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

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY. Q UARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpeol was steady on Satur&la , and ratiier a large business was transacted. Feces were well maintained. The salts, including 3,000 Americans taken by speculators, were estimated at 8,000 bales ; viz., 6,000 American at 31d. to 5-id. ; 500 Per nambuco at 41d. to 54d. ; 300 Egyptian at 5-d. to 54d.; 350 Surat at 3d. to 31d. ; and 60 Sea Island at Bd. to 101 For Railway Shares there was an active demand, and prices were well supported. Some calculations, which to railway shareholders may prove interesting, are contained in the weekly "Railway List," now a mere:record of official and:other data, which, in fact, it always ought to have been. The following is a statement of calls falling due at various periods:- Due Date. Making 1849 Called. Paid. Aberd en, New 8 1-3 •• .. • • Mar. 27.. 1 3 4 .. 3 2-3 Ditto •• slay 27.. 1 3 4.• . 4 5-6 Ditto • • • • • . • • July 27.. 1 3 4 6 Ditto .. Sept. 27.. 1 3 4 Ditto .. Nov. 27.. I 3 4 •• 81 Belfast and County Down • . .. Mar. 1.. 1 10 4 .. 22 Ditto Ditto .. •• May 1.. 1 10 0 .. 23% Caledonian 101. Preference .....Feb. 21.. 2 10 0 .. 10 Ca edonian and D um b ar t ons hire June. Mar. 1.. 2 10 0 .. 10 Eastern Union, B lat -I. and B. • • .. July 10.. 2 10 0 .. 25 Ditto Norwich Extensions • • April 10.. 2 10 0 .. 22% Ditto Ditto Octbr 10.. 2 10 0 .. 25 Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr, New Pret. Mar. 1.. 2 0 0 .. 10 DAto Half-Sh, No. 1 Feb. 13.. 2 10 0 •• 17% Irish South-Eastern •. • • • • Mar. 15.. 1 0 0 .. 8 Kendal and Windermere, Pref. 101. .. May 1 . 1 0 0 • • 2 Ditto Ditto .. Sept. 1.. 1 0 0 3 1850 • • Jan. 1.. 1 0 0.• 4 •• May 1.. 1 0 0.. 5 •• Sept. 1.. 1 0 0 .• 189 L ancashire and Yorkshire, 10/. Pref... Mar. 4 26.. 2 10 0 .. 10 Leeds and Thirak, L'ref. Quarters Feb. 1.. 2 0 0 .. 5 Ditto Ditto .. March 1• • 1 0 0 • • 6 Ditto Ditto .. • . May 1.. 2 0 0• • 8 Ditto Ditto .. June 1.. 1 0 0 •• 9 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Feb. 1• • 2 0 0.. 5% Llaneily, tool. .. • . Mar. 28.. 2 10 0 ..100 M an., Sheffid, & Line., Gt. G. &. S, 501. Feb. 5 . 5 0 0 .. 49 Ditto Do. 201. „ .. 2 0 0.. 15 Ditto Do., 121. 10s. „ 1 5 0.. 9% Ditto Shflld.& Lin. 25/. „ 210 0.. 17% Ditto Do.Exten. 25/. u, .. 2100 .. 17% Ditto Grimsby Dk. 1 tolB,ooo „ .. 210 0.. 22% Ditto, Shtlid. & Man. Eighths „ 1 5 0.. 123(, konkiand, Guaranteed 851. .. •• .. April 2.. 2 10 0 .. 5 Ditto Ditto .. •• • • •• July 2.. 210 0-. 7% Ditto Ditto ........Oct. 2.• 210 0.. 10 1852 • Jan. 12- 7 0 • .. 50 1849 Pane and Lyons, 15/. paid .. April 5.• 2 0 0 .. 16 Ditto Ditto .. July 5.. 2 0 0 .. 18 Ditto Ditto •. •• Oct. 5.. 2 0 0.. 20 ~._Papera o f O cto b er 14 f rom B uenos Ayres state that tlenry Southern, Esq., the British Plenipotentiary, had arrived there, but there was no great hope of his prov successful in his mission. The journals publish a long correspondence that took place two or three months previously upon the condition of affairs at Monte Video, 41 which the British and French Governments insist o Pon the independence of Monte Video having been gua ranteed by Buenos Ayres, but which Roses would ap pear to deny. Accounts from Antwerp state that the commercial Markets were rather quiet there last week. The im- Ports and exports into and from Holland by the Rhine, e 'ilring the yea r 1848, we re estimated at 821,592 gain 41s, being three-fifths less than in the year 1847. „, „ 411 e Weat Indi a a d v i ce s are not more cheerful than taose which we are of late accustomed to receive. The Mo ney proposed to be loaned to the colonies by the mother co untry f or pu bli c wor k s, was occas i on i ng mu ch co ntroversy, and Jam a ica would not accept the grant, b !cause it disliked the intended application of it. It is curious that although late dates from Panama a ppear in the West India journals, there is no mention, as far as we have seen, of the California gold excitement. wThe E ng li s h F unds have been rather d u ll er th an on atur daY, but they do not exhibit any symptoms of eakness from an over supply of ste.ck. It is asserted th at some parties, who are not equal to the undertaking, have been " bulling" to a very large amount, and will consequentlyb be much inconvenienced should the labnekers and the public not come in as real buyers. that rise, however, has lately been so- decided „at the re i s a good margin, and we s h ou ld su pp os e k~Parties oper a ti ng f or a r i se wo uld not in all instances s tatem ent out th e i r accounts unt il t h e l as t m inute. One made is that a speculator has bought nearly if ee-fourths o f a m illi on i n Consols, a statement which, wh °_nlY partially true, shows the dangerous extent to selves some parties will go, although exposing them have •in the event of failure, to certain ruin. Consols Tl been 88;1 to 89 for transfer, and the 16th instant. 89;iNew Three-and- a -Q uar t er per Cents. have realised and the Three per Cents. 888 Bank Stock has 2 4 seed from 189 to 190 i. Exchequer-Dills have been very firm at 455. to 465.; and India Bonds at 425. to 455. Premi um. The F ore i gn Securities have been rat h er qu i et, b u t se e lower in some cases. Spanish Three per Cents. realise 27* -L, and the Five per Cents. 141 Portu guese Four per Cents, have been steady at 25} to 268. B razil ian small Bonds are 751, Buenos Ayres 248, and 71 1:11ador 2i. P eruv i an B on d s h ave b een a t 494. French e t e o P 7 e 7 r Cents. tare 75.75 ; and Dutch. Four per Cents. k _!tl the R a il way Sh are M ar k et t h e transac ti ons h ave ;it rath er li m i ted, and the variation i n pr i ces i s not N o n r a ' i n ana , particular direction. Great Northern, th Stafford, and the York and French lines do not ',il;Peaort previous values. Great Western, North ,3terh, South-Eastern, and Caledonian are steady Midland about the same, and also Brighton. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock lB9 190% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... BB T A 3 per Cent. Consols Anns.. N ew 3 1 ,1 i per Cent. Anns. 8 9 1,x% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 ll-16 India Stock Do. Bonds, 10001 ... . 43 45 p Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account .. BB% 89 88% Exchequer Bills. 2 1 / A. 2d. March. Jude. 1,000/. 500/ 42 p 42 p Small 42 p 42 46 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Northern and Eastern, Scrip 251. 75 1 4 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 24% Equador Bonds 2% Mexican Bonds, 1c46, 5 per Cent Cent Ditto for the Account .... 25% 25 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto for the Account 49% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. . Ditto for the Account .. . Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto for the Account... l4l Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent -7., Ditto for the Account 2 7 1 4 1 /8 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent 7sf. 75c. 2,5 f. 40c. Exchange Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild — Ditto 4 uer Cent. Certificates 141,;INESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Paz Bassi. Alierd een Alsibcr., Notting., Boston, &c. 4v, - to A • • to ~)rshire and Galloway Viralingtiam & OxtordJunct., .Ills duly pd, or with guar. 20 13 , 1 1. ' 0 , without a guarantee... 20 ... -• —to 1 tningham, \Vol., & Dudley, •! 11 ,8 duly pd, or with guar. 10 ....• Do to 11.:, without a guarantee... 10 o .°l lng., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.14.9.... irkenhead, Lancashire, and eheshire Junction lO !°osten, Starlit., & Binning... 5 uri r,stoi ..and Exeter . " 0 ., Thirds e Bucki nghamshire.. - itiedonian 50 .. D itto, Half Shares Ditto, New 10/. Preference 7% B s3 to .....,eitto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Holyhead— ester and eii-2.1tt0, Preference 15 ',fence. . ... to , ~ lot Class, 6 per Cent... 10 1 1 , 0 •,2c1 (lass, 5 per Cent... 10 b i n, Gov. L oan, 4 per Cent. 10 pt Lo n d on & Portsmouth 5 1 A — to I), Q iin and Belfast Junction.. 35 t nd alk and E nn i s kill en ... 20 48t Anglia 251. L. & E., M id L. &ij Ditto, 181., E. & H lB ...... 1 D itto, 31. 105 ,E. & H... 3% 2% to Lter,,n Counties ' jj' l Nevr Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 - b °. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... . ..... to -- b t ::' d 0....... ......... N 0.2,61. 135.4 d... % p to , ~ Northern & Eastern... 50 D ° '' - 6 per cent. E 1::' Q uarter .... . ...... . ..... 12 LA.- - a Do' 34 E. B tern tj dion, Class A (late ~.b 11 . Shares) ...... to b! t t t. o, ditto, Class A, ditto 3% . ( In, Class B (I. & B) 20 )31 4 ° ' to /N. 0 , do, Cl ass C, ditto... 20 Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 . 1 7 34. ..... to Ea st "ltt° (C. & E.) Di L ute . , 5 per ct. 2% — ...... to tt ° 83hire b 0 , v 'New ... .......... .... .21 -15 1) 0 . c e w Quarters , ,•,‘, per Cent. P re f erence k:ttat•tuarter Shares 614 6% to Lqi„,,Lincobashire t,l4o7tilor,glill and ciShGalraesBgow ... 2550 to to to L, bitttnor_gvh_lavnd Northern ... 25 ...... —__ ...... to to Vete r ' , i,' e .Port.. . ...... .. 