The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-18 00:00:00

0= , • - - - _ are the MO P. e S ilnq ueb3 ved on tbe di r coal, an ay of SO dwa llader yin g e/ peti b ~ returning d it , j up, fi n le other till been NA LNL e°I4I4ZEIWIAL INTLLLIGENt E. u n ited sts° o f tbe P rese ; _glowing, 44 Omni] st. gaTIS 3 tato st °ll b e t; th Nove Di v 3xpect eci ' d c ot excite LIAB ILIT.IES AND ASSETS. Dr. Llit tin t lA ..." . 7 1 1; viz., 60,000 shares at (14e,•,..• ....................... ktt 4 ' ° tlst cl .b:s: the bank 1 44 4 es The and," 30th Per •••••• £153,519 3 6 4,:t tit3Per :erne? 1:43_4,14- •••••• ...... 5Z 41 44 n teoZt,t ,ifit for the last half-year to profit and loss ••• ............. Ither 2,303 4 9 •• .......... b vr the ........................... Per sh a ,';j r nellt of a bonus of rOW to t llO lO rbich ; Catneal vece,„ iiefins) o tA: by 0° ot" ad° cor any Lter of )13 011 V IVlAPK l ' , ``'' 4:z ,The ß , 7 CITY, TNV 0 o'CLOCK. ,ie s of i eye esti __ cotton at Liverpool yesterday were tric ai ' a 4 u t d e:l at 10,000 bales, incllcling 2,000 Olati on. ,p, ,00 0 Surat taken for export and on he market clost-cl with a hardening I : o 4 eit ro ,,', l2 apared with Friday's rates prices 4 ,300 t ' n ec . The siles comprised 6,3 W Amer-- ' to L at 50. to 6d., 300 Egyptian at lak2'.) 3,000 Surat at 30. to 3d., and 70 hrt f iZiat is. 9d, p er lb. R a il way Sh ares 1144faik ,at ito gher p r i ces. tr a d e h 1 Mess rs . L onergan, i n t h e W es t 7 °f o l d ' excited muc h regre t , th e h ouse 111 1fon o Tiand 41230 wi ng is f rom New York : 4 4 :Ith e ,?f duties paid on imports into this district I ,l o ;i l e4 tae, yl b e e er ... ea s? December, 1854, was but little more !. N ., paid in the same month last year. This in the value of importations in the tobl _ a foreign trade of this port during the past lu io red present the annexed result e ear or NEW YORK—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, sC, tle 74 01‘,3 C.31,1g 53 18 53 AND 1854. L Doll ars 1854. 1854. kT‘H i 1!4 ,693 Dollars. Dollars. - 170,408,589 Decrease--14,18,0!7 t , PA N , 101,728,072 Increase— 7,537,074 70 GIR 0 5 tue l , ' -- 68,081,517 21,722,101 tradettii74 e able sh ows a difference in our favour on Nott i 12 ,1o?f this port for 1854, compared with 1853, Oteskes that .lecrease in imports and increase of 71 4 tr difference on the credit side of our N i Si e th lie that th e en ti re i ncrease i n exports h as tIL shipments of t merchandise having been 1 854 ;but it wont to pay our debt ; ell 4 of shipments on our importation was se! ow ,i 3 v 7tl the a gg re g ate m o re than 14 millions Nibi t of last year. Compared with last NiLltect.. 15 highly favourable—much more than 11 1 C% doli a ,, feti our specie was going out at the rate k " Per week." .;,,Ileri v rillary success of the French Loan pbq~l)t• to nary of conversation, the total sub itotNitililg 2 ,175,004 francs, of which the ap to4s:4lha said, amounted to 150,000,000 frs. ft tl , t lViler F renc h annu it an t s as ki ng for 10 14 4 7 Zitentes were promised a preference 11 2 Vs) it is now ascertained that there h. No tti Nt allotments„ to other parties, save ,S#l l4i i4 "'le more important capitalists, .111) tae in most cases, it is expedient to e l'e have been very high rates of pre qie loan, and it is difficult to say Oece, now both Messrs. Baring Bro ssrs• Rothschild have announced 16 allotment to parties who applied a,/id that the deposits are returnable - aria as much as 6 and 7 premium is been given. mg held this day, the thirty-fifth re odo Joint Stock Bank was presented 1 ) and is as follows whicla the directors have row the grati. Ain g to the shareholders, show that the !bY the Bank during the six months end 'ecember last, together with the sum of ~scarried for ward from the 30th June, uN' l . 2s. 8d which enables the directors end at ratethe . of 10 per cent. per annum, 1 6. 2d, per share, leavin g a balance of the Credit of the guarantee fund, now ;,0321. 10s. lid. he Direction, which become vacant on Tn, are those of Philip William Flower, Tate Foster, Erq., George Meek, Esq., adate s q Es., all of whom have given notice for re-election.' £600,000 0 0 6,161,154 15 1 155,852 8 3 24,695 7 3 113,42319 8I St. £7,055,128 10 3 20 03 1?Uar 89 £7,055,128 t _ Cr. St. I, 4l 4(l6 Bc° nnte4 Imtlia Bonds (to £729,704 0 8 St. kil'ti "g , Pur ti .' ` l %ns and dash 6,291,609 9 7 10 Ike Att e , t ed , B *Stre e t , Rzo, 6.3 i v : b oourt . 4114 St'. 1- ' 411 441i ''''' .... 225,100 0 0 ....... 8,625 0 0 - 33,725 0 0 £7,055,12810 3 %.,„ 111°PIT AIM LOSS. Dr. kl§474l3.enses, proportion of building VNt,4l.o.l.,etora!„ x saunation, "lad, 6intax, Sze. 220,759 ii 8 4 4,1 43 71 ed to profit and. lose, new 4 44:m 4 11 4 rebate of interest on bills 14t4tallef3e111;:oe the credit of the tli N o 4 Fund,' in addition to the k t Nt ild tilt of 155,&52/. Bs. 3d. t 11 4 4 , 40., Ant for the payment of `qt qividend at the rate of 10Z. \11 1 441 „, Per annum ' u p on 600,000 1 , '''' Palld-up capitall upon 60,000 23,681 12 7 10St. 25 thr7,o k ui.Q"Aj a _ re the A T TIO ,te s 70 4 th e 1 1; 4 '41 1: 4 ! 11, rie stll 8 8 re the li lt th e 110 . n ited rti, a: ain icso t o A t 104 At .13, as , ‘ „ ii tki t he 41 4 ' r e bE coos tiv , 411 1t h5 eeti n Frell cb c lo, Ord tation loi lti 44:tors ire s ll 171?,,1: 11 , 1 1) %ii all 0 " - A k mikNeF i eed t i ich o s " t Dc i 9 ith ~ 68( tby k N ik Y 311 1, 'l4tit N. to cod e e - to Or t ,!eat, 56, 14 ti tr ,ble , ( ,t eo 0 0 , reciP ali o , ttfo/ er n p3r di 180 2 8 I 20 30,000 0 0 63,500 0 0I ig £138,121 6 11 an' Cal r and ; burl V Go' T 5 hi • Ai ,or' bling 7111nnellTpr E war• t een geli tret) °li t pI ent et s to P ay s vith g` gi g and P i hita toien to Ol t 13°. # 1 10 ' 000 he 1 r ;Few st :O d i °1 ; 11 '4 t tbalvP Sontbatilfog south 00001 1(19 ei e re , A are evg makivg laidef 01 land ° 0 011 se Pr °vio , 1 ' e,nely"ria gyrate (W os ll ' A o ied • 1 ,10 7,40 too' 0 r i / , Co n t I P° 14 .5 bou r I s itr o yi, so , 6 e o f till thetiov, ernik ir ., io o o con'i" • Jai). d, ]shire t o ti 0i thiS th e ideri l3l ' JO OrCd° es plc © ak of s od chs ir ilig a .ed• f isiti of , ha lf oP ( p (3, ordu re t te w t , t he ths tir to l ' ee fib le inv°''tl3° i bjec';ji tors t3 ,ri o t be t er Lr~ei f c oo t, blow - ,ig , " this Dt A up toP y o' Ao' be r " v,ot rtlo i lt % I, Cr. t ha o idt,l °ll ght down 2113,425 19 8 10 Tti -Ntixo,Profit brouoht ' d from 5 -kk'year . -orwar 24,695 7 3 20 , I T he jolt E i:138,121 611 20 tlr kilgTilas adopted. j t 13 ), h o Stock Market has been quiet, but ln k 11 4 11 ,11, t h in consequence of the success of ?9, ; 14t h; 41%t - 7, 11 ) and the renewed statement from " 20 ; t4 th;144,;: 1 e Ambassadors of the Allies have 20 ' t tL' . Pt1r 1 ,.;, 4 to treat for peace. Although it 20 Ng c`'cl t - " s es of some of the speculators, we 20. h at there is any general belief attached 100 m Consols have been 92 to 92 1 for ._ 921 to -a for account. The New Three 1000 0 ,` l 'e bee n mar k e d 924 to f,,, and the 25 B e B 92 t o 4. Bank Stock has im- 25 Ito aua 211. E xc h eq uer 13ills are 4s: 25 • g l l Market mos t securities have been 100 \ a ' ll . realise 701-, and Mexican are 2 1 1. wo is slightly 'higher, beiu g 41. Sar- 20 have been dealt in at S 5 to 851. 5 Cents. are worth WA, 2uad Russian b 7, 5° : .The Turkish bouds are well 20 .3 i to i i , ~. , z are the nominal prices of foreign no Il l a da Deferred Bondi, 5 to 0 ; Alexi- 100 4,;• Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; Ditto 3 per 100 ts u4 ; Por 4- ,,ng,rieso 4 per Cents., 41 to tw ,Der Cents., 100 to 102 • Ditto 41 per 201 1 ; Spansh New ale reed, Isa to 100 per Cents , 371 to 38 ; Ditto Certifi- 2g ~,/,{; Ditto Passive, 4l to 41. ,44, r eek 's . g 01. 1 e railway receipts ascertained up 20 eallv. 1 n round figures as under 06.04 1855. 1854. 4 Vtli.w4t e : ll ..... 2 ;21,019 £19,545 20 ki ll 'to Ntl 4 '• • ''''''''''''''''''''' 44,603 42,545 20 h,11,4... 