The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-18 00:00:00

6th, a tenting French on the ccount depu m mu• return topped ques- I that )ersons course ,he re- Rome 'ouncil Dple of 11 im iat the e step Gaeta, :ontrol the cnown the of the d that three )t, and states conse- Irrier, eceive latter are of )cates bad ILGLIO bin et, stem ussels 3 Coll g to g &C n her was THE UN', LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18,_ 1848. ,- - MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 ...... CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. Ditto, Ntw The market f or C o tt on at Li verpoo l on Saturday was Ditto, leiftll; -... .. Very quiet, and the sales were estimated at g ono bales, ...,___ D o. 10/. cm . & B.) A. 9 • at the previous full prices.—Railway shares were steady, D o , 10i . ( ,g, s i B.) B. 9 ~, _,, _ „ „„. and prices had an upward tendency. Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...... 314, . The ailing off in railway traffic since the return tickets Gone. &S. N: ~s tern 5O Were discontinued, although the season of the year will J.,. Nev :50/. .. account for a part of the reduction, affords hope that the Do. No. 40 i. 94 late system will be found to be must beneficial to the D 6. Tenths (Conol.) 50 •• •••• . companies, a s it cer t a i n l y i s t o th e pu bli c, an d t h at, con- Ditto ditto , 4O Ditto. Thirds.. ......131. Cs. 8d 4 l/14 dis.. s equently, it will be revived. the P russ i an G overnment h as announced that the Do.. New Scri p , 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. en interest on the debt, due January 2, 1849, may be re- De t. and 5 per ceived after the 15th December instant by those who Cent. on Calls: desire it, a satisfactory proof of the possession of pre- London, Salisbury, and sent funds. Yeovil ...... ... ......- 1;4.-- The weakly balance-sheet of the Bank of France, last Londonderry &Coleraino 283,1. — made up, is again favourable. In the bullion, discounts Londonderry and Ennis and circulation there was an improvement, and fewer kill, n - ........ ... 27 1 A ...... .•••• bills were protested. There were increased loans Lowestoft (4 per ct.) ... '2O made on bullion, while th ose on pu bli c secu - Ditto (6 per ct.) t t itles dimini s hed a littl e , a p roo f thatt •the Manche,ter,.Buxton,and ex- 3/ siatiock 4 fi sting firmness of the Sto c k M ar k e t at Paris Man - chest er, Sheffield, Was not due to a c comm o d a ti on a ff or d e d by the Bank, and Lincolnshire... 100 but rather to a l eg iti ma t e grow th o f pu bli c con fi dence. Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 The circulation increased nearly six millions in the Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Preach metropolis, but was reduced three millions in the Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 11IA — ..... ..... provinces. The a ccoun t current o f t h e T reasury was Di tto, N ew 101. P ref... 10 less by 260,000 francs, but the general deposit account Ditto, Gt.Grimsby ... 40 i ncreased in Paris one milli on Ditto ditto . ........ 13 , and in the provinces Ditto ditto 7 00,000 francs. 5 - •••••• •••• There has been some talk this morning of a new French loan being in contemplation, but we believe this to be a mere rumour, or at least premature. The English Stock Market has been very animated again this morning, the buyers coming in freely on speculation, even at decidedly enhanced values. There is scarcely a limit now to the san guine expectations of some of the dealers, and a further rise of three or four per cent. is predicted With as much assurance as would have been an improve ment of /or 1 per cent. a week or two since. We believe an instance has rarely, if ever, occurred Where the rise was so soon equal to the dividend. Of course the future mugs of prices must greatly depend Upon foreign affairs; but present appearances are con ceived to be very promising, and if anything adverse happens it will disconcert materially the calculations of roost parties. Consols with the dividend have been done 14 t 89k, a special transfer, and ex-dividend for the opening at 88* being fully 1 per cont. better than on Satur day. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 881 4, and the Three per Cents. 88 to /. Bank Stock has been firm at 192. Exchequer-bills (March) have realised 40s. to 435. premium; and India Bonds 3 65. to 3Ss. premium. The Foreign Securities have been extremely ani mated also, and the rise in prices is very decided. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 12i, the Three per Cents. 26/ to 27*, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 2 5 to 254. Mexican also are higher, realising 224 to Peruvian have been well maintained at 39 to 40, renada at 12/ to f, and Chilian have touched 841 to 86. Dutch Two-and-a-Half par Cents. have been quiet at 49, Railway Shares have been largely dealt in, and the Value of every line has been raised. NZ PalcEs OF BRITISH FUNDS. O' CLOCK. Hank Stock a per Cent. Reduced Anus BB 88 1 s B :per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 89% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ann 5.... . uongAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o Oldie. Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,000/. . ..... 38 p Consols for Account... BB% 4 IVA x d Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,0001. March I,OOW. June 3B 41 p 5001. March... 500/. June Small, March .. 40 44 p Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ... Do., Grimsby Dock 2O Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.2 s — Midland lOO .. ... 83 85 .. Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 501. Shares.- 29 ... .. 11% 1 4 12% Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 -- 122 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 38 ...... Ditto, ditto ... .. ...... 14/. 185.... Ditto,Leieest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.100 Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. uuar. NewcastleandCarlis I.' ...100 ~..... Do. Quarters 25 Newmarket ........ . - Do. Extension ... . . —V. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor 2O Norfolk lOO Do. New 201. .. l 5 Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed . 5 1 4 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 ...... — , North British ........ ... 25 ...... 16144 . Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Extension O %. Ditto, Thirds .... .. North & South-Western 2 — North Staffordshire North Wales North-Western . lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO Royston and Hitchin ... 2 Scottish Centra - Scottish Midland Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, Goole (Nor. Div.) 714 — Do. do (Sou. Div.) ' 4 Shrewsbury and Birm... 9 Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 8%...... ..... Ditto Oswestry ...... 17 3 4 — Ditto New • Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference South Staffordshire 6 1% 2 SJuth Eastern Do., No. 1... 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25 ...... 151 .4 Do., No. 4 Thirds,!... 10 South Wales ...... 28 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 raw Vale Extension ... 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..... ...... 17% — Vale of Neath ... .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 17 %., , Waterford and Limerick 47% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. 5O Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 10 .. ... - ... ..... , West Cornwall West London ...... - Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class ... 20 Whitehaven & Furness 14 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 914 — Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... ....... 25 Do. Original New and Berwick .. ..... ... .. 25 ..... 26 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 16 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ...... 7% 1 4 %.• York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension :25 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 5 ...... Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara ....... ........ Dendre Va11ey...... ...... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish ..... -.• 714..... .. ...... •••• East Indian ..... . 3 14 — ......•• •••• • Great Indian Peninsular 1 4 Louvain Ila Sambre ... 7% — ... Luxembourg 7 ...... % ... ..• Ditto Madrid and Valentia 2 •••••• Namur and Liege Northern of France...... 12 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 ••••••• 2 3 4 % Paris and Lyons Do. Do. . lO — Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ...,..... 20 •••••• 19 Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. CLOSING PRICES. 