15 . Mg ' l , e nvil, & Dorchester 2% -••to Ul u ' 4-'unifries & Carlisle..B/. 65.8 d - ••• to Ow , to Do.p ' Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ....- G reat Jeterence Consolidated bo.li ortit ern l9 _ ..... to 8%%... to Do. , 14 ,-, Lieferred ..... ... 12 1 / 2 4% % 34, to -- - L b 0. 0, ;.? 6 . Per Cent. Guar. 6% — to —, i ~, ---,elision 2%.. ... u 'nuth & to 1 '44 N • West. (Ireland) 42% 27 bitt 0 : ) , . 1 , 4 111 Of England 100 ' a vf lt - t 1:?/ 25 G bitt, c'"v 301 reat ik' e w 1 51.-- ... ...... 14 ~..., , bit "te rn 100 Di t to' Ralf Shares , ...... 50 Ditt o ' r ,a_rter Shares ...... 23 D 0• atlas 2O ...... to NE 1 ? I. ltb,r ~. ,i ................. 15 - and Manchester 30 .. ... ü b itt:,7 l , d ' Ol l and -ii rds... .............. 10 Ditto, 6elhY .... 50 - , itto°! float 6 har . e . s . .... .. ............. 25 ...-. Anc ut ' 'alarter Shares 12% — to 1 I) er •and Carr o.,Th ir~ isle._ ....50 to _„. and Yorkshire ... 93 tittn'ir o ............. 86 - Ditt„, a-lf Shares ........ •.. 43 ...... ' "turtera ............... 17% ... i ..... te -- THE SUN, LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, JAN UARY 8, 1840. DAN! Fiftim to —. Ditto Sixteenths. ..... to Ditto Thirds (Reg.) - 13 .- -- to Do., New Guar. 6 - yer cent. 84%... to Do. Liverpool and Bury... 4S Do. (Hudden. and Sllf7v.) 43 Do., Wakelield,Pontefract, and Goole 5O to Do., Westßiding Union... . Do., Preston and Wyre 25 _ Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9% to Leeds and Bradtord 5O ..... 98 ..... to 98 1 ( Leeds,Dewsbury,& Manches. 50 - Do., Half Shares Ditto, Blue (scrip) ... 2 1 / 2 to Leeds and Thirsk ......... ..... 50 Ditto, New Do. ,do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. :.... ...... to Liverpool, Crosby, and South oort. Li verpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% ...... to London , I.it Blackwall .....131.65. 8d Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 . De. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... .. Ditto, ditto 1852 50 .. ... 110., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 f•ondon and Greenwich... 121. 15s. 4d — ... .. to Ditto Preference London & North W estern 100 ......126% to 126 Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 Dl. New Do. Fifths Do. 40,. Shares... .L. & M 25 — ..... to Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 10 .... 124...... to Do. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 10 Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western...—. 50 .. Ditto, New 50/. Ditto, New 404... ..... .. .. 34 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto. Thirds... l5 . ..... 11 Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls ..... 5 • ... 6 1 4 to Lendon, Salisbury, & Yeovil 11,4 — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 28Vi — ...... to Londonderry and Enniskillen 27 1 A — ..... to 20 Lowestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) ___ ... Ditto (giiar. 6 per cent.... 13 ...... Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 4 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, 1 ,/ ii Shares (No. 3)... 11;i ...... Do., New 10... Prefereneo.. 10 ..... 111 ... . to Ditto Grimsby 4O — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 . ..... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 44 23.... Midland...... 100 Ditto, Consol ereierence...100 Ditto."so/. Shares-- ...... 24 Midland, Limn., and Derby...loo ..... Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 141. 188. .. Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....l 00 .... . Aidld. Great Western (Irish) 45 Nliddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 _ . per cent. guar. SO Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... ~ —. .„.••• to Newmarket ...... ... ..... ..., 20 Ditto Extension Scrip... V. 12s .. Newport Abergy., and Herat. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... i - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ..... .............. 20 Norfolk 100 Ditto New 201. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5% per cent 5 •• ••• _ ___ ..,_ .. _ Do. do. Ws.-eikey Valley... 2 Northern Counties Unien ... 4 ..... North British Ditto Hall 5hare5........... 12 1 ,1 2 — ....- to - - Do. Quarters 64 3 % ... ... to Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds .... ........ -.... k 4% to North and South-Western... 2 North :Staffordshire— .. ...... 16 North Wales North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- Yerhampton Reading,Guildtd., & Reigate 10 ...... 10% to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... 24, to 2 Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... -.. 25 Ditto, New 17% to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole lO Do. do. (South Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 - ..• .. LO Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. liin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto 9 ... .. . ... to Ditto, Uswestry lB% — to Ditto ,New)... - Ditto 8 per Cent. Pr0f....... 10 Shropshire .Union... South Devon .. Ditto, Preference south Staflordshire ... ..• 6% — .. .. to South Eastern - Ditto, No. 1. 2B Ditto, No. 2.... Ditto, No. 3.' Dittc,jtegistered No. 4.... 10 Ditto, Scrip No. 4.. . .. 10 .. South Wales - South Yorkshire, Doncaster _ and Goole -. . - ...... to swans. and Longhor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ... . 6 - Taw Vale Extension [lames Haven Dock and Railway l 7 l /4 — Vale of Neath - .. ... to Waterford and Kilkenny 1 7 1 ,1 - Waterford and Limerick ... .. 47%..... -- Waterford,Wexlord,Wieklw, and Dublin .. 3 - -am •to -- Wear Valley 6 per Cent. __ . _ Guaranteed ...... ..... SO Do. do. do. Do. do. „ do. West Cornwall West London Ditto, First Class. Ditto, Second Class 2O ...... ...... to Whitchaven and Furness l4 ... .. —. Windsor, Staines, and South NVestein... Wilts, Somerset,&Weyrnouth 40 — .... .to fork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 2 04 % 1 / 2 to Do. Original New &Ber ck 25 2 7 1,4A... to 110. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 16 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. $ 7104 x.i. to Yorkand North Midland .. 50 56 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and ' , o , est Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian Boulogne and:Amiens 2O • ••• ohs to Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) ... - • to Ceylon ....... Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. ..... -- Dutch Rhenish 734 ...... 1 East Indian Great Indian Peninsular J A — ...... to Louvain ala Sambre ......... 7 1 / 4 — ...... to —, Luxembourg - Ditto Madrid and Valentia - • ... to Namur and . Liege . 2O Northern of France l2 ......7 3 4 to Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen 2O - Paris & Strasbourg ..... .. 9 - Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre.and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & .Nantes ... .. ...... .... 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Landon, and Hassell ....... 29 ...... to West Flanders - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial .. .. .. .. ..... 26 ••• . • ..... • • • to Commercial of London 20 — to London Joint Stock ..... lO Loudon and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 85 Ditto, New National of Ireland . 22% — ... .. to Provincial of Ireland!, Ditto, New lO ......: to Union of Australia _ . . Ditto, New .... 2% -- to Union of London ....... . ...... 10 Union of Madrid 40 MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO ...... Asturian Mining Company... 14 5..... . to Australian ...... 131aenar"on Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolauos Senn — — ate British Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24 1 ...... --. to Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Dei Rey ... 15 .. .. to Cobre Copper .... ..... ........ 40 General Mining ...... .... 20 ...... Heal del Monte, Unregistered ... U.. Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Debentures ... Santiago de Cuba lO United Mexican His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen left town on Saturday evening en route for Berlin, whither ho has been summoned by the King of Prussia to take part in a conference on the Schleswig-Holstein question, as well as to receive final instructions of the Prussian Govern ment as to the conduct of the negotiations about to be resumed. in London for the purpose of reconciling the King of Denmark with his rebellious subjects iu the Duchies. It is expected that the absence of his Excel lency will not exceed a fortnight or three weeks at the utmost, and that his return will be the signal for &speedy adjustment of this quarrel, which has so long wearied the patience Europe,— Times. THE BIRKENHEAD DocKs.—We understand the contract for these works is now complete, and before the end of the month, if the weather permit, they will be in full operation. The technical difficulty existing a short time ago was, we are told, removed at a meeting of the committee on Thursday, and matters were amicably ar , ranged.