The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-29 00:00:00

; - 1:01J. larY exP" ourprivet„ abay t 0 D ctober ro ;113i anWe'LL d 31.,,e1 4th l‘ Le d BobaY ria•li left, vec ni , ug hout notice 1 u p t o the g 0 1 " el uee riy i o i° ofl Difo i so the o ic , 19v I the A , 1 0 n g beV 403, 311 ,1 to ,re' is ref 0 I'l gtt, , to a full cargo, and the Pekin steamer is to be dispatched in a day or two, both for the Straits and China. The money market continues in a most favourable state ; indeed the complaint is now of too much money. The Bank of Bengal is understood to have about two hoardedcrores of rupees by unemployed. Rates of in terest remain unchanged .since our last, excepting in regard to loans on Company's paper, which are now don e at four per cent. at the Bank of Bengal. The share market is without much alteration. Bank of Ben gal are quoted 6,250 to 6,300, and Agra Bank 600 to 650. Profits of the Bank of Bengal for the last four months equal to Rs. 5-5-1 k per cent. per annum on stock. Bonded warehouse shares 270 to 280 each. India General Steam 480 each. Government Securities are advancing in value, and the following are the present quotations :-Transfer Five per Cents., Rs. 7 8 to Rs. 8 prem. ; New Fives, Rs. 7 . 4 to Rs. 7 8 prem.; old Sicca ditto, Rs. 4 8 to Rs. 12 prem.; Co.'s Rs. Four per Cents., Rs. 6 8 to Rs. 7 dis. The import market is without much change since the last steamer left. A good deal of activity prevails, but still on .rather a limited scale. There is as yet no revival of demand for the upper provinces, but the accounts of the state of the Lancashire markets brought by the last mail ought to stimulate dealers to action. Low 40-in. grey shirtings are sought after, and prices are a good deal higher,for this particular class of goods. In jacconets, both white and grey, there is very little doing at present. Bleached goods of heavy texture are all doing somewhat better than they were. Light Scotch goods are not as yet much inquired for ; but, if any good is to be done this season, demand ought soon to show itself. Prints of fast colours are in demand. Turkey red goods of all sorts are in moderate request. Mule twist has fully maintained its improved position. The sales, however, in consequence of in creased firmness on the part of holders, arising from the altered state of the market at home, are very moderate. Dealers will no doubt soon have to come to terms. Coloured yarns are in demand. Turkey red at fully former prices, and orange and green both at an advance. Metals are without change, excepting iron, for which dealers are again offering higher prices, but there has been hardly anything doing. Exchange.-Nothing new to report, and we therefore repeat our last quotations, viz. :-lst class credits, 2s. Oid. per rupee ; ditto documents, 2s. 0/d. to 2s. ld. per rupee. Freights.-Quotations to 'London are for Sugar, 3/. 2s. 6d. to 3/. 3s. ; Saltpetre, 2/. 12s. 6d. ; Rice, 31. 7s. 6d. to 3/. 10s. ; Oilseeds, 3/. 10s. to 3/. 12s. 6d. ; Jute, 31. 3s. to 3/. ss. ; Hides, 3/. ss. ; Shell Lac, 3/. ; Lac Dye, 3/. 7s. 6d. T o Mauritius, Rice, Company's Rs. 1 9 0 per bag. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Patrie of Monday evening says :—" The Emperor will leave Compiegne at half-past nine to-night, and is expected in Paris at half-past eleven. The Emperor would not have any escort or any honours paid him. Prince Jerome, M. Fould, Minister of State, the household of the Emperor, and M. Baroche left Compiegne at one o'clock." We read in the Cologne Gazette :—" The French Government is doing everything it can to bring about a commercial treaty with Germany founded on mutual concessions. If Germany, and particu larly Prussia, does not raise its pretensions too high, a treaty between France and the Zollverein may be expected." The Emperor has settled the question of the al lowance to be given to his uncle (Prince Jerome) and his son—now called the Hereditary Imperial family. Prince Jerome is to have an allowance of one million of francs per annum, with the Palais Royal as a residence. Prince Napoleon is to have 300,000 f. per annum, and the Princess Mathilde (Demidoff) 200,000 f. Workmen are at present en gaged in arranging the Palais Royal for the recep tion of Prince Jerome. The Assemblee Nationale has the following on the new English Ministry : "The composition of tliis Ministry certainly gives cause for astonishment. In only consulting the past, the elements of which it is composed appear to be not Very homogeneous. The dispositions, however, with which the political men who compose it appear to be animated, promise duration ; and if it does last, it will certainly acquire considerable strength. The idea which presides at the formation of this Ministry may be thus summed up :—Abroad, the maintenance and develop ment of good and intimate relations with the three great northern powers ; at home, the regular development of the commercial policy of Sir R. Peel, slow but progres sive extension of political franchises and fresh activity given to the measures for the defence of the country. There is one important and capital point of the domestic policy, on which Lord Aberdeen had need of obtaining from the Whig members of the Cabinet, clear and concise explana tions and engagements. Lord John Russell and his friends formally renounce their support to the application of the secret ballot at the elections, which is demanded by the Radicals, and which would be a more decisive and disastrous blow to the old British Constitution than even the Reform Bill of 1832. On this point, there could be no difficulty between Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmer ston, for the latter has always been opposed to the ap plication of that system. The mission which Lord Palmerston will have to fill in the new Government is clearly determined. Without losing any of his personal importance in the council he will confine himself to his special functions. As Home Secretary, he will have the organisation of the new militia, and no one has acquired a more complete experience than himself in such matters, when under the most difficult circum stances, he was, 40 years ago, Secretary at War in the time of the great wars between England and Napoleon. The organisation of the militia equally engages the attention of statesmen and the public in England. The part of Lord Palmerston in the new Cabinet may be defined by calling him the Minister of National Defence. In a word, in spite of what there is wanting in apparent affinity in the personal elements of which the new Eng lish Cabinet is composed, it is not in itself that serious obstacles to its consolidation and duration will be found. Lord Palmerston will confine himself to the sphere assigned to him. Lord John Russell shows himself still less exacting in his pretensions, for he is said to have desired to have only a seat in the council without any active ministerial attributions, and that instead of being placed at the head of the Foreign-office he might :lave only the nominal functions of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. If at a future day this wish of Lord John Russell should be complied with, he will doubtless be replaced in the Foreign-office by Lord Clarendon. It is now for the Parliament to decide on the future fate of the new Ministry. The first attempts of this session have had a result which was little foreseen ; there is now every reason to hope that this ministry will obtain a Majority, which will enable it to carry out its wise mea sures." AFFAIR OF HONOIJR.