The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-07 00:00:00

MONEY MA RKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocR. The Liverpool Cotton Market closed firmly. Compared with last Friday's range prices of all kinds were extreme. The sales included 300 Egyptian at Rd. to 6 3 / 4 d, 500 Surat at 3id. to 4id., and 50 Sea Islands at 10d. to 171 d. There was a fair busi ness transacted in Railway Shares yesterday. For most descriptions of colonial produce there has been a limited inquiry again this week, and the quotations have not, in all instances, been sup ported. Of sugar a very small quantity has been offered publicly, and where sales have been pri vately effected the prices have not been allowed to transpire. Coffee has ruled dull at previous values, and rice has rather tended downwards. In rum a good business has been done at full quotations, but saltpetre is a trifle cheaper. Tea has been steady, but quiet, and the same may be said of tallow. Hemp and flax have been without particular alte ration. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that a de. cided improvement has taken place in the market for American Securities during the past week, The present quotations are— GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeem .ble. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent. 18 1 ,7-1868...106 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...106 STATE SECURITIES. California. 7 per Cent. Bonds a...1870... 73 SO Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 90 92 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ,„.. 98 9J Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. _ _ Bondi ..........1841-1871... 45 47 Mississippi 6 per Cent Union Bk. Bonds ... 18 20 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 78 80 South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds (Baring's) 1858-1868... 97 98 South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds (Palmer's) 1866... 83 90 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 83i 844 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 88 CITY SECURITIES. Bo.ton 5 per Cent. Bonds (Divers) ... 90 92 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 80 82 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 73 75 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 76 78 Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 92 94 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 94 96 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage 1867... 98 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 84 86 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 74 76 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 31 83 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 1859... 92 93* Ditto ditto 1864... 93 95 Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent.. Ist Mort 1880... 88 90 * Ex dividend. At the close of the Paris Bourse yesterday the quotations of the day's transactions showed a fur ther decline in the 3 per cent. Rentes for the ac count equivalent to per cent., and 10 centimes for money. It was settling day, and speculators for the rise did not make such large profits as they expected. The market for Railway Shares was very dull, and all the principal lines were more or less depreciated, with, it was said, large amounts of shares among weak holders. Orleans fell 7f. 50c.; North of France, 10f. ; Eastern, old scrip, 2f. 50c.; Lyons, 10f. ; Mediterranean, sf. ; Midland, 10f. ; Western, sf. ; Grand Central, 10f. ; and Austrian Railway Society, 15f. Bank of France Shares re mained quiet at 3,160, and Discount Bank fell 5f., while Credit Mobilier, after some fluctuation, de clined 27f. 50c. from the preceding close. By accounts from Berlin we learn that the Prus- Sian Government have sent two delegates from their Customs department to inquire into the laws of that kingdom relative to the duties on spirits, with a view to introduce a similar system into Prussia. It is announced, also, that the conference between Austria and Prussia, on the monetary question, to regulate the metallic currency of the whole Germanic Confederation, will take place at Berlin, on the lOth of January, 1856, instead of Vienna as previously stated. On the Berlin Bourse the 4 per Cents. were firm at 971, and the 41 Stock at 1081. Business was rather dull, and the corn markets showed that the demand was greater than the supply. The English stock market has not recovered from the heaviness observable yesterday afternoon, the effect of the settlement not having passed off. The payment of differences has in one or two cases been attended with difficulty, but it is expected that no actual failures will occur notwithstanding the heavy losses which, in some instances, have been sustained. Consols for money have been 89i to 891, and are 891 to 90. The account prices have been 90i to 90i, and 90g to sol. Exchequer Bills are steady at Gs to 2s discount, and India Bonds are 7s to a discount. The New Three per Cents. have been 89 to 894, and the Reduced 88i 'to 89. Bank Stock is 209. Foreign Securities are mostly rather flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents., after being 84 have been 84 to 848, and the New Scrip is 2/ discount. Sardinian Bonds are rather firmer, being 84, and Russian 41 per Cents. rule at 89 to 90. Spanish New Deferred are 204, and the Passive 7 to 71. Brazilian New, 1843, Bonds have been dealt in at 96/, and Milian 6 per Cents. at 1014. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61- to 7 ; Mexican, 19 to 20 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents., 44 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 97 t 099 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish New Deferred, 20a to ; ditto Three per Cents., 391 to 39/ ; ditto Passive, 7 t• In Railway Shares there is very little animation, and prices are scarcely so well supported. Great Western, North-Eastern Berwick, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, are without much varia tion. The foreign lines are almost nominal, but Great Western of Canada are weaker. Some of the Banking Shares are flatter, and Van Diemen's Land have dropped about 1/. BRETISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON L. ( 'CLOCK. ( From tie Official Lift. ,tn.:n,, ,In Bank Stock ... 209 31er Cent. Reduced Annuities ~ , .,• 8 per Cent Console Annuities B9 90 894 New 3 nor Cent. Annuities ..... ...... .. 89 - 4 4 Long, Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 .. 3 9-16 7.16 Ditto 3 I Years, expire sth Jan , 1860 3/ India Stock Shut 227 . India Ronda, 21000 . Ditto. under 43000 Cotrols :or Account 904 4 5 Excheauer Bills, 251 ' MOM 2500 -- 6 2 %nail PRICE OF FOREMN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO' B. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1843 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lOl5 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St._ Ditto 45 per Cent Blrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. - Sp A niqr Roods 3 per Cent — Ditto Ne w Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the account 205 Ditto Passive Tu-kibh Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account Ditto New "trip, 4 per Cent. - . Ditto Account . .. 2i Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Console (for money) ......... ............ 9 - 04 Ditto for Account CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA. The annexed communication regarding the London Chartered Bank of Australia is from the chairman of that undertaking : "Sir,—Having been applied to by letter and personally by shareholders of the London Chartered Bank of Anstra• lift in reference to its position, I consider it best to give a reply to all shareholders through your columns. Since our last half -yearly meeting we have received from the colonies reports of bad and doubtful debts which exceed by about 7,0001. the profits of the half-year ending the 30th of June and our reservod fund. The profits of the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1855, will, as far as we at present know, only be diminished by that sum. We are now esta blished in the colonies, and have gained, I hope, not too dearly-bought experience.