The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, wore 1,500 to 2,000 bales. American, did, to 6id. per lb., with a heavy market —Railway Shares were firm, and a good business was done. The statement of the Colonial Bank, the salient points of which we gave yesterday, has given rise to considerable remark, and there has been some further discussion as to the position of the West India colonies. It is known that Government is desirous of affording aid, but, whether for the advantage of mortga gees and non-resident proprietors, we are to return to the days of " protection," alias monopoly, we are left to guess. If the estates were to be resold, and came unin cumbered into the possession of frugal men of moderate means, and Government were at the same time to en courage emigration, we see no reason why colonial pro perties could not be made to pay. The American advices are not of special interest, but it would appear that the eseports of bullion had not ceased Whether we shall receive much more remains to be seen. As to the Mexican war, and the pecuniary aid which may be needed by the Government, it is stated that— " Thor* is no doubt but that any amount of ,money the Government may require will be offered. as soon as proposals are issued. The immense amount bid for, when proposals for the last loan were issued, shows pretty conclusively the ability of the Government to make loans. Bids for nearly sixty millions of dollars were sent in for the loan of eighteen millions made last Spring, and we have no doubt, notwithstanding the apparent tightness of the money market, that proposals for th e l oan o f twenty-five millions would at once be taken." The Funds have been rather fluctuating this morning, and there has been a few sales, on account of the decline at Paris. Money, however, is too easy to allow of mere fractional alternations abroad exercising a decided influ ence here. Consols are 87k to i, after having been Hi to 87. The New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 88i to I. Bank Stock has been firm at 195 to 197. Exchequer-bills have risen to 235. and 265. premium. In the Foreign Market the dealings have been at full rates generally. Spanish Three per Cents. are 29i ; Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 26i to 27. Bra zilian Small Bonds are 82. Grenada Stock is at 191. Dutch Two-and -Half per Cents. have been 54i to i. Railway Shares exhibit a slight reaction compared with the highest rates of yesterday, but are by no means weak. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Sto c k 193 197 3 per Cent. Reduced Anauiti es • 871 4 % 8 7 87 % 3 per Cent. Consols Antis B7loi 86 3 k 871 ,4 ti cl w 34 per Cent. Anus BB%l 88 88 1 / 1 Long Amenities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 13-16 India Bonds under 1,0001 ....... ....... .... 15 10 dis Bank Stock for Account 195 Consols for Account B7log 67 87% Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 5001. Small ... 25 26 23 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Grenada, 1 per Cent. .. 19% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account ....... Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 3O Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 26% 27 Ditto for the Account 26 26% 3 4 Spanish Bonds, 8 per Cent, 1840 Ditto Passive Bonds 4% Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account . 29% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5 4 14% x d BUSINESS DONt IX RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK ItAtiavtra. ?MD. PER SHARI. Aberdee n Amber., Notti ng., Boston, &c. 2%..... % ....- to Ayrshire and Galloway to Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. lilrmingnam & Oxf or d June... 20 B irmingham, Vol. , Dudley 10 ... Binning., Wol., le . S , tour Val. 10/.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction. " 3 / Boston, Stara, & lii; ... ....... 4 Bristol and Exeter ........ n ..... .. .. 8 2 0 0 ...... — 64 - Do., Thirds • . Backinghams. ....... ........: ""'• 101. 105/.04s — ...... to 214 dis. to Caledonian 35:14 to 36 Ditto, Half Sha;es ......... ... 3% . to Ditto. Clydesdale Junc - tiOn . 50 -- . to Chester and Holyhead__ 37% - 1- to Clarence. .... ............ ....... 7 1 Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... i . ..... 10 8 A . Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 ..... -- : ... .. .. - _ u Do . ., Gov. Loan, 4per Cent. 10 Dublin and Belfast Junction 20 Dundalk and Enniskillen ..: 16 East Anglia, 25/. L. & E:, and L. & D., .. ..... 25 ...... 12 Ditto, 18/., E. & .4: ... .. 18 ...... 8% to Eastern Ditto , 31. 10s., E. &II .... 2 Counties .. .20 Ditto, ditto (B) ....... 20 .. .... 16 po. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... % dis to Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2,6/. 135.4 d... % dis to par Do., York Extension lO ..... ...... to Do., Northern & Eastern 5O . to Do., Quarter .... ....... ...... 12%.„ Do., New Eastersn Union. 9O Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12 1 ,E — Ditto., Thirds ...135.4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... East Lancashire to Ditto, New lB Do., New Quarters East Lincolnshire 12% — ts Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... 50 -- Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 1214. ..... 11 ...... g% — ...... to Ditto, New port.. ......... 9 l /2 -- ...... to Ditto, ditto, Now ...... :.., 2% — ...... t• Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% Ditto, New ... ............ ... 2% — .....• t t e o --: Glasg., Dumfries, & Carl iele..B/. 64.8 d -- Glasgow, Kilmai dock, & Ayr 50 ". ... to to -- Ditto, New ........... 40 ....... to D 0.% Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% ._, . t o Great Nortkern lOl/2 -' to Do. Lond on & Y ork Exten. 2% — ...... to Gt. South. & We::t. (Ireland) 35 Great Not :'h of England...... 100 Ditto, New 30/. ...... .. ..... 30 • t Ditto, New lb/. ..... •..... . 61'*** ** - - to Great .... ... ..... 9 e 2" - ... o Wester n Ditto , Ralf 5hare...... ....... 50 -0 Ditto, Quarter Shares 17% Ditto, fifths .................. 20 Do. New 17/ ..... Hudder s fi e ld and Manchester 24 /2 . ... /4 Ditte, Thirds .................. 8 . to to Hull and Selby .................. 50 . 101 Ditto, Half Shares ......... 25 ..... Ditto, Quarter Sh ares .....» 12% .... Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 17 1 / 2 -- to to Do. do. and Norwich (late (Camb. and Ely) 2% Lancaste r an d Carlisle.... ... 40 Do., Thirds ;0 ....... -- ... 1% ...... to ..... L ancashire and York s hi re Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares .. - 62 38 ...... Ditto Quarters — 14 1 ,4 l 2 Ditto Fifths 8 — to Ditto Sixteenths .... . 61,i __ to Ditto Thirds (Reg. ) ... .:...10/. 4 / 3 - ..... to De. Liverpool sad Bury. . 34 Do. (Hudderr --- --.' ...s. and Sheff.) 33 Do., Waketield,Pow Refract, and Goole 47% - Do., West Riding Union -AL 25.... . - - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 - Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 - to - Ditto ditto ...(8) VA to - Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... 94%.. ... to - Leicester and Bedford l6s. - Leeds,Dewsbury, &Monello. 37 1 / 2 - to - Do., Branch 14 Shares 12% - to - Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2% - to ....F Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% - to - Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2% - ...... to - Leeds and Thirsk ........ ...... 36 - .... . to - Ditto, New ...... .... ..... ... 20 - Do., do., P re f er., 6 per Cent. 3%. .... - - Liverpool. Crosby, and South port. - to - Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% - ...... to - London 1; Blackwell-16/. 13s. 4d 4% to - Ditto New, No. 1,. - Ditto New, No. 2 4/. 18s. 4d.... - - T _ 1) 0. Extension ...ond., Bright., & South Coast 50 - Do. Consolidated Eighths... 