The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

itll very fe i f e it the vill° l ce rtail i tint t.. will ruin 9 ; Ln d the ot ile 3 and eang,_ •cial policY )rid at larg e ' ,d the e%i l i ft t nuation "" t b a ° cling Listing Pr e g e °pie and r , sates the or their on a nd Prf, ;heir oval id them aUP realise t ; h ite d ie Perl 33— p „te,tion, v ; f o r it is ) 1 °!, 1 ho Pr e ' t t he [ airs " artillorY follows -(1 tio rohibited to allows i are stoPri vailableo ia2led 'late far l x i ;inc.' the r 6 take In by its liancebetS, Ilyarrarrts 1 _ o • e preseeD . o Sitting :A f was Is wit 613SpOrt wr,oo of 25 0;0, the 5. 31 . ° 0 reqUl 9l ile France ty ro lusioe Q' o ,l co nditielto inian ; will present Aof d for its f en ing 0 -, b etrea t 0 1 j , anouncew;ii people ,f the P'; 4 4 that he.4 l a lliance (I. that 11 ,, f !tio0 the abci jog — of the ts le l o id the c o smelt fot , 0 r easo n o ut do o b ot r s '°tlY end its Sapp 9 , CA, JA ll 'beth e cte d /c 1) 1 ,0 Sba P ,40/ 1 onr a ab 4 dietP e- 01 1 unc es the ,01,0 • I was the w", lvitivg ov vvn3 s cl cl l l o ,o "r h e e c a e r iv i l ie i 014 t6thp.,„, •cla t 3: k ize triv n i r gate of A.- ) De V" a ele Cl4 a te 01. r /ace ' l ' ,bto the N is t 11 11 e 34t 34th, tassel; i tit; Ens i g n 80 4 3 Prestoonatir n "" - n g a e ti o , 33 0 0. j Como'. with ire a l so the ui -"t„► SP" u v ritl 'O. 15 :' ' ro w t 8 1 /j et tOt oya h j a g th wit pe r, ; o yal Sa'P fr o. ;teatnert A a ieah St. S h ia : hOra -,bonsPre; econd in s ar ' , scale° " 10 14 as been e rel ly re el 0 Eng l3 D, iv 3teana-fr f o r E0g ...4 1 51' ri r oent,`. - fl tolf 207 01' tis; bridge) r to le 3l° the WAisrolo y the P.o ec P)4 ' the v adjou rn " ng ton - s t 'quest 0 13 e t, Lsbtorr WI) the de ce p, e of t h 6,1 0 4, of coat 49 Airry W a ,,ggee l l [e h ilf , " Or n's a i o n o f sane ° to" irn with svb!O loath, 1 ,,h11 arclh l er urned !inn. 'fp :in. • been P 59 it ace- 1 not' of this P 3l. s ot ° Lablishood te tor° io :gsiSt bl- ed v ritb el tbe n 11 3 T : i 0 '60:i pro li e, • parlia`, ot P notion 'LONE y MARKET AND 4.1; TNT RIZ ra E rE. GAY, TWO o'CLOCK. "etal es of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were it4tialated at f rom 7 , 000 t o 8,000 b a l e s, in ,!,)000 Ameri can t a k en for export awl on ' etie ' l°ll . The market closed with a hardening Compared with Friday's rates prices of t : 4 Were ex t reme . O t h er ki n d s w ith ou t I : 1 '. The sa l es compr i se d 300 P ern am and at 51d. to 64d., 200 Egyptian at 54d. 1 / 4 1' 80 0 Surat at 2, 7 0. to 30. ; 60 Sea Island 1 •4 : 14 . 7d., a n d the remainder American. 111,""ares were firm. a l i at:lllu re of Messrs. Aubertin, for 76,000/., ' o j: the anxiety felt in the mercantile world, b e " , as it is, by the stoppage of Messrs. ' w others to whom the first named had 01 , e4 acceptance, because it shows how in 110,are the o p I,loperations of different houses, `' if fieUlt it is to tell who will be affected k eti lli Vension takes place. The acceptances : 1 2 11 hertin, it is stated, will be to a large by the d rawers , and a dividend of Bs. ' 4 1114 is looked for. The liabilities of Krohn 4 o said to be under 20,0001. . 04 kessure upon t h e L on d on money mar k e t the by the French loan is not so groat as it 4 t ext raordinary sum applied for—said to be It es greater than has to be subscribed — r eason for the conclusion that no I\ _ r ge allot men t s will be made, to the th ii 7glish capitalists at least. The pre raorniug is 21 to 3 per cent. There Litt o Li e a PPrehended, be continued exports of i 7; the rate of exchange coming higher 6 ai, though not quite so dear from Can b foals of specie from Australia are early o lat : i atKl will be very acceptable. L t igh hi ii BllB / 1 Stock Market has been firmer, al. Ala L e business doing is extremely limited. m'a tt 'lre be en 912 t o 92 f or t rans f er , and 92 to L lN l t itl a t * The New Three per Cents. have Ok e i 92 i to and the Reduced 912 has improved again to 2101. Ex ,Ll4O l ila rem a i n a t 4 s . t o 7 s . p rem ium. t 4 111113 1. ittee of Spanish American Bondholders ;01,1/Morning letters from Mr. Giro, their 4431. ) dated Buenos Ayres, Ist and 2d ult.. 1 4ha sva tilat the Finance Minister had put to his „ 11 , a dditional article, of which the follow ,' , aita.t. 1 1Sti "4 al Article.—The Government will apply to to t o t °I the domestic and foreign debt, by re -11", the surplus which may result of the pub ci°°Bl. the expenses stated in the budget, and N.P. O Legislative body may vote during the `geiPal ll dealings in the Foreign Market ussian Bonds, and Fu 41 per Cents. B 11 ;N° 9 0!1 and 91. The Fives are at 100 . O A Per Cents. are rather firmer, being 50k. . Pea rule at 53, and Sardinian 5 per Cents. 11.1411 , I : al lish Bonds are dull. Turkish Scrip 'eib ' '''W • Dutch 4 per Cents. are quoted 1 , c ' foi l ' Per cent. higher. lek ov t • 4) : , ,,Q 111 P; are the nominal prices of foreign 4 1i L. e llada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi , t o t = . )49 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; Ditto 3 per I N' 1 ' Portuguese, 4 per Cents., 41 to ta 141 15 ' , ,) 89 to Per Cents., 100 to 102 ; Ditto 41 per j uitt o 3 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to ' 6 to z,,D e r Cents., 371 to 381; Ditto Certifi re i s ,: o ; t 1) 44 ) Passive, 41 to 4i. .t) and tb )ll. e 'leh doing to-day in the Railway lat t ea bei ii c'ke is decidedly heavier, most of 'Qllg B n gat low er values. The foreign un 're dUll te-itr alteration .441 4 la , but Paris and Lyons are up . 'antis, and Land Shares there is no g norai zto notice, most of the quota- -y amiri.... %took -- ' 3I iDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCI‘. r ,t. li.;. .. 24 .4 . . the °gag/ /W.) Ilu.lness done 210:1 _ (11t6 0 Citle. ..... Annuitie5........... ... ........... 91,74 i De , 0 olteols AnTraitie ••• ****** 92 li 4 ,1111,,.,, it1 t It _Ann . nitiea I . 92 4 1 - ~.! 1 i ' T s i o._ cl, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 5-16 ki,vl,-1;441; ttillsoltin:t° iBd.till..P. Ob . r-lia—ry• • l4 92 i t4A.61444 ..................... ....... 7 1 7 . 1 ,.. ........ 7 4 7 Itt °i t - tO °ll cia fi6B',* .ii ........ ........ . — L 4 ot 1 859, ~ i hZ ° %4l v ,. F OREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. tv / Ika'‘ el to fl it. to 11 - 8 1 6 per Cent 53 t.',i- 11 (1 , 3, 4i ~,t,O tot p t e ,r cent Per Cent. 50 A S4ll4tel4e . i t count 5l i i. : 11 ?'Q 0 0(1;.. 22 , 5 per Cent. £St lOO z4,..% 48 %i per Cent :.',0,1 i 90 1 1 N, 1 , 10 4q, , 5 Per Cent B5 l 'o i r th t ; . 1... e. Ili q vi, ll 4 te °tint th. 1 44: 13 on the above payable in London. q t , A lc Ibit 111 2 i Per Cent. 12 Gnil —. '. Certifieatee...... mll l HALF-PAST TWO. D. Ne . Itt, ........ ........ 91 -4 2 a 1'0;1. 111'y ... 1C; ..... .... ..... 92i 8120' St. 20 20 10 10 -1)4, 0441,4414 th ----- colon ea ''' /1 (01I THU PORT k i . il e i tll l l:w 4l zk t h h is av p e or o t orn fo p r ris t e h d e s A ev u ° e s n tr v a e l . , P 4 4•14 ' 1 -til an aggregate burden of 2,095 tons ; _ _ i s a s li el vessels—three 7 00 1 l ot.b. t°ll s • 11e 3', of 427 t t o ns; „ri o t , o qe ~ 13, ''2s ar t T ° ' Moreton btai ' e tia 'II, of 310 tons. a '' de Tk of freight continue ,Ib 4 IN N e rates y. - T o li f e i 3 r 2 t s o total e s a ' p ' ac ity was . tat ba NlFe t . en. to exhibit 1. 2 0 0 „ 0 ..tidur2fRIIICAN BONDIIOLoDfEBRuSe. Buenos 100 s Ayres : 03 til l .'lis Q,O-‘` te lates to the debt —The subjoined t!ltop N N il icersittee of Spanish American Bo t n h d e h ir o e h e i m er;r i e s : 1 100 1 ,) gatelbarn,ing letters from Mr. Girp 2d alt., goti4tve pill- iGtlehos Ayres the le t an t i , 'A.,t,tie:ile2 Minister ha P cl pnt is a translation :.. 0 20 ,r p, s qliti o ' h ° ; which the followinto his budget an Sta tt t d i d n i g - 1 2 0 0 0 i b y de rc 5 -41,, etaeatat Article.—The Government . will a r p e ply e _i - l ' 4 eh .ll4 tls ix O f the domestic and foreign debt e lt of the pub 20 tthes-tle ev„" s urplus which litiqbvillieli.n.,th expenses st i :t a e y d 4. 