The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-13 00:00:00

THE SUN - 3 LONDON , JANUARY 13 i 1849 - • _ --- ____ - -_____, ______ _._..._ d but 3s. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was surprised to see PRICES OF SHARES being apprehensive ssa .b Y ee e n s r* , ,,,,,,,,,, ,TA, ,1 _ m•-- A -,,, r „ ~c -v-o, TTJqll l _ i".-: TrPiror , (7, f). T 7 C„ A S re T el - le i the cite of London the gas companies charge • e _ e _ • • , the i nhabitants of i yesterday. The ere 1 per I g aN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. I vessels have also sus bluelna, to 1,,N , er you., .. ‘ , t-, , t,...,.. tha ti.e i,..l e. ti• a i (ATV 0.. LONDON.this movement - Hear He begged ,Oue lea tor the serest lamps and 6s, per 1,0011 leet lor Mr. Anderton n leavoui in to thwart others, he thought it was time to unite to put a stop to the ward in , , e , hear.) place to-day; master end st•sen at the crew dt,,:.'ned A . . , , Last evening, at six o clock, a numerous meeting ofPANIF.S' STOCK. Ivodefassmdealisgtie: has From the Official List, arrived as far as the . The te r was s a a o t y s e i ship, with loss of masts, is riding at anchor (apparently such an anomaly. Having recited inthe h c c ostand price of a to ad te l l i l e e o l u a g A ht n t d o er k t i o lo n w h a e n w d a a s dal th i e t ir th s a er t v t a h n ey t- w ( e C re he la e a r y s) ii - Ig the inhabitants of the ward of Farringdon was held in gas in some of the large towns t • country, well) about four mil s E.N.E. of this place. A schooner, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, ....---. name unknown, was driven on shore on Traethsarth the Old Court, Old Bailey, to take into c o nsideration the stated that the gas iu Manchester was manufactured by too much for a bad article.-(Cheers.) 11 that good-naturedly that wasLONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. Beach, near this place, during a heavy gale from W.N.W. high price of gas in the City, and to consider the best assistance and supplie the the improvement corporation, theprofits town, from hc whichproceeded that to ca a T s I L I e remind,Lo e o mlerl.e Hydeo to N.W. yesterday. means of obtalnine a reduction in its price. The courtnot observed st.T h that ma s , h s e . 7 OT.NIP-STOCR. 3.IIANRS. them into port. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 12.-Wind S. moderate..-Arrd. - Opposite Waterloc in part. The Lord Ma •or (the re- ' the City possessed an advantage over the suburbs, inas was crowded every ‘ Y much as from the shortness pipes , . h , Dividend Amotuit Susan Lord, Ceadburn, New Oilcans, not the Susan re-d a A y, l e -r. HYDEe Laug day.-(Laughter.) said (i ) that the Eastern ' Counties Railway had offered to s 1 Rh d . upp.y ..,-Ore Ana wit gas at Nan2e of company. of Paid. Price spcct d Alderman 0 - the war of the in the former 1) took the chair shortly there was less leakage, which the companies calculated Company per porteu yes 4s. 6d. a thousand cubic feet, to be reduced in three years I Annum. Share. large board, with the The 'L ' (gas Company stood at 11 per cent. City of London rived here ye , tendae :rota Calcutta. is leak,., having at to r six o'clock, and was loudly cheered, alone b • itself in its dividend; it paid 10 per cent., whilst to 35., and why, therefore, should the citizens of London ..-.....-_, A s. a. X s. d. - • it, was picked up ( struck on Hoyle Beek. The John Taylor, of Douglas. Hie LoRDKUP said-In consequence of an express e . withmuch less amount. TI • be compelled to pay 6s. because they could not allow a Australasia ...... - - others were satisfied a - 40 0040 0 0 - to be a vessel of is supposed to be wrecked near Park ate. The vessel wish on the part of a large number of the inhabitants of ' ' speaker offered a calculation, by which it appeared that competing company to come in. BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 39 bte between this port eeyion ...... - ••• ... 71 per cent 25 0 0 25 0 0 - reported yesterday as wrecked cn Formby Point is the the ward, conveyed to him by requisition, stating that the costper I 000 feet of gas was but 4d., exclusive of Mr. GRESHAM said that all they had to deal with was ewe . 1 London • P • ... therm of 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - which has been was; Boykett, from Bordeaux for this port; part of her cargo , p 9 capital, &c Ala town ought to the question of how they were to get achea.p article.- Oolonial. they were desirous that he should . give them an oppor- labour, interes on lar g e i tf ie e r r g i t too o 0 25 0 0 - that supposition. It c saved, crew drowned. The Phoenix (sloop) of Bar the (Hear, hear.) Ile thought those who were for high Gloucestershire ....:. - - tunity of considering a question of vital importance, not have gas ls. cheaper than smaller one.. . and wine, 300 cases mouth is on shore at Formby. The Douelas which was Doug} as, h•fth fallacy f I• to them but to their other fellow-citizens he had Mr. JAMES BLACRETT said he had no interest in any rates aughtto have shown, i they could, e o id ‘. lonian -......•• • • • • CI. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - cu. y , , . L. i a t u to andWestminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 maccaroni, vermicelli, beached at Set:combo on the night of tee 10th instant, beyond th© sum he wasyearly in the habit having cheap gas.-(Cheers and laughter.) He must at once felt great pleasure in calling this meeting.- gas company t having the after being in contact with the Oneca. is from Arch of his neigh- confess that he could not understand what Mr. Blackett London joint-5t0 . c11... 61. peTeent. 50 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 - 15% and a quantity of prat The hull (Cheers.) He hoped if any difference of opinion should ot paying for gas ; but interest . angel; she off 1 •nightand docked. was got last arise, that they wouldgive gentleman a fair bourn at heart, he had felt it his duty to attend this meant by the statements he had made; he felt puzzled Proyincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0025 0 0 .- At the Dock Cornn of the flat Catherine and Mary, of Runcorn, was . every . inhabitants of wardwhat in dealing with him-(Cheers)-but he was confounded eato, New.•••••• • • / per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - of two vessels on Holy hearing. meeting to warn the National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Filcher,driven on shore near Rhyl. The William and Elizabeth, The - Ward Clerk (Mr. Pontifex) thee, at the request were about to do. By a Bill which he held in his with Mr. Anderton.-(Laughter.) He wanted, in short, to Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - loss of the whole of th from New Weans, for this port, in coming up of the Lord Mayor,react requisition, which was eand, and which was proposed to be introduced into know what all his statements amounted to.-(Cheers.) Ditto, New... •• •• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - ---- the South Australia • • - the river this day, was in contact with the Goetha, from Parliament ' inthe ensuing session by the Commissioners He begged of those present not to be taken away en this GOLDEN signed by upwards of 500 householders and ratepayers. Dansie, when she had her larboard bow stave in. The thsubject with the pretext of " live and let live." Agita- U h was in of Sewers to enforce them to light the City with gas, Ditto •••• • Mr. Lowy proposed the first resolution, which , D . „ ~ ~ - 210 0 - To those who are no Archibald, from Cork, in coming in this day, struck upon taken to tion had done a great deal for them on this question, and Union of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10% the following terms.-- he found, by clause 27, that power was to bo Union of Madrid ..... _ the bank, is leaky. that theprice raise a cap ital of 500 0001., on the security of the con • it would do a great deal more yet.-(Great cheering.) - mining mania of 1824 " That it is the opinion of this meeting . ~ . . allured by the veil PETERHEAD, JAN. 11.-The brig which foundered They might depend upon it they would ultimately charged for gas in the City of London BRIDGES yesterday, off the 13achannes, is the Scotsman, of little he felt it was the duty of every man who could get what they asked for, 3s. 6e1.-(Cheers.) He tis notorious that good gas can be supplied at . made, Dividend Amount Aberdeen, part of the materials have washed on shore. andwarn the citizens did not care what c did • Cheers( -but)of ompany it- begun to circulate, more than half the price now charged tor it. It is, see a yard before his nose to come Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. A brig was total lost last • ht, at C • Ewan, sail y nig , raigthis he was sure it would be done.-(Great cheers.) Ifperusal of the article therefore, the earnest wish of this meeting that the of what they were asked to do.-(Hear, hear.)Annum. Share. mark " Cello, Thompson, and Co., Aberdeen. Masts h leadopt' the One ofthe intimated that, since the the present companies had come down by dribblets, they . - M'Culloch's Commere Corporation of the City of London s ou • painted green to about six feet above deck, with white had been reduced to might be sure they would dribble down ultimately to X. s. d. A. s. d. there find a full and necessary measures in order to obtain a cheaper supply." framing of the Bill, the capita Charing-cross •• -..- - - 25 0 0 - head, and remainder cream colour. Bowsprit partly 3s. 6d.-(Cheers.) They might depend upon it what He congratulated his Lordship on presiding ever 100,000 L Southwrk,NwSub.Av. - 632 12 8 - 2% results of "an infatu green and cream The schooner London, colour. so large a meeting on so important a subject. Mr. BLACRETT said, nevertheless they had the fact was got in Whitechapel and Shoreditch would be ulti- Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 353. per cent. 50 0 o - 15 which led to the E of this port, was totally wrecked in South Har at first con- mutely had in Holborn and Fleet-street.-(Cheers.) They waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 4 The fact that the requisition presented to his that the raising of the larger sum was not . schemes." It is to Ditto Old Ann.ss. 26% boor last night. The Katharine, Newcastle Lordship was signed by 500 persons, the largest re- sidered exorbitant. He did, not know w depend • hat kind of men mightupon it agitation would do everything for Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 24% warned b th 1 y e essons to Aberdeen,• South B • has been on shore yesterday inay,uisition ever got up in the ward, evinced the feel- the Commissioners were, but unless they were unlike them on this question.-(Cheers.) Look at thej case Vauxhall .... ... Ay. 11.175. 70 10 3 - 24 partly dismasted, and should the weather moderate will q - - - ing of the inhabitants on the important matter which other men, they would blush after . IMATEB..WORKS. epoch so disgraceful be got off. The gale continued all ni ht, moderated this g , his to that company they had met to discuss. I.lad those interested in the brother Commissioners. He was anxious to see quickly changed a limited supply to a morning, and is now much abated. he did not like to double one, at no advance in prices.-(Cheers.) • Dividend Amount The blindness of the holding of this meeting delayed its presentation for a fellow. citizens have cheap gas, but Name of Company. ' per of DIAL, JAN. 13, 10 Ada -The Lucy, Mansell, from of the moment, Mr. HARDING opposed the resolution ratd. Price. then, doubtless, cause short time longer than they did, it doubtless would have see them carried away by the impulse . Annum. Share. Antigua to London, is on shore at the South Foreland; n increase Mr. HEREPATH 'supported . H trusted the resolution. e_ But we may, at least, received an additional number of signatures; 500 names and instead of getting cheap gas, obtaining crew saved ; cargo discharging. The Enchantress, Allusion a had that the movement o 4 s. d. 4s. d. the evil on the preset] . was, however, a sufficient number to command attention, of the present prices.-(Hear, hear.) . . this subject would be persevered Springer, from Z shore the ante to London, is on on -(Cheers.) Before, however, the requisition was got been made to Manchester, which was a better lighted in with the greatest zeal and activity, for he felt con- Berming h am. ••• •• •• - East London ••• 18s. 25 0025 0 0 - ill. 100 0 0 - 170 and that the hastening Goodwin Sands; crew saved. but the works were tom- eluted that it would and must succeed.-(Cheers.) Mr. Grand Junction • • .... 2/. 10s. 41 13 4 - MILFORD, JAN. 11.-The Sker, Chepstow, to Dub- up, a petition on the subject of the gas monopoly was town than any other, which so very many poor as did had Anderton might call gas a luxury, what he pleased Kent.......... ••• • - 31. lOs 100 0 0 - presented to the Common Council, signed by menced with a capital of 43,0001~ tin, is on shore, but makes no water, will be got off next 300 of the inhabitants of the ward. This been since increased to 235,000/. The gas was sold at but this he (Mr. H.) ,knew, that it had now become a RI L d B d 2/ 10 ' vauxha vr n n rge . s. - - 55 tide if possible. u ............ per cnt. 100 0 0 - 100 which illustrated the foi ' h went necessary, and that they again showed the interest which they felt in the Si. 6d., and the last dividend was 15/, 155., which . must have it as cheap as West Middlesex •• . ;61.05. pr ent. - - 117 Even were the gold PWLRELLI, JAN. 11.-It blew a very severe gale here possible.-(Cheers.) - Cheers.) matter. He did not wish to say anything to pay the interest on the plant and capital, from which p . ( all day yesterday, and increased at night W. to N.W. Vlr. BACON considered that it INSURANCE COMPANIES, fancy paints it, the ext offensivewith respect to the gas companies from whom five per cent. at the least must be deducted, leaving ten • . was not desirable that There are two schooners andsmackshore in P r a on - ' they had their supply of gas, many gentl emen f rom per cen t. f or t h e i mprovement o f t h e town . Why thi s th e c ity o f London should become a gas company, or Dividend Amount the semi-barbarous c( tynllaen Beach, n a m es un k nown . Name of Company. per o f P a id. Pr i ce the absenc e o f se ttl e d should have anything companies whom were present, further than thi s , th a t th e y h a d f ac t d estroye d at once M r . L owe ' s statemen t t h at you th a t they to do with gas , CORR, J AN . 10 . -I t bl ew a v i o l ent ga l e l as t n i g ht a t Annum. Share. been making the best profits they cuuld like other could be profitably supplied at Is. Bd. to ls. 11d., and -(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He could not doubt that it was price of labour, woult W.S.W., and has continued all day. tradesmen, and that the monopoly being in the hands of the statement of the other gentleman that it could be desirable to get gas as cheap as they could; he thought, X S. d. £ s. d. capital in any mine of - but two companies, they were prevented from deriving made for 4d.