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

PRUSSIA. ness, to be fitted out to be navigated to Liberia, and r PRICES OF SHARES [The following appeared in our Third Edition of r to be appropriated as a L tender to Mr. Roberts, the worthy President of the Republic. The encouragement of these 1- a" m BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. Saturday] :- beriai s t s i n th e i r l au d a bl e d es i gns o f regenerat i ng Af r i ca w ill PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, The Provisional Election Law, under which the have more effect in suppressing the slave trade than the em ployment of half-a-dozen cruisers. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. new Chambers are to be chosen, contains what the THE A , c N s 1+ • ASSISTANT-SURGEONS OF THE ..,AVY.-.. IS re draft of the Constitution did not--the property qua- LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8. ported that the Admiralty have offered to compound the lification required in a Member of the Upper Cham- grievances of the Assistant-Surgeons of the Royal Navy, by TOINT-STOCH BANES. ber. It is very moderate indeed. It is fixed at the granting them separate cabins, but denying them the privi- Dividend 'Amount payment of a yearly class (or direct) tax of 8 thalers leges of messing in the ward-room. We trust, however,. that . Name of Company, per of Paid. Price (1/. 45.); real property to the amount of 8,000 thalers the . Assistan t-Surgeons .. will reject this paltry composition, Annum. Share. which is neither gracious on the part of the Admiralty to _ (1,2001.) ; or a clear yearly income of 500 thalers offer, and could only be accepted by the junior medical offi- X 2. d. X a. d. -.. UV) For the Lower Chamber no proper qualifica- cers at a sacrifice of their position and profession. Australasia.......... _ 40 0040 0 0 - tiOn is required. BUILDING MEN-OF-WAR 121 INDIA. -In the Navy List Britshlsorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - 3ommercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - fey lop •• • • .... ••• • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - a ship is given as the " Malacca, 26, Bombay, building." AUSTRIA. This ship is not now to be proceeded with; and, instead of building at Bombay, the Surveyor of the Navy has recoils- iloionil.. .... ..... .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Gloucestershire •••• • • 15/per cent - _ The Archduke Charles and his wife (the father mended the Admiralty to build a steam-vessel, to be called • lonian ••••••. . • • • • • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 0 and mother of the Emperor Francis Joseph) have the Malacca, at Moulmein, of teak, and their Lordships have Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - and mother of the Emperor Frnncis Joseph) have the Malacca, at Moulinein, of teak, and their Lordships have Londn and Westmlnstr 61. er cent. 100 0 0 2 25 0 0 ( 0 1 - 20% Ditto .. .. gone to Munich. This Princess was the head of the ordered accordingly. • - - 13 00 We stated some time since London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 - - reactionary party, and was the soul of the Camarillo, hTtifE for the ISL i a. D Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - which, by its dishonesty and intrigues, caused the f war to visit the island occasionally. , a i t ) i i o tt n o a , i Yew......... Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - N o e f w ir • e • la - n * d • •• . t ha a d t' or o der t eS. a better protection of these islands, the Admiralty destruction of the Emperor Ferdinand. This lady A b o d y Nat Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. ce 1 F (0 0 0 0 0 22 10 g :: was the Princess Sophia of Bavaria before her union to form the police of the island; but, in the meanwhile, it Ditto, New... -•• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 o to 0 0 - of military pensioners are about to be sent there U . nion of Australia.... 61. per cast. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 22 10 0 - with the Archduke. It is to be hoped that neither of has been deemed advisable to order a man-on war with South Australia ..... .5i. per cent. - Si c r are Thomas the island Herbert ' s aqua-until UnionL nien of f f m L0 a n d c r 11n.......... 61. per cent. 4500 - - 0 0 0 0 them will ever again set foot in the Austrian do -of paeat f e rom vid Gx 4100 2 1 00 0 0 : minions. some marinesat their arrival. In such remote places as the Falkland, - minions. The following are additional official documents m to odo ta re ke the absence of a British pendant is too often the excuse for - relating to the abdication of the Emperor Ferdinand :- the indulgence of lawless conduct on the part of the discon- ' BRIDGES PROTOCOL. . tented and ill-disposed, as it affords also an opportunity for IN TIIIC NAME OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. reckless and insolent merchantmen of all nations t o b rea k Dividend Amount _____ This is to certify that on th e 2d d a y o f th e mo nth of De- through the rules and regulations of the island with i m - Na me of Compa n y. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. cember, of the year 1848, by the order of his reigning Ma- punity. No islands of the extent of the Falkland Isl an d s , jestv, the Most Serene Emperor and King Ferdinand 1., in in any part of the British dominions, sh ou ld b e w i t h out a X. s. d. X. s. d. the Coronation Hall of the Archd u c a l residence of the Royal magi-of-war pendant occasionally flying in one or o th er o f Charing-cross ........ - 25 0 o - Capital Olmiltz, the Ministers of the Most Serene Archducal their ports. Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 8 - Di ' 2% tto Is wof 734 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 15 house of Austria, then actu a lly residing in the said Royal Mr. Blake, late Master-Shipwright of Portsmouth Dock - - Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 4 yard, who always devoted much ti me an d thought to the capital of Oliniitz, were present, viz.:- Ditto Old Ann, of 81. 11. ss. 4d. - 60 0 0 28 armament of ships, has projected an His Imperial Highness the Archduke Francis Charles; and . improved plan for fitting Ditto Nw ditto of 7L 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 24% Her Imperial Highness the Archduchess the Lady Sophia; ships ports, and the Admiralty have ordered it to be ap- Vauxhall .... •• • Av. 11. 17s. 70 10 3 - 24 His Imperial Highness the Archduke Francis Joseph ; plied to one of the ports of the Excellent, gunnery ship, at WATER -WORKS. Their Imperial Highnesses the Archdukes Ferdinand Portsmouth. Maximilian, Charles, Charles Ferdinand, Charles William, , i Dividend Amount and Joseph ; THE NAV Y . AND NAVIGATION- Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. Archduchess Maria Her Imperial Highness the Dowager „, the Lady LAWS. Dorothea, her Imperial Highness the Archduchess X a. d. Z i. d. Elizabeth and her husband, his Royal Highness the Arch- That England mainly depends on her naval supra- Birmingham. ........ 18s. 25 0025 0 0 - duke Victor,. and moreover - maoy for the high r an k w hi c h s h e prou dl y h o ld s amongst E ASt London..• ••••• •• 81. 100 0 0 - 170 ' : n • His Serene Highness Field-Marshal the Prince of Win- nations, is a truth which even the most ardent free- Grand Junction •••• - 21. 10e. 41 13 4 - 80 ,Field-Marshal Lieutenant the Baron Jellachich, Kent.-- -••• • • • 3L 10s. 100 0 0 - 75 trader will not dare to deny. More than this, her very New Rivr Lndn Brdge 21. 103 55 Ban of Croatia, and Major-General the Count Griinne, existence as an independent state rests on our possess- vaexhan ........ . 5L per cut. 100 - 0 0 - Lord Chamberlain of his Imperial Highness the Archduke - 100 ing the dominion of the sea, " the brightest jewel in the West Middlesex .•: • • 61.05, pr cut. - - 117 Francis Joseph, and the members of the Cabinet, viz. :- royal crown, as as Queen Elizabeth was , used to style this The Prince of Schwarzenberg, Field-Marshal Lieutenant, xxsum.,AN cla COMPANIES. President of the Cabinet and Minister of Foreign Affairs and just object of her pride. With these indisputable facts of the Imperial House. established, the questions that next arise are-how is this Name of Company, Dividend Amount per of Pald. Price The Count Francis Stadion, Minister of Home Affairs and naval supremacy to be maintained? How are the ships Annum. Share. of Public Instruction. of our Royal navy to be manned with efficient crews in - Dr. Alexander Bach, Minister of Justice. war, whereby to insure to our flag our accustomed victo- x s. d. 4 a. 4. Albion V. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Major-General, the Baron Francis Cordon, Secretary at ries whenever we may meet an enemy on the ocean? Alliance • B • r • i • t • . a • ncl • io • r • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - War. Those questions are best answered by referring to Ditto Marine. ••• • •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 - Baron Philipp Kraus, Minister of Finance. suss ........ . . .... - 138.6d.prsh. 50 0 0 5 6 8 tau the evidence of some of the most experienced officers The Chevalier Bruck, Minister of Trade and of Public British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 5% Works. of the naval service, as given by them before the Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life tprct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19 Ferdinand Thienfeld, Knight, Minister of Agriculture : Committee of the House of Lords on the navigation- Csunty .............. 31. 100 0010 0 0 - 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 13 laws. Every impartial, right-thinking Englishman, who tingle •• •••••••• •• •• and, after his Imperial Majesty the Most Serene : Emperor 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5% and King Ferdinand 'I accompanied his will reflect on the unanswerable statements which those En g , e s , - • • • ~ by illustrious con- . Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 - awn, her Majesty the Empress, and Queen Maria Anna, officers have made, must, we consider, become convinced European Life ••• • • • 534 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - and preceded by his Adjutant-General the Prince Joseph that the repeal of the navigation-laws, whereby our Falun) , Endow= t Soc. 41. & be. 100 004 0 0 - Lobkowitz, and followed by the Lord Chamberlain, the mercantile navy will cease to be a nursery for the seamen rr ife e t e i rsons' ......• .: ti i per er cent. eent 20 8,0 0 ek. 0 3 0 0 1741 k Landgrave of Ffirstenberg, and the Lady-in-Waiting the of our Royal navy, cannot but lead to the speedy down- Guardian . ••• ••••••• ••• ••• • • p 51. 