30 - Do. Guaranteed sper Cent. 9 . ..... - - to - D.. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... - - Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - - L ondon and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... - Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... - ...... to - L ondon:h North Weatsrn.....loo ......152 Do. Quarter ......L. and. B. 22 - D. . do. Ne w ...... ..„ ...... 2 __ .. .. to - . do. Fifths - I) °. Quarters ... G. J. 25 - Do. 40/. Shares.....L. & M. 15 - - Do. 40/ . Shares...AL and B. 40 ...... - - Do. 1 0/.... M. and B. (A.) 7%..." - - bo. 10/. .. M. and B. (13.) 7 % ll% to - L D. 10/. ... M. an d B. (c.) 1 - ondon and S. Western.... 41.. 618 d 54% to 55 Do. New Consolidated Bths. 40 - to - Ditto Ditto New 50/.. .. 32 1 / ...,.. 31 % to - ..... . .... e New 401..... ..... - - 26 - to - Do.D. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 .*-- - to - Tentbs (Consolidated) 40 - - t itto, Thirds ... 8/ 6s. 8d ... - ...... to - ........... . ondon, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% L ondonderry and Coleraine... 27% - ...... t itoo o ---- 1-._ondor.derry and Enniskillen 23% - % to - F_anch. Buxton, & Matlock 3 olanehr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - to - Ditto V Share (No 1) ... 13 - - D a tto, ditto (N o . 2) 25 - to - ~to, ',,, Shares (No. 3)... 7% ...... - - -itto Grimsby 25 - to - bitto, ditto. bitto, ditt() - to - Di tto, t4..,_, Sheffield, and Liuc. /%...... - - w.;' ,Alest erandSouthampton 2 1 4 - - - t ` ) - ---.uand .. 100 bit ; .. - ................ - 40 . . . 4 1 3 1 1, :y8111,4371,1/2, to o oD . _ __ ll3 Ditto' Consol. Preference...loo - Di tto. 40/. Shares 'Att e , kid ' 50 4 Shares-. to - latidi...,• 'mu., stud Derby...loo ... - 1 1 :n t , Co , h Bri3tel aid lU gt l Alll § poz cut,,..100 - Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 36 Ditto ditto 11/. 38.6 d... Mitland, Leices. sad Swan- t o nington (8 per ct. gua.)....100 .... . Midld. Great Western (Irish) 35 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Chesterford 16% — to Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6 Norfolk Ditto New 201. Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norflk 2 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 •••-• ••.... to Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Northern Counties Union 2 11 5 4 1 h . ......... ... t t o o -- to North British Ditto Half Shares.. ...... Do. Quarters 41,4 4% to - - Ditto, Extension ............ 1, 4 3 % t o Ditto Thirds ... ......... •••••• 2 •••••• N i North Staffordshire... .. ...... 7% 7 % .. t o North Wales ........... 314 O N x or fo tk rd W , W es o t r e e m es . t . ;;; ...... w .. 0 .. i . : 6 35 verhampton Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7 1 ,4...... ...... to Royston and Hitchin ... ...... to Scottish Central Scottish Midland ..- ........ ... 20 Ditto, New lO Sheffield, Rotherham, aid Goole Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... .. . to Ditto, Oswestry l2 Ditto (New) Ditto 8 per Cent. Pr0f,,,,,, 5 Skrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 Ditto, Preference 2O ...... 18 . to South Staffordshire 4 South Eastern and Dover 33% 3l to Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, N ew, No. 2 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ... .. 7 1 / 5 3/ xi... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway l 7 l/ — to Taw Vale Extension Vale of Neath _ _ . __... _ Waterford and Kilkenny 1 3 1,E ___ - Waterford and Limerick..... 40 ... .. Waterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall vVhitehaven and Furness l2 ... Windsor, Staines, and South Western s2s. Wilts,Somerset,&Wey mou th 80 _ 14 1 , 3 21A1 „. to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 _. . 34 3 4... to Do. Original New & B er ' c k 2 5 .. ._ 81.:r 4 1A... to Do. Nor th Shields Purchase 25 .. Do. Exten. No.l (Y. &N . ) 10 Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 3 York and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension FOREIGN lIAILWATh. Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 144....•• to 14 Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain ... Ceylon . ss. Demerara. ..... Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish 7 East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain it la Sambre ......... 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege l4 ...... 5 ... . to Northern of France. li Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d 2 p share to Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans... 2O Pans and Rouen .. , Paris & Strasbourg ..... . ..... il Rouen and Hayre — . 20 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 - Tours & Nantes ... ...... .. S - Tournay, Jurbise, Louden, and Hassel t West Flanders . a% lit to -- JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London 2O — te London Joint Stock .... ...... 10 London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Englci. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland . 22% — ..... to Provincial of Ireland . 25 Ditto, New . 10 Union of Australia Ditto, New 2 l,i — - Union of London ........ ...... 10 Union of Madrid 4O MINES. Anglo Mexican .. 100 Astrian Mining Company ... 11 . — Australian 2 ...... to BlaenarTon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrip .................. -- -. ...... to -- litisla Iron zilian Imperial ..... .. ... 21 ...... vanized Iron Ditto, New Real del Monte, Unregistered —.. .. 11 2 to -- COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amstcriam „ „ 12 6 2t , ' Tllbraltar.. •••••• • • • • • • Ditto, at sight • 12 3 Leghorn .... •. • . • ••• . •• 31 40 Rate rd . ..... 12 G Genoa .. ••••••• • • • • • • • 26 le "twerP •• • ........... 26 10 Milan .. • • ........ • ..• flambe rgh .... • • M.B. 13 15% Venice ••••• • • • • • Altona..., „„ „ „ Naples ••••• • • • • • "rs Paris, 3 days' sight .. .. 25 70 Palermo, por oz .. , 115 „Pitt°, • 26 0 Lisbon.... • • ....... •• • 521 4 Marseilles • ..... ..... . 26 10 0p0rt0.... • • 52% Bourdeaux.... 26 10 Rio Janeiro Frankfort on Maine.... 123% Bahia ..... ... ••• • • • Petersburgh, Sil. ltble Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • • Berlin .. ......., New York, 21 days'sight Vienna, efiec. do. ••• • • 10 20 Philadelphia .... • • .... Trieste, ditto.... 10 21 PRICEB OF BULLION, pia OZ. Madrid 46% Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 Cadiz •• •• ..... 48% Now Dollars 0 4 9 1 ,4 Bilbao.. Barcelona ............ Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 5aY111e.............. Silver in bars ...... •• 0 4 11 LLOYD'S SHIPPING---(THIS DAY LONDON, JAN. 12.—Wind this day at noon S.W. to W.S.W„ light breeze and fine weather, with slight frost. DEAL, JAN. 11.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—Arrd. from the River and ski. Northumberland, Madras; Stander ings, Algoa Bay; Eleanor, Algoa Bay; John Munn, Lima; Daphne, Bahia; John, Trinidad; Catherine Greene, St. Kitt's; Eliza, .Jamaica; Thomas Fulden, New Orleans; Bangalore, Bermuda; Sophia, St. John's, New Brunswick; Superior, Ederra Leone. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 11.•—• The Probus, Antwerp to Hamburgh, leaky, sails split, and rudder broken, was fallen in with and towed in he re by the Duncan Dunbar; must discharge. DUBLIN, JAN. 10.—The smack Mary, Newry to this port, was totally wrecked last night on the Cross Rocks, Skerries; crew saved, and it is expected that the mate rials and cargo will be saved. BELFAST, JAN. 10.—The .kbigail, Leggett, hence for New York, put back Bth in st., leaky, and with loss of sails, spars, stancheons, &e. The Endeavour, of this port, is on shore at the entrance of the Lower Lough, but is expected off. Szaco, JAN. 10.