The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CommEnclAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with firmness and a hardening tendency, without change in prices. The sales were 6,000 bales, 500 for export, comprising in addition to American, 100 Egyptian, 6d. to 6N., and 1,000 Surat, 30. to 4kd. per lb. In the Railway Share Market a slight decline took place in the value of leading stocks, which closed quietly. Advices from the republic of Chili are of a most favourable character, showing unusual energy on the part of the commercial community to develope the resources of the state. Already a railway has been constructed from Santiago to Talca. ; and the Minister Antonio Varas brought forward a project to establish a Territorial Hypothek Bank, on si milar principles to that of the French Credit Mo bilier Bank, which has received the sanction of the Senate. Tho productive power of the country, especially in minerals, was increasing, and the faci lities of railway communication to the port had increased the exports considerably. These amounted to 66,392,080 francs for the year, and the imports to 87,141,495 f., showing a total of external trade equivalent to 6,120,000 pounds sterling, in round numbers. The quantities of the chief articles of export are as follow :—Coal, 14,000 tons ; wool, 1,354,100 lbs. ; copper ore, 330,773 quintals ; silver ore, 369,925 quintals; silver in bars, 200,574 marks ; and 84,150 fanegues of wheat. The closing quotations of the Bourse on Satur day showed a reaction in the French funds of 15c. in the 3 per Cents. for money, and 25c. in the 41- per Cent. Stock for the account. Purchasers con tinued to renew dealings both for money and time, notwithstanding the small amount of business generally transacted on Saturdays. Sellers in the 44 per Cents. succeeded in raising that stock to 91 francs. The New Loan likewise advanced 15c. for the account, and 30c. for money. Bank of France Shares remained stationary at 3169. Credit Fon cier rose 10f., and shares of the Credit Mobilier marked sf. above previous prices. There were but few dealings in the Railway Market, and these produced a downward tendency. However, their depreciation was not considered of much import- ance. Compared with the closing prices of Friday the following may be noticed :—A fall of 10fr. in Western of France, and 3fr. 75c. in Eastern of the first concession, while shares in the Now Stock are unaltered. North of France rose lfr. 20c., Austrian Society 2fr. 50c., Lyons 2fr. 50c. Mediterranean fell 2fr. 50c. ; Orleans re mained at 1,115 ; Midland fell 2fr. 50c. ; and Grand Central Ifr. 25 centimes. In consequence of the arrival of the King of Sar dinia at Paris on Saturday the members of the grain and flour markets kept it as a holiday. The closing prices of Friday maintain the general aver age of the week. Sales of 6,860 kilogrammes gave 66fr. 88c. per 78 kilogrammes as the average price. The stock on hand was 22,710 quintals. At Marseilles there were continued arrivals of wheat from Galatz and Roumelia, which brought 49 francs the hectolitre, and best qualities flour brought 60f. The Dutch markets are beginning to show a deficiency in the supply of rye, which is now being more generally consumed, and conse quently commands an advance of 2 florins on the week's highest quotations. In Belgium wheat has risen 70c. per hectolitre, and rye 1 f. 5c., barley is without alteration, and oats have risen 38c. Commercial news from Russia state that the Bourse there receives by telegraph from London in eleven or twelve hours the particulars of what has been doing on the Stock Exchange. _ _ . The Baltic has arrived from New York, but the letters and papers have not yet been delivered. The money market had become more stringent, but commercial affairs were in an inactive condi tion. There had been an arrival of a million and a half of dollars from California. Business at San Fran cisco had slightly improved. The White Star has arrived from Melbourne with 89,195 ounces of gold, and accounts to 31st August, which, however, are not so late by one day as those already received via the Overland Mail. Other vessels are due and daily expected, but they will not bring much later intelligence. The wheat trade is heavy to-day, and prices are fully 2s. lower than on Monday last. There is a buoyant market for English securities, but business is exceedingly limited. Operations have commenced for the January account, and the " contango" is at the rate of about 6i per cent., from which, however, a deduction for income tax bas to be made. Consols for money, after being 881 to 88, have advanced to 88i and 881. The account prices have been 88a to 881. The money market is rather quieter, and Exchequer Bills have improved to 93. and 6s. discount. There have been very few transactions in the New 3 per Cents. at 87i to 881, and in the 3 per Cent. Reduced at 87i to 87g. Bank Stock is dull at 208. A moderate business is doing in the Foreign Market. Turkish Six per Cents. aro steady at 80k, and the New Scrip is at 33 discount. Spanish Bonds are at fuller rates, the Three per Cents. being 381 to 39, the ditto Deferred at 20 to 201, and the Passive at 6. Russian Five per Cents. are marked at 95i to 96. Brazilian Small Bonds are weak, being 99, but Equador rule firmer at 51, and Mexican at.l9i. Dutch 21 per Cents. are 63i to 64, and the 4 per Cents, are 93g. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 7 ; Mexican, 191 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 94 to 96 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 88; Spanish New Deferred, 19i to 20k ; ditto Three per Cents., 381 to ; ditto Certificates, 4a to 4i ; ditto Pas sive, 5i to 6i. Railway Shares present a quiet appearance, but there is an upward tendency in the quotations. Eastern Counties have risen 55., and also Midland. The Foreign lines are generally nominal, but Great Western of Canada are # higher. Mining Shares are dull. The Banks steady, and Canada Land Shares weaker at 132 to 1331. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRIM S (Prom the °tidal List. Ilugitioss don* Bank Stock ... . ...- 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B7s $ 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities - 4 N3W 3 per Cent. Annuities Lune L.kunuities, Expire sth Jan., 1889 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 3l Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 161 India Bonds, £lOOO .... ............. Ditto, under 21000 C o nsols for Account 881 i 9 8 Exchequer Dills, 2icl. 21000 . ~...... .......... 6 9 5 d 400 Small • Exchequer Bonds 1 8 58, 3i per Cent..., 98 Ditto 1859, OP ~. 93 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. ... — Ditto Small Equador Bonds biexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account l9 i Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. XSt 9si 6 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto for the account 39 81 Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the account 2O i Ditto Passive Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent —. .. Ditto for the Account BOA Ditto Small Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto for the account 3s d Dividends on the above payable in London. D itch Exchange, 2} par Cent. 12 Gull 63A 4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Consols Ditto for Aocount THREE O'CLOCK. 881 88i A SNAKE IN THE RAGS.