The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-18 00:00:00

the 6th, a protesting he French NAC on the 1 people of meral inv. is, that the .the step at Gaeta, 3e control by the as known ortelli, the 'tea of the cided that hem three invent, and Ter, states in conse -1 courrier, :o receive the latter leasure of t a second le 12th in ple assern f the Na" a commis" and the a Consti your of a it-General ion of the iday were ed in the is named, petition e people , .ntime the ,ition wan he people DinAco, AAVOCatea 3BRTI bad , 'AzEGLIO Cabinet, of Turin' Ministers , ) Brussels L the con Dthing to aving ac ire on her ewer Was CHARLES. rences at ominated ntiary to e French ry of Le- Invoin is nnouncee sd'armie cupy the act in 'E and to had been De of the ident ofs ) Eastern. arrels of a cwt. attended: rrired at ere to be by the nspector is train, )n again falling e shook d. The is half * chesterp station ye. As ID, they haring ❑ued its the ex engine the ac umber, ur were ird es vas de- d, and above Id en lot the not as :o rise I then lw are with ential twined MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS City, QUARTER TO THREE. The market for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday was very quiet, and the sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, at the previous full prices. —Railway shares were steady, and prices had an upwari tendency. The falling off in railway traffic since the return tickets were discontinued, although the seas )n of the year will account for a part of the reduction, affords hope that the late system will be found to be most beneficial to the companies, as it certainly is to the public, and that, con sequently, it will be revived. The Prussian Government has announced that the interest on the debt, due January 2, 1849, may be re ceived after the 15th December instant by those who desire it, a satisfactory proof of the possession of pre sent funds. The weekly balance-sheet of the Bank of France, last made up, is again favourable. In the bullion, d'scounts and circulation there was an improvement, and fewer bills were protested. There were increased loans made on bullion, while those on public secu rities diminished a little, a proof that! ithe ex isting firmness of the Stock Market at Paris was not due to accommodation afforded by the Bank, but rather to a legitimate growth of public confidence. The circulation increased nearly six millions in the French metropolis, but was reduced three millions in the provinces. The account current of the Treasury was less by 260,000 francs, but the general deposit account increased in Paris one million, and in the provinces 700,000 francs. There has been scme talk this morning of a new French loan being in contemplation, but we believe this to be a mere rumour, or at least premature. The English Stock Market has been very animated again this morning, the buyers coming in freely on speculation, even at decidedly enhanced values. There is scarcely a limit now to the san guine expectations of some of the dealers, and a further rise of three or four per cent. is predicted with as much assurance as would have been an improve ment of for I per cent. a week or two since. We believe an instance has rarely, if ever, occurred where the rise was so soon equal to the dividend. Of course the future range of prices must greatly depend upon foreign affairs; but present appearances are con ceived to be very promising, and if anything adverse happens it will disconcert materially the calculations of most parties. Consols with the dividend have been done at 89k, a special transfer, and ex-dividend for the opening at 88* I, being fully per cent. better than on Satur day. The New Three-and-s-Quarter per Cents. have been 881 I-, and the Three per Cents. 88 to Bank Stock has been firm as , 192. Exchequer-bills (March) have realised 40s. to 435. premium; and India Bonds 365. to 38s. premium. The Foreign Securities have been extremely ani mated also, and the rise in prices is very decided. Spanish Fire per Cents. have been 14-, the Three per Cents. 264 to 27*, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 25 to 25k. Mexican also are higher, realising 221 to Peruvian have been well maintained at 39 to 40, Grenada at 121 to *, and Chilian have touched 84k to 86. Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. have been quiet at 49. Railway Shares have been largely dealt in, and the value of every line has been raised. BRITISH FUNDS This DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 192 Bank Stock .. 3 per Cent. Reduced BB 88 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Anus.. ...... . 89% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne. BB India Stock Do. Bonds, 10001 Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account .. BB % l /2 kIA a d Exchequer Bills. 2%d. 2d. March. June. 1,000/. 500/ 43 40 p 41 39 p Small 4O 44 p 41 39 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... . .. 84 1 / 2 F 6 Grenada, 1 per Cent. . .... .... ... 1214 1 / 2 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent...... 22 1 / 2 1 4% Ditto for the Account . 2 2 1 /2 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 39 40 Ditto for the Account 39 40 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto for the Account l3 Ditto Passive Bonds 3 14 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 2 6 1 / 2 14 27 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 /2 per Cent.,l2 Guild 49 BUSINESS DONE LN RAILWAY SHAKE* AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Pra Equal. Aberdeen .... to Amber., Notting., Boston, &c 44 — to Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 19 —— to Birmingham & Oxford Junct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee... 20 ... Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . Do., without a guarantee... 10 Birming., Wol., & Stour Val. 13/.145.... ••••• to Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction... lO Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire... l4l. 4s — Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, New 10/. Preference 5 ..„ • Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 - to - Chester and H01yhead......... 50 ..... 21 1 ,4 to - Ditto, Preference - to - Clarence. .... 7 8 14 - ...... to - Do., lit Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - . ... to - Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - - Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to - Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 - to - Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 - - East Anglia, 251. L. & E., • and L. &1) - Ditto, 181., E. &II lB ...... 3%..... to - Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H 3% - ...... to - Eastern Counties . 2O - to - Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 - Do.Perpet.,s per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d l4 p to - Do., do N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d... par - Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 - to - Do., 5 per c'.nt. - to - Do., Quarter l2 %... .. - - Do., New - to - Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ......... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 - to - Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 20 - - Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 20 - to - Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 10 ...... - - Ditto, ditto ........ .......... 20 ...... - ... - Ditto (C. &E.), 5 per ct. 2% - to - East Lancashire - to - Ditto, New - ...„ to - Do. New Quarters - to - D 0. ,, 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares - East Lincolnshire 2.5 ...... 25 3 / 4 to - Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O - - Ditto, Half Shares - - Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 - - Ditto, New port l5 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% - ..... to - F,r l a3g., Dumfries, & Carlisle-8/. 60.8 d - ..... to - ‘ 4l4 lgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - to - Do. Preference Consolid a t e d - ...... - to - vreat Northern.... .......... ... 19 Do. I %A Deferred ..... ... 12% 4% 34 . - to - Do. % B 6 per Cent. Guar. 6% 4%A... to - Do. Extension .... ..... ..... 2%.. - - Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 42% - - Great N or th o f England 100 '229 Ditto, New 401. 4O - ...... to - Ditto, ditto .... Ditto, New 30/. ........ ....... 30 ... - - Ditto, New 151- Great Western 9O - Ditto, Half Shares 5O - to - Ditto, Quarter Shares 2l - Ditto, Fifths 2O - ...... to - „Do. New 171. - ttu dderafield and Manchester 30 .. ... - - Ditto, Thirds lO - te - Etull and Selby 5O Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 - • to - . Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% - to - L anctuiter and Carlisle.... ... 50 - , Do.,Thirds lO ...... - - ` 4l tneashire and Yorkshire ... 93 - - Ditto, ditto - - Ditto Half Shares -.. 43 ...... - - Ditto Quarters 171..... - - Ditto Fifths lO - Ditto Sixteenths .......... 6 ,...... - - Ditto Thirds (Beg.) - Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 - Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 - . ... to - Do.(Rudders. and Sheff.) 43 - - , Wakefield,Pontefract, and Goole 5O - - Do., West Riding Union... 7 .... . 2 „(:, ~ Preston and Wyre ... 25 `" O ., do., Half Shares (A) 9% - to - ids and Bradford 5O ..... - ... .. to - ds,Devisbury,& Manches SO - 1)0 ., Half Shares - to - , D itto, Blue (scrip) .....».. 