The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-06 00:00:00

t tO 4ll ; pore nniisterwrif 1, 0 - raw)" 41 st,, , 110 11111 ; D 11" bee t i e ns fr° l3l 0 tha t the 0 t for our +7 a ce s to PI 'rout oe le o f US new s hey have irnal (Si!ja re the e$ , ee v r with tb ijnolish elfd Feagra l , 1: 1 eralf " - 01. accer Tv c:A tacv" o f, ! t ott li 1 11 0) ita e a oor betty io 0 ! iP obeli. asp a bscr be 00 JO. ° teib il l co p. rivseleert od veN ;t. )0. v •g In r pr )1 10010 000Itepi a v; 0 0 5 • 50 , >Trib e ' Dk 32 s. 1.1 y MARKET: • NT, WIIVERCI NTP LLIG E.NCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. 4The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was k i p'. Th e sa l es were estimated at 6,000 bales. t, w aY Shares were dull, at barely previous rates. trd' referring to the condition of the dried fruit lit 4t : at Liverpool, Messrs. Houghton and Levy ~,t t °f e.urrants, that— *44 '-', arrivals since our last reach 220 tens, snaking the lk )o e ,etpo r t of the 1854 crop about 1700 tone, agains th e , 'aee to the same period last season ; in London Zoorals t o the Bth ultimo consist of 1550 tons, against - . s t clii . B to the sam e date in 1851 ; thus, although . the ilitiri,,ala here are larger this season, there is a deficiency cure total import s to this country. The clearances . Nreo.liti?ue in favourable contrast to the two prec b edi n n l con ee Ltil!ft last month they reached 130 tons for d o 80 t ee _ :optio n , n, against 50 tons in January, 1854, an Zin I- Jan, 1853 ; the imports are also larger, 435 4ns a ' . et 20 in the same month in 1854. , e exact st,,, gain, . le dith eei )(A, on account of the variety of packages, s kied t t° be arrived at, but we should say does .. not t f1.85 2 16 °° tons, more than one-half of which consis ai et he(11853 fruit • in London, the stock on the bbat ° , f t w-ezet.alier was about 4500 tons, only one•half of • 11 9 th in 1"3 '" th e ~ e proposed act (for England) to facilitate —xc iangL l lnts e t t , l e(l4 l on Bills of P 1 ° , and Promissory tiefea:7 the prevention of frivolous or fictitiou s in I Cti o4 : l to actions thereon, it is provided that, 40 a c t isro!nenced under this act, if the defendant a. * tilietadri leave of the court or a judge to t p def h,4cla tii Pilaintiff may sign judgment; but . the -- "'rn lea 1 811 °Wing a defence upon the merits, is %he t • ve to a del Ilikktne PP•ear. The judge may, before or 1,„,n4c, 5 b e lot, give leave to appear, although a &l e n pl ati l lot shown, if reasonable ground be laid. ia,;?ntabf„ eB residing abroad, if due diligence has r aces, - ba led, to serve them with the requisite 7„ 12 t by' .4t e e ee liable, on non-appearance, to judg , .uoe at e ,,:gillt - 11 , t5111 , 5 , b e e rn Clyde and Ganges, from Constanti t,_4"ig. aired at Marseilles on the 4th and 'reir 'toir mails are expected in London to -1,4000„ Neige 'f r om Madrid state that the new L'4o6.4iftillister had succeeded in obtaining promisedcapitalists, . (1 10 . -"riaeol required. " 41 --";°11lats from New York state that there Lth 411 act' • t tn,4 I ' 7B Inquiry for exchange, and that on ~ ...ora a to elf, nod to 8i to 9 per cent., and on 4 t 41 1t,.._ 4 _ 2 ° 0 .) and of. 14 9. on best bills. There 11 6 7 4 41 447' 4 , tion that before long there would be d IL 1 vr e ,',eavy specie shipments to Englan VOb k 1 0 - '„,ulloyant, money on call being easily li 41 leas "-be amount of specie held by the City . 212 1 ;V larg e r than ever before known, viz., 13.14,-`ll, dollars, and the loans, according to the ktK - mt te return, had increased ct 1,471,917 dollars. vel*•••• upon 11 Pon the subj e is from a local - N m l incl. )4 1 :4 . - e,ane in loans is no more than anticipated, *h,: Th e a specie basis should have been much . . 11 L 111 11 0 4 "'lke do not yet feel that it is safe to . put li ekt - ei at Ptrion time. There is no disposition exhibited tit e 4el 4l4l B in long business paper, and demand 1004 -retreifereprf.ifirred. The danger of foreign ex- I RO e ar , tig rapidly up to specie shipping . points ex ea i tn°4l Y market is too great to permit the kotzeie 'eolened at once to any extent. • 44414,iaYti,inVortant failure noticed in these ac -0 nil, Et t of Messrs. Kramer and Ramm, tteii- -uittsburgh, making the sixth stoppage „-• 0 araYtithin z .two months. 1 41 1 7 ) Stat es ° I specie imports over exports in the 4 iD,,,, - ",818, 4 A -e ' D litider high tariffs, since 1820, has tr 4 i lt ,"3 dols., 'while the specie imports over )2 , 2 6,5 65 ( 1 fi nr lo w tariffs, sinoe 1820, amount to -4 411 ° 1 11(1' ll arri• The importation of specie in kit ah l itl, de r 4: 1 justic e be included in the . calcu - %kit)'" ci 1 4 . ie,""f t ill' for the protective tariff 41;, il l - " 12 ha s d r B' t in 1843, been long etit, -.,:i„NniZretii°ll to produce any visible effect .tha 18 4 1 ? ~_4 l. system. The importationof 11 . I , ‘ , Prot,, k rY be claimed with equal justice . VIZZIcI.. ti ii - ' 0pe r4 1 1 413 ts as 'the _effect of the high ren t a t Vett; i _° ll tip to the not intend of the intend to Ref t ktet t ioe a lo f e llt as we do specie depend in the sae all Pen ;telt o t f aritr whether high or tt ilt . til4l iC kt y i l , t hey should have the full ben9- of i l ba °4 ' It, t - 2 3 oake out of th . at large specie l'elat P°rte th ql be swell that in our classifica- Xti ai , ~riffs, - ,,,7 1 exports of specie under the t ats t he 7-,; 1• ' have taken but two year 'I" , Of '''`eaellt 1847 and 1848. The sp ec i e _. act, )7 : and th nitice the discovery of gold in i e 7 3o t ied ep e e Z e orin t ofuDsreaviiineunals causes,production, that usual out thi .dent of • independent - 1 1 ale„„l e „„ t period it being inc,'' r 'e of trad e 'r of forei . the ' California has been a eon l i ng 11 ., gn manufactures, con es ar 7 , -.. l' of suddenly and being carried , ue •Yond our usual means of pay men_ t Of li l ", PrOd net of that State was the m o e n a ly tatajtlittation, and for a time it frombca s the I ,e p e V export as cotton or corn tii l of the country. The shipments , of z e f: therefore been carried to an artificial he e ,; 4 nut, and it may be some years before - 1 11 Sed to the le g itimate operation r s th o e f i bl'. table given above we prepared f ' I :ing that low tariffs have not quite _ 'lvir K - " t Y• Tinder 16 years of low tariffs . we ' only -4 , 6,, 44 of eighty millions of specie, and til ! e :n -kit twenty-three millions ; while Cot ~ ,,tstb ,,w -„ aue - i a ,", 1 1. tariffs, we imported only ih er - e a l, - "‘ B iBt a e --4 lofillions of specie, and ex the ; 1 4 7 hem a eil l , lil illions. ; e4 Y • i'eavy market for public secut% l `1- Pretl ie.., -clTh ing an administration being 41° .h ' l e " al to the monied as well as the I _ kifer rest Consols - 1- been , 4 i. l - at i d -; have9li to ov g f to 5 . 9 1 The AT 1 4 to i for Account, being n - 1 ,,, - i, aiad - „ e w Three per Cents. have realised , ''.k 8 , le Reduced Three per Cents. l tt i , 4 nlien' cie ' has been supported at 211 I . l in goe r ills are 1s better, being 7s. to z _ ba P . ai c r i li t India Bonds . have been at 15s. th - r Ce n e + 45/ e 8 haver been effected in the ° reig s - ` B . at 7'7. to 78k. dor,: eurities there have been very few hilia. Span. Threes have been firmer at . a B o 0 - 1 ,- Ba l , l , Lids are 1031, and Equador 4. til t % NI ettt a , ar , IV'" ° ' 4 St °ek has been at par. Dutch 4. qvpi,-, e 93 4. 2 .,--.Q.,, t , 5 g are the nominal prices of forei g n ei_ .' to 2,",ada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; c \tfi. 4 - I ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three -j.) tt - t° 1 • I" i (mese Four per Cents., 1, 0 , 11 ,a siiirt I _, ,iv or u b Cents., 100 to 102 ; N 441 W.4114-11aire per per Cents., 88 to 90 ; litt '? e lN. 7 beferred, i7f; to 17-4 ; ditto Three Ilil llti IS" 61 4 t . i . ° 37 ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 4i ; t -. 41 1.) - , 4) 4.1. 4,9, , shah p,., 2. k..rtimbiki - :-.-saiv va ... th ,y Shares have been generally ellsi v eliteZ t "' a diminished. business. The 7e.C 4 nt 1,-1) o ath - Western, Caledonian, and ith e are e-- ` 4 ave been best maintained. French NL to • 'Net tia,,4 4 4 0 f • Madras have been 10x. hig h h t er o . ),:fahll dix,,,_,4tllre in the f ore i gn mines, and 11,,,:"'es ss'n 4 : Compani es are a t b are ly yester '&44 FONDS______________ RIS D Y —CLOSING PRICES. / 4 4 kk ,„ (p 7 , 0,,,. _A . . ik r i';_o_ ex '4 Re Opp.ncit but.) kh, t t. i ;. :: . ... Business done 211 12, v t a in„ ee e ,,. : . ...... . 91 qatt ''ttr Q!%ol: 4 4 t_ il on iit le,s 4 ties 1 3?t, kl itAt 4 ett, aitt. • 1i 2 Dit to 303(1.414411 W e - ` l l,l - ;,;iolN't 4 4 sth lin , 5-16 f ,tii t ,noq, 6 ars i ,11)ire 10th * Oct., 1859 4r N oe , 4 7 t titid - el , 4 l . 