The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-08 00:00:00

IV IONE)i and COMAJ ERCiAL NEWS. CI Y, Q [IA /: TER TO THREE. The Cotten Matket at Liverreul was steady on aturdav, and rather a large business was transacted. 'ricer were welt maintained. The sales, including 3,000 Americans taken by speculators, were, estimated at 8,000 bales ; viz., 6,000 American at 31d. to 51:), ; 500 Per nambuco at 4 d. to 5 41. ; 300 Egyptian at 51d. to 54c1.; 350 Surcet at 3d. to 31J. ; and 60 Sea Island at Bd. to lOti. For Railway Shares there was an active demand, and prices were well supperted. Some calculationi, which to railway shareholders may prove interesting', are contained in the weekly "Railway List," now a mere record of official and other data, which, in fact, it always ought to have been. The following is a statement of calls falling due at various periods:- Due Dat-. Making 1819 Called. Paid. Abtrd en, New 8 1-3 .. Mar. 27.. 1 3 4 .. 3 2-3 Ditto ti' ay 27.. 1 3 4 4 5-6 22 Ditto •• •. •.1 . ;:ly 27.. 1 3 4 ... 2I 6 Ditto •• •• Sept. 27.. 1 3 4 •• Ditto " •• •• Nov. 27.. 1 3 4 .. 83 Ittlfast and County Down ......Star. 1.. 1 10 4 .. 22 Ditto Ditto •• •. .. May 1.. 1 10 0 23Y, Caledonian, 10/. Preference • Feb. 21.. 2 10 0 .. 10 Caleakmian and Dumbartonshire Jane. Mar. 1.. 2 10 0 .. 10 Eastern Union, B. Oct 1. aid 8... .. July 10.. 2 10 0 .. 25 Ditto Norwich Extensions •• April 10.. 2 10 0 .. 22% Ditto Ditto Oct 10.. 2 10 0.. 25 Chtsgew, Paisley, and Ayr, New Peet. Mar. 1.. 2 0 0 .. 10 Ditto Ilalf-Sh, No. 1 Feb. 13.. 2 10 0 •• Irish South-Eastern .. • • •. Mar. 15.. 1 0 0 .. 8 Rendal and IVindermer9, Pref. 10/. .. May 1.1 0 0 2 Ditto Ditto .. Sept. 1.• 1 0 0 .. 3 1850 •• Jan. 1.. 1 0 0.. 4 .. May 1.. 1 0 0.. 5 • • Sept. 1.. 1 0 0 •• 1849 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10/. Pref. Mar. 26.. 210 0.. 10 Leeds awl Thirsk, Pref. Quarters •• Feb. 1.. 2 0 0.. 5 Ditto Ditto .. March 1.. 1 0 0 .. 6 Ditto Ditto .. • • May 1.. 2 0 0 • • 8 Ditto Ditto • • • • June 1.. 1 0 0 •• 9 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• Feb, 1.. 2 0 0• • 5 i ' lan e lT Y Wol Mar. 28.. 2 10 0 ..100 an , &10 - 11(1, & Line., Gt. G. &. S. 501. Feb. 5 . 5 0 0 .. 40 Ditto Do. 201. „ 2 0 0 15 Ditto Do., 121. 10s. „ 1 5 0.. 9;13 Ditto Shilld.& Lin. 25/. „ 210 0 17N Ditto Do. Exten, 25/. :„ .. 210 0.. 17, Ditto Grimsby Pk. Ito 16,000 „ .. 210 0 221,j Ditto, Shfild. & Sian. Eighths „ 1 5 0•• 12;. Monkhnd, Guaranteed 65/. .. April 2.. 2 10 0 .. 5 Ditto Ditto ........July 2.. 210 0 ik Ditto Ditto ........Oct. 2.. 210 0.. 10 1852 Jan. 12.. 7 0 9 .. 50 1849 Paris and Lyons, 15/. pail .. April 5.. 2 0 0 .. 16 Ditto Ditto July 5.• 2 0 0 -. 18 Ditto Ditto Oct. 5.. 2 0 0.. 20 Papers of (X.:tuber 14 from Buenos Ayres state that 11 "arY Southern, Etq., the British Plenipotentiary, had arrived there, but there was no great hope of his prey ing succes s ful in his mission. The journals publish a long eorrespentleeco that took place two or three months previously upon the condition of affairs at Monte Video, i n which the British and French Governments insist upon the independence of Monte Video having been gua ranteed by Buenos Ayres, but which Rosas would ap • Pear to deny. Accounts from Antwerp state that the commercial Markets were rather quiet there last week. The ire- Ports and exports into and from Holland by the Rhine, (luring the year 1848, were estimated at 821,592 quin tals, being three-fifths less than in the year 1847. The West India advises are not more cheerful than those which we are of late accustomed to receive. The money proposed to be loaned to the colonies by the mother country for public works, was occasioning much e, ontroversy, and Jamaica wculd not accept the grant, hEeause it disliked the intended application of it. It is curious that although late dates from Panama 4 Ppear in the West India journals, there is no mention, as far a we have seen, of the California gold excitement. T he English Funds have been rather duller than on Saturday, but they do not exhibit any symptoms of 'weakness from an over supply of steck. It is asserted that some parties, who are not equal to the undertaking, have been " hulling" to a very large amount, and will e °ns• ,equernly be much inconvenienced should the oankers and the public net come in as real buyers. The rise, however, has lately been so decided • that there i s a goo d ma rgin, and we should suppose parties o p era ti ng f o r a rise would not in all instances eep out their accounts until the last minute. One s tatement made is that a speculator has bought nearly ,! t hree-fourth s of a million in Consols, a statement which, • only partially true, shows the dangerous extent to Which vine parties will go, although . exposing them !elves, i n the event of failure, to certa i n ru i n. Consols have been 884 to 89 for transfer, and the 16th instant. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 89 i and the Three per Cents. 884 4. Bank Stock has very firm at 455. to 465.; and India Bonds at 425. to 455. Premi um. The Foreign Securities have been rather quiet, but are lower in some cases. Spanish Three per Cents. realise 274 1 and the Five per Cents. 141 4. Portu guese Four per Cents. have been steady at 254 to 264. Brazilian small Bonds are 75A-, Buenos Ayres 244, and I-;quad or 21 . Peruv i an Bon d s h ave b ee n at 494. F renc h F ive per Cents. are 75,75; and Dutch Four per Cents. 46 to 77. In the Railway Share Market the transactions have bees rather limited, and the variation in prices is not North in any p ar ti c ular direction. Great Northern, z4orth Stafford, and the York and French lines do not , 4 PPort previous values. Great Western, North- Western, South-Eastern, and Caledonian are steady kidland about the same, and also Brighton. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Northern and Eadern, Scrip 251. O.\ F. k , T,oS ENG lilt ', or , si•ITIII t UNDs ,) , CLOCK B ank % Stock lB9 190 PRICES 190 1 / 2 I,er Glut. Reduced A. , :ns.. ..... 88% 3 /.i 54 1 88 ~ Per Cent. Co ns ols Annuities 8 8 740 41 89 88% 891,4 '',._, u e vf 3 1 % per Cent. Ann 5...... . B9 l / 2% 89% ' d ng Anns. to expire Jan.lß6o Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... -16 I ndia Booth, 1,000/. ....... ..... . Ditto under 1,000/. Consols for Account.. BB% 89 88 3 / 4 894 Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,000/. March 1,000/. June 45 4f p 500/. March.... 42 p 5001. June Small, March 42 p Small, June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSIN PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small 7 5 1,E Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 uer Cent 2 4 1,E Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.; — blexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto, Account ••• - 25% 25 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents Ditto, Account 4 9 l' Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account .. 26 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 14% Ditto. Acc0unt............. Ditto, Account 27% Vs Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. French R en t es , 5 p er C en t. Exchange 2sf. 40c. 25f. 40c. Dutch 2 1% per Cent., 12 Guild — 48 3 / 4 Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 77 76 7 1 6 NG P ,AID. OF in BUSINESS DONI. CLOSING R AILWAY SHAItES. "-' --' ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. I'ItICES. Aberdeen 5O . - Amber. N o tt., B os t on , and Eastern Junction 414 .....• Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 1 / 2 — Belfast & County Down 20% Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly ®paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 ••• Birming, Wolvernon, and Dudley, calls duly Pd, or with guarantee 10 .. . Do. witho u t guaran t ee 10 B irrning.,W o l ver h' pton , and Stour Valley 131. 145... ••• Birkenhead, Lancashire, „and Cheshire June.... 10 "'ton, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... .. 4. 1 2 x. i 3% x. Bristol an d E xeter 9O ... _6l Ditto, Thirds ri uckingham t hire... 141. 4s. Caledonian .. Ditto, Ralf Shares .. 874 l 3 /4 1 34 Do. New 101. Pref 7 4,,.. .. 8 1 7 i, 8 % bit to,Clydesdale J unc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, - Preference l5 ... 13' 1,4 Clarence Do, Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 1) o. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 DO. Government Loan, .1 per Cent. Direct London & Ports- D Ma th and Belfast June. 35 ---- ***-- ••• D undalk & Enniskillen 20 ...... East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 4 % " Do., 181., E. & 11 .. .. 18 , Do., 3/. 10 3 . ...... ... 3% ...... 2 741 •- • • r.astern Counties...... 20 ...... 12 11r A 0. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. Ditto, Extension, 5 per DCent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... .......... itto ditto, No. 2 6/. 13s. 4d... IA p .................... 