5 .. ******************* 11 ‘L 89 9,942 tth 4, ~ ' ..................... , - 20 N . t 4,... ••.. ..... . ............... 9,080 9,061 3 . 3 i i lt "°l, ll tt N . ". ... 23,6.59 20,060 10 3 1 4 , 1 %t 4 4 4 .... .................. 17,193 15,7 55 20 k 3 4Q 41 ) • ° , 41. 1;;:;;•••.. ...... 11,704 9,283 20 tliti 0 aw..,. ............. 10,45 . 2 110 li ki , 1 11 () 4 ter ii 1'0rk .. ;1 1 . 1,.. e . ............ 18,6!!0 14,576 20 t jle 4ii et ................. 4 11 re atlz "• •. .. 23,707 20,632 2 %, tv 11 :44 1 ,, * 41% has been firm for most of the Eng tAl;4k,i'l!t o f b but th e transactions at the corn- ON t 'lley. bu siness were not at quite such full (I i111V44 hireeen subsequently° East Lan l'i,i 4t e a 20 tic 4 4 en a L and Yorkshire, Midland and f to ' 4 4, ,N ram, have been in most request. Cale- 10 ktl l4 V II NI : C, er heavier. French Shares are still 20 4 tL4thi * --e3 having been made upon orders 40 ~4 can The t . • 41, st th ' p ast Indian lines continue firm, 20 20 11 1!: 0 e 'ore4 are about the same as previously. c t eq e i lll ahci. i gil and Colonial Mines there is 20 "qr . - L'te • Business has been done in the 't ' ll a, C o nn, zl e t 20 th tie lap he Santiago, and one or two 5 3ani q ' ti ° lilt es. 20 Cql S, eellatt P tocic Banks are all very firm. In 10 nor I la "us Shares there has not been much 1 1 ' ll / 4 1- has th ere been any advanca in them. .Ntt Plix -------- 8 10 t.,, (.6 , 13 7. - 4 ' THIS DAY.—CLOS ING PRICES. kj4 k, 20 4 , - , r ciel t °74 tht Oekia/ List.) 20 lit ' 1i .. (i . " .... 411 10 Bu done 6 1.,:1,, Pet „.„ , _,l,lc ed 4.., 20 4 _ uox im _ alanuiti3B ,„„ . t 4 r C e , it = A•nnniti es • O2 / 2 / 2 11, tiltliti" ~A llllll ities • - 92 1 a i a ci t i c , r .4_, e )_ , zpiro sth Jan 1860 .., 4 '5-16 7-16 4(p tr li gilt, Bth February 111 4 Z/ . ... 31 2 3d. . .eh ,:i(lti ............................. citl • . ... . ....... b it:: 13 ;;Ii" ..... ..... : 58, 3 per ... ..... -- k . 1%, i gtin, Cent. Ni a °P. Op p j „ eitt 4 ll ll ot4 , °REIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. q t ttki t /kmi s ' 0 Per Cent...... ' 4: 4 , 41 k trt" "....••• • ....................... 100 I , tl kl Q4, /la, . r ., • ................ 4 , 4 11 Ilk, 3 .De, ...-ueferred .................. 5i 4 ',"n to.. ue nt. ... ~ ~ i i .c tlil yt t oti r Ei, 4i ._• __ ... . ................. Lii.- N I . lko lio qi, 4i Cent,4'r‘jent. ............... 70 b i l 4 h t ,,._ !las, 5 _ _ . _ e ......... .. ........ DO tlit t ,:to z i - o . w ilii, 3 Per e k.% nt ........ ..., , (ktkN.c., %i llefer red , nt ••. ............... ni il ~I , h , 7,, , e ,,_ , o por • Cent ........... 18 I t ti.,,, f l ' i : r u t. (l . , : i. i . v . e . 1 . - t . .... .. 4 . t Tleht .._ rle A( , e uu., ........................ 71 11, itto b e ta!)ocl e , 3. ; per v. 6 ....... - ............ 771 7 ttb ...i.btuttri, 1 per Cecnr. ..•••••• ••• -7 1)1 44 1 1E4.V the ab0y.W,,,;,1 .. in ti, r e: ut ? Der Cent. 12 (1 ,6 .11.. 1 f6ii 0 ~,r , Cortil ea t es ..... : .... ii . bitt: 4 ... TH.REE O'CLOCE. i,vi!ru.. ........................ ........ 91. i 2 u 7 Acocanat ...... ...... 92 2 100 100 20 20 50 20 25 Nf t 7Aori . l D lAnv l6 , e r : t 4 laci lea ti te hay „as ° ell Y t M (l t Th s O „., tto 2 0 t8 fro P,io t o nnt (Rip bee v3l A Qzei , re, o it, e tti ,, we dil bo e jN t i" ) lVia , 0 ut ti t '"11 0 14° 0 I 141 fro Cje4v irre d , Ar io ,r r I xl ll jo 1 / 4 , 7 Or TE S , 4t o diA tol tAt l i ° a not t el ] •thexilf/ 0 2 1 kc? 0,0 ost t kY ) ii to 4. 1 -deret i ct ii• t o S A t *1 e r ,l e e tt4 ew ci the ;septa' ie Fri nctui tZnefl l Frenf rn vent I by rned won. deci at th ARE MARK ET S. f l / 4 1 IS DAY.) ItAILVAYS. Paid.' RauwAys. 100 Aberdeen.. ), 35 g. Nottng. Bost .AndEastn. Junet all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey.....,.. 296 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct all Do. Cheah. & X5O and i;25 COILS. 19 Do., ....... 30 Blyth &Tyns origina' £25 (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 16 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJuue all Dundee Perth &Aber dean Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties.., 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 86 Do., New A. 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 91 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Pr th & Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., P. Stook AO at. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gus. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 10 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 196 Do., Fifths 11i Do., Wst. Riding Un i all LivCrsby.&Soutlipt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8... , 26 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lin dnetrry& Col e rain e all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lindh, 44 Do., Man. &Lin. Urn 100 Midland 100 .)o. Birmng. &Derby all Midld. G. West. (Ire., ) 1 22? Do. Half Shares ill Newcastle & 54 Newmk.t.BuryExten. 21: Nwpt.Aberg. 8 iewry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3 Nortlin.Counties Ur 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all ' :0., .6 A Deferred ... all Do., 6 B Guarantee 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Dodo. G.N. E. Purch all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York a F North London 8 Do. New £lO Ii is N.&S.Wstrn.;Hamp stead, and City Jn., 17 North Staffordshir, all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 1.00 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland all Shrewsby. & Herofd 0 Shropshire Union „ Do. A, B, C,& paid np at par can All South Devon :Do South Eastern ill South Wales 5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 8 Staines, Wok. kWok ill tockton 3i Tlarlhi i 6: Ste *ton di Hartlopl. 100 . raff Vale 9 Do. £lO sharps 190 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 ['halms Haven Docl and Railway all Vale of Noath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 111s.,Wimbledn &Croydon 1 0losIng Prices this day. 20 - 20. 4i - 4i S - 8 13 12 d 16 - 17 8 - 94 - 96 62i - 63 13i - 14 9 - 11' ..• - ... 4 - 3. 61- 73 144 - 15 11 -11 j 28 32 20 - 22 73 75 57 58 2d par 191 68 - 70 90i - 91 75 - 77 [24 - 125 90 - 92 63 , -63 i 60 - 62 74 - 78 7 -9,, 7 - 9 75i - 76 - 4i 8 8 107 108 102 —102 i Ap d —in 83 bl 8i ,1 7 8 7 . 251 -26 i 70 702 41 - 42. d PI 11 9 2,i 49 - 51. 3$ 3 31i .., 32 8 10 64 —7: 7 77! 6 54(k 13 134 54 55 52 E 4 par Ap Ad A 1; 44 6 64 d 32 - 33 96 - 93 60 - 62 8 - 9 I , 45 - 47 12 14 591 - 601 28a 291 I -i, 35 - S 7 3 - 16 17 31 - 4 20- 22 5i - 6i 6 ••• ••• - 7 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rottordam 3 Belgian Eastn. Juno. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and' Central India,Serip, Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besangon 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 6 Do. Extension all Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Janet. of France 12 4 ad. Tk of Canada] is. all ✓ Do. do 1. [1 Do. St. Lawrence & • __ Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do., 10 Gt. Central of Franc:' all Gt. Indian Peninsula , 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt.WeeternofCanad Sharos all Do. Bds., pa.yabla '57 , with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 . all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all De. do., '73, without opt ou all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. pref 12 Great Luxembour Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations ;0 Lyons and Genova 1.2 Lyons & Mediterran 16i Nfadras 5 Do. New .31i Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 ."Melbourne Dk. di Ry all Namur & Liege (wit] interest) all Do. (es interest) . all northern of France all D 0.20/. Slis.late Char leroi and Erqueliues guar. :q p. c. Sz red. at 22A/. dur. SS yrs.' from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 20/. 3 p. a Bis. ' (fray.ll.a Ams. Shs .; all NorwcgianTrunkProf 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen._ 10 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. all Rouen and 11avre..... 