The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-02 00:00:00

---.......0 1 awaiting fill' alteration? he end of the Money !if t :cept for D"'" for the vie s$ .port oflicel , 5,800 do lola. Sur' ditto, brolfi l l )ipe. in tie buOberoi late come )ora. per jt i g o l i 200 barrel. vernment 7 1 , cod for wa ll De fabrics., mburg sold Mail stela!, ambuco $ Nov. 23. A l ,nd. Lord ", in St ' . 111 l nearly re Jerry ie P t ? it in WI? ? n recede d Vane T°° 3 o' lead.qua r a ° ,l, t the 0 6 1 est el e Guards,e, Glaincni 9 et d lassiag consequ e 4 ll l at the r Newcaut l. ; i j sham rote 8 wining - c , marquis select Ci r°li here the ', 1 l left 01,1 near to to town oo . Visc°`",jl Taidence lay for bi. 4 the E:ccl iel it Hy, at irl. ~sterdal• ro roily rett i v i tho nfa fronl j) . n the hr t o )xpecteci awn 011 1 1 t er , for ° I )r the cod , I and fil ly ' . A B. ;OR, JO. 1 ' he Royal F 9r e lf 0 Lt seven 0 avourite oor were 40 ". 0 this reorl o i )oor persona aceonspoie ci t lies and g" )roceeded te,j !ss the digtr: i Itenience . 4 1 district rid ' t, coals prof s divided o° 4 lished under .eceivinga, ditions ma d Zent brealcAll I Colonel F. 1 Bouverie ig to the Q y Herbert?! been invite',uded her ~,, )/al :efts Mario i aroline n d the Right t". . Phipps, 1 , and the G bridge. s played u yen in the ' ll I of nearll mpanied bridge, ai l° l al childreot the ladie s . . hall abou t ;ed. I cantata, ! l e The Pr 3la- 1 MendeDO L Novell°, ate band, , )m the pro r and the Ileeted from 'EI of the P ~, F Mr. An a t v eil l ,nd ; Mr. e chapel, Pr° to the Downskire_ Ladies Di u -Ei r Russell , i ; eytn Cus6l3t,i Mr. Cu o s t i o , Right air , so , e Right a x . o l Horse l'o. l )od, th• 5 'Hy e , kipps, )anuing, o'l Loyal Buel o , l l es (column Dll Mrs. Pi 11,e Earl of `-1 Do anti rIP Cap In West t o 3alonial -0 wee U 0 1.9 0 21 " / A. AGOG g ni ll la, accet e d by a 011 " - venin gf fr°ni 1 11° !!0 rect to B Y seed the u 4 P Princee s ..„ o l ite for Cla' rice. TREE. grA - T NT 7 \l . A ilj?T 1.--41 COUMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Yesterday was a holiday at Liverpool. The Legislative Assembly in Jamaica, we learn 'cal Messrs. Dc Cordova's circular, received yes terday, has increased the duties on cm.taia articles, and the following are the particulars : "It will ba seen that the additional imposts on some articles, as dry goods, &c., are heavy. Brandy Gs. per P l it'o, gin ss. per gallon, corclia s 3. per gallon, whisky ' per gallon, oil 4d. per gallon, wheat 6d. per bushel, :Fotipowder 4d. per pound, except for blasting powder, tegshead s h oo k s 6d. eac h, punc h eon ditt o 6d. e ach, to loco manufactured 30 per cent. ad valorem duty, and °• per lb., t o b acco manu f ac t ure d 15p ercen t. ad valorem ud uty, and ld. p er lb., c i gars 20 per cent. ad valorem, and r• Per lb. ; unenumerated articles, except machinery, 'Or every 100/.value, 121. 10s. ; wines, 10/. per ton, and 10 Per Cent. ad valorem. And that the duties upon all the art icles imported into this island shall be the same as are let forth in the schedule of the Act 7th Vict., chap. 1, commonly called the Import Duty Act." The letters from Melbourne by the steamer Lady ` Jo celyn are to the end of September, and describe t he mercantile markets as being exceedingly quiet. At th e " diggins," however, some improvement in demand was perceptible, and the average gold Production was maintained. At Sydney commer cla]. affairs were likewise reported to be very dull. The Mexican Bondholders' Committee have ac counts of the sth ult. from Vera Cruz. Mr. • Rickards was endeavouring to introduce improve ikeuts in the practical working of the decr ee o f ' B5O . Colonel Facio has received 72,000 dols. for the divid en d s f rom V era C ruz, an d 18 , 611 d o l s. 01 31 Tampico. B ondholders the republic of Ecuador, the agent o f the „ndholders has forward e d n ew , an d, u p on th e c rt° l e, much more favourable proposals to settle the e.pt. Ecuador is to acknowledge 1,824,0001. as le forei gn d e bt , i nc l u di ng arrears o f i nterest. Be fore September next bonds are to be issued for this amount ; the precise form being determined by the bo ndholders, and the amount being strictly limited above. The new bonds are to pay 1 per cent. p r oduce annum, while the customs of Guayaquil only o vro duce 400,000 dollars per annum, and per cent. f anY increase thereon is to be paid to the bond holders, w h o are a l so t o rece i ve b ene fit s f rom cer tainindustrial undertakings, conformably with the , n e cree of S ep t em b er , 1852 ; b u t th e t o t a l pay , *lt not to exceed 6 per cent, per annum. "e bondholders are to keep an agent at Guaya * • .' : ,V;;) but h e i s t o b e p a id by th e G overnmen t, an d 41: lee to the appropriation of the share of revenue , 1 1 i glied to the foreign debt. Various provisions c e made with rega rd to the making up of the ac :lllits and the prevention of contraband. The in and agreed upon is to begin from the Ist instant, u• is to be paid half-yearly. The Ecuadorian c,,:lrigional Bonds are to be paid out of moneys re- Z ed from Peru or with waste lands; and, if Peru wi l le 4 , 6 per Cent. Stock, proportionable allowances 1 30 have to be made in receiving the same. The oft-tholders here have 25 years to take possession wie lands hypothecated to them ; otherwise the ;,1 5 i lisional bonds representing them will be con ch:4. Other property can be acquired in ex doipe for th e b on d s . Thi s agreemen t w ill, no ettut) be consid ere d sati s f ac t or y un d er th e eir th Il lstauces, as Ecuador is known to be a republic "at does not poseess great resources. e,, T ho half-yearly meeting of the London Dock i n -133 ,Pany took place to-day; John Cattley, Esq., `ue chair. The report was favourable, the balancell, standing to the credit of profit and loss on 0 7 30 th of November being 261,140/. 4s. 6d., out which the direct o r s recom men d e d a di v idend of .o tae. per cent. f or th e h a lf. year , c l ear o f i ncome "rur.!. The report was adopted, and power was e.p. the di rec t ors to apply to Par li ament f or a ler cum of 200,000/. for new works and other PurPoses. 13 1 1 ; 1 2 3 in lie Securities are very depressed again this 9i' but w ith li ttle business d o i ng . Consols were ,nd a Political no have since receded to 9i The . vvB, and the French loan, each deter the public from bu ying just at present. Bank Stock 'narked 208 to 2081, being flat. Exchequer J 3 lllB are 4s t '7 have ° e. premium. The New 3 per Cents. e been 901 to 91, and the Reduced 901 and si nce 901 to A. The present speculative account is s upposed to be v er y b u l lish. e i. Foreign Stocks are dep ressed, ow i ng to the d e - Nu e Consols, but the s a l es ma d e h ave not b een ee. Equador Bonds a re at 3i-, and Brazilian ; at 91-i. Spanish Defe rre d St oc k h as rea li se d ~_ ex dividend. Turkish Bonds are 74i to 75. 'teli Pour per Ce n t s , b r i ng 911 to The following are the nominal prices of foreign 4 TioCks :—Grenada DAferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi ,e4ll, 201 to 21 ; Pea avian, cc tn 71 ; Ditto 3 p e r 'euts., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per lieut.., lo 811,Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per te., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to • : 4. _•t • Ditto 3 per Costs., 361 - to 37i ; Ditto Certifi -"Z: 4i to 5i ; Ditto Passive, 4i to 41. g 0 railway meetings announced are the fol- lowin GlCompany. Date. Place. bat Central of France Jan. 23, Paris. .irretkat Luxembourg r 04 ,1 0u and Greenwich VP de n. Brighton Sc S. Coast Jan. 29, Bridge-house Hotel. est Flanders ' Jan. 3, Bruges. Th e market for the English Railways has been th e nearly 1 per cent. in most instances ; and in la , preseut state of affairs, if parties do not press 1i 4 98 ' they abstain from purchases. The foreign r ?s are about the same as well as the East Indian. si l l" Joint-stock Bank, Mining, and Miscellaneous -44 are quiet. 11. 411113 8 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK ( From the Official List. ) Rti lk Bt Brqiness done Per N ew ett. Reduced. Annuities........ to Per Cent. Annuities - 1 90t A znuitie-s, Expire sth Jan., 18E0 -16 rels for Account, 10th January ' 4e h 4l. equer 2id. 000 %nal! . 7 4 p1tin........................................ OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK kaa.ilian Roads, 5 per Cent _.uitto New, rlnador Boucle 1852, 41 per Cent 3i P.,?.niab 3 r Cent itto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 411kiah Scrip, paid up in full Ditto for the Account D , k‘aividends on the above savable in London. 40/1 'Cubango, 21 per Cent. 12 Ditto 4 Der Cent. Cartifieates ..... .. 17i x d -. HALP•PAST TWO. Consols 9O a a ST. GEORGE TIE M ARTYR , SOUTHWARK.—THE v. RSTRY CLERK.—An official inquiry, conducted under 4 the direction of the Poor Law Board, by one of its in- 20 spectators into certain charges made against Mr. John 10 , Day, the vest r y- c l er k o f t hi s par i sh, h as b een go i ng on 4U for several days. The case for the prosecutors was 20 closed en the last occasion, and the sitting was resumed yesterday f or th e purpose of allowing Mr. Day to enter 10 into his defence. From a recapitulation of the evidence 20 already taken, which was given by the inspector, it ap- Peered that a sum of 1/. is., balance of costs incurred 20 in the County Court in an action against a man named 16 Bradbury, for the maintenance of his wife, and another 20 mint of 4/. 13s. 10d. for stationary, for which credit was claimed by Mr. Day, were disputed, on the ground that no such sums were entered in the account books of t he Parish. Mr. Day, however, produced certain papers 2C Purporting to be vouchers for those sums duly passed by the parish officers and auditors. The different if c hurchwa r d ens an d overseers f rom 1849 t o 1852 w ere 2( e alled as witnesses at the previous sittings of the inquiry, 4( "a their evidence went to the effect that they bad none 2( of them, aay knowledge whatever of the vouchers in 2( t t Piestion. The evidence of the auditor went to the ex- Z ti t of his doubting the authenticity of the signature of 21 initials in the documents. This is in substance the hl 13, 8 ,,, ° °I the parties bringing the charges against Mr. 2 : 1,t1T.,, Mr. Duncan yesterday appeared as counsel for 1 , te1; 0 " - :aY, and it was proposed to call evidence on his 2 , n ek ;" , but some difficulty in getting the necessary wit- 2 so me and documents together having occurred, after tak e de lay, it was arranged that an adjournment should ( l a " Place, and the inquiry to be resumed on Wednes- 1 2 inorsin at ten o'clock. g'• 2 1,0 'SUPPLEMENT. GRATIS, WITH THE WEEKLY DIS -111,", EVERY WEEK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.—The 2 eo -- ; 7c alupled interest which attaches to every incident a . 4 4 . e , e tstl with the operations of the Allied armies in the ;", as determined the proprietors of the TVealy Dis - 4 the to devote a greater space to the intelligence front large st newspaper published, could possibly afford, and, 50 re th the vi ew o f g i v i n g the amplest details, they have 25_ aolv e d .; upon the issue of a series of supplements, 20 g on r4 s, which will include every particular of interest .„„ Se netted with the Siege and decision of the contest at t e 7 o v — P u l, and will be continued whenever demanded 20 tr ie ""e Progress of the campaign. By the publication cf veted s S uPPlemente the portion of the paper usually de- 20 to incidents of domestic and political importance •;:rtirlitho reserved intact, and the engrossing subject of the 50 a will receive the fullest and most varied illustration. 50 "4-ittuppleinent will be published on Sunday next (gratis), 1(.2() . b i g on every succeeding week until further notice. The luu in 8 2 34 te11e of Sunday, January 7th, 1855, will be printed ple" new type of an improved character, by which the 2 5 g satasure of reading will be enhanced. Published every 20 trains morning, at four o'clock, in time for the first 25 !Is e and the morning mails. Another edition is printed Zit_ll, afternoon for the post of that evening ; and a 100 vihroulePublication takes place on Sunday, bringing the 10 jith!rlia:ce4w hour anY importance, by extra editions, up to 5 atest of the same afternoon. The price of the s Sixpence. Orders may be given to all q let Nit, vendors in town and country ; and to the publisher, g o - 0 4.ga-office, las, Fleet-street, London. I Ti A R E MARK ETS. DAY.) RAILIVAYS. Paid.' 100 Aberdeen 81 Anibg. Noting. Bost and Eastn. Junct.. all Belfast & Ballymena. 411 Binning. Wolverh Stour Valley z 9?, Birkenlid. Lanesh & Cheshire June+ all Do. Chetah. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20........... ..,. 30 Blyth &Tynt origina' £25 (issd. at £45,, 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian 21a. Caimarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 16 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber deeu 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 & iria.sgow 96 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth & Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock ..JO Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail, Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 144 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds__ 100 Lancash.andYorksh. 196 Do., Fifths Yl Do. Wet. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 100 Loud. Bright Le S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8.,„( 2 Do. Eighths 1.00 London andS. Westn 42? Do., £5O 34 - Do., £4O all Dn drry& Col eraine all Lndndri7.&Ennisk. 100 Ilanch.Shef.& Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Vidland 100 iJo. Birmng. & Derby all Midld. G. West. (Ire,) 226 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 5 Newnikt.BnryExten 211 . Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British all 4 North Devon, No. 1 all )0., No. 2 all )0., A A Deferred all Do., B Guarantee , l 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Dodo. G.N.E. Parch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London 8? Do. New £lO 11 lf, N.&S.Wstrn.,Harap stead, and City Jn.. 17?. North Staffordsliir all North Western—, all N. &S. Westrn. June . 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester........ 100 Oxford, Worcester,A Wolverhampton .... 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central . 100 Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. & Berea a Shropshire Union Do, A, B, C,& D,full) paid up at per co, , till South Devon 00 Swath Eastern .11 South Wales 5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dot 6 Do 8 Staines, Wok &Wok 11 tockton & m gt Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares. , 100 Do. Pref., No. 21 Mamas Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath ell Watovf.l. 1, Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeri. 18 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace:. I all West London. I Ills. Wimbledn & Croydon 8/ 281 20 20 10 10 20 ZU 50 20 Closing Prices yeaterday. 20 - 20} 4i - 5 8 - 8i 13 —l2d 16 - 17 8 - 7 92 - 94 60 - 611 13i -14 i 9 - 11 ... - ... 4 - 31 61 - 74 14 - 15 101 - 11 28 - 30 20 - 22 71 - 72 51 - 56 is - 20 67 - 69 91 - 92 79 - 80 123 - 124 89 - 91 69 69 58 - 62 72 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 734 -73 i 5i - 54 4 JOG 108 1001 I.oli - 6 d d par 11 4 83i —84 A 1 9 • 8 di 9 8d 24i - 25 68i 69 41 - 42 , $d d loi -- lt -- 2i 49 - 5' 31 '3 31 ... 32 8 10 —1/ 64 7s 74 75 61 —6/ 44 4 124 12/ 52 - 53 - 52 par it? - 44 41(1 51 id—ip, 31 - 32 96 - 98 61 - 63 8 - Sip 45 - 47 12 - 14 - 594 284 - 29& ••• ••• i i (I 36 - 28 16 21 a _ 1 3 7 i 4 - 4. 'LV- 5i - 6i .•. - ••• 6 - 7 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotteraam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, Scrip ... Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 10 Dutch Rhenish . all Eastern of Francs 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Junct. of France 126 Gd. Tk of CanadaA. is. all Do. do 11 Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent.' all Gt.WeaternofCanad • Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7 with option till '55. all De. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all De. do., '73, without option.. . all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 12 Great Luxembourg ] Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Moditerran 16A Madras 2 - Do. New 313 Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. all Namur & Liege (wit), interest) ... all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.20/. Shs.late Char• levoi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from IJan. 1854.... all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde. (fmy.B. & Arns.Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkPrel 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds ..... all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ?arisCaen Cherbrg all Rouen and Ham , 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 p. cont. Prof 10 Southern of France. 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5i per c. Pref 12 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-STO all kustralasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chart& Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 16 English Scottish and Australian all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminkter 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all itoath Australia all Uninn of Australia 2: Do. Nov i.Ta l 9ll of 6i - 6 1 - 1i - ...,, cl—IP P -- 31 d 30i -- 31 4 -- l i p -- d ip 8 - 7 • ... ••• 9 7d 10 8,1 par p d ip 161 - 161 . • ..". ... ii: 11; 2 d par 2 d par 2 d parl di 2a 2i 2i 24 i d it) Zia = Ca .•• • • ••• -- - G - 7 33 = 12i -- 12 84 - 9 } 19i - 19; 44 46 36 38 Pm 20 —21 i par 1p 2 lid 71 —7 ••• .'" ••• - pm ..• --- 3 .-- -5; ••• .... i6i :: Ili BA.NKS. 79 -- 81 ••• ..." •• ld—i•d 3i-- 3d 21i 22 35 :-. 40 37 - 39 39 -- 42 64 - 67 8 - 10 *et •••• Buslno , a dons this day. 100 20 25 25 25 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY. 2, 1855. :NES LEASED AT FL RATLW4iO. Lc tsing Compans, Basinas this day. all I Bedford and Bletchley 100 Buckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Jc. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. all Gips. Barr. & Neils. Direct all Do. New all Glstr.di Dn. Fr all firtlpl. Dk. & Railway all null & Selby all• Do. Shares. all Do. d Shares. all Lon. & Greenw all Do. Preference all Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 100 Do. 6 per et. all Manch. Bxtn. and liatlockl all Aiddlesbro' Redcar. all Itlidld.Bradid all Northern and Easternsp. c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p € all Prest. & Wyre all Do. Shares. 103 RoystnA 183 ihef.Rothand Goole g. 5 p.c. 9 S. Staflordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent all Do 100 I Wilts&Oomrst PREFE - 1 100 ;Aberdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p 30 BlythandTyne c. pref. (issd. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. 5 Do. 4p. c. She 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... all Do. de. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. Ns 2 all Cork dfflandons all Dundee Perth &AbeA deen Junction all EastAnglis.n (I:3104 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent: 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex- ) lOper at 501) . 6. St. tension, 5 p. c. No. all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 r . C. St all Eastern Union, Seri Guar. 6 per cent... all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent..., 100 East Lancash. 6p. ets. all East and West York shire June. Fifths all Edinb Prth. &D uncle e 4 per cent. 1.00 Glasgow Sr S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10p. c. prem. LOO Do. 4Lsp. c 8A Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre all . Gt. Soutim. & Westin, (Irelaud) Eighths) 7 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St 6 Gt. Wostu. (Barks & Ha.uts E. 5 p. c) 100 Do. con. rod. 4i p.c 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4 p.c. all Do. Birm, Pref. Sh all Do. Chester 3p. c.P.S all Ds. do. 5 p. c. do I 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chcs. Gua. Stk all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F £2o, LOO i Do. 6 p. c. Stock ...I _ _ . 1 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. 100 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. dz - Nuneaton 5 p. 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares all Condy. & Ennis. a Sh. all Ilan., Shef., & Lin., I Shares, No. 1. ... all Do. New, £lO 4i Do. a all - darypt.&Carl.4p a all Du. 4i per cent 101 Do [OO Consol.6 p.c.St 1.00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 11i Do. Pref. 4i per cell; 10 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p. a. Est 100 Do.S per ct. prof._ 100 Do.Way.Val. 5 p.c 100 North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P , 5 Do. do. do. ..% 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c , ,N0.1 9 Do. do. Quarters 48 10 D..Yorkll.k S. Per. all North Staffordshire EX) Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Cls, all Scot. Cent. ,New Prei 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 1i De. fixed, 4. per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of Li Os. 6d. WO Do. 4i per cent all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c all Do. de. 4 p. c all Stockton and Dar lington, 6 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 & Waterfd.SLKilk.6p.c. I,ondon & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon... Gt.Nrtlin. Caldonian.' Gt. Westn Yk. New. ' & 13erw. Y. &N Do Do r , o Eastern Peto & Co. INorfolk.. L.&N.W. , & Midid. Stckton & ' Darliugt. Midland.. E. Count Do SankYk Do Gt Northn Lancash Yorkah. K. Melean 3tockt. Darlingt htWestn :XED RENTALS. Closing Prices yest at day. ••• - ••• 95 - 100 98 - 100 130 - 135 104 - 106 13 -13 i 23 - 24 11 -11 i 2i - 2i ••• ••• ••• 92 ...••• 91 57 - 59 130 - 135 - 2 a 30i - 31 91 - 93 'CB SHARES. 97 - 100 89 - 91 94 - 96 51 - 61 P I -- p' 12i -- 13 60 - 65 ... x al 113 115 los 110 199 —lOl 6 -- 6A 91 -- 90 g 9 -- 91 91 -- 93 91 -- 104 16 -- 17 10 -- lyA 71 -- 73 18/ -- 191 94 -- 94 131 -- 141 14 -- id 134 136 2i- 31, 111 - 124 i - iP 23 135 ld ST - 90 100 - 102 90 - 92 8 - Si •• .-.. ••• 1 .. id 111 - 113 12 14 id par 221 , —22 i 95 100 15 —lB ••• ••• id in *ii 1- 96 i MINES. all A.gna Fria .... all Anglo AnaLrln. Gold all Snglo Californian 6 A ustralian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd.Dachy of)' all Blvenarvon Iron and Coal ..„. _ 13.5 British Iron 15 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cuaes & Cniada 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 1 CArsous's C•eek Clarendon Cons. Min • Co. of Jamaica • all Cobro Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. I TA p. cent. 16 Copiapo all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg CO Fortuna all General all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 4 Great Polgooth all Liberty.. all Linares all Mariquita ........ 9 Aexicau&S.Americn. all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0.... all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silvol Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 11 Autlago do Cuba , ` all South 7A Pin Croft all United. Mexican all Waller all Nest Mariposa 12s. Wortking Mining 01 Austrdia all Yuba MISCE: all Wain Coal and Iron 171 Nustralian Agricult. 4 Australsn.Pciftc.Mai all Australn. Royal Mail N Berlin Wator Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smoltg. and Reduction Co 32?, Canada .00 Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July all Crystal Palace all Crystal Pal. of France 5 Eastern Steam 21 ElectrieTelegraph(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Hagclalena St. Navig. all Nlediteran. Elec. Tel. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue 5 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter, Steam Navigat. Co all N. B. Australasian... 12:3 Nrth. of EuropeStears all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental 45 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral. Land all Subms.r. Telegraph.. all Do. Registered. .46. an Diouiev's Lan( i ... 1A •• ••• •• i -... 1 • i _ I I - i 5 - 7 6 - 7 - 21 1 - 1 30 - 32 - id par 47 49 g i 50 65 par 2 p 1 14 16 1 1i par ip 16 18 8 ... 9 1 -' i I - I i ••• ••• a 15 - 16 23 - 25 5 - 7 31 - 1 - 1 14 - 2 21 - 2i I 71 it EOUS 35i -36 i ii :: n 100 : 105 LCG -107 i 3i - 3g 17 = 3.4 i - 11 ••• •••••• • i ••• 1 •• ii ---- ii .. - 61 - 63 - 2 3( - 39 - 4 - tii CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT• OLD COURT. -TILLS DAY. (Before the Recorder.) Henry Kirkby, 45, artilleryman, was indicted for stealing some pieces of lead and brass, the property of our sovereign lady the Queen. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson defended: It appeared that the prisoner, who bore a very high character in the regiment, had been engaged in the proofing department of the Arsenal at Woolwich, and the property stolen was a telescope stand made of brass, and two pieces of lead used for covering the touch holes of the pieces of ordnance. The property, which bore the usual Government mark much obliterated, had been upon two occasions offered by the prisoner for sale to a store dealer in Woolwich. Upon the occasion of the pri soner's second visit, the store dealer having some suspicion detained the property, while he brought and gave notice to the police. The prisoner, whe did not deny having taken the property to the dealers, gave an unsatisfactory account about it, stating that an officer for whom he had been doing some work had given it to him. Mr. Robinson, at some length, argued the improba bility of a man bearing so high a character as prisoner committing such an offence. He had been 23 years in the service, and would shortly have his half-pay, which he would forfeit all claim to if convicted of this offence. It was most likely that he did not know that the property did belong to the Government, the marks being so effaced, and might have received the things, which were of but slight value, as he had stated. Several officers of the regiment gave prisoner a high character. The jury found prisoner guilty, recommending him to mercy on account of his character. The Recorder said he would take time to consider the sentence. Thomas Bailey, 26, tailor, was indicted for cutting and wounding Henry Kimbly, with intent. It appeared that the prosecutor, who bears the appear ance of a low-ciass pugilist, was upon the night of the 20th of November at the King's Arms, Market-hill, Shadwell, drinking with the prisoner, and that the pro secutor had attacked him first by throwing some ale in his face, and then struck him several times, upon which prisoner drew his knife and stabbed him in the lower part of the belly, from the offsets of which he was cox fined to his bed for three weeks in the hospital. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wounding. The Recorder asked the prisoner who he was ? The prisoner said an American by birth, and had but just returned from Memel with a cargo of Russian tallow, but since he had been in prison his ship had sailed. The Coroner respited the sentence until next session. THE FOREIGN LEGION. The chief president of the Grand Duchy of Posen has, of course by orders 9f the Government, al ready entered the lists against the foreign legion, and it is natural to conolude that similar notices will be issued by the regencies of all other pro vinces : " POSEN, DEC. 28. "The Prussian Criminal Code, Art. 111, ordains — He who enrols a Prussian for service in foreign States, or the recruiters who conduct them, as likewise he who premeditatedly excites a Prussian soldier to desert, or favours premeditatedly the desertion of the same, shall be punished with imprisonment varying from three months to three years. All attempts at such dealings shall be punished in a similar manner. As it appears that offices are to be established in the Netter - lands and Hansa (free) Towns, for the purpose of foreign enlistment, I avail myself of the opportunity to bring the above penal enactment to memory, and enjoin as a duty upon all police authorities of the province to arrest forthwith all recruiters, and to deliver them over to the Attorney General, to take from them their papers of legitimation (passports, &c.), and, if be be a foreigner, to look to his expulsion, after be has undergone punishment, or other expired imprisonment. I expect a report upon each case that shall come to notice. (Signed) " VON PIITTICAMMER, Chief President of the Provhice of Posen." The Suabiam Mercury states that in Spain, Holland, and Hamburg depots for receiving volunteers for the Foreign Legion which England is about to raise are to be established under the direction of English officers. Each volunteer, it adds, is to receive 25fr. on entering and 300 fr. when he shall have joined his regixnent. He is also, it says, to receive as much tea, liquor, &c., as he likes. A NEW SIEGE GUN. Government has instructed Mr. Nasmyth to make a cast•iron siege gun, and another engineer proposes to make one of cast-steel. We have, however, seen the model of a gun, which, we believe, will supersede these and all others now in use. This gun is the invention of Mr.Witlieme, formerly of Everton, Liverpool, but now of Pembroke, and the con tractor for executing the Government works at Milford Haven. Mr. Williams's gua can be made either of wrought iron •r east steel, and of any size. The cost will not be great, the efficiency undoubted. Bat it has one most desirable advantage over all ether guns. At Sebastopol siege guns were removed ss itk great difficulty —in bad weather not at all. Mr. Williams's gua can be carried on men's shoulders ! It is made is pieoel, which pieces can be put together in a few minutes by a mere labourer, and when put to gether wilt be stronger than any gun cast or fabricated whole. The model will be laid before the Minister of War next week. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SarrittnELD.—Meadove hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15a Od ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. CIIMBBELAND. — Meadow hay, 2/ 17s to 4/ 16s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/15s ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 10s per load. Trade dull. WHITIT.OIIAPM—Meadow hay, 21153 to 41 14s; clover ditto, 3t Os to 51 18A; and straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. COLONIAL. St/CUR.—The sales by auction are numerous. Prices are supported by the firmness of the holders. In refined less is doing. Brown lumps are 435, and grocery 43s 6d to 495. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and 'West India Docks was 1,161 hhds, 107 tierces, 155 barrels ; there were taken for home con sumption 965 hhds, 110 tierces, 225 barrels. The 'stock in the same place is 15 , 8 95 Ws, 2,442 tierces, 3,185 bar rels. COFME.—Native Ceylons are quiet at 45s to 465, ac cording to quality. Ricx.—The market is dull, there are sellers of good white Bengal to arrive at 14s 9d per cwt. Rusr.—The quantity lauded last week at the East and West India Docks was 355 pins, 38 hittds. There were taken for home consumption 151 puns, 13 hhds, and ex ported 7 puns, 15 hhds. The stock in the saute place is 118,654 puns, 3,040 hhde. TEA.--A fair bisiness has been done. Common sound Congou is 10d per 1L COTTON.—There are no sales to report to-day. SALTPETER remains quiet, and there are no transactions reported. NITRATE OF SODA. is steady, at 18s 3d to 18s 9d, accord ing to quantity and quality. TARTARIC ACID in firmer. A small business has been done at is 7d to is 7id per lb. on the spot. INDIGO.—The usual meetin? , of the trade took place to draw for selling ; the next sales are fixed fer the 13th February, prompt 12th May. The quantity to be offered is likely to reach 14,000 to 15,000 chests. TALLOW.—The market has been quiet, but prices are steady. P.Y.C. ou the spot 64s ?Al to 64s 6d, and for the first three months 64s 3d per cwt. The stock this day is 35,781 casks against 42,256 casks, the deliveries last week were 832 casks against 2,057 casks, since Ist June 48,011 casks against 63,682 casks, the arrivals last week were 3,908 casks against 10 casks, and since Ist Juno 47,792 casks against 82,623 casks. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, Jan. 2.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W.; light breeze, with dull, hazy weather. RAMSGATE, Jan. I.—The Henry Metcalf, from Shields to Constantinople, has put in here, having struck on the Kentish Knock. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. W.N.W. Arrived Pearl, from Ceylon. SHEERNESS, SHEERNESS, Jan. I.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Mar garetha Johanna, from Newcastle, for Batavia, leaky. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Lady Jocelyn (s), from New South Wales. Sailed—Speedy, for Sydney. PLYMOUTH, Jan. I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Thomas Mansell, and Manilla, from Corunna. FALMOUTH, Jan. I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Wanata, from Callao ; Westerwick, Monte Video ; Triton, Rio Ja neiro • Lucretia, Bordeaux, for Liverpool, leaky, and with part of cargo thrown overboard. DOVER, Jan. I.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Fanny, Copenhagen, for Rio Janeiro. BRISTOL, Jan. I.—Wind, W. Sailed—Premier, for . Arrived—Eliza Jane, m S e t t a , r s in ou t t h h e am E p as t t o , n? nfonr fCdreaoTrri n 1 ,0 21 Cardiff f (Bi o, a Aw n yf d e,oarD e s t o elc i r ec r i s n t 3f a sio n t.ra_ t e n wt joanpriotnih:ii wßonac o; Plymouth, slipped from an anchor and chain ; Tiryah, Newcastle, for Constantinople. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 2.--The Isabella, of Poole, laden with pipe-clay, is on shore on Whitburn Stoet, and lies in a dangerous position. MILFORD, Dec. 30.—Arrived—Mariner, and Hume, from Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 31 . —Wind, W.N.W. Arrived-- Chieftain, Queen. and Colonist, from Callao. Sailed — Sarah Sands (s), for Portland, N.S. A letter from Trieste states that a great many of the wooden houses which have been made in Styria for the English army in the East were sent off from that port on the 27th ult. . _ The Brunswick Gazette of the 28 4 ,h ult., says : " Some great event may be shortly expected in Prussia ; all the chiefs of the Russian party are hastening to Berlin : evidently obeying some mot cl'ordre." BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. And now for some of the fruits of experience. It is found out that in war it is necessary to have a good basis of operations, and, having one, to make the best of it. At last we are sending a man to Constantinople to look to our hospitals, transports, supplies for the army, and so forth, as they ought to be looked to. General Jones—he of Bomarsund—is going out there with full powers. Again, the sad incompetency of the staff, which has formed the subject of so many com plaints, public and private, and to which the mis management of the expedition has been mainly as cribed, is at last recognised. Our authorities have slowly opened their eyes to the fact that the French understand the practice of war rather better than we do, and that one reason of their greater success is the rank and position they assign to those who have learnt their profession over those who have not learnt it. We are about to take a leaf--a very little leaf, out of their book. Engineer officers, who have, at least, had some professional education, are to be attached to the Quartermaster-General's staff. Whether they are to have rank enough to give them authority remains to be seen. This is something to have gained by the terrible sacrifices of the year. The gain, indeed, does not seem much in itself, but it is much when compared with the absence of it. We have hitherto officered our army, and in fact conducted this arduous undertaking, as if there was no such thing as special talent, experience, skill, or education in mili tary affairs ; or, at least, as if half-a-dozen men with these recommendations were sufficient for the purpose, and all the rest of the officers might be left to the order of seniority and purchase. Great gain, indeed, it is to have discovered that this is not enough, and that, besides the half-dozen chiefs, we must have at least a few other officers who have learnt snore than can be picked up on parade or at mess. But more must be done, much more, in the improve ment of our military organisation before the nation will cheerfully see its best blood drained towards the Crimea —perhaps never to return—in the profusion perempto rily demanded. The cry is " Mere men ; more men." Lord Raglan, we are assured, has not half enough for his work. To do it with security would require at least 35,000 ;todo it efficiently 60,010. Had we the proper numbers, then our men would only pass one night in five in the trenches, instead of every othernight—nay, some times every night. We should have enough to spare for the protection of our flank, far the better safety of Balaklava, for the making of roads, for the pre servation of order, and the assistance of all the departments. All this is true. But, even if we had the men to send at once, the British people would not see more men and more men for ever embarked for the East without some better assur ance than it now possesses that the life of a British sub ject is as precious in the Crimea as it is at home. Possi bly the common soldier has not quite the respect that he ought to have among us . , but we have net got yet into the way of regarding him as mere food for powder, food for the cholera, food for famine—ia fact, to be thrown away as fast as he can be landed on the scene of action. But that is the inevitable working of the present system in our army. The common soldiers are deliberately and systematically exposed to trials that cost es much life and strength as the deadliest colli sions with the foe. They are so exposed simply and solely because it is thought better to leave the manage ment of these things, and the disposal of thousands of lives trembling in the balance, to gentlemen wholly ig norant of their profession, than to men of experience, but without money, rank, or Ministerial [favour. As deliberate is the waste of life, or at least the peril of life, when many hundreds are committed to the mercies of the Euxine in unseaworthy vessels, dismasted, rudderless, leaky, and with difficulty reaching their destination in twice the proper time, and at twice the unavoidable cost of suffering—all because it is not thought worth while to have a single steamer regularly fitted upas an hospital transport, and employed in conveying the sick and wounded, not by thousands, but by a hundred or two at a time. It is mere and sheer waste of life, too, to leave the sick and wounded at Scutari in the wretched hands which, but for the " nurses," and but for us, would have been their only guardians. From the fund confided to our care 3,0001. worth of comforts for the sick and wounded have been distributed that would otherwise have been "done with out"—at the cost of how much life and permanent strength we forbear to guess. What are we to think of a system under which the " Purveyor" satisfies his ideas of official duty by piling up medical stores and comforts of all kinds, and refusing to give them out, even when for months together there is urgent demand for them ? Here for two months all Europe was crying shame on the want of lint to dress the wounds of thousands of British soldiers lying at Scutari, and scarce a household in this country but was busily employed in supplying the want. It now appears that the lint was there all the time, only some brutal official thought it less trouble to say nothing about it than to give it out to the hospitals. What the fellow meant to do with his lint and other stores at the end of the war, should it ever arrive, it passes us to say. We cannot think better of the medi• cal officer at Scutari, who does all he can to thwart and neutralise the assistance not only of the nurses, and of the gentleman acting in our behalf, but of the British Ambassador and his lady. It is simply the case of a 1 man who thinks his own dignity a great matter, and I ti,e i;,,..n nnd comfort of some thousand British soldiers a small one. But the simple tontrasi, .: fb. m.-11.:.L. and French hospitals, the British and French harbours in the Crimea, the British and French roads, the British and French camps, the British and French horses, the British and French men, is enough to show that a new ilwlgrantorganisationt i, w is wanted , eare ad and, till that heßritish Government the British people will behold with great sorrow and grow ing reluctance the continual and increasing drain of its thousands to the seat of war.--Tines. SIR DE LACY EVANS. A braver soldier than Sir De Lacy Evans, who has just returned from the Crimea, never sustained the honour of his country. There may exist doubts as to the capacity for contmand of other officers engaged, whatever may be their personal bravery, but in the case of the gallant soldier of whom we are now speaking, there can be no hesitation in saying that in the Crimea, as elsewhere, he was ever found equal to the occasion, and to the situation in which he was placed. His post was that of General of Division ; and, had every superior post in the army been as well filled by the officer who held it as was that of Sir De Lacy Evans, we should not now be reckoning up our unfortunate countrymen by slaughtered heca tombs. In his case there is no running away from the stern calls of duty. It is not for the sake of a soft pillow and a brilliant Mayfair drawing-room that the bravo old man has abandoned his brethren in arms. While human nature could hold out he remained at his post, and it was not until repeated trials had convinced him that he was of no further use in the field that he resolved, sadly but wisely, to try for a time the effect of his native air and comparative tranquillity. We have heard of some 200 young officers who have applied for leave of absence because they