The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-04 00:00:00

Large Bvo., price Is. 6d,, with Map, SUPPLY of• WATER to the METROPOLIS. A Pi oposal for the Improved Drainage of the Metrorolis, and an Improved Supply of Water to its Inhabl'ants; addressed to the Sewers' Commission. By J. BATLEY DENTON, Gray's Inn. W. P. Metchim, 20, Parliament• street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, left Lessee and Manager. Old Brampton. THIS EVENING R" ti be performed a new Comedy, entitle.' THE SERIOUS FA MILY. Characters lay Messrs. Webster, J. Wallack, Buckstone ; Clifford, Mies Reynolds, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which a new Farce entitled TILE LAUGHING HYENA. To be flowed by the Farce of SEPARATE MAINTENANCE. Mr. Pennipothcr. Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Pennipother, Mrs. Keeley ; Jane Briggs, Miss P. Horton. To conciade with the comic drama of THE JACOBITE. On Monday, Dec. 10, Mr. and Mrs. KEAN will make their appear ance in the Play of the WIFE'S SECRET. The Box-offi:e is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEXTEIII EU ICAL, Unde: the. eirection of Madsmo Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CrW3E. Principal characters-by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed ford, 0. Smith ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. To ba followed by an entirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO MESTIC ECONOMY. John Grundy, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Grumlcy. Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with a r.ev slippery sketch called MRS. BUNBURY'S SPoONS. Mr. IL„lthury Barnes, Mr. P. Bedford; Bob Twinks, Mr. Wright; Job Smita, Mr. 0. smith: Mrs. Bunbury, Mrs. F. Matthews; Mrs. Highbury Barnes, Miss Brooks. SiCFAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Isle Lessee., 31r. Charle,a Math° Wd. THIS EVENING, Will be perforned RAISING THE WIND. To be followed by DELICATE GROUND. After which lIE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. To conclude with a comic drama, called A PRACTICAL MAN. D-ess Boxes 54. Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s.;llery, 13., NO ha"f-price to any part of the house. All applisattorri for rrirate Boxes must be made to Mr. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street. PEINCESs'S .Mr. J. M. Maddox. Solo LeflPee and Manager. Till 3 EVENING, Wfft 1 c performed a new Opera, entitled CHARLES Tlllil SE cosi). After wil:ch, A MODEL OF A IV:FE. T. ennr:tile with a Rew comic drama, entitled TUB LIFE CU kI:I).SMAN". ASTLE ni ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Pro,rietcr, si r. W. Batty. In consequence of the demise of the Queen Dowager, Mr. B ITTY'S BENEFIT, advertised for Last Evening (Monday), 1%1;1 take place THIS EVENING, Tee day, December 4, when, in addition to the popular performances of the Male and Female Artistes of the .Establishment, the following Gentlemen have, In the most handsome manner, volunteered.their services.:—Young liernmidez, the grace- Jul American Equestrian ; Mr. Pablo dzanque. with his matchless black Mare ileda ; and Mons. Benoit Tmirnaire, and his highly trained !-Aced of the Menage. The performances will commence with THE BATTI.V. OF WATERLOO. Concluding with a entitle routine of Equestrian Novelties. Box-effice open from Itlevea till Foe r. Marager, sir. W. West. vV,A Al' 1.1.12,D0N THI3 DAY —Vern, 'ng, 33 min. after 4 Z.vcn,na, 0 min. after 5 To- NI er,Row - • orn:n., 25 min. efts: 5 Eyenx,ng, n 3 min. Mat 5 THE WEATHER.—Scs OmcE. DEC. 4. TEVP.M.,Y)IETEIR, LllVOit, 31; ETif.:, , hent, 33; Noon, 35. BAROMETER, 2 9.58. WIND N.N.E —clear fine weather. y ~ 41 . 1 1, 1i 7 -4 S' . ~.f . 1..„•.. 1.,., , ,,,c ~ -1 4-5 .1' „ , z l ak . 2'..1V: 7 , i -- E ~, .• aZIP I - " I. ' ": E.' , L 'NDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 1849. Flogging is one of those brutal and degrading punishments against which we have on different cc casions animadverted. It cannot be forgotten by those who are familiar csith our principles, in what anguage we commented some time back upon the notorious case at Hounslow—language which we endeavoured to render expressive at once of our pro found disgust and unutterable indignation. More recently, within the last few months, we have had lamentable reason to execrate the revival of this atro cious custom by the savage Government of Austria, through its ruthless and ruffianly emissaries. Our abhorrence has been responded to by the shudder of loathing, v. ith which the name of the infamous HATNAU has been received throughout the United Kingdom. Alen have sickened at the recital of the barbarities inflicted upon venerable dames, upon young virgins, and upon gentle matrons by order of that most execrable Monster. It has been with a brow blushing for humanity, and with a heart swelling from its emotions of dismay, that we have perused the account of the dastardly cruelties perpetrated by the German Hangman towards the defenceless women of Hungary. We have felt humbled at this general ablsement of our nature consequent on the criminal upon tEe unfortunate Diag3-ifs. 31/ e nave been ready to weep at the narrative of these sufferings and humiliations which have falen upon the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the Hungarians, in the midst of the ruin of their country, the coniagra tion of their homes, and the slaughter of their best beloved ! Yet, while branding the evil reputation of lIAYNAU with our abhorrence, the thought leas scarcely recurred to us that at our elbow there are brothers in spirit of that detestable ruler—individuals not ashamed to applaud the employment of the lash upon the backs of females ! Cheek by jowl with this indignation against the sanguinary Austrian, there is, nevertheless, existing not a latent but an .pen and flagrant admiration of his atrocities. It will scarcely be credited that such dispositions as these can be nurtured in this our England —yet it is so, and more than that, the flogging of females is not only applauded and advocated, but is absolutely practised in London ! It may be asked with some incredulity where these wretched and unmanly pro ceedings are permitted in a metropolis which has recently nog with yells of loathing against Havtv.tu and his myrmidons :° We answer with more feelings of disgust than we have words to articulate, that these things have taken place within the last two months in the capital of England, and (what renders the matter yet more deplorable) in a chariMble in stit ution ! After the above announcement particulars are of course abi , olutely essential to substantiate a statement calculated to prove so repulsive and incredible to the community. In another column Kill b 3 found a letter addressed to ourselves by one of the guardians of the eleemosynary establishment to which we have alluded, in which communication it will be observed that direct reference is made to the subject of our animad- Now that matters have become public, inquiry proves to be imperatively necessary. When young females, almost marriageable, are shamefully subjected to such treatment, it is time that the public should interpose for the prevention of such practices, and ulteriorly for the suppression of such a disgusting system of punishment. Here, at the Caledonian Asylum, girls of twelve or fourteen, for acts alto gether apart from their own volition, are Btripped and flogged! And the proceeding, so far from being unanimously reprobated by the guardians of the in stitution, is approved of and even eulogized by one Mr. HECTOR ROSE and by the Reverend Doctor CUMMING. We regret to observe, moreover, among venions. the persons who eanctioned this detestable mode of ,-punithment one of the members of her MAJESTY'S Government, the Right Hon. the Secretary•at-War ! Young girls, be it remembered, of an age nearly marriageable, for an accident magnified by a cruel and perverse brutality into an offence, have been flogged, at the Caledonian Asylum, in a state of nudity ! Ii this just ? Is this manly ? Is this decent ? Yet it takes place in Eng land ! and is applauded by English gentle-men and by the Reverend Dr. CUMMIYG I What is the written opinion of THOMAS WALLET, the distin guished Coroner, when the matter is represented to him by one of the guardians ? Mr. WALLET says, upon the occurrence submitted to him for his consideration, " I believe the practice to be too brutal and horrible to be