4 o l Pire sth Jan., 1860 44 ,t42t4.4:1000 .. ...... 1 -::: , :ok'k, nuts, 21 t). ll4 rif , .... ' 214 . L 1,!') ntli ... it ' ......... V l-- "' .... .. Cent. — 9 , . th„ 4,, . per 993 ~.0. 4.4 op ~,o. „ 11.,-N-11011$4114szi ..6 .p i r it e E en l t GN FUNDS THIS DAY. ▪ 100 1 ::°' 11 04 Per cent Dr V• 4 ........... ......' 0 b,li ho l)e t ee • Ne''eli k 'it et. ttt tor „. l , t per 6 1:7 .. ...... 4 ,6 IL the Z etl ed, 3 per . Cent _ '''• f 4 ar t kle, Geeeoot titt e , th o A Per cout t i t: kk Nicita,Zeeount. ................... 764 to e e llaa "' e te a .-i,' ' b or t'. 2 per 4 0 ,v! . Payable in Lon__ Qti t . ei . mat 12 Gull tt% ' .... 911 i , ...eilit. ........................... ~‘ C t , '' 44rY Accou n t VI P% hi t -th fi C •vizA which has ort, l . al 6 , ----,... remarkable case, _ ii i I N, e :" Court of Chancery every day for the th 4l t ° Iri,4 in which nearly all the leading c?tuila t4,41)::1041.11)?Ilt tor e _ il a•re made long spe m e is h e es lb s e'L l Lord tztttoot, tin,r __ s s e p tt o l n o e d by f.i , compromise, n. of ie,,, / ,! ° D t os d ~,., -. lv. i ngiudgment u n u n til o T pp u n e r s : IN e t rkti g i e vur eof giving the parties NN t ` t ti.° l ‘ b e b g* We allud e to the case of Handcockv. 11qt., w h , liht i e urZO, in which, independent of the large b - , 5 1 . 1 ( 1 4 , 11 , .% fil a i 4 t ,, s a alcP, the character of an Irish nc de 11;tkiti';,(11eit:141,01.4.meonst prominentplace in the politt btmvt tbeeat,eine unse . l for the petitio . ner have in .,, ~ k t4t AotAtm_ latitude in the most serious . charges kti ti th e ed, i t s the in question, who, it h ie , 1 1 .14 :esp e e' , , lathe r of the respondent, minor, N(rtit4eel . c, '°t 8 mothe r is alleged to have b e b s _e n e n n . a , tt, sort the 14 whoeaas eep.arated from her tbutbhuos. ? e ,7,,a a tcs th e ~u_a_. , use bein g a brother of . a tt a tech his "r 6 of the respondent nothing was iv th e Parentage, but he claimed under a deed 4 4 , 4 , a !Ptice„l3Lr'Perty was secured to him, Mr. and la tt4llllll4thtililitewibth their three daughters, being all tt.. ti t ti t r aving it is alleged, suffered greatly tl k ‘ l tl Y (11.t 4t1 ). in o ,( l ller 'e oe'glect forsoie time previous "titii'ppein-toe lover e of scandal will, of course, be e 3nd te d b t hey arrann•ement which would 0 414 e ()Quit tlnecessary. 21~E~ v Ca' w asr ?a r s air 4l 31i9 9 • a P°oti t bs teb we as the 1* Da tbs t ' nwa fl 4 ei o”. Areol Pl v a d ot was freg te ct 1 clleB6d tiid 5(4 sisre'S g 1 / 1 , ted, ore l yi orni o % 06) the . ' i ree at b lif i r e r 7 ° 1 gdy 40 it al vir `? 11 cig i ! . n b. edied' byisted, r ESSfill 01eai ;; 02tat . -' q . o)l. 4 11 ct- 4 0 , 0 . l ov_eAts kiv, n ulits e fc'ty f hti tt4 eo id 4 t tb f ' kth er troria A PO, or 1) 0 t, ur 1/ 10 , q Wf s d,receu4 IN 9 ae,o o it ig T r he ✓ 44,1_ 141 19e• do h aa CO IF ., 0 t o - "'N'at iTbrjet' 109'4 4 11 .61 . to ob.„ / L'av t e itt . 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' the boroy o 1 1 In if • th'do %,_e!tx. ope „co, A io 4 r 3 14 1* 4 .f le o'4 o l o • “ 1 111, 1 4 „itWP tO „it b e , 1 04 1 0 ten, % At ha Thas, o o lo w t tn t ill is SOP' 0 0 . fit 4 11 %,. art w e t , 0 41.1 f r oo, Port 4t . • cool° f ho sl 0 cy 0 11 d9 t) 00 ; o,2reilt 44 ,P the ' rvr4t• Ear so eive". e s e 10 4 0 . aelc sP i 000 0c.144,_ r and Prop ° Pt '94'44:3 of w ith tbo 4 134 4 44 I ra Vel 8 ° i eath • eft 01 •is tO O is ; • to ; 111 41 „ serjeant, ' 84 41 - when 11 : 1 1 , ' 4 4 c nention! 4/ , T`; far nail for A do Sttttie hi aplo t ar a \h, Of becna 'w v ' 1 4 at' l qui ii „,o $0).10. _awe , ie 0 1 , 8 00 koh_ 1 1, 1 35 e 1, so. irgt 4 8 t i ab y t,e,d ) 41 ,4 4 ti love b oV I O I .„ b e exte haat? t (101 0 0 i ter„ e° „ s tia, 1 5,00. 0 , P.O h t , h ; tie ,; o°, 0 hia h l e{ lti l hy n beP re ,'," t k -ttcki t ° 1 1) s bi B son°4l Pa t, 1111 be op. t hat, te t tis o P Nia , eri a 1 e and fr 1 1:10 "led ; 1 7, 5 ut ,b e 0 4 ;0 0/ it il l:her e Ties. 0 % b ° 2 ) th e ,a•• 1 to Or gel a el n k el 7 tbe 0,1 1 k e jcit i 3 ' Pr, its jo ' w 'd r tile • A .4 ra 11 1 Dry a° - g et? 48 fer ded 113 10 0 t o 2 11E4 Vit . , .to, 021 1 1 About -13 an her , ° ,:01 1 0,1 Z k a l r ushee ; 0 4 0 'N,et:eki °lt( f ;tsl l / "Itn 4111 , h , • r t roe • a • , 2i P ,ery, aA yki th,9 De r , the 11Nat, gg ti r eig4 • 10 t o e ftilly P o le, the Ac i b he t o / 1 l tit 8 44 sew, v C ep ird 16 41 N k: f :c)liq ela the Pr: e o_ /Pll M u ll,' 'tl 4phi 438 ' 1 49 • ne ‘lt, renh ° b• F' 4 11 ✓ 101 2 t t s t t , t t rics / litte4t t evi oo feet, 10 01 f ache) c 0 )444th t iv, loge i t ', tly 4 ty, 4 g141 ▪ ..1 ' - SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. RAUMATtI. Paid.] 1100 Aberdeen.— .. Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junet Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ...... 1 Birkenhd. Lancsh. dt Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk" £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ....... RIAli &Tyn3origina . .£25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Cat marthcn and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass ' Cornwall Cried' Junction Dublin& BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber decn Junction Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Di., Now A ...... East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Frill &Dundee Forth & Clyde Junc Furness Do. Extension• • • Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Qua. Stk [rish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding Un Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Load. Bright & S.Cst. Load. and N. Wostn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. Sh.,M&B ' Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O. Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndneirry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lincln Do. Shares, No. Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland )o. Birmng. &Derby Aidld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmkt.BuryExten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London Po. New .£lO N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley. and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth ...... 'scottish Central Scottish Midland ihrewsby. dz Herefd Shropshire Union south Devon South Eastern South Wales i. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do :taines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darlinp itc.?lton & Vaff Vale .. Do. £lO shares. Do. Prof., No. I PhAmes Haven Doe]: and Itailway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenni Waterford&Lhnoriel West Cornwall West End of Londoi and Crystal Palace West London Winibledn &Croydou 20 - 21 4i - 4i ••• - ••• 81 - 8i 12 —ll ii 16i 174 71 —61 d 94 - 96 Eli - 621 ... - ... 12,i - 13 3i - 6 - 7 14 - 15 11i - lig 29 - 31 19 - 21 73 -- 75 55 -- 57 2d -- par 19 -- 2011 ••• .... 70 - 72 899 -90 i 71 - 73 120 - 128 90 - 92 66 - 664 60 - 62 74 - 78 7 - 90 7 - 9 74- 75 5i - - 88 99 101 [OO4 - 101 - 85 - 86 8 7 J - 64 I 24 - 241 7} - Si 69 69 41 - 13 id- ip 11. - 9• 11 - 24 51 - 53 Si 34 30 ... 31 8 • 10 6i -- 7s 76 -- 77 6 -- 4 -- 2i 121 -13 i 534 54t, 51 -- 53 par -- ip id iP 4s(l 6 6 id—ip ~ •• • 30i -31 i 98 -100 1 62 - 63 8 - 45 - 47 12 - 14 58 - 59 29 - 30 le ""' ••• ••• 3'3 = 40 •• ..... • • •• ...... •• 3 - 6 17 3 - 4j 23 - 15 - 6i s' i FOREIGN. 10 all Antwerp&Rotterdam 6a 61 5 ?a Belgian Eastn. June. 1 11 20 10 Beziers to Graissesaac 34 24 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India.Serip par 1 p Central of Italy 17a all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon — p 20 10 Dutch Rhenish 2l 2 d 74 20 all Eastern of France 20 10 Do. New sa 64 20 all East Indian 1 1a p 21f 4 20 6 Do. Extension - 6 1 100 all Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible 100 all Do. do. do., '59, do 25 12a Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. 84 741 4 25 vll Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic 'do. 100 all Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 11 —10 d 100 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 88 90 891 20 10 Gt. Central of France 2 24 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula par ip') 54 5 1 Do. New 5 per cont. par —iP 20 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares 21 3 2i 4 all Do. Obligations 26 2i 204 all Gt.WesternofCanad , Shares l6l 17 16/ 1 1 100 all Do. Bds., payable'S7, with option till '55 — 100 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 ... 