The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-29 00:00:00

Lge he ite iat er- 'U's 78% uc.g A . 43 to radon And S. Western...—. 50 Di! to, .7.;.`t,v,r 404 34 Do. tenths (Consolidated) 50 — Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 _ _ tO Ditto. Thirds . 15 Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls .. ...... 5 . London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 114 — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 30 Londonderry and Enniskillen 30 Manch Buxton, & Matlock 4 1 ,E 2 ...... t , l'Ai illanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo Ditto 1 ,4 Shares(No. 1) 18 —.... Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, 1 / 8 Shares (No. 3)... 11!4...... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ..... 11 3 4 ... . to Ditto Grimsby ... 4O Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto ... .... Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... 141 idland...... , Ditto Consol. Yreterence...loo Ditto,"so/. Shares-- ...... 25... 20 3 4 20 20 1 4 to 19% Midland, Birm., and I)erby...loo ..... Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 125 ...... to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... — -- _ Ditto ditto - 18/.25. 6d .. Midland, Leices. and Swan- nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 idld. Great Western (Irish) 45 Ddiddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. ......... .. ... 50 Newcaikle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 1 2s — Newport Abergy., and Here. 6 Newry and Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ..... ............ 20 Norfolk Ditto New 201.. l5 Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5 1 / 2 per cent 5 .... Do. L.- ves t o t t ( guar. 4 p ct. ) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...... Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 - North British Ditto Pall 5hare5........... 12 1••••• —•—•- to Do. Qu ar t ers 6 IA 314 zo Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds .... ........ —.... 8 1 „i .._ 414%... t , North and South-Weaern... 2 North Staffordshire.... .15 IIV4 12 i. 11 1 / 2 North Wales 3% -- • •••• to North W es t ern l— o to Oxford, Worcester, and Wo lverhampton Reading,Guildfd.,& Reigate 121 l 3 l /2 .. to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 Scottish Central Scottish Midland ... 25 Ditto, New.. l 7 l /2 — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole . - . lO to Do. do. (South Div.) 5 ..... ' , hrewsbury and BirminglAarn 9 Ditto. ditto. Class B. 5 ...... 1% to Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. VV . .u.in. ) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ... Ditto, Uswestry l 5 l / 2...... ...... to Ditto ,New ). 8 per Cent. Pret....... 10 Shropshire Union... Louth Dr Devon ... 50 .. .. 17 Ditto, Preference .. .. 25 Routh Staffordshire •..... ..... 7% 4!c,.. . •.. to South Eastern: Ditto, No. 1.... ........... ... 28 te. - Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3 Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 ..... 7 3 / Ditto. Scrip No. 4.. South Wales _ 33 ...... 17% 18 to 17 South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca- Meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 taw Vale Extension Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% — Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 17% ...... Waterford and Limerick..... 47 %." .. to Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin . ...... Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed _.. t 0 ...... DoDo-a,„„..-- do. do. ' • 25 ` do. d o . West Cornwall 6 - West London Ditto, First Class .. 20 ...... to Ditto, Second Class to Whi tehaven and Furness l4 ... .. ..... to Windsor, Staines, and South Western Wilt s , Somerset,&Weymouth 40 ...... 28 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber ck 25 Do. Exton. No. 1 (Y. & N.) 20 De. do. Nc. 2, New &B. 20 Do. G. N. E.'Pur. or Prep. S ... 1 olit and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference Ditto Eastand vs estßiding . Extension ... . ...... 25 FOREIGN RAI LWA YS. i knglo Italian (late Italian . and Austrian Boulo Cent ra l gne and ot Fr Am ance i ( ens Orleans 20 .. ... 7 3 /% to , and Vierzon) .... Ceylon % to Demerara. •Pendr e V a l ley to Direct Bombay and Madras 55. -- • batch Rhenish 7%...... East Indi an Great Indian Peninsular to Louv a i n • to , a la Sambre .......... 7 % — 1-uXernbourg kDitto 10 ..... . to aarid ... ............. ...." Na mur Valentia 6 1 / 8 ...... to .Aalnur and Liege 7... to 67 8 i.,_lsTorthern of France. l2 214 to ' l earli and Bordeaux ... .• 7 to Paris and Lyons to rs uo. to Nis and Orleans... 2O 17 3 / 4 ., - Vans and Rouen 2O ...... to ? ars & Strashour, • ..... 9 ''''' 9%4_, to artoovia and Havre 2O to rti t a r n l a s b b r e u r a n g andd Meuse Bale ... to TOlll'3 & Nantes ... Landen, ...... " 9 To4rnay, Jurbise, L an d Hasselt West Fluiders • JOINT STOCK ZANKS. to -- A nstralaai British No rt h Colonial A merican 2 5: . ..... , 9_1,4 ex..di.v. to _— to Co in : .. •• •• •—• 20 ...... , mercial of London to I.ondon Joint Stock .... ..... 10 23 ex.div to leedon and Westminster. .. 20 oational Provincial of Engld. 85 to Ditto IN 41W ,National ot Ireland ..... . 22%". to -- - •••• rrovincial of Ireland ... 25 Otto, 10 1 -, New ........... ..... to ,n of Australia .„ 25 to ...Ditto, Ist ew ........ 2% — to ••... Union of London . ..........».. 10 ...... to tr ninla of Madrid 4O Anglo t.•-ican MINES. to ....., A. 3 • w' .ekb" 11t8Utrtalalin. tO ... tO•••-• rtaarerno3aBrav anM.i..n.i.n.g Company... 14 ....... 3 i‘ D .., .. to age Mining COM. 288 2 ' to and Coal ... 60 to as . to Bth' h 1 Scribe 13 ron ' 12 to Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 241/2•••••• •..... to .•• • Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 to b itto St. John. Del Re 15 - - . to Y ••• --- •••.• Cobra Copper ......... „....., 40 to RealalMining . .. .... 20 ... to del Monte, Unregistered • •• - ... ...... to Do. Black Debentures — to Do. Red Debentures . Santiago de Cuba.. .... United Mexican .. ..... ................. 2108%"...• -- .':.' :: tt: I LL( —OYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 29.---Wind this day at noon N.W., tnoderate breeze, and dull hazy weather. STAT E of WIND AND WEATHER AT THE PROTINCIAL PORTS THIS MORNING, AT 9 A.M. Colchester N.B., fine. Gloucester N., fine. Glasgow W. S.W., frost. • Gosport hull N.E. fine. Leith Liverpool N ewcastle Portsmouth Southampton N.E., fine and cold. Hyde, , JA N. 28.—Wind, W.N.W.—SId. William 41 Yde, Ad e l aide FALMOUTH, J AN . 28. Wind W., - frech.—Arrd. John -ranter, Humphreys, Pernambuco, sld. 27th Dec. .4 . Ce 'llx, JAN. 26.—Wi n d , W ., mo d erate an d fi ne .— trd. Prince Albert, Rodgers, Callao. HARTLEPOOL, JAN. 26.—Sid. Stately, Coquimbo. LtrvEapooD, JAN. 27.—Wind S., moderate.-2sth, le an s" fresh.—Arrd. 27 t h, M argaret , A u ld, N ew O r - Jo ; Hsrvard, Corliss, Breton; Harriet, Stilt, St. cutt Nw Brunswi c k ; 28th, Lahore (late Bust). Cal- Rober t Pulsford, King, ditto ; Nicholas Biddle, ,tawkins, Mobile ; Empire Queen, Porter, ditto ; anger. SW. 27th, James Bibby, 7 Hong-Kong ; Zoe, Cape of Good ' Hope ; United, Buenos Ayres ; Resolu tion, Maranharn ; Mountaineer, Demerara ; Horatio, Trinidad; Orleans, New Orleans; Cairo, ditto; .Mary land, ditto ; Harriet Augusta, ditto • Brandywine, ditto; Louisiana, ditto; Columbus, ditto; ' Oxenbridgc, ditto ; Clarissa Andrews, Mobile ; Sarah Ann, ditto ; James Calder, Charleston ; Ark, ditto; Frederick, Vir ginia ; Corsie, Baltimore ; America, New - burton, N e w York ; Ni agara (steamer York n ; R. York ; Ash C. Winthorp, ditto ; Runnym e d e , Newfoundland ; Manue lita, Cape de Verds. Put back, 17th, Royal Sovereign, for Valparaiso. Off port, 28th, Belmont, New Orleans; M , 7at E e A rl DEAL, JAN. AN. 28.—Wind W.N.W., fresh.— Arrd., 27tb " 4 /il Luckie, Close, D e merara ; Camill us, ditto. , DUNGENESS BAY, JAN. 27.—Put back, Margaret Evans, for New York. TRAL EE , JAN. ` , 6.—The Alex:rider, of Grang emouth, f b rO n't Oporto to Cork, was wrecked 21st inst., in s id e "segues Island; cargo (damaged) will be saved. PL YMOUTH, JAN. 26.—The Jane sloop, of this p ort. and the Albertine, of Granville, for Rochelle, were in h ad off this port on the 22d inst., when the former h er bowsprit, Etc., carried away, and damage to her stern. JAN. 25.—The James and Elizabeth, hnron ft - ) ;q PPFIr Sl;inbur! ;Tilt] Jra , LI sa, PEDDI.7Tirouv (N. I jAmin beoit, for Gooie, strz,laied near night, and is discharging; is expoicted off at high water; she is making a little water. PORT TALBOT, JAN. 26.—Several small pieces of wreckage were picked up along this shore yesterday. HARTLEPOOL — The Palermo and the Sylph, of South Shi , Ms, which got on shore, on the 11th inst,, on the South Beach, has got off anti b, en towed into the Tyne. STORNOWAY, JAW 22.—Ti!e ;Sunlit>. I . NAII Welt,' as to Smyrna, has been assisted here cargo shifted, and with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c., having been struck by a sea, 12th inst., in lat. 57 N. lon. 10 W. The Retriever, Jam: s, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to Dundee, was driven into the Sound of Scarp, 18th inst., and has grounded on a sand bank, where she strikes very heavily. CASTLETOWN, JAN. 27.