were sickened and disgusted with the heavy service of the camp and the trenches—not because they shrank from conflict with the foe. They might have taken a lesson from this old soldier, now in his 68th year and worn out with hard service in every quarter of the globe, through a period extending over half a century. He was confined by severe illness to his tent. He mot with an accident on horseback, having been thrown upon his head, and his horse rolled over him. He was suffering from chronic disease, and swallowing the most powerful antidotes in order to fit himself for service whenever the hour of danger came. " During the occasional northerly winds," Sir De Lacy Evans writes to Lord Raglan, " I was obliged to have my tent fur twenty-four hours together wholly closed, and gave and received orders through my unopened tent doors. Some of your Lordship's staff will also remember how often in bringing me orders they found me iu bed, or roe her in my blankets, on the ground, when I ought rather to have been, if I could, on horseback." It was not until the brave old man had convinced himself that the public service might receive detriment from his persistence in a post the duties of which he was no longer able to discharge that he re solved to apply for leave of absence, and to return to his native land. Let hint be assured that there is no one among his countrymen who does not appreciate the value of his services, of his professional skill, and of his gal lantry in the field. It would be unpardonable if we were to pass ever without mention the incident connected with the battle of Inkerman which has done so much honour to this brave officer. To be sure, it is in everbody's mouth, but it would be difficult to speak of his return to Eng land without recurring to the fact of his having risen from a sick-bed on that bloody day, and caused himself to be convoyed to his own division, in order that he might share the perils of his men, and endeavour to as sist by his counsels his second in command. It will re main recorded among the brightest incidents of this sanguinary struggle that the chief refused to stand in the light of his subordinate,--that he would not resume a command which lie saw was wisely used, but contented himself with sharing the danger, and leaving the glory to another man. The story is best told in his own simple and unassuming language On hearing heavy firing on the morning of Sunday, the sth, though the weather was bad, and I had taken mercury, I proceeded as fast as I could to the point of attack, and remained there till the close of the battle, b u t felt neither jus tified nor fit to take the command of the division from General Pennefather, which he had exercised with so much ability in the previous part of the day." This was the old soldier's lase effort ; he was conveyed from the field, "after the close of the battle," to a ship in the harbour, and was compelled to resign himself to the conviction that at his advanced age the struggle against nature and the elements, against his own con stitutional disease, and the pestilence flying about the camp, wa s above Ins steength. Well and truly had ho done his duty to the last, for but nine days before the battle of Inkerman he had repelled a most determined attack upon the position of the division under his command. We have the authority of his Commander-in-Chief for stating that never in any former period of his career did the military ability of the gallant General display itself with greater lustre, and never was an effort attended with more complete success. And this was done by a man whose years were verging on the extreme limit ordina rily assigned to humanity—his body covered with the scars of many wounds—the most honourable insignia of many a well-fought day—and, in addition to this, his frame was attenuated and worn down by a consti tutional disease. The record of Sir De Lacy Evans's services reads like an epitome of well nigh all the wars in which this court- try has been engaged since the rupture of the Peace of Amiens. He has been fifty years in the army, nal has been present in fifty great battles. He has served in the East Indies, in the West Indies, and in the United States. He accompanied the Duke of Wel lington through his career of conquest in the Spanish Peninula, and there greatly distinguished himself, wherever distinction was to be carried by reckless exposure of himself or prudent care for others. It was he who, at the head °Via hundred men, forced the House of Congress at Washington. Ile performed, besides, many important services in the same quarter. He was at Waterloo, and showed himself to be among the bravest and most competent officers on that dreadful day. It would be idle to recur to his more recent ser vices In Spain in behalf of a constitutional throne which scarcely deserved the support of such a Paladin. Now that all the angry passions and jea lousies of the day have subsided, few men will question that throughout the Spanish campaign Sir De Lacy Evans proved himself to t he an excellent and successful officer, not unworthy of high command. We cannot but feel that in losing the benefit of his services in the Crimea we have lost the assistance of one of the best officers in the army. in the existing condi tion of the Army List he cannot lightly be replaced. Hcr,v did he obtain his skill ? Where did he serve his apprenticeship to the stern trade of war ? He was no creature of Horse Guards favour, he was not the protege' of a high connexion, nor pushed forward by unfair in fluence. He fitted himself for command by constant service in the field. Ha was a good officer, because he hail seen military service in every form.--Times. SPURTING INTPLLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—MoNDAT. Speculation moved very slowly at first, but proceeded somewhat briskly towards the close. The transactions placed St. Hubert at the head of the list, for which 10 to 1 was the highest offer ventured against him, 11 and 12 to 1 against De Clare and Grm coins Esuriens were laid to some money. St. Hubert was not backed outright, but soon after the commence ment his real position was made manifest by 1,000 even and 500 even being betted that he beats Grmculus, and 1,000 even being offered that he and Lerd of the Isles beat any other two. Oulston and Rifleman were nomi nally at 15 to 1 each, but they had nevertheless staunch adherents who would have increased their investments had a point or two more been offered. Polydore again found ready takers of 1,000 to 35, and in two or three instances 1,000 to 40 was booked ; the higher odds were, however, again obtainable afterwards, The quotations against Wild Dayrell and Flatterer were only to small sums. Rambling Katie was backed four , or five times at 1,000 tols, and the same odds were laid against Clementina colt. The prices at the close were as:follow : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie (taken) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Arthur Wellesley (taken) DEBBY. 10 to 1 agst St. Hubert (offered) 12 to 1 agst De Clare (taken) 12 to 1 agst Grreculus Esuriens (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles 15 to 1 agst Oulston 15 to 1 agst Rifleman 22 to 1 agst Cruizer 25 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Polydore (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Aurifer (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Rambling Katie (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Clementina colt MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASES. AIONDAY. THE STRETFORD STEEPLECHASE of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added. About three miles and a half.