The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-31 00:00:00

A - f t] he Lonul resit re , s pro per Ine3s—, the c°/$' wan t of " rifid ° 4 , , ) h e ased -3 Pty'to oin6 loo ti° r oriel fa vino the • Z 3 :itch 1 leir PSG, frOM ;( 10100. Ad' 111 • e s th soon 0 e foil° aportifig • arrantrg l bour e . colo b y ;steel CDT ° a M e i{ 10" papPraol3el Cof 116 3 0f t tip 0 ),lime". La 000" !DP . tl)6 'RE FRENCH EMPIRE. _,_____ 41 Patrie says :—" The return of- the Emperor .. 13 was retarded by indisposition ; bu t it had 'nous result, as he was able to return without ' 7 enience yesterday, and this morning tran k business with his Ministers." ' 4 e jEmperor was 'present on Wednesday even at the representation of the new ballet at the . 11 ". Opera.* His Majesty entered the theatre at t half-past eight, and was hailed with wa rm i 1: 41 11-atiens. On the previous evening he visited bl r audeville. „our, g the stay of the Emperor a t Com p ie g ne, a which found its way to some of th e forei g n 'Pals, "was spread that an attempt had been 2 upon the life of his Majesty. To prevent d i a. the departments from this u nfounded c,',L l3ll r, the Minister of the Interior transmitted foll ow i ng t e l eg raphic dispatch, which appears k ''' aeveral of the provincial journals :--- Paris, 27th December.—A report has be en s p read Paris and in some of the departments, that in a hunt I t qapiegne the Emperor had been wounded in an at- I p t upon his life, and. that several persons of his suite bee n killed or wounded. This rumour is ntterly 1 / 4 3p ~ It is announced that Prince Jerome B ona p arte l s t ,„' 3 4 final to his bed with influenza. rs Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, Sard inian siier to the Court of St. James, has arrived in a from London. Lae Moniteur will, it is said, make known in a day s the composition of the new Imperial s eliold,. ' The following list of that of the peror in 1812 may not be without interest by Y of comparison. • The - chaplaincy, which was t ier the orders of Cardinal Fesch, was corn , besides him, of six chaplains ; the grand I ' B 4l of the palace had under him three ~, j ects of the palace . and two marechaux des p; the grand chamberlain, and the first kZMberlain, and the superintendent of specta , had a numerous personnel of chamber amounting -in number to 89 ; :there e t, re also a grand equerry, a first equerry, an Plt il erry commandant, and a governor of the pages. e pages were 43 in number. There was also a ig ter of the hounds ; a grand master of cere hllies . an intendant-general of the Imper ial o , t aseh c hd ; Th an intendant of the buildings of 4he '''l)-; an a d m inistrator of the forests of -e ° lsql ; a treasurer-general of the crown and of the !'aordinary demesne ; an intendant - general of bPrivate demesne ; an intendant - general of the 'raordinary demesne ; and a secretary of sta te the Imperial family. The .Cabinet of the Empe r , Was composed of a seeretaire du portefeuille, a "etary of the Archives, a - director of the . typo- Thic cabinet, and two secretaries of the cabinet. e medical men attached. to _ the household were ktlll number. There was also a directoi of music, director and composer 'of -music for the private il ci, and a director of the theatres of t h e court. Al ere were. also a number` of 'other officers, such equerries, introducers of ambassadors, governors, a coMmandants of the palace, &c., &c. Nearly ten columns of the Moniteur ai.e , filled 0 1 a list of promotions and appointments in the en of Honour, in favour of officers, sub-officers, ‘ l ,,, (l Pritrates`of the army. The statue of Napoleon by Bartolini, which is to erected at Bastia, reached that port on board "raieru-Jean, in the evening of the 23d. , The :fival of the vessel was hailed with loud acclama trieAs, and by the discharge of ' fireworks. D urin g following day the vessels in the port w e re Messed' out with flags, and preparations for the % Ming and erection of the statue was immediately 131 , 1 tenced. • 4,`" journal of the west of France relates the man -12:,1in which the name of La :Feriae was given to a i " of Brittany. It states that when the Consti- O l lt Assembly was occupied with the task of i i) l iding France into departments, it was prop os ed eall the circumscription, of which Fontenay-le -oeei.nte was the chief town, - the department of the h l4 c Lays, which are the chief streams of the dis thet. It so happened - that the two members for e said circumscription, MM. Bouron and Mercier, el'e not the handsomest men in the Assembly , and D i lle wag rose and said that if the appellation of t: L uz Lays was given to the district, it would be for Deux Laids, and referred to the two mem tll.B,.. This pun was much laughed at, and the name - '„,/ ; , ,ct• Vendee was given instead of that proposed. Moniteut announces that the Swedish ;nister, Baron de Lowenhelm, has received his L . edentials as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Em ''x'or. The session of the Senate was formally closed on Tuesday. • THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. IVladrid journals of the 25th have been received, ht they contain nothing of interest.' The Gazette announces sonfe nominations of go ernors of provinces. M. Melchior Ordonez is 4 t . l l3 l: lo inted. governor of Madrid, in place of M. Ven ja Diaz ; General Lasala is named political chief Larcelona ;: and M. Fernando Balbba, political t hief of Grenada. The Queen of Spain held a grand re ception on the 25th, in honour of the anniver -11 of the birth of her daughter, and in the even g Queen Christina was to give a grand ball: It bein g Christmas -day, the Stock Exchange was ho t ippert. • The Gazette of the 24th gives an account of the eption on the preceding day of the French Am aador, General Aupick, by Queen Isabella. The i?'%bassid. o r, after being introduced with th e usual 011 halities, presented his new letters of credence, 'ld addressed the Queen as follows : v " I h ave the honour, Madam, of placing in the hands 1' You r Majesty the letters by which the E m peror Napo :°ll, my august Sovereig accredits me as Ambassador 4 4, your Royal personaeAs the organ of the senti eats of his Imperial Majesty, I am happy , Madam, at a 'ng this opportunity of renewing to your Majesty. the 4Elurance of his 'sincere friendship and his ardent wishes t c l' th e personal welfare of your Majesty, and the i: °sperity of your kingdom. The form .o f Govern - L ett whi c h, in her independence, France has just given ;) her se lf, an d consecrated by th e most solemn can only strengthen, more and more, the bonds J.friendship w ith Spain, which has so profound and t i:lvalrous a love of monarchy. In the firm conviction 11 4 your Majesty in continuing to me the august kind ths.esB with deign you have honoured me up to the present m ission will to facilitate the accomplishment of the !ssion that has been confided to me, I entreat your i, 4 .iesty to believe that my constant efforts will be di eted to the maintenance, and, if possible, _increase of t " intimate relations which happily already exist be- Ween France and Spain." Tier Majesty replied .1— `` General,—l receive with pleasure the letters which 4ecredit you as ambassador from his Majesty the Empe l'or of the French to my Court. You may assure your au gust Sovereign that I respond sincerely to the friend -4P which you manifest in his name, and that I offer up Nent wishes for his happiness and for the prosperity of 1 11 ,e French Empire. With regard to the resolution "'Keil by France, in the exercise of her independence, to N establish the Imperial government, I am pleased to Cto the Emperor as t he best fitted to maintain and 4. "° tighten the friendly relations which exist between S pain and France. I do not doubt, Monsieur l'Ara easadenr, that the continuation' of your residence at my this d es i rable result, rt will contribute in an effect ual manner to realise g and you may rely on m y con stant esteem:, GERMANY. „. A letter from Berlin, 26th, in th e C o l ogne Ga cqte, sa y s : _cc We have just learnt.the important ne ws that Russia, Aust ria, and Pru ssia have come t l a resolution to recognise the French Empire in i ,'c'erY short time, an d that they are dir ec t e d i n idea them of any to is 'tls step by the same motiv l es he w r hich' e led o r ecognise Louis Philippe. s pecial reserves.” L The Bonn Gazette has the following from Co.