—The ancient and usually quiet borough of Bury St. Edmund's—which has recently been plunged into a great state of excitement consequent upon two closely contested elections, the majority, it will be recollected, in the last case, being eight for Mr. Oakes over Mr. Hardcastle—has been startled by a call for twelve paces and pistols. Last week, when the ex citement of the struggle began to die away, it was whis pered that a challenge to a duel had emanated from Nowton-court ; and when that rumour was confirmed, and when it was fully known that such a challenge had been sent to Mr. Hardcastle, the excitement was increased tenfold. The gentleman who demanded this satisfaction was Mr. Oakes, a banker, of the borough, living at Now ton-court, father of the successful candidate, and the cause of quarrel was an observation in one of Mr. Hardcastle 's speeches, which Mr. Oakes considered offen sively personal. He called upon Mr. Hardcastle to re tract, but as that gentleman refused, Mr. Oakes, who is a magistrate for the borough, and a deputy-lieutenant of the county, sent a defying missive after him into Essex. The day after it was received at Writtle, Cap tain Sutton, of Bury St. Edmund's, as the friend of Mr. Oakes, waited upon Mr. Hardcastle to receive the name of " his friend" to settle the preliminaries_ Mr. Hard castle, however, decided on appealing to the law, and on Friday, Mr. Headlane in his behalf, appeared before the mayor and H. Le Grace, Esq., magistrate of the bo rough, and called for their intererence in the matter. A private meeting of these magistrates was held at the mayor's house, when Mr. Oakes was bound to keep the peace towards Mr. Hardcastle for six months, in a per sonal bond of 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each, and Captain Sutton in 1001. The affair, of course, has caused considerable excitement in the borough.—lps wich Express. • THE CONVICT CANNON.—Thirteen convicts, under sentence of transportation, were on Wednesday removed to the Bedford prison, from Newgate, to undergo the first stage of their penal career, which is twelve months' strict separate confinement. Amongst the number is Cannon, the ruffian who so nearly killed the unfortunate policeman Dwyer. Cannon appears in good health, and is evidently subdued. His general demeanour evinces a disposition to succumb to the conditions of his well merited punishment. The two first stages of his sen tence will occupy twelve years to complete, viz., one year in solitude, and the remainder in the quarries, or other equally severe labour. And should his conduct not be in all respects exemplary during that period, Norfolk Island will inevitably be his doom. The year's probation will in a great measure determine this. ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Christmas eve, as the five o'clock Bir mingham train to Manchester, Chester, and Liverpool, was leaving the Penkridge station, and before it had got into full speed, a Shropshire Union train came up at a considerable pace behind, and, regard less of signals, ran into and destroyed a second and also a third-class carriage, in the rear. About 19 or 20 passengers were injured more or less, but fortunately none of them were killed. A lady from Liverpool suffered a fracture of the scapula, and the Rev. Mr. Allen, of Hanmer, in Wales, was much hurt. Mr. Conry, chairmaker, of Tur ner-street, Manchester, had the splinter bone of one leg broken, and his head badly bruised. Two of the injured passengers were from Manchester, two from Stafford, three from Shrewsbury, and most of the others from London, being passengers visiting their friends in the country. Two of the injured had to remain at Staf ford all night, but were able to proceed on their journey next morning. The other down trains were much detained through the accident, and the five o'clock express from London that evening did not reach Man chester until an hour after midnight instead of at 10 o'clock. Mr. Woodhouse, superintendent of the line at Stafford, was indefatigable in his attention to the passengers, and procured surgical aid as soon as possible. Mr. Norris, of Warrington, and Mr. J. G. Harrison, surgeon to the company at Manchester, were engaged in investigating the causes of the accident on Christmas-day, and it was expected to be further pur sued, as was the inquiry by Captain Huish, yesterday. It is supposed the engineer of the Shropshire Union train could not stop his train owing to the slipperness of the rails after coming in sight of the Birmingham train. FATAL FIGHT AT DARTFORD.—Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock, John Maloy, Harry Gibbs, and Joseph Wise, all labourers at Dartford, were brought before Thomas H. Fleet, Esq., at the office of Mr. Hayward, charged with causing the death of Abraham Apted, on the night of Friday. Mary Wise, wife of Charles Wise, labourer, deposed—l live in Water-lane, Dartford. About ten minutes before twelve on Friday night, I went out to the marsh, which is near my house, and saw there the prisoners John Maloy and Harry Gibbs, and the deceased Abraham Apted. Maloy and Apted were fighting ; presently they fell down, Maloy falling upon Apted. My husband's brother picked up Maloy, and Gibbs picked up Apted. They rested a little while, and began squarinc , and fighting again. Apted kept falling back, and Gibbs held him up and said, " Get up, you receive all the blows, and give none." I said, " Pray, Harry, don't let them fight any more." He replied, " Oh, nonsense, they will not hurt each other." Apted then stood up to fight again, and Maloy hit him somewhere in the forepart of the body, I did not see where, when he made a gurgling noise in the throat, and fell backwards and did not move. I turned to Maloy and said, " You villain, you have killed this man, and if anything happens I will appear against you." He said, "I did not strike a blow, and if you say I did I will wring the nos e ou t o f y our face." Gibbs picked up Apted and Shook him, and I said, "Oh my, he is dead." He replied, " Nonsense, he has only fainted." The deceased was then placed on Gibb's back, who took him home. Dr. Fisher was sent for, and when he came he said he was dead. The cause of the quarrel appeared to be that while Maloy was drinking in the Watermen's Arms, Apted (the deceased) went in, took up Maloy's pot, and drank some of his beer. This gave offence to Maloy, and words arose, which terminated in the fatal occurrence. The prisoners were remanded till Thursday, t) await the coroner's inquest. GERMANY. ALARMING ACCIDENT AT ARBROATH.