—This race was off, the owners of Augean and Adlin;,lton, the only horses arrived for it having declined to run for the mere forfeits. THE MANCHESTER STEEPLECEUSE of 5 sovs. each, with 45 added ; certain penalties for winners ; the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half. Mr. Minton's Garland, aged, Ost 31b (R. Sly, jun.) 1 Mr. Mosley's, jun., Rosa, aged, lOst 4113 (carried lOst 61b) Mr. Hodge na Columbine, aged, lOst (Weaver) 3 Mr. R. Martin's Royal Blue, aged, 9st 31b (W. White) 4 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Rosa and Nom de Guerre, 4 to 1 agst Columbine, 5 to 1 agst Gradeley Lass, 6 to 1 agst Garland. Won by 20 lengths ; four lengths be tween the second and third ; Nom de Guerro and Ivan hoe, fifth and sixth, walked in and did not pass the post ; Gradelay Lass and Enchantress were stopped at the "pack of the course. THE RAILWAY STAKES of 20 sovs., for 4-yr-olds and up wards. Optional selling weights, &c. About two miles. Mr. Martin's Royal Blue, aged (201.), list (including 71b extra) (W. White) 1 Mr. France's Dunsandale, aged (201.), lOst 71b (Sykes) 2 Mr. Wright's Inkermann (late Harkaway), aged (401.), list 71b (Malcham) 3 Betting—Even on Royal Blue, 6 to 4 eget Augoan. Royal Blue made all the running and won by two lengths ; ♦ery bad third ; Augoan and Parchment fell. Me winner was sold Fnr 51 WWII CHESTER CUP The following aro the entries at C yeiterday : Bothgelert Caliph Cobiiut Cockatoo c by St. George— Lester up to 8 p.m, Indian Warrior Jonathan Wild Knight of St. George Lawpr•cies Legacy Little Davie Lord Alfred Marc Antony Mary Master Johnny Master Tom Neoptolemus Pitfall Poor Dick Roscommon Royalist Seducer Qt. Mark St. Stepkon The lteiver Virtuous Wanghae Waverley Jonathan Martin Saucebox Bright Phcebus b c by Surplico--. Cleruotitina Calm Cossey Dr. O'Toole Eulogist Exile of Erin Freddy Gainekeeper General Picton Hydrangea Imogene LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Tye following are the entries at Chester up to 8 p.m yesterday :-- Boddicot Bourtoa Crabbs Cutaway Dangerous Labyrinth Pirepern The above lists are, of course, incomplete ; they will, doubtless, be considerably extended. Not until Thurs• day, however, will the entries in them entirely be placed before the public. Among tke nominations for the Chester Cup are the names of many animals which have already bee* backed. The Steeplechase entries show new candidates for jumping honours. Boddicot and Retail have, I believe, never been across the country in a race. Retail Rosa The Hero Tom Thumb Trout Warner The Greek Burnt Sienna Bastion Maurice Daley g by Bubastes, 6 yrs The nominations for the Metropolitan Stakes and other Spring Handicaps, which de not close till to-night, at twelve o'clock, cannot possibly be published unti Thursday at the earliest. January 2. A FRESH MAN, The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, who came to town on Wodnesday from Falloden, near Alnwick, remains in town. The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland's hospitable seat, Baby Castle, near Darlington, is full of visitants during the holidays. The festivities will continue until Twelfth Night. The Marquis of Breadalbane (Lord Chamberlain) re turned to Park-lane on Saturday from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, who have arrived at Grosveuor.house from Eaton-hall, near Chester, leave town today for Motcombe-house, near Shaftesbury, for the winter. Captain and Mrs. Lyon, and Mr. B. W. Grey, MT., have been visiting at Arundel Castle. Lord and Lady 'Cochrane have arrived at the residence of Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., in Ifyde-park-place. Lord Francis Conyngliam, lieutei,ant R.N., youngest son of the Marquis Conynghans, has been appointed to the Exmouth, screw steam-ship of the line. Tho Duke of Buccleuch's mansion, opposite Down ing -street, is shortly to be pulled down, and a handsome new edifice erected on its site. The noble duke has taken the late Earl of Brownlow's house, in Beigrave square, until his family residence is rebuilt. Lord all Lady Edward Thynne have arrived at llawnes•park, Bedford, on a visit to Lerd John Thynne, from Harewood-house. Viscount Carlingford has arrived at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin. Lord and Lady Naas, family, and suite have arrived at Merrion-square, Dublin, from Palmerstown, county of Kildare. A. Canonry Residentiary in St. Asaph Cathedral and the Rectory of Ysceifrog, near Mold (worth 1,0001. a-year), have become vacant by the loath of the Rev. Rowland Williams, B.D. Both appointments are in the gift of the Bishop of St. Asaph. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The Horticul tural Society have issued their circular for meetings in the present year. Among the changes which take place, we observe that the garden meetings are to be held on Wednesdays instead of Saturdays. The Rev. Edward Girdlestone, A.M., has been in• stituted to the canenry founded it the cathedral church cf Bristol, vacated by the death of the late Rev. Canon Harvey, on the presentation of her Majesty the Queen. Major-General Barnard, son of the gallant Sir Andrew Barnard (Governor of Chelsea. College), leaves town to day for Plymouth, and sails in the St. Jean d'Acre for the army before Sebastopol on Wednesday. The gallant General visited Lady Raglan yesterday, to take leave. The mortal remains of the late lamented and gallant Lieut.-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, late Commander of the Forces at Bombay, have been shipped at Alexandria, for ieterment in this country. Lady Augusta and the Hon. Miss Fitzclarence are accom panying the body to England. SCUTTLING A Smr.—On Friday James Anderson, late master and part owner of the schooner Sir Howard Douglas, belonging to Lossiemouth, was examined be. fore the magistrates of Tynereouth, and committed for trial, on the charge of scuttling tha t vessel, with the intention of defrauding the underwriters. 11 101 92 80 124 St. St. 68 i i I 25 ex arra St. 20 St. 15 73k 2i 661 8 106/ 4 3i, 101 i 100 i 5 6i' 8 4 3} D 2 24 5 10 6 4 4 bt. St. 1 St. 31i 10 64 12i I 12i 59 25 12 10 6 12! 12A 12; St. St. 17 dig 20 -12 i 25 --. 20 St. 8i 10 25 10 1.0.6 20 20 21 20/ 20 25 2 i 1 din THE FRENCH NATIONAL LOAN. REGULATIONS OF THE ISSUE. The President of the Council of State, charged provi sionally with the Ministry of Finance, orders, in execu tion of the imperial decree of this day, as follows : Art. 1. From the 3d to the 14th of January, 1855, inclusively, Sunday, the 7th, being comprehended therein, the p Mlle will be admitted to subscribe to the loan of five hundred millions authorised by the law of December 31, 1554. The subscription offices will be :—For Paris and the department of the Seine, at the central cash office of the treasury ; at the central receiving office of the Seine, Neuve des Mathurins St., No. 36 ; at the office of depo sits and consignations, Lille St., No. 2 • at the mayoral ties of the twelve wards. For other departments than that of the Seine, in all the chief places of every depart ment and ward, at the respective offices of the general and private collectors of taxes. They will be opened on the 3d of January at 9 a.m. and will close on the 14th of January at 5 p.m. Art. 2. The subscribers will have the option haws* the rente of Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (created March 14, 1852) and the Three per Cents. Art. 3. The rente of Four-and-a-Half per Cent, will be issued at the rate of 92f., with interest from Sept. 22, 1854 ; that is to say, that in engaging to pay into the Treasury the sum of 92f. at the periods stipulated in the 6th article following, the subscriber will receive a rent. of 4f. 50c., which, notwithstanding the delays granted for the payment of the subscription, will commence run ning without dedu c ti on f rom th e 22d of Sept., 1854. The rente of Three per Cent. will be issued at the rate of 6i fr. 25 c., with interest dating from December 22, 1814. . Art. 4. No subscriptions will be admitted save for 1. francs of rents and. the multiples of 10 francs. Art. 5. If the amount of the subscriptions exceeds the sum of five hundred millions, they will be subjected to a proportional reduction. Nevertheless, these subscriptions net exceeding 500 francs of rente shall undergo no re duction, save in so far as they alone may exceed the sum of five hundred millions. The subscribers whose de mand may be reduced will receive immediately after the liquidation the reimbursement of the corresponding part of their payment, unless they prefer, (but only in what concerns the discountable subscriptions, as shill be hereafter determined), leaving it as a prepayment, in which case they would be allowed on the sums so prepaid by anticipation, dating from the day of actual payment in cash, discount at four per cent. Art. 6. The subscriptions will have to be paid in as follows :—One-tenth on subscribing and the remainder iu 18 equal instalments, payable on the 7th of every month from March 7, 1855, to August 7, 1856, both days inclusive. The treasury will be bound to receive the prepayments when tendered with discount at 4 per cent. for all subscriptions not greater than 1,000 francs of rente ; the same right to