The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-08 00:00:00

IRELAND. (raesi OUt' CORRESPoNDENT.). DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. G. The " 2,..l3.res"—as the irco . fe,titY:len :e aI.:A-- is as bud, and eeemingly as a:l4 , y, as ever ; but, like Sir Charles Coldstream, who could not observe, after a careful scrutiny, any novelty on Vesuvius, the initiated "see nothing in it," after all—save a very paradoxical demeanour on the part of the legal world. It must be acknowledged that the cen tralizing principle has gone far enough to be sufficiently injurious, without the unparalleled at tempt on the part of the English Government to carry off the jurisdiction of the superior courts of eight millions of people to a great legal emporium 400 miles distant. Such a consummation it is not which the Dublin lawyers fear; but they apprehend most gravely the subdivision of fees and loss of self ease consequent on a localization of jurisdiction. There are, in the first instance, local practitioners to parti cipate in the retainer —men, too, more likely than your hoity-toity Dablinian to know the arcane of provincial suits and their mode of pursuit or defence ; and, in the second, the inconvenience to the " metro politan counsel" to leave other business for any por tion of the practice which can at present be so commodiously centraliz .d an I transacted in Dublin. Those who get up the cry of " Cen trelization," when putting forward a pretence, in order to defeat a principle, seem to forget that they are working hard themselves for a positive evil which they seek to perpetuate by the alarm of a presumptive one. "Is it in these days of railroad and facile commuwication," they say, "you would complain of a trip to Dublin to settle your suit, or grumble at the expenses of your witnesses ?" oblivious that the Government could adopt the same argument in their alleged intent of abstracting the Irish courts altogether, and still less amiably forgetful that railway companies are not accustomed to carry either suitors or witnesses for nothing. Whether-the argument of quick arid inex rensive travelling and stopping in town, Providence, or the lawyers, knows how long, or the incompre hensible dread of some future Minister, Atlas-like, marching off the globe-crowned building called the Four Courts, will weigh most with the THsh people, when the wise project, which I have r 'on to believe is in contemplation, shall assume s!.eete and presence, I leave to the shrewdness of those :oest interested. I know myself of a case which has been three years pending; it is a most complicated one, involving a large amount of eroperty, and in which many witnesses have summoned. It has had four hearings, in fear different terms, the witnesses have had e - .) he brought up from Belfast (in the vicinity of se:iiela all tee parties reside), and immense expenses ease been heaped upon the litigants, all from the weer, of 4 loeel jurisdiction in a case at common law. .! - .iad I time eow I could prove that by the Act of jnten, ti t - eighth section of which would be violated by the removal of the Irish Courts to Westminster, as well as by the speech of William Pitt, that it is not the firer, time this cry of " Centralization " has been i eard, though in the former case with far purer mo tives, and far higher designs. dismissed of Mr. Grattan, M.D., of Drumrnin House, Kildare, from the magistracy of two counties, has taken by surprise no one who is aware of the understanding between the Whig Chancellor's office and the bureau of the _Evening Mail, which paper six days ago informed the public that Dr. Grattan's dismissal was in contem plation. For a man, whose father receives 8,000/. per annutn, and himself, in fees, upwards of 4,0001., the let.er dimissive might have been couched in more presentable English. The head and front of the Doctor's otlbriding were the presiding over the "Irish Alliance" meeting, in which, as we are informed by Mr. F. W. Brady, " speeches were made testifying warm approval of the conduct of several individuals who are now under sentence of transportation a., having been convicted of the crimes of high treason," &c. The answer of Dr. Grattan is a highly spirited and yet temperate document. The Learned Gentleman is a true model o' an Irish gentleman-resident, benevolent, educated, an I courageous. lie is a choice agriculturist, and some four years ego, to the great regret of his many friends, lost his right hand, by its being caught in a new minnowieg machine of his own invention. The Doctor is brothel of Colley Grattan, the distin guished author of " llighways and Byways," &c., ate! now, or at least recently, British Consul at New York. E/VITMBEIZED ESTATES COMMISSION. The Commissioners sat to day in the Court cc Common Pleas. IN THE MITTEM OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS DE MASSY, A MSSOR. Mr. CANE, Q.O , on behalf of the guardians, sp.. , d for an extension of the time for showing cause against the conditi,nal order for a sale granted in the matter. When the order was served on the :, , olicitor for the minor he apprised Master Murphy of the circumstance, and - consulted him as to whether any pro.:.!eedings should be taken in r.: , ereoee to that order; and the object of the present wAs to extend the time for showing cause, til the * first day of next term, by which time the !stej . . , report would be made. i;a:ro fit It:citanDi said that the Court had no objet • „, to , 4 iv e reasonable., time —say a week from that hat tl - ;zit, they could not think of postponing it .•,•11 ii-st day of next term. IN THE MATTER of TIE ESTATII OF WILLIAM ITASTINGS GREECE. M'Enor moved that the conditiOnal order ob tained in this case, on the petition of David Daly, he made absolute, notwithstanding cause shown to the con - rary. The owner, Mr. Greene, was pos sessed of three estates, but the conditional order for a •, granted upon the petition of Mr. Daly, only reierred to onp of those estates, situate in the county Kilkenny. Mr. Robert William Cherry, the solicitor of Mr. Greene,nad made affidavit of cause against - Baron RICHARDS—You had better let him state his co% a case. Mr. HAMILTON SMYTII, who appeared for Mr. Greene, stated that his client was the owner of three estates, in the counties of Gork and Kilkenny, and they were subject to vast incumbrances, amounting, he was afraid, to almost the entire value of than. Some of the incurnbrances affected only one of the estates, and others the three. Mr. D4ly4 petition, founded on an incumbrance of 1,0001. affected the estate of Dangan, held under the Marquis of Waterford, on a lease of lives renewable fur ever ; but Mr. Greene, who was also a petitioner and tenant for life, and his son who was tenant in tail, were anxious to have all the estates sold, in order that all the incumbrances might be paid off, and the re6idue of tho proceeds invested for their own benefit. Baron RICHARD3—Does the incumbrance petitioner seek to sell all ? Mr. SMYTH—No, my Lord, only the estate called Dangan. But Mr. Greene is desirous to have all sold, as he thinks there can be no satisfactory result from the sale of one estate only. Mr. M'Enor said that what Mr. Smyth had stated was not cause against the conditional order obtained by Mr. Daly. It had not been shown that the lands in question were not subject to the incumbrance, nor was the motion supported on any of the grounds allowed by the Act. Mr. Smyth had not shown that the sale for which Mr. Daly ,had got the conditional order was not expe dient; on the contrary, he stated that it was, and therefore he (Mr. M'Eboy) submitted that it was scarcely within the discretion of the Court to refuse to make the conditional ()Her ab3olute. The Commissioners having consulted together for some time, Biron Rim" Alms pronounced their decision. He said they were of opinion that Mr. Smyth's client had misapprehended his course in coining to show cause against the conditional order granted on the petition of the incumbrancer. No cause had been shown ; the petitioner could not go for more, and the Court thought his petition was properly brought. On the part of the owner it was stated that another course would be more convenient and expedient, but the petitioner was not in default, and if he hal not come forward now he would ha turadd out of court, with costs. Though ft:e Court might be of opinion that it would be better t proceed on a petition that embraced the whole platter, and woull enable the Court to do full justice, C - .?y were also of opinion that the incumbrance peti ionar was entitled to his costs on the motion and in t. , mutter, and that his petition should be stayed, the owner undertaking to proceed to have his conditional order for a sale of the entire estates made absolute. Mr: SMYTH—That quite meets our views ; we wish t have all sold. I submit that Mr Greene is entitled to his costs. B Iron Rico kR DS—Ye4; his proceeding was for the h-TO.it Lti 1 parlies and we think he is entitled to his Co t , nthv mAtt.-r. • .:::..r:Smicru observed that costs were incurred in the in ,,tf t .r in the Court of Chancery, to the amount of 401. or 601. a day. business b3fore the Court having been all dis posed of, 13:;.4nn RrCIrtRDS stated that, froni the state of the hu,iness for the full Court. and froth the portion of it that coma he trans2.cted in chamber asicl in the Commissioners thought it better to defer sitting in full Court till Saturday week. The public, and the profession were aware that applications for the carriage of decrees could be always made in chamber; indeM there were very few applications that could not be made there. Therefore, the full Court would not sit until Saturday, the 15th, he hoped the Prerogative Court, as great inconvenience ng felt from sitting at a distance froui the offices of the Commission. The Court wai then adjourned till Saturday, the 15th k.st., at half-past eleven o'clock. UDDER.