The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-20 00:00:00

ICT. of St. ir Ben- I an ex ppoint• deputa• Head, baronet he pro isr ad :h they present w'ntd ) which e Fame acne or be ap t, who list the district ving a the full dH. On ould be )re not reover, equ ire, nan to ie. An leneath : office, iistrict n that sibility penny L more 'refers, ke rate in infi- I order ion he act al officers rae not ►as sa le or a 1848, in the 10,000 :ient to me was e king `lorities whom, unions •eation, he had being t ordi y fu'ily of 55 news' :end) , )y an orga' • agri. fully i' Go- ships n the ngiog in Or. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CtocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed tamely, and steadily, at the rates current last week. The sales were 7,000 bales (1,000 for export), com prising, in addition to Americans, 100 Egyptian at 6d. to 60., and 150 Surat at 3/d. to 4d. per lb. The Railway Share Market did not present any variable feature, and prices were firm. By telegraphic accounts from Madrid it is an nounced that the Spanish Government has agreed to propositions of Credit Mobilier at Paris, to form a branch establishment at Madrid. The operations of this society are extending far and. wide over the continent, and if their affairs be judiciously managed this financial association bids fair to suc ceed beyond the most sanguine expectations. All that may be feared is, that the number of specula tions entered into by them may exceed their ability to conduct the affairs of the society with prudence. The announcement, on the Bourse, that the Spanish treaty had been concluded satisfactorily, caused the Shares of the Company to rise 251., and there were some important purchases of Stock at this im provement. In the present doubtful state of political affairs that of finance on the Paris Bourse presents great uncertainty. Sellers display a careful and prudent reserve, and there is not much activity on the part of buyers. The French Funds, however, continue buoyant ; and, since settling day in the share market, an improved feeling has prevailed. Rail way Stocks have recovered their fall, and present a tendency to rise. West of France have advanced Bf. 75c. North of France, 7f. 50c. New Eastern Scrip, 7f. 50c. Lyons, 3f. 75c. Mediterranean, 10f. Orleans, sf. Midland, 12f. 50c. Grand Central, Of. Austrian Society, 6f. 25c., and Shares of St. Rambert were much in demand at an advance of ME 50c. On the Vienna Bourse a little mote activity than usual exists. Shares are freely offered, and pur chasers are more numerous. Money is getting easier, and exchanges are declining. Shares of the New General Bank of Credit have fallen from 114 to 1124 florins. The limited amount of stock in this undertaking issued to the public by the founders is the cause of much dissatisfaction, espe cially when the enormous amount of subscriptions tendered during the course of last week were announced. It is the general feeling that the amount of 15 millions out of the 60 millions should be increased. The following satisfactory resolution was adopted yesterday morning by the Committee of the Stock Exchange, putting a permanent prohibition against any transactions in the Russian loan for 8,000,0001. lately introduced in Germany with the virtual con nivance of the Prussian Government : "It having come to the knowledge of the committee that neutral Powers have permitted subscriptions to loans to Rus-ia within their dominions, "The Committee unanimously resolve,—That they will not, either now or at the restoration of peace, re- cognise transactions in, or allow the quotation of, any loan raised by a power while at war with Great Britain. " Gro. WEBB, Secy." It is needless to say that the resolution has given general satisfaction. The advices received from Berlin contain very little information in re gard to the subscription or the dealings in anticipa tions of the issue, and the progress of the opera tion appears to be kept as secret as possible Having submitted to such low terms for the ob tainment of money, it is probable, in the event of any difficulty arising, that Russia will consent to others still more humiliating. The suspension of Mr. James Cheatham, of Manchester, has been announced with liabilities to the amount of about 100,0001. ; but, in reference to the assets, nothing definite has yet bees ascer tained. Yesterday afternoon the demand for discount accommodation was rather more active than pre viously, and the rates tended upwards. There is again an absence of animation in the speculative dealings at the Stock Exchange to-day, and no very important change is expected until after the Christmas holilays. The market is even quieter than during the last few days, and the operations stated to have been on account of the Chancellor of the Exchequer are, for the present, discontinued. Consols have been at 88i but they are now 88i The New 3 per Cents, have been 89 to 89k, and the Reduced 88i to 88i. Ex chequer Bills are Bs. to 3s. discount, and India Bonds Bs. discount. Bank Stock has declined to 2061. _ _ In Foreign Securities the dealings are of a limited character, and some of the quotations ruled rather lower. Turkish 6 per Cents. are steady, at 831, and the New Scrip is a shade firmer, being 3 to 31 discount. Spanish Deferred Bonds are 21f to 22, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. are supported at 50. Brazilian 5 per Cents. are marked 100. Nothing has been done in Dutch, Spanish, Russian, Sardi nian, and Mexican securities. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexican, 191 to 19 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 88 to 90 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 40i to 41 ; ditto New Deferred, 21i to 22 ; ditto Certificates, 41 to 5 ; ditto Passive, 7i to 7i. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this date, are in round figures as under : 1855. £26.954 55,759 14,240 10,636 28,010 35,058 18M. £23,273 50,869 12,037 10,745 26,713 13,469 Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern__ 10,716 25,017 11,297 23,619 Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern Manchester and Sheffield Oxford, Worses., and Wolverham Edinburgh and Glasgow Scottish Central 19,594 28,095 9,020 3,532 4,745 2,494 18,398 27,489 8,567 2,875 4,702 2,230 Railway Shares are generally steady, and in North-Western, Midland, North Stafford and South-Eastern a slight advance has occurred. Great Western are nearly 1/. higher. Great Western of Canada are rather higher, and Paris and Lyons have risen 10s. The ether lines are nominally without variation. - Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous shares are inactive. 8.11.,TD311 FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE. CLOCK. ( Prolot the Oficial Lief.) . _ . Buminet done. Bank Stock 3 per Cr•fll. Reduced Annuities,,,~. B per Cent. Consols Annuities Shut New 3 per Cent. Annuities Ulla Bonds, £lOOO ..... . . 8 d Consols ,or Account BBl i Exchequer Bills, 2ici. -2100 n 1500 gimall Ditt• Bonds, IPSB, 3i per Cent 974 8 MS ~ •••••• . 97} 8 f , PRIOR OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT OIC!.; ON)! () R. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account ...... • ••• Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Spanish Bowls. 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 22 li Spani•h Committee Cert. of Coup. 13 . -A , fun 5 41 Tarkith Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto for the Account •• ••• 83 Ditto New seri-pi 4 per Cent. ............ 34 d Ditto Account 3 Dividends on the above payable in Lrndos. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols BBl 89 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, - -Traffie return for the week ending Deo. 9, 1855 ........................ £25,0 7 2 10 Corresponding week last year ... ................. 23,619 4 4 - - LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. -Traffic re turn for the week ending Dec. 16, 1855 £19,594 11 8 Corresponding week last year 18,393 1 0 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic re t urn for the week ending Dec. 16, 1855 £4,762 1 0 Corresponding week last year 4,390 13 1 Increase in 1855 £37l 7 11 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the week ending Dec. 16, 1855 Correspondinv week last year GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Dec. 16, 1855 . £278 2 2 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY v gNI Nel l DECEMBER 20 1855. LINKS --Asgp PTXED KV;NTAI.F. ; AU: aAiteeraie• iettatm. Compan C:08114 Met II yester ,ay this day. Bedford and Blet Alley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. D. 4R2 Railway__ Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & Lowestoft r. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar all all ,10J 100 Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exton N.& Est.s p. c. Do. 6 ner et. Do. Fixeds p Brest. & R y:e Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth and Gooleg. 5 p.c. Shrews. &Her. S. Staffordsb. Wear Valieygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&'-'omrst London & N. Weq. L. &N. W. Caledon... E. Un. E. C Gt. N ruin. E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westz Yk. New, & Berw. Y. &NH Do Do S. Easter: Do 'pot° k Co Norfolk ,Do L.& N. W & Midid. Stckton & Darlingt. En. Coun. E. Count Do Do L.&N.W Do I Gt North Lancs.sh & Yorksh. T. Brassoy M. MCI ean Stookt. & Darlingt D 0... 92 - 94 94 - 98 1131. - 133 - 165 12i - 13 1124 - 115 21 - 2i paB) 91 p 55 r i 57 i'acs 7 - $I 3 - 2f I 30- 31 80 - 85 'estn. LAW INTELLIGENCE----(This Day.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) DOLAMORE V. NICHOLSON AND OTHERS. The plaintiff in this action is a bottled beer and ale merchant, carrying on business at 32, WeAminster-road, and the defendants Messrs. Nicholson, Lily, and Smith, the former known as the celebrated " Lord Chief Baron" of the Coal Hole Tavern in the Strand, and the action was brought to recover a sum of money for ale and porter supplied to the defendants. Nicholson had paid 4/. 15s. 6d. into court. The other defendants pleaded never in debted. It appeared from the evidence that Nicholson and Lily entered on the speculation of providing refresh ments in booths on the ground at the cricket match at Kingston and the Dunmow festival, where Mr. Ainsworth's flitch of bacon, about which the learned counsel for the plaintiff wittily remarked "there was plenty of gammon," was presented according to ancient custom to the happy pair who, for the first 12 months after marriage, had found the marriage state really one of bliss, and no wish had haunted their thoughts or had escaped their lips that they had never been married. Both events came off on the same day ; but previously the defendant Nicholson gave a perfon named Wiggons, a commission agent, two written orders for bottled beer and porter, which he signed in the names of Nichols( si, Lily, and Smith. These orders were banded over to the plaintiff, who supplied the goods, and the question was the terms of the bargain. Mr. Smith, in the course of the trial, was called, and swore he was no party to the spe culation and never permitted Nicholson to affix his name to the orders ; consequently his name was withdrawn from the record, and a verdict passed in his favour. The case occupied the attention of the Court the greater portion of yesterday and up till one o'clock to-day, when the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 271. odd against the defendants Nicholson and Lily. In the Court of Exchequer, before the Lord Chief Baron, two special jury cases had been set down for bearing, but the records in both cases were withdrawn. His lordship afterwards proceeded with a common jury case, to recover a sum of 801. advanced on cottages situated at Manchester. In the Court of Queen's Bench, Lord Campbell was engaged in hearing a part-heard case relative to a charter party, and Mr. Justice Erie, in the Second Queen's Bench Court, sitting in one of the Committee. rooms, a part-heard case, Marks v. Watts and another, assignees. an interpleader action to test the validity of thep!ainti ff's purchase of her son-in-law's goods, who had become a bankrupt. The plaintiff, a Jewess, caused some amusement by the manner in which she answered the questions of Mr. O'Malley, one of the learned counsel for the defendants. She stated she had a great deal of money, but fenced the questions put to her where she kept it ; but, being hard pressed, said she kept notes in pockets in her stays, and gold in drawers. She evidently imagined she was divulging a great secret by her admissions ; but as to what drawers, or where they were situated, she pertinaciously refused to satisfy the learned counsel. the prisoner Williams gave the landlady into custody. Under the prisoner's bed he found, by Williams's direc tion, seven medals, used by magsmen and others to re presont sovereigns among the "green horns." She said that the landlady had robbed her of the good gold, which she had stolen from the gentleman, and had substituted these for them. Witness then took them both to the station-house and locked them up. The prisoner Williams was then put into the witness box and sworn—She said that on Thursday morning, the 13th inst., at two o'clock, sha met a gentleman in the Blackfriars's-road. He was much intoxicated, and she asked him to give her a shilling. He put his hands in his pockets, and said he had not got a shilling, when she said he knew he had, and she then put her band in his trouser's pocket and felt a purse. She took that out, and after a little struggling with him she got away. When she arrived in the Borough she examined the purse, and found it to contain £7 109. in gold. She chewed them to her landlady, and the latter changed one of the half-sovereigns for her. After that she said that she had better keep the rest or the police might be after her and take them from her. She (Williams) handed the £7 to her, and she put them away. Yester day morning she asked them to be returned to her, when the lodging-house keeper handed her seven medals of the King of Hanover, stating that they were what she gave her. Witness knew otherwise, as the lodging. house keeper rung all the pieces before putting them away, and knew they