The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-02 00:00:00

CH A TiLIS, Mayor.—The First Court of MAYOR and ALDERMEN, held in the Inner Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on Tuesday, the 30th day of November, 1852, in the 16th year of the reign of Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, &c., Resolved unanimously—That the sincere thanks of this Court be presented to the Right Hon. Wm. Hunter, late Lord Mayer of this City, for the manner in which he sustained the high office of Chief Magistrate, for the punctuality of his attendance in this Court, and the impartiality with which he presided over its deliberations, for the hospitality which he uniformly maintained at the Mansion-house, for the liberality he evinced towards the numerous charitable institu thas of this City, for the readiness of access he invariably afforded, and the amenity he manifested to all classes of his fellow-citizens, and especially for his kind and courteous behaviour to every member of this Court. MEREWETHER. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. farewell Season or Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING Will be performed (by desire) the highly attractive Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny ?dukell. After which, the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. To be followed by HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrie. THIS EVENING, Will be perrormed a Dramatic Story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews. F. Matthews, Roxby, Baker, Suter, Belton, Horncastle, Butler, Ito slue, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss St. George, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Rosina Wright. Miss Martindale, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Mrs. Foote, and Miss Foote. To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters, by Paul Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Far the Fourth Time, an entirely new Drama, in three acts, called SLAVE LIFE; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan (his third appearance), Emery, 0. Smith, Cnllenford, Madame Ce leste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Extravaganza of MEPHISTOPHELES; or an Ambassador from Below. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be revived Shakspere's Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Principal characters by Messrs. Charles Kean, Bartley, Harley, Meadows, J. Vining, Ryder, and H. Baker ; Mrs. Daly. Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. Charles Kean. After which, SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Wright, J. Vining, Addison, Chester, and Cath cart; Misses Murray, Leclercq, Daly, and Mrs. Daly. 1 ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Immense success of the Equestrian Drama of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Debut of M. and Mdlle. Lalande, from Franconi's Cirque Na tionale, Paris, having been unavoidably postponed, they will posi tively appear (for the fourth time) T HI-1 EVENING, when, and during the week, the Entertainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, in two acts, produced with new dresses, scenery, and appointments, written expressly for this Theatre, and embodying all those stirring inci dents and situations so graphically described in Mrs. Stowe's popular work, and which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Establishment. To be followed by an extraordinary display of Equestrian and Gymnastic A chievements in the Arena. To conclude with a popular FARCE. Stage Manager. Mr. -W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; Box-office open daily from Eleven to Foar. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY —Morning 0 min. after 5 I Evening 21 min.aft. 5 To-Moanow—Morning 43min. after 5 [ Evening 10 min.aft. 6 THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, Dec. 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 45 highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 42—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'93. WIND, W.N.W—Dull, cloudy weather. THE WELLINGTON SUN. ON THIIRSDA.Y THE 18TH, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. o'" " " i n k 444 w Ot LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1852 Naturally enough, the Financial Reformers have revived their very wholesome agitation immediately upon the eve of the anxiously-expected occasion when the Budget is to be formally submitted to the House of Commons by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Yesterday, however, they re stricted their endeavours to the one important purpose of insisting upon the total remission, or at any rate upon the gradual reduction, of the most unpopular and pernicious of all taxes—the Taxes upon Knowledge. We could have wished for our pFt that the meeting held last evening, in Exeter Hall, and presided over very efficiently by Mr. DOUGLAS JERROLD, had been convened somewhat earlier than the Ist of December. For all practical purposes, we regret to think that it must necessarily prove inoperative, in as far as it could be supposed to affect in any manner the anticipated financial statement of the DERBY-DISRAELI Government. It cannot but be obvious that the Budget for '52-53 has long since been definitively arranged. Nothing can in any way be insinuated so late as the eleventh-hour and-a-half as a practical improvement. It has now only to be explained by the leader of the Lower House of Parliament. Eagerly shall we welcome in it any relaxation of the existing sys tem, so far as affects the wider diffusion of cheap literature. Possibly Mr. DISRAELI may have re cognised the necessity of reforms in this direction. A successful man of letters himself, he cannot be blind to the inestimable value of knowledge to the community, any more than he can be unconscious of the barriers• raised by the paper and other duties in the way of its more extended dissemi nation. We shall see. Until to-morrow evening, at least, let us hope. If by no more compre hensive innovation, much good might be effected by the mitigation of the evils resulting from the odious tax upon advertisements. Meanwhile— whether we are waiting vainly or rationally for the removal of these particular burthens from the population —we cannot but be very materiallyserv ing the cause of financial improvement, by giving, as we do elsewhere in our impression of this even ing, a report of the masterly speech delivered yesterday by Mr. COBDEN on the subject of these detestable and injurious Taxes upon Knowledge. , It seldom happens that the career of a great man can be authenticated, in all. its more remark able incidents, upon oath, in the form of a regular affidavit. Elsewhere, in our impression of this evening, will be found, however, a document pre cisely of this character—a document of inestim able value, and of extraordinary importance, re lating as it does to the principal occurrences in the history of Sir CHARLES NAPIER, the heroic conqueror of Scinde, renowned not less for his consummat e ability as an Administrator than fo r Avgenius as a Generalissimo. It canno t b u t e been observed by the majority of the intelli gent 'N..I, ati . p Hon that about a week since that emi nent man applied in crimi nal Quarter/Ij, informationin against the publisher of the consequence of an article contained in the cur rent according to thnelm ber of th a t R ev i ew, calculated, judgments of the applicant, to dis tort the contemporaries, and thereby seriously t s o ° I l l; his his reputation. The