The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

• . ir *yr, AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very firmly, but tamely, and prices of American and Sur:i vi=ro imr lb. dearer, but all other de scriptions were unchanged in value. The sales were 7,000 bales, 1,200 for export, comprising 120 Pernam and Maranham, 6d. to 61d. ; 30 Bahia, 5 15-16 d. ; 100 Egyptian, 61d..t0 7 d. ; and 2,000 Surats, 31d. to 41d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, at about Wednesday's pikes. The Colonial Produce Markets this week have remained in an inactive state for some of the lead ing staples, and lower prices have been accepted. There have been a few sales of West India and Bengal sugar, at ls. to 2s. per cwt. decline ; but holders have brought forward small parcels only. Native Ceylon coffee has attracted more attention, and Plantation has risen 6d. to ls. per cwt., but Mocha is 3s. to 49. cheaper. Tea has slightly im proved, and 9fd. to 9id. per lb. has been realised for common sound Congou. Rice has receded 3d to 6d. per lb. Cocoa has ruled heavy, and spices of all kinds have remained at about previous values. For saltpetre there has been scarcely any inquiry, and purchasers of rum have limited their operations until the result of the Government contraot, taken yesterday, was ascertained. There has been rather a fluctuating market for tallow, but the prices, which were buoyant in the early part of the week, have ruled rather lower since. At the opening 'of the Paris Bourse, yesterday, there was much hesitation among buyers, and the market ruled dull. In the course of the day, how ever, the monthly return issued by the Bank of France, which shows an increase in the specie held by the branch establishments, caused a favourable reaction in all securities. The 3 per Cent. Rentes rose 45 centimes for the account, and the 4i par Cents. 50c. for the same term. Bank of France Shares advanced 10f., and Credit Mobilier were in request at an improvement of 15f. The Railway Market presented great firmness, and the following stocks rose vigorously :—Orleans, 2f. 50c. ; North of France, 7f. 50c. ; Eastern, first concession, 7f. 50c. ; Lyons, 12f. 50c. ; Mediterranean, 10f. ; and Midland, 2f. 50c. The changes in the monthly statement of the Bank of France referred to are as follows : Coin and Bullion Branch Banks, increase .... 25,721,801 f. Ditto Paris decrease 18,370,355 f. Showing a total increase of more than 7 million francs exclusively in the branches, as the Paris establishment shows a decrease. The Paris grain market is generally reported as being dull. Dealings in flour, however, continue with activity, and best qualities are in demand. The prices are 108 f. per 157 kilos for delivery in January, and 106 for immediate use. The factors declared to sales of 314 quintals at the average price of 104 f. 50c. Wheat 58f. 50c. to 59c. per hectolitre and a half for best kinds. Rye, 39f. Oats, choice, 29f. 50c. per 150 kilos. Accounts from Madrid state that there is a suf ficient quantity of grain in the country both for home consumption and export. The financial condition of Russia appears to have been further considerably impaired in consequence of the stoppage of cash payments by the Commercial Bank at Odessa; still it must have been well under stood that such a difficulty would sooner or later result. Russia having been . unsuccessful in pro curing loans to any amount proportionate to her expenditure, and as the commerce of the empire has been so seriously crippled, if not almost annihilated, the Government has been obliged to resort to an immense extension of the note circula tion. At the same time, a system of hoarding has been carried on, and the Government has demanded payment in money for taxes and custom-house im posts. Under these circumstances, therefore, it is a matter of surprise that a suspension such as re cently noticed at Odessa was not announced at an earlier period. The panic occasioned by the event has now extended' to Moscow, Novogorod, and other cities, and will no doubt further increase. It is not expected that the loan of 8,000,0001., for which subscriptions have been opened at Berlin, will be more successful than those previously at tempted. The English Stock Market rules dull, in the absence of any important foreign intelligence or large speculative dealing. The quotations under these circumstances are easily influenced, and a few sales of stock have depressed Consoli to 88i after having been 881 a earlier in the day. The New Three per Cents. have been 891 I, and 881 to 89. The Reduced rule at 88i I. Bank Stock is 4 per cent. better, viz., 210. Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 3s. discount, and India Bonds 3s. dis count. Foreign Stocks are generally quiet, but Turkish 6 per Cents. have advanced to 83i to 83/, and the New Scrip is firmer, namely 3i to 3 discount. Dutch 2i- per Cents. are 63i and the 4 per Cents. 94. Equador Bends remain at 5/, and the Brazilian have recovered to 99k. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexican, 19i to 20 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents., 44 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 96 to 98 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish Three per Cents., 391 to ; ditto Passive, 7i to t ri ; ditto Deferred, 20-a to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 41 to I. The settlement of the account in Railway Shares is proceeding satisfactorily, and the market is with out the slightest symptoms of animation. Still, however, in one or two instances there is an im provement, as compared with the latest rates of yesterday. North-Western have risen about 10s. Foreign and Colonial lines rule dull. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, but Royal Mail Steam have advanced 1/. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. /Prom the Ofifeica List. Bnsines:. done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent Consols Annuities Shut 893 New 3 per Pent. Annuities Lang Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 34 Ditto 3 ) Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 Shut Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6 5-16 India Bonds, £lOOO . . Ditto, under £lOOO 3 a Consols ;or Account B Bi j 4 i Ecchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO .......... ~.N............ 7 3 d L'soo %nail 6 1 d Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.. 97i 84 1859 PP 974 84 PP PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto Account E va der Bonds Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent 524 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £SL Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. IlDitto Account 2O/ Ditto Passive 7k Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 833 4 i Ditto for the Account ...... ... 81 34 / i Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. li 3 Dividend') on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guil... 63i Ditto ,4 per Cent. Certificates 94 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto for Account , BBi ix d A DRUNKARD DECLAIM LIINATIC.—Mr. Gerard is a gentleman of independent fortune in Elgin. He is in the way of getting drunk. Though perfectly rational when sober, he is very violent when drunk, arming himself with a gun and three pistols, and threatening to shoot those who come near him. Besides this, he accuses his wife of wishing to poison him, and gets up plots in order to make his servants be suspected of theft. Upon the evidencp of such facts as these, and on a medical certifi cate of this person's state of mind, the Sheriff -Substitute of Elgin directed the committal of Gerard to a lunatic asy lum as a furious person, dangerous to the lieges, under the 4th and sth Vic. c. 60, sec. 3 and 5 ; and he is now in Morningside Asylum. On this he applies to the sligh Court of Justiciary to set aside the order of the Sheriff-Substitute. Of the five judges present at the hearing of the case on Saturday last, two were in favour of setting aside the order of the Sheriff-Substitute, and three in favour of sustaining it. The order is therefore kUStaiued.