—The inhabitants of Ferbane were thrown into great alarm on Wednesday evening last, when a woman hi a state of frenzy ran through the streets to tl.e p lice barrack, .i*.ating that she bad rers• - ..n to fent. h_r eon Vcr.3 rrturlared in. the Wo:,d of Giyn, near that to Nn. The poise went to ascertain if such were the , . fact, and returned to their quarters bringing with them the murdered remains of a young lad, aged about sixteen, named Andrew .M.'Loughlin. On Friday morning, the coroner, Mr. Dillon, held an inquest on the body, when Julia M'Loughlin, the mother of the deceased, deposed that her son was woodranger of Glyn, and caretaker to James F. Armstrong, Esq., of Balliver, all in the King's County; that he left home for the wood in perfect health, about two o'clock on Wednesday evening last, taking with him a little dog that usually accompanied him ; that she became restless and uneasy at or about four o'clock, for what reason she could not say, but she made fur the woad, accompanied by another son, and entered it by the way he usually took ; that she had not got far into it when she found his stick on the path, and a little further on she observed his cap on the grass, the little dog lying on it "crying"—she then ran about the wood calling him, and, not getting an answer, she ran into town, and reported the particu lars to the police, who accompanied her to the wo where they ultimately found her son dead. After the examination of the constables who assisted the unfortunate mother in her search for her son, the jury returned a vi rdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.— King's County Chro nicle of Wednesday. THE FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 95 : Three and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 95i; Commercial Buildings of 461. 3s. ld , 31 ; National Bank, 18 ; Dublin Consumers' Gas, 4+ ; Great Southern and Western, 31i ; Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, 231; Steam Ship Building Company, 46; Waterford and Limerick, 81. DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAIL WAY COMPANY. The usual half-yearly general meeting of the share holders in the above company was held yesterday at the Company's Offices, in Guildhall- chambers ; Mr. Mee Mathew, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The report of the directors stated that— " In consequence of the required number of share holders by themselves and proxies not attending at the last half-yearly meeting in June, the report then pre pared by the directors became unavailable, and it there fore becomes their &iv to embody the whole of the transactions during the current year in their present report. " The heir-yearly balance-sheet up to 22J May last was duly forwarded to each shareholder, and tl.e balance sheet for the present year, ending 231 November, has also been sent, from which it will be seen that a dimi nution has been effected in the debts and claims on the company during the present rear; in fact, the closest attention of the board has been devoted to this impor tant object ever since their appointment, " The directors have been indefatigable in their ex ertions to obtain payment of the call of V. per share, and have applied the moneys so received in the liquids • tion of those debts and just claims, the whole of which were incurred in and about the affairs of the company previously to the appointment of the present board, but it will be seen from the printed balance-sheet that a large sum is still unpaid in respect of such call. "The board have been most reluctantly compelled to commence several actions for the recovery of the call, and in some instances the parties have gone to trial and resorted to every delay and expense which the forms of law allowed, to defeat the claims; but in each case these attempts have been frustrated, and the judges at nisi prius end in banco have declared that the call was properly and legally made, and must be enforced. However, in some instances, the defend lots have subsequently, and almost instantly after the final decision, become bankrupt or insolvent, and one of them, Francis DAliane, of Manchester, is now incur ring the penalty of his vexatious oppositon by the re fusal of his certificito fur twelve months; and another, Henry Tomlinson, of Ashbourne, has suffered impri sonment for a like vexatious defence to the action against him; and he was only released from incarcera ti in by the clemency of the board, who accepted a saw of money by way of compromise. " Since the last meeting the action brought by Mr. Jeremiah Smith, solicitor, of Rueeley, against one of the late directors for his claim of 2,8001., has been tried, and a verdict given in favour of the defendant ; and the other action commenced by Mr. Smith against the com pany for the same claim has been abandoned with costs, and Smith has since become bankrupt. " The bill in Chancery, filed against the company, by Mr. J. A. J. M acgregor, solicitor, fur his bill of costs fur alleged professional services, amounting to 2,1161, has been dismissed with costs, the taxation of such bill has been referred to the Master under the ordi nary process, and is now nearly completed; and the directors have the satisfaction of stating that the anti cipeted balance, after the set-off to be ma le of the moneys paid to Mr. Macgregor, and of the costs in curred by the board, which he has been directed to pay, will be very inconsiderable, if any. " The action brought be Mr. Serrell, for 4201., (the amount, of the cheque taken by Mr. Daniel Turton Johnino, of Aldermary Churchyard, Cheapside, late directOr), has been tried and now stands for final thci sion, upon a special case to be argued before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. The directors (under legal• advice) feel the greatest confilthce in the result. " The taxation of the various Perliainantary bills of Me. aiinbrigge is still in progress; and such are the reductions which have been already made from the amounts charged, that the directors do not anticipate any addition to the liabilities of the company from this source. It is conjectured that the taxation of these bills of costs trill be completed very speedily. " The board hare to the utmost of their power been anxious ti diminish the expenses of management, and with this view the offices have been removed from Corn hill to this place, and the services of the clerk have been dispensed with, by which a considerable annual saving his been effected, the sole expenses of the company now being—Rent, cleaning, Ac e 471. 55.; sexretary, 200/ ; hoy, 13/.—rr.uking a reduction of expenditure to the amount of 1481 171. per annum. • - " Previously to the last half yearly meeting in June vacancies occurred in the direction by the retirement of Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., and Mr. Weston, and there are two further vacancies occasioned by the operation of the Act of Parliament, as Mr. Rowland G ardiner Alston and Mr. Harris go out by rotation, and are eligible for re-election. Mr. Hampton and Mr. Fearon, the auditors, have also resigned their appoint meet. " The board assure the shareholders of their unre mitted exertions to carry out fully what has been so satisfactorily begun, and they confidently hope that at the next half-yearly 'meeting they may be in circum stances to render the Act of incorporation profitable to those who may continue to hold shares in this small but important undertaking." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, took the opportunity of eulogising the exertions of Mr. Harris, one of the directors, in procuring a reduction of the liabilities of the company. Mr. ALSTON (a director) seconded this motion for the adoption of the report, and recommended the shareholders not to place blind confidence in the board of directors, but to sift and examine the affairs of the company for themselves. Mr. HARRIS thanked the board for the good opinion they had expressed of him, and gave it as his opinion that the result of the taxation of the lawyer's bill would be an order upon Mr. Bainbridge to refund some of the money he had received from this company. In answer to questions, Mr. HAasis stated that the first object the direc tors had in view was to clear off the debts of the company, which he hoped would be accomplished before the next meeting, and then they would be in a position to sell their line, if they could do so, either to the North or the South Staffordshire Company. It should be remembered that some time ago the North Staffordshire applied to Parliament for a branch to connect their line with the Trent Valley. That application was rejected, but if the North Stafford shire Company really wanted that branch they might take up this project, which, to them, would be worth 20,000/., in so far as it would attain the end of their own branch, namely, connect them with the Trent Valley. The motion for the adoption of the report was then agreed to. In reply to another question, The CHAIRMAN stated that thare were 11,400 share s in the hands of the public. The retiring directors were then re-elected. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and tl.e meeting adjourned for three months. On the evening of Wednesday lets', when the train which let the Londoa-road station at seven o'clock, fbr Ashtcn-under-Lyne, had reached the Fairfield sta tion, a man named George Lees, a gardener residing at Dultinfield, got into one of the carriages. Just at the moment that the break was put en, for the purpose of stopping the train at the Guide-bridge station—but while the train was going at the rate of ten miles an haur— Lees pushed lopm the door and stepped out, but was immediately thrown down, caught between the curb s•one and the foot-board, and dragged forward several yards. 