sanctioned by any Englishman." He says, moreover, in his letter to this guardian :—" lIAYNAU and his demoniacal confederates, I believe, do ap prove of this inhurnaa system of punishment; but I cannot believe that it is practised in England, and I think you Will find, on inquiry, that you hare been nt i s in formed." That is the opinion of THOMAS WAKLET, the Member for Finsbury and the Coroner for Middlesex. He regards the atrocity as so " brutal and horrible," that he is incredulous of its having actually been perpetrated in England. Now, what is the comment made upon the event by a man whose genius has rendered him, upon this subject, the very highest authority ? What is the view token of th) punishment by Dr. EnAsatus WrnsoN ? It is equally, if not still more emphatic. lie says, in a letter addressed to one of the guardians of the charity,—" I feel no hesitation in declaring that the dogging of girls while in a state of nudity is, under any circumstances, indecent, immoral, and barbarous" —(the italics are his own)—" and that the punish- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY El/ENING, ment of flogging for the cause mentioned, namely, for an infirmity of nature, in other words for a disease, is in the highest degree cruel and inhuman." In his noble work on "Military Law," Sir CHARLES NA PIER has said (see page 157), " It is to be lamented that those who are so eager to abolish flogging sol diers seem to be indifferent to the disgraceful fact that female criminals may even at this day (1836) be flogged, and stripped to suffer this ontrage on humanity and modesty. No honourable man would behold such an execution, much less sentence the punishnient." Those are the expressions of a noble head and a dauntless, yet gentle heart. Still, against the opinion of THOMAS `PARLEY, against_ the opinion of ERASMUS WILSON, againsybe opinion of CHARLES NAPIER—in defiance of kailice, reason, humanity, and common decency—Air.. llEcroa ROSE passes an encomium upon the practice of flog ging young females in a state of nudity, and ,the Reverend Dr. CUMMING pronounces s 00 whipcing to be better than all the moral training in the universe ! We ask our compatriots, the men of England, can such things as these be tolerated? GOD forbid ! Yas, GOD forbid that the national character should have so far degenerated as to allow such words, such cruel ties, such indecencies to transpire without eliciting a shout of execration. We call upon the people, then, to pronounce the destruction of a system of so much barbarity. Let them speak, and it will have disap peared. Our voice shall swell the cry of indignation with which the free men of these islands shall declare the doom of corporal punithment. The proceedings of the French Government with respect to the netional currency of France, are emi nently worthy of notice, as indicating the only course consistent with the safety of a country that has so recently been involved in troubles and panics of no ordinary character. It is manifest that if the theories of the currency quacks—of those who believe that the first and most important duty of a Cabinet is to preserve the "integrity of _the stan - lard," and to secure, by the most stringent, and, we will add, most unnecessary regulations, the "convertibility of the bank note"—were strictly observed, the greet( st difficulties would be encountered, and it is impossible to foresee what might have been the termination of the monetary crisis. These formidable dangere have, however, been averted by the simple and obvious expedient of supplyin4 the deficiency in the circulating medium occasioned by the hoarding and concealment of the metallic currency by the issue of inconvertible paper. The resources and assets of the Bank of France were so well known, that no doubt could exist as to the perfect solvency of the establishment. "Its credit for all domestic purposes was perfect. There was no man in the country who was not willing to take its paper as a means of circulation, and even to give gold for it the moment he was assure d that his neighbour would take it from him again. 'lhe gold was not wanted to be sent abroad, the state of the foreign exchanges forbade it. There was, therefore, no fear of depreciation of paper. The ne cessity and pressure were purely domestic. What was wanted was something which everybody was disposed to trust as a substitute for what everybody distrusted; and the paper of the Bank of France answered in such a state of things the purpose as well as gold—it may be said to have done so even batter, as being more transmissible, and reaching more readily and rapidly the points where it was wanted. In fact, its condition was so analogous to that of the Bank of England during the panic of 1825, that we have adopted the very largunge of the late Lord ASHBURTON, merely substituting the words "Bulk of France" for " Bank of England." The parallel was in (very respect complete; but the French Ministry, in place of continuing insensible to the state of the nation, and persisting obstinately in a course that must have involved all classes in the most fearful difficulti(s, and most probably led to new disturbances and produced a civil war, wisely and sagaciously bent to the storm and proclaimed the inconvertibility of the bank note. Even the most bigotted bullionist was compelled to acknowledge the prudence of the course, and to confess that under the peculiar circumstances of the case it was an act of imperative necessity. The amount of notes thus issued were fixed at 4:52,000,000 of francs, o a r 18,080,0001. sterling, awl the auspicious re sults were immediately visible in the re followed. There was a gradual but rapid improvement in the national finances ; the much•despised "rags and lampblack" were not con- tumaciously rejected; the butcher or the baker did not refuse to accept them in exchange for meat or bread. Strange to say, they were eagerly sought for and even preferred to the silver standard of the country, in consequence of their superior portability and convenience ; and although cash payments were only made for sums not exceeding 2001. sterling, those very inconvertible notes actually commanded a premium in the market where the " assignats," the bugbears of the bullionists, formerly circulated. Lest it may be supposed that these statements are unworthy of credence, we readily give our authority. The Times, the most strenuous and power ful supporter of the bullionists, the unflinch ing advocate of the present monetary code, and of the convertibility of the bank note, admits the fact. In its first leader on the 29th ultimo the fol lowing passage may be found : "It is a remarkable circumstance that such is the demand for the paper of the Bank of Franco that it bears a premium in Paris, and that the Bank itself will only make its payments below 5,000 francs in silver. So that, in spite of the enormous metallic circulation of France, there is still a strong demand for the increase of the Bank issues." Under such circumstances it is by no means sur prising that the French Ministry should comply with the general re quest, and that a Bill should. be sub mitted to the National Assembly having for its object the extension of the paper issues of the Bank of France to 525 millions of francs, or 21,000,0001. sterling. They are not so bigotted to the bullionist fallacies as to involve themselves and the Republic in one common destruction. They think it more desir able to enlarge the " scanty coverlid" alluded to by LOCKE, than to permit any of the great family placed under their charge, and for whose safety they are responsible, to perish for want of sufficient covering. This wise and judicious determination has of course excited the greatest consternation in the ranks of the bullionists in this country. The example thus afforded may haply prove contagious. The British people, when viewing the beneficial results of a paper currency not convertible into bullion on demand, but which still Possesses the " purchas ing power," and is readily received by all parties in the State, because the national credit and the national faith is pledged for its re demption, may chance to inquire why it is that we should be prevented from enjoying similar advan tages. Is it for the gratification of Mr. JONES LOYD and his Legislative aides , de-camp P Is England still to suffer at their mere will and pleasure ? The result of the French experiment has shown how utterly