—There is a lartze barque, also a brig, at anchor in Derbyhaven Bay, the barque, supposed to be the Shakspere, of Liverpool, and the brig Sarah, of Belfast, but cannot be boarded on account of the weather. , JAW. 25 CORE, JAN. 25.—A brig or schooner, waterlogged, dismasted, and abandoned, apparently a Portuguese Bra zilian trader, with white diamonds on quarter pieces, wooden tiller, and pumps, heavy stern, white bowsprit, short cutwater, &c., was passed, 13th inst., in lat. 36, lon. 30 W., by the Elora, at Cork. BEADMARIS, JAN. 27.—The Bertrand, from Liverpool to Boston, dragged her anchors during a heavy gale 24th and 25th inst., and touched the ground near the Cause way, Puffin Island, and was obliged to throw overboard a quantity of salt; in coming up to this place to-day she came in contact with the schooner Hibernia, of Cardigan, when the latter lost jibboom, fore and main rigging, &c. ILFRACOMBE, JAN. 28.—A six oared gig, painted yellow inside, and No. 1 on the bow, was seen off Morte Stone, by the Spring, Bush, arrived here; large quanti ties of wreck were also seen off Lundy Island by a Pill pilot-boat. RAMSGATE, JAN. 29.—Tbe Jeune Anyso, of and for Caen, from London, has been towed in hero a derelict from off the South Foreland, supposed to have been run foul off, as her masts and starboard topsides are carried away, decks stove, and various other damage; it is sup posed that the ;crew have got on board the other vessel, as her boats are broken to pieces. COWES, JAN. 27.—The Vigilant, Cork to Barbadoes, has put in here with loss of stanchions and bulwarks, and it is reported that she makes water. MARKET Nk, Ws —(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. During last week, the arrivals of all articles of home produce for our market were on a very limited scale, and of middling quality. By land carriage, scarcely any samples of grain reached us; but the fresh supply of Flour was good. From Ireland and Scotland, only about 4,000 quarters of Oats came to hand, and, as we antici pated on Monday last, there was a considerable falling off in the imports from abroad, which consisted of 6,740 quarters of Wheat, 2,893 ditto of Barley, 600 ditto of Oats, 2.235 ditto of Rye, 741 ditto of Beans, 624 ditto 01 Peas, 29 ditto of Tares, 222 nitto of Linseed, 142 ditto of Rapeseed, 44 ditto of sundry other seeds, 3.383 sacks and 829 barrels of Flour—the former chiefly from France, the latter from the United States. From Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., the receipts of Wheat fresh up this morning were again small. From Norfolk, Suffolk, and the various other counties, scarcely any Wheat reached us. As very few parcels remained unsold at the close or business on Friday, the show of samples today was trifling in the extreme. The attend ance of buyers was not large, and nearly the whole of the English Wheat samples were disposed of at prices quite qusl to those obtained on this day week, and at which thy: market closed firmly. The question of the total repeal of the corn-laws formed the topic of more than unusual discussion amongst the farmers and others to-day. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with foreign Wheat free of duty. Selected qualities both red and white were taken by the millers to a fair extent at full rates of currency. In the middling and inferior kinds only a limited business was deiter,, yet prices were mostly supported. The value of bonded Wheats was nearly on a par with free qua- lities. The sales were far from - extensive, yet the holders generally were firm, notwithstanding the stock in London and at the outports is large. Malting Ilirley was in good request, at full prices. There was rather more doing in grinding and distilling parcels, at extreme currencies. The Matt trade was in a very sluggish state. In the quotations, however, we have no actual decline to notice. The quantity on offer was again small. The best feed and potato Oats were quite as dear. Damp parcels of Irish were very dull. Beans and Peas commanded very little attention, at the late decline in value. In Indian Corn and Meal, next to nothing was doing. Flour moved off slowly, at un altered quotations. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Xheat—Esses & Kent, '.Malt—Chevalier— • • 59s to 60s Red. ........ 40s to 48s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 46s 56s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20> Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red. •• .. 448 483 Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.• —•• 48s 52s Black .... • .. 15s 20, Irish, Red.... • ... —s —s Cork, White .•• • • 17s 21, Ditto,White...... —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 21s 24, Rye—Old ............ —s s Beans—Tick 27s 31 s New. • ....• .... —28 s Pigeons .... 36s 38, Barley—Grinding . .... 24s 26s Peas—Grey .. •••• • • • • 305 33, Malting . ........ 29s 30s Maple. •••••• • • • . 34s 35, Chevalier .... ... 30s 32s White. ••••• • - . —28 s Nialt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• —31 s .._ .. folk .......... .. 57s 58s Flour—Town-made . —39 s Brown ........... 478 55s Suffolk ••••• . • • • . 31s 33 s Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stocktn & :Norfolk 328 35 ; SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were on a very moderate scale, as will be seen from the annexed return:— From Beasts. Antwerp Rotterdam Sheep. Schweningen. 18 ... Nieu Diet) .... 93 ... Calves. 68 Pigs. ••• - .•• - ... 7 ... - ••• 3 ... -- Harlingen ..... 32 ... Total 159 ... Corresponding week in 1848... 120 ... 616 ... 78 ... Difference ... 89 more. ••• 14 ... 405 more. 64 more. At the northern ourports very few imports have taken place. and none of consequence are expected for some time hence. V‘try few foreign Beasts or Sheep were on oiler in to-day's market, and their general quality was inferior. The demand for them was steady, at fully last week's quotations. Calves sold briskly at high prices. From our various grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts fresh up this morning were limited, even the time of year considered; but there was a great improvement in their general quality and condition. The weather being more favourable for slaughtering, and the attendance of both town and country buyers on the increase, the beef' trade was firm at, in most transactions, an advance in the prices of Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The primest Scots sold without difficulty at from 4s to 4s 2d pet 81bs, and a good clearance was effected. The droves from rho North consisted of about 900 shorthorns ; from Norfolk, Suffo'lk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, 1,000 Scots and short-horns; from other parts of England, 750 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c.; and from Scotland, 192 horned and poked Scuts. There was a further decrease in the numbers of Sheep, and a great scarcity of really prime Downs arid half- breds was noticed. Fur all breeds of Sheep the clemand was very firm, and the extreme prices of last week were realised in every instance, the best Downs reality producirg 4s 10d per Sibs. Prior to the close of the market nearly the whole of' the Sheep had been disposed of. Although the supply of Calves was tolerably extensive, the veal trade was brisk, at a rise in value of quite 6.3 per 81bs. Prime small Calv« s sold at from 5s to 5s 4d per 81bs. Prime small Pigs moved off freely, at full prices. Otherwise the pork trade was heavy. THE SUN, Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 3. d. to S. d. s. d. to 8.6. lnlerior Beasts... 3 2 3 6 second qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 , econd quality ... 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oxen • • 3 8 310 Southdown Wether 4 8 410 Prime Scots 4 0 4 2 Ditto outof the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 4 2 410 Large Hogs •.•• • • 3 4 4 4 prime small ditto .. 5 0 5 4 Small Porkers • • 4 6 4 8 -uckling Calves .- 19 0 27 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 22 0 Inferior Sheep 4 3 6 Lambs •• • 0 0 0 0 Beasts. 3,344 TOIVAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. 17 Calves. I ,2e 0 I 155 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. Calves. 630 89 Beasts. 316 Pigs. NE INTG ATE AND MEA.DENNAILL Very large supplies of Scotch and country-killed meat have bee❑ received up to our markets since Monday last, via. 420 caircasses of Beef; 1,800 ditto of Mutton; 600 ditto of Veal; and 6,400 ditto of Pork. With meat slaughtered in the metropolis we have been but mode rately supplied. Veal was sold freely, at an advance in the quotations of quite 4d per :81bs. All other kinds of meat have meta very dull inquiry, at barely stationary prices, at which clearances have not been effected. About 600 carcasses of foreign meat have appeared on sale. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef ,inferior...... 2 4 2 6! Mutton, inferior 2 4 210 - middling .... 2 8 210 1 middling.. 3 0 310 - primelargo •• 3 0 3 2 prime .... 4 0 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large• .• • .... 