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mouse all Do. 5i p. cent. Prof 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Qrebcc (A) , all West Flanders all Do '0 per c. Pref 12 Western of France_ 1 , ; West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-STO I 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 Loud 16 English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County Loudon Joint Stock Load. & Westminstes , National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation 1 1 Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Anstraln.Bl:g. & Gold Imp Co Aontl. Australia Union of Australia... Do. New thil9u of L0nd0n..... 7i - 1 -1/ d i 13 - - P 3i - 31 .: 32i - 32 1 - 6 11 - lt i - 11) ~ .... ... 8 - 7 Si - 7i 11 1031 89 - 91 1} - lip i A - p 15i lei 6 . ./ :7- i:Oo 93 - 96 241 par 97 -- 100 ... dis; 2k 31, 2f 3 i d ljp _. -- . lid -- i - d 7 - 7i iii - 7 - - i 42 12i -- 13 -'DA 211 - 21ip 47 49 40 42 pm 21 22 id OP 2} lid 7i 81 ... -- ••• ... - pm 3i - 44 ii- 6p 17 :: 18 RANKS. 79 -- 81 . -- ••• id --,id 3i 2id -21 A A - 38 37 - 39 ••• 39 -- 41 ••• 66 - 63 8 - 7 10 .» Bnsinasq done this day. 8/2s 20 20 10 10 20 10 20 35 'lO 22 all all 62i f i 91. nn xn xn 90 68 i i i i 76 5i i i i 1061 74 1021 a 2 1$ 84 i 25i 6 51 701 I 1 70i 41j 32 lj 4. 100 ;t. 100 15 30 It. 1.00 !O 5 It. 100 .5 all all all 64 all 6i all 3i all 5 all 7e 2 61 all Q all LO all !.0 all 5 all 10 all it. all It. 100 5 all 5 1 all It. 1100 It. 1100 It. 100 >t. 100 10 2 1 6i all !O I 7 i 0 6 33} 2 21i ex int. f' ~ ►_> ~ r THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY IS, 1855 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. if t A N rt 6 4 4 notice whether the other boy spote to him. King was walking with Imn(l9 in eoßt-pocqcek hl,l no- ll'aid , Coinpaus, c10vf,1.4 this day. s I this day-. tired King Ltleus.er-straare, that, was tt.w first place he saw him. He recollected a lady near the Pan theon. He took a purse from her pocket. Two young men were near him when ho did so. After getting the purse he went down Blenheim-steps, and near Cross street he found there was a sovereign and six shillings in silver in the purse. Mr. Bodkin—What did you do with the silver ? The boy hesitated, at last he said he gave it away. Mr. Bodkin— Who did you give it to ? The boy again hesitated, at last said King. Mr. Bodkin—What did you give it to him for ? Boy—Because I was frightened. Mr. Bodkin—Did you see King before you picked the lady's pocket ? Boy—Yes. Mr. Bodkin—Was King in plain clothes ? Boy—Yes. Mr. Bodkin—Did you know King was a policeman ? Boy—Yes. The boy in answer to further questions said he saw King after he had committed the robbery. King having gone down Blenheim-steps he followed and put the purse into his hand and walked away without saying anything. He had once before done the same thing with King.. The occasion alluded to was in Rathbone-place. 11.3 gave him a shilling which he got from a lady's pocket in Rathbene-place. Before he picked the pocket he saw King in Oxford-street ; the purse contained five King followed him and his two companions up Gress street, and said to him, "sling it ;" my companion said, "sling what ?" King said you have got it, and then the purse was given to him with all the money in it. King gave his (the boy) companion three shillings and kept the purse and the rest himself. The purse was a blue one with steel beads on it. The division took place in a public house in Stephen-street, Tottenham-court-road. They had some ate. lie got a sinning ior his share, and his companions got the name. There is a place where people in trouble get up raffles for their defeneo, they are called "friends' meetings." He had seen King at one of them. He had known King two years, and during that time hehad often seen him in different clothes. He knew what a stall was; it was the duty of a stall to get in front of the person about to be robbed. He had seen King walk in front of people, and those persons were sometimes robbed. Mr. Giffard asked the boy when he first spoke about what he had told them to-day ? The boy—About a fortnight ago, to the schoolmaster in the prison. Mr. Bodkin here applied for a remand. The depositions having been signed by the several witnesses, The magistrate them remanded King till this day week, at twelve o'clock. MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.) COItN :EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 18, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cl ties and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS.. I RTE. I BEANS. ; PEAS. 73s 91 34s 21_ 27s „Cis . 61 46s 51 433 51 io I PM ft. 1 100 100 ft. 100 5 I all !fi all 15 all /0 all !ri all L 2.. all _2i all O all .0 all St. [OO Sgt. LOO N all iO all ii. , all 15" all 2i all 3t. 100 5 18 2 9! 0 all Z 1 all SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. TAT TE R SALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken). DERBY. 7to 1 agst St. Hubert (15 to 2 taken). 16 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken) 20 to 1 agst Oulston (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken) 30 to 1 agst Polydoro (taken) 33 to 1 agst Saraband (40 to 1 taken). 50 to 1 agat Rambling Katie (taken). 1000 to 15 agst the Duke of Bedford's "lot." MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, January, 1855.—The General Screw Steam Shipping Company being unable, in com pliance with the terms of their contract, to provide a steam vessel to convey the mails to Australia in February next, the Postmaster General has consented to the transmission of those mails by the sailing vessel Boomerang from Liverpool. The Boomerang is appointed to sail from Liverpool on the 6th February, and all letters and newspapers for New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Van Diemen's Land, posted in London up to the evening of the sth February, or posted or received in Liverpool up to the morning of the 6th February, and not addressed to be sent by any other vessel, will be forwarded by the Boomerang. The packet rates of postage will be. chargeable upon lAffPra, brit nawertallAra will not he liable to any postage. Those Postmasters whose instructions direct them to forward letters to Liverpool by cross post will send in the same manner, on the present occasion, letters posted at their offices addressed to Australia. 31ANSION-HOUSE-(THIS DAY.) FORGERY UPON MESSRS. GURNEY AND CO., YDS BANKERS.—Duncan Maclean Wright, described as a merchant, was brought up this day for final examina tion, upon the charge of having forged a bill of exchange for 1571. 2s. 3d., with intent to defraud Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., the bankers. The prisoner was brought up yesterday from Liverpool, in custody of an officer from that town, where he had originally been clerk to a mercantile firm, and also an agent. In November last the prosecutors received a letter, dated Nov. 3, Dawber-street, Liver pool, containing a bill for the amount named, purport ing to be drawn by William Andersen and Co., and payable at Messrs. Wynn and Co., bankers, signed John B. Moore and Co., Manchester. The writer re quested the bill might be discounted at a moderate rate of interest, and was signed "Duncan Wright." The firm consequently wrote back to that direction, enclosing the bill, and stating that they did not do business with out an introduction, and received by post another letter, with the bill which had been returned, in which the writer, Duncan Wright, said that he had been acquainted with and transacted business with them for above 20 years, referring to having been cashier to some correspondent of theirs at Glasgow, but that he had been recently abroad for some years, and mentioned other transactions, which threw the firm off their guard, and they discounted the bill. Upon the 17th of this month another for the sum cf 2941. 