The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-07 00:00:00

_ _ _ . _ ___ _ . - • ---- ---- - - . ___„_______ _.... ....., THE SUN, LONDON ----- - - . MO NE Y rd A. rit KE T SHARE MARKETS. LiNEs ;$5 , SFD '-'l' FIXED RETALF. - ----- ----- THIS • AND •• .PK r. RAILW /are Company . this day. this day ea. C 0 In' ERCIAL INTELLIGZNOE. RAILWAYS. 3 ----.--,...„...,_...---....... .._ SC .11 Bedford and London & -.33. 'et ihley ... N. t. - - ,M W lt. , '11,7 , CITY, Two o'CLocK,. :, , GAIL ..411, , OhMTi , erio. , .1 - ..812104 , i , .; 0 ,4 . t , 100 Buckghansh. L.&N.W. 90 -- 93 ' 92i 3 this day. , tats day. St 100 Clydesdale:Jo. Caledon 94 - 98 The Liverpool Cotton Market closed firmly. - 7 . - -- - ' ' -'' ------'-''""'"' all col. Stour Vy. E. Un. ti e I. ' • A •-er•::-ct, ~. ... ~.„. 22i 3 Compared with la.st Friday's range prices of all kinds 3 sad. and Ha). E. C..... ... - ... .' Axcl)g. Nottrg. F . lc.t , ~.•,-.. fa- p TA IL , T . , 1 re :74t. rs'rt , t, 130 132 131 2 were extreme. The sales included 300 Egyptian an 1 Ea6t,t.. Junes.. .. 3i 31 5 -all E. Un, H. Sh. E. Count. ... .., .., a u -al E. , 11: - ...,0 At, ;"tt...dx-n0t..... .... at 5i , 1. to 6' 2 d, 500 Surat, at 3lltl. to 4?“1., and 50 ~, , ...- .• -, • i:t. 10 , that . , Barr. k_ caldoni.ka. a A , 1 , I.Ao - ang. IA olverh , Neils. Direct Sea Islands at 10d. to INd. There was a fair busi- -;tour Val , : y ~..• 7i 8 •• St. loft Do. Ncw. . Do P ness tramacted in Railway Sliares yesterday. ... --9,i, t4sivi e :ltd. Isan,bi ,ti ••• •- - . - 21' , . ..,11 GistrAtDn.Fr Gt. Vres . .r ... , - ... i. :.."11:381.1 ire .Tuner....... 16 - 15 10 ,i,ll atlpi. Dk, & YIE. No w• For most descriptions of colonial produce there -•• li• ► •d. ':;hetil,.. itt Bitit. O Rail way & Rcrw. ... has been a limited inquiry again. this week, and Vsf.) anti if2s 0 , 71. t i 3 - '4 22 ' - Do., f•Vo.. - 105 the quotations have not, in all instances, been sup- ,• alt „,.. v. t , [ , : „„„i g i,,,, 25 all Do. Share:;. Do. - ••• a t'•:. , all. Do. :-.. Shares. D 0...... • .., - . ported. Of sugar a very small quantity has been '-a5 (issa. :,t. 1: .t• tiiii ',7 - Igv ,l 1,11, ;,x4-:1 - - . . 79 801 12 all 1,0n.k, - ,Orcettw S. East: 1.4 -i 3 I offered publicly, and where sales have been pri- •-.-..- •- • i • ..,.., , ~ -.:(34,- i nia, , . ~ 56 55t 56 i , .111 Do. Preferen ,:e 1)0 •••..••• • -" • • • d the prices have not been allowed to 110 I , m, .I I[[ c,..•diTa.: . - Sr . 11 , Lon., Tit, &S. Peto & C4l 1128 - 117 t vately effecte ~-, 4t 1•X.) Lowostoft gr. , . , .t•ty.teri :: :-. 11 •., ' transpire., Coffea has ruled dull at pre,vious values, •- •..' - -• , • •4 pdr cant Nortrui. ... - ... - -.0 ~:, ..,:f•t: 3 Ktes 6.5 , 1,- ,•,2.. •• • - •• . ) • and rice has rather tended downwards. In ruin a , 0 -.- L i! cork T.i,a,k. t'af• - t... ,`, Do. 6 per ci. Do 1 - 1 , :, • 01 .. .T..azieli. 11-r.tn L.IL Y. W good business has been done at full quotations, but 10 I s C''''''"- 1 - 1 • 10 all Do. A saltpetre is a trifle cheaper. Tea, has been steady, 10 8 Do. B - ••• •• - ...-,il !tti.l:l l .3sh,o' ,9,,: F:ltekt":7: & D but quiet, and the same may be said of tallow. ~, 16 ,•).iel Ju:•,:cl4 , ::, .R.tdcar ..., 9arlingt. .. • St. !- '0 MOW. lira•lf , Midland,. 6) 1 to 4.:. : ~,,,lii:lznelfa.st•ln: •-. 5i Hemp and flax have been without particular alto- 25 ~,,, Dun ~, - ' .q I . •+• ea A , .•H„ Jr , 6 - 7 6 5i Newmarket ration. .:r. all Do. N , -.1 , . •• - • Bury Eaten En. Conti. par -11 r ' :qt A. Sti 8e11 29 .5(2 D Messrs. D. Son and C o.Co . report that a de- it. 100 Est Al gliau 11 • 12 • 50 3,11 N.& Est.sp.e. b. Count. o 5 - 57 a...... •, , t t'+'•ll Enmtern Couuti,,. 8 $ 8 ,; Si i -s• al.: Do. ti t‘er et Do. ...... .. ••• - ••• tided improvement has taken place in the market s.. 100 s„cl. 7 11 ' all Do. Fixeds p • Do •• - - :-. 'i - for American Securities during the past week. st. 1-) - D.,., 1.1. St,>.e... 17 .19 , -7. all Prost. i<i. Ilv y.-:- L. &N.W. • ..,. - .., 6 4 : Do_ New A. 12 Ali Do. t Stir.. A Do The present quotations are — - ••• - • 8t 1 Roystn.& Hit. GtNortlit: 28 .- 32 25 76 East Kent - - 0 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ).5 8i Shef.Rotlt an: i Lartcash St . tcede,tovsble. Per Cent. it 100 : ~:: 1...-tueasitire .9 - 70 Gaeleg.s p.c. Yorksh. United States 6 per Cent. IW-1868_106 A. 200 EdiuburiTh &alats9. 50i -51 i 504 1 1 1 all Shrews.&Her T. Brassy 74 -8/ tO all - I.',dinb. and Peehles 9i - 9 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...106:.2 hi S. Statlordsb M.MOlean 3 2i STATE SECURITIES. 3t. 1 , !0 Edna. Pry, SID p.vi 16t - 176 176 if, 9 ,"orth & Qyde 'lO .1] Wear Valleygr Stoekt• & -Ina . ... 1 6 er cent... Darlingt P - .... California 7 per Cent. Bonds 1870... 73 SO 11 all Furness ... 25 fol Do . Do 304 -31 i 30 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterlinc , Bonds)... -... 90 92 20 all 7 - 10. Extension.. .. -- ... St. 100 Wilts& 'omrst . 4tWests BO - 85 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Ste7l. Bonds). ... 93 99 it. 104.1 :Glaszowk.S •v , sar 77 79 California 7 per Cent. Bonds Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds Mississippi 6 per Cent Union Bk. Bonds ... 18 20 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 78 80 South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds (Baring's) lB5B-1868... 97 98 South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds (Palmer's) 1866... 83 90 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1588... 83. E 84i Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds ..1886... 86 88 1100 100 1)0 EOO 100 iGlascow AL S [ Great N. of Scotlnd Great Northam Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. SLWest.ar, ; ;Great Western Stour Val. Ra' Gua. Stk Irish South-Easl'err. Lancaster & Carlis:, Do., Thirds . _ Do. row Thirds__ Line asb . and York Da., Wst. Riding 1.7 r. Liv.Croby.f-zSontlyt I.cidon St Black wall Lona. Bright Lout. and N. Wertn , I)o. Fifths D0.101.15h..M&8...0 Do. . London and% Westn Do., £5l) Do., £4.0.. Lndridrryes Col i ; Lridndrr:•,, & Enn:ak Manch.Snef.At Linci ,Do. Shares, No. 11)o. Mat, Pr. Lin. Tin Metropolitan .... . 4e. Binang. k Der Midld. G. Wcst. (I rEb. Do. Half Sliarch '5 ?,5 gt. St. al Newcastle& Carlisle• Lii Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrf;t S Newry &Enniskillc , al Newry Warrenpoiw and Rostrevor....... Norfore :Vort h n. Cola ntics TT North British...... 3 • lh• 1• I'ti North Devon, No. Do., No. 2 5 5 20 10 all 3 all all A Deferred... Do , B Glarard,,, Eastoru—Bcrwi+• Uo. do. EXtelloo7l Co. Le , de.. 1 )0. York . worth Londop - -c.eart, and City 20 5 1,0 18 10 4 10 4 vovl, Statr:rl,;:,,iv vorth Western._ . S. Westrn. Jun , Tullaton, • . Leiec:F;t; r. r.., Wore. Wo ..„ 20 I I N: 2O AOO V 16 20 .1) ill all All 4I! o 61511 Central hioottishMidland hropshire Un on 4outii Devon =oath Ea tern . siooth Wales Yrksh. Lt[ Ri Y. DTi nit , . Wok. 8,:1V,;` tockton Darli kton & Efutler '.off, Vs Prcf., No. 1..... r' , Tni9 Hay. R. R. trlverstone do Lanes VB.l , Neath & Kilkenny Waterford&Linter • 1. West Cornwall..... Vest End of Londor and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London... Wimbledn St Croydon FOR: R n4woroctl 4 .or r ty.in Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes tseigian Eastn. Junt Bezi ers to Graissc.ssa Bombay, Baroda an Central Ind;a,Scril Do. Demerara hutch Rhenish Eastern of France .. Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p c 77 79 6 - 6 P 8 89, 72 - 74 19 21 103 1 05 ' 50 50. 15 7 7 77 94 - 9g 91 - 94 -1, 86 - 87 7i - 6. 6 5 - 61 - 64. 36 - 38 '. Illi• • •• - :GN. 3 - 20, - 2 par i 1 - 35* - -106 p 20 - 21 - , Co. Fs t,ension.. to. do. do., '59, do.. Gd. Tk of Aie Do. St. Lawrence k. .. ... 