191 88% 89% 89 8% 3iP 38p 88%xd 40 p 41 p 40 p 39 p 44 p 39 p CLOSING Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. PRICES. 21 Chili= Bonds 6 per Cent 84% 86 86 Equador Bonds Grenada Boads, 1 per Cent. Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 22 % 14% 22% Ditto, Account 22% 22 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 39 40 40 Ditto. Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent. — Ditto, Account 25 25%!,,i 25 1 4 SPanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account l3 13 1 ,E Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto, Account _ 27% . _ . _ ONE O'CLOCK. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41/ per Cent - Dutch 21 4 per Cent., 12 Guild 49 49 Ditto, Account - 49 1 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates - 74% BUSINESS DONE CLOSING PRICES OF R AILWAY SHARES. PAD ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O - Amber. Nott. , Boston, and Eastern Junction 414..».. - O tyrshire and Galloway.. 7% - - Belfast & County Down 19 ...... .-• Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly _ Raid, or w ith a guaran. 20 - _o, withoutguarantee 20 . ... - a n irrain)g, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly _ Pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... - Do. without guarantee 10 - Q irining.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... - ••• - Birkenhead, Lancashire, _ and Cheshire Jane-- 10 - 00000000 ..•• *ea Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 - - ••• - Bristol and Exeter 9O ... -•- - _ Ditto, Thirds ..- ..... 27% - Buckinghamshir e- . 141. 4s. - Cal edonian • Ditto, Half Shares .. 8 3 4 Do. New 10/. Pref..... 5 D itto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 - Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... 21 114 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... Claren ce - Do. Ist Class, 6 per CL 10 - Do. 2 dClass, 5 per Ct. 10 - ••• Do. Governm en t L oan , 4 per Cent. Dir ect London & Ports- - ~ M _ o uth - - ,Uublin and Belfast June. 35 .....• - - ,uluidalk & Enniskillen 20 ...... - tut Anglia, 251., L. & - B. and L. and D...... 25 ...... - 4 Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 ...... 3 3 4 33 Do., 3/. 10s. - - Eastern Couaties- ..... 20 ...... 12 1 / 8 % l2'A D 0• New Guaranteed 6 per C en t. .... ...... 10 ...... 111 A l iii 1 1 1,4 Ditto, Extension, 5 per 14 P Cent., Par Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 41.. par - Do. North. & Eastern 50 - - Do., 5 D O. Quarters percent. ... .... - . 12 1.4 - -••• •• • • ••• • - Do. Ne w - Eastern Union, Class A Ditto , Class AU. ditto...S ares) 2 1 5 - Ditto,, Class 13 (L & - and B.) 2O - Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... .... - Ditto ditto - ••••••• ........ Ditto (C. $ E.) guar. ~„ 5 per cent-- ...... 21 ,4 -. - east an 25 - ••• ..... Ditto, New - ... ........ „. Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4...... - Do,, 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters - 26 F ast Lincolnshire ...... 25 . 25% - E dinburgh and Glasgow 50 .. a Ditto Half Shares ... 20 .. »„ - ••• - - 4 i l lll4gh and Northern 25 - .._ Ditto, Newport - txeter Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% - 41 a 4 gow i , Dumfries, and Carlisle .•.,•,..., ..81.65. 8d.... - ... - 41 asgow,Kilmar., & A yr 50 ...... - - Do. Pr e ference ConsoL - - ...... ... 9 r woo. ....... G reat North ern DO . , A Deferred ... 1214-- 47/,%. ....... D, IA B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ......•. 6%. 4%%1 ‘l , Do. South Extension 2 i/.'2 - ••• - and West. ()te at . (Ireland) ... ........ -. 42% ...... - ......... -- G reat North o f England.loo ......229 227.... -. 227 Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto ditto - Ditto,. -- New, 30/ _ Ditto, New, 151......... 14 .. Ditto Grea t Western - - , 1,4 Shares 5O ...... - ... Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto , Fifths ..... ..... 20 - Ditto N 171 " 13 • 10 %%-•-•" .... uddersfield and Manch. 30 - ......... .••••• • UDitto, Thirds - - na and Selby .. .... 50 ...-• - - - Ditto, Half Shares .. ... 25 --- - Ditto, A i ' Shares - Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 121 / 2 - ..... - 4; Ditto, Thirds - - Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - Dit to , Do ditto ............ 86 ...- - -1A Shares ...... 43 ... - - Do. Quarter Sh ares ... 17% ll ... Fifths...,,.. 10 Do. Sixteenths.•••••• 614 O. Thi r d s (Reg.)..... 13 ..... 5 Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 5 Do. Liverp. and B ury 43 - - Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sh e ff.) 4 3 -. Do.(W a k e fi eld,Ponte- .• •• - fract, and Goole) ... 50 Do. (W. Riding Union) 7„. _ Do. (P reston & Wyre) 25 2 1 3 / 4 »........ Do. % Shares (A)... 9% - - Leads,97 Leeds and Bradford ...... 50 - ......•• ••• .4. ••• Dewsbury, &c.... 50 . - - DO Do., Half Shares ...... 25 -•••-• -., (blue) Scrip 2% - Lileds and Thirslc ..."" 50 - - - Ditto,2o New .. • 35 - g. ••• - Liverpool bo., Prefer., G .......... 3%...... - - •..... , Crosb and LiS_o_tithpo!'t . .... !........ 31 42 - - vrerP., SA.anct,ster, and .I\ eweastle Junction... 21,4 - London & Black wa11...13/. 6s. 8d.... 51 :i 5 .- 5 Long E xtension ..... ... 22% - ..... .--... - on, Brighton, and 81 1 4 bi%°B°:Gr:lutallrane°t."stper ct.., 5° 9 ••••• • 3-0% 31 : - 48 ' ref ' eon. 5 t5O 48 per c . .. ... bitto, dif - bit o ' New 1852 50 - ' Si. uar . 6 per cent. • g • 5 5 % 3 4 ”, "(I°aandGreen - w - icl . . 12/158 4d... - Loticumbitto, Preference.- 1 8 / 1 75 2d... - - Mud 1. We4tern 100 122 123 124 21% Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 'FoUrnay, Jurbise, Lan den, and llasselt 20 West Flanders 8 34.... JOINT STOCK BANKS. 4 1 4 Australasia British North American 50 Colonial 25 Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock lO London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 DIU°, New... . National of Ireland — ........ Provincial of Ireland Ditto New... Union of Australia Ditto,New... ...... . Union of London:. lO ...... Union of Madrid 40 MINES Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Com... 14 Australian. 2 14 4% Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... .... ..... British Iron Brazilian Imperial BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 Do. St. John Del Rey 15 Cobra Copper General Mining Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Ditto ... Santiago de Cuba lO - ..... •• United Mexican 2B 17 ) 4 11 614 .... 13/4 3 !'s 40 ... 44 dis, 104 114 57% 122 DOD =OW 47% 16% 7 8% 4 1 ,,/, 21% 13 % 26 14 - 23/4 1 1 ,i 2 24% 16% 7% 714 27 1 ,4 1436 14% 7% 54 10% 25% A 8% 15% -- 914 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEc. 18.—Wind E.S.E., fresh breeze, and fine weather. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Wind variable and light; 17th, S., moderate.—Arrd. Victor, Batavia, for Cork; Jenny Wren, Calcutta; Crisis, Gibson, Calcutta; Enter prise, Whittles, New York; Elizabeth, Rees, Quebec. Sld. 16th, Empress, Merdon, Bahia; Carleton, Tampico; Aheona, New Orleans; Sarawak, Philadelphia; Europa steamer, New York; Lacista. BOSTON, DEC. 17. William Parker, Bombay; St. Heliers, Buenos Ayres; Medallion, New Orleans; Car natic, New Orleans; W. A. Cooper, Mobile; Jenny Lind, New York; Washington, Virginia; Norfolk, Boston; Creamore, Newfoundland. DEAL, DEC. 17.—Wind E.S.E. to E.—Arrd. Walter dam, Rotterdam, and sailed for Cape of Good Hope ; Marchioness of Queensberry, Hull, and sailed for Sa vannah. Arrd. from the river, 16th, Juliana, Rowe, Cape of Good Hope; Valleyfield, Dougal, Sierra Leone. Arrd. from the river, and sld. 17th, Indus, Pall, Per nambuco ; Barbara Gordon, Ritchie, Tobago ; Mary Skelton, Baltimore. The Elizabeth, Newcastle to Ge noa, has been in contact with the Henry Cotes; the lat ter received some damage. SWANSEA, DEC. 17.—The Burtel, Cardiff to New Orleans, put into Mumbles lae;t night very leaky; cargo shifted, and part thrown overboard. Will come in here to discharge. WARRENPOINT, DEC. 16.- —The Bee, of New Ross, from Liverpool to New One: ins, was lost on the rocks on the coast of Morne, near Annslevy, yesterday, after cutting away her masts ; cr ew (except the carpenter) saved; materials also saved. CORK, DEC. 15.—The Ge neral Scott, for America, drove ashore at the east end of Harbour-row yesterday, and lies without damage. T he Ann Wise, from Odessa, after anchoring, dragged .44 .ore to the eastward of Cas quinny Bay; she is yet uninjured. The Thomas and Edward schooner, Cork to Liverpool, drove on shore at Kitchen Cove, on Sandy Beach, wiih windlass upset. The Dispatch schooner, of Ilse, and a Portuguese whooner, drove foul of each other this day; the iattr r losing her bowsprit and the former vessel damaged. The several vessels at the wwharves here broke adrift, and almost every vessel in port drove more or less during the gale. A report has just reached here of a slip in Count Mackery Bay IN ith her masts cut away. Se veral spars and pieces of timber are floating about the harbour. We have had dreadful gales for the last 48 hours, and particularly during this afternoon, when it blew a hurricane from south-west. BELFAST, DEC. 16.