41 - ' , ear. , ~"me le gislative body 4 11 14 1 k0,), T o„ t th I,„'-:Phe •,.1 • mayrivnsuottehcaduringgtehte aenn(-1. exhibits an almost enact 20 20 he, estiorl Isterial budget exhi e „w. s ,1.i.i1. - , vices from Lisbon yesterday state 2_o_ expenditure for 1855. __. th, e Piil 4 , lo :l , the r evenue and "Left' 'tit:ll4y that m ister had accordingly t er e ,Pg th,, a t the Government i bre h i p :' s : n e i b s b i sltird3a and i t h h o e w u t e v eehxe- 16 othine ient. iz ll : 3 congratulatedabla 11 8i.' R . - :t the Rho financial year,as until now, t 41t. ' 1-'8 q the teria . Bl and . internal , Ap tilt aao atiallnhlic service. all other 2200 claiy,• port,ll4ption not to 4 44 - ' O B °I liE r "gal has not for 20 tNeat4ice ao i.!reilitors honourably,several years met t s n n o e r r d e o g e u s la s r h l e y n ce n n w . tie o ea 40 ~,2'eetion of doing so. to which they are en , t h' ",', 4 4d v -Z ce llt. of the sums plea, except. 4k "us -4'4)14 • ~,- the slightest Q4l Pra ette . offering hi, $4,........ A eis convenient. teeol4 v thici; ce°r dlug to the telegraph f November, there had 4 Nrth te4 ch to the 27tk 43 - tit% er o h ht i 1 . accounts from of exchange at i n the rate • B y the P t eti ' 4 bd g, ' " ;Ile t Shanghai. i t iti i l% 1.04 i, anoteer advance a Wanton was 4s. 83., and qt. fr'',,ow 4,. 7 ` V 3,5 quotation at . 8,,i ) 7 .,. t o 68 ~,,,I.) while at Shanghai i t t o h a a a s te ris h e a n d f h r e e e m n Doh a 'Mop; ". The export of tea es h4e...la t0,82_ ogainat 39,000, 'Nit u. a ooolb, up sk there were -2, 00 . ° owll4„. , ;ai all ' t ' l ,,... f. last year. 017 to the c o orr_ _ .. v a q to the 40,401. The political .o n n ew a •s nd is szp e 4 . Marra Pr ogress of the rebellion, i i n mP th or e ta p n re t, - ustained a pre defeated' T at Canton no further arrivals of tea were 14, 0 f q a -"..T3 I mperialists had that ttillen panel called Fushan, p er _ .se riaal"? Junks. From Shanghai with i t a i s m considerabl e entionbed _ 111' 14fe riCtr:7 of the silk byought c in continued to . e 1 , qaelad to th:nat there were indications of an approach- -', ultimate total export , 811 4): 41 aide re ., e ; . e9, and that the lov,,`",! (1 la st '-, nkely to be far short of the quantity 2i 114 ' 1 ' lng aild a i ear i he T r 1 0re 7 g trp e t n e . d visit vie Sir Joh . n _ clil4eett atoppeecil Commissioners from the Imperial 40 ktid who p by Plipotentiast o Pekin ...._ to (1 ., pie to meet at Shanghai in December, 40 cirtio l:44lll:olltps:tohrerea daily vision of the treaty. . - 0 t kttity 'at•XtRPER FOR BALAYLA.VA.. —The immense o 5 want of 20 kes h a es arriving at . this place for the 2 ueetti o „ ve lost much of their benefit from the i 4 latd l i hla 18 laOw tcl)e supplied by the .4111—CT''e" Pers°4 being there to receive and warehouse 100 , 4 1)k e ,, ng Waiter M Alfred Pratt, to act a i P n P th i e n a ra bove 18 ~„ ~,y, b., . , T. tllO 'l "ging to the port of London, ksii . st i • ith him Bevel' I tta tit U a few days, carrying w Vi' t 8 . who pro c_e_e_d .. s i 20 ttrcia az4INSTIeIi GINER L L 50 LYING-IN HOSPITAL.—Yes - 'as Ititcill° annual Dort of the governors of this charity_r 100 bu , a at the institution York-road, Lambeth—AL • ~0 0 sp it mere Cocks, ALP.; in the chair. Mr, T. H. I which, .4cretary, read the report of the committee, from Se ar it 20 413Peard that the total receipts for the . pas e 50 to iplounted to 1,648/. 18s. ld., and the expenditur 20 tat., ,1/..195. id., leaving a balance of 18s. 6d. on the 25 Allah o",,11,11ng which there had been delivered in the hos "eitir,--'4 rikarriecl and 101 single women—in all, 323 100 Yt a4 ,7 411 increase of 49 on the returns of the previous 1 2 ts kt uPering the same period, 424 had been attended '1 the own residence. The report was adopted, 25 '-lio prose governim, oflieer for the year elected, when 25 %IN. t°actleedings closed with a vote of thanks to the 50 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) vVAYS. Ifilosing Prices yesteri.y. 20 - 20: 1 1 - 8 - SA 13 12 d 16 - 17 8 - 7 94 - 96 611 - 62/ 13i - 14 9 - 11 4 - 3i Gi - 74 141 - 1.54 104 - 11& 23 - 32 20 - 22 72 -- 74 57 -- 59 2d -- par 19i -- 68 - 70 90i - 91 76 - 78 123 -1251 90 - 92 68 -68 i 60 - 62 74 - 78 - 90 7 -9, 75 -75 i 5i - 4 .1 8 8} 107 108 par 1 I 021 di a par 1 d 83i —84 i 8 i ig• 8 7 d 25 - 256 69i 701 41i - 42 *d - ip 11 - 9,1 11- 2i, 49 - 51 3$ 3A 31 32).5 1 , 8 10 6A 76 77 13 13 i 2! 541 t 54 par Ad T 4A 6.1 P 32i - 3:3 96 - 98 61 - 63 8- 9 p 45 - 47 12 - 14 F,94 - 60,1 - - 35 - 37 21 - 3} 16 17 N ';'t si.- 6i ••• •. 6 - 7 Buainees dons this day. RAILN , BAILWLYI. 100 Aberdeen. 8, Ambg. Nottng Bost and Eastn. all Behest & Ballymena. all Firming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey........ 291 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junet,... : . all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20.......... .... 30 Blyth & Tyns origina .£2s (issd. at £45,. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian 21s. Carmarthen and. Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 11 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BeifastJuuc all Dundee Perthd.aber deen Junction all Do. New 100 • East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock . 100 De., B. Stock 81 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 91 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. , 100 Glasgow& S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock AO Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) 1 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Bali Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. andYorksh 19s Do., Fifths Do. Wet. Riding Un all Liv:Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn, 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...• 21 Do. Eighths 1 100 London andS. Westn 42. Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndrry& Col eraine all LndndriT. & Ennisk. 100 Vanch.Shof.&Lincln 44- Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. St Derby all Midi& G. West. (Ire, ) 221 Do. Half Shares ell Newcastle &Carlisle 5i Newmkt.BuryExten. 211 Nwpt.Aberg. & S Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 31 Northn.Counties Un. 100 North British all I North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., 1 A Deferred all Do., 1 B Guarantee'• 100 N. Eastern—Berwicl; 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. Purch all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North Loudon Do. New £lO 11 1; N.&S.Wstrn.,Hanip stead, and City Jn.. 171 North Staffordshire.. all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland all Shrewsby. & Hera" si Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per cue all South Devon 00 Soath Eastern South Wales +5 i. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 8 Staines, Wok. &Wok Il tockton St Darling. 3tcekton & Hartlepl 100 raff Valo 9 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny', all Waterford&Limeriek 18 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and. Crystal Palace all West London ills. Wimblecin & Croydon FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3i Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, awl Central India,Scrip ... Central of Italy _ all Demerara 14 Dijon and Be sanc on 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 0 Do. Extension all Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Juliet. of France 12i Gd. Tk of Canadab is all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Dawn., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt.WesternofCanad Shares ......... . all Do. Bds., payablo's7, with option till '55, all Do. do., '62, ,p. '50.. all Do. do., '76, p. all iDn. do., '73, withow option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lako Congt. & Basle all Luca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref 12 Great Luscrabour t Constituted Share: all Do. Obligations 0 (Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Moditerran. 16 Vadras 5 i Do. New Maria Antonia . all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (wit 3 interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France ' all D 0.201. Shs.late Chan leroi and Erqueline, guar. 3 p. c. & red. at 22 M . dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1851.... all Do. 201. 3 p. a 11(.1F. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs all NorwegianTruukPrei 16 Paris and Lyons , all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCacu & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. b# p. cent. Prof 10 southern of France. 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 54 per c. Prof., 12 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand sh 7 11 id-ip 31 -- 3id 313 -- 32 1 -- 6_ - - tp 7i - q i 8 - 7 10 —Sd 90 92 lip 154 - 164 : ii) 95 - 9 8 1 2 par 9G 100 ~. die 2i 21 3 d ljP as 7 - 7 34 - 3~: 12i -- 13 ••••• •• g i 9 • 211 - nip 45 -- 47 39 -- 41 tf pm 21 4( 1 2} -- lid 8 -- ••• ".". ••• ... - pm ii I- ... """ 5 - 6 p 0 • • .. ii - 14. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 78 - - $O I'd ca 3i qd 201 - 211 84 - 3i 36 - 38 ••• ''' 39 41 66 -- 68 8 10 ..... , e P•• 20 10 20 20 all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company , all British N. American , 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia : 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 16 English Scottish and Australian all Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Load. & Westminster 35 National Provincia? of England 10 Do. New 22A National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp C 0.... all South Australia all Union of Australia 2,!D0. New / 4 , ' , Wet% of London“,.. 91 x n SBl i 8 604 ix am 101/ 2i 15i 595 60 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. rald.l Leasing Company ,I,7)ntiou N. Wa-t L.&N.W. Calodon... Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Pt. Wes .l New. & Dem. Y. &NM • •• ''''.."' S. Easterr Do ',Pet° & Co. Norfolk .. 'L.& N.NV. & Midid. Stekton & Darlingt. Count, Do.. .. ) La i 1 1. W Yk Do Gt Northn Lancash & York sh. .11Clean tockt. & • arlingt ItWestn CloPt¢ Prim yesterday. __~ 97 - 99 93 - 100 133 - 135 105 - 107 12i -- 131 23 -- 24 11i 21 -2/ e'i = ii 57 - 59 fie := li ii = Fd 31 - 32 91 - 93 MarLyvArs. Bedford all.d Fluckglianish. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gins. Barr. ist . Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.d.:Dn.Fr Dk. Railway Hull & Selby o. Shares. .)o. Shares. Lon.&Greentv, Do. Preference Lon.,Til., &S.. Lowestoft gr.j 4 por cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlosbro' & Roc'car . Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shares. Roystn.&Flit.' Shef. Roth and Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staflordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&gomrst PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. 0 Blyth and Tyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 501) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c 1 Dundee Perth &Aber: , deen Junction EastAnglian (£3lOO 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. C. S Eastern Union, Seri .• Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 Der cent Do. 101. Delientr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p. ets. East and West York shire June. Fifths EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom. Do. 43 p c Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Southn.&Westm., (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (Barks & ilants Ex. 5 p. c) I Do. con. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.e. 'Do. Eirm. Prof. Sh Do. Chester S p. c.P. S 'Ds, do. 5 p. c. Do. Birm. Gus. Stir. Do. Ches. Gua. Stk.! IDo. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton' Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lou. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et London & S. Wester]: Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londy. & Ennis. gan,, She f. , Lin Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. a .. Nlarypt • & Carl. 4 p Du. 4i per cent Do Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. 'Pre f. 4i per cent gorfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 54 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. o Nortk British g. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P, Do. do. do _ Do. Leeds 6 p.O c.N9.1 Do. do. Quarters 4S D..Yorkl .&C, Pur North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls,6ln.c. Scot. Cent., New Prei Do. 5 per cent South Devon D 4. fixed, 4A per cent 'S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4A per cent 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar S Wales Gaa. 4p. c Do. (lc 4. p. Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Watered.&Kilk.6p.c. 99 - 101 90 - 92 96 - 97 1/ -6. j i- I P i - 4P 12i -12 i 55 - 62 - 114 - 116 , 109 - 111 100 - 102 6 6 95 97 90 92 92 93 10 10 16 17 10 101 72 —74 —19 A 9 i 13A 141 133 137 ••• ''''' ... 2, 3 / 4 - 3 1, 121 - 12;'), - 111) 135 137 1i id S 7 - 90 104 - 106 100 -- 102 90 -- 92 $ -- 3i •• .........." id ••• 1 113 - 115 12 ia 14 par 22} - 23 97 - 99 15 -13 id -- IP ..• .• 2i .... 5 1 all [0 1 all t. all 't. 100 6 all 5I all 1 . 1100 BOW-STREET.-(TRIS RAY.) SHOCKING DESTITUTION.—This morning a poor, miserable-looking woman, with an infant at her breast, and two poor little things following her, were placed before Mr. henry by an officer of the Strand Union. The poor creature seemed quite exhausted with hunger and disease. The parish officer, a well-fed•looking person, said the woman at the bar refused to pick the allotted quantity of oakum this morning, after having had a night's lodging. She said she wanted to be taken before a magistrate. The poor woman said she appearod andreteived a medical order for comforts, and also an order for admission into the house. Oa being told this morning to pick the oakum, she said it was impossible to do it, she had not strength. On producing her medical order it was torn in half and thrown at her. She had not tasted food sinco yester: day. Mr. Henry, to the labour master—Why did you not take her to the doctor ?—The man said she did not tell him she was ill. Mr. Henry—Not tell you. Why her looks are suf ficient. Take her to the doctor immediately. As the poor creature was leaving the office, accom panied by the man, the magistrate called him back, and told him to tell the doctor to take great care of her, or he should have to make some strong remarks on his (the labour-master's) conduct in this affair. MARKET NE WB-(THI2 DAY.) HAY DiittliEfS. Surrffrizro.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 4/ 103 Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 3s to 5l 12s ; and straw, 11 2s to 1/ 8s per load ; Trade steady. CIIMBEBLAND.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ 03 to 5/ 103 ; and straw, 11 3s to 1/ 103 per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. WHITEOHAPRL.—Mead.ow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 103; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly. In prices very little change took place. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market has been fairly supplied, and yes terday prices were generally mai n t a i ne d ; 42s 6d, and grocery 43 s to 495 per cwt. The quantity of week at the British plantation landed lastbrown lumps East and West India Docks was 1,205 hhds., 120 tierces, 383 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 1,316 hhds., 101 tierces, 627 barrels; the stock in the same places is 14,705 hhds., 2,274 tierces, 2,545 barrels. Several public sales are in progress. COFFEE.—Fow inquiries after Native Ceylon, butholders wore firm at 45s Gd to 46s Gd, accordina to quality. RICE-,—Late last week there was an extensive demand for parcels afloat, and about 1,0 00 tons were reported at late rates. At auction 2,127 bags Java sold at 15s 64 to 17s Gd for mid and good. At present less is doing. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 170 puns 50 hhds. There wore taken for home consumption 235 puns 15 hhds, and ex ported 47 puns 34 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11,829 puns 2,917 hhds. SALTPF,TRE.—There has boen rather more inquiry for the middling kinds at full prices. At auction 1,224 bags Bengal partly sold at 20s to 29s Gd for good 3 to 31 per cent. refraction. SPICES.—Peppor -1 8 4 bags Batavia sold at 4sd for good. Mace-7 packages Batavia realised is 9d to 2s Id, and 16 casks of Nutinegs were taken at is 6d to 2s for limed. TEA.—The public sales are going on, but dealers are awaiting their letters by the overl an d mail. InoN.