The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-24 00:00:00

THE UPPER INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY. • Offices —2, Ifoorgate-street. (Provisionally Registered.) To be incorporated by Royal Charter or Act of Parliament, limiting the liability of the Shareholders to the amount of their Shares. Additional Capital, 3,000,0001 In 150,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 23. per Share. AUDITORS. Beaumont Hankey, Esq. (Messrs. Thomson Hankey and Co.), Mincing-lane. G. Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Director of the Agra Bank, late Director of the Great North of India Railway Company. QUMRAN-81r John Campbell, K.C.H., H.E.1.C.5., JO, Harley street, Cavendish-square. DIRECTORS John Lavicount Anderdon, Manning and .Anderdon), New Bank-buildings. W. P. Andrew, Esq., H.8.1.C.5., Liddard House, Notting-hill. Harry Borradalle, Esq., late H.E.I.C. Civil Service, and late Chair man of the Great North of India Railway Company, Coulsdon nourt, Croydon. George Latham Browne, Esq., late Director of the Great North of India Railway Company, Torrington-square. Major Ulas;urd, Bengal Engineers, late Executive Engineer, Fur rackabad and Bareilly Division. Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P., St. James's-square. Captain the Hon. G. F. Hotham, R.N., Director of the Brighton Railway Company. William Lowndes, Lowndes-square, and the Bury, Chesbam. S. Morton Pete, Esq., M.P., Somerleyton-Hall, Suffolk. Wadham Locke Sutton, Esq., Hamilton-terrace, St. John's-wood. Thomas Williams, Esq., Director of the Great Western Railway Company. (With power to add to their number.) MANAGING DIRECTOR—W. P. Andrew, Esq. ENGINREIS —G. P. Bidder, Esq.; M. A. Borthwick, Esq. Hammes—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths; Messrs. Bouverie, Murdoch, and Co. Soucrross—Messrs. Hodgson, Concanen, :and Noyes, 5, Lincoln's , •Messrs. Sutton, Ommaney, and Prudence, Basinghall street. Ba o ßlol.9—Messrs. R. and J. Sutton, Royal Exchange. Prom the great importance attached by the authorities to the early construction of a line of railroad from Allahabad to Delhi, the Directors of the Upper India Railwry Company feel it to be essen tial to the interests of their shareholders that this Company should at once be placed in a position to tender for the whole line. They have, therefore, resolved, after mature deliberation, to increase the present Capital of the Company from 1,000,0001. to 4,000,000/. This sum, their engineers assure the Directors, is fully adequate to construct the whole line and such short branches as may be necessary, as well as to provide the requisite plant. The additional capital will be raised by an issue of 150,000 shares, of 201. each, with a deposit of 2s. on each share. Of these new shares 75,000 will be allotted pro rata to the holders of scrip, as near as may be in the proportion of three shares of the new issue to every two of the old issue. 50,000 will be reserved for India; and the remaining shares, including any not taken in India or by the scripholders, will be reserved or disposed of for the interest of the Company, as the Directors may deem advisable. Applications to be addressed to the Directors, at the offices of the Company, on or before the 24th instant. Present holders of scrip, who desire to avail themselves of the option of having new shares, are requested to forward, with their applications, their scrip for veri fication, at the office of the Company, on or before the 24th inst. Forms of application may be had at the office. W. P. ANDREW, Managing Director. 2, Moorgate-street, London, Dec..l4, 1852. UPPER INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY. No further Applications for Shares in the above Company can be received alter This Day. W. P. ANDREW, Manning Director. 2, Moorgat: street, Dec. 24, 1852, THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular and higbly attractive Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Cuttain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which (first time), a new Grand Extravaganaa, entitled LEO THE TERRIBLE, by the entire strength of the Company. After which, the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestige. On MONDAY, Dec. 27, will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHENOMENON fl A SMOCK-FROCK, Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Horncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which (first time), a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, eatitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, llorncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson (her first appearance at this Theatre), Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglin ton (her first appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosins Wright wit! appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, Butler, Miss F. Matthews, Miss Oliver, and Miss Ellis. Bond- Sole Age nt for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Alicroft, 15, N ew street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Maclaine Celeste. On BOXING NIGHT, the already popular Drama of SLAVE LIFE; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford, 0. Smith, and Emery ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Keeley. After which (first time), new Grand Christmas Pantomim called NELL GWYNNE ; or, Harlequin Merrie Monarch, by Messrs. e, Flexmore, S. Honey, T. W. Barnes, and James Ewers ; Miss Laura Honey, and Mille. Auriol. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. On MONDAY, Dec. 27, will be presented THE IRON CHEST. Sir Edward Mortimer, Mr. Charles Keen. After which will be produced a new and original Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cor.nack ; Clow a, Mr. Hnline (Brat appearance here) ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Cer bits Leclereq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. • Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. On 'MONDAY, December 27, will be presented ABEL RD AND HELOISE. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Cook, Clifton, and Edgar ; Mesdames H. Gordon, and I. Phillips. Ater which, an entirely neTs , Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled ROMEO AND JIILLET ; or, harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Rarle3nin, Mr. Forest; Columbine, Miss Marie Charles ; Sprite, Mr. G. Thompson ; Pantaloon, Mr. G. Tanner ; Clown, Mr. Edward Edwardes. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. I mmense attraction of the Cbtisimas Holidays. First Night of the new Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime. 30th Night of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Entire change of Scenes in the Arena. On MONDAY, December 27, and during the week, the Enter tainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CAM N, with all its original effects. To be followed by unusually briliant and novel Scenes in the Circle, by the most eminent Artistes of the day. To conclude with, for the First Time, the New Grand Equestrian Christmas Comic Pantomime, entitled FORTDNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE; or, Harlequin and his Seven Gifted Men. Produced en an unequalled scale of splendour, and in which the following talented Pantomimists will appear for the first time here. Harlequin, Mr. Melbourne Ellar ; Columbine, Mille. Christine; Clown, Mr. Gardner Bolino ; Pantaioon, Mr. Priorson ; Sprite, Mr. B. Hemming. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tau DAY —Morning 25 min. after 12 Evening 44 min.aft. 12 To - Monow—Morning 4 =in. after 1 f Evening 24 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER. -9v g OFFICE, Dec. 24. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 43—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 85. WIND, S.W.—Morning, dull ; afternoon, fine. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, DEC. 24, 1852. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON -S., strong breeze--overcast. FOLKESTONE—E . , fresh breeze —overcast. B ASINGSTOKE-N.8., gentle breeza—overcast. GRETNwIim—S.E., gentle breeze —overcast. STROOD—E., gentle breeze—overcast. COLCHESTER-E., gentle breeze—cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—S., calm—cloudless. IDYLL/N(IAR- S.W., strong breeze—rain. HOLYHEAD-S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WHITBY—CaIm overcast. DARLINGTON—W.N.W., gentle breeze—overcast, rain. BRAT—E., gentle breeze —snow. ab' re v Arei I n o )1 "W LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1852. We are informed by several of our morning " te ralckeraries, that considerable progress has been made in the formation of the New Joint °iocK. Ad ministration —that, in the Capel Court dialect, t he shares have all been applied for, and are likely t o come out at a high premium. It is possible that such may be the case, and that the market may h ave been so far " rigged" as to create a factitious value in the first instance. But will the stock prove beneficial as apermanent investment. Will p three months time, e qual hilarity be exhibited in W hen the explanations re the the renewal of th e important questions of Fiscal, Finall- Income Tax and the other cial and Legal Reform hav e b een duly de livered in the Legislatur e ? We fear not. On the contrary, it seems to us to be more than probable that a " Panic" ma y , according to the usual course, follow the present an that the scr i p may b e a t a discount more extraord dinary than any premium it ever touched, not withstanding all the puffing of the great Bull jobber of the fourth estate. It is said that Lord PALM) RSTON has agreed to Btake his high name and reputation with the " shaky concern." The announcement is made with a flourish of trumpets by the very journal which, even on Wednesday last, endeavoured to depreciate the character and efficiency of the Noble Viscount. In the leading article of the Times, which we transferred into our columns on that day, we find the following remarkable state ment ;—" In only one instance, that of a certain great unattached, is there any reluctance to serve her MAJESTY and the People in a United Govern ment. Had the Earl of CLARE:SII)ON been Foreign Secretary in the Russ= Cabinet, it would, pro- What new light has broken is on our con temporary ? Can it possibly be the same " leader of public opinion" that thus spoke of the distinguished statesman whom on Wednesday it sneered at, and undervalued as "a, certain great unattached," and " the omission of whose name" it regarded as "by no means an unfavourable omen" for the new Ministry, merely because he then refused to sacrifice his consistency and character as a public man, by holding office under that " excellent" ABERDEEN, to whose foreign policy he was ever most strenuously opposed, and as a colleague to the same Lord JOHN RUSSELL, by whom he was treated but little more than 12 months since with such scant ceremony and gross contumely. We have known many strl urge instances of tergiversation, of sudden and alm ost miraculous conversions--but the foregoing will constitute one of the most memorable cases on record, to be considered for the benefit of all future generations. But is the statement true ? Has Lord PAL MERSTON, indeed, agreed to this strange associa tion ? Not being members of that distinguished corps, celebrated as well for its credulity as its un questionable gallantry, we must be permitted to ex press our scepticism on this point, at least until the situation has been finally accepted by the Noble Viscount. What ! Lord PALKERS7CON as Home Secretary, with Lord JOHN Russzu, filling the office formerly occupied by himself, and taking his in structions from the " dear" Pad, whose conduct on the Spanish marriages, and other questions of Continental policy, were so deeply and deservedly censured at the time, by every true-hearted Eng lishman, and probably led to the overthrow of the ORLEANS Dynasty. We will not—we cannot be lieve it, until we see " the lion, indeed, lying down by the lamb," and the removal of all those natural antipathies existing between different genera formerly most strongly opposed to each other. But were it even so—if Lord PAT,MERSTON has indeed lent the high sanction of his mamc to the heterogeneous body—would it sustain and give permanent vitality to the new Government ? We believe, nay more, we are certain, - that it could not do so. If any faith can be p/aced in the accuracy of the statements respecting the pend ing Ministerial arrangements, it will at once be seen that the Cabinet will be constructed on too narrow a foundation to continue for any certain period. Where are the people's party ? Where is JOHN MACGREGOR, incomparably the first financier on any side of the house ? Where is the veteran Hum; the practical COBDEN, the " bril liant and audacious" RALPH OSBORNE, the effi cient MOLESWORTH ? Where is CHARLES VILLIERS, the neglected and unrequited champion of " un restricted competition," when it was by no means fashionable to be a Free-trader, CHARLES VILLIERS, who could be selected as leader of a formidable onslaught against the former Government, but could not be allowed to par ticipate in any of the substantial rewards of the victory achieved by his own exertions, and the powerful assistance of the party to which he belongs? Echo answers Where ?—their very exist ence is ignored. The One Hundred good men and true, whose opinions they represent, and of whose co-operation in the Representative branch of the Legislature they may be well assured are all forgotten. Nothing is to be given to a single Liberal ; not even a sop to be bestowed on those to whom the triumph really belongs, and who must come into collision with a Government having GLADSTONE at the head of the financial department, on the question of the renewal of the Income and Property Taxes. Will those who twaddle about "a strong and united Administra tion" tell us how the 33 Peelites and the 160 Russellites are to command a majority in the House of Commons ? How will they conciliate " the Brigade ?" Will they accept the Landlord. and Tenant Bill of Serjeant SHEE, and offer the landlords of Ireland as an acceptable sacrifice on the altar of conciliation ? Before we can place any confidence in the stability of the new Cabinet, we must be well informed on these points. We cannot recognise the alleged refusal of Sir W. MOLESWORTH to accept the office of Secretary-at- War, without a seat in the Cabinet, as a pro pitious augury. The Hon. Baronet had doubtless considered the subject maturely, and obtained the opinions of those with whom he had always acted, and his refusal to connect himself with the coali- tion Government affords a significant hint as to what may be expected from the Liberal party when the hour of retribution shall arrive. It will be seen from the list furnished in an other part of our impression, that Sir CHARLES WOOD has contrived to wriggle himself into place. Fortunately, it is not the Exchequer or the Ad miralty that is to be placed under his control. But is it fitting that the Anglo-Indian Govern• ment, and that at a time when the renewal of the Company's Charter must necessarily come under the consideration of Parliament, should be con signed to his tender mercies ? This appointment will be by no'means acceptable to the country, or beneficial to the new Cabinet. We are neither for Whig nor Tory—for Rus- SELL nor DEBBY—nor the hybrid springing from both. It is for the people that we emphatically declare ourselves. Our motto is, " The greatest good for the greatest number ;" and in promot ing that great object, we look "to measures, not men." We shall accept that which is good in itself, and likely to promote the comfort and happiness of " the many," from any quarter ; and we shall resist that which is objectionable, although the fate of any i s co aon or a ny party hung on its adoption. That our political creed. We require Parliamentary, fisc al - financial; and legal, educational, and sani tary, and ecclesiastical reforms • and we shall never relax our exerLions until we have achieved our objects i n each an d every one of those im poi :;ant particulars. Recurring for a moment to a jett which,attention magnificent pro the other evening, we ca ll e d th e especial of th e community, we wou ld here particularise a-few more of th e many advan- bably, have survived to this day. We can on„ regard, therefore, the introduction of his name, and the omission of another, as by no - means an unfavourable omen." Now it is impossible to hesitate for a single moment as to the