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

'ndon and S. Western...—. 50 .. ... 43 Ditto, New 504...... ..... 42....... Ditto, New 404. 34 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... 391.2 to Do. Tcnthe (Consolidated) 40 ____ ... Ditto, Thirtl2 . ... 15 Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls .. 5 . ... 5 % ..... to London ; Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 30 Londonderry and Enniskillen 30 111a.nch, Buxton, & Matlock 4 1 / 2 2 ...... to 1% Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto V I Shares( No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, 5/ 2 , Shares (N 0.3 )... 11 1 A ...... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ... .. 1 l 3 / 4 ... . to Ditto Grimsby 4O — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto . . ... Ditto Sheffield r.nd Line. 15 ..... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... - . ..... Midland......- ........... .. ...100 Ditto, Como'. Preference...loo Ditto,,. . '5O/. Shares-- ...... 25... 20 3 / 4 20 20% to 191 3 Midi...n(l, Hirai., and Dtrby...100 Midland, Como!. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent....1(:0 125 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... .. Ditto ditto 181 2s. 6d .. Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per at. gua.)....100 .... . ISIi(Ild. Great Western (Irish) 45 Middlesbro' and Reclean 6 ter cent. guar. . ... 50 Newcao le and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket ........ . ~....„ . 20 Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 125 — Newport Abergy., and Heret. 6 Newry an& Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .......... ........ 20 - ... .. to Norfolk Ditto New at(. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 51 3 per cent 5 .- Do. f,.-vestott (guar. 4 pct.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...... Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Comities Union ... 4 North British Ditto Pali Shares, ..... Do. Quarters 6M 33 4 to Ditto, Extension 5l Ditto Thirds ... -.... 84.-- 434% to North and South-Western... 2 North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15 11 % 34 12 L' 11% North Wales North Western lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton ... 50 Reading, Guildtd., & Reigate 12%.. .. 13M - Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... 25 Ditto, New 17% — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Do. do. (South Div.) 5 Shrewsbury and 13irrninOarn 9 Ditto, ditto. Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W . lilin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ... Ditto, Uswestry lB% — ...... to Ditto ,New) Ditto 8 per Cent. Fret....... 10 Shropshire Union... South Devon Ditto, Preference 25 South Staffordshire 7 13 4 14 ... .. to South Eastern! Ditto, No. 1. 2B Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3. Ditte, Registered No. 4.... 10 ...... 7 3 4 Ditto. Scrip No. 4.. . ..... .. 10 - ... 7 3 4 % to South Wales : South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole 6 SWane. and Loughor and Ca ,., Meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 L aw Vale Extension ........ 8 - ...... to Thames Haven Dock and Railway 171,4 — Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 1 7 1% ...... -- Waterford and Limerick..... 4714..... Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Dublin • Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Dodo. do. do. do. est West Cornwall London - to Ditto, First Cl ass . .....• .... 20 _Ditto, Second Class.... whitehaven and Furness.. ... 14 Windsor, Staines, and South - Western ... 12 Wilts, bomerset,& Weymouth 40 ...... 28 rork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber ck 25 Do. Exten. No. i (Y. & N.) 20 Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 20 Do. (3. N. E."Pur. or Pre'. 8 ... 8 3 4 9% to 8% Yolk and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference Ulu° East and .t estßiding Extension. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian ~ and Austri an loulogne and A m i ens 2O .. ... 7 3 4 7i... to Uentral 0; Fra.nce ( Orleans ~, and Vierzon) .. ke.Ylon - . .... 1/ 2 — uemerar. b endre V i z:Hey to Direct Bombay and 3aadras ss. -- . Dutch Itheri.h .. 7% — to tact Indi an " G reat Intn Peninsular 3 14 — touuxvearninbeautra Sambre ••• • •-•.• 10 E ',)- — to . Ditto g &tad 5 .„ 4 rid and Vllentia t.)\--,lYroirt:l3t,hitilrer. and LFireaLnece 0 _ .1 4 pa rka and Bordeaux ... - 7 D and „ . Lyons l to— par:: s and find d s tßlraosi Orleans..... i ' b e c n ur . ;;.. .. . 20 Paris ~:ilcn,and llavre ..... ..... 9 20 9. -nbre.and Meuse Toursltrasburg and Bale .. .. 14 . — ... to T 8 Nantes ... --. 9 °u rn ,. _ .... atid ll' Jurbise, Landen, bleat lasselt .. 20 ..•• •••••11 ...... FlanderS ' ...... ...... ' 83.4 — Aust ral , JOINT STOCK ZA,NKS. • 11 4 ,,_,••5ia 40 .... - C olo ffr North American .... .50 ... 89 1 4 ox.div to p .141 .. o lito ci , • ... ...• ... •• - •••to L oudo n. - i Joint Stock ..., ...... 10 Lo ndon a t i o il ai a,,lld Westminster. .. 20 ..... 23 ex.div to bit. Provincial of Engld. 85 I Cat', " ; ' N OW Pro of ot Ireland . 22% — ..... to ~. cial of Ireland r., to, t Xr_ ' , llio n r New ........... • ... lO ••• •• Ditto ,A.ustfalia Union, },4 "cr..... ..... 2% — - ...,.. of i . .......... tir t ,,, •Lontio n .. 10 wn of Madrid 4O Atiglo Mexican MINES. rtur. exican 100 ...... 191 Brining Australian Company... 14 ...... 13 , a rroasa 'an in ....... Mining 3 . .nla enar _ -"ange Com. 285....... 14 p... il t r o a h :iii :::,:i iron and Coal ... 50 11 ,.• os Sc rip ~.i.niah jr " .................. - .................. 12 Ditto c niPerial ..- .. ... n 24%...... itbeeneral Ditto °ones and Cui ba 0 C o i.,"`° St Jh D • t — ° li.linin „...,re C oppe r' ... ......... Key .....,•• 40 ... 15 - - Real d el AI g - -..... ... 29 po. Black o n p te 4 U e nr ntu egi re s s tered _—• . .. .. ... to D— .•••• to , 0. Red v,a n tiag o d .. Deb entures......... 'nited ee!_;uba ............... 10 ...... ... to M xicao ............... 28% — ... .. to t, 0 L YD'S S HIPPING. —(THIS DAY.) 42:A_ LoNDoN, JAN. 29.