2%...... --to - 3 / 4 ° .„eda and Think ........ - Ditto, N ew .... .., 35 . .... - ...... to - . I)o .,do.,Prefe r , 6 p er C en t. 3%. ... - ...... to -..../t v erpool„ Crosby, and Sout h rer,rt. ....... ......... 3% -.... to - Pool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction. ... 2% - ...... t o - London & Blackwall ......131. 6s. 8d 5% to 5 Do. Extension ........ -..... 22% - ...... to - Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ..... - De. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... 48 .. - Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - ~. bo, New, guar. 6 p er cent . 5 ...... 5%% to - L ondon and Gree nw i c h... 121 . 15s. 4d... - - - to - ~. D itto Preference lB/ 17 8 2d ... - ..... t o - London & North Western.....loo ......122 . ... to 123 Do, Quarters (L. and B.) 22 - - DI. New Do. Fifths Do. 40/. Shares-- L. & M 25 ...... - - Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 9 .... . - - Do. 10/. .. M. and B. ( B.) 9 Do. 10/. ... m. and B. (C.) 1 - -to - Lo ndon and S. `,ll e.stern ....... 50 .. - tto, New 50/....... - ..... 42%...... - - D i tto, New 404... ..... .. .. 34 - - - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - - Ditto. Thirds ... -...,..13/. 68. 8d ...4%11% die. to - Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and LEk,,. 5 per Ct. on Calls .....11. 13s. 4d.... - 11, - i n tt l eGosnrtoddice : rrr a ry li y a da, b nti u dd ry cL , ,on & t.s l. l ;i e. - .111. 1 .2 i. :::," . 7 - . ..... iO OO ......: , siL)i_t ' to c6., ( u g a ro r. r 6. p 4 e p r e c r el c i ... , nt . ..) . 2 1 0 3 ... _ .2 .... . to l,; -__ ...en, sunton, & Matlock 4 lianellr, S,,e,flield, and Linc.loo - Ditt, I/ •'• A Shares (DT% 1) ... 18 - THE SUN, LONDON, Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, fig Shares (No. 3)... 10 ...... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ... .. 10 1 4 Ditto Grimsby Ditto, ditto. ........ Ditto, ditto .. B% . -to Ditto Sheffield and Linc. 15 Ditto. Grimsby Dock ..... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 4/. 25.... Mid1and........ t.•itto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 50/. Shares.-- ...... 20 Midland, Birm., and Derby...100 Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 122 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 141. 18s. .. Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . ti idld. Great Western (Irish) 45 Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar..... SO Newcastie and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. ..« to Newmarket '... ... . , 20 Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. '25. — Newport Abergy., said herd - . 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... i Newry, IVarrenpoint, and Rostrevor .......... ........ 20 Norfolk; 100 Ditto New 20/.. l5 ...... Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5 1 / 2 per cent Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British Ditto Half Shares— Do. Quarters O A nth... to Ditto, Extension ••••• t 0... . Ditto Thirds .... ........ •••••• k...... 4% 1 4 ... to North and South-Western 2 North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15 9 3% %% L A Iti North Wales North Western .. 10 - Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton ... Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 10 - Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... 1% to Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 ......_2614 to Ditto, New........„ I 7 IA — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Do. do. (South Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 .... Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. &lin.) - ...... to -- Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 1 4 — . ... to Ditto, Oswestry 17% — to Ditto ,New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shropshire Uni0n...... 4 ... .. VA...— to : South Devon Ditto, Preference gouth Staffordshire 6 l/, 2 .. .. to South Eastern Ditto, No. 1. 24 Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3. Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole 5 - Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..• • 6 - law Vale Extension ........ 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% to Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny l 7 l /2 — Waterford and Limerick..... 47%..... Waterford, Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin .. 3 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ...... ...... ..... 50 - Do. do. do. Do. do. do. West Cornwall West London.. ..• to Ditto, First Class. Ditto, Second C1a55......... 20 ...... _ Nhitehaven and Furness.-- 14 ..... —...— to -- Windsor, Staines, and South Western 9 1,4 — ...... to -- Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 Do. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, .New &18. 15 Do. G. N. E. Pur. for Pref. 8 York and North Midland .. 50 , Ditto Preference Ditto East and W ea. Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 8;4 8 8,8 to 8 1 4% Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) ... Ceylon ...... _ I /. ...... tr :0 ••••••• Demerara. _ .••• Dendre Valley ... .. ... to Direct Bombay and Mad ras ss. ..„ •. .. ...... to Dutch Rhenish 7 1 / 2 ...... East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Louvain ala Sambre .......„ 7 1 / 2 ...... to Luxembourg Ditto ..... Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege 2O ' Northern of France l2 ..... fN to 8 Orleans and Bordeaux ~:... .. 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. Paris and Orleans... 2O Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 9 ..-.. - Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 9 fournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hassell . West Flanders B% — to JOINT STOCK .ANKS. Australasia - British North American .... 60 Colonial - n ....• . ••,.. to —. Commercial of London London Joint Stock C.... London and Westminster...' 20 - National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2218 — -• .. to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New lO ..... :to Union of Australia 25 Ditto, New..... Union of London ....... . ...... 10 Union of Madrid ... 40 MINES. Anglo Mexican 1 ,. 100 Asturian Mining Company... 14 ..... Australian 2 l /2 4A ...... to Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrio — — to British Iron - Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24 1 / 2 ...... - Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 Cobre Copper ... 40 General Mining ......... - ..... 29 . ..... to Beal del Monte, Unregistered ... . .. ... to Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Debentures ..... - ...... to Santiago de Cuba, lO ...... ..... to United Mexican ...,.. to LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 18.—Wind E.S.E., fresh breeze, and fine weather. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Wind variable and light; 17th, S., moderate.—Arrd. Victor, Batavia, for Cork; Jenny Wren, Calcutta; Crisis, Gibson, Calcutta; Enter prise, Whittles, New York; Elizabeth, Rees ' Quebe c , Sld. 16th, Empress, Mardon, Bahia; Carleton, Tampico; Abeona, New Orleans; Sarawak, Philadelphia; Europa steamer, New York; Lacista. BOSTON, DEC. 17. William Parker, Bombay; St. Heliers, Buenos Ayres; Medallion, New Orleans; Car natic, New Orleans; W. A. Cooper, Mobile; Jenny Lind, New York; Washington, Virginia; Norfolk, Boston; Creamore, Newfoundland. DEAL, DEC. 17.—Wind E.S.E: to E.—Arrd. Walter dam, Rotterdam, and sailed for Cape of Good Hope ; Marchioness of Queensberry, Hull, and sailed for Sa vannah. Arrd. from the river, 16th, Juliana, Rowe, Cape of Good Hope; Valleyfield, Dougal, Sierra Leone. Arrd. from the river, and sld. 17th, Indus, Pall, Per nambuco ; Barbara Gordon, Ritchie, Tobago ; Mary Skelton, Baltimore. The Elisabeth, Newcastla to Ge noa, has been in contact with the Henry Cotes; the lat ter received some damage. SWANSEA, DEC. 17.—The Burtel, Cardiff to New Orleans, put into Mumbles last night very leaky; cargo shifted, and part thrown overboard. Will oome in here to discharge. WARRENPOINT, DEC. 16.—The Bee, of New Ross, from Liverpool to New Orleans, was lost on the rocks on the coast of Morne, near Annelevy, yesterday, after cutting away her masts ; crew (except the carpenter) saved; materials also saved. CORK, DEC. 15.-:--The General Scott, for America, drove ashore at the east end of Harbour-row yesterday, and lies without damage. The Ann Wise, from Odessa, after anchoring, dragged ashore to the eastward of Cas quinny Bay; she is yet uninjured. The Thomas and Edward schooner, Cork to Liverpool, drove on shore at Kitchen Cove, on Sandy Beach, with windlass upset. 'I he Dispatch schooner, of Ry e, and a Portuguese schooner, drove foul of each other this day; the latter losing her bowsprit and the former vessel damaged. The several vessels at the wharves here broke adrift, and almost every vessel in port drove more or less during the gale. A report has just reached here of a ship being in Count Mackery Bay with her masts cut away. Se veral spars and pieces of timber are floating about the harbour. We have had dreadful gales for the last 48 hours, and particularly during this afternoon, when it blew a hurricane from south-west BELFAST, DEC. 16.—1 t blew a heavy gale yesterday from S.S.E. to W.