—In July last, Messrs. a and J. Bush, merchants, of Bristol, warehoused a quantity of rags, cx the Seringapatam, from Melbourne. On Friday afternoon, as same of these rags were being re moved, the men engaged were somewhat alarmed by the appearance of a large snake upwards of 4 feet in length, which, however, quickly got among the rags again, and is at present concealed in the loft. The Seringapatam was upwards of 100 days on her passage from Melbourne, so that the snake must have been about eight months en sconced in the rage. The , creature when disturbed ap peared quite lively, but if, is not known whether it is a venomous reptile or not. 20 20 10 10 5 5 2' 10 20 5 20 18 qz 2F 10 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Closing Priam' this day. RAILWAYJ. Aberdeen Notttg. Bost and Eastn. Janet Belfast & - Ballymena Wolverh Stour Valley Birk said. Lanes}, & Cheshire Janet Jo. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons Do., £2O myth &Ty - nsorigina , ' £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Caren. and Ca' digan Chester & Holyi,6a4. Cork and Bandon.. Cork, Black, ts Pas, Cornwall Do. A Do. B li6q Junction DuolinezEolfalitJULC Dun. P. & Abc. Jne, Do. 111,w East Arglian.. Pastern Counties.. Uninn., A. St' B Do., New East Kent F P7di nburg.hez Glasgo , Edinb. and Peebles.. Fain. Prtl Dur orth St, Clyde Jr n Furness Do. Extension IGlasgow Bt S West- ;Great N. of Seotlnd. Great Northern .., Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Stir. SzWest.(lre.) Great Western D. Stour Val RAE Gua. Stk !Irish Soutli-Eak.tom. !LaricE.ster & Carlisle Do., Thirds 'Do. New Thirds Lanessh. and Vorksl D 3 .0 Wst. Riding Un. !Li v. Crsby .&Sonthpt :London & Blackwar Load. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westir . , Do ° Fifth D0.101.15h. ,M& 8 0 ! Do. Eighths „ London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., 440. Lndndrry& Col ert i € Lndndrr - . & Ennlsk Manch.Shef. k Linclb Do. I Shares, No. Do., Man. & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. Birning. &Dori); [idid, Do. Half Shares . all Newcastle & Carlisle. all Nwpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry IltEnniskillen all Newry NiTarrenpoini and Restrevor 100 Norfolk Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 ;)0., A A Doter:a .. Do., I B Guaranteed Enitorn—Berwiel Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N. E. ?nroh Co. Leeds Do. York North London &S.Wstrn. , • s'Aoad, and City Jn,. Staffordshily 'forth Western S. S. Westrn. Jnnc gnnaaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. •)x Wore., Wolv, ?ohs:month o.,tisb Central,,., -*;llropeliiro neon Dovon uth Eastern .4outh Wales 73. Yrksh. dt Riv. Du). Do_ - ~..... taines, Wok. &Wok tookton & rli 3to 'stun & Titztlepl rs.l7 Vale Pref.., Ne. I Hair. r).& R Ulverstone & Lancs Vale of Neath IVs.terD - 1. & Kilkenny waterfordtStLimer.cl West Cornwal' `•'Vest End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A . Do. B Wont London... Whnblodn & Croydon itttwe tam Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till'64 Ardennes Iteigian Eastr.. June Reziers to Gra:ss(sasa , Bombay, Paroda, an.:l Central India,Seril Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Extension Do. do. eo., ',59, do Gd. Tk of Cana,daA ie Do. St. Lawrence t Atlantic do Do. Cert. of Debon , con. into Stk. till '6:' Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. 9t. Central of Franc• at. Indian Peninsulf , guar. 5 per cent 00. New 5 per cent Extensions great Luxernbour Constituted Sharet- Do. Obligations Gt. Western ofCanad Sltari‘s Do. New Do. lids., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p.'56... Do. do., '76, p. 13:i. do., '73, without option fl:Zmilton & Toronto Do. Fi per cent. oonst. & Basle Liorro and Turnhout Lyons and 17 , nova Lyons a Ilediterran. As.dras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur Is Liege (vitl _ Interest) 'Do. (ex interest) INorthern of France ,D0.201.81is Do. 207. 3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. ez Ams. She. rforwogianTrankPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bond? Paris and Orleans.,.. Paris and Ronan... . ParisCacn di Cherbrg all Do Rome and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. D• 4outhern of Franoo„ St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) Wed Flanders Do 5i per c. Prof_ Western of France_ Do .. .• Zealand JOINT-STOI nstralasia Bank of London itri. Col. Itk,& Li% C iritiula W. American Chartd. Bank of Asia c lbrtd. Br.k. of India, Australia, & China Cit y C010nia1.,,., Commercial of Lotd g.Sc ot & &up. Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New Len don and County Lnd &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock Gond. Zr.. Westmirotei National Pro. of Eng. Do. Now 1 National of Ireland Now South Walc2 Oriental Bank of Corporation. ..... ...• i'rovincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg tk Gold Imp Co Royal British South Australia Union of Australia Do. New ....... 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MONDAY F,VENINci, NOVEMBER 26 1855 LINES i. ASJED rix - ED x ENTA LAW INTELLIGENCE--(This Day.) MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). Compans C.oeitit ?vice. this day. riustness this day. COURT OF CHANCERY. This was the last day of Michaelmas Term, and the Lord Chancellor will not sit again in this court till Monday neat. his lordship, therefore, this morning disposed of nearly all the cases standing for judgment. WALTERS V. THE NORTHERN COAL COMPANY.—JUDGMENT. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were very dull for wheat, although the supplies were but mo derate, and prices gave way from is to 2s per quarter. The demand for barley was less active, at barely the late im provement in value. Malt ruled inactive. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were dull. The Lord Chancellor gare judgment in this case, which was argued before him in July last, upon an ap peal from the decision of Vice-Chancellor Wood. The bill was filed by Mr. Walters against the official mana ger, for winding up th e a ff a i rs of the Northern Coal Company, for the purpose of obtaining an account and payment of the arrears of rent, due from the company for certain coal mines, of which a gentleman of the name of Ord had granted them a lease, at a rental of 850/. a-year. The company was established in the year 1338, and in the following year the lease was granted by Mr. Ord, whose interests plaintiff represented. The shareholders of the company becoming dis satisfied with the directors and their management, the company was ultimately wound up under the Wind ing-up Act ; and Walters lacing unable to obtain any rent or satisfaction from the company, it being asserted that, in the events that had happened, the plaintiff had no right to a specific performance of the lease, he filed his present bill, which the Vice-Chancellor dismissed with costs. The Lord Chancellor, agreeing with that judgment, ordered the appeal to be dismissed with costs. Large quantities of grain and flour continue to be dis posed of in the American markets for shipment to Europe. The continental markets are dull, yet prices aro fully sup ported. Very moderate supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The imports amounted to 6,580 quarters of wheat, 25,540 oats, 2,152 beans, 2,062 peas, 495 tares, 1,119 , linseed, 3,284 rapeseed, 240 mus tard send, 1,174 sundry seeds, and 13,454 barrels of flour. The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was very moderate, and a large portion of it was poor in quali y, and otherwise out of condition. However, as the country markets came lower, and as the attendance of millers was limited, the demand for all kinds 'of wheat of home pro duce ruled exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the quota tions realised on Monday last of from 2s to 3s per quarter. With foreign wheat we were but moderately supplied. The transactions in all kinds were so trifling that the cur rencies were almost nominal ; but there was more disposi tion shown tO make sales by some of the large holders. Floating cargoes of grain wore mostly held at full quo tations. The sapply of bailey was small, yet the inquiry for all kinds was less active, at the late improvement in value. SCALES V. DIMME.