statements there sworn to be , altogetlnteers as evidence of the reaeethSir CHARLES NAPIER s . of his request, consent as a proved, nevertheless a of u the LORD means for obtaining the W e for a cri _as entirely CHIEF JUSTICE to the grantin g of nainal prosecution. The application —the rule was refused unsuccessful the obnoxi was virtually declared , in t h e very ous article in the last number of the nuarter te e t% of the hero of Scinde, in spite of his manly a p peal and to be in no way whatev er his explicit assertions, either false or calumnious. Cordially, indeed with the whole intensity o f our nature, do we accede to the wisdom, and the justice, and the liberality, and the patriotism of the sentiments expressed upon the occasion by Lord CAMPBELL, in reference to the necessity of maintaining intact the most perfect freedom of Liberty to the Press. As we are ourselves num bered in the r an k s of journalism, we could not in truth by any possibility do otherwise—for in so '~+~e doing we are not merely upholding the privilege of our order, its most solemn responsibilities, and most cherished prerogatives, we are simply obey ing the elementary condition of its existence. For the Press cannot be said to exist where its freedom is not distinctly and permanently assured. Yet—accepting as wholly incontrovertible the great principles laid down by the LORD CHIEF Jus- TICE in regard to the Liberty of the Press, happily secured to this nation, at least under the shield of the Constitution—we cannot view otherwise than with positive amazement the discredit thrown, in the particular instance before us, upon Sir CHARMS NAPIER, for inasmuch as he presumes to demand the rectification of certain glaring mis statements contained in the pages of our quarterly contemporary. A glance at the affidavit published this evening by ourselves will be sufficient to prove, beyond the possibility of an instant's doubt, the fact, and not only the fact, but the grossness of those misstatements. It will be perceived, for example, that Sir CHARLES was distinctly accused by the reviewer of having wilfully concealed from the knowledge of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, during the course of the warlike operations against Scinde, a circumstance which, if submitted in time to the con sideration of the Governor-General, might possibly (so ran the argument) have prevented all necessity for the great pitched battle at Meeanee ! Now that is a single instance in point, and one quite sufficient for present purposes by way of illustra tion. The question in its regard, simply resolves itself to this. Was the assertion of the writer accurate, or was it a misstatement? Was the fact alluded to concealed at the period specified from the knowledge of the now Earl of ELLENBOROUGH? What is the answer of Sir CHARLES himself ?—an answer, remember, given in upon oath. Why, Sir CHARLES contents himself with pointing out the precise page in those Parliamentary Papers from which his assailant (we must not say his calum niator)professes to have collected together the mate rials of his argument, containing a letter written by himself, eighteen days before the battle of Meeanee, addressed to the Governor-General, informing that Nobleman of the very circumstance asserted by the Quarterly reviewer to have been wilfully concealed from his Lordship's knowledge ! Yet in all this, if we are to credit the decision arrived at in the Court of Queen's Bench, there is no falsity or calumny, no blunder or misstatement whatsoever. Again—the anonymous asperser of the Hero of Scinde charged him with sending a communication to: MEER RoosTuM, refusing to grant that per sonage an interview at the period when he was expressing his anxiety to accede in every way to the wishes of the British Government. Here, surely there was another very distinct allegation. But what is the nature of the reply to it contained in, the affidavit ? Why th e rep l y i s no t l ess clear and unanswerable than the one which we have already particularised. Sir CHARLES simply points to the very communication in question in that same inexorable blue-book—demonstrating as clearly as anything can possibly be demonstrated, that in stead of its refusing to grant the desired inter view to MEER ROOSTUM, it, on the contrary, prof fered him an asylum in the British camp, and even tendered an escort to protect him on his road to the tent of his conqueror ! Yet in all this—if we are to believe some people—there is actually no misstatement. And so Mr JUSTICE COLERIDGE accedes to the wisdom of his learned brother in refusing to allow any prosecution— there may be as much persecution on one side as you please, but there shall be no prosecution at all on the other because, according to him any permission to that effect, in the pre sent instance, would infallibly establish as a rule, " that contemporary history could not be written except in terms of praise, or even servile flattery, that would make all history useless !" And so Lord CAMPBELL avows he could only consent to a compliance with the request of the applicant, if it were possible that he could be persuaded " that the article was written with the intention of calumniating !" And so the rule is refused—and the case is dismissed—and Sir CHARLES NAPIER is assailed yet more viru lently and perversely, a target for all the shafts of petulance and vituperation. It is the fortune, we know well, of some men to be born with gold spoons in their mouths, as it is for others to possess merely the wooden ladles, like some of the well-known family of the CHUZZLEWITS. There was the young gentleman of former times, for example, who was so invariably unlucky in his adventures, that he was heard at last, in sheer despair, protesting his conviction that if he had been brought up a hatter, people would inevitably come into the world without heads. There are, on the contrary, those who have other dainties besides gold spoons com ing into their possession, as it were by destiny or inheritance—opening their mouths and shutting their eyes, and seeing what Dame Fortune will send them. There have been before npw, for example, men who have risen, without any very perceptible reason why, through every grade of promotion with marvellous facility and precision —men who have had coronets thrown to them, while their superiors in genius, as well as in achievements, have been sedulously precluded from the opportunity of crossing the threshold of the House of Peers—men who have leaped with one eccentric summersault to the supreme rule of an army, in which they would have been more fitted to assume the part of Lieutenant than of Commander. Sir CHARLES NAPIER is, perhaps, in the whole range of our military annals, the most brilliant contrast to this class of well-favoured incapables. It has been his fortune to serve his country by a series of resplendent and, in some respects, incomparable achievements. He has added a vast and fruitful territory to the Oriental dominions of the British SOVEREIGN. He not only captured Scinde by his mingled prowess and strategies, but, with the skill of a diplomatist and the intellectual grasp of a statesman, he bestowed upon the vanquished province the blessings of a strong and popular Government. Early in life he was one of the most brilliant among the " young Majors" of WELLINGTON. Later on, he carried his sword, with increasing credit to himself and in creasing advantage to the public service, from Spain to Cephalonia. He equalled the heroism of CLIVE at Plassey, and of WELLINGTON at Assaye, when he crossed the Indus with