9,0. North. & Easte r n 50 uu., 5 per cent. 5 ... 0 ... - A-., 0 . Qua r t ers 34 % 31% t un. New *** a stetn. Uni on , Class A . ...Shares) 25 Ditt o, Class A, ditto... 3 Y,.. Ditto, Class B (I. & Di 4 t tid B. ) 2O isc .to, el._ C, 488 ditto... 20 . .... tii t 'S o c riP (6 per cent.) 20 ...... 17 3 / 4 (C. & E.) guar. E,... Per cent. .... ...... 2% . ... . -. L'i t ican2 N a:hir e 21 ...-. 15 ......... _.... ilpt, Ne w w Quarters 61 4 Le '' 6 per Cent. Pre- L , ference Quarters ... 6.4 6% tak.ir Li ncolnshire ...... 25 O b urgn and Glasgow 50 ...... E, I ttn, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. "'nburgh and Northern 25 1,, Ditto, Newport ilc,eler,Yeovil, & Dorch 2 ''s — ''''• ......... u a'tiow, Dumfrie.s, and Carr 1 ••• ..... - -- - 8 /• - s' Qin ' ' ll 2 f• td — 'g n vf•iiilinar. & Ayr ,-....) Cr , ', , Northern consul .rtat Northe 19 Do , ril D -3 A 2 A. Deferred ... 12%...... 4 % Vs% ..... Q . , 1 /e B 6 per Cent. 1 „., g u aranteed ... ..... 61ii — *"..... ...... 44 Extension 2% ..... "rent South. and West(lrelan ... ........... 42%...... 27 ( 4.,,,it Norttiol England 100 uitto, New, 40/ .. 40 --- Ei.tto, ditto Ditto, New, 301 30 77% "WA Nelv, 151 .... 14 .. .• 75 1 4 24 1 , 278 49% 25 7 , - 141,i 27 THE 8 UN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JAN ETARY 8, 1849. Great Western 100 ...... 92 fO% Ditto, 1 -4 Shares 5O ...... Ditto, 14 Shares Ditto, Fifth%............ 20 Ditto, New 17/... ..... 15 ... H L: d dersti cid and !Aar eh. 30 Ditto, Thirds till and Selby .. - Ditto, Half Shares 'Ditto, 1 A Shares .ancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 54 Ditto, Thirds La-icaEhire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, IA Shares 1)o. Quarter Shares 1 7 1 .2 — Do. Fifths._ ... 10 1)o. Sixteenths 6 l /4 — . 14;. Thirds (lleg.) l3 . Do. New, G ua. 6 per et. 714 Bl% Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto 16 (late Hud derstieldand Shelf.) 43 .•. ••• ........ 6 'A 8% Do.(Waketielfl,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A)... Leeds Pradtord Leeds, DeWhbury, M.... 50 . Do., Balt Shores 25 . ... Do., (blue) Scrip 2%..• .. Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 Ditto, New ...... ....... 40 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% — Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Liverp., itilanet,ster, and Newcastle Junction._ 21c .on don & Black wa11...13/. 6s. Bd, Extenston 22%... •••• Lon )on, Brighton, and South CoaA ......... 50 ..... 32 3 / 4 % Do.Guarant. per et.., 9 .....• Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. Ditto. ditto-- 1852 50 ...... Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. 5 ...... 5 3 / 4 Y s .London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... .•..... 1 );tto, Preference London and N. Western 100 .126% 126 Ito Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Di, to, Fifths ..... .. 2 ...... ...... Do. 401.Shares(L.M.) 25 Do. 101. (M. & 13.) A. 10 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 10 12% Do. 101. ( & B.) C. 1 Load. & 6. Western 5O Do. New;• 501. ..... 42%.. Do. New 401. 34 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 ...... Ditto ditto ......... 40 Ditto, Thirds.. 15 Do.. New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls 5 London, ;Salisbury, and Yeovil Lcaidonderry &Col eraine. 28 3 / 4 — . 111. • • ........ Londonderry and Ennis kilhn. ........ •..„ Lowestoft (4 per et.) ... 20 Ditto (6 per et.) ...,. 13 Manzhe,tor,Buxton,and 141atlock... • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire .100 D 9. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 11 1 4 ...... .•.• Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . 13 . — Ditto ditto .. B vs — Di t t, , A Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ... Do., Grimsby Dock 2O Do. Llanchester and Lincoln Union. 41.25. Midland ...100 86% Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., EU Shares,.. 25 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo I.):).Consol.Bristol and Birming.,6 per et.... 100 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 40 Ditto, ditto . ..... .18/. 2s. 6d — Ditto,Lcieest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redear, 6 per cent. guar. Newoe.stleandearlisle...loo - 981/2 !o. Quarters N,.wmrket Do. Extension ...... 12s — >:ewport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 N ewry, Warrenpoint, and RoArevor ...... 20 N,,rlolk ........- ..........100 Do. New 201. Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 'orthern Counties Union 4 ,orth British 25 16% Ditto, Halves .. Ditto,iQuarters, Ditto, Extension O% — Ditto, Thirds .. 8 1 / 4 4%... North & South-Western 2 NorthiStaffordshire north Wales . 3 l /2 — North-Western . lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO Royston and Hitchin ... 2 Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) Do. do (Sou. Di Y.) ... 4 Shrewsbury and Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and lierefd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto;llalves ... ditto 9 ...... Ditto Oswestry ...... 18 I/2 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference 4stith Staffordshire 6 t/ s — S yatli Eastern - 24 1 4% ..... Do., No. 1 2B D 0.,; No. 2. Do., No. 3 ...... 30 ...... 22 I }o..:Registered No. 4 10 Do., Scrip No 4 South Wales S.aith Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6 l'aw Vale Extension ... 8 ••• •• Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..... Vale of Neath W atertord and Kilkenny 1714 1 — atertord and Limerick 47% Waterid,Wxfid,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... le ..... ,•-• west Cornwall West London Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class .- 20 A hitehaven & Furness 14 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 12 Of . ilts, Somerset, & W ey mouth 4O Vork, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ..... Do. Original New and Berwick ...... .. 25 ..... 27 1 , 2 % 2 7% Do. iCxtensiori No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ... 15 .• Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ..... 774 3 / ex.int 7 3 / 4 x.i York ace North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference l. , o.East and W sat tint ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian).... •• Boulogne and Amiens-. 20 ...... —•—•••• Central of France (Or leans and Vierzen) 17 Ceylon Demerara l5 ...... Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ......... 714..... ...... •••• East Indian 3% ........ •••• • Great Indian Peninsular % 16 IA3 34 4% 10% 10% 2 2% 14 1 % 14 24% 11% 22 Louvain ala Sambre ... 7% Luxembourg 7 Ditto ... lO Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege 20 ...5% Northern of France-- 12 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 2 . )6 1 % Paris and Lyons Do. Du. . lO Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ........ 20' ~„ Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 000000 .....••• Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle 'Fours and Nantes . 9 00000 . Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and ilasselt 203 West Flanders B 3 /4 .. .•• JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial Commercial of London 20 Lcndon Joint Stock lO ....... London & Westminster 2O ...... National of Ireland 221,4.....• ....... ..... ... National Prov. England 35 ...... DAto,New lO ...... Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto New... ..... -.... 10 Union of Australia Ditto,New •• ... 2 1 A, — • Union of L0nd0n,........ 10 •••••• Union of Madrid 40 MINES. Anglo-Mexican Asturian Mining Corn... 14 Australian 2% Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Beat Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Dsbeuture* — 90% 4614 12 3 4 MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA Y.