—The Industry, which was stranded on Bowmore 29th ult., has driven further on the strand, and now lies apparently with her back broken; a con siderable portion of the cargo has been saved, materially damaged, and the remainder in the hold is entirely destroyed. SHIELDS, JAN. 10. —The Perseverance has sprung a leak, and must discharge. Two steamers are reported to have sunk in the harbour, and some vessels have lost bowsprits and bulwarks. 11. The Olme' Cecelie, hence to Hensbury, has put back, having been in collision, sth inst., in the North Sea, with a Danish sloop; threw part of cargo overboard, is very leaky, and must discharge: the latter, it is supposed, will found er. The Emily, hence to Havre, is aground on the Herd Sand. DUNDALK, JAN. B.—The Lark, which went on shore 19th ult. at Giles-quay was got off to-day and towed here, much damaged. HARTLEPOOL, JAN. 10.—Tbe Algerrna, of Lynn, was in contact with the Ann, of Lynn, this morning, and sank; crew saved by the latter, arrived here. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 11.—The Robert and Margaret, of Shields; the Mary Clark, of London; and the Eliza Ann, of London, have put in here, the two former leaky, and the latter with rudder damaged, having been on Whitby Rook this morning during a th lel& fog. HULL, JAN. 11.—The Ariel, hence t o Marseilles, and the Helena Catharine, from Porta Play 'a, have been in contact; the former has put back with loass of cutwater, &c., and is much strai ne d. AINFLEET, JAN. 10.—The Mary, o f and for Boston, from Stockton, is totally wrecked on t ho Knock Sand; greater part of stores saved: BOSTON, JAN. 10.—The New Superior, hence tol—, has put back leaky, and is dischargin LOWESTOFFE, JAN. 10.—The Hartlepool to Sh or eham, has been assisted in leaky, ... an d with choked. HOLYHEAD, JAN. 10.—The Margaret, Troon to Newport, put in here this morning, wit h very consider able damage, having been in collision last night with the Nimrod steamer. L p e cttil E IP s t o o o f , ; , fr J o A m N. il l a l v . r — e 11.—The No w e pack y e o ts , h , ip st L ru o c lis ol i: h th il e - f Rips off Naztucket, and lost rt.dder, and had on t water in her hold, and vwould be tai: en into nearest ports, feet t t the KIRKCALDY, JAN. 9.—The Lord S eaton, Talbot, from Quebec and Aberdeen, in attenaptini ; to enter the har bour yesterday, struck outside the pier head, went on shore, and must discharge ; her 11:eel is partly gone, and she fills with the tide. WISBEACII, JAN. 11.—The M . 10 y Slinkin, hence to Newcastle, lies on her beam ends alt the side of the river below Sutton Bridge, and fills wil h the tide; it is hoped that the whole of the cargo will b e saved. ALDBOROUGH, JAN. 11.—The ifs to the Queen, Janseley, of Lowestoffe, from New castle to this port, struck on the Whiting yesterday, s nd soon After sunk; A crew Ifived. LONDON. IvlcA, DEC. 17.—The Era, Erce, of Newcastle, from Liverpool to Leghorn, was stranded on the island of Formentera previously to the 19th ult. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at eleven o'clock, and heard unopposed lunatic petitions, ap peals, and cause petitions. HURST V. PADWICK-JUDGMENT. His LORDSHIP gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued yesterday upon motion in the nature of an appeal from the decision of the Vice- Chancellor Wigram, who refused to make an order upon the plaintiff to give security for costs. Ms Lordship, after going at some length into the case, stated his clear opinion to be that the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor was correct, and ordered the appeal to be dismissed with costs. LUNATIC PETITIONS. The Court then proceeded to hear the unopposed lunatic petitions. IN THE MATTER OE DYCE SOMBRE. This case came before the Court upon three peti tions ; one on behalf of the committee of the person of the lunatic, Mrs. Dyce Sombre and Mr. Parker, the object of which was, first, to carry out the in tention of Mr. Dyce Sombre with respect to the erection of a monument in India to the widow of the great grandfather of Mr. Dyce Sombre—the Begum Sombre, who left the lunatic an immense fortune in India. It appeared from the statements on the peti tion that the monument, which bad been executed by an Italian sculptor of eminence, named Tadolini, was ready to be conveyed to India; that 3,000/. out of the 4,0001., agreed to be given to the artist for executing it, bad been paid, and lie petition prayed that the remaining 1,0004 might be paid. Then, with respect to the carriage of the monument to India, a gentleman of the name of Beale had agreed to do so for 2s. 4d. per cubic foot, and the petition prayed that the Court would order that that offer should be accepted. The petition also prayed that the Court would make some specific order with respect to the allowance to Mr. Dyce Sombre weekly, as Lord Lyndhurst had given no specific directions upon the subject; and also that the costs of the committees of the person and the estate, in respect of the petition presented in 1846, should be paid Out of the estate of Mr. Dyce Sombre. His LORDSHIP made the orders as prayed. The object of the next petition, which was pre sented by the committee of the estate, was the con firmation of the Master's report, finding that an in crease should be made to the pension of a female named Bebee Sohagun, from 15 to 50 rupees, and also the costs of the general management of the estate. His LORDSIIIP also made the order in this peti tion. The other petition, which related to the expenses of Mr. Dyce Sombre's election for Sudbury, was not proceeded with, in consequence of the absence of Mr. Lloyd, who was then engaged in arguing a case in the Court of Queen's Bench. The Court then proceeded to hear lunatic and cause petitions. VICE-CHAN CERY .—(T HIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CIIANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) Ilis Honour was occupied the whole morning with unopposed cause petitions and motions of no interest. (Before Sir J. WIGRANT.) BOI3ERTSON V. SOUTHGATE. This was a supplemental Bill, filed by the assig nees of the plaintiff against the defendant, James. Webb Southgate. It appeared that the defendant carried on the business with his son, as bookseller, in Fleet street, but the partnership being dissolved, a new firm was formed between the plaintiff and Henry Southgate, and under the title of Southgate and Robinson, the father receiving 5001. to retire from the business. The original bill alleged that he had been induced to enter into the partnership under an erro neous opinion formed upon the statements of Henry Southgate, and that the money, 3,0001., which he embarked in the business, had been applied in liqui dation of the debts of the old firm. The supplemental bill made the same allegation, and the defendant, in his answer, asserted that the plaintiff entered into the partnership with the understanding that he was to assume the liabilities of the debts of the firm. His HONOUR, in delivering judgment, said he cons idered that the allegation in the answer was not improbable, and that there was no proof of the allegations in the bill, and he must therefore de cide against the plaintiff. The bill was dismissed with costs. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) HENRY V. NASH AND 27 OTHERS. Mr. Martin and Mr. Crompton appeared to show cause against a rule calling upon the plaintiff to elect in which one of the above causes he would proceed to trial, and for a stay of proceedings in the remainder, and to relieve the defendants in all the causes, except the one to be sued, from all costs subsequent to the 19th of January, 1846, the defendant undertaking to be bound by the event of the cause elected to be tried. The Attorney-General and Mr. Bramwell appeared in support of the rule. The action was brought separately against twenty eight members of the provisional committee of the projected Derby and Uttoxeter Railway, for a sum of money for which they were jointly liable by virtue of their office. In one of the actions, Henry v. Read, the plaintiff had obtained an award for the payment of the debt and coats, but had not signed judgment. Since obtaining the award further proceedings had been taken, and the defendants had demurred to several of the actions. Mr. MARTIN, with whom was Mr. Crompton, now contended, that the plaintiff was entitled to ;all his costs in the remaining actions. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, with whom was Mr. Bramwell, maintained that as the remaining twenty seven actions could not succeed inasmuch as the defendant 'would be able to plead the award in one of the actions, they were not entitled to their costs in those actions. _ _ .. - After considerable discussion it was finally agreed, that the parties should submit 'to the dpcision of the Court, as to what costs ought to be paid. The COURT then decided that the plaintiff should have the defendant's costs in the action in which the award had been obtained, and the costs of the writs and demurrers in the other actions ; and that upon the payment of those costs, and the cost of the present application, all further proceedings should be stayed. BANKRUPT c (ran s DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULDURN). IN RE SAMUEL. This bankrupt had carried on business as a silver smith in Bury-street, St. Mary Axe, and to-day was appointed for him to pass his last examination. The estate is very considerable, the debts being about 80,0001. The accounts were not prepared, and the bankrupt applied for a further adjournment, as the accounts were very complicated. He said that it would, even with the assistance of an accountant, take three months. His HONOUR granted the adjournment. The Solicitor to the assignees objected to the con tinuation of the allowance (4/. per week). His Hosiona said that it could not be expected that the bankrupt could prepare his accounts if de prived of the allowance. He had no power to grant it after the choice of assignees, but if it was refused he would make an order at the audit for the payment of a reasonable sum to defray the expenses of prepar ing the accounts. SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMEs.) There was only one case set down for hearing, and that was to recover the amount of a bill of exchange. The defendant pleaded that he did not accept, but did not appear to support the plea. LIABILITY OF MILITARY PENSIONERS TO SERVE ON JURIES. On the names of the jury being called on, Mr. Andrew Kenna claimed to be excused on the ground that he was a Government pensioner, and enrolled in the battalion of pensioners. lie said that he was liable at any moment to be called on active service. The SECONDARY—Yes, when the French come. I know of no exemption on such a ground, and I must call on you to serve. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Charles Trebble, Daniel M'Garthy, and Frederick Goodeve, three well-known thieves, were placed be fore Mr. Hardwick, charged with picking the pocket of Mr. John Fisher Kennett, 2, Southampton street, Fitzroy-square. Hughes, 114 E, said he was walking along Oxford street about five o'clock last evening, when he ob served the prisoners following the complainant. Knowing them to be notorious thieves, he watched them, and saw Goodeve try the complainant's pocket, but without succeeding in his attempt to get anything out. He then saw Trebble follow up in the place of Goodeve, and, after trying complainant's pockets, pull out a silk handkerchief. Witness then called another constable to his assistance, and went up to the prisoners, and took them into custody, with the handkerchief in their possession, He then informed the gentleman of his loss, who identified the hand kerchief as his property. Smith, 13 E, corroborated the evidence of last witness. The prosecutor said he was proceeding along Oxford-street about five o'clock on the preceding evening, when the first witness came up and told him that he had been robbed. Tie saw a handkerchief in his hand, which he identified as being his (pro secutor's). The prisoners, who protested their innocence, were committed for trial. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, IBIS, IRISH SPECIAL COMMISSION'. SENTENCES ON PRISONERS CONVICTED DURING THE COMMISSION.—IMPORTANT ADDRESS OF THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. LIMERICK, MONDAY.—The prisoners convicted during the commission, and not before sentenced, were brought up to receive sentence. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE addressed them as fol lows :—Prisoners, you all (with the exception of one who pleaded guilty) have been tried and convicted of various offences—offences partaking of the character of those outrages which have been so prevalent in this country—which have disgraced its character and destroyed its peace. You have been found guilty upon evidence which, any person who heard must be convinced, left the jury no alternative but to fine you guilty. You are now about to r e ceive your sentences, and it is no part of my duty to rebuke or to insult you. God knows there is enough before me to disarm any feeling of resentment, and to cause to be extended to you pity and compassion, if mercy to others - did not forbid that extension. The time has gone by at which admonition or advice would have been of use. Your career of guilt has been run—that career has terminated, and now arrives another state of things—to hear the sentence of the law and the punishment inflicted upon you. These sentences in the cases of every one of you, with some slight dif ference, will have the effect f causing your imme diate removal from this country—separation from friends and kindred—in some instances that separation will be eternal—for the whole period of your natural lives, at least for periods which exceed the ordinary duration of your ages. The ties which have con nected you with your families, the ties which have connected you with your parents, brothers, sisters, are all suddenly and for ever to be snapped asunder, not by the laws of nature or by the act of God, but by your owri evil deeds. Friends and kindred will hereafter live, but not for you. You will live,, but not for them. I might be spared, and would cer tainly spare myself, the labour and pain of these ob servations, if I looked simply to your condition and your fate. You have forfeited your liberty—you have forfeited the most inestimable treasure with which God has blessed man—you have forfeited the labour of your hands, and you will hereafter, during the long periods oiyour sentences be in sub stance but serfs and slaves. But it is for the sake of others that 1 protract my address to you. The object of our law in inflicting punishment is not to gratify the passion of revenge. Revenge is foreign to the spirit of that law. The object of punishment is the salutary, the important principle of preventing crime —of saving these who might otherwise be criminals— of saving them from themselves and their own evil passions and propensities—and of saving others from aggression by inspiring them with a salutary terror, which may arrest their progress in crime, and protect the sound and well-ordered portion of society. It is therefore that at this moment you have comparatively little interest in what lam about to say. But what lam about to say is all important to others. And who are these others? Your associates in crime— your companions in guilt—the desperate band of robbers and assassins who have pillaged the country and rendered life and property insecure. They it is that are now to be warned by your example ; and if not reclaimed from their evil ways, they at all events may, by the signal punishment which awaits you, learn what their punishment will be if they do not stop short in their crimes, turn away from the paths of riot and disorder and bloodshed to the paths of peace and