have discount may Le here after granted to subscriptions above the sum last named. For the subscriptions of 1,000 francs of rents and 11134101 the prepayments may be made at the time of subscribing, with right of discount from the day of actual payment, but this discount will not be settled until the delivery of the loan certificates. The prepayments, for the same subscriptions, will be then received, dating from this last period. They cannot be made, save for the entire amount of one or more instalments. Art. 7. There will be delivered to the subscribers a provisional receipt, which, immediately after the closing of the subscription and the allotment of each person's share, will be changed for a loan certificate. This cer tificate will be made out for the holder or bearer, as desired. Art. S. The loan certificates will be chanted for inscrip tion of rente as noon as the last instalment shall have been paid up. The holders of certificates exceeding the sum of I,ooof. of rente will be able to demand partial inscrip tions determined by the instalment of each term, and for the sum corresponding to each of such payments, the first tenth remaining always in reserve as a guaran tee to the treasury until the payment of the entire amount. Art. 9. In case of arrears with any instalment, the debtor will become responsible for interest to the trea sury at 5 per cent., to date from the eighth day after the instalment falls due, without any previous notice of I the liability being necessary. In default of payment when a term expires, a month's grace being given, to date from the day when payment was due, the entire amount of the certificate may be called for, and the Minister of Finance may cause it to be sold to the high est bidder, for the benefit of the public treasury. Done at Paris the 31st of December, 1854. J. NAZOCRE. Report of the President of the Senate, in the name of the Committee charged with examining the law authorising the Finance Minister to eon• tract a loan of 500 millions. Gentlemen,—When, last year, the invasion of the Ottoman territory occasioned the rupture of that peace which was so dear to the interests of civilised nations, France had not a moment's uneasiness about the snipe• riority of her arms ; but she did not expect that one single campaign could conduct her to the end of a diffi cult and remote war. Victory, in fact, has shown her self true to the flag of Zurich and Moscow. Yet Rue. six, notwithstanding the reverses of her diplomatists and armies, seems as if she wished to turn a deaf ear to the remonstrances of Europe, and to the warnings of Bernarsund, the Alma, and Inkerman. Gentlemen, you have heard the very firm words of the Emperor ; they have caused to vibrate the heart of the country, which thinks it has done nothing so long as anything remains to do. Great events, therefore, are preparing for 1855. The greatest of all would be doubtless, that a specific solution might spring out of this European movement, in which the idea of peace is dominant amid the din of combats. But, if there be a sure way of obtaining it, it is by our strength being put forth on a par with our right, and by every one knowing,;in the second as well as in the first hour that France can expect everything from her soldiers, her wealth, and her credit. In a few months our armies have already gained by conquest imperishable palms. They hare survived the epidemic and the tempest, surmounted the fatigues and hardships, and braved the inequality of numbers. Their constancy has been sublime, and by their irresistible valour, they have struck with astonishment and almost admiration our very enemy himself. France is proud of such children ; she depends on her brave sons, who from their very first battle have shown themselves the rivals of the grand army, those veterans of a hundred fights. She depends also on her alliances. At the beginning of last session we congratulated ourselves on our union with England. This was only brought about by the wisdom of the two Govern ments, and the good sense of the two people. A strong brotherly concord has been now formed in the East by the outpouring in common of most precious blood, and by sharing the same trials and the same glories. This is why—at the moment when the Emperor so nobly expressed at the Imperial sitting the national gratitude for the sentiments of the English Parliament, for the co-operation of the intrepid armies of Great Britain, and for the skill of their illustrious chiefs—unanimous acclamations burst forth with enthu siasm, and yours were not the least fervid. Those ac clamations which we confirm here, in the maturity of our reflections, will resound en the other side of the Channel, they will be re-ocheeel also by the future, in order to mark the fundamental regeneration of modern policy, and one of the most :striking characteristics of the Emperor's reign. Another alliance, equally memorable on account of its date land spirit, has just been contracted with Ans. tria, and by it the old league of the north is broken up. This alliance, foreseen since the opening of last session, and in a manner predicted by an august and profound thought, astonishes Russia and her partisans. The still surviving antipathies of 1815 do not comprehend how a great power, long friendly, can cause its foreign policy to be based on the free appreciation of its legitimate in terests, and no longer on a dread of the French Revolu tion. But it has not escaped the sagacity of the Empe ror of Austria that many things have been changed in the world by the accession of Napoleon the Third ; that the Imperial throne has risen again, not on the ruins of social principles, but for the triumph of those ideas that render states stable and prosperous ; and that the moment had conic for repudiating traditions henceforth captioxe and superannuated, and for confiding in a power that loyally maintains the equilibrium of Europe and the peace of nations. Everything is linked in policy ; the return to order through the 2d of December was destined in evicably to bring after it in its train the return to truth in our international relations. Such, gentlemen, is the state of the foreign affairs of the country. In order to preserve its advantages, in order to meet the necessities of the war and shorten its duration by the energy of the means, the Legislative Corps has voted a law authorising the Government to contract a loan of 500 millions, and the Emperor has in. dicated the mode to which lie gave the preference. Now, gentlemen the constitution only requires of you one ine-, to wit ;if there is in this law anything that entrenched on the great principles of which you are the guardians, enclosed in this narrow circle from which you might wh:le to issue in order to give freer expression to your sentiments, you will remember the limit of your attributes, and you will confine yourselves to answering with unanimity that nothing better could be done, whether for the honour of France, that is destined to come forth victorious from this contest of justice against ambition, or for the consolidation of theimporial throne, the basis of the constitution, or for the Emperor him self, to whom we are indebted for the power of waging a political and not a revolutionary war, for the alli ance of the two greatest civilised nati ons in Europe, and for bringing to the European concert the authority of a go vernment powerful from the principle, its force, and its sincerity. This loan will have besides another result f or the eta. bility aifotne , of that have imperial institutions. Aft er th e th ree e l ec . glorified the nam e o f th e E m p eror , nal subscription, which not long since so trsthe :a patriotically responded to its appeal, there will be in this new proof of a fifth and solemn sanction ; and no assent will have been wanting to the political establishment that you have assisted in founding, nor the reiterated suf frages of the people, nor the continued support of these interests most at stake in the development of the pub lie wealth. In consequence, your committee propose to you to declare that the Senate does not oppose the promulga tion of the law. Two ENGLISH TRANSPORTS ON SHORE.—Letters from Constantinople, dated Dec. 18, state that the Georgiana (sch.), with a general cargo from London, and a large English transport were on shore at Barber's Point (Dar• danelles) previous to that date. 60 1 i 14 i 74 i 12. 52. 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