- :-. " t ireWe are assured t hat the Po p e will visit 3 place in February. This visit will take place the• occasion of the journey _of his Holiness to l'„,ance to' cro wn the Emperor." Lloyds of Vienna announces the return of that Westmoreland, the Englis h Ambassa dor, to - gat c it y . The Dresden journal, under date of Vienna 26th, th at We learn.from a source, entitled to credit branches th e project' of increasing certain special of the army has not been app roved of in a high quarter. An objection is particul arl y made tr, t : the two regiments of Hulans, and th e new bat , tits of artillery. • The Government i s above all • desirous of effecting economy. Numerous il - trioughs are'delivered to the soldiers, and reduc will be made as soon as the politiCal horizon sb a l l have completely cleared up, and a perfect a ccord a shall have been secured between the mon archs of the N o rth, and which will be principally 11 ng to the visit which the Emperor has made to • Be rlin. For the last two years and . a half the fur loughs whi c h h ave been delivered to the army have amount e d to nearly 300,000, so that the effective strength of the army does not exceed 350,000 men." A. letter from Warsaw states that the Emperor ° f Russia on going to Venice will pass through Vienna, and remain there some days. The Posthampt Gazette of Frankfort, gives the followingl6th, from Posen, 23d :—" In the night of the 4- 4 ,6 th, the recruitment for the army took place f'nroughout all Poland. This operation is not per ;„4lned in Poland as it is in Prussia and the rest of t‘',e?rmany, where the young men present them selves spontaneously. The period when it is to 7w place is kept a profound secret, and is only bade known to the competent authoiities. It wbamences at midnight, and finishes by six o'clock THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1652 in the morning. The men who are to form part of it are taken from their beds, and immediately con veyed to the provisional depots. It frequently happens that the richh - beconae 'acquainted with the day fixed on, and they absent themselves from their homes, but it is useless for the poor to do so, as they are sure to be found. As for the Jews ,who. absent themselves, the Commune is respon sible for them." The Tyrolese, the most bigoted Catholics in Austria; have ventured to raise objections to the re installation of the Liguorians in Innspruck. The provincial Solicitor-General, a thordugh " Ultra montanist," was so dissatisfied at this that he has ceased to be a member of the Municipal Council of Innspruck. The papers say that Baron Prokesch has been appointed Austrian Minister at the Papal Court, but nothing has until now beep. decided in this matter. It is reported that the ex-Emperor Ferdinand made his will a few days since. His Majesty inherited all the moveables of the late Emperor Francis, who left very large sums in ready money. . . ITALY. Letters from Venice of the 22d, in the Augsburg Gazette; state that an emissary of Mazzini has been arrested there, and treasonable correspondence has been found about him. • The municipal council of that . city has voted an address to the Emperor of Austria, to express the regret of the population of .Venice at the circUmstanco . that, there were three Venetians among the persons lately executed at Mantua. The town of Udine has sent a deputation to Marshal Radetzky to thank the Emperor for having directed the railway now in construction to pass cldse to.that town. -•-•• We read. in • the :Gazette- of Savoy, under the head of Turin, Dec. 24 :—" In reply to a ques tion of M. Pescatore in -the Chamber of, Repre sentatives, that gentleman' extite'ssing a wish for the immediate 'presentation of the second . part of the bill on admirti4traiVe reform, the first part of which is noW under discussion, , M. .de Cav our observed that the Chamber having only six weeks do run t?f . the present session, could not have time to diScuss it within that period. The new session will commence about the middle of March. It appears that the 'Ministry is now disposed to grant letters of naturalisation to M. Mamiami, the ex-minister of PiusilX. It is stated that the difficulties on this subject have been entirely removed. M. Mamiami is to. arrive here next month to open with a speech the sitting of the Committee of Italian Philosophy and the letters of naturalisation will then be given to him; as has 'already been done for Professor Scialoja, the Neapolitan exile, whose name is so well known to all men of science." TURKEY. The Porte has finally decided that a military ex pedition against Montenegro shall take place, in order to •pnnish.the lawless mountaineers, who come down from their recesses and plunder the villages of Herzegovina. • Ismail Pacha has received instructions to march into that' province, at the head of 14,000 men. Seven districts' bordering on the confines of Mon tenegro.have declared 'against the authority of the Sultan ; they, .are Grahora, Bagnia, Piva, Djupa, Nishishska, Drobnack, and two districts of Bihor. The Arnaout districts to the east have sided with the Government,. and have demanded arms and ammunition for 4,000 men. • Notwithstanding that Russia has officially declared that it will guard a strict neutrality, the ' preaenCe of General Koudri affsky and a staff of officer's greatly annoy the Porte. All parties now look in that direction. A letter from Constantinople states that the Sul tan has had a suitable house purchased for Abd-el- Kader at Broussa. . . • The Porte has not yet decided on renewing the charter of the Bank of Constantinople,c which ex pires the 13th of March.- Consequently, the direc tors have publicly 'announced that* lienceforward they cannot give bills on London or Paris: The poUnd sterling, _Whicli was , regulated at 110, has risen to 118, and would go ultimately higher were it not kept down 'by the large quantities of bills in the market on account of the shipments of grain and produce to Europe. The Government has communicated to the commercial body, however, that the exchange will be regulated by a new sys tem. What this is to be is not yet public. It is stated positively that the wealthy banker, T. Bal tazzi, has made proposals to furnish bills at 11 0 piastres per pound for the year 1853, on condition of receiving'an indemnity of 60,0001. By the bank operations the Government lost three times this amount. ......... • ... . The Porte in its reply to a note complaining of the:intended -in-the navigation of .the Bosphorus, declares that it cannot depart from its recently'announced decision. - Reschid Pasha, the GoVernor of-Bosnia, has advised the Porte to make an exception to the prohibition of foreign coin in favour of that province. It is alleged that the new law, if carried out, would have a ruinous effect on commerce, as all the hard cash in ciroula tion in Bosnia consists of *Austrian ducats and zwanzigcrs. GREECE. We read in the Moniteur:-- " The news of the proclamation of the Empire in France reached Athens,' vid Trieste, on the 15th inst. A few minutes after this news had been communicated by the French Minister in Greece to the Commander in-Chief of our naval forces in - the LeVant, - the French vessels of war anchored at the Piraeus were dressed . out with flags, amidst . cries seven, times repeated of ' Vive rEmpereur !' and a salute of 101 guns was fired. A Russian . corvette and brig of war, two Greek. vessels, and a ,Neapolitan cor vette, the captains of which had only a few minutes before been informed ay the French admiral of what had taken place, also dressed themselves out in' flags; and their, cannon saluted at the same time as our .the Sovereign proclaimed-by-France. The two Russian .. commandants show:ed '• particular eagerness in coming to compliment the commander of the French squadron, and the latter on the fol lowing day responded. to their courtesy, by' cele brating like them the fite day of the Emperor of Russia.'