order. There may be many such here, and to them it is highly im portant to lay deep in their minds the few observa tions which I avail myself of this opportunity of making, for their sakes and for the sake of the com munity, which I hope will be protected by the ex amples now about to be made. I hope that these examples will operate as a discouragement to them. And here, I would ask, if any partners of your crime—if any associates of your guilt—if any persons guilty of similar practices be within hearing of my voice is your position one which they or any of them envy—are you at this moment in such a condition as that they would exchange their places with yours ? Will they not reflect that what is your fate to-day may be theirs to-morrow? Will they not reflect that the ignominy and the exposure—the loss of liberty, of country, 'and of kindred, that are now about to be inflicted on you must in evitably be the lot of that man who is not warned by your example and arrested in his course of guilt ? Is not your position calculated to make an impression upon the heart of every man ? What a spectacle to witness in a civilized and Christian country I I believe that there are at this moment net less than 15 human beings before me, all of whom, in mercy to the peaceable and well disposed, it is necessary to remove from their friends and native land; and will your companions in guilt go on and face that danger ? Will they blindly, to their own ruin, rush into crime again ? Again brave the authority of the law, and again incur its terrors and its punishment ? Oh! if you had voices and could use them ! it is not from my lips the language of admonition should come, but you should warn, from the place in which you stand, every human being misled by your example, or who may have participated in your crimes, by your example to beware of your fate, and that, if they continue in their crimes, your fate must be tbeirs. But with what hopes are these evil designs entertained and these evil practices continued ? Does this commission prove that the law has lost its vigour that the ministers and officers of justice, false to their trust, wink at the escape of criminals, and decline to per form their duty ? Every event that has occurred since the commission opened forbids the expectation of impunity. The jurors have done their duty ably, firmly, and constitutionally. A more conscientious discharge of such duty I never witnessed in the course of my life ; and is it from laws so administered and laws so executed that these dastardly banditti hope to escape ? Is it against such authority they hope to battle ? But has nothing occurred within a Mort period to diminish their hopes of success, and deprive them of the power of doing mischief. [His Lordship here referred to the clause in the recent Coercion Act, rendering the possession of fire-arms even in dwelling-houses, without a license, a high misdemeanour, and giving a power to the police to search all suspected houses.] From my own expe rience, I can say that as arms cannot be safely k e pt in houses—for the police will know what houses to search, and will have the • power of searching them, and as arms concealed outside houses will from damp be rendered unserviceable, the best hopes may be indulged in. But has nothing else oc curred to diminish their hopes of success, by dimi nishing the power of this banditti ? Has not the case of William Frewen, condeinned to transportation for life, occurred, and has it not been heard of? The power of these illegal confederacies is founded . upon terror. Under the influence of that terror the farmers of the country have repeatedly—very often, I trust, involuntarily—received and harboured criminals such as you. Perhaps they did it in ignorance of the law —whether that be so or not the law on the subject is no longer doubtful. Its power has been asserted and p ro ved by the conviction o f William Frewen ; and every man who harbours a murderer or a felon does so at a peril of which if not heretofore aware, he is now we ll warned. In future he cannot pretend ignorance of the law ; where, then, without fire-arms-- without protection—where will the disturbers of the peace find repose ? Let me here advert to what has occurred in two or three instances during the present commission, because they show the condi tion—the miserable condition of privation and suffer ing which is the inevitable result of persisting in these crimes. We have heard instances—and I now men tion them for public information—of criminals con scious of their guilt skulking from the officers of justice, abandoning their own dwellings, and scarcely venturing, in the severest weather, to enter under the roof which o ught to give them s h e lt er , or t o warm themselves at the hearth from which their crimes have excluded them. I cannot conceive a more miserable s tate of things; but it is a retrib u ti ve consequence o f the violation of the law of God and man. Practically the robbers and assassins in this country are reduced to destitution and misery by the consciousness of their own criminality. But let me a dd ress anot h er , an d perhaps a concluding, word of ad v i ce t o th ose w ho, l ik e you, have formed members of these atrocious confederacies, a nd whom I would rescu e if I cou ld. I, in this county, An d in other counti es i n I re l an d, h ave witnessed the progress of these confederacies, and I I d ' s grapp e with them know that, as soon as the_ law h ha distrust of t e conspirators becomes successfully, universal—confidence is undermined, and treachery begins. Nothing is so true as that no rea l con fid en c e can, from the nature of things, f subsist between icom panions in crime. Sooner or later --that is, as soon as self preservation or fear shall h ave a l arme d th e confederates, some one will, without h es it a ti on , in stantly avail himself of his means of knowledge to betray the confidence reposed in him, and be the in strument of bringing his own compa n i ons t o j us ti ce . —this will happen— This has happened I speak with that confidence—with that settled irreversable prin of nature enable me to enter tain,ciple which the laws repeating that amongst guilty men there can be no confidence. ,1 know l the nam e o f th e i n f orm( r is odious. I kno w in abut detest a ti on it i s h e ld. informer ? The person v‘ ho But who makes the trusts him. What gives him power over life and liberty ? The confidence reposed in him. Who is be trayedby that centidence ? and destroyed The men who confided inguilty associates. Therefore cri minals, in reposing confidence in each other, arm each other with the means of mutual destruction ; and, whatever the horror with which the name is regarded, it should be recollected that his power of doing mis chief—if you will call it so—arises from the absurd folly of trusting to a man who is from the very nature of things only safe in that trust as long as it serves his own interest. Let that self-interest, that self preservation come in contact with his vow, his pro mise, And the oath or engagement of such a person will perish with the same rapidity as flax is consumed by fire. Now I have concluded what I had to say on the position in which you stand in reference to your own companions in guilt, of whom there must be many ; and in reference to those with whom, though you are not individually associated or Personally acquainted, are looking on at the result of these trials—looking on with a natural anxiety to know whether they can safely proceed further in their career of wickedness, or whether your escape from the violated laws of the land can extend any hope of further impunity, or any prospect of enjoying the plunder they were desirous of possessing. I do again warn those whom you represent—the criminals, the untried criminals—the unapprehended criminals of the county of Limerick. Let them look to your