—1 t blew a heavy gale yesterday from S.S.E. to W.—The St. George, of Portaferry; Sir William, of Maryport, Brougb; and the Jane, of Drog heda, Riley, both from Boston to Dublin, parted from their anchors and cables 15th instant, and went en shore at Carrickfergus; crew of the latter saved, The Hope, Ormandy, of Maryport, parted from her anchors and chains 15th instant, and sunk near Carrickfergus; crew saved. FLEETWOOD, DEC. 16.—The B. lie, of Prince Edward's Island, from Liverpool to Swansea, parted her an chors, and drove on shore in Douglas Bay during a gale at S.'.W., 15th instant, and is expected to become a wreck; crew saved. 13EAUMARIS, DEC. 16.—The Henry Turner, of and bound to Newry from Liverpool, parted from her anchors during a heavy gale at S. yesterday, went on shore on Peinnore Beach, started her sternpost, and must discharge to repair. CLONAKILTY, DEC. 15.—The David, Bayonne to Waterford, and the Free Trade, of Sunderland, Ibraila to Sligo, were wrecked this morning in this bay. The Dugent was wrecked yesterday in Castmookery Bay. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—The Thames, of and from Bridgewater to this port, was driven on shore on Crosby Point yesterday afternoon, and remains; crew saved. PORT LOGAN, DEC. 12.—A mast, seventy-three feet long, supposed to be a brig's mainmast, and a main boom, were washed ashore a few days ago in Ardwell Bay. prime lan - prime small.• 3 6 3 k ••••• • 3 10 410 KINGSTOWN, DEC. 15.—1 t is blowing a violent gale from S E., attended with rein. WATERFORD, DEC. 16.—The Victoria, from New port, on shore on the shoals at Broomhill, was picked up by a boat's crew, the master and crew having left for a steamer to tow her off. The Tourville, of and from Nantes to this port, stranded at Tramore yesterday, and must discharge; crew sated. AYR, DECl6.—The Neptune, French luggar, Dublin to Troon, got on shore on the 13th inst. on Brest Rock, and disappeared yesterday evening during a heavy gale from the southward; crew saved. DUBLIN, DEC. 16.—The vessel reported by H. M. S. Banshee, outside the Banks, proves to be the Comlesta barque,Liverpool to Savannah; she has been assisted into Kingstown, leaky, with loss of rudder and dismasted. WEXFORD, DEC, 16.—The Aspasia, from Constanti nople, ran on Bannoro Pier yesterdey, during a gale, and went to pieces, captain, NI ife, and child, and eleven of the crew drowned. WATERFORD, DEC. 16.—The Meander, of this port, in coming up the river yesterday, went ashore between Passago and Check Point; must discharge. HARWICH, DEC. 17.—The Hook, of and from South wold to London, is on shore on the Pye Sand, and is discharging. GRIMSBY, DEC. 16.—The Mary of London, was run down 14th instant off Cheness Buoy, by the Duke of Buccleuch, steamer, from Leith to Hull, when the for mer sunk. KINSALE, DEC. 16.—The Severn, of and for London, lying at anchor in Coastmookery Bay, parted yesterday from her chains, and drifted on the rocks near Howe Sand; crew (except two) saved. The Albert, of Bel fast, for Cork, has been assisted in here, dismasted, dur ing a heavy gale yesterday, off the Old Head. A schooner, from Rochelle to Waterford (cargo maize) has been wrecked in Duncorly Bay, near Barry's Cove. A schooner, supposed to be the Minto, of Yarmouth, has been wrecked near Oysterhaven, in Dunbogry Bay; part of cargo (oil cakes) saved. WHITBY, DEC. 16.—The Nancy, of this port, in tak ing the harbour yesterday, struck the pier, pricked on her anchor and sank. YOUGHAL, DEC. 15.—The Pandora, of Wexford, went on shore this day near Ballycotton and Ballycrina; crew lost. As might be expected, those on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been large, .and of excellent quality, even the time of year considered. Each kind ef prime meat aa sold to a fair extent, Fat full prices, but the toidOlirg and intetier qualities have met a slow inquiry, at b:!rely late rates. A very heavy show of Christmas Beef will, doubtleFs, he made this wrck. about 600 caresses of foreign meat, killed in London, Lave been on off,r. The imports of slaughtered rre%t have consisted of 39 baskets of Beef and Pork from Hamburgh. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef Jr) ferlor 2 6 210 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4 .. • —__ prime .... 310 4 4 Pork, large— •• • • 3 6 4 ---- au all VOIIOUGIit /IND SPITII.74rXELDS. The arrival; of Potatoes from Scotland and various parts of England have been on the increase since this day ee'nnight. On the whole, their quality has proved to lerably good. We have received an immense supply from the Continent in excellent condition, viz., 40 sacks from Bretnen, 300 sacks from Horde/lux, 750 tons from Rouen, 60 ditto from St. Valery, 85 ditto from Wiener, 2 barrels from Ala!aga, 200 and 145 stet k 6 from Havre, 292 baskets, 145 bags, and 300 tons from Rotterdam, 33 sacks and 86 tons from Antwerp, 140 tons from Honfleur, 51 bags and 891 tons from Ham burgh, 454 bags and 235 tons from Calais, 50 ditto from Louvain, 136 tons from Gravelines, and 1,400 tons from Dunkirk. This large supply has had a depressing influ ence upon the demand, and prices have a downward ten dency. Yorkshire Regents, 1003 to 1455; Scotch ditto, 1003 to 1203 ; ditto Reds, GOs to 90s; ditto Cups, 70s lo 85s; ditto Whites, 65s to 803; French Whites, 80s to 90s ; Dutch ditto 7ss to 80s per ton. 3301201L1GH FLOP rffiLIZNET. We have again to notice a steady, though not to say brisk demand for the best new Hops in pockets, at fully last week's quotati ons . I n a ll other kin d s exceedingly little business is doing at barely late rates. New Hops: —Sussex pockets, 21 5s to 21 18s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 218 s to 31 ss; Mid and East Kent ditto, 21 12s to Si 12s per cwt. WOL. During last w ee k the imports of Wool into London were composed of 140 bales from the Cape, 23 ditto from Odessa, 831 ditto from Islay, 912 ditto from Syd ney, 9 ditto from Hamburgh, 350 ditto from Algoa Bay, and 700 ditto from Port Phillip. The supplies of Wool on offer in the private contract market are by no means extensive, while the demand is tolerably steady, at full prices. Further arrivals are expected from New South Wales. TALLOW'. A very large quantity of Tallow having arrived from New South Wales and South America, our market has continued to rule excessively heavy since our last report, and the deliveries have fallen off considerably. Prices are quite 6d per cwt lower than on Monday last, and the stock exceeds 36,000 casks. P.Y.C. on the spot is sel ling at 44s to 43s 6d per cwt. Scarcely anything is doing for forward delivery. Town Tallow, 445 per cwt net cash ; Rough Fat, 2s 5d per Blbs. CONCHA. "BARCELONA, DEC. 7 180 at that moment came up and rescued him iron the prisoners. The latter then rushed upon them both, and attempted to throw them COLWbble 180 then sprarg his rattle for as:As:at:cc, and sesern.l eonstr.bles of the 1) division having come to their aid, the prisoners were secured and conveyed t) the station. Pol'u constable 180 C, having corroborated the evi dence, the prisoners were asked what they bad to say in answer to the charge. The prisoners said they were as quiet as " lambs," and were standing at the corner of the street considering whether they should have some mike when the consta bles came up and took them in charge. Mr. 13INGEram said there was not the least doubt on his mind as regarded the assault being committed ou the constables, and he should commit the prisoners to the House of Correction fir seven days with bard labour. Charles Gashny was charged before Mr. Bingham with b. ing riotous in the house of Mr. William Taylor, the King's head Tavern, Park -lane. The complainant stated that on Saturday night, about nine o'clock, the prisoner came into his hi•use and had some gill and water, which, having drank, he obsti nately refused to pay for. Witness finding it useless to ask him for money, desired him to leave his house. The prisoner refused, and on witness attempting to eject him, he (prisoner) kicked him, and called out " murder" as loud as he c ,, uld. The prisoner then ran into the parlour and laid hold of the bagatelle-table and brake one of the legs off. lie was proceeding to further violence, when a constable, who in the mean time had been sent for, ar rived, and the prisoner was given in charge. The prisoner, who made a very lame defence, was fined 65., being the amount of damage done, and in addi tion he was bound over in his own recognizances to keep the peace tow ards complainant for the next three months. LATEST FROM CATALONIA. BATTLE BETWEEN CABRERA AND NEWPORT PAONELL STEEPLECHASE. 