3 0 3 8 310 410 - small BpROUGH AND SPXT.AMFIELDS. Very limited supplies of Potatoes have arrived at the waterside coastwise during the week. From abroad we have received the following supplies:-117 sacks and 55 tons from Antwerp; 358 sacks from Havre; 6 ditto from Ostend; and 200 tons from Rouen. Really prime samples move off steadily at very full prices. In other qualities exceedingly little business is doing, Yorkshire Ri gents, 100 s to 140 s; Newcastle ditto, 90s to 100 s; Scotch ditto, 90s to 120 s; ditto Cups, 70s to 90s; ditto W hites, 60s to 80s; French ditto, 80s to 1 lOs; Belgian eitto, 80s t 9 901; Dutch ditto 50i to 70s per ton. nou.ouari HOP DI.O.HILET We have no new feature to notice in this market. The best hops are commanding quite as much money as last week, but all other kinds are a mere drug. New Hops—Sussex pockets, 213 s to 31; Wield of Kent ditto 2/ lOs to 3/ 10; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 31 5s to 6, per cwt. WOOL. Since this day sennight, the imports of Wool into Lundell have amounted to 100 bags from 13uenos Ayres; 6 halos from Antwerp; 19 (lat. from Ostend ; .. 250 ditto from the Cape; and 300 ditto from Sydney. by public sales will commence on the 7th proximo, and be continued fir several days. The private contract demand is far horn active, yet prices are film in every instance. TALLOW. An unusually heavy demand continues to be experi e.nced for all ki n d s o f T a llow, the prices of which, to at from is to is 3d per cwt. lower than on Monday n o n T l a y llow lav , Y. C. on the spot being quoted at only 40 s per cwt. ...aFt week' s d e l ive ry wa s small, and the imports TB5l casks, chiefly from New South Wales. 41s to 42s per cwt. net cash; rough fat 2s 4d per Sibs. LONDON, CH4NP,ERV.-(TFITS DAY.) ATV' I flit, :JOINT A.CT, .~ _ t: cf). P.A.Nk, ilia LORD CHANCELLOR g4ve juginent, in ti,ls carat', reversing the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, with costs. THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. PRINCE ALBERT V. STRANGE. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL addressed the Court on the part of Prince Albcrt, in support of the judgment of Vice-Chancell,:r Knight Bruce. H. contended that the Ibhcatitni of the etchings was a wanton vialation of the rights of property, inasmuch as the mere possession of the copy of a painting or engraving, the original of which belonged to another, did not entitle the person so having possession of it to publish it to the world. The arguments it is expected will yet occupy two or three days. QUEEN'S BENUH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. HUDSON. This action was brought by William Cobbett against the Keeper of the Queen's Bench prison, for an alleged false return to a writ of habeas corpus. The particu lars of the case having been so repeatedly before the Courts, are already familiar to the public. The plain tiff demurred to the plea of the defendant upon several grounds, and the decision of the Court was deferred. Lord DENMAN now stated that their Lordships were of opinion that the defendant was entitled to the judg•. ment of the Court. Judgment accordingly for the defendant BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) THE CHOLERA AT TOOTING. THE QUEEN V. DROUET. Mr. Limn said, it would no doubt be in the recollec ttiinoen, o a f f t e h w e dCaoyusr ago t th that , o h b i t s a i ned Learned Mr. Wakley, the Coroner for Middlesex , to bring up the acer F ti r o ie r n a d ri cl‘alrlfinßgaullpaonn depositions taken in this case, in order that the de fendant might be admitted to bail, and he was instructed by the Coroner, who acted upon public grounds alone, and had no personal feeling in the matter, to object to the course at proceeding. The Coroner's jury, at ter full deliberation, bad found a verdict of manslaughter against the defendant in respect of the deaths of four chil dren out of a large number, and a warrant was issued for defendant's arrest immediately after the finding of the jury, but defendant had concealed himself from the officers, who up to this moment had been unable to take him. In the meantime the defendant came to the Court to ask whether his Lordship would let him out on bail, so that in the event of that application being refused he might have the chance of escaping altogether from the consequences of this prosecution, and in that state of things the Learned Counsel was instructed to move the Court to quash the writ of certiorari, or to hear him in the first instance against the rule to hold to bail. The Court would perceive that it was important for the public that this matter should be dealt with cautiously; for if the bail were refused, the defendant not being in custody, there was no security that he would ever be tried at all. Mr. Justice ERLE said, sitting alone, it was quite clear that it was his duty to abide by the established practice of the Court, and he felt that he would not be justified in altering a practice which had long been established. Before the full Court Mr. Ballantine had made a motion which had been established by a series of precedents, and, ther e f o r e , h e was en ti t l e d t o his certiorari to bring up the depositions, in order that the Court might see if it were a fit case to hold the de fendant to bail. If it was a rule nisi would be granted, requiring the Coroner to show cause why he should not be admitted to bail upon his surrendering to the war rant, and before the rule could be argued the defendant must have surrendered. Mr. LUSH, after this intimation, would not press his motion. Mr. BALLANTINE must ask then whether Mr. Wakley produced the depositions ? Mr. LUISH was not instructed upon that point, but no doubt they would be returned. Mr. BALLANTINE ri-minded the Court that the writ was made returnable p , remptairily on Saturday, at 'd if any of the Coroner's clerks were present with the depositions they ought ac ()Lee to be produced, to enable him to make an application connected with the liberty of the subject. Mr. Lusx said there was no objection to make the turo, but no one was present with the depositions. Mr. BALLANTINE said they ought to have been there to wait the result of his Learned Friend's motion. Mr. Justice ERLE remarked, that by law a writ of at tachment might is,ue against a party who disobeyed the order of the Court upon the motion of the party ag grieved by the default. Mr. BALLANTINE replied that the case presented features of a somewhat unusual character, which might induce the Court to act in the matter without the de positions. Mr. Justice ERLE said he would not depart from the established practice in matters of this kind. Mr. BALLANTINE must move then for an attachment against Mr. Wakley, and he moved upon the fact within the knowledge of the Court. Mr. Justice ERLE suggested to the Learned Counsel that he had better consider awhile before he made this motion. It was indispensable that the writ should have been personally served before it could be granted, and the rights of the defendant could only be enforced according to law. Mr. BALLANTINE said the writ had not been per sonally served, and he could not therefore press his mo tion for an attachment. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR7'. The second sessions of the present year were opened this morning at the Old Bailey, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Farebrother and Challis, and Sheriff Goodhart. The grand jury having been sworn, and taken their seats in the box, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge. The calendar, he said, contained a list of 171 prisoners, which number was not larger, he was bound to observe, than the period that had elapsed since the last session would account for. The number was rather below than above the average, which was a very pleasing circumstance, since the present was a season of great distress, from which they might naturally anticipate an increase of crime. A great proportion of the offences specified in the calen dar were simple larceny, stealing from dwelling houses, housebreaking, larceny from the person, and larceny committed by persons in the capacity of servants. There were 13 cases of housebreaking, 66 of ordinary larceny—from dwelling houses 24, 14 cases of stealing from the person, and 23 committed by persons in the capacity of servants, making a total of 122 cases of this kind out of the entire number of 171. There were seven cases of cutting and wounding, some of a slight character, and others bearing evidence of having originated in wilful malice. Having referred to cases of outrage upon young females, the Learned Recorder proceeded to call attention to the number of prisoners who had passed through New gate in the course of last year. On the 18th of July, 1848, there were 151 males and 25 females within the walls of Newgate, or a total of 180; between the Ist of January and the 31st of December last, 3,057 were com mitted to Newgate for trial, making a total during the year of 3,237; of whom 396 were under 17 years of age—namely, 261 males and 35 females, and above that age, 2.219 males and 542 females. 