futile are the fears of the alarmists. The paper issues, so long as they are kept within moderate bounds and judiciously managed, are even preferred "to the silver standard of the country ;" they actually bear "a premium in the market," and even "in spite of the enormous metal lic circulation of France, there is still a strong ,demand for the increase of the Bank issues." Why, then, should we not adopt a similar expedient ? Must the salutary remedy be reserved for a period of extreme depression ? Must universal peace be regarded as an evil of no ordinary magni tude, occasioning greater hardships than the most expensive war, because artificial restraints are thus imposed upon the circulating medium—the very life blood of industry—which is rendered inadequate to the wants and exigencies of the country. Our Contemporary protests against the contemplated increase, because it says that "it is evident that if the resumption of cash payments be the object which the French financiers have in view, the extension of the circulation is a step in the wrong direction. The greater the amount of paper in circulation the more difficult will it be to revert to the metallic system." Granted. It will undoubtedly be so, but what necessity is there for the abolition of a system that is found to work well and to afford the strongest itirnulus to the national industry, and to re turn and nt d o one which creates only dismay and panic, want distress, on every side ? If any cvils shoull arise from the intended measure they will not be occasioned by the issuing of inconvertible paper, or by its in- crease, so long as it is kept within reasonable limits, , but because it is adopted merely as a temporary experiment, and not permanently on a well• defi!:ed principle. Our Contemporary acknowledges that, " under the pressure and terror of the times, very large sums have been withdrawn from the circulation by hoards." This is a danger to which a purely metallic or mixed currency is peculiarly liable. The most ancient lawgivers saw that it was one peculiarly to be guarded against. LTCURGU3 prohibited the use of gold and silver as money, and substituted iron and leather, as having no intrinsic value comp:Jed with the amount it was in tended to represent, a course that was especially commended by PLUTARCH, and which was adopted by PLATO in his scheme for a Model Republic, where the money was to have a value among the members of the state, but no value to the rest of the world. We have seen the mode by which alone it could be counteracted in former times, and although many centuries have since elapsed the tendencies of man kind are but little changed : each will endeavour to benefit himself at the expense of the community in general, unless some means be adopted to render such a course impossible. Unfortunately, however, we have not a Lrcußcus cr a PLATO at the Exchequer, and Sir CHARLES Noon will still indulge his own vagaries at the expense of the suffring and discon• tented multitude. We would fain direct the attention of all those who have at heart the progress and improvement of the people to the very interesting proceedings which took place at the celebration of the anniversary festival of the Lancaster Mechanics' Institution, a report of which, abridged from the Lancaster Guardian of Saturday last, appears in another column. Mora particularly would we commend to the attentive study of all engaged in the great educational move ment that most eloquent, yet most logical, speech with which the Rev. JAMES AsrINALL, the rector of Althorn favoured the meeting on that occasion. Never have " the universities of the people," as he most happily denominates mechanics' institutions, Ind a more eloquent, a more persuasive, or a more convincing advocate than the Rev. JAMES AsriNALL, who has shown himself the worthy successor of BIRICBECK. It is grati lying to those who bare from the beginning "fought the good fight" in the cause of popular education to see, at such meetings as this in Lancaster, the great ones of the land expressing an anxiety to be known as the active friends and supporters :of this righteous cause--it is an additional proof of the immense pro gress that has been made within the course of tho last twenty years; much, however, yet remains to be dine, and the friends of progress must not bate one jot or tittle in their exertions. To quote the words of the Rev 3AMaS ASPINILL, their cry must still be " Forward F' THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. The Paris journals of yesterday have been received. The Siecle contains the following announcement : " A Cabinet Council was held on the 20th November, at the Elyse; to consider the Roman question. This same day England had remitted a note, by which she pronounces for the right of the Roman peop!e to choose and regulate the form of their government." The Suck then goes on to state that the British Cabinet had decided to support the PRESIDENT in carrying out his policy with regard to Roman affairs, as explained in his letter to M. EDG AR NET, provided the PRESIDENT, on his part, will act with England in the affair of Turkey and the Hungarian refugees. The Democratic Pacifique, in speaking of the recent escapade of Mr. Consul DILLom at the Sandwich Islands, say's— "The French squadron has just taken, without re sistance, the fort of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands. The principal object of this expedition was to uphold in their disobedience to the authorities c f the local Government the Catholic missionaries, the Abbe MARcuAL, the Abbe CAUDEL, Cu., which renders this expedition against a people who are incapable of offering us any resistance a parody of the Roman expedition.' The Patrie announces that the President of the Assembly will on the 9th give a grand dinner to 100 guests, at which the PRESIDENT of the Republic will be present, and that on the 10th, the anniversary of the election of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, there will be a grand banquet at the Hotel de Ville, at which the PStEtIDENT of the Republic will be also present, when covers will be laid for 240 guests, which will be fel tatimislave leeri issued. - - -- - - The Opinion Publigue, a Legitimatist journal, itsys —"Out of the 46 persons arrested in the Rue Rumfort, 27 have been already set at liberty." The Reform' of Sunday was seized on account of the publication of an address to the inhabitants of the rural districts. M. LEDRU ROLLIN has published a pamphlet entitled "Le 13 Juin ;" it is a defence of the conduct of him self and his colleagues on that day, and concludes with advice to the electors as to the candidates for w horn they should vote at the approaching election. The Committee on the Transportation Bill has determined to recommend the Assembly to confine transportation to the Marquesas only, on account of the unhealthiness of Mayotte. A letter from Havre of the Ist inst. announces the arrival there of the Phenix steamer from Belleisle, having on board 98 of the insurgents of June, 1848, and the Morlaisien, from Brest, with 85 of the same category. The Archimede was expected from Belleisle with 346, all of whom have been pardoned. A number of Sergens de Ville left on Saturday night for Havre, to escort to Paris 750 of the insurgents pardoned, who arrived in Paris yesterday by the Rouen and Havre Railway. PARIS BOURSE, DEC. 3.—Latest Prices.