? • • M. Paicos; the Minister for Foreign Affairs at Athens; - has (says the Moniteur) officially announ- . ced to M. Forth-Rouen, the French Minister there, the lively satisfaction ,:okith which the . King of Greece had received the news. of..the accession of the Emperor to the throne. NeW letters' of cre dence were immedititely transmitted to M. Mavro cordato. • MON TENEGRO. On the 12th and 13th a sharp action took place near Podgorizza; in which the ; light cavalry of the Turks at first gz,iined a- slight advantage. The Montenegrines, however, received strong reinforce ments from Piperi, and the Turks were routed. A truce is said to have been concluded until the de cision of the Sultan on the claims of the Montane pines has .been received. The fortress of Szabljak, which is.being repaired, has received a fresh garri son of 800 Montenegrines. Prince Daniel has re turned to his mountains. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Der. 31.—Wind at NoOn S.W. fine. DEW', ' • Dec. 30.—Wind, Arrived Emily, Stacey, Smyrna. • itvEnpooL, Dee. 30.—Wina, S.W. to W., blowing hard. Arrived--Excelsion and Charles Chaliner, New Orleans ;11arward, Goodwin, Savannah ; Commodore, St. John's, N.B. Put back—Loodinah, Africa ; Guardian, Ria Janeiro. OFF RAMSGATE, Dec. 28.—Rebecca, New Orleans. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind, W. to W.S.W. Ar rived—H.M. steamer Plumper, Rio Janeiro. COWES, Dec. 30. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Dowltrea, Haas, Bahia. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Diadin, Binet, Malta. • FALMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind, W., fresh. Arrived — Clara, Potter, Baltimore ; Pythia, Haggman, Alexandria ; -Blakely and Brown, Speranga, Taganrog. Off Port — Arab, Morrison, Alexandria. Put back—Andrews, Alex andria. " SCARBOROUGH; Dec. 30.—The Magdalene„from Sunder-. land to London, was fallen in with on the 28 th , abo ut 40 miles off this pOrt, abandoned, by the Taun (smack), which, put two hands on board, and had her in tow for two hours, when she.sank with the two men. DOUGLAS,. ISLE OF MAN, Dec. 2 7. — The Lily, of and from Liverpool for Africa, went ashore between the Calf and the mainland on the evening of the 27th Dec., when the master, two men, and two boys were drowned ; next morning the vessel blew up, when every person on board (thirty-one in'number) was killed, and the ship and cargo dispersed for miles round. CLYDE; Dec. 28.—Arrived--Rosina, Gale, Callao. Sailed --Boadicea, Valparaiao ; Charles Richard, Rio Janeiro ; Mary, Havannah. GRIMSBY, Dec. 30.—The Sester, from Seaham to London, sank five miles south of the New Sand this morning ; crew saved. The sloop which was towed on shore near Cleethorp, bottom upwards, was the PriLcs of Wales, from London to Hull ; she has been brought into this port. SHIELDS, Dec. 30.—The Albion and the John White Collins, have been wrecked during the late gales ; the crews arrived here this morning. ULVERSTONE, Dec. 2.--The Duchess of Lancaster (schooner) has come into the Duddon a wreck ; three of ' 1 the crew dead. FATAL COALPIT ACCIDENT. —A fatal accident oc curred at Wishaw on Saturday, about two o'clock in the afternoon, at Mr. Watson's coalpit, by which two men were killed on the spot. A boy on the pit-head was in the act of putting an empty hutch on the cage, as he thought, but shocking to tell, he put it on the wrong side, the cage at that side being at the bottom of the pit, with three men upon it ready to come up. One man heard the hutch coming tumbling down the shaft and jumped off ; but the other two were crushed in a moment. The boy fell with the hutch, but caught the rope when about half way down the pit, and was thus wonderfully caved.—North British, Mail. ELECTION _IATTLLIGEIV:Cp. CITY OF . LONDON. An influential meeting of electors of the city of Lon don was held yesterday at the London Tavern. It was convened by a circular signed by Messrs. J. I. Travers, R. W. Crawford, and W. J. Hall, for the purpose of hearing an important communication from those gentle men on the subject of the approaching election. Amongst those present were :—Messrs. J. A. Smith, M.P., R. Currie, M.P., John Williams, M.P., G. MOffat, M.P., C. P. Grenfell, J. I. Travers, R. W. Crawford, S. Mor ley, J. Pontifex, W. Hawes, M. Prendergast, Q.C., T. Dakin, W. F. A. Delane, A. Hastie, M.P., Alderman Wire, W. Pritchard, H. J. Prescott, T. Hankey, Wm. Cumming, James Hutchinson, Thos. Barkley, R. L. Morgan, Deputy Peacock, Wm. John Hall, Thos. Spencer Hall, Edward Sharwood, John Lupton, Ed ward Hooton, Alderman Humphery, William Williams, S. Read, J. P. Gassiott, Joseph Surr, Benjamin Wilson, J. G. Rhoads, Pere) , Proctor, F. Pattison, W. Kirk, H. Bateman, J. Anderton, W. Hackblock, D. Dewar, S. Whitbread, R. Martineau, John Todd, J. R. Carr, J. Waterlow, M. Saward, W. Rock, H. Rock, J. Powell, T. Webber, Deputy Stevens, William Nicholson, George Moore, John' Forester, J. P. Buckler, Edward Mar riott, Henry Marriott,, F. Bennoch, .A. De. Symons, Donald • Nicoll, W. Leaf, J. T. Norris, Sergeant Wilkins, B. Cohen, W. White, jun., J. Wylde, •W. M. Hind march, W. M. Christey; T. M. Weguelin, W. Wilson, D. Laurie; Jas. Harmer, J. T. AtkinsOn, Gregory Foster (Tenaple), John Dillon, R. Salomons, J. D. Saull, and J. Parker. • Mr. William HaWes was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN said they would all recollect that at the last . election he and a few others felt it their duty to express :diSsatifaction at the course which the Govern ment of Lord John. Russell had taken with regard to adthinistrative reforms, and • particularly with regard to a reform in the CuStoms. They were, however, notable to join in giving cordial support to Lord John Russell, because not only had he himself satisfied them that he was anxious to support those reforms which they thought were not sufficiently attended to before, but they had a positive assurance that it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce such administrative re forms into the different departments of the State, and particularly into that of the Customs, as would not only remove impediments to trade, but would fit the depart ment to meet the wants of the increasing commerce of this great country. They had, besides, the further reason for suppprting Lord John Russell at the present election that they. found. him supported by gentlemen who had at other" times advocated different opinions, but' who were now, united in advancing those great reforms in the law, in our commercial pblicy, and in the representation, which were absolutely, necessary. in order to perfect the institutions of the country. The Chairman concluded by calling upon Mr. Travers to make a statement to the meeting. • ' • Mr. TRATERS said : Mr. Crawford and myself have been for . some time chairman and deputy-chairman - of a committee for promoting a reform of the CUstorns. At a late meeting of that committee, and before this Ad ministration was' finally, determined, it was agreed that we should, on the part of that committee, ascertain the views of the new Administration upon that important question of Customs reform. But whilst we were , pre paring a letter that we intended to send to Lord John Russell for this purpose, a communication was volun teered to "us on the part of his lordship and his cblieagues, having fPr its object to ascertain the wants and wishes of the mercantile community. That communication was of necessity confidential. An offer was also made to us, by the gentleman who made this communication, to see one.or more members of the proposed Administration ; this offer was accepted, on condition that as soon as that AdministratiOn was formed we should be at liberty to make that communication public to our friends. That, is the reason wby Mr. Crawford and myself and Mr. ' Hall have upon this occasion presumed to invite your attendance here. A statement was made to us that there were three leading principles adopted by the Administration—that the Government pledged itself to a measure of electoral' reform, and that they would cor dially and zealously undertake the conduct of the Jew Bill—that they wished entirely to alter the oaths as they at present stand in the House of Commons, but that the members of the present Administration were so convinced of the necessity, of doing something to put the represen tation of the city of, London on a proper basis at the, pre sent moinent, that they would not even delay that mea sure for the time that a bill would take in passing both houses of Parliarnent, - and that it had, therefore, been agAed that Lord 'John Russell should bring forward a resolution in the House of Commons at once to admit thej - ews, and that that resolution should be sent up to