a handful of men, and routed the enormous forces of his antagonist at Meeanee. Such was the fame of his capacity, that—we all remember the circumstance—some few years ago, he may be said, with perfect truth, to have been nominated Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India, not by a Ministry or by a party, but absolutely and literally by national acclamation. Yet how further has Sir CHARLES NAPIER been recompensed by his country—how further ? Instead of a peerage, instead of place, instead of pension, he has received only obloquy, calumny, and vituperation. Such has been the gratitude evinced towards that remarkable man who—now that the old Duke has been buried away under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral —i s incomparably the Greatest Living Soldier of England. If Mr. VILLIERS was rightly designated by Mr. DISRAELI the Stormy Petrel of Protection, Lord PALMERSTON must with equal truth be termed the Stormy Petrel of Whiggism; unless, indeed, we prefer to regard him rather as the halcyon of Conservatism. Smooth was the surface of the Opposition till his Lordship brought forward his resolution. Lord JOHN sat at the head of a host of Free-traders, all apparently the coadjutors of the ex-Ministry ; Whiggism, as usual, mustered, as its supporters, numbers who had little or no sympathy with it ; Radicals, earnest Free-traders, very liberal Free-trade Conservatives, all seemed ready to act with the Noble Lord. His cashiered Foreign Secretary, however, broke the spell at °nee. He brought forward a resolution under the ranks on the which the Conservative Cabinet could weather the sto--- --Li, he threw into disorder at the same time aortrhaeyredanitsaeulf 7y Opposition benches ; to the one be Was i n a moment the bird of evil omen, to the it be of tmigle or ne . vit A ab s le th th e at m s a o t m te e r th h in a g d must be don e whi ch ca l e ss to wish otherwise Housethani t could and havethe country t ry i n and perhap s it has been settled with would regret, any other way. it would. ~,. have been regretted NDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER, 2, 1852. if the Ministry and their supporters could have been compelled to swallow the words to which they could not give a hearty assent ; and it is regretted that the Free-traders, with Mr. VILLIERS at their head, should not dictate the terms of a Free-trade resolution ; and it is also to be regretted that the House of Commons, save the now immortalised 53, could not unite to declare that Free Trade is " wise, just, and bene ficial ;" but it would have been matter for regret, on the other hand, that it should have done so at the expense of touching the honour of so many practical Free-traders. It is, we think, most of all, to be regretted, that her MAJESTY'S Ministers took the view they did of the contested words. Mr. DIS RAELI called these epithets odious; the coun try thinks them themost appropriate which could be selected. The Honourable Gentleman, indeed, meant that they were so, as having been inserted, in his view, expressly to annoy him and his fol lowers ; that they were odious as a party device. His own resolution, as was repeatedly observed, proved the wisdom, justice, and beneficence of Free-trade legislation ; and he himself in his speech carefully avoided discussing the propriety of the epithets in question--completely shunned the issue he ought to have joined, and spent his whole strength in a vindication of his party's proceedings. We believe Mr. DISRAELI him self would not deny in so nanny words that Free Trade was " wise, just, and beneficial." It is, therefore, the more to be lamented that he led his party on against a clause in the resolu tion which would be carried by acclamation at any public meeting that could be held in any part of the country. As, however, the Government felt so keenly these truthful words, and as they were willing to sign an unconditional capitulation in other terms, it was at least merciful to spare the feelings of a beaten foe. JOHN BULL will growl at first that he could not get a plain English confession of past errors, but with his charac teristic unwillingness to fight down, and his readiness to throw back something for luck, he will cordially accept the proffered nineteen shillings and elevenpence three farthings in the pound, and wish them luck with the odd farthing. As the result, no party has gained a victory. Free Trade alone has triumphed, and triumphed gloriously, nine to one in a full house I The last majority comprised large numbers of men of every political party. It was, in fact, at the same time a noble triumph over party, and for Free Trade. It will make it clear to all the world that England has finally settled her policy. It will do this even if projects of compensa tion were in the mind of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. We ought to believe his own de claration, that he has never thought of compen sation, and that, too, notwithstanding the sentence fished up by Lord JOHN RUSSELL from that for midable treasury of past professions, the impar tial " Hansard." We do not think that he ever thought compensation possible, even if he could think it due. We accept, till the Budget ap pears, Mr. HENLEY'S explicit declaration, that no relief could be thought of for the farmer in which all the community should not equally share. But even were compensation for transitional suffering pro posed, it would no more throw suspicion on our Free trade sincerity in the eyes of foreign countries, than our compensating the slaveholders affected their belief of our heartiness in abolishing negro slavery. On the contrary, they would think that we must have a strong conviction indeed of the value of our present course, if, rather than give it up, we consented to sacrifice somewhat to preserve it. The country will, however, keep a most vigi lant look out against any back-handed Protec tion. Lord JOHN himself would only be too glad to catch his rival tripping so far. Right glad would he be to return to the battle on this ground ; we may, however, be pretty sure that it will not be afforded to him. It was, indeed, a very clever hit when Lord JOHN observed that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. DISRAELI) " had shown to the House, that, while he was connected with the cause of Protection, he did not faithfully serve the cause of Protection ; I say, therefore, now that he has espoused the cause of Free Trade, let us take care that he is not as faithless to the cause of Free Trade." The Hon. Gentleman will, how ever, unless we are quite mistaken, take care of himself. He will hazard no more League meetings, no more appeals to the country on this great question. He is glad enough to bury the thing wholly and for ever ; and, to use Mr. COBDEN'S own phrase in Yorkshire, "no Government or party will be found foolish or bold enough to tie the tin kettle of Protection to its tail again." No, the FOUR HUNDRED and SIXTY-EIGHT have settled that question for all England, and all the world too. A little soreness from the fight some of the Parliamentary sections will feel for a few days, but the grand fact will remain for the future historian and will now be told in every commercial country in the world that after successive ameliorations of our Tariff for a long series of years,—after six years' trial of abolished corn laws, and subse quently abolished navigation laws, that the British Parliament chosen to decide this question, has decided it by the above almost unparalleled majority. It will be told that the two most com