-592tmcin. 5 5 20 10 Rl2 10 v „.„ Cl ; . RAILWAYS. iCaaain2 Prices this day. SATh AT . 100 8' &abr. Nottng. Bost and Esstn. Jrnret„ ;3,lra;it. gi.zating. Wolve ,'stour y e Chedldre Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cons Do., £2O Myth &Tynserigina' £25 (ised. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Carm. and Ca' digar. Chester & liolyhua.l Cork and Bandon.. Cork, Black, & Pas! Cornwall Do. A 100 100 100' 100 all 100 Do. B Chaff Junction...... Du olin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. & Jnc. Do. Nw........... East glian Eastern Counties.. East. Union, A SO, Do., B. Stet,t Do., New A East Keut East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow_ Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth &D nu Forth & Clyde Jr n Furness Do. Extension Glascow &S. vv.st . Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Stb . &West. are ) Great Western Do. Stour Val Rai) Gina. Stk. 'lrish South-Efts tem . Lancaster & Canis e Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorks} Do., Wst. Riding Uli Liv.Orsby.&Sotithpt London & Blackwal Lond.l3right & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.101.011.,11&13...0 'Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry Col era' ar• Lndndrry. & Ennis. Manch.Shef.& Line h Do. Shares, No. I Do., Man & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland [oo' all al] all 100 100 3t li Do. Ilirmng.Stnerb . : 11(11(1.G.West. (Ire, Do. Half Shares Noweastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Urfa Newry & Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. I Do., No. 2 )0., A Deferred Do., B Gins.rantae , I N. Eastern—Berwier Do. do. Extension Co. Leeds Do. York North London . N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp. stead, and City Jn,. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester ox, Wore.. & Wolv Portsraouth o Central Scottish Vidland Shropshire Un'ou South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do .4 4 c.aines,Wok. &Wok tockton & Darli ;totliton & linrtlepl raft Vale . Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D.& B Ulveratono & Lance Vale of Noath 11 Watorfd. & Kilkenny .11 Waterford&Limer r .11 West Cornwall 8 West End of London' and Crystal Palace Xll Do. A 3 Do. B West London.. 1 Wimbledn & Croydon FOR: Antwerp&R.ott , rdana Do. 5 p. s. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes 4olgian Eastn. Juno. Boziera to Graifißeaio Bombay, Baroda, an i Central Ind:a b Scril Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenieh Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p.c Do. Extension.... Do. do. do., '59, do ad. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence 1. Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till %is Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. Ceutral of Franc , Gt. Indian Peninat guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions.... Great Lrixembouri , Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. New Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do,, '76, p. Do. do., '73, without option flamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Liens and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. \(adras Do. Now Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur di Liege (svit) - - interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. She Do. 20/. 3 p. e Bch , (fmy.B.dr Ams.She.' NorwegianTrankPre' Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds . ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen— ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Do Rome and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish B,oyalSwedish . Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Meuse... Do. 54 p. cont. Prof Scindo Do Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5l per c. Pref Western of France Do Zealand JOINT-81Y)1 Amstralasia. Bank of London ttri. Col. lik.&Ln. C ';ritiah N. American Chartd. Bank of Ash, Chrtd. Br.k. of India, Australia, & Ching City Colonial ........ .... Commercial of Loud. iling.Scot.&Ane. Loud. Chart. Bk. 01, Australia Ditto New ladon and County Lud. &E. Bnkg. Corp London Joint Stock Loud. & Westmincte, National Pro.of Eng. Do. New National of Irelaud New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation lirovincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Austral n. Bkg dr i;o1,1 Imp Co Royal British iotth Australia Union of Anotrilia Do. New... 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Wear Valleygr 6 per emt Do Wilts&r,omrst 10 10 all all all all 50-1 1 531 24i f 4 1 7i 921 55i 5 62 3 30 161 16 2 TIIA 5,014,_ LON DON, FR;I,D►AY EVENING, ‘T TerTED RFNTAI,N. lia3i.~g~~Ty ~. <- w • . London & N. West L. &N. W. Caledon... E. Un. & E. C..— 'Gt. Nrthn. E. Count. Gt. Weso Yk. New. & Borw. Y.&NSI Do Do S D! aßter' IPeto k Co Nbrfolk Do L.&N.W & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. En. Conn. E. Count Do L. & N.W Do Got Northn Lancashic Yorksh. T. Brassey lA.MClean Stockt. k Darlingt Do Intw, 'estn. 90 - 93 94 - 98 Ifii. -iii 103 - 105 ••• - •• 12i - 13• liiii :ii: 21 - 24 par to 55 57 128 - 132 --2!! 81 34 30 - 31 80 - 85 '77 f. 1 771AP NEWSPAPER PRESS. LEVI V. SCOTT. LORI MAYOR'S COURT.—(This DAY.) (Before the Hon. S. Wort)ey, the Recorder.) This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a machine printer, to recover of the defendant, the proprietor of the London Morning and Evening News, a penny publi cation, 641. 10s., for work and labour done. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant in the middle of September entered into an agreement with the plaintiff to print a certain number of copies of the paper for 30s. per day. Work was accordingly done to the amount claimed, and payment had been made to the amount of 39/. 2s. The number printed averaged from 1,200 to 1,700 a•day. At the end of October the plaintiff having intimated to the defendant by letter that his cheques were dishonoured, the defendant wrote him a letter, stating 'the first intimation he had had of anything wrong at his banker's was from him, —that he had taken away the machining of the publica tion from him, not wishing to leave it in his power to stop the forms, and at the same time requesting him to forward the account to his residence at Brompton. The letter was without date, and as the particular part of Brompton was not mentioned where the defendant resided, the account was forwarded to his place of business. The defence was that the work was taken away in consequence of the negligence of the plaintiff ; but neither the defendant nor any witnesses were called to prove it. The learned Recorder having summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 251. Bs. THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE. At the monthly general meeting of the above associa tion, held at Lancaster House, Adelphi, on Friday last, Mr. W. Duthie is the chair, the following report was read and adopted The committee have to congratulate their fellow-mem bers upon the progress of the League since the last gene ral meeting. Important additions have been made to the list of vice-presidents, in the names of Sir Wm. Dom vile, Bart. ; Sir John