—Five per Cents., 90f. 20c.; Three per Cents., 57f. 35e.; Bank of France, 2,405 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Dm 3. Boulogno and Amiens, 6—Great Indian Peninsula, 3/ — Luxembourg, 2—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3 1 / a —Rou n and Havre, 94—Sambre and Meuse, 2 3g—Tours and Nantes, 4. PORTUGAL. Accounts have been received f rom Li s b on o f t h e 29th ult. A Ministerial crisis was at hand ; an in trigue in the Cabinet had been discovered against the Count DB THoMAR, and it was doubtful whether he would not have to resign. Should he not do so, AVILA, the Finance Minister, would quit the Cabinet. The Count DB THOMAR was accused of having been bribe.d, by the present of a carriage, to confer the Order of Christ on Senor FIG UEREDO. The Cologne Gazette contains the following article dated from. Berlin : "It may he interesting to you to have a general re view of the different notes and dinatches which have passed between Prussia and Austria since the adoption of the Interim. They commence with the much talked of note of the 30th September, in witich Austria ellen c'ates its opinion of the legality of the f.!derel constitu tion and federal legislation. This was met by the note from Prussia, dated 10th October, containing the masterly and perfectly conclusive legal statement, which was presented on the part of Prussia to the Vervenlainge-rath, on the 17th October. The neat Austrian dispatch of the 23d October brings a remon strance against the explanations given to the Vet seal tungs-rath by the Prussian Plenipetentiary on the Bth of October, that Prussia considered itself tee the repre sentative, at the Central Federal Cornmission of the Federal States, and that it would submit to the considera tion of the Verwaltunge-reth, all the mere important matters previous_ to their hang decided on by the Central Federal Commis ion. The Verwaltungsereth, continued the Austrian dispatch, was merely (stablished to create closer union, for particular purposes, and must remain subordinate to the larger federal power; more particularly as the treaty of the 26,h of May owed its origin merely to the absence of a central organ. In the answer forwards(' to Count Bernsdoeff, Prussia explains that if a formal and legal representation of the Vera's'. tungs•rath by Pruseia, according to the treaty of Sep tember no, is net in question, Prussia can, neverthe less, not lose sight of the position it acquired by the alliance of the 2Gth May, and will deferd the interests of that alliance on every cecasien. The Austrian Govern meat, in another note, dated 24;:h October, expresses its regret at the recent proceedings of the Verwaltungs rath, • and adds its formal approval of the declaration sent in by Hanover and Saxony on the 20th October. It is well known that those tteo Governrnewts denied the legal right of the Verwalturge-rath to publish lases for the election of Members to the Erfurt Parliament, as beyond the objects of the alliance as well as the intention of Article 11 of the Federation A et. This note caPed forth a sharp reply from the Prussian Cabinet, in %bleb, amongst other things, it says thet the Saxon and Hano verian Governments must answer to their own con sciences for their proceedings respecting the German question. About the same time Austria raised ole j,ctions to the Assembly of the Reichstag, atel in a note which was sent to the Austrian Ambas sador to be reed to the Minister for Foreign A fleirs here, Austria exprestee its fears, that by the assembling of the Reichstag the , democratic -agitation would_ be revived, and explains its fears to arise from the excite ment which would ensue in the Austrian dominions. Prussia, iu its answer'of the 30th of October, enumerates the considerations which were believed to be of im• portance sufficient to outweigh objections of that nature, but which had nevertheless not been overlooked ; and concludes a ith espreesing the confidence felt by the Paue Cabinet of its cepebility of meeting real dan gers. The laat Austrian note is by this time notorious, notwithstanding the attempted denials by some of our journals hero. These same papers now scorn to think the neater deserving of more serious attention than they cli," at first. With regard to the central feelcred commiseion, Austria at first demanded its solemn in etellation by the Reichsverweser, which demand it failed to obfeim The Archduke will be able to abdicate only iu presence of the Central Federal Commission. The second demand will likewise fail to succeed. It re ferred to the presence of the other plenipotentiaries. The negotiations are drawing t > a close, and it is no longer doubted that the result will prove satia'actory to es all." The trial of WALDECK had heel three days, and nothing whatever had transpired to implicate him. The general opinion was that he would be atvittcd, and that his co.accylsed, Osrt, who is the principal witness against him, would he convicted. " The Finance Committee of the Second Chamber have made several important alterations in the project for an income-tar. The Ministerial prtj, et proposes that the valuation for the income-tax should be made by the prechivl authorities generally: the Committee pro pose to place this power in the hands of particular com mittees, to be appointed for every parish, district, and circle. Another important alteration proposed refers to the inquisitorial inquiries into the property and income of the parties to be taxed. The Government proposes to give the Commission the power, in necessary cases, of hearing witnesses upon oath, to discover the income of an individual, and of summoning all parties to attend with their private accounts, titles to property, contracts, leas, a, &e. The Finance Committee, after a debate which lasted ten days, unanimously adopted an altera tion to the t.fft ct that only the circle or parish com mittee shall have the power of calling upon individuals to produce their account books, &c. St.o., and that :the examination of witnesses upon oath, or of the parties to be taxed, shall only take place in disputed cases." GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. The Prussian Staats Anzeiger of the 31st ult, publishes the new electoral law for the nomination of Members to the Second Chamber in the Federal Parliament. The following are its principal enact ments : " Every independent, unblemished (u7ibesch( lte.ne) German, who has attained his twenty-fifth year, is an elector. As independent, must be regarded every ono entitled to vote for the parochial elections of the place where he resides, and who pays any kind of direct tax to Governraent.—[This includes nearly the whole popu lation, all of whom (almoat) pay the class or head tax.] As disqualified, are minors, bankrupts, and persons under process, until they have satisfied their creditors, and those receiving, or who have received, public relief as paupers within the preceding twelve months. As blemished, whose enjoyment of civil rights has been suspended by judicial sentence ; persons convicted of bribery at elections shall forfeit their right of voting for from four to twelve y ears. All unblemished members. Public f unct i onar i es Germans who have obtained thei r t hi rt i eth year, and arehavee l i r g e i b b i o ed t abteleast elected throe years in any G erman state, do not require leave to sit, but they must pay the costs of their substitutes in office. Electorial circles of 100,000 souls shall be formed in all :individual states (each circle entitled to nominate one deputy). Should it occur in any individual state that there should be an excess (above 100,000) of at least 50 , 000 souls, the latter will form au electoral circle [that is to say, es in Brunswick, whose population is about 269,000 souls, the surplus 69,000 will entitle it to three instead of two deputies]. Should the surplus not amount to 50,000 south, this surplus will be added to the surplus of some nelghbouring state, and the two will form an electoral circle. Small states having a population of at least 50,000 souls will be (raided to elect a deputy. [This is specially applicable to Lubeck, whose popula tion is, however, somewhat below 50,000.] States (such as Schaumburg, Lippe-Reuss, elder branch, the two llohenzellerns, Anhalt Coethen, &c.) will unite to • gether to form an electoral circle. " The number of deptvies to be elected by Prussia will be 158." The official Gazette of the Ist instant, according to a telegraphic dispatch in the Cologne Gazette, from Berlin, contains an announcement of the ratifi cation of the adhesion of the principality of Waldeck t.) the Berlin treaty of the 26th May, having reached the " Verwaltungs-liath." The whole number of states who have joined this alliance is now 27 ; their territories amount to 7,480 E quare miles (German, equal to four and four-fifths English miles), with 2 4,250,000 inhabitants. ITALY. The Roman Gazette of the 24 , h ult. has the following : .".I.le — Cardinals of the Government Committee are in the hatit of receiving every day persons who apply to them for audiences. This morning tilty were waited upon by M.' Notalo Ceccarelli, former Adjutant of the ad Bat talion of the Civic Guard of Rome, who read to them a petition, in which he peremptorily dtmanded employ ment and the immediate payment of 100 acudi. lie suddenly became outrageous, walked up to the C trdinals, and showing them a knife he threatened to stab himself if 143411 rpstncl _acceded to. The C,e ing, they