were all good money. The ►magistrate said there had been a good deal of roguery about the lodging•house keeper, but there was nothing for him to detain her ; therefore she must be discharged. As for Williams, she bad confessed to a highway robbery, and must be remanded, to give the polio° an opportunity to make some inquiries about her. UNION OF COLONIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTITU IIONS WITH THE SOCIETY CF ARTS. The council of the Society of Arts, having received an application from the Jamaica Society of Arts to be taken into union of the same footing as the mechanics' institu tions of Great Britain and Ireland, have had under con sideration for some time past the means of most effectu ally extending the benefits of the principles of associa tion and co-operation to similar societies throughout the British colonies and India. With this view they have laid down the fillowing conditions and terms of union :- 1. The Society of Arts is prepared to receive into union any institution, established in a British colony or in the British possessions in India, for the advancement of literature and science, or for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce. 2. It shall be the duty of the officers of the Society of Arts to correspond with the secretaries of such associated colonial institutions on matters relating to their recog nised objects. 3. The productions or manufactures of a colony, trans mitted by a colonial associated institution, shall receive all due publicity by means of the society's exhibitions, publications, and discussions. - 4. The weekly journal of the society, with its other publications, shall be duly forwarded to every associated colonial institution, and a portion of the columns of the journal shall be reserved for colonial discussions and cor respondence. 5. Whenever any member of an associated colonial institution, bearing a letter of introduction from its secretary, shall visit London, he may enjoy the usual privileges of a corresponding member of the &ciety of Arts during his stay, and may have his letters addressed to him at the Society's house, in the Adelphi. G. The council will afford their advice and assistance to any colonial associated institution which may desire to obtain in England or France any scientific or educa tiorrd apparatus, and will obtain and furnl4h to any co lonial associated institution reports on any produce sent over for examination. 7. A colonial associated institution shall have the pri• vilege of purchasing books through the society's agency, on the same scale of reduction as is now granted to home associated institutions. S. The system of examination proposed to be insti tuted by the Society of Arts shall be extended so as to embrace candidates who shall have duly attended classes at colonial associated institutions, and certificates of merit shall be awarded by the society's examiners on examination papers duly authenticated and remitted from the colonies. 9. A colonial institution may be admitted into union on the same terms as a home institution—namely, an annual payment of two guineas. By order, PETER LE NEVE FOSTER, M.A., Secretary. Society's House, Adelphi, London, Dec. 19. MISS NIGHTINGALE'S LIST OF THINGS NEEDED BY OUR SOLDIERS IN TEE CRIMEA. A letter from Miss Florence Nightingale has been re ceived by Miss Halliday, of Manchester, in answer to one from the latter lady, inquiring the nature of the articles now most needed by our brave soldiers, those in hospital especially, in the Crimea. We beg to call particular attention to this letter, as it corrects some misapprehensions as to the nature of the articles at pre sent really needed, and as to those of which a super abundance has already been received. Miss Nightin gale's letter is i❑ the following terms : "Castle Hospital, Balaklava, Nov. 23, 1855. " You have my best thanks for your ♦ery kind offer of again assisting in the supply of the wants of the soldiers. Of other articles there is now such a sufficient supply that the only things which it would be now of use to send are the following :—Stationery of all kinds, threads, cottons, tapes, buttons, the small `diamond' size of Testaments and small Prayer-books, this size being best adapted for the space the soldier has at disposal. Books of travels, biographies, 'Constable's Miscellany,' Household Words.' Of sermons and tracts, and of novels, we have an over abundant supply. I beg also to thank you for your kind inquiries after my health, which is better than it has been. remain, dear madam, yours very truly, " FLORENCH NIGHTINGALE." NEWSPAPERS AND BOOK PACKETS. "General Post-office, December, 1855. 1. On Monday the 24th inst., and thenceforward, all newspapers, whether bearing the impressed stamp or postage labels, and book packets, will be allowed to be posted at the General Post office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, from six p.m. till seven p.m., at an extra charge of one farthing each ; from seven till a quarter-past seven, at a charge of a half-penny each ; and from a quarter-past seven till half•past seven, at a charge of a penny each ; the time for posting without extra charge remaining as at present, viz., six o'clock. 2. The time at the branch offices and receiving offices for posting newspapers will remain as heretofore, and will also be applicable to book packets. The late Samuel Rogers Esq., was the Premier Governor of the Orphan Working School, Haverstock hill, having paid a life subscription of 30 guineas in 1702. The bar silver brought by the last West India steam( r has been sold at the price obtained for the previous ar rival—namely, 6lid. The shipments 01 specie by the Peninsular and Orien tal steamer Alma, although less than by the previous packet, are again extremely large. They amount to 370,6461, of which 3,7001. is gold for Suez, Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, and 366,9461. silver for Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, anil Alexandria. It is understood that the recent difficulties between the Central Peninsular Railway of Portugal and the English contractors, Messrs. Shaw, Waring, and Co. have been arranged. SEVERITY OF THE WEATHER,—SO intense was the weather on Tuesday night that the works of the great clock at St. 1 3 31C8 were frozen. The clock is conse quently stopped. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. —The tradesmen of High Wycombe have agreed to close their shops on Monday next, Dec. 24. THE GALES OFF THE COAST.—AdViCeS from Sunder land, Shields, Yarmouth, and Lowestoft report a large number of vessels as having received damage in the south-east gale of Tuesday. The Bishop of Durham, who, on account of his great age and increasing infirmities, is unable to per form his episcopal duties, has appointed the Bishop of Manchester his commissary, and he will for the future administer the affairs of the diocese of Durham. Da. VAUGHAN.—The Bath and Chcltenhant, Gazette says that Dr. Vaughan, rector of Brixton, recently be fore the magistrates for altering the burial register, is not, as it has been state 1, the son of a clergyman. He was bor❑ on Redcliffe.hill, Bristol, vt here his father had a little smithy, and a shop for the purchase and sale of old iron. -..