—Liverpool Journa4 MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Last week's arrivals of English Wheat fbr our market coastwise was somewhat on the increase, and of im proved quality. That of Barley was seasonably exten sive ; that of all other articles of home produce small. By land carriage the supplies were limited, if we except those of Flour. A fair average quantity of Oats reached us from Scotland, but from Ireland the receipts were limited in the extreme. Very extensive• supplies of Grain came to hand from abroad, via., 45,K,3 quarters of Wheat, 54,973 ditto of Barley, 31,595 ditto of Oats, 5,757 ditto of Rye, 1,068 ditto of Beans, 12,005 ditto of Peas, 7,759 ditto of Tares, 5,083 ditto of Linseed, 12 ditto of Rapeseed, 5 ditto of sundry Seeds, 319 barrels and 2,760 sacks of Flour, the latter from France. Rather heavy supplies may be expected this week, as the whole of the Baltic fleet has not yet arrived. From Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Eze.,. the arrivals of Wheat fresh up this morning were small, and nearly the whole of the samples were deficient in quality. The land carriage receipts being trifling the show of parcels of both red and white was very limited. The attendance of both town and country buyers was far from extensive, yet the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was steady, at prices about equal to those paid on Mon day last, and at which a clearance was effected without difficulty. The actual supply of free foreign Wheat on show was by no means large, from the late arrivals having been wholly landed in bond till the Ist proximo, waiting the new duty. Selected qualities were in steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry, at full rates of currency. The middling and out-of-condition sorts were neglected, though we cannot call them cheaper. In floating cargoes scarcely any business transacted, but several large parcels of Wheat under lock were disposed of at late rates. The total supply of Barley was very extensive, owing to which, and the anxiety manifested by some of the importers to realise, the Barley trade was exceedingly dull. The finest malting parcels declined in value quite ls, all other kinds 2s per quarter from Monday last, and a large quantity remained over for Wednesday. We were fairly supplied with Malt. Parcels, both on the spot and for forward delivery, moved off heavily, and prices must be called is per quarter lower than on this day so'nnight. The finest samples of Oats were taken in retail quan tities, at late prices. All other kinds were quite 6d per quarter lower, with a heavy demand. All description of Beans moved off slowly, at ls, to in some instances, 2s per quarter less money. In Peas, next to nothing was doing, and the quotations receded is to 2s per quarter. Indian Corn and Meal were lower to purchase. The Flour trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's prices. CURRENCY PER IMF Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red. ........ 40s to 52s Ditto,White, Kew 46s 57s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red. •• •• 445 505 Ditto, White• ••• • • 465 515 Irish, Red .• • • —5 —8 Ditto,White.• • • .• —s 'ERIAL MEASURE. M alt—Chevaller • • • • . • 59s to--4 I Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20s Potato Youghal and Cork. Black . ... • • • 158 19s Cork, White ... • • 17■ 20s Scotch, Feed. .. • . 20s 24s -Tick . - 27 - 31► Rye-01 _ . •• • • • • • • - s New. ••• • • • ...... 288 308 Pigeons ...... 35s 38s Barley—Grinding .... 24s 26s Peas—Grey ...• .• •• .. 33s 358 Malting .• . •. 28s 308 Maple ..• •••• • • • • 33s 388 Chevalier • • •• • 318 323 White. ••••• • • • • • 30s 328 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • ne 34s folk ••• • • • •• . • 57s 588 Flour—Town-made... 418 468 Brown .••• • • • ••• • 46s 54s Suffolk .. •• • ••• • • 36s Mis Kingston and Ware 58s 598 Stocktn & Norfolk 368 8* Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were as follows: From Beasts. Nieu Diep .... 42 Nordwyck.. 38 Sheep. 459 ... 42 ... Calves,. Pigs. Helvoitsleus 34 ... Harlingen 7 ... Antwerp 344 ... 163 .. - - 13 ... - Total 121 ... 1,008 ... Corresponding week in 1847... 158 ... 1,032 ... 35 ... 13 ... Difference ... 37 less. 24 less. 22 less. As the principal shipping ports in Holland are closed by frost, only about 300 head of stock have been landed at Hull and the other northern outports. In our report on Monday last, we called attention to the very unusual arrival at this season of the year of 150 oxen from Spain. The stock in question was in very inferior condition — indeed it was the worst cargo of Spanish beasts we have yet received—and the loss upon it has been heavy. On the above day 70 were sold at 61 each, the remainder being partly disposed of on Friday last at an average of 51 15s per head. The price originally paid for them was 4110 s. If to that we add the expense of freight-41 each, and other charges, about 1/ per head—it will be seen that nearly 5001 has been sacrificed by the importer, and that, too, upon only one cargo! The following statement, compiled from official sources, shows the total imports of foreign stock into the United Kingdom during the first eleven months of the three past years, ending on the sth December in each year:— 1846. 1847. 1848. Oxen Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Pigs The supply of foreign Stock in to-day's market was ex tremely small,:and of very inferior quality. All breeds were dull in the extreme, and, where sales took place, town prices were submitted to by the salesmen. Notwith standing the northern " season" for Beasts is rapidly drawing to a close, the arrivals of Short-horns fresh ep to-day from Lincolnshire, &?.., were large, and of unusually prime quality. From most other quarters the receipts were good. Comparatively speaking, this was decidely the best supply of Beasts we have seen for a number of years past at this particular season. The weather being unfavourable for slaughtering, and the attendance of both town and country buyers small, the Beef trade was excessively dull, at a further de cline in the quotations of 2d per 8 lbs. The highest figures for the best Scots did not exceed 4s per 8 lbs. A large number of beasts left the market unsold. The droves from the northern districts comprised 1,650 short-horns; from the Eastern, Western, and Midland Counties, 1,200 Herefords, Runts, Devons, Short-horns, Scots, and Irish beasts; from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds, and from Scotland 120 horned and polled Scots. With sheep we were again well supplied in good condition. The primest old Downs, which were scarce, were in most instances disposed of at last Mon day's reduction in value, the current rates not exceed ing from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs, but all other kinds ruled heavy at, in some instances, a slight depression in the quotations. Calves were in short supply, and slug gish demand, at late rates. In Pigs, exceedingly little business was transacted. Prices, however, ruled about stationary . Per albs. to sink tho offal. s. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts-- 3 0 3 4 second quality •• .. 3 6 3 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 3 10 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small ditto .. 4 2 4 6 Suckling Calves .•18 0 24 0 Inferior Sheep •• • 3 2 3 6 s. d. to a. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 Coarse-woolledditto 4 2 4 6 SouthdownWether 4 8 410 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Largo Hogs ...... 310 4 4 Small Porkers 4 6 4 8 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 22 0 Lambs •••• • • •—• 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I 2h3, Seet) 030 . I C6l o ves. I Pigs. 140 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs. 162 630 21 NEWVATII AND MEADENNAMM. Beasts. 3,715 Since Monday last the arrivals of country-killed meat for these markets have been considerably on the increase. They have amounted to 330 carcases of Beef ; 600 ditto of Muttons; 390 ditto of Veal; and 3,650 ditto of Pork. The supplies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been moderate and of fair average quality. Notwith standing the continued cold weather, the general demand has been in a very inactive state and prices have had a downward tendency. Very few carcases of foreign meat have appeared on sale. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. Beef ,inferior •• 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior 2 8 3 2 - middling • • 210 3 0 middling.. 3 4 310 prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime 4 0 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, Large.... Veal.. •••• • • .. . 3 4 4 4 - small .