9 -.8 , Atlantic do, Do. Cert. of Doben. con. into Stk. till'. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Ceutral of Fran Gt Indian Peninsni , gaar. 5 per cont. ~ 1 10. Now 5 per cent Po, Extensions. . 16 17 65 70 85 90 3i —; 3ip 5 51 id IP Great Luxemboun Constituted Shares Do. Obligations... Gt. Western of Canna ql'arps Do. New 33 - 3 i - 3 24 24 2 - Do. Rds., payable's7, with option till '55.. I Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O . D. do., '73, without option iTarail ton & Toront. io. por cent. lef Oonat. & Ra.l, Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and O.:nova Lyons (11 liediterre.r. gadras Do. New 98 • 100 115 11 1 116 120 id 50 all all 100 100 100 20 20 iool 104 107 • 3 24 112 - 117 6 7 P 18 19 9 Maria Antonia „. Do. do. Now Nsanur & Liege ( citi - 4 - 51 41 - 4i 5/ 35/ 12 .nterest) Do. (ex interost)... Northern of France. D 0.201. She. Do. 201. 3 p. a Bds (fmy.B. tit Ams. r•}is. NorwegianTrimkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans., . Paris and Ronan... oarisCaeu&Cherbrg. 454 - 45 Do Rome and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations l i Sambre and MOUE 0 Do. SA p. cent. Prof Do. Southern of France St. Andrew's and, Quebec (A),. West Flanders Do 5i per c. Pref,, Western of Franco Do , Zordand 44 7 : 46 ... - pm 18i 2a -- 2$ 194 81 2 8 $ 2i ••• •-• .411 ..• .... - pm 3i - 4 4 29} - 30 18 - 19 91 - 43 54 - 86 • so ..... ... ii .7- . i"d 59 -7 efd .. -- ... 161 - 16 - 17 , • -- - •• -• d par 2p ••• '"'" ... .., ••••• «. 37 - 39 38 - 39 53 - 54 Ho .... imp. SSG 40 - 42 73 - 75 8 - 9 30 V 31 89 83 7.& 50 iiii 771 7 95i 914 4 i C4i 298 101 j 74 114 311 li i 11Z 12 24k n 41 4 71 24 2i / 38i 53 } PREFERENCE SHAR S. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY _EVEN [NCI, DECEMBER 7 1855. ' determined from this day, and that he be requested to resign his seat at this board." Mr. HOWE seconded the resolution, and said it was Ot the first time that such a proposition had been made to the chairman, and it was the duty of the meeting to adopt the resolution. Mr. WADDINGTON said charges had been deliberately made against him, and he would deliberately answer them before be would entertain the proposition contained in the resolution. He proceeded to state that he had de voted the whole of the time between the issue of the report to a digest, stopping up till three, and on one occasion till four o'clock, to do so, but he had not yet been able to arrange his answer ; and he only asked for the fair play which it was the duty of every Englishman to give an other. The hon, gentleman then proceeded amidst the greatest confusion to address the meeting, which rose to such a pitch that the remainder of the hon. gentleman's address was gone through in dumb show. The CHAIRMAN refused to put the resolution, or abide by sOch should it be put to the male , . .I‘ l '. PULLEY then mounted the table and put the re solution to the meeting, which was carried. Mr. BARNES (Colchestr) said they should treat public companies the same as private individuals. Mr. Wad dington felt himself unjustly accused, let him therefore have an opportunity of defending himself. It was no reason that because they had gone wrong they should not go right in future, and he moved the following reso lution :—" That an inventory and valuation of the assets and liabilities of the company in every respect be forth with prepared, by and under the sanction of the com mittee of investigation, and published, and that a further account be also prepared by the same committee showing the amount of moneys employed and the debts con tracted by the directors contrary to the powers and terms of the Act of Parliament relating to the Eastern Counties Railway, or any of them, and that such ac counts be forwarded to each of the shareholders. That the opinions of the Attorney and Solicitor-General be taken, under the direction of the same committee, as to whether the directors, or either of them who have sanctioned or authorised such outlays as are contrary to the provisions of the Act, are, collectively or indi vidually, liable for such misapplications to the share holders, and also as to the proper and best means to be adopted to compel such directors to account for the same." (Loud cheers.) Dr. REILLY' seconded the resolution, and asked if, after what the Board of Directors bad promised, and the promises they had broken, they could, as shareholders of the Eastfra Counties Railway, put any further trust in anything that might emanate from there . ? Mr. LOVE said he had only one word to say with respect to what had been asserted by Mr. Waddington with respect to the time at which he had received the report of the committee of investigation. He pledged his word that no delay bad o:curred in its transmission to him, but that it bad been sent to him the moment it was ready. The CHMRMAIT then put the resolution of Mr. Barnes, which was carried amidst tremendous cheering. Mr. PULLEY, after a few inaudible sentences, moved, "That the committee of investigation, consisting of Horatio Love, Esq., Edward Ball, Esq., M.P., Thos. Christy, Esq., J. T. Norris, Esq., Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., Hy. Soper, Esq., be, and they are hereby, ap pointed to continue their labours until the half-yearly meeting in February next : that the said committee be authorised and empowered to confer with the Board of directors, and to make such suggestions and recommen dations from time to time as they may think necessary, either as to present or future contracts, bills in Parlia ment, the appointments of, the continuance, or engage. ments with officers, or in any other and all matters af fecting the administration of the company's affiirs, or the interests of the shareholders : that for such purposes the committee be authorised to employ such clerks or to obtain such other assistance as they may require, and to call for all books, documents, papers, and persons under the management or control of the present executive of this company : and that the committee be requested to report their proceedings to the shareholders as soon as they are in a position to do so." A SHARBHOLDER said he begged to move a few words ba added to the resolution by way of rider. (Cries of "No, no.") The additional words he intended to move were, "and that no order of Mr. Waddington's be at tended to from this day." A SHAREHOLDER seconded the motion for the addi• tional words. The CHAIRMAN said that with reference to the latter part of the resolution he must remind them that if they had no regard for their property he had. (Confusion.) He was legally constituted their Chairman, and he should attend to his duties and stand to his post until he was properly and legally removed. (Confusion.) A SHAREHOLDER suggested that the resolution should state David Waddington, which alteration was made. The resolution so amended was put by the Chairman and carried, two shareholders only holding up their hands against it. • Mr. LOVE said the committee were ready to substan tiate the statements contained in the report. Mr. HELPS called the attention of the meeting to the faetthat, although the chairman had stated he would not obey their orders, by the clause of the act the direc- tors were compelled to do the bidding of the shareholders. If thecbairman would not obey them, stop the supplies, And if he took any money for nominal salary after this day he would be doing a dishonest act. A vote of thanks was then proposed to Mr. Bruce, Mr. illargraves, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Bainbridge, and