100 00 36 - 10 0 40 3 Landgravine of 1 - , urstenberg, had entered the hall, the per- fall of our maritime greatness. In referring to the im. Imperial Fire •• ••• • • • 121. per ccnt. 500 0 0 50 0 0 212 eons aforesaid then and there assembled, were witnesses to a portant evidence of naval officers before the Coramitttee Imperial Life ••••• • •• 12e. 100 0010 0 0 14% Certain act and deed, as shall appear hereafter, in the which, of the House of Lords, we will first take that of the Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 - Law Fire -•••••• • • •• - 100 0 0 210 0 2 by the order of the Minister of the Imperial ouses the office Vice-Admiral of En la-Admirald Sir B gn yamMartin LAW Life •.•.•• • • • • .. 11. s. 100 16 0010 0 0 36 - of Secretary was discharged by the Counsellor of Legation, -one of the most distinguished and one of the most ex- Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 200 41 10s. Mr. Alexander Hubner. London Fire •••• • • • • los. 25 8012 10 0 13% erienced officers of the navy. Sir Byam observes, in His Majesty, the Emperor and King, vouchsafed to inform P London Ship 10s. 25 0012 10 0 13% answer to question 8,365- - 100 0015 0 0 - the Assembly, that fur important reasons, he had taken the irrevocable resolution of resigning the Imperial Crown in "If the navigation-lawsshould be done away, the ship- Me • d• Invlid& Gen. Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2116 f favour of his beloved nephew, th e M ost S erene A rc h du k e owner who would go to f ore i gn countr i es to b u ild c h eap Natonal Lean Fund.. Si.sl. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 - National Life. - Francis Joseph, whom he declared to have come to age; his ships, will, from the same motive, take foreign seamen; Palladium Life • • - - - - •• 31. p. sh. & bs. - father of the aforesaid, having likewise resolved irrevocably would be content with small wages and a cheap scale of "' mai/ - 149 Pi otector Life.. ••• • - SI. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - to resign his rights of succession in favour of his son afore- dietary. Thus many of our seamen would be deprivedrived Provident Life •••• • • • • 1/. 55. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 I said. His Majesty next ordered that the President of the of the employment to which they are at present justly Rock Life- - ........ 45. 50 0 010 0 4)6 Cabinet should read to the Assembly the acts and deeds re- navigation-laws, and in such casethe entitled under the • Si. per cent. Stock, - 172 4 lative to the resignation aforesaid, viz : - Sun Fire.. - - 1 197 ' naval service will suffer in proportion, when, in time of Ditto Life ....• We, Ferdinand the First, by the Grace of God Emperor of - - 49 I Austria, &c., make kn own an d proc l a i m t o a ll w h om i t may war, seamen are so urgently required for the public Uni versa l Life to% pr cut. 100 0 0 9 0 e - Victoria Life.... - concern, that having been repe a t e dly conv i nce d o f our b e- service. - 40 0 "-I loved nephew the Most S erene A rc hd u k e Francis Joseph, "It has been 'said, and it is a marvellous assertion, having arrived at full mat ur ity o f hi s i n t e ll ect, we, acting in that the merchant service contributes so little to the DOC2LS. s our legal capacity as S overe i gn an d h ea d o f t h e family, do wants of the navy, that, as regards that point, there need Dividend Amount 2 Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, declare and certify the f ac t of our b e l ove d nep h ew aforesaid be no hesitation in abandoning the navigation-laws. An Annum. Share. i having attained the ag e o f majority, for which purpose we assertion more completely contradicted b y a ll exper i ence - ___-_- have signed this present document with our own hand, and never uttered. Iconfidently assert that the mer- was . Xs. cl. X 5. d. 3 ordered the signature of the Minister of our House to beCommercial -•••• .• • 41per i candle marine is everything to the navy, and that the cent. Stock. - 70 likewise affixed to it. East and West India. ,, * 6/. pr cent. Stock. - Its t navy coulchnot exist without it. East Country Dated in our royal capital of 011mutz, on the Ist of ••. 255. per eh. 100 0 0 - . . - 21 E "I am unable adequately to express the surprise with London .. ... December, 1848, in the 14th year o f our re i gn. - a which I ree i l such a statement, for every person who Ditto Bonds.. ••• •• . 41. per cent. - - - FERDINAND. St. Katharine .... •• • 4 er e a thinks for momente of the muster of the navy immedi- Ditto• p c nt. Stock. - - SCHWARZYNBERG. Bonds .. - I, Francis Charles, Imperial Prince and Archduke of Aus- ately preceding the war in 1793, must see that the great Southampton ••.. • 0 -- t , v tria, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, declare- battle of the Ist of June, 1794, under Lord Howe, was Whereas his Majesty, our Most Gracious Emperor and fought, and that important victory gained, chiefly by the Lord, my beloved br o th er , i n f orme d me t h at he was moved merchant seamen of t h e ki ngdom. I Dividend Amount by important reasons to resi gn th e crown of the empire of F u rther, Sir Byam observe s, aft er s h ow i ng t h at h e Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. b Austria, and of all the crown lands belonging to the same, had equipped sixty sail of the line and as many frigates _ 5 , that is to say, in favour of his legitimate successor; and, in a very short period .x. a. d. A. e. d. although according to the established order of succession I "It ought never to be forgotten that we owed all those British .. ••••.. •• • • .• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 14 F ought to succeed to the Imperial Crown of Austria, yet, after Ditto Provincial- - V. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 20 benefits to the mercantile marine of the country, and - fi mature deliberation, I have resolved and declare that I Bristol .............. 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - resign my legitimate rights of succession irrevocably in that arose from the navigation-laws, which securea to us Brighton ...... •• • ... W. per cent. 20 0 I - 16 fi favour of my first-born son and legitimate successor, the so great a number of gallant seamen." City of London ...• - 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 t Most Serene Archduke Francis Joseph, and his legitimate We could desire that Mr. Ricardo and his friend Sir ContinentalConaolidat. 9• 5 25. pr i. share 50 5 0 : 39 1 5 0 -_ ... successors and heirs ; and I consent, an case of the resigna- James Stirling, and those who think with them, should Equitable ........ :...... • - 8 P .. :. 455 a.. pr s ha r e share 50 0 0 :0 g g 36 s lion of his Majesty, the reigning Emperor to the crown of read with the attention that it deserves the whole of the Imperial .......• -.• 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 67 i, the empire of Austria and o f th e ki ng d oms an d cro wn lands evidence of the Vice-Admiral of England, when we Independent ... ....•. 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 54 it, being united under - London.. .... .. .. .... - 50 0050 I 0 - P think that they become convincedof the f allacy of must - so 0 0 50 0 - a Given in the royal c a pit a l o f 011 mutz, i n the year of grace the arguments they . have used on this question. Sup- Phoenix ..• .. --- .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 20 p 1848, this day, the Ist of December, posing that the navigation-laws were repealed, and that Ratliff ••• • • ••• • •• 51. 100 0090 0 0 7 2 1 FRANCIS CHARLES. our merchant ships became chiefly manned with f o - United Genera Westminster Charteredl 3/. 50 0 0 - •••• • • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 41 50 0 0 12)6 t - 504 i SCHWARZENEERG. rei g ners, as no doubt would be the case, where could our Ditto, New ••• • - - 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 le et We, Ferdinand the First, Emperor of Austria, &c. ships of war on foreign stations look to complete their Declare hereby, and proclaim that important reasons here, crews upon the sudden outbreak of hostilities with France CANALS. w after mature deliberation, moved us to this irrevocable reso- or America? Not only would they be unable to fill up . i 1 .; Divi d end . b( sp lution of resigning the imperial crown. the vacancies occasioned by the usual casualties, but it Names of E IDlTidend Names of Aad in virtue of these presents we do resign the said crown is very probable that many of those foreigners in our Companies. 2 1 per ~. per -"' Companies. a Price. Az Annum. of the empire of Austria, and of all the empires united under Annum. in Sa merchant service would then leave them, and proceed to ___ it, and of all other crown lands, whatever their name or de- ; nomination may be, in favour of our beloved nephew the J oin the ships of war of our enemies that might be on X x th Most Serene Archduke Francis Joseph and his legitimate those stations. Sir Byam Martin next refers to the sub- Asian& Oldh 97 51 p e 78 Macclesfield 100 - 15 Barnsley.. • • 160 121.. 180 Ne • I ath ••• • • • 100 181. ado oil heirs and suceessors, after the voluntary resignation of our ject of apprentices, when he most truly observes:- lirknk&Abrg 150 Si. 85 Oxford.. -•• IN 201. 190 th beloved brother the Most Serene Archduke Francis Charles, "The merchant service, thus suddenly drained of so Birmingham 35 41. 75 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 who resigned his legitimate rights to the succession, in certi- many thousands, could afterwards give only a compare- Coventry.... 100 251. 193 Regent's •• • • 33 11. ss. 1834 p e ..... fication whereof he has not only signed an act of resignation, lively small and occasional supply, as ships arrived from E ltt a t a. v rel y c . h - a 1 1 fg 5 : 8 1. 4 6 0 3 I s t o o in chda t le 6 . •. 1 85 _ _ 41. 54 Lu! 150 71.105. 130 wt but has also added his signature to this present document, foreign ports, or as apprentices grew out of their time. Erea ash• • • 100 asi. - Do .71 F dol 12 61 . P. c. - our own act of resignation. Now, this continued, though insufficient, succour to the GrandJtinctn 100, Si. - Stffrd &W ore 140 28 1. 290 th 4 "In solemn ce r tifi ca ti on o f w hi c h we h ave s i gne d this do-. navy, could never have been maintained during the w a r, Grand Surrey 100 1 - 30 Shrewsbury.. 128 IN g . - ' - 'n eument with our own hand, in the presence of the members but for the 'd ' • ofthe • ' 1 • prose ant provision - anon-laws in Grand Union 100; H. 105. 25 Stourbridge.. Grantham .• 150; - •••- Severn and 145 201. 285 TI of our Imperial family assembled at Court, and in the pre- aid 26 11 . 85 . 24 be. making it compulsory on shipowners to take a certain Kennt & Avn 39. 