The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-15 00:00:00

Lowestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...... Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 4% — Llanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo Ditto 1 4 Shares ( No. 1) ... 18 to -- _ Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, 4 4 Shares (No. 3)... 114. ..... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ... .. 11 ... . to 11% Ditto Grimsby 4O — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto ... ...... B% — ...... to Ditto Slleifield and Linc. 15 ...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... Midland t 37% to 88% Ditto, Consol. Pre! erence...loo . ...... to Ditto, 501. 5hire5........... 25... 18t% 19 18 % to 19 Midland, Birin., and Derby...loo ... .. 65 Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 124 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... - Ditto ditto 18/. 25.6 d . Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . Baidid. Great Western (Irish) 45 Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 to— to per cent. guar..... Newcastte and Carlisle lOO ..••.. Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 12s — Newport Abergy., and Heret. 6 Nowry and Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .......... ......... 20 lo Norfolk' 100 Ditto New 201. • l5 Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5% per cent & .. . Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British - ... T o 16 1 4 Ditto Pall Shares. ..... Do. Quarters VA 3%...... to Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds ... ........ -.... 84.-- ...... to North and South-Western... 2 North:Staffordshire... North Wales 3% ..... . .... to North Western lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- _ verhanipton - Reading,Guildtd.;& Reigate 10 ...... 10%, to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... 2%...•• to Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 Ditto,New.. 17% — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Do. do. (South Div.) 4 ..... Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 Ditto New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. +tl in.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ... . ... to Ditto, Uswestry — ...... to Ditto ,New).. Ditto Ei per Cent. Pret....... 10 Shropshire Union 5 • •• South Devon .. .50 .. Ditto, Preference .. ... 25 Routh Staffordshire •,... South Eastern; Ditto, No. 1. Ditto, No. 2...,... Ditto, No. 3. Ditte,:ltegistered No. 4.... 10 Ditto. Scrip No. 4.. South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole 6 Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1% , . I t o () -- Vale of Neath .. Waterford and Kilkenny 17h...... Waterford and Limerick.... 47% 1 ... .. Waterford Weaford,Wieklw, . , and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent .... . te --- Guaranteed - Do. do." — "do. Do. do. do. ..... .. 10 ... . West Cornwall West London.. Ditto, First Class Ditto, Second C1a55......... 20 ...... Whitehaven andleurness l4 ... .. ..... to Windsor, Staines, and South Western... .. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 40 ...... 26 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Per ck 25 Do. Exten. No. 1 (Y. & N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 15 ...... l 5 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 ... .. 8% to 8 York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 56 1 4% ito Ditto, Preference Ditto East and ry est Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 8%... .. to 8 Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) .... l7 Ceylon ...... Demerara....... % lc la • . - ..... to .- -------- bendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . , 7% l l,, ...... to Datch Rhenish 34 East Indian . to _— Great Indian Peninsular Louvain 41 la Sambre ......... 71/2 7% .. • • Luxembourg Ditto Namur Madrid and Valentin 20 ~ and Liege 12 ..... 8 ...... to Aorthern of France.... to __ Orleans and Bordeaux: ... .. 7 to .. 11 P aris and Lyons „ .. to ~, Do. Do. 20 rola and Orleans 20 .. ... to -- ~Parts and Rouen ...... to 'ears & Strasbourg ••.•• •••" 9 '..... 97 1 i :to 20 Rellea and Havre 20 Sambre and Meuse Str asburg and Bale ..... ..- •....... to 14 ~.. ..... •••••• Tours & Nantes ... - "' ...• 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Linden, 20 ...... to and Hassell .. ...... ...... .. ''"'' to West Flanders .................. O:Ye — "".." JOINT STOCK BANK& to -- Australasia 40 • •••• .................. ... to ritish North American •••• 50 .. ••• Colonial .... . 25 ....• • -to •••••••.•• to Commercial ot London „ ▪ to London Joint Stock C .... to London and Westminster. .. 20 to National Provincial of En la. 35 to Ditto, New .. ... .. to National ot Ireland 22% . to Provincial of Ireland , ...... ... 25 Ditto, New ........ ...... ..... 10 -•-• t° Union of Australia • 25 Unionto Ditto, New .. 2% ••• ... ............... ... . to of London ........ „.... 10 Union of Madrid ........... -.. 40 MINES. to Anglo Mexican lOO ...••• to Asturian Mining Company... 14 •••••• to Australian ....... ..... to Blaenarvon Iron wad Coal ... 50 to -- Bolanos Scrip t, .................. •""' to Ditto_ British Iron ... .. . ............ 12 to Brazilian Imperial . . ..•. 24% ••-•• """ le 31 1 ... Cocaes and Cuiaba... 39 to Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 ...- - - to Cobre Copper ............ 40 General Mining ...... ..... 29 to 'teal del Monte, Unregistered ••• " to Do. Black Debentures _ --- to Do. Red Debentures ..... .... to Santiago de Cuba.. . ... ... ... 10 • — ••• " to United Mexican • ... 28 1 - •- LLOYD'S shippING.—(THIS DAY.) LO NDON, JAN. 15.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and cloudy . LONDONDERRY, JAN. 12.—The Shamrock, Postal], from Liverpool to Rio Grande, has gut into Loch Foyle from 15 degrees W., with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c., and other considerable damage, having been struck by a sea 17th ult. OFF DOVER, JAN. 10.—Merino, Danneman, St. Do- Mingo, and sailed for Bremen. RAZISGATE, JAN. 14.—Wind N.W. by W.—Arrd. 13, Salamanders, Oberg, Surinam for Humourgh, with loss of four anchors and chains, with rudder damaged; Ranger, Nunn, Rio Janeiro; Lark, Hooper, Grange mouth for Bordeaux, with loss of two anchors and chains, windlass damaged, and sails split; Earl of Stanhope, London for Trieste, leaky. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 14.—Wind N.W., a gale.—Arrd. 1 3th, Lady Mona, Valp ara i so ; F ame, B a hi a ; Beraga (late Maunsel), Laguna ; T. B. Wales, Crocker, New Orleans, lost spars and s a il s i n a h urr i cane, 23d Dec., lat. 37 h, n. 64 ; Monmouth, Parry, New Orleans; M ary Ann, P atten, N ew O r l eans ; Metoka, Thompson, New Orlean s and New York ; Washington, Wilkie, Mobile ; Clarissa Andrews, Colby, Mobile ; Elizabeth Bruce, Fairfield, Mobile; Oscc da, Barsiow, Charleston; Ja va,, Parry, !J ava ; Helen APGan, Tucker, Philadel phia; Tasearora, Maley, Philadelphia ; Sherwood, Crossly, Philadelphia ; Liverpool, Eldridge, New York; Ivanhoe, Knight, New York ; Veloce, Campbell, New York. 14th, Fanny, H on d uras ; C onquerer , K err , Charleston. Sld. 12th, Atlantic, New Orleans. 13th, S usquehann a , P h i ladelphia ; Canada (steamer), New -York. Off port, 14th, Patna, Templar. The Dickey Sam, from hence for Lima, drove on shore last night, on the mats between Formby and Waterloo, having parted her chains, and remains with masts cut away and dry at low water ; three men drowned. MARYPORT, JAN. 19 .—Arrd. Ocean, Huddart, Quebec, with part of stanchions, bulwarks, skylight, &c. carried MILFORD, JAN. 11 .—Arrd. Douglas, Jones, Prince Edward' s I sland, for Liverpool. LYMINGToN, JAN, 10 . —The Gulph, of Poole, from Swanage to terd Londaved. on, was totally l ost near t hi s place yes- K ay ; crew s IRKCALDY, J AN' 11.--A schooner was seen on Cro • quet Island this morning. Antw er FISIIGUARD ran , f oul JAN. of 11 a . —Th e longe A nton i ns, from p, schooner, when off the Small Lighthouse, had her bows stove, damaged her bulwarks and rudder. This morning the vessels in the harbour received considerable dum,:;y from a heavy sea roil ing i n. —The Skea, Chepstow, for D u b. M ILFORD, JAN. 11. lin, parted from h er c h a i ns t hi s morning, and drove uon the An g l e b each, making no water; will endeavour topbe got off next tide. drift e P OOLE, J AN . 12 .— Th e B on P ere, from Nantes, Which d on the Oyster Bank, has got off with assistance, after discharging her cargo. e , DEAL, JAN. Syren, Gilbert, Sydney, Ne w onath Walt,s; Johat:nk 1;301 - la, and _Ellprelied with an anchor and chain, having bee'l Shore near Dungen ( ss ; Lady . ',l.‘l4eati,Lalcutta; bcotiu, riekland, Madras; tichard Dart, Callao; Union, Liddle, Santa t Diana, Buenos Ayres; Christina, Wesal, THE SUN, Buenos Ayres; Sea Bird, Hamer, Cape Coast Castle, with loss of an any hor, and chain, and gaff, and supplied; Guineaman, Diteham, Africa; Venus, Odgers, Africa; Ann Eliza, St. Domingo; Progress, Abel, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River, Osbert, Dal rymple, Dominica: Put back, Malabar, for Bombay; Australia, for the Falkland Isles. Arrd., Chance, Wrangles, Madras; Naiad, Rose, Berbice ; Acadia, Dunn, Baltimore; Ceres, Honduras. PORTINLLAEN, JAN. 11.—The William and Mary, from Youghal for Liverpool, went upon the beach this morning. The Economy, of Port Madoc, ran upon the beach last night; crew saved. SWANSEA. JAN. 14.—Wind W.N.W., very stormy.