The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, By the Royal mail steam-ship Donald M'Kay, Captain Warner, of the " Black Ball" line, which left Port Philip Heads on the 3d of October, we have advices from Melbourne to the 29th, and Gee long to the Ist of October. She has brought 104,000 ounces of gold, 270 passengers, 800 bales of wool, 7,130 bags of copper ore, and 83 casks of tallow. The Royal mail ship Champion of the Seas, be longing to the "Black Ball" line, with the mails of the sth of July, arrived at Melbourne on the 26th of July. From the summary of Australian intelligence published in the Melbourne Argus we extract the following : "For some months past we have been under the ne cessity of giving rather a gloomy account of affairs, both commercial and social, in this country. The colonists have passed through a crises of no ordinary character. During part of 1852 and up to the middle of 1354 a sort of madness possessed both the Government and the people. Extravagance and dissipation were the order of the day, and a period of severe pressure in our financial affairs was the natural result. Fortunately we have passed through this period without any serious calamity, but have earned a great deal of valuable expe rience, for which we have dearly paid. We firmly be lieve that we have seen the worst, and that henceforth, for a long time to come, we shall be able to transmit ac counts of a gradual and solid improvement in the finan cial and industrial condition of the colony. " The month of September has been one of continued prosperity, so far as the yield from the various gold fields is concerned. The amount sent down by escort are steadily on the increase, aid the reports of our own cor respondents, and of gentlemen who have recently visited the diggings, and whose judgment can be relied on, lead us to believe that this increase will be maintained. The season has been peculiarly favourable to the miner. Water has been abundant, but not in excess, as is generally the case in the winter months, and the weather has never been so severe as to interrupt the operations. To the opening up of the quartz reefs, the supply from which would appear to be inexh aus tibl e , and to the separation of the metal by means of machinery, the present satis factory state of the escoi t returns must, however, be chiefly asoribed. " Subjoined will be found the escort returns for the last 6 weeks. These may be taken as a very fair indica tion of the average yield, as opportunities for shipment by fsvoured ships have been continuous during the period, and the gold has been sent down at once by the buyers on the gold fields. During the corresponding weeks of last year the highest amount sent down was 37,336 ounces, and the average 33,874 ounces. The re mission of the escort fee of 6d. per mince to the shipper on payment cf duty is a very powerful cause for the pre sent increase in the escort returns, as safe transmission is secured without any expense whatever to the trans mitter, while those who bring or send their parcels down privately have to pay the same amount of 2s. 6d. per ounce for duty alone : a.; 7.vt-: 4. 4) ; :-..t'i 24F.-, o :r A 7,281 1,743 8,345 - 8,043 CBO - - 13,767 567 5,317 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 19,212 20,716 19,i61 21,627 15,618 17,280 14,416 16,545 19,232 18,356 13,373 16,019 -- 22.. -- 29.. 7,G33 5,642 2,317 "The receipts by escort and the shipments during the respective periods of 1853, 1854, and 1855, were as for lows : 1853. 1854. 1855. First Eight months. Oz. Oz. Oz. Receipts by Escort 1,332,741 1,101,573 1,381,933 Shipments "To these satisfactory indications of the present re sources of our gold fields we may add that the prospects for the future are as bright as ever. The process of amal gamation is at present little understood. Thousands of tons of quartz are thrown aside, and many a claim aban doned, because the gold cannot be extracted in paying quantities with the available means. When the light of science, which has hitherto shed very few of its rays on the gold-digger, shall have been brought fully to bear on the subject—when the greatest possible quantity of th• precious metal will be extracted at the least possible ex pense, we can fairly anticipate that the results will be enormous. " From letters received by the Champion of the Seas we learn that surprise is beginning to be expressed in England at the vast amount of gold which is still beingl poured into the markets of the mother country, and still further swelled by each succeeding ship. This surprise will probably continue to increase, for a widely-spread opinion is gaining ground here, that the yield of our gold fields, hitherto enormous as that has been, is in no manner to be taken as a sample of what they may here after produce. Quartz-crushing is, indeed, the topic of the day, and so brilliant have been the results of some oxperimentg, so boundless is the quantity of material supplied on all sides, that it is believed the golden har ♦est from this source will be found ultimately far to transcend anything hitherto derived from the alluvial deposits. "On the 30th of June the ascertained population of Victoria was 303,527. " The arrivals and departures since our last summary have been as follows : Week ended Arrived. Departed Net Increase. Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 ...... 416 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Totals 4,290 1,237 3,053 "In this return the number of Chinese are nearly equal in both arrivals and departures, several bands of fortunate diggers having sailed homewards with the fruits of their industry. " In our review cf trade and commerce for our sum mary of the 21st of August we had occasion to notice the continued stagnation of business, arising from various causes, the heavy s; ocks at the goldfields, the high prices of breadstuffe, and the want of all proportion between producers and consumers in the colony. Since that date, howevt.r, the stocks on the gold fields have been materially diminished by the steady process of oonsurep tion, and, although the price of flour has not materially fallen, vet a demand for general merchandise has sprung up for the interior, which is beginning to impart some thing like buoyancy to the import trade. As there is, however, a scarcity of money on the one hand, and a diminclination to give credit, except to such houses as hav e an established reputation, on the other hand in `thing like briskness in our market can yet be reported. The continued decrease of imports is exercising a benefi cial influence, and holders of many descriptions of goods which hitherto could only have been sold at a loss are looking forward to the spring trade to enable them to realise at a profit. Speculation has almost entirely ceaseil in our import market ; business is purely of a legitimate character ; tour merchants have contented themselves for some months with doing little in the way of pushing a trade, and biding their time to realise for cash, or for credit to safe houses. That this caution has riot been uncalled for may be gathered from the follow. ing analysis, which shows the monthly progress of insol vencies for eight months of the present year (1855), w i t h the exceptio n of from 40 to 50 cases in which we have not been able to ascertain the amount of liabilities ; Summary of Eight Months, from Ist Jan. to 31st Aug. 3 gentlemen 19 merchants, storekeepers, and com mission agents 91,472 3 1 3 brokers 1 engineer 2 surgeons 13,974 0 6 15 builders and contractors 1 engra ver 596 10 0 5 mariners 12,413 19 2 39 licensed victuallers 147,792 7 5 6 butchers 11,161 14 10 3 auctioneers 15,735 18 7 2 farmers 947 10 5 2 cattle-dealers 5 bakers 4,428 2 9 2 millers 4,541 17 8 1 brewer 12,287 2 10 2 carpent ers 864 6 1 3 labourers 1,168 8 5 3 brickinakers 2 jewellers ,• 1 sod a - wate; ' '''''''''' '''' '''''''''' 842 8 8 2,937 19 0 4 drapers ............................. . 11,972 18 8 1 saddler 1 land agent • .......................... 1, 871 0 0 ..................... 171 4 2 2 settlers ....................... 2, ............... 27,694 5 0 1 grocer ................................ 1,946 15 9 1 laorsebreaker .............. 113 15 6 watchmakers ........................ 2,281 12 4 lighter agent ........................ 