10s. 3d. came by post for discount, and some doubts being enter tained about the character of the transaction, a tele graphic message was forwarded to Messrs. Moore, who at once denied the bill being theirs, and it was then found that both bills were forgeries, upon which the prisoner was taken in custody. The depositions having been completed, Mr. Alder man Carden, who sat for the Lard Mayor, fully com mitted the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. BOW-STRERT.-(TEIS DAY.) EXAMINATION OF KING, THE DETECTIVE POLICEMAN. This being the day appointed for the examination of ma ts , cze detective policeman, ou 41-1 receiv ing the proceeds of numerous robberies committed by boys under his direction, the Court, as on the occasion of his last sppsars,nee last Thursday, was densely crowded, the greater portion of those present being policemen. - Mr. Bodkin and Mr. linmpbery, who hated as agent en the part of the Treasury, attended to prosecute by order of Lord Palmerston ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Giffard. On Kiag being placed at the bar, he east a look round the court, and seemed to recognise several of the policemen. He is a man rather above the middle height, and was dressed in a brown Taglieni coat. The manner in which the discovery of the system took place, and which has not been correctly laid before the public, was as follows :—Captain Williams, the In spector of Prisons, in examining a number of boys at Tothill-street prison, in order to send them en condi tional pardon to the reformatory establishment at Red hill, had the disclosures made to hint ; he examined other boys, and having collected all the facts relative to the case, laid the whole before Lord Palmerston, and the present inquiry was the result. At five minutes past one the public were admitted into the Court. Mr. Bodkin, for the prosecution, said that the time that had been allowed by the magistrate by the re mand last week had not been uselessly employed, and from the facts elicited they had every reason to be lieve that the charge was true. On the part of the Government, who had directed this prosecution, he was authorised to say that no eWortwvould be spared to probe this case to the bottom. Thanks to the publicity given by the press to the facts of this inquiry, it had been made known that a robbery had been committed near the Serpentine, and the purse had been deposited in a tree. The spot had been exanained and the purse had been discovered. The various other statements made by the boy bad also been inquired into and found to be sub stantially true. He had no doubt that he should be able to prove the ease. He should, after he had offered some further evidence, ask for a remand. Benjamin Simm, a park keeper, employed in Kea- 1 sington Gardens—lle remembered in the winter of 1853 a robbery near Serpentine-bridge. He noticed a party but slid a not stelepthiceimotica appearance. He watched them, commit a robb er y. Hs also of th ou v g c ht he could identify two of those persons. The prisoner he could sot recoll ect. He saw these parties go to a tree. About an hour after he went to the tree, and found a purse, which he produced (a portmonnaie). He found it in a hole in the roots of tie tree. He had kept it ever sine*, n. L.ti an.... gives it to Sergeant J ackson, after these proceedings were inst l i a t i u n te c d l . ou He did not know the boy Beeves. On fin th nngothieng of the purse ho cHoemdmidunniocattekdnotlwistfhaectotffiocaer. policeman a p knew boy Reeves or his family and his connections. It was about two o'clock when he saw the parties go to the tree. Police-constable 7G C was near the Serpentine in 1853. His attention was called to a boy picking a pocket. At the time the boy was taken into custody h e saw the prisoner (King) ; he was standing about three or four yards off. He asked him what the boy had been doing, and he told him he had been picking pockets. This took place on the 31st December. The prisoner then asked th e witnem some question, but elicited nothing in his fa vour. Serjeant Hubbersty was on dut y ne ar the Serpen tine in 1853 ; ho saw the prisoner there about half-past towards t t h w e o' b roind g t e h . e nHo He north t h w a s s i d in as a h i n e c N i v o a t s h e p s, r oac and : i d i n g he believed ho asked King if he was going to see the skating. He said yes, and passed on. He also noticed some boys in I front of King, about a yard in advance of him. your a t t i e l n r ; ioGnifffiarsrdt,dtihreeciti:distoonetheiss counsel--when was Witness—About a fortnight since. Mr Bodkin—Were the boys you saw like gentlemen's sons Witness—No, they were common looking boys. John Long, livery-stabler, 60i, High-street, Blooms bury—Recollected a boy named Reeves keeping a pony in his stable. It was twelve m onths ago last December. The boy looked after the pony himself. He had seen the prisoner there at his premises since the pony had left. He wanted to see a man who lived in his house named Shanks. He never saw him with Reeves when he came to his house. He wante d to se a Shanks, who afterwards told him his visit related to money matters. H had Edmund Friend said he was 20 ,rears e s a, recently been discharged from Tothill-fields Prison. He was there on suspicion of picking pickets. He knew Reeves ; he also recollected being in the Park during the frost in 1853. He saw Reeves there in company with two other young men. He had seen the prisoner once in Hyde-park, a short distance before coining to the bridge. He did not speak to King s and he did not THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. PARLEY. 34s 4.1 27s 10d 1 , OATS.. 1 RTE. BEANS. PEAS. 733 3,1 . 1 . 465 ..... 9,1 478 463 81 (iLTAVTITIES OF 01:A1N SOLD LAST WE)'. , :. Wheat, 99,923; Bar'ey,loo , ,tl 34 . ; Oats, 22,015; aye, 271 ; Beans, 4,56 . 5'; Peas, 1,791 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEID.WHALL.—Each kind of meat was in good request, at full prices. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d : Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; \re al, 3s Cd to 5s 2d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per Sibs, by the carcase. SOUTIIALL, Jan. 17.—!The supply of each kind of stock was seasonably good, whilst the general demand ruled very inactive, as follows :—Be ef, from 3s 4d to 4s fid ; Mutton, 3s 44 to 4s 101 ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Slbs, to sink the offal;. ItOMFORD, Jan. 17.—Ottr market has been dull. Prices are barely supported. Baccf, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 01 ; Veal, 4s 2d. to 5s 01 ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 41 per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 27s each. HAY H LARKETS. SMITEIFOLD.—Meadow busy, 2/ 15s to 4/ lOs Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 5110 s ; and straw, 1130 to 1/ 103 per load ; A short supply and a stead: y trade. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Oa to 4/ 153 ; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ 103 ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lls per load. Trade firm. WHITECHAPIL.—Meakto w hay, 2/ 185 to 4/ 12s; clover ditto, 3i 5s to 5/ 15s; and straw, 11 as to 1/ 10s per lead. Supply but moderate, and, trade firm. LLOYD'S stLIPIFING—(THIS DAY.) Lolinos, Jan. 18.—Wind this day at Noon, mode rate breeze from thu northward, with frost, and fine clear weather. The Irene sailed from .itio Janeiro, 17th Aug. last, for the Channel. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 17.=—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed— Atrato, for the West Indies ; Enniskillen (s), Crimea ; Cariolanus, do. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 17. -Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Lady Peel, from Callao, for Leith ; Eugenia, Havannah, for Havre. Off Port—The Harriet Wade, from Hull, for ♦ustralia. The Arabella, arrived here, reports having, on the 6th inst., spoken the Nautibui, of ? Dartmouth, from Palermo to Dublin, off Cape de Galt, with damage, and ono man overboard, in a heavy gale. DOVER, Jan. 17.