The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

We aPPr ellen' vould have ui id been eel.° aistake. entitled `` f recent Con has just e 1 1 a ble >, for by the Pg than force 1 idat i o n of ~ 7 d to ta x ! .. t l res ts in orro w, ho ; 'mgiving t Trould be of credit exceed that.° d, e ither Di s o/ I °P s w i ne duties s ...esi ecilP! lust 13 /„?(1 t o t rid °f " e incl D eb t, Ige of th Nation al ,e. n ercia l g of P r0 ;;4 1, ngerbe M y e r ' ;took, to, Would all nal fai lu" fef ge o°,o it hous e ' re 'cot ° As Pr i 3ew co °laz ier 41 . Wes o r I:de 3ler ' °se A ker ; : co r his O u re dits. an d c 40.1 the n ' p,in" al be DI 0 . ;Ds the Alb ert ' oe, ae ,ss A n Or ervice A. e stic the cl°9l 0 0 ' f Cora- ra o s ;trati° n ! e no , ._, re st fi t. Ar vning 4 0 10 ;€1 ab°' fit ) enn- Tonle do Right )ffice l est" Islands. au d t : cos° - twee t t h e ou addre°o' t 3 t It Pr . ed c ; iting t" I tb e 1 # 011fldeljefi 707710' ) 0 hga,:" e t Mn e Jo 401 on () viol,: be houP we ll ras bis nighlby Th"';,e, pee r 0 pax' d ;clo t tr s , eo, Pr. _ l oo t ie ° 7 o ll9 Is al w i e ee se . r LCU aa t are gret to, n S 6il n. 114 th O efl t for e. e 0111 40 NEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales o f C o tt on a t Li verpoo l yes t e rd ay were b: 4ll ated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The ~0 1 1 ( et Was steady at previous rates. The'sales jk l ensed. 4,000 American, 50 Perham and Ma omo ~41 4, at 6A-cl. to 7d. ;20 Bahia, at 6id. to 6-id. ; ~,,,lie4 g Yptian, at 6/d. to 10d. ; and 500 Surat, at ' I ,t° 4id. per lb. Railway shares were firm. itio-Qe letters by the Overland Mail, viii Southamp % confirm the highly favourable advices from icy t t i ii r ah& The following, from the Mining Cap -4,5 the Lewis Hill Ra nge (Australian) Gold Copper Company, is corroboratory of former 11 nts as to the extraordinary yield per ton : )1 q a , zti In at pres en t engage d i n ma ki ng goo d th e f o un- IN:a for the operations of the Lewis Hill Range Com tatt and am accordingly up in the mountains arranging rd e : rB . Gold bearing Quartz veins in this district are 0 th4Plentiful, and numbers of diggers are employed in tfti, g all eys and gullies around, and from the condition th e e Miners, and the enormous quantities of gold which Z i c . oll ec t , there could not be a better locality, or one 1 4 , 1 1 10 1 the i n fl uence o f a C ompany cou ld b e so we ll liel• Large portions of the rock are perfectly inter- With gold, and the instant we get efficient ma karY for crushing and amalgamating at work, the " atm product will be immense. I have had several ° lla t taken at random analyzed, and the lowest spe as yielded at the rate of 2001. per ton—many hke, 'l Yielded at a much higher rate ; but supposing we an average 2501. per ton, we shall be close on 41; 14 4 _ 114 - At this rate, with machinery to crush say lig "Qua per diem, and allowing 200 working da ' to the year, the respectable sum of per 3,000,000/ k e u e t a will be the amount passing through the hands of k ltt :rapany from this spot alone. Ido not exaggerate iti i , rB on this head at all. The miners themselves L' and see it, and some large joint-stock combina- Care talked of, in order to supply themselves with ktOerY to crush the rock. I have made some very m io tageous arrangem en ts with a company of miners Wi lo c all themselves the Rock Gold Mining Association, 11 1 tract to supply the machines of the Company Per ms ~.ukey shall be erected with as many tons of Quartz 44 . _.` g etn as may be required. We are now putting up )'5 ll - uLikense timber shanty as a storehouse, and I think 4 the don e r i g htly i n ma ki ng th e erection of stores ;" Supply of the miners a part of your business, Paces of goods of every kind are enormous—parties 1 .,...,,n1aking from 200 to 600 per cent. profit upon the final• cost of the article they trade in." lq i .le following is an extract of Mr. Mocatta's tjr, received by the Committee of Spanish Ame -1857) Bondholders, dated Guayaquil, Ist Nov., .) concerning the Ecuador debt : te: l ,', ll my last respects I expressed a hope that I should l en ,'" to report favourably as to an ar:angement being ft d, but I regret to say that the continued ill health th e 7„ President has detained him nearly the whole f oi , t,, lat Daule. On Thursday last he returned here tae li a ; f ew days, and has resumed the reins of govern ' Which the vice-president had been charged with. G e "ge 30th ult. I had an official interview with H. E. tiZ e ral Urbina, when I urged the necessity of an ar- Pq elll ent of the foreign debt being effected, and ex hit : e_, great regret that I should again be forced to kl, that nothing had been done ; that I was willing p t 1 before him a basis for an arrangement, if he were ti,etPared to act up to the law of public credit, and assign 14 f linch' therein adjudicated for the foreign creditors. 44expressed his desire to discuss the subject with me k t i o f rlendly spirit, and that he had already given it his iti tt , ll B attention. He purposes removing the Govern tor m " to Daule for a few weeks, and invited me to ac to ,l'anY him thither, when we should have ample time AC'naider what could be done. I shall accordingly oe this week with H. E. F ront what has already passed in conversation I !I l e/ see the Government is surrounded with financial il l , e nities ; that every effort is being made to surmount ki 44 :, If tranquillity prevails I think this may be done, th el tao Government be able to comply faithfully with 1 4 , 1 ' 47 f of public credit, in which one-eighth of imports fit,, s alt revenues are appropriated to the payment of In to the foreign creditors. 0i From what I have heard from one of the foreign 4 1 eters here I consider there exists a great probability t ot " Columbian claims on Peru being adjusted,. and in h e b: e quence I urged the necessity of the assignment Ik rb ,g s , made over to the bondholders ; he has some th e - ,;'es, not deeming himself authorised to do so until pc o mmissioner has concluded the arrangement, but I endeavour to induce him to wave his objections.' l e4 l _° l3 :l the Canadian accounts we learn that the Iv'''t er was changeable. Snow had fallen, but p a s ucceeded by a spring-like mildness. In other and snow had fallen to some extent, and wharves a t . : storehouses were crowded to excess with the }, e al of merchandise and the shipping of produce l til o re the closing of the navigation. The through of steamers on both sides of the Lake had t,k el l up their winter quarters. Everything be lie e tled the near approach of winter, and the pub healthl, was generally good. t 4, e Mexican news is very unfavourable, and atr, e appears to be a probability of a dissolution of A `.tovernment. il l ' os t Rambro' last Friday, there was no alteration r i ,'e rate of exchange on London. b il 'i i . ,c English Stock market keeps up very firmly, 4 1 " 'here is no increase of business. Consols for the opening are stil 1001 to 1001. chequer Bills have been quoted 60s. to 635., and 4 1 1 4 Bonds, 81s. premium. Bank Stock is up to h t ,17,,.,nd 241. The approach of the Christmas k -... .. 14 3's does not yet check real investment, and kad" 3 l per Cents. have been quoted 104 k to I, ts, the 3 per Cents., 101 k to i. 1 ,3 ° reign Securities have been very dull. Spanish VCr Cents. are 50k to 51k, and the Converted s i. ~,,Comtaittee's Certificate is worth 4k per Cent. kean't Bonds have been at a decline to 24k A. e Peruvian Deferred have been dull at 64. l ia t . l lador St o ck is at sf. Brazilian 4' per Cents. k l ve be en quo t e d a t 98-a to 99. Sardinian i Bonds at ev been. at 96k. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been 9 9i t. 0 110 market has given way this morning, and a,, t 'es are realising after the recent advance in k'ter to h ave a c l ear book before Christmas. This 4 4 W hat was anticipated, but is not to be taken as 1 indication of the future and permanent state t he% h market. Even the South-Eastern and the er lines which show a large increase on the Week's , • , traffic, have risen. The decline in Lan hire and Yorkshire is A to 1 per cent., and in the q e er lines about i per cent. French shares have 1 1 very dull. 4 0 , 141 the Mines there is an extensive business .h.,T . Is but they are not in all cases so dear. Aus- Fua,,,, li have dropped :7,05., Colonial about 10s., and CI Philip with some others that have most ad 'ced lately, experienced a similar reduction. I s , i, Australian Agricultural Shares keep up very sa me and the Van Diemen's Land are much the 14 , Th e as they closed yesterday. d „ko„ e Australian Banks are cheaper,. with the ex t4L'iola of the Union, which remain about the .'" ; and South Australian, which are up a little lilt 4 TISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (From the Official List.) Business done. 4 1 ‘ 11l , ... Stock 224 3i 4i 3`"' Cent. Reduced Annuities. wi:er Cent. Consols Annuities t o ' 3 4 per Cent. Annuitie5..........., lO4l 1 a b it g Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 7 -16 4, 1 ,_' 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 -16 , 14 Bonds, £IC9O — t L 'itt o' under £lO3O Bl "Ceolsfor Opening 18th January r ell ecluer Bills 11d. Ma 63rch. 3 June. , 1 000 6O _ .cOOO 63 60 3 _ h'lllau t' s keE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Di tto Bonds i 5 per Cent. I to 41 per C en t 9B 8j t e ,,,_ 11 3 per Cent. krador B on d s 5l P tl eall 3 per Cent...... ' k r ez lv. ia• n Deferred 3 per Cent 64 li b ,; ( inian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 44111 . Bonds, 3 per Cent 5l 501 R bl tto Passive (Converted) bknish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun, 411 p o th Exchange 21 per Cent — 140 4 per Cent. Certificates.. HALF-PAST TIM. Nisola for Opening 18th January ...... 100 i i ex div. t F UMES OF OF 4 44 ,...1tc0AL.—0n Sunday morning, Thomas Martin, aged Itst,.." t ari7 Burton, aged 17 , and Wm. Sheen, a g ed 20, 1 1 ,7tants in the employ of Mr. Elliot , a cheesemonger, of I )o "'tnian-plac e lost their lives by suffocation with car acid They had retired to rest at an earl y hour on 4 - Z u- aY morning, in a room where a tripo d charged with "' ay • charcoal was standing under an o p enin g in t h e Olght, there being no chimney in the apartment. Their ,PPearance on Sunday, at breakfast ti me, led to a bh when two of them were found dead in their beds, bi.:4: in u tthird, Burton, was unconscious, and died the 1 . 4,nA.ic DOWN OF THE ADELAIDE AUSTRA LIAN Adelaide Australian steamer put back to ▪ cuth leaky yesterday. She takes in water at the t o holes, and her rudd.er is defective. She is expected f ro e detained here several days. Letters have been received ei . lll the Australia (Australian packet), dated Port Phillip, ,4. 5 . She left the Cape on July 22, and arrived at t er e taide on Aug. 29. The crew took the gold fever, and he v lls ed to work, but eventually agreed to go round to Syd th",,,and be discharged there. Seamen want 801. each for the "'Tag() home. Her crew and passengers were well, and et, vessel proved a good one, but through the loss of the pry 4 , i it is uncertain. when she will be in England. CURVILINEAR OMNIBUS. - Yesterday this im 4.,,hrijb,se". Patent of the Messrs. Scott, was exhibited to a klak — vr of gentlemen at the Carriage-bazaar, King-street, eortvestreet, Portman-square. Its peculiarities, scarcely aie ro . e Yed in its title, render this considerably more conve hili; and comfortable to the passengers than other omni !rltt.,:, In the first place the seats are separate, resembling ,th ~'"tirc, or more nearly the seats of a first-class carriage bee o ,7 4 way train, the backs bulging outwards, and thus ts t o ""'ng what the patentees call curvilinear. Then there and each seat a bell, affording the means of instantaneous ntti t ' B 3' communication with the conductor. A sort of 14 1 4 Platform runs up the whole length of the conveyance, N a der this every passenger can place his feet in such a N. 1 1 111 14 no in -comer, even if he make his way to the teati l Vald, can tread upon them ; and last, not least, the f' 41 , 14(311 being arranged by means of an apparatus in the 1 1 441" .4 ere is no liability to dissension as to which of t o lOWA Ikea be opened. CITY MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.-( THIS DA Y;) ,► THE FRENCH EMPIRE. to our faithful subjects, greeting :—Our well-be loved son, the Grand Duke Michel Nicolauvitch, attained, to our great joy, on the 25th October last, the majority fixed by the fundamental law of the empire, and has taken to us and to the empire the oath prescribed in presence of God, who searcheth all hearts. May God, who has hitherto preserved him, bless his ulterior career. May he, guided by the hand of faith and fidelity, march in the path of honour and glory, always remembering the me morable actions of our heroic ancestors. We invite our faithful subjects to join their fervent prayers to our own on his behalf, and to join sincerely in the sentiments which fill our heart." The S#. Petersburgh Journal of the 11th, says : " The Emperor has made the following promotions : The Cesarwitch, heir to the Throne, commandant of the various corps of the guard and of the grena diers, is named commander-in-chief of these corps, whilst preserving all his other functions and digni ties ; the Grand Duke Constatine is in like manner named aide-de-camp general to the Emperor ; the Grand Duke Nicholas is named inspector-general of the engineers, and commandant of the Ist bri gade of the Ist division of the light cavalry of the guard ; and the Grand Duke Michael is named grand master of the artillery and commandant of the brigade of the horse artillery of the guard." The same journal contains aye columns of promo tions and appointments in the army. The Austrian General Baron Kress, of Kressenstein, is named knight of the order of the " White Eagle." This being St. Thomas's Day, wardmotes were held throughout the City for the purpose of electing common councilmen and other ward officers for the ensuing year. The following statement shows the returns for tho:!ie wards in which no opposition took place : The Paris journals give a lengthened account of the reception of the Emperor at Compiegne, which we announced yesterday. After hearing mass he reviewed the troops. The weather being fine, there was an immense crowd of spectators, and the shout of " Vive l'Empereur " was enthusiastic. After the review, the Emperor, accompanied by several of his guests, rode in the forest on horse back. On Saturday evening, the workmen of Compiegne, with their wives and' daughters, had a ball at the theatre. The Prefect of the Oise, the Inspector - General of Police, and the Mayor of Compiegne attended. On their arrival they were received with the cry of " Vive l'Empereur t" The second number of the Bulletin des Lois of the Empire publishes a decree, dated Dec. 9, open ing to the Minister of the Interior from the Budget of 1852 an extraordinary credit of 600,000 fr., ap plicable to the payment of a part of the expenses caused by the arrests operated after the events of Dec., 1851. By decree of the Emperor, dated the 18th, M. Troplong, First President of the Imperial Court of Paris, is made First President of the Court of Cassation, in place of Count Portalis, who is ad mitted on his demand to retire on his pension, and is named First Honorary President. A deputation from Brest was on Friday presented to the Emperor by the Baron Lacrosse, Secretary of the Senate. The mayor in the name of the town congratulated his Majesty on his accession to the Empire. The Emperor, in the course of his reply, announced that he intended to visit the west of France next year. The Emperor has caused a gold medal to be given to each of his aides-de-camp and officers d'ordon nance, as also to other persons of his household, for enabling them to gain access to all public estab lishments and monuments, and all public solemni ties. On one side of the medal is his Majesty's effigy, and on the other an eagle, with the name of the person to whom the medal belongs. A magnificent Arab mare has arrived at Mar seilles as a present to the Emperor, from the Viceroy of Egypt. It is in the care of an Egyptian groom. The steam-frigate, the Labrador, left Toulon on the 18th for Marseilles, where it is to take on board Abd-el Kader and his suite. The market was extremelyfirm, and public secu rities improved. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 106 f. 20c., and closed at 106 f. 50c.; the Three par Cents. closed at 82f. 80c.; Orleans Rail way Shares, 1,040 f.; Rouen, 975 f.; Havre, 530 f.; Great Northern, 900 f.: Basle, 367 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 830 f.; Paris and Lyons, 910 f.; Great Western, 790 f.; Lyons and Avignon, 747 f. 50c.; St. Dizier and Gray, 545 f.; Caen and Cher bourg, 635 f.; Dijon and Besancon, 575 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 615 f.: Bank of Credit Mobilier, 990 f. Paldi RAILWAYS. ALDERSGATE WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—Sir PETER LAURIE, Knt. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. Lorkin (deputy), Mr. Godson, Mr. Wood, Mr. Norris, Mr. De Jersey, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Chaplin,and Mr. J. Ward. BILLINGSGATE WARD—Returns 8. Alderman—THOMAS SIDNEY, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN. —Mr. B. Bower (deputy), Mr. J. Knill, Mr. J. Roberts, Mr. R. M. Phillips, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. W. G. Barnes, Mr. J. Causton, and Mr. G. C. Graves. BISHOPSGATE WARD—Returns 14. Alderman—W. T. COPELAND, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. W. Stevens (deputy), Mr. W. A. Peacock (deputy out ward), Mr. T. S Owden, Mr. R. Howell, Mr. R. C. Lambe, Mr. H. Patten, Mr. W. Jones, Mr. J. Warren, Mr. M. M.Hopgood, Mr. W. H. Pilcher, Mr. J. R. Carr, Mr. R. Ashby, Mr. Geo. Taylor, Mr. C. Gilpin, and Mr. J. C. Edmiston. BREAD-STREET WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—WlLLlAM LAWRENCE, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. J. S. Budge (deputy), Mr. J. P. Snell, Mr. D. Laurie, Mr. W. Hautrey, Mr. F. Maynard, Mr. W. Patten, Mr. J. J. Millard, and Mr. N. Maughan. BRIDGE WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. Pewtress (deputy), Mr, Knott, Mr. Hill, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Low, Mr. Whet ham, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Johnson. MONTENEGRO. St. Letters from Scutari, in the Lloyd of Vienna, St of the 14th, announce that the Turks have attacked st. the fort of Zibiak, recently taken by surprise by 50 the Montenegrins ; but that the latter are offering a desperate resistance. Prince Danilo is stated St. to be at a convent called St. Stephens', near Pi- 5012 peH. George Petrowitch is at Zobliak. The Mon- 161 tenegrin war does not appear to be a solitary fact, st: but, on the contrary, seems to be connected with a 20 widely-spread conspiracy of all the Slavonic race 14 under the Mussulman sway. A chief of Upper t) Albania has already rebelled, and collected a force 11 of 10,000 men against the Turks, and insurrections 10 are daily expected to break out again in Herzogo- fist, vine and Mostar. Ost. on BROAD-STREET.—Returns 8. Alderman—Sir JOHN MUSGROVE. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. T. Corney (deputy), Mr. C. Warton, Mr. T. W. Foster, Mr. S. Baker, Mr. H. Brown, Mr. J. Humphreys, r. W. Cox, and Mr. T. Abraham. CASTLE BAYNARD WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—SAMUEL WILSON, Esq. COIESION COUNCILMEN.—Mr. R. Hicks (deputy), Mr, J. Hoppe, Mr. J. Bailey, Mr. F. Farrer, Mr. H. Mug geridge • Mr. J. A. Adlard, Mr. W. Barber, and Mr. C. Hawkins. CHEAP WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—W. THOMPSON, Esq., M.P. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. E. Fenning (deputy), Mr. E. Watson, Mr. E. Hickson, Mr. G. Pead, Mr. R. G. Read, Mr. W. Barnes, Mr. J. Thorp, and Mr. L. Houghton. COLEMAN-STREET WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—WlLLlAM HUNTER, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.--Mr. W. S. Hale (deputy), Mr. T. H. Hall, Mr. W. Webster, Mr. J. Perkins, Mr. Davies, Mr. Lidington, Mr. Valiance and Mr. Hogg. CORNHILL WARD.—Returns 6. Alderman—JOHN CARTER, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. E. Harrison (deputy), Mr. J. Waterlow, Mr. R. C. Randall, Mr. R. John ston, Mr. H. Hoppe, and Mr. D. Nicoll. CRIPPLEGATE WlTHOUT.—Returns 8. Alderman—THOMAS CHALLIS, Esq., M.P., and Lord Mayor. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. G. Meadway (deputy), Mr. J. Johnston, Mr. S. Reed, Mr. W. King, Mr. J. Sewell, Mr. J. Eyke, Mr. G. Cuthbert, and Mr. R. L. Jones. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette, of the 15th, publishes the royal decrees accepting the resignation of M. Bravo Murillo and his colleagues, and appointing the new ministry as follows :—President of the Coun cil of Ministers, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, General Roncali, Count d'Alcoy ; Minister of War, General Lara, senator ; Justice, M. Frederick Vatry, ex-deputy ; Finances, M. Gabriel de Aristi zabel ; Marine, M. Rafael de Aristegui, Count de Mirasol, Lieutenant-General and Senator, who is also charged ad interim with the Ministry of Public Works ; Interior, M. Alexander Llorente, ex deputy. The new Ministers waited on the Queen and took the oaths of office on the evening of the 14th. The B eraldo says :—" Not one of the new Ministers belongs _to the Opposition which con tended recently with the greatest energy against the late Ministry, but some of them did oppose the Government, and completely disapproved of the projects of reform of the constitution." The same journal says :—" Just as we were going to press, we received notice from M. Ventura Diaz, that the Epoca, Diario Espanol, and Heraldo have been denounced ; the two first for leading articles, and the third for publishing an address to the electors." DOWGATE WARD.—Returns 6. Alderman—Sir R. W. CARDEN, Knight. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. H. Kebbell (deputy), Mr. T. White, Mr. G. Harker, Mr. H. Mortimer, and Mr. Thomas Gandell, Mr. G. Fox. FARRINGDON WlTHlN.—Returns 14. Alderman.—THOMAS KELLY, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. E. Eagleton (deputy), Mr. T. F. Holt (deputy), Mr. V. Rutter, Mr. G. Virtue, Mr. D. J. M‘Laughlan, Mr. H. Blake, Mr. B. S. Phillips, Mr. J. Morris, Mr. C. Young, Mr. T. M 'Gregor, Mr. C. Phillips, Mr. C. Nicholson, Mr. J. Heaps, and Mr. S. Wheeler. LIME-STREET WARD.—Returns 4. Alderman—CHAßLES FAREBROTHER, Esq. COMMON COIINCILMEN.—Mr. D. Cork (deputy), Mr. T. Symonds, Mr. T. B. Simpson, and Mr. W. Simpson. QUEENHITHE WARD.—Returns 6. Alderman—J. KINNERSLEY HOOPER, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. W. Tyler (deputy), Mr. W. Rathbone, Mr. A. M9Dougal, Mr. W. A. Rose, Mr. T. Burrowes, and Mr. G. Raymond. TOWER WARD.—Returns 8. Alderman—THOMAS QUESTED FINNIs, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.-Mr. J. Briggs (deputy), Mr. L. Redhead, Mr. G. Aitchison, Mr. F. Turnbull, Mr. T. Barkley, Mr. H. W. Ward, Mr. H. N. Nissen, and Mr. T. S. Smith. VINTRY WARD.—Returns 6. Alderman—Sir WILLIAM MAGNAY, Bart. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. W. Archer (deputy), Mr. W. D. White, Mr. T. Sprague, Mr. G. Mason, Mr. J. Colman, and Mr. J. Gammon. WALBROOK WARD.—Returns 6. Alderman—DAVlD WILLIAM WIRE, Esq. COMMON COUNCILMEN.—Mr. Watkins (deputy), Mr. F. Hale, Mr. Dawson, Mr. T. Rowley, Mr. H. E. Murrell, and Mr. E. Conder. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.) ROBBERY AT THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. John Hoskin, aged 17, pleaded guilty to an indict ment charging him with stealing a watch, of the value of 3/. 10s., the property of Wm. James Chaplin and another, his masters. Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that in this case the prisoner was in the employ of the extensive carriers, the Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, at the Camden-town Station, and by that means had access to the audit office at that station, in which the parcels to be forwarded to the various country towns were kept. Several parcels not having arrived at their proper desti nation, the railway company employed an officer to watch, and some circumstances arose which led him to suspect the prisoner. The officer went to the prisoner's house, and there found the covers of 16 or 17 parcels, the contents of which were gone, and some duplicates, which led him to visit a pawnbrokers in Tottenham court-road, where a watch and some cloth were found. The prisoner had been receiving 12s. per week, but the week before he was taken into custody he had had his wages risen to 15s. Mr. Parry, who appeared for the prisoner, addressed the Court in palliation, and trusted that it would take a lenient view of the case, the prisoner being respectably connected on his mother's side, and he had no doubt been led into his present course by the bad conduct of his father, who had run away from his wife. The Assistant-Judge said that if the prisoner had been ten years older he should certainly have transported him. He was afraid that if heavier sentences were not passed upon railway servants crime would not be checked, but it was his intention, if he found that that was not the case, to increase the sentences until that was so. The sentence of the Court in this case was that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 calendar months in the House of Correction upon each of the four indictment, each to commence and terminate at the same period. Charles Wilson, aged 21, and Catherine Pickford, aged 17, pleaded guilty to an indictment, charging them with stealing a quart of wine, so me brandy, some cigars, and other articles, of the value of 10s., the property of Mr. Rowland Monk, their master. The Assistant-Judge sentenced the prisoners to be im prisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Cor rection for six calendar months. Richard Bolton, aged 24, was found guilty of unlaw fully attempting to steal a shawl, of the value of 75., the property of Joseph Goodwin, and was sentenced by the learned Assistant-Judge to six calendar months' hard labour in the House of Correction. (Before Mr. Wilham.) ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS. John Taylor Wingate, aged 25, and Sarah Ann Win gate, aged 19, were indicted with stealing four sheets, and other articles, of the value of 31., the property of William Owen. It appeared that the prisoners had lodged but a very short time with the prosecutor, before they commenced their system of robbery. The pawnbrokers this morn ing stated that they were unable to produce all the pro perty, as it would require a horse and cart to bring it to the court. The jury found them guilty, and the learned Judge sentenced them to be imprisoned and kept to hard la bour, the female to three, and the male to six, calendar months. , ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. —On Saturday information was circulated, offering a re ward of 1001. for the discovery of four men who, on the night of the 11th instant, made a murderous attack in ' Bulberry Wood, at Lytchett, Dorsetshire, upon George Tobias, gamekeeper to W. Curling, Esq., of South Lytchett House. THE CONVICT KIRWAN.—An application was made to Mr. Justice Crampton, on Saturday, on behalf of Mr. Sir- wan, to permit the points reserved by Mr. Butt on the trial to be argued before the Court of Criminal Appeal. The . application was refused. THE POPE AND THE IRISH ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY. —A correspondent of the Dublin Evening Post has given the following remarkable statement, on the authority of letters from Rome :—" Notwithstanding all assertions to the contrary, it is now certain that letters have been received, expressing, in language not be misunderstood, the great displeasure of the Pope at the conduct of too many of our priests during the late elections, and at opinions so very like those which gave birth to the revolution at Rome as well as in other parts of Europe during the last few most eventful years. These letters are now before me ; and I affirm, on the faith of a Christian and the honour of a gentleman, that they express, in terms far stronger than any used here, the severest blime of the Holy See at proceedings which, if continued, would ruin religion in this country. It is perfectly true that Rome refused to express this blame in an official manner ; feeling too well what was due to her own dignity to accede to such a request from a quar ter which the Eglinton clause in a famous bill proved to be so foolishly hostile ; but this proper refusal leaves in tact the grand truth, the indisputable fact of Rome's displeasure most positively and directly transmitted, not in a gossipping letter, but in communications sent to Dublin by a most respectable Catholic, immediately after having had two successive interviews with Cardinal Antonelli, without any desire that the opinion of Rome should be kept secret. Such is the real truth ; and it is one with which it behoves priests and laity to become I w ell "CilligAted." THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1852. THli SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Business done this Day. 100 Aberdeen ....... 84 Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons 184 Do., £20 ....... 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon 45 D üblin &Belfast Junc all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .. all Do. New ..... all East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... all Do., (£lB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... all Do., B. & C 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 Edinb.Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 103 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., s B. Stock all Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv. Crsby.& Southpt all London & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Stheud. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...Ci 100 London & S. Western, 424 Do., £50 ... 34 Do., £4O all Ludndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Linclu. 44 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 100 Midland ............. • 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 47 Midland G.West.(lr.) 174 Do. 4 Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle.. 100 Newmarket 14 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd 74 Newry & Enniskillau all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 N0rf01k...... ...... all Do., New ... ..... 34 Northn. Counties Un. IC3 North British 13 North Devon, No.l 64 Do., No. —•••• all Do., 4 A Deferred 5 I 0., B Guaranteed 174 North Staffordshire all North Western 84 N. & S. Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 103 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. 20 Do. Oswestry ...... 64 Shropshire Union ... Do., A.B.C.&D.fully paid up at p. c all South Devon . 100 South Eastern all South Wales I 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun I 5 Do. 161 j Stockton & Hartlepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limericki 13 West C0rnwa 11........ all West London. 1 W00df0rd...... ....I 100 York Newctl. & .13e — rw. 20 Do. Extensions. 10 Do. G.N.E. Purcase 100 York &N. Midland.. 100 5 all St. 103 ;t. Iwo 64 3 4 61 all 3 all 5 all 7i 2 6 all 6-3 all [0 all 30 all XI all it. 100 5 all 5 all ;t. 100 ft. 1100 ;LIIIOO 611 all It. INo .6I 6 ;t. 100 0 13 ;0 17 ;0 5 .2i 9 M. 100 It. i 0 I all 100 >t. 100 PREFERENI Aberdeen ... ...... Do., No. 2, 7 p. C... Bristol dr Exeter 4 p, cent. Stock ..... ID°. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester dr Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... Cork&Bandon 5} p.c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction ....... l EastA nglian (X 3 100 6 per cent. ..... . . Do: (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2...... .... Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do., £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.cts East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cant Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. , Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed, 4 4 per cent.... ... 1 Lancash. & Yorksh., F. £2O. Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Northern, 6 p cent., No. 1 Do., No. 2............. Do., No. 3...... ..... Do. , Quarters, 1848. London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ......... . Do: New Guar. 6 p.c.l Lon. & N.West.Cov. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londndry. & Ennisk Shares Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin , Shares, No. 1 Do. New, ..... Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent Do Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5 per ct Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do Shrewsbury & Birm New Gmaanteed Slirewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann. ,) of 21 08.6 d. Do. 4 per cent S.Yorks!.l.4p.c.Guar Stock.& Hart!. Guar sp. c. till 1 July ,1853 Wate•.:d. &E'lk. 6P. c. York Newcastle and Bcrwick,4 p.c.Pref. Do ....... .1: . ..• -- York& N. ........ & S. Parch JOINT-STO , Australasia British N. America' Colonial Commercial of Lon don English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Prov. of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provine!al of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Blig & Gold Importing Company . . South Australia Union of Australia Do. New (Union of London.. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The accounts from Adelaide, South Australia, extend to the 15th of September, at which date the colony was in a very flourishing state, notwithstanding the great emigration to the Victoria gold diggings ; but the dis covery of gold within twenty miles of the city would, it was expected, when the favourable weather set in, check this movement. The greater number of the colonists who had proceeded to Mount Alexander are, however, stated to be returning, ?br the purpose of re-settling in the province. Indeed, the demand for land had already considerably increased, and the prices obtained were higher than previously. Notwithstanding the ab straction of labour from the agricultural dis tricts, the land under crop is stated to be greater than in any former yea; but some fears were enter tained as to whether the harvest would be secured. Shearing had been conmenced earlier than usual, in expectation of the emigration of the agricultural la bourers when the fine weather set in, and much of the wool would be sent to market in the grease. The sixth Government escort had arrived, with 34,600 ounces of gold, valued at 122,8321., and the total value of the de posits at the Assay-office vere 1,055,8971. A branch of the Royal Mint, it was believed, would be established. Wheat was selling at 7s. Cd. per bushel, flour at 251. per ton, barley at 55., and oats at 7s. 6d. to Bs. per bushel. Burra Burra Mining Shares 1421., at six months' credit. In consequence of the great increase in the number of bad characters the police atthorities had been obliged to publish a Hue and Cry. De Legislative Assembly had opened on the Ist September, and was occupied with the estimate of ways and means for the new year. The total revenue was estimated at 96,000/. and the expendi ture at 82,5231. AYLESBURY STEEPLE CHASES. Last week again afforded sport to the admirers of steeple E chasing. On Wednesday and Thursday the chases came B off at Broughton Farm, the usual place for such recreation. 2 The late long-continued rains have had a considerable effect 2 upon the state of the country over which the course was laid out, and however severe the falls of the riders may . 2 have been, it is certain they would come softly down with out danger of any serious hurts. On the first day the first 2 race was for 2 A sweepstakes of 6 sovs. each, h ft, with about 50 added, E for horses bona fide the property of Oxford stable keepers 2 or resident members of the University ;to be ridden by 2 resident members ; over about four miles of fair hunting 3 country.—There were entered C. Symonds's The Dean, Brief's The Barmaid, Greenwood's Tenbury Lass, Bell's I• Rob Roy, Tollit's The Squealer, Tollit's Victress, Jones's 4 Tough Tom, and Chase's Young Charley. This race was won easily by The Dean. The second race was a Selling Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, h ft, with about 30 added, for horses as before, between Jones's Tough Tom, Goat's Nameless, G. Symonds's Zara, SI C. Symonds's Susanna, and Tollit's Flint. Tough Tom met with a downfall, but recovered himself, and was proclaimed the winner. Tho third race was a Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 1 only if declared, with about 25 added, for horse.] as before; and, aLhough the entry comprised Perrin's Phoenix, Jones's Gay Sultan, Petei s Vandyke, Teit's Squealer, Luoy's Songar, C. Symond's Susan, G. Symonds Ino, Brief's Columbine, Bouncey's Dreadnought, Tolllt's Na poleon, and C. Symonds's Sancho, only four started, viz., Phoenix, Gay Sultan, Squaler, and Inc). Phoenix was lucky, and got round without any mishaps, and won in a canter. On the second day the first race was a Free Handicap of 1 soy. each, and 4 more in case of acceptance, with about 20 added. The entry comprised Baker's Young Sir Edward, Perrin's Phoenix, Brown's Troy, Tollit's Bulfincher, Kemp's Barmaid, Golt's Nameless, G. Symond's Zara, Golby's Reindeer, Golby's Hambletonian, Brief's Billy. Bullfincher took and kept the lead all round, until the last fence, and a good deal of excitement was manifested when Nameless was seen to come up to him. It was a neck and neck affair, and ended, much to the amusement of the specta torsnadendhlefintn.che wonThr The ground had thus to be run over easily. agai in, when Bul RACING FIXTI MA TRES FOR 1853. eii. Liverpool Spring 2 Coventry Spring 8 Doncaster Spring Salisbury Warwick Spring 1.5 I iciplin Coates l7 Northampton (2) 3O 1 A.bergavenny 3l .RIL. Croxton Park 6 Newmarket Craven ll York Spring l9 Malton 2l Newmarket F. S 25 Chester ••••• 3 Newmarket Sec Sp lO Shrewsbury Bah l7 Manchester (3) lB Epsom 24 NE. Ascot 7 Hampton l5 Beverley, Hull, eze l5 Bibury Stockbridge 23 Winchester 24 Newcastle 27 FOREIGN VAGRANTS.—A new and intolerable nui sance has arisen. Small urchins of from about seven to 51 ten years of age were yesterday sent forth in couples, the biggest having a tin pipe and a 'aroken tambourine, with 1! a couple of dancing dolls affixec, with wires to a board ; these dolls, attir ed in costume, Wore so managed as to give 1 a rude, but very disgustingly fantastic representation of the Spanish bolero and fanda a yesterday two m iserabl y -clad In Old Broad street 2, being s were exercising this calling, t o the amusement of such as can grin far more I easily th an think ; but to the evident pity and disgust of ' all decent persons. In Liverpodstreet a poor half-starved 1 looking creature w as exhibitin g a dancing mo nke y , who, 1 despite his tortuous drilling; evidently seemed much more 1 at ease than his wr etched master ; and, lurking about the Royal Exchange, were three little fellows soliciting charity S through the exhibition of white mice. As if such filthy exhibitions were insufficient, it is understood that the o ld 1 system of dancing bears, dromedaries, a nd camels is to be 2 introduced amain. But severa l gentlemen, whose notice was attracted the nuisances narrat,,d, expressed a deter mination to communicate forthwith io Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey upon the subj ect. It is stated that the sub urbs of S. London, such as Brompton, Fulham, ,Damberwell, Brixton, 2 literally swarm i ng and even Sydenham2 are with these S kidnapped foreign vagrants, of every shape, garb, and size, and whouo ages vary fr om seven year' to fifteen. 1 EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN EIECTRIO TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—This company, which h as j us t l a id down 3 a subterranean line of telegraph (long the high road from Cornhill to Dover, where the wires are united to I those of the submarine telegraph in communication with Calais, are about to raise an additional capital of 3 50,000/. for the purpose of extendin g their subterranean 1. system of telegraph to Birminghata, Manchester, and Liverpool. These works are alrealy in progress. On the line from London to Dover 5 0000/. has been ex pended, and it appears the cost o f keeping the line in ' repair is so trifling, that a contractor has guaranteed the maintenance of the works for the ridiculously small sum of 1001. per annum. In the enal l i ng month the com pany intend to lay down a submarine cable to Belgium, between the North Foreland aria Middlekirk, near Ostend. This line will also be in communication with the rest of the company's telegraph system. The under- taking is one of great interest to the commercial and general public, and it is gratifying to see how rapidly all obstacles are surmounted by private and joint stock enterprise. 11 A MAN WITH A PENCHANT FOR WILD WOMEN.— 1 The great lion at present in Lisbon is Mrs. Heald, alias Miss Wilson, who is staying at the Braganza Hotel, with the Mr. Heald, of Lola Montes celebrity. The lady dresses in the bloomer costume, and astonishes the Lisbonians by her constant habit of smoking cigars. Mr. Heald is waiting at Lisbon the arrival of his yacht, after which they proceed to Madeira. 1 TREASURES FOUND IN COLCHESTER CASTLE.