— Sld. Mary, Ridley, Cuba. The Maria, of St. Ives, from Pentrath, which sank on the 7th instant, has entirely broken up. No part of cargo has been saved. BALRANALD, JAN, 6.—Wind N.W.—A small schooner belonging to Hartlepool, Swan, Master, from Liverpool to Ballina, put into Buner Sound last week, with decks swept, loss of sails, and considerable part of cargo thrown overboard; remainder much damaged. HULL, JAN. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Queen Victoria, Patching, Charleston. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind hard.-14, W.S.W. to W.N.W., very hard and squally.—Put blink Eliza, for Trinidad. COWES, JAN. 13. Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Koophandel, Antwerp, for Havannah, reported to be leaky. RAIISGATE, JAN. 13.--The Independance, of and from Hartlepool for Boulogne, got on shore on the brake this morning, but came off, making much water; was obliged to be run on shore on the Main, to prevent her sinking, has since been got off, after throwing about thirty tons of coal overboard, and brought in here. The Arthur, Sunderland, for Caen, has arrived here with bows damaged, loss of bowsprit, &c., having struck the pier. CLYDE, JAN. 10.—Arrd. Jane Green, Harrison, Mauritius. 11th, Franconia, Boyle, Savannah. 12th, Mary and Ann, Colville, Demerara; Dalmatia, Pons land, New Orleans; Brooksley, M'Ewen, New York. 13th; Madamaska, ditto; Mount Vernon, Grey, Mobile. Sld. 11th, James Titcombe, New Orleans. BRISTOL, JAN. 14.—1 t blew a violent gale last night at N. to N. W., and continued all day. Arrd. 13th, Alice Brown, rinidad. FALMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Sea Lion, Dyer, New Orleans, and sld. for Havre; Arm, Palmer, Callao, with part of cargo thrown overboard; Earl Balcarris, Morris, London for Cork and Bombay, with loss of fore and main topsail, yards and mizen top mast sprung, sails, &c. Put back, 12th, Maria, for Cork, with damage and leaky. DUBLIN, JAN. 12 .—Wind W.S.W. to S.W.—Arrd. Dido, Wiley, Prince Edward's Island. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind W.—Arrd.Margaretha, Torgien, Buenos Ayres; Phantom, Sanders, Surinam. The Sarah Prinsep, Shapley, from Rio Janeiro, 10th inst., very leaky during the voyage, has been placed on the mud to discover the leak, supposed to be under her bottom. W HITBY, JAN. 12.—The Vivid, of Sunderland, was wrecked at Rimswick on the 10th inst., during a gale at N.E.; crew saved. YARMOUTH, JAN. 13.—The Caledonia, London to Hartlepool, got on the Cross Sand this morning; came off with loss of main and mizen masts and rudder, and making a little water. The London, of Newcastle, was assisted in here this morning, leaky, and with loss of mainmast, and two of crew. HARWICH, JAN. 14.—Wind W., strong and squally.— The Sarah, London, for Shields, in liotlesley Bay, on the 12th inst., was run foul of by the Favourite, of Shields, and received some damage. CORK, JAN. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Madelina, Schaet, Bahia; Invincible, Percy, Baltimore; Susan, Rankin, New York; Lydia, Durkie, St. John's, New Brunswick: CARHIRCIVEEN, JAN. 11.—The Jeane Ann, Bordeaux to. Cork, drove on shore in .Dingle Bay this morning, and will be a total wreck; crew saved, cargo expected to be list. FISHGUARD, JAN. 11.—The Yong Antonia, Antwerp to Bristol, is high up on the beach, and beats heavily; must discharge. The William, from Drogheda, has put in here with damage. STAXIGO, JAN. 11.—The Janet, of and from Port Gordon to Scrabster, went on shore during a gale yes rday at Auchingale; one man drowned. The Pheasant, of Sunderland, from Shields to Barbadoes, went on shore ye. terday at Duncunsbey; three of the crew drowned. HARTLEPOOL, JAN. 13.—The brig reported on shore at the Gull is the Friends, of Stonehaven, Clyde to Sun derland; cargo discharging. LIMERICK, JAN. 12.—The Rapid, for Liverpool, which fell over yesterday, is much strained, and must discharge. Arrd. Edward, Hughes, New York. BELFAST, JAN. 13.—Wind W.—Arrd. Urgent, Pollock, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Sarah, Pernambuco; Christiania, New Orleans; Charlotte, New York. CAUTION TO MARINERS.— DOVER, JAN. 14,—The Phcenix, of London, which sunk at anchor on the 11th instant, after being in contact, lies nearly opposite the Flagstaff of No. 1 battery, about lf mile distant, in he way of shipping. She is covered at three-quarters flood. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Coastwise, as well as by land carriage and samples, the arrivals of English Wheat for our market, last week, were on a very limited scale. Those of Spring Corn were again small. The supply of Flour by railway was sea sonably large. Several parcels of Barley and Oats came to hand from Scotland in good condition. The Foreign importations, compared with those of the preceding week, were very moderate, viz, 18,817 quarters of Wheat; 8,648 ditto "of Barley; 4,637 ditto of Oats; 3,747 ditto of Rye; 675 ditto of Beans; 1,634 ditto of Peas; 1,688 ditto of Tares; 2,453 ditto of Linseed; 18 ditto of Rapeseed; 10 ditto of sundry seeds; 2,680 sacks and 2,954 barrels of Flour. As nearly the whole of the Baltic fleet has at length arrived, the importations during the next two or three months will doubtless be small. The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up to-day , from our various grain districts was very small, especi cially from Kent and Cambridgeshire. The samples were in very middling order, owing to the prevailing humidity. The stands were scantily filled with parcels of each description, while the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was steady, and last Monday's prices were supported in every instance, and at which a clearance was effected. The near approach of that period when the present scale of import duties is to cease, viz., the Ist proximo, formed a strong inducement for the millers not to purchase beyond their immediate wants. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with free foreign Wheat. Really fine samples of both red and white moved off steadily, at very full prices. The middling and inferior kinds were in but moderate request, at late currencies. There was more disposition shown to purchase wheat in bond, the price of which is nearly on a par with free qualities, at the extreme prices of this day week. The supply of foreign Barley was large, that of English rather limited. There was more doing in fine malting samples, at very full prices, Grind ing and distilling sorts .were neglected. We have to report a very inactive sale for all kinds of malt, at almost nominal currencies. Selected samples of Oats were steady at full quotations. All other kinds were quite as dear. The supply was far from extensive. In Beans scarcely any business was transacted. Inferior parcels of foreign were easier to purchase. Peas of all kinds were dull, at our quotations. Indian Corn no minal. Flour was unaltered in value, with very little doing in it. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— 59s to —s Red......... 40s to 52s pats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 46s 57, Norfolk and Lin coln, Red.• • .. 44s 50s Ditto, White.. • • • • 46s 5l Irish, Red • • • • • • • • —a —s Ditto,White• • • • • • —s —s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20i Potato Youghal and Cork, Black . ...... 15s I9s Cork, White 17s 20s Scotch, Feed. • • . 20s 24s —Tick... 27s 31s Rye—Old .• •.• • • • • • —s s New..• •• •• 28s 30s Barley—Grinding .•• •• 24s 26s Malting ......... 28s 30s Chevalier • . 31s 32s %Tall—Suffolk and Nor- .eans—Tic, •• •• •• Pigeons....•• •- •. 35s 38s Peas—Grey .......... 33s 35s Maple... •• 33$ 35s •• •• ••• 30s 32s Boilers ••• •• 328 34s folk • . 57s 588 Flour—Town-made 41s 46s Brown ... . . 46s 54s Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 36s 388 Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stoektn & Norfolk 36s 383 SMITEMIELD. The past week's imports of foreign stock into London were as follows: From Beasts. Schweningen.. 44 Sheep. 329 Calvet. Pigs. Antwerp Ostend... .. 14 ... 22 Nordwyck.. .. 59 Nieu Diep .... 67 Katwyk .... .. 18 ... Total 188 Corresponding __ 817 ... 50 week in 1848... 85 1,123 ... 27 Difference ... 103 more. 306 less. 23 more. As the principal cattle-shipping ports in Holland are now closed, the imports of foreign stuck for some time hence will, doubtless, be small. Still, however, as the home supplies are on the increase, both in number and quality, we do not anticipate any decided improvement in value. As we showed last week, the arrivals of foreign stock into the United Kingdom during 1848 were .less than those of 1847, by upwards of 20,000 head. We should not be surprised to find an equal decline in them this season, as we have every reason to expect heavy receipts of both Beasts and Sheep from Norfolk and the other eastern grazing districts. The fact is the foreign graziers have not derived that amount of benefit from our mar kets they were led to anticipate, and nothing but cora paiatively high prices here will form an inducement for them to ship largely. The number of foreign stock in to. day's market, as will be seen by the annexed return, was limited, even for the time of year, and of very in ferior quality. The Beasts and Sheep sold somewhat freely, at a trifle more money, but Calves were much neglected. With home-fed Beasts we were very scantily supplied this morning, the result, doubtless, of the low prices lately obtained here for that description of stock, and which have induced many of the leading graziers to refrain from forwarding their stock at the present mo ment, and their quality exhibited a material falling off. Although the attendance of buyers was not to say large, the Beef trade was firm, at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday lest of quite 2d per filbs. A few very sup, rig r sorts sold at 4s 4d; but the more general top figure was 4s °el per Sibs. There was a considerable falling off in the numbers of Sheep, there being a defie ciency of about 5,000 head compared with last week's supply; hence the Mutton trade was firm at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the currencies paid on this day se'nnight. The primest old Downs sold feely at from 4a 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs. Calves, though in short sup ply, moved off slowly at last, week's quotations. Prime email Pigs sold steadily; other hinds of Pigs slowly, at , late rate s . Th e b u ll oc k d roves fr om th e north of Eng land Compri se d a b ou t 1,000 s h or t h orns . Hera Norfolk, Suffolk, &c , we received about 1,000 Scots, short horns, Vic•; and from other parts of England, 500 Herefords, nuns, D evons, 84. The Scotch steamer did not arrive LONDON, in time for the market; pri, fair clearance of the stoClc . h ior to the close of which, a ad been effected. ;Ink the offal. Per Sibs. to s. d. to s. d. A. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts..... 3 2 3 6 Second qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality • ... 3 8 310 Coarse-weolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oxen.. 310 4 0 Southdown Nether 4 8 410 Prime Scots ...... 4 0 4 2 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Large Hogs ...... 310 4 4 ['rime small ditto .. 4 2 4 6 Small Porkers 4 6 4 8 Suckling Calves ..18 0 25 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep • • • 3 4 3 6 Lambs .......... 0 0 0 0 Beasts. 2,78 t TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. Calves. I i )9:F4 I I 18,200 99 155 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 188 960 40 NEWVATII AND LEADENHAIM. _ Only moderate supplies of Scotch and country-killed meat have been received up to these markets by rail way and steam-boat conveyance, since Monday last, viz., 240 carcasses of Beef; 1,800 ditto of Mutton; 130 ditto of Veal, chiefly from the west of England; and 4,500 ditto of Pork. With meat slaughtered in the metropolis, we have been heavily supplied, in most ex cellent condition. For all kinds of meat, the demand has ruled extremely dull, owing, in some measure, to the changeable state of the weather, and prices have hud a downward tendency. Very few carcasses of foreign meat have appeared on sale. At per stone by the Carcase. 3.1. to s. d. P d. to s. d. Beet,inferior...... 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior • 2 8 3 2 - middling .... 210 3 0 middling.. 3 4 310 - primelarge .. 3 2 3 4 prime ••.. 4 0 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large... .. 3 4 310 Veal.. •• •• • • 3 4 4 4 - small BOROUGH AND SPXT.B.3.E'XnLDS. Comparatively speaking, the imports of Foreign Pota toes into London last week were small, viz. 113 sacks from Havre, 195 tons from Dunkirk, and 30 tons from• Abbeville. Coastwise the arrivals have been limited, they not having exceeded 3,500 tons, chiefly from the north, and in very middling condition. All kinds of Potatoes are a dull inquiry, and prices have fallen from 5s to lOs per ton. BOROUGII ITOP VIAREET. We continue to be very moderately supplied with the best new Hops, in pockets, the demand for which is firm, at prices quite equal to those paid last week. In all other kinds of Hops a very moderate business is doing, at late rates. WOOL. The import of Wool into London last week was con fined to 39 bales from Gibraltar. Public sales of about 30,000 bales of Colonial Wool will take place at the end of the present and beginning of next month. In the private contract market an extensive business is doing in nearly every description of Wool, especially in the finest qualities, and prices are freely supported. The accounts from the manufacturing districts indicate a rise in the value of Wool. TALLOW. Our market is heavy for all descriptions of Tallow. owing chiefly to the largo stock on hand, and prices are 6d per cwt lower than on Monday last. P. Y. C. on the bpot is quoted at 41s 6d to 41s 3d per cwt. Scarcely any business is doing for forward delivery. Rough Fat, 2s 5d per 81b. Town Tallow, 42s to 43s 6d per cwt net cash. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and heard appeals. STEWART V. FORBES. The arguments in this part-heard appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England were com menced on Saturday, and the case stood again on the paper to-day for the resuming of the arguments. The question in the case, related to long and intricate ac counts between two large mercantile houses, one carrying on business hero and the other in the West Indies. The case was argued at considerable length before the Vice-Chancellor of England, who, at the conclusion of the arguments, stated his opinion to be that the case must go to law, but the parties being anxious to obtain the decision of his Honour, by the consent of all par ties, his Honour consented to give judgment in the case, and took time for that purpose. Ultimately the Court gave judgment, dismissing the bill with costs; and from that decision the plaintiff appealed to this branch of the Court. On the case coming on on Saturday Mr. Bethell, on behalf of the defendants, sub mitted that the plaintiff having consented to take, the judgment of the Court on the whole case alter the Vice-Chancellor had stated his impression to be that the matter must go to law, was stopped from bringing the present appeal; upon this point some con siderable argument took place on Saturday, and Jr. Bethell was to have replied this morning, but The LORD CHANCELLOR on taking his seat, stated that he thought the objection of Mr. Bethell was a correct one, that the defendant was bound by the consent he had given, and ordered the appeal petition to be dismissed, with costs. If Mr. J. Parker thought ho, could sustain the appeal on the ground that the matter ought to have been decided without the intervention of a jury, he would hear him upon that then or on some future day. Mr. J. PARKER said his clients had always been of opinion that the case should be decided without an issue. Mr. BETHELL inquired whether Mr. Parker was pre pared to argue that question now, because if he was, he should take a preliminary objection to his doing so. Mr. J. PARKER said he was not, and the matter was ordered to stand over for a few days. ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. WILSON. This case came before the Court upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. Our readers will dont), less recollect that some time since the case was argued for a great many days before the Court below, and the question involved in it is, what class of Dissenters should have the preference is the management of a charity established some centuries ago by Lady Hewley. It having been decided in the case of the " Attorney-General v. Shore," that the Unitarians were not entitled to have the management of:the charity; the English orthodox Dissenters, consist ing of the Independents, the Congregationalists, and the Baptists, claimed to be entitled, while the defendants, the members of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, asserted that they were the only parties who ought to have the control of the charity. His Honour the Vice-Chan cellor of England decided in favour of the English or thodox Dissenters, and from that judgmentthe present appeal was brought. The arguments appear likely to occupy some consider able time. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) CORRAGIO V. LEE. The further arguments in this petition were resumed this morning. The case came before the Court on a petition praying that the solicitor having the conduct of this cause should cease to conduct it, and another be appointed; also that the present receiver of the estate be discharged. The petitioner is entitled to an annuity arising out of the property which is the subject of the cause " Sims v. Lee," and the petition was founded upon an allegation that the property, consisting of two farms, Tuberry Lodge Farm and the Warren Farm, situated in Berkshire, were underlet at rents much be neath their value, and that Tuberry Lodge itself was and had always been a handsome manorial seat until the present receiver let it to a country gen tleman (Mr. Morris), who keeps therein a pack of fox- honnds, stowing away meal and corn in the dining-room, and allowing the dogs to run through the apartment and offices, whereby great injury has been done to these estates, which are held of the Fellows and Scholars of Magdalen Hall, at the University of Ox ford, for a term of twenty years, renewable from time to time, on payment of a small fine, upon these condi tions—that the several houses and buildings shall be kept in good repair, the timber remain ualopped, and that the premises shall not be underlet without the ex press permission of the Fellows and Scholars of Mag dalen Hall. The petition stated that these three condi tions had all been violated, and that the Bursar of the College had in consequence threatened to vacate the lease, and to turn the lessees out of the premises. The petition further stated that the Bursar was about to take a survey, on the part of the College, of both farms, with a view to evict the lessees for breaches of covenant; and that, if such eviction took effect, the petitioner would lose the security for the payment of the annuity of 801. during life. The arguments were proceeding when our reporter left. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) Very little business, and that of a totally unimportant character, was done in this court to-day, in consequence of the absence of Mr. Bethel', who was engaged in the Lord Chancellor's Court. (Before the Vice• Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) iiis IloNoun having disposed of the bankrupi and cause petitions in his paper, proceeded to hear the arguments in YETTS V. THE NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY. This case came before his Honour upon motion and demurrer, and the short facts of the case may be thus stated :—The plaintiff was a shareholder of the Norfolk Railway Company, and had refused to pay the third call advertised, on the ground that the money was not required, and that if it was obtained it would be used contrary to the direct wishes of the great body of the shareholders. The plaintiff filed his bill to prevent the directors from taking proceedings for the enforcement of the payment of the call or the forfeiture of his shares. To this bill the defendant demurred. The arguments appear likely to occupy some consider able time. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM) LOADER v. CLA.RIi• -JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment in this case to-day, di recting an issue to try whether at the time of the transfer of the stock mentioned in the cause to the defendants, the father and brother-in-law of the plaintiff; there was a trust declared in favour of the children of the marriage, in consideration of which the transfer of the stock was made. CHANT V. BROWN. The further arguments in this part-heard cause occu pied the Court the remainder of the morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved this morning for a writ to be directed by this Court to the Archbishop of Canterbury, to inquire into the truth of certain matters wherein issues had been joined. The case had been brought against the Bishop of Exeter for refusing to institute and induct the Rev. Mr. Gorham in a living within the diocese of Exeter. The declaration was in the usual form, and th© Bishop pleaded that he had exa mined Mr. Gorham, and found that he held, maintained, and affirmed certain unsound doctrines and opinions con trary to the true Christian faith, viz., that spiritual re generation is not given or conferred by the sacrament of baptism, and that infants are not, therefore, regenerated by the performance of that ceremony; and the plea went on to say that he considered him unfit to hold the living, and therefore refused to induct him into it. The replica. tion alleged that he was not unfit, and that he did not hold unsound doctrines, and he (the Attorney-General) apprehended that the issue between the parties was one which could only be tried under the spiritual law, and in one of the spiritual courts. The Attorney-General referred to several authorities to show that the question could only be settled by the law spiritual, and that al though the Bishop of the diocese was the judge of the matter, it had b. en laid down that inasmuch as his proceedings were not put upon record, the cause might be referred to the Metropolitan Archbishop. The only other matter for the decision of the Court was whether the rule in this case should be absolute, or whether it should be a rule to show cause. The writ would issue to the Archbishop of Canterbury for the purpose of try ing, under the law spiritual, the matter in dispute— whether the clerk holds sound or unsound doctrines. Mr. Justice WlGBTMAN—Generally, are the parti cular doctrines mentioned? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--The plea states that he holds unsound doctrines, to wit, the two doctrines I have mentioned. If your Lordships wish to determine the doctrines, we will demur to the plea, but the Bishop has not demurred to the replication.—(Laughter.) The Archbishop will have to examine the clerk, and will have to report npon his general fitness by reason of his hold ing sound or unsound doctrines. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Then, supposing the clerk held one doctrine before the Archbishop, and another be fore the Bishop ? Lord DENMAN—The meaning is that be did hold them at a cert-iin time. Mr. Justice PATTESON—The question to be deter mined is the exact point upon baptismal regeneration. Lord DENNAN—We will wait and see whether the Bishop consents to the writ going to the Archbishop, be fore consenting to the motion. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The second nisi prius sittings in term commenced this day, but no case of public interest came before the Court up to the hour of our going to press. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The January adjourned Quarter Sessions were held this day at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green. The Court was occupied the whole morning in hearing ap peals, chiefly relating to the settlement and removal of paupers. The appeal of the Hammersmith Bridge Company against the poor-rate of Hammersmith, that of the Vaux hall Bridge Company against th e p oor - ra tes of St. Mar garet's and St. John's, Westminster; and also that of the Windsor, Stifles, and South-Western Company against the pour-rates of the four parishes of Staines, Feltham, Ashford, and Twickenham, were postponed to the next Quarter Sessions. CABINET ARRANGEMENTS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TlMES.—The,Ministertal arrangements consequent upon the death of Lord Auckland are now completed and Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, has accepted the office of First Lord of the Admiralty. By this appointment the Crown and the country recover the services of an experienced Minister,—of a man perfectly conversant with the details of public business, and peculiarly fitted by his experience in a financial office, under a former Government, to promote all such reductions in the ex penditure of the navy as are consistent with the efficiency of that most important branch of the service. The nego tiations which have ended in this appointment have been somewhat protracted by a laudable attempt on the part of Lord John Russell to strengthen his Administration by offering the department of the Admiralty to Sir James Graham. The offer was made in a spirit of frankness and good feeling, with a sincere desire to bury in oblivion all past differences which may have interrupted the harmony of men now holding the same opinions, and which are prejudicial to the permanent interests of the country. On the part of Sir James Graham the offer was received with a perfect acknow ledgment of the public motives which had suggested the proposal, although after some consideration he declined to accept it. Had that offer been accepted it would naturally have led to some further modifications of the Cabinet, with a view to extend the basis of the Govern ment; but under the existing circumstances we believe no further changes are likely to occur. It has been the custom to throw a veil, which history itself has not always removed, over those abortive combinations which usually precede any important change in the distri bution of public offices ; but, in the present in stance, the transaction between the Government and Sir James Graham is so creditable to both parties, that we rejoice it has transpired. It is a renewal on the part of Lord John Russell of those liberal dispositions towards his former opponents which led him to offer places in his Cabinet to Lord Lincoln and Mr. Sidney Herbert on the formation of the Go vernment, and which subsequently conferred upon Lord Dalhousie the most magnificent appointment which can be held by a subject of any Crown. We record the fact with the more pleasure, inasmuch as it rebuts the charge of domestic influence and family connexion sometimes urged to excess against the Whig Government. It is the misfortune of the Whigs, as well as their strength and their glory, that long adherence to the same political traditions has gradually welded their leading houses into near family connexion ; but Lord John Russell has not neglected any opportu • nity which has been afforded him, to show that, in choosing his colleagues, he looked be yond his relations. We feel the more called uponlto make this observation, inasmuch as we were led to protest with—what has turned out to have been—inane cessary promptitude against the return of Lord Minto to the Admiralty. No such appointment was contem plated by the Government, and Lord Minto himself at once declared not only that he put forward no claim what ever to the office which he had formerly filled at the Admiralty, but that he held his present office of the Privy Seal entirely at the disposal of the Prime Mi nister, if it could be the means of facilitating the pro jected arrangements with the remnant of the moderate Conservative party. We mention these circumstances not because they are of any great weight or importance in themselves, but because they convey correct impres sions of the share taken by several eminent persons in these arrangements which are creditable to themselves and to the country. HERALD.