station, and ask themselves is that une of triumph, or rather is it not one of misery and distress. Are you prepared to say, is any one prepared to say, that the sentence I am about to announce to vou, any human being, with a particle of mind, can hear un regarded. One word more before I proceed to pass sentence. Six months ago, when the criminal justice of the country was administered at the assizes, it may have been that some of you were present at scenes somewhat similar to that now presented to you. It may be that you saw prisoners in that dock sentenced by the judge, and that judge holding out as a terror to you the example of those than sentenced. Nov, if you ever heard that language, what must be your afflic tions at this moment? And what would you not have given—would you not have given the whole earth to have abided by that advice ? Advice may be suspected because it comes from the organ of the law. Those who entertain that supposition, or who would diminish the value of that advice, are greatly mistaken. But suppose it was not he who addressed you—suppose it was any individual who cared to do no more than tell the truth, and was simply anxious to preserve you from incurring the severe penalties of the law, would it not be the advice of a true and sterling friend ? Is it the less friendly because it comes from the high authority of two of the principal judges of the land ? Those who give you a different advice are your real enemies, and by following it you do that which tends to your own destruction. His Lordship then pro ceeded to pass sentences as follows, recapitulating and shortly commenting on the particular circumstances of each case : John Farrell, attacking the dwelling-house of Thomas Barkman—Transportation for 14 years. Michael Looney, Daniel Looney, Michael Madigan, Jeremiah Garven, Thomas Frawley, and Patrick Gleeson, for attacking the dwelling-house of Patrick Maloney. All (with the exception of Michael Looney, recommended to mercy and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment) to be transported for 14 years. In this case there was au indictment for the abduc tion of the prosecutor's daughter, but it was not pressed by the Crown. The facts, however, came out in evidence on the trial, and Looney was recommended to mercy for having shown some kindness to the girl when the others were brutally dragging her through the country. Patrick Richardson, Maurice Oitrey, Michael Kennedy, and Michael Collins, for having attacked the dwelling hou,e. of William Staunton, ten years' transportation. Thomas Newman, attacking a dwelling-house, seven years' transportation. Denis Flyn, who pleaded guilty to a like offence, seven years' transportation. John Collins, highway robbery, seven years' trans portation. Thorns Hinchy, firing into a dwelling-house, two years' imprisonment and hard labour. Laurence O'Donnell and two others, attacking a dwelling-house, two years' imprisonment and hard labour. Daniel Noonan, Michael Collins, and Andrew Duggan, attacking a dwelling-house and appearing in arms, two years's imprisonment and hard labour. James Ilealy, and nine others, who pleaded guilty of having unlawfully assembled, nine months im prisonment. REMOVAL or THE CONVICTS.—During the passing of sentence preparations were made without the court for the immediate transmission of those sentenced to transportation to the convict depot in Dublin. The space in front of the court house was lined with a large party of the 92d Highlanders, and jaunting cars were ranged along the entrance of the outer hall for the reception of the convicts. Beside the Highlanders there was in attendance a troop of the Queen's Bays, and a large party of mounted police. The convicts having been handcuffed and manacled, were placed two on each car with two of the constabulary, and with the escort of the Queen's Bays and mounted police before mentioned, conveyed direct to N enagh, en route to Dublin. They were accompanied out of town by an immense number of spectators. The wailing of the convicts themselves, as well as of their friends and relatives, was most painful to hear ; and it is not too much to say that examples of this kind will have greater effect on the country than the more serious vindications of the law which have .attended the present Commission. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, N BAN S, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- FAMES" STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISZED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11. JOINT-STOCK ZLNICS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. AnnU perm. J Shar of e. Paid. Price 46 a. d. 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John Renihen and six others were put forward charged with the wilful murder of John M'Enery, at Adamstown, on the 3d Oct., 1847. The prisoners declined to join in their challenges, and John Renihen was then put forward, and a jury having been sworn, given in charge for the murder. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opened the case for the Crown. He said it would appear in evidence that, on the night of Sunday, 3d October last, a party of armed men went to the house of the deceased 11l'Enery. Renihen, it appears, had some dispute with the family of M'Enery, out of which there arose an investigation at petty sessions. M'Enery had arms in the house for his protection, and these he on that occasion used as he was fully justified in doing—he endeavoured to resist the party outside, and fired some shots. However, seeing the party outside so large, he knew that further resistance would be unavailing ; he accordingly ceased firing, and endeavmred to hide himself. The party immediately broke into Oar house, demanded money and alms, and, after pos sessing themselves of both, searched for M'Enery. Having found him, they dragged him out of the house, when they beat him severely, and inflicted some gunshot wounds on him, from the efiects of which he died next day. The case was clearly proved. The jury, without leaving the box, found the prisoner Guilty. The same apparent indifference that characterise, the unfortunate men previously convicted capitally at this commission was observable in the present instance. There was not a movement of a single feature betraying emotion of any kind. The prisoner was remanded, with an order to be brought up for sentence next morning. POST-OFF ICE NOTICES. The following were issued yesterday at the General Post-office :—" Her Majesty's steamer the Acheron, with mails for Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Swan River, and Auckland, New Zealand, is appointed to sail from Devonport on the 11th instant. 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By the fort nightly overland closed mail to the Mediterranean, India, &c., via Marseilles, on t he evening of the 24th: inatant. RAILWAS ACCIDENT. --Early yesterday morning 1 , intelligence rebelled this town of the melancholy death of Mr. Halliwell, cash-keeper to the Duke of Midge water's dock and warehouses at Preston Bret& The particulars, as detailed to us, are these:—Mr. had been waiting for a short time the arrival of a train from Crewe, to take him to Manchester, where it was his intention to join a wedding party, to meet his sister, who had been married a few days before. 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Stock. - -- Ditto Bonds.-- - 434/. pr cent. - - - Southampton • • ...... 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 150 0 0 -- WILTZIL-WORELS. --- Dividend Amount I Name of Company, per of Paid. Prices. Annum. Share. ..---1- -- — £ s. d. A s. d. Birmingham. •••• • • •• 18s. 25 0 0 25 0 0 East London.••• ••• • •• 81. 100 0 0 166xd Grand Junction •• •• .. 2/. 10s. 41 13 4 82 31. 100 0 0 84 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 2/. 10s. 55 Vauxhall'.. •• ........ 