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Last week's' arrivals of e English Wheat for our market coastwise was somewhat on the increase, and of im proved quality. That of Barley was .seasonably exten sive ; that of all other articles of home produce small. By land carriage the supplies were limited, if we except those of Fleur. A fair average quantity of Oats reached us from Scotland, but from Ireland the receipts were limited in the extreme. Very extensive supplies of Grain came to hand from abroad, viz., 45,833 quarters of Wheat, 54,973 ditto of Barley, 31,595 ditto of Oats, 5,757 ditto of Rye, 1,068 ditto of Beans, 12,005 ditto of Peas, 7,759 ditto of Tares, 5,083 ditto of Linseed, 12 ditto of Rapeseed, 5 ditto of sundry Seeds, 319 barrels and 2,760 sacks of Flour, the latter from France. Rather heavy supplies may be expected this week, as the whole of the Baltic fleet has not yet arrived. From Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., the arrivals of Wheat fresh up this morning were small, and nearly the whole of the samples were deficient in quality. The land carriage receipts being trifling the show of parcels of both red and white was very limited. The attendance of both town and country buyers was far foie extensive, yet the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was steady, at prices about equal to those paid on Mon day last, and at which a clearance was effected without difficulty. The actual supply of free foreign Wheat on show was by no means large, from the late arrivals having been wholly landed in bond till the Ist proximo, waiting the new duty. Selected qualities were in steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry, at full rates of currency. The middling and out-of-condition sorts were neglected, though we cannot call them cheaper. In floating cargoes scarcely any business transacted, but several large parcels of Wheat under lock were disposed of at late rates. The total supply of Barley was very extensive, owing to which, and the anxiety manifested by some of the importers to realise, the Barley trade was exceedingly dull. The finest malting parcels declined in value quite ls, all other kinds 2s per quarter from Monday last, and a large quantity remained over for 'Wednesday. We were fairly supplied with Malt. Parcels, both on the spot and for forward delivery, moved off heavily, and prices must be called is per quarter lower than on this day se'tinight. The finest samples of Oats were taken in retail quan tities, at late prices. All other kinds were quite 6el per quarter lower, with a heavy demand. All description of Beans moved off slowly, at ls, to in some instances, 2s per quarter less money. In Peas, next to nothing was doing, and the quotations receded is to 2s per quarter. Indian Corn and Meal were lower to purchase. The Flour trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Kheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier. • .... 598 to —s Red. ...... • • 408 to 52s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 46s 57s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20i Norfolk and Lin- Potato • . 20s 24s coin, Red. • • 44s 508 Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. •• •• 468 51s Black .• . •... 15s 19s Irish, Red • . ••• • —s —s Cork, White .•• .• 17s 208 Ditto, White .• •• • • —8 —s Scotch, Feed. •• .• 20s 24s Rye—Old •••••• • • • • • • —s s Beans—Tick .•• • • 27s 31a New. •• • • 28s 30s Pigeons 3ss 385 Barley—Grinding..... 24s 265 Peas—Grey .. •••• • • • • 338 35s Malting . • ....... 285 308 Maple. ••••• • • • • • 33s 35s Chevalier • ... 31s 32s White. ••••• . - • .• 305 32a Nialt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • • ... 328 34s f01k.... .. 475 585 Flour—Town-made ... 41s 468 Brown .....•.•.•. 463 54s Suffolk ••• • • ••••. 36s 388 Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stocktn & Norfolk 36s ZBs • SMITIErIELD. Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were as follows: From Beasts. Nieu Diep 42 Nordwyek.. 33 llelvoetsleus... 34 Harlingen ... 7 Antwerp Sheep. 459 ... Total l2l ... 1,008 Corresponding week in 1847.. 158 Difference ... 37 less. 1,032 Calves. 13 ... ... 35 ... 24 less. 22 less. Pigs. As the principal shipping ports in Holland are closed by trust, only about 300 head of stock have been landed at Hull and the other northern outports. In our report on Monday last, we called attention to the very unusual arrival at this season of the year of 150 oxen from Spain. The stock in question was in very inferior condition — indeed it was the worst cargo of Spanish beasts we have yet received—and the loss upon it has been heavy. On the above day 70 were sold at 61 each, the remainder being partly disposed of on Friday last at an average of 51 15s per bead. The price originally paid for them was 41 10s. If to that we add the expense of freight-41 each, and other charges, about 1/ per head—it will be seen that nearly 5001 has been sacrificed by the importer, and that, too, upon only one cargo! The following statement, compiled from official sources, shows the total imports of foreign stock into the United Kingdom during the first doyen months of the three past years, ending on the sth December in each year:— 1846. 1847. 1848. Oxen Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Pigs The supply of foreign Stock in to-day's market was ex tremely small,:and of very inferior quality. All breeds were dull in the extreme, and, where sales took place, town prices were submitted to by the salesmen. Notwith standing the northern "season" for Beasts is rapidly drawing to a close, the arrivals of Short-horns fresh ap to-day from Lincolnshire, &e., were large, and of unusually prime quality. From most other quarters the receipts were good. Comparatively speaking, this was decidely the best supply of Beasts we have seen for a number of years past at this particular season. The weather being unfavourable for slaughtering, and the attendance of both town and country buyers small, the Beef trade was excessively dull, at a further de cline in the quotations of 2d per 8 lbs. The highest figures for the best Scots did not exceed 4s per 8 lbs. A large number of beasts left the market unsold. The droves from the northern districts comprised 1,650 short-horns; from the Eastern, Western, and Midland Counties, 1,200 Herefords, Runts, Devens, Short-horns, Scots, and Irish beasts; from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds, and from Scotland 120 horned and polled Scots. With sheep we were again well supplied in good condition. The primest old Downs, which were scarce, were in most instances disposed of at last Mon day's reduction in value, the current rates not exceed ing from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs, but all other kinds ruled heavy at, in some instances, a slight depression in the quotations. Calves were in short supply, and slug gish demand, at late rates. In Pigs, exceedingly little business was transacted. Prices, however, ruled about stationary . a. d. to a. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Southdown Wether 4 8 410 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs Small Porkers Quarter old Pigs l6 0 22 0 Lambs ••• . • Per gibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to e. d Inferior Beasts.. 3 0 3 4 Second quality .• .. 3 6 8 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Prime Scots •• • 310 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small ditto .. 4 2 4 6 guckling Calves ..18 0 24 0 Inferior Sheep •• • 3 2 3 6 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I Calves 23,030 60 . FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. I 162 630 21 NEVZGATZ AND MEADENNAIM Beasts. 3,715 Pigs. 140 Pigs. ----- Since Monday last the arrivals of country-killed meat for these markets have been considerably on the increase. They have amounted to 330 carcases of Beef ; 600 ditto of Muttons; 390 ditto of Veal; and 3,650 ditto of Pork. The supplies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been moderate and of fair average quality. Notwith standing the continued cold weather, the general demand has been in a ♦ery inactive state and prices have had a downward tendency. Very few carcases of foreign meat have appeared on sale. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to 8. d. Bect,inferior...... 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior • 2 8 3 2 - middling .... 210 3 0 middling.. 3 4 310 primelarge 3 2 3 4 prime ••.. 4 0 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large ••••.. •• 3 6 4 0 Veal• •••• • • • . 3 4 4 4 - small 4 2 4 8 BOROUGH AND SPXTALFIELBS. The arrivals of Potatoes, coastwise and from Scotland, have been confined to about 3,800 tons in the past week. The foreign imports have comprised 8 sacks from Gravelines, 45 sacks from Havre, 72 tons from Altona, 100 tons from Dunkirk, 109 tons from Rouen, 220 tons from Hamburgh, 14 sacks 10 tons and 284 bags from Antwerp, and 9 hags from Konigsberg. The best samples are in steady request, at full prices, but all other kinds experience a very dull inquiry. Prices as under:— Yorkshire Regents, 140 s to 170 s; Scotch ditto, 1003 to 1255 ; ditto Cups, 60s to 80s; ditto Reds, 60s to 80s; ditto Whites, 60s to 70s ; French Whites, 70s to 955 ; Dutch ditto 40s to 65s per ton. 11072.01M8 HOP MAIMET. We have no change to notice in the general features of our market. Really fine Hops are scarce, and quite as dear; but all other kinds are neglected. Yearling and Old liops almost nominal. New Hops—Sussex Pockets, 215 s to 21 18s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 $s to 31 5s ; Mid and East ditto, 21 12s to 51 17s per cwt. WOOL. Last week's imports of Wool into London were con fined to 1,735:ba1es from South America. The compara tively favourable accounts received from the manufac turing districts have had considerable influence upon our markets. In some instances rather more money has been obtained for the finest qualities of Colonial Wool; the value of all other kinds being firmly supported. The following shows the total imports of Wool into the United Kingdom during the first eleven months of the three past years:— ... 