—Wind this day at noon N.W., erate breeze, and dull hazy weather. PATE OF WIND AND WEATHER AT THE PROVINCIAL POR TS THIS HO RNING , AT 9 A . M . Colchester N.B., fine. Gloucester N., fine. Glasgow ........... W. S.W. frost. Gossrt ......... ......... N.E., heavy gales,sharp frost. ull Leith N.W., frost. N Liverpool , tweastie Portsmouth South a N.E.,ht. avy gales,sharp frost. mpton N.E., fine and cold. 4 tlllouTir, JAN. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. William 31e, Adelaid e. , pa ALBtount, JAN. 28.—Wi n d W. fresh.—Arrd. John Iter, Humphreys, Pernambuco, sld. 27th Dec. .4, JAN. 2 6.—Wind, IV., moderate and fine.— pl. Prince Albert, Rodgers, Callao. y';4•RTLEpoor., JAN. 26.—SId. Stately, Coquimbo. li.Jit.vEttrooL, JAN. 27.—Wind S., moderate.-211th, le__7., fresh.—.A.rrd. 27th, Margaret, Auld, New Or -44,48; Harvard, Corliss, Boston; Harriet, Stilt, St. eu l4lB , New Brunswick ; 28th, Lahore (late Bust), Cal liaf, ` t a ; Robert Pulgord, Ring, ditto ; Nicholas Biddle, tiWkins, Mobile ; Empire Queen, Porter, ditto ; canger. Sid. 27th, James Bibby,3llonong • Zoe, t ,_ re of Good ' Hope ; United, Buenos Ayres ; Resolu -4,0p, marantia.; Mountaineer, Demerara ~ Horatio, Trinidad Orleans, New Orleans; Cairo, ditto; Mary- Itird, ditto ; Harriet Augusta, ditto • Brandywine, ditto; Louisiana, ditto; Columbus, ditt'o; Oxen bridge, ditto ; Clarissa Andrews, Mobile ; Sarah Ann, ditto ; 'lames Calder, Charleston •; Ark, ditto; Frederick, Vir- A America, New York ; Ash . ; Corsie, Baltimore ; utten, New Yolk - ; Niagara (steamer), H eston . R. C. Witithorp, ditto ; Runnymede, Newfoundland ; ilanue lit, e„ v Put back, 17th, Royal sov ere i gn, f or , pe de treks. uy 'Valparaiso Off port, 28th, Belmont, New Orleans; ~ at 1100 . I.)r t • fresh.—Arrd., 27th, D .'AL. JAN. 28.—Wind W.N.W., k,1;14 Luekie, Close, Demerara ; Camillus, ditto. t,:unNGENESS BAY, JAN. 27.—Put back, Margaret ~ for New York. 4 rn RA LEE, JAN. 26.—The Alexander, of Grangemouth, b„ r " — °Porto to Coils, was wrecked 21st inst., inside 'l2,4es Island; cargo (damaged) will be saved. tizElol/TII, JAN. 26.—The Jane sloop, of this port, 'i e the Albertine' of Granville, for Rochelle, were m 41Itttad ri ' . c e t r bOfrowtslpiirsit, &. port on the 22d i ns t., w h en the former_ e., carri e d away, an d d amage t o her lIAR -YPORTI JAN. 25.--The James and Elizabeth ) i THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1849.: hence to I.3elrast, is on shore near Skinburness, and likely to beeonyla w - - - eLk; cr w HEDDLETHOrP (N. 1. UGII), JAN. 25.- 1 17:0 Bea- Scott, for Sai"llo" , t last night, and is disch: , :rgitig; is c.7,:pi.•c"ed off at high wator; she is 'nuking . a little water. PORT TALBOT, JAN. 26.—Several small FL ces of wreakage were picked up along this shore yesterday. HARTLEPOOL—The Palermo and the S.lph, of South Shi-Ids, which got on shor:f on the 11th inst„ on the South Mach, has got off and b en towed into the Tyne. STORNOwAY, JAN. 22.—The William, Soolie, from Wemyss to Smyrna, has been assisted in here with cargo shifted, and with loss of bul - Nuks, stanchions, &e., having been struck by a sea, 12th inst. ; in lit. 57 N. lon. 10 W. The Retriever, Jam?s, from St. New Brunswick, to Dundee, was driven into the Sound of Scarp, 18:h inst., and has grounded on a sand bank, where she strikes very heavily. CASTLETOWN, JAN. 27.—There is a large barque, also a brig, at anchor in Derbyhaven Bay, the barque, suppeyed to be the Sliakspere, of Liverpool, and the brit , Sarah, of Belfast, but cannot be boarded on account of the weather. Cons, JAN. 25.—A brig or schooner, waterlogged, disraasted, and ea andoned, apparo..tly a Portuguese Bra zilian tracer, with white diamonds on quarter pieces, wooden tiller, and pumps-, heavy rttnn, white bowsprit, short cutwator, &c., was passed, 13th inst., in let. 36, lon. 30 W., by the Elora, at Cork. BEAUMARIS, JAN. 27.—The B, strand, from Liverpool to Poston, 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.—The Jeune Anyso, of and for Caen, from London, has been towed in here 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 sho makes water. MARKET N kdWz —(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, 2,593 ditto of Barley, 600 ditto of Oats, 2,235 ditto of Rye, 741 ditto of Beans, 624 ditto of Peas, 29 ditto of Tares, 222 ditto of Linseed, 142 ditto of Rapeseed, 44 ditto of sundry other seeds, 3.383 sacl - s and 829 barrels of Flcur—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 equal to those obtain, d on this day week, and at which the 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 of 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 doing, 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. Making Barley was in good request, at full prices. There was rather more doing in grinding and distilling parcels, at extreme currencies. The Malt trade was in a rery 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. iVheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— • • 598 to 60s Red. ........ 408 to 483 Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,lVhitc, New 46s 56s Lineolush., Feed. 17s 20, Norfolk and Lill- Potato ...... .. • • 20s 24s coin, Red. •• .. 443 48s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. •• .. 483 52s Black ...• • • • 153 20 s Irish, Red •....... —8 —s Cork, White . • • 17s 21 s Ditto,White.... .. —s —s Scotch, Peed. —• • 21s 24, Rye—Old ...• •• —s s Beans—Tick ..... •• .. 27s 31, New. .... .. ••• . . . 28s 30s Pigeons ..... ..... 36s 38, Barley—Grinding . .... 24s 26s Peas—Grey .. •.•• • • • . 303 33 s Malting .....• • .. 298 30s Maple. ••.••• • • • . 34 s 35 , Chevalier .... ... 303 32s White. ••—•• - • • • 28s 3l' s Nish—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •••.• • • • • 31s 34, folk ............ 57s 58s Flour—Town-made... 39s 44 s Brown ...... ••• •• 478 55s Suffolk .•• • • ..... 31s 33 s Kingston and Ware 5s 59s Stocktn & Norfolk 32s 25 s 5r4.. - vrm. - - , ar.X.33. _ _ ..... . The imports of tort ign stack into London last week were on a very moderate scale, as will be seen from the annexed rt turn:— From Beasts. Antwerp Sb eep. Cal ve3. Cs Pigs. liovertam ... 16 ... Selmeninger. 18 Nieu Diep . 93 ... Hallingen..,.. 32 ... Total 159 Corresponding week in 1848.. 1:0 16 &) 489 51 616 ... 78 ... - .. 14 ... Difference ... 