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Eliza, for Rio Janeiro. _ _ ...--- RYE, Jan. 17.—Wind, E. Sailed—.Arethusa, for Rio Grande. NEWPORT, Jan. 17. -Wind, N.E. Arrived—Charle magne, from Havre, for tit. Thomas; Speed, Whitohaven, for do. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 17.—Wind, B.N.E. Arrived— Robert and Betsy, from Rotterdam, for Newcastle, leaky, and with pumps choked. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17.—The Andes, for Malta, has been got off Barbo, and proceetited. GALLS, Dec. 13.—Tlio Hope, from Maulmain, for Fal mouth, which arrived here on the 18th Nov. leaky, has been twice surveyed., and will partly discharge. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 3.6.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived — Albert, from Mazagan. CLYDE, Jan. 16.—Sailed—Trade Wind, for Akyab. ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 6.--The Zion's Hop, drifted foul of the Agamemnon, of Sea rborough ; the latter sustained considerable damage. SClLLY.—Arrived—Ro stkerville, from London, for Ja maica, with pumps choked. (PEU ELECTS IC TELEGRAPH.) LriTEnrooL, Thursday Morning. Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—William Rennie, from Marseilles. Sailed—Clio, for St. Michael's; Exhibition, Havre; Camoes, Gibraltar ; Fountain, Syra ; Umoo, Gibraltar ; Jessie, St. Thomas; Asia, Bahia; Egbertus, Antwerp; Charles Buck, New Oxleizas. DUBLIN, Jan. 17. Arrived—Pohaono, from Caen. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.43 a.m. Wind E.N.E, tido third hour flood, snowing. Arrived—Baron O.y, (s), from Antwerp ; Rainbow, Earl of Auckland, and Columbine, (s), Rotterdam. Sailed—Thames, (s), for Hamburg ; Epaminondas, Geelong. DEAL, Thursday, 9.25 a.m. Wind, E.S.E., strong, frosty. No arrivals. THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—The following not very intelligible paragraph is running toe round of Out contemporaries :--" At the approaching meeting of the Crystal Palace Company it will be announced that the receipts have been sufficient to give, if it were deemed expedient, a dividend to the shareholders ; as, however, all the receipts have beon appropriated to other pur poses, the directors wisely abstain from paying a divi dend out of capital—a minciple which, it is to be hoped, will not be departed from either in this or any other public company."—Darl y News. COURT or SESSION.--At the meeting of the Court on Tuesday, Mr. Craufurd presented the Queen's letter, appointing him a Judge in room of Lord Rutherford. After the usual probationary trials, he will take his seat on the bench as Lord Ardmillan. Mr. T. Maekenzie also presented his commission as Solicitor-General, and was sworn into office. No arran;ement, we believe, has as yet been made as to a successor to Lord Robert ! son.—Scotsman. A WEALTHY BEGGAR--The Dundee parochial autho rities have advertised for the heirs of a travelling beggar, named John M‘Kay, supposed to have belonged origi nally to Caithness, who died lately in a lodging-house in the Hilltown of Dundee, and was buried at the ex pense of the parish. The parochial officers found in the pocket of a coat which had been worn by the deceased a coarse leather pocket-book, containing six bank deposit receipts for sums amounting in the whole to 700. — Edinburgh, Courant.ima SAVINGS'-BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' INVEST MENTS.— A bill to make further provision for the invest ment and security of the moneys received by the Com missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt from Savings'-banks and Friendly Societies has been brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Bouverie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Wilson. It provides that securities held by the commissioners to the amount of 21,736,8241. 14s. Bd., Three per Cent. Annuities, shall be cancelled ; that in place of such se to be called the " State D e p os it curities, an accouft , Accounts, No. 1;" shall be opened in the Exchequer, to the credit of which shall be placed the sum of 20,000,0001., chargeable upon the Consolidated Fund; that such sum, as well as all securities held by the commissioners and not cancelled, shall be subject to tlie discharge of the legal claims of all savings banks and friendly societies, and that interest at the rate of 3 per cent, upon the account shall be payable to the commissioners. Power is also given to the commissioners to invest the moneys received by them in Government securities, to provide for defi ciencies by increasing the amount of the account, or issuing Exchequer bills or bonds, with the sanction of the Treasury, and to cancel surplus assets by the reduc tion of the State Deposit Account to any sum not less than two-thirds of the liabilities. The accounts are to be made up annually to the 20th of November, and to be laid before Parliament. 'kWh ADO. Bedford and Bietehley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. ' Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr firtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby tDo. i Sha.row. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middleebro' & Redcar. . 6idld. Bradfd I Northern and Eastern sp. c . Do. 6 per ct. . Do. Fixeds p c • Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.lt Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. i. Staflordsb. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do fag/ .!nmraf London & N. West. L. &N. W. Ualedou... Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. (Irt. 'Yk. Now. lorw. Y. &N• p. Easter Do Peto & Co. !Norfolk.. .& N. W. . 11 ,!c Midi& Stckton & Dar:Mgt. ;Midland.. Count. L. & N. W &Ln&Yk Do A berdeen Nn. 2. 7 D. C. Blyth and. Tyne 10per 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 dzßandonsip.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3lOO 6 per cent Do. (.Z5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 P. c ' Eastern Counties Ex-I tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r . c. SL Eastern Union, Scrip; Guar. 6 per cent _1 Do. 51., 10 per cent,J Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh-, Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p.cts.' East and West York shire June. Fifths I E dinb Prth. &Dundee 4 per cont. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Nortbn. 5 p. c Do, 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom. Do. 4 p. c C. t. N. of Scot. Ist Prof Gt. Soutl in. & Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (perks & haute Ex. 5 p. Do. con. red. 4,i p.c. Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p.e Do. Eirm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester S p. c.P. S Do. do. 5 pre. do Do. Berm. Gee. Stk Do. Ches. Gua, Stk Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock 'Loudon and Brizliton Guaranteed 5 p. s Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Coy. dr Nuneaton 5 p. et London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color Shares Londy.&Ennis.i Sh Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Nfarypt.&Carl.4p.s Du. 4i per cent \lid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Binn. 6 per cent Do. Prof. 4 por cent gorfolk Debenture Do.Prsf. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British V. E. Dem, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do.. Do. Leeds 6 p.c .Y• 1 'Do. do. Quarters 48 De.York.l-1, & Pur. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, 81 Wolverh. £l5, 61D.c. Scot. Cent. , New Prei Do. 5 per cent South Devon Dm. fixed, 4i per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4. per cent 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar 8 Wales Gua. 4p. C Do. &lc 4i p. c Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent Po. do. do. Stockton awl Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. e. till Ist July, 1856 lAraterfcl.