—l am your humble servant, " D. DUNBAR. "95, Fore-street, Limehouse." The Phoenician has arrived from Sydney, with 13,702 ' ninces of gold and 11,209 sovereigns, waking a total of 66,0101. The savethigne Wirgo - tollie Bank of Eng land, but the other gold will most likely be sent to Pule. 5 5 '0 10 20 5 Is 20, too ),0 1 20 le 20 20 • 20 100 40 25 20 10 10 4A all all an 100 100 WO 20 20 100 100 20 50 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. 10kosing Prices yesterday. Bnsine3s dor e this day. 22i 3 38 38 7i - 8 16 - 15 13 - 1 ,4 9 8 79 81 56 56t 5i 4A 6 - 7 11 12 83 8, 27 29 17 19 ' 9 70 503 ol 9 4 16 • 17 77 79 .6 - 72 - 74 19 21 103 'O5 50 - 50 94 94 - 1A IA 86 7A 6 75 8 6i 77i '3l 23 - 64 • - 64: 36 - 38 44 - 46 .28 30 67i - 68 8; - 8.1 5 - 44 , 114 - 12 444 454 92 - 97 81 8 4f - 5f 22 - 24 1 00 102 72 74 43 5 11 21 57 586 31 31 5 3d 2d - pa 19 - 21 4 6 :TON. a 2 par -- 35} -35 i 9 - 100 20 • 21 . 9 - 16 17 65 70 85 90 3 - 4 p 5 51 id 4p :31 - 4 2i - 3 24 24i 2 - 2iP 98 - ICO 115 -11 J 116 120 lei 107 23 24 112 - 117 -.-- a' 6 - 7 p 181 - 191 7 9 2 - 4f - 5 - 4f 35f - R6l 12 126 6i _ 7A I 4§i - 45 - 46 19 2a 2a 6 2a 2i 8- 8i I - I- - rm -- 4 29- 30i 18 - 19 BANKS. 91. 93 54 - 56 li o • i d 6 . ii.' 151 Ir. 16 -- 17 ••• -- ... d par -- 2p ON M. „ 37 - 39 38 - 40 53 - 54 o. lief .'"' ••-• 39- 41 73 - 75- 8 7 - 9 80 a fl all all I . oj 'OO London SL , N. We st L&N.W. Caledor E. Un. E. C... Gt. E. Count. Caldonian. Do at. Westr Yk. New. k Berw. Y.&NM Do. Do S. Eastn ,Do ?eto & Cc Norta Do L.& N. W ik Midlo ) . 'tckton & Dazling% Midland . Coun E. Coin;•. Do t L.d&N.W Do lOt North Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MC' :an ,Stockt & Darllnzt I)o latwm,;.n. 107 - 104 80 85 90 92 e 3 95 15 Ef - 61 -. ?a 57 - 59 ('5 - 107 93 - le) par f , 9 9i 6 - 6} 86 - 88 78 - 82 78 82 94 - 15i - 164 94 10 66 - 61 17 - 18 124 - 134 - LA 132 ••• '.... N. ••• .. •H ••• '...' 12} - i - 98 103 88 15 i 4d 97 , . ;3 i 4 214 . - ~ . 2i - 2,1.' ~. .-- 1 1 i i 4i 2i - 23 2i - 31 30 - 32 Rd 63 67 27 32 3 ld 13 20 11. -- 14 -'"" 16 -- 1 71 1 - - 21 - 1 23 6 - 8 4i - 4i 1 = 40 3} 4 4 - 4i = :017E. 27 - 23 - 7 - - 7 - 7i 45 66 in 9 110 21 2$ 44 4i - . if - PO. ..."' 0 • 0 8 10 6 - 6# A : li 2 3 i dis— par I - i ..• ...•.. ••• i - 1i 2i ---- ii ••• "" ••• ... - ... ~ 1 :45 P, a 16 ~ ~;s RAILWAYS. A +Or t:011 . . , ...... Aml g. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junet. . Belfast & Ballymena.. Binning. Wolverb N Stour Vali, y Birls eihd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet... Chosh. & £5O and C 25 C, Do., £20... ltlyth & Tyn 5 origins! £25 (is d. at .C . l _ _ Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Carm. and Ca. , digar Chester di Holyhea•k. Cork and Bandor_ Cork, Black, & Pas Cornwall Do. A Do. B Chet Junction.... I)n.ftlindrßelfasthinc. Onn. P. er li. . Jne. Jo. N , w•••••• ~•• East Al „ Eastern Counties. East. "Ilion Sti- D 0,,, B. Stour_ .„ Do., New A. . East Kent ;,.sr Lancashire 'dinbnyvhd , (-11Sts: , , l!!dinb. and Peclic , Fdin•Pfo r!nr.`, St, !0 St. t. wo 14,), n Furness . , .. q). Exte - ason. ..... plaswo s ,Great N. of Scotlnd oi ti Do., A. Sto.'' Do., ft , Gt. Sth . & CV est.' lr. Great Webtern D. Stour ye Ra Gun,. Stk... Iris!: ut h- FA& p . 7...a.nnaster !Do., 'Do. New Thirds ILaucash . and Yor's • I !Do., ‘Nst. Liv. Crsb3 &Smith t m.l; Lon do7a & Tqack ' ' l )6 ILon4i, Bright I OC; !Land. ami N. Wp, 1 6 Fittaz ~. .. 52 Do.lol. ,11E 3. C I Do. . 100 LuedonandS. Do., £4O. Gundrrydt Col erzi Lndndrrr. & Line' Do. Shares, No. Do., Mar.. AL Tl, MetroyDlitan Midland ..„ Do. Birmng. & Der'. Midld. G. West. (Ire. Do. Hal' Shares Newcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. Newry & Enniskille • Newry Warrenpoln and Rostrevor.... „. Norfotl Northa.Councies 'North British North De von, No. Do., No. 2 !?2g. 1 1 00 00 a all 3 31, all 1; )0.; 6 A Deferred Do., B Cuarant,:., N. Eastern—Berwie 00. do: g7tension fit, 60. C.N.E. :Pure Do. Leeds.. Do. Fork.., Ai orth (..ond oit .... N.&S.Vistrn.,harr • atead, and City Jn, North Staffbrdsl'ir . North Western__ I. & S. Westrn.Janc ";oneaton, niLd Ceiceste - Os, Wore., e-; tr........ o cis') 06130:la, i lict;ttish Midlauti . hropshire -loath Devon ,patb V rksh..'z Trtiv. T) Wort_ & w tocktoD k Darli .. , Ktot) Vale . <..... !. trlverstone & , Waterf & K , ' r tt , . Vaterfor.l& Limo, West Cornwall...,. End o? Lona,: .11,1 Crystal Palaeo, Do. A ..... Do. B West Loudon. I Wimbledn &CIA , yd 011 FOR: Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh • at naitill '64 Ardennes 4:lg an f';ILStI3. Rezi ere to “1.1.88 PM, rlnitlba% . Raroda, an r!pntri.l !.ndra..Sor: Do. Dents:ram . ►ntot• Rhenish Eastern of France . Pb. New East Indian, g. 5 p 0 Do. Plyt.ena'op Do. do. do., '59, do. Gd. TI. - of Canad aA Do. St. Lawrence t Atlantic do. i)o. Cert. of Down. con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 x .). c., do at. Central of Fran at Indian Peninsul , guar. 5 per cent... Do. New 5 per cent Pb. Extensions... Great Luxembour. Constituted Share. Obligations....... Gt. Western of Cannd gbare4 Do. New Do. 'Ads., payable': with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '60..: Dr,. do., 73, withou . opt :on Hamilton & To-m.IIV , Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Bas) Lime and Tut. Omit Lyons and Geneva Lyons 3c Med iterran. 'Andras Do. Now Maria Antonia . ,„ Do. d o. New lAmur 4 Liege (4it interest) Do. (ex interest)... Northern of France Do .20/. She Do. 201. 3,n. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. Norweg lan TrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ri Vlaen do Cherbrgr Do Rome and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish 1 ' Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Menee . Do. 54 p. coat. Pre' Do iouthern of France Si. Andrew's rad (Xebec (A' .„„ West Flandet Do 5 per c. Pre, . Western of France.. Do. Ize*lana JOINT-S 1 Anstral4Ais Bank of London `sri. Col. . - 4,8c1,0, C , ritist, N. America,- °hart& Bank of /tail ehrtd. fluk. o° India, Australia, & China City .. :5 ColOniai: ******** ' ''" 0 Commercial * of Lon 1. 1 .11 Eng.Seot.&kus.Cht. a Loud. Chart. Bk. o . Australis ****** 5 Ditto New ******* I.d radon and Comity Lna. &E. Bilk,. Corp London Joint Stock Loud. & Woatminetel National Pro.of Eng. Do. Now National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank or Corporation Provincial of Irelami 00. Now ............ . . Royal Anstraln.B l r.g. At (lola rop- Royal British Australia Union of Do. New Unlo4 of London 50 sll All 1.0 50 3 3 774 7 95i 94 4 i 57i 311 i 114 12 24i 31 41 7 38i } 53 all all all all 10' St. Si, all 100 10 a Bedford and Bletahley Buckghamsh. Clydesdal e Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. T.in.,z.6 oc E. Un, H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...,,. Gletr.di Dn. Tr Hrtlpl. Dk.. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Share., Do. d Shark,- Lon.&Greenw Do. Preferen^e Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cen.;. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. %tn and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar mime .Bra,lfo Newmarket Bury Eaten N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 port/. Do. Fixedsl3 • Prest. Do. . Shr, A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth anr': Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh Wear Valloy - gr 6 per cent... Do. Wilts& 'o -,rst A herdeen .. Do. N 0.2, 7 p. C. illyth i.ndTyne l Opt , c. pref. (issd....tt 50/ Brie. & Es. 4 p. c SL Do. 4 p. c. sharers Caledonian Cl 0 ... Chester & frolyhoh. Guar. 5i per con.; Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork dcßanionsip.c. Dun.Prth .4E A her. J. 3. Anglian Cl s. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. w.mtern Counti: tension, 5 p. c. ' O. No. 2 „ Do. New 6 r. Rast tn. G. 6 n. Do. 5i., 1 0 ner cen Do. M. Del;entr.Sl . Do. do. 4 per cent 'Eau' Lan cash. 6 ct- Pl.