6 to 5 on the field agst three—taken 8 to 1 agst Profligate CHESTER CUP. 40 to 1 agst The Tartar 66 to 1 agst Fugleman 66 to 1 agst Cani zon 66 to 1 agst Melody DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Flying Dutchman 33 to 1 agst Escalade 40 to 1 agst The Knout 40 to 1 ngst Strongbow 50 to 1 aga Old Dan Tucker—taken 60 to 1 agst Elthiron 60 to 1 agst Magician 66 to 1 agst Indus We have just received the following from our own correspondent at Barcelona:— " The Cabecillas Posas and Monsarrat, being sum moned by Cabrera to give account of numerous vexations committed against the population which ' they overran, excused themselves with sundry pre texts, whilst they entered into communication with Bejo del Oli (a Carlist chief already bought over by Narvaez), with the view of making their submission to the Government of Isabella, as it in fact was effected. No sooner was General Cabrera informed of this attempt, than he assembled together all the forces he had then at hand, and presented himself with his little army yesterday at noon before Barce lona, composed of 6,000 infantry and 400 cavalry. lle immediately sent a threatening dis patch to Captain-General Concha, summoning him to surrender the traitor Carlists, so basely bought over and protected by the Government. This sum mons was accompanied with a threat, that should his request be negatived, he would unhesitatingly shoot 43 officers of Isabella, whom he still retained prisoners: Concha, astounded at the imperious re quest, directed against Cabrera all the troops he could dispose of at Barcelona-10,000 men. Cabrera, on seeing himself at the front of a superior force, withdrew slowly, inviting the enemy to pursue him to the mountains; and two hours ago it begun to be whispered in Bar celona that a bloody rencontre had taken place, but it is not yet known on which side is the victory. But the most important point is, that the population of Barcelona have evinced such a bitter feeling against the Carlist traitors, in the very teeth of the Government, that they have insulted them in the public streets by throwing stones at and hooting them. Such an untoward manifesta tion gives rise to serious reflections. Concha, de siring to protect the safety of the submitted Carlists from the fury of the people, has shut them up in one of the castles of the town. The Carlists who made their submission are but 220, one hundred of whom entered the ranks of Isabella, being incorporated in the battalion of the Cazadores de Cataluna; the other 120 were sent to their homes, and, most probably, have reached once more the Carlist bands. In con• sequence of the popular movement turning so con spicuously in favour of Cabrera, General Concha is going on very cautiously in his dealings with the population of the principality. He takes great care to limit his exactions, and soems to reckon on the support of the people for the pacification of the pro vince. According to the opinion of many impartial persons, General Concha has come too late, as it is evident that Narvaez cannot put down the Montemo linists, when all the population declares in their favour." I have the honour to remain, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, RIGBY WASON. Corwar, Dec. 15, 1848. Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Counc! in attendance. The severity of the weather prevented his Roya] Highness the Prince Albert from visiting her Ma jesty's ship Excellent upon Friday, as intended. At the Queen's Privy Council held at Osborne on Saturday, Parliament was ordered to be further pro rogued from Tuesday, the 19th of December, until the Ist of February next, and by advice of the Privy Council, a Proclamation was ordered directing that Parliament shall, on the said Ist of February, be held and sit for the dispatch of business. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. (Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, Dec. 15.) Saturday, Dec. 16, 1848. BY THE QUEEN.-A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA, R.--Whereas our Parliament stands pro rogued to Tuesday, the 19th day of this instant Decem ber, We, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued, on the said 19th day of December in stant, to Thursday, the Ist day of February next; and We have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain to prepare a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly : and We do hereby further, with the advice afores a id, de clare our royal and, pleasure, that the said Parlia ment shall, on the said Thursday the Ist day of Febru ary next, assemble and be holden for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the knights, citizens, and burgesses, and the commissioners for shires and burghs of the House of Cummons, are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly,at Westminster, on the sa id Th ursday the Ist da - y , of February next. Given at our Court, at Osborne-house, Isle of Wight, this 16th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1848, an d i n the twelfth year of our reign. GOD save the ;UEEN. TESTIMONI AL TO THE LATE L ORD MAYOR. —Our readers will be pleased to hear that Alderman Hooper, the late Lord Mayor, has received a gratifying testimonial, which proves that his kindness and courtesy have been as fully appreciated by foreigners abroad as at home. When Alderman Hooper received the visit from the French National Guards in London, they unanimously expressed themselves highly delighted with the kind manner in which they were received. On tho following day several of the body called at the Man sion House to deliver their thanks again on behalf of their countrymen, and on Monday last, Mr. Weale, of Holborn, waited upon the Alderman with a splendid copy of Mr. Hector Horeau's "Panorama d'Egypt et de Nubie," with proof impressions of the plates, as a gift from the author, one of the Garde National de Paris, and one of those who had experienced so much kindness and attention at his hands. TEE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—His Imperial Majesty, with that liberal and considerate appreciation of scien tific pursuits for which he is so eminently distinguished, has lately presented to Sir W. Snow Harris, P.R.S., magnificent ring, richly set in diamonds, and further embellished with the Imperial cypher, as a mark of his Majesty's high sense of the value of Sir W. Snow Har ris's scientific labours. of the Old Record• office in Castle-street, now used as a Dispensary, has been blown in.—ln Bon accort-street, a quantity of paling, &c., has been blown down.—ln the vicinity of the shore, a great num ber of windo‘%s and skylights hale been reduced to ever lasting smash.--Tile streets, at the hour at which we write (two o'clock), a-e completely strewed with broken cans, tiles, lime, Ste., but we have heard of no other loss of life than that at the Gas Works, and we are happy to say that the gale has abated. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING, Six o'CLocx. THE RECLAMATION OF WASTE LAND IN IRELAND. LETTER IV. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL , M.P. My Lord,—Although " One-eyed men" prevented the proposal I made of having the valuation of land permanent from being adopted, and this without as signing any reason for their opposition, it is surely almost unnecessary to say a • word in proof of the assertion, that no person, whether landlord, tenant, or labourer, could possibly be injured by it, for by the employment of the people they must all be benefited. The active and intelligent proprietor, who has for some years past been improving his estate, may pos sibly regret that he had not postponed his labours but yet he would be as much benefited by the em ployment of the , people as his idle neighbour, indeed more so, because his poor•rates are now of larger amount, and would be reduced. The advantages of the measure being indisputable, and this without injury to any individual, the public have a right to ask why your Lordship permitted the counsels of " One•eyed men" to prevail and prevent the adoption of so beneficial a measure. Such men never discuss a subject fairly; when pressed on any point tl.ey always seek shelter in generalities, and in this case they will say that my calculations are very much exaggerated, and my tables consequently erroneous. But your Lordship will not fail to observe, that even supposing the calculations to be exaggerated, the principle of the tables remains unassailed; because the price