&Kilk.6p.e. 9) - 102 90 - 92 96 -98 51 - 6i i - ip l l 1 4 - 4 p' 12A - 13 97 - 99 98 - 100 133 - 135 i'6s -- liii 12A -- 13 22i -23 i 101 -- 111 2 - 2i oi = 94 57 - 59 130 —lB5 fia G u t N o a t. s t h h st n Yorksh. .MClear tockt. & Darlingt ' ... ... o 3l 32 r:tWestn 2i 2 dI Yit,EFE ttENCE SHARES. 58 - 62 114 iifidi 1109 - 111 1100 - 102 6 ea 93 95 88 90 90 91 91 10 15. 16 9/ -10 i . 71 73 18 19i 91 91 131 -- id 135 -- 137 ••• ... 1.• 2i - I r) 12i -- 133 i -- ila 136 138 14 id I g 7 so 104 - 100 100 - 102 90 -92 &I - 3i •• •II• 1 - id 114 - 116 12 Ad 14 par 23 - 24 97 - 99 15 -18 id ::. ii, 'ii : MINES. i - I - # - i' f. i" i - I 5 - 7 N - CI 21 - 24 1 - 14 30 - 82 - d Par 49 51 50 55 par 2 p 17 1k id 1& - 17 i - i 7 - 8 $ 01 - 7 i - i 14 - 15 t- I 23 - 24 5 - 7 3 - 3. 1 - 1 - 2 2 - 3 - - 'E0175 E ii L 2-fa A 2- - I'6 OG - 107A 1 - 8 17 - 18 ..: - ••• i - li 1.....• •• I ••••• 1• ii ------ ii 2 - 2 60 - 62 - 2 35 - 36 1 1 11 12 1041 5 x d 107 i x d 2 Agua Fria ...... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Batten (Gd.D ohy of) Blmtarvon Iron and Coal .. British Iron Brazil ianlmp. (issued at £5 pm 80. Cocacs & Cuiada Do. St. John Doi Rey CArsons's C;•esk Clara - 11)u Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • Cohn Copner Colonial Gold Copper Alin. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7 p. cont. Copiapo...., ....... Englie.h and Austin. Copper Sineltg Co Fortuna General Gt.NuggetVoinlieg 'great Polgooth Liberty Li nerd' Warigul to. ........ Aexicar. &S. Amerien ,dew Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co gouveau rondo Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min.. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Etbymney Iron Do. New antiago do Cuba South Australian.... nu Croft Unitod Mexican , West Mariposa . Wortiaing Milling of Australia Yuba. . MIS CEI A.l.l.bin Coal and Iran %ustralian A gricult. tustralsu .Peifie. Mai Ans"zaln. Royal Mai P,erlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada. Canada Gov. 6 p. ct. Jan. and July Crystal 'Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam ElectricTelcgraph(A) Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Stoat. [rish Beetroot Suga Ifilagdalena St. Navin:. Mediteran. Elcc. Te Nat. Pat. Steam Fud . Netherlands Land.. N. S. W. Coal & Inter, Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian Nrth. of Europe Steam Peel Rr. Ld. k Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam ... scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land ,:lubruar. Telegraph.. i)o. Registered... irea DiCIAPPA I.4‘m ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 12 all all 15 all LO all 6 4 , L 92 all' L2# all ' L 2 , 1, 'ILO It. 100 It. 100 .6i 11 Jr.l 10 It. 1.00 it. 100 ;t. 100 It. 100 !O I 13 9 15 10 !,0 all >t. 1100 3i all 10 10 25 all 10 1; .0.6 all It. 100 lo all !O all !O all i 5 all 15 5 1.2 i all 5 ) 4 1 all 1 all . 0 4 all 20 6 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 50 all !O 13- 5 ;5 5 15 1 4 1 Ep all 5 1 q. all ;5 i I all 2 rO all 1 all all g all I all LO 9 1 all 1 all 1 all ',O all 5 1 1 all 5 all ;0 11i 1 all 7 2 ;4 all 1 all 1 all 1 121 1I all - S. 79i 80 39i 66i 7 27i 7 109 100; 72i li x d LITERATURE. d ;:t; rut; EA) away of and Ireland. By Leone° de Lavergne. Black wood. This is a very curious and interesting work, ex hibiting the results of great research and practical study, and particularly suited for the consideration of those who interest themselves in political eco nomy and agriculture. It is translated from the French, with notes by a Scottish farmer. It is written in a most impartial spirit, giving the highest praise to the English perseverance and enterprise which have produced such beneficial results, and asserting that, taken as a whole, English agricul ture is the first in the world, and in the way of making further progress. Justly regretting that his countrymen, with their more fertile soil and less inclement sky, should not reap the benefit of their natural advantages, the writer has set him self the task of examining the principles of English agriculture, and explaining the causes of its pro sperity. He remarks that when the Great Exhi bition attracted to London visitors from all parts of the world, strangers were prepared for the ex tent of the productions of Manchester, Birming ham, and Sheffield, and for the sight of the docks of London and Liverpool ; but what caused surprise to many was the agricultural development dis played. Of this he asserts no idea had been formed. In France especially the belief had prevailed that agriculture had been neglected for the sake of manufacturing and mercantile interests. Interest ing comparisons of the relative value of laud, wages, and produce in the two countries are given. Some of the details are very curious. It appears that the animal production of England is far the most profitable. " England alone feeds as many pigs as the whole of France ; those of Scotland and Ireland are over and above. Official statistics make the annual production of pork in France two hundred and ninety millions kilogrammes. This figure must be much under the real amount, a great numbpr hAin a killed and consumed in country households without sir being taken ; but even extending it to four hun dred millions, the United Kingdom produces double." In poultry it appears that France has the advantage. " The English rear few fowls, the dampness of their climate being unsuitable for it. The most to which statistics bring the annual value is twenty-five millions (one million sterling) derived from this source, while, in France, the annual production of eggs alone is estimated at one hundred millions, and that of all kinds of fowls at an equal sum." The statistics of the consump tion of milk are curious. A litre, it may be pre mised, is about a quart "The consumption of milk under every form is enor mous among the English. Their habits in this respect are those of past ages. Ciesar said of them, long ago, Lade et came vivunt. They are not in the habit of preparing their food with fat and oil, like most of the French, but use butter for all culinary purposes ; cheese, too, appears at their principal repasts. The quantities of butter and cheese manufactured throughout the whole extent of the British Isles exceed all belief. Cheshire Alone produces cheese to the value of a million sterling, or twenty-five millions of francs annually. Not con ent with what their own dairies give, the English import butter and cheese from abroad ; and this circum stance, showing to what extent the national taste is carried, explains the reason why it is that the average price of milk with them is higher than in France. While our producers obtain at most ten centimes per litre (Id. per quart) for their milk, the English get twenty centimes (2d.). "In fine, the milk produce of English cows may be reckoned at three milliards (three thousand millions) of litres, of which one milliard goes to feed the calves, and two for the consumption of man. This give . ; an average of about ono thousand litres for each cow. The produc tion of France is probably at most two milliards, or at the rate of five hundred litres per head, of which at least , ne.balf is constuned by the calves. " Thus, while the French have only one milliard of 'itres to sell for human consumption, the English have two ; and as, in consequence of their large manufactur ing population ' they obtain double the price f or th e i r milk that we do, it follows that the dairy produce of England is worth four times as much as it is in France. Ile production of the two c.mntties should, then, be re ?resented by the following figures : France, 1 milliard of litres at 10 cents, 100 million francs (4,000,0001.) British Isles 2 milliard of litres at 20 cents, 400 million francs (16,000,0001.)" The superiority of our constitution of agriculture the author considers to be in two points: " the almost universal system of leases, which makes agriculture a special occupation, and the number of monied men who fearlessly . embark in farming." The remarks on the national love for a country life, and the beneficial effects of the residence of proprietors, are no doubt correct. He traces this Predilection up to the prlifist ,histors. and consi ders it a part of the national Wain:wt..