-.. ARRIVAL OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND IN BELFAST.—The Right Hon. Maziere Brady. Lord Chan cellor of Ireland, arrived in Belfast on Monday evening by the last train from Dublin, and drove to the Donegal Arms. His object in going to Belfast is to hold the triennial visitation commission to the Queen's College. CHRISTIfAS HOLIDATS.—Messrs. George Hitchcock and Co., the well-known wholesale and retail mercers and drapers, of St. Paul's Churchyard and Paternower row, have announced their determination to close their houses of business on Monday next, thereby giving the numerous assistants in their employ (150 in number), besides clerks, warehousemen, and porters, a holiday of three consecutive days. There is little doubt that most of the City houses of business will follow the above laud able example. It appears from many of the provincial journals that the same course will be generally pursued in their respective towns. GALLANT RESCUE OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW.—VAR. MOUTH, Tuesday, Dec. I.S.—The Gorleston seamen's life-boat called the Rescuer has this day done her work in a grand style. The brig Eliza, of Montrose, drove from her anchors during a heavy gale and strong sea, and being a sharp ship she was thrown on her beam ends as soon as she struck the beach. The life-boat put off immediately, got to the brig, and saved the crew under very difficult circumstances. There is not the least doubt, had it not been for the life-boat, the crew of the Eliza would have perished. Through the exertions of the boatmen themselves, aided by a liberal grant of 501. from the Royal National L'fe-boat Institution, London, this life-boat has recently been placed on this important station, and nobly has she performed her first services. The disasters arising from the late fearful gales on this and the neighbouring coast have been unusually nume rous, but whenever the services of the life-boats in con nection with the National Lifeboat Institution have been called into requisition they h a ve almost in has every instance bee n success f u l , an d ma ny a poor fellow through thei r i nstrumen t a lity been rescued fro m a watery grave. —D S. FNESS AN [ADVRIITIFIRMANT.I—SIGIIT AN, TisAntx. DRYECTIVR VISION RELISTED. — Mem" ' s ' and B E . A Solomons, D opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. vi ew lly. .....o.scovery.—Thobserve—oppo site the York Hotel. Deafness —New small, l Organic Vibrator, an extra ordinary powerful, new y. invented instrument for deafn ess , entirely different from all others, to surpass of the kind that has been, or probably ever can pduced. Being of the sand colour basil?'thing as the skin, is not perceptible ;t public assemblies ; the it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and a un pleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re moved ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. —Newly-construc ted S p ectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derivec: f ro m this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved an d strengthened, and very aged persons aro enabled t o employ their sight at the most minute ocen pation— can see with these lenses of a much less magnify. jug po we r--and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. By kor Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per. spective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them--of great importance to the army, na v y, and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye. piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 18 5 1 . —Valuable, n ew l y -i nven t e d, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they auswer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera ho u ses, country scenery, and s hi ps are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are inval ua bl e f or shooting, deer - s t a lking, yachting, Opay, sportsmen, gentleme n , gamekeepers, and race-course, camp, and perspective g lasses, witikstg . wond 1 power.-39 , Albemarle-street, Piseaglilly. Oboe y—metwa p the York Hotel. :our crat SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. !Paid.) It WAY,. ICaosing Priem I yesterday. iJ ordceu.. 22 3 Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junot Bel fast & Bann:Hum. Birming. Wolverb A Stour Va11ey ..... Birk e shd. LancsL. & t)heshire Junct... . Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 a In; Do., £20............ )41 yth & Tyne origins: £25 (iscd. at £4i , . Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Corm. and Car digan Chester & liolylica !. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, di Pas- Cornwall Do. A . . Do. B Chet! Junction.... I )u,ilindzßelfastJunc. Dun. P. & Al. Jnc. 'Do. N -w East Anglian Eastern Counties East. Union. A Sit Do., B, • Do., New A 3f - 3f 7i - 8 16 - 15 13 - i 4 9 - 8 79 81 Bq 55 54 - 4i 11i •- 12 8 11 8 1 27 - 29 17 - 19 East Kent I,!,ricashire lEdinburgh diGhteu, Edinb. and Peebles.. Prth do Durd.D Forth & Clyde Jon 3 Furness - 70 501 - 51 9 - 91 16 - 17 77 - 79 6] - 7 88 - 89 74 - 76 120 122 102 104 52f 6211 52 54 70 /5 - 6 7 r 76j - 774 6A - 6$ 94 96 93i - 94; -1,! 85i - R 6 j , ri - 6 1 ••• .... 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Norfolk , Northn.Connties Tin North North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 _ _ i)o., A Deferred Do., B Guarantee N. as t er n—Berwir Do. do. Extension . Do.do. G.N .B. Do. Leeds Do. York North London._ &S.Wstrn. , Ham - stead, and City JR North Staffordshir North Western N. & S. ViTest ru. June Nuneaton, Hinckh•y and Leicester. ►a, Wore.. Wolv. -'6rtsmouth ol.cish Central SciettishMidtancl. -itropshire Un I • youth Devou South Eastern Hblith Wales & Riv. Dtw Do 'it/tines, Wok. &Wok tooktou & Darli 4to-Artell do Flutlepl ?afr Vale .. ..... Pref., No. 1. rnop tiaV. T.'.& 71 . Inverstone & Lance Neath... Waterf , l. & Kilkenny Waterfor: I &Unify,. West Cornwall End of London. 7,nd Crystal Palace Do. A. Do, B West London. Winabledn & Croydon FOREIGN. Antwerp& Rott...rdana Do. 5 p.e. Oblgs. con in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes .ssig;an KaYtn. June Resiers to Gra; SElt:ssa Bombay, Baroda, an Central Ind ia,Se.ri Do. fbeinerant i),:itet , Rhenish , I , :flstern of France no. ' , row Rest Indian, g. 5 p. gy tension n o , do. do., '59, do.. CM. 'll of Canna 1 r o . -;.t. Lawrence Atlantic do. . , o. Cert. of Deben. eon. into Stk. tin T.i )0. Comp. 8 p. c., do. at. Ceutral of Fran Indian Peninsu!: , guar. 5 per cent. I ‘o. New S per cent `o. Extensions. Groat Luxembouv Constituted Shares Do. ... Gt. Western of Canad qtarPs Do. New Do. Ms., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O DG. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Collat. & Rag), Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva Lyons & hiediterran. Niadras Do. New Maria Antonia . Do. do. New Namur & Liep .wit) , nterost) Do. (ex intorost) Northern of Frame Do.2lll.Slis. Do. 10/. 3 p. e Bde (fmy. B. & Aras. Stu. NorwegianTrunkPre` Paris and Ly0n5...... Ditto Bonds . .... Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Ronan— Pari sCaen Cherbrg. Do Rorie and Frassati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish ..... Do. Obligations Sambre and Stmt Do. 5i p. cent. 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Registered. 25 5 'Trust& L.Co.U.Can. lifh 26 Van DleaaneeLaad Ibl IT: 164. HARWAR V. DIIIEAPER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, formerly a pianoforte manufacturer, carrying on business in Bloomsbury-street, to recover compensation of the de• fendant, a pianoforte manufacturer, of Liverpool, for in venting certain improvements in that instrument which the defendant had patented. There were other claims, but which were not material. The plaintiff: it appeared, had been lately in the de fendant's service, and whilst so employed had suggested, as he stated, the improvements in question, but which the defendant alleged were of his invention, and worked out under his direction by the plaintiff. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case the learned counsel withdrew from the cause, and a verdict was accordingly returned fur the .defendant, the re by esta blishing his right to the originality of the improvements. CRIMINAL COURT--(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.) This morning, at the sitting of the Court, the two pri soners, Davidson and Gordon, were again placed upon their trial on an indictment, charging them with having fraudulently, within three months of their bankruptcy, obtained goods with intent to defraud their creditors. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Poland were for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Montague Chambers, Mr. Parry, and Mr. Sergeant Byles was for the defence. It appeared, in the present instance, that, about the middle of May, 1854, the two prisoners had given orders, through Messrs. Beddoe, of Huggins-lane, commission agents, for some barege and other drapery goods, which they said were for the Indian market. These goods, to amount in value of 426/. 65., were manufactured by Messrs. Macmillan, of Glasgow, to whom Messrs. Beddoe were agents. Gordon said, upon Messrs. Bed doe's clerk first calling to solicit orders, that he would give an order as soon as a gentleman came from India, and sent a note to Messrs. Beddoe to call upon them, which having been done, the order in question was given. These goods were given through the prisoners, packers to the St. Katherine's Docks. A few days after the goods had been sent to prisoners, Gordon saw a gentle man of the name of Evart at the offices of Joseph Windle Cole , and asked him if the house to which ho belonged, the house of Ogleby, Gallander, and Co., Liverpool, conveyed goods to Calcutta. The pri soners then, upon the goods so obtained from Messrs.. Macmillan and some others, obtained an advance of 1,5001. This was but a few days before their absconding. The case was proceeding when we went to press, and, as it is the intention of the 'prosecution to give evidence of several other instances of obtaining goods and raising money upon them just before the prisoners became bankrupts, is likely to last until a late hour at night. SURREY SESSIONS.—(This Day.) ;Before T. Puckle, Esq,, an d a B e nch of Magistrates.) ROBBERY AT A RAILWAY STATION. Thomas Kemmenoe, 34, a man in the employ of Messrs. W. It Smith and Sons, newsvendors and advertisement contractors, was indicted for stealing, at Lambeth, eight brass brackets, the property of the London and Ssuth- Western Rail way Company. Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and the prisoner was de fended by Mr. Cbarnock, Thomas Bent, an inspector, employed by the railway company, stated that for a long tuns past a great num• her of brass brackets which are used in the company's first class carriages, to support the net-work fitted up for hats, umbrellas, &c., had been missed, and a great dsa,l Of mystery existed as to the loss of them• It had been the duty of the prisoner on account of Messrs. Smith and Son, his employers, to paste advertisements in the second-class carriages, and at last suspicion fell upon him, as he had beenseen to enter the firit-class carriages, which he had no business to do. witness accordingly set a man to watch him, and the first-class carriages were carefully examined on the morning of the 9th, before the prisoner went to his work. Soon after that the prisoner came as usual and went to his work, and after he had done eight brass brackets were missed from the first class carriages, and while witness was examining them the prisoner contrived to get out of the rail way station, so that he had an opportunity of dis posing of them. He (the inspector) went in search of him, and found him in a barber's shop in the New-cut, where he found upon him a screw. d •ver which he had borrowed from the barber, and no doubt existed that he used that to unfasten the brackets from the carriages. On the edge of the screw -driver was some brass adher ing to it, as if it had just been used to unscrew some brass work. When witness told him he was charged with stealing the brass brackets, be denied all know ledge of them. No other person had been near the car riages that morning after w it ness h a d examined them to the time be missed the brackets. _ Mr. Charnock made an ingenious ap peal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, but a terdict of guilty was returned. The Chairman sentenced him to three months' hard Labour in Wandsworth House of Correction. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —(This Day.) MANSION-HOUSE. CAUTION TO WATERMEN'S APPRENTICES.— William Franklin, aged 21, a waterman's apprentice, of Horsley down, Southwark, was brough t , befo re th e Lord Mayor by an officer of t he Waterme? s C?mpany, who charged the prisoner under the fol lowing circu ms t ances . It appeared;frona the e vidence that„the prison er h a d f or some time past been plying for hire on the riv er Th ames a skiff which was without the owner's name or nu m b er le g ibly painted on the inside, which was an offence against one of the bye-laws of the company. Th e pri soner had recei ved notice several times from the officer of the Waterrnen's Company to attend the ball in St. Mary-at-Hill, Lower Thames-street, where the oourt sat, b u t he had ne ver attended, and had also to ld one of the constables that he would never come unless b e was made. The prisoner bad likewise been su mmone d be fore the Lor d Mayor, but he was still obstinate. He was accordingly apprehended last night at a public house in Hor sle y r . lown and p l aced The prisoner said he was very sorry for what be bad done, and hoped some l e niencywould be sh own hi m . The Lord Mayor said the , prisoner deser ve d no pit y . He had defi ed the Watermen s Company, a n d re f use d to attend their Court, which was a very serious offence. He (the Lora Mayor) should order th e p r i soner to pay a fine of 20• and costs or twenty days' imprisonment iu default. The Lord Mayor added that he was s till liable to Prose cution by the Watermen's Compa n y. The prisoner