39 more. 403 morn. 64 more. At the northern ourports very few imports have taken place. and none of consequence are rxpected for some time hence. Very few foreign Boasts or Sheep were on oiler in to-day's market, and their general quality was inferior. The demand for theta 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 must 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 Fee 81bs, and a good clearance was effected. The droves from the Nerth consisted of about 900 short horns ; from Norfolk, Suffolk, ESECX, and Cambridgeshire, 1,000 Scots and short-horns; from other parts of England, 750 Herefords, runts, Doyens, &c.; and from Scotland, 192 horned and polled Scots. There was a further decrease in the numbers of- Sheep, and a great scarcity of really prime Downs and half. breds was noticed. For all breeds of Sheep the demand was very firm, and the extreme prices of last week were realised in every instance, the best Downs readily producing 4s 10J 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 G , l per 81bs. Prime small Calves sold at from 5s to 5s 4d per Sibs. Prime small Pigs moved off freely, at full prices. Otherwise the po r k trade was heavy. Per Sibs. to sift the offal. B. d. to e. d . Inferior Beasts..... 3 2 3 6 4 econd quality .... 3 6 3 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 3 10 Prime Scots ...... 4 0 4 Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 10 Primesmall ditto .. 5 0 5 4 .zuckling Calves • •19 0 27 0 Inferior Sheep . • 3 4 3 6 I. d. to s. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 Coarse-weolled ditto 4 2 4 6 SouthclownWether 4 8 4 10 Ditto eutof the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •. • 3 4 4 4 Small Porkers •—• 4 6 4 8 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 22 0 Lambs •• •• •• 0 0 0 0 Beasts. 3,344 TOTAL SUPPLY' I Sheep. 17,2 , ,0 FOREIGN I Sheep. 630 AT MARKET. I Calves. I Pigs. 153 140 SUPPLY. Calves. 89 Beasts. 316 NEIVIGATM AND LEAMENIIALL. Very large supplies of Scotch and country-killed meat have been received up to our mark, is since Monday last, viz. 420 carcasses of Beef; 1,800 ditto of Mutton; 600 ditto of Vial; and 6,400 ditto of York. 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 4rl per :81bs. All other kinds of meat have met a very dull inquiry, at Larely 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. a. d. to s. d. Beet,inferlor...... 2 4 2 6 ; Mutton, inferior .. 2 4 210 middling ..•• 2 8 210 middling— 3 0 310 primelarge .. 3 0 3 2 prime .... 4 0 4 4 prime small.. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 0 3 8 Veal •••••• •• 310 410 small ....•••• 310 4 6 DOROUGII AND SPITA.X.FIELDS. Very limited supplies of Potatoes have ariived at the water-aide 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, 'To Regents, 100 s to I40s; Newcastle ditto, 90 3 'To 100 s; Scotch ditto, 90s to 120 s; ditto Cups, 70s to 90 i - ditto Whites, 60s to 80s; French ditto, 804 to 110 3; Belgian ditto, 80s to 90s; Dutch ditto 50s to 70s per ton. CHANCERY.-(THIS DA Y.) IN THE AI kTTEI: Cl' THE JOINT STOCK WINDING•LiP ACT, EX - PARTE THE WHEAL LOWELL MINING COMPANY, The Loup CHANcimr,oiri pve judgment in this case, reversing the ek:Csion of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, with costs. THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. PRINCE ALEERT V. STRANGE. The SOLICITOR-bENERAL addressed the Court on the part of Prince Albert, in support of the jud4ruent of Vice-Chancelicr Knight Bruce. He contended that the publication of the etchings was a wanton violation of the rights of property, inasmuch as the mere possession of the copy a plating or engraving, the original of which belonged to another, (IA not entitle the person so having possession of it to publish it to the world. The argumeas it is expected will yet occupy two or three days. QUEEN'S BEN CH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN C. HUDSON. This action was brought by ‘Vi!liani 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 Lefure the Courti, 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 deerred. 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. LUSH said, it would no doubt be in the recollec tion of the Court that his Learned Friend Mr. Ballan tine, a sew days ago, obtained a certiorari calling upon Mr. Wakley, the Coroner for Middlesex, to bring up the 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 ot proceeding. The Coroner's jury, at ter full deliberation, had 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. I❑ 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 coast quences 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, tin re 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, therefore; he was entitled to 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 he admitted to bail upon his surrenderinc , to the war rant, and berme 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. LUSH was not instructed upon that point, but no doubt they would be returned. Mr. BALLANTINE reminded the Court that the writ was made returnable peremptorily on Saturday, and if any of the Coroner's clerks were present with the depositions they ought at once to be produced, to enable him to make an application connected with the liberty of the subject. Mr. Lusat said there was no objection to make the return, but no one was present with the depositions. Mr. BALLANTINE said they ought to have been there to a ait the result of his Learned Fliend'a 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 facts 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 fur an attachment. CRIMINAL CO URT.-( THIS DAY. OLD COURI'. The second sessions of the present year were opened this morning at the 0:d Bailey, before the Lord Mayor, the _Record, r, Aldermen Farebrother and Challis, and Sheriff Goodhart. The grand jury having been sworn, and taken their :eats in the box, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge. The catnt?ar, 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 01 great distress, from which they might naturally anticipate an increase of ciiine. A great proportion of the offences specified in the calen dar were simple larceny, stealing from dwelling houses, housebreaking, larceny from the person, arid larceny committed by persons in the capacity of servants. There were 13 cases of housebreaking, 66 of ordinary larceny—from dwelling houses 24, 14 casts 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 ref( rred to cases of outrage upon young females, the Learned Recorder proceeded to call attention to the number of prisoners who bad 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 New - gate, or a total of 180; between the Ist o! 