the House of Lords, where we were told that there was at the present moment no reasonable doubt of its success ; but that, if such a measure should not be successful, we should have the cordial support 'of the Government in any • other course we chose to adopt. It was, thirdly, stated that the Government would take in hand the question 'of .Custonn-house reform, not only as regards the administratiOn, but as regards the sys tem. These'statements were made in the most full and satiSfactpry, ' manner. It was now for us to' seek to pledge the new Administration to details ; we merely asked that the- bill to embody these reforms should be sub mitted to -the mercantile classes before it was finally submitted to the House of Commons. This was cor dially agreed to. Under these circumstances, Mr. Craw ford and. rayself—speaking, as we believed, the senti ments of the commercial bodY of the city of London — assured the nobleman whom we met that we had no doubt these declarations would be satisfactory to the 'citizens of London, and would produce harmony in the party. lam prepared to give Lord John. Russell my warm and cordial support, because I believe that the new Government will really bend themselves to the grout task of administrative reforms. Mr. CRAWFORR—I really have nothing to add to Mr. Travers's statement; except to bear testimony to the accuracy of his account of what • passed between us and the nobleman whom we met at the other end of the town. I may make allusion, Perhaps; in a few words, to what occurred. in July last, • and, to • the circumstances, under which I very unwillingly assumed a rather.prominent part before the citizens of London. = As soon as there was a probability of a' vacancy occurring in the representa tion of the' City, I took an opportunity of conferring with those friends who had been kind enough to wish me well on a former occasion, and to state, in answer to propositions made to me, that, as far as I was concerned, everything would depend on the nature of the communications that we might receive from the new Government, of which Lord John Russell was to form a part. In fact, it would entirely depend upon the bill of fare that he produced before us what' reception Lord John Russell met with, as far as those with whom I was in the habit of thinking and acting were concerned. I received with the greatest satisfaction the statement made to us. I. have. the most implicit confidence in the truthfulness of the intentions which have been expressed, and there is no person in the city of London who will more cordially support Lord John Russell than I shall do. (Cheers.) • Mr. R. CURRIE said that when they met in June last he ventured to characterise the Government of Lord Derby as an unprincipled Administration. Somegentle men then thought that rather a strong expression, but they had lived to test its truth. He wished the Parlia mentary history of the last six months could be blotted from the page of history. They had heard of Sir Per tinax Mac Sycophant, who could not stand upright in the presence of a great man, but was always bowing ; Lord Derby, in like manner, could not stand up in the presence of a majority ; he bowed and bowed, and deserted the principles on which he entered office, and at last he had made his bow to office, a result in which - he (Mr. Currie) heartily rejoiced. The Administration which had just been, formed united more of ability, high charac ter, and official experience than any which had existed in this country since the Revolution, and he should cer tainly give it his cordial support. It was one of the greatest 'of the public services which Lord John Russell had,rendered to, the country that, with an entire abnega tion of personal ambition and feeling, he had taken any post in which his Sovereign thought he could render the greatest service, to the country. He moved the follow ing resolution :—" That this meeting having considered the address of Lord John Russell to the electors of the city of London, and having been assured that it is the intention of the Government to make such reforms in the administration of the Customs as to place that de partment in unison with the general feeling of the coun try, and also • to carry out other, important measures of practical reform, it is resolved that this meeting will give its earnest and unanimous support to Lord John Russell as a candidate for the representation of the city of London." Mr. W. J. HALL, in seconding the resolution, dwelt upon the necessity of extensive reforms in the adminis tration of the lights and pilotage, and also expressed his opinion that the ballot was necessary for the protection of voters ; and he called upon the citizens to ma ke i t s adoption by Lord John Russell the condition of their supporting him at the present election. (Loud cries of "No, no.") Mr. KIRK said that the only question they had to con sider was, whom they would choose for their member. Now, he attended a meeting of his ward the previous evening, and they would have no other man than Lord John Russell. He was noble, not only by birth and education, but by principles and practice, and they ought to be proud to rally round him, and not seek to clog and tie him. There could be no doubt that the Government of which he was a member would dol.beat things for the country. Mr. Alderman WIRE expressed himself perfectly satis fied with the statement' that had been made with re spect to the intentions of the present Government. He and his •friends, in supporting Lord John Russell on this occasion, did not at all sink the principles they had advocated on- former occasions, but they took him because they thought he was pledged to carry out many of the objects which the city' of Lon don had in view. Even if he did not square, with all their opinions, it was desirable they should try an Ad - Ministration formed of such materials as the country had never seen before. He concluded by suggesting the following amendment, which he said he thought em bodied the feelings of the meeting better than the motion before them :—" That no Government can be acceptable to the constituency of this City unless it is pledged to promote a large and efficient measure of electoral reform, the abolition of the present Board of Customs, an ad-. ministrative reform in all branches of the State with a view to a more efficient and economical administration of our affairs, and, lastly, the passing of a bill to admit our fellow-subjects, the Jews, into Parliament ; and un derstanding from the statement now made by Mr. Travers and Mr. Crawford, that Lord John Russell will give a hearty support to .these 'measures, this meeting hereby pledges itself to give: to him its unanimous sup .. port." Mr. CURRIE said that they were met there simply to consider whether they would re-elect Lord John Russell, and he did not think it was either , logical or in accordance with common sense to take that opportunity either of making a declaration of their individual opinions or of calling upon the Government of which his lordship happened to be a member to do such and such things. Mr. BATEMAN expressed his wish for some pledges from Lord John Russell himself on the questions of Par liamentary reform, the removal of Jewish disabilities, and the reform of the administration of the Customs. Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P., remarked that the character of Lord John Russell had now been before the public 30 years, and he was sorry that, on an occasion like that, topics wholly unconnected with the object of the meeting should have been introduced. His lordship had treated in his address upon the topics adverted to by the last speaker, and he (Mr. Williams) knew no one more en titled to their support at this juncture than Lord J. Rus sell. 