—Scotch pig is dull, and sellers at 66s 6d cash for ni,ixed Nos. SricLTER has slightly improved in price and demand ; about 300 tons have been sold to-day chiefly with two mouths prompt at 25/. 75 61, and three months prompt at 251. lOs per ton. Gina,- Linseed is a shade firmer, and more in demand ; on the spot sales made at 36s 5.1 to 37s cash ; Feb., March and April 37s 6,1, and March, April and May 37s 9d to 38s. Rape is dull at 51s for brown, and 535 Gd to 54s for pale. Cocoa Nut without change, Ceylon 46. Gd to 375, and Cochin 47s Gd to 48s Gd. Palm dull at 44s to 45s for fine. Olive steady at 571 10s per ton. TALLOW.—Tho market continuos dull, and there are few buyers at the late reduced rates. P.Y.C. on the spot is 58s 91 to 595, and for delivery up to March 58s per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 16.—Wind this day at Noon, light north-westerly breeze, and fine weather. There was a fall of snow early this morning. PORTSMOUTII,Jan. 15.—Wind, N. Sailed—Cariolanus, for the Crimea; Enniskillen, do. PLYMOUTH,, Jan. 15.—Wind , N. Arrived—Edouard, from Calcutta ; David Malcolm , London, for Adelaide. Jan. RAMSGATE, 15.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Hertha, for Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, Jan. 15.—Wind , E.N.E. Arrived—Skag man, from Batavia, for Amsterdam. SHIELDS, Jan. 15.—Wind , W. Arrived—Ludwig, from Schiedam ; Stephen and Sarah, Rio Grande. NEWPORT, Jan. 15.—Sailed—Ardent, for St. Thomas. JERSEY, Jan. 14.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Ariel, for Bahia ; Souvener, Barbadoes. WATERFORD, Jan. 14,—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Devon, from St. John's, Newfoundland. MALDON, Jan. 15.—The brigs Jessy and Elizabeth, and a foreign brig, name unknown, with round-house on deck, aro en shore on the Black Tail ; several vessels and boats are in attendance. WEXFORD, Jai. 14. The Ilolooke, which got on Tuskar Rocks, 11th inst., has been got off and placed ashore, near Camsore Point ; several pieces of her bottom are floating about ; cargo expected to be saved. (PEA ELECTRIC TELEGRA,m) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 11.15 a.m. Wind, N.E.E. Arrived—Triumphant, from Palermo ; Viana, St. Do. mingo ; Gabriel, Santander ; Flora, St. Catherine ; Con dor, Rio Grande ; Ida, Requiada. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 14. Wind, E. Arrived—Marina, from Marseilles ; Volante, Gallipoli, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.42 a.m. Wind, W. ; tide, last hour's flood ; raining. Arrived, Jan. 16—Elizabeth, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.25 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; light, thick fog. Anchored—Royal Family, from London, for Calcutta. Nothing further is known of the ♦essel reported on the Goodwin Sand yesterday morning, as the weather has con tinued Tory thick, and the boats that went to her assist ance not having returned. 51 4 MINES. 1 all A.cua Fria . . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ... ... ... 10s all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian 1 —ll 1 all Australian Cordillera ~. ... 1 all Australian Freehold. 1 i 1 all Ave Maria „ 1 all Baden (Gd.Duehy on i i 50 all Bkenarvon Iron and Coal , ,_ 5 7 20 13.5 liritish Iron 5 , 3 /4 61 35 j 5 13razilianImp.(issued at £5 pm 2l —2/ 30 all Do. COCaC3 & Cniaiia 1 1A 20 15 Do. St. John Delßoy 30 —B2 1 4 Ce.rsous'a Creek h i 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min Co, of Jamaica • id. par 40 all Cobre Copper 4B 50 5 1 Colonial Gold i $ 3 St. all Copper Miu. of Eng. 51, 55 25 all Do. Prof, 71 p. cent. par 21, ~. 16 Copiapo. 5 all English and Austin. 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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, Bcsine this day. it.lloo ;t. 100 a. 100 ;5 I all ;5 all 5 all )0 all. 50 all 25 all 12i all 12 all 20 all 10 all St. 100 St. too 5 all ii.. , all 5 all 2i all it. 100 5 1S?, .2 9 ;0 all ?,5 I all it. 100 ,t. l lOO t. 1100 >t. 100 . ) ,0 5 ft. 100 [5 all !I all !i all 64 all 64 all 3i all 5 all 7i 2 6t all 6 all .0 all A all t. 1100 t. 100 1. 1.00 0 8 . 6.1 all i• 7 ▪ 6 71i x d it. 100 it. 100 St. 100 ;i1 all .2i sll 5 all .0 all 6 .1 1 .2A all 2. all I,i 10 100 h. 100 £ 11 LO 10 It. 100 ;t. 100 3t. too it. too ;t. 100 100 17 5 ?.0 13 12} 9 10 !O all It. 1100 ;A all L.O 10 ;5 all .0 14 0.6 all M. 100 !0 CI ?,0 all !O all ?,5 all 5 .2 all LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. LOCKHART V. REILLY-REILLY V. LOCKH ART. The arguments in this appeal case, from an order made by Vice-Caancellor Stuart in May last, were re sumed this morning by Mr. Wigram, Q.C., Both par ties appealed. It appeared by the will of Thomas Reilly, dated in 1822, an estate called Westhorpe was settled on the Reillys, the father being tenant for life, with remain der to his first and other sons, and Lockhart and Ellis were appointed trustees with a power to sell. The estate, being encumbered with several mortgages, was, with the assent of Reilly, the tenant fur life, sold to Sir Miles Nightingale, and after the discharge of the mortgages there remained a surplus of 8,824/. Of this balance the trustees, in August, 1834, advanced a sum of 6,8421. as a mortgage on an estate of Colonel Wastie, at Ludgershall, and the remaining 1,9811. on the mort gage of Colonel Wastie's house in Pall-mall, and it was stated the trustees were influenced in this disposition of the balance by the fact that Lockhart was the heir at-law of Wastie, and Ellis his natural son. After some time it became desirable to call in these mort gages, and a suit for that purpose was instituted against Mr. Hardy, the executor of Colonel Wastie. The suit was not prosecuted, and it was stated that out of that circumstance all the difficulties and compli cations of the proceedings had arisen. Hardy entered into negotiations with the trustees under the pretence of saving expense, and without having any authority to do so, he sold the estates of Wastie, - and on receiving a de posit of 1,4651., he let the purchasers into possession in Nov., 1839. Proceedings were taken after some time to legalise the sales, but before they were brought to a hear ing Ellis died, in March, 1845, leaving Lockhart, his co trustee, surviving. Inthe meantime the Reillys had neither principal nor interest, and, after much controversy, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce made an order for taking an account of the trust estate, which was followed up by the order of Vice-Chancellor Stuart declaring the repre sentatives of Lockhart and Ellis answerable for all the deficiencies of the fund, and directing them to pay the costs of the proceedings in moieties. The bill of Lock hart v. Reilly was filed by the trustees against the cest uiquie trusts for the direction of the Court on the subject of the trust after the death of Ellis. The bill of Reilly v. Lockhart was by the tenant in remainder, to make the trustees responsible for breaches of trust, and the Vice-ChancellOr directed the trustees to be allowed all reasonable costs, charges, and expenses in the discharge of the trust, principally on the ground that Reilly the elder acquiesced, and that he filed a bill which he afterwards did not prosecute. At the time (2 o'clock) of our report leaving the learned gentleman had not concluded his argument. BEFORE THE LORDS JUSTICES. GREENSLADE V. DARE. The arguments of the Solicitor• General in this case occupied the court nearly the whole of the day. (Before Tice•Chancellor Kindersley.) MONEY V. HONEY. The question in this case arises on the marriage set tlement of Colonel and Mrs. Money. The object of this suit is to rectify that instrtment, in certain particulars, so to hare it delivered up to be cancelled. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Lewin arc for the plaintiff ; Mr. Glasse, Mr. Swanston, Mr. Bagshawe, Mr. Daily, Mr. Anderson, Mr. G. L. Russell, Mr. J. V. Prior, Mr. Speed, Mr. Money, Mr. Bazalgette, Mr. Caillard, and Mr. Southgate are for the defendants and other parties interested. The further arguments in this case was proceeded with this morph).- PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSUR ANCE ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND. The fourteenth annual general meeting of the mem bers of the Provident Clerks' Mutual Life Assurance Association was held last night at the London Tavern ; Mr. B. 11. Jones, chairman of the board of manage ment in the chair. The advertisement convening tho meeting having been read, The SECRETARY (Mr. Wm. Thos. Linford) read the annual report, of which the following is an abstract : " The Board of Management present the fourteenth annual report, and refer to the following details of the continued prosperity of the association :- 517 policies have been issued for £101,320 and 10 annuities for £lO5 7s. 3d. 2) proposals have been declined for 81 do. have been deferred or with drawn, or are under consideration ~ 17,400 4,250 623 for 2122,970 "The progress of the association has bean as follows during the last five years :- 1850 391 policies for £77,150 1851 1852 429 PP 1853 491 If 1854 and the total number of policies issued from the commence meat has been 4,225, for 875,4651. The annual income arising from premiums, &c., now amounts to upwards of 20,000/. _ _ _ _ "The ►mount of claims during the year has been on 29 policies, for 6,3001. "The balance sheet shows a balance in favour of the association of 63,5571." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, addressed the meeting somewhat as follows :—Gentle men, I had not this pleasure on the last occasion of your meeting here, as a family affliction prevented my being present last year, for the first time since the commencement of this association. (Hear, hear.) I rejoice, however, to fiad that I am now amongst you again, because it is a real pleasure to me to be able to meet you on those anniversaries. It is a pleasure to me to see old faces, and to congratulate you, which we are enabled to do on this occasion, upon the steady and successful progress of the association. (Hear, hear.) When I reflect and think of the origin of this asso- ciation, when I recall the first year of its business, and remember that the first year's income was only 4781., and that now we can report to you that we have upwards of 20,0001., when I remember the few policies that were taken out in that year, and the struggle we had in the early part of the association to obtain business, and now see the progres sive strides that we are making, I feel great satisfaction at haying been one of the humble instruments in the for mation of the association. (Hear, hear.) I also remem ber that we began without a shilling, though we certainly had high patronage; but in order that no member should suffer loss in the event of his death, you will remember, —at least some of you may, for you were present on the occasion—that we entered into a guarantee of 5,0001. to meet any possible contingencies that might arise from the want of funds. Fortunately that guarantee was never called into exercise. We never had occasion to resort to it, and we are now, I trust, in so safe and stable a position as to defy all reasonable expectations of there ever being any necessity for our resorting to anything of that sort. You have just heard the report read for the past:year. To my mind, and I hope it will be to yours, it is extremely satisfactory. If you take the rate of mortality, it hasbeen extremely favourable to us through out, our career, but in the past year particularly so, and I attribute that circumstance with very great pleasure and satisfaction to the skill and attention which your medical officers have devoted to the interest of the Asso ciation. (Hear, hear.) The success of the association in a great measure has depended upon their judgment, and to them we certainly do owe a deep debt of gratitude. (Hear, hear.) As regards the expenditure, gentlemen, I don't know there is anything to remark upon beyond the amount that we have expended on our new premises. Setting aside that item, I perceive, notwithstanding our increased business the expenditure has not exceeded that of last year, except in so far as must naturally arise from the increase in medical fees. (Hear, hear.) Beyond the ; expense of the premises, then, the expenditure of the association during the past year, notwithstanding the ' increase in the business, is the same, within a very few pounds, as it was in the previous year. (Hear, hear.) As regards our new preuf.ses, you must well remem ber how anxious you all were that we should remove from our former offices ; there was a general approval of the desire to get out of what was termed our " hole-and-corner " premises ; and certainly there was great reason for doing so, inasmuch as the premises were really of that character as to endanger the health of our clerks. Indeed one of our medical gentlemen, Dr. Jones, wrote to me a formal letter to say that unless we got out of the place he could not answer for the health of our clerks or the managers themselves, who passed a considerable portion of their time there ; and thereupon we determined to avail ourselves of any opportunity that might offer for effecting a change. We devoted, I think, eighteen months in searching for new premises in all parts of the City, or at least in all such parts of it as were suitable for our business ; but there are those pre sent who will bear me out when I say there was nothing that offered so cheap or so eligible as those we have ob• tained. (Hear, hear.) No doubt there are many gen tlemen present who have seen them ; and though we certainly have not been in a hurry to obtain them, I think they will agree with me that they are _respectable- But we were:not long in finding a gentleman, as you have heard by the report. Mr. John Abel Smith, with his uniform kind Le ;;:—whicli has shown itself from the very foundation of the society down to the present time— (hear)— uz:(Ll look the bill, and we were present to see the p tins and Inbour with which he followed it up until it was successfully handed over to the Lords, and there placed in the charge of my Lord Monteagle, to conduct it through that house. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I cannot say too much of the kindness of Mr. John Abel Smith. I cieeply regret that he will not be here this evening, as be is detained in the coun try by the illness of a member of his family ; because had he been present I am sure you would have felt that too much credit could not have been given to him for what he has done, while I. am sure you would have seized upon the occasion to convey to him in the most marked manner the pleasure and gratitude you feel towards him for what he has done. (Cheers.) Another subject which has occupied the attention of your direc tors during the past year has bees that of Life Assur ance in the Post•office. We found that a scheme was propounded by the post-office authorities for assuring the lives of their clerks ; we learned from the printed paper announcing the scheme that it was contemplated by Government to pay a portion of the premium in order to induce the clerk to insure, but the scheme was limited to offices of forty years' standing, and, there fore, it excluded this association. We wondered why we should be excluded ; we felt that, although we had not been 40 years in existence, we had yet been 14, while we were in a position by which we could just looking, and just such as au association progressing like this ought to have. (Hear, hear.) I am sure you are all aware of the necessity to have a fair outside show. Well, then, in what we had previously there was no ex= 83 safely and as well effect insurances as any oiher office in London. Nor did we think 40 years' stand ing afforded any particular guarantee of safety, and therefore we wrote to the Postmaster-General to know ,he reason for the exception. We received, I believe, a polite reply from his lordship or his secretary, not acceding, of course, to our proposition that the excep tion should be removed ; but we were not satisfied with the reply, and we addressed a letter to the Lords of the Treasury on the subject. In that letter we solicited an interview, requesting their lordships to re ceive a deputation ; and after some time had elapsed we received a letter from the Secretary to the Treasury, appointing a day to receive the deputation. We in formed Mr. John Abel Smith of the fact, and although he had been at home for several days ill, there he was at the appointed time and place to introduce us. We had an interview, which was extremely satisfactory, and we were told by the Secretary, who had previously read all our correspondence, that there was much justice in our claim ; but, although he could not then pledge himself to anything, he yet promised that the subject should have his best and serious attention. We subsequently received a letter from him, informing us that the Post office insurances would be open to offices in general, and therefore doing away with the monopoly which it had been attempted to establish. How far this change may benefit us I know not ; but still there is a sympathy in the Post-office towards this association, and we were not wanting in our duty to prosecute the matter in the highest quarters. (Hear, hear.) This, gentlemen, affords another instance that, however humble this association may be in the eyes of some, it can yet command respect in high quarters. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, you are aware that many insurance offices have contributed to the Patriotic Fund, and your mana gers are unanimous in the opinion that it would be per haps advisable that this association should do so too, but we have deferred doing anything until we had had i the pleasure of meeting you this evening. A small sum, no doubt, would meet the views of the members—perhaps 251.—but still we should prefer to have something like an expression of approval on the part of the meeting. Although we do not feel it necessary to call upon you for a formal approval, we have still thought it best, as we were about to meet, that you should just give us something like an approval, or otherwise, before we contributed to the fund, and if there is no dissent we shall carryout what I have mentioned. Now, gentlemen, in conclusion, let me again remind you that we have shown a very satisfactory statement of our affairs, and what we (the directors) have done, I call upon you to do. (Hear, hear.) Scarcely any one present would credit what he . . can do if he will but try. If every one now present would exert himself to bring au additional member to the association during the next year au immense deal . . sufficient to show the feeling which he entertained with regard to Mr. John Abel Smith. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried by acclamation. Thanks were given to the staff of clerks, and the busi ness of this department ended in a resolution to give 251. to the Patriotic Fund. of good would be effected ; but if that were done throughout the length and breadth of the land, why there would be no end to our buineis. Nor am I ask ing you to accomplish too much, for surely amongst your friends and relatives you can find, I daresay one new member. Until we try we cannot tell what can be done ; but by perseverance all difficulties ha the matter could be overcome, and depend upon it you would succeed even to a greater extent than I have ventured to anticipate. (Hear, hear.) I wish I could find language sufficiently strong to impress upon you what I feel myself upon the point, but I hope the warmth with which I speak will give you some indication of the feelings I have in my heart. (Loud Cheers.) You have, in your trustees, gen tlemen of the highest respectability. You have an able board of management, heartily devoted to your in terest. You have an energetic and efficient secretary. Von have a willing staff of clerks and officials, and you have, finally, a set of premises that are worthy of the association. All then that is wanted now to complete the success of the society is your united co-operation. With that we shall accomplish everything ; without it our success can only be partial. But, I am sure, we may rely upon pour aid and assistance, and then next year, instead of 100,0001. we shall have a capital of 200,0001. to announce to you. (Hear, hear.) lam ex ceedingly obliged to you for the courtesy and attention with which you have listened to me ; but, before I sit down, give me leave to say, which I do with the most un feigned regret, that your deputy chairman, who was here last year, is compelled to be absent to night. He has had a long and painful illness, resulting from rheumatic fever, but from the letters I have received from him to-day I have no doubt his heart is with you, and that he is thinking of our pro ceedings at this present moment. (Hear, hear.) The chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. - - - A good deal of discussion followed ; some members urged that the balance sheet should be printed and cir culated amongst them some time previous to the annual meeting ; but the secretary stated that this would cost about 401., there being 4,000 members. The chairman promised, however, that some method should be de vised of making the members acquainted with the ac counts before the annual meeting. It was also sug gested that this association should undertake to pro vide guarantees for its members, en the plan of the Times Association ; but the chairman answered that there was no power to do so. A. question was asked about the costs of obtaining the Act of Parliament, and the chairman stated that those expenses would have been 1,0001. in the case of a private bill, but the ex pense of the bill they had got would be under 1001. The exact amount was not settled, but it would be divided amongst five parties. Mr. J. It. LLOYD spoke of the premises taken by the managers, at No. 15, Noorgate street; the rent would be 600 guineas a year, and he did not think the accom modation was the best they could have got for the money. He suggested that they should not be treated as finality premises, but that a sub-committee should be appointed to consider the subject for the future. Mr. BELL said the value of the premises might be gathered from the fact that the managers had been offred 1,0001. for their bargain. (Hear, hear.) The report was then adopted unanimously. _ _ ternal inducement for anybody to enter our offices; bu now I think no one need be ashamed of the premises we have. I have only one other observation to make in connection with this subject, and that is this : the cost of these new premises will be provided for annually during the lease ; that is, I think, a fair way of meeting it, because the cost will go as a portion of the expendi ture of the year, as you now see it in the account before you. (Cheers.) I feel a little delicacy in this point, but I can assure you the managers—l am unfortunately obliged to include myself—deserve every possible credit for the trouble, labour, and anxiety they have shown in •btaining these promises. It is only duo to them to say this much, and I sincerely hope there is no one present who will not approve of what has been done. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, the report alludes to a special Act of Parliament which we have obtained. You are all aware how year after year we had been annoyed and vexed by the continual interferences of the Legislaturo —not designedly directed against this association, but necessarily including it—as affecting friendly societies generally, and these interferences had been a source of great annoyance to us. Last session, however, Mr. Sotheron introduced another bill on the subject, but, with all his anxiety and desire to exclude us from its operation, he yet could not do so without making his bill a most complicated measure. And here again ysur managers have had, session after session, to look vigi lantly.after the interest of the association. They have had to watch with no small anxiety and care the pro gress of legislation on friendly societies, or many bills would have slipt through without amendment or exami nation if they had not kept their eyes upon them. Well, then, it being found impossible, during the last session, to provide exceptionally for the association in Mr. Sotheron's bill, your managers called a meeting of those parties who were especially interested in the mat ter, namely—Mr. Marsh, of the National Provident ; the Rev. Mr. Hodgson, of the Clergy Mutual ; and Mr. Ackroyd, of the Leeds Provident, who, with Mr. John. Abel Smith, treasurer of the Provident Clerks' Association, attended the meeting, when