The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-08 00:00:00

0 - ' 441 AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. the CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 'cues of cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were ; 44 ted. at 2000 bales, all to the trade ; the mar :4l.34Q and heavy, and prices of all kinds rPer lb. lower. The sales comprised 80 4.a l a at 6id . t o ; 150 Surat at 4d. to 4 id. ; der 4l a, ndsat ls. Bd. to ls. 10d., and the re , American . Railway Shares were dull at lower pri ces. e 4o arc' of Trade returns for the month end °v• 5 , give the total exports of manufactures 145 Products from the United Kingdom, at '44: 666/ . being an increase of 234,5881. c r ed with th e prev i ous mon th. Th e increase u , tp t Pc'n coals, b eer , fi s h, l ea th er , haberdashery, h r , , petals, silks and woollens, cotton manufac -144'1;a:111, woollen yarn, and earthenware having I N ' Le d. The influence of our Australian trade t ex hibited. T a ki ng the 10 months, the exports "e 59 t, 2 47,1041., being an increase of 1, 121 , 0481 . as Paredkth with the like period of 1851. Contrasted ttq h '°, the increase is much more striking, ex trceg four millions sterling. .iloill3l.P°rts, and the consumption of foreign and Ar e d ,Products, both show a great increase, c0m '41,41 w ith Nov., 1851. A much larger quantity Rah A ' and other grain, flour, spices, and wool it,e co — Ported, but less coffee, sugar, spirits, to tea, flax, hemp, silk, cotton, and tallow. th's consumption being more considerable, } Rve b 'elcs of co ff ee, sugar, t o b acco , t e a, &c., must 4 41 t i ,„. e , ll diminished. The importation of colo - V, u er has increased. tip to balance sheet of the Bank of Vienna made tave been 3 0th November, shows the bullion to 1 39 ,1 7 en 4 3,359,473 florins, and the circulation 1 4° 41 ; 3,23 4 florins. Compared with the previous I t ti li B shows very little alteration in the coin, t oy reduction of 1,400,000 florins in the circula- , o understood that Messrs. Rothschild, 01 4v e „ c 'tt, and Messrs. Dadenbourg, of Manheim, tc,r,:4tertained proposals for the formation of a tI4 II Y . to c ons t ruc t a ra il wa y from Neustadt, on badt a: (Bavaria), to Weissembourg, on the L' l rontier of the Palatinate. The capital is to tel . '''") l3o o florins, in 8,800 shares of 500 florins ec, The B avar i an G over nment guarantees t 4) 4 1 '14. for 25 years, and the railway is to belong tZtate after 99 years. Exchange on the principal cities of the btit:eat were rather lower yesterday afternoon, !tll, i ta l, en at 25:371 to 40 on Paris, 90 days ; 4 44' 1 to 181 on Amsterdam ; 13:51 to on Th e lir gh ; and 11:35 to 40 on Trieste. 4 .4 _amount of bills drawn by the Honourable . 44 4 : 441 a Company during the fortnight to yes 411eijeiafternoon was 26,6311. upon the 3 Presi , 'o The 4041glish Stock Market is without alteration ; loal I s" b eing 101 i to -a, and the New 3 i pe r Cents. )4 4it g. The Reduced 3 per Cents. are 1001 k ; k a ! tc ' e kis very firm at 222. Exchequer Bills tirei ti ' 4l , are 655. to 685., and India Bonds 80 s. 11 : 1 1 - , 1 11131 . Consols for the January opening are p 0 ,.6. There is a paucity of business. gn Stocks are rather firmer, though quiet. fl °-. ' .ll) eferred bring 24i, and the 3 per Cents. .Pot a k Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been tra zi , - ; e ugi to 38 Mexican Bonds are 24 k to 25. ter tm "an Old Stock is worth 103 ; Grenada De ;nate Inaintained at 13 to k. The Turkish Scrip Iv- 2 premi um . Dutch Bonds are fluctuating. N ei " C ommittee of the Stock Exchange have 1 1 / 4 1 ed e t he insertion of the National Patent Steam "NI ,i - ,, °lll Pany in the official list. The shares have Th - vile at prem ium for the next settlement. day ge has been an improved feeling in the Rail the ,„''are Market as regards one or two lines, but IfiQeral tone is not buoyant ; indeed , we. notice I 'o4 e t decline in the North-Western, Midland, tl e d Berwick, York and North Midland, and 4 a.p e —s c WO others. Caledonian, on the other_ hand, in ties again advanced, and are taken up for dent on the ground of an expected good for kezi en d, compared with what has been. _ ta k l Paid. The Norfolk shares are also in de an'• French Shares have rallied to the extent, tt e ' r- tie instances, of per cent., but there has not 111, 11 knell doing. Upper India Scrip has been as i l as 1 to 1i premium. 4t e T 4 gold Mine Shares continue very good, and koi:,_tlemand ,• but new companies, it is said, are A: l "ed, and this will probably check speculation. Vstralasia Bank Shares hrve receded, and the 13 anks are not so good. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. '* ( From the Official List.) Business done. l ctl De, kelt 222 ........... 1 cent ........ .: ******** lOO. 4 er c et. _ ueduced Annuities.— • lOl i i 1 4 11 t 31 , Consols Annuities.. ..... .... 103 i _ 4 t:erUeut. Annuities... ...•••_,, 6i 7-16 4 4 ,, 4 4 1 4 lilt es, Expire sth Jan., 18tiu NoL ia,funder £lOOO B2 Ditto ds, 21000 BO -...- °l' Account.... ....... ...... ........ h l . 011 1 i Jun©. • 1000. nne r /tills 1d • . 6B 5 7 65 8 5 1i............ .. ......................... 65 65 ....................................... 6 5 71 65 t AD:r t , m'a --- ‘dE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DA Y. b 41411 Bo 103 21 ,itt, A i Qs, 5 per Cent. D utt to g Per Cent 9B ellifal i 5 e w, 1843 te ila , Per Cent. k bitT: 3ol l€lB, li per Cent. — eki N ew Deferred, 3 per Cent l3l 4 4 ' 1 per N to ro .„ li 241 1 , 1 1114 4 ,; the Account Nvi a.ti °„,Per Cent. . lO6 Ditt, for 3 er Cent 66 6 'ort tl " L c'r the Account 66. ti, g ile4e , 38 0 , , , 1 1 . 4 8 1, 14. ___% . Per Cent. 51 i 1 1 \1 1 :4, 0 r ie rs, 3 per Cent D kith :erred, 3 per Cent. 11 „tth Lo an,ti 6 perlCent., 1852 li 2 li 21 p O tto A c uallge 2i per Cent 671 7 6 1 7 ' Per Cent. Certificates 9BA 8 1 THREE O'CLOCK. 101$ i 1011 i C onsol s Ditto January Account I ' O4II EL n to eig the ,tub o E MURDER AT PENTovNevnitgLEthr.-oTheic_ a_ a ",eti.t,:t l of Pentonville was last . e ✓ in Suffolk -place, ' ( ‘,,,' 1 (1.1,1",, .%11arm and consternation by e the co s mmi c ttal :p _ ace - Nel -° " 441 and deliberate Dim. the t 'flli eh 'street, Pentonville. From the spot, it appears ht the e have been able to collect on few particulars Downes, and that, `,P ar:e„earae of the murdered l ra h a o n us w e a , s in Allecit!,,;(9ole, resided as a lodger. es w , w itch () w t as he a m d ur cg : De to wn attend to his dogs, k 4ker c iii ii aad r„ gone to the back yard - . )..Ny ~,i, ,,, , to his sual practice, him. tt,.i s‘te '``,,, i 4 aed out d stabbed in . the throat with a tj,;'\,,a,-..u,re poo; man an expired in Toole sud st t ere . and th e e , ki ,\vttit ,eirriediately . cony i to n afew • e nunu l tes, si t egt,,,, 'Pe coroner's inquest. No cause can at present frc bl i NO . 'q 'or the murder, unless it might have arisen .1 1 the ii i i °sed interference of Downes w . ith w T i r e. le, Th wh e o n w rar as . 'era; austant habit of ill-treating his was immediately 34 ,tht e 4"° Made an attempt to escape, SEA.—An unfortu , le t ,,,' a,;51 conveyed to the Islington Police-station. Ate h - vY RECES IN THE NORTH . l 't,l (";/111e, suppo sed to elllg to b:e the iate the Tyne, writs the be one of the missing vessels dreadful , gales, has been pa and jib tiger tank . g er masts were gone, and stern 13,etbc°i° standing, chain cable hanging out be of the hawse, N I , -°chore at the bows, hatches, bulwarks, „.,_. ea - riv e d g (l ne. waterlogged and deserted.. g passed the I. _ V reek - Pt Wolga,st, and reports having ed to be timber A vessel has leek hi a nother English brig, supposed and no one on beard,,ll Without helm, masts, or rigging, a 15 Zee t o , On the 27th ult , in lat. Competitor, N th '," in with the k . of the schooner „I C . onw e crew Wer e ''' t ° Leith, th heat from 55 58, long. 0 . E., Hamburgh. T d landed at Ite t aken efit I t c i . w k and on keroee. among e thewreck turbi Vie' the Burton.the Tyne v itiati en ~ Eleanor Tyn S e an ye a s y selsar e t l h n e . of the loss of e4 sel has been received f r om cre St. A te ,the Martin Luther, on her thee et!°llrgh. Her master, Mr. d cargo of /311or'W, are drowned. She had discharged a lost had Tillopcask,ea'and three of a , a, ... at Cronstadt from Havannah, and when e was a t be fgo of the valUe of 23,000/. on board. h mouth, Ver:,,esf'el. The crew of the Phcenix, of Tei %ihilinght into Newcastle on Friday by thg;George e1 1)o - s in ,g , of Dundee The Phoenix, having been ' 4 1)• -eg t ° the late severe gales, was discovered off St. AN: Ilea,cl by the George Canning, in a sinking state. A f ter Position. !lifficulty the crew were rescued from their f or b Ea?