of the land when bought and when sold, and the expense of reclamation, is precisely the same in both tables—increase or diminish these figures as you please, the principle of the table is precisely the same. This word "Exaggeration" is, however, one of the common forms under which those who are unable or unwilling to enter into a subject shelter themselves. I believe that not only I have not exaggerated, but that I have considerably underrated the profits of such an undertaking. _ One omission, alluded to in my last, is palpable. I have taken no credit for any reduction of the poor rate which must occur from the employment of so many people; I calculated it at its present amount, viz., 1,2501. per annum. Say that this is reduced only one-half, or 625/. ; here is a capital, at twenty five years' purchase, of 15,6251., to be added to the credit side in the tables. But this subject recals to to my mind another fact in which the counsels of " One-eyed men" unfortu nately prevailed ; for your Lordship knows that the Government has had for many months in their pos session the best of all possible answers to this cry of exaggeration. Aparty, practically acquainted for years past with the subject, offered to guarantee the Govern ment, to the extent of 20,0001., from any loss arising from the reclamation of land under his care. He re quired no salary ; what he asked for his services was that he should have the right of purchasing the land, when reclaimed, at the exact sum it had cost the Government. Your Lordship knows that the offer was made on the avowed ground, that it was the best mode of meeting those unmeaning exclamations of " ruinous project," &c., with which " One• eyed men" indulge, with the view of frightening more sensible men. Your Lordship is also aware that the party who made the offer concealed nothing from Government; all his calculations were before them—calculations founded on actual experience; had that offer been accepted, hundreds who are now fed in idleness under the superintendence of Government officers would have been earning their daily bread, and adding a per manent source of wealth to the nation. In my next letter I will enumerate the advantages which must have flowed from the acceptance of this offer, thereby giving another proof of the value of " One eyed men." _ _ COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SUNDAY. Her Majesty and the Prince Albert took their usual exercise in the neighbourhood of Osborne, yesterday. - A Privy Council was held at one o'clock yesterday. The following members attended :—His Grace the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, Viscount Palmerston, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., the Right Hon. H. Labou chere. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal highness the Prince Albert, attended by Viscountess Canning, the Lady Caroline Cocks, Viscount Elphinstone, Major-General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie, at tended Divine service at Whippingham Church this morning. The service was performed by the Rev. T. Protheroe. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duches of Gloucester on Saturday. Mr. Thornton, Deputy Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing street. Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, and the Right H. Labouchere, returned to town on Saturday evening from Osborne, Isle of 'Wight. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. -MONDAY. Although the receipts of English Wheat for our market last week was somewhat on the increase they were very moderate for the time of year. The fresh supply ot barley and oats of home produce was by no means large, but that of flour was somewhat ex tensive. Several cargoes of very superior Oats came to hand from Scotland, but only a few quarters of Malt were received from Ireland. We under stand that very few shipments of Oats are being made from any of the Irish ports ; hence, any large in crease in their supplies must not be expected. Owing to the change in the wind, the imports of foreign griffin have been rather large—viz., 23,725 quarters of Wheat, 6,622 ditto of Barley, 4,905 ditto ot Oats, 1,520 ditt o of Rye, 651 ditto of Beans, 1,888 ditt o of Peas, 1,421 ditto of Tares, 5,848 ditto of Linseed, 93 ditto of Rape seed, 101 ditto of Mustardseed, 1,166 ditto of sundry other seeds, 7,303 sacks and 20,846 barrels of Flour. Fresh up this morning a fair average quantity of Wheat came to hand by land carriage, and samples from Kent, but that from Essex was small, and in very inferior con dition. From Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, &c., scarcely any Wheat reached us. Although the show of samples was very moderate, we have to report a dull inquiry for all kinds of English W heat at, in most transactions, a decline in the quotations of Monday last, from is, to, in some instances 2a per quarter, and at which a clearance was not effected. This heaviness in the trade must be chiefly attributed to the large importation of Flour noticed above, and which was somewhat eagerly pressed for sale. The sack qualities was mostly received from France, and the barrelled samples from the United States. The quality is proving very fine. The market was somewhat heavily supplied with free foreign Wheat, much of which was out of condition. Really fine samples were in moderate request, at barely sta tionary prices. In the middling and inferior qualities a very limited business was doing at a fall in value of fully one :billing per quarter. Bonded and floating cargoes of Wheat were offering at lower prices; but we heard of no transac tions in them, hence the quotations were nominal. The quantity of Barley on show was tolerably good. Fine malting qualities were mostly selling at fully last week's currencies. Grinding and distilling sorts ruled very dull, and were somewhat easier to purchase. We were fairly supplied with malt. The brewers pur hased with extreme caution, and it was only the finestc parcels that commanded any attention. In prices we have no actual change to notice. Generally speaking, the show of Oats was moderate. Sound fresh Corn moved off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the Oat trade was in a sluggish state, at previous currencies. Both Beaus and Peas—the supplies of which were not e Cn e r r n e d an u d ll m in ea t l h w e ar e e xt a re g m ai e n , d a u t il b . ar T e h ly e p. t el Indiane n a s iv o w late a o e t s e s t a r y s a a t e m e x s Flour were mostly held at full prices. Country-marks were a shade lower. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. flrheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.. Red. 416 to 54s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 473 58s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20s Norfolk and Lin- Potato • • • 21$ 24s coin, Red. •• . . 47s 53s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • .. 49s 56s Black ..•••.• 15s 20s Irish, Red— • • —3 —s Cork, White ....• 17$ 22s Ditto,White • • —5 —s Scotch, Feed..•.• 213 21e Rye—Old ... ••• • • —s s Beans—Tick .• • • • • 283 32s New. .••........• 283 80s Pigeons • .. 373 393 Barley—Grinding 26s 29s Peas—Grey • • 373 1185 Malting . 323 34s Maple . . 371 393 Chevalier .• . • •• • 343 353, White.... 345 37s lalt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •.••• . • • • 38s 413 folk •••.•. • • • • • • 87$ 59s Flour—Town-made... 41$ 46s Brown •••••. • • • • • 483 563 Suffolk .... 36s 38 3 Kingston and Ware 58s 593 Stocktn & Norfolk 36s 3Fs The imports of foreign stock into London last week were as follows: From Beasts. Middleburgh.. 8 ... Hamburgh ... 64 ... Harlingen ... 99 ... Rotterdam ... 386 ... Sheep. Calver. Pigs. - ••• ... 124 ... Antwerp 974 ... 730 Ostend. — .. Amsterdam 2 •• • Bremen 22 ... 14 004 3 ... Havre .. 4 ... 163 514 Total 585 ... 2,381 ... 141 ... 6 Corresponding week in 1847 331 ... 1,617 ... 68 ••• Difference ... 