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 here 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 decrease. The Learned Recorder then explained that the reason he did not 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'-ST REET- (THIS DAY.) Elicit Connor, a middle-aged woman, with a child in her arms, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged on suspicion of having stolen a leathern reticule from the carriage of Mrs. Kitchener, a lady residing at W ton-place. Mr. Matthew Henry Angle, 46, Castle-street, Oxford street, stated that on Thursday evening last he was standing at the corner of Neuman-street, when he ob served the prisoner go up t.) three carriages which were standing opposite Ilippon and Burton's, and look into their interiors. She then walked past twice, and on her retu► fling the last time she stood and looked at the coachman who was on the box of one of the carriages. Witness then saw her go round to the other side of the carriage, and put her hand through the window. Witness then 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 E, 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, E•q , B A., Durham University; George Corsbie, Esq.; John Charles Frederick Sigis mund Day, Esq.. b'.A., London University; Charles Edward Hawkins, Esq.; and Francis Halhed, Esq. DEATH OF LADY JULIANA 110 WARD.--This vene rable lady, who had attained the extreme ago of ninety nine years, died on the 22d instant, at her town resi dence. The deceased lady was youngest daughter of rienry, lourth 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. REPRESENTATIO N OF BRIDGWATER.—Mr. Ke meys Tynte states that he has 1;o intention of resigning his seat for Bridgwater, which had been currently re ported. Mr. Bruadwood 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 vest concourse of spec tors. 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 Daniel Davies. One of the horses that drew the first plough is 16 years old, and has been engaged in 15 ploughing 'notches, of which he hll5 won 14 prizes. ITHE STREET ORDENLIES. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE , SUN. Sin,—Your kind ness i n noticing in your valuable columns the operations of tie poor men employed by the National Philanthropic Association, as " street order;ies," 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 his met with the cordial approval of the inhabitants of the surrounding patishcs. In proof of which, requisitions have been signed by 325 of the rate-payers of the parish of St. Paul, Covent garden ; TOO in the parish of St. James's; 'TOO in the parish 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 extend the system to parishes, and that a priority of right to such employment be given to those parishioners who, thr o ugh misfortune, have become ch argea bl e 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 short time, a liberal sum has been obtained th roug h the medium of penny sub scription boaces 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 EDITOR OF THE SUN: SlR,—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•oflice, No. 1, Buckingham-place, Stonehouse, Jan. 27. [The paragraph in question was copied from a morning paper.—ED. Sun.] PRICES OF SHARES .N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PITELISITED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26. iOINT-STOCX EZ.NE.S. Name of Company. A.ustralasia • • •• • • • • • • Britsh North American Jeylon ........ aommercial of Loudon • . Gloucestershire • • • • • • lonian .... Dividend per An oust of Share. Londn and Westm in sii London Joint-Stock Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New...... National of Ireland Nat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto, New... • • . • South Australia Union of Australia Union of London Union of Madrid Annum. Name of Company. Charing-cross-- Sonthwrk,NwSub.Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo ............ Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... • •• Av. Name of Coripaay. C)mmcrcial ......... East and Wait India... East Country London ...• • • Ditto Bonds•. •• • • .. St. Katharine .. Ditto Bonds • • • .. • . Southampton • • •• •• •• 57. per cent. 71. int' cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 15/per cet)t. 61. per cent. 61. per cent: 61. per cent. 81. per ant. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51, per cent. 61. per cent. 6!. per cent 33RIDG: Dividend per Annum. 355. per cent, 1/. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 17s. ' X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Amount of Share. X. s. d. 'C32 12 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 British .. •• •• •• •• •• .. Ditto Provincial.... Bristol • • • • • • • • •• • • •• Brighton • • • • .. • • • • • . City of London ...... Continental ConsoMat. Ditto, New • • .... • . Equitable......., • • .. Imperial • • .... • • • • • • Independent ....... • . London• • .... • • • • .. • . 70 10 3 W.&TER-WOZRS Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. X 8. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 0000 A B. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 2000 100 0 0 S 0 0 Stock. 00 0 0 Ditto .... .......... Phoenix . ............ Itatcliff ..... .. •• • • • • United General .. • . Westminster Chartered Ditto. New .. • ... raid. £. E. d. 25 0 0 Amount of Share. 60 0 0 40 0 0 raid. X s. d. 25 0 0 41. per cent. 6/. pr cent. 255. per sh. 5/. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4141. pr cent. 2/. per cent. X s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. £ 5. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 e 10 0 0 5 0 0 b 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 Stock. 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 I 0 0 50 0 0 M CO: Amount of Share. 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 X. s. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 , 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 ' g 50 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 50 0 0 raid. Z 8. d. 50 0 0 Price. .ANIES. 11. Bs. 101. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. 