—On the morning The Emperor of Austria arrived at Vienna on of Friday the skeleton rafters for the new iron roof of the 24th. the passenger station at the Junction Railway, Arbroath, The lithographic news sheet of Vienna, which is extending in length to about 100 feet, fell with a tre said to receive its inspirations from the Austrian m mdous crash. The individuals at the station made a Cabinet, has an article in its number of the 23d. on. miraculous escape. Mr. Allan, the station master, was, however struck on the head by one of the rafters, and the subject of the visit of the Emperor of Austria , . t o his uncle the King of Prussia. It states that though not dangerously, he is severely, injured. One theof the wooden sheds was completely smashed. The ac visit is an affair of importance, as proving , the cident m be partl ascribed to the very tempestuous rod. understanding between the courts, but that it weather ma the want of the diagonal braces, to the no connection with the question of the recog- erection of which the workmen were about to be put.— " 111 011 of the French Empire, the Northern Courts Scotsman. The Bourse was more than usually dull, and public securities all declined seriously. The Four and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 105 f. 75c., and closed at 105 f. 25c. for the end of the month ; the Three per Cents. closed at 81f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,032 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 970 f. ; Havre, 520 f. ; Great Northern, 885 f. ; Basle, 360 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 817 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 922 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 775 f. ; Western of France, 777 f. 50c. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 622 f. 50c. ; Bor deaux and Cette, 605 f. ; Shares of the new Bank of Credit Mobilier, issued at 500 f., 835 f LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 8.40 A.M. Letters from Lisbon, dated 20th, report that a Royal decree has been published, reducing all the debts of Portugal to a Debt of Three per Cent. after the Ist of January, 1853. Mr. Bower has been acquitted. THE CONTINENT. ITALY. A letter from Rome of the 20th, in the Univers, says :—" The first formgn regiment in the service of the Holy See has received a flag from the Holy Father : it was presented to it after a solemn con secration by the Bishop . of Macerata, in which place the depot of the regiment now is. This corps IS destined to be the commencement of the Pontifi cal army. It is still far from complete, and the Journals have frequently exaggerated the import ance of the enlistments made abroad, principally in Switzerland, for the composition of it. En listments continue to be made, and the disposi tions of the recruits appear to be excellent. Many of them have already served for several years, and offer all desirable guarantees as regards inst ruc ti on and military discipline. It is then permitted to hope that this corps, for the organisation of Which the Pontifical Government makes very great sacrifices, will respond to its legitimate expectation, and will become one of the strongest supporters of the temporal power of the Papacy. This brave regiment wished that its flag should be blessed on the day of the Immaculate Conception of the Most tioly Virgin, in order to place itself under the pro tection of the celestial militia. The Neapolitan Journals inform us on their part that the army of King Ferdinand renewed on the same day, after a review, its consecration to the spotless Holy Vir gin. This is a usage introduced by the pious Sing, and it gives joy to his really Catholic soldiers." The Cologne Gazette has the following from Vienna, dated the 23d :—" The Court of Rome has recently addressed to all the European Powers a circular, in which it invites them to take a warm interest in the state of things in the Herzegovine and Bosnia, where the Christians are constantly exposed to the persecutions of the Turks." .~,:~ Y. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN ING, DECEMBER 29, 1852 being satisfied that the French Emperor has no de sire to interrupt the relations of peace that now exist. THE RECENT HURRICANE. The hurricane which burst forth on Sunday night has not been equalled, in point of severity and for extent of 'havoc, since that which occasioned so much destruction to life and property in 1839 ; and the large and early attendance at Lloyd's yesterday too clearly indicated the forebodings as to the disastrous results of the storm on the coast. As the mails came in, most melancholy wrecks were announced, until at length the "books" communicated a frightful list of casualties. The upper portion of the English Channel was the scene of most terrific weather and numerous deplorable events. With the violence of a hurricane the wind com- menced blowing from the south-west, driving all out ward-bound ships back, and producing an incalculable amount of mischief. Blowing as it did, this part of the coast and the vicinity of the Downs were exposed to the uninterrupted force of the tempest. Vessels were driven from their anchors, and lost masts aid sails, besides sustaining much other damage ; while some were over- powered by the violence of the storm, and foundered with every soul on board. As yet but slight details have come to hand. Mr. James Shepherd, of 1, Lime-street-square, cleared for Jamaica. The ship Magician, of Liverpool, which left London three weeks since with passengers for Syd- ney, put back here to-day with loss of sails, bulwarks, and roundhouse, boats stove, steering wheel broken, &c. Yesterday, to the westward, she saw a barque with her foremast gone, running before the wind. The eastern coast experienced the hurricane with all its severity. The direction of the wind being right upon the land, almost as great injury was done ashore to pro- perty as among the coasters. Abreast of Aldborough the Corinthian, a fine brig, belonging to Newcastle, was driven from her anchors by the violence of the gale. She drifted in, struck the Thorp Point, and was speedily dashed to pieces. Nothing could be done to rescue the poor creatures who formed her crew, and they were all drowned. On the same night a Dutch vessel, called De Jogger, bound to London, was thrown on the main at Orfordness, and dashed to pieces. Some of her hands were lost. Yarmouth Roads suffered much from the storm. Great damage was done to the shipping. The Pioneer, Mr. Taylor master, on her way to the Tyne from London, foundered, and four of her hands went , . down with her. The others were preserved by the lifeboat. The Active, of Stockton, also went down off Caistor, and one or two others are reported to have sunk in the lower part of the roads. The vici- nity of the Humber also had several casualties. Yorkshire coast at the prominent headland known as Flamborough-head, was exposed to the full fury of the wind. Such a storm had not been experienced there for a number of years. The Omega schooner, The belonging to Southwold, was carried ashore to the southward of Bridlington. The lifeboat was promptly launched, in the hope of saving the unfortunate crew, but it failed in reaching them, and the poor fellows met with a watery grave. Similar disastrous intelligence has been received from higher up the north coast. The hurricane seems to have visited the several ports alike, and with very little moderation. The accounts from the Welch coast speak of the storm in that part of the kingdom having been very severe. In Morecombe-bay the gale was as heavy from the south-west. A schooner was driven ashore with all on board dead, with the exception of one man. The works of the breakwater sustained much damage, and the light house was washed