ordered him to be arrested. .11.wever, bt , foro he could be secured and disarmed he wounded himself in the breast." A letter from Rome of the same date says— " The Spanish troops arc rsitiv;.ly to evacuate the Pontifical dominions. An order to that effect reached General Cordova on Tuesday, and to-morrow the first division is to embark. This unexpected resolution has greatly- annoyed the Court of Portici, and the Spanish Ambassador, M. Martinez de la Rosa. A young man, named Diassilla, who formerly b,.longed to the Roman Staff at Vicenza, has been arrested, together with the priest Luigi Santsrelli, who escaped in September last from the prison of the Holy Offi.:e, where he was con fined for a political offence." The Legge of Turin states that General BARAGUAY D'ITILLIEas has•remonstrated strongly with the tri umvirate of Cardinals on their neck scandalous proceedings, and has given them distinctly to under stand that the PSeESID ENT of the F renc h R epu bli c will not tolerate a repet i tion of them. Mr. TURNER and M. MIGUIREB, a French Pro testant gentleman, have arrived at Rome, to remon strate against the imprisonment of Dr. ACHILLI. They have been favourably received by General BARAGUAY D'HILLIERS ; and it is said that, in order to avoid a collision with the French and English Governments, the Cardinals will connive at Dr. AcHILLI'S escape. Symptoms of insubordination have manifested themselves among the Papal troops—cries of "Down with the priests" were recently raised by a regiment of Dragoons. Letters from Naples of the 21st ult. mention that great armaments wera in progress, but for what object was unknown. The fortress of Gaeta was being re paired and armed, and the Pontifical frontier lined with troops. Arrests continued. The correspondence with Upper Italy had become almost impossible. All letters, particularly those coming from Piedmont, being opened and read. lONIAN ISLANDS. The Legislative Assembly has by an unanimous vote sanctioned the proceedings of Sir G. H. WARD in Cephalonia. WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIYIC INSTITIJ TION.—Last night the concert, announced some days ago, took place in the above institution, and passed off in a very satisfactory manner. Miss nainforth sang some favourite songs in her usual artistic manner, and her name in the programme was sufficient to attract a numerous audience. Mr. Griesbsch's solo on the violin was loudly applauded, as were also the solos on the flute, concertina, and grand pianoforte by Messrs. Wells, Sedgwick, and May. We may hint, that judging from the enthusiastic manner:in which " Jock o' Ihz'edean" was received last night, that if a few more Scotch conga were intersFersedin these conctrtl, they would be ren dered still store attractive, as the English in general seem highly pleased with some of the melodies of their northern neighbours. _ SUICIDE or Ma. BARRACLOUGH.—Lut evening (Monday) Mr. Wm. Payne, the Coroner, held an in quest at Punch's Tavern. Fleet -street, on the body of Mr. Solomon Barraclough, aged 54, the tobacconist, of Ludgate-hill and Cheapside, who committed suicide under the following circumstances:—William Preston Barraclough, a son of the deceased, said that on Satur day morning last, at eight o'clock, he was awoke by hearing a strange noise in his father's room. He rent to ascertain the cause, whe❑ his father gave a loud scream, and endeavoured to be trying to grasp something uith his hands. He afterwards got out of be d, and having been persuaded to get in again, he did so, but fell on his head, and cried i out, " Oh, my head, my head 1" Some time after that period he became more composed, and witness went to attend to the shop, and his father told witness's cousin that he should not get up that morning (as was his usual custom) to go to the shop in Cheap side, but should remain in bed, as he was not well. Shortly before one o'clock, on findiug the door locked, it was forced, and his father was found suspended from the rail of the bedstead. Mr. Jones, a surgeon, of Soho square, had been attending him some time since for disease of tho kidneys. Ever since witness's mother died, his father had been very thsponding, and had com plained of being unwell and unable to sleep. Since his mother's death he would sit down and cry for hours together. Mr. Robert Johnstone. chemist, of Cornhill, proved that deceased's mind had become impaired ever since he lost his wife by cholera. Sir Chapman Mar shall gave similar evidence, and added that he had no doubt the death of deceased's wife had greatly preyed en his mind, and caused him to do the net. Verdict— " Temporary insanity." STRIKE OF ENGINE-DRIVERS.—The engine- drivers on the East Lancashire Railway have for nearly two months past been in dispute with the directors of the company about grievances which they allege to exist, and it is expected that after this evening they will not return to the company's service. THE 18Th ROYAL IRISH FOOT.—lntelligence was received at the Horse Guards, on Saturday evening, of the demise of Lieutenant-Colonel Prat, formerly the commanding officer of this carps. His death took place tear Dublin, on the 29th instant, DECEMBER 4, M NE Y and COMMERCIAL N E CITY, QUARTER TO TIMER, There was a dull market for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and prices of American were II per lb. lower. The sales were estimated at about 3,500 hales to the trade, including 2,500 American, 400 Pernam and Marenham at Cid. to 6id., and 400 I•3urat at 42d. to 4:- I d. per lb.—There was a brisk demand for Railway Shares at improved quotations. The letters from the United States have been de• livered this morning, and the following are interesting extracts bearing upon commercial topics. From New York we hare the following table showing the qeantity of some of the principal articles of produce left at tide water, from the commencement of navigation to the 14th of Nov. inclusive, during the years 1847, '4B, sir.:! '49, the canal in those years having been opened on the Ist day of May : niSCEIPTS OF PRODUCE AT TIDE-WATER. Canal open May 1,1847. May 1,1848. May 1,1849. Flour bbls. 3,493,400 2,576,391 2,682 345 Wheat bush. 3,501,487 2,678,139 2,248,532 Corn do. 5,779,951 2,706,890 4,915,077 The receipt of breadstuffs from the 14th of November to the close of navigation last year were 560,356 barrels flour, 445,708 bushels wheat, 219,877 bushels Indian corn, end 241,675 bushels barley. 'I he arrivals of In dian corn have, for some time past, been liniited, and the aggregate, at the close of navigation this year, pro b - bly will not compare so favourably with last year as it does now. A reduction of postage was contemplated by the Government at Washington. It is asserted that Mr. Squier, the United States Chare4 to the Central American Republics, having re ceived information of the intention oc the English to seize the island of Tigre, belonging to Honduras, and commanding the entire Pacific Ocean, negotiated a treaty with Honduras, the terms of which have not transpired, but it is inferred from the following circular, addressed to the various foreign legations and other officials in Central America, that the United S'atcs have received important concessions from Honduras:— Legation of the United States, in Central America. Leon de Nicaragua, Sept. 28th, 1849. Sir,—l have the honour to inform yen that the island of Tigre, in the Gulf of Fonseca, has been ceded tto the United States of N( rth America, by the Republic o' Honduras, for the time pending constitutional action upon en existing convention between the two Re publics, and that, accordingly, speedy possession %Nil be taken of the same, upon behalf of the United States. The existing port and other regulations of. the island will be continued until otherwiae ordered. 