was ultimately liberated on the payment of the money. SOUTHWARK. THIRY ROB THIEF EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CONFESSION OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Ann Williams, a poor miserable-looking female, was charged upon her own confession with stealing a ports-monnaie containing 71. in gold, from the person of a gentleman unknown, and a lodging-houso keeper in Kent-street was charged with stealing the same from her under the following extraor dinary circumstances. . Sergeant Gardiner, 25 M, stated that about 11 o 'clock last night he was on duty in George-street, Southwark, when the prisoner Williams came up to him, and said she had robbed a gentleman of his purse and 71. i n gold, and she wished to give herself up to him. He took her to the station-house, when she said she had not got the money, but that the landlady of the lodging house where she lived, in Kent-street, had robbed her of ' it. Witness went to the lodging-house in question, and MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Dec. 20,1855, made up from the Returns of the In ,pectorst in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. t OATS. lye. NW/. 79s lid 41s 31 f 27s 101 sss 4d 51s 84 49s Id THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. i EARLEY. ) OATS. 1 BYE. t BEANS. t PEAS. 81s 41 4ls Od 28s 3d , 53s 8d i 52s 2d i 51s Id QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 112,716; Barley, 121,845 ; Oats, 16,636 ; Rye, 507 ; Beans, 5,227 ; Peas, 2,037 quarters; MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—There was a steady business doing to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ' - Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; Pork, 3s 6d to 5s 2d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 1 9.—We had a good show of stock to day, but the general demand ruled inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 38 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pcrk, 38 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Dec. 19. —Prime beasts, sheep, and calves sold steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade ruled dull. Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Veal, 43 Od to 5s 4c: ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 21s to 28s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITtIFIXIM.—Meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 6/ Os ; clover ditto, 4/ 15s to 61 153 ; and straw, 11 4s Od to 1/ Os Od per loaui. A steady trade. CIIMBEELAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ 83 to 6/ 6s: clover do., 41 12s to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 103 per load. Trade firm. WHITEOFIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 4/ 53 to 61 Os; clover do.. 4' 15s to 71 Os ; and straw. 11 5s to 119+ per load. A short supply, and a steady trade. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. 20.—Wind this day at noon, E., strong breeze and fine clear frosty weather. POIiTSMOUTH, Dec. 19.—Wind E.S.E., blowing a gale —Arrived—Hesperus, from Chesme, for Bremen, with loss of bowsprit, cut water, &c., from contact with a large ship, 6th Dec, off Cape Fini sterre ; Canadian (s. tpt.), Constantinople, &c. JERSEY, Dec. 18,—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Shamrock, from Gaspe. Sailed—Sduvenir, for St. Thomas. KINGROAD, Dec. 19.—Arrived—Ocean Queen, from Quebec, for Gloucester. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 18. The Elizabeth, from Neath to Liverpool, which was on shore near Aberfrau, 15th inst., has been got off, after discharging part of cargo, and is now in the old harbour here. _ _ _ LivEßrooL, Dec. 19.—The vessel which was ashore yesterday off Tranmere slip, leaky, was the Soh-i-Noor, from Cornwall. DUBLIN, Dec. 19.—The John, of Troon, was wrecked on Arklow Bank, on the 17th inst. BLYTFI, Dec. 19.—The Mead, of and from London for Har tlepool, got on the Seaton Sea Rock, and is in a dangerous position, the sea being high and the wind from S.S.E. ; crew saved. LOWESTOFT, Dec. 19.—The Token, of Leith ; the Emma, of Exeter ; and the George and Margaret, of Seaham, are en shore; crews all saved. HARTLEPOOL, Dec. 19.—Wind S.S.E., blowing hard— Arrived—Concord, from Dalhousie; the sloop Ino, from Boston, is on shore at Seaton Carew ; the sloop Brougham, from Boston to Neweastle, has put in with loss of bow sprit and ether damage, and must discharge. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Despatch, (s ), from Jersey ; Alliance, (e.), Havre. Sailed.—Psyche, for Black Sea ; Wonder, (8.), Jersey ; Atalanta, (s.), Havre. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. _ Wind Southerly. _ Arrived.—St. Charles, from Now Orleans. Off.—Excelsior and Ashburton, from New York. Sailed.—Volant, for St. Michael's; Thomas Joaquin, Havannah ; Georgians, Leghorn. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.51 A.M. Wind S.E. ; tide, four hour's flood; weather fine and frosty. Arrived, Dec. 19. Great Britain, from Quebec ; Lord Strangford, Guernsey ; Sostene, Gottenborg ; Idalia, Am sterdam ; Victoria, Gijon ; Velocity, Oporto. DEAL, Thursday, 9.26 a.m. Wind S.E., very strong. The schooner Lelean still remains on the Goodwin, with her masts standing. CHANGES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Several new members will take their seats on the opening of Parliament, and some writs will be moved for as soon as the house assembles. The Right Hon. Robert Lowe, having accepted the office of Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade, resigned his seat, and was elected for Kidderminster on the 14th of August, the day on which Parliament was prorogued. On the same day, the Right Hon. William Cowper, having resigned . . his seat in consequence of his appointment as President of the General Board of Health, was re-elected for Hertford. On the IGth of August, the Right Hon. Edward Bouverie, having resigned his seat in con sequence of his appointment as President of the Poor law Board, was re-elected for Kilmarnock. These three right hon. gentlemen will take the oaths and their seat.. Mr. James Rust will take the oaths and his seat for Huntingdonshire, in the room of Viscount Mande ville, who has become Duke of Manchester ; the Earl Gifford succeeds Lord Seymour in the representation of Totnes, the noble lord having become Duke of Somer set ; Captain Jolliffe will take his seat for Wells, in the room of Mr. Robert Charles Tudway, deceased ; Sir Charles Napier succeeds to the representation of South wark, which became vacant by the death of Sir William Molesworth, Bart.; Mr. Bond will take his seat for Armagh, in the room of Mr. Ross Stephenson Moore, who died shortly after the prorogation of Parliament ; Mr. M'Evoy succeeds Mr. Frederick Lucas, deceased, in the representation of the county of Meath. On the meeting of Parliament, new writs will be moved for Taunton, in the room of the Right Hon. Henry Labou chere, who has become Secretary of State for the Colo nies ; for Leeds, in the room of the Right Hon. Mat thew T. Baines, who has become Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanca,ter ; for New Ross, in the room of Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, who has retired from the repre sentation ; for Rochester, in the room of the Hon. Francis J. Villiers, who has accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds • and for Yarmouth, in the room of Mr. C. E. Rumbold, who has intimated his intention of withdraw ing from Parliamentary life. AN INVOCATION FROM THE ARMY. (From Punch.) To AN ILLISTRIOUS FIELD-MARSHAL. By the service thou halt seen ; By each hoar that thou halt been Under fire in trench or field, By that sword which thou dolt wield First in breach or upon wall ; By thy daring actions all ; By thy charges and attacks; By the halts and bivouacks; By the nights which thou has spent In the cold sad dreary tent ; By the hard and scanty fare Thou has often bad to share ; By the country thou hast saved ; By the nations thou hast braved ; By the Minis bolts of lead Which have whistled past thy head; By the countless cannon-shot, Round, grape, canister, red-hot, Near thee which have plough'd the ground ; By the bombs that have burst round ; By the rockets that have dropp'd Right before thy feet—and popp'd ; By each sabre, bay'net, lance, Which thy breastplate hath made glanoe ; By each gallant charger slain e n n e s w w h h e i n e h t h t e h y o u w e a r m e o s n p g r , u ; Under thee upon the plain ; Oftng 13y thhaes m i nes By thine honourable sc ars ; By thy wounds in all thy wars ; By thy cut, and by thy th r u s t, Which have caused to bite the dust Many a hero, and to fall Heads of legions —by them all ; By the hazards thou hast run ; By the battles thou haat won ; By great armies forced to flee; By great cities ta'en by thee; By all thy strategic feats, Bold advances, wise retreats ; By thy sieges and campaigns;, By thy captured ordnance -trains, By thy boots, thy spurs, thy belt, By the powder thou has smelt, By the hat, frock, all the clothes Which to thee the soldier owes, — Rest thee, Albert, rest thee now, With thy laurels on thy brow ; Rest thee, warrior, let thy fame Thou hast earn'd sufficil thy name ; peace, 3I Rest, ed d lainngd,wasitha o na u a r n A o r f my cease; Martial business leave alone, Be content to wind thine own. i.ilJ 100 100 all inn 100 3 10 4: 10 4i all al l all all goo 8 i i 5311 77i 7 944 i 641 f MR. BRIGHT AT MARSDEN. (From, the Times.) The speeches of Mr. Bright rather forcibly remind ono of those exhibitions in which the performers are adver tised to accomplish the most dangerous feats —to ride on ever so many horses at once, to dance on their backs, dash through hoops, jump over carpets, and make the most daring somersaults, while the horses are galloping round the ring at full speed. At the Mechanics' Insti tution at Marsden Mr. Bright rode on three of his hob. hies abreast, astounded his audience by standing on his head, by leaping to the wildest conclusions, and, after setting every principle of reason, as the adepts of the circus appear to set every principle of gravitation, at de fiance, rejoiced his friends by alighting safely on his feet to receive their thanks for his extraordinary perform ance. His three hobbies were the marvels of a penny newspaper, the wisdom of the Americans, and the glories of Russian civilisation ; and he managed these with re markable adroitness, making his three horses shift their places at will, the left going to the right, the right to the left, and the middle taking by turns the position of each of its neighbours. There was a skill displayed in all this of which we can give our readers no adequate idea ; and fully to understand how he managed to talk on all three subjects at once the speech itself must be perused. Still more brilliant, however, were the " dangerous feats" which were added to this remark able performance. We have in our day had the plea sure of witnessing many dangerous exploits performed by men of facile eloquence, who amuse us in hall and Senate as the tumblers amuse us in the streets ; and we are bound to confess that Mr. Bright has not only out done every competitor, but now has outdone himself. Such daring somersaults as Mr. Bright exhibited to the gaping mechanics of Marsden *we have never hitherto seen. The first had reference to the penny newspapers: What a wonderful thing is a newspaper—not a nev<B• paper in the abstract, but a modern one, and the )latest form of it—a penny one ! In the dark ages there was a fourpenny stamp on the public journals, and thee. wet• very poorly conducted, full of mere rumour for news, full of mere twaddle for opinion. About ten years ago the stamp was reduced to a penny, and immediately the character of the journals rose. The information was more copious and more exact, the criticism was more profound in thought and more slegant in expression, the moral tone of the newspaper was raised, and it ceased to indulge in scandal, and even in more harm less personalities. It needed but one thing more to raise the character of the press to the highest pitch, and that was the entire abolition of the stamp. Mr. Bright, and a few other wise men, expressed their ♦iews and the stamp was abolished. Behold the result in a penny newspaper ! Every morning you have it on your table, at least,—Mr. Bright says so,—atl you cannot help thinking, " What a wonderful thing is one of those penny newspapers !" A steamer comes in from the United States, clippers from Australia, mails from India and China, despatches from the Baltic, de spatches from the Black Sea, letters from our own nor re4pondent, telegraphic messages from all the great capitals of Europe—from all the quarters of the globe tidings are gathered into " that wonderful sheet ;" the news is as good, the tone is as high, the writing is as powerful as in any of the old and snore costly papers, and yet you get it " all for the price of one penny." A. miracle for cheapness ! Suppose we grant all that Mr. Bright says. Miraculous, that information which it costs hundreds and thousands of pounds to collect from all quarters of the globe should be presented to the public in a small sheet, price one penny. It is a miracle of legalised fraud. No wonder that the papers are cheap it costs only a few pence to get their printed matter ; they live by the scissors, being made up of cuttings from the more costly journals which Mr. Bright is pleased to depreciate. Manchester men have an inordinate admiration of cheapness. Let us suggest to the member whom Manchester no longer delights to honour, that if the London warehousemen could get carpets and calicoes by merely paying the carriage from the manufactory they could present Mr. Bright and his friends with an article a still greater mir acle of cheapness than that " wonderful sheet" which issues from the printing-presses of Lancashire and York shire. Will anybody believe that after performing this clan ' gerous feat, not of praising the penny newspapers—we shall not quarrel with him for that, seeing that we fur- Dish them with the greater part of their contents, which are really wonderful at the price of a penny—but of praising them at the expense of their more costly contem poraries, upon whom they