•• • 4 2 4 8 BOROUGH AND SPITA.LFIELDS. The arrivals of Potatoes, coastwise and from Scotland, have been confined to about 3,800 tons in the past week. The foreign imports have comprised 8 sacks from Gravelines, 45 sacks from Havre, 72 tons from Altona, 100 tons from Dunkirk, 109 tons from Rouen, 220 tons from Hamburgh, 14 sacks 10 tons and 284 bags from Antwerp, and 9 bags from Konigsberg. The best samples are in steady request, at full prices, but all other kinds experience a very dull inquiry. Prices as under:— Yorkshire Regents, 140 s to 170 s; Scotch ditto, 100 s to 125 s ; ditto Cups, 60s to 80s; ditto Reds, 60s to 80s; ditto Whites, 60s to 70s ; French Whites, 70s to 95s ; Dutch ditto 40s to 65s per ton. 80/LOUGH 110 P MARKET. We have no change to notice in the general features of our market. Really fine Hops are scarce, and quite as dear; but all other kinds are neglected. Yearling and Old Hops almost nominal. New Hops—Sussex Pockets, 215 s to 21 18s ' • Weald of Kent ditto, 21 $s to 3/ 5s ; Mid and East ditto, 2/ 12s to 51 17s per cwt. WO OM- Last week's imports of Wool into London were con fined to 1,735:ba1es from South America. The compara tively favourable accounts received from the manufac turing districts have had considerable influence upon our markets. In some instances rather more money has been obtained for the finest qualities of Colonial Wool; the value of all other kinds being firmly supported. The following shows the total imports of Wool into the United Kingdom during the first eleven months of the three past years:— 1846 ... 1847 .., 1848 ... • . • ... 59,491,853 , . .. • ... 55,366,321 , . •• • . 61,745,348 TALLOW. Although this market may be considered somewhat firmer, prices have receded 3d per cwt since Monday last. The stock is now upwards of 35:009 casks ; and P.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted, to-day, at 41s 9d to 42s per cwt. There is rather more doing for forward delivery. The quantity of Tallow on the way from St. Petersburgh is now about 4,600 casks. Rough Fat is 2s 5d per 81b. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE•) IN RE READ. This bankrupt had formerly kept the Saracen's Head Inn at Northampton, and at the Unicorn, Stone's End, Borough. He now came up for his certificate. The debts amounted to 1,1631., and the assets received by the official assignee only amount to 61., the assets being stated good debts 61. No creditor's assignee bad been appointed. Mr. LAWRENCE, for the bankrupt, said no creditor now opposed, and Mr. Burleigh (of the firm of Bur leigh and Co., distillers) had withdrawn a proof tendered on a previous occasion, and had refused to become as signee. Nr. Lawrence said aim th e grea t l oss had been incurred in consequence of the falling off in trade at the inn at Northampton through the railways, it having been a coaching house. His HoNoun asked Mr. Whitmore, the official as signee, whether he had any objection to urge against the bankrupt, and was answered in the negative. His Honour then said that it could hardly be expected that after a person had got rid of the whole of the property, creditors would come forward at expence and trouble. Mr. LAWRENCE said that the business was in fact that of the bankrupt's step-daughter, and carried on in her name. _ His HONOUR.—Then how is it that he incurred the debts ? The fact is, he held himself out as carrying on the business, but when he was pressed, and he was insolvent, then he stated that the property belonged to some one else. His Honour ultimately adjourned the certiticate for twelve months from the date of the fiat, without protection. INSOLVENT COURT,--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner llAnnis.) IN RE NICKEL The insolvent, the well known performer at the Surrey and Victoria Theatres, and latterly landlord of the Fish mongers' Arms, St. George's road, Southwark, came up to put in bail. The Learned COMMISSIONER, after going through the schedule observed that he found, from the description which the insolvent had given of himself, that he was a comedian. _ Was that the case ? The insolvent replied that he was a performer. The COMMISSIONER—What assets have you to divide amongst your creditors ? Insolvent—Nothing. The COMMISSIONER—Have you been anything else besides a performer? _ The insolvent replied, that he had for a period of from fifteen to eighteen months been .the landlord of the Fishmongers' Arms, St. George's•road, which turned out a bad speculation. It was a dead loss to him. The CommissiorrEn—When you undertook that, then you undertook a very bad part ? The insolvent replied, it was the worst part he had ever performed in. The COMMISSIONER inquired if any creditors opposed the bail, when no answer being given, Mr. Richards, a peruke-maker, and Mr. Hill, the landlord of the City Arms, West-square, offered themselves, and were ac cepted. The debts of the insolvent was not mentioned, but they were understood to be considerable. MA RLBRO'-STREET— (THIs DAY.) Thomas George, a sturdy young fellow, was brought up on a warrant, charging him with having used threat ening language to W. Cooke, a young man residing at the Bromley Arms, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square. Mr. Hobler, who attended on the part of complainant, stated that the prisoner was formerly in the employ of Mr. Chesney, the brother-in-law of complainant. Since his discharge he had pursued a system of annoyance, not only to complainant but to Mr. and Mrs. Chasney. He had threatened their lives several times, and in one instance, which led to the present proceedings, the pri soner had pulled out a knife and threatened to run it into complainant's body. His client, therefore, went in constant fear lest the prisoner should carry his threat into execution. William Cooke deposed that he was in the employ of Mr. Chasney, landlord of the Bromley Arms, Cleveland street. The prisoner was formerly in the same employ, but from some cause or other he was discharged. On last Wednesday week the prisoner came into the shop, and used very abusive and threatening language to wards witness and Mrs. Chesney. Witness desired him to leave the house peaceably, and not to annoy them. He refused, and having pulled out a large knife, threatened to run it iato him. Witness became alarmed, and ran into the parlour, and prisoner left the place. Mrs. Emily Chesney said the prisoner had repeatedly threatened her life, and she was fearful, unless he was restrained from committing any violence, that he would carry his threats into execution. The prisoner, in defence, said be went into the Brom ley Arms on Wednesday week last, and was standing at the bar drinking some beer, when the complainant Cooke came and ordered him out of the house. He de nied using any threats, or even pulling out his knife. He certainly did tell him that if he laid hands upon him be would serve him out as he had done before. Mr. BINGHAM said, the prisoner was in a house which was not his own, and if his com pany was not acceptable to the owners, they had an undoubted right to order him out. If he refused to leave quietly they bad also a right to use moderate force to put him out. He (prisoner) had no right to threaten to serve them out as ho had done before, and as he had admitted using that threat, he (Mr. Bingham) should require him to find two sureties in 201. each and himself in 401. to keep the peace towards complainant and all other persons in the same house for the space of three months. ALLEGED CASES OF CHOLERA AT TOOTING. TOOTING, SATURDAY.—WO regret to state that the sudden and extraordinary outbreak of cholera at the Juvenile Poor Establishment, at Tooting, up to last even ing, continued, although in not so severe a form, to at tack its inmates. The following statement, furnished to our reporter by Mr. W. J. Kite, the resident medical officer of the asy lum, will put our readers in possession of the facts as they at present stand with regard to the progress of the disease up to last night, at six o'clock. Mr. Kite's report is as follows: " JUVENILE POOR ESTABLISHMENT. "TOOTING, SATURDAY, JAN. 6.—Forty fresh cases of cholera have occurred since four o'clock yesterday. Many of them do not present the very severe symptoms that exhibited themselves in the first cases. Neverthe less, the number of fatal cases have amounted to twelve within the same time. Great numbers of the healthy children have been removed from the premises, making the number now remaining in the establishment consi derably less, consequently the numbcr of new cases of cholera here may, of course, be expected to lessen. " Mr. Grainger, from the Board of Health, is insti tuting inquiries into the probable cause of the epidemic, and, by his suggestion, the medical staff has been in creased by the addition of four qualified members of the profession, so that the duties of attending to the sick are much lightened. Number of cases of cholera since the com mencement 229 Fatal Now under medical treatment ... ••• 160 Recovered 16 (Signed) " W. J. KITE, Surgeon." IRELAND. THE CASE OF MR. DUFFY. DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—The proceedings yesterday in the Commission Court have presented the extraor dinary case of Mr. Duffy in quite a new aspect. The presiding Judges have given it as their opinion that, although certain portions of the indictment are bad, there are counts sustaining the charge which are good, and they, therefore, have determined to overrule the demurrer ; but they decline the responsibility of pro nouncing final judgment upon the demurrer, which would debar the prisoner from a t r i a l b e fore a jury. The case has been adjourned until Thursday, when the Crown counsel are to determine upon the course to be pursued in such novel and difficult circum stances. Respecting the chances of a trial, the Freeman's Journal says— " Whether that trial is toltake place now, or after the summation of an infinite series of new :adjourn ments, in which probably some novel points of cri minal law may be settled at the joint expense of Mr. Duffy and her Majesty's treasury, the proceedings of Thursday next will determine. In the meantime, however, it does not tend to disembarrass the course of the Crown lawyers that Mr. Duffy has presented his petition, under the Habeas Corpus Act, to be tried at this commission, and that by the provisions of that statue he is entitled, at the close of the commission, if not tried, to be discharged." DUBLIN, SUNDAY.—EMIGRATION—SALES or Go- VERNMENT STocL.—For some weeks past the sums of money drawn out of the Bank of Ireland, by far mers emigrating to America, have been very consi derable in amount. However strange it may appear, there have also been sales of Government Stock by those farmers, in small amounts, but in the aggregate, to a large sum. In the cash offices of the Bank of Ireland, any day, you can see those freize-coated emigrants drawing out their savings, preparatory to a winter voyage across the Atlantic. REPRESENTATION OF DONEGAL. Since the death of Colonel Conolly, which took place at Castletown, near Celbridge, on Thursday last, there has been a rumour that Mr. Hamilton, of St. Ernanis (who has so much distinguished himself by his efforts to promote employment on his estate in Donegal), would he called upon to start for that county. It has also been stated that Mr. Thomas Conolly, late sheriff, intends to offer himself. It is probable that some arrangement will be made to pre vent a contest, as the landlords of Donegal have been considerable sufferers from the long -continued distress, which so terribly affects all classes. Lord Mountcharles, son of the Marquis of Conyngham, has also been spoken of as a candidate. BURNING or THE OCEAN MONARCH. —A clever lithographic picture of this memorable cat as t rop h e on board the Ocean Monarch emigrant ship, while passing through Abergeley-bay, North Wales, on j Thursday, August 24th, 1848 , has just. been pr o d uce d E by .m th .y e .c p . enc T il he of pl Aalter. represents n ts M Queen of the t e h l e hng, Hon. Sec. Ocean yacht (Commodore Littledale) going to the rescue of the blazing vessel ; and the interest of the sketch is painfully enhanced by a conviction of its accuracy—the artist having himself been an eye witness of the calamity. Those who bear in mind the terrible and touching incidents connected with this misfortune—rivalling in horror and pathos the harrowing scenes which took place long a go , un d er similar circumstances, on board the Kent East India man—will look with deep interest to this melancholy and graphic representation. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE FROM THE ROTHERHAM RAILWAY STATION.—Last Tuesday evening a wooden box, containing a large number of bills of exchange, to the amount of between twelve and tbirteen hundred pounds, was stolen from the Midland Railway Station, at Rotherham. The property belonged to the Sheffield Banking Company. It is cus tomary for certain account books to be transmitted by railway in an oaken box from the branch office of the Sheffield Banking Company, at Rotherham, to the prin cipal establishment in George-street, Sheffield. On Tuesday last, in opposition to the practice, thirty-seven bills of exchange for various sums were deposited in the box along with the books, and having been pro perly fastened, it was carried in the evening by a junior clerk to the railway station, to be forwarded as usual by train Ito Sheffield. The clerk, it would seem, was ignorant of the fact that the box contained aught of greater value than th e b oo k s; f or , on en t er i ng the station, and finding that the manager, Mr. Bishop, was ab sent, be placed the box on the counter in the corner of the room where tickets are issue d, and left it there, re lying on Mr. Bishop finding the box there on his re turn, and forwarding it as usual. It did not so turn out, however. The circumstance of the non-arrival of the box at the Sheffield office was not of a nature to excite apprehension, :and probably it was never thought of again till the following Thursday morning, when tidings were conveyed to the manager of the Rotherham branch that the identical box had shortly before been found in the river, by some men who had occasion to drag the stream some distance below the Rotherham station. It was tied up with a cord, the same as when dispatched from the bank. On being opened, the books were found in their place, but the bills had all been abstracted. On inquiries being made at the Rotherham station, it tran spired that the box had not been seen there at all on the Tuesday. It was clear, therefore, that it had been stolen and carried away in the interval between the clerk leaving it at the station and the return thither of the station manager. The bank is in possession of every particular respecting the bills. HEARTLESS ROEBERY.—A young woman, named Martha White, on Tuesday last left the service of Mrs. Bacon, of Bedford-place, and proceeded to lodge with a friend. On Wednesday she went into Oxford-street with the intention of purchasing a few articles to make a present to her father and mother, who are poor people in the country, and was just entering the shop of Messrs. Walley and Hardwick, when she discovered that her purse, containing 31. 10s., had been abstracted from her pocket. The despair of the poor girl, on finding herself deprived of every shilling she had in the world, may be easier imagined than described; and were it not for the kindness of Mrs. Wall, of 74, Castle-street East, who has taken compassion on her situation, she would be at this moment literally without a roof to cover her, or bread to eat. Tbis is one of those truly distressing cases worthy the notice of the benevolent. MACKEREL FISHERY AT FALMOUTH.—The first mackerel boat which has arrived here for the present season is the Mary and Ann of Hastings, Captain W. White, and she made her first attempt on Friday. The nets were so full that they grounded with the weight of fish in them, and it is supposed that if the dog-fish had not devoured a great quantity of mackerel in the meshes the nets would have parted altogether. As it was (count ing 120 fish to the 100), 7,750 mackerel were secured in a perfect state, and a great number in a broken state. Besides these there was a large quantity of pilchards, and, it is calculated, about 5,000 dog-fish, which were thrown SR ay. The 7,760 mackerel were sold for 751. 10s., and the major part forthwith dispatched for Billingsgate market.— Western Times. The Commission of Inquiry into the State of the Law respecting the letting and general management of Ecclesiastical Property should not be confounded with the Ecclesiastical Commission, from which it is wholly distinct, and its duties altogether different. The Com mission, which is an unpaid one, will consist of the Earl of Harrowby (chairman), the Dean of Canterbury, the Rev. R. Jones, W. Page Wood, Esq., M.P. for Cam brige, R. B. Armstrong, Esq., M.P. fur Lancaster, and J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., Chief Clerk House of Lords. The state of the law respecting Church and corporation property has long been complained of, and has called loudly for revision. The magnitude of the property and interests at stake, however, precludes the expediency of hurried legislation, and suggests the nomination of such a commission as the present, so constituted as to com mand the confidence of the public, and of all parties in terested in the inquiry. A MATCH-SELLER BURNED.—In Lombard-street, Deanagate, Manchester, James Blakeley, a match-seller, was suddenly enveloped in flames from the matches he carried in his pocket exploding. The unfortunate man was severely and dangerously wounded. THE SEAMAN JEROME.—A few days back a docu ment was published in many of the newspapers throwing doubt on the merit to receive rewards of the seaman Je rome, who earned the admiration and applause of the distinguished party on board the frigate Atfonso by his humane gallantry on the melancholy occasion of the burning of the Ocean Monarch. The consequence of this unfounded report has been the withdrawal of many gifts destined for him by persons wishing to show their approval of his conduct. On the authority of a distin guished officer who witnessed the conduct of Jerome, and who is fully competent to judge of the merits of the case we are requested to give an unqualified contradiction to this statement, and further that the gifts so liberally bestowed upon him are amply deserved. ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS. —The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the sth instant :—Messrs. Robert Blagden, Albemarle-street ; Charles Walter Poulton, Cricklade, Wiltshire ; Henry Rowland Hoskins, Hoxton ; John Wilmshurst, Col chester; Frederick Dicker Fletcher, Canterbury; ltichard Scott Boley, Bristol; John Baker, Bo'ey, Bristol; and Charles Mills Wills, London. SMALL THINGS OF GREAT MEL—During my three days' sojourn with Lord Brougham we quarrelled about the pronunciation of words! He :said Lunnon, I said London. I reproached him, also, with pronouncing haunted haunted, and asked him why it should not rhyme with enchanted? The matter is a trifle; but I have a full conviction of being in the right. [And so he was.]—Life and Letters of T. Campbell. REPRESENTATION OP TRUEO.-2.`RURO, JAN. 4. The writ for this borough is expected to arrive to-day, in which case the nomination will take plrce on Tues day, and the election on Wednesday. The candidates are Mr. Montague Smith, of the Western Circuit, in the Conservative interest; and Mr. Humphrey Willyams, a banker, of the town, on the Liberal aide. Both parties profess to be confident of success, and the contest is ex pected to be a close one. TIIE NEW METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION. —On Saturday, a precept was received from the Lord Chancellor by Lewis C. lierslet, Esq., Clerk to the late Metropolitan Sewers Ct,ininission, notifying that the following gentlemen had been chosen as commissioners for the purposes of the new Act. The commission is dated " Jan. 1, 1849," and subjoined are the names of the persons selected, viz.:—The Earl of Carlisle, Lord Ashley, M.P., Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Hon. Frede rick Byng, Sir James Clark, Bart., Sir Edward North Buxton, Bart., Sir Joh❑ Burgoyne, R.E., Sir Henry De la Beche, Very Reverend Dr. Buckland, Neill Ar nott, E-q., M.D., T. Southwood Smith, Esq., MD., Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Robert A. Slaney, Esq., M.P., John Walter, E-q , M.P., George Bidden Airey Esq., Edwin Chadwick, Esq., C. 8., John Leslie, Esq , William John Broderip, Esq., Robert Hatton, Esq., Richard Lambert Jones, Esq., John Buller, Esq., John Bidwell, Esq., Joseph Hodgson, Esq., Captain James Welch, RE., Captain Robert K. Dawson, R.E., William R. Groves, Esq., F.R.S., Thomas Banfield, Esq„ Ed ward Lawes, Esq., ItAfexandEr Bain, Esq., Thomas Hawes, Esq., Cuthbert William Johnson, Esq., Rev. William Stone, M.A., Re►. Morgan Cowie, M.A., Rev. E. Murray, M.A. The commission will be opened on Wednesday next. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN SURREY.—WARPLESDON, SATURDAY MORNING.— Considerable excitement has prevailed throughout this usually quiet district during the past day or two, in con sequence of a brutal attempt having been made to mur der Mr. J. Loveland, a farmer highly respected in the village. The circumstances connected with the case will be understood by the following summary of the evi dence, sworn to before George Gibson, Esq., the ma gistrate for the district:—lt appears that on Tuesday last Mr. Loveland was at the New Inn, where he re mained until about half-past seven o'clock, in company with a person named Charles Hepburn, whom he knew perfectly well by sight, and as a visitor of the inn. After the prosecutor had left the inn, and was proceeding along the road to his own house, he was pursued and o►ertaken by Hepburn, who, without saying a word to him, gave him a blow at the back of the head, which knocked him down. He then knelt on his breast, and, after trying to strangle him, struck him seven or eight times over the head. He cried out " Murder," and by the light of the moon he distinctly saw that the party was Hepburn. Ile called him by name, and begged of him to spare his life, and he might have all he had. The villain then rifled his pockets of all they contained (3s. 6d.), and gave him three more blows on the head, saying at the time, " There, you —, you won't tell any tales now." Mr. Loveland pretending to be dead, the fellow made off, and returning again to the Now Inn, called for some more drink. Mr. Loveland, as well as he was able, crawled home, and gave information to the police, and Hepburn was apprehended, and on Thursday night was fully com mitted to take his trial for attempting the murder, and for having robbed Mr. Loveland. Witnesses were examined, who proved having seen the prosecutor leave the room, and the prisoner following a few minutes afterwards, and returning again in three quarters of an hour, with his trowsers covered with mud, evidently showing that he had been struggling on the ground with BORIC one. CRITICISM or ART.—A small crowd gathered be fore a window recently, to admire the figure of a cat that was there, as if for public inspection. Nearly every one was delighted with its likeness to life. " But still," said Augustus, "there are faults in it : it is fur from perfect; observe the defect in the fore shortening of that paw, now ; and the :expression of that eye, too, is bad; besides, the mouth is too far down under the chin, while the whiskers look as if they were coming out of her ears. It is too short, too." But, as if to obviate this defect, the figure stretched itself and rolled over in the sun "It is a cat, I vow," sail a bystander. " It's alive !" shouted an urchin, clapping his hands. " Why, it's only a cat, arter all," ex claimed Mrs, Partington, as she surveyed it through her specs; but Augustus moved on, disappointed that nature had fallen so short of his ideas of perfection in the manufacture of cats. But Augustus was quite as com petent a critic as many others whose judgment of paint ings leads the town.—New York Observer. __ DIED.—Dec. 31, at Regent's Park, Heavitree, aged sixty-three, Mr. John Trimble, late pawnbroker of this city. Its him the Exeter Reform Association has lost ono of its earliest and liberal supporters. The last time he was in Exeter he plumped for Mr. 13urrington, for the ward of St. Paul.—Exeter Western Times. JENNY LIND.—On Saturday last a concert was given at Liverpool, at which Jenny Lind performed gra tuitously, for the purpose of raising a fund to add au ad ditional wing to the Southern Hospital, in Toxteth-park. There was a most numerous and brilliant attendance, and the proceeds, it is said, will reach 1,8011. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. THE HULSEAN PRIZE, 1849. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. s.—The late Rev. John Hulse having bequeathed to the University of Cambridge cer tain estates for the advancem en t o f re li g i ous learning ; and having directed in his will that out of the rents and profits, so soon as annuities and other incumbrances would admit, an annual premium should be given " for the best dissertation in the English language on the evi dence in general, or on the prophecies or miracles in particular, or on any other particular argument, whether the same be direct or collateral proof of the Christian religion, in order to evince its truth and excellence," to be written by a member of this University under the degree or standing of Master of Arts; the trustees have given notice, that a premium of 100/. will this year be given for the best dissertation on the following subject— " The influence of the Jewish and Christian Revelations on Pagan writers." The dissertations are to be sent to one of the trustees (the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of St. John's College, or the Master of Trinity College) on or before the 20th of October, 1849, with the names of the respective authors sealed up. The author of the essay best approved is to print it at his own expense, and is not to be a second time a candi date for the premium. THE SEATONIAN POEM. The subject of the Seatonian Poem for the present year, as announced by the electors, is " Edom." Each candidate is to send his performance, without his name, to the Vice-Chancellor, on or before the 29th September next, with some Latin verse upo❑ it ; and he is at the same time to send a paper sealed up, with his name written within, and the same Latin verse on the outside. The electors also give notice that if any poem shall appear to possess distinguished merit, a premium of 80/. will be adjudged. POISONED PARTRIDGES. Dr. Henry William Fuller, of St. George's Hos pital, has sent to the Lancet a communication of cu rious interest : " For some months past, in certain parts of Hamp shire, partridges have been found dead in the fields, presenting a very remarkable appearance. Instead of lying prostrate on their sides, as is usually the case with dead birds, they have been found sitting with their heads erect and their eyes open, presenting all the semblance of life. This peculiarity, which for some time had attracted considerable attenticn among sportsmen in the neighbourhood, led to no practical result until about ten days ago, when a covey of ten birds having been found nestled together in this con dition, two of the birds, together with the seeds taken from the crops of the remaining eight, were sent up to London for examination." By analysis, Dr. Fuller discoved considerable quantities of arsenic in the viscera of the birds : this was traced to the seed-corn in their crops. In quiry established that "inHampshire,Lincolnshire, and many other parts of the country, the farmers are now in the habit of steeping their wheat in a strong solu tion of arsenic previous to sowing it, with the view of preventing the ravages of the wire-worm on the seed, and of the smut on the plant when grown ; that this process is found to be eminently successful, and is therefore daily becoming more and more generally adopted; that, even now, many hundreds weight of arsenic are yearly sold to agriculturists for this ex press purpose; that although the seed is poisonous when sown, its fruit is in no degree affected by the poison; that wherever this plan has been extensively carried out, pheasants and partridges have been poi soned by eating the seed, and the partridges have been almost universally found sitting in the position I have already described ; and lastly, that the men employed in sowing the poisonous seed not unfrequently pre sent the earlier symptoms which occur in the milder cases of poisoning by arsenic." The question was then suggested, " Might not the flesh of birds so poi soned prove injurious when eaten ?" Dr. Fuller cut off the breast of a bird, and gave it to a fine healthy cat. " She ate it with aridity ; but in about half an hour she began to vomit, and vomited almost inces santly fur nearly twelve hours, during the whole of which time she evidently suffered excessive pain. After this, nothing would induce her to eat any more partridge.—l kept her without food for twenty-four hours, but in vain ; she resolutely refused to touch an atom snore of the bird. This being the case I gave her some beef and some milk, which she eagerly swallowed; proving, beyond doubt, that her instinct, and not her want of appetite, induced her to forego the dainty meal which had just been offered her." Dr, Fuller also found in every part of the flesh of the other bird strong traces of arsenic : the bird could not have been eaten by a man without very serious consequences. "It is notorious," Dr. Fuller says, " that many of the dealers in game are supplied through the agency of poachers and others who have a direct pecuniary interest in supplying them with the largest possible number of birds. It is certain, moreover, that if men of this sort were to find a covey of partridges in a field, dead, but fresh and in good condition, they would not hesitate to send them with the remainder of their booty to the poulterer ; who would as certainly, without suspicion, sell them to his customers." The conclusions are, that " sus picious cases of bellyache" at this season are not always to be taken for cholera; and that the practice of steeping seed in arsenical solution may become matter for restrictive legislative interference, both on sanitary and me - ico-legal grounds. - - LOCHCARRON.-The herring fishing has failed in Lochcarron this season, and there aro few potatoes in the place. The people on the coast who depend on the fish ing will be very destitute when the present stock of grain is consumed. The grain cannot last long.—Ross-shire Advertiser. Advices from Bordeaux state that the holidays had during the week interfered with business. The markets were firm, however. The rage for the gold mines of California proceeds with gigantic paces. Besides vessels for that quarter of the globe previously advertised, Mr. John Shepherd, of Lime-street, advertised one for this modern El Dorado on Thursday, and in the course of the day he had no fewer than twenty-five applications for passages. An effort is to be made in Aberdeen for the aban donment of open fishing-boats, and the substitution of small-decked vessels, with air-tight compartments, to prevent sinking. The boats at present in use cost .60/., those proposed would cost 150/. ; but, then, instead of being employed, as at present, for some six weeks in the herring fishing only, they could be at sea all the year round, for every kind of fishing trade. BUSINESS IN THE WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT. —The number of causes entered for trial in the West minster County Court during the year 1848 amounted to 14,600. Of these, upwards of 14,400 have been heard, and judgments given upon them, but of this num ber but twelve have been tried by juries, thus showing that litigants, in the present day, aro desirous of getting law as cheap as possible (the cost of a jury being some thing like 145.), and abide by the decision of one man, sitting in the capacity of " Judge and Jury." To enabl the Judge (D. C. Moylan, Esq.) to get through this immense amount of business (which is ex elusive of applications for summonses out of districts, ' &c.) he was compelled, during the first portion of the year, to sit six days in each week, and latterly, four days; frequently from ten o'clock in the morning until six or seven o'clock in the evening. In several of the other courts the judges do not sit more than as many days in each month, and yet they receive the same amount of salary. Taking the above return from one out of the nine courts in the metropolis into considera tion, it will show the great number of persons who must be interested in the proceedings of them during the year ANECDOTES OF JOE lIAINES, TIIE ACTOR.—Joe Haines, the comedian, who died in 1701, was no less celebrated for his great facetiousness and his wicked pranks than for his acting. He was in danger on one occasion of being seized and thrown into the Bastile at Paris, for having personated an English Peer, and run 3,000 livres in debt. Another time in London he was arrested in the street for a debt of 201. by a couple of bailiffs, as the Bishop of Ely was passing in his coach. " Ali!" said Joe to the bailiffs, " here's my cousin, the Bishop of Ely; let me but speak to him, and he'll pay the debt." Tho bailiffs thought they might venture, as they were within three or four yards of him; so up goes Joe close to the coach, and taking off his hat, the Bishop ordered the coach to stop, while Joe, thrusting his head in at the window, said softly, " My Lord, here are two poor men who have such great heavy scruples of con science, that I fear they may hang themselves, and I be seech your Lordship to speak with them." " Certainly," said the Bishop, and, calling to the bailiffs, said, " You come to me to-morrow morning, and I'll satisfy you." The men bowed and went away, and Joe, hugging himself with this fallacious advice, was permitted to go free. In the morning the bailiffs, expecting the debt and charges, repaired to the Bishop's, where, being introduced, " Well, said the Bishop what are your scruples of conscience?" "Scruples!" said the bailiffs, " we have no scruples; we are bailiffs, my Lord; arrested your cousin, Joe Haines, for 20i Your Lordship promised to satisfy us to-day, and we hope your Lordship will be as good as your word." Tho Bishop, reflecting that his honour and name would be compromised if he refused to pay, wa reluctantly obliged to discharge the debt and costs. FOREIGN I and FOREIGN OILS.—By the revised tariff i Vic., cap. 90), train oil, blubber, spermacets(°);!ann:!l head matter, the produce of fish, or crevatusirecislsim,d ina l " . the sea, caught by the crews of British any British pos ported direct from the fishery, 0_ f c r r e e e a ; t u a r n e d s blubber, British se t s he el, and spermaceti oil of s tr e a s i s n io o n il i a n n a d fishing, a living in the sea, of foreign it o h SIX and fifteen pounds juil:tloboereration on the enactments provided f p o e r r e i t g u n n fishing, respeu t i v: l 7 . charged esa " in . 1 and after the Ist J . that the former maceti oil to be f ree on . trivary,lB47, producewere d r e o c f i f s ° r a ii b t ,o or free of dut or and also d l 1 duty ' and after the Ist January, 1849. Spermaceti oil, ° f foreign fishing, is now therefore free mileery n o ti h or t i i e v d ing oil e s ona sh e o of duty, the pri . Ist inst. N - El y HOUSES AND WAREHOUSES INLIVERPOOL. —The following is a return of the number of houses and warehouses erected, or in course of erection within January t h e municipal borough, f rom t h e Ist of ' to the 31 s t December, 1848, as presented yesterday by . Rishton, the building surveyor:_., or: - annum; 506 from 12/. to _ . y ''''''l 4 under 121. per from 351, and upwards; 25/.; 48 from 25/. to 351; 28 total, 656 hous es, together statement of . with 6 war e h ouses. The comparativethe number of houses erected within each year since 1838 is as foll ows:-1838, 1,052; 1889, 997; 1840, 1,576; 1841, 1,761; 1842, 2,027; 1843, 1,390; 1844, 2,450; 1845, 3,728; 1846, 3,460; 1847, 1,220; 1848, 656; total, 20,317—LiverivaitlerGury. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, DEC. 30.--It is said that proposals have been made for the marriage of Francis Joseph, Empe ror of Austria, and Princess Amelia of Saxe Weimar, born 1830, youngest d aug h ter o f Duke Bernhard. Accountsjust received from Presburg state that the fortress of Essegg has surrendered to the Imperial troops.