-(Laughter.) Now, they wanted cheap too, that they ought to have gas cheaper from the com- Albion .........••• • • 3/. los. 500 0 0 50 o 0 75 the most hazardous o MARKET NEWS.-( THIS DAY.) benefit from the competition which would be engendered gas. The London companies consumed 500,000 tons of pany than they had-(Cheers)-and it struck him that u t i t t a t c o ez r t i . n a e n .. a . For.. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - by Chevalier, that the • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - COVENT-GARDEN. if a third company were iu existence. These companies coal per annum. He would like to ask the Lord Mayor if the Commissioners of Sewers and the gas company Atlas . . 13s.6d.pr sh. 50 0 0 56 8 14 required armed forces fa Pull average supplies of both fruit and vegetables e possessed the monopoly of supplying the City with gas, what he got out of hate-(Laught er .) It did not strike would put their heads together that matters might be British Commercial .• 7s.per share 50 0 0 50 0 5% from the mine to its plac were on sale in to-Jay's market. Generally speaking, whereas persons engaged in business as hotel-keepers, him at the time that his Lordship had been connected accommodated to the satisfaction of all parties, and a Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life Epr ct.& be. 100 00100 0 19 • the demand was steady, at our quotations. Fruit:- .., se had t fth t th•which a withlhdelC• 'effected •th Camay .............. tailors, -c.,-0 encounter a comPe 1 1 0 11 they wi the coal trade; e meant, what i the ity get great saving in e expense et gas. crown ............. 31. 100 0010 0 0 - miners were exposed to I • 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 12% ditti. A share in this con Pine -apples (Queen's), 4s to ss; and Foreign Grapes were altogether exempt from, though far better able to out of that.-(Laughter.) Before the coals were put -(Hear, hear.) If the gas companies stuck Eagle . • (black and white), 6d to Is per lb; Apples, 4s to Gs per bear it. He would not rely upon his opinions alone, into the retorts the company had to pay to the City 1 to 6 he thought the Corporation h s. s., oug tto have -• • : Eng &Scot Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 - bushel; Pears, is to lOs per half sieve; Walnuts, ,8d but would read portions of the report of Mr. Charles Id. per ton, the powers that were sought for.- Cheers, He thought European .n.t.ic...c s% 4l pe s z „ ijent. 100 0 0 g A 4 ll paid. - moderate sum of five shi to Is ; Lemons, 5s to 9s; and Oranges, 4e to 8s 6d Pearson to the Commissioners of Sewers. The eeport - , The LORD MAYOR wished to set his friend right. He the notion of getting gas for 35. Utopian. If gas was to ere m emasons'... •• .• ••• et. per' cent. 20 0 0 30 : - - The capitalist classes, per 100; Filberts, 95s to 1053 per 1001bs; Chesnuts, among other things, stated that a clause was inserted, knew that the Corporation had got manysins to account be got cheaper, he thought the present companies could Globe ..... •• •• •• •• • • 61, per cent. Stock. - 114% parties who need to be 2s 3d to 4s 9:1 per peck. Vegetables:-Red Cabbages, at the instigation of the City, in the Acts incorporating f (L h) b h had hoped that - ig or- aug ter -ut e ls 3d to 2s 6d ,per dozen; Spinach, 2s to 3s per junk; the City Gas Company,now thirty years ago, stating that London were now well aware that the Government had After a few observations from Mr. LoWE in renlv Imperial Fire .• .. •• • • 12/, per cent. 500 0050 0 0 214 • . . , •., 2 Imperial Life ••• • - - 128. 100 0010 0 0 14N ings that are in store for Horseradish, 2s 6d to ss; and Celery, 9d to is 2d per at the termination of theeontracts the Commissioners were taken that money for the improvement of the metro- The LORD MAYOR put the resolution to the meeting. Indemnity Marine.- 11. sit. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 28 can just scrape together bundle; Asparagus, 3s to 5s per 100; Onions, is 9d entitled to purchase from went to the City.- A forest of hands was held up in its favour, and Law Fire ••••.. •• •• - 100 002 10 0 2% Valley the Sacrament of to 2s 6d; and Ash-leaved kidney Potatoes, 6s to 7s ed branches, and other materials, at a fair valuation of - 9 4d. sur- (Cheers.)Lordshipdeclared 9 nine or ten against it, and his it to be only Law Life•••• •• •••• 11.163 100 0010 0 0 - per bushel; Cape Brocoli, 8s to 12s per dozen bundles; vevors or, at theiroption, t notice for o give their re- Mr. BLACRETT was much obliged to his Lordship. carried, amid much cheering. LegalG General ' and enera Life Locahn Fire .. -- •• - 50 0 0 200 41 10s. of these deluded creatur( 10s. 25 0012 10 o 13% gold dust of the plains Mushrooms, ed to 85 per , ptte; Spanish Onions, 93 to ;v2l: but this lsa utary provision had been omitted At any rate, the gas companies had to pay it. It would Mr. KIRK then rose to propose the second resolution, London Ship .•••• • •• 10s. 25 0012 10 0 131 l2s per box; Endive, ad to 100 per score; Savoy Cab- 1' ' deaths than burials air should 1 • •• •• from the subsequent Acts, whereas, if it had been in- be at once conceded that this was morethan paidwhich to the effect that the Corporationb e m - 100 0015 0 0 81, 4 bagel, ed to Is per dozen; Turnips, is to Is Sd; Car- was en . L . 't Med.lnvlid&G .1 e 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% murder and rapine diver sorted, they would have had no occasion to go to Par- by the resent tom rots, 2s fid to 4s; and Greens, le 9d to 2s per dozen e the Manchester Company-(Hear)-bUt he was told enabled to purchase the pipes of p Pan y, National Lean Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - t Iwas officer - The d went. gol fever bunches; Parsley, 2s per half sieve; Forced Sea Keil, iamen . t true they had an . called the City upon good authority, that the grounds upon which the and have the means of affording a cheaper supply of gas. National Life• - Remembrancer dot •it wee to si 1 Palladim_ Lite 5l. per cent. 50 0020 0 1/ 18s. number as many victime Is ed to 2s fici per punnet; Cucumbers 5s to 7s per . , , whose 3 • t n the House Manchester works was town property, for which they He thanked Mr. Anderton for what he had . In' Pehcan brace; Forced Rhubarb, Is 3d to Is Gd per bundle; or Commons under the gallery ; but in respect to these had to pay no rent, and that neither church nor poor- said and done, because if he had not stated sometime Pacenix 31. p. s - h. &bs. ..-- - 137 say-Beware !-Liverpo, Red Beet, is to is 3d per dozen; Jerusalem Artichokes, Acts he must have neglected his duty, or else he would, in rates were charged for the works or pipes.-(Cheers.) ago that gas was cheap enough, and that people could Pi otector Life.. -. • -5/, per cent. 20 0 0 1 - 0 0 IS to is 6d per half sieve. the proper discharge of his duty, ha ve given notice of their Now they wanted cheap gas.-(Yes.) The Chancellor f or it wellenough, the present agitation would never NENITGATE AND LEADENMEALL. omission, and tee consequ e n ces there o f to the Corpora- of the Exchequer had taken off the duty hi . h have taken 1 (Cheers.) The course adopted upon rus ig ts p ace.- by aooycealLffe R Exchange 4s. 5/. per cent. Stock. 4 0 0 010 0 4% THE I MEAT.-The trade was again heavy to day, at the tit' The report proceeded t o say, teat the City had a and penny candles , but let them ask him to take Mr. Anderton called to his mind what he had seen in a sari Fire......... • • - - 1 197 The following proclam litte decline in the quotations. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; right to have cheap er ga s; to b e supplied, in fact, at the off the enormous duty upon coals used for letter in the limes of that day, where a voter on being u Bleep Life _._;. - ... • • le ea - - 49 meat of the Duchies of 11-if ...••• lO% pr cut. 100 0 0 9 0 0 Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4cl ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and wholesale price, in consequence of the large and dense gas in London, and then they would have cheap gas. asked how his vote was to be put down, said, " Put me n i Victoria Life ..... ~.. - • - sorted in the weekly _ 4o o - Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6(1 per Sibs, by the carcase. population, which, unlike that of the suburbs, or of -(No, no.) Th C . - 1 d d btf 1 • - e• ity companies paid 100,000 . yearly, own as a ou u inaependent man. -(Laughter.) He December, 1848 :- of the great DOCIEs. PouLTRY-Turkeys, 5s to 14s; Geese, 4s to 7s; many towns, was not scattered and expensive to supply. it was said, to their shareholders; if 25,0001. were would say to Mr. Anderton, in the words . " MEN OF SCE] Ducks, Is 9d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is to ls 10d; The cost of gas, including th e works, should net exceed taken off, they would no doubt give the citizens the entire poet of his country, Dividend Amount " When on the 22d ol Wild ditto, Btl to is id; Pieeons, 7d to 10d; and 2s. 6d. per 1,000 cubic feet; the City might, how- benefit of the reduction. All the companies, of which "Oh wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, Name of Company. per of Annum. Share. Paid. Price. Commissioners of the Ge roasting Pigs, 55 to 9s each; Surrey Fowls, 6s to 10s; ever, charge 45., which would leave a surplus for the there were eleven, were heavily taxed for their To see oursels as others see us ! _ ditto Chickens, 4s to ss; Barn-door Fowls, 3s to 6s sewers-rate and sanitary improvements. Doubtless, if works, and paid large sums in poor-rates-four It wad frac movie a blunder free us .z s. d. A s. d. stalled in the joint govern' per couple; English Eggs, 9s to Ils; French ditto, 8s the company would not sell the mains Parliament would were charged 6e, five 75., and two Bs. ; yet And foolish notion." c enmercial ... . 41. per cent. Stock. East and West India... 6/. pr cent. Stock. - - 118 7 0 sieved that our endeavours to 9s; and Irish ditto, 8s to 83 6d per 100. Fresh revoke the Acts which gave them th e poser to hold they were but enabledsto pay 5/. 15s. per cent. Out -(Cheers and laughter.) East Country • 255. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21 created by the war woul Butter, 9d to Is 2d per lb, them. He (Mr. Lowe) did not wish to shut out the of 120 companies he found that the average dividend Mr. LEE seconded the resolution. The worthy gen- London . - 1 0 7 neighbours, the Danes, wit GAME.-Pheasants, 2s 9•1 to 3s 9d; Partridges, is to existing gas companies from supplying the City, but to paid was but 51, 18s., which surely was not too much, tleman, after going into some statements, fur the pur- Ditto 80nd5........ V. per cent. - - - thereby facilitate the cone Is Gd; Hares, 2s to 3s 6d; Woodcocks, 2s Gd to 3s; allow them to supply th e City, as heretof ore , if they L e t th em b ear i n mi n d that they could not grant corn- pose of showing that, although the company had lowered etta t t o hlt i r o i n n ds e :: .. •• .. : p i er cent. t. Stock. - 74 to the true welfare of both pr cent. Grouse, 2s to 3s; Ptarmigan, ls 611 to 2s; Snipes, 8d to would supply gas a s cheap as any on e else. Mr. Pear. petitio n witho u t a large outlay. At present the the price of gas, his quarterly accounts for its consump- ' e i •• •• •• ‘i out lampton •• • ...... 2 . per cent.. 50 7) 0 50 - 0 0 -- "Alas! in this hope we Is; Teal, 9d to Is; Wild Ducks, is ed to 2s 6d; Wid- son said he had received an offer from a respectable works were sufficient to supply everybody, yet the ex- tion were greater than Wore, and deducing therefrom geons, Is 3d to Is 9d;, and Plovers, 7d to ls each, firm, offering to supply the City with g a s at 2s. Gd, per penditur e o f 500,0001. additional had beenproposed by the that something was wrong in the meters, stated that he GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. the convention of the armi BILLINGSGATE. 100 cubic feet, which he said might be charged 4s. ; a nd constructi on of new works ; they had no occasion to trusted the time was not far distant when they would Dividend Amount .2Erros have been perse the officers of the Commissioners of Sewers employed to spend asingle farthing. For a while they might get not only get gas cheaper but bettor. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Danish Government fror Turbots, 6s to 133; Cod Fish, es Gd to 7s; Whitings, 3d collect the rates. He (Mr. Snore) did not agree with cheap gas from a competing company, but as the pockets The LORD MAYOR then put the resolution to the Annum. Share, the orders of the to 6; Lobsters, Is to 2s 3d; Crabs, ed to 2s eah Soles that portion of the report which stated that the city of of the shareholders get lighter their heads got wiser, and meeting, and declared it to be carried,amid much cheering. 6d to 2s 3d per pair; Eels, 4d to Is and Salmon, ls to X. s. d. A. 5. d. i were issued for the p ls 3d per lb; Haddocks, 3d to 6d each; Crim ed Skat London should become their own gas manufacturers. they would raise their prices to a remunerative profit. Mr. MANBY moved the next resolution, which was to British .. -.. ........ 11. 40 ooiso 0 I 14 and order in the count 6d to 8d; and Salt Fis, ed to 6d per lb • Elders Many, however, agreed that it would be well to buy the So that if twenty new companies w e r e t o start t h e y the effect that their representatives in the Common Ditto Provincial- •• It. Bs. 20 0019 0 0 20 not alone to accuse the j( to is 6d per dozen; Oysters, 12s to 255 per bushel. , s present pipes, or to lay down new ones.-(Cheers.) He was would all unite. At Devenport, where gas was Council should be instructed to afford every aid in carry- B B r r l i t t l on - :. -.••• • • •• 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - .. 51 per cent 20 0 0 - 16 intention towards •„Denmat HUNGERFORD. told that some of the old companies had capital amount- charged 65., a new opposition company was formed, ing out the wishes of the meeting, and that the gas City g ••••• - •- ' Danish • of London .....• 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 245 representative an ing to 100,000 L, and that they could easily buy a new which supplied the gas at a lower rate than the meters should be stamped in order that justice might be ContinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share, 50 0 0 39 5 0 - The trade here to-day WaS heavy, and prices had interrupted ; therefore the downward tendency. a company out of the field, and raise the price higher than other ; but they ultimately combined, and the done equally between buyers and sellers. He would Ditto, New ...... • • 85s. pr share' l 50 .0 0 37 10 0 - _ • - Equitable........ •• • • 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 • , noints in the convention o NEWPORT, it was before.