1 have also the honour to add, that the United States has acquired interests in the western islands and coasts of Honduras, which will not permit her to look with in difff-rence upon any measures which shall affect the pre sent end: r of things in that querter. I em, Sit, with high consideration, Your obedient servant, (Signed) E. Geo. SQUIER. Costa Rica, it is also affirmed, was in a state of great exci;ement. From Equador we learn that" The electoral struggle is at its utmost height. No one in the Republic tainks now of anything but of who is to be the President. The Opposition has brought a battering ram, consisting of eleven journals, all curdled against the Government, and battering at it." In Peru Congress was engaged in the discussion of several new Bills. One of them is to prohibit the Pre sident from taking away the special privilege from the line of steamers now running between Valparaiso and Penamg. At Valparaiso, to Sept. 29, not much was doing in English goods. In that mouth generally, however, the stales are not very largo for interior consumption, in consequence of the taking up of nearly half the month by re ligious festivities. A Danish barques arrived this month from Canton, bringing an invoice of silken goods, mats, teas, esc. Notwithstanding the lateness of the reason, some advantageous sales were made, chiefly of cloths; the other articles met with little demand. Bolivia was In an unsettled state. A proposition has been brought forward by one Cortes, to put up again to auction the monopoly of Cassantha Bank, which was given to the house of Pinta. It is probable this measure will be adopted, and that the existing contract will be annulled. 'The Bolivian Government has given orders to the prefects to take an account of all forced levies and contributions made during the revolutionary crisis. It cannot, however, be with the intention of raying them, for the financial situation of Bolivia is most la mentable. The Echo, of Villaclova (Cuba), of the 27th October, states that the rains have been very heavy and incessant there for some times past. These are the tropical rains, which form the ninny of the Cuba climate. The Faisal, of Porto Principe, of the 26th ult., com plains that the rains have set in continuous, and so heavy as to be insufferable. The Canadian mercantile advices are more encourag ing, and even the political feeling was much more against annexation. Isom Lower Canada, under date of the 17th ult., it is stated that "The weather continues delightfully mild, for the season. The ground is as free from snow as in the middle of June, and out-door labour can be pursued with even more comfort than at that period of the year. All the fears entertained respecting a short supply of fodder for the cattle during the winter have been dissi pated by the unprecedented openness of the season. It is seldom, indeed, that cur farmers aro so highly favoured as they are this year, their stock, up to the 17th No vember, being enabled to graze in the fields, while in k r .MVlYy v a e ttihtt l iirttWarANZ tiw —"" '" The Ilamburgh letters and pipers of Friday bring the rate of exchange at 13 10. There had not been much doing in Funds and Shares. The Elbe was closed to navigation, and the market was quieter for staples. At. St. Petersburgh, on the 20th tilt., Three Months' Bills on London were 37 5 16 to 7 16. In the Amsterdam Market on the 2d inst., there was a good business doing in Peninsular Stocks at advancing rates. The English Securities have been very steady, but not by any means active. Consols have been qw,ted 954 4 for transfer, and 951 4 for Account. The New Three-and a-Quarter per Cents. have been 964 to 4. Bark Steck has touched 201 to 2014, and India Stock from 2604 hive reached 263. Exchecpur-Bills have been at 465. to 495. premium, and India Bonds 84s. The Foreign Securities have been less animated with one or two exceptions. Equador Bonds have been in request at 34 to 44. Buenos Ayres have been dune at 47, and Vent zuela at 294. Mexican Stock has been at 274 and 28/, being very firm. Spanish Three per Cents. have ranged from 381 to' 394, and Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 374 to 38. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. have been 554 1. Railway Shares can scarcely be said to maintain the extreme advance of yesterday, but aro nevertheless tolerably firm. - 0 ,i: O'CLOCK. luAr4T , 0 7 , ! , :E: , . OF LIRITISII FUNDS PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Ar ns. a 91% 7/4 94% per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 V,Tis 95 !/,i New 3 1 4 per Cent. Arms.— - 9514 tx, 9 , l h I/mg Anns. to expire 3 an. 1860 -16 8 7-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto 30 year:, Jan. 5, 1860 834 B '!i India Stock. Lela Bonds, 1,0001. South Sea Stock Consols for Account 9S:S - s i i 95% Exchequer Bills. I yl. & 2d 1,000/. June 46 49 p 46 p 500/. June ............ -- "'Small. June 52 p VRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS OTTE MO:it t , ...., O'CLOCK. ?mill:F. 'tazilian Bonds .. 63 Ditto, Small Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ner Cent.— 47 47 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....• 9 7 IA 971,4 Ditto, 3 per Cent....... 57 56% Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Mexican. 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... — Ditto, Account .... 27% 28 1 / 8 2514 Ditto, Small Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Portuguese 5 per Cents. -Mt :— 82 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Spenizh 5 per Cent. 1810 — Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive 4 4 Ditto. 3 per Cent — Ditto. Account .. 38 39% 391; ; Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 ,i per Cent ... 29 , •y 29 % Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. - ... 553 / 4 '4 55 1 ,E Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates... 83 I /8 % 83% PRICES OF ~ ITUSINESs DONE CLOSINt, RAILWAY SHARES. rA i--- AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen ... 5 0 Do. Preference Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 6:M...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% Belfast & County Down 28 ...... -. Berks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with aguaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly Dd, er with guarantee 10 ..... o. without guarantee 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... Birkenhca,l, Lancashire, and Cheshire June 20 Bristol and Exeter 9O ••• - Ditto, Thirds ..- ..... 27% — .. — Buckinghamshire ...... 17% Caledonian - - 12 1 4 Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 - :;h ester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... Clarence _ Do. Ist ClasP, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. .. lO ...... - Direct London & Ports- mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 40 Dundalk & Enniskillen 27% -- East Anglian, 25L, L. & E. andL. avid D...... 25 Do. 181., E. & H.... 18 Do., a?. 103., Pref... 3% ..... —. Etritern Comitios... ..... 20 ...... 7 1 A %•.......... 7 A Do. New, Gun. 6 per ct. 10 Ditto,Extcueion, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/. 13s. 4d.... ... ... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern; 6 per Cent. ! 8 49. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 54 Do. 1 - :,:v EFor_rn Union, Class A (lat , , , E. U. shares) 25 DiLto, EilfJ 58 A, ditto... 6 DO., C1:163 B (I. .3e 13.) 25 Ditto, ci ar s C, ditto.., 25 ..... .. — Do. Scrip (6percent.) 20 ...... Fact Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, 'Jew Quarters 6 1 ,i ..... .. , Do., 6 per Cent. Pro- f,rcace Qulrters ... 6 — •....... ...... Ev.t. Lueoluthire ...... 25 i7ditll;ll, - z1; and Glasgow 50 ...... ... — Ditto, Half Shame ... 25 .. .. ••• Edinburgh ai; d Northern 25 Ditto. icwport — ,x , !..te,r,Yecwil, & Dorch 21,, Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. - Gif , sgow, Durnfrie.s, and. .. . Carlinle Glnsgow,Kilmp.r.,& Ayr 50 ...... .... Do.Preferonco Consol. - Great. Northern Do., -` i ., A Deferred ... 12 1 4...... 3:;;; 1 ... 33/ Do., - 1 ,4 3 B 6 per Cent... 7% ...... .. Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 10 reat 'South. and West. (Ireland) .. reat North of Eng/and 100 ...... ... — Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, ditto 35 -..••• ..... Ditto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto, New,lsl l5 .. .. ,irrat Wootern . 100 ..... CO 61 60 c9 Ditto, 1 ,.', Sharo3 5O ..... .., — Ditto, 1 4 Share:_7 ... 23 .. ... 12 Ditto, Fifths. ....... 20 Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... .. 7 ............... 7 dull Af Id dolly .. ...... 50 ...... .... . . Ditto, Half -hares ... 25 ..—.. ... — Do. Q;;;;.rter l-shares... 12% — . — Lon , mnto- and Carlido... 50 ...... .... ........ Ditto, Thirds Lanca-shire & Yorkshire100 Do. do. L 4. B. k B.- 93 Ditto, ditto • Ditto, 1,",„ Kam; ....,. 49 ... .. Do. Quarter 3 ••••••••• 23 1 4. l3, 8 117 i; Do. Fitt iis ~.... ..... -.. 10 Do. Thirds ... ... l 6 l /4 •,... ••• Do. New Guarant;ed 6c er Ccnt.. .. Do. tiverp. and Rory 49 ...... Ditto (11sidiiorr,tield and Shoff.) 