—Haniburgh Papers, Jan. 2. M. Louis Raveaux, brother of a deputy o f th e National Assembly at Frankfort, h as j ust b een con demned to death at Vienna, for having sold the com bustibles by which one of the bridges was destroyed in the insurrection. It was, however, hoped that the sentence would be commuted. FRANKFORT. A letter from Frankfort, of the Ist, says--" M. de Gagern, Chief of the Cabinet of the Empire, has had a conference with the Commissioners of the several German Governments, on the subject of their con tingents in money. As to the first payment of the fleet (1,500,000 florins), Austria declared that her own fleet had al w ay s b ee n employ e d in the Mediter ranean for the ben e fit o f all G e r man y, and that this fleet was worth a great deal more than the contin gents demanded. Austria added that she would pay less than ever at this moment, her relations with Ger many not yet being regulat e d. P russ i a h a d made her first payment, and even those for several States of the Zollverein ; but did not know whether the same thing w ou ld b e necessary a secon d t i me. Bavaria said that she had done enough for the service of the empire by placing her troops at its disposal, and so far from being called to pay, she was entitled to payment. With respect to the expenses occa sioned by the Imperial troops, Brunswick declared that a little state ought to be allowed to profit by the presence of the troops on its territory, and that it would be unjust to make any G overnment, wh i ch had maintained order in its own territories, as, for ex ample, Prussia and Hanover, pay a portion of the ex penses of sending Imperial troops to Baden, Thu ringen, kc. Prussia declared that she would pay her own share of such expenses, subject, however, to a subsequent arrangement. Bavaria demanded to be recompensed for the concentration, at the demand of the Empire, of troops on the Bier." ITALY. A letter from Modena, of the 27th ult., says : "Yesterday public tranquillity was seriously compro mised in consequence of a corporal having seized a young man who wore a cravat of different co lours, telling him that the three colours were forbidden. The people took the man's part, and the corporal would have been severely ill-treated, if he had not been saved by the Civic Guard. A detachment of a Hungarian regiment twice drove him from their ranks. Patrols of cavalry and in fantry constantly parade the streets, the theatre is al most deserted, and the town is in a sort of state of siege. Public indignation is very strong against the superior officers of the garrison, owing to the brutality with which they allow their men to act." BANK OF FRANCE The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on the 4th of January, 1849: ASSETS. f. 145,621,460 61 . . 116,739,717 00 ... 489,678 96 Cash and ingots Ditto in branch banks Bills past due Bills falling due in Paris, of which 15,607,176 f. 53c. are from the branch banks 57,680,793 38 Bills in the branch banks ... ... 106,386,396 54 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 19,325,613 00 Ditto on French public securities ... 32,538,394 05 Ditto by branch banks... ... 1,560,337 00 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 00 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Rentes, disposable funds ... 34,771,288 62 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... 12,806,741 39 Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 00 Real property of the branch banks ... 2,273,658 00 Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris 7,000,000 00 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00 Ditto branch banks ... 230,000 00 Bills protested at Paris ... 10,973,225 65 Ditto at the branches ... ... 5,120,550 00 Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto of the branches ... Miscellaneous ... Consolidation of Treasury Bonds 39,097 00 1,126,573 94 7,351,107 50 f. 676,734,632 64 Capital ... f. 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 00 Reserve-immobiliere ... 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 404,916,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 16,567,175 00 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 415,572 18 Account-current with Treasury creditor 19,204,335 35 Various accounts current 82,989,325 29 Ditto in branches 26,573,759 00 Bills payable at sight 3,411,800 00 Ditto at branches 907,657 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank ... 5,677,888 47 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,489,019 00 Dividends payable . . 3,199,545 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 330,714 04 Discounts, and diverse interest._ ... 650,495 53 Ditto branch banks ... ... 212,736 00 He discounts of the last six months 246,051 47 Ditto in branch banks .. ... 455,275 00 Miscellaneous ... 219,334 06 f. 676,734,632 64 THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Serrice Gazette.) STAFF.—Captain W. M. Mitchell, of her Majesty's 84th Regiment, has, we observe, been appointed an Aide de-Camp on the personal Staff of the President of the Council of India, and Deputy-Governor of Bengal. ARTILLERY FOR CHINA.—Tier Majesty has issued 8 warrant, authorising a company of Gun Lascara to be raised for Artillery service in China, consisting of eighty eight men, and to be attached to the Royal Artillery serving in that country. Pensions and Good Conduct Pay will be granted, and the total expense of the com pany Vi ill be charged in the Ordnance Estimates. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.—Upwards of 4,500 men have quitted the service during the last year, and been awarded pensions under the existing regulations. Tun RECRUITING SERVICE.—We understand that a reduction has taken place in the recruiting service in this country to the extent of six sub-divisions. This measure will remand six subaltern superintending officers to their regiments. THE WAR MEDALS.—WO have heard with extreme regret that there is no chance of a distribution of the long-promised medals for at least two or three menthe longer, the silversmiths to whom has been confided the task of getting them out having disappointed the au thorities in their estimate of the time of delivering them. If the parties were fined 101. for every officer entitled to the medal v.ho dies since Christmas, and without re ceiving his long-earned distinction, there is little doubt but that the decoration would be ready for distribution in as many days. NATAL PENSIONS FOR WOUNDS.—Two pensions for wounds, amounting to 1821. 10s. per annum, have fallen in hand during the past week by the deaths of Com mander H. D. Pritchard (1841), and Lieutenant Howard Moore (1815). The former was a Trafalgar officer, and consequently a claimant for the long-coming medals. TILE LIEUTENANT'S HALF-PAY LIST.—In COlaSeqUeliCi of the deaths of Lieutenants Leech and Shireff not hav ing been reported, Lieutenants R. A. Hughes and S. Conner remain on the ss. per diem list, when they ought_ to have been placed on the 6s. li s t. By the deaths of Lieutenants Moore and Delap, this week, Lieutenants Timothy Parsons and George Mitchell (seniority March Per 2, 1815) become entitled to be placed on the 6 s. r P diem list. We regret to hear that Admiral Sir John K.C.8., K.C.8., has been suffering from illdiSpOlitiOß d nu past week. eighty-third year, Admiral Mainley, now in 3 s is u ff er Z 3 g great pain, ia although confined to his bed and . _ o .,___ of his medical the satista iio. recovering from—much to of We are enabled to state that the warm-hearted Vice- Shortland, R.N., has enrolled Lieutenant Willoughby of the Royal Naval Benevo lent Society. c EONS oF THE ROYAL NI URG ' ► YY.-.... TIIE ASSISTANT -N, state that a deputation from the We are enabled to. l College of Surgeons of L 2 . ondon, Council of the 3 Green,' had an int • erview with the late Sul of t h e eonfefence we have not yet learned. That s with Earl of Aucklan since, reference to f Naval As ' ievances 0 Assistant -Surgeons; but the the TCSU headed by Mr gent,emen these learned reject anything like a compro : for their less in,sefortunate brotherhood, is determined Arid n oble of them. We are sorry to learn that Captain Berkeley is still the very bitter enemy of Naval As-- sistant - Surgeons, and that the Hon. Gentleman has gone to very pitiful lengths in exhibiting his prejudices. We hear that Captain Berkeley was the only member of the Board opposed to Assistant-Surgeons being imme diately granted ward-room privileges. The conduct of Captain Berkeley is as much to be deplored as is also the oppressive order of Captain Sir James Stirling: " that one of the assistant-surgeons of her Majesty's ship Howe, do visit the sick berths once in each watch at night." We would advise Sir James Stirling to countermand this order, which is unnecessary and unprecedented. d, a aftetwackday PI Accounts from Smyrna, of the 15th ult., represent much dulness in trade, which was much increased by tie character of the news from Europe. From Con. Etantinople the news extends to the same date. The grain market was very quiet, with accumulating stocks• Good qualities were firm in price. A resumption of bu siness was, however, shortly looked for. STATUE OF CHARLES I. AT CHARING.CROSS. — "A subscriber " writes—"l think it is much to be regretted that some effectual step is not taken to restore the beau• titul pedestal of Charles the First's statue at Charing. cross before the ornaments and mouldings have so en. tirely perished as to preclude the possibility of tracing either the one or the other."—.Builder ILLICIT SPIRITS.—It is believed that 100,0001. a year would not clear the duty on illicit spirits mot iu the parish of Manchester.—.Lircrpool itlat4