'He would not impose any pledges upon a Cabinet Minister, because he must necessarily consult the other members of the Cabinet with reference to any course that he might adopt. Mr. ROBERTS said that his support of Lord John Rus sell was founded on the principles which had for thirty Si years guided his lordship's political life, and more parti cularly upon the declarations he had made, which ought 41 to satisfy every friend of liberty that, supported as he was by Sir W. Molesworth and Mr. Villiers, he would 2, not belie the great character he had attained in this S country. - Mr. , S. MoRLEY wished to ask whether he was cor- S rect in understanding Mr. Travers to have said that at .S the interview whiph took place between himself and Mr. Craivford,' and one or two influential gentlemen—he be 1C lieved,' of the Peelite party—there was a disposition on E the part of that section of the Government to be parties to 'a large measure of - electoral reform ? Mr. TRAvERS said that his statement referred more particularly to the questions of Customs reform and of the Jew Bill. The statement which was made to them with respect 'to electoral reform came, he had no objec tion to state, through 'Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P. Mr: J. A. SMITH, said that he could not allow that meeting to, separate without expressing the satis faction which he felt on seeing the Liberal party in the city of London united in supporting the election of Lord 'John Ruisell. He had not the smallest misgiving as to the - hearty; unanimous, and cordial support of the pre sent Government being given to the general reformation of all practical and proved abuses. As far as Lord John 'Russell himself was concerned, he thought it but due to his lordship; and but honest in reference to that meeting, to declare, in language as plain and as explicit as he could use, that as far as his knowledge of the facts went , Lord John Russell was free from either expressed or im 'plied pledges upop all details with regard to his dis position to reform ; and if he could not obtain their con fidence .by an appeal to the whole of his past life, he 'ventured to believe that all professions would now be in .vain. With regard to, the particular measures of the emancipation of the Jews and the reform of the Customs, his lordship's assurances had gone further than mere 'general expressions of opinion, and there was no question whatever that he would view with pleasure 'an' examination into the Custom-house, with a view to' a 'complete and thorough removal of all the abuses and evils which at present press upon the com merce of the country. 'And with respect to the Jew question, his lordship had now for the first time ex pressed, not only his willingness to support it, but his anticipation of early and triumphant success. With re gard to the general question of Parliamentary reform, his past Conduct must be the only guarantee of his future cohduct which his lordship would himself offer, or which he (Mr. Smith) would presume to offer on his behalf. He disavowed altogether any intention of at tempting to ask from Lord John Russell any pledges as to his future conduct. The sterling value of the 'present Administration was, that it contained a great number of persons of various shades of liberal- opin ions, • who were, he believed, united in the intention to give the country all the reform which the circumstances of the times called for and admitted of. He believed that such was the only mode' in which to secure a steady progress in reform, and also the stability and value of the changes which were made. He had not been, nor was he then, a party or privy to any precise pledges in detail as to 'anything, but he believed that Lord John Russell, and the Government nf which he was a member, had given them reason to believe that in supporting his lordship as member for the city of London, they would adopt a 'course alike consistent with their past opinions and past conduct, and best calculated in times to come to pro mote those great principles for which they had hitherto struggled. (Cheers.) • Mr. Currie's resolution was then amended by the in troduction, after the words " practical reform of the words, ‘! calculated to complete and secure the enjoy ment of civil liberty and religious equality," and this being satisfactog to Alderman Wire, he withdrew his amendment, and the original motion passed unani mously. Mr. CRAWFORD then moved the following resolution : " That the acceptance of the office of Foreign Secretary by Lord John Russell, after his having for more than five years filled the distinguished office of Prime Minister, thereby showing his abnegation of all personal and selfish feelings, and his having by hit address to the electors of the city of London declared his intention to devote his distinguished talents and the influence which his long and consistent career necessarily attaches to him to the best interests of the country, entitle him to the sincere thanks of the electors of this great constituency, and of the country at large." Mr. GRENFELL seconded the resolution, which passed unanimously. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the proceed rigs terminated. MORPETIL Sir. George Grey arrived in this town on Wednesday morning from his seat at Falloden, for the purpose of canvassing the constituency for the seat vacated by Capt. Howard. The right hon. baronet proceeded to his oom mittee-room at the Black Bull, where a number of the electors who identified themselves with his cause during the late contest for the northern division of the county, with Mr. Roberts and others had assembled to meet him. On a thecoPm any gave the right hon. baronet amost welcome. He a ddressed the meeting at some length, intimating that it was his intention to give the Government his support. The nomination takes place to-morrow (Saturday). arrivalcordiai HALIP.A.X. Sir Charles Wood, Bart., is to be opposed by Mr. Henry Edwards, of Hope Hall, the defeated Tory candi date at the last election, and formerly representative for this borough. The nomination is on Monday. OXFORD CITY. Mr. Cfrdwell is engaged canvassing the electors, but an oppoqttion is threatened, and active steps are being taken to' bring forward another candidate. The nomi nation fixed for Tuesday. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. At present there is nothing certain about an opposi tion to Mr. Gladstone, but it would seem that one is conteillPlat el A Convocation will be held on Tuesday for the pur pose of electing a representative. BRIGHTON. Lord Alfred Hervey has issued his address, and the .. fix fo e r d T f a o v r is T to u c e k sda next. Mr. Trelawney, m has been invited to oppose n ftoh o re m n i e n or a bly t l i e o m i l i o. i ipd .s HERTFORD. Mr. Cowper has issued his address, and is likely to be returned to=morrow without opposition. SCARBORO'. The Earl of Mulgrave is canvassing the electors, in anticipation of an opposition,.butas yet there is no other candidate in the field. Nomination to-morrow. TIVERTON. Lord Palmerston, in his address to the electors, simply states :--" In the present posture of affairs it is mani- festly desirable that an Administration should be formed combining within itself as many elements as possible of strength, and I trust that the new Government will ~ answer the just expectations of the country." The nomination will take place on Monday, when he will be 11 returned without opposition. GLOUCESTER The nomination is fixed for Tuesday. A strong oppo sition has been got up against Admiral Berkeley, and Mr. H. T. Hope 14 to be put in nomination on the other side. He sat for the city for several years, and was rejected at the last election. SOUTHAMPTON. Sir A. G. Cockburn will be opposed by Mr. A. B. Cochrane, who formerly sat for Bridport. CAVAN. Sir John Young is to be treated to a contest in Cavan, and, what is most probable, he will be signally defeated. The good men and true of that county are determined to punish the "combinator" against the late Govern ment, which possessed their confidence. The Hon. Cavendish Butler, and Mr. Humphreys, of Ballyhaise, are spoken of on the part of the Conservatives, who are about to meet to select a candidate. TILE .'SIIARE MAEKETS, BRITISH RAILWAYS. Baslnegs Bona this day. Paid! RAILWAYS, Closing Prices Yesterday. 100 Aberdeen Sa Ambg. Nottug. Bost & Eastn. June all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 23 Dirkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O & £25 Cons 181 Do. 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon—. 45 Dublin&BerastJunc. all Dundee Perth & her deen June'doo all Do. New all East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... all Do., (£lB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern 'Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 6 Do:, d 0............ ..... all Do., B. & C 103 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. Jun. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 103 Edinb.Prth.&Duudee 100 Glasgow & S.Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., a A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock all Great SoutAern and Western (Ireland) 100 Great Western 11 Irieh Soun-Easters all Lancaster & Carli le 11.3 Do., Thirds...... 103 Lancash. &Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 111,Do. , Wst. Riding Un 31 iA - 32 61 7 10?., 11 7 63 d 21 211 d 106 103 67 671 234 —2 4 J 18 181 84 9:12 51 4 1 , 4 2 13g -13 g 104 - 11 8- 77 --- 79 55 -. 60 78 - 80 29 - 31 60 - 62 81i 43 - 45 120 - 122 105 107 -95 i 74 88 11 t 1 ,, 124 81i 83- 4 3 d 2 ( all 'Leeds Northern l7l all Liv.Crsby.& So u'Lhpt. . all London & Blackwall 9 11 3 Lon d. Tilb. & Sthend. 1i - I 100 Lond.Thight.&S.Cs'.. 1074, 14)84 100' London &N. Western 125 1364 , 12 Do. Fifths j 4 4A p 1 London.,. 1 3 4 2 • P 103 & S.Westerr 914 -92 A 421D0., • • —44 d 34 IDo. 4 - :34 d all ILmindrry iColer.tia 1.14 124 all ILndndrry. & Eenisk. .20 21 100 Yfanch.Shef.&Lincln. 304 31 38 4i Do., Man. &Lin. Un.l 34 3 d 1. 100 Midland ..... 89 80,4 t. 103 Do. Birming.&Derb7 47 49 0 47)i Midland G.West.(.l=7. 5 171 Do.• Shares 0 all Newcastle &Carlisle t. 100 Nev market 5 14 Newpt.Aber. 0 74 Newry, & Enniskillen ) all Newry Warrenpoin, & Roltrxvor ;. 100 N0r:01k...... ...... i all Do., New ......... 34 Northn. Counties Un IC9 North British 13 North Devon, No 1.. 6i Do., No. 2............. all Do., A Deferred... 5 I Do. , B Guarantee( North Staffordshire.. all North Western........ 8 N. & S.Westrn. June. 100' Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... 103 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 103 Do., L. & N. We .tr Guaranteed Stock I 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester, (Nor. W. all Do. Halves, do 20 Do. Osv. - Jstry ...... 6, 1 , Shropshire Union..,. ... Do., A.B.C.&D.fully , paid LID at p. all South Dove i ..... 100 South Ea5tern..... .... all South Wales.. 15 S. Yorksh. RI ver Den 5 Do 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven Docl and 17 Vale of Neath......... all Waterld. & Kilkenr, all Water 'ord&Lim . 13 West C0rnwa11....... all West L0nd0n.......... 1 Woodford .• 100 York Newctl. &13erw. 20 Do. Extensions ...:... 10, Do. G.N.E. Purchase 103 York &N. Midland. 51 53 3 d 8 53 —7.; 3 39i - 2i 24 .$ d 4 - d 8,?• 9 3i P 51 - 53 92 - 91 63 - 65 66 - 68 78 - f_2 19 20 10 14 - 15 3 21 d 23 - 24 84 - 85 391 -39 i 13/ -14 i 4 - 2 24 12i -- 13 -- 9 1 261 -- 27 ! 94 -- 10 73 - 74 6 - 6 B(I 2§- 2d 59 —60 i M SHARES 1108 - ----- 110 ilO5 - 107 19 20 1 par 6 - - - 2 P 1$ - 1i p 141 - 15 3 - Clog,i ,, g !':ices Business done Stir. Paid RAILWAYS. YesLerday. this day. --.- - 5 3 a.a.gianEastn. Junct. 1 2 20 all Central of France(Or-, leans & Vierzou — ... 20 all Charleroi &Erquelin l4 15 174 all Demerara . ... 20 6 Dijon and 80113 QOll 2l -24 p 20 8 Dutch Rhe&s't l4 1 d 81 20 all East Indian 5 all Gt. Indian Poniusula 2 —24 p 20 4 Gd. Juliet. of France 14 —rt p 204 101 Gt.WesternofCanada Shares 1 -- 14 p ... ...- Do.Bds•(lst i55.)1857 ... . . Do•Bds. (2d i55.)1862 ... ... 20 14 Luxembourg.. 6l 74 10 10 Do. (RallwaY) 44 54 54 5 1? Do. 5 24 , Do. (Canal) i 14 20 5 Lyons & Mcditerran. 10 —l2 p 20 44 Madras 24 3 p 334 25 Maria Antonia — ... 10 10 Do. New — ... 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 8 84 20 all Do. (ex interest) 64 74 16 all Northern of France 3sg —35 a i • 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fmy.B. &Ams. Shs.) 141 154 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref ... ..• 20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux ... ••: 20 10 Paris and Lyons l7 —174 p 4 40 28 Do. Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 39 = 41 20 all Paris and Rouen 3B 39 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 32$ 32$ 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 5 —54 p 104 21 Quebec &Richmond 1 1 p 20 all Rouen and Havre...: 2Ol 211 21 20 all Sambre and Meuse lO4 11 104 20 4 Southern of France 4 44 20 4 St. And. & Quebec(A) ... ... 20 17 Tours and Nantes ... ••• 20 2s. Upper India Scrip SI all West Flanders 10 4 Do. 54 per c. Pref.... 4d 4 p 20 . 9 Western of France lO l —114 p 4 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian 5 7 p 20 5 Australian S-- 9 81 7i 84 7 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 — a p 14 1 all Australian Freehold. ap p 1 1, '3 1 all Ave Maria ip- - tp 1 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) par —4 p 1 R 1 all British Austrin. Gold B— 1 p It 4 20 13.5,British Iron ll 13 • 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada - 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 29 —3O 29 4 1 all Carsons's Creek 4— ap ii 40 all Cobre Copper 4l 43 5 1 Colonial Gold 34 —31 p ... 14 Copiapo • 7 —74 . 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l4 —1 d 4 20 all General — ... 1 all Golden Mountain ... . id -4p 4 3 all Groat Polgooth l4 —l4 p 4$ 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 1 .14p 2 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 4 d 1 all Mariquita - 1 P 14 10 9 Mexicau&S.Americn 44 44 4$ 1 all New Gra - iada Pi Pa 4 i 1 all Nouveau Monde 142, lip 2,f 1 all Port Philip 23 2ap 34 a 1 all Quartz Rock 4 -- a 1 , 50 all Rhy alma Iron 26 --28 90 10 , 1 S'autiago de Cuba 8 9 K 3 1 all South Aust;:alian 4 4p14 2 10 7 Pin Croft ........ ..... . 10 12 284 all United Mexican 9 94 9/ 1 all West Maripcsa 4 -- 4 r 14 1 all Yuba 4 Ipi 2 all Luba.... MISCELLANEOUS 35 Auitralian Agricu: 32i Canada z all Copper Miners of Eng, all Do. Prare7ence 5 ICrysi . al Pal Ace.. IlEastern Steam. Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigut. 50 Caneral Screw Steam 2. Irish 13eeixoot Sugar 2 Netherlands Laud.... all Peninsular & Oriental 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 South Austral. Land 2 Univeral Emigration) and Colonization....' 28 Van Diemen's Land 1 Submar. Telegraph.. 273 278 51'1 ex d • 12 50' 163 St. St. St. St. St. PREFEREN Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. e Bristol & Exeter 4 p cent. Stock ......... Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO ..... Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent... Cork&Bandon 5i P.C. , Dundee Pert' , &Abe deep EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent............ Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. Off 17s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties E xtension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Script Guar. 6 per cent..., 18 Do., £lO Sh. EastLancash. 6 p.cts. East &West Yorkshire nue J. on, Fitts Edinb.rra&DunC. Glasgow & guar. 5 per cf it. ... Great Not .lu. Si 27 Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 112 Gt. Soathn. (Ireland) Eighths...l Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.)..1 Grezt Western, fin:a.ll 4A per Laneash. & Yorksh., F. £2O. ......... Do., 6 p. c., Stock... Leeds Nord ern, 6 if.' cent., No. 1 ......... Do., No. 2............. Do., No. 3 Do. , Quarters, 1848 London and,Brighton Gualauteed v p. c Do. Pref., 5 n. C. St. Do. Conveild' "e, sp. e., 1852. .. IDo. New Guar. 6p. c I Lon.& N.West.Cov.& Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler 4 Shares Londndry. - & Ennisk. Shares. Manch.,Shef., An., Shares, No. 1.....: Do. New, £lO Do., £6 Marypt. &Carl. 4p. c Do. 4 per cent D 0............ ........ Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Cousol. Eristol Bina. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4:1- per cent Norfolk Extuasion Do. Guar. N per cc Do. Waveney Valk 5 per cent . ...... North British . ...... North SLafforclshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c Do ShrewSbury & Bina New Guaranteed— S •ewsby. & Cln ter (Nor.W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 os.6d. Do. 4i per cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Hartl. Guar. sp. c. till 1 July,lCss Waterfd.&E'llt.6p.e. York Newcastle am Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref Do York& N. Midland H. & S. Purch Australaiia . 