-(Hear and cheers.) Now he and the gas one gave 27,0001. for the other, but what never be satisfied till inspectors were appointed of Imperial • • .... ••• • • • 6/. per cent. ,5000 50 0 0 6534 multifarious signification, v consumers' committee considered that pipes should be they bought was not worth a fa ' rthing, mr, meters totally independent of the gas companies.- Independent ....... • • 6/. per cent. !40 0 0 40 0 0 64 least aggravated. Beef, from 2s 10•1 to 3s 8d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4e d • - 4 laid down the expense of the and that at City, the y Blackett having adverted to the prices of gas at Not- (Hear, hear.) By such appointments the public would L0nd0n...... - ...... - 50 0050 0 0 - " With the view to davit . Veal, 3s ed to 4s 6d; and Pork, 3s 8d to d 1 ' 4s 8 per 8 bs• should be let by public tender, under the direction of tingham, Manchester, and other places, concluded by be certain that they had the 1,000 cubic feet they paid 50 0050 0 - WHITECHAPEL. Phcenix . ...... • . .... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 30- then follow, the interventi the Corporation, who, if they mismanaged the calling upon the inhabitants, whatever they did, to get for.-(Cheers.) Ratcliff .... •-- - -5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 72 Power was sought, when I Beef, from 2s 6d to 33 6d; Mutton 3s 4d to 4 4d• Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 4d to ' s 4s 4d per Sibs , business, being their representatvies, could easily cheap gas-not to trust the Commissioners of Sewers Mr. CLEMOUR seconded the resolution, and bore tea- United General ...• •• 4%1. pr cent. 50 0050 0 0 12% •be called to account on St. Thomas's-day. with 100,0004 or even one hundred pence. He trusted timony to the statements made by Mr. Lee, that when Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - ‘,„ Bret, the steps taken bt tl 4 ''' ID 1 tions • th u a in e conventi BREAD. Ditto, New •• •• - -12 s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 • The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are -(Laughter.) I their quarterly Whilst the London Gas Company that they would take care not to get their feet into a trap the price of gas was ow accounts were they were, nevertheless, di horn 7i-cl to 8d; of Household ditto, sed to 7dper paid but 16s. 2d. for coals, they charged 62. per 1,000 under the specious pretext of getting a cheap supply of greater, and the gas dreadfully bad. He thought it was CANALS. of the suspension of arm: 41bs loaf. feet for their gas. Now, he contended that they gas.-(Hear, hear.) of the greatest importance to the tradesmen of London • encroachments hindered t • Na ..., if !Dividend SIDE MAILHET. paid a great deal too much for their gas, as it could be Mr. ANDERTON said he was delighted to find, from that their gas meters should be examined by officers Names of ` 1 " ,_, Dividend/ Price. opened navigation. All Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, led to led; ditto, 641 b to very well manufactured and sold at 2s. Gd. While in Mr. Carpenter's statement of the surplus profits of the that were totally independent both of the parties sup- Companies. A per Annum. Companies. A Ai r . Price. employed to disturb the non 721 b, 1-id to lid; ditto, 721 b to 80Ib, 2cl to 21d; ditto, London they were charged 6s. for the thousand cubic City, Imperial, Chartered and London Gas Companies plying and supplied. (Hear, hear.) ' publication was issued, da 801 b to 881 b, 2id to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 2ed to 3d; feet of gas, in Liverpool, according to the Parliamentary (averaging about 60,000/.), that there was a good pros- The LORD MAYOR put the resolution to the meeting, X £ with the authority of the J ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3ed to eed; di tto , 104ln t o 112 lb, 31d return, the price was 4s. 6d.. and he had heard, upon pact ot a considerable reduction in the price of gas ; but, and declared it to be carri e d unanimously, amid great Asktn& Oldh 97 71. p c 112 Macclesfield. 100 - 40 Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Neath .. •• • • 100 181. 340 the inhabitantsof upon to 4d; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 5s 6i; Horse Hides, 8s good authority, that they were now paying in that town happening- afterwards to take up, at his broker's, a cheering. Brknk&Abrg 1501 5/. 85 Oxford.. -• • 100 201. 190 merit of taxes and disobey t to Os 6d; Polled Sheep, 3s 6s to 4s 6d; Kent and half- only 4s. At Birmingham the price was 45.; at Derby, Share List (vide Crosley's, of the 6th of January), he Mr. War. PUGH moved the next resolution, which was Birmingham 351 41. 75 Peak Forest. 78 31. 67 in evident contradiction' tc brads, 2s 6d to 3s 9d; Downs, 2s 4d to 3s. 6d, 6s. Gd.; at Nottingham, 55.; at Glasgow, 55.; at Chel- found that the shares of almost all the metropolitan to the effectthat gas HAY MAXXETS. tenham, 4s. Bd.; at Leeds, 53.; and in all the places the companies were at a heavy discount. This cpused him to embodied in a petition to the Court of Common Council. Derby ..•• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale...• 85 41. 54 SMITIIFIELD.-Meadow Hay, 2/ 7s to 3/ 10s; Clover profits ranged at from 10 to 40 per cent. In Manchester make inquiries as to the facts of the case, and he felt He wished to know whether Mr. Anderton would support E: ea C.h.! 1001 .15 . .. 40 Sr o l . e k tpal 1 50 7/ : 10s.. 130 demonstrate their meaning. ditto, a/ 10s to 4/ 12s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s per the price was ss. 6d., which left a profit of fifteen bound to communicate the particulars to his brother the petition in the Court of Common Council. 6. 4' - "t 12 6 / p• c GrandJunctn 100' 5/. - Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 290 "Men of Schleswig-Hoist the peace so and legality of the load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. guineas per cent., which was expended for the benefit of wardsmen, but,; by their too hastily proceeding on ina c - Mr. ANDERTON said that this he would promise, that Grand Surrey 1001 21. 30 Shrewsb -ury•• 125 151. - b . , and Grand Union 100, 11. 10s. 25 Stourbridge.. 201. 285 y your gooa sense the UMBERLIND.-MeadOW Rah 2 1 lOs to 3/ 13s ; the town. In the town of Croydon the public lights curate data, they might be entailing upon th emse l ves a h e would not oppose it in the Court of Common Council. 145 Clover ditto 3/ HP to , e 4/ lOs; arid Straw, 1/ 4s to were charged at 2s. 6d., and the private lights at 75., permanent burden, rather than alleviating the exist- Mr. PUGH said that wanted nothing but what Grantham .. 150, - - Severn and/ Kennt & Avn 39, 7s. 6d. 5% Wyeßall.3 26 1/. 85. 24 , sand. ' Your Government, wh 1/ lOs Per lead. A. full average supply, and a slu gg i s h thus making an average of 4s. 6d. and in that town, let ing on It f 1 111 h• ' • • th 'At Wh could I- they h e. appears, from the resu toais in at was ri d , . y cou no.. t-e gas company come for- eeeds&Livrp ; 100 30/. 310 Warwick&e 4/. 47 in the proclamation of the 2 demand. him observe, the price of coals was 245. 6d. per ton, the gas property in the metropolis was in a very depre- ward and say that they would supply them at 4s. If Leicester.... 140 101. 75 Birmi . ng. j 100 Leicstr &Ntb 83, 4/. 36 Warwick&l welfare of the country, so I NVHITECHAPEL. -Meadow Hay, 2/ 7s to 3/ i i s; Now, from this circumstance the town of Croydon was a dated state, and that it was extremel 'would, h had • y doubtful if the they eno doubt matters would be easily Loughborogh 142 70. 650 Napton.. 3 100 . 31 41 convention of the armistic Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 1/ 2s toll 93 striking case in their favour, and a gentleman from that present dividends (not averaging five per cent.) could be settled.-(Hear, hear.) Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr & , i7B 21. 39 that it has with duty and al per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. • part before the Committee of the House of Commons maintained. That the price has only been reduced Mr. WADE seconded the resolution. Mntgemrysh 100 - - Birming. MeltnMwbry:loo - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 9% sible under such difficult dr had expressed it as hi s opi n i on that the gas could be from 7s. to 6s. per 1,000 cubic feet since June The LORD MAYOR th en put the resolution to the .. " Under the name of his BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) supplied there at 3s. 6d. the thousand cubic feet. last, a reduction, be it remembered, of one-seventh of meeting, and declared it to be carri e d unanimou s ] 'd S.IST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES • y, amid proclamat i on Was issued, da Mr. Justice ERLE, after hearing t This was two years ago, and coals were much cheaper the whole rental. That the London-one of the most much cheering. two or three unim- and e • e • if _ now_ t pratnra th.‘, 0,1 . ..........„....,-1,. •,-.... r.-... _______ _ • . _ _ _ _ - I 1111711 . 11,11.1 I A trinlyn t I I : i_ Dart° n i ~....a:-.. --_.. _ ._ 11,1•• •Ts • 0. 17 rre A S INT T T-i - i'l the cite' of London the gas companies charged but 3s. ; (Hear, hear, and cheer . s.) He was surprised tc use-roc ems* Ti, '1 _ M . .-- 1 -,,, r „ ,-,C ".7,- ,1, TT TO - ' - PT) - r rt (7, _ .. . . - , per 1 Shieles, to LVet I , Oui, - '', ,:,,,,,,i 0,1 1.1. e i,al u. i 1.,, ' CITY 0- LO.:.'i DON, ,OUj lea tor the stitet lamps and 6s. pc r 1,000 feet tor Mr. Anderton erteeavoui lug to thwart the inhabitan others, lie thought it was time to unite to put a stop to the ward in this movement.-(Hear, hear.) He be, place to-day; master end eusea at the cr, , li dseened A . , , Last evening, at six o clock, a numerous meeting of ship, with loss of masts, is riding at anchor (apparentlysuch an anomaly. Having recited the cost and price of to tell Mr. Anderton he was their servant , -(Cheer well) about four mil. s E.N.E. of this place. A schooner, the inhabitants o f the ward of Farringdon was held in gas in some of the large towns in the country, and and lie ought to know and admit that they were pa name unknown, was driven on shore on Traethsarth the Old Court, Old Bailey, to take into consideration the statedthat the gas iu Manchester was !Manufactured by too T t i n ie uc L h on lo p r a m h A te- y l o a n rti g e o le o . d - -n (C at h u e r e e r d s l .) , the corporation, the profits from which were applied e Beach, near this plate, during a heavy gale from W.N.W. high price of gas in the City, and to consider the best to N.W. yesterday. means of obtaining a reduction in its price. The court observed tea thethe improvement of the town, he preceede . ti n to s h ay in th a i r. s . t e m a u y . i must a remind ug h M te r r .. ) Hyde - that that was 3 not St. Thom, City possessed an advantage over the su ur s, s LIVERPOOL, JAN. 12.-Wind S. moderate..-Arid. Susan L or d Ceadburn, ire Oilcans not the Susan re- was crowded in every part. The Lord Mayor (the re- much as from the shortness of the pipes in the former Mr. HYDE said that the Eastern Counties Rail es , poste° yes , erd:-.-.. .1 i.e l',,n :., a. Were, efeeh ;,r•-'pect d Alderman o - the weird) took th e ch a ir shortly t h ere was l ess leakage,, which the companies calculated Company had offered to supply Shoreditch with ga rived here ye , e,;rilae :roan C:. icutta, is leak , , having attar six o'clock, and was loudly cheered,atll per itself in itsnit.Th dCievdend City- of L; it onap'(amid o G i as rer Con c i ( p narn.,erstoodwhilstto 45.6 5. i i: a a n d w thousandhy, therefore,cubic feet, sh to ou b ld e t r h e e du c c i e ti d ze i n n s t of hr , e L e o y t struck on Hoyl e B ee k. Th e J o hn Taylor, of Douglas. Hie LORDSHIP said-In consequence of an express alone by . is supposed to be wrecked near Parkgate. The vessel wish on the part of a large number of the inhabitant of others ,were satisfied with a much . less . amount. The be compelled to pay 6s. because they could not alio s speaker offered a calculation, by winch it appeared that competing company to come in?-(Cheers.) reported yesterday as wrecked cn Formby Point is the the ward, conveyed to him by requisition, stating that Boykett, from Bordeaux for this part; part of her cargo s tile ' cost per 1,000 feet of gas was but 4d., exclusive of Mr. GRESHAM said that all they had to deal with saved, crew drowned. ?She Phoenix (sloop) of Bar- they were desirous that he should gi ve them an oppor- labour, interest on capital, &c. A large town ought to the question of how they were to get a cheap article (Hear, hear.) lle thought those who were for I tunity of considering a question of vital importance, not have gas ls. cheaper than the smaller one. . mouth is on shore at Formby. The Douglas, which was beached at Seacombe on the night of the 10th instant, cnly to them, but to their other fellow-citizens, he had Mr. JAMES BLACKETT said he had no interest in any rates ought to have shown, if they could, the fallac• after being in contact with the Oneca. is from Arch- at once felt great pleasure in calling this meeting.- gas company beyond the sum he was yearly e i t nthe habit having cheap gas.-(Cheers and laughter.) He 1;' his neigh- confess that he could not understand what Mr. Blacl Th e h u ll (Cheers.) He hoped if any difference of opinion should of paying for gas ; but aving the . interest angel; she was got off last night and docked. of the flat Catherine and Mary, of Runcorn, was arise, that they would give every gentleman a fair hours at heart, be hadfelt it his duty to attend this meant by the statements he had made; he felt puz: meeting to warn the inhabitants of the ward what they in dealing with him-(Cheers)-but he was confoun hearing. driven on shore near Rhyl. The William and Elizabeth, Filcher, from New Oileuns, for this port, in coming up The Ward Cleric (Mr. Pontifex) then, at the request were about to do. By a Bill which he held in his with Mr. Anderton.-(Laught e r.) H e wanted, in shor the river this day, was in contact with the Goethe, from of the Lord Mayor, read the requisition, which was hand, and which was proposed to be introduced into know what_ all his statements amounted t o .-(Chee Dansic, when she had her larboard bow stave in. The signed by upwards of 500 householders and rate-payers. Parliament in the ensuing session by the Commissioners He begged of those present not to be taken away en Archibald, from Cork, in coming in this day, struck upon Mr. LOWS proposed the first reso l u ti on , which was in of Sewers, to enforce them to light the City with gas, subject . with the pretext o f "li ve an d l et li ve ." A g the bank, i s l ea k y ' the following terms:- he found, by clause 27, that power was to bo taken to on had done a great de a l f or t h em on t hi s ques ti on , PETERHEAD, J AN. 11.