it was de cided that the simplest way, if it were possible, would be to obtain a bill for ourselves. The time, however, for passing a private bill, and it was almost hope!ess to expect to pass a public bill, but still I said there was nothing like trying, and I got their consent to prepare a bill. I am happy to say our own solicitor, Mr. Richardson, who sits to my left, had the pleasure of preparing that bill, which finally passed. (Hear, hear.) It puts us in an extremely satisfactory position as com pared with our former situation of annoyance. Under its provisions the association has the widest power of investing their funds ; of making every legal description of life assurance ; we are relieved from the necessity of snaking onerous returns, or of submitting rules to the registrars, and we can now make our own rules without being questioned ; we have the power of settling disputes with members extended, while we are not to be affected by any future legislation on friendly societies ; we have hare still the sight of nomination as to policies effected before the act abolishing that right, andthe limited lia bility of members remains unaltered. These are i.m• portant concessions to obtain, and yet we have all the powers of any insurance office in London as well. (Hear.) Gentlemen, here again I must do justice to my colleagues, because, but for their perseVerance, I really can't say that this bill would have passed. I know I am speaking of myself in saying so, but it is really due to them to make this observation, because no gentleman can have an idea of the labour that has been endured during the last year on the part of the board of ma nagement. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, we did our part in the business ; but we could only go to a certain ex- I tent, and when we had prepared the bill, it became ne. cessary to get somebody to undertake it in Parliament, Mr. REYNOLDS moved a vote of thanks to the Board of Management for the able and efficient manner in which they had conducted the business of the association during the past year. Men more devoted to their work or of more practical or business like habits he did not know. Coupled with the vote was a proposition that the remuneration of the directors should bo increased from five hundred guineas to seven hundred guineas. The resolution was seconded by Mr. MINTON and ca Tied unanimously. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, said the directors felt more flattered by the kind expres sions which had been used towards them than by the sun which had been voted to them. On the motion of Mr. JEPPS, seconded by Mr. LINTOTT, a vote of thanks was passed to the medical office's. Mr. SMEE said, in the absence of his colleague, it deolved upon him to thank the meeting for the honour they had done theta. He was happy to state that the mortality during the past year had been unprece dentedly low. It was a most extraordinary circum stance that the mortality of this year of death and epidemic had actually not exceeded '7 per cent. upon the amount of the ages of this society, which was smaller than the calculations upon which the tables were founded. Connected as he was with an institution having the largest body of clerks in the world, he naturally looked with considerable interest upon the office he held in the society, and he had done all in his humble power to promote its prospe rity. When they spoke of the low mortality, th ey ought to look for the cause which had led to it, be cause it had been ascertained by the most eminent actuaries, that the lives of those to whom this associa tion peculiarly addressed itself were not of the longest. Wel!, then, he believed the secret of their success was attributable in many respects to the individual members themselves. (Hear, hear.) In the first place, there could be no questio❑ that those who were assured in this association were strictly temperate in their habits, and he found by experience that temperance was one of those things which led most to longevity. (Hear, hear,) Secondly, those insured in the association were men of careful as well as temperate habits, being well to do in the world, and it was due to no other cause but those that the mortality of the past year had been so low. The retiring directors, Mr. Alexander Dawson, Mr. Samuel Jepps, Mr. James Lintot, and Mr. H. Price, were re-elected. The auditors were also re-elected, and their remuneration fixed at 20 guineas. A vote of thanks was passed to the Secretary. Mr. LINFORD, in returning thanks, said he had come amongst them to-night almost as a stranger, expecting to have no more than the routine duties of his office to perform, but he hoped the future would show that his utmost abilities should be devoted to serve and pro mote the interests of the institution. (Cheers.) Mr. REED said the name of Mr. John Abel Smith had been frequently mentioned in the.course of the evening, and it must be dear to them all in connection with this association. He thought it would only be a grateful act on the part of the meeting to testify its sense of the services which that gentlemaa had rendered the institu tion, by passing a vote of thanks to him, and ho begged, therefore, to move one accordingly. (Cheers.) Mr. GOSBELL had very great pleasure in seconding the resolution. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution, said he should not have forgotten the name of Mr. John Abel Smith when they came to the next department ; but, perhaps, it was as well that the resolution had come here, The few observations he had already made were BENEVOLENT DEPARTMENT. The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends to the benevolent department of the association was held immediately afterwards. The SECRETARY (Mr. Wrn. T. Linford) read the report, of which the following is an abstract :-- Received from 353 old subscribers... £462 0 0 0 , 13 n w „ £478 16 0 1,073 at ss. 0d... 30 at 103. 0d... 2 at 10s. 61.. 7 at 20s. 0d..., SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM ASSURERS. _2493 5 0 15 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 Two donations -- 516 6 0 21 0 0 21,016 2 0 Gratuities amounting to 138/. ss. have been presented to distressed members, their widows or orphan children. Loans to the extent of 2,5051. 103. have been granted to 111 members, making a total since the commencement of the association of 17,682/. 10s. On the 17th May, 1854, threa clerks and four widows wero elected to annuities as follows :- 3 clerks to annuities of £2s each. 1 widow to annuity of 2O ~ 3 widows to annuities of l5 —the total number of annu it an t s on thi s f en d b eing 40, at an annual charge of 725/. The balance sheet, having been read, shows a balance in favour of this department of 14,843/. The Cmanothai briefly commended the object of this fend, which was simply torelieve those who were in dis tress. It was gratifying that they had now 30 widows and ten clerks, receiving 6401. a year between them, be sides 138/. ?iven last year in gratuities. The amount which the managers now proposed to bestow in annuities was rather less than that of last year, for they had found they must not go on too fast, so that the annuities should be permanently and securely continued. He believed, however, that one or two vacancies, perhaps more, were likely to occur during the year, in addition to the annuities now to be granted. After some fur ther explanations, the chairman moved the adoption o the report. Mr. HaTioN suggested that the association should make itself better known by advertising, and especially that the clerks in Government offices should be made acquainted with its claims. Mr. LLOYD repeated an argument which he had ad vanced at some former meetings against the system of granting annuities out of the " casual " income derived from subscriptions and donations. He earnestly advised that a large proportion of the casual income should be expended in gratuities and special grants to distressed persons, by which the subscribers would be made to feel more interest in it ; and he moved an amendment de claring that no further annuities should be granted until the interest from the funded .or vested property of the association should be sufficient to provide