100 0 0 104 West Middlesex • . . 51.155. prcnt., 63 12 9 118 GAS LIGHT AND CONE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount :crone of t ompany. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --•--- ._—...... £. s. d. X. s. d. British • ... ••..•• • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 17 k, Ditto Provincial.. •• 1/. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 23% Bristol .•• • • • ...••••• 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 Brighton ...... —.• .. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 19 City of London .. •• •• 101. XlOO 0 0 100 0 0 190 CsniinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 54 Ditto, New ............15s.••••• 15s. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 38 Imperial .• ...• •• .. 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 80% Independent ......... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 6 4 London.• .... •• ...... 2MI. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ditto ••• . . ...... ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Phcanix ... ...... .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 35 ' Ratcliff .• •• - ... . United General .. •• •• 41C,1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 17 Westminster Chartered 31, 50 0 0 55 3 4 xd Ditto, New •• •• -• BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. —._—_ ----- X. s. d. £. E. d. Hungerford • • • • . . •• • • Sonthwrk, Nw Sub. Av. 632 12 a 234 Ditto Nw of 734 p. c. 35 5. per cent. 50 0 0 16 Waterloo •••.•• • • • • • • 100 0 0534 COco 0 0 28 Ditto Old Ann. of 81 . 11. 50. 4d. Ditto Nu' ditto of 71. 1 /. 2 s. 20. 40 0 0 20 Vauxhall •• .• ... Av. 11. /6s. 70 10 0 28 SIXSCELI.ANEOUS. Dividend 8 mount Name of Company. per or Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- -- .............. X. s. d. £. s. d. Australian Airieulturl 100 00!30 0 0 Anglo-Mexican Mint., 1/. 4s. 10 0 0 10. 0 0 Ditto, Hal fShares.. 2 10 0 Canada ...•• • • •..... 61. per cent. 100 0 0132 10 0 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. _ ...... City Bonds.. •••• • • • • 3341. pr cent. Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 MO 0 0 100 0 0 Equitable Reversionry 434 /. pr cent. 100 00 . 145 100 Gen.SteamNaviga tlon 11. ss. 15 0 0i 14 .9 0 a : 9_o London Institution • • • _ 9 P e ninslr & Orient.Stm . 21. p er cent . 50 co 0 50 o Revers ionary Int. Soc. 3 3i1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 5 " R o yal Mail Steam •• • • 3 % 1 • pr Cent. • 6 Sou th Australian ... W. per cent. 25 0 0 2° 0 5 0 90 0 4 1 Van Dieman's Land.. Universal Salvage. •• • _ 1025 0 0 00 0 23 4 0 050 0 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Fria Current of Jan. 11.) SUGAR—To•day a decline in value took place for brown and the lower sorts of grey and yellow; the better kinds, however, sustained the former ,velue. On the part of exporters little d es i re was shown to operate, but tee low rates current induced the home trade to make pur chases on a large scale. West India Muscovado was' in excellent request for grocery end refitting purposes, the sales pi ivately amounting to 800 hhds, 8:,e., and full rates were obtained, excepting for brown and inferior sorts, which declined Gd yer cwt. At auction 104 hhds 2 trcs of Barbadoes sold at rather low rates for tine, other sorts. however, fetched fell prices. REFINED.—Today no vatiation took place in the value of refined goods, but the home demand was not so good, whilst the refiners were inclined to sell for forward delivery. The tendency of ptices is evidently down wards. The market is quiet for bonded crushed Sugar, but full rates are insisted upon. AURITHTS.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius, but ptivately some parcel i were sold at the former value, but not above. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there vatewlas no public -c , octtr sale several parcels were taken pr. y prices could not be obtained. FOIIEIGN.—This afternoon at public sale 662 hhds 10 half tierc.., of Cuba Muscovado, duty paid, were nearly all taken in at 40a for fine, and at 37s for low yellow; the small part that sold fetched the former rates, good yellow 39a Gd, mid 38s to 38s 6d, and low 37s per OWL COFFEE.—This afternoon the quantity of Plantation Ceylon offered at public sale amounted to 96 casks, 550 bags, the whole sold—middling and good sorts fetched stiffer rates, but the lower kW, went ls. per cwt. cheaper ; good realised 5Ss to 5Ss 6d, middling 48s 6d to 50s 6d, low middling 445, fine flue ordinary 41s 6cl, tine ordinary 3Ss to 40s, good crdinary 35s to 375, ordinary 345, -pea ben.) , 40s 6d to 50s 6d, and damaged 22s to 36s Gd ; 782 hags of Tellicherry subject to 4d per lb duty at stiff rates—tine bold yellow, li!(e Mocha, 61s to 635, good 56a 6d to 58s, pea berry - 63s Gd to GGs 6d, inferior 518 Gd to 56s 6d, bold Triage 30s to 355, low ditto Its to 15s, damaged 12s to 13s 6d. TEA—To-day, at the public sales, a good demand was experienced for Tea, end on the part of merchants there was firmness. The proportion sold was likewise larger than for some time past. The total quantity de clared amounted to 12,700 pack: des, of which 4,600 were sold, including 2,000 catty boxes. Congou fetched stiffer rates, end Caper sustained the former value, whilst ilyson sold Id, Gtopowdcr 33. and 1d per lb above former rates—Congou, fair common fetched 8d to Silt!, good Ild; Caper, it; boxes 7i-cl to 7-f-1d; liyson, fair is 4d to is sd; Imperial, good and tine is 3d to Is 9.÷d; and Gunpowder, good 2s 3d to 2s lld per lb. RICE.—To-day East India was in good demand pri vately, and former rates were well sustained. At public sale 400 packets of Bengal were sold at lOs 6d to 1 Is for low broken dusty white, and 83 6d to 9s 6d for sea damaged. Of African Arrowroot 18 casks fetched 3-id. MOLASSES.—To-day there is little passing in West India privately, and the rates taken were rather under thore that existed previously. At public sale 29 puns of St. Lucia went at 16s for ordinary. COCOA.—British plantation is more required,but holders insisting upon an advance on previous rates of Is to 2s per cwt, operated against business, and 425 bags of Trinidad at auction were only in part disposed of, fins red at 50s, good 46s 6d to 475, and middling 45s per cwt. Foreign met with little attention, and 35s to 37s per cwt is the value. SPICES.—To-day Pimento was less in demand, and 200 bags at auction wont Id per lb cheaper; good middling and good selling at 3id to 31d, middling rather coarse and a little mixed 30, 30 boxes Jamaica Ginger realised the full value. 712 bags of African were taken in rather above the value. _ _ INDico.—The quarterly sale of East India is fixed for the Bth of February, and the quantity declared is at present 3,157 chests, bat it will be increased to about 0,000 chests. SPIRITS.—To-day there was only a limited business concluded in Rum, although proof Leewards were obtain able at is 6d to is 7d; East India Is sd; Jamaica of good quality 30 to 38 per cent. over proof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, and tine at 3s 10d to 4s 4d per gallon. The market has a dull appearance for 01 kinds, and there are further arrivals. SALTPETIZE.—To-day rough was only in limited de mand, and 700 bags of Calcutta at public sale were taken in at the former value, via —middling grey bat rather damp 9 to 9i per cent. refraction Sla to 31s 6d, but the uorefracted sold at 30s per cwt. SAGO.—holders ore anxious sellers, and submitted to prices is 6d to 2s per cwt under those previously current. At auction 749 boxes were disposed of. Privately there has been little passing, and lower rates are expected to prevail. Although Sago Flour is offered at a consider able reduction, yet few buyers are to be met with, and at auction a small pat t only of 782 bags found buyers. Ou.s.