending on the 10th October in each year:— 1846. 1847. 1848. Oxen Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Pigs The low prices obtained for the foreign stock in Smith field and elsewhere have,unquestionably, operated against importations, or we should, doubtless, have had to re port a considerably increased, and not a decreased foreign supply. Although the imports of foreign stock for our market since this day se'nnight have exhibited a consi derable falling-off, compared with those at the corres ponding period in 1847, as is shown above, the supply here today—a large portion being the refuse of .Iql.- day's trade—was seasonably gocd. The beasts gene rally were in very middli ng con diti o n ; but we noticed a decided improTement in the weight and quality of the Dutch Sheep. There was a slight improvement in the demand for the fresh importations, at prices fully equal to those paid last week, and at which a fair clearance was effected. There was a slight decline in the eumber of home-fed beasts on offer this morning, but their quality was somewhat improved. Notwithstanding the 1 dead markets were rather heavily supplied, the Beef ' trade, from the increased attendance of both town and country buyers, was tolerably steady. In some few transactions, a trifle more money was obtained for the best Scots. Herefords, runts, and Irish Beasts were in some instances rather easier to purchase. From Lin colnshire, Liccestershire, Northamptonshire, &c., we re ceived about 1.200 short- horns; from the eastern, Wes tern, and midland districts, 1,300 Herefords, runts, Devons, Irish beasts, and short horns, with a few Scot; from other pelts of England, 700 of various breeds, the remainder of the supply being derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The supply of Sheep was somewhat on the decrease, yet it was vite equal to the wants of the buyers. The few prime old Downs in the mat ket sold at fully last week's rates, viz., from 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs; otherwise the Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at about stationary flgurt a. We were but moderately supplied with Calves, prime small quantities moved off steadily, at fully last week's improvement in value. In the secondary and inferior Calves, exceedingly little business was doing, at late rates. There was a better inquiry for the best dairy-fed Pigs, at extreme currencies. Large Pork was very dull in sale. About 100 were on offer from Ireland. Prior to the close of business, a fair clearance of the general supply was effscted. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. a. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts..... 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 2 4 ocond quality ••• • 3 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 Prime largo Oxen • • 3 6 310 Southdown Wether 410 b 0 Prime Scots ••• . 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 8 Large Hogs •.—— S II 4 4 Prime small ditto .. 310 4 2 Small Porkers •... 4 8 4 3 Sucitlia- b Calves — lB e 24 0 Q uar t er o ld Pigs ..16 181 0 7nferiorSheep •. • 3 2 3 6 Lambs •••••• • • •• . 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. noel). Calves. I Pigs. I I 23.100 118 260 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheer.. I Calves. I Pi". 1,850 39 Busts. .3,964 Sestets. 711 NEWGILTE AND MEADE WHILL3I6. Very large supplies of country-killed meat have been received up to these markets, chiefly by railway, during the week, they having amounted to nearly 800 carcasses of Beef ; 2,200 ditto of Mutton ; 600 ditto of Veal; and 2,800 ditto of Pork. Upwards of 1,200 carcasses of foreign meat, slaughtered in London, have been on offer, and 44 baskets have come to hand from Hamburgh. Metropolitan-killed meat has been in heavy supply. Generally speaking—notwithstandinghas the weather been seasonable—the demand has been in a sluggish state; yet prices have been fairly supported. At per stone by the Carcase. a. d. to s. 4. 1 s. tl. to s. d. Beef,inferior.• ••.. 2 2 2 4 i Mutton, inferior •• 3 2 3 4 - middling •• .. 2 2 210 -- raidelling•• 3 6 3 8 - primelarge 3 0 2 2 - prime •• •• 310 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large• •••.• • • 3 6 4 4 Veal •• 3 4 4 9- 5ma11........ 