away. -Higher up this range of coast many wrecks happened, and the south pier and light house at Maryport are reported to have been broken up. In addition to what has already been reported as to the damage done by the late gale of wind, it has been ascertained that great injury has been done to the trees in Hyde-park and Kensington-gardens, and in the grounds of the market-gardeners in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, and also at Chiswick, Isleworth, Twickenham, &c. In Richmond-park several large trees were uprooted, and Kew-gardens did not escape. At Hammersmith several stacks of chimneys were blown down, and at the Hanwell railway station the force of the wind blew down a signal post, which fell across the ling, but was removed by great exertion be fore the arrival of any trains. At Carlisle the wind blew a perfect hurricane ; a wool spinning factory belonging to Mr. M'Night was reduced to ruins. Several yards of the roof of a house in English street were blown off, and several chimneys thrown down. Some portions of the city were strewn with sign boards, tiles, slates, &c. The floods are still very high, and a vast extent of ground continues under water. At Exeter chimneys were thrown down, and many houses were unroofed. The mail to Budleigh-Salterton was unable to proceed in consequence of the obstruction caused by numbers of fallen trees. At Ivybridge some large oaks were blown down, and sorfie damage was done to the railway station. At Carnarvon so great was the force of the gale, that the quay wall was breached in four places by the waters of the Straits, and great alarm was caused, and many fears entertained for the safety of the shipping, some of which were sunk, and others driven from their moorings. The hurricane was very alarming in the neighbour hood of Winslow. Trees were blown down, roofs were removed from houses, and the trains on the Bucking hamshire railway were much impeded in their course. The damage was considerable, but, happily, we have not heard of any loss of life. At Banbury it did considerable damage, blowing down a building at the Oxford and Birmingham railway sta tion, on which line also the trains were impeded. It was less violent in the neighbourhood of Bicester. In the county of Durham great damage was done to houses, timber, and farm property. The wind arose with great violence between 4 and 5 o'clock, accompanied with rain, and continued for about three hours to rage with great fury, carrying before it sheds, corn and hay stacks, pKostrating persons, and snapping off large trees between two and three feet in diameter. The steeple of Trinity Church, Stockton-on-Tees, was blown down, and falling on the roof, broke through it, carrying away in its fall the gallery beneath, and smash ing the seats in the aisle. Fortunately the beautiful organ escaped, the mass of materials falling within a few feet of it. The roof on the western side was uncovered by the hurricane, and the slates scattered around to the dis tance of a hundred yards. Tae steeple of Middlesbo rough Church has also been damaged, part of it being blown down, injuring in its fall the roof, &c. Several houses have been overturned at Hartlepool. The family of Mr. Marshall Fowler, of Preston-hall, near Stock ton, had a narrow escape. A tall chimney-stack that had stood for 25 years was blown over, and fell through the roof and floor into the room below, where two chil dren were sleeping. The rubbish fell all around them, and a heavy stone fell within three inches of the head of one of the children : fortunately, they were not hurt. At Egglescliffe several fine trees in the churchyard that bad stood for 200 years were blown down. All round the country may be seen hay and corn stacks overturned and scattered about, houses anroofed, and chimney stacks blown down. We have not heard of any loss of life. At Gloncester the storm of wind and rain was one of the most fearful that has ever visited that part. The wind set directly up the flat vale of Glocesfer from the Bristol Chan nel, and notwithstanding that the trees are leafless, many in the vale were completely torn from their roots and moved from their position. In the city tiles and chim ney-pots were flying about in all directions, several chim neys were blown down, and the tower of St. Mary de Crypt Church rocked fearfully. On Monday, at day light, a large fissure was observed at the top of the tower, which for some time was considered in danger. The tide rushed up the Severn in an immense body of water, rolling over its banks, and over the low meadows, which are now again lying under water from excess of rain in this county, and in Worcestershire and Shrop shire. It is stated that an embankment on the South Wales Railway, close to the sea side near Llanelly, has been carried away by the sea, which in spring tides rolls up to its foot. PLYMOUTH, MONDAY.—During the whole of the day yesterday there was a fearful gale from S.S.W. To wards evening it increased. The Princina, Spanish steamer, lying alongside Millbay Pier, drifted, her ropes not being good, and ran foul of the Pontoon-bridge, and ca rried away bowsprit and damaged her stern. She was removed to Catwater for repairs. The Camilla, Irish steamer, was at the pier, but sustained no damage. The Brothers, of Brixham, schooner, broke adrift in Millbay; and the latter, with coals, is a perfect wreck. The mo mentary rise of the tide was quite 14 feet in Millbay. At 5 a.m. a portion of the wall on Millbay Pier was washed down, and some bags of rice, butter, and some empty barrels, were swept off, all of which, except a few bags of rice have been returned. The Sultan, Capt. Reed, with wheat, broke adrift in the Sound, and became a wreck on the back of Mount Batten ; crew and part of cargo saved. The Ocean Queen, London, bound to the East Indies, with cargo, was wrecked in Wembury Bay Sound, only her stern boards shown, on which all souls perished; a small yacht was sunk, and other damage done. The weather now moderate. The Forerunner, African mail steamer, still in the Sound. The Adelaide, Australian mail steamer, not likely to sail before Thursday. Eleven bodies have been washed on shore from the wreck of the Ocean Queen, which was lost during the tempest on Sunday night. An inquest will be held at Wembury to-morrow, by Mr. Bone. DEVONEORT, DEC. 27.—The weather here last night was tremendous, blowing a complete gale all night, the wind veering from S.W. to N.W., and back again to S.W., with torrents of rain. The Queen, in the Sound, with her lower yards and topmasts struck, dragged the west arm of her moorings about twice her length. The greatest sea has been caused by this gale that we have had for many years. The cranes on the breakwater are nearly all down. The merchant ships in the Sound have held on (thanks to the breakwater) with the exception of the schooner Sutton of London Ried, master, laden with wheat, bound to London; she has drifted on the Batten Point, and is a total wreck with bottom out; all hands saved, but one seaman had his leg broken. The tide being so high has caused the disaster all the worse. Mr. Gill's pier at Mill Bay is a complete wreck, and the new works (the docks) are completely demolished. Some thousands of pounds worth of pro perty and labour are lost by this gale to Messrs. Gill and Company. The barque William Metcalfe, laden with timber for the dockyard, has dragged her anchor, and is alongside the dockyard, but will be got oft: About three-fourths of the south part of the roof of the north shed in the dockyard, composed of galvanised iron, was taken clean off, and carried over the other half into the bricklayers'-yard, rolled up like a scroll. A great many houses in the town have suffered severely, and the streets in some places are covered with broken slates. Several barges and boats are on shore above New Passage, and their gear washed up Weston Mill Lake. We have a report of a ship, with all hands lost, in Bigbury Bay. No doubt, after such a gale, the accounts will be heart rending. It is now moderate-5 p.m. all all 25 20 THE SHARE MARKETS, BRITISH RAILWAYS. 