—The St. George, of Portaferry; Sir William, of Maryport, Brough; and the Jane, of Drog heda, Riley, both from Boston to Dublin, parted from their anchors and cables 15th instant, and went on shore at Carrickfergus; crew of the latter saved. The Hope, Ormandy, of Maryport, parted from her anchors and chains 15th instant, and sunk near Carrickfergus; craw saved. — FLEETWOOD, DEC. 16.—The Belle, of Prince Edward's Island, from Liverpool to Swansea, parted her an chors, and drove on shore in Douglas Bay during a gale at S.S.W., 15th instant, and is expected to become a wreck; crew saved. BEA.UMARIS, DEC. 16.—The Henry Turner, of and bound to Newry from Liverpool, parted from her anchors during a heavy gale at S. yesterday, went on shore on Penmoreßeach, startedher sternpost, and must didchurge to repair. CLONAKILTY, DEC. 15.—The David, Bayonne to Waterford, awl the Free Trade, of Sunderland, Ibraile to Sligo, were wrecked this morning in this bay. The Dugent was wrecked yesterday i❑ Castmookery Bay. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—The Thames, of and from Bridgewater to this port, was driven on ~here on Crosby Pointy esterday afternoon, aed remains; crew saved. PORT LOGAN, DEC. 12.—A mast, seventy-three feet long, supposed to be a brig's mainmast, and a main boom, were washed ashore a few days ago in Ardwell Bay. KINGSTOWN, DEC. 15.—1 t is blowing a violent gale from S E., attended with rain. WATERFORD, DEC. 16.—The Victoria, from New port, on shore on the shoals at Broomhill, was picked up by a boat's crew, the master and crew having left for a steamer to tow her off. The Tourville, of and from Nantes to this port, stranded at Tratnore yesterday, and must discharge; crew saved. AYR, DEc. 16.—The Neptune, French luggar, Dublin to Troop, got on shore on the 13th inst. on Brest Rock, and disappeared yesterday evening during a heavy gale from the southward; crew saved. DUBLIN, DEC. 16.—The vessel reported by H. M. S. Banshee, outside the Banks, 'proves to be the Comlesta barque,Liverpool to Savannah; she has been assisted into Kingstown, leaky, with loss of rudder and dismasted. WEXFORD, DEC, 16.—The Aspasia, from Constanti nople, ran on Bannoro Pier yesterdey, during a gale, and went to pieces, captain, ssife, and child, and eleven of the crew drowned. WATERFORD, DEC. 16.—The Meander, of this port, in coming up dice river yesterday, went ashore between Passago and Check Point; must discharge. ILtawicit, DEC. 17.—The Hook, of and from South wold to London, is on shore on the rye Sand, and is discharging. GRIMSBY, DEC. 16.—The Mary of London, was run down 14th instant off Cheness Buoy, by the Duke of Buccleuch, steamer, from Leith to Hull, when the for mer sunk. KINSALE, DEC. 16.--The Severn, of and for London, lying at anchor in Coastmookery Bay, parted yesterday from her chains, and drifted on the rocks near Howe Sand; crew (except two) saved. The Albert, of Bel fast, for Cork, has been assisted in here, dismasted, dur • ing a heavy ga l e y es t er d ay, o ff the Old Head. A schooner, from Rochelle to Waterford (cargo maize) has been wrecked in Duncorly Bay, near Barry's Cove. A schooner, supposed to be th e Mi n t o , o f Y armout h , h as been wrecked near Oysterhaven, in Dunbogry B ay; part of cargo (oil cakes) saved. WHITBY, DEC. 16.—The Nancy, of this port, in tak ing the harbour yesterday, struck the pier, pricked on her anchor and sank. YOUGHAL, DEC. 15.—The Pandora, of Wexford, went on shore this day near Ballycotton and Ballycrina; crew lost. = MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE.—MONDAY. Although the receipts of English Wheat for our market last week was somewhat on the increase they were very moderate for the time of year. The fresh supply of barley and oats of home produce was by no means large, but that of flour was somewhat ex tensive. Several cargoes of very superior Oats came to hand from Scotland, but only a few quarters of Malt were received from Ireland. We under stand that very few shipments of Oats are being made from any of the Irish ports ; hence, any large in crease in their supplies must not be expected. Owing to the change in the wind, the imports of foreign griain have been rather large—viz., 23,725 quarters of Wheat, 6,622 ditto of Barley, 4,905 ditto of Oats, 1,520 ditto of Rye, 651 ditto of Beans, 1,888 ditto of Peas, 1,421 ditto of Tares, 5,848 ditto of Linseed, 93 ditto of Rape seed, 101 ditto of Mustardseed, 1,166 ditto of sundry other seeds, 7,303 sacks and 20,846 barrels of Flour. Fresh up this morning a fair avenge quantity of Wheat came to hand by land carriage, and samples from Kent, but that from Essex was small, and in very inferior con dition. From Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, &c., scarcely any Wheat reached us. Although the show of samples was very moderate, we have to report a dull inquiry for all kinds of English Wheat at, in most transactions, a decline in the quotations of Monday last, from ls, to, in some instances 2, per quarter, and at which a clearance was not effected. This heaviness in the trade must be chiefly attributed to the large importation of Flour noticed above, and which was somewhat eagerly pressed for sale. The sack qualities was mostly received from France, and the barrelled samples from the United States. The quality is proving very fine. The market was somewhat heavily supplied with free foreign Wheat, much of which was out of condition. Really fine samples were in moderate request, at barely sta tionary prices. In the middling and inferior qualities a very li m i te d b us i ness was doing at a fall in value of fully one shilling per quarter. Bonded and fl oat i ng cargoes of Wheat were offering at lower p r i ces; b ut we heard of no transac tions in them, hence the quotations were nominal. The quantity of Barley on show was tolerably good. Fine malting . qualities were mostly selling at fully last week's currencies. Grinding and distilling sorts ruled very dull, and were somewhat easier to purchase. We were fairly supplied with malt. The brewers pur based with extreme caution, and it was only the finestc parcels that commanded any attention. In prices we hate no actual change to notice. Generally speaking, the show of Oats was moderate. Sound fresh Corn moved off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the 041 trade was in a sluggish state, at previous currencies. Both Beans and Peas—the supplies of which were not to say extensive—were dull in the extreme, at barely late rates. Indian Corn and Meal were again dull. The best samples of Flour were mostly held at full prices Country. marks were a shade lower. CURRENCY PER IMF Ytteat--Essex & Kent, 'ERIAL MEASURE. Dialt—Chevaller.. - • • • • :it's to bus Red. .. .. • • • • 41s to 54 s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 47s 585 Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20 Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red... • • 47s 53s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White —— • • 498 56s Black . Irish, Red.. —— • • —s —8 Cork, White Dltto,White.. —••—s —s Scotch, Feed .. —21 s Itys—Old • ... ••• • • • —5 a Beans—Tick ......... 288 328 New... ——•• • • . • 288 30s Pigeons ..... ... • . 375 39s Barley—Grinding ... • . 26s 29s Peas—Grey ........ —37 s Malting ..... • • 325 34s Maple ... ...• •• .. 37s 39s Chevalier .. .. •• • 345 35s White... •. .•• • .. 34e 37 8 NI alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....• •• —38 s folk .• .... ••• • • • 575 595 Flour—Town-made... 41s 46, Brown .——.• • • • . 488 56s Suffolk ... ••• • • 36s 38 8 Kingston and Ware 58s 598 Stocktn & Norfolk 36s EF B SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stook into London last week were as follows: From Beasts. Middleburgh.. .3 ... Hamburgla ... 64 ... Harlingen ... 99 ... Rotterdam ... 386 ... Antwerp ••• •• ... Ostend. Sheep. Calvep. Pigs. Amsterdam 2 ... Bremen 22 ... Havre Total 535 ... 2,381 Corresponding week in 1847 331 ... 1,617 974 ... - 730 ... 124 ... 141 ... 6 •.. 68 ... -- Difference ... 254 more. 764 more. 73 more. 6 more At the northern outports about 1,100 head of stock have been landed from Holland and Germany, in fair average condition. The supply of foreign stock on sale here was very moderate, even the time of year considered, and of very middling quality. All breeds were very dull, and the quotations were almost nominal, nearly the whole of the Beasts being turned out unsold. We were again heavily supplied with home-fed Beasts, about one-third of which were the refuse of Monday last, in excellent condition; indeed, with the exception of these from abroad, there was scarcely a second rate Bullock in the market. As most of the butchers had supplied them selves last week, we have again to report a very heavy demand for Beet, at a further decline in the quotations of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per Blbs. The mar ket closed heavily in the extreme for Beef, and nearly , 1,500 Beasts were not disposed of. Although the sup ply of Sheep was tolerably good, there was a somewhat improved demand for that description of stock, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices paid on Mon day last. The primest old Downs were selling at from 4s 10d to .5s per Sibs., and at a hich a good clearance was effected. Calves the numbers of w hi c h were mode rate, moved off steadily, at Friday's advance in prices of from 2d to 4d per 81bs. Prime small Calves sold at 4s 8d to 5s per slbs. There was rather an improved demand for prime small Pigs, at very full currencies. Otherwise the Pork trade was in a sluggish state, For Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to a. d. inferior Beasts... 