Gardiner, Bart. ; Wm. Biggs, E.q., M.P. ; W. S. Burton, Esq. ; the Rev. J. Simpson, of Darlington ; and J. Bennet, F.R.A.S. I n di v id ua l subscriptions have been received as follow :—From W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., M.P., two guineas ; W. S. Scholefiel I, Esq., M.P., two guineas; Wm. H. Dora ville, Esq., 10s. ; Sir Wm. Domville, Bart., three guineas ' • Sir John Gardiner, Bart., th ree gu i neas ; R. W. Mackay, Esq., 1/.; Thos. H. Bastoral, one guinea; and W. E. Rawlins, Esq., 21._ Upon the suggestion of R. Cox, Esq., of Birmingham, a beginning has been made in the formation of a library, to be expressly composed of works upon the Sunday, its origin and purposes. The press continues in the most liberal spirit to support and encourage the movement ; and the committee have great pleasure in calling the attention of the meeting to the letters, among many others, in favour of the general question, from Douglas Jerrold, Esq., the Rev. J. Griffiths, vicar of Aberdare, and Vincent Scully, Esq., M.P. Under the impression that the petition of the goldsmiths and jewellers is of too exclusive a character for general adop tion, the committee have been seriously engaged in the preparation of other forms, brief and expressive, and of a more popular nature ; and they now b eg t o lay before the members distinct petitions for the opening of the British Museum, the Crystal Palace ; and of museums, picture galleries, and botanical gardens throughout the United Kingdom. _ _ The committee cannot conclude their brief summary of proceedings without referring to the promi•ing ad vances already made in the formation of branch commit tees or societies. These extensions of the original asso ciation are in too incomplete a condition to be more than alluded to in the present report, but the members may rest assured that they are in process of establishment, and will soon be the means of spreading the knowledge of the just and temperate demands of the National Sun day League into quarters hitherto unexplored, and of thus effectually aiding iu the attainment of all its un flinching labours. WILLIAM DUTHIE, Chairman of the Committee. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with Erg lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. The trade, however, was heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the quotations. Nearly 10,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come to nand but the quantity of grain on sale was by no means large So little was doing that the rates were almost no• mina,. Mating cannon ware dull, awl lower to purchase. Both barley and malt sold heavily, at barely stationaq prices. The show of Irish oats was large. The demand was heavy, and prices were fully Gd per quarter lower. In beans, peas, and flour very little was doing, at barely the late decline. Over 15,030 barrels of flour have come to hand from America. Wheat. 3,590 ARRIVALS TIIIB 31111 K. Barley. f BUM. 1 Oats. Flour. 3,730 1 3,850 1,618 / 28,183 7 420 1060 As. 1 —* 1 ' I 15480brs ii ,i -'. ~.. .~.0 PREFE H,EN Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Myth mid Tyne 10 pe• e. pref. (issd. atsol & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhea Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. Flo. Pref. No. 2 Cork &BandonsAp.c Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. Z. Anglian Cls. A Sh, Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension,s p. c. No. i Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St east tin., G. 6 p. c. Do. 5/. 10 oer cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent cast Lancash. 6 p.cta E. &W. York. J. sths Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Mae. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Groat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do 4i p. o • _. . _ 10 St. 20 50 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 10i 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 1100 20 1.2 A 25' 20 St. 10, 2b 8 10 1.0.6 FE 811A1tM. 107 - 109 104 • 106 80 85 90 - 92 6 17, ii 15 - 16 ••• ••• a - 64 ••• ''''. I - pit - 12* • •• ".... 57 - 59 11)3 2 /15 LO5 - 107 99 -- 101 Do.sKc. Scrip, Red. at sp.c. pm ~. ... Gt. N. of Scot. tat Pre Gt. S. drW. (Ireland ) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St Gt. Westn. (Berko L , Hants Er sp. c) Do.von. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irrod. 4p. c. Do. P4in. Prof. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. De. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Dim. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do • do• do 9 par 1 /n D. do. do L%n. &York. F. £2( Do. 6p. c. Stock I Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent Lou. &N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon. & S. W. 7 per et . Londy. & Color. ISh. Londy. & Ennis.. SI , . Mau., Shef., & in New, £lO Do. ••• ...' • 6 -- 61 85 -- 87 78 -- 82 78 -- 82 9j -- -- 1 9 5i 16 i j 4 10 C 6 -- 63 17 -- 18 81 -- 9 I2i 151 11 -- id 130 182 •re .... re. Ifarypt .& Carl. 4 p 0 Do. 4i per cent Do Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol firm. 6 per cent. ,Do. 4i p. e. Pref. St Do. Pref. 4 per con Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. c.. Ditto L. & H. Pref. Si Norfolk Debenture o.Prof. 4 p. a. SO Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British - N P Derv/ 4 p o P Do. do. do - - Do Leeds 6 p.e Do. do. Quarters 4 Do.YorkTl.& North Staffordshire. Oxford, Worcester, ,o Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. 'Scot. Cent. , New Pre South Dovon Do. fixed, 41 per cen S. Eastern (Roadies Ann.) of £1 Os. Bd. Do. 4J; per cent. Do. Fixed , q p c sh. S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 41 p. c...... S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hutt. g. p. o. till July 1,'51+ Watcrtd. & Kilk. 6 pc • •• NO ... - ..r~ 121 -12 i ... ...... .. - 132 91 - 93 - lf 4 - 4t 97 - 99 88 -1/6 21 - 34 •• ... ••• i ... id 93 - 96 13 - 14 214 - 224 106 i 100 f 71 ii ---- 4 -- iipl 1301 113 ••• ••• 21 —24 d MINES. 1 all 9.gna term ••• 1 all t nglo Austria. Gold 10s. all A.ngio Californian — 20 6 tustrelian 1 all Australian Cordillera ... 1 all Ave Maria, . 1 all Baden (Gd.Duclay of 1 . 50 all Bleinarvon Iron and Coal — 20 14 British Iron 4 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issue) at 25 pm.) 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiabs 24 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —32 1 4 Clarendon Cons. Mm Co. of Jamaica id 41 , 40 all Cobra Copper 64 68 66 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng 30 35 25 all • Do. Prof. 74 p. cant 2d par . . 1C Copiapo l9 90 2 14 Fortuna 20 all general l4 16 1 all gt.NuggetVeinßeg. a 41 all great Poltrooth . ll 21 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 • 1 all Liberty $ 3 all Linarea 74 7i 5 11 Lusitanian l' 1 all ilariquita .. . .... 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Morale 20 all Pontgibaad Silver Lead Min. & Smelt ... 10 5 1 Port Philip — 1 all 4uartz Rock 4 50 all ithymney Iron 2O 22 15 all Do. New 6 8 30 131 Santiago de Cuba.. 41 41 41 1 all south Australian — 1 all Do. Scrip — 1 Do. 10 per cent Pref 10 9 rin Croft... 4 • 284 all United Mexican 4 44 4i 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa 1. 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 oil Yuba .• MISOELLA.NEOUS. 25 i 9 Australian Agrieult. 28 30 le all kustrain. Royal Mais . . 41 . 10 84 Berlin Water Warke 7 . 4 60 40 Brit. American Lam. 50 55 WO 32,i Canada l4O 145 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. ana jaly lO9 110 110 5 all Crystal Palace.. 