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American Colonial Commercial of Lon don Englis:- ottish and Austrai!an Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia Lone on and County Loudon Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Prov. of Eng. Do. New Ja.tior al of IrAand Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union of L0nd0n..... - 32 - 7 - U - d 211 - d 108 —67 i 24 181 -- 3 u - 9} - 6' 41 - 134 - 111 - ... - 8 - 79 - 60 - 80 - 62 - 46' - 122 103 - 96 -- 90 - -- 12ip -- 851 3$ d -- 2 d -- 181 SWITZERLAND. The Augsburg Gazette has the following from Coire (Switzerland), 21st :—" The hopes which we had entertained of seeing a railway extend as far as our canton, appear likely to be realised. The Grand Council will assemble on the 4th January, and will vote a sum of two millions of francs for the railway, as the Canton of St. Gall has done. English engi neers and agents have proposed to take shares ; they consider the ground from Rorschach to Coire as very favourable for the construction of the line. The expenses of it are estimated at 12 millions. Austria, on her side, has offered every facility for the line to cross through her territory. The line of electric telegraph already crosses the ravines of La Piomala and Bernardin as far as the frontier of Tesino and Belensciano." DENMARK. The Hamburgh Correspondent, under date of Copenhagen 22d, says :—" On Sunday last, the offers of M. Peto, relative to the establishment of the Jutland railway, were submitted to his Majesty. The King takes the strongest interest in this un dertaking, and he will probably order his Ministers to communicate these offers to the Diet." SWEDEN. A letter from Stockholm, 17th, states that the convalescence of the King continued to make rapid progress, but his Majesty could not yet walk across his room without assistance. SP-ORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERDAY , MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASE AT STREFORD. 100 to 30 on the Field (offered) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 33 to 1 agst Contentment (taken) 30 to 1 Muscovite (take 100 to 3) 33 to 1 Galvanism (take 40 to 1) 500 to 15 Pug Orrock (take 40 to 1) 500 to 15 Finn-Ma-Cowl (take 40 to 1) 500 to 15 Alkali (take 40 to 1) 500 to 15 Peggy (take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 —• Tobolski (taken and offered) 40 to 1 Benita (take 50 to 1) 40 to 1 Richmond (taken to 501.) 2,000 to 50 Corybantes (offered) 40 to 1 Nerva (taken and offered) 40 to 1 Lampedo (taken) 500 to 10 Ireland's Eye (taken) 500 to 10 Locket (taken) 500 to 10 -- Mr. Moon (taken) 50 to 1 Cariboo (taken) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 15 Muscovite (taken) 1000 to 15 Joe Miller (taken) 1000 to 15 Chief Baron Nicholson (taken) DERBY. 100 to 6 Umbriel (taken) STRETFORD STEEPLECHASES. Acceptances for the Manchester Free Handicap. Yrs st lb Yrs st lb a 10 6 Queen of the Vale a 912 a 10 6 Ballinasloe a 10 4 Harriott a 9 8 6 10 0 Pioneer a 9 0 a 10 0 Pirate a 9 0 a 10 0 Widow Machree The Screw Royal Blue Simple Peter Shinrone Flying Buck Acceptances for the Stretford Steeplechase Handicap. Crabby (401.) Falcon (201.) Shinrone (20/.) Labyrinth (401.) Unknown (201.) Miracle (40/4 st lb 10 8 Chorister (201.) 10 4 Victress (401.) 10 2 Lady Wilton (201.) 10 2 Knight of the Pipe 10 0 Tempest 10 0 Miss Purdy st lb 9 12 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 8 9 2 Those that have been communi- cated reveal a sad sacrifice of human life. Daybreak on Monday morning disclosed two large ships in the bay of Dungeness, between two and three miles to the westward of the lighthouse. One proved to be an emigrant vessel from Hamburgh, a barque apparently of 500 tons burden, named the Louisa Emilia, bound with emigrants to Rio Grande, in South America. The boisterous character of the night had induced the Coast Guard stationed at Lydd to anticipate some sad disaster, and they made the usual arrangements to render relief to vessels in distress. The night was one of the most awful description. The helpless ship was driven on the sands, which stretch out some miles from the shore, and, out of upwards of 80 souls who were on board, not more than 40 were preserved, and they were only saved by clinging to pieces of the wreck, and after an immense amount of suffering. They were got ashore in the most pitiable condition, and lost everything they were possessed of in the world. As for the ship, a few hours lashing and beating of the sea sufficed to decide her fate. At daylight she had broken up, and the coast was strewn with portions of her hull and cargo. The Coast Guard on duty at Lydd rendered all the aid they could. Some of the bodies of the unfortunate emigrants were washed up, and were promptly removed to await a coroner's inquest. This is the most calamitous wreck that has occurred on this point of the coast for some time. The other vessel which was wrecked in the bay was the Annechina Jantina, bound to Rouen, from Rotterdam. She was cast on the beach about the same period as the emigrant-ship, but her crew, after some difficulty, were preserved. To the eastward of Dungeness, towards the South Foreland, sad havoc occurred. During Sunday night a large three-masted ship and two other vessels, supposed to be schooners, foundered in the Downs, with all their hands, as is imagined. Had they been observed, it is very doubtful whether help could have been rendered them. Within a short distance of Lyme Regis a fine emigrant-ship, called the Heroine, Mr. Le Rich master, which only left the Thames a short time since for Port Philip, was totally lost, and although the disaster was attended with some sacrifice of life, it is most providential, considering the terrible character of the weather, that it did not prove fatal to many more of those on board. Some noble fellows volunteered to man a boat to go off to their aid. Procuring a craft belonging to the Frances, revenue cutter, the men, comprising Mr William Bridle, master of the Primrose, Henry Cox, mate of the Honiton packet, and three of the Frances's crew, named Black, Hearne, and Harvey, pulled off to the relief of the ship's boats, which were beating towards the port. They had not got far out, however, when a heavy sea struck and filled the boat, and, melancholy to relate, with the ex ception of Mr. Bridle, the whole of the courageous fel lows perished. The two boats from the Heroine suc ceeded in reaching the harbour, but the passengers