° lrra AND IMPORTS FRANCE •A return, moved ii, Y Mr. Archibald Hastie, of the trade with France Wa . h ye ar from 1848 to 1851, has been published. the e‘llow 'of. ff are the results—the amounts stated being , at value :- 484 8 Exports. Imports. Import duty. 184,••• ............ £ 2,391,556 £7,130,394 £1,822,196 184 •• • ............ 4,159,258 8,177,075 2,248,475 lssi•• ........ .... 4,657,570 8,454,195 2,020,767 •.. ..... . ...... 4,496,198 8,083,112 2,110,968 eayilteAllf, FLOUR, &C. --A return, moved for by Mr. aud g oer suPplies numerous details as the import! of grain Na.,, e ' li r from foreign countries and the colonies for the Nilo 184 9, 1850 , and 1851, together with the value of other (1 411 11 , 3 ' Tile value of our exports to the same countries n ies i leading facts . 8 so a 1 • given. The following are among the 184 9, .i . cm- . the countries and roan ...., • . 185-04"nies mentioned. ....... £99,170,602 £60,152 607 , 184 , ditto .... 97,297,054 69,557,708 68,810,438 ditto, .............. 96,870,395 ........... Imports. Exports RI. ry refor,irti: l the fo il° 0 be made the n{ he aPP °ill an t o couci/lijl infants• 52. i g 01 3 0 aCt Of `- lent of 01°4 'or cico'a ,ters. nt nine' i tanti o toist moner le sarae• f th e >Ort O )te It .tbli' Ae ge "or e that t,tbe ) fits ° h g 0 0 Ltifl e 7fief e tr- tol o ;,98 1 of I hich clio irt tcto f the, e. 1.5111110 10a" :of )B ianc a - or i , for free °f _ t, aulolW THE SUN, LONDON, IMI)ERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. OAKES took the oaths and his seat for Bury St. Edmunds. PETITIONS. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from a place in Ireland, complaining of an unjust interference on the part of the Roman Catholic priesthood, in the proceed ings of the last election, and prayinc , for the house to take steps to prevent a recurrence of such conduct. Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from New bury, in favour of Ocean Penny Postage. Mr. GEACH presented a petition from Coventry, praying the house to interfere in the case of Edward Murray. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. I His Royal Highness Prince Albert , accom p anied by - their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Brabant and the shr. Count of Flanders, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, crossed over to Portsmouth y esterda y - morning, in the Royal steam-yacht Fairy, attended by St. the Hon. Col. Grey, Col. Bouverie, and Lieut.-Colonel 20 de Moerkerke. The Royal party landed at the Dockyard, where they 14 were received by Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, Major- 31 General Simpson, commanding the district, and Captain Henderson, C. 8., and walked to the steam basin, to in- 27 spect the Wellington, three-decker, now fitting out ; and from thence went to the docks where the Marlborough 22 and other ships of war are building. They afterwards St. proceeded on board the Excellent, gunnery ship, to wit- 50St . ness the exercise of the great gun s. From the Excellent, their Roya l Hi g hnesses went on 50 board the Blenheim, steam block ship, and minutely in- ,T 2 spected her armament and mac hiner y ; and after a similar '" visit to the Neptune, 120- the Royal party re-embarked 25 in the Fairy, and returned to. Osborne. 25 M. Van de Weyer arrived from London yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty. 18 The Belgian Princess and the Princess Charlotte, with 20 their suite, will leave Osborne this afternoon, and pass 25 the night at Buckingham Palace, on their return to 25 Brussels. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and her illustriou s family R' are expected to remain at Osborne House a fortnight 50 longer, and then return to the Castle at Windsor. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is expected to St join the Queen and the Prince at the close of the week St from Frogmore, and will stay with her august relatives St until they leave the Isle of Wight for the season. Prince St Albert, shortly after his return to the Castle, is expected St to fill up the offices held in his establishment by the late St lamented General Wemyss. A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the Right Hon. Sidne y Herbert, .3i• Mr. Jelf, and Mr. Kingscote,- had an interview with the 5 i Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Girod had an interview with Sir John Pakington 21 yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Colonel Waldo Sibthorp, M.P. and Lord Rodney had 5 interviews with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the 2 ' 1 • Home-office. Mr. Macartney had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Derby. - - St. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yes- 20 terday from the Governor-General of Canada and the 10 Governors of the other North American Provinces. St. Dispatches were also received from the Governors of 50 New Zealand, South Australia, Malta, and Gibraltar. 2540 THE POLISH BALL AND CONCERT AT THE ISt. GUILDHALL. 8i On Monday a meeting of the committee in aid of the St. above-named ball and concert was held at the Guildhall. Edward Johnstone, Esq., presided, in the absence of - no Deputy Holt, who was unavoidably prevented from St. meeting the committee upon this occasion. _ 25 _ _ There were also present—Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. Septimus Read (Common Councilman), Mr. George Vile, Mr. W. A. Smith, Donald Nicoll, Esq., Mr. Carr, of the Common Council, the Secretary to the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, Lieutenant Szulezewski, and other gentlemen. A variety of business of a routine character having been gone through, it was announced by the secretary that the following parties had given in their adhesion to the cause, namely — As Patronesses.—The Lady Mayoress, her Grace the Duchess of Argyll, her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Harrowby, the Countess of Zetland, the Baroness Rothschild, Viscountess Palmerston, the Lady Beaumont Lady Stanley, of Alderley, Lady Shelley, Lady Hall, Mrs. Townshend, and Mrs. Thomson Hankey. As Patrons.—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, his Grace the Duke of Argyll, his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, the Mar quis of Breadalbane, the Earl of Harrington, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Zetland, Viscount Palmerston, M.P. ; Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P.; Lord Beau mont ; Captain Townshend, R.N., M.P.; S. Villiers Shelley, Bart., M.P.; Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P.; Thom son Hankey, Esq., jun., Governor of the Bank of Eng land ; the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P.; Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P.; and the Baron Rothschild, M.P. During the sitting of the committee, several applica tions for tickets were made, and from present appearances there can be no doubt that the ball will be most fully attended. The committee then adjourned to this day. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Ig o 0 The first half-yearly ordinary meeting of the share- 20 holders in this company was held yesterday, at the 10 London Tavern ;Lord de Manley in the chair. The St. 25 report read stated— -25 " That the meeting was called in accordance with the St. deed of settlement, but that the short space of three months only having elapsed since the issue of the prospectus and the formation of the company, the directors were not in a position to submit a detailed statement or accounts. They g: regret the delay in the construction of the cable, owing to 5 unforeseen difficulties in obtaining a sufficient supply of St. iron wire for coating the telegraph rope. The cable is now completed, and they trust that in a few days it will be .20 taken to Dover, to await the first favourable weather for St. its submersion across the Channel, when it will be imme -15 diately joined to those of the Subterranean Telegraph at Dover, and messages forwarded from Cornhill to Brussels, 6 Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg, and the important towns 6 of the north of Europe, instead of the more circuitous route by Calais and Lille. The arrangements made with 3 the Dover and Calais line are most advantageous, and un til a more complete fusion it has been agreed to work the 5 two lines in unison, the capital and shares of the two companies being equal, and the shares also participating 6 equally in expenditure and receipts. This arrangement will take place immediately upon the Belgian submarine c telegraph being opened to the public, and the option will 10 bo afforded to the shareholders in the French line to ex- 20 change their shares for those of the chartered company. The report then notices the rapid increase of telegraphic 10 communication. The number of messages between Dover St and Calais in December, 1851, was 878. In October last, t 1819. During last week 380, giving a return of 2361 12s. 11d. The receipts of the first six months of the submarine I telegraph between France and England paid a dividend of S 1 51. per cent. on 75,0001., since which the business has been almost doubled, while the expenditure , owing to the ar rangements agreed upon, has been greatly diminished." On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. MASTERMAN, the report was unanimously adopted, and ' a resolution passed thanking the directors for their able 5 services, and requesting them to carry out the sugges tions contained in the report. Lord De Manley, Sir W. Carmichael, the Hon. A. Cadogan, and Mr. Laing were re-elected directors. 