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O 97 100 100 all De. do., '73, without option 93 - 95 204 all Hamilton & Toronto 2 d par 19 1 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 11 Lake Collet. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof — dir 20 10 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons dr Mediterran 20 164 Madras ld —ld 15' / 20 5 Do. Now 1 33 114 Maria Antonia 10 al Do. do. New 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest)..... 71 20 all Do. (ex interest) — 16 all Northern of Francs 334 344 20 • all D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 34 p. c. & red. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 l2l = 121 20 all Do. 201. 3p. s Bch , . (frny.B.drAms.Shs. • 10 all NorwegianTrunkPre 84 —9l 20 16 Paris and Lyons 2ll 21ap 40 all Ditto Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans.... 47 49 20 all Paris and Rouen.... 42 44 20 10 _Paris & Cherbrg pm 20 all Rouen andHavre 22 —23 20 20 Royal Danish id 5 3 Royal Swedish 2l 1/d 20 all Sambre and Mouse 7/ 10 all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 20 14 Southern of France — pm 20 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . 81 all West Flanders 3l 31 10 all Do 54 per c. Prof — d 20 16 Western of Franco 7 —74 p 20 16 West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden -- 20 all Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia BO -- 82 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ... 50 all British N. American . 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia Id 1 d 41 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China ... 100 25 Colonial ••• 1.00 20 Commercial of Loud — 20 18 English Scottish and Australian 3 —24 d I 20 all Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 204 214 21 1 201 20 5 Ditto New — iP 6 1 i 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond. & Westminste3l ... 40 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. Now 50 223 National of Ireland x • 20 all New South Wales x 25 all Oriental' Bank of COrpolvtion 37 39 354 1 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 1 10 all Do. New . 5 1 Royal Austrain.Bkg. • r , & Gold Imp C 0.... • 25 all South Australia 3B -- 40 ' 25 all Union a f Australia 65 67 x d I , ••• 241. M. New .s 7 -- 9 IU V 10 - Union of 'maim .." r.r., its THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 185 5. 50 25 12 12i 20 Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.dz Dn. Fl Flrtlpl. Dk. & Railway & Selby Do. Shang. Do. d Shares. Lon. & Grum% Do. Preference Lou., Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. Do. 6 per ct. Stanch. Bxtn and Matlock & Redear London & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon... E. Un. V 6 - 98 El - 101 Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. 133 - 135 Do Gt. Wes tr Yk. Now. & Berw. Y. &NM Do Do 105 - 107 S. Easton Do 12 - 13 22i - 23,i . 10 - 114 Pao & Co„ Norfolk.. L.& N. W & Midld. tckton Rt Darli ugt. Alitlld.Bradfd Northern auo ' Fasternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre 'g. Count Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yli Do Do. Shares. floystn.S.;Hit. Shof. Roth.an Goolo g. 5 p. c. S. Staflordsh. Tear Valleygi 6 per cent...' 25 - 2i 92 - 94 57 - 59 Gt Northr Erancashk Yorksh. N.3lClean itockt. kl Darlingt 132 - 135 ... • 2i —2. a Bnair eats this day. Do Wilts&gorarstl Do GtWestn 31 - 32 91 - 93 10i 88 8 42 3i f PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 , Aberdeen 199 101 St. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c 90 92 25 30 BlythandTynelOper ••• , c. pref. (issd.alsol) St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 91 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares . St. 100 Caledonian £lO 96 -97 z n 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent._ 9,1 all De. do. Pref. No. 2 ... 21 all Do. do. Prof. No. 2 — 64 all Cork drßandons4p.e 64 all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 6i all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l 1 1 pm 6i all Do. No. 2 i r pm 10 all Do. New 6p. c. St. 121 —l3 13 20 all Eastern Union, Gar. per cent 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ... 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- St. all Do. do. 4 per cont — St. 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts — 5 all East and West York shire June. Fifths Si. all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent ... St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c ll4 116 116 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem. 109 111 St. 100 Do. 44 p. c lOl 103 102 2i all D 0.5 p.c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. ip 10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref 64 all Gt. Southn.d/Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 20 8 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St ... 60 6 Gt. Westn. (Barka & Hants Ex. sp. o) 6 6A St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c 95 97 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c B7 89 St. 100 Du. erred. 4p.c. 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9i 104 10 10 all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S 164 —l6 16 10 all De,. do. 5p.C. do lO 104 10 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 7O T 2 26i all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh l9 194 13A all Do. do. do 94 9i 20 all Do. do. do l4 144 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 1 id St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock - 135 St. 100 London and Brighten Guaranteed 5 p. e St. 1100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. ... St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p, c. St. 100 Lon.&N. W., Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. ct — 50 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 2i 3 r 124 all Londonderry& Color Shares .•. ••• 124 all Londy. &Ennis.4Sh — 10 all Han., Shef., & Lin., New, £lO l2 124 12d 6 44 Do. X 6 — iP 124 all +larypt.& Carl. 4 p o 12A all Do. 44 per cent 124 104 Do ••• St. 100 Consol.6 p.c.St — St. 100 Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 Per cent 133 135 164 11 Do. 'Pref. 44 per cent 14 —id 10 10 Norfolk Debenture St. 100 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock >»7 —B9 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Eat 104 106 Bt. 100 Do. 5 per ct.prof — • St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c — St. 100 North British lOl 102 St. 100 NT. Efltarw, 4 p.c. P 9O —92 914 17 5 Do. do. do.. .. .. . • 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c 124 9 Do. do. Quarters 48 25 10 De• York IL& Pur. 4 , 1 20 all North Staffordshire — St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 n.e. 113 115 8i all Scot. Cent. ,New Pre ... 25 all South Devon l2 —l4 10 14 Ds. fixed, 4i per cent 4d par L. 0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Aim.) of .C 1 Os. 6d. 23 24 20 all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. 20 all Do. do. 44 p • c ..... •• ••• ••• 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar3 15 —lB 25 all Stockton and Dar lington, 6 per cent. . • i 25 11 Do. do. do. d-- 124 all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. WI Ist July, 1856 ... 12i' 12i 12i St. Bt. SPORTING NOTES. THE HANDICAPS. Comparisons odious enough may be instituted between the Handicap for the Chester Cup and that for the Me tropolitan Stakes. For the former event the weights were distributed in accordance with the popular notion, and care was evidently taken to command a large accep tance ; whilst, for the latter, the imposts were allotted on the old and effete system, which was seemingly adopted to exclude first-class horses, to enlarge the for feit list, and to diminish the number of competitors. On the very day the Handicap was published I indicated how destructive the " pet theory" on which it was formed would prove to the character of the race, and my opinion has been confirmed by the insignificant show which the list of acceptances makes in juxtaposition with that for the Chester Cup. Mr. Dorling should rouse himself to sustain the perceptibly diminishing popularity of the Metropolitan Stakes, and not allow A long series of un interrupted successes to lull him into a false sense of se curity, for unless he take heed for the future the race which was established with so much energy, and ad vanced to so high a pitch of popularity, will gradually dwindle into an affair of second or third rate finportauce. The " Bonus is not now subscribed to with that readiness, and liberality which were formerly displayed, and indeed Mr. Dorling seems to lack the in clination to canvass personally for support, or is unable