& W. York. J. stln. rild Pr th.&Dun.4p. Furness Glas. Az S.W. G. 5 p. Great Northn. 5 p. )0. 5 p. 0. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem - )0. 41 p. Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red ,t 5 p. c. pm... rit.N. o "Sco t. Pr, Gt. S. 4W. (Ireland; Do. 4por c. Pr." at. Westn. (Boris Plants Ex. 5 n. e).. Do. con. red. 4.1 p.c. Do. con. rid. 4 p. c Do. irredr* -.c. Dn. Birm. Sh... Do. Chester 8 n Do. eo. 5,p. c. d 0... Do. Birm. Gna. Stk 'Do. Ches. Gina. Sh.. Do. eo. d 0...... .... Do. do. do - Lan. &York. F. £2' Do. 6 p. s2l,St.,ck Lon.&Brigh. G. 5 u.c Do. Pre., 5 p. o. S. Do. New Guar.o p. c Do. dn. 5 per ce Gan. &N. W., Coy. e gune: - .ojn 5 p. e t bon.& 6. W. 7 per cy. Londy. Cal) Asi Londy. & Ennis. I . Man., She!., & sew. £lO 1)o. £6 Ntarypt.& Car). A e !),,„ 4i per cent.... (1. Congo 1.6 p.c.- • Do. Carm% Bristol wrm. 8 per cent po. 4i p. c. Pref. S ;Do. Pref. 41 ncr co Do. 5/. Pr f. 4 p. c. Ditto L.& 11. Pry f. S , Norfolk De toaturu Do. Pref. 4 p. c. St, Do 5 p.c. Ext.. IDA. 5 per ct. pref.. /Do.Afiv. Val. 5 p ,North British N. E. Perw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do Gee(ls 6 p.c Da. do. Quarters 4 Do. York H.. 4 . Pi• North Staffordshir • Oxford, Worcester, WolvArh. £ l 5. ft n. }Do R. Pre , . 1 01. SI , . Scot. Cent., New Pr • South Devon Do. fixed.4i per e.,12 S. Eastern (Readit .nn.) of El Os. Ic, - 1 Do. 4', per cant I Do. Fixed p c iS Wit Gua. 4p. C. Do. (To. 4i p. c.... S. Yorksb.4p.r.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p C. 'Do. do. do Stock. & H artl. g. F n. c. till Ju , y 1, '5l , ;WateTtd. & Kilk. 6 pci S 2 2 4 I iftle tnglo A.ustrin. Gold • nglo Californian nstralian astral ian Cordillera' vo Maria Baden (Gd.Dneby or Illsenarvon Iron and Coal 3ritish fro - 7. at £5 pm.) . Do. Comes & Culakr Do, St. Johr D.l l . Rev Clareudon Con . Min Co. of 3amai Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. c P Ea; Do. Pre'. 7 1 p. ee Copiapo Fortuna General. ............. Gt.NuggetVcinßeg. Groat. Poleolth ' Gt Wheal Vor United Liberty .............. Linares Lusitar!an . Wariquita New Granada Vouvean Monde Pontgiband SP vel ' Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymr ey Iron .. Do. be ar iantiago de Cuba Bonth Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 per cent Pref Cin Croft 'Jolted Mexican Waller West Mariposa..... . Worthing Mining of Australia vnba Australian Agria'alt. Aushuln. Royal Mal Berlin Water Works Brit. American Lan , Canada... Canada Gov. 6 p. Jan. ana jai) , Crystal Palace__ Do. Preference Crystal Pal. & Franc, Duston Iron 0re.... Eastern Steam. En.&Aus Cop Sm Co Electric Telege. )h... Electric Teleg. a' Ir. Gen. Iron Sc Collier Uen. Swam NavTat. General Screw Stean Irish Beetroot ST.Aga Magdalena. St. Navi lifediteran. Elec. Tel. Ntexican &S. Ameri CD Nat. Pat. Steam Fue Netherlands Land._ Do. Do. Do.SpePissatld Y.S.Vv.Coal & inter. Stearn NaviTat. Co. New B. & N. S. Land N. B. Australasian Nrth. of EuropeStaam Oriental Gas Do. "Now Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. ‘l,; Minrl. Peninsular& ori en t ! , Do. New ... Portland Iron Co !loyal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Austral:Zan- 1 Submar. Tee. Scrip , ) 0 , Registt - Print& L.Co.U.Can yin ,Diomen: . § Land PREFEKENCE SHA US, THE SUN, LON DON, FRIDAY EVENI I 4 n ACLwa..lOl, Leztai4;. C yeStcr y. :his ay EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Important Meeting—(This Day.) 90 - 93 94 - 98 This day a meeting of the most stormy description was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of adopting the report made by the committee of iuvesti- 103 - 105 12; - '3 1 1 28 -- 117 ‘.ti 2i par ip , 5 - 57 28 :-;2 - 8k 3 30i 31i 83 - 85 104 At one o'clock the committee appointed to investigate the company's affairs entered the room and were received with some hisses and cheering, but on the entering of the Directors there was a perfect hurricane of uproar. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. Box, amidst confusion, rose and said that under the circumstances he thought that as several gentlemen would have to address the meeting, adverse probably to the Directors, that Mr. Waddington ought to leave the chair—(confusion)—becau,e he could to an extent curtail the privileges of the shareholders. He was not now as suming that the Chairman was guilty of that alleged against him, but it was to insure fair play for both eider. (Cheers and dissent.) He moved that a shareholder of the Eastern Counties Railway proceed to occupy the chair. (Uproar.) He asked him, as a gentleman, to give way to the feeling of the meeting and retire from the chair. (Cheers and confusion.) Mr. PULLEY seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN rose amidst great confusion, cries of " Turn him out," " Fair play," " Lock him up in a penitentiary," and cat-calls, being predominant. He said that, according to the provisions of the Act of Par liament, he was chairman of the meeting, and should retain the chair. (Uproar.) And as chairman, he had a duty to perform to them as well as to himself, and he should remain in that chair until the meeting gave him an opportunity of meeting the charges that had been made against him—(uproar)—and in their meeting together that day to receive the report of the Com mittee of Investigation he must claim theirserious atten tion for a moment. (Great uproar.) Mr. Box asked if Mr. Waddington was the chairman according to the provisions of the act of incorporation. Mr. MAYNARD (solicitor) said he was, and read the clause of the Act. 3C i The CHAIRMAN, amidst renewed confusion, said it pro bably would be expected of him to account for the ab sence of four of the directors that day, and he proceeded to state that Mr. Swyth was suffering from a serious accident. Mr. Pax from gout. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) Lord Alfred Paget was in attendance on the Queen, and Mr. Fane was 120 miles from London when he received the notice of the meeting, and it was inconvenient for him to attend. He had forwarded a letter, in which he urged the propriety of adjourning the meeting to enable the directors to meet the charges contained in the com mittee's report. Mr. PULLEY protested against the course adopted by the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN said he intended to move a resolu tion. (Confusion.) Mr. PULLEY—Yon cannot do it. (Cheers and uproar.) The CHAIRMAN, amidst renewed confusion, said he called on them to hear him, and then afterwards others. In assembling them that day by advertise. ment to receive the report of the Committee of Invest'. gation he must claim their serious attention for a moment. Their object was, or ought to be, to obtain a truthful and complete knowledge of the state of their property (cries of " We have in—but that knowledge could never, even with the most ample materials in their possession, be arrived at by any heated or angry discus sion. (Uproar.) Mr. PULLET aga;n objected to the course adopted by ,he chairman. Mr. LOVE called on the chairman to state whether or not the report of the committee had not been received. The CHAIRMAN, who was again met with. uproar and much confusion (like that of the " olden times"), said it would much facilitate the proceedings of the meeting if the shareholders would but listen to him, because he would be heard if he remained till midnight. The report in question impugned his honour, policy, and management—(uproar)—in a manner that should not remain unanswered. He would meet it and would answer it calmly, deliberately, and in as pertinent a form as the way in which those charges had been made. It was now only a week that had elapsed, and to do it in the manner he named was absolutely impracticable. He gave them the pledge he made, that his answer should be frank and complete, and in that spirit of fair ness which distinguished English assemblies. He asked them, alter they had heard the report read, to at once adjourn the meeting to such day after the 24th of December as may be convenient to them, whe❑ ho should be prepared to defend himself, and to prove to them that he was not unworthy of that confidence that was so liheraliy given to him in March, ISSI. lld moved that the report be received, and that this meet ing be adjourned. (Cries of "No, no ;" "Bruce, take the chair.") Mr. LOVE said he hoped that the meeting would not be put au end to by a side wind. The business of the meeting was simply to receive or reject the report made by the committee of investigation. It was now said that seven days was not sought to answer the repirt. But he asked why any man, having a charge brought against him, wanted seven hours to answer. He trusted that ,he meeting would, after they had appointed a corn- . .. 