3 2 3 6 Second quality - ... 3 8 310 s. d. to s. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 6 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Southdown Wether 4 8 6 0 Ditto eut of tho wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •.••• • 3 10 4 4 Small Porkers .. •• 4 6 4 8 Quarter old Pigs ..15 0 21 8 Lambs .......... 0 0 0 0 AT MARKET. - Prime large Oxen.. 310 4 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Primesmall ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves ..17 0 24 0 I :nforior Sheep .. . 3 0 3 4 TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts. I Sheep. 3,763 18,890 FOREIGN I Sheep. 3,170 I Calves. 174 Pigs. 204 SUPPLY. Beasts. 64 I Calves. 81 Pigs. NEWGATB AND ZDADENNAZII. Very large supplies of Scotch and country killed killed meat have been received up to these markets in the last week, viz., 700 carcases of Beef, 3,000 ditto of Mutton, 900 ditto of Veal, and 4,000 ditto of Pork. As might be expected, those on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been large, :and of excellent quality, even the time of year considered. Each kind of prime meat has sold to a fair extent, (at full prices, but the middling and inferior qualities have met a slow inquiry, at barely late rates. A very heavy show of Christmas Beef will, doubtless, be made this week. Only about 600 carcases of foreign meat, killed in London, have been on offer. The imports of slaughtered meat have consisted of 39 baskets of Beef and Pork from Hamburgh. At per stone b y the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. a. d. toe. d. Beef,inferior.... •• 2 6 210 Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4 - middling •• •• $ 0 3 2 - middling.. 3 6 3 8 primelarge .• 3 2 3 4 prime.... 310 4 4 prime small •• 3 6 3 8 Pork.large. ..... 3 6 4 4 Veal— •• •• •• 310 410 small BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of Potatoes from Scotland and various parts of England have been on the increase since this day au'nnight. On the whole, their quality has proved to lerably good. We have received an immense supply from the Continent in excellent condition, viz., 40 sacks from Bremen, 300 sacks from Bordeaux, 750 tons from Rouen, 60 ditto from St. Valery, 85 ditto from Wiener, 2 barrels from Malaga, 200 and 145 sacks from Havre, 292 baskets, 145 bags, and 300 tons from Rotterdam, 33 sacks and 86 tons from Antwerp, 140 tons from Honfleur, 51 bags and 89i tons from Ham burgh, 4t4 bags and 235 tons from Calais, 50 ditto from Louvain, 136 tons from Gravelines, and 1,400 tons from Dunkirk. This lane supply h as had a depressing inilu ,nce upon th, di inand, sat. i_riees have a downward ten dency. Yorkshire Regents, 1003 to 1455; Scotch ditto, 1 100 s to 120 s ; ditto Reds, 60s to 90s; ditto Cups, 70s MON DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1848, lo 85s; ditto Whites, 65s to 80s; French Whites, 80s to 90s ; Dutch ditto 70s to SOs per ton. BOROUGII UOP MARKET. Wo have again to notice a steady, though not to say brisk demand for the best new H ps in pockets, at fully last week's quotations. In all other kinds exceedingly little business is doing at barely late rates. New Hops: —Sussex pockets, 21 5s to 21 18s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 218 s to 31 ss; Mid and East Kent ditto, 2/ 12s to 5112 s per cwt. WOOL. During last week the imports of Wool into London were composed of 140 bales from the Cape, 23 ditto from Odessa, 831 ditto from Islay, 912 ditto from Syd ney, 9 ditto from Ilamburgh, 350 ditto from Algoa Bay, and 700 ditto from Port Phillip. The supplies of Wool on offer in the private contract market are by no means extensive, while the demand is tolerably steady, at full prices. Further arrivals arc expected from New South Wales. TALLOW. A very large quantity of Tallow having arrived from New Sou:h Wales and South America, our market has continued to rule excessively heavy since our last report, and the deliveries have fallen off considerably. Prices are quite 6d per cwt lower than on Monday last, and the stock exceeds 36,000 casks. P.Y.C. on the spot is sel ling at 44s to 43s 6d per cwt. Scarcely anything is doing for forward delivery. 'Town Tallow, 443 per cwt net cash ; Rough Fat, 2s 5d per 81bs. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincolns Inn to-day, and heard appeals and appeal motions. ARMISTEAD 0, DURHAM. The further arguments in this appeal motion occupied his Lordship the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His Horioun, after disposing of the petition of " Goring v. Howard," proceeded to bear the further arguments in the part-heard case of "Alvanley v. Kin neard," which occupied the Court the remainder of the morning. (Before the Vice. Chancellor KNIGHT BnucE.) His Honour was occupied the whole morning with hearing bankrupt petitions of no general interest. (Before the Vice-Chancellor Wiumm.) His Horroun, after disposing of the case of " Luff v. Cotton," proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of " Jones v. How," which occupied the greater part of the day. The Master of the Rolls sat at the Privy Council today CRIMINAL. COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT. These sessions commenced to-day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Pixie and Hunter, the Sheriffs, &c. Although it is only a fortnight since the termination of the last session, the calendar contains no less than 138 prisoners for trial, of which London sends 21; Mid dlesex, 78; Essex, 2; the Admiralty, 3 (the gold dust robbery); Kent, 8; and Surrey, 26. The grand jury having been empanelled and sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to them. It would not be necessary for him to occupy any considerable portion of the time of the grand jury byany remarks applicable to the calendar. The total number of persons comprehended in it was 138, and that number would probably receive some augmentation during the coarse of the labours of the grand jury; but that number would necessarily fall short of the number usually added, in consequence of the lightness of the labours of the grand jury consequent upon the short period that had elapsed between the termination of the last and the com mencement of the present session. He nas most happy to perceive that, with the lightness of the calendar, there was a corresponding diminution of offences of an aggravated character. There was only one charge of cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, there was one charge of arson, and one of murder, and other charges, in addition to a numerous class of eases of larceny and offences against the person, and there were four cases of robbery with force. Of all the cases, however, enumerated in the calendar, there were but five to which he should think it necessary to call the particular attention of the geand jury. The first was the case of arson. With respect to that case It appeared to him, looking at the depositions, that the grand jury would find themselves called upon to put the case in a state of further investigation. It was the case of a party accusing himself of a crime which it was not impossible for him to commit, and such being the case, he thought the grand jury would hardly ignore the bill, and thus de clare that the party did not do the act of which he ac cased himself. There was a case of larceny committed tfpon the high seas, in which three parties were charged with abstracting a large quantity of gold dust of great value. Now, it was his duty to tell the grand jury, that though the offence was committed on the high seas, and in a remote part of the world, that Court was now so constructed as to entertain jurisdiction over it, though formerly it did not. Th e f ac t s o f t h at case were ex tremely simple, and he thought the grand jury would coincide with him, that it would be necessary to take the opinion of a petty jury upon them. ,There was then a charge of rape and assault. On that case he invited the attention of the grand jury to the evidence of the medical man; and if, after hearing that evidence, they thought there was not sufficient to warrant the charge, they would of course ignore the hill, but if otherwise, they would put the matter in a course of further hives tigation. There was than a charge of manslaughter, and the manner in which it was alleged to have occurred was by gross negligence and the mismanagement of a railway ede b ine, detached from r a il way carr i ages at the time the cc -odentoccurred, which end e d in the death of the party. Now it was right that he should tell the grand jury that in such a case, to sustain the crime of manslaughter, gross and criminal negligence must be proved. If a case of Cross and criminal negligence was proved upon the evi dence to the satisfaction of the gr.,nd jury, it would be their duty to put the case in a course of further inquiry; but if they felt convinced it was the result of accident, they would probably withdraw the case from the atten tion of the petty jury. There was only one other case to which he thought it necessary to call the attention of the grand jury, and that was the melan choly one of a charge of murder by her mother of her recently born child by the exposure of its person in the open air, in an unfrequented place. It was right that he should tell the grand jury that the!: of a helpless person by such means was, in the eye of the law, as much murder as if violence had been used. It would, however, he for them to consider the evidence in the case, and to form their opinion upon it ; and in order to aid and assist them in forming their opinion, the Learned Judge read to the grand jury part of the chargt of Mr. Justice Coltman in a similar case, in which that Learned Judge laid down the distinction between the party being exposed in a private and public place, and commented upon the intention of the party doing the act. After a few further observations, the Learned Recorder remitted the grand jury to the discharge of their duties. The Court then proceeded to swear in the petty jury. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY) John Burk, David Mackay, and William :Burn, three sturdy young Irishmen, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having assaulted the police. Police constable 214 D, said, this morning he was on duty, about half-past one, in Oxford street, when he saw the three prisoners, and seven others, standing at ihe corner of Orchard-street, conducting themselves in an extremely violent manner. Witness went up to them and desired them to move away. The prisoners re fused, and told their companions to pitch into the b-- police. They, however, did not take this advice, but went peaceably away. The priso ner M ac k ay t h en came up to him and struck him a tremendous blow in th e face, and knocked him down. Police constable 180 at that moment came up and rescued him from the prisoners. The latter then rushed upon them both, and attempted to throw them down. Constable 180 then sprang hisrattle for assistance, and several constables of the D division having come to their aid, the prisoners were secured and conveyed to the station. Police constable 180 C, having corroborated the evi dence, the prisoners were asked what they bad to say in answer to the charge. The prisoners said they were as quiet as " lambs," and were standing at the corner orthe street considering whether they should have some coffee when the consta bles came up and took them in charge. Mr. Buicuers said there was not the least doubt on his mind as regarded the assault being committed ou the constables, and he should commit the prisoners to the House of Correction for seven days with hard labour. Charles Gosling was charged before Mr. Bingham with being riotous in the house of Mr. William Taylor, the King's Head Tavern, Park-lane. The complainant stated that on Saturday night, about nine o'clock, the prisoner came into his house and had some gin and water, which, having drank, he obsti nately refused to pay for. Witness finding it useless to ask him for money, desired him to leave his house. The prisoner refused, and on witness attempting to eject him, he (prisoner) kicked him, and called out " murder" as loud as he could. The prisoner then ran into the parlour and laid hold of the bagatelle-table and broke one of the legs off. lie was proceeding to further violence, when a constable, who in the mean time had been sent for, ar rived, and the prisoner was given in charg e . The prisoner, who made a very lame defence, was fined 65., being the amount of damage done, and in addi tion he was bound over in bis own recognizances to keep the peace tow ands complainant for the next three months. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. On and from the Ist January, 1849, the following al terations. &c., in the rates of postage, &e., will come into operation, in conformity with the warrant of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, dated the 13th October, 1848. _ _ _ The postage on letters to and from the Cape de Verde Islands, when conveyed by Packet, will be at the ra t e except when p oste d or of Is. 10d. the half ounce, de livered at the port of departure or arrival of the packet, in which case, they will be chargeable at the rate of Is. Bd. the half ounce. Letters for parts abroad, posted with stamps of less value than the full amount of postage to which such let ters may be liable, if addressed to places to which prepayment is not compulsory, will be forwarded, charged with only such amount of postage as shall be equal to the difference between the value of the stamps and the proper rate of postage, instead of being charged as heretofore, with the full amount of postage to which they wouldbe liable if they bore no pos:age stamps whatever. If the letters are addressed to places to which prepayment is compulso r y, they must be sent to the Dead Letterroilice as at present. Printed Vo les idAd Proceedings of Parliament may be transmitted by post between the United Kingdom and Ilamburgh, Lubeck, or Bremen, when conveyed by the 1' Hamburgh packet or by pri v at e s hip, under th e follow ing regulations : — Ist. The postage must be paid i n a d va n ce . 2d. They must be s e n t i n covers , open a t th e s id es . The rates of postage on su c h p r i n t e d vo t es an d pro ceedings will be as follows : An Uniform British Rate. Not exceeding 2 oz. in weight Id. Above 2 oz., and not exceeding 3 oz. ... 6d. Above 3 oz., and not exceeding 4 oz. ... Bd. And 2d. for every additional ounce up to the weight of 16 ounces; beyond which weight no printed votes and proceedings can be forwarded. THE RECLAMATION OF WASTE LAND IN IRELAND. LETTER IV. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, My Lord,—Although " One eyed men" 1,-yevented the proposal I-made of having the, valuation land permanent from being adopted, and this without ,7' B '" signing any reason for their opposition, it is surely almost unnecessary to say a word in proof of the assertion, that no person, whether landlord, tenant, or labourer, could possibly be injured by it, for by the employment of the people they must all be benefited. The active and intelligent proprietor, who has for some years past teen improving his estate, may pos sibly regret that he had not postponed his labours; but yet he would be as much benefited by the em ployment of the people as his idle neighbour, indeed more so, because his poor rates are now of larger amount, and would be reduced. The advantages of the measure being indisputable, and this without injury to any individual, the public have a right to ask why your Lordship permitted the counsels of " One eyed men" to prevail and prevent the adoption of so beneficial a measure. Such men never discuss a subject fairly; when pressed on any point they always seek shelter in generalities, and in this case they will say that my calculations are very much exaggerated, and my tables consequently erroneous. But your Lordship will not fail to observe, that even supposing the calculations to be exaggerated, the principle of the tables remains unassailed; because the price of the land when bought and when sold, and the expense of reclamation, is precisely the same in both tables—increase or diminish these figures as you please, the principle of the table is precisely the same. This word "Exaggeration" is, however, one of the common forms under which those who are unable or unwilling to enter into a subject shelter themselves. I believe that not only I have not exaggerated, but that I have considerably underrated the profits of such an undertaking. One omission, alluded to in my last, is palpable. I have taken no credit for any reduction of the poor rate which must occur from the employment of so many people; I calculated it at its present amount, viz., 1,2501. per annum. Say that this is reduced only one-half, or 6251.; here is a capital, at twenty five years' purchase, of 15,6251., to be added to the credit side in the tables. But this subject recals to to my mind another fact I in which the counsels of " One-eyed men" unfortu nately prevailed ; for your Lordship knows that the Government has had for many months in their pos session the best of all possible answers to this cry of exaggeration. A party, practically acquainted for years past with the subject, offered to guarantee the Govern ment, to the extent of 20,0001., from any loss arising from the reclamation of land under his care. He re quired no salary; what he asked for his services was that he should have the right of purchasing the land, when reclaimed, at the exact sum it had cost the Government. Your Lordship knows that the offer was made on the avowed ground, that it was the best mode of meeting those unmeaning exclamations of " ruinous project," &c., with which " One• eyed men" indulge, wish the view of frightening more sensible men. Your Lordship is also aware that the party who made the offer concealed nothing from Government; all his calculations were before them—calculations founded on actual experience; had that offer been accepted, hundreds who are now fed in idleness under the superintendence of Government officers would have been earning their daily bread, and adding a per manent source of wealth to the nation. In my next letter I will enumerate the advantages which must have flowed from the acceptance of this offer, thereby giving another proof of the value o " One • eyed men." I have the honour to remain, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, RIGBY WASON Corwar, Dec. 15, 1848. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT "Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, Dec. 15. Saturday, Dec. 16, 1848. BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA, R.