to solicit aid with that tact and urbanity which were so eminently displayed by the late worthy founder of the race. Poor Sam Becton thou art sorely missed by thy peers and associates ; already is thy loss felt and deeply deplored ! Speculation on the Metropolitan Stakes will, perhaps, be unusually limited in its range, and at present it is con. ducted with little activity or determination. The lead ing favourite is Pharsalus, an animal in W. Day's stable, and whose pretensions to the position to which he has been advanced in the betting are somewhat un certain. If my memory serves me aright he only ran once as a two years old, when he was called Farsa, and was unplaced ; last season he figured only once, and that in a somewhat questionable shape at Shrewsbury Autumn Meeting. Fandango, the next in demand to Pharsalus, is certainly worthy of the support which she has received ; her run. ning is sufficiently good to justify some confidence in her chance. Could I calculate with certainty upon Wild Huntsman's starting, and his party's intentions, I should unhesitatingly place some faith in his ability to carry off the race. He is marked on my list " danger ous." Winkfield, Joshua, Palate*, High Priest, and Matilda, seem, in my opinion, to be the only other notice. able names in the list of acceptances. Andover's upward tendency in the betting on the Chester Cup is well sustained, sad, should the Derby victor be the trusted animal of his party, he will indubitably become a most formidable antagoaist. The two Johns Day have certainly a most "dan gerous lot," and nothing is more probable than that the interest of the Findon and Danebury stables will be amalgamated. Those stables are represented in the list by Virago 9st 61b, Andover Bst 121 b, Little Harry, Bst 21b, Scytlian 7st 41b, Star of Surrey Est 101 b, Marc Anthony 6st 61b, St. Stephen sst 81b, and Sailor, sst 7113 ; of these animals_Andover, Little Harry, Scythian, and Mare Anthony are unquestion ably leniently handicapped. For the two last mentioned, in particular, I entertain a well-founded partiality. The Reiver is now scarcely mentioned in the turf-market • that he is well in I readily admit, but A bruteoafalo: vicious a temper few would be inclinedtotrwuistth ri on er a . course like the Roodee. What jocke y will be abl e to keep him straight, or from flying op en - mouthed at other horses in the race in such a scrimmage taos his St. Le g occursannually ron running theaod hhis Chester C up l According performance vish at Goodwood, Arthur Wellesley is favourably b an , dicapped, but he is after all merely a moderate horse, with very doubtful staying qualities. Notwithstanding the "quiet tone " of the market with reference to ROTHZIIIiAII, lam prepared to see this h orse become a great favourite ; he possesses unquest ionable racing merit eon,,w withel knows l agoowode how turn t ofo u speed, sea a h n o d rse " "Dangerous for s orthe Da v y. Cheeter Cup. To extend my notes to the other acceptors would occupy too much space. I shall take an early opportunity of again expressing my opinion as to the relative merits of the probable competitors for the Ces trian Prize. The "lot " which I should at pre sent stand on comprises Andover, Knight - of St. George, Indian Warrior, Kaffir, Scythian, Early Bird, Llanforda, Weathercock, Palmeria, Rotherham, General Pictors, and A therstone. Those printed in italics stand foremost in my estimation. By the way; Jonathan Wild, the. whiner of the Goodwood Stakes in 1846, is entered for ibis race, and weighted at sbt. 81b. He is now in his twelfth year. 131. name w as almost forgotten 'until the publication of the nomina tions. Bell's Life announces that he is in " harness," and driven about the streets of London, and that he was only entered to win a Let about his starting. The Oundle Steeplechases are announced to take place to-morrow and Thursday. Doubts are, however, even now entertained whether it will be practicable to celebrate the sport. After the recent severe frost, snow, and rain I should have scarcely deemed the ground in fit "running condition." Mr. Newcome Mason, the prime promoter of the undertaking, is exerting himself most energetically to insure the success of the gathering. I fear his efforts will not be commensurately rewarded. Feb. 6. A. FRESH MAN. Owing to the contraction of tr a d e and the consequent extent to which mercant ile engagements are now running off without being rene wed, the demand for money yes terday in the discount market showed a considerable diminution, and in the Stock Exchange the supply was abundant. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) MINES. 1 all Agua Fria ..!.. .. . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ••• ••• •" 105. all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian — 1 all Australian Cordillera _ 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Avo Maria •— 1 all Bade" (Gd• Duchy of) a 50 all Blionarvon Iron and Coal 20 13.5 British Iron 3 5 • 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 1!5 pm ll 24 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 1 11 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 28 —SO 1 Carson's Credc. = • 1 Clarendon Cons. MM. Co. of Jamaica kd par 40 all Cobre Copper 45 47 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper MM. of Eng. 511 65 25 all Do. Prof. 7k p. cent, par 2 p ... 16 Copiapo 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Co. 1 2 2 1 Fortuna la 20 all General l4k 161 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 1 4 all Great Polgooth • ••• 1 all Liberty ••• 3 all Linares . 5 1 Lusitanian id id 1 all Mariquita 4 t 1 all New Granada — 1 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Cc 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt 131 14/ 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock — 50 all Ithymney Iron I 23 15 all Do. New 6 6 30 111 Santiago de Cuba 4 1 all South Australian ll 10 71 Tin Croft 1 2 281 all United Mexican 2 —2/ 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa 1 12.. Wortking Mining of Australia 1 all Ynba ••• ••• .Sln. R op C .Ac : raj g r IL A N o l truiaaticil E 3 ;l7__S. 34: 1 2 2 100 5 a 1.1 1 7. 1 Austral ian AA nu s t4t r ar aMi z d • 10 51 Berlin Water Works —• 21d 50 40 Brit. American Land 60 65 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co — 100 32i Canada ••• [lB 120 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et. Jan. and July l - 07i 118 108 5 all Crystal Palace 3 i 3 $ Pt 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 Duston Iron Ore .•• 20 5 Eastern Steam 25 21 EleatricTelograph(A) 151 16§ 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam „. 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien. 6 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel , 10 5 Netherlands Lan d — 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co. , 1 all N. B. Australasian — 1 1 I 20 121 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 3 • 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental x d 50 all Do. Do. ... ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co l4 21 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. - 2 1 Ditto New 25 all South Austral. Land 3 4 k 35 1 33 1 all bmar. Telegraph.. 1 1 all Do. Registered. 1 20 5 ' Trust & Loan Co. of , Upper Canada...... . . . 00 28i Vim Diemand II Land; 12 13, HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 15s Od ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 15s ; and straw, 11 3s to 1/ 105 per load. A full average supply and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 41 16s ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 51 12s ; and straw, 114 s to 1111 s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2118 s to 41155; clover ditto, 31 Os to 51 165; and straw, 11 3s to 118 s per load. Trade,rather dull. FIRE AT PECKHAM, AND BIIPPOSID Loss OF LIFE.