carried unanimously. Mr. BRUCE, in returning thanks for the vote of confi dence passed, said if any of the directors had appeared • • ,o act wrong, it arose from the reliance in the honour and integrity of the chairman, and having been deceived that gentleman was answerable for it. Having disco- ♦ered their error the shareholders might depend on it they would not so err in future. He complained of the garbled manner iu which the resolutions of the board had been entered on the minutes. The SECRETARY defended his conduct and that of the directors from Mr. Bruce's imputation. Mr. BALL, M.P., said that as the resolutions passed by the meeting censured many of the Directors so strongly, if they had any feelings of honour they must reign, and in order to meet that contingency the meeting had done well in continuing the duties of the committee. He denied that Mr. `Paddington had not had time to prepare his answer. He was present at the investigation, and had a short-hand writer taking notes for him. (Hear, hear.) As their "late " Chair- X35,2(2.6,259 man had defied them he would expose his meanness. Whilst income tax was deducted from the salaries of the clerks, who only received 1001. per annum and up- wards, the " late " chairmain received his 2,000 d. per annum, without any deduction for income tax. (Shame, shame.) After some further remarks from other shareholders, I. resolution censuring those directors who, by the Report of the Committee of Investigation, had not watched over the interests of the shareholders, and another recommending a vote of thanks to th• cam- inittce, the disorderly meeting separated. Dated the 6th day of Dec., 185, Evening.) Ensign, by pur c h ase , v i ce B eene, promoted ' Ensign John signee, Newcastle-up on -T yne ; Bush, and Gaskell, Edward Mar s d en , f rom the sth West York Militia, to be Chan:cry-lane; A. J. and W. MoorePtinderland. Ensign, without purchase, vice Knowles, appointed to Thomas Sutcliffe Slad en , corn and flour dealer blanches. 63d Foot. t er, D ec . 17 an d Jan. 23, at t v elve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, aesignee, Manchester; Hig• 28th Foot—Lieuten an t H . C . Worthington to be Ad jutant, vice Smith, who resigns the Adjutantoy only. son and Robinson, Manchester. 31st Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class William SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Thomas Hoskin, M.D., to be Surgeon, vine Ivey, appointed William and Andrew Walker, b u ild ers, North Berwick to the Staff. Dec. 7, at twelve, at the George Inn, I addington. 35th Foot—William Henry Bayly Payn, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Revell, promoted. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Taus DAY. 38th Foot—Serjoant-Major Robert Smith to be Quarter master, vice Little, whose appointment has been can. Am5terdam............ 11 174 Gibraltar celled. Ditto, three months 11 19% Leghorn .. .. 30 15 40th Foot—Lieutenant J. Brodh urs t t o b e C aptain 1 Rotter...... 12 0 Genoa Antwerp dam . .... . 25 55 I Mllan ...... • • •• •••• 25 77 .• •• •• without purchase, vice Brevet-Major J. W. Thomas, Brussels ............. 25 55 I Verdce........•....... whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rnburgh ............ 13 10 Naples ••••...,....••.. 44 1 4 Palermo ...... 133% rank under the royal warrant of the 6th October, 1334 ; p t r 4 •••••••••• •• •• •• Ar •s•• •• •• •• .25 35 Messina ... . 133% Capt. Dudley C. Hill, from the 75th Foot, to be Captain, I Ditto. three months :. 25 727 , 8 ' Lisbon ...... vice Dawson, who exchanges; Ensign Alfr e d Cook to be ararce:nea ............cleaux. 25 75 0p0rt0.... .......... 53% Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Erodhurst ; vele vie;.;zl.3.t?“, a p : : TO once Ay r r% . : Fitzmaurice Pennefather, Gent., to be Ens!gn, without purchase, vice M`Grath, superseed for being absent with - r N i el a - a l' e c ip rli h , ja 6o I . ay . ii: . si . g . l . l! out leave. • Trhstc..., „„, „ _II 13 p 44th Foot-- To be Lieutenants without purchase—En- Pet-rsuerg 341 4 Pote7n c lo O l ir e signs G. E. Hodgson, and 4'. M. Pitt. To be Ensign in "ort.t.-al Gold coin in Ar .. 0 0 0 without purchase—Ll)rjelat-Major Francis O'Neill, vice . •••••:•••-•••• ci% it-ocean rulers .... 00 0 Hodgson. To be Ensign, by purchase—Charles Bassett ••• •• •• , New DoDars ....•••• 0 fi I bars 0 5 1 % Gent , in succest-ion to Lieutenant Bradford, who has retired. 4ith Foot—Christian B. Steward, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Close, promoted. 48th Foot—Ensign Win. Gibson, from the 4th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Heathcote, promoted. 49th Foot--Serjeant-Majo r Timothy Metcalf to be En sign, without purchase, vice Spratt, promoted. 50th Foot—Alexander Gray, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice L9WI 8, pro•toted. 57th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Wm. Ferguson, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Williamson, who re signs. 63d Foot—Ensign W. L. Knowles, from the 26th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase ; Quartermaster Henry Ingram to be Paymaster, vice Thorp, who retires upon half-pay. 70th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Jas. F. Deakin, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon. 73d Foot—Wm. H. S. Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rennie, promoted to the 90th Foot. 75th Foot—Capt. Richard Dawson, from the 40th Foot, to be Captain, vice Dudley C. Hill, who exchanges. 77th Foot—Reginald Hoskins, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Willoughby, appointed to the 60th Foot. 79th Foot—Ensign G. Smith to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice G. A. Harrisson, promoted. Btth Foot—Frederick Augustus Magrath, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Currie, promoted. 85th Foot—William Henry Urquhart, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice White, promoted. 90th Foot—Ensign George Robert Miller to be Lieu tenant, without purchase ; Ensign Henry Carver Treaeher to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice nous, promoted. 91st Foot—John Macleod Tingcombe, Gent., to be En• sign, by purchase, vice Glass, promotes. 95th Foot —Ensign Leonard Knipe, from the 12th Foot, to bo Ensign, without purchase. 97th Foot—Lieut. Robert Lefroy, from the Dublin Ar tillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Shep pard, promoted. Ist West India Regiment—Joseph Alex. Smith, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, vice East. 2d West India Regiment—Captain John Philip Mitford from half-pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. F. A. Hartle, who exchanges ; Lieut. Robert Bourne to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Mitford, who retires. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—Tr sop Sorjeant-Major Wm. Talbot from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet. PROVISIONAL DEPOT BATTALlON.—Paymaster Andrew Clendining, from the 19th Foot, to be Paymaster. UNATTACHED. —Brevet-Major John W. Thomas, of the 40th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Sub stantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854. STAFF.—William Henry Fitzgerald, Esq., to be Pay master of a Recruiting District. HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon Robert Templeton, M.D., from the Royal Ar tillery, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class. To be Staff- Surgeons of the Second Class—Surgeon George William son, M.D., from the Val Foot, vice Maclise, appointed to the 22d Foot; Surgeon Wm. F. Torcato Ivey, from the 31st Foot, vice Hoskin, appointed to the 31st Foot ; Assist.- Staff-Surgeon John Riggs Miller Lewis, M.D., vice Perry, appointed to the Roy urgeonal Artillery. To be Assistant-Si—Acting Assistant-Surgeons John Copeland Knipe and Charles John Kirwan. Captain John Philip Mitfor BREVET d, 2d West India Regiment, to be Major in the Army. Captain Charles Lindens, Brigade-Major of the Depot of the British Swiss Legion, to have the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. (This rank is not to carry pay.) Sailitlel Smith Shepherd, Gent., to have the rank of Acting Assistant-Surgeon while employed with the Turk ish Contingent. For Captain D. W. Tupper, of the 55th Fort, to be Ma jor in the Army, as stated in the Gazette of Nov. 2, read Captain D. W. Tupper, of the 50th Foot, Leo. The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that the Edinburgh County Militia be styled "The Queen's Regiment of Edinburgh - County Militia." COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Tower Hamlets —Lansdale Pounden, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia—Willis Peat, Esq., to be Lieutenant. Queen's Regiment of Edinburgh County Militia—Alex. Leburn, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Mackay, resigned. Royal Cornwall Rangers—Ensign Usticke to be Lieu tenant, vice Carthew, promoted. 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Lieu tenant Charles Richard Levett to be Captain, vice Mayne, resigned. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Robert Archibald Dickens to be Lieu tenant, vice Moseley. I th or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid dlesex Militia—Assistant-surgeon Sanderson William Mathew Walker to be Surgeon, vice Stilwell, resigned. WHITEHALL, Nov. 7. The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Jus tice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at West minster, has appointed Charles Bettesworth Renard, of Portsmouth, in the County of Hants, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledg ments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Hants. WHITEHALL, DEC. 4. The Lora Chancellor has appointed William Rowe, of Stratton, in the county of C ornwa ll, G en tl eman , t o b e a Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery in England. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Weak ending on Saturday the Ist day of Dec., 1855. ISSUE DETARTMENT. Notes issued •• 24,580,370 NAVAL APPCpl24l7doN.ll.3.—(This Day.) Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.. 2,984,9r0 Gold coin and bullion 10,580,570 Silver bu11i0n........ - The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Lis afternoon : X 24,580,576 £21,580,570 MAP.SYTALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 6th day of Dec., 1855. NANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprletors'capltal .. 14,553,000 Rest ................ 3,185,588 Public deposit s (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, SLY ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,439,589 Other deposits ...... 12,231,788 Seven Day and other 13111 s ........ . 888,291 Government securities (includg.Dead Weigh t Annuity) 10,275,480 Other securities 18,865.757 Notes • . .......... 5,50.5,485 Gold and silver coin.. 646,037 MASTER. John A. Bull, to the Intrepd. SIiP.GEOIT. Dr. Joseph Co&ter, to the Wanderer. £38,998,259 MARSHALL, Chic( Cashier. PAYMASTER. Richard Allen, to the Transit. ASSISTANT-PAYMASTER. George 11. Walker, to the Cressy. CHAPLAIN. Bartholomew Ring, to the Sampson. ASSISTANT CLERK. James R. Richards, to the Cressy. TMIPORARY CLERK. Thomas D. Smith, to the Blenheim. Spirit of the Public Jounlals. (F, the Times of this day.) The currency philosophers met on Wednesday evening, and conducted themselves with their usual audacity of argument and modesty of demand. Often as we have challenged the most courat,eous of the school for a specific plan we have never'been obliged in that most important particular. Think ing it just possible that we might catch them at a felicitous moment, we read with some curiosity the report of their meeting at. the London Tavern, and carefully sifted each successive resolution. Once more were w© doomed to be disappointed. In the first resolution the mountain laboured, as usual, with a thundering denunciation of " the existing laws in relation to currency," to which it ascribed fluctuations, panics and pressures, destruction and ruin. From this point the bathos began very early indeed, for the next resolution was content w:th recommending that people should be permitted to buy and sell gold—a process which is gone through, not only when a schoolboy takes an old watchcase to the goldsmith, but at every pecuniary transac tion where the figure is as much as a sovereign. Everybody who buys a ticket for Jenny Lind's per formance next week at Exeter-hall uses gold "in its natural character as a commodity," and ascer tains " its value under the ordinary laws of supply and demand." In effect, ho puts so much gold in one scale and Jenny Lind's voice in the other ; and, though his palm still itches for the one, he determines to have his car tickled by the other. The second resolution, then, was small enough ; but the third and last was, if possible, smaller. It was, indeed, the ridicules mats of the fable. It was, "that such national paper money might be issued under conditions calculated to remedy the objections usually urged against paper money, and that the matter might be referred to a committee." Bat why refer to a committee when so many great minds were assembled on the spot? Why not, at least, give us some idea of "the conditions calcu lated to remedy the objections ?" That's the very point we aro all sticking at. We have been asking for these conditions many a long year, and could never get a sight of them. From Mr. Bennoch's speech we cannot gather whether he would simply authorise the Bank to increase its circulation up to a certain amount, or remove all restriction upon it, or even thrust on the country some immense, or oven indefinite paper currency, through some other organ than the Bank. Mr. Salt tantalises us for one delicious moment with the promise of safe but inexhaustible riches. He was for esta blishing a legal tender money. What was more, he was for regulating the issue. This looks like the desired union of valour and discretion ; but we know not which of these qualities pre dominates in the rule which Mr. Salt proceeds to recommend. It was, " that paper money should be issued till every honest labourer had found full employment at remunerative prices." Heavens, what a problem for a conscientious Chan cellor of the Exchequer ! The honesty of every labourer, and every labourer's measure of full work and good wages ! Imagine this unhappy financier meeting deputations ono day from 20,000 Manches ter spinners on the " strike," another day from the Spitalfields weavers, another day from the Dorsetshire labourers, another day from the stock ingers, another day from printers, frczen-out mar ket gardeners, brass-button makers, gunnaakers in time of peace, or distressed needlewomen, all of them entitled to demand further issues of paper money till they admitted they were fully employed and well paid ! And, having thus conferred this splendid, though rather indefinite inheritance, ou the sons and daughters of toil, Mr. Salt pretends to qualify it with the equally indefinite salvo that " He would not have an excess or deluge of paper, but it should be so regulated as to keep the quan tity of money and the power of exchanging it in strict proportion with the labour to be engaged and the quantity of goods to be