11e was picked up about twenty or thirty yards from the regular stoppin g piles of the train, and sent to the Manchester Royal Infirmary as soon as possible. It was then found that the bone of his upper right arm, and both bone.;,of the fort-arm, had been fractured ; and thera was also extensive laceration of the flesh. Ile was in a state of collapse when admitted into the Infir m4ry, from which he never thoroughly and died early on the Friday morning. On Sa urday an :rip at was held on the body, when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."—Mancheder Guardian. A HINT TO TUE PREEMAS3NS OF TIIE WEST OF ENGLAND.—At the dinner of the Colston Society, in Bristol, the week before last, Mr. W. Proctor, with reference to the reiteration of St. Mary Radcliffe Church, urged by Mr. W.l). Bushell, then present, who had headed the Freemasons on the day the first stone of the new works was laid —said he . htid heard there was a disposition on the part of the craft to connect themse!vas with the restoration, and he suggested that they should set s• foot a subscription and undertake some special portion of the fabric. This would indeed be a return on the part of the craft to the good ways of their mediaeval predecessors.—Builder. PRICES OF SrIARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANT 1 : OTHER COM ' • RANIES'• STOCK. - - • F;',7= the o:ficial rUBLISIIED EVEAY I'7ESDAY AND YiaDAT EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, IiECEMBER 7. Xi:VENT-STOCK. 1211ITES. Name of Company. .lastralasia .......... Brits!' North American Ceylon .. • • .. • • • • • • • . Commercial of London C • • Gloucestershire • • • • • • lonian Londe and Westminstr Ditto Loadon Joint-fitoek Provincialuf Ditto, New......... KAtional of Ireland .. Sat. Provnetal of Eng. Ditto, New. ....... South Australia ...... Unioli of Australia.... Union et London Union of 2.lAdriti Dividend per Annum. Araoun t or• Share. 31. per cent. 54. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. Cl. per cent. A 1. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 t'EUd 61. per cent. V. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. pur cent. 5/. per cont. 61, per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent 61. per cent Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 ('n, e. 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 V 40 0 0 INSIVIZANCE C, Name sf Company. Albion .............. Allianco Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. •• • • Itlai ......... British Commercial .. Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life Cmnty .............. Crown .............. Ea4le European Life ••• • • • Family Endowmnt Sec. Freemasons'.• • • • • • • • Gtardier) • • • • • • •• • • •• imperial Fire •... .... Imperial Life • • ...... Indomnity Marine.... Law Fire .......... LAW I ife• • Legal anti General Life Lo,dcn Fire •• London Ship Afarine.. ........... Med. Invild & Gen. Life N'ational Lean Fund.. .ational Life.... PAlladiunt Life Pelican •,.•• •• •• •• • • Price:um . •• Pt otectoi Life— Provident Life Rock Royal Exchange Sun Fire I.itto Life ..... U. Led Kiit,duit Ueivereal Life Victoria Life.... Name of Company. East and Went Ind'a... EASt Country .. London .... . Ditto Bonds.. •• •• •• ill. Katharine ........ Ditto, 5crip....... Ditto isonds•... ..•• Southampton •• •• •• •• Shore of Company. Charing-cross Couthwrk, Nw Sub. v. Ditto Nw ot 7% p.c. Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of Si. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall . .. ... Av. Dividend per Ann - am. It. 10$ iilaswl&bs 61. per cent. 13s.6d.pr sh. 7s. per share pr ct.St bs. 11. 414 per cent. 4/. & be. 641. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. 121 per cent. 12e. 11. eh. & bs.l 11. ICs. 10s. 10s. 112s.per share 4%1. per et. 51. per cent. W. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. eh. &be. 51. per cent. 11. ss. k bs. ie. 61. per cent. 61. 10s. I 11. 6i. 41. per cent. 10% pr cut. SI. per cnt. 61. pr cent. 20s. per sh. 51. pr cent. 11. per cent. 4 per cent. t%l. pr cent. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 100 9 0 AO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 •?0 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 to 0 0 IMPANIES. Amount of Share. 9. d. 500 0 0 1 100 0 0 100 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10G 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 100 o e 60 0 0 90 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 Stock. 20 e 0 100 0 0 Amount of Share. £ e. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. SO 0 0 1 Amount I of Share. £. 3. d '632 12 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 'CO V. 313.15 Amount of Snare. I.£ 1. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 I 100 0 0 100 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. nILIDGES Dividend per Annum. 355. per cent 11. 4s. Od. 11. Is. Od. VVIITEIZ,-* Dividend per Name of Company. Annum. Ehst London.... •• •• •• $l. Grand Junction .• •• •• 41. per cnt. Kent.......... •... •• 31. 10s. Lambeth •• .• •• •• 5/. per cnt. New Itivr Lndn Brdgs 21. 10s. Vauxhall •••••• .• •• •• 31. per cnt. West 311ddlasex . . '61.05. pr cut. Price 19 60 14 .6_l,j 12134 49% 22$ 16►% 164 9 2% 21 Oa . 6 5 4 202 205 Price. 21 115 N Price Price I 81 5 ,„ GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. I Price Annum. Share. e. d. Z. e. d. British 11. 40 0 0 IS 0 • I 14 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Ss. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18 Brighton ....... ••• .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 16 City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 UoutinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share: 75 0 0 31 5 0 30 Equitable •• •• 50s. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 26 Imperial •• •. •• 31. per cant. 50 0 0 50 0 0 67 Independent ....... • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 62 London 50 0 0 50 0 0 Dttto .......... — 5 O • 0 50 0 0 Do., Pail. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 10 0 ....... 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 48 0 0 29 Itatcllff • .......• 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 Milted General .. • • 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 50 00 1 13 %Pesti:Waster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 1 46 Ditto. New 12s. 50 0 0 10 00 I 834 I CA !Lams. ' Names of : 2 Dividend Name , 01 E Dividend C Aupaales. ; .11 per , Pric e' Companies. 0 j Anerp Price. ,cc Annum. maw ' ---- -•--- - - Ashtn k Oldh i 97 71. 113 Macelesteli . 100, ; 2l. 10s. SO Barnsley -• • 180 121. 150 Ncatk ••• • • • 100 161. 340 110( nk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 I 201. 1115 Birtninghain 35 41. ' 82 Peak Forest. 7i 31. 18s. 70 Coventry..• • , 100 251. 2to Regent's •• • • 33 11. 2s. 18 Derby ••• • • 1100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 I 41. 50k Ellsmre&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 1 50 71.105. 130 Erewash •• • [lOO 321. - Do.Lk Fd St 12; 61. p. c. - Grandi unctn , 100 51. 85 Sarni& Wore 1 40 281. 403 Grand Surrey 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 12 5 ! 151. - Grand Union ,100 11. 103. 24 Stoarbridgc.. 145' 901. 300 Grantham ..,150 - - Severn andl Kennt & Avn' 39 7s. 6d. 534 Wye Bail.) 26 21 * " ' - Lee.ls&Livrp 100 301. 325 Warwick& Leicester ....' ll4O SI. 6334 14 , n Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 45 airrwiliiCgfel 100 41. 63 k vS Lou xhhoregh 142 701. - 650 Napton.. 100 1 31. 43 Monmouthshiloo 81. - Worcstr Sci 78 31. 42 Blitgemrysl. 100 - - Ilirming. MeltnAl wbry.loo - - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 9 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICE, ' Dividead Arnobat ' Name of Company. per of I Paid. Prie• Annum. Share. ---- - --- ---; X s. d. ; .0 s. d Bai.k of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 211 Caledonian Bank ••••• 0 per sent. 10 0 0 I 910 0 31. 19 City of I.lasgow Sank. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 Clydesdale Bank -•• .• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 131.65. Commercial Bank .. •• 71. per cent. 000 0 0 ,100 0 0 165 Eastern 11a.nk ...... • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 814 Edinb.Se Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 60 0 50 0 53/. Ezahangeßuk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 k tale of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 6 0 - gatlonal Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% North of Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.0 s North British Bank - - - - Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 125 Union Bank of Scotland 111• per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9 AS Western Beak- -•• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 59 0 0 7s I, Aberdeen Fire and Life 7)41.pr ceut. 12 10 0 26 e 2 S. Accord.Lifeand Fire - 10 0 0 010 0 - dritish Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 lls 6. '..!aledonian Fire Insur. 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 7r : , :dinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 I 19 t East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 ;98.0d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ' - Insur. Co. of Scetind - SL per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ; - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 I 0 11. 7 Mercantile Life ...• - 41. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 3s. 3d. National Fire and Life SI. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 203.6 d North British Insur s%l.