59,491,853 ... 55,366,321 . 61,745,348 TALLOW. Although this market may be considered somewhat firmer, prices have receded 3d per cwt since Monday last. The stock is now upwards of 35,000 casks ; and P.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted, so-day, at 41s 9d to 42s per cwt. There is rather more doing for forward delivery. The quantity of Tallow on the way from St. Petersburgh is now about 4,600 casks. Rough Fat is 2s 5d per 81b. 1846 ... 1847 ..„ 1848 ... BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr.• Commisiioner F&NE.) IN RE READ. This bankrupt had formerly kept the Saracen's Head Inn at Northampton, and at the Unicorn, Stone's End, Borough. He now came up for his certificate. The debts amounted to 1,163 L, and the assets received by the official assignee , only amount to 61., the assets being stated good debts 61. No creditor's assignee had been appointed: Mr. LAWRENCE, for the bankrupt, said no creditor now opposed, and Mr. Burleigh (of the firm of Bur leigh and Co., distillers) had withdrawn a proof tendered on a previous occasion, and had refused to become as signee. Mr. Lawrence said that the great loss had been incurred in consequence of the falling off in trade at the inn at Northampton through the railways, it having bet n a coaching house. His HoNoua asked Mr. Whitmore, the official as signee, whether he had any objection to urge against the bankrupt, and was answered in the negative. His Honour then said that it could hardly be expected that after a person had got rid of the whole of the property, creditors would come forward at expence and trouble. Mr. LAWRENCE said that the business was in fact that of the bankrupt's step-daughter, and carried on in her name. _ _ _ _ His HONOUL—Then how is it that he incurred the debts ? The fact is, he held himself out as carrying on the business, but when he was pressed, and he was insolvent, then he stated that the property belonged to some one else. His Honour ultimately adjourned the certi:cate fur twelve months from the date of the fiat, without protection. INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner HARRIS.) IN RE HICKS. The insolvent, the well known performer at the Surrey and Victoria Theatres, and latterly landlord of the Fish mongers' Arms, St. George's road, Southwark, came up to put in bail. The Learned COMMISSIONER, after going through the schedule observed that be found, from the description which the insolvent had given of himself, that he was a comedian. Was that the case ? The insolvent replied that he was a performer. The COMMISSIONER—What assets have you to divide amongst your creditors ? Insolvent—Nothing. The COMMISSIONER—Have you been anything else besides a performer? The insolvent replied, that he had for a period of from fifteen to eighteen months been the landlord of the Fishmongers' Arms, St. George's-road, which turned out a bed speculation. It was a dead loss to him. The COMMISSIONER—When you undertook that, then you undertook a ♦ery bad part ? The insolvent replied, it was the worst part he had ever performed in. The COMMISSIONER inquired if any creditors opposed the hail, when no answer being given, Mr. Richards, a peruke•maker, and Mr. Hill, the landlord of the City Arms, West-square, offered themselves, and were ac cepted. The debts of the insolvent were not mentioned, but they were understood to be considerable. MA RLBRO'-ST REET-ITHIS DAY) Thomas George, a sturdy young fellow, was brought up on a warrant, charging him with having used threat ening language to W. Cooke, a young man residing at the Bromley Arms, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square. Mr. nobler, who attended on the part of complainant, stated that the prisoner was formerly in the employ of Mr. Chasney, the brother in-law of complainant. Since his discharge he had pursued a system of annoyance, not only to complainant but to Ilr. and Mrs. Chasney. He had threatened their lives several times, and in one instance, which led to the present proceedings, the pri soner d pulled out a knife and threatened to run it into complainant's body. His client, therefore, went in constant fear lest the prisoner should carry his threat into execution. William Cooke deposed that he was in the employ of Mr. Chasney, landlord of the Bromley Arms, Cleveland street. The prisoner was formerly in the same employ, but from some cause or other he was discharged. On last Wednesday week the prisoner came into the shop, and used very abusive and threatening language to wards witness and Mrs. Chasney. Witness desired him to leave the house peaceably, and not to annoy them. He refused, and having pulled out a large knife, threatened to run it into him. Witness became alarmed, and ran into the parlour, and prisoner left the place. Mrs. Emily Chasney said the prisoner had repeatedly threatened her life, and she was fearful, unless he was restrained from committing any violence, that he would carry his threats into execution. The prisoner, in defence, said be went into the Brom ley Arms on Wednesday week last, and was standing at the bar drinking some beer, when the complainant Cooke came and ordered him out of the house. He de nied using any threats, or even pulling out his knife. He certainly did tell him that if he laid hands upon him be would serve him out as be had done before. Mr. BINGHAN said, the prisoner was in a house which was not his own, and if his com pany was not acceptable to the owners, they had an undoubted right to order him out. If he refused to leave quietly they had also a right to use moderate force to put him out. He (prisoner) had no right to threaten to serve them out as he had done before, and as he had admitted using that threat, he (Mr. Bingham) should require him to find two sureties in 201. each and himself in 401. to keep the peace towards complainant and all other persons in the same house for the space of three months. ALLEGED CASES OF CHOLERA AT TOOTING. TOOTING, SATURDAY.-We regret to state that the sudden and extraordinary outbreak of cholera at the Juvenile Poor Establishment, at Tooting, up to last even ing, continued, although in not so severe a form, to at tack its inmates. The following statement, furnished to our reporter by Mr. W. J. Kite, the resident medical officer of the asy lum, will put our readers in possession of the facts as they at present stand with regard to the progre3s of the disease up to last night, at six o'clock. Mr. Kite's report is as follows: " JUVENILE POOR ESTABLISHMENT. " TOOTING, SATURDAY, JAN. 6.—Forty fresh cases of cholera have occurred since four o'clock yesterday. Many of them do not present the very severe symptoms that exhibited themselves in the first cases. Neverthe less, the number of fatal cases have amounted to twelve within the same time. Great numbers of the healthy children have been removed from the premises, making the number now remaining in the establishment consi derably less, consequently the numbt r of new cases of cholera here may, of course, be expected to lessen. " Mr. Grainger, from the Board of Health, isinsti tuting inquiries into the probable cause of the epidem ic, and, by his suggestion, the medical staff has been in creased by the addition of four qualified members of the profession, so that the duties of attending to the sick are much lightened. Number of cases of cholera since the com mencement ••• Fatal ••• ••• • 4• Now under medical treatment Recovered ... (Signed) 229 52 160 ••• " W. J. KITE, Surgeon." IRELAND. THE CASE OF MR. DUFFY. DUBLIN, SATURDAY.--The proceedings yesterday in the Commission Court have presen ted the extraor dinary case of Mr. Duffy in quite a new aspect. The presiding Judges have given it as their opinion that, although certain portions of the indictment are bad, there are counts sustaining the charge which are good, and they, therefore, have determined to overrule the demurrer ; but they decline the responsibility of pro nouncing final judgment upon the demurrer, which would debar the prisoner from a trial before a jury. The case has been adjourned until Thursday, when the Crown counsel are to determine upon the course to be pursued in such novel and difficult circum stances. Respecting the chances of a trial, the Freeman's Journal says— " Whether that trial is to take place now, or after the summation of an infinite series of new „adjourn ments, in which probably some novel points of cri minal law may be settled at the joint expense of Mr. Duffy and her Majesty's treasury, the proceedings of Thursday next will determine. In the meantime, however, it does not tend to disembarrass the course of the Crown lawyers that Mr. Duffy has presented his petition, under the Habeas Corpus Act, to be tried at this commission, and that by the provisions of that statue he is entitled, at the close of the commission, if not tried, to be discharged." DUBLIN, SUNDAY.