mercial nations upon earth, the two freest, the two most intelligent, the two most enterprising of nations, in one and the same year, and almost at the same hour, decided, both of them by over whehning majorities, that henceforth their policy should be to allow every man to buy in the cheapest market, and to sell in the dearest ; or, in more sacred words, to do unto another as he would that others should do unto him. We heartily rejoice in the double vote. It speaks peace to all the nations. England and America are now bound together by a new international tie ; their policy will be identical, and mutually beneficial. They cannot fight : not only that, they will let no one attack the other. A cordial feeling will grow between them, which will unite their navies in defence of each other. Should the new French oof E ng ß la u n t d, w h e e EM PEROR turn out w h a t hi s enemies wish, the envious foe ra w tt li er be loo e k ci u to ally th t e he pea fo ce e ful of America. influence of the two nations. European coun tries like trade and its profits as well as we do, and when they see the two greatest trading nations in the world heartily joining in the same policy, it will be impossible for them to resist the impression. What will follow ? They will be compelled to relax commercial restrictions, compelled to afford facilities for commercial traffic, compelled to do away with the obstructions to the free intercourse of nation with nation ; and then it will be found, we trust, that commerce will accom plish what barricades could not ; that it will diffuse intelligence, liberalise the views of the governors themselves, impart practical hibits and views to the theorisers of France and Germany, and gradually establish peace and constitutional liberty amongst all the nations of Europe. STAMP DUTIES UPON NEWSPAPERS.—The Attorney General does not bring on his measure for amending the law relating to the stamp duties upon newspapers till Mon day, the 6th instant. THE FIRST INDIA AND CHINA MAIL, under the con tract between the Government and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam-packet Company, will be dispatched from Southampton on the 4th of February next. EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; H. T. Hope, Esq., in the chair. The report of the court of directors was read and adoptod, as also resolutions to the effect that the forfeited shares should be re-allotted, and that as soon as a capital of 800,'000l. has been subscribed the company should commence a( tive operations by establishing a line of steamers to India, • with a view, if considered desirable, of extending their sex vice to Australia. REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY.—The proprietors of the Regent's Canal Company have voted the sum of 430,G 00/. for the extension of their works at Limehouse. The d ivi dend declared by this company for the past half year its at the rats of Bs. 6d. per share. • INCREASE OF BULLION.-It is estimated that the next return of the Bank of England will show an increase' of between 300,0001. and 400,0001. in the stock of the i tre cious metals—so large has been the influx of Austral tan gold, which, after passing through the hands of the brokers and others, has found its way into the Bank. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, NOVEMBER, 1852. On and from the Ist December next, the postage chargeable up , xi all letters transmitted between the United Kingdom alad Peru, either by packet direct, or vid Panama, will be-25.. when not exceeding half-an-ounce in weight ; 4s. when ex ceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ; and so on, according to the scale in operation for charging in land letters. This postage must be paid in advance. Newspapers for Peru will be conveyee free of charge, at heretofore. 1110 XE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 American and 1,500 Surat were taken on speculation. The market closed firmly, and prices, as compared with Friday's rates, were to f dearer on all qualities of American under 6d. Surat also -1- up, and Sea Islands Id. to 2d. lower. The sales comprised 7,000 American, 170 Pernam and Maranham at 6g- to 6/, 160 Bahia at 6g. to 6i, 100 Egyptian at • 6 to 7/, and 2,500 Surat at n to sd. per lb. Railway shares were rather lower. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 395. 7d. per quarter. The following is an account of the state of the Manchester piece goods market, furnished by Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving : " As compared with the excited activity which pre vailed during the last three months, and which resulted iri involving transactions of almost unprecedented mag nitude for the time being, the aspect of this market, during the present and closing month, has exhibited a re markable change in appearance, and comparative reality —not, however, exactly from the amount, in value, which has been silently and gradually carried into effect, as the necessary consequence of the heavy previous operations ; but from the marked and perceptible indis position on the part of buyers to operate, except for immediate wants. "In conjunction with the previously assigned cause, and the high rates then realised by producers, together with the absence of corresponding rates from some of the most influential and important foreign markets, in reality and in anticipation,—the declining value of cot ton amounting in the course of the month, from id. to id. per pound—must le noticed as forming the most in fluential causes; indeed, the latter at the present mo ment may be considered as the governing influence. As to its prospective bearing, it were idle to offer any opinion in a conchtsive shape, seeing that no correct es timate can yet be arrived at as to the actual crop which may be expected from the United States. We have previously given our opinion as to what would be the consequence of a yield not reaching 3,000,000 bags. The industry of this neighbourhood continues, we are justified in saying, in almost unexampled activity, with the probability, humanly speaking, of a lengthened con tinuance." The English and Irish Church and University Assurance Society jnst formed, under the aus pices of the Friend of the Clergy Society, appears to have special claims to the favourable cousidera tion of the numerous body for whose benefit it is intended. The proposal is to have such a reason able paid-up capital as will afford security to the assured, and yet not prejudice them by a heavy payment of interest to the shareholders— a material point where there is so much di fficulty in employing surplus means on the one hand, and where there is a complaint of inadequate means on the part of new companies to meet heavy losses, during periods of extreme sick ness and mort a lit y , on the other. Sixty per cent. of the profits is to be divided among the assured every five year s , an d t wen t y per cent. among the shareholders. The remaining twenty per cent. will be applied to further the objects of the Friend of ' the Clergy Society, in return for which much ad vantageous business is expected. There are many other points of utility, which the clergy at large will best appreciate upon investigation ; and special provision is made for those cases of unforeseen dis tress, fortunately less frequent since the Friend of the Clergy Society was established. The Banker's Magazine for December contains an article which, upon the occasion of the esta blishment of several new banks in India and Aus- tralia, may be deemed of importance, viz., on " the discretionary powers allowed