for the an nuities already granted. Mr. MINTON seconded this amendment, expressing is anxiety lest the association should become more en tangled in a wrong and imprident system. Mr. JEPPS reviewed the history of this department, admitted that annuities had been granted to an extent beyond what was quite justified by the funds ; but the meeting might leave it to the managers now to use their discretion, and to propose annuities, perhaps, for this year, to the amount of 701. or 801., instead of 1101. as they intended. They had been gradually reducing the amount for some years past. The CHAIRMAN also promised that the managers would give their best consideration to the views of Mr. Lloyd. Mr. WARWICK addressed the meeting in reply to that gentleman's argument, and ultimately the amendment was put to the vote and negatived, only 20 hands being held up for it. A separate resolution, instructing the managers on the 16th May, or on such other day as they might ap point, to grant annuities to the amount of 1101., the re cipients being elected by the members, was then moved by Mr. Coleman. It was opposed by Mr. Lloyd, who moved his amendment again, but without success, and the resolution was passed. DKATI3 OF MISS MITFORD. After a long period of decline and helpless suffering. cheerfully borne, the author of "Our Village" died at Swallowfield Cottage, near Reading, on Wednesday last aged—as a memorandum furnished by herself some years ago assures us-66_ years. She was born in 1789 at Alresford, in Hampshire. Her mother was an heiress, and the daughter of Dr. Russell, of Ashe, in Hampshire a man of scholarship and letters. Her father, belonging to the Mitfords of Northumberland, was, as her own "Reminiscences " have told us, a sanguine, cheerful and speculative man, who tried physic, played at whist, spent every one's money, and something more, and madeevery living crcetuio about him love him, loud to him, and forgive him. To this love and to his extravagance his daughter's life was sacrificed. Every fortune that came in his way, including a 20,000/. prize won in the lottery, was wasted, gaily and plausibly, by Dr. Mitford, and while yet a girl, with all the impulses of a poetess, but with all the reserve of an old-fashioned gentlewoman string within her, his daughter was placed in the position of one who had to " stave off" want and sorrow from the parent to whom she was devoted, by turning her choice and pe culiar gifts to account in authorship. Educated in a London bearding.school—which seems to have had the peculiar gift of " bringing out" poetesses—Miss Mitford first presented herself to the public in three volumes of postry—one a South Sea romance, after the fashion of Scott. It was by chance that she afterwards fell on the veins of a country life, scenery, and manners, on the one hand—and on the other, of high tragic passion and action, which " Our Village" and her plays in verse severally represent. The story of these has been told too frequently and too minutely by herself in late publications which have passed through our bands for it to be necessary to dwell more minutely on them now, or to enumerate the works that made a labourer's cottage with a duchess's " flower garden," three miles of Reading, a place of pilgrimage to some of the highest and most apcomplished persons in Eu rope. But we must add, that Miss Mitford's works did not represent all her gifts, produced as they were under sharp pressure, and at moments when it was fitter that the body of a delicate woman should have been at rest, rather than that her fancy should have been goaded into exertion. Her letters were charming ; her conversation was shrewd, racy, and elegant, full of pertinence 'in its allusions, full of anecdote in its recol lections. She was a faithful and cheering friend to those she loved. She bore up against the trials of a hard and ill-understood life with a sweetness and vivacity such as could have made strangers imagine that there was no• thing to bear. She was well read in English and French literature. Not long after her father's death, her own health, which had been shaken by the dutiful attendance on him began to fail ; and the illness which carried her away was slow, painful, and dispiriting. But her sweetness of temper and her brightness of mind never failed her to the last, since only a few hours before the news of her decease reached her friends, they had received from her greeting and tokens in her own hand writing—showing, not merely that the old kind heart was sot soured by suffering, but that her sympathies had not been contracted by narrow fortunes, age, and pain. There are few of whom surviving friends will long think so affectionately and so cheerfully as of Mary Rused. Mitford. Her name has an honoured place in the library of healthy and real English literature, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Ills success that attendtd the production of the I ntigon. of Sophocles, with the music composed for it by Men delssohn, at Covent Garden Theatre, has induced Mrs. Seymour to bring before the public the Alcestis of Euri pides ; but with tis difference—in the former all modern stage decorations were discarded, in the latter the most has been made of them. To add to the effect selections from the magnificent compositions of Gluck are given, and the direction of the music has been confided to Sir H. Bishop. The bill also informs us that the chorus has been increased to sixty voices, and the orchestra consi derably strengthened. Mr. Spicer's version of Alcestis is cleverly put together, and contains some truly poetical passages, in which tho spirit of Euripides is faithfully though freely rendered. The faithful and heroic wife, who devotes herself to death to save the life of her hus band, presents a picture which must move every heart, and its effect is increased by the beauty with which the tale is told. The heroine was finely personated by Miss Vandenhoff, who felicitously combined the classic ideality of the character with the warmth of real and actual life. The part of Admetus was well represented by Mr. B. Sullivan, and justice was dose to the character of Her cules by that sterling actor, Stuart. Altogether the ex periment must be said to have succeeded, although there are portions to which we beg leave to take exception. ' Attraction, 'without doubt, has been the point souglt after; but we think a new play, from the pen of Mr, Spicer, would have been of greater service to the man agement. There was considerable applause at the close of the play, and the principal performers, of course, were called for. We have frequently had to compliment the fair lessee upon her management behind the curtain; let us hope she will look to it before it. THE FRENCH LOAN.—The subscriptions to the French loan of 20,000,0001. were closed on Saturday, and are supposed to reach nearly 80,000,0001.—a very remark able result, in the face of an actual deposit of 10 per cent. being required of every applicant on the full amount asked. As allo•ments to subscribers for en a 1 totals are to be made without deduction, the share ap portioned to the larger capitalists must be limited, and, under these circumstances, the sum to be permanently drawn from England is likely to be small. Hence the Tate of exchange at Paris already shows an improve ment, and it is believed that no further remittances of gold were made yesterday. COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE REEFERS' ASSOCIATION. —Yesterday ev ening the 30th half-yearly meeting of the ' members of this society was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. Mr. Yates, president of the society, occupied the chair. Mr. Rogers read the report of the committee, which stated that since the last half-yearly meeting a sum of 2001. had been added to the invested stock, making a total, including interest to the 20th of November, to amount to 3,1021. 18s. Bd., the interest on which was not sufficient to cover the ex prises, as there was on the accounts of the yeara balance of 17/.los. due to the treasury. This report was adopted, 11. per month was voted to the children of a deceased member, and the widow of another placed on the funds. The proceedings then terminated. 93 62 a ni i 13i I