daily depend—Mr. Bright lights upon his legs ? He does, and takes another leap more tremendous than the first. It is in honour of Holy Russia. Here we have some little perception of his clever ness ie shifting the position of his horses. From news papers to Russia—an easy transition ! He began with the subject of books—cheap books; then went on to cheap newspapers, and thence to Russia and books again. Books are wonderfully cheapened. Not long ago they were very scarce indeed. A few rich men bad them for ostentation rather than use. Now at every railway eta tation books may be had for a shilling which, until re cently, were sold at half a guinea. Starting in this way, he went on to Russia, and to prove the advanced state of her civilisation. It was not the number of books, he had already said, that made a man powerful ; rich men still, as of old, have immense libraries for ostentaticn rather than use ; but, forgetting his own words, he pro ceeded to demonstrate the absurdity of all we say against Russian barbarism by counting the books in the Im perial Library at St. Petersburg. It is common for newspapers to speak of "that Larbaric empire," to de scribe the Czar as a savage despot, ruling over savage hordes, and to tell of the dangers which menace the civ lisation of the south and west of Europe from the in roads of the northern bear. "Is it not a singular thing," says Mr. Bright, " that in St. Petersburg, the capital of this barbarous empire, a city built in modern times, tht re is a library, a public library, which in size ranks the third in Europe, and is said to contain 10,000 volumes more than the British Museum ?" And this is Mr. Bright's argument to prove the civilisation of Russia ! We shall not dispute the feet which he brings forward, although it might not be difficult to do so. It is not easy to term a comparative estimate of the extent of libraries from the number of volumes, it being customary in some places to count every pamphlet as a separate volume, and in others to bind them in sets. That, how ever, is nothing to the present point. It is to the point, however, to recall Mr. Bright's own remark, that the number of books in our possession is nothing. It is the use we make of them that is to be valued. Why does not Mr. Bright tell us the number of indivi duals who hate tickets of admission to the Imperial Library at :it. Petersburg, and compare it with the num ber of those who daily frequent the reading-room of the British Museum ? Or why does he not tell us of the penny newspapers, or of the newspapers at any price, which are allowed to circulate in Russia I If the size of one library is to be taken as the test of civilisation, the incautious reader may suppose that the United States have no chance of a high place in Mr. Bright's estimation, as their libraries are nothing to boat of. The incautious reader would be very much mistaken. Mr. Bright thinks the United States of America the most favoured land the sun shines on, and, if we may judge from some of the expressions in which ho is apt to indulge, fully intends to emigrate there some rainy day. He draws a very bright picture of that pleasant land—no taxes, no beggars, no ignorance, no army, no navy, cheap newspapers. On these he dwells at considerable length, making o n ly a parent h et i ca l ob jection to slavery, and not saying a word as to the weakness of the executive Government. But the especial excellence on which Mr. Bright dwells is the smallness of the army, and the nothingness of the navy. "Yet nobody thinks of insulting the United States. An American is as free from violence abroad as an English man ; and it is by no means certain that be is not more sure of redress, in case of insult." What does Mr. Bright mean ? Does he mean that the United Statesh t a e ve re are a pious horror o f war, that it is their principle eo not be of this injury, a n d, b ecause they kno wn peculiarly meek disposition, for eign that the very con stoates show them unusual respect? Mr. Bright k t p r r a e r p y a e s d t I f l e e r c war,at and e that a t ti t u i d f e the n i o e li h n t i t h e e d y States are e wh u e u- n ever they fancy their rights are waui n i t n i u v ug a p d uo e un d tifhsoertehpierginnmeoisps States, t lae b te e e es l ltiticensPeaclet Sisocceierttyainthlyatnotthebyy but because theythreaten theyth er e e a v u ers u e e , c a u n in d pl i i t eh. is known n that what they threaten will Mr. Bright cease t o p ractise this in g lori o u s tumbling? We es timate his abilities too highly to believe that he himself can be deceived by such reasoning, and wish that he were content with vulgar honesty of statement, which, if it be bad taste, we have the bad taste to prefer to all the brilliancy of his sophistical arguments. A FUTET.RM CAMPAIGN IN THE BALTIC. The Siecie of yesterday anticipates a future cam paign in the Baltic provinces, and after having enumerated the forces possessed by Russia in these regions, which it values at 200,000 men, th e jour nal thus marshals the armies which the Allies, in conjunction with Sweden and Denmark, could dis pose of if necessary : " Admitting that Sweden were to furnish 70,000 me and Denmark 30,000, the Western Powers would hay to furnish 100,000, or 7 0 ,000 French and 30,000 English. France could even increase her contingent if the military organisation of our neighbour were not to permit them to complete theirs, for our country possesses a military e strength really formidable. Thus it cons tit i u t t t. ec i l ion i t : ; French army :—lnfantry of the line, 328 battalions; eompa light infantry (rifles), 30 ditto —artillery , nies ; siege train, 20 ditto ; engineers, and pere, 11 ditto—cavalry, 373 squadrons 54 ditto ; gendarmessap- Panies ; veterans firemen of Paris, 119 s quadrons s o n r ot question here of an of all arms, 17 companies. army was composed of 327 bat the 2d December, the iiadrons of cavalry, and 240 improvised force. At the adv t l i nit of the Government of talions of infantry, It has thus only been aug. battalionsci of infantry and 60 squa drons" Without any offence we may of cavalry. c m o e m n p te a d nie b s y army has been organised under the that this great of artille 3 r l y. s and had found in Algeria the tra ditions 'I like to hear the roar of cannon 'said Louis Europe does not hear in Algeria, . has since heard this African cannon, and con s constitutional u o t f i ex l to r r 6f . i m e, Philippe;. . , it.' Europe friends and enemies know that it fi res we ll . A great ex dition to the Baltic is therefore no t i mposs ibl e. Eng land will pay her alliance in vessels, and our soldiers will find at Cronstadt another Malakhoff." TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.—A most chaste and elegant design in silver, from Savory's, in Cornhill, with a private communion service, formed from an ancient model, has been presented to the Rev. Charles William Ord, M.A., by the charge of th e par i s h c h urc h o f Bottishaw, New• his congregation, upon his retiring from market. NIS r ose ays her, rho 20i Lou lf; 20 :.0 aft 20 100 100 100 20 20 50 all 3 -f.ll all 24i i 91 158 i 8 661 6