1 A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceedings. 2 THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.—The Fine Arts Committee 20 had an interview on Monday with the Earl of Charlenient, 20 who, it is well known, possesses some of Hogarth's cele -12 brated originals ; among them are the "Las t Stake," and the only existing picture of the series called the " Harlot's Progress." His lordship at once expressed his willingness St. to exhibit these pictures, as well as his magnificent 60 " Caesar Borgia," by Titian ; " St. Peter," by Van Dyck ; " Judas," by Rembrandt ; the " Venus and Cupids" of Sir St. Joshua Reynolds, and Landscapes by Poussin, Vernet, St. &c. His lordship will also contribute his beautiful statues of Venus, Mercury, Swift, &c., &c. 50 A Low SALOON.— Yesterday, at the Marlborough street police court, James George Hodgson, free-vintner, 12 the keeper of the Argyll wine and supper-rooms, 16, Lei cester-square, was summoned by the police for keeping 12 open his house for the sale of wine and other refreshments on Sunday morning. It was stated that the visitors to the 25 saloon, who were mostly prostitutes and " fast men," were admitted through a private door into a passage. They it were furnished with tickets, for which they paid, the 6 amount of which was given in wine in the saloon, where a 12? 'fiddle and piano were playing, and dancing was going on among the company. Defendant was fined in the full penalty of 5/. St. ROBBERY BY A RAILWAY GUARD.—At the Marylebone St. police court yesterday, Henry John Buckle, a guard in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company, was 16' placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton for re-examination, 20 charged with having carried on a system of plunder to a 5 considerable extent. At the close of the enquiry, the pri- 2 oonor was fully committed for trial. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION,—Yesterday, at a the Court House, in Greek-street, Soho-square, the com- 20 missioners met at 12 o'clock, the public having been kept St. waiting for an entire hour. The secretary announced that the balance in hand amounted to about 20,0001., and the 15 Court ordered payments for current expenses to the extent 8 of 6,0001. The clerk of accounts, Mr. Coggin, submitted the usual report on the state of the collections—rates made 10 and now in course of collection, 173,2911. 10s. 5d., of which 80,0151. 2s. has been already reported as collected 10 and paid to the treasurer. Collected during the present 25 month, 9,5821. 3s. 2d., so that there remains uncollected 10 83,7181. 7s. 3d. Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., and Sir 1,04 W. Cubitt were appointed consulting engineers to the commission ; and Mr. G. Cooper was nominated to fill the St. office of engineer to the Westminster district, which post 20 had been left vacant by the promotion of Mr. Bazalgette to a the surveyor of works. Two builders, who had severally destroyed and entered sewers without the permission of the 5 commissioners, were fined—the Chairman announcing that St. the Court was resolved to maintain its authority in this respect. 17 THE PARISH OF WANDSWORTH AND THE EARL 25 SPENCER. - For some time past the parishioners of Wands worth have been opposing the contemplated enclosure of Wandsworth Common, a plot of land used by the inha- bitants of the surrounding parishes. At a meeting held on Monday, a memorial was agreed to, for presentation to the Earl Spencer, objecting to the enclosure contemplated, and ix requesting his lordship to assist them against the destruc tion of public property. 1( ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—Since the year 1800 the num ber of public, private, local, and personal acts printed was 17,120. The largest number was passed in 1813-14, when 448 received the royal assent ; and the smallest number in 1841, when only 15 were passed. During the railway agi tation many personal acts were passed—in 1845, the num ber was 204 ; in 1846 they reached 402 ; and in 1847, 297. THE SWELLY ROCKS.—MENAI STRAITS, Friday.— 11 In compliance with the statement by the Secretary of the li Admiralty to Mr. Bulkeley Hughes, in the House of Com mons on Tuesday last, instructions have been received from the Admiralty authorities for the immediate removal of these dangerous obstructions to the due navigation of the Menai. Mr. Edwin Clark has been appointed to con duct the undertaking, and he is now engaged in preparing the necessary plans, not only for the blasting of the rocks, but for other improvements in the navigation of the straits in the neighbourhood of the bridges. THE WHISKY PANIC.—Some idea of the extent of the groundless panic in the whisky trade, anticipative of im portant changes expected to be introduced in the last Bud get, may be formed from the fact that, within the past fortnight no less than 60,0001. have been paid in this city as Government duty on whisky in bond.--61/Gegoto Mail. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that, he would move as an amendment to the proposed resolution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the tea duties, that in lieu of the duties of customs now payable on tea, the following duties shall from and to the respective days herein mentioned, be charged on tea imported into the United Kingdom : - - For every lb. weight of Tea import ed into the United Kingdom — From sth Jan., From sth Jan., From sth Jan„ To sth Jan., 1854, to sth 1855, to sth 1556, to sth 854, inclusive. Jan. 1855, Jan, 1456, Jan. 1857, inclusive, inclusive. inclusive. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. 1916 1 3 1 0 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS' BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of the Parliamentary Electors' Bill, Sir DE LACY EVANS said it was unneces sary to go at any length in to the ob j ect of the bill, as it had been repeatedly before the house, and was fully understood. It was to throw back the date upon which Parliamentary electors should be required to pay their rate and taxes, before being placed in the register of electors, from the sth of Jan. to the 11th of October. , The object of the bill was not to extend the franchise, but to prevent a large num ber of valid and. solvent electors from being dis franchised, as they practically were by the law as it now stood. Mr. FREWEN moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. He voted for a similar bill in 1848, but it was under a misapprehension. The bill, however, passed four years ago extending the . time for the payment of rate and taxes by three months, and it was rather too soon now to came to Parliament for a further extension of time. But if this question was to be entertained at all, it ought to be upon a motion for re pealing the rate-paying clauses of the Reform Act alto- gether. Sir G. PECHELL said the Court of Common Pleas had given a decision virtually annulling the former bill, and the house ought, therefore, to adopt this one. Mr. W. WILLIAMS insisted that a bill ought to be brought in abolishing these rate-paying clauses alto gether, but nevertheless he would consent to take this bill as an instalment of a larger measure. Lord STANLEY said, when the hon. member brought forward a measure of this nature, he was bound to show one of two things—either that there was a strong feeling against the law proposed to be amended, or that the law as it stands was a source of great inconvenience to the public. Neither of these causes had been established, or attempted to be esta blished, and there certainly could be no necessity what ever for passing this bill. Sir J. V. SHELLEY said a great many voters in Westminster had been disfranchised by the operation of the present law, and if there was no other reason for pressing this bill than that, the house would be justified in carrying the second reading. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was no part of his duty to explain the law to the house upon knotty points like this, and he certainly was not aware, until he heard it stated in the house, that any decision had been given upon it by a court oilaw. So far as the explana tions of the law went which he had heard to-day respect ing this decision, he must confess that he felt as if he was returning to his old profession, for he was quite at sea in this matter. He could not get at its meaning, or rather the grounds upon which the case stood, and he was therefore not prepared to give a confident opinion upon it. As no arguments had been offered in favour of the bill, of course he has not called upon to give a reply. (Hear.) He would much rather abolish the rate-paying clause al together than tamper with them by such measures as the present for the purpose of extending the time within which parties should pay their rates. (Hear.) If a per son did not think it worth while to pay his arrears before the 20th July, surely he was not one of those who the liberal party were so anxious should exercise the high and important right of an elector. The arrears were ge nerally only a few shillings, and what_a state a man must be in who was unable to pay them. (Hear.) The effect of the bill would be to give a vote to insolvent individuals to s hom he could not suppose the hon. and gallant gentleman intended to extend the franchise. He did not think it would be desirable to pass a bill without any reason being given, or grievance being shown to exist under the existing law, and he hoped the house would agree to the amendment. Sir DE L. EVANS having replied, Sir A. E. COCKBURN thought that in the present mode of collecting taxes a delusion was practised on the voters, and considered that something ought to be done, either by the Treasury or Parliament to put matters on a more satisfactory footing. No person thought of paying taxes until they were called for, but according to the practice of the Treasury they were not asked for until the time limited for se curing a vote by their payment had expired. He did not mean to say that this was done purposely, but there could be no doubt that it acted unjustly towards the voter. If the Treasury would set the matter right, there would be no necessity for legislation. Mr. WALPOLE considerd that the hon. and learned member was mistaken in the view he had taken. The rate-paying clauses were introduced in the Reform Bill for two objects, viz, to obtain distinct evidence of the occupation of the voter, and also to test his respectability and independence. hether these clauses should be retained or not, was a question which was not involved in the present bill, and should only he dealt with by a distinct and separate motion. The real subject under discussion was whether the six months was a sufficient time to enable the voter to pay his rates and taxes. In his opinion no sufficient justification had been shown for passing the bill. After a few words from Mr. CROWDER and Lord STANLEY, the house divided—when there appeared For the bill 67 Against it Majority WAYS AND MEANS. .. -- - - --.— ------ The house then went into a committee of ways and means, and agreed to several resolutions. THE HOUSE TAX. Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that when the Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward his reso lution for doubling the house tax, he should move as an amendment, that as a substitute the legacy and probate duties be levied on real property to the same extent that is now imposed on personal property. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. THE CHARGE OF MURDER AT ISLINGTON. CLERKENWELL.—(Tms DAY.) Jeremiah Tooley, of No. 2, Suffolk-place, Suffolk street, Clerkenwell, a labourer, was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with assaulting and wounding Alexander Downes, at the same house, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, of which wound he died. The first witness called was - • - - • Mary Downes—She stated that she was the wife o the deceased, and that he went last night at the back of his house to feed his dogs ; that was about half-past eight or nine. Hearing a noise in the yard from the dogs, she went out and saw. the prisoner making an attempt to cut her husband's throat. She afterwards saw him draw the razor across her husband's throat, and blood was pouring from the wound. She, lost her sight and senses for a few moments, but when she recovered she found the prisoner holding her husband down, and pulled him off and called " Murder." The prisoner here said the witness was always calling him names. _ ------- Mrs. Helen Goodwright said list night she heard cries of "Murder" proceeding from the last witness, and ran out of the door. He caught hold of her ;he could not speak. She saw the deceased taken to the surgeons, where he expired a few minutes after. Denis Shear, a labourer— I heard cries of " Murder" from a woman, and heard the dogs bark. I looked out and saw the prisoner having hold of the deceased, who was trying to keep the prisoner from running away. The prisoner pulled himself outside the door, when I saw the blood gush from the deceased over the prisoner; his coat was covered. At the same time, Downes made an attempt to speak, but failed in the attempt. I laid hold of the prisoner, and the dying man kept his hold also. " You, thief," said I, " you have murdered the man ;" when the prisoner said, " Yes, I did, and will again too." The prisoner tried to get away, but I held him until the police arrived. I did not know what he did it for. Police-constable Cotten, N 15, said—l saw the wounded man taken to the doctor's. I went to the house and took the prisoner, when a razor was given to me. The prisoner said they wanted to poison him, for they had made two horns grow out of his head. The prisoner, on his way to the station, said the deceased was not satisfied with his own wife, but wanted his also. He repeated this several times on his way to the station. Mrs. Downes, in answer to Mr. Corrie, said she took the razor from the dusthole, where she had previously seen the prisoner put it. Mary Gavey saw the prisoner mu n rderig Mr. Downes in the back-yard She ra n away, and cried " Murder." She saw the prisoner holding the deceased down. Mr. W. Butler, surgeon, said deceased was taken to his shop last night. He reeled against the counter, when he caught him, and laid him on the ground. About two minutes after that he died. He had a cut in his throat from the left ear through the carrotid arteries, jugular vein, and other injuries. The man died from loss of blood. The knife had gone through the spine. The prisoner having said a few words in defence, in which he stated that he was out of his mind, was com mitted to Newgate for trial. EDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1852 TILE SHARE MARKETS. Leasing Compans. Closing Prices this Day. Badness done BRITISH RAILWAYS. Baslness done I this Day. 50 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINING COMPA A , Y. On Monday, a meeting of the shareholders of this pany was held at the offices in Gracechurch-street, Lor the purpose of receiving the report of the committee of investigation, adopting rules and regulations on the cost-book principle, electing a new committee as a board of management, appointing a purser or managing direc tor, and fixing the amount of his remuneration. Mr. Samuel Armitage occupied the chair. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, Mr. ARMITAGE then addressed the meeting and said, Gentlemen, as we are met together for business, and as I know the value of time, and that many of you wish to get away from here as soon as possible, I will not detain you by any further preliminary observations. You are called together to-day to receive the report made by four highly respectable gentlemen, who have carefully inveofs tigated the affairs of the company, and if you approve their report you will be called upon to adopt it. You will have to elect a committee, or board of management, appoint a purser or managing direct or, and to fix th amount of the remuneration, to adopt the rules of the cost book, by which the company will in future be regulated, to con firm the proceedings up to this time, and on other minor details of business. It is not necessary I should tell you that the constitution and administration of a public com pany very properly rests in a committee, or board of directors, whose duty it is to protect the property invio late ; to have the custody of the funds and effects ; to deliberate and decide on the policy to be pursued in every , department ; and in all respects the guardians and trus tees for the protection and benefit of the shareholders. It is quite true, gentlemen, that this committee, or board of directors, invariably select some one individual either out of their own body, or otherwise, whose, ability, experience, integrity, and practical business habits, qualify him for the executive, and they depute him as manager to carry out the line of policy they have determined to pursue, but it would be a monstrous anomaly to suppose they would delegate to him supreme authority, leave the control of the funds and property entirely in his hands, and throw upon his shoulders alone the entire responsibility of everything. Now, gentlemen, it is a modern maxim that truth is strange, strange indeed, stranger than fiction ; but, strange and extraordinary as this may appear, this is, in fact, the state and condition in which we have been placed for the last six months. We were placed in this extraordi nary and anomalous condition last May; in consequence of our Australian directors leaving 'England for the colony, the death of Mr. Lane, the resignation of Mr. Tindall and Captain Greene, and the absense from England of Mr. Kirk , caused by the illness of his son. Mr. Dupper and myself were the only two di rectors left, and although he gave me his frequent at tendance I had only one alternative—either to resign, and let the company be broken up, or otherwise to take all the responsibility upon myself. I felt that my cha-_ ratter and honour were at stake, I deliberated on the matter, and, after advising with my friends, I resolved (abandoned as I was by my colleagues) to stand my ground, to nail my colours to the mast, and—as " Eng land expects every man to do his duty"—l determined to do mine to the utmost of my ability. I have given my time almost without interruption for the last seven months, to the management of this company ; and, as I have made no charge for it, I leave that matter in your hands. No man knows the disagreeable things I have had to do—the difficulties I have had to contend with — the discretion, forbearance, and vigilance I have had to exercise, and the indomitable firmness I have required, to maintain the integrity of the company, and to prevent imposition. I have settled all the debts and liabilities, and the entire of the preliminary expenses up to this day do not amount to 1,0301., a thing, I believe, quite un precedented. I see from the balance sheet of the Agua Fria that the preliminary expenses of that company, for the same period, are near 8,0001. The engines, pumping, crushing, and dressing machinery, are all ready, as the report of our engineer will tell you. The staff of miners and other men are engaged, and the whole will leave in a week or ten days. The com mittee of investigation have examined the specification and estimates for the plant, and I believe I may say they are satisfied that every thing has been done, with the strictest regard to efficiency, and economy, and in the best possible manner. Knowing, as I do, the bond fide value of our property, my object has been to keep down the expenditure, to give the company a character of stability, and to lay the foundation of a solid confidence in the integrity and ability of its management. How far I have succeeded in doing this the honourable gen tlemen, who have carefully investigated everything, will tell you, in the report which will be read in a few minutes. Gentlemen, I have now told you, in a few words, why you are called together, and why a committee of gentlemen have been appointed to examine into the position of the company. I sincerely thank the gentlemen of that committee who are the cause of your having been called together for relieving me from my immense responsibility, and for removing the mon strous anomaly of the administration of the affairs of the company being placed in the hands of one individual. All we now require, gentlemen, is an able and influen tial committee of good men, and you will soon see the shares of the company at a very different price than they now are. The usual method of saying much and doing little is not suited to the exigencies of the present day, and is decidedly opposed to my practice. lam a very plain man, a man of few words, and I mean what I say —my motto is " Res non Verba." The honourable com mittee, after a close investigation, are convinced of the soundness of the company, as an excellent commercial speculation ; and as far as human judgment can form a conclusion they are of opinion that in a very short time it will be highly remunerative. We know for a positive fact that there is gold on the property, but from a sense of duty the committee have abstained from saying much they might have said. It is their intention, however, that the committee you elect this day should carry out the project with the utmost energy, paying every regard to efficiency and economy, confident, as we say in York shire, that the proof of the pudding will be in the eat ing, and that in a little time you will find that deeds are better than words. For my own part, gentlemen, I have only to say, that I hold it to be the duty, the imperative duty of every man filling a public situation, to be care ful and reserved in making professions and promises, until he is in a position to be quite certain he will be able to perform them, and I am not so weak as to suppose we can realise all some sanguine people imagine • but, gentlemen, I am very confident that if a judicious system of management is adopted by the committee you are now called upon to elect, we shall very soon be in a position to pay you a dividend that will surprise the most sanguine of our shareholders. The report of the committee was then read .as fol- lows : "Report and recommendations of the committee of inspec tion, presented at the general meeting of shareholders held at the offices of the company , 17, Gracechureh street, London, 6th December, 1852 : " The committee of insp ection was appointed at a meet ing of the shareholde rs on Monday, 15th Nov., 1852, and presented its report to the requisitionists and shareholders at an adjourned meeting on the 22d Nov. last. "On the last-mentioned day a resolution was passed' of which the following is a copy : " That the report of the committee of inspection be re ceived and adopted, and entered upon the minutes. " That the committee be requested to continue their labours, and take steps for calling a general meeting of the shareholders at the earliest period. " That the committee be requested to prepare recom mendations as to the appointment of a new committee of management, and as to the constitution and future manage ment of the company, and to submit the same to such general meeting.' " Pursuant to such resolution your committee have con tinued their labours, and have caused to be prepared by , the solicitors of the company a cost book, or rules and re gulations for the management of the affairs of the company, the adoption of which your committee recommend. " Your committee have to report that the members of the managing committee in England have resigned their office, and your committee have endeavoured to select gen tlemen willing to act as a committee of management in England, whose position and character, and whose interests in this adventure fully e ntitle them to the confidence of their co-adventurers ; and your committee have pleasure in stating that six gentlemen possessing the neces sary qualifications have consented to act ; and your Committee accordingly recommend them to the share holders as a committee of management in London. " Your committee have carefully - investigated and audited the accounts of the company, and while they regret that the late members of the committee of management have not devoted much time and attention to the affairs of the com pany, it is gratifying to add that the expenditure of the company has been kept within the closest possible limits, that the accounts and transactions have been satisfactorily vouched and well conducted by Mr. Armitage, the purser, on whom the whole responsibility appears to have de volved. " Your committee have to report that they have also examined the specifications for the machinery and tools prepared by Mr. Bassett, the engineer