by parent banks to their branches." The private banks in competition with the Joint Stock have been opening agencies in the smaller towns of late years, and this not only in England and Ireland, but likewise in the colo-• vies. The Bank of England limits the discretionary power of its agents within a very narrow circle, and most of the country rankers merely allow their agents, mostly shopkeepers or solicitors, to grant facilities for the payment and receipt of monies. It is a curious fact that agents constantly evince a kind of partisanship for their customers, arising from local prejudice or connexions, and that the influence of the head manager is therefore generally required to be exercised in curbing this feeling. The Joint-Stock Banks having branches in England have mostly dispensed with local boards, but those doing business with the colonies, in most instances, find them useful as bringing connexion and experience. A fair latitude to the branches is indispensable; but, on the other hand, a cautious limitation has likewise to be steadily observed. Formerly, branch managers in Scotland had to pay the half of all losses out of their own salaries, but this was found to operate as an inducement to them to do as little business as possible, and the medium course— v i z ., to lay down gen era l rules, and yet retain a dispens ing power, was found most salutary. The following report upon the Mining Share Market is furnished by Messrs. J. S. Tripp and Co. : " In the English mining market there has been a very active demand for dividend paying shares. West Pro vidence and Tremayne have been in great request. Botallacks, East Wheal Rose, West Carradon, S ou th Frances, Vheal Fullers, Bassetts, and Devon Great Consols have exchanged hands at improved rates. " Wheal Tremayne, at the meeting which is to take place on Saturday, will pay a dividend of 10s, per share, after paying off all outstanding debts of the mine. The dividend henceforward will be 205., or more bi-monthly, as the future profits will not be subject to the drawback of any deduction further than the ordinary working expenses. " In non-dividend mines there has been a good de mand for Cuben, East and West Ding Dong, East Halamanning, Balnoon, Great Alfred, Gonamena, Tre fusis, and Cupid shares. " North Towy, North Damsel, and Cwm Darren shares are firm at present prices. "Cook's Kitchen have fallen to 2i1., Orsedd to 21., and Chiverton to 411., at which prices these shares, we think, ought to be bought. " Merllyns have suddenly fallen to 31/., in conse quence of the mine having nearly filled with water. With a little dry weather the water will soon be got out, when the value of the shares will rise perhaps as rapidly as they have fallen. "Altogether the English mining market was never looking more healthy, a n d i n bond fide concerns we an ticipate much higher prices." The rumours of a break up in the Ministry, so very prevalent towards the close of business yester day, have subsided, and the Stock Market has been more buoyant. Consols have been 101 to ; and are now 1014 to I. The New 34 per Cents. have been quoted. 103 i to ; and the 3 per Cents. 100 f to 1. South Sea Stock has been marked 1114. Exchequ er Bills have been quoted 695. to 725., and India Bonds 83s. premium. Foreign Stocks have been rather dull, except for Grenada Deferred, which have risen to 13 Mexican Bonds have been steady at 24i to 25 . The mail is due. Brazilian New Stock of 1852 is at 974 to 98, and the New of 1829 and 1839 at 103. Spanish 3 per Cents, have been at 51i, and the Passive at 64. The Deferred are 244 to 25k. The Turkish Scrip is 1 4 to 14 premium. The letter re ceived by the Committee from Lord Malmesbury has not yet been published. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been quoted 384 to 384 • Austrian Bonds are at 83, and Dutch 24 per dents. from 664 4 have risen to 67. Rail wa y Shares have been lower all through, and the jobbers, having got over the settlement, ap pear relieved for a while—some difficulty having been experienced in delivering shares, especially North-Western and Caledonian. The traffics con tinue very good. French Shares are dull, but Westerns have im proved. Gold Mines continue brisk. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under Great Western ... North Western ................... South Western .... 8right0n................................ 1852. 1851. £15,758 14,228 43,394 40,021 8,691 8,801 9,082 8,210 _adland ................................. 22,3 83 2 1 ,436 South Eastern .......................... . 11,638 10,238 North Stafford ........................... 5,196 4,614 Caledonian ................. . ............ 9,061 7,613 Great Northern . . . ................ 16,582 10,360 Lancashire and Yo r k s hi r e ............ 16,082 16,251 Newcastle and Berwick ............... 14,134 12,078 BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO CK TH I S DAY , (From the Of List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced A nn uities— ••••••••• loos } A 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ....... ...• lol* 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities ....... ..• ••• ••• lO3l 1 3 i Long Annuities, Expi re sth Jan., 1860 6 7-16 Ditto 30 Y e a rs , 6 India Bonds £ l000 South Sea Stock . . z; Exchequer Bills lid. March. . . .......... £lOOO- ••• ••• ••- - 72 69 Expire sth Jan., 1860 ............ £5OO. Sma .. - June. 72 69 Ditto Yew Bonds, 1829 . & 39,. 5 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 4i per Cent .. .... . ~:.. , 9B 7i per 'Cent. 103 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 74 5 Grenada Bonds, li per Cent. . . ... . Ditto NewiDeferred, 3 per Cent l 3l h # i i Mexican 3 per Cent 251 4k Portuguese 4 per Cent. . . ... . Russian Bonds, .4i per Cent. ............ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent .................. Ditto Passive (Converted) . Sp an ish Committee C er t. o f Coup. not . fun 3i p c A us t r ian Bonds 5 pe r C en t Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 69 i 7 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9 4 8 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols. ... 104 i Ditto Account, Dec, 9 _EXPRESS FROM PARIS. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] (From a Third Edition of the Morning Chronicle, PARIS, THURSDAY, NINE A.M. The Emperor made a speech to both Chambers, in which, after having said that the title of Napo leon 111. is an homage to a Government which he thinks legitimate, he added: "Receive here my oath that I will spare no pains to secure the pros perity of the country, and that, while maintaining peace, I will cede nothing that may concern the honour and the dignity of France." tr. j Paid COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEC. 1. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Royal Ch dren, walked in the gardens and grounds yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by her Serene Highness the princess Adelaide of Hohen lohe, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the afternoon, at Gloucester-house, Piccadilly, and afterwards returned to Frogmore. Lady Fanny Howard has relieved Lady Augusta Bruce in her duties as Lady in waiting to her Royal Highness. _ Lord konteagle had an interview with the Earl o Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing. street. Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonia] office to the Governors of the West India Islands. THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. herewith enclose you a copy of a letter which I have received- from a troop sergeant-major of the 4th Dragoon Guards, which reflects so much credit on the writer that I should feel obliged to you if you could find space to insert it, with this explanation, in your columns —I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Downing-street, Dec. I. W. P. TALBOT. "Sir,--Sharing in the universal desire to do honour to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington, I beg to en close a Bank of England note for 51., which I trust you will accept in aid of the funds for the proposed school or college for the education of orphan children of officers of the army. lam the more readily induced to subscribe to wards the object proposed from the fact that, during a service of 28 years as a soldier and non-commissioned officer, I have invariably met with the most considerate kindness from my officers, and it is with a grateful feeling on that 1 account, as well as a desire to do homage to the memory of the late Commander-in-Chief, that I tender my humble offering.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN G. DRAKE, " Troop Sergeant-Major 4th Dragoon Guards. " Dublin, Nov." MORE PERSECUTION 1N FLORENCE. We regret to state that a most pious and excellent man, the confidential clerk in a banking establishment in Florence, has just been consigned to a dungeon in that city, because of his Protestant principles. He was dragged out of his bed at four o'clock in the morning, and conveyed to prison, without any specific charge being preferred against him. Nor up to the date of our latest advices from Florence had any charge against him been made. But there can be no doubt that his sole offence is that of reading the Bible. The circumstance has occasioned a profound sensation, the unfort una t e man being highly respected by all who know him. What gives additional interest to the case, is the fact of the obsolete laws making religious offences capital, having been revived within the last few weeks. Morning Advertiser. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. ABINGDON. 50 St. A beautifully bright and frosty morning dawned upon Kn the election proceedi ngs y es t er d ay. T he doors of the Town hall were thrown open a littl e b e f ore 11 o ' clock, when a 20 tremendous rush was m a d e , an d it was w i th great diffi- 20 culty seats were reserved for the candidates and their friends.—Mr. W. Stacey proposed, and Mr. E. Payne, 25 miller, seconded the nomination of Lord Norreys, as a fit and proper person t o represen t t h e b orough in Parlia- 20 ment.—Alderman B e l c h er nex t proposed Daniel Higford 20 Davell Burr, Esq., of Aldermaston, and this gentleman was 50 seconded by Alderma n Hyde.—Lord. Norreys then addressed 20 the assemblage at c ons id era bl e l eng th i n explanation of 2010 his political views. H e d e f en d e d th e course which he adopted in reference t o th e E cc l es i as ti ca l Titles Bill, de- St 2s ' dared himself a F ree -t ra d er i n th e most extended sense of 25 the term, and concluded by addressing a warning to the St. industrious c l asses aga i ns t b e i ng d e l uded or seduced into any support of the present Government.—Mr. Burr having also addressed the electors, a show of hands was taken, which was greatly in favour of Lord Norreys.—A poll was St. demanded on behalf of Mr. Burr, and the proceedings 5 terminated by a vote of thanks to the Mayor. St. OLDHAM. The nomination of a fit and proper person to represent Oldham in Parliament, in the place of Mr. John Duncuft, deceased, took place yesterday, on hustings erected on a piece of ground fronting the Town-hall. Great excitement has been manifest in the town during the last month, in consequence of the bitter animosity which one section of politicians has shown to another; and so numerous have been the party exhibitions of spite, that great fears have been entertained for the preservation of peace. Yesterday there was a great muster of people assembled in front of the hustings, probably 10,000 ; and though the peace was not " broken" to any great extent, yet, for a time the formal proceedings were conducted amid a series of emeutes, which were not altogether bloodless, in which fists, um brellas, flagstaffs, and similar means of offence were dis played, and used with considerable effect. Most of the people were factory and other operatives, and not a few women, wearing the peculiar coiffeur of the district—a cotton handkerchief—were mingled with the crowd, braving the turbulence of the hardier sex, who rolled and surged every now and then with a momentum which gave rise to fears that the more tender must be crushed to death. Mr. JAMES CHEETHAM, amidst mingled cheers and groans, rose to propose Mr. W. J. Fox as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in Parliament. Mr. JOHN HEAP, of Royton, seconded the nomination of Mr. Fox. The tumult had now increased to a serious degree, and fighting had commenced in several places. Repeated rushes were made by the partisans of Mr. Heald, during which several individuals were observed to be severely kicked and beaten. Mr. GEORGE BARLOW, the chairman of Mr. Fox's com mittee, addressing the Mayor, said : Mr. Mayor, we demand protection for our friends, that they ma y no t be hustled from the field ; and we give notice, that if steps are not taken to afford it, we shall hold you responsible for the violence that is being committed. As no rejoinder was made, and the tumult continued to increase, Mr. Barlow and others frequently repeated their demand to the Mayor, telling him he should certainly hear of it again if it were not attended to. Great indignation was excited on Mr. Fox's side of the hustings, when the Mayor was observed to be laughing whilst a party of the Foxites were being driven into another street. Mr. NATHAN WORTHINGTON nominated Mr. J. Heald. Mr. ALEXANDER TAYLOR, a small manufacturer (better known among the Oldham people as "Alick o' the Mumps"), seconded the nomination in a brief speech. Sir JOSHUA WAL3ISLEY, M.P., then addressed the electors as the representative of Mr. Fox, who was pre vented from being present in consequence of suffering from a severe cold. Mr. HEALD also addressed the electors, after which a show of hands was called for, and declared to be in favour of the latter gentleman. A poll was demanded, and fixed for to-day. DURHAM CITY. The nomination of candidates to supply the vacancy in the representation of this city, created by the death of the late Mr. T. C. Granger, took place yesterday upon hustings erected for the purpose in front of the Town-hall, in the Market-place: A vast concourse of spectators assembled to witness the proceedings, and great excitement prevailed. The candidates were met by their friends at their respective committee-rooms, and thence they walked in procession, with banners and music, to the hustings. Mr. W. L. Wharton proposed, and Mr. A. Wilkinson seconded, the nomination of Lord A. Vane (Conservative) ; while Mr. Richard Thompson, the late Mayor, moved, and Mr. W. Mark Story seconded,' the nomination of Mr. Harry Fen wick (Liberal). The!show of hands was in favour of Mr. Fenwick, and a toll being demanded on behalf of the other candidate, the polling was appointed to take place to-day. OLIVEIRA v. JOHNSTONE. 16 20 5 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 25 SIR,—In the report of the proceedings at Bow-street, 1.0.