party alluded to in the foregoing paragraph. It was Lord PAusonsroN, the late Foreign Secretary, who caused his country to be respected in every European Court ; who professed a bold and manly policy, refusing to truckle to the behests of every petty despot of the Continent that was meant, and thus seriously depreciated. We will, however, remind our contemporary - , that so long as he remained in office, he sustained the Administration of which he was a member. That the backslidings of his colleagues were tolerated in consequence of the admiration and confidence which his very name inspired in every British heart. When lie was dismissed with contumely, when Lord JOHN Russsu dared to cut away the prop that sustain ed his tottering Cabinet, we prophesied its speedy downfall; and its signal defeat, within three weeks from the commencement of the ensuing session, verified the accuracy of our predictions. We will, then, venture to paraphrase the foregoing passage, and say, " Had Lord PALMERSTON continued Foreign Secretary in the Russ - gr.r. Cabinet, it would probably have survived to this day." The wind, however, now blows from ano ther quarter In Printing-house-square., The vane is directed to a totally different point of the compass. The very same journal now announces that " Lord PALMERSTON takes the Home Office" (! !!) and adds, "It is impossible to overstate the value of his Lord ship's adhesion, and his implied testimony to the prospects of the new Administration ; still less is it possible to deny the universality of his genius, and that tact which is the first requisite for the successful discharge of any public office. As Home Secretary, too, it must not be forgotten his Lordship will have the man agement of that Militia in the constitution of which he has performed so prominent a part. These two names" (i. e. Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON) " are in themselves a sufficient guarantee for the support of the whole Whig party." t ag es certain to accrue from thk cOnStrUCtlijn of the_ bo p - r ur op , os i e ro d m o e il d tp te o l r y t . unofdeLrontdhooV in Lan gstone lihelter of our Ha. -.oval depot at Portsmouth.. It has been grand a- - ‘ow imperatively requisite some such en explained 'me, in consequence of the in,4reaso terprise has beck, .on the . nsoduitttheectiosaesqtuoff::e g e l f a:d. e loletenes: of merchant tra fflo - -till manifest incom the b in consequence c. of our maritime aefencesy time, of me, and . of propee extraordinary los of d in • a vessels being compel/ e d resulting from ca ta - a to pass through pe. T ils of a very dif f icult navi gation. Statistical argu_ ments have been adduc e d, he necessity for at 1 4 'lt to show the exis ten.ce of . resorting to some such effo at improvemen Lt. Further proofs w(3 cannot but deem, after wh we said upon a former occasion, altogether sup( 3r fluous. Happily , moreover, there is no reaa on for additional :3ta ,tements of this nature, seeing • length very gene: ra fly recog •—the completes ess that the facts, air eady alludod to, appear to be atmsec.l of their recogni ti , on being visiNe the nd ble undertaking now - in process of develop lent. What we are desirous of insisting upon, at present more ()specially, are the really' nume rous and und '.e3 viably considerabl e e nt adv stages ri a. s3 certain to r€ ult from this erp to the vast major ity of the mer,lantile popu lation. Langston le—when once fa...'rlY supplied with docks—wise n the entrance to t i \e existing harbour has been . enlarged—when the ,branch of the South-West( m Railway shall have been con tinued down to the coast, from the station at Godalming—(ani 1 all these schemes are now .ac tunny in course: of realisation)—will bid fair, ao we intimated on Thursday, to surpass, in time, as the unrivalled Out-port of London, the wealth, the influence, al ad the dimensions of Liverpool. It will be withi:n . two hours and a half diotanee from London, k ic3ing separated from the metropolis by only sixty-s 1 miles capable of being traversed by railway w.i1,11 that most desirable facility. Ultimately, we k doubt not, the web-work of rail roads in Sussex will be extended so far that, by the South-Coast line, rapid communication may be effected from he Havant station, near Ports mouth, on the margin of this harbour of Lang stone, as far as Dover—and this simply by open ing up a new h ranch from . Winchelsea to Folke stone. Soutlaal npton is already within easy dis tance of the pro jetted docks and the existing har bour. The Ist e of Wight, remember, is imme diately contiguous, affording our shipping the channel of the ; Solent, and the protection of Spit head. Besidm which—in , continuation of these reflections upoi a the geographical position of Lang stone—it must be sedulously kept in mind that the docks nom - about to be constructed in that harbour will Ix 3 at all seasons readily accessible in the most cent ral part of the southern coast of England, immediately to the north of the North Deep, almost e qui-distant from Beaely Head and the Isle of :Portland, or, extending the limits, from Torbay and Dungeness. Once perfect the vast enterprise upon which the country way now be considered: to have actually adventured, And we shall then pass ;ess not only a rendezvous fo," our merchant vess els, but shall be enabled effects ally to complete the machinery of . the national *- fences by haviing a permanent rendezvous for ovr men-of-war-- one noble fleet being constantly maintained a.t Spithead. Guarded thus by her wooden walls, Old England might set all thoughts of foreign invasion at defiance. She might in the very act of preserving the integrity of her shores from attack, moreover, afford her south-coast traffic the mo st acceptable and efficient protection. Her traders :need not then dread in war the guns of the foe, or in peace the enormous perils of the up-Channel and Thames navigation. An inde scribable sense of security would reinvigorate the energies of th, e British people, with their merchant men passing to and fro through the entrance to the Harb our of Langstone, and their men of-war ridinf; proudly, protectively, and per manently off ' Spithead. As if to clinch the correctness of ' the selection of Langstone as this grand maritir Lae rendezvous on our southern coast, it is found on mature consideration that the choice is warranted as judicious, not merely from its own intrinsic capabilities, but from its acknowledged superiority other respects, besides that of mere geographies" - position over the whole of its possible competitors. Take the two " likeliest" of these — 2 -Torbay and Plymouth. Why, everybody who knows a nytt Ling at all about the matter is per feCtly well aware, that while Plymouth is abso lutely incapa.;ble of containing in its harbour a really numerous f10,E, , t, Torbay is so far exposed as to be actually dangerous. Beyond which, Langstone, recollect, issixty-six miles from the metropolis —whereas Intot so with Torbay or Plymouth. Either of the' latter would, if chosen instead of LOngstone, ave been virtually as much beyond the reach of :London for the purposes of rapid commercial enterprise, as Liverpool. Langstone on the contrary, being literally, as we have shown —the Out-por t of the capital Added to its other merits, the harbour upo n which docks and wharves are about to be con structed, is, according to the unbiassed testimo n y of an eminent Government engineer, precisely one of, the few places along our coast qualified to b e _ come at once the site of such an undertaki ng . Among other advantages, it possesses, for instance, the really incontestibie one of being distant only one mile from the little town of Havant—a town just numbering 2,450 inhabitants, en' To - anded by n country at once populous and productive, having in all directions the greatest facilities in the way of railway com munication. Even as at present, the Havant sta tion places the travellers by railroad in rapid communication with all the important localities in the United Kingdom—the South-Coast Railway extending eastwards to Hastings, and westwards to Dorchester ; another line, by Winchelsea, run ning to th e north-east, as fa r as th e Foreland ; the South-E as t ern carr yi ng him from th e j unc ti on at Ashford to Folkestone, and on to Dover ' • and the capital b e i ng even now accessible by the Brighton or by the trunk of the South-Western Railway. The se ar e th e conven i ences of the situa tion of Langstone, und er existing arrangements. Happily, as we have before announced, the Ports mouth Railway Company, with a capital of 400,0001., purpose completing the branch line of the South-Western already opened as far as God alming—so that an iron and electric bond may be established between London and its Out-port a Langstone. CHRISTMAS EXCURSION TRAINS.