254 mare. 764 more. 73 more. 6 more At the northern outports about 1,100 head of stock have been landed from Holland and Germany, in fair average condition. The supply of foreign stock on sale hero was very moderate, even the time of year considered, and of very middling quality. All breeds were very dull, and the quotations were almost nominal, nearly the whole of the Beasts being turned out unsold. We were again heavily supplied with home-fed Beasts, about one-third of which were the ref use o f M on d ay last, in excellent condition; indeed, with the exception of th:;se from abroad, there was scarcely a second rate Bullock in the market. As most of the butchers had supplied them selves last week, we have again to report a very heavy demand for Beef, at a further decline in the quotations of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per 81bs. The mar ket closed heavily in the extreme for Beef, and nearly 1,500 Beasts were not disposed of. Although the sup ply of Sheep was tolerably good, there was a somewhat improved demand for that description of stock, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices paid on Mon day last. The primest old Downs were selling at from 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs., and at which a good clearance was effected. Calves, the numbers of which were mode rate, moved off steadily, at Friday's advance in prices of from 2d to 4d per Blbs. Prime small Calves sold at 4s 8d to 5s per slbs. There was rather an improved den r iand for prime small Pigs, at very full currencies. Otherwise the Pork trade was in a sluggish state, Per Illbm. to 81 s. d. to 5. d.I Inferior liesuith..... 3 2 3 6 i link the offal. second quality 3 8 310 Prime large Oxen.. 318 4 0 'rime Seots ...... 4 0 4 2 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Primesmall ditto .. 4 8 h 0 suckling Calves —l7 0 24 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 0 Beasts. 3,76; TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. i 18,890 FOREIGN I Sheep. 3,170 Beasts. 54 s. d. to s. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 6 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Southdown Nether 4 8 5 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs ...... 310 4 4 Small Porkers 4 6 4 8 Quarter old Pigs —l5 0 21 0 Lambs .......... 0 0 0 0 AT MARKET. Calves. I Pigs. ____ 174 204 ____ SUPPLY. I Calves. I Pigs. 81 NZUTGATE Alen? 7.31111LDETTE.A.146. Very large supplies of Scotch and country killed killed meat have been received up to these markets in the last week, viz., 700 carcases of Beef, 3,000 ditto 'of Mutton, 900 ditto of Teal, and .4,00 Q ditto of Pork. ettrb 9attion CHANC.ERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat i❑ the Old Hall, Lincolns Inn ,o-day, and heard appeals and appeal motions. this pU a ll p li p A eal . The further ar gu m en t s motion occupied ARIII I lT E in A Dv, his Lordship the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND. His HONOUR, aft er di s posing of th e petiti o n of " Goring v. Howard," proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of " Alvanley v. Kin neard," which occupied the Court the remainder of the morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour was occupied the whole morning with hearing bankrupt petitions of no general interest. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) His Horrourt, after disposing of the case of " Luff v. Cotton," proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of " Jones v. How," which occupied the greater part of the day. The Master of the Rolls sat at the Privy Council to-day, QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY. (Sittings at Guildhall.) BRETT V. THOMPSON. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for a breach of contract. It appeared that the son of the plaintiff having received an appointment as cadet in the service of the East India Company, his father was anxious to obtain suitable accommodation for his conveyance to India. A cabin was engaged in the starboard side of the ship Brahmin, of which the defendant is the pro prietor, for which the sum of 801. was agreed to be paid. The cabin was fitted up at an expense of from 151. to 201. At Gravesend the cabin was taken from the youth, and one worth 401. was assigned to hi m , on the ground that it had b ee n previously engaged by an officer of the 40th Hussars. ; The defence was that no distinct agreemeet was made with respect to tbo cabin in question ; that it was alto gether unusual to make such agreements; that the plain tiff's son found the key in the door, and took possession of it without sufficient authority. It was shown that the furniture had been resold to the person who supplied it, and that the cabin had been let, in accordance with a Government contract, to an officer of the regiment in question. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damagess 501. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. These sessions commenced to-day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Pixie and Hunter, the Sheriffs, &c. Although it is only a fortnight since the termination of the last session, the calendar contains no less than 138 prisoners for trial, of which London sends 21; Mid dlesex, 78; Essex, 2; the Admiralty, 3 (the gold dust robbery); Kent, 8; and Surrey, 26. The grand jury having been empanelled and sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to them. It would not be necessary for him to occupy any considerable portion of the time of the grand jury by any remarks applicable to the calendar. The total number of persons comprehended in it was 138, and that number would probably receive some augmentation during the course of the labours of the grand jury ; but that number would necessarily fall short of the number usually added, in consequence of the lightness of the labours of the grand jury consequent upon the short period that had elapsed between the termination of the last and the com mencement of the present session. He was most happy to perceive that, with the lightness of the calendar, there was a corresponding diminution of offences of an aggravated character. There was only one charge of cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, there was one charge of arson, and one of murder, and other charges, in addition to a numerous class of cases of larceny and offences against the person, and there ware four cases of robbery with force. Of all the cases, however, enumerated in the calendar, there were but five to which he should think it necessary to call the particular attention of the grand jury. The first was the case of arson. With respect to that case it appeared to him, looking at the depositions, that the grand jury would find themselves called upon to put the case in a state of further investigation. It was the case of a party accusing himself of a crime which it was not impossible for him to commit, and such being the case, he thought the grand jury would hardly ignore the bill, and thus de -1 clare that the party did not do the act of which he ac cased himself. There was a case of larceny committed upon the high seas, in which three parties were charged with abstracting a large quantity of gold dust of great value. Now, it was his duty to tell the grand jury, that though the offence was committed on the high seas, and in a remote part of the world, that Court was now so constructed as to entertain jurisdiction over it, though formerly it did not. The facts of that case were ex tremely simple, and he thought the grand jury would coincide with him, that it would be necessary to take the opinion of a petty jury upon them. .There was then a charge of rape and assault. On that case he invited the attention of the grand jury to the evidence of the medical man; and if, after hearing that evidence, they thought there was not sufficient to warrant the charge, they would of course ignore the bill, but if otherwise, they would put the matter in a course of further i ives • tigation. There was then a charge of manslaughter, and the manner in which it was alleged to have occurred was by gross negligence and the mismanagement of a railway engine, detached from railway carriages at the time the ac e dent occurred, which ended in the death of the party. Now it was right that he should tell the grand jury th a t i n such a case, to sustain the crime of manslaughter, gross and criminal negligence must be proved. If a case of gross and criminal negligence was proved upon the evi dence to the satisfaction of the grand jury, it would be their duty to put the case in a course of further inquiry; but if they felt convinced it was the result of accident, they would probably withdraw the case from the atten tion of the potty jury. There was only one o th er case to which he thought it necessary to ca ll the ou; n r ed a i i p a l t ac t e i;e Itd death of a helpless person by such means was , in other, of her recently born child, by the exposure o f i ts e a h tt o e l n y tio o n ne of hf th a e e g h ra a n rg d e ju h ry f , maunrddetrh,ath3,w:asa the melan rig the e )e o f the law, as much murder as if violence had been use d. per h so t n th i a n t It would, however, be for them to consider the evid ence in the case, and to form their opinion upon the lie s e h p o e u n l d air, t h a n e u grand q u j it ; and i n order to aid and assist them in forming their opinion, the Justice Coltman in a similar of Mr. case,n which th a t i distinction Learned Judge read to the gran d j ur y part of the cha rge Learned Judge laid down the between the place, and of the• ted upon the intention party doing the common act. After a few further observations, the Learned Recorder remitted the grand jury to the discharge of party being exposed in a private and public their duties. The Court then proceeded to swear in the petty jury. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY) John Burk, David Mackay, and William Burn, three sturdy young Irishmen, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having assaulted the police. Police set constable half-past 2 l 4 1 , one, said, in this o x morningord tre he was on, when he duty, about saw the three prisoners, and sever others, standing at the corner of Orchard - street, comUcting th emse l ves i n an extremely violent manner. Witness" went up to them au t and desired them to move away. The prisoners re fused, and told their companions to pitch into the 13-- po li ce. They, however, did not ,r.tke this advice, but went peaceably away. The prisomr Mackay then came up to him and struck him a trenendous blow in the lace, and knocked him down, Police constable FRAN CE. The Moniteur publishes the following letters which have passed between General Cavaignac and the Pope : _ _ FROM GENERAL CAVAIGNAC TO HIS HOLINESS. " Paris, Dec. 3. " Very Holy Father,—l address this dispatch and another from the Archbishop of Nicea, your Nuncio to the Government of the Republic, to your Holiness, by one of my aides-de-camp. " The French nation deeply afflicted at the troubles with which your Holiness has been assailed within a short period has been moreover profoundly affected at the sentiment of paternal confidence which induc,d your Holiness to demand, temporarily, hospitality in France, which it will be happy and proud to secure to you, and which it will render worthy of itself and of your Holiness. I write to you therefore in order that no feeling of uneasiness or unfounded appre hension may divert your Holiness from your first reso lution. The Republic, the existence of which is already consecrated by the mature, persevering, and sovereign will of the French nation, will see with pride your Holi ness give to the world the spectacle of that exclusively religious consecration which your presence in the midst of it announces, and it will receive you with the dignity and the religious respect which becomes this great and generous nation. I have felt the necessity of giving your Holiness this assurance, and I heartily desire that your arrival may take place without much delay. " It is with those sentiments, Very Holy Father, that I am your respectful son, " General CAVAIGNAC." The following is the reply of his Holiness:— " Monsieur le Goli3ral,—l addressed you a letter through the medium of M. de Corcelles to express my , feelings and my extreme gratitude to France. That gra titude increases more and more in seeing the new steps you are taking towards me in your own name and in that of France by sending me one of your aides de-camp with a letter, offering me hospitality in a land which has been, and ever will be, fertile in characters emi• ninently Catholic and devoted to the Holy See. And here my heart feels the necessity of again assuring you that a favourable opportunity will not fail to present itself when I may extend with my own hand my apos tolic benediction over the great and generous French family. " Although Providence has conducted me by surpris ing roads to the place in which I am at present, without the least premeditation or the least concert on my part, that does not prevent me, even here, from prostrating myself before God, whose Vicar, though unworthy, I am. supplicating Him to shed His grace and his bene dictions on you and on all France. " Given at Gaeta, 10th December, 1848. " Pius PAPA NON US." lURRICANE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT ABERDEEN. (From the Aberdeen Herald of Saturday.) During the past week the weather was mild and set tled, but yesterday afternoon it suddenly changed for the worse. A southerly breeze, which has prevailed throughout the week, increased to a hurricane, andja con siderable quantity of rain fell. Towards evening the gale increased in violence, carrying off a great num!rer of chimney-pots, projecting signs, and gentlemen's hats. Towards ten o'clock, the hurricane to which we have referred above, became particularly violent, and we are sorry to state that loss of life, and considerable damage to property, has been the result. A deplorable accident happened at the New Gas Work, shortly after ten o'clock. The roof of the retort house, which was constructed with an iron frame, and covered with slates, was suddenly jerked up at the south side, fell with a crash, and smashed into fragments. There were eight men in the retort house at the time, all stokers, and en gaged in charging the retort furnaces. One of the roof beams and a quantity of the roofing fell upon a poor old man named George Murray, who was at the moment hurling a barrow, and killed him on the spot. Ano ther poor fellow, Charles Clark, had his leg broken; and a third, Alexander Low, had his arm dislocated and his head cut. The other five men miraculously escaped uninjured. The cause of their escape was, that a por tion of the broken roof remained leaning against the south wall, near to which the five were standing. In less than fifteen minutes, Clark and Low, and the dead body of Murray, were extricated from the ruins. This was a work of extreme difficulty, as the wreck of the roof continued to be driven about by the wind with such violence. Dr. Will was sent for, and arrived at the works within about twenty minutes after the accident occurred. We are happy to be able to state,that he pro nounced the injuries of Clark and Low to be of a com paratively simple character, and that no serious result was to be anticipated. Grant was by his orders, taken to the Royal Infirmary shortly after twelve o'clock, and the body of the deceased George Murray was carried to his own house, at Sim's-square. Murray was about fifty or sixty years of age, and leaves a wife and family of si x or eight children, most of whom, however, are grown up. A large quantity of strong new paling lately erected at the Chemistry Works, Links, has been t orn down, and carried away a distance of 20 or 30 yards into a field, by the force of the wind.—A currier' s s h op i n Loch-street, belonging to Mr. J o h n Watt, leatherA merchant and currier , has been blown down.—An enclosure in West N orth - street, for building - purposes, has bran blown to Wood yard, at Poynernook, has been blown down and seriously damaged.—Two wood yards, in Frederick street, have been blown open, —One of the windows S U N ..e :~~ ' THE COLONIZATION SOCI .7 A numerous an d hi g hl y i n fl uent i a l meeting o " .7 , • , '=- -,, -;;;;-1---,_ men and g e ntl emen of the county of Stafford w a ~ ;,, ;; 1 on Friday at the Shire Hall in that town, 'or the . - pose of forming a branch society for StaffirdshitigerVe aid in emigration to New South Wales. As you hare already given in your report of the important meeting lately held in this town, all the facts connected with this nnovemett, it aiti be unnecessary to recapitulate them through a lengthened report of the proceedinge at Stathird. Suffice it to say the subject excites very considerable interest, and has called forth the co operation of many nobleman and others of distinction, who seemed impressed with a contiction of the ieleort• ance of the movement. Yesterday stern ngst others pre sent were the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Bishop of Licia field, Viscount Ingestre. M.P., the Hon. E. R. Littleton, the lion. and Rev. A. C. Talbot, C. B. Adderley, Esq., M.P. the Rev. Prebendary Coldwell, T. C. S. Rynners ley. Esq , Thomas Hartshorne, Esq., Colonel Which ci,te, Thomas Salt, Esq., the Rev. Joseph Salt, Harvey att, Esq , the Ho , . W. Webb, J. Turncock, Esq. (mayor of Stafford), the Rev. -- Pole, the Rev. C. Aitkens, the Rev. S. Gilson, &c. The deputation con sisted of the lion F. Scott. M.P., C. D. Logan, Esq , and Arthur lit dgson, Esq. Lord Hanaownv occupied the chair, and opened the business by observing that although the trade of Staf ford (the shoe trade) was in a fair average condition, and the people did not, to any gnat extent, desire ttni- , gration, still there were many in other parts of the county who were anxious to leave, and, for their infor mation and advantage, he would call upon the Hon. F. Scott to give the meeting some information upon the subject. The Hon. Mr. SCOTT then addressed the meeting at considerable length, and was followed by Mr. Logan, Mr. Hodgson, and others, after which a resolution, expressive of the opinion of the meeting in favour of a branch society, was passsed, and The Noble CHAIRMAN