2i 21 2i 5 5 Do. Preference 4i 5 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franc 1 4 Duston Iron Ore 20 11 Eastern Steam • 5 all En. &Aus Cop Sm Co 1/ 14 25 24 Electric Telegraph 2O 21 204 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 10 all General Screw Steam 151 20 10 Irish Beetroot Hugs 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 5 —6/ 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue' . . 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 14 10 all Do. Do. 5 1 Do. 8p e P iss at 1 d din— par 2 1 N. S. W. Coal dg Inter. Steam Navigat. CO. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 1 all N. B. Australasian 4 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeSt as w 1 all Oriental Gas 4— 14 1 2s. De. " New Shares " . t all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mini+ 21 50 all Peninsular& o r i en t & 50 10 Do. New •• ...P 2 all Portland Iron Co ..• •.. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 76 I all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 1 1 1 Ditto New 25 all 4outh Austral Land 36 3 l al: Submar. Tel. Scrip... .... 4 1 all Do. Registered. 1 20 5 Trust& L. Co.U. Can. VA 284. Van Dlomou'aLand 154 ti 16 164 pm par . ar Do.. Inglish .. Irish .... roreign } 1 , 9 ' 990 i METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of year, and considering that the great market will be held here on Monday next, the supply of beasts was but moderate, and in but middling condition. The demand for all breeds ruled steady, and, in some in stances, the primest Scots were 2d per 81bs. dearer than on Monday. The highest figure for boof was Ss 4d per 81bs. Sheep, the show of which was very middling, moved off slowly, at unaltered quotations. The supply of calves was limited, yet the veal trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Pigs were dull, but not cheaper. Mulch cows sold slowly, at from 141. to 191. each, in cluding their small calf. Per Slbs to sink the offals. a. d. s. d. I S. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 Bto 3 10iPrinaeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality...A 0 4 4;Large use. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10;Pritue small do 410 5 4 Prime Scots, e ze . 5 0 5 4 I_,arge hogs Inferior Sheep ..,3 4 3 i Small porkers Second quality ...3 8 4 2:Suckling calves 24 0 30 0 Primo erse.-wlled.4 4 4 6;Quarter old pigs 22 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. I ' von.Emx SUPPLY. Beasts .......... . Shves eep •'••••••• • • • • • • • • • 220Calve8.. ••• • • ..... •••• • • • • 190 1 NEWGATE AND A fair average business v prices. LEADENHALL. ).s transacted to-day, at full Per Sibs by the carcaao. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do. prime large 4 2 4 4 Do , do. email 4 6 4 8 Pork, large 3 10 4 4 8. d. 8. (1. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal 1 8 5 0 Pork, small 4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. There is a fair demand for the best new hops, at full quotations, but inferior kinds are a dull inquiry. The imports this week are 139 bales from Hamburg, 1 from Ostend, and 33 from Rotterdam. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 10 8 t o G 1 Os per ewt ; W ea ld o f K en t , 3 / 5 s to 4/ 15s ; Sussex, 310 s t o 4/10s. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has exhibited rather a firmer appear ance, and common sound congou found buyers at 93d to per lb. The public sales have proceeded without ani mation, and prices closed at the above quotations. Suchtn.—Thu sugar market opened with a dull appear ance, and business was again almost suspended, even at much lower prices. A small parcel of West India had been sold, but the price was not allowed to transpire. 300 casks Barbadoes were offered at public sale and withdrawn, no offers being made. Brown Barbie°, good brown, sold at 41s. Jamaica mid to good grocery taken i n a t 498 , 61 to ses per cwt. Bengal sold at 2e lower prises. Mid and good yellow Ca%ipore kind 47s to 50s ; good and fine yel low 51s Gd to 52* 6d per mt. Madras good grainy grocery sold at 50e Gd to 51s 6d ; good and fine yellow realised about the same value, which is about 16s decline upon the point of tke mark e t. N o t ransact i ons have in the refined market. At a l a t er per i o d there late take nhighest plane was more inquiry for West India, but importers declined selling at the reduced quotations; low and middling lerown brought 44s to 45s per cwt. COFFEE.—Thorn has been a better demand for native Ceylon, and prices have advanced Gd to is per cwt ; ord and low good ord 511 to 52s 6d and 53s per cwt. Mocha receded 3s to ‘ls ; good long berry 76 3 t o 76s 6d ; fine fine ord brownish 'abort berry 70s 6d to 755. Rio good ord mixed sold for 45s Gd per cwt. COCOA.—This article has receded in price, middling fair greyish red has realised 54s to 55s per cwt. Boon—The market has been dull, with a limited demand. Bengal middling sold at 15s 6d. to 16s, good middling 17s mid broken to good m id 17s 6d per owt. A cargo of 1,005 tons Arracan for March shipments sold at 13s Gd per cwt. SPlCES.—Pimento has receded in price, good ordinary course to go od middling even 4;11 to 4id p er lb. P ep p er — Singapore black sold at sd, which is a decline of about Ad per lb, white remains steady at former rates. Ginger— Jamaica middling to very fine bold 33s to 11/. per cwt. Calicut taken in at 455 to 48s. China preserved sold at lld per lb. Cassia Vera—Good fair realised 41s, and coarse 24s 6d to 25s 6d per lb. COCHINEAL.—The demand for this article has been steady. Honduras silver ordinary to good 3e 5d to 3s 10d. Teneriffe silver 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Black 3s 91 to 4s, and Mexican silvers 3s 4d to 3s 5d per lb. SALTPIITRH.—The market has been dull, and lower rates are current. RUM.—The market has been extremely quiet, layers waiting the result of the Government contract. TALLOW.—The market has been depressed, P.Y.C. on the spot 68s 31 to 64s 6d, spring 69s per cwt. GREEN FRUlT.—Arrivals of Dll kinds to market which were required for Christmas consumption, and the demand is good. Three cargoes of oranges (St. Michael), sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, were taken freely by the trade without reduction in prices. Nuts of all kinds are in request. Chestnuts sustain their value, and the prohi bition of the article from France is not felt as it was anti cipated. THE HACKNEY CHURCH -RAT?.—The poll which com menced at the Parish Houle, or Town Hall, closed yes terday as follows : —Against tle rate, 425 ; for the rate, 329 ; majority against it, 96. The poll will remain open to-day and to-morrow (Saturday) till five in the after noon, when it will finally close. DECEMBER 14, 1855; iteAts;l-• *l' 4 i' , S 4 4 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. Meeting This Day. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held this afternoon at the Lon don•bridge Tavern, to receive the report of the committee of investigation appointed to investigate the position of the company, &c., &c. Mr. Anderson, chairman of the directors, in the chair. The reports have already been published in Tke Sun. The CHAIRMAN said the order in which it was pro- posed to conduct the business of the day was,—first, a resolution would be submitted to them for the reception and adoption of the report of the committee ; secondly, the reception and adoption of the repot t cf the directors ; thirdly, to consider a resolution for authorising the direc tors to apply for a bill in Parliament, the principle o I which would be explained by the solicitor; and, fourthly, the election of shareholders to fill the vacancy in the Board of Directors. After some other remarks, he called on Mr. lONIDICS, who proposed the first resolution, the reception and adoption of the report. He said the com mittee were almost u❑animous in arriving at that report. Messrs. Fuller and Price had abstained from signing it, yet they agreed in the main points of the inquiry, that the books of the company were accurately kept, and that no misappropriation or embezzlement of the moneys of the company had taken place by the officers, but they had discharged their duties attentively, honestly, and diligently. (Hear.) The hon. gentleman then entered into the principal differences between the other members of the committee and these gentlemen relative to Mr. Fuller's scheme of life members, opening the Palace Gardens on Sundays to shareholders, the altering Saturday from a 53. to a is. day, &c., re marking that they considered it impracticable, but the shareholders could, if they thought proper, try the suggeetion of altering the is. day for a limited period. The committee also disapproved of the two reserved days a week. With regard to the election of directors, he dissented from taking gentlemen who were railway director. 4, to fill up the vacancies at their board. Sir J. Paxton at one time entertained the idea of purchasing the Rock Hills louse and grounds of the company, but finding many of the shareholders objected to it, he had abandoned all intention of pressing his offer. Alderman WILSON asked if the directors wore pre pared with proxies to carry any resolution they liked I because if that were so it was idle for them to remain discussing the subject. (Hear.) The report had been delayed, he believed, to enable the directors to get in proxies. The CHAIRMAN said the question was irregular, and he should decline answering it, (Hisses.) A SHAREHOLDER said he thought the Chairman ought to answer the question. (Hear, and cries of " Turn them out.") Alderman WeLsoN said it would he ridiculous for them to remain here and discuss the question if it was to be decided by the proxies of absentees. The Secretary should answer the question. (Hisses, and cries of "Turn them out.") A SHAREHOLDER called on the directors to promise the shareholders they would not use any proxies if they had them. (Hear, and loud cries for the Secretary to answer Alderman Wilson.) The SECRETARY, amidst much, confusion arose and asked the meeting what question they wished hies to answer ? (Confusion.) Alderman WILSON said that from all he had seen that day he believed all he had hoard respecting the proxies was true. (Cheers ) He asked the Secretary whether or not he had not written to country shareholders to get their proxies to enable the directors to carry what ever resolution they pleased that day. (Hear.) The SECRETARY said it was true proxies had been de posited with him. (Uproar.) Alderman WILSON asked if the proxies had been for warded to him unasked for, or if ho had applied for them ? (Hear.) The SECRETARY said be Lad made application for proxies to his intimate friends, but they formed but a small portion of the proxies he had received. (Hisses.) Mr. HORSHAN asked the chairman if he would pledge the meeting the proxies should not be used that day, but that in the event of a division taking place time should be given for the country shareholders to record their votes ? (Hear, and cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said yes. Three weeks. (Cheers.) Mr. TERRELL having objected to the irregular form of the resolution to receive "and adopt " the report which was overruled by the chairman, celled the attention of the meeting to the object fur which the committee was appointed, that of forming a scheme for the future regu lation of the undertaking. Tho committee had, how ever, made no such recommendation, and all they sug gested was that three of their body should be directors. They admitted, however, there were certain suggestions for the future regulation of this undertaking, that would require ultimate consideration. The shareholders had a right to expect from the Committee, on their rejecting Mr. Fuller's scheme, to substitute another. (Hear, hear.) He moved that the report do lie on the table, and that another committee be appointed t,o devise ouch a scheme as was required for the effectual management of the property. (Hear, and "No, no.") Mr. Alderman WeesoN seconded the amendment. No harm could result from the report lying on the table, and no good arise from adopting it. They would never have• a diridend, nor the undertaking prosper so lung as the present men remained in the di rectory. (Cheers.) He thought they did wrong in leaving railway directors at their board who had been the means of carrying out mad schemes with which this company ought never to have been connected. (Hear.) If they had four men connected with mercantile affairs to manage this undertaking as they would any other mercantile speculation, a profit would be made out of which the shareholders would receive a handsome divi dend. (Cheers.) He complained that the committee had not made a proper investigation of the accounts, and he was prepared to show, on a proper examination of the accounts by an accountant, that abuses would be shown to exist enough to cause the shareholders to make certain persons refund. (Loud cheers ) He con demned the conduct of those directors who, after leading them into a larger expenditure than was ever intended, left them to get out of their difficulties the best way they could. (Cheers.) He asked the directors if instead of putting works up to competition they had not taken the contracts or supplied materials themselves and voted in their own favour at the board ? (Cries of "Shame.") Mr. LYON read a long speech, wherein he defended his former statements relative to the improper manner iu which the accounts of the company were kept, and en tered into many details to prove them. The speaker, who was formerly cashier to the company, said he merited the of the directors, and was removed from his situation because he objected at the time to the scanner in which they were managed. He made some curious statements respecting two loans opened in the books as " No. 1," and " No. 2," amounting to upwards of 40,0001., and the purposes to which the money was applied. He complained that the committee did not properly attend in their investigation to the charges he made at the former meeting relative to the financial state of the undertaking. Mr. CONNELLEY condemned the conduct of the di rectors, and suggested a scheme, amidst much laughter, which he thought would relieve the undertaking from embarrassment, and prevent its being closed. Amongst other things lie proposed that subscription lists should be opened in all the large towns in the kingdom, and if but two-thirds of the population subscribed le. each a sum of upwards of 1,300,0001. would be raised. Apply to Government for a sum of money to make up the residue required, pay off the shareholders at par, and make the Crystal Palace national property, open to the public. He moved, amidst confusion, a vote of cen sure on the directors. After some further discussion, Mr. Fuller rose to ad- dress the meeting, and was met with opposition, it being stated by the chairman of the directors that he was not a registered shareholder, and asserted by Mr. Fuller that he was a ♦ery large shareholder. The feeling of the meeting was divided on his being heard, and much time was consumed in a disorderly demonstration for and against that gentleman. The fact of his being a member of the Committee of Investigation was urged in favour of his being permitted to address the meeting, but which was met with cries of "Divide " and "Adjourn." The question that Mr. Fuller be al