-JUDGMENT. The Lord Chancellor gave judgment in this case, which came bef,re him upon appeal from the decision of Vice-Chancellor Stuart. The bill was filed by the plain tiff, one of the executors of a maiden lady named Bate man, for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage which had been made to her for the sum of 2,5001. The ob jection by the defendant who represented the mortgagers to the plaintiff's bill was, that Miss Bateman had written letters to the relatives of the mortgagers, which in equity would amount to a declaration of trust of that mortgage, and therefore that it could not be foreclosed. Vice- Chancellor Stuart ordered the mortgage to be foreclosed, and the Lord Chancellor, agreeing with that decision, dismissed the appeal with costs. Malt sold slowly, at last week's currency. There was a good supply of foreign oats in the market. Primo samples moved off steadily, at full quotations. In ferior kinds were a dull inquiry. We had less activity in the sale of beans, at barely late rates. Peas moved off slowly, on former terms. The flour trade was very dull, and, in some instances, prices were rather in favour of buyers. STGDDART V. NELSON---3TIDGMENT. This was also an appeal from the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor Stuart, in which the Lord Chancellor now gave his decision. The testator in the cause directed his property to be sold, and the proceeds to be divided among his "cousins" living at his death, and the question in the case was what the testator meant by that word. Vice-Chancellor Stuart held that he meant all his cousina, of whatever denomination they might be, and from that decision the parties aggrieved appealed. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Whest—Essez & Kent, Tit—elevaller 823 to 84s Red .. • • new 643 to 81 a Oats Yorkshire and Ditto• • ...... old 77 s 88a Lineolnsh., Feed 26s 30s Ditto, White new 68s Blis Potato . . . 28s 34s Ditt0........ old Bes 95s Yonghal and Cork Norfolk and bin- Black •••• 25s 28s coin, Red, old 81s 892 Cork, White 26s 30s Ditto new •• .• •• 643 82s Scotch, Feed..... 27s 34s Rys—Old ............ —s —s Beaus—Tick ...•..... 42s 41s New ............503 52s Pigeons ... 44s 57s Batley—Grinding ....• 383 423 Peas—Grey 43s 46s Malting .....•• •• 42; 443 Map1e........... 453 48s Chevalier.. •• • • 45s 48s' White." •• •• •• 50s 54s lialt—Saflolkand Nor- Boilers ......... 52s 56s f01k............ 743 821 Flour—Town-made... 751 77s Crown. • • .• • • .... •• G4a 703 Suffolk 61s 62a KiagatOnandWare 783 803 Bto4ktn &Norfolk 6ls 628 The Lord Chancellor considered that the Vice-Chan cellor had failed in his judgment, and that the clear Ll tention of the testator was to benefit bis "first cousins" only. The judgment of the Court below must therefore be reversed, and advertisements issued for the first cousins of the testator. Appeal dismissed ; the costs of all parties to come out of the testator's estate, the language he had used having created the necessity f.ir the suit. FOSTER V. OANTLEY - JUDGILEir. The Lord Chancellor also gave judgment in this case, varying the decree of the Vice-Chancellor. QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Coleridge, Wightma,n, and Erle.) CROFT V. LUMLEY-JUDGMENT. Lord Campbell said this was a case brought before the Court on an action of ejectment to recover posses sion of the house and premises known as the Opera house, on a forfeiture of the lease by reason of a breach of covenant, and the questions for consideration were— first, whether under the circumstances the lease had been forfeited ? and, secondly, if forfeiture, had there been a waver of the forfeiture ? The Court held that the defendant had broken the lease by mortgaging the theatre under warrants of attorney, but not by keep ing the theatre closed for a season. And the Court also considered there bad been a waver of the for feiture of the lease by the acceptance of rent subse quently. The agent of the plaintiff did not receive the amount paid by the defendant as rent, but accepted it as compensation, reserving the right of re-entering on the premises under the breach of the lease ; but it was a maxim of law that money paid must be applied to the purposes stated by the person paying, and not inithe way the receiver might think fit. The Court saw nu reason why that rule should not be applied to the trans action in question, and the money paid by the defen dant be placed, as he requested, towards the arrears of rent. The receiving of the money was a waver of the forfeiture of the lease, and the Court gave judgment for the defendant. London So N. West. E. Un. & E. C C4t.Pittrn.' E. Count. Caldonizia.! Gt. Wes:n Yk. New. Berw. Y.StN.H. r 3. Easton Do Peto $ Co. Norftdk Do L.& N. VI & Midi& Staten & Darlingt. !En. Conn. R. Count. L. & N.W Do Gt Northu Lancasb Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MClean Stoat. & Dar] int ltWeetn. 90 - 93 95 - 100 128 --- 132 ••• ..... 103 - 105 12i -- 13 . . 1121 -117 i ,14 - 2 ii) f.l. id jt) 55 57 ••• .... a•• 128 - 1,12 7/ - 8.1 3 - 24 29i -30 i 83 - 85 CRIMINAL COURT.—(This bay.) The November session of the Central Criminal Court was opened this morning by the Right Hon. David Salo mons, Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. the Recorder, Aldermen Hunter, Sir R. W. Carden, and Eagleton, Mr. Sheriff Kennedy, Mr. Sheriff Rose, Mr. Under- Sheriff Stone, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Rose, &c,, The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 97 prisoners. The Recorder in his charge to the grand jury congra tulated them upon the' fact. that the calendar was not greater than usual in 'number, and that the charges contained in it were not of so serious a character as they were at some of the other sessions of the court. Their duties, therefore, would not be of very long duration ; and he reminded them that nearly the whole of the cases that would be brought before them had previously been investigated by magistrates of great experience and legal knowledge, and it would therefore be unnecessary for them to go into a minute inquiry or investigation of the evidence ; but if a prima facie case were made out against the parties accused, it would be quite sufficient to justify them in finding true bills. He said there were very few cases to which he considered it necessary to direct their attention as involving any difficulties in point of law. One of these was a charge of manslaughter against two boatmen, which was of a very peculiar character. It appeared that the cries of a woman were heard by the police under a tunnel upon the Regent's canal. It was quite dark, and they had no means of seeing what occurred ; but it appeared that the persons accused, who were in a boat upon the canal, were asked to assist, and they lashed the body of the woman to the stern of the boat and towed her through the tunnel, and when she was taken out she was found to be dead. The surgeon seemed to be of opinion that at the time the rope was attached to the body life was not extinct ; and, if this were the