4 6 4 8 BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS. Only a moderate supply of Potatoes has come to hand coastwise since Monday last, and its general quality is very inferior. From abroad the imports have been heavy, viz., 1,500 bags from Rotterdam; 230 tons from Dunkirk; 1,535 bags and 130 tons from Antwerp; 603 bags from Ghent; 35 ditto from Caen; 107 bags from Calais; 45 tons from Boulogne; 90 tons from Hamburgh; and 386 tons from Rouen. These supplies have reached us in fair condition. Selected parcels move off steadily, at fully last week's quotations. All other kinds are dull, and selling at comparatively low prices. Yorkshire Regents, 60s to 140 s; Wisbeach ditto, 100 s to 110 s ; Scotch ditto, 1008 to 120 s ; ditto 'Zeds, 60s to 90s ; French and Belgian Whites, 80s to 95s per ton. BOROUGH SOP wx.a.ram.r. Our market is seasonably well supplied with Hops, both in pockets and bags. Really fine samples of new command a steady sale, at very full prices. In all other kinds exceedingly little businEss is doing. The total duty is expected to be declared this week. It is esti mated at 210,000/. New Hops:—Sussex pockets, 44s to 60s ; Weald of Kent, ditto, 48s to 70s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 56s to 107 s; and Farnhams, 107 s to 112 a per cwt. WOOL. Last week's imports of Wool into London were confined to 280 tons from Hamburgh, 219 ditto from Odessa, and 30 ditto from Patras. The suppl`►es of Wool on offer in the private contract market are very extensive; yet the demand must be considered tolerably steady, at prices nearly or qui:e equal to those paid at the last public sales. TALLOW Notwithstanding the heavy stock, and the continued large arrivals, the demand for Tallow is tolerably steady at last week's quotations. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling this morning at 45i, and for forward delivery at 44s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow is 45s per cwt, net cash ; Rough fat, 2s 7d per 81bs. Accounts from St. Peters • burgh state that the total shipments this season will be from 128,00 C to 130,000 casks. The Russians were shipping rapidly, and prices varied from 128 to 132 roubles. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat to-day shortly after ten o'clock, in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn. SOWERBY V. GUTTERIDGE.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before him upon appeal from the Vice- Chancellor of England, dismissing the plaintiff's bill. The question in the case related to a share claimed by the plaintiff in certain copyhold property. His Lord ship thought the course pursued by the Court below perfectly correct, and dismissed the appeal with costs. Judgment affirmed with costs. LORD v. THE COPPER MINERS' COMPANY. This case came before the Court upon two appeals from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, overruling two demurrers put in by the defen dants to the plaintiff's bill. The Copper e a c ourobject Assist ants o of the company had no power to create a valid Miners' Company was constituted a corporation theby letters r it s was patentto have of tdeclaredAugust 131 3 . t 6 t 9 tlh, and thet of charge upon the company, by loan notes, otherwi se than by debentures sealed with their common :seal; and that all securities purporting to charge the company other than such debentures might be delivered up to be can celled; and to have it also declared that the Court of Assistants had no authority to raise, by the issue of pre ferential shares, any greater sum than 400,0001. with out the sanction of the shareholders; and to obtain a declaration that a mortgage by the company of the Bank of England had been improperly obtained, and was void. The bill also prayed that the Bank of England might be restrained from suing out execution on a judg ment entered up by them against the mining company, on a warrant of attorney given by the latter company to the Bank. The bill was filed by one of the share holders on behalf of himself and the other corpora tors, except such of them as were defendants. Ac cording to the statements of th e bill the plaintiff in 1846 had allotted to him 200 preferential shares ; that iu October, 1847, the Court of Assistants had exe cuted an instrument purporting to be a mortgage of the b property of the company to th e B an k o f England for 270,0001. The bill also stated that the Court of Assist ants had raised considerable sums on the security of loan notes, and the five of the defendants who were shareholders were holders of large numbers of such notes; that fifty other shareholders also held such notes, but that their interests were sufficiently represented by the five defendants in q uest i on. The bill charge d t h at the transaction with the Bank of England was unautho rised by the charter, and was not binding on the com pany, and that the . Bank had no ti ce t h at t h e part i es were officers of the mining comp any, who were trustees f or t he plaintiff and the other shareholders; and had also notice that the Court of Assistant s were ac ti n g contrary to their duty, andin derog a ti on o f t h e r i g h ts o f t h e plaintiffs and the other shareholders. To this bill the defendants demurred; and upon the demurrer coming on for argument before the Vice -Chancellor he over ruled them, and from that decision the present applica tion was brought. The arguments in the case occupied the Court the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Lordship the Master of th e R o ll s was occupied the whole morning with motions of no gonsral interest. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CIIANCELL OR of ENGLAND.) SAUNDERS V. SCOTT. The further arguments in this part heard cause occu pied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGUT BRUCE.) His Honour heard causes to-day, but no ease calling for a particular report came before the Court during the day. (Before the Vice-Chancellor Wrottiat.) Hi s H ON OUR, after disposing of the case of Stanisland v. Willatt, in which he directed a reference to the Master to approve of a p roper security for the payment of an annuity by the defendant of upwards of 600/., and continued the in j unction restraining the defendant from parting with certain shares in the East London Water Works Compan y, proceeded to hear causes. QUEEN'S BENCII.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) TILE OFFICE OF CONSTADLE--THE QUEEN V. BOOTH. In this case a rule had been issued calling upon the defendant to show cause why an information in the na ture of a quo warrant° should not be exhibited against him, calling upon hi m to state upon what authorit y he holds the office of co nstable of the township of Sowerby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Mr. listowLizs showed cause against the rule. He said it had been obtained by his Learned Friend Mr. Huddlestone, on the ground that the appointment was in valid, as the defendant's nam e did not appear i n th e li st of persons properly qualified to hold th im e office according question in volved le to the sth and 6 th Vic., C. 109. The volved in the case was whether, under the Act, it was necessary that the name of a person appointed a constable's substitute area appear in the list which the overseers are cd to make out of properly-qualified persons, from which the justices make , with whom their selection. A gentleman of fortune named Clarke offered himself for the office. The justices the confirmation of the appointment lies, expressed some doubt whether a gentleman of Mr. Clarke's standing would serve their rescripts and perform the other duties incidental to the office. He immediately said, in the event of his due appointment to the office he should select Booth as his substi tute. This was accordingly done. The Act said substit utes might be appointed, but was silent as to whether they should be on the list or not. Able•bodied persons, rated to the poor at more than 41. a year, were declared eligible for the office of con stable. Now Booth was rated at 291., and was an able bodied person, of the proper age. lie contended that the appointment was good, and that the rule must be dis charged. Mr. HUDDLESTONE followed in support of the rule. Ile said it had been obtained at the instance of some of the inhabit ants of the township, n o t f or th e purpose of depriving Booth of his office, but to prevent private arrangements of an improper nature with the person elected to fill the office of constable. If such arrangements were permitted, persons of bad character, disqualified from temper and other causes, might be ep pointed actually to the office of constable. In this case he was informed that Bluth was not put in the list be cause he was disliked. Now, he submitted that the name of a substitu'.e must appear in the list. The 13th and 1611 section; of the Act spoke of " properly qualified substitutes." If the system were pursued the inhabitants of towns would be deprived of a valuable right which they und9ubtedly possessed at common law. Lord DENMAN was of opinion that the case was clear from all doubts. It was but reasonable that persons ap pointed substitutes should receive a fair reward for the burden which they had taken from the shoulders of the principal. If there was a corrupt consideration given for the appointment to the office that appointment would be invalid, but that was not imputed. It seemed to him that the Act had been fully complied with. It was not incumbent that the name of the substitute should be on the list. Tho other Learned Judges concurred in this opinion. The rule was, therefore, discharged with costs. MR. CORBETT'S CASE. Mrs. Cobbett applied for a special writ of habeas corpus to bring up her husband, in order that ho might be discharged. The COURT said they would give their decision on Thursday. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF JAMES HOYD V. JOSEPH FERNYHOUGH, THOMAS LEESE, AND SARAH BERESFORD. Mr. HuomEsToNE applied to the Court for a rule nisi, calling upon the magistrates of Staffordshire to show cause why the prisoners in this case should not be admitted to bail. The prisoners, who were respectable tradespeople, residing at Stoke-upon-Trent, bad been committed to the Staffordshire gaol on a charge of steal ing some earthenware, the whole value of which was under 30s. The evidence against the prisoners esta. blished a case rather of receiving than of stealing, and the chief evidence against them was the circumstance of some of the stolen earthenware having been found upon their premises. It was proved, however, at the hearing before the magistrates, that