—This morning, vast numbers of persons availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the issue of return tickets to proceed by railway to visit their friends ; the various termini were crowded, and additional carriages were attached to every train ; the arrival of passengers from the country were also exceedingly numerous—the early train on the Great. Western had 300 additional, and one of the down trains on the North- Western had 450 additional. Persons wishing to proceed into the country, should bear in mind the trains to-morrow will only run as on Sundays, with the exception of the day mails, which will run as ordinary. The parcel traffic on the Northern and Western lines is immense this year, and the contractors for delivery, unable to do so in the ordinary manner, have, since the commencement of the week, been obliged to employ cabs and other vehicles, besides addi tional men, in order to comply with the Act of Parliament. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGFONS.—The extensive addi- tions which have been making to the Royal College of Sur geons, in Lincoln's-inn-fields, at the rear in Portugal-street, (formerly the china show rooms of Alderman Copeland) are now nearly completed, and will affordverygreat convenience to the members of the college, not only to extend their museum of anatomy, but to enlarge their library. MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL ART.—The very beautiful and costly Museum of Ancient and Modern Art Manufac tures, and Vernon Gallery, at Marlborough-house, Pall mall, will be open free, from ten till four, during the Christmas week, for the special convenience and improve ment of the working classes. The collections of ornamental and decorative art, and forty-four pieces of china lent by the Queen, also a specimen of Palisy ware, are in the upstairs rooms. THE YELLOW FEVER IN THE WEST INDIES.—Her Majesty's screw-ships Dauntless, 33, Captain Halsted, and Highflyer, 24, Captain H. J. Matson, have been immedi ately ordered to England. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The Mar- quis of Headfort is about to be married, early in February, to Lady Macnaghten, widow of Sir William Macnaghten, who fell a sacrifice in Cabool during the Affghanistan war. —Dublin Mail. WALKING 1,000 . MILES IN 1,000 CONSECUTIVE 20 NuTEs.—On Wednesday, John Mellor, keeper of the Railway Inn, Rochdale, was brought before Georgo Ash worth and Wm. Bartlemore, Esqrs., charged with keeping 1, disorderly house on Sunday last. On a plot of laud be hind the Railway Inn, there is a man walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 consecutive 20 minutes. The public are admitted through the Railway Inn to see this feat, by paying 2d. each. Now this was going on during last Sunday, which caused great crowds to surround the house. The magis trates fined Mellor 5/. and expenses. MPEHIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the Chair at two o'clock. The ex-Ministers still occupied the Treasury benches. PETITIONS. Mr. J. W. FOX presented a petition from Oldham against the reduction of the malt-tax ; also a petition from Halifax in favour of the Crystal Palace being opened on Sundays. Mr. CAYLEY presented a petition from the West Riding of Yorkshire against the State Church. MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on the motion being read fir going into a Committee of Ways and Means, said—Sr, I believe it will be convenient to the public service tint the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday next, at two o'clock. I therefore make that motion. On the motion berg put, Colonel SIBTHORP said, no blame could attach to the Government or the right hon. gentleman for these repeated adjournments. The country was being kept in unnecessary suspense; and he could not help feeling that it was in consequence of the incompetency of those who had wrested the government of the countryfrom the hands of those who were competent to hold it. They were like Sir John Falstaff's rigged staff—without a single effi cient man amongst them. He trusted, however, the country would express its sense of the conduct of these black sheep, who vould shew themselves in their true colours before many weeks elapsed. He had thought it his duty to make these few observations on the part of the country. (Laughter from the Opposition.) Hon. members might laugh, but they would find his predic tions were correct. The motion for adjorrnment was then agreed to. ARCTIC EXPEDITION. On the motion that the order of the day be read, Sir R. H. INGLIS took the opportunity of express ing a hope that the new Government, when they came into office, would adopt or extend the measures of the present Government relative to the Arctic Expedition. The orders of the day were then postponed until Monday. The house then adjcurned. THE NE W MINISTRY. The following list is said to contain the names of all those MemberA of the new Cabinet whose : a7siuy appointments were made known up to the time of ceo t f o llto p hre re Tr ss e Lord ABERDEEN. LOrd CRANWORTH. Foreign Secretary Lord J. RUSSELL. Home Secretary Chancellor of the Exciequer Mr. GLADSTONE. L F°lll : irs ird tglio Cli i:tr an gd Secretary for the Colonies Duke of NEWCASTLE. First Lord of the Admiralty Sir J. GRAHAM. Secretary-at-War Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT. President of the Board of Control - Sir CHAS. WOOD. Postmaster-General COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 23. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morn. in Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe Langen bourg, arrived in town on Wednesday from Fro,gmore, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glouces ter, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly. Her Royal High ness, with the Princess, returned to Frogmore in the afternoon. Mr. Joseph Egging delegate from Antigua, h a d an interview with Sir john Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-office. Capt. Stanley Carr, had also an inter view with the right aon. baronet. _ _ The usual Royal bounties at this season of the year were distributed on Friday and Saturday last, and on Monday and Tuesday, at the Almonry, Whitehall, to upwards of 800 aged poor, including blind and infirm persons, each receiving ss. Also the Royal gate alms to 168 aged persons, each receiving 13s. These bounties were issued, under the immediate authority of the Lord High Almoner, and of the Rev. Dr. Jelf, the sub-almoner, by Joseph Hanby, Esq., secretary and yeoman of her Majesty Almonry in ordi nary. D2URY LANE THEATRE. No exertions are being spared on the part of the new lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith, to revive the fortunes of Old Drury. He professes two good qualifications for the task—energy aid integrity, and we trust he may reap a commensurate success. The season opens on Monday with a three tct drama, by Mr. Fitzball, founded on the famous Uncle Tom's Cabin, and a Pantomime, Har lequin Hudibres, or Old Dame Durden and the Droll Days of the Nerry Monarch, written by Mr. E. L. Blanchard, and produced under the direction of . the active stage-manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. The mise en scene will, we feel assured, be excellent, and the staff is very strong, including the celebrated Tom Matthews, as Clown ; Veroni, an excellent Harlequin ; the splendid Louise Blanche, as Columbine ; the astounding contor tionist, Devani ; and the extraordinary La Perche evolu tionists, the Brothers Siegrist. CLERKENWELL-L(THIS _DAY). James Brown, dressed in the garb of a stableman, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with stealing two sucking pigs, the property of Mr. Pratt, butcher, of Gray's-inn-road. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had been seen hanging about the prosecutor's shop for some time, and last night, about ten minutes past six, while Mr. North was inside his shop, serving a customer, the prisoner went up to the place where the pigs were lying, and putting a cloth over them took them up and ran away. The prosecutor followed him for some distance, and his repeated cries of "stop thief" induced two coal heavers to stop him, when he th rew th e p i gs away. When he was taken by Mr. Pratt he asked him what he intended to do with hint, and when told that he would be locked up, he said he hoped not, and made strenuous efforts to make his escape, but was unsuccessful. Being handed over to the custody of the police, he said he had done wrong, and vas sorry for it. The pigs were worth 1/. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was committed for trial. THE YELLOW FEVER. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 23.—The Royal Mail steamship Orinoco has to-day bees released from quarantine, and has entered the docks to discharge her cargo, the passengers having landed in th e a f ternoon. We are informed that the data von which the release has been effected are founded on a strict inquiry instituted by Mr. Wiblin, which resulted in a report that the last case of fever was that of a Mr. Stephens, a passenger, whose first symptoms of attack, in the shape of black vomit, occurred on the 13th inst., and, as ten days are now elapsed since that occurrence, Sir William Pym telegraphed last night to the effect that, if no fresh case should have appeared, pratique was to be immediately granted at the expiration of the stipulated quarantine period of ten days usually enforced. We ers even a dose o f me dicine h as been ng t i an ve d n t t h e at an n y ot efthe passengers or crew for the past four days, from which it i s to b e i n f erre d t h at the whole of the invdids are doing well; and that any further fatal case may now be apprehended. The Royal Mail Stean-packet Company desirous to do all in their powe to relieve the invalids from their sufferings, sanctiened the proffered services of Dr. Warburgh, who went on board the Orinoco, and who will further visit any fut ur e vessels that may be similarly afflicted, and will rema n during such time as the respec tive vessels may be keit in quarantine, for the purpose of co-operating with tie surgeons of the ships in the proper treatment of all cases of yellow fever. Dr. War burg has had extensivE experience in fever cases abroad, and, it is expected, wil do much to alleviate the suffer ings of any of the passengers or crew who may be at tacked with yellow fever, The Lords of the Admiralty, it is understood, sent mit instructions by the last packet (La Plat a ), t o prohibit the sending home of yellow fever invalids by the Royal Mail steam-ships, or of distressed British subjects, supposed to be labouring under, or re covering from, attuks of yellow fever. In both the Plata and the Medway the breaking out of yellow fever was clearly traced to the invalid seamen taken on board in the West Indies, a n d who introduced the epidemic on board those vessels. This practice is now to be discon tinued, and it is hoped that the health of the homeward. bound steamers will thereby be improved and pre served.. LAUNCII.OP TRE GENERAL SCREW STEAM• SHIP ARGO. 1 The Argo, the sixth of the splendid fleet of 1,800 tons iron screw-ships, built by Mare and Co., for the General Screw-steam Compaq, who have the contract for con veying the mails t o Cape of Good R ote, M auritius, and Calcutta, was launched from Orch ar d- yard, Blackwa ll , yes t er d a y morn -Bt. Vincent, Ascension,St. Helena ing, in gallant style and for the first time floated on the water as beautiful a specimen of naval architecture as ever swam upon the River Thames or any other water. The &rgo is 247 feet long, 39 feet in breadth, 27 feet 3 inches in depth. She measures 1810 tons, and is to have engines nominally 300-horses power. This enterprising empany have now afloat, in ad dition to the smtller ships, includ i ng t h e Har binger, the foll ow i ng sister ships : —Q ueen o f th e South, Lady Joc e l yn, I ndiana, Calcutta , M aur iti us , Hy daspes, and Argo, and we may remark, that confessedly a finer, more faithfully built, and more handsome and efficient fleet of screv-steamers were never turned out, as the performances of those now in commission have proved ; and we may further remark that if the Argo proves ,as efficient a ship as the Queen of the South, she will bring that credit to Mr. Mare of which the best British shipbuilders it Great Britain may well be proud. The steaming qualities of the second 1,800 ton ship, the Lady Jocelyn, has surpassed any paddle-wheel ocean steamer that ever started on the route to India ; but the Queen of the South is the first screw ship that has made the voyage to and from India, and we may form some notion of the general qualities of these ships when it is known ;that her passages, under all the vicissitudes naturally attendant on the first voyage of so large a screw steamer, have been most successfully made, and that especially her sailing qualities are so far superior as to rival most of the celebrated clippers of the day, Ameri can or English. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. - In the Foreign market prices are lower generally, but not much i s d o i ng. The Turkish Loan is to 1 premium. Mexican have dropped to 24 and 23k. Baron Goldsmid, the chairman, of the Committee of Bondh o ld ers h as resigned, it is said, on account of ill health, and Mr. James Capel, the deputy-chairman, from pressure of busi ness. Portuguese - 4 per Cents. are 40 f f, and Spanish 3 per Cents. 50k ' being dull, although th e quotations come better from Madrid. Grenada Deferred Stock is 12 to lb Dutch 2j per Cents, have been up to 68i f, but are now 68f. Railway shares were heavy again, but with few sales making. Gold mines are rather firm. Australian Agri cultural fluctuate, South Australian Land are lower. The banks are rather heavy. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. R e d uce d Annuities......... ... Business acne, 1014 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu itiesshut New 34 per C en t. A nnu i t i es India Bonds, £lOOO B2 Consols for Opening 18th January Exchequer Ells lid. March. £1000. £5OO 68 9 6 • Small - PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Equador Bonds 5ll Grenada Bonds, 11 Cent — Ditto New D e ferr ed, er 3 per Cent 124 12 Mexican 3 per Cent 24 31 4 Portuguese 4 per C en t. Ditto for the Account . Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent SOS Venezuela Bonds 3i per Cent. • 4l Dutch Exchange 2.1 per Cent 6Bl i Ditto 4 per C en t . C ert i ficates. 99 4 HALII-PAST TWO. Consols for Opening 18th January IC94 lex div. SOUTH SHIELDS LIFE-BOATS.—The invaluable ser- Si vices which th ese li fe-boats, with their gallant crews, 5( have rendered, during the late disastrous gales, to ship wrecked crews, have of late been frequently referred to, St and the following is a list of the ships' crews they have St rescued from destruction between the 21st September and the 20th December of the present year :—The Providence, 50 of Falmouth, 5 saved ; William Sally, 6 ; Friends, of Banff, 4 ; Abraham, of Yarmouth, 3 ; John Wesley (the 12 tide being full, the crew landed on the rocks) ; Unity, of Lynn, 6; La Petite Marie, from France, 6 ; Union, of 12 Wisbeach, 6 men and 3 women -9 ; Marie Elizabeth, of Norway, 7; Lively, of Clay, 5 ; Dorothy, of South Shields, 7 ; Eli za b e th and Caroline, 8 ; Ninus, of Jersey, 6 ; Jane 25 and Elizabeth, of Shields (drove out with the fresh and upset), Penelope, of T e i gnmou th , 7; total saved, 80. 6 ity The new lif e -b oats, on the design of Mr. Peake, assistant master-shipwright in h er M a j es t y ' s Dockyard, Woolwich, 1212 which ar e pl ace d on various parts of the Northumberland 12 coast, are also very highly spoken of, and have, from re- St. cent trials m a d e w ith th em, inspired the greatest confi- St. dence i n their crews, as a life-b oa t i s a l most useless with out she possesses the confidence of those who have to ma- 20 l ei nage h er . Th e necessity for good life-boats has been se felt d ur i ng the last month, as upwards of 300 wrecks 5 have tak en p l ace during that period, involving, as usual 2 on the o ccas i on of such disasters, a large sacrifice of human life. St. THE RETIRING LORD CHANCELLOR.—The importance 20 of the following provision in the New Chancery Act (15 St. and 16 Vict. cap. 80) will be felt in the retirement of Lord St. Leonards as Lord Chancellor. Section 60th : " Whes as it h as f requent l y happened that after cases have been lB fully heard by the Lord Chancellor in the Court of Chan cery, and are standing for judgment, the Lord Chancellor 10 has delivered up the great seal without being able, by reason of other urgent public business, to deliver judgment 10 therein, and much inco nven i ence an d expense to the parties 25 has been thereby occasioned. For remedy thereof, be it 10 enacted that in every case it shall be lawful for the person 1.04 who has delivered up the great seal, within six weeks after he shall have so delivered up the same, to give to th e St. registra r o f the said court a written judgment ' therein, 20 signed by him • and a d ecree or or d er, as the case may 121 require, shall be drawn up in pursuance of such judgment, and every such judgment and every such decree or order 5 shall have the same force and effect as if the judgment in St. pursuance whereof it is drawn up had been civen in open court the day before he shall have so delivered b up the great 1 7 seal." GALL ANTRY REWARDED.—I n cons i deration of the 25 brilliant and gallant conduct of No. 844, Seageant Richard Perry, 24th Foot, in securing the colours of the regiment at the battle of Chillanwallah, after both the officers who had carried them had been killed, and nearly the w h o l e of the two centre companies had been 100 40 swept down by grape -shot from the enemy's guns, his 100 Grace the Commander-in-Chief has been pleased to place 100 this brave non - commissioned officer's name on the list to receive a medal " for meritorious conduct," with an an nuity, ••• so soon as a vacancy shall occur ; and the Right Hon. the Secretary -at-War, at the insta nce of the Lords 20 and others, Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, has tr ansmitted a warr an t un d er t h e royal sign manual, au- 5050 thorising the grant of a special pension of 2s. 6d. a-day 100 to Serg eant P erry, instead of the rate to which he was 100 entitled for service under the ordinary regulations, viz., 20 ls. 64d. per diem.—Bombay Telegraph and Courier. 50 THE STATUES OF LIFE.—In ancient times there stood 25 in the citadel of Athens three statues of Minerva. The first wa s o f o li ve wood, and, according to popular -Gradi- 250 tion, had fallen from heaven. The secon d was of bronze, '1 c ommemorating the vi c t ory o f M arathon ; and a third, of gold an d i vory —a great miracle of art, in the age of 5 Pericles. And thus, in the citadel of Time, stands man himself. In childhood, shaped of soft and delicate wood, 25 just fallen from heaven; in manhood, a statue of tironze., 25 c ommemorating struggle and victory ; and, lastly, in the maturity of age, perfectly shaped in gold and iy or y 50 —a miracle of art. CITY, Two o'ClocE. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken on speculation. The market closed steadily. The sales comprised 4,250 American, 350 Egyptian at 6fd. to 11d., and 400 Surat at 3id. to 4id. per lb. Railway Shares were quiet. The influence of the proposed alteration in the Tea duties upon the market, during the last two or three weeks is thus described by a leading broker : " The market has experienced much excitement, oc casioned by the government proposition for a reduction of the duty from the present rate of 2s. 2id. to ls. 10d. immediately, and the further reduction to ls. in equal instalments of 2d. annually for the five succeeding years —the defeat of the Government on the House Tax, and their consequent retirement, has interfered with the immediate adoption of this measure ; but there is little doubt, from the reception the proposal met with on all sides, that whatever the composition of the new Government, the same or a more liberal measure will become law before many months have passed, and thus a trade of the first importance will be no longer tram melled by a duty bearing so excessive a proportion to the first cost of the article. The immediate result of this measure on the market was a rise of ld. on the common congou, and of lid. t o lid . on the better classes up to ls. 3d., at which rate s b o th speculators and the trade effected a considerable business. The temporary loss of the measure by the resignation of the Ministry checked the progress of the market, but the accounts at hand by the October mail, showing a de crease in shipments, and confirming the expectations of a short supply have served to support the market, and indications are not wanting that a further and more extensive demand is at hand for the good and fine de scriptions of congou, in which the deficient supply is reported to be most apparent." Accounts from Lisbon state that reforms in the tariff were likely-to be introduced before the meet ing of Congress. The existing commercial arrangements between the Zollverein and Belgium are to be continued until Dec. 1855. The justice of our caution to the public as to em barking in colonial undertakings brought out here at a premium, and without adequate warranty of their goodness, or the necessary- control over the management by a London Board, is strikingly ex emplified by the facts to which a correspondent has called attention to-day in the Times. The Great Nugget Vein Company, formed in Sydney, has, through its London agents, directed one-third of the Shares (21. paid) to be issued at 255. premium --a most cool proceeding, seeing that the shares were publicly offered at par in Sydney, and that the additional inducement to subscribe was, that parties who took more than 10 shares would be allowed to deposit only 10s. instead of 21. per share. This notice is given in full ; and, making every possible allowance, there is a strong exemplification of our view, that where .property is considered so very valuable as to be worth a pre mium, local capit a li s t s s h ould be appealed to, and would doubtless respond. The Australian Agricultural Company are form ing a new company, for the purpose of taking up the gold lands. Every existing share will entitle tlie holder to 10 free shares, of 51. each, in the new or Peel River Company ; and for any further num ber beyond 10, the holder must pay 51.—it being intended to issue 20,000 such shares in order to provide a working capital. There were exported from London, direct, during the week to last Thursday, 223,085 ounces of silver, and 42,830 ounces of gold, nearly all to the Conti nent. The amount sent to India went by way of Southampton. During the fortnight to last evening, the Honour able East India Company drew bills on Bengal to the amount of 185,6561., on Madras for 11,5291., and on Bombay for 3,5881. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have a resolution under consideration, to the effect that every buyer of scrip shares must have them verified by the Company which issues them, or sustain the loss if they prove to be forgeries. The shares in the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, which the directors were authorised to dispose of by a recent meeting of the proprietors, were allotted yesterday. The English funds have been improving, and the new Ministerial arrangements seem to inspire con fidence. Consols have been 100 k to 101, and the new 3f per Cents., mg ; Exchequer Bills of March are 665. to 695. ; and India Bonds, 82s, premium. TILE SRARE MARKETS. PaidiRAILWAYS. _., . Jo ........... . 100' Bristol & ixeier...... 100 Caledonian. .... .. -. all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and 8and0p....1 45 DublindrßelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ...... . all Do. New ..... . .. . . all East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) ..... all Do., (XlB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 6 Do., d 0.... .... . . .. lg Do.,as L (t casi;;;; . - ... all East dr West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June.... 100 Edinburgh dr Glasgow 100 Edinb.Prth.diDundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk.. 103 Do., a A. Stock .