50 - •• •• - Do. (W. Biding Union) 10 ..... 3 , 3 L .... . ' 3% Do. (Prefiton - 3L Wyre) 25 Do. 1 /.. Shares(A)... 10 lioods and Brae,trird Leeds an , l Think ..... . 50 Do., l'refiir., 6 per Ct. 3 1 / 4 ..... ......... ....- )0.. (10. ...... So. 2 5 Do., do. ......No. 3 5 ...... ... ........ 00., Pri'..f. Quar., 1813 9 Li.rtr - peel, Crosby aid outinort . lO - 1 ondon &131ackwall...11/. 6s. 3d... VA ..., 3:-Y a London. Brighton, and South Coast.- ..... 100 . ..... 81:!i1i...‘.. Do., New 51., guaran teed 6 per Cent..... 100 .130 .. ...,...... . 130 D0.(31-mrant, a per ct.. ;1 • Do. rrefer. 5 per cent. 50 Ditto ditto...-. lei 2 50 L tdonandUreenwich 12/15,54d... ... ..... Ditto, Preferii- ,,, .. . ~ io Leiiilf:n and N. Wnvtern IC#O ..... 11.6 1 , , !, 115 1 / 2 116 11411 ..., Ditto, Nets Quarters.. 12 Ditto,Yi , " , 7 ... Do. 41:i. Sl::!.res ( 1... M.) ;'5 - Do. 10J. (M. & B.) C. 1 Lend, 3:. i ,, . W, stern _ ... 50 .. .. 32 Ditto, New 301. ...... 2'4...... ..,... Do. Neu 40/ .. :A Do.. New Scrip, 184!:', Prof` 7 per Cent. ... 5 Londend CT ry &G.:lentil:A , '25 - .101 ••• ........ -- Do. 14 `.;;lyres . .. 5 Lonclond i. rry and Enai.3- hillcr — Do. , 4 Shares Lowe:AGIT. gurt-. 4 per ct Ditto (t; p,,Fr ct.) ..... 13 •••• • —, Man7heqta-,11a . .. - .ton,and 5 .••••• •• ••• ........ 11i.tnehRster, Bheffield, and Line,olnshire 1(10 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Shares (No. 3) 12 1 /, ... Do. I , lew 10/. 1'r0f..... 10 ... .. Ditto, Gt. Grituaby ... 50 Ditto ditto . .......... ti 0 - Ditto ditto ..-.. l2 %: 2 Ditte Bhcflield and Line()inAire ...... 25 . ... Do., Grimsby Dock... 23 ...... Do., 'iiianchester and Lincoln Union..... 4/. 28. — .. — Bli Laid ...... .. ...... —lOO ...... 52% 51ji 1,2 5 1 1,4 10. Consolidatad Pref.l 00 Do., tie., 504 Sh.area 30 ... Do.l3irm., err Derby 100 Du.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 61per ct.... 100 ...... 122 121 1 ... Ditto, &Ist. & Glccstr. 42 Ditto ditto ..... ....... 221. 75...... .., ........ Do., Erew;'shVal.,l ) ref. 50 ...... Ditto, Leicest.tk Swan nington, 8 per ct.g , aar 100 Mit 11 And Great Western Irish Aliddliisbro' and &dear, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.100 Do. Quartt r s Newmarket 23 — A,. • 1,1, "tars a,.• s.• .• • ...... 2!. 12 A .... —..—. ..... Sey.-port, Abergavonny, end Liereorr' Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, WArrenpoult, sal lioatlcyor .. 20 Norfolk ..- ...1I'o 1)o. New 20/. .. ls Dv. Guaranteed 5 pet. 20 De. Guaranteed 5 LA I pc. 5 Do. do. Waveroy V al. 2 ...... ._ . Ncrthern CounticsUnion 4 North Briti3b ........ ... 25 .... , 1158 14 ... ....... Ditto, ilaives .. Ditto, Quarters - Ditto, 'Mirth .... .. ti .. .. ..... ... Ditto Pre!erence 5 Noah l3tdirortithire ... 17% Bl 1 4 - ...girth Welds . North-Wcaern . 1314 lixtwrd, Woreester, and Wolverhampton Reading, tiuildford, and Reigate l5 ..... 16 Royston and tlitchin ... 4 I/ z .. ... .... Scottish er;iitrid Scottish Midland Ditto, Now Sbrowanury and Birrn... 12 ..„,„ ..,‘..... ..... Ditto ditto. ()lasi B. 8 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 ...... Shrewkory and Nereid. 5 ...... Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Alin.) Ditto 1151.rils ... ditto 9 ...... Ditto Oelwe4try ...... D 3 1, 4 2. B4 B l% Ditto Now Do. 8 per Cent. Prof: 11) 13hropshire Union •i with Devon 5O - ••• • De. Preference Eo.ith Stailord,thire 1 3% 4 % 14._ ... 41'4 !•,.t uth Eaacra Do., N 0...". ..... 30 Do,, No. 3 ._....... 3U .. -..-- Do. : Reginered No. 4 10 - ••••• ••• 6',4 Do., Scrip No 4 SGuth Waf./3 south Yorks Lire, ,D(n caf,ter, and Goole l2 ... .. ill ?laid, Rotherham, ez Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 16' 1 ,4 — ..• — Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... .5 ...... ....... ivans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Strn. C0a1.... 7 raw Vale Extension ... 8 I liaineS Haven Duck and Railway ..... ... 17% _ . . _. . ;ale of Waterford and Kilkenny 20 ~.... .. — N4terford and Limerick 47 1 4 Waterfd, W x.frd, Wicklw and Dublin Wear Valley € per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 60 Do. do. do. ... s 5 - Do. do. do. ... 15 ..... 18 1 3 ••• 15% West Cornwall :V bitetiavoa ik ELLIIIC66 18 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 14 Wiltb,Sonierset,& W ey- .... . _ mouth York, Newc!:sqe, and Beiwick. ...... Do. Newcartle Extm. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preferenc+s46 Do. Hartlepool Dock ah . .l Railway .. 100 York. and North Midland 50 Din, Prelerenet , ; ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYo. Anq,•l‘ , Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian).... 5% Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 ••• ..... .... Demerara 17% ...... Dutch Rhenish ..... .... 8 ..... ._ East Indian ... 3% Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. D 0.... ....,.. lo s . Louvain ala Sambre ... 7% — Luxembourg . 7l .. Ditto Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... 91.truur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. 6% 6 Northern of France .... .. 141. 85... 2% % dis Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 •••••• 3 g!•4 3 I,A Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2O fp.. •• ... 1.. , 21% Paris and Strasbourg ... 12 Rouen and Havre Sam!•re and Meuse 2O ... .. 25,••• . ... 2% Strasbourg and Basle fours and Nante; l3 ...... 4 Tournay, itirbie, Lan den, and Hasselt ...,.. 20 West Flanders 8%..... i Ni:::;. United Miexican .. . 4: 7 4,?; ; ........>.. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto, NQW ..... 10 The Esrl of Carlisle returned to town yesterday, from the Grange, Hants. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial • office, from the Governors of the West India colonies, the Falkland Islands, New Zealand, Van Diemen's Land, and the Cape of Gcod Hope. The Duke of Hamilton had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home- office. LLOYD'S SIIIPPING—(THIS DAY.) toNDori, I)F.c. 4.—Wind day at noon N.W., light breeze and fine. ti miasma DEc. 3.—Arrd. Jane, Dantzie to London, leaky. Ore DovER. DEc. :3.--Woll's Cove, Quebec. PotersmouTH, DEc. E.N.E.—SId. Cyrus, `e nth Sens; Southainptoa, New Yen k. PLYMOUTH, Dec 3.—Wind variable.—Sld. Rajab, Peet. Philip; Chap:nen, Sierra Leone. PILL, Dec. 3. Wind SS E Sid. Mohawk, west coast of Africa; Corsair, New Orleans; Margaret Pol. h oh, ditto; Compeer, Wilmington. BnisTeire DEc. 3. Wind E.S.E., fresh.—Arrcl. Ash, Watt, China. NEWPORT, DEc. 3.—Arrd. John Bell, Clark, Quebec. Off Port, Seabird, of Gelwey, Quebec. SWANSEA, Dxc 3 .—Arrd. Ancient Briton, Jonee, Adelaide, South Austrelia ; Alderman Pirie, Hogue , Cube; Bacchus, Sergeant, Quebec. S!d. Pascoe then fell, Quebec. 1: A BMOUTH, DEC. 3.—The Fleur de Marie, of L. ndon, Newcastle to Cette, drove on shore on the beach tact eight., and remains. The Samuel, which was on shore off the harbour, has beeerne a wreck; the cargo hes washed out and part picked up. Wurruy, i EC. 2.—lc has mown a heavy gale all day, at S.E. The Sisters, of Rarnsgete, is. a total wreck, to 'he north of Upgang; crew and part of stores saved. Who Victoria, of Shields, is wrrcktd to the northward; crew and materials saved. The White, of Sunderland, is wrecked on the Upgang Reese; crew saved. SHIELDS, Dec. 3 —lt blew a heavy gale last night at S K, with a high sea en the Bar; to-day it is more moderate. The Nelson, Charlestown to Middleborough, groureird at ebb tide yesterday, and remained until the flood; is said to make no water, and will proceed. DEAL, DEC. 3.—Wind F., fresh.—Arrd. Mary Nixon, 1/einernra; Princess Victoria, llovrell,Quebec. Sld. Charles, Tobago; Marlborough, Jamaica; Infanta, Mobile. A cask of palm oil, marked on the head in black paint, " 18. 0. 12. E. Wells," was brought on shore this morning, having been picked up two miles to the east of the South Send Light vessel. LIVIHIP3 , L, DEC. 3.—The Irene, of Newcastle, from New York to this port, was abandoned, Oct. 18, lat. 51, !on. 17, having been in contact the previous day with the Rat era The Tuscorora, hence to Philadelphia, was driven on shore near Indian River, 16th ult., and it was feared would prove a loss, with all her cargo; crew and paesengers saved. BICIDLINCTON, DIC. 3.—The William and Narcy, of Whitby, from London, was driven on shore to the lee e.ard of the piers this morning during a heavy gale S S E. ; crew seved. SOUTHAMPTON, DFc 3.