case, and the prisoners by their reckless and ignorant conduct had accelerates the death, they would they be amenable to the charge made against them. The grand jury, however, must be satisfied that the woman was alive at the time the rope was attached to her before they could find the bill, and he could not help expressing his opinion that the evidence upon this point was very slight. His lordship said the only remaining case to which he c sidered it necessary to allude was one also of a peculiar character, in which a clergyman, Dr. Vaughan, a gen tleman of high standing and position, and who he be lieved was the vicar of a parish in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, was charged with having made a false entry in the register of that parish. The offence was enacted felony by an Act of Parliament of the Ist Wil liam IV. cap. 66, and which directed that certain punishments should be inflicted upon conviction. The circumstances did not appear to be very clearly rtated in the depositions, but from what he was able to collect, it appeared that in those instances where per sons bad died without the district over which this rev. gentleman had control application had been made to him to allow the burials to take place in the burial ground of his parish. He was net bound to consent to such an application, but it appeared that he did so upon condi tion that double fees were paid. The offence imputed to him, under these circumstances, was that in all these cases he had caused false entries of the residence of the parties to be ;alerted in the 'parish register, thereby making it to appear that the death took place within the district and not without it. It was difficult to imagine a motive for such a proceeding, or that a gentleman in the position of Dr. Vaughan should have been actuated by a desire to retain the paltry additional amount to which he would be entitled, but the act of Parliament did not require any proof of motive or of object, and if the facts were proved it would be their duty to return a true bill, and it there were any answer to the charge that could only be inquired into by the petty jury. The grand jury then retired. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARYLEBONE. ALLEGED PARENTAL INIIIIMANITT.---A man and his wife of the name of Mann, living at No. 2, Little Brook street, Ilampstead-road, were brought before Mr. Broughton on a charge preferred by Mr. Birchmore, relieving officer of the parish of St. Pancras, of cruelly neglecting their child, Wm. Mann, aged 9 years. Mr. Birchmore having stated that he had brought the case forward in consequence of the child having been taken to the workhouse in a deplorable condition, and of the complaint of the inhabitants, produced witnesses in support of his statement. A female named Lloyd, residing in the same house, said that on Saturday morning she went into the back yard, where she saw a tub, which is the dog-kennel, in motion. Sho went to it, when she saw the prisoner's son crouched up lying by the side of the do g , w hi c h i s as big as the poor boy. lie was shivering, when she put a covering on him. On Sunday morning, a little after 12 o'clock, she again taw him there, when she gave him a piece of bread and cheese. On the same (Sunday) morning, about 8 o'clock, he was still there, when she gave him a cup of coffee. She further stated that the child was often prosided with food by several of the ne'ghbonrs. Mr. Birchmore said that he could bring forward other Witnesses. The father said that his son was a very incorrigible youth, would not go to school and was a thief, and Mrs. Mann, who was his second wife, made a similar state ment. S 323, who took the prisoner into custody, stated that when be apprehended the male prisoner he was hissed by the neighbours. Mr. Birchmore said that he felt it his duty to bring the case before the magistrate, as it bad excited a great sensation in the neighbourhood, and that ho should di rect one of his officers to visit the home frequently. Mr. Broughton observed that there was not a case sufficiently strong to sustain an indictment, when the prisoners were admonished and discharged. METROPOLITAN C ATTLE MARKET. For the time of year, the imports of foreign stock into London last week were tolerably good, the total supply amounting to 5,032 head. In the corresponding week in 1851 we received 5,148; in 1853, 9,018; in 1852, 5,135; in 1851, 7,09 E ; in 1850, 3,903 ; in 1819, 5,743 ; and in 1848, 2,321 head. IgPORTS AM LONDON LAST WEBB. From Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Tonningen 261 ^ Medembh k Nieu Diep....., 76 120 ... Bremen 205 Rotterdam 129 ... Hamburgh BO Antwerp - - ~. Dordt l3 ... Calais — Harlingen Brake l2O ... 1 - ... - ... - 639 ... - ... 212 81 ... --- - ... -- ... 28 ... 18 T0ta1....1,161 ... 3,521 ... ... 329 ... 19 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1854 1,325 3,513 300 2 1853 1,859 6,413 519 157 185 0 1,063 ~, 4,604 ~, „, 421 ~, 42 1851 1,1:9 ,„ 5,493 „, ,„ 358 ,„ 96 1850 856 „, 2,496 ,„ „, 407 .., 133 1849 907 ... 4,525 ... ... 235 ... 76 The arrivals of stock from Ireland last week, direct by sea, were 43 beasts and 125 pigs. Our letters from Holland state that the demand for stock on French account has become less active. Prices, however, rule very high. The show of Irish stock this morning was composed of 400 beasts and 1,400 sheep, all in good condition. With foreign stock we were bat moderately supplied. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts were limited, but in somewhat improved condition. All breeds sold briskly, at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of fully 2d per 81bs., and a clear ance was effeoted. The primest Scots sold at 5s 2d per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton. shire we received 1,500 short horns; from other parts of England 400 of various breeds; and from Scotland 80 Scots, chiefly There was a very limited supply of sheep in the market, and at least a moiety of it was in poor condition. The mutton trade was active, at an improvement in value of 2d per 81bs. The best Downs were worth quite 53 2d per 81bs. Although the supply of calves was limited the veal trade ruled heavy, at Friday's decline in value of from 6d to 8d per Sibs. The highest quotation was 4s 8d per Blbs. There was a moderato demand for pigs, and prices were well supported. Per Slbs to sink the ofrals. s. d. e. d., s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 Bto 3 10'PrimeSouthdown 410 5 2 Second quality.... 4 0 4 4 Large ors.% calves 3 6 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Prime small do 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, dm. 5 0 5 2 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Small porkers Second quality ...3 10 4 4 i Suckling calves 24 0 30 0 Primo erse.-wlled.4 6 4 81Quarter old pig,s 22 0 28 0 _ . TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. •• . ...... . 4,614 Sheep ••• •• .. • • •• .. •• •• ..21,920 Calves .................. 199 Plgs .. •• ................ 560 8ea5t5................ . . 1,332 Sheep ..•• •.....•....... 3,200 Ca1ve5.............. 164 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Nov. 27, 1854, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, Nov. 26, 1855. For Blbs, to sink the ofilds. Nov. 27, 1854.1N0v. 26,'55. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior boasts 3 Bto 3 103 Bto 3 10 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 414 0 4 4 Prime large oxen. ... 4 6 4 1014 6 410 Prime Scots, &c 5 0 5 2:5 0 5 2 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 3 10 1 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... 