( respecting the proceedings between Mr. Oliveira and myself, which appeared in your paper of this day, it is St. stated that the complainant (Mr. Oliveira) got inside the E i cab, when the defendant struck him in a very violent manner twice over the shoulders with a cane, and then 5 ran away. Permit me to say that this is an error on St. the part of your reporter. The fact was, as proved, that the complainant, Mr. Oliveira, first struck me as I 17 was getting into the cab, and then ran away. 25 May I beg you will have the goodness to take the earliest opportunity of correcting this statement. I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, H. B. JOHNSTONE. 24, Park-street, Grosven or - square , D ec . 1, 1 1852. 40 nri ASSESSED TAXES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srn,—There is no ten per cent. imposed upon the in habited house-duty. Why, then, should it not be taken off the other assessed (axes ? I do not pay one shilling for carriage, horse, dog, or so on ; (house-duty I do) and cannot, therefore, be said to speak through a niggardly self-interest. 25th Nov., 1852. LOOKER-ON. 100 100 20 50 25 ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.-- A return to the House of Commons, obtained by Mr. Brotherton, M.P., was lately printed, showing the number of acts passed in each session since the year 1800. The total number in the period em braced by the order, comprising public, private, local, and personal acts, wa s 17,120. Th e l argest nuxiber was passed in 1813-14, when 488 were passed, and the smallest num ber in 1841, when 15 received the Royal assent. At the railway mania there were as many as 402 local and per sonal acts passed in 1846, and 297 in the following year— the highest numbers in the whole period of local and per sonal acts. TILE SHARE MARKETS BRITISH RAILWAYS. :t. 100 N2l B,i .4 I all a 1 28 7il all n 184 ;t. 100 it. 100 i 0 all 50 45 ;5 all 5 I all 5 I all L 8 all !O all all 15 I 6 5 all ;t. 103 i 0 1 all it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 ft. 100 it. 100 it. 100 0 all st. 100 l 2 11 50 all 63 111 >t. 100 !O 15 .4 111 RAILWAYS. Aberdeen...... Ambg. Noting. Bost & Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £20.. ...... Bristol & Exeter Caledonian...—. ....• Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L & E. & L. & D.) Do., (XlB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh , Do., d 0....... . ... Do., B. & C.. East Lancashire . East & West Ind. bk. & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow 'Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock.... Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds .... Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Stheud. Lond. Bright . & S. est. London &N. Western: Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.Sh ,Mdz 8... C London & S. Western Do., £50........ Do., £40.. . Lnnclrry.diCoieraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Mauch. She f. &Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland . Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares 5 174 )0 all >t. 100 5 14 New Castle dt Carlisle, Newmarket. ...... .... Newpt.Aberg,daltfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevoe N0rf01k............ !OIL ;t. 1100 .5 I all Do., New.. 0133 '&1100 Norihn. Counties Un. North British l 6 13 North Devon, N 0.1.. l 6 62 Do., No. 2. 8 all Do., A Deferred... i 8 5 Do., B Guaranteed ;0 172 North Staffordshire.. 0 all North Western........ .0 82 N. &S. Westrn. Junc. M. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... ft. 100 Scottish Central ...... M. 100 Scottish Midland...... 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd , all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) , all Do. Halves, do 20 Do. Oswestry si Shropshire Union ... Do., A.B. C. dzD . fully paid up at p. c all South Devon... ...... 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do lei Stockton & Hartlepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterrord&Limeri ck 13 West Cornwall all West London 1 Woodford 100 York Newctl. &Berw. 20 Do. Extensions ....... 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland.. PREFERENI 100 !Aberdeen .. all Do. No. 2,7 p. e.. 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p cent. Stock . 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent ' 24 Cork&Bandon 5L p.c all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all EastA nglian (310 x; 6 per cent. all Do. (25) 7 per cent., 2 Do. (g7l7s) 7p. ct.. all Eastern Counties Ex. tension, sp. c. No.l all Do., No. 2.... ........ . all Do., New 6 p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... all Do., 210 Deben. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all East&WestYorkshire Junction, all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western' guar. 5 per cent.... 00 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c.- prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed ... 41 per cent......... .. 6 LaSlash. da Yorksh. F. ..... . . 100 Do., 6p. c., 13 Leeds Northern, 6p. cent., No. 1 17 Do., No. 2... 5 IDo., No. 3... 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. a... 100 Do. Pref. , 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. I 100 Lon. &N. West. Cov. dz Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Western; Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Color. iShares .............. all Londndry. & Ennisk. i Shares all Manch.,Shef., &Lin., 4 Shares, NO. 1.. all Do. New, £lO 3 Do., £6............ . all Mary/3' L&Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 4i per cent ..... .. BiDo ............ ........ ... 100'1Alid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol (St Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent 100 North British ..;...... all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester di I Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 6 {Do all !Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent. all S.Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. all Stock.& Hartl. Guar. sp. c. till 1 Ju1y,1356 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. iCO York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. I 5 Do. ...... 10 York& N. Midland H. & S. Punch........... JOINT-STOI ay FATl;liaiiii all British N. American 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lon- don 4 English Scottish and Australian 211Lond. Chart. Bk. o: - Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 36 National Prov. of Eng . 10 Do. New 22? (National of Ireland. all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company all Union of Australia 2i Do. New 10 Union of London all Union of Madrid Closing Prices Yesterday. 33 - 35 64 - 104 - 10; 6i - 6,} (1 a 22 3 —24 d 109 111 66i 671 24. 253, 18 19 2 1 d 9 - 10 61— 4a 44 1 1.3g1 - 7k -- 79 • 57 - 59 80 - 82 30 - 32 60 - 62 86 - 87 49 - 51 122 - 124 105; - 104 so 974 7 7i 87 8911 —12 i 87 —87 i 31- 2 d .8i 194 91-9 - 2 p 109 - 110 1281 -128 i 4 -4 p 1-2 p 95 - 96 3 —2 dl 2i 2 d 13 13. 21 21, 32i 33. 3 3 d 80 —80 i 47 49 - ... 52 54 34 2i d 3 —3i 50 - 52 Q -74 42 43 61 - 6i d 2 —2 3 1 A - d —d, 3i 4 p 53i 96 100 68 72 67 69 74 76 I} id 20 21 10 104 15 16 3 n d 24 - 25 811 - 81 40 -41 i 14 r - 15 4i - 5 --- ... 2i - 13 -13 i 9 - 10 26} -27 i 94. - 108 76 77 6 sid 2/ 2d 62 63 SHARES 107 - 109 19 191 d 6 - 6. 3g - - 4 1i -- 2 p 1$ p 14t- 15 I 17 -• 17,1 ••• - . , ... --- ... 3 - 3ti liii 11 - 1,..6 1112 - 114 9 -9/ 1 p 1001 a— 110,1 par p 152 155 ~. P, Basine done this Day. 33i 4 110 11 66i i 7/ 7 19i 6 4i 13i 13 30i 86 50i 961 7 87 f 12 1094 8 128 h 8 h 32i soi i t i i 49 50i 9 8i 42 1 21 13i I 3 - 4 p - 87, 13i -13 i 9i -- 10 11 -11 i fa— p P par -- p L5O - 151 23 * - !3? 5 i - 6.1 lf - 2i im - 104 24A - 25: 23 - 21 p 114 -11 i 174 - 18 17_ ; - i l t 8P d_. 25 i 261 = 2"0 id -- f pm 02 - 104 51 5# 4 - ip BANKS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I 11 100 100 18S 9a all RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudleyguar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent__ Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Glas. Barr. (St Neilsn.Direct Do. New Hrtlpl. Dk. di Railway Hull & Selby. Do. i l, Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Prefercncc Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per ct... Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Red car . Midid.Bradfd. ,Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn. dr Hit. Do•Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. dt Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Leasing Co►npans. London dzl N. West. l Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. &N.W Caledon Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. Caledon Do Yk. New, & Berw. YAN.Md Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk 'Do Closing Prices Yesterday. Lu. &N. W. & Midld. &Atoll & Darlingt. 30 - 31 23 - 30, 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 53 - 54 Wilts dzSomrsti 149 - 151 33 - 333 ... - - .. 113 - 115 561 - 571 27 - 28 14 - 141 251 - 261 19 - 191 3 - 07 -- 103; 61 -- 66 E. Count Do Do . L. &2; . W drLn& Yk Do Gt. North') Do Lancash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn. - 152 - 151 g _ g d 33 1051 !151i FOREIGN, RAILWAYS. BelgianEasnt. Junct. Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon... „ Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besanpn Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares .. Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 :4 Luxembourg LO Do. (Railway) 14 Do. Do. (Canal) . . Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Maria Antonia. Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France , Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds. (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.; NorwegianTrunkPrei Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Southern of France St. And. & Quebe c(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders . 1_ Do. 5i per c. Pref: Western of France, - 54 - 106 Baldness done. Closing Prices Yesterday. 1 - 2 ii ::: ii 4 -- dip 11 I d 9 —9 p 3 —3 p 3 i 3 p par 1 p 5 71 7 5 1 1 - 1 - 1i 11 - 12 p 2t- --- 36] 36t 15k - 151 18 --- 18ip 66 - 68 38 - 40 34i - 35 5 -5i p 224 - i -23 P 11i - 12 ... -- . ~. - Xl2 i 1 5 i - i iii?.: ----- ii MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austen. Gold i British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Golden Mountain Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexicau&S.Americn. New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymme Iron Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft ....... United Mexican ....,. West Mariposa Yuba MISCELLA: 'Australian Ryl. Mail Canada Copper Miners of Eng. Do. Preference Crystal Palace.. Eastern Steam. Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Shipping Company Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlands Land Peninsular & Oriental Do Royal Mail Steam Univeral Emigration and Colonization.... 4 - - 1 p 3i - 4i p 4 - 5 par IP I Par — p Pal ,p d par 7 - - 8 iP 4 — 5 2 3 30i -- 31 id ip 43 44 2i 23 p 7 d Parr p 1 1- 1 g p I 8 P 1 —13 p d 4 - - 5 P P 1 9 -- p lg p par p 20 21 13 14 11 —1 2 P 9 94 - g P :ous, ••• .--. .. ,• "" ... • 20 10 50 50 100 ••• ..--• . MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) MEAT MARKETS. ,itt NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Th e genera l deu ro ruled steady, and prices were freely supported. Beefl tO 2s 2d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d t o 4 s ; V ea l, 2 0 'ca 4s 2d ; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. h re w e j SOUTHALL, DEC. I.—The supplies of fat stock - e rn ! day were seasonably large , yet the demand 0,01 steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 38 10d; g" 3s Od to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s to 4s Od ; Pork 38 Od to per 81bs, to sink the offal. de' ROMFORD, DEC. 2.—Beasts moved off slowly, at ie 0 cline of 2d per 81bs. Other kinds of stock were tl°2„ , 3 4 dear as last week. Beef, from 2s 2d t o 3 s 10 ; glitwBos' to 4s 6d ; Veal, 2s 10 to 4s ; Pork, 3s to 3s 8d Pe r Quarter old Store Pigs, 18s to 22s each. and riae96 HAILSHAM, DEC. I.—Our mar k e t i s steady, v are well supported. Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 8 101., to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 4d t o 4 s ; P or k , 3s Od to 3s 6d Pe!A ARUNDEL, Nov. 30.—Ea c h kind of stock movv 3 6 - steadily as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s ; miittg'per 4d to 4s ; Veal, 38 2d to 3 s 84j; _Pork, 3s 2d to 3 8 81bs. . 40 * -d 1,00 0 '40 CHICHESTER, DEC. I.— The d eman d is firm, 6- - , to prices. Beef, from 3s 4d t o 4 s Ocl ; Mutton 30 „,at, 6d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d ; P or k, 3 8 t o 3 0 6d per DPP' HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15 8 t o 4/ Os; 01 1004 ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 11$ per A moderata supply, and a s t ea dy t ra d e . 0c 41' 0 , 6 i oil CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15 s t o __ Os; ~ 1 ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 18s; and st ra w, 1/ 5 8 t o 11 12 0 pe r Trade rather dull. ~ V ,.,.,. ; 6 11 WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15 s t o sb 1 10.6.• ditto, 3/ 15s to Si Os ; and straw, 1/ 58 to 1/ 100 P Supply good, and trade dull. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CO— Qs „f the For the Week ended Dec. 2, 1852, made up from the Return l ;o4 o Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England an d per imperial Quarter. rsO I WHEAT. I Imtat.Ev. osTe. ILYZ. I MAW. I .4$ Sil PRICE .. I 40s 5d 305 Id I las 6d 2 71 Id I 358 2 4 "- DUTIES ON FOREIGN copx. o, WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I ATT. I BEANS. I Oti is 04 is Od I Is Od Is Od lls Od I QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEE Z' ; 0.0 / ' Wheat, 94,301 ; Bar 100 300 ; Oats, 19,724; Rye, 14. ' 4.130 ; Peas, 2,728 quarters, LLOYD'S SHIPPING-aI:HS .air) LONDON, Dec. 2 . —Wind at Noon, '`T tv, " breeze, and fine. -RAW' DEAL, Dec. I.—Wind, W.S.W. - a ro. haupt, Singapore ; Poima, Quebec ; Pasha' Rio Jl O - Arrived from the ri ver an d sailed—Mary Red le Y' , bay. A r rifel LIVERPOOL, Dec. I.—Wind, S. to N. vv. -- sidle' —Olympus, New O r l eans ; America Quebe c ' . . i trcti c ' —Edinburgh, N ew O r l eans ; Mary Annah, do. ; , New York. Off Port - Empress, Pernambuco ; fish, do. GOOLE,bc • v s E b ß r gp De c. l.—Off Port—Defender, Queb ec. i e s c. str l ai — ned n , Konig aground on Whitton and e C m om ak o e rn s woafterL, ohnadvinon,g fortfis CowEe, Dec. I.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived --Mt" Santos, Hamburgh. a Van sit ' PENZANCE, Nov. 30.—Wind, N. Arr ive d — Buenos Ayres. vecl - ' PILL, Dec. I.—Wind, S.W., moderate. Ari l me t, Britan n i a , Quebec ; Harequin, do. Sailed—P Africa SHIELDS, Jaseur, Dee. do. I.—The wreck of an Engli sh , dismasted and abandoned, and floating on her „g! supposed to be pinewood, was fallen in with NoY. 0" 56 N. , 2 E. 811 1 2q 76 14 i ifi 62 Blain e his° d°ll. t Dal' 9i si Pm 5i 64 204_____.---- 4 11 i i 31 i i 7-f 4?, i # 134 81 9i 1 1 56 95 3 's 52 11 k 1 2 i 2 if 1 • 144 W INT CO Q] 8 at Nisi 155 41 62i 2 p.m, 20 17:1 20 20 20 all all all all all 13.5 243 30 20 1 40 all all all all 10 all