— Yesterday morning afire broke out on the premises,No.l, e-t used as a linendraper sd, New P ec k ham, formerly shop, but rece n tly p urc h ase d by a gentleman,e ce, Park named a Jones, & scriptu re rea d er , w h o intended to open them as a place of wors hi p f or t h e poor in the neighbourhood. The premises, w hi c h h a d a Milrranrak -ro e, con siderablo frontage, were completely gutted, owing to the want of water, as the supply furnished by the Kent Company was very scanty, while the Southwark mains were also nearly three hours late. We regret to add that Mr. Jones is supposed to have perished in the flames. The other inmates had gone into the country, but Mr. Jones was seen in the neighbourhood as late as nine o'clock on Sunday night ; and as he has not since been heard of, great fears are expressed with respect to his probable fate. As soon as the milts were sufficiently cooled, the firemen made an examination of the sante, but though the body had not been discovered up to eight o'clock last night, as nothing had been heard of Mr. Jones in any other quarter, lit tle doubt remains that the unfortunate gentleman lies in the lower part of the ruins. —THE MAIM—SOUTH AMPTON, Fsb 5 lar and Oriental Company's Steams hip, —The Indus, Captain e a rn• J. Soy, which left yesterday with the ' lndia, Chin a, and Mediterranean mails, has on board 127 first-class e ipn and:n s 4 u o - second-class passengers. Among. uhn her first-class pas sengers are the Hen. Judge ,Ge niers.Taylor, al Sewel l , Forbes, C aptains Waterman, s and lr On slow, Galway and Lady, and Miller, and Archdeacon Chuckerbutty. The India had on freig ht specie value 209,0681. 51. 11 d. for India and Chi na , and 2,0001. for Alexandria ; total, 211,0681. ss. lld , and a full general cargo. The Tagus, with the home ward . portion of the above mail, is expected in the Course of to-morrow. The Madrid will convey the Peninsular mails of the 7th inst. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Solent (Captain Jellicho), with the West India and Mexican mails, has not yet arrived. She is anxiously looked for, as it, is the intention of the company to despatch her with the monthly Brazilian mails on the 9th inst. The new steam-ship Tyno left Blackwall for Southampton this morning. In consequence of there being no dock for her at Blackwall, one will be prepared at this port, for the purpose of ascertaining the damage she sustained by getting ashore on the Girdles in her Passage to this port on Wednesday last. It is stated that the Tyne is intended to convey the West India mail of the 17th inst. ; but, in case of the non-arrival of the Solent, we presume she will be selected to supply the vacuum on the Brazilian station. The Plata, steam-ship, next home from the West Indies, i s expected about the 15th inst. By dint of exertion she may be turned round and de spatched again with the mails of the 17th, to prevent any deficiency en that line. The U.S. mail steam -ship Her mann, Capt. Higgins with dates from New Y or k to the 27th Jan., is expected to arrive, en route to Bremen, about Friday or Saturday next. In consequence of no mail steamer having been despatched from Southampton to the Brazils in December, there will be no incoming homeward-bound steamer during the present month from those parts of the world. AMENDMENT OF THE LAIN SOCIETY.—LIMITED LIABI LITY IN PARTNERSHIP. --A meeting of this society was held last evening at their rooms, 21, Regent-street; Lord Brougham in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr. D. Power opened the proceedings by discussin g at some length the question of limited liability in partnership. He concluded by moving a series of resolutions for carrying out that object, as recommended by the com mittee. Mr. P. Hill seconded the resolutions. H e considered that such an alteration as would admit of the formation of partnerships upon the oommandite ciple would be a great improvement. Mr. Elliot ob jected to any alteration in the existing law on the sub ject of liability, as endangering the security of mercan tile operations, and increasing to a very great extent the amount of fraud in commercial affairs. Considerable discussion then took place on the resolutions, in which the Chairman, Mr. Commissioner Fane, Mr. Field, Mr. Sergeant Manning, Mr. Webster, and other gentlemen took part, and the further consideration of the subject was adjourned until the next meeting. I The proceedings then terminated, • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid, RAILWAY/. Leasing Compans • losing Prices this day. COLONIAL. TEA.—There is very little inquiry—common congou is 91d to 10d per lb. SUGAR.—East India descriptions are in request at full rates. Refined is firm, 42s Gd being paid for brown lumps, and 43s to 49s for grocery. There was none landed 'last week at the East and West India Docks, but there were taken for home consumption, 1,371 hhds 92 trs and 221 brls. The stock in these places is 10,532 hhds 1,950 trs and 1,491 brls. Yellow Havannah is 31s 6d to 36s Gd, and Manilla 27s to 29s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—Native Ceylon is 45s 91 to 463 for good ord, and 46s Gd for real good ord. Fine Costa Rica brought 62s 61 per cwt. RD:IE.—The market is quiet. A French Government contract has been taken, but the price is not divulged. RUM.—West India is inactive at 2s 9d to 3s 4d for Lee wards and Demerara proof. There were taken for home use from the abovenamod establishments 297 puns and 27 hhds ; the exports comprised 281 puns and 9ii hhds. The stock is 3,073 puns and 112 hhds. SALTPETRE. —At auction 1,403 trigs realised 22s 61 to 27s for low to fine Bengal, 11 to 2/ per cent. refraction. Bombay, 02 bags brought 21s for 11A per cent., there being rather more inquiry. COTTON.—This article is rather dull. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 56s 6d per cwt on the spot, being firmer. CASTOR OIL.—A. good demand has been experienced, but business has been prevented owing to the further slight advance asked. SERDS.—The market remains quiet without change in price. . . _ TlN.—The market keeps dull, Bence is now nominal at 108 s to 109 s and Straits 106 s per cwt. SPELT= remains flat, and there are ready sellers at 251. on the spot. IRON—Scotch pig is quiet at 65s 6d for cash or mixed Nos. OILS.— Linseed is less in request to-day, and the price is now 36s on the spot, and 37s for forward delivery. Rape is also dull, brown 51s for immediate cash, 50s 14 days, and 48s 6d one month, and refined 535. Cocoa Nut with out change. Palm is steady at 44s to 45s for good and fine. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-{THIS DI Y.) LONDON, Feb. 6.—Wind and weather this day at soon, Northerly breeze, and dull hazy weather. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 6.—Arrived—Solent (s.), from the West Indies. PLYMOUTH, Feb. s. —Wind, S.B.— Sailed—Stag, for Swan River. SWANSEA, Feb. s.—Sailed—John Hillman, for the Cape de Verdes ; Waverley, for Sierra Leone. FALMOUTH, Feb. s.—The schooner Lee, of Cork, was fallen in with, yesterday morning, dismasted and aban doned, and brought in. GUERNSEY, Feb. 2.—The brig British Queen, of this port, from Newcastle to St. Malo, struck on a sunken rock, north of the islet of Heron on the 30th Jan., and foundered in 12 fathoms ; crew saved. ABEEDOVEY, Feb. 4.—The sloop Priscilla and schooner Aquila, which grounded en the bar, have got off. CAGLIARI, Jan. 31.—The Cupido, for London, put into Carloforte, 22d Jan., under average, and. must partly dis charge to repair. DANZIG, Feb. 3.—The Harmonie, from Memel to Ap pledore, which was on shore on Hela on the 15th Jan., has boon got off and arrived here with a small part of cargo overboard, the remainder landed at Hela. (PHIL EMICTRIO TILB(I11/1191.) LITE/WOOL, Tamlay Morning. Wind, N. Arrived.--Data, from Havre; Sonora, from Charles. ton; Tryhandee, from Amsterdam. Sailed.—Naha Ra nee, for Calcutta ; Guatemala packet, for Guatemala. WATIIIIFOED, Feb. 4. Wind, S.E. Arrived.—Crimea, from Prince Edward's Island. KINGSTOWN, Feb. 5. The Victoria, from Glasgow to Lisbon, ran on the rock at the east side of Dalkey Island, on Saturday morning, during a heavy snow storm. The vessel has gone to pieces; the crew saved, with the exception of master and one man. (EY lIIIRMABINE AND BRITISH TELRGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wind, E.N.E. ; tide, four hours ebb ; hazy. Arrived.—Johanna, from Stettin. Sailed.—lmogene, for Constantinople; Panther (s.), for Boulogne; Gravina, for Shanghai ; General de Sturos, for Sydney ; Maas, far Melbourne ; Yolanda, for Bordeaux; Romance of the Seas, for Prong Kong.. Thur., Tuesday, 9.25 a.m. Wind, calm ' • thick fag. Nothing whatever to be observed. The General Screw Company's steamer Harbinger arrived at Southampton last night. Amongst her pas sengers is Sir Thomas Troubridge, one of the most dis tinguished heroes of Inkerman, who rendered essential service towards the defeat of the enemy after both his legs were shot off. RouEN.—The letters from Rotten this week state that the market for manufactures was active at a slight im pepalrtoetvidnlsedwr.nfsti:gl/443.es.neral operations having been on a more ii n . a jk ot tr T a li ti n im Po oo rrr ioz O i r e. Lo d LD . o n N g . LONDON. - • have comprised 12 vessels—four to Sydney, with an ag gregate burden of 1,010 tons; two to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1,206 tons ; one to Portland Bay, of 432 tons ; one to Swan River, of 446 tons ; one to Moreton Bay, of 694 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 574 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 8,013 tons. The rates of freight exhibit no recovery from their late depression. THE INVENTOR Or THE SCREW-PROPELLER.—The lit dependence Beige states that M. Sauvage, of Havre, whom the French represent as the inventor of the screw propeller, has become insane. He derived no pecu niary advantage from the adoption of the invention in France, and in 1846 was so poor that King Louis Phi lippe settled a pension on him. When recently his mind became affected, the pension was fond insufficient ; but the Emperor having been informed of his position, un dertook to provide for him. The poor man is now in the Asylum Piopus, and occupies himself in taking care of a number of birds, and in playing on the violin. ST. PAUL AND ST. BARNABAS, KNIGIITSBRIDGE.—Mr. Charles Westerton, the churchwarden of St. Paul, Knightsbridge, proceeded in the Consistory Court against the Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell, the incum bent of St. Paul and St. Barnabas, Knightsbridge, for the purpose of restraining him from certain Tractarian observances in those churches. The allegations are that a " high altar " had been set up, that candlesticks and crosses were placed thereupon, and that a marble cre dentia, or preparatory altar, had been erected. The episcopal monition directs that all these articles shall be forthwith removed, and that there shall be substituted in lieu and stead thereof a decent communion-table for the administration of the Lord's Supper, or that Mr. Liddell shall show cause to the contrary in the Consis tory Court. MIT WEATHER IN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—The north of Scotland was visited with a heavy fall of snow last week, but there being no wind the railways were all kept open. So intense was ; the frost .on Friday that the mercury fell 10 degrees below the freezing point. On Saturday the wind changed to the .east, and soon after the snow disappeared. In the Highland district the storm has been very severe, and not a few sheep have died. WRECK AIM Loss OP LIFB IN DUBLIN BAT.—The Victoria, echooner, from Glasgow for Lisbon, laden with pig iron, ran right on the rock at the north-east side of Dalkey Island, early yesterday morning, during a violent snow-storm. Four of the crew were saved ; the other two, including, it is supposed, the master, were unfortunately drowned. The vessel immediately became a total wreck. A tremendous sea was running at the time of the sad catastrophe. ROYAL COLLEGII OF SURGEONS.—The following gentle men, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 2d instant : —Messrs. George Hayward, Sheffield ; William Randall, Mackley, Bradford, Yorkshire ; G eorge Raymond Tre vor, Hon. East .India Company's Service, Madras ; Robert Rawlinson Harris, Tottington, near Bury, Lan cashire ; Augustus Brabbins Webb Groat-Rex, Lang port, Somerset; William Downes, Mount-street, Gros venor-square ; John Moore, May, county of Tyrone ; Henry Charles Andrews, Brabourne, near Ashford, Kent ; Henry Colgate Holman, East Hothley, Sussex. At the same meeting of the court, Mr. Joseph King passed his examination for naval assistant surgeon. A SOLDIER FROZEN TO DEATH IN ENGLAND.—On Thuz aday morning, about five o'clock, a soldier named John Lindsey, a private in the 89th Foot, who has .for some time been on the recruiting service in this city, was found.dead in Old Elvet. It appears that the unfor tunate deceased had been billetted at a public-house in Hang arth-street, and that on Wednesday evening he had attended the theatre. It is not yet correctly ascer tained how he spent his time after leaving the theatre, but it is certain he must have been drinking in some public-house in the city. About $ o'clock yesterday morning, as two men were passing Taylor's public-bouse, opposite the Waterloo Hotel, they found the deceased in the street sitting upon his knees, with his face open the ground, and a pipe in his mouth, quite dead. Sergeant Rutherford, of tho city police, was soon afterwards upon the spot, and Mr. Shaw, surgeon, up ; but the unfortunate man was beyond the reach, o was immediately called medical aid, having perished by exposure to the severit y of the weather. About 3 o'clock two members of the city police force passed the Waterloo Hotel, but they did not ‘ observe the deceased, although it i s possible that ho might have been in the street. Two hours afterwards he was found dead, as already described. An inquest will be held to-day, when every eff ort will be made to asc ertain the manner in which the deceased had spent the night r.ftcr leaving the theatre.—Durltrue A dcertiser. A library, consisting of nearly 300 volumes of books, has been fitted up on board the hospital ship Severn, which is about to proceed to the Black Sea. This library is intended for the invalids on the passage be tween Balaklava. and Scutari. The idea of this library originated with Messrs. Forbes and Marshall, the book sellers of Southampton, who gave a number of books towards it. The rest of the books were given by the ladies and gentlemen of Southampton and its neigh bourhood. The library is under lock and key, and Mr. Pitcher, the purser of the Severn, will act as librarian. The library consists of light and seriously-written books ill different languages, 0 ad 114 A A tisi 6i 90 an 73 2 an 128 x n 8 100 i 100 x d 100 i fa MI 1 6 13 a d 45i 58.1 91 294 1 - LIT EI?ATURE. Gazetteer of the Territories under the Govern ment of the East India Company, and of the Native States on, the Continent of India. By Edward Thornton, Esq., author of the History of " The British Empire in India." William H. Allen and Co. A Gazetteer of India ! It is impossible to take up these four volumes without a feeling of unusual interest, or to lay them down without some degree of emotion. The vast barbaric Ind, the dazzling region of boyish romance actually sub jected to the links and scale of the geographer; the groping researches and the patient investigations of the naturalist ; the relentless inquisition of the political economist, and the rack of the historian. India ! associated with all that is gorgeous in pomp, wild and grand in dim distant obscurity, and terrible in rapine, perfidy and bloodshed. India ! world of enchantment, conjuring to the youthful imagination dreams more fanciful and glowing than any recorded in the Arabian Nights. India ! far off land, overhung by a ceru lean canopy of the rarest azure, lit by the unshorn radiance of a meridian sun, streaming a celestial glory on verdant plains, crystal waters, wide-spr ead banians, graceful palm forests garbed in glo rious green, and mountains stretching upward to the very rack of Heaven. India ! region of the elephant, ponderous and docile, now swaying hi heath the burden of princes in howdahs, castellated and golden, and anon the fatal minister of their wrath ; home of the lion, tawny and deep-throated, calling in thunder to his mate—of the tiger, striped and insidious—the leopard, spotted and crafty, and all incarnations of subtlety and force. India ! laud of moguls, nizams, nabobs, rajahs, and obse quious co ur tiers, sweltering in processional march 'neath the glittering load of priceless gems ; arena and market of mailed horsemen, turbaned and sci mitared hosts and long -su ffering, but subtle andre vengeful, Hindoos; land of the Veda, of Brahminical temples and priests, of Juggernaut, the Suttee, and the invidious and unalterable law of caste, of palaces, black holes, palanquins, western nabobs, and every species of the genus adventurer Europe could supply. India, forsooth, "put into" base "cir cumscription and confine" by a Gazetteer ! Age of boyish illusion surely it is fled never more to return! It is true—we live in a pleading, matter-of-fact age; a truce, therefore, to rhapsody! though the agen c y by which the volumes before us were compiled is sufficiently in keeping with the romance evoked by the subject to tempt further indulgence. That such a Gazetteer of India as this should be the fruit of one man's labours is really surprising. The care, study, and patient research required to achieve such a result must have been immense, and at the first blush it would seem well for the com piler that his previous reputation for a profound acquaintance with the history and condition of this vast territory is at hand to stand sponsor for the correctness of hie work. True, it is not the first which has appeared with a similar object ; but, thanks to the liberality of the East India Company, his own conscientious ness and good fortune, the author has been enabled to avail himself of a vast mass of official information, to which none before him, it would appear, had asked for, or been permitted to have access. And of this he has made such ample yet discreet use, that the work is almost as new as it is valuable and judiciously ample and concise. The authorities which are invariably given in the margin, for reference, and as a test of accuracy, not only add a new feature of great value to the work, but from their number supply a tolerably correct idea of the vast amount of labour expended over it, and call to one's recollection the labours of our national lexicographer, Dr. Johnson, who, unaided and alone, compiled his great work, while a commission of the principal literati across the Channel was there deemed necessary to accomplish a corresponding task. Turning carefully over the pages of the " Ga zetteer,''and tasking to the utmost our recollection of important places in India, whether in territories under the immediate or indirect sway of the East India Company, or ruled by native potentates, we are unable to discover any omission. Each and all aro described with a fullness or a brevity proportioned to their rank. The past history of the states absorbed in our Indian empiro--the succession of events—the conflicts and tho agencies by which one after another they fell into the reluctant hands of the Company, is told with an historic fidelity. In appropriate pages will be found the early history of the East India Company, its struggles and re verses, and the utter ruin apparently impending over it some century ago, when the genius of Clive, bursting through the trammels of official routine and indolence, rose in its might, and, overturnin g all before it, laid on, we trust, indestructible foundations, the basis of that mighty empire, to the consolidation and stability of which the a , lministrative genius and commanding talents of Warren Hastings, Wellesley, and more modern statesmen, have so effectively contributed. The successors of the little baud of merchant adven turors, who probably would have been content with toleration in their scattered settlements along the coast, aro shown at the present day to be the governors or suzerains of by far the greater part of India, and the arbiters, possibly, of her future destiny. Nearly one half of the country, we are told, is strictly British. The greatness of our In dian dominion will b© appreciated if we look at the boundless resources of that portion of Southern Asia. Already some hundred and seven millions of people, scattered over an area of 695,905 square miles, patiently bear our yoke, and some fifty-four millions in addition more or less directly own or stand in awe of our authority. With such a popu lation, with immense tracts of waste or ill-culti vated country, susceptible in many parts of the highest degree of cultivation, and capable of pro ducing all the cotton, coffee, tobacco, indigo, flax, hemp, rice, sugar, spices, Sze., We can consume what is mainly needed for the development of India's greatness is the con struction of roads, bridges, and other aids and appliances of agriculture and commerce, the education of the people, and the placing on a satisfactory basis of the relation between the com pany and the holders or tillers of the soil—in one word, capital and good government. While speak ing of the capitalists of India, it may not be out of place to quote from the article " Bombay." The area of this territory, exclusive of Scindo and the territories administered by or on behalf of Native Princes, is 67,945 miles, and its sea coast extending from south to north, a distance of 480 miles, besides, a sea coast along the western side of the Gulf of Cambay of 80 mires, offers numerous havens, the principal of which, and the safest, is Bombay. Here we are told several line-of-battle ships have been built, and it is stated on authority two ships of the line, or ono ship and two frigates, can now be produced to the British navy every eighteen months, while the existing docks are capable of holding ships of any size—both con siderations of importance at the present time, and in connection with the future. Strange to tell, while it is calculated that every ship in the navy of Great Britain is renewed every twelve years, the teakwood ships built here and elsewhere are known to last fifty years. Bombay, it is gratifying to add, is in an adequate condition effectually to resist attack from any quarter. Nor is this the case with Bombay alone. It may be well to add that under present arrangements the existing military resources of the Native Princes of India comprise a force of little less than 400,000 men, an amount exceeding by nearly 100,000 the numerical strength of the British army in India, inclusive of the contingent troops commanded by British officers. Consider able portions of the troops of Native States, how ever, are described in the official returns as fitted rather for police purposes than for regular military duties. Considerable efforts, it would appear, indeed it is well known, aro being made to promoto educa tion in India. Railways, roads, and bridges too are on the increase, and there is every probability of most of our staple articles of commerce both for household and manufacturing purposes being before low , produced in profusion, so renderasinctioependnet o us wholly, China, Russia, and America. In f ac t, so varied is n ll a y , , or in a great measure, the climate of India and the character of the soil, that there is scarcely any produce peculiar to either zon e that may not be obtained from it. Th e romance of India is for over dissipated, but we aro mistaken if the future reality proves not confessedly more magnificent and glorious. For her we believe is reserved a great destiny. stories of blue -coated and brass-buttoned nabobs, shivering in nankeens, and the consciousness of ill gotten w ea lth , and partly imaginary details of bar baric pomp and splendour may no longer fascinate the fancy of youth with awe or wonder. Clive may be regarded as a myth, and Hastin ,, , , as one of old, b u t h er s t eps w ill s till b e onward. 'We have been, or are, sowing justice over her broad plains —scantily, it is true, but not vainly, for ere long we shall see the fruit. Hugo stumbling-blocks to improvements have already been removed—anti quated prejudices have boon dispersed by the breath of reason—party has nat rowed its exclusiveness, and we dwell now more than we used to do on the future. We can both work and wait. Already the scheme of that astute statesman, Fox, which in his day set the nation about his ears, is being practi cally adopted. The patronage of East India di rectors, est snort, talent and character, are the highways to preferment in India. The result needs no unusual inspiration to predict that there will be a healthy infusion of energy and honesty irate it, CiZokfi AbIMIS Win sot he PeasittO the old lease of life. The press will be appitaled to, and the interest thus excited will increase as the middle classes more and more contrilaste t o the official staff in India. Our rule will be more and more firmly established the deeper we base it in justice. It may be our destiny to supplant the Veda and the Koran with the Bible—to Chris. tianise India's dusky tribes ; at all events, good government cannot but add stability to our rule, an d . aid in frustrating the ambitious designs of Russia, against which we will do well to be perpetually on our guard. A useful map, showing the purely British, the protected, and the independent States, with the dates of each accession of territory, and other particulars, is given in the first volume, and an abundance of statistical information is scattered throughout the work. Here and there the opi nions advanced savour a little of Leadenhall street, but, despite a few defects, the " Gazetteer" is highly creditable both to the author's industry, good sense, and judgment, and deserves, what we trust it will have, an extensive circulation. Miscellaneous Poems. By J. T. B. Edward West. The outpourings of a sensitive and religiously. disposed mind, resorting in the desolation of blighted prospects, bereavement, and penury, to " verse makin g " fur consolation, are ever regarded in this country with more or less interest and re spect. The author of these poems possesses such a mind, has been unfortunate in worldly matters, awl has had to mourn over the " shattering of his household gods." His unpretending poems, there fore, have a presumptive claim to attention—a claim which their modest merit tends