the posecutor allowed some of his men to sell the description of earthenware in question, which was of an inferior quality, but the police had prejudiced the minds of the magistrates against the prisoners, and al hough good bail was offered, it was peremptorily refused. The two male prisoners had lived upwards of thirty years in Stoke-upon-Trent, where they carried on the business of brewers and corn dealers, and as all that the magistrates could have been anxious to provide for was the due appearance of the prisoners at the ensuing quarter-sessions, it was quite clear that an act of injustice had been committed towards them by the magistrates refusing to hold them to bail. Mr. Justice PATTESON doubted whether the Criminal Appeal Act, of last session, did not place the power of holding to bail ent;rely at the discretion of the magistrate. Mr. IIUDDLESTONE apprehended that it did not. The Act only extended the power of magistrates to hold pri soners to bail in cases of felony. but in no way affected the jurisdiction of the Court of Queen's Bench in such matters. Mr. Justice PATTESON, after looking at the Act, seemed to agree with the construction the learned Coun sel put upon it, and said he would grant a rule to show c;use why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said the usual course was to grant a rule nisi to show cause why the prisoners should not be admitted to bAil, and a certiorari issued to bring up the depositions. Mr. Justice PATTESON said the learned Counsel might take a rule in that form. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—N OTTINGILLII, SUNDAY MORNING.—During the last two days much and very painful excitement has been occasioned in this neigh bourhood by the suicide of the Rev. William Browns, of St. John's, Oxford, and curate of St. Stephen's, Snen ton. He was observed on Friday last, at his lodgings, to be iu a state of the utmost excitement, after receiving a letter, which letter, it subsequently appeared, was from the father of a young lady to which he was deeply at tached, but who, as well as her father, declined encou raging his advances. He rushed from his lodging in a violent passion, proceeded scon after to a gunsmith's and purchased a pistol, powder, &c., and in a few hours after was found a lifeless corpse am,ng the ruins of the old castle. He had fired the pistol into the centre of his forehead; but it amply appeared from the evidence of the several witnesses, that the unfortunate deceased was at the time labouring under insanity, and that his dis position was such as was calculated to briag ab )ut such a state under great disappointment. Verdict—" Tempo rary insanity." JOHN WILSON UPON THE ATLANTIC.—Letters have been received from the Scottish Minstrel, dated the 17th ult., " within a few hours :sail of Halifax," where they expected to find the Cambria on the following day, and it was expected the Niagara would be at New York by the 20th, after a very boisterous passage, made under a fortnight. Mr. Wilson says—" In crossing the Gulf of St. Lawrence we bad an awful tossing, and I had great difficulty in getting from the cabin to the saloon to answer a summons from the ladies, who had sent me a petition to sing them a few songs, which, of course, I did ; but it was by no means an easy matter to hold on to a song and the table at the same time. Divine ser vice was performed on Sunday by two clergymen (pas sengers), and I had the honour of conducting the psalmody. I can assure you that the Old Hundredth Psalm and the Portuguese Hymn were sung beautifully by all present, and the whole service had a most impres sive effect. Despite the tempestuous weather the noble Niagara stemmed the waves most gallantly."—Liverpool Paper. ExcommurincizzoN.—The Rev. Mr. Darcy, P. P. of Mungret, Ireland, has denounced from the alter the murderers of Richard Donohoe, bailiff to George Gough, Esq. The murderers are thus cut off from the commu nion of the Roman Catholic Church, and from all inter course with the members of the same creed. SzvEax NAVIQ ATION.—The inhabitants of Tewkes bury are as determined as ever to oppose any further meddling with the Severn, in the guise of improvement, as proposed by the commissioners. A meeting con vened by the Mayor of the borough, in compliance with a requisition signed by upwards of 100 persons, will be held at Tewkesbury, on Monday next, to " take into consideration the proposed measures of the Severn Navi gation Commission for erecting weirs on the River Severn, and levying further tolls on the traffic, which the requsitionists consider will materially affect the trade of the town. The notice of the intention of the com missioners to apply to Parliament for further powers will be found in another column.