93 mittee, properly support them in carrying out the inquiry. 91 , Mr. PULLEY begged to move that the report be taken as read, and adopted. (Uproar.) .., Mr. M'LAREN addressed some observations in favour of the chairman, but was received with a storm of 1 i uproar. 11i} 104 i 2i 43 15 14j 151 Mr. LOVE, chairman of the committee of invest'- tion, said he hoped that the meeting would allow him to make a few observations. The report was stated to be a one-sided one, but he could say in all ho nesty and truth that the committee had endea voured without fear or affection to devote them- selves with satisfaction to arrive at a lair termination. (Cheers.) With respect to the evidence of Gooch and Mr. Waddington, it had been stated that that evidence had been tampered with, but he begged to to say in all honesty, that that evidence had not been altered in the slightest degree. (Cheers.) With respect to the demand made to time to bring that part of the re port which respected Mr. Waddington, it was stated that it required him to answer them, but they were dis tinct and plain, and he thought that any Englishman could answer such questions within four-and-twenty hours. (Cheers and uproar.) Mr. BRUCE, after addressing a few observations in dumb show, was understood to object most strongly to the adjournment of the meeting till the first week in January. He begged to say that he did not believe that Mr. Waddington spoke the feelings of the board when be moved the ad journment of the me e ting. H e b eg ged to move " That the Repori; of the Committee of Investigation, appointed on the 31st day of August last, to inquire into the affairs of this company, and which has been distributed among the proprietors, be now taken as read, and be re ceived and adopted, a n d en t ere d on the proceedings of the meeting of this day." A SHAREHOLDER begged to move, as an amendment, that the report be read but not adopted. {We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.] The veteran Beringer was present at the funeral of a popular composer, which took place on Tuesday at Paris. The old poet looked healthy, despite his advanced age. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF Ox- FORD.—We have good reasons for believing that Mr. Gladstone bas of late had such representations made to him of the utterhopelessnss of any attempt which he may make to secure his re-election for the University of O x f or d, that he has relinquish ed all idea of again presenting him self to the electoral body of that ancient se a t o f l earn i ng. We understand that the right hon. gentlem an h as some idea of standing for Flintshire, some of his w if e ' s rela tives having considerable influence in that county.— Morning Advertiser. REPRESENTATION OF LEEDS.—A numerous meeting of the leading supporters of the Right Hon. M. T. Baines was held on Monday evening The meeting, convened by circular, wa s presided , over by John Wilki nson, Esq , chairman of Mr. Baines s election committee on former occasions, and who was unanimously requ es t e d to act i n tbat capacity now. Various steps were t a k en w i t h a view to be in readiness fo r all contingencies, among which was the guarantee of a fund for election purposes. Th e mos t perfect unanimity and enthusiasm in favour o f t h e r i g h t hon. gentleman prevailed.- —Leeds Mercury. ARMAGH BOROUGH ELECTION.—The fi na l c l ose of the poll gave Mr. Bond a majority of 37. The d e f ea t o f M r . Miller was quite un ex p ected, as his friends had good reason to believe, almost from , the start, th at hi s e l ect i on was a matter of certainty. The correspond en t of a Dub lin (Conservative) paper writes as follows :--" Mr. Miller was supported by the Protestant electors of the middle and artisan class, as well as by many of the gen try ; while, owing to the influence exercised by the most Rev. Dr. Dixon (through whose interference General Ravvdon was withdrawn), the Roman Catholics (with the exception of some 30, 7ho , up to th e l atest moment remained o pen to conviction ), voted f or M r. Bond, who was also supported by his Grace th e L ord Primate. Sixty-nine electors remain unpolled." THE ROBERT L. OWE STEAM-SHIP.--A Passenger in her last voyage seeing an advertisement stating that the magnificent steam-ship Robert Lowe is appointed to sail with despatches for Constantinople and the Crimea, asks would it not be fairer to the public to d escr ib e h er, as she is only a ship fitted with an auxiliary screw t She has en g i nes o f 70-horse power on ly, an d these cannot b e used against a head wind. The truth of this WaS shown in her last passage from Balaklava, which occupied six weeks, and 18 days from Gibraltar, DECEMBER 7 1855. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF ALEXANDER M'GEACHT ALLEINE y. COTLE.-NEW TRIAL. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning, and had not concluded when our dispatch left. We therefore under the circumstances delay publishing any of the evidence until the case is finished. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) SOUTII NARK. HIGHwAr ROBBEUY BY A FEMALE.-11tomas Marty, a suspicious -looking character, wai brought before Mr. Combe for final examination, charged with having in his possession a valuable silver watch, stolen with violence from the person of Frederick Rudini by a female in the public streets. Mr. Neale appeared for the prisoner. George Poole, assistant to Mr. Attenborough, pawn broker, Bridgehouse-place, Newington -causeway, stated that, on Monday week, a man brought in a silver watch to pledge, and after examining it carefully he found that it answered the description of one stolen from a person on the previous night by a female, and which had been sent round by the police. He asked the man where he got the watch, when he replied that it was his brother's. Witness told him that he must send his brother, and he left the shop. In the meantime he communicated with the police, and a constable came to the shop, and re mained a few minutes, when the prisoner entered and said the watch was his. He was then taken into cus tody. Frederick Rudini, assistant to Mr. Jones, linendraper, Newington-causeway, said that on Sunday night week he was accosted by a female as he was proceeding across the road towards home, and he endeavoured to avoid her importunities. She, however, caught hold of his arm, and snatched his watch from his waistcoat pocket, with which she ran off. He followed her some distacce, but could not get up to her ; accordingly she made her escape. The watch produced was his watch, and the one stolen by the female. He gave instant information of the robbery to the police, with a description of the watch and number. Dennis Clark, 108 M, said he received information from Mr. Poole about the watch being offered in pledge, and he went to the shop and saw the prisoner, who claimed it. Witness asked him how be became pos sessed of it, when he replied that be bought it in Petti coat-lane on the previous day for 2/. Witness said it was worth considerably more money, and that he had a suspicion of its being stolen. I❑ answer to the charge, Mr. Neale contended that the watch was purchased in the usual way