consumed." But, the floodgates once open, who is to stay the "deluge !" Who is to ascertain the " strict pro portion" and interfere at the exact moment between so many parties, all equally interested in the fabri cation of inconvertible paper money. As these gentlemen kayo appointed a committee o we understand from the last resolution—to devise a safe and sufficient paper money, we will take the liberty of suggesting that the first thing to be done is to settle the few cabalistic words to be engraved on the paper. There is a force and simplicity in the words " I promise to pay 5/. on demand" which will not be easily matched by any mere philosophical formula that we are aware of. At least, we are sure that the introduction of the words "supply," "demand," "produce," " honest labour," " remunerative prices," "strict propor tion," " market price of gold," "receivable for duties " or what not, though ever so ingenious, would ' be thought anythine• but an fmr o e n r e e y, t , and It is very true that a - e have . bad p plenty of it, that bore the the promise for a much commend, and yet beliedperfectly intelligible time ; but even thatbrief in ap sc e r r ip , ion we so Ras was ply a a - case of postponed transaction. put to it, begged for ;ast4it a l s "a a r-d nia tter of necessity. It payment. The State, time, or rather took it sa id , it W e have promised to pay you such and such We grieve to say that we cannot sums on demand . . We have not the money. But and at we trust this horn . , 'd war will soon be over, earliest prom p l o s s e. sible moment after the procla mationkeep our the of peace we will redeem our word, and pa y you in full, 20s. in th e pound. " The na t ura l consequence was, th a t t h e notes of the insolvent State were sold at a discount, which varied according to the prospects of peace. When peace seemed very remote a 1/. -note passed for only 14s. ; when near, 18s., or thereabouts ; and when the very day was fixed for the resumption of cash pay ments the bit of paper attained its proper value of 20s. There was no mystery, no philosophy, no theory of any kind in all this ; nothing that it could take five minutes to understand. Nobody ever doubted that even that temporary postpone ment, that begging for time, was a national disas ter, throwing everything out of gear, unsettling all pecuniary arrangements, and leaving permanent traces on the national finance. But there was 710 kind Gf humbug about it. Nobody dreamt that it was either a recondite stroke of finance or a ne_te f invention in cur rency, or a piece of r e r deu default, anything, in f ac t , b ut a simple case o pily re only excusable because inevitable, and deemed at the earliest opportunity. if 0 find it neces sary war goes on year after year, w ear, to lay on sary to borrow 50,000,000 1 . the greatest possi- OfhacPOurse, if more and more taxes, to c.iTer of Russia, and to ble obstacles to t h e trade onr labour and capital turn a large part of an _ wasteful operations of i d irope is absorbed in the i w n a to r— the sti u li nff o o l d .e :ic i t f iv a e ll E by sheer quarrel—wemay at owners length ln er s b o e f drivenoli end payment, and to beg a few necessity to susp the bank -notes. the Bank of England will go on issu ingln that case which, notwithstanding the promise on be understood to mean that the l owners will get their money as soon as the war is their face, will c'" y The more of such notes there are issued the years' notes, r a ace . from over. less certainty will there be of the Bank being able to fulfil even that deferred promise, and the greater consequently, will be the depreciation of the paper and the loss of those who are liable to have their debts paid, in this comparatively base currency. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sngar, corn. putod from the returns made in the week ending Deo. 4, 1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 33s, 3, 1 , Muscovado, the prod uce of the Mauritius 395. sd. Average of the two foregoing descriptions ... 38s. 3d The Ph • •contemn has arrived from Sydney, w ith 13,702 "tees of gold and 11,209 sovereigns , waking a total of 66,0Q0/. Th e sovereigns wili go to the Bank of Eng• laud, but th e o th er go ld will most likely bo g ent to Pal* CITY SECURITIES. Boston 5 per Cent. Bends (Divers) ... 90 92 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 81 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 80 b 2 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 73 75 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 76 78 Michigan Central Bn. Cent., Convert. 92 94 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 94 06 Ncw York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... 80 82 Now York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort • gage 1867... 93 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 84 86 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 74 76 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 81 83 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 1859... 92 93* Ditto ditto 1864... 93 95 Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent,. Ist Mort 1880... 88 90 * Ex dividend. At the close of the Paris Bourse yesterday the quotations of the day's transactions showed a fur ther decline in the 3 per cent. Rentos for the ac count equivalent to per cent., and 10 centimes for money. It was settling day, and speculators for the rise did not make such large profits as they expected. The market for Railway Shares was very dull, and all the principal lines were more or less depreciated, with, it was said, large amounts of shares among weak holders. Orleans fell 7f. 50c.; North of France, 10f. ; Eastern, old scrip, 2f. 50c.; Lyons, 10f. ; Mediterranean, sf. ; Midland, 10f. ; Western, sf. ; Grand Central, 10f. ; and Austrian Railway Society, 15f. Rank of France Shares re mained quiet at 3,160, and Discount Bank fell 5f., while Credit Mobilier, after some fluctuation, de clined 27f. 50c. from the preceding close. By accounts from Berlin we learn that the Prus sian Government have sent two delegates from their Customs department to inquire into the laws of that kingdom relative to the duties on spirits, with a view to introduce a similar system into Prussia. It is announced, also, that the conference between Austria and Prussia, on the monetary question, to regulate the metallic ourrency of the whole Germanic Confederation, 'will take place at Berlin, on the 10th of January, 1856, instead of Vienna as previously stated. On the Berlin Bourse the 4 per Cents. were firm at 974, and the 4i Stock at 1081. Business was rather dull, and the corn markets showed that the demand Was greater than the supply. The English stock market has not recovered from the heaviness observable yesterday afternoon, the effect of the settlement not having passed off. The - payment of differences has in one or two cases been attended with difficulty, but it is expected that no actual failures will occur notwithstanding the heavy losses which, in some instances, have been sustained. Consols for money have been 89i to 89k, and are 891 to 90. The account prices have been 90i to 90k, and 90g. to 901. Exchequer Bills are steady at 6s to 2s discount, and India Bonds are 7s to 5s discount. The New Three per Cents. have been 89 to 89k, and the Reduced 88g to 89. Bank Stock is 209. Foreign Securities are mostly rather flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents., after being 84 have been 84 to 84g, and the New Scrip is . 