of the company, and the several tenders for the same, together with the orders given, and have ascertained that the whole is now ready. That arrangements are in progress for the immediate ship ment of the machinery and a number of miners adequate for the commencement of the works will leave immediately, arrangements having been made with the Colonial Govern ment of Australia for the passage of 12 men, with their wives and families, for the small sum of 26/.105., which amount has been paid, the remaining men will go out with the machinery, at a cost of 101. each. " Your co mmittee finally conclude their report by record ing the expression of their full and unabated confideneceeeins the soundness of the undertaking and the f utr-pre ol the of the company, strengthened by, theirknowledge high respectability of the colonial dirctoersf, thethe anxiety they have evinced for the welfare .t cessadgrveenat tura, and the large interest they have 8 sue • THOMPSON, JOHN C. FULLARTON, NICHOLAS C. HENRY, WM. PRIESTMAN. " The report was unanimously adopted. The engineer's report was then read. ENGINEER'S REPORT. " Gentlemen, Having j us t returned from the inspection — of the engines and pitwork, and also of the mining ma chinery and materials, made for the company by the Perran Foundry Co., and by Messrs. Nicholls St Co. of Tavistock, I beg to hand you my report thereon. "In the first place, with regard to the engines : Not hav romn the power seen the ground, I would not , of course , take upon my self the responsib ilit y of deviating in any way power reported by Mr. Trewartha to be required there, and a 60-inch cylinder engine of 10 feet stroke, with equal beam, was ordered from the Perran Co. This engine, being now completed, is being entirely erected and fitted in the f ac tory, and this rather unusual course will save us the great delay and expense that, generally occurs in erecting eng ines of this description. The whole of the workman ship best description, a n d th e Foundry Co. is of the very have not spared any expense in remedying any little defect which has shown itself. " I have taken the precaution to have the air-pump Paidi RAILWAYS. .00 'Aberdeen . Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley__ .„ 28 Birkenhd. Lnesh. 6t l Cheshire Junet all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... 18i Do., £20..... „ ..... 100 Bristol &Exeter...... 100 Caledonian. _ _ all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.... 45 Dublin&BelfastJanc. all Dundee Perth &Aber- all Ideco Junction Do. New . ..... all latst Anglian (£25 L. & E. &L. &D.).... all Do., (£lB E. & H.). all Eastern Counties, all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. all IDo., S. di € .00 I Easi Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June... 100 Edinburgh 6c Glasgow 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee l 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk.. 103 Do., A. Stock .. 100 Do., B. Stock.. all Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 11 100 Great Western ...... 1 11 Irish South-Fasters all Lancaster & Carlisle I.li Do., Thirds .00 - Lancash. &Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wet. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. , all London & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst.li 109 London BLI4. Western 1 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,101.5h.,M48 0 100 London & S. Western 421 Do., £50........ 34 Do., £4O all Lnd . ndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 4i Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 100 Midland ........ 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 476 Midland G.West.(lr.) 17i Do. a Shares ... all Newcastle & Carlisle.. 100 Newmarket............ 14 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. 76 Nervy & Enniskillon an Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor, 100 N0rf01k...... ...... all Do., Now 3i Northn. Counties tin ,100 North British 13 \North Devon, No.l 61 Do., No. all Do., 1 A Deferred 5 Do., 1 B Guaranteed 171 North Staffordshire all North Western 81 N. & S.Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. &N. Westn Guaranteed Stook_ 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. 20 Do. Oswestry 61 Shropshire Union Do., A.B.C.&D.fully paid up at p. c all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath ..... all Waterfil. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 13 West Cornwall.. ..... . all West London 1 Woodford 100 York Newctl. &Berw. 20 Do. Extensions....... 10. Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland.. PREFEREN I 1.00 !Aberdeen „. all IDo., No. 2, 7 p. 1100 i Briitol & Exeter 4p: _ cent. Stock .......... 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... 31 Cork&Bandonsi p.c.' all Dundee Perth&Aber-1 deen Junction ....... all EastAnglian (£3los: 6 per cent. all Do. (25) 7 per cent., 2 Do. (27170 7p. et. all I East . ern Counties E tension, 5 p. c. No.] all Do., No. 2 all Do New 6 p c. St. all Eastern Union, Sc r i p Guar. 6 per cent.... all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all East&WestYorkshi re Junction, Fifths.. all Ediub.Prth.&Dunde e 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cont..,, 100 Great Northn. sp. c . 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent.... ...... . 6 Lancash. & Yorksh., F. £2O. 100 Do., 6 p. c.,_ Stock... 13 Leeds Northern, 6p. cent., No. 1 ...... 17 Do., No. 2...... 5 Do., No. 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848. IWO London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St all Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 . 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c 100 Lon.&N.West.oov. (ID Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 10 Conionderry& Col 4;: Shares all Londndry. & Ennisk. 5hare5........ , all Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... all Do. New, £10......... 3 Do., £6 ... . ... all Marypt. &Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 41 per cent....... 8;1 Do . 100 Mid.Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 41 per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 51 per et.. all Way.noy Valley 5 per cent 103 North British all North Staffordshire.. 103 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 6 Do all Shrewsbury & Birm New Guaranteed all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B P.C. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 1i Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. 100 Do. 4s per cent all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all Stock.& Hartl. Guar. sp. c.till 1 Ju1y,1856 3 Waterfd. &Kilk.6p• c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Prof.l 5 Do ...................... 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Purch .......... JOINT-STO' Au5tra1a5ia............ British N. American Colonial ................ Fommercial of Lon. d0n.................... English Scottish and Australian ............ Lond. Chart. Bk. of Au5tra1ia............. Loudon and County.. London Joint Stock.. Loud. & Westminster National Prov. of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australis. Bkg & Gold Importing, Company Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid Closing Prices this day. 32 - 33 6 - 101 -10 i d 21 22 31 2- d LO7 109 69 —69 i 244 256 18 —19 i 2 1 9 - 10 G 4 - - 13 111 - 1211 -- 78A - 79 57 - 59 79 - 81 29 - .31 60 - 62 84 - 85 47 - 49 122 - 124 074 -- 10841 961 -96 t 88 -- 90 0 86 --866 3 -- 3i d 2 -- 2 d 18 -- 19 91 1a - - 12: -2, 4 - P P 3 —26 d 2 i 2 d L 3 —13 a 21 22 32 —32 i 3i 3 d 806 80 , 1 47 49 52 54 3- 2 d 3 9i -- 9i 55 -- 57 7i -- 8 3 / 4 3 -- 2i d 41 -- 42 6 3 / 4 -6; d 2i d I 4 —3 d 3i p 55 98 69 69 54 -- 94 - 67 - 67 - 78 - 1# - 20 21 10 —10 i 15 16 3 —2l d 24i -25 i 80 - 81 40 - 41 14 - 15 4i - 5 2i - 21 13 - 13; - 10, 27 - 28 9 - 10; 76 i 6 d 75i 1 1 2 ---2 id 6 62 SHARES ... - .09 -- 111 .05 - 107 19 14 id ip 6 - 3 3 1 -- 11 - 2 1 i p P Hi - 158 18 18 3 - .27 -129 112 - 114 9 - 91 -1 131 [O9l 110 par P 152 155 Paid RAILWAYS. all Bedford and Blotchley all Birm. & Oxfd guarantee all Do.withoutgr all Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. all Do.wthtguar. 100 Buckghamsh. all Clydesdale Jc. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent all Glstr.&Dn.Fr , all Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct all Do. New all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. I I Shares all Do. Shares all Lon.