—EMIGRATION—SALES OF GO. YERNMBNT STOCK.—FOF some weeks past the sums of money drawn out of the Bank of Ireland, by far mers emigrating to America, have been very consi derable in amount. However strange it may appear, there have also been sales of Government Stock by those farmers, in small amounts, but in the aggregate, to a large sum. In the cash offices of the Bank of Ireland, any day, you can see those freize-coated emigrants drawing out their savings, preparatory to a winter voyage across the Atlantic. REPRESENTATION OF DONEGAL. Since the death of Colonel Conolly, which took e p la l s a t c , e th a e t re C h a as stl b e e tc e svr n n a , n ru ea m r ou C r e t l h b a r t idk r' on Thursday. Hamilton, of St. Ernanis (who has so much distinguished himself by his efforts to promote employment on his estate in Donegal), would be called upon to start for that county. It has also been stated that Mr. Thomas Conolly, late sheriff, intends to offer himself. It is probable that some arrangement will be made to pre vent a contest, as the landlords of Donegal have been considerable sufferers from the long-continued distress, which so terribly affects all classes. Lord Mountcharles, son of the Marquis of Conyngham, has also been spoken of as a candidate. BURNING Or THE OCEAN AlorcAnca.--A clever lithographic picture of this memorable catastrophe on board the Ocean Monarch emigrant ship, while passing through Abergeley-bay, North Wales, on j Thursday, August 2 4 th, 1848, has ust been produced by the pencil of Mr. Henry Melling, Hon. Sec. Queen of the R O A e l a ;Ty . C a c . to the ht T h (c e p m l a m t e o d represents e dtalre) going rescue of the blazing vessel ; and the interest of the sketch is painfully enhanced by a con v i c ti on o f it s accuracy—the artist having himself been an eye witness of the calamity. TThosewho be ar i n m i n d i the terrible and touching ncidents connected with this misfortune—rivallingin horror and pathos the harrowing scenes which took place long ago, under similar circumstances, on board the Ke n t E as t India man—will look with deep interest to this melancholy and graphic representation. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE amount conta FROM THE ROTHERHAM ItAILWA.Y STATION.—Last bo th x e , containing of between between a large Tuesday number fe billsv i evening exchange, g woodene to twelve and thirteen hundred pounds, was stolen from the Midland Railway Station, at Rotherham. The property belonged to the Sheffield Banking Company. It is cus han, tomary for certain account books to be transmitted by railway in an oaken box from the branch office of the Sheffield Banking Company, at Rotherham, to the prin cipal establishment in George-street, Sheffield. On Tuesday last, in opposition to the practice, thirty-seven bills of exchange for various sums were deposited in the 'box along with the books, and having been pro perly fastened, it was carried in the evening by a junior clerk to the railway station, to be forwarded as usual by train Ito Sheffield. The clerk, it would seem, was ignorant of the fact that the box contained aught of greater value than the books; for, on entering the station, and finding that the manager, Mr. Bishop, was ab sent, he placed the box on the counter in the corner of the room where tickets are issued, and left it there, re lying on Mr. Bishop finding the box there on his re turn, and forwarding it as usual. It did not so turn out, however. The circumstance of the non-arrival of the box at the Sheffield office was not of a nature to excite apprehension, :and probably it was never thought of again till the following Thursday morning, when tidings a ere conveyed to the manager of the Rotherham branch that the identical box had shortly before been found in the river, by some men who had occasion to drag the stream some distance below the Rotherham station. It aas tied up with a cord, the same as when dispatched from the bank. On being opened, the books were found in their place, hut the bills bad all been abstracted. Oa inquiries being made at the Rotherham station, it tran spired that the box had not been seen there at all on the Tuesday. It was clear, therefore, that it bad been stolen and carried away in the interval between the clerk leaving it at the station and the return thither of the station manager. The bank is in possession of every particular respecting the bills. IIEARTLEss ROBBERY.—A young woman, named Martha White, on Tuesday last left the service of Mrs. Bacon, of Bedford-place, and proceeded to lodge with a friend. On Wednesday she went into Oxford-street with the intention of purchasing a few articles to make a present to her father and mother, who are poor people in the country, and was just entering the shop of Messrs. Walley and Hardwick, when she discovered that her purse, coatsining 3/. 10s., had been abstracted from her pocket. The despair of the poor girl, on finding herself deprived of every shilling she bad in the world, may be easier imagined than described; and were it not for the kindness of Mrs. Wall, of 74, Castle-street East, who has taken compassion on her situation, she would be at this moment literally without a roof to cover her, or bread to eat. This is one of those truly distressing cases worthy the notice of the benevolent. MACKEREL FISIIERT AT FALMOUTH.—The first mackerel boat which has arrived here for the present season is the Mary and Ann of Hastings, Captain W. White, and she made her first attempt on Friday. The nets were so full that they grounded with the weight of fish in them, and it is supposed that if the dog-fish had not devoured a great quantity of mackerel in the meshes the nets would have parted altogether. As it was (count ing 120 fish to the 100), 7,750 mackerel were secured in a perfect state, and a great number in a broken state. Besides these there was a large quantity of pilchards, and, it is calculated, about 5,000 dog-fish, which were thrown away. The 7,760 mackerel were sold for 751. 10s., and the major part forthwith dispatched for Billingsgate market.— Western Times. The Commission of Inquiry into the State of the Law respecting the letting and general management of Ecclesiastical Property should not be confounded with the Ecclesiastical Commission, from which it is wholly distinct, and its duties altogether different. The Com mission, which is an unpaid one, will consist of the Earl of Harrowby (chairman), the Dean of Canterbury, the Rev. R. Jones, W. Page Wood, Esq., M.P. for Cam brige, R. B. Armstrong, EN., M.P. fur Lancaster, and J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., Chief Clerk House of Lords. The state of the law respecting Church and corporation property has long been complained of, and has called loudly for revision. The magnitude of the property and interests at stake, however, precludes the expediency of hurried legislation, and suggests the nomination of such a commission as the present, so constituted as to com mand the confidence of the public, and of all parties in terested in the inquiry. A MATCH-SELL E R BURNED.—In Lombard-street, Deansgate, Manchester, James Blakeley, a match-seller, was suddenly enveloped in flames from the matches he carried in his pocket exploding. The unfortunate man was severely and dangerously wounded. THE SEAMAN JEROME.—A few days back a docu ment was published in many of the newspapers throwing doubt on the merit to receive rewards of the seaman Je rome, who earned the admiration and applause of the distinguished party on board the frigate Atfonso by his humane gallantry on the melancholy occasion' of the burning of the Ocean Monarch. The consequence of this unfounded report has been the withdrawal of many gifts destined for him by persons wishing to show their approval of his conduct. On the authority of a distin guished officer who witnessed the conduct of Jerome, and who is fully competent to judge of the merits of the case we are re quested to give an unqualified contradiction to this statement, and further that the gifts so• liberally bestowed upon him are amply deserved. ROYAL COLLEGE or SURGIONS. The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the sth instant : —Messrs. Robert Blagden, Albemarle-street ; Charles Walter Poulton, Cricklade, Wiltshire ; Henry Rowland Hoskins, Hoxton ; John Wilmshurst, Col chester; Frederick Dicker Fletcher, Canterbury; Richard Scott Boley, Bristol; John Baker, Boley, Bristol; and Charles Mills Wills, London. SMALL THINGS OF GREAT MEN.—During my three days' sojourn with Lord Brougham we quarrelled about the pronunciation of words! He ;said Lannon, I said London. I reproached him, also, with pronouncing haunted &stewed, and asked him why it should not rhyme with enchanted? The matter is a trifle; but I have a full conviction of being in the right. [And so he was.] —Life and Letters of T. Campbell. REFRBSENTATION OF TRURO.