1,563 4 8 1 printer 383 2 10 1 omnibus proprietor 09 3 1 8 1 blacksmith £403,168 9 7 "Thus we hive known liabilities amounting to above • 400,000/. in 133 insolvent estates, and wearresuaniriesve are under th e mar k i n stating that, were the remainin g 4 0 or 50 estates, the liabiliti es o f w hi c h are not ascer tained, t o be added, this amount would tell up to above :100,000/. sterling. When it is co ns id ere d bow small the divid en d s usually . are areon colonial estates, and how long a space of time elapses before these dividends are receiv able, the distant reader may form some idea of the , gtoomy natur e of the crisis from whose shadow ive are Low happily erner g i n — . g• Great credit is d ue a lik e t o th e , banks and to the large hOuses for the satis f act an- ner in which the credit of the colony has been steed through the breakers that have surrounded it on every side. In our commerce a much healthier state of things exists ; our exports are greatly in excess of our imports, and unsuitable goods are no longer poured in upon us. The cargoes arriving are generally to order, and are at once realised at paying prices. The followinc, tables of our import and export trades, and of oar bonded stocks, ' and monthly deliveries for home consumption, compiled from the Customs' returns, will give a good insight into ' 6,8.34 6,692 our commercial positions now as compared with cor responding periods of last year : IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AT THE PORT OF MELBOUR N E. ; I Iciports in the year 1855 up to the 22d of September £7,032,590 Exports in the year 1355 up to the 22d of September 8,793,300 Be,lance of exports over imports during the current year "Notwithstanding the numerous difficulties and im -1 pediments in the way, the enclosure and cultivation of the land of the colony are advancing. The Port Philip Farmers' Society are devoting themselves with great earnestness to the promotion of agricultural industry in all its branches. They have published a list of prises for the next show, which at once demonstrates their zeal and their liberality. The members of the society have lately presented their secretary, Mr. McCracken, with a silver tea-service, worth 1301. "If anything were wanting to bring out in strong colours the evils arising from the ignorance and disre gard of colonial wants existing in official quarters, it would be supplied by the treatment to which we have recently had to submit on the subject of the resumption of steam postal communication. The withdrawal of the steamers in connetiion with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's overland route was looked upon at the time as one of the most serious injuries to commerce that had ever been inflicted. Previous to the arrival of the Cham pion of the Seas three mails were overage at one time. We still have two (the Ben Nevis and the Shalinar), and one of these, the Ben Nevis, has been over 100 days out. "The state of doubt as to the supply of our markets with breadstuff:4, which we have had to notice in our last two monthly summaries, still exists. We have exhausted the neighbouring colonies, who are now importers for their own consumption, and the stocks in the interior, which were unusually large at the commencement of the winter, have been nearly all consumed. During the last four months stocks in the hands of millers and importers in Melbourne have rarely reached a sufficiency for a monti's consumption, and nothing appeared to be known as to the shipments from Chili, our chief source of sup ply. Cargoes have, however, dropped in one by one to orders from this side, and an occasional speculative ship ment from Boston, New York, or California has unex pectedly arrived. These consignments, and the doubts as to whether they would be continued or not, have checked speculation, and by so doing have more than once prevented a rapid rise to famine prices, which have also been prevented by the almost entire absence of transactions. The fact of business having been confined simply to purchasing for consumption, from band to mouth, for the town trade has also cheeked the tendency to rise which has more than once manifested itself. Dur ing the week we have had two cargoes of flour and wheat from Chili, and a very heavy one from San Francisco, and further supplies are reported to be on the way. It is believed that no very material reduction in price can take place until the harvest of the colonial group has fairly set in, when the great breadth of land under cul tivation and the healthy appearance of the crops give promise of an abundant supply and moderate prices. " The progress of efforts to provide for the education of the youth of the colony has been illustrated lately by the first annual examination of the pupils attending the Model National Schools, Melbourne. The examination was continued throughout a whole week, and the result was highly creditable to both the children and their teachers, and proves the efficiency of the system adopted by Mr. Davitt, the superintendent, and the appreciation of the national scheme by the people of Victoria. On the 25th inst. 200 prizes were distributed to the more distinguished pupils in the differeut classes by the hon. the Speaker of the Legislative Council in presence of his Excellency Sir Charles Hotham, Lady Hotham, and a large number of ladies and gentlemen. The Speaker stated that the average attendance on the classes was 500, and that in a few weeks the buildings would be suffi ciently extended to admit of the attendance of twice the present number of pupils. " The field of local politics has been unusually barren during the last few weeks. The Council has been fur ther prorogued till the 6th of November, on the plea that the session should not commence till the represen tatives for the gold fields have been returned. Al though there may be some force in this argument, it scarcely comes with a good grace from the Governor, whose inexplicable procrastination last session in giving the Royal assent to the measur e accor di ng t o which the diggers are now partially enfranchised has been, we be lieve, the sole reason ally the election, have been post -1 poned till the present time. The further prorogation of i Council will be particularly objectionable, if our hopes of the speedy arrival of the New Constitution Act are realised before the 6th of- November. The present Council will have much to do in 'inaugurating the new system, and the impatience which has been felt at the long delay that has already occurred in transmitting the measure to us will become almost ungovernable should we actually be put in possession of the new constitution, but be unable to apply it in consequence of the pro tracted legislative recess. " The gold fields have been free from disturbance, and, as returns given elsewhere will show, have yielded their treasures in increased quantities. Some little diffi culty has arisen with respect to the administration of the local courts, in which it appears the calm and judi cial spirit that should be displayed has not on all occa sions been 'reserved. The members of the courts are ap• pointed according to the somewhat fallible test of a show of hands at a public meeting—derive their power, in fact, from a very lynch-like expression of public opinion. Here the resemblance to lynch-law might be made to terminate, and, if terminating here, would be compara tively harmless. " A few days ago Melbourne was startled with a rumour of fresh disturbances at Ballarat, where it was said that a large party of diggers had taken possession of a quartz reef on private property—the Clunes station, belonging to a Mr. McDonald. A party of police was im mediately despatched to the scene of the supposed action, but before they could have arrived there fuller accounts reached town, and the first rumour was found to have been scarcely oven 'founded on fact.' The real circum stances were, indeed, creditable rather than otherwise to the diggers concerned, and evinced a disposition on their part rather to maintain the law than to break it. The following is our Ballarat correspoc dent's account of the transaction :—' Mr. McDonald, the owner of the pre emptive right known by the name of Clunes, was in the first instance appied to by a deputation of diggers to know if he was prepared to allow them to dig upon his group I ; and, if so, upon what terms. His reply was, twat if an immediate answer to the query was wanted he must decline giving any. The ground was known to be auriferous, and has been so for a considerable period (I believe since 1852), but has never until now been deemed to be worthy of notice by the mining population as a fixed field. The amount of population who have lately flocked to the spce, upon exaggerated statements these minated among them, has never exceeded more than from 500 to COO, at the outside estimation. They agreed to wait until a certain time had elapsed before proceeding with their mining operations, and that period having ex pired on the 24th, Mr. Warden Amos announced the determination of the Government to protect the rights of property which had been accorded to Mr. McDonald in virtue of his purchase. One individual present pro posed that, coute qui coute, the digging should be pro ceeded with ; but not a single seconder even to the pro position came forward, and the general character of the meeting was orderly and respectable in the extreme— so much so, indeed, that at the present moment not more than about 150 out of the original 600 are remaining on the run. Mr. Amos pointed out, by re quest, the boundaries of the property, which the meet ing agreed very properly to respect. I may mention that Mr. .McDonald had previously taken some four men be fore the police magistrate at Creswick for trespass, three of whom, in the absence of any wish to press the charge, weme dismissed, and the fourth was sentenced (owning the knowledge of the trespass) to a fine of 10/., or six weeks' imprisonment. There is, then, no disturbance on the geld fields, nor do I believe there will be, and for the best of all reasons—viz., that the miners, as a reasonable b idy of men, know well that if they do not respect the interests and property of others they cannot expect their own to be respected ; and that, should such a state of things arise, the g 01:: 311 hole of the weaker party would be speedily jumped into by the stronger. poverty and h a o n u d gh there is no l ega l prov i s i on for the relief of in claimcolony, n n their r inhabitants aym pa sympathy have and not o h sufferingneglectful of the aid which the afflicted of their fellow-colonists address to them. The foundation-stone of a new institution of kin- dred character to that of the hospital and benevolent asylum has been laid. That ceremony was performed by his Excellency on the 6th inst., i n presence of a very large concourse of spectat ors . Th e site of the edifloe is Emerald-hill, and the chairman and councillors of that new municipality