and crew were in a very exhausted condition. The ship foundered in the course of the afternoon ; comparatively little has been saved of her. The fishing boats on this range of coast have suffered greatly. In the midst of the terrific gale of wind which raged along the south coast on Sunday night and Monday, a Portuguese vessel named the Bonne Femme, bound from Hamburgh to Lisbon, became unmanageable, and, in spite of the efforts of her master and crew, went ashore on the beach about half-way between Hove and. Shore ham, at half-past 8 o'clock a.m. Fortunately, she was but lightly laden, having on board a cargo of only 12 pianos, besides ballast, and, consequently, she was washed by the breakers high up on the shingle; and the entire crew, consisting of 9 hands in all, besides the mas ter and his wife, all Portuguese, were able to reach the shore in safety. The woman escaped nearly in a state of nudity, and the whole of the poor fellows were taken to a public-house at Hove, where they soon recovered the effects of their disaster. In spite of the waves breaking over the vessel all the morning, the crew were enabled before the end of the day to recover a great quantity of their clothes and other property; and it is hoped that, if the wind abates before the next tide, the vessel may yet be saved from going to pieces. The sea was running far too high to admit the launching the Brighton life-boat, even had its services been required. Lieut. Pratt, of the coastguard, however, was soon upon the spot with an efficient staff of men. The gale con tinued unabated at noon yesterday, and another small vessel was descried off Kingston, making signals of distress, but it was hoped she would be able to make the harbour at New Shoreham. Many of the shops along the esplanade, and other parts which lie exposed to the sea and wind (which is W.S.W.), closed all day as on Sunday, and chimney-pots were seen flying about in every direction. At a late hour on Sunday night a severe gale began to blow at Portsmouth from the S.S.W., and as the night advanced it so increased in violence as to become a per fect hurricane. The wind was accompanied by deluges of rain, which flooded the streets and the moats of the fortifications. At an early hour this morning guns, evi dently from some vessel in distress, were heard, but owing to the high wind it was almost impossible to ascertain from what direction they proceeded. They, however, doubtless proceeded from a trader, named the Flowers of Ugie, Captain Mather, bound from Sunder land to Carthagena, which, unfortunately, was driven on the Deans, a dangerous bank about five miles to the eastward of this port. The crew, in order to ease and lighten her, cut away her masts about 4 this morning, and used every other effort in their power to save the vessel, cargo, and their own lives. They were, however, ultimately compelled to abandon her, taking refuge on board a pilot-boat, by which they were safely brought into this port at noon to-day. The hull of tie aban doned vessel was knocked about all day on the Deans till this afternoon, when all remnant of her dis appeared. Another merchant vessel, the Beethoven, from Bremen to Lisbon, found herself in a very perilous position in Stokes Bay. She accordingly displayed a signal of distress, when her Majesty's steamer Fury, at Spithead, was ordered down to her assistance. The Fury got up steam and went down to her, and this afternoon towed her up to the anchorage at the Mother bank. No report has yet been received of the amount of damage this vessel has suffered. The ships compo sing the squadron at Spithead have struck lower yards and topmasts. It is feared that when further reports come in from the Channel, very numerous and serious casualities will be found to have resulted from the vio lent weather of last night and this morning. The unfortunate ship totally lost to the eastward of Plymouth on Monday morning, during the terrific storm which prevailed from the southward, is estimated to burden about 400 tons. It is supposed that the master was endeavouring to make the port of Plymouth from the eastward, and, having caught sight of the break water light inside the range of the Great Mew-stone, he erroneously considered himself in the fair way for the harbour, and did not discover his error until the ship became entangled on the dangerous reefs connected with the Great and Little Mew-stones, or the Slimer's Rocks, inside. In either case she would be imme diately dashed to pieces, and all her ill-fated crew would perish. A portion of her wreck was washed ashore in Oker Bay on Wembury Church beach, which is west of the river Yealm. It consists of the stern frame, with a part of the tuck. The frame is painted black, and has on it, in large white letters, "Ocean Queen, of London." From the description of those parts of the cargo washed ashore it is conjectured that she was bound for the West Indies. They comprise quantities of un bleached calico in pieces 40 or more yards long, ladies' dresses, women's straw bonnets and turnovers, thousands of reels of fine cotton thread, wrappers, men's shirts and woollen Scotch caps, sperm candles, new wooden hoops, empty casks, marked " Bass's ale," and numbers of ham pers, one having attached to it a label, with the words, " From F. Walton, iron chandler and oil merchant, 283, Wapping, London ;" several pieces of deal board, being part headings of casks, marked "A. L." in a diamond, followed by "C." ; also candle boxes, marked "M. F. X P." over "B. B. C.," and numbered, one of them, "1064." Mr. Barnes, R.N., chief officer of Coast Guard in Wembury, and Captain Thompson, Queen's harbour-master at Bovisand, are adopting measures for securing anything of value which may be drifted ashore. Lloyd's List, of the 4th instant, states that the Ocean Queen, 209 tons register, Captain Horn, belonging to IRELAND. In Ireland the amount of injury caused by the storm is considerable. Happily the number of casualties to persons is small. Indeed it is remarkable that with chimneys and roofs falling in, houses tumbling to the ground, and trees torn up, so few personal injuries have been sustained. The most deplorable calamity happened at Milltown, about two miles from the city. A large tree was blown down on the gate-house of a factory ; it carried down the roof, floor, and walls, burying the in mates—six in number—underneath. Three of them were suffocated, viz.