925. pr share' 85s. pr share 455. pr share, 6/. per cent. ' 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. 434 1. pr cent. 31. 12s. Paid. Z. a. d. 18 0 0 19 0 0 100 0 0 39 5 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 46 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 F• I .; Dividend' ) , IDlTldencir price ] Names of per 1 v:: i Annum. - v. - -. 7 is AV.II LS . Names of C.unpanies. A 1 per ' Companies. . ' A I Annum. Price ' - ' X 1 I £ j Asian& Oldh 971 71. p e - Macclesfield . 100, 2/. 10s. 40 Barnsley.. • • 160, 121. 180 Neath -•• • • 1001 181. 340 Mrkiik&Abrg 150 1 51. 85 Oxford.... • • 1001 201. 190 Birmingham 35' 41. 75 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 18s. 67 I Coventry.... 100, 25/. j 210 Regent's •• • • 33 11. Si. 18 I)erby ••• • • 100, Cl. 63 I tochdale...• 85 I 41. 84 Elismre&Chsl33l 565. 40 S omrset C oal 150 71.105. 130 Frowash • • •1100, 32/, - Do.LkFdSt 12 6/. p. c. - Grand) unctu 1011 51. 75 Stffrcl &Wore 140/ 28/. 311 Grand Surrey 100 1 2/. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 1 151 . brand Union 100, 11. 10s. 124 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 285 Grantham •• 150 1 - - Severn and (tail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. Gd . 56 Wye ail, 26 11 " Bs. 24 Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 320 Warwick& Leicester ..•• 140 101. 75 B I inning. 100 4/. 50 Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 40 Warn ick& - Z Lou dihorogh 142' 701. 650 Napton. j 100 31 ' 41 llonmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &} Nintgemrysh 100 - - Birmin,g. 78 2/. 40 Meltnllwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 10% 1.,..T:5T Or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICE S_ Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - -.- £ s. d. £ s. d -. Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 191 Caledonian Bank. ••.• • 7% per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 41.0. , City of Glasgow Bank . Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12% Clydesdale Bank ••• • • 614 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 150 Eastern Ilank•••• •••• 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 9/. 7s Edinb.k Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5N Emehangeßnk 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 ...... •• 6% 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 0 615.0 d Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 Western Bank.. •••• • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 0 214 B. Accord. Lileaud Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 9s 6d British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 103 6d Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 20 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 6s Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 183 a East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 83.6 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s Gd llercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 104 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 6s Mercantile Life - 10 0 I 010 0 4s. Od. National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 203.6 d North British Incur s%l.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 2214 North & West of Scot 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 176.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 011 0 ss. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 015 0 10s.01 Scottish 'Union Insrnce. 6UI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. is itandard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 95( United Dep. Assurance 51. per cen t. 10 0 0 1 0 0 I 125.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. D vidend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. , - --. ----- L. s. 1. X. s. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 18 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 1/. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 1 210 0 -... Crnada ... • • ........ G/. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 82 City Bonds.. • • ...... 3141. pr cent. - - 79 Comp.Cppr 31nrsEng. 51. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 -. Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.ik be, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Gen. Steam Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 20 Loudon Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution.. • • - - 26 5 0 3 Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 62% Reversionary Int. Soc. 441. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam.... 341. pr cent. 100 0 01 60 0 0 4314 South Australian .•• - 11. per share. 25 0 0, 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land., - 100 0 0 23 0 0 - TIIB MORMON IMPOSTURE IN WALES.—On 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 \Vales 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 prie,ts, 147 teachers, 67 deacons—in all, 558 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 Dan 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 are now anxiously desiring to emigrate from the island to (as they say their future home.' POACHING By STEAM. Yesterday week, as the midday train from Br chin 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 the rails, when the train passed over it without so much as ruffling any of its gaudy plumage. — Dundee Cour i er. RECRUITING P A RTIES.The whole of the Infantry Recruiting parties in London have been ordered to re join their respective Depots and Regiments, with the exception of the Rifle Brigade. Recruiting for the Cavalry is to continue. This measure is supposed to be preparatory to some reduction ill the strength of the Liue,-•Unitcd ,Scrcice ca,zette. 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 hrd 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. BOROUGH MOP wranzLE-T. 