presented an address to the Governor on the occasion. In reply, Sir Charles , after referring to the prime importance of caring fo r the destitute youth of the population, said— " `There are two passages in the a dd ress which are so well written, and embody sentiments of so much im portance, that I beseech your attention to them. The first is, " The occasion of this meeting cannot fail to afford usjgreat satisfaction. We bear is mind that the glory of our native land lies not alone in the unsurpassed deeds of her army and navy, but chiefly in that spirit of Christian feeling and goodwill which has studdel th e kingdom from north to south with buildings for religious and secular instruction, with asylums for the protection of the orphan and for the relief of the destitute and sick." I am certain that every one who bears me now shares in the feeling in my breast, which is, that we are absolutely hound, sooner or later, to contribute to the Patriotic Fund. The circumstances of the colony, however, have been such that I did not deem it my duty to take a pro minent part in the matter; but, with a little patience, we shall be able to raise a far larger subscription than is an ticipated. We, Victorians, won't be left behind in the race ; we will bear our part with our brothers and fathers in Eagland, and do our best, although we do not share in the battles of our country. There is another point in the address, upon which I wish to dwell :--'• We see a bright future opening for this colony, and we desire, by takini; part in such works as the 'one before us to leave our uro fo otmarks for the g e ner a ti ons th at w ill come after. " You :Ire on l y on a par with other nations in having gone Our fri Otmarks for the generations that will come after." YOU Lre only on a par with other nations in having gone th 1;h a period o f di s t ress. I t i s not my business to day to address you politically, but I would observe to you that this distress cannot last long. It has not been brought about by mistake or accident. It is merely the result of circumstances which could not be controlled. Have patience, and in three or four months you will find the colony very different.' 1 , The reports of the condition of the labour market preE .ant no material change. In some respects there is an i mp , •ovement in the rates of wa ges ; generally there is no fai ling o ff. There are obviously fewer people in want o f env loyment than there wasa month or two a'o. Of l a t e a g , 'Nod deal of attention has been directed to the want of e znployment for females. In Ad e l a i de the dig posal of tb hundreds of young women r(ceatly sent to that co b ) /ay has been found extremely difficult. A similar 2,645 2,161 3,425 42.554 56,394 51,361 47,555 48,700 49,42:; difficulty has arisen in Geelong. It may appear strange that females should remain unemployed while the wages of domestic servants range from 121. to 351. per annum. The truth is, that a very large number of the young women who have been sent out to these colonies are quite unfitted for the labour required. They are utterly inexperienced in domestic duties, or in those of the dairy ; and many are equally indisposed to learn them. A benevolent effort has been made in Gee long to transport these girls to the gold fields in small groups, and to secure for them employment there as do mestic servants. This seems a kind and wise mode of dis posing of them. There is doubtless still a good deal of difficulty experienced by the numerous class of clerks and shopmen. Of these we always had too many in pro portion to our wants, and now that the business of the merchant and the tradesman Is so much curtailed, the consequent necessity for reducing establishments has caused numbers to lose their situations, and prevented them from again procuring employment. The decrease in imports to the colony will, however, enable the market to rally. Merchants will be able to dispose of their accu mulated stocks, and in the improved position and pro spects of this important class all will participate. With our enormous and increasing export of gold and our in creasing productions for home consumption, an improve ment in the condition of all classes must necessarily ensue. " The public amusements of our city are acknowledged by all who have had experience of them to be at least equal in attraction to those which any second-rate city in the United Kingdom could present. A very large pro portion of the population of Melbourne being composed of unmarried men, and the climate at this season being, to some extent, unfavourable to outdoor amusements, the theatre and the concert-room are the principal places of resort to those in search of relaxation from the stern duties imposed by a colonial life. To any person arriving during the weekfrom London or other large English town, the placards which would meet his eye on every side, an nouncing the appearance of Miss Catherine Hayes at one theatre, and of Mr. G. V. Brooke at another, would pro bably suggest such familiar associations as to promise him a speedy reconciliation with a city which, although at the opposite end of the world to that which he has just left, seemed to indicate the possession of refinements and amusements such as he could hardly have expected to enjoy. We thoroughly believe that such is the case in numerous instances, and the great patronage which is ac corded to oer theatre substantially demonstrates the public appreciation of the amusements there afforded. "A few minutes before three o'clock on the morning of the 17th inst. Melbourne was visited by an earthquake. It was sufficiently severe to awake nearly all the inhabi tants, some of whom hurried out into the streets. Both birds and beasts shared in the alarm, and the dogs howled and rushed into houses. There were two shocks, and a sound resembling the passage along a street of a well filled omnibus. Slight rents were made in the walls, or rather in the ceilings and plaster of several buildings. The phenomenon seems to have been confined to the neighbourhood of Melbourne. It was felt with less seve rity at Geelong, and still less on the gold-fields. It does not appear to have been experienced in any of the adja cent colonies." At Geelong a meeting of Scottish Highlanders had been held to take into consideration the best means of affording relief to the suffering poor of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Some of the speakers addressed the meeting in Gaelic. It was stated that, although a sum exceedipg 8,0001. had been lent to emigrants who bad come to Victoria, all the society had been able to collect was about 1,500/., the collection of which had cost 5 rer cent. The defaulters came in for indignant comments. The foundation stone of a Mechanics' Institution hid been laid. The revenue for the town of Geelong for the year ending the 31st of Aug. was 200,4781., including a balance of 170,991/. ; the expenditure was 198,800/., leaving a balance of 1,6781. A. new banking company, under the style of the Com mercial and Agricultural Banking Company, had been started. It is to be carried on on the Scottish principle. The Executive had puta veto on the for mation of a telegraph to Ballarat. Lola Moutes was fulfilling an engagement at the Theatre Royal, but with very little success. Commercial affairs were gloomy, and failures still of common occurrence. " An immense loss," says the correspondent of the Argus, " must be sustained by many people who during the rush of 1852 and 1853 built houses that are now, and are likely to continue to be for years to come, tenantless." However, it is pretty gene rally supposed that we are drawing towards the close of our commercial prostration. Money is certainly easier, and fair trade paper more confi dently taken than it was a few months ago. New shops, neatly and elegantly fitted, continue to bo erected in the more central business portions of the town. The reported discovery of extremely rich and extensive diggings at Fiery Creek, to the west ward of Ballarat, has given a little more briskness to our local trade. Public works had been con siderably checked owing► to the want of funds, and many men had been thrown out of employment. The Geelong and Melbourne Railway was progress ing in a satisfactory manner. The state of affairs in the Western goldfields was generally very satis factory. A general rush of the digging population had taken place to Fiery Creek digging. It is situate in the immediate vicinity of the place where Edmonds first discovered gold in 1851. Upwards of 20,000 diggers had assembled there, and some serious disputes had occurred about claims. A. kind of quartz-crushing mania had 1 _y pro- Tailed, and all kinds of machines had been invented and used for the purpose. In the labour-market there had not been much alteration. Agricultural prospects had been seriously threatened by drought. The prices of many descriptions of farm produce had fallen considerably. SHIPPING. Defence, Pearson, from London ; Lord Warriston, Rob(rtson, from Greenock ; Champion of the Seas, M'Kirdy, and Western Bride, Sinclair, hence at Mel bourne. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MELBOURNE. Wool.—Several parcels have changed hands at current rates. Advives from England state that upwards of 70,001 bales would be offered in London during the July aeries of sales, and considerable doubt was enter tained in prices being fully maintained. Tallow.—Beef, 35/. to 381. ; mutton, 381. and up wards, according to quality and condition. Bides.—Country hides, 103. to 12s. In the absence of opportunities to ship town hides have been sold at prices in favour of the buyer. Freights to Loudon and Liverpool.