—Mrs. Ryan and her two children ; the others effected their escape with but trifling injuries. In Mabbot-street, a man named Talbot was blown down and severely injured in the head. At the Viceregal grounds in the Phcenix Park, twelve elm trees were prostrated. Along the Grand Canal several large trees were blown down, and for a time stopped the traffic. The Exhibition building in course of erection escaped, with comparatively little damage. A few of the iron arches, which had not been permanently fixed in their places, were blown down. A great number of extraordinary escapes are reported, from whole stacks of chimneys having fallen, carrying away the roofs of the houses, and in many instances tumbling literally about the heads of persons in bed without doing them any harm. Several fine trees are down in the demesne of Lord Charlemont, at Clontarf—a locality which suffered a good deal owing to the wind being from the south-west. The losses in that locality consist in the demolition of chimney-stalks, walls, glass, and the fall ing of trees. In York-street, in this city, the chimneys of Mr. O'Hara, tavern-keeper, fell into a bed-room in which were three children, but all escaped. At Kings town the storm did considerable damage.. About eight o'clock yesterday morning the schooner Argyle, of Glas gow, 75 tons, dragged her anchor, was driven on the eastern pier, and after some hours of battering, sank. Her masts are visible above the water. The crew had ample time and means to escape. Nearly 100 large trees are reported to have been blown down in the neighbourhood of Kingstown. The anemometer, or wind gauge, on the western pier, erected by the Board of Works, had registered the gale up to two o'clock on Saturday morning, when the velocity was at the rate of 47 miles within the hour. The cups for catching the wind were then blown off, and the further intensity of the wind remains unknown. In Dublin, the roof of the house of Mr. Atkinson, of Usher's-quay, was blown down, and damage to the• amount of 5001. sustained. Several policejnen were blown down and hurt seriously. The roof of a house in Beresford-street was blown down ; a family of six per sons were covered with the ruins, from which they were relieved by the police, and conveyed to Richmond Hos pital. All were more or less bruised, but none so seriously as to endanger their lives. About 120 feet of Mr. Pim's factory chimney, of Greenmount, was blown down. The roof of Lady Blaney's house, at Haddington-terrace, re ceived considerable injury. In Kingstown, the damage done by the storm was considerable. The police of the locality have supplied the following return : Houses blown down ... Ditto partly blown down Chimneys blown down... Chimneys partly blown down .. Walls blown down ... Trees blown down... ... Hay and corn ricks blown down Houses partially injured ... Houses unroofed ... This report takes no notice of the immense quantity of window glass broken or of chimney-pots blown down. A large amount of damage was likewise done by the gale to the Phcenix Park. In the Viceregal demesne 15 trees were blown down ; 12 panes of glass were broken in the Lodge, and a stack of chimneys fell into his Excellency's dressing-room. Six panes of glass were broken in the Chief Secretary's lodge, and 17 trees were felled in the demesne ; and at the Under Secretary's 6 panes of glass were broken, and 4 large trees were levelled with the ground. A large quantity of lead and slates were stripped off the roof of the Mountjoy Prison ; and a stack of chimneys fell at the residence of S. Wilkie, Esq., at the Phcenix Park, in addition to a great number of slates and a quantity of lead which was blown off the roof. In the Olen portion of the park about 30 elm trees were uprooted at distant intervals, and 400 perches of the wooden palisading levelled with the ground. LIMERICK.—The storm has done considerable damage in Limerick. The tide rose seven feet above the level of the quays, inundating the habitations along the entire range, extending to Henry-street, Lower Cecil-street, Bedford-row, Brunswick-street, and Arthur's-quay. The tempest raged with violence throughout, and seaweed and rushes were washed ashore in abundance. The shipping being well moored and "fended," weathered the gale gallantly. As far as has been ascertained, only one life was lost. A young man named Vaughan, a painter and glazier, while returning home, was lifted from the ground in Mary-street, cast against a wall, and his brains dashed out. The Kilrush steamer Garryowen, arrived this afternoon, brought tidings that the Asia, of Shields, drifted from her moorings at Tarbert, and is ashore at the Red Gap, inside Boland's rock. The Eliza, of Port Maddock, from Sligo to London, with oats, is ashore at Scattery Island, and a total wreck. An Aus trian barque lies at Grass Island, bottom uppermost — name as yet unknown. A Norwegian and Greek ship ashore at same place. Thirty sail turf-boats were cast ashore over the banks of the river at Grass Island and Corrigaholt—crews saved. The Rose, steamer, from London, arrived here to-day, after encountering the violent storms of Friday night and this morning, sustain ing no injury, but had a fearful passage. There was a rumour current to-day which I am enabled to contradict, namely, that 40 persons were drowned while crossing the Shannon in a turf-boat. The entire country, for miles around, is inundated to such an extent as to pre vent coaches and passenger cars from travelling. THE CASE OF MR. KIRWAN.—We are informed that a reprieve has been received by the keeper of the gaol in which Mr. Kirwan is confined, and that the capital sentence will not be carried into effect. 50 40 25 25 St. 50 25 1.00 St. 25 15 50 St. 16 20 50 20 20 A BARBAROUS MURDER was committed at Hythe near Southampton, on Christmas eve. A labouring man, named Rand, as he was returning from the village of Hythe to his house on a common close by, was mur dered and robbed. It was ascertained that three men of bad character passed by Rand as he was going home. Two of them were apprehended. They declared their innocence, but stated that their companion, a young man named George Dumper, a notorious poacher, left them after they passed Rand, and they knew not what he did, nor what had become of him. A pursuit was made after Dumper, and he was hunted down by some country people on Sunday in a wood in the neighbour hood. On his apprehension, blood was found on his smock-frock. Rand's age was about 57. It is believed that he had not above ss. on him when he was murdered. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.—In the week that ended last Saturday the number of deaths re gistered in the metropolis was only 871. In the previous week it was 1,041 ; the present return therefore shows a decrease of 170. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the average number of deaths was 1,138, which, if a correction is made for increase of po pulation, gives a mortality of 1 , 252 for the p resent time. 10 The mortality was lower last week than in any of the 25 corresponding weeks ; and so far as a conclusion can be . 10 drawn from former experience, the present state of the public health must be considered satisfactory. Fatal cases n arising from epidemic diseases declined from 211 in the 20 preceding week to 162 in the last ; those from diseases of 12 the respiratory organs fell in the same time from 161 to 130. The corrected average for the former class is 255, that 5 for the latter 254 ; hence it appears that a great diminu- St tion has recently occurred in the mortality of both, Last week small-pox was fatal in only three cases. 11 measles in 11, hooping-cough in 23, croup in 5 ; scarla- 2t tina declined to 50, typhus to 39 ; dianhcealo 12. In fluenza carried off 3 children, 3 persons between 15 and 60 years, and one person 80 years old. Last week the births of 708 boys and 643 girls, in all 1,351 children, were registered in London. In the seven corresponding — 4l weeks of 1845-51 the average number was 1,255. At 10 the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of 10 the barometer in the week was 29 . 746 in. The mean 10 temperature of the week was 46 . 