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 6 ; 24 North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 i - 3cottish Lite and Guar - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas. and Gen• Life - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish Union Insrace 6 1 ,i1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 11 6 225-6 d itandard Life United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14s. MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount rams of Company. per of Paid. Met. Annum. Share. - - Z. s. d. IX. s. d. Auction Mart.. •• •• • • 21. is. 50 0 0 - 25 Australian Agricultnrl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 16 Anglo-Mexlcan Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 - Canada ... - . ..... 61. per cent. 100 0 9 12 10 0 26 Uppr Canada - ' Bonds 51. per cent. - - - rity Navigation .... - _ - 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.ik bs, 2/ 100 I 01 100 0 0 - Equitable Neversienry V. pr cent. 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 103 Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Os. 15 6 0I 14 0 0 26 London Institution . - - - ;7815 0 - Russell Institution.... - ,' 26 5 0 - Peninslr&Orient.Strn. SI. per cent. SO 0 0 50 0 0 77 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steaus•• .• 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 11 I - South Australian ....• 11. per share. 25 0 I 25 0 11 17 Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 2 MURDER AND SUICIDE.--On Tuesday an inn upat MURDER AND AnclDE.—vn Tuesday an inquest was held at Towcester on William Dowsell and Frances, his wife, who had been found dead in their house in that lowa. The evidence before the coroner wcnt to show that the deceased man had been jealous of his wife, and that he had shot her as she was lacing her boots before the fire, and that he had afterw.r.ls fired a pistol into his own mouth.—Verdict according!y. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.--At the monthly general mee ing held on Thursday at the society's house in Ilinover-square Lord Arthur Illy, Mijor- General Tr, nah, Mr. ll:Huth, and Mr. G. L. Neighbour were elected fellows. The secretary announced that at the meeting on Tuesday evening next Professor Owen would communicate the first part of a paper on the anatomy of he rhitiocoroa. COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday an accident of a serious nature occurred at the pit belonging to Henry W,)ods, Esq.. Woodhouses, W4 ; an. The men went to their wot k at six o'clock, and about twenty of them de scended the pit. About an hour afterwards, an explo sion of firs damp took ',Lee, when the men, in great alar.n, moved to the eye of the pit. They got into the cage, and were ascending, when a loud cry was hoard, and it was ascertained that the head of a boy named lioworth had been severed from his body. Others were slightly injured in their haste to gst into the cage, and two or three sustained scvere burns from the explosion. —Ma n che, ter Examiner. On Thursday, the tith instant, Mr. William Win Way, the Registrar of the Ilirrow district, regis tered the lamented death of her late Mujeaty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by tl.e it,gi,trar-Greneral, and in the presence of Lord Lowe, her late Majesty's Lord Chamberlain; Sir David Davies, aid other members of the household. Fli.olll THE LON D o GAz OF I.:Ec 6, IR O. 0111_ 1 Eit6 FOR '1.1117. ..7.I;JI.Ta:;I:_:G ruA TLIE; _li!!;.;.: _'ors r.zr:, LAM; MAJESTi D3W2.GER Her Majesty does r.,lt require that ti .o uilieers of the army t AIM wear any o.hev tn , ucciog, with their uni forms, on the [resent indantholy: oce , iaion, than tiLek erapt over th , -: ornamentul part of the cap or hat, the wkird- knot. atd on the kit arm, with the following cx ceptlons; viz , _ Officers on duty are to wear black gloves, black crape over the ornamental part of the cdp or hat, the d kuut, and uu the left arm; the sash to be covered ith black crape, and a black crape .scarf over the right should( r. 'I he drums to be covered with black ; and black crape is to bp hung from the pike of the colour staff a infantry, and rom the standard stair of cavalry. When officers appear at Court, in their unifortng, they are to wear black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or hat, the swori knot, and on the left arm, with a black crape scarf over the right shoulder. By Command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Welling ton,_Commander-in-Chiel, JOIIN MACDONALD, Adjutant-General. Paid. .£ s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 • 0 0 • 11 • J 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 S 0 0 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 3G 10 0 SO 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 S 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 Paid. X s. d. 50 4 0 Paid. £. s. d. 25 0 0 60 00 40 0 0 Pali. £ s. 4. AD MIR ALI Y, DEc. 6. Her Majesty dues nut require that the officers of the. Fleet should wear any other mourning, on the presenc melanehely occasion of the death of her Mejesty th Queen DJwager, with their undress uniforms, than. black crepe on they left arm, hat, and sword knot ; nor with their dress unikrms, than black gloves, and black crape upon the left arm, hat, end sword knot : nor ,bat the officers of Royal Marines should wear any other mourning with their uniforms than black crape on the left arm, hat, and sword knot; except on duty, a hen they are to wear also bla_k gluvt 5, and the suit covered with black, and a black crape scarf over the the tigh . t shoulder; and except at Court, when they are to wean black crape on the left arm, ha', and sword knot, and a black crape scarf over the right shoulder. The drums of the Royal Marines are to be covered with black, and a black crape is to be hung from the pike of the diviai , .nal colour-sniff JOUN PARKER. FOREIGN-OFFICE,. DEC . 7. _ The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Charles Milltr, Esq , to be her Majt sty's Consul in the Georgian or Windward Manch; in the Pacific. W HITEEIALL, l)Ec. 5. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal appointing the Reverend William Cureton, M.A., to the place and lignity of a Canon of the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, with the Rectory of the parish church of St. Margaret, Westminst, r, thereunto annexed gn,i united. void by the cession of the Rev. Henry Hart Daman, M.A. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Dr.c. 4. _ _ _ ORDNANCE MEDICAL DEPART3IENT.—Surgeon James E . lmund Williams to be Senior Surgeon, vice Whitt law, 'eeeased; Assistant-Surgeon James Somerville Litle to be Surgeon, vice IVilliszus; Temporary Assistant-Sur geon William Perry to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Litle, Oct. 23. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEc. 6. Corps Of Roy al Engineers—First Lieutenant Hon, Hussey F.,ine Keane to be Second Captain, vice Stanley, irc.:asrd, Aug. 14 ; Second Lieutenant Elward Bain utigge to be First Lit utenant, vice Keane, Aug. 14. Wl-111 . EHALL, Nov. 23. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Kat., Lord Chief Justice of Ler Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, has appointed Frederick William Wilson, Sht Meld, in the county of Yolk, Gent., to be one of ho Perpetual Commissioners for taking the aeknow tpdgments of deeds to be executed by married women, ander the Act pus.-,ed fur the abolition of tines and r(coveries, and for the substitutien of more simple modes •f assurance, in and for the West Riding of the county of York. Will ITIIALL, Nov. 12. The Lord Chtitice!br ha 3 appointed Henry Hawkes, ,f Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gpnt., to be 4 Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Will FEIIALL, Nov 30. The Lord Ciiancel:or has appointed John Baghaw he youtm,r, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster Gent., to Le a Master Extraordinary iu tho High Cour of Chancery. NIIIITELIALL, DEC. 6. The Lord Chancellor has app Anted William Henry Dutton, of Y:..weastle-under-Lyne, in the county of Stafford, Gent., to bo a Master Extraordinary in the high Court cf Charer‘rv. BANKRUPTS. William Sheward, piiiviitirok,r, Norwich, to surrender Dec. 19, at one, and Jan. 18, at twelve, at the Court o' Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Jay, Buck terstan y ; Jay and Pilgrim, Norwich. John Ward, chemist, Bishopcgate-street Within, Dec. 14, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankrup'cy. .Pennell, official assignee, 3 asinghall-street; Wrens, Fenchurch-street. James Adder,on, butcher, West Deteham, Norfolk, Dec. 18, at pal;-past one, and Jan. 17, at one, at the • Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings; Nettlefold, Vine street, Westminster. Stephen Hipkins, grocer, Sedgeley, StaffoldThiro, 13, al.(' Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Birmingham District ;ourt. Christie, official a,signee, Birmingham; Mot :cram, Knight, and Emmet, I.3irmirgham. Joseph Beaman, iron niaineacturer, Senethwick, itaffordshire, Dec. 17 and Jan. 12, at twelve. Valpy, •Aficisl assignee, Birmingham; Tarleton, Birmingham. William Congreve, coin merchant, Spalding, Lice An , hire, Dee. 21, and Jan. IS, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Littleton, official assignee, 'Nottingham; reivial,• Spat ling; BiTtlett, Birmingham. Richard Thomas, draper, tiair.t Colueub, Cornwall, Dec. 19, and Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Exeter District z_l, oa.ial assignee, Exeter; Elworthy, !iljmouth ; Stogzlon, Exeter ; Soles and Turner, Aldtr tnanbury. Samuel Shephard, Cullompten, Devonshire, merch int, Dec. 18 and Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Exeter District llirtz-1. official assignee, Exeter. Gould, a,- niton ; Terrell, Exeter. - saint'« dealer in canvass, Liverpo',l, Dec. 27 and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Ilorgan, official assignee, • Liverpool ; N ea l, Li verpoo l ; Fletier and Hull, Livi rpo3l. John Spencer, cotton spinner, Manchester, Dec. 18 aid Jan. 8, at twelve, at the Machester District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester; Coppock and Old ham, Stockport. George Davis( n, carpenter, Mn wick, Northumberland ,hire, Dec. 20, at eleven, and Jan, 17. at one, at the Newcastle District Court. Walcley, official assignee, • Newcastle ; Busby, Alnwick; Wilson, New Inn. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, BAsinghall-street. W. Edmunds, Tottenham and Wenlock-basin, City. road, tailor and draper, Jan. $, at one—Maria Benedieta Evans and B. Ayton, Northumberland -street, Strand, awry agents, Jan. 3, at two. In the Country. _ D. Lacs, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, coach step and coach ironwork manufacturer, Jai,. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Batson and W. Batso.i, Great Bridge, I.landswortb, Dudley Port and Tividale, Staf fordshire, iron masters, Jan. 12, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham—E. Moody, jun., From() St-lwootl, Somer• Fetshire, iron founder, Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—E. Shute, Bristol, wino and spirit merchant, Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—B. Yates, Mon mouth, draper, Jan. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol— E. Brien, Bristol, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, Jan. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—ll. Russell, Turmoil:lm, Devonshire, innkeeper, Dec. 28, at one, at the Court, Exeter—J. Shepherd and B. Shepherd, Exeter, wine and spirit merchants, Doc. 28, at one, at the Court, Exeter— .J. Thomson, Blackburn, Lancashire, power loom cloth manufacturer, Dec. 31, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester—T. Powell, Aston, Warwickshire, miller and corn dealer, Jan. 3, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham --J. Higginson and R. Dame, Liveipool and Barbadoes, Dec. 26, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool-11. W. Smiles, Blackburn, Lancashire, bookseller, Jan. 3, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—S. Dodd, Manchester, twoian manufacturer, Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. T. 13:Lyraelough and. J. Everitt. Halifax, Yorkshire, wullen spinners, Bd., on Thursday, Dec. 13, or any sub sequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. T. Birraclough, Halifax, Yorkshire, woollen spinner, Is., on Thursday, Dee. 13, or any subsequent Thursday, Iwtwoen eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. J. Everitt, Halifax, Yorkshire, wo)llen spinnrr, 1044., on Thursday, Dee. 13, er any subsequent Thursday, hetwer , n ultven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. J. Morfitt, jun., Leeds, flex spinner, 35., on Thursday, Deo. 13, or any following Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. I). Turner, Sheffield, innkeeper, Bd., on Saturday, Dec. 8., or any subsequent Saturday, between eleren and two, at the oflie. of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield. J. Scott, Sheffield, flour dealer, 7s. 6d., on Saturday, Dec. 8, or any subsequent SAturdav, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield. G. 11. Steer, Sheffield, commission agent, 2s. 63., on Sa:urday, Dec. 8, or any subsequent Saturday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield. A. Leardbeater, Sheffield, grocer, 7:1., on Saturday. Dec 8, or any aub3equent Saturday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Shtffi,:l4l. H. 1). Wilkina , ,n, Sheffield, silverplate dealer, 24., on Saturday, Ike. 8, or any sub3equent Saturday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. li'reinan, Sheffi..l.l. G. A. An lers,n and G. Kirk, Middlesborough, York shire, hard waremen, 33. 2,1., on Thursday, Dee. 13, or any sirb , ;. quent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the otil .e of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. G. Kirk, Middl. shurough, York,hire, hardwarem 23. 11 '., on T:.ursday, Dec. 13, or any subset' hint Thursday. b,tween eleren and two, at the office of Mr. Fr email, L. eds. G. Crooke:, S'aeffield, bookseller, 41..2d., on Sa'ur,lay, Dec. 8, or anv subs (pent Saturday, between eleven and two, at the ofilee of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield. J. Fair,:lough, LeAs, cloth merchant, Is., on Thurs day, Dec. 13, and three Thursdlys, between eleven aad two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. T. T. Coi.ke, Manchester, bill vendor, 411, on Tues day, Dec. 18, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office, of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Woodhouie, Darling:on, butcher, Is. 31., on Satur day, Dec. 8, or any folloWily; Saturday, between ten and three, ut the cllie of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-uppn- Tyne. M. B. Bell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, vi, to tiller, 71, on Saturday, Dec. 8, or any following Saturday. betwi en tea and three, at the office of . Mr. Wakley, Newcai:le• upon-'Tyne. F. Cox, Liverpool, straw plait dealer a id bonnet manufacturer, 81', on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Oleo Jequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the of Mr. Ed wards, Sambrook- con rt, Basinghall street. D. Allan, Coleinan-street and Lattibury, merchant anti .linen factor, 45., on Saturday, Dec. 8, and three wlhscquent S :tardily s. between eleven end two, at the criEze ei Mr. El wzrd.3, Samerec±-ceart, Besiughall-streer. W. Kuper, Grend Sarrey Canal, Camberwell, wire rope maker, 2s. 9.1., on Saturday, Dec. 8, and three subsequent Saturdays, be ween eleven and-two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-aourt, Basinghall street. J. 11. Arnold, Clement's-lane, ship insur.lnce agent., Ss. id., on Saturday, Dec. 8, an I three subsetpient Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook -court, B 1.-inair all rtreet. NO TILES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Bssitighall-street. • S. A. Hart, Cullum -street, nprchant, Dec. 26. at one —l'. Goodwiu, Pakenham, Suffolk , breve,r and tbur seller, Dec. 29, at eleven—W. T. Ferris,, Clarks-street, Westminster, carpenter, Dec. 29, at flevr.n—F. Mae quer n, Houndsclitoh, roc . if) ing distili, r and wine and spirit merchant, Dec. 31, •at twelve—D. Grant, Greenwich. manufacturer of the patent ventilating • gas light and heating apparatus, Dee. 29. at eleven—J. Bickerton, jun , B ea.: -street, Cheapside, hat manufacturer, Jan 3, at one. In the Country. J. Robinson, Honley, Yorkshire, dyer, Dee. 31, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds-1: Jeys, Moreton-in Marsh, Gloucestershire, boot and sho,erniker. Jun. 4, at twelve, at the Court. Bristol—S. C. Fripp, Bristol, lodging and boarding house keeper, Jan. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Briatul—J. M. Gardener, Bristol, draper, Jan. 7, et eleven, at the Court, Bristol—H. Brower, Manchester, wood tip hat and fancy b.oc manufactur , r, Jae, 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—G. Nee bola, L ng ton, Staffordshire, mercer and draper ; Jan. 2, at one, at the Court, Birmingham—P. He t ley, Birmingham, factor, Dec. 29, at one, at the Court, Bir m i ng h am . CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Pulleine, jute, Selby, Yorkshire, brewer and malt ster, Nov. 22, certificate of the second class, after 21 days—R. Turner, Sheffield, leather dealer. Due. 1, c' r tificate of the third class, afar 21 days—M. Casettes, Fenchurch-street, wine merchant, Nov. 30—T. Mattson, Lloyd's Coffee-house, underwriter, Dec. I—J. Hall, Rotherhithe, shipwright, Dec. 4, certificate of the third class—P. Cruickshank and J. Melville, Austin-friars, merchants, Dec. 6, after six months—F. Kesteven, Cam den-town, builder, Dec. 7—T. Law, Manchester and Salford„Lancashire, corn and flnur dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Wilding and A. Madsen, Liverpool, shipchandlers and ropemakers—J. Weedon and W. Slocombe Read ing, Berkshire, attorney s an d solicitors—J. Poole and J. Wesley, Gutter-lane, Cheapside, commission agents—C: E. Tuckett and J. R. Tuckett, Bristol and Clifton. tea and coffee dealers—W. M. Lightfoot and S. Potter, Commercial-road East, manufacturing chymists L Tattersall and J. Pilling, Heywood, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers—G. Ilaslam and A. Walton, Matlock, Derbyshire, builders and stonemasons—W. Jahn and E. Price, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, builders and contrac tors—J. Were and G. Were, Cambridge-str ee t, Golden square, che e se mong ers—J. Musgrave, J. Musgrave, and J. Heaton, Little Bilton, Lancashire, engineers, mill wrights, and ironfounder3 (so far as regards J. Heaton) —W. Bradshaw. C. Rhodes, and P. W. Hammond, Manchester and Levenshulme. Lancashire, calico prin ters—Frances Wilding and Elizabeth Wilding, Shrews • bury, butchers—Sarah Leigh, J. Leigh, and R. Leech, Wigan, Lancashire, manufacturers of spades and at:lgo tools, and forge masters. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Robert Anderson, Emsworth, Hampshire, dealer in watches. John William Walter Andrew, Southsm, brewer. William Lougbton, Over, Cambridgeshire, hay fatter. Samuel Chalton, Lower Bebbington; Cheshire, grocer. William Henry Phmaix, Chester, writing clerk. John Augustus Cassere, Wolverhampton, beds ead manufacturer. John Wa !e, Skipton, Yorkshire, stonemason. Eizabeth Teadstill, Bilston, Staffordshire. Emma Nutting, Margate, housekeeper. William Leeds, Brabourne Lees, Kent, boot and shoe maker. William Dianna, Winchester, seedsman. Humphrey Woodhouse, Birmingham, tortoiseshell.box manufacturer. John Whitelaw, Leigh, Lancashire, journeyman me chan:c. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Stuart, Coupar-Angus, Perthshire, writer, to meet within the Defiance Inn and Hotel, Coupar-Angus, Dee, 13 and Jan. 10, at twelve. Peter M`Laren, Glisgow, linendraper, to meet within the Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Dec. 13 and Jan. 10, at one . R. Lawson and A. Douglas, Glasgow, furniture brokers, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, Dec. 12 and Jan. 4, at two. J. Hamilton, Glasgow, chemiit to meet within the Globe Hotel. Glasgow, D. c. 11 and 31, at to , o. A. Ito,s, Balchraggan, Rosi-shire, to meet within the Croon and Anchor Tavern, Tan, ac. 10 and 31, at twelve. J. M. Green, Rev. A. Thompson, and C. L. Thomson, Coid:Arena', Berwick, printers, to meet within the White Swan Hotel, Dunse, Dec.l4 and Jan. 4, at two. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending December 4, 1839, is 275. 04 d. per cwt. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) In Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. cay. . 32, ler the Week ending on Saturday, the Ist day of December, 1849. 'SSC Z DZPAILTINUENT. Notes issued.... .• •. 29,710,195 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities •• . • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,443,11 g Silyer bullion •—• •• 277,077 29,72), B 5 X 29,720,195 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 6th day of Decenil;er, V 449. , EPASTNENT. '9overnrnont securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity)" 11,339,'43 Other securities •• • . 9,770, Uat) Notes • ....... 11,3,3:10 Gold and silver coin.. 792,219 £86,594,711 M. MIR - SHILL, Chief Cashier. 1849. JUNKING D' Proprietors'capital I 4,5 . :1,000 fteAt • ... •••• • • • 3,1116,623 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- Ings-bauks, and Di vidend accounts).. 8,462.6;5 Other deposits .... • . 9,390,006 Seven day and other bills • • ...• • .... 1,032,427 Z 36.594,711 Dated the 6th day of Deaembor, MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the tmerlon New Price Current, Dec. 7.) SUGAR.—To day there was a further decrease in the quantity of all kinds of Sugar offared for sale, whilst home dealers came forward with greater freedom. Former terms were well supported for West India, and from both grocers and refiners there was a fair demand, whilst the quantity sold amounted to 450, making for the week 2,150 Wilds and trcs. The Sugar market closes with a firm appearance, and for the better sorts there is a pros pect of prices slightly improving. Only two small parcels of East India were submitted to public sale to-day. REFINED.—To day Refined Sugar sold freely for home trade purposes, and former rates are well sup ported: there is a tendency to advance. Iu the value of Bonded Crushed there is no variation. Matiarritis.—The supply is more plentiful, esp(cially of better sorts, still full rates have been obtained for both grocery and refining kinds, there having been a more active demand. At public sale 3,110 bags were all disposed of, the chief part of which consisted of the new crop, and went as follows:—fine and superior yellow 39s 64 to 41s 6d, middling to good 37s to 39., low 36s to 36s 64, good and fine brown 34s to 35s 6d, inferior 32s to 33s 6d, low 29s to 31s, and ordinary to fine grey 34s to 39s per cwt. By private treaty a fair quantity of auger has been sold. There are further ar rivals of the new crop, still the stock is much less than at this time last year. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 303 bags Bengal Sugar were sold at full rates; fine yellow, like Mauritius, realised 38s to 38s 6d. middling and good 36s 64 to 37s 6d, damp and w.,shed 36s 6.1 to 37s 6d. Of Madras 436 bags went at the full value; good and fine soft brown at 29s 6d to 325, low and middling yellow 30s to 31s 64 per cwt. FOREIGN.--Today there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and by private treaty only small purchases were made, but hollers refused to submit to any further de cline. MOL 1/NEB.—Prices have not improved for West India, still all sorts are in much better demand, and the pur- chases for the week are 400 puns at from 14s 6d to 17s 5J for low to lice ; there is also less desire on the part of holders to realise. There has been a steady sale fur East India at 14s to 14s 6d. Coco.►.—Foreign is held with firmness, and a fair extent of business has been concluded this week by private treaty at 26s to 27s per cwt, whilst none has been offered at public sale. For West India the d... mand continues to get better, and is to 2s higher rates are paid; there is also a less plentiful supply. At public sale 259 bags Trinidad w. , re sold at 403 to 463 for red, and at 39s to 42s for low to fine grey. COFFEE.—This afternoon there were ready buyers of Plantation Ceylon Coffee, and former rates are well supported, whilst there is a decream of supply. At public sale 89 casks 540 bags were all sold; good fetched 68s, middling 62s to 653, low middling 58; to 59;. fine to fine fine ordinary 553 6d to 57a 6 1, and triage 47s to 51s. Only small purchases were made in Native by private treaty, good ordinary at 50; 6d to 513. • TEA.—Fine ❑e.v Congou is still in good demand, and the parcels sold at from Is 6.1 to Is 91 pr lb ; the ope rations in other sorts have been limited at 91 to is 51, and low to mid ord at 81 to 8;1; the tendency co prices is still to decline, and merchants are willing sellers. Green has been operated in with caution, and for the better sorts rather lower terms aro acceded to, but full rate; are insisted upon for the lower sorts. The value of 14500 is is to Is 3d fur low and goo 1 ord, and 15 4il to 3s for better sales ; Young llyson 81 to is 4.1, good to fine Is 6I to 2s 10d; Imperial Canton Is to Is 4.1; Hyson sort 66.1 to 2s 101: Gunpowder Canton Is 3.1 to Is 71, and Hvson kind is Sd to is; TVV4IIk ty inferior 61 to 7d, better kin 7?sl to lid; nylon skis low to line 8 I to 14, and caper 81 to Is 61. Flowery Pekoe has b•e.n operated in with caution at Is to 1; 3 1, black leaf 9,1 to is 2d, plain orange 101 to 13, and stunted is 13 21 to Is 101 per lb. RICE.--To•day at public sale 1,553 bags Benzal Rica were taken in at lOs GI to lis for pod middling and good white, being rather above tha value. Fur public sale next week the cpiantity of Rice declared is large, and amounts to 10,000 bags; the chief portion of which is Madras.. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 199 chests of CaiPia Linea want at a further reductiqn; first pile 501 1 at 101 s 61 to 102 s 6d, second pile 983 6d to 99s 6d, third pile 945 to 955, broken ends 923, mouldy 905 to 965 GI, broken cads and mouldy 86s to 87s. Of Malabar Pepper B'2 big were at sAd at 3i,.1 to 3id ;or heavy, but 286 i'J14413..tr (linger were tlken iu at 26•3 6d for buld expw-t F.ort. COCIIINEAL continles in ex(!ellent demand, and a ,tdralce in the rune for ordin , ry sort 3 is 2p; , 4rent, whi:st b,-ttc,r kinds sust,tin t p sal , . 161 igs lio , !durls silyro s wet o ,;(111 fr.m 3s 7 , 1 to 4; :3,1 tor ordiAlry to i-, , 00d; 15 bags black, cot:ninon t.t good 3s 1 ld to 5,i; 135 bags Nlexicati silvers 3‘ 6d to 33 9'; and 7 bias TenerifF-. , 34 10,1 to 3s 11d, and buck 4; :3 i to 4, sd; 5 nags L7tna 3s 6.1 to 3, 9,1. INDio..).—A good track has been concluded in Esit India thii week to supply the w:aits of home de.ders and shippers, whilst in s,tin- c.s s an advance of 21 per lto has been paid. Since the quarterly sales only 1,600 cht4 have hen sold. FRUIT. The demand "or Ctirran•s fc.ir the last few days ha; not been brisk, but prices continue veiy five. Tn..; st , :cdc of gayl and tine is very ant.7li, and I.i.e 1 niter I..S' - !1'1 lk readily at 425. New Valei•c'a ar, held fi trry at 48-, 11 the exception of one c,irgo of hich has been offered to the tr tie at 475. We have nothing of conseg teuee V, notice as r,gards Fig 4. Musr.iatel; and Sultanas. Sl , llll'l'3. Full rates are a.ked fa. Jamaica Rum, and salts to a fair ext , nt have been made in good and fine sorts. E ist India is not much wanted, still there are le v saers under Is 31 , 1 proof. For L.-award Island p ices keep fiiin at Is 41,1 to Is 51 pr,.;,f. 1.4.,ni,rar4 at 2.3 to 24 31 for 25 to 30 per cent Over proof. The inarit••t for Brandy is viet— Cognac best firma's of the vint.a ce of 1848, at 4, 54 to 4s 7d ; 1847 di to, 5, Id to 5. 3,1; interior sorts, 2s S 1 :o 43 2 i ; and Bordeaux, 24 6,1 to 2s 84. Geneva at 1. 9,1 io Is 101. 'Faure is no vrri tiOn in British wade Spirit. Iho icy of Ruin :add w has been chief! coofined to lob pun:. at q• , :an 2 - ; 34 E., 3; 7.1 ter 31 to 35 per cent over pro. 4. TALLow.—Th;s arterien the public sales .t aent at, higher rate!, ; t f Soath A 4nr ric•in 1.240 pkzs were sold at 33s to 375; 160 clis of Sydney 36s to 38., sub 5 ca ks Etta India 39- 3 , 1 per cwt. OILS —There are few buyers of Linsia...l 0,1 on the spa for home trade purposes or shipping, whilst crushers are disposed to sell at 28 i to 28; 3d per cwt. For de livery in the early part of next year several coniraats have been concluded at 23. 3d to 28; 61, and there are not free sellers. Rapeseed Oil is yet scarce, but there are few buyers; refined is held tor 42; 6d to 435, brown 41s to 424,- and Foreign refined 44s to 455. For forward delivery saes can be made under these rates. Palm fine ut :f2• G i to 335; for Olive purchases to a fair extent have been made; Galtipoli at 441 103 to 451, and the other sorts 421 to 441 per tun. Lucca is Si 17s 6d to 6/ per jar, and Florence 17s to 21s per chest. For Cod 0.1 buyer; are compelled to pay 311 to 311 lOs per tun, as stock is much reduced. Of Southern supplies are small, whilst there are several buyers at 321 to 351 for low to rid. The value of pale Seal is 39/ to 391 10s, straw and tinged 351 to 38/. Sperm met with a fair sale; fine Colonial at 821 to 83/, and American 811 to El/ 103, and Head matter 831 to 851. There has again been no public sale of Fish Oil, and imports are still light. To-day at public sale 550 cask; Cocoa Nut Oil were nearly all taken in at 31; to 33s per cwt for middling and goad. COAL MARK ET.