7s. 6d. 5% Wye lt sense of the Council of our Cabinet, and we have ordered the Minister of our House t o a dd hi s coun t er - s i gna t ure t o t h e number of sea appr e nti ces , an d t h us t o k eep up a con - Lee Leicester ...• 140 d 101. 75 lairming. is& Livrp 100 341. 310 Warwick&-1 100 '''' „ • '' ~, fie; same, and affix th e grea t sea l o f th e emp i re t o t h e same . stunt replenishment of seafarin g men ." Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 36 Warwick&l 100 Ile: " Given in our R o y a l ca pit a l o f 011mutz, on this the 2d day Should this wise system be ever extinguished, which Lou ghborogh 142 701. 654 Napton. •i - 31. 41 Of the month o f D ecem b er , i n th e year 1848 , an d i n t h e 14 t h we tr us t an d h ope no Mi n i ster w i ll ever b e found so Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr & sitl / 78 21. 39 I of our reign. wanti ng i n patr i ot i sm as to propose, the best nursery for Mntgernrysk 100 - - Bi rm i ng . " FERDLNAND. our fleets will b e .a t an en d ; f or if t h e see d b e not Meltnilf wbryiloo - - Wi lts & Brks - 1 1. 11 w i t dot "FRANCIS CHARLES. sown, it will be in vain to look for the fruit. A sailor LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES of " SCHWARZENBERG." is not made in a month, or in a year, he must be taught Dividend Amount WI The aforesaid document having been read, his Majesty's from his early youth the hardy duties of his calling, and Name of Company. per of Paid • P r i ce. lie! act of resignation was signed by his Majesty and by his Im- by the practical experience of seven years, or of five, at Annum. Share. penal Highness the Archduke Francis Charles, and by the least, he can alone acquire perfect knowledge of a sea- - - or I Minister of the House, into whose hands the whole of the do- £ s. d. X s• d fro: man's work. It is in a merchant vessel that these duties are Bank of Scotland cements were deposed, for him to act according to the tenor / of the same. bes t learnt, because there stein that no more hands service ' Bntish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 194 His Imperial Highness the Archduke Francis Joseph re- than are absolutely needed to do the work, whereas in a gyedoofnianßa Glasgow nk leank . 7 6 1 . ILe i r sent. cent. 2 0 0 0 102 to g 41. 03 ten ceived next the solemn congratulations of his Majesty the man-of-war there are tenfold numbers to perform it. Clydesdale Bank• •••• • 6% per cent. '2O 0 0 10 0 0 121 aroe most Serene Emperor Ferdinand I. as his legitimate succes- Hence the cause for the best and most thoroughbred Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ,100 0 0 151 id ol Sot whereupon he was proclaimed Emperor and King under seamen being raised from apprentices; and looking, as Eastern Bank - ... •• • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 91.105. rep the name of ,Frederick Joseph I. every Englishman ought to do, to our navy for the Edinb.&Glaegow Bank 61. p e r cen t. 50 0 50 0 636 3 Exehangeßnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 32 th e This t a This was dune in the Coronation-hall of the Pa Archie p isco 1 maintenance of our national greatness, we could desire Isle of Man. Company 71, per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 Palace, in the royal capital of 011miltz, on the day and • in the to see, instead of the threatened annihilation of the pre- National Bank 6% per cent. se 0 0 10 0 0 13U - eld( year as stated above- North of Scotland Bank 4/.per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.175. th a sent reduced apprentice system, that the 0.- la Acts of In the presence of Maria Anna; Francis Charles; Sophia; North British Bank •• - 50 0 010 0 0 275. gist Ferdinand Maximilian ; Charles; Charles F er di nand ; Charles Parliament of Queen Anne, regarding sea apprentices, Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cen t. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118 beh William ; Joseph ; Maria Dorothea Elizabeth ,• Ferdinand should be revived, by which a ship of 400 tons would Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 so 0 0 79 hip Este; -Alfred,Prince Windischgratz ; Baron Jellachich ; Felix, again be cimpelled to take five apprentices; whereas Western t B F a i n k• . . d . . I:iy 81, per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68% _. m 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 2% LI Prince Schwarzenberg; Francis, Count Stadion; Frederic, under the existing Acts a ship of this size is only obliged ia i r ce le o e rl Liriee and Life - 20 0 0 011 0 9s Od cou Landgrave of Fiirstenberg; the Landgravine Fiirstenberg ;to take two, and i 0 on in proportion; a ship of 1,500 tons British Guarantee Ins. _ to o 0 1008 s Od pre Joseph, Prince Lobkowitz ; Charles, Count Grlinne; Alex- had fifteen apprentices, whereas under the present Act Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 ander Bach ; Phillipp, Baron Krauss ; Francis, Baron Cor- the largest ship that sails has only five. It was under Church of England Ins. - 50 0 o 20 0 2 Per don; Chevalier Bruck; Frederick Thientield, Knight; those good old salutary enactments, and under the wise City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 4a de 0 12 10 0 17 Edinburgh Life Insur. Cl. per cent. 100 0 of 1 Alexander Hiibner. "We, Francis Joseph 1., by the Grace of God Emperor protection of the navigation-laws, that our com merce so East of Scotland Life .- 10 0 0 015 0 112.0 d the eminently & Scot, L aw Lif e 51. per cen t. 50 0 0 217 6 46s 6d eminently flourished, and our navy gained its glorious of Austria; King of Hungary and Bohemia; King of Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 ( 0 ) 0 1034 old renown. Surely then, we ought, as the gallant Vice ex t Lombardy and Venetia; of Dalmatia, Croatia, Sclavonia, Admiralof.England , observed, think has so justly to Life [min.. co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 63 Galicia, Lodomiria, and Illyria ; King of Jerusalem. &c.; 10 0 0 010 0 43. Od., 'P e ' deeply, seriously, and long, before we commit such great Mercantile Life - Archduke of Austria , Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duke of ' Lorraine, of Salsburg, Stayer, Karnthen, the Ukraine; Grand national blessings to hazard.-Herald. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 205.0 d 3,0( North British Insur s%l.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 2254 thin Prince of Siebo,nbilrgen ; Margrave of Moravia ; Duke - _________ ____ - North & West of Scot. Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 172.0 d, divi of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, RAIL WAY RE T URNS. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 ss. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 015 0 105.0 d It a Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz and Zator, of Tes- --ems.--. chen, Frioul, Ragusa, and Zara; Prince and Count of RAILWAY TRAFFIC.-The following are the Total Receipt s o f R a i l ; Scottish Union Insrnce. 63 1. pr cent. 20 0 0 10 0 11. Os curt Hapsburg, of Ty ro l, o f K y b urg , G orz , an d G ra di s ka ; Prince ways for the past week-that is to say, up to th e d a t e t o which the United Dep. Assurance Si .er cent. 10 0 0 10 0 12s Standard Life ...... •, 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 914 Od - m of Trent and B r i xen ; M argrave o f t h e U pper an d L ower respective returns are made, together with the receipts of th e same in the previous yea r : , ' Hot BreLausitz, and in I s t r i a; C ount o f H o h enem b s, Feldkirch, week MISCELLANEOUS. seqt e gnz, Sonnenberg ; Lord of Trieste, of Cattara, and upon 4 the Wendi sc h M ar k : a Dividend Amount ' -ion Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. OWn " . Tn the Constituent Diet at Kremsier assembled our Im- Week Last - S " ." 4 i` ' Annum. Share. poll( penal greeting. Whereas ourending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. g ~,, most Serene Uncle, his Ma_ the Emperor Ferdinand 1., has resigned x. s. d. X. e. d. the throne, and r.S . L'" our most Serene Father, his Imperial Highness the Archduke - -- ------ Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 45. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - who: have taken possession of the throneis right of succession ;we X X Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 •-.. have earnest desire to see the constitution of our fathers. It is our Dec. - Aberdeen ..••••.•.•••• • • • • • • • • • • • • - - Canada ... ••... . • • .. GI. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 26 dispatch, in which we rely upon on finished with all possible 3 • Amiens and Boulogne . • •... • •• ••-• • • • 1,088 967 Uppr Canada Bonds 5/. per cent. - - 82 aCCO triotic zeal of the Diet. the assistance and the pa- 2 , Belfast and Ballymena ••••-•• •• • • • • 340 - City Bonds.. • • ..... 3341. pr cent. - - - tend 3 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 661 550 Comp . Cppr Mitre Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0070 0 0 - part " The Ministers, whom our Most 2 Caledonian.- - ....... .••••• • • • • • • 4 076 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - - pointed, have been confirmed in their SerenefCs Uncle had ap- 2 Chester and Holyhead. ••.. • • .... • ... 1,166 -purl Equitable Reversienry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ips halt 3 instructed them to submit to the Des by us, and we 2 Cockermonth and Workington.- • ... 95 101 Gen.StearnNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - M which refer to our advent to the Government, the documents Nov. 30 Dublin and Drogheda..., ••••• • • • • - 614 70 ° London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 - in a the Diet of our Imperial grace and affection, and we assure Dec. 5 Dublin and Kingstown .............. 928 814 Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 57)6 Th e "Given in our royal capital of 011miitz on the 2dtle e i 2 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •.•• .. • . 1,004 722 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 0 0 100, 0 0 90 3 East Anglian.- -••••••••• • " • • • • • • 67 - Royal Mall Steam -• • 354!. pr cent. 100 0060 0 0 43% pers, Fnalicis Josapn.B4B. 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow .- . ..... ... 3,006 2,738 South Australian ... •• 1/. per share. 25 0525 0 0 - M " Sctiwanzasiasmo" 2 Edinburgh and Northern •••••• • • •• •• 1 , 5 79 537 Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0023 0 0 - not i "My Dear Prince Schwarzenherg,-I confirm the present a Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 12,668 11,769 Universal Salvage •• • • - 25 0 0 50 0 - Ministers in their office, and trust they will do their ditty • 2 East Lancashire .. • ..... ...... •. • ... 