31.10.5 h N. American, Colonial Commercial of Lon-' don English Scottish an , : Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. Australia London and County London Joint Rock Loud. & Westminster Nation alProv. of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New Provircial of Irelanc Do. Tic Ar Royal Australn.Bkg, & Gold Imporbinf Company Louth Austi a, 'Union of Australia Do. New 'Union of London si 9 -111) 1 1 10N -- 110 - P - 155 3i - 4 p - Si 13 - 14 10: 2 ' 11 11; a 1 - 1 3,1, '149 - 151 A P 23 - 234 6 - - 2A 102 - 103 25i - 2q2 28 - 2g pl 11 - 11 171 -1 7 i 1i p -17 i par -- P 26 - 261 19 - 20 id. i Pnl 102 - 104 5 11 'ss - i P JOINT-STOCK BANKS St. 100 5. all St. 11.0 ?,0 5 3t. 100 I all 6} 3i 64 all 3?.. i l all 5 all 7i 2 6 all 6 all all !O all .0 all 163 6 all 5 all it. 100 it. !I oo ;t4 1 1.00 6i all 6I 6 it. 100 , 0 13 0 17 5 .2,1 9 >t. 103 ;t. 1100 it. ilOO 5i all ity all 6 3 1.21 all L 2 all 1.27, 8 2 it. 100 "it. 100 .6i 5 9 all 5 all 2 all St. 100 20 all St. 100 .5 9 8 all .0.1 all .0 10 .t 5 all LO o.t all ;t. 100 :0 all L 2 all 5 3 3t. 100 .7 5 'Z 10 20 35 10 22?, all all all 2, 1 2 10 107 671 7 24 6i 45 13i i 85i 8/ 17i 1261 6 92i 1 2 GA a 841 31 561 60k pm. 14i 15 120 x 73i 2i ... - .. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The quantity of English wheat received up to our mar ket this week, coastwise, has been very moderate—viz., 1,840 quarters, mostly from Essex and Kent. The general quality of the supply was inferior. By land carriage, a few runs came fresh to hand ; yet the show of samples of both red and white was comparatively small. The amount of business doing was far from extensive, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. There was rather more inquiry for forward delivery parcels. From abroad, 7,780 quarters of wheat have come to hand, and we were somewhat better supplied with grana ried samples. The demand may be considered steady, at full currencies. Floating cargoes of wheat were held at very full prices. Fine malting barley was scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Grinding and distilling sorts commanded very little attention. We had a moderate inquiry for malt, at late figures. The oat trade was steady, and late rates were well sup ported. Beans, peas, and flour, were held at full prices. ARRIVALS TUIS WEER. Wheat. I B ar l e y. Malt. 1,810 760 920 Oat 4. Flour. 720 English .. Irish .• • • Foreign .. 530 2,100 - 4,250 5,530 7,780 I 4,493 SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was very scantily suppliawith Beasts, yet their general quality was good. All breeds commanded a steady sale, at, in some instances, an advance in the quo tations of 2d per Blbs., the plimelt Scots having realised 4s 2d per Blbs.—Sheep. The supply of which was limited —met a slow inquiry ; nevertheless, prices were well sup ported in every instance. We had the first arrival of Lambs for the season from the Isle of Wight. There was more business doing in Calves, the prices of which im proved fully 2d per 81bs. Prime Small Porkers sold freely, at full currencies. Large Hogs were a dull sale. Mich Cows were in moderate request, at from 141. 10s to 191. each, including their small calf. Pei Blbs by the carcase. s. d. -s. 43.1 . s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 (CrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Second quality ...3 2 3 41Large crse. calves 210 3 8 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 111 Prime small do 3lO 4 4 Prime Scots, dc. 4 0 4 2 Large hogs 210 3 6 Inferior sheep ...3 6 3 8 Small porkers 3 8 310 Second quality ...3 10 4 2 Suck!;ng calves 19 0 23 0 Primecoarse-wla4 4 4 8 Quarter old pigs 18 0 23 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep ~ Calves 620 Beasts ,800 Sheep ~ 320 Calves 310 I Pigs Pigs LEADENHALL. somewhat active, and prices NEWGATE AND The general demand ruled were freely supported. Per Sibs by s. d. s. d. s. - d. s. Beef, inferior 2 42 6 Mutton, Inferior 32 3 2 6 Do., middling 2 8 2 10 I Do.,middliu 3 8 4 g Do., prime large 30 3 2 Do., prime 44'4 6 Do., do. sma ....3 4 3 6 Veal 8 4 2 ll Pork, largo 283 0 I Pork, small 32 4 0 the carcase• BOROUGH HOP. Owing in some measure to the holidays, the amount of business doing in all kinds of hops is very limited, and late rates are barely supported. Mid. and East Kent pockets, 90s to 1501 per cwt. • Weald. of Kent, 85s to 108 s per cwt. ; Sussex, 8 1 s to 10a:per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been quiet and prices have not varied to any extent. SUGAR.—PIiCeS are nominally firm. COFFEE. —Privately there have been large sales in Plan tion Ceylon at higher prices. Native has been in request at 475. per cwt. COTTON.—Business has been dull. TALLOW.—For P.Y.C. the market has been dull at 45 5. to 455. 3d. per cwt. on the spot. GREEN FRUIT.—The demand continues good, and prices of all kinds are well supported, the consumption of fruit exceeding •many previous holidays at this period of the year. Two cargoes of Oranges from Seville and two from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale sus tained their value. Nuts of all kinds (except Barcelona) have sold fi-eely. Lemons without alteration. Grapes scatce, and the few remaining realise a high figure. DISTURBANCE AT HOLYWELL.—The men employed in the lead mines work in sets for six hours, at a weekly wage of 12s. Recently a paragraph has appeared in a local Welsh paper to the effect that the men employed in the Merllyn mines, on which Mr. Mitchell is the manager, had consented to work in sets for eight hours, instead of six at the same rate of wages. The miners in the neighbourhood were determined that no infringement should be made upon their usual customs, and on Friday morning about 1,500 men, from Halkin, Tal y'r Goch, and Glan y'rAfon, went en masse through Holywellto Merllyn and prevented the men at the latter place proceeding with their work. Matters now began to assume a serious aspect, and the military from Chester were sent for. A detachment of the 23d regiment left Chester, but meanwhile the miners had had an interview with the magistrates and Mr. Mitchell at Holywell. One of the men proposed to set Mr. Mitchell before them and run him out of the country, but the majority were more peaceably inclined, and refused to take this. course. Mr. Mitchell ultimately promised that the six-hour sys tem should continue for another month, during which time he would see the proprietor s, and the decision should be given at the end of that period. The men then quietly returned to their work, and the services of the miliiary were happily not required. THE CARD-CHEATING CASE AT BRIGHTON.—RieI a-d Sill, the attorney whose name has so often appeared be fore the public in reference to the card-cheating case at Brighton, and who was convicted and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court, has been liberated from the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, a writ of error having been allowed in his case, which will be heard in a superior court at some distant period. s V 11, 'MENGE. r.,,:j(N),.:,1 EPSOM JANUARY STE: Weights for the Free Han( Peter Simple... Half-and-Half . Quickstep ... The Brewer. Four Yrs st lb .. a 11 4 .. a 10 8 a 10 4 a 10 4 Alcoran a 10 0 Simple Peter 6 10 0 Maria Bennet 5 9 12 Everton 0 9 12 Sam Hood 6 9 12 Brave Buck 0 9 12 Weights for the Hurdl st lb . 11 3 . 10 10 . 10 8 .10 6 . 10 6 . 10 6 . 10 6 . 10 6 . 10 4 . 10 4 . 10 3 . 10 2 EPLE-CHASE MEETPIqk Reap, of 10 Sov.i. 15.1103. \C'tklb Young Lottery Harriott Ottoman The Bearer Robin Hood. Forest Lad I Yrs sty ... 0 9,1.0 1 ... 0 9tlo'" Half-and-Half Sir Robert Caurire Odiham Tomboy Marchioness Quickstep Fazeley Maria Bennett Simon the Cellarer British Consul Gulnare 0 9 10 0 9 8 Legacy The Screw .0 9 8 :0 9 8 ~0 9 .0 9 6 br gby the Cardinal 0 9 4. Harkover 0 9 4 Le Race Free Handicap, Forest Lad Sam Hood Cashier Peij ury Stamford Harriott Lady Isabel Tom Gurney Lady Bibina Little Lizzie Bayford HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAG HOUNDS. st lb • 10 0 ~ 10 0 . 10 0 9 10 .. 912 .. 910 9 10 .. 910 .. 9 8 • 9 6 ~. 