—Gloucester Journal. ACCOUNT OF TRADE AND NAVIGATION. The public accounts of trade and navigation, for the month ending the 10th of October, 1841, have just been pub ' lished. These returns exhibit a very considerable im provement in comparison with the declared monthly value of our exports for the last six or eight months. The aggregate amount of our exports for the month ending October 10, 1847, was 4,665,0001.,—f0r the same month this year, 4,602,0001 —shoss ing a deficiency of 63,0001. only, whilst the deficit on the previous month, as compared with the same period last year, was no less than 539,000/. These returns also show, on a compari son of the nine months' declared value of our exports, ending October 10, 1847, with the same period of the present year, a decrease of 5,350,0001. The account of the affair between the Earl of Cardigan and Captain Noel which has reached us differs most materially from those which have hitherto ap peared; but as we understand the gallant officers are now reconciled, and the diff.qcnce has been arranged to the satisfaction of the Horse Guards, we should not think ourselves justified in entering into details. — Chronicle. We have reason to believe that a Companionship of the Bath will be conferred upon Count Strelecki in acknowledgment of his voluntary but must arduous services in administering relief to the destitute Irish during the late famine. Count Strelecki is known to the scientific world by his valuable work upon the geology of New South Wales, and other publications.— Times. Oa Saturday morning a fire broke out between six and seven o'clock, in Mark',‘ Auction Mart, 123, Ox ford-street, and before it could be got under destroyed property of the value of 2,0001. Some of the adjoining houses have also been slightly injured. Mr. Marks and the others aro insured. Nothing is known as to the origin of the fire. NEW AND VALUABLE. — Catch a rat in a wire trap, keep him until night, then procure a preparation of phosph(fous in oil, apply it all over the rat, except his I head, and turn him loose into his hole. Such scamper ing and getting out of the house as occurs as his phores cent majesty pursues his alarmed friends, whom he is anxious to overtake, afford a security against the return of the depredators for a long season. Try it, ye who doubt.—Somerset County Gazette. Ass ARTFUL DODGE.—As a farmer of Caterham was making a bargain for some sheep in Croydon fair ' last week, with a farmer whom he did not know, there was some dispute about the price, and he left the pens. One of the" swell mob" having overheard the conversa- don, followed Mr. Clark, and said he did not like to lose the bidding, and a ould take his money for the sheep (naming the price). They went to an inn, where the money was paid, the purchaser saying he would send for the sheep shortly. On going, however, to the owner, the latter disclaimed all knowledge of the man to whom the money, which was about 50/., was paid. It is stated that in the dispute which has arisen between the Committee of Council on Education and the National Society, the Archbishop of Canterbury has given his decision in favour of the former. This, pro bably, will decide the question. GREAT CATCH OP ITERRINGS.—Larger quantities of herrings have been taken this week off Brighton and other places along the Sussex coast than have been known for many years. Yesterday, as many as nine or ten last (from 80,000 to 90,000) were brought to our beach, which was covered with mountains of fish. They were sold at 2s. per 100. At Hastings and the North Foreland the catch has been as great. Vast numbers of sprats have also been taken, 100 bushels were brought in here and sold at 2s. per bushel. Our fishermen attri bute this early appearance of the sprat to the setting in of cold weather. To the poorer classes it is a great boon, as the herring can be eaten without butter, and is, therefore, the cheapest of fish. They have been sold in the streets for 30 per Is. Trawl fish is more abundant than is usual at this season of the year. Good soles have sold at 4d. per lb. Codfish are also plentiful and cheap —a good fish, weighing 151 b. or 161 b., for ls. 6d. or 2s. —Brighton Herald. T i m WORKS OF TIIE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIA MENT.—In reply to several inquirers we are obliged to say, it is too true that a large number of men have been discharged from these works. Where there were about 1,000 employed, there will now be not more than 500, and after Christmas a further reduction is threatened. What makes this short -sighted policy worse is, that many of those who have been discharged are picked men, r a i❑ed to tLe sort of work in hand, and not easily to be p laced her: after.