- . 100 Do., a B. Stock I all Great Southern an d Western (Ireland) A. 100 Great Western. -- - .2 11 Tridil South-Easters 63 41) all - Lancaster & Carlisl e 11i Do., t. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 0 15 Do., Fifths I 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un ) all Leeds Northern 1 all Liv.Crs'ay. & South:A all London & Blackwall 1 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. . 100 Lond. Bright. aS. Cet. . 100 Le 'don &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths .... _- .... . 1 D0.,10/.5h.,.-dr8...0 100 London &S. Western 423 Do., £50...... -.-- • 34 Do. £40............ all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.SheL&Lincln. 48 Do., Man. &Lin. U n . 100 Midland .... . - ...... 100 Do. Birming.a.Derby 473 Midland G. Welt.( - -.)i 173 Do. a Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle.. 100 N 0.% market ... --. 14 Newpt.Aberg.d/Htid. 73 Newry & Enniskillenall Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 103 Nor:olk... ............ , all Do., New 33 Northn. Counties Un IC3 North British .. . .... 13 North Devon, No.l 63 Do., No. 2........- all Do., a A Deferred 5 Do., 3 B Guaranteed 173 North Staffordshire all North Western.. 83 N. & S.Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... 100 Scottish Central ... ... 100 Scottish Midland...... 100 Shrewsbury & Birm:7. 100 Do., L. & 1'... Wc•.lta Gr-za- /73d Stock . . 8 Shrewsby. & B . - efe. all Shrewsby. &CI est3r (Nor. W. Min.)...... all Do. Halves, do. 20 Do. Oswe3try ... 63 Shropshire Unio_ ......... Do., A.8.C.&D....'11y, paid up al p... .... all South D evon ....... . ... 100 South. Eastern.. ..... .. all South Wahl ..... - ... 15 S. York b h. P ' ve:.:Dur 5 D 0... .... .. -.. ... ... 163 Stockton diHarilepl., 19 Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... 17 Vale of Neath .. . ... ... all Waterill. & Kilkenny all Water:ord&Limericl -13 West C0rnwa11........., all West London.... ..... . 1 Woodford ... . _ . ... ... rw. 100 York Newctl. &*Be 20 Do. Extensions 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland. 50 50 50 25 St. St. St. St. St. St. 50 40 25 25 20 20 10 St. PREFERENI 100 • .i. I all Do. No. 2,7 p. e... It. 103 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock .......... * 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... 1. 100 Caledonian £lO ...... 5 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. N per cent.., 64 34 Cork &Bandon .51 p.c. 64 all Dundee Per thdrAber• deen Junction ....... 31 all East nglian (X 3 103) 6 per cent............ 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. ri 2 Do. (£7l7b) 7p. et.. it all Easter.). Colt_ 'es Ex- 1 tens'on, 5 p. c. No.l ii all Do., No. 2 I all Do., New 6p. c. St.. I all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent..., I all Do., £lO Deben. S. . 100 EastLareash. 6 p.cts. all East&Westyorkshire Junction, Fif tb5..... all Edinb.Prth.drDtmdee . 100 Glasgow & S.Western, guar. 5 per cant.... 100 Great Noi thn. sp. c. )100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem .... i all Gt. Southn. dzWestn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.). 100 Great Western, fist, 41 per cent .... . . 6 Lancash. &Yo7ksle , 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock... 13 Leeds Northern, 6p. cent., No. 1 ..... .... 17 Do., No. 2............. 5 Do., No. 3.... 5, ......... 9 Do. , Quarter 1848. 100 London and,Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c , 1 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852.. 100 Do. New One r. *p.c 100 Lon.&N.West.Cov.dr Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. 5 London &S. Wes,ern, Con. Thirds . ... . . 10 Londonderry& Cofer 1 Shares ..........,„. all Londndry. &Enni:sk. rShares_ _ ~, . all anch. ,Shef., dr Lin , 4 Shares, No. 1....... all Do. New, tl.o ... ..... . 3 Do., £6 .. .. . .... ..... all Marypt..&Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 41 per cent....... BiDo ..... ...... ......... .. .00 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. .00 Do. Consol. Bristol di firm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4 per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 51 per et.. all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent . . ..... . 100 North Briti s h . ... .......e... all North Staffordshir 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 9 D 0... .... .. . ..... all Shrewsbury & firm. New Guarantee& ... all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent.. all South Devon ..• ...... , 14 Do. New ..... , . . ... . all S. Eastern cieeding ! Ann.,) of £i. 0 8 .6 d. ICO Do. 41 per cent. ..•, all S. York E . t.. Sp. c. C uar. all Stocl..r.& I r a - .l`. C al% sp. c. ti". 1 July,r - ,3 3 WatE.r. cl.&K"k.6p.c. ICO York Newc.: - Ale end Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 5 Ds.. ............ 10 York& Nafielai; .. ii & S. Purch.. 51 31 2ft 8i 51 24 - 81 3, 1 - 39 - 1 - 4 - 73 - 2 61 581 - ••• ••••-• ""-- ... - ... - ... . 1 7: 1 4 P ••• ...--... . ••• ....... . 149 - 151 i - i p 23 - 3k & - 61 24 102 - 104 254 - 2G, 21 2ii - p 11 —11 A 174 -- 17; p 17 -- 1 1 4 8 p ar 26 -26 A 19 :. 20 . 02 - 104 5 11 - P JOINT-STOCK BANKS all Australasia . all Briash N. American 25 Colonial . ............... 20 Commercial of Lon _i_ a0n ..................... 4 English Scottish aud Australian ............ 2i Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia . 20 London a n d C ounty 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Prov. of Eng. 10 Do. New 221 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation..... ...- 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 Roy& Australn.Bkg It Gold Importing Company all South Australia ~.• •••-• .. • •• --"- .. all iUnion of Australia 23 Do. New 10 Union of London • - ... BP.ITISH RAILWAYS. 100 Aberd een ..... .........31 — 32 8i Atribg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June ..... 6i 7 all Biruing. Wolverh. & 28 Bi S tour Va11ey...... 10A 11 'ikenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct... 7—6 i d all IDo. Chesh. &Birk., £5O & £25 C0n5...4 21 21 184 Do., £2C 34 -- 2i — J 106 -- 108 66 i -67 f 23 -- 24 18f -18 i 3A -- 2hd 3 A -- 9i 4 - 1 - BA 13 - 134 13 10i -- 1113 77 - 79 55 - 60 78 - 80 77 29 - 31 294 60 - 62 82 - 83 44 - 46 122 - 124 9A -- '6l 9/ lt -- 2 107 -- 1 8 108/ 124! -- 125 124 4 11 -- 2 90 -- A § 91 90 3 -- 20 12a d 12 -- 20a -21 i 30g 3 --3 d 79 -79 a 79I 8i 47 -- 49 - 53 -3 4 - 21 94 7 53 514 24 1 d 39 64 d 7 - 4 57; 9)4 - 64 66 - 78 -. li - 19,- 14 - 2 . a l 31 di 13 , _ 4fpj 54 5.% 98 68 64 68 82 1 id 20 10 15 21 d 82i 82i i 2 11 ' 4 21 2 12 - 13 9 27 - 9i - 10 274)1 9 74 I 73 E SHARES. 1.08 ...- 110 105 - 167 19 194 par 6 - 64 - 3 -- 4 41) I 1 -2 p P I*.it - 15 18 1 -• 184 .•• 3 -3, 127 - 1292 112 - 113 8i - 94, -lip W 9 i 110 q 152 - 155 - •.. 3 —4 p 81 -- si 1 3i -- 14 11 --ii p 83a 3 53 i 45 6 Closing Prices I Business done Yesterday. this Day. 106 107 I 94h -- 952 64 -- 74 88 -- 90 112 -122 p 634 -- 84 831 41 3 n d 24 -- 2i d 17t 184 1127 a. n .2 FORE: RAILWAYS, 5 3 BelgianEast — U. Junct 20 all Central of France(Or. leans & Vierzon 20 all Charleroi &Erquelin. 173 all Demerara.. 20 6 Dijon and Besanou 20 8 Dutch Rhenish . 20 all East Indian 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 20 4 Gd. Junct. of France 203 103 Gt.Westernof Canada Shares. • .. Do.Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 ... Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 20 14 Luxembourg. 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 13 Do. 5 24 Do. (Canal) 20 5 Lyons & Mediterran 20 44 Madras..,., 338 29 Mari a A n t on ia 10 10 Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 20 all Do. (ex interest) 16 all Northern of France 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fm.B.&Ams. Shs.' 10 all N orw y egianTrunkPrei 20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux.. 20 10 Paris and Lyons 40 28 Do. Bonds .. . 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Pa r i s an d Rouen 20 all Paris and Stras:Jourg 20 4 ParisCsen &Cherbrg.l 104 2/ Quebec &Richmoud 20 all Rouen and 20 all Sambre and Meuse 20 4 Southern of France 20 4 St. And. &Quebec(A) 20 17 Tours and Nantes 20 2s. Upper India Scrip... 8/ all West Flanders . . .... 