-The brig Lion foundered " That it is the opinion of this meeting that th e pr i ce raise a capital of 500,0001 . , on the security o f the con - it would do a great deal more yet .-(G reat c h eer i t yesterday, off the Bachannes, is the Scotsman, of charged for gas in the City of London is exorbitant, as solidated rates. Now, when such a proposition was They might depend upo n it th e y wou ld u ltim a l Aberdeen, part of the materials have washed on shore. tis notorious that good gas can be supplied at little made, he felt it was the ' duty of every man who could get what they asked for, 3s. 6c1.-(Cheers.) A bri g was totally lost last night, at Craig Ewan, sail more than half the price now charged tor it. It is, see a yard before his nose to come and warn the citizens did not care what company did it-(Cheers)-bul mark " Cello, Thompson, and Co Aberdeen. Masts therefore , the earnest wish of this meet i ng that. the of what they were asked to do.-(Hear, hear.) this he was sure it would b e d one. -(G reat c h eers .) painted green to about six feet above •' deck, with white Corporation of the City of London s h ou le adopt the One of the CommisseoetEns intimated that, since the the present companies had come down by dribblets, t 1 head, and remainder cream colour. Bowsprit partly necessary measuresinorder to obtain a cheaper supply." framing of the Bill, the capital had been reduced to might be sure they would dribble down ultimately 3s. 6d.-(Cheers.) Th e y m i g h t d epen d upon i t w green and cr eam co l our . Th e sc h oone r London, He congratulated his Lordship on presiding over 100,000/. of this port, was total! wrecked in South Har- so lar g e a meetin g on so im p ortant a sub j ect. Mr. BLACKETT said , nevertheless t he y had the fact was g ot in Whitecha p el and Shoreditch would be u bour last ni g h t . Tie Katharine, Newcastle The fact that the requisition presented to his that the raising of the larger sum was not at first con- mately hadin Holborn and Fleet-street -(Cheers )TI to Aberdeen, on shore yesterday in South Bay, has been Lordship was signed by 500 persons, the largest re- sidered exorbitant. He did, not know what werekind of men them todnepthenisd uponitagitation would do everything uisition ever got up in the ward, evinced the feel- the Commissioners were, but unless theyquestion.-(Cheers.) . . Look at thej c partly dismasted, and should the weather moderate will q be got off. The gale continued all night, moderated this ing of the inhabitants on the important matter which other men, they would blush after the statement of their of the New River Company.. A little stir with resp they had met to discuss. IJad those interested in the brother Commissioners. He was anxious to see his to that company quickly changed a limited supply ti morning, and is now much abated. DEAL, JAN. 13, 10 A.M -The Lucy, Mansell, from holding of this meeting delayed its presentation for a fellow-citizens have cheap gas, but he did not like to double one, at no advance in prices.-(Cheers.) . h H e m En o E v P em er e H hthh Antigua to London, is on shore at the South Foreland; short time longer than they did, it doubtless would have see them carried away by the impulse of the moment, Mr. HARDING opposed he resolution. 'supported the resolution. He truss crew saved ; cargo disehar in , The Enchantress, received an additional number of signatures; 500 names and instead of getting cheap gas, obtainingAlal g e° . t h e was, however, a sufficient number to command attention, of the present prices.-(Hear, hear.) tha r% t ir t Springer, from Zante ic, London is on shore onan increase this subject would be persevei Goodwin Sands; crew saved. ' -(Cheers.) Before, however, the requisition was got been made to Manchester, which was a better lighted in with the greatest zeal and activity, for he felt cc MILFORD, JAN. 11.-The Sker, Chepstow, to Dab-• up, a petition on the subject of the gas monopoly was town than any other, but the works were com- vinced that it would and must succeed.-(Cheers.) IS sin, is on shore,butwater,will begot off next makes no tide if possible. 300 of the inhabitants of the ward. This been since increased to 235,0001. The gas was sold at but this he (Mr. H.) ,knew, that it had now become PWLHELLI, JAN. 11.-It blew a very severe gale here again showed the interest which they felt in the ss. 6d., and the last dividend was 15/. 155., which went necessary, and that they must have it as cheap y • all day yesterday, and a smack on shore in For matter. He did not wish to sa y an ythi ng t o p ay th e i nterest on th e p l ant an d ca pi ta l, f rom w hi c h possible.-(Cheers.) There ar e two ooners offensivewith respect to the gas companies fr o m w hom five per cent. at the least must be deducted, leaving ten Mr. BACON considered that it was not d es i ra bl e 1 1 tynllaen Beach, n a m es unknown. s and increased at night W. to N.W. they had their supply of gas, many gentl emen f rom per cen t. f or t h e i mprovement o f t h e town . Why thi s th e c ity o f L on don should become a gas company, Cone:, JAN. 10.-It blew a violent gale last night at whom were present , further than this, that they had fact destroyed at once Mr. Lowe's statement that you that they should have anything to do w ith g a s c o m p an i W.S.W., a n d h as cont i nue d a ll d ay . been making the best profits they could like other cou ld b e p ro fit a bly su p p li e d at I s . Bd. to l s . 11d., an d -(C r i es o f " Oh, oh.") Ho could not d ou b t t h at it a tradesmen, and that the monopoly being in the hands of the statement of the other gentleman that it could be desirable to get gas as cheap as they could; he thoug - but two companies, they were prevented from deriving ma d e f or 4d.-(L aug h ter .) N ow , t h ey wante d c h eap too , t h at t h ey oug h t to h ave gas cheaper from the co: MARKET NEWS.-( THIS DAY.) benefit from the competition which would be engendered gas. The London companies consumed 500,000 tons of pany than they had-(Cheers)-and it struck him ti COVENT-GARDEN. Full average suppli es of b o th f r uit and vegetables if a third company were in existence. These companies coal per annu m . H e wou ld lik e to as k t h e L or d M ayor if t h e C omm i ss i oners o f S ewers and the gas comps possessed the monopoly of supplying the City with gas, what he got out of that?-(Laughter.) It did not strike would put their heads together . that matters might were on sale in to-day's market. Generally speaking ' whereas persons engaged in business as hotel-keepers, him at the time that his Lordship had been connected accommodated to the satisfaction of all parties, and the demand was steady, at our quotations. Fruit:- , tailors, &e., had to encounter that competition which they with the coal trade; he meant, what did the City get great saving effected in the expense of Pine -apples (Queen's), 4s to ss; and Foreign Grapes were altogther exempt from, though far better able to out of that.-(Laughter.) Before the coals were put -(Hear, hear.) If the gas companies stn l (black and white), 6d to Is per lb; Apples, 4s to 63 per bear it. He would not rely upon his opinions alone, into the retorts the company had to pay to the City Is. to 65., he thought the Corporation ought to ha bushel; Pears, 7s to lOs per half sieve; Walnuts, ,8d but would read portions of the report of Mr. Charles Id r per ton. the powers that were sought for.-(Cheers.) He thoug to Is ; Lemons, 5s to 9s; and Oranges, 4s to 8s 6d Pearson to the Commissioners of Sewers. The report, The LORD MAYOR wished to set his friend right. He the notion of getting gas for as. Utopian. If gas was per 100; Filberts, 95s to 105 s per 1001bs; Chesnuts, among other things, stated that a clause was inserted, knew that the Corporation had got many sins to account be got cheaper, he thought the present companies cou 2s 3d to 4s 9d per peck. Vegetables:-Red Cabbages, at the instigation of the City, in the Acts incorporating for-(Laughter) -but he had hoped that the citizens of do more to facilitate that object than any new one. Is 3d to 2s 6d ,per dozen; Spinach, 2s to 3s per junk; the City Gas Company,now thirty years ago, stating that London were now well aware that the Government had After a few observations from Mr. LOWE, in r e ply, Horseradish, 2s 6d to ss ; and C e l e ry, 9d to is 2d per at the termination of the:contraets the Commissioners were taken that money for the improvement of the metro- The LORD MAYOR put the resolution to the meetin bundle; Asparagus, as to 5s per 100; Onions, is 9d entitled to purchase from the company the pipespolls, and thatonly 4d, per ton went to the City.- A forest of hands was held up in its favour, and on to 2s 6d; and Ash-leaved kidney Potatoes, 6s to 7s ed , branches, and other materials, at a fair valuation of sur- (Cheers.) nine or ten against it, and his Lordship declared it to I per bushel; Cape Brocoli, 8s to 12s per dozen bundles; veyors, or, at their option, to give notice for their re- rl Mushrooms, Gd to 8s per Pottle; Spanish Onions, 93 to moval; but this salutaryprovision had beenomitted Ar. BLACRETT was much obliged to his Lordship. carried, amid much cheering. _ At any rate, the gas companies had to pay it. It would Mr. KIRK then rose to propose the second resolutio 12s per box; Endive, 8d to led per score; Savoy Cab-from the subsequent Acts, p whereas,if it had been in- be at once conceded that this was more than was paid which was to the effect that the Corporation should 1 bages, efel to is per dozen; Turnips, is to Is Sd; Car- from they would have had no occasion to go to Par- by the Manchester Company-(Hear)-but he was told enabled to purchase the pipes of the present compan rots, 2s Gd to 4s; and Greens, 1.% 9d to 2s per dozen ii . It bunches; Parsley, 2s per half sieve; Forced Sea Keil, ll a c ment. It was true they had an officer called the City upon good authority, that the grounds upon which the and have the means of affording a cheaper supply of ga 0 -rnembrancer, whose duty it was to sit in the House Manchester works was town property, for which they He thanked Mr. Anderton for what he ha ls ed to 2s fici per punnet; Cucumbers 5s to 7s per brace; Forced Rhubarb, Is 3d to Is ed per bundle; f Commons under the gallery; but in respect to these had to pay no rent, and that neither church nor poor- said and done, because if he had not stated sometim Red Beet, is to is 3d per dozen; Jerusalem Artichokes, Acts he must have neglected his duty, or else he would, in rates were charged for the works or pipes.-(Cheers.) ago that gas was cheap enough, and that people cowl is to is 6d per half sieve. the proper discharge of his duty, h ave giv e n notice of their Now they wanted cheap gas.-(Yes.) The Chancellor pay for it well enough, the present agitation would nays NEWGATE AND LEADENMEALL. omission, and the consequ e n ces there o f to the Corpora- of the Exchequer had taken off the duty upon rushlights have taken lace.- Cheers. The course adopted b MEAT.-The trade was again heavy to day, at the tion. The report proceeded t o say, teat the City had a and penny candles , but let them ask him to take Mr. Anderton called to his mind what he had seen in rate decline in the quotations. Beef', from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; right to have cheap er ga s; to b e supplied, in fact, at the off the enormous duty upon coals used for letter in the Times of that day, where a voter on bein, Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4cl ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and wholesale price, in consequence of the large and dense gas in London, and then they would have cheap gas. asked how his vote was to be put down, said, " Put m Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6tl per 81bs, by the carcase. population, which, unlike that of •the suburbs, or of -(No, no.) The City companies paid 100,000/. yearly, down as a doubtful ind PouLgag-Turkeys, 5s to 14s; Geese, 4s to 7s; many towns, was not scattered and expensive to supply. it was said, to their shareholders; if 25,000/. were would say to Mr. Anderton, in the words of the grea Ducks, is 9d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is to ls 10d; The cost of gas, including th e works, should not exceed taken off, they would no doubt give the citizens the entire poet of his country, ependent man."-(Laughter.) H Wild ditto, 83 to is id; Pigeons, 7d to 10d; and 2s. 6d. per 1,000 cubic feet; the City might, how- benefit of the reduction. All the companies, of which "Oh wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, roasting Pigs, 5s to 9s each; Surrey Fowls, 6s to 10s; ever, charge 45., which would leave a surplus for the there were eleven, were heavily taxed for their To see oursels as others see us ! ditto Chickens, 4s to ss ; B a r n -d oor F ow l s , 3 s to 6 s sewers-rate and sanitary improvements. Doubtless, if wor k s , an d pa i d large sums in poor-rates-four It wad frae monie a blunder free us per couple; English Eggs, Os to I Is; French ditto, 8s the company would not sell the mains Parliament would were charged Ga., five 75., and two Bs. ; yet And foolish notion." to 9s; and Irish ditto, 8s to 8s 6d per 100. Fresh revoke the Acts which gave them th e power to hold they were but enabled;,to pay 5/. 15s. per cent. Out -(Cheers and laughter.) Butter, 9d to is 2d per lb, them. He (Mr. Lowe) did not wish to shut out the of 120 companies he found that the average dividend Mr. LEE seconded the resolution. The worthy gen GAME.-Pheasants, 2s 9d to 3s 9d; Partridges, is to existing gas c o mp an i es f rom su pplyi ng t h e Ci ty, b ut to paid was but 5/. 18s., which surely was not too much. demen t after going into some statements, fur the par is Gd; Hares, 2s to 3s 6d; Woodcocks, 2s Gd to 3s; allow them to supply th e City, as heretof ore , if they L e t th em b ear i n mi n d that they could not grant corn- pose of showing that, although the company had lowered Grouse, 2s to 3s; Ptarmigan, is 611 to 2s; Snipes, 8d to would supply gas a s cheap as any on e else. Mr. Pear- petitio n witho u t a large outlay. At present the the price of gas, his quarterly accounts for its eonsump. Is; Teal, 93 to Is; Wild Ducks, is Gd to 2s 6d; Wid- son said he had received an offer from a respectable wor k s were sufficient to supply everybody, y e t th e ex - t i on were greater t h an Wore, and deducing therefro m goons, Is 3d to I s 9d ; , an d Pl overs, 7d to ls eac h , firm, offering to supply the City with g a s at 2s. 6d, per penditur e o f 500,0001. additional had been proposed by the that something was wrong in the meters, stated that hi BILLINGSGATE. 