by his client in Petticoat-lane, where all descriptions of property were exposed for sale ; but he did not consider that; the pro secutor had clearly identified it. Mr. Combo was of opinion that he had. He wished to hear what was known of him. Clark replied that he had known Lim for three years as a thief. He was tried for house-breaking and sen tenced to fifteen months' hard labour in the early part of 1853. Mr. Combe said that there could be no doubt as to the prisoner's character. lie should commit him for two months to Wandsworth House of Correctio❑ for the unlawful possession of the watch. MARYLEBONE. A CLERGYMAN FINED FOR LETTING OFF FIREWORKS. —The Rev. R. Brown, No. 68, St. John's Wood•ter race, was charged before Mr. Broughton with letting off fireworks in Casino-road, St. John's Wood, to the danger of the public. Mr. Grange attended for the defendant. Mr. Broughton remarked that the charge was clearly proved against the prisoner. The offence was one that did not affect his moral character, but the act was one that might have been productive of much mischief. The higher the position of the parties the higher should be the penalty, as an educated man ought to set a good example to those in humble circumstances. The prisoner was fined in the mitigated penalty of 305., or a fortnight's imprisonment in the House of Correction. The money was paid. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. Since Monday a very limited supply of English wheat has come to hand. To-day the show of samples was small, yet the demand was inactive, at Monday's quotations. With foreign wheat we were scantily supplied. The business doing in that grain, however, was trifling, on for mer terms. Floating cargoes of grain were held on former terms. We had a slow sale for barley, at the late decline. Malt moved off slowly, at late rates. There was a slight improvement in the oat trade, at full quotations. Oats, boans, and peas a 9 on Monday. •RRIVALS Tills WHIM. Barley. t Malt. 2,130 1,299 r.ngllsh .. Irish •• .. Wheat. Foreign I - 0 i d - Oats. F o r 50 1,450 I 1,960 1" eke. —brls. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Tho supply of beasts in to-day's ma , liet was 1, and in poor condition. All breeds sold steadily, and Moe day's prices were fully supported. The best Scots were worth fully 51 2d per Sibs. With sheep wo were very moderately supplied, yet the mutton trade was heavy, at Monday's decline in value. The show of calves was com paratively small, yet the veal trade ruled inactive, and prices had a downward tendency. Tho top figure was 5s per Sibs. Pigs sold slowly, on former terms. Mulch cows were dull, at from 141. to 191. each, includ ing their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. 4 1.( Inferior f1ea5t0....3 Bto 3 10 1 PrimeSouthclown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 4 0 4 4frArgo crse. calves 410 4 8 Prime large omen 4 6 4 10 Prime small do 410 5 0 Prime Scots, Etc. 5 0 5 2 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6iSmall porkers 4 6 5 C - ;econti quality ...3 8 4 21Suckliug calves 23 0 30 0 Primo crse.-wilecl.4 4 4 61Quarter old pigs= 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ............ .• .. 1,020 j Beasts • . .. ••.. . 210 dhecp • •• 3,820 Sheep •• • • ..... 800 C'alves ••.•. • .. 290 Calves.. .. • • 1 Egs . NEWGATE AND Tim supplies of meat we business was doing, as follow: Per 81bs by 1 LEADENHALL. re large, and a full average 'S:- t h o carcase. s. d. s. d. 8. d. s. Beef, interior 3 2 3 6 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 :3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 0 Do. prime large 4 0 4 4 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Dec, do. small ....4 6 4 8 1 Veal 3 8 4 8 Purk, large 3lO 4 4 Po2 - r, small 4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate business cl , ,ing in fine bops, at full prices. In other kinds very little is doing, and the quota tions are barely supported. About 160 hales have arrived from Hambro'. Mid and East Kent pockets, 71 Os to 121 Os per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 61 5s to 91 5s ; Sussex, 61 Os to 910 s. ~, COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has ruled dull, with no business of any importance to record. Common congon, 9/d to 9.id. The public sales commence on Tuesday next. SUGAR.—The business has been almost suspended this week, and the only sales reported were 130 casks of West India, the prices of which were not allowed to transpire. Since then there has been more disposition shown to pur chase at reduced prices, buyers offering 4s to 5s redaction on last week's rates. Bengal taken in at is to 3s per cwt, under last week's prices. Good and tine white Cassipore brought 6 , s to 63s Gd ; yellow, 56s to 59s 6d ; white Be nares, 58s to 62s 6d, and Mauritius kind 55s to 56s 6d per cwt.; Havannab, No. 13i, taken in at 58s. In the refined market a limited business had been done at lower prices. No sales have since been reported. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon brought full prices, but triage and ordinary sorts were is to 2s per cwt. cheaper. A parcel lot of mocha had been offered, and bought in for want of buyers, at previous rates. Plantation Ceylon brought 68s Gd ; some favourite marks realised 73s Gd per cwt. Native Ceylon fine ord to mid greyish 535, and for peaberry 63s to Gls Gd. Bombay sold at 51s to 55s 6d, and peaberry Gls to 62s Gd per cwt. Sumatra ord realised 37s Gd, and blacks 20s per cwt. COCOA.—The market has been very dull, with no altera• Lion in prices. RICE.—The demand has bean steady. Middlings, 13s 6d to 148; good pealed, 14s ; ordinary mixed, 13s to 13s Gd ; and Bengal, good quality, 16s to 16s 3d per cwt. SPlCES.—Pepper—Tho market has been rather lower ; fair quality black Sumatra realised 5d to s,id ; Singapore, sid ; Penang, 5d per lb. Singapore white sold at full prices ; ordinary small, 6 . 41 to 6,,d ; fair to good, lid to ; fine, 8. 1 ,d to Sid per lb. Pimento declined 4d per lb; ordinary, 4-d ; middling and good middling, 4:ld. per lb. Nutmegs—The lower qualities declined in value fully 2d per lb ; the finer descriptions sold at full prices ; good mid 2s ld to 2s 10d ; fair to fine bold, 3s 5d to 4s 5d per lb. I Mace—There is no alteration in the prices of the inferior sorts, but fine qualities have risen fully id to 2d per lb ; fair to fine, 2s to 3s ld ; ordinary and middling, 2s to 2s 4d. Cloves brought ld advance on last prices ; fair to good, Hid to is per lb. Ginger-- good ordinary Cochin brought 35s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—A limited business only has been done, at reduced prices. Bengal, 1311bs, 33s ; 81bs to 101b8, 36s ; and Nibs, 38s per cwt. The prices realised since the public sale have been Sibs, at 36s ; and 'Nibs, at 37s per cwt. TALLOW.—There has been geeat fluctuations in the mar ket, but prices closed steadily ; for P.Y.C. on the spot, 68s 3d ; all the month, 68 s; and spring, 69s per cwt. GREEN FRUIT,—The market continues bare of oranges and lemons, owing to the contrary winds. A cargo of Seville China, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at a moderate figure for a first arrival. A fair demand exists for Spanish nuts. A cargo of chesntuts from Bilboa realised a high figure, owing to the supply from Franca being stopped. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. 6.—There has been a tolerably steady market, with a fair business both for export and home demand. in some cases prices have a tendency to improvement. Water twist is a shade dearer, and sells pretty freely. Heavy cloths suited to China also are in good demand at rather better prices. NOTTINGEAU, Dec. 6.—There has this week been a fair amount of business doing in the lace trade, taking the season of the year into consideration. Stock-taking is being proceeded with by some houses. The factories are tolerably employed. In the hosiery department the Americans are still operating, and business is tolerably active. Spring orders having been hitherto withheld, manufacturers anticipate a brisk trade when that season arrives. A number of orders for the United States for the next fall have been already placed, the Americans now operating a year in advance. Yarns remain at late prices. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Doe. 7.—Wind this 'lay at noon, N.W. strong breeze and fine frosty weather. RAMSGATE, Dec. G.—Wind N.N.W., very stiong.— Arrived—John Crosby, from Grangemouth, for St. Va lery, assisted in very leaky. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 6.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Sarah Ellen, from Honduras ; Adelaide (s. tpt.), Con stantinople. Sailed—H.M.S. Urgent, for the Crimea. CowEs, Dec. 6.—Wind N.W. by N.—Arrived -Ale jandro, from Havana, for Antwerp. BRIDGEWATER, Dec. G.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived -- Amazon, from Quebec. BRIDLINGTON, Dec. 6. Since midnight it has blown a gale from N.W., with frequent heavy snow squalls. The fleet in the bay, now above 400 sail, all iido safely. PLYMOUTH,Dec. 6.—Wind N.N. W.— Arrived—H.M.S. Exile and H.M.S. Exmouth, from Spithoad. S tiled Berwick (s.s.), for the Crimea. FALMOUTH, Dec. 6.—Wind N.N.W., strong breezes and squally—Ariived—Otto, from Rangoon ; Hero, Ma zatlan, for Bremen ; Charles Chaloner, Quebec ; Henry Woollie, Callao, for Cromarty ; Kate, Quebec, for Wool- PILL, Dec. G.—Wind N.W., stroag.—Arrived—•Bar bara, from Africa. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.—The Marco Polo, for Melbourne, which is still aground off Huskinson's Dock, was pun i• may in contact with tho Glasgow, arrived here from Messina, which has bow damaged. The Marco Polo floated off this night and is anchored in the river, having sustained apparently very little damage. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 6.—Arrived—Portia, from Perrin buco ; Miramichi, Qu e b ec . S a il e d—Ali c e, for Jarrall`a Off the port—Athlete and William Miles, from Callao. (FEU ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday morning. Wind N. Arrived—Niagara, (s ). from Kingstown. Off—Margaret, from Havre. The Marco Polo name off with the good last night with out injury, and is now proceeding to sea. QumvsrowN, Dec. 5. - Wind N.W. Arrived.—Pallas, from Quebec; British Isles, Callao • Meriden, Leghorn; Ann, Alexandria ; Cintri, Mana. au Donro, Syra; Elizab eth, Patras ; Portia, Pernambucii ' Sailed. Itusca , f or Antweip; Alice, Jamaica. • KING STOWN, Dec. G. Wind N•W.• Arrived —Mine, from Rotterdam ; Majesty, p a l Rosalie, Alexandria ; Edwin, Quebec. Palermo ; (BY S UBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPTI.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind N.W. ; tide four hours' flood ; fine. Arrived —Sydney, (s.), from Gibraltar. Sailed. —John Henderson, for Tiinidad. DEAL, Friday, 9.58 a.m. N.W. Wind W, mo d erato. Anchored. — Victor i a, from London, for Newport • San Anton i o , from London, for Bilboa ; Asia, from Callao, far London. Sailed. —Glencoe, Brunelle, Phoenician, A.riel, and Southampton—all for London. The ship Challenger reports having spoken, Sept. 27, the English ship Randagore, in lat. 16.5 S. long. 74.9 E.; Oct. 11, the Dutch barque O r i en t al, 63 days' from Ran goon, bound for Lond on , i n l at. 35.9 S., long. 20 E.; Oct. 21, e Hamburg b arque Raimswell, from Batavia, for London, in lat. 17.46 S. long. 6.13 W .; Nov. 2, the Dutch barque Mercurius, 37 days from Hartlepool, boned fo e '. Hong Kong • in lat. 6N. long. 19.45 W.• Nov. tuttli'd English ship Trade Wind, 109 days from A'rracao, 2 3 the for Falmouth, in lat. 26.50 N. long. 35.45 W.; 1, 4. ,° . ! 3 ': 2 American barque Byant, in lat. 41.7 N., long. `" THE WHEAT CROP OF 1856.—A Limerick paper states that one-third more of land in the south of Ireland is laid out for wheat this winter than this time twelve mouths. The high price for corn is again converting the pasture fields into cereal tillage. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION. (From the Times City Article.) The following letter contains a sug4estion the sound. ness of which will be intuitively and universally recog nised. It is one, however, the benefits of which would be for the community at large, who rarely contrive to accomplish anything, while its opponents would com prise certain sections of society who, stimulated by per sonal motives, are always able to obstruct everything. Ile principle of competition in railway affairs having been avowedly abandoned as a mistake, an amalgama tion of all the lines is the obvious alternative. In its absence. the way system presents neither the advan tages to be derived from the stimulus of rivalry nor those which on the continent are found to result from the order and economy of Government centralisation ; and so deplorable and ruinous is the consequent inco herence that in many intelligent minds it hai been suf ficient to overcome the salutary repugnance to State guidEnce. That such guidance in its immediate results would have been far better than what haat e to witnessed few will deny. But after a generation of dearly•bouht experience we should come to something better, arid the true. end will the❑ be accomplished by our own energies in a far more Fatistactory way. Among the certainties of the future, railway ania l gawation is. perhaps, one of the stroii4,3st. IL was the stogie grain that gave vitali'y to the Ilu,lsnn mania, aid, aitbou4h broken and per• verted by h's igrnr;inee a .d cupidity, it was not killed. Ail that is to be feared is that the amount of ruin neces sary to stir the public to united action has not jet on- Burred, and that, consequently, no individuals who nygbt at pr,ent take up the q - e ,tion vtould meet with the ext,A of -upport requi,it to enable them to face the combined and unexampled ho tility it would at once awaken : " Sir,--The question of how it happens that our railways are not "payino- speculations has been w id e l y as k ed, and various have b t :)en the attempted replies. Of late this in terrogatory has become a drily cry, but still it has remained unsatisfactorily answere,'. Every one admits that there must be something wrong, every one deplores the ill-suc cess of what our judgment tells us ought to be productive of the grca..3est prosperity to all conc erne d ; b ut as yet no one has prodosed au efficient remedy. "On directing attention to the vat ions lines which now ramify into almost every corner of the kingdom we observe that., with very few exceptions, they are in a state of com mercial decline, and that even among those which should occupy the best position, jealousies and heartburnings are, at work which must, sooner or later, tell upon their for tunes, and drive o ne or more to d estruct i on ; an d th a t this is not an exaggerated picture the fate of some of them, no long time since, may be taken as evidenc e. and regret at the " But our feelings of astonishiner countryfailu r e o become these e co e our o abroad.wa of these iron roads ; We led the way to the construct i on it was our capita'. which andour inm engineers ost, , l f. ) e n c o a t ni i io, all th instances, e gdereeaptenceodmwmheernciawl oencaesrtprojuserseyines rs of continental States, existence ; and yet, while they aro almost all of them i n i t fl o ourishing, or, at least satis factorylines prove to brought these foreign lines . t. the ft a is lc in st r . cto condition, us that from 100,000,0301 .to s l o s f o,o7o r ,ooo ow l n . sterling have " been to a certain ex tent sacrificed through misapprehension at the outset or nnsinanagement One ~ A n d w hat is the remedy ? their course. Whatduring mean s s h ould be adopted to retr:ove the past word will e x p ress i t—a word an(, give a blight er f uture to o ur r ailway of prospects ? which was con ve y e d i n many an ancient fable, and wh ich has been of infinite service to m an ki n d in o ld and modern times. fica tio th,e That i word is ' union.' Bring all the lines of the United Kingdom under ono management, create one railway stock, we may regai n muc h t h a t L as b een so aid m ay a t l engt h arr i ve a t th e heedlesslyand, this effected, squandered, result we had long ago reason to aspire to, after an ex.pen• dituro of some 300 , 0 00,003/. to 400,000,0001. sterling, I am, &c., " F. F." .........__ SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S 'VISIT TO GLASGOW. The following letter from the gallant Sir Colin Camp bell was read by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, on Tues day, at the meeting of the Clyde Ti ust :—" Eton, Dec. 2,1855.—1 n answer to y our communication of Nov. 30, I beg through you to express to the Lord Prov ost, aeep Magistrates, and Town Council of Glasgow thFd sense of gratitude I entertain towards them f ?! . the ou have dis tinguished honour they have proposed conferring on me and for the very flattering terms in made that proposal. At the same short stay in the regret I feel at being unable, during at the hands England, to visit the North, and tou tim w ein h : y c ir must state , o bli ge me by informing of the citizens of Glasgow an . h i on c o h li r most highly esteem. You 7,', re ceive I shall ever e and Council that I am very the Loris Provost, Alo g ist e ra E D i g iand again for the Cri mea, shortly about to lea t v ime w ill be necessarily occupied mea, and that my whole h my depatture. But that, per mitted - to return once more to this corm should I be consider it m y first duty, as it will be my try, I shall re, to hasten down to Glasgow, and to on business connect -d wit greatest p with and gratitude the honour of which its receiveciti good as to deem me worthy.--I have the to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, honour C. CAMPBELL, Major-General." z ens are so . There Lad been no material alteration in the rates of exchange in Paris on Wednesday, the quotation being still maintained, owing to continued purchases by Messrs. Rothschild of all the short bills on London, for the purpose of remitting them against Australian gold.c All the letters allude to the heavy rates of interest pal by the speculators during the monthly settlemen t ju st n ext concluded for carrying over their purchases toasht o the account, and at the same time exp Tess. fears the political serious reaction to be apprehended ed. reports in circulation should prove unfounded. il r THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILIfiIY. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE suN. GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD. Sits,—ln the Rep or t o f t h e Committee of Investigation, The first general meeteig of te is company was h e ld yesterday . at Brentford ; Viscount Villiers in the t chair. recently published in your column., allusion, in unjusti- M C. ELEY, the secretary, read the fiable terms, is made to myself and my firmof Pero,which I stated . that the act of incorporation received the Rept' Brassey, and Bette, in connection with certain business I matters we have had with th e Easternassent on the 14th of August last. Th e di rectors con- Counti es Railway tinue to feel unabated contic'ence in the merits of the un. Company. It is easy also to observe, from a perusal of dertaking. The evidence adduced before Parliament the minutes of evidence, that a desire throughout existed I established the advantages the line will afford to the coal trade of S ou th W a l es , t o th e manu f actur i ng die to implicate us so as to give gr oun d s t o th e committee , tricts, and t o th e w h o l e of the goods traff i c upon the for finding fault if practicable. No explanations, evi- ht y of ue, i time extended until it now embraces Plymouth and Pen. and the exten-ive publication of the committee's Report zence in the south-west Milford and Birkenhead in the duct of business in the largest transactions for m an Milford Haven in the west ; is the first that we hear of our being assail @ I. O ur con - 1 Birmin g h am , Wolverhampton, north-west, and ma k es it apparent that the line forming y a link so m uc h needed between this system and the river : Thames cann o t f a il to be remunerative to the proprietor's. years is so well k n ow n , an d we trust honourably appre ciated by all who have had dealings with us, that we 1 An agreement has been entered into with the Great lwltayaCdroaranptaagn,3 which th e di rec t ors b e li eve .7;eus as it is f oun d e d on a part of the p u bli c an d o f t h e s h are h o ld ers o f t h e E astern : could afford to p erm it t o p ass unanswere d th e a tt ac k s o f 1 w W i e ll s b te e rn mu ß t a u i a l the committ ee ; b u t, t o prevent m i scons t ruc ti on on th e principle calculated t o develop© tr a ffi c on b ot h lines without imposing onerous obligations upon either. The project has met with so much favour generally that Counties Company, I trust you will give the publicity of your columns to th e f o ll ow i ng o b servations, the directors are placed in a position to enable them to 1. It is insi nua t e d b y the evidence that I exercised my commence operations immediately. Th e vast amount influence with th e E as t ern Counties board to occupy iin- of traffic that will be brought to th e town of Brent properly and inco nven i ent l y their locomotive establish- ford will greatly increase the trade an d commerce of ile locality. The strictest economy has b een o b served merit with constructin g eng i nes and carriages for the t Danish Railways, i n w hi c h we are interested. This is in obtaining the act of incorporation, and th e share holders may rest assured that all future pro cee di ngs will simply not t r u e . N o eng i nes nor carriages were ever I constructed by the Esstern Counties Company for my- be conducted with the same regard to their int eres t. T he self or my firm, or for the D an i s h R a il way Company, capital account showed that 11,564/, bad been re ce i ve d from all scurct 5, and 4,147/, expended, leavin g a b a l ance 2. Tile assertion that 20,000!., t h e agreed purchase meney for the Southend Pier, rem a i ns unpa i d by my ant-General. t 7 -G e ne ., e ral. including 6,750/. deposited with the Acco un t. firm, is corr ec t ; b u t by th e t erms o f our purchase agree- The CHAIRMAN, in moving th e a d o pti on o f th e re p or t, merit it is not payable until 12 m on th s a ft er t h e railway congratulated the sharehold e r s on th e i r success f u l appli cation to Southend shall have bee n fi n i s h e d, a per i o d not yet to Parliament i n th e l as t sess i on. T he oppos i t i on arrived. The amount car r i es i n t erest , w hi c h h as been regularly paid. to the bill had en a bl e d th em to prove that the project 3. I am blamed for pro mo ti ng i n 1855 t h e f ormation was based on a solid an d rea l f oun d at i on. It was grati- fying to allude to un of the line of the East S u ff o lk R a il way C ompany from dcrtaking had rec the favour and su pp or t w hi c h the eived, and h e cou ld assure them that Halesworth to Woodb r id ge, w hi ch i s al l ege d to be antis- the directors would not u n d er t a k e any o b l i gat i on which gonistic to the interests of th e ama l gamate d li nes o f t h e Cora-they did not see their way t o di sc h arge. Wi t h regard Eastern Counties, Norfolk, an d E astern Union to the traffic they might fairly ex p ec t, h e s t ate d that at panics, whose union togeth er I active l y promoted ; but present 50,000 at W tons of coal r annum were e the fact is suppressed that I am only fulf i ll i ng a pledge from the Greestern Railway to the Thame conve s, and y at d given by me for the Norfolk Company to Lord Strad- lid, per ton would produce 18,500/. per annum, 130,000 broke and others before the East Suffolk Company went tons of other minerals and merchandise, at ls. 3d. per to Parliament for incorporation, and before the union of ton, would amount to 8,1251. The profits on the ter. the above three companies took place, that this line mina! accommodation of 180,000 tons at 3d. per ton r should be made. That pledge