1,569 810 by tl 2 Eastern Union .............. •••• • • • • 1,237 1,100 of ti equally actively and faithfully as formerly, and desire you to 2'. Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • - 2,420 1,038 SMITH O'BRIEN AND THE OXFORD AND CAM- am . communicate this tc the Ministers. 1 2 Glaser,- ...,. ~___ DOCILS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. a. d. X Cmimercial •••• • • • • 41. per cent. X a. d. Stock. 70 East and West India ... 6/. pr cent. Stock. 118 East Country •• . 255. per sh. 100 0 0 21 London .. Si. pr cent. Stock. Ditto Bonds.. •. • • 41. per cent. St. Katharine ••• • 4 per cent. Stock. Ditto Bonds • • 434 pr cent. Southampton ••.• • •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 GAS-LIGTIT AND COI= COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. a. d. A. e. d. British •••••• .. •• • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 14 Ditto Provincial.... 11. 83. 20 0 0 19 0 0 20 Bristol .. .......... 101. per cent. 20 0 0 Brighton ...... •. • 51. per cent. 20 0 I 16 City of London • 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 Ditto, New • • • • 85s. pr share 50 37 10 0 Equitable_......, •• • . 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Imperial .• 6/. per cent. 50 4 0 50 0 0 67 Independent • • 61. per cent. 40 0 • 40 0 0 84 London.. 50 0 0 50 • 0 SO 0 0 50 Phcenix . ............ 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 30 Ratcliff ••.••.. • • • • •• 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 72 United General ...• • • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 • 50 0 0 123 y Weetmin.ster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 504 Ditto, New ••• -• 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 Dublin and Kingstown ..... Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • . • ..... East Ang1ian......... Edinburgh and Glasgow . • • • • Edinburgh and Northern • • • • • • • • •• Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • • ..... • • - Eastern Union.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow, and Green0ck......... •• • • Great Southern and Western • • • •• •• Great Western, &c ..... ••••• • •• •• Keodai and Windermere • • •• • • • L ancashire and Yorkshire ...... .• • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle— • • ... Liverpool, Crosby, and Sou • t • h • port•• •• Londonderry and r:milskinen • • London and North Western &c • • • • • • London and Blackwll— London and Brighton ...... •• ••• • • •• London and South Western... • • • •• Manchester, Sheffield, and Lineoin ,3 1;i:.; Maryport and Carlisle ....... Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ..... Newcastle and Carlisle.. .... • ... Norfolk.. • •.... " FRANCIS JOSEPH. " 2, Dec. 2. " SCHWA ItZ EN B ERG." " My Dear Prince Schwarzenberg.—l appoint the Baron Kulmer to act as a Minister without a porifeuille, with a seat and a vote in.the Council of the Cabinet. FRANCIS JOSEPH. " SCHWA RZENBERG." 853 3,018 17,316 952 1,892 15,146 SMITH O'BRIEN AND THE OXFORD AND CAM BRIDGE CLUB.—A VENIRE DE NOTO.—A new question of international law will arise upon the proceedings re ferred to in the following circular. Doubtless, the club law will not sanction the condemnation of a party un heard, and therefore a writ of habeas corpus must issue to bring up the body of Wm. Smith O'Brien, Esq., M.P. on Friday, Dec. 15, 1848, at one o'clock, P.M., to be so lemnly arraigned in Pall-mall. The Queen's writ used not to run in Connemara; whether the writ of the Ox ford and Cambridge University Club will run into Rich mond Penitentiary or not is a question for the gentlemen of the long robe:—" Oxford and Cambridge University Club, Nov. 22,1848. Sir—A certificate, signed by 32 members of the club, having been presented to the com mittee certifying that the conduct of William Smith O'Brien, Esq. M.P., has been, in their opinion, deroga tory to his station in society and injurious to the cha eldstah special ci December,s l investigating genera l 184 8, hsat racter and interests of the club, I beg to inform you that the committee have, in pursuance of the 52d rule, con venedmeetingone ea o rfog,teehal o'clock, obckrl,nu brought af Friday, ograthenst purpose William Smith O'Br i en wheth , Esq., M.P., an d d ec id ing er he has merited expulsion —I have the honour to to be, Sir, your most obedie nt • I.IORII servant, WM. GEORGE Se c."—Dubliit Mail. A NEW ESCULENT ROOT —.1‘.1 Masson , the head gardner at th e Lnxembou • • rg, has lately grown a new root, call e d t h e ulluco , whi ch can very well, it i s th oug h t, replace th e p otato. It originally comes from Peru, and grows perfectly well in the nearly the sa me as that of Open air potato. In the flavour is v er y addition, the part above ground furnishes flavour. Three agreeable vegetabl e , something like th e b ean in Three crops of the green part can be o b ta i ned in the P e same season.—Paris Paper. Oilmiitz, Dec. 2. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Sereice Gazette of Saturday.) The Colonelcy of the 55th, vacant by the death of Lieu tenant-General Wardlaw, has been, we hear, conferred on Lieutenant-General Hamilton. This gallant officer served in the West Indies in 1795-6, and was present at the capture of St. Lucia. In 1801 he served the campaign in Egypt, commanded the Ist battalion of the 44th Regiment in Spain, and the 2d battalion in the Netherlands and France in 1815. At the battle of Waterloo, being then a Lieutenant-Colonel, he received a wound. UNATTACHED PAY.—The following officers have suc ceeded to the Unattached Pay of twenty-five shillings per diem :—Maior-General J. WDonald, Major. General G. W. Paty, and Major-General Lord James Hay. Having so re cently had occasion to speak of the services of these officers, we need do no more in this place than congratulate them on a well-earned addition to their respective incomes. Goon SERVICE PENSIONS. —Major - General Edward Par kinson and Major-General Philip Bainbridge, have respec pvgly succeeded to the pension of 1 001 . per annum . N t.• ITMVARaiiralty have at length determined to complete the tea+aTg to be propelled by the screw. f;s z , Elbr.tcY BRIGADES.—A return is being made to t h e f all stores belonging to the Royal Dockyard tiii'-tSrtgades.' Their Lordships are evidently "taking stock." . c. k5i41,74. - - The Guiesminent- have still further evinced their sympathy " :lyktlel int r the permanent establishment of the Repnblic Oulta on the coast of Africa b emancipated American - _ by orderin g her Maj es ty ' s sc hooner Lark, at Sheer" iti J' i = THE SUN, LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1848, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 9. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN and a Special Jury.) PATENT SAWMILL.—THE QUEEN V. SMITH. Evidence was adduced during the whole of the morn ing in support of the case of the plaintiff. Sir F. THESIGER addressed the jury on behalf of the defendants, after which the further hearing of the case was adjourned until Monday. The Court will sit at Westminster on Monday, in order to proceed with this case. One of the Learned Judges will sit on Monday at Guildhall to try causes. The other Courts will also sit there. to be worth 5001. above the payment of all his debts. He trusted the magistrate would accept Mr. Boucher new, and that in the course of Monday another gentle man would be procured to enter into the other surety for his keeping the peace. Mr. SEC/UR refused to rnply. Mr. Dunn, who exclaimed against this decision of the magistrate, then withdrew with one of the tipstaffa of the Queen's Bench. PREROGATIVE COURT, Dec. 9. BIRCH V. BIRCH. This was a case of prDving the will of Mr. Jonathan Birch (who died in December, 1847), dated the 22d of February, 1845, by Mr. George Birch, the brother of the deceased, and one of the executors named in the will, against Mr. William John Birch, the son of the deceased, another executor, and also residuary legatee, and only ❑ext of kin. The facts were these:—The deceased gave directions to his son to draw the will in question, leav ing the amount of the legacies blank, which was done, and the paper delivered to the deceased, after whose death it was found duly executed, with the legacies filled up in the deceased's handwriting, some in black ink and others in red ink. The paper was enclosed in an enve lope. which had been opened and resealed. No infor mation could be obtained as to when the blanks were filled up, and the subscribed witnesses were unable to say whether the sums of the legacies had or had not been inserted at the time of the execution. Under these cir cumstances the questioa was, whether any, and if any how much, of the paper was entitled to probate. The suit was an amicable one. Dr. JENNER, for the brother, sought for probate of the paper with those legacies only which had been filled up in black ink, there being, he admitted, circumstances which led to a presumption that those in red ink had been inserted after execution. Dr. R. PHMLIMORE, fur the son, did not oppose pro bate of the paper to that extent, but left the question to the Court. Sir H. JENNER FIIST said it would be a formidable position to lay down, that if a will had been drawn up in blank every one of the insertions must be attested, as alterations, by the witnesses, and he was not prepared to go to that length. He was of opinion that where a will was so prepared, with blanks, and those blanks were filled up in the testator's handwriting, the presumption of law was that they had been supplied before the exe cution of the will. What reason could the testator have had for evading the statute? Where a will was altered after execution, he could understand that the testator might wish to avoid the necessity of a re-execution. It unfortunately happened in this case that there were alterations in red ink as well as in black ink, and that the envelope had been opened and resealed. He was of opinion, however, upon the whole, that the presumption was that the insertions in black ink were made before the execution, and he accordingly decreed probate of the will as originally executed, with the legacies in serted in black ink, rejecting all those in red ink. THE STANFIELI) - HALL MURDERS. (From the Norfolk Chronicle.) We have this morning received the following letter from Mr. Nichols : " Norwich, Friday, Dec. 8. " Dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiry lam happy in being able to state that Mrs. Jermy has passed another tranquil night, and is, this morning, as well as I could expect, The continued absence of unfavourable symp toms up to the present time (now nine days since the injury) leads me to hope that such a state of things may continue. " The poor servant still remains in a most precarious condition. Mr. Tunnaly agrees with me in the above opinion. " fam, very sincerely, "W. P. NiOrior.s." LATEST PARTICULARS. It being positively stated in Norwich that the pistols had been found in the moat on Thursday, our re porter proceeded to W) mondham, and ascertained that such was not the fact. The moat has been nearly ernpt.ed, and a number of men have been searching in it every day this week ; but up to burr o'clock on Thursday no pistols had been found. The whole ground between the hall and Potash farm has been carefully examined without success ; but it is believed that the pistols must be secreted somewhere within a circle from the hall. It has been ascertained from the statements of two parties named Proctor and Theke, who were employed about a fortnight since doing work on Rush's premises, that two large pistols, brass mounted, were then in the house, and that they were removed into the wheat shed. They cannot now be found any where. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBORO UGH-STREE T. ALLEGED PLUNDER OF THE CHATEAU DE NEUILLY. •Eugene Saulier, otherwise Baron de Saulier, and Marie Delonie otherwise Baroness Richmond de Bassain, were charged with having unlawful possession of a large quantity of valuable property belonging to Louis Philippe, ex-King of the French. Mr. Bodkin, on behalf of his Majesty Louis Philippe, said—lt having been recently communicated to the King that some articles of great value had been brought over to this country, and were in the hands of per sons w h o were endeavouri ng t o turn them into money, by offering them for sale, and inquiry having been made, there seems to be no doubt that they are part of the per sonal property of the King, and that they wer e sto l en from the palace of Neuilly at the time of the revolu tion. A communication was made to the police by M. Grelliere, an interpreter, employed by the per sons before you, and a third person, who is in such a state of health that he cannot be brought forward. A warrant was issued from this court, and executed on Friday evening, by the police, at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Leicester -street, where the two persons before you, and a third, who has not been removed from bed, have been staying there for some time. Wh et h er the two persons here are entitled . to the title o f B aron d e Saulier and Barone s s de Bassani, and the third person also entitled to' th e rank of baron, will, p er h aps , here after appear. On th e police officers going to t h e h o t e l they found prop er ty to a great extent, but no t o f t h e value which was expected to be found; for among cer tain other things missing there was a necklace va l ue d at 10,0001., th e p ro p erty o f th e king, or one of his family, but this could not be found. The officer seized some articles which were in the room where the prisoners were found. It will be necessary to have the clear and positive testimony o f the owner of th e p roperty, b ut this cannot be produced to-day, inasmuch as the de fendants were only taken last night, and the property found in their possession has not yet b een su b m i tte d to the parties most competent to speak as to the ownership. Some of the articles which have been worn by the Queen, such as shaws of great value, would prove their own identity, as such articles were only to be found in the possession of royalty. It will be proved that 5001. was asked for one shawl, and that the parties had been on the point of getting that sum. Under these circumstances I have to ask the Court to allow the further examination to stand over for a week, that I may be able to give evidence to show that the seizure has not been made without reasonable cause, and that an opportunity may be afforded of submitting the articles to those who can speak confidently to them. Police-sergeant Thornton, of the detective police, said he executed the warrant at the Prince of Wales Hotel. He found the property in the rooms occupied by the prisoners. He found the diamonds on the bed, and other property in various places. In the room where the property was discovered witness found a third person, lying ill in bed. That person was not re moved. Witness also found a number of papers, which he took possession of. He also took two r i ngs f rom the prisoner, which the prisoner himself took off, his fingers, and he also took two more rings from his breast. The female prisoner endeavoured to secrete a tablet book, which she took from a box. F. Shaw, another constable, accompanied the last wit ness, and corroborated what has been just stated. Wit ness found the painting n ow p ro d uce d concea l e d i n a sting-room occupied by The Baron. General Alfred de Chabannes was at present residing with his Majesty Louis Philippe, at Richmond. Had no doubt whatever that the picture now produced was part of a larger picture which was at the Palace of Neuilly. With respect to the jewellery . now produced, witness be of.uilly or the Tuileries. be lieved all the articles either belonged to Louis Philippe . family, and that they had been taken ahcei s s aid this was all the evidence he should f o r r om t m o r . s t o h m e ep Bodkinao tender for the present. A question of ownership hardly arose just now. He should have some further proof of identity ready by next week, if the court would allow a remand. The ramrod found in the ball on the night of the mur der is of a description exactly suited to the pistols seen in the house. One of the superintendents took this ramrod to London, in order, if possible, to find the maker ; as 'it is believed, being of a very peculiar con struction, that it would be easily identified by him, or by any one who ever saw it. As yet the most active in quiries of the metropolitan police have not produced any satisfactory result. It has been ascertained that a person answering to the description of Rush, when in London, frequented one of the shooting-galleries, and practised shooting at a mark. He asked the proprietor where he could ob tain a good pair of duelling pistols? And the proprietor remarked the man, as he believed he intended to fight a duel. We are also informed that Solomon Savery is in custody; that he now tells a different story about the shoes, and about the fastening to the back kitchen door, to what he did at first, and says that his first story was prompted by his master. It is believed that Emily James can divulge a great deal more than she has yet done. It has just been communicated to us that a pair of pistols has been found in the wheat shed, but the police think they were not the weapons used. The inquiry before the magistrates is proceeding. Re porters are not admitted. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. The principal matter to which the at tention of the Court was drawn was the report on the reference with respect to the poor-laws, a subject of late become one of paramount importance to the citizens of London. THE HEROIC SPANIARD BERNARDINO CAXP. The LORD MAYOR informed the Court that he had received a letter of thanks from Captain Bernardino Camp, who had saved the lives of seventy-nine persons, and to whom the Court had unanimously voted a testi monial of their admiration. The letter, which was read, was as follows: " To the Corporation of the City of London. "Nobody can better than a gres.t and generous people appreciate the efforts and sacrifices which men can make on behalf of their fellow-beings. No greater proof of this fact could be adduced than the silver salver which I have received in the name of the said city, and as a tes timonial of gratitude for having saved, when acting as captain of the Spanish brig Emilio, the lives of seventy nine persons, part of the crew and passengers of the Bri tish steamer Tweed, in the month of February last year, ship-wrecked on the Alacron Rocks. " For this present I hereby beg sto offer my most grateful acknowledgments to the City of London, re presented by its worthy Corporation, together with the assurance that I have accepted this gift forwarded to me with that pride which its possession is calculated to in spire, and as a token that my efforts, on behalf of the unfortunate, have been deemed worthy of eternal remem brance by the inhabitants of a city which, in every re spect, is justly considered to be the first in the world. (Signed) '6 BERNARDINO CADIP. " Barcelona, Oct. 15, 1848." The Court received the communication with cheers, and ordered that it should be entered on the minutes. THE CITY POLICE. Deputy PEACOCK brought up the annual report of the Police Committee relative to the force. It stated that the committee were of opinion that the 567 men of which the force was constituted needed no addition to their number, but were perfectly capable of performing the required duties.—Agreed to and ordered accordingly. VAGRANTS AND THE POOR-LAW. Deputy PEACOCK then said he had a report to present to the Court upon a subject of vital interest to their con stituency. Appended to it were the reports of the City Solicitor and Remembrancer, to which he claimed the particular attention of the members.—(Hear, hear.) The reports were received with strong testimonies of approbation. " Mr. LOTT then moved that the sum of 2001. be granted in behalf of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Benevolent Society, by which, he said, a vast amount of good was done. The motion was unanimously agreed to, as was a grant of 501., upon the motion of Mr. LOTT, to the Birkbeck School. Some discussion took place upon the subject of the allowances for the mayorality for the ensuing year, but the report, which recommended that they should be con tinued at the usual amount, was unanimously agreed to. After the transaction of some business of no public in terest, the Court adjourned. Mr. Wontner, for the accused, said, even admitting that the property was found in the rooms taken by au elderly gentleman, now confined to his bed, he contended that the case was not within the jurisdiction of a ma gistrate. It was clear, even if the articles in question did belong to Louis Philippe at ono time, they were left be hind at the Chateau de Neuilly, or the Tuileries, at the time of the revolution, when the Icing took flight to this country. But he was quite prepared to show how the present owner came by the property, and that the pro perty could not be considered as belonging to the Count de Neuilly. The bills of parcels relating to the purchase of large quantities of jewellery had been taken away by the police. From these papers it would be proved that the old gentleman now at the hotel had bought jewellery extensively at Paris. There were bills from the most re spectable jeweller's shops to the old gentleman for 