% mart' cause of the advance of the science of agricul ture he traces still deeper :-- "It is perfectly evident, then, that both in France and England agricultural development has followed in the train of good government. The rural change which took place in France between 1760 and 1848, had already taken place in England between 1650 and 1300 ; the producing causes in both cases were the same. The elifference between England under the Stuarts an d in the time of Pitt, is the same as that of France under Louis XV. and Louis Philippe. But this does not apply to France and England alone. In ancient as well as in modern times, agricultural prosperity came and went with the mods of government. Republican Rome cultivated its fields admirably ; enslaved Rome neglected them. Spain, during the middle ages, did wonders in cultivation, while the Spaiu of Philip 11. ceased to work. Switzerland and Holland fertilise rugged mountains and hopeless marshes ; the Sicilian starves on the most fertile soil. As Montesquieu re ' marks, in his Esprit des Lois, 'lt is not fertility, but liberty, which cultivates a ceuntg.' " _ _ This volume is a fragment of a course of lectures prepared for the Agricultural National Institute. Not having used them in that way the author pub lished some extracts in the Revue des Deux Afondes. The favourable reception they met with in both countries induced him to collect them in one vo lume, to which he intends publishing a sequel. He is in hopes that some attention is being directed to agriculture in France, but fears lest the attempt -should be discouraged, since " it requires especially patience and perseverance, rare qualities among us." It is in the hope of inducing some alterations and improvements in the practice of husbandry and farming in France that he has presented the results of his study of the English methods, and though the general reader may not agree with him in considering agriculture the most beautiful of arts, ho will at least admit that he has rendered the description of it 'interesting. The Book of the Garden. By Charles M'lntosh. Vol. 11. Black - wood. This is the second volume of this highly instruc tive and valuable work, the production of one con versant with the subject, and eminently qualified to give information on it. The first portion of the work consisted of the structural department, and related to the formation and laying out of gardens, the erection and ventilation of 'hot -houses, ierc. The present volume treats of the Theory and Prac tice of Gardening in relation to Culture and Man agement. It enters most thoroughly into the sub ject, and, from the minuteness of its details, it will serve as a guide to the most uninitiated—while, from the completeness of its design and its value as A work of reforonen, it will prove au at - LI uisltiOn to the more scientific reader. The method on which it is arranged is somewhat uncom mon. Whereas, in works of a similar de scription, it is usual to arrange them in a calender form ; in the present work the sectional or separate garden division is adopted. Each sub ject is consequently treated per se, and the kitchen garden, the hardy fruit garden, the forcing garden, ' the flower garden, plant-houses, and pleasure grounds, aro each taken into consideration sepa rately. Every vegetable and fruit is treated of by itself, its origin, and the best method of en! tiva tion, sowing, and planting, and its various Euro pean names, which latter piece of information will prove very useful in the receipt or purchase of seeds from the continent. At the conc.usion of the work a glossary of the technical terms employed is given prefixed to a copious index. Another pecu liarity of this work is the attention Which has been paid to the devastating insects, bectres, and similar creatures, whose destructive properties interfere so much with the gardener's prospects. Illustrations of these insects are given, so that those most igno rant of entomology may be enabled to recognise and destroy their enemies. A sketch of the history of culinary vegetables is affixed to the more prac tical contents, which states the curious fact that although we have improved in culture, and pro duced superior varieties, we have not added much to the number of species extant in ancient history. Many of the crops cultivated at the present day were raised, it is said, soon after the deluge ! The onion, the cucumber, and the leek were in extensive use in Egypt long before the departure of the Israelites, and herbs for seasoning were also in use at an early date. Soon after the foundation of Rome, " we find the environs of that city in a state of cultiva tion much like what exists round large towns and cities of our own time—namely, as market gardens, in which were cultivated many, of the culinary vegetables such gardens at present produce. One important difference, however, may be remarked. The culinary gardens round ancient Rome were cultivated by the chief men, who were also the proprietors, and they themselves wrought the I ground with their own hands ; and hence several I of the most celebrated families—the Pisones e. the Cicerones, the Fabii, the Lentuli, &c.—derived their patronymics from ancestors who had distin guished themselves in the cultivation of culinary . • a vegetbles Thus—Pisuin, a pea ; Cicer, a chick pea • ; Faba, a bean ; Lentulus, a lentil, eir,c.” The globe artichoke is stated by Pliny to have been the I most esteemed and most expensive of all gard en . herbs. He also states that the commoners of Rome were prohibited by law from. eating it. Fennel was largely cultivated at Rome, but basil, now so extensively used for cooking purposes, was condemned by Chrysippus 200 years n.e., as au enemy to the sight and a robber of the wits. Mint is mentioned by Ovid, who states that the humbler classes perfumed their tables by rub bing mint on them; and Pliny says, " You will not find a husbandman's board in the country but all the meats, from one end to the other, are sea soned with mint." The endive is cited by Horace, and the marigold is honoured by the notice of Virgil, while Catullus alludes to the marjoram. " From an anecdote related by Herodotus, in con nection with the murder of Smerdis by his brother Cambyses, it is quite evident that lettuces were served at the royal tables of the Persian Kings 550 years 8.C." Mushrooms are also unfortunately connected with a murder, since Agrippina made some of them the vehicle of poison for her hus band, Tiberius Claudius. It will be thus seen that the author brings forward many classical witnesses to assist him in proving the antiquity of herbs and vegetables. It is indeed difficult to form an idea of the completeness of this work, both in the instructions which itgives and the details into which it enters. Its great size (867 pages) enables the author to enter .thoroughly into his subject, and to afford the fullest information, from the purchase of seeds to the management of a camellia house. The plan of arranging each article under a separate head, together with the copious index and contents, greatly facilitates reference. The whole is arranged is the most careful and elaborate manner, and is undoubtedly one of the most complete and prac tical works which has ever appeared. on the subject. The Next of Kin. By Mrs. F. F. Hall. 3 vole. Newby: This work displays considerable ingenuity in the construction of the plot, and some amount of skill in the delineation of character. The story is one that appears to have become a rayoulice with novel writers of late—that of an orphan, of un known parentage, indebted to