—TRURO, JAN. 4. The writ for this borough is expected to arrive to-day, in which case the nomination will take plrce on Tues day, and the election on Wednesday. The candidates are Mr. Montague Smith, of the Western Circuit, in the Conservative interest; and Mr. Humphrey Willyams, a hanker, of the town, on the Liberal side. Both parties profess to be confident of success, and the contest is ex pected to be a close one. THE NEW METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION. —On Saturday, a precept was received from the Lord Chancellor by Lewis C. Herslet, Esq., Clerk to the late Metropolitan Sewers Commission, notifying that the following gentlemen had been chosen as commissioners for the purposes of the new Act. The commission is dated " Jan. 1, 1849," and subjoined are the names of the persons selected, viz.:—The Earl of Carlisle, Lord Ashley, M.P., Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Hon. Frede rick Byng, Sir Jame s Cl ar k, B a rt., Sir Edward North Buxton, Bart., Sir John ,Burgoyne, R.E., Sir Henry Dc la Beche, Very Reverend Dr. Buckland, Neill Ar nott, Esq., M.D., T. Southwood Smith, Esq., MD., Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Robert A. Slangy, Esq., M.P., John Walter, Esq., M.P., George Biddell Airey Esq., Edwin Chadwick, Esq., C. 8., John Leslie, Esq., William John Broderip, Esq., Robert Hatton, Esq., Richard Lambert Jones, Esq., John Buller, Esq., John Bidwell, Esq., Joseph Hodgson, Esq., Captain James Welch, R.E., Captain Robert K. Dawson, R.E., William R. Groves, Esq., F.R.S., Thomas Bonfield, Esq„ Ed ward Lewes, Esq., !Alexander Bain, Esq., Thomas Hawes, Esq., Cuthbert William Johnson, Esq., Rev. William Stone, M.A., Rev. Morgan Cowie, M.A., Rev. E. Murray, M.A. Tho commission will be opened on Wednesday next. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN SURREY.—WARPLESDON, SATURDAY MORNING. — Considerable excitement has prevailed throughout this usually quiet district during the past day or two, in con sequence of a brutal attempt having been made to mur der Mr. J. Loveland, a farmer highly respected in the village. The circumstances connected with the case will be understood by the following summary of the evi dence, sworn to before George Gibson, Esq., the ma gistrate for the district:—lt appears that on Tuesday last Mr. Loveland was at the New Inn, where he re mained until about half-past seven o'clock, in company with a person named Charles Hepburn, whom he knew perfectly well by sight, and as a visitor of the inn. After the prosecutor had left the inn, and was proceeding along the road to his own house, he was pursued and overtaken by Hepburn, who, without sa)ing a word to him, gave him a blow at the back of the head, which knocked him down. He then knelt on his breast, and, after trying to strangle him, struck him seven or eight times over the head. Ile cried out " Murder," and by the light of the moon he distinctly saw that the party was Hepburn. He called him by name, and begged of him to spare his life, and he might have all he had. The villain then rifled his pockets of all they contained (3s. 6d.), and gave him three more blows on the head, saying at the time, " There, you —, you won't tell any tales now." Mr. Loveland pretending to be dead, the fellow made off, and returning again to the New Inn, called for some more drink. Mr. Loveland, as well as ho was able, crawled home, and gave information to the police, and Hepburn was apprehend. d, and on Thursday night was fully com mitted to take his trial for attempting the murder, and for having robbed Mr. Loveland. Witnesses were examined, who proved having seen the prosecutor leave the room, and the prisoner following a few minutes afterwards, and returning again in three quarters of an hour, with his trowsers covered with mud, evidently showing that he had been struggling on the ground with some one. CRITICISM or ART.—A small crowd gathered be fore a window recently, to admire the figure of a cat that was there, as if for public inspection. Nearly every one was delighted with its likeness to life. " But still," said Augustus, " there are faults in it : it is far from perfect; observe the defect in the fore shortening of that paw, now ; and the ;expression of that eye, too, is bad; besides, the mouth is too far down under the chin, while the whiskers look as if they were coming out of her ears. It is too short, too." But, as if to obviate this defect, the figure stretched itself and rolled over in the sun "It is a cat, I vow," said a bystander. " It's alive !" shouted an urchin, clapping his hands. " Why, it's only a cat, arter all," ex claimed Mrs. Partington, as she surveyed it through her specs; but Augustus moved on, disappointed that nature had fallen so short of his ideas of perfection in tho manufacture of cats. But Augustus was quite as com petent a critic as many others whose judgment of paint ings leads the town.—New York Observer. Dren.—Dee. 31, at Regent's Park, Heavitree, aged sixty-three, Mr. John Trimble, l a te pawnbrokeron haosf this city. In him the Exeter Refo rm Associa he T last lost one of its earliest and liberal supporters. time he was in Exeter he plumped forM:r.r;. ls' .in urrington , for the ward of St. Paul. —Exeter jVes t e a concert was JENNY LIND.—OII Saturday las t given at Liverpool , at which Jenny Lind performed gra tuitously f o r the purpose of raisi n g a fund to add an ad diaunal wing to the Southern Hospital, in Toxteili-park. There was a most numerous and brilliant attend ance, and the proceeds, it is said, will reach 1,8014 4 4r*N - V2bitten TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING, Six o'CLocK. Ch ESTER CUP. 35 to 1 agst Cossack 40 to 1 agst The Tartar 50 to 1 agst Chanticleer 50 to 1 egst Great Western. 50 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft 50 to 1 agst Blucher 66 to 1 agst Do-it-again 66 to 1 ag, - t Clermont 66 to 1 agst Keleshea 66 to 1 agst Fugleman METROPOLITAN STAKES. 30 to 1 agst Executor 33 to 1 agst The Tartar 33 to 1 agst Lugar DEBBY. 9 to 2 agst Flying Dutchman 12 to 1 agst honeycomb 30 to 1 agst Strongbow 33 to 1 agst Nunnykirk 40 to 1 agst The Knout 45 to 1 agst Elthiron 100 to I agst Thtingarth FRANCE. In the 12th burettu of the National Assembly a discussion of a warm kind took place on Saturday, relative to the right of the Assembly to pass the organic law on public instruction. M. Danjoy com bated the right of the Assembly to do so, on the ground of its mission being at an end with the pass ing of the Constitution. M. Achille Fould went still farther. He said that he was well acquainted with the sentiments of the majority of the electors of Paris, and that they were decidedly averse to the continuance •f the Assembly, whose indefinite pro longation they considered as an obstacle to the re establishment of confidence. He said he was so con vinced of the truth of what he stated, that he would not take any part in an act which would prolong the period of the exiatence of the Assembly. NORTH AMERICAN MAILS.—The steam-ship Nia- gara, Captain Eyrie, which would leave Boston on the 27th, and Halifax on the 29th ult., with the usual mails, &c., is now on her twelfth day, consequently she may he hourly looked for to arrive in the Alerley. With this vessel the weekly communication from the American side terminates for the season. The steamers will, how- ever, during the prescnt and ensuing three months, be dispatched twice a month alternately from New York and Boston, calling at lialifax.—Liverpool Albion of this day. CLIOLIMA.—We regret to say that a case of sup posed Asiatic cholera has occured at Craigton, on the Ross-shire side of Kessock Ferry. The victim was a fisherman named Macgregor, who died this morning (Wednesday), after an illness of about thirty-six hours. Medical aid was called in on Tuesday afternoon, but not until the sufferer was far beyond the aid of medicine. Another case is believed to have occurred at the same place, but no medical advice was called in. For some time past a sanitary committee of the Town Council has been at work, making every exertion to im prove the condition of the houses in the poorer quarters of the town, and money was placed at their disposal by the Town Council to assist the work of cleanliness. By this means, we trust, many of the predisposing causes have been removed. Yesterday, at one o'clock, the medical practitioners met in the Town-hall, at the request of Provost Simpson, and Bailie Dallas, chairman of the Parochial Board, when a set of precautions and simple instructions, in case of attack, were drawn up, for publication, and will be circulated to day. It was the opinion of the medical men that clean liness of house and person, temperance, and good diet, were the best preventatives, and that the very earliest symptoms of derangement of bowels should be carefully attended to.