--On wool, id. ; tallow, 355. ; hides, 455. The gold-mark e t has been inactive during the day, the parcels for shipment by the Donald M`Kay being made up. Entries were passed at the Customs for 33,685 ounces for Liverpool by that vessel, and for two small parcels for China by the Trernelga and the Amigos. There hat been little or no trade doing to-day. The shipment of the gold with some, and the European cor respondence with others, having fully occupied the mer cantile mind. The Email brought by the Champion of the Seas was an unusually small one, consisting of 9,722 letters and 23,000 newspapers only, the whole of which were sorted and in process of delivery on the day after the vessel's arrival in the Bay. The demand for gold this week for the Donald McKay was brisk, awl the price rose in consequence. 765. 3d. and 76,, 6d. were the prices ruling during the latter part of the week. The quantity of gold sent down by escort this week is fully an average •ne ; and we cannot help expressing our satisfaction at the rebut as given below on the year and quarter ending this day, as compared with 1854, which, but for the continued trading monopoly of some of the banks here, a result the most beneficial must have accrued from such an extensive produce to the whole mercantile and trading community of this colony. A considerable move has taken place from Marybo rough to Fiery Creek, which is the principal point of attraction at present for the migratory digger. At the older fields the produce seems steady, as a glance at the returns given below wi3 show. A very considerable in crease in shipments of the precious metal has taken place this year over that of the corresponding period of last year, also toted below. Comparative quarterly statement of geld produced in 1854. 1855. oze. ozs. July 133,246 166,191 August September 501,704 596,053 501,704 'acreage ea the quarter ... 94,349 Increase on the year Number of persons arrived 2,106 Number that have left 5OO Addition this week ... 1,006 and year.... 43,03 The escorts have brought from— Mount Alexander and Ben digo ........................ 17,484 ozi. Ballarat, including Geelong 1.5,983 The Ovens .................... 7,633 Maryborongh .............. 5,383 Daisy Hill ..................... 1,420 Av0ca........................... 616 M'lvor ........................ 569 Amount this week .... 4 , ,103 and year 1,528,702 STE A M COMMUNICATION DETWEENTHE CLYDE AND C l‘r aPt v ai Y n ° C inc u ' in — m T i h ng a e, nows screw steam-ship Edi n burg h iled from Greenock, for New York, on Wednesday. This is the first steamer that has sailod for New York from the Clyde for some time. The regular steam communication between these ports was stopped by the taking up, about six months ago, for service as a government transport Glasgow, i of the screw steamer which is still engaged n that s erv i ce . THE LATE FIDE AT BOULOGNE.—A letter from Bou logne sur-Mer says :—" The strong box of Mr. Barnard, which, as is known, was found in the ruins of his house, has just been opened in the presence of several persons. None of the bark notes, railway bonds, and other valu able papers, w/Lich it contained, have been completely destroyed ; bu t all are dried up and singed, and can consequently only be preserved with difficulty. The gold and silver coi no arc intact, but the bags in which they were contaiwed have been almost entirely consumed. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Dragon, 6, paddle steam-vessel, Capt. , .in W. H. Stewart, avid the Centaur, Captain W. .T. C. Clifford, arrived at Spithead from the Baltic on Thursday even ing. Both these vessels have experienced very severe weather. It is understood that they will remain at Portsmouth during the winter, the crews to be granted the usual leave. The Neptune, 120, Capt. Hutton, is ordered to be laid in ordinary, the crew to be paid wages and granted six weeks' leave of absence, at the expiration of which time this ship's company will be available for the vessels fitting for the Baltic squadron. The Tartar, 20 (68-pounders of 8-inch bore), screw steamer, Captain IL Dunlop, left Sheerness yesterday in charge of a pilot for Harwich, at which place she will winter and refit, &c., and the crew go on leave. W. believe none of the dry docks are long enough to take this ship in. The Thunder, 14, floatingbattery, C a pt a i n G eorge G. Randolph, is refitting in Sheerness basin. We hear that it is definitively settled that these ships are to have two rudders, one on each quarter ' • in fact, the li nes f or the same are now chalked out and visible. The Trusty, 14, floating battery, Captain Frederick A. Campbell, is also refitting in Sheerness basin. She is to be fitted with a rudder on each quarter, besides the one now amidships. This after the French batteries which are found to steer much better through it. The Retribution, 25, paddle, Captain John Fishers and carrying the flag of Admiral R. L. Baines, is still at Sheerness. Nothing definite appears known yet, but the general opinion is that she will re ma i n here, rgo to Woolwich. Upon Admiral Baines leaving the ship on Christmas morning the crew gave him three hearty cheers (part of the crew themselves going on leave that day). The first lieutenant went to Melvill e H osp it a l sick last Thursday morning. The Dee steam vessel arrived at Portsmouth yoster day morning from the eastward with machinery. The Poictiers sailing transport has arrived at Spithead from the Black Sea, and has received orders for Dept- ford. The Severn steam transport came into harbour yester• day morning, and landed her invalids at the dockyard jetty. The Harier steam-sloop came into harbour yesterday morning, to be docked and undergo repairs. The barque Reaper, from Shields for Constantinople, pot into Spithead yesterday in distress, with loss of fore and main yard; bulwarks, and stanchions, and making water, &c., she having met with very severe weather the early part of this week off the Start, The steam-transport Telegraph embarked at South ampton yesterday 7 officers, 108 non-commissioned offi cers men belonging to the Lancashire, Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire Militias—viz., 40 men of the Lancashire, 40 of the Wiltshire, and 23 of the Oxfordshire, besides 6 women and 8 children, portions of whom will proceed to Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu. The Telegraph left the docks last evening and steamed out into the river, where she brought up for the night. She will sail fur the Mediterranean this day. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. W. Vaughan, to the Sea horse ; William Hamilton, Paymaster, to the Excellent ; Edward Thorne, Paymaster, to the St. Vincent ; F. W. Rees, Second Master, to the Porcupine ; G. C. Hill, H. E. M. Dolben, and C. E. Reade, Naval Cadets, to the Conqueror ; and Thos. H. Sarcom and H. L. Pearson, Naval Cadets, to the Brunswick. The gun-boats Seagull, Lieut.-Commander Montagu O'Reilly, and the Sandfiy, Lieut.-Commander B. G. W. Nicolas, left Woolwich yesterday morning, fur Sheerness, with stores and ammunition on board. Several more of these vessels will be ready to follow in a day or two. One of the gun-boats, probably the Tickler, Lieut.-Commander Balfour, prior to embarking her ammunition, is to cruise round the coast of Scotland, for the purpose of picking up crews for some of tlisie vessels short of hands. A detachment of Royal Marines, under the command of First-Lieutenant Pym, consisting of 1 serjeant, 1 cor poral, 1 fifer, and 30 privates of the divisional companies, with 1 serjeant, 1 bombardier, aad 13 gunners of the Marine Artillery companies, is to be received on board the hulk on Wednesday next for service in her Majesty's steam-sloop Pearl. Quartermaster Arthur Woolrige of the Royal Marine Corps, lately serving in her Majesty's ship Algiers in the Black Sea, has arrived at head-quar ters at Woolwich. A detachment of 150 non-commissioned officers and privates, including 23 drivers of the Royal Sappers and Miners, with 24 horses, are to go down to Portsmouth on Wednesday next from Woolwich and Chatham, to embark on board the Indiana, and proceed to the Crimea to fill up vacancies in the different companies of that corps now serving in the East. An order has been given from the Horse Guards for Quartermaster J. Paterson, of the reserve battalion of the 91st Regiment, to proceed to Greece to join the bead-quarters of that corps, the reserve having been formed into a six company depot, the Quartermaster's I duties to be performed by the Acting Paymaster. Private John Trusser, the inventor of the new knap sack arrived yesterday at Brompton-barracks from the Woolwich division of the Royal Sappers and Miners for the purpose of submitting it to the examination of Col. 11. Sandham, Royal Engineers, who will report thereon. DEATH OF MASTER TURNER. Master Charles Turner (1852), recently serving as master of the Bittern, 12, sloop, on the East Indian station, expired at Shangha.c on the 22d of September, from wounds recived in an engagement with pirates. This officer was son to the late Commander Charles Tur ner, of Exmouth. MILITIA. The North York Regiment of Rifles has been under orders for removal to the barracks at Bradford during the last three months, but in consequence of the strength of the regiment being greater than could be accommodated, a strong objection wac made against having a portion of the men billeted on the publicans in the town. This in convenience) has now been obviated by an order for the erection of huts sufficient to accommodate the whole of the regiment within the walls, which are now completed. They are built with pressed bricks and covered in with sated roofs, and the barrackmaster is hastening with the stores, as the regiment will march into the barracks on. New Year's•day. The regiment is in a high state of dis cipline, and the whole of the officers and teen, with but a very few exceptions, have born anxiously waiting for a removal, having been upwards of 12 months in billets. It is understood that in the spring this regiment will be removed to the camp at Aldershott. SHARE MARKET,. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone Of the market has been quiet to-day, and closed very quiet at the followin,g prices : —Caledonian, 27f—Eastern Counties, Bs—Midland, 64k — London and South-Western, 85—Dutch Rho❑ish. d. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23k—Great Western of Ca❑ada, 25. MANCHESTER, DEC. 28. STOCK EXOHANGE.—The market to-day has been in active, hut prices at the close a shade higher than yester day. Dover, 17 3-16—Sheffield, 233 —Ditty Pref., 7-16 c. prem.—Leeds, 771—Midland, Gh—London and North Westerns, Eighths, 1 die. —Chester Guaranteed 201. shares, 134 n. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 28. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The market was flat today, and prices generally exhibited a decline. Crystal Palace, at 2 I.l6—Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, at 66:,1, and 664—Warwick and Birmingham Canal, 251. DUBLIN, DEC. 27. STOOK EXCHANGE.—Three per Cent. Consols, 8q— Ditto for Account, Jan. 8, 88 i—New Three per Cent. Stock, 83‘—Ditto, for Account, Bth of January, 88. i a— Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, (halves), 24 —Great Southern and Western, 51—Ditto, 6 per cent. Pref., 7i—National Bank (22t. los. paid), 321—Royal Bank, ?OA—Dublin and Wicklow, 51—Waterford and Limerick, 23i—Miliing Co. of Ireland, 13i i—City of Dublin shares of 1836, 28. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCTIOOLS.—The half-yearli court of the governors of this institution was held on Thursday at the London Tavern ; Mr. G. Gunton in the chair. Mr. Nash, the secretary, read the report, which stated that during the past half-year one candidate, who was elected at the Midsummer election, had been placed on the list of annuitants for the receipt of 401. per an num. On the present occasion two candidates had been presented to the governors, but the board, having re gard to the state of the funds, had decided tha; only one could be elected. In conclusion, the report complained that the institution was not supported to such an extent as the means and importance of the commercial body warranted them in expecting, and urged the necessity of increased effort in order to place the institution on a more solid foundation. The financial statement showed the donations to have b een 279/. 9 s . 10J. ; the expendi ture 293/. ; a balance of 1201. Us. remained in hand. Tho report was unanimously adopted. The usual elec tion of officers and of ono candidate having taken place, the proceedings terminated. TIIE Loss OF TUB SCREW STEAMER FAITH.—We briefly reported the loss of th e a b ove s t eam e r i n Thursday Sun. The following is the captain's report of the disaster : "Cleared out at London, on the 18th instant, with a general cargo, for Constantinople. Caine to an anchor in the Lower Hope Reach on the 21st, to draw one of the pistons. Lifted the cylinder cover off and found a piece of iron therein. About 3 a.m. 22d (Saturday), weighed anchor and proceeded on their voyage. Landed the pilot in the Downs. At 1 p.m. same day had light winds down channel until between 8 and 10 p.m. ; the wind was about S.W. ; distinguished all the lights. The wind increased to a gale at 2 a.m. 23d ; ship la bouring very heavily, ordered the engines to be eased. About 6 o'clock a.m. found the vessel pitching very heavily by the head, and he then ascertained that the ship had sprung a leak suddenly. Ordered a boat out, into which he and his crew had scarcely time to jump, when the ship went down head foremost. This took place about 25 miles S.S.W. of the Ovvers lightship. One fire man was in his birth, and was drowned, having gone down in the ship. He (the captain) was the last to leave the ship, and while sitting on the rail assisting the crew into the boat, particularly inquired if they were all in. They answered ' yes,' and did not discover, until some time after the vessel foundered, that the fireman drowned was left behind. About 10 a.m. on the 23d observed a brig in ballast running, which proved to be the Elizabeth and Ann, of South Shields, Isaac Robinson, master, who received him and crew, and landed them safely at Lowes toft at 1 p.m. on the 24th." The Faith was purchased by the Turkish government, from the African Steam-ship Company, about five weeks since. She was 871 tons , bur then, and for some time was employed in the postal I eervice between Plymouth and the coast of Africa. 29, 1855 Prom the London Gazette of Last Night. DOWNING.STREET, DEc. 26. The Queen has boen pleased to appoint Lloyd Evans Mesham, Esq., to be Resident ➢iagistrate in the District of Natal, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 28. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet R. M. L. Williams-Bulkeley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gambier, who retires ; Walter P. Carew, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Baillie, promoted ; Lieutenant Thos. Leslie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sutton, who retires ; Cornet Sir B. P. Henniker, Bart., to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Breedon, who retires. 3d Regiment of,Dragoon Guards—Cornet John Charles Boucher, from the let Dragoons, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Holdforth, appointed to the 6th Dragoon Guards. 6th Dragoon Guards—G. S. Le Grice Stoddart, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Astley, promoted. 7th Dragoon Guards—George Frederick Ormsby, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Walker, promoted. Ist Dragoons—John Charles Boucher, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Sandeman, promoted. 7th Light Dragoons—Cornet G. F. Ormsby, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, without purchase. 11th Light Dragoons—Cornet G. E. B. Potts to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice King, who retires ; Lieutenant William Cuningliame, from the Renfrew Militia, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Yates, promoted. 12th Light Dragoons—Assistant•Surgeon Gavin Ainslie Turnbull to be Surgeon, vice Tuson, appointed to the Staff. Coldstream Guards—Captain the Hon. H. W. Camp bell, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant and Cap tain, by purchase, vice Markham, who retires. let Regiment of Foot—The surname of the Assistant- Surgeon, appointed on 10th of August, 1855, is Mackay, and his Commission has been antedated to 27th October, 1854. 17th Foot—The name of the Ensign, appointed on the 14th inst., is Colquhoun and not Colhoun, as previously stated. 18th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Hall Dare, from Pay master, 23d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice A. C. Elliott, appointed to the 94th Foot ; Ensign Edward Hall, from the 40th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 23d Foot—Quartermaster Joseph Aston to be Paymaster, vice Hall Dare, appointed to the 18th Foot. 26th Foot—Thomas Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Lukis, promoted in the 64th Foot. 29th Foot—Lieutenant H. Tennent Jameson, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Naylor, appointed Paymaster for Army Services. 30th Foot—Captain Edward Charles, from the Royal London Militia, to be Paymaster, vice Fitzgerald. 36th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Rice to be Captain, by purchase, vice Carden, who retires. 37th Foot—George John Unsill Mason, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reece, promoted. 40th Foot:-.Edward Hall, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Cook, promoted ; Lieutenant Thomas Ormsby Johnston, from the Leitrim Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hall, appointed to the 18th Foot.l 48th Foot—Ensign C. R. Pennington to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Trent, promoted ; Thomas Hall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Pennington. 50th Foot—Lieutenant E. H. Steward, from the 67th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Hib bort promoted. . _ 52d Foot—Acting-Assistant-Surgeon Henry Alexander Gogarty to be Assistant• Surgeon ; Acting-Assistant•Sur geon Charles Alexander Innes, M.D., to be Assistant- Surgeon. 53d Foot—Ensign Alfred Kirke Ffrench to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Robertson, deceased ; Lieu tenant F. J. S. Brockhurst, from the sth Lancashire Mili tia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice A. K. Ffrench. 58th Foot—Richard Newton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bond, promoted. 65th Foot—Ensign J. W. Lewis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Little, who retires. 70th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Grant to be Assistant-Surgeon. 76th Foot—Captain James Young, from half-pay 88th Foot, to be Captain, vice Senhouse, who exchanr , os ; Lieu tenant John William Preston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Young, who retires. 77th Foot—The appointment of Lieutenant Waters to the Adjutantey, to bear date the 10th November, 1855, in stead of 21st December, as previously stated. 