—For Seal there has been an excellent demand, and a further rise in the value is apparent, whilst on the part of holders there is firmness, and they have obtained 301 to 311 for pale; at auction 58 tuns were sold. Cod, however, has declined in value, several parcels have been disposed of. Southern cannot be obtained upon lower terms, but the supply is small of all sorts, but the purchases made are of little conse quence ; at public sale 15 tuns realised 311 5 s to 311 15 s. 'There has been an improved demand for Sperm, and the parcels sold privately were at improved rates— at public sale 50 tuns fetched 821 to 821 103 for fine quality, and a few lots for export only 80L The purchases made in Linseed Oil have been upon a large scale by the home trade, and a fair demand pre vailed for exportation, whilst a rise in the value is appa rent. Holders of Olive are not disposed to submit to any further reduction in value, and the deliveries exceed the arrivals. Cocoa Nut is little required, the supply is on the increase. The operations in Palm are to a limited extent only. The consumption is, however, better than of late, and prices have become moderate. Rapeseed Oil has been dealt in with caution. TALLOW.—In consequence of further reduced rates having been accepted for Russian on the spot, buyers were induced to come into the market with more freedom. A good business has been concluded both by soap-makers and chandlers, and 44s Gd to 44s 9d are the prices accepted for fine P. Y. Candle. For forward delivery, however, the operations are of little consequence. Home made is not much required, and as the stock is accumu lating, there is a desire shown to sell at 46s 6d to 47s net cash. Other kiuds.are in large supply, and prices continue to recede. LAUNCH AT PARTICK. On Saturday afternoon a large iron steamer, named the Trafalgar, built for the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, was la unc h e d f rom the building yard of Messrs. Tod and li‘Gregov, Partick. The circumstance having been previously made public, and the day being fine, the banks of the river were lined with spectators, eager to witness the interesting spectacle ; and the masts of all the vessels in the vicinity were decorated with a profusion of flags. The scene altogether had a very gay and ani mated appearance. In the building-yard there were a number of ladies, as also Captain Sarsfield, marine superintendent of the City of Dublin Steam Naviga tion Company, and other gentlemen interested in steam navigation. The necessary preparations having been completed, about twenty minutes past two o'clock the signal was given, and the ceremony of naming the vessel having been efficiently performed by Miss Mackinlay, the Trafalgar glided gracefully into the water, and the firing of cannon- amid the hearty acclamrtions of all present. Ample precautions having been taken, not the slightest accident occurred during the launch ; and it may be mentioned, as reflect ing no small credit on the vigilance of the builders, that the same thing can be said with respect to the whole of the numerous launches which have taken place from theiryards. The,Trafalgar has been built for the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, and is intended, w e understand, to carry the mail be tween Liverpool and. Dublin. She is 800 tons burthen, and her engines, of 350 horse-power, are constructed on the oscillating principle. It is expected, from her beautiful mould, that a high rate of speed will be attained ; while at the same time, to fit her for making the passage in all weathers, she has been built in the strongest possible manner, and may be safely classed as the strongest steamer .that has yet been launched on the Clyde. She has excellent cabin accommodation, and is intended to be fitted up in a very superior style. We under stand the vessel will be immediately towed up to the harbour, for the purpose of receiving her engines, which are all ready, and she will, in all probability, be finally completed and at sea in . the course of two months. After the launch had taken place, a numerous party adjourned for the purpose of dedicating a bumper to the Trafalgar. Health and prosperity to Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor having also been proposed, Mr. M'Gregor acknowledged the compliment, and begged to propose " Success to the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company," Which having been in existence, he observed, for twenty-four years, had at length thought of coming north for the purpose of getting a vessel built for themselves. The y had sent their marine superintendent , Captai n Sarsfield, to inspect the steamer, and he also begged to propose the health of that gentleman. Captain Sarsfield replied, observing that he had witnessed the proceedings of that day with much gratification, for a filter vessel he had never seen launched ; and he had no doubt that the company with which he had the honour of being connected f w o r o u 1 a d s r o o o p l e i t b it e induced ionof c the dose. d a s o e m . e to ,h e t he same health qrte of quarter Mackinlay and the other ladies present was also duly honoured. We may add, that in the yard from where the Trafalgar was launched we observed other two iron steamers on the stocks, one of which, belonging to the Peninsular a nd O r i en t a l Steam Company, is in tended for China, and the other, a larger vessel than the Trafalgar, to sail between Liverpool and Belfast. We cannot but rejoice at the celebrity which our Clyde ship-builders have obtained, were it for no other reason than the amount of employment which it enables them to give to builders and workmen. — North Briii.vit Mail of Monday. COMMUTATLON OF SENTENCE.—The sentence of Pilkington, as well as that of Speed, has, we are glad to find, been commuted to transportation for life.-- Liverpool Mercury. 'CORONER'S INQUEST AT CROYDONo--ALLEGED ME DECAL NEGLECT.—The inquiry touching the death of Elizabeth Hopkins,: alias Howard, whose death was alleged to have been occasioned by the negle c t of Dr. Berncastle, one of the medical officers of Gun, Croy -Croy don Union, was resumed yesterday at the n ot conclude G don. After a long inquiry , which di until nearly twelve o'clock la st ni g ht, the following verdict: — " T hat Elizabeth op ins, alias the hi J i tiry k • returned Elizabeth Howard, died from exhaustion, resulting upon we, in leaving 6h°wli e e a c s e t tprotractedhegreatestlaibnuhuurro, inhumanity that t y her when in labou r, and that the Jury, co ns id er o. at ds Brn a c a l s e ed h Dr. the him a very unfit person to get as a medical ullicer." ORIGIN or INF'LUEtvzA.— A.ttempty have been made to date the existence of influenza at a very remote pe riod. Dr. Most has extracted from the writings of Hip pocrates an account of a disease which he regarded as influenza, but which differed from it hi r.everal important particulars. Some epidemic catarrhs which prevailed in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries are recorded; but these can scarcely be regarded as influenza, of the exist ence of which we have no credible accounts previous to the year 1510. Such is the opinion of Dr. Schweich, and the instances brought forward by Dr. Gludge of the curlier existence of this epidemic are nut satisfactory. Sham the sixteenth century it has frequently occurred, trod the extent of country over which it has passed, as well as the large number of individuals whom it has elected, has afforded ample opportunity for local de scriptions of the disease, of which medical authors havo caasiderably availed themselves. According to Dr. Schweich, the disease has most frequently had its origin ira the north, whence it has extended in a south-westerly direction that it has frequently passed from south to n arth, or from north east to north-west, and never from west to east, or from north to south.—British and Fo r, fign Medical .I?cview. ■