—We learn that a fatal case of cholera has also occurred at Ardrishaig, on the line of the Crinan Canal.—lnverness Courier of Thursday. _ _ _ An entire stoppage has been put to the further pro• gress of the railway bridge over the Tweed, at Berwick, in consequence of the men in a body having refused to work any longer for the contractors without wages. On Saturday night the arrears amounted to nineteen weeks. THE \VEATHER.—iIard frost has prevailed during the week, and since Friday the lochs and ponds in this neighbourhood have been crusted with ice sufficiently strong to bear crowds of visitors. The frost has been intense, and a crust of frozen dew gives to the scenery the appearance of being covered with a thin coating of snow. Rural work, as a natural consequence, has been suspended; but the previous openness of the season has permitted the farmers to make so much progress that the interruption is of less consequence. Not only was the sowing of winter wheat well got through, tut consider able preparation was made for the spring seed time; and the benefit of a good hard frost at this season is always evident in the succeeding months. During the last week the nights have 'Rea peculiarly beautitul.—lnverness Courier of Thursday. THE WEATHER.—The wind continued to blow, though gently, from the south-east up to Friday even ing. On Monday a keen frost set in, and the cold in creased in intensity during the succeeding two nights till the ice on the ponds in this vicinity was in that firm state which rejoices the hearts of skaters. On Thurs day evening some snow fell, and continued to descend, though not thickly, throughout the night. On Friday night the wind veered to the south, at which point it has continued ever since, causing a slight elevation of the temperature above the freezing point and a gradual thaw. Should the wind, however, change to the east ward, wo may expect a return of frost, but as the baro meter last night was falling, it is probable that we shall have an interval of damp or rainy weather. Over the country, between hero and London, there have been very heavy falls of snow. In the neighbourhood of Preston, on Wednesday and Thursday last, the frost was so intense that the Ribble was frozen over, a circum stance scarcely ever before remembered. The ice , a as so strong that hundreds of skaters recreated themselves on its surface.—Liverpool Albion. Slavery has been abolished at Cayenne. The blacks assembled in thousands and thanked God sad the governor for liberty. Mr. Hill, barrister-at-law, of the Northern Circuit, Recorder of Pontefract, died at Leeds on Wednesday, of scarlet (even—Liverpool Albion. Firing of property to an alarming extent has taken place in the model province of Ulster. There can be no question that it is the work of incendiaries. Landed proprietors and extensive farmers have suffered severe losses, and great alarm prevails. The origin is enve loped in deep mystery. We are not aware of any viola tions of tenant right have occurred to such an extent as to be set down as the probable cause. Some evictions have taken place; but even these would not palliate the occurrence of the outrages. Until the cause is known, it would be idle to speculate or comment. In the mean time the Government have proclaimed two districts in the disturbed locality.—Ccrk Examiner. His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen left town on Saturday evening en route for Berlin whither he has been summoned by the King of Prussia to take part in a conference on the Schleswig-Holstein question, as well as to receive final instructions of the Prussian Govern ment as to the conduct of the negotiations about to be resumed in London for the purpose of reconciling the King of Denmark with his rebellious subjects iu the Duchies. It is expected that the absence of his Excel lency will not exceed a fortnight or three weeks at the utmost, and that his return will be the signal for a speedy adjustment of this quarrel, which has so long weari ed the patience ,}f Europe.— Times. TRAWL FisnlNG.—The Buckhaven fishermen, who are well known for their industrious and ad venturous habits, have latterly fitted out seventeen of their boats with trawl nets, and it is grati fying to learn they have been fortunate to discover a large shoal of plaice, a little eastward of Pitten weem. These fish weigh from 6to 8 pounds each, and have been sold as low as 3d. Since the discovery was made, fish amounting in value to several thousand pounds sterling have been drawn from a narrow stripe of ground, thus verifying the conjecture of Mr. Dempster, as to the advantages of the trawl net.—Ross-shire Advertiser. ILLICIT SPIRITS.—It is believed that 100,0001. a year would not clear the duty on illicit spirits made in the parish of Manchester.—Liverpool Mail. MEMORANDA OF A MUSICIAN BY GEORGE J. 0. ALLMANN. " Notes, notes, forsooth, and noting!" SIIAKI3PERE. No. VI. performance HANDEL In 1747-3-9 produced several oratolorrArisosesastiathhowaOsp e.pr house, but they were lamentably unsuccessful and i b very ill-attanded. One evening before the rieinifb curtain for Theodora, when the paucity of the audience , in fact, had dwindled down to the extremest pleasantly as ndt hebigi 'et dvbePle o r:g f lnteat eewrols:wetter!" tickets felex: o -i f scarcely a dozen persons being pressed a regret to the Compos;:n. there. " Never mint," replied i 1 philosophicallj a : ut , ep ' de ‘ tidsdouocurnh,aoa, osic w w oup a i l d s° l : ce n e t p ta t es who were not deed he was rejoiced if anY orders 0 0 0 fhs h eeh a nai had furore two two gentlemen h admission. engaged i❑ the orchestra t a p t tpeini applied n t the h im offended Handel by DO " your sTrfs.nt, h ren! d u c " c:d h , e :n d t h c e re 6 previous oratorios, notwithstanding that admission tickets, he e h in ad er vould not co to Theodore, der them ` a for co dare von dat was perform!" you their request however. te A u f e e l) , i l s " h r t e a t i o n r t t y e t d !o 3; h oat e uno , uses room enough lie generously acceded ROSSINI. It was a momentous day to R oss i n i w h en , on t a ki ng hi s accustomed seat in the Cons ervator i o to rece i ve M a ttei's matutnial instruction, that master of counter-point ad dressed his pupil, " Now that you can write in tour parts we will pr ocee d to a higher branch of study." "Do you think I can wr i te in four parts, Maestro?" inquired Rossini. " Yes!" replied Mattei unhesitatingly, little suspecting its result. " And that will be sufficient for an opera, will it no t?" f ur th er ques tioned the boy, to which ho received a similar answer. " Viva," exclaimed Ros sini with exultation, " Addiol I am gone!" And the voluble pupil of the renowned Mattei actually quitt the Conservatorio the same afternoon. HAYDN. It was in his very small house, situate at one of the ends of the Vienna suburbs, and in the solitude and silence of his closet, that this celebrated German com poser laid down the plans, matured the ideas and even the minutest details of his works. Alone with his piano, scarcely receiving even a few intimate friends, from time to time he continually meditated and--laboured! Visits evidently seemed to vex him ; travelling Was odious to him, and the slightest removal molested him, appearing, so to speak, to check his inspiration—in fact, seclusion was courted per se as the mode of assisting and develop. ing the consummate genius with which Heaven bad endowed him. A MUSICAL INSECT. We are told by Plutarch that when Terpander was once performing upon the litiocp (hence our " cittore gittern), or lyre, at the. Olympic games, and had so ex cited his audience, that their delight had risen almost a, to absolute pain—the excess of joy becomes an agony — a string of his lyre snapped suddenly, but, miraculous to record, a grasshopper immediately hopped (only think!) on to the bridge and, by its voice, supplied the loss of the string. thereby saving the lame of the musician, because, if he had hesitated or stopped only an instant during his performance, the laws of the Olympia would have denied him any, future opportunity of retrieving his failure, and deprived him of all the honours he had already won. A story so apocryphal, coming from sa veracious an historian as Plutarch, exhibits a singular instance of the credulity of the age. But we are told by many of the ancient writers that the Athenians were wont to confine these insects in cages, and denominated them on account of their song, which they highly prized, the nightingales of the nymphs. The male only of the species, as in the instance of birds, possess the gift of singing ; it is for this reason, therefore, that Xenarcbus used to ascribe their happiness to their having silent wives! 46 p 46 p 42 p 42 p 42 p 46 p 25 1 ,c 2 13 1 , 2 3 11.7 i 11% lit P 34 1 A .... 17:34 26 1 / 2 77% 33' 32 91 4 12 1 -h 12% 10% 11% 861 / 2 .... 