—Builder. picture is complete—we are m ver startled from our contemplation of the beautiful by untoward theatrical sus prises or far-sought readings, or exaggerated ano malie3 of action. There are no tricks of voice, no vio- lent outbreaks to force unreflecting applause', no clap traps, no hysterical utterance, nor epileptic gesture, to gain the lungs of the galleries. It is fresh, natural, and charming. To select particular passages for admiratim would be supererogatory, but it would be unjust not to point to the soliloquy immediately subsequent to the scene in which Viola receives .the ring sent her from Olivia by Malvoli o I left no ring with her; what means this lady? Fortune forbid my outside have not charmed her! She made good view of me; indeed, so much, That, sure, methought her eyes had lost her tongue, For she did speak in starts distractedly. She loves me sure; the cunning of her passion Invites me in this churlish messenger. None of my Lord's ring; why, he sent her none. I AM THE MAN I" The rich music of secure triumph with which the last line was proclaimed was irresistible—it was the true spirit of comedy, and elicited several bursts of applause. The exquisite passage commencing— _ . " Ablank, my Lord: she never told her love"— was delivered with touching pathos, and the verse flowed on as dulcetly as the tones of an lEolian lyre. Mrs. Charles Kean is the one actress on the stage at this moment equal to so peculiar and difficult a character as Viola. She evolved in microscopic detail all the exquisite modu lations of thought and shades of sentiment delineated with so delicate a touch by the great poet of human cha racter, and which too frequently escape the grosser ap prehension of the ordinary reader. Those many passages which constituted the charm of our " school boy days, but of which every succeeding year has demonstrated more and more the startling truthfulness and the pro. found philosophy, were given with immense effect. Still were they not detached from the involvement of the argu ment—indeed, all that look and attitude could express was present to realise the sequence and the charm of the dramatic illusion. Keeley's Sir Andrew Aguecheek is truly Shaksperian, clearly felt, and artistically elabo rated. The silliness and obtuseness seem absolutely in stinctive, and are Just within the fine line that separates folly from idiotcy. Mr. Webster's Malvolio is carefully studied, and the great scene of the " letter" was admirably rendered. Mr. Wigan, as Feste, the clown, threw a life into the character that imparted to it a prominence we have not hitherto seen attempted. The clowns of Shakspeare are at this day unmanageable creations, and very great merit is due to the actor who can inbue them with vitality without deterioration of the " wise saws " and quaint morals with which they are so richly studded. Mr. Tilbury had a ripe notion of Sir Toby Belch, and contrived to reflect the broad humour without grossness or caricature. Miss Reynolds, whom the public thought had fulfilled all that was anticipated by her agreeable performances of common-place parts, interlarded with cheerful ballads archly delivered, proved herself, in the part of Olivia, an actress endowed with good judgment, feeling, grace of carriage, and dignity. Mr. Howe was excellent as the Duke of Illyria. The play was greatly enjoyed by a crowded and brilliant audience, and at its termination Mrs. Charles Kean was enthusiastically called before the curtain. The Ransom followed, in which Mrs. Charles Kean appeared in her original character of Pauline. The public is already acquainted with her powerful acting in this drama, and we have only space to add that its effect on the present occasion was in no wise diminished. Such a performance proves incontestably what may still be achieved for the British stage. Each suburban theatre has in turn been crowded to witness the embodi ment of the works of our great dramatists. The taste and the patriotism of the middle and lower classes, not under the do•ninion of fashion, have been abundantly manifested. Must we then cease to hope that ;when a duty is a refined pleasure it will even in these times be neglected in higher spheres, and can we for a moment doubt that noble persons will ultimately evince noble . . . tastes? As to those who think the drama need be neither moral nor poetical—that decency is incompatible with diversion—who prefer George Sand to Walter Scott, and the characters which Alexander Dumas has raked from the galleys and the prisons, to those Shake pere has evoked from history, or charmed down from the " heaven of his invention"—to these fastidious mor tals we wish the speedy return of the conscientious en joyment of the revenue of their paternal acres amidst the Socialists of Paris and the cannibals of Sicily. THE HOP DUTY. An Account of the Duty on Hops of the growth of the year 1848, distinguishing the districts and the Old from the New Duty. Districts. Barnstaple Bedford .. Cambridge Canterbury Cornwall ... Derby ... Essex Duty. £139 3 0 13 11 5 ••• 43 6 11i ... 78,137 3 11 •.• 2 14 9 ... 263 5 2 1,058 18 41 ... 117 12 11 •.• fi2 0 01 ... 15,273 2 6 22,292 13 14 ... 5,116 14 101 ... 1,821 13 11} •.• 20 15 94 Gloucester Grantham Hants . llereford Isle of Wight Lincoln ... Oxford ... Reading ... Rochester Salisbury Salop Stourbridge Suffolk 68 15 10 •• ... 134,031 7 7 ••• 26 18 5: ... 12 4 7} , . 1,394 15 7i ... 