79th Foot Garden Duff, Gant , to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Sinclair, appointed to the 78th Foot. 83d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Herbert Chalmers Miles, from tho Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bows, pro moted on the Staff. 85th Foot.—To be Ensigns, by purchase—George Her bert Bowles, Gent., vice Ward, promoted ; Robert Jones Birch, Gent., vice R. K. Taylor, promoted. 86th Foot—Captain Alexander Robinson Gale, from half-pay 26th Foot, to be Captain, ♦ice Thornton, who exchanges. 88th Foot—William Hatfield, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase; Quartermaster-Serjeant William Evans to be Quartermaster, vice Moore, appointed to a Depot Bat talion. 89th Foot—Lieutenant Robert F. Harrison, from the Denbigh Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ed ward Hales, whose appointment on 21st March has been cancelled. 93d Foot—Lieut. Francis Rawdon Maonamara, from the Dublin Artillery Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase. 97th Foot—The surname of the Ensign, appointed on the 25 - th September last, is Slater, and not Slater, as previously stated. 99th Foot—William Arthur Bond, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Burton, promoted. Rifle Brigade—James Hook, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Assistant•Snrgeon Francis Co gan, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Croft, promoted on the Staff. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. To be Veterinary Surgeons —William Dorrofield, Gent; George Fleming, Gent. ; joseph Bale, Gent. ; John Moir, Gent. ; Friedrich Dohse, Charles Mills, Georg Otto Clau sen, Leandro Galmanini, Alfons von Gontard. To be Lieutenants Theodor Sehellhorn, Augustus Smid, Carl Jannasch, Wilhelm Strecker, Gustav Reise witz, Adolph Ernst Bauer, Julius GOldner, Carl Fuchs. To be Ensigns—Richard Cumberlege, Louis von Zas trow, Otto Goetz, Hugo Broccker, C a rl St r i c k er, F ranz Daxelhoffer Macbeth, Harry Henegan, Albert Buttner. To be Adjutant—Augustus Schmid. To be Surgeon—Armin Luntzel. To be Assistant-Surgeons —Franz Hartmann, Friederich Schramm. To be Field Chaplain to the 2d Brigade—The Rev. Otto Wilmans. 4th Light Infantry—Ludolph von Classen to be Major. sth Light Infantry—Major James Bathurst, from the 2d Light Infantry, to be Major Commandant ; Froiderich C. C. von Wencke to be Major. BRITISH SWISS LEGION. 2D LIGHT INFANTKY. To bo Captains—Lieutenant Louis Hasslimann and Lieutenant Johann Spindler. To be Lieutenants—Ensign Friedrich Kohli, Ensign Melchior Schmidt, Ensign Karl Funk, and Ensign Eusebe Trincano. The appointment of Lieutenant Solioz to bear date Ist Octobe; instead of the 10th November, 1855. Unattached—Lieutenant George Swaby, from the 39th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. STAFF.—Major Henry F. F. Johnson, of the sth Foot, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces serving in the Mauritius, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, vice Brevet-Colonel Robe, whose period of Staff service has expired ; Paymaster John Hen ry M a t t h ews, late of the Cork Recruiting District, to be Paymaster for Army Services. HOSPITAL STAFF.—To be Staff-Surgeons of the Second Class—Surgeon Edward Baily Tuson, from the 12th Light Dragoons ; Assistant-Surgeon Raphael Woolman Read, from the 52d Foot; Assistant-Surgeon John M`Grigor Augustus Thomas Croft, from the Ceylon Rifles. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Acting Assistant-Sur geons Morgan Jones Jones, Henry Joseph Rose, and George Baly. Acting . Assistant-Surgeon George Pigott Barton has been permitted to resign his appointment, ho having been transferred to the Osmanli Irregular Cavalry. 14, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Cour Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Henderson, Howard, and Wilcocks, Bristol. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. W. Wardle, Barnes, Surrey, veterinary surgeon—J. Barber, Little Chapel-street, Soho, artifici:ll tooth maker —H. D. Rebbein, Warwick-lane, Newgate-street, coffee house keeper—Catherine Hetherington, E igh-street, Mary lebon e, gasfi Ver—E. Shepherd, Lower Smith-street, Clerk en well, draper's assistant—Charlotte Atkins, Sherard-street, Golden-square, lodging-house keeper—C. Sawyer, Carshal ton, baker—W. Howell, Spring-street, Portman-square, Chandler's shop keeper—R. J. Hartwell, Prospect-place, Southwark, qompositor—T. Emerson, Milton -street, Clip plegate,:ca,rpelnter—G. Ruffell, Great St. Helen's, Bishops. gate, had' Paul-street, Islington, drysalter—F. Jackson, Prospect-place, Bethnal-green, mahogany chair manufac turer—F. Jephs, Upper Ebury-street, Pimlico, carpenter— D. Cooper, Fish-street-hill, straw plait dealer— W. C. Hardy, Well-walk, Hampstead , licensed victualle, —F. Newenbaur, Heath-mount, Hampstead, historical and portrait painter —P. Bambach, Enfield, Middlesex, baker—C. Payne, Long Ditton, Surrey, smith—J. Burgh, Edward-street, Hampstead-road, gilder —W. Dore, Barnsbury place, Is lington, pastrycook—F. H. Best, Bread-street-hill, Upper Thames street, licensed victualler—J. Chambers, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, foreman to a coach lace maker. BREVET. .. _ Major-General Sir Cohn Campbell, G.C.8., serving with the rank of Lieutenant-General iu Turkey, to have the local rank of General in Turkey, Captain James Young, 76th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 23, 1811. Brevet-Major James Young, 76th Foot, to bo Li eu t.- Colonel in the Army, Nov. 1 1, 1851. Captain Alexander Robinson Gale, 86th Foot, to be Major in the Alloy, Jan. 10, 1837. Brevet-Major Alexander Robinson Gale, 86th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11, 1851. John Tremenhere Johnston, Gent., to have the local rank of Cornet, while employed in the Land Transport Corps (4 the Turkish Contingent. William Henry Kirton, Gent., to have the local rank of Surgeon while employed in the Turkish Contingent. To have the local rank of Surgeon while serving with the Osmanli Cavalry, attached to the Turkish Contingent : Dr. Wm. Symonds Rooks. Daniel Bar* Balding, Gent. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Royal Anglesey Light Infantry Militia—William M'Kee„, Gent., to be Ensign. 2,1 Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Ensign Goo. Waugh to be Lieutenant ; William Douglas Leggo, Gent., to be Ensign. Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia—George Leslie, Esq., late of her Majesty's 77th Regiment, to be Lieutenant; George Stormont Murphy, Gent., to be Ensign. 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Ensign R. Murray Thompson to be Lieutenant, vice Weigle, resigned; Ensign Chas. Berington to be Lieutenant, vice Mawdsley, promoted ; Lovick Loftus Reade, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—John Smart Evans, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Samuel Ashworth Finnamoro to he Captain, vice Harris, resigned ; Ensign Joseph Fitzpatrick Wm. Hamm to be Lieutenant, vice Finnamoro, promoted ; Thomas Ramsden Ashworth, to be Ensign, vice Gray, resigned. Argyll and Bute Rifles—Lieutenant William Campbell to be Captain. 90th. Stirlingshire, &c., Militia, Highland Borderers Light Infantry —Ensign Alexander Robert Aborcromby Boyd to be Lieutenant, vice Richard Carr. resigned ; John Wm. Doering, Gent., to bo Ensign, vice Boyd, promoted. Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of Rifle Militi a —P a t r i c k M ac Lean, Esq , to bo Captain, vice George Win. Holmes Ross, promoted. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Farman, builder, Portobello-terrace, Notting hill, to surrender Jan. 10, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba.singhall-street ; Woodbridge, Clifford's-inn. George Frederic Craggs, wholesale fancy stationer, Co isourg-row, Old Kent road, Jan. 10 and Feb. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Young, Warwick-square. William Edmonds, hosier, Kidderminster, Jan. 11 and Feb. I,` at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Boycott, Kid derminster; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. John Grimwood Perkins, stockbroker, Thregmorton street, City, Jan. 11, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official as signee, Basinghall-street ; Chidley, Gresham -Arent. Moss Davids, milliner and bonnet salesmln, Middle row, Holborn, Jan. 8, at half past two, and Feb. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assig nee, Aldermanbury ; Mcss, M oorgate-street. e orge Taylor, silk manufacturer, Dqrby, .Tan. 8 and 25, a t half-past ton, at the Birmingham District Court. llarris, official assignee, Nottingham; Crowder, Maynard, and Co., London; Dunnicliff, Derby ; Motteram and Knight, Bir mingham. Thomas Johns, grocer, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydvil, Jan. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. Thos. Downes Taylor, Lower Holborn, City, oilman— final div. of is. 4d., Jan. 1, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Pennell's, Guildhall-chambers. Henry Peaty, Bristol, grocer—div. of 25., and Ist div. of ss. on new proofs, Jan. 2, and any subsequent Wednes- day, at Miller's, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 22. J. Batters, Tokenhouse-yard, City, shipowner —Jan. LB. W. Grant, Brighton, newavender—Jan. 18. R. W. G. Douglass, Woodcote, stage coach proprietor— Jan. 18. C. Kelly, High-street, Kensington, and Baker street Bazaar, Portman-squar e , auctioneer:-Jan. 18. W. Batley, Northampton, engineer —Jan. 18. I. Cowan and. M. Braham, Aldgate High-streak City, waterproof cloth ing manufacturers—Jan. 18. J. Purdy and W. T. Purdy, King's Lynn, Norfolk, builders- -Jan. 18. H. W. Brown, St. Alban's, innkeeper—Jan. 18. J. Willow, Broadway, Westminster, cheesemonger—Jan. 18. A. Cooling and H. Marcham, London-wall, City, soap m a k ers —J an . 