3,000 r., 5,000 f., 10,000 f., and 18,000 f., showing thereby that large sums of money had been laid out by this in dividual in the purchase of jewellery and other valuables. It appeared that M. Grelliere obtained information that certain valuable property was in the hands of a gentle man, an exile, who was residing at the Prince of Wales Hotel ; he gave information to the police, and the con sequence was, that all the valuable articles in his posses sion had been taken possession of by the police. The owner was bedridden—in fact, paralysed—so that the police were unable to remove him ; but they attached a constable to him, and because they were unable to get the pester they took every one who was with him, whereas with as much justice they might as well have taken General Chabannes and called on him to account for the possession of the property. He con tended there was no evidence of possession to bring the parties in custody within the operation of the Act of Parliament. Mr. HARDWICK said, the defendants had been found in a room, in which was property unlawfully obtained. The Act of Parliament authorised the detention of all persons so found. Mr. Bodkin observed that the present proceedings were not instituted toinflict the smallest punishment appointed by the Act of Parliament, but to take out of the hands of the present holders property of this great value. He did not object to allowing the defendants to be released on bail. Mr. fiennwicx decided that the property (said to be of the value of 20,0000 should remain with the police, and that access should be given to the documents when required. Tho defendants were liberated, on giving sureties to appear on Saturday. SOUTHWARK. FRAUD.. AL Everitt was charged with defrauding John Culley of 45/. The complainant, being about to commence business, had an interview with the prisoner, who agreed to let him a baker's shop in the London-road, with fixtures, for the sum of 45L, at the same time producing written receipt, and guaranteeing that the rent and taxes were all paid up to that day. The money was accordingly paid, and the complainant took possession, but had not been many days in the house when rent and taxes were demanded of him, and it was then ascertained that the prisoner, for the purpose of defrauding the complainant of his money, had forged the receipt to make it appear that all rent and taxes were paid up to the time of the transaction. The prisoner was committed. MR. DUNN'S BAIL REFUSED.—Mr. Dunn, whose term of imprisonment in the Queen's Bench Prison, for an noying Miss Burdett Coutts, expired on the previous day, attended for the purpose of entering into sureties to keep the peace for two years, which he was adjudged to find at the expiration of his sentence. He then called forward two persons named Moon and Boucher, and offered them as his sureties; but the former was rejected by Mr. Seeker, in consequence of the evasive answers he gave in the course of his examination. Mr. Dunn complained loudly of the rejection or one of his bail, observiug that Air. Moon had swore himself BANK OF ENGLAND. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The stolen 1,0001 note that was cashed after the number was altered, reported in your paper of Frday, has cau':ed great loss to five of the Bank clerks, who will have to many, many months before their sail ries will make up the amount, the Committee of the Bank of England having decided (and their decisions are unalterable) that the clerks are to make good the loss the Bank of England has sustained as follows: The clerk who originally lost the note to pay ... The clerk who failed to detect the alteration of the number to pay ... ••• The inspector who had to examine the goodness of the note, regardless of the nunity:T, to pa.y... The clerk who omitted insist upon a mnr:: finite address than "James-struet " to be written on the note to pay ... The clerk who paid the gold, and mistaking the party for a banker's clerk, omitting to inform his principal, which he should hove done wlic,re the amount of gold required is above 2001., and the party unknown, to pay ... ... 1,000 Total ... Their salaries are as follows, or thereabout.— First clerk mentioned 200/. a year. Second clerk, the oldest cashier, 500/. a year. Third clerk, 280/. a year. Fourth clerk, 300/. a year. Fifth clerk, 250/. a year. Thus five faini3ies are the innocent sufferers from this oversight in not detecting an ingenious forgery. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of tha Bank of France on the 7th of December, 1848: ASSETS. f,137,562.627 71 . . 109,495,229 00 257,627 92 Cash and ingots ... Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• ••• ••• Bills falling due in Paris, of which 17,115,575 f. 63c. are from the branch banks .•• ••• ••• ••• Bills in the branch banks ~. Advances on coins and ingots... ... Ditto on French public securities ... Ditto by branch b an k s ... ... Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... Rentes of the reserve fund ... Rentes, disposable funds ... Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. Real property of the br anc h banks ... Loan of 10,000,000 t. to the city of Paris Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... Bills protested at Paris ••• ••• Ditto at the branches ... Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto of the branches ... Miscellaneous ... Consolidation of Treasury Bonds 57,483,390 42 107,680,943 28 14,338,486 00 33,654,146 65 1,540,537 00 50,000,000 00 50,000,000 00 10,000,000 00 34,786,288 62 12,806,741 39 4,000,000 00 2,611,621 00 5,500,000 00 200,000 00 230,000 00 12,300,258 13 6,150,881 00 582,143 59 466,885 00 536,394 46 7,906,247 36 f. 669,680,448 53 THE FEMALE SWINDLERS. On Monday last, the three Whitehouses, whose exa mination at Birkenhead and at Manchester, on several charges of swindling, we noticed on Saturday, were again brought up at the Borough Court, having been remanded from Friday. Several debts, in addition to those men tioned in our last, were proved as having been contracted by the prisoners, and never liquidated. Mr. Preston, boot and shoemaker, proved a debt of 1/. 10s. 9d. for boots and shoes; Mr. Hayman, a butcher, a sum not stated, for meat furnished on several occasions ; Mrs. Sandford, beer-retailer, 7s. sd. for ale and beer ; Mrs Hodgson, Stanley-street, Bs. Bd. for drapery; Mr. Coo• per, Red Bank, a sum not stated for stationery; Mrs. Norbury, Red Bank, 11. 7s. sd. for a mantle, and other articles; Mr. Slack, greengrocer, 9s. 4d. for milk, pota toes, &c.; and Mr. Bullen, Broughton-lane, 15s. 6d. for provisions. In connexion with the prisoners leaving their lodgings, in Dale-street, Mrs. Buxton stated that on the day they left the mother sent her little boy for some beer, and persuaded her (Mrs. Buxton) to have some at the same time, urging that as she was rather unwell it would do her good. Witness accordingly consented, and the lad was directed to bring the beer for her, at the time he procured some for his mother. Shortly after she had drunk some of the beer she felt very sleepy, and in a few minutes was fast asleep on the sofa; the servant girl, who also drank a portion, fell down from a chair, and slept as soundly as her mistress. When they awoke, which was not until several hours had elapsed, the servant was sent to put the shutters up in the par lour, when she discovered that the family had left. The candles were burning in the sockets, and the candlesticks were nearly :Toiled. The towel which was found in the possession of the prisoners at Chester was again pro duced, and identified by both Mrs. Buxton and her ser vant, from some peculiarity in the hemming. —Mr. Maule commented severely on the conduct of the pri soners who, he said, were evidently as well acquainted as himself with the nature of the criminal law, and had very dexterously managed to evade it. A more extensive and successful instance of decided swindling had not come before the court for some years.—Mr. Beswick stated that a case of passing a counterfeit half-crown could be proved against the daughter, and he had reason to be lieve that others of a similar nature might also be dis covered.—Mr. Maude said he should deem it his duty to give every facility to the police to make a n y i nqu i r i es that might bring the prisoners to justice.—The prisoners were then remanded to Monday next. —Manchester Guardian. CHEAP GAS IN THE CITY.—The Parliamentary Committee upon the gas question, appointed by the City Commission of Sewers, have determined to proceed at once to Parliament, for the purpose of obtaining the necessary powers to lay down mains, and, if requisite, to manufacture gas, so that it may be supplied to the citi zens at from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per thousand cubic feet, in stead of the enormous rates now levied by the gas com panies. - REPRESENTATION OF LEOMINSTER.--LEOMINSTER, FRIDAY, DEC. B.—The resignation of Mr. Henry Bark ly, who' has been appointed to a Colonial Governorship, was formally announced to the electors of the borough this morning, and although so short a time has elapsed since the appointment of the late Member became pub licly known, there are already three candidates in the field, and rumour somewhat confidently states, that others will arrive before the day of nomination. Mr. J. G. Phillimore, Barrister-at-Law, came into th e town this morning, and having collected his friend s around him, immediately commenced his canvass. Mr. F. Peel (Sir Robert Peel's son) has been most active since Tuesday last, but the electors, in the maj or i ty of cases, decline to promise their votes until they ascertain more certainly what other gentlemen are likely to solicit them. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., who i s a l so a ca ndidate, has issued an add ress , in which he declares himself in favour of retrenchment . of the nat i onal expen diture, an extension of direct taxation, and remedial measures for Ireland, but against an endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy. PLEASANT WAY OF PREVENTING CuoLEEA.--Dr. Downing prescribes a very pleasant dietary as a pre ventative of cholera. Egg, chop, chicken, at breakfast ; mutton, beef, eggs, tripe, rabbit, mince veal, light pud dings, at dinner; plain seed cake at tea; if luncheon or supper be required, then 6, chop or a few oysters; and at intervals during the day, wine and grog at discretion. Very comfortable fare—if you can get it. 111 9,749 1,813 105 35,599 548 7,266 7,652 2,617 20,060 1,119 833 :8,631 1,089 100 35,122 717 6,376 6,804 1,937 18,377 86G North British .. • • • • •... Paris and Ronen . .......... Rouen and Havre .. • • • • •.... Scottish Central • .. • • • .. Shrewsbury and Chester South Eastern and Branches South Devon .• • • • • .