377 out of this number had been formerly in Newgate. How ever, as far as his memory served him, the proportion was less than on former occasions, which would lead to an inference, a well-grounded one, he hoped, that the amount of crime was on the decresse. The Learned Recorder then explained that the reason he did cot allude to a case which had attracted much of the attention of the public, namely, Mr. Drouet's case, was in consequence of the depositions not being in his possession, the defendant not being in custody, and re mitted the jury to their duties. MA RLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Ellen Connor, a middle-aged woman, with a child iu her arms, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged en suspicion of having stolen a leathern reticule from the carriage of Mrs. Kitchener, a lady residing at Wilton-place. Mr. Matthew Henry Angle, 46, Castle-street, Oxford street, stated that on Thursday evening last he was standing at the corner of Nee man- street, when he ob served the prisoner go up to three carriages which were standing opposite Nippon and Burton's, and look into their interiors. She then walked past twice, and on her returning the last time she stood and looked at the coachman who was on the box of one of the carriage. Witness then saw her go round to the other side of the carriage, and put her hand through the window. Witness thou went up to her, and saw that she had taken the leathern reticule produced from the interior of the vehicle. He immediately seized her with the pro perty in her possession, and gave her in charge. Barnes, 130 B, proved receiving charge of the priso ner and the reticule produced. The prisoner denied having robbed the carriage. The prosecutrix's footman having identified the pro perty, The prisoner said she was innocent of the charge, and the witnesses had mistaken her for another woman. Mr. BINGHAM committed her for a month for unlaw ful possession. BARRISTERS AT LAW, MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The undermentioned gentlemen, called to the degree of the Utter Bar on Friday, were published in the Middle Tem ple Hall, on Saturday : Reginald Fowler, Esq.; George Pearson Wilkinson, Esq., B A., Durham University; George Corsbie, Esq.; John Charles Frederick Sigis mund Day, Esq., 8.A., London University; Charles Edward Hawkins, Esq.; and Francis Halhed, Esq. DEATH OF LADY JULIANA HOWARD.--This vene ruble lady, who had attained the extreme age of ninety nine years, died on the 22d instant, at her town resi dence. The deceased lady was youngest daughter of fienry, fourth Earl of Carlisle, great aunt of the present Earl by his second marriage with Isabella, daughter of the fourth Lord Byron, and sister of the celebrated Admiral John Byron, father of the poet. REPRESENTATION. OF BRIDGWATER.—Mr. Re meys Tynte states that he has no intention of resigning his seat for Bridgwater, which had been currently re ported. Mr. Broarlwood is the other M.P., and it is probable he contemplates resignation.—Exeter Gazette. PLOUGHING MATCH.—A ploughing match came off on Tuesday last in a field on the farm of Mr. David Rees Parry, Llwyndwyfilltir, before a vast concourse of spec tor. At the appointed hour 21 showed, and upon the signal being given they went to work in first-rate style. The judge awarded the premiums as follows:-1st, to Mr. Richard Jones; 2d, to Thomas Protheroe; 3d, to Darnel Davies. One of the horses that drew the first pl.iugh is 16 years old, and has been engaged in 15 ploughing matches, of which he has won 14 prizes. MONDAY THE STREET ORD'Er? LIES. '(0 THE EDITOR OE TILE SUN. _ Stn.—A:cur kindness in notit..ing in your valuablo columns the operations of the poor men employed by the National Philanthropic Association, as street orderlies," in cleansing the streets and improving the health of the different localities in which they are employed, call forth my best thanks. lam happy to say this improved system has met with the cordial approval of the inhabit an t s o f the surrounding parishes. In proot of which, requisitions have been signed by 325 of the rate-p a y e rs of the parish of St. Paul, Covent•garden ; 700 in the parish of St. James's; 700 in the p a rish of St. Martin in. the-Fields ; and upwards of 200 in Regent street, Whitehall, &c., those streets being under the control of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. The licensed victuallers of the metropolis have, for some time past, co-operated with the asso ciation, in order to ext en d th e sys t em to parishes, and that a priority of right to such employment be given to those parishioners who, through misfortune, have become chargeable to the parish thereby affording an opportunity for them to come forth and earn their bread by their own industry, instead of being pent up in unions, a burden to the parish and themselves also. The committee of licensed victuallers have commenced a series of meetings in different districts, with a view of gene rally adopting the system, those already held in the Haymarket and Soho having proved decidedly suc cessful. The licensed victuallers have taken the matter in hand, much to their credit as a benevolent body, and, within a sh or t t i me, a lib era l sum h as been obtained through the medium of penny sub scription boxes being placed in their parlours. A meeting has been announced for each evening this week, and from the ready manner in which the press have advocated the cause of the poor the energies of the committee are the more strengthened, and the charitable object they have in view must in a great measure depend on the liberality of those gentlemen who would kindly publish an account of their labours in behalf of the poor. Should you, Sir, be pleased to insert this letter in your valuable paper, you will confer a favour on Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN SMART, Acting Secretary. Central Committee Room, 127, Fetter-lane, Jan. 29, 1849. TO THE EDITOI OF THE SUN. Six,—Observing a paragraph in your paper of the 25th instant, stating that the works at the Plymouth Great Western Docks had been stopped, in conse quence of the want of funds on the part of the com pany, I hasten to inform you that such statement is without foundation, and that the whole of the contract work has been paid for. I shall feel obliged by your insertion of this letter, and remain, Sir, your obedient servant, E. FILDER, Secretary. Plymouth Great Western Dock-office, No. 1, Buckingham-place, Stonehouse, Jan. 27. [The paragraph in question was copied from a morning paper.—En. Sun.] THE FORTIKOMING SESSION. The Queen will hold a Court at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday next, when her Majesty's Speech on the opening of Parliament will be settled. The dinner given by Lord John Russell to the mover and seconder of the Address in the House of Commons, and the Members of the Lower House connected with the Government, previous to the opening of the session, will take place in Downing-street, at his Lordship's official residence, on Wednesday next, at seven o'clock, when her Majesty's Speech will be read to the assembled guests. The following Members are expected to be pre sent :—The Right Hon. the Speaker, Hon. Colonel Anson, m t. Talbot Baines,heAttorney-G Eenez., l, lion.S irF cap Francis Berkeley,sT. Baring, Bart., R.N., R. M. Bellew, Esq, Hon. Colonel Boyle, E, H, Bunbury, Esq. (seconder of the Address), W. Gibson Craig, Esq., Hon. W. Cowper, Admiral undas, Lord Ebrington, Hon. J. E. Elliot , Right Hon. Sir G eor g e Grey, Bart., R. W. Grey. Esq., W. G. Hayter, Esq, B. Hawes, Esq., Lord John Hay, Lord Marcus Hill, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bart., Lord E. J. F. Howard, Right Hon. H. Labouchere, lion. W. Lascelles, G. Cornwell Lewis, Esq., Hon. Fox !Amite, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Clarence Paget, Viscount Palmerston, J. Parker, Esq., Right Hon. L. Sheil, H. Rich, Esq., Sir W. Somerville, Bart., the Solicitor-General, the Solicitor-General (Scotland), Henry Tufnell, Esq., Lord Harry Vane (mover of the Address), H. G. Ward, Esq., James Wil• son, Esq., Sir C. Wood, Bart. Tie Marquis of Lansdowne will entertain a party of Members of the Upper House on the same evening, at Lansdowne House, when her Majesty's Speech at the opening of the session will be read. Lord Stanley, as the leader of the Opposition, has issued cards for a party of Protectionist Peers at his Lordship's residence in St. James's-square. A WOMAN MUEDARED.—BIRMINGHAM, SATYR DAY.—An extraordinary case of murder has been en gaging the attention of the Coroner for some days, respecting the death of a young woman named Eliaa Gilbert, a servant to a highly respectable family, living near the Royal Oak, Fazeley-street. On Friday s'en night she went out on an prrand for her mistress, and called upon a female acquaintance, who accompanie d her part of the way she was going. Whilst together she met a young man who was paying his addresses to her, who was in company with three other men. They re mained talking for a few minutes, when the deceased left them, and proceeded towards her mistress's residence, but never returned home. Search was made for her in every direction, but without avail, until the next day, when her body was found in the canal horribly muti lated. The medical evidence proved that the injuries had caused her death, and not drowning, when sus picion fell upon the four young men she had been talking to, but it was subsequently ascertained, beyond the pos sibility of a doubt, that none of them saw her after she left, and after several adjournments, the jury eventually returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown." THE "ARABIAN NIGHTS."