lowed to speak was put to the meeting, and declared by the Chairman to be negatived. Dissent was expressed against the assertion of the Chairman, and the question was again put and carried, but the meeting would not hear him. At 20 minutes past five o'clock a motion for the ad journment of the meeting for three weeks was put and carried. Great excitement pervaded the meeting, which was tho counterpart fur uproar to that of the Eastern Coun• ties Railway, held at the London Tavern this day week. LONDON GAZETTE--(This Evening.) FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Wil liam Miller, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul-General in the Sandwich Islands, and othor islands in the Pacific Ocean, to bo her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-Ge neral in the Sandwich Islands and their dependencies. FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 14. The Queen has boon pleased to approve of Arr. J. E. Candler as Vice-Consul at Dundalk for the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Salmon, Esq., to be President of the Legislative Council of the Island of Jamaica; Henry Cloeto, Esq., to be a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope • and Captain Henry Charles Bird, to be a member of ;he Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon, during the temporary absence of John Armitage, Esq. - CROWN OFFICE, DEC. 14. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Armagh—Joseph Walter DloGeough Bond, of the Argory, in the county of Armagh, Esq., in the room of Ross Stephenson Moore, Esq., deceased. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 14. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Mc. rocco, stating that the exportation of olive oil will be per mitted for another year, dating from the 19th October last. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 14 - . The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, enclosing a copy of the Hong Kong Gazette, of the 6th of October last, containing the following notification of a decree respecting the exportation of rice and paddy from certain ports in the Philippine Islands : It has been officially announced to his Excellency, Sir John Bowring, that by a decree, dated Manila, 29th Au gust, 1855, the exportation of rico and paddy from the Philippines is permitted on the following conditions : Ist. That the exportation of rice and paddy be placed under no restrictions and formalities other than those which apply to articles to which the trade is free. 2d. That the exportation of rice and paddy be allowed in the ports of Manila, Sual, Currimae, Salomague, San Mi guel, Iloilo, Capiz, and Antigne. 3d. That no lice/ so be required from the Supremo Go vernment, but that permissions bo given by the adminis trators of the customs, where custom-houses are estab lished, and by the Governors of provinces where there are no custom-houses. 4th. That the exportation for foreign parts shall cease, if in any week the price shall continue dining four con secutive days above eighteen reals, in the Manila, and above fourteen in the provincial markets; but it shall be free when for four consecutive days is a week, the price shall fall below these limits. sth. It is ordered, that a return of prices be made by the respective authorities on every Saturday evening. 6th. That on the last day of every month, a return of the quantities of r ice exported, and particulars of expor tation be made to the supreme authorities. 7th. That an official return of the prices of all articles of export bo made monthly to the Military and Finance Intendants. Bth. That the prices which are to regulate the exporta tion of paddy are 9 (nine) reals in the Manila, and 7 (seven) in the provincial markets. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. Whereas it is provided by the Metropolis Local Manage ment Act, 18 and 19 Viet., c. 120, s. 49, that " The mem bers first elected of the Metropolitan Board of Works shall meet at such time and place as ono of her Majesty's Prin ' cipal Secretaries of State, shall, by notice in the London Gazette, appoint in this behalf :" now I, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Baronet, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, do, by this notice in the London Gazette, appoint that the said members first cleated of the Metropolitan Board of Works shall meet on Wednesday, the nineteenth day of this present month of December, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at Burlington House, Pic• cadilly. Given under my hand, at Whitehall, the thirteenth day of December, ono thousand eight hundred and fifty five. G. GREY. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHILL, DEC. 13. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a despatch from her Majesty's Consul, at Rotterdam, en closing a translation of a Notice to Mariners, issued by the Netherland Minister of Marine, relative to a ♦essel sunk in the Goeree Channel, of which the subjoined is a copy : No. G. (Copy.) British Consulate, Rotterdam, 6th December, 1855. Sir,—l beg to hand you the translation of a Notice to Mariners issued by the Netherland Minister of Marino, and published in the Netherland Staats Courant, of 4th December, 1855, No. 287, relative to a vessel sunk in the Gocreo Channel. _ _ . I have, &c., (Signed) JAS. H. TURING. To the Secretary of the Board of Trade. (Copy.) NOTICE TO MARINERS. The Minister of Marine hereby gives notice, that in the middle of the navigable channel of Goeree, at a cable's length distance to the south of the black buoy No. 6, a brig has sunk in a depth of 3i fathoms at ordinary low water, the masts of which are still visible, and that the needful measures have been taken should the masts come out of the ship, to indicate the spot of danger by a wreck buoy, painted in black and white checks. Its bearings and soundings are three times the thickness of the steeple of Gooreede to the oast of the foot of the high sandhill, or exactly between the third and fourth dykes, the third dwelling-house within the Dirkland Sas, in the Coffee Harbour. In soundings, Goedereedo, S.W.iIV., by unadjusted compass: The Hague, the 3d of December, 1855. For the Minister aforesaid. '['he Secretary-General, MULLER. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 14. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet William Baillie to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice G. P. C. A. Lord Stanhope, who retires. ith Light Dragoons—Cornet Richard Newaham Peddar, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, without pur chase, vice Hale, promoted. 9th Light Dragoons--Captain Anthony Molloy Fawcett, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Trower, who ex changes. 15th Light Dragoons —Lieutenant James Boyd Miller to be Captain, by parehase, vice Elinxmau, who retires ; Cornet Edwyn Walker to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Miller. 16th Light Dragoons—Richard Newsham Pedder, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice James P. W. Gwynne Holford, who has retired. 3d Regiment of Foot—Ensign F. Morley to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Hyndman, deceased ; Ensign L. E. Lewis to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Morley, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 9th November, has been cancelled ; Ensign A. B. Letts to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lewis, whose promo tion, without purchase, on 16th November has been can celled ; Albert Peachey, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Letts. 