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • •. Taff Vale • • • • • • Ulster . • • •• • • • • Nov. 25 Dec. 5 Waterford and Limerick—. .• •• .. •• Whitehaven Junction .•• • • • • • • •• •• •• Wishaw and Coltness. •• • • • • • • • • •• • York and Newcastle . •••••• • • •• •• •• York and North Midland . . • •• •• 2,273 5 ,227 2,109 903 1 ,315 7,074 1 ,072 1,755 729 270 170 13,827 7,028 1 ,809 6 ,283 2,228 563 7,121 584 1,709 672 183 10,216 7,147 BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, DEC. B.—About 100 hhds. West India have found buyers this week, at again rather easier rates, and the market is still extremely dull, both for raw and manufactured sugars. Rum is in better demand, but at ruinously low rates.—Bristol Mercury. EXETER HALL.—The Messiah was reEeated on Fri day night by the Saerealftirnlonia SOCiety, and was rendered. Tho Hall was crowded in every part. Price LIABILITIES. Capital . f. 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the new. Branch Banks 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,730 00 Reserve- immobiliere ... 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 383,765,500 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 19,724,725 00 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 448,789 00 Account-current with Treasury creditor 26,545,733 38 Various accounts current ... 77,020,500 66 Ditto in branches 26,097,688 00 Bills payable at sight ... 2,367,300 00 Ditto at branches 1,251,548 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank ... Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. Dividends payable ... . . Liquidation of the Algiers Bank Discounts, interest, and expenses Ditto branch banks ... Re discounts of the last six months Ditto in branch banks Miscellaneous 5,341,235 64 2,065,505 00 184,904 25 383,264 04 3,362,552 18 2,667,725 00 422,932 27 633,773 00 166,018 11 E 660,680,448 53 We remark with pleasure that it is the intention of he members of the London Mechanics' Institution, near Chancery-lane, to celebrate their twenty-fifty anniver sary by a grand concert in their theatre to-morrow even ing, devoting the profits to the increase of their library. Such entertainments deserve support, affording as they do, both intellectual amusements, and the means of ad vancing the efficiency of such institutions. The names of Misses Birch, Dolby, Miran, R. Isaacs; Messrs. Lockey, Leffler, F. Bodda, John Parry, Her Koenig, Viotti Collins, and Charles Severn, are in the pro gramme, and with such talent scarcely a doubt can be entertained of the success of the concert. VEGETABLE Sour.—lnto two quarts of cold water put three pounds of pumpkin or gourd, cut into thin slices, peeled, and with all the seeds removed; two large onions, also peeled and sliced, with a small stick of celery, cut into very small pieces. Boil these together slowly for two hours and a-balf, and then, after adding an ounce of dripping, two large table spoonsful of flour, and of pepper and salt as much as pleases the taste, boil for half an hour longer; stir frequently during the whole of the boiling. We have the testimony of our palate that it is one of the most agreeable, and it is certainly the cheapest of soups. The pumpkins saved for seed are better for this purpose than those which are less ripe and more watery. We may as well remove from such of our readers' minds as happen to entertain it, the false prejudice that no vegetable food is so nourishing as the flesh of animals. This is a very great error.— Cottage Gardener. IVIruroRD HAVEN.—The mail-packet station be tween this place and Waterford is fairly abolished. The last of the steamers, the Jasper, left during the past week for Woolwich to be paid off. The services of Com. Dunn, R.N., borne on the books of the Royal So vereign yacht to superintend the establishment, have also been dispensed with, all th e engineers sent to Woolwich, and each of the packets paid off at that port. The two light ve sse ls pl ace d on the Weir tongue and the Carr rocks for their convenience, have been also re moved, and are now offered for sale by the Admiralty. Buoys, however, for the navigation have been placed at their moorings. By these arrangements a saving of nearly 30,0001. a year has been effected. EARLY CLOSING IN ALL TRADES.—A very nume rously attended meeting for the furtherance of the above object was held on Thursday evening last, in the Na tional School-rooms, Hoxton-square. The Rev. T. S. Evans, vicar of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, was in the chair, and expressed his entire concurrence in the object of the meeting. The late-hoar s y stem was one of those many abuses existing in society, which it was one of the characteristics of the present age manfully to meet. Resolutions condemnatory of the late-hour system, and calling upon the public to purchase early, and to deal with those employers who close at a reasonable hour, were proposed and seconded by several leading employers of the neighbourhood, and unanimously assented to. The Rev. Mr. Junes, perpetual curate of St. James Curtain-road, d e li vered an argumentative and eloquent ' address on behalf of the early closing movement. He once looked upon it with suspicion, but now viewed it as one of the first steps towards the intellectual and mora regeneration of society. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, which was appropriately ackncwledged when the meeting separated. CALEDONIAN CANAL.--.TIIO traffic on the Cale donian Canal is daily increasing. On Wednesday last, there were no less than thirteen schooners, one brig, and five sloops, in the basin and Muirton Locks, besides the fine barque Mersey, of Liverpool, which arrived the pre ceding evening. This large vessel measures 364 tons register, but carries upwards of 600. She is from Dental°, bound for Belfast, with a cargo of wheat and linseed. She has been a month on the passage, and met with severe weather. Shortly after,leaving Dantzic, she encountered a terrific gale, and, with about fifty other vessels, was driven ashore in the Baltic. The master, Captain Cabbie, supposes that several of the vessels would become, total wrecks. In the North Sea, the Mersey was, in consequence of the very tempestuous weather thrown upon her beam ends, with her yards in the water, and the master was compelled to throw over board 440 bags of linseed, in all amounting to forty tons. This tine ship is to remain for a few days to refit. We believe she is the largest that ever entered the canal.— North British Mail THE ABDICATION AND THE FLIGHT.—Never had journalists to announce, as happening in one week, such intelligence as that which we communicate to our readers —the abdication of the Emperor of Austria and the flight of the Pope—the one representing the holy Ro man Empire, the other the holy Roman :Church : Em peror and Pope friendless—and Empire and Church beset with difficulties threatening destruction! These are eventful times indeed!—Church and State Gazette. RUNNING MATCH.—Yesterday afternoon, notwith standing the unfavourable state of the weather, a large number of persons assembled on Lansdown to witness a running match between " The Welsh Champion " Davis, who was a winner on a former occasion, and a runner called "Birmingham Matthews," for 1001. aside. The report of such a match " coming off" having got abroad far and wide among the speculators in spo r ti ng b ets, i t brought to our city a large influx of strangers, among whom were many of Davis's countrymen, ardent in backing him against his antagonist; and, as is usual in such contests, much money was lost and won in the re sult besides the principal stakes. The distance marked out for the race was three-quarters of a mile on the turnpike road, and the time in which it was run was about three minutes. A t start i ng both competitors evinced an equal prowess, and kept abreast till they got about half way over the ground, when Matthews slipped past his opponent, and gradually gained upon him throughout the remainder of the race, winning by five yards, amid the uproarious applause of his friends and backers. As the occurrence did not fail to attract the attentioa of a certain class of persons whose pursuits are of more than dubious character, we shall not be surprised to hear of unguarded pockets having been dis possessed of loose cash on the occasion.—Bath Chronicle. DUTY err WiNrs.—The Medical Times, apap7 published in thi s c i t y, o f hi g h me di ca l authority, in writing on cholera, aft er a ll u di ng to the diet recom mended, thus says of drinks, the safest and best by far is a little old port wine, b u t Li s b o n and Spanish wines ar e also excellent. It were a humane and even prudent measure for the public, to demand the removal of all duties, even nominal, on Spanish and Portuguese wine s . There are wines sold as the growth of Teneriffe and Oratavia, of the value of %silica against the diarrhom of infants we have had some experience. ABERDEEN MEAL MARKET, DEC. 7.—We had a fair supply of meal at market tonight. No alteration in prices. Oatmeal, is 4d to is sd; pearmeal, is 5d W Is 6d; peasmeal, 2s Od to 2s 2d; aids, 6d to 7d; barley flour, is 5d to is 6d; barley dust, 7d to 8d; flour, per lb, 2s Od to 2s 4d; barley, lid. STONERAVEN GRAIN MARKET, DEC. 7.—Oats, i 55 to 17s; barley and bear, 25s to 26s per bushel. MONTROSE, DEC. B.—We had a dull market to-del for grain, and prices looking down. Wheat, 621b5., 4 " to 50s; barley, 531b5., 25s to 265; oats, 401b5., 1711 10 18s 6d; peas, 25s 6d per quarter; potatoes, per five off 15s to 16s. HADDINGTON, DEC. B.—We had a less supply to-dal of wheat and barley, and large of oats and beans. Sales were rather quick. Wheat, top, same as last market" and average 2s up; weight of top, per four bushels, 1 8 1 101 b. Barley, top, sam e as l as t mar k et an d average is 2d up; weight of top, per four bushels, 17st 21b. Oats, top, 3d down, and average 2d up; weight of top per four bushels, 13st 31b. B eans , t op, 3d up, an d average 1$ 3d down; weight of top, p er f our b us h e l s, 19st 4 1b . Total quantity of Wheat i n mar k e t 246 qrs., 232 s old Do. Barley d o . 670 qrs., 64 0 so ld Do. Oats de. 461 qrs., all sold Do. Beans do. 102 qrs., 59 sold Wheat. Barley. Oats.] Beans. First ... 563 Od 33s Od 228 Od 39s Od Second 483 Od 29s 3d 20 s 6d 31s Od Third .-- • ••• •• 34s Odi 23s Od 16s Od 124 s Od Coax, DEC. B.