21 discount. Sardinian Bonds are rather firmer, being 84, and Russian 41 per Cents. rule at 89 to 90. Spanish New Deferred are 20k, and the Passive 7 to 7f. Brazilian New, 1843, Bonds have been dealt in at 961, and Milian 6 per Cents. at 1011. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6t to 7 ; Mexican, 19 to 20 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents., 44 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 97 t 099 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish New Deferred, 20a to ; ditto Three per Cents., 39i to 39/ ; ditto Passive, 7 I. . In Railway Shares there is very little animation, and prices are scarcely so well supported. Great Western, North-Eastern Berwick, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, are without much varia tion. The foreign lines are almost nominal, but Great Western of Canada are weaker. Some of the Banking Shares are flatter, and Van Diemen's Land have dropped about 1/. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. • eroir. the Officiat Li, tin4,lw- - ~ i Bank Stock 3 per cent. Reduced Annuitias 3 Per Cent Console Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities ..... . ... . ~ B9 A A Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 .. 3 9-16 7-16 Ditto 3' Tears, expire sth Jan , 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l.ili 5.16 India Stock India Bonds, £1000 Ditto, under £l.OOO Console 'or Account 9Ol i i Exchequer Bills, 24d. £l000 2500 6 2 Small 5 1 Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 9BB 1859 SP PS PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. _ Ditto New, 1843 96/ Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent loli nquador Bonds Grenada New Active, 18 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 48 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sp..nist , Roads, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account 39i Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the account 2OA Ditto Passive Tarkir.h Bonds, 6 par cent — Ditto for the A count . ........ 84i8i4ii Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. ............ - Ditto Account . .., Dividends on the above payable in TAnAnr THREE O'CLOCK. Consols (for money) Ditto for Account, Jan. 10 9oi CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA. The annexed communication regarding the Dimino Chartered Bank of Australia is floin the eha'rwan of that undertaking : "Sir,—Having been applied to by letter and personally by shareholders of the London Chartered Bank of Austra lia in reference to its position, I consider it best to give a reply to all shareholders through your columns. Since our last half-yearly meeting we have received from the colonies reports of bad and doubtful debts which exceed by about 7,000/. the profits of the half-year ending the 30th of June and our resorved fnryl. The profits of the half-rear ending tha al.t r,i :Lic:•'thill) , C, 13•'5, veiti. as far r:a we at presel.t k now, ou v oc ilialinished by that sum. Wo aro now esk 'Wshed in the colonies, and have gained, I hope, not too dearly-bought experience.—l am your humble servant, D. DUNBAR, "95, Fore-greet, Limehowle." ... AM. - 46 28 30 673 - 653 83 - 8 5 - 43 I 1 12 443 45 92 - 97 81 8 - - 51 22 - 24 00 102 72 74 43 57; 581 31 31• 5 - 3d 2d pa is JOINI',STOI A nstralataia Bank of London ' { ri• C.DI. Bk.& Ln. C. British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City....... ............. Colon;a1. .............. Commercial of LOnd. Eng.% ot. & ane . Cht. Loud. Chart. Bk. o: Australia ............ . Ditto New ............. I4ndon and County. Lmt.&E.Bnkg. Corp. <!, int si. 1,6 E. & WeAnainet , • National Pro.of Eng. Do. New < National of Ireland.. New South Wales.... Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Austral n. 131: T k G in Co- Royal Mitish ,tooth Australia Union of Australia... Do. New V ll l9 l l 9: land= ft,, LONDON G DOWNING•STREET, DEC. 4. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Alexander Heslop, Esquire, to be Attorney -General for the Island of Jamaica Erratum in the Gazctte of October 5. FOREIGN OFFICE, SEPT. 21. For the Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Joseph Hutchinson, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Fernando Po, read, the Queen has been gra ciously pleased to appoint Thomas Joseph Hutchinson, Esq., to ba her Majesty's Consul in the territories on the Western Coast of Africa, comprised within the Bight of Biafra, and lying between Cape Formosa and Cape St. John. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 7. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet F. N. Astley ,o be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Petro, deceased. 10th Light Dragoons—Cornet Sydney Vyse to be Lien ,enant, by purchase, vice Williams, who retires. 13th Light Dragoons—Cornet R. A. Clement to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Goad, promoted. Royal Artillery— Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class William Perry to be Surgeon, vice Templeton, promoted on the Staff. let Regiment of Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Davey is Manger, and not Manger, as previously stated. 3d Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase :—Ensign Charles Deyman Baillie, from the sth Middlesex Militia ; James H. Le Cocq, Gent. The surname of the Ensign appointed on the 29th ultimo is Ker, and not Kerr, as previously stated. 4th Foot—Horatio Bland, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Gibson, promoted in the 48th Foot. 10th Foot—Ensign Henry Alexander Donald, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Ensign. 12th Foot—Leonard Knipe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilkie, promoted ; Joseph Oliver Johnson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Knipe, ap pointed to the 95th Foot. Gent., to be En -IGth Foot—Bernard Heyer Westby, sign, by purchase, vice,Rooke, promoted . 17th Foot—Ensign Frederick Maycock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boyd, promoted. 19th Foot—Quartermaster Thomas Palmer to be Pay master, vice Clendining. 21st F oo t—Joseph Henry Cowan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grossman, promoted. 22d Foot—Ensign T. C. Hinds, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice L'Estrange, whose promotion, by purchase, on lOrh Angnst, 1855, has been cancelled ; Staff-Surgeon • _ , t •1, 3 , 3 vi— appointed to the Staff. 23.1 Foot —Ensign A. C. Gosling, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Millott , promoted. Foot,--William LAncrolQt Ent:mit:lb Gellt„ to be BANKRUPTS. Alex. McCarrol, music seller, Brighton, to surrender, Dec. 19 and Jan. IG, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Barron and Clarke, Blooms. bury-square. John Solomon, beer merchant, Vine-street, Minories, Dec. 18 at two, and Jan. 15, at half-past one, at the Court 'f Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Leverson, St. Helen's-place, Bishopgate. • Sadler Smith, carrier, Holywell-row, Shoreditch, Dec. 18 and Jan. 15, at half-past one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Wright, Lincoln's-inn fields. Bernard Hagen, merchant, Aldermanbury, city, Dec. 21, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings ; Dean, New Broad-street. John Virtue, carpenter, Alfred-mews, Tottenh'im -cmirt. at the Court road, Dec. 21, at twelve, and J. 17, t w0, ..