—We have much plea sure in stating that a grant of 2001. has been lately made to Mr. Edward William Lane, the well-known author of the " Modern Egyptian s ," and of a very accurate translation of the "Arabian Nights." Mr. Lane is dis tinguished amongst Oriental scholars for his thorough knowledge of the colloquial as well as of the written languages derived from the Arabic root; and he is now turning his talents to good account by the compilation of a lexicon of the Arabic language, avoiding the errors and supplying the deficiencies of his predecessors. This grant has been afforded to him from the fund for "special ser vice," which is at the disposal of the Premier, and is not an annual pf.nsion, as was incorrectly stated in the Literary Gazette —Observer. The present Baron Auckland (the Earldom being extinct) will be the first Bishop of Sodor and Man who has ever sat in the House of Peers. SUICIDE OF MR. VARLET, ENGRAVER AND JEWELLER, FLEET- STREET.—Late on Friday evening, Mr. Mills, deputy-coroner for Middle-ex, held an in quest at the Holland Arms Tavern, High-street, Ken sington, on the body 0 1 Mr. Benjamin Moxon Varley , aged 56 years, the well-k nown eng r a ver and jeweller, SO, Fleet-street, and 37, Ed war d es - squa re, Kensington, who shot himself on Tu es d ay l as t. It appeared from the evid, nee gone into that the deceased, who succeeded his late father some years since, was a bachelor, and was tumid by his housekeeper, about one o'clock on the after noon of Tuesday last, lying on the floor of his bed - room, quite dead, rind some bl oo d ooz i ng ou t of his mouth. An alarm was instantly r a i se d an d a s urgeon sent for, who promptly attended, a n d pronou nced life to be quite extinct. No suspicion was at first entertained that he had laid violent hands on himself, but on the body being moved a small pistol, which had been recently dis charged, was discovered under part of his clothes, and under the body was the fellow pistol, loaded with ball. On the deceased's mouth being carefully examined, it was ascertained that he must have placed the muzzle ot the pistol in his mouth and fired into the roof ot it, as the ball could be perceptibly felt under the scalp at the top of the head. No report was heard, nor had the pistols, which were new ones, ever been seen before by the servants or any of the friends. All the witnesses concurred that the deceased had never exhibited the -lightest sign of lunacy, or ever threatened to destroy himself; and in the absence of clearer testimony the jury returned a verdict " That the deceased had shot himself, but there was no evidence as to the state of his mind at the time." A SPLENDID JUMP.—Last Wednesday, in the course of a run with Baron Rothschild's hounds, Bell the huntsman, on his horse King Pippin, jumped a brook and posts and rails. On measuring the leap afterwards it was found to be, from taking to landing, thirty-two feet.—Bedford Times. VAGRANCT.—A deputation waited by appointment upon the President of the Poor-law Board, at Somerset house, on Saturday last, to make some suggestions on the subject of vagrancy, arising out of the resolutions passed at an important meeting of chairmen and clerks of unions which recently took place at Stoke-upon- Trent. The gentlemen who attended were Mr. Griffin, jun., of Stoke, Mr. Hay, of Penkridge, Mr. Dyott, jun., of Lichfield, and Mr. Latham, of Congleton. The Pre sident paid great attention, to the stat emen t s a dd resse d by the deputation, showing that some de c id e d s teps should be taken to suppress the growing evil of mendi cancy in this country by creating an efficient police sur veillance distinct from the poor-law, and promised his immediate and careful attention to them. Several other matters of importance connected with the administration of the poor-laws were discussed, and the deputation re tired, after a lengthened interview. SCENE.—JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—Cap tain Ragg, loquitur.—l say, Famish, my b oy , h ere ' s another of those lucky dogs, the Elliots, provided for. Which of our cavalry regiments do they put you in mind of ? D'ye give it up, eh? —NV by the Scotch Greys, to sure.—Kelso Chrohicle M. JULES BENLDICT.—The Messiah will be per formed in February, at Exeter Half, for the benefit of this accomplished musician. The soprano part will be sung by Jenny Lind, Rho has most graciously and gra tuitously e.ffrrcd r valuable cooperati on . SOUTH DEVON—TLIGNMOUTEL—On Sunday morning, s m o e o n n se af s t t e ( r in t e h o e r ibmiloscsikngo;A the down ma il tra i n, an rockim mense fell f rom the high Hea d Cliff, bounding over without injuring the atmospheric pipes, but, pitebirm , across the outer rails, delayed the progress of the trains for upwards of un hour. Men, however, were set to work, end the huge mass, upwards of seven tons, was broken to pieces, and the line again cleared. A policeman is constantly stationed near this spot, as fragments of rock are continually falling.— Exeter Gazette. PRICES OF SHARES N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY e 6. TOINT—STOCE, BANKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. -6/. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. pier cuff 61. per cen 81. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. BRIDG: Dividend per Annum. 355. per cent. 11. ss. 4d. U. 2s. 2d. 11. 17s. EVENING-, J ANUARY 29, 1849.- `•ryme of Company. Nastralasia .......... Britsh.N orth American :eylon •••••• :lomtnercial of London •- Gloucestershire lonian Londn and Wesiminstr ~ ouilon Joint-Stock rovi ncia 1 of Ireland.. Ditto, New.•....... National of Ireland Nat : Provncial of Eng. New.• • South Australia Union of Australia.... Union of London Union of Madrid Name of Company. Charing-cross.. • • • Southwrk , Nw Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo • . • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... ... AT. Name of Company. Birmingham. •• •• •• •• East London..•• •• •• •• Grand Junction •• .. •• New ltivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall • • • • • • • • • . • • West Middlesex . Antouat of share. 2. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 Amount of Share. X. G. d. 632 12 6 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 'BTEB-470R.1ES 18s. 81. 21. 10s. 31. 10s. 21. 10s. 51. per cnt. 61.05. pr cnt. Dividend per Annum. Amount Share. £ s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 0000 Prick Price. INSURANCE C Dividend per Name of Company. Annum. £ s. d. 1 X s. al. Albion .. •••••• • • • • • • Si. 10s. 500 00150 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For 61. per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas . 13s.6d.prsh. 50 0 0 5 6 8 14% British Commercial 7s.per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 5% Clericl,Med.& Gen• Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19 3L 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Crown 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 12 1 )i liagle Os. 50 0 0 b 0 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law •• • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 - European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Family Endowmnt Soc. 41. & bs. 100 8 0 4 0 0 - Freemasons' .•••• •• • • CI. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 - Globe ..... •••• - • • - 61. per cent. Stock. - 113 Guardian ••••.• • • • • • • 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 43 Imperial Fire •••••• • • 121 per ccnt. 500 0 0 50 0 0 '215 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 I ife• •••• • • • IL 161. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 10s. London Fire •••• • • • • 101. 25 e 0 12 10 0 13% Landon Ship •.•• • • • • 10e. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% Marine.. ••••• • • • • - 100 0 0 15 0 0 83. a Med. Inylid& Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% National Lean Fund 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 - \ Ational Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Palladium Liie 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 11 19s. Pelican .. • • • • • . • • .. • • - - - - Pticenix .. .. . ..... .. . • 3/. p. sh. & bs. - - 140 Pi °teeter Life •. • . - Provident Lite ••- - . Lock Life.. --•• • • • • ss. 5 0 0 0 10 0 5! Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - - Sun Fire ....... - - - - 197 i , itto Lite - - 44 Universal Life lO% pr cnt. 100 0 0 9 0 0 - V ietoria Lite . 51. per cnt. - 4 0 0 4 1 , , ,', DOCIC.X. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- - £ s. d. £ 5. d. C ammercial .. •.... • . 4/. per cent. Stock. - 70 East and West India... 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 122 East Country - 21 London 5/. pr cont. Stock. - 108 Ditto Bonds ••• • • ... 41. per cent. - - - Sl.Katharine •• • • .... 4 per cent. Stock. - - Ditto Bonds •• • • .... 