said ,he had had a list placed in his hinds of the noblemen and gentlemen who were to form the committee. The list included that of the Right Rev. Prelate who had given the sanction of his presence to the meeting, his own name, Viscount In gestre, the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Talbot, Mr. Adderley, Rev. Mr. Coldwell, Mr. Essington, Mr. Ridgway, &c. He hoped some person from the southern part of the county would he added to it, es many persons from the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton were anxious to emigrate. The ladies' committee include the names of the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Harrowby, and several other ladies of distinction in the neighbour hood; and if there were any ladies anxious to assist in the laudable work of helping the enterprising of their own sex to emigrate, he hoped they would have their names added to the committee. Thanks having been given to the chairman, the meet ing separated. . ot• • We have been requested to give insertion to the fol lowing letter:— _ "Birmingham, Thursday night, Dec. 14, 1848. "My dear Sir,—l much regret being obliged to re turn to London to night, instead of proceeding, as I intended, with the deputation to Stafford, where, I doubt not, your meeting will be very successful. I observe by the Liverpool papers that the late consti tuents of your Noble Chairman, the Earl of Har rowby, are looking with much interest to the meeting he presides over to-morrow in connexion with the Colonization Society. I should have wished to have stated a few words in reference to the innumerable resources of Australia, as also upon one of the principal commodities exported from those colonies, viz.—sperm oil, which, at this time, is commanding in the London market 85/. per tun. The impetus that will consequently be given to the whale fishery will be greatly accele rated when the far seeing and well-matured plans of the Messrs. Enderby for colonising the Auckland Islands, and thence prosecuting more advantageously and efficiently than heretofore, our old and lucra tive, but now neglected, whaling trade in the Pa cific and Indian Oceans become known ; for their high position, and also their unequalled experience in this branch of British enterprise, is a sufficient guarantee for the success of the company they have formed, warmly supported as it is by the London merchants, as well as by many other parties of great weight and standing in the mercantile circles elsewhere. I would have endea voured to have shown that our friends, the iron and metal workers, the manufscturer of chains and whaling gear, of Staffordshire hoops, the miners and colliers, will feel the benefit of this company, and those smiths, engine masters, coopers, and others in Staffordshire who contemplate going to Australia, will participate in the advantages resulting from that fishery and in colonial shipbuilding; for every ton of shipping launched in the southern Pacific adds to the capital and enterprise of the British Empire at large, affording profitable em ployment, contributing to the development of illimitable wealth, and creating an excellent nursery for seamen. If opportunity present itself, probably you will kindly take occasion to enlarge upon these points in any mode your judgment may suggest. "I am, my dear Sir, yours very falthftslly, "MARE BOYD. " The Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., Chairman of the Colonization Society." IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. 16.—At the commencement of Mr. Duffy's trial, lesterday, the Clerk of the Crown, ad dressing the reporters, said, " Gentleman, take notice that none of the proceedings connected with this trial are to be reported." - - Baron RiCrtAnDS—"Publi shed." Clerk of the Crown—" That none of the proceedings are to be published, or any comments thereon until the final close of th e tr i a l . " , This order has created great surprise and dissatisfac tion in Dublin. An instruction to refrain from com menting no one would object to, because comments might influence or intimidate the jury, hut an utter pro hibition of publishing mere proceedings of a public court is unaccountable. The effect will be, if the Court be obeyed, that the proceedings will not be reported at all, for their interest will cease when the verdict and judgment become known. THE QUEEN V. C. G. DUFFY. SATURDAY, DEC. 16.—The whole of the proceedings in this case, this day, consisted of an argument, entirely of a technical character, as to whether the indictment in the city ought not to be quashed; Mr. Butt, Mr. Napier, the Attorney-General, and the Solicitor• General, were heard upon this point, which turned on the construction of 6 Geo. IV., c. 51. The COURT took time to consider. Inquiries have taken place in consequence of the re cent complaints so loudly made, charging the arrange ment of the challenges in the recent trials by the Crown as guided by motives of religious antipathy. The whole number of Roman Catholics directed to " stand by" by the Crown was 37; the number of Protestants set aside was 71. These figures certainly do not sustain the charge on which the recent memorial was grounded, and they do sustain the statement in the conclusion of his Excellency's answer. A warrant has been received from the Treasury, by th e Board of Works, directing that instead of repayments into the Exchequer the instalments of the famine loan now in the hands of the board, and which exceed the sum of 360,0002, this money may be re-issued, upon proper security, to the landowners of the several coun ties which have paid it, for the purpose of drainage and other means of improving the land. No applications from persons resident in counties in arrear to be com plied with. A SMALL RETURN.—The High-Sheriff of the Queen's County, who had a writ to extcute for 83,0001. against the property of the Duke of,Buckingham in that county, has made a return of 41., the property having been pre viously conveyed away to trustees. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on the 14th of December, 1848: ASSETS. Cash and ingots Ditto in branch banks Bills past due Bills falling due in Paris, of which 14,761, 9 421. 47c. are from the branch banks .• •• ••• Bills in the branch banks ~. Advances on coins and ingots... Ditto on French public securities Ditto by branch banks... ~. ... Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... Ditto on the loan of 150 millions Rentes of th e reserve fund "'... ~. ilentes, disposable funds ••• ... Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... _ "' 12,806,741 39 Hotel and f urn i ture of the Bank 4,00,00 00 Real pr o p erty ofsthe branch banks 2,478,824 00 Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris 5,500,000 00 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00 Ditto branch bank 230,000 00 11,948,890 95 Bills protested at P ar i s . 6607 Ditto at the branches ... Expenses o f a d m i n i strat i on o f t h e Bank 1 , ,081 , ,6 663 7 00 3 00 3 00 Ditto of the branches ... 510,19 Miscellaneous 570,118 46 Consolidation of Treasury Bonds ... 7,848,847 36 ... f. 138,067,641 82 . . 111,246,545 00 153,677 67 ••• 59,972,772 90 ••• 1 07,766,955 45 1 5,062,825 00 3 3,603,746 65 1,529,338 00 5 0,000,000 00 50,000,000 00 10,000,000 00 34,766,288 62 f. 665,972,744 84 LIABILITIES. Capital ..• ••• • • ... f. 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the new Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 00 Reserve-immobiliere ... 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 389,755,600 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 16,813,350 00 Ditto to order (post-bills) 508.252 00 Account-current with Treasury creditor 26,272,402 77 Various accounts current ••• 78,650,109 02 Ditto in branches ••• ••• 26,789,607 00 Bills payable at sight 2„ 666 800 00 .•• Ditto at branches 1,280,537 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the 8ank5,316,160 53 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 1,986,625 00 Dividends payable ..• 180,517 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ••• 369,684 04 Discounts, inter es t, an d expenses •" 3,779,073 25 Ditto branch banks ... ••• 2,758,480_00 Re discounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27 Ditto in branch banks .. ••• ••• 615,789 00 Miscellaneous ..• ••• ••• 176,073 71 £665,972,744 84 We regret to learn that General the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, G.C.8., the respected Governor of Chel sea Hospital, continues in a very unsatisfactory state of health. The Gallant General is a t Cowes, whefis he has resided for many months past. 111,Z11 ea at Dated ry to •each F Le m is inces rrnie the t in Id to been the ind we ~n- the the iae len Ire ith 1