10 4 Do. 53 per c. Pref... 20 9 Western of France 1 all Agua, Fla 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Austrah.sian 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave traria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 1 all British Austrin. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 35 246 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 1 all Carsons's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 5 1 Co'onial Gold. ..• 14 Copiapo 5 all English and Austin all Copper Smeltg. Co. 20 General .......... 1 all Golden Mountain,,,,, 3 all Great Polgooth . ...... 1 all Lake Bathurst........ 1 all. Liberty 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariquita.. ...... 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 all Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock . 50 all Rhymme Iron 90 10 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian...., 10 7 Tin Croft .... 288 all United Mexican 1 all West Mariposa,,,,,.,, 1 I all Yuba 1 p 5 —7 p p 7i d p P p par 4 p par p 10 11 41 - 5i 2 - 3 - 291 40 -42 P 2 - Si p 7 -71 i 1-4 i d ••• p - 14 p par tp d s 41 p P 1 B p 24 11 ----- 8 9 - 1 1 — 12 P 9 P la ii i MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 'Australian Agrieult. 323 Canada ............... St. all Copper Miners of Eng. 25 all Do. Preference ....... 5 5 Crystal Palace ........ 20 1 Eastern Steam ........ 1 1 Elec:;rie Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 163 50 General Screw Steam 20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 2 Netherlands Land.... 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 103 60 Royal Mail Steam ... 25 25 South Austral. Land 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Conizion.... 100 283 Van Diem lo en's at Land 1 1 Submar. Telegraph. 1250 255 ••• .• .. 50 49 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(?g1S DAY) MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) Oats. 4,850 5,050 4,796 SMITHFIELD. This being what is termed a holiday market, the eupPY of beasts was very limited ; nevertheless, as the atte n ,:. ance of buyers was trifling, the demand for that descrir tion of stock ruled heavy, at Monday's prices. In sheep so little bu s i ness was transacted that the quotations voT io , almost nominal. Th e num b er on show was small, ant, ' middling conditi on . A lthough the supply of calves v— limited, the veal trade was heavy, at a decline in the C rencies of quite 2d. per 81bs. In pigs scarcely any trans actions were reported. Milch cows were very dull, at from 141. to 181. ss. eac h ' including their small calf. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 Bto 2 10 Second quality ~.3 3 3 2 Prime large oxen 3 4 3 6 Prime Scots, dm. 3 8 4 0 Inferior sheep ...3 6 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 01 Primecoarse-wild.4 2 4 6 1 TOTAL SUPPLY. Large s. d. S. ..: 1 'ineSouthdown 4 3 4 Al' Large crse. calves 2 6 3 6 i Prime small do 3 8 4 i 4 'Large hogs 2 10 3 - Smallporkers 3 8 310 Suckling calves 19 0 23 0 Quarter old pigs 18 0 21 0 Beasts 5lO Sheep 2,500 Calves llO I Pigs 2lO I FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep - Calves NEWGATE AND A large business was trans at our quotations. LEADENHALL. tried in each kind of meaty Per 81bs by E. d. s. d. s. d. s. a Beef, inferior 242 6 1 Mutton, Inferior 32 3 , 6 Do., middling 2 8 210 Do.,middling ...... 3 8 4 - ,1 Do., prime large 30 3 2 Do., prime ......... 444 n u Do., do. small 34 3 8 Vea1........ ........ 264 7, Pork, large 26 3 0 Pork, small ......3 24 " ,he carcase. SOROUGH HOP. The demand for all kinds of hops is i n a very state, and last week's prices are barely inactive and East Kent pockets, 90 s to 150 a 8 pe supported. r cwt. ; Weal 23-1 d Sussex, 85s to 100 s per c wt. Kent, 90s to 108 s per cwt. ; Mr. William Hawes has resigned the chairmanship ° the Australian Royal Mail Steam Corapany.—standard- SKIBBEREEN, Dec. 19.--On last night, about six o'clock, a large vessel from Nova Scotia, bound to Hull with a' cargo of timber an d deals, was driven on a roc k near Castlehaven, about six miles from Skibbereen, and kerne diately became a total wreck. Her crew, 21 in n umber , were saved, with t h e exception of the carpenter, named Thomas Bradshaw, who was drowned. J am es H. Swan ton, Esq., Lloyd's agent rendered all th e , was q u i c kl y on the spo t, and assistance i n hi s power. The ve ssel 0 , name was th e I sa b ella Darras, Thomas Barclay, master; sailed 9th Nov. from Port W a lli s, N ova Scotia owns'''. Messrs. Can. and Co., B erw i c k- on-Tweed. Mr. 8"11 ton immediately took the captain and crew to his own house, an d they still remain there. l am just after re" turning from th e wreck, and th e coast for miles arou nd is covered with timber.-- Cork Constitution. TRADE OF KIDDERMINSTER. — The trade at Kiddern 3 h ir l i ; ster is b r i s k er t h an i t has been for several years at for season, and a grea t d ea l of work is being got up of Christmas. The tapestry weavers took advantage this on M on d ay to ask for an advance in their wage s , and rec e i ve d one o f a halfpenny per yard. The tid e o 0 emigration from that to wn h as at length decreased the demand for small houses.— Worcester Chronicle, LONDON, Dec. 24 . —Wind at Noon, S.S.W., fight breeze and dull cloudy we a th er . j, GIBRALTER, Dec. 16.—The Lalla Rookh, for Ene t l io was driven on s h ore on the Ist inst. in a gale, an° feared will be a wreck, LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2 3.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived--,t Hall, Baltimore ; Polynesia, Quebec. Off Port—Silo and Ruben. The Neptunus, which was abandoned Ole 19th, is expected up next tide. Sailed—Chevalier, '-',, dad ; Mulgeni o an d J esus, Havannah ; Gulnare, 01YrniP 0 o d Hartley, and J ane, New Orleans; Royal Sovereign ti Childe Harold, Mobile; Alf, Charleston ; Eduard, ,_.,,. 1) ; more ; Crookbane, Melbourne ; British Queen, Port 2 ,, p Ashmore, Shanghae ; John Hamilton Bambay; - 1 :1 20 , Africa ; Eleenora . , Arica; . Thekla Schmidt,i Marac, v k l eti t, Margaret Elizabeth, Choice, and Queen of the fie" Buenos Ayres ; Rebeero, Rio Janei ro . CARDIFF, Dec. 23 . —Wind, S.W. Sailed—Heal Or smith, New Orleans; Aderondach, New York. Sitile‘i RAMSGATE, Dec. 23.—Wi nd, E.S.E. to S.S.E. ...., —Jane, Portland Bay ; Despigne de Baras, Rio Janeliv' o f FRAsEnßunaii, Dec. 23.—The Jessie and Alexander, Of the Isle of Wight, is on the rocks, and expected to total wreck unless the weather moderates ; crew saved. CORN EXCHANGE. The present we e k' s arr i val of English Wheat Tip to oa f market, coastwi se , h as b een only 1,850 quarters, alul ot wholly from from E ssex an d Kent. The receipts by land C 0, riage fresh up t o -d ay were small, and greatly out of I / dition. As th e a tt en d ance of both Town and Count] buyers was limited, the amount of business doing . . I , l _`, o f kinds of Wh ea t o f home produce was trifling at i 1,,"" g Monday's p r i ces . F or forward delivery next to netiv— was passing. s o The impo r t s o f Wh eat from abroad have amount°d 8,190 quart ers . Fi ne dry samples sold slowly at full e .,f i- , o . rencies ; b u t l ow and middling parcels were quite li glected. Floating cargoes of Grain met a dull inquiry. The show of both English and Foreign Barley being con' siderably on th e i ncr ease -- it having e xcee d e d 10,u'' quarters—the trade was heavy, at barely late rates. i ,,„jc Malt sold slo w ly. I n prices, however, no change 1"" place. Oats came more freely to hand than for some time Pl'' 4. The trade was tolerably steady, at full prices. Beans, Peas, and Flour moved off slowly, at late figures' ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. English .. 1,8 Wheatso. Barley. 5,650 5, Malt. 030 Irish Foreign .. 8,190 5,050 1 Flour , 3, 40° COO X 6 74 67 231 aGN. Closing Prices Yesterday. 1 - 2 14 - 15 2i -- 3iP __ 1 d 9 -- 9A P 2 -- 23 p lt --2ipxd P ci 71 4 5 g i - li 1 - 1.4, 10 - 11 p 2i - Sip 8 - 81 - 74 36 - 364 15 - 15 17 -173 P 38k -39 i 33,1 5 _33 p - 2li -2 14 P 104 - 11 4i - 5 ,• "-- ... - 8 77- 1) -5:! d - K p 11 - 12 1) Pigs P 1:i.; 111t111 0 11, 0t h ila: tC i Tte f tier - 13us t i w ile ss oi 6 ;. 9e 4 5 32i i 10:3 si 8 li 3i li i 11 THE SUN,_LC ri O Nc FRIDAY EVEN ILTG, DECEMBER 24, 1852.