4%1. pr cent. - - - Southampton •• .• .... 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --..... X. s. d. Z. s. d. British ••••••.. • • • • • • 1/. 40 0 0 18 0 0 - 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. 1100 0 0 100 0 0 250 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 ,39 5 0 45 Ditto , New • • .... • • 85s. pr share; 50 0 0 37 10 0 - Equitable.... ••.. • • • . 455. pr share: 50 0 0 50 0 0 34 Imperial . • ...... •• • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66) Independent ....... • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 64 London • • .... •.•• • • • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 - Phoenix . ............ 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 30 Ratcliff ..... ........ 51. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 72 United General ...• • • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 48 Ditto, New ...• -... 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 , 9% 0.1%.267.11.145. el 1 e; Dividend Names of e. Dividend Names of t. Companies. 21 Price. per Companies. 6f ci An p n er tusa. - „„ce. lc Annum. e 2 £ £ 1 Ashtn& Oldh 97 7/. I) e I - Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. 40 Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 1 180 Neath ... •• • 100 181. 340 Brknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. -• • 100 201. 190 Birmingham 351 41. 75 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 67 Coventry.. • • 100 1 251. 210 Regent'..... 33 11. ss. 18 Derby ••• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54 Ellsmre&Chs 1331 565. 40 Somrset Coal 150 , 71.105. 130 Erewash •• • 1001 321 . - Do.LkFdSt 12161. p. c. - GrandJunctn 100 51. 75 Stffrd &Wore 1 40 281. 311 Grand Surrey 1001 2/. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grand Union 100, 1/. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 285 Grantham .. 150, - - Severn and 1 Kennt & Avn 39, 7s. 6d. 5% Wye 11a11.1 26 IL Bs. 24 Leeds& Livrp 100, 301. 320 Warwick&l Leicester .... 140 101. 75 ilirming. j 100 41 * 50 Leicstr &Nth 831 4/. Loughborogh 142, 701. 6 4 50 0 W N arw apt i o ck n- & } 100 31. 41 Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &2 78 2/. 40 Mntgernrysh 100 - - Bin:Ling. MeltnAlwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -, 11. 10% I,IST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICE S Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 191 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1236 Clydesdale Bank •• • • 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 150 Eastern Bank ••• ••• • • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 1G 0 C 9/. 7s Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 514 Exehange Bnk of Scot.. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 37% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank ...... • • 63q per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% North of Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.175. North British Bank • • 50 0 0 10 0 0 618.0 d Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116 ITnion Bank of Scotland Si. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 Western Back .... •• • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72 Aberleen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2% B. Accord. Life aud Fire 20 0 0 011 0 9s 6d itritish Guarantee Ins. 10 0 0 1 0 0 10s Gd Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life CI. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. Gs K.linburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 183 s East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 109.6 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s (id Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10% Insur. Co. of Scetind• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/, 6. Mercantile Life 10 0 • 0 10 0 45. Od. National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 205.6 d North British Insur. 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 223( North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 172.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 011 0 ss. Scot. Alas. and Gen. Life 1 0 0 0 15 0 1011.0 d Scottish Union Insrnce. GUI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is -;:an,lard Life . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 94 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 128.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. Australian Agriculturl 100 0 0 30 0 0 18 I Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 halt Shares 2 10 0 Canada ....• • • •• • Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - . • • Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. 82 City Bonds.. ••.•• • • • 3341. pr cent. - 79 Comp.Cppr Mnrs Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 -. Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.Sclas, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 -. Equitable Reversionry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Gen.SteatnNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 20 London Institution .• • 78 15 0 - Russell Institution •• •• 26 5 0 3 Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6254 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 % Royal Mail Steam •• • • 3341. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 43 South Australian ••• • • 1/. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land lOO 0 0 123 0 0 - TUB MORMON IMPOSTURE IN WALES.-011 De cember 31 and New Year's Day, the " Latter Day Saints" held their half-yearly association in the hall of the White Lion, Merthyr. It was soon found that the hall, then containing 1,500 persons, was inadequate for many who were outside seeking for admission ; officers were therefore sent to meet those who were not able to get in at the Alfred's Arms Hall, George Town. The platform contained from 60 to 100 " officers." The chair was taken by " Captain Dan Jones," when the following particulars relative to the society in Wales were stated :-10 conferences ; baptized during the last six months, 1,001 ; total baptized in the year, 1,932 (very few excluded) ; 73 branches, 156 elders, 180 priests, 147 teachers, 67 deacons—in all, 550 officers. The Swansea Herald, which reports the meeting, adds— " The thousands of Mormons in Wales appear to have great affection for, and confidence in, Captain I)an Jones, who intends returning in February to the valley of the Salt Lake in California. About 350 saints intend emi grating with him. It appears that 300 large ships could scarcely carry the hosts of saints who aro now anxiously desiring to emigrate from the island to (as they say their future home. POACHING BY STEAm.— Yesterday week, as the mid-day train from Brechin was passing through the estate of Sir James Carnegie, Bart., a pheasant flying across the line was struck by the funnel of the engine and instantly killed. The bird fell between asthe rruiliailiulnsg when the train passed over it withretreimzrier. much any of its gaudy plumage. -- RECRUITING PARTIES. --The whole of the Infantry Recruiting parties in London have been ordered to re join their respective D gnd Regiments, with the exception of the Rite ;rßrigade. Recruiting for the Cavalry is to continue. his . mea . sureis , supposed to be s preparatory to some reduction the strength of the Line . United Service Ga;ette. Paid. 11. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. £. s. d. 25 0 0 Z s. d. 25 0 0 Paid. co 0 0 40 0 0 raid. IMPAZTIES. Amount of Share. DENMARK. - In one of the late sittings of the Danish Diet, the provisional discussion of financial affairs being on the order of the day, the Minister of Finance declared that the King was ready himself to reduce his civil list, in consequence of the state of the treasury ; the Minister, therefore, had to propose to have the propo• sition withdrawn. He added that he did not think it necessary to decree a forced loan as hvd been ru moured. In the sitting of the same Diet on the 17th, the Ministry was authorised to contract a loan of seven millions of thalers, and to issue four millions of new notes. BADEN. Some disturbance took place on the 18th, at the sitting of the Second Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Baden. The President having ordered the tribunes to be cleared, because the public had loudly applauded M. Brentano, one of the deputies, at the moment when he was speaking violently against Prince Win dischgratz and the Ban Jellachich, part of the pub lic refused to comply. It was necessary to have re course to the armed force. The sitting was then brought to a close. HAMBURGH. JAN. 23.—During the night we had a heavy storm from the W.S.W. About four o'clock, at eleven feet water, the first signal gun was fired, and in half an hour after the ice on the Upper Elbe began to move rapidly downward s on the surface. There is no possibility of navigation to-day, and the country people cannot cross without risk of life. HAMBURGH, JAN. 23, Nom!. The steamer Princess ventured, notwithstanding the rapid drifting of the ice to start this morning for Hamburgh, but was compelled to transfer the passengers and mail to the ice boat. The Princess was compelled to have the afternoon mail and passengers conveyed by a barge from Kohldrand.—Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Jan. 23. SPANISH AMERICAN BONDHOLDERS. Some very interesting documents have been received by the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders, and by Messrs. John Schneider and Co., from Mexico, and it appears that in addition to the 25,000 dollars advised as being on board the Teviot, which has arrived this week, Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh have forwarded the 40,280 dollars expected some time back, but detained on account of the difficulty of obtaining an opportunity to remit. The conclusion we come to after perusal of the documents is, that there may soon be a dividend de clared, but our readers can judge for themselves, as we subjoin the documents : FROM MESSRS. MANNING AND MACINTOSH. " Mexico, December 30. " We beg to transmit you copies of two communica tions, dated October 20 and November 20, addressed to the Minister of Finance, the former handing a copy of your note of the 9th of August to Senor Mora, and the latter copies of the resolutions passed at the public meet ing of the bondholders, and informing the Government of the appointment of Mr. Robertson as a special com missioner, in union with ourselves, to represent and en force the rights of the bondholders. " In both of these notes you will observe that we have repeated and confirmed, in the strongest manner, the protests made in your city. " Under date of the sth instant, the Minister replied to these communications in an oficio,' of which we also encloEe you a copy, wherein it is stated that the Con gress has reserved to itself the exclusive right of dis posing of the American indemnity money. " The November mail has just arrived, bringing us your letter of the Ist ult., with its several enclosures, the various contents of which have been attentively noted, and will be replied to in our next." FROM MESSRS. MANNING, MACKINTOSH, AND CO. " Vera Cruz, Dec. 16. " The duties on imports for the month Dolls. of November amount to ... ... 243,000 0 To which if you add those from July to October ... ... ... ... ... 758,000 0 You will find the total to be ... ... 1,001,000 0 So that the bondholders' proportion of duties to November 30 was ... Deducting from this, amount remitted by us to November 15 The reapparently remained for remittance a balance of ... ... ... ... While the actual amount that remained for collection for account of the divi dends of import duties alone was ... 200,200 0 61,516 85 138,683 15 191,813 66 Tho difference of ... 53,130 51 being the proportion of other duties to which the bond holders are entitled, and of the amount paid over in this city by the Americans when they evacuated the country, which we mention for your government. " By the Teviot we have shipped for this account 19,363 dolls. 53c., being the one-fifth of the collections made up to the 14th inst. " Mr. Glass, under date Tampico, December 15, ad vises that he had shipped 6,000 dolls. for account of the dividends." The Committee have also received the following from Messrs. John Schneider and Co.:— " London, Jan. 26th, 1849. " Sir,—We bog to acquaint you, for the information of the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders, that we have received by the mail just arrived bills of lading for the undermentioned dollars shipped at Vera Cruz and Tampico, for account of the dividend of the Mexican foreign debt, namely— " 819,363 53 from Vera Cruz, " 86,000 from Tampico; and, further, a payment from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, made here this day, of 7,2031. 18s. td., being the equivalent of 840,208.0.4, received by them on the same account. " We remain, &c., " JOHN SCHNEIDER AND CO. " G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., Chairman, &e." COAL IN THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN. The following are copies of reports from Captain Henderson and Commander Paynter, of the Gorgon, stating the results of their search for any coal forma tion in the Straits of Magellan. lier Majesty's Steam-vessel Sampson, Rio Janeiro, Oct. 22, 1848. Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that in com pliance with orders from Rear-Admiral Hornby, to make further perquisitions respecting the coal said to be found in the Straits of Magellan, I obtained at Port Famine, by the kindness of the Governor, a guide to conduct me to the veins of Punta Arenas (Sandy Bay), and having anchored in Sandy Bay on the morning of the Bth inst., I landed with Mr. Barrowwan, second engineer of the Sampson, and proceeded to the first vein, about seven miles distant from the bay, situated on the north bank of the river Punta Arenas, 40 or 50 feet above the level of the river. The vein is 30 or 40 feet in depth, about 20 feet of which could only be got at for the snow; but all that was visible appeared to be clean and of good qua lity, and may be worked with great ease. The road, as far as the commencement of the first ridge of the hills from the bay, would be about four miles, over a perfect level; the remainder, about three miles, is over several ridges of hills, and when it reaches as high as the first vein descends over a deep brow to the bed of the river, and is only a footpath. The second vein is a mile inland of the first, and the third a mile and a half inland of the second, and were entirely covered with snow, and cannot be got at until the summer is more advanced; they are represented to bo quite as good as the first vein, and also close to the level of the river. Having secured specimens of the first vein, and find ing the principal difficulty that would attend the work ing of the mines would be the want of a good road. I returned to the shore by the bed of the river to ascertain how far it might be practicable to take advantage of its level to construct a road to avoid that part of the pre sent one which ascends the hill; and, although I found the river very tortuous, I saw no great difficulty in forming a road on its banks to join that of the plain, there being abundance of material, wood, and stone on the spot, some of the trees measuring three and four fathoms in girth. The bed of the river is filled with pieces of good coal, which must have fallen from the veins on its banks; and as these deposits are numerous, it may be assumed there is plenty of coal in the neighbourhood. I ob served, also, indications of metallic substances at the bottom of several tributary rills and rivulets falling into its course. The veins have not been worked, nor are there any ap pearances of their being so by the Chili Government, which has only established Punta Arenas as an outpost, under the command of a lieutenant and a small detach ment, as a matter of occupation. No reliance can be placed on a supply of coal there until a road is cons t ruc t e d, an d t h e means o f t r ansport from the mines t o th e bay secured, as it was only with great difficulty I reached the first vein by the bill road, which was deeply covered with snow. inspec tion, an extract I shall leave specimens of the coal for your tion, and herewith inclose you the copy , miral Hornby, on the same containin g subjeet,Bay, from Commander Poynter, of the Gorgon.oto together with ment of his having examined Laredo I after experiments Mr. Barrovvatan's opinion of the cos on board.—l have, &c., EASON, Captain. Tnosies ilricfaiso, BeaarßiAstde: September 26, Extract from a letter dated at . Va pii Gorgon, to Bear-Admiral ner e - f S. A. Poynter, of her Ma- Chief. the er neighbourhoodS i r Thomas Commander-in CommanderileBs4tpsfwesanasei S Hornby, d As I was direc ted Video, to examine bert at Monte ' for coal, I, in company with with several Laredo Bay explored for three miles round the bay, and ob servedby Comman officers, indication of surface coal or any appearance no on the rise of the bill or falls of the valleys to indicate a coal formation; on the contrary, those portions of land w e passed through were a continued swamp in one direction for miles, and the hills were covered with a stunted growth of small winter birch, and a few ever greens and shrubs; the streams that run in numerous directions from the neighbouring hills come untinged and perfectly clear to the sands; it is therefore my im pression that in the immediate vicinity of the bay there are no veins of coal. Laredo Bay is a very good anchorage, but the north west side i s t o b e preferred, as has a good sandy bottom. On the 16th of August, at daylight. I left Laredo Bay for Port Famine, in which neighbourhood I was also directed to look for coals, samples of which had been sent home in the Salamander. At 4•5 r.N. r , shortened sail sail in Port Famine, in five fathoms, St. Anne's Point, E.N. i N.; Mount Philip N.N., the Chili= flag staff, N.E. iN. Point Isidore, S.E. iE. if N As it was necessary to wood ship, and to obtain no' --- . • curate information of any coal, I communicatat* in- -- 4 . 