—Whereas our Parliament stands pro. rogued to Tuesday, the 19th day of this instant Decem ber, We, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued, on the said 19th day of December in stant, to Thursday, the Ist day of February next; and We have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain to prepare a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly : and We do herEby further, with the advice aforesaid, de clare our royal Bill and pleasure, that the said Parlia ment shall, on the said Thursday the Ist day of Febru ary next, assemble and be holden for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the knights, citizens, and burgesses, and the commissioners for shires and burghs of the house of Cummons, are hereby required and commanded to . give their attendance accordingly, at Westminster, on the said Thursday the Ist day of February next. Given at our Court, at Osborne-house, Isle of Wight, this 16th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1848, and in the twelfth year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SUNDAY. Her Majesty and the Prince Albert took their usual exercise in the neighbourhood of Osborne, yesterday. A Privy Council was held at one o'clock yesterday. The following members attended :—His Grace the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, Viscount Palmerston, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., the Right Hon. H. Labou chere. lion. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in attendance. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by Viscountess Canning, the Lady Caroline Cocks, Viscount Elphinstone, Major-General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie, at tended Divine service at WhiPpingham Church this morning. The service was performed by the Rev. T. Protheroe. The severity of the weather prevented his Royal Highness the Prince Albert from visiting her Ma jesty's ship Excellent upon Friday, as intended. At the Queen's Privy Council held at Osborne on Saturday, Parliament was ordered to be further pro rogued from Tuesday, the 19th of December, until the Ist of February next, and by advice of the Privy Council, a Proclamation was ordered directing that Parliament shall, on the said Ist of February, be held and sit for the dispatch of business. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duches of Gloucester on Saturday. Mr. Thornton, Deputy Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing street. Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, and the Right H. Labouchere, returned to town on Saturday evening from Osborne, Isle of Wight. We regret to learn that General the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, G.C.8., the respected Governor of Chel sea Hospital, continues in a very unsatisfactory state of health. The Gallant General is at Cowes, where he has resided for many months past. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR.-Our readers will be pleased to hear that Alderman Hooper, the late Lord Mayor, has received a gratifying testimonial, which proves that his kindness and courtesy have been as fully appreciated by foreigners abroad as at home. When Alderman Hooper received the visit from the French National Guards in London, they unanimously expressed themselves highly delighted with the kind manner in which they were received. On the following day several of the body called at the Man sion House to deliver their thanks again on behalf of their countrymen, and on Monday last, Mr. Weale, of Holborn, waited upon the Alderman with a splendid copy of Mr. Hector Horeau's "Panorama d'Egypt et de Nubie," with proof impressions of the plates, as a gift from the author, one of the Garde National de Paris, and one of those who had experienced so much kindness and attention at his hands. Tan EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—His Imperial Majesty, with that liberal and considerate appreciation of scien tific pursuits for which he is so eminently distinguished, has lately presented to Sir W. Snow Harris, F.R.S., a magnificent ring, richly set in diamonds, a n d f urt h er embellished with the Imperial cypher, as a mark of his Majesty's high sense of the value of Sir W. Snow Har ris's scientific labours. EARLY RISING.- 64 He who will thrive must rise at five." So says the proverb, though there is more of rhyme than reason in it : for if He that will thrive must rise at five, it must follow, a fortiori, He whO'd - ihrive more must rise at four ; and it would ensue, a fortissimo, He who'd more thriving be must always rise at three ; He 'd by way o the former eriot i s t il i d nu h q: ,id rit=geoaosdthat early as two ; and, He IN ho'ci ne',:r be outdone most alp} s rise at one ; while, as a clincher to the whole, it should be added, as a sort of grand climateric, that lie who'd be thriving quite must sit up all the night. PRICES OF SHARES BANK B, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISRET ) EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. JOINT-STOCIM 33ANKS. Dividend I A=ount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price i - Annum. Share. ---- X Australasia .......... - A 0. d. s. d. 40 0 0 40 0 0 BritahNorti t Americanl6 51. per cent. 5 0 0 0 50 0 0 - "jeylon..- -..•••• •• •• 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - :lommcociUl of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 VA ' :loloniaf. M. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestemhire •• •• • • 151 per cent. - _ -- lonian ••-•••.• •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 20% - l3 0 0 - 7 .,0nd0n Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Provincial o:f Ireland • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New.•• -•• •• 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 , Nat. Provuelal of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 34 Ditto, New...... ••• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia .... • • 51, per cent. - 22 10 0 0, , i0n of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - - - 2 n ... 0 - st - Lond on ... •• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 Unio Union of - M adrid ••• • • - 40 0040 0 0 -3332./DGES . - 1 Dividend Amount Nome of Compqny, per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. ___ -...... X. s. d. L. e . d. Charing-cross ••- - - - I - 25 0 0 - Southwrk,NwSub.Av. - , 032 12 8 -2% Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent.! 50 0 0 - lb Waterloo ............ - ilOO 0 0 - 4 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 1/. 55. 4d. - 60 0 0 28 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 24% Vauxhall .... ••• Av. I 11. 17 a. 70 10 3 - 24 _______ TATATZ3I...WORIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X 0. d. X a. d. Birmingham. •••• - •• 180. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Bast London..• •••.. .. 01, 100 0 0 - 170 Grand Junction • • .... 21. 100. 41 13 4 - 80 Kent.... •• ..,• • .... - 31. 10s. 100 0 0 - 74 New Rivr Lnclit Brdge 21. 105. - - 55 Vauxhall .......• •. •• 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 100 West Middlesex .. . 61.05. pr cnt. - - 117 Name of Company. C Anmercial . East and West India... E.tat Country ........ London Ditto 80nd5....... St. Katharine ....... Ditto 80nd5....... Southampton • • ..... GAS-LIGHT Name of Company. British .. •• • • ...• •• Ditto Provincial.... Bristol .. ........... Brighton ...... •• • • .. City of London ...... Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New ...... Equitable Imperial Independent London. ............ 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sh. 51. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. AND Co Dividend Ditto— . Phcenix ...... Ratcliff .... - _ United General • • Westminster Chartered Ditto, New • • • • - • • - per Annum 11. 11. Bs. lel. per cent , 51. per cent. Amount of Share. Z s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. 101. 925. pr share 85s. pr share 455. pr share 61. per cent. ' 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 1 0 0 1 - 10 0 0 2i 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 Paid. Z s. d. Stock. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Amount of Share. X. s. 40 0 2U 0 20 0 20 0 :PAS*~~"~. Paid. Z. s. d. 18 0 0 I 14 19 0 0 20 16 51. lOO 4% 1, pr cont. 50 31. 50 12s. 50 O 245 O - Cb_IVA3,S. 50 0 0 ; 36 50 0 0, 67 40 0 0 ; 64 L,O 0 0 j - 50 0 46 0 0 60 00 0 0 72 00 0 0 12% - 0054 10 0 01 10 d ,• , I •Z Dividend' Names of I E Dividend' Names of . llt Price. Names er a ic Annum. ar) d - x 1 , - X \ kchtnEc Oldh 97: Si. p e 7B Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Barnsley.. • • 160 121. lBO Nepth ... •• • 100 I 18/. 340 - ktrknk&Abrg,lso 51. I 85 Oxford.... • • 100 I 201. 198 ,f, Birmingham' 35 41. 75 Peak Forest. 78 I 31. 40 s Coventry...• 100 251. I 195 Regent's ... • 33 , 1/. Si. 183 Derbv •• • • •1100, 61. 63 R oc hd ale.. . • 85 4/. 54 i Ells rre&Chs '133 565. 40 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130 3 Ezev ash •• • 1 100 321. - Do.Lk FdSt 12 1 61. p. c. - 1 .3randJunctnlloo 61. - Stffrd &Wore 1 40 28/. 290 L. GrandSurrey,loo - 30 Shrewsbury.. 12 , 15/. - Grand Union ur r go.. 5 100 1/. 10s. 25 Sto bld '285 f Grantham ..150 - ,10 , 201. - Severn and I i I„ . Kennt & Avn '39 7s. 6d. 5% Wy e Rail. .5 ' 26' 1 1 . .s. 24 r . Lee Is& Livrp ; 100 341. 310 Warwick& 7 1 ' Leicester - - ;140 10/. 75 Birraing. j 100 I.eicstr &Nth! 83 4/. 36 Warwick& ,j 41. 47 , , . fem.:llborogh 142 701. 1650 Napton.. j 1 0 01 ''' 41 • Monmouthsh 'lOO 81. I - Worcstr 1 2/. 39 78 Mntgemrysh ;100 - - Birming. Meltnll wbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -, 1/. 11 f..IST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PILIVLS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. B ink of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 194 Caledonian Bank ••.• • 7% per lent. 10 0 0 210 41. 0 City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 10X Clydesdale Bank• ••• • • 63%, per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 12% Commercial Bank -• • 71. per cent. 560 0 0 100 0 151 Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. 25 e 0 10 0 91.105. Eclinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 b 0 5% Exehange Bnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 32% Isle of Man. Company 7/. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 13% Northof Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 Si. I7s. North British Bank: - 50 0 0 10 0 28s. Royal Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 11734 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 77 Western Bank • ... •• • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 70 Aberleen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 21,E B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 Os 00 British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 8s Od Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 21. 5s Edinburgh Life Insur Si. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 ' 17 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 112.0 d Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 46s 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 ' 10% [num Co. of Scetlnd• • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 ; 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 8 1 1/, 6. Mercantile Life - 10 0 0 010 i4s. Od. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 , 20s. 80 North British Incur. •• 53% /.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 i 22% North & West of Scot. 61. p er cen t. 10 0 0 1 0 1175.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 I ss. Scot. Alas. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 015 'los. Od Scottish Union Insrnce. 630. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 IIL Os Standard Life .. •• - - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 9U United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 , 128.041 , MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company per of Paid. Price. i Annum. Share. I ---- - i X. s. d. X. 0. d. i Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 18 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - 1 Ditto, Hail Shares.. - - 210 0 ---. f Canada ... •..... .. .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 /0 0 26 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. - - 82 City Bonds.. • • ...... 3%/. pi cent. - - - 8 Comp.CpprMarsEng. 51. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - r Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.&bs, 2/ 100 0 0 :100 0 0 - , Equitable Reversionry 5 1. pr cent. 100 0 0 j 100 0 0 95 Gen•SteamNavigation 11.88. 15 0 0 1 14 0 0 - London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 - Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 88% Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 go Royal Mail Steam •• • • 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 160 0 8 4314 South Australian... • • 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Van Dieman's Laud.. - 100 00 2 3 0 0 _ . Universal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 500 -- - , ITALY. Advices have been received from Naples to the 7th. Prince Satriano (General Filangeri) is to succeed Prince Cariati as President of the Council and Minis ter of Foreign Affairs. He is to be charged with conducting the conference in the Sicilian affair with Mr. Temple and M. Rayneval. The Russian Minister at Rome, Mr. Boutenieff, had arrived at Naples. The Alba, Florence journal, of the Bth instant, an nounces the return to Rome, on the 6th, of the Mar quis Sachetti, who had been charged by the Govern ment with a mission to the Pope. The envoy, after many difficulties, had obtained an audience of hie Holiness, who told him that he had already appointed a commission to govern the Roman dominions in his absence. The Minister of War, M. Campello, had published a circular, in which he denounced B aron Charles Zucchi a s having illegally assumed the title of Commissioner of the Pope, in an order of the day to the troops. " The Roman Ministry," it says, " fortified by the sanction of the Chambers, declares that it cannot recog nise that title, as applied to Baron Zucchi, who, on the 27th of November, resigned his comman d of the Pon tifical troops into the hands of General Latour. An in junction is issued to all the civil and military authori ties not to obey his orders. The only orders they are bound to obey are those forwarded by the Ministry, and whoever shall violate this prescription hall be reputeo I. , •hyllious to the constitution. : ( 11FtiS th e St)to, tried, and puniAcd :.-ai:!l).—Rota:..., c, Luber 5, 1848." An official contradiction has been given in the Piedniontese Gazette to the rumour that Charles X 2 V7BiniA.2ITOZI CODX.P.A.NXES. Namo of Company. Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • • ~ . clan British Commercial .. Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life County .............. Crown agle Eng.& Scot. Law European Life ...... FamilyEndowmnt Soc. Freemasons' ......... Globe GJanlian ............ Imperial Fire ........ Imperial Life ........ indemnity Marine.... Law Fire ............ LAW Life.......... Legal and General Life Louden Fire ........ London Ship ........ Sled. Invlld & Gen. Llls National Lean Fund National Life.... Palladium Life Pelican Phoenix .... Protector Life.. •• Provident Life• •• • •• Kock Life • • •• •• • • ltoyal Exchange Sun Fire.. liitto Life .• • Universal Life.... • • • Victoria Life .... MO!lend Amount per of Annum. Share. 31. 10s. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 13s.6d.pr sh. 7s. per share E Dr ct.& by. 31. 148. 61. 51. per cent. 55 per cent. & bs. Cl. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. 121. per cent, 12s. 11. sh.& bs. 4 K, d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 'lOO 0 60 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 IL 16s. r4%1. per ct. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p.sh.&bs . Si. per cent. IL 53. & bs. 4s, 51. per cent. 61. 10s. Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 t 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 2b 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 li. 6s. 10% pr cnt, 20 0 0 00 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. Paid. X a. d. r 50 0 0 z 11 0 0 0 0 5 6 8 11 S 0 , 0 10 0 0 H 10 0 0 5 0 0 12 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4• 0 30 0 o I 41 O 21f O 14 0 (411 o ti 0 13 o jit 1 "Joseph Martignani, a native of Gravedina, in the • province of Como, 27 years of age, a Roman Catholic, an unmarried man, and a proprietor, having had in his possession a stiletto, a fowling-piece - and some ammuni tion, was tried by court-martial, and sentenced to be shot; but, in consideration of his hitherto irreproach able conduct, the penalty of death was commuted into that of five years' hard labour, with irons. " Milan , Dec. 9, 1848." THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) MILITARY PAYMASTERS.—Paymaster Brough, of the 83d Regimens, into retire on half-pay, in consequence of ill health; and Lieutenant Belfield, of the 17th Foot, is about to be appointed Psyniager of the 88th Con naught Rang Er., vice Cahill, plgeed on half-pay. MILITARY PENSIONERS FOR NEW ZEALAND AND THE FALKLAND IsLANDs.--We understand that it is in con templation to form another company of the, Oat-Pen sioners for service and location at the former place, and that the Government have an idea of forming compa nies, under similar regulations, fur service at the utter place. GARRISON OF Dußutc—The new barracks in Great Ship-street, when finished, will be capable of accommo dating two fitqd officers, 17 officers, and 579 men. Orders have been given for the purchase of three houses in Great Ship-street, near Upper Stephen, for the pur pose of being converted into a military hospital. ROYAL MARINES.—The standard for recruits is to be 5- feet 7i inches, between the ages of 18 and 25, until further orders. TROOPS AT HONG-KONG.--It is undoubtedly, the first duty of the State to rescue from pestilence and death the gallant soldiers who, far from their native home are supporting and vindicating their country's interests. The troops at this place have lately suffered so much from fever that it has been found necessary to place them on board ships in the harbeur as a sani tarium; and we are glad to find that this measure of Major-General Stavely's has been attended by the best u effects. Though the cost is no less than Si. a head for 1 ,1 two months, the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have not hesitated to confirm the arrangement. It is supposed the disease is quite local, and that by the 34 application of proper remedies it will be obviated in future. TROOPS FOR BOMBAY.—The East India Company have engaged the ships Moffett, Tulloch Castle, Earf t Balcarras, Bombay, Java, Mermaid, Ganges, Mariner, D 3 and John Brewer, to convey the 64th and 83d Regiments to this Presidency. TROOPS FOR BENGAL.—The ships Lord Dalhousie, City of Poonab, Catfield Dunbrook, and Diana have es. been engaged by th e E ast India Company to convey the B% 70th Regiment to Bengal. gf i We have heard that it is not the intention of the Ad miralty to commission any more ships before the cora l% mencement of 1849, when the Centaur and Arrogant, steam frigates, will hoist the pendant. Is. THE Naw COMMODORE ro THE COAST OF AFRICA. —Commodore Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., the newly ap pointed Commander-in-Chief for the coast of Africa, has nominated Lieutenant J. 0. Johnson (1844), now First 36 of the Arab, 12, in the East Indies, as his Flag Lieute nant • but we have heard that Mr. Will oug hb y L a k e (1840), will proceed with the gallant Commodore as Acting Flag-Lieutenant, until Mr. Johnstone joins on the station from the East Indies. Commander John H. Glennys has been named as the Commander of the Cen taur, steam :rigate, to be commissioned as the flag-ship, and we have heard that Mr. Sturdee has the offer of the appointment of Master. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP VANGUARD.—It is not cor rect, as reported by some of our contemporaries, that her Majesty's 80-gun ship Vanguard, Captain Rich, is ordered from Palermo to England., We can state from good authority, that she is ordered to leave Sir Wil liam Parker's command about the 15th of January, and is to proceed to Lisbon, and there wait for Sir Charles Napier, under whose command she is to be placed for some time before she comes to England. The Rodney, 98, Captain Collier, C. 8., has orders similar to those given with respect to the Vanguard. THE VERNON FRIGATE. This 50-gun frigate has been surveyed and reported upon at Chatham, by Messrs. Watts, Lang, and Laire. It was considered by these gentlemen that it would take twelve months to re pair the vessel for service, and that she would cost, at the lowest estimate, 20,0001. The report is now before the Admiralty, who seem in doubt whether it would not be more advantageous to the public service to break her up at once. ■ DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.—The distribution of the prize money to the Cygnet and Ferret for the cap ture of the Pacquet de Rio, is, according to the new scale, by which all the officers and seamen suffer in their proportion as compared with the former more just and equitable scale. We trust that the Admiralty, who, we hear, are determined to revise the present unfair dis tribution, will at once issue a notice to the effect that all captures made after the Ist of January, 1849, shall be subject, on the division of proceeds, to the new scale which their Lordships intend to publish. THE EARL OF BALCARRAS.—We perceive that fine teak-built ship, the Earl of Balcarras, has been taken up by the Hon. East India Company, for conveyance of troops to India. This ship was the property of Rum setjee, and was sold the other day by Sir Charles Forbes and Co., for the owner, to the Messrs. Somes for 10,000/. She is considered to be well worth double the money. We trust that there will be as much anxiety displayed for the comfort and convenience of troops in the long voyage as is evineed on all occasions on behalf of emi grants and convicts. TIE COAST GUARD OF IRELAND.—Sir James Dom braine, a ci. devant Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, and whose office as Comptroller of the Irish Coast Guard has ceased on the revision of the establishment, is in London urging his claims to a handsome retiring pension. The Coast Guard of Ireland has now been put upon the same footing as the English and Scotch. Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., tiiP Comptroller-General, is now at the head of the entire roast Guard establi s h men t o f t h e United Kingdom, and thb service in Ireland will hence forth be carried on under tbo appointment of a Com mander, who will act under We orders of the Chief Comptroller in London. A great saving will be made by this arrangement, and the force will be rendered more efficient. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, DEC. Is.—We have no improvement to notice in our sugar market; the de mand continues very sluggish, and the sales of the week are of the most retail character, at about former prices Refined goods about support their previous . value, but the market is w i t h out lit e . R um h as again become rather dull, but we do not make any alteration in the value.—Bristol Mercury. PUBLIC DINNER TO MR. BUCKINGHAM AT ROTHE . SAY.—The magistrates and principal inhabitants of Rothesay, in the Isle of Bute, joined with the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society of that town in en tertaining Mr. Buckingham at a public dinner, on Friday last, es a mark of their gratitude for the pleasure af forded them by his course of lectures, recently delivered there, and also as a testimony of their admiration h fr his n - his public cha rac t er , an d sympat h y w i t h t h e many long and objects to th e p romot i on o f whichn e g and varied lit e h as b een d evo t e d. Th e Provos t Rothe say occupied th e ch a i r , su pported by the mag i strates ministers of the town • and Mr. D. Macbeth, Secretary o f and Rnth of the Young Men's town; Improvement Society ; act ing as croupier. Mr. Macbeth, in proposing the hea;:h of Mr. Buckingham, thus alluded to his remarkable career:—" Thrown upon the world a mere child; embarking in the naval profession and going to see, as early as nine years of age, at which period it was impossible that he could have received any education andbey osnudffetrhi suffering, g, n mere ve n rudiments i m thate nts o earlyf a r g e e a , d a in li g and writing ; i a n n g d miseries with bis of fen w captivity,. ea pti v e a s s a , throuinghanyn. the privations prisoner of war ; march footed and in want Spain and Portugal, he, nevertheless,ehaurnlydred mils, bare and energy oftbhye the whole force of his own character , ' arose rapidly to high distinction in hi s profession, commanded a ship at an early age, and after navigating the ocean in every clime, and travelling by l and over more countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America than any man now living, he had, in addition to all this, written and published more than a hundred volumes of different works in lite rature, science, politics, commerce, and moral and social improvement, and given the result of his exten sive and varied information in lectures delivered in al most every town of the Queen's dominions, over all America, and in many of the foreign capitals of Europe. —(Applause.) Such a career as this might well entitle any man to honours and distinctions far higher than: they could bestow." After referring in very compli mentary terms to the lectures which Mr. Buckingham had delivered at Rothesay, and to the eminent services he had rendered to the world as a philanthropist, Mr. Macbeth concluded by proposing " The health of James Silk Buckingham, Esq., and long life to pursue his bene volent career." The toast having been enthusiastically responded to, Mr. Buckingham, in a neat and appro priate manner, acknowledged the compliment, and gave an interesting narrative of his life. Several other toasts were given and heartily responded to, after which the company s eparated .--Scottish Press. THE BOARD OF HEALTH.—Mr. Smith, of Dean; ston, the celebrated agricultural improver, is, we believe, to be appointed one of the superintendent inspectors tn.. der the General Board of Health. Mr. Smith served as one of the commissioners of inquiry into the means of improving the health of towns. Under that commission he conducted a number of local examinations Tinto the sanitary condition of towns in England, and is known to be conversant with the subject of town drainage and im provement; but it is expected that his services will be specially applied to those cases where the appropriation of the refuse of towns to agricultural production, and the prevention of the pollution of natural streams, are the more prominent measures required.—Observer. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—The directors of the prin.. cipal railways have perfected arrangements, by which the public Rill be able to avail themselves of the double joortto tiehefs during the entire Christmas holidays. £he ~ isaut , oh the 23d or inter ven i ng d ays will be avail able up to the 26th, and on the 30th up to the 2d of January inclusive. The Christmas day time table's on most lines are the same as Sundays. Albert had concluded a league offensive and defe sive with the King of Naples. The Milan Gazette of the 9th inst. contains the following : " Joseph Gasparoti, a native of Monza, 21 years of age, a Roman Catholic and tavernkeeper ; Jacobcr Passoni, 33 years of age, a Roman Catholic, an unmar ried man, a villager, and former convict; Charles Villa, a native of Monza, 24 years of age, a Roman Catholic an unmarried man and a weaver ; Jacobo Magni a native of Arcore, province of Milan, 19 years of age, a Catholic, unmarried man, and a villager, already pro secuted for robbery—havin g been s ur p r i se d b y a patrol, in a rather suspicious attitude, and armed with long sharp knives, were tried by court - martial, sentenced to death, and shot. Price. 70 117% Price. 100 0 39 5 37 10 Sat., Hair- berg Bull 'ark; lure., AI- each ZII% Top Fri, -11. rar- ': :; tat