&Greenwl all Do. Preference all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent all Do. 6 per ct all Manelt.Bxton. and Matlock' all Middlabro' Redcar all Midld.Bradfd all Northern and Eastern sp. c. all Do. 6 per ct all Do. Fixed sp. c all Prest. & Wyre 12; st. St. 25 11.Lno. Shares. .00 Roystn.di Hit. LOG Do.Shepth.St. 18 Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p.c 9h S. Staffordsh.. all WearValleygr 6 per cent all Do. . 100 iWilts&Somrsti London & N. West. IGLlVestn. Do Do Do L. &N,W Caledon IGt.Notrhn 'Gt. Westn. Caledon Do Yk. New & Berw. Y.&N. Md Do Do S. Eastern, Do Norfolk Do Ln. &N.W & Midld Stck ton & Darlingt. E. Count. Do L. &N . W &Ln& Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash.dl Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. Darling Do Gt.Westn ••• 30 - 31 294 - 30 30 - 31 29 - 30 LO9 - 111 53 - - 54 149 - 151 33 - 3.9 Ll 3 115 56A -57 A 27 - 28 14 --14. 251 - 261 199 - 20 3 - 107 a.— 10ii 64 66 150 - 152 149 -- 151 d 32A -- 331 1051 -- 1061 FOREIGN. Paid' Renwits. Clo Prices this day. 3 BelgianEasnt. Junet, all Central of France(Or• leans & Vierzon all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 6 Dijon and Besangon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 Gd. Junct. of France 103 Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do.Bds.(lstiss.)lBs7 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 14 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) lt Do. 2t Do. (Canal) 5 Lyons & Mediterrau 4i Liadras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs : all NorwegianTrunkPre 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 10 Paris and Lyons 1 - 2 is 1~ 28 Do. Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCsen & Cherbrg. 2i Quebec &Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Southern of France 4 St. And. & Quebee(A) 17 Tours and Nantes 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 4 Do. 5i per c. Pref 9 Western of France 4 1 1) 1- d 9 9 4 ' P 2i 3A P 2A 3 P par 1 P - 7A 5 - 1 - li 1 - 7 - 9 a -3jP a• _ 9 • - 7. - 35 15 - 15: iii - Nip 6 - 1 - 67 38 39 32 326 41 41 p par— t P 204 21} 11t I.li 34,?, 261 C ... - •. 321 21 3 21 8 xn 1 P 51— 6 par 10 10.jp I 1 ipm 65i -18/ 19 MINES. 1 1 all A gua Fria —ipl 1 4 1 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian d3— . p p 6 20 5 Australian 34 —4. 43. 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 par 1 all Australian Freehold. ar —4 p 1 4 1 all Ave Maria d par 1 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) d --i p 1 1 all British Austria. Gold AP 14 a 20 13.5 British Iron 'a —B/ 8 i 35 243 Bra.zilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30A -- 31 31 1 all Carsons's Creek 4 p 40 all Cobre Copper l3 —44 43 i 5 1 Colonial Gold 2l 3p431 4 ii ... 14 Copiapo 7 7 3 / 4 5 all English and Austin. all Copper Smeltg. Co. 1 - - 4 d 20 General.. — ... 1 all Golden Mountain id par 3 all Great Polgooth li 113 p 1 all Lake Bathurst i d Par 4 1 all Liberty l4 —11 p 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co — d 1 all Mariquita — g p 1, 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 4 . 5 4 1 all New Granada - ip 1 1 1 all Nouveau Monde lB Ip2 i i 1 all Port Philip li — l i p 2 . i 1 all Quartz Rock p 41) 50 all Rhymme Iron 2O 21 90 10i Santiago de Cuba lO 12 10i 1 all South Australian p 1• 10 7 Tin Croft 12 11 284 all United Mexican Bl 94 si i 1 all West Mariposa i I li 1 all Yuba — g p 14 MISCELLANEOUS. 110 4 Australian Ryl. Mail ... •• • 323 Canada ••• ••• St. all Copper Miners of Eng ... ... 25 all Do. Preference — ... 5 5 Crystal Palace — ... 4i 4 2 Crystal PalaecFrance ... ... 20 1 Eastern Steam — ... 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir. ... ... 14 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 100 50 General Screw Steam ... ... Shipping Company.. ... ... 523 xn 20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ... 10 2 Netherlands Land.... ... ... 2 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... ... 90 1 2 50 20 Do — ... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 5 2 Univeral Emigration ... ~. and Colonization ... ... MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with all kinds of English wheat, especially with fine and good samples. The attendance of buyers was very moderate, yet the de mand ruled steady, at fully Monday's advance in the quo tations. For forward delivery more business was doing, and the currencies had an upward tendency. From abroad, only 3,440 quarters of wheat have reached us this week. Most descriptions sold to some extent, partly on speculation, and secondary kinds were the turn in favour of importers. Floating cargoes were held at an advance of ls. per quarter. Fine barley was scarce, and quite as dear ; but all other kinds moved off heavily, at barely late rates. The demand for malt was by no means brisk, yet prices were well supported. We had a slightly improved inquiry for oats, at late figures. Beans and peas were steady. Indian corn and flour were rather higher. English .. Irish •• • • Foreign • • ARRIVALS TIIIS WEER. Moat. I Barley. I Malt. Oats. 580 730 410 920 7,950 2,710 3,440 Flour. 1,090 BOROUGH HOP. A large specuiative busines is doing in our market, and prices continue very firm. The show of samples is but moderate. WHITECHAPEL. Tho general demand ruled inactive at barely stationary prices. Beef from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to is Od ; Veal, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 108 per 3 lbs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(1HIS DAY. LONDON, Dec. B.—Wind at Noon, W., light breeze, and dull, hazy weather, with rain. DEAL, Dec. 7.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Duke of Northumberland, ; Queen, Buenos Ayres. Sailed—London, New York ; and all the outward bound. TORBAY, Dec. 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Liffey, St. John's. Wind, S.W. Arrived — Maria, BRISTOL, Dec. 7. — D e merara ; Ocean Queen, Quebec ; Commerce, do. GLOUCESTER.—Arnved —Sybella, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7.—Wind, S. Arrived—William Connell, Calcutta ; Hyperion, Bombay ; Chasca, New Orleans ; Melan do. ; Scotia, Baltimore ; Princeton, New York ; Hibernia, do. ; De Witt Clinton ' do. ; Westpoint, do. ; S esostris, Q uebec ; Anne, do. Sailed —lndex, New Orleans ; Border, Bombay ; Asia and Glasgow, Mobile. Off Port—Lady Hobart. POOLE.—Arrived —John and Thomas, Labrador. FALMOUTH, Dec. 7.—Arrived—Aurora, Akyab, for Liverpool. Sailed—Thetis, Panama. The Emigrant, Queenstown to Mobile, was spoken by the Aurora, in lat. 23 N., lon. 30 W., having on board five of the crew of a schooner belonging to Bideford, or Bridport, which had foundered after being in contact with the former. SWANSEA, Dec. 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived--James , Quebec. MILFORD, Dec. 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived —Sophia, Quebec. SHlELDS.—Arrived—Ann, Eliza, and Jane, Quebec ; Paragon, do. CLYDE.—Arrived--Actress, St. John's, N.B. BELFAST, Dec. 6.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Helen, Miramichi. Sailed—Octaz, Troon and Pernamuco. YARMOUTH, Dec. 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived— b Bilboa, Shields, for London, leaky, &c. 32 i 25 109 i 25 68 i 7i 9i 8i 19} 19 6 4. 131 8i 8 f 78 81 80 8415 123 96 i i it i p.m. 12 12 50 1 1 61 6 s i i 6,1 11 . 25 St. losi 9 127} i i 94 M 79i 80 i 9t 55c- 6H 7 41i 1 13i i 53i 4 96 4 St. St. St. St. LO all )0 all )0 25 )0 20 5 25 all 1 all 2 ; 10 all 13} 32 i 1 i 27i 8 75i 4 5 Il i 1 2 41 a 105 61 4i 5 18 * 1110 9i 9 131} 3a -- 4 p 84 -- 8i 13i -13 i 9A - IN 11i - 111 i- i P i - 1 P ISO -- 151 23 = 6 13 Si -- 6} l - 2 102 - 101 25 - 26 21 2;cp 11.1 - 11 17 --- i ---117;i 17 18 par --4 P 251 - 26, ... -.., .. 19 - 26 - 102 - 104 51 1 5i i - tpl ;K BARKS, .17i 111 i - 78} 81 80 5 4i 5 1 i CS 9 19i i 1151 33 i Business done this Day. 7A 7 29i 8 6 a lie corn -- ..,,,o_ 77 , ii.: , '.r-z . . - ,L- 2 ---- • . -...