the charity of strangers, being discovered to be the heiress of great wealth. In this case, however, the tale is invested with a greater appearance of probability, from the readers being told at the commencement who the little wanderer is, and the motives which influenced the actions of those around her being revealed and explained. The unprincipled pos sessor of her fortune, Mr. Crofton, was certainly placed in a trying position. He succeeded to the property of his deceased cousin, Mr. Armitage, whose son had offended him by a secret marriage. He had refused to see his wife, but when his son was soon after killed by an accident, leaving him in total ignorance of his widow and child, he bit terly regretted that his violent anger should have left him no heir to his estate, and that all his wealth must go to enrich a comparative stranger, instead of benefitting his own "next of kin." He left strict injunctions with his lawyer, if any trace was ever found of the missing heirs, to see their rights restored to them. Owing to a previou,s ad venture the proofs were then in the lawyer's Lands, though he was ignorant of it. They sUbsequently came into the possession of his clerk, who, after Mr. Armitage's death, carried them to Mr. Crof ton, who was thus suddenly exposed to a great temptation. Unable to reconcile himself to surren dering his newly-found wealth to a poor and friend less child, he arranged that she should be stolen by a travelling showman ; and to secure the secresy of his accomplice, agreed that his eldest son should marry his daughter after some years had passed. The little heiress, Flora Armitage, was fortunately rescued from her miserable position by a variety of circumstances, which at length left her under the protection of a Mr. and Mrs. Vallack, who sup plied the place of parents to her, and whose name she adopted. The chain of events led, as might be expected, in a romance, to her meeting with Guy, the eldest son of Mr. Crofton, and to their becom ing attached to each other. Of course, Mr. Crofton, little perceivini , in the unknown girl the next of kin who might one day deprive him of all he pos sessed, objected, and added to his contemptuous refusal, insults and affronts. Guy, meanwhile, who was not a very elevated character, although far superior to his father, agreed, after some difficulty, to marry Miss Haviland, the daughter of the clerk in whose power his father was. How these com plicated affairs are adjusted, how the mystery is unravelled, and poetical justice duly administered, and how the story concludes, we leave the reader to discover. There are a number of miner characters introduced, which afford a variety. The heroine herself is a very attractive person. and e ff ectually secures the interest or th e reader, although we cannot altogether sympathise with her in her admi ration for Guy Crofton, who, however, improves as the tale advances. The episode of the young widow s and her mysterious visit at the commencement, excite interest, although it is at once evident who she really is. It will be found a pleasing and enters taining story, with enough of the pathetic to into. rest, and enough of the lively to amuse. Sibyl's Little Daughter. A Sequel to the Gip s y' s Daughter. By A. M. Grey. 2 vols. Newby. This is an interesting story. It continues the adventures of the young Zora, who was left at the close of the former story a mere child in the gipsy's tent. The whole of the narrative is of her as a child, but notwithstanding her youth she exhibits a great deal of decision in her character, and is a very interesting subject of contemplation, although occasionally displaying hastiness of temper and im , patience of control. This excitability and irrita tion is riot unnatural, considering she was of Spanish and gipsy extraction. Lady Lisle, who adapted the young orphan, was a remarkably pleas ing and graceful woman—one calculated above all others to be the guide and guardian of Zora. A stern or hasty disposition would never have been able to undertake the difficult task, or would have signally failed in doing so. One mistake was com mitted by her ladyship, however--that of engaging a strict and unsympathising character like Miss Strickland to be the governess of a child who had been used to roam the woods in all the freedom of a gipsy's life. Zora de Casten required guiding as well as directing ; she should have been l e d more than driven. Lily Grosvenor forms a very pleasing addition to the story. She contrasts in mind as well as in person with her friend Zora. Her character is not so brilliant or striking, but it was gentle and placid, and would increase in interest as she became older ; while Zora, on the contrary, was more likely to be attractive as a child. Eve lyn Grosvenor is a very different being to Walter, the gipsy lad, but they are each above the common standard. Evelyn had been greatly spoilt by over indulgence, and Walter by neglect ; but they had good principles, and gave promise of better things. Several persons are well sketched in the course of the book, as, for instance, Mr. Hope, the clergy man, and Mrs. Vivian. On the whole, a pleasing picture of country life is presented, and many striking scenes are introduced, particularly the last, when Zora is enticed away from home by the gipsy, and, after much trouble is experienced, sud denly returns. Her better nature told her that she was wrong in leaving Lady Lisle and yielding to au unprincipled woman. It is most probable that those who read this story will be glad to hear that on a future occasion they are promised a continua tion of the history of the heroines Zora and Lily. Pao . Parley's Tales ab ou t A n i ma l s. Eleventh edition. Tegg and Co., Cheapside. Peter Parley is everywhere known as the most successful of juvenil e i ns t ruc t ors . Th e e l event h edition of this delightful little work has now ap peared in a most attractive form, with nearly 600 woodcuts. Even without these illustrations it is far more likely to awake an interest in natural history, and to impress the peculiarities of the dif ferent species on the mind than many far more laborious works. It is arranged in a manner which is very fascinating to children, the easy style in which it is told and the inter m i x t ure o f anec d o t e rendering it interesting and fixing the information on the mind. The Journal of Agriculture and the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. A long article is given of "the Steam Engine and its Application to Agriculture," in which numerous plates appear, with figures numbered to represent the various points of interest referred to in the descriptions. Peasant Life at Home and Abroad" is continued. In the last number an account was met with of the Tyrol and Switzer land. " Turning from these mountain homes of freedom and gallant hearts, let us now see how the peasant life goes on in the down-trodden land of Italy." It is observed that in many parts of Italy there is no domestic comfort. Poverty induces the labourers to live out-of-doors, which mode can be done with little expenditure in a country where firing is chiefly used for cooking, but the system de stroys the domestic habits and virtues in a great degree. In noticing France, it is said that nearly two-thirds of the population are dependent for subsistence on the fruits of the soil. In conclusion, it is declared that the cottar system of a griculture supplies the largest amount of rural population ; and, as hardy peasants have in all ages formed the strength of conquering armies, it follows no other pursuit is so well calculated to maintain the mili tary strength of an empire ! It is argued that Franco, where the system prevails, furnishes the most numerous army in proportion to its popu lation, and the masses of the rural classes give the great importance to the armies of the United States and Russia. ~~ ~ 77i 7 14t 13 54i 38i i 2111 35 30 1 43g 50 i 20 20 20 10 all all all all 3 i I - 1 1 1 r }: