The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market of yesterday closed very firmly at extreme prices. The sales were 9,000 bales, 1,000 for export and 1,000 for speculation ; comprising 540 Pernam and Maran ham at 50. to 61d., 130 Bahia at 6d. to 60., 300 Egyptian at 61,c1. to 81, and 2,000 Surat at.3ld. to 4d. per lb. Imports, 30,060 bales. The Railway Share Market was steady all day, and prices tended upwards. Mercantile advices from "Eyre inform us that the Minister of Finance has convoked there, on the Ist instant, a conference of all the Steam Navigation Oompanies that had offered to establish a transat lastic line of packets from that port. Byan Imperial decree published in the Moniteur the Minister of Marine and the colonies has de manded an extraordinary credit of 24,210,000 fs. for the Maritime service, and 944,000 fs. for the Colonial department, showing a total of 25,134,900 f. Of this sum 18 millions of francs are to be applied to the general provisioning of the fleet, 2,500,000 f. for the salaries of workmen employed on the docks, and 2,500,000 additional in consequence of the dearness of food. Accounts from Madrid announce that the de bate on the report presented by the commission to draw up the budget for the ensuing year was taking a serious turn, with regard to the section on the re-establishment of the Octroi duties. A motion was presented by Sellars Zafoa, Figuerola, and others, intended to replace the revenue de rived upon articles of food by imposing a land-tax ; a proposition which, it was said, the Government were disposed to look favourably upon. The de tails have not yet arrived, but it is certain that the Minister of Finance will object to any project which is likely to interfere with his own views on the subject. Notwithstanding it was generally known that the payments of the " 4th," which fell due yester day, would comprise a very large amount of mer cantile paper of various descriptions, it is gratifying to be able to notice the little difficulty experienced in its liquidation. It is understood from inquiries made at the principal joint stock and private banks, that considering the approach of the close of the year, and the high terms which have lat terly prevailed for money, that the result was one which could scarcely have been anticipated. The rates at which bills were negotiated on the principal cities of the Continent, showed a slight advance in most cases, but on Hamburg a frac tional decline was observable. The English Stock Market is unfavourably af fected by the adjustment of the account, the result of which will not be clearly ascertained until a later hour in the afternoon. Business is chiefly con fined to the necessary arrangements, and very few transactions are consequently recorded in the offi cial list. Consols for money and the Gth inst. opened at 89i but have since been 901. After having been 9O for January, they are now 904 4. The New 3 per Cents. are 8N to 89i, and the Reduced 884 to 891. Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 2s. discount, and India Bonds ss. to ls. dis count. Bank Stock is supported at 209 to 2101, and India Stock 225 to 226. The operations in the Foreign Stock Market have not extended to more than half a dozen secu rities, and the quotations ruled rather heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents. opened flatly at 84-g to 84/, but have since recovered to 851 and 85i. The New Scrip is 2i to 21 discount. Peruvian 41 per Cents. are per cent. higher, being 75/. Equador are steady at 51, and Grenada Deferred 61. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexican, 19i to 20 ; Peruvian, 75 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents.,44 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 97 to 99 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish New Deferred, 201 to 211 ; ditto Three per Cents., 401 to 40/ ; ditto Certificates, 41 to 5 ; ditto Pas sive, 7 to 71. There is rather less firmness observable in the Railway Share Market, and the business transacted is limited. The lines principally dealt in are Great Western, Great Northern, and North Eastern. The French shares ruled dull, but Great Western of Canada are about 10s. higher. Miscellaneous undertakings are at steady rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. From the Lisi. B run, Bank Stock , 2loi 9 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities BBk i 9 4 i 3 per Cent Consols Annuities B9l 901 4 i New 3 por Cent. Annuities Now 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 7-16 i Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 5-16 Ditto 31 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 3 13-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6l India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under 21000 Consols for Account B9i 00/ g a Exchequer Bills, 241 21000 1500 ';'mall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 97i 8 „ 1859 f f 97i 8 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Plquador Bonds Grenada New Active, 11 por Cent. Ditto Deferred. . Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent, Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account . E 3/ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account 403 Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the account 2l Ditto Passive Tarkith Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account B lis 5 i Hili Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account ... 24 fi d Venezuela Bonds„ 4/ per Cent 2si Dividends on the above payable In 1 sindo . o. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols (for money) Ditto for Account Dec. 6 ARMAGH ELECTION.—The nomination took place on Monday, and Messrs. Bond and Miller, having been duly proposed and seconded, proceeded to address the electors amid a scene of great confu-ion. Notwithstand ing Mr. Bond's rather unsatisfactory explanation of his views upon the Maynooth Endowment, the show of hands was declared to be in his favour. A poll was then de manded for Mr. Miller, to take place on Wednesday. As customary, both gentlemen are sanguine of success ; and, considering the division of the Tory interest—the Liberals taking no part in the contest—it would be really difficult to say who will be the winner. Mr. Miller's reception was scything but flattering, and the sheriff had repeatedly to threaten an adjournment of the Court unless order was preserved. The uproar, however, con tinued during the whole of Mr. Miller's address. Patca OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mills premium (according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 . 27 ; and, the exchange at Paris o n L on d on at s hort being 25'274,. it follows that g o ld i s a b out t h e same • pr i ce in Yam and London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17e 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.4 ; and, the exc h ange at Ham burg on London at short being 13.51, it follows that gold is 0.29 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1081 per cent., and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nomi nally 1.08 per cent. against England ; but, after maki ng allowance for charges of tra ns p ort and difference of in terest, the present rate leaves no profit on the transmis sion of gold either way between the two countries. A Humorous INCIDENT.—The hounds of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch met lately at Springwood Park, when the following humorous incident took place. Shortly after the hounds had thrown off, a full-grown fox broke cover, and as the view halloo was given, a donkey belonging to John Amstrong, labourer, Sprous; ton, but better known by the cognomen of " Jock o Boon," and which was engaged in drawing the branches of trees out of the plantation, pricked up her ears, and being determined to be a drawer of wood no longer, for that day at least, started off sans cerononie after the pack, at a rattling pace, in the direction of Sunlaws. From thence she proceeded to Crailing Hall, and came down by Wooden Hill, a distance of nearly ten miles, and would have been in at the death had not her owner made his appearance and secured her. It is said her ladyship was among the foremost in the chase, taking her fences with as much zest and dexterity as the first hunters on the ground. In the run she had thrown two shoes, and appeared as much fatigued as her sturdy owner, who had, with a sorrowful heart, pursued her for several hours. The meeting betwixt the pair was most affectionate. Instead of giving her a sound cudgel ling (as her conduct merited), John entertained her to a biscuit and a glass of spirits—a refreshment she seemed very much to relish—and similarly regaling himself, they afterwards quietly repaired to their humble domi cile in the barony of Sprouston.—Keho paper. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDN I ESDAY DEC'EMB'ER 6 1855, re, 7 A MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. ((Coning Prices this day. AILWATI. erficea Nottng. Boat . snd Ea3tu. Junct,.. loifaist & Ballyrueuv.. Hirming. Wolve rb Stour Vslicy e ihd. LanesL. tk Cheshire Janet )o. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons Do., £2O zirth &Tyne origina' £25 Ostia. at £4s . iiristol and Exeter.. ..!aledonian ilaxm. and Ca , digar Chester & riolyhua • Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pas C-r2v.-all Do. A Do. B Oiler Junction._ )a,,iin&BelfastJune Dun. P. & Ab• • . Jne Do. N , w East Anglian....:.- Eastern Counties.. , Tninu, A Sti Do., P.- Stour...—. 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Dcferred Do., 6 B Guaranteeo Eastorn—Berwie Do. do. Extension Dodo, Do. Leeds Do. York North London 1 stead, and City Jn., :worth Staffordshir gorth Western & s, Westrn. June 'run eaton, Hinckit.:9 And Leicester.. ►x, Wore., & Wolv. *Grts:-..ion.th o.dsh Central „ Scottish Midland - 4 1 - Iropshire Un - OD south Devou Ao.-....th Eastern ;OLIO Wales 4,T My. Dun _ _ ;tai ties, Wok. Wok tocktoa & Darn firatlzpl Vale !)o. Pre., No. I I ` , • , neB Tiay. R ITlverstone & Lanes v A •i t , Neath.... Waterfl. •Vaterford&LilllCT l A West Cornwall. W,st End of London Ana Crystal Pa 13.2e.. Do. A Do. B West London. Wimbledn &Croydon 22i 31 31 • 3i 7i - 8 16 - 15 13 - i 4 9 - 8 80 - 87 C6i 56 11i 12 5i - 0 6 - 7 11 - 12 81 8?, 26 • 28 16 - 18 E. 9 - 70 49 - 51 9i - !) 16 - 17 ••• 77 - 79 6 - F. 9 - 90 73 - 75 19 21 .03 1 .05 EO 50 55 72 17 I 6 - 8 6 8 77 77 . ••• '''' 6 i 94 - 96 94 - - I,_ - ti - 8 . 6 87 7i - 6 5 13! - 24 ~ - ... - 64f - 643 36 - 38 •N .... • •• 45 - 47 28 . 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New Karla Antonia Do. do. New Nainur 4 Liege (Aitt, interest) 'Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D o .20/. Shs Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fury. R. dr Ams. Shs. KorwogianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans 1 Paris and Rouen... PqrisCaen & Cherbrg. Do Rome and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swed 401 Do. Obligations Sambre, and Meuse I Do. 51 p. cent. Pref Seindo Do. Southern of Franoe 1 St. A.ndrew's awl Quebec (A).. West Flanders Do 5 per c. Prof iwestern of France Do Zealand SOINT-SP(} 'Anstri• ,, q" Bank of London sri col. Bk.& L/1. C. l-iritigh N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Loud gng.Scot.&rins.Cht bond. Chart, Bk. of Radon Nw t o d Lnd.&E. Bnkg. Corp. London Joint Stock bond. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland.. New South Wales.... Oriental Bank. of Corporation rrovincial of Ireland Do. Now ...... Royal Australn.Bkg. A t 4,41 Imp Co Royal British ^outh Australia Union of Australia Do. New ...... ......w) Union o London 8 -8! 3 - 2i - 2 Par i 1 4 - is 35 -36 9 - 1C p ••- 21 6 - ii-, IC - 17 65 70 83 - 88 3i - 4ip 5 51 id it) 3i - 4 2i - 3 24 - 944 1 2 - 21) 98 - 100 115 111 116 - 120 104 107 •:3 21 112 - 117 6i lip 18 -19,} 7 9 2 - 4 - 5 . } 4 -4/ - R6i 12 6i- 7 46 -46 i ii 7: 4: ••• -- torn • '''''.. ••• 18i -19 i 2i -- 2$ -- 2i 8 - 8 •• - - ... - pm 3i :: 4 4 i6i - 303 i 8 - 19 BANKS. 91 .3 54 - 56 ii :i-d 59 : di'd 15/ 161 16 - 17 ! ... i par 2p 37 - 39 3 3 - 40 83 - 54 ... - .. • es ..... sv 39 - 41 73 - 75 8 9 30Oi 31 Bisineis this day. RArLwaas. Compars.! London & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon... E. Un. & E. C..... Gt.Nrtlir. E. Count. FDo ~, C rrlea , this day. 90 - 93 94 - 98 1130 - 132 ••• ..... Gt. Wesci Yk. New. Be,rw. Y. & N M Do., Do toi 165 S. Es.Hter Do 12i -= 13 11 . ii - iiii IPeto k Co Norfolk Do L. & N. W & Midi& Stekton & Darling t. Midland-1 2i -- 2i - En. 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This was an action brought by the plaintiff to reco ver damages of the defendants for a trespass in breaking and entering his house, and taking away certain articles. The plaintiff's case was, that he purchased of a reran named Grant, who also occasionally went by the name of Gray, and who described himself as an artist and house decorator, certain articles of furniture on the premises, at 92, Portland-street, and also his interest in the premises, for which he paid 221. Before he en tered on the occupation of the house, the defendants broke and entered the premises, and carried away the articles. They were subsequently given into custody and taken before a magistrate, who discharged them, on the ground that it was not a police case, Hence the present action to recover the value of the goods, and compensation in damages for the loss of the use of them. The defence was that Grant obtained from Elam a quantity of cocoa -matting and other articles by fraud, which were delivered at 31, Saville-row, and subse quently, by the aid of the John-street Trade Protection Society, traced to the premises, 92, Portland-street, which he had taken on lease, but not occupied. The other articles were supplied by Mrs. Hetherington, an other of the defendants, and sent to the last-named pre mises. The defendants were unable to obtain payment for their goods, and they offered to take them. back again. On the 23d March last, they, with two other men, repaired to the premises, where they met Grant. He pretended not to be able to find the key of the front door, and at his suggestion one of the men got i rte. the area, broke a pane of glass, opened the win dow and entered, and admitted the others by the front door, who cleared away the articles belonging to them. At this time Grant had assigned the house and furniture to the plaintiff. The Learned Counsel for the defendants contended that the goods having been obtained by fraud from the defendants, Elam and Hetherington, the ownership bad not actually passed from them, and that they were jus tified in doing what they had, as if in a case of felony. Lord Campbell dissented. No one could blame them for what they had done under the circumstances, but the law would not justify the adoption of such a course, Hart, at the time, though unknown to them, being in lawful possession of the house. The learned counsel also contended that the sale and transfer was a colourable transaction to deprive the de fendants of their property. Lord Campbell, in summing tip,..vaid he was sorry for the defendants, who appeared to have incautiously parted with their property, bu.; there was no pretence in law for saying the defendants were justified in doing what they had. Hart had taken an assignment of the house and property, and paid his money, and was in lawful possession of the premises at the time of the tres pass. It was not a else for damages beyond the plain tiff's actual pecuniary less. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages 30/. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Ms Day.) MARYLEBONE. Robert Carr, a middle-aged man, was charged before Mr. Broughton with stealing several bottles of wine from the cellars of Mr. J. Bateman, wine and spirit merchant, and landlord of the Prince Alfred, Alfred-terrace, Queer's-road, Bayswater. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sent to the lima of Correction for six months with hard labour. THAMES. AN ARTFUL FEMALE THIEF.—Mary Ann Hogden, a dissipated and wicked woman, who has been frequently i❑ the hands of the police for various offences, was brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with stealing two pieces of beef, weighing 191bs, the property of Mr. Geo. Wilkins, butcher, 1, Back Church-lane, Whitechapel, and twenty yards of print cotton, the property of Mr. Vaughan, linendraper, 142, High-street, Whitechapel. Mr. Ingham sentenced her to be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the samples of Englisla wheat in to-day's market were the refuse of Monday's supply--the fresh arrivals being trifling. All other kinds met a dull sale, but we have no change to notice iu prices. There was scarcely any inquiry for foreign wheat—the supply of which was very moderate—at Monday's currency. )Nine barley realised full prices, bnt inferior qualities were a dull inquiry, at barely late rates. Malt moved off slowly, on former terms. The oat trade ruled dull, and prices were barely sup portal. Beans, peas, and flour changed hands slowly. •RRIVALS Tllll3 WEER. Barley. Malt. 1,380 1 1,270 Wheat. 870 triglish .. Irish .. Oats. t riotr. 50 i 920 —aka 1,960 100brls Foreign I I G9O I - BOROUGH HOP. Fine hops continue steady, at full price; but all other kinds are a dull inquiry. WHITECHA.PEL. We had a fair demand for each kind of meat, at full quo tations :—Beef, 3s 44 to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 64 ; veal, 3s Rd. to 4e 101 Durk_ 3a 6.1 to 5s Od per Blbs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) r ounoN, Dec. s.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W. to N.W. ; light, with fine cold weather. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Panther, from Alexandria ; Mary Ann and Pahnera, Cardiff ; Devonshire, Leith; Clara, Mary, Julia, and Mons, Newport. Sailed—Col um bi ne , for Shields; Nord (s.), Havre; Duke of Corn wa ll ( s .), London ; South Western, Jersey LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N. The Constitution, from New York, arrived hero yester day, is on fire in the river. The s teamers Jackall and Satellite are alongside pumping water into her. She is ladc ß , with flour, turpentine, &o. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 5. Find N.N.W. Arrivod.—Skipwith, from Newfoundland; Itasca, Cuba; Pitago ; Samos, Galatz. Amarenth, for Bremen. (BT SUBMARINE ANIJ BRITIRH TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.41 a.m. - Wind W.N.W. ; tide, last hour's flood, fine. Sailed— Oso Thor, for Itio Janeiro. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.30 a.m. WiniPN.W. by W., moderate. Anchored. —Marathon, from London, for New Orleans• Passed.—Arabella, from Patras, for London. LOSS ON A MOUNTAIN. Dr. Bail, whose remarkable escape from death by ex pex- posure at the White Mountains has already beer! men tioned, has reached this city. We have from his own lips the following account - of his adventures :—" Dr. Ball left the Glen-house on Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock, to take a short walk upon the new carriage walk whi c h h as l a t e ly b een b u ilt. That brought him to a small shanty at the foot of the ledge, for a short distance. Fi n di ng it very s t ormy a fter travelling a mile or two, he returned ba c k to the shanty, and by this time it was seven o'clock in the evening. The occupants of the shanty desired him to remain over night, and he did so. The next morning it still rained, and seeing the path over the ledge quite clear of snow, he thought be would go over the ledge. With an umbrella to protect him from the storm, he travelled over the mountains towards the summit. After going a mile and a half it began to snow very violently. The path was so covered that it could not be seen, and he made the best way he could in various directions, still going up. He had passed the second monntain, and thinking himself near the summit, he was induced to go on. As he came upon the third mountain the wind blow a hurricane, completely cutting off all observation. He continued, however, to ascend, and finally reached the fourth mountain, on which stands the Summit-house. There the storm was even more violent than on the third mountain, the wind sometimes throwing him off his feet, and forcing him to turn to get his breath. After battling with the storm for two hours and not being able to detect the Summit-house, he con cluded, at three p.m , to retreat down the mountain. Turning then, he commenced the descent, but could not find his tracks, and went on, merely guided by the fall of the land. He finally came upon some stakes put down in laying out a road . to the summit. He followed those down until near night, intending to follow them to the base of the mountain, as he had no idea on which side of the mountain he was. Bet finally losing them, and night coming on, ho was forced to look out kr a place of shelter from the storm. He fastened his umbrella between a rock and some bushes, and then pulling up some dead wood and brush, he piled them over the top of the umbrella and then laid down under it. There he remained the whole night, constantly moving to prevent being frozen, He was very drowsy and sleepy, but managed to keep awake until daylight. Then he arose and soug ht an out let, it being foggy at in the time, but not stormy. He spent the whole day wandering in different directions, and finding no outlet, returned to the same place. Night again carne on, and he made preparati ons t o spen d it in the mountains. Ho tried to light a fire, but the wind was so strong, and there was so much snow, that he could not. The night was passed, the same as be fore, without sleep, and the next mornin g h e arose a t daylight, came out , a nd leaning on a rock, exercised his feet, which were both frozen below the ankles. After two hours' exercise, he set out again to try to get off the mountain. While standing for a few moments to consi der wh i ch w ay to go, h . e saw the p ar t y who were i n search of him. H e cried out to them, an d t h ey stoppe d short and came to his relief. They were much amazed to find him alive and able to walk. With their assist ance he walked down to the shanty, which was about two miles distant, which place h . e reached on S a t ur d a y, at o'clock, p.m., Dr. Ball having been w ith ou t f oo d or 3 sleep for sixty hours. Both feet were found to be badly frozen, and almost most of the fingers of both hands. After waiting half-an hour he was conveye d to t h e Gl en House, where he received every possible attention. Yes - terday at eight o'clock, Dr. Ball left the Glen-house, and reached this city last evening. H e was i mme di ate l y taken to the American -house, where he is at present stopping. He is confined to his bed, his feet being per fectly useless. The surgeons have, as yet, given no opinion as to the result.—Boston Traveller, m , f _-, ~. ~,,, .. , .lin krl 01,.. Ir"i4 l t:I - .? -4; " I V , ~ ~.:•It b SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. THE SCANDINAVIAN POWERS. The following is a portion of the Times' Paris correspondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. I have already announced the return of Gene ral Canrobert to Paris. He left, as you are aware, Stockholm on the 19th ult., and I am this moment informed that the day after his departure an act, convention, or protocol was signed between the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs on one side, and the English and French Ministers Plenipoten tiary on the other, and that the articles of that convention, or by whatever other name it be called, are, as I stated in a former letter, most satisfactory to the allies and advantageous to Sweden. The Moniteur will, no doubt, say something about it in a few days. Is it waiting for the adhesion of Denmark ?" AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dec. I.—As the question of the re-orga nisation of the Danubian Principalities is now under discussion, some further information which has been acquired on the subject will now be communi cated. There is a very great diversity of opinion between the great Powers and Turkey in respect to the future Hospodar or Hospodars of Molda.ria. and Wallachia. The candidate who enjoys the pro tection of Lord Redcliffe is said to be M. John Ghika, bat persons who know him well are of opi nion that he would not make such a good Hospodar as Stirbey, who is acknowledged to be a first-rate administrator and an experienced financier. M. Ghika, on the contrary, has no idea whatever of political economy, and knows as much about finan cial matters as the man in the moon. Turkey and France protect M. Callimachi, but he will not be acceptable to the inhabitants of either Principality, who have most unpleasant reminiscences con nected with the Fanarioto Hospodars for merly appointed by the Porte. As to Aus tria, she remains faithful to Stirbey and his Administrative Council, who, being her very humble servants, act according to her directions. How the matter will eventually be settled no one can say, but France and Turkey will perhaps do well to remember that the Wallachians and Molda vians have a kind cf charter, which empowers the Boyards of each province to elect from among them selves one of the most experienced and capable men, " who shall be invested as Hospodar by the Sultan if he approves of the individual chosen." If the Porte has good reason to object to the person elected by the Boyards, the latter must choose a more suitable person. The best way to settle the question of ,the two Principalities would perhaps be to unite them under one native Hospodar, to build a certain number of strong fortresses along the Pruth and Danube, and to declare Galatz a ' neutral free port. The four great Powers could at once guarantee the territorial independence of the newly-formed State, and leave the protocol open, so that Russia might accede to it when peace was about to be concluded. According to some of the German papers, Prince Gortschakoff, in the name of his Government, has protested against any resolutions which may be taken in respect to the Danubian Principalities without the consent of Russia having been previously obtained ; and it is highly probable that they are well-informed, as the Austrian Government professes to think that no thing can be definitively settled in Moldavia and Wallachia until after peace has been concluded. Ignatius, Bishop of St. Polten, has addressed a pastoral letter to his flock, and in it he thanks the Most High for three things :-1. That the Imma culate Conception of the Holy Virgin has been a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. 2. That at the intercession of the Virgin the cholera has ceased. 3. That, as a consequence of the interces sion (Fursprache) of the Holy Virgin, his Majesty the Emperor Francis Joseph 11. has been pleased to conclude a Concordat with his Holiness Pope Pius IX. The right reverend gentlemen also an nounces that he is about to establish a seminary for boys in his diocese, and says that the sum of 33,111f1. 51k., which has been contributed by va rious true believers, is insufficient for the purpose. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this afternoon : COMMANDERS. J. P. Luce, to the Wanderer. F. A. Maxse, to the Ariel, vice Luce. MASTERS. John M. Hockley, to the Arachne. David Moore, to the Wanderer. .unGEONS. Charles D. Steel, to the Conqueror. Frederick Hawey, to the Conway. William Wood, to the Russell. John Forbes (D), to the Arachne. ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. John C. Robertson, to the Belleisle. Raymond R. Carroll, to the Salamander. COAST GUARD. Capt. Charles Eden, C. 8., to be Comptroller• General of Coast Guard, vice Henderson, deceased. METROPOLITAN SE WEBS COMMISSION. Yesterday a Court was held at the principal office— Mr. Jebb presiding. COMBINED HOUSE DRAINAGE. Mr. WARD moved—" That, in the opinion of this Court, the drainage of houses in groups or blocks of houses by combined works of tubular drainage is, as a general rule, the system which unites the greatest degree of efficiency with the greatest degree of economy, and that consequently an order of Court be made that, where it is practicable, combined drainage be required." He observed that all he desired to have affirmed was that, where it was practicable and economical, sewers should be made to run beneath the soil, and not immediately beneath the house, and be had modified his motion in order to suit the views entertained by some of his col leagues, and thus insure unanimity, if possible. Mr. OFFOR seconded the motion. Mr. PASCALL did not think that the Court should now attempt to force their judgment upon their successors. Mr. Ward might say " no ;" but what then was meant by his motion ? As far as he could see, the resolution meant to dictate to the vestries what they were to do, and this was what he (Mr. Pascal]) objected to. The CHAIRMAN could not admit that there was any principle involved in this case. He fully believed that, in some instances, combined tubular drainage was the sys tem which ought to be adopted, and in other instances separate drainage ; and he thought it would be extremely unwise to lay down as a rule and a principle that which was incapable of being reduced to either. He would con clude by saying that he was a friend to combined drain age in its proper place. Mr. HAWES thought that each case should be left to stand upon its own merits, and considered that the com mission ought not to encumber their books with a mo tion which was useless. Dr. SAYER was not prepared to lay down such a prin ciple as that specified in the motion. No doubt where it could be beneficially carried out the court would adopt it. Mr. THWAITES remarked that, by its acts, the court had arrived at the conclusion that combined drainage was very much preferable, and having come to this con elusion it was clearly their duty to register their opinion for the guidance of their successors. Every sanitary law should induce the court to avoid carrying a drain beneath a dwelling. Such a resolution would be a hint to their successors that the experience of this commission proved that this mode of draining was the best, and lie sub mitted that there would be nothing dictatorial in regis tering their opinion upon the matter. Sir J. SHELLEY had some difficulty in coming to decision on this question, for it was quite clear that if passed the motion would be far from being unanimously carried, an.:, under all the circumstances, he hoped the motion would be withdrawn, and allow the vestries to come to their own decision upon the matter. Certainly he should not like to have such a resolution directly negatived. Mr. HonGsort agreed with Sir John Shelley. If the resolution merely declared that the combined drainage was the most economical, he should heartily accede to such a proposition, but he could not say that it was the most beneficial. Mr. WARD said that he would withdraw his motion with the consent of the court, inasmuch as several mem bers who were desirous of voting were absent. A reply from the chief engineer to the response of Mr. Grant, the district surveyor, on the subject of the alleged failure of pipes, was read. The document was extremely voluminous, and the statements of both parties have already appeared in this journal. A copy of the state ment was directed to be handed to Mr. Grant, who will have the right to reply. The matter gave rise to a short discussion, in the course of which many com missioners expressed their conviction that the con troversy ought to cease, and should never have been permitted to arise, or at least encouraged by the Court. The Lords of the Treasury have issued a minute sanc tioning the extension of the privilege of landing and bonding wines and spirits in cases or in casks, subject to such regulations as may be deemed necessary by the Commissioners of Customs for the security of the re venue, to such of the present Brat-class sufferance wharves in London as have obtained the a dditional privileges granted by an order of the 28th of February, 1841, upon their affording proper security and accommodation, and to such vaults situated within a radius of 500 yards from any part of the north-side of the river, between London bridge and the west-side of the Tower-wharf, adjoining Brewer's-quay, as shall afford proper security, and as shall be capable of accommodating not less than 400 es of wine. THE SMALL FLEET OF ENGLAND. SCREW GUN-BOATS. Of the small class of high-pressure screw gun-boats (230 tons) we believe there are about 36 afloat, and be tween 80 and 90 in course of construction at the various mercantile establishments. By next March it is antici pated that we shall possess an equipped fleet of no less than 130 of this service class of vessels. We believe that not a single screw gun-boat was afloat this time last year. Mr. Pitcher, of Northfleet, has built, and is or dered to build, no less than half a hundred of this little pack of Clinohers, Clinkers, Growlers, and Gripers. THE SCREW DESPATCH-VESSELS. The merits of the Arrow, Beagle, Lynx, Snake, Wrangler, and Viper, have been well tested in the Cri mea, whether in the affair with the Sebastopol batte ries, or the successful scouring of the Sea of Azoff, al though the wiseacres, after a stupid trial of the Arrow, at the Isle of Wight, predicted, as usual, the utter fail ure of the class. Like the floating batteries, so loudly condemned that our admirals were afraid to use them and were ashamed to take them, the Arrow class of gun or despatch-vessels have proved so useful, that 16 more are being constructed by Messrs. Mare, Green, Wigram, White, Young, and Fletcher, and when these are equip ped (by next March) we shall have a fleet of 22 of this efficient class. Those building are larger than the Arrow, and approximate more in tonnage (700) to the French screw gun-boats that were in the Baltic this yew.. None of these 22 were afloat 18 months since. Two screw despatch vessels of a still larger class are also in course of cmistruction at Mr. Scott Russell's works. They are of above 800 tons, and are likewise to be ready by March. Thus in the course of two years three classes of gun and despatch vessels, all propelled by steam screw power, and numbering at least 154, will have been created. But in the course of another six months we may expect to see this fleet increased to 250, and c score of them at least of iron build. THE MORTAR-BOATS. The success as well as the indisputable utility of the mortar-boats, both in the Baltic and the Black Seas, , have warranted a large increase in this description of vessel for war purposes. The limited employment of . the mortars against Sweaborg was owing not altogether to the paucity of ships, but rather to the want of mortars; for had we had a supply of these mortars to each of the mortar vessels there is little doubt that nearly three times the work could, if required, have been performed. About 10 of the latter we Lear are to be fitted in slings as recommended by Captain Julius Robarts, formerly of the Royal Marine Artillery division at Portsmouth ; but we have heard tha;.; the old ineximesive plan of fitting the mortars in solid beds has not been so much eclipsed by the plan of slinging the mortars as zealous encomiasts of Captain Roberts prognosticated ; in fact, it has been contended thst the old plan has proved not a whit in• ferior, and that the French mortar vessels have turned out quite as efficient. We have been informed, how ever, that the mortar beds of the French vessels are more substantial than ours, and the mortar carriages ar3 of solid cast iron. An error was committed in our first mortar vessels fitted with sling mortars, by limiting the tonnage to too aurall an amount. This error, we under stand, has been corrected in the new vessels, where the naval architect's and practical shipwrigbt's opinions have very properly been allowed to prevail over military theory and experiment. We have stated that 52 mortar vessels have been built and are in course of construction. We presume that should the experimental iron mortar fleet at Portsmouth prove equal to its requirements, we shall have 100 mor tar-vessels equipped by next March. At all events, we understand that more than 100 13. inch mortars are being manufactured under contract for the Ordnance depart ment. THE NEV ESCALADING LADDER. Major-General Thomas Blanshard, C.B , from the Royal Engineers, visited the Engineer establishment at Brompton (Chatham) on Monday, and had a trial of a new escalading ladder, invented by the major-general himself. The experiment was made at the Escarp Drop Redoubt, in the presence of Col. Sandham, the director of field-work instruction, Major F. C. Hassard, as sistant director of engineers, Capt. Cox and Capt. Akers, R.E., Serjeant-Major Read, Staff-Serjeant Jones, and a party of Royal Sappers, with a fati g u e par t y , w h o brought the ladders to the ground. The redoubt is 34 feet in height. Each ladder was 39 feet in length ; it was put together by six pieces—five being 6 feet in l eng th, an d one 9 feet. They are fastened together by pins and keys by a man placed to each joint, and it was surprising to see how quickly the ladders were formed and rais e d ; and although the ground was slanting, the party of Royal Sappers and Miners, with their arms and accou trements, went up them with ease. The ladders were perfectly steady, without that play in the description of ladders now in use in siege operations; they do not re quire the same space of ground as the old ( nes ; they can be raised on a piece of ground about 10 feet square ; they are lowered with (age, and as they are brought down each portion of the ladder folds one upon anoth r. Capt. Cox and Capt. Akers, the serjeant-major, and some of the Royal Sappers and Miners, with iron man telets, 20 inches in breadth, and from 50 to 60 lbs. in weight, went up the ladders. These mantelets are proof against ball firing. The Sappers and Miners went on the lines and performed exercise with the mantelets. They are an excellent preventative against the rifle-pit firing. The men walked with ease with these defences in front of them. They also form a very excellent parapet —the men, by kneeling behind them, can fire with ease four deep with safety from an enemy'e *Alt. The expe riments were highly satisfactory to all the officers present. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( Front the Registrar•(teneral's Report.) The mortality of the metropolitan districts continues to increase. The deaths, which in the two previous weeks had been 975 and 1073, rose in the last week of November to 1,124. The number of deaths last week is less by 137 than would have occurred if the rate et mor• tality had been as high as it was, on an average, during the corresponding weeks of the last 10 years. The weekly deaths in November have been, taking the averages, 126 more than they were in the preceding month ; and the mean temperature of November has been lower to the extent of about 9 degrees than that of October. There died last week 547 males and 577 females. The number of males corresponds exactly with that of the previous week, and, therefore, the increase (amounting to 51) in the total deaths arose entirely in the female part of the population. Fatal cases of disease of the re• piratory organs (excluding plithisis) have been since the middle of May less numerous than those referred to dis eases of the zymotic cla s s, and in part of summer the former were little more than a fourth of the latter. The proportions are now reversed, and last week zymotic die. eases numbered 207, while complaints of the respiratory organs were fatal in 234 cases. Tnis effect is due chiefly to bronchitis, the deaths from which were 123. In pneumonia, which numbers 84, hardly any increase is apparent. looping-cough was fatal in 29 cases, small pox in 10, measles in 25, typhus in 27, scarlatina in 62. Four deaths from the last-mentioned complaint are re turned from Kensington, all of them, except one, having occurred in the " Potteries." Four occurred also in Somers Town, where the registrar complains that cleans ing operations have been greatly neglected by the pav ing board, under whose management part of his die- trict was placed. A labourer, aged 58 years, died of cholera, after 47 hours' illness, in Fuller's-rents, Cotton-street, Poplar. Fifteen women died of fever or other illness incidental to child-bearing. A girl, seven years old, died from drinking a quantity of sherry, " being ignorant of its effects." Last week the births of 828 boys and 787 girls, in ail 1,615 children, were registered iu London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number was 1,415. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the barometer rose to 30 20 in. on Monday. The mean reading of the week was 29.969 in. The mean temperature was 39.5 deg., which is 2.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 33 years. The mean temperature was higtvr towards the end of the week than a., the beginning, but was below the average on every day, except Wednesday. The highest temperature occurred on Tuesday, and was 46 deg. ; the lowest occurred ou Monday, and was only 29.1 deg. The lowest of the water of the Thames on that day was 40.7 deg. ; the mean temperature of the river in the week was 42.1 deg. The mean dew-point tem perature was 36.1 deg., and the difference between this aad the mean temperature of the air was 3.4 deg. The wind which had been i❑ the north changed to south-west on Saturday. With the exception of some misty rain on two or three days none fell in the week. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS, NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 1. Zymotic Diseases .......................................... 207 Diseases of Unc er tain Seat .............................. 47 Tubercul ar Di seases ................... .. ........ Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses 153 Diseases of the Heart and B lood-vessels 53 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration ....................................... 234 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organ s . ........ ... .. ........................ s, &c. Diseases of the Ki dne y of Digestion Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &n. ........ 18 12 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Ma1f0rmati0n5............................... Premature Birth and Debility 5 At r ophy .................................. ........... 34 Old Age 44 5udden............................. Violence, Privation, Cold, and — i Causes not specified .... . ..Intemperance 24 12 DEATHS FROM ALL CATJBXS Population Deaths in cone- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week In the 1851. of 1854. Week. West Districts ...... 376,427 North Districts..,.., 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts 1,350 5471,124 577 • 828 • 787 Totals Males Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females Total .......... 1,615 10 10 4 &1) al l all all 491 501 i 71 pm 14 + 77 6 1 i 93/ 41 64i i f 11/ 454 41 FB} i 8 311 211 1 15 i 10/ 111 23i 41 i i 7i i St.; t. 25 bertie Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. Myth and Tyne ) 0 pe! c. pref. 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Psu Dlanum e aLancl 15_, r 7, 17 ,15 i 161 15i all 00 10 6 100 100 100 all all 20 100 105 6i 10) 13ti 1 die 4i 961 5 22 11 T.RUB _HEROISM. The old Romans decreed a civic crown to hina who had saved a citizen's life in battle. What honour has our Government in st ore f or t h e hero of the following glorious deed, recorded by our own reporter in his account of the late terrific explosion in the camp before Sebastopol ? Immediately after the first great explosion, whe n it was ascertained that the windmill itself—which form our main magazine in this part of the camp, and contains some 180 tons of powder—had escaped, Gen. Straubenzee, who commands the brigade, hurried up to the tents of the 7th Fusiliers, and asked if any of the men would volunteer to mount the wall of the mill and cover the roof with wet tarpaulins and blankets as a protection against the thickly-flying sparks and burning wood. Now, the concussion had literally thrown the roof off the old building, and there it stood in the very centre of the spreading flames, exposed every minute to a thou sand chances of instantaneous destruction. Hardly any thing could exceed the danger attending such a labour as the general proposed, b u t, no t w i t h standing, Lieut. Hope (senior) and 25 men at once responded to the briga dier's appeal and proceeded tothe powder-crammed builds ing. A sergeant and some men of the Rifles, with also a party of the 34th Regiment, were induced to accom pany them ; and, within ten minutes from the first great blow-up, 11Ir. Hope was on th e walls of the mill piling the wet coverings over the exposed powder-boxes —ex ploding shells and burning wood flying through the air in perfect storms the while. Whilst the officer and seine half-dozen of the men were thus employed, the remainder carded water to throw upon the blankets and bare rafters of the mill, and in little more than half an hour this vast pile of powder was as well protected from the thickly flying sparks and rockets as it could be, short of entire removal from the scene of the con flagration. The danger, however, aas still great, for a shell might at any momen t penetrate the textile co verings and send the whole into the air, spreading around destruction and death, c )inpared with which tl.• injury already done would have been as nothing. The troops were therefore kept as far as possible from the scene of the fire till late in the evening, when it had so expended its fury as to give less ground for apprehen sion. For the most perilous service which he bad so bravely and efficiently rendered, Lieutenant Hope was publicly thanked by General Straubenz e and the colonel of his own regiment on Thursday morning on parade ; and I, for one of many, sincerely hope that his daringly meritorious conduct will not be allowed to pass without further reward. Had the contents of the windmill ex ploded, we should not now be reckoning our killed and wounded by tens, but by hundreds, for experienced en gineer officers declare that hardly a living thing in the whole Light Division could have escaped destruction. This narrative appeared in our impression of Thursday last, but we re-publish it in this promi nent position for the purpose of forcing it upon the notice of Lord Panrnure. The incident is the theme of conversation in all circles. It is the universally expressed sens 3 of the London public that Lieu tenant Hope and his twenty-five gallant volunteer I deserve special notice and distinguished reward. From another source we learn that at the moment of the explosion, Lieut. Hope, w h o was the only officer of his regiment left in camp at the time, with a degree of self-possession beyond his years, seized the bugle and sounded the " Assembly " for the men to fall in and parade. The self-pos session and promptitude of resource thus evinced combined with his subsequent fearless and generous self-devotion, show that he is the true metal to make a leader of. his coolness and judicious con duct in such an awful and unforeseen emergency is a far mor e rea l p roo f th a t b e possesses the highest qualities of a soldi er th an mere ga ll antry in action could be. Th e h onour re fl ec t e d on his family by Lord Hopetoun of Peninsular fame (Mr. Hope is the only son of the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland) will be augmented yet by his young relative. The truly brave are always the most ready to assert the claims of others. We feel confident that any reward conferred upon Lieutenant Hope would lose great part of its value in his estimation, if the brave and devoted men who volunteered along with him were not rewarded at the same time.—Daily News. INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF DEAFNESS. The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the above institution was held in the committee-room, Cherry-street, on Thursday last ; T. R. T. Hodgson, , Mayor, in the chair. Amongst those present were the. Rev. J. C. Miller, rector of St. Martin's, J. F. Ledsam and Wm. Lucy, Esqrs., Messrs. J. Dadley, J. 0. Mason, John Allday, J. C. Wynn, J. Seeking., W. Dufton, and other gentle znea. The MAYOR, in opening the business, said that the meeting, although small and select, was nevertheless one of considerable importance, having for its object the interest of what he believed was a. very valuable institu tion. It was the first public meeting over which he had had the honour of presiding since his election, and he need nut say it afforded him pleasure to be in any way instrumental in forwarding that or any other of the im portant charitable institutions of the borough by which any portion of his fellow -townsmen might be beneatted. He did not know much of their institution, but he believed it bad been eleven years in existence, and during that time had conferred very great benefit upon numerous persons afflicted with deafness, a malady which they all knew was next in severity to that of blindness. He was happy ta learn that the institution had steadily increased from its commencement, and that during the past year it had still further progressed ; in deed he felt confident it only required to be known to be appreciated and rendered capable of conferring great advantages upon many of the working classes. Mr. J. 0. MASON read the report of the committee, and the statement of accounts for the past year, and in doing so said he much regretted the absence fr,:rn in disposition of Mr. William Chance, jun., who had been honorary secreeary of the institution since its commence ment, and had really rendered it the utmost service. That gentleman had taken a deep interest in the welfare of the institution, and he felt confident that no one could have evinced more zeal in the promotion of the undertaking. With respect to the report, it was highly satisfactory, and reflected great credit on Mr. Dufton, the surgeon, who bad rendered very essential service to many poor persons afflicted with deafness, and who could not purchase the skill and ability that gentleman had exercised in their regard. It appeared from the report that not fewer than 2,869 cases had been treated in the institution since its establishment, that 154 per sons had been cured during the past year, 110 had been considerably, relieved, and 27 were deemed incurable. The total number of persons who bad received benefit from the institution since the last annual meeting was 291. The cash account was also favourable, showing, as it did, a balance in hand of 74/. 135. sd. The Rev. J. C. MILLER moved the adoption of the report, and after congratulating the ceernmittee on the satisfactory state of the finances of the institution, the balance being, contrary to usage, on the right side of the account, proceeded to observe that although the meeting was small and select, yet it was important. It was indispensably necessary that the anniversary meeting of such an institution should be kept up, and as much publicity as possible given to its proceedings through the medium of the press. He would observe that the real value of an institution was not always to be measured by - the prominence it assumed before the public, for although some institutions might be able to exhibit a long list of names of patrons and directors, yet they could not always boast of great practical results such as the institution they were that day met to sup port. lie hoped the institution would longce and its hold upon the sympathies of the philanthropic,fD ul Dalton to he felt assured the untiring devotion of r.. the progress of the institution was deserving of their could bear tes timony commendation. He(lfr. Miller) family had been greatly knew that members of his own timony to his great efficiency in diseases of the ear, for he • e the success of such an institution, benefited by his treatment. Th clergy had . st peculiar- interest in promoting fo no unusual thing to hear those wh o li ved in ther i t n wag t i a neglect of the means of gra ce a ll ege as o o their reason for f ornon -attendance at the places of Divine worship their inability to hear the services o f th e sane teary. Indeed it was only the day before h e h a d to at tend a sick wan who could not hear what he said to him, and it was indeed most unpleasant under such circum stances to have to speak at the top of one's voice into the ears of an afflicted person. It afforded him great pleasure to be able thus publicly u tility of the instituti on. J. F. LEDSA, to testify to the great Esq., seconded the resolution, which was put and carried. Alderman L'OCT moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Dui ton, and in doing eo complimented that gentleman upon his great zeal in behalf of the institution, and his very successful treatment of the cases submitted to his care. A gentleman at Manchester, who had a daughter deaf wrote to him (Alderman Lucy) to know if he could re commend Mr. Dufton Si one to whom he could confide the cure of his daughter. lie replied that he could do so with safety, and the result had been highly satisfactory. The young lady had been under the most skilful aurists in Manchester and London without effect, but now, owing to Mr. Dutton's treatment, a decided chai . g e 1 1: )r ~ the better had taken place, and they looked forwar d ultimately to a still greate r reli e f being afforded. Mr. J. DADLET seconded the motion, which h was put and carried unanimously. Mr. DI ON returned thanks, and took occasion to of Mr.W.Chance, express his great regret at the a bsence to whom forhis with deeply grea te t d services. , t the voted The Mayor having t d h e a dt n hh k ei s sch h n a aai v mr i , n e g hais b s e a e n n annual to the Mayor for his Miller was called thserooectiniainunadcntaddin Worship ii ißtTlgit4/4 I subscriber to the briefly returned thankisu,stitution. Aris, B._ ~, Gazette. ..._...---777-2nrr........—..,—,..„..,,,,_____ SMORT-TIME DIOVZIENT AT OLD/Ult—We understand an aggregate of about that 2o 0 %1) 3 1 u b t . o t h f r y t a y r fi n r w m e s e , k p l r y o , d haveuc n g signed a declaration t o work from breakfast time till dark for one moth. Many other., who decline to sign, say that they will join the movement should it become general. It is state d that Messrs. Worthington and Sans, of Hollinwood Messrs. J. Brideoak e an d Brothers, of Waterhead, an d Messrs. Radcliffe and Sons, so far as regards their looms, commenced working short time two or three weeks since. It is pretty certain that on Monday nzigt there will be a commencement of short time by a nun3Der. of firms ; but to what extent it will reach reawitai to s emi — Manchester auurdian, , , 17 (X) [JO :100 110 g3t. 25 ,126 5 5 tt , 10 all 3 Li all 20 5 10 18 ?.0 20 kJ. 16 20 =.() 31 le 20 20 20 100 100 100 20 20 8i I 28} 8 63 ri 100 1 5 i 1 46i I 24 i 8f 481 i 381 1 73/ i 30f i t 10 St. St. tp St. 20 50 t.0.c1 to 5 St. 25 ' all 'al? 1.00