8 deg., which is 7.8 deg. above the average of the same week in ten years. The mean daily temperature was above the average on 0 every day of the week. It was highest on Monday, 2 when it rose to 51 . 4 deg., which is 11 . 8 deg. above the - 5 average, and lowest on Thursday, when it fell to 39.8 5 deg., which is 1 . 1 deg. above the average. It rose on 10 Friday and Saturday to about 49 deg., or 11 deg. above 10 the average. On Thursday the wind was E.S.E. •in 2 the rest of the week generally in the south-west. f rhe E mean difference between the dew point temperature and 2 air temperature was 6.1 deg. CENSUS OF IRELAND.—The returns of the Irish cen sus of 1851 for the counties of Fermanagh and Monaghan 1 1 have just been issued. It appears that the area of the former county is 417,735 acres 6 roods 21 perches, and its population in 1851 was 116,007, against 156,481. The number of houses in 1841 was 27,858 • in 1851, 21,330. The area of the latter county is 317,733 acres 1 rood 6 poles, and its population in 1841 was 200,407 ; d in 1851, 141,758. 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Count Do L. &N. W dtLu&Yk IDo IGt.Northu l iDo Laneash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stoat. & Darling Do Gt.Westn FOREIGN. RAILWAYS. BelgianEastn. Junct. Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares / Do.Bds.(lst i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 Luxembourg IDo. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Lyons & Mediterran Lladras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fray. B. B'. kins. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPre, Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds Paris and Orleans Pairs and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Southern of France St. And. & Quebec(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders. Do. 5i per c. Pref.. Western of France. Closing Prices yesterday. 1 - 2 iii : iii 2 - 2ip 1 d 9 9A p 2 —2 p 1 —2 pxd 1 —lj p 6i -7; 4; 1 - 5 i - li 1 - 16 9 - 11 p 2i - 3 p 8 - fq 35 -35 i 15 - 15 i•t -- lip 39 -- 41 38 -- 39 32 --324'd 4i -- 5 p -- 1 p 20i -21 j 10t 11t 41 -- 4i g P 54 -- 5 *(I - *p 10q -- 11 p Pp - par 29A 42 3i :lip 7 11 : 1d d— — Pj —14 p d A - P p .2g - 2gp A - P 25 27 8 9 P 10 12 8 - 9i P Business this day. Business done this day. 1 all )s. all LO 2 Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all ?.0 13.5 35 24 IBaden (Gd. Duchy of) Mitish'Austrin. Gold ,British Iron 131 ff 8 601 591 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm . _ I 0 I all I 0 15 1 I all LO I all Do. Cocacs & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsous's Creek ICobre Copper Colonial Gold. Copiapo 5j all ?,0 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 0 9 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 4 2 281 xj 10'1 1 all [0 7 tsl, all 1 all 1 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. General.. Golden Mountain 'Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Loud. R,Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Me xi ean&S. Ameri en. New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhyrnme Iron Santiago de Cuba South Australian I'in Croft ....... United Mexican West Mariposa (Yuba 32A >t. all 5 all 5 5 !O 1 1 1 [5 14 )0 50 ?,0 2 [0 2 50 all 03 60 25 25 5 2 English .. Irish •• • • Foreign .. MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult. Canada. Copper Miners of Eng Do. Preference Crystal Palace ..... Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. S'Lcam Navisrat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlmds Land—. Peninsular& Oriental Royal Mail Steam ... South Austral. Land LTniveral Emigration and Coloniz Van Diemen's Land Submar. Telegraph.. .•• --s----- ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. t Balt. I 460 30 I 600 7,340 860 2 f 1 a li a 41 a 3 2 i 1 2i / 3 i 6 lA 81 275 65 80 80i 52 5 21 20i MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Notwithstanding that the supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market was very limited, the demand for all kinds, owing to the small number of buyers in attend ance, ruled heavy, but wa have no change to notice in the quotations. From abroad, 7,340 quarters of wheat have come fresh to hand. Selected samples of both red and white realised full currencies ; but low and middling parcels commanded very little attention. In floating cargoes of wheat, scarcely any transactions were reported. Barley, the supply of which was moderate, moved off heavily, at late rates. All kinds of malt sold slowly, yet prices were supported. There was a slight improvement in the sale for oats, but no change took place in the cur rencies. Beans, peas, and flour sold at the prices of Monday. Oat•. Flour. 610 350 2,100 i -_ 1,140 I 4,230 WHITECHATEL. Prime beef and mut ton moved off steadily at full prices ; otherwise the demand was in a slug g ish state. Beef from 2 s 4 d to 3 s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 45 4d 1 : 64.1 Veal, 28 8d to 4 s Od ; Po rk, 2s to 4s Od per 8 11 )3 by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. For all kinds of hops , the demand i s i n a very inactive state. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 29.—Wind at Noon, S.W. to S.S.E., light breeze and fine. FALMOUTH, Dec. 28.—The Tweed of Leith for Palermo is on shore, and must discharge to get off The Oscar, Tarragona to London, is on shore. to LYME REGIS, Dec. 28.—Th e Heroine, London Port Philip, sank off here yesterday in about 12 fathoms ; crew and passengers saved ; her masts are out of the water. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28.—The St. Helens, Montreal to this port, is on the North Spel abandoned, aid fills with the tide. The Manila for New Orleans, which was in contact with the Centurion yesterday, is leaky. The Alexander Johnstone, of Greenock, from Demerara, drove on shore on the West Hayle ; crew saved ; has since got off. HOLYHEAD Dec 28.—The Juno , L iver p ool to Mala g a, is totally wrecked ;. crew saved. DEAL, Dec 28.—Arrived from t h e River—Adelaide, for Tobago ; Pyrenees, West Australia. Put back— Nunez, Africa • B r it ann ia, San Francisco. DUBLIN, Dee . 27.—Wind, W. Arrived— Ganges, St. Stephens, N.B. TROON, Dec. 27.—The Tintern is on the Sands. CARDIFF, Dec. 28.—The Helena has been run foul of by the Australia, and must return to Newport to repair damage to hull. The Mozambique, hence to Panama, drove foul of the Andover (American), which is on shore with 7 feet water in her hold, and subsequently drove foul of the !Isabella of Newport, which is cut down to the water's edge. The Mozambique lost bowsprit, &c. ABERDEEN, Dec. 28.—A vessel was seen to go down off Fearn Islands. A man was observed on the bows, which was painted pink, and another man was seen on part of the wreck. STRANRAER, Der. 27.—The Nuova Fortuna, off and for Malta, from Liverpool, is totally wrecked ; mate and two boys drowned. BRISTOL, Dec. 28.—The Omega (schooner), of South wold, was wrecked here yesterday, unsuccessful attempts were made to save the crew. CA.RNARVON, Dec. 28.—The Onward, Liverpool to Orkeaus, OA shore, but expected off with assistaate, New Pit liosa 11.27 x. x 1, ifitil 29 60 825 44 120 9 1 107 11 125 ; 1 4 3 d 80i 49 Ise} !120i 95i I 8 4 i i lio9i 1107 i lii -~,