4 0 4 23 10 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 4 4 8;4 0 4 Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 0;4 10 5 2 Lambs „ „ „ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 t 9 Large coarse calves 4 2 5 0,1 6 4 0 Prime small. ditto ... 5 2 5 6 4 2 4 8 Large hogs 3 4 4 63 10 4 4 seat small porkers 4 8 5 0 4 6 5 0 Beasts_ „, 4,566 4,614 Sheep „, „ 27,210 21,920 Calves... „, „, 152 199 Pigs , SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 28, 1853.—Beasts, 4,343; sheep, 25,350; calves, 272; pigs, 210. November 29, 1 852.—Beasts, 5,273; sheep, 25,533; calves, 233 ; pigs, 280. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Large supplies of country-killed meat kw() arrived up to these markets since Monday last. To-day the show of ►neat slaughtered iu the metropolis is but moderate. Ge nerally speaking the trade is inactive at our quotations. Par 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 2 3 6 Mutton Inferior Do., middli ng 3 8 310 Do., middling.... Do. prime large 4 0 4 2 Do., prime De,., do. 5ma11....4 4 4 6 1 Veal Fork, large _3 10 4 4 Pork, small N . d, 8. d. 32 3 6 ..3 8 4 0 ~4 2 4 6 .3 6 4 8 .4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. The high duty has had the effect of producing consider able heaviness in our market. The business doing in all kinds of bops is limited, yet we have very little change to notice in prices. The imports last week worn 61 bales from Rotterdam and 161 from Hamburg. Mid and East Kent pockets, 80s to 120 s per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 70s to 955; Sussex, 65s to 90s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Large supplies of potatoes arrived up to those markets last week, coastwise and by railway. Those from Scotland were in very inferior condition. The imports from abroad were trifling, viz., 38 packages from Rotterdam, 6 bags from Guernsey, 2 hampers from Amsterdam, together with 3 bags front Ireland. We have a slow trade, as follows : York Regents, 10Js to 110 s; Scotch do., 90s to 100 s ; inferior kinds, 65s to 70s ; Lincolns, 80s to 90► s ; Essex and Blues, 80s to 08s; Shaws, 75s to 95s per ton. WOOL. The public sales have been concluded, and their result has been by no means satisfactory to the importers. The private contract market is heavy, and prices are barely supported. English wools, however, are held with more firmness. Last week's imports were 235 bales from Gibral tar, 541 from Algoa Bay, and 84 from Hambnrgh. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tega, is ld to is 3d ; half-bred hoggets, is id to is 2d ; do. wailers, is Od to is ld ; Kent, fleeces, is Ll to is 10; combing skin, 10d to is id ; Down ewes, is hi to is iTi; Leicester fleeces, lld to is 00; flannel wool, is Od to is 2d ; blanket wool, 9d to is Od per lb. SEEDS. Canary is in good request, at very full prices, and tre foil is producing rather more money. There is still an active inquiry for linseed and rapeseed, at extreme quota tions. Cakes are steady and quite as dear as last week. Tarnip,White,per bush. 22s to 25s Carraway (new) • 42, 449 Swede ••••• • .. • • --5 --s Coriander •••••••••••• 2G3 acs Ninsta?d, Brown...—. 12s 20$ Ilempseed, per quarter 54s 60s White, new...... 8s 11s Linseed, Eng.dowing.. •- 8 rares,winter, new.... 7s Od 7s 6d Crushing •••• .• 73s 79s Old• •••••• • .• • • --s Baltic •••• .. • ... — s —s Canary, per quarter .. 58d 63s Odessa •• • • ...... —5 —1 Rye grass•• •• •• •• •• 243 30s Clover,RedEng.(cwt.) —s —a White •• —s —3 Foreign Red...... —s —a White.... —s —s Trefoil, n0w...• ...... 403 46 4 LlnseedCaks, pr. tea — English . • —l4l Os 14; 105 Foreign,per ton 131105 14 lOn Rape Cakes ,pr ton 7110 s 8105 Rapeseed, Now, pr qr., 905 948 TALLOW. As the imports have considerably increased, our market has ruled heavy, and prices have been drooping. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 70s per cwt. T own tallow, 6% nett cash, with a limited supply on sale. Rough fat, 4s per Blbs, 1852. 1851. 1853. 18M. 70,6'8 52,477 33,928 33,271 37s 04 to 47s Gd 56s 04w 66s 04 to --s 04 to —s Od —s 04 66s Gd 3,121 3,767 2,087 2,141 51,080 49,458 54,928 39,900 2,900 12,413 2,410 6,400 83,164 59,307 65,241 37,171 391 61 493 3d Os 01 Od Stock this day ......• Price of Y. C .• •• 1 Delivery last week • • Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from June 1.... Price of Town ~ e• • • 1855. 15,854 70s Od to —8 Od 2,912 G 7,604 5,259 39,743 711 61 RAILITATe. Redford and Blot chley Buckgharnah. aydesd al e ' Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. v. ii pc. E. Un. 11. SI). Gias. Barr. & Nene. Direct Do. New Olstr.dr Dn. Fr firtlpl. DL. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Ihtn and Matlock Middles:two' & Rodear Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exten N.& F.st.s p. c. Do. 6 r er et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & 'CV y:e Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shot. Roth And Gool cg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Statiordsh. Wear Valb.,ygr 6 per mat._ Do Wiltßks.cenrst PREFERENCE SHAR Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. C. Myth andTyn c. pref. (issd. et 50( itrid.& Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares r '!aledoaian £lO !tester & Hol7heae Guar. 5 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dzßandonsip.e. Dun.Prth .dc Aber. J. P., Anglian elm. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. e. Do. do Cls. 0 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. e. No. 1 )o. No. 2 Do. New 6 r. e. St. Rast Tin., G. 6 p. e. Do. 5/., 10 Der cent. Do. 161. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... AO; Lanc%sh.6 p.ets E.&W. York. J. sth Prth.SzDnu.4p.c. Furness (ilas. & S. W. 4 3.5 P.C tireat Northn. 5 p. c no. 5 P. C. Redeem. ; at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. , Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre (It. S. &W. (Ireland ) Do. 4per C. Prat. Westn. (Eerks Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... Do. con. led. 4i p.c. 1)9 • con. red. 4 p. C. Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. De. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do ...........• Lan. & York. F. £2C Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 P.C Do. do. 5 per cent._ Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et.. Lon.& S.W. 7 per et Londy. & Color. a Sh. Londy. & Ennis. A Si,. Wan., Shef., & Now, £lO Do. C 6 ,Niarypt.&Carl.4 p Do. 41 per cent NE& Consol.6 p.e.St Do. Cousol. Bristol 'Rim. 6 per cent, Do. 4i p. C. Pref. St Do. Pref. 43 pa' con Do. 5/. Pr f. 4 p. c Ditto L. & H. Pref. Si Norfolk Debenture . o.Pref. 4 p. c. Stoo' Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5i per ct. pref Do.Way.Val. 5 P.C North British E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do - - Do Leeds 6 p.c Do. do. Quarters 4 Do.Yorklf.&S. Pnr North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, k Wolverh. Xl5, 6 p.c. Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pre: South Devon I) n. fixed, 4 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cout . Do. Fixed 4i p c sh. S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. S.Yorksl3.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p• c. Do. do. do. Stock. & lTartl. g. r p. c. till July 1,'66 ,W4terfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 108 - 11.0 104 - 106 90 - n 93 - 94 15 - 16 —s' ' par -- 11 12; 59 U 2 - !103 - 105 95 93 i d n 91 i 9i 6 -- 6i 85 -- 9O 80 -- 85 SO -- 85 9/ -9/ 15/ 164 94 10 67 -- 69 17 -- 18 8i -- 9 124 I3i 1k 130 -- 132 •• • -- ... St. 12 12 10 100 1 .00 100 100 100 1.00 ... - ..Pi 100 100 100 1 00 100 121 -12 i i - i 129 - 13' 92 - P 4 - 1 4 - 97 -E9 88 - 96 2i - 34 LOC all all all I -= 93 - 97 121 - 13} id par 214 221 90 93 9 91 4 it! 124 i 95 3j 4§ ...