- YESTERDAY. Carr's Hartley West W vim Wall's End, Ste. dowdon Beivicke and Co. Killingworth l7s 6: iouth Hartlepool ..... 163 Od Northumberland Washington Eden Main - • 18s OdAdelsids Tees Belmont lBs 6(.lCownden Tees ... ..... 17s 9d Braddyll Helton 19s o,l*Jouth Durham r__ 17s 9d Lunbton Stewart's Caradoc Cassop lBs 02 Cardiff' ............. 21s Gd „ Ships at l'iarket 59. THE CuUNTRY MARKETS. - - - WAKEFIELD, DEC. 7.—The arrivals are good of wheat awl barley; the former article meets with more inquiry, and the prices of 1:1.4 week are supported. Common barley continues difficult to sell; the best descriplons are tyke❑ at lite price;. Oats and sh• Ling are without change. Beans sell sloely. New. WHEAT, per qr. COlbs per bushel:— s. 8. Sullolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 40 to 43 Ditto, white ... ... 45 48 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... ... 38 —4O Ditto, white ... 42 45 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 35 38 Ditto, white ... 42 45 Yorkshire, red .., ... ... 35 - 33 Ditto, white 42 45 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 43 ___ 46 Lower Baltic and Ilarnburgh, red... 38 40 Mediterranean, red ... .. BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels: - Norfolk and Sutrolk... 25 —2) Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 23 Scotch ••• ~, Grinding per 30 stone 03 - 00 Foreign ... 23 25 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Smal!, fine 29 30 Ticks ... ... '27 29 Foreign ... ... 25 - 27 OATS, per stone:— bleating . Ef (1 to 9id 01 to 0.1 Feeding 81 to 93 8d to 9d Foreign —d to —d 7d to 9d SHELLING. per load of 2611 b -. —23 21 —22 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 32 35 PEAS, per linperial Quarter: — Blue and white boilers Grey an 3 Feed Old. s. ... 28 - 31 ... - to 29 - 32 28 - 1:1 25 - 29 A R Qrs. I Wheat ... 12,373 Barley ... 4 134 Oats ... ... ... 259 Beans... ... ... ... 549 Peas ... 550 I Tares ... ... .. Qrs Rapeseed ... ... ... 61 Shelling ... ... ... 210 Linseed •• ••• •• Malt ..• •.• • • ••. --- Flour .•. ••• ••• ... ---- LIVERPOOL, DEc. 7.—Our corn trade was again very dull to-day. There was no apparent change in the value of any article, excepting Indian corn, of which we had little on sale, and it was less easy to buy than last market day; mixed In .ian corn is worth 27s 6d to 275 93, yellow 28s to 28: 3d, and white 29s to 30s per 480.135. NEWBURY, DEC. 6.—The supply of wheat to-day is rather large, and the condition is deteriorated by the weather. Fine selected lots met buyers at about Is per quarter decline, whilst other sorts were very difficult to quit, although offering at fully 2s per quarter decline from last week. Barley large supply; fine malting rea lined within is per quarter of last week, whilst other kinds were almost unsaleable at 2s to 3; per quarter less money. Beans, oats, arid peas, moderate supply, with but little demand, and lower rates would have been accepted to induce sales. WALLINGTON, DEC. s.—ln the corn market to-day there was a good supply of grain; the demand steady, with no alteration in prices. Wheat sold from 8s 6d to 103 63; oats, 4s 4d to ss; beano, 7s to 8s; peas, 7s 6d; barley 6a to 63 6d per boll. In the cattle market to-day there was a good show of cattle and sheep, the demand appeared pretty hair, but no indication of a wish on the part of buyers to purchase at prices beyond late quota tions. Beef 53 to 5,163 per stone; mutton 5d to 53d per lie EXETER, DEC. 7.—Cattle Market—The supply to-day was small, partly occasioned by the terrible boisterous weather, but principally from the approaching fair, on Wednesday. Fat beef mist be quoted 83 to 8s 6d per score. There wens no store bullocks in the market; cows and calves, 101 to 141e4ch. There was a fair sup ply of sheep, ewes, 4id per lb; wethers, 5,1 to 511; sore hogs, 30s to 355. Pork Carcases—The supply was m elerate, but prices were rather lower than last week, ranging from 6s to 7s per score. Pannier—Turkeys, 6s to 7s each; geese. 4s 6,1 to 6s; ducks, 3s 63 to 5s per couple; fowls, 2s 6d to 4s ditto; pheasants, 5s to 5s 6d per brace; partridges, 2s 6d to 3s ditto; woodcocks, 4s 6d to 5s ditto; snipes, Is 41 to l s 6d; rabbits, is 81 per couple; hares, 2s 6d to 3s each; roasters, 3s 61 to 5s ditto; butter, lld to is par lb; eggs, 12 for Is; pota toes, 8d to 10d per score; turnips, 4d ditto. Corn Ex change-011e &Clock— Scarcely anything doing to-day, the attendance both of growers and millers b ang very slack; about five slaillips per bushel being the ruling figura for the best samples of warranted English wheat. Foreign wheat is off:-red it the same rate as last week, 40s per quarter for red, and 453 for white, or 53 to 5s 6d per bushel of 601bs. Mal,ing barley cannot gene rally be quoted higher than 33 3.1 per bushel; oats, Is 9d to 2, Id ditto. Fine flour, 27s 6d to 303 per sack of 2801bs. RIPON, DEC. 6.—White wheat, 5s 3d to 5s 6d, rod do 4i 6d to 5s 3d; beans, 4s 6d to 4s 9d per bushel; barley 22s to 264 ; oats 14s to 22s per quarter. SCARBOROUGH, DEC. 6.—New wheat 4a 6,1 to 5s Od, old ditto 5c 3,1 to 5s 9d per 5 stones; new oats 7id to 8.1. old ditto 7d to lid per stone ; malting barley 21s to 235, grinding barley 19s to 21s per quarter of 32 stones; super fine flour 35s to 365, seconds ditto 29s to 30s per sack of 20 stones. WETHERBY, DEC. s.—White wheat I4s Od to 1730 d, claw 00, 01 to 0O Od; barley 233 to 253; beaus 00:‘ to 14. new ditto 123 6d. KNARESBoROCGEI. DEC. s.—Wheat, 4s Otl to bs 6d; beans, 35 9.1 to 4s 31 per bushel; barley, 24s to 265; onts, 15. to 21s per plater. NORTIIALLERTON, DEC. 3 . —White wheat 5s 3d to 55 61, red ditto, 4s 9d to ss; oats h 3.1 to 2s 3d; beans 33 6d to 4s Od, barley 2s 6d to 3s 3d per bushel. BARNSLEY, DEC. 5 —Wheat suffered a reduction of fully 2s per qr, on account of which very little busin(ss was done. Butter was sold at 18 2d to, Is 3d per lb ; eggs from 12 to 14 for Is; and potatoes at 101 per peck. CIIELTENIIAM, DEC. 6.—Wheat was 36s to 425; barley 213 to 265; and oats, 16s to 24s per quarter. Beaus were from 3i 6d to 4s 91 per bushel. Hay, 60s to 70s; and straw, 38s to 40s per ton. LLANRWST, DEC. 4.—Thorn was a very small market here, owing to the lair, which ;;ill be held on the 11th instant. IZITTIIIN, DEC. 3.—Wheat, from 123 to 133; barley, 7.s to 64 to Si 6,1; oats, 4; to 33 per hobbet. Fresh butt , r, Fr on 9.1 to 101 per lb. Buvr., DEc. 4.—There was about the usual supply ( f wheat; bat the millers beh,g determiced to purchase at lower rates caused the tradd to he exceedingly heavy at a decline of 61 per hobbet. Malting barley has a very extensive demand, but this grain does not come plenti fully to market; nevertheless, there was a turn in favour of the buyer. Beans nearly maintained 'o..mer rates: A reduction of 6d per hobb4 had to be submitted to on-ioats. Peas very much negketed. Average : Wheat. 12s to 123 Gd; barley, 81 6d; oats, ss; beaus, 93 par h. bbet. INVERNESS, DEC. 4.—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 641 b per bushel, 40s to 45s • new ditto, ditto, Oils to 00, ; old barley, per quarter, weighing 541 b per bushel, 2•Js to 235; new ditto, ditto, 0 s to 00s ; oats, 421 b per bushel, 18s to 20s Od. Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 16s ud second, lls ; barleymeal, 1 ls 8d; peasemeal, 14s to 15s; bran per stone, Od to 8d; first flour, per 280th, 36s to 375; second 235; oatmeal best, per stone of 141 b imperial, Is 6d to Os Od; second, Is 4,1 ; barle3 meal, Is 2d ; reaserneal, Is 4d; first flour, 2s 9d cash, 3s credit; s2cuuo, s 4 cash, 2s 6(1 credit. Pota toes, per stone, 4d o Cd ; beef. i,er pound, 4tl to 7tl; veal, 4d to (3(1; mutton, 5-1 to Fd ; imrk, 4d to Ed ; fowls, each, 00d to 004; ol.ickcrs, per pair, LCd to Cd ; cllel3, each, 004 to 00d ; eggs, pr dozcn, 94 to Cd ; butter, fresh, per lb, Od to 1;0d; salt, 9tl to 04;' erouthe (curds) - 2'.d to Od ; four•pound loaf, cash, 6d to 7(1, credit, 6f,d to lid; coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, 84 to 9d. Mrs BRISTOL, DE,. 7. kycpAstok.—The share market wit= firm to-day for all descriptions ot shares, although the amount o bu c ncluded was nut very considerable. The only vari thms in prices % , ere— Great NS extern, Quarters, 11A Dittc, New, BtA ois. /.1„ DEG. 7. STO( IC EXCHANGE. - The share mar; t t was rather dull brier wire low. r. 'rho transactions were as Eaecashire, and Cheshire, (late C. and •.). 6 per c -nt tall 1•7-50, l2•t Great. Nort Le r , (A). —East Lancashire, 12 Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consul., 60 - Ditto Fifths, 6/. I Is. °d. —Lancaster iri.d Preston, 21/ 2 dis. —London and North-Western. 113 c.— Ditto, New Qiiarters, 13s. 93. p. - Midland, 50 -- Ditto, Halves, 2ldis.. - Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 91a—Nortb Staf ford:lllre, c. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. l'i,rchase), 6 pe c.nr. till 1850. 4. dis. AIANCLIESTER, DLc, 7. Stroct: ExerfAxGx. Ole trans 'ctions to-day were as follow : Hii ketill ail, Lancashire, and shire Junction (late C. aid B. ), --Birmingham and Oxford Junction (an goaranteill), i'reterence, , ast Lan cashire, I i 6 --Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 6 dis. —Ditto ( \Vest Riding Union), its.— London and Nor Alanchester and Birmingham (C ), Quarters, 6p. N et , eastki and Ca lisle. 87 1 Nun^ln St , flordshire, 9 9-16 dis. •- south-Easti•rii and D,:ver (Nu. 4), Scrip, WA. BIIIIIINGLIAAI, Disc. 7. STOCK. EKCHANGE.-7.'::e transactions to-day were as folio Y:—'iii ii (Birmin m ham and Derby), '27— London and North-Wcsteri z . New 'lnarters, 1 7 p.—North Stafford- Oiv.—Slirewsbury -nd Birmingham (11), s:ti dis.— Shropshire Union, 3 dis.-7-: - -onth Staffordshire, 4A, Birmingham, Wuiverhamp:on. and Stour Valley, 9 3 / 4 . YORK, Dec. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.- -The transactions to-day were as follow :—Great Northern, 714, ruckingharnshire, 15% — York, Newcastle, and Eetwick EN tension, 11 1 4 —York sad North Midlund, Preference, 6/. 18s. PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS. MARGARET MAIT. LAND.— rills remarkable story of Scottish life seems to be excieng great ate' genera attention. The anony mous author has already had the honour of being com pared with most to the master minds in Scotch litera ture. The Atheneum, Literary Gazette, Morning Post, and Critic, find a resemblance, as regards quaintness of style, vein of wit, and shrewd observation of character, to Galt, although, as the Messenger observes, " a reli gious spirit pervades the whole work, which renders it superior to any of Gilt's productions." Other critics have thought " Mrs. Margaret Maitland" worthy of a pl ca beside " The Cottagers of Glenburnie," or the powerful creations of Scott himself. The Scotsman, in an delegate notice of the work, says, " The present author might perhaps be described as a refined or femi nine Galt, but in the pathetic element we are reminded of Wilson's ' Lights and Shadows.' In many respects, too, she may be compared with the eminent Swedish novelist Miss Bremer, for, like her, she is extremely felicitous in sweet home scenes, in delicate sketches of character, in which the national and individual are de lightfully blended, and in affecting touches of pure, and quiet pathos." There may be still some difference of opinion as to which writer tho author of this charming tale is most worthy to be compared; but there can be no doubt that, in the words of the John Bull, The tone o' mind which pervades the work is of a high east, and the story creates an absorbing interest by the deep and masterly touches of nature with which it abounds." THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—The arrangements for the evening exhibition of cattle, stock, implements, &c., under the auspices or the Smithfield Cattle Ciub, and which are now nearly completed, are upon a more extensive scale this year than on any previous occasion, rendered necessary by the vast increase of the Lumber of entries (st least one•fi; ill) over those which have been made for exhibition on any previous anniversary. In order to afford increased accoaetnodetion, Mr. Bulnois, the proprietor, has made a large addition to the kzear at the north western angle sufficiently capacious to accommodate the entire of the pig classes. Various other exceedingly . ita• portant alterations aed improvements have been ffected for the comfort of the animals and the accommoda tion of the public, amongst the most prominent of which are a very superior method of ventilation, and the erection of a new ntrance to the show-yard, by a hich means the public will be entirely limier cover in passing from the entrance in Kiee.street into the bazaar. Many reasons have been assigned fora change in the usual days appointed for the thew, but the bales ing are stated to be the grounds of alteration by Mr. B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, the seers tary of the Smithfield Club. The usual day of opening the exhibition to the public has hitherto been Wednesday, but this year Tuesday has been appointed, and Mr. Gibbs sta`es the reason, for the chseee is, first, th a t the improv4l' order of the arrangements made by the club has enabled theta to be ready for the judges a day earlier; end scondly, that it was found on all hands most objectionable tOr the animals to be detained in the yard until Satur day night, as those parties who wished to have them home as soon as the show was over had to drive them after twelve o'clock at night, and thus in reality on the Sunday. By the cow arras gement, therefore, the judges will mak • their awards, and the private view will tyke place, on Monday evening next. The ex hibitien will be open to the public on Tees day ther,fere, and finally close on Friday. Severs infleentiel members of the club have already visited. the bazar, and expressed their approbation of the im preyed arrangements. A - number of exceedingly fins, epecimens of cattle had already arrived from the Northern and Midl. nd counties, and the show altogether promisee to be more than an average good one. THE GREAT CATTLE SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL DINNER AT BIRMINGHAM.—BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. —The arrangements for this extensive exhibition are well nigh concluded. The whole of the stocks Sec., of which it will be composed, will be sent to the show yard on Saturday, and on Monday the judges will proceed to award the prizes. On the tollote• ing day the exhibition will be opened to the public. A very complete and accurate catalogue bas been drawn up from the certificates. The immense building its which the show is to take place was under' taken by Mr. Briggs, of Bradford -street, and does credit both to his ability and enterprise. The arrangements with regard to the dinner have been made. The chair will be taken by the Right Lion. the Earl of Aylesfords the president of the exhibition, the vice-chair by William Lucy, Esq., the mayor. FOREIGN Pnovlstoris.—The advent of winter and the closing of the German waters by the frost will ur cesserily less -n the means for the transmission of pro• visions from the Dutch and German ports, which take place in such large large quantities to this country. The Dutch steam-ship Batavia is announced to make her 11? 1 ,- trip to Rotterdam for th e season on Sunday nett, prel 4 : ratory to being placed in dock for the winter. The boisterous weather of the last few days having prevented her from arriving from that port until considerably over due, arrangements were made, with the-permission of the authorities, for the immediate di-charge of her cargo on arrival, in order that she might be enabled to take bet departure at the appointed time. MR COBDEN IN YORKSHIRE.—LERD3, FnIDAY Moan:co.—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the lead' ing Liberals and free-traders of this borough, convened by three ex-mayors, was held for the purpose of making the prelim nary arrangements for a visit by Mr. Cobden to his constituents. It has been determined, that as i; ..ill be convenient for Mr. Cobden to be in L eds on the 18th instant, s meeting shall take place on the evering ( that day in the Music•hall, when not only Mr. Cadent but several o her distinguished guests will be present. 1 $ is intended, we believe, that the meeting shall be the first of a at ries for promoting the freehold land and sr gistrstion movement in Yorkshire. INCUMBENCY OF H EDDOM.ON-TNE-WALL, NoßTh' UMBERLAND —This incumbency is just vacant by th e death of Mr. Jackson. It is in the gift of the Lurd Chsncellor. [ADVERTISEMENT.] A Remarkable Cure ° f Dropsy of the Chest by Holloway's Pills.—Extract of a letter from Air. Monday, farmer, Kennington, near Oxford, date d Dec. 2, 1848 :—To Professor Holloway Sir.—Having on 5 former occasion apprised you of an extraordinary curs oil" myself by your invaluable medicine, it gives me great pleasure to testify again to its efficacy in a ease of dropsy of the chest with which my shepherd was afflicted, to whom, the moment was informed of the nature of his complaint, I reeommenclei trial of your Pills, uhr:ch advice was adopted with complete sue cess, for by taking a few boxes only he was perfectly cured, apt is now in sound 1 ealth—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 2M. 3 tread , Lendoa IRTHS. On the 4th i ns t . , in Chester-square, Mrs. Henry A. BO" - wailer, of a dau g ht er. On the 4th inst., at K. mpston 1100, Beds., the lady of R. Hobson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 4 h inst., the wife of the Rey. A. E. Sketchlrit vicar of St. Nicholas, s , eptford, of a son. On the .sth inst , the wife of Mr. T. Coombs, jun., of Dor' chester, Dorset, of a son. On the sth inst., the lady of IL S. Thompson, Esq., of Moat-hall, Yorkshire, of a son. On the sth inst., at Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, th e wire of Charles Pemberton, Esq., of a son. On he sth inst., at Mill-hill, the wife of the Rev. S• 0 * England, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at the pariah church of St. Marv, R. eti. clifTe, Brist o l, by th e R ev. Geore Campbell, Mr. Williso", Hasa, of the City of Loi.don, solicitor, to Anne, only 5 " viving daughter of the late Mr. John Hunt, of Bristol. , On the 6 h inst., at St. Stephen•the- Martyr, Rege nt li • park, W. A. Sum ner , E sq ., o f Abb ey -road, St. J o hn't.-w 05 ,. d : youngest son of th e l a t e R ev . J . W . M . Sumner, o f ford, Essex, to Georgians Anne, eldest daughter of Sid ne l J. Salter, Esq., of the Legacy. dike, Somerset- tp.use. On the Gth hitt.. at Godstone, Surrey, Henry floival:1 Esq., of Gr e y s t ( k e C ast l e, C umberland, to Charlotte CaE chn o t Geor g i ana , e ld est daughter of Henry L. Long, ESC!' Hampton-lodge, Surrey. DID. At Grevill —house, Padding E on•green, oa the Gth inst., 13 ' E. Hall, Esq., agel74. On the sth inst., aged 71 Jane, wife of Mr. George S urref, of Kennington-lane, Lambeth. On the th inst., age d 34, Sand'ord, son et W. G. srri soli, cf Tootiug.comm on . ter, I Clieste...te - race, Amelia, r e li c t o f th e l a te B. For* E-q , of Jad ntield, Berwickshire, aged 64. Ou the 4th inst , H arr i e t, t h e w i fe o f t h e R ev . C a ve lit ll2/- frey, rector of Laughton, Leicestershire, aged 46. . s t„ At Lyneham, near Yealuvon, Devon, on the 4 th in G. Catherine I:Hz:lb:04 aged 15, eldest daughter of A. Stapleton, Esq. : Printed end Publibiked by MURDO YOIM 61►• 1 ?. A. Printer, at The Sux Office. .7..t.r,nd, in the Pr,ciuzi It the Sivov. in the MO" Ail.ddle3ex, Satter ley, December 8, 1849. THE SUN. LONDON . SATURDAYEVEN'iVG, DECEMBER 8 1849.