4th Foot—Ensign W. A. Nash, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase ; Richard Boyce, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Nash. 10th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Thomas John Tucker to be Assistant-Surgeon. 17th Foot —Lieutenant S. H. Dyer to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Brevet-Major W. t. Armstrong, whose brevet rank has been converted into Substantive rank under the Royal Warrant of Gth October, 1854 ; Ensign G. D. Webber to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Dyer ; Lieutenant Isaac Colhoun, f rom th e Donegal Mili tia, to be Ensign without purchase, vice Webber. 23d Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Chas. Frederick Morris to be Assistant-Surgeon. 25th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Jonas K. Carr, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice M`Gregor, promoted on the Staff. 28th Foot—Quartermaster Henry A. Berry to be Pay master, vice Benson ; Serjeaut-Major Thos. Lumaden to be Quartermaster, vice Berry, appointed Paymaster. 29th Foot—Ensign F. S. Eckersall to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Simmons, deceased ; Ensign W. Winn, from the 76th Foot, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Eckersall, promoted. 39th Foot—Ensign John Sharpies to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Robock, promoted. 40th iFoot--Lieut. William O'Hera to be Captain, by purchase, ♦ice Brodhurst, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 25th May, has been cancelled. 42d Foot—Ensign W. T. Fraser to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir P. A. Halkett, promoted. 43d Foot—Ensign Harry Gorton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dick, who retires. 50th Foot—Captain F. C. Trower, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Fawcett, who exchanges. 56th Foot—Hamilton Finlay, Esq., to be Paymaster, vice Lawson. 60thioot--Lieut. C. D. C. Ellis to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Salmon, who retires ; Ensign Frank Sadlier Broreton, from the North Gloucester Militia, to be En sign, without purchase, vice Parr, appointed to the Rifle Brigade. 62d Foot—Ensign A. G. Keen to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Tompletuan, who has retired. 64th Foot—Ensign F. Du Bois Lukis, from the 26th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Twemlow, pro moted in the ith Foot. 71st Foot—Captain Wm. Hope to be Major, without purchase, vice Hunter, deceased ; Lieut. Otway Weinyss to bo Captain, without purchase, vice Hope ; Ensign Robt. Lewis to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wemyss ; Ensign F. H. A. Hamilton to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Lewis, whose promotion without purchase, on 16th Nov., has been cancelled ; Ensign Francis Fawkes, from the Stirlingshiro Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Hamilton. 72d Foot—Matthew John Baillie, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. 76th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Grant, from the Done gal Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wino, appointed to the 29th Foot. 81st Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Herman Bicknell to be Assistant Surgeon. 8 id Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Charles Frederick Stephen son, M.D., from. the 81st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Clark, deceased. 84th Foot—Ensign A. Gibaut to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Brackenbury, deceased. 88th Foot—Ensign Rowley Miller to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ilamilto_n_, T. Patterson to be Major, by. 91st Foot—Captain W pro_m.oted. purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant -Colonel Scott, who re tires ; Lieutenant T. T. Lane to be Captain, by purchase, vice Patterson Ensign J. E. Burton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Laps- ErnisciagngJot A C . rolla n n ia d oi r ey ay , t a o pp h o e i L lat i e er t e o na t ii h t z 92d Foot —Ensign by purchase. _ Grenadier Guar ds. 95th Foot—Lieutenant William Braybrooke to be Cap chase vice Dymock killed in action ; En tain, without p sign H. G. Pa9-icuert.o be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Braybrooke ; Ensign Joseph Gabbett to be Li eu t enant by pnic h aa o, vice Pasko, whose promotion, by p urc h ase, on - Nov. 9, has been cancelled. 97th Foot—The Christian names of Quartermaster Woodruff° are William John, and not Robert, as previously stated. Rifle Brigade—Ensign T. R. Parr, from the 60th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Johnson, promoted. Ist West India Regiment—Augustus Sullivan, Gent to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Edm un d s, promoted " . 2d West India Regiment—George Hayter Macaulay, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieu tenant Caster, who retires ; Martin Lynch, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Arbuckle, promoted in the 39th Foot. 3d "West India Regiment—George O'Connell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant R. L. Thursby to be Captain, by purahase ' vice Bramley, who retires. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Captain George Seton to be Major, by purchase, vice Holmes, who retires; Lieu tenant A. P. Kerr to be C a pt a in, by purchase, vice Seton ; Ensign W. F. Marsou to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kerr. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—The commission of Serjeant Joseph Harris, aointed Quartermast er of Brigade, to be dated 19th August, pp 1855, instead of 7th September, 1855, as previously stated. BRITIsiI SWISS LEGION.—The second Christian name of Surgeon Oschwald, of the 2d Regiment, is Martin. BRITISH ITALIAN LEGlON.—Staff—Lieut.-Colonel W. L. Grant, King's Own Light Infantry Militia , to be Lieu tenant• Colonel ; Captain Thorasa Berrington, King'a Own Light Infantry Militia, to be Captain. lei Regiment—Sir Coutts Lindsay, Bart., to be Major Commandant. PROVIKONAL DEPOT BATTALlON.—Paymaster Stephen. Lawson, from the 56th Foot, to be Paymaster; Quarter. master Thomas Moore, from the 83th Foot, t o be Assist. ant-Quartermaster. UNATTACHED.—BreVet-Major William A. Armstrong, of the 17th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oc tober, 1854. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon James M`Gregor, from the 25th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class ; Assist ant-Surgeon John Andrew Woolfryes, from the 10th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class. To be Assistant- Surgeons Assistant-Surgeon Michael Charles Tonnere, from the Depot Battalion at Fermoy, vice Hales, appointed to the 7th Foot; Assistant-Surgeon David Woods, from the 23d Foot, vice Jackson, appointed to the 13th Foot. The promotions of Surgeon John Charles Cameron, M.D., from the 37th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, and of Assistant-Surgeon James William Fleming, to the Surgeoncy of the 37th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of 20th July, 1855, have been cancelled. Brevet—Colonel Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, corn mantling the troops in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, to have the local rank of Major-General while so employed. Erratum in the supplement, of the 27th Nov. to to the London Gazette—For " I was also ably supported 'by Bre vet-Major Best," read Brevet-Major Bent. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Neville Smith and William Tibbs, Gents., to be Ensigns. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Astley Jephson, Gent., to be Ensign. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Ensign Peyton Sheals to be Lieutenant, vice Patten, ap. pointed to the Ist Life Guards • Ensign Thomas Court' Knox to be Lieutenant, vice Walker, resigned. Royal North Gloucester Re g iment of Militia—Lieute- Rant William Brookes to be Captain, vice Hopton, de ceased ; Ensign Andrew Pepys Cockerell to be Limits nant, vice Brookes, promoted ; John Averley Lathbury to be Ensign, vice Cockerell, promoted. 2d Somerset Regiment of Militia—Richard Marker, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Clarke, resigned. Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Frederick Foster Tegart, Gent., to be Ensign. West York Rifle Regiment of 11 ilitia—Lieutenant Thomas Pollock to be Captain, vice Whitehead, resigned ; Nathaniel Edward Bruce Kindersley, Gent., from the Madras Infantry, to be Lieutenant, vice Pollock, pro moted ; Fitzhugh Bathurst Henderson, Gent., to be En sign. _ 2d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia — Lieutenant Wm. Hall Wilkinson to be Captain, vice Holdsworth, resigned ; Ensign John George Lloyd to be Lieutenant. 3d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West Turk Militia — John Cadman, Gent., to be Ens gn. 4th Regiment of West York Militia—Henry Williams Pemberton, Esq., to be Captain, vice Chamberlain, re signed,_ sth Regiment of West York Militia—Godfrey Edward Allister Radcliffe, Gent., to be Lieutenant. 4th Regiment of West York Militia—Edward Tew, Gent., to bo Ensign. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeored in the Gazette of Friday the 30th of Novem ber last.] oth Regiment of West York Militia —John Stansfeld, Gent., to be Ensign. BANKRUPTCY ANNTLLED. Robert Peare Stephens, shipowner, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. ' Robert More, picture dealer, &c., Great Russell stre e t Bloomsbury, to surrender Dec. 27, at eleven, and J an. 3 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official as. signee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Blyth, St. Swithin's. lane. Samuel Proby Ekin, soda water manufacturer, Godman• chaster, Huntingdon, Dec. 21, at 11, and Jan. 22, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder inanbury ; Sewell, Fox, and Sewell, Old Broad-street ; Hunnybun, Huntingdon. William Insull, stationer, Dudley, Dec. 2G and Jan. 16, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Lowe, Dudley; Wright, Birmingham. William IVathen, upholsterer, Hereford, Dec. 29 and Jan. 19, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bodenham and James, Hereford ; Mottoram and Knight, Birmingham. Edwin Verdon Blyth and William HonryGoddard, mer chants, Birmingham, Jan. 7 and 28, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Reece, Birmingham. James Whittaker and John Ellison, ironfounders and millwrights, Church, near Accrington, Lancashire, Jan. 8, and 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Higson and Robinson, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Alexander Turner, builder, Glasgow. John Davie Martin,Protherton, wood merchant, West Calder. Alexander Diu, coach proprietor, Regent-terrace, Edinburgh. John Allan and Co., merchants, Glasgow . . Duncan M`Nab, cattle dealer, Shirrabeg, Laggan, In. vernesa-shire. BANK OF ENGLAND. In Account purivant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the Bth day of Dec., 1855. ISBIII DEPLBTILIWT. Notes Issued 24,439,525 fi Government debt.... 11,015,1 c 0 Other securities...... 2,9434,9 0 Gold coin and bullion 10,439,6:6 Silver bu11i0n........ - £24,4 19,5 25 524,439,525 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Datil the 13th day of Dec., 18 PARTMENT. Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities .... 18,141,269 'Notes • • •• • • • • , • • • 5,759,185 Gold and silver coin.. 640,053 1 .£34.804,833 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 155. ~'~ BANKING DE' Proprietors' capital l4, 53,000 Rest Public deposit F (In cluding Exchequer. Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,416,231 Other deposits .. 11,719,180 haven Day and other Bills ........ 952,444 £34,104,84 Dated the 13th day of Dec., 113 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending ➢ec. 11, 1855. exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payablo thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in Au►erisa 37s. OP. Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies Average of the two foregoing deseriptiens COURSE OF EXCE Amsterdam ............ 11 17hi Ditto, three months .. 12 Rotterdam ............ 12 _ _ .NGE.—Tnis DAY. Gibraltar ......•••• •• •• Leghorn ..•••• .•• 30 20 Genoa .......... 25 SO Antwerp .............. 25 52% Brussels .... • . . 25 52% Ramburgh ............ 13 9M Paris . .... 25 35 Ditto, three months .. 25 72 Marseilles ... 25 92% Bourdeaux .• ........ Franklott-on M aine .• .. 120 Berlin ............ Vienna • • .... 11 19 Trieste .•.••••• • • • • • • •• I 22 Petersburg .. 3514 Madlid ...„ 4958 Cadiz •... • • ..... Barcelona Milan . Venice.......••• ...... Naples •• .. 44 Palermo .... Messina ... Lisbon ...... Oporto ................ 53 sa Rio Janeiro ...... •• .. Buenos Ayres.. • ... New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia .. - PRICES OP 11171.1.1CN, I , EI OZ. Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 b New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars .... 5 I% UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Dee. 13. In a convocation held this afternoon, Mr. Max Muller was admitted to the degree of M.A. by the decree of convocation. In a congregation held immediately after, the follow ing degrees were conferred : ArdenCß OF ARTS. Rev. G. G. Walker, Balliol College. Rev. H. C. Blayden, Queen's College. R e v. J. D. M`Gachen, Pembroke loe C l io ee l . lege. J. B. Bowen, Wor c e s t m e } r e: C at oi o ini l l o e ci g o e el . BACHELOR OF ARTS. F. B. Montgomery, Hon. H. Wodehouse, ge- R. H. B. Marsham, 1,.. H. S. Giffard, J. Gaston, H. H, Robinssn, J. R. Upton, C. E. Jemmett, It. Sutton, A. Porter. W. R. Ebert, Oriel College. W. H. Marriott,J. p . I Lincoln, R. R. Stiles, scholar, FL H. Puxby, E. Green, T. T. Chamberlayne, T. S. Pritchard, C. Walford, J. D. Middleton, It scholar,} J. R. O'Neil, Corpus College. W. H. B. Welby, A W . . B F . is ß h o e c r e, students, R. Olebar, R. Rowley, W. J. Paoke, J. E. Radon , v College. G. G. Willi ams , Trinity W. H. Morrico, scholar, I j„ us College. G. A. Morris, W. Walker, 1 . w u n sin ColleV• E. C. Beasley, G. T. Horn, C. cester College. J. H. Mayer , . a Pembroke R. H. Wallace,We i m ngs ina f ig o t r e i, E. R. Sinallwoo 3,11 E. v.j.. Cowen, H s C. o tee t m si }m ar a y gd n al a e l ia l. E. C. Roberts, Queen's College. The Queen's election terminated to-day, when the following gentlemen were declared the successful candi dates :—Thomas Jex Blake, 8.A., Scholar of Univer sity College, and Lewis Campbell, 8.A., of Balliol Col lege. Mr. Blake obtained a first class in classics, both at the examination before moderators and also at the final examination for the B.A. degree. Mr. Campbell was placed in the second class by the moderators, but obtained a first c l ass at his final examination in Michael mas Term, 1853. The competition was en tirely epee s as it was fou n d feasible, under the existing ststtut s im. to emove all the r es t r i c ti ons w hi c h h a d hitherto been e posed by custom and precedent. Exeter College. Braaenose College. THE SLOW POISONING CAME AT D A RLINGTON.—Th• fees of the defendant's counsel were as follows --Ser- geant Wilkins, 200 guineas ; Mr. Overend, 100 guineas ; Mr. Lawrie, 50 guilms,—Darlington 20 5 LO 18 2Cq U+)) 20i 100 '2O ?0 16 20 tO 81 L 0 20 20 20 100 100 100 20 20 541 77 Cl 95} 94 3i 63 11 i 42 3 48i I all al] 10) 100