18. W. Hackett, gas and water engineer —Jan. 18. W. Ostler, Earl-street, Finsbury-square, cab proprietor—Jan. 18. J. Bronson, Liverpool, hosier—Jan.2s. W.W.Rawling, S. Rawling, and J. Rawling, Manchester, curriera—Feb.l. T. Deans,Blackburn,Lancashire, draper—Jan.24. T. Youn ger, sen., Sunderland, builder—Jan.2s. S.Carlton,Darling to n,D urham,coach manufacturer— Jan. 24. J. A. Noel, South Shields, Durham, wine merchant; S. Langdale, J. Eyton, and M. J. Cooke, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchants—Jan. 22. T. Lurnsden, South Shields, Durham, ship builder— Jan. 18. J. Mills, New Bank, near H a lif ax Yorkshire, ironfounder ; J. S mith, Low Moor. Yorkshire, worsted spinner ; S. Oldfield (separate estate), Huddersfield, wool len cloth merchant. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. Jan. 21. B. French, St. Mary's-terrace, Walworth-road, stationer -- Jan. 18. J. Howarth, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, linendraper —Feb. 1. T. Deans, Blackburn, Lancashire, draper—Jan. 19. F. Robinson, Masbrough, Yorkshire, contractor; W. T. Staniforth, Sheffield,cutlery manufacturer ' G. Milnes, Sheffield, b r i c k i naker Jan. 24. J. Davies, Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, plumber. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. Wood and A. J. Todhunter, Dunkirk, France, bankers—A. W. Hartley and J. Rawnsley, Bradford, Yorkshire, wool dealers—J. Hepworth and W. Brittain, Bishop Auckland, Durham, drapers—S. P. Nock and P. D. M`Callum, Birmingham, papier macho manufacturers —S. Ibbotson and J. Taylor, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lanca shire, bricknaakers— S. J. Paris and W. Kirk, embossers by patent process —A. L. Holgate, J. Wright, J. J. Muir, and F. J. Walker, Manchester and York—J. W. Dixon and S. Merryweather, Rotightengill, Cumberland, smelters —J. Millar and S. S. Millar, Enfield, Middlesex, surgeons —John Eyre and Joshua Eyre, Manchester, silk manufac turers—W. Hewetson, J. Hewetson, and T. Hewetson, Oxford-street and Tottenham-court-road, upholders—Jones Badcock, John Badcock, and T. Badcock, Tottenham court-road, St. Pancras, linen drapers—M. Mourilyan and J. R. Casey, Crane-court, City, lithographers—J. Laurie, R. Bedford, and T. Rand, Oxford-street, Hanover. square, saddlers—W. J. Myers, H. Bland, C. Myers. and M. A. Bland, Liverpool, merchants, so far as regards W. Myers and H. Bland—J. Robinson an d J. Hampson, Manchester, makers-up and packers— T. A. Clifford and E. Layton, Kingston -upon-Hull, brokers—S. Willans and S. Fozard, Batley Carr, York shire, rag e. ders---J. Duncan, W. Flockhart, D. Hunter, W. M'Farlano, C. Newton, and W. Tait, Edinburgh, chemists, so far as regards C. Newton—D. Davis and E. Davie, Glasgow, watch manufacturers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Afatthew Henry Hunt, wholesale woollen warehouse man, Glasgow—Creiitors meet in the Globe Hotel, George-square, Glasgow, Jan. 5, at twelve. Robert Fairgrieve, merchant, Galashiels Creditors meet at the Salmon Inn, Galashiels, Jan. 7, at eleven. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap, 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 22d day of Dec., 1855. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes unto se •....• 24,844,595 Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities...—. 3,459,960 Gold coin and bullion 10,369,595 Silver bullion .. .. .... 424,844,595 524,844,595 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 27th day of Dec., IS BANKING DE' Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ..... 3,219,47 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of. National Debt, Sav- :PARTDIENT. Government securities pncludg.Dead Weight Annuity) 9,929,197 Other securities 19,204,123 Notes .. .... 6,464,705 Gold and silver coin .. 612,150 Ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 5,314,753 Other deposits ...... 12,241,07 Seven Day and other ........ 851,088 A 36,210,175 £36.210,175 i, Chief Cashier. Dated the 27th day of Dec., l& AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 25, 1855. exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America......... 31s. Od. Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies ... 375. 4id Average of the two foregoing descriptions ... 365. Bid ANGE.-YESTERDAY. Gibraltar .. .. .. • • • • • • • • Leghorn .... •• 30 17% I Genoa . ..... 25 77% Milan .• .• •• •• •• • .• Venice.......••• ...... Naples .. •• .... Palermo .... Messina ... ... 133% Lisbon .. Oporto ..., ...... .. .. 53N. Rio Janeiro ..... .•• .... Buenos Ayres .. .. New York,oo days' sight Philadelphia ... — PRICES OF IiCLLICN, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Ifexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Anver In bars ...... 0 5 l% BEABORNB MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General l'oet4lsoll by tho night—and M by the morning--despatch.) Day wnen male up From w h at gum COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port Ike is Mee, London.* Dispatched. England. imeriea(byßrit.paok)N Every Friday •• • • Liverpool ... IDec. 31 imeriett (by United Ste. packet) .. • • • • • • N America (by U. States packet) N •• ...... .... Australia (via South- ••• •••• S U O v u erP°° thamp i to . I , lY D a ee n. . 8 29 ampton) ..... .11 •••••• ••• •• • • Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) N • • • Dover .....• Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N Uncertain Africa ( West Coast)..Nll3d of the month.. Plymouth .. Jan. 6 .9. 24. 30 of m • Dover Alexandria.......... 5t 4th & 20th of moo. Southampton Bahamas 17th of the month ampto , Belgium Da11y...... • • .• • • Dover lDafly Brazil 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 15 B ee maAr es ........m 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 15 Cape of Good Hope ..N - Various port. Uncertall Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verds ......N 9th of the month So u th amp t on J an. 15 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N Channel 151e5.... ~.•N Moo”Vrod..Strill• Southampton T0.1%.111 2d &17th of month Southampton ) China . Once a month.... Jan. 4 Constantinople 4.13.111.23,&28 of m Dover Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon.Southiunpton Cont. of Europe If & N Twice daily .... • • Dover TWiee4lll, Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N Twice daily...". Dover Twieedolll Gibraltar .. 51 , 4•1• 17 . 20 .37 if m• Southampton Greece (seo India) Greyto „ ml2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Hamburgh N 'Tuesday. & Friday London ..... //warmth 2nd of the month Southampton Jan. 1. Holland Dai1y........ Dover ....... Honduras 17th slthe month. SoUthamptonll6thohnoll India (viaSouthampt.)M ,4th t 20th of mon. Plymo u th .. gan. 4 India (via Marseilles)m ifttlik26th of month Dover lonian Isles (see India)l7. 17, &27 of mon D0ver...... Ireland ........M & NiTwice dai1y...... Holyhead ...1 T14'0(111: Lisbon . ......... Ml 7, 9, 17, &270 f m. Southampt on an: IS siadaira 9th of the month Southampton Madeira .. N 23d of month .. • • Liverpool ... Malta (see India) Malta .. .N 808. Ss 25 of`mon. Dover ...... .. i Jan. 4 Mauritius (see ▪ India) • Ifanrlthet 14th of the month Qmfnion°llBoDUTtehr&M"Plo.l; mule° of the month.. Southampton Jan. 1 Naples . i 2 6th fh l6 i th lt 2 h s th ot , N e rn w tPapal Pe l ninsula 11, na .. States 825 )3 1 dt hty y h ips privater tt l 2hh v 722 a t Ih t tt e ohhs s fooh t f r ai i mp p 000. osn. auur Dover hho Various u i s ma .m. portsp i i t ot 0. r ports u ti oarisu l I Ala Now Zealand...•.. •• .• sthlsth2sthohnon, Dover ...... Sicily N: s thlsth2sthofmon. Dover ..... 2(114 17th otmonth Southampton 1k 1 me T V u en sc e an zn y elt . ... . ....51 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) West Ind i es ▪ 2d& 17th of month ,Southampton l l k 15 men L 15outhampton k k IS mon When any of those dates fall on a Sanday, the malls will be des spatchod on the following day, with the exception of the India (vie eouthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatahod tbe preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. Pamir, December 28. Stations. Conrse of Wind. state of Weather. Greenwich S.W Partially cloudy. Lothbury. Liverpool Holyllead Dublin S. Bristol S. ............. Unset tled. Gloucester Cardiff S. Plymouth Haverfordwest ... S.E. Exeter... Swansea S S.E. Harwich S. W Cloudy. Ipswich B.W Fino. Shrewsbury N.E. Cloudy. Derby 5.... Nottingham Leicester S.E. Leamington S. rnsettled. Rugby S. Amsterdam . S. W Cloudy. Leeds.... Manchester S.W Cloudy. Sheffield S.W. Rain. Stoke•on•Trent S.E. Lancaster E. Whi tehavon Carlisle E. S.E ..... ... Cloudy. Maryport.. E. N.E. Brighton N.E . Unsettled. Yarmouth Cambridge S. Lowestoft Southampton S.E. Portsmouth S.E. Poole S.E Fine. Cowes S.W Cloudy. Great Grimsby... -S. Gainsborough .... S.E. Boston 5.E.... ...... Fine. York Edinburgh S.W Cloudy. Whitby Scarborough Perth Dundee Aberdeen S.E. Newcastle Sunderland N.W Cloudy. Hu11.... Strood . LW Partially cloudy. • BIRTHS. 01 A BON. On the 27th inst., at 28, Belgrare-road, Pimlico, Mrs. A. F. de Neumann. On the 27th inst., at 23, Priory-road, Kilburn, the wife of Christopher Robson, of 13, Clifford's-inn, Fleet•street, solicitor. COURSE OF EXI Am5terdam............ 11 16 1 4 Ditto, three months .. 11 1831 Rotterdam ............ 11 19 Antwerp .............. 25 50 Brussels .............. 25 50 Bambnrgh ............ 