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 chug. New Hops—Sussex pockets, 213 s to 31; Wield of Kent ditto, 21 103 to 3/ 10; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 31 53 to 61 per cwt. 1.:%C ®L. Since th's day te'nnight, the imports of Wool into London have amounted to 100 bags from Bucnos Ayres; 6 bales from Antwerp; 19 ditto from Ostend; 250 ditto from the Cape; and 300 ditto from Sydney. Thu public sales will commence on the 7th proximo, and be continued for several da3s. The private contract demand is far from active, yet prices are firm in every instance. '. An unusu a ll y heavy demand TALLOW continues to be experi enced f or all kinds of Tallow, the prices of which, to daas);, at from is to is 3d per cwt. lower than on Monday cwt. ...ArtC. on th e spot b e i ng quoted at only 40s per weeks deliv er y was sma ll , an d t h e i mports were Only 51 cask s , c hi t t l y f rom New South Wales. Town Tallow 41s to 423 per cwt. net cash; rough fat 2s 41d per 81b3. THE FORTIf COMIN G SESSION. The Queen will holff a Court at Buckingham Palaceon 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, pr e vi o us 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, the Attorney-General, Sir Francis T. Baring, Bart., M. Talbot Baines, Esq., Hon. Captain Berkeley, R.N., R. M. Bellew, Esq, Hon. Colonel Boyle, E, H, 13unbury, E-q. (seconder of the Address), W. Gibson Craig, Esq., Hon. W. Cowper, Admiral Dundas, Lord Ebrington, Hon. J. E. Elliot, Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., R. W. Grey, Esq., W. G. Harter, Eozi , B. Hawes, Esq., Lord John Hay, Lord Marcus Hill, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bart., Lord E. J. F. Howard, Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Hon. W. Lascelles, G. Cornwell Lewis, Esq., lion. Fox Made, 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. The 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 Op pos i t i on, h as issued cards for a party of Protectionist Peers at his Lordship's residence in St. James's -square. A W, OMAN AIURDERED.—BIRMINGIIA M , SATUR 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 Eliza Gilbert, a servant to a highly respectable family, living near the Royal Oak, Faz.dey-street. On Friday s'en night .he went out on an errand for her mistress, and called upon a female acquaintance, who accompanied her part of the way she was going. Whist 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 toward:: her mistress's residence, but never r, turned home. 'Search was made for her in every direction, but without avail, until the next day, when her body has found in the canal horribly muti lated. The medical evidence grovel that the injuries had caused her death, and not drowning, when sus picion fell upon the tour young lien she had been talking to. but it was subsequently ascertained, beyond the pus ibility of a doubt, that nune'of them saw her after she left, and alter several aoljournments, the jury'eventually returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown." "ARABIAN IGIITS."—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 Egyptians," and of a very accurate translation of the "Arabian Nights." Mr. Lane is dis t:nguished amongst Oriental scholars for his thorough knowledge of the colloquial as well as of the writ!en 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 o f 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 —Obsern.r. - . The present Baron Auckland (the Earldom being extinct) will be the first Bishop of Suelor 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-coron er for Middle•ex, held an in quest at the Holland Arms Tavern, High-street, Ken sington, on the body of Mr. Benjamin Moxon Val-ley, aged 56 years, the well-known engraver and jeweller, 60, Fleet•street, and 37, Eclwardes-square, Kensington, who shot himself on Tuesday last. It appeared from the evidence gone into that the deceased, who succeeded his late father some years since, was a bachelor, and was found by his housekeeper, about one o'clock on the after noon of Tuesday last, lying on the floor of his bed-room, quite dead, and some blood oozing out of his mouth. An alarm was instantly raised and a surgeon tent for, who promptly attended, and pronounced 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 of the pistol in his mouth and fired into the roof of 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 bad never exhibited the slightest 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 r a il s . O n measu ring th e leap afterwards it was found to be, from taking to landing, thirty-two feet : ---Bedford Times. . - VAGRANC Y.—A deputation waited by appointment upon the President of the Poor-law Board, at Somerset. house, on S a t ur d a y l as t, t o ma ke som e suggestions on the subject of vagranc y, arising out of the reso l ut i ons passed at an important meeting of chairmen and clerks of unions whi c h recen tly too k pla ce at Stoke-upon- Trent. The g en tl emen w h o a ttended were Mr. Griffin, jun., of Stoke, Mr. Hay, of Pankridge, M r . D yott, jun., of Lichfield, and Mr. L a tham, of Congl e t on . T he Pre sident paid gr ea t attent i on t o the stat ements addressed by the deput a ti on , s h ow i ng that som e d ec i ded steps should be tak en t o suppress th e growing ev il o f 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 lergthened int( rview. SCENE.—JUN IOR UNITED SERVICE: CLUB.—Cap put you in mind taiu Ragg, kquitur.—l sa y, Famish, my boy, her e ' s another of those l uc k y d ogs , the Elliot s , provided for. oiNfr ? D , y hichof e ou g r iv c e av it al u r) p - , regiments sure.—Kelso Clirohicie. M. JULES B EN EDICT .—The Messi a h w il l be per formed in F e b ruary , at E x eter Hall, f or the benefit of ?m_enwtshdyo the e Scotch Greys, to they this accomplished musician. The soprano part will be sung by Jenny Lind, who has most graciously and bra tuitously offered he r valuable co-operation. SOUTH DEVON—Tk IGNMOUTH.—On Sunday morning, soon after the passing of the down mail train, an im mense stone or block of rock fell from the high Head Cliff, bounding over without injuring the atmospheric pipes, hut, pitching across the outer rails, delayed the progress of the trains for upwards of an hour. Men, however, were set to work, and 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. Name of Company. Birmingham. ........ cast London. ...•• •... Grand Junction .. • • New Rivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall West Middlesex . . . 25 0 0 100 0 0 AO 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 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. Price. Price 215 14N 28 21( 42 41 10s. 13% 13% 8% 2% 1193. You will find the total to be So that the bondholders' proportion of duties to November 30 was ... Deducting from this, amount remitted by us to November 15 ... 