—We 1 learn that, on Saturday last, the sum of 1301. in gold and notes, which must have belonged to the late Miss Smith, keeper and librarian of the castle, was discovered by a young woman who lived with the deceased, hid up in a hole behind some wainscoting in a corner of the , castle library. Everybody who knew deceased supposed ' she had left money, and her friends not discovering any after her death, believed she must have been robbed. The finder of the treasure, it appears, was induced to search that part of the library where she had so repeat edly seen her mistress watching in her lifetime. The sum of nine sovereigns was also found in an old teapot, in a cupboard of deceased's room. She had also 351. in the oayingri' Dank—making a total of IW. - - 71' - 11 61 d —21 i 21 d 108 70 24 19 2 di - 9i - 4 6 1 - 13 - 12 - 9 - 79 60 - - 80 - - 62 - 84 - 47 - 124 58 - 78 291 60 83 45 ,122 107 95 - - 6 - 88 -1141 - 8 - 3 2 18 - 1 108 125 GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Frankfort 17th, says :—" The ordinary sitting of the Diet did not take place yesterday, and it is not expected that there will be one before the new year. It is wished to wait until the two Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin shall have come to a perfect understand- ing." A letter from Coblentz, 17th, says that the Prince of Prussia, who was in that city, has received an order from the King to proceed immediately to Berlin. A letter from Berlin of the 16th states that the treaty for the extradition of criminals concluded between France and Hesse Cassel is about to be extended to other Governments of Germany. The The same letter states that the Prussian Govern ment has nominated commissioners to treat with Baron de Bruck, Austrian plenipotentiary on the Zollverein question, and every thing indicates that it will soon be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. A telegraphic dispatch, dated Berlin 19th, says : —" The King of Hanover and the Duke of Bruns wick arrived here yes:serday. The Emperor of Austria will leave on Tuesday." The Deutsche Yolks Halle of the 17th says : "A petition has been addressed to the Second Chain=, ber, praying it to vote an address to his Majesty, beg ging that the decrees of the Ministers of Public Instruc tion and the Interior of the 22d May and 16th July last, concerning the restriction of the Catholic mission, as well as the education and establishment of Catholic ecclesiastics, may be repealed. The conclusions of the petition are—' It is inadmissible, illegal, and unconsti tutional-Ist. That the Catholics of Prussia cannot, without a special authorisation from the Government, visit the Germanic College at Rome, placed under the surveillance of the Pope, as well as the establishments directed by the Jesuits, while subjects belonging to other Christian creeds may visit any schools they please both at home and abroad. 2. To menace the Catholics, in case of contravention, with the loss of their political rights, while all the other subjects of his Majesty enjoy absolute liberty. 3. To refuse to entire classes of Ca tholics the power of establishing themselves in Prussia, so that in spite of the treaty of peace of Westphalia, the federal compact, and the Prussian constitution, they have less rights than the non-Catholics, or even neo-Catholics.' " The Journal des Debats says :—" The Prince Frederick Augustus Albert of Saxony, who is to marry the Princess Carola Wasa, is not, as we erroneously stated, the brother of the King of Saxony, but the eldest son of Prince John, the King's brother, and presumptive heir to the throne. Prince Albert is consequently nephew of the King of Saxony, and destined to reign in turn. The young Prince's mother is the Princess Amelia of Bavaria, sister of the Arch-duchess Sophia, mother of the present Emperor of Austria." The Constitutionnel says, that a letter from Vienna positively denies the assertion of some of the German journals, that the Austrian. Govern ment intends to raise a new loan abroad. ITALY. The Pialmontese Senate continued, in its sitting of the 16th, the discussion on the Civil Marriage Bill. Chev. Boncompagni, Minister of Justice, supported the bill, declaring that he was a friend of liberty of conscience, that the spiritual Church could not exert its salutaryi influence, so long as it made common cause with the temporal privileges of the clergy, because in that case the public would think it hostile to liberty. It was certainly to be desired, he said, that the misunderstanding with Rome should cease, but only on condition of mu tual independence.—The Archbishop of Angennes attacked the bill in a speech from which it would appear that the orator did not consider mar riage in the light of a contract at all, not even when blessed by the Churci.—M. Della Mar mora thought the law inexpedient at the present moment.—M. de Cavour, in support of the bill, contended that an institution which was not con dended by the Church either in France, or Belgium, or any other Catholic country, could not be looked upon as hostile to the Church. Civil marriage had not rendered the present generation of France more immoral. Either the bill must be supported, or the supremacy of the Church admitted, in which case all reform would •be impossible.—M. Siccardi fol lowed on the same side, and expressed his surprise that laws of such deep interest to families as well as to the civil state, should meet in Italy with an op position they had not encountered elsewhere. A good law on such matters could only be founded on the distinct separation of the civil and ecclesiastical powers ; else one element would always have the upper hand over the other. The discussion was adjourned to the following day. The Corriere Mercantile states, from Florence, 13th inst., that Madame Madiai has been ill for some days past, and that the Grand Duchesses, moved by her miserable state, have exercised their influence to exhort her to return to the Catholic religion, hoping thus to obtain her liberation from the Grand Duke. It is added that hitherto they have been unsuccessful. Letters from Florence, in the Augslntrg Gazette, state that a person named Guarducci has been arrested at Florence for having been found in pos session of an Italian Bible, and that a search was made on the 11th by the police in the apartments of the chief editor of the Speranza, but without effect. RUSSIA. On the Bth inst. the Emperor of Russia pub lished at St. Petersburg the following manifesto : -- , 6 We, Nicolas 1., Emperor of All the Russias, 50 50 50 25 all lA, 3 6 all 2? all 126 1.2. 100 ;t. 103 .63 all n all 5 all 1C) it. all 9 1C) 9 .5 all 8 10 10 all 25 I,i 10 all .0.6 100 St. all 20 all 5 100 - 1 3 5 7 10 ;5 all all 25 20 21 31 LO6 69 23 18i Si 78 7i 84 Xll 1122 i 951 I 841 5 4i is i 108)1 9 126 16i 9n 3 21i 31i aol 801 12 8 90 51 3 d 2 18i 109" 126 i 4 p 2 p 93 2id 2 d pm. 2 8t 52 7 2 39 66 55 3 d 2i 91 54 8 2i ( 40h 6f -d1 -2 - 3 9 1 - 4 p -55 i - 98 - 67 - 69 82 d 201 10 15 2t 4 - - 21 2i 13 - 13, - 10 27 - 28 - 10 75 6d - 2 d 60§ 39i 40 131 i pm. 541 94 66 67 68 7 19i 14- 3 82i 39i i 131 13 594 60 74 - - 591 - SHARES ... - • • ''' 1108 —llO .66 : 167 19 —19 i i d ip 6 - 64 31 - 38 3. - 4 - b 1 1 -1 p 1 - 15 18 -• liq i : i, kii 2 - 129. 1112 - 113 N - 1 - 1 p 109 i 1103 pEr - p 152 - 155 e• 4. -- 3i - 4 p 81 - Bi, 13i -- 14 94 - 10 111 - 111 A- I P I - 11 p 149 -- 151 231 := !3i ll 6 -- 64 - 2i 102 - 104 251 - 26 2a 2i 11 - 11 17+ la p 17 1 8 par P 25i 2641 19 - 20 par -- ilmaa 102 -- 104 5k -- 5# - IPI lli 3i 11 150 5i 1 38k 8 50 74 3 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Shr. Paid Itsums.rs. Leasing Closing Prices Business Compans. Yesterday. done 50 all Bedford and London & Bletehley.. . N. West ... 301 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee ... Gt.Westn. 30 31 30 4 ' all Do.withoutgr Do 294 304 301 all Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 301 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buekghamsh .L. &N.W lO9 111 109 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent Gt.Notrhn 149 151 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Pr Gt. Westn. 33 34 25 all Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct Caledon... 25 all Do. New Do — 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby YAN.Md. 113 115 95 all Do. i Shares 12. all Do. I Shares. Do 27 28 271 12i all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern l4 14? 20 all Do. Preference Do 254 264 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk 20 all Do. 6 T r et... Do N all Mane:, .Bston. Lu.&N.W and i.attlock & Midld 3 34 31 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Bee , - r 100 all Midle Bradfd Midland._ 1074 10$4 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 64 66 64 5 50 all Do. 6 per et Do 50 all Do. Fixed sp.c ... 