to strengthen. They are not productions of a high order—their main value, in fact, consisting in the natural and mostly plaintive expression of feelings and senti ments with which the cares and vicissitudes of life have rendered the majority of us in some degree familiar ; while, however, a melancholy vein runs through a large portion of them, several of the poems are of a cheerful and hopeful nature. The greater part, we are told, were preserved for the amusement of the author's children, and among them, un doubtedly, are some which young people will read with pleasure, as well as old, and feel disposed to get off by heart— a sure proof of the author's sue (Jess. The poems are divided into " Sacred* (mainly metrical paraphrases of psalms), " Do mestic and Miscellaneous," " Fables," and " Songs." Some of the latter are pitched in the true lyric key, and will be read with pleasure. So will the pieces from the French. Need we commend this unpretending volume, which, by the way, is very tastefnlls got up, to the patronage of the benevolent and. sympathising I Lectures on Respiration. By Thomas Hopley. John Churchill. The author, a zealous sanitarian, has, he informs us, for some years been engaged iu preparing for delivery in London a series of plain and simple lec tures on the education of man—his object being : First, to urge upon the serious consideration of the upper and middle classes the fearful. effects of certain errors (and these susceptible of eradiCation) in the systems under which their children are for the most part trained ; and, secondly, to point out the deplorable physic a and moral condition.ef the national poor, aid the absolute necessity of the cordial co-operation of large bodies of philanthropic men and women to rescue them from the sin and misery which have been forced on them. The lec ture before us is the sixth of the course (none of which, somewhat strange to say, have been deli vered), and the reason why it has been published first is the paramount importance of the subject. For proof of ,which Mr. Hopley quotes Sir James Clark. "Nothing," says that eminent authority, " contributes more effectually to strengthen the constitution and render it capable of bearing the vicissitudes of climate than the constant respira tion of pure air. On the other hand, nothing tends more certainly to weaken and relax the sys tem and render it susceptible of the impression of a cold and humid atmosphere than breathing im pure air." In dealing with this vital subject the authorexhibits most of the qualificationsof a popular lecturer. His style is unusually forcible and lucid, the matter is well arranged, he is thoroughly versed in his subject, and he is unmistakeably in earnest. The important part the lungs play in the vital eco nomy, the quantity of air they inspire, the neces sity of its being pure in order to revivify the " dead blood" traversing their network, the need. of perfect ventilation in the school-room and the dormitory, the evils resulting from overcrowding, the helpless condition of the poor in relation to sanitary matters, and the steps already taken and which ought to be taken to improve their condi tion—these subjects and others are dwelt on with groat ability and vigour. It is stated on authority that ono hundred thousand persons die annually in this country of preventible diseases—i.e., diseases engendered by neglect ! and that, though the existing ventilation of courts and alleys prevents the pestilential gases having their origin there from being immediately fatal, those gases are mingled with the atmosphere, which, thus loaded, is breathed by the Queen upon her throne as well as by her meanest sub jseocAte., toD ettheermiinnieladbittoandtrsiNo'ef t t h i l i 3 e truthl s t l - l e o n m d e 0 , f i f L p o o n s- - don„ he demands— Why in your families do you see such pallid faces 2 ! Wily even in your healthiest districts is the rose of health unkricm n I Why do you rarely behold in your town-nursed children that gushing overflow of life, so beautiful to notice in the innocent, healthy, happy young 1 I address myself to anxious and judicious parents. You have taken care that your children should constantly obey the laws of exercise and diet ; you have clothed them judiciously ; you have thought on the importance of cleanliness ; you have sent them early to rest, have taught them to rise early, have ventilated their dormitories and schoolrooms, and in every Way have studied their health and happiness. Then, why are they so pale? why so easily affected by morbific in fluences ? why so liable to headaches, stomach pains, and other causes of unhappiness ? Look for your answer to the atmosphere. Look to the various plague-spots of the metropolis. Look to the neighbourhoods hills bited by your poor. Think that God is just, as well as wise and loving ; and will not have his poor the only sufferers, but bids his laws to spread the poisons gene rated in vile districts, even into parks and palaces. Look, then, to your atmosphere for the cause of pallid faces. Think of the foggy vapours constantly arising from this vast ill-drained, cesspooled area. Think that every particle of floating moisture is capable of holding in suspension many times its own volume of gaseous poison, and see the cause of paleness and general debi lity in the forced infringement of the law of respiration." The lecture is enriched by valuable statistical information, and the reader will not be surprised to learn has reached a second edition. Mr. Hop ley promises to be a more than usually effective lecturer. We sincerely wish him God-speed. The Young Lady's First French Book. By R. Alva. Hope and Co. One of the best, if not the best Elementary French Book for young ladies. We have seen the object of the author, which is to make the rules, idiom, and pronunciation of the French language readily intelligible, interesting, and easy to be acquired by the learner, being achieved to admira tion by a method at once natural and ingenious, if not wholly new. The method, in fact, is precisely that by which, as the author remarks, "little chil dren have since the beginning of creation learned. how to speak ; the same through which the children of many eminent families, by being planed under French nurses, can speak French uncommonly well before they are able to read English." In brief, it may be described as one which substitutes careful but not over-exactin g viva vine tuition ; the ex ample of the young ady's fellow-pupils, and les sons judiciously adapted to her comprehension for wearying routine and a practically unintelligible jargon- By this plan it is hardly possible for lady pupils to fail in acquiring what so few hitherto have acquired f rom b e f ore th e times of Chaucer oven to the p resen t day—viz., a correct knowledge of the idiom of the " language," and a pure pro nunciation, as well as a ready flow of words and a graceful utterance. A vocabulary of the French and English, and of the English and French of all the words used in the book is appended. Helps Towards the Physical, Intellectual, and Moral Elevation of all Classes of Society. By Thomas Hopley. John Churchill. These consist mainly of extracts from the pre ceding lecture, and arc designed for general circula tion, being printed on thin paper, to go by post, and published at a cheap rate. BANQUET IN HONOUR or THE MARQUIS OF WEST MINSTER.—A public banquet in honour of the Marquis of Westminster, and in celebration of the erection of the New Market-house, Shaftesbury, which has been erected entirely at his lordship's expense, took place on Thursday last, in the building referred to. Upwards of two hundred and sixty persons sat down to dinner, comprising all the leading agriculturists of the district, and many connected by trade and profess sion with the town of Shaftesbury. The chai r was ta k en by J. J. Fgrquliarst,n, Esq., of Langton-house. On his ri l..u ll ß ß ou ak la e v r ; g sag l i H e t l e ..e vii. t h. IT. Boucher, e l y a rl r o g eu u r is hEe o s , 7; 01 , loh 7 fi . Glyn, Robert , raves E s q. ; and on his left th e H on. W. H. B. Port man,'l id P., Sir John D'Oyley, the Rev. H. F. Yeats man, John Floyer, P Rev. Harry Bower, 3d.P , John Hussey, Esq., m u t N h ir e . n ß o a b t l t e on n , l3 E vi s u q i . s , & w — ca . : (l" of Rey. a li;a la rg ek U rn ha o r . : 4 7l, J E . sHq..,Lifyo. Lyon, bridge, Esq., proposed Aft e r th and dinnernd drunk th o healthwith ch enthusiasm, and the proceedings generally were of a very friendly and h armon i o us character,--Satigoury igi7/141 ! • 25 St. 20 St 12 50 16i 16i 21 100 81281 13 1 . le LOO 2] All all all 141 s, 66 } 69a a 7'64 i 14t