which is recorded on the would amount to 2,250 Z ; the profits on goods landed from minutes of the Norfolk Company of the c o of August, the trucks for vessels in the docks, and vice versa, would 1853, I feel myself honourably hound to perform to the produce at 3d. per ton, the passenger traf utmost of my power, and it has been openly avowed by fie, 700/., making a total of 15,000!. Out of this would me that I had made it and should keep it. 4. In regard to a ll com pl a i n t s o f t h e comm i ttee con- have to be dedu c t e d 4,7501 . f or working expenses, netted with the Norf o lk an d E astern C ount i es Coal 1,500/, int eres t a t 5 per cent. on 30,000/. borrowed Company and M essrs . E. an d A . P r i or, I h ave only to capital, leaving 8,850/. to pay a di v id en d at t h e rate of say that I had no o th er concern w i t h t h at company or about 10 per c e nt, on t h e 90,000/. capital. That estimate them than this, that I fi rs t, i n 1850 , i n d uce d M essrs. o f profit was founded on the p resent tra ffi c b etween Prier to establish the coa l b us i ness at L owesto f t, mak i ng Bull's-bridge and t h e T hames at Brentford, but it was that place the port o f i mportat i on. I was a the opinion of co n fid ent persons that the coal traffic at that time would increase to 240,000 tons, and the merchandise and chairman of the Norfolk Railway Company, to whom rniderals to 200.000 tons. He thought upon the whole Lowestoft Harbour belongs. No facilities were afforded tdey s , ood a fair chance of having a remunerative divi to Messrs. Prior other than to the trade in general, nor dead. Time undertaking, when in operation, would confer were they in any way placed upon a more advantlgeous footing than other pa r ti e s. Of th e i r connection w i th the great benefit on the town and neighb our h oo d , and it was Eastern Company since th e am a l gama ti on w ith th e Nor hoped that the inhabitants would giv e th em a l l the sup. - port they could in carrying out th e u n d er t a ki ng. The folk and Eastern Union Comp anies I k now not hi ne, nor have I been in any way con c er ne d i n th e i r arrange - most friendly relations existed between them an d t h e meats, Great Western Company, and it was believed that th e 5. It is true, as stat e d i n th e ev id ence , th at the arrangement between the two co m p an i es would have the effect of developing the traffic, and be mu t ua ll y Canada works at Birkenh ea d, i n w hi c h I am a par t ner , beneficial to both parties. are constructing twelve engines for the company. But Mr. DAVY seconded the motion, and at considerable it was no private order, nor obtained through any length exp'ained the advantages that would be derived influence of mine with the board. We took the con- from she coal traffic of South %Vales ; and with a view to tract upon public tender as being the lowest. show that it could be brought by railway at a profit, he 6. In like manner my firm tendered with other con- stated that the Great Northern Railway conveyed coal tractors upon pubiic invitation for the Hackney and from the north to London, a distance of 300 miles, and other adjoining branches, and ours being the lowest tes- successfully competed with wattr carriage of 400 miles. der was accepted. The works have been duly executed, The di-taneo the Great Western Railway Company would and certified by the company's enginesr as completed. I have to convey the coals, from Wales to Brentford, was was in no way concerned in originating these branches. 200 miles, but by water carriage the distance was 700 They could only come into existence after being audio- miles ; he thought therefore that if the Great Northern rised by Parliament, and the Eastern Counties share could successfully compete with water carriage there holders must have given sanction to them before the Act could be no doubt that the Great Western could do so of Parliament could be obtained. It is a mere gratuitous with profit. The Breutford line would be 41 miles in pleasantry therefore of the committee to say that these length, and be of considerable advantage to the Great branches were made "not so much to benefit the Eastern Western Company. Counties Company, as t o i ncrease the traffic and profits Resolutions were passed adopting the report, re-elect of Messrs. Pato, Betts, and Brassey." ing the retiring directors, appointing Mr. W. Moat and 7. The committee call the attention of the shareholders Mr. G. Wyatt auditory of the company ;and fixing the to the " injurious effects likely to be produced by 'eosin the Tilbury and Southend line to Messrs. Peto, Betts, 2e . salary of the secretary at 1501. per annum, the remune ration of the auditor s 10/, eac h, an d appropr i at i ng 500/. and Brassey." I have only t o re pl y t h at the Eastern Counties Company having d e t erm i ne d , a l ong with the to cover the ex p enses o f th e d irec t ors , A vote of thanks to th e c h a i rman conc l u d e d th e p ro . Blackwall Railway Compa n y, th a t it was politic to con- ceeding,s. struct that line, we were i nv iLd to becom e l essees of i t, as the foundation upon which alone it could be con structed and the capital obtained. We consented, and terms were negotiated, and a bargain struck, to which we have faithfully adhered ever since. It was indispensable to us that we should have the power of fixing the rate.; into London over the four miles of existing railway be longing to the Eastern Counties and Black wall Railways, or we never should have encountered the risk of construct ing 36 miles of new railway without any entrance into London except over such four miles, and that power was conceded to us by our lease, and is confirmed by Act of Parliament previously submitted to the general meeting of shareholders. When the line was in course of con struction, we, knowing that we had to work it, applied to the E as t ern C ount i es and Blackwell Com panies, as possessing large locomotive establishments, to contract to work it for us. The Eastern Counties Company made to us a tender which we accepted, and we believe the contract is much more remunerative to that company than stated by the committee. But even that is no concern of tours. We offered the work t, both companies, and contracted with the Eastern Coun ties. We neither did nor could influence that company to show us any favour. The contract was the result of fair competition. 8. To the allegation in the evidence that the Norfolk s• BEDADE AND LEY BURN. The opening- of this line of railway, in the North Rid ing of Yorkshire, for passenger traffic, which was fixed for yesterday (Thursday), has been postponed for a short time. The precise cause of the postponement has not been made known to the public. line wr a originally imperfectly coy structed and with im proper materials, I give the most formal and positive contradiction. The works were all executed un,ier written con.racts and elaborate specification., and they were neither accepted nor paid for until they had been approved by the engineer of the company. As a further an;wer to there allegations, and as evidencing the satis• faction of Mr. Robert Stephenson with the manner in which I p,rfortned my contracts f , r railways in the Eastern districts, I extract the followinv, conclusion from his certificate of 29th June, 1843, awarding me the sum of 1,122,2631.:-"In thus giving my final decision on these heavy contracts, I feel it tiny duty to state that many large and unforeseen contingencies have occurred, and have required the greatest energy on the part of Mr. Peto ; and it affords we satisfaction to add my tes timony of the willing, efficient, and unflinching manner in which they have been met." Regretting that these remarks should occupy so much of your valuable space, I am, &c., S. MORTON PETO. 9, Great Georgc-3treet, Dec. 6, 1855. he io nd pn ), Dy 70 6 5} 77 0 St. 20 10 11 00 100 .00 "00 100 St. 12A t. 10 12 2 2 it, too ioo too .00 2fi 0 .0 10 20 20 20 40 5 St. 25 all all all all all all all all 32 too 50 2