—Flour 'irst quality, 16s to 17 9 ; second ditto, 15s to 16s Od ; household, lls to 14s ; third ditto, 9S to lOs per cwt. Oatmeal, 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. Indian corn, 810 s to Si 10s; Indian meal, 91 5s to 91 lOs per ton. Bran, 415 s to 51 5s per ton. Hay-- Farmers', 24s to 503 Od; average, 40s ; retailers', ON to 00s per ton; old hay, 45s to 60s per ton. Straw—Far mers', 16s to 225; average, 20s; retailers', 26s to 27s per ton. Whisky, at the Distillery, 25 over proof, 6s 3d per imperial gallon. Bread, 6id to 8d per 41b3. Fresh butter, 10d to lld per lb. Beef, 3d to 6d; mut ton, 3id to 5d ; veal, 3id to 4id; pork, sid to 7d ; bacon, 6id to 9d; sausages, 5d per lb. Coals—New port, 17s; Lydney, 18s. Culm, 16 s p er t on . P o t atoe s, white, 12d; Minions, 14d. Hides—Market ditto, 118 to 17s; salt e d di t t o , 12s to 17s per cwt; market skins, 2d to 2kd; calf ditto, 2d to 24d; veal skins, 3d to 3d per lb. Tar—Archangel, 18s per bl. Timber—Quebec red pine, 31 15s; yellow ditto, 31; deal, 17/ to 20l per hundred ; Bangor Queens, 3/ 2s 6d per ton. Scotch herrings,l9s to 20s per barrel; Norway ditto, New foundland dry cod fish, 11/ to 121 IN per ton. TalloW, 475. Wool, 10s to 12s per atone. BELFAST, DEC. 7.—Since this day week we have bad variableweather, and, except on Friday, when there was a large show of grain, our • supplies have been rather bare, and yet the demand for every article is dull, and prices lower. Wheat has been a dragging a sale, and prices are 6d to 9d lower. No inquiry for parcels. Flour is again 6d per cwt. lower, and barrels are a sloe' sale at 30s. Barley—Prime samples are scarce, and maintain their value, whilst common runs are 3d to 6" lower. Oats, in the early part of the week, were diffi cult of sale at a reduction of 3d to 6d, have since re' covered a part of this decline, and are in better demand. Oatmeal also declined, and has again rallied, and sells freely at my quotations. Indian corn goes pretty steadily into consumption at 812 s 6d to 817 s 6d per ton. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, DEC. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE. —.The share market to-day has been very flat, although prices remain firm. A very small busi ness has been done at the following quotations :—Great Western, Halves, 42 1 / 2 —London and North-Western, 117 1 34 —Ditto, New Quarters, 6s. 3d. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 201 Shares, 11 3 % c. dis.—Midland Stock, 78 c.—Ditto, New Halves, 10% dis.—North British, Neal Thirds, 3%—Shrewsbury and Chester, 10/. Preference, 13 1 4 —Shropshire U n i on , 3% di s .—Y or k, N ewcastle, and Ber wick (G. N. E. Purchase), I% dis. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.— There was not much dine in railway shares to-day. Prices remained much the same. The sales are—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and StourValley, 8 5 ,E dis. Shropshire Union, 3 IA dis. YORE, DEC. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows:—Great Northern, 6%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension),, No. 1, 11/. lls. 3d.---Ditto (G. N. F'• Purchase). 6 1 72 . NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, DEC. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE. --The only sale was—North British , Thirds, 3/. 19s. c. GLASGOW, DEC. 8. STOCK EXCHAEGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, P r efer' ence, s—Clydesd a l e Junction, 571 A — Dundee and Perw' Quarters, 255.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halv° l4 No. 1, 403.—Ditto, No. 2, 36s.—Great Northern, 61. 9s. _ BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Belcomb-brook, Wilts, the lady of t' Edmunds, jun., Esq., of a daughter. On the Bth inst., Mrs. William T. Till, Albert -cottag e r Nuuhead-road, Peckham-rye, of a daughter. MARR lED. On the sth in s t., at Tickhill, Yorkshire, the Rev. Edward H. Brooksbank, to Mary, eldest daughter of Hugh Park er ' Esq., of that place. On the 7th inst., at St. Mary's Ch urc h , B ryanstone-squ are' the Rev. Robert Ellis, of North Grimston, vicar of Birdsa ll Yorkshire, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of A. Erskine, Esq'' of Bryanstone-square, and Baihall, Forfarshire, N.B. On the 7th inst., at the Church of the Holy Trirlo ll ' Brompton, Charles John, eld es t son of Charles John Brosi' Esq , of Lower-grove, Brompton, to Ann M argare t, Odes' , daughter of Henry Wilkinson, Esq., of Brompton-square- On the 7th inst., at St. Marylebone Church, Philip, eldest' son of the late Philip A n t ro b us, Esq., of Turner-heath Cheshire, to Sarah, e ld es t d aug h ter of George Swayne, zsq .9 of Circus-road, St. John's -wood. In Dumfriesshire, N. 8., Francis Smith, Esq., to Emily' youngest daughter of Viscount Bolingbroke. WED. At Kurrachee, on the 16th of October last, Captain Joh n, L. Marsden, Bth R eg i men t o f F oot (King's), youngest Eo n 0 the late Captain Marsden, 7th Dragoon Guards, ofikeniP sel ' Worcestershire. At Logie, on the 6th in s t., Th omas Kinloch, DTP late of the 42d Highlanders, aged 34. On the 9th inst., a t hi s cottage, in Grove-lane, Camber' well, Mr. James Bigg, of Parliament -street, aged 61 On the 26th u lt., age d 19, Samuel Miller, second son of the late Luke Miller, of Little Ilford, Essex. • t On the 26th u lt ., at Kentsey, W orces t ers hire, Melhcen r wife of Rowland H. Lenthal, Esq On the 3d i ns t. , at 18, Blackfriars-road, Mr. H. Beard, aged 31, second sou of the late G. Beard, Esq., of Cannon street, City, and Kennington-common. On the 7th inst., at Old Bond -street, Edward CourtenaY, Esq., fifth son of the late Right Hon. Thomas P. Courten e r; At Broadbush-house, near Petersfield, on the 7 th i ns • Captain C. C. AEliew, R.N. aged 67. Era O n n c es th ß e a r 7 b t a h ra, iu ‘i s v t 7e a o t f lLu e th H al o l n. Rectory, andnev. johnVernNottinghamshire, " o f London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUALT',,, No. 112, St ran d, P r i nter, at . The San Office, No. 11 *; Strand, in the Precinct of thr. Savoy, in the county 01 .111 Cid 1 edezi Dctvn day, Docenabes 11,1845. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER, DEC. 9.—More disposition has been shown for buisiness during the past week, particularly in flour; but the disinclination of many holders to take the prices which have recently been submitted to, prevented that extent of transactions which would otherwise have taken place. More firmness, however, has generally been apparent. At both Liverpool and Wakefield, yes terday, considerable business was done, and some ad vance was realised upon wheat. Our market to-day is well attended. A fair business is doing in wheat and flour, at less irregular prices, and the cheap bargains of last and the early part of this week seem to have disap peered. Other articles steady, with moderate dematd. WINCHESTER., DEC. 9.—Corti—A moderate supply of sir; ' o ;i - . , 2a , 5, hut a large ditto of indifferent ditto; prices wcre no lower for the formt - r, yet an evident dis inclination to purchase the latter. The top prices were 141 to 14/ lOs per load of 5 quarters ; secondary ditto, 12/ to 13/ ditto; inferior offered at from 10/ to 11/ ditto. Flour down 2s per sack. Barley for malting was ecArcely to he had at the prices of this day week, holders asking is per quarter more money, which in some in stances was given ; grinding without alteration, , prices from 27s to 34s per quarter. Malt of dull sale. Oats declined is to 2s per quarter, some very sweet Pollards made but 23s per quarter. Beans and Peas were de cidedly lower, from is to 2s per quarter. Very little alteration in Rye, Indian Corn, or small Seeds. Hops— Several Farnham growers were off/ring this day their best at 51 15s per cwt., second quality, at Si 5s ditto, good Altons were offered at 4/ lOs t') 4/ 15s ditto ; sales were dull. Ch eese —A greater d eman d for good led ders and Gloucesters ; old high flavoured doubles, went at from 64s to 66s per cwt ; second rate ditto, 585 to 60s ditto; Cowards at from 48s to 50s ditto; Skins, 26s 30s ditto, CHELTENHASI, DEC. 7.—We had a dull market to day, although there was an unusually crowded atten dance. Sales were effected slowly, at stationary prices. Wheat, old, 48s to 56a ; do. new, 40s to 445. Barley, grinding, 26s to 28s; do. malting, 32s to 345. Oats, old, 26s to 30s; do. new, 24s to 28s per quarter. Beans, new, 4s 3d to 5s Od; do. old, 5s 3s to 5s 9d; and peas, white, 6s to 7s; do. grey, 4s 6d to ss. per bushel. Hay, old, 70s to 80s; do. new, 60s to 70s; and straw, 355 to 40s per ton. The average of last week was, for wheat, 525; barley, 28s; and for oats, 27s per quarter. TEWKESBURY, DEC. s.—Wheat, 2/ 7s 10d ; barlef 1/ 7s 6d. READING, DEC. 9.—The attendance was of an averaga character and the supply of wheat but moderate, m u ch of it rough and out of con di t i on. T here was rather more inquiry than last w ee k, an d pr i ces were firm, the millers being unwilling buyers at any advance, but on the whole a better trade was done. Of barley there was a fair supply at last week's rate, and not much business done. rho trade in oats, beans, and peas, was merely no minal, and no alteration in prices can be quoted. Wheat (old), per quarter, 38s to 60s; ditto new, 35s to 60s; barley, 28s to 365; oats, 16s to 21s; beans, 30s to 41s; peas, 30s to 42s.—Pig market: Stores were in fair supply, with a dull trade, at is to 2s per head lower. Fat hogs, 9s 6d; porkers, lOs per score.—Poul try market: Fowls, per couple, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ducks, ditto, 3s Od to 3s 6d; geese, 4s Od to 5s Od ; butter, per lb, is ld to Is 2d; eggs, 8 to 10 for is. ABERDEEN MARKET, DEC. B.—There was an average a" indance at market to-day; sales stiff, and little busi ness done. Oats, 14s to 16s, 401bs per bushel; barley, 24s to 255, bear, 24s to 255, 52Ibs per bushel ; wheat, 54s to 638 ; oatmeal, 16s 6d to 17s 6d per boll; flour, 43s to 52s per sack. ABERDEEN PROVISION MARKET, DEC. B.—The mar ket to-day was well attended, the supply: of dairy and other produce was larger than for weeks past. Beef, 6d to 8d; mutton, 6d to 8d; veal, 6d to 8d per lb; pork, 4s to 4s 9d per stone; lamb, 6d to 8d per lb; tallow, 4s ed to 5s per stone; potatoes, 10d to is per peck; butter, 7d to 9d per lb; eggs, 10d to is 2d per dozen; hens, 2s Od to 3s; chickens, is 6d to 2s; ducks, 2s to 2s 6d; ducklings, 2s to 2s 6d per pair; turkeys, 3s to 4s; geese, 2s to 2s 6d each. Butter for exportation (present cure), 58s per cwt. Eggs, wholesale price, 8d per dozen. Bread, 41b loaf, 8d; 2lb loaf, 4d. Pork, per stone of 141 b, 3s 6d; pork, fine small, 5s 6d ; pork, large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. Ship pork, per barrel of 204 lbs, 100 s. X. 350 300 At t] that th past YE imams A B( annum abstrac one of 1 i i R " 411 11ris oi A Half t 1 fir s t ri ye Profit s, v 'assured. The lc, An Inc aasur aua a mount c charge n. kan tia i 1 111JTII.A 20 25 ao 33 40 45 50 -______ Se° ),. T he old -,utuai Ann ual 4 vvera ge of Half The rei lear, aft( -4i"174 suredb' Year Is 6 l'ecett e Insured.' 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