70.0 structions to the Governor, and from himselfg 141::, -- :., ,- -‘ 7 ,:' Dunn, his secretary, was informed that th eil 01iiig0,;•.;.t47-"." evidence of coal being in the immediate neigh ' iithiede`2:_:`;:)-:,,4-"(6 l vid but that at Sandy Bay, which I had passed, and`weicrlia., -' IV': taut from Port Famine thirty miles, there wers oai Fi r $:, mines; that they were four or five mile s in therior,' • and would by proper appliances be easily madifiii'llfahM/54,(4.0 for the use of steamers; but that at present no attempt had been made to work them, as their was neither capital nor demand. They did not know the extent of the veins nor their proper direction, but from the appearance of the surface coal, were led to reason on the existence of extensive beds; they did not think that the surface coal would be usetul, and if steamers were re. quiring a supply, shafts must be sunk, and the veins properly worked. I visited the neighbourhood of Port Famine, but saw not hi ng t o i n di ca t e the existence of coal beds, and the jungle was almost impenetrable on the hills, which shot up from the shore of the bay. In the different trips the officers of the colony bad taken amongst whom Mr. Dunn's appear to have been most various and numerous, no signs of coal had fallen under their notice, although they were naturally anxious to discern it, as it would render the colony more valuable to Chili, and induce settlers to live amongst them. I therefore considered it was useless to steam back and lose a week in exploring a district already well known to the colonists, an d f rom w h om all necessary infor mation could be easily obtained by vessels passing east ward. - • T. AYLMER PAYNTER, Commander. COAL AT LABUAN. Coal is very abundant at Labuan, the seams of which are about seven miles from Victoria Bay, but the method of working the mines is of the most primitive order, which it is to be hoped will soon be superseded by some more modern method. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes. The Royal family took walking and pony exercise. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and the Gen tlemen of the Court, the Lady in waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and the domestic household, attended divine service in the private chapel of the Castle. The Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon, the service being read by the H on . an d R ev . C . L . Courtenay. Yesterday morning the Queen took a drive in a pony phaeton and four in the Great Park. Her Ma jesty was accompanied by her Serene Highness the Princess Aztielie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and was attended by Lady Portman, lady in waiting; Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in waiting, attended on horseback. Prince Albert went out shooting yesterdafmoin ing, attended by his Royal Highness's Equerry in waiting, Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, took walking and riding exercise yesterday. The Bishop of Oxford arrived yesterday at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. The Royal dinner party yesterday at the Castle included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohen lohe Schillingsfurst, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and the Bishop of Oxford. Her Majesty's private band played the following pieces during the evening : Overture—" Fiancee".. Auber. Finale, Ist Act—" Don Giovanni" Mozart. Tanz—Signale Walzer ... Strauss. March—" Athalie" Finale, Sinfonia (No. 6) Mozart. Her Majesty and Prince Albert inspected yesterday an advanced proof of the engraving by Mr. Ryall, of the Royal Christening, by C. R. L es l i e, R. A. (being the companion picture of the Holy Sacrament, by the same artist), painted for Windsor Castle, which was submitted by Mr. Moon. her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, from Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and in the afternoon left town, on her return to Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, returned to her residence at Kew, on Saturday, from honouring the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort with a visit at Bad minton House, Gloucestershire. The Royal Duchess paid a visit yesterday to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after noon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by all the Ministers. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. John Wood had an interview with the Chan. cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Mr. Tldd Pratt had also an interview on Saturday with the Right Hon. Baronet at his official residence its Downing-street. Sir James Hogg had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday. Governor Gregory had also an inter view on Saturday with the Noble Earl at the Colonial. office. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Haden, the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Hal. more, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Brand's hds., Fri., Stagenhoc-114. Puckeridge hds., Wed., Peverills; Sat., Layston.-104. York and Ainsty hds., Tues., Streethover; Thurs., Striven Park; Sat., Moreby Park-10i. Sinnington hds., Tues., Hovingham; Fri., Sinning. ton-10. Cleveland hds., Tues., Osborn's Rush; Thurs., Coat ham-10i, Hurworth hds., Tues., Middleton One Row; Sat., Leven Bridge-10f. Devon hds., Thurs., Whiddon Arch-11. Mr. Trelawny's hds., Tues., the Kennel; Fri., Buller's Arms, Plean. Mr. M. Marshall's hds., Thurs., Lifton Park-10f. Mr. Furso's hds., Torrington; Fri., Iddealeigh Vil lage-10f. Lord Redesdale's hds., Wed., Far Wood; Fri., Eyford; Sat., Blenheim-101. Mr. Giles's hds„ Fri., Stanley Hill Turnpike-10f. Ludlow hds., Tues., Bedstone; Fri., Onibury-10. Cheshire hds., Wed., Saighton; Thurs., ;Tarporley; Sat., Dutton Hall-10k. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Tues., Styche; Wed., New Bridge; Fri., Carden; Sat., Baschurch Station-10i. North Staffordshire hds., Wed., Seighford; Fri., Al sager-104. Quorn hds., Tues., Bardon Hall; Wed., Preatwold; Thurs., Keythorpe Hall; Sat., Great Glenn-11. Earl Fitzvvilliam's hda., Wed., Bythorne Toll-bar; Fri., Monk's Wood-10. Cambridgeshire hds., Fri., Ellisley Green-10i. Duke of Rutland's hda., Tues., Boothby; Wed., Three Queens; Fri., Bloxholm-10i. Mr. Hellier's hds., Tues., liorsington Mill; Fri., Mar ket Stainton ; Sat., Greenfield-10i. Donington hds., Wed., Cavendish Bridge; Sat., Belton Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Thurs., Swarkston Bridge; Sat., Black Slough-10A. Lord Henry Bentinck's hds., ;Tues., Faldiagw9rth Grange; Wed., Penton; Thurs., Nocton; Fri., Skethng thorpe; Sat., Fiskerton-11. Mr. Roe's hds., Wed., Creycombe Village; Sat., Lud. brook Gate-11. Mr. Morgan's hds., Thurs., Toll - bar , —lO. Bridge, Berry; Sir Henry Scale's hds., Tues., Glaze Norwell Down Fri., Aspringto n haneellor has presentedtaytahninendforshetetumoVrmo.ndsjoi f w or t the g c r o e m at in a g ati aso fae n - Of the ex. t a i t o j n:t e N h r a N m t Y J a L e e n i s n N ty y D L T ir e d a e t i r s ti e n . e n ng u ag n e cde pi u T ai h e e r to L ord the r TIIE ORLEANS F A MILL—Ine Whole oe if rCFedcretaopnracyret;o fr who s r torli!.:y have Herts. Richmondbeener t s. s fami ly th at the Star and Garter Hotel, Claremont, with the intention of to ivoearvael Royaltak e nmo n th s i r s s t , r a t a e n , Royal residence. permane ntly taking The a We understand that Mr. de Neuilly has considerably improved • • nat Richmond, and sojourn the .in health since her rest of the family, a re in good "-Ring himself, and the health. up their abodeinastpnatehcaatgot will also be appointed 0110 newly-appointed L aurie (late Sheriff) the of the prison office which, from his ex perience, he is well FINANCI AL R E qualified to fill. meeting, not very FORM MEETING AT LEITIL—A f numerously attended, in furtherance of the Vi ews held at th o the Financial Reform Association, was M. e Assembly rooms, on Saturday. Provost Laren in the chair. A letter was read from the Lord Advocate, the Member for the burgh, stating that no one could be more deeply impressed than was his Lordship with the necessity of Financial Reform, but it was not in his power to attend the present meeting. :Messrs. Berry, Philip, Alex. Thomson, and Mitchell (the Belgium Consul), were the principal speakers, and the various resolutions were embodied in a petition, to be forwarded to Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P. for presentation to the Legis lature. _ _ _ BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 26.—Scarcely any business has been done in our sugar market this week, as importers are asking rather more money than the dealers are at present disposed to give. Refined goods continue very firm. Rum is more looked after.—Bristol _Mercury. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITIL DENMARK:A letter having been addressed by the Chamber of Commerce in this town to the Postmaster-General, req uesting informa tion as to the route by which letters fromthis country f or Denmark will be sent in the event of hostilities again break ing out between Denmark and Germ an y , a n answer h as been received from the Postmaster - Gen eral, statin g that, at pre sent, the mail bags from this cou ntr y to De nmark are de livered into the city post - offi ce at Hamburgh t and that thi s arrangement was ma de at the request, he believes, of the Danish Dlinister in London,--.qua Advertiser.