200,200 0 61,516 85 The reapparently remained for remittance a baleace of ... .. ... ... While the actual amount that remained for collection for account of the divi dends of import duties alone was ... 191,813 66 138,683 15 The difference of ... 53,130 51 being the proportion of other duties to which the bond holders cre 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-tifth of the collections made up to the 14th inst. " Mr; Gla F, under date Tampico, December 15, a - vises that he had shipped 6,000 dolls. fur account of the dividends." The Committee have also received the following from Messrs. John Schneider and Co.:— " London, Jan. 26th, 1849. " be 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 accouut of the dividend of the Mexican foreign debt, namely— " 819,363 53 from Vera Cruz, " $6,000 from Tampico; and, further, a payment from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, made here this day, of 7,2031. 18,. 8;1., being the equivalent of $40,208.0.4, received by them on the same account. " We remain, &c., " JOHN SCHNEIDER AND CO. " G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., Chairman, &c." 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 fur any coal forma tion in the Straits of Magellan. Her Majesty's Steam-vessc.l 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 Sillily Bay on the morning of the Bth inst., I landed with Mr. Barrowman, 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 commeucement 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 de.;cends over a deep brow to the bed of the river, and is only a footpath. The second vein is a wile 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 be 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 aro 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. until a road is constructed, and the means of transportwith No reliance can be placed on a supply of coal there from the mines to the bay secured, as it was h only great difficulty I reached the first vein by t which was deeply covered with snow. for hoar inspec- I shall leave specimens of the coal of an extract tion, and herewith inclose you the copy - to Rear-Ad• from Commander Paynter, of the Gorgon, taning the hill road, a state miral Hamby, on tog etner with d Laredo Bay, . meat of his having examine coal atter experiments Mr. Barrowinan's opinion of the the same subject, on board.—l have, &c., TT PERSON, Captain. con i . THOMAS ..... EN . Valparaiso, September 26, Commanderated ast. A. Paynter, of her Ma -1 Gorgon, to lsear-A theiral S. Ex l t B r 4 a s ct , from from a letterd jesty's steam- Commander Sir Thomas Iler llornby, Commander t - o in ex C an i i e in f. e the neighbourhood of As %lilt with several 'I . in company .. • lored for three miles round the bay, and ob servedofficers, explored ber t , alt urns Monte di r 't e rcivtdecedsot' by n f t o li r ea c t ° i a o l n of , surface coal or any appearance Laredo B no a3 i • on the rise of the bill or falls of the valleys to indicate a coa l formation; on the contrary, tlose porti,ns of land we passed through were a continued swamp in one direction for miles, and the hills were cover, d 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 is to be preferred, as it bus 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 lock for coals, samples of which bad been, sent Wow i„ia the Pgiamunder. At 4 . 5 zu. JAN. 23.—During the night we had a heavy storm from the W.S.IV. 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 downwards on the surface. There is no possibility of navigation to-day, and the country people cannot cross without risk of life. HAMBURGII, JAN. 23, NOON. The steamer Princess ventured, notwithstanding the rapid drifting of the ice to start this morning for llamburgh, 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.—Hamburgi 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 40,250 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 ma9ner, 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 enclose 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 ... 1,001,000 0 i Dividend per Annum. 21. 10s. 31. 10s. 1 21. 108. 51. per ent. 61.05. pr mit. INSURANCE C Name of Company. Albion .. .. •• • • •• •• Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • . Atlas . • • • • • • British Commercial .. Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life County . • ............ Crown . • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eagle . • • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law .... European Life ••• • • • Family Endowmn t Soc. Freemasons' . • • • • • . • • .4;obe Gardian ••• • •• •• • . Imperial Fire • • . • • • • • Imperial Life • • lade►nnity Marine.... Law Fire • • • • ........ Liar ife •••••• • • • • .. Legal and General Life London Fire ........ London Ship Marine ........... Mcd. Invlid & Gen. Life National Lean Fund.. rational Life.... Palladium Life Pelican ........ • • .. •• Phcenix • • • . Pi otector Life.... ... Provident Life .. Rock Life ..... ....... Royal Exchange Sun Fire.. Ditto Life Universal Life........ Victoria Life .... Dividend per Annum. 3/. 10s. 61. per cent. 61. per cant. 13s.6d.pr sh. 7s. per share tiar et& be. 31. 14s. 6s. 51. per cent. 5% per cent. 4/. & bs. Cl. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. 121. per cent. 12s. 11. sh. & be. N. 16s. 4%1. per et. 5/. per cent. Si. per cent. Si. per cent. 31. p. sh. & bs. U. par cent. 11. 65. & be. 55. 51. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 65. 10% pr cnt. 51. per cnt. , Doc: OAS-MIGHT AND CO: Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. raid. X s. 