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &IS. W &Ln& Yk 121 14 Do. x Shares. Do St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 150 152 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 149 151 25 18 Shef. Roth. & Laneash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh - 12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 4 d 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent ... Darling 25 all Do.. Do 32.s 334 324 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn lO5l 1064 FOREIGN. ;hr.l Paid Closing Prices Yesterday. Business done this Day. 6 7 1 - 2 14 - ii* 3 -- 3ip li -- 1 d 9 -- 9A p 2i -- 24 p 2 --2ipmd 1 —lip 7 - 5 - 51 - 1 - 9 -11 p 2 - 3i p ••• - •.• 8:4 - 9 0 - 7.4 36 - 36 15 - 15,1, iei 1: fe;ip 65 67 38 39 33} —33ixd 5 5 s p 1 p 21i 224 111 —11 i - 5.1 , . - ... - 1 p 5A - 54 pa- 1 p 12 -12 p RAILWAY/. BelgianEastn. Junct. Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon Charleroi az Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. JuncL of France Gt. Wes tern of Canada Shares Do.Bds.(lst i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 Luxembourg.. Do. (B Away) Do. Do. (Canal) Lyons dt Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (.my. B. :,Ams. Shs.) NorwcgianTrunkPrei Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds ''axis and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg PariXasu & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Southern of France St. And. & Quebec(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders . Do. 51 per c. Western of France._ 5 3 .t 0 I all 0 all .76 all ;0 all 5 all 10 1 LO 10 5 1?, 5 21 ?.0 5 I 0 42 338 29 l 0 10 ?.0 all !O all L 6 all ',O all LO I all LO 28 n all !O all ',O all O 4 LO4 2 ZO all ZO all ZO 4 '.O 2s. 8i all LO 4 3i 114 11 13 pm MINES. 1 all Agua Fria . 10s. all Anglo Californian ... 1— 11 p l A 10 2 Austra'asian 6— 7 p 9 8 20 5 Australian 9i 104 94 101 9410 84 1 all Australian Cordillera d— 1 d 11 2 Ifi 1 all Australian Freehold. p—ip 1 A 1 all Ave Llaria —4 p 1 . 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) g p 1 1 all British A mArin. Gold 11 —l# p 2 14 20 13.5 British Iron 9 10 9 35 243 Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm 4A 5 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey ... x d 1 all Carsons's Creek a ) p 40 all Cobre Copper 4ll 424 5 1 Colonial Gold 34 —44 p ••• 14 Cop3vl)o. 7 — l 7 5 all Englisll and Austin. all Copper Smelt3*. Co. 1 —A d 20 Caner . l 144 1 all Go' den Ifountain ..... 1 — 4 d 14 1 3 all Great Polgooth . l4 —IA p 1 all Lake Bathurst ..... p 14 4 1 all Liberty 4 —14 p 1 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co ld ifi 1 all Mar'quita .. ... p 10 9 Mexican&S..Amerien. 41 44 1 all New Granada — I p 2 1 14 a 1 all Nouveau Monde ll —2A p 324 1 all Port Philip 24 3 p 3it 1 A 1 all Quartz Rock — a p 1 50 all Rh2,• - nrue Iron 22 24 22 3 90 19i Santiajo de Cuba lO 12 1 all South Aus'aalian 4 Ip2l 11 2 10 7 Tin Croft ll 12 284 a ll United Mexican 94 104 94 1 a ll West Mariposa — 14 1 a ll Yuba 1 —l4 p 24 14 MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult. 3C3 293 295 324 Cana d a — ... [275 285 280 St. all Copper Miners of Eng — 25 all Do. Preference .• 5 5 Crystal Palace ..... •• • 5 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 4 1 1 Elzetrie Telex. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam xn 100 50 General Screw Steam ~. 20 24 Irish Bcetroo:: Sugar 10 2 Nei'lerlands Laud — 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . . 25 25 Soutb AusLra l •La - ) . 0 66 5 2 Univeial Emigration and Colonization 103 29 Van Diemen's Lan 26 8 6 1 1 Submar. Telegraph .. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(1HIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 21.—Wind at Noon, W.N.W., light breeze, and fine clever dry weather. DEAL, Dec. 20.—Wind, W., moderate. Arrived — Tartar and Hannibal, Ch'na. Arrived from the River — Princess Alice Maud, Cape of Good Hope ; Patrick Henry, New York. Put back—Sardinia and Gortruida, New York ; Britannia, San Francisco. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Albert, Demerara ; John Garrow, Sarah G. Hyde, Fanny, and Mangola, New Orleans ; Pytho, St. John's, N.B. ; Jane Anderson, Richebucto ; Jane and Esther, Quebec ; J. Montgomery, New Orleans, and not the Jane Montgomery, as reported yesterday ; Sir Robert Peel, Madras. Sailed —Watkins, Africa ; Governor, Panama ; Thomas Brockel bank, Calcutta. Put back—Activet Dublin, with damage from contact with a schooner off Point Lynas. Off Port— Acadie, William Pixie, Garrick, and Templeman. COWES, Dec. 20.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Claud, Callao. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 20.—Wind, S.W. Sailed— Madras (s), Calcutta. SKIBBEREEN, Dec. 19. The Isabella Barris, Port Wal lace, N.S., to Hull, has been wrecked here, carpenter drowned. DINGLE, Dec. 20.—The Evangelist (Greek brig) is on shore here, and is not likely to be got off before the next springs. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Rookery, London, for Van Dieman's Land, bore up for lat. 47, N., long. 8, W. FALMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Wind, S.W., strong gale and equally. Arrived—Sir Charles Forbes, Stockholm, for Rio Janeiro, with loss of bulwarks, and mate and two men lost overboard. MARKIT NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAIt..-4. fair business has been done in foreign at fu ll prices, principally for floating cargoes and duty-paid sam ples. The supply has been limited of all sorts. Refined has been active, and tending upwards. Low to fine gro cery lumps, 45s to 48s. The quantity of British planta tion landed, last week, at the East and West India Docks, was 1,599 hhds. 110 trs. 410 brls. There were taken for home consumption, 1,129 hhds. 82 trs. 357 brls. The stock in the same places is 11,766 hhds. 1,396 trs. 2,957 brls. COFFEE.—The demand for piantation Ceylon has been good, chiefly by the home dealers. N . ative is not much wanted, but keeps at about the previous rates, as also Mocha. Rum.—The quantity last week, at the East and taken West India Docks, was 158 puns. 360 hhds. There were for home consumption, 340 puns. 6 hhds ; and exported 257 puns 222 hhds. The stock in the same places is 12,610 puns. 868 hhds. 5 bags at auction were all with - SPlCES.—Pimento 8 drawn. COTTON.—This article is firm, and in request. ARROWROOT. —493 tons at auction realised 7d to 74d for good G. C., and 5d to 51d for mid. T AL LOW.—P.Y.C. is 46s per cwt. on the spot, and Town 47s 3d. TRA.—Neither home nor export buyers are doing much, but prices rem ain steady. The deliveries hav e been small. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 Os ; clover ditto, Si 15s to 4/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 45 to 11 108 per load. Trade chill. CIIMBE RLAND.—MeazIow hay, 2/ 17s to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15 8 tot / 15s ; and straw, 1/ 68 to 1 / 12s per load. A full average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow he.y, 2/ 158 to 4/ Os ; clover ditto, 31 15s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 45 to 1/ 108 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. cccLyir. INTRODUCTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF ' SEVENTY-FOURTH DERBY. Early on Friday morning last, amid the grumbling of the elements—rather unusual at this period of the year —which were evidently with the opposition, and, after a splendid oratorical race between Disraeli and Glad stone, by which the former, in all probability, lost the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, and the latter gained it, or something equally good, the fate of the Derby Ministry was sealed. The fate of one Derby having been decided to the satisfaction, I presume, of the read ers of The Sun, whether sporting or otherwise, the former class will now be on the look out for my annual Christmas production—the analysis of the great race of the year ; in which it will be perceived that I have not, as was heretofore the case, rested altogether on my own opinion, but brought the opinions of certain knowing and extensive speculators and every scrap of information I could collect, to bear upon the subject, so as to enable my readers to form a judgment for themselves, somewhere about the mark, of the fate of another Derby. _ . At the risk of iteration, it is my intention, in order to render the present introduction as complete as I intend the analysis shall be, to glance at the f oun d a t ion an d gradual progress of the stake, the alteration of the con ditions, the levels of the course, and such other memo randa as may be interesting to the turfite. "The blue riband of the turf," as Disraeli and that great reformer of turf abuses, the