13 10 Altona•••••••••••••• •• Paris .... 25 30 Ditto, three months .. 25 7214 Marselll , 3s ............. 25 12% Bourdeaux ........ Franl;fort•on Maine.... 1191/ 2 Berlin ..•• •• •• •• .• .• •• Vienna..........•• .... 11 9 Trieste•••••••••••••••• II 12 Petersburg ............ Niattrid 49% Cadiz •••••••••• Barcelona RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAS T WEEK. Miles meet:nos. opened. NAME OF RAILWAY. 1854. 1855. 1855. ___--- ------ -- - BRITISH. .£ £ 115 Aberdeen .• 37% i Belfast and Ballymena • • •• •• •• • • •• • 17 1 Belfast and County Down• ••••••• • • .. - - 33 I Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 2,230 2,312 26% ! Bolton, lilackburn,and West York .... - - 117 B r i s t o l an d E xe ter ............ •....„ 5,445 6,220 191 Caledonian.... .• .• ••••• • • • • ........ 11,259 10,131 94 1 1 Chester and Holyhead .......... 4,426 4,356 6 M Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... 122 138 20 Cork and Bandon ......., .......... 220 220 56 Dublin and Belfast Junction •....... 910 1,035 63 Dublin and Drogheda...-. ......... 1,367 1,732 7% Dublin and Kingstown .............. 594 731 16% Dundee and Arbroath ........ „ .... 391 454 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 790 920 36 Dundalk and Enni5ki11en............ - - 67% East Ang1ian..................... 898 808 93 East Lancashire ......„.....„,, „ .... . 5,293 5,529 417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk ...• .. i 24,003 23,940 Eastern Union ... - . .. ........., 142 Edinburgh and Glasgow ............. 4,571 4,438 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee."... 2,776 2,843 6 Exeter and Credit0n................ _ - 22 Furness Railway ... .............. - - 183% Glasgow, and South-Western.. .. .. •• 5•516 5,576 283 Great Northern and E. L........... 23,569 125,075 203% Groat Southern and Western (Ireland) 6, 15 9 6,748 359% Great Western .............. - .... 29,332 30,309 , 25% Irish South Eastern ---••.... .. •• - - 90 Lancaster and Car1i510........ ..... . 5,314 5 322 270 1 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire. ••• .. •• •• •• 19,276 20,633 - Leeds Northern ...... .. - •• .. .. •• .. - - 161 : Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport•• • • - - 553 - ,4 London and North Western ..... .... 63.311 1 62.024 5 '4. 1 London and 81ackwa11.............. 1,146 I 1,092 183% ' London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 12, 0 46 1 2.705 267 London and South We5tern......... 14,732 16,597 60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 562 718 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 173 4 Manchester, Shefileld,and Lincolnshire 9 , 4 72 9,519 9% Manchester and South Junction...... €77 683 28 Maryport and Carlisle .............. 740 840 498% Midland •• •••-•• • • .• •............. 29,532 30,079 126% Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 2,717 3,478 37 Monklands •••• • • • • •• • • .. • • •• •• •• •• - - 78% Newcastle and Car1i51e...........,,,, - - 149 North British •• •• •• •••• •• • ... - North Staffordshire • • •....... ••• • • • - - 47 North-Western •• .. •• .... ~........ 774 866 50 Scottish Central •••• - • • ...... •• ... • 2 , 25 9 2,325 32 Scottish Midland • • .......... •••• . • - 29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• .. 960 1,516 48 Shrewsbury and Chester .• ..•• •• •• .. 2,111 2,826 30 Shropshire Union .. •••••• • • - •..... 90 6 902 57% South Devon ••••••..•••• • • •• •• • • •.. 2,045 2,421 239 South Eastern •••••••••• • • •• •• - .... 15,542 17,016 1621 South Wales -.•.. • • ..... .... -• .. 5,603 6,540 97 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. 1,0,50 2,013 39 Taff Vale ••?••••••••••• •• • • •• • • •• .• 3,519 3,775 36 Ulster . • • • • • • • . - 77 Waterford and Limerick ............ 274 West Cornwall ... . . i . adili . aci . n , dl . 3s,e . rw . L . ie.cek.d. 5.a... __:) 7 6 1 5 9 5 9 , 60 4 12 Whitehaven Junction ............... 330 802 ow c ast 1 m e, 682 York Y and kand Newcastle, North - FOREIGN. :89 Dutchm Lyons nt 4 e r and ßhenish ea u 3 a ln e d d i i Troyese; 1 : a .. C !if 1 . :.......... .. .. .. - - - - - - - Namur and Liege ..... - - - Northern of France ........• .... •••• •••• •••• - - - Orleans and Central .. - - Paris and Ly ons .... •• •••• •-- •• •11 - - • - •• •• - Paris and Rouen... ~ ...• •• .. •• •• - - - Paris and St ras b urg h •• -•••••• •• •• - - - Rouen and Havre...-. ...... - • •• ---•- - Western of France - - [ADYERTISEMENT.]-11olloway's Ointment and Pills superior remedies for bad Legs.—Mr. John Nix, of Bil- lericay, Essex, informs Professor Holloway that Mrs. Mary White, of Vange, had been troubled with a very bad leg for more than 15 years, for the cure of which there appeared no remedy, as she had tried various inesns without effect, but by his persua-don she commenced using Holloway's ointment and pills, previous to which for hi weeks she was unable to walk across tho These invaluable remedies, however, cured the leg in a very short time. Sold by all medicine vendors through out the world, at Professor Holloway's establishment,, 244, Strand, Lo n d on , an d 80, M a id en -lane : New ork; by A. Stamps, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna, and H. Hoods, Malta. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-DEC. 28. The business done in wbelt and flour has been limited, at a decline of ld to 2d per 70ibs and 6(.1 per barrel on last week's rates. Oats, oatmeal, barley, and peas in fair de mand, at slightly reduced prices. Beans in good supply and pressed for sale at le per qr. decline. Indian corn at is to is 6d lower, and only in retail request. WAKEFIELD—Dice. 28. A good show of wheat, but a limited demand, and in the business done a decline of is per qr. has been conceded. Wheat, not in good condition, is difficult of sale at this decline. Oats, beans, and shelling, also, rather cheaper. Barley in fair demand, and steady. EXETER—DEL 28. CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from Si 6d to 9s 9d. Malting barley, 4s 9d to 5s 4d ; grinding do., Os Od to Os Od. O ats , 3 s 3d t o 3 s 6d . B eans, Os Od to Or Od. Peas, OOs Od to OOs Od. FLOUR. —Fine, 568 Od to 584 Od ; seconds, 548 Od to 566 Od per sack. dATTLE.—Prime beef, lOs Od per score ; cows and calves 121. to 151. —s ; butchers' calves, Od to 60 per lb., rearing calves —s to s each. Sheep, sid to 6id. Lambs, —d to 0(.1 per lb. Store hogs, large size, —s to —s each ; slips, 28s to 343 ; small, OOs to OOs. Rough fat, sid per lb. Pork carcases from 9s 6d to 10s 6d per score. INVERNESS.—D 0. 25. COlN.—Wheat, white, par qr., 75e Od to 788 Od. Bar. ley, chevalier, 39s Od to 41s Od ; ditto, common, —s Od to —s Od. Oats, :ils Od to 32s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 258 Od to 26s 6d ; ditto second, 00s Od to Os Od ; barleymeal, 16s 6d to 16s 8d ; peasemeal, 16s 6d to 20s Od ; bran, per stone, Os 9d to loa ; Ist flour, per 2801 b, 60s Od to 62s Od ; 2d ditto, 53s Od to 55s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial 2s 61 to 2s 8d ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barleymeal 1s &I to 00s Od ; peasemeal, is 3d to 2s 04; Ist flour, 3s 6d cash, 3s 9d credit; 2d ditto, 24 4d cash, 3s 6d credit. BRISTOL SUGAR-DEC. 2s. The sugar market is closed for the Christmas holidays, and consequently there is nothing to report. Business will be resume:l on the 2d January. ,The return to lower prices has no doubt somewhat improved the consumption, which had been seriously checked by the recent rapid and great advance in prices, so that a better demand may be expected on the re-opening of the market. ,PUBLIN—Dicc. 28. A very nominal market, supply small, and prices of the few things sold were lower. The market will remain aloud until Friday next. White wheat, 42s Od to 44s 6d ; red ditto, 38s to 43s Od barley, 16s Od to 23s 6d ; oats, 15s (h 1 to 17s Od ; rapeseed, 40s Od to 44s al per brl; oatmeal, 16s Od to 18s Od ; bakers' flour, 25s 6d to 293 Od per cwt; Indian corn, 45s Od to iSs Od per 4 801bs. COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t s. d. Bate's West Hartley 18 0 mi. 4. Byass's West Hartley .. 18 6 Braddyll 2l 9 Davison's West Hartley 18 6 Hatton 22 6 Holywell ...................18 U Riehmund 21 6 Walker Primrose 0 Carr's Merthyr . 23 0 Wylam 17 0L Vrayne's Merthyr 23 0 Evenwood 19 Wallsend, tge. Whitworth 2O 0 Heaton Ships at market... 7r.—Dza. 29. the dose of the market. Welland, ko. 1 Bold OP A DAUGHTER. On the 23d inst., at Edinburgh, the Lasiy Jane John stone Douglas. Ou the 26th inst., at 14, Dorset-square, the wife of Johu Cowley, Esq. MARItIED. On the 27th inst., at Penge, Surrey, Commander Geo. Manley Alldrid ge , N., H.M.S. Asp, Pembroke, to Fanny Maria, eldest daughter of the late Rev. John Law, rector of Bradworthy, Devon. On the 20th inst., at Elm Cottage, Vorreg, Lieutenant- Colouel Charles D. Campbell, to Mary Anne Catherine, daughter of the late Charles Gordon, Esq., Forte,. DIED. On the 24th inst., a t Hockerton, SoChiron, the Rev. J. P. Mills, aged 55. at Bodo . Court On John the hn , near R oc h es t er , C o l o• ne caulay, lsto R.E., aged 64. i et., at Islingt on , Mr, Wm. Parker, late On the 24th n of Judd-street,.St. Pancras.On the 25th inst., at H a dl ey, Middlesex, Wm. Poole s 2 l oth eo ir m t. ; Attfield, Esq., aged 7 6. On t h e 25th iust., a t Brighton, Francis Tipping Hall, Esq., a ged 61. On the 27th inst., Mr. John Fitch, of Bath Cottage, HArnmersmith, and late of St. Jarnos'a, Westminster, ag ed 66. Oa the 24th inst., tit Oxford, the Roy. Win. Walford, late of Hatfield Peverel, Essex, aged 74. 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