• ••• - 240 MINES. 1 all Ague Fria ...... - it ... 4 1 all kngl o A us t r l n . Gold _. ... ... 10s. all Angl o C a lif orn i an , L a - - . . i 20 6 k ustralian i 5 1 all i ustralian Cordillera ... ... 1 all Ave M ar i a ... 1 all Baden (Gd. Du chy of i 4 50 all Bhenarvon Iron and Coal 5 7 20 14 British Iron 45 54 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(iesued at 1:5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 2f 31 20 15 Do, St. John Del Rey 30 —32 1 5 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. of Jamaica 0 ip 40 all Oobre Copper 65 69 674 5 1 lolonial Gold it t St. all Copp er Mi n. o f Eng. 27 34 X d 25 all Do. Pref. 75 p. cent. 3 ld ... 1€ Copiapo lB 20 2 . 15 S'ortuna par -- 10 20 all General l3 —l5 1 all lt..NuggetVeinßeg 1 4 41 all Great Polcooth l5 2 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 dia par 1 all Liberty A - 4 3 all Linares 5 all )4 Lu a s r i i ta. qu n i i ta an . ..... .. j 4 7 i 4 —1 i l i 1 1 all Now G rana d a 1 all Nouveau M on d e l- - 20 all Pontgiband Silver 1 Lead Min. & Smelt. 13 14 5 1 Port Philip 1 all ~ quartz Rock 4 -- i 0 50 all ahymney Iron 2l 23 15 all Do. Now 6 8 30 123 Santiago de Cuba 3 4 1 all south Australian 1 all Do. Scrip... 0 -- 3 1 1 Do. 10 per cent Pref ... ... 10 9 riu Croft ..... ........ 285 all United Mexican 4 45 1 all Waller I -- 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining oft Australia ... .... 1 all Yuba .. -- ~.4 MISCELLANEOUS. 25 t 7 Australian Agricult. 255 265 le all .k.us'zaln. Royal Mail ... .„ 74 5 10 84 Berlin Water Work ' , 7 x d Si) 40 Brit. American Land ... ... 10) 325 Canada... !3O 135 132 36 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jau. and Jaly lO7 108 108 5 all orystal Palace 25 21 5 5 Do. Preference 45 45 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franc, ... ... 1 i Dnston Iron Ore „. _ ... 20 11 Eastern Steam ... .. 5 all Eu.dlAus Cop Sm Co 11 14 11 25 24 Electric Telegraph... 176 185 17$ 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. ... ~. 5 all Gen. Iron Se Collier ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ... 1V all General Screw Steam ... ... • 20 10 Irish Beetroot Snga ... ... lii 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig .. ... 10 all Hoditeran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Amoricn. 55 64 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Foe • ... 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 15 15 10 all Do. Do. 5 1 Do. 8p c P iss at 1d 1 dill— par 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co. ~„ ... 100 80 New B. &N.S. Land ... ... 1 all N. B. Australasian 5 4 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeStaan ... ... 1 all Oriental Gas 4 34 1 1 2s. Do. " New Shares " ... ... all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minri. 2•— 21 50 all Peninsular& Orionta .., "'6B s:i 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co ... ...p ... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll lfi 1 5 Ditto New i 41, 25 all South Austral...Lan - I 7,4 36 al: Sabmar. Tel. Scrip a _ 4 1 all :)o. Registered I. -- i 20 5 Crust& L. Co.U. Can. .. .. 100 285, yin Diemen's Land 13 ....; 15. a,ll all 10 St. 20 50 all .00 10 6 'Do ~ 'Do.. d 55 6i 1031 LITERATURE. Household Words Almanac. Everything Charles Dickens has adventured upon in connection with his popular weekly print of Household Words has succeeded, up to this time, to admiration. As a periodical, Household Words itself has acquired, and, let us add, most deservedly acquired, a very high reputation. Insomuch that its circulation from the outset has been what the Dominic in " Guy Mannering" would have defined as Pro-digious ! Nearly twelve volumes are already ranged in goodly order upon the bookshelves of many a household not possessing anything at all entitled to the dignity of being defined as a library : and yet collecting together in numbers from week to week, in parts from month to month, in volumes from half-year to half-year a workrepletefor the most part in a remarkable degree with valuable instruc tion and delightful entertainment. Then, again, the earliest offshoot of the original publication, the _Household Narrative of current events, is pretty generally recognised by this time, we conjecture, as about the most succinct, and well-digested, and scrupulously authenticated epitome of passing occurrences offered as yet to the public at large as the periodical accumulation of the materials of con temporary history. Christmas after Christmas, too, have we not had, in the form of an ample threepenny supplement, such a batch of seasonable stories far the winter fireside as sounded no less pleasantly in the ears of young and old than the crackling of a yule log, or the bubbling of a was sail-bowl, or the sputtering of roasting chesnuts, or the wild sough of the night wind drifting the sleet against the window-panes outside and rum bling with a reminder of in-door comfort down the throttle of the broad old chimney. Finally, we have before us, in connection with Household Words, another perfectly novel enterprise in its way—a sort of model Almanac for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, being "Leap Year," as all the young ladies in the land should take particular attention to remember ! House hold Words Almanac it is called—though it might for that matter have been designated with perfect accuracy the very Almanac of Almanacs. Four pence is the price of it. Twenty-seven pages com prise the whole store of its motley and manifold information. Its motto is reverently— " 0 ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord : Praise him and magnify him forever!" It has a calendar as a matter of course for each month in due sequence— but a calendar relatin g to nature instead of to society. A calendar that tells off like beads upon a rosary the memorable and noteworthy events of bo tany and ornithology—reminding us of the day, for instance, when the leaves of the Goat's Leaf Honey suckle first opens, or that again upon which the song of the missel thrush becomes first audible. Besides which there are estimable notes prefixed to each quarter. Hear how these are written, for example, in illustration of the winter, and not only of the winter, but of the solar system, and not only of that, but of the stupendous and compli cated mechanism of the heavens. Firstly, there fore, having remarked that " the length of day is determined by both movements of the earth," and that " out of the varying proportion between day and night arise the seasons"—the Almanac ob serves : "The earth runs, in three hundred and sixty-five days and about a quarter, through a circle, in the centre of which stands the sun, and while so doing it turns round upon itself once in every twenty-four hours— every day. These are its two movements. The three hundred and sixty-five days and about a quarter make of course the year, but the quarters of days are not counted until they make one complete. Thus, with ex ceptions afterwards to be explained, a day comes to be added (in February) to every fourth year, which is called a Leap Year. This year 1.56 is a Leap Year." Adding immediately afterwards : " The Moon is the earth's partner in the waltz about the sun, and whirls between 12 and 13 times in a circle round us—making so many lunar months—while the