100 cubic feet, which he sa id m i g h t b e c h arge d 4s. ; and construction of new works; they had no occasion to trusted the time was not far distant when they woulc the officers of the Commissioners of Sewers employ e d to s p en d a si ng l e farthing. For a while they might get not only get gas cheaper but bettor. Turbots, 6s to 13s; Cod Fish, 2s Gd to 7s; Whitings, 33 collect the rates. lie (Mr. Snare) did not agree with cheap gas from a competing company, but as the pockets The LORD MAYOR then put . the resolution to the to 6d; Lobsters, Is to 2s 3d; Crabs, 6d to 2s each; Soles, that portion of the report which stated that the city of of the shareholders get lighter their heads got wiser, and meeting, and declared it to be carried,amid much cheering 6d to 2s 3d per pair; Eels, 4d to Is, and Salmon, ls to ls 3d per lb ; H a dd oc k s London should become their own gas m anu f acturers . t h ey wou ld ra i se the i r prices to a remunerative profit. r- MANBY moved the next resolution, which was tc , M 6d to 8d; and S a l t Fish 3d to 6d e ac h ; Crimd Skate ,edto 6d p er lb; Flounders, Is Many, however, agreed that it would be well to buy the So that if twenty new companies were to start they the effect that their representatives in the Commot to is 6d per dozen; Oysters, 12s to 25s per bushel. present pipes, or to lay down new ones.-(Cheers.) He was would all unite. At Davenport, where gas was Council should be instructed to afford every aid in carry. HUNGERFORD. told that some of the old companies had capital amount- charged 65., a new opposition company was formed, ing out the wishes of the meeting, and that the gat The trade here to-day was heavy, and prices had a ing to 100,0001., and that they could easily buy a n ew w hi c h supp li e d t h e gas at a lower rate than the meters should be stamped in order that justice might lei downward tendency. company out of the field, and raise the price higher than o th er ; b ut t h ey u l t i mately combined, and the done equally between buyers and sellers. He would NEWPORT. , it was before.-(Hear and cheers.) Now he and the gas one gave 27,0001. for the other but what never be satisfied till inspectors were appointed o Beef, from 2s 103 to 3s 8d ; M utton consumers' committee considered that pipes should b e th ey b oug h t was not worth a farthing. Mr. meters totally independent of the gas companies.- , '' 8d to 43 4d; laid down at the expense of the City, a nd that th e y Bl ac k ett h av i ng adverted to the prices of gas at Not- (Hear, hear.) By such appointments the public would Veal, 3s ed to 4s Gd ; and P or k , 3s 8 d to 4s 8d per 81bs. should be let by public tender, under the direction of tingham, Manchester, and other places, concluded by sbe certain that they had the 1,000 cubic feet they paid WHITECRISPEL. the Corporation, who, if they mismanaged the calling upon the inhabitants, whatever they did, to get for.-(Cheers.) Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s Gd; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 35 4d to 4s 4d per Blbs. business, being their representatvies, could easily cheap gas-not to trust the Commissioners of Sewers Mr. CLEMOUR seconded the resolution, and bore tee be called to account on St. Thomas's-day. with 100,0004 or even one hundred pence. He trusted timony to the statements made by Mr. Lee, that when BELE.A.D. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are -(Laughter.) Whilst the London Gas Company that they would take care not to get their feet into a trap the price of gas was low their quarterly accounts were from 7icl to 8d; of Household ditto, skd to 7d per paid but 16s. 23. for coals, they charged 6s. per 1,000 under the specious pretext of getting a cheap supply of greater, and the gas dreadfully bad. He thought it was 41bs loaf. feet for their gas. Now, he contended that they gas.-(Hear, hear.) of the greatest importance to the tradesmen of London • HIDE IVLA.R.HET. paid a great de a l t oo muc h f or t h e i r gas , as i t cou ld b e Mr. A NDERTON said he was delighted to find, from that their gas meters should be examined by officers Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid; ditto, 641 b to very well manufactured and sold at 2s. 6d. While in Mr. Carpenter's statement of the surplus profits of the that were totally independent both of the parties sup -721b, lid to lid; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to eld; ditto, London they were charged Gs. for the thousand cubic City, Imperial, Chartered and London Gas Companies plying and supplied. (Hear, hear.) 801 b to 881 b, 2-id to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 2: 4 1 d to 3d; feet of gas, in Liverpool, according to the Parliamentary (averaging about 60,000/.), that there was a good pros- The LORD MAYOR put the resolution to the meeting, ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 30; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 31d return, the price was 4s. Gd., and h e h a d h ear d, u p on peel of a cons id era bl e re d uct i on i n t h e pr i ce of gas ; but, and declared it to be carried unanimously, amid great to 4d; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 5s 63; Horse Hides, 8 s good authority, that they were now p a yi ng i n th a t t own happen i ng , afterwards to take up, at his broker's, a cheering. to Se 6d; Polled Sheep, 3s 6s to 4s 6d; Kent and half- only 4s. At Birmi ng h am th e p r i ce was 4 5 . ; at D er b y, Share List (vide Crosley's, of the 6th of January), h e Mr. War. PUGH moved th e nex t res olution, which was breds, 2a 6d to 35 9d; Downs, 2s 4d to 3s. 6d. Gs. 6d.; at Nottingham, 55.; at Glasgow, 55.; at Chel- found that the shares of almost all the metropolitan gas to the effect that the whole of the resolutions should be HAY IarLATIMETS. tenham, 4s. Bd. ; at Le e ds, 55. ; a n d i n a ll th e pl aces t h e companies were at a heavy discount. This caused him to embodied in a petition to the Court of Common Council. SNITEIFIELD.-Meadow Hay, 2/ 7s to 3/ 10s; Clover profits ranged at from 10 to 40 per cent. In Manchester make inquiries as to the facts of the case, and he felt He wished to know would whether Mr. Anderton support ditto, a! lOs to 41 12s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s per the price was ss. 6d., which left a profit of fifteen bound to communicate the particulars to his brother the petition in the Court of Common Council. load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. guineas per cent., which was expended for the benefit of wardsmen, but 4 by their too hastily proceeding on mac- Mr. ANDERTON said that this he would promise, that CUMBERLAND.-Meadow Hay, 21 10 s to 8/ 13s ; the town. In the town of Croydon the public lights curate data, they might be entailing upon themselves a he would not oppose it in the Court of Common Council. Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 4/ 103; and Straw, 1/ 4s to were charged at 2s. 6d., and the private lights at 75., permanent burden, rather than alleviating the exist- Mr. PUGH said that they wanted nothing but what 1/ lOs per load. A full average supply, and a slu gg i s h thus making an average of 4s. Gd. and in that town, let ing one. It appears, from the resulted' all his inquiries, that was right. Why could not the gas company come for demand. him observe, the price of coals was 245. Gd. per ton, the gas property in the metropolis was in a very depre- ward and say that they would supply them at 4s. If NVHITECEIAPEL. - Meadow Hay, es 7 s t o 31 l is; N ow , f rom this circumstance the town of Croydon was a dated state, and that it was ex tr e mely d ou btf u l if th e th e y wou ld, he h a d no doubt matters would be easily Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 1/ 23 to 1/ 93 striking case in their favour, and a gentleman from that present dividends (not averaging five per cent.) could be settled.-(Hear, hear.) per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. • part before the Committee of the House of Commons maintained. That the price has only been reduced Mr. WADE seconded the resolution. had expressed it as hi s opini o n that the gas could be from 7s. to 6s. per 1,000 cubic feet since Jane The LORD MAYOR then put the resolution to the BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) supplied there at 3s. 6d, th e thousand cubic feet. last, a reduction, be it remembered, of one-seventh of meeting, and declared it to be carried unanimously, amid This was two years ago, and coals were much cheaper the whole rental. That the London-one of the most much cheering. Mr. Justice ERLE, after hearing two or three unim- now, and therefore they had a greater right to call for recent companies, with a large paid up capital of Thanks were then voted to the Lord Mayor, who Portant motions, sat at Nisi Prins, and tried several a reduction. Mr. Lowe n ex t referred t o the last report 400,0001., and one of those alluded to as having a surplus briefly responded to it, and the meeting broke up at a Middlesex common jury cases, which presented no feu.- tore of public inter es t. of the Commission e r s o f Pentonville Prison. It ap- profit of 60,000/.,-had already been obli ge d t o suspend late hour. peered that the prison was formerly supplied by a gas paying any dividend. It was popsible the City Gas .-_-_-_-_- EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) company, but that they had for some time manufactured Company, with its fine district, covered with lights, THE COINAGE. their own gas. The coals, &c., in one year had cost might continue to pay the projectors, or shareholders, (Sittings in Banco.) them 488/, 17s. 73.; wages, 140/. 19s. 11d. •• repairs, &c., handsomely • but he would like to have a little more ex- TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN. SIR,-At a time when America'has just promulgated The Court took the peremptory paper to-day, but no 122/. 2s 10d ;or a total of 7521. Os. 4d ; ' and that they pen ante of w ' hatcould be done at the 6s. price, before he a most daring fiction as to the existence of a prolific ease possessing any feature of general interest came had realised, in the same time, b . the sale Of coke, lent himself to the introduction of another company to under hearing during the morning. gold region in the southern hemisphere, viz., in Cali -398/. G. 3 h-(Cheers)-leaving the cost of the gas con- divide the business with them; for if it be true that gas tornia, it would be well to exhibit to them the existence sum, d , cubic feet in that year, 353/. 145., leaving cannot be supplied, except under the most favourable . . - BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) of a fertile gold region on Tower-hill, London, by a balance or saving of 5881. 175., or 2s. 7, l s d. per 1,000 circumstances, below the present price, it must show (Beforeneces- Mr. Commissioner Gouenuner. cubic feet.-(Cheers.) By a Parliamentary report, sarily follow that the introduction of a new capital into ing that there has been coined in the eleven years from IN RE MANSON. issued under the authority of the Woods and Forests, the City will tend to enhance the price, as the consumers 1837 to 1847, inThis bankrupt was described as of Lloyd's Coffee- . with respect to the cost of gas in Ashton, it appeared will have to pay the interest on both capitals. That it 373 tons of gold, amounting in value to se, ..underwriter, and to-day was appointed for his that the cost per 1,000 feet was ls. 44d.-(Cheers)-but appears, by reference to the Share List, that the sum of .., , £34 877 667 lest examination as there were other expenses attached to the supply of The Gas Light and Coke Company's 4311 tons of silver, amounting in • value to 322 i t t n h on e v s a su l a n n m e d t o 2 o f t c h w e ts s . n o m f o c f os! . er, amounting The official assignee • said that an adjournment must the material, interest on capital, &e., the selling price shares are ... ... 50/. paid 48/. per share. 3,329,716 take place, as no accounts bad been filed. was set down as 3s. 24d.-Cheers. It was further esti- The British ... ... 18/. - 13/. - The bankrupt's solicitor said that the delay had arisen mated, and he quoted from Parliamentary data, which Co mm „,, ... ... 150/. - 2401. - 68,103 tinln consequence of the books having been in the poses- must be correct-(Laughter)-th a t a small town of Commercial ... ... 25/. - 25/. - n n of the bankrupt's former solicitor, who claimed a 14,000 inhabitants could be supplied at 55. -lid., and a Equitable ... ... ... 50/. - 331. - making a total of the enormous sum of ... £38,275,486 he upon them. The accounts were very complicated. larger one of 140,000 at 3s. gd.; so that London, with European ... . . ... 20/. -8/. - as the figures I have annexed will show; and all this His HONOUR said there could be no objection to the its 160,000 inhabitants, could be supplied at a cheaper United General ... ... 50/. - 121. - quantity of metals is not the produce of California. adjournment, and asked the amount of the failure, rate even than that. Then a Mr. Cox, who was ex- IMperial ... ... ... 501. - 62/. - Their gold coast must vanish before the presence of The official assignee said about 3,0001 , and the , assets rimmed before that * Parliamentary * Committee, stated Independent ... ... 401. - 60/. - so much wealth from other climes than those beyond Would probably be 500/. or 600/. . the Rocky Mountains. that he supplied the Swindon Station with gas, and that London Preference .. 50/. - 201. to 301. - The examination was then adjourned for six weeks. he charged the company but is. 8i(l. The Committee, Ditto * . 50/. - 10/. to 20/. - I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Near Guildhall, Jan. 11, 1849. H. H. surprised at the reply, inquired if he made a profit, upon Phoenix ••• - - 47/. - 28/. - Silt C. NAPIER.-We are requested to contradict which he replied, "Do you think I should work Ratcliffe •••••• ••• - 90/. - - a statement respecting Sir C. Napier's prize -money, without a profit ? " And a Mr. Clegg had offered South Metropolitan ::: 25/. - 21/. - STATEMENT OF THE VALUE ARISING FROM THE which is the reverse of the fact. It is said he re- to make gas at Is. I ld. per thousand cubic feet, entireau d rin three, ts , i it . e . , would.the whole appear, of leave their w what So that, out of all this list, three only are at a premium, calved batta in addition to the prize -money, whereas finding his own material, but having the useCOINAGE DURING THE ELEVEN YEARS FROM 1837 his batta was deducted from his prize -mono by the of the existing works, and receiving himself the residue of the profit.-(Hear, hear.) Gas companies mains, &c., is productive. It may be worth while to • - ouiserctaylleind T o 1847. TOTAL WEIGHT COINED IN EACH YEAR. directors, made an enormous profit. They used coals which quire how the City Gas Company ranks so much higher 1. Gold, Silver. Copper. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE MENAI STRAITS. now cost 13s. a ton, and sold the coke at about 12s. a ton. than the other companies in the share market. He had - - --A fatal accident occurred on the night of Tuesday last, One-fourth of the coals were consumed in heating the been informed that that company purchased their works 1837 .. lbs. lbs. Tons. Cwt. on the Menai Straits, near the town of Carnarvon and pipes, &c., at half the original cost, which may in 1838 26,818 23,064 22 15 1 Whereby four men met with a watery grave, the retorts, and therefore, to he, rather below than over the mark, he would merely s ay th a t th e companies got some measure, account for their present prosperous st ' ate, 1839 ::: 61,110 60,960 7 0 ,xerry-boat in which they had embarked having back 95.; but then the ammoni a rea li se d 45., so that they and he doubted very much, with the slender information 10,793 120,980 32 0 g u,een totally lost iu a tremendous gale of wind. 1840 ... received 13s. for ev e ry t on o f coa l s , f or w i nc h they paid the ward had got, the policy of taking away from the 1841 ... Nil. 65,580 14 0 46 appears that the vessel plied between Carnar -8,100 29,144 33 0 /oaslure and Anglesey, running from a point about 135., so that in f ee t t h e pro d uct i on of the gas rea lly cost City the means of reducing the price. It was all very well 1842 ... them nothing. - (R oars o f l aug ht er .) Let them to say, that they had got offers from • Messrs. Joy and 1843 ... 127,919 58,440 8 0 s' 4l i a mile from Carriarvon. On the night in to wn, 11iestio.n one of the ferrymen had gone to the above not misunderstood him, the sa l e o f the coke and am- Co., and Messrs. Croll and Co., but who were these gen- 1844 ... 141,420 83,720 68 10 monia realis e d as muc h es was pa id f or t h e coa ls used. ilemen? The former had not, from what he could learn, 1845 ... 76,275 189,900 36 17 s _ ll in order to fetch the boat, which had been under -Meal., hear.) Accordi ng t o M r . P e arson, the amount been very successful in their undertakings; and the latter 1846 ... 90,842 196,260 31 0 session of it, he proceeded to the Ferry-house on the paid s early in th e c ity of London f or gas wa s 150,0001. w ere charging 7s. at that moment at their own works at 1847 92,775 196,560 29 0 ..C_aern.arvon s ' ide, in order to take in passengers, prior to Now he (Mr. Lowe) maintained that they were paying Tottenham. It was likewise ••• 110,400 38,100 ______ __________ 40 0 er ssing the water. On his arrival at the ' Ferryi house, mentioned by Mr. Anderton one-third more th an th ey oug h t, as t h ey s h ou ld no t pay that an agitation for cheap gas, similar to that now Totals... h h .. e found that three men were there waiting for a pas- more than 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet, and pay a fair price going on in the City, was raised in the parishes of St. 746,452 1,062,708 322 2 '''`ge ; thes e too. It this were so, and h e h a d no d ou b t a b ou t it, they Marylebone and St. Pancras some years ago, which ter o'clock at were taken on board, and at about ten had been ' improperly mulcted of 150,000/. during minated in the introduction of the pipes of a new gas TOTAL VALUE COINED IN EACH YEAR. Anglesey night s, the boat started on her voyage to the the last three years. He was opposed to company into the latter parish. The result is, that the Silver. c y shore. Shortly after, another, a larger and Gold. Copper. more the City being supplied by two companies alone, because price of the public lights in that parish have since been - omnaodious vessel, left the Ferry-house to cross Eno Straits. the citizens had a right to get their gas from whoever raised from 31. 10s. to five and six guineas, and the com- £ £ £ elsposite' This boat succeeeed in reaching the shore in safety ; but on their arrival it they liked, on the same principle that they had a right pany (the London Gas Company), is unable to pay any 1837 ... 1,253,071 76,111 5,096 was found that the first vessel had not reached her to go where they chose to buy a joint of meat. He con: dividend ; whereas in the parish of St., Marylebone, 101,168 estimation.- d • 1838 ... 2,855,364 1,568 As the gale of wind then blowing was most tended that the companies possessed a monopoly, which where the vestry refused to admit the pipes of the new 1839 - 504,303 399,234 7,168 terrific, it w had occurred" at once conjectured that an accident they had endured for 30 years. As he had said before, company, the price of the public lights has never varied 1840 ... Nil. 216,414 3,136 gain some tidinand immediate steps were taken to ob- he did not blame the companies for doing the best busi- from 4/, 4s. for the large, and 31. lls. for the small 1841 ... 378,472 96,175 7,392 tort he 1842 ... 5,977,015 . 204,732 1,792 s, --w ever, g s respecting the missing boat. All ef- ness they could, but the citizens were alone to blame if burners, while the price given for gas supplied to the on it became too proved ineffectual, and as time wore they endured such a system of things longer. But he private consumersinMarylebone has always been as low, 1843 ... 6,607,850 276,276 15,344 board, had been leaTtParent that the boat, with all on thought they should " scotch the snake" now.-(Hear, and eenerally lower, than in any other part of the me- 1544 ... 3,563,949 626,673 8,207 day the boat wa s f„,, I L • n the tremendous seas. The next I hear.) There were about 60 miles of pipes in the City tropolis. (Mr. Anderton in the course of his speech 1845 ... 4,244,506 647,658 6,944 flair!°fltonee 0f559,548 tered-but too clear n the. sandbanks, much slut- at present. To lay down the same extent of was several times interrupted by persons in the gallery 1846 ... 4,334,697 6,496 the pour fellows melancholy fate ef - pipes would cost 60,000!, which might be borrowed upon and body of the court, which he treated with the 1847 ... 5,158,440 125,730 4,960 the melan ' e the . security . of the consolidated rate at 5 per cent., utmost good ----- fro m the south. west. The t' The wind was blowingnature and temper.) of the vessel was named w i i i e i rrYinan who had charge which might be repaid by charging an additional 43. Mr. BIJLLEN then addressed the meeting in support Totals... 34,877,667 3,329,716 68,103 lesey, living adjacent pawngers were resident i lane Jones, and the three per 1,000 feet which passed though the pipes ; the con- of the resolution • he deprecated the enormous price of - - to the ferry. One of the b01d1.4•"4- g .-A soldier o h ne sumer alone would, therefore, be chargsd-not those gas in the City, ' andadverted instances where THE CALIFORNIANS ARE DIGGING UP MILITARY WIT 1 eni. bday entered s eon recovered. who burned no gas in their premises -which would not who lived almost close together paid a very different OUR LEGAL TENDER ! I TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. country shop, only pay the interest but the principal in twenty years. price for their gas, because one party resided in the and geeing some SIR,-The Californian adventurers are not digging counter, asked the sho , Ic • red herrings upon_rel e ar, hear.) Having again urged the injustice of City and the oth er ou t o f it. H e had no objection to other ter, replied, e • e , teper-" Whet is te the ' preventingpersons from dealing where they liked, he Mr. Anderton ha • • his he b for so inuch yellow metal-No ! They are digging for claimed Them s sodgers • e 'em ?" The - the 31. 17s. 10d. an ounce which our Mint is bound to the sonof Mars, e'' sir. " well e concluded by moving the above resolution. jected to pay fo •te r i -(Laughter.). setters f ars, " I shall take the ex- Mr. e, pp ' d e- al LINTOFF rose to second it. He differed with Mr. Mr. HYDE alsogive with ,or they are without leave of eni u • as supported the resolution. Mr. An- g them. . This gold will all come here. Why ? Because we witn that he wall here atisence and Anderton with respect to competition. That gentleman (Tenon had told them that luxury. He hima Prise of the sh asked off with the lot, to the no sm ' said, wardmote, that he hated competition; might just asoffer the highest price.-I am, yours, &c. opkeener, all 8u,... at a recent well have told that he MIDAS. NEw p ßis • ~,.. was could Now he(Mr. Flintoff) considered that competition not speak plain English.-(Laughter.) The son, e t. 4 ,... - 11 AT ..IN ouTuALLEIrros.--Mr. J o ' - h ti. the soul of business. He then referred to a return moved gas that was supplied to them • the City was of the t r . , this town NEW BRIDGE.-Llandillo-bridge, Carmarthenshire, ic'twork wanted has contracted for the masonr and for by Mr. Hume in 1847, which showed that the price most infamous description and in e Hear, bear.) qual d it is completed. The bridge, which is the third largest in Correction atisi in the erectio n o f the new _Eloise e t , of gas in the snaall rovincial towns averaged from lie had paid 95., 75., and 6.:. ath 3 : * u - bi ( e feet ' for gas, eliffe, of this orthallerton. Messrs.Peet and Hitch_ 3s • 911 - to ss. el per I) cubic feat,and that the pro- and that for which he had • eusan . . 6 . l,OOO . . ~ ..paid Gs. was of the most in .. . the kingdom, being nearly 150 feet span, is built prim plumbers' town, have succeeded . ' obtaining cipally of black marble, at an expense of ! about 18.000/. in the Prretors of the gas works were rceivieg dividends of famous quality.-(Hear, hear.), It was to him evident works. and glaziers' work .GI ~ t b 'dcost 60 000/., and Chester 40,0004 ousts er- ri ge , lar The new building; required at the same new 10/. per cent. That gas companies were nut honest they from the facts that had been adduced that gas could be ge, will b though . • lied abundant According to Professor Adelung, there are 3,664 proofs. As on the faith of a Parliamentary supplied to 150,000 persons much cheaper than it was of cur . e PartlY in irnitati very far from being return known and dialects • languages rection.......mmefici _ _ o o u n of' the Wakefield House 4 j rnal, divided • in 1838 the enormous dividend of 23 per cent., refer to the town of Liverpool, where they had the are Asiatic, 587 European, .../ A f rican, and 1,624 d authe Derby company, in 1841, 35 per cent., when in best gas iu England, and at a very cheap rate.- American. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per J of Paid. Prl( Share. .---... --.-_ Ann e`--.... A. 0. A d. Australasia ...... - - - 4 s 0 0 0 40 oa. 0 - Britsh 1 , 7 orth American 51. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 39 Ceylon ........ ••• • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - colonial.. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestershire -•• • • 15/per cent. - - lonian ........ ••• • • • CI. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Loudu and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 Ditto . - - 13 0 0 - London Joint-Stock... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15? Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 .- Ditto, New. ..... •• • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New... ... •• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia .... • • 51. per cent. - 22 10 0 - Union of Australia- .• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24 - - 2 10 0 - Union of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 103. Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. A. s. d. A. a. d. Charing-cross ........ - - 25 0 0 - Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 8 -2% Ditto Nw of 7;4 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 15 Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 4 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. Is. 4d. - GO 0 0 26% Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 24% Vauxhall .... ... Ay. 11. 17a. 70 10 3 - 24 WATER-WORKS . Dividend Amount Name of Company.l per of raid. Price, Annum. Share. A s. d. 4 s. d. Birmingham. .• -- •• 18s. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - East London. Bl. 100 0 0 - 170 Grand Junction •••• •• 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - 80 Kent.......... ••• • - 31. 10s. 100 0 0 - 74 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 2/. 10s. - - 85 I Vauxhall •••• ...• - - ; M. per cut. 100 0 0 - 100 West Middlesex . . . 161.05. pr cnt. - - 117 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Pric, Annum. Share. X 5. d. X s. d. Albion ••••••• . • • • • • • 31. 105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 II 0 0 - Ditto Marine.- •• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 6 8 14 British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 3 Clericl,Med.&Gen•Life f_ pr ct.& be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Crown 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 12% Eagle . 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 - European Life -•• •• 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. ' - FamilyEndowmnt Soc. 41. & be. 100 0 0 4 0 0 - Freemasons' •••. • • • fl. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 - Globe - 114% Guardian ............ 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 43 Imperial Fire .....• • • 12/, per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 214 Imperial Life ••-•• • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine .. .• 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 28 Law Fire ••••.• •• • • • • - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life ........ •• -1/. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 10s, London Fire •••• . • •• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% London Ship .... •• - 101. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% - 100 0 0 15 0 0 8% Med. Invlid&Gen. Life 431. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% National Lean Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life • - Palladiuda Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 1/ 18s. Pelican - - - - Phoenix 3/. p. sh. & bs. - - 137 Pi otector Life ... .. •• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life.. •••• • • 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 Rock Life .. ...... Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - - Sun Fire...," -•• . • 61. 10s. - - 1 197 Ditto Life ..... ... • . IL 6s. - - 49 Universal Life.... .• • . 10% p r ci t . 100 0 0 9 0 0 Victoria Lite .....,.. - - 4 0 0 - DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X s. d. Cimmercial - 70 East and West India... 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 118 East Country - 21 L0nd0n.........5i. pr cant. Stock. - 107 Ditto Bonds ...... .. 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine .... •. .. 4 per cent. Stock. - 74 Ditto Bonds ........ 4%1. pr cent. - - - Southampton ••... . . . 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - GAS-LIMIT AND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. British .• •• ••..• • • • .. 1/. 40 0 0 18 0 0 I 14 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 20 Bristol •.••--• • • • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - - Brighton .......• •• .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 16 City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 245 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share, 50 0 0 39 5 0 - Ditto, New - Equitable........ •• • • 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Imperial ....... ••• • • 6/. per cent. 5O 0 0 50 0 0 6534 Independent London.. .. .. .. .. .... - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 - Phcenix ....... - .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 30- Ratcliff -- • -5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 72 United General ... •• • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 12% Westminster Chartered Si. 50 0 0 - 493{ Ditto, New ........ 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid price, Annum. Share. --... £ a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 191 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank -• •• • • 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 148% Eastern Bank.... •• • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 9/. 7s. Edinb.t Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5% Exehangeßnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0• 0 50 0 0 33 Isle of Man. Company 7/. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13 5 4 North of Scotland Bank 41. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.175. North British Bank .• • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 456.0 d Royalßank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 115 Unionßank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 60 Western Bank- ... •• • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70% Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2U B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 9s 6d British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 lOs Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England In.s. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 5s Edinburgh Life Insur 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 119.0 d Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1014 Insur. Co. of Scotlnd SI. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6s Mercantile Life - 10 0 0 010 0 14a. Od. National Fire and Life IL per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 i 205. Od North British Insur. • • 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 , 22U North & West of Scot. 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 , 176.0 d• Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 I Is. Scot. Mas. and G en. Life - 1 0 0 015 0 ,108.0 d Scottish Union Insrnce. 6141. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 , 11. Os Standard Life •.•• .. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 i 914 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 , 125.0 d ... MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - X. S. d. X. s. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 130 0 0 18 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -. Canada ... • • .... •• • • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 29 Uppr Canada Bends 51. per.cent. _ - 82 City Bonds.. • • ...... 3131. pr cent. - _ 79 Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Gen. Steam Navigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 19% London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution •• • • - - 1 26 5 0 3 Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0I 50 0 0 GO Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 ;100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam.... 3%/. pr cent. 100 0 0 160 0 0 4314 South Australian ... •• 1/. per share. 25 0 0 I 25 0 0 - Van Dieman's Land., . - 100 0 0 23 0 0 - MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE MENAI STRAITS. - --•A fatal accident occurred on the night of Tuesday last, on the Menai Straits, near the town of Carnarvon, Whereby four men met with a watery grave, the ferry -boat in which they had embarked having b een totally lost in a tremendous gale of wind. •it appears th a t t h e vessel plied between earner 'vonshire and Anglesey, running from a point about half a mile from Carnarvon. On the night in question one of the ferrymen had gone to the above town, in order to fetch the boat, which had been under going some necessary repairs; and having obtained pos session of it, ho proceeded to the Ferry-house on the .Carnarvon side, in order to take in passengers, prior to ?roas,‘ jag the w a t er . On his arrival at the Ferry. house, 40 round that three men were there waiting for a pas sage ; th ese were taken on board, and at about ten o 'clock at ni g h t the boat started on her voyage to the A nglesey sh ore. Shortly after, another, a larger and more commodious vessel, left the Ferry-house to cross the Straits. This boat succeeeed in reaching the opposite) shore in safety ; but on their arrival it I!.veaset found that the first vessel bad not reached her oterrlfineation.• As the gale of wind then blowing was most had o e ' n it WaS at once conjectured that an accident tai soratierr* and immediate steps were taken to ob forts, how ,ergs respecting, the missing boat. All ef on it becam e t o o proved i ne ff ectual, and as time wore board, h a d b een lo7parent that the boat, with all on day the bo at was f ot un in d the tremendous seas. The next tared—but too clear evtr the. san db anks, much shat the poor f e ll ows on b l oZi ce of the m e l anc h o l y f ate o f from the south. west. The The w i n d was b lowing of the ves se l was named ferrymanWi who h a d c h arge 4o rn Jon es , and the three Pasaengers were re s id ent in to the ferry. One o f t h e bodies ogles"' livi ng a dj acent MILITARY WIT.—A soldie ryhas bee n recovered. day entered a d o h n t e el:rin country shop, and seeing some J ur / gs upon the counter, asked the shopkeeper— o t,i,s them ?'' The tber replied, " Them 's sodgers, sir. claimed the son of Mars, "I shall take then We p il ' " ex.. as de le,llera, for they are here without leave of absen t'. ce, ' and with that he walked off with the lot, prise of ...,.E the shopkeeper. zil w PRISON AT NORTHALLERTON.---Mr. John. son, of this tow John brickwork n, has contracted for the masonry - and Correction a t in the erection of the new House of cliffe, of thist Northallerton. Messrs. Peet and Hinch pluosbers' a town, have succeeded in obtaining the nd glazier ' Works T s work required at the same new lar • • he new building though lar ge, will be p a w • • of Correction— yin imitation of the Wakefi eld vrakefield Journal. House " GottorfjDec. 23." £. Notes issued.... •• .. 28,`134.740 X 28,231,740 STORM AND SHIPWRECKS. (From the Liverpool Mercury.) The coast in this neighbourhood has been visited by severe gales this week, which have been pro ductive of a great amount of damage. The gale set in on Tuesday night, and continued to in crease in violence till Wednesday at midnight, after which time it greatly abated. On Tuesday there was a very high tide, and the water was driven over some of the pier heads to a great extent. A portion of the embankment temporarily formed to keep out the water at the new dock works Birken head was broken in, and considerable damage was the consequence. A great portion of piles and other materials were washed away by the receding tide. The Seacombe river wall was completely covered with the water. wasA s c a om fu m r g the u r p rtehseultchoafntnheel, she galew may add that on Tuesday . night as the Diad e m f ro m New York struck e on n Burbo Bank, and had by the time she reached the port, thirteen feet water in her hold. The Christina, from Newry, supposed to have been wrecked on Tuesday, was fallen in with, a derelict, on Wednes day, and on being towed into the river she sank off New Brighton. The Golden Eagle, from Nassau, in coming up the river came in contact with the Emigrant, from Savannah. The first named vessel sustained cons i derable injury, and was taken to the Seacombe slip, nearly full of water, where she sunk. The Bonner, to Waterford, struck on Culpard Rock on Wednesday, and i s greatly damaged. The schooner Breeze, fr om Wicklow, bound to this port with a cargo o f sul phur, was driven on shore i n the Bay of Llandiduo yesterday. The crew were saved. Several other vessels have also sustained a considerable amount of damage. Yesterday sev e r a l vesse l s i nwar d b oun d arrived as far as the N.V. Light, without pilots, but being apprehensive of coming further hoisted signals of distress. The steam -tug life boat went to their assistance and supplied them with men, who brought them into port. Opposite Waterloo a portion of the wreck of a ce vessel has been washed ashore ; and yesterday a large board, with the name " Boykett ' painted on it, was picked up on the sands,—it is supposed - to be a vessel of that name which trades between this port and Bordeaux. The cargo, • which has been washed ashore, gives strength to that supposition. It consists of 81 casks of brandy and wine, 300 cases of brandy, walnuts, boxes of maccaroni, vermicelli, a large bale of velvet ribbons, % and a quantity of prunes. At the Dock Committee yesterday, the capsizing of two vessels on Holye bank was reported, with the loss of the whole of the crews. GOLDEN PROSPECTS. To those who are not old enough to: recollect the 14 mining mania of 1824 and 1825, and who may be allured by the very " promising " prospectuses which Californian mining companies have already begun to circulate, we should recommend the Price, perusal of the article, " Mining Companies,"_ in M'Culloch's Commercial Dictionary. They will there find a full and detailed exposition of the dire results of " an infatuation hardly second to that which led to the South Sea and Mississippi schemes." It is to be hoped that :Englishmen, i warned by the lessons of a bitter experience, will not, on any large scale, repeat the madness of an epoch so disgraceful in our commercial history. The blindness of the gambling spirit will now, as Ice. then, doubtless, cause the ruin of a race of gulls. _ But we may, at least, indulge the expectation, that the evil on the present occasion may be mitigated, and that the hastening to be rich may not make so very many poor as did the Real del Monte, Anglo , Mexican United Mexic an , an d o th er companies, which illustrated the former period. Even were the gold region in California all that fancy paints it, the expense of distant management, - the semi -barbarous condition of the inhabitants, ,„ the absence of settled Government, and the high price of labour, would render the investment of capital in any mine or mines to be there worked, 5 the most hazardous of experiments. It is related by Chevalier, that the Real del Monte Company required armed forces for the transportation of the ore .% from the mine to its place of destination, and that the miners were exposed to the murderous attacks of ban -14 ditti. A share in this company's stock, which formerly brought 1,3501., may now be purchased for the very moderate sum of five shillings. The capitalist classes, however, are not the only parties who need to be warned against the risks of California. It is fearful to contemplate the suffer , ings that are in store for the private adventurers who can just scrape together 1001. to carry them to the % Valley of the Sacramento. The bones of thousands 0 .. of these deluded creatures are doomed to mix with the IN. gold dust of the plains. Already there are more 11 deaths than burials among the gold finders ; and ,6 murder and rapine diversify the process of acquire : ment. The gold fever in California may this year g s . number as many victimes as the cholera. To all, we say—Beware !—Liverpool Mercury. THE KING OF DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The following proclamation from the joint Govern= ment of the Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein lwas in• serted in the weekly paper of Itzehoe, on the 30th ol December, 1848 : " MEN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. " When on the 22d of October, a. c., through the Commissioners of the German Central Power and his Majesty the King of Denmark, we were solemnly in stalled in the joint government, we then hoped and be lieved that our endeavours to appease the excited passions created by the war would be responded to by our neighbours, the Danes, with the same disposition, and thereby facilitate the conclusion of a peace answering to the true welfare of both parties. " Alas! in this hope we have been disappointed. " In evident contradiction with the determination of the convention of the armistice, the isles of Alsen and )Evros have been perseveringly withheld by the Danish Government from our administration. In the orders of the joint Government which were issued for the preservation of tranquillity and order in the country, a pretext was found, not alone to accuse the joint Government of a hostile intention towards ;Denmark, but by the recal of the Danish representative an amicable understanding was interrupted ; therefore the interpretation of the several points in the convention of the armistice, which are of multifarious signification, was rendered impossible, or at least aggravated. " With the view to obviate the difficulties which must then follow, the intervention of the German Central Power was sought, when we discovered, with deep re gret, the steps taken bt the Danes to avoid the sti pulations in the convention of the armistice; though they were, nevertheless, desirous of all the advantages of the suspension of arms. Manifold vexations and encroachments hindered the course of the new re opened navigation. All sorts of incitements were employed to disturb the northern part of Schleswig ; a publication was issued, dated the 15th of November, with the authority of the Danish Government, calling upon the inhabitants of the country to refuse the pay ment of taxes and disobey their lawful Government, and in evident contradiction to the understanding with the Convention, an army is being gathered upon Alsen to demonstrate their meaning. " Men of Schleswig-Holstein, such designs to disturb the peace and legality of the country have been defeated by your good sense and the proved love for your father land. "Your Government, which pronounced its firm will in the proclamation of the 22d of October to promote the welfare of the country, so far as the stipulations of the convention of the armistice would permit, is conscious that it has with duty and ardour done all that was pos sible under such difficult circumstances. " Under the name of his Majesty, our King-Duke a proclamation was issued, dated the 15th of this month, in which our anxious zeal and endeavours are not ac knowledged, but we are called a lawless Assembly. This to us is most painful, nevertheless it has not in fluenced us in our duty which we hold by virtue of the Government intrusted to us, and which we accepted re spectively in favour of the country and the interested Powers. " Installed by the united will of the Central Power and of the King of Denmark to secure the inalienable right of the country, as well as that of the Duke, against disturbances at home or from abroad, during the time of the armistice, and independent of the influences of the Danish Government, and likewise endowed with the full authority and power of the Sovereign, we shall use this legitimate power as a protection against every en croachment with all vigour and prudence. " But upon you, inhabitants of the duchies, we call, on your part, to remain faithful to the country, and obe dient to your Government, and under the present cir cumstances by a firm and calm behaviour to avoid the danger which through open and passionate demonstra tions would injure our good cause. " Be brave and strong, but ardent with us in the sin cere wish that the endeavours of the peaceful Powers may be successful in preventing the revival of the ' sad conflict with our dear nati ve coun t ry , an d t h at t h e period may soon arrive when our commissions may cease, and the sovereign authority be, without fear of I foreign violation, returned to our Royal Duke. " The joint Government— " T. REVENTLOW. " Boy SEN. " A. MOLTKE. " PREIISSER • " HARROD'. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,10] the Week ending on Saturday, the 6th day of January, 1849. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .• • • '2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,726,831 Silver bullion .. .. . • 507,909 £ 28,234,740 Dated the 11th day of January, M. ARSTIALL, Chief Cashier. 1849. M BANKING DEPAILTMEN T. £. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest .. . • • • • • • • 3,400,715 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) 8,419,045 Other deposits .. 8,614,702 Seven day and other bills • • • • • 1,012,717 Government securi ties (including Dead I Weight Annuity) .. 13,590,597 Other securities .. 10,825,47 0 Notes .............. 10,98b,0 50 Gold and silver coin•• 790,062 £36,200,179 £36,200,17 9 M. MiIiSITALL, Chief Cashier. 1849. Dated the 11th day of January, An elderly woman named Mary Roche was brom e ,At dead , before the magistrates yesterday ' and charg child ed for th e by one of the constables with expo sin g s purpose of obtaining money. The hild, which appeared to have been dead for some days, was sent to the bride well ; and the prisoner was sent to gaol, where she was ordered to receive a month's imprisonment with hard labour.—Cork Examiner. e TRE WOOLLEN T RADE OF WAKEFIELD. -W are glad sdoifstric In the wool re g lad to say there a re improvement in the wool and woollen trade of the warehouses of this town a better price is ask e d and ob tained for all descriptions of wool. teat full a halfpenny p er pound We are a ssure d tained. This is in in the consequen a dvance has be en ob buyersg being market. Thecoof a gr ea t er num b er of appear to be more resolute in growers, ho wever , than the wo o l stap l ers, The demanding an a d vance their wool by th em during farmers wh o h ave h e ld con sequent lowness in the dep ress i on o f trade, and 2d. per lb. a d vance; price of w oo l , now stand out for but, as i s seen a b ove, the staplers think one halfpenny quite s u ffi c i ent . W e understan d there is not a s i ngl e Wakef ie ld Journal professing woolsorter out of work.— England and `Vales' with , sixteen millions of people, contain nearly ei • ght millions unable to write their name, and not less than five millions unable to read their mother tongue. LIVERPOOL CURRENCY REFORM ASSOCIATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—l am instructed by the committee of the Liver. pool Currency Reform Association, to transmit to yott their reply to your strictures upon th e i r plan, contained in the articles of the 25th and 30th ult., and to express their hope that you will insert it in your columns. They deem themselves fairly entitled to hare an plaini ng po i nts on which op portunitytheyhave abffeeonrdryedisatphpemrehoenfdeesd. I remain, bii, your obedient servant, JAMES HARVEY, ROIL Brown's Hotel, Clayton-square, Liverpool, Jan. 8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—Having on the 25th ult. concluded your stric• tures on our plan of currency with a " farewell," we in ferred that you declined any further discussion on the subject, and therefore refrained from a reply; but as we notice in your article of the 30th ult., on Mr. Wright's evidence, that you make further allusion to the associa tion, which we construe into a fresh challenge, we pro ceed, without further prelude, to show the weakness of your logic. No. 1. " They have made the new discovery, however, that the debt is capital to the creditor, though a liability of the State. Very good: but, according to their scheme, it was the State which was to keep the Bank, and the creditor who would be its customer." 'We are then agreed that " the liability of the State is capital to the creditor ;" and, consequently, that it is upon an asset, and not upon a liability, that the proposed currency is intended to be founded. This point being thus placed beyond controversy, we turn to your state ment, " that the Bank is to be kept by the State." This is not correct. The State intervenes merely to legalise the notes by its stamp, thereby constituting them legal tender, just as the Mint, by coining the gold, constitutes bullion into legal tender. Thus you will perceive that the owner of Consols, and not the State, will be the creator of the currency, just as, under the present system, the owner of bullion, by taking it to the Mint, gets it coined into money. 2. " They say, again, that commodities which, like the precious metals, find their level by unrestricted cir culation in the markets of the world, are therefore the more subject to fluctuation, and peculiarly unfit to be the basis of a currency. No set of men were ever more com pletely bewildered by their own dulness of perception. It is the free circulation of the precious metals which, like the flow of water unconfined by artificial barriers, produces a uniform level in their value. And it is this uniformity of value which is the greatest security against a sudden fall or rise. This is a principle which is true of all commodities, but especially of the precious metals, by reason of their great facility of transport." In this paragraph you fail to distinguish between gold as a commodity, and gold as a money. To its flowing everywhere without restriction as a commodity, the Association cannot possibly object; that is precisely what they contend for; but you overlook the fact, that the very principle of the system you uphold is to dam up gold, and to prevent its free circulation, by fixing a price upon it in this country„and insisting upon its retention here at all costs and hazards. And why? Because our circulating medium consists of this commodity. Hence a drain of gold, being an abstraction of so much circula ting medium—that is, of the very life-blood of our in ternal trade—has to be suddenly arrested by the well known and cruel operation of the Bill of 1844. Its ex port must be stopped, and the convertibility of the bank ❑ote must be preserved; whereas, were it a mere com modity, its export would be attended with the same re sults as the export of so much iron, cloth, or calicoes. The evil of a deficient harvest would be then confined to its natural consequence—the enhancement of the price of grain —without involving the ruin of the commercial fabric, the extinction of credit, and the prostration of trade. On these grounds the Association are strenuously op posed to gold as the basis of a currency, being strongly convinced that its functions as a commodity, and as a money, are entirely distinct and utterly incompatible. 3. " As regards domestic transactions, the consequence would be an artificial inflation of prices, and a real de preciation of the circulating medium; and, as the French experiment has fully proved, such depreciation is inevit ably progressive, because larger quantities of paper are continually thrown upon the market, in proportion as exchangeable value declines." Now, we invite you to prove logically, by what pro cess and under what circumstances " a larger quantity of paper will be thrown upon the market "—we mean larger quantity of the circulating medium proposed by the association—than what will be required by the ne cessities of trade. We still contend that paper money, convertible into value, cannot be dep rec i ate d , and, con sequently, that thi s inflation of prices cannot occur. All change in price must arise either from an altera tion in the relation between demand and supply, which is a natural fluctuation; or from an alteration in the value of money, which is a legal fraud upon the debtor or creditor, as the case may be one of appreciation or depreciation in the measure of value. It is, therefore, for you to prove by what possibility notes convertible at all times into the property they represent can be depre ciated—how the property itself can be depreciated when the owner can insist upon his'ewn terms t)efore parting with it—and why any man should voluntarily exchange his property for less than its equivalent. It is an axiom in economics that cannot be contravened, that no man will voluntarily part with his accumulated labour, pro perty, or capital—call it what you please—without re ceiving an equivalent; and we cannot conceive why Con sols should form an exception, whilst gold, and every other description of property, are rigidly subject to the rule. On this important branch of the controversy, a little perspicuous reasoning would be worth coltunns of oracular dogmatism. 4. On the subject of the French assignits, you leave untouched our assertion, which we now reiterate, that there is no analogy between the proposed paper money —convertible at all times into value—and the baseless assignats issued ruthlessly and without limits. There fore we deny that the "French experiment" referred to can be quoted as substantiating your argument. 5. You entirely pervert our meaning as to the transi tion proposed by us from gold as a standard property to Consols. When we state that such proportion of the standard property, or Consols, as equalled 5 dwts. 8 grains of gold should be taken as 11., we intend to indi• cate that the change from the present to the proposed currency should take place at a rate that would not dis turb existing prices, and the relations between debtor and creditor; and every impartial reader would at once perceive that this was pointing to a value at which to take our departure from, instead of, as you would hare it inferred, implying a retention of, the gold basis. HABEAS CoRPUS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. sflt,—ln consequence of your report from the Ex. chequer yesterday, which completely calls in question the truth of my affidavit, it becomes necessary for me to explain that my affidavit having been sufficient for issuing the writ of Habeas, and the return being suffi cient for remanding me, 1t was then my ri g ht t o move thereupon for an attachment against the keeper to com pel him to support his return upon oath. Notice of my intention to do this, if the return was not true, was given in the usual form with such writs issuing out of the Crown-office, and the notice appeared annexed to the return in Court. The right to apply for such attachment is absolute under the two Acts of Habeas Corpus, viz.:-31 Charles 11., c. 2, and 56 George 111., c. 100. By the Lord Chief Baron stopping and preventing me from moving for the attachment, and, on the contrary, warn ing me of a criminal proceeding by the Attorney -Ge neral on my affidavit, he reversed the order of prosecu tion enacted by the above Acts, and which is the practice and, of course, my right; for it is my affidavit whichis to be presumed to be true still (as yet), and not the re turn, and lam the prosecutor and not the culprit. It may hereafter be material, in case this is not inserted, for me to prove that it was sent. -- --- I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Queen's Prison, Jan. 12, 1849. WM. COBBETT THE AUT HORSHIP OF " K ING ARTHUR." —The. long and :disputed question of the authorshipthoef tne poem of "King Arthur," is now set at rest _)_ an nouncement that it is from the Lytton. JAN. I °.'" HOP INTELLIGIINCB.— WORCESTER, full prices There is a good demand for all fine hops, and are still neg • n for that class, but all inferior are give Journal. Pen of Sir 8 3 . ' Bulwer lected.—Berrow's Worcester mr. Abraham sap into the train at summoned before the EMPING/L&M.—On Alonclk s vf cote, of South Luffenham, w2 getting magistrates at Empinghl for the other passengers, on tho intoxication, and annoying ile was fined 40s• and • costs.-- Stamford and riding to tti Retton station in a state of 24th of November last. 'borough has recently caused a ar Blenheim-park to be killed and poor of Coombe, Handborough, number of does LincolnlheDCuhrkoento'cie fromm. he among „ s around Blenhiem. and other villa g es F Lu suzzia . . engst other inventions " Ashe's self-acting drain and sewer eted , r , ge which have lately been brought distributed comic before us, nigh drama cleanser ;" an arrangement to catch and hold all avail vneiltocsituyddinentoly a 'bl e waste water until it amounts to about fourteen s r u b i a i l . a tr n a c p e , s, a a n n d d s t e hr th ew re s u t g h h e th o e ve the drain.—The Builder. w ga e l t i e ° r ns Wi w th he . , IMMORTALITY. —S ome of the h ouses i n Edi n b urg h are eleven storeys high, and in one of these, near that exquisite green slope from the Castle esplanade, Johnson visited Boswell ; and here, also, David Hume, the historian and philosopher, resided for many years, till he removed into the oldest square of the new town. A recent traveller, toiling up the stairs, asked an old woman, who was conveying a picher of water to her aerial domicile in the building, whether sho could tell him in which storey David Hume lodged? "Dawvid Hume! Dawvid Hume!" replied the old woman, "I hae been here this echteen year, and never mind sic a name. Dawvid Hume is no on this stair." To which he gently replied, in Toot's phraseology, that it was " of no consequence," and beat a retreat.—lnver. ness Courier. The Milan Gazette of the Sth publishes a notifi cation by the Provincial Delegation of Verona, dated the 28th ult., imposing a tax of two per cent. as a forced loan upon all capital bearing interest, and ex ceeding the sum of 7,000 Austrian livres ; also on all capital of annua l re d eema bl e rentes, not subjected to any public c h arge ; an d, lastly, on th e capital of all annuities exc ee ding 2,000 Austrian livres. Th e payment of the above tax is in two equal rates, on the sth of January, and the subsequent sth of February. " A DUCK OF A MAN ! "—M. de Lingueville , a Frenchman, who died lately at the age o f 110, had been n married ten times, espoused.his last helpmate at 99, and had a, son at 101.