-; , ~-„) .. briss:lined; With brass rod and bucket, as learn - tlrs4(4- - water is strongly impregnated with copper. I haVi ,?s ate taken duplicates of all parts liable to groat wear anli_T., > . , .V t 4:: or risk of injury, so that the m ine ma y never run •‘/- f of being stopped through any unforeseen accident. " This measure of precaution I have also carried thipciugA all the pitwork and the rest of the machinery. Midi Wis. r a .. „ boilers, three in number, of 12 tons each, are also com pleted and are of very good make, and I hope that, with the enlargement of the furnaces which I have caused to be made, they will give a high duty with wood, the fuel of the colony. "As no water power can be got there for winding and crushing, Messrs. Nicholls and Co. are just finishing a 20 inch horizontal engine for those purposes. There is not any boiler to this engine, as I shall have steam enough to spare from the other boilers for some time to come. This engine is so connected as to do a great deal of work, and all of it that is yet finished is perfectly satisfactory. Another week will complete this engine. "In ordering the pitwork, the same weight was of course given by me to the decided recommendation of Mr. Trewartha, and hence pumps of the large size of 18 inches were ordered, but as 1 have some doubts about the neces sity of this size, for some timo to come I have thought it prudent to be provided with two or three lifts of more moderate dimensions, viz., of 15 inches and 12 inches diameter. " The valves and buckets, together with the plunger poles, working barrels, brass bushings, &c., are all in duplicate. With regard to the rest of the machinery, wo have now ready our G rinder completed, with duplicate s pare rolls, jigging machines and bottoms, the necessary tramway waggons, with saddles and tram iron, two sets of bob and capstan and shear work, 24 heads of stamps, whim cage, kibbles, &c., &c. " The tools are all packed, and at Morwellham quay, and I severely tested them on Wednesday last, and find them fit for any work. We have an ample supply of these, and also of iron and chain, safety fusee, capstan, whim, and other ropes, and all the various other materials re quired on a mine. " In fact, I hope that I shall not find anything omitted, as it might be very expensive, and perhaps exceedingly difficult, to obtain it when in the colony. " All the machinery is completed (with the exception of a few small things), and on the wharf at Restrongent, near Falmouth, ready for immediate shipment. " Messrs. Nicholls & Co.'s goods will go round this week from Plymouth and from Morwellham to the above place, and are all in the last state of completion. " I come now to the state of my staff, and the present great activity in mining enterprise has caused me great trouble in filling the necessary places with a due regard to economy. I have also lately lost my chief agent, Captain Trosize, by death ; but I am glad to be enabled to inform you that I have supplied his place by a most efficient man,- Captain Henry Rickard, of Devon Consols North. " I have also my pitman and mine-carpenter engiLged, and my mine smith will be engaged this week. These appointments I had made satisfactorily long ago, but the desertion of the parties then appointed has compelled me to again seek others. We have now eleven miners engaged and their passage paid, and I shall send a few more with the ship which takes out the machinery and engineers. " Hoping that this report will prove satisfactory to you— I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, "F. W. BASSET." vt..l Unanimously adopted. The following gentlemen were then appointed as the future committee :—Mr. Armitage, Mr. Croft, Captain Inglefield, Mr. Longclose, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Webb. Mr. Armitage was appointed purser. Trustees and auditors were also appointed, and the meeting then separated. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR 1852-3. ORDNANCE. PAY, &0., ORDNANCE MILITARY CORPS. For raising 2,000 non-commissioned offi cers and men for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, viz.: — Pay, &c. (for three months).... Clothing ... Recruiting £12,511 4,562 20,149. For the purchase of 1,000 horses for the Royal Artillery 33,603 £70,825 COMMISSARIAT AND BARRACK SUPPLIES. For the forage of 1,000 horses (for three months WAGES. For additional labour in making up am munition for 250 field guns- 1,500 For ditto, ditto, small arm ammunition 1,200 ORDNANCE STORES. For the purchase of heavy iron ordnance 8,000 Projectiles for ditto 4,000 To supply boxes for the conveyance of small arm ammunition 14,000 5:.92,658 NAVY. WAGES TO SEAMEN AND MARINES. SERVICE AFLOAT. _ __ To defray the charge of wages which shall come in course of payment in the four calendar months ending on the 31st March, 1853, for 5,000 additional seamen to be em ployed in her Majesty's fleet __ £52,500 MARINES. To defray the charge of wages which shall come in course of payment in the four calendar months ending on the 31st March, 1853, for 800 addi tionalßoyal Marines to be employed afloat £56,930 Total service afloat SERVICE ON SHORE. To defray the charge of wages which shall come in course of payment in the four calendar months ending on the 31st March, 1853, for 700 addi tional Royal Marines to be employed on shore... 13,754 For the clothing and appointments of the Marines 2,625 For barrack stores and necessaries for do. 612 £73,971 Total .... VICTUALS FOR SEAMEN AND MARINES. For the purchase of provisions and victualling stores, including freight and other charges, for 5,000 additional seamen, and 800 additional Royal Marines, to be employed in her Majesty's fleet for four calendar months ending on the 31st March, 1853. For the purchase of hospital provisions and stores, and medicines and surgical instruments Total amount of the foregoing sums £113,100 Supplemental estimate for the necessary expenses of steam machinery for naval purposes during the year ending sth April, 1853 £lOO,OOO SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 Bove. added ; the winner pays 20 sovs. expenses, and the second saves his stakes. 4 miles. 21 subs., Bof whom declared. Mr. Vevers's Vaihope, aged, lOst 61b...(5. Darling) 1 Mr. B. Land's The General, aged, lOst 41b 2 Mr. Vevers's Vengeance, aged, 9st 41b 3 • Five others ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Carrig (t), sto 1 each agst Vain hope and Vengeance, 6 to 1 agst Peter Simple, 8 to 1 agst The General, and 10 to agst Simple Peter. Won by three 'lengths, two lengths between second and third. The Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. 3 miles. 10 subs. Mr r. W.Til.bHury. Scott's's Quick s s h t i e n p r , o a n g e e , d,l aged,OiOolsbt ( 7 2 1 0: . ( ) 3 0 ( T 1 Isker) 2 1 M. Mr. Merry's Trooper aged, 10st ( 201 .) 3 Five others ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Poll, 4to 1 each agst Quickstep and Gulnare, and 5 to 1 agst Shinrone. Won by six lengths, half a length between second and third. The Free Handicap Hurdle Race Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 40 added. Twice round and a distance. 15 subs. Captain Scott's Victress, aged, 9st 121 b (Tacker) 1 Mr. Bignell's Half-and-Half, aged, list. Mr. Gulliver's Fazeley, aged, lOst llb 3 Six others ran. Betting-10 to 6 agst Victress, 4to 1 agst Odihain, 5 to 1 each agst Caurire and Half-and-Half, 6 to 1 ages Warwick, and 100 to 8 agst Gerard. , Won by three lengths, a length between second and third. RACING FIX' RES FOR 1853. Liverpool Spring 2 Coventry Spring 8 Doncaster Spring 8 Salisbury AP Croxton Park Newmarket Craven ll York Spring TT RCH. 5 Warwick Spring I 17 I Kiplin Coates I N or thampton (- 0 ) 30 I Ab e rgavenny 3l ,BIL. Nialton 2l Newmarket F. S 25 Chester 3 Newmarket Sec Sp lO Sh re wsbury Ju Bath l7 Manchester (3) Epsom Ascot i Hampton l5 Beverley, Hull, &c l5 Bibury 22 Stockbridge 23 Winchester . Newcastle ........... Newmarket 5 Worcester 5 Carlisle (3) 5 Liverpool l3 Stamford Nottingham Goodwood AUGUST. Brighton 3 York l7 Brighton Club ............ 5 Derby ............... • Wolverhampt on ......... 8 Egh ............... 2 . 4 or 25 Reading lO , wi S t O h ia da il te arri C ve E d vl W s fi tLZE4W d r n i e ; Roman Emperor has to the 3d of S e p tember, and bring s 6,378 oz . o f go ld, va lued at 25, 6 00/. This vessel brings duplicates of the letters sent by the Chusan steamer, which left for Singapore on the Ist of S e p tember, expecting Chin sna to meet the il at that port ; but as the season was unfavourable for getting round Cape Lowers, it was very doubtful if she would succeed in so doing. The receipts of gold at Sydney, both by steamers and land escort, continued to be verylarge. A statement which had been published of the amounts shipped by the several houses at that port from the first discove r y to the 28th of August, gives a total s hipment of 618, 069 oz., which, valued at colonial p rices, would be worth a bout 2,009,0001. The price of gold hail risen to GSs. Gd. per oz. Exchange was 10 per cent. dis count. New an d very profitable diggings are stated to have been discovered. at Bingara, about 180 miles from Maitland. The gold was said to be found in large Tian , tities, and a great rush was making to that district, for which it was anticipated 1,000 licenses would be taken out , during September. - -". 1)" 5,133 2,000 4,480 1,200 ~ 19 21 .. 26 r_ENS. i i ~+~'''!~ 1