—The new Cabinet appointment has at length been decided upon. The Right Hon. Francis Thornhill Baring, M.P. for the borough of Portsmouth, and who held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer in the late Lord Melbourne's Administration, is to be the new First Lord of the Admiralty. We announced on Saturday that there was some foundation for believing that the Earl of Clarendon would succeed to the vacant post. It would appear that difficulties have arisen, which the transfer of the Earl of Clarendon from Ireland to the Admiralty would have increased rather than have removed, and that it has therefore been resolved, with the Right Hon. Gentleman's assent, to introduce Mr. Baring into the Ministry. In the House of Commons the Board of Admiralty is held to be sufficiently represented, but it being absolutely necessary that one of the Lords should be in a position to answer for the department in the Upper House, there is little doubt that a peerage will accompany this appointment. POST.—Amongst the club rumours which; are pre valent, by no means the least probable is the following:— Sir James Graham is said to have been sent for by Lord John Russell and to have been offered the Colonial Office. Lord Grey to go to the Admiralty, and Lord Lincoln, with Mr. Cardwell, to receive important ap pointments. The motive of this arrangement is alleged to have been the fear which the Ministry entertain of an attack, too powerful for their parliamentary strength, against their present colonial policy, in the ensuing ses sion of Parliament. The conditions, however, which, according to the statement, were exacted by Sir James Graham, could not be agreed to by the Prime Minister, and the proposal accordingly fell to the ground. IRELAND. MR. DUFFY'S TRIAL. DUBLIN, JAN. 13.--At Green-street to-day, the case of Gavan Duffy was renewed. Messrs. Napier, Q.C., and Butt, Q.C., have concluded their ;argu ments, and the Attorney-General has just risen to reply to them. DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING.—At the conclusion of the Learned Attorney- General's address, the Court, after some consideration, fixed on Thursday next for the delivery of their judgment, the state of business in the Queen's Bench rendering it impossible for them to appoint an earlier day. There have been further incendiary fires in Down. The conflagrations have been effected by gun-cotton; none of the incendiaries have been yet arrested. In a poor-rate appeal case which came before the Assistant Barrister for Cavan at the Bailieborough Sessions, his Worship decided that the rate was il legally struck. It is thought that this important decision will affect every union in Ireland. The stormy weather has again set in here, and the arrivals of the London mails are much retarded. A proclamation was issued last night, calling in all arms in the possession of persons unauthorised in the disturbed baronies before the 18th of Jan uary , un d er penalty of imprisonment with hard labour for two years. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOURTON STEEPLE CHASE. The following are the official acceptances for this race:— The Doctor, Wolverhampton, Prince George, Vic tim, Knight of Gwynne, Marengo, La Sylphide, Peter Simple, and Khondooz. HOOTON PARK STEEPLE CHASE. Fanny Ellsler, Lincoln, Dicky Misfortune, Carlow, The Witch, Equinox, Rover, Pantaloon, and Royston Gower. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. -- M. Dejean has, in a very handsome manner, invited the boys of the Green wich Hospital schools, 800 in number, to a juvenile fete, to be given on Wednesday morning next at this house, and has provided a bill of fare of the most at tractive character for his youthful visitors. The invita tion has, with the permission of the authorities of the schools, been accepted ; and the railway company have kindly undertaken to furnish gratuitously a train to convey the boys to and from London on that day. The entertainment (an announcement of which appears in another column) will be something beyond the common run, and such as the admirers of horsemanship, &c., will find much to their taste. Upwards of 800 boys will sing the choruses of the National Anthem, and perform seve ral pieces specially arranged for the occasion. A. paragraph appears in another part of our paper, elyied from the United Service Gazette, announcing that Cavutin Binstead, RN., is likely to be appointed Har bour Mister for London, which statement is totally untrue. Jan. Aberdeen .. ...... Amiens and Boulogne ............... Belfast and Ballymena ••• • • •••• •• •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Ca1ed0nian............. .... .. Chester and Holyhead • • .... • • .. Cockermouth and Workington.... • ... Dublin and Drogheda.. •• • • .••• • • • .. Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • • • • - • • • East Anglian.... .. .. ........ .. .. .... Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • ••••• • .. Edinburgh and Northern • • • • • • •• • • • . Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire ............ • • • • •• • • Eastern Union • • • ... .. • • • • .. • • • • • • • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greeneck .. ....... - .... Great Southern and Western • • • • • • .. Great Western, &e• . • • • • ............ Kendal and Windermere • .... • • • • • . Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • ......... Lancaster and Car1i51e.............. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... Londonderry and Enniskillen........ London and North Western, &c. London and Blackwall .. • . . • .... London and Brighton London and South Western . ........ Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle .............. Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Monklands ...... ................ Newcastle and Car1i51a........... North British ................... Paris and Rouen . ............... Rouen and Havre Scottish Central ................. 1,080 Shrewsbury and Chester • ........... South Eastern and Branches South Dev0n........ . .............. 706 3,798 1,046 Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • • Dec. 30 Jan. 7 Ulster . .. .. Waterford and Limerick....... ... Whitehaven Junction ............ Wishaw and Coltness ............ York and Newcastle . ........... York and North Midland ........ 654 1,005 678 3,401 1,938 11,478 1,928 1,011 2,417 889 2,888 15,170 118 10,415 1,638 130 34,600 510 6,616 7,439 2,485 18,311 1,001 2,481 4,490 1,767 604,T 460 3,410 747 11,980 968 1,045 2,135 972 1,573 14,501 95 8,841 1,040 129 33,864 897 1;z83 7,465 1,250 684 5,994 6,120 1,966 17,261 747 2,003 16,205 12,261 11,138 6,702 576 3,056 1,487 644 :155 I 9,564 6,442 THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) HARBOUR-MASTER OF THE PORT OF LONDON. — Commander John Fisher (1814) has retired from his ap pointment of Harbour-master of the Port of London, after 30 years' service. We have heard of numerous candidates for the vacant appointment, which is in the gift of the Lord Mayor; but we believe it very probable that Commander Binstead, R.N., who was, till lately, the active and zealous Superintendent of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and is an officer of great experience, will have the vacancy. THE TROOPS IN NOVA SCOTIA.—We are sorry to find, from our correspondent at Halifax, that desertion to an alarming extent is taking place from the regiments at that station. The men leave with their arms and am munition, and although every means have been adopted by the military authorities to arrest the offenders they have hitherto escaped capture. WOOLWICH GARRISON. In consequence of the crowded state of the barracks of the Royal Sappers and Miners at this place—the number being considerably more than the arrangement of the building is calculated to hold—it is in contemplation to send a number of the men to Chatham, as a temporary measure, early in the ensuing week. REDUCTIONS IN THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL, STONEHOUSE.—Inspector of Hospitals Robert Arm strong, M.P., the head of the Medical Department at the Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse, has been placed on half-pay; and Mr. Dalton, senior clerk at that esta blishment, has been removed, and has been recom mended for superannuation. The salary of the one is 6001., and the other 1501 per annum. The Deputy- Inspector, Dr. Evans, has been ordered to do Dr. Arm strong's duty, and the Surgeon and Medical Storekeeper, Dr. A. S. Allen (1838), has been appointed pro tPnt. to do Dr. Evans's duty. The silly quarrel between Dr. Armstrong and Mr. Dalton has effected this reduction in the Department, which was some time since proposed to be made. TROOPS FOR INDIA.—The following ships to those reported last week, have arrivendd a 7 t oth and 83d conveyance of the 64th to Bombay, a c Regiments to Bengal, Tll , 'Cionrkadfdorittiohne 'John and Castle, Diana, d Poonah. R OYAL MARINES IN IREL AND. N n o official I announce rom relan , Inept has yet been m ade of ei d the b r u t t he w r e e c c a a n l or movement of the Battalion f , f rom i n formation upon which we can rely, that it y may be expected in England soon after the question of the writ of error has been decided. _ SMOKE CONSUMING APPARATUS.—Mr. Haig, who, for more than a year past, has had the Ariel, old steam vessel, at Woolwich, appropriated to his service for try ing experiments with his marine smoke-consuming appa ratus, has suspended his operations. THE PORTSMOUTH SEAMEN AND MARINES' ORPHAN Schools.—The Portsmouth authorities have received instructions from the Admiralty to transfer the slice of Admiralty ground granted as a site for the erection of the new schoolq, to the committee of the institution. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1849 ITALY. The Alba, of Florence, states from Naples, 30th ult., that the Sicilian army had retaken' Milazzo, after a sanguinary engagement, and obtained a complete victory in the environs of Messina. A rumour was current on that day, that the Sicilians had pro claimed 1401.1i3 Murat King of Sicily. The same paper announces the arrival at Naples of an En voy Extraordinary from the Russian Government. This journal, which, however, is not a very good authority, says that the Envoy is charged to inform the King that the family of Bonaparte had deter mined to help Lucian Murat to the throne of Sicily, should Louis Napoleon obtain the Presidency of the French Republic ; that Russia consequently advises the King of Naples to attack Sicily immediately, while the Russian troops were to enter Hungary in case France and England prevented the Neapolitan expedition, and that Filangeri and the Russian Mi nister had gone to Gaeta, in consequence, together with Sabatelli and Cariati. The Conternporaneo, Roman journal, of the 3d inst., announces that General Zucchi arrived in the harbour of Civita Vecchia in the French steamer Courier Corse on the 31st ult. " His aid-de-camp," it says, " came on his part to invite the dele gate to a conference with him on board the steamer, the General being ill and unable to land. The delegate having declined, the vessel weighed anchor at two o'clock P.M., and proceeded in the di rection of Gaeta and Naples." In the evening of the 2d a grand demonstration in favour of the Con stituent Assembly took place at Rome. The popu lation, the Civic Guard, and the troops of the garri son assembled on the square of Venice, and from thence marched down the Corso to the Square of the People, preceded by banners, torches, and mili tary bands. From this last square the cortege re paired to the Capitol, crying " Viva the Roman Constituent, the Italian Constituent, and the Inde pendence of Italy." Then all the banners were placed round the statue of Marcus Aurelius, and the Cava liere A. Rambaldi, having ascended the pedestal, read the decree of the convocation of the Assembly, and delivered the following address : " People of Rome, you are about to accomplish a great task; you may, it' you wish, infuse vital force into our unhappy Italy, and unite our scattered members, which the despots and the dark congregations of priests are anxious to keep asunder. lam a priest of Christ, and it is with the deepest conviction I call you from the top of the Capitol to liberty and independence, because the principle of your right eternally lives in the Gospel. Viva the Roman Constituent, the initiative of the Italian Constituent!" Those words were received with enthusiastic ap plause, and the orator having recommended the peo ple to observe the calmness and dignity becoming a truly civilized nation, the multitude instantly sepa rated in the greatest order. The Concordia of the Bth inst. states that it was re ported at Turin that Marshal Radetsky had published an order of the day, in which he announced the im minent resumption of hostilities. BANK OF FRAN CE . The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on the 11th of January, Is49: ♦SSETS. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. NEW YORK, DEC. 20. Congress have now been in session two weeks, and have transacted very little business—none comparatively of any importance. This, however, is " according to ancient usage." It was supposed that as the session must terminate, by the provisions of the Constitution, on the 4th of March, all parties would unite in pressing forward thu public business. It is now evident, how ever, that but little will be done until after the Christ mas holidays. The movements which have been made indicate an exciting sessiou. The question of slavery will be dis cussed in all its forms with great violence. On this subject the South and the North will be arrayed in hostility the one against the other. The South will press a compromise, which the North will oppose in all and every form. The result probably will be that the 4th of March will arrive without any definitive action on this agitating question, which will then, as a matter of course, be turned over to the new Congress. In that new body the Northern party will predominate. They will be a majority in the House of Representatives cer tainly; in the Senate probably. On the 12th inst. an attack was made on the ma nagers of the Smithsonian Fund. It was in the form of an inquiry into the expenditure of the money of that fund. In the discussion of that question it appeared that a large amount of the fund bad been lent to the State of Alabama, which was considered lost, but that the fund had been made good from the Treasury of the United States. The agitators of the inquiry denied the legality of such payment, contending that the loss should be sustained by the fund, and not by the Go vernment. The opposite party assumed the ground that the managers were the agents or trustees of the Go vernment, and as such the Government was liable for their acts, and equitably bound to make good any loss arising out of the transactions of the agents. This undoubtedly was the honest view of the case, and I have deemed it proper to make these details, as the British people may feel interested in the question. The resolution of inquiry, on which the discussion arose, was then laid on the table by a vote of yeas, 107; nays, 76. On the 13th inst. in the House of Representatives a resolution passed, ordering territorial bills to be re ported, with the Wilmot proviso in them. This decision settles the principle, so far as the 187 members who voted are concerned. The vote stood for the resolution—yeas, 107; nays, 80. Mr. Miller, on the 17th, offered a resolution, calling on the President for the correspondence, if any, which had taken place with the Government of Spain in relation to the purchase of the island of Cuba, which by the rules of the House must lay over one day. Yes terday, the 19th, he moved to take it up for considera tion, which, being opposed, he consented to let it rest for the present. Mr. Douglas called up his bill for the admission of California and New Mexico as a State into the Union, with a view to its reference, with his amendment, to the Committee on Territories. Upon this proposition an animated discussion ensued, in the progress of which it was proposed to substitute the Judiciary Committee for the Committee on Territories. This debate was raised and continued by petty party considerations on both sides. It was an unworthy struggle for the reference to that committee supposed to be most favourable to the contending partisans. After a protracted debate the yeas and nays were ordered on the Committee of Terri caries and were as follows:—Yeas, 24; nays, 25; absent, 9—about equally divided. On the motion of Mr. Berrien, the bill was then referred to the Judiciary Committee. On the motion of Mr. Benton, the Senate then pro ceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bill authorizing the Government to contract with Messrs. Aspinwall and others for the transport, for 20 years, of the mails, military supplies, &c., by steam across tbe isthmus of Panama, when the proposed rail road of the latter across that isthmus shall have been completed. After a short and apparently a business dis cussion, the Senate, without taking any question, went into Executive session. The prevailing feeling was a desire for information. Mr. Giddings introduced a bill authorizing the people of the district of Columbia to express their wishes as to the condition of slavery therein. Mr. Giddings said that when he spoke of the people of the district, he meant every male inhabitant. (Mr. Giddings was interrupted by the Speaker, and a motion made to lay the bill on the table. Yeas and nays, being ordered, were—yeas, 105; nays, 79.) DEC. 26. Up to this day nothing decisive in reference to any important contested measure has taken place in Con gress. The partisans, however, of various grades and hues are caucusing, making movements, and developing projects which demonstrate that violent collisions are near at hand, which in all probability will end in do ing nothing; but if anything practical is effected, I have no doubt it will be injurious to the prosperity, the har mony, and the much vaunted character of this " land of the free." On the 21st inst. Mr. Gott, of New York, introduced into the !louse of Representatives a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the committee on the subject to report a bill for the prohibition in the district of Colum bia of the slave trade. This proposition produced much excitement, and some heated remarks. Among others, Mr. Holmes of South Carolina, suggested that the southern members vacate their seats by withdrawing from the house. If this suggestion is adopted, it will undoubtedly carry the question of slavery over to the next Congress, so far as California and New Mexico are concerned. It may happen, and it probably will, that General Taylor, as President, will have to settle this vexed question. The movement of Mr. Gott has opened the whole sub ject of slavery, and appears to meet the wishes of a ma jority of Congress. The decision of the House, instruct ing the committee to prepare and report a bill prohibit ing slavery in the district of Columbia, has given great confidence to the friends of the measure, insomuch that they seem to consider it certain that it will pass. Your correspondent takes a different view of the subject. There is a numerous class of citizens who will oppose any measure which interferes with the provisions of the Constitution, which this does vitally. A telegraphic dispatch, under date Washington, Dec. 2, says the southern members of Congress of both parties met in caucus in the Senate Chambers at half-past 7 ' o'clock this evening. Senator Metcalf presided. Re presentative Venable acted as secretary. A series of resolutions touching the extension of slavery in the new territory were offered. Mr. Morse of Louisiana, led off in a powerful and eloquent speech. The attendance was very large, and much interest was manifested in the pro ceedings. Senator Benton was not present. Since the preceding paragraph was written, a more detailed account of the meeting has been received. Re solutions in connexion with the whole proceedings were introduced by Mr. Bayly, of Virginia, embracing essen tially, in regard to the rights of the general government, the principles of the resolution of 1798. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, opposed immediate action on the resolutions, and moved a reference of them to a committee of one from each State, to report upon the subject at an ad journed meeting to be held January 15, 1849. The meeting was orderly; very little excitement was mani fested, and even the Ultras were quite moderate in the expression of their sentiments. The remarks of General Rusk, senator, from Texas, like those of Mr. Calhoun, were listened to with the most profound attention. Mr. Stephen's resolution was finally agreed to with great unanimity. The following gentlemen were appointed the committee on the part of the slaveholding States, viz.:—Stephens, of Georgia ; Clayton, of Delaware; Chapman, of Maryland; Bayly, of Virginia; Venable, of North Carolina; Calhoun, of South Carolina; King, of Alabama; Foote, of Mississipi; Douns, of Louisiana; Morehead, of Kentucky; Gentry, of Tenessee; Atchison, of Mobile ; Borland of Arkansas ; Cabell, of Florida; and Rusk, of Texas. The preceding statement will afford you a bird's-eye view of the action of Congress during the present ses sion. Everything indicates, as heretofore predicted, a stormy but unproductive meeting. On the great and ex citing questions there will be much heated discussion, but very little final action. The slavery subject, I re peat, will pass over to the next Congress, in its present position, or substantially so. When Congress met the aspect of the Free Soil party was cheering, but, in my opinion, it has received a check. In a former letter I hinted my apprehension that the partisans of fanaticism might ruin a glorious cause, with bright prospects before them, by requiring too much ; and now, by treading in the footsteps of the strict Abolitionists, a re-action has certainly commenced. They demand an universal aboli tion of slavery. The provisions and implied pledges of the Constitution they spurn, and demand a surrender of them, in the district of Columbia, forthwith. I cannot believe that this demand will ever be granted by an honest Congress. The people of the north will never, in my opinion, require it. Your correspondent has been, and is yet, an active member of the Free Soil party, but will instantly abandon it on Congress passing any law interfering with the compromises of the Con stitution. Such a law would be dishonest, and would w, be nothing but licensed robbery. These opinions , are entertained by many consc i ent i ous m embers . o k f n know, the Free Soil party, and assuredly will be actedueP on them whenever, in their opinion, it becomes n ec s ary? —Times. A GENEVESE TRAVELLER. BRISTOL SUGAR SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 12.—A good busi ness has been done in sugars this week, at very full , :tprices, and the market clos es with much firmness. Re fined goods find a free sale at advanced rates. —B h r Thayer, Mercury. We have already men tioned that M. T Postmaster-G e neral in France, and M. Lafiatdtea' arrive; o m u a l i o • l gn se e service, man of the Boulogne and Amiens Railway, h to negotiate fur the continuance of the mall performed from Dover t and as we a a r t e p h re . sperformedto a nnounce, as the first f ru i ts of their mission, ission, that it hos been arranged by Lord Clanriearde that the p r esent arrangements, which we re to h ave been changed on the t sth instant, will be continued to the Ist of Fe bruary, which will give time for further consideration.— Times. Two days ago, as some scavengers were emptying their tubs into the Voirie of Bondy, they found wrapped in a sheet of grey paperalof a sum of 6,400 f. i n go ld pi eces of 20f. each, n ear l y them of the date of 1848. The men immediately tools the money :to their employer, who sent i t to the prefecture of police. Little doubt is entertained that the gold was stolen or secreted, and afterwards thrown into the privy to avoid detection. — Paris Paper. • REMARKABLE INCIDENTS CON NECTED WITH THE LIFE OF THE LATE LORD NELSON. It has often been remarked upon what a slenderhalance the fate of many things hang, and how much the smallest event may accelerate, or retard and destroy, the most important matters connected with the affairs of life. In the year 1805, memorable i n th e annals of Great Britain for the glorious battle of Trafalgar , when the gallant Nelson tell, a French and Spanish ' squadron, sailed for the West Indies with objects of conquest and plunder in view. Lord Nelson was not long in ascertaining this, and was soon in pursuit o f t h at fleet. His Lordship arrived in the West Indies at the time the combined fleet was there, and which it would appear meditated an attack upon the Island of Trinidad, at that time under the government and mili tary command of Sir Thomas Hislop, a distinguished and gallant officer, who having secret information of the intentions of the fleet, lost no time in placing the island in a complete st a t e o f d e f ence , f orm i ng a l so a determina tion to resist to the l as t ex t rem ity. it so h a pp ene d this fleet consisted of exactly the same number of ships that was stated to compose the fleet of Lord Nelson when he was last heard of, but as he was considered to be at a great distance at that time from the West Indies, it was never contemplated that he could possibly be in the West Indies or in the neighbourhood of the Island of Trinidad. When early one morning the signal was made from the windward signal-posts of the island of the approach of a fl eet o f men - of-war, amount i ng exactly in number to the information received of the combined French and Spanish squadron, which, as already stated, was precisely the number of Lord N . elsou's fleet. Th e o ff i cer i n charge of the signal-posts immediately conceiving that this was the combined squadron, set fire to all the buildings of the port, and made good his retreat to the port of Spain, the capital of the island, after throwing all the guns over the preci pice and destroying the batteries. The fleet, which afterwards proved to be that of Lord Nelson, conceiving from this proceeding that the island, a s h a d b een prev i ously reported, was in possession of the enemy, continued its course, and towards evening,when it:was too dark to observe signals and discern objects on shore, anchored in regular line of battle in the Gulf of Paris, within a short dia tance of the strong batteries known by the name of His lop's Advance; the flag-ship, the Vanguard, being the head ship, and close under a tremendous battery of thirty-two pounders and nearly a dozen of heavy mor tars, one discharge of which was sufficient to have sunk several line-of-battle ships in a moment. Thus were the British fleet and the torces on the island playing a t cross purposes—the former conceiving the place to be in the possession of the enemy, and the island in return conceiving the fleet to be a hostile one ; and in this awkward and critical situation a night of anxious uneasiness was passed by both parties. At length towards morning it occurred to Lord Nelson to send a boat well armed and manned, with muffled oars, towards the shore to see how matters stood. The boat pulled cautiously towards the beach where several English sentries happened to be posted, who were then passing the word to one another, and on the officer in command of the boat listening attentively he distinctly heard English voices and English language, on which he lustily called out " Who's there? Are you friends? If so, here is an English man-of-war's boat coming on shore." And onwards dashed the boat, and in an in stant the lieutenant found himself not in the presence of a guard of French and Spaniards, but in the middle of a party of the gallant 37th Regiment of Infantry, then quartered in the island and stationed at Fort George. The first thing to be done now was to apprise the Go vernor of this extraordinary circumstance, and the , next after that to apprise the officer in command of Hislop's Advance and to prevent his firing on the British fleet; and he was fortunately prevented just in time to save the fleet, at all events the Vanguard, the flag-ship, from de struction, as the officer was at the very moment the aide-de-camp arrived preparing the fuzees for the mor tars, the men with lighted matches standing ready at the guns; and in a few minutes more, in all probability, the Vanguard would have been at the bottom of the Gulf of Paris—a wreck at the tomb of the gallant Nelson, and the battle of Trafalgar would never have been fought. Instead of St. Paul's containing the ashes of the gallant hero, a watery grave would have been his lot, and that, too, lamentable to say, accomplished by British guns and British soldiers. DEATH 05' SIR JOHN BROOK STONIIOUSE, BART.