—WindN.E.—Arrd. Prince of Web's, Brown, Qu, bee ; Paella steamer, Gibraltar, &e. Stumm:LAND, Dec. 3.—The barque. John, of South Shields, is aground at the tntraLce of the harbour; crew, except wester and mete, saved. The Leeds, of Whi!hy, is a reeked behind the North Pier ; crew saved. II ETLEPOOL, DEC. 3.—The Cosmopolitan and the R.setta, both of and from Sunderland, and the Peleon, of Whitby, from Sunderland, were all stranded this morning outside thu bar durieg a heavy gale at E.S.E.; ere saved. • SCAP.BOROUGH, DEC. 3.—lt blew a heavy gale y&- ecrelay at S.E. The Risaton, Stockton to Ipswich, get on the bench and is expected to become a wreck: cargo discharging. The Rye, of Rye, from Newcastle, and tho Leanne Elizateb, of Southwold, from Shields to Meldon, are Mink on the bench, but expected off shou'd the mealier moderate; cargoes discharging. The Sarah, of and for Wisbeach, from Seahara, came on shore; crew saved. The gale continues. SUTTON, Dec. 3.—The Mery, of Shields, sunk this mornieg in the oiling after striking on the Inner Den. Sand; crew saved. MARE ET IN LW .-(THIS DAY.) 21.4..11 MAIINETS. _ SY.mtFlELD.—Meadow Bey, 21 88 to 3/ 10s; Cltver Oz to 4/ 105; and Straw, 112 s to 11 9, per loal. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. ' , UNUERIANI).—Meadow Hay, 2i 66 to 31 126; Clover ditto, 3/ 03 to 41 Ss ; and Straw, 11 34 to 11 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. WIIITECHAPEL.— Meadow Hay, 21 Ss to 31 10. , ; Clover, ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 103; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9 per oad. Trade dull, at our quotations. COY,ONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation continues svy, the sales brain; only 350 hhds, includirg 113 blids Barbados -t, by auction, at 37s 61 to 425. 700 bags Mau. ritius sold at Gd to Is (1( cline, good brown to low yellow at 33s 61 to 36s Gd; 3,430 bags Bengal mostly found buyers at easy rates; crystalized at 43s 6d to 44. 6d, and Benaros mid to good white 38s to 41s. Of 1,935 bags Madras off't red, ordy a small portion sold at a further slight reduction, brown at 28. 6d to 30s, and low to tine yellow 34s to 38s 61 1 . 970 Irgs good current qintlity of Manilla (duty paid), 5. , 151 at 35s 6J, hs ing Gd so is lower. The quantity of British Piantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 637 libels, 3 tierces, 528 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 1,278 bhds, 186 tierces, 673 bArrele. The stock in the same places is 15,423 hhds, 2,153 ticrceF, 4,573 barrels. CorrEE.—The mai ket is firm, and upwards of 5.000 bags good ord Native Ceylon changed hands privately, at 49s 6d to 505. litim.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 341 puns, 60 hhds. There ware taken for home consumption 400 puns, 28 hhds, and ex pot ted 83 puns, 24 Mids. The stock in the same place is 22,585 puns, 2 . 142 hhtls. Iticu.-500bags Aracan sold at easy rates, viz, 7s to 8a 6d fur cargo to good white. SALTPETICE.-1,150 bags Bengal were nearly all with drawn for want of buyers on former terms, a few lots only being realised at 28s Gd for 2 per cent, and 25s 63 to 2Gs for 9i- to Si per cent refraction, being 3d to 6i lower. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is as to 388 6d per owt on the spot, and Town 40s. TEA.—The market is firm, and the deliveries are good. TOBACCO.—The market for American during the last month, as in the preceding one, has continued active, and a lair extent of sales has been effected, principally of home descriptions, at firea, aed in some instances, at im proved prices. The larger amount of business has been done in old imports, and sales of all sorts may be sad mated at 1,570 hhds, which have consisted of 140 hhds of Virginia Leaf, 200 hh(ei Strips, 210 Wads Kentucky and Mieaouri Leaf, and 1,010 hhds of Strips, and a few hhds of Maryland. We confirm our previous statement, that the present importation of Kentucky Stripe, although possessing generally more colour than the last, will be found very deficient in substance, and much in ferior in oue essential quality. Advices received on the 30th ultimo, from America, have brought im proved prices, and a good business doing ; the pre sent Kentucky crop is estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 hhds more than the last; but this increase it was pre sumed would have no effect on prospective prices, owing to the greatly reduced stock of old. Imports, 903 hhds; stock, 25,005 hhds against 28,950 hhds in 1848. In Virginia sales have been (with the exception of a few hhds), for home consumption, at firm prices; Leaf at 41d to Sid, and Strips at 41d to 6id. In Kentucky Leaf and Strips, although buyers have reluctantly submitted to recent advanced rates, and in some instances have contracted their purchases, considerable sales have been effected, chiefly in old Strips of good and middling descriptions, which are relatively cheaper than the new; some oaks have been made of the latter at Td to Id. and holders appear firm at these prices. Ia Maryland sake were limited at 5d to 10d. In llayannah Leaf a good business has been transacted, both for home trade and exportation, and scarcely anything remains in the market. Recent advice, have been received, which represent the crop as having suffered injury from heavy rains. Ilavannah Segars have been in fair re quest, at steady prices. Stock in the market, of eligible sorts, is very limited. In Manilla Cheroots there has been less doing. In Manilla Leaf demand has been ac tive, and sales effected of 300 bales for exportation, at full prices. Yard and Cuba have continued in good re quest. Brazil stock exhausted of good and fine sorts. llavannah Seed Leaf end Florida, sales (fleeted of all eh sirable qualities at full rates. In Porto Rico very little done. Stock nearly bare of suitable descriptions. German has been in rather leas demand, but prices for good and fine have been fully supported. In Columbian, Ambalema, and Giron sales have been made to a fair extent at full prices, and for line quality at a slight advance. Continental demand has induced large shipments. Amersfoort—A few cases for segar purposes were taken in at impro►ed prices. In Negro Head and Cavendish sales have been made of good and fine sorts at a slight advance. Stalks were in good demand. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor Bat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and heard appeals. TAILOR V. TAYLOR. His LORDSHIP gave judgment this morning in this case, which came before him upon appeal from the judgment of the Master of the Rolle, who refused motion to take the bill off the flits of the Court, o n the ground that it was a supplemental bill in the nature of bill of review. His L9rdship affirmed the judgment of the Court below; and upon a motion for that purpose his Lordship ordered the second bill to be removed from the paper of the Master of the Rolls to that of the Vice- Chancellor of England. 3IALCOM V. SCOTT. The further arguments in this appeal from the judg ment of the Viet-Chancellor Wigram cccupied the Corn the remainder of the morning. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) The further arguments in tho part•beard case of Salomons v. Laing occupied the Court the whole day. V ICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before tilc. VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) ASIMURNIIAM V. ASIIBIJENHAM.—JUDGMENT. Ilia lIONUUIt gave jutlgnient to-day in this case, which was heard before him a short time ago. The facts of the case are of no gereral interest, but his Honour Wes, clearly of opinion chat the plaintiff was entith-d to all the equities ho asked by his bill. His honour, in giving judgment, observed that be had read through the whole of the bill, and he felt bound to say that 11 0 loe kee upon it as a perfect model of a statement of an equity case, for it appearcd to him that it bad snort clearly, west coreieely, and licit cogently stated all tbo points, so that in reading it no labour whatever Was thrown upon the understancing. We believe that Mr. George Giffard, of the Chancery Bar, was the draught:men who drew the bill. Nothing of any interest cccurred in either the Vice' ChancePor Knight Bruce's or the Vice-Ch opc:lhr Wigram's Courts. --.... co enustru stan , is Court k Wilde ; the un(l Tie easq cf 11.81 1 . , , r of Phi, ttle tai PEE! -, - 0 , .... - ' ~--~,. S 1J (B. f H aiti to i re c lkil r-