The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-11 00:00:00

that the 31i‘ romise to the i Italian Con- as they be r the country. limber the au ions with the Tuscany, and )llowing draft convoked for be to frame le existence of ' overnme nt ant , ill secure the dependence of of the nation• ember of r epre - Article 3. The elected in the nment and by mode of repre reigners will be vernments wh o le 5. The Coa' 3 the discussion make proposa l° such measures =plate 'Tidos' ived, and v° ls the d amongst SUN. The Sun of 16 1 / place on W eu i .0 say it is n () ,, ;Ding at a very oad; and I ha' l ,l entirely eato eu e :he man in t b d all feel oblig e . t nvenienee, .09_1 )roper poll° A.SSENGEI L orreipondent! SUN. d, e price of bre , ' 0 11 your attecti ° o ,he price of O r ., luarter—cha t )ushel of vibe s to flour yi eld ; hat each qua r vi, sack and 120 r ill see the il° 0 1 : 1 . :tion per Pop o d 100 four 1 0 their bread; 1 ; 4 : Lke about Dill e ' s ; always alleicor to each los f at bakers lilo , read. or° 's not cost WI, IA is nearly 'to ing you wi 4 i t i o rifer a bet: 10 , 1 0 Le public, BIZ,: Sir, yours,l, , 12,1A5. LA ~ the baker °elli 'HIS D andA ir') light bree%e , Arrc l ' o am. 10. ]3 9, 1 for Loudoo.4oo Sydne99. o o , ards South' cogt_v; V foe s, ,; Flash, -it,', o o imbuco; „, Nei ride, Ryan , g o of, led, TorY , almer. Cal c o ti n e tt il lope; HarP ° Pe' M'Ercher n, ro is, Sid. Calphotifilso Sophia Ai hers. from Dunii , iq j Ln d 29th ult., 1:4 our Sands, Or 10, Buenos Jackson, D 0.0.; Calcutta; 9 enos Ayres; tie o ' ,umbiana Mt f o •Donald,11 0 " 1 4. Donald, 801 33 ina, ditto • 13 013 ; e l i Guayra ;' 14313 * ans, StiperN t the Lake , ," 00 ) ladelphis; l o yi ige, ditto; '4 o ,i 0. Mary 1.„,°'0: ,ry Bebby, ii;nr itto; Ritson, on, New Orle:j; Greenocic:, if/ Mary C 31. :11 Everg reerkvil litto; Roe, New York; ditto; 13sY k` d is run inoLtit ad and cu t „", Aughtres e ' r 4 rove on th e ~r e f ,me a tota l of a ll portioo v oi 4 a damage' g4` Li ver pool,of morning , v' liseharge• Americao v o e . i iven on °l'ing offht lay, dur rds, makil 4 ken. o o) it e, ~lartle~ odd .he l o aner 1;4 , having b o o , morning, a 11 4 1 s stanaw4 „ : „ 0: , high pooPd, n on boar W. [GEN ifn R.—FR- 113' 6 ° ,/ E.-20 t° George 05100 1)-80 t o ,1 •ofligate. e (w file's P10O) —3OO to 100 PI lout (t) -- TT )N CO-11 Ties. Magiel iv I Ties. Aocomotige -Second ,fines. , 1 19.4. 1/ —First A DaPlrff iller ' S Ti e 0 1 [r. Mi ll9r- 4 OY p ieat eld. CoursQ' fi re' W. B. i" MONEY and COMMERCIAL SEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was again well supported. Railway Shares were rather quiet, but maintained previous rates. Accounts of July 6th have been received from Mel bourne, Pert Philip. These are not later dates, and we find nothing of general interest in the letters beyond what has alreaiy appeared. Mr. La Trobe, the superin tendent, would appear to be by no means so unpopular as some parties wake out, the meeting to petition for his recal having been attended by only about six settlers and the conv,liers. The followtng is a statement of the transactions of the Auckland branch of the Union Bank of Australia during the tirfA six months of its establishment: — Amount of Bills discounted: — British Bills ... £12,636 17 11 Foreign Bills ... ... Local Bills . ... ... 472 16 0 14,844 15 4 Total ... £27,954 9 3 Amount of coin paid into the Bank: — Gold £39,645 10 9 Silver ... 15,729 9 0 Total ... £55,374 19 9 Amount of drafts issued on London Office and Branches ... ... 22,084 17 2 Notes in circulation ... 5,170 0 0 The amount of the daily balances in the Bank be longing to the public exceeded 17,0001. Aud the total amount of transactions between the public and the Bank was upwards of a quarter of a million. The following is a report from Birmingham of the state of the iron trade:— " The accounts from Glasgow, and particularly from Louth, are still of a most dispiriting character. Pig iron is quoted free on board in the Clyde at 41s. per ton, without buyers, and a writer in a Bristol paper, from Merthyr, reports that the iron trade there is in a very depressed state. This staple manufacture of this district is selling almost at ruinously low prices, and rumour (we hope it will not prove true) has it that we are on the eve of another reduction.' And again, he says, the workmen employed at Plymouth iron-works received a month's notice on the 25th ult., that a reduction of 10 per cent. would take place in a month.' Extraordinary disclosures also have been made during the week, plainly showing that sales are not only being forced without attention to profits, but, under an unprincipled competition, far below the actual cost of production. While it must be acknowledged that these statements afford a sufficient cause for dismay, we can, how ever,- con4ratulate ourselves that at present no unusual stagnation has been felt in this dis trict ; ind -ed, the immediate local demand con tinues fully as brisk as usual at this season of the year, and as this is the main support of the lesser manufac turers, who would be unable to continue work ing to stock during a scarcity of orders, there has yet been little complaint of want of employment. We should, however, scarcely think that the larger houses are so well supplied with orders, as they are more dependent upon the export trade, and at this time not only have to contend with the disastrous Welsh and Scotch rivalry, but also with a very serious falling off of foreign ship ments, as compared with the transactions of pre vious years. From the Government returns, it appears that in the month ending November 5, 1847, the total exports of iron and steel amounted to 434,0101. while iu the corresponding month of the present year they only reached 272,9761., shoeing an ominous de• crease of 161,034/. it , one month. these facts, joined with the continued uncertainty that overclouds our commercial intercourse with the Continental Stateg, afford no very glowing prospect for the winter; and it is not a matter of surprise that an impression should prevail of an ap proaching reduction in price, originating, contrary to the general course, with the larger firms, who have usually hitherto taken the lead in an advance, but avoided that post in retrograde movements. It is, however, worthy of serious consideration before taking such a step, whether there is en imperative necessity for it, and whether it would not be better to first make an attempt to reduce the superfluous make to meet the re duced demand, and to refrain as mush as possible from plunging into a wild and ruinous competition with other districts, leaving them for a time to fight out their own destructive battles. The benefits of submit ing to continued reductions in price have already been proved by experience to be sufficiently precarious, while they are unavoidably accompanied with an abridgment of the comforts, if not of the necessaries of life, among the labouring classes, to an extent deplorable to be con templated." The Money Market has a buoyant appearance again to-day, and there is a hopeful feeling as to the future. Business, generally, is without any material alteration, but there are the elements of improvement, to be brought, we may hope, into active operation next year. With abundance of cash, reviving confidence, diminished stocks of goods on hand, and a fair supply of food, there can be no drawback, as far as we are enabled to judge, except political troubles. Consols opened this morning at 87 5 ,- 874, rose to 881, and are now 87-1 to 88. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been. 861 to 87*, and the Three per Cents. 861 to 864 e Bank Stock is worth 190 tol9l. Exchequer-bills have been 395. to 425., and India Bonds 38s. pm. The approaching closing of the Transfer books causes money stock to be rather in demand, and as to the Account there is some anomaly, the con tango being comparatively high, viz., to 3-16, while the Bears are generally supposed to be the losing party, The probable election of Louis Napoleon, strange to say, has not unfavourably influenced prices. The Bank broker has been a seller. The Foreign Securities have been looking up. Mexican Stock has been 221 to ie and Peruvian 38 to 39. Spanish Five per Cents. have been marked 121, and the Three per Cents. 251 to 251. Russian Bonds have been quoted 1011 to 102. Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. are 471- to 48, being a further improvement. The Railway Share Market has been very healthy, and prices of some of the principal lines, including Great Western, Caledonian, York and North Midland, and North-Western, are higher. ONE CLOSING P , UCES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock l9l 190 190 3 per Cent. Reduced Anus 8 6 % 1 4 3A 86 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...... 87% 88 %s 87% 87 3 4 & . w 3M per Cent. Anu5......- 8 6 34% 87 1 / ,' 3 86% 8 Long Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 — 8 13-16 India Bonds, 1,000/. Ditto under 1,000/. .. ...... South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account 87 % 5 /8 88 1 / 8 87% 87 3 4 Exchequer Bills. 2d. & 2d. 1,000/. March ...... 1,000/. June 3B p 33 P 5001. March 42 p 42 p 5001. June Small, March 43 p 43 P Small, June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. OICE CLOSIN( O'CLOCK. PRICES 12 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 51exican, 5 per Cent. 18-16 — Ditto, Account 22% ][4l / 14 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 3B 39 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent — Russian Bonds ... ...... IO I 3A V I 102 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto. Account ..... ... Venezuela Bonds, 2is per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 47% 48 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING PAM RAILWAY SHARES. 'AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 41 4...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 71A — Belfast & County Down 19 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguaraotee 20 . Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 14 1 i, Do. without guarantee 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... ......... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 10 Boston, Stamfd 8c Birm. 5 . Bristol and Exeter 9O ... 53 1 4 Ditto, Thirds Luckinghamthire... 14/. 4!s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 8% — Do. New 10/. Pref..... 5 ... 4% 5 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ..... 13 .. Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 . Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports month Dublinand Belfast June 3 5 54 .. .. .... ... .... . Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 - D0.,18/., E. & IL— 18 Do., 31. 10s. E astern Comities........ 20 ... 11 % Do. New Guaranteed 11 x d 6 per Cent. ..... ..... 10 = Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13s. 40... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters ......... 12 1 / 2 •• Do. New ... ... 34 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Cises B (1. & and B.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto.- 20 . Do. Scrip (6 p ercen t.) 10 Ditw, ditto Ditto (C. &E.) guar. 5 per cent...... ,East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quart er s 6 1 4, Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 A • •••• East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. Edinburgh and Northe r n 25 • Ditto, Newport l5 •• Lester,Yeivil, & Dorch. 2-', 9 ••• 1% 17 ••,.... THE SUN, Gialgow, Bunn ribs, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 5 . 0 Do. Preference Consol. -.•..•• • ••• Great Northern Do., A Deferred ... . ....... ••• Do., % B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ..... 6 1 ,4 ...... 3 Do. Extension 2% ;mat South. and West. (Ireland) ... 42% Great North of England.loo Ditto, New, 40/ 4O Ditto, ditto 25 I)itto, New, 30/ ......... 30 Ditto. New, 15/ l4 .. .. Great Western .... 75% 76% Ditto, ,•;) Shares 5O ...... 43 Ditto, 1 -4 Shares Ditto, Fifths .. 20 Ditto, New 17/... ..... 13 ... Huddersfield and Manch. 30 , „..Ditto, Thirds Liull and Selbv Ditto, Half - Shares 25 ...... Ditto, % Shares Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares 1)o. Quarter Shares l7 % — Do. ......... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6% — Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... 4 1 4 Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 5 ...... 51/ 2 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto 1,4 (late Hud dersfield and Shelf.) 43 Do.(Woltetield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 Do. (W. Riding Union) 7 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A)... 9% — Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 Do., Half Shares 25 .. Do., (blue) Scrip....., 2%,„ Leeds and Thirsk ..... . 50 Ditto, New ...... ....... 35 •• ••. Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 31 ,2 .iverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2 1 / 2 London & 'Rockwall-131. 65.85 Do. Extension 22 1 / 2 .-- . ... London, Brighton, and South Coast SO Do.Guarant.s per et.., Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 Ditto, ditto-- 1852 50 Ditto, New 5/., guar. ti per cent. .. 5 ..... L3nilon and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... Ditto, Preference... 18/175 25... London and N. Western 100 .....118 119 Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto,Fifths ..... .. . Do. 401.Shares(L.M.) 95 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 9 - Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 10 %...•.. Do. 10/. M. & B.) C. 1 uon,t. & S. Western SO 00. New 50/. ..... 42%.. .. Do. New 40/. .. 34 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto ..... Ditto. Thirds.. ......131. 6s. 8d — Do.. New Scrip, 1848, cf. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...11. 13s. 45 — ...... - G 14 L midon, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... 1 14...... Londonderry &Ckderaine 2834 LondonderryLondonderryand E7nis- 27% ••• 00000 •'''' Lowestoft (4 per ct.) ... 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) Mam;heslei,Buxton,and . 4 is /4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire -.100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 11 1 4 Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . 13 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . *** Do., Grimsby Dock... 20 Do., Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.25. Midland ... ... ..•100 „. 781 A Do. Consolidated Pref.loo ...... Do., do., 50/. Shares... 2e 91. .. A.... Do. Birm., and Derbyloo ••• •• ........ Do•Consol•Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 llB 118 1 / Ditto,Brist. & Glecstr. 38 ...... Ditto, ditto ...........141. 185.... Ditto,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Illiddlesbro' and Reclean 6 per cent. guar. NewcastleandCarhs m ...100 Do. Quarters 25 ..... Nswmarket Do. Extension .........21. 12s — •••• Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 20 N0rf01k...............100 Do. New 201. DO. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed . 5 1 -A, pe. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 ... North British ........ ... 25 14 3 / Ditto, Halves . Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Extension O% — Ditto, Thirds .... .. 84 374 3 / 4 North & South-Western 2 NorthlStaffordshire North Wales . 3 l /2 — North-Western . lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Roy6ton and Hitchin ... 2 Scottish Central. 25 •• ...••• Scottish Midland 25 Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, Goole (Nor. Div.) Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 „ .— Shrewsbury and Binn... 9 •••••• Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 Shrewsbury and Heretd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 81, 2 . Ditto Oswestry 17 3 4 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO -- • • •••••_ Shropshire Union 4 .„. ........ South Devon... ... - 22% Do. Preference mouth Staffordshire South Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ....... Do., No. 4 Thirds 6 % 3 4 • • • South Wales South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 .•• • Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ..• W aterford and Kilkenny 17 1 . ..• Waterford and Limerick 47% Watertd,Wxird, s, Vicklw , and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ...... 50 Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 10 West Cornwall ...... 6 c'r'est London )o. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class 2O hitelliwan & Furness 13 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... 914 Wilts, Somorset,& Wey mouth ........ York, Newcastle, and Berwick. ........ 25 Do. Original New and Berwick ...... 25 ..... 24% Do. Extensiox No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 15 Do. G.N.E.Preferenca 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference 10 Do. East and W est Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara ... 15 Dendre Valley... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ...... Dutch Rhenish ......... 7L,4.. .• •• ...... East Indian 3 14 ...... Great Indian Peninsular Louvain Is la Sambre ... 7 1 ,i — Luxembourg... 7 Ditto ... Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege Northern of France... Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .... 2O ... I Paris and Strasbourg 102 12 1 / 8 25% 144 1 , 0/ 8 76 1 43 171,,/ 4% 1% 35 % 4 1 ,4 287.4 118% 101% 38% 75!4 9% 53 ~,2 53 1 / 19 !6 4~ W f l i SS 3 A .... PA 1184 14 4 . - - 334 8 % 13 1 / g :3i 23 26 24 1 A 6 /2 '' 50!42 84 EAST INDIA WHEAT.—We observe that an arrival of 30 casks and 227 bag. of whoa: has taken place by the vessel Gold, n tirrived in tlw docks from Bombay, and consigned to the East India Company. This im portation of wheat from the East Eiiiies is, we believe, one of con,iderable, if not entire novelty, and is, there fore, very r warkable and worthy of especial notice. LANERCOST ABBET.—The Woods and Forests Commissioners, with charactuistic taste, have actually roofed the abbey with blue slates, and have thereby suc ceeded in making it look very like a tithe barn. The o'd abbey was a magnificent torso; few will care to visit the restored antique.—Carlisle Patriot. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHAS GE-MONDAY. Owing in a great measure to the prevalence of strong contrary gales of wind, the arrival of English Wheat for our market, last week, coastwise, amounted to only 1,454 quarters. That of all other articles of home pro duce was equally limited. By land carriage, very little Wheat or Barley came to hand; but the receipts of Malt and Flour, per railway conveyance, were season ably large. From Ireland and Scotland, the fresh supply was chiefly confined to a few hundred quarters of Bar ley, Oats, and 250 barrels of Flour. The Foreign im ports exhibited a considerable falling off, they having amounted to only 5,168 quarters of Wheat; 2,748 ditto of barley; 5,580 ditto of Oats; 725 ditto of Rye; 4,653 ditto of Beans; 480 ditto of Peas ; 904 data of Tares; 12,492 ditto dittq; 2,043 ditto of Rapeseed ; 22 ditto of Mustard seed ; 252 ditto of sundry other seeds; 3,315 sacks and 1,621 barrels of Flour. Most of the sack Flour came from France, and the barrelled ditto from the United States. The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up this morning from Essex and Kent was very moderate, coast wise as well as by land carriage. From Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, &c., scarcely any Wheat came to hand. Generally speaking, the samples were in damp condition. The show of parcels was again very limited, owing to which, the falling off in the foreign importations, and the limited stocks held by the principal millers, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was firmer than for some time past. Some few of the factors refused to sell the finest samples of white except at an improvement of is per quarter. We believe, however, that no actual advance was paid by the millers for any description; hence we call the English Wheat trade steady, at prices fully equal to those paid on Monday last, and at which a good clearance was effected. The quantity of fine Foreign Wheat on sale was not to say heavy, yet it was more than adequate to the wants of the trade. Really fine parcels of both Bed and White were in somewhat improved request, at extreme rates of currency. In the middling and out of condition sorts scarcely any business was transacted, at late figures. Grain in bond was entirely neglected. No transactions took place in floating cargoes worthy of notice. We had a steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry for the best Malting Barley, which, in some instances, was held for a trifle more money. Grinding and dis tilling sorts, both English and foreign, were a slow inquiry, at unaltered quotations. Al though the quantity of Malt on offer ready for deli very was small, that article was a slow inquiry. Par cels for forward shipment were very dull. With Oats we were very scantily supplied. Fine Potato samples ruled firm, at a trifle more money ; and the value of most other kinds was supported without difficulty. Beaus commanded scarcely any attention, and prices had a downward tendency. All kinds of Peas were very dull, but not cheaper. In Indian Corn and Meal, very little was doing. The Flour trade was dull, at last week's prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. ?heat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier 60s to 61a Red. ........ 41sto 548 Ditto,White, New 47s 58s Nortblk and Lin coln, Ited.• • 45s 51s Ditto, White.. •• •• 48s 548 Irish, 1ied........ —s —s Oats Yorkshire and Line°lush., Feed. 17s SO, Potato ...... ..•• 20s 24, Youghal and Cork, Black ....... 153 20s Cork, White 17s 22s Ditto:White • • • • • • —s —s Ryo—Old • • • • • • • • • --s —s New. • • • • • • ...... 28s 30s Barley—Grinding ..... 27s 29s Malting . ... • .... 32s 33s Chevalier • . • • ... 33s 34s Malt—Suffolk and Nor folk • • • • • • ...... 5Gs .59s Brown ..... • ..... 478 55s Kingston and Ware 59s his THE SMITHFIELD ( Scotch, Feed. •. . . 215 25s Beans—Tick ..... .... 288 32s Pigeons ...... •• .. 37s 39s Peas—Grey ..•.. • • • . . 373 38s Maple ....... .. .. 37s 39s White ... • ....... 37s 39s Boilers ..• ••. . . . 38s 40s Flour—Town-made... 41s 46 s Suffolk .•••• • • • .. 368 35 5 Stocktn & Norfolk 35s 2.E l g diRISTMAS CATTLE RKET. The pc - at Christmas show having been appointed to be held to-day, the market at an early hour—long before daybreak—was enlivened by one of those scenes not, per haps, to be witzessed to the same extent, and with the same effect, in any other portion of the globe. The im mense amount of property, in the shape of live stock, presenting itself at one view—and, allowing a fair aver age price for each Beast and Sheep, it certainly fell little, if anything, short of two hundred thousand pounds, such, in fact, being about the amount paid into the hands of the money takers and others in the course of the day—was a sight not speedily to be forgotten by those unacquainted with the merits of stock; while to those who derive a pleasure in examining practically the various points of the animals, a finer opportunity seldom, perhaps never, presented itselt for the exercise of their favourite study. Here were Beasts and Sheep, of almost every breed in the United Kingdom, including foreign blood, collected together from all the various.counties for the Christmas consumption of the metropolis, and which, taken collectively, may be justly considered a wonderful show. Before entering into a detailed consideration of the supply, we purpose glanc ing at what is passing in the agricultural world, having direct reference to the production of live stock. For some time past we have observed a great difference of opinion amongst even the leading agriculturists, as to whether the system now so generally adopted of " forc ing" animals—both Boasts and Sheep—destined for sale in this and other cattle markets, has turned out so profit able as was at one time anticipated. It is well understood that Beasts, as well as other stock, fed upon natural food only, are a longer time reaching that weight which would fit them fur the butcher than those which have derived a large portion of their fat from the consumption of oil cake. The question, therefore, to be solved is, which system pays the best, or, rather, which entails the greatest loss, as there are no two opinions that the fat tening of cattle, unless under peculiar circumstances, is almost invariably attended with a direct pecuniary sa crifice, whatever may be the indirect gains. Early ma turity, we have been told, would render grazing a pro fitable business, but we look in vain for such a gratify ing result. The system has been now pretty generally tried; this market, as might be well imagined, from the large supplies which have found their way hither during the whole of the present year, and which we have duly reported to our readers, has been, so to speak, inundated with Beasts of two and three years old, which have carried a moderate weight of meat upon their backs, but a very small quantity of in ternal fat. The actual quantity of consumable home fed Meat disposed of has not, therefore, been so great, compared with the numbers of Beasts disposed of, as many parties appear to have conceived. This deficiency, how. ever, has, to a great extent, been made good by the foreign importations. The Dutch Oxen and Cows, which are frequently six, seven, eight, and nine years old ere they arrive in this country, are well adapted for consumption in poor localities ; and we find that, from the comparatively large supply of fat yielded by them, they have sometimes paid the butchers better than the English stock. This is the great secret of the tolerably ready market they have obtained here and elsewhere, although it is admitted that the returns to the foreigner have been miserably small. The question to consider is—will the rage for early maturity continue? We think it will, from its enabling the graziers to " turn their money more fre quently ;" while the advocates of box feeding have thus an opportunity of proving—others of testing the sound ness of their doctrines. As has been the case at corresponding periods of the year, from the foreign beasts and sheep not being fit for Christmas consumption, the imports of live stock from abroad, since this day se'nnight, have been very mode rate, or as under:— From Beasts. Rotterdam 382 ... Antwerp Hamburgh Ostend.. . Harlingen ... 58 ... Amsterdam ... 75 ... Sheep. Calves. 796 ... 70 ... .. 20 ... Pigs. 2 .....! ... ...... 5 ... - ••• '-'-'' Total . 625 ... 2,342 Corresponding week in 1847 258 Difference ... 367 more. 848 more. 25 more. 2 more The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was toler ably good; but when compared with the English Beasts and Sheep, sadly deficient in quality. Prices ruled low, and great difficulty was experienced on the part of the salesmen, mostly Dutchmen, in effecting transactions. We have already stated that the exhibition was a good one. The observation may be equally applied to the number as well as to the quality of the Beasts. We have, perhaps, witnessed some heavier stock in the market, but never so large a number, the latter exceed ing the supply at the corresponding " Great Day" in 1847 by upwards of 1,500 head. This great increase may be chiefly accounted for from the plentiful supplies of pasture and artificial food, arising from the continued mildness of the weather, and the few losses which the western and northern graziers have sustained during the present year. The droves from Lincolnshire, &c., were very extensive, and the condition of the northern Beasts was decidedly better than last year, when there was a slight falling off in the Short Horns. The Herefords, which for weight and symmetry, we class amongst the best Beasts in the show—were in good force. The Devons were in greater number, and of fair even quality. With North Devons, Welsh Runts, Scots, Sussex Beasts, and other breeds, we were well supplied. The arrange ments made by the City authorities for the reception of the stock were of the usual kind; but a large portion of the Beasts were formed in " rings," not only in the market itself, but in the neighbouring thoroughfares. During the whole of the day immense numbers of per sons were in attendance—some expressing their astonish ment at the prodigies before them, others giving their opinion upon this and that point. The annexed state ment shows the number of Beasts exhibited, and the prices obtained for them at this period, during the last nine years:— Years. Beasts shown. Prices. 1839 5,074 ... 3s 4d to 5s Od 184() ... 3,528 ... 4s 4d Sc 8d 1841 4,500 ... 3s 8d 5s Od 1842 ... 4,541 ... 3s 4d —4s 8d 1843 4,540 ... 2s 8d —4s 4d 1844 ... 5,713 ... 3s Od —4s Gd 1845 ... 5,326 • . 3s Gd —4s 8d 1846 ... 5,470 ... 3s 6d —4s 6d 1847 ... 4,282 ... 4s Od —ss 8d For the time of year we were heavily supplied with Sheep in excellent condition. The finest portion of the Sheep show were the forty-two Gloucester Ewes offered for sale by Mr. Weall, the property of E. F. Whittiug stal, E,q., of Langley Bury, Hens, and several remark ably fine Downs sent by S. Addams, Esq., of Ware. There were nearly 4,000 Sheep more in the market than at the corresponding season in 1847. STATE OF THE TRADE. As might be anticipated, from the numbers of stock brought forward, and the somewhat unfavourable weather for slaughtering largely, the Beef trade, not withstanding the large attendance of both town and country buyers, was exceedingly heavy. The primest Scots, Herefords, Devons, &c., were selling at prices varying from 4s to 48 4d per Slbs, being figures con- LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1848, Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots •• •• • • 4 6 4 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Prime small ditto .. 4 4 4 6 Suckling Calves ..17 0 24 0 I Inferior Sheep •• • 3 0 3 4 TOTAL SUPPLY Sheep. I 23,840 FOREIGN I Sheep. 2,650 Beasts, 5,942 Beasts. 3114 MA JUDGMENT. 1,584 ... 71 ... siderably under those plid last year. Some hundreds of prime beasts were sold fur consumption at Bristol, Southampton, Birmingham, e., but by far the largest portion of the supply was taken by ~he London butchers. Nearly two thousand beasts left the market unsold. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, War wickshire, &c., we received about 2,500 short-horns; from the western, eastern, and midland districts, 2,C00 Herefords, runts. Devons, Le.; from other parts of Eng land, 500 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 220 horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the Bullock supply was derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. For the best old Down Sheep the demand was tolerably steady, at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last, viz., from 4s 101 to 55 per 81bs; but all other breeds moor d off slowly at barely late currencies. We were fairly supplied with Calves. The best Veal was in moderate request at full prices; otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state. There was a fair average business doing in Pigs; but we have uo improvement to notice in prices. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Boasts.. 3 4 3 8 econd quality • • 310 4 2 s. d. to s. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 6 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 SoutbdownWether 4 8 5 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs • 310 4 4 Small Porkers ••.. 4 6 4 $ Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 21 0 Lambs .. •• • 0 0 0 0 AT MARKET. Calves. Pia's. I 124 200 SUPPLY. I Calves. 57 Pigs. NEI77GILICEI AND %MADE N 1114.3616. Notwithstanding the prevailing warm weather for the time of year, the arrivals of Meat for these markets from Scotland and different parts of England continue on an extensive scale. Since Monday last there have arrived about 800 carcasses of Beef, 2,200 ditto of Mutton, 480 ditto of Veal, and 3,750 ditto of Pork, in, for the most part, fair average condition. The supplies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been large, and of tolerably good quality. Prime Beef, Mutton, Veal, and Pork, have commanded a steady sale at full rates of cur rency; otherwise, the demand has been in a sluggish state. About 500 carcasses of Foreign Meat, killed in London, have been disposed of. From Hamburgh, 27 baskets of Beef and 15 ditto of Pork have come to hand. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef,inferior•• •• •• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior •• 3 2 3 4 - middling .... 2 6 210 --- middling.. 3 6 3 & primelarge • • 3 0 3 2 -- prime 310 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large. ••• •• 3 6 4 4 Veal.• •••• • • ...... 3 4 4 4- small ...• • • 4 6 4 & EOZIOUGEC .11.rnco SPXTALPIELDS. The arrivals of Potatoes, coastwise, during the past week, have been very limited, and of middling quality. The fresh supply by railway has somewhat increased. The imports from abroad have comprised 940 bags from Rotterdam, 705 ditto from Antwerp, 407 ditto from Calais, 610 tons from Rouen, 130 ditto from Hamburgh, 147 . bags and 68 tons from Havre, 10 baskets from Oporto, and 30 tons from Bordeaux. The best sam ples are in steady request at full prices, but all other qualities are easier to purchase. Yorkshire Regents, 120 s to 160 s; Scotch ditto, 1103 to 130 s ; ditto Cups, 70s to 90s; ditto Reds, 60s to 90s; ditto Whites, 70 to 80s; French Whites, 803 to 95s ; Dutch ditto 70s to 80 per ton. BOROUGH MOP IVIARIEET. Although our market is very moderately supplied with most kinds of Hops, the trade is in a very sluggish state. Selected parcels of the present year's growth are selling at full rates of currency. In other qualities scarcely any business is doing. New Hops —Sussex pockets, 215 s to 2/ 18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 218 s to 3155; Mid and East Kent ditto, 21 12s to 5/ 18s per cwt. W 001.1., During last week the imports of Wool into London were composed of 70 bales from Hamburgh, 600 ditto from Sydney, 134 ditto from Port Wellington, 30 ditto from Gibraltar, and 100 ditto from other quarters. There is a slight improvement in the demand by private contract, at full prices. TALLOW. We have again to report a very heavy demand for Tallow—the stock of which today is upwards of 32,000 casks, at further depressed currencies. The chandlers, though by no means largely in stock, are not disposed to buy to any extent at present prices. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 44s 6d to 44s per cwt. Scarcely any business is doing for forward deliver. Town Tallow, 44s 6d to 45s 6d per cwt. net cash ; Rough Fat, 2s 6id to 2s 7d per 81bs. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln a :nn, to-day, and heard appeals. THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE LONDON AND NORTH•WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.- The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment today on this case, the arguments in which were concluded on Saturday. The question involved in the case was the duration of an agreement entered into between the Blackburn and Preston Railway Company (now incorporated with the East Lancashire Railway Company, and the London and North-Western) for the use of a portion of their line. The plaintiffs having instituted proceedings in Chancery against the defendants to compel the perform ance of the agreement, the defendants put in a general demurrer to the bill, alleging that the instrument was determinable at the will of either party. The Vice- Chancellor Knight Bruce, before whom the question was argued, allowed the demurrer, but the plaintiffs, con ceiving that the agreement was permanent in its cha racter until both parties consented to annul it, appealed from that dectisiGn ; and upon that appeal the Lord Chancellor now gave judgment. His Lordship, after going at some length into the case, ordered the judgment of the Court below to be reversed, and the demurrer to be overruled.—Demurrer overruled. MOSELEY v. BILKER. This case came before this branch of the Court upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram. The suit raises a question of the utmost importance to the members of building societies formed under the sta tute 6th and 7th Wm. IV., chap. 32. It appears that the societies are usually composed of two classes of members, what are called the non-purchas- ing and the purchasing members. This was the consti tution of the society with respect to which the suit arose, and which was a society established at Hoxton, and called the Equitable Provident Association. The plain tiff was a purchasing member, and in April, 1845, had bought 12i shares in the society, upon which the society gave him an advance of 750/. on the security of some pre mises at Hoxton, and which 7501. was to be taken as pur chase money by the society of the plaintiff's right to the value of the shares at the dissolution of the society. The plaintiff afterwards became desirous of paying off the amount of this advance, and releasing his property from the charge, and the question was as to the terms upon which he could redeem his estate. This depended on the terms of the security, and on the rules of the so ciety. The 58th rule, which expressed the terms of the loan, was as follows that in the mortgage the usual covenants for insurance shall be inserted. It shall be specified that in case the said member shall at any time thereafter fail, neglect, or refuse for six monthly nights to pay all or any of his or hor subscriptions, payments, end redemption-money, or to observe and perform all or any of the regulations on his or her part respec tively to be paid, observed, and performed, then the trustees for the time being shall appoint a person or persons to collect the rents and profits of the premises therein mentioned; but should the same be insufficient to satisfy the purpose aforesaid, then the said trustees shall, without the concurrence or consent of such member, absolutely sell and dispe;e of all or any part o the said premises, either by public auction or private con tract, for the most money than can be had or gotten for the same, and shall receive the purchase-money arising therefrom; and at such public sale the trustees, or one of them, or some other person to be appointed by them or him, in writing, shall be allowed to buy in the premises on behalf of the association, and to resell the same without being answerable for any loss to be occa sioned by such resale, but that if any loss should be oc casioned by such resale, it shall be borne by the mort gagor; and out of the money to urise from such collec tion of rents and profits or such sale as aforesaid the trustees for the time being shall in the first place dis charge all costs, charges, and expenses which may be incurred on account of such collection of rents, or sale or sales, or in anywise relating to the trusts therein con tained; and, in the next place, shall retain and reimburse themselves and the said association all such principal, subscriptions, and other payments as shall bo then due, owing, and payable by such member, under and by vir tue of ithese rules; and ,the mortgage and the moneys so retained for the said association shall be imme diately placed at the bankers' to the account and for the use and benefit of this association, and they shall pay the surplus (it any) arising frem such sale or collection of rents to the said member, or to such other person or persons as he or she shall by writing under his or her hand direct or appoint to receive the same. That in case any mortgagor shall be himself the actual occupier of any premises mortgaged to this association, then and in such case the mortgage deed shall contain a stipulation that he shall become tenant to the trustees at a rent which shall be sufficient to cover the amount of his yearly payment, and the trustees shall have power of distress as in cases of landlord and tenant, and with the money to be produced by such collection of rents, issues, and profits on such sale, the trustees for the time being shall, in the first place, discharge all costs and expenses which may be incurred on ac coun t o f suc h col lection of rents, or sale or sales, or in anywise relating to the same. In this case the monthly payments to be made by the plaintiff where 10s. per share as the sub scription, and 4s. per share as :redemption moneys, making in the whole 81. 15s. per month. There were also fines imposed in cases where the monthly payments were not punctually made ; and fines to a considerable amount had. it appeared, been incurred by the plaintiff. The 62d rule, expressing the term of redemption, was as follows:—" That if any member of this association shall be desirous of paying off and rode( ming any security or securities which he or she shall have given to this associa tion, and shall give notice of such his or her desire to the m a nager, the directors shall allow such member the pro fits of his share or shares made up to such time, and shall make a deduction of such profits and of the amount uf subscriptions paid iu by such member from the full amount expressed to be secured in and by the rnortage; and the directors are hereby authorised and empowered to receive the balance either in one pay ment, or by such instalments as the directors and the member shall agree upon; and on payment of the ba lance, together with all fines due in respect of such share or shares, the directors shall authorize the trustees to deliver all deeds and other documents in their custody relating to the mortgage so redeemed to the member, and at his or her cost endorse a receipt or acknowledgment of pa 3 ment on such mortgage, according to 6 and 7 William IV., chap. 32." When the case came before the Vice- Chancellor Wigram it was argued on Lehalf of the plaintiff that, upon the true construction of' the C2A rule the plaintiff was en titled to redeem his property upon repayment of the 7501., and his subscriptions to that time, deaucting the amount of the subscriptions and redemption money which ; he had &ready paid to the society, and he would thence • forward cease to be a member of the society, and cease to be liable to any further subscription. They did not ask that the Court shall make any declaration as to the future liability of the plaintiff to the society. If any de mands were made upon him for further subscriptions, he I would be prepared to defend himself. All that the Court was at present asked to do was, to decree the re conveyrtece of . the property upon the repayment of the 750/., and the subscriptions which had already become due. On the part of the trustees of the society it was sub mitted that. the suit was founded up' n a mistaken con struction of the rakes of the society and the liabilities of the plaintiff The plaintiff might redeem his estate, but it could only be upon payment of the subscriptions on all his shares up to the time to which the society might be calculated to endure. This was the obligation which he had taken upon himself by the security he had given. The society were purchasers of an annuity rather than mortgagees, which they were inaccurately called. The original funds of the society were raised by monthly subscriptions of 10s. on each share. When a sufficient fund was by this means accumulated, an auction was held for the sale of shares, and any member who might be desirous to obtain an advance of money becam a pur chaser of new shares, to each of which new shares is attached the liability of paying 10s. per month subscription and 4e. per month redemption money. From these payments the party could not afterwards escape. The 103 d rule provided that when 120/. per share in amount or value should be realized the society should terminate, and the deeds should be delivered up to the members with a receipt or discharge from the mortgage. Every member was therefore interested in the prosperity of the society ; and when this amount was realized, the plaintiff, in the ordinary course of the society, would recover his estate unencumbered. The mortgage would discharge itself. If, however, he chose to abandon the society sooner, he could not do so with out fulfilling the obligation of paying the monthly pay ments until the dissolution of the society. The only difference was, that in such a caie the duration of the society must be made a subject of computation, instead of being ascertained as a fact. The Viee-Chancellor Wigram decided against the claim of the plaintiff, and for that reason the present appeal was brought. Mr. Rolt and Mr. Prior were counsel for the appellant, and the Solicitor- General and Mr. Bevan were in sup port of the decree in the Court below. The arguments occupied the Court the whole day. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE EARL OF STAMFORD. Mr. BETHELL replied in this case to-day, and His Hortourt postponed his judgment. Nothing of interest occurred in either the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce's or Wigram's Court. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) The London nisi prius sitting commenced this morn ing at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice. The cause list contains the names of 167 causes, of which 104 are remanets, 63 are new eauses, and 55 are special juries. No cause of the slightest importance was tried during the morning, EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) The London nisi prius sittings after Term com menced this morning before the Lord Chief Baron in the Court of Exchequer, Guildhall. There are 200 causes on the list. of which 117 are remanets from the last sittings, 83 are new causes, and 68 are special juries. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chief Justice sat at Nisi Prius in the City, this morning, but the parties concerned in the cases set down for hearing to-day not being; present when their names were called, the cases were ordered to be struck out of the list, and the Court adjourned till to-morrow. The names of these cases are Wyatt v. Rhodes and an other, Collins v. Anthony, Berko v. Carter, Collins v. Groom, Gillingham v. Stuart, Gardner v. Swallow, Stone v. Winfred, Kemp v. Barry, Same v. Same. The cause list contains the names of 118 causes. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE RELY AND REAY. Mr. Cox (of Pinners Hall) applied on behalf of a creditor under the estate of these bankrupts, who were formerly wine-merchants in leiark•lane, to oppose a de mand made by the official assignee for a reduction of a dividend on the debt proved. Mr. Cox said that the debt amounted to 2,4451., and several bills were held as collateral security. One of the latter bills for 1041. had been paid in lull, and the official assignee considered that the dividend received on that amount ought to be returned. Mr. Cox contended that he was entitled to receive a dividend on the full debt proved, notwithstand ing some bills were paid in full. In a late case the prin ciple was laid down that not only might the dividend be re ceived on the full amount until 20s. were paid, but until in terest was also paid. He was however open to admit that if the bill or bills had been given as security for a spe cific portion of the amount proved, then he must refund any dividend received on the bill, but in the present case the bill was given as collateral security over the whole debt, therefore the creditor was entitled to the dividend on the full amount, till he had received from one or the other 20s. in the pound. Mr. Graham, the official assignee, quoted cases in support of his opinion on this point, but after con sideration, His Ilomonn held that the creditor was entitled to dividends on the full amounts proved. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) A middle-aged man was charged before Mr. Hall with having willfully and maliciously broken the street-lamps, the property of the Commissioners of Paving. The commission of the offence having been clearly proved, The prisoner stated that he had been several months out of employment and was literally starving. A little bread and cheese was given to him yesterday, and that was all he had eaten since Thursday last. They had re fused him relief at the workhouse. . . Mr. HALL said it was quite evident that, by sending ti the prisoner to the House of Correction he should only be obliging him, and doing just what he wanted. He would go to prison, get a good meal, and on coming out, break more lamps, in order to be sent back again. He (Mr. Hall) was half inclinf.d to disappoint him, by dis charging him at once. The Inspector of Pavements said that if the magistrate discharged the prisoner now, he would go immediately and break more lamps. Mr. HALL at length sent the prisoner to the House of Correction for seven days, observing that the practice of breaking lamps for the purpose of getting into prison could not bo put a stop to, until an Act should be passod adding whipping to imprisonment. Indeed he thought such a law must very soon be enacted. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked about the grounds as usual this morning. The younger branches of the Royal Family took their accustomed exercise. Viscountess Canning, Lady in waiting to her Ma jesty, arrived yesterday evening Earl de Grey left Osborne this afternoon for London. Colonel the Hon. and Mrs. Charles Phipps had the honour of joining the royal dinner party yesterday evening. SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked as usual about the grounds this morning. The younger branches of the Royal Family took their accustomed exercise. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours are expected this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the younger branches of the Royal Family, and ,the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, walked in the gardens early this morning. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Viscountess Canning, as Lady in Waiting, the Hon. Miss Dawson, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, and Colonel Bouverie, attended Divine service this morn ing at Whippingham Church. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours went to the Roman Catholic Church at West Cowes. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Saturday next, the 16th inst., at her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations had a meeting on Friday, at the office of the 'Board of Trade, on the subject of Vancouver's Island. The Lords present were the .Etight Hon. Henry Labou chere (President of the Board of Trade), Earl Grey (Secretary of State for the Colonies), Lord Camp bell (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), and Sir Edward Ryan. Their Lordships assembled at twelve o'clock, and sat one hour and a half. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in town on Saturday, from their residence at Kew, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. His Excellency the Prussian Minister had an in terview with Viscount Palmerston on Saturday. Mr. Borthwick, Agent for the Jamaica Chamber of Com merce, had also an interview with Lord Palmerston, at the Foreign-office, on Saturday. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt, and Colonel liaberley, bad interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Harrison, Chairman of the Public Works Loan Com mission, had an interview on Friday with the R i g ht Hon. Baronet. Lieutenant Symonds had an interview with Earl Grey, on Friday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr Masterman, M.P., Mr. Alderman Wilson, Mr. John Wood, Mr. T. H. Hall, Mr. R. Taylor, the Town- Clerk, and the City Remembrancer, had an inter view with Lord John Russell on Friday. Mr. Peto, M.P. for Norwich, had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Friday, at the Home office. _ _______ The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne left town on Saturday, for their seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. Lady Mary Wood left town on Saturday, for Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. On Saturday, the 9th instant, being the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts, a general assembly of the Academicians was held at their apartments in Trafalgar-square, when the fol lowing distribution of premiums took place, ♦ia.:— To Mr. Frederick Cowie, for the beat copy made in the school of painting, the silver medal. To Mr. Edmond Eagles, for the best drawing from the life, the silver medal. To Mr. William Jackson, for the best model from the life, the silver medal. To Mr. John Bidlake and Mr. Charles Augustus Gould silver medals were awarded for drawings of the Whitehall front of the Banquetting house. To Mr. Francis Clark, for the best drawings from the antique, the silver medal. To Mr. Joha Kirk, fur the best model from the antique, the silver medal. In consequence of the continued indisposition of Sir Martin Archer Shoe, the President, the premiums were distributed by George Jones, Esq., the Keeper, who de livered a short address to the students. The General Assembly afterwards proceeded to ap point officers for the ensuing year, when Sir Martin Archer Shoe was unanimously re-elected president. Courten. NEW LlST.—Charles West Cope, William Dyce, Edwin Landseer, and Richard Cook, Esqs. OLD LlST. —Frederick Richard Lee, William Wyon, Esqs., Sir Richard Westmacott, and John Peter Deering. VISITORS IN THE LIFE ACADEMY, NEW LIST. — Charles West Cope, William Dyce, Frederick Richard Lee, and Charles Landseer, Esqs. OLD LlST.—William Mulready, Daniel Maclise, Solo mon Alexander Hart, Henry William Pickersgill, and William Wyon, Esqs. VISITORS IN THE SCHOOL .OF PAINTING, NEW LIST.--Abraham Cooper, Charles West Cope, William Dyce, Frederick Richard Lee, and Charles Landseer, Esqs. OLD LlST.—Salomon Alexander Hart, Daniel Ma clise, William Frederick Witherington, and Clarkson Stanfield, :Esqs. AUDITORS RE•FLECTED.—WiIIiam Mulready, Esq., Sir Richard Westmacott, and Philip Hardwick, Esqs. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Dr. Ryan has been engaged during the past week in delivering a series of most interesting and important lectures .at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, on agri cultural chemistry, suited to the farmers, who, at this season, annually visit our metropolis. Dr. Ryan's repu tation as an agricultural chemist has long been esta blished ; and it will be recollected that three, years ago, he was chosen by the council of the Royal Agricultural Society of England to deliver the annual lectures to the membars. His lectures during the past week have been con , fined principally to " the food of plants, and the sources from which that food is derived." In the first part of the course Dr. Ryan directed the attention of his audience to tie: , organic and inorganic constituents of vegetables, giving. a number of apt experiments for the purpose of expls ining fully the nature and character of these con stituents. He then passed on to the consideration of the food of plants, and the supply of that food. The food which formed the organic portion of the plant, namely, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, he proved was derived from the atmospheric; while such inorganic constituents as silica, potash, soda, iron, lime, phosphoric and sul plauric acids, were derived either from the soil, or from s ome substance added artificially to the soil. The les t urer entered at great length into the sources of the or• panic food, showing, first, the changes which produce carbonic acid during respiration, combustion, and decay; acd then pointing out practically the separation by plants of the carbon, and its assimilation to form the futture wood. The decomposition of atmospheric water by the plant to supply its hydrogen and oxygen was at-so shown, and the Learned Doctor gave it as his opinion, that the vital action of the plant, enabling it to decompose these various compounds, was dependent on electrical force. The separation of nitrogen, also, from the carbonate and nitrate of ammonia, iu the air, was proved very satisfactorily. In the second part of the course Dr. Ryan explained the process of the disintegra tie n of rocks, the comminution of their particles, and their decomposition by the action of air and moisture, to form soils; and to these changes, he proved, we were to tit./ .ce the supply of the inorganic constitution of plants. The experiments by which be showed the conversion of such insoluble matters as silica, chalk, 84c., into soluble food were most interesting and characteristic. In the ncluding portion of the series Dr. Ryan congratulated the farmers upon the removal of much of that prejudice against chemical agriculture which formerly existed, and regretted that it should still exist in some minds. lie also hboured to prove that by the aid of chemistry alone c o uld farming become a perfect science, and that by an an alytical examination of the soils, and a comparison of their constituents with the requirements of the future crop, could the system of manuring be successfully car rie A out. We need scarcely say that these lectures th roughout were most numerously attended by the class of persons for whom they were principally intended. CALLS TO THE BAR. The following gentlemen Yr 4 re called to the degree of Barrister-at-Law by the Pour Inns of Court, in Michaelmas Term , 1848:—Lin coln's Inn—Robert Capel Cure, Esq.; William Henry E. )dson, Esq. ; Robert Thomas Kent, Esq. ; Henry Phillip Roche, Esq.; Charles Sargeant, Esq. ; Thomas J4,seph llercy, Esq. ; Robert Irayston Frank, Esq.; Arthur Benthall, Esq. ; Alfred Hill, Esq. ; Algernon fit tthurst, Elq.; Benjamin Gray, Esq.; Henry Dickin son, Esq. ; Thomas Rawlinson, Esq. ; Wm. Augustus lisrsh, Esq. Inner Temple—Alex. Clark Forbes, Esq.; tlichael Haynes, Esq. Middle Temple—W. H. li. .I ) ..;;agshawe, Esq.; J. Dunne, Esq.; A. Levy, Esq.; W. M. Cooke, Esq ; A. F. P. Doran, Esq.; F. L. Dowling , FA.q.; W. N. Neville, Ei.q.; E. . llornby, Esq.; P. F. O. D'E. de Chat moy, Esq. ' - W. A. Clark, Esq.; G. M. Li icks, Esq.; 11. C. Miles, Esq. Gray's Inn—William T;jndell Barnard, Esq. ACCIDENT WITH FIRE-AEDIS.—On Wednesday, M r. Robert Smith, of Pontefract, was shooting at Dor riington, in company with T. Hall, Esq., of Puraton, a ma agistrate of the West Riding, and a servant of Mr. S.(nith's, named William Bake. Mr. Smith had marked 'Jo o place where a pheasant had rested, and was ap proaching the spot with his gun at half-cock, when the i zummer of one of the barrels caught a bough—was ,ulled back and let fall upon the cap, discharging the )arrel and lodging nearly the whole of the contents in :he head of his unfortunate servant, and, of course, ' killing him on the spot. An inquest was held on the :;allowing day, when the jury returned a verdict of" Ac -1 t;dentally killed." The Cathedral Service at Bristol will, it is reported, be changed. The Bristol Mercury says, it is proposed that the whole of the chaunts shall be omitted, and the Litany, &c., be merely read. 273 ... 587 ... 767 ... MARLBRO'-STItEET-(THIS DAY BROKERS' LAW.—Mary Eisen, a respectable dressed old lady, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen from No. 14, Foley-street, a deal-box, containing wearing apparel, the property of a broker's man, named Fisher. Complainant said he occupied the attics at No. 14, Foley-street, and the defendant was his landlady. On Saturday last she came out of prison, where she had been confined for two months for felony, and in the course of the day she called at his rooms•and asked for his rent-book. He said he had not it by him, but if she would call again he would give it to her. She then abused him, and went into another lodger's room, where he had deposited the box produced, and feloniously took possession of it. She was about taking it off the pre mises, when he called a constable and gave her in charge. In reply to Mr. Bingham, complainant said he owed the defendant about 365. for rent due; but that did not warrant her in stealing his box. He admitted that he had removed it for safety. Mr. BINGHAM—Here is a man owing his landlady 365. for rent, and expecting that she is coming out of prison, and would very naturally want some money, and no doubt demand her rent. This man, knowing this, very honestly and fairly, as he supposes, removes his box from his apartments to those occupied by another lodger; and when the defendant finds this, she very na turally, as security for her rent, takes possession of the box. Complainant seeing this, actually gives her in charge for robbery. I shall dismiss the case, and direct the constable to take the box back again, and on the way I recommend the defendant to speak to a respectable broker. _ _ The complainant, who was evidently surprised at the magistrate's decision, left the court very much chap fallen. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) James Emsley Duncan, the well-known Chartist poet, was charged with creating a disturbance and causing a mob of persons to assemble last night in the City-road. Police-constable 228 G stated that he was on duty in the City-road last night at about half-past nine o'clock, when he observed the defendant with a mob of persons, numbering about 150. The prisoner, who was shouting at the top of his voice, was s ellin g son g s, and for which he appeared to have an excellent market. The songs now produced, and which were stated to be the prisoner's own composition, were some of them entitled " God save the People," "Blood Money," " The Chartist who was murdered by the Police," &c., &c. The prisoner said that he was selling the songs to the individuals only who were leaving the " Ball of Science," where they had been hearing a lecture. He added that he formerly was protected by the police for doing that which he had now been taken into custody for. Mr. HAMSIILL stopped him short, is what he was say ing was quite irrelevant to the charge in question. The prisoner said, if he was not permitted to reply in his own way, he must decline saying anything more. Mr. klammlLL cautioned him as to his future conduct, and the prisoner, whose face was nearly covered with hair, was discharged; the songs were however retained. THE LATE LORD GEORGE BENTINCK.--We have heard tiat the farmers are anxious to testify their re spect for the memory of the deceased ; an d we trust that this county will not be behind others. Large contributions are not wanted; but we wish to see a large number of names as an indicati on th at h ones t y i n public men, combined with great per sona l wor th, are q ualities which an Englishman esteems from his heart. — Gloucestershire Chr onicle. -- kr. Benjamin Harrison, of the Public Works Loan Office, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday. Colonel Maberly and Dr. Bowring, M.P., had also interviews yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his official residence, in Downing-street. s 1 : 14 NAVAL IN TELL.I3IN v _ . SIR CHARLES NAPIEO; PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.--ilieW.ift;4l.4lo . s - 3tr , :t e south-east, and the weather bAtifiii , .; rite, *4li - fi'ini)Aeilit breeze. Should the wind and wiititeontimra — Tayircr . able, the squadron will sail tkiiint4nif:'!4 Charles Napier, who had accepted an Earl of Auckla n d to dine with hirtlll4% iihys mann In consequence of the change above-named, and has gone on board his fig-ship, the St. Vincent, 120. His Lord ship is extremely anxious for the squadron's sailing. Sir Charles Napier has received orders to proceed di rectly to Tangier, to demand reparation from the Empe ror of Morocco, for the many acts of piracy committed uy his subjects on the coast, but more especially for the late daring seizure and unlawful defence of the British mer- chantman, the Three Sisters, recaptured by the Polyphe mus. The GallantAdmiral,we understand, calls at Gibral tar to take the Polyphemus with him. The westerly gale that has continued so long moderated yesterday morn ing, a nd the wind shifted to the southward, with fine weather. The squadron got up their topgallant-masts, and crossed topgallant and royal yards, and took the op portunity (which they have nt;t had for the last previous week) to dry their sails. This morning the wind was E.S.E., but drew round with the sun, at noon, to S.S.E., where it remains. Captain Dacres, of the St. Vincent, has, we understand, recovered from his severe illness, and of .course will go out in his ship. The officers and men belonging to the squadron have been all ordered on board. The Admiral has gone oft; and we understand the easternmost, the Prince Regent, has unmoored. The Rifleman, screw-schooner, Lieutenant-Commander Crofton, not being quite ready, will not sail with the squadron, but will be sent after it, offering the first means of communication to friends of officers and men. The Fairy Royal yacht embarked their Highnesses the Duke and,Duchess de Nemours at the Clarence-yard on Saturday, and conveyed them to Osborne on a visit to the Court. In anticipation of inconvenience to the dis tinguished refugees in getting from Gosport Railway station to the place of embarkation, her Majesty's orders had been sent express to Mr. Pettet, of the Railway Hotel, to provide suitable equipages for the transit of the royal visitors, but by the forethought and alertness of Mr. Superintendent Stevens, of the railway terminus, the special train was taken without interruption to the water's edge. The York convict hulk in this harbour hasp of late been the theatre of some most bloodthirsty attempts at violence and successful escapes on the part of the con victs confined therein. Fifty of the worst among the bad on board were taken out of the ship yesterday morning under a strong military escort, and marched to the railway station, Gosport, for conveyance to the Milbank Prison, with a view to reduce their violent tem perament by a systematic application of the silent system and hard labour. Their ribaldry and yells on going through the streets of Gosport were the most filthy and revolting human ears could be insulted with, and when they reached the station their conduct ended in open re ♦olt, and put Mr. Stevens, the Superintendent, and his officers and men in fear of their lives. The soldiers at length were compelled to charge bayonets (their pieces being capped and loaded), and use them before the pri soners could be got into the train. The Seaflower cutter (tender to the Cuckoo steamer), commanded by Lieutenant H. Warren, of the latter vessel, sailed this forenoon to return to her station at Jersey. A new method of testing the soundness of the manu facture of the anchors intended for the use of Her Majesty's ships and vessels has been recently established in this yard, at the suggestion and under the inspection of Mr. Owen, foreman of shipwrights, and metal -master to the Board of Admiralty. In its present state, ;the machine consists of a pair of shears formed of two spars, about 70 feet long each, which are erected over a space previously prepared by earth and stones care fully rammed together, and covered by a plat form of iron ballast. The anchor to be tested is then swayed up by a tackle as high as the shears will admit, by which its lower end is somewhat more than 50 feet from the iron platform. It is then stoppered with a slip-knot in the position called by sailors '° a cockbill," and on a signal given is detached from its place, and precipitated on the iron mass below. On Friday even ing, an old anchor was by this means broken in several pieces, and some of the iron ballast was also broken by the shock. But an anchor of more modern date, and which had been carefully prepared by a process of an nealing, sustain the ordeal twice without injury. It is understood that this means of trying the anchors has been adopted in consequence of an accident occurring to an anchor of the Canopus, by which that ship narrowly escaped driving ashore. This must have occurred in shoal water, and on very hard ground, as had the water been deep, or the ground moderately soft, nothing but a very detective anchor indeed would have given way. The mode of testing now in question is so far effective that any anchor which has been subjected to it, and afterwards to the hydraulic pressure test, may be con sidered perfectly sate. The only objection to it is that by it a good anther as well as a bad one may be spoiled. The Hon. William Cowper, M.P., has returned to the Admiralty, from Panshanger, Hertfordshire. Commodore Henry Eden will relieve Captain Fitzroy, now acting superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard. en the 19th instant, when Captain Fitzroy will commission the Arrogant screw steam-frigate. ♦PPOINTMENTS. Captain Claude H. M. Buckle (1845), who was pro moted on paying off the Growler steam-sloop, at Wool wich, from the coast of Africa, and whose name will be remembered as that of the officer who rendered such humane assistance to the unfortunate steam-sloop Eclair, when her captain and nearly all her crew were carried off by fever, has been selected by Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., as his flag-captain, in the Centaur steam-frigate, fitting at Portsmouth. Commanders—W. M. W. Douglas (1841), hse been appointed inspecting commander in the coast-guard ser vice in the Kinsale district, vice W. E. Triscott, who has held the appointment for about twelve months, to the Fowey district, vice J. G. Mackenzie, to the Bridge water district, vice G. L. Wolley, whose period of ser vice has expired; P. A. Helpman, of Lyme station, has exchanged with T. Carpenter, of Sunderland district. Lieutenant—F. L. Cotton, of the Coast Guard service, has been appointed from Crosshaven to Swanage station; H. A. Finucane has resigned the Coast Guard service. Master—John Haynes, of the Coast Guard service, has been appointed from Haven Hole to Cliff Creek station, vice Lieutenant Bennett, previously removed. Mates.—The following midshipmen passed their ex amination for Lieutenants during the week on board the Victory :—Messrs. Bush, Carrington, Nicolas, and Piers, of the Victory; M`Donald, of the Excellent ; and Young, Fairholme, and Balfour, of other ships in the harbour. The examiners were Captains Purcell and Blackwood, and Commander Johnson. Midshipmen.—J. K. C. Baird to the Odin steam-fri gate, in the Mediterranean. Naval Cadets.—Henry Mitchell and W. E. Atkinson, to the Fisgard, flag-ship, at Woolwich. NAVAL OBITUARY.—Captain Crackenthorpe Askew (1822), the 87th on the retired list under the Order in Council of 1846, died on the 17th instant, at Broadbush House, near Petersfield, in the 67th year of his age. This Gallant Officer was a Lieutenant of 1805 and Commander of 1811. He was midshipman of the Vestal in the expedition against Ostend, in 1798 ; of the Amazon, at Copenhagen, in 1801; and was lieute nant of the Thalia in the expedition to the Scheldt. By accepting the retirement this respected old sea officer has been in the receipt of 20s. per diem. Had he remained on the active list he would have been the 50th in seni ority on the half-pay of 14s. 6d. per diem, without the chance of an increase for, at least, four or five years. Commander B. Baynton's death has been reported as having taken place at Ewer common, near Gosport. He was a lieutenant of 1810, and commander of 1841, and was an officer who served long and with great distinc tion without adequate preferment. Lieutenant Robert Leech (1811), died on the 4th inst. at Sunderland. By `' Allen's New Navy List," we find that the gallant deceased was " acting master of the St. Lucia when captured by two privateers, 1807 ; midshipman of the Pon)* and Neptune, at the capturu of the Danish West India Islands and of Martinique, tyld served on shore at the siege and sur render of Guadeloupe. In command of two small boats, cut out from a battery at Guadaloupe a French B.gun letter of marque, in 1809 ; acting first lieute nant of Billette and Amarauthe, actively employed in the West Indies, and served as lieutenant of the Edin burgh till the peace. Commanded the boats of the Edinburgh and the small arm men at Port d'Anzo, de struction of the batteries of Via Reggio, and the coast defences, as far as the Gulf of Spezzia. Commanded a battery at the siege of Fort St. Mary, and served at t s h a e mu s e u l r c re o n n d n e e r r ofBIGST cceeas.u"Bdys his death Lieutenant to t he Gs. per diem half pay list. SCREW GUARD - SHIPS.—The Eurotas frigate, at Chat ham, partially converted into a steam guard-ship, is now ordered to be proceeded with; but instead of fitting her in the expensive manner in which the Blenheim and Ajax have been converted to screw steam-ships, the Ad miralty have ordered the Eurotas to be fitted on the same plan as the Edinburgh, now being adapted at Portsmouth for the screw, proposed by Lord John Hay, by which the estimated cost is comparatively trifling; and if the ship should not be found to answer, she can be easily restored to a sailing vessel. Wind, S.E.; moderate breezes and fine weather. WOOLWICH, DEC. 9.—Mr. Bellamy, Master Atten dant at this port, is now quite restored to health, and will resume his duties on Tuesday next. The whole of the wooden buildings used as wheelers' and turners' shops are to be taken down next week, and the building materials removed, and the ground is to be occupied for storing timber. The dockyard is also to be considerably enlarged by taking down the old dockyard wall which separated the dockyard from the property purchased some time since in George-street, and the large piece of garden-ground is to be converted into a depot for storing timber. A number of coal-sheds are in progress of construction at the west-end, near Charl ton-pier, for storing the seals required for the use of the dockyard and for war steamers. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.—We understand that the reductions in the Excise will be of a very extensive nature, and that independently of those officers who will be recommended for permanent retired allowances, no less than 300 will be placed upon the redundant list, to be re-admitted into the service as vacancies may arise in the reduced establishment; and until all these redun dant officers shall have been provided for no new ap pointments will be allowed to take place. The inquiry into the expenditure of the civil establishments in Ire land will be conducted pith the same determination to enforce all possible economy in the public departments as i❑ England; but no now commission is deemed requi site, as the persons employed in the leading departments in Ireland are almost entirely under the control of the Central Boards in London. The Rev. Joh❑ Henry Moran, 8.A., incumbent of Christ Church, Burton-on- Trent, has been appointed chaplain of the convict estab• lishment in the Isle of Portland.—Observer, :-~,., ~,.