914 15 101 Surrey .. Sussex ... Wales Middle Worcester .• 139 14 9 • ... 117,427 17 1i ••• 63 2 1k ... 6,369 10 6 £387,857 18 7i Old Duty at ld. 12-20 per lb. 212,416 6 11 8-20 New Duty at Id. 8-20 Additional Duty of 5 per cent., per Act 3 Vic., c. 17 ... ... 18,468 7 11 £387,887 1$ 7i S. S. LYNE, Accountant-General Excise Office, London, Nor. 11, 184 g. RAILWAY CoLusroN.—On Friday afternoon an accident occurred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The express train, which leaves Rochdale for Manchester at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock, and is due at the Middleton station (Oldham Junction) at forty minutes past three, came in sight of the latter station at its usual time. It was going at full speed, when just before reaching the points the engine-driver noticed a coal-train from Oldham driven into the main line in front of him. He reversed his engine as speedily as possible, but not in time to prevent a collision. The engine dashed right into the fifth waggon of the coal train. The engine and the coal-train waggor.s were forced off the line. The engine and tender, and all the carriages (six in number), were more or leas shattered. The passengers, about forty in number, were driven against each other, and some of them much injured on the forehead and over the eyes. Only three, however, one of then a lady, were seriously hurt." Onemmtleman had several teeth knocked out. The accident was entirely owing to the misconduct of the driver of the coal waggon. Ilia undoubted duty was to wait until the express trains had passed the points before he ventured on the line. He seems to haveimagined that he could reach Manchester before the express. The points and signals were all right. [he signal of danger, to stop any train from getting upon the Middleton line (from Oldham was put up at half-past three. It is between three and four hundred yards distant from the station. Besides this, the usual red-flag signal was hoisted from the platform. The driver of the coal train disregarded both signals, and hence the accident. The news of the acci dent was telegraphed to the Victoria station, and Mr. Hall, the superintendent, immediately proceeded by an engine to the spot. He found, on his arrival, that the driver of the coal train had managed, in the confusion to make his escape. Instant directions were given for his apprehension, and he is likely soon to be in custody. After waiting about an hour and a half, the passengers were taken to Manchester by the Oldham train, and in a short time the line was cleared of obstruction. The three parties most seriously injured were properly taken care of, and conveyed to their respective destinations.— Manchefer Examiner. FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE CAPTAIN OF A STEAMER.—On Saturday an inquest was held on the body of Valentine Laker, aged 47, captain of the steam ship Leith, running between London and Edinburgh. Deceased accidentally fell from the bridge which ex tended from the top of each paddle-box, and died at sea from the injuries he received. Verdict accordingly. ST. BRIDE'S PAROCHIAL NATIONAL SCHOOLS. — Yesterday the new Lord Mayor, Sir James Duke, ac companied by the Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common Council of the ward , attende d Divine service in the parish church of St. Bride's, Fleet street, where a sermon was preached by the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A., in behalf the St. Bride's parochial national school. The Gazette of Friday contains an order, signed by the Commissioners appointed under the Board of Health Act, directing that similar regulations to those which have been issued by them in reference to the several districts in England should be enforced by ma• gistrates and other local authorities in Scotland. DEATH OF A. VETERAN OFFICER.—Lieut.-General J. L. Richardson, the oldest officer save one in the Hon. East India Company's service, died late last week at his residence near Bath, at the advanced age of 85. He was in the company's service from boyhood, and was actively employed during the early Indian wars. J. Stewart, Esq., is appointed Deputy Queen's Advocate at Ceylon. Mr. Edward Palmer is appointed Solicitor-General for Prince Edward's:lsland.—Observer. LAW AFPOINTMENT.—W. lleathcote, Esq-9. of Lincoln's-inn, has been appointed secretary to Vice- Chancellor Wigram, in the room of C. R. M. Jackson, Esq., who has received the appointment of her Majesty's Advocate-General in India. BLISSFUL IGNORANCE. —At a late agricultural meeting the Rev. Mr. Sidney related the following anec dote:—Some years since, a kind-hearted Nobleman presided at a meeting of his tenants and friends, and amone - st other toasts gave " Success to Apiculture." One of his tenants rose and said, " I don't like that toast; I have been sixty or seventy years on the estate farming for myself—l am thankful to say we have never had nothing to do with agriculture, and we never will." t' r. r