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 IMPANIES. Amount of share. Paid. 9 0 0 4 0 0 shortened sail in Port Famine, in five fathoms, St. Anne's I Point, E.N. N.; Mount Philip N.N., the Chilia.o flag staff, N.E. :1- N. Point Isidore, S.E. E. As it i was neces sary to wood ship, and to obtain. se curate information of any coal, I communicated my in structions to the Governor, and from himself, and M. Dunn, his secretary, was informed that there was no evidence of coal being in the immedi ate neighbourhood, but that at Sandy Bay, which I had passed, and was dis tant from Port Famine thirty miles, there were coal mines; that they were four or five miles in the interior, and would by proper appliances be easily made available for the use of steamers; but that at present no attempt had been made to work th em , a s their was neither capital nor demand. They did not know the extent of the reins nor their proper direction, but from the appearance of the surface coal, w ere l e d t o reason on the existence of extensive b e d s; th ey did no t think that the surface coal would be useful, and if steamers were 1 . ••• quiring a supply, s h a ft s must b e sun k, an d the veins properly worked. I visited the neighbourhood of Port Famine, but sa w not hi ng to i n di cate 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 had 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 weless to steam back and lose a week in exploring a district already well known to the coloni s t s , an d from whom all necessary infor mation could be easily obtained by vessels passing east ward. T. AYLMER PAYNTER, Commander. ____ COAL AT LABIJAN. 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 Hon. •and Rev. 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 Amelie 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 yesterday morn 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 Princes Amelie of nohow. lohe Schillingsfarst, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, a n d th e Bi s h op 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" Mendelssohn. 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. Leslie, 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 Fr og m ore H ouse . , 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 ncon 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. Tidd Pratt bad alto an interview •on Saturday with the Right lion. Baronet at his official residence in Downing-street. _ _ Sir Jamcs 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. liel more, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Brand's lids., Fri., Stagenhoc-101. Puckeridge hds., Wed., Peverills; Sat., Layston-10i. York and Ainsty lids., Tues., Streethover; Thurs., Scriven Park; Sat., Moreby Park-10i. Sinnington hds., Tues., Hovingham; Fri., Sinning ton-10. Cleveland lids., Tues., Osborn's Rush; Thurs., Coat• ham-10i, Hurwerth lids., Tues., Middleton One Row; Sat., Leven Bridge-14 Devon hds., Thurs., Whiddon Arch-11. Mr. Trelawny's lids., Tues., the Kennel; Fri., Buller's Arms, Plean. Mr. M. Mar hall's Hs., Thurs., Lifton Park-101. Mr. Furse's lids., Torrington; Fri., Iddesleigh Vil lage—ioi. Lord Redeidale's lids., Wed., Far Wood; Fri., Eyford; Sat., Blenheim-10. Mr. Giles's lids„ Fri., Stanley Hill Turnpike-10i. Ludlow lids., Tues., Bedstone; Fri., Onibury-10. Cheshire lids., Wed., Saighton; Thurs., e Tarporley, Sat., Dutton Hall-14. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Tues., Styche; Wed., New Bridge; Fri., Carden; Sat., Baschurch Station-10i. North Staffordshire lids., Wed., Seighford; Fri., Al sager-10i. Quorn lids, Tues., Bardon Hall; Wed., Preatwold; Thurs., Keythorpe Hall; Sat., Great Glenn-11. Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Wed., Bythorno Toll-bar; Fri., Monk's Wood-10. Cambridgeshire lids., Fri., Ellisley Green-10i. Duke of Rutland's hds., Tues., Boothby; Wed., Three Queens; Fri., Blotholm-10i. Mr. Hellier's lids., Tues., llorsington Mill; Fri., Mar. ket Stainton; Sat., Greenfield-10. Donington hds., 'Wed., Cavendish Bridge; Sat., Belton Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Thurs., Swarkston Bridge; Sat., Black Slough-10i. Lord Henry I3enti ne k' s lids., :Tues., Faldi n g wr th • o Grange; torp e; Thurs., Noc ton ; Fri ., Skellm r h broMokr. Hoe's lids., Morw h - Wed., Croycombe Village; all Down Mr. Morgan's hds., Thurs., Tollhar, Sat., Lud. -Fri.oi:. A l s i v e r ni n y gto Seale's hds., Tues., Glaze Bridge, Berry; Herts. , th great satisfac. JENNY 141ND. ---Wre 14 "" ne d for th I„l2l,i c e om of in at Ihr Majesty's Theatre. from Ric Richmond. T i 1 i r n e 0 Lord i, :eo t rectory h Chancellor est or f E 1 has ds trGe e presented, the Rev. J. Lion that Jenny Lind is engage Plumer to t FAMILY. - -The , g th 8 ::: THE ORLEANS Royal family of France, who have been staying for se- Vera taken their departure from Hotel, have R ich mond and returned to Claremont, with the intention of permanently taking up their abode at that Royal r es id ence. The Countess do Neuilly has considerably improved in health since her sojourn at Richmond, and t h rest of the family, ar e in de ex-liing himself, and the goo health. We t a understand that Mr. Laurie (late Sheriff) the newly -appointed magistrate, will also be appointed one of the prison ins perieueo, he is well qualified an office which, from his ex. qualified to fill. ' FINANCIAL REFO,RM MEETING AT LEITIL—A. meeting, , not very numerously attended, in furtherance of the views of the Financial Reform Association, was held at the Assembly•rooms, on Saturday. Provost M'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 Kith 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 Legit]. lattice. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 26.—Senrcely any business has been done in our sugar market this week, as importers are asking rath e r more m oney than the dealers are at present disposed t o g i ve . Refined goods continue very firm. Rum is more looked a fter.—Bristol Mercury. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH DENuitax.--.A. letter having been addr e ssed by the Chamber of (,o`tn in this town to the Postmaster-General, requesting informs. tion as to the route by which letters from this country for Denmark will be sent in the event of hostilities again break• ing out between Denmark and Germany, an answer has been received from the Postmaster-General, stating that, at p sent, the mail bags from this country to Denmark are de livered into the city post-office at Hamburgh, and that this arrangement was made at the request, he belieyer, of th e Dmi44 443,i4tu il4L9u d Pu~ ~-X ;s tl Acivatifer, V s. vere ican ully 1. to fined Iler a SO port ❑ess iron ided irac the :ers .acts n of Co., ;cot iftic- unds 11 I. an t e the finite that scer- isso , and id-e,- 'hrea Ex .ding stein )n in 9 ad flue- ireat luth )wer. 3/ 4 )1 91 11 % 90 sig 264 3 78 Lucit