1 37ii 18 , % 24 1 4 MUSICAL EPITAPH. An Italian vocalist named ➢lire, having lost her lover, for whom she entertained a tender and most passionate affection, caused to be inscribed on his mausoleum, as u tribute of her grief, the following words in musical notation:— " La, 111 i, Re, La, Mi, La," which ray French readers will readily interpret. ZINGARELLI ON ROSSINI. The gran maestro upon one of his visits to the Con servatorio is rolated to have rather abruptly demanded of the veteran director his opinion of his music. " Signor!" replied Zingarelli, with the honest frankness that formed so remarkable a trait of his disposition, "your music may be pleasing at the theatre, but it will never do for our Schools ! and I have therefore considered it incumbent on me to forbid your scores being placed in the hands of my pupils." BEETHOVEN. When Steibelt had achieved his wonderful reputation —and perhaps no one ever had such immense fame as this great pianoforte player possessed for a little while —at Vienna, and upon his return from Paris became the idol—the Juggernaut—of the Viennoise musical circles, the partizans of Beethoven feared—yes! absolutely feared—that the name of that Mightiest Genius would "bend before the gale" of Steibelt's favour. The meet ing of these two celebres was an " epoch," and involved events of no ordinary nature. On his arrival Steibelt (for what reason it is impossible to account) did not pay a visit to his rival; and they unexpectedly met for the first time at a matinee musicale at the house of Count Fries, where Beethoven introduced and executed his, then new, trio for pianoforte, clarionet, and violoncello, Op. 11. It must be admitted that the work itself does not offer much scope for display of a performer's abilities, and, accordingly, Steibelt listened to it with an air of condescension, paid Beethoven a few idle and commonplace compliments in rather a patronising manner, and considered his victory as already achieved without the shadow of a doubt. Seating himself at the pianoforte, he played a quintett composed by himself, extemporised on it, and certainly produced a vast effect by his tremolandi passages, which till that time had very rarely been heard. Poor Beethoven could not, in spite of every urgent effort, bo induced to play again. A week afterwards they met at another concert at Count Fries's. Steibelt on that occasion performed first, and played his quintett with his accustomed success, and afterwards a grand fantasia, which he had but too evidently " got up" expressly for the occasion, inasmuch as its subject was the very motif upon which Beethoven's trio and variations were written ("Prid ch' impegno"). The air of assumption with which ho performed its difficult passages provoked the admirers of Beethoven, and (shall I confess it?) gave birth to a feeling of envy in the gentle heart of the profoundly loved master him self. Partly by entreaties, partly vi et armis, the latter was compelled to sit down to the pianoforte. He was dragged thither and sat down in his usual, I may say, awkward manner, though it might be said he was pushed down on the seat. As he passed one of the music desks he took up the violoncello score of Steibelt's quintett, laid it (intentionally, was it?) upside down on the desk, and with his forefinger picked out the terra of the first few bars. Getting gradually excited and al most, as it were, enraged as he proceeded, our glorious Beethoven played so wonderfully, and with such mi raculous inspiration, that Steibelt took a hurried leave before he had finished, and vowed he would never meet him again—and never did! It was always a sine qua non with him, that if any one wished for his society their invitation should not include Beethoven. But did lie—the noble-minded—exult over his " prostrate toe" who bad dared to overstep his sphere? Ns sutor ultra crepidam Nol It was not in his nature. Too forgiving—oh ! all too unselfish—too unassuming and true-hearted was our great, dear, illustrious, our pas sionately lamented Beethoven! GABRIELLI. This famous cantatrice was very self-willed and fan tastical, and like a froward child who is " petted" too much, would only sing when she pleased. Having re fused one dly to sing before the Icing of Sardinia and his Court, his Majesty commissioned one of his officers to threaten her with imprisonment in case of her still being recusant. Gabrielli burst into tears, yet, inter rupted by her sobs, posessed spirit enough to reply. " Go and tell the King that he may make me cry, but he cannot make me sing! lam ready to go to—to-- prison!" GOETHE AND CATALINI. Almost entirely void of education and, strange to re late, even in her own art, Catalani compensated for its want by the display of perhaps one of the mod lovely voices with which Nature ever gifted any one. Her want of literary attainments, and her consequent ignorance of all that occurred in the republique des belles lettres, allied to her vivacity in conversation and well-known proneness to join in, at once produced a scene which I think I may venture to call serio-comic. When invited to the Court of Weimar, she was, at a dinner party, plaeed by the side of Goethe as a mark of honour paid on the part of her royal entertainer. Catalini knew nothing of the great Poet-Philosopher, nor had, it is more than pro bable, ever heard his name; but, as she could not fail to be struck by his noble countenance and majestic appear ance, independently:of the respectful attention which was paid to him, she inquired of the gentleman who sat ether other side who ho was. " The famou s GOethe, Madame," was the reply. " Pray, sir, on what instrument does he perform?" she next asked. "He is no musician Ma dame, he is the author of Werter'!!" " Oh! yea I re member now," returned Catalani, bowing her thanks, at the same time turning to theyenerable poet and address ing him, " Oh, Monsieur! what an admirer I am of Werter'!" A low bow expressed the acknowledgment of so flattering a compliment. " I never," continiued Catalani quite innocently, " I never read anything half so laughable in all my life! What an admirable faros it is, Monsieur!" " Madame!" exclaimed the thunderstruck poet, looking aghast, " the Sorrows of Werter' afiiree?" "Oh, yes! ha! ha! ha! never was anything so ex quisitely ridiculous," added Catalani, laughing immo derately as she enjoyed the mere remembrance. It sub sequently appeared that she had been conversing the whole time about Werter, which had been performed at one of the minor theatres of Paris, and in which all the ultra-sentimentality (so opposite to French nation!l character) of GOethe's work, had been anmercifurd turned into ridicule. But her illustrious neig hboWrhole not get over his mortification and chagri n-- evening, and the fair singer's reputation at ti l e : Weimar was terribly impaired by this unfor W _ ertel" play of her ignorance of the " Sorrow s of hgo_i!rdtiofe. A MUSICIAN'S DIAIPr• In JANUAR I love thee* well!ss: Nor yet in FEBRETAXY much in Aram eonf p e l x e i as st a s n , t tune! flame I feel; In MAY an equal I n AsM .ncn the bosomed JuNt! So too in 11 " "er tilave I kneel _ es l s. tell; In hot JULY th Nor Au" sT sEprg ,, E it co , ova — Ils Un essened still Ocro Ito es, p i I s t the yete ER B msts And bloss oms DECEMB E/ C S I t blooms a mid NOV EMB ER i G. J. O. A. If am compelled to admit that " thee" refers to alady, let me E w ho me isa L s o m izten to affirm, pour l' avantage des dames, t h at the Priestess, or rath er th e P atroness S a i n t of t," • alluded to. WHERE ARE THE POLICE ? "Sir,—Th ey say we have a large and effective police force in London. Wh ere are the ? They are never to be found w h en wanted. To-d ay I walked behind great sturdy filthy beast of a fellow from near Leicester-square, a considerable distance along Picca dilly, and could not see a single police constable to point the man out to. He was a disgrace to humanity, and in a slate next to perfect nakedness, and altogether the most disgusting object I ever saw in a civilized city. What are the police about, that they could permit such a naked wretch to traverse the streets of London at two o'clock in the day, to the disgust end horror of every female—numbers of whom I saw pus him, and whose feelings I will not attempt to describe. —I am, Sir, &C., A FRIEND TO DECENCY.---Jan. 3, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l felt much astonished in perusing this epistle in your paper. It is disgraceful in the extreme that one enjoying all the comforts of life should so far forget himself as to style a poor, miserable wretch, who is in the last stage of penury and want, and probably without a friend to succour and assist " a great sturdy filthy beast o f a fellow. ' It is the o r m i serye pon d delight of some persons to i ncrease the e the wretched, let that wret chedness be never so abject' and complete. I hope your A mwEors GOD D ARD. th y r esll does not belong to thi s class.j—Your obedient humble servant, 10, Wallbrook-street, New North- road, London, Jan. 8, 1849.