— We have to announce the decease of the above baronet, who expired a few days since at Clifton, at a very advanced age. The late Baronet was formerly in. the civil service of the Bengal establishment, and was many years Registrar of the Zilla Court of Ghazeepore, but had long since retired from his duties in India. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his uncle (the 12th bart.) in 1810. The de ceased is succeeded in the ancient honours of the family (the baronetcy created as far back as 1628) by his son, now Sir Timothy Vansittart Stonhouse, in the civil ser vice of the East India Company, at Madras, born 1799, and married to Miss Sturt, eldest daughter of the Rev. William Sturt, of Long Critchil, Dorset. CRIM. CON. IN HIGH LIFE.—In an action which has been brought against a Noble Duke for criminal conversation, which has formed the topic of much dis cussion in the higher circles, and which has given birth to many rumours, an application was made on Friday to a judge at chambers, by Mr. Edwin James, as counsel for his Grace, for further particulars in respect of the dates and the occasions upon which the alleged offences were stated to have been com mitted. The Learned Judge, after a lengthened discus sion, intimated his opinion that the information which was afforded by the statement in the declaration was very vague and inaccurate; but added, that the rule of practice in such cases prohibited him from making the order applied for. The case will, in all probability, come on for trial at the sittings after the present term. The damages are laid at an unusually large sum—several thousands.—Observer. REPRESENTATION or SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE:. BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY.—Surmises continue in cir culation as to the probable candidates for the represen tation of South Staffordshire ; but, considering tho varied chances of success, there is evidently a growing feeling in flavour of a practical man, like Mr. Forster, of Walsall. Commercial matters, such as those of South Staffordshire, require an adequate representative. Mr. Forster, it will be remembered, was the first Member returned to Parliament for the borough, with which, as banker, his name is so honourably associated. His opinions are Conservative, and his great knowledge of the manufacturing as well as agricultural interests of Staffordshire would render him a valuable representa tive of the Southern Division. Until the funeral of Earl Talbot, nothing will be definitively announced. CARDIGAN ELECTION.—Mr. John S. Harford has issued an address, /dated the 11th instant, to the elec tors of the Cardigan burghs, vacant by the death of Mr. Pryse Pr) se, whom he opposed at the last general elec tion. Mr. Williams, the late Member for Coventry, is spoken of as likely to come forward. DUDLEY, SATURDAY.--This evening the last o the quarterly meetings of the iron-masters of this district was held here at the Swan Hotel, when the prices, of which you have been already apprised, were fully con firmed, and with every reasonable prospect that they will be maintained throughout the ensuing quarter: The attendance was numerous, and some brisk orders were said to have been taken for foreign as well as dO. mestic purposes. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The season commences this evening with Paer's one act operetta, Le Maitre de Chappelle, and Auber s charming opera, Le Domino Noir, iu which Mons. Conderc and Madlle. Charlton will make their appearance. SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—Hanclers Judas Maccabeus, which gave such great satisfaction at the last performance by the above society, is to be repeated next Friday. STORM . IN MORECAMBE BAY.—On Wednesday last, a storm raged in Morecambe Bay that exceeded in violence any experienced for a series of years. Being 1 the highest of the spring tides, too, such an immense body of water was driven up the bay as to cause an overflow of the banks in a great many low-lying situa tions. The surf was blown with violence against the windows of many houses situate near the shore, causing great alarm to the inmates and doing considerable damage. At Greenodd the water overflowed the q uays and road, carrying away a quantity of timber and col liers' basket rods. At Barrow, where the tide was within a few inches of the highest ever remembered, the steamer Helvell yn, rairing driven from the blocks ep on which she restedand slip!forced high upon the shore, sustaining, it is feare d ,g r eat 111 ' _ at p a tent was jury. The railway embankment between .Barrow_ and Piel likewise sustained serious injury. Up the Duddon Sands the tide overflowed th e banks, and covered the before the trains railway from Kirkby to Broughton, damaging the line so much that it will be a w eek J di o ffi ur c n u a lt l y . Will be ex can run, Dunnerholme• she - again; the schooner Nanny and Betty, of Fleetwood, Ws driven on shore near to did not re-. gas me P e e t r i i n enc7t o lee ved the third o u— ur report of the ieneigveetmtinugchher injuryo fri•n— ERRATUM. . don Without, in our Saturday's resolution—iv g 14 Fanning publication, Web stated that Af should have been Mr. Mawb .v . A POLICE DOG.—A dog, of the b belonging to Mr. Tibbs dog ' of Hereford bull-terrier breed s e vinced a strong partiality to , some time agip force, and at the commencementthe members of the policft of their night duties he regularly in attendance at the station-house to accom+ parry some one of the officers . upon whom his choice fo. , the night may have fallen. Upon one occasion the. officer, wishing to get rid of his canine attendant, some.• what roughly wishing threw him over Wye•bridge into the river, but in a few minutes the dog was again at his heels.--i Gloucester Journal. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION. The Imperial Austrian Government have presented to this institution. a selection of their military maps, exhibiting Learly tho• whole of that great empire in thirty sheets. Thif execution of these maps is of the highest order, and to , a soldier they exhibit the whole varied face of thdi country with unusual perspicuity, and although crowded with names of towns and villages all are most distinc and visible. The maps were presented through Baron Koller, Austrian Chargé d'Affaires. AN EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING.—The Chapel-hill pits, belonging to the British Iron Company, are I , length freed from the enormous quantities of water—• the accumulation of years—which have so long floodec; them, and coal has at last been found. The water, two‘ r. m abnubtaysdomrs years ago, when operations were first commenced, was , 84 yards deep, and the expense a ttending its draining is estimated at no less a sum than 10,000/. This includes, the erection of engines, stacks, and whimseys and the losses occasioned by breakages, &c. The pits have been. previously worked, but it is known that an excellent mine still remains to compensate the enormous outlay in arriving at the treasure.— Worcester Chronicle. f. 149,097,538 30 . . 120,067,641 00 816,399 71 Cash and ingots Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• Bills falling due in Paris, of which 14,803,542 f. 60c. are from the branch banks 56,359,808 92 Bills in the branch banks ... 107,310,866 87 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 20,251,113 00 Ditto on French public securities ... 31,952,428 05 Ditto by branch banks... ... 1,455,838 00 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 00 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Rentes, disposable funds ... ... 42,622,313 13 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... ... 12,806,741 39 Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 00 Real property of the branch banks ... 2,273,658 00 Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris 7,000,000 00 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00 Ditto branch banks ... 230,000 00 Bills protested at Paris 10,499,919 95 Ditto at the branches ... ... 4,945,404 00 Expenses of administration of the Bank 132 00 Ditto of the branches 44,620 00 Miscellaneous ... 978,407 69 f. 682,912,825 61 LIABILITIES. Capital ... . . f. 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 00 Reserve-immobiliere ... 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 414,487,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 16,316,125 00 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 456,727 38 Account-current with Treasury creditor 25,819,694 65 Various accounts current Ditto in branches .. Bills payable at sight ... Ditto at branches ... ... ... Bills of the branch banks payable by ... 76,795,295 80 ... 23,850,625 00 ... 3,857,300 00 754,037 00 the Bank ..-. 5,651,601 00 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,845,290 00 Dividends payable 1, 860,570 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 309,374 04 Discounts, and diverse interest... ... 492,946 43 Ditto branch banks ... 312,024 00 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 246,051 47 Ditto in branch banks ... ... 460,603 00 Miscellaneous ... ... 166,814 11 f. 682,912,825 61 RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: NAME OF RAILWAY. Week ending Last week. ; 0 213 z E 0 bo c., .