8 4 Bath—Tuesday, Atworth ; Friday, Fir Tree, Writh ington— at half-pasteleven. Hon. F. Petre s—Tuesday, High Easter—at half-past eleven. , r- ;C'~- ~~\ 1 , 'y'..' Z. i ) ~',,,i.. `' ~% SPORTI2 FOX HOUNDS. Atherstone—Monday, Redgae ; Wednesday, Hint's hall ; Friday, Churchover ; Saturday, Twycross—at quarter to eleven. Badsworth—Tuesday, Kirkby Guide-post ; Thursday, Purston-bar ; Saturday, Brampton Bull - Head—at half past ten. Duke of Beaufort's—• Monday, Lower- Wood ; Wed nesday, Hulla,vington ; Thursday, Quemerford Turn pike ; Saturday, Worcester-lodge. Bramham Moor—Monday, Sutton-mill ; Wednesday, Milford ; Friday, the Wild-man ; Saturday, Morick Windmill—at half-past ten. . Lord Henry Bentinck's Monday, Linwood , by- Rasen ; Wednesday, Sadlby ; Thursday, Blankney ; Friday, Doddington ; Saturday, Newbold Common—at eleven. Cheshire—Monday, Peckforton ; Wednesday, Saigh ton ; Thursday, Tarporley ; Saturday, Crewewood-hall —at half-past ten. Col. Conyers's—Monday, Willingale ; Wednesday, High Roothing ; Saturday, Hatfield-town-i-at eleven. Cottesmore--Monday, Irnham-park ; Tuesday, Brooke hall, at eleven ; Thursday, Normanton-park, half-past eleven ; Friday, Belton, at eleven. Craven—Monday, Bedwin Brails ; Wednesday, Green ham-common ; Friday, Hare and Hounds, Lambourne woodlands ; Saturday, the Fir Tree, North-heath—at a quarter to eleven. Crawley and Horsham—Monday, Balcombe village ; Wednesday, Broadbridge-heath ; Friday, Rusper village —at a quarter to eleven. East Essex—Tuesday, Bulwer Plough ; Thursday, Messing-street ; Saturday, St. Anne's Castle—it eleven. South Essex—Tuesday, Mountnessing-hall ; Saturday, Mocking-heath—at half-past ten. Essex Union—Wednesday—Danbury Griffin ; Satur day, Stock Ship—at half-past ten. Essex and Suffolk—Tuesday, Lexclen-street ; Friday, Stratford-hills—at a quarter to eleven Mr. Farquharson's Monday, Thursday, Milberne-wood. Earl Fitzwilliam's—Monday, Barnwell-castle ; Wed desday, Buckworth-village ; Friday, Kennel , --at ten. Mr. H. G. Greaves's—Monday, Hameringham ; Wednesday, Market Stainton—at eleven ; Friday, Tathwell—at twelve ; Saturday, Welton-wood—at Melcombe-park ; eleven Herefordshire- -Tuesday, Hampton-court ; Friday, Harewood's-end Holderness—Monday, Beeford ; Tuesday, B olme-on the-Wold ; Thursday, „Aldboro' ; Friday, Holme-on- Spalding-moor—at a quarter to eleven. Mr. M. Ingram's—Tuesday, Radbourn ; Thursday, Aston ; Saturday, Blithfield—at a quarter to eleven. Ledbury—Monday, Dymock-village ; Friday, Ed win's-wood. Ludlow—Tuesday, Morton's-camp ; Friday, Mary Knoll—at half-past ten. Mr. Lumley's—Monday, Firmingley-park ; Tuesday, North Carlton ; Thursday, Blythlaw-hill ; Friday, Grove. Mr. Lushington's—Monday, Detley ; Thursday, Bel mont ; Saturday, Linsted—at half-past ten. Mr. Morgan's Monday, Luscombe-plantation ; ThUrsday, Callington-new-bridge—at half-past ten. Pytchley—Monday, Rushton ; Tuesday, Dallington ; Wednesday, Crick ; Friday, Maidwell ; Saturday, Brock hall—at a quarter to eleven. Rufford—Monday, Cocking-moor ' • Tuesday, Thurs day, Thurgarton-priory ; Thursday, Ossington ; Satur day, Langwith-lodge—at a quarter-past ten. Duke of Rutland's—Monday, Belvoir ; Tuesday, Weaver's-lodge ; 'Wednesday, Croxton-park ; Friday, Cranwell—at half-past ten, Mr. A. Smith's—Monday, Clatford Oakcuts ; Tues day, Oare-hill ' • Wednesday, Wherewell-wood ; Thurs day, Weyhill ; Friday, Porton Firs ; Saturday, Claren don-park—at eleven. Southdown—Monday, Glynde ; Wednesday, Clap ham ; Friday, The Bell, Shortgate—at half-past ten. Mr. Lee Steere's—Monday, Lee-farm ; Thursday, King's-park at eleven. Suffolk—Tuesday, Finborough-hall; Thursday, Brad ley Fox ; Saturday, Felsham-green, !;at a quarter to eleven. Sir R. Sutton's—Monday, Houghton-on-the-Hill ; Tuesday, Plumtree Village; Wednesday, Belton Village; Thursday, Keythorp-hall ; Friday, Old Dalby-wood, at eleven. Sir Tatton Sykes's—Monday, Garrowby-hill-Top ; Wednesday, the Windmill-on-Stockton Forest ; Friday, Thorp-house, at half-past ten. Tiverton—Monday, Haywood ; Tuesday, Whatcote ; Thursday, Smitterfield ; Friday,' Upton , house ; Saturday, Goldicote-house, at a quarter to eleven. Worcestershire—Monday, Cliffey ; Wednesday, Ply mouth Arms, Tardebrigg ; Friday, Wyre Piddle, at half-past ten. HARRIERS, B. V. IL—Monday, Kennel, at half-past ten. Breconshire—Monday, Pont Altarnog ; Friday, Taly bout. Brighton—Patcham ; Wednesday, Race-course ; Sa turday, Dyke, at a quarter to eleven. • Brookside —.Monday, Newmarket-hill ; Thursday, Telscombe Tye, at half-past ten. EXTRAORDINARY DRATlL—Yesterday, Mr. W. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held an inquest, which lasted several hours, •at Mr. It. Thomas's, Holland Arms, Brixton-road, on the body of John Hanagan, a plasterer, aged 32. David Hannagan, the first witness called, de posed that he was a cousin of the deceased, who lived w Ith his mother, at No. 36, Chapel-street, North Brixton. About five years ago the deceased was en gaged in a fight, at Woolwich, and received a severe • blow in the throat, which rendered a surgical opera tion necessary. The operation was performed at Guy's Hospital, a silver tube being placed in his throat, through which he breathed, instead of through his mouth and nostrils, and when he wanted to speak he had to put his finger on the tube to prevent the air from escap ing. He (deceased) bad also a silver instrument called a key, to keep the tube clean, but which he had lost about twelve months since. On Monday night last he (witness) had been drinking with the deceased at a beer house, when he appeared perfectly well. Witness upon returning home, being rather intoxicated, fell asleep, but was shortly afterwards awakened by his aunt, who told him that deceased was dying, and he imme diately ran for a surgeon, but on his return found he had expired. Mary Hannagan, the mother of deceased, stated that on the night in question she told her son to go and " wash " (meaning to clean out the silver tube in his throat), for which purpose he retired into the back yard, but shortly afterwards came running in, saying, "Oh ! mother, kiss me, for I am a dead man !" and immediately fell down and expired. By the coroner : He had been in the habit of cleaning the tube twice a day with the silver key, but since he had lost it had used a piece of stick instead. She was of opinion that while try ing to clean out the tube the piece of stick had stuck in it. Mr. F. B. Gatty, surgeon, of 3, Elizabeth-place, Brixton road, deposed that on Monday night last he was called upon to see the deceased ; and on his arrival found him lying on the floor quite dead. Upon examination h e (deceased) had undergone an operation into the wind pipe, and discovered in the opening a silver tube insert e d ' in which was a piece of willow wood, which he, wit ness' immediately extracted. Upon attempting to remove the silver tube he found that it had been broken in half. He was of opinion that death bad been caused by some large artery being cut into either by the piece of wood, or by the broken portions of the tub e. E y th e Coroner—The stick being in the tube would not of itself have caused immediate death.—Sarah Hanagan, a sister of deceased, aged 11 years, stated that she had often heard her brother remark that the pipe in his throat was nearly worn out, and that if it once broke he would be a dead The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental man death." FOREIGN RNBBITS. — The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having received and considered the application from an eminent importer and salesman of Leadenhall-market, requesting ,that rabbits, alive or dead, may be admitted to enter free of duty,_ their lord ships have directed Mr. Hamilton, one of the Secretaries to the Treasury, to acquaint the Commissioners of Cus toms that their lordships are of opinion that rabbits, not being specifically mentioned in the schedules of the act Bth and 9th Victoria, chap. 90, must be held to be long to the class of goods unenumerated, and not, either in part or wholly, manufactured, and as such are, under the existing tariff, duty free on importation into this country. In pursuance of this decision of the Lords of the Treasury, the Customs' authorities have issued a general order to their officers at the several ports in the kingdom, directing the delivery of foreign rabbits in future free of duty. THE CONVICT HENRY HOILLER.—Since the condem nation of Henry Horler, for the murder of his wife, on whose behalf it was set up by his counsel that he was not of sound mind when he committed the act, he has been visited by the medical officers of Newgate, and it is stated that they are of opinion that there is no founda tion whatever for the supposition that he is labouring under insanity. Therefore, if no reprieve should arrive in the meantime, his execution will take place on Mon day, the 10th inst. z ~... ~_.. f t~-:1~` DO ' „ 5 tli" iioo ~ 1 100 31 all 10 ; all 50 100 103 20 80 i 40Ls 9, 1 1 i 3 1150 i G} 5L' 6 X.ll 20 10 50 100 25 21 1