late Lord George Ben thick, were agreed in calling the Derby, had for its sponsor that thoroughbred turfite and sportsman the grandfather of the present Earl of Derby. It was created in 1779, and the first race run in the following year. The conditions then were fifty guineas each, h. ft., for three years old—colts, Bst. ; fillies, 7st. 111 b. It was then only over the mile course. Thirty-six subscribers were obtained to the stake ; nine started, and all were placed. The race was won very easily by Sir Charles Bunbury's Diomed, ridden by Sam Arnull. From that time until Charles won the Stake again, with his Smolensko in 1813, the number of sub scribers in no instance exceeded fifty ; in this and the three following years fifty-one subscribers put down their names. For ten years the subscription-list showed but a very slight increase ; but, in Mameluke's year (1827), the number improved to eighty-nine, and remained, curi ous to relate, at this specific figure for four years ; the first and fourth (Mameluke's and Priam's years), being remarkable for the production of fields of any size —three-and-twenty starting on each occasion. In 1831 tne suoscri verb nurnuerea one nunarea ana nve, ana trom this time gradually increased until, in Attila's year (1842), they amounted to one hundred and eighty. The three following years the list was not so well filled, but in 1846 had again increased to one hundred and ninety three ; and in the Flying Dutchman's year stood at two hundred and thirty-seven—its maximum number. The present year had two hundred, three of which, however, are void by death. To revert to the alteration in the conditions in 1782, the owner of the second horse received 100 guineas. In 1784, the weights were altered to colts Bst 31b, and lilies Bst ; and the course to the last mile and a half, which was the one run over up to 1848. In 1801 the fillies' weight was altered to 7st 121 b. Two years afterwards the weights were again shifted to colts Bst 51b, and fillies Bst ; and it was not until 1807 that the weights were finally settled at what they have remained ever since—colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 21b. In 1831 the owner of the second horse merely received back his stake, and the winner paid 100 sovereigns towards the expenses of the course, &c. In 1832 it was resolved that the owner of the second horse should receive 100 sove reigns. In 1838 the day of running was altered from Thursday to Wednesday. In 1848 the New Derby Course, exactly one mile and a half in length, and which was made on the proposition of the late Lord George Bentinck, was used for the first time ' • and, curiously enough, Sur plice, who was bred by his lordship, out of his celebrated mare Crucifix, was the first to travel over it a victor. He afterwards accomplished that feat that was thought impossible, namely, winning the Doncaster St. Leger. This reputed impossibility was repeated the two following years by the Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur. In 1850 it was adjudged that the winner should pay fifty sovs to the judge. In 1820 the race was run in a hurricane, and in 1839 in a very heavy snow storm. The levels of the course are as follow : In the first 100 yards it rises 1 foot in 18. In the next 120 yards it rises 1 foot in 16. In the next 130 yards it rises 1 foot in 17. In the next 160 yards it rises 1 foot in 18. In the next 215 yards it rises 1 foot in 40. In the next 155 yards it rises 1 foot in 25. (Here it joins the old course.) In the next 120 yards it rises 1 foot in 48. (Here ends the hill.) The next 720 yards are nearly flat ; then a gradual descent of 1 foot in 75 for 280 yards ; then 1 in 45 for the next 280 yards; then 1 in 52 for the next 104 yards; then nearly flat for 116 yards, and ends on a steady rise, from the distance to the beginning of the Stand of 1 foot in 30, and from the Stand to the winning post of 1 in 22 -a remarkably severe finish. (To be continued.) THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 30 to 1 agst Muscovite. CHESTER CUP. 1,000 to 12 Cardinal Wiseman (taken). 1,000 to 12 Confessor (taken). DERBY. 13 to 1 agst West Australian. 100 to 6 -- Cineas (taken). 17 to 1 Umbriel (taken). 1,000 to 30 Ninnyhammer (taken). 1,000 to 30 Brocket (taken). 3,000 to 60 Ilataplan (taken). 3,000 to 60 Lord Fauconberg (taken). 1,000 to 20 Orinoco (taken). WEIGHTS FOR THE GREAT METROPOLITAN. The following are the weights as settled for this great 111C0 : Eighth year of the Great Metropolitan Stakes (handi cap) of 25 sovereigns each, 15 forfeit and only if declared on or before the let of January, with a Bonus of 350 sovs. added by the contributions of the Lovers of the National Sport of Racing, resident in the City of London and Metropolitan districts, to gether with gratuities from, and subscriptions received by, the Licensed Victuallers of the Metropolis; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 cove, out of the stakes. The winner of any handicap of 200 sovs. value, subsequent to the publication of the weights, to carry 51b, or of two such races or more, 101 b extra. The winner to pay 30 sovs. towards the expenses, 101. 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' School, and 10/.los. to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum. Great Metropoli tan Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter, to start at the Winning-chair. _ `Yrs st lb Kingston 4 9 0 Weathergage 4 9 0 Newminster 5 8 10 Cariboo 6 8 7 Chief Baron Nichol son J oe Miller 4 8 6 4 8 5 Little Harry Goldfinder 5 8 1 Knight of the Shire 4 8 1 Prime Minister 5 8 1 Leopold 4 8 0 1 Grey Tommy 4 8 0 Hungerford. 5 8 0 King of Trumps 4 7 13 ' Lucio 4 7 13 Le Juif 5 7 12 Adine 4 7 11 Frantic., 4 7 11 Bellewstown 5 7 10 Sally Warfoot c 4 7 10 Homebrewed 4 7 10 Poodle 4 7 10 Sis. to Batteraway 5 7 10 Timid Fawn 5 7 10 Merry Bird 4 7 9 Attack 4 7 8 Lindrick 4 7 7 Bardolph 4 7 7 Candlewick 6 7 6 Lady Amyott 4 7 6 Muscovite 4 7 6 Colsterdale 5 7 5 Miss May 4 7 5 Alp a 7 3 Butterfly 4 7 3 Trifle (h b) 4 7 2 4 7 2 Little Davie, Bishol Ammonia 4 7 0 Kaiz 4 7 0 Redmond O'Hanlon 4 7 0 Terpsichores 6 13 Allegro 4 6 12 3 612 Pelion Exact Lamly:,on 3 6 10 Burndale St. George King of Troy 4 6 6 cby Theon—Rebecca 4 6 6 Benita 4 6 6 Abdallah 5 6 5 Now or Never a 6 5 Ninnyharamer 3 6 4 Broclzet 3,, 6 4 3 Sextus 6 4 Galvanism 4 6 3 Hirsuta 4 6 3 Lady Harriet 4 6 3 Maria 4 6 3 f by Venison—Wed ding-day Yrs st lb Follow-me-Lads 5 6 2 Madeline 4 6 0 Isabella 4 6 0 Cleveland 4 5 13 'Carrier 4 513 Valour 3 5 12 Michaelmas Maid 3 5 12 Charley 3 5 12 Defiance 3 512 Lord Fauconberg 3 5 12 Pug Orrock 3 5 11 g by Paragoue Pauline (h b) 3 5 11 Cotton Lady 4 510 Tickton 3 5 10 Corybantes 3 5 10 Ethelbert 3 5 10 Happy Joe 4 5 10 Richmond 4 5 9 Grapeshot 3 5 9 Katty Darling f by Melbourne — Gaiety Beverlac 3 5 7 Tavistock Prevention .. . Fin Mac-cowl 3 5 6 Hatchet 3 5 6 Snowdon Dunhill 3 5 6 Auchinleck 33 5 5 Termagant 4 5 5 William Rufus 3 5 4 The Dandy 3 5 4 Madame Landeau 3 5 4 cby Alarm—Alkali 3 5 4 c by Hercules—Dex terous (h b) 3 5 4 Hobby Horse_ Mr. Moon 4 5 3 Charming Woman 3 5 2 B Ese ro g rhe . r . ........ Locket 3 5 2 Cat's -paw .. .. 3 3 5 5 0 Shropshire Lass 35 0 Ireland's Eye Llanforda 3 5 0 3 5 0 Lady v emon 3 4 12 Psaltery 3 4 12 Bell Tinker 3 4 12 Pantomime 3 4 10 Wedlock filly 3 4 10 Helen 3 4 10 Feramorz 3 4 10 Nerva 3 4 8 Florist Molasses on n t m . . e . n . .. t 1 4 7 e 7 3 DReosearblboau.n.d.. I Tobolski 3 4 4 ' Lampedo 3 4 0 4 6 2 CONVICTIONS FOR TnucK.—Some heavy convictions took place before the Bilston m agistrates on Wednesday, against parties who had been systematically carrying on the truck system. The parties convicted were Messrs. Rollason and Son, iron wire manufacturers, and Job Smallman. a manager in the establishment of Mr. White house of Prior Field Colliery. The former were con was paid. The latter was convicted on two inoin victed upon th ree informations, and fined 341. lls. 6d., which asutirn ons , and paid a guinea each to the informer on fr eight others. All the fines were paid. CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.—On Saturday, a Parliamen tary document was printed, by which it is shown that in last year 318,778/. 2s.ld. was voted by Parliament in aid of the county rates on criminal offenders. Of that sum 244,2711. 12s. went in the prosecution of prisoners, 5,4821. ls. 7d. in the conveyance of prisoners, and 69,624/. Bs, in the maintenance of prisoners. , I , I, a ; , rS• f I a~