- of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assign a ee, buildings; M'Duff, Holborn. coleman-street r, Thames Dit- Thomas Peregrine Courtenay, cowke , e 4 P: at twelve and ton and East Moulsey, Surrey, Dec. 14, Jdinson, Jan. 17, at one, at the Court of A. official assignee, Basinghall-street; Laurance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Hugh Baird, linen draper,, Sheffield, Dec. 22 and Jan. 26, at ten, at the Leeds District Court, Sheffield. Brewin, and Watson, Bradford ; official assignee, Sheffield; Terry 1 Bond and Barwick, Loode- t , money scrivener, Newca s tl e - William Edward B rocko ft. I ast eleven, and Jan. 25, a t upon-Tyne, Dec. 17, at hap twelve, at the Newc ast l e - u pon-Tyne District C ourt. Baker, official assignee,Nwec Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Chater and Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. licensed victualler, Blackman-street, John Granger, Southwark, Dec. and Jan. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. L official assignee, Aldermanbury; Shaen and Grant, Kennington-cross. George Frederick Hipkins, patent spring manufacturer, Birmingham, Dee. 21 and Jan. 11, at eleven, at Birming ham. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith and Elkington, Birmingham. Stephen Jackson, manufacturer, S u tt on, Y orkshire, Dec. 18 and Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Paget, Skipton. John Butler, jeweller, High-street, Rochester, Dec. 14 and Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Jones, Chan cery-lane. James Worthington Mantle, lighterman, Nicholas-laze, Lombard-street, Dec. 21, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Surr and Gribble, Ab church-lane. Henry Francis Norton, brush seller, York-street, West minster, Dec. 17, a t h a l f - past two, and Jan. 15, at half past one, at the Court of BankrupLov. Edwards, official assignee, Samb roo k- court ; Johnson, Chancery-lane. James Lewin and Thomas Lewin, wine and spirit mer chants, Liverpool, Dec. 20 and Jan. 24, at eleven, at tho Li I 1):, a id. Court. Tuner, official assignee, Liver pool; Dodge, Liverpool. Arthur Richard Fry, builder and provis ion dealer, Sun derland, D ec . 18 , a t eleven, and J an 17, at twelve, at the NewteStle-upou-Tyne District Court, Baker, official as. • 4 „ 1.! ju fj f Aberdeen .. Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c... :ilyth and Tyne 1 0 poi e. prof. (issd. at 501 Iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares .., .laledocian £lO 'Theater k Holyhoa , ' Guar. 5i per cent.. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork &Bandonsh4c. Dun.Prth 4 .4zAber.J. . Anglian ASh oo .00 fall Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. qastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. e. No. I no. No. 2 Do. New 6 r. c. Ett Fast Un., G. 6 p. c 5/. 0 I►o per cent.. Do. 111/. Deb,:mtr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... agt Lanca.q... 5 p. cte &W. York. J. sth• Prth.&Dun.4p.e Furness , 41as. &5.W.G.5 P.c. great Northn. 5 p. c .'o. 5 p. o. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem. ")o. 4i p. c Do. 5 j).c. Scrip, Red. it 5 p. c. Gt. N. of Scot. 1 st Pre 10 St. 20 all 100 10 CA ; S. W. (Ireland Do. 4per c. (h. Westn. (Berke rants Ex. 5 p. Do. con. red. 4 . i p.c. lei 100 1.0! Pl. con. red. 4 3 p. c DG. irred. 4p.0. Do. firm. Pref. Sh Do. Chestor 8 p. Do. do. 5 p. 0. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gila. 811.• Do. do. d 0... Do. do. do ',an. & York. F. £ Do. 6 p. 0. Bt. Len. & . G. 5 Do. Pref.,s p. e. St., Do. New G uar.6 13. c . Do. do. 5 per efmt Lo u. &N. W., Coy. ez \rum:atoll 5 p, et ' , mi.& S. W. 7 per et. ' .onrly. & Si. Londy. & Ennis. . ARAL, Shef., & Lin St. 100 10 to , 10(1 1O) .d 1 a! N • ( , ;,, £lo' )o • te, •• • vraryyt eArl. 41, • )0. 4 s per cent—, • Jr Consol.g p. 'o. Consol. Firm. R per cent po. 4i p. c. Pref. S . i)o. Pref. 4iper Do. 5/. Pr f. 4 p; c Ditto L. & 11. Prof. St Norfolk De tenture (Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Ste. IDo. 5 p. o. Ext R. 5A per ct.pref IDo.Way. Val. 5 p.c. INorth British 'st. E. lierw, 4 p.a. P Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c tNo.I Do. do. Quarters 4 Do. York E-T. &g. Pur North Staffordshire, Oxford, Worcester, Wolvorh. £l5, 6 p. c. Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. ! Scot. Cent. ,New Pre South Dovon Do. 13.xcd,4i per con S. Eastern (Readier Ann.) of £1 Os. ed. Do. 4,i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh I S Wales Cina. 4p. c IDo. do. 4 p. S. Yorksll.4i.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. sp• c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. t p. c. till July 1, 'sf , ;Water:a. & Kilk. 6 p ci 107 - 104 80 81 110 -- I+2 93 - 95 15 - 5 - 64 1 11i - 12; •.ii "-.. .. ••• •..•• ••, ••• ..." '''' 57 - 59 e• ••• lfa 115 105 - 107 99 - 101 par 9 ... -~ .. 6 - 61 , 86 - 88 73 - 82 78 - 82 94 - fl 154 - 164 94 10 - 6 t 17 - 18 8i - 9 124 - 134 130 132 IN^ ••• ... ••• ..... 40. 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Prof. 75 p. cam 3 - ld ' ... le ..lopiapo . - 20 2 16 trortuna id - v 20 alt tleneral ..... . .... . . . 14. -16 1 all It.Nugv tieinieg• i - i 41 all /rent Polv no th .... 14 - 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 ad 1 4,11 (4iberty ...• i - :3 all Linares 74 - 74 5 114 Lusitanian 4 - 1 r 1 I all Aarignita ........ ..... - I 1 all vow Granada - 1 all °T ,, uveati Monde - 4 ;0 al' Pontgiband Save) Lead Min. & Smelt ~. - ... 1141 i 5 1 Port Philip - ... 1 all ii.arts Rock it - i =.O all ;Thymney Iron 2l - 23 22 la 3 15 all Do. New 6 - 8 30 13 -4autiago de Cuba... 44 - 44 1 all - , lonth Australian.. I - 1 all Do. Scrip... - i 1 4 Do. 10 per cent Pref ... - . 10 9 tin Croft... • 35 - 4 28i all United Mexican . 4 - 45 44 1 all 'Vallor 1 all , Vest Mariposa ..... - i - I 12s. Worthing Mining 01 Australia - NO 1 ail 'rub* • - • veramewa........... MISCELLANEOUS. 25 175 Australian Agricult. 27 - 28 274 le all kits`.,raln. Royal Mai - ... 1.1. i 84 Berlin Wate r Weill, 65 - 74 60 40 Brit. 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"New Shares" ... - .. b all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mi nr l . 2a 24 50 all Peninsular& Oriente ... - ... 63 50 10 Do. New .. - ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co ... _ ... 100 60 P.oyal Mail Steam 1 .11 Soot. Austral. Invest la - 14 1 a i 1 A Ditto New , 4 - AL, ; 1 Z afl .;0 , 1 at Al 3 Aral .:,, , IT. a _ :k r , al; Sabmar. Tel. Scrip $ ..... 2 3 all Do. Registered a - i 20 5 Trust& L. Co.U.Can .., -. . 100 284 Ira)! Dlemou'll.and 16 ii" 18 16 ij 17 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock, EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Important Meeting—(This Day.) This day a meeting of the most stormy description was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of adopting the report made by the committee of investi gation. At one o'clock the committee appointed to investigate the company's affairs entered the room and were received with some hiseces and cheering, but on the entering of the Directors there was a perfect hurricane of uproar. The minutes cf last meeting were road and confirmed. Mr. Box, amidst confusion, rose and said that under the circumstances he thought that as several gentlemen would have to address the viectiog, adverse probably to the Directors, that Mr. Waddington ought to leave the chair—(confusion) —because be could to an extent curtail the privileges of the shareholders. He was not now as suming that the Chairman was guilty of that alleged against him, but it was to insure fair play for both aides that—(cheers and dissent)—he moved that a shareholder of the Eastern Counties Railway proper occupy the chair. (Uproar.) He asked him, as a gentleman, to give way to the feeling of the meetingand retire from the chair. (Cheers and confusion.) Mr. PULLEY seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN rose amidst great confusion, cries of " Turn him out," " Fair play," " Lock him up in a penitentiary," and cat-calls, being predominant. He said that, according to the provisions of the Act of Par liament, he was chairman of the meeting, and should retain the chair. (Uproar.) And as chairman, he had a duty to perform to them as well as to himself, and be should remain in that chair until the meeting gave him an opportunity of meeting the charges that had been made against him—(uproar)—and in their meeting together that day to receive the report of the Com mittee of Investigation he must claim theirserious atten tion for a moment. (Great uproar.) Mr. Box asked if Mr. Waddington was the chairman according to the provisions of the act of incorporation. Mr. MAYNARD (solicitor) said he was, and read the clause of the Act. The CHAIRMAN, amidst renewed confusion, said it pro bably would be expected of him to account for the ab sence of four of the directors that day, and he proceeded to state that Mr. Smyth was suffering from a serious accident. Mr. Pax from gout. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) Lord Alfred Paget was in attendance on the Queen, and Mr. Fano was 120 miles from London when he received the notice of the meeting, and it was inconvenient for him to attend. He had forwarded a letter, in which he urged the propriety of adjourning the meeting to enable the directors to meet the charges contained in the com mittee's report. Mr. PULLET protested against the course adopted by the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN said he intended to move a resolu tion. (Confusion.) Mr. PULLEY—Yon cannot do it. (Cheers and uproar.) The CHATEAU; amidst renewed confusion, said he called on them to hear him, and then afterwards others. In assembling them that day by advertise ment to receive the report of the Committee of Invest:- m gation he must claim their serious a tt en ti on f or a Thei r object was, or ou g ht t o b e , to o b ta i n a truthful and complete knowledge of the state of their property—(cries of " We have it")—but that knowledge could never, even with the most ample materials in their possession, be arrived at by any heated or angry discus. sion. (Uproar.) Mr. PULLET again objected to the course adopted by the chairman. Mr. LOVE called on the chairman to state whether or not the repqrt of the committee had not been received. The CHAIRMAZsT, who was again met with uproar and much confu,ion (like that'of the "olden times"), said it would much facilitate the proceedings of the meeting if the shareholders would but listen to him, because he would be heard if he remained till midnight. The report in question impugned his honour, policy, and management—(uproar)—in a manner that should not remain unanswered. He would meet it and would answer it calmly, deliberately, and in as permanent a form as the way in which those charges had been made. It was now only a week that had elapsed, and to do it in the manner he named was abso lutely impracticable. He gave them the pledge he had already made in writing, that his answer should be frank and complete, and in that spirit of fair ness which distinguished English assemblies. He asked them, after they had heard the report read, to at once adjourn the meeting to such day after the 24th of December as may be convenient to them, when he should be prepared to defend himself, and to prove to them that he was not unworthy of that confidence that was so liberally given to him in March, 1851. He moved that the report be received, and that this meet ing be adjourned. (Cries of "No, no ;" "Bruce, take the chair.") Mr. LOVE said he hoped that the meeting would not be put an end to by a side wind. The business of the meeting was simply to receive or reject the report made by the committee of investigation. It was now raid that seven days was not enough to answer the report. But he asked why any man, h wing a charge brought against him, wanted seven hours to answer it. lie trusted that ,he meeting would, after they had appointed a com mittee, properlysupport them in carrying out the inquiry. Mr. PULLEY begged to move that the report be taken as read, and adopted. (Uproar.) Mr. ArLAREN addressed some observations in favour of the chairman, but was received with a storm of I uproar. Mr. LOVE, chairman of the committee of investiga- tion, said he hoped that the meeting would allow him to make a few observations. The report was stated to be a one-sided one, but he could say i❑ all ho nesty and truth that the cnninittee bad endea• voured without fear or affection to devote them selves with satisfaction to arrive at a fair termi nation. (Cheers.) With respect to the evidence of Mr. Gooch and Mr. Waddington, it had been stated that that evidence had been tampered with, but he begged to say in all honesty, that that evidence had not been altered in the slightest degree. (Cheers.) With respect to the allegations made by the committee against Mr. Waddington, it was stated by that gentleman that he required time to answer them, but they were dis tinct and plain, and he thought that any Englishman could answer such questions within four.and twenty hours. (Caeers and uproar.) Mr. BRUCE, after addressing a few observations in dumb show, was understood to object most strongly to the adjournment of the meeting till the first week in January. He begged to say that he did not believe that Mr. Waddington spoke the feelings of the board when he moved the ad journment of the meeting. lie begged to move "That the Report of the Committee of Investigation, appointed on the 31st day of August last, to inquire into the affairs of this company, and which has been distributed among the proprietors, be now taken as read, and be re ceived and adopted, and entered on the proceedings of the meeting of this day." A SHAREHOLDER begged to move, as an amendment, that the report be received but not adopted. Mr. MITCHELL called upon the meeting to accept the report, in a very forcible speech, contending their so doing would be the means of saving their property. Mr. MARGRAVEB defended his conduct, as a director, and called on the meeting to proceed with the business for which they had been called together. The CHAIRMAN then put the question of receiving the report, and that the meeting be adjourned, which was received with great expressions of disapprobation. Six hands only were held up for it, but a forest of hands were held up against it. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, that the re port be received and adopted, which was carried by an overwhelming majority amidst loud cheers. The Directors demanded a poll, which was met with cries of " No, no. A SHAREHOLDER said it was not competent for the Directors to demand a poll under the circumstances. Mr. IIArNABD (solicitor) was of opinion a poll could be demanded and granted. (This statement created great confusion, three or four gentlemen speaking at the same time in as many portions of the room). The CHAIRMAN, amidst cries of " Turn him out" and " Resign, and a volley of hisses, groans, and other marks of disapprobation, said he should adjourn the meeting to take the poll. A SHAREHOLDER (a member of the Investigation Committee), we believe, at length obtained a hearing, and succeeded in moving the following resolution : "That the =tinned sacrifice of the interests of t Eastern Counties Railway Company by Mr. Wadding ton, during the time that he has held the office of emir man of the beard, dis, , .;ntitle,r; him t' the furthtr cont. dence cf the shareholders, and that he be no longer the chairman of the board of directors of this company — (loud cheers)—that bis pay gui chAirm44 cease And Le