great circuit of the earth through its whole orbit is being made. Twenty-nine days, twelve hours, and forty-four minutes is the true period of every such revolution. The division of the year into months is of the Moon's suggesting, but an artificial means of dividing it into twelve months of unequal length has been found most convenient. A rude division of the lunar month into four quarters gave, probably, to most nations, the week of seven days. Sometimes in the course of the waltz, the moon happens to come more or less between some part of her partner and the central light. There is then, for that of the earth, a partial eclipse of the sun. Some times the earth gets between sun and moon, throwing upon the moon her shadow more or less. There is thea a total or a partial eclipse of the moon. In this year 1166 onlyone eclipse is visible in England, and that a partial but considerable eclipse of the moon, which will happen on the 13th of October. Remarking in conoNsion "The earth on which we live is one of a small num ber of stars, the rest of which we know by sight as planets, which at different distances and rates travel as we do in a circle round the sun. The Sun is a solid body, distant from the earth ninety-five millions of miles, and is to in size as a globe two feet thick is to a pea. The sunlight proceeds from an atmosphere which hides the substance of the sun itself, though waves in it pro duce breaks that are seen as shifting spots, sometimes in fact forty-five thousand miles across and varying a thou sand miles a day. The sun is a fixed star rotating on it self. Of the side of the moon which is turned always towards us, how much we see depends upo❑ the part of it that lies at any time in sunshine. Its sunlight is our moonlight. It contains lofty volcanoes, but no air or water. Except the few planets of our system all the stars we see are suns ; with unseen planets like our own, no doubt enlightened by them. And the suns, also, lie in groups. Of such groups we see almost infinitely dis tant as faint cloudlets of light. But in our own firma ment the stars visible to us all are only those of our own cloudlet. This cloudlet is proportioned like a dish, and we are stationed i❑ about the middle of its thickness. When, therefore, we look through it edgewise it seems to us like a baud crowded with stars, and it is called by us the milky way. Of these stars many are so distant that the light, which travels from them at the rate of 11,520,000 miles a minute, takes three or four years to reach us." In addition to which departments of the alma nac, astronomical and otherwise, there are others of a more miscellaneous character not yet particu larised. There is a very useful one under the hod of "Serviceable Information," giving hints in re gard to " The Care of Health," in reference to " The Choice of Food," in allusion to " Sleep," in the matter of " Exercise," together with sug gestions as to " The Rearing of Children," as to " Unhealthiness in Trades," as to " Sick-room. Duties," as to "Air, Water, and Light," as to" Do mestic Medicine," and " Domestic Surgery"7-in fact "wrinkles" de omnibus rebus, including a list, ines timable in its way, of " Counterpoisons.' There is another division of the Almanac, entitled " Chronicle of Progress"—wonderfully suggestive of its kind—supplemented by a series of curious anecdotes, headed " A Hundred Years Ago." Finally, there are, to crown all, tables, postal and monetary, upon the subject of income or wages, explanatory of the duration of daylight, of the value of foreign coins as compared with the English metallic money now in circulation, et cetera, et cetera ! The whole is an astonishing re pertory of facts and figures that would have been dear to the heart of Thomas Gradgrind. The Almanac will be acceptable, however, to others of a very different genus, to those numerous readers of Household Words, who may bo pre sumed to love not merely these worldly stores of facts and figures, but with them and through them the glory of the awfal universe. One Hundred Hymns : For Bagged Schools. Se looted by a S u p er i n t en d en t. S econ d Edition. W. H. Miller. Beyond all doubt the very best s f " Hymns" as yet b roug ht (t o our knowledge)eciwonitho! in reach of th e numerous an d h a ppi Hitherto class of our R agge d S c h oo l Teachee b e en either rs• ii ncreasi g n the generality of Hymn Books have too childish, too expensive, or too vo l u minous. To all this tho little pocket volumep. It is, all before us is a most welcome and decided exception. things considered, as twopence each copy, or ! ch c twea p as cheap can be— ave shillings" a hun dred. It is, besides this, so a dmirably well com pacted as scarcely to exceed by a grain or t wo h alf .. _ an ounce in weight, its diminutive size admitting nevertheless of exachoiceafford ingconjecture,ctly a centenary of hymns, consequently, ample' we may toh most fastidious. Added twhich enough even to . o every way singeniously . adapted the contents are in h ols th as he are that to the R ag ged Sc 0 , at every verse in the book may be sung with equal fitness by little c hildren of five and six, and by elder boys and girls of fifteen or sixt een . We are not aware of there being any other work precisely of this character. It seems to us altogether without any competitor. We are no t at all, surprised, there fore, to findit already in a second edition—and shall be right [glad to witness its advance very rapidly to the honours of a twenty-second edition. For the little volume appears to us to be altogether so good, so cheap, so wisely adapted to its modest but lofty purpose, and so eminently calculated to sow germs of beauty and truth in the minds of our poor, ragged, ignorant ch ildren -from-the-streets, that we cannot but re joice at heart over the mere-thought of its multi plication before long by thousands and thousands. A hundred hymns selected from sacr d-s og writers as fa m ous and as popular as Watts, and Wesley, and Taylor, and Cowper, children might well be hailed as a prize for our ragged schoole expenditure worth winning for them by the of considerably more than a f e w halfpence. Yet at such a mere l y nominal cost may . this charming little hymn - boo k be placed in d many a poor the hands of many an child throughout the land —a, talisman of good it may be against the etils of a lo ng a f ter li fe of suf faring and temptation. " A thing of beauty is joy for ever !" And so to these poor Ra gge School children may be the influence exercise long afterwards by the memory of these simpl and persuasive poems of adoration, Hymns o humility and submission, selected with so much taste and adapted with so much skill by the kindly hand, guided by the gentle heart, of this earnest and anonymous Superintendent. rt.! roirb %baton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S—(This Evening.) DERBY. Bto 1 aget Fly-by-Night 9 to 1 agst Wentworth (10 to 1 taken) 15 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken) 25 to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 30 to 1 agst Milton (taken) 50 to 1 aget The Prince (taken) Arrival of General Simpson in London. - c- --- General Sir James Simpson, late Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Forces in the Crimea, arrived in Lon don to-day. The gallant general travelled via the South Eastern Railway, and on his arrival at the London ter minus he was most enthusiastically received. Sir James as soon as possible left the station, and went direct to the War Department, in Whitehall, but Lord Panmure being absent, he immediately left, and proceeded to his club, the United Service, in Pall-mall, where he was most cordially welcomed by the different general officers who had the good fortune to be present. During the gallant generals short stay at Paris he had the honour of an interview with the Emperor Napoleon and his Majesty Victor Emanuel, King of Sardinia. We have much pleasure in stating that in appearance the gallant General seems to have suffered little from the effects of the climate of the Crimea, in fact, he appeared to have actually improved both in health and appearance. On leaving the United Service Club the gallant sol dier was recognised by the few passers by, whose salu tations he most heartily returned. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) The following appointment ,was made at the Admi ralty this day : Captain W. F. Barnett, C. 8., to be Principal Agent of Transports, vice Heath.l SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are to the 20th inst. The Queen celebrated her Saint's day by various acts of charity. The ball given by her Majesty on the occasion was most brilliant. Lord How den was prevented from attending by indisposition, but all the attaches of the British legation were present. Mr. Dodge, Plenipotentiary Minister of the United States, was also present. General Espar tero being ill did not appear at it. The Queen opened the ball with General O'Donnell, towards whom her Majesty showed herself most gracious. The President of the deputation of the Cortes, sent to compliment the Queen, thus addressed her Majesty : "Madame,—The Cortes have deputed me to congratu. late your Majesty en the occasion of your Saint's day. The entire nation and the Constitutional Cortes desire and pray Heaven that this solemnity may be renewed many years with the consolidation of constitutional liberties, which, independently of being conducive to tb• happiness of the country, are the firmest support of the throne, of your Majesty, and of your dynasty." The Queen replied : " Gentlemen,— I receive with great pleasure the con gratulations you address me in the name of the Consti tutional Cortes, on the occasion of the Festival of St. Isabella, whose name recals to mind many recollections dear to our country and to your Queen. The entire na tion and the Constitutional Corteß, whom you represent, do not desire with more ardour than I do, that Heaven may prolong my existence, in order that I may devote it to the welfare of my beloved Spain, and to the con solidation of, the constitutional liberties so intimately connected with my throne and dynasty. I re quest you to make this known to the Constitutional Cortes, and convey to them at the same time the sin. cerest expression of my affection." The question relative to M. Olozaga's resignation is not yet settled. The 6th Article of the Consti tution, however, having been drawn up in its pre sent form, with the approbation of the Government and Olozaga, the point at issue rests entirely be tween the latter and General Zabala, who will no doubt perceive the necessity of retracting his offen sive expressions. The Cortes will shortly have to deliberate on AL Bruil's financial plan, in which he proposes the re establishment of taxes on articles of general con sumption, and various other measures intended to cover the deficit. The bill relative to M. Millaud's bank of credit will also come before the house in the beginning of December. Its adoption has been warmly recommended by the Committee, and the modifications lately introduced by the Minister in tho statutes of the Bank of San Fernando will no wise interfere with the new credit institution. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 2G.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.B. ; light, fine weather. HARTLEPOOL, Nov.2s.—The brig Alexander, ander, of Whitby, and the schooner Glory, of Stockton, got in contact in going out and have put back, the latter stove amidships, and the former with loss of bowsprit, foremast, and maintopaiast, and considerable damage to hull. BRIDLINGTON, Nov. 25.—The Edgar, from Rochester, for Shields, grounded on the bar, aud with other damage from contact with the Laugothland, from Sunderland, for Southampton, which allo put in here with loss of bow sprit, and leaky. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived.—Argyll (s.), from earentan ; Taurus, Tory ford, and Poultons, Sunderland ; Don Arbutus, and Su• sannah, Newport; South -Western (s.) and Alliance ( 9 .). Havre ; Royal Eagle, Swansea ; Hannah Booth and Queen of the West, Cardiff ; Hopewell, Swanage ; Hector 'Voss, Christiania. Sailed—City of Limerick (e.), for London; Atalanta (e.), Havre; La Poule, Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, .Monday Morning. Wind N.E. Off—Capitol, from Baltimore. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 24. Wind N.N.E. Arrived Angelika and Georgina, from Galatz ; Dora ' o Victoria, Lisbon. Mogador ; Sea Queen, Alexandria ; Ari e l and T rident Flushing; Phoenix, Seville; Paquelit Sailed—Leda, for Balaklava ; Acadian, Savannah. (By sußwartj Atm BurnfTroEmLEGß::: Peggy. GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.36 a.m, Wind N.E.; tide, 1 hours' flood ; weather fine. Ja D g eArsreredj, y /sl:or a . n 2 z i. — . Susan Ann Sailed —Devonsh ire, for New York. DEAL, Monday, 9.32 a.m. Wi n d E., moderato. A small vessel was observed at daylight this morning on the north part of the Goodwin Sands. The life-beat, with the harbour steam -tug from Ramsgate and a lugger, are gone out to her assistance. The tug, with the life-boat in tow is now proceeding towards Ramsgato with colours flying, as a signal that the crew of the vessel is saved. Any further particulars un known here. THE GREAT EASTERN STRAMER.—Captain William Harrison, of the Royal mail ocean steam-ship Africa, lay been appointed to the command of the Great Eastern, recently launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Scott Russell and Co. The Great Eastern is the largest vessel afloat; and the selection of Captain Harrison is complimentary alike to the company which he bas so . long and faithfully served, and to the port of Liverpool, which can furnish men capable of filling the highz2ste po sitions in our mercantile marine. He has e years, service of the Cunard Company for u pward s s e b e if f e l n6 an expo during which period he has proved himself on his last rienced and skilful navigator. voyage in connection with the Bffrieti ng s b ta a r nd North AMe dLelnivßeTleßdlNaian command of the rican Mail service on Saturday, l l of his new and magnificent ship. America, and on his return he will assume the command THE EARL OP LEI CLASSEL—The Ear l of Leicester and habits _ of the excellent address on the positionof the cEsit"reDcenTtillyE to the members labouring classes His Lordship's cultural Association. observations ex cited a go a d deal of attention th roughout the district, and he has now f ollowed them up by taking steps for th e establishment o f a library, reading-room, Am, in the parish of Holkhani, where w or k men are to be supplied • with tea, coif : every evening --eel pipes, &c., and the news papers and periodicals of the day. In the spring a build ing is to be erected in the village expressly for their ac commodation ; in the meantime the schoolroom is to be suitably fitted up. To render the establishment to some extent self-supporting every person admitted to its privileges will be required to pay a penny per week, but the great bulk of the necessary expenditure will be borne by the noble lord himself. 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